("' ' 8; EVENING 1'UBLIC LlilXJElt--PHILADELPHIA, stATUEDAY, APKIL '20, 1918 f-Vi, V1V- v (8 mum BARRED fROM THEPACIFIC Japan Opposed to Restora , tion of Kiao Chao, Yoshii Says TOKIO HAS NO AMBITIONS STRIKING CARTOONS ILLUSTRATING PHASES OF THE WORLD WAR SOME GOOD NOVELS BOOK NEW Desires Only to Stand With Allies and Serve Democ- , racy's Cause New York, April 20. Declaring that Germany should Jiever again be allowed to Rain a foot hold In the Orient nnd tho I'ac'tln. Count K. Voshll In nn Interview today Itatrd that Japan would under no, circumstance h consent to the restora tion of Nlao-Chao after the war. "Jnnan has no ulterior motives; she desires nothing for herself nnd has no territorial ambitions," Count Yoshll said. "We desire only to serve the Allies as beat we can and as thn nuggest. We stand squarely with tho United Btates, Great Britain, Franco And Italy apnlnst Germany. "As to Russia, we will take no no tion that is hot approved by the Allies. No troops will be sent into Siberia unless the -Allies ask It or the safety Of Japan makes it Imperative. "Our position In regard to Hussiu Is this: You see your neighbor's house burning. You desire to help lilin. You offer assistance. Ho distrusts you and refuses your aid. You do nothing, ills house continues to burn and yours is menaced." Japan linn No Ombltlono Aside from a few pallors landed at Vladivostok for the protection of Al lied property Japan has no trooiu in Siberia, Yoshll declared. And under present conditions none will he landed. As to the ultimate dlsnoslt'.m of Kiao-Clmo, which was occupied by the Japanese on November 17 Ul M Mr' ft!m 'l 1 I WSmmaVaSSSS IWHICHSEXISTHE RESTLESS ONE? Robert W. Chambers Leaves the Answer in Doubt at the End of His Latest Novel Turn ILL in The Sh Louis Star "HEY ! DO WE GO UP THE NEXT FLIGHT , TOO ?" HAIG COUNTER-ATTACKS RESTORE GIVENCHY-FESTUBERT POSITIONS BU&HNE.LL rThc Elizabeth Tlmea TO MAKE THE ROkQ SAFE FOR. DEMOCRACY BBHAi JJX frwmt BBBBB HBBBft H HbbHbbK d I H i lHK IIbbIHbbbbK mSSS8iKKSKSS83S8S3S35iKS t II CfiiitluuMl from l'use- One campaign opened with tun launching of Germany's "wln-'.he-war" offinslvo In 11- 1916, after, cardy. Germkny had Ignored an ultimatum "to Howevir, the gieat battle is helne deliver It, to the Japanese authorities I kept ominously "alive" by a chain of without condition or compensation with I ceaseless and deadly artillery lire. The, x view of eventual restoration to China" I bombardments at points alt nlong the Yoshll refused to comment. ! 150-mlle hnttlcfrcftit continue at an i "That Is a question to be settled after Intensity which may bring forth at uny , the war," he said. Japan, however, ' moment another outbreak of general In. will not acquiesce in Its return to tier-! fantry lighting, mail). "Japan has no ambitions. If she had ffPTr ir -mVlXT1 -ftAi they would have manifested thetnsel "--l(ljli -U I fi, I Mb.fi, long since," Count Yoshll stated. FROM EAST TO WEST AL FRONTE ITALIANO With the- 1'rriirh .rnilr-. In tilt richl. April id. The 2ermani are steadily . -r..w-... . . . .... . . transferring rresh divisions from ltusil.i AUMENTA L,ATnVITA, i sffiix fezM ine i-renon start nas laentltleil a tllus- Gli Ituliani e gli Inglesi In- fliggono Gravi Perdite al Nemico mii'iir t'ligagtrii'iils between our rto unnoitering rtetachnifnts and i'el gian and KnglUh pustH dt-veloped te -etal t inies. Strong attack- luuncln'd by the eneno fioui thk itnith and the northwest against Wytsehaete were repulsed. While the enemy was nssein bllng his inn he suffered the hpaletl losses under our ilestrui'tlve lire Northwest of liethune our Infantry made a thrust against hostile lines north of li llassee I'anal and rap tured some guns. Near Kestuliert and Olvenehj fluctuating fighting in taking place. Wo liae taken moro than lfidO prisoners. The Increased (irtlllerv activity on the Avie during tho last few ilays was succeeded yesterday by strong, deeply ranked Kiench attacks against Jlorisel anil Morcoll. nn both banks of the Avre. through the Kenecat wood and on both sides of tie Allly-Mnrcutl road, attacking waves In close forma tion several times were thrown against our line, but in vain. During tho bitter struggle the enemy was driven back, suffering tangulnary losses. Strong artillery firing contin ued, even during tho night, on tblr ttc'.or. Candy Famine Chronic Among Men "Over There" t Willi the American Arm) in IVaiice. Api il "o. Thviu is fa mine of both clocks and candy ut the front iitid Aineiioun and French tohlliMs would appreciate them us gifts. The candy shortuge Is cronic in the American Mvtor. Sweets ure periodically received ul tho cantonment, but ure Invariably gobbled up in less tbun two days. Assorted chocolates and lemon drops arc the most popular varieties. CROP OUTLOOK FACTOR IN COTTON'S SLUMP Decrease in Exports Because of Army Requisitions Also Helped 2,500,000 BALES LIKELY Sodcty and the studio furnish the , setting for the latest product of the pro lific and nlwas facile story-writer Ilobert W. Chambers, whose later no'vi:. dealing with tho world war are Among the "best sellers" which that Ai-magcd- I don of democracy and humanity has I furnished to tho fiction lover. In "The Itestless Sex," which had Ita Introduc tion to the public in serial form, the , well-known author cannot be said it have added greatly to bis leputntinn nor to lime shown an oorweeninu wyn 1 pathy for the woman suffrage mote I ment that New York gave its upprowil I to at the polls last year Hut it must 1 In admitted that Mr. Chambers exhibits In the unfolding or a somewhat unreal sequence of exenls the workmanlike , quality which is the mark of bis better balanced essas Into the ilninaln "t roman.e. lie umletstands the vvriiiws eti as ijmiparatlvely few of his fi'lou moderns do, and be has the fueulu ( holding the attention of his rea'ler urn when the Intposslblllt) of situation!-, which he develops most olnloiisiy n milieu itself. it is not xery likely thai "The It -1- i less Sex" will attain the popularity of j some of the same author's ,t)ier so . ailed "society" novels, like, say, "The I Fighting Chance," his "Ilarballans, ' , ri.o i inrk- Slur" nnd "The (tlt'l Phil- i Ippa." of the Kuropctiii war, or mystery I successful ntjsteiy tale seemingly Is a tales' of the ordrr of "The Tracer of ,mjor the first chapter with the te- l.oHt femins." Hut. for all mat. in I "The llestless Sex." which Gossip About Books anfTheipfoalcerJ Mi:, llavage recently received . J tor from Theodore llo0Sexe1l m,3 hs atest book. -An American ng Making." Mr. llooCvelts.yg. .. ,7, one asked mo what constitute, Am'l canlsm, I should refer l,im (o 7Jl capital book, especially to ts fin.l d. ters. You liave made n ...i... !li maue a suh j; manner you reveal at once Its .llK and tho points at which I? MH strenffthiilr,o- -... .nlc" " UMji addition to the doctrine of An erica AMth genuine Insight ftnd con", strengthening." ",n American iM'J Making," iiubllshed htKl"" !ft , narpers, is the story of 11m .7,. I from nSniXmhj 'H "'U' ",,u " ummate winning nf'' - ,Ci tory Heforo Oliver iieroro Oliver OllbreatliB n. v , Mls Amerlkanka," was nuhnLW he Harpers early t,,.?MJl?L,,h.,4 ' pearcd t-erlally in Harpers v', ?K Kate Langley l.osher. in'one 0M ters to her publishers, writes- !JP grateful to the magazine for 11 ma .vmerikankn.' Not sln.-n i ..., 1" i,, . , 7". '"i It is a piece of wo.k most- Temarkif,, Well done, nml l,ri,l,. i...,,. '"""KlU .iiyMtrious turatiKer' have I enloifd .. ' tiling in Its pages as .., ...J0...e,(1 "fi J3aKB8 UOHERT W CHAMBERS Who Was the Murderer? one of the c-scntial flements of a Mvcll done, nnd brought back to ui me mri In Itussla.' m mucl of the thrill I felt Uurlnir , v . 'lratl ' ""' malnlng i-hapters devoted to the solu tion if the crime. Naturally, m.niy In nocent persons ate Involved, but every thing woiks out to tho satisfaction of tho reader. Natalie Similiter Lincoln has written n number of myslcry tales along these lines, and her latest bit of fiction, "The .Moving Finger," Introduces to the i eatlers trairedv in the oiienlng and heroine find themselves eimiesnrti vaKvf am n baftleH one until the very on learning they are In love with each , ,.,,, of (Ilt ll0l)I. ..()r tlop(, w)0 ,lke other, despite the fact that they havi ,,,, ,y)(. ,)f nrticm. which still maintains been ral-ed ns biother anil slstc, u ,mui.iriiyt the story is well worth through tho phllanthinpy of the jouimi ,.(,a,ilng. It li i-leverlv written and man's hlgn-mmiieti mi ner, im- "" " , u,llo the reader mnv susne-t nnv one of at times leaves the leader In doubt as to wiieiuer h means the male or the female of tho human species, tho author draws leally vivid pictures In which Wnshlimton Siiuaic mid rirrenwlch Village, New' York's "Ilohemla," form the subjects Mr. Chambers ventures Into the lealin of psychology when he tries to untangle the web of dlttlciillles In which his Itcio I being accentuated by the fact that the ' tlKN ,lnf ,,,. (). ,nrH t,un ivoved " girl has contracted a "lilal '"""'"K0, l- will discover that he has been wrong (S during her "lu-otheiViitolonged absence tlhl(luut ,rho in.inmi. n Hh(,h (, It. Kurcpe. Qulle cyl, ently I en ove l-t ,,,,,.,,,,, ,, ,,0 ,.,, mMw ,vrlu, x nuns i-miiiiri.iM.i.im .,"-""" "",-, i nor talk conveys the name of the mur- ni irnr i'.iii up irtun iiifir unciimia m . Kvldcnce that our public thlnVs 1J Ilusslan situation far from settled J.J be Indicated by th. fnr. ,11. H Soul of the llus.Ian ltevolutlon"' I Molssnye J. Olgln (Holt). ,a t.5it gone into a third printing, oirln . , ' . .. u" " "n 'ntimate of Tnli: ssy. selections rrom vvnoso "Our $ blllftli ho lmD 1D ... . ', M - "" J"al "iuniaiea, for In years. ' r "' "My Ireland," a colectlon of Doemm,l a newly discovered Irlf h-Amerlcan ilffl who writes under the tuinie ofFVandil Carllti. Is announced by Uenrr h":" jf i). for Immediate publication Jul though the author Is a floorwalker 3 one of New fork's Intgcst deMrtmi-ln stores, he had the courage to rolntlffl poems first at his own expense. Therta.1 mediately attracted the favorable J trillion of such well-known crltlci k? Christopher Morley, T. A. Daly ; M,,J guerlto Wilkinson, I'adraic Colum. si.' ward J. Wheeler and others. i derer Is well portrayed. Thero are all Robinson's Head Saved by Mayor Published nnit Distributed Under PEnMtT No. 3l Authorized by tha Met nf October n. 1017. on tile at the I'ostoRlco of I'hlU Oelphla, Pa. By order of the President. A S. IIURL.KKOX. Pontmeater Qeneral ion which was In Ukraine in Fehruais. one which was In Sarrebourg early in April, otto which was at the Ilusslan front March G, one which was In the Cnlmar region April B. one of Fhlans which was In Zodrow- Anrll 1. one which was In Sarrebourg April 7 ami one which , ,,,!, tMiimi IMf'll'r departed from Foscanl March 7. arrived AfiHwLO-P KlufitLll I' Kill I at .viets .llari-h 15 and ut Illrson April 1 and Is now in tho line in the region of Hangard-eii-Santerre. FIGHTING RENEWED ON THE ASIAGO FRONT ('iniliiiiiril fri.ni I'uice Our I vtrtuall an "nlilce box ,i the police , lep.irtment. The Mayor li.is dccloted llob.uson was not reaponsible for the conditions us they exlst-ed her, . because he wits shorn of all powei as tin otllclul in the polite bureuu. As soon as he heurd this, it is Willi (he lirill-.li Armies In I hiiiilrr-, ! nalil. Colonel Jiatch Informed the Mayor April in that the Uovernment would not stand for I ri'licll anil lllltlsh Hie IlKlltillg shOlll- . 1 . nf l.,rn-. nml lir,r,r,r. i- io shoulder nn the ,ve liatt etieli . - ',..,, ,,',", . .. '" , V- ii Ai-mlti and Von quasi have sac tnnt a city as Philadelphia being directed Ucllef that this year's cotton planting will result In an increase of approxi mately 2,30n,Oini bales over the lasl ..ul..,1 ...11. li. Insa rt ftthm-t 1 . . .... ., i. .. I .. .l .... I' .... mi nr- aI" 111 ' crop. r ,,.- . .... - "'"'- rcuy"psyc.iU.K.y ""';',; "' ; Uorts of complications and counter-plots trade through the flovemment's decision ge s rid of t c rln UHbnn 1 the (q dciwuinent to commandeer shipping for the exclu-! '"': , 'r " S ,. " ' 'lf? J " ?' ! '" "kllfuily pictured. -. . j. . llll'lliUll Ml lia-lllh "'", ' -" - '. means of the third rail of a .New ion, ,""- .iium.u. ii.tu;it n .staii riuni elevated road ' Till-! UUSTI.KSrt SK.S III ,i !...- Ill,,l r,,l..,l ItV X-w York- V. Anpleloii - ' iiiiuiwiiiiiuiiiiiBiiiiittiiiiiitiiiiiiiiwiiniiiiiiiiiiaimjjsijn SIDE BY SIDE ON I.YS I.nndra, 20 nprlle. N'on appena, fu ilnto Tannunxto elie , le truppe Itallane erano state invlate al fronte occldentale, I'attlTlta' rombat- , tlTB comlnclo ad aumentare al fronte Itallano. l-nnilon, April 20. Just as announce ment was made that Italian troopi would be sent to the western front light Ing activity began to Increase on tho Italian front. Advices from Home today stated that there were patrol encounters in the Xollile glnnte ojcgl da Koma rrrano I Aslago basin and on the heights around lit ron fruiui-niii ni lerlflrano i-ontrl . ?. Asuigq Plateau. uriusn iirTacnmenis mat are operating with the Italians Inflicted considerable tosses upon tne Austro-Hungarlans. dl pattlug-lle lifl liaclno ill Asinga e Millie allure lnterno aH'Altoplano ill Aalago, Dlntsrramrntl dl truppe Inglml, ope rantl con quelle Itallane, lianno InflUto CjOnaldereroll perdite agli autro-unglie-retl. Lungo tutte le llnee I duelll dl artl. gUerla uum.nl.no dl lnten.lta LYS BATTLE PLANNED il 11111., mrru ucuh ur.r Huiiriiii'u deecrlre come vivacl 1 rombattlmenti che el atanno otolgendo al fronte Hall a ao. l-.lsewhere along the line artillery duels ihIihi-m ore nhvsleallt eylmu-leil sprang up. lemalnder are tired, but are being pushed rlll.-i-d further flesh divisions at the i by u "puppet. foot ,-f Mont Keiimiel. while on the jowl,, lrf Strange, who w.is appointed pin n -south of Mont Itouue ;. Moiit ; A olr ' Bevrn, layH ugo ,,v . Moyur , ,.. and Mont de Cats, von I.berh.nt and ,. .t.. ,. cn.... , , , ., Von Stettin appaiently have struck a ceed Cap.aln A Souder, us hcatl of tht stone wall gaming squad, has been promoted to the i Nearly flfty-flvs divisions f 6(10,000 i post of l.euunant of detectives. lie will nwn) have been used in Flanders by succeed lieutenant Andrew Ilmunuel, the enemy slnco April 0. and apparently ,vno resigned last week to uecept a com- i many more will be needed if the fourth lnl9sioII ln tiw artny. and elrth Herman armies are to battle ' on much furthe.-. i-'ome of these iitvl- it is saio. tuui x upintn .uuis wus skins ure too badly battered to go on. picked as Robinson's successor because he use of the army. Is .held by the cot ton trade here to account for the recent break In prices. Merchants who iiaxe followed the wat situation since April t, when tho first notlcenble i ruck appeared In the mat ket, see a murked slowing up hence forth In exports, If not a complete ces-, satlon of this business. Added to this, favorable, weather reports. Including s long-Inolyd-for rainfall over virtually the entire c ittnn belt, nrj- taken to In-dh-ate that, barring some unseen factor this year's crop should run at least 1". 25(1,000 bales, without taking Into ron- . slderatlon hold-over stocks of close to 7T.O.00O bales. It is on the assumption of large free Mocks later to come out that the southern holders are willing to revamp their Ideas on holding for forty-cent cotton, accord ing ti Interests here. Mn?iy brokers are UUSTI.KSrt SK.S ll Itobert W. luimriio-ii i x ' . r-"c. ner I.lnreln. jl. to Xew Yuri, . II. Appleton t Trouble in Money Taking them by and large, the ihar nrters who iiiunp, glide or strut through the pages of ICatherlne Ftillerton tjerould'rt store "A Ch.-llie-,, of Air." she does not paint all the t.ernians xvitii ni0 , verv 11(rri,,.ai,0 ut Some are a black brush. Then- must b some de- decidedly dlsagiecable. but as the sequel cent people In the empire. She udinlts I proves that dlsugreenbleness Is Us own Decent Germans The charm of "Comrades." Mary Dil lon's new vi ar novel, lies i.i the fact that this and nuts some or them m ner hook, ii-num, reuuer soonio nave iiiuu . assume, howev.r. that they are not ' fault to find. .Mrs. fierould has written "' ,...',,,,. ,,,t" i ,, sue Morv ft coniedv around cettaln human fo blrs I'tusslaiis. tonirades is a sp.v ttorv m, frHtu.H in-r plot Is all based upon and tells of the en-ape ol a man fiotti , ,,. ,ihti-lbutlou or a large sum of nionev iiirmauy with valuable papers. There by an elderly woninn among her friends. Is a charming love Interest tunning i What they proceed to do with their re through 'it and pelnly of excitement for ! spective shines constitutes the story, those who niu fond of thrills. It may i Some of the later developments ate be Interesting lo IVunsylvanlans to .umuroU; ,inc iml he h-. some fair y know that Mrs. Dillon was born In i thlB nUoB,.tler unconventional and Carlisle, when her father. Dr. Herman i wholly unorthodox manner goes "In Inclined to believe the murliBt will steady ' 3U-rrillsvas president ot wicKinson i-oi- erv queer ways,' as one or the far for n while, ut least, due to strong lege. She now lives In St. I.ouls. j sselng leclpienta has prophesied It would. underl.v In:- conditions in the spinning oiMltAIH.'H. Ii Mur.v Dillon, author of i , ' ,, '" 'iV.i,,: -1 (-f,7,,V... ,i - Aii" ., J r ..... n.ijj i... .... 1. -The llnse nf lll.l HI I..111I-, " lllu.triiteii hi s reputllliotl A ( llunge l.f Air' 1.I1U limilUHII'lUMIlh i.-iu ,.,, v VQAaflfffaRr The Austrian War lllllco itexerlbe,! (!, fighting on the Italian front as "lively BEFORE AMIENS DRIVE The enlarge he Is uu ex-army man and to the mind those who believe the bottom has been reached It Is admitted there Is still much u,.t, ,,!,, ,.,...,,. f.i-u i. , ,om,.- i ... . i ne root oi an riie nose nr urn mi i,in.- ' iiiu.iriuen di i -" -- - : . - .-'":-- II. M. llrliik.-iln.rT. N.n Y.irU. The c. n-l tur I'otnpnny $1 in by . London, April 20. The Times, dls eusslng the battle situation editorially, says: "The belief that the enemy's offensive on the Lys was planned before the battle of March 21 began has appar- verlflcate lungo quasi tutta la fronte di j ently been confirmed. In that case. hnttaviin we slioulu hear no more nf thn mitr. innid c,.n, nna,. ' "O-- .,! ,. ,.. . ' . . .,lllst.lsr. -w,,,u ,,A- Durante la glornata dl ieri l'altro. le ' s"""", l"al "'" """ onty strucK i prchendlng their danger . on In desperate attempts tin- Armentleres bulge. Illndenburg must strlk" elsewhere, ujing many nf his remaining precious reserves. If he Is unable to advance fu-lher In Flanders. Mornvrin lilirVi fu t r.rH i- irnnu it a iV VI IHUII IKHll (.JUV. huiir- ' . ...... ... tremcly busy on the villages and roads - phla. It is Known, out lie win be askeu I ringing the battlefield and the ho..ib.ird- by Colonel Hutch to be the superlnten- of Colonel Hatch it Is necessary that speculation In respect to how the draft Philadelphia's police superintendent dur ing wartime lie n man of military ex perience. Mills will not oiu.v oe the supeiinten deut of police for the city of Philadel- golng to affe. t the labor matket later on. in comparison with the way the mar ket tumbled beginning April 4, It Is What Separation Does Ii M. Dim er has a somewhat decpei theme In "Cabin Fever" than in the bree.y tales of western adventure and In very far from being the best of Mrs. f.riould's stories, but It is deserving of more than passing attention. V ('HANOI: 111' AIM llv Katlieruie Kullei -ion (lermild I'hiitlvs Sirlbner's Huns. New York. $1 :.. Itonia, 20 aprlle. I.e notizie giunte dal Quartier Uen erale Itallano recano che Intermittent! azloni da parte dell'artlgllerla si sono ment is being Increased as h tlllery Is drugged up. la the Arcadian hill luuntr Ilullleul, windmills and th.i tages are shaking under the The country folk are graduallx i their little, farms, carrying th- i.- be- -not tuny coni- gazing dazedly . i i..i ,i ....,,- i. .. .ii i nortri necause tney nnu ra led to reach ,n .r.'":.."J'"""r,.". """I! the whole of their objectives on the ! and the s rannel blossoming above their the shells bursting in their ards hay-rlcks whll low-llylng airplanes bai- "". eueituarono in p.eno mirau Somme. Their principal objective. una incursions contro le unee nemtcne, , ,i,e nerlln new-sn.-iners An,HHu,i i ' ,i .... ,v,is ,-a,-oi,,v,i.. ir-inteii Inflggendo gravi perdite agll austriaci a i the Iirltlsh army, and In iiursuance' oi ! It makes a lump rise In one's throat catturando ventldue prlglonlerl. this purpose they began fresh attacks to seo these poor old people tangled up Til-.-n J i ..M ..nu.. i..,I.M..I,n a.,... alrmf thn f ,V llfi Hnnn ua 1 Vvl r tisna-pot-a i i. ...nu t i,At .A u-nni'iii nviu cr-Pti tarono dl ragglungere le llnee occupate I t0 l,, south was checked. trudging along a path across the battle- street rn-elve men playing pool and another trying period somewhat similar spouse for Marie, his wife And cabin Ine-lf Itnllanl tra fnrnn ril CAvento e. lrl u,r. "V nul "eeping inasscu tieicl toward a v llage wnere gesers iui ., Maui in .-w in" tooiineiui ?..gJl !?,""' .mS. 5 f ?...,. V.." ,.. troops on the Somme for nothing, and I ? hrickdust and smoke and teiilllce ex- of the place, wire arrested and later re- lAumncui;, o sunn iciiuill Ul .uumo allV time We may e.Xpeet to hear thev i..i. ,l,.,l Ih. Imwllni' nf (lormmi l..l ul !. Sleenlwl nml Chi-lcll,,.. T.ll. .,.. Il.l,nnln.n 1 .Dl... ..... . LT . ...u.,.l . , ... 'lUIUtia ,,,,.,... .... ... r,- -- ---- ..- -. ... .... dent of police of Philadelphia for the t nlted Stutes Government. He will "ie told that as long us he maintains order ond wholesome conditions here he will be unmolested but that the moment tViere is a. lecutteiice of evil conditions which flourished here until recently, the Government will take drastic action. Two raids were made last night by a flying squad of detectives, about sixty in number, sent out by Captain Sourter. The Hist was on the Triangle Pool Hooni. Pnssytmk avenue and Catharine polited out that a recovery already has I ranch life associated with this author's , CfWI7 HnNFYMnfllVIT set in. As evidencing tills situation. I "; , fabln .fever Is what Is railed i DKJIIIL, ilVMlLl I lflUyll. May contracts on the New York njarket ; onments:"" It Is more. "though for - U dropped from .11.50c on April 4 to ...Due . HrrorlH an oppoitunlty for searching of April 1, n tumble of $32.75 n bale. The j conscience and bettering of ideals, where sivlng in July contracts meanwhile war; as the conventional ennui slmplv from aa.SOc fv 27. tOr, S loss of $31.20. craves for change anil novel sensu Yesterday May cotton opened at 28.40c , tions. .... ... ne--- .. ..... ....... ... on Hud Moore is the Utltn of cabin aim ciosei. '-"- " '7'.,r ,,','' -' fever. He drift-. Horn his domestic points- above the low- and July opened at moornKs. owing to the exactions of his otherwise devoted wlte and the machina tions of a grasping unlovable inothcr-iit-lavv. She creates friction between the yoi-ig married couple. Sarcasm and re pronh on the fkut of one meets a tit for-tate. response He cuts loose and determines to reshape his life. The re- uet gain of .One, closing at 28. 3S. , 5 points. The X. P. Sloan Company, one of the representative cotton merchants here. In commenting upon the situation yester day, paid: The cotton matket passed tlitough construction builds him Into a better Bella, presso l'AItoplano dl Aslago. ma are again striking for Amiens. They zurono respinit con peruite. unuouuteaiy nave neen waiting to de-, Ecco II testo del comunlcato ulllclale velop communications across the dev-1 pubbllcato, ierl. dal Mlnlstero dclla I astatcd area which forms the greater j I "It may be assumed that when they attack again the heavy battles will play a more prominent part. The long delay in tne souiuern uaiueueiu nas been lavoraDte to tne -vines, wpose , confidence grows every day as the i i nrenaratlons for resistance become more comnlete. on Guerra Xel baclno dl Aslago, dlstaccamrntl dl truppe inglesi. effettuarono, con pleno successo, delle azloni contro le poslzlonl avanzate nemlche, Infllg gendo gravi perdite aH'avversurlo e eatturando ventldue prlglonlerl. Fattuglie nemlche avanzaronn con tro le nostra llnee da Corno dl Ca vento all'Adamelle e sulle pendlcl dt Monte Val Delia, presse 1 Altoplano dl Aslago, ma furono resplnte. Intermtttentl azloni di artlgllerla si verlftcarono, da ambo le parti, lungo quasi tutta la fronts ai oattaglla. ... ., , , Vn comunlcato pubbllcato a Vienna. Pari.. April 20. No infantry fighting ierl, annunzla che al fronte it-ullano. took place during the course of the tra i'Adige d II Brenta l'attlvita' com- day. but there were lively artillery en- gunnels coffee. mess Is without cicam for ONLY ARTILLERY DUELS REPORTED BELOW SOMME Convicts IlWCSt $1500 in Loan shells. She carried a large dog In her streets station. A patrol wagon load of arms, a gingham bib about Its neck like becr and iil-k in bottles was confls. it child. The dor probably was the ca(, only living thing she had left to Jove ,r, , M M , , , u. Nearby were live Utile girls laughingly . iinreii sneiii.-iui ,,,. chasing two stubborn, snorting goats. , night upon ut) ullegeiisp e.u, is .amou whle their parents were closing the ' aged as a musical club, occupying tne cottuge shutters before leaving. second Hour of the northeast corner of Those who stayed the latest were Kleventh and Fluwater streets. Heie forced to leave everything. seventeen men were arrested and a Soldiers are milking abandoned cows , large quantity of liquor was confiscated. the battlcneld twice a nay. .xo'The men were taken to city Hall and to the panic of February. 1917. when fever makes her n much more real per- i--itton ilronned lite centM ner liounil unon son and a much hotter wile. l lie nu- Germany's announcement of the F-boat , J"'"' lltt,K 'V'.iP'liuJ This time iho vvnr news vva ' """," ", .,,:, ,tf blockade. Thli again responsible for much of the re cent drcllne. which extended over $30 per bale from the highest point reached this season. "Other contributing reasons were that tho outlook for the new crop was con- ,-es a rapidly filmed movie of western Ilfn. OII1N KriVKIt. Hi 11. M Hoivei ll'uil Utile iironn & ' tl a"'- I1Y CIIAS. EVKUETT 1IA1.L A story full of ludicrous situations nnd absurd predic aments, painful perhaps for the participants, but inex pressibly funny to the onlooker. Utnu, cloth, illnilialcd and ivitli colored juclcct, net $1.J, GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY 3,,1 lourlli Ave,, New York I The 1 Greatest I FLEMING STONE Detective 1 Story m B "Strictly speaking-, there is B nobody just like Carolyn Wells as a weaver of intri cate plots, a creator of fasci nating characters and a pen- y cral master of the romantic S mysteries Miss Wells has oil j the requirements." A San B Francisco Chronicle. I VICKY VAN I Uy CAUOIAN WKLL3 B one of the strangest of roys- 5 lerles In which not the least in-. H terestlng factor Is the curious w double personality of one charrf I a acter. The complexities or r.eap 4 and. Justice seem Intcrmlnabl M when suddenly the denouement a is sprung. A truly brilliant H mystery novel. Frontispiece. 5 SI. 3. net. At All Bookstores LIPPINCOTT IIIIIMilllllllllllllllllllBMIIlllllllMlllllllllllinllll!W'l'','f A Deaf Heroine The Illg Little I'erson," lltbecca , lls i held for a hearing this morning charged with being in a gambling huuse and speakeasy. The alleged proprietor of the place Michael Commoratto, i Iso was held. slderably better by reason of the drought Hooper Kastmaii has written a story In the Southwest being broken, where 'which is at least entertaining, as light r ibn last lv or ele-M I leauing gacs nowiiuays. i nat tne taiu ,., serious xir,r. lac' " piavslbllity and It must be ad very s. nous. More-, mlUea ,, piirtll ,)t u aro ot wholly the dry weather for months has been over, the demand lor shipping spaco abroad fur war purposes has made it very dlfllcult Indeed to export cotton x cept ln a very limited manner, which has led to some accumulation of stocks In this country at a time when the mills battlva contlnua vivace, il comunlcato agglunge che nel plan! del Sette Co muni parecchl attacchl operati dalle truppe Itallane sono statt resplntl. I II numero delle truppe Itullane Invlate! in Francla non e' stato fatto nolo, per rnlUtarl raglonl, ma 1 contingent! cola' , giuntl saranno presto aumentatl ed tl numero totale sara.' determlnato dal I plsognl e dal progresso della battaglla che si combatte al fronte occldentale. E' stato asserlto che l'ltalla ha potuto i ficilmente Inviare in Francla non meno fit SOO.000 uomlnl, senza per nulla ln debollre la sua fronte, e che potra' sublto portare tale numero al mlllone dl uomlnl. L'On. Orlando ha dichlarato che le truppe itallane fonneranno 1 ala destra i delle annate In Francla e questa dlchl- : arazlone e' 'suscettlblle dl vurle inter pretazlonl. VI e' un'ala destra nelle Flandre ed un'ala destra nella Piccardla, SI conosce che le truppe amerlcane sono gtate piaxzate nelle poslzlonl lungo la lnea tra Laon ed I conflnl della Sviz era, rllevando i veteranl francesl. I iquall sono statl Invlati nelle Flandre ; nella. Piccardla per esse re usati nella jiresente battaglla, e potra' perclo' verl flcarsi che parte delle truppe itallane iilano nlazzate Dreaio le dette noslzioni. yerto 1 contlnl svlzzeri per essere usaie rntnea onsiaugnts oi too ucirai, imm nel combattlmentl sulle montagno. displayed heroic courage. tin dlsiiacclo da Amsterdan annunzla The Germans nave lost enormous 3ie 11 cancelliere ledesoo, Conte von i numbers of men, their dead lying about iT.P,tin in riev.it, on Mmamnu everywhere. A considerable number of gagemenls In the region of Castel and Grivesnes. below the Somme. says last night's official statement. The after noon official repbrt said. There was a rather v lolent bom bardment by both of the opposing armies along the front from Castel to Mallly-Ttalneval (south of tho Somme). During the night the French reduced certain machine-gun nests on the front of the attack yesterday. The number of prisoners taken by us has reached 650, of whom twenty are officers. With the French Army In France, April 20. All German efforts to prevent the French from sending re-enforcements north to the British lines by keep ing them engaged around llangard on Santerre have failed. The French In the course of numerous engagements In this district have greatly Improved their positions and have not In any way been deceived by the attempted diver sion of the enemy. The battles in tile neighborhood of Hangard have been of a most fierce character. Involving hand-to-hand fight ing In the streets and inside houses. The village itself has changed hands several times, but now is firmly held by the French, who, throughout the most deter C'ontliiurd from I'nge line on signing the agieement. and an equal I Large HulllngS ill McCuul Company amount every six months thereafter) Appear in Inventory until the Installments shall have ben WI o'Pl IV KVfiV FTA'I'F '""'"', '""""f, "" '',,,r "":", ",,r '"'' Interesting -Invalid gentleman, with a !S-JUJ,-.JJ l. IVU. l.Slrtll. are fairly well bought up and for this FUmelent atmosphere of mystery about convincing is more than made up in Its characterization. The heroine, whoe , plucky fight against tho affliction of deafness, which to the young Is neevs-I sarily terrifying, Invites qdmlratlon, Is charmingly portrayed. There Is also an ,dal Barone liurlan, nuevo mlnlstro per all affarl esterl dell'Impero Austro Ungarico, del seguente tenore; - "II consolldamente ed II rafforzamenlo (fella, ben prova(a aleanza con la Oermanla ha formato sempre le basl del vnlel sforzl politic!. Io rlguardo un mto (yrlncipale dovere quelle dl contlnuare eaincare ruor uuiiv hiciuutiuiiv memo, kot CUM Wjw "gtole garbles- r4 April ?0.-"He stole two their men also have been forced to sur render. Since April 12 there have been lepeated small attacks by German shock troops. All were repulsed. BERLIN TELLS OF TAKING GUNS ON SOUTH WING Ilerllo, April 20. The official com munication last; night says: "There Is nothing new to report from the battle front. After their failure yesterday "the Tfrenih have no?- renewed their attacks 0tiVr of MortulL" a MfrwiiB report paid in full. If the subscriber should die wlillo tho contract Is In force, the insurance com pany will at once deliver the Liberty bond, fully paid, to his widow or other beneficiary: and. In addition, will pay the beneflclury nearly tho total amount of the Installments that have been paid In, with interest at the same rate al lowable by the Government, less the cost of the Insurunce carried. The Liberty Loan committee holds up the employes of Dungan. Hood & Go. as examples of the patriotism of foreign-born citizens. They have subscribed $16,000 to the Liberty Loan, ln addi tion to the $100,000 subscribed by the firm. This subscription was received from 100 per cent of the employes, 20 per cent of them being Austrlnns and Germans. MISSION FOR N0N-CATH0LICS Week's Lectures Begin Monday at St. Charles Borromeo Church The Ilev. n, A. Harnett and the Hev M. A. Kelly will open a week's mission for non-Catholics next Monday evening In the Catholic Church of St. Charles Iiorromeo, Twentieth and Christian streets. Monslgnor James P. Slnnott Is rector. The lectures will begin at 8 o'clock - each evening. The priests ln charge are concluding a two-week mission for the members of tho parish. The first week was for the women. The men's mission will close tomorrow, An inventory of the estate of Herb, ert IS. Knus, who died January 23, Pled vilth HeglKter Sheehan today gives tile value of tho personalty as $303,. 2W02. It shows that the testator held fiiifl share-i of the capital stock of the Charlei McCaul ("Jimpany valued ar $1,110,000, and stock ln other local con c.irns. Willi probated today weie those of Cecilia '. Fales. 262 South Thirty eighth strict, which, il private be quest" 0 sposes of propeitv. valued at $10,0011 Frank Iloeser. 407 West Hew son Rtiitt. $S000, and Wllhelntlna Kuhn, 2021 Ogden street, $4000 reason not eager buyers. 'The decline has probably gone toe fur and the market may recover, us it did Inst year, the entire loss sustained during this panic, hut until the German ' menaro on the west front Is removed him to make for real glumour: a brusque but kind-hearted business woman, and a voung man of some scientific attain ments, whose invention eventually cures I the heroine for which, of course, he I lecelves the usuul rewsrd. "The His Little Person" seems to have been H ow a Scout Saved His Life by Freezing Ask for the book by Captain R.Hugh ere imyv Uu 3 years experience as an Anzac Scout is told in. With the nt tl 30 R4. "Oyer There" jSJz CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS UNDER FIRE By Henri Barbusse (Le Feu) -. Ernest Poole, in the New York Sun, says: "By all odda the most significant book I have read in the last year is UNDER FIRE. That seems to tower above all wr stories that have yet been writ ten." 1 Allan Updegraff, in the Jw I'orfc Sun, says: "LE FEU is in n class by itself." , A Robert Herrick, in the Dfs nay: "The book has all those in timate signs of truth that carry immediate conviction. BarbUMj Kives the thinp; itself War." Sl.no net. Postaat Extra. All Botkstortil E. P. DUTT0N & CO., 681 Slk At,K,I. the market Is likely to be susceptible written for the sole purpose of giving to violent price changes. ' L'-Boat Squadron's Crew .Mutinied Home, April "0 The crews of n (!er. muii submarine squadron mutinied in the North Sea and returned unexpec tedly to their bat but land forces would not permit the crews to coine nshoif-. tho t'orrlere liella I'uglle has learned from tiermuti sources, It de eld ret' today. the reader an hour or two of pleasure. That mission, which, after all. Is al- ways commendable. Is admirably achieved. Tin-! 1I1U T.lTTIiB PKIISON' Ily Itehfi-rn Hooper Kantman. New York: lUrptr Si 11,.,.. 11.40. ' SAVE ALLEGED TRAITOR Colllnsvllle, OUIa, Ajiril 20, A crowd of fifty men hanged Henry Ithelme, suspected of disloyalty, last night, but after he haJ swung until he hod be come semiconscious the police per JU&- . cut lilm down on the promise that, If , .-xjCrflrli! fl.tAtr.r COUnCil Of defense today tfl 'SZ MMiiiiHsaMJjsij - r3jr"" 7cuo Year in Hell "guij st IPbtH -"-. and Back with a Smih 'V HVrjL. H s? - ' WIA A Vvll - ' HIS v 2flP W H" wn Soldier Story H mlSy!7W'iSj Z Tit ma$t popular of all War Boahl mC5i&J!FP, ! Lt month' Bookmtn reported thU book S wnriZfr&4 mm ' thc bt" ,l,r la 39 cities. Their report thl ? LWWWW UTSMAwFt month ehowo tht Privsto Pt li not only the f mmmmWfUtStivm'M I bett aelllnt war book, but tltothtt it haa a better h fWmWf iiVfJJlllPMi I total than the beat aejllnn novel, which makea It Bvt,tyjMr.,iVyW Indliautablr thr beat aelllnc book in America. r. Pricm. tt-50 irorywhtro mmmmtlaM Tf Hw Vort THE BOBM-MBRRILI. 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