t.m&&mmw&A.im y V Tjr v U.S. GUNS SHELL MONTDiniER LINE Patrol Penetrates German Lines at Anccrvillier, in Luneville Zone BLOW UP MUNITIONS Other Towns and Roads Under American Artillery Fire WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, May 6. An American patrol penetrated German lines in the tillage of Ancervillier to a depth of 300 yards yesterday, overcoming an observa tion post, taking four boches pris oner and killing three. Elsewhere everything is quiet. Ancervillier is nbout three miles nml a halt northwest of Badonviller nml l six. miles and n half routh of the Her man border. It H In the fo called I.uneUllo sector. Willi the American Army West of Monttlliler, Mnv fi. American Runs arc shelllnp Mont tlldler, CatitlKn, Mesnil-St Georpev and other town and loids In this vi cinity captured by the Germans some time aito. Montdldler, whirl ran be been from observation posts In the American lines, lias been b.idlv knocked nbout, but the churcn is still standing. The C.i'itlEiiy church iiImi Is Intact, nl thniiKh It probably Is used as a Ger man observation post. The American artillery blew up what probably was an ammunition dump near Cantlgny, the lire lai-tlnc half an hour. American artillery In tho I.unevllle hector has chased completely tho Ger mans fiom their front positions and has wiped oft the map certain sections of the tarnets In the enemy rear area within tho last thiee dis. Sixty thousand shells were Hied Into the (leim.in trenches heroic tho attack that blotted them out This Is the ame artillery that not lonn aco cave u similar performance In another Lor raine sector. On the present occasion, s-o far as nil InvestlKatlon shows, the Gel mans have entirely abandoned the territory at least as far back as a point beyond their second line. The only sIkIis that thev are them at all aio a. few ma chine posts hidden in out-of-the-way places In the back, aieis, which cut looso when the opportunity offers, .lust now, the German first and second lines are in about the same condition as No Man's Iand, in which latter mea the Americans aic working more freely than ever before. Tcrrifle'IIjvoc Seen The sections affected by the work of these American aitlllerjmen aie the line south, southwest and southeast of Hallovllle. The American raiders have found tint the shells had worked ter 'rifle havoc at many places plainly visible, wheie the big projectiles from the heavy Kuns had fallen. Hallovllle is about thirteen miles almost dliectly east of I.unevlllo and about six miles fiom the Ger man border. It was In the Hallovllle sector that the Americans In it raid last Friday penetrated through three Geiman lines. One of the Ameiican patrols in the I.unevllle sector entered the hamlet of Anservlllers early this morning and penetrated the Geiman lines to n dis tance of 300 yaids. On the way back the patrol discovered an enemy oh seivatlon post in which were h cor poral and six men. The Americans promptly attacked, killing three of the enemy and taking the other four pris oners, one of them In a wounded con dition. The first the Germans knew that the American patrol was near was when a shower of hand grenades fol lowed by bullets, hit the post. Tho patrol ceased firing when the enemy cried "Kamerad!" Shells Smother German Sortie The Germans today again attempted in oeeunv one of the former American trenches In Jhe Bols Brule, west of Apremont, in the Toul sector, which was the scene of the fighting April 10 and 12. Soon after midnight the American patrols discovered the Ger mans had crept into tho position, with a large number of machine guna and tools, apparently intending to consoll date the trenches with tho German system. Tho American artillery went into ac tion quickly, sweeping a high-explosive barrage back and forth across the. newly occupied ground. The guns rained steel on the Germans until nearly daylight, and when the patrols went out to Investigate they found not n single enemy. Some material, how ever, had been left behind. There appealed to be reason for be lieving at one time, after the Germans were discovered, that another nttack on the Americans wns nbo,ut to be launched, probably to cover the con solidation effort, Only quick action by the artillery smothered it. Tho Germans seem determined to carry out their designs against this position, and It Is not unlikely more sharp fight ing will be seen here, for It Is valuable to the enemv, although not very valua ble to the Americans, because of the nature of the terrain, Americans In Air Battles Four more aerial battles were re ported today by American airmen flvlng in the sector northwest of Toul, I All of tho combats were Indecisive, I although one of tho American ma chines returned Willi bullet holes In Its wings and two others with holes torn bv fragments of shells fiom antl alrciaft guns The ilrt report was from the pilot of a pursuit airplane, who encountered the enmy over the lines at a height lof 5000 meters (16,1T.0 feet) The pair I fought u duel for several minutes, the German finally turning qulcklv and, ' running Into the direct line of the sun i In his homeward way, getting clear. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, AT FRONT HURL BOTTLED GAS TOWARD AMERICANS Willi I ho American Army on a lYeurli H.ittlefronl, May 6. A new German liquefied gas h is been pro jected ngalnst the Picardy fiont, where American troops aio lighting. The gas, In Its fluid foim, Is con tained In glass bottles. On bursting they givo off some substance from which heavy, white fumes, tiansparent in textuie, continue to arise for flvo minutes N'o detonation was heard ns the i bottles wete bulled through tho nlr ) and apparently they wcio thrown by a prlng Tho gas caused nausea, i sneezing nnd coughing, but did not harm any of tho Americans. HBKMHHPw9KiNHBSCflilH 1. -al m ?'! i M AW, A I I muff mfmMWmvm 1 i mm J 'IfH ' JmBm&Ms9GSi'm RUSSIAN BLACK SEA i FLEET IN FOE'S HANDS' Ships Are Found in Harbor by Troops Who Occupy Sobastopol ConMnntlnnpl (tin I.nndnn), May 6 German troops occupjlng Sebistapol (In tho Crimean peninsula) found In the harbor most of the ItU'slan Black Sea fleet, Including cruNers, destroyers, to pedohoits, submarines nnd mercharit ships, It was officially announced here toda The Sultan Sellni and the Hamldleh, formerly the German cruisers Grocben and Ilreslau, respectively, have arrived at Seb.istapol, where the capture of the fleet was iffected Tho Black Sea fleet consists of the dreadnoughts Knipre-ss Maria, Kinperor Alexander III, lanprcss Catharina II and Ivan Groznyl, each of 2J,r00 tons displacement: the predreadnoughts Kvstafy, 12,840 tons; Ioann ZIautot, 12,840 tons: Pantelehnon. 12,082 tons; Itostlslav, 10,140 tons; Trl Svlatetella, 13,313 tons: Ghenrghla Pobledonnssets, 11,750 tons, and Slnope, 10,181 tons. All of these are old boats, the newest being built In 1006. Tho protected cruisers In the fleet Include the Kngul, "070 tons: Pamlat Merkurla, 7070 tons; Admiral Lnzareff. 7600 tons, and Admiral Nak hlmoff, 7600 tons When tho German Ukrainian forces began their march upon Odessa the Rus sian fleet was In that harbor. It tool; flight as the Germans approached the city, going to Sebastapol, In Crimea During tho turbulent days after the Bolshevikl assumed control Of the Bus. slan Government a mutiny broke out on the Black Sea fleet and It was seized by Bolshevik sympathizers. There was a terrible massacre of naval officers r.ven the prim realities of life in the trcnihe have llirir Iiphler and plea-auter moments anil liipli anions llieni IMpnr Olt (Barrett, serving in Franre with the United State- ami ambulant r turps places rc.idins the Evening Public Ledger. He i -ecu enjovitig all the news of I'IiiIh. tlelphia in this fadiion in the above pirturr, whiih he sent to hi-parent-, Mr. and Mrs Hair A. (Jarrctt, of -libniiriie. Montgoinerv Count). He vtrites of many thrilling experiences jnd he recently nb'erved at rlo.c range a battle beluern ISerinaii and Allietl airplane BRITISH DRIVE FORWARD GAINS GROUND ON BOTH SIDES OF SOMME HURT IN LONDON Wet Chester Soldier Loses One Leg in Accident West Chester. May 6 News has been received here that George Mahan, a young chauffeur, of .this place, hns been seriously Injured In London, losing one leg In an accident. He was a member of a signal corps unit of the army, i rentlnueil from rate One north of the Somme and taking some prisoners. Similarly in pitchy black ness oarly today they pushed on despite stronp; opposition. There arc many German dead and the Australian casualties are not heavy. 'i-tTmittent sho'linp; continues, the correspondent ndds. Initiative With Allies The Allies still retain the initiative on the western battle front, Field Marshal Haig's report shows. In Picardy the British advance on a "considerable front" on the Somme and between that river and Albert, six miles north, confirms this heart ening analysis. Hnig's troops en countered "strong opposition," but inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy while suffering slight losses themselves, a fact that indicates British strength and morale. Though only local fighting was re ported in Flanders, and this on the southern portion of the battle front, British improvement of their posi tion in the neighborhood of Locon and on the Lavve is also significant. (Locon is about three miles north of Bethune. The Lawo flows north ward, crossing the lines nbout a mile east of Locon and converging with the Lys near Estaires.) Strike At Ilelglan Line Renewal of German activity against the Belgians at tho ovtremo noithern end of the western battlefront In dicates that a blow Is Impending theio with tho twofold object of enfilading southward along tho North Sea coast, menacing Dunkirk and of driving In the northern flank of the Ypres salient. An ofllcial renort Issued by the Bel gian War Oftlce said: iPBIMIIllllIlllliraWM ' mrh 1 M juaPe our clothee on that basis Our policy always has been one of building a business on merit. We have always been care ful to buy the best materials, to employ only skilled tailoring and designing and to exact the highest grade of workmanship. In these days when we are obliged to charge more than formerly for clothing we are, if possible, v even more critical in our requirements. The result is that you, the purchaser, find your inter ests very carefully safeguarded here. Spring Suits In Correct Models and Proper Fabrics $20 to $55 . Overcoats $20 to $45 "In tho night time an enemy party tint was attempting to approach our advanced posts In the legion of Nieu. poit (on tin- roast) was dNperstd bj our fire "There w ts moderate aitlllerv activity dining the iltv lu the sector of Meierken and Mocslnche and to wards Nleupm t " Tim opei.ttlon on tho noithern end of the line prolublv would no cairUd out in conjunction with converging macks fiorn the south, the Germans striking fiom the Kemmel sector. The Germans hid been pioteetlng the Nleuport sector with a naval division composed of maiines Hut these were tinnsferred to the Somme and took pait in the Geiman grand ollenslve which begin on March 21. The-e marines Here badly tut up in the fighting In front of Amiens 'I lie naval forces were replaced nn the roat by I.awlwehr, but recentlv the l.indwehr were rrplarerl by active flrst line troops The Germins occupy favorable posi tions among the dunes for an attat 1: over only a llve-mlle front in the Nleuport one, which Is hardly enough for elbow room Msr He New flrlte Hetween Nleuport and Dlxmude the country Is flontleil and there Is a birrier three r four miles wide In fiont of the bodies (Iti the Vser canal tho Germans hold positions on the bank that they tapturtd hi a surprise attack last August Hist of PKmilde and between Merck en and Hoeslngbe, almost to the outskirts of Ypres, the (Jernrin artillery Ins be come mort'i(tle Kreneh guns that are supporting he Helglan artllleiy are t n gaglng In Intessant inunter battery work, while air activity Is Increasing on a similar sctle. The Geiman War Office in its teport lsued Sunday night saiil that there had been no new developments on tin whole front the tower Plavo'Itlver Italian reconnais sance was frustrated. Artillery duels cohtlnue nil along the southwestern .front." I Cleneva, May fi official announce ment has been made st Vienna that Kmperor Charles, the chief of the Aus trian general start and reveral high German and AUftrlsn ofheers reached the Italian front Saturday. With the considerable movements of troop In tne Tvrol and Trentlno reporira irom me in terior, this Is Interpreted to mean that . the long-predicted offensive on tho Ital ian front will toon be In gun Heme, May 6 There Is an Increase In the intensity of the hostile Hrtlllery fire along the front, notablv In the Lagarlna I anil Astlco vallejs Mid In the Kq,s-A!ta sector, the Italian War OHlce sas The Italian artillery also has carried out nu- j nierous bombardments and there has i been adltlonal Inten-lve activity bv the. .t'apronls and nrltlsn mrpunes nurinE which eight enemv machines were de stroved and many tons of bombs i drooped Th.. Trlhnns states that the Atlstr hns are deporting able-bodied men and worn u from tli- Inxiidrrl nrta of Itilv and line rinplovlng thini on mllltarv work The Italian Melds are being rulmd for agricultural purposes BRITISH WAR MISSION , REPORT IS HEARTENHG I Vt Bslilnirtnn, Mn - Willi Trench and tho lirltMi re-erves now available the allied sltuitlon In V'r.ince has ion- , slderablv Improved' although certain lo be 'anvlous for some time yet ' the Url tlsh War Mission here announced tod.iv I The enemv has not lenewed his at tack In lYanee since hts fifth failure on April 20 when the divisions engaged J siiffereil so severelv tint thev had to' be withdrawn rush divisions will have to be stibstitiittd before tin enemv tan lenew the offeti-uv. the statement slid 'Since the llrt two da of the prt sent battle the German nsu.tltles have been Incn.islng -is tpiieklv in pro poitlnn as the Villi s tasii titles have tlecreased and now with the riencb and fresh Hiitlsh reseives av tllablc the sit uatlon, thoiich bound to In -in .itiMoiis one for some time et has ,r,nsderablj linprnvetl "DPesplte the ordeal tliroiigh which the have pissed and tin Ir casualties, the Hrltlsh have nevir been In lint r fettle, and all along le line Is to be found the unlet ci.nlldi-m'e of nun who have faced the worst and oviriome it One of the most remarkable featurts of the recent fighting has bun the mig nlficent conduct of the new ilrafts Thesi Invo faced a lontlniious ib-lugi- of shellsT and gis bomli.irdineuts Ike hardtned veterans, jnd their bfhavlor his bait inuih to do with the high nn rale which permeates all ranks at the pie-nt time In spite of the absence of tlet p dug ' outs and shellproof structures the new Hoops stood up without flinching to a iniitlniious rain of high explci-lves alio gas shells, and whiu the enemies' masses advatued to tho attack the surv vors , drove them buk with the heavltst casu alties time and again ' Kreneh troops who have been lighting recmllv In the I,ocre sector diclare that the bombardments at Verdun wne hlld s play to those or the pre s, nt tight , lug These seasoned old warriors show gieat affection and esteem for the voting Ulltlsh drafts, and the Juxtaposition of rrttich and HrltMi troops Is tin grtatest Iniiutlve of gallant conduct , "lniring the lecent lighting the enetnj "s expindlture of ammunition has been t normoiis The Inttnse bomhtid mint puvlous to the attack of Apt II "' lasted for flft e-t li hours, and tarried out i as it was, with the utmost lnti nltv and concentration ever t achieved during the war must have imptl.d his dumps i iintl caused the prt st m lull In the tight-1 lug while he replenished his depots . 'In view of the lavish emplojment of I gas shi lis bv the eneiu.v. It Is a relief to he.tr tint one of the most satlsfactorv , ft-.ltUI.H of the lighting H the otuplite proti'ttlou against gas .iffnitled bj our gas masks Whenevel these have been coiitctlv adjusteil thev have rendered i tin- wiariT linriutit', although the long period thev h tv e of necessity to he woin has aildul much to the discomforts that have lo ho undergone lu our tioops SrCCESSFVL ACTIONS I REPORTED BY FRENCH. WJ.'i'tA jrrffytr'tYi ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON ITALIAN FRONT .mtrrlnm. May 6 The Austrian war Olllci announce! rrU. Mm fi ' "A fjrmin nttark, following a ioIrnt Itomlianlnit lit failed pouthrast nt Anrhln ' farm." Uih Pirnch Wnr ,K!hp Hnnouiiceil toIa The Ptioniv Inft nunirrmm ilea f I ' "ltroiuvitPrinc borllts bronchi liuK prNmrs in tliP leplon of Alhinrourt "In the Pli.inipapne rpion uh peiif trntffl fjrrman poj'itloiiH west of IUiImim Inflict lr iff HPrlniiK os"i nnd lirltiRinp li.n K a quantity of m.ttprial "V niadpi jirral MHcesful nurprK' .itt.nUM wivt nf llnnfffird-pti-Santprre (wherf AmeriiatiH nro lepnrted tniRd) i nnd -outhe.iH of Xoon. taKlnp prison-1 WOMAN OFF TO FRONT i-erpeant Major Flora fande. 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M. C. A., shoulder to shoulder with our boys? Don't think you are too big: too important too "high up" in your business. You are exactly the man the Y. M. C. A. wants. Think of the Y. M. C. A. as a great corporation: with a "turn-over" this first year of at least twenty millions of dollars. That calls for big executives. You are forty or fifty: above the military age. You can't fight.' But you can work in theY.M.C.A. close to the lines. A Y. M. C. A. uniform is today a uniform of honor. Arrange your business affairs: give the other men in your place a chance to prove their worth and go you to Paris or London. Our boys will welcome you with open arms. Be prepared to pay your expenses and to go for not less than a year or nine months. It will be the greatest year in your life. : jwllic &AfSt Stat Chairman of Tht Y.M. C. A. 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