K5 i' ( 't. V. . . ". icitpntrifi ffWimton, May 20.rUnnttled to night. Friday, partly cloudy, uarmtr, TEMrmiATtmr. at r,urf not Y 9 110 111 12 I 1 g n I 4 1 61 ?J fR5 lut r.5 i fi5 i rR f ' r lwMHH ffutmc fteoflgt-, 1 ssn a t- wr 1 VOL. IV. NO. 221 VEWREGIONAL ! CfflEF IN CITY; ' SEEKS ACTION 'Here to Move Business" First Words of Markhant on Arrival i fORGET ALL TROUBLES OF PAST, HE ADVISES l?lan to Speed Up Traffic With. out' Radical Change? in Methods Here S 'GREETED BY REA tfet at Train by Vice President Uixon, Whose Quarters i He Will Occupy Markham Plans to Use Railroads to Win War , Co-operation with the shlppins board to help turn out ships needed to help win the, war and with ship pers in the Renernl plan to i educe freight congestion. Conseratton of railroad ie-,ounes financial, physical and man power to insuie gi eater efficiency all along the line. "Construction of iery modem facility for freight-handling that will help the "speed up" program of the national Government. Co-ordlnaMon of transportation facilities to help move frclgjit with '"all possible speed. These are among the fyaturea of the new railroad plan nut will be made effectle In thl section by the Federal Government through rteglonai Director Markham. A desire to move business and do so sithout making any changes in coi -orate heads of the big railroads was .-... .j ,ui. ... i . ft ... "1""' " "'nuon oy v-narics tt. uarxnam, regional director for the i in. -!,-.. ai..i. u. ...i...ai i. , Allegheny district. He airived here at aoon from New York, ... .. . We will all work togethei und give no thous-ht or the lust '.nrt its ti-nii. no inougni ot tne past ..tia Its tiou- Dies, said the new regional chief, srhose mneral demeanor i artistes onlet it-nose general aemeanoi laaiaies quiet iggresslveness His attitude is conservative without eing frigid. Mr. Matkham is ot medium height and stockily built. He was quietly dt eased today and showed that he was averse to ostentation On his at rival at Bioad Street Sta Hon at exactly 12 o'clock he was met by George Dallas Dixon, vice president In charge of the traffic of the Penn sylvania, and C. It. Capps. who will be the new chief's tiafnc assistant. Hearty Greeting From Kea Mr. Markham was escorted to the office of Samueirtea, where 'the presi dent of the Pennsylvania lines ex tended ii heaity greeting with u vigo rous handshake, accompanied by wishes of good luck. While he was surveying his new qua'iters in Broad Stieet Station, which were occupied until today by MiC Dixon, Mr. tMarkham was qucs tloned concerning his plans. "My general plan." he said, "is to .move business, and I think we aie going to do it. There is a healthy ,feellns of harmony among alt of us. We know the work has sot to be done a'nd we're going at the Job with confi dence. You have to have that no matter what your task may be. "Manv thins: bnve combined to (.vian.v tnings imve commnep to Interfere with traffic during the last year. The general block could nof be laid to any one thing. It is a waste f time to bother about what bas hap-1 "T. .r . ... Z . " "frcted by the Mayor's proclamation as , pened In tjie past; the thing to do Is I no trains were moving in the yards of to try and prevent a recuirence of , that ra.lway here at thedeslgnated hour. ' t-hatvA rnniiltioriM. "One cannot say that obstacles to traffic movements has been due to labor shortage or anything else. It' was Just a condition which would' E naturally follow the present world kcrlsls. The only way to solve the W troubles Is to get in touch with those ;who perfoim the duties which bring the results. - '"I will get in touch with all who have .constructive suggestions and, with the help of the men here, 1 hope to bring about satisfactory conditions. lit can be readily seen that Is a big proposition, and it Is too early for me to talk of any plans for solving the difficulties. First I want to find out ijust where I am." When questioned concerning, the ie- cant order of Director General Mc iAdoo, Director Markham said. "The an unfortunate manner." I? "''It Is not true that the Federal Gov-'' . .-- - , trnment has fired any executive con- !l ...t.l. .1 -llrn.a. tm TJBo caacisa wiiii iiie imwMo. ai. . jitlll head of the Pennsylvania Rail road. , riaai Orestor Cn-operstlos "The only purpose of Director Mc &4o's order, as I understand It, Is to btaln greater co-operation among the railroads- by reducing competition to a Minimum. The aurest way this could be tccompllihtd was through the appoint tof regional tairacior wunoui re to tli raiiroaaa in tnt tsrniorjr. k-. -- aeuiitlvaa dhfl? Mads ha. rifgffi!. !' "fj&z: Sims Sends Memorial Day Mcssuge to America lomlnn. May no, Admlinl Sims, comttuntler of the Anietlc.in luiMil fox en In nurupeun waters, todiy sent tlie follow Ins Memorial liy message to Ameilca' "On this tiny of memm ial to hinve men who have died for the raup of rlsht and Justice, our soldiers and snilots Hie flKlitlin; onre moic us defemleis of. hum in freedom. This time It Is .ifcilnst the lawless tvr.inii of a might; hut despei.Ue einrni. "The striiRsle ulll he h.ud, mid Atneilra'-rvicrlnces foi this wuitli.v cause will njs-alii he siettt Hut with light mi oil! side we will pie mip the ldeul of decent in in tlnd " AUSTRIAN RIOTS PARALYZE PLAN FOR OFFENSIVE projrr,C( ijriir- Into Italv Hcl.l Lp by Serious Internal Disorders Kenrtn, Mav T' Intel nal disorders in Autria-Hungai . hae paraljzed the projpited Austrian offensive against Italy. aLCordlne to a dispatch from InnUdinnk today. tn ferlous ilots ji L.ilb.u'li .Hid litaiz. wheie Slavs and .lugo-PHvs attacked Au'tilan troops, th" soldiers mod into the etowd". killing and wounding sev ei.il iteteni liors at Prague are said to have heeiMJet'idedlv &eiluu It l estl- i maud ihere were 'J000 casualties thele WINDOW EXITED TO CELL Hog Inlanders Pay Fines for Dis regard of Trolley Doom 'There' Cllinh thtou-rh those w inrioivs . .,,... , ,,,i, iiniru-.H ni'or niiiuim- ii jnu can. sniiuien me lumxev v no mjckcu up live nog isiaua workmen w no ' n tA ll hdAn flKI-AfitAil . ..!. Wm.i .t H. , I .r '..!. . ............. : I ,.... t.u ii. in n iiuuirtiKi rttt'iiuf idi iirf , , , I the window- instead of wailing for the,'1 I'helan. nf ( allfnrnia In an addiess ii,.. Vv. ii "'",', """", J., , But the Hog Islandcis found steel and 'stone cells a little too much for even i their tried and toughened muscular ph.v - llflll..o ana lh. (.! l.l J-..- ..1.1. I. I -k.u...., ....u .!. LUIII. L 11,1 11,1111 I11II I true, not literal) lound them shivering and shaking (with told and fear) on (benches of the Thirty-second street and true, not literal) lound them shivering I Vinodland avenue police station lockup ( i' iiiieu iiii inn inev lined up today liMore Magistrate Harris, sitting at the same station house. "no answered io cnarges or disorderly conduct. "The usual method." stated the magistrate. "In quitting a tar Is to leave It by the door not. not. ei ah the window. I can see neither reason noi anv excuse for ur action). "This Is going to cost each of vou ni(. a jB flne an( lllH lo, of plo,e,,u. tlon. In other woids. .vour pay en- l.V,u,'Tn ,vm. 'T f'" "Hr tills week than laRl. And the next time any of .vou come he'ore me on n similar nhfirirn'ii'a Jlfl and not a cent less, and inav-ue a Jail sentence In the bargain." STRIKING CARMEN RETURN Ml But ?;.. r . . si ! . .-. i l TOie IO t,nl till rigllt After Pav Itirrpnse I Motormen and conducing tt h Phlladeiplila HapW Ttan-rlt romn-inv whohanonUVfarmlr fo7recognUion of Vi;U Unta , " jit ,.,i,n ,,. .. """s union .o I i,, returned to work today. ' The union button, which the men, SOUgllt the right to Weal. Will be In'a aside until the Kedeial war bo.it ri ien- ders a derision In the matter. Tlie strikers di-cidea to return it a meiting held at J17 Kalrmount avinu The intrease of two cents an hour mi- nou. Kea oy rresident Mitten Influe i. l the -ite on the question of returning to woi Only six of the striken, stood inn toi i continuance of the slilke , ' cAits HmjrniiBuiE Steam anil Trollev Traflir Pauses! a Memorial Observance j All surface and subwav cars and ele-va-ed trains on the Rapid Transit forn-ihiiv-s lines came to a standstill pronni"v at II o'clock this morons;, when traffic .vas susnended for two minutes as a Memorial Mav trlhute. This was don In accordance with n suggestion made in Mayor Smith's proclamation calling' ftr observance of the dav. Trains over the Pennsylvania Rail road a,rrlv'.ng and departing at that hour !V"U ?""ii"eo nin me mayors request One train, bound Into Broad Street Sta-1 tion troni .New York, and another due jo leave for New- York at the same time. halted frr Ihe lun.mlnnlu imrln,l .. i.n.. bells on the locomotives were tolled. ..SK?. '."-e Ji?aalnss trains wero af- BLAME U-BOATS FOR EPIDEMIC Spaniards Believe Interned Men Brought Disease to Cnimtrv .......... -'.v i ne npanisn people , aie of the belief that the mysterious I epidemic which has snread nr ihk country and which resembles Influenza. J marines. There are several cases among the crews of interned German li-boats. ' .. .... ... ....., ,v, ,,,.,,, jci man nuu i Some persons are nf the nninlnn that th epidemic bas been spread by microbes blown from the hattlefronts. The authorities have taken pi oca u tions to prevent an increase in the price of medicines aS the result of the extra ordinary demand due to the epidemic. King Alfonso Is still in bed wltb the malady, but his condition Is not dan gerous The disease is affecting horses, eases among which are reported from the cavalry and the public services. NEWS OF GREAT DRIVE PHIUP GIBBS At War Corrttfondtntt Head quarter , EDWIN L. JAMES With the American Army WALTER DVRANTY Witk'the French Armlet . G. H. PERRIS ( With the French Armiet 'Then dl$tinguUhei war corre- ' tBofleni write dailg for the 'Kqtrt hmttUMeldrUardu, Finn. 4tf$, Jht Alnit cemattMy i'?5'?ts55iS'.-,...a,; NEW RAIL CHIEF )Xh VVyV. -V BIDS IRISH JOIN ALLIES IN WAR Justice Lies in Awakened Conscience of Mankind. Savis Senator Phelan ADDRESSES A.O.H.OUTING LKbbW mi ' ' f ? bbbLbbbLbW VlH'ffttaLl "Misguided lenders of the ItMi people '5len gieatei slgnldranee llian ever muM lint maintain ielallon uilh theefoie this Memorial Day today is common nemv wilh the futile and fatu-i being niarkid not onlj li snliuin i en i -rm t iki i .. unlink n -'jn i iiv ' pi(n , " , -.., ,,,, ,.,.,, , ,.,, .,,,. af,.. o""" ' l linen stales setutoi ,iameK L'niled States Senitot at the Memoi a Pi i verrs.es of the if, . .... Ancient (Jidet of Hibernians at Point , ntpr7n nn,i l3(.Ce I .1 1 K He ,,,,.. He t.iid ii would hf bic-e hetiaval of piofession made h I he t'nited States Government if Irish lights weie not respected, but suggested that Ire- land fltst 'keep Its nngiv passions in of iMtrlntlc mind devoied a flvi-mlnutes-ierally wrong. check and Join the Allied at mles In first 'piind Immediately following the noon On the Hiltisli fiont the infantry detio.vlng the gientcst menace to hnui to praer foi 'Gods blessing on ' remains on the nleit for u heavy often human libei tv evervwhere which has r arms" and for the welfare and safety j slve. and meanwhile It Is an air war evei afflicted the world " ' of our cause. I rather than a field war which Is In For her acknowledged Hgh.s. he , "Till the war drums throbbed no longer 'W"'"?,! added, Ireland could depend upon the I men evervwneie to stienginrii the arms :."?.".:.-... "V"7".;1 ....' ."""":"'"" .. .i.- ..";.. """"".tJciman bomblnc Hauadrons conus.over.Jind heavvi. guns aid di'vvn.n fierce nepni or nearly a " p . K J?" S ". ,r "Ur "n" I .... ..""""" our lines to drop explosives on towns ,'.-, ,, . Virtual v-,,io onVr-d'"'?)''" """ ,,,u"" l "!"" .sot one tii inuaaeiptiias sons ho'lld villages and camps In competl- :."' ". ......'..., ....".:,. ;7 ,",n', J.nf. "!f i'enatm I'helan also said It was the i "as maae me supreme sacrifice in the ' thin with the British night filers, who lne '"'" "'"' ",e,-""u '""" " l"n guns could Ue heaid right, duty and self-lnteiesi of lilsh- was for freedom from I'russianism was (..... .. ii,. .-. ni..i,,n o-a'nf,- iese.v. .in' suiiinii I milllonj nlso In theaeai. Several m me stoics anii mai ine l mien .-laics.1"' i--iih hi.mhi: m. turn nieinniy w eie had the right lo advice In Ireland in . also made a time for lecone- ". Ihk nutter loot as Hie Presltlenl hml the right In general terms to give ciiinniii nf t.ilf-i1ft.tt inln.i tf rtn tit tlio -"-- " -..,-..- ...s hmrim 'mcrmneni-. niemoila. .vreinonles Gate ,.., ,,,,, from m s event will be devoted to the pur- chase 1M- w a, -savings stamps rongiessman Joseph Mcl.aughln pi esld - r.A ul tlm mpmrnlnl flinetinn nml In. tioduced Senator I'helan Veteians of the Civil War and the war with Spain occupied placts of honor. Detachments of soldiers and maiines and bluejackets fiom the navy yard also weie piesent. , A musical featuie of Ihe patriotic eicists was a mllllaiy concert, under the ontlnueil nn Page Three, Column One GEN. WOOD WAITS FOR NEW ORDERS' Will Likely Be Sent to Lieut. Alexander McLana Train Drafted Men as han in S,n.a,I.. Tt... He Requested BAKER DODGES BLAME Bv CLINTON W. GILBERT stair Corrortr.il Bl,iH Put,,,, I.. U'kl.lnl....'r in.- i ... "inW. May Aatr 30. ' I Geneinl Wood Is waiting in Wali. , Geneinl Wood Is waiting in Wash- . , , . ,, . ., ington for his otders to Ills new duties, It Is expected those otders will send I him to some camp.-where he will have charge of the tiainlng of futuie con- 1 tincents of the National Army. He asked for such dulv. and be is likely . .. ,.. .j, ....... to get It. The Administration can afford to be liberal. In fact, Its whole open attitude towaid him is one of gient friendliness and regret that Its plans have been inteifered with by the unwillingness of I?ershing to have Wood at the front. Indeed, In those Intimate circles where public opinion is unofficially made vvoid goes foith that the Ad ministration is Indignant nt Peishing for the issue that he has laised against It. The Admlnlnstiatlon wished to use Wood, thought highly I of his ability and patriotism, speaks of him In terms of the utmost con I fldence, but theie was Pershing, the j obdurate Pershing, whose will It was ' not fitting to overrule. , IVrshlng Blamed for the Order I The desire in Administration circles to place all the burden of lesponsl bllity upon the shoulders uf the Amer ican commander In France Is per fectly apparent. The Information that It was Pershing , who had blocked Wood's ambition to go -to France was permitted to leak out by members ot I the Administration, not officially, but . .. ...... n .... ..a. f.Al 1., tn n.llln . ... in vvuya nisi s"iii .. w observeis here. The War Department showed that disposition which it -has ihown so many times in the last few months to .shelter Itself behind the name of the American general in France. Apparently the Admlnlstra- ."?Jt5L'KiJE,i!!S ZZJSZ&L 3 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918 ARRIVES HERE Charle H. Mtrkham. regional til. rector of railroad for the Allr phenv ili.tritt. at tii ilek in Broad Street llinn hortly after hi ar rival in Pliilailflpliia In amne hl new tluties ! HONOR HEROES, DEAD AND LIVING Veterans in Memorial Dav Pilgrimages to Shrines of Honor PRAYERS FOR VICTORY ni'iiiii". in iiif ruin m iiie nation s Heroes i hut n ,, countrv-wlde supplication I to Hie .Mmighiv fm the enduiaii.'enf all , things g.,od and just and for the sue r- of the American and Allied armies now battling for tlu fieedom of the orld l're"ldenl Wilsm, has .ieslmte.i u .. s i re.icieni vviisni, nas deslMialeil It as "a dav fielghied with sacred and stlmu - lating memories" and In aicord w ith his. Governor Brumbaugh's and Maor .-mini s proclamations I'll ladelnh ans a"d tne battle flags were furled i """" lonaj. tiours set apart i erMlitr the lit lni- In Ihu .ncn In, ., 1.1. I. .. " v. V ".inn thtse men have died. AUIntM OllU P1 M'f fLicru noru il-1 j - -"" .-. --.' , ,., r l" '""" Atm-' U" E? . " L Jl.lhL . . r'V' m jul-.d ' thel. sh, In.s today , In- fuse the spii It of patiiotistn Into the , hearts of vounge, men. , Youths In the klmkl and olive dial. ' nf I he ntinv .(tut the nl. tiiru,.nu ....I fonn of the navy served as escorts. Th. paiade of the Navil Veterans' Assocla t'on and the launching of a floral staff foimed a notable event. United Span ish War veterans also participated In this rk.h.... i.nn..... i Olhei- Inipottant . erenionies took place ( ontlmifd an rase Thrrr, Column Ono IPHILADELPHIAN DOWNS FOE FLIER Wrecks Hostile Plane MOTHER TELLS OF PRIDE Lieutenant Alexander Hawley Mr I.aii.ihan has been added to the list of Philadelphia's heroes In ihe wai vv.ri . ., . . . ...... . '"- "Mn. iiimi nr, wnn his squadron brought down a German airplane on the Toul sector. ,, !LI'"n"h"'" Sm,","lon" ln he air Lieutenant George F. Fisher. Chicago Lieutenant Kdward Bufnrd. .Vnshviiie' '""" "a laeutenant Kdivard ("urtlls. ltochestei (no State lenl Th n. countei occuned Monday. Lieutenant McLanahan. son of Mr and Mrs. M. Haw ley McLanahan, of the Wellington Apartments, Nineteenth and Walnut streets, has been on the Toul fiont several weeks, and this Is the first woiil his parents have received of any action In which he has been engaged. Ills father Is a well-known architect In this city. It w8 a pioud and happy mother who leceived the first word of her sop's victory from the IIvekino Public LcnaER. She had had no word of his activities, as his letters home had told nothing of this work. "I am delighted." said Mrs, McLana han. "Both his father and myself aie very proua io learn of his taiccess. I hope he will continue and add many I more v Ictorles. "He Is nur nniv wm .h. ..aai Then she told of his achievements In I athletics and his musical talent, devel-, T"' uoiea in Brussels, ueiglum. ne is having a great time over there traf territory she has captured. She will In France," she continued. "They have then possess the control of 260,000,000 a'plano and he plays for the others. Oh of PPe and an area of territory ex It is wonderful to have a son like AlexMCe.e.?'n t1ne.J?,lud States, ander: big and tall over six imi.h , nce In this possession she will bide good-looKhLook a ' n?,"huned h'',,!E ?.,ft.,ta ",r" P0W'r " tu" TA. U- I Ir Ml I ""H I II? IUUI. Wklltty i leutenant McLanahan was a lunlor at Vale University when he decided to enlist In the aviation corps a year ago. He- was sent first to Cornell and finished his, training in this country at, Mount Clemens, Mich., last September, receiving commission as flrst lleutonsnt. Tfc. nest t woath.' beVaalie for . Vtaaca for ENEMY DRIVE MELD ON WHOLE 4ZSJVE FRONT AS ALLIES RUSM i ?S i m r. . .r.r,r.n ..,., AmKAlUMSBUSYylMiCA'6?;PtLS' IN NIGHT ATTACKS1 ON BRITISH FRONT Allied and German Avia- toi Engage in Many Skirmishes i i ! INFANTRY ON THE ALERT Soldi iers in Read cadinrg. for Heavy Offensive in Their Sectors iv phiup c.ibb? Special Cable to Kt enmg Public trrfger ro W71I, mtfi bu 'l" ork Timr rn War Correspondents Headquarters on the. Western Kronl. May 30. Apart fiom the usual amount of gunfire on many sectors of the British fiont. there Is no hostile action, and fm theTlme being the stoim centei of the western fiont Is south of the Aisne. That battle, as I eplained ves teidav is niit"lde the piovince of a war 1 01 respondent with the Tiiitlh armies in the noitli, and will lie le coides) bv the confieres acci edited to the r'rench nimles. Oui anxietv Is to know how it goes with tlie Biitlsh ti oops down here add how It will affect the position on the Hiitish fiont. r. i .i. ... ,, i-ri null's iiih iiians en imp Herman 111 ,i 11.U ...... ...J .t-A..n.. .. nihil i iMiiui.iiiU .ii t- ut'iicnurni iifiuii Aisne. and it seems to me doubtful. I Kill whether thev will regard It as a ,ncalltv for thelr maln ptto't u'lng t. now few weeks, or whether the.v , 1 will pi esently slow down their opera-1 ' ti""s theie and strike their main blow ' "T')!"" . l,"e A"le', 'V m,lT 'ut titer , miiiem i,m r..-.,,.!,,-,,.. i i,n .ma iron. '"" "" hit i it it vi union iiii tii" the unceasing action of the artillery. ia,Ber numbers, over the enemy's countt v There Is hardlv a fine ntght on which theie aie not manv of them . . mer places innainted u.v women ana rhiia.ei. .-inrt imiimmlintnni. nf nil ..i. . i . . . .. Kinnw, as wen as hoiniri s in oiueiH, Hnn they are oer towns of small ze and "fc hamlet., so that the ohancea of 'Veape'a.'e not so grat as n lindon ,m i , . . , i . . 'I he night before last there weie I ""V.iY'T, !I V.i itu ' ", , a to . the full moon, which inse late and ' was strangely led, like the harvest moon, over the black tiees and white I winding inuls and shining loofs of , one old town Into which 1 happened to go a little hefoie midnight. I hap- . pencil to go theie after an evening In I U.. . .,M..... . . ...... ..l.n.A 1. n. ...... im: i.intn t mess nunc (iici r nui f I iano .,.,, musician with a voice thnt Jean tie Kesvke loved and the mystery of nit, so that to hear him sing was to thrust back the war and live for awhile in n better world ruled in harmony. It was queer to have that voice in one's car nnd soul and to go sti night into the sinister street wheie theie aie ugly noises of death, but that kind of contiast happens out bete. Desert Homes for Fields Between one load and another I noticed as 1 paused tovvuid the town a number of figures sitting in the shadow' of tiees on the highway or standing in the moonlight out to the open countiy, where a fireball of some sou hung in the skv among th Conllnii.it on I'sce five. Column Six U. S. HAS 1,000,000 MEN ABROAD, SAYS LEWIS Senator Makes Assertion at Chicago Warns Against Peace Now Chirac. May JO 'The American army in Kurope now numbers one million men." Decimation to this effect was voiced today by Senator .1. Hamilton Lewis. Democratic whip of the Senate, in a memorial address before the Evanston War Council and the Kvanston Commer cial Association. Senator Lewis also went on tecord with the prediction that the American army would equal in numbers that of uie tiriusn army ny uecemoer 1, ir the. present increase In ship construction Is maintained. "It Is intended" said Lewis, "lo drive tne r.uronean allies into neue,ving that If peace is net made now disaster is in evitable. Germany will tender Alsace Lorraine. Belgium and northern France to the European allies, then make offer to us. accepting our Issue ot open seas and free commerce and ihe lihertv nr 'f-aroternment for which we went to "In turn Germany will demand that she.be permitted to retain all thi ckm "I" "- BELIEVE GIRL ELOPED -1 Parents Say Daughter Left Waihington With Soldier . The DOllos have been asltad tn UwiV for Dorothy Wllcher. seventeen year rt....i.. ti.. ni.. ii.t. u.. LacH.. ,im lilt- ijuciit.'a auidiiLtu. idiiL Cni'iiii.iiT, Hits, nt tiik Pi site I.rtKimi VE$;FAILS IN FLANDERi . ,4. FIVE TEUTON ATTACKS AND RETAIN CANTIGNY S. Mocliine Gilns and- Artillery Mow Dbivn Wave After IT ate of Attacking Germans Yankees Dig in Despite Shelling 240 Pris ... oner Captured With the Americans. in I'icardj. May ,10. The fifth successive- counter-attack againsi Cafititjny was repulsed by the Americans last night." Yankee artillery tos,ponded to the German li.irrace with heavy and ef fective lite.- Machine puns raked enemy positions. The new American, positions nfe 1 lapully being ttenKthened. infan try and engineets digging, in re gardless of constant noche shelling. inree Jtne atlncKS took, place cuily Tuesday nrght and one yestcr- day morning. All were easily beaten off. - .". . . . The numbfli of boche prisoners taken in this at ea now numbers 240. PeisNlent efforts nf the Get mans to lecaptute the village and heights laie Indicative of the Impoitanee they . . .i i i i.. f i . .-i... niiacii 10 iii iifiiu iui nutf raiiun pU) poses """""" "tr auvau.e., ,,, ..,.. waves In each attack, onlv one wave succeeded tn teaching the Ameiican ,, ..,,., ,, ,., , I llnp- 1M" '"IM'ened about seven' o'clock at night. The Infaiitty and mat hlne-gunner.- took iheavv loll as tit a Imnhau oilt.lniiOil laii III alll. vivois uaclud the line bayoneited in shot down, lemalncil fleJ tn dlMitder. thev weie, Those who Wipe Out Charging Lines Atllllei amashed all the olhei at. tack. Ah tlie bodies advanced, tight ete lieavlh shelled, in eventing the enemv fnmi leomauiiug Two of itlie. utlacks were made, iasziau; SeOMS-AlHWCAJC WAOTJE rVA&RiWfTON t i ir k o t i a-nt BOSTON.. 015030 I X- 9 13 0 Bh4W-.UnaBii.th Ltur4'lcksVfc . CHICAGO 8000000 1 0 0 I 4.15 1 CLEVELAND....;.. 3 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-3 11 2 WUUaau-SciuUk; Xwum-0'Kall. FATTOif AL LEAGUE ST. LOUIS...'..:.'., o 00 0 '0 0 0 0 0-0 4 1 PITTSBURG! 0 0 10 5 0 11 X-.8 10 0 raxJurd-Groaults) XiUtr4reruaUt. CINCINNATI 4 0 0 0 8 3 0 1 0-0 16 1 CHICAGO Qo 4 o 00 03 06 10 0 Toaey-Wingo Xyltr-KlUttar. tTB MiUOIl ZJBAQUJ5 Q4S& 708T?0!B AVIATION INSTRUCTOR FALLS 1500 FEET TO DEATH FORT WORTH, Tex., Kay 30 Lieutenant P. O. Hihllear, an aTlatlon lntruetor, la dead here today, the result of a fall from an airplane when 1500 feet in the air. lieutenant Harry Backus, who was with him, was unhurt. Xebiear came here recently from Washington. BOCHE BOMBARD PARIS ON SACRED DAY PARIS, May 30. The long-range bombardment of Paris continued today the Say of Corpus Christi, on which Great Britain premised sot to raid Otrmwa cities outside the batle sone, In response to the appeal of the ArchWahop of Cologne. TURKS OCCUPY- AJLEXMJPROFEL LONDON, Kay 30. The Turks bare occupied Alsxandropel, in Ruwlmn CteueMU, said a dispatch f rom Hotcpw today. The Turks art reported to be marrblVg oa Juiif, Persia. BILLION AND HALF IN MAY. - "f"T War Expenses for Month Make New High Record r lVmahlnvlAn. Mav 30 Including inam to Allies, United States war expenses tsroaa and Chestnut streets, today an irlll exceed tl.t00,00fl,000, as 'uounced the offer of a, $1000 reward for for May w reported by thp Treasurer -This -sets a new hlsh Vecerd 'for anv bellice'rent r nation nd'lndlcates a d' II v 'expenditure tn axcess or' .00,000,000. -The outlay has jumped mAre thsp $100,000,010 above th normal. monthly, rats In the past, Estimates, "are -nt lli.OOO',000,000 will BA'.spent. between July 1 aaDe, Cduimnt LsJ". ' fiontally on the village. The others were madn to the right and to the left The Americans now- have a numbVr of rieimart machine guns and aie pouting pullets'-ft nm them into' the enemv. Tlie Infantrv are also uslnf, lioche titles which the captured. Machine guns, rifles and laige quan tities: 'of ammunition taken In the capture of Cintlgny were promptly tinned against the Germans. The " , , ,J "' "".""" "'"' """ is not vet known i nvnnl ti Itrvttncw nF mn nKI. .. ...).,. Still rollerting Prisoners o. . It .. ... i .... .-Mirtn niuuiks in u isoneis ar Mill comifiir In Bptween heating off aM tacks, details aie busy seaiching the cellarh.and dugouts in Cantignv. Nine weie dragged fiom one liole this i."1".' nlng. - A" accurate estimate of the Ger- '""" lns,,' 11 not et possible, hut thei' arP "bviouslv heavy, not only In lni nrht "'ies. but in the rear or- Kanlzd,,ons There ate indications -..... Itltll t IP Inscpv In Mia flUnr. ..(. - .i (,! nnr It 111 nt, .f..,4 ,. .!. .... . vs7ru illuuNunu, t?AClUSlve Or - ..-.. .-. " ""' 'ierman batteries weie "eaMly gassed by American aillllciy again last night inigm. Clean Sweep of Garrison The American leglment that cap- Itnai f.. Mt.. .. s, I rill I OM CVt of the Teuton foices. A checking up or the garilson roll showed that every del man soldier In the town was ac counted for. either In the dead or the piisoners. Boche dead were stiewn over the ground. The Americans jestcnlay pene- iiJteu i ne Merman positions to a mile. Their artlb smothered nheTOerVJ nf fh Amniffsfin I for many miles behind the German line. in ca ttic dui iiiiiE The net man prisoners include men .is tnimir nw iM'ai.lMn ..r .t.l,i... .. . ,. , ..j ... . v...... i. ui cikikccii ....... - J - - - .. s I nun MllUHlll ruur , $1000 FOR BOND THIEF s s Land Yitle and Trust Co. Offers Reward for Arrest ' The Land Title and Trust ComDanv. theatrrest of the thief who took Itv.NW worth, of Liberty, Bonds from the com pany's counter on Tuesday, The offer Is also made 'tor :the return of the bofids. for. Information leading to, their recovery sir iMnwi of vne vnisi. - 1 .The bonds-were taken near closing Mm,lTu R,Uirnon ott. PRICE TWO CEI Anglo-French Sti f 'nlltfill Srkice-rn-iai "vOT"a Outskirts STAND FIRM AT RHEIMS! Haig's Troops Beat Badk$j Mrong Assault Near ' v Festubert ' u4 - m DADltTUAinMCDAtn 'ii MAY BE OBJECTII - - m - Mrs- Important Kailway South Oftf Aisne in Germans' 'SSL Route Sto TEUTON LOSSES HEAVTp 'M.,a . . inl . ;7, Dtrrim tl"IB apiUfC Oltfi 2r,,000 Allied n- n in 1 V.4a , V Prisoners Paris. Mar SiiM ' rn The Allies are hnlriinir tha (&? . mans at all points on the Aisne frsinVif: This announcement was made loittx , -nr l.. il hm. n i''5; , ny in r rnrn var iimri. Kunuiai ' r7ZrT of the Germans in heavy attacks a strong position near Festubert. wi reported by the British War OS1 in a statement received here. The official statements have 1 ttnllft f Aall j.nnAMH. ! JI !'. van i.uiiiiuc:iit.c 4lltrr Ut I early thwarting of the enemy offa iA sive and a frustration of the obTfc attempt to push to the Parik-Cbak railway, about twenty-Are south of the Aisne, which wouMj a quick communication with thai not 'TFocnnas- tfiTUffiS in hand t, .'.: Allied reserves are in actlottv , more are being speeded to the ! - . . . . I ..r -ir....... .... r .- .1 ?ir uricusE Buuin 01 me rtisne. 'jt, '.... -. fll ax L.t -1 .Mi' , Ihe Aisne battle continued i night and fierce fighting is still u'a ' ...... -,v.v I TI.. C..1. ..Ill U.IJ II irrj!a "ic -.ciit.-i. aim iiuiu TBiianu! , me western outskirts or Sou The British are giving vigorous! tie in the Rheims sector. Jr7 Frenrh Pntntniinlmi. K& .., . ... .. ... yyS, ine Dauie continued uirough the night," the communique aaiaVfrj Trtk PratinV) mninrninnJ ILa hi infp HC ICHV.ll lliaiMIIlCU L11V Hi an mifeLtfto t CIbovb iflIjKW"t1 Germans could not pass, despite neatpH nttpmnts - U " Twr is ,h't0mO. firrhtinrr lB nM.nw mm (m'4 " -- ii,iimii(, in gvm , " . region of the Soissons-Har road (running southward seven njl to Hartennes). rere-en-Tarde (thirteen miles sot'theast of sons and twenty miles f rom Xf original line) and Vesilly (nine'mfi east of Fere-en-Tardenois). "The French, sustained by? serves, are opposinc the German" vance witn great tenacity. -44 "French and British troops br up all assaults on their positions Brouillet (four miles north of V ly), Thillois (two miles and a. due west of Rheims) and north of Rheims (on the heights ofjl I.I.! II ' .ttl lnierryj. London, May1! The British repulsed heavy,i4 man attacks on a strong near Festubert (in Flanders) War Office reported today. tf, trenuoen lies acout lour. 1 northwest of Bethune.) It ia' area where the Germans hav cently keen keeping up a sustfj gas shell bombardment of the 1 ish positions. It lies at the 1 ern extreme of the salient.?! the Germans have pressed Allied line sine I the battle afj ders opened. The British carried out?' operation near Merris, theii line and capturing oertnan trenches wore Locon where more pr wuvn. v,j Uerman artillery was. points on both the Picardy 1 "'" '"" -tj ..... f. "5-J naif a txepaft The Uxt of tax, oflcial Iowa: ' $" "During the night tha tacked a )wk& Known a;j Faatuhatt' L"s7i'i:j -1 j T. . 1 "GjxJ1 E& 1 1---.-. ..-.-. . . - . .. . . atr4u: jJittL ?zmizrj izr. :XZnXEZBz.i ii'..w5S: JTf.PKSW
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