. jjv w v THE WEATHfeR Partly Cloudy Tonight and Wednttday; Little Change in Temperature ublic V: ." THMfKBATCBB AT KACH IIotTIt fg I uiioln ia 1 it I 3 I 4 I cl 137 I 3ft H7 I HO Ml MB I 41 I 41 J 40- ..a 4-M-ttr '4' Kxxzritnn M meoaer VOL. IV. NO. 165 " - SJ EDITORS FREED IN TAGEBLATT TREASON CASE i uub- r7 .,;. ers JNot unty Verdict HOLDS U. S. LACKED CONVICTING EVIDENCE l Nothing to Show Werner and Darkow Actually Aided Kaiser I PREDICTS ALLY VICTORY War Will Be Won, Jurist De clares Acquitted Men Greeted by Friends UK luifl AVcrncr ana ur. .viiiiun uar f kow. editors of tho Philadelphia TaRcv U blatt, were actiulttcd of tlio charco ot Ircason In tho unitcu nuues j-nsiiici Court at 3:10 o'clock thin afternoon. Tho verdict was tendered at tho ellrco tlon of tho Couit, tlio defenso offering no testimony. Tho decision of tho coint viih nmilo after counsel for the defenso had urged It for 111010 than an hour, de claring that tho (lo eminent had failed to prove its case. Without leaving tlio box the Juij rendered Its oidlct. Then Werner and Doctor Dai Low left their couiibcl tablo and walked out. In tho coirliior lliej wcio sunounded b fiknds who conei titillated them. Mrs. "Werner, vvlfo of Werner, tooli his aim. "I'm fo glad to luio you," nIic s.iM with tens in her eves. Acquittal of the two men who-o tiial for wilting und publishing alleged treawmnblo ui ticks in tho Philadelphia Tagcblitt, between April and .Sep tember 10, 19'lT, followed utter .ludge Dlckhi'-on had instructed the Jury for about tvU-ntj mlnutei. Judge Dickinson said: "It may bo well for me t- adcltrss the Jury on the arguments that hate been made both liy tlio District .vunrncj antl tho attorney foi the deft nee. Both tj of these defendants aro clanged with i1. , - 1.,. .. t.. J Ik. 1.1 .ftl nj, " iI.Mnu Aan.ilnUt. n linn .ilia it nl 111 IMf ta ' kolng Oil. '- nVe will win tills war iindi r tho Si providence of Ood. T'm sure that each a mm ff " ah I e kkikIi' tn njiffnrm lilu 3 uty. "When tlio frame of tho Constitu te tlon of tho United States cime to this country, thoy did so to ct-cupo tj ninnies of the countiv they enme from and oim of the first things they did was to stilUc out ot tho leeal inennlmr of trc.ts.on ji mcr) tiling except tho two elements wo now know as tho law ot treason Tins gives us onl two things to loimklcr tho attitude of mind and tho two wit ness to ovcit act Ithelf.'-OBO inuit fol low tho other. Knell man is responsible for tha lonsequenco of his nets mid if that was ilono to gle alii and cnnifort to the enenij If ho hud this Intent ho must suffer tho lonscipirnces : hut J on aro not culled upon to dctcnuino tho attitude In tills cane If ho did It, ho Is SUllts, but it must bo proton. This is tho crucial point and tho place In tho case where tho prosecution falls. If It falls kt all. "It is not uectssarj to provo that uch acts bo buciessful In effect, but ij It mutt lio decided whether theio Is any evidence, upon which onu can put his linger, whero the dliect and natuial and reasonably to be cpeclcd i onse ruiences would, hud it been huicossful have resulted lnoitably In nld ami com fort to the enemy. M Attitude of Mlud 'm utterance lias possibility s ot tl conseauenees. but It Miunlks etldenco K only of tho uttltudo of the mind If (hat were cullleient jou wouiu con vict undoubtedly. Hut wo tun only 'ulion our fitness for self-goteiument , fcy landing fast and fair to tho line: h we cannot decide guilt except In ac i cordanco with tho 1 iw - "Hero wonls of itultenivnt, uipuslng f, bad emotions, maj cry well -net iik tho If spark to set llio to tlio tram or eon- I) setjuenccs, but, so fai as 1 tan hee. fc." tlieio is no ctldenco of anj such con- If dltlon, nutlilng at all lnjond tho fact ft. of uctual publication fo ask jou to decide sucli a matter l as this would be weakness on m nail- i ft would bo running away from mj duty. lou bliould not be asked to decide tuch an Issue as thls.uiho provides; It In my : place to do su. IJceiiute. if after 1 cao e- tho caso to ou to decide, you came p w uie and asked mo what evidence thcic t Was to conlct these defendants. I should If liavo to say that I knew of none f p mereroro direct that you llnd u erdlct 4 t -wot guilty.' " r Tile turv. belni? fnrniAll asked. R? therefore, by the clerk of tho court as iio ma tindlngs, responded, ".Not guilty!" L foreman John J. OBiien made the an- H ilOUUCenipnt. ntul It w.m iifinpnrppil in KPf all the members of the Jut y. Bj The defendants wero then foimally E,oiscliafged and tliolr bondsmen dl tchorged from further obligation. If. ino iainuies ot uotn jxiuis werner ana ur. Martin Darkow wero In court and Joined their conirrntulatlnnM with E thosa of various cmplojea of tho Tago- K '"an in court. f ' The trials of other employes of tho , HgeDiatt for violation of tho espionage i Oct will proceed Immediately befoio 'Judge Dickinson In the sumo couit. t ine uovernment closed its caso fagalnst the defendants at 10S62 o'clock' this morning, and immediately after. reward counsel for the defense asked kJuage Dickinson to dismiss tho Indict slntntg. E, Sensational ovldenco maiked tho r.MUnax of the Uoicrnuicnt's caso. Sev- i alleged oert acts.-In wlileli nttucks VfCra niadn nn lTlttit, Ttnnt .rl... l...njA.t rthe American commission to llussiu, and .unior unucu on an American Mce .consul In German wero quoted. Tho ' COnaul in OI1A Of thn IlllhllpfltlniiH .,...u i,iferrcd to us an "American llattlo Fwiake." 8,'12ery ono of tlio alleged ovcit nets -""" filllllVVCM ty JllUtfO J7ICK1IIKOI1 to uittj-tliterod as evidence, u 1th the pi. fwtlon of ono which related to I'resl- Lvwii Wilson, In which ho wus'leinnsl W.'JTh. Promeuader." This urUcle inen- wmng me President was ruled out w h". "" CgjiMnue u Vnt l'tvt, foluuin Tu ORDER SLASHES MAYOR'S PROFIT AS BOND SELLER Government' Halting of Cit Works Hurts Surety Business JIajo. Smith In his bonding business will loso heaMlj n Income during the remainder of his term bcenuso of the Government's restriction of muulclp.il undertakings. In tho last few j ears Ids company has Inci. cd its city business rmni 17 to 70 per cent, and tho Major as tho heaviest stockholder of tho Ihomas 15. Smith Company benefited nccordlnglv. Krom Julj- to December SI. 1917. the jntlonal Huiety Company, for which tlio fcmlth eompanj Is Philadelphia agent, bonded city contt actors to tlio ex tent ol $G,3Pl,37!j.77. 'Ihe perm Hunt linprov (clients for the next two years as uutlliiid ialle.l foi contract letting!) aggregating millions, and no doubt tho Major's cotnpin) would Inv o obtained a largo .sham of the bonding Tho amount of money that could have been placed under contract for transit wotk before tlio close of tho Smith tirm la not certainly known, and for that reason Is not included in tho Hit of projects which ordinarily would hive been gono ahead before the Mayor's te tlrenicnt. Tlio list of work that will probablj bo held up follows ncnwval of grade crosings In South Philadelphia, 3, 300 000; vxt Museum, $3,3ftn,ooo; Convention Hall, 3,000.000: Poldleis' Monument, 5250,000: new po lice illations, $260,000; now lire Etatlons, $175,000; grado crossings, 5S0i,0OO; Dclawaro avenue, $220,000; new sowers, $1,400,000, bridge, $800,000: Few ago disposal plant. $1,500,000; Northeast Boulevard, $100,000, Parltvvnv, siouuoo: South llrmd street and De igue Island Park, $273,000; Incldcntll vrnrk nggie gatlng $500,000 GREATEXPL0SI0N IN JERSEY CITY Warehouse Stored With Munitions, Oils and Other ! Inflammables Wrecked SEVERAL REPORTED DEAD New "orl, March ' , Sccial pcti-ons are tepoitcd In have ! been killed and more than a score aio known to havo been injured thto nfter noon when tho Jarvts warehouse at 'lhliteenlh and Provost streets, Jersej Citj w!ts wrecked bj an explosion. The walla of the building collapsed fioni tho Hist impact. Windows irf tho neighborhood we:o thattcud. 1'cisons pawrlng on tho strcot wero knocked down and Injured by flj Itig debris A number of these wero taken to &t 1'iancls's Hospital, Jersey City. Tho Jarvls warehouse adjoins tho plant of tho Union Cold Storaga Com puny and Is nct to tho flits whcio tho lhlo Itailrn id t'ompanj- has its jards. Buildings In this vicinity wero badly damaged Firemen worked frnntlcallj at tho building to pievent bpiead of tho (lamps which followed the explosion to a 26,-0u0-barrl nil tank filled to Its capacltj It was fearid It viould let go at anj minuti 1 ho Janis viarehouso was stored with Government supplies ot over- den rip tlon gunpowder, gasoline and oils of all soits small fcrrjhouso on the Manhattan , ( ontlnurd on Tune ro, I'obnnii luiir' MIHEN APPEALS jCITY WORKS BAN FOR PUBLIC AIDl HITS JOBHOLDERS Will Comply With Com mission's Ruling, Says P. R. T. President NEW LINES; iMORE CARS Thmias i: -Mitten, president of tho l-hlhidelphia Itapld Tnan.lt Oompanj. todaj gave out a Btate,ent that his ' i,i .nmnlv in botli "tho . . ...,. ,i. ...i... n.M letter anil too spirn ui iu u.. .... , . recommendiitlons" of tlm 1'ubllc berviec Commission handed down In their de cision jebterdaj. Tho decision icsultcd fiom complaints made against tho service of tho eom panj. Tho decision ordeis tho company to purohaso 100 new cars before De cember 1, 1019: to run additional cars on tho Sixtieth street crosstown line; tho construction of a new lino In rifly sixth street, and nnother in b'ixtj -third " T'resldont Mltten'i, ktatcment follows: "The copipany has received u copy of the full report of tho commission, ex cerpts from which appenred In tho morning papers, and will nt onco take steps to carry out tho iotter and spirit of tho orders and recommendation therein contained. Tho company K gratified that the complaints ngalnfct the tcrvlce, to uuoto from tho commission, relate almost entirely to tha last few months,' during which period tho com mission states that it recognizes 'to tho full the difficulties under which all trans- Continued on !' Four. Column l'our 211 Montgomery County Licenses VorrUtown, 1'"-. March 20. Mont 'goinery 'County Court tills .morning granted all the applications for llo.uor licenses, SU In number. No opposition to any applications had been made. Havana Results I'lllST nACK. 0 f urlonirsi I'.i.mr toil lAinnford.. t to a I to .1 Dryor. 113, K!er 0 to B 1 to - 2 to & KVrkliig KiJ. Ill, Burke ' rim', i ii s-n ui'i'r'ivu HACic. :,i; furlonn: le-niAi-inir. lis. eixUKel, 4 to 1 I ! to 1 even IWaumont 1-adjr. lull, K'UEeF 3 tO 1 S IO ri DlKiilir. 111. liolaiid.... ... 4 to S Ill'lliD 'UAOIJ. 3'i furJ,n!'o.i cue, 10t, liullnmn.... to 1 S to 1 Aeue. lew. hiil 114 llullr Pit, kin, Mvnn 3 to 1 8 to 0 JInitfr Fratikl J09 1 to 2 Mcl'rann ...... I m; j ,uu .-. SENAtE AHACK 0NWARC0NDUCT LED BY LODGE Airplane, Shipping, Gun Program Failures, and Censorship Assailed ' DEMAND FULL PUHLICITY w Startling Statrnwitts During Dramatic Senate Session During the tttuim of Dittle tho following hhotsj tang out Senator lanigi- (.Muss 1 I um going to tell thn tiulli It s n ci line Hi this dark hour to keep from tho Amcriciti pmplo futts vull known to tho enenij. We have no nil plines In Train e no big runs. We've built but two ships. Senator Thomas (Col.) The Jinn nnj erelong be on om soil. We must awake, quit deceiving oui bclves und mass cvcij lcotnco now . Scnutoi lohnsoii iCal Themis oulj one letnedj pitiless pub licit) . Senator I'oIndeMcr (Wash ). The time when sllenoo is goldin has passed foi mo when our nlipliino piograni has filled mi terribly tint it is n kcttiuliil to tho entire world. S'eiritoi Ultihcock I.Vib). Wouu filmty davs behind with our light lug planes Senator r.iii rx it i Tlie only waj tho Piesldcnt ean be icaehed now is by giving tho Amciicun pe plo tho iufoi niation ho has failed to assimilate Uasliiusloii, -Mai ch 2il. Tho I nlttd states Honalo tudij cine lied under tlio ctiiiln of tho giant battle raging in l'l.inco- and launehsl a sweeping assault on tho Ameilcan w.n government Stirred by ueMfi of fuithci lliilsli and rreneli inverses under the iU. man drive, Senator- liuihd ,i linisrl inno of irltlt'Wm tor falluic of tlio air plane und chipping programs, lack of guns and tlio Government's "fJilme to inform tho people" In "tills el.uk hour." The clitics lipped the lid off tho voluntiuy ccnsoisliip in older to "give tho people the vCl, haul facts." And uoliiml it -.1 tliero was a binaclc of spicy nimy gossip In tlio nppcar nnco of SInjor Ceneral I.eonaid AVood In seciot confeienoo -nit': Kcnutqis l)dge, '.V'iulsvvorth and otherfl at tho Capitol todaj-. Just piovious to tho out hi oak on the S'cnato floor. Crowded fccnato gilleihs dlsreg.inled strict fe'onato; rules iind broko Into long and nolsj applauc when Senator John son, of Callfornli detl.ucd that "thero Is only ono waj to remedj- this sort of outrage upon vmcrh'aii joutli, ami that. In tlio wolds of u distinguished executive. Is pitiless publlcltj" It was tho most dramatic moment In a dramatic dav Johnson had been Inquiring of sena tor Xew, of Indiana, concerning drtalls of the alrpl ine program "Is it true, as II W being stated mound this building todi, that a wit- Continued on I'ace Seven, Column Tlirre t Payroll of 19,000,000 Will Be Cut by Govern ment Order i TRANSIT SUFFERS MOST ' Philadelphia payro.l of ";; I"-; 000.000. cove.mg between l-.on nnd 18.000 Job-,111 bo niaterlal.j reduced us a lesult ) t the C.overnment edict that nermanent ) Improvements be dlsion VIIHIIIVII 4.Tpiff "'' ------- tinned until tho end of the war. Watd and division leaders "got busy" todaj lu hopesirvjatlnc their pet pl.ueholders In tho ovpnt of 'general cleanout being oidei-cd Di oUnyinbcr of departments Dircctol" 'Twiiilug'H depaitment of transit ts likely to bo the hardest hit of all, as 1 Is bullt)nround work only Just startcdj Jworif yto 'be started nnd work tontemuifted JurAviy to come. This department jtucluia,s neveral hundred en giiiccrifdrAftsrqen.l inspectors, translt meij Berks', rrodmen. tte.fiomo of whom nro ptld'qdt of tho city revenues and others) from loan meiiejj-, Tor several ycatfci DJrector T.wlnlfng lias had power to appoint men and lis salaries and his department hasi been a favored field with political placeseekcrs. At tho present time tlio department If, carrying 160 places on transit loan monej". The combined salaries ot theso places total K20.000. Most of tho work being done ! expected to bo brought to Continued on I'jise l'our, C'nluiuu Sli Hot Springs KcmiHh 1'HtfeT 1HC1J. 5'i furlonn, clalmlnif, for four-er.olds "' up, vuro flout rillVllH ..iirwii ... ... ... v .. w . v ,i, ., t. iu a lllwtle lireeu .... ..ivv " lu i nnj j. io a lartre. 114. Ilyrna .... ft to 1 u to 1 nven ov Jill'. Ml. o'llrIn..lJtol 5lol BtoS lime, i ui ',.,. l'1"';.' eum.rr, iuu, aut, I Vm, '"dr Huilo. Jlontrtul, Auntlii Curl Mini lllm Polly ulto ran. MECOS'D JIACE, mtlol Wiiter Wr. lit), , , . . Callahan 4 to 1 8 to S 7 to 10 Harry Jtaaon 110. O'llrlcn ... o to J U to r. Time. HIS 3 S. TIIIllD nACK. 9 furlollRil . 111111b 1)., 110 D'llrlen,. tl to 1 2 to 1 even Uncle Hart, 110, liorel,. 8 to C 4 to ft Umshorno. 118. lllce ,.' 8 to S Time, l'12 4-6, KOUftTH HACK. '.4 mllo: flrundy, lis. Connally.. 16 to S B to "I 0 to 5 'jlaaume, 103. Mtlrllng , , .... 3 to 8 Time, liUZ-D. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918 wCT;sr.Mnwiw..rWTOj LI .UIKiK W T. WIII.KI I.U Of the .Municipal (unit, who was toilay held uiulei sTrilii) hml tm n ,"0,0110 inil)c7lc'inont ,1'hnrKc iiiofcrrvil liy n former woman client JUDGE ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING Wheeler Charged With Misappropriating S.")0,- 000 Funds II E L I) IX ST.'iOH It A I Ii Klllln.'.luiidil nl apploMliialile Sid 00O of fund is ilnigeil ng.ilnM ludgu ...I... m .. I. .. . .,.. ., ,.!..., William 1. l newer, ui him hhiiiuiiu i Court, who was plied lod, J under ?;r,e.) bait on a win rant Issind bv .Alnglstt.iie 'I hotnas "VVatton ,) tho Cential iiollci iwf&mmm z a 4W !fs. ft Wl-. , li su.1""" , , .to pitietrat.) this barrier wlllfjut in Inn- af- fi of 'I Jill, w.iir.uii iiii ir.'.iii ii imi .in tn- lldivll by li I Inn hi II Jwu Wjnncwi.iiil, In , piexentiel lt the court S"tirda afti'iuoiMi b' Isuae J'niiij nnikir and iorgo Wharton 1'tpi'er, cpuiiM-l for Mis Jovce )n iigu'tiiient In twee- lJNliid At touiij Itntmt aid couiimI for Judge Wheeler this tnnrnltic. wlin thn 11 ip ! U1IM f.ltt.ll III ( (llllf . 1,11111.1 I .fall Jllflf,. Wheelei. who wis not presi ill. vmis al lowed to iiitn T.".H0 bull. The helling Is set fur nest Tiiod.iv aftnmiiui. I lioudsiinu foi .lui'gn Which i ciilcinl ball at nine. Tim iillldavit, mvviiiii to bj Airs lojce, on Hhlch thn WHirant was Jmied, hl legn thit Judgi Which'! Kvas a.Tent and attorne) fur Mis Jime and as i Mich sill dltiustrd to lllm l'.n s ifo keeping a ccitllliate fi lnu shariH of the capltul stock of tlm Aniulciu Light and 'J nil lion ('ouip.inj, v.ihnd at ap ' proxlniatelj .".S,u0O. and that William , T Wheilcr with intent to difiaud, sold "It Is iliui that JfMerdiJ the silua or trnnsfern.il It within tin lit two (n linpiovnl couslile ralilv On tho j ears In I'hil nklphi i f'ouiilv nmluppio Siuumo lietvein Mon li.iln and Vorimne pii.itid tin pimnilH ot tin 1 1 1 iffltati h (), (inm.iiiH weio driven back to the to Ills u II Use ' nnlini bulks of tho liver Seieinl , I lie lllliuavil I 111 III r .llliges lliui .Tiiflgo Whuler wan tnasinci of i 101-1 poratlon known as the Jojn Itialtj Cotnpanj .mil as tieasiiiii of tin mm-1 innj uiijHiipi um u io ins own iiish iiiiuir III IIIU IUIIII1 ItmillUII. Ill II,IIIK IU tlio einnpaiiv Vml fiulhii th it as c- ' ecutoi of tin will of John Jojie, Ji , of Columbus ii. who dkd nt Columbus In I 1'JIC. Mil- JliMI I llll IIHti'd III .IlldgO Win (In- ?S0 (ion und that he mlsappio-l prlatid SI00U llnrnif It Is also alleged that Judge Winder, as tre.isuur of tho Jojie Ibaliv t'om panj, publish) d falsillnl npurtH audi aeiounts of the KUiipnnv with Intent to defraud lint istockliohUis ills Join all. gul tint sin was gnat- dim of til" iMate ol John Juji., Ji , now dead, and exmitilv. of his will JllUKt) ni'.'i if miij-iiii jutii 'iv T...1-. It',,, s u f..iit..,ii, .,., .l.l nnd IhPK at Idl'i IUn Htii t lie lias lieun aitlvo 111 the praetlio of law hue for M-veiittui j ears, hiving bun ml tnltttd to the b.u lu Jinn. IS'Jii IJL'UV lli:i.(iIAN itov virinis ii - tti iiKt . Matih .ii I'll" boiliti- of ten llclgiiiu bnvs. brouhlit.liaik limn the from while thev had hem lomd to work for the (leini.iiiN h ivc bicu butlnl nt laiiif gin in, accoullng to a illsjulih to the Helgl.iu legation lodav 'I ho news was biotight by llelglnns who e-s iped thiough Holland fioin that p.nt i t tinir countrj oei upled lij tin inriiianc. MACK TO SEND GREGG AGAINST PITTSBURGH ' Veteran Soirthpuw Will Re ceive First Trial When He Opposes Pirates vrm.MH lundi-miiii .ri. IHilrlnr. )' l.nritnrr.Sli. Iliirn, III. VlulUrr, rl IIUDUII '. i.hiiliiiiiil, I" lrkln. I. Vlrtvoy. I. I,rr((, P. Vliem. I'. I'llTslll Klill I atiiii, fcs. Vlnllnlti. Ik, uri, if. '.IriiKid, rf. c iitNliun, li I. Inc. It. MlKrflinle, ,11,, sinllh, I. sliiiw. r. tielr, i. Iiii-iiIi. i. '"iml'ilrr's-leivl. and inurr. i rwln. Jaekmitivllle, ltd.. Muuli .i, Tho Athletics euteied todaj 's game against the I'lttsburgh l'irutes, the sec ond of tlio series, with a detcrniiintlon to redeem themf elves lu tho ijis of Jncksonvlllo fans for their defeat last tt.Uurd.tj , It wiib an ideal day for tlio giuue, und u. fair-slued crowd Journejed to lloso Field, Malinger Mack announced that ho would give tho veteran, Oiegg, his' fltst trial of the season against an other team, it being his Intention to start tho left bander iigulnst tho Cor sairs. Myers nnd Gcnty will follow Gregg In tlio hot. For ritUburgh, Manager llczdek said ho would start with Steele, nnother left bander. I.lko Mack, ho delegated one nltcher to work three rounds, reserving Jacobs and Miller, right-handers, to foi- Tho Athletics took tho usual workout in the morning, luring the work. batting practice fea- GERMANS ATTACK BRITISH IN FLANDERS; NO YON; HAIG SHIFTS LIN ALLIES' GREAT COUNTER-DRIVE NOW IMMINENT Entrance of "Army of Maneuver" Predicted by Military Men ' FK.U OX l-'HOXT OP Ml 10 W ulilni:(iMi, Muti Ii -i I i m l m the great Alllid louutel ilmr m tho Teutons Is drawing mar MII cl und Amcrli'tn olllccrs predicted tod i I In eiitt.inre nt the ' armv of tnaiicu ei ' Into tha llghllng which pioml-e-ln bo tho Krcilcst b iltle of tlio vvoi immlui nt, tieeo olllceis suj Ihe Ifiisoi s h glens aro ctose to thp i jld bittle lino existing before the Jonniie campilgn ot 1'JIit, and tin Vmeiiian nlllccis ipiet the Allies t.i niiike lludr ilelernilned stand tin re ' (Ulliirs xv lut ri turned recent lv trom i:innpe s.i tint the old battle lronl of lil lia-) been greatlv rtrenglhcned llvl dnitlv the Ilrlttsli have li.ul suih pi in of n'tlieinint In mind in case of a great tiiinnn attnek as Is belua eatrlul in now The il, i innn ilrlvi 1 um niiilldeiit will be dellnllely balled on tin I'llu Mm a viill-lmown g'iiinl said I id n Tin i. tin J will etieouuter unbroMU . , . ""'" wire neiw. emu nii..hc.i -..... sirong eon. reto redoubts and nriililn ' jm , mplarepienlH Thox i.iunot hop' ng up their h iv let aitlllcrj 11m liitinal will clvo the Alllr" lime to git ii -lufoicemf tits lu tho line and to uorgaiilo lor tho tcil lest of strength "I llrmlj b'llivo that Ihe 1-sue I going to I hi di elded on Hint old bittl"! line, and that it will in.uk the blghisi tide ot the liirman affintlve I'uithot more after checking the enemy there tho Alllis won't wait long befcae taking the Initiative again " . . 'I hut liennanj s titanic effoil to Meal, the liiitish lines has failed at the cud I of 'the filial phase of the biltle." was the opinion of ii high alllid military au thority hrro todaj set forth in a review of the (lee dais" lighting The position lu the battle .inno i now ckaiei he said, "and It Is pes slide to g,t a mote geneial view of whit has liapiKiicd during tin llrst five di.M." lighting. easli I n I liiuvv nttaiks on (ilhci p.uts of the new line hive been repulsed and the lhni In gem nil Is being held llrilish iinrl I'niiih icsirvcs are lieltig liroui;lil for- ..nril flio Hist pham of tho battle Is, in fail. vir, or, as lilnili nburg Iihnyrlf iiilmit, 'tho llrst act Is indeil' "Vow, in far as um bo fcii, ho Is being held bj an tuulltiii.ijid and if. tntlvo di'fene He ni.ij, of i oiiif e make fiirthu nilviiucn. bin m, lom; as our line Is not bioken. wo inn af- fmd to ritieat Mill fuithir without giving him a vlc'torj to oiupc nati ! , ,..- i.u ii.u.u nn lnu. s - i,,l If the Cutm.in losses an out ( (, pn.jmuloii to tlio kiouihI won t, VU(,1 1om.(.s , l)UI illld MJ1N i ,illimrii (iiii-ldei.ili1c ale litlng rnnldlv I u pi leed ' " "".. 800 suiiMimiiDr.its itirruux rivo stcii Steanisliip-. Iluffalo Stril. Oi'lnjeil by lliilliiln, March -C 1 ho nn slop bulliUri- who quit tin v ml of tin llufmlo ' lirjiiink ) omp mv l.int 'IhiiiMlav be-i.lU1-! thev objeclid to tin iiMMst.llit t,ll pei lou mli in if tut lied to work lodav. llacli ilnj Ihe mill iiinalin-d out work , win, ill 1.1 tl on live tifvv slul hlfatti Khlpx tin lonipaiij id hullillng for tlm rnltnl htales men bant mnrlm CY WILLIAMS NOTIFIES j PHILS OF RETIREMENT . Former Cub Satisfied With Contract, but Said Chicagp Deceived Baker By ItODKKT W. MAXWELL , Nt. 1'rtrri.blirK, I In., Mnrill - l'lid i'j" Willliuns foiimi Chicago oulllildei for whom the Phillies traded l'nfckcit 1 ist winter, has bem lnard from , nt last rrislilenl ll.ikcr, of tlie Phila delphia club, neelved the following let ter from Willi mis today which throws a m mew hat illfftmiit light on the slttin-., tlon It geneiallj wns believed tint I itvllllams vvus among tho holdouts Ills lettet to Sir Haiti ioiiovvs Dear Mr Uakei ' "Conditions surrounding me at this time will prevent my Joining jour club at St. l'eteisburg or plajing In Phila delphia. 1 regrtt tho fact that I was un able to give jou this information until' the pretcnt time The close mouthed dls- I position of the C'hkugo club in u great meakuto Is nsponslblo for this. "I thank J on for joui courteous let ter, tho teims of tho couti.ut wero satis factor)', and If 1 wero going to play I would prefer to be under 1'nt Morati than any otner manager ot me .National League circuit." (Signed) ITOIl WILLIAMS. ' I am u trllle nu stilled by this note," said Mr. Baker today after reading the letter. "Hut 1 am glad that Williams Is not holding out on me. ;'! do not understand what ho means by tha clone-mouthed dlsiibsltlon of the Chicago club unless he ulready had notliled them that ho Intended to re tire froju the game. I havo wired him for fuither Information on this sub. JeU ' Cortmonr, 1018, t tni FORCES AND CASUALTIES OF BIG BATTLE rollowlni; is an estimate of tho number of men ciikukciI unci the casualties in tho "(irentrst Kuttlc of the (ii cutest War," based on the best obtainable infoimiition, hut Mibject to ollicial cotrcction: Germans llrilish Total miinbei entrnKc'il in jmst si Jays, 1,J50,000 (100,000 Total number enernijed daily 850,000 oOO.OOO I'otnl ciisiiulties -100,000 lfiO.OOO Xote Kstiiniited lasiiul tics include killed, wounded, ruptured und misjhig. Ilntisli loisus include Ueiliii claim of 15,000 persons. Tho lighting; is .sni ending; over .1 wider area. The German late ufteiuoim olllciiil lcpoit stutes that Ililtish divisions biotiKlit to I'landers from Italy have been defeated. The l'leuch have quit Nov mi to piopmed positiono and are firm on the Oise. Mnishal limp; lias est:ibhlied new positions nloiiK the line German Wedge 'Siouiit riMHgi'4 I ; Io 1:30 c Xerrc C 0 . BAPAIME, .. iFT-. 11 n. 1. 9. , ritcpi f '""4 AlbcrlfX Comblca ' o MtUKEFAi sC' - ,. n roy-w-vWi V' ".wf(,..AlV0 MS 'I A!rrt O . ijni. ! ft) U morevrt -'-7&k; R OS I n P n t- hhnnx ' I I VlnH Lu r.j S1 A I iouctoir V c A Avrkeurl "' - mofojcf ,v zAssoinnlcrs Lasaiqny'' i SSigny ' rK Ve. ' j tcyrms . .,n-,...n,. Rcason-sir-Alid 3El ' V; J' s' vVTn-u- . jifn'USe " fclMSil trS' -ftbccO)rlK Cjr'rn0r VOoilcy.e-C'i". illiiileiilmrg in III. lorwattl llinitl on tin- Urili-li I'ront Ha Crcolei a sfilii'nt iliiilv Mill" ito. jinl pprnximntelv Twentj-four Miles Ditp. Willi Novum Ne.ir llie Apc, l'laiiiv IH I'orces in I'osiible Dung. I of h I lank llmk. "So; on Was Opium! liy tlm (icrniant I'urlv 'I hi- Morning, mill llie I igliliii(! Hero anil South of ltojc Is I'lirtiriilnrl) lle.ivv. I lie (.eni'uti s'alient IaIi'IuIi in a Sweeping Arc 1 loin I mime in a Niulliwctcil Dircition, Turns roulliwanl at Ui.inln.j-, ('outiiiuc'K llienic to Hove, outlieu-t to .Vojon ami Turns "Itr.iplv 1 t-Kvaril Mon llie 0!m to I.n l'crc. ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Tiftli Hot SpUngs ince, 1 1-10 miles Augtihtus Heinle, 101, KiicUson, 0 to 1, 5 to 2, 0 to 5, won; Bobolink, 102, O'Btlcn, 10 to 1, 5 to 1, second; Kay o'Llglit, 114, Bolton, 3 to 1, thiul. Into, 1 d8. BASEBALL SCORES ATHLETICS 3 PITTSBURGH 1 ( 3attcrleh Gicrb nnil C.idy, Santleis and Blnckwell. BASKETBALL SCORES GIRLS DARBY HIGH,... 10 2713 WOODBURY H. .. 2 G 8 DAMAGED SUBMARINE ENTERS SPANISH PORT Washington, Mnich 20. Tlio Gcimnn suumniine U-18, badly ilamnijctl In n fight upoited to hnvo been with nn Aiuuiican vtb fccl, cnteicil tho hnibor at FeuolA Spain, Maiph 23, the Ameilcan Ambassador nt Mndild lepoited to the State Depnitnient today. The vessel vvil be intciued nnd the cicw sent to the inteuor ot Spain. BAR SWEATSHOP LABOR ON SEAMEN'S CLOTHING WASHINGTON, Match 20. Eepoitb thnt "sweatshop" lib r was beina employed in making seamen's clothtnrr have njouso.l Secictaiy of the Nnvy Daniels With a special lepoit on tho situ ation now at hand, the Secietaiy today was expected slnntly to Issue oideis boning the piactlce. Miss Mniy Dielei, of the New Yoik women's committee of the National Defense ouncil, made tho investigation for Daniels. FIRE DAMAGES GERMANTOWN DWELLING Flio cloningcd llio loof of the tluec-story dwcUiug of Dr. N, MnigullK, 0001 Wnyno avtnue, Gennnntown, today. The blaze was cnitbcd by falling spaiks from a chimney. NO NAVY CRAFT DAMAGED BY BIG EXPLOSION WASHINGTON, Mnich 20. Prellmlnniy reports of the Ho boken explosions, lecclved by the Navy Department this nftor noou, bnid thnt no nimy or navy craft weie destroyed. The message sal the explosions wcie at the Eile docks. ; I'tnuo I.tDctn Cour.xt FRENCH QUI Is Driven Deeper o'I.UhU this Afternoon.) TS s'r"'no IC PJOVAeRn;r-i SCENES OF '("WtO HEAVIEST i !.(. flJ . rlGHTlNG EXskLW fcrtry 1 weburt, 'fr I M ov iimon rut u,i.. I . V fir "" " "clS'5iyM iar W 'rK.' , Teroi la (ere iri'so'cs v . DiSeri .etr7..7! ly v'luiii i. '. m t-y . yui.il I ill tCf Origin 7 A S"Sfiilti r'3njjr PRICE TWO CENTf ' i-via m Fighting Spread 1,'S' Berlin Report Indicates V..if? t J t1 "fit . :m. TT?TTTriTC nr T&i FASSINPr ANf!R.V:; i V,. Entente Forces Maj4 4 Hit Hmdenburg's fw Left Flank M 1 VSSft- i SfAtlT mTT 1 it -a- iivEi iiiain SlflVJaiNTa5! nTVIGTrkXTO rwrn tnnn i Hostile Advance Way West Guiscard TT JW.?f . VH1VVT Ol , ALUEItT AS OBJECTlVf'' ! SlniL'k'lti at Combles to PIbm. "S". .... ?w llrilish Front m That m'i sector qwj j SIXTH DAV OP UATTLE " i 11EKMX, .March 26, ' 'I lie lightlnj; lias spread to HuT't III 1 ... t- riantiiTh ironi, the Ucrniau Wr,r,AA.i Olliee reported todaj. V5"1 "IlnslMi divisions liroutrht un mJ'ir, ' l'landers from Italy v ere defeated? P r 1'intriuuj, me- Biaicnicnt. said. 'i'-Je. ne cnpiurcd (he villages of BIM5fJ cnuri, niciviiiers and XircTlIIerB'" I (located in a group a short dlsttntW nortlieW of Bapaume.)" i"r " I llie statement .also claimed itfc"V ..,,!.,.. f T.l .'j ! . fc," v.ii.i,v ui jiich una iiiiraumont, a declared the Germans had crossed i Ancre. , t "The enemy, from diree 1 1 It . .. t a .. ' Aiuert, was anren back alter al Rtrii(r(?le," the stntement said. JVf" if to: Paris, March W,.- French, the War Office stated today: 1& n lin liVn,l fAflnwl tt. uviull.nl .u. r ? Ai -m der from Noj on to a previously pre'-', xjVjj pareti position vvesi on the northern '' va (bank of Oise Uivcr, but the lines -AM 1 south of the river held firm, despite the terrific pounding, by the German Crown fMncc's army. The French firmly hold the left bank of the Oise 'Itiver. (Koyon lies north of the Oise River nnd it was in that district that tho French took over u part of the Ilritish battle line. It is about- t ivrintv mlloa wpst nnd Rntlt!li nf Ti-. . , ......... ..--- .. --. . -- 4, fere, which marked uio line bciorir lirt fltti-iiimi nrlvntipn utni-tnilV. ...u ui.. , .... ......... . .-.., , Tho buttlo continued violently dar-jfe ing Monduy evening. 'The enemy ' multiplied its attacks on tho Noyon4j Chaulnes front. The French artillery r vvus well established in tho JJoymife region unu cuicuciuu&i- aujjpui:icu uw infantry, whose lcsistance nnd till qucnt tounter-attacKS ueioyed turf ' German drive and inflicted heavy .$ I losses. jj&i' M COUNTER DRIVE NEAR1 y'S Paris believes tho Allies are j working for a great counter-offen-fe' f slvn with nnorinniis Tnohiln riirvitf '? a u v nil vnui.uvua uiuuiiu iceci td , , An assault on Hindenburg's 1 flunk is n possibility. lt."', i TUVf1 ' The German advance will be stoi-' . j n.. UAnH 11. :-.:i-ini ..k.kmI..... t ' IICU 111 DUllll Ua 11 illlblU. lUUlllVlllfUVv ( ,' lis nbsoibcd by the exhaustion (,'- battlo and collision with emiHJi forces. The way to Paris , Uff'j blocked by n powerful Vnmimm army under a general of prbvilf, ' ennacitv. . Hi? ''S l ', Y In the northern end of the fighW, ' ing zone the battle Is drawing ntMf, .' to tho Thlepval-Combles sectorVif'' district made famous by the furio3'" lighting which marked the Angw ; French offensive in the battlo of $mA Somme. The .battle ot the So opened on July 1, 101C. but it' not until late in the following., I tember that Thlenval. known tt Germans as "tho Gibraltar ofCi line," fell before the deter British assaults. Tho evacuation of Noyon, u southern end of the line, meant 1 the German ' front has bM '' vnnced about nine miles sfaietr announced the capture ot 1 Sunday. Chauny is nine : - XT . 01. .vivjuiu n JjWRWVI The German efeMire i' has weakeaed at ftUW mile freat ?'', F1(MJm M Ivm, ;- 7iiFl'S -. T 4 -i. w; y m rws i cti' '$&! " - ' "'''... Ms-tV- i,!''5' &.'& . . . , : . ' 'ViiiaIti iLzu&ilhMz -c KVii"jtr. VfjiX .JrfWu.L I flWMMWll nr 1 c -.