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Itaritefeller Foundation Helps (
friftch Soldiers by Taking
t, JiT Care of Their Homes j
ALTH SERVICE PLAN.1
iller Tells Society Folk That)
tin Housing Conditions Rivnl '
New York's East Side
New York, April S
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t'i Important -part-that the Kocke-
.Mkr Foundation has been playlne In
t 'Sfcf TZlZZrBRITISH CANNON SHATTER TWO
l) . &IM to Ih. attention of nieniber,, .of f COUNTER-ASSA ULTS IN A VRE
rted Crosii yesterday by nr. Jninei
ranitiii- Mlllvr. a N'ew Ycrlt tiurKeon,
i returned recently front the front
r extended work for the foundation. ,
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Sft SBS XMi:"SS I W. ive against Amiens. Fight
Cross at 20 East Thirty-eighth street. ing is hedvy toward ViUcrs-Bre-Xhtre
society women, bnslness men and lenneux to tnc norti, 0f Hnngard
annnr wcrkers had gathered. ! . , ,
"We are keeplnit up the spirit of (he j en-Snntcrre, recaptured by the
Trench army by taking care of the Ficnch yesterday in the Demuin.
Thome and maintaining the morale of th .
folk back of tho lines." said Doctor; Arras .May Be Objective
Xlller "When a soldier lca-.es for the Another Geiman drive in the li-
front, after a stay at home, he nut-' .
uralty has a finer spirit when lu- Know.-, rcction of Arras la thus indicated by
that his family Is being taken care of I developments of tho last thirty-six
The emclency of the French nnnj de- 1 . tI rra)- bntllp of PIcarilv
rends on the spirit of the people behind , "ou,s m the great Dame oi i icaru.
ihe lines. ' j Amiens, of course, continues to be
Thn same situation apiillei to tlili a Teuton goal, as it is a base city,
country, bo added, and no perron can , . . , , . .,
Wfard to abate In any degree the right -ho German drive slackened till
Tielng waged against preventable dls- along the line before the desperate
ease, whether U In In France or the i ,C3Jstancc of tn0 Britisli and French
lnlted States or In nny of the Allied ,'""'"""-'-countries.
armies.
An regards the spirit of the French AHicd nvintors lenorted the Gcr
Jieople. Doctor Miller said that they were 'UIC(1 nviators lepoueu me ucr
"determined to "see It through." and de- mans were massing troops m 'he
dared he had noticed a stronger spirit scct0r of Albeit and the "heavies"
formed"30 Clemenceau mlnl6,ry WM , were being moved up. Hitherto the
Doctor Miller said he expected France Germans have been striking in a
lit tho next few ears to develop a pub- southwesterly direction toward
lie health service such as the world , . . aii.. i.t !,....
has never known. His reason for this , Amiens from Albert, but there were
heller was that although France has indications that new German blows
never had such a service the people are
adopting the Idea In all Us Intensity and '
shc-wlne everv eagerness to learn I
showing every eagerness to learn
The practical efforts of the founcln
hA eTnlnlned. hecaUKe the birth rate 111
France has decreased to an even lower
jwlnt than It was before the war.
"This problem Is not one of feeding "
said Doctor Miller, "although there Is
ft scarcity of sugar, wheat and milk It
ls a question of sanitation and bad
hpuslnsr."
li. u.in. .im,. aim in.... '
lenaency lowaro luoercu osis pans 01 ,
Tarls being more congested than the
!EH'i?ldo, through the Influx of refuges 1
for the most part He said that al
though the prevalence of tuberculosis Is
greater than It is In this country, nnd j
the death rate therefrom Is higher, the
. . . ... ... . .
nnmber of tuberculosis cases In the 1
.French army has been exaggerated.
It as generally supposed, he said,
.that there had been more than 200.000
esses discharged from the army, but a
little more than one-third of that num-
ber was correct, An Interesting point
TXLJLVm ' t..d.eL " .I0,'f I
vwwh.u,ua,n uuv iaiucti iniuira iiic
I lie I
M.ii,BB , ,. ..i si .l
v,,v,t.uli i uio ounejiiiR num me
disease.
Tr. Miller pranfed the operation of the
Jiert cross as he saw It doing Invaluable
work In France, and especially mention
ed the unselfish bplrlt that has "wiped
away personal feeling and Idiosyncrasies
that are bound to crop up."
Among those who attended the meet.
Inc were Mrs. K. II. Harriman. Miss i
Mabel Borden, Mrs. Cornelius Vander-
hilt. Miss Martha C. Valf. head of the j
Troy chapter of the prganlzatlon ; Mrs. i
ju . mnwm, vice chairman of the
model Vorkroom : Mrs. Henry I. Stlm.
on. M.lss ISlen Adee and ilrs. Bruce
Clark.
FIELD JOBS FOR YOUNG
,; SWIVEL CHAIR' STAFF
Process of Eliminating Desk
Posts for Draft Age Officers
' " Under Way
i IVanhlntlon, .prll 2.
.' The process of eliminating bomb-proof
amy Jobs for men of draft age is under
way. A few individual cases where
traft men have been favored with com
missions lately, however, are still under
ttie watchful eye of Congress and a pro
test la likely to be forthcoming soon If
'the situation la not altered.
The general plan, however, la to rid
Washington of draft-age ofllcera whose
places can be filled by older men or
Civilians and to give the jouthful desk
men field service.
The process cannot be carried ex
tremely far, however. Some of the
highest armv ofllclals nolnt out that It '
ji essential to have a vast army behind J
jhe I nee, and that only a comparatively
-".''"'.."' V"" ""I-"""! '"" i
conslsts of '"slackers,
SIt to twelve men are required to sup.
ftly each soldier on the line. And there
re, inany men here. It la pointed out,
who are tied to desk Jobs who would
prefer outside service. The present
Clean-up ls Intended to tld the army of
bleu with secure commlHfltnnn wi h.
.. . i ... , ,. .,. ,iu.. l ... !l,to ,t.t..l lit,, iirt in.nllrt.i rf II twl t ... I in.t.l TIia I'nilA.I ih'ilfi.' flttn Dilrlt 1
$d.ed. acconun'g- th. SpeakeT in ! the mastery of the a,r according n" ;, ; ;:n ; -pori "by ! m'rUInV' ml .vMit!: KWna- '"-a ed 'T'"
tn eBtabllshment of dispensary centers I to dispatches -from the ticnch front the Uritlsh War Olllce. Atrachls wood "s lhP0nc l-"s iml ,n0"'1 ,,p',OM' I 75,1,00
4n many towns and cities and in the 1 today. Their gtcntcst aviator, ls "I'Shtly less than ton mllei from I h l.-iw evenings icpnrt fn,m general
tralnlnc: of visltlne nurses Such a step1,. ,,., r 1 , Amleni and lie nortli of the Amiens-1 ,,.,,-,,-, trnriv ,,,,, headipiaitera says there I- nothing new
to wSSene the ! children Is iiecewary. Bal'" R'chthofcn. has rcappeaicd Montdidier lo.ul. ( FIERCE TEUTON BLOWS . fiom the baUleflelds " J-Vamc.
h "Jjoufiht the desk Jobs as a safety-first
" STILL PURSUING TURKS
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British Have Advanced 73 Miles,
Taking Guna and Prisoners
, t"HiIoii, April 2. British forces Op.
, rating' on the Euphrates Ulver In Me-
aop'otamla contlnuo to puraue the
. Turkish troops, according to an official
fctfttement Issued by the War Office.
iii says in-9 uniisn nave navanced
ntytnree nines ueyona me town
nan to a point about midway be
jjaguaa ana Aleppo.
, the Euphrates our pursuing
i Iiave advanced seventy-three
lieyond Anah, and have cap
e. few more Germans and two
l.otrttlmeter euris."
WISSED SEALER FIGHTS
ri
K'Shf, at Turlincton, Obtain Vrit
,Hr Review of Hw Dismissal
. AnJll JConfendlpp that the
the Burlington Freanoldem u
leral warrant, John IL Burtls,
etsler ot weights and measures.
ifeMxtnflfl fL writ frnm .Titatl
WIImuW- tafKrV,i a MwUn, A i.1- .11-
Kxvt-Miietraskr a
KBr
rtilvxai will l taken up by the Supreme '"advancing age. John Brown, a prosper-1-i.ur
Th dismissal was decided upon j ou farmer .fifty-seven years old, of
hfti-r complaint had been made with ; Rome, committed suicide at bis home
in.- ..unt' jn'thorl'lM aliening that Mr. (here. He pulled a roolver from a
ftKi-iu gullfy ot nMlaot of duty.- (pocket and before any other member
L nwe.:tM' im Twnvsreo jswajiiiiiii jgf
wti ... ;v. i-u-.prm Cjtum. wnmLvmm ."ftWM ! brain. Death
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HOW FORCES MATCH IN BIG DRIVE
As the grtat battle of Pieardy enters its thirteenth day, it is pos
sible to give a compilation, from reliable sources, of statistics concern'
ing the preceding phases.
Area captured, approximately 1000 square miles, adding about one
seventh to total area held by the enemy in France.
Towns captured Bapaume, Peronne, Ham, Noyon, Montdidier, Albert,
Flesquicres. Ytres, Ertcny, Rolsel, Vermand, Halnon, St. Simon,
Neuville, Villequier, Chauny, Guiscard, Brie, Sallly, Croiselle, Mory,
Courcclette, Combles, Licourt, Nesles, Roye, Chaulnes.
German forces (in attack), 900,000 to 1,100,000 men.
French and British (holding line), 400,000 to C00,000j American and
Portuguese, 10,000.
Extent of front nttacked, fifty miles; including the Arras sector, eighty
miles.
German casualties, .150,000.
French and British casualties, 100,000.
Probable Geimnn reserve now available for attack, 120,000.
Prdbable French and British reserve, 400,000.
American troops available for" immediate attack, 100,000.
Portuguese troops, 10,000.
Continued from I'me line
t,er . t n,,other move in Hindcn-
illt a1g0 bo (ilecteil toward the
" ..,,. r (
north in the direction of Arras.
The Uermans are ntram (ilsi)UUnc
. . . . .
BRITISH CAVALRY IN BRILLIANT
ATTACK; TEUTONS MASS AT ALBERT
London, April 2 The RrltMi Wat Of
flco late last night gave out the fol
inutriir'
.-.g; - , , nnllRilr(, nH,.
,sh cavulr.. , a brilliant counter-attaclt
retook n wood whlth had been lost
previously
"North or the Pomme there has been
no change lu the situation South f the
S'omme there has been hard fighting In
the neighborhood of Moreull,
On the French front an enemy at
tack was beaten off south of Moreual.
Otherwise the day was comparatiMly
quiet."
"The day passed romparatielv quiet
ly." says the report from Field Marshal
H,a'c'H headquarters In France last
"V.ocal attacks unde.taken hv small
lu .ll.a tP Ihn .iniL ,1,1.. Innrlilnn It,
,'"t(- ". ,-- ..v.., .,..d .IIM.....,h ..,...
itne nelgnuornooii or AlDett weie lepuiseu
with the loss of the gieater part of
their number. Ve secured a few prls- I
oners.
".South of the hominc local lighting I tn their Incomparable slor "
GERMAN LOSSES PUT AT 300,000
BY FRENCH OFFICIAL ESTIMATE
Washington. April 2
Herman losses In the great battle on
the western .front are estimated officially
by the French at between 27S.000 and
300.000 men The Germans are sending
most of their wounded to Belgium, It is
declared, to conceal from the German
people their heavy sacrifices.
It has been possible to Identify, the
dispatch sas. nearly 100 German divi
sions, more than ten of which were
twice engeged. Some of the divisions.
It ls declaied, jiad to be relieved at the
end of the first day after losing moro
than half their men.
The dispatch follows
"After an eleven days' offensive, din
ing which the Germans havu recklessly
pushed forward their attacking waves,
one may gather a fairly accurate esti
mate of their losses
"In the first place. It has been pos
sible to Identify nearly 100 of their
divisions since the beginning of the of
GERMAN PEOPLE
FEAR HEAVY LOSSES
The Hague, April 2 First-hand ac
counts of conditions In Cologne during
"raid week" have been received here.
The Informant says: 'Throughout the
week all Cologne was dressed In flags on
account of tho great German victory.
Wttle Is known of German losses and
the built of the population fully believes
the repeated assurances that German
casualties are light. However, two
trains of twenty-seven coaches each
nnm& In nnn nfUrnnnn brnntrlni- wnnnrf.
..a ...i i ta k.i,inninp in t, nvv-ini,a
that the prico of the offensive has been
T,eavy. especially as now It ls officially
admitted that severe losses were sus-
talned In certain sectors.'
Then we had our first experience
In Cologne with an actual attack from
he air. On previous occasions the air
ipen dropped no bombs here, but dam
aged Coblenz. Two airplanes, which
some one said were British, dropped
hnmbH In the suburb Deut2. which Is a
continuation of Cologne on the east of'
the Rhine It was learned subsequently
that the bombs partly wrecked a branch
of the factory of the Baden Aniline Dye
Works, killing fifteen and wounding
seventy.
"From Dcutz the nviators flew to the
suburb of Kalk, where they alio dropped
bombs. The districts where the bombs
fell were shut off Immediately.
"We heard that Mannheim and laid
wlgshafen were also bombarded, suf
fering much greater damage than Co
logne. "Food conditions In Cologne show no
Improvement and the population could
not survive If the people had n(t grown
accuitomed to them. Hggs are selling
at tenpence each (normally twenty
cents) each. No shoemakers are left In
Cologne and boots cost up to 6 (nor
mally. 130) a pair. Before the war trie
same boots cost twelve shillings (nor
mally JJ). Dutch workmen who come
to Germany to work sell their boots at
from X4 to IS,
"Up to the present tlmo the hope for
n break through on the western front
has tided the people over the worst time,
but there will be a severe reaction If
ine great onensiva aoes not brinar near
' aml f9d conditions do not Improve."
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Parmer III fihnnf Tllm.etr
armer, in, onooia mraieif
Tvanda !.. Anrll 9- TlBrvinitnf
htw fvtntlnnftil til Tneatth nH amnvA,..
hi im uwm witnesseo nis action
EVENING PUBLIC4
ZONE
and is commanding a
squadron of airplanes.
powerful
The muddy condition of tho
Pieardy battlefield, caused by recent
rains, is hampering ih" use of tnnk.v,
especially the heavy im.i cumbfv
some German ones. Some of the
German tanks are equipped with
flnme throwers, us well ns machine
guns and light aitillery.
Center of Attack
The gallant Urltloli mid French
armies have pressed back the Cleimuns
at nomn points, recapturing ptit of
tin ground tho (Jeimuns liiul suc
ceeded in overrunning.
The chief center of the ticrni'iii at
tuck has been the tllstllrt east nf the
IritWh bafce of Amiens. A number
of heavy assaults were made In that
sector, but nit broke down before the
powerful resistance of the Allied
armies.
The Germans claim tn have cap
tured the heights north of Moieull and
that they have increased the number
of prisoners In their hands to more
than "3,000.
Theie was a terrific struggle for
Orlvesneo, which lies just north of
.Montdidier.
To the north of Grlvesnes. between
Moieull and Hungnrd en fa'unterie. the
.-. . ,.... . . . . . .
l,nrmans ciann to nave capmreu Ana-
has taken place In the neighborhood of
Moreull and Hangaid We gained ground
In this aiea by successful counter-attacks
"
I'oe )lHKr hI Allien
Oreat masses of eneinv troop con
tinue to concentrate In the region of
Albert, nccoidlng to the neuter corre
spondent at Hrltlsh headuuarteis. Fight
ing Is in progress toward Vllllers-llre-toimeaux.
to the north of Hangard
I'p U. :i o'clock In the afternoon, says
the correspondent, no further Infantrv
attacks of Impoitance were leported
igainst the British front, although the
enemy artillery was veiv actle and
Arras was being heavllv shelled
"Delay In the resumption of the grand
operations Is sunremelv Imnorinnt." miriu
lllii rnl.-A.,nnt.rl..... i-i.I..Ih .. .,
- . w. am,wiiuc,,i siting ui ine opnor-
tunny continuallv to strengthen the
weaker spots in .ur dljpoiltmns The
weather was fine and char all day and
our airmen added another glorious nage
fensive, moie HiHii leu f ubl, i, .
i. riu?PJ8ei1 ,SomeJ divisions had to
hlviSJ'J.1.' .?' 'hr..c"d. .f t"l t day.
i,,..r. ..;., "-r "'".". .""' o' meir men
fEhI?,Jte? ".K"" nJ
nearly entlrelv wiped out. Among those
FifiSt 'r.tif?"TSreJ .tlle. most are he
rirtn. Twelfth, Twentv-elirhtli mi,i inrih
Divisions, as well as the 'second I U'rus-
sinn Guard . the SlxVenth. thTr venty!
first and Twenty-sixth divisions of "e-
in,,i JL. second place, an enormous
number of cotpses was found on the
battleground, and the prisoners on being
I '."."""li".!;"0"-1 Jhe extern : ""f
7. " " uieir r(neciie Unltf.
fn'l' r?.VTllc.e,a that their offensfv
275.000 to 300.000 menf
LONDON PRESS LAUDS
U. S. PART IN WAR UNITY
i-nnilon, April 2.
The London press today editorially
lauded America's new active part In tho
war '
"The American Government's decision
means the American army temporarily
will lose Its Independent existence, but
proves that America Is In the war for
victory," declares the Express.
"We have less reason for fear be
cause of President Wilson's Important
decision, which means an Invaluahle
a"1' rapidly growing addition to the
Allied man power." the Xews says.
Other editorial comment was:
The Telegraph: "The decision opens
the way whereby America's splendid
contribution of the flower of her man
hood may be brought In large part to
aid the cause In the struggle now pro
ceeding. The part President Wilson
played in the deliberations resulting In
, ' ;'., "iu u,e uerniana are send
Ing most of their wounded to Belgium
the Ii?aV0to?1SiSl.ra,"-"Dn '? S?"!"?'
"co v ucirtCC
THAT EXTRA DAYLIGHT HOUR
!.?. "-"P," ,b put ,n & advantage, healthfully and restfully, out
Shlbe Park way. '
Few know, by the way, that Shite Park, the handsome and
appropriate home of the Athletics, was designed, built and
equipped by the Steele method of building construction, "think
this over, Mr, Manufacturer, between Innings.
Steele Service Insures tho completed construction of Indus
trial plants ready for operation on time and within the building
appropriation. wl
WM. STEELE & SONS COMPANY
Engineers Contractors
PHILADELPHIA TORONTO
I- lii'iMMrr n rr " n rr itt -1
LED&ER-PHILADELFlHIA, TUESDAY,
ANGLO -
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jjllM(llMMl.M
. fit. r n w !tii)' i ' ii i.
When Field Mnnshnl .Toin-c and General Foch, of the French forces, and Field Marshal Huig, com
manding the British forces, meet to "talk things over" Hindcnburg may well begin to worry about
the results of his vaunted offensive. The stern determination reflected on the faces of these great
Allied military commanders should wnrn the Gcrmnns of the futility of their desperate attempts
. to roll back the Anglo-French armies.
this historic decision cannot he fin gotten
h tlin l?uioieaii ncotries. who alrcidv
own much to his stiong. icsumceful
stntesmanshlp "
The I'ost "America's iii it will ri
eele the fullest recognition from Ureat
Elrltain and France.'
The Times- "The announcement tt
great nillltaiy Importance and pcihaps
greater moral anil political significance
It seals the bond of a brother In the
common lause of t-ivUlzatloii and re
emphasizes the principle of io-urdlna-lon
"
The rhionlcle- 'The decision spcuks
i-dliimp.. fm l)ir tuft. Ml .11 -llr,i, fillil lin-
jti.frltifr vime if t-.illtv , liflrnc'Iprtktli-
v r. .-.-. . .. . ..- .,
r l-iesldent Wl'son mid Ills limi-rn
FAIL AT GRIVESNES
arl.. April I-firUesncs Is still held
the French, according to I lit" Wnri
by
Olllce nnnounccmeiit last night The
Anglo-Frerch troops hae made appre
ciable progress at ailous points be
tween the Somtnc and Dcmuln. Tlie
statement reads-
"The battle was maintained nlong
the whole front north nf Montilldlcr,
where the enemy nrtillety was .par
ticulate netle Tlio enemy carried
out new attacks against Grlxesnes, all
of whlcli were repulsed with heavy
losses.
"In (he course of spirited engage
ments the Fianco-Uritisli troo-w made
appreciable progiess at xarlous points
between the Somme and Dcmuln.
On fllarch 29-30 our uuators, despite
..In uH itifut n:iT-rlril nllf itilMnriiliq
sorties Fle thousand kilograms of ex- their only Information on the subject.
plosies weie dropped on ciiemv can- Onco .he American units hac merged
tonments nnd stations in the region of ,.,,., .
St Quentln. Gulscaid and T.oi'e Our with the trench, as It Is assumed they
airplanes frequentlv attacked with ma- ,vlu be French customs a to withhold
chine gun and bombs enemy cnneentr.i- ... . .
lions, which they dispersed. Nine Ger- Ing designations of units engaged for
man airplanes nnd one captive balloon military reasons will govern news re
were debtroved by our pilots gaidlng them until Gcneial Pershing
"Italian bombing machines took nil hns hail time to set up a method of ns-
ncme pan in inese . , u .. -
ceiitlv eairled out with splendid au
dacity numerous raids on the enemy
lines."
CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY
MAKES BIGGEST EFFORT
UrltMi Army llemlnuartrrH In Triune,
April 2 The British front has withstood
rna"7 hard blows, which come chiefly on
the right, where the enemy Is still exert-
lnf -"- Greatest piessure In trying to
force the auny of the Crown Prince
forward In the great triangle between
the A.r8 and the Somme.
I'p to this time the effort has not suc
ceeded, the Germans gaining ground only
In the xlclnlty of Mezleies nnd near the
IToo road, where they took n little
ground Sunday In an attack that was
Intended to yield far greater results.
The Germans also took Demuin, but
after hand-to-hand fighting that lasted
the greater part of the dny could ap
parently make no progress beyond the
outskirts of the village. From the last
accounts, south of tho Somme found no
further developments and tho north was
also quiet.
To sum up the events of the last forty-
eight hours, tho Allies held the Germans
steadily and their losses Increased with
each fallute of their attacks. These at
tacks, In still greater violence may be
expected In many places when their
supporting heavy artillery can he
brought to the barrage pits fi.r the neU
phase of the battle.
HEIGHTS OF MOREUIL
TAKEN, GERMANS SAY
llerlln, April 2
The heights of Moreull and also Ar
rachls wood, on ine western bank ot the
Avro Iliver. have been captured by the
Germans, according to tho official le
port from headquarters yesterdaj.
"On the battlefield ncTth of tho Somme
artillery and mine-thrower firing revived
'.Ii - TmH t tr ii .WhI.ti b w ,- w, w, w w w j
FRENCH LEADERS
J TJ
during the evening lietween the l.uce
millet und tue Avie we continuetl mil-
atliuks and inptured the heights north
of Mnretill. Hrltlsh and French troops
which several times nlnly came for
ward In counter-nttacls suffeied heavy
lnses
"A local attack on the weitern hank
of the Are placed us In possession of
Anarhls wood.
"Vesterday French divisions In re
pented assaults attempted li. tecapture
iost villages and heights to the wct of
Montdidier. as well as between the Doms
and the Matz Their attacks broki
down with snnzulnar; lose
With the fighting during the last
few day the number of prisoners
EXPECT FRENCH TO TELL
OF AMERICANS IN FIGHT
t Ruhlngton, April 2 War Depart
ment nlflrlals, in the absence of reports
fiom Ocneral Pershing -showing tho dls
pjsltlon made of American troops by
General Foch. are watching tho French
and British statements closely for the
first word that will show the Aniet leans
to be at tho battlefront lu I'lcatdy. It
Is piobable that not only the first news
of the acthltles of Pershing's men In
their new status will come this way,
but that for some time the French com
muniques will give the American people
aPnihl.nc ami iTansmlttlnir dallv rennrla
of his own. With mllltnry telegraph
and telephone wlren congested nnd with
the entlie communication system entirely
in French hands It will be a difficult
task, officers believe, for American hcad
quatt'ers in France to keep In close touch
with events
Some observers here were inclined to
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Wood-boring machine operators
Woodworking machinists
BOYS WANTED'
Apprentice, boys over 18 years to learn interesting
trade. Good pay while learning. Steady em
ployment, i
WOMEN AND
GIRLS WANTED
Agreeable and interesting factory ivork. No
experience necessary. Good wagest Steady em
ployment. Apply
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Application Office
35 Cooper Street, Camden, N. J.
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AffBlL 2, 1918
CONFER
look for still another phaso of the Ger
man effort to develop on nome other
wctor of the lino where Important
strategic results might be obtained by
a quick assault. They studied tho line
from the Pieardy battle area north to
the coast lu nn effort to select a pos
sible point for sucli n supplemental
movement.
Other observers Inclined to the opin
ion that ft blow at tho Italian lines by
the Aui-trlans, re-enforced by the divi
sions leleased fiom tho eastern front
with the ci.llnpjp of rtussla, was tho
probable point for extension of the
German effort mi the west. Italian
officials here shared this view and pic
tured from their Information the virtual
certainty, they said, of a double as
sault on their lines In the near future.
SOME OF U. S. TROOPS
TO UNITE WITH ALLIES
London. Apill 2
An official announcement sajs.
"As a rcult of communications which
have pasbed between tho Prime Minister
and Tresldcnt Wilson : of deliberations
of Secretary Baker, who vlltcd London
a few dajs ago, nnd the Prime Minister,
Mr. Bulfour, and Lord Deiby, and con
sultations In Fiance, In which General
Pershing and General Bliss participated,
Impoitant decisions have been come to
by which large forces of trained men In
the American army can be brought to
the assistance of the Allies In the present
struggle.
"Tho Government of our great west
ern ally Is not only sending large num
bers of American battalions rb Europe
during the coming critical months, but
has agreed that such of Its regiments
as cannot be used rn divisions of their
own may be brigaded with French and
Britisli units so long as the necessity
labts.
"By this means troops which are not
yet sufficiently trained to fight ns di
visions nnd army corps will form part
of seasoned divisions until such time ns
they have completed their training, and
General Pershing wishes to withdraw
tbem in order to hulld up the Ameilcau
army.
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GERMAN PHONE WIRES
TAPPED BY AMERICANS
Ground Sets Enable Force to
"Listen in" and Communica
tion Is Thus Made Useless
tilth llie American Army In France,
April 2.
The American forces today obtained
accurate information that the work ot
their Intelligence department has been so
effective that tho Oerman system of tele
phonic communication In advance sup
port positions Is virtually useless. The
Boche positions are "tapped" by ground
sets, by means of which the Americans
listen In, and phone communication is
useless for a depth of almost two miles.
Tho Germans are obliged to rely ex
clusively on runners or dogs. Great
numbers of the war dogs aro observable
In tho vicinity of German listening ano
observation posts.
This delay In communication greatly
hampers the work of the enemy In co
oidlnatlng artillery nnd Infantry attacks.
Duo to the poor quality of the metals
uted, the Germans fall to overhear much
of the American conversation when they
try to cut In on American phone lines.
Despite sliortago of raw materials the
enemy Is expending a great amount of
metal in reenforclng the barbed wire
'entanglements opposing the American
iTuul front. Tho giant wire Is being in-
i tailed, attached to stakes which are
I rooted deep Into the ground nnd lame
iiuger-like mctnl appliances bored Into
the earth. Setting these stnkes Is virtu
ally noiseless. There Is none of the
rattle of wooden stakes and nuilletf
The Germans have been working hard
on these entanglements for several d,is
Ameilcnn patiol parties have discov
ered that frcveral successive stiands of
electrified wire have been Installed nn
the outer side of the entanglements and
along the side nearest tho German
trenches. These are equipped with a
new device which enables a sentry to
send n charge through them which gives
oft sparks and thus Inspect them from
a distance.
The great drawback to the enemy
nf tho system Is that a single American
high explosive shell uproots tho wire,
effectively kills the electrical contact
and necessitates great expenditure of
labor by the enemy In repairs.
PASS STREET-CAR HILL
ttnolilngton,. April. 2 The Senate
passed the bill empowering the President
to take over nnd operate street enr and
interburban lines running to shipyards
i ilt:ii VIVJ, IT, illllllll W'V-1 (lllt'l, ,o iibi.D..ui;
1 for the nroner transnoi tatlon of workers
The legislation was requested to meet
conditions at Hog Island, Pa , Slntcn
Island, X. Y , and Baltimore.
Our Annual
The response of our patrons
to this sale convinces us that
they appreciate the unusual
values we are offering.
As the number of important
pieces is limited it will be to
your advantage to make an
early inspection.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWKLUKS SILVERSMITHS
Goods purchased during this
sale cannot be exchanged.
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Throw your brooms and dust
pans into the discard! Our
annual sale of Electric Sweepers
is in force!
Until April 15th, we are offering our
customers the choice of two types of effi
cient, guaranteed electric cleaners on very
convenient terms of payment.
Vc are selling the "Thor" at the special price of 325.00.
bpecial terms on this machine are: $1 with order and
balance in eight monthly payments of 33 each.
7riie ."?Ure,ka" ,IsJts f $F50' and thc PKial terms are
35.50 with order and the balance in eight monthly pay
ments of 34 each. J v J
Both of these machines are of standard make and
thoroughly guaranteed. There are thousands of each in
use in Philadelphia today.
m The "Thor" is a lightweight machine designed for uso
in small houses and apartments. The "Eureka" is a
bigger and more powerful machine and designed for use
where heavier service is called for.
The prices ciuoted arc for the cleaners only separate
cleaning attachments are extra. Please note that the
special price on the "Thor" and the easy payment terms
on both machines will hold good only until April 15th.
Practical demonstrations of both machines will be
made for you at the Electric Shop, Tenth and Chestnut
btreets, or at any of the District offices listed below:
lim9lX: Che,ttn.Aven-"- 600 Frankford Avenue
3100 Kensmston Avenue 9 So. 40th Street
loth St Columbia Avenue
War Savings Stamps are for sale at oitr Main and
District Offices. If any change is coming to yott when
paying your bill why not invest it by purchasing these
Thrift Stampal
JJTHE Philadelphia Electric cS
MIDDLE WEST ATTIRI
DISLOYAL IN FEATHEftSJ
Paint, Duckings and Tar CoatgJ
Popular Punishment for
Pro-Germans
Chlrag e, April Jk
An nutbuist of rage against nro-fttl.
manlsm and disloyalists ls noted In tjt
ports today from Central WesUnH
States. Paint, tar nnd feathers ami ru
baths were the forms of punlshrrioitlH
mctea out to mo kuiuj uncs, ,
At La Salle, 111., more than 2006 m.i.
nnd boys seized Dr, .1. C, Blcmann, i
pioneer pnysician, mm uucaea nim In
,iat,at IIa W1H tllPII fHCnrtrt k...
,i vii.. . ... .. v.kvv 1VGK Jal
to the city and mado to kiss the Amrl
can nag. Next no was warnea to letvi
the city within Ave days. It ls chariM
he called Secretary of War Baker "t
fat head." Itudolph Schopke was given
a coat of tar and feathers at Kmersonj
Xeb . because, u is auescu, ne reruied
to contribute to the Ited Cross, cHcWr-".
... .l 1. tfntlJ CI.Ia. -.La
ing no uwcu hi, uimu uiAus iiucninrc.
At Princeton, III., the olllce of Attos
ney L. M. Eckcrt was painted yellow,
It Is said this was done because Eckerfi
nrlvato secretary we r.-em.,-r c ...,
the draft after ho had been certified h!
iv local board. 'yK
StudvntH at .Nurtnianct lollt-jo, (J
Asnianu, wis, iniieu nu n-uinereu i&tj
a. acnimm. '
War Department's Mail
Before the wnr began the adjutant
f.miM.il'n nfflce In the War Denartmmi
at Washington received daily .1000 lt. Ej
ters. now it nanoies iuu.uuu. ine sur
pmn ireneral before the war beran fin.
cupled quarters with 6000 feet of floor
space : now he has, or wants, lOO.OJo!
feet of noor space.
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