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EVENING 1'UBLIC LlilXJElt--PHILADELPHIA, stATUEDAY, APKIL '20, 1918
f-Vi, V1V-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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L'-Boat Squadron's Crew .Mutinied
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muii submarine squadron mutinied in
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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.
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Colllnsvllle, OUIa, Ajiril 20, A crowd
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