WDERSWAR ilSONERSWORK :will Compel Them to. ; ;Labor on Roads or I 1 ! Farms JULIANS GIVEN CHOICE EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILiiDELPillA, MONDAY, APKIL 15, 1918 MUD IS THE ALLIES' ENEMY WITHIN THE LINES IN FLANDERS !ffH Be Paid Wages if They ffill Leave Camps to Help i Raise Crops ! By o i Staff Corrtstionieitt WMlilnitoa, Aprlt 15. . -k, fl.rman and Austrian prisoners I j r JieM the War UePartmcnt at itUmntcmp.tFortMaePh. , I ia. are to be compelled to on tHe tleowla roads or farms I, clrlJIan prisoners arreted by the Mitnent of Justice and now Interned Trbrt Oglv'thorpe. Georgia. In charge rtlM War Department, are to be ot to work of the same character and undertake It or not as they plcaso. yA enemy aliens confined In the civ. tlmin camp under the Department or fUor t Hot Springs, X. C. arc to be ! find wwk on lhc farms' bUt their jii tt liven tlie option or wuimiik ui .;.i-. within their camp and doing II StjM lta "Tldental to the camp up. ' l&tuse of the general criticism dl inrtcd by the people toward the nt ' tode of the Government in permitting ' A. Jhprlsoned Germans and Auatrians i "rendu Idle, the War and Labor Do 1 Mfiwerits made an Investigation to de I Ei.ta what authority they had under i ut'ematlonal law to put the prisoners roric. I i t I ..!.. BERLIN MAKES DEMAND FOR CZARINA'S SAFETY Kaiser's Emissary Told Bol shevik! They Must Safeguard Former Empress I'rtrograd, Aprlt IS. Pctrograd newspapers say ono of the fit st requests put beforo the ltusslnn d Irgates lit Ilrest-Lltovslt was a demand from Hmneror William for ih. safeguarding of the tonne- ltusslnn Impress Alexandra Alls. The follow. 1113 account of this Incident Is taken fr.im the AVogyn foutlor: At tho tlrst meeting, lifter the rcpre . ntatlves of tho JloMievIl; govern- m.nt and the delegates of the llufsian .rmy had assembled In tho large room huh had been devoted to the meeting, Sitieral von Iloffinunn. with his staff, .imp In The two parties bowed to one mother and the Ilussluna rat down at '10 tabic. ii-m-ral Hoffmann remained standing m1 iiddressed them. "I speak to you," ,, mi id 111 n stern voice, "not as tile r?p. -cntatlvo of the lierinan nrm. nnr nf M'l.il lllndenburg. I spenk to nu ix tin' representative of the four t'ent ,il Powers, I request you, therefore, to sUnd while you hear what I have to say " The members of tho Russian delega tion looked at one another, there vvas a llttlo hesitation, and they stood up. General von Hoffmann continued: 'Heforo proceeding to any negotiations "peeting an armistice, I think It neces ary to make the following statement: Within the area of llussla, In clrcum tnnces threatening her personal safety. - living a most nugust lelatlve of my sovereign master, the Kmperor William,' lamely Princess Allx, your Kmpress Mexandra. with all her family. "I demand that most decided meas ures be Instantly taken for the safe guarding of her person and for her trans fer to Oennnny under a reliable guard. I request your Immediate reply." The members of the delegation did not know how to reply, and asked that they should be given time for consideration, and for consultation with l'ctrograd over ihelr direct wire. Scarcely had an Interpreter translated these words than fScm-ral von Hoffmann said, with a great show of temper, "I demand an Instant reply," and struck tho table with his list. "This demand," he continued. "Ih In the nature of an ulti matum. In the event of your not ac cepting It. the negotiations will ccaso forthwith, and hostilities will at once be lic-otnmeincd 1 us." There lemalned nothing for the mein tiiis of tlu Ittisi.-.ih delegation to do but I,, gie their consent to the demands made. NIGHT'S BOMBARDMENT, FINDS PARIS TRANQUIL' City's Calm Is Undisturbed in Face of Persistent Shelling ... . , arl., April IB. , Paris was subjected to Its first noc turnal bombardment since the long'-, range shelling began, Saturday evening, the bombardment being resumed lata dn. the night. Sunday's bombardment ot' the Paris region was opened soon afr 3 o'clock In tho afternoon. The beginning of nocturnal bombard ments Is attributed to the fact that the Germans now know that the J.'rneti I have located exactly tho long-range gurl, 1 so that thore is no longer any necessity 01 retraining irom nigmume tiring lest the flare of the explosion should betray the gun's position. Reports up to Sunday afternoon fall to show any casualties resulting from the first night's bombardment, while the material damage was Insignificant. Thli negative result Is likely to prove a fur ther disappointment to the Germans, as I revealing that the nocturnal shelling n 110 improvement irom ineir viewpoint on the day bombardments, which they have tried to time so that the shells' would reach the capital at hours when the streets were most crowded. lneioi'ccs fightinK the Germans in the northern section of the battlefront are confronted bv an omnipresent anil tireless enemy in the form ot the lar-fametl r landers mud. The photojf nph shows the strenuous and heroic work of Hri ish soldiers desperately struggling to pull a heavy gun out of the mire. The man in the foicground is up to his knees in the affectionately clinging mud. GLI ITALIANI FUGANO L'Artiglieria Bersaglia le Bat terie Teutoniche Presso Asiago od il Piave UN COMIZIO A f At the close of the investigation it was dttMed to apply to the German and ' i.vlan orlsoncrs the fame treatment ' itcorded by England and France to the dttured Germans and by Germany to ' , I the prisoners of the Kntente allied na- II Capltano La Guardia, del Corpo dl Aviazione Americano, I'arla l tlAna. jTfeT other nations are compelling the I prisoners of war (that Is, members of i ', tte oitanlied armed forces) to perform ' ' dilly work, but the civilian prisoners i (raninot actually combatants) arc not ! eoppelted to do anything more than care fyr'.the 'Upkeep of their camps, unless j thfjf.vpluntecr for day labor outside. ; 'Prisoners of war at Fort MacPhcrson lif lo bo paid for the work they per fimi This money ulll be used to pay' for tnelr upKeep. anu wnat is left over. ntlti ul Princ pe MMo dl Ilnrhone con tli.ua ad csyi i . 11k Kiuttu dl larghl com. iimitl nl elicoll pulitii'i. 1" t.llo tic-1 rillUULlLl 1i1j1U1jI1I! ' volte tintii' dl tnluiM- in negozlatl Ul puce con lltall.i, a mezzo del parent I ill sua inuglle, die apparteimono ai Hor botil iiimo dl Parma. I quail vlvuno tiella hPlcndldu Villa I'lanoro. vldno Pisa, ovc la presente Imperatrlce d'Austrla nacque o Msse per parcechl uunl. I passl ileirimperatore Carlo, riguardo ritalla, fatliroiio 01 frtfnte alia ferma Ualtn' deirilall.i verso gll Alleatl t'lo' TORINO avvenne auando egll si rlvolse al co- gnato. Principe Slsto, die combatteva t - iwlhi annate alleate nl rronio occiue..-1 SClu.su1 ,, 0lhl)). Ulsterities Re ',.',. , hi.,.,., ii ,,,. ,ii i frain Krom Kindling' N'n- Per detta rngloiic II Papa. II prnno ill I .,,,.,. llCoto dello scorso anno, emlw In ta- 1 IIOIUIIISIS iVllgcr qual LEADERS HOFE TO END IRISH DISPUTE SOON ?,T ' Flanders iVAK JUST, SAYS DILLON al Popolo Torinese rubllsheil nml IlirlbuteU L'mlcr l'KUMIT No. :ill , Authorized lij- the net .r October it, 1017. on llle ul tin: 1'iistiilllei of Phila delphia. la. Ily order of the I'reslilenl .v. .-. nrm.ni-o.v. I'ligtlnanter ,i nnil. lialle notizic Itoinii, 1") nprlle. gluutc dalla t'roiite dl ; estJmatea to he about twenty-live cents , battagll.i si rllcva die rnrtlgllcrla Itall dWr will be used to buy them tobacco. illlla errettuo- ttneael fU0l,hl oonecntrHtl clrfa and other luxuries. War Depart- i .,,.., , . ... rienfolllclals state The same rulo will conlro lo batterlo nversarle -ull Alto- piano ul Asiago e lungo le posizioni uci .ii iincrinapd .. yf. i . fav1"".0'! 'i'0'00'' "ley need, and fowl fixoertu t,;,i-ft ... .,.,.,,.. , '. M., lVtt ,.. . ii'taicuij- ueciarru Ii nr Ule Wir prisoners at Fort Mim. I, mnd Port tieletliorpc arc being 'fllth,hhe ""'t'" f00ti ns '"c ut . u.r habits require. .( Amerlean npiunn:.. . . . . ilini j nT .. r '" '"'iniatiy ou U .iiTd""cult5' "' nialutalnliiB life on Sk'.h. n 1?","s alone' " ,s ' I TOthe aid of tho American lte.1 Cross E-'e " the food they need. I kc4. V ,Hl, A,ncrlean Red Cross! TO"ea word th.it ;, ,.,.i , . .. i -,ini:in,Lii in u. apply to the civilian prisoners at tho amps, .at Fort Oglethorpe and Hot Springs. They are'to be oiTcred work on thtfirms. ' ''It'ls believed In some quarters they ffl not accept this farm work, In the Mlbftbat In to doing they will be aid fcjfthe' enemy. Other otllcials believe Aqr will undertake It because if they Jo roCHhey will be kept busily nt ,rh i "W'"8 ",Clr f001' ''""'""B ",Kl main- -Mveft oicu vauij uuii at worn on the . thdt farm operated In connection with theftcamp to raise vegetables for their Utte. If they agree lo work outsldo , they, will have urtually no more work to.berform and will have mure liberty Wd. receive borne money. I'Ae'men at Foit MacPhertou were i miners, or inc German naval fore i Jkofrfl the Kronprlnz Wllhclm and otli ucroan biups that put Into Norfolk and iiuc ports and interned. When war !uiteclared by the L'nlled states thev jatomatlcally became piKonr of war. I6e prisoners at Fort uslchurpe are , eiijlaa Cermans and AuMrians who jS5 Un2ed U" 1y "" ,ulartmeiit of . Justice and turned over to tho War Do- ! s'. American prisoners in Ger Plave. rluscendo, In tiarccvlil puutl rldurre al slleuzlo I pezzl nemlcl. ' Pattuglle uemlche d'incurslone ten- t a ro no ill avauzare lungo la Yullo hagarlua, ma II pronto funeo ilellc mltruKllHtrld e del fucilleri I'ullanl le ! fustiinse alia fugu. Dlstaccamelitt ill truppc luglesl i fiancesl. operatill ml tettoie ill Asiago. attiiccaroiio e iisplusero rlpaitl e pat tuglle nemli'he chn tcntuvaiio rli iiig giungcre le linee itallane. In tutto II tcs.to della Tronic dl bat taglla hi sonu vcrllicate Inlerinittentl nstonl d'ai'tlglleila da .umbo le parti. Kcco II testo del comiinlcato iiltldale pubbllcato. lei I. ilnl .Mliilstcru della Uueira in noma : I.ungu rintcru fionte dl hattiiKlla es ' lalllvu.i dell artlglleila avvei-saiia fu nd otlier i "m,l!"" " sauuarle azioni e u Intcr- r ,ii, in.-,,, i v;,oi.-ejiii,t2ioill Ul 1110CO. Da parte no'tia Ullclaci conceiitrn zloni furono elTettuate contio le but terlti neiiilehe sull'Altoplano ill Asi ago lllllgll l PlllVC. I'MttiiBlh ntiiiiehe funnio illsiicise nella Valle Lagarlna dalle nostro , rafllche dl fuullerla e delle mlliaglla i trlcl c nel baclno di Asiago furuno at , taccate lesplntc da dlstaccaiiiciitl dl tmppe del nostrl Alleatl. I l apltano Fioiello 11. I.a tluardla. dl Avlazlone Americano e mo.i notn ill nace. la quale non era i nltro cho una rlpetizlone delle condl zlonl contenutc netta lettera dell'lmpem tore I'arlo nl Principe Slsto. 13 vosi' ora I' evldeute cho 11 Papa ftdavn nel I'finlnlnne ileirtinncrutorp Carlo ilguardo I le Bluste aspltazlonl della Frnncla circa ' I'Alsaziii e la Loielia. inn egll fu nieno I csplirllo. giacdie' la sua notn dl pace I doveva essere mi docunieiito ulllclale. Ui "lampa itahana loinmenta la con i trovcrsla sortu tra I'leinenceau oil il route I "zemln. il Innlste nd dire die aU'epoca della lettera scritta daU'lm pcratnre Carlo al Prlndpe Slsto, un'altra lettera fu maiidata al Papa. "1,'lilea I Nnzlomilu" assciUie die la seconda let . tera fu scrlttn a conipleineuto della ' prima per quanto riguardava I'ltalia. polcho' la prima contcrneva le Francla. e per ottcnele rinlervento della Santa , Sede In fnvore ilella pai'e. I.a "Trlbuna" dire die ilo- fu nnta una inauoxia per una asta "offenslvti padllca" tin pniU dellAiistrla e ilella icrmanla iei liiKiinuaiv la Franeia ed il VulVuiio. SiToiidn nllri la letteia Papa Hi rltta dalla Imp rati ice Zita. al Mil p dragged out of the limine by the I poiiei ami popular expectation looUed ' fnr,ft,t-.l ,.. cnilt mtl..,i lint I hnv I . lied from parll.iniMit.iry obstruction limited their ofteiisive tu strong I words. lloth of them tempered then- light AlncltM'atioil of OnnoilUllts of ' n,;alist cons.-rlptlon ultli the statemi nt lUOULl.lUUll Ol uppuill-lUH l , lhi .,. bellcvt-il the cause of (Heat Dl"lft Due to Crisis in ! Hrltuln In the war was a Just ause. rir i.uwaril i arson, the 1 isler leader, and his I'lster followers, who generally manage to kindle all the animosity then- i In latent among til" Irish factions when ever any Irish question hi raised, also exhibited restraint b remaining slhnt Instead of denouncing liMtmcii who op pose conscription, a tiny might h,ie done. The Nationalist it ml Sinn Fein new papers in Ireland maintain u belligerent tone, but Mr. Anpi'th once described this n mostly "contingent and ilietorl cal belligerency." A striking example was recently given by events In County Clare. Lieutenant Oenenil M.ihnn, mm. ' Inatnler of the llritlsh forces In Ireland, proclaimed martini law Thcr wire, as a consequence, rioting and attack- on the police. Small detai linieni- of sol tilers took chitlge id' the sltategKal points. There has been no trouble time, while the people have I rr frbudly tu the soldiers and haxe givtn them buspltallt wli'i "iik unheard of in the tind League times. Tho Sinn Fi i . of mum. ar !r cconcllable. Hut they represent none , of the properly Interests of the mutitrv. 1 Tho foregoing are the features of the situation whlili cause optimism Un. mi ! the otlier side Is the opposition of the ! Catholic If rg.v to loiiseilptioii Thr meeting be'witll .lolni Mih n and .lii-Hili Iiediii and tin Mftn l'i In b ali us, to come at an iarl dab. ni.i- d - 1 , lui into a coin'iliatoi , i nil in m , latliep ihaii otherwise I I ' laindiMi, April la. Hopes that the Irish troubles will un dergo n gradual and paclllc solution are growing stronger in London. The men ace of irltleul events In France over shudows all other considerations and Impose.! ri'stral.'t upon een all the fac tions of Irishmen and their ardent Brit ish supporter.-'. This restraint has been exhibited In several ways. If former Premier AsqiiUh had translated his Judgment against -on-scrlptlon into a. motion to i eject the 'Jov eriunentV proposal he might have ar rayed a majority of the members of tint House against It. This would have meunt a change of tiov eminent John IMIIoti mid Jo'cim lelin. who have been Jointly tilling John nednionds shoesi as leaders of the Irish party, might have made n Miiieh mote trouble some light th.. ii ' ! If the had felt stl-'inaU enoucb lo ko In extiemo lhr llHKht Hum i,(n.lted tin old ' i elie-J of the Parnell da - when ln-h memliej-- waranrt euuiu .i..I " '"...," .""" iiil. -....,. incuucrs, uro re-' uei i-orpo Cihnni T t. e"0UB rd from tho rappresentunte al Congresso dl im dls- iSiTVi.. , w Vllln anve' ll ls assert, tretto della cltta' dl New Vork. dl pas- But the ' sagglo per Torino, dirctto al fronte, ha l4l: pronunzlalo un Importante e patriot- tlco dlscorso In uu comlzlo tenutosl In qudl.i cltta' ed nl quale lulcrvcnneio tutte le us-u.-lHzloni clltadlne e rap lirescutniitl di nitre del Uelglo. l-'runt'lu cd Itighllieria. II dlscoi-u del Ciipltaiio La liuaidln si bi so' priudiiuhiientu tu quauto II Presldente Wllsi n hu dctto il glut no 7 aprlle In llaltmioic, in occaslone del I'apettura della canipagna per II Terzo Prcstlto della Libcrta' ncgll Stati I'nltl. c le sue frequent! cilnzlonl al riguardo eausarono nrofondu ln1nreiRione it an Amerle,, lj .. . .. ... ...... .. :er In fjrm..,. .. : ,7 comizio si ciuuse con una caiua illmo- Mil nahi u. Vi """'" la maao Btrazlone all'lndirlzzo ilcU'Ainerlcii. I 6nlTf. T "le 'vmerican nead Krt'n5 .V?" .''oun ot food is rid't,. it,. .7 Ul"es eacu niontii to ! ' Vh. n "H ofterea b" Germany. w.r: . "' '""" r any or t he r neo. T0Am.HeUt '"V6 ,S belnS watcd l Mth. -n,a". nrls0'1!''a or those of any I ! the wln'l,nHtlon8'" Ba,u a omc""i C J'S t0 ever- American Vtteadlv. 'n "'iy a package every 1 In good phjslcal shape." ,SPIRE BUSINESS LETTERS H La lettera dell'Imperatoro Carlo d'Au- I'cgister Wednesday lo Vole This Spring To vote nt the spring primary election. May 21, you must register Wednesday unless jiiu were regis tered for the last Bcnerul election. If .vou want to clmtige from one party to another jou must reslster us u voter In the new party on Wednesday. There is but one registration day. The usual custom Is to liavo thrco registration days. Thero Is but ono this time. More than 137,000 votero wero not registered fur the last election. A bit: registration may cliungo the entire political situation. Candidates to lie voted for will b" fur Governor. Lieutenant t inv entor. Secretin) of Internal Af fairs. CoUglCMSInill. twciit.v-llvo State .Senators and all scats in the House. There will bo no independent ticket. Voters must register as Hepublieans, Democrats, etc., and take their choice of candidates. SSOSOSt) Si&nNow!!- SSraThiZP CS.Gov't-' Welti loan Bond With, C if our fiandij Wai5iuTan's Fou 3&W3G7QOtr. Ideal) rtpPen 3tTtrW7i. 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