-lc " I. ," " ' ""i ) I .'i - f i i U" i i n ii i j i .11 . V i i I, ) i i n i iii i" .i i V i ii ' r ' ' - r-..,.., ..:,-. -.. ... .. ' J . - ..r ........... - . .- . . .1. r ..... . ' i i i i i ii i ; xfrV 7f,- 'GERMAN CONDITIONS TOLD IN EXCLUSIVE CABLES BREAD QUOTA iSES GERMANS BM . J--.. ..-!. t? n ioinpiaims runuw miuring, Newspaper comment Sows. m , W NOT REALIZED '?Vf i" ie and Rumania Fail to j VrpMdc Cereals Expected. ' Pyfaarvesl Still Distant i r'tBy GEORGE nENWlf.K ' I Cnfife o Et'rm'ns Public Ledger , O&f,. JsJB, liy S'tfl) York Ttmra Co, EJK. Amsterdam. -May ;" , frcduetlon of the hrearl ration In any calls forth a Rreai nrai " iet (n the press It l pn -'crt out tihi expectations with reEarc .o up- ' HlOfrom Ukraine and Rumania arc far , aWriflilftlled, The quantitv oi erreni , omiftumanla nppears to he n couple of I SBattA thousand tons short, while the i fflflpr' Tagehlatt says that no mnrp , iwVl?5t trniR have hppn received to M!from Ukraine. tlTt months lie between Germany and myneff harvest, so that there are eipm tjitreeKs aneau uenerai computus i ; Ae that the reductions are not accom- i Jeri' by an Increase of the meat lin'u was done last year, and that , C' 'substitutes promised do not give full i Seompenstlon. Thfr.Berlln Vorwaerts asserts that tne KO'nand bread rations are In suci. EtlJquantltles that the reduction be- Etwmes 'a great dancer, all the more se- Wrto'tk' because the nhvstcal and moral FjKrengthof the people for endurlne hard MtMjSfcV have declined, and they are less MV40' bear a reduction than last year IWW.'JUir before Bs rapufrn some papers nnn renei in ui- Mcitnat he potato ration is not to ne MBdueed.. Vorwaerts thinks It "dlsrraccful PiMtCtSs people of the (treat cities should V.pTev Sunday to bee notntoes in tne untry ana men ismugpic mem to ineir meti." yi Several papers ipsert that the proflt- trmK Jiaa a gool deal to do with the hortarvs. ".fine mlllf ration In Berlin Is reduced tttoniitoday. ' A,-heated debate took place In the Ber Snn City1 Council on Friday recardlnc th fe'.Aoa'Ecarclty. One speaker said the peo. ' pienao. oeen snameiuuy neceiveo oy r.prqmtses, ana tne state oi anairs was ! fteazid&lous ; neonle waited In lines nil gtl3tfc4ahd then cot nothins. and many r'OfHUMnercnants naa naa no coal for a liffc. P rtSM. r U. S. SOLDIERS PLAY CARDS DURING LULL IN BATTLE CHINO-JAPANESE DEAL I MEETS DISAGREEMENT Pekin Insists on Limitation ' Period to Military Con t venlion LOAN NOT YET PAID I In i ' m tin A quirt little panic now and then is rcli-hei! b tin '.. mm. Thrr Ainrriran -olilter nrr .ilrrjth " arm- tomed to battle that ihcy arc jbl to play ranis rnlinK ilnrin? a lirirf lull in thr finnp. riima" foldinp rot makes an cxcrllrnl tnblc, an! ciparrttrs and rrarkcrs inakr tli lutir of the occasion lomplrip Special Cnbtr tn Evening Public l.ctlpcr fnp'jrtaht. Itft, by S'rv York Timrs f'n. IVkln, May 20. Thr nftrntlations bntw'fn f'htna nnl .Innan lino not bofn Piibmittrrl tn tho ('ablnrt ffir approval. It Is unOnrPtoorl lhat n hlli h ban oprurrrr nwtntr fhlnrA inKtfnre nn a limitation pfrUul fnr tbr mililarv ronnt1on. TIip .Inp nnrsr niin of $:M), rmo.onr) "sih so far not bp'-n piiPl ftnr the fn II of f'banc-To. in wrhfrn Hunan Hip rrbr-ls Iht PiitrnTl fhanc Sha. bul the rf-mnan's of tht (Jnvrrn nint fnn i". toptiifr with if-pnfnrrf-tnotif- jM-mblocI nml clnfontrrt thf-m. Tliphrpfnir ('hnnu-Sha in apaln safp. Thr Snrrtiiry nf Ih" Cnblnot InformfH our r urrc-ponflfnt that tbrrn was no il.mpfi nf Lunc ("bi-K'innir. thf Ip:uIt nf -he lnornmpnt fori p in Kwanph tutic tirinr pxpnllofl from that province. Ilo b- '.'n.oon trnnpfi Thp rnb"J ac tixitlPtJ fmm S (huan nr not tnknn ?p rifij?v Tho c;nrrnmpnt ihr- to cIph lib ir.)ll with thp ntithprn parllnmnta- ri.in bill t. fnrrert to ftCllt the rchrl until tbpy firknowlrtlpp tho nuthorlty of Prkm. 'tlrcly rorrcrt, nnd dcnlnlft of pari or all of It mav be rxprctpd. but It may be nrrpptnl withr.nt hesitation that n ilocu mnnt of rrlnua portpnt to China ha bron Fiibmlttpd not through the Wal rli:il04)U whlrh lp tho rpcnptilxpfl ohan npl nf fllplnmntlr Intprrnurpp. hut rinllv. rrpl pprsonaUy tn thp T'repldpnt nnd thp Trptnipr. a prm-pdurp whlrh rpralls that adopted bv Japan In iniR. wbpn thp twr-nty-orp dnmands wrrr prpypntPd nnd nsldur.ttsly denied bv the JapnnpRp Lp pntlnn nnd by thp Japanese nrrrprliterl r piPFpntainf f In nil the Kreat countries of thp world Phniild th""-p dpninnd" nr d'-slrpp not bp niTPded t -lapan will ncrupy Shan tunc and Kukirn Wht thtr (,r tml a penrn et dement may be urtuallv brmiffht nearer by thp Pin-P.w nf thf (Jnvrrnmctil fnrpet hi w turltiK ChMTic-ha. It is undnubted that a prp.it pi fpplinc IT irnnnwifiity preallf In ' tin- N'irth whirh i' reflei trri In "veral itwi'1- Tli" rinfidpncp whuh I.- fnt in 'the ww administration under the pnld- to ' nnee of T'repii' r Tnan ("h'-tui i i . . r In the rt' nr the no:e nt tne t . n r,n rrnmMit bank, whlrh nmv 'iitifl -it Rr, ten )i(nnt hurber than tbe v f-r ju t br fore Hip lerapture nf Yorh mv 1&L Japanese Signet Rings Arc appiopriatc little fin ger rings and most pleasing with applied Japanese letters. Greatly admired is a 14 kt. gold ring with spread-eagle on band and a brilliant dia mond in the top $30. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. PiAMOVP MlinrilANTS JKWEL.EIIS SILVmiSMITHd Help Fill the War Chest This is Campaign Week. 4jL U. S. ARMY WILL TAKE CHARGE OF OWN MAIL Long Delays Cause YTar partment to Make Change De-i PRISONERS FORCED 0 TO WORK IN MINES mm Im i"W'fi m iw e -i - i. , nan es of German Cruelty to BCn 4'j.i. k. . -.. . . T ;;ifWar Captives shown by By Et)VI- I,. JAMFS Speeinl Cable In I'.t ening Public Leilper ' ( npunoht. Jits, hi Vr 11 ) n k Ttmr-. in WHh th American Arniy In l'ranrr, ( May "n Ttpsults ohtalnrrl by thr I'nitfd States Postnlllio in thf delivery .if mail i j to poldierp nf thp Amerirnn expedition-1 I ary fori'e, uhich li.ivr hern a course 'of constant romplalnt, h.ixe led to the i taklnp oer of the dlFtributinn and rol- leetinn of American military mail In I ' Franre hy the War Department To , remedy conditions of the handllnc of mail, whereby Christmas packaucs are i still belnc delivered. Oeneral Perfhlns I has Issued an order which places the handltnc "irViei! We Grt Home!" Kaiser's Men W am Ainhti'nl.iiti, Mn 2.- Letters from (German .oldier: promise ex cltlnK times should suffrace reform he detinltely wrerkel. Count Ppee, who recently m the Prussian House of Deputies, when iirincat Inu the hlielvlnp of the hill, lepre sented himself to lie spe.iklncr in the name of those at the front, cots a severe ilresslnc down One letter sns- 'It i arrant impertinence to say that tile men In the trendies iln not bother ahou. the suffrage " Others write. "Wait until we eel home We will 'ee that we pet our rights." U. S. WOUNDED TO GET SPEEDY SURGICAL AID, Mndel Operatiii"; I nit on Auto Trucks Ivxpeeteil to Save Mnnv Lives FOUR ENEMY PLANES DOWNED NEAR LONDON Irkln. April f idplaynri Kor pev- I prnl da it ha; Taper lmnwn Iiptp that j ' Japan had addrpp-pd :i furtbpr series of j dpmands to ( hlna, but Mip pprrpry uhlrh rhnrrtptprixpri Ihe twentN -one de mand'' of U'lr., nnd which apain rhar-I ii''tt'ri7p thp prpprnt demand., or dp-' Hin- hn made it xtrrmrly dlfHcnlt to obtain a dr finite Matempnt of thepp. If nnv doubt pistd a tn mch de mands havinp Ik en submitted at this ttnv. it Ip rountrred bv the cr:ie ap pirhpnsion which is entertained nmonc hine-p hiuhly idarerl in the rounsrl of the nation. Admlttcdlv .iich fear' - mav be due tn Ipnnrancn of the ionver-' satinn in nueFtinn no written docu- . i"um ui;mr in innnif. i a'"" "'''1m',lll lia:- :-n i.il in'iii Ml i M mi i rti niiL ( njirtaht os im t u I'm I Tun. . c n. Jit Is juM a reasonable tn aj-sume that Ullh the IVpim h rmlrn. May 2 f. the apprfbensmn is based nn actual It !- annnuni'pd that anttrv forma- knowkflpe of the demands and m nc- tfnns l e. mnablp Mirtrical unit1-, aro ppnencp nf Japan's methods and policy tn be attached tr thp Vmeriran army, in tliit- cimntry. At nnv rate, credible Information W to the r ff c H Hint another catalncup nf demands they have been dc-rribed to your mrrrvpondent ar. dpmand'v, though It is jupt possible that the termmolojrv Is not exactly a ecu rate has b rn pr -sented tn the Chinese Invernm nt which would vet the Japanese tlovern ment with authority in milttnrv and police affairs, and KlvO them on tml ox pt ( hine.p arsenals, dnckj ard. .i tv Iron mines, while according J.ipano prlvttece:-. in Mon Reports k-t, btitttdon Times-Public Ledger Service E'ffitL Snerial Cable, nismtch s&Qopvriaht,.l!lt, bv ruhlic Lriorr Co. rjj Amsterdam, May 20. Several fresh v?;hf riavmnn hrnt.illtv tnwnrH i?' rf oners have come to mv notice. Mr"vln German mines is widely BtlriWWvitra one of the cruelest forms of turoipractlced upon the unfortunate tak ridtlmg of German ferocity. Salt nnilf,0 aoxV mines are amonc tne worst places KyrfieieAni prisoners are forced to labor. "-? Ode. case reported to me Is of a man :',rdC5J to a complete wreck, due to WOrKlnlJ in a mine uuueu njuwrm : Prlhz'Adelbert After two months his ' Si-liea! th was broken down, and heintr fe'slck, he-applied to see a doctor and re. XUSvri T.O aescenu imu mc nunc uum -ha-axns examined. k'iAUGerman Keldwebel replied that If , yrHtU- not, go auwil ne wuum lit: (rn.down. The f eiawcDei mane mm i ton. he cdRe of the caRe, placlnK j Mrman soldier with fixed bayonet nd-him. saylnB the bayonet would -iuri, through him If he pei slated fa irstuslng. ET "15Rien- pricked by the bayonet he inMaKnaea ana ma eiKm nours no, EjtMhwaa aubscnuently punished for en aays in a ecu on a nici oi r'ntalai. nnH nun nnd rlolnc his ftelght hours' shift. 'Vriends Fall to HernKiiIze Man aSfentnally ho broke down com- r'fWtelf'ahd was seen vIsltlnK a Ger nart' civilian doctor. He was sent to S'5ofiiui,where the change In his ap P'pearRnce was such that hU old friends arrAclr'as the fine healthy man he Kmtlnuslr was known to be when well Poirtll'tha rnan made himself known. B W Another caise Is that of a Coldstream '(Jtwtrd forced to work In a zinc smelt liJ factory, who. when broken down. Vl ..- ...I 1........ UIm t.n tWOlOn mreo Ilieil liu nuc inn. " fori .declared they were unable to " rreofenie him as the same man ho F ' wK,v belne completely yellow his I . moroenL anu nc ..i ij .mn. . IBS' who reports mis rase nan no tion In swearins that this man's s'ln ,a hospital two weeks later ; aiie'to' brutal treatment to which Khan's been subjected. jjJMrtber case relates of the notorl- 'SKM'grerjtn army corps, unoer uenerai : limit n have been made. N'oncommis- ltoiid' officers were sent from various ''.Jcat&s'-to Bohmte, nineteen miles from ' f.Osflibrueck, where they were required . to ironc- ana suojecten to severe pun- 1 hrnnt for refusing to work, having , to Jituhd Steven or eight hours a day at tattwitlon, ' 'TM.L''' n..4.i. n-t..J c. j JLUICI1 l.liiihn OIJlli'l r parcels were withheld by the ant. Jeldwebel Lieutenant illr. The noncommissioned t in. touch with a representa- the commandant told tem ! ch representative decided in i fcr, he would 'punish them for b, stanaing at attention, I ch-representatlve came, and I ...attention was abolished. : the officers had to parade ng and show various artl- i rfr equipment from 9 a. m. i ' One day while It waa raln- IFWe made to parade outside ! i wun ineir Deaaing, and it re until It knowinclv was t? They were reduced to such ; starvation that eventually rjiea 10 worK outsidu.the the ground for cultivation, i was planted. Injr this work they received ney were later put to cut Hy. the task being 354 feet f which subsequently waa n .3i by J95 feet. They fl. to work, ana consequent "iorced theo out on tht )(thy were made tq stand ifuii v u f. ii., mm wuen inqam came oui nimseir ifrpm 1 to n. rn in al They were forced to do this fitter weather of February, urnonui uib cunummuni oraerea tno noncommiK- .o-compieis ineir tasu on Large Scale Allies Bombard Cologne of mall under the adjutant pr.ll There has been no other one thins Attack Oil (,fllHtill Attempted . .......... i .. .. c. ...imV. ill.unti. fMInn .ml ' HJ MVI.IK'II r-i' nmi.ll u i -ii i i;;, ... imn tiim i discontent among American soldiers as I I the delay and failure to receive let-1 ters from home. I have heard the hoys , In the trenches say that all their spirit 'has left them when expected letteis , I from home hae failed to arne l.et ' ters frequently take four weeks between I New York and located units, and when" the units are moving the time Is niueii longer 1 received a letter yesterday from a unit twenty miles from here which was three weeks on the way. fteiause it kes onl ten days for mall to get m N'cu York to Prance, It is evident that the del.ij has been in the delivery ot mail In France There hits also been much complaint of lost mall 1 have heard hundreds of complaints that s.oiicnir packages sent to America never re.n hed there 1 have heard every one. from c nerals to doughlms complain about Ihe mall service. t'nder the old plan Ihe postnftlce han dled mall from America up to the divi sion postoffices. whM.cc it was deliv ered by the military Mall (toing to America was collected from nivision postoffices fnder the new plan ar riving mart will be taken over by the military when it le.u-lies French ports. and mail going to America will be barracks wore attacked at Cologne in taken to the ports by the military A i linnd ria.v light. Thlrtv-lhree bombs statement Issued says1: i were dropped, and weie seen to ex- "M.uerlal improvement In the deliv - I pnde on railway sheds. The ISntish ery of mall and expiess paivi K to bombing machines were attacked by members of the American expedition- ,' several hostile scouts, two of which ary force is hoped for as a result of' vveie diiven down out of control. All the taking over of this service hy the ' the Hritish airplanes returned safely, milltar.v authorities. ! Lieutenant Colonel Thnrndike r Howe has been placed in charge of the mill- i tary postal evpiess service ThUt de partment Is to take over and expand I on a large scale the motor dispatch I service The director of the service I has been authorized to make his own regulations as to the size and weight of packages and to establish liaison j with the Allied nations. su well as with i the fnlted States Postorfice. I London. Mav 20 Knur German airplanes were shot down last night during an attempted sky raid on a large scale against Lon don and the southeastern coist. it i officially announced by the mmmandant of the home forces .if? follows "Four enemy airplanes that were raid ing London and th" southeastern Least were brought down The raid war. carried out on a large scale and nu merous bombs w re dropped. Ho far no details, are known as to casualties and damage Six Allied aviators raided Cologne Saturday. dropping maiiv bombs. Twont.flve persons were ' killed nnd foity-seven others were injured. .Much damage was done in th center nf Co logne. especiall in the market place. A statement issued by the War Ollicc says riilluhy stations, factoi ies and The irnpnit.iiH of the me.i-iin eon hardly lie exaggerated, .is the whole medical expei len f the war goc. to prove that rnpiditv in the tieitment of the wounded it the Mini ileairleratlim. which u admlrablv provided hy the --unitary formations nperating at the short est possible distame l hind the firing line. Your corrp ponrlent his just visited an "autochlr." as the French call these untt Hvervhing needed for a model operating hospital j transported on two sublects lights and inn ks The first contains a steam en- goiia gnu. w hj( h drives n d.vnnmo for the radio cope and Mectrlo plant and pro vidfi steam fnr an el'ibor.lte system of heating pipe Rv an ingenious ar rangement one side of the truck forms ,a sterilising chamber, in wh-ch six pi travs of instruments can be purifh d bv j superheated steam everv half hour The 1 other truck carries radio apparatus and a portahlc harrack for operations, to gether wih nil appliances Nine surgeons and doctors nnd thirtv attendants and muses form the staff Thf foimer work in groups of thiie in spells of eight hour-- each, which nukes it possible to conduct operations mn tlnuously In the rfcent battle of move, ment the unit was naturally unable to approach the line as clnf y a- usual on the Snmrne and in champagne it was located in n big concrete dugout a ft u yards behind the tlrM-Hm tunchei but. nevertheless its exttemc niobihtv per mitted it to work to a point win re a fixed hospital could not have linked , staying Man.v patient., were operated upon by i the small staff in the four vv.eks from .March 23 to April 2", and at first the irressure was so great that the peisonnn had only two or three hours' slei p in , three davs Many hv.s vsen- thus saved. ( PARIS STKlKIi IS KM) HI) . PurU, M,y JO Loaders ut tho wotk-j ers in the Pans district.- a,nd Premier i Plcmenceau hHe aimed at ;i I'mnplete ! tinderstaridlnp Al a mietirt(? S.itnr-' day niRht at wlin-li tlu quo.tiftiif ciUMnc tinieM anmnc tho wurKois wi-tc discussed thn Je.idprs promispd the Premier they would isu- imtlres all ine upon tht munitions workers to ro sume work Thp eaet form whtrh thrp demind"! or r p? -rntatlons hav takoi i un known tn the writer at tlv momn'. bjt thev rover a rrv wide fielrl indeed Tbr original military agreement which it w i nuchf tn er tahlish between th. t w . count rie. lias been ronriderably ex panded It is now understood that the Chme-sp epedition;irv fnrop tt. he enlkd into belnc in term of tlie ncrrmvnt tr, be enti red into for tho maintr nam'p -.f thp pence of the Kar V..'t i- rn be nf fire red bv Jap inee Mm enpr i na tlonal pnllee t stem for China 1 tr be organized under the Japanese, whil dnekvnrd and arenaN are to be placed under Japanese Fnpericmn c ntrn) ..f Iron mmes N nlsn tn be intrusted to the Japnivj-e- Kurther fneilitlt. in Mr nip' in are .ilr demanded The fi.repolnp, it -lmuld be esplnn-d anrl onlv attempt-1 to indicate the natur penpe of thp demand, nr thp di irp ' the Japanese 'oernment in rpppt t rif rhina, .if ppressed at thp present inn nient It is not claimed that it n. en- For Renomination ON TUT Republican Ballot Sixth District (21-1, ISil, 38lh and I5tl lVnriln) An Edition de Luxe of Old Glory Special Silk U. 8. rnKSENTATioN b fi fllll FLAG rod nXOULATlOS SIZE. 4 1-3 x 5H FT. Of best quality banner silk, sewed stripes. ' silk embroidered stars tn field, 2H Inch yellow fringe. Mounted on 0-ft. rretr.jolnled Tple surmounted by rilt eagle, Fla? Is complete with cover, tllk vord and tassels. The Philadelphia Badge Co. 342 Market SU Philadelphia Summer Business Suits $: (Designed exclusively for men) CONSERVATIVE cloths, standard in s t v 1 e s. ALL WOOL WORSTEDS which, with the woolen mar ket commandeered by the Government, means more to clothing buyers than .since 1865 and there is little room to doubt but that the scarcity will become in- creasingly marked. These suits might fairly be marked $35. William H. Wanamaker 1-217-19 Chestnut Street SENATOR Owen B. Jenkins Purine his term Senator Jenkins was sponsor for many remedial meas ures. He voted for the "Workmen s (Compensation Art and the Female Suffrage Referendum Both the Child Lahor law and the trclley legislation desired l.y the United Business Men's Association of Phila delphia had his very active support. He early advocated war prepjred nefs. When the Germans sank the Lusitanla he was the first to in troduce In the Senate rofolutions calling on the President to put the army, navy nnd coast defenses of the United States In the highest state of efficiency. Senator Jenkins was constant In attendance of' Sen ate and committees. He had the dis tinction, accorded to few, of serving as Acting President pro. tern, of the Senate. Ho wlsnes to he renom inated, not as the agent of any class or faction, either social, political or sectarian, hut distinctly as the candidate of the people. Ho Is pledged to tlfe adoption of the Na tional Prohibition Amendment and to volet! for women. As an able lawyer and experienced legislator ha merlt,s popular support- 'JSrSYqip mM , i k W Mm WmiWrWEml era maMmvtim. FMIffilsMii JJHwJl ' MEN- Iffiif If & torpedo Kgi tails es save W$$0 the Melmars. KB jfaLnhmihnA Mahnrs cfiheUighsstGradsTurklsJt f CN7lWllQ6 md fyjfrijan Qganttes mthaVArid WHERE SllALL I SEND MY CHILD TO SCHOOL? That question can be answered quickly and satisfactorily by consulting the Educational Bureau at Ledger Central. Here, without fuss or bother, you may obtain complete and reliable information of any boarding school for boj-3 or girls, military academy, business college, conservatory of music, college or university. Our intimate knowledge of the advantages of the various institutions will enable you to make a wise choice. This service is free and' available to every one everywhere. LEDGER CENTRAL CHESTNUT at J3R0AD Walnut 3000 Main,3C00 :i "is -i J ' .' ' .,::!-'! )i J $J. r.J .r.m 4H .. 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