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POSTSCRIPT
EDITION
April 17rShoirert to-
.Ida end Thundayi cooler Thursday.
' TFMPiaiATtllB AT IUCH IIHKIt
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I'-WrrfiTrscTfiTI I I I I i
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HIE WEATHER
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POLICE HEADS
WILL REMAIN,
gAYOR SAYS
i
lemith Will Not Oust
If Wilson and Rob
inson
.l.lMCTAVT I
Si-fll, ASK ABBiowi"
WLi SUPERINTENDENT
- ,
,, Executive Declares j
He Has Bene Tricked "
by fOllUCiiino
ULTIMATUM
TO POLICE
Firemen Must Also Get Out of
Politics or Lose Jobs.
People to Judge
It ....... ihil I
S?::E',r:ALIEN INVESTORS
V("2 . ' , nrnntendent ot police bo
Z. "'
tta Mills probaWJ wl" tw picked for
t """'. ., itl,nttnn of
, post. Th.. mn . . ....... -
hnngo In
IWher inipnru.".
,ly offlclalK-
and an ultimatum u
jpltemt" nnd nrr
men to cease all pollll-
... ..tuitv within
ucck. were tlio
nr ... .i..-i.inniiipiits today In
Hie l
fUlfcllu,"
Wj'i vlco situation.
1 Will l'.ml VIpo In" Week
! The Ma J or denied that- there were anj
.ftr-flfty political methods In tho police
Kdolnco.u.eetlonwIththeUce
clean-up. He awerieu wm. - - -5rttb.cl.vouiaber.dotMccl.yP
ni of the t. ecu, at wl.ic. une ....
M'a ... .W.lnrp.l that
Major i""'"1 " " '" ; r
Mctor WlNon f the Department ot
,.. R!,f.H . ARsiiant Director. I'avU
i Superintendent of I'ollce ItobUoi.
fwiU! retained ,,.,.,
tnddentalls It was icarncu .. .---
ml Investigators under the dliectloli or
, rant roloncl i-hailes H. H.stch, r
tiMitenant Colonel
P.v.v- Kin.ps inaiine corps, who was
Vrt here b Se.ntaiy
nrllnr un on the ico
Daniels, aie
hnestlcatlon
frtidilsbtlnB made by the city aumo...
mCL i
. h n iirmiL in
Till. In
On arrhlng
or said Unit J
Tliec
tnnltf hnth tO
Bfilclmcnt
Alter annou
ruiB Director
'IPavIs and Kupi
liiror wlu
I "I expect to
rWoced In r
treale the post
Mmmdnt of nolle
will b named for the position. See
'i.ih..voi.Iimii Kiii'ircHted. f hae
t.iwi (.nnfl.ioncn In Suncrititendeiil I.""
Jhson and anj man he plcUs fo
for tin
E.,;: rhavct,'!
1 will
Stormed Superltnendent Hoblnson that ,
fitter selecting the man for too jou ,
lit Kill be held reponMDie i""' imu-. .
Cerelopments
was -learned tli.it cnpiaiu ' .
. .. AnHUn '
wen oaercil an auraciivu mmni' ,
Itrth the Vnlted Si.ite Government.
llo!
muked to o.gan'zo gua.ds for the i
jftk.n ouid nav "scooo a year.
IttTInsof the laptain's offer, tl.e .viaju.
Cmforhlm i aptaln .Mills then ngieru
u remain acre anu nvip io cie.ui m -.
L .V. .1 .....I I 1.1... In
iiiriiciuiiiiiii'ii.
"Clfn-ii. MeeU" Hon that Hie (leimans have landed an location of the embarhatloii ttatiou ev- In tho fall of 1U15.
i-fof. way i r, - :: 'rzr. "''''''I'-iiti-hiihia...
"". ,' alt"" r censorshh, ho ajs. It Is then -Mr Schwab will !,,, un11,n!tP., ...-,..,,''?. 'J. '. n?LL l Tr. '" ."T-
" - :: i-'sr-sw-ss? sssa-s
"!"" ":At. ".. . :...:: i' ".';.;; p.- : .i. i- sa5s. num. ti.oUBi, i, 8 indicate , " v? ' ; .w"u,r..w ",,lp i" the
iii-oi. .. ""'-"r. ..... ." :..:.. .,... ...,. , v. ihu . spend a laim. nan r i.i. ,i. , " ... u . T."' ." . "'o sti u,e uy mrormlnc
B1lntedent i;om.on. u.c u. .... 3';"'"" "V,, 1 tual Hold of operation, ,1 ! i, " " . I b.l.or Uelegat ons on January SO It was
haw an ortunancc -,.... ... ... " "; , f pn.t of his Miup h,,a"r ilt lo earliest possible moment b an
.muds tomor.o.v to ..- ' b" nnd ,.a nil. . o . e, -. ;u5 fo, , la l i r " 'mn. honorable peace. Other members of his I
to of assistant su, u - casn .... ... ",. 'n... 7 . , , , I cn.er of . , - .7... n .."" ",.l"a' Ulcrnn.ent promised labor and inllltan
r -.in ufii u.tt i in t ii i iii'iiii. i,n ifi'iiiit iih hi i ,....- - - ii u .in i ii l: ni nun i - e.. .. i
Regarding; political iumoisi.icom.ee-1 W0UNDED LOMi TU IMU111
nn with littt.irtlitiweiliriitinil. AlIlOll,' 1
U at.u i. - . 1.. i... nlir.itlni. Mnvnv
Jmlthsald, "Tl.eie is no fifty-fifty basis
J i my campaicn to clean the elt .
i .
People to Judge
That applies to nio, l'cmoso or an
Mter faction in politics. By the end of
ibt neek 1 will let the peoplo bo my
1 Jodje. Furthermore, what 1 have map
W4 out will remain lu operation .luting
py entire administration. I'm serving
wUctBaathe policemen and firemen that
Wlll havo to get out ot politics. If
gey don't they w ill lose their jobs, and
JJt toes. I have been deceived and
IIVIL Hllll Lllf II'U lll I'BllhUViu.ii .....j".
PWed ever since I havo been Majoi.
1 mean hndncea i ..... .t... ... .i.n...
I. - ...vww a .iu fcUlUfe U D1IU11
8Jt I am Mayor
IMed conce.miiK Hn- Mslt ol Sen-
Kf,k.i ,,ls 0T1" cstcrdny, -Mayor
l"i said the Senator merely called
P8. ,?re" . ll13 "Pl,r"al of the Mco
S-up and promised to back the JIaj or
IfrS "" camPlffn
Wonel Ilutch said today that thtc
"lam J!lfdo ccr,aln Pfomlbcs and had
Rw .. S!,""rday to make good. He
5wf'J0ulI b0 unfalr t0 a" !"
allet nappen ir the -Jlaor
Avlrtuaj curfew has been established
" central ti-riinn ..r n. i... ..
L'tretuit ot 19 aiI.Uce camn..,..
Mltast 100 VOllnn- rrl.lu . ' , .1
Kr. 'I," "" Va old: found
IbmwX.1? .th. tenllal Part f tho-city
htel iu ," ,ast '"Bbt, were ques
iMd by Detective Alfred I Rm.rter
ftu.V... . ",0 ""r
ian. 7 ., 0l nl8 cl,''n-uP squad.
Kl ton. t,1 Blrl8 allotted that they
Horn V- oco ule soldiers mid
ra. A 8ee llle Folllers
tu .,, t- " "juinj sum mat tncy
Went Th?" ,Vlt,10Ut ll,elr Par"
id i,fi iT1 majority said that they
iTtoiirtW . . lolu t0 e """e-
ken..:;..?.. "" "iicen years old. weie
t s..., nan and their paient notl-
getecthe Souder sai.i , .,.. ... j.
S theTaHn y 0t MllorH "1 Koldi;
fcfi.'S! "let. "' .""latlons.
r.i.J .. -"-vo iilffL Z p iTtrlM iniA
Ner. -lu. .V. "" J"11" cteclve
Who city "r It ""ay r.ro'." l" "enI't
Cn ana .. ' "'"' in in llie eve-
?0teaph ..T. . ' "u Propose to
:, 'l night" "CU n U'
fstln Vrnnrli v r. .
t Of th p.j. . "-""""" "1
' Hall m,;.., . "'""'om. returned to
Q ' hy a Bquaa ot P'al"'
,mni my lHvl.lrtr. . ... .
J4CtalnCalhUian,
Developments of a Day
in City Vice Investigation
.Mayor smllli will ask ohiih in
to I "-establish position r As.,t.
mit Superintendent of I'uliiT and
Is considering Captain Wlllium U.
Mills for tlic post.
lie ainioiiiirpTliMo he win ip.
tain Dlii'ctor Wilson. Kuperlntcn
dent Uoblnson mnl Assistant 1)1
icotni lluiry Davis.
Another nhtikdip In like Police
Department nffccthig ono of the
ulltcors "hlghei up" uf ls cxl,ccUl,
to lip niatlo todn.
.Mayor Smith Iium ordered pnllto
men mnl Jlrcmen to km out of poll,
tics within a week or lose tlielr
Jobs.
Tho nm.vur kujh he will tican up
downtown dens of lrc which mas
querade us "tea 1ioiich.''
In iidditlon to cleaning up vice,
tlio .Mayor declares lie will elcun
up polli-e dvpnttnicnt.
Detective Soulier, heading AIa
or' clean-up snuad, starts cm few
drive aK.iin.it unescorted glib on
stints at night. ,
1'edpii.l invcsligatois. under
Lieutenant Colonel I t.i 1 1 1i l s
X. (' . .'in- quli'th keeping talis on
vice Uan-lip
IN LOAN DUPED;;
PnmmiHoo Tiivoorin-o i n ..
ommutet in estig a t e s ,
Alleged Attempt tO bCai'e j
Foreigners Into Sell
ing Bonds
EEI) i),000,000 A DAY,
An alleged iitleiiipt to defraud for- !
clgnem living In the (.oullicrn part of (
tlio cl was uueai tiled today by the I
Liberty Loan committee. The charge are ,
now being IntCKtlgated by the special
agents of the committee, nnd If such con
ditions exist the matter will be turned
over to the Department of Justice, they j
say. ,
.. . ....... .... .. ... i
Niamey i;eec, iiuiiriuan 01 wic mn-
brclln trade dIU&lon of the Industrial and
commercial committee of the Liberty
Loan, dlscoteieil
that In
some cates i
Italians
weie being confidentially ud- I
, Used 1.. xell all the Liberty Uonds they
s wa nine Is belnc issued In a
s naming is 01 ing lbHUnl nj a I
man
who claims confidential Infoima-
.i llun.e lar b.'liiv
III the us If pin till liv
Italian Is -aid t" bai -
Mr. l!i H', tb
Id his holdings
tn.illiiurd on I'aee . Column I'our '
AMlTRTf ANS WIN
Xl.lTIl - - l'Vi Al 1W
BOCHE POSITIONS
ni.vo patrols Cross io
v
-!Man's Land and Find
-
(jOl'mUll vjUlineiS UUlli:
,,. .,..
,,.,.,'
With Hie Amerliiin Armj In .runir.
DlH j;
. ', , ,.,,1,, cio-sed Xo
'I wo AnicitcJti pan o.s u. -
.Man's Laud northwest ot roill Jester
clay morning and cleared out t.eiman
liiichlne-guu positions. They found the
.... cunc
.u tms so"e .....
Americans ivounueu .11 ..i " --
tie aro begging their muses to let them ,
... ...I.,.a1 fliA fillMnV.
(Ilt fill UllOltlLT WiUlV-lV Mfc H"J k""i'
The weather Is damp and cold and
tin urounl Is muddy. .
w bo ';r 'prt", 'r twS "isrs !
Apremo.it forest, i.o.thvvcst of Toul.
futight Hie Germans for live hours with1
pa.t ot his right ankle blown awaj bj a .
hhrapncl bullet and then walked ten t
miles to a hospital to be treated. lie ,
refused medical aid until tho end of the
battle llo was woundul at four hi the ,
morning and was not t.eated until after i
"""was on dim in an outpost, fo n.ar ,
10 tho Geinian lines that I could near
the Germans laughing In their trenches
and the watchdogs barking. A fellow
In our company 100 yards away had i
been wounded by a grenade. 1 guess he
.".'.. -a U... y.(o ..rrimAiit
must have coughed or bonieimng, lur inc j
JloCho got him. I icporteu mo aua.r u
I icported tho affair lot
-v corporal and no ami two i.rivica ......
inyself stole out in the darkness The
mud was deep and there was cutnider-
able danger, but we goi nun an num.
V grenade bomb dlopped near me and I
felt an awful pain 1n my leg. I kept on
shooting and 1 guess 1 muM have got
n few I am anxious to leavo the hos-
niral and get bad; to the tienchcs for 1 1
:... . Hv them hell."
... , '
"Com! I.uek 1 elloivs," ll.en IHril
Another private wild that before tho
llflif everyone was wondering how it
would seem. !
n.p tiiliicr that iminossr.l me," he ,
went on. "was that everybody seemed to I
take It us a Joke. Tho bodies dropped
fifteen shells right near us. I gut clipped
on the shoulder. One of our gang, had
his leg shot ort. We found him lying
In the trench. He was u gamo kid.
He said 'Oood lucli. fellows; so long;
and then died.
V rolo near me jelled like a crazy
man every time he threw a grenado at
tho bodies. Ho knocked out his share
all right. Tho first German I got was
creeping along the ground. I noticed a
light blond head and Jet go with my
.n. i .aiv i.tm roll over and not- move.
"I got ono fellow as he was going to
Continued on I'M Tn, t'elvnn On
... ' "". .m..:7 ,..;..: he will be In ihlt...i n. .,..,:. :..": .?"'n' ...nperor to . nd the wai
CITY BECOMES
SHIPBUILDING
CENTERINGS.
Emergency Fleet Con
struction Offices
Shifted Here
CHOICE OK SCII WAR
HAILED AT SHIPYARDS
Speedng Up of War Pro
gram Seen as
Result
$20,000,000 A R M Y POST
Government Picks Site for'
Embarkation Depot Here.
Industry Dooms
Philadelphia will ultiinatclv I.e. .uue
the nlllelal (iovemment center of the
nation's shipbuilding activities.
IJecaiie of the preponderance of .
ie shlppln g for tho fulled States'
to eminent now being built on the'
Delawaie Itlvcr, construction ot of-,
"ces ot ,1,p Unieracncy 1'lect Corpora-,
w, hc IrollRl,t hcre folIowll,B tllc
appointment of Clmrles Jt. Schwab as
rldcctor general of the Kmcrgency
fleet Corporation,
ss'l'Iic first matter to claim :..t attention
of the new head of the tansrseney Tleet
coiiioratlon will b" the speeding up ot
uorli at the Hog Island nhlpvnrds. Tho
. arils hate reached a stage where heels
rre being laid and a steady How ot ulilps
will Boon be under construction.
Ke-organi7atlnn of the lime, geticy
Plect Corporation and appointment of
Schwab as head of the corporation were
largely the result of testimony of l'lilla
delphlans In the Hog Island senatorial
Inipilry home wceUs ago.
l.iiiliiirUiitlnii Dcpol I Irr,.
.M.out MU.iion.ooo will be F,,nnt here ,
by the Government in imiMi.ii. ,,i I
. . .. . -'(.,
cnu.aruation uepot. A site has heen
selected and arrangements for taUlngl
"'" tl10 Ia'"' uvo """"'"ed. I
., , . .
"lele is no inrorinatlon as to tho exact
along the Di law an lil. i
ng inilnstij
.111(1 lf irr.Mil.
-i iuii ui .in auimnni (,f tlic "st
'"I
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tnnllniiril m P.ier se,,n, ( U11I i
MF!N MA11R nnnn
AJJUy
BAKER DECLARES
ur..-. ti. . j
di secretary bays Amer
leans in France Have
Proved Worth
IT ., ,,...,. ,
" -..... - . j ipiiiriuv
u. n. MUS1 ftUl'l'URT WAR'Fromdcnblatt. which saJ3: "Thei
... . . .... ... .
I
... ,
Wasllliiglou, April K.
"'llic Aiucrltau soldier has made
good lu I'raii.e." ,
Secreta.-v of w.... t.i- . . .1
. . tcuiai 01 Uai Laker biought
tlitt message back to tho country !
today in n pics.s interview. In which i
" dcelaicil "the big thing for Amer-
lei, 1,. .1,. i. ... .,. ... !
------ .., ..,, Illlul1. ,
daily, In sentiment, in belief nnd In
rntlt:irf
--. "o.
"I lie American soldier." he de-1
elarcd. "is healthful ami l.un.n- .......... I
" "" I'l'rf -
' j'f ; -7 - 1.
'H'' mi II It h .I....P."
hllo icfuslng to comment on the
present drive. Maker pointed out that
the tli.ee urniies in l'runco aie "tilled
with the most tremendous spirit,"
while tho civil population aro "qulto
determined and confident."
f "J
""J'f,, rW "AV"A
sonal inspection ot the gi eat v est front "
..,,0 i,,,,,,,.,,, ,,, BtU fro
lrunir," be said. "U mr of lremeiduu.
rarnrM, oi.ri.le.il entliukhisiii.
"Tho whole spirit Is one of almost
...p....." ...iu tawnuj inspiring do-
tei munition. Any one who goes there
..nisi navo un mci eating sense of nd
iiilintlon for the magnitude and speed
with which we have gone about our task
of building communication lines and
stiiiUiues of various kinds lu organiz
ing tho task as a whole.
"Fiance is u beehive full of tlio most
cncigctlc peolpe. who know ..n l.n.i.u
and no limitations on their labois. The
condition of our soldiers In I-Vance is
u thing I mn glad to tell. .
"0U1' 1j0" are well, j.lsleahj st.ong
and robust and well In every other
was. Their behavior Is goo.I and their
iclntlons with tho llrltlsh and r.ench
cordial and sympathetic.
"They give you tho senso of ineethiff
biio ant Hell human beings and their
wbolesomcness ls perfectly splendid
".VII wno Iihvo teen arrtler at llie
front want more.
"Tho American soldier has made good
In France. Allied critics uniformly
praise tho endurance and soldierly qual
Hies of Americans.
"The only bad Americans hi Fiance
uro thoso who fear they might have
to como homo before the Job Is done.
They want to como home when It Is
over, but It makes thoni gloomy If any
Centlnued an Pas Sin. Column lire
When you Ihlnlc oe writing-,
think ot tVMiri0e-Uf
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918
flow Schwab's Appointment
Will Boom Philadelphia
Kstublishtncnt of Philadelphia as
tbe ofllolal renter ot shipbuilding
operations of tlio United States
Rovcrntnent will result from tho
appointment ot Charles M. Schwab
us director general of the l'niet
gency Fleet Coiporttlon.
Another result will be a heavy
influx of labor ami money to this
city and u gcneml Immolation of
production along the Delaware.
Hog Island will boom. Already
construction In tho gigantic ytid
has been carried to such n point
that Keels are being laid and a con
stant How of ships will soon bo
under construction.
The Government, recounting tho
Importance of this port as a point
of embarkation, will build a L'O.OOtV
tiOA embarkation station, plans for
which aro aheady under way.
The "tcel master" of licthlchcm
will spend a largo part of his time
here In the actual Held of opera
tion". SEYDLER, VIENNA
PREMIER, RESIGNS
Former Foreign Minister
JSUCCeeUS tO AllStrUUl
Post of Czernin
was STRONG for PEACE
-- -
.uriali, April 17.
I AuMiian I'lemtcr mi Sejdler has re-
&igncu, accorillitff to uports ricetxed
hero today.
Karon Stephen Ilurian von llajccz,
former -utro-IIungarlait Foreign Mln-
Ister. has been appointed successor to
Count fzernln. who resigned from that i
otlico following the recent exposure of '
janpcior Knrl'8 letter to 1'rlnco Slxtus, I
It was reported today from Vienna. '
l.aron Stcphan Iturlan von IlaJecZ
was .Minister f Foreign Affairs fiom
September 15. inn, to December 23.
1310, when lie was succeeded by Count
Czernin, whose place ho now takes,
tlarou Ilurian has been Aniim-tiim.
garlau Finance .Minister since fount
Czernin has heen In the l.'niclpn nin.-n
rt,,...., ,,ih ..i- .i. ... . .. .
ii-m ,7 L .' ' Z. . ",. . ,"" , . ' .1. '
He was the author of 'the "notes to tlio
imtecl Males on the case of the Italian
xteanish In Aii...,h-i ,,mv i,. l, m.ii.-
The i otognu and Frankfonl Gazettes ,
uidiL.ito that tho hmnedlato cause of I
I Viiitif rvai.iilii'.i ...,..L... i . I
fount 1 'zemln's resignation as Austro
Hungarian foreign minister Is tho pub
lication of Lniperor Charles's letter,
whereof hc probably had no knowledge.
It Is, as a matter of fact evident that
t icinm has been sacrlllced to the howl.
Ing mob of wolves led by Count von
fieventlow, who now i tiles, Germany.
Ills latest offenso has been to secure for
llungar advantages from tho Itu
iiiauiati peace pact which, In the opinion
of Gciiuau annexationists, are not com
ptnsated by any advantages accruing to
Germany. Doctor von K.irhlmann has
been accus-cd of letting fzernln outwit
him.
The plainest statement of the Imme
diate cause for Count Ozernln's icigna
tion is. however, made by tho Hamburger
.ion Is. however, made by tho Ilaml
e are
. m... In.lt. I !r.nu 1 1. flm I 'munrir'ii Int.
IUIIUU1 lll'.l. ...... n ... ..w .......u. w .-..
ter to show this was no private letter of
u n,naich. but was compiled with dlplo-
tnatlo assistance, rcrhaps. under the
impression of Impending successes on the
western front, llniperor Charles has
como to thc conclusion that ho had a
bad adviser when he tool: that step at a
time ot pessimism."
""
nUMdVM r.TRRRTY T.OATC.
,
JAILED FOR 30 DAYS
,, ... . , -.t :,
Roesci' Committed by MaglS-
Loui.-
tratc Collins After Attack
on U. S.
Louis Kocser, llfty-two scale old, was
today sentenced to tho coun.lv prison
for thirty dajs by Jlaglstrato Collins,
nt tho Nineteenth and Oxford sheets
police ttatlon for defaming tho t'nlted
States and assailing tho third Liberty
' Itoescr was arrested shoitly after mid
night by John V. Kirwln. a cleric of the
Municipal Gourt, nt Twcntj -ninth strest
and Gliard avenue.
"Damn the United States and the
Liberty Loan," r.ocser Is said to have
exclaimed.
Koeser also was said to have asset t
.d that "the Irish are tools If thsy stand
for conscription."
NIAGARA MAY 11 E ASYLU.M
U. B. Plans Caring for I.tsane Sol
diers at Army Post
tVskhlnilon, April 17. Foil Maga.a.
N V.. may be transfoimed into an enor
mous hospital for Insane BOldlera brought
back from France. If conditions which
are now being Investigated warrant, ac
cording to Wur Department otllclals to
day Oltlcors of tho medical corps ate
iTow looking tbo ground over and If their
Skt &ws crrthirjn
orelrrKcatlon for this
purpose Is Ideal, being sateen miles
from Niagara Falls and sufllclently Iso
lated for the purpose of an Insane hos
pital. Runaway Soldiers Held at Lancaster
lancastcr. V April 17 Theodore
IJraun, of Auburn. N V.. and Chester
Carroll, of New York city, who said they
had escaped from Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, H, C, were taken from a
locked mall car here last night, by spec
ial ofllcera of tho railroad They are
being held by tho police.
inilPr.tl .till. thn lASJ r,t lninFlnn. 11. ft-
GEN. PERSHING
lfE
"You're Greatest in
Europe," Said Brit
ish Marshal
!
! UNIFIED ALLIED ARMY
! IS U. S. LEADER'S PLAN
Orderly Brings Story of i
! the Conference That
Elevated Foch
'AMERICAN PROPOSED IT
Troops Would Gladly Die for
Commander, Invalided
1 Sergeant Declares
!
"(.rurrnl I'rr-lilliir, jiiil're llir srrul- ,
et nmn In llunipp."- 'id Mat thai S
DmigUii Italy. rouimamUr-ln-rhlrf of (lie
llrlUsh foncs in 'inner. ,
Tho personality of Hie Anieitoun
I'ominandhig general In l'rance. General
John J. t'ershlng. has reached out and ,
gripped the Allies until today lie stands
foremost among tho commander who1
aro blocking the massed onslaughts of
the Herman Invaders In I'lcaidy nnd i
In Klandcrs as the? battle for Hie
Amicus nnd Dunkirk objectives.
Testimony to the tribute paid 'Illack
Jacl." I'orshlng was hroimht to America (
by tlio generals orderly Fcrgcant, who,
told a sidelight of the hlstoilc Allied
conference t an i:nstKO Ffiu.i.- j
Lnnnr.n rciiorler lien Secretary ot K'a ,
IlnKcr'a parly passed through I'lilladel-,
nlil.i on its return from France.
It was at tho Instance and under
the leadership of General Fondling that
tho Allies pooled tlielr resources i
tho appointment of a generalissimo to
tho command of all tlio armies ot all
tho Allied nations In France. American j
determination to cast aside all consider- I
attorn. In order to "In tho war z
placed the French, tho Americans and ,
tho F.rltlsh In a position for unlded j
action In defense and offense such as
had never bef&To been achieved.
SInco It was the contact point be
tween the French and tho UrltWi posi
tions on the front through which Hln
denburg attempted to drive his human
wedge. It Is apparent that tho Germans
shortly befoin their drive wero con
vinced that the division of command
would mal.o such a ttrokc possible.
Vlllen Tight n "nr
Hut the conference ot the Allied gen
erals spoiled tho plan of the Germans,
and tlio French, Americans and Drltleh
today fight as one.
finitni-ni iTniir :nnsp from tho table
about which tho chiefs of tho three
great nations nt war against the Teu
. ... i .iiiim nl.
tonic allies had been sitting, ino con
ference was at an end. History had
been made that day.
Then General IVrshlng aroso and the
two commander lookt.l each other in tho
faco for a full minute. Halg's hand ro'e
and fell In a smart slap on tho shoulder
of thn American.
"General I'cruhlng," ho exclaimed en
thusiastically, "you'.o tho greatest man
hi Europe"
Tho sergeant, who Is the only man
prtsent at ino conference to leturn to
America, was in the party of Secretary
of AVar Itaker. with Major General Wil
liam lJiacli, Colonel M. I llrett. of tho
ordnance mrps, and the Secictary'a prl-1
vato secielaiy, Italph Hayes. .
For ten yearn tho orderly sergeant has '
F .i ... ... ...til. I.lu nntiinninlor In Atovl. rt .
Ul'Ull HI lllu i-i-.t- . .... .... . . n ,
at tho slile of Oeneral 1'ersinng
, ,(, ,in VTl.ll imo , un -. ... '-..,
lin,i has been everywheio the general has ,
been during tho last decade.
.Military necessity keeps this soldier.
whn wears tlio llrst trench strlpo to be
awarded any Amci lean soldier for six
months' service In tho front-line
, tienches, fiom telling even a small mlto j
of what he has teen and what ho has I
"la '
Soldlrrn I. urn fcrnhlnc
ns Joxo fop Ucnol.Ai yen,Mns ,,.
sealed his lips for a moment In order
1I...1 . 1. t .. t...iti .nlila ittr iwililn
i how their commander In Trance stands
, estimation of the Allies.
illitl I III .IllltiHrtit ii- "Uij a M..II.C
The sergeant was unablo to ic
slst tho temptation to publicly Idolize
tho hero of the American soldiers who
have gono "r.ver theie"
"I.ovp l.l.n?" he queried. "Alan, there
Isn't u ooldlrr In l'runre win. vvnuhln'l
Cluilly die fur l.lmi"
Tho sergeant, who underwent an opei -atlon
In Kraneo and was sent homo to
recuperate, torn of tim parting ot oen -
eral Pershing and Secretary of War
Daker after their first conference at
headoua. tela of tho American uimy.
They stood outside with several clllceis
and members of Mr. linker's party. Oen.
eral Pershing, due at thn conference of
the Allied commandeis, abruptly raised
his aim and pointed to his automobile.
"There's i"J" :("! here' my orderly;
U.rre'n I'rsnre," lie ronrluded, with a
swerp uf hi arm. "I mu.t go to (he
onfereneel"
And he left the party as the Secie
tary of War entered the automobile.
Mr. Uaker brought back with him
exactly tho samo party he took to
France, with tho addition of General
Pershing's orderly. Tho orderly lives In
Ohio, Is n member of Company D. Sec
ond United States Cavalry, and has
been In the service about twelve years.
Ho will return for duty to American
headquarters abroad as soon as Ids
leavo expires.
NAVAL FUNF.RAL FOR GOAT
2000 Soldiers Attend Last Rites for
"Ell"
eir Aork, April 17. A good arlslo.
crat of tho caprine world. Kll. pet of the
1'elhum Hay Naval Training Station, was
burled yesterday with full military hon
ors In the presence ot 2000 soldiers.
Naval Chaplain John Nlcol delivered tho
eulogy. LU s a large and husky goat,
possessed of n forceful habit of mind,
and a mascot who had found much favor
In the ranks.
The manner of his death was not made
publlo except that it was said his demise
vvaa "sudden " wiildi Is taken to mean
that Kll passed out butting somo large
find concrete thing that stood in his way.
fortucMi, 1018, si tut
HAIG THRUSTS ENEMY
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The map shows where the British have driven tho Germans
hack nt Mctcrcn. a mile west of Bailleul, in the salient south of
Ypres, iiml also north of the .Messincs lliilg-e. The British have
also driven the Germans hack nnd sti.tiRhtencd their line at
Boyellos, seven mdes south of Arms.
HELSINGF0RS CASUALTIES HEAVY
WASHINGTON, April 17. Thousands of casualties oc
curred in the Teuton capture of Helsingfors. April 13. taken
after tlnee days' storming, according- to Swedish press reports to
the State Department today. White Guard prisoners were lelcased.
GERMAN WAR PLANE DOWNED 50 MILES FROM PARIS
PARIS, April 17. A German, battle plane has been bioughr
down between Cievccoeur and Le Grand-Dretull (about fitly
miles uoithwcst of Paris), it was officially announced today.
BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS TOTAL $931,156,050
WASHINGTON. April 17 Subscriptions to the third Llb-
eity Loan in all of the twelvce Federal Reserve Districts total
$03 1,1 50 05Q, accoidlng to the official Tieasury Department fip;
m es announced today. The Minneapolis district repotted its
first total S!5,000,000. These figures aie of the close of
business on Monday, and represent the leports received by the
banks on actual initial deposits of 5 per cent.
SOLDIER GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
SCRANTON, Pa., April 17. Nicholas Stainer, of Bingham
ton. N. Y., a private in the army stationed at Camp Uptcn, Loiiij
Island, pleaded guilty in court here today to assaulting Mn.
Chrlb'tinn Keay, of Wllkes-Barve. He wus sentenced by Judge
XSdwarUs to from tvia to fifteen years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
CHAMBERLAIN PUSHES
HIS ANTI-SPY BILL
irjrast,ic Pleasure for Stamping
" at
UUl Ulaiuyiuiy nciuiu qciuiic
Military Committee
vvn-liliicloii, Apnl 17.
The most .evolutionary mcasuro
pioposed In Congress to stamp out dis
loyalty In the United States was brought
bofoie tho Seuato Military Affairs Com
mittee for Investigation today by Sen
ator Chambc.Ialn. ot Oregon.
Under Its drastic provisions the en
tiro country would be declared n part
of tho military zone and pro-Germanism
and Bolshevism would be dealt with
under martial law with death as the
penalty. Prosecution of traitors and
spies would be taken from tho hands of
tho Department of .lustlco nnd placed
within tho Jurisdiction ot the military
and naval forces of the nation.
The Military Committee summoned to
the witness stand today otllclals of tho
Department of Justice to learn then
vlevra on tho measure and lo ascertain
whether It will ever bo possible effects
ually to check treason and disloyalty by
criminal proceedings
The Chamberlain bill expresses the
Impattenco of many members of Con
gress over the slow pt ogress of the Gov
crmnentlln rounding up spies nnd dis
loyalists. They have reached tho con
clusion that this work Is essent'lally a
part of the duties of the military e-
tabllshment and that It ran be effect Ivtlv
carried out onlv bv .be application of
martial U.
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INTERNED AS ENEMIES
Wives Try in Vain to Tear
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Deputies
Federal ollleers today Interned Fied-
)t-t,eilcl; Schubcit and Fritz Blcrct, former
employos of the United States Guage
Company, SellersvUle, who ,aro accused
ot tampering with gauges ordered by
tho Government. Schubert and Illcret
wero arrested recently with Schubert's
brother. George, and George Hclndrlcks
The latter two are American citizens
and were not Interned.
When the Federal ollleers started to
leavo the United Stntes Marshal's oltlcc
with the two defendants, the wives ot
Schubcit and Illerct attempted to get
them nway from Deputy Marshals JCen
nv. McCaffrey and Kelly. Tho women
were dragged fiom their husbands and
finally calmed.
Mrs. Schubcit, holding an infant In
her arms and accompanied by two other
small children, was visibly excited dur
ing tho proceedings beforo United States
Commissioner Long and made tho at
tempt to freo her husband when she
learned ot tho warrant ordering Ids In-
l.rnmAnt
rr..d a..r..nri.intH were emnloved at tho
plans ot the United States Gauge Com.j
pany at Selletsvtlle where gauges were
being made for the I'latt Iron Company,
Dai ton. which holds a contract with the
... . r. M UAlimlri. t. ntivAl In-
HDeetor. testified that) hc tested the
gauges and found thirteen EOO-poune.
! ones detective The arrest of the four
men followed.
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Haig Reports Re
tirement East
of Ypres
BRITISH AGAIN
HOLD METEREN
'Break German Foot
hold on Point Mile
From Bailleul
ASSAULTS REPULSED
IN MANY SECTORS
Hindenburg Apparently
Forming Drive to Gain
Ypres
I PACES UPHILL FIGHT
i Lloyd George's Message In
spires Confidence in
Commons , '
:28TH day of battle
London, April 17.
The British struck back hard
against the Germans in successful
counter-attacks on the northern end
of Mcssincs Ridge last night, but
were forced to withdraw slightly east
! of Ypres, thc War Office reported
1 today.
Thc counter-blows of the British
wcic centered ifT the sector of
Wytschacte, where the Germans had
1 scored nn advance in their frontal
attacks against Vimy Ridge on
Tuesday.
The British are again in complete
possession of the town of Meteren,
which is between one and two miles
west of Bailleul. '
Heavy fighting has continued In
thc Arras section, the British
valiantly holding their own there de
spite violent assaults. Haig reports
. that the line has been completely re
stored at Boyellcs (seven miles south
of Arras).
The Geimans tried to extend their
gains north of Bailleul, but all t5f
i their attacks in that zone were ro
( pulsed.
In consequence of the enemy pres
sure in the center along the Lys
, British troops have been forced to
rcsirc from advanced positions on
thc northern flank cast of Ypres.
Haig reported the retirement was
deliberate and without interference
and straightened thc line. This in
dicates the first tightening of the
, British lines for thc defense of
Ypres itself.
I Thc fighting on tlic Flanders front
has spread northward to the Ypres
salient and thc entire northern half
of the new German wedge is the ,
scene of bloody combats, according
; to Field Marshal Haig.
Il-aig's Report
The field marshal reported as fol
lows: Hast of Ypres, in consequence
of the enemy progress along the
Lys, British troops holding for
ward positions were withdrawn to
a new line, deliberately and with
out interference from the enemy.
South of Arras, opposite Boyllca
(seven miles south) our lines was
completely restored.
In thc neighborhood of Wyt
schaetc yesterday evening we suc
cessfully counter-attacked.
Advancing enemy parties were
caught under our fire cast of Tprcs
yesterday afternoon at our old
positions and were destroyed.
In Meteren thb situation also wai
restored. The village is ours.
South of the Sommc hostile artil
lery fire increased considerably this
morning.
At Bailleul a body of German
infantry in close formation wag;
caught under order fire at close
range and suffered heavy cas
ualties. Wc nlso took a few
prisoners. '
Repeated hostile attacks north
of Bailleul yesterday aftern .
and evening were repulsed wMfc
loss to the enemy. (
The enemy endeavored to d-
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meilt, Dut 1(10 advance was brM
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Thuret Al?ainst Yprc
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