,- .-,-, . ',' ff; ' i -s -, . i - a ..i . ij - .i. . ij r. ur. - &; fc.'' ' - ' I jMHTMM ' f ' J THE WEATHER M ATWiinctori. ,Wsy 2B.Parily cloudy tontxh: and Jl'tdimsthys cooler lohight TrJirr.tiATrnB at r..vn notn i n no m j 12 i i si 3 p 6 11 ' 'if i 71 i 75 i ;k , I I uentna iV.Z ' ICJ, EXTRA n VOL. TV. NO. 219 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 28. 1918 rnrtKMHT told. t tup rrni.ic t.rnorn CoMFitl PRICE TWO GB1 f. . ' . . .. I . - S "' '.' .. r V L , 'L'-" . Mhtk; '41 -v ' V It uu uc meo a n e i: ' CARMEN GET 2 CENT RISE; MORE AHEAD P. R. T. Pledges 43 Cents ' if Fare Increase Is Authorized FULL RESTORATION TO MEN WHO QUIT Participants in Walkout May Maintain Seniority by Re turning to Duty COMPANY CITES REASONS Advance. Effective, us of May 16. to Affect All Employes An advance in w-ages of two cents an hour to carmen and all other employes was announced this afternoon hy the Philadelphia flapld Transit Company. With the announcement was the statement thai all carmen who joined the "walk-out" because of the contro versy over recognition nf the union but ton may maintain their seniority rights If they return to duty hy 8 o'clock to morrow night This increase nf the carmen, the ""second within the last month, now makes their maximum wane forty cents an hour. A still further increase of thiee cnl an hour Is promised hy the company should an ordinance, now before Coun cils, which provides for an increase In fare to sit rents, he enentuall.v passed. f'ltlnc reasons for the desired in crease, the company pointed out that great advance In the cost nf mainte nance, high prices for material, as the result of the war. and then plan to c'e the men an Increase In wages of five cents an hour actuated the higher-fare action Thif- ordinance wa leferred tn Coun ils' Committee on Street Railways. The committee will hold public hearings on the question before gllng a decision Company Kxplln Action The statement issued this afternoon by the company follows: "To all emplojes: "The management deslre3 to express Its appreciation of the loyalty of Its great body of cmplo.ves who hac stood firmly against the attempt of outside Influence to disrupt the street car serv ice, and. In anticipation of the. Increased fare for which It Is now making appli cation, has decided to advance the pay of all einplqycn, paid on an hourly basis, two' cents' per hour The' wages of nun paid on a monthly basis and receiving less, than !200 per month will be cor respondingly advanced. "This advance will be niado effective an of May 16. I91S The Company "III ondeavor to secure the Increased fare at th earliest possible date and upon receiving the Mine will at once make the further Increase of three cents per tour as par Its original promise "On Wednesday. May Sfl (tomorrow'), two weeks will havt elapsed since the attempted walkout In fairness to the men who have upenwed th" cars. Wed nesday. May L'D. at S p in is hereby fixed as the limit of lime during which men. Mill our, may return lo duty with out loss of seniority rights "Signed . "T. K MITTKX. President," Walkout Without serlom ntTert It N the general belief of the carmen who did not Join the picsent "walkout" that neany all the men will return to work. The action of those who stopped work appears to have had little or no effect on the general transit conditions Despite the icarclty of labo. the compaii man agedto obtain n large number nf men to take the places of those who quit. The only evidence of a delay In traffic during the walkout was on the (lirard avenue line last Sunday when the cars rnn from ten to fifteen minutes apart. PLAN YEAR0F REVIVALS Prcsbylerics Employ Professional Evangelist to .Conduct Services' A J ear of revival.) Is planned hy the presbyterls of Philadelphia, Philadel phia .North and Chester, through the em ployment of a professional evangelist. The l"Uv. Henry X. Kauiconer "will conduct the revUols, providing the various presbyteries approve the plan adopted by clergymen and laymen. The plan provides a salary of $(000 for the evangelist and J1000 to $1200 for an evangelistic singer. The plan must be approved .by all the presbyteries. It la expected the revivals will begin next October. Dr, Kaulconer conducted similar serv ices In the Chester Presbytery for n number of years and Is the cicator of the "Chester Plan" Kor the past ear he has been engaged In pastoral work In Baltimore. RESULT OF HOSPITAL RAID German Bombing Causes Three Hundred Casualties I.nnilou. May 28. Three hundred casualties resulted from the recent hamblnsr of the hospital at Ktuples, France, by German airmen. Tills vvas announced by Andrew Bo nar Lav. Chancellor of the Exchenuer, In the House of Comijions this after noon. . . . He said a full report had been re ciuestcil. ANNA HELD STILL CHEERFUL Actress' Condition Unchanged, Despite Warning of Death Neir York, May ZS.'Vr. Ponald Mc C'uskey ," who Is attending Anna Held, Mt!d laitnlghi that the actress's condition remained unchanged, but that because he wiisrestless' It had hten necessary to rive her an oplaje; Miss 'Held rested tomfcrtably Sunday night, said the phy sician aim ate a substantial breakfast yesterday seated by htr window In the Jlatel Savoy. DEFICIENCY BILL PASSES Wstlilnstan, May It. The 'Senate, this afternoon passed an urgent de flclency hill carrying an appropriation r.f approximately OO,O06.000 with an tliorUation fnr 'making contracts to tho Ad..r-.nr. ss.iiuu.iiiiu C-f .-,- '"::i.V -....-- .. ,... I WBWrf'r" . ,. i-vn" H ITALIANS WIN , MOUNTAIN TOP i AND PASSES Also Capture Two Cable Jlail-i wajs and Explode Muni- , 'linn Dump j Home, .Ma" .'S. I Italian.1- altailid Austrian position" j o.i Mav 25. cdptured the defense"! nf Maroccaro Pa.. gained the summit nf Monte Scgolan and Maroccaro and drove out the enemy finrn the paradise l'as ' ia .1 .-cnllortlcial aniwunivement on fighting nitMtlcs. "The enemv on Hill No -432 was mi rounded The whole garrl-on was de rtroved and we captured two cable rail ways. Xorth nf Velon we blew up a large enemy ammunition dump " Most of the mountain positions men tioned are near the Pwls3 Alps. WEEK'S LAUNCHINGS TOTAL 18 These Bring Ma Figures Up lo oo Ship? ntlilnctnn, Ma CR. Kift"en steel sb-ps and three wooden ships with a total tonnage nf ino.TOO. were launched during the week ended Mi) 2,". the shipping hoard announced todav These flgures bring Hie launchlngs for May lo tbirlv steel ships and twenty-five wnnden ships. Ten steel ships, with a tntal ton nage nf fi3,4S(i. were completed tn the last week. Of this number, eight were requisitioned ships and two were built under contract All shipping board tonnage flguies ale dead weight i AMERICAN FLIERS VICTORIOUS j Destroy One German Plane and Drive Three Others Back Vtilb the merlrnn Arm.v In Lorraine, May 2S Three American aviators de 1 feated four German airmen in a rpec- tacular battle over the line. yesterday. destroying nne cnem. plan and driv ing the nthers- batk behind their lines I The fight raged for n quarter nf an hour, during which the m.ichlner con stantly were engaged In thrilling ' maneuvers .lust befoie the (Jermanr fled the wings nf one of the.r machines were entirely phot away. m ihat tiie machine dropped like a plummet HOME RULEBILL IN ABEYANCE Chancellor L'nahlc to Sav When ll S'ill Be Introduced t.nnflnn, May 28. Chancellor A Bonat Law announced In the House of Com mons this afternoon, at the resumption of the session following the Whltsun- tide holiday, that he was unable to mv when an Irish home rule bill would be Introduced lie had no Intention of making any statement regarding Ireland at this time, he added 1 The Government has Instructed Its supporters to be seated at 11 '3ft tonight prepared for discussion of he Irish ' revolutionary plot. Kdward Shortt. i Chie'f Secretary for Ireland, will handle I the Government's rase. In cape of a general discussion, however. Premier l.Iojd George will come to Shortt's aid It was rumored today that the Gov ernment Is now planning to try one or I two of the Sinn Felners under nrrest ' Previously It had been understood that 'the prisoners would remain Interned w!hout trial. 'NAMES JOHN P. WHITE ' Will Represent Garfield on the Lahor Policy Board YVafcblnfftnn, May 2S -F"uel Adminis trator Garfield today announced the ap pointment of John P While as the fuel administrator's representative on the labor policy board, headed by Felix Frankfurter I John P White, former president nf ! the I'nlled Mine Workers of America resigned froBi that office on October 25. IS 17. to join the staff nf Fuel Admlnls i trntnr Garfield As leader nf the miners White negotiated the working agiee- menls of 1915 and 1016. He is a native , and resident of Iowa. TAX BILL TO HIT CITY MUST PAY LUXURIES HARD OR GO COALLESS Revenue Measure to Pro- Chairman Lewis Issues Ul pose Double and Treble ' timatum on Long Over Present Levies due Bills INCOME TAX INCREASES URGES "TAPE CUTTING"' BhlnKlon, .May 2S. Congrcf s ill str'ke a terrific blow at luxuries and nonessentials under the new tax hill. Double and In some cases treble the present tax will be placed on auto mobiles, Jewelry, sporting goods, musi cal inftruments, etc Heavy tax trains will be njade on Incomes, ranging from $50,000 to J!00.00. while those more than $300,000 now tapped up to 66 per cent, will be rtlll furttier hit. it Is understood. Automobile excise taxes will be in creased from 3 per cent to at least 6 per cent of the (-ale price. leaders de clared today, and In the case of pleasure ' rector MaeLaughlin, that the city should ears, to 10 per cent. Taxes on jewelry lay in Its fuel supply for neM winter will be booted from the present rate of . to arold famine conditions, such as 3 per cent to 10 or 20 per cent; sporting experienced last winter In several In goods will gp from 3 to 10 per cent : stitutions. Additional storage facilities perfumes, cosmetics, etc.. from ! to 1 must be provided also. Coal which has per cent; paieiu meaicincs irom 2 to 6 I per cent i musical instruments from 3 'to 7 per tent, Recording to present plans, I Incomes and excess profits will con I stltute the greatest problems before the 1 committees. Sral of Income Tae Taxes on Incomes more than H.00O,. most anxious to take care of the needs 000 are now 66 per cent and upon war!0' the clty-' ,ne tr states, "but Is profits moro than 33 per cent there M Breatly embarrassed by the fact that a tax of 62 per cent. Owing to oilier the city Is no.t prompt iu the payment of huge taxes paid by men' of great wealth.U's b1"3' To be more epeclflc, we are the present tax substantially drainajBdvlsed by the .United States shipping their Incomes, and for that reason. lead-7''oard ,l"" 5'ou owe !henl about IM.OOO era declared today, tho heaviest new 'or coal bills, some of which run as far burden will fall on Incomes -between S5Q00 and 1300,000. Upon Incomes from, 5000 to J7500. .which now pay a tax. of 5 per' cent, it Is' planned lo levy 7 per cent; between $7600 and $10,000, present tax- 6 per oentr proposed 8'j between $10,000 and 112,500, present tax 7 per cent, proposed 10; between )2.500 and 16,Q00, present taxx X per cent, proposed 11, and u l)ke rate of increase up (o Incomes between $40,000 and $80J)00, , Betvveep f o,nOB and $80,000. , the- WILL KEEP CARS MOVING, PLEDGES NEW RAIL CHIEF Main Object in Coining Here. Say? Regional Director McADOO PLAN JM30RSED Removal of Presidents Adds lo Efficiency of System, Asserts Mnrkltatn Regional Director Markhmn Talks on Railroad Needs Keglnnal Director Markhar.i In in Interview given the Evening Pfr.Lic Lnrr.rn, makes these sig nificant statements'. Removal of railroad heads will make fnr greater railroad efficiency. Railroad rate Incrcates Just an nounced are needed to meet In Teased expenses. Rut higher rates will not pay for additional freight cars, so urgently needed. New capUal must provide for new rolling stock. Government operation of rail roads will help situation all around, and will aid much in rpllevlnpr labor situation. In the llrst Interview lie has Riven since his appointment In Director General of Railroads McAdoo as res ional director of th "AlleBlienv Dis trict." with headquarters In this city Charles H. Markham declared toda.v that removal ly the (Invernment of Railroad presidents "will make for greater elllciency." since the chance will mean a poollnp of railroad Inter ests that will "do away with the old spirit of competition." Dliector Markham. who will arrive In tnii city on Thursdav- to establish central headquarters here, indorsed Director McAdoo's new schedule of railroad freitjht and passenjrer rate Increases. He Insisted, however, that the higher rates will not be sulllcient to provide the now freicht tars "sorely needed by the railroads" and that such purchases will take new capital. Director Markham, who was for merly president of the Illinois Central Railroad. Is in Chicago today straightening out his affairs befoie coming to this city. He wa3 Inter viewed there by a staff correspondent of the KvisNiKR Prnuo I.KPUBn. Rale Increases Needed "We need nil the Increases In freicht and passenger rales to meet the In creased expenses of operation and the higher cost of labor nnd coal und other materials used by the railroads " he said. "These increases, however, will not he sufficient to pio.vlde for new freight cars sorely needed liv the roads. That will take new capital. The rates never have been mad to allow the loads to purchase new rolling stock. "Mr. McAdoo's action In lemovln? the lailroad presidents will make fnr much greater efficiency. It does nway with the old spirit of competition between the roads and compel a pooling of Interests, allows the Gov ernment to make one great big rail road system, with each separate road contributing its utmost facilities to the. others. "There Is. of couise. a difficulty In getting an adequate labor supply, due to the fact that the high prices paid by munitions factories and other war Cnntlntird on I'nse I"lve, Column Mv The city must pa.v all outstanding coil bills or ihlft for itself in obtain ing its requirements This ultimatum has b?en delivered by Francis A. Iewls. chairman of the Philadelphia County fuel administra tion. In a letter to Director -MacLaughlin , department of Supplies. Mr. Lewis pointed out that these bills, amounting to several thousand dollars, and in some instances nearly a year overdue, must be settled before the fuel admin istrate nvll atsist the city In obtain ing shipments. In addition, Mr. Lewis Informed Dl already been shipped here will be dl verted elsewhere If the facilities are not provided within thirty das, the latter btated. 14,000 ItrinalBa Unpaid "I beg to call your attention to the 1 fact that the fuel administration is back as rcoruary. Recently the city attemnted to- et more coal from this source for dredge operating In the lower Schuylkill, but was refused shipment because of the unpaid bills. "Second," says Mr. Lewis, "we ar advised by the various 'shippers, whr, have been compelled to ship you coal that their bills are outstanding from H0, 90 to 120 days, and that they can pot collect them, Upon orders bejng placed by the 'Hl' administration with various) .operator . coippsUlBir, thsmWi ENw.MV U. S. Pershing Reporl? ""Notable Success'" For American? REPULSE THREE RAIDING PARTIES i U. 5. Troopb Drive Picked Force Back to Own Trenches YANKEES DISPLAY FINE SPIRIT I IN FRAY Counter-Attack Carries Sector of Teuton Lines in Picardj FOE SUFFERS HEAVILY .Official Statement Sounds Note ' of Pride in Brilliant Showing of IMen WashinKton. May 28. American troops have occu- pjsi.tG s nc IIIUHIIIIK ULin 1 IU33M VIII III; enemy and taking some prison ers, General Pershing cabled the War Department today in his official communique. k The communique follows: "In Picady, before daylight , this morning, the enemy, after , a violent bombardment with high explosives and gas, at tacked our positions in three detachments. In two places, i they penetrated small portion 1 of our line. Shortly afterward, our troops counter-attacked, pelled the Germans at all points and occupied parts of the Ger , man trenches. Heavy losses were inflicted on the enemy and , some prisoners were taken. Our ; casualties are light. In one J ' case, an American was taken prisoner, but was rescued by counter-attack and nil of his captors were killed. Our troops displayed a fine offensive spirit at all times and have achieved ' a notable success. (crman Losses Heavy "During the early hours of the morning in thp Woevre, a hostile force, supported by violent artillery fire, attempted n raid upon our lines. This force, which was composed of three officers and about 100 men, equipped with lifrht machine puns, blew up our wires and attempted to capture portions of our trenches. They were completely repulsed by our infantry and our artillery, leav ing one officer and four men dead in 1 our trenches and one wounded pris oner in our hands. Fifteen or twenty dead were observed neai our wiros and ten stretchers were seen being carried from this point. Heie alt,u our losses appeared ,to have been relatively slight. Enemy Uses (ias "Yesterday, in Lorraine, the i enemy was unusually active in bom barding our trenches wi,th gas and iiy patrolling. On one occasion the patrolling party approached our lines with cries of 'kamerad,' and our troops replied with tide fire. One of the hostile detachment was killed ' and his body secured." It was pointed out by War Depart- i ment officials here this afternoon ' that past experiences have taught American soldiers that they can place no faith in the Germans' cry ' of "kamerad." In the beginning, it 1 was said, several American liveF i were sacrificed because they be I lieved in the honor of the Hun. ! " t is an old trick," said one high array ocer. "They worked it on the Allies for years or so long as they , I could get away with it. We know ( ofseores of instances where German I soldiers were 'selected to advance in I an attitude of surrender, with the j familiar cry upon their lips, only to hn enmouflno-inr. nrrr,o,l , Ki,; j 1 iu. 1- . . them, ready to rue upon whoever1 advances. In this way, they have managed to secure many prisoners ' before it became evident that they could not, be trusted." AMERICANS OUTMATCH GERMAN PICKED MEN With Hie Amerlran Army In rirardr, ! May 28. I Germany's nicked storming troona 'were outmatched at every point by th tmrrlmn, hnlHInr front lln. nn.l .''wJrl'oH1 rrV.'.M'J i7. L -" .1' .. "1.. '.' ili; ..: v In l ihr.. ...Iln. it,, n.rn.o. ,.. -- -.-... . . ..vv- .,., H ,l,uc u wuv,. iia,.n- able to reach the American first line. They wtre qu(ckly driven out. however. and the Aiperlcans Immediately counter- attacked and sweep forward well within the enemy lines. Using hand grenades and their bay. onets, the Americans Inflicted heavy damage on' the Germans, General Pershing's men held their position In, the German lines until they were re called by their commanders. They brought several Germans back wth them as Prisoners. The Germm .artillery heavily bom - wnnrirsi w ay nvwR atsaw TROOPS WIN TRENCH WHERE GERMANS :.-3s?$ Vr- ilrifXhiKJ .'' '' Tiviricmf e'-vf5'3r.; cidcW LADN ...V-CV.-' v cxxily-i! Wrf:' 'v j m mm& Acu c 'Rsl-rDrt' :? - V. kS'.r.jmrncRiri ij .it.. .. - .-., lfc'. tUrrn 4 : 'lipvrcs; VfliKJi.loiOfSS? MM 'W ' etOlllAW iOS cmMFt wwSZ 3&52ic!!LJ ivftniu ii ' i hmmi jjinwiii cmjiLJ km BMiniiuiii y "r.-T "r SMF.S tViv f' r.-i 1RJ n,., " cam a: 3JTy s?kHEM5 l. -r-. A.li Tl'p area jliown in llie map represent llic "ne nf the (erman "tiirpri'e the eprn fronl The baltlr erior. The lia(led Hritih cnil rreiuli. rrnm tlrrrv -u Tl.i In Pnn the I'ipturr of the celebrated highway, r.TnTirrinTri rixv i Tnm FIGHTING CHANCE DENIED WOOD, HE j WILL SEE WILSON, i Expected to Ask Revoca- tion of Order Keeping Him in This Country i MAY NOT GO TO COAST, General Wood's Career in Present Administration Oeneral Leonard Wood was re tired rs chief of staff In the Taft Administration shortly after inau guration of Wilson. Assigned to Department of the Kast at OovernQi-s Island. New York. Zealous advocate of preparedness and urced establishment of oflicers' training camp at Plattsburg. X. V. Was sharplv reprimanded bv Secretary of War Garrison for pel . mlttinc ex-President Roosevelt to make n speech at I'latlsburs "rltl I'izlnc the Administration. Transfeneil from tlovernnrs Is land to Department "f tho South at Charleston. S. C. later to com mander of n cantonment In the Middle West. Went to France as an observer and was sllehtly wounded bv a shell. Applied for overseas service after succeasfullv passing phsloal ex amination ii ml expected ussisnment to command of the Klqhty. ninth Division of the National Army in I'laiH'C. llv CLINTON W. GILIIKRT Staft f oreGiomlcitt Ktf'i'3 J'liMir Lrrlotr Washington, May 'J8 ileneral Leonard Wpod has an ap pointment with the Piesident a B o'clock today, when It id supposed lie will MtU to have the recent order keep ing him in this country reconsidered it is reported now that the detail to San Francisco has been chanced and that he I? RJins back to the command of ("amp Funston. where he will have a new division of the National Arniv to train But the Keneral 13 so anxious tu bo to the dghtins line that he has jught and obtained an Interview- with the President Only guesses are possible at tho, reasons for the sudden change of orders with regardto OeneralWood. The gen eral himself naturally is not talking and War Department officials refuse lo discuss the eubject. I am a soldier and I stand ready to obey any orders that are given me.' the only statement vouchsafed by the' only 1 Hrneral prior to his Interview with the .President .... . Surprl.f at Midden rliange The surprising element In the sltua- tlon Is that the General should have been oraeren to e ranee ana men mat m , ohm, M hsi. hn rhanrrA after he had reached the port of embarka- tlon. The Administration. If It had a deliberate policy to keep Wood In the background might "have got rid of him conceivably at the time of his physical examination, pr it might have decided not lo send him acrojs the ocean with his division with the explanation that Its policy was t send younger officers, But apparently Its plan was to let him " "" ,l '" '""" " "" vum- manders of the National Army go who are physically m. wopa received nis , . J !. MwlAn,.. .I.-- 1"" '" u "" "" """"ft "' : rt"8re tnancW at lne ,a,t p0S8,b,e , Jh- uestlori Is heard of course thJ,hVoof fssuJr.nr aalln froTJ hostility of the Administration which he Incurred by his strong campaign for an enlarged army at a time when the Administration waB opposed to military preparation. This Hostility nay kept him In a subordinate position in the war, although' ie was the most outstanding figure lri the American army when the war broVe out. But " It Is Administra tion hostility why should there have (been a change of mlrtdT Why should ARE DRIVING IN lifiAlhie5 Mon!ie Overt i?r 'S,i - .r? "B-n.f2.,.. I ,f'mn..l;-''4Vno -v?. -vrvWJf. u. line run from I'inon foret near Soisjon lo area represent? the crounil pained by the Germans sinre jesterday. as admitted by the The dolled line -lions the batllcline nt the hepinninft of the battle Monday morning. ilislanre is approximated eiahlv imle. the Chcmin-'le.-Diine. Th Innp-range in N. Onlviiii forest. T ITALIANS WIN ON LOWER PIAVE HOME, May 28. The Italians have begun a thrust agalnct the Austro-German armies on the southwestern (Italian) front. The War Office announced today that on Sunday night the Italians broke through the Austro-German defenses In the Capo sile sector of the Lowei Piave to a depth of 750 yards. Seven officers and 133 prisoners were taken. CADET FLIER FALLS 2000 FEET TO DEATH HEMPSTEAD, N. Y., May 28. Flying Cadet Charles B. Passwr.ter, of Nobleville, Ind., was instantly killed at Mineola aviation field today in a 2000-foot airplane fall. At that alti tude he atempted a tail spin, but lost control of his machine andcrnshed t o the ground. "REPORTS 1000 JEWISH REFUGEES DROWNED NEW YORK, May 28. A cablegram received today .by ythe Jewish Day brought word that a thousand Jewish refugees from Eus3ia were drowned when the steamship Oriole was Bunk re cently in the Cr.spiau Sea. The message was from Harbin. i BOCHE SHELL U.S. FIELD HOSPITALS Batteries ami Airmen Make Deliberate Attaek Before Pieard Raids FUNERALS ARE BOMBED I Ullh Hie Amrriinn Ann.v In I'lfard.v, May :! Previous to til- raids mad? In con junction with the hlg offensive, the Her man iMlterles had hurled fo many gaf land h'gli esplofllve shells around two 'American field ho.-mltals in the Picardy j hatl'e -una that it .111 believed to be a deliberate attcmn' on the pirt of the I Teutons to w reel; them. Both ho.-pltals .are tilled with wounded and the bom 1 bardmentc bitterly incensed the Amer I lean lroip So critical did the situation become that the officials were on the verge of 'evacuating one of the hospitals, despite the serious character of the cases In addition to the bombardment of the hospital zones, the Herman aviators ' nightly continue to drop bombs all ntmmr) thp hnsnltnts nnrl thp reap line ' villager, where wounded are being I moved. Red Orosfe nurses. Smith I 'ollegc girls and American ambulance drivers are working every night In the area that Is bombed b. the German airmen. Three nlne-lncii shells almost inter rupted a funeial baek uf the American lines Sunday We hold the funerals at 1 o'clock Is dally." Major Walter 1.. Dickson, of Kansas L'ltj regular army chaplain. said. "We were just starting for the 1 cemetery Sunday, when the boche began dropping blf thells around us. The I ,... ,,,., .., , ,hr ,i,i.-.. each carrying flag-draped coffins. I was' , walking just behind. The band was, playing the funeral march, when I heard ' . ,..t.i i.. , u j the fchrlek of nlne-lnchers overhead. Three broke so close that splinters flew about me. The band's pluck wan amaz Ipg. They played on as If nothing was happening. I could not een detect a dis- cordant note We trudged through to the cemetery and If the boche thought he could stop our funeral he was mistaken. Women and children timidly waited In the doors and 'gates of their humble homes with bouquets of flowerB, which , tney nanaeu la tne mil-ucrera. iney were scared by the shells, but not too scared to. pick wild flowers and pay a I .l... . , -t . ...l . l.",. triouio vo me urH. burins me Dunai service the men who officiated were not a bit afraid. "Shucks, they can't Intimidate the Americans by such methods. They may kill and malm them, but they never wilt lick them. The spirit of our, officers antj men'cheers me. If a shell picks pie oft some one else will go on with my work." - ' !j ' II. Terry Meldon Dead Trenton. May 2$ H. Percy Meldon, known throughout the country as a theatrical director, died today In Mercer Hospital, following operation. He was THE CHAMPAGNE SISSOMt 'GoudGtencrMj'lL, c'bj i ii ivinrrtii-f- --? " yvsai' PlJpEUJLHVTLL icnns drive," renewing the offensive on Brimont, in the Rheims The llerlin official report claim ruii again shelling Paris is located FRENCH REPULSE FLANDERS WISH Driven Baek by Poilus, Wlio Take 100 Prisoners in Counter-Attack SHOCK TROOPS BEATEN Bv PHILIP G1BHS I Special Cable 10 Eveninp Public Ledger i foptirlolil, tilts, bu Xtw York Tlmta Co. j War Correspondents' Headquarters on lite Western Front, Monday, May 2 (Evening). The attuck on the Fiench today in Flanders uppears to have been colt- i fined to the area between the Ypres canal and Locre. and 1 hear that the j enemy had very little success. Ap-1 parently he got a footing In the Frpnrb fronl" rm 51 ,,-IHth nf .ilt.,,,, finn aids south ot Dickebusch ike and! tried hard to extend this gain, but was promptly counter-attacked and ejected from a portion of the ground. The French had already taken over 100 prisoners. Fighting continued throughout the day. and although German shock troops endeavored to work northward ' from Kemmel they were unable to make any headway. The French have . the situation well In hand. No other infantry attacks developed anywhere on the British front, and there was very little artillery activity 1 this afternoon. War Correspondents' Headquarters on "le Western Front, Monday, May 27 (Afternoon). As I mentioned In mv na ' '" in III message of yesterday, the German artillery has been firing with Increased violence on several sectors of the French and British front from Flanders to the Somme, and both last night and this morning the heavy fire continued arid Intensified, as- though preparatory to inraniry attacks in rorce. Warning signals were sent up last evening by some of the British troops near Aveluy Wood, north of Albert, but the Germans did not advance against them. Along several sectors of the line between" Arras and Albert the enemy's bombardment has been severe for several hours, bu there again Infantry attacks have not fol lowed In localities from which up to this time reports are to hand, At 4:40 this morning, however, there was an, assault' upon the Frenoh lines In Flanders" beyond the Hospice of Locre. .the object of the enemy being no doubt to recapture the ground gained by the brilliant little action of our Allies on May 20, who, pushed out their line on a width of 300. yards beypnd, Hcfptce, and brousht rLLO asa.T nv unfHiw ' I.fiHffl SECT Crossing Made nf ttintVi VnZte " " -- ',7 sitions J$. i m&i FOE SUPERIORS JS! IN NUMBE Berlin Claims Captured i Dames iSsfr ENTENTE RElERVRSf t,m' 1 BROUGHT UP FOR FRA$1 j ttj Hostile Blow Delivered 4 ?' Lys Zone Flanders in ARTILLERY IS ACT Ccrmans Shelling Paris$: by Air and Distance Giin$ Parls. Mav 2S. Ten nr twelvii" German airplanes attempted .to raid' Paris last night and some borabtV were dropped In the outlylng-idlse? trlcts, but the city proper waattdjp reached, It was officially announce' today. 'M Thfi tontr.rnnirs linmlritfflir? which was resumed yesterday after; a cessation of several weeks, yr&a- begun again today. '! Three persons were killed "and, fourteen Injured In the bombard?!;! ment of the city yesterday. A7... J m With the British Armies France, May 28. 0s British and French trqatf are counter-attacking soii west of Ypres. The fight was still under way this af noon at the time of call At that time the Allies';! ajready retaken,. virtually of' the ground which 4dm emy won yesterday. Jfp rtiiB, luayu "The Germans, aided 'bvtf arrival of new forces, hrft crossea ine Aisne oeiwsfn ir:n,, A n... n.'.nJli.. ?; - . tea i rxTiF - ' rv &.': a; French War Office annoaiCMiP , today. '.''" fSyS?--'. I hilt arp rlrnwintr h.nrlr nrnori-aaL J'j Isively. The battle is eoinelofef furiously between the Vesle aitf-' me Aisne piaieau sector, M-v hind which reserves have..liit-. Vailly is on the Aisne 'twenty- J M A '"''v'w- i 'H roues west. 01 lierry-atiijomf. iNesie. a small stream no? past Rheims, is five milesi nf tho Aisnp. -fii' "Active shelling is goBJt$'-1 regions and along thejrtjjpbjr j oanK 01 ine iieuse. i,.. "A heavy German raid't French positions near CKa-' "Mi London, May.JSW' German forces crossed wtita i Aisne River late yesterdafc . F,,e'd Marshal Haig reported I today, fa r,... ni, i. i.-2 n, day carried them across:4hjR Aisne to the west of the BrU&Hi sector, compelling the leffcff. our line to fall back," thestasK- ment said. ; "The enemy is develonin tacks of great strength "oJ whole Aisne front. .? "The enemy exerted cb'nt ous pressure against the:! ish on the Aisne front thr yesterday. Severe figli continuing. "On the right, the first Division, maintain! tact with the French, battle positions all day, tQi center ana left the- Big Fiftieth and Twenty-fif fill siuns, in a aeierminei ance, maintained their;. line until a late hour '. V"C" (The British BpcicJe ncfirla 4-ria Aiena tn 1. j lty of Berry-au-Baei.-.i twenty-fQur mues easti sons. The Germansiwrl were reported to havelj Poht-Arcy, on the sgiiit . oi me msne, louneen east of Soissons.) " Local fighting:; mencerj thie morninj Lys front; in the uycMtwmm mmbi2x &usv .. WMF . MK ' itNr m ' "3 . .J' t :1 1 . .'.i -?. t-frfrfegSffg,'- -."" r &.- smy-nve year' eld add. a:rsUM'f I w'Toriu- . vr- - :. jt 'k m& 9F - .- 1L .', rf- -.'S'H.i "OflBj..l -a..-iC.,
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