" "" " ,(W T' W(( PjPflWW" i J. t I1 6 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1018 k '"..1 GREEKSWINWAY ! ACROSS STRUMA Occupy Several Macedon ian Villages to North ward BRITISH TAKE TOWNS Bulgarians and Turks Re ported Quarreling Over Spoils of War GERMANS A WEEK REWINNING ' RIDGE LOST IN SINGLE DA Y It took Von lllmlenluirg a whole wed., tnnri.cil b inrcsiint ,isiiilts nnd prodlRlotu sacrifice of men, to enpturo Mtsslnei UIOpc. The Ilrltiili. on June 7. 1917. inuU It In u one dnj's Imttlo. In two (Treat blows they Mimili.'J the Herman Hub south or prcs, clcaied the ridge of tlio foe mid flattened out tho dniiRcious Millcnt thai had pointed toward CuIiiIh Mince Oitubcr, 1914. l'tiililng from the mirth and south they forced tho retirement of tin? enemy fioir n poMtion tint wus four miles deep. 'Her a million pounds of hlsli explosives, the contest mining opera tion of tho war, tossed tho German tienrhei Into the nlr. and before the Teuton lino could bo reformed the HrltNli tanks weie plowing tlirmiKli the remnants of the ilefeim-s and the tiitmipliant Tummies u- In sinning to take, prisoneis. Defends Ypres ,T Knmr HAIG THRUSTS FOE FROM METEREN; London April i. t Greek forces crossed the Struma RESTORES LINE SOUTH OF ARRAS IUer abovo Lactalilnos this morninc .a occupied Bejllknuh 'v.Minuri fro,, ,.. , thjs lho ,ccLshc ,mUll. 0r lho war. JStonw'Mt "PP" " t0" n by the fact that ,.,0 from British headquarters at SalonUa day. i'HinK up orc men to hto r.a. tpday. ' The capture of liuillrul and V'y- .Military experts 1iae been piu- oT!aeiiB,lUh ocfupled Ku'"" a"d tnchacto and occupation of a poition 7cd (luriiiR the past few weeks o pi (Tlio Struma river i an Important , of the famous Mesalncs ridfo lia the leal (joiman innn-powor situu lialkan stream, rising In the west of Hul. partially exposed Ypies from tho'tlon on the western front. Them loTXMnouth. Hafe last nfelit reported has been a wide divergence of .state sea,) ,fiKhtinK alon? this cntiic front from ments as to the exact number of di- . , , iWytschaete to Mcteron, ciKht miles visions cneaKcd. Estimates of the WMnztuii, April 17 Sti'.ous lioun- ' , , . ,, ,. , , . dary disputes have arisen between Tur- f to th ewest and south. Mutcron, number taking pait in the Mandcr.s key and Uulrarla. which (lei many Is ! which Hnig has lcoccupied, is also a battle lantfe all tho way from undertaking to unooth away to prevent fc f (uillolll HvnnH in (iftv & rupture between her vassal allies. An ""', CR ' "". ttt 0111 lo till, official dispatch from Switzerland says:! rrom this fiont the Hulitinp has It i-. a faoiito device of the (Jer- "Doctor on Helfferich lms returned to j spread to tho east and northeast of mnn Welt Command to juggle with Berlin, cotnlnir from Kreut headquarter, . . .... ,, ,, . . , ., ,, . , .. ,, ., where he held a towr conference with pros, extending noithward of the the strength of the German units. nd tne'chanceil Ca,utI ful' lhc f"'3t Some "'ivMons "limber a low as ferences dealt with the dlfferenres which , time since tho Ciermiin diivc started ' 10,000 bayonets, while otlieis con- tiavo arisen ueiween uuikuuh uiiu iui key. Helfferich seems to have received the difficult mission to art as mediatoi between the two countries, which are. It appears, cry much aroused aealnst each other. "The Turks iloslre compensation rur fjie enlargement which Huluarla arlll pro- 'jura inruuKii me IMHIIUUUJU, UIIU HICJ . ., . ., . demand that the foinier restore to them MX miles northeast of 1 prcs. tho strip of territory which she outHltied lit September. 1916, as the prlci of tier entry Into the war. The Bulgarians ol lect. At Ilcrlln they ate determined to brine pressure against her. the efllcaey of which they think will be li resistible "It Is known that the treaty with Ku manla, though not yet sljued. bestows the Dobroudja upon the Central lm plres. The latter propose to give this prolnce to Ilulffaila only after the i!o ernment of Solla will hae assented to the claims of C'on'tantlnople This on- met ts causing veritable uneasiness in t "' ' ' I GAYETY CRIME IN Ggn Ainstcriiam, April 17. AeeAMsii a dispatch from Frankfort, an i'A leun artist named Hehaeffcr, j,h & linn ivu uviiiiaim uuve OCeil BfntA n Mlinteh tn limirli,nr,w... . . Two Lieutenants Missing and j n Nemico Pensa ad un Col po j , abiu cd emusiastiche accogiieiuc, quan- ,Vccks for holding u costume baiuf! in Italia cd in I1'" l"trenncro ad tin comlzlo che ru after tho beginning of tho (jnli 65 MORE AMERICANS L'OFFENSIVA IN ITALIA I ON CASUALTY ROLL. RITENUTA IMMINENTE Valle del Hrenta I'attlvlla' delle nootre patlugllc condtisso a locall coinbattlmentl. Sul i ininneule ilella fronte r-l o' erlllcuta una iflatUa ealinn. A Napoll git uniclali dclla Croce Ilos- 1, Americana lianno riceuto iiuinueiui- Four Men Succumb to Wounds Summary of American Casualties in France llepoited Deaths April 16 Total Killed In action 2 219 Killed or prisoner... o 1 Killed by accident. . . I 190 Died of disease 12 '.lOH Lost tit sea n "37 Died of wounds 4 M Cl llluns 0 "i tins (ittuck, Kulclde, executed, unknown causes 0 45 Total deaths 19 171." Wounded 41 1S27 Captured n 41! Missing 2 CO Liiaml total 65 30 13 (JEN. HERHEUT C. O. PUNIER. (Jcneral Plumcr, although driven from Messincs ridge, which he captured less than a year ago, is confident of the finul outcome, Lloyd George announces. Washington, April 17. Sltj-ne names, IncludliiK ino killed In m t Ion, seven severely wounded and , thlrt-seen Migntiy wouiiucd, nre con I talned In the latest report of casualties In the American cNpcdltlonary forces. KlbLEIJ IN- ACTION' JrliMtfs ,'harlcs Ctranek Walter II. Han in Flanders April 0. tain from 12.000 to 15.000. This There is inci eased artillery activity trick is intended to fool the Allies in tile Pasfchcndaele sector. Tiiit as to the actual number of men tak is the sector generally known as the lug part in the campaign. "lpres salient." Pnsschcnduclc is In cluded in this salient arc such his toric places as Zillcbckc, Hooge, Zon :icbtkc, Bixschootc, St. Julien and the Menin l'oad. The northern end of the salient swings around the western edgeof Houthulst Forest. Ypies had always withstood the Germans and has been the center of Interviews fimu the House of Com mons state that the J'rlmc .Minister's ex pansions of confidence rejtardlng the pi Client battle situation In Danders hud "an eltctrlcal effei t on tlm ItoU'e " T.lod (Jeorge's rentaiks rgardlng the iniilldeme of l'ltniicr and other generals eie made after an Interval during which he had been In conversation with u general triilfrht from the from, who bud seen all the llRhting. He did not mention the name of bis Informant, I- nothing less than appalling. HI,', 'cZ 0M.en.Htu. v of mtii.ltions lms been un dJ a scale out of all jiroportlon to III iipaclt of .pioducHon. and nlrrud.v ' I rlwt, il. ,,.., ... ..!..... inu Uiui th,. nowei of Pnk Mttlngly f(eofs If Tally his blows .ire weakening. 'The Allies, on the other hand, me unserving their stiriigth to the tittei most ngalnst the time when (leni'iul l'"orli decides u counter-offensive must hesln "' lo FRENCH GET GUN AND CAPTIVES NEAR NOYON 1 i ,1 , ,. . ,. v.. .,. , Ilulgarla wheie the morale of the popu- au,"u "l l1"- uioouiusi, iikiiuiir "i mc ' i,h disposition to ask vvlij the Premier i latlon Is much shaken and resentment war. It is regarded as doubtful that l.nd imt uuoled Ucneral llalg. The gen- la very stiong against : Oermany " ' . ... lltf. . ,,. i( ,,,. iral Impression, however, was that Dispatches from other sources lelate the enemy Will attempt to take it b rllmler ;u(g Hiwlnuan.. I11Cntloned be- Tiiat. a pucneu oavue nas uiheii mace a frontal ussault. lBiihc he Is actually In command of the ?: llno.."u r?."c,. '.""" , Cunnonadintr renorted in this , ."cond Army, whleh Is bcarlne tlm brunt lllilimiill. iiict iiiluiisc ,i.4ii uc.ncrn l'iirl, April 17--TIim l-'tctich In a 1(ul operation In lho stetor of llazim inao. some tiroRiess, the War Olllce says. 'Ihfre was heavy artillery lighting In tho i.elghburho'id of .Miiutdldlti, wblih con tinued i.n butli sides nf the town, tiivord- There the two countries. Diplomats asserted today that on several occasions during the war Berlin has Intervened to con ciliate Sofia and Constaut'nople URGE U. S. GET RUSSIA BACK INTO STRUGGLE Pennsylvania Society of New York Hears Noted For eigners on War Cunnonading reported in this sector may presage an attack which will be in the nature of a demon stration to prevent British rc-in-forcements being sent from this pan of the front southward to the front in tho Wytschacto zone. m! In nc.n.r. minitm then-I "K n iat night s otiieiai lepou. Wil-- IMJ llllilllll.V Ill-IIUH JI-BU'lUilJ. I'leneh leioniKuti-i tng pailles were v.rv aitive. espeilally In the lesion of the Olsc Canal A l'"iv n h detachment ernssed t'ie i-an.il west nf IMi rreinande and brought bai l ten pi doners nnd tho I'ifii liliu- gun of the present battle, l,prit Mure I'lin I ut trills lieftrring to the situation at th.' fiunt. Premier I.Ioyd ileorge said "The lluctatlon between hope and de spondency must continue for some time jet Huf 1 nm still full of conlldeme "ilcueral IMumer (In command at .Mes- slnes Uldge) Is quite conlldttit. We have GERMAN TALESMAN OPPOSED TO I. W.W. JIISSINii IN ACTION T.leutetunts Oinjuniln V. tlurpd IVanb K Slllr iiuiD op diseam: S'ri!ants f red W fuller, menlasltis; ltcmar I'ay- r. tutierrutoils. Corporal Plod K ParKlnsfin, rrlt fvr. l'rlvalri August ItrAfnrd. n'tliritlsj Perrj Alwln Oorn. siarlot fevri llonrj J. l..irifi:on, t. arlit fovr, .tohn H. Smith, dlbitloti of th sti.umchf Jtslph s. 'rtiomr-son, tntntn Kills, John II TompMim. vncuuionta: Itsluli llcrmsn Vhii antn, pnoumotilai l're.1 Wst run. rneuiuunla: l.ouls W. Kins, incnlnsltl. DirjD OP ACC11JI1NT I'flval"? Charles U. Itroniberff. wouxnetj si:vi:iti:i.y l.leutcnsnt Wilinar ll. llrudshtLT. Corporal Michael I'. Clark. l'riwlri rlarerce K. Crum- Jntrrs J. Ill e mitt Clifford II Sklni-r Itaruld 1'ennoei. Vtwty I). Smith wouNDi:r suaiiTi.v Lieutenant I'ronl JuOson, Jr. Palcstina AL FRONTE 1TAL1ANO Pulillslied uiui tJlstrlbiitnl CniliT I'llllMIT No !,ll Anthorlr-d l.y ' , l.!!,f "f.V'iTni 11117. iin Mlo lit tlio I'twiofllee u( J til r nlU- J.L.kl.. lly oi-d.r-of the M.V.S. 'rontmaster (IrnftHl tenulo lerl l'altro nl Tealro Kan Carlo, II teatro era decorato con bandlere am ei.cane cd Itnllane ed era gremlto da una folia Impolicnle, la quale fece una dlmostrazlono Indescrlvlble a Jlr. It. 1". Dnvlson, chnrinnln del Conclllo dl guer tadella Croce llossa Amerlcnna, quando artlvo' al tcntro nicompagnnto da 11 j P. Peiklus, Ivy Lee ed Klllott Wads ' north, I capl che dlrlggono II lacoro dell.i 1 Cifice llossa Americana In Italia. , II Slndiao ill Napoll, Professor Pre i Huttl, dlede a tiomo della cltta, II ben Ivcnuto n Eli ulllclall della Croce ltossa e ' parlo' noscla dcllo splendldo l.lvoro dl offensive. The ball was attended lami, v fllceto and members of the bhuH arutoj tv'...l.lmlmi. 1. ( .. 17 Aprllc. t. ntl2P oonlcnute In un dlspacclo I nsslstenia cho le socleta' amerlcane han. ' --" ii i , no muo e lanno a pro ueua popoiaKioiie Uiriclnlc. pervenuto alia P.egl.l Amliasc.i- a lp(Ijnli ,v.,i,c n Jilnlstto dell.i, i Itnllaiia. confermano die lAusttl.i e Pubhllca Instruzlone, un. lllnnchl. pro- prcpatata per lanc.nrc tra brevo una nunz. miamou.cu uiscorso a nu.i.v nuovn offenslvu til fronto Itallano II i jr. Imvlson, tlopo aver espresso II su0 dlsiiaci'lo dice' 'laldo o slnceio rlngrnsilameuto per lei tlmpa. l.npo,tan?.a , data a. fatto j ---- fficalT'c" ' chc la stamp.i tirmlca ha Incomlnclato alprcnsa dl fate a pro dcU'Italla c degll imtlaro npcrtamente della offctislva con-1 altrl Paet tilleall ' I. eimisinmo tiei puonuro tniCKjun'.e it lohno id It popolo ill Xapoll uon i tro ritn.Ua. alio scopo dl prepararo 1'oplulotio pubbla neH'Autria-CnBhe-tla per la Inestlninblli perdlte tlsultnntl da tall colossnll opetailonl. nntlcipiita- ' niente niinunzlatc da glornall seinl-j ulllclall. j "II glornnlo '.Mannheli-.ier Atizelser' siiiiicua cno lonensiva ttuescn m I'inncia sin enmpletnta con una simile lireslsllbllc orfensltn contto gll Itallnnl e gll lugltsl In Palestlna II glotn.ilo as- erlco c-lie una slinullutiea orfenslva I eontro I'lnlesn In tutle W frnntl potriC I ptevenlre II trasfetlmentn delle ileivei degll Alleall duU'utio nil nltro fronto. cosa quesiii ihe in.llll.liiinn.nl.' r.i parte, delln sclieinu gi-iierale il. I MU'iini"! Conimnndn ilegli All.'iili ' II 'lludapesl li lap' i ptimi ... te,n opinlotic ed Ins'f! I tin i i lie jjiii. . In il gencralc Korli p til siipieinn lomando dl tutte le fnrzo loin neiuli be ikc riMta rlie 1'ltnlln sin hntnedlritiinit'iite ati. rata, per port arc gll eiletn della ioio : presenrn dlitro It unimie fminesl, "II Vossisilm ZiltuiiR,' In un nit!-, colo plenn ill mlsteriose allunlt.nl dice clip la prtmnvei.i dnvta' tuttten. hi neutrtillta' svlzzera a duiii piomi i ilip l.i urinate uustro-tedev ! dovi.inno probnhllmeiite netuvhlnrc la pksi.l.i le pUbllcil, llel eors'i delle I, .in npeiiizlotii "IK'ttl nrtlooli, I quail uu,ilmeub sono forlerl ill una olTeiislvn neinle.i. e la rectnte vlslta tteirimpeintoii' c.nlo , il'Austrla In Mull settorl del ftont.- Itnllnuo, indlcano cl.c I'ntini'iu ...nlii. I'ltiilla. e' tmmlncnte t- ilovra' v-sOIO I condotto In vaste propruzionl ' ivtebbe pututo In munlciu plu' dentin e plu' bell.i Inniiifestaie la sun gr.itl tudlnc per gll ulllclall della Crocu Jlosi.i o per II popolo Americano. ' ITS, EASY to secure daintv. artistic effects in fold ers, leaflets or booklets with "Strathlnid" pa, pers. Ask your print cr or us for samples. I CHARLES BECK COMPANY I SG0D Chestnut Street Philadelphia (Tapers for All Kinds oi uuuu i'i inunc I "1 fireennts Walter II. Cobun .Ala i Ion I, Privates lrv.il O. nrrkner ' WllllHtii llorsln vuwmt u iiprn.ird KatmooJ r" i . i . . . iiii-si ikiuari in nil in- luiinuciii. i- nnv r Jimuunuuig aiso is expected to ,Ina, (Prrltorv. but e hmo lust nothlnc TTnimi Mini VWhivna Orir.nn. .iwsr A. Iiramlt . . .....-... r, - - --. --- wevr '! wi-aw s,-,-.-,. , I'.fnn' '...! . ' " ' . '" continue his efforts to drive west ward from Metcrcn and northwest ward from Mcrvillc against Hazc brouck. Germany is determined to make tal "The same splilt that liirileil jour I army through 1014 sustains us nil again 1 today against 'overwhelming odds." said Pleld Marshal French In a telegram I thanking the h'renoh Government for a message of encouragement. New lork, April 17. Botn i oloml Frazer Hunter, of the British army, and M. Gaston Llebert. French consul general, speaking nt a dinners tn the Ilaukers' Club given by the Pennsylvania Society, con demned the spread of criticism of war policies and urgt-il everybody to "get down to brass tacks," support the Lib erty I.oan and stop worrying about the WHOLE GERMAN FORCE NOW London Tlmrs-I'uhlh- I.rdQrr Scrviic Coitrlahl. HUH. bu I'ubllc I.rdorr ( o. HrltUli llrndiiuiirters, April 16 The Germans seem to have at last temporal - lly given up hope of making any material progress westward on the main British western front. Tlio situation Is well In ' front in the present battle and of reach hand they said. ",sr "he, Itctliiine or :ho Ilru.ij coal- 'We have now the greatest a-set on i Thi- whole strength of their effort is the western fiont." declared M. Llebert, now tinned iioiihward "unity In command. The outcome of the ! From the neighborhood of Meirls teat ion Under Fire Made Him "Tired" flili'iuo, Apiil 17. Cbailes P. Srhunaiier. a railroad fire man, while being cMimlned for Jury service In the I. V. W tilal In Judge Landls's rnurt, dei-lared that, although he was a member of a labor organization and believed In the right to sliil.e. his I prejudice against the I. . . was so 1 strniu; that he could nut give the Hi! V," .,'.'", ''""'k'ng ruins of Hi. tmvn of defendants a fair tilal. , llallleul. where --av age fighting went on -pid you ever read an of the I W. P"BiVtl,:'".lKJ,.t.'.:'""1 ,""'' ln ,1'f,''?r.h:.W literature?" Innulied Assistant flitted and dawn. wpr thev .lrnvvi. i,n.i. m th I s'ps Attorney General Maul. K. .Nc- llne north of the town, wheie thev stooil i baker. ernon C. Iluttdli Mlehsel i'ary Tranlt W. Chrv William 1.. cisrl: nauard J Cnllii lonrph W. Illk loll!. J. (lillf-pic MIUIipII a (Inrrovr Perez W. ilrctie lohn It. lint: .tarns P. Juhnfon framls X. Kearney .Tocpli 1" t.aloslil l.eo .Vlsl'ilo Crank .M.ihiilnc .rotin A. N'.arn Je-o t ulsti'ii nnll Petura 1 lank 1. l'ri-stoa William P. Ilcllly John .xkrltiil, John J Tf.rne. Henry A. Turner Win A, Van ltuercn Samuel pner Harold Whlimlt ll.l W11IUI119 HURLED ON NORTHERN FLANK struggle ts now In the brain or one man. Had it been so before, the lesult would have been different. All we know of General Koch Is that wo believe In him "For two weeks we .have beard no mention of the strategy of this great man, but I fully believe that, within a. few days. w shall hear that General Foch has struck somo great blow. I am fully (ontldenl the situation will change , Colonel Hunter urged that the United States stnke quickly to brine T.usslti again Into line with the Allies. "Hussla was the bugbear of Ger many, he declared. "Don't waste time, but get In there and havu those Itusslans fighting for you. Get pennlts from Trotzky and I.enlne for these con ferences and If they don't give them Houtluvchl of llallleul) as far a Wvts, ihaete the enemy has been attacking Willi CNtraordlnarv violence The thunder of the uns was terrific In the direction of Wylschaete nt noon todav (Tuesda) and It l now report ed the Urltlsh have fallen back both rom Wtschaete village and (he forward slopes of the ridge from Plckham to ('pnnbroekmolen (midway between Mes slues and AVulverghem), hoth of which places will be remembered as being the scenes or the explosions or two or me off fuither attacks todav tiur positions west of here, oetvveen . hero nnd Mctteren. were Involved In the htrtiBKle. nnd hard lighting ha been ' goniR on :here this nimnlng i On the front of the Forest of Nieppe. on the center nf the battle line, the Germans threw In new divisions vestir-l day namely, the Forty-eighth lleseivc Division, brouirh- from farther south. I which delivered two attacks in the eouise 1 of the day, and was badly broken each ' tone Prisoners taken In tho later at- i tacU say the losses of the Germans were I enormous i New Attuik Pnreiawf ' South of here, whether for the nurnose i or distracting us or because they us or because they ai e rWIIVS Ui kill. V AIIUfii(lMO Wl V"f U Lll. n 411 l A largest mines In the battle of Mesalnes r''' ,,n"'1",a.t "K, 'l ,',''"' oba"n of on June 7 last .strength In this direction, the Germans In the neighborhood of llallleul to ' f,uve P"?," hea,Nl1' fliellliig our whole Niuve Kglise tho Germans succeeded In "'"', boU1 esten!ay and loi.ay dur fonltig us back last night (Monday) o I "P "V was equally vlgoious lU ,, l that Ballleul,, with the outlying clump fa"','y .,"it,nik ,M1 ,'et'" "ufmPtrd of buildings of the aslum for the In- A" '" area, how ever. Is now sj. Bjne northeast. Wulveruhem and the ! ondary In.frest to the northern sector ItiMini. 17 nprile Im nnlizle gli!iit ilal (juartier Gtn erale Itnlliino remno Cic, diiuinte ! (rlornntu dl lei I 1'nliio. una relutliu calma si e' teriikuta lungo quasi tutta la fronte. t'tui notevole ntliviiir fu -iiiegata diillo pattuglle e da I rlp.u-tl d'ln.-ui slope nella teglono ileH'Adamello n nella Vnl'e del rirenta. I qu.ili soslemieio l.revl combattlmenti ion pattuglle nuclei neinlcl, conibattlnientl terminal! senuiie con t'slto favorevole jier Rll ilallanl. I.ungo to poslzlonl della Valle I.aa- rlna si ibbcin frequintl tlrl ill molest tn liivo II tcsto del lonninh'ntn ulllel.ile pul.bllcato, ieil, ilal Mlhlstcio della Gueua: Ni'll.i Vain1 l.ag.inn.i I Cio. il lit inolestia luiono plu' freqin mi ihe In ultra paito della fronte Nella iigione iel'Ad,iiui II" m ll.i Motor Truck Salesman of the Supcrkind An ncerpshhr Hitter 1 iiinniiicn will nfinn li I tunc IipiI un ti MrlUh lilcfi-cr.nlr linr nf ) motor trmk. iuillon.i1l udifrllsipil, Itti Hurllnploii, . J.. April I.. Willi a l'MtuilflnhluN rest Iruck Hnl-m"ii kmnwi IjIC parailo iinrl rallv t the Auditorium i nrotliHPr onh ulll he clten mi (iiMorhinit Thiatrn Inst nifilit. Hurllnpton optMiecr Its' to Intreu-e their nrr-nit e;iriiinct. If ym I drive for lt quota of J3T5.000 In sub-1 ; ' j" 1,,,ri,lf;,,'j(l 'V1ii,oi,.!..ifl XhU Ves. n.i it made me tired.' lenlied , TV,' "'".'" '".''. 7. "!"" " i 'i '"""' ""I" I Aiturcss J ins. i.i:iiki:ic (liNTKVI. - - - ' ..fium ii.v r.i..ni" ririw.-cj. nnr ini'i, the venireman. ' a line percentage of the amount had been : : "Where did you get our Impressions I pledged. nnnHIIU nnsii nl nnv ilinisrr- of tlieotganlzntlon?' I A feature of lho celebration was the BROwN, GRAY. BLACK, WHITE .,i ..i. ,.i,i, ,. f,. ..r n,n nnnnuncenient that Hur neton I ountv ' ' ! - '? " , ?,.", .. women now lead tho Htate with subsorlp- members out - est. of uear,. j50o.OOO through the "tere you ever solicited to Join. women's committee of the Liberty Loan "No, they knew better than to ask' The parade was one of the largest ever me." held In the city. Company I. .Tilth In- "As a member of n labor union, do fantry. from Camp Dlx. containing manv jou believe in the right to strike r 1l,ur!l.,,,,;,,l l'?u,ft h?, a,'1"1 c,om"'a"uc'' "Ves. but I don't believe In murder , l,"1 " Bl ' Pobltion of "tlSueMs'of Gernui, parentage and ,, VcUWlareriios a member of tho llrotberhood of Loco- of 1B me'H nnj women's loan commit -motive Knglnecrs and Firemen, lie said i tier. Junior and senior lied Cross organ he was in accord with tlio Government's Izatlons. Hoy Scouts, fire companies, the Cirls I'iitrioiia League anu otucr organizations. I'AUADE AIDS LOAN DKIVi: . Burlington Has Bip; Rally as Stait of Its Liberty Bond Campaign Custom-Mttde Shoes in Slock for Stout Women Vln.I nth ftrni fill ins .it th. mmMi. unil Lull nf font Th. lasts nr. n sklllfulli ilfti uned Hint ii.s eiiia width l not ,,..,., .,.,1,1, K17..S 4 lo 11 SS Styles tn Stack VM.III.h i;i;. ixc v?oN$5,$5.50andup low ridge about Itavelsbcrg are In pos session of the enemy. Our positions now run north of the.se points. North of W ytschacte also the front throttle them. I have brought these i Is ablaze. things home to jou because jou ar tho ' Teuton I.ose I.aree great general staff. How heavy the attack has been is II- "There Is no question of our having , JV'f'' .'i ''Y-istlighr h,'lone''!nas', the brains and material that are needed. . , Vllv-lsloni MO.OOO met'," on a'lne Don't criticize unless )our criticism l ' lielU by us with sl-c battalions itfnno) constructive. For if you can't accept , men), our men seem to have fought tho autocracy of Washington you will most stubbornly, gradually falling back have lo accept it from Potsdam. He where the enemy Is tr.vlug to force his way by llallleul to a chain or Isolated hills, namelv, Kenunel, Scerpenberg, Mont N'olr. Mont Hougo and Mont dea Cars. With this object In view he has continued to tluow new troops Inixi this sector. 1 position In the war He believed In n ' strict enfoi cement nf the law and pio-toi-tlon of pioperty rights under all cir cumstances. He was tempoiarlly putsed by counsel for the Government. At the close of the day's session the i Government challenged Charles Xlles, a I laborer, as not possessing the necessary educational qualifications. I It was experied that the Government 'will tender u panel of twelve acceptable I veniremen In the defense todav. Wants Millers' License Revoked I WnkhliiKton, April 17.- Federal Trade , Commlslsoner Murdock today nskeil the food administration to revoke the license of the lsinert-lllncko Milling Company, Kansas City, for charging Inflated , prices. VsmitTisH? sho;es j Fora h i L snsV t. HjOWrfe? NTIIItK OM i a CI omi; mi ski: 1111.11. ri.M, bllDKs Scafricd Bros. 2811 SGirard Ave. .si'iti.Mi ,sri.ns fob wthut mo.mi:n C'loeil Tuekd.ir unci Thursday Itsm. at 0 suro of jour own people. If you don't 4TT.l"Ji CriffPTfldF pull together you ought to loe.'' A1 l A1- OUKritiaa, So far the iutu.il number of German divisions employed there have been ' . , . ,.., , n t- i ,.,,u. Identified at something exceeding twent- , lais Angeles, ( nl.. Apt II 1 . A vudlit flvo (between 3HU.U0U and 3'.'r.nou meiO.of guilty has been leturned against with weuty-thiee still In the line. Cach Ilobert Goldstein, u motlon-ph ture da since ihe bglnnlng of the battle has producer, charged with violation of the produced new divisions. espionage act. Sentence will be pro- inoiimed In two weeks. The following officers were elected at the business session: President, James, M. Beck , vice presidents, Theodore P. Shonts, Thoma 13. Ktrby, James Gal ley, S. Laucke : secretary, Barr Ferree ; I -reaaurer. William Guggenheim : chan- ! lain, the Illsht llev Thomas J. Garland, Suffragan Bishop of Pennsylvania ; council members, William Sumner Ben souu, Joshua A. Hatfield and Frank AV. Woolworth. The guests of the society rl the din ner were: Gaston Llebert, French consul general In New York. C. Clyde Bayley, British consul gen eral In New York. Lieutenant Colonel Fraser Hunter, r. s. o. Stephane Lauzanne, French mission. Marcel Knecht, French mission. Sir Con nop Guthrie, shipping control committee Commander A. T. Blackwood, It. N., assistant British naval attache, to now. It may he asserted that only local reserves have, been thrown lulu Siiio uniiuiiy urn heavy lighting;. The great . Finnco-llrltlsh urnilcs' reserve forces Iterlln, April 17. The War Ofllcc remain Intact. The Allied strategy labt night gave out the following: Involves retlttments tinder pressuie "Our attacks on tho I.ys battlefield too great to resist without calling met with complete success. The great! upon the armies' icscrvc. mine crnteis of the 'Wytscliaete battle! of 1917 were taken by a surprise at tack. After a short spell of lire we stormed Wulverghem In u surprise at tack und the enemy's position on both sides of tho village. "Counter-attacks by English compa nies completely broko down. "Our troops scaled the heights be tween Neuve Egllso and Hullleul, at tacking and wrestling them ftom the enemy In a vigorous hand-to-hand en counter. "English attacks against Locon failed. We took some prisoners during the repulse of a Joint attack carried out by the English and French north of the I.uco rivulet south of the Somme." Colonel James A. Irons, Forty-ninth . Infantry, commanding at Camp Merrltt, BRITISH MAY HAVE N- J- .... ... Major Norman Thwaltes, M. C. Captain Uaymaud Baffrey. Lieutenant Jean Goldschmldt. Major General Daniel Appleton. Major Francis It. Stoddard, Jr., anti aircraft service. Captain M. II. Grace, blgnal corps, kU. S. A. Lieutenant Commander Newton Mans field, U. 8. 8. Recruit. T A. Ooode, British mission. Ivan I. Flood, camp general secretary, r M. C A., Camp Merrltt. N. J. DIVORCES HELD UP BY WAR TO ABANDON YPRES "Should tho Germans succeed In reaching tho ridge for which they ate now struggling, tlio Ypres salient may becomo untenable. The moment has not arrived when such a decision Is inevitable, but there Is very llttlo doubt that If as many German masses uro sacrificed to nchlevo this object as have been sacrificed to achieve others In the past It can be done. "Tho British dlvlslnnu urn fltHiflnr. superbly, and thn conflict Is not yet j ended In this sector of the long front, i Hut If the Allied forces withdraw It will be In order to confront the enemy again with an unbroken line and un daunted determination. "Every day and every hour is piling up stupendous casualties sustained by the enemy since the great offensive was opened. The tl Inning outo f his dlv Islons base gone on nt a rato which Goldnelli was chalged with exhibiting1 scenes Intended to Incite hatred against the British, wblih were Incorporated .In a motion picture play dealing wlthi events In tho Revolutionary War. The picture as originally presented showed scenes wherein British soldleis were por-' trayi as engaging In Inhuman w at fare. ' Goldstein's trial began nearly a month ago nnd efforts were made to show that i the film In question wus an element of1 German propaganda. The names of ' Franz Bnpp. former German consul at San Francisco, and other former Ger man ofllulals in California and else where were linked with the evidence at various times. fiiVft J&si Women File Afildavits Showing Husbands Are in Army HsrrUburr, April 17 The first affl ilavlts filed by women whose husband th Daurjhln ' Under a recent act of Congress, London, April 17, The Pall Mall Gazette printed prom inently last night a report of tho sit uation In Flanders which obviously Is worthy of attention. Under the headline. "Today's Battle Situation Necessity of a Long View Ypres Salient Further Retirement May Be Involved," appears the following from "a well-Informed correspondent" In the center of the front page: The great battle fluctuates, To-1 day's communique from t leld Jiarsnai Halg can convey only one meaning, that the German high command seem ingly Is prepared to pay for tvery yard nf rrnuml they gain In rivers of blood, for to them human life has no value beside the urgency of the need to buoy i COMMERCIAL .sTdTiONegy Standard Quality for Seventy Years MANN'S BLANK BOOKS Seeley' Adjuito Rupture Pad Increaiet efficiency of a trust 50 ThunJj y-O rufulitir ro In the military service of the coun- I beside the urgency me neeu u uuoy try and who jire seeking divorces were the spirits of the German people with presented yesterday to Judge Kunkei la .lories of grains at whatever cost. frSMw" w,.,.r wv-. i . 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