PBIIfRMn .: HOOT TEUTONS I' -of Shells Falls On jwGcrmans Asleep in Wood ! i.L ijf, " .- fi DEADLY WAVES erican Patrols Employ 'Rifle and Grenade Fire vtt. With Success i'4 the American Army In France, ay 23. iVers punishment has been Inflicted VAmerlcan artillery upon the enemy ' West of Toul. but to what extent is r? i. Known, rne Americans launcneu rifle Eras attack unon the flerman ' ifttona and cantonments within the ' fcechamp wood. re Known to d elns In the wood, and within a half ur- tne American shells, railing in dree waves, had drenched them with a rge quantity of poisonous gas. : In lively Datrol actions Monday night indtTuesday morning east of Lunevllle erm&n parties twice were rteleiiieu ny he Americans, who captured two prison- !An nfSA anH M-ritv nion whllp ex- ..--.. .. ... ...,..v ;- aerlne the area northwest or Ancer- ggr J.TJ'...gySM-Jt Lvillera. east of Lunevllle. sighted four tiemy patrols and established contact !(th' one Of them. The enemy party, IJhirriberlng sixteen, took up a pos.tlon In . unused trench, from which tney were riven by the rifle and grenade firing ot ha Americans. The Germans then were. itieherl by the Americans, who took two i prisoners, one so badly wounded tnat Readied later. There were no casualties Wt'the American side. t?,'Four hours later an enemy patrol ad, a, bold attempt to rush one ot our CAutposts. but was driven off. One 3er- MMU) was killed and his body was brought .ek lo the American lines for mentinca- Fttnn. tiVNnrthTO:t nf Tnni an American na- LTl , iroj traversed the Apremont- arnevuie i 04and found a high tension cable used or .charging the enemy wire. They cut Secsble and brought hack a large sec- i Uonfnf 1. Another natrol came on a Serman party southwest of Apremont And Sharp fighting resulted The Amer- leans Used their pistols, lines anil nanii , grenades effectively, and the Germans . gain control over th- Important war m Lwer forced to retire. Idustries of the rountrv r.WA1 eornora named Klick. from a New ttenc-Und State, carried out a "personal I Iairnl" late vesterdav afternoon. He , rerawled to the enemy wire to Investigate rwnai no inougni was a. iicrvujH; dnv LMW a Gsrman step up to the tiring, rirtneh. Bullets weie exchanged, but the ' .... . .. .. ..... i IvAmerlcAn returned safely across ro sjfttn. Land l'WashIncton's announcement that the ' In ",T1 . . ," T .. . .... .v. . i i lAxprdltlonary forces In France cover a . How the I W. W. attempted tn Inter firrkter distance than thai held by Bel- fere with the Government' preparation fxiura and take third rank has Inspired for war by curtailing production In the Ithe men In the American ranks as prob-1 grain fields, nil wells and coal and cop- ribty nothing else could. I Ji.The announcement was published in , ' V .. , , Wrtrspapers reaching the various zones . 5whlch there are Americans today Bd-tho result Is that every one of the 1 iouch hoys" is walking Just a little I fftralghter. and there is just a little more LmBap in his salute. ?Slaft and certain other officers have nowrr me taci lor some lime, dui ine,xrzxff iti not tu uot;i i' Veraxe American soldier, billeted In 'erne out-of-the-way little French vll tiue, or living where the sheila fly. does Ej . -. . . . .. . . SOttffet a cnancc 10 Know wnai is Koine ouisiae nis own nine spnere. V In a -acu6 wav the men In the line ' -- - Jiave known that othei Americans have , teen scattered along the battlefront normal adjustment nf Industrial man tomewhure between Switzerland and the power as to prevent the enormous In- 4ea., But none even thought the forces dustrlal output and national organiza f which he was a member were holding , tion necessary to success." said General i, section of the line second only to that Crowder, In discussing the new regula- eld by the French and British I ' OTJTf) fYIODITTP JJllll 1IkjrUlill ktirrmTT rvTTmnn nnrrnTTn - ' ffi .J. dS OI Vessels Refuse tO foiRecharter and They Are MfKt &t Held Here an army an army In which every fac ' tory and loom In the empire Is a re. 1I-....1. !.. at., no ' rrt1.nl7.ffl nan In a cnmnlete mne-hlne 2jj' it nniiiiitiirii, ta; .... CA. A.A.a ..1.1 t . . 1 I jk m'ssiuiiu BnippinK tuniruvrray, regarn- '' the disposition of Dutch shins, tnerly Under charter by the shipping ' rtr ana not included In the recent Ulsltion by the American Government. I 1 Impending. The owners of seven Dutch vessels, ' creeatlnc 40.000 tons, whose charter I Hav expired, have refused 10 re- ' charter them to the shipping board. Not and Immediately close up the ranks nf 'paying" been Included in the requisition Industry behind the gap with an ac llr. they cannot be forced into Amer- celeratlng production of every useful pan, service at present. ' thing in necessary measure. How is this .-,- rats uovernment. it is understood, has refused to allow these shins to tnari M.t i.. uif j ... ... ana clear for Holland, the result being that-.they are tied up at Atlantic ports iChartera of several mher shin. i,ih ' Sawm 'will expire under similar conditions. 1 wW'riot be renewed It is said Thl" . will e, several thousand tons lvlng Idle 1 MS a new requisitioning order Is Such action, however, will be td even more strongly than the , -'seizure, officials declare. Itrt the food situation in Holland WfMIy. .becoming more acute, resentment KWward tne united states is increasing, fitt, learned officially, and any further Kftlay In the ictuallng program will Hiooentuate'the crisis. 15 - . :ir-kXT-kT nne'ei 1 tvtc ttv- tt. 1 tr-. lUUft nUMWWB in Dltmli I. Fighting on Weit Front Is Decorated tiiit. May 2S. A Russian unit which 'Sthtipff with a Moroccan division on French front ha, been cited for itnKV.' blender, runtnln Tvnnoef t,.. i WHide a chevalier of the Legion of ? The Russian soldiers were all ! "'"' " ? ZS a,iaerv'f"Ce .0,f,525 ' , -...., ,v vt.u..bu am pa rne front, but since the evolution little has been heard f' WEEK QUITS FIELD ;8HA We of Paper Forces Out Maga-1 i . widf, With 500,000 Circulation r VS.'f 3fk May ZS. BTvery Week, an ihi wecKiy macazine, pumisnea 1 Ovwell Publishing- Company, an- It. will suspend publication on war prices or paper rorcea the m. althouah the masailn had a circulation of 500.000 copies. T ny tne euDscnptions win in othr publications of the itMMrake fatal to Woman Ma; JJ. Mli Sol r tkrtyv la dead her on sunoay k'tcflemiMii)' ; 'Wlt'ajivVflBflt ' ' 14 ,.,J1K- .onfe'-iiJj'-'Wi' ; '' -?S, Will Prosecute Draft Delinquents Washington. May 2.1. The fiov. crnment is about to make It hot for slackers and draft delinquents. At torney General Gregory announced this afternoon. Men of conscrip tion age am leaving the country to evade military service. It was said, and complete lists are being com piled from Information on hand. Instructions arp being sent to all fnlted States attorney to return Indictments ngalnst them. Thee Indictments will he held over and prosecution of the evader made when they attempt to return to this country. Nonregltrants and delinquents must either return to the'L'nited States for military serv ice or become permanent expatriate. tit in 1 CI CITIIIT r rLill AJ ufllijLU TO DISLOYALTY -, w. r UlimOS Ore Unc 10 Keep Stool-Pigeons Off the Scent" riileern. Mnv 53 Wearlnff (lac to "keep stool-pigeons off the rcent" was a plan adopted by Alexander f'nurnn. a defendant in the trial of 112 Industrial Workers of the World for sedltlou con splracv. according to a letter introduced a. evidence. The Courno letter was written to hi slter and In it he admitted he had reen tered "to keep from goinc to the peni tentiary." had rhanged hi nam and adopted a disguise tn escape he ng draft ed. At the ame time, aecnrrtmc to the letters he had been active In advllng his broth"r and others how to eFiapc the draft In a letter to Solidarity, the I. W. W publication, Cournn.. who was an em ploye of the Vnlted States Weather Bureau at Huron. S. P . advised the or ganisation to lsiie a pamphlet nppnirK conscription and urged members of th .k - lfrtnnt - A nlm -. Ant lv lf iru;uuzaiiiii i rn niiiim.Min.. ...- dustrles which would exempt them from active service ny gaining mn.r.. ... these Industrie." one letter said, "the members will he able to practice pah- ntage and agitate silently In this way the I W. W can destroy tne power or the American reneraimn m iaunr huh ne sain ne nan learner, iweniv -eigni ways to sink a hnnt and told nf hnmhs made hv gunmen tn resenihlc lumps of coal and chemicals made to resemble to. iiaini All the evidence introduced at jester- day's session consisted of letter by -. . which the 'fn ernment Hoped to prove that the l. v nan neen active 10 re- slsting conscription and other war meas- ..... Pr mines nt the central ana western ', ',.,,;, '. ,., , ...,i,. Id iltlLllllnii l" uifiiiiiitiiih uic nuinvir h industries, the I W. W leader attempted to line up the employes of .,.,. ,lrn!lna , n.imlvj.e the ,., ........i.iun ..tm th. i.n. ters revealed " ' .. MB n TTofl Work or Join Army Continue! from Sacr One M nB . ,rti,ja . n fh ., i. . (jiuj itirtiii ..Th( war ha bo far dlsorcanized the tlon. "There Is a popular demand for organlaztlon of man-power, hut no direct draft could he Imposed at present Steps ,0 prohibit Idleness and noneffective oc cupation will he welcomed by the people. "We shall give the Idlers and men not effecttvelv employed the choice he- tween mllltar service and effective employment. Every man. In the draft aee at least, must worK or ngnt. "This is not alone a war of military maneuver. 11 m it ui-.iuiy luiuewi m 111- dustrles and mechanics. Germany must - not be thought of as merely possessing 1 an army ; we must think of her as being - ..... -- . - --..-., wtmnln. n.ffh) nnrt Ant- nt tarrtflr CIOb.1 ' "is i't..i .....t ...... ... ......... ..,..... nf must maKe ni ourselves ma same fort nf effective machine. , It is not enougn to asK wnai woum happen If every man In the nation turned his hand to effective wflrk. We must make ourselves effective. We must organize for tne future vve must make vast withdrawals for the army to oe done .- overcoming iriiicism . , ., . . "Tnp answer s plain. The first step toward the solution of the difficulty Is to pro"?" in,5aB!"ient.. b.y ab'e-b0(1 ie,d n ln tne nel2 "f hurtful employment 10-ieness or m-uev.iu.1. nw ..c.n, ... '"us Induce and persuade the vabt. wasiea excess imu u"'i i;ciu. "On of be unanswerao e criticisms of the draft has been tnat it taues men .from tne tarms ana iram un useiui en.- ployments and marches them past crowas ni inieis uim iain. ..j lu , the army. The remedy Is simple to (couple the Industrial basis with other grounds for exemption and to require that any man pleading exemption on anv cround shall also show that he is -:,.,..,.,. effectively to the indus trial welfare of the nation. "The regulation Itself makes plain the determination of the War Depart ment. The great organization of local and district board? may be relied upon to catch the spirit of the movement, -d sorely neede iman -r win soon deavor or Into the other direction of, .iii.., .f,.nth . I determining Idleness regular vaca. , ns are not to be considered. Another ,on. nrovls on Is that where "there are com nelllns domestic circumstances that " '"ot permlt .C.hange J !l"wP.tos?BeJlt ' wiinnni aiBDrUUUrilUtltLLO (lajuotuu IU lo . dependents, or where a cnange wouia , i""i" .-"- ...U e, ,r. wil.M necessitate removal of the registrant or , his family to another locality, the board , may give consideration to the clrcum- j stances." where chances would cause nieht employment of women, board are asked to take, such circumstances Into consideration ln maklns their decisions. EX-DRUNKARDS TO GATHER Wliltlnan. K. J., May 23. There will be an old home week celebration at tho Keswick Colony for Drunkards begln nlne tomorrow and at the same time alum workers from many of the cities of the East will gather to discuss meth ods to reclaim the fallen, , Shepard Loiet Rail Jobs Wathlncton, May 23. Director Gen. eral McAdoo has deprived Flnley J. Shepud, husband of Helen Gould: of all M railroad alhecurea. The dlrec tor general only rieently ordered that , w.. 'iTnTrimxTTXTa...'nYiiibT,Y A. v .a-T .JUW XX? V" ,Xi,U4JXiAJ IRISH ARM MAY END CONSCRIPTION CRISIS "Follow the Drum" Recruit ing System Planned as Solu tion of Problem ' liiililln. May :i Th onnrrlpt'nn nur.llnn In Ireland , may be .ettled by thn formation of an ' Irish army Tli new recruiting operation planned for Ireinnrl will be (.n the 'follnw-the- I drum" system. It was lenrwd today, rterrn'tlng will be etnbllhert through out the rountrv. while regiment" headed hv hand will parade Volunteer will 1 he brigaded with the present Irish bri- . gndej. thu forming an Irish army Thl ' reersfp the previous attitude of the War nfhre At an antl-innrr ptl-n ronference it wa deeded m provide fr the de pendent nf Sinn Kelners under artet out nf the ann-rnnrrlpt'on fund The d-lav of ihe Lord Mavnr In gome to America. It was explained t"diiy is . du" to h's refual ti ubmlt document , uh'ch he lntnded to present to Pre-I-dent Wllenn. i The wife nf Parrel nggls has re reived a letter fr-vm h'm st.itlng that he. IMwarrt P Vnlera and the niher ! Sinn KelnT under arr"t have arrived J In Pngland and expert to he interned. I Vin.hlnRtnn, .Mnv -" Vlrle.nrnil rmoiN that Sinn I'ein balers aie rloelv linked with poweiful pr.nrre nf rjennan prnpnganda In th rountrv were dlfo'iunted nv iiepurim-iw nf .lusllre nftlrlnl thl afternoon If wa. revealed that department acent had made a eomprehenle rpnrt of the?e rumors ami had unrnxered evi dence tending to hnw that. In om" Isolated I'asee. Sinn I-Vin ympathlr had been In communleatlon with Herman neentK In England, but that nnthlng nf a riangernu element had been found, even in Ihepe nianre The Investigation. It was pointed out hud been made more ap n prerautlnnarv mfasure than in the belief that there wa actually a wrklng bond between, Sinn Kelner and Herman ptopnKandiRts i In thl I'nuntrv The rfpult r.f the in veptlgatlnn it wa made v-erv plain, wa? , -Uf h that the pepnrtment nf ,lurtre i entirely reassured fver the ttuati"n a U i.t n nf.AnPl n Aiftti. lXy jurf-u. prtnUflrAlU DITI 17 DDIMPC (jliltlVlAiN liULlL OlllINuO DISORDER IN BOHEMIA Ai ,: i ,.. i, ,. n;, nllf .-i... . Many Thrown Into I'ricnn ' "'"" . ii-imukiiui, ..i -o .viarnai law na neen proclaimed in several districts nf Rnhemla a .1 result of dlsnrdr rs ariPinp frnm the procrps of thp Czeli tndfppndnce mnvpmpnt and from nnhemlan hoctilitv to the rp districtinp of ihe'r rountiy fn thr intor opN of thp Of-rninn tninritlfs neoord ln tf an offlfliil Krrnh dispatch. Th di-patrh follow 'Thr !a hullrtin of thr Austrian rm plro publlhps thp ininitpr)al dfi-ti. ac cording to which thp diMrirt povrm mpnts po Ions dpmntidrt by tb- Opr mnn nrp ff-tabllphr-d in Bnhpml.i Thp twelve district captain" who arn nomi natpd will rpprppent the Statthaltrr nf Prapu in fach dlptrict and will have the same poors. "ThP boundaries of the dlstriri-a are fixed n far kr popMhl. accnrdlnrr to the national srrouplnp. In the nrd of the decree 'the aim N to takp thp firpt steps toward th re-rstabllshm,nt of order in Inhmia.' Thl? dpcrfe forn runs undoubtedly a policy of repression, thp fir.t art of vhfch tend. to dlsmpin ber Bohemia by granting to the Get man ' eminent the puarantees, or better, ihe privilege?, they demand Advantages for German ' l'p to the present nohemia comprised thirteen districts, only two of which had a majority of Oerman population, ac. cording to statistics from Vienna In four of the districts there are hardlv any Germans. The new plan alms at creatine In each of th twfle new dis tricts a German minorlt. and to crant to this minority however small It may be. considerable advantages In the ad ministratis and electoral domains. "Thla method Is meant to brlnp abrut as a first result a considerable Increase In the number of German deputies in the Diet to the prejudice of the fzechs. who until now held the majority of the seate It is clear that this device of the Pan-Germans is hound In arouse the most violent opposition on the part of the Czechs. "A dispatch printed in all the A gram lini.'in Kiiir. niicuiiun i. iu in. b ...a. martial law has heen proclaimed in sev eral districts of Uohemla because In certain regions serious riots have oc curred. More than ISO persons have heen put in prison The estate of Prince Kurstemberg was ransacked Hints oc curred at Marsch. Ostrau, Pllsen and .Vachod. The Czech press expresses Itself very violently. The Vetcher writes: The Government Is trying In vain to present Its reform under bright colors, but it is evident at first sight. In fact, that nothing but the dismem bering of Uohemla Is under way. The ministerial decree is preparing the parceling out of our Fatherland and the foundation of a German province made of our own flesh. Cleell to Flcllt on "The N'arodnl Llstl. which was sup pressed by the censorship as guilty of criminal dealings, has written. It Is In vain that threats are hurled at us to dUert us from the line of conduct which we have decided to fol low according to our proclamation. It Is In vain that the sessions of Par liament are adjourned. Our indigna tion will not he less In June (the Austrian chamber is to resume its sittings on June 19) and our op ponents will have the opportunity of reallzlne It The charter which, ac cording to Von Seydler, Is to be granted to us will not change our resolution. We will fight on without .ny ".,. ". ch n''c' . .. , "Emperor cnanea is away from ".-.ndlon's8 wn'.cn"!6 fod i",". Jatlon wl make even more distressing- Once more the frlghtfulness of German methods, so dear to the Germans, will bear IU fruit by arouslngto rebelilon " jjUJ .r -. ,1.. .-nlA nnnner1 , offlcial Austrian note cabled to WashlnEton from Berne throws light on the motlvea which Impelled the Austrian 0overnment to declare martial law in Rohemla. The note says: Certain events which were a danger to the safety of the Slate and pre tented even a character of high treason took place during the first days of the fiftieth anniversary cele bration of the founding of the Na tional Bohemian Theatre and led the authorities to take repressive meas ures. , Newspaper Is Suppressed The Jugo Slav guests who had come' to Prague to participate In the celebra tion were obliged to leave the city, and the newspaper Narodnt List! was sus pended because the Austrian authorities declared: The manner In which this paper Is worded tends to arouse sympathy ln favor of tha Entente States.' ' Accounta of the great gathering at rraeue eay the city w adorned with W , Clean, ooiwa aw tne wav tricolor , :k.v;v. J: J'. - TrvnHwn titttt ATrtnT.:Ti-crTA mTTTTtcr a ri U, XJXXUKXXJSX CXXXJU-CS.XXJXrXJJ.Xi JUULUtK?JU'XV ARRESTED IN IRISH CONSPIRACY wmmmwmmuwsMwt&$tmi wxwmawmmmmiMVissas wsssszsueSii'xr ..-,.' Among the pionuiirnl Iri-li leaclci. held for oniplii Hv in llic pro (ieimnn plots In feuucnl an Iri-li revolt i Mr-. Mamie (.onnc Mrllricle, who wa' taken into ruoo'lv on Mav 19. Hie i llir widow of M.ijor Mr Ilride. one of the men cxeruinl for taking pirl in t lie 1 I ft Mini I'ein revolt. Mr. Mrllridc hrrrclf i prominent in Sinn I'ein rirclc and after ihe revolt (wo vrar- a?o ' liarrcil from Ircliiml bv the Hrili'h au- tliorilies The pin worn in llie picture liv Mr'. Mrllridc i- a reproduction of one of the oldest ami mn't fnniou- piceo nf icwclrv in llie world the broorli of Tara. The onuinnl 1- one of (lie mo. prized Ircn.'iiro in llie "gold room" nf llie llmal Iri-h Xiailemv in lliililin, Ircljiul LORD FRENCH'S STIRRING APPEAL ill AY WIN IRISHMEN FOR ARMY Continual from Pi re Onp pnforcinp conscription upon anv peoplr apalnPt their will, the Irlehmnn. in par ticular. IP conFtitulinnally opposed to rompulFion of anv Kind Tell him thut hp ha pot to do a thine and h will mv that he won't Ak him lo do it. and if appealed to In the i tpht wav h will penprallv respond with wnrm-henrtrd enthUFiam Thp announfpmpnt of the xnhmtarv rpcrultinp campatpn ha 3 'alrradv met with a respond t'aptaln Ptophen tJfvnn. M r. ha" written to thp lrlh papfrt ler-mmenuing ine iri-.ii penpin 10 accept .. ,. 1 . . . the offer and paving that In hi oninlnn lieland '.in wll -.pare ok uintiv men a will lefill the depleieil rank? of the three Irish division If Ireland will cle iif now the men to hrlnc Ihet-e dtston up to strength and Keep them up to strength, they will ho worth double the numb"!' dragged In to i-ere after the preent danger U past V nro told that olllnlarv terriiltinfr In Ireland is dead That may he true or It may not. hut placed as ne are at pretent It Is at least worth while to he sure that It is so In this matter of recruiting we hive ben dogged by fate, which seems to mnr ail our dealings 'uth Ireland, and n Ime succeeded rlumily though un wittingly in ruffling Irish tentlment throughout the war I'ntil the Government makr its prom lcd disclosure we do not know what may he the rnmificntion of the re cently discovered plot, bur no one he lieven that Ireland ar a whole Is pro-Gen-min The ereat part of the people ni'i- he anti-nngll4-!! h-it the.- aie cer tainl not anti-Am rtcan or anti-Krench There are numbers of lnh -ldl.rs who have won distinction in this war and who. knowing Ireland and the Irishmen, GERMAN ARTILLERY TESTING LINE ALONG SOMME BATTLE FRONT Cent lulled from Tate One burning furiously when the British air- mni departed. Many Herman billets in Belgium were attacked GERMANS TRAIN PICK OF TROOPS FOR DRIVE r rntrtv t iMrc tly tuw l. I-. J iIj3 Snccial Cable In Evrninc Public l.rrlccr rowlQbt- '$ bV Scv York Timr Co. With the American .r. In I'rtinr, May 21 On April 15 thf Gprmana began a withdrawal of divisions frnm thHr front for the bin drive with the purpose nf reconstruction. Information here is that it takes fie to peven week? for. this work In the beginning of the Pnmme drive , the German command user forty-five divisions TVils number had been with drawn for reconstruction by about April 21 About a week ago th Hermans withdrew crack divisions for the purpose of training for a period estimated at three and four weeks These divisions were badly chewed up I Those factors lead to the estimate i that the Hermans will be ready for an other drive In the first week of June on I the same scale as the one that started j on March 21 On a sliding scale of 1 withdrawals of divisions for rehabillta l tion the Germans would be able to keep j up the same supply of man-power. Starting the new offensive before tr.t ' first week of June, It Is believed, would 1 mean they would not be able to hurl the same force against the Allied lines i No doubt Is entertained that the Qer i mans are planning a new drive, and It Is not believed that they will postpone I'-'rmachrne1 Vl" ' .the mllltary """hlne '" snaPe- Gains Not Worth Price The German high command Is under ! tremendous pressure of German public ' opinion to do something Frequent re-n ports have been received of dissatlsfac- j tlon with the results of the recent drive, as well as with the continuing losses on ' the western front Recently captured Germans say the army generally does not consider the gains of March and April worth the U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Wanted, 40 Automobiles Patriots, please help us out! Will pay a reasonable rental per day, Apply It. C. CRAYKE 'SI- "tjL ' . I - " ' "JZ-:7S?Z--5W'Z$ 1ip1ip . that a skillful appea I tn Irish tent imp nt w on Id brine forward men In nuinhpp" Mho w on Id uphold ihp bnt t radii ton'-i of Ijlsh pallnntrv in the field Pin h an appeal. Jpd bv thp present icprov w ho I? himself the colonel nf two h Mi rpplmpnts. and inducted h Ir.'h nilicoc, jia at Ipat the nfr of bririf. l-omei limp bptf or tha n a counsel of dpppiir If it i? made (par to Irish man that Thpv are heme nrkpd to com1 forward not to pick chestnut out of thr lire for I'nptand, but to inln Ihp ' nun 1 .ni' lit'' in !'- ,i"ir- ( eilL? nf I Iia I'nlcnlA Ka . ...a t ,,,, ,f .. , ,,. ,. .,., f 1I11. fnet (inkl lie Eivm to lrihnnn bv allowing American troop to imrch through the street... of .luiblin. l!lfn-t and cork in the same wa. ni thev marclvd through the siteet of London, and If in the inattei of uniform and of icgfmonfil distinction Irish lilstot-, ,-md Illsll milltarv achlev emenf are remem bered and recorded in outw-nid and i- lhl" signs, there i hope tint our own prist eitoto mav be forgiven and for gotten and that Ireland may send hei sons on a rcale "to correspond to the contributions, of the otlur part- of the Umpire " ln llie divo of our la-t military effort the gallantrv of "mv brave Irish" in Nnt.il added a new iegmnt to the King bidvguard. and the Irish guards have made the saffron kilt and Irish pipe familiar to Londonets Pltinctinnr such as these may seem triv.il matter In comparison with the great piohlems bound up with our re lations with Ireldnd. but thev mean evmpathv and undr rstanding With t-oth of these vo mav get Ireland's present help in time of tiouhle. while compul se, niv" so mucn else In this war. would ' be too late price paid for them A wave of joy swept through the American aiinv today when It wa. an nounced throughout our force-- tha' henceforth the War Department would i-ue tobacco rations This step has been long hoped for bv the j-oldiers and recommended hv all officers from cor- p0" 'iPnpr;" "hine Since the American army has been I In France arious "smoke funds" raised , in America have scoted results consplcu- I us bv their absence On trip that have taken me along virtually all the Ameilcan lines In Frame I have seen two instances of tobacco helng given them As a rule, thev have paid for It. and. Incidentally, paid w.ll The United States army cnmmlssarv. It Is true, sup plies soldiers with tobacco at cost, but only a small percentage nf the dough- i hoys can go to Lommissaries from day to nay High Tobacco Price Hurt Tobacco sold to the soldiers bv the V. M. C A Is sold at American retail prices. A soldier used to smoking a good deal finds buying lil .-.upplv fiom the Y. M C. A. a heavy tax on his spending .nnA.. CnM lnM..n... - ,. I I iiiuiic-v i-hi marine ii weii-Known brand of American cigarettes telling at the commlssarv for -eipnt cents aiw-avs cost fifteen cent1- at the V M C A. the i COMMERCIAL MTlONeRYj FLAT-OPENING BLANK BOOKS ,Thf op'r.,or 1ull"ty of Mann's Blank Hooks and Commercial stationery l known throughout America. Our business Is nation wide. As large' manufacturing Slationrrs we Iibtc been srltlnr direct to the consumer for the last serenty years. Mann's products are biillt un lo a standard, not down to a price. It pays to buy the best, WILLIAM MANN COMPANY Uooks T.ooie. tlnnerr. Prlntlni tins, Llthoirapt Market ,''V'f ' Erf its UlsnK uooks Twse T. ik fitallnnrv. IMnlln, 1 Entrailns, Llthoiraphlnc TI 529 CV?arketSt. ti Vfc z- v "v w.Av. oo in-iQ A iUA-A ft) ,a.iJLW sdrne as th retail rMe in Amerlca.1 Tobaec6 prices of th Y. M. C. A. hav often been a eourc of complaint by soldiers. I have met personally with many Instances of this. French tobacco I not liked by our snldlers and also 1 high in price. An IV '-! other factnr Is that many of our soldiers man-held territory, causing fires and ex nre serving with the British and French, plosions everywhere American an' where the commissary service Is not ltal-.an squadrons participated In thes the same as on the American sector ' operations. As officially announced, the tobacco On May 16 the broad daylight work ration is fnur-ten'h nf an ounce per ' continued with the bombing machlnei day. with 11" cigarette papers supplied , protected by seventy-five chasers, which for each four ounces of tobacco An swept all the enemy aircraft out of the alternative tn this ration will be four skle over a large space, leadv-made clrgarettes. or four-tenths of German raptured by the French tes an ounce of chewing tobacco The tlfJ. , tne brilliant work of the Kntente doughboy with a pal who doesn't smoke .m,fl aviator. who. the prlroners say, will probably have a good chance tn In-1 leave the Germans no peace Fears are dense hi- ration on tne sine i ne foi .)ot -- of course, will not pay for this ,i,,,c. Th- I-1 wi h and Drltlsh armies hae ft tobacco ration. U.S. GENERAL STAFF EXPECTS DRIVE SOON Wnl.lnpt-nn, May 2.1. While relatle rnlm hap prevailed on tr, weotern front for a month, milltarv epnrtr hpre are not Inclined to ac-t-ppt the iht'on tint tomethlnp hap Rone radipallv wronc with the plan of the cierwin hlph rnmmann and that thp im mpdia'e danper of the Herman drive If over Tnpfp "- du'erppnre of opinion amonp the irtm authorities a to what nap tanked the delay, hut thre Is unanimity of -ipinx-n thii eery dav'p delay has I pip-d thp Hntfnte and the I'nltfd -vincf Jieat rnutlon I In evidence here In attempting to fororapt the next Her man rpnxp s.-rretarx Baker paid In response to mnulrv th'i nothlnc authoritative had i'itip to hif nttpntlon rnncprnlnp thp ic,inn for tho delay in the fjonmn fifiip-if t both the French and Hnt-f-h pnibao! there l a Jack of poltie inform.itlon The theories which recee constder .ition bprp arp the followlnp , Thp (Jerman. aftpf unparalleled ef fort; to rmah throuph by continuous ; and deppernte tactics, found It nect parv to halt and repair damape to thplr .to-railed wnr marhln before uhlecting it tn further ."train This i Implies rpplpnNhinp pnpo In the rank?. j brinpinp up trancpoit line and am- munition and a ppneral nverhatillnp j procesi linked with a respite for the noopq which had liorne the brunt of ' thp fiphttnp I Thp Ciprrnanc who had counted on 1 b'inp much further advanced In their ! rampalpn for the f'hannel port", fore- aw that tho momentum of their drive would bp spnt before they could I'a'h thir poal and conneepjentty were 1 forrpd t' resume thp old form of trpm h warfare Thp Ocrman.e found unexpected re pltnnce at the eleventh hout near Ypre and or unahln to nvprcomp thi Iat ohptncle de.cpito their sacri fice? and d'-Fperatton Herman lowen hae proved far heal'r than pcnerally teall2erl. and the Herman hlph command has een That jierpluterrv in the pollc.v of at temptiiur to f-maph throuph repardlepp nf in.tp would prnf. danperous ln the pnd to the moral and effecttenefs f the Herman armies. Of thrpe thenle the flr.-t one ' "iipported particularly by general staff ofuVerp The;p ofTicerp at e not sur piiFed at the delay Thev sav it waF to be expected, in view of th' stiff re siptance of sir DouplaF Iaip troops, that Hip Hermans would he obltped to all a hnlt to prepare for their next ef Jnit H uould not surprise peneral ptaff of ficrr to lenrn of the resumption of the dno within the nevt twentv-four hourh 120 ALLIED AIRPLANES IN BOMBING OPERATION On (he rrenrh front In France. Miv 2" In riartleinatlnn with the French aviators American air squadrons have bfen engaged in dropping horpbs behind the Oerman lines These operations are being carried out on a very large scale At one time recontly tin Allied machine w-cr flvlng at the same moment in hnniblnc work. Itecord have Just been received of the air activities along the French fron' hetwren May 15 and IS. since the weath er became again favorable to living which reveal the intensive aerial work of the character notetl In this period 105 aerial combats were fought In the (nurse of patrol-- German machine tn ) th r'lmh'r n' thrv -'-ev ep vvt-e d- 1 stroyed. sixty others were forced to land j badi.v flimagerl within their o" n line- and cichr captive balloon were burned In the same nfr od hnjnh Tfl-PC ouid rlllas thiew lfia ton nf bombs on thr MOTOR ost 20 Proofs, that THOUSANDS OF STEWART TRUCKS are earn ing profits for their owners. Many of these trucks are 5 years old. No Stewart has ever worn out. REPAIRS7 For one year our factory sales of repair parts for all Stewarts averaged fl.52 each. GAS? Many owners report an average of 20 miles per gallon with 4-ton Stewarts. TIRES? One firm with 30 Stewarts averaged over 7000 miles per tire. In 5 Years No Chassis Prices, F. O. B. Buffalo Ton 1 Ton VA Ton 2 Ton .. .$ 950 ... 1495 ... 1850 ... 2395 IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES Write for Booklet How to Buy a Motor Truck SlTrSorTr Bell Thon,'Bpruc 1000 ' w. 5 - enemy's depots and other establish mtnti. Of this quahtlty the night bom bardlng squadrlllas dropped 1SB tons. During the night of My 18 no less thsn 120 airplanes were In th air at the same moment bombarding a large number of towns and villages In Ger- exptessed repardlnp future opeifttlon. by Allied atr men on the Rhine cities which they believe will be laid In rulnF The Oermanp declare their anti-aircraft defences are insufflcSent to prevent the Allies visitinp either day or night the Teuton camps, cantonments, depotu ard airdromes, where they pay enormo'ui iamage already has been don. FLOOD OF STRAWBERRIES Officer Employed In Keep Farmers in Line During Sale Oeoreelown. Del. May 23 The Amount of strawbrrlei brought Into Oeorpretovvn yesterday tn be auctioned from w-Ai-ons on the curb market was so lar?e that a special officer was sent to keep the farmers ln a line on one side of the street until they bail sold their berries and to see they took the other side of the street in poinc back to the farm 'Ahout twelve cars were loaded yesterday and strn wherries hrnupht any where from J2 B0 to $5 for a crate of thirty-two quarts. MINISTER SCHOOL HEAD , Mnr.viillle, !'., May 23. Klectlon of ' a minister as t-c-jiool principal and long trm teaching records" are drawing at tention to school affairs of Liverpool ' horough The Rev flyrt. W Sheaffer ' of the Lutheran church, has been elected ' principal For the thirteenth successive time Cioyd A Orubh was elected teacher o I grammar schools. Miss Puera B Roh- I Inson in Peptemher will start her ninth i term and It L. Phumaker. nf the Inter mediate school, bis sixth term. Only four teachers are emplo.ved ln Liverpoo' schools. ' Bar Pins of are very fashionable and are most attractive in the new lace work designs. Of the many new style's is an exquisite bar pin of erecn a .,.., ;...i. uvJiu, uuLii-Huia ciicv-t " u:: ... r bUUUllIIC LC 111C iD.DU. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS tEWELERS SILVERSMITHS Help Fill the War Chest This is Campaign Wceh. Is This War in the Bible? the vision of ancient prophets, rverleaplng the centuries. ?stion is sure to come up ln the Bible conference on the RETURN OF OUR LORD to he held morning, afternoon and evening for the three davs of May ;s '5 and 31. in the ACADEMY OF Mt'SIC Eleven of America s leading Bible eachers will speak Drs C I. Scofteld. TV B Riley. James M Oray Cortland Myers. Mark Mathews. H H Oregg J Wilbur Chapman and Revs P W Philpot. Herbert Mackenzie A E Thompson and Wm L. Pettlngill Charles M Alexander will lead a chorus of 500 voices. NOON MEETINGS EACH DAY IN THE FORREST Will he addressed by great evangelists Free tickets at Conference Headquarters. Morris Building. Philadelphia or Academy of Music TRUCKS Less to Stewart Trucks Cost Stewart Has Ever Worn Out 2-Ton With Gomery-Schwartz Motor Car Co. Salesroom and Offices: 128-40 N. Broad St. Part and Service: Northeait Cor. Broad and Wood SU. Call all departments ihrougji privhte branch exchange GERARD SUMMER HOME RANSACKED BY SPIES Furnishings Hurled From Cliff and Revolvers Aid in Destruction New Yorlt, May 23. A burglary ln the summer home of Jnmes W. C'.erard. formerly ambassa dor to Ctcrmany on Lookout Mountain near Congers. Is belnc Investigated. The caretaker lays the burglary to Herman spies. The residence was hndly damaged, and most of the furnishings were de stroyed by being hut led off the cliff several hundred feel down to the rocks. The Intruders used revolvers to aid their destructive program, with glass ware, pictures and other things aa targets. On the trail leading up the mountain was found n white garment, believed to have been dropped by the burglars. It was entwined with ilbbon of red and black, the Herman colors. Tha Intruders may have been searching for documents. It Is believed, because everything was moved from Its place. Including a heavv tile bathtub, which was ripped from Its fastenings. The house was to have heen re opened as a nurses' retreat. WARTIME ECONOMY i demands the use of a snappy relish that turns a second quality food into first quality. That's Economy ! Try SAUCE THE ORIOINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Makes old dishes new. Green Gold ...:.u . iWn wiiii a. . r?v ;.i TV i'H 7 . Operate Less to Run m A ?',-r?i fev UiA. )'A r-iftjMytA Vi-i.V .r I BELL TELEPHONE CO.'S TEST Tho fleet of Stewarts in the service of all divisions of tho New York Telephone Co. (according to inves tigation made by Commercial Car Journal) cost less per mile, in gas, oil, tires and repairs, than any of the other dozen makes of trucks of the Stewarts' weight or heavier. Many of the Stewarts which helped lower the economy-records for the Bell Telephone Co. were several years old. Dump Body Ws TnUlit5 ISg2E15 iyANnTri ktC.. Zizr Keyitons, Sao 3SS8 ?U Floor, 148; 1 thK Bread St '$'' WaWaMa"aSPaialawaWBIHBat Ur:'Ml a wj .--iif iWmm ! T- ? f ts; ' m,y.i?f, tftsBrrf jwr wm&
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