MkliLMHcraiKBffiSyHS. WEM-m :WT7 'Vms , . -ise t-.' j. AMmr lSjFMr i Thurtdty fair, warmer tnttrlor. tKMMatATfBB AT EACH HOCK III 9 110 111 113 I II 31 31 4 1 S l3 SI I 66 I 611 CI I 70 175 I 7.1 I 73 I 7J.7 VOL. IV. NO. 208 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1018 CoMmant. 1018. t THS PCtLIO LtMtl CWHM PRICE TWO CI wiii luminal ii iMiiwi ' 'l., ,:' -.., mmtm x, vfl&KH9nKi7Tf tt.vi .tohbw., 4m ci-eHiiriBR?SBBHH m """ "" -- .- -Mfiv!af flr.'MB;vwffvir-H t'tw" w a r mm j- TmmmmmrwmmmsmmKmi m .-- rr m 77W w aa si-h " l ms my m rr I I wrrw wv a.miuUH yuvnv vua r . if ;.v; DAILY AERIAL MAIL SERVICE NOW A FACT .First "Cloud Post" Pilot Lands Safely at Bustleton KILLED ROCK MAYOR TO SUBMIT AUSTRIANSHRE WJLSON HOTLY torsXTK 6-CENT FARE BILL near harrisburg !prc fnt WAR WS,1 fell ' lilElOElllllJ TTUl rP!f?sr & a jinquiry plans Request rharce of uvmmlte to gaiety Walsh, of 8322 Taconv street. Wt-sil- nomlnir, tiu struck In the head by a 'p,,., heavv rock and killed Instantly today iul-s tie was imv-even Walh un emploverl In improving the roadbed on the Readlnc llallwav at Kern Ilork. He set off a blatt under a large rock. ii.rri.i... Miy is 'g Lark of Confidence in MIDVATFT(HAVF 'VAHES CALL ON SMITH I screen o. bun,.- n.i UP-.n m i Chamberlain Reso- illll T XlUJU 1 Vf llfl f flj I .United Mates -vvlitlon rupnly depot at . lutiou NEW YORK FLIGHT TAKES 75 MINUTES GUN PLANT HERE! An ordinance provldlnc a six-cent trol ley fare Is to be sent to Councils to. , United Mates -vvlitlon rupply depot at iMIddletown a fen miles cast of this) city So'dlem made a detom and ap- ' i 1 1 Complete Journey to Washing ton Made in Less Than Three Hours OVATION TO AVIATOR Great Crowd Welcomes Ar rival of "Sky. Postman" in Philadelphia nrftirn np irnni in rnir ipizpn iiiprii i . .-..-.... morrow afternoon by .Mavor Siilth at Ansirlins ire sii.l to h.ive been GIVES COMiMll ILL Iha .Ai.ti.al nf ll.. at I.-....I nr nt I h TVinlfi ...... . . .- ' l""- """v". . "-... . ...- --- em,,iojed at the Uethlehem Hteel torn- Sixteen-Inch Howitzers and J""11 t"ian' w plant servant t.ei. Moivm. of . - The ordinance vv 111 probably he unac-lM (,x,allon forit flr,t xrM to ,,. PrOJCCtlleS tO Be Sole Jcompanled b an recommendations from prorch thfm ,,, nlKn ,,no(9 , nred r . . ,,he Maor ot the cltv's representative-! WIlen h(, nn,j otn(,r Idlers surprised UUII1UI , on the boird The directors, meeting todav. ratified the sU-cent fare pro UNDUE POWERS U. S. TO FINANCE PLAN I the Austr'ans from the rear there wis a brl"f ttniRsle .ind the enemv aliens were fjulckly ocrpowered The verc nosi I WMII-im tinrnrt one of the rlt P reprerentatUes on the hoard, sild this armed with revolvers afternoon tint neither he nor Major , The Austrlins give the nimes of l'nnk Oorltch Zuperlch Marko and I'ranlt Mahalle Thej live In Steelton TO EVACUATE ALAND' ISLANDS Krrai n'ani, in n nfiotn Triti- ' . .. .. - ...-.... t- . i. slvelv to the nnm.Mcture of 16 lnch'lns on,l,,e ,tf ,,,,. Howitzers and projectiles. Is soon to he a" n,r,rtlnfnc" to V, ' f 11 ,. built near rhlladelphli for the Mldvale , F"n,nl nn. nU "1 ''l , n mo cteet rnmninv I ln """ JIa or s odlce Transit nneuor "1 ""M1" ilnin .. , U ..M fn I. a. .trniipU nn. .uAcT.l"f '" Sevnns from Wnshlnnton po,ed to the slx-cent fare s.tul he had . . , the Mldvale i mnpanj "111 receive a nol (t Ronp ner n ,ne arguments German 1 ropps Will WlllltlrJW to m.m,.i cum o i i seir lor operaung ,,rcsented bv the company for the In- Ma lllMlt. Mav 2.1 will furnish all the monej for buildings Tells Scnatr Leader Project Is Contrary to Best Inter ests of Army PROTEST NOT HEEDED i BASEBALL SCORES ' CLEVEL'D. 0000100 0 0 00 , ATHTICS.. 0 000000 0 1 0 0 Cbvcleski-ONclli'Mycis-McAvoy; umplies, ConnoUy-Dlneen. PHILLIES. 0003001 CHICAGO.. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 rieiulcignst-Buins; Wnlhei-Killcfer; umplies, Klgler-Moicu. AMERICAN LEAGUE ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 2 0 0 NI.W YOKK 2 0 0 0 0 0 Slioc.iei-Nunniinkci ; I.ovc-Haim.th. CIUCACO oooooo ASIUNCION 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willlams-Schalh; Joluihon-Alnsmltli. By Vote of 3 to 2 Committee Approves Plan Fight on Floor Assured , Philadelphia todiv receded and dls patchedlta first rmlls by airplane cir rlers. Dally aerial postal seilcc, llnklnc New York, PhlHdelphla and Washing ton, Is now an established fact. A great crowd ot cheering spec tators, which had assembled at the Bustleton living field houts before ho was clue to ntilve. gave a vveUomo to Lleutemnt Toicj Webb. arm a ator. He piloted the fli&t alrpline of the ' postal sen ice ftom New Yoik to Phil adelphia, lie arrived at 1 o'clock, hav ing made the flight fiom Belmont Field, I.. I. in heventylHe minutes The mall mitter brought b Lieu tenant Webb was nulckh sotted, and, the southbound hacku tiansfeued to another machine Seven minutes after Webb had ni rived, this midline, piloted by Men tenant .lames Kgei ton. took the ah foi Washington vvhtie It niylved with Its heavy load at 2 50 o'clock One mlsliii mailed the beginning of the neilal seivlte when annthei mi chine, piloted bs Lieutenant Oeoige M. Bovle. and bound fiom Washington is for Philadelphia, was foiced to descend at Waldorf, Md, twenty -five miles routh of the capital, due to a bioken tila,V J" ' aJlUfoa The mail mattei this machiVie rai rled was sent back to Washington by l moloicar. A thhd machine, waiting lieie as a, relay between Washington and New York ln the notthbound seivlce. left Bustleton Field at CIS o'clock, and ar rived at Ilelmont Field at 3 37 o'clock. Thiee minutes lattr Us largo was on fcoard a tialn and bpeedlng for the New York Postoflice. This machlno was diivcn by Lieutenant Paul Cul er. I Speed was the watchvvoid of the, nerlal seivlce on Its opining day. The' planes in bervke today avciaged 10U miles an houi. Thornton Kcceho First Poutli To Postmaster Thornton, of this city, fell the honor of being the (list to lecelve into his hands a mall pouch ' by ah delivery, handed htm by Lieu tenant Wsbb us soon as Webb had . landed. "You are pavins the way, for a new era ln mall dellveij." the postmaster tpld the airman as he accepted the pouch and con fiatulated the pilot. E. J. Cattell, cltv statistician, head ing th'e official lereption paity as the peig'innl lepiesent itlve of Slavor Smith, welcomed Lieutenant Webb on the city's behalf and gave him a silver wiist watch. Otheis piominent In the reieptlon paity were H. C. Stelnmetz, piesldent of the Aeio-Club of Pennsylvania; . General Waller, commandant of the marine corps at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, James T. Goiteljou, chief postal tnspectoi; Major H. 51. Flidley, as slstabt to nuaitci master, U. S, A.; Captain H. H. L. Wllloughby, aeionau tlcal enelneer; the P.ev. (leoige S. Gassnei; N. B. Kelly, member of the Chamber of Commerce, and repiesen tatlves of the Bustleton Impiovcment Association. The Bustleton Association bent out by aerial mull today W.OOO printed copies pt the service's bchedules. One of these went to PiesidentWIlson, with llie following letter: Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Piesldent of the United States, Washington. D. C. fa' Sir It affords the Bustleton 1m ps"lrovement ssoclation great pleas g.. ure to han'd you heiewlth a copy of FV.the, Hist all plane schedule published LJ?Im lhaa lTMlfaa Stutau fnf mill UPt-Va Ice between Washington, Phlladel. CrPlSP t.. -j-i.j ,u.. .i . h..i ..r,t .tnrklinlm. Mav 1 The ilermins ill1 iiii'ifii ill ii L I ill- 'r I II L 1 1 1 unit itu ... - a i .. -t - ma.. n e, ';:'' h"',"'' p; " ,m .""""' Mm ? c' " si" it ;. SnnouncV.1 .odVv- SwedHh By a v ote nf 3 to 2 the rompanv win suppl, s expeta and l"A'l(X. XT'Z ordinance to be I JR"" "'" "e lTl"n M " """ mltlcr nn Audit nn.l Control T:,f.." nUi ntcessars miterl-ils submitted tt, Councils will be a Mate- . The Winds ,j,li h were lost in llussn in rrconimcnrl adoption of "The" "eduction of the plmt Is to ZrZZ Mm'nhse' . 1, ' o "m' ' wh '.; , hcHaln resolution will, an Sated bTt'ne'vW, T?? VltiZ$n:y TIZ l mrnt ronHnlnR the Mllil.r) of hae,:4nitetMP ,'' - Arlrsomn! " '""P. .!. "' be """"" ln ,h' e"Mt , i.V.T.-i'.f .S.ult,'. VK !. . Commiltee invrs.iKatinn to and representatives which arrived herei Washington, Ma 15. Senate Corn- decided the Cham- amend Affairs the na- ... ...-..- - - , . ...ll!a ai. :a 1 -...if:. .... j,. . . .... a i. . ,-. ,l.. I m. ltpt me liernniis ai:n linden ;i ' 11011 n rnininrv .'iriiv iiit-s ;inu niii'iiiic- aL, .. . . . ii.il ui nan ine irrtii-.il p teni en inc . . . . ;?,ni" -, v3, ""rt ;::"' .':.. h:.:'::ie Conference In M.,or Smith's onice when 'T.VU'ShrthM .he Islands will be. all) cxcludinR Inqulr) into the Kcn ilnn " " '"'" "' ""ii- i ongressman aie and Senator Vare ,onle ,,;,. ,,f the lepublic of Flnl Hid r.i ,u" fnllc.,1 I.Mrtn f h n Mn-.a.r I t I .1 1 nTh,5!!rtn,1'' S'"' romP',nv hl b'f" Th" visit or the Vares following a iUv ! nilCCIAM DflVAITV IMnDICHMCn one of ,e Urge-t producers of heivy f tr,s mnfeiences .,3 considered RUSSIAN ROlALlY IIYlPKIbONhD ordmnce for the War Depirtment foi slgnlflcant I - some time nd the decltlnn to erert the t- 17 I n 1 plant near here for the .Mldvale concern Opposlllnn f rops I p iDovvagcr lillipiC's .111(1 tratl(l Is believed to bo due to the nrnirrpss I DnnntHnn to thr. timiintil nn hiii1- . FlnUna Hplfl 111 IvPinintis made In eomnletlntr their firt nnnin.B nt th-. ii. ,.a m..ia i.. m trn .. '. . . Vli V? Jn'"l',nce of ,h" pn,t "f,-oel who with .Major Smith and Col-V'".' n neriiir.lllVches to" ,n "'""'"r J"r,l Hemocratlc leader Philadelphia as an overseas shipping onel Sheldon Potter constitutes the iltv s ,ii (hit the ltuslin Hovvnger l.mpress nf the upper houfe opposing the Cham station repre-ent.itlves on (ho p II T board Maria and the Itussl in ("irind Dukes iri,i resolution exiendlnir the author. The Senate committee, with five ,ep. H,. took the stand tint the Issue Imperils Nicholas Nlkol .levltch P.e, Nol He- PrK';" r '"", , ,," "'",'' r ' ,'?,'' . resentatlves of the Wir Depirtment ' the pending lease of the cIIj'h high-peed vltch and Aliiander MJihaelovskl hive Itv of the Mllllirv Affairs Committee o. ; ' been Imprisoned bj the (Irrmins In I rral conduct of, the war. nv CLINTON v" CIL11ERT Rtnff Cor r--.onlVit' rtrdio Publir 1 rdorr nsblnstnn, Maj IS President Wilson his wiltten a letter fnntlniinl nn Pace Two, ( nliimn Three I (nnilnueil on Pnire -evrn feliiniii lour I Crimea Cnntlmied in 1'ite 'eifn. ( nliiinn Twn FIRST AIRPLANE MAIL CARRIER IN AMERICA LANDS AT BUSTLETON 2CTAiismr,''SS!asai7yoiCT l fMiiii&iaeHlv kv. i M aI' m HflKla' .1 I 1 . i 9mmmwmmmSfffmmmImBmmi'9mT''x "' -l 1tt& fm' Hpwi- ' m mmm9mmwji'A,'!at B I vi-- M wmmmBmmmWMmmm? HlflA MtmmLJmmKLllJ! r WHSmW&ttmWmmWmmM ' mmmmm WFmmnwIemmi; w-w() 4lJ mmmmmmmMmimmmm!Smmmm. mlmmmmtimmmmWmUmMmMmmvBSmWmWBSmmlmmmm mww&MMamWM:rh0f(k mMmtt&mwS&9BimwU&M&U7m Lieutenant Tore) Webb, Umlc Sam's fisM "fljing poslman," leaped from hi plane at Ilulletnn at 1 oMock litis afternoon, tlicrcbv signifjing tlie u. (et)ful beginning of the new aero mail teriiic. Lieutenant Webb brought mail from New York MAURICE REPLIES INDIANS SCORE APPOINTS HUGHES BRITISH SHELLS TO LLOYD GEORGE IN FIFTH INNING AIRCRAFT PROBER SHATTER ENEMY General, in Open State- Kopp and Geary Quit Ath- Wilson Asks Former Oppo- Havoc Created Among Ger ment, Backs Up His letics to Work at Ship- I nent to Help Inquire Into man Forces by Heavy Charges yard in Wilmington Borglttm Charges Shell Fire NOW CHRONICLE EXPERT LEAVE CLUB TONIGHT JUSTICE ACCEPTS POST RAIT DELAYS ATTACK V HNhl!ifftn, Maj' IS nv philip cinns Wo have the honor to lemain jour1 moot ouement tenant, THE BUSTLETON IMPROVE- 1 MENT ASSOCIATION. By Charles H. tlejer, piesldent. The President and 5Irs. Wilson, 'master (Jenei'al Butlebon and r cabinet officers and heads of rnmental depaitmtnts, the Post er General of Japan, members of diplomatic corps, officers of the and navy and many other offl gathered at Potomac Park In Ington this morning when Lieu I oa rf Stu. Caluma Three By MAJ. GEN. SIR F. B. MAURICE Rj JAMKS S. CAROLAN ' special Cable to Vientng Public Ledger , Millie 1'irU, May 15 Tiesldent Wilson todaj called upon Sncclal Cable to ,'icni'ng Public Ledger loniriom. nn. bv .Veto York rime. Ce. ' or 'n"r uiniiiKs flijers neia me foi mer Justice Charles 1 1 Hughes to act ('wrtihi r!M i, Vei. lor; Tlmta Co ..... Cleveland club In the Mibt game of the ,.,.,.. ,.,,,. London. 5Iay 15. eeTiev ,, ncinoon but ln the rlrth ns " "-o-lnvestlgator In the piobe of Uar Cer-s-miider-ts' !letninrtrrs on The editor of the Dallv Chronicle . the visitors counted once I'hanm.in Clutzon Poiglum's chargis against the the Western Front, arnv- is his asked me to. become his military "as lilfe "hon Burns took his foot off aircraft production board Hughes ac- The enemy inlded the British lines correspondent and I have accepted I" "' 1 """. r",n.'i ""i1. ",?.r2i cepted the .all mar Moitancoiirt south of Albert L, his Offer. The Dally Chronicle has ,-.. ,i-l The President' lttpr In IliiirhPsi fnl- It un n cam nt th hli- u !?.. . ,... . D..- .-. -- . -- -.-. . .,. -.,. mi,, ruiiy geneiously lecognlzed that I acted as fovelkle. vho opposed .Mjers, was ' - "... .,,mi a ueeu sense or gravity oi in excellent rorm. i the step I took because I conceived . Bob t.earj-. pitcher, and Merlin Kopp, ' It to be my duty. outfielder, of the .thletlcs, received 1 una imi i, i. a a j .. I ord that thej had been placed In i . . ,J, h " hn-s"et'- a d'3-' class 1 A of the ,li aft and would lie In grunted soldier tuined out of his Job. I ducted Into the keivlce at nn earlv date. I had been promised and was about to Acting upon this Information they Ii take up Important cmplovment In "edlately mule arrangements to take p...., ,, ,.,. , ... T . up mechanical work at the sh ipbullil trance, which of all things I most,nK pIan, of the Harlan & Holllnsworth acouru, una i ininK i may say vvitn- Companj. Wilmington, Del Kopp out vanity that I had a promising Plajed his last game this afternoon career before me. That Is all bchlndBoth P'ayers will lepbrt for duty to me, and I have left the service I love, i "TiT .u. ,. ., I have therefore made a very teal, league baseball plajers are In the em- Mv dear Judge Hughes You have doubtless noticed that veiv serious iharges of dishonesty have been made In connection with the production of aircraft. Because of the capital Importance of this branch of the mllllarv. tervlce I feel that theie charge, uhould be thoroughly Investigated and with rs little delay as possible. In ordei that the guilty. If there be any such, may be promptly and vlgorounv ptosecuttd, and that the reputation of those whose actions nave been attacked may be eight prisoners or o were taken bv the Biltlsh and thev nre certain of having killed many Germans, It was ohvlouslv the enemy's Inten. tlon to trv the British strength In this sector. No.v thev know- Whenever they attack, In whatever force they attack along this nut of the fiont, theiejs no doubt that thev will have to pay n big price for any local sue 'cess, because the British troops are I FIHST tpo villi INMMJ vesication. I feel that this Is n mat ter of the veiy greatest Importance, and I hlnceiely hone that jou will leci iimi ii is possiuie to contribute sacrifice I hope not ln vain. 1'loj of the Harlan & Holllnsworth Com' I do not Intend to Indulge In any,1"1"5' recriminations My sole object will be I war 'if In future I have occas on to Davidson threw out Granej. Chap- ?' a'fSo-. us: d,drs.sj,.,ts.ffiSr f0.uo ! I annealed to Parliament to order an ""'"', 1 k.. """.. ""'A..,"0'0 . our very valuable service In study: enA ' 'Lll mr: ?$. V1? f J-mleion filed to Both. Kopp walked. a"y 'VoODnOW WlTaSO.V." Iluihes ArcfpU l'ot Here is Justice Hughes' reply. My Bear Mr. President: I beg to acknowledge jour letter of May U Appreciating fully the erav. Ity of the matter, I shall be glad to co-operate with the Attorney Cienera! H,.u.in .o ..avt, muikncu may in , . ... , protected In case thu Lharcea aro 'determined to "ive them n rnnot, tlm gioundless. (f they make the nttemnt, "I requested the Jutlce Depart- It was faiilv quiet nlong the Arras ment to use every Instrumentality at fiont. with nnlv landom shelling on u n. i'uuhi -i,i iiiiteiihnic iiio viimi bra cither siiie. Rnd no Indication of !m- i ...!. t .. : 7 ;' - .; -----'-- """ ,.l...Bl,'"a'. oi ineauori.ey nendlnvr battles JThert, n n n. rm.'i wr,'.;' ir.nrvs sswaw ' ti"vishi .r t fMn .'I0." J!fa, .r2e rT,Vi. I Wa'k" doubled to left." Kopp stopping ' rl''Ai'XtSl"' '"."1 . " N to'haa,,.! liuui-e in my iciiicnieiii. imu iviricutc Wambv threw out (lardner N'n runs I, of course, pleaded guilty. I have paid the uenaltv -for that breach of discipline, which with very deep regret I felt myself bound to commit, ana there Is nothing more to be said. Contluued on fn Fix. Column Three When you think ot writing-, think of WHIT1NO. Adv. one hit, no errors, til. COM J INMMJ Will aim filed to Shannon Turner valked. O'Neill tiled to Kopp. Covel ckle ting ed to right, sending Turner to third. Oraney's drive spun Mjere around, but he recovered the ball and Centlnuttl en rate Thirteen, Column (Inn In making a nrnmnt and thoroueh vestlgation of the charges of dlthon est,y tn connection with the aircraft production You maybe assurtd that nothlnr and the chalky lines ot the British. iienviira. nu'i me new uerman ttenches showed clear on the creen carpet of woods that have crown over an mis ronnirvsine. hiding shell craters and the litter of strife. Brit ish kite balloons were un In a loti't row, with a mile or so of skv space between them, like flvlnir elephants tethered to earth bv ropes Recalls Former Dallies ' I stared at old Monchy 'on the hill and lemembered the. dav a year ago when the British cavalrv went no there under heavy khrapnel nre. and when the men had hard fWhtlng for that lulned village on the helrhts There were a few woolly bears ln Contlnae-1 on rat Two, Column Hoi en ' Continued on rt hoi en. Column 'CU FRENCH Gj GROUND PICARDY Win Wood Near Haill American Fighting Zone DETROIT 0 0 3 0 10 0 nosro.N 0 0 0 1110 D.xuss-Yellc; Ruth-Agncw. 0-401 2- 5 10 4 i ., rrtti;h rfpiii sr hi . "r" -Hi NIGHT RAID AT ft1" Big Enemy Drive DelSj But Allies Arc Expectw and Ready GUNS HERALD B,Lj Indications at Front Arei Early Resumption Grand Offensive iM .NATIONAL LEAGUE DROOKLYX .... 0 0 0 0 2 IMITSHUItCII. . 0 10 0 0 Mniqunul-Kiuegei ; Cooper-Schmidt. Ni;W YOKK 0 0 2 0 CI.NCINNA'II 0 0 0-1 Bcnti'U-Kitidcn: Schneider-Allen. I10SION 0 0 0 0 sr. louis oooo Ileal ue-Wilson; Shewlcll-Snydei. OTHER GAMES roST.VCC'OTT..... 0 0 0 0 2 0 ii:xn oooooo McKciity-Haeffner; Bcinhault-Waiwick. USAACS 2 15 0 0 0 LAFAYETTE 110 0 0 2 Germans Would Take Calais by Mayi Cable to thr Exening Public , The Hague, Mar 1 I Can stain nn tYrfllanr.j thority that the German date! the occupation of Calais was i recently Whitsunday (May 11 This dale was given so "i nltely that in certain circles still maintained that an must be made this week. "For 1 Germans must at least atterairt i redeem this nramlse ' " 4'd TOME SCHOOL... HAYEKF'I) SCH'L. V.'EST I'HILA. II.. SOUTH I'HILA.. G 0 .frms8. 2 0 0' 0 ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Thiid Plmllco race, 1 mile 60 yards N K. Beal, 106, Corey, $31.40, ?13.30, $7.10, won; Captain Ray, 104, Rowan, $18.20 $0.50, second; Tie Pin, 108, Walls, $3 00, third. Time, 1 46 4-5. TURC0-FINN PEACE TREATY SIGNED AMSTERDAM, May 15. A Tui co-Finnish peace treaty was signed Satuiday in Berlin, accoidlng to a dispatch fiom Constantinople today. HOOVER ASKS $7,000,000 FOR OFFICE RENTALS WASHINGTON, May 15. To meet the expenses rentals nnd the like of volunteer county and city food ndminlstiators, Herbeit Hoovei today asked the House Appropilatious Commit tee for $7,000,000. The sum lb vital if the woik is to continue, lie declaicd. In Em ope, he added, similar woik entnils aunual itppioniiatloM of $48,000,000. BALFOUR DENIES TEUTONS LANDED IN MONROVIA LONDON, May 15. Foreign Secretary Balfour declared in the House of Commons this afternoon the report that the German submaiiue which shelled the -wireless station at Moniovla, on the west coast of Afrfca, Apiil 10, had landed its eiew and looted the bank is untrue, ENGINEERS AFFILIATE WITH LABOR FEDERATION CLEVELAND, O,, May 15. Membeis of the Biotheihood of the Locomotive Engineers In convention here today voted to affiliate with the Ameiican Fcdeiation of Labor, RUSSIA WILL DISARM BLACK SEA FLEET MOSCOW, May 15. .-Foreign Minister Tchitcherin today sent a wiieless to Berlin declaring Russia pioposed to disarm the Black Sea fleet in an effort to propitiate Germany. Methodlitt Elect Three Bithop. Atlanta. Ca.. May 15. Election ot thri new bishops featured th sesion Paris. Mav ' French troops have captureiH wood just south of Hailles, oni ricaray oattlo front, the Freiy wmce announced today. Ge counter-attacks were repulsed. mere was violent artillery. uuung tne night In the rerfo Montdidier. jl'l me cexr. ot tno commique lOHj icic was violent artillery'! ing during the night around : uiaier ana iNoyon. $cj ine rrencn attacked the M south' of Hailles and capturM wood. y.l iterman -rnintratUcka,'vy mnnilHM fallaJ V f J T"a .-.u..,.,ig lautu. ju were rep We captured seventy prise Another attempt launched " the enemy south of (Picardy) after a lively boraa ment, was completely repulseoi'S North of Chcmin-dcs- (.Visne River front) we repuli coup de main against one ofi small posts in the sector llr.hovelle. ,.,...., Hi vaiuiuta is aooui eignt miles i east of Amiens. American tr are holding part of the front M of Montdidier, where activity is reported. m London. Ivfni-'l n.4i . j t. .7.. ':. vmiuMucu neavy artillery lie both in Belgium and France ported in Field Marshal Halg'iil munique to the War Office Duiing the night, he reportetC artilleiy fire was heovy in thl leys of the Somme and the AncrtiS around Bethune. This mornla firing became heavy at Morlaii and Kcmmel. The Germans attempted te the British lines, during the north of Lens, but were rep Haig's troops carriel out r successful raid no.theast of Bo The text of the official statetj follows: M A --IJ .11 a-J t.. ,1 1 m imu uicciupieu Dy ine eiM In the nighttime north ot I .tsacf pAmilcArl 4 a VJUiatJU j,m We carried out another sue ful rait, northeast of Robccq. '., Hostile artillery was active"' the night time in the vaileys'of 1 Scmtne and Anrre and norti Ccthune in the Niep'pe forrit tor. i2 This morning the enemy's Icry activity increased tout of Mor.'ancourt and north of i n.fll 1 I -a&V-l . B MrTAH-llBflak mC7 an .. ucucmi uiirnuic occn f. barge scale operations ceflj along the Fandere-Picardy They are of a magnitude ather war3 would have been nendous Importance, falthoua classed as "local operation,! the lesumption of fighting al lines in Fiance s.nd Beleiun cempanied by a bombardment i pa'.ently increasing intenslt erect vjcrman thrust has .-esumed in force, but Uiere'j cations that the enemy, will jj lay his attack much lonKwv. Field Maishil I'alg's.,1 KrsiluiK Church Elects Rector Hroiiiui, i'., May is Tim Kev. wii, ' day stresses the general for the quadrennial union of the South-1 been elected rector of HI Mary's fcpls- I violent ClwraCtetJVf Of 1 em Methodist tronrerence ntn in njw oopi church to nil the vacancy caused ' bombardment and' SttBI bishops ore the llev W. .V. Alnsworth. by the resignation of the Itevt Brayton ra"u,lltv "" Savannah, da : the Jlev. E. M. Pyibo . Byron, who accepted a call as assistant prediction Of .mUnary of Nashville, Tenn , and the lis v. Frank-. of ont of the largest Kplscopal parlshea . v h -id Un N Parker, of New Orleans. , ' in Detroit, it-MMa M IMM llt't.EMyAf Yew Hye Folitical, Affilklion.:r- U - -i'