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VOL. IV. NO. 165
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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
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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.)
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Berlin Report
Indicates
V..if? t
J t1
"fit
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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
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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 :
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01. .vivjuiu n
JjWRWVI
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has weakeaed at ftUW
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