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BALL PLAYER
OF DRAFT AGE
HIT BY EDICT
Board Secretary Holds
"Work-or-Fight" Rul
ing Applies
"LET US ALL GO,"
SAYS BAN JOHNSON
President Baker Ready to Sae-
rifice Everything to
Win War
BIG HOTELS HARD HIT
'Dynamited,' Declares Man
ager Frazier, of Effect on
Local Hostelries
J car. lll be given a hearing todu be-
r,, ,. , , , foie Magistrate Pennnck
Baseball players nf draft age will he u ls 1Pporteil ,ha) ,he policeman a
taken for the National Armv unless riding south on Fifth stieet at the lime
the- enter an occupation essential to i of ,no accident and that a motorcar
the prosecution nf the war. Tn !2 ,h" s;""" direction struck the
. horse, throwing hoth animal and rider
This Is the opinion of John P. to the paement The policeman su
Dwyer, secretary of Local Draft tnined a fracture of the ribs nnd pehic
Board 32, this city, expressed In con- rmne-
nectlon with the new rulings of Pro-, rntcvrn UIDnWP MAM
vost Marshal General Crowder. FRISKED WRONG MAN
"There Is every Indication that Kill
players come under the Crowder
edict," Raid Mr. Dwyer this afternoon,
"and that unless they enter some war
Industry will he drafted into the
army."
In the classification of non essential
occunatlons rtmwn ,. h,. c.n.ml
...-. .,. ... .J. ....,..,.
Crowder are included "persons Includ
ing usners nnd other attendants en-
gaged and occupied In connection with
tramps. Kiin,t nnH nm,,v,n, I
, General CCiovvder has declared how
ever, that no
ullnp on happbnll plav-I
'
ers will be made until n specific case
has been appealed to the office nf the
provost marshal general. Mr. Dwyer
Indicates a test case will not be long
In arising
Baseball pinjers of draflage will be
taken for the National Army unless they
enter an occupation essential to the
prosecution of the war. ,
This Is the opinion nf John P Dwyer.
secretary nf Local Draft Board 32. this!
city, expressed In connection with the '
nevr rulings of Provot Marshal Henernl
Crowder.
r, ,. . ..
.... .s every innication tnat nail
players come under the Crowder edict," i
said Mr D.ver this, afternoon, "and !
!.. , 1
mat unless they enter some unr industry
will be drafted into the army"
In tht. ,.ici..i ' r ...
In the classification of nonessential
occupations diawn up by Oeneral Crowd-
er are Included 'persons Including
i... , . K
ushers and other attendant engaged
and occupied in connection with game.
sports and amusements "
General Crowder has declared, how
ever, that no ruling on baseball play
ers will be made until a spec. fie cafe
has been appealed to the office of the
provost marshal general. Mr. Dwyer
indicates a tti,t case will not be long
In arising
"Baseball players of draft age have
until July 1 to change their occupaMon."
he said. "After that time, draft boards
will summarily take ball plavers of
atv,,' a m. ., Vn 1.... .. n. .1-
-. "bv nw uti.c nut eici up IIIU ,
game."
Await rnidtive ltifctrtietlnn
"But before there Is ny definite ac
tion," Mr. Dwyer proceeded, "the draft
boards must have positive instructions
from Washington L'ntll these Instruc
tions come, we will not know exactly
what the nonessential occupations are."
Mr Dwyer's aid by the way that he
scarcely considered baseball a sport "It
has lesolved Itself Into purely a money
making proposition." he declared
Major Murdock. In charge of the
State draft, said at Harrlsburg this aft
ernoon that, lacking any ofiicial word
from Washington, he was unable to say
what the effect of the Crowder edict
would he on ball players.
"According lo waat 1 read In the
papers, they will have to give up their
present occupation or go to war.'' he
observed, "yet I have a feeling that
the effect of the Washington ruling
may not be so drastic as may now
seem to be the case."
Major Murdock said he couldn't un
derstand why Washington was not more
prompt to Inform State draft officials
of the exact scope of the Crowder regu
lations. Country'" NeeiU First, Sajs linker
"If baseball Is considered one o; rtie
useless and unnecessary professions and
has to be defended, then it is time to
close the parks." said William F. Baker,
president of the Phillies, today when
told of Mr. Dwyer's Interpretation of
the Crowder draft order
"We have been carrying out the
schedule," he continued, "because we
v believed that the President wanted base
ball to go ahead. He has encouraged
the continuance of sports. So far as
the Phillies are concerned, we are ready
to sacrifice everything to win the war.
If our few players are needed by Uncle
Sam, I shall be the first to wish them
godspeed. The needs of our country
must be considered first."
Motrin "Dynamited," ,Say Manaser
Hotels will probably be more ser
lously affected by the new order than
Ivany other business. "Dynamited, ab.
Eolutely dynamited, mats wnata the
new order means to the hotel business,"
J. Miller Frazier, manager of the
Bellevue Stratford said
1 The new ruling will affect us ser-
viousiy," ne continued. - vv f imve aireauy
. beep hard hit, at least twenty per cent
, of our employes having Joined the
Fy- colors, we are iu n iu vvnere to iurn
' . I.U tf. lal-a thf, nlflfen tt wolfa.a
and bellhons we will lose, us women
1 -' arc unable to act as waiters because
thy cannot readily go up and down
lr. wnn xrayB. in a pincn iney
ght? pe. uiea o peunops. nut mey win
,-! K !""! u"er posiv
GERMAN TROOPS i
IN EAST MUTINY,
CAPITAL HEARS
) Sixty Soldiers Reported Shot and
1000 Await Court
Martial Vtaililneton, May 21.
Mutiny has broken out anions Ger
man soldiers In the east, according to
the State Department messages today
The Russian wireless massage, dated
May ID, says a German division at
Dv.nsk, on the 17th revolted when or
dered to leave for the west front.
Sixty soldiers were shot nnd mote
martial
'jmers mane iiemonsiraiions
acalnst
thp action of the (ierman commanders.
The Fifty-sixth infantry regiment at
Wezentiurs and other German regi
ments organized imetinKS to ptotest
against the continuant-1 of the war
MOUNTED POLICEMAN HURT
Struck by Motorcar While Patrol-
nig ruth Street
Mounted Policeman Joseph Carnthers
Is In the Jewish Hospital in a serious
condition as the result of Injuries re
ceived when he was knocked from his
'Worse hy a motorcar at Klfth and Ncdro
i streets Hans Vetterman, driver of the
Woman Picked Police Lieutenant,.
vci i nree iMonms
The art of piestldlRltation has tauuht 1
that things are not nlways what thev i
seem, nnd history repeats that clothes I
do not make n man.
Margaret Welsh admitted the until of
"us pniiosnpny ooay oerore .viagisiraie
I...... ,, ,.,,-.., t-C
ved a sentence of three
months In the House nf Correction
Testimony hiought out that Police
Lieutenant Knnkle wns accosted hv n
woman at Krajiklin and Vine streets
last night and ImI lo a park. In the
datknepp. h paid the woman trlrd a l(t
(f prostldiKitatinR V n her mvn ' ns the
M?np f' ""I V n T.T'l1 fft"mI hJr
tjill rau a iittri n trail frnin llli'lru olrna t
the Tenth and Huttonwood slieets tiolice ,
station.
Lieutenant Kunkie tecfled 10 the
second part of the philoir phical state-1
ment He was dressed in civilian I
clothes.
MISS ST1NS0N CONTINUES
Flier Will Rcutne ew
York
Flight After Mi?llil)
nlinrlinmtnn. v. .. Slav 24 Nece
s,,ry t"Cni-llra 1o h,"r machine delayed 1
hfr mall-catrylng flight from Chicago to1
New- York She evpects to leave here 1
.,lir. i,iiiiiii 1 i 11 iici- iimoj
for Mlneola flHd at I 11 m . following
,,,,, ne ot tne Krle Railroad Into New
York '
'?! ?' "''lnr.r21"lle,!rd. .i"",8':
i-nri l" u,aiw (V miiiiiiih n"nu 'i nn.-
L.iiv in .1 evening and a high wind turn-
1 ll. li t e.rillllh nun n iii.n .'in,i ,u,,i-
1 ed over lur machine nnd resulted In a
broken properrer as she brought It to a.
1 sUml!,tli on high hill I
I nut Miss Stinson established a new
! American nonstop record by flying fr,m
Chicago to ninghamton. a distance of
;8;t miles without landing Theavlatrix
! made an nveiage speed of 78 mill's hour-
Ij for the trip.
I
PHI I MANS NAT TAKFN 0VFR :
I ULLllinilJ HUI lnlLill UTLiIl
Railroad Ailministration Denies
Commandeering of Cars
Wni.hlnitton, Ma 24 Heltons that
the Uovetnmetu had taken over the Pull
man cars of the country for operation
and was contemplating similar action
with rv'erence to the cars of other pri
vate concerns, met with a shaip dental
today from the tailruad administration.
Tha niLiilniklraHmi iu rtlrecllnc the
....1 .. .I. ....n... 11,.... nn rll.ll
opeiUllUll ui Ir fiinr liner o .j,t
, i iimi-i-o tnemseiw-s in rue iihki u
Mr. nn wav: has the Huvki nnient under-
HuvKiniiient under-
taken to Interfere in the management of
the owning companies
Officials, however, declined lo discuss '
the possible futuie action of the ad-1
ininibtiation
KNOCKED 'dOWJTbY ACTOR ;
Violinist Roughly Handled for
Alleged Seditious Utterance ,
Franz Metsel. a violinist at a theatre
In Maiket stieet near Juniper, was,
handled roughly by three actors today
and then turned over to Department of
Justice agents for alleged seditious ut
terances. He vva3 held for further Investigation
after It had been testified he had made '
remarks against President Wilson
Jack Morrtssey. .lonn hiiannon and st
I'j.. Italntv actnm hi the theatre m
talking vvl'tli Meisel at a hotel, when
he is paid -to have made the remarks
Morrlssey struck Meisel, knocking him
down, and the three men then carried
him to the Federal Building I
SENATE TO PROBE A RP LANES
-
C-,l.....,.,:,io Pmnoroc I.,,...:...
"'Ul",",u""-t ,..wv. ....,.,.,,,
Sepnrate From Huges's
ll'...l,lni.lAn MaV i niBCa&"l.rllnu
II nsiinKiii . - i'ioi Et,aiuniri
Charles Kvans Hughes request for a
free hand In Investigating the aircraft
situation. meinDers or tne senate .villi-
tarv Affairs Committee virtually agreed
todav to conduct their own Innulrv
." . . 1 .. t .1 t I"..i ....
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, chair
man of tle aircraft subcommittee, will
confer with Mr. Hugh
an effort to reach
unrfer w-aleh the tw
be conducted without conflicting.
INVALIDED SOLDIERS RETURN
Total of 114 Received During
Two Weeks
Wanhlneton. May 24. One hundred
and six sick and wounded soldiers were
landed in this country from the Ameri
can expeditionary forces during the week
ending May 17.
Eight were brought here durjng the
week ending May 10. The men were
sent to baseand army hospitals for re
constructlon. POLISH ARMY SHOWS FIGHT
51
Battle Is Response to German
Ultimatum to Disarm
Mo.rnw. May 17. Refusing the Ger
man ultimatum ordering them to dls.
arm within tvvnty-,four hours, the
f econd Pollth army gave battle m th
according iq a. a)s
t
WILSON'S SWEEPING POWER
TO CALL REGISTRANTS ONLY
Washington, May 24.
Since the action of the House Military Affairs Committee yester
day in prantinp; the request of Secretary of War Baker that President
Wilson be given power to call out an army virtually without limit,
there has been much confusion as to the meaning of the legislation. The
full text of the legislation laid before the committee and which clears
up the confusion follows:
"The President is hereby authorized to draft, subject to the pro
visions of the selective service act and all acts amended thereto, as
many men from year to year as can be equipped, trained and used dur
ing each fiscal year until the successful termination of the war.'
Under the provisions of the selective service act approximately
10,000,000 men were registered, and on June 5 ne.vly 1.000.000 men who
have reached the age of twenty-one years since June ,'i. 1017. will be
obliged to register under an amendment to the act.
This legislation will be offered as part of the army appropriation
bill. Under the rules of the House it will be subject to a point of
order as legislation on an appropriation bill. As indicative of the mind
of the committee to give the President fully and freely what he thinks
best, a special rule will be in readiness to introduce the moment any
objection is raised.
Chairman Dent believes the amendment will have smooth sailing.
He has decided not to press for an army of 5,000,000, as proposed by him
in a bill introduced just prior to Secretary Baker's personal request of
the committee for nn unlimited flow of men. Withdrawal of other bills
seeking to place limits on the army is expected to follow.
By the tetms of the amendment, the President can be assured of
unlimited man-power without subsequent legislation, drawing from the
2,000,000 left in Class 1 and subsequent classes and from those to be
registered annually at the age of twenty-one years.
DR. FRED D. CLAIR '
SLAIN IN FRANCE
Philadelphia
Physician's
.-. , . , . r i
De.ntli in Action m-veius
His Promotion
MOTHER SAD BUT PROUD
Captain Frederick n Clali. a physi
cian, of 3-J22 Jlontgomery avenue, has
been killed In action In France
UK name was In the casualty list is
sued by the Wiir Department today A
telegram announcing hi death was te
celved from Washington by hln parents.
Mr and Mrs Ileniv Clair, with w horn 1
he had t.slded He was nnmarrled
The name of Corporal W . (.reifzu.
of Colw.vn. also appeared In the casualty j
bt lie died of wounds received In
action
Mother !"l Hut I'rnnd
"Mv hoy has died for his cotintrj
Could there be a more noble death?"
This was the patriotic siatemeni ot
Captain Clair's mother today
(ind I know, will save ni other sol-
Hler-son He will not take him. too.
the grief-stricken mother declared as she
recounted the lire or captain lair irom
infancy
Leon Clair nineteen vears old. now
e,.irinn0ri ni Allentown. Pa . w-Jth an
...... .....
ambulance unit. Is the other son referred
to by Mrs. Clair
Me has sworn to avenge his brothers
,,,.",
Tlos, Herman can't kill one brother
, , ' ,, ,naUer 1 est," he said "1
",' ' . ,.v,,. conn and thev will
wl" ln 'r.an,' ?con an1 tne
luar from me
Death IteveivU Promotion
Without information as to how he nut
1eath. the parents and friends of Captain
,.,,,. ,., .,i.0 in Ignorance nf when
ci.iir weie a so In ignorance ot wnen
he was commissioned captain or what
action won him his advancement In
rank He enlisted in this city in the
t'nited States army, was given a com
mission of fit st lieutenant and went
overseas Inimedlatelv
fpon arrival in Krance nisi August,
he vvas assigned to the
Sixty-fourth
Armv Brigadt
British forces, and went
into action
1'ant.iln Clair was known to have
l.aAn HitrPmP V
moaesi
and probably
net,, - .. Aa
u- innp newa i'i ui" "" i.v...-.. i--
i i,,,. nfllclal announcement from Wash-
inlr official announcement
(nelm, He vvas mentioned
everal times
f ontlnued on rase Two, Column Two
REA AND WILLARD
NOT YET OUSTED
No Actual Move to Displace Machine Plunges Down El
Presidents of P. R. R. evator Shaft After Smash-
and B. and 0.
nnrrOUT rTV' PACII TJ A CT5
n-Jjlvrn. 1 -! VjrtJii uin.ui
Officials of the Administration de-
clared at Washington that no more Fed-
I eral railroad
mnnaeer wl be named
, th. r.oU. line, until the regional,
I . u k. ..omntei.rf
UIV Sions snail " "...i
I ...,... r. limes assistant railroad
vva.v., .- -
director general, said no actual move
, had been made to displace hamuel Ilea
I . ,
',"";",' 'T ,,re,iaent of the Baltimore
. 'el Wllard president of t. e
nr ne i-'enii3 anm. ui -!-
'nna vjnio. w " --- - , .
' direct control of their companies under
....
tne genera """" .... , -r
t subcommittee, will '". conauieratlon by the railroad ad-
"KsTadltlmrnr
o investigations can ' ousted presidents. It is expeciea tnej
He added tnat 1.0- ..-.::''::
.,ii u ..n,aH neinre next wee
. . - - .,.
All railroad frelgrt will be handled on
a cash basis only after July 1.
Thi. latest revolutionary step of the
r.llmad administration ln the reorgan -
itation of the railroads of the country
was announced today Two women, who had been passengers
"C H. Markham. former president ot ln tne car during a demonstration, had1
the Illinois Central, who has been ap- 'alighted just befon the accident,
pointed director of the Allegheny region. The injured were taken to the Hahne
which embraces the Philadelphia dl?- mann Hospltnl. Kchternad died almost
trtct. Is expected here vvltmn a tevv aays.
It will tnen ne ivhj """' ,
.- v.. v.-a0ml manager of the Pennsyl
vanla. Balllmore am? Ohio and the Phil,
adelphla and Reading roads.
'lllg CliangM Expected
Intimations In the tapltal, however,
pointed to other big changes In the
railroads In this section. It Is generally
believed that ihe shake-up among the
Urge eastern roads will be more severe
than In other sections.
Officials of the Reading have received
n6 Intimation of .any changes In that
system,; Agnew T Pice, president. Is
a.iient nines at Atlantic vjiiy.
M'ADOO MAY NOT
PRESS TAX BILL
Tells Congressmen He Ts
Unable to Decide Ones-
lion at Once
LEADERS SEE LOOPHOLE
v ii.lilnRlnn, Miiv 2 I
.Voon todav found Kcciel.uy McAdnn
still unable to chc n tlnal answnr in
(ingress on the need of a new- tax
bill this session
After a long conference with
Treasuty oftioials McAdoo phone. I con-
gression.il finance leaders he could not
kc ,,, ,.,, f an lln,f. 1V
'
midday and needed a little mote time
He then left for a confvtence with
President Wilson, after which. It is e-
peeled, he will make public his de. '
rM., 1
. . 1 111 Itnyal Highness. Lieutenant Hen-
The unepecled delay was taken l,v eial Sir William Pultenev. K C n.
congressional leaders as a hopeful sign , K "' M c, , D S 1 ) . Maior the Karl
The said that McAdoo's decision - ",r Penilo-oUe and Mnntgnmerv M V o.
,, r. u . ... , . . , V D. c u, Heneral Pultenev - Captain
which P.esldent Wilson late , estenlny K I1;lM Quartermaster Third Battalion
told a congressional delegation heiltoval Heikshire Itegunent : four soldier
would back up -hnngs upon one point, servants
If McAdoo can assure himself that cer- Th,1 l'a,,'V ,wi's '"V. ,',.h?;"''1 s'hl' hv
1 01 ciniiu luhi- i.'iiik iinru .vssistant sec
tnin financial m rangenients can be , ,.0t.,i v of s-ate . Leland Hat rison. 1'nlted
made without passage of a ta lull
this session he is willing to foigo it.
Simmons and Kilchln believe the nec
essar.v aitangeiuenis can be made and
told McAdoo how thev believed It muld
be done The fact that McAdoo had not
defimtelv decided by noon that the case
lt.aders that he had found a loophol
,.-,,. ,1,1,, ,,ii rteHniielv ti.d.iv 1
was
hopeless indicated to congiessuinal
Kitchin staled definitely todav that
Picsident Wilson does' not want C in
gress to stay hen- all summer and wcuk
on the mcasuie if It can safel.v be
avoided
Senator Martin. Democratic leader
who is violent l.v opposed to tav legisla
tion now. said that McAdoo had been
assured the bill would be law h March
1 next if he would lei it go ovei until
the December .-esion
"If the Tieasutv cant get its fnnn
and machinery ic.idy between Match
and Juiie there must bo some teasnn I
cant understand. stlKi .vtartiu -iiniv
ncompetent muld want more tune than
I that
ONE DEAD, 3 HURT
IN FALL OF AUW
ing Safety Gates
It II I I K HmKKIl IHVIll'.K I AK
One man was killed today and three
"ere injured when an automobile plung-
, fa iwenty-nve icev oown an elevator
h.(t nt l,oa.l a.ul Wood streets.
The .-,-, dent i ccurred in the show
,mm
looms uf 1 1 io PacUatd Motor Company,
Eno,,iy hcft-ie noun. The car crashed
through a safc-t.v gats guarding the ele
vator tl.aft, and was ovetturned In its
' fall,
rail.
Walter Krhterand, twenty-five. 2039
. r street .lemonten.n,- fnr
. . . - . . . .......,.. u,.,ul. j...w.,.-j. ....... . , 1, . J l-,l C ll A !11. "'
llie Packard conmanv : killed instantlv
., " '
The Injured are:
J. J O'Comfo, 2H
llCcti cut3 and hrne,,.
North Smedley
S. II Seltzer, 513 North Mole street.
probabl" fracture of skull.
Carroll V. Olll. HOD Kdmundson ave-
n.,o Ttlttlini. - nrl.l.la fnn...-n ..
, ti;u
1 Women Alighted
nstantl
O'Connor, nrosnectlve nurchaser of
the car. had takrti the steering wheel
from the demonstrator a shcrt time be
fore, and was driving it Into the build
ing when the accident occuried.
It is believed the brakes refused to
work, and that he was unable to stop
the car before It struck the safety gates. I
When the car landed at the bottom of '
the shaft, the occupants were pltrned
beneath It.
Their cries attracted Epeclal Police-'
men Greene and Butterly, and they
descended. Into the pit, A hoist was ob
tained and the. machine 'was lifted so the
persons Injured. could bj extricated.
n ' .,1. . ..f.'.-.T ;-, 'V .,' ,-,'
PliI(.C RTHl II IM. S.
The loii'in of King Ceorpc of Ijip.
laud, who bus arrived in this
intintry.
BRITISH PRINCE
VISITS AMERICA
Arthur
Cousin
of
of
Connaurht.
G
come V .
Going to Washington
EN ROUTE FOR JAPAN
V tl.llillStltll, M.l " 1
Major nn- ijnval Highness Prince
Arthur of Connnught, Knight of tlte
Hartet. Knight of the Thistle, personal
aide-de-camp to King Hcoige V of Kng-
land and cousin of the King, arrived at
an Atlantli port todav. It Vvas .innnuncetl
bv the Stale Department lie is on hl '
wav to Japan on a special mission from
ills King In the Kniperor of Japan j
His Hovai Highness will proceed at
once 10 Washington and win he lecelved '
by President Wilson at the White House,
late till" ,-iftei noon
Prince Aithtir'1 mission to Japan in
cludes the picMMit.itinn of ,i field mar
shal s baton to the Japanese. Knipernr.
lecentlv lll.ide ,i field marshal of the
British atniv iv Kmc Heoir-
In addition to the I'i Ince the partv
consists of Captain the Hon Joseph St
' i.iir. .Master or Mnciair. lv1uerrJ to i
Stat s diplomatic sei v it e . Major Hen.
leral Jos, pit H. Kulm. X A , captain'
ttarry 1, liapeije. a a. aide to Hen-,
leral kuhn. P,ear Admiral H Mi L I'
j Iluse. C 5T , . and Lieutenant Coin.
niander Heorge V Stewart. I S. x.. I
, aide to Admiral Hu.-e
, The Prince is the oulv- on of
' Duke of Coiinaught. bro.her of the
s-
King l.dward. until recently Rovernor
' Heneral of Canada He is the giandson
of the late Queen Victoria and was born
in Januarv. 1 SSrt Ills wife was the
1 Duchess of Fife, daughter of the late
Duke of Fife and of Princess Louise,
Princess Uovai The Prince is a bruth-
er-in-law of the Crown Prince of
Sweden
; Duilng the pi event war he served
.with the British expeditionary force.--throughout
the war. including the le
' treat from Mons : the battles of the
' Marne. Aine. Ypivs. Neuve Chapelle
Loos, and later on the Somnie and the
i general offensive of 1117. His own regl
, meiii was the Iloval Scots Hrays, with
which he fought first Later lie was
with the Second Cavalrv Division, and
i In 1911 was with the Fourth Army, mi
lder Heneial Itawlinson, and latterlv on
, the staf of the Canadian corp-.
cokhaucht p.-
iYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO U. S. TROOPS
i
An At'niitle Port. Mav 21
I American tr lop-s are now iiKing a
, "laginficant pirt m lb great battle on
, the western front." Piliue Arthur of
1 Cnonaiicht declar- 1 umn his arrival
' here today, en route to Janan
One of the last thl ig'- I did before
(leaving London" he raid, 'was lo re
view w th the King some or vour troop?
nasslne through the strtets of Londo
, anil ihe.v cntaml made a moM magnifi
cant appeara ice
"I am ver.v glad to visit the State
especiall.v now- tliat you are with the!
Ii'es and is view of the magnificent
pail your noon aie m.ms in uie ureal
tie now going o- the western riont i"ri' " v ,,..,. ',,,';;, ,
"I am so glad to be heie In these I nittd tain supplies in Itussia which It is de
States.' Prince Aitliur cont nued ,siied Ij U--ei fim falling into the
"It is my first visit I once saw vour, bands uf the del mans. The articles
beautiful country fiom (he Niagara
Falls oh. It Is si. good to be on solid
land again and m the midst of fi lends.
with you. our allies "
War ootid tions prev ailing, no salute
greeted the Prince as he went down Ihe
roped gangplank from one of the largest
Hlitisu ciuisers uriiii.ii uiannes stoou
I at attention with fixed bayi.nets and
llle uaiiii inajvw .n .-. t- iinr ixuifc
A special train rusnea tne I'rince unci
,,.r.t m vihcra of the royal party to
Washington.
ENEMY TRADE ACT'S TERMS
riiinn.lananese
-.IUIIU JUpillH-.
INaval Lonven-
.:.. !. c :...., I C.,..o Dl.:
c c, ,T ' P r7
Special Cable to bvemng I'ublic Ledger
Copir(oht. ;! tu Xrw York Tlmrt Co.
reUlrf. May 21 The enemy trading
act which has been promulgated con-
nln. -. -lakt ,,la,a the Chlnn-.tnnn nAu
naval convention has been signed.
General Semenoff has established an
autoncmous Government in the trans-
Baikal region.
ARE THE POLICE
OUT OF POLITICS?
The answer to this trcmendouily
important civic question will be
found on
PAGE 20
in today's inXilment of
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Ct tl'. .
WILSON RACES HINDENBURG
FOR FINAL VICTORY;
FAILS,
"U-BOATS ARE BEATEN," I
SAYS ADMIRAL SIMS!
Co-ordination Between Allied Fleets Accomplishes Pur
pose. Assert American Commander Praise
for the British Tars
u'opvrlBht
lh. International NVwi
Sen ice I'M SI
lOll(lcill, May '.'I.
"We hne the submarine virtually
beaten. Coordlnatinn between the
Meets of the Allies ls a done Job. Her
man diver ci ew-s are pretty sick and
nie Rcttlnc sicker eve.-y das."
ThrustitiB "lit a fighting jaw and
snapping his leeth with a determined
click. Admiral Sims commander-in-chief
"T the Am"! lean naval forces in
European waters thus summed tip tlie
naval situation today in the Naval
building In (irosvenni Hardens
The admiial was loud in hN praise
of thn Allied sailors nnd declaied that
the harmonv between them and the
Yankee Jacks inulil not be more
cordial.
"The iiaic of the Allien are work
ing together as comrade" In virtually
all areas of naval operations.." said
Admiral KIih-j Their mixed forces
are under I he direriinn ot a senior
Allien' loniinaiidci Thcie is no con.
tinuotis naval fiont. 'out there are sov-
r'" "" .. ' ""- "- "" . mence netween us. 11 inree American 1 me rieeaom 01 tne City WOS C0nM''r
Coch and the woik of all is cn-ordinat- ,ie.stioeis. sav mid three British go ... .. ' S"k$
ed-b vthe Allied Naval Council. u, n u ml,.,i ,he ,,,. omi,ei , n "lred upon him. sP$.
-The iccent glorious evpioits of the cr.mmand ,f ,10 ls nmish he takes' "The Germans recognize the fail- '
, ntlti'h t'.ivv tit Z-Hbrug-e and Hstend . , ., . , . is 5
1,1,,, ked tbe-e submarine holes at le;V.t (nntlne,l .,n l'ce Virn. (nliimi, Kr U1 e 0I tllClr SUDmanne Warfare BlUl ,n,! A
npsr.1 l'i...iviu I. -ii.l. ,011a lint IIl- urn nl
... .... - - ... -
PHILADELPHIAN FATALLY BURNED IN NEW YORK
JMi:W YOHK, May 2-1. Abraham Solomonoff. thirty years
of age, of Philadelphia, was Totally burned here today in an
explosion at the Flois-Syuph plant. Seveial others were less
herlout-ly burned. The I'lors-Synph laboratories are engaged
exclusively in Government contracts. The cause of the explosion
has not been determined. The loss will be heavy.
DISTURBANCES IN PRAGUE CONTINUE
1'ARIS, May 24. The Deutsche Tages Zcitunjj jcports that,
riiotuibnnrea in 1'rague continue anil arc sjjrcnding to the prov
inces, where the estates of German nobles have been pillaged,
according to a disnatch from Zurich today.
WILSON PLANNING
RUSSIAN RELIEF
Will Exchange Supplies
Needed hy People for
War Material
OPPOSES INTERVENTION
Bv CLINTON T. GILBERT
Staff t orr, -.ii,-(r' M-fiMtiff P'iblir Lrrijoi
Wiislllliqttin, May -4
President WlUun is taking step-! to
can v out the promise made ln his
Red Cro"- speech to "stand by Rus
sia " The plan is being formed now
t 'hip .e.tc.n supplies for the lnim-
ili.itf rdief of P.Ussia Thcte supplies
, win consist ot the aiticleo most needed
for the .-upputt of the population and
the Indu-Aital i estimation of the cutin
tr. The people In some parts of the
countt s are nearer starvation than
the people of any uthei part of the
world, except such sections as have
suffered dliectly from the ravages of
war. They lack clothing And thev
lack the means lo .start the agricul
ture and Industiy of the country again
in operation
The supplies which arc tliU3 to be
.,-.., ,:., ,, ve,i ... ,.r,,su er
to be purchased cunsist of cotton and
oil, both ot vvnicii neriiiany greatly
needs ii'id the unused war materials
of Husslu A great stole of such ma
'terlals exists in 'Kussia, and In ex
change fu'- !t a large uu.intit.v uf ueces-
saries will have to be shipped to itus-
sia.
He'.ief Question Pending Long Time
The iiuejtlcm of the relief of Russia
has been pending for a Ions time. It
vvas ilucuujeJ by Se.i.itor ovvea. Sen
ator Corah and other Senators who
visited the PiesiUent several weeks
...., -.lln,. the Russian situation
The difliculty all along has not been
1 nv unwllllngneaa on tlie part of this
I Gove, nnient to aid the Russian
( .)e0pie, but the chaotic condition
1 ( Hujs.a Itself. Transportation was
' dlsoisanl'-ed and this country did not
wish to reorganize transportation if
the gainer was nii iu ikjvo iu un
Germany. Moieover. there was doubt
as to where the supplies themselves
wouia go 11 iu - . ..u-j.a
Mnv nlana were urged for safe.
guarding the distribution of relief In
Russia to prevent its getting into Ger.
man hunds. One argument for mill,
tary Intervention ln Russia or Siberia
vras that such an Intervention could
properly accompany material relief to
the Russian people. Another sugges
tion has been that a civil commission
should be sent to Russia, along with
food, cloth and industrial aid.
It ls understood, that the Admlrjs-rf-.tinn
is fust -as much opposed as
ever to military Intervention In Rus-
elan territory, "acc"- v ,ie mum
SAYS LLOYD GEORQ
.
for the time being. I am sure that
theie ls no American but who is
thrilled to hear of these gallant deeds
--unsurpassed even In the annals of,
the British navy. j
"We have mastered the submarine
vaunt that It would starve ISnglatul, and '
proved It raise The boast that It ,
would slop Anieilcan forces from reach
ing the battlefields In France has been
provn foolish. With the flrltl.'h navy. '
the Krerich navy and the Italian navv
the American navy has co-operated, and
1 can safely say we are well on Ihe
road to winning.
"We shall do 'he Job completely (ier
manv'x hop.- of crippling the Allies at !
sea Is rapldl.v fading.
When the Herman people know it has
faded it will not be an easy Job for the
Kaiser and his Junkers to lead them for-
vvard into a sucosstvc and hopeless .
mambies of blood nii.imu.ei
I nn rxirtMiu'iy fiircint waj ui wiini
t i ,.i.i.. .. .,,... ,..IH.
run lijival allips is tht liest pvirtpnrp that
.n itn It'll iMtmm.ind is pntiieiv fciislb p i
Then- has beet, no question of prec- i
ENEMY'S MORALE
LOW; STAYS DRIVE
,
Chiefs of Germany's
Shaken Army Said to Be
at Serious Odds
HAIG REPORTS
RAinS
-
Official War Reports
From Allied Capitals
BRITISH
Hostile artllleiv was active last
night west ol Lens and in the
neUhboihnod of Festhubeit. the
statement said The Nieppe 'forest
sector vvas bombarded hv gas
shells
We took a few prisoners in a
successful raid southwest of La
Kassee. and in a patrol encounter
ninth of the Vpres Cumlnes Canal.
A few are missing as the result
of an enemy raid north uf Hill 70
.veslerday.
An attempted enemy raid early
last night failed In Aveluy wood.
rnr.Ncn
We penetrated enemy lines south
east of Coucy. in the Champagne
district and In the Vosges Moun
tains, capturing fifteen prisoners.
Enemy coup de mains southeast
of Mesnil. In the sector of St.
Georges and west uf N'ojon. ail
were broken up.
There has been Intermittent artll,
lery firing at several points.
By WALTER DURANTY
Snecial C.tthU. in ',,,,' M;, I , j
, , ... ... .
(opuriolil. ;. tu .Veil Volfc Tlmrs Co,
AVIth ihe French Armies, May 24.
Questions- as to when the enemy
w.ui oiiont, .. ...t .1.. ,., ,11
..... u.tuvn 01 , iiqic 111c iiiu.V Willi
or where the blow will 1
"it nave given place to another why
aoesn't ne attack?
Accorains to all available informa-
uon irom statements of prisoners, re-
ports of airmen, and other sources,
the German preparations have been
terminated for some days. Picked
divisions have been concentrated in
tho rear at various points ready to
be launched by forced night marches
against a given bector. "Used up"
divisions have been reconstituted, ar
tillery hag been placed In position,
and stores of all kinds have, been ac
cumulated.
The weather li ideal or thi ante.'
mi nun -iM.ijaoon.il u.i,
U-BOAJM
. SR 1
mi
MJf-Snif?,
m
l& ,
'Submarine Still a Mendce.... v
hut No Longer a ',JiM
-. .,,. Mffltfi
rent .
GERMANS RECOGNIZE Sfll
SUBMARINE FUIIIal
Expresses Confidence in AttHj
lied Ability tp Withstand t Vfi
Impending Drive WiM
. LW1
mis utiuuib iu ruuiv
Allied Navies Destroy U-Boa'telfl
raster llian leutonsLan Jffitfa
""" "cn. i
J
Edinburgh. May 244MSI
"The Allies still have a time ;offe
great anxiety before them. It ls-isS
, . ,. . -- i-tfte:sj5
'ace between Von Hindenburg TOdO&S
I'rcsiUent Wilson. The Germans are.Siya
straining every muscle to reach thelrtfCil
ii. . . t 4 f.H
ETOnl hofnrn AmpriM'o hntn ! nvrall- 'tf.2l
nliln iln1ni-nJ T)....:. t ui i?1;
- . . . t " ;rj
orge in a speech here today, when. K-fSt
are, therefore, conducting an offenii"j
sive on the west front. They were;! SI
driven into that as a last resort toVAJj
secure victory," said the Premier. t. &'
"The submarine is still a menacefeft-Li
but no logger is a peril; it is-stilj,
formidable for inflicting injury, buVs
it can't cause the winning or losm'g'5 Yj
of the war." ' yg..
Mr. Llovd Georee said that Ger-;T";
man submarines arc now being suntiffp J
jaster man mey are oeing DUllt,"-.
while British merchant ships anfli, ji
being constructed faster than t&ijWg
can ue uesiroyea. f
The Premier warned --the peopW'i
that the Allies are on the eve of5'
great German attack, but added thatB"
- TZ- fc.I
"those who know- the-prospenrtaTartfivJr;
ennfirlmt nf tlio rnmlt ." 'Sl'f',
" - - , v-(U-ii
ITM. r. i I a. --rA-,.afl
nie uovernmeni, nas noi nejjjec-iKA
nrl nnv nrtcclklo monrtc inwnlrA virljl&.bu&
: "' ;:" - r-T-ffotm
ing tne norror 01 mis war, dui oniy: v w
comnlele victory is compatible 'wriki''Uij
the safety and liberty of the world," "
said the Prime Minister. .$',&
Kcch Brilliant Strategist A..y
"General Koch is one of the moti',i3
brilliant strategists of the age. He.sij.;'; jjl
i a man of dynamic energy and preM ij
I found Knowledge and experience,,,? m
i commanding the respect, admiration1, 7v
confidence and affection of all AllledV.
soldiers. . j,
"We tried repeatedly to acWevi;H
unity of command. It is now accom
, plished. It is really incredibltf thjit-
we were compelled to fight Tnonths,$lfi
, every inch of the way, lor uuafcgj,i
..:. l.:-!. u u.j !v.!l.. 'lfflS
uuiLy, which uu& uuueu uiijiiuiy u.
oe fio-ktiMr, cono-tk " ' JSiH
' "fe b o.it,..,. it?WLSS
"We are on the eve. of a' greatJS
erman attack, but those who taowsS
German attack, but those who know
the prospects are confident of "the?
...... . .',. !5
result, said the Premier. ivi'a
"The Russian collapst and the subkia
marine warfare are special advejsi-v"3
I tlCS Willi WHICH IIIU 3VVVlUllKllU ilU?!!fb
! been compelled to cope since it took? Sal
I oflice. ' Jffifim
, "The C'lhmnHno U'lpfflra Alfl,fVS
from Germany. The history otjj
piracy contains no parallel' AP
Llovd Georep said thtf Allied salloniCl
hart pursued the submarines relentlessly,'
'.Tin inrl nlerhl until "Ilia nae Vi m H.J aVffl
iiii j nnu ui,iu, uiivii 11 iv- yas. ia.i nvf-'rV
last been conquered " They have also,.
harried the submarines' nests, he said, .J
Ul which iwu ukichu uiiu iiccijruggo i
had been blocked 1 ff.
Suliinnrlne U Ovrreome f
"1 have Jijst received' an Admiral
report that th ant -submarine warM;
ls 'going satisfactorily.' Since 'Jani
1 the naval staff is confident, the A
navlea have been sinking more thay
enejny has been able to build,
, Llojd George. ' ' ",
The Premier's declaration that
, Admiralts report shows a record
itriirtion of submarines adurlne-Aj
was sictitu ,,n 1-117,0. v-T ''.'V, ,H
"In April th(rc was the hlghesfew- t'j
put of shipping since tne suuma
' warfare was begun." the Premier.':
or the urt lime production exeee
I loff.. That's not a bad record's
Government whose faults have b
ireeiy aaenibcu h
l ne .liiea uic nun uuiiuib;-
1 faster than the enemy can sink'.
tne i-remier ueciarru,
... .A, .., .u. -.
4n V7iJ we UUUUICU IIH 111
0f hlpi In' 1018 vve hvpe lo ty
1 auadruu e It. "
1 Marine Allied, HlndplpcC '-rm
The Brltirh merchant marlnel
wlndp!i of the Allies' annt
' clared tne premier. -v.ut mat,;
forces of the Allies vvlll cease to
That Is the problem vve wefe coq
with, We had to reorganuo
reduce our own needs, cut down J
by millions of tons sna ineri
home products in ore, timber a
sines 1916 wc nave increase.
tage by -J.000,1Q0 acres. We. V
bled the
shipping output .ojt li
this .year We viwwtittt ,UW 1
thli
it,"
W-stftfSM
teatffl
jrm Crackiiijte.Beir .
Lot Jtu ,R,uglft g'jtrnnH., t Awt - V.
'yffyyf
.'-... i,. ..i. faa.ullln.t
m iim ji"iT.,"Tr.,.'-i
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