,'"p'ti"!j5; w fr-tHnriVi Euetimg public THE WEATHER POSTSCRIPT EDITION ..Li.rti. virW 16. Verily cloudy. JZbtbty thoutr tonight; uarmer. ff 0 .FKRATURK AT KACH HOUn TT.Tn 1-1 I - iTJL 3 I 4 1 ti jnrraoTgTTcn r ,ot. iv.-N0-183 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 1G, 1918 Cortcicnx, 101S, t iu l'cuuo Ledgu Coiimni PRICE TWO CENTS ffieftget "' ILICE GRAFT SHIELDS VICE, MAYOR FINDS s Detectives Re- Smith' A'fpv "Shad- jpui" - .owing" Officers i Lnderloin exodus JUi'U'-"'" --' - leads May Fall as a Re suit of Taking rro- i , tection Money , Rector -may resign, ' . Wilson Possible Suiierer : ni Upheaval ToiK oi uiu- boney's Appointment Called "Rot" ' Wtte detective?. cmplojcd by .Major Kbit. t0 Wtaaow policemen, iuiu Twitted that giatt is acccptcu us a Siinn for vlco In tho city. RroUce officials and ward heelers liavo n worKine na'iu ui ninu nj.ium.iiin, it Tlce dens. Ii police dcparmienl is hovering over fjiolcino, and mcanwhllo residents of Br. ...j 1.1 , ftui Tnnilprlnlil nrn p$ unoer""" -'- -' iWlIM b' tno bundreds with oylnj vans and vehicles of alt de Krtptlon. ' i' These are a few of the Incidents to 'tij In connection with tho vico up ilmral which threatens to Causo tho dc oplttflo" ot man5 u,I,clal3 nt 01tJ' 1IaI1 ihtt It ends. lVtertlies "Imported ' from other Us, under direction of tho Major, i kis guaranteed tho.lr expenses. TOte shadowed trusted pollco olllclals id hive found, it Is saiu, tuat tno no- Sct connived Willi vico and that the ,-JfftHnV. I ml T hive had private dclectlies from xtTOQluerent cities luuitint; an iiiiusub-u- ma of vlca and pollco conditions m .iPhHsdelDhln, The detectives nialilns the falnoflfatlon wero not hero for a brief Ujttji) laetead, they were In this city Kfo.jome time. Wliat they found out Hfy suoaaueu in rei'uiLa lu me. ;A10iough the Jlayor declined to go (Malls, it was learned that the irt 'made bv the ImDortcd slciilbs ned lhat uprliUeident Jtoblnsoii t'twarffd as a mc"re "oillco boy' itMtbU hands -ucro tied when It fliqeta dirceflng tlio pollco norlt ns be XiIa UK4 to, Tim renorr nlso nlmunfl 'attraft exIstH in uomo fnstnn,...fl mui htitx the police shared in tlio graft .Were vice preialled. ncrntfllmr t.. iii VWt, (lie ward heelers protected It. V7 RanlnUn.t., . M(, '""ligations have also shown that ''M't "icnaent or Police ltobliison, al i,Ooatn desiring to io what was right, lj wjn little more than a "messenger ! u.-.- - u v... .. uuitiiu, it mere j Awi t ' !,lrlnl)Cd entirely of power .,?" 'ho transform all police Into 'uJ&liUcUna, ifrSm'tli appeared to be In a de B ttailnfd mood today His attitude In- (Btedthat ho -was ready for a "sliow- tojj" on the Mee situation. i lit Mayor was" first nnestloner! ran. BlPtt a report that Dlrotor AVIlson 'lI'WJ resign und D t'l.ifenen Itlhbnnnv JtKmsident ot the Law and Order Socle'ty, uimnuae nis puce. IMSj, "A,t"." " M.Tr EHPH1'-! all rot about Olbboney being tV MBAlnlft Tll.An. . ... ... -. . NVit "ufviur saiu wio .iajor, im ! "-truo that Detective Souder I-,u(xeeu Kupeimteiidcnt or Police JWnaoii. lioblnson. r'allulffiii nmi f,f.,ar? ,n5 clean-up men. I have 'licit faith in Jim Itnlilnsnn ti ml lin lu 'Weadld police unu-lal." JJne JJaor miiipii iiini ii.. li.iii iio..ti JWPltas manj lmpoi-tait susgestlons 23 8ov"Jer' wll- ,,p declared, was a W jnin Is tho rlg'it place and would Wke disturbed 3gl4 whether aruon would be taUen "Mlns Director AVIlson and Assistant r of Public safety Pals. the W said Jle coul(1 not dscue tlicn 3Jt no-, SSJ5?.,;"10 hesltanc, tho -Major sHQeU- Ihaftii ,mnf .Inl n l.,lr...... - 1 Ui HIV rOh.HMl,,n lAltlnn I.-. 4l.u &".0n! ot tlle Pllce nnrt tho general T'yu vice utuatlon. This Infornia- wuwmto my possession recent! j-." Official "Sliii.l,.rr.l" Rilt Is filen l. .1. Ifcki. niiuwu mat nign police ur- IMtl, w.re ...I,.,,,-,,.,,,, tj ... X&A itll.11 WW...... J 1IIUIIL ,,l In.-? "M wll aia iUu Investigation Swrt that he cNpccts to bo relni- c1,' by the cltj iJukd if .1... ... rSbtueai. " """ "oul1 '" ether feSL'? ,au'tlon to tho shifts In scv TtM -v lct?, JMteidaj, th Mnjcr ic- K- y wl" B" I'lBl'e-r up than yc-.ur- fc?hI.afl0S",.1,l" re'lcllc'l bis office IWi T 2? flrst 'aller was Director WII. w 7 '"a " conferencu which '' tonic tlnif Drinking In flub. BS?1 " reports that officers rfMkteU men wero .lrini,i 1., the leading .cluba of tho city. !"UnM4 " l'w Hlht. Column 1 lie IjMp Us to Identify 6. Battle Casualties t!e EvrNixq Punuo LEDonrt re- Ug readers to notify It of ow or Philadelphia, the en , Butte of Pennsylvania. Vn Ry and Delaware whose names T". m the casualty lists from today or at any time In the JU move W made In the Inter- E," vwm Jnfgrmatlon, as the r"M of spjdlora aro not even urru,u,y i'"". ..."ion of ihl. .. . .... .. n Dr th HiL, . M"i iiu. 111Q .v....i,pn. nuiiiinc m'A Greatest oDStacies to aming.u uwuj , ----- - .!. ii'.u ...n unciiuiu uraiuiimm- uic uiai mo total to im h!1 ,1 Iater JIITDin InO Cliy JIUI. Urcil lliv M.llia - , - .-..- mnitlj ............. m vvun.. iil u "1'IMU.MllUHPiy , . rpl..,n . ..... a s ..iotAni trimiiia i.-iin i from donations from Plillnit.iiniiifi ro ii. !.i. t.iiOO.ooo iiti t.i tin.ii. 1 t.u,..ii,.t.t... , iouiu i isza . Jilriveon the earnings of their criminal I""" paiMies and designed by IMwaul i subset Iptlous are expected to teach $32.- ' Hunif.irUn li fin Point's o Assail i Uindcnburg Offensive The next points of attack In the Cicunan ofTenslvo nt tho northern end of tho Allied Imttlellno, from Indications contained in olllclal re ports and dispatches from tho field arc: Hazebrouck: An Important in dustrial and railroad city, due west of Armcntlercs. llnngard: Where auion has been renewed on tho Amiens fiont. HOSPITAL HERE FOR ARMY USE Government to Take Over New Miseric6rdia In- stitutinn . . .. READY IN PEW WEEKS Tho United States Goveninutu has dcllnltcly decided to talto over tho new Mlsericordla Hospital. rifty-fourth street and Cedar avenue, for tho tteat inent of soldiers Injured or Incapacitated In any way In tho sen ice nf l&cir countrj". Announcement to this effect nun made todaj-. A representative of tho hospital, which l.s under tho direction of the bisters of Mercj-, at -Mellon, i-ald the Institutlcn would lie ready to lecetvo ! ino men ot tno t-ervlco within a fev. ' .no men .i mo t,ervii-o within a fev. 'mvo MrTH-d'nJJS M."1 0UlC,i V,'Ull),"ent ui o ai 1 1 cu mid tno comniet.oii of 'l 'ew minor appointments will "".lie ht ha few hotpltal ready for owupamj. ' l.mbargo on tlio shipment of i.u-imis lation. Is complete vlth the exception of a few l'a,'a'" ' Pasged. This U appro. mlnor flttlncs. inatcly one-third of tho campaign period JTlorlty onleis Issued in Waahlnfftoii have remoeu many obstacles diirlncr jue inst tew ueeiis and have aided srreat- ly in remedjlnjr matter.' It la possible inai uio lusuiuuon win m in slmpe to recclic men about the middle of Mnj- int.- UISI.IUIIOU Will id nlie of 111.. V. Kurang & Son. Realizing that many wounded men would have t, be cared for In I'liila delphla as well as other elites, olllclals oi the hospital offered the Institution to tho fjovernment somo thuo ago. t was found to bo moro suif.il.-n f,,r tlio I in my than for tho navv deimrtment. nml ' after an lnspectlc.ii it was npproved by I army olllclals. Wlillo leeching the In juied and afflicted of tho army tho ad w... ............ tv.. ,.fc .., n,,,, j um uii-. mlu'sliatloji of tlio Institution will be1 lu charge of tho slstcis. Tlioro -nlll-be a"'largo number oft nuiws available, as many of tho slbterb I Uftu lol.pii front thn onnvonf nt Alorlnn I four years ago and sent to the various I hospital.-! rrv training. I i:ill.-lency and general conduct has bee-u tho s-onoto In planning the new Institution. It was built by Contractor ! John .McSlin-n. of 1CI0 No-tn street. - GUX KILLS PARIS WOMAN lso Wounded by ; Man and Woman Long-Ittinge llombardment , t .. i .. . somnaiiimeiiL 1'n ! Aurll 1 1t. Oiif rnmnii uirii .... i .-, , J i.-iiii(i nn nnn vviniinii :iiiii unit iii:iii wounded In the Paris district labt night by shells from tho ioug-rango German guns, uecordlng to an official statement wounded In the Paris dh.trh.-t last night I Issued todaj. ", " ' Aron and Burglary Charged Itniillng. I'u.. April 1C Arson and burgluij are charges against tJeorgo Matt, tweiitv-oiu-. of p'rltztoivn. who Is accused of setting tire to tlio home of Charles Mathe, ot Kiltztown, to hide a robbery and then giving the alarm and assisting in saving me ouriuug uouae. Hears S"on Wan Wounded in Action .olieniiiidiiHli, Pa., A)rll 1(1.- Mrs. Jlar-gnn-t l-'ov, of iilrardville, hai neen no Mled from AVushhigtou that tier sou, Pi-hate George- 1). I'V.v. was critically wouudid in action April 8. He was tho vouugest and one of the llrst Glrardvdlo hojs injured In tho war. DEUTSCH, IN COURT, REFUSES TO PLEAD Bennett and Other Fifth Ward Defendants Stand Mute When Arraigned Under tho advice of counsel, ,-Ik6" Deutseh, Pavld Ueunett, lieutenant of the Third and Po Lancey streets rollco station, .and five policemen nrrestcd in connection with tho Fifth Ward murder nnd election Irregularities, today refused to enter pleas to tlio Indictments-preferred against them, and at tho flircu tlon of Judge Carr, in Quarter .Sessions Couit. "not guilty" pleas were entered qn the bills. Tho trial of the case has been fixed for next Jlondaj-, before Judge Cprr. When the defendants were In ought to tho bar of court . for arraignment. William A. tlraj-, their counsel, ashed that they not bo arraigned, as ho In tended filing a motion, tho nature of which he could not fteermlno at this time. Joseph II. Taulane, the Asslbtant District Attorney prosecuting tho case for the Commonwealth, however, ob-Jee-tcd to a cont'nuance, explaining to the court that this Is tho fifth time nn effort was mado to havo pleas entered to tho Indictments, but on tho previous occasions continuances had to bo granted because of technical legal motions made on behalf of the defendants. As there was no uctuat motion before the court. Judge Carr refused to continue the ar . . -vr.- nrnv then advised his Ulients not to answer tho charges when they were reoa, so mi. " --- liwrfeie with any or their rights The d- fondants are charged with mur der and manslaughter arising from the death of Detectlvo Oeorge A. Lpplej. shot and killed on September 19 by New VorU thugs imported to Ihl- city at th alleged Instance of Dcutsch and Ids fol io we w who ere lighting for iwllt ca iupreinacy lu the Mflh Aard against James A. Carr. LOAN DRIVE LAGS I IN CITY; LEADERS: FEAR FOR QUOTA District Must Speed Up or Fall .$50,000,000 Short of Goal MRS. WILSON m COMIXf President's Wife Will Review "Second Line of Defense" Parade Next Saturday City's District Eighth in Motion's Loan Total Liberty Loan subscriptions co - Mint? the Kcder.il Itesorvo districts throughout the country, us uu- nouiH'ed bj tho United States Treasurj Dcpaitmcnt, total $011, 011 Sun. divided as follow.- SubHorip r i tlnn Utli f,. ..,.nt iW Vor'' ''-''- -'i.s.'o Scoii.iKio.uon ; iijvuku 1 1 i.imi.iiuti Huston . . ill ma K( -IeeUli'l. it Aiiii.iMtii Ht. Louis. Mi.SM.diio I'hllHdrlnlil.P IH,6J3,4IM( an rrnn. o II-iMH.'.riOO KnnMSL'lty j.l.RM.n'ii lMlUs ja,41.7r.o Jtlchtnond . tl'.Ortfl TOO Atlanta . -I.isa.tioo 4-J.-V.ono nnu L-.'iO.unn Oitfi .".IIII.OMtl ,,im i::o ikhi nthi -J."ill,(l (0,000 i!1ll,(nA,IHNI l.i.irio,niN -.O,0l)O,lltM 130.000. 0(10 eu.ooo.unu riilladelphla is laBBlnff In the Liberty Loan rampjlcii and an appeal has been 1,,suci1 to !llJ ' the "(.peed up" woil.. ' i tepoits l!,uei from AVushincton lthls cIt- ta'J eighth in the pcrreuluRr . . f f'U0"1 '"''Bcribcd. It Is 'the third cltj lu tepoits l!,ueil from AVashincton of the United States in point of pnpuU " o third Tederal reserve dlstrle; of uhir - h ii.i. ,.i.r u i, .,...... las filib' scribed appro-Mmatcly oniv 10 nei- cent ' of Its quota. If tho pie.sent rate Is unchaused the subscriptions from tills district will fall 130.000,000 short of tho quota, ihlcU la 5Jj.U0O.OOO. 005.000 todaj. This cltj's (piota la $130,000,000. Tho subscriptions to dato equal about 21 per cent of tho quota. M rather J'artlj to Illume Tlio Libeuy Loan commltteo points , out that in pait this failure to meet ex- pcctatlons Is duo to the four days of rain last weel:. Virtuallj all of the street booths wen- deed, and tho ton iii.ii were open did little business, -- -.-- - . , . However, no excuses urc received In the Liberty Loan campaign, thoy say, and 'Vvery t.nn Willi Aincrrau -blood-In l his veins must gut Into tho campulsn . heart and SOUl "After jou have bought i . i ... I bond then IHp In the drive, is the ieuei-i. in bujlng all the bmnls jou can. jou merely show jour good business sense. thoj say. "You have not .t done jour bit. Sco that jour neighbors amt I r,in,u iimn lioucht bond-. It jou Know I ot anv one. not in actual poverty. Who I has not subscribed, -l Is your dutj to , veport him to tho Liberty Loan commit- TI,, case will bo InvebtlgaU-d." , c,.i.u..,.iiilnii4 on tlle -vil'iu iuiu ari - i .-uurfv..i-.. - that tho Ardmo.o dlslrle-t has Olbplaccd i-St. Davids-Straffoid district tli a Wnvne . ..-- , a '"' " ;, ki'ti TOO Its subbcrlptious to JUO.,00. hows a total or n-o.u. h leader. TJio former lias w bikj The latter i I .Main Line huburrlptlono Total subscilptions to dato from tho .Main Lino follow: Merlon-Ovcrbrool: 'T'?nn l!aU Of.oou i-,,,uvi1 2&.io0 v-nln-i-th 28,100 Wj-nnewood 'l'uu Ardmore ' ft.'?0 Ilavcrford r-'"-n llryn Mawr u-.2j0 Gladw-Mine -V Delaware CouV.y Kast 1,000 Tielavv arc County Center 13.D30 vitiniinvu-Koscinont (1,700 StoKe Poses 1 8.S-0 j ( onttnued on t'uto Kltlit, Column Una 66 SCHOOLBOYS SELL $109,950 LOAN BONDS Chestnut Hill Academy Pupils, All Under 11 Years, Set Subscription Record AVomen workers of the Libel ty Loan commltteo announced JldJ.SCO In Libertj Loan subscriptions obtained tn one woe-lc through tho personal efforts of slxty-fivo llttlo boj-s, all under eleven jenrs of age-, who aro pupils oftho Chest nut Hill Acadeinj-, of which Dr. Joseph Patterson Is principal. Tho jouthful patrlotis havo, accom plished this extraordinary effort after school hours by means of u liouse-to-bouso canvass nnd by meeting the trains at St. Slartln's station; livery thuo n train rolls In It Is met b" ono or more boys, who besiege the pas sengers with appeals to help the Gov ernment by Investment In bonds As soon as each boy has obtalnod sub scriptions reaching C1000, ho receives nn Insignia, which ho proudly displays upon his coat. The first twelve to re ceive the insignia are Hustace Chapman, Joseph Wainwrlght. W. Morgan Church, man, Jr., II. Frazer Harris, Itobert Dunn, Theodore Starr, Holand Morgan, John Cillbert, Alfred Zantzlnger, Paul Sca breas, Thomas C. Jordan and Charles Vox. The pupils of the Chestnut Hill Acad emy are all members of prominent fami lies In that section. The yhave set their goal for the tale of bonds at the half million mark. All the Liberty Loan applications have been turned In by the lads, through Mrs, Franklin Spencer Edmonds, oC the schools committee of women Liberty Loan workers. Agcd'Gas Victim Dres; Suicide Probe Duvld McVeigh, sixty-live yrar -old, of 2770 Helen street, died today at the Kplscopal Hospital, where bo waa taken after being found overcome by bus In hi room eterday. A atlclde theory 1b btlnplnvettUjated , :. war imposts oftreSy U. S. Revenue Receipts Total $1,024,395,0.17, Compared With $575,708,413 Last Year i V mhlimtiin, AM II I'-. Viguies nudo public today by the lTrcasUr5' lepartment nhow that income 1 ntift An: 1 troll tu tnMa ve-nM ai Itv lin ho Clovemment thus f.lr durlnc the HscUl j-ear endlnp June 1 totaled ?1 l2,0:r,09D n-s comp.Ued with $31,011,50!) for the corresponding period of tho prcious fiscal year. Since Juno 1, last, tho Hovernment coffers have been swelled to tlio extent of 1&SS.48L26S from tho rtcelpt of In come, Inheritance and other personal taxes nR-alnst $319,083,720 for tho cor responding period of tho fiscal j-ear of 1!17. l!o eminent jecelpts of nionej from customs charcc, eorporatlon. Income and nt..uuu lifAflla ivfta (imnniHil liiiininn 1 xvci3 jii vmu (.i.xvof fvtiviiui in' uiiiv , tuxo and reenue derived from cm-Iso t tnves and other sources total J1.0J1. 39."i,047 so fai during tlio fiscal year compared with 57j.7C8,tl3 In tho cor- respoudlni; time nf the last llsf.il e.u CZERNINTOLEAD BRIGADEIN ITALY! Austrian Minister, Ke-1 tired for Peace Attitude, N Goes Into Army - C11ER WILSON IN PRAGUE I Copenhagen, Apul 1J. Count cVcrnln, who re.-.Isncd nsAus ti-Un I'orolsn Unistcr, has received command of an Austrian brigade m tho Italian front, it was learned hero ,,i ... today There was u sharp conflict of opin ions when Czernln conferred with I'm poi-or Karl on Sunday mornliif,", It l the Umpei-or received ami Doctor AVckcrle. the cmlcr. Although tlieve was an eleumr l MnprSso in the repot t of tho reslgna- tlon uf Count Czernln. Austrian Foreign Jllulster, It had been more nr loses expected sinco l'rcniiii- riemonccau's revelation of lhnperor r"hai lew's ad vances to Kraiu-c. Tho fall of the For eign Minister is legarded generally as a propitiatory sacrillco for his Imperial ,--,-.. IT . ... i I oi w nr a reeoru passage oi uo nays mabtei'M letter to t'llnco Mulua, and ,,al lll0 bt transport nostd lur way Into us' being dictated by Berlin. The. UjHtUo hnrbyr In a lavy. nilstniifl slllipd fo - B - cstlon - in-, A ienna - advWs-tbatVtho,. ))c curJ.. j. "without Valine Count was Ignorant of tho L"'PTor ,,,,,.!, ii r.ii, ,. . n,. i-.. ..i. ' Hon becamo Inl.ilcrrbp plt-i -the 1-reiich i ihiiit iiinriirK 1 1 ill . it'll I lull in .m - i.overumcni gave it out. Sonie l.erman newspapers tan weel. deplorW the, joiu.g l'-ni cror -. .lot as : ano her ins ai.ee of 1l" X" . monarchs ' ,.VJ,,f,,'. " ",'1' V ' " I advice of their . ministers. Icadln;? to unfortunate consequences. Other causes prob.iblj- contributed to "".- " " '"""- ' " '"" m.nt.fi lie h 1h eon. mi lly at odd some ctent to Count Czernln's retlre- - ". - --" ----r-- --;-- n ..in n.m.u n-miGii i in t. r 2 once more aroused their Indignation by a Hh in Vienna. In which he accused tlieiu of troacberj- ,.,, for 1-raer l.y I9H According to Count von Itevvtitlow, hief cdltoiial writer for tho Uerllu, Tages sseltuiig. tno, auoptton ny tno lielchstag last July of tho icsolutlon against annexations and Indemnities was due to the innucnoo of Kmperor chaiies. Count lleventlow Is- continuing his cam- ..!,. n-.ilnst the Austrian L'mnoror .nml .'..?. .1,,. ihiiii.. i-,,i,n, t,i i SU2D ii.v .,. .....v... n. , . ,v. .v-u. member of the Ulchstug. read at u se cret session of that body a letter from Count Czernln to Lmperor Charles In which he wrote us follows: "Austi la wants and In an.v event must have peace by tho winter of ID17." llerr Krzberger said bo had authorl- station from lmpf-ror Chaiies tn read' Hi.i leiter. and this. nr-cordliiEr tn rmmi i 1lB ,ow. Induced he Centrists to mip. ' port tno pcaco rcsonuion. Tho Tagea Zeltung protests agahiKt v. hat It calls "nmpcror Charles'o med- dling In affairs." WIIm.ii t'lierrrU In Trarue . uf Thousands of persons gathered in tho etrcits of Prague, capital of liohemla, ! on Paturdaj-. denounced tho Germans 1 and cheered the Kntcnte und Piesldent Wilson, saj-s a uispatcn riorn that city to the Lakal Anzelger, of IKrlln. All tho Czech members of Parliament ard party delegates, together with Slovene and Serbo-Croat delegates, met in the town hall and adopted u mani festo. The crowd gathered in tho streets In support of the policy of the delegates. Tho principal demonstration occurred at the close of tho meeting. Tho feeling against Count Czernln was shown by the shouts of .disapproval with which his namo was greeted. Tho crowds dlFpersed singing antl-Uermati tongs. A conference of representatives of alM Czech parties at Dux, tlio dispatch baj-s, unanimously opposed tho establishment of a Uerman-Uohemlan province, as-' tertlng tlio Czech minority in the German-speaking region' would resist Oer-j manlzatlon to the utmost. , GERMAN AVAU CAPTIVES IIEHE 1 Crew of U-Doat Sunk by American Destroyer Will lie Interned An Atlantic Port, April 10. Tho first German prisoners of war arrived In the United States todaj-. Thoy are members at tho crew of the submarine U38, which was sunk bj an American do Btroyer. The prisoners aro to bo In terned. Their exact number was not given out. but It Is believed there aro about twentj. $20,000,000 TORONTO FIRE Cattle and Beef Lost When Big Ab batoir Is Destroyed Toronto, April 16. Flrcdestroj-cd tho Harris abattoir hero todaj', the loss being In the neighborhood of ?2, 000,000.. Several thousand head of cattle nnd a quantltj of beef ready for sh'pineut vera destroyed. era destroyed. The cause or the Are la not linovvn, BAKER ARRIVES WITH JOINT PLAN FOR WAGING WAR Secretary Home From Conferences With Lead ers of Allies HURRIES TO SEE WILSON i Brings General Foch's View of America's Mission in Win- i ning of World Struggle An Atlantic l'orr, April 1.. , l-'resl) ftom conferences with the I war leaders In KiiBlaml, I'ranco and Italj-, S'ewton JJ. llalfcr. Sc notary of' War, returned to tho United States todaj. Tho Secretary mado tho re- turn trip on a former Gorman Unci now In tho American tranport set -Ice. Secretaiy l!aUor went to Washlnp ton Immediately to present tho latest word ot tho battle to tho President Until ho lias completed his mission It ; is not expected that lie w 111 discus Ills trip overseas. Secretary llaUer Tcnt abroad osti n lblj to Inspect tho American forces in I'Yance nud Uncland. It was ompha- i sled in the olllclal announcement 01 hl.s depatture that his mission "a entirely of a military character." lion- I ever, during ids staj In lluiopr he con , ferrcd nlili all tlio li-adliu; llrltlsb and i I'reneh inllitary experts mid ."tatei-imMi and brlnus boiue witii him. to be sub- 'lt,c1 '" t,1ni-t wiison. the e..H ueuius if tliclr -lews of bul is neces- earj- to win the Mar. it uus as u ictiult of lux in-oinniVn-i dalions ulille In i'rniu-t- that 1'risldrnl WIIfoii personally stepped in mill Mai-ltil tlio movement non at lis iiuight t" hurry munition nnd imn across in complcto their training in both Lng laiHl and Prance Tbct.e forces aie I being brigaded with the lfrttlsli troop--. although letalulng their individual Identity. Secretarj- Bal.er pcrsiiu.ill. "sat lu with tho fcuprcmo war council nt Vol ' sallies, and ho brings to thiB count rj for l'rcsident Wilson's informatluii tin. complcto plans adopted for tho Allied armies by that bodj. on which (ieneral Tabker If. llllss Is tlio peiinancnt rrp resrntatlvo of the fnlted Stales. The M'nr Secietaij, beforo tailing for tlilsi. countrj-, also cimfeired with llcneral ' I-'olIi, tho Tiench generalissimo, and Knows exactly what that military chief tain believes tho United States should l do as ttsjurt In the present conflict. After a race across tlio Atlantic nt a speed fcald to havu given the Secretary of War a record passage of iho duys . . . it was a loimer i ermau noai, cuio or ,,, ,, ,, . ,T.ili, , ' prcfcint passage t hours were cut from , 10 ,,c8t ,.oUous r ccor,l for pascago from j,Vanre. ' ),L.,g a tiai.S,,.t, tho ship did not ' have to wail for the usual customs In- ! perilous. No luMIng of Its coming bad been received, further than a cryptic i uotlco to tho customs olllclals last nlglit to Fcn,i mell lf, inspect baggage of a ves t-cn 1 The v ess-el brought baclt oilier pas sengers than Ualicr and ids partj-. Jianv of these, It Is understood, wero Ameii ean' officers on leave or returning from missions abroad or fiom trips of Inspec tion along tho American hectors of tlio front. While these men were held aboatd dui Ing customs formalities, the .Secictary of War was rushed from the gang pl.mli to '": j-"; r!L:L, liw.t luivr1) .(!! iiuii(.vi niioiiMirivoiii .-ocreiary iini er returneu nome on inc isamo boat which i.iniid I olonel Jlous.' to tho e'nited States from om of hi mlsblons abio.id ns tin- ptrsiiii.il upri. senatlvo of President Wilson. ITALY MORALE RETTER CLOSER ENEMY COMES 11..1:.... nn:..- r:...i t: t.-: 1 p. ... . ... a. ., ... u..u ...... ..... uimii. Improved WoililnEtoii. II. Apiil 1(1 -IXputy Comandlnl. civil Assistance CoiimiU- sioner. who has Just returned from tho Italian front, dechues that the slato f this country then- is far better than '" earlj' autumn and considers that tho reslbtnuco Is even firmer. Ho slated that the nioralo of the people Is higher even In regions where war prolongation produces greater discomfort, and lie noticed that faith grows with proxliu Itv to zone operations, also Mi com batants' morale Is superior than even last July or August, although then tho fighting was on enemy's soil. Watchful, uctlvo uctlon bj- tho supremo command has contributed to create high morale. Owing to tho shortage of men for public nnd private offices, duo to niill-tarj- needs, tho Government has Issued dispositions offering citizens of both sexes positions with public administra tion, also for commercial agrailan Indus trial work. PASTOR SEEKS REFUGE IN PRISON FROM MOD Colorado Lutheran, Accused of Dis- loyalty in Pulpit, Had Been Ordered to Leave Town drrrlj. Col.. April 1. Tho Uev . If. A. Schmidt, pastor of tho lOv angelical Lutheran Church here. Is tn Jail, a -voluntary prisoner, having sought rofugo from citizens who threatened last night to lyncu him: Tho causo of tho trouble is ascribed to reported utterances In his pulpit when he is said to havu denounced the Ited Cross and to havo advised against buying bonds of the third Lib erty Loan. . . Greclj-'s vlgllanco committee called on the pastor and advised him to leavo the city. He diu not comply. At noon a delc- .nlnn r.f l,1,Cllt1flU lllAtl In,! ,,,1 Inff il.A ! members of tho County Council of Do IsHll.,, '. ....-....- .... ...v.u'..... ...w Ifento, painted the Schmidt lesldenco a origin yenow aim again warneu tno pastor to leave. Later In the evening, us a mob was forming for another call, Schmidt fled to the Jail and asked for rcfugo for the night. Justice Mestrczat Seriously 111 Suffering arr attack of heart trouble .and a severo' attack' of grip. State Su preme court justice wiepnen tesno Mestrczat Is seriously ill nt the Aldlno Hotel. It was reported ho Ib extromely weak and his cumlltlon la regarded ns , critii. With him Is liU bUler, Mrs. II j-, Hudaon, ot Unlontovvn, Vm BRITISH YIELD TWO TOWNS ON FRANCO-FLEMISH LINE; REPULSE OTHER ATTACKS New Battle Line S ,ii " BSrquin . r (I ji Yir?4j5I55ayvrJi5' -w; r wiv. ' i The hemy hlacK line show-, the liattlcfront as it exists today on tlio north salient after the capture of linillcul by the Germans mul the abandonment of Wulvet-Rliem by the British, The broken 'lino shows the position of the iightinj; forces on Sntuulny. German nttuckb lmve been lepulhcd southwest of Iiailluul and at Wyts-clmetc, four miles south of Ypres. - TEN GERMAN. TRAWLERS" SUNK'IN GATTEGA-T ' LONDON, April '10. Ten German trawlers were &unk by Driti&h wavbhins In the Cnttegat yesterday, the Drltl&h Ad miralty announced today. "The Cattegat was swept Monday," the btnteinent bald. "Ten German trawlers were sunl: by guu 1'ire. Their crcwti who b.ived by Uritibh ships. Theic were no UritlbU eabUitltii'b." YANKEES ANXIOUS AFTERFIRSTFIGHT Detai Is Kecite How Deceu- , X tion Was Avenged With Wholesale Slaughter - - AUSTRIAN'S ON WEST LINE Willi Hi' American Arm. in lrinn April l. That Austrian soldieis aic on th western front was indicated bj' informu llon teemed bj Ainerlcnns from pris oners taken In an action of tbu eastern bank of tho Me-use Itlver. near St. .Ml hlel, jesttirdaj". When the Germans attacked tlu-j at tempted to trick tho Americans by pos ing as friends. In tho darkness ami con fusion. Thej sounded the gas alarm in L"ng- i llsli and then nttacked tho squads of Americans In tho trenches whllo they weto putting on their masks. The Americans wero quick to dis cover tho deception am) avenged It with wholesalo slaughter. ,1 An Interview was secured from a vie- i torious American, who had taken part in too ngut. jus snocs, uniform, gas ;sk and bayonet wero stained 'with vat' who wS fwm moitSi. toid' ma si. bloo but nrl the following story: 'ItlgJil aft.-r th ban age. I saw two Gcinlnns with long snippers cutting tho I wire. I spun two gieu.ules at them and I guesa they are both in hell now. ti jicvi-i nail jiiiiuii nine ior oasenau. I though. I had to go to work In a coal mlno. I l.lnd ot took to greuadoH right awnj 1 had been assigned to nn au- ' toniatlc gun, but I can do moro with grcnadoH any old time. I sure popped them In fast. Tho fellows kept teed Ing them to -me, as fast as I could lob them over. I used the spit ball on the first one that got tho two Frltzles." I'licUnm- l'rani llomn Tho Indian Is twenty-four j-oars old. A mall olerk handed him a wooden box plastered with stamps. 'ThatM from niy mother," exclaimed .,.. .I..1.I.I.1.1. K.l.l. n !... I ... ' W " .... . . . "' ,.-,, II, his eyes. "She sends things to me reg ularlj'. i Know just whut Is Inside two boxes of chocolateaand some to bacco. They are surf welcome after that fight. A private from New York, who wa In the action, was another who dis tinguished himself. "I vras In a Imyonet exchange with a German when Bomo Hun walloped mo from behind on the helmet with his rifle butt, I was "out" for u tlnm and was left for dead, Later I came to and helped bag a couple of prHoners Thev said they had como from tho llusslar ConUwi-dan I'M tUM, Celurau rn on Flanders Front MAYER TO PITCH OPENING GAME ManaQ-er Moran Selects ------ ff - . Veteran Twirler to Face Stallillgs's Braves 7 I LARGE CROWD EXPECTED Hattiiifj Order or Mils und ItravcH for Today l-.KVV I.-. vi.iv.., ir. I'linrlf. i T. VVIikhin-l. ri. kmielllii. Hi. sinllli. :lli. Uaw lines, su. ( llllWll) . ?li. llenr, v. rlif ur Iruclir-. p. Villi. Iliinirott. .. Mrliuflleiin, li. -Inili. :!t. I riiviith, rf. I mlrm, tli. Uliltti-d, If. Ueuxrl, i f. lliiriiH. r, Vluirr. p. I lupin". Iilem und rnillr. . I.utrs niK-n at p. in. Ilntul i-omert ut :i:3i p. mr 1 1 ic rsUlinc at :i:. p. in. tiitine iiturts at fliUU p. pi. It vvii reported loiluy flint Clnvrlle !"'"" ui iijuuidcie iuui tiering, king r flu- holdout)., win rr miles south of Ypres) and southwest p.rt i.,.ni Mnnaiirr Maiiiiig. in time j of Vieux-Bcrquin (four miles south fur the llrmeii-Plill ginne. Prmblrnt , ,..' l Truer Mime time ncn stiitni timt i.urrj i west of iiaillcul and the same ais iio.vin mui .ie itnnies would b re-1 tajice due north of Merville) were turiieil to flu llriiwn llnlr- llerzog re- , . ... . TT , ,. p.irtr.l lu llie Hnstu.l Ilrave by the "pulsed this morning, Haig Said. iprutiiK iiu.i of the kriisun. Mulling i A number of German prisoners '! 1,J'"'0"' were taken it a minor operation last '", " '" ,,",c u " " " '" '"mud a half south of St. Vcnant). l-Ullllitlllll. By ROBERT W. .MAXWELL With ono perfectly good pitcher to depend upon nnd a gang of sluggers I that can wallop tho ball all over the lot, Pat Moran Is ready for the Initial conflict of tho j ear with TIslon at Ilroad and Huntingdon streets this after noon. Krsklne 5fnj-cr Is tho hurling staff , nf II.. Tll.lla n,l ftr. I'ltl 1.A tlcA.1 fn- Vtn,. tcr or 'for worte from 3:30 p. m. untlH further notice. i Everything Is In rcadlnoss for tho first ' fray of 1918 and tho warm weather! should thaw out tho bugs urn) fans well enough to send them to the ball park huge flocks, llvcrythlng points to record-breaking crowd, all of which will provo that the grand old game Is just as popular as It used to be. To make the day a success lluslness Manager Sill Khettsllne has engaged Hummel'a Band to sprinkle harmony all over tho place while the players are warming up In their now suits. The concert Is free 'and will begin at 3:30 p. in. The gates ocea ut 2 p. m. Maj-or Smith will pitch tho first ball from his box and then the game will be Continued on Fu-e hcienlern. Column 1'uur atncU Co.fc inlr. Vl2vC3 i,ia't'UJ-Ui'. J Bailleul, Shattered Stormed WULVERGHEM IS ABANDONED Beat Back Assaults in Other Sectors of Front - i- -,' HEAVY AHTILLERYING OPENS HOT DRIVES Wytschaete and Vieux Berquin Goals of Teutons PRESSURE IS RENEWED Resumption of Offensive Finds Allies Ready for the Foe 27111 DAY OF 11ATTLE As Hindenburff drove his wedge westward between the Ypres Comines nnd Lu Jtas&cc Canals, linillcul became the key to Mes- sines Itidtfe nnd the Ypres salient on the north and to Hazebrouck on tho west. Uaillcul is located midway between Armentieres stnd Hazebrouck on n sharp bend in the railway be tween those two cities. It is seven nnd a half miles east of Haze brouck and about eight miles southwest of Ypros. The Mcssines Kidfje, which is the , strongest defensive in nil Flan - r dora, run a westward, from the vil lage of Mussines past Wulvcrghcm to Ivemmel, a distance1 of about llireu miles. It Is about- a mle and a half wide and on its east ern face runs nurthwnrd to Wytbchaete. This ridge is virtually impregnable from the east and only slightly less dilllcult from the south or north. One of Hindenburg's main objec tives in the Flanders drive has been to work around to the west of this ridge and assault the British positions there from the rear. , London, April 16. Bailleul, one of the most impor- tant strategic points on the north , portion oi tne Pianuers baiient, nas been cnnturcil liv tlio flcrmnns. Fiold Marshal Haig reported today, and the British have fallen back nortli I of Wulvcrghcm, abandoning the ; latter town. German attacks with . violence, preceded by artillery and t trench mortar fire, were repulsed jn other sectors. (The British have ubandonpd botli Bailleul and 'Wulvcrglicm, Haig's report indicates, but the German have occupied only the former city. Wulverghcm, which is dominated by Mcssines Ridge on the north, prob ably is rendered untenable by Brit ish artillery fire from that height.) Fresh German attacks in the I1AI rJlllisvttT fr 41 ltfa4r4 1 i4 M 4S am s Ilaig's Report The official report follows: Preceded by an intense bombard ment the Germans tvery heavily nttacked our positions last night between Bailleul and Ncuvc-Eglise. The assault was delivered by three picked divisions not pre UoU8,y BKed and succeeded, aUcr a 'tirius istruggle, in carry. inK the hiKh Rfutind southeast and cast of Bailleul, called Mont ile Lille and Keulsberg. biK Our troops retired to new pol a I tlons n north of Monte dc Lille awL?" u Wulverghem. . ft; Bailleul fell into the hands of tkst'g;'5 enemy. J,' Fresh German attacks arr vcloping this morning. The Germans attacked aim southwest of Vieux Berquin umtVr heavy artillery tiro and fire fm trench mortars, hut were repulsed. We captured a number of nriotr during the night in, aticccneful Cvntlnaed en r( Jkr fjM 1 T 'K, A r mi i'. t- t - h
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