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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FKIDAY, xVPRIL o, 1918
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SPACES PERIL,
"FINEST METAL OF MEN
SAYS WILSON TO ARMY
President Greets Soldiers in France
on First American War
Anniversary
With (he Amrrlran Arm In l'ranrr,
April C, Tho "atnrji nmi KtH.., i.
'BECK'S WARNING
., ir.i'...U T1.
SiclarestneiNauouaBicii.
jgtotne vviiii "u
soldiers' weekly, contains this intuueo
iiuin i-rcsmcnt wnron:
On or uo unuer
men of our expedltlonan forces my
warniftsa Rieetlngs on thin, thr ntinl
BJIANDS PLAIN SPEAKIN
s.AtP,'in,' V,," ,.,c?...1 .!..
and pay to them that wo ltno not onK
greatly admired and been er oroud of
Criticizes Administration for
...v ...., nisi i"ioro lar ncrounted for
themselves, hut alto have tho utmoM
Failure, Wiine tuning uiu
proxe to he made C the 11m ,-t n.tul .
People "itn uohsuhk
I - xork. pni - An urgent appeal
ivi -a.,,!, tr. eln un their
'eS '" to winning
cjr- , ., .,,.. niitnnrtiir'H in cnaiiKC
1 Trolley of telling the people in ex-
i .tl terms of the greatness oi mo
firv'. rcources anil depreciating the
w, nf the adversaries of the Allies
3?!!?daUl night by James M. neck,
iris " . . i-,.iiArnl in un ndilre..,.
j?id to outbursts of enthusiasm
flSJil members of th Economic
VUW"sa"u. '.... it, n ltnt..l Aslor.
.ffiflott tell 'be people that wo are
fi.7m you won t get rcsuim, unuiu
J Beck nou have got to Fay to
B!.n ct America, jour back nro
& .all No ' thc tlm0 t0 B0 "
K the speaker-, including Georgo
J? head of the Committer on Pub
0.1'e?.u..r' k iiMtcllffc. for.
'HfTheMu.ub-t.rnuanllan. ami
'WU Thoma- pi-ownu, ina uu
rSS or winounnng to the people thc
Ch about the war. all Hw 't
ffjwrica, and a. I ih. xictorlcs of H.
iflt.AAr Mi Beck s'uld that the
1 the, AMU . i- today in more
Crate peril than at any time slnco
CSS. that preceded thc Marne
"The Allied amm... haxo sustained tho
t. terrible roxere slnco the battle oC
sSerol" he declared. "I he tcrrlblo
SJ portentous f.u-r is that In lets than
Wiel'all the territory tliat cost the
WHIM 3(fV,UWU mru iim i" " "-
fCthsof time in 1910, and tluy are an
Uto the gau ur Amiens, a city ui
boenss stratesi, importance: as tho
jpjKfpartol uroauwuj is iu i mk-
li is be Hexed as a fart that tho Ger-
una In the lVit haxc a minimum
i.-uv .,f i;imi.ii"U men. and tho an-
iSnlnS fact Is that th excess of Ger-
- -.-" nnu.i inil.llH tllO HCClCC.'ltO
ftfuyarm in authenticated history.
i Ilia Anient a nuceiiieu ino iwisi ui
t. . ,, l..i... filllnu lTlKrl,'.
rati promise i" ' .-... , ......
iftarf'i mlglu mHame uoulil probably
live troKen uown e nau nuiiiir,tu
ijiin at lcaft srt.tuni airplanes. A na
iionliat can turn out luo.000 pleasure
&ri a jear from Ith lactoiles should
tot hae had an real dltllculty lit
hplaly deeloplnB th. automobile of
JJ) ilr. Vnfortun.iti.lv we li.ixc not
& .kt .. uiiir. i.n iMiii.i, if,wu inniin.
Xnilanca to KuropL.
1 AO One tiill tlU.-.."ll ill. ,.MJ. IlliCU
tltaii oi our country, out mo tact is
Stilt upon all our foielsn policies ami
"nr measures experience has written
but one uruici, too laic : nun now
(MUons that i, uhouhl have bCKUti
ri-rtra nftr!- til,". hlnlrltlC of tllO f.ll-'
flitiaU.
J flirted with the lioIsheWUl an
TkUU in Russia until they had filled
Ttj tie poisoned chalice of their black
"Wt havo wonderful plans for shlp-
ipuuf, out In ino uieaminie ine iuuiuiko
hi icrfre"s Is rapidly decreasing ana
Die stranglehold of the submarine be-
TOfWClorer icrritin
s too late! God grant that when Jtlila
" Pt praeai oi oamo i uur aim mu
JB Mkt'nMch now oDscures our Msion
S I' cleared away that wo will not fllnl
till flie honor of our country nas
San burled almost dcjoml resurrection
Mthat hl3tor slnl not wrllc as Its
Bfiupb, Too lati
KFWYnTJK WILL PROBE
l HUJiBERT'S ACTS IN U. S.
French Government A sits Investiga
tion of L'tlitor lnolved With
i nolo rasiui
f Xev York, April ;.' At tho icqucst
kM the French ambassador tho actli
fei ot Senator Charles Humbert, cdi
;tot ot U Journal, of Paris, In thl3
ntry, will bo lnvestleatcd by Mor
tal E. Lewis, State Attorney General,
n wis announced here. Tho inquiry.
Jbto begun In New York next week,
rltl k H..j.....j ... nA ...ll.
wb wimumtu ill WOIMIIUUUU tlii
retrench GmrrninentV nloecutloll
rf Stator Humbert on a charge of
ijavtog had transactions with Ger
, Baa)'.
CoVernor Whitman has signed an
BSer" authorizing Alfred 1-. Ileckur,
WAttorncy General, to cxamlno
vttaeaes. Jlr Itccker conducted tho
wil inquiry Into tlio operations of
Wo Pasha n America. During that
HTeStisaflfln 1lir. .-..in.. rt riimnlnr
"TO was frequently mentioned,
."live cvldenco obtained hero tc-
S wnftl presented at liolo rulia's
lln.Prls not only in tho Loan-
Ju U ft uon auu sentence to ucatn,
Ift.Wto tho arrest of Senutor Hmn-
Ibitl
Rert
iTlfl ttln nf I.I.. .,, nIn 1tl.r,
ymr and William do Souehes. who
rU-.'ccVse1 bv Franco of having
i'S directly -with German
P
AMERICAN STRATEGY
TO WIN BIG BATTLE
"Bring Fight to Foe," Marks
Policy Superseding Dc- I
tensive Tactics
PLAN OF GENERAL' BLISS
nfhlngtun, April s '
Another sreat battlo on the western
front, with American troops playing a
big rolo In It, Is expected here to do-
velop before the end of the week 'Ih.
American army in tho lighting ,.p. '
Is reported ready for the woid iu n?
ance.
American strategy ako la loo'.i-u to- i
to ligure Importantly in the llu
Kfcatent of all ofttnEher. General Ta.
l.er II. BIIm, tho American represent-). '
tlto In tho Intcr-Allleil Military Counelt
Is deilguated to act ns ono of Gon..ral s
tinio Foch'a principal udisor
llcneral lllNs'h l'Un
It was general Bliss who sail i s
Inter-Allied Council tho plan of a greae
nil-Allied reserve army a Tram-.
British-American foroo for leading ino
Allics'K counter-attack. It I1 taken f"t I
granted here that General Ull-s will . lay
at Generalissimo Voth's fcldt.
Throughout tho War Department t
day thero was a lively antlclpatlii of
coming great events in Plcard.. All m
lerctt centered In tho totithern nd o'
the liattlefront In tho cxvd Umiivih
left tlank. There, it is helktd, th. ,
Allies will stiiko hard enough 'o p n
trato the enemy's) wedge.
rlinnt;e lit MratE '
Army cxpertr freely conjectured i "U.i
that a radical change In Allied sii.a. s'
on tho wrstern front will taki plai i
General llllss is counteil on to cxe .'1m
a powertul Influence, towanl a l.r'U
away from the defenslo strati g of th.
last three Cllrs. Ho Is expected t' em
phasize tho American Idea of i am un
tile tight to tho other fellow.
Tho most effectUo ui-o of tin ni
lean army In tho lighting zone will hi,
ncroiding to experts at the Mar In
partment, In mobile operations In oi
tack. Thoso army heads who M-adu
opposed prolonged trench Instruction f"
the new Amerkan armv, btlk-xing tin
aluo of such Instruction for fore,
scheduled to bo ued olTeilxeh, pnin' ,
to the present situation on the western
front as Justlllcatlon for tin If attitudi '
ERZERUM ONCE MORE
TAKEN BY ARMENIANS
Turks Arc Driven Out of Other (
Towns in District by Volunteer i
Force '
London, Apul ' i
Crzcruni, the principal city of Turkish j
Armenia, Is reported In a dispatch from
Moscow to haxo been recaptured frm I
Turks by an Armenian force, aided 1:
a. dutueliinent of Armenian volunteers
The Armenians also arc said to he
holding other territories In tho Vrze
rum district. I
After tho conclusion ot peace witi
Turkey, Russia exaeuatcd Turklth Ai-
menla, whiclt tho Turles reoccupied. Thev
began a fresh series ot massacres ami
tho Armenians undertook the organiza
tion of an army to defend thcmseKcs. I
Armenians In Transcaucasia, to the
east of Krzerunt, also aro waging, with
the help of Georgians, a bitter struggk
against tho Turks, who nro attempting
to occupy tho districts of Batoum, Kara I
and Ardahan, which the Bolshcviki In
their peaco treaty with tho Teutonic
allies ugrecd should bo detached from '
Hussja. . '
CLOSELY SCAN ALIENS
Suspects to Bo Kept Away From ,
Chance to Poison Food i
ew Vork, April 0. Tho Fedcr.il inocl
board recommends that alien enenilen i
-hould not bo employed In "critical
points of control," whero they might b
ablo to deMioy food or place In It some
foreign substance, such as powdered
glass.
Tim board's recommendation follow
a, warning which It Issued recently, on
nouiiUiig that injurious tubstanceH had
been dlseoxcred hi bread. At that tmi
tho board attributed tho act to some .
"mahcioUB persons ' and ascrtcd thut t
no evidence of an organized plot had
been dlucoxered. No reference to a plot ,
Is found in tin, board's statement.
' Hie HeaHliy Step
( wl ail J 1 1 'I Sfl 4 "fi HUH
nni
111,
It is easy to pick outMie vigorous men and women
pu the btrcet. They swing along with a buoyant,
healthy step that denotes a total absence of all foot
troubles.
, 'Hie minute you try on a pair of Dr. A. lced
Cushion Shot's you will experience reul foot comfort.
Our patented cushion insole absorbs all shocks, ex
cludes heat and dampness and affords instant relief
to tender fcek nud thoso bufferiiiK with corns, bun
ions and calloused soles, I
Our experts will help you select the shoe Nuturo
intended you to wear and it will be as stylish in
nppearance as it i3 comfortable.
r,tfffieed
CUSHION SHOES
'CAUTION Wold cb ao imitation, Tho genuine Dr. T.esd Cushion
"""It u.i.u, ...... nvt.v 1... I, u.l In lnll.iililnhliL nt thin store
Kro - - Ju?3
I The Truith About Weight .
THIS PICTURE TELLS A STORY. It's a vital story.
For the average heavy car, weighing more than its purpose
xJj requires, is literally dragging unnecessary weight 1500 pounds
in many cases.
People arc getting curious about this weight question. Peo
ple are getting tired of lugging around an excess burden and pay
ing for it. And the fact tliat they are curious, the fact that they
are tired, is the real reason why sales of Franklin Scientific Light
Weight Cars increased last year 135, against the 12 increase of
nil other fine cars.
TakS this matter of weight right up by the roots. See what
it looks like.
J. Edward Schipper, the well-known authority, addressing
the Cleveland Society of Automotive Engineers, said:
"Weight of cor per pound of passenger-weight
As too heavy in America. For a designed load
of 750 pounds (5 passengers) a car weighing
2250 pounds is about right.3'
The plain fact is: it costs money to move weight. Thc-car
that is too heavy for a man's needs makes unnecessary demands on
his and the Nation's pocketbook. Heavy weight is long on sustenance,
and short on service. It burns up fuel it has to to move itself; it
pounds out tires prematurely weight and rigidity make that
inevitable.
The Scientific Light Weight Franklin weighs 2380 pounds
full-size five-passenger car. It is free from cumbersome non
essentials. It has attained the ideal of Lightness and Strength. Thc
result is that it does exactly what a car should do,
Franklin Cars deliver
20 miles to the gallon of gasoline, instead of 10;
J 0,000 miles to the set of tires, instead of 5,000;
A high resale value, instead of a fire-sale price.
That's why, no matter where you go, you'll find people talk
ing Franklin. That's why you'll find Franklin Cars running
thriftily on ever' road in the country.
You may be different from the average motorist. You may
be more careless and less conscious of costs than he is. But
we don't think so. We believe you're just about as anxious to
Hooverize your motor car's rations as anybody else. And if that's
the case, you have plenty of company, as evidenced by the 1359b
Franklin Sales increase
You have heard strong claims for the Franklin, but not a bit stronger than
the facts back of them Drop in the Franklin Salesroom. Ask for those facts.
Go into them as closely as you like. Examine the
FRANKLIN CAR of TODA Y
with particular attention to the latest Features significant features that
take the Franklin to a still higher level of motoring perfection.
Is War-time Gasoline Poor?
The -Franklin owner has the new Electric
Primer, which makes war-time gasoline
act like the high-test grade of years 90.
"Low" Battery?
In cold weather, the FtanUin owner sim
ply cuts In the buzzer on his Master Vibra
tor, boosts the x-oluge and gets a fat,
hot tpaik that fires the mixture.
Good-bye Grease Cups!
Ever try to take hardened grease from an nil
hole with a nail or xvirc? Not on todaj-'a
I'ranklinl New Oil Reservoir and Wick
System now in use obviates this trouble.
Quick Warming-up.
Intake Yoke Heater uses exhaust gases to
warm the mixture original with the
Franklin. Perfected In today's cat.
Smooth, exen uctiun assured in least possi
ble lime.
Strained Air.
Franklin Air Intake keeps road dust, grit,
ete., out of internals of engine. Prevents
wear in cylinders, pistons, x-alves, etc. He
pair bills kept down by this Franklin device
Responsiveness.
Franklin retains snap oi a well-worked in
car, even after long running. Lutest con
struction automatically takes up cylinder
wear, which in average engine usually
means leaks in compression.
Tire Mileage!
33x41 inch cord tires on all Franklin types
assures astonishing mileage. Larger tires
mean even greater tire reliability which on
Franklin Cars always v.-as remarkable.
Big Reserve Capacity.
Larger Starter and Battery. Engine turns
over without hesitation xvhenyou switch on
the starter. Starting device has x-igorous
action and battery has a. big reserve.
All These Latest Features Now on Exhibition in our Salesrooms. The Franklin
Car is designed to meet the big preponderance of motoring requirements eight types
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