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VOL. IV. NO. 208
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1018
CoMmant. 1018. t THS PCtLIO LtMtl CWHM
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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 '
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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-
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.... 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
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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-
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""" ,.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..
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2
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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
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