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June 14. t'Tour T!orresDondent lias lust seen 'Commander Lutgi Rlzzo. the naval !..... ...i - r. ..j.j ii.. ... fcVSi -JotUla which on Monday morning tor- Bwora ivro Austrian oaiusmps oi tne aTlrlbua Unltls class. Ho had come J$ftWlght from the exploit and had had HAat' " BleeP Ior 'wo nignis, out jie tnonea F--er 'ew trces of fatigue. E&& H was -cruising off the Dalmatian yyf&t coast, along Its islands. In one of those jv&s mbforcraft flotilla which he com (Ait JBknds. One other boat-was with him e4&l, vqmmanded hv a mlflshlnmart nampd $ L Aonio. He was Just below the Island 5r, w oi ijusshi,- inirty mues soutneast or The two small craft, which between MV them had thirty men aboard, were t.tL, AuffrfJv B-omP' nlnnp fha nonet whan o .irtat column of smoke was seen. "Wondering what it was." said Com mandpr Rlzzo, "I changed our course and was soon running northward. I could 'make out in the dim dawn it Iras' about 2:15 Sunday and. strangely enough, the anniversary day of the sinking ofjthe AVien six -months ago lhar a. powerful enemy squadron war approaching.- There were two ships of the Viribus I'nltls type, preceded and flanked by-ten destroyers. Rlzzo Describes Encounter T. aafrtfn mvsplf Vrtll nci.aM gSL chance like this again you've got to tack-ias- her thought best." ririade straight for the squadron. They did not see nor h-ar me. When I Judged the moment had come T slipped be tween the second and third escorting ' destroyers. As I passed the former caught sight of me and her alarm whistle -was .blown violently. - She began firing, but her shells passed over; us. 1 was already through the line a distance of between 400 and 600 feet. i "I let go my torpedoes. One struck on a line with the funnels. The sec ond struck furtner aft, but also ex ploded -with full force." ' "fThere'was Commander Rlzzo inside the Austrian. Jlne' In a. motorboat, with V( -Hts lorpeaots gone ana weaponless; so. Si seems to have 'Judged, for it turned to rv " .::. ""J- . .. fujil t" u o naa anoiner resource iett lsS' In two depth charges. Judging from '! tht soeed of-hla own little vessel that mttP'.it the destroyer, he flung one In. It B'i.'WJM tint pynlortf.. Another tlt-htnlno- &$, i Calculation and In went the second. ETf' Baw-ine uesnoycr tut in ine sea, P '2m ("ho said, "and roll like a drunken m4n." EL'JwCl?. fih jLns hndlv lilt and In Iia rrnn ttfc though the";'thlrd oncornjruj destroyer ' sgyiTtneo 10 nun. miii, xviszuuppa away. Ltfe.than twenty minutes. Midshipman Scores a Hit Hf . ".c f Meanwhile Aonzo's boat 'had Its turn ''&t 'ildled up In the rear of the convoy and r7..i.r 'fluj . t-.A.inH t- -j Jlred two torpedoes at the second dreadnought. The first slipped past her "bows," but the second hit "her full toward the stern. Those In Aonzo's boat saw the. first battleship heeling fiver deeply. Aonzo's boat sped away afterlts. companion. There was a little desultory firing In their direc tion, but they were not pursued. t Sixteen hours later, Italian aircraft flying over the scene saw masses of - rwreckage drifting away toward the North Adriatic. That so much wreck age should have been .seen so long J;.' after may confirm the loss of the big 5 vessel. The damaged destroyer was A?T" ween earner, oeing loweo. Dacn t0 Foia, W ,o the wreckage did not come from her. ixe The aircraft visited Pola and re. ' , snorted there is now only one dread- AWul nOUgnt mere wuc.o uu-c uirie wcio & ;nur. One dreadnought was recently r'toirfSedoed at Pola, '. 'i-iT?T.HC 4 XT7C IT? A TH 1)4 fTl? "hltfI TXVTO SfUJrilMTlALl I kJ UjAII1. Itt.lJtt lUULiUkJ Wi A-O T.17T3TT TV UT7 k$w ' AO rrJiJLr iu irtt.jL.rii lnvjixrrtorAj WDocuments and Prisoners gaKi' scientists' rear ot Due to Malnutrition By EDWIN Si.K7J.'' - ...-. f 'pff'tpecul Cable to Evening Public Ledger '"&' XomiTioM. titS. by Sew York Times Co. f4Mi- . . ..j ,- vh; American Army jci-..w- . Li3V.Mrne June 14. i Evidence of the greatest importance as r.i?rvi lntrn.il conditions In Germany has IjwgSjust come Into the possession of the f-&JAmerlcans Jhrough captured documents '.fli.vv ......, - - . ftT'lnd the testimony of a captured medical B; Pjwsiccr. I- jAiVS On May 8 at Heidelberg there was r,.rr:f Jwld a meeting of scientists and physl- ft' smUntr from all parts ot Germany, .at -.-" rCfeUtUltUMB ctv l,v. i.- J$A W- combat serious Health conditions. t.tafc1,-h I" JWr. the Chancellor and the Reichstag ', $Jemandlng immediate governmental aid t,?$rh! 'resolution set forth .tht, the death fe.',, . ... , ..,. ,te among iniants ana women ana en... ran . .p i-- fc ...r .-...- tinted ouf. the increasing peril to the n civilian dodu atlon. It was inted out that sanitary conditions were ;.'ard rettln wore;,that four year lA i-.-Si not enough food had placed the civil - yr' 4 ... . .... .... ., j population in a position .wnere ii ttM'ont offer normal ,rf 3Bti?ce. tojlls. ;. Especial attention was drawn lo .'ravages of spring epidemics .due to nutrition. FjPliyslcians reported the ureat "preva- (iflt aoscesses amon vmr laciorjr IfZ T a vtao.' faowna.4 that 41,a ;of. May 16, reducing the bread from .oo grammes to itsu ses, stated that the reduction wan I "until crops arrivea irom tne . it was stated that the German i were coming to. doubt the receipt l-aunplles from tbe Ukraine, and i!ai general dissatisfaction -with , DM.ce made with tbe Russians. r.liPclom of AurUoTr.tr tW ,int treaty with Austria 4,'tM, suspicion mat tne people : be 'victims of the annexationists' r for victory,-and. the prospect of; a -winter of w". brought a serious p,tnl UMtaaa uoTernmtnr. t to, ryifiwr .QHKfp. in uec tave ilw JHMtett "dread of .! , 'i .itnf JhlTy 1 1 r " . gFy . iia --iti aril SHOOT ESCAPING AMERICANS Prisoners Trying to Get Back Arte Killed by Germans Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CotvnoM, ItIS, tv tftw York Times Co. Th Hague. June 1 " A report In cir culation here asserts that captured Americans say that a number of Amer icans have been shot for attempting to escape from Oermany. The Deutsche Tagesieltung says that Americans were put on the front near Chateau-Thierry on June 8 for moral effect and to fulfill Clemenceau's prom ise of American help. The paper says that the commencement was m.t very encouraging and that the Americans' m taslc was made with the support of the French, as they would not be allowed the responsibility of attacking alone. "We are of the opinion." It continues, "that American, perhaps a division, have been shoxed en the French section of the front" The paper says that strategically things are uncertain for the nmente. PRESIDENT'S SPEECH WORRYING GERMANS Teuton Newspapers Make Sarcastic Comments to Hide Concern SCOFF AT DECLARATIONS Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Comright, JSJS.bu S'w York Times Co. The Hague, June 14 President Wilson's recent speech to the. Mexican journalists has caused con siderable concern to the German press The Rhenish fJazette asserts that one , Is accustomed to much from ilon. otherwise the speech might have caused surprise, and that the usual difference between theory and practice W percep tible The paper sco(T3 at Wilson's re nunciation of annexations or commercial advantage, and- says that America wishes to put German South Sea colonies under the protection of the American flag' and asks why America Is trying to oust Germany .from South America If notjor commercial reasons The paper declares that America wlU also demand compensations from Rus sia In the shape of the Iron district of Siberia. 'and tho Ural Mountains, as well as supervision of part of the Siberian Hallway It exclaim "Anil then the Monroe Doctrine, Wil son's favorite theme, one that he has so often handled in an epic manner. Wll on wants to be big brother to the neu trals, but "big brother with it big stick."" The Koelnlsche Zeltung says Wilson sinks deeper and dpeppr. referring to a certain open letter to the Kaiser, "which the President approed of and Qf which he hod hundreds of copies published." The letter by IxjuI.m Slberkoff, which compares the Kaiser to Nero, Caligula, Attila and Beelzebub, docs not meet the approval of the papefl The Frankfurter Zettung comments on the fact that oen American school chil dren are being taught to fight German propaganda and to be patriotic, and says that a new lesson called "Amerlcanls mus" is to be Introduced In the schools. The same paper sees In the Presi dent's speech an appeal to European public opinion,, which, It asserts, does not believe entirely In Wilson's Idealis tic war alms. The appeal can only be made to the Central Powers or neutrals, the paper says, unless Washington Is afraid that the Entente is unconvinced of Wilson's Ideals. As not- one of the Central Powers can believe the Presi dent, the Zeltung proceeds, then his speech must ha been made for neu trals It -accuses him of not mastering foreign 'politics and of being hesitant, anxious and uncertain In spite of his "arrogance and brutality " "The recent speech," says the paper, "reads like a comic apology to harmless Mexican Journalists. It is questionable whether this speech will have success In America. -where they know the suddenly gintle between brother well enough to criticize his kind speeches Today Car ranza will say that Wilson's apology for the part almost looks like a warning or menace about future mistrust of Wash ington's Idealistic dictation " The paper says that one reason for 111 feeling Is that the present Mexican Government does not allow Americans to exploit Mexico's riches with American capital and that another reason is Mex ico's strict neutrality. It tells its read ers of petroleum companies which are so rich that they could pay for a revo lution every year, and concludes that even this speech will not convince Mex icans or any one else of Wilson's ideal istic policy.' A T TU TtrD 17 A Crc Captured by Americans Show Ravages ot Disease, L. JAMES America's cominr strength In the war. While this has been partially assauged for a while by promises from Hlnden burg and the Kaiser of victory before our full weight can be felt, they said the failure of the Somme drive to end the war as promised made the people doubtful. Evidence from a number of sources lndlcatesthat If the German Government does not win the war In the next four months, there is a prospect of a grave crisis In Germany. Prisoners Insist the situation Is becoming desperate A very Intelligent officer expressed the conviction that the capture of Paris would not end the war. He even said Z,.' with the Americans In it. """ " f" """ That Germany la bank nsr rreativ nn ,nnlns the w QUcItly lg "n " b" th"j utt mat u. ii.iy prisoners captured tne otner aay oy tne Americans, every one "w vwm mirror with a picture of Hlndenburg on the back and also a post card showing the German soldier. Austrian soldier, and Turkinh soldier under their flags with the caption, "Last and winning drive." All this shows that Germany is In desperate need of peace. To one who has seen as much mlsarv "of refugees and evacuees as I have. there Is the greatest satisfaction in' the contents .of a letter from home taken from a captured "officer Just back from leave, alt told of the terror of British nlght-raidlng on the Rhine towns and of thousands of people leaving those" towns for safety. It said the exodus from Coblentz., Cologne and Metz was ery large. It also told how a bomb, falling on a German troop train, had killed ISO soldiers on the way to the American. Toul front. Another British aviator wrecked the Cologne station and de stroyed -a big plcrlo acid factory. The station was hurriedly-repaired, but was wrecked again two nights later hv fErltlah bombers. I talked with one of these British bombers in Paris the other day, and asked 'him how "he felt while dropping bombs on civilians. He replied quietly; "They killed my sister In lominn C. ,-" "V'r.tf.1 T -a' ... - fi -- -- . o-wj'uarv - at;-? . - -t - . b' tm I laalaWJVJaaaWatalaBaaaaaaaaaaaaHH T WlTllalati ill ' r!BaaaSr ' DECORATION OF X3rv COURIERS WAR PROFITEERS Arc Accused of Making Moncv Out of Exchange Differences Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copvrioht, 1S1X. bv Ktw York Times Co. l'arln. June 14. The Ingenious way which certain diplomatic couriers be tween Switzerland anil Paris 'have been able to make substantial profits by tak ing advantage of the Important dif ferences existing In exchange values has Just become generHllv known. Several of these messengers have been making a practice of buving British sovereigns and American dollars each time they arrived In Paris and changing them on their return Into Swiss money, which on their next trip to Paris tliev converted Into French gold end notes It Is known that a single operation of this kind, in which the original capital involved amounted to the equivalent of $0000, enabled the men concerned to divide be tween themselves a profit of SOUO francs, or nominally iiiiuu These operations were made possible tliiough the fact that diplomatic luggRge Is not subject to customs inspection at the frontier. Two of the couriers are to be prosecuted for breach of the law of April of last year, prohibiting the ex port of capital, and five other nerroiiR are said to be Implicated. The only penalty provided under the law Is a line. AUSTRIAN WOMEN NEAR FRONT Forced by Hunger to Work Long Hours at Small Pay Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger London. June 14 A dispatch to the Dally Express from Geneva says that the Brlxener Chonlk, a Journal pub lished In tho Austria Tyrol, states that 36.000 Austrian women and girls of all ages and classes hav- been forced, by hunger to Join the women's- battalions which are working near the front lines Bitter complaint Is made by them of the long hours they are compelled to labor, the meager food supply, and the inadeqiacy ot their wages. The un happy w.imen unfortunately are unable to withdraw, as their necessities obliged them to sign contracts binding them to undertake this work until the end of the war. WANT PETROGRAD PORT FREE Russian Paper Urges Move in Fear of Baltic Harbors Conenhacen. June 14. The Russian paper Petrogradskoleekko, according to the special correspondent of the Extra bladet, reports a meeting of representa tives cf trade and Industry to consider a proposal lo establish Fetrograd as a free port. Petrograd is now In great danger of losing Its position as an In dustrlal center, owing to the Russian Baltic harbors being In German hands. To keep up Its export trade, Petrograd, It is argued, must be made a free port. HERTLING THREATENS DIET He Will Not Hesitate al Dis solution Amsterdam, June 11. The Berlin TageblaU. commenting upon the re sult of the debate upon the suffrage reform bill in the lower house of the Prussian Diet, says: "Chancellor -von Hertllng told the representatives of the Left he already had In his hand a royal decree for dis solution of the Diet, and he would not hesitate to use It when called upon to do so. He. also said If things were not cleared up before winter he would dissolve the lower house and appeal to the electors," RED FINN MONEY BANNED Director of Finnish National Dank Out laws It Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copenhagen, June 14. 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A FRENCH CHAPLAIN FOR BRAVERY GERMANS LEARN U.S. IS FIGHTING Papers Permitted lo Tell People Americans Are on Front ORDERS SENT TO PRESS By GEORGE RENWICK Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Cortrnnt. lOlS. bv .Veto Vorfc Times Co. Aniftlenluni, June H. "America has" JiWierto only threatened us by means of military ,lati8tlcs, but now she appears herself on the field of battle. She has come out of the stage of preparation for war and entered that of the actual fighting." So savs Gen eral von I.lebert, military critic of the Tagellche Rundschau of Berlin. He terms tho United Stutcs German 's new enemy." He cannothelp expressing surprise that nothing has been heard about the sinking of American troops by U-boats, and hopes that Germany's latest under seas cruisers are after that prey. The Tagellche Rundschau editorially Informs its readers that the war has entered the American stage, the last and greatest of all, and that the Ger jnan authorities kMow-futl well that ths final part of the struggle Is not far off. Such statements are In keeping with the Information I have from a reliable source to the effect that Instructions have been sent around to the German press, informing tho newspapers that It will be advisable gradually to prepare the country for the news of the active participation of American forces In strength on the west front. Two hours after the Americans started through the Bols de Bclleau, the Ger mans launched their heavy attack to regain Bouresches. A dark and cloudy night had aided their preparations foi the rush, but the Americans, expecting something of the sort, had the northern side of the town lined with machine guns, and had artillery all trained on the railroad embankment over which the boche had to come. The Americans seemed to have excellent tab on the German movements; and when, at 5 o'clock, tjif. Germans came ov er, they met a terrific machine-gun fire, while a heavy barrage was put right behind the attacking party and gradually lowered on it, not only cutting off re-enforcements for. It, but killing many In it Heavy Slaughter of Germana The slaughter of Germans In this at tack was the heaviest the Americans have yet been able to Inflict, t Our, men. In excellent positions at the edge, suffer ed almost no losses. In this operation we .took fifty prisoners. Including one of ficer. This is the best reason to suppose that for the present the Germans expect to settle down on the SolsBons-Chateau-Thierry sector and let well jnough alone. But the Americans are not .itlsfled sim ply to hold the line protecting Important roads to Paris. In eight days' fighting, In which there have been five prominent engagements, they have had the best of It every time . It Is not to be supposed that this work has 'been done without losses to our forces, bu' evldenpe found in the cap'tured terrain has shown that the Germans suffered much more, with the "exception of one day. I have talked with officers from the other American sectors today, and all say that the ac complishments of the marines. and the Ninth and Twenty-third Infantry In the last week have Inspired the whole Amer ican army. Every doughboy Is proud that the Americans have Bhown they are not "buffaloed" by the terrible boche. BOOT CARDS IN GERMANY NOW Purchaecr Is Put to Lots of Troliblc to Gel Footwear Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Amsterdam, June 1 1. On and after Saturday it is going to be a ponderous business to obtain a pair of boots In Oermany, The details published official ly of the necessary procedure certainly are unique as a piece of war organiza tion The person who wishes to. buy foot wear must first of all be provided with a boot card. Oh presenting that nt a hoot shop ho or she must produce evi dence of Identity, using for the purpose a birth or marrlago certificate, military pass, travel permit or some such docu ment One member of a household can obtain footwear for others In the family, if she or he U described on the boot card as really representing them, or If not so described by furnishing a species of power of attorney by the rest of the family In addition to ail the necessary documents of Identity. The seller of boots is bound by regu lations to Investigate the genuineness of the document before ho parts with any of his precloUH goods. Repairing of footwear-de-lu.e. Is forbidden. A curi ous point" In the new order Is that It Is expressly "verboten" to pay for boots In any othpr way than by money PAINT RED CROSS ON DEBRIS German .Trick to Show Allies Bomb Hospital Trains Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CovvrloUt, JP1S, by Sew York 7imr& Co.f .rrU. Juno 3 4. In a letter to the Figaro a correspondent who recently succeeded in returning to France from Sedan narrates n characteristic trick. Before leaving Sedan he saw in the station a number of railway carriages vvnicn.iiaa oeen wnecKeu oy an Allied aerial bombardment, and witnessed Ger mans In the act. of painting the. red cross on the debris. Afterward he saw them photograph the vehicles In order, as he suggested lo enable newspapers to re produce photographic "proofs" of Allied attacks on hospital trains, and thereby Justify their own bombardment ot Allied hospitals. DALSIMER STANDARD SHOES : IMm BaaaaaaaaRaaaaaaaaaKaaaak KaaaaaaHylaaaaaaHBaaaaA ' aaaaaaaH , There are certain quality standards which Dalsimer rigidly maintain. Qualities differ with price, but our shoes are always thoroughly dependable, regardless of price. SPECIAL TOMORROW UswsvssvwAfam Floor 'Tis a Feat talteme flnTHE BIG fc ar jiii t. r jr rV MAURICE INCIDENT DUE TO POLITICS IN THE WAR British Generals WelcorAcd Unity, of (Command, but Politicians, Including Lloyd George, Opposed It j i i BY ROBERT DONALD Editor of the London Dtilr Chronicle Special Cable to Evening Public Ltdgtr) Covuriont. till, ey Xtw York Timer Co. London, June 14. American newspapers which have Just reached this country contain er roneous interpretations of the Maurice incident. They assume thnt It was part of a campaign against unity of command. It had nothing to do with unity of command, but referred to the more contentious question of political action in military matters. In wars in democratic countries we are up against the eternal problem of how to find the dividing line be tween military and political control, The more allies there are lighting side by side tho moro difficult the problem becomes. It Is not vet solved. Roughly, tho business of the states man Ir to define policy; the dutv of the soldier to evolve a strategy which will .carry out that policy. In the Somme battle it was nlleged that the politicians had Invaded the soldiers' province and given them an extended line without sufficient men to defend it. On the facts General Maur ice made out a strong case, but one which he should never have raised in public. He gave expression to a feeling long latent among British gen erals that the politicians were en croaching too much on the sphere of the military. Some of the most bril liant conceptions In the var came from politicians, but the men and the machinery were not ready to execute them. Antwerp and Galllpoll vyere brilliant and tragic conceptions. The Salonlca expedition originated with the politicians. llrlllsli Oenerals "Westerner" Almost without exception British gen erals have been "westerners," and any diversion of effort by distant expeditions which weakened the western front never met with their approval. If the war had produced a great 'British general he would have been able to combine po litical unity with military achievement nut nnltv of command In the west Is quite another matter and so far as I know the British generals were never opposed to it. Politicians have pursued an Inconsistent policy regarding It. Mr. AsqulHt was opposed to It. ""Speaking In the House ot Commons on November 13, 1917, Prime Minister I,Ioyd George condemned the appolnt nien of a generalissimo In the following unqualified terms: "I am utterly opposed to that sugges tion for reasons Into which It would not be desirable to enter. It would not work. It would produce real friction and might really produce not merely friction be tween the armies, but friction between the nations and the governments." Torn Appointment Welcomed Fortunately the Prmc Minister's fears have not been Justified. Without Foch The Quality Cigar rent Broii, Co.. Mrra.. Tnlta. m A Big Value at $4.-90 . DARK TAN OR BLACK LEATHER OR NEOL1N SOLES Ifat'rt Floor East' Section 8g Superior Quality Oxfords Cordovan Color Calf. $6 ,A delayed shipment Price concession made us. We offer you our saving. West Section to Fit' Feet 1204-06-08 Market St SHteitMt IXffW ywr'.i In supreme command the armies in the west would not have been able to with stand the recent onslaught by the enemy. The appointment of General Foch has been welcomed by British generals and by none more enthusiastically than General M&urlcs. It was regarded as a practical war measure long overdue and took the place of what the British sol dier considered the utterly Impracticable executive committee of the Versailles council. Just before the great German offensive nn executive committee was set up to be connected with the Supreme War gouncll, with General Foch as chairman, eneral Robertson rontended that the system would not work and that no change ot personnel would make It a workable piece of war machinery. Gen eral Robertson relinquished his office as chief cf the Imperial General Staff over the matter, reraraing it as a question of principle. No sooner had the great offensive begun on March 21 than the committee system broke down, and this led Inevitably to thu apppolntment of Foch as generalissimo ot the combined Allied forces. It was unfortunate that this change had to be made in the midst of a great battle, but General Foch Is a commander of resource and Imagination. ,and It Is due to his- superb generalship that the progress of the enemy has been checked. Von Seydler Resigns Again London. June 14. Dr. von Seydler. the Austrian Premier, tendered his resignation to Emperor Charles on Wed nesday, but the Kmperor has not yet accepted It, according to a report from Amsterdam. ZSTORE OPENS DAILY 9 A. BONW1T TELLER. aCQ StSpeciahcpOiiutatioM CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET FOR TOMORROW (SATURDAY) June Clearance Sate Waists and Skirts J vSffiir m-kiiiti hL-'JaflaME.- . . r'-' J J Distinctive Summer Skirts Silk Tricolette Skirts Dropped stitch. Seven chic ' models. One as illustrated. Special for Saturday .25M Women's in iji TjtlTrlT lif.C Erab HI JUHg 'iiR - DC Developed in cotton gabardine, Iinene, linen "and organdie, plain tucked and embroidered models, r,- 3.904.50.Q.50 zl2'50 v tgfec&I -r . 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