' -y- . V - V -j . PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 16, 17, 18 - ii m ' icuemng .STfiAy VOL. III. NO. 291 D 6 mrimer PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917 CoriRiatiT. 1017. bt tub rontto I.imiii Courittt BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR RAGES ON 435-MILE LINE GERMANS COUNTER-ATTACK IN VAIN TO STOP TREMENDOUS OFFENSIVE OF ALLIED ARMIES ts Teutons Make Desperate Efforts to Regain ' Ground Lost at Verdun as Powerful Entente Drive Against Foe's Positions Opens TILDEN STAR IN TENNIS TILT LATEST SPORTS PHILS BREAK EVEN WITH CUBS CHICAGO 0 0000000 C 013 PHILLIES, lliB-.2 30000 10X 080 Vntiyhn itint IHUolt; render and Klllcfcr. Guirloy nml Byron. CHICAGO '- 0 C 0 C -1 (.. ( (- : (. ( piiillies, 2dc-.o c t 8 t c c x x- a 4 .,t Cuter nrul Wilson; llixcy and Aunnis. Byron ami Uuiuy. French Rain Heavy Blows on Enemy -on Meuse Haig Repulses Counter-Attacks in Flanders and Increases Pressure Italians Take 10,000 Prisoners in Triple Drive tit England, France, Italy and Belgium joined today in the most powerful toncerted offensive yet directed against Germany. The west front, from the Belgian seacoast to Switzerland, more than 435 miles, was one gigantic battle, with' French, British, Belgian and Portuguese troops attacking. Southward, Italy's most formidable offensive threw millions into a grapple over a front of almost 100 miles. The Italians have already taken 10,000 pris oners and have captured more enemy positions south of Tolmino. Field Marshal p. Haig, completely repulsing a powerful counter-attack, is increasing his pressure E'i oo the enemy's lines in Flanders and around Lens, where the Canadians launched another attack this morning, gaining ground in a hand-to-hand fight. K On the French front, along the Chemin-des-Dames and north of Verdun, Germany massed forces for tremendously powerful counter blows. The French LiuwilAr1 nil r(V nutlet 4-rt ntic 4liAtvi -furtvi VAnnnilif rfoiund MAsiftntiE T,Vn TCamm icVUiavu till vuui to lu uuoi viitiii iiuiu i..v.viii.i j uiuvu ;uoniuiio. jiiiu 41v11v.11 official statement reported 51 16 unwounded German prisoners taken in yester- fi. day's victorious thrust north of Verdun. Russia alone of the great Allied Powers was not participating in the con- L Cttted assault, but the Russian lines are stiffening. Even little Rumania, through her reorganized and revivified army, was '' making stubborn opposition to a great Teutonic attempt at encroachment on the fragment of Rumania left in Allied hands. A Everv one of the assaultimr moves was strategically timed and co-ordinated. The French offensive at Verdun came at a time when the Germans were massing " ... . j....1 T "I. L. ! 11.- T .1 V i. ElVMicCUVes 10 opposo iuriner ,urii.isn succesaca m ine ijens unu i(ires bccwioi Italy's offensive came when Austria, Hushed with the success oi leutonic machinations by which Russia's troops melted away, was diverting men from Iftthe Carso, Julian and Isonzo fronts to sweep forward beyond Galicla. r The Macedonian front was the only one today in Europe, aside from Russia, , 'from which there was no report of an Allied offensive. Military experts, how ever, believed General Sarrail would shortly come into the great play of arms, timing his blow to best advantage. CANADIANS WIN AGAIN AT LENS; ' HAIG BEATS BACK FOE'S ATTACKS LONDON. Aug. 21. Canadian troops around Lens launched another attack on the western environ ment of the French mining city at 4:30 o'clock this mornlns. The attack developed into one of tho most desperate hand-to-hand battles of the war. When the Canadians went over the top they saw masses of gray figures advancing toward them in the thick haze. Both sides had planned tho attack at the same moment. Flftepn mlnntps after tho clash came the Germans were making their last ttand on the parapet of their trench. They then retreated rapidly. The third, and most powerful of all German counter-attacks to regain ground captured by the British southeast of Epehy was thrown back by British fire, early to day, Field Marshal Haig reported. The assault was made after violent artillery preparation and behind a vast Iheet of flnmn thrown hv German projectors. The fighting was of the most violent 11 A ij,snaracier. T "We hold all positions," was Field Marshal Haig's succinct comment in detail v tog repulses of tho enemy attempt. The British commander-in-chief reported an "improvement" In British positions P north of the Ypres-Menin road and told of a successful British raid over a wide Continued on Fare Four, Column One EPPA RKEY OPPOSES NICK CARTER IN SECOND Moran Selects Big .Southerner to Make Clean Sweep of Double-Header rnicAoo Sk. rf Mann, If Dpjl. 2b Mfrkle. lb I Wllllann, ef Dm!, 3b KlldufT, . nluon, e Carter, nilT.LlES ranker!, if llanrroft, M Morlc. .lb . CriiMlth. rf T.mleriiM. lb yihlltnl. If Melioir, Sb AiIhiiih, o Illiey, p PHILLTF.S' tnousand fans Colonel Eppa PARK, Aug. 21 Eight were In tlio sianus hb Rlxey opened tho second me of the double-header with the Chicago Cubs hero this afternoon. Rlxey has been twirling great ball, but Mi Pals fall to hit wficn a safe blow means a run. Nick Carter was sent to tho mound by 'Manaeer Mitchell Kulthpr learns scored in Rr)the first Inning. B; 1 Chief Bender turned back the Cubs in 'l Me first game, the veteran twirling sensa- i tlonal ball, allowing only one scratch hit and register' g his fourth Htralght victory by 6 hllm. to 0, Only twenty-eight ien faced FIRST INNING Flack fouled to Stock. Mann beat out an Infield grounder. Doyle forced Mann, t Stock to Nlehon. Merkle fanned. No runs, p ne,hlt, no errors. V. uoyie threw out Paskert. Carter tnrew Lt Bancroft. Stock lined to Flack. No jpin, no hits, no errors. SECOND INNINQ BjVilllam,a fanned. Deal filed to Paskert. re, mrew out Klldurr. No runs, no nun. 1 rm. i - . wmikMAj't ' hit Into a INDIANS BUMP MYERS FOR 6 RUNS IN THIRD Walk, Four Singles and Two Doubles Give Cleveland Big Lead Over Mackmen ATHLETICS CI.KVr'.A.Vn Jnmlexon. rf Ornney, If lirnter, 3b f hmimun, si lloclle. ir Itntli. cf Hate. Sb . Smith, rf Slrnnk, cf llarrln, lb .MrlnnU, lb Mnnibj, 2h Siliunir, e Ti'rnrr, 3b Milt, b (('.Will, e .Mjers, llasb-, p LEAGUE PARK, Cleveland. O.. Aug. 21. The Indians Jumped on Elmer Myers, the big twhlor of the Athletics. In the third Inning for blx hits, which together with a walk netted them six runs In the second gamo of tho series this afternoon.' Myers held the Indians In the first two Innings, but he lost his stuff In the third und singles by Bagby, Smith. Harris and Turner, doubles by Roth and Wamby, soon gave the home bunch n commanding lead, llagby twirled against Connie Mack's youngsters. FIRST INNING Bagby threw out Jamleson. Grover walked. Bodlo hit Into a double play, Wamby to Chapman to Harris. No runs, no lilts, .no errors, Oraney singled through Mclnnis. Graney out Bteallng, Schang to Witt. Chapman filed to Bodle. Roth lined to Groer. No runs, one hit, no errors. SEQpND INNING Daies filed to Oraney. Strunk fouled to Turner. Mclnnis singled to left. Schang doubled to left, putting Mclnnis on third, w'ltt fanned. No runs,,two hits, no errors. Roth filed io Jamleson. Harris walked. Wamby forced Harris Witt to Grover. Turner grounded to Mclnnis. No runs, no hits, no erroa. !2KS rZZ Jvwk7 "- .X ji!m l' i ' V ' x- f -v v jv w - - yj it ? A 1, ' IT' iX I , - --K: i - Philadelphlan will meet R. Llndley Murray in feature match in patri otic tournament today. WASHBURN BEATEN BY THROCKMORTON Tennis Star Goes Down to Defeat in National Singles Tournament JUNIOR IS TOO CLEVER FOREST HILLS. L. I., Aug. 21. W. M. Washburn, who ranks as the sev enth bes't tennis player in the country, went down to defeat today at the hands of Harold Throckmorton, the national In door Junior champion. In the national sin gles tennis tournament. Washburn Is In the national service and his tennis days this year have been" few and far between. Ho showed his old-time skill in the first match and won it easily In C-2. The youngster, who ranks well below him In the national standing, then got busy and won the next three sets and the match It was another of the upsets that hae marked the tournament up to date. The score was 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, C-4. Away back In 1004 the national singles tennis championship was won by Holcombe Ward. Inventor of the American twist service. Yesterday, utter a lapse of thirteen years, this samo plaer. calling to hta com mand much of the skill for which he was then famous, brought about a startling upset In the first round cf the national singles tournament at the West Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hilts, when he defeated one of the most formldablo contestants In the evem, S. Howard Voshell. In a wonderfully played three-set match, the score of which was 0-4, 1-6, 6-3. It was a result as astonishing to the spectators as It was to Voshell, who found his severe game utterly worthless before the court strategy and remarkable olleylng of hW opponent This was not the only surpr se whlc.t marked the opening rounds of the annual tournament. It was a day of sad reversals for those who act the part of soothsayers In tennis events, Voshell was the first ot the present-day stars to fall, but after hm came tumbling such men as Frederick II Alexander, Karl H. Behr". Theodore Roose velt Pell, Fred C. Inman and Irving Wright, and In each instance the result was hardly less astonishing than Ward's victory oer VoBhell. With such men as these top. pllng from their pedestals it began to look as If the acknowledged rulers of the courti were to be dethroned by eterans, sup posedly far past their prime, and young. Continued en rase Klrn, Column One WHA T MAY HAPPEN IN' BASEBALL TODAY Clnb , New York.. I'hllllr... 8t. JajuXh.,. Cincinnati., Chlraco... Brooklyn... tloaton . . . ntliburth. Chlraso, HuUn.. CleTeland. NATIONAL I.KAflUK Won Ixt Trt. In ..10 S .648 .AM '..!! " IWS ft8t .... iw a" -Ma .... S 51 .851 .821 .... 8 ' BJ .... 83 a .411 .4 .... 4fl 89 ,4S ,443 .... S8 16 .Stl .S21 AMKHICAN I.KAUUK Won Ixt Trt. Win I.n Split .... I . ' . ... .... 60 45 .605 .600 .600 ... 64 86 .US .Ml .810 Ofl ,417 -Bill .on '. MX k: ! Split ,04t . . . .542 .831 .tet ... .511 ... .sen .511 .41.1 ... .431 .!. .310 ... CHESTNUT ST. BUSINESS MEN OPPOSE 'GRAB' Will 'Back Taylor to Limit' in Fight on Smith Mitten Lease FAVOR TAYLOR CONTRACT The important banking house of Clnnd ler Brothers & Co today withheld approval or the Smlth-Mlttrn transit pact. Frederick T. Chandler, head of the firm bearing his name, was formerly president of tho Phllsdclphla Stock Hxchangp The Chestnut Street Business Men's As sociation today lined up solidly behind cx Dlrecftor of City Transit A. Merrltt Tay lor in his fight to "scotch" the Smlth-Mlt-ten transit lease. Kllnood B. Chapman, president of the association, called a meeting of tho board of directors to hack Mr. Taylor "to the limit In his efforts to secure to tho city and the people of Philadelphia a square deal" The Chestnut street association Indorsed the so-called "Taylor leased which was submitted to the city last December. In his statement. President Chapman declared that tho business men of Chestnut strBet are thoroughly aroused. ,Th6 action and protest of the Chestnut street business men Is only tho first that will result from a storm of protest that has been brswing since the Smlth-Mltten lease was made public at the special ses sion of Councils last Friday. The banking house of Chandler Brothers & Co. today Issued a statement announcing that facts brought out by rx-Dlrector Tay lor prompted them to withhold approval of the Smlth-Mltten pact. Frederick T. Chandler, head of the firm, was formerly president of the Philadelphia Stock Ex change. The statement follows: Certain facts unknown to Chandler Brothers & Co, when an Interview with them published jesterday was prepared, hao been de eloped by Mr. A Merrltt Taylor. Theso facts so de eloped are of such nature as to require Chandler Brothers & Co. to withhold their approval of the arrangement between the city and the P. R. T. which Is now under considera tion. We are still of the opinion that the lease which the P 11 T Company tender ed tho city last December as a result of Mr. Taylor's negotiations constituted, as stated by him and Mr. H T. Stotesbury, a Just and equitable arrangement be tween the city and the company. The business men'soiganlzatlons through out tho city aro preparing to join In a general protest befoio the first public bear- Continued on Pace 1'our, Column Three BEN ALI PACES Wins First Heat of Adelphia Hotel Stakes in Grand Circuit Meet HIS TIME WAS 2:04V! NARBKIITH. Pa , Aug. 21. Karl PItmar's pacer, Ben All. tripped over the fastest mile of this week's grand circuit meet at the Belmont track here to day. stepiMng the first heat of the Adelphia Hotel stakes for 2-10 i acers In 2.04 "J. Wal ter Cox came In second with A Gameof Chance, and thhd place went to Oregon Hal, Murphy driving. It was tho feature event of tho second day's racing Judge Moore went off to the lead and made the pace to the quarter In 30 IJ seconds. Oregon Hal forged ahead at the half and as the field ncared the three-quarter pple Ben All came like a shot and passed Oicgnn Hal. A the pacers rounded the stretch, Ben All, a Game of Chance and Oregon Hal fought it out to the wire with Kail Pitnmns' entry winning from A Game of Chance by a half a length. It was a finish of the spectacular kind. Congressman Joseph McLaughlin's fast trotter. North Spur, was under the wire ahead In the opening heat of the 2:20 trot. Eleven Phlllle horses comprised the field. Bourbon Chimes and Peter Marble finished second and third iesp;ctlvely. The time was 2:I3U. North Spur had the spoed and looks good to win the other heats. A throng of 3000 persons watched the races. The track was In good shape and before the week's card Is over a new track record Is looked for. Frank B. Walker, of Dayton, O., officiated as starting Judge. , Summary: AdtlDhla Hotel. 43000. 240 pare: nn All. b. e.. Karl l'llman. Trenton. N. J.. 1 A tlame of Chanco. b. s.. V. Cox,,, oron mi. o. . siurpny ...... Lady Aubrey, b. m , Nick Orady, I.lnwoort. ch. m McOratli ,,,.,. Judco Moore, b r.. Kline ...... Judco Moore, i Time, 2 n Vesterdny'i s winnera-Wfre MjUevUrttDtl 4- 3 4 8 Al Mack. t In i; ButtHak, iw INDIANS WALLOP OUR ATHLETICS ATHLETICS ...0 C 0 CLEVELAND ..0 1) G 1 0 Mycin ami ScuaiigJ Uacby aud O'Neill. 2 0 10- 1 3 2 X- Uwcu and Knlliu, - 3 13 2 -1G.21 0 CUBS JUMP ON RIXF.Y AND WIN r d o 3 .-, II PHILLIES r h' o a c Pa-.kefi.cf .... 1 1 :'. 0 n Bancroft, eo 0 Mnc': "b 0 '',r:. . o o o 10 o o i o o 1 10 0 ' Icruc, lb. . " ..tled.H ... '.-!iuli,Zb Aiiams l . o Kixcy.p 0 cliulto o Ljvcndcr.ii o Toiale 2 0 0 0 0 CHICAGO Flock. rF. Matin, IF . Doyle, 2h Mcihlc.lb Will'nnis, cF.. . Dc.iUb . . KiltlufF, s.' . Wilson, c 0 Carter, p o r h 1 U 1 3 0 0 0 a 0 Jl) 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 27 115 1 Totals 1 G 27 1 1 0 riYI-RS WAS EASY PICKINGS E0R INDIANS AT UBTiC? r !i o n u CLEVELAND r li o a c Jnmieson.tf 0 1 Z 0 0 Granry.lF 2 2 10 0 G tu.,:,'j 113 10 Chapman. G3 0 0 13 0 '. . . 2 3 110 Koth.rl 3 3 10 0 T."Co,:b 0 13 3 2 Slllitll.lf 3 3 10 0 btrunk.cl 0 .2 0 o 0 Harris, lb 2 3 10 1 0 Mclnnis. lb. T.. . 0 2 V 0 0 Wdmb,tr;a!iuu,;:b, 1117 0 ,.(' i t liha:!S,c 0 i u j 0 Turner, ob '13.1 ,'i 0 WiU,83 0 13 2 0 O'Ncil.c 1 2 2 0 0 -!'5M 0 0 0 0 0 Eanby.p 3-1030 'F'!-y,c 0 12 0 0 TotJln '.. 3 13 21 S Totals...: 10 21 27 l'J 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI 2 2 0 NEW YORK 10 0 Ilcgan and Wingo; Hallce and Kaildcti. nirSDUKGH 0 0 0 0 0 BIvOOKLYN 0 0 0 O 0 Hlcole and I'lcchcr; Pfcffcr'aud Miller. GT. LOUIG 0 1 0 0 BOSTON j (i 0 0 Gccdwin and Gnydci ; Hughes and Hcyr.ro, AMERICAN LEAGUE NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 10 0 0 0 Shawkey and Nuiiamakcr; Bolaud and Ycllo. BOSTON 0 CHICAGO if- WASHINGTON SI LOUIS $15,000,000 OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED DOVER, Del., Aug. 21. The Travlb Oil Coiporatiou, to produce, refine and market crude oil and products thereof, was. incorporated hero today with a capital b&ck of ?15,O00,O0O. Tho incorporators ate C. L. Hlmlluger, I". A. Armstrong, Wilmington, Del., and Cletucut M. Egucr, Elktou, Hd. extra PRICE TWO CEN1 PEACE PROF! TO BE WEIGH! BRITISH PLEDG1 Reply Promises Consi 1.1 If T-. 1 ',: urauon in .Benevolent? iJ and Serious Spirit" $? vi u . V FIRST TO RESPOND . 4 " TO VATICAN'S NOTB4i Gasnarri Savs Five Nationi! " it A., Have Assented to Four"M Fundamental Principles MICHAELIS IN ft. i.f I t k ''Wis 'fffrl .t. J7. fAVOR $ 'I5' 1 ?) 1 German Chancellor Expected t 'sf vuitu oympamy, wun rapai ,7 f Aims at Reichstag Meeting W'l .!t ROME. Aue. 21. iV1 "The present Allied otfensivc. shoull. remove all illusions due to the Pope' ' pence note that war can end this year," declared the Giornalc d'ltalia today. The Ascnce lnformatore says an auto craph letter from Emperor Carl of Austria-Hungary has just been received by the Pope. It suggests that this message probably concerns peace plans. &a ,r i r;'4 r--i PRICE ON WHEAT TO BE SET SEPTEMBER 1 WASHINGTON, Aus. 21. Rumors that a price already haa been Bet for the country's supply of wheat were set at rest today, when It was announced the food administration will set a figure on.September 1. Reports that the price had -been set at $1.65 and variola other marks wero today characterized as last final efforts to sway the markets for speculative purposes. GEORGE W. BOYD STILL IMPROVING' The condition of George W. Boyd, passenger trafflo manager of the. Pennsyl. yanla Railroad, who Is Ul at. Cape May, contliiMito how. wwwiXMt&mmmmrmmpfs ya .. Hal W- "J zunicn, Aug. 21. German Chancellor Michaelis will an-t nounce Germany's decision to grant autonomy to Alsace-Lorraine at thii afternoon's session of ths main Reichs tng committee, according to a special agency dispatch received here. A reply to the peace proposals mad by Popo Benedict to the warring nations has already been submitted by Great, Britain, which In a formal note to tha Vatican promises to examine the term ' "In a benevolent and eerlaus spirit." Ap-J S Rome dispatch nuotes Cardinal Gasparrt, tf. J that the four fundamental principles liwV. UUVIl Vy Lllii XlUllltCa') tirt.c uucau wci.,.1... -u approved by England. France. Russla..S'J' lrmany and Auttrla. What those fooTi,5, vrmcloles are he does not make clear. u. L n v. J.'re3iaeni v, usan nas iiuaiiuncu wyj inet consideration of. tho. rope's 'no$M which, It wna expected, would be tai(tnfS up at today's meeting, wasningion oiVJ Hevi3 tho President's reply to the Fopirii ...M. mnlaln a nrTcirilf.tivt nrftTMm frf-i5S. ,1111 WUIUU. - ww...-w...- ,-.- - j,, peace. The President Is expected to ijL acquiesce III lliv p.uiJuc.;. .ui uo...- ' H-'Zn ment ana ruiure avourauon. uui iu .rjoc j- ,.j the plan for a return to the status auj .fi UlllU UI1U IU 1UO.DI. ...wu ... vjw..u. f pie shako off the bonds of autocracy. ; Trom Amsterdam comes a report that Doctor Michaelis, the German Chancellor, will support the Pope's proposals and that the Relchstas majority is strongly In favor of acceptance. ENGLAND TO EXAMINE NOTE IN SERIOUS SPIRIT . ROME. Aug. 11. nnglanrt, first of the belKgerenv, Powers , to answer the Pope'3 pjace sucsJStlon,j presented a formal note to the A atlcan W rfW flfrtf day through British Minister Desalls, da. ' clarlne the holy pxamlncil "In a spirit " Cardinal unrparri. father's plan would ba,HJ" benevolent and serloua 'IV-V" Taral Secretary Ot on ai xno cued all llrorents would ndmu oi acreemein State, expreised hla nratlfloatlon at the r- S-fciffl lie aauea inai no iicijcu hi. uw jwjI sponse oa . t vf srt four fundamental principles which he wW.WPJ had already been approved by England. ",a Fiance. Uutala uermany ami Ausma, ,, m-i ,ip-lnrd President Wilson's peace note o,a-yi . . n. i ....ltA oil tl.fit i'nqf frtn. A- V?!1 laEl llttcmusi u,,,. ,,cu -. - ,-- a taincd In the Pope's-progi am. f'.U . 1,'tA t. la nni plar what four fundamental IVl nrlncliiles the belligerents mentioned In tha "A-, foregoing dispatch have agreed "Pon. SO ' A far a j cable dispatches have indicated no ?Sfr' common ground has yet been reached fefj any of the belligerents officially. 'iF ipi riinoitsuiy j w vimu ,-,, DISCUSSION BY CABINET; X 1 M wAsins'P.TnS. Auir. 21. i-i:iWS PrBirtent Wilson today postponed dlali'?i n cusAon with his Cabinet ot the Pope's pesoa ; proposal In order to gie unuiviaeu uiwri t:on to war work. " W'"1 Russia, through the embassy here. r.a. tald the Pope's proposal will not do In tta., r5nt form. This, of course, has bee.. v the attitude of all the Allies since recetv, " The whole 'question now is what to la. cludo In the constructive reply President ,' ' Vilson Is exptcted to send He must 4it 4 cept those provisions of tha Pope's pre f. pOSSIS Calling lor uisiiliimiiicm. unu Hruin Hon of future iiutnwuuiiai uuvBrciicBBi cannot accepi no oi'm uu mtvo j islons. He cannot admit a willingness sit about a peace table with the Qe; people represented by a pawn of the Ho! . . . : Continued en raft roar, iciumn THEWEATHER " FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicMtv- nM tontaht: weanesdav unt moderate iemperatyrev lfgfrt vat ,einds. becoming norfftot, i H.V.S var ecutcrn Pennsylvania and He sey Fartlu cloudu tdnloht and W daw moderate temperature; lights east to north winds Sun rl.i. S:tT ..!' DEUMVABK.HWJHt " .'- t ft-j.. ixstavu OF, my., 1V i -. . - . : i, 1Jr- i.'- . . .!
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