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& VOL. IV, NO. 248
PRESIDENT ASKS POWER
HO TAKE OVER TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE LINES
Recommends Control
of Telegraph and
Telephone
fjWILSON WANTS
-
Congress to act
7e
Resolution Before Commit
tee to Carry Out Execu-
& rive s Wishes
ftAVORABLE REPORT
MAY BE GIVEN TODAY
&... " , . .
icDaKer, uuneson ana uanieis
i Support Government Op
g, eration Proposal
l .
4 CALL STEP IMPERATIVE
SHold
Threatened Tie-Up
:
; woum imperil Nation's
ti
Military Plans
"
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 1.
& Government control and operation
ibt the nation's telegraph and telephone
JBystemo was recommended to Con-
KtTresB today by President Wilson.
&S in the face of an lmnendlnc- strikB of
j&tinlon operators employed by the
Western Union Company, an effort
pt,yrm De maae to put through before
the recess of Congress this week pend
ing legislation empowering the Prcsl-
dent to take over the systems.
Now Lacks Authority
V Members of Congress said today that
Re 'Attorney General had advised the
r resident that he is without authority
exwungTMaw, in-: iaKO over me
lines and that It necessltyfor action
rose with Congress in recess ho
rould be without power to act.
""Cabinet Approves Wan
Br Letters 6f approval, also were feint by
(Secretaries Daniels and Uaker and l'ost-
Mstcr General 'Burleson, whoso opin
ions had been sought by the committee.
VTne resolution granting tno president
6wer to tako over tne wire Bysttms,
Blch was introduced by Representative
well, of Louisiana, reads:
W'That the President, if in his dlscre
Miplt Is deemed .desirable In order to
neure their continuous operation or to
uard the secrecy of military and gov-
rnmental communications, or to prevent
ommunlcatlon by spies and otlier purine
enemies thereon, or for other military or
Ubllc reasons, snail navo power 10 taue
ItSoBsesslon and cotttrol of any telegraph,
,tltDhone. marine cable or .radio sys-
Hg.te.ns, and operate the same subject to
those conditions of law, so rar us ap
Ppllcable, which are In force as to steam
?rllroads While under Federal control."
l($5JFostmasten General Burleson In a
.tetter, wntcn ine -rcFiuem. up.jiuvcu
Sata.tlnt the reasons "truly," advised
jfecjislrman Sims that the power and dls-SS-MBti
to act. as proposed in the reso-
fcSlUtloh. "seems imperative to safeguard
KsHihllc Interests."
IVL c. 1tl n VmHaii
IX&V D ... u ..........
for? Ine Postmaster General added:
i.Hrge part of, the system of electrical
rpommunlcatlon is threatened with pos
i Bible consenuences prejudicial' to our
rllltary preparations and other publlo
ijsctlvttles that might prove serious or
t sNeastrous. We are reminded that there
l&ja not a nation engaged in the war that
lljintrusts its military or other commu-
fW therefore, my duty not merely to
vapprove. but to urge the passage of
tattie resolution in order that the Presl-
Stunt may act, u necessary, 10 saieguara
I'ffee Interests of the country during the
osecutlan of the war."
Secretary Daniels wrote:
Siuth military Importance and that dur-
Sing' this period of war the commander-
uin-cmei ot meaimy ana Aavy ougnt to
'have the power to take possession and
I control of any telegraph", telephone, ni4-
RiTlne cable or radio system, and operate
IL4I1 ttnmA RUhiert tn thost rnnrlttlnnn nf
Slfcw, so far afe "applicable, which are
dtJB force as to steam railroads while
fcVnder Federal control. It was found
vi'ibsolutelv necessary early in the war to
fUke control of ladlo systems and I
iithlnk it is almost as Important that
vtho Tresldent should have the power
1 tv control all -nictncds or communira
A'Mon." AW
fylRE COMPANIES
ARE ASTON ISHFTi
...
ffuoffieiois here of the Western Union
'('"Telegraph Company , and the Postal
Biegrapnauie uiuau; rAiirresca as
nlshment today jt President Wilson's
Quest tor power 10 iisjje over the
nntrv's telenhone and telearanh lines.
. The possibility of a strike by com-
icrciai teiegrapners ana later or ran-
td teiegrapqers were raciors in the
esldent's decision. It was believed
PA.
, The Commercial Telegraphers' Union
4 tnreaieneu to can aisirme on the
astern Union lines beginning next
foqday,
-in tne nosence jrorn ine cuy or i
. Klnnard, icc.presiaent ana general
nTer, and J. II. Crosman, Jr., gen
ii commercial superimenaent or the
HI ueiepnono uompuny, omciais of
:n
Cootloued on Pace Keren. Column Seven
APE EVENING PUBLIC
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Copyright. 1IU8, by the public Ledger Company.
BRITAIN EXPLAINS TO PERU
Airplane Delivery to Chile Based
on American Principles
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 1. Great Britain
has explained to Peru,t in a statement is
sued by the British Minister at Lmla,
that the recent delivery to Chile of a
number of airplanes was In accord with
American principles proclaimed by Pres
ident Wilson, and that the British Gov
ernment had not believed the act would
be misinterpreted.
Great excitement was caused in Peru
recently by tho news that military air.
craft had been furnished the rival re
public and Congress was held In session
at Lima pending developments.
SENATOR TILLMAN DYING
Relatives Abandon Hope of Re
covery Following Hemorrhage
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 1 Hope for the re
covery of Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee, who suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, virtually was abandoned to.
day by members of his family and
friends at the bedside. The end was
believed to be a matter of only a few
days at most, and possibly only a few
hours away.
Since Sunday Senator Tillman has
been unconscious. He remains In a
comatose condition, and. although hl3
heart continues strong, other conditions
were said to be unfavorable. Most of
the members of the Senator's family
havejirrlved in Washington.
C. B. JENNINGS GOING OVER
Society Athlete to Be Field Ex
ecutive for Red Cross
Charles B. Jennings, Chestnut Hill,
society man, nnd one of the best squash
racquets, golf and tennis players In the
city, leaves for New York tomoirow, en
route to France, where he will be a field
executive of the American Red Crbss.
Mr. Jennings, who is a member of tho,
nrm or MUtcninson, uevmus & uo in
surance brokers, Fouith and Walnut
streets, will pay his own expenses, and
has enlisted for tho duratalon of the
war. ,
Though well above tho draft age ho
felt that It was up to him mto, do his
part and being familiar with French
believed he would be of sen Ice Jn his
new post.
Next to Danny Hutchinson, formtr
Penn football star," Mr. Jennings was
rated as about' the best sauash tilavrr
In the Racquet Club and usually playedJ
.-so.-iion mo ciud ,iera inline -days he
fore the war when th elnterclub Squash
League flourished.
Mr. Jennings is a brother of Joseph
M. Jennings, chairman of, the Chestnut
Hill draft board and the man who has
for many, years so successfully man
aged the mowen's national tennis tour
nament, held annually on the courts of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club, St, Mar
tin's green.
Charles Jennings Is unmarried and
made his home at 46 Summit sttect,
Chestnut Hill,
CONGRESS RECESS DELAYED
Army Bill Amendments Cause
Postponement of Vacation
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 1, Hopes of begin
ning the summer recess of Congress
before July 4 faded today when the
House sent the $12,000,000,000 Army
bill to, conference with instructions to
the conferees to give full consideration
to some 300 amendments added by the
Senate.
Several days piobably wil be required
for this task, making it imposible to
clear the legislative program for the
rcces before the end of the week.
VETOES LEGISLATIVE BILL
Wilson Objects to Eight-Hour
Day for Government Workers
Washington, July 1 (By U. P).
President Wilson has "vetoed the legis
lative bill because of the Borland amend,
ment providing an eight-hour day for
Government workers, it was announced
at the White House today.
In his veto message th'e President
said since, at the outset of the war, he
had called upon all employers to see
that there was no change in conditions
unfavorable to laborers, he did not feel
Justified in assenting to a measure in
which the United States itself makes
such a change.
M. J. RYAN REAPPOINTED
Named to Five-Year Term on
Public Service Commission
Governor Brumbaueh todav roan.
pointed Michael J. Ryan, former, City
Solicitor to another term as member "of
the Public ServlceCommlsslon. Mr. Hyan
was, first appointed a member of the
commission January zz. 1316, for the
term of five years dating from July 1,
1913. '
His reannnlntment 1r fnr nnniti.p tnrm
of five years. Mr Ryan is a native of
Philadelphia and is flfty-slx years old.
He Is a director of a number of banks
and hospitals and is president of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick nf Phii.tdei.
IPhla.
Me was elected City Solicitor In No
vember. 1911. for a term nf fnnr vr
on a fusion ticket which the late Rudolph
uianKenourg sucqessiuiiy neaded for the
mayoralty.
ZlP FACTORIES DESTROYED
French Airmen Bomb Hangars
on Lake Constance Successfully
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copirloht. tots, 01 Ntxo York Timtt Co.
Milan, July 1. On the ocular testi
mony of a personal friend, an Austrian
citizen wha has just returned to Basle
from a visit to Friedrichshafen and on
whose word he feels he can place ab
solute reliance, the special correspondent
of the Milan Journal La Sera in the first
named city is Informed that as a result
of the recent heavy bombing by French
aerial, squadrons the famous Zeppelin
factories and hangars on the shore of
Lake Constance have been entirely de
stroyed and reduced to a heap ot
fantastic ruins.
uciuiui
PHILADELPHIANS
i t" ' ImB 4S aS-sLP' i, S Got jVts&n
;' ssWWMIBssssK i: v''"fflv
'' tHflHaaaaS P 'SKtZ -
-Kichard J. Weife, 2862 Mercer etreet (at the left), ami John J. Simcoe,
842 East Westmoreland street (at the right, above), have both been re
ported killed at the front in France. Abraham Kauffman, 338 South
street (below), is named on the list of severely mounded
TWO FROM CITY
SLAIN IN ACTION
Kensington Mill Workers
Lost Four Philadel-
phians Wounded
BATTLED SIDE BY SIDE
Two Philadelphia youths were killed
in action and four were severely wound
ed in tho recent heavy fighting of thn
American overseas foroes, according to
me latest casualty lists announced by
the War Department.
Those dead:
st2l?,,AnD J' WEISEn. 2802 Mercer
str.t!N J' EISICOn- 8 East Westmoreland
Those wounded are:
street V r -. -j vnniuan
ss;,str,oN.
, ... ivat0 Wclsr and Slmceo.'who were
killed, -wore .both mlllworkers in the
Kensington district before tniltmnt.
Although they wero unknown to each
other, so fnr as their parents know, both
enlisted about the fame tlm. arrived
In Frarice at the same time and finally,
as members of tho sime Infantry regi
ment, were reported killed in action on
the same day.
Both Welser and Slmcoc arrived In
France three months ago. Welser was
twenty-seven years old and was married,
his wife and a four-year-old son residing
at Cramer Hill, N J. His Parents, Mr.
and Mrs. August Welser. resldo nt 58B2
Mercer street.
Simcoe was twenty years old. the son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Simcoe. He en
listed last August.
Mrs. Esther Kauffman, mother of
Continued on race Two, Column Two
BATTLE WELDS
ANGLO-FRENCH
Germans Fail to Make
Counter-Attacks East of
Nieppe Forest
BRITISH LINES SHELLED
By PHILIP GIBBS
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
CovvrioM, iota, tv New York Times Co.
War Correspondents' Headquarters on
the Western Front, July 1.
There has been so far no counter
attack by the enemy endeavoring to
retake the ground cast of Nieppe For
est which the British gained early in
the morning of Friday, and German
retaliation has been limited to some
shelling of the lines. The German
prisoners taken in the recent opera
tions now amount to nine officers and
420 men. Two field guns and many
machine guns fell into the hands of
the British.
I seo by the German wireless that
the enemy is putting out fantastic
accounts of the attack, exaggerating
the objectives the British had in view
nnd saying that they were repulsed
with great losses outside the village of
Vleux Berquln. The truth Is that on
the left the Australians carried out a
small enterprise in Support of the main
attack by the English battalions with
remarkable success and rapidity, bring
ing DacK more man forty prisoners
and several machine guns.
Saturday and Sunday there were no
Infantry engagements except a few
small raids on both sides, and the
enemy's artillery has not been very
active anywhere on the front apart
irom an nour's neavy shelling of Festu
bert, the bombardment of Hinges, near
Bethune, and some gas shelling west of
Bouzincourt, near Albert.
Looking Kick on these last three
months, especially the beginning of
them, when for several weeks the
British armies wero hard pressed and
had to fight continual rear-guard ac
tions against overwhelming numbers,
when their losses were heavy and
their troops had to yield the ground
Continued on Tate Six, Column Three
LEDGER HAS Sg$i2L X-S AN UNEQUALED NEWS SERVIC
I B H H '
and
THE EVENING
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1918
KILLED IN ACTION
'GARABED' FAILS,
SAY SCIENTISTS
Free Energy Engine Not
Sound in Principle,
They Declare
HAD NO WORKING MODEL
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 1.
An unfavorable report on "Oarabed,"
the mysterious engine which its inventor
claimed would tako power out of the
air to run nnythlng from an airplane to
a battleship, was submitted to the Inter
ior Department today by the Committee
of Scientists which tested the Invenlon
at Boston Saturday, with the approval
of Congress.
' JTha committee announced vlt,did not
believe itho, prlnclpiclfbr . the -WriyetUor,
Garabed- T. IC Glragossian, were'feound
or ''his devices operative, or that' they
could result In practical development of
free energy.
Following Is the report:
"We tho undersigned, who are mem
bers of the commission duly appointed
In accordance with the provisions of
public resolution No 21, Sixty-fifth Con
gress, hereby certify that Garabed T.
K. Glragossian showed us on Saturday,
June 29, 1918, a model embodying the
principles of his Invention known as the
'Garabed ' Wo found that the model was
not in shapo to run or to develop po er,
Tho Inventor admitted that he had no
working machine and that ho was
merely explaining principles. We do
not believe Its principles are sound,
that his devices are operative, or that
Continued on Tare Seirn, Column Seven
4 NIGHTS A WEEK
TO BE LIGHTLESS
Public and Semipublic
Buildings Must Use
Less Coal
ORDER WILL COME SOON
Four llghtless nights a week, for a
period yet undetermined, and a cut of
one-third In the consumption of coal by
public and semipublic Institutions, are
the drastic orders which will be put
Into effect by the United States Fuel
Administration some time after July 4
and before July 15.
Enforcement of these orders Is Im
perative If a coal famine Is to be
averted next winter.
At the same time these orders go into
effect "ekipstops" will be ordered on all
street railway lines In Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, according to Francis A.
Lewis, Federal Fuel Administrator for
the city, received up to June 1 approxi
mately 65,000 tons of coal. Iti.
should have received 700.000 tons, so
there is a shortage of 135,000 tons for
this city alone.
Orders received for the same period
approximated 1,400,000 tons, so that
If the entire allotment for the city had
been received It would have been 700,
000 tons less than the amount asked
for.
Mr Lewis does not place the blame
for the shortage on the delivery of coal
to the city on any one. He says It Is
due to an unavoidable condition,
The ranks nf he miners have been de
pleted by the draft. Added to the labor
shortage. New England and western
States must receive a twelve months'
supply of coal In eight months because
of four months of bad weather, and the
railroads are already congested with
heavy freight shipments.
The order for a decrease in the con
sumption of coal by public and semi
public buildings will affect hotels, apart
ment houses, office buildings, banks and
theatre."). Ultimately it Is expected that
the order will take In domestic con
sumers. Mr. Lewis has just returned from
Washington, and has held a conference
today with William Potter, Federal fuel
administrator.
TELEGRAPH
DRAFT CHARGES
DUE TO POLITICS,
JUDGE INTIMATES
Charge to Federal Grand
Jury Warns Against
Enmity Rumors
PRAISES LOCAL BOARDS
Urges, However, That Probe
Which Starts Today Be
Conducted Fearlessly
Judge Dickinson, tn a stirring charge
today to members of the special Tederal
Grand Jury called to probe draft con
ditions here, praised the Philadelphia
draft hoard, nnd told the Jurymen they
may find "political enmity' is back of
many of the accusations.
He Instructed the Jury, however, that
should It find the chargei against th
,lodal draft hoards to be well founded, a
true bill ot Indictment should be re
turned, "let' the chips fall where they
may "
"A charge of malfeasance in omce Is
sometimes mado by an enemy," Judges
Dickinson declared, "and where you find
thero li no ground fr accusation. It Is
your duty to protect and Fhleld the
members of tho local draft beards, many
of them professional men of high stand
ing In their community and with high
est motives toward carrying out the
draft regulations.
Warns Against lltimnrs
"You will, gentlemen, throw cut all
seeming damaging charges which have
for their foundations rumors rumors
emanating from political sources
"The Investigators have had all the
means at their disposal to produce evi
dence. That Is their business and
solemn duty to their country which they
have sworn to uphold Heed their evi
dence and act accordingly
"We should, In these times, keep our
heads." continued Judge Dickinson
"When charges are made to show that
dlslojalty exists In any of these boards,
you will please demand that they bo
well founded
Judge Dickinson urged tho jury not
to find a true bill unless "positively
convinced" of tho guilt of members of
the boards.
Three Jurors Ask Release
At tho calling of the jurors three
members arose and asked to be dis
missed from serving fcr "very good rea
sons." To tho first of theso Judge Dick
inson declared that It would bo a bad
precedent should he allow him to be re
leased of his Jury duties. When two
other members made like requests, all
were granted.
United States Attorney Kane was In
court early. He met several pf the wlt
nesscntn tho"-cowldOfir;anil -conversed
freely with them Ke told Judge Dick
inson ho had enough evidence to keep
the jurors busy today and tomorrow nnd
probably all" of next week. The Jurora
will bo allowed to go to their homes for
the Fourth and will bo reconvened next
Monday.
Immediately after tho charge by Judge
Dickinson tho Jurors were locked in the
United States Commissioner's oMlce with
the witnesses and representatives of the
Federal attorney's office It Is expected
that Mr. Kane will Issue "a statement
this afternoon
Expect Cronder's Knvoy Today
Coincident with the start of the Fed
eral probe. Lieutenant Colonel Easby
Smlth, personal representative of Pro
lost Marshal General Crowder. is ex
pected here today to take a hand lp tho
enlightenment of draft board members
as to their duties.
District and local board members have
been summoned in appear at City Hall
tonlcht In room 400, where Lieutenant
Colonel Easby-Smlth will deliver ln
terpretatlons of the draft rules
HIh comlne here Is tho result of a
recent trip made to Washington by
Chairman Walter Wfllard and Dr.
Frank C Hammond, secretary, of Dis
trict Board No. 2, against which charges
of irregularities wero filed some time
ago by Secretary J. P. Dwyer. of Local
Board No. 32. The board members re
quested that a full Inquiry Into Its
methods of classification bo made
Tired of Insinuations
"We grew tired of Insinuations cast
upon our official integrity," said Mr.
Wlllard today "I might say. with ad
ditional emphasis, thoroughly tired of
It. Ws asked Major Murdock to come
here from Harrlsburg. and we asked
Adjutant General Beary to come here,
and afte.- waiting for some move to be
made from the direction of Harrlsburg
we finally decided, Doctor Hammond
and I. t" try Washington. So we went
down .thero and requested General
Ciowder's office to review our acts as
a board and be satisfied that our work
was done properly and conscientiously."
Major W. G. Murdock, head of the
State draft organization, is also ex
pected to arrive here today It Is thought
he will attend the City Hall meetings,
which will continue tomorrow and Wed
nesday nights.
General Crowder has been conducting
an Investigation in this city for the last
few weeks, with regard to many corn
plain's of improper classification and
Irregularities The results of his in
vestigation have not vet been disclosed
An indication of his findings, however.
Is contained In new regulations to local
boards sent out from State draft head
quarters The regulations call for spe
cial scrutiny of the questionnaires of
men in Class 4 It is said many mar
ried men, without children, have been
placed In this class, whereas they should
have been placed in Class 2.
Government appeal agents are In
structed to make careful Investigation of
these classifications and to appeal to the
district boards in all cases where it is
thought the registrant is Improperly
classified, while the appeal boards are
Instructed to give precedence to all such
appeals by the Government agents.
The boards have been requested to
have their reclassification reports ready
by July 15
The Fifth Ward draft board will fig.
ure largelyrin the sessions of the Fed
eral Grand Jury. Already many regis
trants have been suhpenaed. among
these being Richard Perle.nan. who was
kept from going to Camp Meade that he
might tell the Jurors of his charges that
political and personal favoritism played
a part In his classification.
Entered as Second-Clsss Matter at the Postnitlro at Philadelphia,
Under the Act of Marrh 3, 180.
GAINS MADE AT THREE POINTS
BY FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS
(Bv the. Associated Press)
Botha the French and the British continued yesterday and last night their
recently adopted prpg'rnm of prodding the Germans at various points
along the Franco-Belgian line, capturing a vantage point hero and there
nnd hnrrasslng the enemy while the preparations for the resumption of
his offensive are under way.
The French hit the line in local attacks at two separate points, hut both
on the western side of tho German salient, which projects down to the
Marne from the Alsne. They gained ground In each attack nnd took
prisoners and machine guns.
Tho most pronounced gain was effected by General Petaln's troops, Just
above the point where their lino Joins the American sectors northwest
of Belleau Wood. They advanced hero south of Passy-en-Vnlols and car
ried their line forward so that It now runs cast of the Chezy-VInly rail
road. In addition, they held on firmly to tho ground gained the night
previous Just to the north, In tho region of Mosloy, fighting off two Ger
man counter-nttneks.
Southwest of Solssons, where tho brilliant stroke of last week placed the
French In a strong position on the Important Laverslne plateau, they
moved ahead again in tho center of their new line, gaining ground by tho
capture of a strong point north of Cutry.
In all tho French took some 200 prisoners in theso actions.
The British stroke, which was also a. local operation, was well toward the
southern end of their line. Just above Albert, north of the Somme River.
An Improvement In the British positions was effected here and machine
guns and prisoners fell into their hands.
MICHAEL SEEKS
OVERTHROW OF
RED GUARD RULE
Former Czar's Brother Con
siders It His Duty to
Restore Russia
RAISE VOLUNTEER ARMY
Ukrainia Plans to Create New
Fighting of Eirht
Cr::3
By the Associated Press
London, July 1.
Grand Duke Michael, brother of the
foimcr Cztr, Is reported to have Is
sued a manifesto stating that he con
sidered it his duty to restore and re
gcnerat Hie Imij-'nn people, saw. an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch FVom
Moscow, under date of June 2sMlIe
calls upon the people to overthroPathe
present Government. 3
The Grand Duke's appeal for the oust
ing of the Bolihevlk Government is based
upon the dissolution nf the constituent
npsemlily which u called to decide
upon Russia's form nf i..... ,i.
BoU'hrfrfkii'act 'resulting In the' disin
tegration of Russia, the manifesto de
clarer. Amrefty for part offenses l'i h
granted all who tako part in the revo
lution, the Grand Duka promises.
The manifesto mentioned Is probably
Identlflcal with one reported In an Am
sterdam dlt-patch of June 27 to have
been Issued about that time by Grand
Duko Michael Alexandrovitch. This man
ifesto, It was announced, had been ad
dressed to tho Russian people upon the
Grand Duke's nlaclnir himself at .v,n
head of a new government In Siberia.
i no volunteer army being raised In
the Don Co-iack district Is Increas
ing -.ipiuiv m s ze. General Alexlcff
has been appointed commander-in-chief,
and Is directing all operations This
U reported in an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Moscow, dated June 25,
transmitting advices received from Ros
tov The Cermans, according to reports
leceived from Voronesh, are advanc
Ing bt..idll), and are arming German
colonists In the Tavrls district.
The ''kralne Government has or
dered tho mobilization of all men who
have net taken part In the war up to
this time, and plans to create eight new
army corps
The Illnek Sea Tleet
The Bolshevik Government has jr
rendervl to Germany a part of the
Black St a fleet which fled to Novo-
rosssk when the Germans captured
ocu.i ii,iui, iiijs an oinciai telegram
from Moscow The other ships of tin
fleet wero blown up by their crews.
Continued on Tate Seiou, Column Ons
RHODE ISLAND SOCIALIST GETS THREE YEARS
' PBOVIDENCE, R. I., July 1 Joseph M. Caldwell, State
Socialist leader, was today sentenced to thre years' Imprisonment
at the Federal prison in Atlanta on being found guilty of viola
tion of the espionage act.
TWENTY-TWO KILLED DURING VIENNA STRIKES
ZURICH, July 1. The newspaper Az Est, according to a dis
patch from Vienna, today says that twenty-two gendarmes nnd
civilians were killed and wounded, and that 3800 civilians were
arrested during the recent general striks.
ASSISTANT ATTORNE" GENERAL FITTS RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, July 1. Assistant Attorney General Wil
liam C. Pitts has tendered his resignation to Atorney General
Gregory, to take effect as soon as he is able to clean up pending
work, probably within a month.
FALL KILLS TWO FLIERS
Airplane Crathes to Ground in Flames
at Fort Worth
By the Associated Press
Fort Worth, Te., Jury 1 Lieutenant
De C Ravenall, Jr , of Washington.
D C , and Corporal Ray I. Banning,
of Ciesco, la, stationed at Hicks avla-
atlon field here, were killed today when
the airplane in which they were flying
fell in flames
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think of WII1TINO Adv.
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U. S. DEMANDS
TURKS EXPLAIN
TABRIZ ATTACK
Report of Outrage on Amer
ican Hospital and Con
sulate Submitted
FACTS SUPPORT RUMOR
Reply Will Determine Future
Action to Be Taken hy
America
Washington, July 1. (By U. P.)
The United States Government has
formally presented to the Turkish Gov
ernment the report that Turkish troops
attacked and sacked an American hos
pital at Tabriz, Persia, and seized the
American consulate there, with a re
quest for nn explanation.
Corroboration of tho facts of the
Tabriz Incident have been received
through Spain, supporting the rumor
sent from Teheran by Minister Caldwell.
It was said at the State Department
today that the character of the Turkish
troops responsible for the indignity
might have an important bearing on
the attitude of the United States in the
matter.
Upon Turkey's reply depends whether
the ally or Germany shall be added
to the list of America's enemies. It Is
thought possible that the troops which
raided Tabriz, were Kurds or other Ir
regular soldiery operating without or
ders from or the sanction of the Ot
toman Government. In that case the
incident might not assume great Impor
tance, particularly as so far as has
been learned, there was no loss of Amer
ican lives.
All Americans were reported out of
Tabriz some time ago. The Spanish
consul was In charge of the American
consulate and it is supposed that ho
also was loqklng after the Interests of
the hospital, a Presbyterian Institution
Minister Caldwell reported only the
moft meager detail en June 17 nnd
efforts through Sweden and Spain to
confirm the account reaching him until
today having been unavailing.
The Spanish Government ransmltted
the confirming report to the State De
partment Saturday nnd the demand for
an explanation from he Turkish Gov
ernment was Immediately despatched
through the Spanish Foreign Office.
Hertling Will Visit Vienna
By the Associated Press
.msterdiim, July 1 Count von Hert
ling. the German Imperial Chancellor
will pay a visit to Vienna between
July 7 and July 9, according to a
Vienna dispatch to the Berlin Kreuz
Zeltung.
JOY RIDERS MEET GRIEF
Five Soldiers Run Into Ditch and Auto
mobile Is Burned
Wllralnzton, Del., Jul 1. Five sol
diers who assaulted other machine own
ers who remonstrated with them for
their high speed In an automqblle stolen
from K C. Wler, of New Castle, at
Brandywlne Springs Park, ran into a
ditch near Bellevue.
Three or them were badly injured, but
they escaped when their companions
placed them in an automobile truck
bound for Chester, Pa The stolen car
caught fire and was destroyed.
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Italy Maintains Offensive oil 4N!
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ments, captured more than 1500 Au '$
mans, including fifty officers, Rome) y rjva
cables to tho Italian Embassy today, '"Vj
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The communique follows: t$
The Italian trooDs ore now In tins- ' '
session of the peak of Echele, Col . t jfijjf
del Rosso and Mount Valbella. - JS3
"French detachments, who co-op- , csy
erated vv ith the Italians, fought bril- ; .
liantly and assisted in the capture of Jt
large amounts of booty, including , bSl
machine ellns. Irench nXnrtar nsiit' ' 'f.
light and heavy guns. t:r5"S
Along the entire line, the lrresls- k'&-r
tlble dashes of the Italians artfl i&T
French found ih. AtlQ.rlan. ..nm- .iHm
pletely -surprised. Though unpr.' F&f&4
pared, they fought desperately. Ao'iK?&-5
tlon nlnnc tho loft rinntr nf ths Ofaus, V, 2-j
and the Montello salient were espe-WtoS''
daily successful. On the GludicarUk'm-i'
Important calnn werft maIn anA rt V5i5w.
dltlonal prisoners were taken. i&i&i
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hrnasli Counter-Attecks jrSF '
--u.j ct -.i,.i j .,wi,t ii uiu x.m ll.lr
Daneries oroKe down determined en. fyi. .
emv counter-attacks on the ZugnVJ-'',
ana Gretta, while action agalnt'ffi?'
uiuaicana resulted In heavy lowdBW'K ,
Heavy cannonading is in progre!
aiong oom siaes or me urenta to-tf.
day. ',,'AbrA
Aerial activities by enemy m-fyS
chines over the Italian lines are t.35
creasing. Raids upon Venetlaa??-!
cessful and no losses of lifer and vecy$J&
oand very&J!"JH
resulted.!! ;
little damage to property
Reports received todav
activity back of the Austrian ItaMTttLWl
nlnncr trm 'Plnv-A la mIm tn inAlnthi
that A,,u,tn t ! -..-.--i-W
"" J iJicfiiiuiK lor nn.omev..i
offensive, by military officials her.'wj?i
Diaz on Initiative '- hit-M
Rome War Office reports 'declare "''P?!?!
wiai ucnerai uiaz is tenaciously main j?Ji
" -.. ......fc.vu ,vib uio cuuia) 7 XiJ
iiiic, uicicuj in evcuilllg nuccessiul rG ,
organization of the shattered Austrian --ti
aivisions. c'
The Austrian general staff is des-, jih
perately attempting to bolster ud tha 'SS&Tl
fast declining morale of the troops on VTvT.J'Sl
the Italian front. A new circular ls-W.!
suea to explain ine apsence or German 3?1
troops has been seized from captured
prisoners. It reads:
Though wo have not our German
brothers' aid we shall be able to show
how much strength we have. The
quicker we strike the more success
ful will be our advance and th
larger will be the booty."
FRENCH CAPTURE
RIDGE ALONG MARNE
Paris, July 1 French troops Satur
day night attacked the German Ilnaa-
flfteen miles northwest of Chateau-
Thierry, on the Marne front, and cap
tured tho crest of the ridge between
uosioy ana i'assy-en-vaiois.
According to thfl renort frnm tha TCa,
Offlce the French advanced their line rlvi
litre ijr ,.i4- . jiit.c uii a, ..uiu ilCar.7
two miles. Two hundred and sixty-five
prison rs were taKen.
Lust night's official report says the
rrench also have improved their lines lit,
tho neighborhood of, St. Pierre Algle,
which lies further north, on the edge
of the Forest of Vlllers-Cotterets. On
hundred prisoners were captured there.
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AUSTRIAN GENERALS
REPORTED KILLED
nniairruam, July I. i i4JIfI
In a description of tho recent fighting ' 2-H3
along the Plave. dur.ng the Austrian rl
offenslvo In Italy. Lieutenant General ,K?
von Ardenne, writing in the Berlin ,
Tageblatt. says that the desnerate At.. 5J
trian attack on the Montello. where tha- M
luio uenus to ine west. w.it nnd.rtab.M .t-
wlth the object of drawing off th6VVjfe
..-...., ..Uui.n -,um wlo fiver runner ,. Kl
down. i.i4'y?'?
The writer reports that the Austrian .'1
generals. Bolzano and Schinnerer wer.
killed during this fighting
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AM ILLbtlX ACTIVE c&0
Ul tLAlWEKS FRONT liitm?
Bu Associated Press
London, July 1.
Activity by the German artillery in th $f?L
region between Albert aim Arn. .-J Twh S
rectors of the Flanders front is reported f'r-'W'g
in luudx s oar umce statement,
The British raided a German post ln'1.
triuj nwu nuiiii 01 .AiDeri and ths
enemy s trenches to the west nf r-r-.-
court, on the river Ancre, taking a f5-,
prisoners c ;.
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urine ui simcrican airmen, piloting V
Capronl planes, flew from Milan S H
Rome, a distance of 6S0 kilometers. V?3
(403 65 miles). i.nTA
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