Iff 'f- T T w f iir'"' (Nhr -J-wrTT-Tif' "-w-ft-w u Euentng public Ife&ger THE WEATHER POSTSCRIPT EDITION fair tonight alul Saturday; Warmer Saturday TKrr r.RAi t n i; at i:ach hock -T' "V1" ' ' f " '3 I ' I g I 3 l"Q"fl' . .an"1 40 . 273 144 I i I II VOL. IV. NO. 174 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1U18 I (It l.ti i i (1 ,UMI'4X PRICE TWO CENTS f,fWV ""W1 1'W( iW POLICE RAID CATCHES WOMEN AND U.S. SAILORS Inactivity Following Fos- fdick Vice Charges m-ing i More Results Iealty owners seized lu-n Arrested Under Law lAgainst Renting Houses for Evil rurpuses Todays Developments in Citys Vice Situation Police get busy and raid ulleged disorderly" house In Arch street, near riftecnth. Secretary Daniels, of the Navy Department, explains Unit the Kos dick icport was made public ut this tin,, to assuio a "clean-up" of the city, as 10,000 additional men arc to be sent here during the summer months. City ofllclals invoke Swift act end ,., two brothers for leasing houses for alleged disorderly pur poses. Business men urge ci cation of a metropolitan police force and de mand pledges from Mayor and Di rector Wilson mat all forms of vivo be eliminated Congressman Dattow favors i igid Investigation of roMlicl: report. Intcrcliureh federation suys situ ation Is one demanding action, not denials, as vice hei o is protected by politics; that magistrates arc lax and police profit through "protec tion." The police were stlrtcd to activity iIln tods Hrem Wa. Bert Tvv tiiln today as a result of the criticism aslilngton on tlce conditions Two sailors and several Inmates ill an alleged disorderly house In Arch j . .....- . -ranged. I lie iviuiki ijiuij. an orKaiii- f?i. iihnvA vifirpnih wfvf cantureil in'nti,,., rj.iicri in Minti-ni tnv iim nrf. V,ni ni Hie nllecrecl nronrletor belli f-i ' ltlL I u , Two. pvonerts oneis verc arrested Jjr Tloiauon nj tne vni act, wiueii frehlblul tho renting of houses for ob- tonahlc purposes The men arrested mod to bouses which were mentioned the Fosdlck report. hfl before Hits action was lakn itjuas recclud from Washlnglon that r.Fosdlek report was bsued at thlH !toasurs n clean city for 10,000 nd- llhe summer and not for "political WBoiu, as freuueutly nlleged by city wnifaand nolltieluu.i. lTli8 raid on thli altj-gcd disorderly ! iww was eonaucieu oy inn poueo oi imr njutnlh and me streetn station fol 'krlar evidence obtained by a detective. tho, dlsfulscd as a sailor, visited the pace. f Arri.ts In Third HhIJ IThoTias allien, the alleged proiirlelor, ;i employe, iwo inmates anil two watt vrere arrested , XU raid was the third inado In the iCEtrrpart of the eltj in Uio last three .Jtn Tiearreits were made by Lieutenant Honirtr, asslited bj District Detectives Humfand McClcllan i Hie others captured wero Andrew IWmjt, alleged manager of the place; rtirl Colbaln. Lnrell.i Aiifrimtlno In. Mes, and Ernest V. Selmcr und Iistcr iportt, tailors. ijiiin and C.alney wero each held In MM bill for court bv Mnirlstrate Hen- m. Ihe-vvomen wero held In $200 ball ST!, i?,e llor;' "crc h"'1 to theJ .won ,-savy lara. t Dsrros- for Intei.lKulluii "ICwrewman Gcorec v, Darrou saU, ,Wvh Has In accord with tho action "Hit by Cbmmnn fnnneii iim,i,- jnt a rigid Investigation of the Ko ti rrport, fJtr.Darrovsald r.v? J? W""K to lo-opcra.e with the ISUT ?aretsman In the district to In- iJJtte the Fosdlck tenoit. Wo are all lViS!iri,,w,hcp toward the same end. I, "WWelphla Is niled with dlsorderls iL0".'?1?0 'e!i"cd out.- "" - - ...sl imiiu uic uovcriimcm ic- '-(nineu, niledVIth inaccuracies tsi fc.li uuijr ia m nun out itjaeve the city of the htuiu placed j .. - XLl? In hearty o mpathy with the' S21. .Passed by Common Council H.,rt' ' rcIe""enco to tho subject and Si'UttOWe that till. r.l.. la IV...I r.. ;PWonana taint which mm- h. k gMV Placed on'lt." tftereury DanlelM lei u i, t, i... LI... "'"mined the men must be . hto. an posfclble evils while hero, "npoitvtas Issued, It was announce:. M vLu... "'""i " "u announcco, fccriUr.' 0t l,01l"cs 111 fuct, the VW. wunawarc,f tlle Imminence l5tb?Mtvb.?twce" l" wings of the aftmI"" t'rovlde additional llltr.. . or tna mcn to ue sent here. leVu nnVn,t'ei1 ,n W"slihigton that SI?7i.Pjmel8 ,,oIU8 ho is not con- rw - ..ui nurting or aiding cither fuc ICtti ? "'""'te action from Wash 'BSss,J;nn?.c,lon Mlt "le c''rges WW. um" tl10 Secretary returns SiMfiplrt of ext week after a j-. wur on hehalf of tho Liberty " WMcted Jr Fosdlck will gvo I.Iriem'K to0a5' I'y i'ajor Uas- S?.n,?''f of tae division of law wnitnt of iIia ,.,..,.!.. ..i.. .. ., tamn .. wMiiiiiooiwu un iruin- . bi?w."UAlleH' 'ttltl1 reference to wn-t addresses given In the re-' ' the two landlords, who arc Pit Ui iii ' ' "uo "-"Ctiu, uroso fifeu? lts'!'1 "Wectlonal occupancy ti.r"ten Twelfth nil, I Tl,lri I, !HM .u0t the D,ac' vvero men. fb. i . Fosdlck report. They Jbuti rii . Q"noay at their ofllce, ryui Thlrteoniv, ....,, it...i., .' H hflrf'.v. ', ," ;. "lobiriiuio ??lMn. by ",0 'ollcc. ho tho director Wilson und other cltv l"iii ilfil a !' lour. Cohmiii Twk T FIRMS ON BLACKLIST t.Mrk. A,, ,11 r . ...... ickii,. .',, "'x woriu-wtuo vtni V ,"""" w"" enemy con- , ," "." nimtQ in a few duys i.1 ,??-a lioard It was declared &&?&.& iw'ta rf tl.. -... "nine, v inmnieq only the nftme, i' " "rvnn "" ' com ,VV the nm for the World. Loan Quotas Fixed Third Liberty oJitt quotus In tlio country's twelve Federal reserve districts aro tin fololws: lioston $2o0.o.on,000 New York 500.000,000 Philadelphia 25O,QOO,U0O Cleveland soo.000.0o0 Ttlcliinonil 130 000.000 Atlanta 90.000.000 Chicago 125 000 000 St. Louis 1 .10.000 OOU Minneapolis . .. 1fij.000.000 Kansas City . i:'.0.000.000 Dallas SO 000.000 San Finnclsco .. I1O.OOO.000 CANADIANS COME TO BOOST DRIVE MTHIRDL0AN! Wounded Maple Leaf Soldiers Will "Bomb" Bond Slackers j$ 1,500,000 PLEDGE IN I Perm Mutual Sends Biggest' Promise for Third Campaign Opening Tomorrow ' Tlio largest pledge, for the pun base of tlio third I.lbrrt t.o.in bunds jet made, by an Individual llrm was re ceived Inilaj n.v Mm loait eomiiiltlee . from the Prim Mutual l.lfe liisiiniurr ' ('omp,inj. Presiilenl (ieorge K. .loliii , son has pledcril Ills eoiiipany to pur Ichaso M,.'i00,000 uorlli or the ImuiK Huglalid todu h'iil le-rnton mi'iito ,to thlH ilt for the Liberty Loan dre ;lt will i-ontilbute its Hhure tEirougli I light uoundrd Pniindian soldl(r. who 'vUI bull verbal grenadrs at slarkirn' I Just as they have been bombing tin OcrmaiiH on the western front. i This detachment arrivid toda). ll came all the way from Montreal. Can ada. The soldlerx will stay in this cll ' for the entire month of the drive. which will begin ofllclally tomorrow. An elaborate speaking schedule is being ar ranged. The Khaki Club, an orgiiiil- of wounded soldiers; mobilized tlio little band. . I'. Coined, of Cassatt & Co., bank- ers, Is acting as host. Thoe cupiposliiK I the party uro JJeutenant McCallum. . Canadian Mylng I'orps ; Paptaln Curren. ul iiiu .ituiciii i uris, woo was a n ii- oner In Oermanj : Lieutenants Italm bllle and Ilershey, of the I'leld Artiller : Corporal Dickson. Sergerfiit llalbock and PrlvritcH Vhller and Hahlman. I'olonel Steele, in charge of the Itrll Ibh recruiting mission hi I'hllinb'lpbl.i, has also promised to havo his men push the l.llciy..Ionii In nlUof their re cruiting talks. The work the Hrltloh have done so far was pointed to with prldo by the Colonel as be mentioned tho lank ilrllannla. whlih was used rdv the war savings 'campaign In this city. Do your bit for I'berty and democracy by driving a. golden nail with your In itials on It Into the base of the Statue of Linerty. The first of thete gold-headed nails will be driven by Chaplain Curtis II. Tilclclus, of the. Philadelphia Navy Yard, Immediately following the unveiling of the statue by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and his four- ear-old grand daughter, Nona Martin, at the opening of the third Liberty Loan campaign lo morrow. livery one bujing a bond at the booth In the base of the statue can follow the . cxumnlo of Chaslaln Dlcklns. The en-i tiro snaee will bo filled within u thoit time and the committee, in tho an nouncement today. Issued an appeal lo buy nails eai ly. At first the Liberty Loan committee rlu u nrwl tri fftnfnt llin linnnn i Mm mother of tho flist American soldier l.lllotl In Krance, but thero has been soino dlsputo ns to who first sacrificed his life. It was also found that tho ,not,lcr, of , '!,c "'.?", ? lo ' H Innoi' has left Philadelphia i tie i-oics in mis city nave orgainzcu. ( uiitlnufd on I'utr l'oiir. Column Three EDGE ANNOUNCES HIS I SENATE CANDIDACY Jerscv Governor Enters Three-1 - Cornered Fight for Long Term Trenton, N. J., April 0. Uoveruoi Ldgo today announced his cundldacy for L'nlted States .Senator und will go before the Itepubllcan prlnmticg next September seeking the nomination for the full tetm of six years. The Governor's announcement today usburcs a three-cornered fight for tho Itepubll can nomination, with Colonel Austen Colgate, of Kssex, and George I lleeord, ol Jersey City, who havo already an nounced themselves candidates for the Republican nomination, as tho two other principals, and with David IiHlrd, of Camden, at present serving a temporary appointment under Governor Kdge, us United States Senator, precipitated Into tho raco for tho short or unexpired term of tho lato Senator Hughes, which runs until March 3 next. in day. i In entering the senatorial contest lo- Governor Luge salds unnounco myself a candidate for l'niteil Slates Senator for tho long term. 1 purposely havo delaed any dellullc action In order that I might take public counsel respecting, not tho success of my iwssible candidacy, but the necessity. In event of election, of w relinquishing tho governorship a short tlmo before tho constitutional expiration of tho term. 1 have urged unbiased opinion I havo maintained tin oisn mind. My conclusions have been deliberate, After sujlng that ho deeply appre ciates the honor of being Governor und that ho is ha,py in tbut responsibility, Ibe executive continued: Hut t fnce, tho facts rnuarcly 1 um already In the employ of the people of N'ew Jersey. If that tervlco Is satis factory, tho essential question to bo determined Is v. hero It can be. of tho greutest benefit, for o very short remaining tlmo In Trenton or for a substantia! period In Washington. I commit the Issue- to tho tribunal of tho people of my Btut, confident that Ceotlnoea oa ! , CH , HUGE BALL TO BE WiWJIWWI!WIUllMWIIMJJIliSfllMlft v fi r ?Hvf t?'5t C PPPPPPPLViKsb n . mmJ7c jMf"iSaoF'-fMBfrtft TtTtfrHrtjBtfb! g j i :arjr B fPJBPJBH hAB -JK 4tw rffjfr n ryyJSw WWttMMWgwwwhdwgBaywptt'w-aiwB IIpit N the seven-foot Lihertv "push ball" that i- lo he lolled over t7:t liiile.- from liull'alo to New Yoil; citj as reminder In all paliiotie citizens to keep the lwmov. llovviiiK in fot the lliinl Libeilj Loan. On a signal from Washington at 8 o'clock tomorrovv moininir, the llulValo Liberty Loan Committee will start tlio ball on its journey, liacli city aloiii; tile load will hold a celebration as the liitr red, "hlte and blue globe passes through, and all may help its two guardian!, who vv ill be dre.-scd as Uncle Sam, to speed its progress. It is expected the ball will teach Madison .Sipiaie I'aik .viay I, in time to mark tlio triumphant close" of America's third appeal for war dollar-. BIGGEST GUN YET BEING MADE HERE Samuel M. Vauclain Tells of Work on Super Cannon 'MAY TURN BATTLE TIDE Ilucc. and of u tvnc of luiisliuuIiuii --- and auxiliary inulnment never before used on any battle front in tho world's i history, thcie ic being innnufncturcd i , ..,.,. . . , , . , '" ll ,ci" 1""m1 '"-1"1 locuicu um a few miles from Philadelphia n supcr- cannon, which it Is believed will solve fn . Allies many nrtillcr) problems along the western front. Tho cannon it has paired tho experimental stage Is being turned out In numbers and will bo rushed to the front as fast as completed. Not only wUl lhe,novuJi-pe-ot.prd-i0i uto Ttndcrloln. -J11"0 tllU5CU oeinuui and made ,die- nanco bo uvnllablo toon, but entire gun Mellneofr wan urn met the Inei lliue ' Iuul cninrks. Members of the mob fol crews trained to hapdlo It will also on a charge of attacking Isnne II Kegol. lowed and captured him bete. accompany each oulilt as It seeks H i fl ''Liy.n.'L'imln 'Zl , '," " 7n,"l,tal '" ,m,rrh fu,r , ,. , , ,- ., corfs gambling huuo on l.lgiun street I fuote, milj dinped with un Amerloiii plaeo Vomowhere In Piance" and then. I Bl)OW vine some tim.i ago. n.mpauled 0ag ,, ,,, ,, H f ,, " later, vomevvliero hi (Icrmany. , ,)y MrH. JIux Swlll. in tho hope of oh-. nWllImI ,,,, ,, u, Illm , xw clxv Samuel M. Vnuclaln. tire president i talulng the money which Mr. Semll ju iJaKt.,u.nt. of the Iialdwlii Locomotivo Works, has'suld was tulcun from her husband while i .P1,0 ,,, d,.lnnniIo(j . riKlu.,. un(1 described In outline the peculiar con struction of tho new wonder of the gun smiths art Though dctnlls aie. of nccea-ltj. luck ing, enough has been revealed by Mr. Vauclain to Indicate that the new tpc of gun and gun earrlago will bo so ar ranged that the cannon cn be trans ported on Its own base along railroad lines at great speed and then bo de. mounted from tho tracks and placed In Ue at any point ot an artillery base. Thin form of supcrloidnanee, he said will far surpass anytlilng now In use on an western front, either by Hie enemy or by the Allies. Special prob lems dealing vvilh railroad transporta tion along these fronts have been solved hi fitting out these movable projectors' of "canned ileal n and there lias also i.nn mrri.il nmvidifiii m.iilo fi.e iiw.ie ' ...i. n,n,r..t r,-,, .1,., .,..! ..r railroads. Mr. Vatu lam. who is hailed as the "master gunsmith' and who is the chairman of the munition board at ( unlhiiitsl en 1'iice l'oiir, ( olionii line LIBERTY BELL TO TOUR U. S. FOR FOURTH LOAN Historic Relic Will Not Ce Used in Third Campaign, Opening Tomorrow for liberty und democracy, but tho bell will not take part in the third campaign which will open here tomorrow. It is tho present Intention of Secretary of tho Treasury McAdoo. and satisfactory lo Major Smith, that tho bell bo used, provided tho ptoper precautions for Its protection during tho trip be taken. When the subject of the Uell as a campaign Impetus producer, on a trip about tbo country was flrit suggest- ed, thore was some objection on tho pait Ol I'llliaueipiiiuus necuusc oi mo uuiiki-is lo tho hlstorlo rello a road trip would impose. Dut It was satisfactorily dem onstrated, on tho trip to San Francisco, during tbo Panama-Paelllc exposition, that such a trip Is feasible und reason ably safe, nnd Mayor Smith finally de cided that Vhero would bo no obJuVtlon to tho city offering tho bell to tho na tlonal Liberty I-oau commlttea during the present campaign. Secretary McAdoo has Informed -Mayor Smtfli that ho would llko lo use it in the fall of tho jeur. "I sbotil llko nothing better," says Ir. Adoo," than to use this historic old bell In tho present Liberty Loan cam paign, but 1 believe It would bo of better use In tbo campaign next fall. ..so,, i think. It would be of greater service and when there vv 111 bo atnplo tlmo to arrange a suitable itinerary. Jf the bell la to be used I want to have tlmo to mske every preparation to Insure Its safety." When im Ihtnk f "wrltln, think. f HKirUiOr-ytift. Journey about the country In tlio l, ,,., nf f l,11,,f,1'-,t1n rill tlm frillPtll ' ... . .r -.,.,, r ,1(1.1 rt . ...iwoi. ". - i - .- -- 1 1'ictUie .vien Will fterve Willi Slglllll body who mado hlin salute the American Net and gross earnings or any of me said a Liberty x.oan uoxi iuii may oo iuii. Division of Pershing's Hag." several hundred workers of the 'lorporatlons and tne expenuuu.ro or an i 0crmlx bv tho Liberty Uell. Philadelphia s i . " N'nirow Pabrio Comp.iii, Wjoinlsolug. money, tile purpose lor wnii-ii u was .,,,, pn hlstorln icllo of the first American light "'" !' ''.' VV MS "! .S'" ""1 expended, and any on er irans..ci.ons bm KEPT A-ROLLING FOR LIBERTY LOAN I"""" W'WWWWWMnftTWBWWlJsiytaww POLICE SCORED AS 'REDDY JAKE' GETS 3 YEARS Court Denounces System Which Let Notorious Crook Escape Punishment So Long Itedd.v Jake" Mebnenff. alleged Hirong-urm inun and Tendiiloln Imbltue, who has been 'a utorin center of trouble foi the police during the last ten yeais ' was Fenteiiccd to three eai hi the County J'llion, with u Jinoo line. toda ' ,-,"' R l-.urt- innniui'll. In the Municipal in sentenilnc Mellneofr, Judge llnttnt- well dolivcrcd an unsparing attack on the police. "This man's record sbo'i's. ' lie suid "that the polks' hnv.- disgraced them selves for permitting him to be ut large alt these ears." Records show that MelinisjIT was ioIi vleled nine thins and arrested twenty- soven limes, it was generally ngrid that ho managed to keep at liberty ilirnimli linlllli:il unit Willi tllO "heelers I ul Melliusiirv. lilac" viellucoir denied that Semll had losl Mum ,t yiere. unit, uei-ordlng to the police, utlaeked Kegel nllb a bluclijui k. lb "us unested shorll after the attack INDEPENDENTS TO SELL S-CENT ICE IN CAMDEN "Trust" Prices Will Bo Cut Fifteen Cents for Tvvcnty-fivo Pounds A I iiiiifi'ieiice of tin iiukpi'iideni lee dc.ileiH of ('nmdi'ii, it wus decided to give the public nil eight-cent piece ugalnst the so-ealh'i trust's ten-cent niece, according to Thomas C. Smith. icpresenthig the iiideienit.iits. ilo de c lined that It was n baidshlp on the be was lo.vnl to this country. I'limdeti pulillc to fori'e it to take a ten- Muor Slegel declared lu hud founu cut piece of Ice or mulling. Ibey wlllillo ov,1puco of disloyalty against ITan- give twelve pounds of ice ; for eight cents. ,....,, , Li'-.L ' I,. an against too so-caiicu triisi prieo or llfxcn pounds for ten cents Mr. Smith explained 'hat tho high cost of In' this .tear Is due to (he lucre.isi of mat) i lals U.spltu Hie fact that there .ih an abundance of lee hint winter, the harteileis weie unable to gel enough labor '.o iiit It and the lesult is that the rtoruge supply Is not above normal The tviigis of the Icemen have Increased and tin io."l of fed for horses has juinpid In pi Ice. The prices of indepi'iidinl dvuleis, ac cording lo Mr. .Smith, are to be as fol- iloti: Twenty -in e. pouims. uiiien eenis fifty pounds, thirty cents': 100 pounds-. lxt eolith CMU.TIAT IIBACT Pll I S ni l-,Vl.ai.i ui.il i l..liyin 100 PHOTOGRAPHERS riio men will be mobilized at Madison ' Ilarraeks, Sarkett's llaibor. .Vow York 1'or this woik It was aiuiouncid that men found tit for limited military serv lc will bo accepted ,.,, . ii-i-o ,eini uinnDTC AIl.M TAhLS WOOL l.MPOIUS Quartermaster Corps Will Continue i i0 Exercise U. S, Option The Wuartcrmaster Coins of the army will continue for an Indefinite period lo exercise tho option reserved by the Got eminent to purchuse nil Imported wools, standurd "fours' unit graded "fotty-fours" to "lift), -sixes," it wus announced today. All wools will be bought ut tho price llxed for July 30. less 6 per cent. The Quartcnnaitcr Corps will not purchase wools liner than graded "llfty-slxes" purchased prior to April 1. 191? It Is announced that ull wool Impoit ers must mall a report every Saturday of all purchases of foreign wool dining tho week to the stcieluiy of tho Wool and Textllo Association. Draft Hoard Given Cups Sliver loving-cups welo presented lo. tho members of local draft board No, SO ut a testimonial dinner given by tho examining physlclntis of tho board lit the Hotel Adelphla last night In celebra tion of the completion of tbo examina tion of Its entlro class I quota of 760. The members of the board aro John It. Murphy, chairman. Alfred llcyman and Dr. Samuel Goidon. The toast muter was. Dr. A, IC Sallom. VVukhlaliiii, April a. A special uiurt lumber In rront ot 1110 piani. m tne pics- nrt.MIU talue of their propert), call for 40il skilled photographers to I nee of at bast 1C00 people and the historv of the corporall scrto with Hie signal service in Krance i The scene was the closing Incident fi" '"iilsltlon of property now t. us sent out by tho Provost Marshal tho anM-Amerlcan remark which hail the tbo w'l" kin r 1 Pcr ,ow .-...?... I'- .,ll.. V,1 ... . Il.li- l.lntil In mi linriLir K nee e.irtv ttVil. 1 M III bC tliorollglllj int ISUSUILU. neiiiiwi" ,,,v- ,w.,j. - . ... , - ... .. -" --- , GERMAN LYNCHED BY ILLINOIS MOB Alilicr r-Ijllliriifl In TlW I")P- iiimci iictiljlll IU na u- sliitp Plnlptntinns; 1HLC l iUlCMilllUllfc of Loyally HELD SOCIALISTIC VIEWS l iilllli'.tlllr. III., Aplil I'regei, furt.v-llve curs I Itobeii U I'regei. fort.v-llve cor old alleged pio-llennmi. was token from hiding In the ritj Hull here eurl to da) by u mob of ,'!An "lonllsts" iind hanged lo a tree two miles nest of the town. No arrests huve been mude al though the lynchers were not niusked and were said to have been led by prominent citizens llarly last night 1'iaegei came to fol- Hum die after evading a patriotic band ul ,ar5le where he was alleged lo . . when refused rushed past authorities and diagged him from bis biding place beneuth u pile of tilings. Mayor Sieg cl's pleadings weie disregarded. Still barefooted rruegcr was led ah. un the old national bighwu.v. with it tino--. around his neck. Police uud the f ui -oner followed an huur luter uud found his body dangling from u tree I'olllusvlllu und .Mart vlllr are hiii.iII lmnJnB ,0""8 H'tin miles eust of si Louis. While the mob wus storming the i.ul searching for hlin. Prneger wrote bis parents In Dresden, Uerniuny, this noli : 1 must. this, the fourth of April die I'leuse pray for me, my deur parents This Is my last letter and Icslunient ( A second note ulso In Iklinan. pro. tested his luyall.v. As he was jeiked upvvaril on the tree. Praecer nlenilni first papers and applied for full citizen ship. Colllnstllto was uulot today with Its mini is back at work and uppnrcntly i in nign spirits louuw mg tpe night's netlvltl i'raeg.r nccntl had iiuiiri.kd with'lt believed when the Tmcrstato i'o;n the iiresideiit of the miners union here, iiierce Commission formally ordered a It is icporleil. AUtnorilles is-iicveil to. da thai this was connected with tho IjuibhU, FORCE FLAG'S LSULTEIlban fr"il ?? liV' of Tol'k I rei'vncu throURli lit ifljauutwe or mock. 7fJ 1iVA 77 V i J vVU nemiing. i-u.. April tf llriiillng, I'u,. April Lnuiged b,v a remark of a Oilman em - Ploje, wno sain ne "would snoot an.t - nesd.iy morning. lie was thieatcuen with a bath in the dye tank, If ho did I not make a public apology , Vach Insulted tlio llag whllo seteial other employes wero discussing a case 'of where a German smpathlzcr had to , UIks tbo Hag In tho wi-ftem pait of the i,.olmtr.t. Tlie discussion took place 'while the employes were awaiting to star: woru Viu'h was not in thu discussion, but bo joined Into the contersatlun with tin slur that angered thu patriotic Ameri cans. Italian Airmen Fight in France Purls, April 5. Italian uviaturs are now on the P'retich frdnt. They bombed an iijrdrouie at Mets on the night of March 1 1 unu ugutn on Murch .. Hal In u Miuiiuions also iiumliarded the riillwu minion in inioiitiiio on the night of March It und succeeded in hit ting u truln Idled with mservo troops going to tho Picardy ft out. Fly the Flag Tomorrow! Tomorrow is tlio first anni vorsary of tho United Stutcs' entrance into the wnr against Germany. It is ulso the first day of tho third Liberty Loan cam paign. On every stuff, from every window FLY THE FLAG! i irinex 1111 11111 mo oi u. inu i one 01 ,,1,1, ,,,!v tritp unv inTiioiii on us 10 inr BRITISH DRIVEN BACK EAST OF AMIENS, BUT HOLD NEW LINE FIRM AMERICANS TAKE OVER NEW Haig M a i n t a i n s wrmu m; i-iivri? nr mi?tkt? His New UJUVilVyiV VX LjXLMJ J LI iT I JLi KJ U JL Germans Raid Listening- Post and Disclose Presence of U. S. Men Within Sound of Verdun Guns With the American Ariu. In April 5. merlcun troop uic now Frame, huldlng , VM, tm mi fill, i-lolif Itfinti ,if tlm M-us, within sound f the sun. ut . . "' Tin ii.cm.t lust night milled a IIHtcn- ink P"i in nun iipw neviur mier u hiMvj bomliaidinent A quick Ameri can ban age iullleted liwsr on the ' itiem.v Thee treneben. vvliicb range ueiuiH ,1... 1,111.1,1,, .l.l.. I,. l .-.,. , ... ........... uu ... jiiiiutivcly good condition. The dug out nit lighted with clcctrtelts. The sector until recontlv uiih uihikusiIIv unlet and Koldlerx phtekeil daudc lionx in No .Mmii'h Uind. The flint oiualt iullleted by the (!ei mans was i -hi'll throiiKh a Imsxilrutn. The ruld vvux inline ugliiiiHt one of the fi-vv pusltlnu; in tliix region vvbeie it Is feasible, bectitlNe of the terrnlii. to tonduct operntlonx without hcuvy lns to tn attaeklng foreew. The enem.v vigorouly bomliartled tlio American ,., m nl1j pommunlnitloii trenche zlg-Kigging up the litllfide and then mtdlng party, which -warmed about a listening post. Tlio KAISER APOLOGIZES FOR KILLING OF SWISS SECRETARY AMSTERDAM, April 5 The Kaiser. In a personal letter to the Sulsb President, apologized for the killing- of tho tecie tary of the Swiss legation in the bombardment of Faris, ncocrd-iug- to advices received here today. EXPECT SECOND BIG DRAFT CALL THIS WEEK WASHINGTON. April 5 President Wilson i preparing tA launch the second great draft of American tighturs. He is expected to issue a proclamation this tveelt notifying 800,000 registered men that they must hold themselves in readiness for service. The tirbt great call to camps under the second draft will approxjntute 130,000 men to start moving campward the latter part of this mouth. Probably 300,000 or -100.000 will be called before July 1. TELEGRAPH LINES KUEHLMANN DUE" ORDERED PROBED FOR PEACE TALK Taking Over by U. S. Be lieved Foreshadowed by I. C. C. Action IS COMPANIES INCLUDED H iihiiu.'liiii, Al.nl .' The Hist step in tuklng over the tele. 1 graph and cable companies of the L'nlted mutes was foreshadowed tudu. mn -.,- invratlimllan Into fortv-three companies. The propon owned. Us value and use. unv Increases or uecreases oi sioes. , I bonds or other securities win oe sciuii. nUed. The syndicating, banking and . uminclal arrangements under , ttlll.h fcue ihhUPa wcrc m.uIei und the 1 ,.x,Pnses incurred thereon, will also be , scaielilngly mvestigateu. ttS COSt 'orations and ,l,.,1Ail owncii. aCCOnt- lug to the older. Hearing dates will soon be set and persons leuuueu iu U.i'v, ...... .v..., wlll be ordered to i;luc5 books doeii- incuts and other paper. i as Hie .commit lon nia deem necessary. Meanwhile .I,- intent cat on will bo carried on by .,... ... - .,1, .... .. 1III1II"H1!.M, III ,11, ,CI1I1UI1 VIIUIUM, OUl stirb other menus and methods as i nav ,,,, vlc ,H 10t cn,ertalned b the Ger be held appropriate by the commission. nwn Iircw aB u wh(lIo Tho VoMl , The Investigation covers the m- .Cltung, of llcrlln, which represents tho meiclal Cable omp.iny. -New or'. I I'nn-Oerinun element, is distrustful of Postal Telegraph Company, Now ork.i,llo spctch Commercial Cablo Company. Mussu-. Tho German papcis comment on chusetts: Commercial-Paclllc t ublo Counl Cxern.a gpeech In contradictory rompant , New ork : Postal Te egraph ternlB T1(1 crl, lloersen Couror Company, Arizona: Mucknt Telegraph . ,., r,zernln evidently does not think and Cable Company. Arkansas ; Postal th(lt Ul0 0ITnBle on the weslern front Teiegruiin kihh . uni.....j, o...u....n. Colorado l'oslni reiegrapu i omirnii) , Postal Telegraph Cablo Com - Colorado pany. Connecticut: rostai i eicgrnpir Caldc company, iwuiwuru. mwui irm - graph companlas of lowu. KentucKy, Joiilslnna, Michigan. Missouri, Mon tana, Nehiuska, Nevada, New Jersey, N'ew Mexico. Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, I'tali, Wush- lngton. W'est Virginia and tho Kansas Postal Teh graph Company, of Kansas ; (New litiglatiil leiegrapu oiniiaey, ,tias Isachusetts; Merchanls" Telegraph Com 0111- .Mackay Tolegtuph Cable Company. Ok - nanv. tinui wiii. , v-i,.i irivkm in, lahomai American District Telegraph 1 riio'n, a"n'v?T.y van "a B Ma ae; relegraph and Cablo Company, Texas,' w"li,,,5,,.,,1: Aprl ' DlPlwmats as 'ebimrn Milwaukee and Lake SuDerlor I rt tht " on'r Practical effect Telegraph Company. Wisconsin s postal ' Telegraph Cable Company. Wyomtar. further progress of the enemy was halted bj a strong tiro from the Amcrb l'u" nr8t nmI second lines. I IIU IPlllUI llIlll'IlCUIl M'UIUIH Wt'ttJ JWO' il ',ulei during the tart lueii- t Toui hours. Tlio Germans sent in few shells In the hector northwest of Tou, ,n, ,)lc c,u,my n,rpl!l,le, wcrc fuirl uLtiv-f In patrolling. The Allied battle Hue runs fioin the northern end of the Woevro into the heights of the Mouse, ut u point about " r illlien fcUllllieuM oi V crouil. l-O sltlons on tlio line most "ncrd to! nuth of Vol dun would bo St. Mlhlel than Verdun. The new American sector probably Is ten to fifteen mllcx northwest of tin. front held for some months in Lorraine ubovoToul. linker Holds Conlcrenceh in Paris . I'lirU, prll .". Nentun I liakir. the in. iliiiii Kerr) t(ir of H'nr. who has Mt t r turned from Itume. had n number of eniif. n nee toda . V iisldimlmi, April .'. I'lemdetit Wil son him before him today tho names of Kd'vurd Ktutenlu. Now Vork. and Dean KlimmI. of Columbia t'nlvrslty. recom mended l Acting Secrclnry of Wnr Crowell for the two new assistant sec retaryships of the War Department ., . .ii i. Kaisers foreign Minister tO Slinnlement Czernill Speech DRIVE OPENING PEACE 7.UIMCII, April .1. .Members of the Austrian Parlia ment believe communications hate been opened between tin" Foreign Oliice and President Wilson and have proceeded further than Foreign .Min ister Czernin's statement indicates, acctjrding to tile .Munich Nachrichteti I.umluii, Apt II 5 The ii'.ii.e specUi of fount t'zctfiln, the Auatro-lluugurian Foreign Mlniotei. is to be followed shortly by an address j along similar lines by Doctor von Kuebl-' I maun, tho German Foreign Minister. dispatch fiom Amsterdam! today. ny nurt Austria-Hungary arc! H opening another pcaco drive. there is little chance of its having I nm- i-r,t.till I rv,,,n I'vmnlii Ii nv,,A..f..l . .,A..r.. , .i,i, rin,.r i T.'i,ni,i.., u. u.u.. ! """ 'wv w, . uii, ,,,, t UUlllll OI Tnctd,iy or Wednesday. Vnltlier tlm .VIII..,! iirni-, nr,,. .1 ,m I1)C11 , 10 Allied capitals attach nnyl ue w Uic uu.ranceB of Comu Cle,f. jd. Amsterdain advices quoted tho Lokalldidier region over a front of mow Ai;m f , rernln's nuloress "must mike the best , .,.... , ,, ,-. ....,..,". liag iKirniieo tno possibility ot an understanding. . , Ti,0 Deutsche Tacesaeltunir mianV. tl,. Austro-llungarl.in Koielgn Minister for .bis weak placidity." Tlie Ueriiuin Kmperor, Field Murshul von lllndeiiburg, Genernl voi Luilm dorff and Dr. Itlchard K. ion JCuehl mann, tho German Foreign Minister, dis cussed Count Creznln's speech among , other mailers In a conference ut Great Hcndquni ters. The. National y.eltung states that uro- ceedings against Prlnco Ltchnowsky nuvu oecu siurieu us u rcKuir nr io ! momorundum llxlng tho btame of th war on Germanj I I ol Count Cierjilns. peaca utterancea Continue an fm Poiu-, Cliwa Km 4' 1 . , " '"i': Positions BOMBARDMENT NEAR BUCQUOY Heavy Fighting Be tween the Somme aild Luce FOE CONCENTRATING IN ALBERT SECTOR Renewal of Drive Seen in Assault on Sixteen- t Mile Front . BASE CITY OBJECTIVE, Ifindenburg Also Aims to Cub. Amiens-Paris-Calais Railroad D 1GTII DAY OF HATTLE LONDON, April 5. Ltritish forces were pressed back to positions cast of VillerR-Bretoneux (eight miles east of Amiens) in heavy lighting yesterday afternoon and evening. Field Marshal Haig re ported today. The British aro main taining their new positions. Active artillery fighting was re-. ported on the northern end of the 'battle front, near Bucquoy, by Mar- hluil Haif. Ilaig's Statement IluigV statement said: Between the Luce and tht Somme there wits' heavy liglitfnfr vcstcrda.t and laic in the evening-. .Strong enemy forces in repeated assaults were beaten off with loss. We were .pressed back to posi tions east of Villcrs-Hreloneuxy which we are now maintaining. North of the Somme, in the neighborhood of Bucquoy and in the Scarpe Valley the cticmy'tr artillery vtas active, the statement said. Our artillery engaged hostile concentrations in the neighborhood of Albert. Drive Is Resumed Heavy German assaults along a , sixteen-mile front, between the Somnie aml Avre Rivcrs bl.oke the stagnation that had lasted for sevs eral days in the great world's battle in Picardy. Press advices received from the front today said that the fighting was continuing with violence. Both the British and French were compelled to give' some ground in the district immedirtely cast, and southeast of Amiens, but the Ger man advance was trifling. The German attacks were delivered after a severe bombardment from heavy German guns which had been moved to the front. The Germans paid heavily for the small amount of ground jraincd. Thej massed field gray columns were mowed down in heaps by tho Britialt and French artillery and the muddy field of battle over which the men struggled was littered with dead nnd wounded. Renew Amiens Drue The Germans are .renewing their efforts to tako Amiens in an ex tremely violent battle in the Mont- than nine miles, the communique of the French War Office declares. The enemy launched tho attack yesterday with eleven division? (132,000 men) between GrivesnejL "'1 and the Amiens-Koyc road. (Grivc. nes is four miles northwest oi Montdldicr und fifteen miles south east of Amiens. Tbo Amlcns-Roya highway crosses the battlefront near Dcmuln, ten miles cast ant south of Amiens. In ten desperate assaults the Ger mans gained only a fow hundred yards, the French 'communique paw 'ii They captured the villages of M&Uty Raincval and Moriscl, southwest Moreuil, in about the center of Um ' front of heavy attack. Tho French, '. .... ..... 1 nowcvcr' nolu tn. noighborirur ' hcigrits, tlio Statement Said, ttt de me progress In the Griv. region. The Berlin JVar 0Sc' . v A "V f f! ' '3
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