"J irl .yj mtfm ". "V VifO , VF ,. & ? iv jjgjgjaa lijsai. 4 & trtl tE WEATHER ni. tev &P& r ' - N , ii i uenmcj C IPn.tllingfon, Shorten tonight ex ee'pl far southeast, Tuesday fair, cooler. tehtkhatcbb at each hour I I a 110 111 112 I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 61 6Tf6B 7lT76T? I 7DT0 I 81 I 811 EXTRA ffiv ' e. i i "e ar VOL. IV. NO. 266 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1918 CnrTnwiiT. 101"., ht rnr Pcsrto Lrtxini CoMrvr PRICE TWO CEN r HI . meoaet I3UOU -S D K 14 IL J w lh 9 ' ; i lit. K 8? fNOTED DIPLOMAT GOES TO ANSWER SPY ACCySATION 4 Stangeland, Economist, Ac- cused by New York ' I Fedpral Jury KNEW OF STEEL OUTPUT tCjf; S. Agents Believe He Kept Germans Informed Regard ' ihg War Work Here Disclosure to the German General Staff of trie statistical record of steel production In this"' country Is believed to be behind the arrest hero of Charles Emit Stangeland former American diplo mat and holder of many college de crees. He was arrested by the Naval Jntel- vi. . licence Pr"lco Here and placed under - AtAAM 1 It - 1 I .-.. - t- it touuv uau lor u ni"wUH luuuy. ( fiavine " waived a preliminary hearing and slgnl f fled his willingness to face the Federal f authorities In New York, where he has Deen mulcted on a Federal charge. Stangeland left for New York at noon .in company with Frank L. Garbarlno, chief agent here of the Department of Justice. His hearing In New York was expect ed to take place late this afternoon or early tomorrow. Details of the Indict ment, returned scleral days ago, are withheld by the Xew York District At torney, r "Stangeland ai arrested for a vio lation of the esp'onage net, which deals with trading with the enemy through Illegitimate channels," was all the In formation navaL. Intelligence authorities would gle out today. ' Detail Withheld Details of the arrest were not made public, nor was the character of the evidence against him available. It will be brought out at the Xew York, hear ing In his position ai satistlcian of the Bethlehem Steel Company he was In a position to know exactly the status of steel production In all. Us different phases In this country. Other feature of Stangeland's activities in this country have been under rigid Invertlgatlon. Every message he has sent out'has been Uf carefully censored. His every action ftt nas been watched by an agent of tho Jt' Government for weeks past. ' He Is known to have some sympathetic ' connections with prominent. Russians. who In urn were friendly to the Ker ensky revolution whlcft It Is believed. Is VIIBIty 1CVU1UUU11 miiuii, 11 13 ueiluvcu, 19 now being planned. Stargeland is not thought to bo have any sympathy with me uoisneviKi. Bellero Arrest Important Federal officials are making -no effort to minimize the importance pf the arrest of Stangeland. They -declare they ex pect to learn much of, the manner In which Germany has been learning of tho United States war preparations. . Stangeland, an American citizen, Is thirty-seven years old. Ms "prominence at attache of tevernl American lega- flnna favn him nfntaa (n Ctfa Ttun.... ment archives and placed him In a posl- lion to gain Information of great value I to the enemy. It Is said. The New York fa"u,t"0t 7500 ball. ' Indictment against him Incorporates the, He was charged with assault upon charge that he, with otherB, used the Benjamin Janovitz a Rumanian restau Unlted States malls to convey military I rant Keeper, his wife and a waitress, in Information to Germany throuch neutral the establishment at 611 South Fourth nmmtrlen Jtln recnrri in "Whn- ij7i, i Amerlca" follows: Rtnngeland. Charles r.mll. political ernn omlat: born Sheldahl, la., Mav 1, 18S1; eon of Adolf and Thfra Marin (Slqvrland): drgree A. n , Auaabtirs Seminary Minne apolis. 1R98: at Unhrmity of Wisconsin. 1R08-1MIO: A. M.. University of Minne sota, 1001: University of Berlin, 1 002-03 ; Ph. D , Columbia. 1001: married Karln Mlehaellls. February 22. 1912. Instructor and later professor of political economy. State College of Washington, 10O5-OO; studied and traveled In France, Italy, Russia, etc., 1907-0R: expert special aeent Bureau of Corporation to- January 10, 1912: secretary American Legation at La . Paz. Bolivia. January 10 1912: member of American Economical Association. Die Internationale Verelnleung fur Verslelch nde RechtswltBenschaften und Volkawlr schaftslehre In Berlin and uther societies: author Pre-Malthuslan Doctrines of Popu lation. 1904; contributor to economic Jour nals: address, Department of State, Wash . lmton. a Wife la In Copenhagen ' Stangeland's wife, Karln Michaellls Stangeland, a novelist. Is now In Copen hagen, according to Special Agent Gar barlno, of the Department of Justice, but he was unable to say whether the if letters Stangeland la alleged to have written, containing matter of great jnlll- .. ImnnrliinpA werA written (n ivra Stangeland. With him for a time in the boarding -house was Gustavo Ragner Ltndgrtn. Indicted in Isew York on the'same charge as Stangeland, according, to the naval i. Intelligence officers Llndgrln Is said to have traveled extensively In Europe since the outbreak of the war on a forged ; passport, and Is aMeged to have used the passport to get' military Information -. Into Germany. He and Stangeland are charged Jointly with using the malls to , convey military Information to Ger- many. A "tin" that Strangeland was In Beth lehem was received several days ago by, the Naval Intelligence omcers, and, the- turner u.o wiitrtipri from that flm until V Strangelancl was arrested. His arrest & i wa made quietly and was kept secret. Even city detective? did not know of It. although the prisoner was lodged In City iK Hall. f $&"" Stranneland was second secretary of K s the American embassy In London for f.ik several months after the European war. Previous to his connection wun tne Lon-1 don empassy 'he was secretary of the American Legation In Bolivia, and was l. a1kba !' Vea lta cX Hla connection with the State Denart- M" ment was severed early In 1915, when r&l he ,e't tne London embassy. Local Fed-?-j eral agents have no knowledge as to wnemer nis alleged cuimctuuii wmi uer many dates back to that time. MINERS SWEAR FEALTY .Reaffirm Allegiance to U. S, by r uain 10 w oik to g pit capacity ? Mi United Mine Workers of America have fcf reaffirmed their allegiance to the United avaie ana worm ireeuom vy pieaging vV' th Government to do their nart In wlnnlne the war by working full time M nd help produce the maximum amount - V of coal which la co necessary. r T.w The men have signed the following -. to that our allies may win, I pledge myself to worK every aa.y ni it 13 Bhyelcally possible for. mto do.to." ;CM '&. f"' ' ft SB i TBWWI- mm WIFE OF SPY SUSPECT Karin Miehaells Stangeland, wife of Charles Emil Stangeland who has been arretted under the eiplon age act, is known as a novelist TWENTY VICTIMS OF SEA DISASTER TAKEN TO LEWES Men Who May Have Met Subma rine on Way Here I.fivt,, Del., June 17. A boatload of survUors of some dls-J aster of the sea was landed at Lewes this afternoon. There were a hcore of persons In the party. They boarded the 3:20 o'clock train for Philadelphia. The-report current In Lewes was that these survivors all men were members of the crew of another boat attacked by a German submarine. But naval Intelli gence offlcers guaided the men so close ly that would-be questioners could not get near them. The understanding Is that the men Were picked up In a small boat some distance at sea. They were landed here by a steamship bhortly after 1 o'clock. At tho otHcff In this city of the Com mandant of the Fourth Xawpl District information on the lndlng of the survt- Bu' the boches were compelled to re vors was refused. An aide to Captain turn to their own lines badly cut up and Van Bosklrk was asked if the men were from a vessel which had been attpeked by a submarine. "I am Hko George Washington I cannot tell He," he replied 'Therefore ,. . J. will OUJf Hunting, Captin Van Bosklrk said today that 1 wllPsay nothing, nevvsppers were publishing "too mucn stug " "And." he added, "some of them will be purjlshed." COP IN JAIL DRAWS PAY .. . .... 1 .1 Patrolman Auerbach Not Taken Off City Roll Kvery day Patrolman Emanuel Auer bach, S10 South Fourth street, sepnds'ln Moyamenslng prison, he Is receiving from the city $3 60. Auerbach. a member of the force at he Third and DHancey street station street. Janovltz Is a witness In the Fifth Ward murder and conspiracy case. Lieutenant uaiy, 01 tne -rnira ana us lancey street station, this afternoon said: "Auerbach Is stilt connected with tlhs station house, but 1 don't know where he is." And In reply to a further question he edded that "L"very patrolman, If he Is on the books of the station house, is drawing city pay." CAR EQUIPMENT POOLED Railroad Director McAdoo Abol ishes Per Diem Charge Washington, June 17. Ballroad lines under Government contral today were further molded Into one great system by the pooling of all car equipment. In a sweeping order the railroad ad ministration abolished the per diem plan of charge for the use of the cars between Individual lines. The ruling makes all equipment common property. -Iteturn of empty cars to their parent roads has taken up much motive power. Urder the new order, any car can be utilized anywhere without piling up rent als against the various lines. OUR TROOPS AMAZE BRITAIN Rush of Arrivals of Marching Men Eclipse All Records London, June 17. "Arrivals of Ameri can troops in the last few days have eclipsed all records,". the Post declared today, , Considered purely as a shipping feat. It ils something hitherto never accom plished In mercantile annals. Week-end scenes at. one army post were amaz ing." ' FIRE THREATENS LAWRENCE Disastrous Blaze Breaks Out in Tenement House Section , Lawrence, Mass., June 17. The tene ment house section of Lawrence, near the business district. Is threatened with destruction, bv one of the worst fires In 1 tne history or tne city, wnicn Drone out lien- iiua-aiiciiiuuii. Three alarms were sounded. Next Thrust of Germans May Be at British .Frpnt Dispatches from the Flanders and Plcardy lines, Including the War Office reports. Indicate that the next German offensive will be hurled at the British front, probably with an ultlm'ate objective In the chan nel ports. Marshal Halg's reports lately speak of constant heavy raids, bar rages and violent bombardments about Albert, Arras and In the direction of Hazebrouck, anlmpor-, tant allied base. Correspondents report a condition of continuous unrest In these sec tors.- . A j? rf44 :,? AMERICAN TROOPS REPULSE ATTACKS ON TWO SECTORS; WIN FIGHT ON GERMAN SOIL Pershing's Men Smash Two Attacks on Belleau Wood. Enemy Flee in Disorder Teuton Blood Soaks German Ground as Yankees Win in Fighting Near Xivray With the American Army In Franee, June 17. Raids attempted by the enemy on two sectors, Bellau Wood and on the Toul front, w re beaten off yesterday by the Americans holding these lines Heavy losses were Inflicted on tho enemy. American forces holding Belleau Wood beat off two German attacks within two hours In the morning They took heay toll of the enemy and got off without a scratch. The attacks followed a fruitless enemy assault about 10.30 Saturday night A barrage announced a resumption of the effort about 2 o'clock yosterday morn ing. Th boches showed up at the edge off by a withering ride and machine gun I nre. The barrage failed to claim a victim and tho enemy Infantry did not get closi; enougn to do any damage. The attempt was reputed at 4 o'clock. Toe Flee In Disorder Tollowlng the usual barrage" the Ger man Infantry came slipping down a steep from tho field and rushed towftrd tho i wood the American rides and machine slope into a wneat field. As they broke guns drove them back. They fled in dls oraer. Three platoons of righting Americans, standing bravely by their guns under the most terrtfio bombardment tho Toul sec tor has known In many weeks, fought to a standstill' a vastly superior German attacking force in an encounter, at Xiv ray. With our artillery giving wonderful co operation, the Germans were completely repulsed, as they were on May 26, when they were driven back without taking a single prisoner. Repulne Picked Troops Ab In the attack of May 26, the as sault was made by ttorm troops brought up for this fight and they were under orders to take Americans at any cost. empty-handed as well Our artillerymen deserve great credit for their part In defeating the Teutons. Before the, attack was made, artillery ooservers ,reporiea wnat tney Urst I thought to be a large German working ' nnrtv In ?n Hfnn'a T.nnrl nn,t nlm.al.il I - , .. n. r 1 j , -, " , na"r,ln Man s. Land and signaled to the gunners to lay down a barrage, Instantly our guiiB crlss-rossed No Man's Land with a line of fire, our barrage being- laid down 'Just three minutes before the German barrage opened. It is certain that the German force cart be estimated at 600 men and that tKey suffered heavy losses, as the Huns lay outside of their barbed wire watting to rcilow up tneir own oarrage wun an attack. As the German barrage moved up to the outskirts of Xivray our ma chine guns played eireams of fire through the barbed wire. Nearly every where this stopped the Hun rush com pletely. However, i tew boches that were leading poured through a gap In the entanglements, dodging behind ruined buildings In Alvray, where they hoped to find a hiding place. One hundred and fourteen Americans held Xivray against nearly flOO Germans. The American barrages did effective work. Our artillery threw an Intense box barrage around the German attackers, cutting off their return. Following the close fighting in the streets and ruins of Xivray the Americans drove the enemy back across No Man's Land until stopped by the American box barrage. Continued on Tate five. Column Two $50,000,000 VOTED FOR WHSON'3 USE House Passes Bill, Includ ing $1,250,000 for Creel's Bureau PRESIDENT LAUDS WORK Washington, June 17. The House today passed an appropria tion bill turning over to President Wilson $50,000,000 as a personal war fund, sought by the President to Insure con tinuation of the Creel committee on pub lic Information. In a letter to Representative Sherley the President Indicated he feared Congress might attempt to curtail the work of Creel's bureau by denying necessary ap propriations. The President's request for (50,000,000 for emergency use was quickly granted, but the Creel appropriation of $1,250,000 gave rise to lively debate. "No man, no matter what his per sonal opinion of Mr. Creel, can question for a moment the value of the work this committee has done," Chairman Sherley Insisted, The President sild he had watched the'development of the committee's work with great Interest, because of his "close personal connection with Jt." He stamped It as "admirably done" and added that possibly no one but himself was aware of the "extent and variety of the committee's work and the useful and economical manner in which it has been done." Reviewing his expenditures from the $100,000,000 fund put at his disposal last year, the President said he had used "considerable sums" for the sup port of the food- and fuel administra tions, the war trade, board and various agencies having to do with labor adjust ments. These expenditures he thought would be no longer necessary because the various bureaus now were well estab lished and In a position to submit de finite estimates of expenditures which he deemed preferable. "A very large sum. he said, had been expended in repairing vessels own. M bv enemies which were deliberately 4t,Bi bv their crews. .v inner expenditures had been; for tm CQd.'l .. " ... .AJ, L.UMJ yj - U. S. Line Is Impregnable, Pershing Report Shows Washington, June 17. General Pershing In his communique today, said: "This morning (Sunday) In the Woovre, tho enemy executed a local attack against the left of our posi tion." "During the attack there was brisk artillery righting. The as sailants not only failed to penetrate our line, but were thrown back with seveie losses and left In our hands several prl-soners, of whom one was an officer. "In the region of Chateau-Thierry two local attacks made by the enemy during the night on the line Bourescheb-Ilots de Belleau were easily broken up. Artillery on both sides continues ery active in this region nnd In Plcardy." FRANCE HONORS DEAD AMERICAN War Cross Awarded to First Yankee Soldier Slain on German Soil OUR UNITS IN ALSACE By EDWIN L. JAMES Specjal Cable to Evening Public Ledger Cotturloht. 19tS, bv Sno York Time Co. With the American Army In France, June 17, American troops are now fighting In German territory. The flrst United States units to hold trenches across the border have taken over positions east of Belfort In Alsace, near the tip end of the western front. Every one In command, from the gen eral down, Is Immensely proud of being tho vanguard of American soldiers to fight on soli that was the Kaiser's be fore the war, and all are anxious to se an example for their comrades to fol low In driving the bocho out of Alsace and Lorraine. To Private "W, J. Guyton has been awarded the Croix da Guerre by the French as the first-American to dle-fight- ing on German soli Where the beautiful .Vostes Mountains slope down to the eastward lies a plain ! moro hills i lso In glorious array. Al where Alsace begin ana oemna wnicn most ul tho edge of the plain lies a line Continued on rc;e Fifteen. Column Seven KEYMEN WOULD AVERT STRIKE Tells Wilson Industrial Peace De pends Upon Companies St. Paul, June 17 There will be no strike of commercial telegraphers if the commercial companies agree to abldo by the rulings of the War Doard, Presi dent S. J. Konenkamp, of the teleg raphers, today wired President Alison. In reply to a letter from the Presi dent, Konenkamp wired: "1 can readily pledge you that If the telegraph companies will In turn ' accept the decision of the National Labor War Board and be governed by its rules nnd awards. Industrial peace In the telegraph service will be cer tain, at least until victory." LAUNCH 13 SHIPS HEREONFOURTH Delaware District to Help , Make Splash Heard in Berlin SIXTY-THREE IN NATION The twenty-eighth keel was laid today at Hog Island. v At least thirteen ships will "be launched on the Delaware River July i "Shlplaunchlng Day." This total Is a little more than one fifth of the ships to be launched throughout the country ; sixty-three ves sels will take their first dip on the Fourth. No other section of the country has responded so whole' heartedly to the suggestion that the nation's holiday this year be made one of the greatest In shipbuilding history. At the time the suggestion was made few ships were scheduled for launching oi July '4th. In this district the earli est launching was expected In the lat ter "part of July, Here and elsewhere the suggestion was received with enthusiasm. There was a general speeding up. From reports re ceived this afternoon a greater concen tration of energies and quickening of construction took place in the shipyards In this section. Berlin to Hear Splash Independence -Day will wark the big gest splash ever known In American or any other waters; a splash DlrecTor- General ScnwaD confidently says will be heard In Berlin. At a conservative estimate the sixty-three ships will have an aggregate tonnage of 200,000. Included In the least of predicted launchlngs along the Delaware are cargo carriers, combination passenger and car go carriers and tow torpedoboat de stroyers. Here is a list of the vessels to be launched from the various shipyards: Pusey A Jones ShlpbullJInr Company Wilmington ards t Pusey ft Jones Shipbuilding Company, UlUWr.Ki .iui .-............, ftarlsn & Kolllnscwortb Shipbuilding- Com pany ... ....... ...j,, .,.,,,. l Cheater Btftul!dinK Company....!"? 1 But BMpbulktUw Cosapany.. ,..'..;,.; J AUSTRIA PLAYS FINAL CARD BY DRIVE ONJTALY Failure Means Submerging of Hapsburgs in Flood of Revolution kaiser' forced blow Impelled by Teuton Will to Desperate Chance to Re lieve Revolt- By CLINTON W. GILBERT Staff Correspondent Etenlno- Public Lcdocr Washington, June 17. Tho results of the Austrian offensive are ambigu ous. The drive cannot be said to have been stopped Neither can it be said that it will certainly go on. Austria, according to theso critics, has done In her first day's drive rtbout all that could have been expected of her And jet it is possible for Italy to thrust her hack where she came from In the next few hours. She has crossed the Plave astride of a railroad, which is a good point upon which to base an advance. But bIis i has not swung with the might which Germany has displayed In her recent advances In the west. Her success may be localized; It may develop. The next few days will tell. Divided Advantage On the side of teiraln, the advan tage is w ith the enemy. On the human side, the udvantago is with Italy, Au&tila's last drive stopped at u point fi;om which nn attack could be easily projected. Italy stopped her at that time where &he could not advance where she would. Italy was left In a position not especially defensible, and one from which an assault could not safely bo launched. As for men, If reports in the pos session of the War Department are true. Allied opinion has never done entire Justice to the quality of Italy's army. Observers say that the best troops anywhere on the Allied line, ex cept our own troops In France, are on the Plave. When they say this they are speaking of the health and vigor of tho men and the general appoint ments of the army. This Is true be cause Italy, like ourselves, is still to face the enemy with the pick of her men. , Italy's Untapped Strength "VshVKas not b'eerf In tKeHvar as'long as France and England, and the war has not engrossed her energies as It has those of England and France. Her line Is relatively short. She has not had to call her older and physically In ferior men Into action. Moreover, her people are an outdoor people. Their vigor makes them admirable laborers In this country. Military men put great confidence In the physical vital ity of an army as the basis of morale. Therefore, their reports to our own War Department say that Italy today has the best trfoops in the field of war except our troops. On the ambiguous result of the Aus-tro-Itallan fighting much depends. The parallel between Austria and Russia Is inviting One side would dismem ber and possess Russia ; the other w ould dismember and set free Austria. Aus tria Is the nearest counterpart In the Central Board to what Russia was a year ago In the Entente Neither Is a nation Neither Is modern Russia Is -a. "Congeries of villages, of local com munities, medieval In their nature. Aus tria la a congeries of nations The power of the people to endure modern war seems to depend upon Its Indus trial developments Russia was the least developed of the Entente powers. Austria Is only slightly more developed Industrially than Russia. Russia Falls) Austria, Totters The present offensive of Austria sug gests generally the offensive which Kerensky undertook a year ago Russiaa Allies insisted upon Russia's making an Continued on Pacr Fhr Column Eight LUDERUS HITS HOME RUN IN FIRST INNING Circuit Clout Also Scores Stock Pirates Tie Count in Second riTTKHl'RGH Caton, ss rarer, cf CutslitiH, 2h lllnrliman. rf Mollnlti. lb lllirhee, If MrHerhnle. Sb hc-hmldt. e rilll.LIES Ilunrroft. s lWlllumi, cf Ntnrk. 3b I.nderus, lit C'raiath, rf Meiisel. ir Meftaflitan. !b Hums, o sillier, p Maser. p Umpires O'Day and Byron. By ROBERT W. MAXWELL riiillles' Park. June 17 Fred Ludirus continued his timely hitting against the Pirates In the flrbt Inning today. With Stock on first he lifted the ball over the right field fence for the circuit, giving the Moranment a start of two runs. PII18T INNING Caton was called out on strikes. Carey drew a pass. Carey stole second. Cuishaw sent a long fly to Williams. Carey taking third after the catch. Slayer tossed out Illnchman. No rune, no hits, no errors. Bancroft walked. Williams hit Into a double play, Mollwitz to Caton to Mollwitz , Stock threw his baC at the ball and knocked a single over second, Luderus lifted a home run over the right field fence, scoring Stock ahead of him. Cracath. filed to Carey, Two runs, two hits, np errors. New York Subway Strike Ends New York, June 17 The 7000 men who ot ruck a week aco on s'ubwav nn. structton returned to work today at an vance AUSTRIANS' NEW FIRMLY FOE TAKES BRIDGEHEAP ITALY DECLINES PEACE PROFFER Washington, June 17 The Central Powers recently offered Italy nn "honorable peace." which was refused, Premier Orlando Informed the Italian Chamber of Deputies, according to official dispatches today from Rome At the same time he gave detailed Information of the solidarity of Italy with the oppressed nationalities of Austria, The Premier stated the Czech-Slovak bdttallons are already fighting ,wlth Italian toldlcrs at the front and that the Rumanian Jugo Slavs are be ing alllovved to Join Italy against the common enemy. BASEBALL SCORES 0 2 0 2 10 PITTS'GH. PHILLIES. Miller-Schmidt; Mnyei-Burns; umpires, 'O'Bay-Byron. ATHTICS.. 3 -' CLEVEL'D, 0 f NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI 10 0 NEW YORK 0 0 0 - Schneider-Allen; Snllee-Barltlen. CHICAGO 0 10 0 DKOOKLYN 0 0 0 0 Tyler-Killcfer; Cheney-Miller. ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 Packard-Snyder; Uviham-Henry. AMERICAN WASHINGTON 1 CHICAGO 0 BOSTON 'S " I ST.LOUIS - . "- NEW YORK 2 , $ DETROIT 0 '; TWENTY SURVIVORS OF U-BOAT VICTIM REACH PORT WASHINGTON, June 17. Twenty survivors of the TT-boat victim, Kringsjas, reached nn Atlantic port today, the Navy De partment announced. The essel was sunk ninety miles off the Virginia coast. SPANISH "GRIP" SPREADS TO BERLIN AMSTEBDAM, June 17. An epidemic similar to that which broke out in Spain has appeared ni Berlin, according to the Lokal Anzeiger. It is more serious, however, owing to the weakness oft the people through insufficient food. Publication of the number of victims is forbidden. ALIEN PROPERTY ORDERED CHECKED UP ' WASHINGTON, June 17. Further checking up on enemy owned property was ordered today by the' War Trade Board, Trustees of estates and property owned by enemy subjects must get War Trade Board licenses before paying Interest, dividends or other money to enemy owners. AUSTRIAN MILITARY PRISON SHORT OF FOOD ZURICH, June '17. Austrian newspapers report that two Bed Cross nurses at Kirchendorf have informed the military authorities that the hospital must close unless food is received from British sources for the prisoners Htere. v i GERMANS TO SEND RETURNED PRISONERS TO FRONT .'.liSTEBDAM, Juno' 17, All German prisoners returned from Russia must be sent to the front, the Prussian War Mlnls te ha announced, it was learned here today. , SANK MERGER RUMORED Report Phila. National and Fann ers and Mechanics Will Unite A perolstent rumor was circulated In the financial district this afternoon that the Philadelphia National Bank had ab sorbed the Farmers and Mechanics Na tional Bank. Howard W. Lewis, president of the latter institution said that such a re port had been In circulation for a long time. Asked If there were any founda tion (or the rumor he refused to dis cuss the cublect further. An ofllcal of the Philadelphia Na tional Bank admitted that sich a report had been circulated but aald positively mat no sucn action aavcuBcen uunn to tne. present iimt, awm , MET BY LEAGUE ( - " ,, J" 'i -v ,-- ''-' "' - ' - ''&'& - - '' Z0fo$- DANIELS DEFENDS PADGETT Secretary Says House -Naval Chairman Has Been Helpfalv Washington, June IT. Secretary of the Navy Daniels today defended Chairman Padgett, of the House Naval Committee from published charges of President Kawley,- of. the Aero. Club" of America, that the ConfresMman had. blocked development of an America aerial coast patrol. t- ? Padcett, the Secretary aald, had acted In full co-operation with the ,M.vy,a had been extremely helpful; In vaitlaaT larg-8 appropriations' , wheMvas- , titer Padcett today reavlled'ta lat oharaea by Hawley with meet mai. navwser vwa miaek.Mar Mrar Usm J i BLOWS ALLIES; Enemy Reattach Violently Against&J Counter Drive TTT-rvTVTTVT A - s-r.,;. VllLlMii LdLiAlMOTfl 12,000 PRISONERS Italians Tenaciously Resist! Savage Hostile Ass.iiilf-c ! w. DIAZ DELIVERS Kf& VIOLENT STROKE! Heavy Offensive, Expect Found Defenders &?V) . iss Ready M re fclNfcMY CROSSES PIAVE -a. --.. -. ". Battle Continues With UnJI bated Violence With Ei tente Sure of Victory Vienna (via London), June 17. M The Austrians have taken 12,N(K, ,.....w ,i, ulc iaiian uuensvet IIM . Vienna War Office declared today. ne capture oi Liapo sue, or I west bankof .the Piave River. reported. (This is a bridgehead.)' West of San Dona (on the1' Piave) we have wrested more I from the enemy, capturta? Silo kA n-M- 4 --!.! w..w, a,c oMiciiieiu said. g& our prisoners now total 12.1 (The previous Vienna report.' J sued last night, announced the ts iure oi io,uuu prisoners.) v On the mountain front theii ing was limited considerably terday, owing to the misty weai "West of the Brenta we: tained the positions we bad- iU -,....:.. j it 4-.. ... riiiu uoy. SrJVfe mil, th Tt.iu..... ix. .H1ii' " luiiucs in itmr, June 17. Ji. $ Ti Ai..4-tn . ... -.., nusiuaik pressure is conun strongly on tho whole new batt between ihn A )... aA u -..."j. V -."& .. mo oca,-. the greatest force exerted on'tf sides of the Brenta.. - Q It Is still possible that the 11m i- now backward and forward, ciiuauon seems assuring. - yt The enemy, with l7ZU,ooo men), has not succe passing the advanced areas sou .Montello, where they succe mussing me .riave in cons numbers. There they are belnci ually pushed backward toy. river. , The Italian reaction on j,- x-jave came more quickly. trians who crossed the river.? eral points between tandelajjjj fitl Cava n... Jl TU.... " "J ..- no, "" ui rms werv; uuacKea ana nriven DacKr as mediately. The Austrians have bets'.'a Ji3 trained for thin rtr!v nh tacking with light equipment opening out In stormin?,tl protected by artificial togzlWj une of their objectives wast 1 the plains southward of jtlii tains. They also intended'? rrevtso tne first day, an i fifteen kilometers (about Un, i Austrian forces have rifle attack against the ItaUan, : British troops in the;i Grappa regions, the Italian " declared in a special stat today. jr'. ?.?, ' J !W ine nrcest,ngntinlr! various points along thill The Italians are paying: 1 and the enemy is beinc 1 -. .. ' ilM . The, War Office sUtai lows; ? In the Aslairo and Oi the enemy reattaclcad (.Mount wappev,' miles, weat'of. MmV troops are.baljeva there. 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