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VOL. IV. NO. 16G
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1918
CormionT, 101?. rr n Pernio Lroara CotiriMr
PRICE TWO CENTSt'
f
I
w.
RYAN AGAINST
LEASE PLANS
TO FIX FARES
Alcorn Also Questions
Clause at Hear
ing THINK POWER SHOULD
REMAIN WITH STATE
Service Board Members
Say Local Board Should
Not Make Rates
TAYLOR IN OBJECTION
Former Director Files Lengthy
Statement and Offers to
Appear When Called
High Points in Hearing
on City P. R. T. Lease
A protest against upproval of tho
transit leaso was received by tele
graph from tho Retail Grocers' As
sociation. "Wo'ro not counting
votes," commented President Alney,
of tho commission. "I.ct the ob
jectors como boforo us."
An elastic rato of fare, which
will enable tho company to glvo
good service and tit tho same tlmo
prevent accumulation of nn execs
slvo surplus, was advocated by Wil
liam Draper Lewis, special counsel
for tho city.
Commissioner Alcorn criticized
seemingly superfluous languago in
the lease. Kills Amos Ballard, rep
resenting tho company, and Mr.
Lewis agreed '"' ,llln' The0
phrases had to bo jammed in, they
said, to satisfy tho critics who ins
pected tho company's motives.
It. was pointed out that no risk
was taken by tho stockholders of
tho company except In tho matter
of the fare clause.
Sir. Iewls declared tho Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company had
no deslro to pllo up a huge surplus.
Public Service Commissioners Mi
chael J. llyon (Mil James Alcorn this
afternooncUt(oned tho propriety of
having in tho lease uf tho city's high
speed lines to the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Compnny a ciauso fixing tho
., rate of faro and providing for its re-
vision.
1 Thcao questions tti'io ufclted during
5 ' the hearing th commission W giving
on the city's petition, joined In by thu
. I K. T., to luio tho lease approval. .
William Draper Lowls, Mieclul coun
sol for tho city, hnd gono Into n
lengthy tiescription oi ura iiiLf l'rot Idence, It. 1
that guarantees tlio company a u ii
cent return on us cipiiui. ., I T.lputenant Coinniand.-r htevenson Tay-
Tlila provision gives tho supcit Miib , , r s. x a 1111UI, arcliltct. nresl
board, created in tho lease, power Wdpllt t tlu .m.-rlcaii llureau of Slilp-l-also
tho fares when tho company m ) plnfi ,vi,ctl ts the Aiiu-rlcan- I.loydV."
Initial surplus is reduced to tho extent imI Jamcs i.'reiicli, a natal architect, the
of $7,00,000. Provision is mado for Irl,r(,Scntatlto of the T'nltnl States on
rovUIon downwnid wlicn comlitions oinlo jiHtuii l.lojd's lloglst.i
the company's finances warrant.
Power in Commission
Commlslsoners llynn and Alcorn
were both of tho opinion that this pro
vision was usurping powers tested In
the Public Service Commission. They
seemed to doubt that tho clauso would
be of any uso If left In tho lease.
Commlslsoner Alcorn erpressed tho
opinion In questioning Sir. Lewis that
the clause would conflict with the
public utilities act of 11113.
Both commissioners expressed the
opinion that tlio power to .fix latcs
rested holely In tho Public Service
Commission, regardless of city ordi
nances or other provisions, and that
companies all over tlio State wero
making appeals on this very point.
Doctor Lowls explained that ho bo
lleved this provision In tho leaso would
do away with certain evils In tho pics
cnt rato-rlxlng statutes, that nro be
yond tho powers of the commission
to euro. Uo bald it would give an
oqultablo basis lor working out rates
at futura times,
Commissioner Kyan remarked that
such a provision was stricken out in
tho case of tho city of Erie only last
A'eeic.
Sir. Lewis said tho present average
faro of tho company, which is cal
culated nt 5.16 cents, is really too high
and any sstem which permitted an
excessive Rurplus was bad. Ho also
asserted that it was unsound busi
ness to have fares so low that the
company could not glvo udequato serv
ice. Ho pointed out that under tho
lease the company would tako Its
first step In the reduction of fares by
eliminating the exchange ticket out.
sldo the delivery loop. This, ho said,
would mean reduction of cost to
riders amounting to (800,000.
Vlte Per Cent Heturn
Mr. Lewis declared that tho most im
portant' Item In Alia leaso was Item No.
7. This provides for a payment! of B
per cent on the present paid-in capital
of the company and a payment of S
per cent on the city's Investment In
transit facilities which havo been oper
atcd for one year, lis reminded the com
mission that under the leqse the pay
ments to the city would steadily lnereiso
a iiiu uecome larger man uiuse tu iuo e.-uui-
f pany. while tno companys paymcniH
Li would never be any more. If there
Hi should be any shortage, Mr. I.eIs said.
t n would rail prpportionaieiy on doui.
commissioner Alcorn was nomewnai
Puzzled by tho statement of Sir, Ixiwru
"i on this "joint". As 'Sir. I.w Is admitted
that the C per cent paid to the company
',ould be a certainty, the comniUbloner
rt vomcinciea inai ims conirounacu mo
previous statemenr.
At this point Ellis Ames Ballard, spe-
Continued an rars Nine. Column One
Tank at City Halt Today
The, British tanl; "Britannia", Is
on, view on the south plaza of City
Hall this afternoon.
1aL !! '
GERMAN RAIDER
IN PACIFIC PORT;
woman captive
Taking of Ship May Involve
Califomians in German
Plot
A 1'itcMc Port, March
Tho German raider Alexander Agassi,
captured ott ttio coast of Mexico by an
American gunboat, van brought Into port
today.
With tlio arrival of tlio Agassis Fed-
cral ofllelals announced slnrtllng detel-
opnicntN may come to light which will
involto prominent Califomians In con
nection with tlio German Intiiguo In
Mcvlco.
Tlio American woman captured aboard
tho raider with tlin flvo nermann Is,
weld tie ho A11Lf Tfit1ilA f TicVirntiA
I
...... .........., ---- -- y""",,"n' ieuuio lr. Minon N. Fatten, ro-
Mho, with Francis O. Wheeler and Will-' . ... ..,
lam Taylor, purchased tho Agasslz from
tho agents of tho Fnlterslty of 'alitor-
nla January 2, 1017. A prize court will
ucieniinie mo real status oi owncrsnip
of the ship,
The prisoners of war welt, turned over
to tho Department of Justice.
HOG ISLAND GETS
HIGHEST RATING
j Engineering and Naval
i Experts Say Ship Plant
Is Admirably Operated
BEST POSSIBLE SITE
f1$ a tilaff Correspondent
Witftlilnictun, Murdi 27.
l.tpirt testimony highly favorablo to
the American International fihlpbulldlng
Company was given to the Kenato Com
merce Coiuinlttro today by John 15.
Freeman, a illstlngulhlicd engineer, who
mado a through lntestlgatlon of tho Hog
I Wand t-hlpjard from the t lew point of
I clllcleney and economy.
! Ho found the "layout" of the Hog
) Island plant admirably adapted to Its
i purporcs. Sir. I'reemau said, and could
'suggest no way In which It could bo
Improved.
I Ho Btoutly defended tlio lee of Jtj
per cent which tho American Interna
t tlonat Corporation is to recoivo for
I building tho ships', and i-ald the Ut.ua.1
fee paid for big Jobs of this character Is
1 10 per cent.
At the opening of tho healing Georga
J. Ualdnln, junior vice presldont of tho
American International Corpocatlou and
u member of tho Ilrm of Stono 5: Wob
bter, told the committee which has been
Intestlgatlng tho Hog Ifcland yards for
two months that tho corporation had
llnMwd presenting testimony from Its
plant managers and employes' and now
wished to present thico most prominent
engineers and natal architects to glto
u.spert testimony in regard to eoudltlons
at Hug Island.
tin .lir.M .ikitit.Ml .Ti.1,,1 1 IVit.Milin
A.' ..... IHI.UVIIIVII ..v...., ... ,v.,,i
a distinguished
wido leuutatlnn'
'
,,, onijnccr f worl,i
Slr. Freeman, the ilrst of the ttio to
take tho witness stand, said he had bad
forty ears experience In ngliiecrlng
work all over tho Unite el Statefi ana
Cnnllnileel on I'uKe Nine, Cotumn 1'uur
KAISER AND LUDENDORFF
IIATl VTOI.KNT OIIAIlHKr.
... , .,-
"Arc You Emperor or Am I?" Wit
helm Demanded of General
llcforo Drive.
nrleli, Sxltzerlund, March 27. "Gen
eral, are you Knipeior of Uermany, or
am 1 7" .
This nuestlon was put to (.cneral
ton I.udendorft by tho Kaiser ru intly
during a heated discussion of plans
for the Herman offensive, sals a trav
eler who has Just airlted
noro ironi
llerlln.
I'ho Kaiser Is said to have listened
patiently for a while, but when I.udcn-
dorff becamo nutliorltatlto be Jumped
L'olne.rstlo'jr WU""CU OU' ,n
Ccneral ton I.udonelorlT replied ho was
only a soldier and more' than any ono
clso desired pe-aoe. ilo said hu was
couvlneed bis pland for an offensive wcio
capablo of bringing It about.
MI1ST STRIKE. TAKT DECLARES
Merely Holding Enemy Won't Win,
Former 1'residenl Points Ou)t
ti,.ti,lnrlun. Mats'h 27. Tho great
wcst-fre.iit battlo Is "itnUlns up Amer
in. fririmu- l'resldent Will Ian v Howard
Tnft declared hero today.
"ttn must realize. liee uuu.'u, .eiiu l
belloto wo do, that merely holding tho
enemy will not bring victory. Wo must
bTpreVareVto" SiSS, cTliSnSISB
to drivo all scTts of coneiuests from tho
Uernnti mm.-
Hot Springs Results
nnsT iiaci:. l iniio:
llHrbar. bWllin. 100.
nimithca'."lds. "llnnor "etfn ltoL"
Audrey 1C. lijp. Uursch 10 to 1
Time, i.i -. -
Warns Railroads to Obey
Order Advancing Clocks
Washington, March 27:
Dlroctor McAdoo this afternoon
Issued reiterated orders that at '2
o'clock Sunday morpine" all clocks
and watches in train dispatchers'
offices und in all other railway of
fices open at that hour must bo ad
vanced" to indicate 3 o'clock. In
Issuing tho order he pointed out
that any oversight on tho part of
those called upon to turn tho clocks
In railroad ofllces might Involve tho
lit es of many passengers on trains
or' at' least cause considerable hard
ship,
l '
NEARINfi f ATISFS
,DOimv Wim
UNIVERSITY CLUB ;
WAR; WAS GUEST
'
'Members Protest to Dr.
' Patten, Host of
Pacifist
SUGGEST TAR. FEATHERS
i ciion Jiixnectetl on Kiitortinn-
ment of Former Penn
Instructor
CiiiM-iMty Club tncmbeiv, h"ll indlg-
liiant lieruuio Mr. Simon N. fatten,
m..-.mi, u '"""ma pro-
fcSM1' entertained f-Volt Xcarlng at tho
club. hato nioil Utters with tho secre-
taij, urging that Doctor Fatten be ac-
mialnted with tho feelings of tho mem-1
belt, that ho W lequehtid not to again
lutlte N'carlng to tlio club and that the
pacifist guest bo taken "to Homo decrt
Island, tarred and feathered and then
left there."
I it i-.iitcn entertaineil reniiH 'VxIKu
ox-professor of economics at tho I'nl-tcrj-lty
Club on Monday morning. Word;
of tho presence of tho pnclflfct at tho
club was carried to ofllelals, and a rumor
toon gained crcdenco that Doctor l'at
ten would receive from tho board of di
rectors nn oillclal request not to again .
Invito Doctor Nenrlng lnsldo tho club I
rooms.
Alexander Henry Carter, secretary of
thn club, said this afternoon that ho has
recelted soteial letters, nnd many tele
phono calls from members of thn club,
all of them bitterly denouncing tho ac
tion of Docthr l'atten and adtocatlng
that Mr. Nearlng bo taken to a desert
Island, after ho hail been tarred an
fi athered.
"I mn Horioj." said .Mr. f'urtei. that I
Mm board mn olllelallv on Tuesday lit
noon, and that no mllelal reiiort of tlm
ueMnn rtf l!oilm l'nttoti Tinu r,lfir..,T lio. '
tVi.rt tiw. I... 1.1 i. ...in ..... ...... .....I,. I
for a month. Had this report bton be-
.-, ...'. --.( (h I. l .IV. Illk U.AIII I
fore the board Tmsdaj, there would vlkl had recaptured Khor.son nml Nlk
hurely have bem some action tulu u In olalov. Kherson and Nlkol.ilev aro
the matter. Tho wires of my olllco have northeast of Odessa, and aro important
bcn kept busy today with calls from
numbers of tho club, who aro up In arm
over tho tlslt to the club rooms of Scott
Xearluir.
"Tho feeling of the member- Is very
strong," hit added. "I anticlpato some
action In this matter and expect to re
celvo many moro such letters and tele
pi cue calls llko thoso of toda."
It was tho general consensus of opin
ion of members Interviewed that thu
matter may go turthcr and that somo
dr.istlo action may be taken by the club
before Its not monthly meeting.
xX hXa1 JT XZXFVti !
lnt Itallon. Asleed If ho would again
Invito Xearlng, vhethcr tho club au
thorities wished It or not, ho replied
that tho rules of tho club forbid tlio
entertaining of noninembers at periods
within a blx-motithn' intertill. Ho In
i tlmntcd that ho would accede to tho
1 wishes of tho directors; whatover theto
in iv bo
I "1 w is railed to tlio telephone 1'5"
I Sir. Waring Slotidat morning." ho ald.
'"I asked Mr. N'eailng to como to th.i
I ulub as my guest, and he did. Wo
talked of edd days at tho I'liltenilty
and other matters telatlng to taxation
,.., , . rt..., ,.,.,,., ....!.,. ....
""; '"-". tl. ,.,,.,.., ,..........,.
wm0' mnttcrrt ho and I hold similar
1 i Iaihh ttt crimn (.ten, .(
tlows in somo respect.
"I hato not as ye.t i.eciied a letter I ,justrv
from the club authorities on the tuat- opany's intention to transfer .igrl
ter of Sir. Ncartnga vlsll r ohl this ouUurts t0 eiermany Is ceitaln to ac
(ontltnieil on 1'nze Miir. tolumn Three I celerato a rctolt.
FRIENDS FORGIVE U.STO SEIZE ALL
PRO-WAR GROUP
I -
rtu IJ 1. TJ1,I fi U,r
IJUVt DlilUCH 11C1U Vlll; U.I
Society to "Will- '
ful Men"
DECLARE AWA1NST UUMIIUTS BLOW AT "TREASON"
Tho ollto branch of peace was held ,
out to tho "1-0 w lllfut me n" by tho re
dely of Friends at today's scsslvn of
the jcailj meeting.
Notwithstanding the fact that tlio 1-0
I ..-lllful men" were formally rebuked oy
tm foy .( Friends in accepting the
pacifist formula of Clcorgo Pot, sug-ge-Bllons
wero offered by .loseph KiUln
ton to effect a reconciiatlon, between tho
Ifc'uciety and "a torn nnd outraged sec-
! lion of our organization."
Tho so-calieu i-o uiiiiui men,
in a
statement Palurday proclaimed tho
Friends heartily supporting tho prln.'
clples of tlio United States In tho war
and opposed "to a pcaco will dishonor '
or willi evil."
Tlio delegates also Indorsed the Fed
eral prohibition amendment and n-
'. ..... . .! . Unlrti tn llrl'A fill
' U. Members tosupport tho ainendnient
I m tho polls en primary and election
titructcu iiiq wvfti wcid vvi ., mi.
days,
' m, . i- o-ctnf cd-nirtmnrd 111 theso
two steps taken by the delegates at their
session In tho Old Meeting House. Fourth
and Arch streets, since Senator V llllam
C Sproul, Republican gubernatorial as.
plrant, declared for prohibition and Is
ono of the "120 willful mcn",who signed
the pro-war article.
Tho amendment was not Indorsed,
without opposition, lleforo tho sugges
tion that tho Friends declare for. tho
prohibition amendment made by Henry
W Bron, the Intention of the meeting,
as expressed by speakers, was merely
to suggest their stand to tho reBt of
tho Friends' organizations.
Minnie Aiuln.t Liquor
Tho clerk Inscribed upon tho minute
books the following: "The rioclety of
Friends do hereby proclaim themselves
as unfavorlng tho salo and uso of all
Intoxicating liquors."
Prof. Itufus M. Jones, of Haterford
i-vat.ero. nhlected toho word "sale,"
declaring that tho Society's urging non-
use was BUllicieni. ,,,,. , , . ,
. . t lav (n iiiv bed last night.
began Joeeph Elltlnton, "I thought of all
the lote there was In tho world and
yet not uuu ." wh"h ...
.,,i n, mired section of our own or-
ganiiatlon.' ThU5 he Intrddjuced the
i), titHi1 T-rlTw Wrr f iliyrit ft
WILL NOT COUNT
COST, GEN. HAIG
cables wilson
British Commander Deter-,
mined to Fiirfit on Until
Mankind Is Safe
Alai.ldii(tun, March 57 -Dcteimlna-tlon
to light on "without counting the
cost" was pledged In tlio reply Sir Doug.
las Ilalg, commander of tho llrltlsh
troops, that have iforno tho brunt of tho
(!ermiins' gigantic offenslte, today tent
In answer to President Wilson's cnblid
e.pres.slcn of confidence Tho tct of
eiciiecal Ilnlg's oablo wnn:
"Your message of generous apprecia
tion uf tho steadfastness anil Milor of
our soldiers In tho great b,
inglng has greatly touched us
accept our heartfelt il jnlis
all Indict n In the Justi of our cause
uiul nro determined to light on, without
counting tho cost, until tho fieedom of
mankind Is safe.
"DOUGLAS HAIG."
ODESSA RETAKEN
BY B0LSHEV1KI
Teutons Driven Out of
City After a Bloody
Battle
TROTSKY CALLS ARMY
Moscow, Slarch "i.
Tho Ukialntan Holshevlk forces
have recaptured Odessa from tho
Teutons after a bloody light, nccoidlng
to an offlclal telegraph ugency dis
patch received hero today. Tho Black
Sea licet cooperated.
Tlio cities of NlltohfV. Kheison mnl
Zamamanka hato been recaptured by
tlio ItllSsi.ins.
A tllmitnoh fmm l.if r,ifrn,l Li.t. .
. .- --w... .... -.,... 1. .TVI).V.-
day said It was reported tho liolsho.
commercial cities, .-iuoinicv is forty
mile j northwest of Kherson, nnd has
a naval yard and largo grain store
houses, Petrogrml, Starch -7 ustro-Ger-man
forces are adtanciug In tho direc
tion of Scbastopol (on tho Cihnean
peninsula).
Vho Illack Sea fl.it is ready fnr bat
tle, rxpcctltig a Tmk.j-tScrni.in attack i
from tho sea. Tho fleet comniaudei i h.iy
they arc prepare d to desnoy Scbastopol
to prevent Its eaptuie.
-s j.vta .!!SEr -te. .
Tho Uolshotllil ile-claro tht (ierruau
il t iti tti itiitt ne tai u tun uhiiiuk vi' i
nmny when tho offcnslto fails.
War Sllnlster Trotsky today nioclaim-
ed universal military training. Tha high
est grades wero oidcreel to report Im
mediately, tho old otlleers reporting en
masso. 0
Tho conflict between tho Ukrainian
Radii and Germany Is assuming tho
most serious proportions. Only four
members of tho Itada nro willing to
accept tho German dem mds for sugar
and breail.
ST. Petllmr and SI. Golllbotitc.li ic
fuoo to withdraw their resignations Tho
remainder of tlio Got eminent is split.
Tlio I'hrnhilrm sucir lelhiel'H hato In-
' I r....,.ml .lnt 11 nl'i time .'ii'i'i nlfttiPB nl flin
n..rni.ni demmidH will ruin tho sugar ln-
'HOARDED' WHEAT!
Hnmrnn riwlnt.o Aolinn rm !
'"" "'"" iiv.u.i uw
Stocks Withheld From
Market
Wie.lilinton, March 27.
Tho L'ulted States Govenunent will
s.'lio wheat wherever It Is withheld from
tho market on the ground that' such with
holding Is giving aid and comtort to the
enemy. This was tho nfertlon of tho
food administration this afternoon In
explanation of telegrams sent to various
State fioil administrators ordering that
tho wheat bo solved and to sell It In tho
open market.
Tho selzuio of tho stock of wheat be
longing to Kempenlch lliothera by. tho
IVderal food administration of New
Jletlco, ordered from Washington sev
eral days ago and dclajed hi execution
until yesterday, was cited ns an example
of tlio oMremo lengths Food Administra
tor Hooter will go in stamping out wheat
boarding. Keports of similar cases have
been received by the food administration
and warnings will follow In due course.
AVluneter an Investigation shows un-
oatHoU!? Intent or Indications of
prolltceilng by thoso holding wheat In
reserve for laicr mainet iieveiopmeius.
tho food administration will tako such
stens to put tho wheat into Immediate
circulation as ho sees lit. Allowances
will bo made in an cases or wneat to
bo used for seeding purposes and for
personal use.
Columbus, ()., March 27.
"Selzo the grain which pro-German
Ohio farmers aro refusing to sell," was
tho ordor tecelved today by Fred O.
Croxton, Ohio's food administrator, from
National Food Administrator Hoover,
"Hoarellng tho needed grain Is treason
able because the guilty fanners are giv
ing old and comfort to the enemy," de
clared Hoover. Croxton was authorized
to sell all grain thus seized.
IndUnapoll, Starch 27 Holding that
the hoarding of wheat on farms Is
treasonable, tho food administration to
day Issued orders protiamg tor the re
nort of unmarketed grain.
. A telegram to Harry 11, Ilarnard, stato
administrator, from Herbert' llooVor.
stated that failure to throw wheat on
the market "gives aid and comfort to
the, enemy," and instructed the mate
authorities to requisition grain In cases
whore farmers refuse to dispose of tho
-prolttcL - r,.-
BRITISH STRONGER
THAN FOR 3 DAY;
PERSHING'S MEN
ARE IN THICKEST
OF ROYE BATTLE
i.utio"nowJPight Shoulder to Shoul
nlo'nl mai der With Allies and
Help Check Foe
M A Y X U M B K R :
Dispatch From General Gives
No Intimation of Ameri
cans in Battle
London, M.ir.h .
Tli.' Aim.ile.in troops nro now In tb.
j thick of tho furious lighting which Iin
I dot eloped on tho Ticardy front north
i west of ltoe.
They aro engaged, along with British
and IYeneh forces, against ro-onforeed
German dltlslons that wero thrown Into
i tho battlo on Tuesday afternoon.
Tho War Office announced Inst night
that llrltlsh, Trench and American
troops wero lighting shoulder to shoul
der. Tho enomy, It was stated, had
been checked west ef l'.ojc.
tinlilimtu,.Slalcli S7.
The American sectors In tho wesl
front nro quiet, General Pershing todts
Informid thn War Derailment. Ho made
Tio mention of A
eilran soldleis engagid
, ,
In the leslbtance 10 in" ""''"
against tho Hiltl-m, but this was not
taken lei mean tho piei-s dispatches tell
ing of tho Americans' participation wen
Incorrect, on tho eoulrarj, tt was well
uneleislood hero tint American tioopsl
hato been .iigased shoulder to tbouldcr
with tho 1'reiicli nnd llrltlsh
Tho lack of action In tho sectors held
c-tciiisltcly b the Aineiiean forces Is
attilbuted to tho I'oncentiatfon of both,
sldete on the glR.intie struggle- conteilng
east of Amiens.
Tho reports uf tho Aini-i leans flRht
lng In tho Notoii sei'loi an lute ir.ted In
tho abeii o of dellnlie liifuimatloii from
tleueral Perching to mean that tho Hu-'
premo War Council has sent u fresh
foico of Americans, possibly ,i ellt.lslou, I
er about 'J7.00O un n. Into tlio light.
This Is assumed from tho fact that tho
ttu. regiments of American engineers
previously reported co-opuatlng with
the llrltlsh would baldly bh referred
to as an Important lighting force In tho
hugo defenslto opriailons now in prog
ress, American gunners of the heatv ar
tilieiy nro familiar with the llrltlsh
great guns, hating trained in Kngland
Thoy may bo teaching tho western b.U
tlefiolit with new gunn seut.ti i.'placo
thoso lost iluilng the leiirimeni. Amer
ican tank iletaclinmitH also b.ito b-ii nt
tho llrltlsh training .iiiiilm for months.
American engineers am otllcl'illy 10-1
ported as In tho battlo -iii'V
It was regarded lis entirely po.e,IMe,
however, that Anii'ilcm infantry divi
sions, already bcisnncd by front-lino ex-'
peilene'u In thi'lr ottn sector, hail como
up with French te-enfori'enienl.s. Tin y
would bo certain In opt rate with tlio
Krench. ns their equipment is largely '
I French and thev must bo supplied with i
I umniunlllon nml replacements flom tho I
IFrenth ronimimlcatloii lines '
WAR DEMAND IX URUGUAY
U-lionl Action in .Soiling iMit.sioii
Arouses Country
I tlmilrilJrn, Man'h 27 Tho press and
public are demanding war boiauso tho
L'ruguajan military ceimnilsslon, enroiito
to Frame aboard tho Spanish stuiiinshlp,
jnfniitn Isabel, was taken oft by a i
submarine and forced to protnlto not
to tlslt Franco.
Tho commission I3 at Cadiz, Spain,
awaiting a steamship for home.
TEUTON SHOWS 'PATRIOTISM
Would Km'Iuuiko CJcmiun lJond, '
Fearing to Lose Money
tt 11 n h In e In 11 . Jinn h i'4. Kribin.
Schmidt, naturalized Austrian, nt Ni,r-'
tvoud, ('., wrote- .. Allti lull l'alnii'r, iilien ,
property custodian, touat, oitcimg in.
chaiigo a Ueiinan bond for ,1 I.ibert.t
boil. .... ,. . .
Schmidt said his German bonds I
matured April 1st, nnd ho 1 cared he 1
would loso bis Intesluient.
'"ho law llillHCH lie, iirifwaiun lor Wlltf, '
replied, i'almer. '
OFFICER (SETS TURKU YEARS
First Lieutenant Absent und Juggled
Ilia Accounts
tt'm.)iliiKlii, March 27. Tliiio tears
lmnrltonment In the 1'Cderal Peniten
tiary at Fott i.catcnwortii pas lift 11
Imposed upon First Lieutenant .Tunics
8 MeFarlane, Infuntry tcserto corps,
for being nnpt'iie iiuuue o-aeo niu lor
luccllng accounts entrusted to hlin l,y
Second Lieutenant Francis II. Messlg
nnd Second l.ieuitnant tvuilam L.
MeFarlane was stationed at Camp
MacArthur, Tex,
U. S. SHELLS CONDEMNED
Faulty Ammunition at Spartanburg
Explodes l.un on Range
" s
o.,a,iinliurr, March 27. As a result
of tlio expliwlon of a gun at the artll-
Of UlO ?Ximiuu u- fcun at ifiu Mrlll
lory range the entlro lot of ammunition
has been condemned. A thorough In
spection Will DO HMUU.
Until a now supply of nmmunltlon
Is received target practlco by the 106th
Field Artillery. Twenty-iotenth Dlvt.
elon, svlll be suspended. The men will
bo engaged In map making.
GERMANS CLOSE FRONTIERS
Urns Put Up Against Holland, Dcn
niurk and Switzerland
Imlon, March 27. According to a
Central News dispatch from Amster
dam, tho German-Dutch, German-
Hvtiss aim ucrmaii-vnuunu irommrs
will bo closed to International t raffle
'on Wednesday or 'Xhursday,
Haig's Men Advance as Far asProyart,ReS
nn 1 si n 0 Sn m p A tin cc s
r- c
-M iJXlV L W L- LLVl V a X. I.X J. T ILi m-M.
Hindenburg Thrust Nears Amiens
ioiinig f.iiiMfc. I ;i tit I o'l.lock 7 I s tiftrrnuon)
tA mr tt-s5y l .yA cu.;.-,,,,, Boham
"N. &."?iJWys'J!!WKjr ,
1 .JJ!fi?rSSghl0B .'w"wH ,
v.. . 7EZ1 tMK&.(0 $ rtimsfSmrm " ' '
&aZZ$ Jit Slepmea s-v JC
Atniehs, wliich marked tho liiuh talc of the' licrman invasion in
101 1, is apparently tlio urcat objective of the now German drive1.
It is un important railroad center, only e-iuhtecn miles, from
Aitft, west of which the HrUis.li are now fighting', on tho Sommi'
Kiver. It is eighty-four miles north of Paris anil forty-live miles
frnm the' KiiKlisli Channel, marking the nearest approach to the
cijist in the present thrust. The heavy black line maiks the
present po.sitiim of the British forces. The elouhle line shows
whore the French are lighting. Vesteu'ilny's ft out is indicated by
thu (lotted line.
ERIE SOCIALIST ARRESTED UNDER- ESPIONAGE ACT
IUE, Pa., March 27. Kalph IL Tillotson, recognized
Soclalibt leader nnd lately candidate for Congiess, was placed
under arrcut by rcdernl officcis today charged with violntlou ot
the ebpiauogc act. lfe wua held under $10,000 bonds.. Other
Soclnlibts are to be taken into custody to s,top theanti-way
propaganda.
CANADIAN AIRMAN KILLED IN TEXAS
FORT WORTH, Tex., March S7. H. Hooten, cadet in the
royal flying corps, whose home was in Monti enl, was Instantly
killed heie today when his plane dropped fiom a gieat height.
He was, flying alone. "
FIRE DAMAGES QUEEN LANE PUMPING STATION
Fire was discovered in the office of the Queen Lane pumping
station this afternoon. The tlnmes were quickly extinguished
nnd there was no suspension in the water supply. The station is
used principally to supply the iile mains.
THE REV. SAMUEL H. HANN DIES
The Rev. Samuel H. Hnnu, sixty-five years old, one of the
leading members of the New JJersey Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, died this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geoige
Langly, 007 Monmouth street, loucester, N. J. He was long
active in conference work.
BASKETBALL SCORES
ROCHESTER H... 21 '21 13 RREADING H. . . . 12 IB UO
AWARD AMERICANS CROSS I
FOR RRAVERY IN ACTION
Ttvonty-live Serving in France and
One Dead Soldier lion-
orcel
II in. .1.- 1 ......I... ,. 1.. .-
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March 27. A total ot twenty-llto dlstin-
gulshed sertico i-ios.ses hato been
anardeel American soldleis ft r gallnntry
Inaction.
In ndd lion to tho.so nlreadv nn-
nounced. tlio following hato bceii dec... I
rnte'el:
Colonel MiieArthur, Colonel Leach,
I. iilltnil'l III I rtlf iiirvl 1 le eltt.lll in ,.f lr.i...
Canmlii Handy, Captain It. .1. Mifduley,
Captain S. J Casey, of Iowa; Captain
I,. D. Itoss. of Iottu; Captain Illchaid
Smith, of tho signal corns: Lieutenant
W. It. tVard (or Wood), of Mlnnosota, 1
aim Lieutenant j. v. itosenwald, of tho
medical corps. All wero In sertico In
the I.unevllln frmt.
General 1'ershlng cabled Vnshlngton
that a posthumous cross had been
awaided Sergeant I'oterson. of thn medi
cal corps, and conveying his personal
sympathy to l'eterson's relatives. Tho
general spoke of tho sergeant as a gal
hint soldier I
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STREETS IN SPLENDID SHAPE)
Director Datesmun, After Inspection,
Decluros Dirt Piles Aro Vanishing
After An Inspection of city streets.
Director Dalesman, of the Department
of l'ubllo Works, this afternoon de
clared the streets to be In splendid
shape.
"Tho 111 t accumulations," said tho Di
rector, "nro fast disappearing, nnd the
streets all otxr the city must bn In
flrst-clasM condition before the end of
the month. I say that because no money
tv III bo paid to any contractor for the
month ot March if there is any dirt
upon tho streets.
"In those sections where tho forelim
element lives the streets are unusually
cltan. There baa been a pronounced
improvement. , r
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PAPERS FOUND IN MUCK
HOME INVOLVE OTHERS
'Arrest of Prominent llostSnitm In-!
tlmntcd in Orchestni Con-
iluctor'u Case
.,..., .r...i. n n.i.. . ... I
j, 1, iuii, iiiie:ii -1. Alio iiriese ol 01101
iof tho most Important jiersons In Hoston
waB Intimated today as tlio latest do-
velopinrnt in tho caso of Dr. Karl Muck,
director uf the Hoston Symphony Or-1
.. . .. . .. . - . .
"''. " '"-''" ' ' 'amuna
jail as an alien euein.
u was stated that paper seized by
agents of tho Department ot Justlfo In
the homo of Doctor Muck nnd other
plnees frequented by him were of such
character that other nrrests may bo ex.
pecteel.
Fedeial ofllclals refused to discuss the
Identity of tho promnleut Ilostonlaus said
to bo Implicated with tho musical dl
1 ector,
. . ,
TOWNS UNDER ATTACK;
AIDED BY U. S. WOMEN
4 ,rt 'i . ir 1 -.
American Chpnty Workers Believed
to Have Evacuated Redestroyed
Places in Battlo Zono
tilth the Vrrneli Arnilo In Hie Field,
March 27. Many towns and tillages In
which Smith College girls, Anno Morgan,
HIslo Do Wolf and numerous other
Ameiican charity workers spent hun
dreds of thousands ot dollars, succoTlng
tho populations und restoring the devas
tation, aro again the center of a battle
field and renewed dotastntlon.
All icalorntlen so far accomplished In
these places has been re-destroyed.
There Is every reason to believe the
workers have had ampin time to -evacuate)
thu threatened cities before, the
battle's appro, t, v
I'.yewg wyjiivii.. ., 't,
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Foe's Assault De-;
f eated South of
omme 3.
CHECKED NORTHS
OF THE RIVERtf;
French Reserves Now
Approaching Roye,
and Noyon Sectors
SEVENTH DAY OP "BATTLE
LONDON, March 27.
Till, ClIlMnltnM tr. Innn MMt
illC 3UUUUU1I IS ICSS VJ.11,- V
ical than at any time in the' f
last three 'days," declared
General Maurice, director of
military operations, at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, summing up
(he reporls received up "to 1
o'clock.
'There have been two crit
ical moments. Saturday the
enemy crossed the Tortielle ;,'?
River, seriously threatening a '."4-
separaiion or our lorces norm vt
of the Somme.
was filled.
Ttnf tlio ero ,.'
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"Monday they broke through ,$M
and took Martinpuich nifto
I Courceilette. Again the gEp"W t
was filled."
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"The enemy is in Albert," Mmi)?J9
I ment on the western oulsklr(s.,'i
o ,,...., . i.i'U.
ui-iie-rui .uauricc, oircc.orsot mm- v
iary operations, announced thk'
i.nfternoon that Information had Jut.
Jieen received that the enemy Iria
night attack drove the British back ''
as Tar as Mcricourt and Sailly, south .
of the Somme, he said, they also cap
tured Morcourl.
"This morning, comparatively
small reinforcements; arrived,"
i Maurice said,
Ilritish Retake Morcourt
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. ii.u j ve.eeijvu4vu .iieieuuri hu- xfc -VT!1
tancini: as far an I'rovnrl. Elmiw'' 'A.
1 tv here the line is steady. One or twej -&4
llllfarkH were ri'lmlseel. Thi pnvairH !:
. . r,, ...... ...7- rm.-
prugresseu siigiiiiy in me OUtSinrtS, Vf ,
1 of Coicnau and at Ersch. Echelleii
. nnd StnnriiMi. 1 &Ji
"Our airmen last night dropped a'jj
rcscrtcs at Uapaume and 1'eronHe.jV-
"Our total losses in feuns hartvl.
been about 600. German estimates ';'M
pi prisoners
are exaggerated." Mil:, ty
ty has been deflniUsV'Sf .';
'J he enemy
ciitchcu norm 111 ine somme. itmK.v-t ':M
Th'aJr;-.
troops show 'exhaustion,
hotteter, are coming up
Alherl.
w, IWVM
ivc8erTp,j "3
north 5k:.- A
"South of the Somme fresh cne j t
attacks arc expected. Their rescrvM ffi
are approaching Roje and Noyek.'it, ;
French reserves also are upproachiag -'
those nlaccH. "?V'. i
t'-.
"The battle is lar from
Tr:V.
, Other crises are possible, but time iW V
nn our bide. Tho enemy is furtMr.'
from his rail heads. His lines nrk,
17- 'i
muting. 'j .
itl
I "Our rcscrTeft especially
r , '1
' 1,rcnc,1 arc comlntf nearer
Hearer the battlefield.
3p
Haig Repels Assault
Another lieavy assault wns laun
cd by the Germans south of 'At.''
Somme during tho night, but wwfei',
e l ..tk ..l-l a. iLi-i.. 4 -..' '
icpuiseu ueier viuiene iigntingp
British War Oftlco announced ,ti
At one place the Germans fw
their way into a British position
sneer ve.'igiii. ui uumoers, put
thrown back by a strong
counter-attack, i-'t
Tlie British are holding th
west of Albert, fighting every'.
according to tha latest report
moment of the cabling. Then
apparently retired west of 11
lato yesterday. (This is
news of a retirement by,th
from Albert, where la.lffan
statement reported local
north and northeast, with 'the
tion "unchanged".) Y
In the sector of, the ,&
Somme, where tie Gemniui
trated heavy; pmwr on
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