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' i...vi.'V " y . ,i J.r.' i iiwwMmrw mm. nr-pi wiirrntiiMnwiri 'K '' ' l J TABLE DISPATCHES TELL Ut WAK 1J WUVATIUNS UXTKUDUCEU tSTAMEKWAJMSABKi (I of J j- J i BIG FACTOR IENCHATTACK ied Creeping Barrage Counter-Stroke Which Pif Stopped Germans w-iri i . - m,.. -,.l 10JKE SPEED RECOKU way Deeds of Heroism Per- &f6rraed by Crews in Last ,$JS' ot i . r ..t S'VS1 lue6clay s Bailie Krfi ny Wiiat.n uun.im i lavvs:.jit -t .- . n..i.t: ;..-,, i'lrtfefefc'oMrtoM, 191. by .Veto York Times Co, .''..wi.;.-. ... . . i'jffljrwi Iho tTeii'h Annies, June is. mlf tho blf; French counter-attack or Hicsday contributed very greatly to. o uiooay encen 01 iunuiiiwutn"j K!l"?!rr.AT.X!;; F5$&that the work of tl: jJvvas, not the least vl: UnU UUJllUIUIGI t H lliaj viiuo-iij wc oi" the French tanks vital factor In the- Lit ,gaOK.Kaa Ul iliC LUllll.iuunv ........ -km,, .... ff 1l nA..A ..tpni.-n ten r 4SVftXnl ihaf rloenltn tln rnnrlltlnns' of CX- fctfii'Ptlonal difficulty and danger The . c. . -.. , ,.... P4i?ynmv n-na Uno-n tn linvo massed ip'a Cable to birm 5vVBJrg forces against our line, running I copurmht. i.i;.. bu en a K5st. Rlmost due south from ilerv. with tho rtnmr. .limn IS "A ,'-J"tntlon f a violent mish westward I 1,-Vil.that would round out his gain In tho , y'lcen'er ff ''' ATne French counter-attack was . mmmanaeu witn ine swiuness 01 "f-' ..t.2jcision mat is one ot tne creaiesi mi u- tt?&itT qualities. The result vns that!, " ,'J n,ad l5" '?" lo l".c.m. .,es r fgre tanks onlv received thetr-jivtruc. J "8"t the Hermans they .would at the I. ' ''.'.'?.. ...'.. . .. .. WJ . ,. . hllnnlitr. I, at' a mil In Inalrill Ihem. p'-v ryuoiisi iiist in i mn ror tnein ii,ajeacn .VGf'the scene of action. KortunateljWthcy to'l'knew the ground well. ' !l;'-By a forced night march they ileVVwioliprt thn nlntenii nfnvn tbn Mont- I '"'"iVdldlef Estrccs Railroad in the early 'il.-hours of tho morning of the 11th. The ; '.v5rallroads run along tho valley from J-Vwhleh thn Frpncli nttack was tn start I ' IXShortlv before noon. Tho tank com- , .l' mander was faced with ti serious nrob- . 'ui'lem. The roof of tho olateau and the 'fi'Vestern slopes were devoid of cover. I iSJlHe was forced to ndont a courso ot i LjUatvaltln undef the shelter ot trees , Stetititil the attack began, and then rush- fiffiinr to. support at utmost Epeea. W,s '.' , ., ' . . . Tanks rtroke !peeil Herorils - fAt 11 o'clock the Infantry advanced fter a brief artillery preparation. The i ,i4!tS',"""' "a3 uAteeuiiisij Liuiih, uum " i UfM numbers and In machlno guns, ana i Vi57 'progress wan ainicuit, especially towara -ve consider It fine, because it is a war iS&r Bellov. whoso wood formed a central f imttlr-n and Heei emotlnns. Perhans -,7;tedoubt ofTSo German position. the day will come when we shall be as !fdiKa4.-One of the youngest captains In the i tired thereof as you. but by that time -py.French army he Is only twenty-four w?rt J?3:rlbed their aharge to your correspond B J-dSriatl. r'.wim rniTiinxiuiPii ii iiiii irrv mi laiinn. u, w I ?''?. ,""W broke all speed records down c-w?!ial nili, ne saia. "im ine nai piaieau i aS.A,Te ;made rood time, but down the slope was like a herd of elephants running muck. Then up the cornfields on the p'V further side and l'k'clock we had '.V '-..... .. I,A ..... Into action. Before I. cauKiit up wun ine in- ' ksU.fl-ntry, xlin wan. flavin"- trAllhl M'lfbl r!'4'5:'th Cferman machine guns and must JVj-.'V.VK-ive been awaiting us anxiously. jfc'"'t'jS"As ;we passed a group of officers I "?"'"" '""' "l ""'"r.. . w a cray-halred colonel cheering iiko njKA'schoolboy, and It was e ery where the ','iMne. You .know; tanks have a double ; ku jiwirpuniieioia "'' """'"" our Infantrv as much as It dls- ?,;fncerts the enemy. ?!& Creeplnr narrate of TanUn ffXa1'sS'V, then formed the enutvalent of a ygsVeepIng barrage In front of the ad feSnce. fThe charge seemed to demoral- p.vlA. .1.. .a!.aa r tA n-, 1.a.i- ...a r-3 1I0 UUUilVff. Ill IHO UlOi HUUl r nocked out scores of mitrailleuses and ed right over three batteries. Sweep- f?r.l'.r around the southeastern edge of ,euoy woou ana iouoweu oy me m SJDmtry, whoso work was magnificent, we ijlduced the nests ot machine suns .ithere and the village was taken." -wyS'The subsequent French gains have al 'ifHii t-. H. "-A". "i". .,7 - :r..r" I , '.1vHA"y. ""J1 rr.,.'"!"., "r .:" uJ .: : rtHreaoy oeen recoroeo. bui u.e r"-B ; 2r """li ' W . , t.t ...i 4,i...t i ?ilr.-.7- ,.., J" ... I; VI T:.. if idnnl-J H'nnrlAFflll AAil nf horlltftl no IT i Jzthw were simple, every-day occurrences. XrWUUlcU nwiiudiui ii.v V (i... vtuti. u , tt?"".'' th? 7 ot Bn.a8P'ra"t J1,6"- r-zaS, tenant whose tanklwas put out ot action. I" m-. withdrew but later volunteered to SfZAmL ..' .. ....-, II.. v..'A??rturn. Another tank took him forward. li ;.T He leaped swlttiy Into the macnine K"hrough a nail or bullets and stayed Xdiere alone with German shells raining 5j&qund the inanimate monster until he able to restart the engine and bring ck the tank under its own power. I KfSoiuld cite a dozen such actions, but these sro are sunicicnt to snow one or tne rhne. reasons, of the French victory FViv- ..Mimaio. .wrv hmn.h ftf th nrmv mr ' v PRUSSIAN MILITARISM m$. NOW KAISER'S BOAST 9-JiLA I fisra 6' V&t ,:r 7iJ L Tlf. r 1.1 O :ub uiu mum .uiauiu i cu- pic on This Earth, He Asserts Tr ' Aroiifruim, June ia A'lteplylng to a telegram of congratula WNMM on the thirtieth anniversary ot iiwM:5.jiccesslon to the throne. Emperor M tSrTJhelm says Prusslan..mllltarlsm will f ."'JWbc .victory to Germany. The Emperor ' '1 . t. .'tanrtu Ihn muni pnnahl n.n. ,," ate, toni earth," and expressed the hope r" jpfeqpeopje will have strength to bear iS.:hlf.;!'sufferings and privations. The 'yWI'gram reaas: i.esiiTfMi lAiruMi menus 1111 kiuu M'l.hp In vour -vrIln-v nnd thn 'express cordial thanks and kind iwniBiry on ine any' on wnicn vears.aKO. I ascended th throne. ii celebrated ray twenty-five-year as ruler I was ante, witn specia,!, ide: to Dalnt out T bad been able my work asa prince1 of peace.. ice' uivil l.ie ufiu lii.LLMie nan , For nearly four years', iorcei iy.;our enemies., we navo been en ."in .h hnrdAHI utrtifffflA hlstnrv ij;. God, the Lord, hag-laid a heavy umn m Rhmilden.. but I carrv -Ihe. ronsclousnesH of our crood itvflb confidence in our ship, our .1 'mhiI ah at sni-f an1 In th Rn. that I have the good fortune at tne neaa qr.ine. mosi.capaDie on eartIL ". ' ' it'aa our arms, under strong lead nave proved, themselves invincible. will me nome iana. cxeninn strength, bear with strong will erlngs and privations which just keenly felt. ," I have spent, tnis, oay .miast iu and It moved me to the of my heart, yet filled with the r 'profound gratitude to God s bw that Prussian militarism, so used by our enemies, out wnicn ifothers and I, in a. spirit of im. loyaltv. order and obedience. jiirtured. has given Germany's ana ine urnnun rauoii hicuim. noli, and that victory will brine Ttwhlch will ruarantee the Ger- ?Tir'hn h mv sacred duty. m . th.t nf tho States, with all Swer to see to the h.aling ot the to otuted by war, and to secure m .tiwf?rttian; .n mo HIOI Ujriao w .. - ntrx W .. your Hnpr ip'J" u.- J ALL PARIS GOES FISHING Opening of Season Bring Great Turnout Despite German Bombs Special Cable, to Evening Public Ledger Capurloht, 1&JS. tv .Veto Yprk Times Co. rarin, June 18. The lawful flshlnc season began Sunday In France. It may not be war news, but the outpouring of crowds to the rivers and lakes was significant of the healthy frame of the public mind under trylnc clrcumsanccs. rarin forsrot bombs and Berthas and went fishing. In the city Itself both banks of the Seine were fringed by con valescent French soldiers fioni the hos pital, cery man with a joil and lino. In the cxenltiK front all the railroad stations, ' which were filled so many weeka with refugees and their pitiful bundles, there came crowds of holiday makers men and hoys with their tackle and bags of fish, and women nnil girls with their arms filled with wild flowers. Paris Is anxious, but neither losing Its head nor forgetting to take a day off AMERICANS QUICKLY LEARNING TO FIGHT Officer Declares They Arc Being Rapidly Seasoned by Veterans of Allies ng Public Ledger York Times Co. mcrlcan toldlcrs tr0 b tcrnppy la(?, ,vho never "' learned to wage war, says an Amcrl- can officer. Interviewed by the Glornal Italia, adding: ... "" ... ...... i .....ub " ' ''o art of war at the cost of tnelr Mn- whlcl' ,s "Ishly Instructive. out unneanny. , . "Instead of which, fighting side , 'do ot such veterans as the Kngllsh an I Vrench. they roon learn how to resKt ana to win. in fart, the f.nlentc is a sort of nurse. In whose arms they visibly Brow. Therefore, we are sure tn win the war, as we are sure that before winter the numerical superiority of the Germans will! have disappeared. We snail nave more men man iney, men with whom will arrle cannon, alr- planes and ammunition. "ARove an me American troops nrins a buoyant trustfulncas of youth. Illth- flrio iney nave seen in" war 111 trana- atlantlc vision.' Your skepticisms: your doubts, your temporary discourage- erto they have seen the war In 'trans- mcius naa not succeeneu in crossing tne ocean. For us the war beclns today we will have found a way appear equally odious to and Ludendorff." to make It Hlndcnhurg KAISER AS SAMARITAN , . , , -ti- liosncr Ulowinpiy J ens ot ins kinilnpsa tn wn Wniinrlcfl r " ritons Amsterdam, June IS. Karl Hosner, prlate royal press agent for the Kaiser, mi.,ti -AA.,ili,l in fhp Tolcal Anzeleer """-'"' - - of Berlin, pictures Ivmpcror -William as acting as a good Samaritan toward two British soldiers on May IS. While descending Mont lllver his Majesty stopped alongside two unconscious Brit ish soldiers. He called a medical at tendant to administer brandy to the men, to stay and bandage their wounds and to arrange for their transfer to tho hospital. After fuppcr the Emperor's thoughts turned to the British lads and ftosner represents the monarch as saying: "When the enemy Is beaten we must care for him with all the power and means given to us. A beaten enemy is no longer an enemy for us. If theso vrinr, ,,,.k and -., othcrwlse over ydnder think and act that Is their affair. Wc Germans will uret;re our conception oi l nnsiian outy toward the ill and wounded. While waging war we will also treat those wounded in battle so that when this terrible business ' . cxUr)U ,her Im 'maC.rUab01,ar Is over and men hand to enc anotlur may be able to recall wun a ciear t-onscience and without remorse eveiy day and every act of these hard times." ,DIDlrr., rrr, IT c nnlTn n7 TRIBUTE TO U. a. LOUKAUL c :. c, .i. ri..,l : nl. l. -'""": -"" "- ' ticncii unicm 3 18 Members of the Sixty- ' fifth sanitary section of tno united sanitary States army were cited for courage in action recently in a communique signed by Divisional General Targe, commander of the 121st Infantry Division. I "in tne neavy Dames taKing piace t at tho present moment," says the state I ment, "the 'American personnel of the S, S. U. 65 has .commanded, as in the ' past, the admiration or the omcers ana , soidier8 0f the 121st Division. I "Always ready to go forward to the zones most Intensely under enemy Arc, the Americans expose themselves volun tarily to rescue and bring back our wounded. Worthy sons of their great country, they show the initiative, the audacity, the calm courage of their race. "In the name of their brothers of the French army, the general commanding the division thanks mem and congratu lates' them." MOVE POOR FROM PARIS ! Departure Facilitated by Ministry of .. . Trr , I rUUllC Works Tarii. June 18. Tho Ministry of Pub lic Works haa taken 'steps to facilitate the departure .of poor families from PaTls. .This. step Is not taken because it in considered Imminent 'dancer Is .threatening, but from the wish to aid ,peOpPl 91 IJlOUrSl IllfclIlS l(J UtUUl MIC dimcuities aue to tne crowaea conamons at the railroad stations recently. Beginning with next Sunday, family tickets fori third-class passage will be delivered by all railroads, the flrit mem ber of a family paying-full rate and the Inther half fare'. The minimum distance tor a new destination is jvu muea. :A .(f0K ebl- ie-fc-je;- i-.jrv i. v- jijaB&S?Sg y-w m Z -bims " tmJlm'' AMERICAN OFFICERS IN ITALY VISIT S5S JiJKSSSxaC2,. 7-sa-;.s:&y.iA French .rictorlal ScMlce. Colonel Pepino Garibaldi, of the Italian army, is seen receiving American officers, who are in Italy to study llic situation there, at his headquarters in Venice FOE SUPERIORITY IN MEN DOUBTED Austrian Lone Hand in Italy Taken to Indicate German Shortage COMPARK POPULATION Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Ccrurloht, lOlt. by .Veto Vorfc rimes Co. Pari., June IS. A question which Is being discussed here with Increasing Interest dally I whether the Germany. af;er nil. really posters anything like a crushing supe riority In numbers on the western front. The tendency Is more and more to dis credit the theory that they do. and there are now many who are skeptical ss to iwhe'.her the whole tradition of German numerical superiority ousht not tc have been given up long ago. The :act that the Allies since the end of March have been able to bring four great German offensives to a standstill on the French front and that the Ger man high command Is knr.wn lo have sent urgent orders to Falkenhayn to rend back every available man" from Russia within seven days, certalnlv af fords strong evidence In support of this view, which the peculiar clrcum.tances of the Austrian offensive may perhaps connrm The fact that Austria appears to be placing a l&iie hand In this offensive can only mean one of two things: Either the Germans are so short of men that they have been unable to furnish Aus tria with stiffening German troops, without which Autrians have never been able to make any headway ngaint the Italians. Russians, or even the Ru manians, ot the German grip on the Austrlans Is nowhere near as complete as we have been led to believe. If It were, tho predominant partner would surely have been able to compel her "brilliant second" lo send a substantial number of dMslons to the west front during the present critical period. Austria Could Send Help That Austria could do so, it she were willing, is eldent from tho fact that, according to experts, the. total of her forces engaged In tho present offensive against Italy docs not exceed 350,000 bayonets. There Is also a certain amount of col lateral evidence in the fact that it would be greatly to Auitrla'H advantage to send some Czech. Slav and other troops of doubtful loyalty to France In ex change for an equivalent number of re liable German dilslon:.'. Yet she has not done so. Although many persons hern regard the Austrian offensive as the result of German Initiative, with the object of pre venting the Allied army in Italy from giving any assistance to relieve the pressuie In France, there are others who find It difficult to reconcile the Aus. trlan offensive with German strategic plans. These are Inclined to regard the offensive against Italy as evidence that Austria is determined to take the offen sive in spite of German Interests In order to divert tho attention of the peo ple at home from the. domestic situation, which appears to be becoming desperate. To this school belong thoso who have begun to deny that G-.rmany possesses any real superiority of numbers on the west front, and , the reason why the Allies are remaining on the defensive is not lack of men. but transport facilities, arising from the fact that the Germans are able to work on interior lines, and lack ot sufficient self-confidence to pass to the offensive. Cite reputation Figures The arguments of this school are not' without plausibility. The population of Germany at the beginning of the war, they say, was 07,000,000, while the pop ulation of Great Britain and France was 46,000,000 and 38,000.000. respectively, making a total ot 17,000,000 above that of Germany. Aa all three nations are now fully mobilized. It Is unlikely that France can have more men under arms than France and Great Britain to gether. The number of men required by the Allies for Salonika,, Mesopotamia and other sideshows would be more than compensated for by the million men drawn from the British and French colo nies, not included in the above figures, while the fact that the Germans have impressed large numbers of Jtusslan and other prisoners to work for them In the rear would not. It is hold, make up for' the difference In population basis. The well-conducted place . creates its own atmosphere. Here it is very individual, v very unusual. We would be glad to have you come and note how restful, how very inviting the Ritz Roof is and how keen is our de sire to make you welcomcl , IlI'-'I fi: n. i'j -ll'lfn iS rffi ,s-,'nr '"iii!" i'nlV .VCrC .Me, LE i-msm. m- HifcAl-"i 'i a i Germans Kill Yankee Captives to Quiet Them With Hie American Army in France, June IS. Tho Germans have shot a number of American prisoners before getting them back to the German trenches. A German officer captured on Sunday In the fighting at Xlvray admitted this today to our Intel ligence officers. The German complained that the Americans did not know the "eti quette" of wnrfarc. After being enpturcd. Instead .of (submitting tamely and walking quietly toward the German lines, they often tried to catcli their captors off their guard nnd kill them with pistol3 and knives nnd then escape. , "Therefore wc found it neces sary to shoot somo of your men," the prisoner declared. The captive hald the Americans inflicted heavy casualties during Sunday's raid, particularly by machine-gun fire and rifle fire. While admitting that the attack was n complete repulse for the Germans, tho bocho prisoners boasted that It soon would he renewed. TWO SURVIVE DEATH BATTLE BENEATH SEA German Submarine Hits Mine and Many of Crew Com mit Suicide London, June 18. A dispatch received here tells of the destruction of one of the largest and more recently constructed Gerpian sub marines, which was one' of the last to leave Zeebrugge before tho entrance to the harbor was blocked by British forces on April 24, The U-boat struck a mine and of the crew of forty only two survived on reaching the surface after a terrible struggle with death for an hour and a half twenty fathoms below the rurface. Some of the crew committed suicide, having lost all hope of leaving the boat alive. t The only chance to escape was to force open the conning tower and the forward hatches and trust to the compression of air in one part of the vessel to force each man like a torpedo to the surface. The air pressure In the submarine had becomo so ,hlgh that the great majority of the Germans could not keep their mouths closed. , The compressed air shot them to the surface, and hardly had they reached tho sea level when the air pressure burst their lungs, and about twenty of them sank like stones. The survivors de scribed the yells of thn men. when the end came, as the most horrible noise they ever heard The attention of a British trawler was attracted and ib hastened to' the rescue. U. S. Flier Captured by Germans rarin, June 18. Lieutenant n. W. Parker, an American pilot In the French flying corps, was taken prisoner by the Germans when he was forced to land while acting cs a scout on a bombing expedition over Germany, Philadelphia. Trust Odmpany m An Office for the Shopper For the convenience of those who require banking facilities in the shopping district, we maintain a fully equipped office at 1415 Chestnut Street, with Safe Deposit'Vaults, a well furnished apartment for ladies and accommodations for committee meetings and business conferences. Philadelphia Trust Company 415 Chestnut Street a 1415 Chestnut Street U v-IJ in s-ifWK4iAj'j-rfc.',.,( - COL. GARIBALDI MASS HUGE GUNS AGAINST ITALIANS More Than a Thousand As sembled in Trcntino Sector Alone ALLIES' LIJNES PREPARED By AUSTIN WEST Speciat Cable to Evening Public Ledger v Copirfofif. tfP. tv .Veit' Yorti, Times Co. Italian Zono of War, Juno. 18. Italy's hour has come. Tho long- expected Austrian attack, which In extent, ns In Intensity, surpasses any thing experienced hitherto on this front, Is now In full progress from the Aslago plateau away down to the Ve netian gulf. The latest reports from various sec tors show that the enemy pressure Is about equally strong at all points. The splendid behavior of the Italian troops not only In resistance, but also In prompt and vigorous counter-attacks, has thwarted so far the enemy endeavor to rush the main line ot de fensie. and while tho Italians, French and British have at divers places fallen back upon these latter, they have reoccuplcd their original posi tions In others. Tho terrific preliminary bombard ment which was distinctly audiblo In the neighborhood of Milan, began at .1:05 o'clock on Saturday morning and lasted uninterruptedly for. four hours before' the massed Infantry was hurled forward. Aetlon I.nrkeil SurprUe Though accompanied by a tremendous rain of gas shells anc? special fiery liquids, it lacked the element of surprise and tho consequent overpowering effects, common to grand offensives, for General Diaz, having obtained beforehand very" precise Information of the enemy's Inten tions, bad ordered a twenty-minute vio lent concentration of artillery fire at midnight and another twenty-minute concentration at half past 2 on the first lines nnd the rear communications In the mountain sectors as far as the Monto Grappa range, where It was known the Austrian onslaught would be fiercest. Some Idea of the situation may be found from the" fact that Austria had assembled1 more than a thousand cannon In the Trcntino sector alone and another 1600 of all calibers on a. tingle- front from Aslago to the Brenfa. General Borcevltch, tho Austrian com mander-in-chief, extended Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorf's command In the Alpine sectors so as to Include all the lines within the Grappa .region held by the British forces. With his unprecedented wealth in jnen and means, released from the Husslan front. Hoctzcndorf appears to be at tempting for the third time his favorite plan of forcing a passage Into the Brenta valley am? through the Frenzla corridor upon Van Stagna, .with Bassano as his objective, and thus pour out his forces in I he Vincenza plain. ItrltlMi Fight Oetperately Between Monte Grappa and Montello the Franco-British forces are confronted hy General von Schcnchenstiiel's eleventh army, the subcommand of which is In trusted to Lieutenant Field Marshal Kletter. Here the lighting has assumed a desperate character. Along the Piave General Kirkbach'o armies have been re-enforced by army corps under Generals, Wurm and Hen rlquess, which are bent on getting across the river .between Montello and Zenson. The present offensive was originally arranged for the first week in May, whin the German auxiliary army under Von Below was to smash through the GJudl carla valley, while the second, under Von Bothmer, was to assail the valley of the Brenta, but the whole Austro German scheme was foiled because of Germany's April failure to cut oft the British from the French armies In France. AMERICANS USE INDIAN TACTICS IN GETTING NEWS OF ENEMY . . Stalk German Sentries and Bring Them Back to Identify Opponents; Lieutenant Scwickley'B Fcat Revenge for Bochc Trick By EDWIN Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger ' Covvriffht. Isls.'bi .Veto Ytirk Time Co. Willi the American Army on the Marnc, June 18. Tacked ""on the wall of every army headquarters Is a map showing the location of enemy divisions. These locations nro constantly changing and tab Is kept on German units from day to day. This Is done by capture of prisoners or by bringing In bodies. Tho Kngllsh method of making Iden tifications Is by laying down a heavy barrage, cutting off tho Germans and then going over and taking them. The French method is generally by a heavy raiding party going; Into tho enemy positions and fighting Its way bark with prisoners. The Americans have a method all their own, which obviates tho use ot barrage nnd does away with costly fights. It Is bor rowed from Indian warfare and con sists of stalking German sentinels and listenlng-ln parties Jn No Man's Land and bringing In the needed prisoners. Lieutenant "William Sewlckley to day received a letter of commendation from his General for an exploit last night In Identifying a German divi sion before the American positions. Tho Information Sewlckley gained was most valuable. His Colonel this morn ing told me how It was done. Crawled Up on Sentinels With five privates, one corporal and one sergeant Sewlckley left the American line and crawled on his stomach over plowed ground along the edge of a wood until 100 yards away from a boche post he heard men talking German. Then he crawled up until he was twelve yards from the enemy. Tho Lieutenant ordered his men to 11c in the grass quietly until called, for, nnd with a corporal went around behind the Germans. Twenty yards away from them he saw two sentinels fully armed. He took one side of the path, the corporal tho cither and they crawled toward tho Germans. when he was five yards away a twig cracked under Sewlckley's foot. The Germans heard and rrled' "Halt!" Sewlckley replied by calling on the bodies to surrender. Tho Germans both opened rifle fire. Sewlckley fell ns If wounded, but In falling he pulled Ills automatic and poured a whole clip into the body of one German who was shooting at him. Meanwhile, the corporal had Killed the German sentinel. The I six other Americans, wlio had obeyed their orders to He still In ifilte of seeing their com manding officer fall, as they thought, wounded, were called up. Tho body of the German whom Sew lckley killed had all marks of Identifica tion cut from the uniform but the other German's body contained the Informa tion needed. v The Americans started back dragging tho body, which was over six fcetall, weighing 180 pounds. In his report Sewlckley said the body was In -no con dition to be handled, so they stripped It of Identifications and returned safely to the American lines, two hours and a half after leaving them. This is one Instance of the method generally used by our soldiers to obtain German Identification, and an Instance also of the great personal bravery which our men are called on to Bhow In the. performance of their routine duties. The American soldiers have an Innate spirit of fair play and as a rule treat captives unusually well. But the enemy recently paid heavily In several In stances for barbarity toward our men. Take ReTenfe for Treachery Only the other day forty-four Ger mans, including an officer, were captured by a detail of our men commanded by a lieutenant. After crying "kamerad," "kamcrad," and surrendering under tho rules of war, when the lieutenant's men approached, the Qerman officer and two men hurled stick grenades, known as "potato mashers," at the licute'nant, missing him, but killing three of the Americans. An American machine gun behind a.tree thirty'yards away opened fire on the Germans and mowed them down to the last one. Our medical corps Is greatly hampered by the Germans firing on dressing sta tions hack of the lines, although they arc plainly marked with the Red Cross and wjth Ited Cross flag. A boche air plane yesterday located two dressing statlor.3 and a few moments later they mMmmtmammmmmMmamMmmmmmwmsmmiM msaum tfeac0 RCOISTCRCO U.S. PATENT OITIGE THE GENUINE CLOTH MFD. BY GOODALL WORSTED CO. I l iMajKMuajjjji"jjfMwiti'fTajiii' J."?-" - :.-.r. -.J.-IMZ: L. JAMES were shelled, A German prisoner ad mitted that they had orders to fire on our medical 'stations. I saw a captured German today, whq belonged to the medical corps and wore a Red Cross on his arm. When searched he was found to carry a revolver, and two daggers. Another had five purses which he had pilfered from American and French wounded. Our medical officers, while treating German wounded yesterday, found they yelled and shrank In horror from a painless antl-tctanus Injection. When ciucstloncd by an American-doctor speak ing German, they said the officers had told them that they would get. Injections of fatal germs from the American medicals. When shown that the Ameri can wounded were injected with the same syringe, they lost their terror, This German canard Is on a ptr with the officers telling the men to fight to, the. death, that Wilson naa ordered American soldiers to take no prisoners. i j Kvc tn Instance to show that the Americans while wishing to play the gamo as fairly as It can be played, do not Intend to be the victims of any 'Ger man tricks. KAISER LAUDS HIS AIMS Tells Hindenburg Anglo-Saxons Arc Making Peoples Slaves Amsterdam, June 18. The Kaiser, In replying to Hlndenburg's congratulations on the thirtieth anniversary of his reign. according to a Berlin dispatch, said: "Britain's Intervention meant a world struggle between two world views. Rlther German principles, of right, free dom, honor and morality must be up held or Anglo-Saxon principles of Idol atrv to mammon must b victorious. "Anglo-Saxon' alms are making the peoples of the world slaves. 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It has long been the dream of the manu facturer to secure a material which, while light j in weight, would yet be adaptable for the pur jioscb of fine tailoring. And. Palm Beach fills the bill. You simply cannot understand the com fort and satisfaction of these eminently sane garments unless you -have had the personal experience of, wearing them. Tropical-weight coat and trouser suits made of Palm Beach cloth, Summer worsteds, Brecz-weve, mohair, silk, linen, $10 to $30. Flannel Trousers ; white or striped, $6.50, t $9, $10, $12, $14, Jacob Reed's Sons im-U2t CHESTNUT STRUT - Vfj.oi-W.Jv,.- IT . .t'.''j' If.' if v-,..fes ttrfjfCit. .?:4a i-: i f. ...i. xrrir. ..-! c!-.. nL.-l.. Lioniui a wuc mm ouigcr .ummkv Audience With Pontiff Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger. Covvrioht, lilt, bv tfew York Time Co. 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