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1?E DISPATCHES FROM THE WAR FRONTS VIVIDLY PORTRAYING GREAT WORLD EVENTS
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TRIUMPH
LLOYD GEORGE
Gaine Derides Propli-
' ecy That Irish Policy
Will Cause Fall
v
IED NATION'S SOUL"
fi
ller's Enemies Arc Com-
red to Those of Washing
ton, Pitt and Lincoln
n tt at t n i ivr
V:. uy u."iiij vi wnr.
9fficiel Cable to filming Public Ledger
&CPVTioht, i)l$, lyXtvi York Times Co.
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Z. ItHiA ... .... .1. . .. ..iLH ll.nl
j' ;" I'lwiMiuin ui uuujn niu cdjini; m.i,
Hwr Lloyd Gcorso Goscrnment Is up
"irskchlntr Its linur of dentine- If it
through the next tew weeks. It
unle tlio war, but a considerable
rfcdyi of the lcorousIy cncricetla and
kTihemently ocal persons In rarlUmcnt
f. Aid the press hie decided that It shall
VJIve. They arc not Nationalists, nor
Unionists, but disaffected Liberal ho
re follower? of the last admlnlstra-
Bji.twpVgorin. urn.
BfjjThe Irish question Is to bo thi cause.
BJM th collnpic. the new Home rtule
Vgl&, whatexer It may be, will fall.
f Ob Goernment will rel(tn, nr other
WOVtrnment will be possible under the
wrtttnt Parliament, there will be
ally military recline; that some of them
In earlier ears and In other spheres
hae drawn the Huord against the will
of the people or threatened to draw It !
that thin bias In faur of a doitrlne of
force has been the principal causo of the
alienation from the (loxernment of the
Iabor party and one of the lamo and
llng excused for the) manifest farre of
the proceedings at Uretl.llosk, which
led to the Itusslan peace
rinally. It will be said that his alliance
with that part of the personnel of his
Immediate adWsors who r barged
with Imperialistic bias, as well n with'
some or rus more prominent supporters
In the pres, hax been a necessity of his
nnsmon as a leaner with n xast follow
ing and jet no party, nn Inevitable sequel
iu mo circumstances under which he
tool, and holds office: that ho full well I
linows that a mnlltlon so Inharmonious'
.an onlv lat ns long as It Is In tho In- '
tercstof boih parties to milntaln It. nnd
that each side In the meantime, wlthmtt
loe or a pretense of fidelity. Is franklv
using the other for the carrying out of
Its will.
It max- lo white truth or black lie
but. whether truth or lie. can It be tald I
to bo Interfering with tho work of the
war'
it cannot In truth and Jutlco be sild f
to bo doing so
1'remler 'Tired Ibr Milan's Soul."
What, then, will the charges men
and whit will they come to-' Thev will
mean that the I'llmn Minister partlj
as i le-uler and pirtlv as a man, has I
awakened during the lact xenr and a
half of olDce u ertaln bod of nitlxc
and Intenselj vocal person il Imstllltx
but that nothing he his done and noth- I
Ing lie mglected to do, bowcxer It m.ij
hixo offended against pirty or IVirllii
ment. cm bx the light of an known
fact or natural Inference bo thought to
luivo Injured Mm nation In the onlv In
t rest thai matters now, the pro"ecu-1
Hon of the war On th contrurx It Is
admittedly be.xond the , quialinn of
reasonable minds that In loncretf and
m iterlit things, as well as In the higher
'things of spirit, the Prime Minister Ins
RUSSIAN OUTLOOK
BLACK TO ALLIES
Rcturnc d Officials Sec
Little Hope in Mujiks'
"Murder Spree"'
GERMANS FIND TROUBLE
A LITTLE MUD HOME ON THE WEST
Can't Control Anarchy, httt
Scrk to Spread It Into
Entente Countries
n CHARLES II. C.nASTV
Special Cnhlr tn 1a ruing Public Ledger I
Corvrlaht lilt bj lie . en. X oil. Time, fn '
, rut-In. Max- f
inwlp of Internal cnnltlons in Uus.
I i Is brought to 1'nrls bv ofncials Iden
tified with Allied Interests In I'etrograd
and now arriving home ifier n dinkuH
mm rouninnoiit journev The leports
are xerx- dlscoiirnglng tn nil partliulars,
MVe one. H Is ngree that Uermanx
Is haxlng nnd will continue to luxe dlf
nmltj In laiiltallzlng her Itusflati sue
Lees There are supposed to lie t -,0 100
f?ertllltl lirllnnn.ii In Tii0l. t. I...
fnrmaiits six Hut Germany villi do well I
to gt in pop ri nt of them back undei J
&llML-Rnd iaxo ntxer been faithful to1 , ', . ' '!"t '" " rho prisoners .ire p irtliipatlng i
LlSWesent one toil..ixn Injured Mm nation In the onlv In- ,c B,ncfal pKnW. ot , ,nuik ,,.!
I?"Vre5enl One. Itirct llml matters nnw Ih tirnwisfii. .,.. .. 1.1-t. ' ... ,. ....
ni.-m iiii:ii ioillillrs flu Iier Itllt Ol
the rtuslan iiopulatlon Tin re Is noi
tio'lblIltv whatexer of orginlzltig P.us
Klau soldiers Into Herman mlllt.ii units
Tin re Is some comfort for the .Miles
In the dltllellltles now helm- rnrounlired
nerl election and'then nobody seems'1" ,d,e l"rienc contributions to the im- In ftusslu bv the scheming Ueriinn- '
W know what xvlll happen then n' i" """ ""' " ";" '" ullltl xveriicic, mo niicr aro empiu)iiiK a
TThB prophets of doom may be right, mian nus so nnn inn unions "" or so leuseicss propiganui, ntul in lertain
niifiibiiiMivu me inu-.io ui il- iiiiiine, oiner uireciions mex may ne nine, to
arm accomplish results Thej are uilng HoN
It Is difficult to think of the list shexlsm to Introduce anarchy Into the
,tk excuse for the struggle, but It can-! three and a half lears of the countrx Allied countries by sulitcrrinein streams
JMt be the battlefield. The disaffected without thinking of him It xvlll beivvhlih piss through neutrnl territory
hut in ffitnc BAmu fprtntn If tbn
&t Oovernment Is td fight for Its life dur-
mg the next few weeks, Ireland may bo
.,tlv excuse for the struggle, but It can-
j'JJIkerals of the late administration will
"mm. challenge Home ltuie. They are
PvfMrtdy committed to It. Neither will
, may conaemn mo conscription oi ne-
-tttid. The feeling of Hngland, ScotHnd
M wales is too strong and deep ror
(jmm. No nngllsh, Welsh or .Scottish
ft liberal will be, so bold as to question
! tl sole right of the lanplre to control
J lmncrlal Issues No candidate outside
.f Ireland who xalues his seat or event
IL.WB safety will dare bv any Jugglery of
rtnclpie with expeulencj to m-xue com-
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"OUR SOLDIERS
STAND THE GAFF"
U. S. Officer Thus Describes
Conduct of Men in Big
Battle
FRENCH PRESAGES
FIRM IRISH POLICY
New Lord Lieutenant to
Enforce Conscription
Measure
WORK LIKE VETERANS
Hy CHARLES n. CIUSTY ,
Special Cable to Etcning Public Ledger
rfTopvrtohf. lilt, tu Cie "'" 'k "imrj Co.
1'aris, May G.
An offlccr from our dlxlslott In tho
Trench lino southeast of Amiens. In
Paris, for ono day, came into tho niU
Hotel for luncheon today nnd gaxe mo
a cheering nccount of how the Ameri
cans nro sizing up In fast company.
He summed it up In good Amcrlcancsc
'Our men nre standing tho Ban."
They soon dlscoxcred, he Hrfld, Unit
what they thought xvus xxar down on
the old section xxas not xxar nt till
compared xvlth tho furnace on 1 rltzs
HOME RULE IS CRUX
Impossible to tell the story of these
dajs of dread and darkness without
the mine of I.lojd George being xelned
through and through it hlns and short
comings there max" haxp been, but
whether .it the held of iiffalrs ut hold
ing a loner place, the present I'rlme
Minister h is been a leader and an In
splier of tho nation since the first dsxs
of the xvar, and It seems as sure as that
the tun will rlso to morrow tint,
whether In office ol out of it ho xvlll be
a leader nnd an In-pirei of the nation
tn cause wiui ine siiraicm. .v pr.esi- . . . .
moa. outside of tho irisn iriestnooa. -hrfnr. ,. .i10 .nonlo t illt of
'" ". -, , ". . ,. . 'i inerelore. xvnen mc ikuimu n
lourago their W' Lolble ihangc of aovernment
J.16'!1 .,?ihe,', . r'lS '."h:C'S xvarn them to take are. tint Inf.
This Influence Is xerv subtle and Inrrt
to combat Prance Is eonstitrtly sub
jectid to it but the fine morale ( xlstlng
here has shown no coiitimliiition.
Cerninns del Atarihlps
Oerminy is said to luxe got less war
mtterlal in Husla thin is commonly i
supposed owing lnalnlx to Jtulm
xvate improxlifeiicn and grift thiough
..i,.i. .,.. . il r...iiLli.il l. flu At
11. s wero dlsslpited before lierm inv Washington Thev regud as 'hllda
ionic! git them One Hem regnuaui ,,idx all iniumi. "'",'"," , i
large is tw.nty excellent levtrox rs, iinl-liclK cicnume, aim i..-.-.-. .. .i ..
i.itrn .ewspurr union.
Willi "mini lo the rllit o." Iliem ami mini to llie left of lliem," thce
jnung Anient an solilier on the wrtcrn front still find inurli in life to
smile about, while llicir ininrailcs are cnjoxiiiR llieir morning "wash-up
a hit further link in the Irene li
the American ISed i'ro smut optimistic
initlcr about the .Soviets action In Mos.
ci w. of which Hasnintid KohblnH was tin
author 'I lie nutlioritles iibnxo (pioteil
hold tho positive opinion tint thos(
xlcxvs nro too meite ii ml ileprecl ite
,i. ,.oti.ht nnmreiittv given them In
i..c 11 ilillxlng bv Aniirii i
lm.il. nlrnllllis. HIU llli
AUSTRIA PREPARING
TO SUPPRESS SLAVS
fuxorlto fiont Tho Americana liuxe
settled to their xxork llko xeternns.
They go about it quietly nnd sobcrlx.
Although brandv Is obtainable In the
Trench x. Mages, our hos do not seem
to xxant to drink, they hao excite
ment enough. They are steady under
shellflrc, cry reidv xx th their lines,
and haxe learned to hide in n rabbit
xxnncn if a shell hole Is not axnllable
llverxbody Is surprised to sco the
Americans so entltely amenable to
discipline, theli temperament having
been heretofore rated lebelllous. Thev
nro heroic under suigery. The oillcer
described thl scene that occurred In
a hospital iccentlx The surgeon xvus
opeiatlng on .t hultet xxound In the
scilp, using no unesthetlc. After u
few minutes the pitlent quietly le
mnrkeil: , , 1
' feax-, doc. aie volt through up
theie" 1'xe got iinothei in my thigh "
It was liue. though the surgeon had
not known theie xxas n second xxound I
Tho lrcncli aie taxing cue oi mis
putlculir dlxlslon, including food.
While the Mildleis miss theli xxullles
hitter cakes, pie and other peculiaily
American dishes, they know tho in
tuip of the emergency nnd take cvety
thing philosophlcnll.
'Theie Is a quillty that pisses cur
ipnt In mix countrv and In nil ili-
Irfinilon. May 6.
The Dillv Telegraph'n parliamen
ts y correaponcTent. commenting on
the appointment of Tit Id Marshal Vis
count 1'iench us Lord I.leutcnint of
Ireland Haxs'
"Kleld Marshal Trench's appoint
ment means thut the CJoxernmcnt xxlll
now pursue the strong nnd firm Irish
policy which It rocently announced
to I'arllnmcnt, offprlng homo rulo
llrst nnd then lulling upon It eland to
do Its duty in the xvar. Conscription
has already been eMcnded to Itelmd
hy law. hut the lixv xvlll not he rn-
foiced bv nn order In council until
the home uilc bill also Ilmls Its xvny
to the statute book.
"The meisure xxlll be completed this
xxeek nnd Introduced in the House of
Commons earlv next week. The C!ox
eminent Intends (o press It forward
xxlth lgor nnd to stake Its clstcncc
on Its pissing"
Tlcld Maishal Tiench. though born
In Knglind. comes of an Irish famllv
and Is n knight of the Most Illustrious
AMERICAN ARTILLERIST
WINGS GERMAN PLANE
Pot fcliot ,I'orrei Uochc to Kelurn to
Own l.Incj anil
Descend
SprcisI Cable to Ihening Public Ledger
Corirlght, lilt, bv the A'cio York Time Co.
Mlth the American ArmT tn Franee.
May C An American nrtllerjman ac
complished tho feat of bringing down a
borne airman with a pot shot from a,
sexentx-flxo gun A Herman nier just
after midday started oxer our lines on
the Toul front. At the moment no Amer
ican nicrn wero In sight. Thcro was
bright sunshine, and the boche xvas fly
ing at an altltudo of about 3000 feet
when the gunner saw him.
.lust after tho firing started the bocho
turned suddenly and wended his crippled
way Just back of tho Herman lines Ob
serxera saw him taken from hia machine
hv his comndes It is rare that the ar
tlllerx. brings down an airplane on tho
front lines
The encmv axlators haxe recently been
slaxlng well oxer their own lines, their
last three nights hax Ing taken place
there. Todax, In perfect weather condl.
tlons, they haxo tried sexeral sorties for
obverxatlon. but ran away from several
I Inv nations to light.
i
3 Million
Cold Feet
Order of St Patrick He succeeds us
VIcerov Itiron Wlmborne. who xx.isnp-1 KxrprV third fntttilv of the
pointed Lot il I.ieutenmt In 1915, Cr) llliru l.tlllliy ui i no
serxlng to Mux. 1916. and wis lcip. 1 nillllOll WIIO rCUfJ 11115
pointed the following August, after ,. . . ....
the Dublin lexolt. In connection xxlth Delineator DUyS a llOt-Watei
that upilslng. Lord AVImborno gaxelj -ffi norli vetr Fnur ntlfl
testimony hcfoie the inxestlgatlng OOttlt CaCll Car, rOlirailU
commission, xxhlch later absolved him n hnlf nonnli nine feet tf)
fiom lesponslbiutv for the outbreak..'1 ",au r,v-uF,v- """' ""tl
Like most of his predecessors In tho
ofllcc, Lord Wlmboine had little or no
connection xvlth Irelind before his ap
pointment as Lord Lieutenant.
RED FLAG STARTS RIOT
a tamny, a loiai or inrcc
million cold feet for manu
facturers of hot-water bottles
to cater to. The great
De ineator audience or a
London SorWUu Def Honie Secretary milIjon prosperous families
i onuon. "mv ''-Ahho'ch Home I buy vast quantities of house-
ri'i n 1 cn' : ... cutnstiinces " icmirkcd tho oillcer,
Three Ciiliinct Oflicci .r Resign r.u;;dM0V1.f.0,diCrs haxe it. it is com
-will en
,tht xvhll
MMt fight and die. Irish subjects may
Teaiat and lixe.
f$jti Clire Agalntt the Tremler
.ilvhere. then, if not oxer Ireland, will
N.tlw battle haxe to be fought? If the
nUmrnment has to go to the country
SWar the body of tho I'rlme Minister hlm-
l and his alleged sins anu snort
Rings In the prosecution of the xvar.
i sins and shortcomings, though
be many and however unwelcome
I task. It seems to be the dutx of such
those who bcllex'c the present I'rlme
later to be the, only possible J'llme
sister under the existing conditions
the only t,tate(man In this country
i commands at once tne sympathy or
ijorlty of our own people and the
dence of thepeoplo and uoxern-
Bta of our allies, to make full und
nk summary In advance of the
that are certain to he made
down to the day of pcice ,ullt or being built on the lialtlc. vvhlch Allies should gi isp the nettle in
Therefore, when the people t ill of f "u"lt, UM f forfinniIecHiess might have k,berla. The Ainerl.an imtlmd of del
possible ihangc of Uoxeriirnent. le us am" ' 'which arc now falling into ,R with the sltuitlm, In tint coui.tn
xvarn them to take c are tint before thev , Jn-" " ' " u, to,,P4,rv .inhuris-liig to lapan
crx. -ThP King is dead" h '" ' ' '"a , folmvlng significant facts are , ,1(rP ,,e American l.itirmlt of pollcx
a position to ndd, 'Long llxe the King J 0t, . showing KusIan conditions, ins, It Is stated, prndmed. unhappllj,
Astalled a I Incoln ni
,na now as to the merits of the
charges against Lloxd George In what
way do they differ from the charges
which haxe been made in the past and
In nearly exery countrv against ine
statesmen xvho haxe conducted the af
fairs of nations In the period or war;
Of such kind were the charges agilnst '
the ounger l'ltt. who during the quarrel
l.. .. ..In..!. .Inv in Key 1015 JlUbM-ill domestic llllicrcin .-n ..,.....-., ,.... .
oflkers xvere murdered by n Bolhexlt O,,nlon must now be itcanxasfcd be
?"1 ,.Z.. i,.t lr,. nnnv murders f(jrc the new Coxcr.umiil can proci.d
JIlvJU II""'- -- - i . . . ...
In I'tMroRTid
. I . .... ... t . .. tll.nln ntiA.a If.
and not a single conxic-1 fearles-ty. wuicn ic- o...s... .-.,. ...
Indeed the courts nave ti.e inuuenc-u m v.- "".-
V rlCIl llio iiiii-i ma ! i-v. ...... ,..
susceptible
.Inn eH tl.ott
i,..n .i.niiui.Pil 1 here are rump trials,
and nnjbodv In the audience has the
prlxllege of testlfxlng. asking questions
oi making speeches
in Hip streets of reirograu lorim-i
between Kngland nnd Trance was told In K(,neras n uniform mi) bo seen selling
tho Houe of Commons that he was a ,)ettpaper,t while ladles in sealskin
degenerate son; xnai ins puriinm '
tho enemies of his country in I'arll inient
was enough to make his fathers bones
IloWliexI't
LRGES HIGHER WAGES
TO HOLD LABOR ON FARM I
Hr unrtr ihn naxement of the Abbey
that he was a stern oppressor of Ung
land, an Indefatigable dlstractor of Ku-
rope; tnat ne resemoiea cmiauy in "-
irjes tnat are certain to ne maue ", , :vll '. , ra- ;n hptrax- and
1". hJ21h '!0" riHr.,1? tWlen angef M5 VT1.
v im nicy i nay uej rrcn iui tuiib , , ,. ...
ttty re worth, and thus show the real ' '".-",!,S ., .r ,hp rharcPS
, Maracter of their subject untouched for "' . U..i,i .., h ,f..r m, nrr,r.
iLUi..j- .... i.i I.. incaust Washington, xvho after nta proc-
"''.r' "..''""''" :. "."". ."'"" ha., Hon ., neutrality III the war be-
j, wniiij' iu pruscc-uie our iirmsn cnu oi i -; - --- - - ,. h
S' U xvar tween Ungland and I ranee xvas the sun-
Tlrst. It w 111 be said that, hax ng be- Jfci oi a sio..n ii " , in.
ime Prime Minister. Llojd George, who attacks, in which hints of the guillotine
, hitherto been nothing If not a. demo- were put forth as a. proper end to a
et. Molated the llrst principles of career of Infumx. and of such kind were
'.jlLu . t un. i.i. .... -...-. .i.. . i. .rnu nfiinst T.lncoln who. at the
i--i'' .vii. T.i(.r.. .,.-.. ....... i. , ij e IiIk nrst nresldentlal term, xvnen
V& MWrstooU to be respotiKlble to the in- tlie CIU War was coin nlowly and
: X tlAJt hv .eDnm nB .. hnQtilAnrn..tUA.lt.p Itl.A cinr.) kit r tiCrt (IT IPO CUIIUltlKH ""
,. L. .,...- .i. ............... ..... ,... grpiimlll.lt Inn of DUbl C
ri.nm. nuiKiiuia inuii nuu eier ueiori upin ills i-tiuiiiiwuj
..sexiupled by an serxant of the people, dibt were being sexerelj felt, xvas tne
p by," gTitherlng about him as his chief object of such bitter and xlndictlxe as
t Arhectlnz assistants il irrouti of mlvlspis ' .miit imh Inside Congress and outside
fcft' ho, ns regards their rank and ofilclal0f it. tliat he came within 400 000 xotes
fJeltlon, were not responsible to Tarlle- nf hnlnir defeated for his aeconu term
tyjiwnt, and as regarda their political rec- 0f ofllce.
'tm unu opinion wpre noioriousiy op- . - . t
t n. iiik ....".
The British iiitlou. with Its great al
lies America. 1-ranco and Italy, and IU
martr confederates. Belgium and Ser
bia, is now confronted by the sternest
moment of our deadly struggle. Wo are
.' . ...., nii nn unreeenerate and
relentless enemy which, flushed with the
umand we trust a temporary succes
coits aie snoveung ...u. '"':;;'. , ., MiM. xrrarn
soldiers stind by laugiung gieeiuuj- v 4cw jcrvv uunau ... --
such scenes, r-cr pie who were formcrlv f I'lioil I nek Milk Business
Tlireateneil
Irentnn. -Max f Tlirre will not be
enough fond In New .Tersrx to go nroiind
unless tho business of funning will
justify a wage tint xvlll hold ibor and
Interest xoung men In firming as a
liuslness iitiordlng to announcement to
ilax In the nnrket news seiv (p bulletin
Issued bv the Bureau of Marl ets ot the
-tate Pepirtment of Agriculture
Just now tho milk business is a losing
one in New- Jersey, the bulletin adds
It is stated that, while farmers luxe
produced milk at a loss in the pist and
thex can do It agiln, the milk business
of the Mate for the next twenty xeirs
m seriously threatened li conditions now
existing
The bulletin sis that the causes for
the situation are tint the demand for
and the consumption of milk havo de
e leased butler subutltutes are taking the
place of butter, and condensed milk and
cheee aie stored in laige quantities
never before heard of becausa expected
exports cannot be made
M V6wl tj exery democratic nplratlon.
KK?,,VHd s l-Teet On Mill To W In
i-E
W&
H may be white truth or black lie,
iinetner truin or ne ran it be
that the fact. If fact It Is, has had
effect on the nation's will to xxage
win the war? It cinnot xvlth truth
Justice be said to haxe done so,
:ext it will bo said that by way of
rtt for tne assistance lie has re-
d from tho group of Journalists
are charged xvlth bludgeoning his
cessor out of power he has grant-
them facilities xxhlch haxe been de-
to their professional colleagues;
with his own Journalistic Instinct
hi sure krovviedirp of the hsi wuv
work upon the public mind he has
aMooraged, if not Inspired, such a rak-
na narrowing or tne ground lie
ed to plow as lias glxen the effect
iclal and unfair advantage In the
of Government secrets to prlxate
Izatlons, and that, aboxe all, he has
ted. If not Invited, a kind of un-
;al collaboration In legislation, in
Wianageinent of the war, and In the
functions of Ministers on the
'of. certain outstanding Journalists
whatexer their capacity for gov-
t, haxe no mandate from either
ofpeopie, anu inercroro no re
lllty to either.
y De white truth or black lie.
whether truth or lie, can It be said
?. j-t.i i . i- t i.n. ... ...
n .7--., 1& i. lb in, lino iiau anx
ixapie eneci on ma toriunes or
T
Has UlimliMd Ofllrlal.
It will be said that, acting under
utslde Influence, and in order to
.In his hold of power, he permitted
from time . to time to lmpoe
le upon military and naxal chiefs.
n, to dismiss from the) serxlce or
on, lor reasons wnicn naxe noi
been, divulged, some officials of
noit credit and authority, si-
'.criticism by employing his
on the press to discredit them In
In the eyes 01 the public.
It may be white truth or black
v whether truth or He can it be
any certainly inai ine laci, 11
ta, hatf ever strengthened th
the enemy or weakened our
.1
H will be said that on taking up
iposuion in tne mate n
on variouaj occasions sine
tad, promises of success In
U means of-protectloo from
aaet In security from assault
iVa not Ban lumiiso; mac.
fraaa, rcejMcsaVoveropttmlsm or
saekax'whlch aatmata could hara
la th,IiDjsabia failure and
WsnantslsBtorruptlon of cer-
aitkeu. aaa kk nia worn
, to fttr aar aad atoken tt to
,fTWl...H.il.,- -
111 feHaall-aap.aMliotkali
asorori:a
.rn..n.,i nr reduced to menial employ
ment. Man noblewomen beg food from
houo to hou'e
rlraten' l'lsg Hoisted
The orgies on Russian ships In xarlous
ports nro said to beggar description
The officers haxe all been murdered bv
their men. xvho took possession of the
xcssels Among others, two former roxal
xachts are scenes of rex els In which tho
basest pisslona haxo free rein Tho
black flag and tho skull and crosshones
fix i.xer tho fortress of I'eter and Taul
ns well bh over the house at Ilelslng
fors, which xxas formcrlx a naxal oillcer-.
club, but Is now frankly converted into
an anarchists club
Tim lower classes aro simply making
a prolonged spree of It Doctrines arc
enunciated to which most democrats
everywhere would willingly sub-crlbe.
but xvhat the professors of theso prin
cipled prictlce Is worthy only of ill-gust.
I'eoplo of position and sub-tancc who
could get away haxo done so. but b
far tho larger proportion xveio caught
and hixo lost excrjming
niicredlt l'mplre's tletlval
In such conditions It is dirtlcult to
trace tendencies My infornimts do not
credit recent repot ta of 11 n attempt to
reestablish Czardom 'I he Russian,
they say, Is an Infant mentally, and
whoever has the last word Is likely to
Influence him temporarily: but the time
Is not jet rlpo for Installing autocracj
or any other lorm or orun
The Itusslan masses nad formerly n
ague trust In America, but In .the gen
eral confusion this has partly dlrap
peared. England Is distrusted, and
Franco Is not liked The Gcrmins haxo
the most Influenco becauso thev nro nl
was on the Job, appealing to Slav sus
ceptibilities. , ,
Kourops of Information, bomo Uiih point ,
. a.. . --1 -aniinArfitlnti fillfl r I fl PT llli
ttera to us In this great hour "y"' I lH cr,'at .outitrx. whose collapse well
crty. security, faith and the dignity of ;,,ltfc, arricd , .,11 down M Inform
ants saw no preseni nope niiiiaitiuij
thcro Ih no element that lould constitute
a nucleus or order I suggested the
Cossacks, Tho answer was
o Help 1 rom Lo.aaik.
'They aro good people, but they haxe
all they can do to protect their own
country from the BolshexiUI. And ic
member their distance from l'etrograd
ulmoBt as far as Denxer from New York
thus rendering the transportation of
soldiers Impossible, although I believe
that a few thousand Cossacks could hold
Petrograd If the United Mates marines
stationed In China had happened to be
In Petrograd at the psychological mo
ment It Is possible that Russia could
haxo been held In the Kntente"
I recently cabled, xvlth favorable com
ment from Henry T. Paxison, head ot
1.- i.n,..Mvraairian oiitriiattt
ston nt no slaughter of its own soldier.
to follow up its advantage
It IS IIO ttlllO IO lower ira "' "
our army and nix y by u't'on
home, by disputes about the personal
Si of the I'rlme Minister, bv-afra-less
change of Goxemment and by all
the mischlexous turmoil and strife of a
general election If Ireland Is to be
made the excuse for so shocking an In
ur to the highest Interest of 'junianlty.
let us say at once plainly and 'thout
f, .r that Ireland is not worth It Noth
!!ir..r.i,i hp worih it. because nothing
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ENEMY AIRMEN ACTIVE
Prii"iati I icutenant Complains Ilitlcrl;
of nnlili Axiator
I nniloii, Max ii German soldiers com
plain of Inadequate, protection against
Brltlsli axlitois
A Prussian lieutenant, xvho was cap
tured said he xvas lonductlng a tr Un
load 'of thlrt-slx centimeter shells to
tho front xxhen 11 British nxlator bombed
and blew up tho train.
as Protest Against Repres
sive Measures
1 nndon. Max A
fopenh igen dlspitrhss state that three!
members of tho Austrian Cabinet hive I
resigned ns a pro'csl agilnst incisures
which the Austrlin Government Is plin
nlng tn take Hgaltm the .Slivonlc ngl
t it Ion In Austria 'I hey aro the Mln
lsti of Agrlrultur" nnd the Huthenlan
ind Slavonian Mlnlslirs
'J hat a lino Is lo be drawn between
j the derm in anil 1 zech laces In the
i1 distribution of food in Ilohrmli is in
dicated In- this statement In tho Ves
sli he elttuig of Berlin
' 1 lie announcement bv Premier von
I Sedler ot Autrl 1 of the appointment
of district food administrators in Bo
hemia Is the fulfillment of one of the
mon Insistent demands of tho Germin
populitloli of that region It Ih pro
posed to create ten districts In Bohemia
for food administration purposes 1 Ive
of them xvlll be Czech, three German
and two mixed '
AustiiaH determlnitlun to take meas
ures agilnst the Slavonic agitation in 1
Bohemia, militated In the dispatches
from Copenhigen, mix bring to a head
the political conflict th it has been rag
ing for months between tho Maxlc and
German elements hi Kmperor Chules 8
realm A scvire tolhy of repression
has been dem inelcd b the Germans, unci
Count Czerulu tliu iceentlj deposed
Hoteigu .Minister went so fur lis to sa
tint tho trcToniblo Czechs should be
cowed xvlth whips
I licpres'-lon mav he met with resist
ing on tho pirt of the Haxs At 11
great meeting held in I'raguo April 1 1
' the iVechs, Slovene and Sieiho-CroatH
of Austria bound thrm'-clvcH to stand
together and adopted a manifesto which
plalnl stated tint the movement xxas
Intended to recurc tho Independence of
the Slixlc races
Great crowds chiered the manifesto,
denounced the Germans and cheered the
Lntente Similar manifestations hive
slnco taken place among tho Mnxs in
the southern part of tho Kmpirc.
mon sense
GERMANS SLAY FRENCH
BOY SCOUT AS TRAITOR
siecietirx Gup hid prohibited the antl
wir meetlnir stheduled to be held at
Klnshurx Park hundax afternoon In
'lihration of the rentenarv of Knrl
Marx several hundred hoclill"ts an-
rieneil seeking tiouble
One of them waved a red flag It wis
el7ed bv bjstaiiilers and a free-for-all 1
fight followed The police flmlly dis
pel Fed the crowd
Toharco nations in Trance
Pari-, Mav 6 Tho Trench are In- 1
trodurlng tnhiccn cirds thus nutting the I
neoplp on ritlnns Clgir and clgirette
lards nre being Issued to women as well
as men
hold products every day. Do
you manufacture something
used bv American homes?
'.The
Delineator
Refused to Tell of Frcncli ( I'
W Ml srsr-r II I
j'dMlimi, Jeutons walking
Into Ambush
lainilon, Mhj i'i Aililicssing 1 meet
Ing of I'ox bcouts at Gulldliall, Lieu
tenant Cliiieia! lniden l'ovvtll told of
work done hi 1'iench liov Scouts neir
the lighting line. A heroic deed by
ono 1'iemli l!o Scout wis described
In h letter found on 11 deid German.
Sli Ilobeit ip id the Icttci, which fol
lows 'A ti.utoi has iLst been shot a
little ' nih Iui bclrntiiig to one of
those gvmnastlc societies which weal
the tiicoloi button The pooi little fcl
loxx In his infatuation wished to be u
I tin
"A Genu 111 column was passing a
wooded defile und the bov xvns caught
nml asked whether the Trench xvero
ibout lie icfused to give Informa
tion. Tlflx x.uds further on lire was
opt 1 ed fiom the cover of the wood
'The prisoner xvas asked in Trench
if he had known that the enemy was; in
ine lorest ana no end not cienv it. lie
xvent xvlth firm step to a telegraph
po't und stood up agilnst it, xvlth a
green xlnexurd behind him, nnd re.
iilxed the xollcx of the tiring put
xv llli a pi cud smile on his face.
' Infatu ited bo) , It was a pitj to spe
such xxasted courage."
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To permit any secondary issue, no mat
ter how momentous, whether It Is an
.............. - une- niher. to d sturb our
primary duty of prosecuting this holy If
awful war to Its only righteous end.
which Is tho end of all war. would be an
unpardonable crime against morality.
religion, civilization mm r.n, ...
iciifci". ..,.. . .1, ..!, wlfurA
cause tnat peunim v" " !"-"" " ""
of our children. It would bo the sin
against the Holy Ghost.
(Jerman Station Blown Up
I'arlt. May 6 A msterlous explosion
has destroxed the electric railway sta
tion at Frankfort on-Main. German),
said a dlspatcli
Zurich today
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