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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918
a.. h.....j.
GREAT DAMAGE
ATZEEBRUGGE
Big Bread) in Important!
Mole Caused by ,
Explosions !
OSTEND PA11TLY BLOCKED
3 i r d m e n '-a Reconnaissance
ShowjtiLarcrcv Sunken Object
Aci-oB'iinrbop'a Mouth- AMERICANS IN BATTLE TO SAVE
AMERICANS AT VITAL POSITION
IN DEFENSE OF MENACED AMIENS
I-omloii, April 25.-Amerlcun soldiers urp toilu tnlsitiR part In the
Rreutest battle In the world's history. Troops under General rcralilntr.
which ero rushed northward when the Oermiin grand offensive got under
way. nre now holding part of the lino In l'loiirdy.
Tho French War Ottlco report Indicates that the Americans arc on
nboul twelve or thirteen miles of the front nt tho vltnl point southeast of
Amiens. It Is supposed, however, that French troops arc mixed In with
them.
The movements of tho Americans, as well as the other Allied forcos
on tho western hattleline. are beliiR directed ly General I'oeli. of the
Kiench army, probably the greatest military Htrntt-Klst I" the world.
GREAT GAINS IN FOOD VIOLENT! ATTACCHI
SHIPMENTS TO ALLIES AL FRONTE ITALIANO
London, April -3.
AMIENS BASE FROM GERMANS
, to.l;i Tli. dilution of tlie Allld .11 nilei I
British alnileii. returning from, .,,., ,..,.. ..
flights to Keezi'UKgd and Ostein., ic- loMnoux was pd hv h kH T(4 with ,H.Hoan h.in proceeds, no fdr
port u, Clear brtfak of twenty yard, p , , , , ,-, ,, ,, ,. thaiow ItedlalM l.-j awn.
In Widlli In tho .ezrufTRO inoie iu im- " "" "" "n, , am Mils ureiiRth Is upIiib loiistnntly
... , ,.i, inloMi nlilect Jn ",e "J" willeiit tho Hrltish ltao lncifvii-vd.
Inneu end and that a huiikwi v'J , t.utrL.,i J(, uermnti fallout nbout a mile Tho fiut that our men are withstand
. block tho El eater part of Ino channel tWi,e mid a mile deep Just east of Intr the Teuton blows In the major
In the Hut but' of Ostcnd. nccoiillllB 101 lioue.-u, and held It UKalniV a counter- ""-urrih yaa naiiwi us weicomo uu ns
.?, ,..,,.. . .L,i i,v ti,.. ,l..alli.k. The Hermans claim they baic .lyre . With It r.iw th- thought thai
ff an offldat bulletin 'issued by tho Ad- S
iiivy iisou :. . .. .V . . "". .. "mi . ..V. i
till! ......! .. IP . 11U I 11.111 CIPUailV II1IH III HWPII.
, ju iruKcmvi iv win, rtuiuiini-rb in . ,.,. i.. ...it. ......... .i.- ...in i. i
mlralOV. . . .. rDnmputrc. on the north side of tho ""' "" "' "' ' , """
Thect4pttfMlfie(j.,iltoCMtcmllai Balent. ....... , , . The I.Mg-idlng prorew l Mill under
.. ,., .. ... .i,.. .,i.tit w.i ' -"'0 lli-itlsli early yesterday beat otf'..n. .ii'.,,,,, , mt tin. ml, mint, of
l U.Ht.ll. ii nul,"v J . .ihnf ntmfcit.'il In lit, 11 lipm-v iilfnrl. ...'- r. . t.- I.'--t. ...i ti.tt 1
........ ..,,........ .-, vu .. ......... .... .. yvilM'i ItlMI 1 ILI'B ti iih ririiin nini 141 i- .
just north of Albert. At seeral points
the UrltlMi Improved their line In local
acliortf.
IkIi hai ' pen heavier than at others It
was cHU'l.illy stated, though tho War
lepartmer.t iieriineil to lll(lir;uo now
seen lyln'lt bolween tio plcf.s nnd
blocking Jhe Greater pait of the
fairway.
Tho Admiralty's repot t tulih Uiat the
observation airplanes 'dropped nu
tnermiH lmhilM on objectives oil fchqro."
and u War Olllce report states- tpetrlll
callv
plane
direct hits belli)? obtained. rtalH ,,,, brokPn bOllilInKH on the high nhrrn iuin snuitl. as far us reported, wum
ground above the Konime with clouds of taken us hopeful. ihnuKli by no means
I vellmilsh itus tloatlnir about it one liiFlve. flint there wouid not be some
Vlllers-nretonneux Is on tho rIdKc '"ucli of .1 Mrencth we have Injected
inhTi of in,i.. it in iippn nereelv rh Teuton smash south or the Somm
it ..;.?... i i. ,ls Hkely to t:o the route of liermaiiy
elled by htt-'h evploslves and Kas. It otlirr bf()s t0 ,i.,t,.-aUiHtiee for a tlm
a place of some size, where the llrlllsh tl,i (,, ,.,,. to a romplctn block
-t-d to have a corps headquarters and This was lion military men sized u
imlnlKitniiM- fiillees. Iiui for Hie ljst ' tile rirosiifcts today 111 the wnke of new
that bombs WCie "dropped by dfr-' two weeks ,,r more It has Briidu.illy been '"VvmTriV' !jl Ilnli'lJul't-Illcn
.. , ' i ,ktt,..i ,.i .m,rt,i nn.i.t. tiia itm.' about v Illers-Hreluiineux anu liau tawen
s on the docks nt Zcebrugge. ' fmaslie I and ruined undit the enem. s , ,
... , liri and Is now BCeli as a line of fretted T1 ' ... ,,, .1.. intireiniit ele-
l hits bollix obtained. tt0, ,, brokl,n bu,idInKs on the high ttllVre w.ul .small as far u, f refwrteO. vVas
1 ground above the Konime with clouds of taken us hopeful, though by no means
1. 11. 1 . .. c. . I irllnulEh l'm tlo.-ittnir about It . on. luslve. hnt there wouid not be some
L.-.n. M,r ,3.T.,n experiences of ZTZ1 IZwZ jJ.iV'Thr!.? 'IjDJe'et'ivfer's'-'lire:
those aboard thi", nld ehUl'cr Indlcllve Ulls n definite objeetiic of the enemy, tonneuv, has bee.i taken, but behind that
in ttm laid on ZeebruKKe were ot a 'Including the sroun.i Deonu it. iiuikiiik juare tlie tuiraiu i sucn as 10 hub ...c .
t u . .. .. .,1.. nf .he ' tot.il depth of ndv.in.-c of four or live defenders an advantage, mid unless the ,
Character that recalls stories f the kIometcrB; T, ,ro uou ., to laItp ,, Iec,.dcs too much the Teimm vv II
nval cutting outvot films and fortreses . v,IUff0 t CBCliy on lho roiul r rol 1 rttid h Is "-' 'ld "retomieux
InpaMdavs The Vindictive Is no small ' Vlllers-Uretonneux to Hove-, which Is 1 Amerlinn annv men ur.- illsappcdnlM I
tirr-M hut men who were on board oi the Klver Avie due east of Amiens, that resumption 'of thn l..itile found the
target OUl lllt.ll "O "..r . .. Vlllp.lli..l.iminv lho Anil Ihnnnn lllh. -HI! tl.u ,l,.flv.. tint thev !
say the .is put alongside We eeurubkr ( objective, was the n-ene of some of the , rely so thoroughlv on lieiieral FoUi that ,
mole as ilmugli going to pier In her liormiiiii.' most Important maneuvers In 'be believe he has lome surpilse trat
muie as a a o i,..i,.u f ii-n 1 ii,.., ,i,irin Hi.. eg 111 store which makes an Alllfil ,
own barbur Patties or is." Likewise, during tne . inudVs'tlilo at this moment ,
Men sinli with admiration of tlie battle of the Sonime. It was the aviation S()lnt, nt.prK Suggest that Koch Is de- '
rnn npM ami UlUCli Ol xne CUIUUIII uiiu i iiincr in r . .i.if must in i.imiu. i 'iu.ui- llipriitt'lv emnir inp iciniun ROCtm m .'
olllcers of the Vindictive, who, when the rons, Including the Lafayette Kscadrllle and exhaust himself before any attempt
crurier was under a norm of gunfire Vlllcrs-Hretonneux dominates three whatever at a counter-move is at- J
from the Herman defenses.' went about national loadways leading out like a fan , ""'."A"' ,,., u ,,. ,.rlnir for i
giving orders In the calmest possible toward Amiens. Albeit St. Quentln and V" ?0 " " ."esslvl on !
manner Time and again the old ship Ibe MKewIsc three rallwas lead out (MC M.a(1 ,. vlJilaillv nrdertaken In tin !
was btruek. lis masts and bridge car- like un nprtied fan toward Amiens. Al- ostend and .eebrugge raids. As news I
rled avvav and much damago done to bert Ncsle and Montdldler of this develops it Is ujiparetit that the ,
the UDDOr vvoilsc. but still tho' crew , During the original drive agalnM Hrltish suffered liiiivler casualties than ,
stuck ?o it 'Amiens the Hermans c imaged HO - ,,lr,at, "idlcated but lut I l.ev sue-
siucK 10 11 ..ii., 1 1 nnn m.i irhMi -onnl.'.l ceeded In their obj.Mtne rht results,
For nearly two hours, tho exact time vis 1. n ...11.00 Dm ' ' t,.u,pnn are .nnsideii-d worth th "arrlflce if
Is staled to havo been ono hour and with the thlrt-one divisions l3..,oo" r,mI1ai. ,ianK an, initiative are used,
fifty minutes, the Vindictive was along- 1 mrM engaged nt Armcntieres, leaves the henceforth In a follow-up campaign
side Zifbrugge mole. Fnder these cm- Getm.ins about sixty divisions i.SO.OOa
dltlons. seamen marvel that sho came nien) not vet engaged In the prerent vQfi'g GUftS BUSY
through at all offensive
The Vlndlctlve's casualties wero rather " " AGAINST AMERICANS
severe, mainly because of one unfoi- 1 1 pni 1 Are i,r THICK
tunate shell from a big Oermnn gun iUt,Ultiyt) li 1 UIL,IV
which struck tho mole alongside the
cruiser while a portftm ot't'io landing
party vvas otv deck, ft t
T.fii-v. frnc-mf.ntrt nfublown-uil lnaj.fttir
added to the casualties resulting from
. ... .. a ... !.... ... I'....
OF HA TTLE TEMPEST apYiiM -i:nV.nv v.UleVy".n "the nglon' I
of Toul Is showing somew hat Increased I
,. , , . , ., ... uctlvlty. but the number of shells fall-
Mushliigtnn, Apill .5 , .... American lines Is still below
.1 the men arc
llcl.f ir.n linapti.iiiu t, It. thrt stnrtil . mir.li.ll.
....... , , '',;- ,,..,.. , .., .1,.,
, . enter .. wh of the Sonune .,'""., w.. 1 h.nlt hS
T'i mi ili'il itli tvn Allina flinv nm . 1 ... .. .... in.,.. ..mi.t Uiil.ilAirni
board?- was tho captain' last Inquiry tl.Klll(: ., w llull, ,., (n the Mruggle ' A Herman "taken prisoner east of tho
neior KoiiniK unuj.iraiu inn iiiu.c. ii that li.g.". there, according to adv lees Jieuc mis uieu 01 111s wounu.
was not until given, assurance that - -
everybody who could be expected to re.
turn was on-board that the older to
iteam away vvas given.
Amernbvr of a riestn.yer's crew added
"to tin' story of the Vlndfctlve's exploit
jiiv "Irfterestlng fact. His deMroyer re-
'i shell splinter. .. i
J "Are v'ou sufe al.
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BRITISH WERE PREPARED TO MEET
ATTACK; EXPERIMENT IS BELIEF
March Exports of Meat nnd
Dniry Products Rose to
$111,892,22G
AVHShlnKlnn, April !o.
All enormous Increase In America's
contributions of food to tho civilian
populations of tho Allies Is reported
for March. Statistics for tho month)
mads public by the bureau of forTign '
and iromcstlo. commerce, sliowed exports
of meat and dairy products amounted 1
to JlIl.892.22G. as compared with J5.-
9r.l,12" In February, reprcsentlnfl a gain)
of 168,941,093, and breadsturfs sent,
abroad were worth JC5.295.2T9, which I
was $11,000,000 more than tho prcce.J-
lug month. j
It was in March that the food nd
ministration decided to ask greater
sacrifices from the people, at homo to
relieve distress overseas.
Kxports of cotton nnd mineral oils
decreased during the month, probably to
permit the greater shipment of food
stuffs. In the nine months ended March
11 a total of 3,744.304 balej of cotton
had been sent abroad, compared with
.'.0113,881 bales In the same period last
year. Shipments of mineral oil In the
same periods wero 1.985. 399,209 gal
lons and 2,069,880,268 gallons, respec
tlvelv In nine months, 48.984,492
pounds of cottonseed oil have been ex
ported, less than one-half of the 102,
"17,293 pounds exported In the first
nine months of the last fiscal year
Nino months' exports of breadstuff s
this year have been worth M47.649.385
Th? value laM year was I384.S86.3C9.
Shipments of meat and dairy products
tn nine months have totaled $3S6,380,
777. compared with 5273,113,033 last
year
rc.itl.ui of a board of gi.iln stundnr.K
to be made up of members from each of
the giniii-growlng Slates to pufonn the
gr.ilu-ara.llng duties now cvnisul l.
the Department of Agriculture was
urged before the House Agriculture
Committee by II. N. dwen. of Min
neapolis, editor of a form Journal Mr.
Owen told tho committee the Interests
of tho pioducem wero Ignored and that
farmers objected to having "swivel-chair
tclentlMs" tlx the (.miles.
URGE MOBILIZATION
OF FLY SWATTERS
Statf Board of Health Appeals foi-
Action Now to Circumvent
Swarms Later On
llnrrblnirg, April 25- Dr. U rru.nU.lln
Iloer, Acting State Commission, r of
Health, has calleil upon all boards of
health to undertuke cleaning up work,
so there will be a greater observance
of "i len-up Week." tccently proclaimed
by the Hovernor.
In addition to appealing to Hoards of
Health, the Stafo authorities ale asking
the help of every citizen and nil public
health and municipal agencies, iharl
tabic and philanthropic organizations
and tlie like, suggeMlng communit
efforts.
Attention is called to the impoi lance
ot worklngmen now to head off the hou'-e
fly. The letter to tho boards says that
'If every community In I'cnnsMvani.t
doe.i its part now In the conservation of
child life and Infant' life, much 111:13 hi
don" to offt-et tho tremendous loss 01"
man-power of Ibis State, as Its .'ontrlbu
llmi In making the world Eafe foi diitioc.
r.icj."
An appeal Is made for pioinpt action
and lepurts on what has htctt aicoin-pllshtd.
Le Truppo Italiane ed Inglesi
Respingono Ovunque
i Teutoni
GRAVI PERD1TE NEMICIIE
Gli Italian! Hiuino -Cutturato Parcc-
chic Mitragliatrici c Fucili nel
Scttoro dl Alnno
PublUhM nd Dltrll)Ut"l Under
PKIIM1T No. at
Authorized by tho set of Oetpb;r -.
ItttT on flio nt the rostorflce of 1'hlU
drlnhla. IV.
Uy order of tlm I'rfslilrnt.
as. nunt.KSON. .
Puxtmniter 0nrl
Canove II nenilco fu forzato a rlll
rarsl. lasclando Un ccrto numtro dl
mortf.
Plu' tardl gruppl ostlll avunxarono
verso Monte Kaberlaba, ove furono
resnlntl In dlsordlna dsl nostro luocp
dl fucllerla. . . ,
Un riltro rlparlo nemlco av'snzo'
verso le nostie llneo 11 sud dl fitoc
careddo, ma fu attaccato 0 dlsperso
da fuoco elelle grannie a mano. '
Ncgll aim settorl dol fronte si ver -llco'
attlvlta' dl pattucllc da umbo lo
parti
Ie nostro forzo catlurarono mltra
gllatrlcl e fuclll nel dlstrctto dl Alano.
Quattro aeroplanl nemlcl furono
abbattutl dagll avlatorl Inglcsl.
' Da un comunlcato imbbllcato dal
Iteglo Mltdstero della Marina si rllevh
chc, durante la Btttlninna termlnata col
20 aprllc corrcnte, l'ltalla ha perdutq.
per opera dl sottomarlnl teutonlel n
delle mine, Un vaporo dl plu' dl 1500
tonneltate cd uno dl minor tonncllagro
11 Magglore Uernon Prentice, dl New
York, ha rlcevuto dal (loverun Ititllano
la mcdaglla per I servlzl dp gilcrra. In
conslderazlone deli'orera da lul splegata
neH'organlzznro o dlrlgero il tervlalo
un rlcevlnicnto In ctira della slgnora
Diaz, moglle del generalissimo Itallano.
l.'gll ottenno uno straordlnarlo Succcsso
I che causo' una entuslastlca dlmostra-
zlone all'lndlrlxzo elell'Anierlca, per operu
elcllo scelto uelltorlo. Quando ru rlLlilesto
del pcrche' rlschlava II suo cccezlonale
tulcnto nel scrvlzlo dl nvlazlone, ovo un
p.ccldcnte avrebbe potuto renderlo In
capaco.dl suonare II I0II110 per tulto II
resto della sua ltu, II glov'ane ufllclalo
ilspose: "Seinpllcemente percho' lo non
suono II vlollno cho per volonta' dl
vlnccre la guerra "
BOLSHEVIKI GAIN SUPFOKT
llomn, 2C Aprlle.
Dalle notlzle glunte lalla fronte dl ba'
tagll.i, o da eiu.into e' stato rappoitato
al Mlnlstero della tluerra dal (juartlei
ileneralo Itallano. si rlleva vlo
lcntl combatllmentl tl sonn svolii nel
baclno dl Aslago, ad ocetdento del Hume
Ilrenta.
Dlstaccamentl dl truppe inglesi men-
tro effettuavano delle rlcogni21oni nel
predctto baclno, ilsolutamcnte attacca
rono dlstaccamentl dl ausiro-tedeschi
edio tentavano ostacolarll. N'e stgul un
breve o vlolento combattlmento. durante
II ((tiato II nemlco iubi' consldercvoi.
pcrdlte e fu costrrtto a ltlrars.
Altre cotu-ldeievoll perdite furono 111
flllte nl nemlco dallo truppe italiane
lungo le llnee presso Canove. ove t
t.utotil nella loro fiettolosa litlrata'
latclarono 11 terieno seinlnato dl morti
I'n altro teutntlvu si veiltleo' plu ,
tardl. dopo la precedente azlom. da parte
di gruppl neml.'l che uianzaiom. verso
.Meiuto Knberlabn, ma michc iul' l'av
vers.irlo tu costretlo a iltltaisl In ills-1
ordlne ill fronte al inlcldlale fuoco di
fu.'llirla ibgll Italian!.
I'n forte rlparto ni-mlco nttaccp' l
pnslzlonl italiane 11 sud dl Stoccareddo 1
U'ord-ove.st dl Valstagna), ma pronta-,
mente nlfroiitato da rlp.irtl dl truppe I
Itallano fu da ipiestl resplnto niedlanto
I'uni dl grannie a mano
Durante alcuno opcrazlotil effettuate ,
dal llpartl Italian! d'lnctirslone. nel s(.t-'
tcro dl Alano, furono catturafo liarec-
cilo mltragllatrlcl n un rllcvante nu-'
tnero dl fuclll.
(Ill avlatorl Ingles! fiiroiij atllvlsslml
e durante la glnrnata dl let I 1'altto rlu-1
srlrono ad abbattere Uattro aeroplanl
nemlcl. I
l.ungo tutlo II rlnmnento delta fioiilej
c.'l batlaglla si c' verlfleata una rl
marrhevole attlvlta" di pattuglle, da '
ninbo lo parti. ',
Ucco 11 testo del comunlcato ulHelale
pubbllcato, lerl, dal MlnUtcro della
Uuerra In Ilnnia '
Nel baclno ill Aslapo rlpartl dl
truppo Inglesi. In ilcngnlrlone, haiitio 1
attnccat.i dlstaccamentl ne.'.ilil chc
tentavano dl opporsl ad essl
Iiin.inzi alle nostie llneo pres.-o
Taft Visit City
asJjoaiiI008$
Continue! from Pure One '
not already done so, and 11,.. .1 "
who have subscribed on th. Ltkc
payment nlan will go tS lhS,PSr,tafc '
Krlday nfternoon and maks Vs.kltt'
ment which will enabls m ?. MM
their subscriptions u' to "M
Orranlwd I.W,or lnTr
ratrlotlsm of organized labor l ,J
present drive Is being demonVtr.. J
nn unmistakable n.nner.2rtEJ ?
reports that have reached hZlt"'
Not only nre local unions lnv.,u "ert
their tivnllahle funds n bondi hf
strongest possible pressure 1. v P
brought to bear on Individual ",!'
to Induce them to subscribe, to tl,. 1 '
Tho workman who refur,,
bonds is regarded asa "slacker'. tJS
fillows and is e.striuilzed "Duv . '
out" Is the sloffnn .,f ii. ..TUJr W
are giving away in 0110 Instance uftcr 1 hi tho big factories nmn.. tH. 5iTe"l
dello ambulanze dcjla Cioce Hoxsa Amer- another Illver. and a number of inniai,.! J'"
icana nl fronte Itallano. Some time ago striking Government , heen reported where the "bond 1.1. r M
Jlr. Albert Spalding ell New York, una uanK empiojca resunieu wora uen- pas been forced to look for n.i. ,
where by reason of lho fact thi ,f
olhcr workmen a' the plant will v. '
nothing to do with him ' U,
Bourgeois Opposition to Russian
Government Is Dyinp; Out
Mo.cnw, April 2B. Opposition to tho
Dolshcvlkl Oovernincnt among the bour
geois ilasscs In. Ilussla Is gradually
dying out. The opposing elements,
realizing the futility of their attitude
Gen-
luocotenente In scrvlzlo nel Corpo dl crals and admirals aro in the uovern-
Ailazlono degll Slatl t'nltl. ha suonato ment service Many otneers nro enlist
col vlollno sccltl pezzl dl muelca durunte ing as Instructors In tho army.
0
f-rpj
Engagement
Rings
Carefully selected
iimondi of inpenor
quttiljr
Mounted in a distinctive tljle
$50 to $600
C. R. Smith & Son
Market St. at 18th
i
M Market St. at 18th
PrZT- Til .rr
welvcu signals from the cruiser to show L d Times-Public Ledger Service at 3 o'clock 111 the mointiiK and c.n-
tho was out "As vvc were rattling away, -""uu" i,s, '.,,,,", , tinned with irieit intensity fur four
u.l,l.l tlm uoiiiim 'lln- i.l.l 'imllftli. ' Ulutwlil. 131". I'K I'uhtli l.idllriLo. llllUe.l Willi Ml.ll luiuiai.j iiti .uu.
added the seaman, uu- old Vlndlctlv, " " hours when the attack was delivered
came past us with a rush, sending out Hritthh Headquarters, April 2o. shoitly bvfuie 7 o'clock. On the center
flames ft .mi the funnels twelve fret high g fiithtinir has been (joing on and the Krenrh 1 ight wing the attack
und giving her best Imitation of a battle. -verc iikihi"K "cc" b'"b " immediately and complttely rc-
crulser They must Jiavo been sjoklng south of the River Somine, vhere .us0lj tnu i,MSes inillcted by tho
her like blazes," was his Cheery com-j ti,c (jerrnans yesterday morning. Kmicli. especially in the llangard
lc," , .' . . . with ibro,. t.n.I norhins ninro eli- aiea. being. It is bellev cd, vrr heav.v.
sunhomAre chfersd -with three and perhaps more in- n tho orth the tjerman guards huc-
AiioUif' 130 mn- the Iloyal marines visions, attacked the British and ..ceded in iorclng an entrance. Into
and saiiois in "the lauding party, have French positions on a flout extend- VIUers-HreUmneux nnd In pushing oi
been brought to Mover They wero en- ... j,.,, . . the south side of tho vllluge in tho
thuslastlcally cheered by crews of the ing from above Villers-Bretoniicux to (ll.cCt011 f cachv.
.warships as boats conveyed them ashore. Hangard. I Tlie object of the enemy vvus to get
These men stated that they were In the ,, . . . , . attemnt "e" be'oni1 VUlerH-lIiotoniieus and to
O-Jtend landing party, and were inttstled 1,lls ,s tl,e nlUsl -elIOUS -"empi MtallU!)h ,ms(if ulonir the C.ich-
they had done a good deal of damage, to hammer their way through to Kouilioy road.
nlthough their own losses were heavj. Amieiis on this line that the Ger- TI10 first attack heems to have been
Th-y were in the brightest spirits. Amiens, on 1111 line mat wie uer off qJ t)(j )me
Although the weather for m'les out mans nave made in some time. in the morning the Hermans succeeded
In the hannel at the time of tho action At ,,.,, .., ,..., r.,,nr.f kr.e.ns In getting u footing In the village.
?.1 .I"' 'i ,o M.ifin.,.,,AJn .iL";1 l"e niade progress only at Vlllers- Ono of tljo most interesting features
KretomifUli. There It has been " upeiauon is im.i 101 mc ...i
"07"HEN you need new shoes, yet don't want to pay
' more than five dollars, you want the most to be had
in shoes for that money. There is a Walk-Over Shoe for
five dollars that it will pay you to see,
Walk-Over Shoes have a reputation for exceptional qual
ity, service, and value. Walk-Over Economy Shoes at five
dollars uphold that reputation. These shoes don't make
much money for us but they do make many
friends and customers.
Walk-Over Shoes are manufactured atCompello.
Brockton, Mass., are sold in all the important
towns and cities of the world, and theAvoridover
bear the same trade-mark,
A complete line of shoes at $6, $7, and $8.
Economy lines at $5. Special lines, $9 to $12.-
The Walk-Over Shops
1022 Chestnut St. 1228 Market St.
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drizzling rain ill the vicinity of ustend.
This taused uncertainly as to vyheth-r ,"Eed land tho lighting Is still Bolnic . tlm " i ieiiorte.1 three nermau tunks
what was achieved toward blocking the '' " u, l ,,,'j", the IJHtHi ! f'lP'' i" "ctlon. although no de-
ha!n0rregaar"d '"thf " otTduud the " agaY ..!, c.ng the enetny bac'l!!''1' ' tall- an, available beyond the fact they
in regaru to me Mnowe ciouua. the " were reported seen In the road some-
Hrili-li Were Ready
whine between Cachy and Hangard.
The Ilrltlsh weio quite piepared for ,. ' "' . f T ine maKK was- m.iuo in
DUIIILJClll Ciss," t - .UU'" 111 'll'"l'
, although making it almost Impos. an atacK in tills region i ne i.ei nan . - ";";: ": -',, ,' ,
for aerinau gunners to distinguish divisions In the line in tno v lliers- bom,Mr.,mpll. ....,... nf ,ltl,lt,i on
Idual ships and make targets of JJietonne-uji area until April .u were ,.lan(i SC!ai,. this is so far fi.mi
The firing of the-' Herman bat. the Ninth Huvnrlan Jtcscrve. the Sev LitLa?..iS..V."....ih...'... .,..'"-
uunh ivttii.v .1 laiuu utfvi.iui. in. il uiii'
men consider there are disadvantages as
well as advantages in thefee, as volumes
of smoke give away the iKjsltlon of th?
. fleet,
Bible
Jnldvl
them.
tencs was cxieeums.y neavy. tne men -ievii.n, wiuvi. u "'assumes It to be moic or less ex
stated, both at Zeebrugge and Ostend. esiphallans und Uhlnelanders, and ,)erimental to bo exploited it it meet
They seemed generally surprlhetl the at- the Thirteenth Division, from tlm . success The eneniv has nleniy of
tacking Heet did not sustain more south. The Fourth Ciuards, however. ' troops on hand to throw In If the pros
damage I wero put In for tho attack on Vlllers- , ectH heen, t0 warrant their use.
They consider the shooting of the Hretonneux Itself after having had u ' KUewherc on the front the modllied
Hermans rather wild. as. in bplto of all fortnight's rest, so they are falrlj I eiulct continues. The heavy shelling m
precautions, good targets were at times fresh, although It Is the third time the .Mervllle.St.Vcnunt icglon cail.v
afforded b.v several of tho ships. they have been in battle blnco March I this morning seems to have been fol'-
Many were rescued in only shirts und 21. I lowed by no Infantry notion. An at-
trousers from engine rejoins and stoke- ..,.. it,i, ...i,,.,,.. wm. rv tempt to rush our positions north of
holds They were roughly fitted out lle,n o"il.nlMieiit Willi t.as , Albert vns crushed bv our rllle lire
with ans thing which came to hand. The attach was preceded by a very . At I'ugnut wood ion the Ui Risheo
They were cheety as crickets and vlgo- heavy bombardment, In which a gieat L'anal In Klundeis) we advanced our
orotisb answered the cheers ot tin Mantlty of gas was used. It began Uno u tillle.
townspeople.
Superb Georgette Crepe $
$8 Blouse at Our Price of
V-'Jt'W
ith contrasting new toll ce.Hai,
rn-ba. li cuffs, tie and handsomeh
ad. si lauke this blouie origination so ad.'i'ablu
-o --inart It comes In everv pretty shade.
This Is just one. mind 5011, of the symphonies
in design ami color wimn we nave
treated this season. We are dally
i celv Ing rwwv styles, Incorporating
the latest effects Xo shop can show
you smarter blouses, and 110 other
hop can sell $5 to $10 $0 ,V ?e
blouses at our pi Ices of O O
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BLOUSE, SHOP I
1208 CHESTNUT STREET
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AMERICA'5 LEADER
Ofllcrr. Tell -tory
Tho most connei'ted account of the
Zeebruggc undertaking was given me
by two surviving officers; "Wevvvere on
board the Vindictive. In accordance with
the plan, we approached undir cover of
our smoke clouds. All vessels, large and
small, took part In this Ingenious de
vice, tho smaller craft letting out as
much smoko ns their larger consorts. In
fact, there was a veritable blanket of
smoke stretching from Zeebruggo to
-Ostend, a black Impenetrable wall of
smoke which completely deceived the
Hun for a time, but, when he discovered
what we were about, h put up star shells.
Wo had no alternative .hetr but gcr
ahead. We steamed through the smoke
screen and then we caught hell. There
ts no other word for It.
"All ou men were on deck and Ger-
. -nans shelled the Vindictive without ces-
atlon for twenty minutes. Despite the
terrific fire, wo carried on, but when we
cot alongside the mole we found, out
of fourteen gangways which we had
on board, only two were of any use. AH
.fth remainder were shot away. There
1 is no help but for our storming party
to land by these two gangways, damaged
as the. were. With 'Over you go. Hoy-
als' our men effected a landing on the
first ledge of tlie. mole, but we - lost
heavily In the proce. for the shell fire
directed against us was terrible.
On reaching the first ledge,, we had
another drop of tWfoty fciet before wo
Aetiulel gt to grips with the ertemy. To
make matters worte, it was raining
vlwavily all the time I'ndaunted, we
1 lowered ourselves by means of rope
ladders. Three Hun destroyers lay
Alongside the other side of, the mole, and
U tares kept firing, at. the Vlqdlgtlvs.at
..'tlosu ranre, lo it Ui-am'c necessary to
"-, deuce tbeui first
5 I'Vom these boats German tailors came
rsnnlng to sltacx us. but, wmi enters.
tsun charged, villa w more man
rip a space-, w
rh!c
FINE SILVER FOX FURS
AT ST. LOUIS SALE
Pelts Known as "Jewel" Skins
Bring High Prices at
St. Louis
I ' , hi. Loula, .Mo., April 25.
j The selling at the International fur
sale at Xuneten Brothers' (So. was con
fined to 1200 large and well-matched
' silver fox sklna. The silver fox Is
known among fur dealers as ono of tho
I "Jewel" furs. During the first four
hours of the sale less desirable ktnn
I brought more than JITS. 000. At the
.afternoon session Bales totaled Jl",00p.
I Silver fox fresh skins have advanced
, SO per cent over the prices paid In
I January Stale skins of the same kind
I hav'e risen 20 per cent. The top price
I of the day was J1B00 for a matched
pair. The medium grades ranged from
I 12MJ to (900. Hunches ot scraps of
silver ox. collected In the shinning
1 brought from SIS to 2S.
I Klght leading Fifth avenue establish
(menta M-nt buyers here for this sals
alone. J'arls and London buyers, who
I did not send representatives, placed bids
' through brokers In St. Louis, it was
said on the exchange All large New
I York leading dressmakers placed bids.
I One of the foremost buyers at the
salo vvas Mrs, I'erry Hiwrllng, of New
York who Is the only woman buyer ot
raw furs on the exchange. Mrs. Sper
ling has attended all of the recent Fun.
stem sales. She bought heavily in Tues
day's sale of Government realaklns.
Much comment among buyers Is given
tlie war trade board's embargo on ship
ments pf fur. The sJt ruling received
Change bars owy Itussis, Eitie-
.Pny niasBS ao.i noun
MORE COItN, LESS 'SPUDS,'
CROP OUTLOOK IN N. J. ,
Peaches Partly Killed, but Other
Fruits Will Be Abundant, U.
S. Synopsis Indicates
Trenton, X, .1.. April 25 While plant
ing by South Jersey farmers Is almost
completed, less preparation Is being
made for the potuto crop this 5 car than
lost, according to a synopsis of the
weather and crop conditions In the
State for the week ending Tuesday, hb
Issued from the Weather Uureau ot the
United States .Department o( Agriculture.
ix aiso snows mat mere will ho 11
larger corn acreage, the planting of
which will soon begin. Strawberries,
neaihes and cherries sre In heavy bloom
In the South JerFey sections hut peaches
are somewhat killed In the northern
parts, It Is stated.
It Is also announced In the synopsis
that asparagus cutting Is somewhat In
advance of the average, and general con
ditions applying to truck are favorable.
The report continues by saying that
In the northwestern part of New Jersey
the sowing of oats continues- an'd In tho
southern parts the crop Is coming up and
Ipoklng well, while rye and wheat have
Improved considerably from early doubt
ful appearances. TJie weather the first
of the week was mild and sunny and
was greatly In excess of.the normal tent,
perature, which tendeit to- restore, the
normal warmth to the ground which had
been greatly reduced hy the snow and
sleet of the previous week, so the
synopsis states, while It Is stated In
conclusion that ample rain fell on ono
of the days for all requirements, and
with warm and sunny days to come con
ditions for form work and crop growth
Will be Ideal. p . ( '
Convict Food Profiteer
N'nrrlnlown, In April, IS The first
violator of the food laws In Montgomery
County had a hearing before Food Ad
ministrator Hover in Norrlstown. Frank
Flatensky, proprietor of a bakery In Oon
fciHlws to clog his store for pJty- '
Jam'
SHOE LACES (SSM
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l nltfU l,ur uii'l Itrulil Mrc to. t m
OrlfflnulorH -nd Sole Maiuifaeturrrsi VL BKt
Auburn, rro.lderuc. It. I. u KFm
LOOK ON THE WRAPPER TQR$elJ&ttf M
arc furnished as standard equipment
by many makers of liich-Krade shoes.
THEY KNOW THE "TIP
THAT CAN'T PULL OFF"
You can get Headed T'ps
At Shoe Stores and
Bootblacks
BUY BONDS . ... THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
BONW1T TELLER &XQ
cZfie (Specialty '(tyicpOrioMicfid
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
Will Hold Today (Thursday)
Their Sale of
Women's Tailleur Suits
Comprising 530 Pieces at Very Special Prices
The most fashionable Silhouettes of the season featuring the most successful types rept
ductions of the Paris Couturieres, as well as exclusive Bonwit Teller & Co. Originattopi
Heretofore Sold at from $75.00 to $167.50
WILL BE CLOSED OUT AT
$35.00 and $50.00
n , Gives you the utmost in luxury,
JTciUItlCSS comfort and service because into it is
RpddinO" put lc utmost 'n quality-materials,
" and constructive skill. Is it wise,
especially in these days, to choose any of less value?
Dougherty's Faultless
English Down Furniture
Davenports, Chaises Longuos, Boudoir Chairs, Wing
Chairs, Fireside and Slipper Chairs. We produce them only
to your special order. Coverings to be selected from our
superb variety of exclusive velours, velvets, tapestries,
damasks and linens.
UUAUTIFUL. LINK Ol' l'JiUIOIl WOOD IIEDSTISADB
Dougherty's Faultless Bedding
Hair Mattresses. Box Springs. Bedsteads.
1S32 CHESTNUT STREET
(32)
(23)
(21)
(11)
(21)
(17)
(15)
(14)
Heretofore NOW
Handsome Tricotine
Suits ,in the Newest
Shades of Beige and Tan $85.00 $35.00
Check Suits $65.00 and 75.00 35.00
Tricotine Suits 75.00 35.00
Eton and Bolero Suits,. 69.50 35.00
Braid Bound Suits 75.00 35.00
Dressy Tailleur Models 85.00 35.00
Gabardine and Poiret
Twill Suits 69.50 35.00
Smart Black Suits..,. 85.00 35.00
(5)
(2)
(D
(6)
(36)
(22)
Heretofore NOfi
Handsome Tricot Model
Suits $150.00
"La Jerz" Costume Suits 1 25.00
Combination Slip-Over
Suit 167.50
(15) Tricotine Suits 110.00
(8) Satin and Serge Combin
ation Suit oa.uu
Covert Cloth Suits... 110.00
Custom Tailored Suits 98.50
Advanced Model Suits
in Beige and Rookie. 95.00
50.00
cnt(
50,00
50.00
50.00
50.04
50,00
i
50.00
. I
we re up
to
830.50
316 Snort and Seml-Dreji
Suits m a vtrtnty of Stun
nine Models Out on Swag,
ger English Hnesi-Showln
newest detail in pockets,
belts and collars. All
shades and sizes are Includ
ed la this lot ,..,..
Now
$25.00
wero up
to
819.50
165 Women's Suits compris
ing ttw Season's most de
sirable fashions in flare,
ripple, and the more con
servative belted and Man
Tailor effects. Serge, Gab.
ardlne and Poiret-iwiU in
block, navy, tan. Black and
white checks and stripes in
navy and black.
Now
$28.00,
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Note-While the range of sizes is complete from 34 to 48, we would suggest early shopp
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?:t&;t !ULa??r cpnvknfetice, upon requett, purchases will be charged on Jun bill
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