&r Err; J Pw-jH K'. ! m" tin fo& ; "j. i r, At t et LEADS TO MAN'S ARREST Signals From Cape May Hotel-Said to Underlie Capture WOMAN WATCHED HERE A epy-hunt alone tha Atlantic coast from N'ew Tork to the Virginia capes, following disclosures by survivors of a ubmarlne-attackcd vessel who were WALLS OF HOUSE COLLAPSE Two Women Narrowly Escape Being Caught in Crash Two women narrowly escaped serious Injury and probably death today when two walls In the homo of Mrs. Mary Young, 2232 Xorth Orkney Btreet, caved In Mrs. Young-was In the kitchen pre paring breakfast for herself arid a woman boarder when she heard a crash as though the whole houso would tumble down. She ran upstairs and found that the front and south walls had caed In and the roof of the house almost so, Several bricks from the walls fell to the floor with such a crash that they broke through and landed In the parlor of the home. If this calng In had oc curred fifteen minutes earlier It would have entrapped the two women In bed The bed was demolished and lay burled under the debris. It Is billeted that the heavy rains of last night and today loosened the mortar fc.t. -i- ., ,, , . . , In tne h i. Tlie nouse in us "reee-ni Held prisoner on the U-boat for several ,,,, ls uninhabitable and will have to TK be rebuilt . days .has resulted In the arrest of a man at Cape May, according to unconfirmed Teports. The man Is said to have been caught signaling with lights from an ocean front hotel. Sailor patrols on the bench at Cape May are said to have been responsible for the arrest, after having watched for some time the flashing lights In the room It Is believed the man was signal ing some ship at sea, probably a l-boat. He has been lodged In the Wlssa hlckon Barracks, It Is said, and has Slven his name as Renshaw. . Naval authorities at Cnpo May today declined to discuss the reported arrest. Watch Woman In Till City Coincident with the reported arrest, a report was circulated In this city that (a wealthy German woman who I said to have kept a Oerman spy or ""lib marine base Informed of the movement of ships, through telegraphic code mes sages, ls being watched. This may be the mysterious "master spy" reported at I.ewes, Del. .vestcrrtay, an helne hunted as Dip "limine" ,.f the submarine pirates' operations oft the ! means of defense. coast. It ls said the Government has abso lute evidence that this woman Is a Ger man spy and had much to do with the activities of the submarines oft the coast, though officials refuse to terlfy the report. Company Commander I.lghtfoot Is said to have ordered the arrest of the man at Cape May, after having been summoned to the beach by reserves of the coast guard and watching for sev eral mlnuten the flashing signal lights and hearing some vessel apparently answering the signals Bt sea by short, faint blasts from a whistle WOMEN ESCAPE WHEN WALLS FALL British Ship Victim of U-Boat Continued from l'nire One was made when the baso of the scout patrol fleet In these waters was trans ferrcd elsewhere. This left Lewes and I Its splendid harbor without adequate protection from possible U-boat de predations. I personally feel certain that the Government Is doing every thing possible to remedy this mistake. call It that, hut we would If I may like to know Just what we may expect from the raldeis and prepare for It. I We would like to be assured by the. Navy Department that as long as en omv submarines are operating within striking distance, Lewes will have. Mayor Thompson is borvlng his thirteenth term as mayor. j A submarine or seaplane attack upon the old Dominion liner James town seemed to have been expected late yesterday by warships Inside the breakwater. Destroyers circled about tho liner for nearly an hour, throw ing a heavy smoke screen, while fast scout patrols darted hither and thither In tho vicinity. The Jamestown has been at anchor since Wednesday in Shins fifty mllen at sea could b- com- ! deep water about four miles out from munlcated with by the use of a sixteen- i shore. candle power electric light bulb, naval men say I Suspect Aids on Shore After the man's arrest he was walked T, t, ubonls naV(i haj heip m up the boardwalk under a heavy armed " guard, with a large crowd of curious information from shore is becoming persons following until the prisoner was i the firm Impression of many navy men. Reports of a signaler dlscov- mmmrn mini i ytmtmmmwum. ii'ym'Ki, tmtn .WJmMHi!rttavm ' TiTSrlmm-. 3 T fcT! I &:iir!HM.HHBBinai; WBm r- - "li JiMTilMIIM Ml '""1 i I a iHraHI;iiHHHHHHmiBi rnK'H 8 iVMM4HBIi $'m&XtJ2BJ&mym KSfiiB20MKL. .&?tTgMF?Sa&ZZZ. I m ' nil ? I Mmi m ff Expect Yankees To Turn Teutons Continued from Pars One and, needless to say, written In tho language of triumph when the news s good from tho German point of view. Lately, during the enemy's thrust against tho French between Solssons and Rhelms, these dally bul letins apparently had tho effect of In spiring tho German troops, and the prisoners talk with great confidence of a decisive victory for their pcoplo this year. That hope Will no doubt fritter away iiko so many others when It If seen that tho last ndvanco haa been checked and that the losses'are piling up again, but mcantlmo It must bo as good, or nlmost ns good, as meat and drink to famished men. Onco again thero ls a lull In tho enemy'B operations and the prophets aro forecasting the next move 'n tho German game, a new gathering of I reserves for nnother crash toward Tarlg or a new blow ngalnst tho I British to strlko toward tho coast. It Is Impossible for mo to tell, for the decision icsts with tho enemy's su premo command, and tho enemy's ineparatlons all along tho lino and the disposition of his leservo forces 1 enable him to mobilize rapidly on the battle lino when he thinks it best suits his Immedlato punosc. In any case, I thlnlc It ls certain that after another DISBURSEMENTS OF TREASURY DURING LAStf FIFTEEN MONTHS Following U a detailed statement of the classified disbursements of the Treasury Department from March, inn, to Stay, IDiR: Ordinary Foreign loans Other special To'.al 19t7 Uarch $72,773,903.20 $27,170,896.12 $99,950,799.32 April S1,B99,B98.22 $200,000,000 8,294.354.78 289,893,953.00 May 114,102,809.63 407,500,000 4,962,746.28 526,565,555.96 Tuno 134,304,040.36 277,500,000 919,445.78 412,723,486.13 Totals ... $402,780,351.45 $885,000,000 $41,353,442.96 $1,329,133,794.41 fuly $208,299,031.05 $452,500,000 $1,611,814.92 $662,310,845.97 August .... 277,438,000.64 478,000,000 2,019,363.50 757.457,3C4.14 September .. 349,013,305.34 396,000,000 1,364,980.33 746,378,285.69 October .... 462,045,359.94 480,700,000 1,623,392.58 944,368,752.62 November.. 512,952,035.17 471,929.750 1,200,022.36 986,081,8.07.53 December.. 611,297,425.62 492,000,000 1,914,433.70 1,103,211,859.32 1918 January.... 715,302,039.83 370,200,000 4,864,005.86 1,090,356,045.69 February... 675,209,068.43 3"25,000,000 12,477,917.31 1,012,086,985.74 March 819,955,367.26 317,500,000 18,338,441.98 1,155.793,809.24 April 910,766.768.95 287,500,000 17.031,020.28 1,215,287,779.23 May 1,068,203,026.82 424,000,000 15,992,206.83 1,508,195,233.65 t Totals.. ..$6,610,471,419.05 $4,495,329,760 $78,327,599.67 $11,184,128,768.72 I Total March 1, 1917, to May 31, 1918 $7,013,251,770.50 $5,380,329,750 $119,681,042.63 $12,513,262,563.13 MID. '.JtV FIXED BY ALU Alignment With Wilson Polish and Jugoslav Free-J dom Welcomed FUTURE CURB ON FOl SECRETARY McADOO URGES BILL FOR $8,000,000,000 TAX REVENUE Continued from Pe One encourage Investment In n - whisked away In an automobile. Signals Flashed to I'-llnat According to the dltclosures of the survivors of the sunken vessel who were held on board the submarine L'-lSl, mysterious signal lights flashed from points along the shore several times during the night when they were cruis ing off the New Jersey const The lights ' blinked" out their signals to the U-boat commander at regular In tervals, the survivors said Rear Admiral W. X Wlnslow nnd a ered at Cape May, X. J., may prove significant. It is known that Captain Wells's Intelligence men have been on nirn two wall of llie lioue at 2232 North Orkney street collapseil today, Mrs. Mar) Young and a woman hoarder narrowly escaped death IN HEART OF U-BOAT RAIDS YET ARE UNAWARE OF THEM Men on Rehoboth Beach Lightship, Mistake Submarines for Whales and Inquire What Airship and Sea Patrol Activities! Mean fin nrnmpMt brief breathing loanJ nnd rilscoiirnee the wealthy from spare tho enemy will launch another j bujlng stocks and producing high rc- heavy attack against the French nnd turns. .,,,., . . . . ... . . H also would t.erve to hold the pre- llrltlsh troops, nnd will never rest for ..,, iihertv bond rate at 4U per cent a longer time than it takes to makoi which McAdoo desires and would ln- i tho necessary arrangements for bat-I "ease the number of bond hujern from .,. ........... .,. ..,., r ..,! , 17.nno.nnn In the last loan campaign to i.c u.iiioK ...- niimi- v,l ...,o D " I 2S,Ono.noO In the October campaign, and autumn. Tho Germans' high com- j treasury officials declared today, mand knows that If victory Is not ob-J Kltchln today laid McAdoo's letter ta.ned during tho next Ave months , e Z they will havo to return again tO(a a,Vt At the same time the Sen defensive warfare, with a fresh Amer- ate was awaiting Infoimatlon from Mc- Anoo upon wnicn 10 uase cnmn.ui iawu to reach profiteers'. MrAdoo's Suggestion.. in his letter to Chairman Kltchln, Sec retary McAdoo says: "In the fiscal year ending .Tune 30, 1918, our cash disbursements will amount to between $12,BH0,0on,00O nnd $13, onn.OOn.DOO. of this amount about one third will have been rained by taxes nnd two-thirds by loans, all of which will be represented by long-time obllga w HILE all the world and even Oor- Tlmt cihmartnaa i ere llliUInf- nrnnnrl I I the lichtsliln .Tune 3 Is indicated hv the i est battle. lean army against them and with the Initiative once more In the hands of tho AJIies; so into the flvo months they will crowd nil their ferocious ef forts to break, like a wounded beast, tho net which incloses them. Five Months Long Timo Five months Is a long time. Five weeks has been sometimes long enough 1 to decide the fato of nations, and flvo ' tlons, that Is, bonds of the flist, second 1 I t I. I 1 t ltUnt T r n i rl u.nPunl'llirfn days to settle the fortune of the gtoat-i" ?.." ...i, -- -"-""' So the next five months certificates. Wo shall thus have com pleted fifteen months or the war with telegraph, cable, wireless and news papers regarding the U-boat actllty off this coast, It Is the peculiar fate of whales. The lyhtshlp Is known as No. .12 and Is anchored on n nine-fathom, or fifty- some trails for several days, and that . the men on the lightship off Rehoboth , 'Zith Heacli. l","l'-'"B ,,,,,e" "'l they are working day and night to Beach, right in the heart of the new "Wc see lots of airships here." Hol- run down any aids fmm shore. j danger 7nne, to be In utter Ignoiance I"'1 writes, "and thero are more than The nresent whereabouts of the tald- nf he raid nnd to wonder what Is the ever now. Two just went over us. I The piesent wherenuouts or uie mm of iirwnvp f manJ. UnUpc, nnder what they are doing." ers Is still a m.vstery. All along ll, states alrshlns and natrol and scout Further on In the letter he writes. I coast they are being hunted vigilantly boats In the vicinity. "What looked like two whales were i . .. , , j ,.,.. I n ikn nihi nr M,in,. i,,,, i pretty close to the Ilghtshln today and large number of Intelligence officers I "','"''",, , vVv ne ,Vr ' -'"'eph Holland, an engineer on tho stajed around n. while. They were the Joined the force of Government secret , at the command of tho Nay Depart- , ,Bnl',h,p wroI(.' tn Ws ,,rotllPr w s biggest I ever saw." operatives working along the coant In ment. All -the destroyers In home Hollandof 13H Parrlsh strret'. rhila- Again. In closing. Holland wonders the spy hunt, ahd aste.-unuing reveia-, tt.aters and the "fringes of the fleet," I delphla, and gave the letter to a pass- what the pretence of airships and scout " A? "Lewes Del '"many" unconfirmed ' consisting of numerous converted j lag schooner to null It was mailed at boats mean. The ship to whom he gave At Lewes, pel. many unconnrmea , rane Mny Junc fi Tho eUcr ,cmark8 tho ,ettPr couUI nol ten him. It had no rumors oi El.y '" "" ""' '"'"' j..v...i. . u.e.h ........ , 'the great number of airships and won- wireless. writer's reference to what looked like may bc a long strain on the French ! n financial record uneriualed, I believe. nnd British and American troops, nnd , by that 01 any omer nation considerable circulation. The presence , searcn ot tne undersea pirates there of a large force of secret opera tlvws of the Government gave strength to the reports. 600 WORKERS ESCAPE BIG WAR PLANT BLAZE Marshal Investigates Mysteri ous $100,000 Fire in Wool Scouring Company Xot an Incoming vessel reported any sign of the raiders. The theory generally accredited in official circles Is that they are headed south for their 1 secret base. The fact that both U boats are able to listen-In on radio ' conversation "hampers communication I of details of tho position of the pur suing craft. ders what ls up. At that time the rest ' The lightship has no wireless, though of the world knew that submarines were months ago the men were Informed It raiding American shipping along the was to be provided with a wireless and coast. a machine gun. Search for Floating Baso Aside from the effort to locate and destroy the submarines, the navy Is using every means to determine LIGHT REGISTRY FOR THE DRAFT CAUSES INQUIRY FOR FRAUDS upon the peoples who watch from afar I " cannot wise y coniempiaie near y ' ' ' J doubling our cash disbursements In tlio movements 01 tins hwubkic. not ,. n., ..... 919 wl,.lout the fiscal year understanding the reasons for certain nK ndditlonal revenue. provld- We cannot af- nctions and the causes of occasional misfortune or of loss In life and ground, but believing In the promise of bucces3 at last. It would be Idle to pretend that In tho next flvo months wo shall not bo ford to rely upon J I,000,00n,oo0 only from taxation. lx cause we shall then have to rely on raising f 20,000,000,000 by loans. This would be a surrender to the policy of high Interest rates and Inflation, with all tho evil consequences which would flow Inevitably therefrom, and which would, I firmly nclleve, purchasers of Liberty Honds en holdings, but It would weigh heavily upon the shirkers who have not bought them. It would make the return from Liberty Bonds compare favorably with the return from other securities. "It would give tho Government's bonds an essential and necessary advan tage over those of corporate borrowers faced with tho greatest threat that bring ultimate disaster to tho country. ever challenged Great Britain and Franco slnco the war began with tho enemy's tidal wave over Belgium and northern France. The enemy is skill ful and strong and ho has learned all that this war can teach him. What Is tho art of war?" sald.Xa- Wc cannot afford to base our future financing upon the quicksands of Infla tion or unhealthy credit expansion. If wo are to preserve the financial strength of the nation wre must do sound nnd safe things, no matter whether they hurt our pockets or Involve sacrifices sacrifices of a relatively Insignificant sort as com pared with the sacrifices our soldiers and &vSJ t'.J' ::tXi&',: LSfS.- A mysterious fire at the plant of the Philadelphia Wool Scouring and Car bontiln? Company, Somerset and Rush streets, where Government contracts are being filled, caused $100,000 damage and forced 600 employes to flee for their lives early today. Many employes were forced to jump from second-story winnows wnen they were trapped by the flames. Residents of a row of dwellings In Rush street, near the plant, were routed out In scant attire by the pollco when burning embers, carried by a strong wind, threatened a conflagration In the row. The plant, owned by the John D. Grover & Sons' Company, has been en caged In Government work for some time. The cause of the Are Is being In vestigated by the Fire Marshal's offl.ee. The fire was discovered by pedestrians nd had galnfd considerable headway on the ground floor, cutting oft the main avenues of escape of men and women on the upper floors. For a time the blasse threatened to communicate to a warehouse where a large quantity of raw material was stored, but this was saved. AMERICANS CHECK BIG ODDS Outnumbered 2 to 1, Patrol Stands Firmly Nearly an Hour Washington, June 7 Outnumbered two to one. an American patrol held Its ground In Lorraine on the night of June 2 for three-quarters of an hour and only retired when Its ammunition was exhausted, says a communique from General Pershing. The official text fol lows: "During the night of June 2 to June 3 one of our patrols operating In Lorraine nd consisting of about forty men en countered a hostile patrol of double Its size drawn up In skirmish formation along a line parallel to that of our own ' patroL Both patrols opened Are with rifles, pistols, grenades and automatic rifle, and each tried to outflank the other. Our patrol. In spite of being greatly outnumbered, held Its ground for three-quarters of an hour. Inflicted losses on the enemy and retired only when Its ammunition was almost ex hausted. Our casualties were very light. ' "During the nlcht of June 4 tn inn. k one of our patrols, operating In Lorraine penetrated the enemy's positions and ad vanced behind his second-line trenches. Jt Inflicted on the enemy losses In killed Dd wounded and withdrew successfully under cover of barrage from our Stokes aorta rs." Cnntlnunl from l'Hre One believe that many aliens crossed the ferry to register. Under the present draft rules an alien Is given deferred rating Some of the local draft hoards, however, have held I tn .tin uHnnlnlu t Vi m . ntln whn tl c linun whether they have a floating base of n tnla counlrs xen y(.ars am lia, tlot supplies. Kvery vessel In coastal or taken out naturalization papers Is: to he nearhv waters is helne overhauled , considered the same as an American, Investigation Is going on to determine the causes of the light registration. Fight draft districts In this city are AOtvAnln 111 Imi tth vflrldlentlnn PTM a Districts Nos. 1 2, 12,' 21 24 39 40 i ins their strcllBth to bear at a Blven poleon to one of his officers, and an-1 sallo re '""klnB to ,Ef th? "f.e ?r 1 ' , , ,, ,. . .. . . ' the nation. The sound thing to do Is swered his own question, It Is the tab , unnutonably to Increase taxation, and ent of being stronger than your enemy i tho Increases should b'e determined upon o r.i..n mnment " The. fjer.n-.ns nromntly ana mane enecuve at tne Government 000.000.000 have many advantages of position nnd , derived from taxation, because with a and would very greatly decrease tho ' relative advantngo which State and municipal bonds now crdoy through the total exemption which they carry. It would produce a gradual readjustment of the situation In tho Investment mar kets Instead1 of an abrupt one, as would be the case If the Interest rate on Lib erty Bonds should be Increased. Many ,re Shirking 'There Is another feature deserving of consideration. We are asking the people to finance this war nnd wo are offering them an Investment paying 4U per cent Interest. The people havo responded wonderfully tn this appeal. In tho last Liberty Loan campaign 17, 000,000, approximately, subscribed. There ls a widespread feeling that many1 people who are able to do po, especially those who are making vast profits out of the war, are not doing their part, either in tho purchase ot Liberty Bonds or In tho payment of taxes that they are Investing In corporate stocks and bonds producing high returns Instead of the bonds of their own Government pro ducing reasonable returns, when tho first duty of patriotism and self-protection demands that they shall buy Gov ernment bonds for tho protection ot the nation In Its hour of peril. "Thero Is a natural feeling among the masses of the people that taxation upon Incomes and upon war profits should be high enough to bring the return from corporato Investments more nearly on a parity with the return from Govern ment bonds; that tho Government should not be forced to compete for credit with war Industries which are profiting abnormally and which, unless restrained by the exercise of sound and Just taxation, will constantly add to the difficulties of the people of the United States In their effort to supply the Gov ernment at reasonable Interest rates with the credit It needs to fight successfully this war for liberty." Special Cable to Evening Public Ledi Conuriahl. ISIS, bu Xew York TfmM Ct, I.nndnn, June 7. ' The nnnn.ineement reir.nrrilnff the at 1 laratlons agreed to at Versailles on Mo 1 day last by the British, Frencn ai Italian Prima Sllnlsters brings tne pu llcly defined policy of the weste European Towers Into harmony wl that of the United Stales on two Ve tnmnr.nnt nnfnts The first concerns t creation of a unlte'd and Independe Poland w Ifh free "ncc-ess to the aft; which Is declared to constitute one ! tho conditions of a solid and Just pesl and of the rule of right In Europe, ij i Reennrl In the Indorsement of Lanfltnl I evnressed sv.nnathv for the nationalist! nsnlr.itlnns towjrd freedom of tl Cjeeho-Slovak and Jugoslav peoplj Ithnt Is. for the two Slav nations wl 1 form the majority In Austrla-Hungal ' and are held down by the HapsburJ under the oppression of the German an Magyar minorities. Ilnil. declarations. It Is nolntcd out tl,n rMirnnlele. nve extremely welCOtl and valuable ns showing that the Allll 13m eminent, hf.vn come to rccognlxe, m less than President llson floes, 11 .. . . ' nrtmtnl Imnnrtnnre of central and eas tnoir , ., .. .. n,.,..iai tesi.l eril I.UrUH .WIlUll I.IV l,ia,vin. .-- for which the war Is heing lougni. n. I nu' nnietnllv rerngnlzed that If Ge mnnv ends the wnr on terms which w enable her to enslac the cast, no dl feat of her western ambitions can more than temporary A genuinely II .Un.nri.flt tviinntl ami a irenulne emand n.itlnn nf the Austrian Slavs are Indll at a given moment." The Hermans promptly ami ... wn have put that axiom Into practice, and , earllcst n0S3lh,e TT," ' , . ,,, . . j , A., "I doubt seriously If the ( they will try to do so again. They cftn1be flnnnwd wlth oniy $4 all tho skill of the lAlled command will bo needed to prsvent them from bring- and Investigated by tho submarine pa-j trols. Patrol craft are continuing the search for mines strewn off the Dela ware Capes. Captain Hay, of tho American schooner Joel Cook, said that on May 25 he was oft Fenwick Island Light, Virginia Capes, when he sighted two submarines trailing a steamship. He thought the submarines were Ameri can vessels on trial cruises. Later tho steamship dropped astern of the Joel Cok and was lost sight of. Since he heard of the prerenco of German U boats in these waters. Captain Ray believes the steamship was acting as a mother ship. An armed American merchantman that reached an Atlantic port yester day with more than 100 soldiers among her passengers came over the same spot where the Xorwegian steamship Kldsvold was sunk. Xo sign of a U-boat was seen. Doubt U-Boat's Identity Xavy officials expressed doubt yes terday that the Identity of the two U-boats had been established defi nitely. Reports of some of the sur vivors of vessels destroyed had Indi cated the raiders to be the U-151 and U-37. According to naval authorities, the fact that German mines have been so far as military service Is concerned. While every draft board has acknowl edged failure to reach the expected teg lstratlon Wednesday, boards which have accepted aliens were particularly avoid ed by resident aliens. The draft law requires that one who Is absent from his home on June 5, must register at the nearest board. At that time Major Murdock, In charge of State draft headquarters, sent a warning to all draft boards to be on . b. a Inn.m,., n. Q L A Ict.Ca rt r, ,1 tot.. grams purporting to be "official" docu- niventh ments concerning the duties of draft officials. He charged that forgery and fraud were being used by "private individuals" to mislead the draft boards In their registration wcTk. Here Is Major Murdoch's warning: "This offlce Is receiving Information that many local and district boards are receiving letters nnd telegrams cuncr sent to them or purporting to bo sent to them from some branch of Govern ment departments or buieaus in Wash ington or elsewhere Some of these communications are genuine but without authority and should be Ignored Some are forgeries ond'are fraudulent. 'Tleaeo Impress upon local boards that they are to receive and observe instructions only from the Governor, or the adjutant general, or the draft ex ecutive, or, In rare cases of emergency. Instructions Issued direct to sucn nnaroa by the provost marshal general. It Is, of course, proper for Government of ficials and others to communicate in the manner provided In regulations directly with local and district boards concern ing registrants, and to furnish to boards the prescrloeQ iorms, ainaavua aiu ... nnd 47. In each there Is a large alien population, and the registration lists In these districts show nn exceptionally small percentage of foreigners on the rolls. Table Shows Registrants Here ls a table showing the number of registrants In each district here, the first column Indicating white American cltlzetiB, the second negroes and the last aliens: KIrst 217 Heennd 141 ThIM ins Fourth ISO Fifth 02 Sixth S7 Seventh 112 Klshth ISA Ninth 1'L'ii 14., 179 Twelfth 29 'inirieenin imu Vnurteenth lflrt Fifteenth 4 Sixteenth 21.', Seventeenth His KtBhteenth 207 Nineteenth I4 Twentieth Hit TTntj-rtrt 310 Twentv -second S43 Twen-thlrd 104 Twenlj-fniirth 13 Twentv -fifth IS-, Tenty-lxth IDT . wenlv-eeven.n Tent-eUhth .. Tv-nt-nlnlh ... Thirtieth Thlru-nrst Thtrl-seeond ... Ihlrtv-thlrrt Thirty-fourth ... Thirty-fifth Thlrt-ixth ThlrU-eevrnth .. Thlrti eiihth .. . Thlrt-nlnlh .... Fortieth Fort-tlrst Fortv-sernnd ... Forty-third 23 Forty-fourth ISO rorty-mtn 1.1-1 Forty-trUli 24 1 Forty-teventh 20-, Forty-eighth 143 roris-ninin ini Fiftieth 103 Klftj-nm 174 Ka' 66 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS ,s, . t- . . . "4; (rradnitlon LxercHe Held by High i X School of Washington Countv. Mil. Hfafi .".., Haierttown, Md., Jane 7. Sixty-six sPi"'' graduates ot the Washington County turn scnoois received diplomas today irom j-reiiaeni tnanes a. weagiey obtained by the Allies to prove that the Germans have built 151 subma rines. It Is known they have passed tho 100 mark, but that was less than six months ago. Tho exact design, of the UC-51 ls not known, but it ls assumed that It ls similar to the UC-5G, now Interned at Santander, Spain. This vessel had Blx mine-dropping tubes, each tube having six mines. Another type of U-Doat, also a mine-layer, carries thirty-six mines, but has only four mine-dropping tubes. In addition. It carries two torpedoes to be used from its two tubes. The largest subma rine mlne-layer ever built was the Russian Krab, which carried sixty mines. 107 jiiS 221 1H2 177 l.-.o 272 14S 244 110 1M 271 20s 2117 1 "1 10 Ss 3 214 14 -. "n n n 10O Ti i 32 11 23 20 4 3 2fl o (i 11 132 O "l 0 n 12 12 09 12 13 T 1 ." Sit 1 14 n 47 .1 3 0 103 0 lis S3 K(l 07 moment of their own choice. Must Face Facts It ls necessary to stare all this In tho face frankly, without camouflage tax bill no larger man tms, sumcieni economies wilt not be enforced upon the people of America, and without sush economies I see no way In which the great financial operations of the Govern ment can be safely conducted. "On the basis of the present revenue laws we should have to raise In tho fiscal year of 1910 $20,000,000,000 by the sale of Liberty Bonds or by loans of ono i neneve tnat II we lng Its reality. By good fortune we are , nrt or another. still confident of holding our own are to preserve tne sounoness ana sia- ,,, ,. . , , , 'blllty of our nnanciai structure we until the danger Is passed, because we hmud ralRe hy tnXatlon not less than still have great armies In making. We one-third of the estimated expenditures may rely utterly upon the courage of for the fiscal year 1919, or 58,000,000,- our men. and as every week passes .00? cxcess.proflta , there ls growing up beside and behind I not always reach war profits. The rates the British and French a new nndlnf excess-profits taxation are gradu- 2' I powerful army of fresh and splendid ated and the maximum is 60 per cent. 55 quality, which w.,1 come into the bat-,'" ?. Sl.V pUV ft. S, f tlo lino In full strength when the Government departments, under great 2" enemv 13 nearlnc exnaustlon. nressure as tney arn uirci necessary war The army of the United States is , materials and UPP with the utmost ,. expedition, cannot In the nature of and Is a guarantee that when wo have nensnhto If Potsdam Is not to be lowed to crctA a future empire whld would overpower the world The recent meeting of the supren .nr ennneli took nlace In clrcumstanc whose gravity has 'been unparalleli since Its foundation. Reflection of tn gravity Is to be seen In Clemcnceati fenoeMi. There Is no denying that the last ol fenslvc has brought tho enemy dangel ouslv nearer to Paris, and the peopl living and working in the French ca Itnl cannot hut he sensuivo to tne a lered situation. But they are bearlt tham.nh r w 1 1 li nH.nlrnble natlcnce ai stoicism. Clemenccau gives exprcssic in this mood. His speech Is a irar recognition of the terrible dangers t.intu nhe.iil. hut It is In no sense .niinnel of despair. Speaking for hi fi-vemment. he declares It will nevJ surrender, that It has full confident! In the generalissimo and In the Aula nrmieo nml that the only thing ttul matters is the final success. In thl i,.i. he invites his fellow countryme to await calmly the supreme ordeal, cor! orient in the ultimate triumph of tn cause for which so many have died. AMERICA'S EFFORTS SPURRING ENEMY 0 London Daily News Says Ge mans Seek Decision Before More Aid Arrives Special Cable to Evening Public Ledgi I.nndnn. June 7. I The Dally Xews rays editorially thl mnrnlnp: o nnir t iit i r nnnrn 1 "Th.e ca"-dor of Clemenceau's declare II X UK V l WZIK I KliU-N'tlnn tnat America, mm rtiiiti. "" yj, yj, ism n linn ui.uuu , eo,.i,i rr0vvn the Allied cause witn vn ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE! Leaders Are Confident Con gress Will Heed Prohibition Sentiment ! of the board of education, the exercises i ' including an aoarees by professor P. F. "ttf -Brown, of the University of Georgia. . JSUpn nririt u'j.r.c man Daiuiaivnaii, ,. ,'44 Le Flaugher valedictorian. The edemlc departments graduated twenty ' key and twenty-five girls; the commer- i sriiil tUoartraeBts. eight boys and thlr- ' to, frtrti. '. . cummer school for teachers will be in tms year. Beginning June iu, lefced educators have.- been ob- -... nn pnnnlrH nf nt.thorlzed hv the found gives support to the belief that reguitions. but there Is no authority the so-called U-151 ls probably the ' in any person to Issue any Instructions UC.51. No evidence has ever been to any boards except as specific-ally pre- i. 1. J . ,MA 1-A-1,:. TlflllK ,IH .1II1,C stated. Charges or rorgery Furgery and other fraudulent means are being retorted to by prlrale In dividual In order to mislead hoards ronrrrnlng factt uftcctlng liability to "Caution bl'ards to scrutinize carefully all communications purporting to be of ficial, and In case of doubt or suspicion to refer the matter immediately to jou. "Fraudulent communications of this sort are likely to be resorted to In con nection with the registration, especially upon the Question of age. Please. promptly repon iu .iw. u. ..,.. ...... -..- all cases which appear suspicious or where any unauthorized person, officer or department attempts to instruct or control action oi .mo.uo. .c , munlcate this to all local boards and district boards Immediately, using the .....- nh if necessary, and acknowledge receipt and report your action by tele- "pro'-German propaganda Is hinted by headquarters In this latest Investigation. Vigorous prosecution 11 jj.oi.ueiru n. cases where the work of the draft offi cials was hindered by such means. Throughout the State the 282 draft boards registered only 60.551 men, about 10 000 below the minimum estimate, Of this number of suspected slackers at leact one-half are In this city. Actual moves against these alien slackers, many of whom are known to the offlclali. will be undertaken immedi ately upon receipt or me necessary u Totalt (I3M "7 is 7 1 3 2 11 A 41 Mn 6 ii n 23 11 11 7 33 1 33 43 2S Jill '-' I 2il 7 in I 2t t 31 I i 7 14 ' 1507 , held the enemy for five or six months more there will be no doubt In the things fix their prices nor guard their contracts in such a way as to avoid the possibility of profiteering. The one sure way Is to tax away the excessive nmnta when th'ev have been realized. long run of our safety and liberty. It j do not say this In a spirit of criticism is American soldiers who will have the' of the corporations or business men of luck wo hone to give the final death ! tho country, who have for the most part iuck, wo nope, to give tne nnai tieatn , , supported the Government. In blow to German militarism, though en,Prlr)(r nto war contracts they take the French and British people sus-: grave risks. They are called upon to tained the first four years of agony by' 'nako vast expenditures of capital for . , , , , , ' purposes which may prove unproductive nnnrmn s Rtlfferlnp wlilnh nnlv fntiif-A l".,,-,."" " -.. -...,, ,.. .nftcr ttle wnr. 'i-ney are not to oe mainea generations will fully realize. n these circumstances for asking for -- 'prices and terms which cover those TT o 'XT F rt' T x risks. On the other nand. when the LI, O. VeSSelS tiff lit 'risk has been liquidated by proper ai ry I f vm ry .lowances and tho contract has proved OinfCer Ot Oil bllin profitable the Government shoud take back In taxes all proms aoove a reason- able reward. Under existing law thrt rontlnued from Tare One docs nQl happeni because the tax rates for the way they saved that vessel, when , are not high enough and cannot safely she semed to every one to be lost. , 1B made high enough, since the test "The Pratt was carrjlng 300,000 bar- now Is not how much of the profits aro rels of oil when we left Tuxpan. In ' due to the war, but what relation the i lightening me .oau. auuui u j.iunn ot . oronts oear to i.io v-aoiwi hiic.icu, n. ' her cargo of petroleum was pumped out. company with a swollen capital and HARRAHP AWARFl Tfl MI1RPHV i When she docked yesterday, there re-(huge war profits escapes. urmumiU minnu IU ItlUm III i mnnP( more than 200.noo barrels of 1 "Of course, no one objects to reason- crude oil In her compartments. 'able profits: on the contrary,r every ono Rpnnrtu nf Now Tliil.lpr'a n.inlifi "J understand the Pratt is to go ' should want, and I am sure does vvar.t. UeportS OI rsew miltlers yttallll- ,nfo Cramp.s ,irydocks for repairs, after business and enterprise to be rewarded cations Please Mayor ' which the again will pursue her usual with reasonable, or even liberal, profit. Mayor Smith Is pleased at reports he J business, hauling oil j Lr08P!:ih7'e!evereo8nrtne baslSC or 1 I..i..,.,i .V-. iin...i i.p.nei. inniiv in fi m (prm I n tim tpnt ' be preserved. 1 Denee, on me pasis oi r-z-vivorr! t Mnrr.ti ti hnnHu v. i I Vm Harrmn-A rniisfl hv thfl tnrnpdr. i reasonable Pl'onis, I tie proDiem oi trnrhiifff. rollortinn rf.ntrant In IftlO nml .. - ,.ll hananen lh IntPrtnr hpp fitatesmanshtp Ja to establish a JUSt re the award wlU be made to Murphy at ' xa hole In her port bow is filled with lation between necessary taxation and uiiur. uui(iij n iibuio ui. tow,uu ,a i oil and water lino earning jjuci- wi .." ?. 'r-KnriX ,ne?." , "err; Ja.; "That I. a huge hole In her. too. be. Want, Ioun lute Kept Down present year. lng at least twenty-five feet square, and -This brings me to another consldera- tne uovern hepe tnat It will not be necessary further to Increase tory ls at once an Impressive evidencj nf th slng'o-mlndrd confidence of on member of the Alliance In the loyaltl of another and a Just testimony the .'lower of America to cast Into th scale a weight to which the enemy cal find no counterpoise. "At the same time It must be red ocnlzed that the very magnitude America's contribution enhances 'th Immediate peril of the Allies "Till United States troops were actu ally holding front trenches, German! consistently affected, and may concely ably have entertained, profound skeptll clsm as to tne power oi America to inter vene effectively In the European wail She has already seen good cause Cantlgny and Chateau-Thierry to changl that view, and the necessity to force thl Issue before such men as held thl crossings of the Marne are numbered 11 France by the millions jias Become over whelming. "For that reason. If no other was fur nlshed by the Internal state of the Cenl tral Empires, there can be no hope ol a ictplte from German onslaughts, Dti It ls an offensive with a time limit, an! Clemenceau's confidence that the Alllel can hold on till time le called rests o a sound elm of all the factors." ASSASSIN AT $1.T A WEEK . Young Brooklyn Man Admit Fart in hix Murdcra -l New York, June 7 A young man sc customed to work as a hired assassla for tl5 a week nonchalantly describe! his vocation to a Jury before Judgl .-rain in uenerai sessions I He Is .Tohn Esposlto, alias "Johnn I T.nftv." of the N'avv street gang. .1 , Brooklyn, and ho wrs testifying for'thl Mate Hen Inst ciro rerrsnova. on tri Washington, June 7. Wartime nation-wide prohibition leg islation separate from any entangling legislation will be asked of Congress by the Anti-Saloon League of America as the result of the position taken by Pres ident Wilson and Herbert Hoover, United States food administrator, that the question was not one to bo disposed of under the food-control act. The following statement has been au thorized by the league: "The attitude of the Administration concerning war prohibition and the methods for securing It have been clearly and positively set forth. It opens the way for Immediate, direct action by the Congress. "Wo bcllevo Congress, consistent with Its strong prohibition enactments during the last year, will respond to the over whelming sentiment of the nation for complete wartime prohibition." Itepresentatlve Randall, of California, also announced a full war measure will be urged In Congress. President Wllscn's letter to Senator Sheppard, opposing Representative Ran dall's amendment adopted by the House I for Instigating the murder of Josepi tn .noiso nnqt'n -,1. n n - nin n n ft ..i . ... .u.i. en n.i'i (.niiries L,UIIlUitrU.. ' fc. ,..- w,,,. , ., tJ OM.VVV.VUV UK.1-. . . " r, .. m.1 ....I ....,. .L cultural nnnrotirlatlnn ..nleM the Presl. lL"'.v- " " .P.BK"""" ne"' " ... , r .. . .. -Trrann.-a eoveten in .narro n Elmo mi dent exercises powers under the food- ho,e Pnd caused the latter's death l control act to prohibit tne use of grains inrner to ohtain it II In making beer and wines, was read to' Under cross-examination Esnoslto del tho Senate. "Frankly. I was very much distressed by the action of the House," said the letter. "I do not think that It is wise or fair to attempt to put such compulsion on the executive In the matter In which he has already acted, almost to the limit of his authority. What Is almost entirely overlooked Is that there nre ns hrnueht hern and given Tiosltlom t nm infnrmeri i.m I.,-. atMita A at the .Teanesvllle Iron Works shel whlskv in this country, nnrt it seems tn plant, which needs 6000 hands, but hl .. : . " ' n..., flnnn m dared he had taken part In killing foul other gamblers on oraers irom ieopoiq Laurltano, a saioonKeeper Munition Plant Needs Men Hmlrtnn. Tn.. June 7. Forty mill rendered Idle bv the destruction or. tannery at Noxen. and others similar!: affected by a blaze at lumon. wr nnlv snnn. I lng at least twenty-five feet square, and I The new municipal contractor Is an 1 wc came all the way here with that , t0n of great moment In official of tho American Agricultural opening unplugged. You cannot plug , ment'B financial plans. I Chemical Company, and, according to a hole that size while at sea, with the ; .Tlll not be necessary furtht CAN'T STARVE BRITAIN London. June 7. Xo efforts of the German submarines, however severe, can menace the civilian population of Great Britain. John TX. Clynes, parlia mentary secretary of the ministry of food, told the House of Commons. He said 457,000 tons of bacon and ham re cently had been Imported from America. Mr. Clynes said 100,000 additional acre of potatoes had been planted In Great Britain, while 120,000 (.ere had been planted )n Ireland, The margarine manufacture, he added, had increased fourfold since the war began and the country now la Independent of mar- city olllclals. thut concern ls behind him in his bid. Tlje local plant controlled by Murphy has been found satisfactory and will be augmented by parts of plants located in Boston and Buffalo. HOME GUARDS ON PARADE hole under water. And, too, the tor pedo struck deep down under her, "There was only one lift lost. Peb bles, the captain's dog, was drowned the Interest rate on Government bonds. The number of subscribers to the three Liberty Loans aggregated 30,000,000. The people wno suoscriDeo are impatient we found Pebbles under a bathtub. He was drowned. The officers of the Pratt are Captain Rennett. Snn Francisco; frlrst Officer Oak Lane Organization Holds Open Air Drill In an effort to Increase the strength of the company from an enrollment of ."y? 1 "-"" .'". "K.Jrn,"cIV? vrholson. San Francisco; Second om and Oak Lane streets, last night andcer Mott, Oakland. Cal. .Third Officer held an open air drill. After the drill Brewer, Los Angeles; Chief Engineer they paraded over the entire suburb. Lyons, Deluth; First Engineer Petti finishing at the headquarters, where the crew. South Shields. England ; Second MnM two n.nMA . m h r.n.Ai. n. I, a b ' .... ., Tammh ....) 1-1.I... nsfe vo fiat-c. ,, . .-.... w "lo . engineer vvncatiey, iAfuuvn, 41m i...u aboard ship. W hen we were ordered to , . , ho havfl not. Various plans leave the Pratt, the crew- cnaseo. i-eoaies , h b urBed upon me for forcing the alt over the part of the vessel not al- , . b Liberty Bonds. The man lJy.r?Jgd; "."I tt" P3 rvf". " ! SfsPma!l meLs whouys a. 1100 bond last o iuu "- w...w.. ...... ......., .,. .,, neighbor to do so too, mere !?.!!? Jit" ileH.?LP .hR'hgh,,de ' rsaantpopu.ar demand, also for.hlgh taxes upon war profits. There is also a popu lar demand that ail tne people snou.u thorlty from Washington. Meantle,.tlejrrrva mllltla. a-tj- company, who all Joined in singing "The Star Spangled Banner." The officers of the company are Cap. tain Thomaa B. Thomas and Lieuten ants. H. A. Barber and B. Saddlngton. Captain Thomas la auo a member or the T.-r0-ineer Moessner, One Philadelphia boy. Jack Elourne. was a wireless operator on the Pratt, and two Denver men. Michael and Pat rlclc Btley, brothers, aUo wr wlreUaa pperatora. .,;. .wfe?. contribute to financing the war. There shm.trt therefore, be a substantial In creaise In the normal income tax rate an a higher tax should be levied upon co-called unearned than on earned In comes, "Income derived from Liberty Bonds wculd be exempt from this taxation and the relation between income from Lib erty Bonds and Income from other i ..ui.. would be readjusted without in creasing -tharate of intereit on Liberty WaM..?H me quite certain that If the brewing of beer were prevented entirely, along with iir.1.1" WANTT.n MAI.K t all the other drinks, many of them i,6bKKnnPF.U-One who ha. om. knowt harmless, which are derived from fpod or I ear of tnriivlrtinl tder In national bsnls feedstuffs, the consumption of whisky and to make himself sen-raUir uMfjil. CtM wculd be stimulated and Increased to a lhe. ..",m'?'5. i .r lon"r " d""r very considerable extent. I :- ' - "My own Judgment Is that It Is wise' ROOMS FOB RENT and statesmanlike to let the situation. West rhllidelphla stand as It Is for the present, until at any rate I shall be apprised by the food administration that It Is necessary In the way suggested still further to con serve the supply offood and feedstuffs. Tho food administration has net thought It necessary to go any further than we have In that matter already gone." s ,r, ST V K-J11 nr .1 ehnlee eutilda TAOH llirnil-nea or uniurnif.iea. .luusenssp.Ht. J rilred: 3 Ittorv. poreh front. (Other CUnxMrd Ada on fuse IS ana lt SENTENCED IN tJNIFORM Former U. S. Sailor Jailed for Two Years for Robbery Xorrlatovvn, Pa., June 7,-Charles Kulp, of Norrl8town, dressed In a United States navy uniform, was sentenced to two years in the Montgomery County Jail by Judge Swartz after being con victed of breaking open a locker In the Heading iiauway station in . or r la town and stealing a pbeketbook. He said he had been discharged from thevnavy In 1910. "Why do you still wear the navy uni form?" asked the Court. "I was told that I could wear it twenty-four hours each month,'' replied Kulo. who. the Court was told, waa a m i 1.35 P.M.: aaturaay -mjjr Train to Long Branch Via SEASIDE PARK Beginning June 8 Leave Philadelphia, Market ;1 Street Wharf. 1:35 P. M. Satur.M days only, for kong nrancn aaau Upper eew jcmTj- wji iwivriw via Seaside Park. , 5 Sunday evening express train - will leaye Long Branch 5:20 P.M.; 1 Aauury I'arn on. i-. .n., Btaa.ia. 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