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Euening public ffie&tjer
TiTJ WEATHER
yhUton. April 23.-Cloudy tonight
V nA Wednesday; ihouen If ccfncMfay.
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918
ConttciiT, lt18, bt td X'cttic Ltocn: Cournt
PRICE TWO CENTS
jTICS SEEN
MRS.RIPPIN
filESIGNS POST
HUNGARIANS ASK '
REFORMATION OF
ELECTORAL LAWS
200,000 Persons Participate
in Budapest Demonstration
. -ri 7UHIC
llfUnlClP"1 '-'vu 'tl.lpatol In a demonstra
- -.!? lilAtinnrJ
lotion umeiruicu
Out, unare
L SALARY CAUSE
llct-rnKT PRESS
OF SECRET PRESSURE
7umrn. Apui j!
otlsand nrrsniiH iwr.
(lcmonstrnttnti fn lnr.
toral reforms nt Budapest vesterdaj, It
un ic'iirncil lino todal
o iiiousaua marched to thv Palace
luh shouting "a ban Tlsza. Work and
ittafflc was halted Similar demonstra
tions wote conducted In various towns
bundaj.
Premier von Sovlor told the Polish
I leaders todav that Gallcla would be re
stored to roiaiui
BRITISH NAVY 'BOTTLES UF
FOE'S SUBMARINES IN NESTS
AT OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGE
YANKEES REPULSE
RAID OF GERMANS
NEARST.MICHIEL
l'AY OF GOO MEN RAISED
Employes of Conshohockcn Plnht
Get Two-thirds of Demand
nrrlslonn, Pa,, April 13, The
wanes of 600 employes at the. plant of
the John Wood Manufacturing Corn
pan v, Conshohocken, hae been In-
. - - creased III e cents nn hour. This Is two-
U , 1 -i m thirds of what the cmplovcs wanted
S KnrPPK HGliaVGCl IjIKG several weeks ago, when they walked
. O. I UlLLft JJCllctM.il JJirvx. 0(lt c refused a 20 ner cent
Seasoned Veterans in
HAIG BETTERS
HIS POSITIONS
ON 2 FRONTS
out on being refused a 20
raise, but returned a few davs later
FGHTIING U-BOATS "A L'AMERICAINE"
. r . ..-.,-. . ..
. tt Service AULiiiB AiNU U. 5. IN FULL
AwnCeui u. ACCORD, BAKER SAYS
'Used to awy
wivto uii uni nuni w ciueu into
Single Military Unit, De-
Pay
ICDGB BlttW"
M
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SILENT S War aceictaiy
a.liliigton, April 22 'Tlieie
complete mllltar.i aceoid between tin
armies of the United Stat and thoc of
our allies The foices on the west fiont
havo been welded Into a single million
unit. fighting for a common caupe
This assertion was made todav l
Soot clary of War Baker just before h.
took the stand before the House Mllitatj
Affairs Committee.
"Thero Is no, doubt of the outcome in
tho mind oT any of tho high officials of
our allies.-- the Secretary continued
"Tho principal uuestion now is. TVh.it
nierlca can do to shorten tho war
Secretary Baker said that hts ht.iip-
r8 offloer of l irtuallj fol0Cll jments befoir tho committee would bo of
H(Jnr "T" ,' Rn 0f the many oU- an iniormai nature, iiesignco to ai -'
rf office "rTay through polltl- I lnlnt tho mtmbcis with actual tondl-
"- . . .-i a tnfpricre wiui "vl" ' "- .t..i. i.nv. uv .- ,
ould mako no tecum- ,
jBCepu""""' -- - inclinations at tins time, lnlltnatinir that
Sanation waa submitted to I Hitnc wouh, com: later
JXJud i Brown, of tho Municipal
gfjtoh M. to take Ilt??t"l,uJTW0 NKW DIVISIONS
&WTXSSl" " ! FROM DRAFT MONTHLY
Ul service leaders w ho lttn e been i
Mrs. nipplns progrec wor. j Balalll;e of Qllotas WiH Rc for Ke-
J" 5? .i- .wi. the resignation I placement of Men Sent
Announcement Has Been,
0 AI,W" . -.. pn,vl nor
.Hade ruu.- v;," I
. Tendered Resignation i
V. the Ulnfl. of pubUc servant
jtjr rrcj.u-.
-
-,rirtnnt 111 At JUS
fcl Tinnin lma rf slencd as chief .
Stf 'J" Mu.Ual Court,
TMthatuhcwaBMnuauy ""
mF beciuso of the many oh-
4 f office D.eca0 , hrnll-h nolltl- '
UlftfBln,l.,Tn interfere vlthltlo""' on tlic light
Epltt dM'K", i? 'aard of M nounced that ho wc
exceptionally WbIi standard of woru , t
:W mtnll
V' TV 'A i Lrernf J r .,v
Sink Five Concrete
Filled Vessels of Ob
solete Type to Block
Egress
Dash and Brilliancy
Mark Foray Upon
Belgian Harbors in
Hands of Teuton
Covering and Auxil
iary Warcrat't Run
Fight at Scichepre.v
when the Government took control of'Tmnpnvoc XTnvHi Qln
tho plant, which Is working on muni- J-1I1iJ1 u V t! b -LNOlUieill
Picardy and Flan-
GERMAN LOSS ABOUT 300
Blow for B 1 o w
Despite A II War Machinery
Used by the Enemy
Ainorlc.in .tinij In l-nrr.iiiic.
tlons of wai
The men ald they would work on
Sundaj, If necessary, when they were
told that they would bo paid double
time. A notice has been posted In the
I works asking all the cmplojes to buy a
,, , , Cioernment Bond unless they hae al-
KetUrnCU ready done so
ders Lines
2 LOST IN ACTION
IN43 CASUALTIES
STRENGTHENS HOLD
IN ALBERT SECTION
With lln-
.p II .!
l'lfty f!oi ttians rallied the American
sector not Hi of St. Mlhlel (between St
Miijiei una verdun) Jestcr.i.iy. Tiiojgjx Others Dead and Nine
Ainci lean artillery repulsed the noencs ;
as tlio readied the Ameilcnn b.ubcd
wno etitanslrmentf
The ficrnian wounded ueie ran led
off. but two dead ttcro left on the
wires. Tho Americans tillilo a countor-
rnlil on tho Cerm.in ticnclics, brlngliiK
Signs Point to Shifting
of German Offensive
-i i ni t i rniil on lln tierm.ui
Of Shins AXrrvmmrl Uiek two nrlsnncts.
1 " The tnerle.in nlllclil report on Satur
and Blow Them Up
Severely Wounded on
Pershing's Report
27 WERE SLIGHTLY HURT
MAY DRIVE IN PICARDY
Twin Battle Brewing,
servers at Front
Believe
0b-
vinkfl TIUUIU' mo l ,,
Smeunent was because of tlio un
SS of the court to InMte u eon
SSTtat might reveal the political
JSrtf tho Mrtualls "forced- relB-
n. wsitton nars .i salar.v or jdumu
llTorind when Mrx nippln was up-
fcM M 't lo ""-r" ""- "
h0 linu Uio inaorH:in-iii ul
unt MClll service womerw ui .in
it( tho countn- She soon gain
UtioBil reputation because of her
Mil work in tne court juu "
tot rules she made effective w.t
wnuin nave no rci-uKiuuun
trr -- -; ;. ,, m
potnltnenL ui nci iii..i.v .-
Uonvork. . t :((la
MtaqffrWch uneasiness to the
Cowers, wno were mua witcu
lW a number of good "Jobs in
i(isflHltlnn of the court. Thei 1 olind b
tuahad their "ejo" on Mrs Itlp
to Wnr
nolilnclim, Apul - 1m ih
dhlslims of froops will bt. oig.mtZMl aih
month aH ft("h dtaft contingents ato
called to tin- i nlor. It wbh Ii at tied at
tlw War Department todav 'I he n -malnder
of each month s quota of men
will go to till up the leplacoment org.m
Izitlons upon whldi calls villi bo made
for men to tak" the )laecs of those lost
oi wounded In action nbioad.
Several camps In the east already are
being tumid Into replacement depot"
C.fME to see sights
Wanderers round Camden
"Small-Time Stuff" ,
iIi74A 4i .i .. I.A i,thu aooue iiic eeniiai pare o
fMtHear job and on tho Job8 I Kapintti. thliteen jcais
tltAMtttnent
If., Jld Girl's Proteetor
'Tsasferof Mrs nippln to Government
for work In connection witn me
nMoa on Training Camp Activities
iffoWtrand Xavy Departments and
rtrtratlon at Washington longer man
e ill months' leavo of ausonco given i
ill Judfe Brown Is looked upon as.
4i Itiitlmate" excuse to push aside
. Rtppln and leavo open the SjoOOO
lijtsrpUce.
iEiftuIof the court to paj her saiai
ito torch 15 as the "Influence"1
fuinjjjt to give the resignation ecuse '
Tti Rtppln receives no pay fiom the,
Sirirnnient for her Bcrvlces In conncc-
m nth the Foiidlck commission
the nollee of tho l-'lfteenth
and Locust stteets station w'anderiiig
about the eential part of tlio city, Maiy
oki, anu a nme
In a ilaiing laid on '.eelnupKe and O.stcnd, the two ptincipal
L'-boat bases on the Uelgian Coast, the Uritish duplicated HobsonV
oploit dunnr the Spanish-Ameiican Wai when ho wink the
Mcrrimac in Santi.ijro Haibor and bottletl-up Genera's fleet.
This map of Zecbiu,rKo llaibor f-hows how easily a few ships un
able to block the old channel between the quay and tho jettie-.,
and acio.s the mouth of the new channel between the jetties
thiiii-ohes s
HOMES ARE SEIZED TWO-SHIFT PLAN
FOR SHIPWORKERS TO START MAY 1
Government Commandeers Fire Chief Murphy Will
Row of Dwellings on Adopt Change With
Rodman Street Present Force
TENANTS TOLD TO MOVE MEN WIN LONG FIGHT
The limeigetK.v Tlcel ("uipoiatlon N-
BensclsM. elcht veal s old. both of Cam- d.i.v tommandeeied huufecs in West
den, toliJ the liouso sergeant at tho s,ta-, Philadelphia for the Uso of Hog Island havo beet, struggling
worumen. riei-ent occupams uavu uctu years, n in jie luswutcu .naj i
given thirty days In which to move.
This i the first stop of the CJoMrii
ment ah predicted b the Kvemnh
PinLii- l.i:i)(ii:n last Satuida.v as a
solution (if the Hog Island housing
pioblcin.
Ab announced excluslvelv the liovern-
Tho Iwo-iilaton sjsleni, fm wli lu
I'he two-platoon svstem fur whose lu-
for ncail two
to sec the sights
'Camden Is Miiall-tlme stuff,- ioin
inented Mat.v l.aplnta, when asked whj
t-he- left homo
l'.uents of the girls look them home,
nlieio they were bicakfasted .mil botft
tent t(, tchook
TOO MUCH AMI
London, Apiil '-'0.
Uiitisli naal forces in a dating!
taid on the German submaiinc base.-? .
at Ostend and .cebtugBc eaily this j
morning blew up five concicte-fillcil '
ships in the channels to block the
cgiess of enemy ciaft.
The Admiralty announced.
German destro.ver and sub
marine bases at O.stcnd and Zee
bniKk'e wcro raided by our naval
lorccs this morning with a reason
able measure of smccss.
Willi the exception of our eovcr
itig ships our force consisted of
auxiliarv vessels and si obsolete
cruisers.
J'ivc ships tilled with concrete,
used as "bloik ships" were ground
ed, abandoned and blown up.
Object of Ilottling Up"
OHend, till the war, one or the
most telcbiated of Euiopcan water
places, was eail taptuicd by the
Gennans as was the somewhat less
known port of Zccbuiggc. Iloth have
been invaluable as U-boat basesal
though the activity of the Ciifl-li
Channel fleet caused their abandon-'
ment as naval bases for war ?lilps
of tho main Geiman fleet.
Hlockading of botli Uelgian poits
may be taken not only as an cn
dcavoi to close up submaitnes thpt
picy on Allied tianspoits and food-'
ships, but alo to pi event complete
Teuton domination of the Channel
coast in case the Geimans attain
This announcement, made tndu t
tlio nvn.viNO niiMr l.nnai.u bv Wil
liam If Slurph. chief cnglneet uf the
liuieau ui l lie. Kive" uiuriiii iiuuiv 111 i - . . . . !.,-
, , ., . .1 'any of their objectives against the
the men under bis command that the ""' - , . ,
uimpalgn which they havo waged for a Channel poits of UunkilU, CalaiF
working schedule 1. vihl.-h part of each an(j l)0U(,Knt., I the Flanders (ll'Ixe
li.Vll.;l'lll ...u. ...r...h .-i: .m.iu ......
rlav's engagement northwest of Tout, i
follows-
Tho losses sustained bv us were no
largir than could icasonably be cs
ported. The (tigagemeiit vns the most
severe In which Americans havo par
taken 'I he eneni.v'R losses were much
gnater than he had anticipated, as
is evidenced by more than 3U0 dead
In the merlcan trenches and In No
Jinn s Land.
Tin flirman wounded were dragged
bul. to tho Genu in trenches and
theli number Is unknown.
Heavy damage was inflicted In
rrnimi- niprlcau artillery where the
lines join I
vliiFrliiin Oiilntimlirrril
Tin sliiiii" uf wiiuuded iihmi l event i
tin bi.iii of vnuilcan groups In re
slstlns ami ib h ing off several times
tin it iiuiuIhi ul iiuniv troops in S.it
uidav ( ngagement
One 'Dead JIati s Curve was de-i
fended ! n mnclilne-gun squad under I
constant and deadly ciermnn flic keep- I
itig tho line of communications open
V gri nail lei. who, was In tho front i
line, asked if ho vv as 'scared, replied-
"Didn't have time I was too busy '
lighting 1 had two green men with,
me, m X bad to set them as example.
'I licj vine kcaied nt first, hut I i.iw
tiiein w mining nit .soon tney vure
fighting Ili.o vetetans Wc stuck until
we vveie nil wounded '
Momi tumps who suppoitcd the Ger
iiiiin uglmetit attiu king Amcilcaij forces
hund iv n urulng nerc Micclallj ti. lined
and is in .used lot this operation
An "til 111 I'renili notH saH Krcneli I
troops iluilug a raid In T.orralnn the I
night 1 Vptil Hi laptuicd prisoners who
said the Germans wde preparing for
an Imiioit.int attack.
At d.iun Suudn). after n most Intense
bombflt dinen t. the attacked the Amei
linns mi a mile fiont Additional do
tjlls iho tlio Americans Jointly nt
tacktil with the Vrcueli and chased the
Gcrnu ns mil of llemk'res viood (half a
mile uouiieasl of fceichepre ), vihere
they had ctabllshed tliemsclvcs by an
attack on the I'icndi
The I'laiuo-mtikan tioops retook all
the gioiiml lnt captured a number of
prison, r and lift thn bathed wlro en
! tangb nn ins lllkd nith Geiman dead
The ground whete the battlo was
( mitlmiril on 1'aeo sh. Column Three
Wimhintlon, April 23
Two killed In action, one died of
wounds, four died of diseases, nine
Hounded severely and twentj -seven
wounded slightly made the total of
forty-three casualties reported to the
War Department today bv Ofneial
Pershing ,
Killed In i linn
TTtvNK G ICANi:, private
DANII.t. 1. JtcGAri'IGAN. private.
Died uf Wounds
..WINTOIID II.OOK private
lilrd of 111-cf.r
jiojicrt i!vni:n. cook.
jajii:s rni:Di:tnoi counTXKV,
private
Gi:OP.Gi: lAirm. private
JOi: l'AVXi:, private
Wounded severrl,,
UI:UNAI:D l' JIcXUHU lieutenant
711.MEY c Si'tlWAXZ, sergeant.
OAMJtl.lt 1 KfBIAK corporal
J'isniMI V WITTKAJIP, mechanic
CIIA1'.U:.S r. AUIK, private.
WAIn;iS A A-TO.NIOWIi:Z. private
JIICIIAI.L .1 T.1LIH, private
TOW l'I.ZITO. private.
FI.;AI Srl'I,r.Ti..V, private
THOMAS J HOLJli:S lleulenalit
HAltm 1 1 JIcNHIU lieutenant
WIM.IAM CAlt.STn.WS, corporal
GKOBOi: 1: i:GAX, coiporal.
limVARP J I'tinCAUSItr, corporal
JOHN' THOMPSON, corporal.
AV1I-IJAAI LalTAJIJIK, corporal.
JOSIU'H J AL,i:-5lClLVNDnoWlTCZ
private
i:lv,i;m: n iiiniox, piivatc
JAJIHS AV. BUr.Ki:, private.
Mnisnv C BUUT, private.
.101 IN KTIICKSOX. private.
Bl.nXAItn P llltWIX. private
IIAVXOU V 1'AIRTV. private
I'llXNK t: UKXltV, private.
Ui:UBKHT I" JintA'IX. private
i:oBi:iIT J. XICHOLhOX. piivate.
TIIOJlXS OKI.njX, piliato
H.xnitV V n.AIVi:V, private
HAItltX : Kt:i:i), private
rr.AXK 'I SWAGi:. private
ai:onm; r chihick, private
XllTHUn V TABlt. private,
rosrilll TIIOVIAS. private
HA HOLD U WALKi:n. private
J KDWIX WICKJIAX, private
XLAL H. WOOD, private.
31TH DAY OF TEUTON DniVE
1 ITII DAY OP FLANDERS
UATTLE
4. HI .,,ln .flft a mns& limitAa in . . . 1 . . 1 1. -.s '
Uutfte& liro to hxpiodc, Injuring:, tu(8 Fectlon of the clt foi UouhIuk ' to enjoy within n few dns tin fiulU of
Chouffcui ghlp).a,d workmen. A numbe, o. houses , 'JJo;J o, lllstu1atllllI of th,
I.... niueli all was responsible f..i In- ",e n""' a " od";a" two.platoon svstem has been made bv
j. ..I... t ifn,. nni,i..ir.., net. ,.,.. ,h..Ai Unit r T ft i . Ifrhtll mill I llt - i-lslAr ATucnlif It1i lii R.inr-tinti nf 1 ti-
... . . . . ill ii a n mil 11 i nj uin-tu . Hill iuui pnii.li iiuin -vm ..j -r - - s niti ,'ihiiimji . .....-.. -. . -
itiaetiome of Judgo Brow-n today itjears old a chauffeur emplovcd b the I n, Mt,.Pt9 lector of Public hafcly Wllnon. although
Wttlithat he has been 111 for several Philadelphia r.lectrlc Compans. nt Thlr- ",nlu ""pfl . . ....... .,., , 11 u n.lmltted that for somo time a few
lad would speak to no one tj-llrst and Gliard strseN. when a tiro homo of tne resworn i.nen nouiu.e, ul eompanles comprising the buieau
ine inn or me tile rederal movo until they aivouo tins M,, ,,0 0i,i,.e,i to opeiato short-handed
moi nlng to find signs on the front of 'chief JIurph) picfera to ncconipllsh tho
their homes which read -This property spe.dy iiuWltatlon of Jl. , tuo-pl-too,, ,
Kincrgeiuj ricetl'.. . ,,,, ,, ,., , m,i.r,i.iii,ir fm.
; Xa Rlppln was given a sli. montlis'
lo'i tt absence by Judgo Brown fol
witr a request of Baymond D t'os
exploded this morning
wheel camo off and inflicted a siivere
I laceration in Robinson's chin and his
strtaukfii lint irrs TMnnln lift de- , ''lp was hiulsed l'hjhlclaus at Lau
SiJ? Jf.!?.."1.".!3:,?. "'?.' .. I kenau Hospital made an. X-iav .-xainl-
nation of his ltijuile An clcctil. tin
pump blew up the liic until it .-ploded
' to Imestleato tho moral condl
i In territory adjacent to canton-
i is various parts of tho united
i In view of the fact that she
aotttlten a vacation In three yeais
i w permitted to Include an addl
lt month. In her leavo of absence
ltr late of Wve was October It
tai due to lenoit for dutv on
W1L
ICeihe was busilj engaged In help-
ito united States Government Her
"7,iheBald, was to be continued bj
1 Uuelcloal rmiit rtofniii-o nf the
obtained bv her, Mis. lllppin was
oirecior of tho girls piotectlve
oi me Wai Dcpaitmcnts corn
don en tralnlnr- n.v.n .nil. UIa.
awilnj, according to her friends'.
""t In VOIllll l,A l,n...n..l l l.A .. apI.
Iftjtf return here Sirs Ulppln for-
Per reslenatlon to Judgo Brow n
, . e5' Mrtl llPP'n said jestcr
JJ vttr the' telenhnn (mm v'.ici,i,.tr.
I uVi , .'-- ..w... ,,u..i.i.h
7" mtnta vrord that lu-r lcslg- ,
"alould be tulmn ,ir ,.. it,- v.-.-,i
Pnrnorg. Her salarv. Rim nsKerie.l. .
?"i!)pedon March 15 without notice !
K Salary Suddenly Stopped '
1 tieW Of thft tan th.. !.- .
fw-i. . .. fc iie mo coui i
L"-""-'"' time n which to take
3a??!! my ""'enatlon," said Mrs.
(htnM,- er 10 auoge Brown
'Muiniay, ask ni- htm i ir.. .
&.enS.","iro.?
Hwi ill ' "" ut liiai i.
Bflt.wr,(h ft1 a s o,cl0 tonight.
U Is oniy fair I should know
- u court Is dolnn- vllh --
JA1I) PRINTING PLANT-
(.uiimandeered by tho
evaporation. Xo trespassing
Residents in this vlclnlt;! iccentl held
indlgii itlon meetings to protest against
lai.dloid latsing tents The houses coui-
tbero Is short a man to withholding fut
tlier enjojinent bj his men of the less
burdensome hours of dut foi whldi
they have contended
I'nder tho provisions of the plan
woikeri out by tlio chief, the pen-omul
Federal Ofllcers Aucit Two Con
nellsville Men as Piopagandists
Cnniirllhilllr, Pa.. Xpiil S3 Federal
agents raided a printing plant ftoni
which It is (hat Red pro-German litera
ture has Hooded this section William
Haug, tidily .icarn old, and Christian
Hang, twentv -eight, aic held for a
further investigation
The printing outfit was discovered
when tho authotitles went to the HaiifT
Hindcnbuig is less than foity miles
fiom Dunkiik.
( hulleliRr In X mi (aprlle I
'Hie British uavv in Its challenge to
the dermaii high-seas fleet Is becoming
Ineicasltigly daring
Following tlio desttuilion of enemy
aimed trnwlcis in the Kattegat, April IB
tlaO miles fiom an l'ngllsh base tho i
Biitlsh showed flesh enlerpriso by the
raid up tho destrojer and submarine
bases at Ostenil and Zeebrugge, bom- j
bardliig tho haibor defenses and sinking
llo eoncietc-llllid ships In tho channels
Tlio measure of cnuiago ueceasiry for
this operation Is evident fiom the fact
that tho shoto battel les In these Belgian I
ports aro known to he among the mo't
i i ...... ii.ifiiiif llin.A In ( lliell nt unit Iriifl. rnmmiH etll hi. fll-htlCIl
iiisuiuceii'u v.v ......i- ... v...... .. .. ..., , ,,, , i powerful ill the world ami tlio snips to
Wi.ai.ta who piotcste.1 aio living ,"'"UeIJl,h 'j!v !!enC3"e(.l Uitmlc I ia4 "'-compllshcd the- desired blockade
;: ast r .irr is s Csr, h h,- sw;K,rsfsvss;
some Mine "la nv of the residents of T'"h n,Vr ,dlt 7elleL it 1 he.e wl 'tltutc.l the bl.akadlng neet-in ad-
Es-txiszsszsfis: SSSS s.;nrii.,
lint tho men
til iou t this dcitrhatloN fcclliiff that tho
il.Kht iMcoincnlcnco that u pacKeil lumlt
tall In more limn f oinpeiiMiirii y
...Ii (.rfr.l (liiil t lirvt i 1 I tlllfl
.... i .inn t m mi Limit nnwaa ..
mmriM tn r n .ntoo tcv i - ... ... . .- ... i ...n.i....
pear before the dra t , ijMrji .or u y. -- 7,"". i- tiii rriust f'omnanv Is rpend tho t.ls.it witn w..c am. cuuiei,
servico uiierauiro i-niun-u niu i-,u n ,iiuu uj . ,.. - win, .i
Bake-Off and "Don't Blame the War on i regarded i-uch a strong ptobabllllv liMi
home to arrest the brothers for ullcged i " .,robI
falluro to answer to a wummoiis lo P-1'1"'18"1 ' rt . ' ,,
pear beforo the dratt board for a. my shipbuilders hoi
no othei nlaco to go In somo oi uie
families aie small children
...i. ... animlAii nf llip tlnfr Inland
,,ii.iiii.i "" ....".. . iin.il nr
ll l. II' IIUIIIIMIK HI IVVV - ...., ,,,,11.
um uihiui nil...
armored or battle citlleis with heavy
armament, as tliev perfninnd Mm name
role us the uitltlor In an Infantry nd-
xancc I.jing welt oil snoic, tne un
the Devil was among tlr.it iccovcrcd.
U. S. AIDS TROLLEY COMPANY
linngc livery Mv fia
Government Will Construct Termi
nals and Pui chase Cars
ii wno tnken todav as an assuren rai i ,... ,. r,,,,,. ,,ini,t ,n ,t.i ilntv
h.v thoso familiar with the housing s'tu' ( w ,it l0 m'ado each sixth da, when on.-
atlon . 0f the crews will ervo twrnt-four
William R. Xichol'on president of continuously, whllo tho other en
tile rompanv, declined to mscuss x,,i inia n full dav off. At present, llremcn
(louerslrr CII.V
Servico
N. J., ptjl 2J Su-
rtu My,r,??atI(!n- I 1I1 not think
ilk f " c ty of Philadelphia
. -un.uuai leavo of ao
ItlionehT ..!.... ....
Slliu i ViV'"' a ,elltr rr0n tne
'. it Would reel.-. ,. ..ii .,
r I b.- j. ---..w tl,f uu Dai
""Jflce!r0lP,e.,i ifr0m V" paro11
, HVHCO, I received .I IcIIai- .nn..
rtth. ,,LBanc, Elllot- o"ltant
w flO COUrt. rli l.i i. i j
"t wctivinff tvA int,.i ,.
'TQffl th It '.leu, nuraiiuiff
CmSLS,sr tani1 the ther from
fiSh? !..' him that I
a.. -" , nionev rrom i, TTr,iia
'. "oternment. t .... i. .j ...
nmunicatlona regarding Mia
alh??? 5rS!Ijr surprised when
St. . .""" D"n --topped."
ler h.v5ii0rJh9 Government and
'gjwadquarttra In Washington.
l'KCB WAR OK TURKEY
v-ummittee T a i-.,i i
-uMiaration Against Sultan
Ut1n. April SS. Senator
r.K.Vntro,uc1 a resolution
the iSmat, Forln nelatlous
. .."r'Jr consideration to
liTl?.' "-'roduced by Sen
J ifcKS Is - declaration of
lrl4i u. Trky.
matter todaj on tho ground that It was
Government liuslness. and referred all
innnirerH in Rear Adinlrul Bowles, in
,.l.n,Kn nf all the WOrk lit Hog Islafd.
i oil- --.-- -- -- ... ... . ........
perlntendent Graham of the i-uu e . .moi " " ,' ""!?,, ,h ., Meet
Servico uanvvay, announces mat i.n-givo out u nm.cni,..
Government had approved tho contract i -ater jn tho daj
with tho railway to furnish tho money Tll0 dement of nijster.v that lias en-
fSrmfnXaml "ll tho ,,OUS'"R ""tTW, Ii ' new sjstem and that Its actual enfoice-
deTshlpyards. ' n"d ?o puwtaw thirty all probability, ho removed bj Admiral " ,)Ut a matter of Ua? lc.
ne" car for each of tho terminals Bowlcss statement Kcports 1 mt tho, Uw mm eded with undls-
t. .. i, ininntinn to have n. loon and housing Plan had been dennltc j aban-, cmtlfleatlon When tho State
.Mt.i nt ench terminal and tho c.ua doned and that w oil-men ompioveu .u , ,.,...,- on0 Jcar ago.
will be oneiated by shipyard crews, who , u0B Island would bo left to ti e.r own making the two-platoqn
..in t-ikn ihmi from the tvimuen car ,i,, iq tn flnd homes in tne enj navo, h. i,in itlo nf ihn fliKt cIbhi
barn in the morning and leave them on )0t b(,ell credited by thoso In touch with "'". ' L ' , lia(i enjoved similar prlv
. l .xtntA Lirtiniinn iii'i-niiaii iiunin . . i- a -. .nit i ni
imia oeerv sixth day off. but they tcrvo
at their ttatlons contlnuousl night and
day between thoso brief weekly holldajs,
their only Intervals for seeing their
families being tho threo hour dally
meal periods
v.b that a definite date had been
decided upon foi the installation of tho
I (loubtedlv laid down a 'bairngc" villh
their blu suns while tho lighter craft
crept under the very noses of tho haibor
defenses to Insure tho surcss of the
blo. kadlng prociss.
Sir l.ric Geddes has thus llgur.it id
struck Admiral von fapelle twice In the
face with his glovo within little more
than a week without dianlng n re
sponse All Indications point toward u de
liberate attempt bv tho British navv to
goad the Germans Into a sea fight of
moro or less major pioportions, In which
tho enemy high seas fleet would be
opposed by a combined British and
American squadron
London, April 23.
Further impiovcment of British
positions on the noithern end of the
Picaidy battlcfront and in Flanders
xvas anrounccd by the War Office
today.
In the sector of Albert the Brit
ish vveie successful in strengthening
their lines.
Local fighting, xvhich ended to the
advantage of the British, took place
also in the sectors of Rpbecq and
WyUchaete (Belgium). Prisoncis
'wcie captured at both places
Haig's Report
Field Marshal Hnig lepoitcd as
follows:
Wc improved our positions north
of Albert by a successful local
operation last night. We took
prisoners.
A number of enemy prisoners
were taken in local fighting in the
Robecq sector and near Wt
schaetc. xvhich resulted advan
tageously to us.
Raiding parties entered enemy
trenches near Fampoux (four
miles cast of Arras) and pene
trated their support lines.
There was hostile artillery
actixity jestcrday afternoon and
last night west of Albert, south
of the Nieppc Forest and cast of
Ypres.
Our arlillerv engaged hostile
concentrations in the Villers-Bre-1onneu
sector and in the neigh
borhood of Scrre.
Twin Battle Brewing
Inci easing raiding and artillery
activity along the Somme and
Ancie Rivers and at various points
north and south, of the Lys River
indicated today that a txvin battle
xx as brewing and that it would
break out in all its fury, perhaps
( simultaneously, on both the Pica.rdy
and Flanders fronts.
The Germans, carried out raids on
i Monday in tho sector of Ilamel,
j south of t'.e Somme, and imme
diately south of La Bassec Canal,
but gained no advantage.
Northxx'est of Festubert a German
laid was carried out in such force
as to amount to x'irtually a locfal at
tack. The Germans succeeded in
penetrating n British adx'anced post,
out the operation xxas xx-ithout sig
nificance, ns the same post has
changed hunds a number of times
in the lcccnt fighting.
- - The French Wnr Office in its of-
WOMENS LOAN WORK EXPENSE OFFER MADE TLZZ3!?f.
BOOSTS BIG WAR DRIVE FOR 500 Y. M. C. A. MW&tiySS
actions. Both sides have been mass-
TRENTON MAN HELD AS BOGUS ARMY OFFICER
NEW YORK, Apiil 23 Mai tin Hillmeyer. wealing the
uniform of a first lieutenant in the medical coips of the United
States nimy, was nuested today in the lobby of the Impeiial
Hotel on n charge of impel sonnting an officer and passing bad
checks. He gave his nddiess ns 3G5 Centei stieet, Tienton, N.J,
NEW YORK'S BOND TOTAL GOES TO $408i487.400
NEW YORK, Apiil 23 Total Libeity Loan subsciiptions
in the second di&tiict weie $408,487,400 at 10 o'clock today, the
loan mnnageis announced. This was a gain of approximately
ij17,500,000 over the clobe of business yestciday.
GERMAN BARRED IN CAMDEN SCHOOLS
The Camden Boaid of Education today voted unanimou&ly
to diop the study of Geiman fiom the public school cuiiiculum.
$2,0011,500 Raised in Two Days'
Enthusiasm Aroused by
Parade Saturday
Herbert Pratt Cables Edward
Bok From France He'll
Pay for Workers
IIOW HOBSON ACHIEVED
passed the HIS FAMOUS SOBRIQUET the wake of the enthusiasm that
latoqn svs- nv HJIWItn niti xmnmil in'cd Saturday's "second-line-of-c!
3 fli st class Ut IILKU Ut lUtiliKlMAL parade A total of 2 003 500 w
tho loop until night.
....-.I l....kn.-A ImHVAd
the leal estate situation, uwuubo ""'""
for additional workmen has become a
vital necessity
.vhntit two weeks ago Admiral Bowles
Gloucestcr-Philadelphla Service to "lc 'i.Un'g problenf wh.ch
he believed would -sansiy "')"""
but stated that it wou.u ue bi mv
I BETTER FERRIES PLANNED
Bo Improved for Summer Travel
pinns for Imnrovement of ferry boat , i,,,.t nf the Government for mm lo ,., ,,,, ,irn.irtment heads to work
"!" .Kc,,w V','La!t',:,m?, "EllP1??: Blc out any Jf .the details of W. . p an ,j f operation. Uelajed the
IIIT HUM IVI ,,,.,..-... ............ -. . I Inl.C 11113 lllllll Ul ,,MI..'a . i .
mtr
pester and ror inrrruMeu un.-ikiiiK -i -. ,.,,.
cllltles were made toda at ' V,e., am"':V. I lmlldlnc operations financed by private
meeting of the Gloucester City Ferry b ulli. l W WJ .believed to haxe been tlio
Company. The company anticipates capital Is now bellcveu to iiav
heaxy traxci this summer. ono that Admiral Bow los mm '""""
The following board of directors was and upon which he has been working
elected: u. A. .viuuer, iirrmuciui wcuib since.
K. Petzold. secretary; xviiuam iiamuie
ton, treasurer ; Franr nhrllch, Lester B.
Johnson, Francis Phrom and alter U.
lllllcr. all of Philadelphia, except Ham
bleton, who lives in Gloucester.
Add 48 Stars to Service Flag
VI llmlnrton. Del.. April 13 The
.en ice (lag at the xvinningion
III
School will bo returned to
High
10 makers
for tho purpose of Having roriy-eigni
additional stars added. This win mane
more tfan 500 stars on the flag and one
vlll be a gold star in memory of
Thomas W. Eaton, the younc aviator
who lort iii UX WP" irajnmi
ervJcn, abrp.
for
The tenth keel har 'cm laid at Hog
Island It was tnat oi a i-iu """
of the tjpa for which keela have already
been la Id at the Island With the Im
provement in tho steel situation which
has taken place In the last two .weeks.
It Is bellexed that from now on the work
"l? proceed In a satisfactory manner
and that In a shoit time the plant
Vttl have caiicUt lip with the program
of construction originally outlined, Ad
mlral Bowles expressed confidence today
Uiat.tho number of sh lp, I Pronled b$
the jj-og Island sards will be delivered to
the Quvernmcm. m.a j
The ' Ilobson ' act. recorded in the
British raid on tho German naval bases,
Ir In Its vvav a- duplication of the
achievement of a joutig American lieu
tenant and his hnlf-doren Intrepid com
panions when they made a daring, if
not wholly successful effort to bottle
tin Admiral Tew era's fleet In the har
bor of Santiago early In tho war with
Spain.
America awoko ono June morning I
""' - .... . ... .i.. .,i. ,,.,,ii l&DS less man lira monins niter tne
actual accompueimwiiu ui mv .. - beginning of hostilities to discover that
the present it had a new nnvai ncro ills name was
lflnlimmul 1' llODROll. 1L m pnint nnrl
llecea for moro than two 3 ears 11 was
hoped that tho terms of the measure,
fixing tho rtato of Its Installation ns
January 1, 1918, were mandatory, and
the long campaign for bettci working
hours happily ended But falluro on
tho part of City Councils to provldo for
ii.A uiiriuinnai men uccum. uu .., ..-
liisti ut 1 oinmltiees leading Hie drive
01 tho XX omens l.lbcrts Loan committee
today reported marked progress In their
campaigns In all sections of the city, in
to.tovv
defenso"
as sub
scribed In two da.vs
In the central citj, where Mrs. Paul
Denckla Mills supcrvltes the women
workers. J1.T0C.400 was subscribed In
two days In Gcrmantown the work
ers under Mrs W. B Gurley announced
that that section was close to the 1.
500,000 figure
Other reK,its showed that South Phil
adelphia, it waiter J, Kreeman cnair
ing troops and improving their lines
xxhile the big guns hax-e been carry
ing out intense duels.
Next German Stroke?
The big question is: "Where will
the Germans deliver their main
stroke?" ,
It may fall in tie district of Kern-
Aftei spending ten dajs touring the1
T. M. C. A. "huts" of England and
Trance. Herbert Pratt, vice president of
ilia Diaiiuaiu uu Lujuimn , 11 iiu nui . ... . n , x a
among the first to lespond to tho call mel R"lEe, in Belgium, a position of
for "big men" for y. m. c. A. work the highest strategic importance; or
tTnfBUfMlJil Phnif , f" of" it may como in the sector of La
fer of expenses for 500 Philadelphia men "
to take up the work ikinard Bok. Bassee Canal, xvhere the Gennans ,
state chairman of the r. M. r a war . tried seVcral times before to break
work council In announcing Mr. Pratt's I n. .1 ji , c . t
offer today, issued a call for loo more I through in the direction of the Brit-
men.
Tho oil magnate's nnlnlnn nf tin. n-c-
"man. bad piled uj. S2i9,8o0 In two I hcinK done In France Is contained in his
davs: AXefct Philadelphia Mrs. 11. P. cablegram which follow -11
1 nichardfcon. J1SI.400. Palls of Schuyl- camegram. wnicn follows
Mark lUdlcal Change
Much of the bitter feeling engendered
by" the delay among the rank and tile has
been softened, however, by the known
,n,utlons under which the chief and his
oc.uinnt,. worked In their efforts to I
,..Mnm the shortage of cllgibles In
low of the drains of military and other
assistant naval constructor, he was less
than twenty-eight years old, and ns the
"hero of the Merrlmao" ho xvas acclaimed
throughout the length and breadth of
the land
What liopson um to innu Him with
After ten davs nf it n London and
Paris, I believe the T. Jr. c. A. is th I
greatest piece of woik ever done by 1
American men and women. But Mie '
staff Is often tired, because of lack of
assistance to relieve them. Desneratelv nrobablxT was shattered.
The West Philadelphia committee an- In need of helners. Push recnitiini. 1., , ,,.., .!. ie. j-
nounced that Alexander Brothers had ' Ptiiimuinhti, tr .. iVn, ?..-" ' indications tnoi, tne lmpenamjr r
subscribed kb.ooo ' antee traveling exnenseB of itnii ,.n i nexval of the German offensive on
kill. Mrs. Bessie Dohron Altemus, Sl
100; Chestnut Hill, Mrs Francis S. lit
Bhenny, J66.60QJ North Bural, Mrs.
Charles S Wurts, :2,900, North Phila
delphia. Mrs. Wilmer Krusen 1385,900
The nurses' committee under MUa Ro
berta west, reported J3100,
'hi
ish railhead position at Bethune.
There has been an increase of
activity south of tho Scarpo Rlvw
opposite Arras, but the last German
I thrust thero received a check so dei
clslx-e that their hope of reaching
I the British front in that district
such celebrities 01 naval history as Mrs Antoinette Punk. Ice chairman " ..i.: i 1.
Stephen Decatur, who llred the Phlladel- of the national committee, will speak 1 "Philadelphia "s responding
Phla off Tripoli In 1808, and Lieutenant I tonight in the Baptist Temple under tho noir.
said Mr. Bok.
nobij the Western front will come in
war dut es. , usninB, nuu "),' iifi .auspices of the .North l'hl aUelpnla com-inm. v,i ,,,,,, tt wlli be a mirnri n
""t" '.,.1 .... ii,n tun.nliLtnnn Albemarle during tho Civ 1 War wbr to n,i,.. nf hinh Mf. vvnm, V.-r,in i w"n8 n's.,,,B" " Tul e a surprise to
Accon,,J"f..".. '.."., .. r,l,i m'slng tho collier Meirlmao In Santiago ' n,. Philadelphia when the list is published,
n i Am lion- BuiAtoaiuiij wj- - , . ... .- -.. i. . ..--.,. ...... . .... i.i ., ,
"-'".-". .... . .1.1.- f (ii. miintn-. iiaruor 1 i '"' i'.vv"v uie i-pe
most oi me iuikci v.i.o .. ...- .--....,, or tno ripanisn jieei, which nau neen
marks the moBt radical change In tho
working conditions of the Bureau of
Fire since Its creation in isu
Time after tme movements to. reduce
CUBocn rat Sis. Celaua Oh '
blockaded by a squadron of powerful
American warships. The deed was at
the risk of his llfo and those of his com.
pnnlonr- .
Lieutenant Jlobson was on the cruiser
"We ate getting PJcardy multiplied today.
The Allies are Improving tntnr
Mrs. Osslp Gahrllow Usch. who was hut this cannot be dene before the men positions, re-forming and strength-
.. tt..... l. . .nu. K...1. 1 tint a nittAllr a rrli'l 'i mw triAro T1i,h, . . .
r'Jic,r Ib'r SZ?, S lines to meet the nexv Wow
first string and men of the second string
The mere that will to, the better. The
Clara Clemens, the daughter of Mark
Twain, and Mrs. Leopold Stokowt.kl, wife
of the conductor of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, assisted at tho booth In front
lieln at the same booth next Saturday M. rmfc .SM Q or eY.?y ,Dan
Ctnlinued on Tare bis. Colnmn Oa f oon Ja AjnctUBwimJXUi .t. "-- '"y" w """'
-.x
In conjunction with the hvy
artllltyy bombaidrati, vfaok ix
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