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TWO VIEWS OF THE WAR SITUATION AS DEPICTED BY. WELL-KNOWN. AMERICAN NEWSPAP ER CARTOONISTS
AMERICAN GUNS
ata ll'lrsrt
NEW TRICK
GIVE GAS FOR GAS.
lan Shell Makes Men
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Retaliate Effectively in An
swfcr to German "Mus
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tard" Attack
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By EDWIN L. JAMES
at CabU to Evening Public Ledger
kf, IHt, tv the Stw VorkJTimM Co.
the American Army In France,
i May 7.
he Germans Introduced gat -wnr-
.iforclnsr modern soldiers to viear
(. masks. Now, after the u.e 01
ks has proved an effective weapon
vStatlnst ga.g, he Is using a new weapon
'force the Allied soldiers to take off
;asks that they may bo easily kilted
l&JttM0 ttla tattiftl nUnaiiliiii na-ial itlhUAawInn
"Jg.'-The yeapon Is nothing more or less
ifiVklv' shells. This jmeezlnir nouder
'' percolates through mask respirators
frhd brings on .sneezing upells which
LHiid the men to tnko off their minks
r ?IhtA In Celva Tio fi.ti effort nf TetV.nl
t" A JMfl!aa 1 tina K at u 1 load n i In.t ttm
"jk7"TD' v isct wcia umu iiuiuat tuc
fc i'i. -i rut, .-. . i- .- '
il, '.WAIIKIItailOi XUW IllCtllUU III U3C 13 IU
Yjjstw a number of ancezlmc powdei (
';?tter them alon umon; 'ethal 8as
.". ..I.
,r miiio j mow uckvi c ti sin uuauiv ui iu
S IJZ . .
i. ' nnsetinip Miieii pari.mnti
:. oneeiing nneus ireacnerous
iife Allied sqldlera get the ordinary gns
L. f '"PKt l,ut ,Jn ini.sKH anu ko on
r k" flUKtlnv ritapnlrnlnir nn m l
'tJSr' - '8' 'k " "'" inen ly co,n(, M the Arras region Ailieu ,,Y,''-" """" ,.::, ,r I burg Hi n far uoine position than h a
J,-S'ong come the sneezing shells, and aUatnrs haxe reported that the enemvs ComrtaM Mis 6 ifce -r tori. Tine ro ,1(fore n( t,,K,lt) , ,1,1 fr the tnp-
s'0?Uhe soldier who cannot resist tnklnc- preparation seems nlmot completed nig uilb the Ireneli rmle, Maj 7 . lure of the i hannel ports. ot only are
I!? ', "" WJio cuiuiui resist lUKinS 11 ..,.. ,1 ,, th rnl rnml Al.hr.iio-1. hrn.- llirhlhiir s t,i be tx. iIh iniinliiiHf.r diliittd and hs defnn-
V La .. .. . ..-...
i six nis masK receives tnti run errert
!" .41
'w :uij Knori
J-'SL1 C'n 'M ,hot trr,ctlv' metl,od"
ffcj.Been devised against this ueanon ns
KiMsi.1 - .... -. .. . .
tii.vttwh rr.., , ,... ....
i1i-Sti, r-j... t 1
'iV-' Today I examined one of the (
rnElnr shells which was cantured eom. I
'1'Ilifc With a cartridge In. the affair',
i'WM about three feet In lengtl and In' (Blamont Is 10 miles iiue cast m
A Umeter about four and a half Inches 1 I.unexllle and two and a hair mllfs Foutn
t'rjSrbe Interior of the shells was Ullcd with 'of the German border it Is four miles
.,, substance which when dug away
nowea a. glass container embedded In a
.Kjhlsh explosive and containing poison In
,:M.A fArrn nf a erv.flnn nnurta. .. ur.u
.y- .- -r v -w -- ,.-..v.,, ..IIH.II,
(wnen me sneu expioaes. scatters like
ttxitL The range of such a shell Is up to
tven miles.
'Experiences of Allied soldiers and
geaptired materials -Khrnv-that (hr me-
jittnjr s uncaslngly tring new tricks In
ituJ." -"warfare, 1 am not permitted to"
?.a ianv HaIbIU Kilt I, ln u.i.,
r-.4'ftv many details but It In seldom a I
'lonth passes without his trying some-l
tfVien Ineffective and allied ejiper;s hive
E.L':CW "" J V , . , fm mrtC ,,,,Xc .
K&VfeMn successful In making gas maaks
V,.3PM:t,,e OKaln't all Rasses tried so far.
JJh Foar C.s.lng Method.
in j
;7.3Vffhe German now uses his gaes In '
4.Ut methods First, clouds which de-1
SBfes5:?.i-
ISuMhr'handtir-enade Deadly gasi.'
WvJ$fc as pho-gine and dlphosglne. are
L1, KUweed In short-range guns while neutnl-
aKL"'Tf.""S7v!''y'
KS"?F.'tlon Ba8, Intended only to prevent
;,i",rCtlYitle3 or allied soldiers far back of llrltlsh west-rront cimpiigns cm- ncr
pijijhq -lines, are used at long-range, mans used the eipilvalent. of HOG dl-
ustard gas is much used In this way.
le latest perrection in the use of leflini
ses Is to Ave. twelve, or more nii.rl-.rw
ootlng large caliber ehtlls at the same
e Dy an electrical arrangement, thus
duclng greit concentration.
. .
-
i .
. In 4. .li-JL.-.
SyHOLD 12 GERMAN WOMEN
B5-tltfW
SHAW'ZL.. . ... ...
("Uiff'VF-Wt ol teutons iow lnterneil at Hot
."rfenVlvei of Teutons Now lnterneil at
iill't SprinR'' Nl C
B'-ti E c.rir... TV r
louee.ler Cltj. N. .1., May 7 Agents L...1 ,.r.L.n. losses of at l.at CO - tent It then depends upon the . ourage fu
he Department ot Justice brought on',, tbe e-nem, customarll) replacing ie!uTclnt
ve women to the detention house of fir.t lin. divisions whin they have lost '"'.... f,n ... th npalh. so that the b
Gloucester immigrant statlun from
Francisco. Cal. They iuu tm, wives
sit twelve Germans arrested at that nlace
i'i2;M"a oruereu mierneu. ine men were
.tfT Krc. ac ine incernmeni camp at not
f fprtngs. N. C.
TrLlr There are now 275 men and womsn.
- '1?" MKnatlv Germnns. rietnlneri nr Intprnrl a
1J'4he detention house and thev will likelv
Atay there Until the end of the war. The
..v.sun are allowed to exercise nn the ata.
rl.man xvharr. wntle the women ..re allnwa f
vvkt" " : - .v. :- "i. " .v""".'"'-
SsX,hocaped "wo weeks ago are
ntni.Bt larfftT. i
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?i$ERMANS
- tlV
" - CK
k C"l s. pnvmnnrl
'.I'l A
...'
lives Trom Prisoners Poisoned, Is
French Report
"Farla. May 7. Germans are credited
witn injeciu.H iio.siin kus inio let
sent home bv prisoners In their
a. A woman living In l..i Klpntler
anltv waa ill for several .Iiivh nftsr
nlng a letter from a French prisoner
'Ut "Germany, and another wnmin re-
"MH
Vr , c ; '
. rV M
C
m
t, pelved a letter also containing poison g is
f V Jtrom her captive husband
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,STOUA'S MAKKIAUK LICKNSKS
311 k 'innmpunn, .iiii aim ri
i-nklnii. 40 Y. FlIttenhouH m
n1li Mule t. and Itose
l.sa.
"nd
Vrn
(Ufallcer H Eatra. United Slle na)
1 Atnra W. Allen I.lnenln Hotel,
Boai
n O Flood ST.! mfr st . nn.l Fern
It Kl'nileS14 B Jlonmeuih .1 ...
rrv-iua sia.. nejneri'ii, ana. Helen
Ilvvn. 2130 Reyberl at
I Temple SJ44 Klnsaeasinc iur . and,
''"'". V'..". '"""n St
in a. fiurnr. iiia r. nu.iurnMi.nd ,.
I AWs C Muench I13 W, Tlosa
"'l
in lllth at
la C. Iiarkrr. :n N. inth si
Ooodman Hhrnandnah. Pa . and Ra,Ut
olakr 101 N 2d ai. "
ne Knlahl. 12011 N Alder at. nri
:,an,Pre.Tonn'nthT-R,m?rle,,.'r.,'i,,r
.rtiiney. aus
N. Parieroft at." '
a n. Sherman. -Ifll4 Chritnut at., and
nam r. a.Hr,, inrniiFr, ia
Jlslo. . -Bus S, 1.1th at
and Carrie
.. lSL'S Klmba 1 at.
Turon aPlttston. Pa . and
Melliaa
katarlln. Vlllkra-Barre Pa
r. iienoncKB la.-a ' enzwaler
t
t.
Mamie Rlrharriaon, 122B Dauphin at.
unni. ,rw io.h,
Mm s .. k.
and Sara Sonifr
A, Hook.' 1002 Summer at.
and Mar
1 naar, j.e.roi., join
riauer, 11 -.. asa at.
1. S Nelaon lerrare.
and Kara
an a. mil, r.i, w, Va . and Benl
atinmepa. su a. 12. n ai.
e yr. rrera uax i.ane. ra .
A. Con, insn Palrmount ncj.
and
Lltwln Reading. Pa., and Antonin
Sr.lti isa Bla.l at.
ra tisrar, i Mnnireaa at , and
awaier. ik inu at.
t Klaaiik fllB N HacM al.. anri y.nn.
raFlw. AM N. 7 at.
a--."'";- i?"."WL.Hla "" K'B-
m 4aseiFia ava ava aw atant4M 14 m
ritaoa. 24 W. Coulter at , and Oraca
iraon sji f-uiaam ave,
IS. tcln. McKaaBttart. Pa., mil
at JC. Kehatdt, MfKff.port. Pa.
EJSw,l.,l.., "4
ITL fpliuwr. .".2Q Chitnut t inl
O. fltl. Mount AIpt
liw Ri
khwmo wnnTion, jr.. u. b.
1 HAMttritti Zelxon
MJ
r
loe at..
aaj at.
asa urac
tn, a i.
T-Watars, flnTvmUloa at.. aa
BRITISH WIN GUNS
REPULSE
ronilnued frnm Paite One
most lolent bombardments continue nt
pre-offensire IntensUy. ?e: ?"'lththi
- , . . ., ,
nriusii hiiu nuiui
Lnlted Htatea duns In Action
In I'lcaidy, the American blR can
' "on "re raking the tip of the Montdldler,
.wedge the Herman hnli southeast of
Amli ns, and an outbreak or infantry
n.i.n. tkArn Kt nn ihn AmHMm
and bothe mav come at any moment
Correspondents nt the llrltlsh front
agree that tho next Herman blow Is like-
ITU
r. . - . . . - u - ..
lines repnireir nnu write nui'im" -
munition accumuuuiu ior ine icacno
" turn..
ivniure nf American prisoners in
"forefleld engagemen s
"forefleld engagements' somn.wii.ji
nnn)ont wa, claimed in last night's
southwfst of
nfrieial statement of the Uermun War
Office. . .
due north of Ancrmller. wlitre Ameri-
cans were engngen n rw nn"
Berlin furl
. A r.itni n
thtr descrltied the repulses
ttnek on Mont Kemmel ami
v.. . . ...... ... - , . nn I
near llailleul, witn tnc loss 01 juu n,c-
oners,
The quiet on the west
furnishes fresh proof of the dlsorcnni a-,
tlon of
' saults o
hae re
)Mn,nl..i.
... ft K....dU
.up ..rriii.ii. i.i.iiiT" ..."
. .. ..f-
on the S.mmo nn.l ' rianoc -
. . .. .., 1
remilte.i In the necct.lty or a
complete patching up befoie attempting
to R" "" ? n "el" '"spaun irom ,
the Urltlsh front
of he totnl of :n German divisions
1-i? ana mem in the west, more thin
.no have been used In buttle w Ithnut
' achieving nnv of the definite results
. ...1 t .. -..-.., ..u,.i.in lint nn i
'J"'ru. " 1 "T "" ',',. ,i,r .lee
V" ""' '",".,, 1 .,l,telv
- :ur
onv slglulv. so that a short .est and
" '",; 'l ? 'V
a ffw rfcrults wl" lnaU ,,UI" aH B
"B CNtr'
old
For Instance, in tho 131. I i.inco-
visions (3,072 000 men) .exactly inn
more thin are novv nn too enure went
frnnt Khowlm; thnt manv divisions .lie
able to appear several times, In different
pirts of the line, bj .1 process in rotation
uml reorginlzatlon
.. ,.- -.. Un.A Irtn..,l'liw4 IB fresh
tne r re.ici. u.v mrntu
nr rrfnrn.ed Germair divisions U18.O00
or reformed ciermaii u.-iui. e-","i'v '
'men) on the Amiens front, says a ills-
1 men) on the Amiens front, says a ills-
natch from Petaln's hendquarters
-.v.,11,. .Ms nres.i.inblv indicates the
..''.... A.i,,n i nme their nf.
. .... "., 1. iraitos ino.cU thai I
between 2000 and 3O0D men
Prisoners admit the French
artillery
. 11. 1.. I-. -. mil ivuii 11 11 11 11 ir 1 in a. nt 111-1 rid 1 vrn 111 11 fin iu nui nr 1 - - . 1 11 1
GERMANY NEEDS VICTORY TO HOLD
AUSTRIA; MAY BE TWO ATTACKS
.. . n. m. r.i...
3necia
al Cable to .teimg 1 11011c i,.uv,
C.W.to. . - -. "'""
!,ii .oij. tu (lie A'ne Yorh Tlmr ( o
k..i.. Miv 7
-- .
' It ha:
.as been noted here that after fih
recent checks, which have been
T.ntnumerous of late the Ger-
., u.i.
--...-. ..... naa. nf I fit la I ill
" !""., FI "ceased 1 the! iittucU-i for at
mans have ceasea in.u ......--
1 I fl. n .llta
leat five ns ... ,.
French opln on, which has sno.vn...ii f unless she Is almost absolutely
little Interest In the gnat battle """; ,ur. of scoring at least a imp victor),
the last week that iven the miiiiar) w),1(, (t N ln,ogs,e for the same rea
crltlcs ceased In reveral eases to v.riie u)n (rr hep ,() r,fri, fr0m a further
iibout It for two or tlirte daxa. 111- 11 "vv Brent (ffl)rt , lp Nerv near fU,urP
again begun to manifest curiosity as to Austria Is now regarded as German's
win re the expected new attack.wlll label wcui,,. pot It believed here thnt
place, It Is recognized that the Gnrmi is 1 ,Ii(frnal condltlons there are such that
ere such n methodical people tint . . , ,), nn.t ,ta eheck suffered by Ger
rcFUmptlon of the battle Is about due n) Q1 ,h(1 C(.,pnl frunt during the
Sines his bloody defeat last ween 111
r-t r. ua. A.ir.nc has shown no in
tention of wasting more men In another
frultli ss nttack there It Is unthinkable,
however that Von Hlndeiiburg will con-
tent himself b) resting on siicn a imnger-
leiu 1111ur.11 'j ,.....r. -- i ...-,..
nusl) exposed position as Mont Kemmel
without making a furthir desperate ef
fort to gain the reet "f the lln of
"''."".". '"., '. ',. :i.,,V 1....
help Us m.jnereK. .. m. ""- . -
me leminei pus. i.e., n.ni. p"v... . .-.-.
l..nm. untenable I
,. ... , i,..n,i ,. .lnuht that the
II "-":..."..... X'., itnln'a
l.uien-iriei. .... .in.i.in ... . " ,
Sixth army nave aireaiiy nt-en k...... ..
enforced with new effectives and thst
- .... ..(1..... Un.A l.ann lir.1llfT.lt
many iresn """iVn.,n Mi- Yser
u,, between the L,ys ana ,n iser
n... rAa..,nntlrin nf the Intense horn-
lmrdm.nl. before Vpres ) esterdav leaves
little doubt tnnt 11 is in tnai ...rrciiu.i
that the renewed oerman enons vvpi
be made.
Mar B rw0 reat Attacks
Major de Dlvrleux In I.e Matin and
Marcel Hutin in Le Hcho de Paris are
agreed on this point, although the for
mer does not allow himself to overlook
the possibility that the enemy will almul
taneously attempt a second great attack
.. i.i-i, nnHiir the nresent circumstances.
I can onlv be looked for On nnother part
a I of the British front. Major d Dlvrleux
I ... A At-I ....Aaai nrfAt. aa I a aa. arvs A 1
Kredlcts tnai tn.a aeuu.. u..r..a.ic n,
e launched against Haiebrouck and
Bethune by Von Quast'e army or against
Amiens by Von Marwits. or between
i,ens and Albert by Otto von Below,
or perhaps by any two of these armies
One point seems to be fairly certain:'
the coming oatiie sin v ."... ".
the British part of the front lohr-u
the Germans are concerned ... Whether
Foch will take a sudden I"'""." ,R"(l
transfer the struggle to another part of
the line Is the secret of Foch ldtie.
Assuming, as seems to be the general
Ideal that the Oermans will direct the;
7. r :.... . r.f th.tr nnmlnar onslaught
.gains the Ypres salient. It Is pointed
hri that this salient has now ecome
txtramaiy aimcuii 10 ui , v,,.
-Hutlnln Le Echo Le Paris, hints
very, plainly that the possibility of the
evacuation of the pitiful heap of ruins
whleh U all thai remains of Vpres has
already been .variously consldtred.
At th -m time both .the- British
and rrtaok rtlllry on the Wanders
(rent tuLs'keen re-enforced enromouily,
and wtth such good effect that thj en-
iSiiHem ia99fi-iiff?- te jh
t
NO TIME TO L05E
IN RAID;
FORAY OF ENEMY
lieforo Ainleni Im ronelantly Inflktlnc
the homlekt kind uf losses on the e-ein l
lines u fc mile. t..t of thu ell,
HUES STAND FIRM
TO MEET EXPECTED
it67 l I ICAHDl ,
1
n. TTAI.TF.K ntlRANT I
nerted In Flinders where the enem
Is llkeh to milie further . fforts tn car. I
rv tho heights west of Kemmel It re-1
mnlns .ertnlii thnt th Breat mas ot 1
German troops Is roncentiated fnither
soutn nnu there is a wuierprei.i opin
ion that the near future mav witness
another colossal drive on the same scale
and In the same general direction as
that of March :i
According to the latest calculation"
about reventy Germin division", of whom
some fortv motl of qualltv. hive not
vet been engiged, are nwnlllns the unlet
to begin a new it tempt for the deci
sion which the German ltndeis mm
to regard ns necessary , ,
The violence of the German bombard,
ment nlso has been sleadllv ln.r-islng
fnun ihn Arris riulon southward dur-
1 lug the lnt fortnight ns If the enemy
, Snorlnl rnhla In fllll'llrr rtif I.rillft llltlnn of llllllllock Mill fllld VOIl IllndSn-
front dallyi,,n. nonlnk to counterbalance the n
,Pnce f the surprise, wn icn;e.-.e. ......
i. - --. ..- - , ..,
.. ...... . r"fc. '..... .-...
anAA- ,. Aicr.it nf mi t. 1.1 11 inei.i
r... ......... .. nrtvnnce
. '".. ',',.,. .i,,,. nr in ti.a ill.
r,ct0n f complegne mlRlit procure for
the Bi.niiants greater nnvnnum--. .......
n corresponding g .in in the vvnlerloKged
desolitlon of Hander-. where eveti 1 the
- - -f- ; , t ,, lpft ot lh, Ypres
",'... ".IT.,.. "',. .1,. Allies little em.
,rrnssment
nut the l'rench v .lev. t.ie .future !wHh.
ntn nnvlpt A Pt.iu cjllicer reremiy
snld.' We' feel . that w are masters
f the Mtuatlon
rvetilis which nre no.v coming nut or
the past lighting show that, once tin
battle Is Mitblltxed the pollus have lit
eiallv 'fought better" thin theh oppo-
This assertion was made to vour cor
. . D....r,an.,i t.e nn exiierienced soldier
who Judged without bias on PUr',""'
fesslonal grounds lie added that the
comparattv" nupcrlotltv of the 1 ruich
uver Ihr- enemy appeared to be progrts
'!. ,. fnrt.iin ..rnnf thit the Ireneli
morale l Ktrtngthenlng 11s the foe's
vvcnl.ens '' , . ,
How vitally the fate even of great
modirn battles hangs on the morale anil
figlntng quality 01 tno UllUrJ, ur HI r...,.u
cases even or inuiwuu...-. ;'"'...'-':,, ,i, n,m.h line., while.
encfd sold ers can rro , ire , ;""'."'
this nosition wariare is .nai 1. ...r ......
breaks at a single point the neighboring
forces o'e outnanheu ami iomj.i .......
to. uncovci oineis.r.. ...... ... ...v....
P' 'V"."! l'm?,t.unJi,!""?,i . il.. .,.,... ..
.-2, ",..... .. .,..i..i timt ti.n line
inrrler mnv be built up again uemmi
I them
If onlv on a small section of the front.
J)(ir ..,, rntonB therefore, must
, complete before she strikes.
It Is believed here that the (He serlou'
'.ralr '5'2.l..."!n'.k'A. serb.us
checks thit German) Ims rcielved cm
tho western front In the last five weeks
li.ve had an extremely gtave political
. "-.- '."" "".""".-.".. :
effect at home and particularly In Aus-
itilniinn u u.h lhai she
,iAra ,,0, risk her nev.t attack on this
- aaaia aaa .. .. .- . ., ...
1 next two or tnree weei.s ine snnie ,.ui
trlan machine will burst In plices
through -sheer rottenness of mateilal
From that to the end of thu war would
bo only a single htetp
ww.t. t, -. em nirni'
1IUIV. V. O. dULiUinno
' IPTTinVn C,V TH-'lifliX
L.11 1 UIXCU, olio or.n ti 1 1
Berlin, in
ment issued
night reads
London, Ma) 7
by the War
-The state.
Offlce last
In the Flanders fighting area we
carried out successful operations A
local attack b) the enemy south of
Locrc failed Uarly this morning thero
was a temporary violent artillery 'duel
between Vpres and Ballleul. Through
out the day only the village of Kemmel
was subjected to the strongest fire.
On the northern bank of the Lys at
the La Bassee Canal and In some
sectors of the battlefield on both sides
of the Somme artillery activity re
lved In the evening. Hetfonnoltertng
engagements and advances Into the
enemy's lines near Hangard and to the
southwest of Brlmont brought In some
prisoners. '
Curing forefleld engagements, with
the Americans southwest of Blamont
and with the French 'at Hartmans-'
wellerkopt we took some prisoners.
HINDENBURG FAILS,
IN "MOBILE-WAR" PLAN
OrYUten tr " fulled Prel
New York, May 7.
Von lllndenburc's "war-of-movement."
which was to force the Allies out of
their irenehea and nermlt Germany to
win by superior tactical ability, has
settled back Into tren,ch conditions
again, with the permanent advantage
wnoiiy on ine siae oi ine Aiuei superior
man-power. , - .
The major-result f Von Hlndenburg'i
drive has been the extension of the Ger
man front, accompanied by a serious de
cline, through casualties, of the number
RANGE?
. brown Jr. Chicago
of (lermnn KoMler .)io can noid th cn
tnrxcil line of Irenchen American troops
ir, fi't nrrlvlng In France by tens of
thouMindu to rvplnce the AnKlo-Krench
loK-ies and to tske oer Important sectors
of trenchci Von Jtlndenburic hH nn
sucli retre force llencp hli mail ad'
enuirc In iearrh of a "war-ofmoe-
ment muvt be regarded as a gigantic ,
...udej,,fUe- of the return to trench
Tho only possible eltment of success
for the Ilolictitollerns In the prest nt
situation should tie the indlng of the I
'wv under the conditions no exist
Ing ir that were to occur Von lllnden-
i buiK could uell ctalm a ktno Any
.U. .!. !.. ..nt V.n !.! t. I.1l. In !-
nlf Is Inconceivable. mut create In-
rifiislnir ilespilr .imonc those Hermans
Hiio still retain normal reasoning facul-
W
lve front InertAsed. but also lie lias
now ueiited at home an Inttnsily nls-
appointed public opinion.
Then can be no question that
Germ 111 xpc.tatlons wre wildly optl
mlstlc fai .1 iiulck victorious peace w.ven
von iilniientiurg s orr.nsivc was so
SiandllotUently started seven weeks ago.
CANADIAN TROOPS TAKE
OVER NEW TRENCH JA'
I
(iinaillan Ari.iv llrnilqiiartrrs In
r ranee. May 7 Oinidlnn 1 soldiers 1 have
tnk.cn ov.r trenches In the Mc'nlty of
Xeiiville-Vltnsre. Mercatel nnd Bolsleux-
St Mare, In nddltldn to Its front from
lllll 70 to Gavr.lle '
(The new set tlon taken over by the
r'aiindlaii troops lies to the southeast
nf Alias' anil w.Ttionrthrcc miles In-1
length - '
in thrlr new quarters as well as north
cf the .Scarp, they have been keeping I
the en.n.v conMintlJ on ine 0 en
Mom Incut In the . Derations In this area I
"V lVr.."V": ' '., '."'" ?:'".
II1U iltl-l...CI.Cn W.l UU"'" UIISVI ...W
cover of attlllerv and machine-gun bnr
ing. s, pone tinted the enemy outpost line
on a 1.00-vard front to a depth of 400
v urds Trie raid, which was carried out
on the Airas road north of tho CoJ.ul
Hlver, was conducted nt only light tost,
hut both sides of fhc load were 1n.11l.cU
with f nciti) di ad
BRITISH GUNFIRE HOLDS -''
ENEMY MOVEMENT
" -r .
' lnHon, fay 7.
'7 dt-inuiiniirtarilti AVntPCa tllA . (fW tlltlt
tiie IliltMi gunme In Flanders during
tlie Inst tlnee dass has preented any
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un, ..riiu ,ir,i;i..vs.nii .n....., fc, , - ,
a undouMedIv being prepared on
their front li attacking first...
j'xneiti emnhnsize the dlftlcultv of
the enemv "Undlnir the tarcef which!
lu in f.ike tl.M Alllta hv snrnrlse. .Cer
u point of Importance are 'eat e-1
i.. ., nt,i,r.,i niiri ir nibni- nnini i.r
."Vil'V S " .lh.ei.P.T 'sf
Hacked the Allied leserves reach the
attlctleld om quickly usi the German
reserves.
Bombs and Steel ,
Win for'Anzac8
t ontlniird from I'uxe One
nny definite tiench s) stem, hut In rifle
pits and i lfle tienches Jusjt big enough
to give cover to smnll groups, and out
posts and iruchlnegun crews.1- ',
The Ausliullans, went over and
loutul iilmut the German pits and'
holes with b.ionts and bombs. The
Germans fought for their Itvcs In some
of these places, but at least ISO were
killed, actoidlug to the estimate of
Aintiullah otllceis, and tho prlsojiers(
novv number 200 of the 114th 'and
2.-)7th infantr) reserve residents. Thej
Include two oiliceis, whom I saw this
morning mid who looked very haggard
and worn joung men, with gaunt
checks under their big shrnpncl heb
mts whli 1. reached dawn to their
.
i shouldeis Among the trophies brought
hack by the Australians, whose own
lo6ses wcre eNtraordlnul,ly Hght.were
several machine guns, und n bis trench
mortar.
It was more than u laid, for the
Australian line Is now advanced on
this sido of Motluncourt to u depth of
eight) -f out jards on that wide front
of 2500' yaidsr and this; enterprisewill
leminn tnecnemy tnai initiative ana
orrensiv e snirit are not entirely on ins
side. It wag', however, only a mlnpr
actions compared with the battles of
last month" And thbia'whlcj. wlll'come
this month when the enemy Is again
ready to try another, big push. ,
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FRESH PAINT
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Mike it 'tttfKtivWibfidtt
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Kuehnle JACOB HEED
Deil5 Hw-
Big Executive Need
in U. S, Gun-Making
Cnnllnied Trm rate On
the Allies. and Insisted upon etoiwng
new t, pe of un while In the midst of
Enlarged Arllller.. Pragranr
We are Just entering upon a astl
enlarged artillery program without hav
ing shown any competency to curry out
the very modest artillery program adopt
ed last enr. For' the heavy Browning
Is not the only thing that Is not de
livered; all our guns that have to be
shot from emplacement, everj thing too
big to be carried about by a soldier, Is
slow.
To appropriate $4,000,000 000 or so
for the production of guns by the men
who have failed this far would be like
adding Another billion to the sum avail
able for airplane manufacture and leav
ing the production of the additional craft
to the men whose failure has been so
signal
Our steel manufacturer have had lit
tle experience making nrtlllerv, A
large part of the additional orders will
go to the United States steel Uompanv,
because the other companies with ex-
perlence have their hands full supplying
the guns already ordered of them. The
fnted .states Steel t'ompany Is without
rApcrlmce In malting guns It is no
renectlon upon It nor upon the other
,tee manufacturers to say that the
prospe,ct of grave dtlavs and Olsappolnt-
ments In building artillery Is serious
At one end of the line In this process
of production Is lack nf manufacturing
experience, afthe other N laclt of bust.
npss competence.
there Is to be'a director of big gun
'- VVAJrX.0"'
j- necessary to go to Ungland
-'One of these countries
can spate a
man who knows big gun production, as
It ha i been developed there Wh) not
when Internntlonnllrm has gone to the
point of brigading our troops In English
and French divisions, whv not brigade
an Ihigllch or Frrncli executive In our
big gun Industr.v, which still remains
after a jcar of war as this fall-down
In producing the smallest of emplace
ment weapons abundantly proves an In
dustry to be created
BERLIN DENIES EMISSARY
1. . . . .
Official Natement Saji-Dulchman Was
Not Sent to London
Amsterdam, Slay T. A Berlin official
statement says the report that a Dutch
' man had gone to Ixmdon to make naare
- - ..... , .
proposa s on Instructions from the For-
' elgn secretary, Doctor von Kuehlmann,
In 1. cnniDlete Invention
A dispatch from Berlin avs the com.
I nleta-peieo agreement with Itumanla
will Ihe signed I Monday or Tu'tJ.
iThe alleged Oerman emissary la Gen
eral Colyn. or Coll IJn. former Ilutch Mln
l.r r.f War. A J. BS fnur. British Her.
retary for. Foreign Affairs, has denied
anv. peace proposals even of tentative
nature had been made to the Govern
ment.) . Hofetilian'to Succeed Lord French
Special Cable to Ktening Public Ledger
Coi)lrliht. UK, litf flie ,Vf.n Yorlt Tttnm re,
London, Tuesday. May 7. The
Chronicle's rnrllamentarv correspondent
trnvs that It Is expected that Kir William
Bohertson will succeed Lord French as
commander-in-chief of the home defense
force..
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MAURICE CRITICISM
MAY MEAN CRISIS
Gpncral's Attack on Govern
ment Creates Grave Cabinet
Situation
London, May 7
A public letter from Gencial I' B
Maurice, former director of mllltar)
operations, substantially charging Pre
mier l.lo)d.Gcnige and Chancellor Bonar
Law with lack of veracity concerning
vital war matters, admittedly picpcnls
the gravest rlluatlon with whlih the
recently much assailed Govtrnment has
)et been confronted
lierbert Asqulth, former Piemler, pre
cipitated matters in tho House of Com
mons this afternoon b) bluntly asking
tho Government what steps It Intended
to take regarding Maurice's letter
Bonai Law, acting as spokesman for
the Government, upllcd that the army
council Is Inqulilng Into the question of
mllltar) discipline raised b the lettei
lie said that the Governmsnt has asked
that two Judges be nppo.ntcd as a court
of honor to Investigate Maui ice' allega
tions against the ministers lit offered
to permit Asquilh to name one of the
Judges
Bonar Law said that secret documents
of the utmost Importance must be exam
ined and b. cause of this a House com
mittee would be unsuitable to deal with
tho matter. He said, however, thit the
Government would set a date to dis
cuss Maurice
Admiral Sir Hedworth Metiv, declared
that Bonar Law's anwer would be re
ceived with the greatest dissatisfaction
b) the army and nav). "who are slclt
to death of the way things aie running
In Commons "
Sir Kdwarti Carson and
f.theii.
dedcllne
d to suspend the annv i ouncll s and ore fields and the formation of sub
,ary 'instigation , of Genera. ..-..- companies wh subsequent
discipline
Maurice, pending the Judges report
The consensus of opinion today was
ihnt unless the nccused Ministers ex-
plain things sntlsfactorll) a parllamen
tarv Inquiry Is practically certain.
The Maurice letter was such a, 'holt
ft;oni the blue" that onlv tlnee editors re
covered nultlcientl) to discuss the matter
editorial!. These were the Po-t, Chron
icle and Kvenlng News. The two for
mer, although at the opposite poles In
politics, Insisted on a complete and
conclusive clearing up of the situation
The Kvenlng News In Its cdltorlnl r'--
garding Maurice's letter headed 'Gener
al's Attack on War Cabinet" dcclnies
It Is a challenge to Premier Llo)d
George.
These ni cumulating Incidents-, ou-
pled with serious errors of policy, aie
undermining confidence In the Govern
ment." declined the Wevtmimsier
Gazette. "Wo need, In these times,
above all else a Government we n
trust. Commons must Insist oTi n search
ing Inquiry Into MnurlteV allegations.
Unquestlonabl) there Is something wrong
In the present Government's relation"
with the army ond nav). An investlga
tlon must be ordered "
The Glove said: "We can Imagine
than that the Mlnistres, for the purpose
man
r :
for Overcoats
iiOL tIL
Sons
PjaaPataatatJ. ! V."-'' M
nothing riieaiiei or more i niiiemptlbU
of saving themselves fion'i public odium,
should bjnme teven-es upon the soldiers
b faUe statemehts vvhne thev them
selves are responsible W suspend Judg
tuent nn the condition of nn Immediate
promise of a searching Inquliv '
The Kvenlng .standard Is the cmlv pa
per so far to criticize Maurice although
It demands an Inqulrv
"We deprecate emphatically thn ac
ceptance of the principle lh it a distin
guished soldier may compel the Min
isters to submit to an Inqulrv conierii
Ing points in administration of whim
he disapprove." It declared
This Is the first Intimation of nny let
letter written by General Maurice,
which evldentlv Is causing some stir
both In the House of Commons and In
the British press. Maurice, who was di
rector of mllttaty operations, leslgned
thnt post nr was lemoved Immediately
after his famous "Where Is tilucclier?'
Interview, which was geneially regard
ed as nn Insult to General Foch It was
stated at the time that Mnurlco would
he given a command nt the front He
was succeeded as dltector of operations
by General JladclllTe.
GERMAN PREPARATION
FOR TRADE AFTER WAR
Powerful Corporation Reported Organ
ized to Kngape in Iorcign and
Domestic Enterprises
UiLhlnclon, Mn 7 The organization
of a powerful German corporation, cap
italized at 25.000,000 marks and uaeueo
I15 tin' leading bankers, manufacturers
and fimnclers of the empire, to engage
In foreign and domestic enterprises, Is
reported In 11 statement Issued by the
Depirtment of Commerce
Kvldf nee of German) s ambition to get
an earl) start on world trade aftet the
war Is shown In organization which as
announced will operate throuc'i German
firms In foreign countrle. and that
hianehts or subsidiaries v. II be estab
lished for trade lepusen-t 11
The corporation will Hi, in. e building
ntiomiimis rnntructlon and mainte
nance of railroads and stieet rallwn)s
construction of Irrigation, harbor nml
........ iilaiila ft,, Inrles nf evetv lie-
! r.r!,.tini. ii.a 'x.iloltietloii of nlsntut Inns
lfIll in the fourdere Among the llrms
r. nres.nted on the bonid of dlreetois nre
hnafPH nre ncur r-uufcriwi ui ii iri
Vnrri Deiitsehft Bnnk. Dresden Hank.
Hambuig-Amcrlcan Line; Win burg &
Co, Hugo Htlnnes, Limited; llhennlsh
Westphallnn Coal SvniPcale. Krupps
Gruson Werk, Frledrlch Krupp, Germin
South Sea Islands 1 indlng and Planting
Conipan) and Siemens & Schukctt.
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WESTERN UNION
service respondi to the emergency.' Extrt.'dt-
mand automatically produces extra application, I
extra care, extra patience. In this elasticity ;'.
westtrn Union is typical
j
TataaWrataaU ZlatV
Cry of "Kaniernd" by Man
Lonrictl Willi Grenades
Proves Unavailing t
ttllli the tmerlcnn In Pleardy, May
7 The rear German organizations have
been bathed In gas. in retaliation for
"gassing" of the American areas. The
guns i oared nil night.
The bodies threw over more than IS,.
000 "jperlte" mustard gis shells Sat
urday night, "gnsslng" one village and
nil loads In the vicinity Subsequently
there was n three. hour bombardment
with high explosives, tho Americans
keeping under cover In their newly'con-
fsimcted dugouts The concentrated
Germin gas attack was like a rain of
gigantic bad eggs'"
Lieutenant Morgm, of the medical
coip, herolcnllv stuck to his post In &
shell hole. lenuYrlng first aid until he
was exhausted. Jle threw off his gas
mas in nn enort to worn raster. ai
mustnrd gas principally affects the eyes.
temporarily
The American patrols are bringing In
German prisoners every night. Thev
nlso are developing the deepest hatred
for the treachery of the boche. One
entered th. front line alone, yelling
' kanieriil 1" Tbn Americans ailsnlrlnna
were aroused ind they surrounded ihlm ,
qulrkh The) found that he was loaded J
oow n Willi iii.ni. Kr eiin.ies, un trice in
escape, but was overpowered.
The Germin lnfnntry Is dlspla)lng
signs of nervousness, Increasing Its fire
and sending up numeious rockets 'at
night
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