-V wwwpn wjBsy,- V': v"-"! 'vrTv-r W . , -r"i p- -- w.... ,-... - Euentng public feiicjer final THE WEATHER , Generally Cloudy, Willi Probably Ligrtl Rein tale Tonight or on T hurt day TEMrnnATtni; at kach nocB f 8 9 10 I 11 12 lj 2 3 I S 't; mimni r.i i be i i . i na imi VOL. IV. NO. 160 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20, 1018 CortaiciiT, 1018, at in rrmie Ln,r .'ourtT PRICE TWO CEOT EDITOR DEFIED FRENCH HALT HUN ATTACKS ON WIDE FRONT WORLD BOYCOTT BY LEAGUE EIGHT PER CENT OF WORLD SHIPS TROTSKY Bi U. S. OFFICER, JURY IS TOLD OF NATIONS IS PROPOSED TO FORCE GERMANY TO PEACE U. S. SUPPOR BASKETBALL SCORES Enemy Fails in Infantry As saults in Meuse and Woevrc Regions AGAINST T0K1 GEIIMANTOWN ... 11 12 2.J rRANKrOKD. . . . U 0 Ki rriANKrcmn 2D 12 OKltMANTN 211 11 1023 fi 2J 'tt SA-21'' If Treason Trial Witness E Spvs He Was If, Threatened II ORDERED FROM OFFICE BY -TAGEBLATT WRITER i Name of La Follette, Paci fist Senator, Mentioned in Testimony CLIPPINGS IN EVIDENCE U. S. Attorney Offers Pub lished Attacks on' Food Con servation and Recruiting Movements "A Vi, -'... V"-. -X ( -1 i ON TRIAL FOR TREASON Dr. Mattin Datkow, managing editor (of tho Tageblatt. photo Braphed at tho Federal Building, where he is facing chaiges of treason before Judge Dickinson in the United States District Court. ' A Department of Justice Agent was threatened with having his bones broken and being hurled out of n second- w Hon window by Louis Werner, cdltor- i in cniei oi nr? I'miutieiiniiu irthw'v,. yi when Weruci was sought by tho Gov ernment to give Infoimatlon about the I hiftory of the Herman language news paper. This testlmon developed today at the A inui ui iv erner tinii j'i -.iniiiu inmun, !.... .. . ... 1., ... , tji mso an cunor oi ine xaKcuiaii, iui y treason. The trial Is being conducted before Judge Dickinson, In the United -. 8tales nlstrlpt V?ourt. I? V. A llulnk ii former nirent cf the r.Kn-l . .. f.....lnA Aalf. Inn rt u ' fyi'dl LII1CIIL VI JllPllr, ivnu.niis ". " A visit to the offices of the Tageblatt, everal weeks before the Government raided the offices, said he was the one r!fth.reat.encd. rv i caiiea ai ine ouics oi .ir. vverner and told him who I was,'1- testified .Hajek. "I explained to him that I rep. 'relented the Government and wanted ,'tertaln Information about his news- , Paper. At first ho referred me to his attcrnes'i then lie became excited anu told me that If I didn't get out of hi .,lht he would break my bones and tnrow me out of the window, The con versation took place on tle second floor I the Tageblatt building." A sharp exchange of epithets, such ' biggest crook In the Tostofflce Build Inf." "a candidate for the undei taker" ntl "triitors" marked the cioss-examl- rtiatlon of Hajek by William A Grav, uurnes" ror ine ueiense. riHdeii, w nue w the svltness stand identifying the pa- Pejs seized In tho raid, tried to present pother matter that Mr Gray oldently t thought extraneous Gray said: "You'll tH plentv of time to sav a lot before 1 t throush with ou" b Follow Ine nil nttrn-int on tbe Halt of "r. uray to forcet a positive identifica tion of the papera In t)ie case which jcii nan satu ne mnrxeti or saw marked with private marks, Hajek said, Vft.... It.. I. .!.,.. .. .... ... ... .1. rl.l j .vur ,ihic irivuM woriven in ine nicr t!ehen case, but thev won't work here." Mr. Grav rcfnscl In Ipt bl nasi, and ljth following ensued1 ". vraj-sx "vvnat dirt sou tell me JJJ the postoWce corridor at that time? P'dnt sou say tliat I ought to be in JH with these two defendants?" Mr. Hajek: "Yes." .Grays "And what did 1 tell you? Continued on I'nie Hl.,loliinii. Twn FALLEGED NEGRO ROBBER ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL LShot in Leg, Leaps from Second- Story Window of Cooper Hospital in Camden George William, negro, an alleged Wthwaynian, who ncvcraL weeks ago hot In the leg by New Jersey State Pttectlve Miller near' Pennegrove, os SfWd today from the Cooper Hospital, Camden, by leaping out of a uccond- jwy window. Williams wax jcounned In a room vvitji fwr patients. While the nurse was in "other ward Williams got out of bed opened a window in the rear of room. His dlsannearaiice was le- tied to the police of Camden, who K started a search for him. "Aero Lieutenant Killed In Fall .Hlvl. in.. March 2b. According T i rceUed here today from Kan F"". tm, Ktrsi Lieutenant wuuer "vn. oi una city, was insiamiy iiireorning wtienne, leu rrom If CMmmm, i -' WSaaaaaHk Paris, March .0 Sexcr.il strong German Infantry nt lacks, following Intense artillery prep aration, were repulsed by the Trench vcr a wide front last night and earls today, tho War Office announced toda Along the right banlc of the, Mcuse and lit the Woevrc region the enemy Hunched various assaults nfter strong bombardments. All failed in gain The Ccrnnns attempted" an assault three times In the Sounln region onlv to have ni.li effort fruMiated b I'tench (Ire. The cncm losses were hcavj A strong encmj attack t-outh of Arra court a thrown back after fierce hand, to-hand fighting M.m enemv pris oners were taken !3aM of Snipper the French conducted n successful raid, 13nemv nrtlllery naa exceedingly active In the t'hampagnc region I nndnn, Msrcll 10 Ocrinan forces tried to penelrat trenches held b Portuguese troops duilng the night, but weic driven off, the War Ofllie announced tndiv The attack was mi.de In the toctor nf Pauqulssart In the Passihendaele sector of the west Flanders front there were ar tillery duels The alv war on the wert front Is Irecoid breaking. One hundred and six Its -seven iilrplinrs have been downed rn far this month In dk light rising, including twents-lhree on M Pitrlck's dav Of theso 102 wero reduced to kindling wood, while sWts -seven vveru forced earthward hejond contiol Night (l)lng Is unpricedentcd There Is much mutual bombing at night. The British bombers teem posltlvel) tireless Tho night scenes at the airdromes are most amazing Huge airplanes sllentls tpll from the sheds Into the moonlight Big bombs are losdcd onto them Hood ed creatures climb up. Then thev whirr awav like giant moths toward t licit oh jectlves behind the German lines After an hour or to the return guided by tho flare of 1-uidlng lights The aviators assemble In their reading looms, gossiping and comparing note then absorb a "night cap" and cllitib Into their bunks AUDITOR GENERAL WARNS STATE EMPLOYES Will Dock Those Who Neglect Of ficial Duties for Political oi Other 'Reasons llnrrishiirg, r., March 20 Auditor General Charles A. njder today warned department heads In the State service that he does not mean to countersign warrants for the pay of State officers emplosed who absent thcmrclves from work for political or other reasons He outlines his position In the following let ter sent to the chief of each department: 'I have been Informed that certain State officers and employes have tem porarily abandoned the performance of their official duties In order to devote their time and attention to political and other matters "I believe that requisitions for the salaries and expenses of public servants who neglect their duties In this manner should be subjected to close scrutiny and pasment should be withheld In case abuses of this kind are shown to exist. 'I have no reason to believe that sour department hap offended In this partic ular, but I think It only fair to advlso you of my attitude in the matter so tha no dlfficuly may arise in the settlement of public accounts " PROBE PLtfTTO BURN FIRST WOODEN SHIP Attempt to Damage Vessel Launched at Newark Reported Foiled by Discovery Newark, . !.. March 20 Federal officials today Investigated a report that an attempt had been made to damage the wooden ship Cosote launched here esterday. Secret agents heard that cinders had been scattered over the was just be fore the launching, the idea being to create fire by friction The cinders were discovered and removed just In time. The Coyote wan the first of the fleet of wooden ships to be launched on this coast. EXPLOSION RUMORS SHAKE CITY NERVES Detonation Rattles Windows and Starts Inquiry as to Ori gin, as Yet Undetermined Thousands of people are In quandary today as lo what was the cause of the peculiar roar and the shaking of win dow panes about J I o'clock this morning The noise and the shaUIng, as If by an earthquake, was noticed In this city, Wilmington, Chester and Camden The telephones of the Hvusiso Public LEDOEn as well as the lines to the po lice headquarters In the other towns buzzed for. more than an hour with In quiries at to what had happened Noth ing could be found to satisfy the anxious Inquisitors The Camden police reported that they were busy for an hour answering ques tions, with no'anBwer, from people whose home's had been Just slightly shaken as the peculiar noise was .heard. West Philadelphia residents seemed to have heard the report much plainer than those In any other section cd" the city yet heard from. Although there were rumors of an explosion at Wilmington, the officers of the du Pont Powder Company say that they hud no reports from any of their plants, in Delaware or New Jersey, con. ternlng an explosion. Telephone calls tp nearby cities brought no pews of a substantial nature which would Indicate ,nn explosion Knm were of the opinion that a far- distant earthquake may have been the cause of th morainra common Kaiser Must Bow in 30 Days or Suffer Com mercial Isolation 5 Years Urfder Plan For Every Month Prussia Continues War Owen's Proposal Adds Year to Penalty t Washington, March .0 What N icg.uded us Inforrml sounding of woilrt opinion on a League to Knforco T'cace has begun In the wake of lllsiusslnus In tho Kiltlsh House of t.onls vestordiv mi such a move. Admlnlstiatlon leader here were prepared to ciurv on the "open ah" 1IsculIuii fioni this side of the vvatei No little significance wan attained ' tn the opening of rilsrulnn In the I Senate this nfteiiioon In Sen itor Owen nn his lesolutlon iiuthnilrlng President Wilson to call the Allied na lions into a league to enfnice peace ,, , Mr Owens appearance followed Lord l-d I moored iimtion lierore the Hnue of , Lords .vestcrdav anniovlnc the nrlnelnle I ' of the league of intions nnd the con stitution of n tribunal the orders of whh h should be cnforelhle bv adequate sanction ' Mr Owens proposal urged todis stipulates that "Ihe I'nilrd stutu, v;ng. land, Fraifre, Itnl, Jupnn ami China LENROOT LEADS TIMM DECLARES WISCONSIN RACEi ALLIANCE LOYAL Keeps Advantage in Toe-to-Toe Struggle for Sen , atorial Nomination DEMOCRATS FOR DAVIES I Is j , zz&nFZzrzrssxx32ttz IRVINE L. LENROOT In lead for Republican nomina tion for United States Senator from Wisconsin. Born January 31, 1869. Elected to Wisconsin Legislature 1000, 1902, 19p-l. Speaker of Assembly 1D0U-U8. Elected to Congress from Eleventh Wisconsin District for fifth successive time in 1910. Is a lawyer. Milwaukee, Wis., March 20 Hie tount in Iho enroot-Tlionipson rate for the Republican senatorial primary nomination this afternoon grew more Tense. Willi all but nine counties hi Ihe Stale virtually torn plele Ienroot held a lead over Thomp son of 2916. The figures were: Ien root, 61,977; Thompson, 59,061. Milwaukee, W !., March 20 The war attitude of the' Republican narty in Wisconsin icinalned In doubt . T Ml. the hillots cast at vester. today while tho ballots cast at ' days seiuiionai jmiui.u; ..cin uvui. counted With sllghtlv more thnn half the pre cincts in the State reported llepresen tative Irvine U I.cnroot, candidate of tho pro-war Ilemibl leans, and James Thompson, backed up by Senator La Kollette, were making a desperate toe to.toe battle. Joseph 13 Davles, standing on a loy. ally platform, has been nominated by the Democrats, and Vlctoi Berger, nolling the heaviest vote ever cast for a hoclallst In a Wisconsin pilinarj, has been nominated by his party. The outstanding point of Interest de veloped by U count thus far wus the seeming certainty that the combined so-railed "loyal" vote of Lenrnot and 'the two Democratla candidates will ex ceed the total vote cast for Victor Berger and Thompson. But the mar gin will not be sufficiently great. It was admitted, to make certain the election of a pro-war Senator and the probabilities of a rtepublli an-Demo. cratio coalition nre being widely dig. lussed. lleturns from the tplcal Oerman counties ehow that they went full tilt for Thompson In Oerman llepubllcan o unties he ran away from Ienroot and In German Democratic, counties, -omo oi (1 .4 fKW 1 I - :mmi I iffi. 'JMr I Wfi .aaaW ! gRKdaH ' aaaaavc VaaaaH ' iBrVaaal atrsHWsljHi. rn ? Peace or Economic War Alternative for Germany Owen rr.nl tit Inn authorising President to Invite Allied nations Into u league to enfono peace pro vides: Tho United States, England, France, Ifalv, Japan and China shall first drnft u treitv setting forth the principles of International law League to submit these terms: Mllltar.v masters must unite peace within thlrtv davs 01 for live sears the league would shut thrni ofT absolutely from inmmcrriil In teicourse with the test of the world For rverv thlrtv riavs nfto the Ilrbt thlrtv Hint (Jeimanv refused to make peace, n ve.ir wnutd bo added I" the Ilvr-vcil period slinll. first drft treatv srttlnjr forth the principles of tnlrrnstinnul law nnd rnmlliri. These principles would be sfnted opent nnd not unilernilneit bv seiret diplomacy." .He would then have this league sub- in" I" (ierninjis thesi terms "hither Hie mllllHrv matters must M, m L m .pa . 1 1 I, I tl.l. .1 . f ', ,,., t,e teetue noubl .hut them on" absnlutelv from cnnimeriliil Inter- course Willi the ret of the world. ..VoT ,,, thrt, Ali; nfter the flr thlrlj that (lermnnj rrfu-fil to ninUe peure. n vesr would he mhleil to the the senr period.' .!. ,1. . ... (peedj I, ml sMn n tvor As Lord l.insdnwiie dei larrd Lord t , - ajt nittlM CTDIIfL1. Parmoor's resolution would prevent u.HilOIli,ll'l' niUUVli, turn wars so Senator Owen deiiired tint Willi financial nnd lonimenlal pres sures, not only future wars would be ontinurd on race s, oliinin One Secretary of German American Body Gives It Clean Bill of Health PATRIOTISM ITS OBJECT . By a Staff Corrtspondtnt Washington, March 20 Adolph Tlmm, of I'hlladclphla, secre tary of the National German-American Alliance, today denied before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the rennsvi. vanla branch of the oiganlzatlon had attempted to dominate the rennsj Ivania .state Legislature, ptrtlcularly In fnvor of the club licensing bill, as charged by Gustavus Ohllnger, of Toledo who was the first witness before the committee several weeks agof, when It began hear ings on Senator Klng'a bill to revoke tho Alliance's chatter because of alleged un patriotic anu un-American agitation Mr, Tlmm held up the Nntlonal Gei-man-Amerlcan Alliance before the com mittee as a patriotic organization fa voring all things American The organ ization has done all It could to aid the sale of Liberty Bonds and war-saving stamps, nnd has assisted the authorities In registering the alien enemies, he said. "Gustavus Ohllnger was wrong also when he stated that John 11 Mavtr was chairman of the legislative committee at the time of.the campaign against the club-licensing bill, because Arno I. Mo. wltz was the chairman," Mr, Tlmm said He was wrong again when he said Dr C J Ifcsjamer, of Philadelphia former president of the alliance, took part In tlie campaign " No Ties With t.ermanv As soon as he took the stand thin afternoon at the continu itlon of the hearlngH on the bill to revoke the charter granted by Congress to the Alli ance, Mr Tlmm set out to give the organization a clean bill nf health and deny categorically many of the allega tions made against It by Gustavus Oh llnger I .Speaking as a charter member of the organization nnd Its secretary since Its organization, he asserted that the All! ance has nt no time had any connection with the Oerman Oov eminent, noi has It received any funds from Herman sources The organization considers itself a patriotic American association, and has drawn the line so closely, he said, that admittance lias been denied to members of (Jernian-Canadlan societies on the I ground that It had no right to admit foreigners to Its ranks I 'Our organization has held strictly to ' t charter and bylaws," said Tlmm ' Our organization has no concern over, he fatt ,nRt nnctor "a'"er. of Phil- Udelphla. was decorated by tho Oerman iniei "A inajorltv of our membership did Ontlnufd on Pi Twn. Column Sli Hot Springs Results I infcT rtAI V. S1 furlonasi no- Roll.. 110, Connllv .. 3 to I -vn t to 2 Klratlr' Cub, tl "nll-hn .1 to t 7 tn r. Kmin Oku 104. Toole .. even Time. I0T8V . . SECOND, ItAf K furlonr Canon Mrldif 111 Con- .nelly . even I tn 1 I in s, fimwr. 1111 Mitr'tlc 1.' in 1 n tn t Hlr Dke 100, r.rlclion . . i to I Time I 14 ? S . . , Tllinn HACK B furlonau Scntch Kin, 108 H-nde ... 8 to 5 I to 2 1 to 6 True Stetl, 111 Rlcs , ;. . . . . ft tn 3 A to S I'rHcriui mar, ui t o-ntry . . ... J to 3 urn, i;u la. lravana Results Finns itiri- a furlonr. TVarhle, 108 PIU .1 lo 1 H to .V 3 to 5 uryer. nr. i.unRrora . ; io i even ioiiv Aiaauirt, uu, Miller Time, 1 30 3 1 HIJC-OND RAI'K furlonaa: Taa Whit. US. Pndd lo 1 3 tn I flandrnin. UA Iain-ford ,,,. 3 to S Salon, lis nu Tim. 1.J0 4 a Tllinn in a rurtonn' 3tol even 1 tn I 1 to 4 Kid Nelson, 110. Illll 10 to 1 4 to 1 3 to I o.pr iiay, ru. liu?, . , .-'if.'.- "-1" ' 1 l ji. SUNK BY HUNS Total Tonnage of 33,000,000 Shows 2,500,000 Loss, Says Gcddcs I onrton, March 30 The lotal net lnsi . of Allied nnd 'neutral shipping fioni the beginning of the war tn ticmnbci 3 t'H". were nnlv v per cent of the total tonmgt. Ivvhlih was 33 (inn ton Mr Lrlc (leddc? First Lord of th- Adinlialls. declared I In the House nf I'oiiitnons tmlav Tlie First Lord rani the win Me ton nage exclusive of enemv -owned vessels, hid fallen bv J Mm omi ton- up to VK j icnihei ".I 1517 He said the lcnn.ui ''lalm to have sunk '.00 00" allied and neulinl tons I fioni tlm beginning of the war to Decem ber ".I The actuil total of lotses, he said, was mil) R 000 000 The total output of shipping during me list quarter o rm, ne sain ws !"".',onn tons In that period l jno on tons were sunk lurludliig los'i" from "n itural causes ' ttcddrs said he proposed to give the nctual flgurcr on the subtti irine los3f1 hireafter. IrltMi kIiIpiiIhe lo-tes from the be- i ginning of the wir I , Peiemher II were JO pei cent of th total llitll-h tnnnire. !iddcs sild The rtrltish output of shipping during j the last nUTrtri of im; was IJ" nnn tons, i compaied with .'linnu tons during th corresponding peilod of Ills j iJcddes slid tint shipbuilding amount-' eil to npl) "S nnn tons In tantiuv and inn non hi Fibiu uv this ve.it, llepild, he hnped this figures would m iki rm- plo)eis and woikmcn ieilU theli is tpoiisibllltv 'Ihe First loid aiiuouiHed the appoint ment nf Lotd Pierrle as tniitinlUr gen eial nf men hint shipbuilding The nritlsh output of guns in 1017 was twin- Unit of l'Ur, lip si ,mi of airplane two and a half time Lord William lames I'lerilc w i born ill Quebec Mav 11 I!, 17 WANT STRAIGHT WAGE Pennsylvania Drillcts nnd Reamers, nt Gloucester Object to PiecevvoiU One hundred and fifteen drillers and reaiiieis nt The I'tiiuss Ivania hhipbulld lug Compans plant nt Glouies'er J went on strike nt noon tjuhth walk ing nut at the lunch linui ilu men held a meeting In a small park near the pi int A cotnmlttti of thren was appointed at the gathiring to innfei with ntll clals of the sard this nftci.inun The dissatisfied men demand Mrafght wages bv the das or hour nt the rate of eights five cents nn hour, winking six hours a d ly. Heretofore they hive been doing piecework and have not been satisfied with the possible! 5 or 6 a dav The striken) expect their demands to he ai know lodged and to lcsumc work tomorrow morning DEUTSCH AND BENNETT TO HAVE EARLY TRIAL They and Policemen Will Plead To- motrow to Fifth Ward Con- spiiaey Chntgcs An Immediate trial was decided upon by District Attorney Kotan following the lefusil of Judge Mai tin, In Quarter Sessions Tourt, to quash the Indictments j for conspiracy against Isaac Peutsch Lieutenant Dennett and five policemen I of the Third and He Lauce streers sta- I tlon, growing out of the murder nf Act ing Detective George A llppley In the hloodv" 1'lfth Ward prliiiar election of September 11 . The cases will be i ailed Into court tomorrow to give the defendants an op portunlt to enter their pins An carlv date will be -et for the trial The motion to quisli tho indictments was the last nf scvetal teciinlcal de fenses relied upon bj the defendants, and the District Attorneys olllce Is now prepsrlng to serve subpoenas on wit nesses who will be summoned to appear at the trial WATERS HIGH GUN Takes Honors in Phila. Acndemy Midweek Shoot With -18 Scoic I Itav Waters annexed honors in the midweek shoot of tho Philadelphia Academv when he sbatteied 48 out of 60 targets l Bristol camo through In second place with a scoie of 47 C'harlej New comb showed the tffectH of his long lay-off when the best he tould reglstei was a 4fi score tying with McDow ell and Oe.orge Oray. S Clarke and C Keciiau were lied at IB Davis broke 44. Williams had n 13 card, Kord a 43 and Weber 40 TANKER, THRICE HIT, FIGHTS OFF U-BOAT British Gunners Stick to Posts as Hun Shrapnel Batters Their Vessel n Mlanlle Port. March 20 With her llfebcats perforated and her decks scarred with shrapnel, a British tanker arrived at this port today after n sensational running battle with a Oerman U-boat Captain David I.owe, commander of the tanker, said tlie sub marine appeared three hours after his vessel left the English, coast February 20. When the U-boat opened fire Captain Tajwe sounded the signal for the gunners tn man the (.tern gun and started his vessel along a zigzag course. The submarine landed tlnce "hots before the tanker gunners started to fire, but the men stuck to their posts. The elghteeth shot from the tanker's gun ner struck so near the submarine that she gave up the chase and dived Then Captain Love put on every ounce ot steam and escaped. Williams to Quit Uaseball Chlesao. March 20 Vied 'Cj" Wil Hams, Cub outfielder, who was traded to the Phillies during the winter, said today he Is through with baseball. The Pbllliea did not meet his talari de mands Williams will devote his time to farming In Wisconsin, Reiselt Beats Canncfax Otto Ilelselt. Philadelphia representa l live ill HIST 4llic. lli:-v,UOIIIUII lieue, deeate 3ob Cannefax, of st. tive In the lntrstato Three-Cushlon ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Vuurthlla vnnn tncc. 5 fuilniigo Money, 112. KMug". " lo 1. even. 1 to 2, won: Janus. 107. llullmnn, 5 to 2, 0 to 0, ttcond: Cuillcic, 110. McCiann. 2 to 1. thltil. Time, 1.01. Touitli Hot Splines ince, 1 1-jli miles Douglna S., Ill, ytltHlij,. 8 to fi, 2 to 0, oui. won; Meiclinnt, 112, Simile, 2 tu 3, out. feccoutl; John W Klein, 101, Dm sell, 1 to 5, tliivel. limt, l.l'i. MAIL TRUCK HITS WOMAN? DRIVER ARRESTKP Mia. Julin Conovei. twenty t'Cven yent old, of Clouctstei, N. , was stiuck by a United States innil niotomuck lite this afteinoon nt Second nntl Mniket stieets. She is in the JeJffetson Hospital suffeslng fioni a biokcn lib nnd othei injuilcb. Her condition Is serious. James rngnn, tlie dtlvcr of the tiuck, vvns arrested. GERMANS ROUT SLAVS NORTH OF ODESSA niUU'IK. Match 20. Wuittmbtti; M.oi, cltatiug-" th lallway fioni Ohiopol (100 miles noith of Orttssa on the 3uq Blvei) iiorthcnbtw.ud dtove back htiong bands of Incgul.u neat Novo-Ukialnia, the Wat Office announced today. The Rus siau atmlstice, the btntiment said, lms bttu extended to mid night Tiiday. LENROOT'S LEAD GROWING TN WISCONSIN MILWAUKrE, Wis... Match 20. With ntuii. vijtual'y complete from all but .-even out of seventy countita, Lenioot was leading- Thompbon for the Republican senntoilal nomination lat today b ya maigin of 3128. The vote stood Thompson, 00,148; Xenroot, 03,276. GENERAL M'MAKEN FOUND PHYSICALLY UNFIT WASHINGTON, Match 20. Biigadler Gcneial W. C. Mc Makeii, Ohio, commander of the Seventy-second Infnntiy Bil gade, hot. becu lound physically unlit tot duty ovusens and hi diMcharge fioni tlie seivuc wan announced thib ntteinouti by the Wui Department . BAKER IN PERIL FROM BIG GUNS Large German Missile Bursts About 35 Yards From Auto CHEERED BY TROOPS Willi (lie American Arrnj in Prance, Mnrch 19 (delajed) Seiictnr of War llakcr, on a visit to tlie American trenches, had a thrill- lng experience on his return to the rear when a large German shell burst i hetween tliirtv-Hve nnd forty-five ' jards from his automobile Mr Baker Inquired whether any one had been hurt When assured there had not been any casualties his auto mobile was speeded up to carry him out of tho danger zone. While the Secretary was ut tlie front the Hermans were throwing hells across "No Man's Land," so Mi. Ilaket got nil the thrills of leal war- fine at first hand Calls on Captain Roosevelt. High In the air Allied airplanes were flying about, the shells from German high angle guns but sting around them. The paity passed American guns that vveie In action, while machine gun bullets whistled overhead. While on the Toul front Mr. Baker saw a number of Ohioans whom he knew. He stopped nnd chatted with some of them. Afterward the Secretary motored to a military hospital where Captain Archibald Roosevelt is lying wounded. The Secretary congratulated noosevelt upon his escape and upon the honor recently conferred upon him by Trance. v The trip to and -fiom the front was made througha district devasta ted by war. Shell wrecked villages, shattered farmhouses airu forests torn to splin ters by big shells gave Mr. Baker a picture of desolation wrought by the Germans' system of warfare. Secretary Wears Gas Mask In one village the Secretary reviewed a number or American troops, . . . Mr. BWwr,wa cordially jTeotrtv. U. S. ACCEPTS HOUSING TRACT Work to Be Rushed on Homes for Ship Workers MAYOR PROMISES HELP 'Ihe tiovernment has fonnallj ac cepted the I'.lmwood tract 'In the Kortleth Ward as a site for the homes of the workers of the flog Island shlpjard. .1 Rogers Flannery, director of lious- lnK r ,ne Kmergcncy Fleet Corporation, so notified Major Smith this afternoon The Mayor was highly gratified and said Philadelphia may be depended upon to aid In hurrying the building Planning of streets and buildings will be started immediately. Present plans provide for the erection of 2000 homes, and more will be built should they be necessary The Klmwood site, which Is equal to the size of 65 city blocks extends frctn point hetween 76th nnd 77th street and i ; ,. . , . : - ., ..... . . ' nun, me intiii-i ui.iikii oi me j-niiauei- pma(anu iteamng Hallway to 70th Tk.r. nin h. siv . be known as Bulst Dlx, Bose. Suffolk. Cllbson and Kastwlck avenues, and seven Intermediate streets between the rail- roads and Passjunk nvenue nnd Island road There will be seven cross Mreetii vnrjing in width from 40 to 108 feet The plans Include n recreation eentei at the Intersection of Passyunk and Dlx avenues, an assembly hall and other community buildings for the welfareH oi mo innaDiiams, There nre no further obstacles lo starting the work, as Councils recently adopted a resolution authoriaing the Mayor to enter agreement with the Emergency Fleet Corporation It has been agreed that the city shall pay Its Bhare of tbe work later on. WOMAN FOUND ASPHYXIATED Boardinpr House Mistress Discovers Victim by Odor of Gas Attracted by the odor of gas. Mrs Joseph O'Connor, who conducts a board ing house at 1901 North Twelfth street, traced It to the room of one of her boarders Mrs Marie McMullen. The dotr to Mrs. McMullen's room was locked, but on opening It Mrs McMul len was found In bed with the u- i turned on. A physician pronounced her dead Her body was removed to the morgue. Fuel Restrictions Suspended Waplilagton. March 20 flestrktlofts i. , "-I"" MW-Joarit I iimiunai runnine,f.ii '-7' 7 Russian War and -For- HJ J 1 U, i eign Ministers Dis-,' 1. a:j l :t, TSCHICHERIN IS HOPEFUli.; ti AuriuiN ui wiLiHurtVia "Russia Cannot Oblicate.C Herself to CapitalisticW U. S.," Says Trotsky ''t r'Y- JAPANESE ENTER SIBERIA , Occupation of Petrograd Onlyi.NSy Wucsiiona oi iiours as . j s ' Germans Advance RUSSO-JAPANESE SITUATION Foreign Minister Tchicherin anti- Wnr Altnlstni' TrMstrv nf PhckIs'' ,TM. -'.....u..a A.VVW..J W .HV-,. . , , disagree on question of United .$" j States onnosintr Jatianese intervene ' tion in Russian, Tchicherin ai- V' nouncing such action by America Aj, is possible and Tiotsky declaring ,;;S "Tfl.eoia inn nlitIranA lneAtf i. N -.uoo. v..,,.., UU.,bU.E IIUOCU W v capitalistic America." W '"i Janan bends oluntcer force to SI t -a uciiuu iiuviiivc ui iiiur wj jau- t- tcct Japanese subjects from Bed shevik rioters. Washinctoh renotts President Wil son, stilt confident Russia can be J',i j - stirred to resist the Get mans, will V; l! ." i a. t. . , .J continue in nucnipi 10 convince Jiw j i.uosiuiib ui iiii;iiubuii Ui unibBU hj rnt,nr.t-!il nnccittflli, ,.ntt. hmiis.. .- V -uv.wc.MU j'U,?a..V.J UMUtm UVVU4 W tion by Germans, who are expected to reach the capital in n.few hoiiraV'aj 1 Waslilnslon, Jlarclt M,ftf. Germany will be In full control :ir.TU retrosrad within a week, aecortJtaiit.3 n. ilKnatih nwlvptl tAtlnv fmm M basaador Francis at Vologda. It J flri,intt pnntntlln.t nralwailv'.' ""..-.. - ....... t.wUH.u ..v Kuvviii aiio aiunniaii vaiiiiti. '. .11 r. rranrls stnterl Amerlr"n 1'm.i. . sul Treaduell, who has Just returiI,?l '' ironi reirogran, reporteu uerman'M tJ cupatlon was ctrtalnly. Tlie coMtaf j said thut while Trotsky still remitfiidlfi' head nf the 1'rntlnlnnal r:niirnMk.'rA ho was simply "holding on." -ik i 'V Tho dispaleh was dated .March 18.' . 1 .Moscow, March SO. War Minister Trotsky has arrived in Moscow from l'elrograd to plan for defense of the lt, in view of the ap parent intention of the Germans to envelop it. lonilon, March 20. An American mission Is io visit Si beria to investigate reports (hat Ger man and Austro Hungarian war pris oners are being organized and armed, n cording (o information received here toda.v. m , Recently a leport w'as circulated that Ivvn divisions of Oerman prisoners were l..ln. nr-o.nW. ,1 In Mlrl.i hv rtArm&n otllccrs , ..,-...-...i f... i. .in 5 " i niiiKiuui .iiuii.ii u. g Inrelgn .Minister ti mineral "rj? , (.tared jesterday the Soviet .omnilAS sarles have considered the possibility,; y the United States will oppose Jap&,-'fr nese entiires III the far Kast. Weutj ham ne ueueveu iicKuuuuuiia uumpnrti , the United States und Russia towaw.W. that end were possible. War Minister Trotsky, directly ojfyySw posed Tchlcherhi's statement, decliriu lug Russia tould not obligate Itself ',? X "capitalist Aineriia." '"fflrn' Tchicherin emphuslzcd tlie Sov let;$Rv would not seek a formal alliance wlthrifr : the United States, but snld they hopedA'" the united States would Ueslie to llvej.v ij In friendship and co-operation wlthjX"a Russia, as means of protecting Ha own ,. ,' Interests against Japanese encroach-A. ments. i 'It Is Impossible even lo discuss. fk& ,; sslan-Amci lean alliance," TroUHW ' d when Informed of Tchlcherlh'sfl Ru said when Informed declaration. ' ...... 'V t w ".Sodallsl v iiussia tail neer puwt.i,' ,,,,. ,, obl,Baolls to capital ? Amerlia. It Is nosslhlc. Iiovvev . thii X America will serli closer relations wWJ' "'S , Ullssa ,vlg lo the Japanese. MiC,t -fl , 7i i M'0"- J i ? ' m Trotsky urged the Soviet commUK , sarles to push the defense of; Petre grad, pointing out that the uqtlon 'pt the Get mans ut i-skoii inaicates intafiji ,u e preparing for a sudden blow fi . no nf neresltv." ," S j) 1h SIBERIA IS INVADED v JL i BY JAPANESE FOl Toklo, llarch ' Armed Japanese forces, compow volunteers, have been petit 'Intojfl siherlan province of Amur to the' lives of Japanese residents. from j shevik rioters ' it was stated In official Circles. I that the BolsheviK ouiram- in noru rn Siberia he increasea. ine the All-lluslan Congress of ( ratified the separate peace win v i tral empires. , j , Dlacovteatchenak Is the capita, (.ii nmvlnce. and ilea on Lh.u River. 11 l the center of aao4e),j It lies on tbe Vowil CMBHSI', 1 M i"3 5 3 n ii ' i' m v i Ml Ll-Js m wT" sediY ; lV , KAd mu ariuoaji"" faa)aaal .jaVaURHaaaaaaalaaaat )
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