-v'Y & ' IV A my V i ifi !.& '!K life BtKW :. t :if- f e! v : , '. G . tRiSIS OF BATTLE :$AR,U.S.MENSAY ' ft Military Expert Believes r British Are Holding Germans '1,500,000 IN ATTACK Hate Holding Off Thia Num- bor With 500,000, British Officers State President Sends Haig Message of Confidence Washington, Jtaith 23. "Amer icana feci jou will win." vvni the messago President Wilson pent to General Hals today as the Kre.U Vest front buttle, swept on in ItH fury. Tho message lodiclcd the con fldenco of tho President In tho crit ical events now transplilnff in Franco. Ills cable read: "May I not cohosh to ou my vvnrm admiration for the steadfastness and jlor with which our troops hac with .stood tho German onset mid the perfect confidence all Amer icans feel that ou wilt win and Bccuro and final victory? "WOODnOW WILSON." Atufthlncton, March 23. The turning point of the great west front battle Is near, ofllccrs here be lieve. 'Tho British ate holding them novv,"i one of the highest tanking American oftlcers said this morning, 'but further Tile r.ermans, on the other bind. local gains bv the Germans ma bo c- operatlnr under the ees of the i:m , , , , ,,, ,, neror snd the Crown Prince biv beet- peeled. A comparison of both .ncin . burling vaBt hirdes Into the fray with and British official statements todav con-'''tter disregard for llfo and have tol .i . . ,i . tin. i .,,,-, i. ..I lowed Into the abandoned positions gt-t- Mnces me that the Allied causs Is not tlnR turth uM fur,P1! nA ,run, In great peril and I rce no reason for ' their supplies and finding their eom .. i.i. ""IcatlniH Increasing difleult pessimism. jlnrc than flftv Oenimn divisions i. "It may be qulto posslblo that United . readv havo bcpn Idtntlfled bv actual States troops will be In action soon, but , p.y'gl" "en .To"!,?! ,.S0T.Sronn,,l.'!5 I hardly believe they arc Included In tho sent over tho top Into the frightful army of maneuver' under th, direction J hll 'a 'Vi'nU " of the tupremo war touncil It does not slaughter of tin. enem infanti) as It appear that the situation has warranted , aan,J '?.ncla,Ial,1gaUo" VCr th tho use of any pirt of that force The British losses have been within "So If American troops have been J th. tauneapjrte.1. -lll. tactic, gaged on the part of the front where lost a considerable number of men In tho attack is centered they probably were engineers or some unit undergoing I training with the British" Look for Cue of lteerie When the enemy ndvame ban been brought to a definite halt oftlcers In re look for tho einplojment of the allied army of maneuver In a counter-offensive That action imy not be fir off. they say. buch a move would havo the chance of catching the enemy 'off halniiic" Mid result In the quick nullification of gains already made. It Is believed ' British military men here say that General Halg Is holding tho great Ger man drive of nlnct -seven divisions with only twenty-seven divisions of battling Tommies. 1,300,000 Teuton, In Itrlre A German division Is upproxlmatcl 'fi.OOO men. making the total Germans gaged In the great offensive, according io British estimates, aoout. a million and a half men The BrltlBh division Is between 13,000 nnu tii.vvu men. niaiwub me ioiai uuumi . ;...ii ,.i. s- iiin.i.ni.rIh;v. ,,.r...,iV' .V'. 'C.""";uT.i. .IV.,1 UklUnilj .OI,lh IIIIIUHIUMll, only a little moro than half a million I men. .. 11 According to the British strategy, is believed here Halg will not rusn up , greater concentrated forces until ho is' ready to assume the offensive at the i break in the German onrush. During a retirement It is not well to overconcen- trate men. It Is pointed out British officials estimate the German losses at approximately 100,000 men u day In killed, wounded and captured At this rote, they hold, thc are Justified in optimism ami in tne iieiici tne uer- ' mans arc defeating themselves b their enormous losses. I - - m Aik.r a in sr-vm tct rniim MAN AND WOMAN LEAVE BEQUESTS TO CHARITIES , Bulk of James Mellugh and Eliza-j beth Hcgerman Estates Dc- voted to Benevolence Bequests ot $1000 to Bishop Dough erty for hospital work In the Philippine Jsland. $250 each to St Vincent's Orph-iu sylum, bt. Joseph's Homo for friend- less Boss. Miternlty Hospital of bt , lnK tho iic, TIC tho I attle of the Vincent. Sodely of .St. Vincent de Paul Mariie Thes tin not exiept Verdun for tho poor of 5t Thomas Aquinas , These officer, pointed out the nccessilv parish and Little Hlsteis of the Poor. fr idaln speaking now so tint the peii. illghteenth and Jefferson streets and ' "If at homo cm rea Ire that ejen ef. S500 to the Seminary of ht. Charles Jrt 1 netessirv on the r put In order Borromeo are included In tho will 0f thM the foe may be beaten Jamea Mcllugh. J725 South Clcvtland' Tho German aunoiiniemcnt of the enp ii.nn A i.n.lui.a milav th i.tu. turc of Peronne Hiid Ham was tetclved m.ni rtl.none. of nronertv M1tne,i .it 11700. The will of PJIsabeth Hcgerman. 1810 .Fratikford avenue, which disposes of property worth J7000, provides that a property at 4817 Frankford avenue Is to be used an a woman s Christian associa tion lo bo known as the Hcgerman As sociation of Frankford. The income of the premises 1526 Hairlson street is to be applied toward the maintenance of tho Institution Income from properties I2I and 1624 Fillmore street is to be paid to the Old Ladies' Home, Wlssl nomlng. Other wills probated toda- were those pf Bculuh II. Bancroft, who died re cently In the Hahnemann Hospital, leav ing to relatives an estate valued at JSU.OOO: Henry G. Simons. 2228 North nineteenth street, J17.000! Annlo F. Galls', 1711 North Fifteenth street, $11,800; Henrietta C. Gangelhofr. Pres byterian Hospital, 89200; Harry It, .Birmingham. Kamarltun Hospital, $8710 ; John T. Knowles Homo for Consump- "lives. Chestnut Hill. 8S1GG; Christian Weber, 1111 North lilghth street, $4930, . ind Fan 11 Y J, GrlfTlUi. Piesbyterlan iloa $ltal, $2500. HAVE YOU GERMAN MAP, SKETCH OR PICTURE? "y tf H. Wnnts It for IIkp nf Amenpnn rf" -." AV i Army, so Send It in, f Plcasa f A veritable mine of Information may -t burled in an old trunk, or laid away jfw-gotten In a closet corner.' in tho 4uni of a nlcturo or a map ot a town. rivw, fort, road system or country ' in wesxern uermany, eastern or Belrlum. The Government aUi It. The most lnconsequentital apn may oo or inestimable value wiry purposes. Nttla rocket man you used In tour on the continent, a drawing i rnuuto of a bridge or a fortress IM be of importance, to our army. any rate, the Government has sent til tor an kucii view mruum arte Jrotfctlvn league. - oaia ueanng wun me irr- by tne uermans in nt Is most wanted. Lar amaUur at4it otA nave aotwi ttirvjm CAPTURE OP BAPAUME Ctntlnunl from I'nie Onr Ish trenches. They were imme diately ejected. At nil other points the attack ers were ((topped before the posi tions of the Hrltlsh. The eneni) was not only driven back, but lost heav lly. This mornlnp; the Germans re newed their assaults in the Uapaumc sector and fresh lighting dci eloped there. A number of the attacks were made south of Uapaumc. Forces of Germans that had crossscd the Somnic Ither .south of Pcronne between Licourt and Uric were drhen back across the stream by British counter-thrusts. (This may bo regarded us tho most optimistic ofllclnl report lusucd b IVltl Maishal Ilalg since tho Uenn ouonsive ucgun. Accoruing lo thcibrnl) British commondei the cnomj'n ad vanco hns been stopped nil ulung tho line tcmporurllj ut leut ) righting for IUpuunir At ono point north of Unpiumc Iho BRITISH FALL BACK CALMLY TO PREPARED DEFENSE POSITIONS Willi the Ilrllluli Arnn In 1 rnnrc March 25 The Hennaii orfcnslve Is viewed vlth optimistic eves at the front righting of a most desperatw n iture has been continuous since thn Initial attack, but n far ilin llrltlnh Imp used I fen tiO'p other than thoe which were unitiinr tne front lines 'niese shock troops have been making as gillant a defenso hs vas ever recorded In the annals of the llrltlsh urmv. atiil as a i result they have enabled the main bodv Kn(i without confusion nnd oecunv iiosl oi me torccs to fait back deliberately J'0"8 which had been pripired long l ImtTj'lA tlA f'lAntnn -tfAsi a l.nft t m FRENCH TAKE OVER PART OF LINE OPPOSING GERMANS' OFFENSIVE l"ii rl-. Match 25, french troops relieved ptrt of tho allied forces Piturdiv taking over the struggle, the War Ulllco communique stated todav llsrd fighting wis repnrtrd In the N'oyon region I'rench forces hold the heights on tho right bank of the Oiso against Imporfint cnem attack" Northwest of Hhelms there was violent CLIMAX OF BIG HINDENBURG DRIVE INJTHE NEXT 24 HOURS ninlfc-no- tie L ittcd Prmi New ork, March .'o the nevt twetitc. four hilira Mill uroh. nm inarg tne cllina or v en lllnden .'..IIP Ull,l, .villlllcu flllullll- VJl lll-l".' .."rfo 'i ili; (.UlllVdl Ullli O 'J V'l .III- 0" troops In an effort to overwhelm dltional captives havo been announced tho British armies In France If the British lines hold their own during that tierlflll Win lllnilniil.iiriv'u rm i r-in.hl. must begin to gd against him j..r ,iie nres.n. , rterm.sns bme gained two objectives .rh... ,,, iflPM ,',, ,.,, in,.,, i,, !...,. !,. , .i ., . .. ' mi-lit iias uauneu ion iiinucnourg ap rney have largo Improved their own narentlv to search msrlii nt nimieron France and thej h ,ve undoubtedly dls- arranged British ofTenslvo pHns for the "I.,,'n5.B","m.'r , B!,,t.,.I,c ""m-'n Vp not vet regained all the terrltorv the voluntarilj alundomd last March when ,i,ei retired to the nimienhiiri- line Tlw url.,h frot is re-.tlng all tendeno to give vmi In dl'ordei As long as this slow ordtrlv rctlrcinent pio- cceds the German attat ks must i oiitlnut to cli.iust German s inin power with- UU0,Srr."lVay'tHn Improved SUPREME GERMAN EFFORT SEEN .,,. , T ,T., .. . , BEFORE U. S. FIGHTS ON BIG SCALE Willi the Ainrrimn Manli -'.- rinj In Irnnte, American arms officers decl ired toiliv that the picsent sltuitlon on tin west n .. I.nnl lu ln ....... - .III. ., . . . . . f -. . .. . I by the Ainerleans sesttrdas afternoon, Joutiled with the announcement that tho , encin.v was again bombarding Pari" It was felt that the Kaiser was making1 his supreme effort tci end the conflict be. I foro the United Stites toulil actually1 get n Huge lorto into tne neiu t u Huge lorto into tne neiu Am.rlmn t HWm nnlnl.il out thnt the Germans arc ready to sacrifice enormous tended to strike In tho Cunbrai sector numbers of troops In older tu force n In, a possible effort to mako tho British decision In the west The encms, tluv lelnfoicc that put of their lino by w Un declared, Is trslng to batter down tho I drawing troops ftom the north, thus morale of the populace In tho tear of , leaving tho channel polls ixpoed In the battle lines with his air raids and ' stead, the British maintain a tareful long-range bombardments balince of sticngth along the British American and I'rench artillery cn- front, holding a strategic rtcrvc force GERMANS RECOVER TWO-THIRDS OF TERRITORY THEY YIELDED I ornlon, Marcli 25. Oti tho front cast ami north at TH - paume. where the fiercest fight la now - George V Encourages Haig; Kaiser Honors Hindenburg Il)tlon, March 2"j, "Tho cmplro Htands calm and confident in Hh boldlets," was tho message King George wired to Field Marshal Halg today, adding: "I assure you tho fortitude, cour age and self-sacrlflco of the troops jou command, which contlnuo so he roically to resist greatly superior numbers, are realized by mo and my people." An Amsterdam dispatch repot ta that Emperor William conferred the Iron Crosa with gold rays on field Marshal von Hlndcnburg and the Grand Crosa of the Order of the Iron, Cross on General von XiUdendorff. The Emperor also cave various decorations to depart mental chiefs, along with a signed, pb with tbjttor the l-2V -W'-'" '. J A4 &m EVENING. PUBLIC Clcimans succeeded in BilnliiK n. foot hold In u Hrltlsli trench Kjstcm, but were tiulckly driven out. The Uapaumc MkIiIIiik watt resumed after u lull of a few hours during tho nlKht. It begun jcstetdiy afternoon with thn GirmutiM attaching north of the city, but today tho assaults wcio continued ugalust the British positions to tho south of tho city. Assaulting lines of Germans wero lluug forwiiid to tho north und nouth of ltapjumo and they suffered c trcmcly severe loscs hh they lumo under tho machine gun and tirtlllcrj tiro of tho Itrltlsh. 1'rcnili Knter l'ra.v Tho Ctcrmun attacks north of Ba ( paumo wire described by Held Mar- shal Ilalg in his otllilal advices to the War Olllce tod ly as being "powerful " displume, which Is now the scene ... ... ,1... .il. ,1.. . I.. (l.n 1.-..1. VK l mil .l f 'K I'rench tmtins bivc ic-riiforccd the British on the GO-mllo battlefield In l'rance win. re the glgantla struggle continues with tho utmost vlolcnct- ac lordlng to d Ices from Paris todH ciuotlng mi ni cidi mmmuni'iuo issucu 'in th,. much War OIlUi prisoners nnd a certnln number of guns Hut verv few pieces of artillery have been taken bv the German" since the firvt diiv In fact, the whole with drawal has been executed In am;.;-. nner. wlimiinrf linU mOOUKIlIt snowing ll"J l11'. ,ur "'.. , the BritMi hid j lanned for tho very -nts wlilcll nave occurreu There Is cverv reii.on ti believe Hint I s-der flEhtlng than has vet tiken place i ""1 iletop shortlv The Germans In' the British view, cannot now he'ltate In carrving on their attack, and It Is a case of bre ik through or admit de- , feat In thin circumstance it is inter esting to note a statement made bv a German officer a prisoner, who declared that the Gorman efTnlve was an net ' -, rii'nn I rnught on b the fact that the fathrl.ip ' i'it hive peace However the British take such us. sertlons at tlitir face valuo and arc ' proceeding Hccurdlngli The lnrdest fighting Saturday oc curred e.ict f Peronne and In Ihe Bols tin Genlla 'I he IW)t Important phase of the b ittle occurred In the I ittrr tielgli tiorhood During Hie morning the Ger mans had pushed southward toward H tin and had succeeded ill getting .1 I loothold .it some points In the defenses tn which the British had fallen bick -rhn Ttritmli urbanized a tounter-nt- tntk and burled themselves ngalnst the i;irmaiw VMlll SUCH lernciti 111 11 niv e'tiemi- wJU forced to cive w ay and the i sltuitlon vvns restored This was one mmedlate ctceptlons aro contracts nf J ITUZ'ZWZ-"3 "S 5Ct feeling Government work and work ot attempted by tlio British nrtillervlng in the ourcv nnd I.oivre I.it nf 'uippc"' in the Champagne icglnn (whirc American troops arc Tin ilnrM vi i 1 rutins ilTu fnll tliiM ll luitiivu i ciiviiii itii'ti ten ""! Active artlllerving octurred between Anirourt and tho Vo,gi s region fast of liaduiiv tilers where Aincri -. ... ... i- - ... Britlth defence In cintured nrNoners davs of fighting Berlin reported JS 000 ,iA.' " .v." "'"It.. ,",."':,,:'-u.,Au' iniiu nau ueeu xahen 1 or tne second I I from the German hoadnuarter This I sudden decline In tho number of tint T tu rtn rat L.n.lnrr pris- The present Gernnn objective in the attack shows evidence of not being fled a' an one point The British retire- ' mnA.J,.a8.-CdU"1.. Von .Hlndcnburg ap- b'reak through her?t,0'oth oTffi. ult to explahi -,t,sVi l ne nature.' f the te line with the Intention of trslng to crwlve it Is factorllv the I g nature of the tjerman blows ftir -ittemntlng to outflank tin British positions ot the southern end of the British front and falling, on lllnden burg lias turned for a new drive nearl tlftS miles north near Arras V. bieak ing up of the inrman strength in thlH mannei In-lcates Von Hlndcnburg Is now acting as an opportunist The fail ure of opportunities has been almost Inv triable in tho present war ncrts are keenlj Intel csed In the ofllclal i reucu report mat x'aris had been "helled by a longrango German gun The feeling Is pieialrnt that a perilous londllioii la at hind and nil tho Amer icans .tie hoping to get Into action 'Ihe Initial suet ens of the Gernniis dins not surprise American who lnve I ecu t tught Hi it elthri sldi t a i iid vniue .1 terlalii dlstjiite ami t iptuie men and guns during tin (list tins of i drln But the it.tl fruits of the operations niun risult during tho secondary plns of the offcnslvo when efforts nro in.ido to follow up tho first sut cesses 'Iho fait that the Germ-ins heavily oiitnumbi red thn British Is regarded as complimentary for tho skill of field i";w "r i'ukijh hhik as mo m- ll I ItlOnH W Cm tliat till fleptnnnu In- J lagliiff. Von Uclow s lusses In tho earlier , starra nm i!.1jk..i ti linm Krt -. 1 er ,hal ,ho t0(a, UrhW forcM t gaged Two-thirds of the devastated country tho eneiny evacuated a ear ago has been lost. . A Hague dispatch sas the Benin military critics hint the recent atbick is not the main attack. The correspondent of the Pally Mall says: "After four days of tho hirdcst fight ing of the war, tho general feeling Is that we have not-dono badls. Tho enemy's hope was to disable us. In thle ho Is completely disappointed. In no case has there been anything which could bo called a flight" The German scheme of offensive, aa rliown by documents taken from prison ers, was; third dus, beyond which tho schemo does not appear to bo carried, twenty kilo meters (twelve miles)," A correspondent reports that among the raptured machtno guns are some thut wero Identified as having been used In tho Balkans lust year. All the roads In the rear of tiro Ger man advance, the dispatch continues, are blocked by columns of troops, guns and transport vehicles, furnishing tar get upon which the British artillery Is matilnip fleartlv nhtv. lLmiffh ontlmafAfl of the casualties Inflicted -vary between M and OS iter cent of a the ntcmv mvHWonii HKHHiaee. r-r-wT can uoops are in uio imcj inc enemy i ,,,--,.,, ,. ,.oui,i .ve 1J1Cn to do the Sa "Ut "" ,,,rOW,,baCU!'onstrTcllon ToUrk aSlTuW Vup a with hcavv losses. I portion of the facilities In the mills LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, CLAIMED BY GERMANS FIND GIANT GUN BOMBARDING PARIS IN WOOD 76 MILES AWAY tonllnufd from 1'aca On Kclcnccs. told tho Kccllor that by iihIiir tungsten In the fabrication of tho projectile the tungsten shells would be of about half the diameter of steel shells of an crn w fight, anil that, therefore, the atmospheric resistance would be less, this accounting for the extremely long range. Ho also touched upon tho possibility of u propeller being cmnlojed on the projectile. Tho new dinner Lc Journal. In Its ur- tlelo legardlng the gun, save It Is of 240 millimeters caliber aiid of Austrian ' manufacture. It Is a very delicate Piece, of machinery, which, must be i handled hv exDert mathematicians and l Avnaot mtflinmatlrvlnnH ratiri i gunners, the newspaper add, as the loading nnd pointing Is u difficult task, ll declares each shot costs about $4000. tuuKiirui; i iciu aiiituij prominent American chemist. A wnose name Is witnneici tor ininnry i reasons, gavo a statement today con- nn nr-nno bombardment has resulted turning the long-rnngo gun that Is be.,n mls,.a(ilng report ing used to bombard Paris. He ad- ., . t,-nf nm.i v,ni nf mv num. winced the theory that tho barrel of clut'eVtVa h 'm sll.esal.lng o, rarlJ ho gun is surrounded by a magnetic nro nVrB torpedoe. nothing more," said field which keeps the shcel virtually ,Icriry woodhouse, of the bfard of gov fieo from the sides of tho gun when It frnora of the Aero Club of America, to Is being fired, thereby eliminating frlc-i,,,), Htier reading all the reports In tho Hon, which Is the greatest causo of morning papers lost motion, and thereby greatly In . reusing tho imialo velocity of tho s ORDNANCE MEN, HUN SURPRIZE BLOW FOILED BY FRENCH I'nrU, M irch 25 After a violent bom- bardment German troops undertook a ! Mitrnrlse -ittueU to thA smith nf Ju ln- '. ,,ut without succe-s. according to I ------ - . , . . " . tha 1-tMi nflle nl KfMfement. Tllft l.Ttept 1 the f rench official statement. Tho latest official report follows: Thero was Intermittent artillery activity norlh of Chemln-des-Dames. Artillery ingageinents, sometimes violent, occurred In C'hampsgne, In the region of tho Monts, on tho right bank of the Meuse between Caurleres wood and Bezonvaut and ut Bart-inanswellcr-Kopf Wulilnitlon, March 5 Official di pitch from Paris sajs: "March 24, J 30 a m. The German ' offensive Is continuing between Orol sllles and Tergnler viith violent fight ing In which the Germans are said to have used nliietj-seven divisions Tho Kngllsh resistance Is very efficient City Public Works i Stopped by Nation Continued from rase One opening and constructions The onh fectlng Government absolute necessltj to the health and welfare of the citj At least J100.0Q0 000 of the $115,000- of the joint committee of local business 000 loan money under contract and interests which his fought for the rt icadi foi contract will be affected bv tcntlou of the pneumitlr mall lubes here ., , ., , ,i, ichallcnges Cotigiesiinan Arthur 11 "' S. ".? .":LKl I!!' IV- m. .....Inuu. ot KmUi. to substantiate Ids tin -ltd f.ecrctar of the Treasuij McAdoo w .nts all unnecessary clt worn in I .,. I, . i ' miaaeipnia to be stopped This is csneclallv true of tho I rankford "l. which will require about 13 000 tons ot ml'li lur i:uiiiiiivriicii In audition to 1 Iliaillllt. IIIU Hlftlvunr. ! These mills can be used to full capcltv much to the advantage of the ... .!!.. .I.a hi.Ia.I .la t.overnnient. Closing down worn on thlH project will rclcisc u great quan tltv of labor and matcilals thnt Is at present grcntl needed by the Govcrn thelr statement of ment ' During the first two (,,. to rt t unte Mi Smith secretary to the Major, nrcsided at the conference At Its con- ", . . ,..i ..I .1 Ll, i elusion he f..ld tint the notice probably i will result In the stopping of nil mu nlelpal Improvements not needed Im mediately until the cna or tne war I understand tho notice to mean he said, 'that all Improvement work of a public character must stop nt onco un less it is absolutely needed It Is need less to "iv that the cits- villi co-operate In cverv wav possible with the Gov cm- ment I nil reports will be submitted to Washington on all points on which knowledgo Is desired at tho earliest possible moment ' The onlv cits department that will not bo .irtcctid bs the new regulation of work win bo ihHt of Wharves. Docks and ferries This branch of tho mu - nlelpal government has under wav the McK'an street nnd uncrry streci piers piers along tho Delaware. These are being taken over for Government use as soon as completed Tho McKean street structuro Is scheduled for occu pancy on June 15. The Cherry Hreet pier is only 10 per cent under way. The pllo driving for tho preliminary ttruc turo is now undor was'. 1 rankford "I." Iniolvrtl The new turn In affairs led to much speculation about City Hall ns to the nitlnii or the Public Service roiumisslon on tlin new base of city lines to tho Phlladelphli llnpld Transit t'onipins. Thi Commission will begin a hearing on the lease on Weduedav Some cvpics slons were hcaitl as to tho lack of neces sits of a leaso until tho end of tho war since nono of the Improvements affected by tho lease can bo completed until long after tho completion or me war The frankford "L," spccitlcalls men tioned by Mr. Austin as ono of tho works tho Government desired stopped was ono of the hinges upon which tho lease rested The opening of this line was to see the abolition ot 8-ccnt exchango tickets outside of the "delivery loop dis trict ' Stopping ot work on this line until the end of the war would mean Just that much tlclav In the opening of that road. ONE PRICE PROTECTS EVERYBODY IT PROTECTS the inexperienced buyer of a used automobile pur chased in the Sweeten Used Car Clearing House show rooms with just as much certainty as it pro tects dealers in used cars, and dealers buy extensively from us for. re-sale. The public. has alibwn'us that our step in bringing into the Philadel phia used car business' one -price always the 'lowest was a step in the right direction. (Our Used Car Bulletin, listing many exceptional values, mailed on request) SWEETEN USED CAR CLEARING HOUSE C. A. OesterauB, Maita'ger, 338-340 North Broad Street We Specialize ,V' r . f-l -, In everything and tho Herman losses nro very heavy. Tho lighting line is brought back to about six or seven kilometers (nearly four and one-lui f miles) behind the third line. Confi dence remains complete. GEN. WOOD, BACK, SCOFFS AT GUN w lork. March 25. Malor General Wood. Just returned tr" ,'' fr0"1' e2P!?.a-li!f.l.l5rr.-El "'"i"."""" ""i. ' m,Jn ' "rlnJ " M? .,. rctrardlne . T " - - . . the attack on Tarls," said oenerai vvooa In u statement In tho New York Herald, "and 1 am convinced that no new gun of marvelous range Is Involved In my opinion It seems very possible radical de ilnnmnt nf AlrntRna irons by the Ger mans Is Involved I nm sure that within short m- ,., ,,, ,Btabllhed that SKEPTICAL ON GUN Wspililnglon, March 25 Mkeptlclsm over the ability of the Germans to bombard Paris fiom a range or sevntv or more miles continued hero today. There was a tci ilency lo believe that thn llTlIn claim u' M ch bombard- "'" "JI '","?." .lL" 1"l V. ".".. p,, Unx- that shells had been dropped 1111:111. ti unDLii uiiuu i,tr- ,ni-b um. -js..- ,1.. ....!.... .1.-1,.. i..i v,... .lft,.,tA1 mi binci dtslred to tlnmi credit for It and cast ftar uniong the Allies 'Theie got to show tne even now.' said General Smiow, American chief of artillery Tho general shared the feeling that Berlin was camouflaging and expressed the view that an nlrplanc standing off some distance was shooting a shell or ,. lutml, tllle.l tilth tinrtlons of a -40- ...llllmfilev ulintl therein Ife felt ter- tain that some device nearer Parln than feientv miles wns. responlble . . Ho pointed out that heonu a certain point tho addition of extra eplo- Ives elves verv small added range The , Ifongertrangfl known, at cording to bis 'reports, is thlrtj-one miles and even, that, ho sild, wns not verified j I ALBRECHT SENDS DEFI IN MAIL TUBE CHARGES Bouisc Head Challenges Representa tive House to Name "Hirelings" An open letter, forwarded to Yv a-h-' ,etw ecu l'eronuo nnd Usui as well as Ington by Kmll I'. Albrecht, president of nt t haunj, were reputed with the hciv the Phlladelphli. Bourse and clialrniaii lest ot loees. I charges that those business men who advocated tho continuance of the tubes arc flmnclally lntcrcted' In the com panies tint operate them oi nic the ' hirelings" ot these coinp inles or their agents Congressman Houc. who was a mem ber ot the congressional Investigation commission which recently held bearings i heie, as well as In other cities where tho I pneumatic tubes nro In use, was tho onlj member of the commission to oppose i their continuance. In a minority report attacking the tubes as against the mnjorlti reuo- i signed by the flvo other members favor ing their continuance nnd ultimate pur-1 chase bv tho Government, ho cast serl-1 ous rciicctions on the testimony of those who urged retention of tho tubes, I -, I . , . . I Mr r.ouse s report, which was mlmen. graphed hurriedly and scattcicd broad nst by the Postoffice Department to In uuenco sentiment in t ongiess anil clsi where In support of Postmaster General Burleson's stand against the tubes while tho majority report favoring them still remains in the hantXi of the Public Print er at Washington, was considered such a serious charge acainst the lnc.il html. ncss men who testified before the. com mission nero tint Mr Albrecht felt1 ca,,.(1 upon t0 ,c,ly directly to the Con- grcssman i I TWO DWELLINGS COLLAPSE , " . ..,., , ., bleeping I-nmilics TJnhaimcd When ' Fronts of Homes Fall Into Street lanraslrr, I'a.Maich 23 Two faml lies were In the path of death early this morning when without warning the en tire fronts of tho homes of Mrs. Mar garet Schlert and Mrs Lillian Bowers,1 on Beaver street, colHpscd and fell Into tho street. The families wero sleeping In tho rear of tho houses und wero not , injured. Tho cause of tho collapse Is not known Calls Present Drive Only Link in Gtvat Offensive Copenhagen. Match L'.". 'The picsent Gciniitn olfenslvo Is onl a link in tho great offensive," Genctal Auffenheig, of tho Auh trhn armies dcclatcrt in nn inter view published in tho newspaper Azujsag todij-. "It will be a long tlmo hefote the final icsult is reached. "The most violent fighting will be near Verdun," declared Auffcnbcrg. "Important tilings should happen in Italy." iii Fraviklin Caraj .. , , - T-.V. " MAltOlI 25, 1018 BERLIN aAIMS BJGVICT0RY War Office Reports the Capture of Peronne and Ham 30,000 PRISONERS HELD GOO Guns Taken in Drive Which Took Germans Across Sommc London, March 25, The Berlin War Ofllce claims German troops havo captured I'eronnc and Ham and defeated Trench and American regi ments brought up from the southward for a counter-attack on Cliauny, Tho statement adds that moro than 30,000 prisoners have been captured nnd 600 guns havo been taken by tho Gcr mnns. Vlctorv In tho lattlo which has been raging near Monehy, Cumbral. St Quen. tin nnd I.a Tore Is. cl-ilmcd by the Ger man'. The British third and fourth armies and pans cf the rrunco-Amcr-ican reserves are declared to havo been beaten with the hoavle't losses on the line from Bapaunie to Bouchivci-nes nnd behind the homuie between 1'cronno and Ham, as well as at Chauny. Lnst night's statements add tint tho British In their retirement aro uuihihh Trench towns and villages and that be-1 iu..n llie Rnmmfl una me cjii m Germans aro still going forward. flreat Boot Is lteportfd f.normous quantities of booty hvie heen taken 15 the Germans, according to this statement, which f.is ' Between the Sonime nnd the Oite our corps aro fighting their w.i forward Chaun has been taken 'Our bootv in war mater! 1 Is enor mous The unglisii in men itiiiinirm .. I. ....! IVm.!. fnvitirt lltlll VilllfTeS I ...p mir bomb irtled the fortress of ,. ,.,, in.,isi,nec guns '.",, "lrlin,i. i, taking nlacc 'A glgintlo ruggIo Is "J" Ve for Uapaumc A Intllo Is in progre s on the TrMislov-Coinbles-MaurcpaH line. 'The Pomino has been crossed nt nuny points In our altsck between Pe- snnnn l.llil llllllt ' Thn text ot hundaj's enrlj commu n lea t Ion follows "Western the Urc The battle near Monehy, Cimbral. !-U Quentln and Li fere has been won rho British third and fourth armies and portion of fianco-Aincrlctn re serves who had been brought up were be-iten, nnd on the line ot Baptume ii..n.hn nsni.li nml bchinil tho Somme. lie pulse ( ounter-Mlatks Tho tnmy ot General von Below (Otto) took bv storm Monchj height and south thertot ciirlcd forward tho attack In a wcstcilv direction bejond Witueourt and llcnlii It now Is en gaged In a fight northwest of Bapiume for tho third enemy position" strong British counter-attacks vcre repulsed Tho nrm of General von Dernuir WIU following upon the heels of the l vanquished army, pressed forward Ifi cloo puiMtilt I ridny night as far as the third enem position In the fquaniourt, I Nurlu, Tcmpliaus;, Lo 1 o'sc, Barnes I line 'firly vclerdi.v morning they re newed their uttatk ngnlii-t the enemy l and defeated blin. In -plte of bis des pcrato defense nnd continual counter- it lacks A Junction with the left wing ' of the attack of General von Below vi n effected Between M.inamouit nnd Peronne the i troops of Generals von Kalhcii and von 1 .-- . .-. ---. .-.-. I Torille sector and on the Sommo bnttlc liuiniu iiaiu iuivvu i, -iwacin,, un iiil field lire fighting aiound Bouchcvcsncs 1'eronns In Captured 'Peronne has fallen Other divisions hive pressed forward to the south thcicof as far as tho faomme. "As caily ns friday evening tho army of General von Ilutlcr, pressing closeh fol"ard took ' hl0111' "10 t"1"1 enemy IUIIIUII UllllXU IlllUUnU 11 .11111 CUII1- I elled Ihe enems lo ictlre "In ceaseless pursuit, tho corps of General von Luettwlu and vou Oettlugc have i cached tho Sommc 'Ham fell after a desperate fight Into the hands of our victorious troop Hngllsli iiFcrvcs, which wire thrown against them in a desperate attack, sus tained s ingulnars' losses 'Tho corps of Gcncial von Wcbcrn and von Conte and the troops of Gen eral von Gcsl, hfter a llcrco battle, crosstd tho CroAil Caml ' frencu. fngllsh and American regi ments, which had been bi ought up from! tho southwest for a counter-attack,' !"fr ""ow.n oacu oi cnauny m u BUUlll'l K-.VIIJ iiimnii ASK GOD '10 CROWX KIUHT st. I ouls, Manh '-'iT -The following coiiiiuuiiiiatiou lo all itlllli ited ihurchcs has been sent bv the Itev Dtnltl h T utile Presiding Bishop of the Protes tant fpisiopil Chunk In incrica Ihe news leads nm humbly to ai-l; leave to bid to ptnitenco and praise in homes and churches all who mas he.ii and heed me In this critic il time in I landers, tanicstls beset chlng God to descend and crown tho right " - Wllmj I I fflWH u S inill IIiallllllH " mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Friends Decry War Stand of Comrades lonllnufil from Pne One papers suggesting that tho .Society of friends aro forever leaving doctrine of pacltlsm, wero either forgetful of tho fundamental principles undtrllng the doctrlno of Trlends or wero not friend at all. Ono of tho aged friends, possibly nearer his century mark than ninety, spoko us follows: "Tho article In the newspapers was tho biggest disgrace which his ever overhung the heads of true conservative friends. Where nro thoso tlajs when tho scveptecn Philadel phia Quikers during the Itevolutluniiry war were willing to be cjbI fiom tho htato which they havo helped to settle and undergo a life of elle that their principles of peaco bo not deterred? 'Thoso men were true friends; but, as for thoso whose names nppcared In tho l'ubllo Ledger under tho caption, "Ono Hundred and Twenty Prominent Friends Sny tho Hoclety Is Not Against a ilignteous AVar,' wo had best not say. "I may bo old In jears, as I am In character, but 1 cannot but heln assail thoc 120 willful men who saw for sonio reasons not t lenr to me to cast asldo principles and thought upon tho lines' wnicn tue rrlends hnvo held lo from tho thno of our founding" Another nf tho delegttes suggested that tho principle of William Penn in founding Peniisvlvaul i for the freedom and enjojmcnt of price wsi being drawn iway from He sild that he could not feel Inclined to crlllzc Iho men who relt that J-rlends ought to throw to the four winds t licit penio doctrine, but tint when a group of men said that they wero olclug the opinion of the Potletv of friend's, then his heart 'bled for Ulteraiue' that the outside, world might not be misled and might under- ".i. mv- .... im, i-amcni ivciing oi the friends This argument came upon the heels of n th ring pati loth address bj Henr.v Burtlett, one of the prominent dele' gates, vi ho sild that now was tho time for the friends to show their real worth and help those going upon the bsttlc tields of Flinders lo lay down their lives for what the? ccns'tlcred just The meeting decided to select n com mittee to iiomlnato i lembcis of tho socl es tn serve un the peace committee This conimitleo wns appointed at last Stars session and automatic ill teises after tod i) It was suggested that, Instead of having the committee serve for one ve.tr. It serve for three, final action on this uteri was postponed Easter Gifts of Silver Quite a selection of appro priate sterling silver articles all moderately priced. Of the many thoughtful suggestions is a pretty vase of &m sterling silver, height eight ut inches $5.50. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MljnCHA.Vrs JHWIXHUS MLVCHMHTHS Where Busy Try a "Colly" 75c Platter Today You'll Like It 7Ae ...t. IF OTEL U3LONNADE CHESTNUT AT 15 STREET A'o Wardrobe Cliarycs at The "Colly" Wttftfis dothes qoierVation-lcngthencd service-less, cestui is acco?tijIisieci Ay toying coifies o'ifltalify i ;jl Spring Suits for Gentlemen In Correct Models and' Proper Fabrics - $18 to $55 Overcoats $20 to $45 Jacob Reed's Sons 1414-1426 CHESTNUT strut . M f "- f, h -'- MW V URGENT DEFICIENCY f j BILL PASSES SENAW a e, Frelinghuysen Only ObjecM to Purchase of German.' 1 Uwned Pier3 Mihlntton, March itt The Senate this ufternoon adontM nl conference report on tho urn. -" clcncy bill, which Includes provision for me c.uiciniiieni purchase ot the Gtrman piers ut Hobokcu, N, J, and gTM .. President the authority to direct th ssle of German-owned property In ts Unlted States. Tho vote wi. "o to 1 Senator Prcllnghujsen. of N.w jU scy, cast tho only dissenting vote tn explaining his uttltud ho said he'h.2 received protests from a nnmK-. I.1?.1" oonstltuteiiU and declared that th uh ... u-.(i.i... Vt(s.ia i'i uiict 1 d) me Prt dent would Jeopardize American moncr which had been loaned on these foreltn. owned properties and would alfo dtDrlv. - communities of large taxes. j Tho Senator tleclnrril t1,B .. .. i later time ho would offer an amendmsnt V to the trndlng with the enemy aet! " which would servo to prohibit any t.. 4 slbln uliiiso of the power of the aln J enrno property custodian As the lwj now slit nd, ho said that It Is possible for i this oltlcer to demand a voice In tmuit Amciltan torporatlons. Ho also armed i that tho funds of the alien enemy prep, orty custodian should be held for the liquidation of posslblo Indemnities. l'ined $3 for Iking Corner Lounjtr Magistrate Wrlgley todav Imposed a flno of J5 and t osls upon brands Con- .t rov, ut fist folium street, Gcrmantown, nicused of being one of a gang of corner loungers who hive been destroying ' property In the neighborhood of Oer mantuwn avenue and Ashmead street. Neighbors testified the actions and language of these loungers wero a det riment to the neighborhood Had .Many Jewels; Held Under Ball Twent-iilnu gnrnets valued at HOO wero found in the possession of FranK Ball, thirl cars old, who gave an ad dress on hhunk street near fifteenth, after bo had been arrested for drlvlni an automobile without a license. 1 ho mnn said he had picked the stones up on the ground nt Hog Island where be Is emplocd. He was held under J1000 bill for a further hearing toraor tow morning by Magistrate Baker, ee t tied of HU"plclon of larceny nnd drlv irg an automobile without a license. Men Meet and Eat lids is not today's menu, but it is a specimen uorllty of your luncheon patronage. ROLLS AND BUTTER CllOWll BOILED SEA BASS LAMB STEW. PRINTANICRE RUMP STEAK MASHED OR BOILED POTATOES VEGETABLES PIE OR PASTRY LARGE CUP OF TEA OR COFFEE I jViVI 1.1 IjS&L iv rm "PiV Mlnllfec Crim- Inirnlim (omJiittffll V-v.f V vfr I '' if ? . J 4r Ar eVvf
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