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AUSTRIA'S WOES
GROW IN NUMBER
Provision of Brest Treaty
Splits Galicia to Ap
pease Ukrainia
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PEACE ATTEMPT FAILS
Some Light Shed Upon Court
Scandal in Vienna.
Czernin Blamed
By AUSTIN VEST
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, by .Veto York TUc Co.
Mllnn. .July S
Two glgrflflcant Items of new- have
Just been received from Austria,
It Is rep6rtcd from a good source that
the clause In the secret treaty, lgned
at Brest -Lltovsk between the Ukraine
and the Central rowers, reads
"The Ukraine having guaranteed to
ail nationalities, the roles Included, the
complete right of free national develop
ment within the frontier- of the Ukran
lan estate, Austria undertikes to assist
the Ukrainian subjects of the dual mon-
archy In their national development bv
forming a separate province of the i
Ukrainian part of Gallc'a and Buko-
wlna I
"A measure, drafted In this tense,
will be presented to the Relchstrat not I
later than July 31, 191S, and the Aus-1
trlan Government will employ all the j
constitutional means In its power to I
aecure the adoption of this liw by
parliament " '
Object In A'low
There are two things to be said on
this subject. By the Ukraine part of
Galicia Is meant, presumably, all Ga
licia east of the Itier San, where the
Ruthenlans, to gle them their now un
fashionable name, form the majority of
the population.
By cutting this lery considerable slice
of territory out the Austrian Govern
ment hones to diminish the rtnresenta-
tlon In the Relchsrat of two highly In
convenient nationalities the Ukrainians
and the Poles both now hotly In oppo
' sltlon.
Probably Austria would not have
dared to take this step hid she any
hope of recapturing the affections of the
Poles, who regarded the partition of Ga
licia. almost In the light of a fourth
partition of Poland, but the Poles have
been alienated for other reasons and
are n6w definitely In opposition The
Austrian Goernment's method of dealT
Ine with an offending limb is to lop It
oft.
Spurn Peace Feeler
The other Item must be repeated un
der reserve, although it comes from a
well-Informed source to the Berne cor
respondent of the Secolo. According to
him, there arrived last week at Berne
an Important Austrian personage dele
fated by circles In close touch with the
Emperor, to sound the Allied represen
tatives as to a basis of peace negotia
tions between tne Kntente ann Austria
IM emisry iouhq evtr, r .nui ...
hlf. faca and nromntlv concluded that
there was nothing doing. He is said
to have now returned to Vienna.
,
ncana&i jsiameu on tirm.n
Some light on tho scandals at the
court of Vienna and the widespread ru
mors In the Dual Monarchy of livid
scenes and threats of divorce between
Emperor Karl and Empress Zita, the
auasl-unlversauty or wnicn nas pro
voked the official communique Is now
hfd bv the Munich Keueste N'achrlch-,
ten and the clerical Relchspost In re-1
porting speeches delivered before the
Christian Socialist gathering in the
Doctor Funder." editor-in-chief ofthe
Relchspost, and Prof. Leopold Kunschak
stated that the masses seemed to be
obsessed with the Idea that the Emperor
and Empress were responsible for having
contributed not only to diplomatic an
archy, but also to the recent serious
setback on the field 'of battle. As re-
sards Empress ZH?s alleged Instrlgues
w.- .... . .--- ....-.,
through her brothers, Prlnceo Sixths and
Xavier oin-r, iruin
WBB, no Bam, UIOI ll.cjr M-l iuu. 11 aub-
tria during the war at-the, direct re -
trla during tne war at -tne airact re-'coast, Drougm. worn mai wo bud-
quest of Count Czernin, who desired to marines were sunk after the Orlsso was
intrust to them the mission of creating , torpedoed, according to disabled soldiers
in enemy countries certain conditions, reaching here today.
deemea inaensaoie Ior Preparing ior
Th. filxtu. I..ttr
The Slxtu. Letter
In fact, said Doctor Funder, the Em -
peror's letter to Slxtus was written at
Czernln's suggestion Since pzernin ad-
vised the Emperor to choose Prince Six -
tus as the person best fitted for real-
Ulng the plans of State, full respon
slblllty for the document rested on Czer
nin himself.
From the same sources we learn that
the Imperial couple are believed to
have vetoed the use of asphyxiating gas
??i.fl.y,!.t-e ?La" :"ie.H:!S -
accused or naving securea preferential
treatment for Italian pr sonero. wh le
?."? Emr8LZfl1HtLS,r''Tr't;'
KandT i,d to 7eU SCTt Si
said, for having disclosed military plans
relating to imperial defense.
A otrange comment on the resolution
of loyal trust in the Imperial household
voted at the above-mentioned gathering
and Intrusted to Consignor Plffl. Arch
bishop of Vienna, for presentation at the
foot of the Imperial throne, is that It
was suddenly summarily suppressed by
the cenoorshlp.
MAY AIR FAMILY
TROUBLES OF KARL
By the United Press
LONDON, July 8
Recall of the papal nuncio to Vienna,
which was demanded 'six months ago In
connection wiiu laiu.iy irouoies or
Emperor Karl, will be carried out. ac-
cording to renaDie iniormaiioa from
Rome today.
At the time the recall was first nskert
ffl ?th rninclo was JurtlflS ld
with Emprwa Zlta The nuncio had
communicated the vit'eaS5? advice
which thJ Express had asked -vhen
separation wis threatened.
Pope Benedict refused to acquiesce, be
The popes enort at reconciliation of
the royat couple was partially success-
ful, uuv ,.vv D.nea,ivtiai i c cm 1 lll.la
... .. (-A..... COn CO ...... . 1 vn. ,.., ..
are likely to lead to complication. It Is
reported that ita is determined upon
' public vindication,
VANDYKE REAPPOINTED
McLean Names Carbon Man Democratic
State Secretary
By the Associated Press
r . . . nBrriuurffL -.. ju.y o teorge li.
fc .JfcLean. chairman of the Democratio
i ciai I 'nmmuiw. inn.v annniinit.rt .ho
reappointment of Warren Vandyke as
l.cfeta-y of the compete for two veafi Prench political i?aaer and minister "on Mount, upnraim. .n j. ine u.
f'iJ?t;iiJ !.. . U.ii." ,'' .vithmit nortfnl n In tho R- nnri n,ii... mnhiu ctilld nn the tracks as the train
! Vhbn nchawofhwd
fe tjw jforveral yiara "ial u,r
r.;"oiiiiwiwni.irnpniaiiii.i
INFLUENZA NOW
ALLIES' BOGY
Fear Epidemic May Occur
After Germans Re
' cover
FOE MIGHT STRIKE THEN!
Teutons Remain Quiescent
While Disease in Own Ranks
Runs Course
By CHARLES H. GRASTY
Special Cable to Evening public Ledger
Copyright. J3JH, ty.Vrw ''orfc Timet Co.
' London. July 8
Speculation here about the deliyed i
German stroke has been decidedly op i
timlstlc on a crescendo scale: but re
cently some anxiety has appealed rp
carding the influenza epidemic it the
front. In the peculiar situation it Is
conceivable that the Allies might get
the worst of it. If the German army
is suffering sufficiently to delay Its I
attack It need bnly He back and await
recovery There Is no dancer of a '
general offensive by the Allies. i
"Suppose, however," said an Amer-'
lean medical man, "the Influenza epi-1
demlc Jumps to our side after the '
Germans recover
Being on the de-
fenstve we would not have profited bv
their weakness, where, they being on
the offensive, might profit greatly If
the Allied troops were weakened by
sickness of this kind. This is one of
,. . . nMnst w hlch no amount
of paint or forethought could sife ,
guard us
Tfie untimely death of ex-Mayor
Mltchel, the brief announcement of i
which appears In the Sunday news
papers, has caused widespread genu-1
Ine sorrow among all Americans. It
was the geneial topic of conversation
His turning from a conspicuous post- '
tlon in public life to dangerous air ,
I service lias stimuiaiea me Kina ot
I .l.u nwtnnfr tVi intitVi ii'VitnVi line
"ml.L. "'":' ... ... '.... ! i"
...I........ It.Alf sn Yollor.tl,, nf rhn.
"iSSSr!S-,;o,'
SIKH-as? ""lV:,
Underneath nil the Fourth of July
enthusiasm one finds a growjng Eng-'
lisii respect for the American soldier i
Until recently a good deal of doubt
was entertained whether the Ameri-
cans could be trusted alone for some
months. Indeed, such doubts were
natural. "We have been very fortu
nate in tho way things have fallen
for us.
First there was Cantlgny. in which
remarkable little success, by the way,
we were aided by the painstaking su
pervision of a descendant of Lafayette,
the Marquis de Chambrun. That gal
lant and accomplished officer for
weeks acted as military Instructor and
taught our men nil the tricks of at
tack. Then at Chateau-Thierry came
it.. M .....(iHt n MrA l-n ncnflnlAHAii
pe uliaTto 'Acarand .om-
achs and cartridge belts full our In-
, amry bvb ' .
' to think about. Our activities in that
neighborhood have In sum established
the rating of trained Ameilcan sol-
aier.s in tnis war, ana 11 is ju,
fti.
ft-1 i-..a u ... ...un.
our new tVp .mlBh be'TlkV when 'feci I Enmlr tho first clear inttmatlonj to
directly Into European units. The ,r,hMthe Public of the Important fact
Australians tried them out and all the I J'1."1? e"Urf rlanSultlr sc av
...i .. tha ,it Tt i nri, fne Us head at San Dona and Its base
e everything to have had such a start as
- these tryouts have given us. It puts
v the standard high, but there is no
ouestion but that American pluck will
measure up to it, and the luck will go
with the pluck.
REPORT TWO U-BOATS SUNK
Canadians Tell of Successful At- fte1 'nto a fortress; They iixea ma
, "" . w, chine guns In cverv treefork available
tacK Alter uriso ivcni i.own
nv thn HniHtf Prrtt
fly the I'mtia I reu
Toronto, Ont., July 8 A Canadian
i' "'apup, uw " '" ""- '"" "' ."
.t. ....... I- u Aaa i.a
Doai i m . . ... -.j. ...,. v,,..,
, h .." """ "' " "' '",
1 coast, brought word that two sub- I
ine ,p or i .... u. .. . - r-
-rv. ..-Mr, r.n M.hl-h tho .-non ver r.
' was the object of an attack by two
U-boats the following day.
1 Major George Washington, of Toronto
'declared the ship also was twice attacked
j by submarines on Its way to England.
,
nniririii nnmn r.Mntio nmnrp
BRITISH BOMB FAMOUS BRIDGE
Structure Acroes Rhine at Cob-
lenz and Royal Palace Damaged
Ilaarl, July 8 The bombardment of
1Coblenz,on Friday by British airmen
was tne most se e of lne war although
the worU 'ot the a)rmen as harnpered
by the presence of a fog. The north.
j? S.
famous Iron bridge were seriously dam
aged. A bomb fell in the center of the
bridge across the Moselle River and
another on the Royal Palace.
The "famous Iron bridge" mentioned
In the dispatch probably Is the Plaffen
dorfer bridge over the -Rhine, built in
1862-64. It has three Iron arches, each
with a span of 1(76 yards, commanding
a beautiful view. The Royal Palace,
built by the elector of Treves In the
eighteenth century and occupied by Em
press Augusta till 1890, Is situated at
the west end of the bridge A much
older palace, "the Burg," built In 1276,
adjoins the bridge across the Moselle.
GERMANY TO 'AID AUSTRIA
' rri A n wr-n t. -r.
1 "ree Army Corps Will Be Dis
' ' "V
ParU, July 8. I
r-manv will unH throo VM.. '
' " " of " AuVtVV."accoTdin'g To
Rome dispatch to the Temps. These wlfi
&nJItI SttoervotneBeil0r,tCt.0rS '
I .ern.l"chbSf on "h ?n?Un frSn?""-
! will be asslraed to he Alna seetS?
i u is stated.
j The Trentlno railways have been put
J f ....... ......w.., r. .. .. ...I,, L . .
U..V1CI vjchiiai i-uhiiui aiju ivil Ov USCQ
exclusively for .Uerman troons. Tt
said, also, that German regiments will
be detailed to other points on the front
to support the Austrian troops.
MAY RECOGNIZE POPE
Rome Papers Expect Resumption of
Franco-Papal Relations
By the United Press
Kome, July 8 Rome newspapers.
comniciuiifi iwub wh iim inirrview be'
-.. ... .V.A T)nn a.4 I-.......-. ' m .
tueen the Pope and Denvti Cnhu,
papal rclitlona la v-MbiKe. r
;,'" ""A ,-., ' -,.V...r "". """"
WOUNDED AMERICANS CARRIED FROM
HuHHRc v AmK Moral ' jidHllvjllvflb wPgBfctBIBIBiByiiBBfeffik.?ATMM mtLew Bt S5frr jT i HIm v frm-' "j$R
These photograplis thou Yunkee sulilicrs, rcccntlj ttoumlcd in tlic drill
ing in Franre, being carcil for b American ambulance men. The upper
picture shows a wounded marine being lifted into a field anihulame.
Below, a disabled soldier i being carried into a first-aid dugout ju-t
behind the firt-line trenches
ITALIANS TEAR AUSTRIANS WITH
TEETH WHEN THEY LOSE WEAPONS
. .,.,,,, , .
Desperate richtinc in Aluddy Morass to Clear riavc beHtion,
l a J
Uccupied by toe Since Last JNovClllber 1300
Machine Guns Captured
B AUSTIN WEST
special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 191S. bu yew Yrk Tlrnr Co.
Italian Zone of War, July 8.
Now that tho splendid but hard-won
Italian vlctoiy has scraped the whole
Venetian plain thoroughly clean of the
enemy up to the opposite bank of the
h I trl L
- Zn"SS ?-' !
lecorded deeds of heroism, which has
been coimr on uneeaslnc v dnv and
night amid the mud and insldloub
marshland In the lower Plave.
ine second pxtiaordlnary bulletin
i .,.i.i.u r. " , w," .1" " -. liL.
uiv;ii uenerai uuiz lssueu ...si iuki.i.
?..". uu,trm ,h '
zo ,the e,xt5emo ?Ue f ,,.he ,l
"' ? bed by the Vee ian a-
along the Adriatic Gulf from Cortel-
goons, hare been held In the tenacious
grip of the Austiian Invader ever
since Novembet last.
Unable to tliqr trenches or to opei
ate In large masses on this sodden soil,
the Austrian, had bpllt up Into In
numerable small gioups. Eeiv fac
tory, farmhouse and cottage tnev con-
and sowed thick with them the banks
ot tne countless canals
, About 1300 of (hesc mltralIleu,M haVe
' been already listed In the enormous
dooiv ramnreri. nm minaretis o.u aic
. ,.ft V,,.,;,, ,',. .,nns or beneath
, wreckage of demol'shed buildings
n.lrlnp. tho list IkrHo wpplts the Aus-
fr " ing the last ;.
i ,..-."":"" ,,,, ha. ,iisi
trlan . ""grange art lllery has dls
' Jjrtly any signs ic lite naving
' r,"rrl ,,,as iL?"'1 S '
ung neen
-enforce
. me mounia.n sector.
, contrary, main-
tained a grim activity They 'lefry
the largest vtooden bridge across the
river and kept the other three under
an uninterrupted fire. The stern orders
had come from headquarters
"Not a single kilo of canned meat
must bo allowed to reach the foe from
the mainland."
AMERICANS WIN AIR
fllfJHTS DOWNING FOI K
X IUI11U) "" """'" - "
Buwt of Aerial Activity on
Marne Front Brings De
feat to Foe
... . . ,, .,,,. i Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
With h. Amer.cn Army at the Marne, P roS
July 8-(By.IN. S) . Pari., July 8
There has been another great burst Jf Jouclai one ot tne minor members
of air activity on the American sector I 0f the Bonnet Rouge gang, who was sen
of the Marne front, during which one fenced to serve five years and is now
German maohlne was shot down in
flames, another was compelled to land
out of control, while two other boche
machines were forced down by Ameri
can airmen attached to an observation
division. . .
The American pursuit planes signtea
two German tandem airplanes weU
within the German Hues One of the
enemy machines was sent down In
flames, thanks to the teamwork of Lieu-
tenant James A Melsner, of Brooklyn.
and Lieutenant Hamilton looting?, "i
Boston. Fivp German monoplanes joined
the fight, but were driven off after a
. "rlei of thrilling air duels at an altl-
tude of 6000 fect' .- , t, .,
Lieutenant Summer Sewell, of Bath.
I Me., "got" ins Becona opponent i.i
nglit over Moumiers, wmim io "-
,man lines. Nine American planes en-.
t i-t - T l.i.tanont Can all
gagea six uwrai. """"" "-'
after a dramatic fight, pursued a Ger-
man airman within a hundred feet of
the ground The last seen of the Ger-
man machine It crasfled to earth out
of control.
This was Sew ell's ninety-fifth flight
Motorist Uninjured in Crash
George C. Ennls. of Camden, N. J., and
a companion escaped Injury when En-
nls's automobile was demolished by a
nooning rtnUwAv train last night at
King's Highway crossing, near the sta
tion at Mount. Ephralm. N J. The autp.
.l,"j in. h l, .imnnl. lal.trt tu
nprorchVd" but hVecupanta leaped
iifely before, the collision.
request obeyed
that the stubborn defenders consisting
mainly of Bosnian and Herzogovlnan
soldiers, ultlm.itrlv surcumbn.l to hunger
here, ao was th; rase in the earlier vic
tory on the upper reaches of the Plive.
Many of them were Moslem fanatics,
who woro little flags with the saciert
trcscent on their breasts and It must
be said tint they fought llcht man
fully, resisting In barricaded houses un
til the thick wills were battel od In
pieces or tho roofs crushed down upon
their heads
Four columns of the Italian Beragllerl
and infintrv troops pursued the toll
some task of bieiklng up enemy de
fenses Thousands of soldiers and sail
ors fought continually up to their waists
In water to comp'ete the Isolation of
the Austrian detachments
Italian Mnrlnm I'oucl.t Brnvrly
Some of the severest fighting was sus
tained by the Italian roval marine corps
In tho Cortellazio wonds and In the ex
treme angle of the lagoons, In clearing
which they encotnfcr"! tho famous Vi
ennese "company of death." composed
exclusively of volunteers, clad in black
sweaters, the breasts of which are em
broidered In white with a human skull
Floundering In the bogs and losing
their weapons, both sides were often
driven In despentlon to tearing each
other with their teeth
During the tremendous hand-to-hand
I contests that accompanied the closing
phase of the battle the Italian Ardltl or
daredevils performed astounding featn
of agility Their special task was to
silence a swarm of machine guns pro
tected by barbed wire entaglements.
The Ardltl hit on a method altogether
novel in the history of this war. Pro
viding themselves with long leaping
poles, they made a mighty rush, jumped
obstacles and landing in the rear of
tho bewlldeied gunnera, drove daggers
Into their backs
One daredevil alone sent eight Austrl
ans stampeding Into the Italian lines
under the menace of an uplifted bomb
MAY EXPLAIN DEATH
OF TRAITOR LEADER
Member of Bonnet Rouge
Gang Offers Statement Be
fore Going to Prison
waiting transport to New Caledonia
wlure he will serve the sentence, has
written to the representative court -mar-tlal
which convicted him asking that he
be allowed to make a statement, The
, Ietter h,aa been handed to Lieutenant
I Mornet. the redoubtable prosecutor, 'on
behalf of the Government
Jouciaf )t s understood, promises to
mae some interesting rev elatlons con
cernlng the staff of the Bonnet Pouge
and tle defeatist campaigns conducted
b ,t jt g aiso, suggested that he may
u. av.io in throw snmo lltrht nn tho m,
he death of Miguel Almerey'da
"ader of the gang, who waa a niorphlno-
Uo and , found ajlne ln.hls ,,
-""a ar hls arrest
Tne aesatlon at the time was that
Almereyda strangled himself with a
bootlace during a nervous crisis caused
fa n, nelng deprived of drugs, but his
J ... .
i widow and her lawjer navg always re.
fused to accept this theory and assert,
1 ., .. .nntmrv that ho n imirH.roH
( by gom6 ununovv n agent bf men higher
u who had made use of him for pro-
up
tectual ends
Porto Rico Registers Its Youth
By the Associated Press
San Juan, r. II . July 8 Incomplete
returns of Friday's registration for the
draft of those reaching the age of twen-tv-one
since last registration day indi
cate that the total throughout the inland
JI !' loniMihat smaller than the estl
matM lf.eoo In San Juan 100 regls
t r d, vv'iu the estimate was for 600.
So admirably wis thl
THE BATTLEFIELD
TEUTON PRESS RANTS
AT WILSON'S SPEECH
Sees Only Oppression of Ger
many in President's
War Aims
Bv the Associated Pre
Amsterdam, Tulv S '
Commenting upon President Wilson
Fourth of July address th Frankf jrter
Zeitung says
What President Wllon "aid about
the conditions of a lasting peace is
couched In such general terms that
hardly anvthlng can be made of I If
all his nice principles are serloulv en
tertained by him, we must suppose that
he desires to abolish the advantages and i
predominant Influences not only of the
Centr.il Powers, hut also of the En-1
tente for Inbtance, America's domina
tion in Cuba, Porto Itlco and the Phil I
ipplnes. Fiances domination in Moroc
co, and England's relations with Indli
Fgvpt Mesopotamia and other portions
of Tuikev
If however Mr Wilson desties h'1
posltlon of prominence to- bo continued
and be perpetuated bv a continuing
peace, then his demands mean only tin
oppression of Germany and the ncgatimi
of tho-e pilnclples of International Jus
tice and freedom which are continually
In, the mouths vt the Entente rulers, es- j
peclalb President Wllron '
TWO KILLED IN PANAMA
Election Fairly Quiet in Main:
Antis Claim Majority !
Special Cable to Ei citing Public Ledger
Pannmn, July S The antl-Govern-'
ment parts claims a majority In the
flections to the Xatlona. Assembly, I
which was to select n president1. The
opposition carried Panama and Colon
with hcavv majorities
Amerlcm military nuthorlt'es super
vised trie voting and in the main tho
election was quietlv conducted, though
seme disorder was reported at Interior
points
Two were killed near Talenque. a coast
village near Colon, as the result of an
election dispute Father Polo was said
to have attacked a policeman, who drew
his gun and shot the priest dead Tho
policeman himself was badlj wounded
In the encounter by a knife In the hands
of the priest
Antonio Sarrla. a politician, was found
mvsterlouslv assassinated near the same
place His nnciy and mat oi mo pr.esi
w ere hi ought to Colon
PRINCETON STAR CITED
Arthur IUucthcnlh.il Given Honors
After Death in France
I'.irii, Julv S A posthumous cita
tjon of Aitlmr Rluethentha .a mem
ber of the Laf.ivettp Escadrllle and
foimerly one of the beat known foot
ball plajer-f at Piinceton University
who was killed on June 7, appeals In
the Journal Offlclel today It reads;
"Aithur Bluethenthal, an American
pilot of first lank, volunteered for
the Foreign Legion in order to serve
in the aviation service of Fiance. He
made himself remarked from the be
ginning by his spirit, discipline and
Judicious coinage. He continued, by
his own wish, to serve with the
Fiench Kscadiille dining the present
battle before passing into the Ameri
can aviation service. He was killed
in an aeilal combat while directing
distant artlllery Are."
SPANISH GRIP HITS SWISS
Epidemic Spreads Rapid!) Several
Heaths Among Interned Rritish
17 the Associated Press
llerne. July 8 An epidemic of Span
ish rrln has Invaded Switzerland and Is
spreading rapidly, attacking particularly
persons unaer xuriy jeurs ot age
Several deaths have occurred among
interned British prisoners at Chateau
Dex, and a military doctor at Soleure
has died from tho grip
Founded 1865
THE
Provident
Life and Trust Company
of Philadelphia
Peace of mind
depends upon
state of mind.
The way to have
perfect peace of
mind is to carry
sufficient insur
ance in 'the
Provident to
care for the fu
ture needs of
your family.
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TOCH AWAITS NEW
GERMAN STROKE
Hilirlpiihiirp's Prpnnrntionsl rp""0"',c frcm tne divis'n commander
ixillUCIlIilUJ, S r icpdiaiiuns The oattnllm H not to ho relieved The
fnr Clront OffpnsiVP T51nW nr'!t ou can do ls to Improve the de
, iui vrreu uutllblL- jjiu fph, orBanUatlon and con,truct more
Arn fnmnlplp ! dugouts
NOW OR NEVER FOR FOE
Douhle Attack, With Sea and
Paris as Goals. Is
Expected
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Special Cable to Etening Public Ledger
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With the Trench Armle. Tulv R
All the available Infrrmation points
to a renewal of the German offensive at
nnv moni"nt ''i onlv Is li Known that
the Herman trop concentrations In the
rar are completed but another factor
m great Importance makes It certain
tint Field Marshal von H'ndenburg cin
not afford t delay much longer This
Is thf rapid ulng up of men and the
Increasing weakness of tho enemy dlvl
'or.s now on the front
From all lde-. one hears the same
torv The German division are re
duced below- the normal the have bn
holding the line longer thai umal their
riorale Is dingeroulv low
Thus a few dav s ico prteonei s cap
tured bv the Americans at Vaitx s.d
Our Industrial Furniture Sale
Draws Careful Householders
WE COMMENCED it early to meet the
thousands of industrial war-workers
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and it is the duty of this largest Furniture Store in America to
transform them into comfortable homes, cozy, artistic homes, at
least expense and in the shortest possible time. But, as we said
before, the Sale is drawing and will continue to draw every
careful householder, because its scope is such as to include
every kind of furniture and furnishings for very kind of home.
In addition to the output of our own factory, we
drew upon the resources of nearly five hundred other
leading manufacturers, filling our great furniture galler
ies and warerooms to overflowing and utilizing all the
outside storage space we could possibly rent.
And the advantages of our early buying the ad
vantages of wider selection and lower prices, we share
with our patrons freely and thankfully; freely, because
it is a further demonstration of the wide and growing
usefulness of thi3 great factory-Store; thankfully, be
cause we appreciate the wonderful privilege of ex
ceptional service which our commanding position in the
furniture field affords us and you.
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A Dining Suite of the Italian
One of the aimost countless suites of exceptional beauty and
floors so interesting to home-lovers style-range only exceeded by
Floor Coverings Every Fabric, Size
and Style Close to Factory Prices
The rugs quoted are actually below present factory cost and all of this $250,000
stock is offered at substantial savings over general retail prices. Anticipating the short
age of labor and materials, we placed heavy contracts many months ago, with the re
sult that we can now sell below the existing market, which, by the way, is by no means
a stationary but a rising market. With so large and varied a stock we can meet every
need, thus fulfilling to the utmost the purpose of this unique Store to serve you better
and save you more. We quote a few typical values:
$48.00 Axminster
$52.00 Axminster
$82.50 Royal Wilton...
$75.00
Summer
Portieres of beautiful X
in the newest patterns;
u.uu, $b.7o, S7.ou and
Marquisette and Novelty Net Curtains; desirable selection
use, from a third to a half
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TKBITT STAMPS SOLO AT THE VAN
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their battalion was so wearied and dis
couraged bv the abnormally long period
fpent in the line as to be literally In
capable of a vvortli-uhlle counttr-attack
At anoth' point it l a German bat
talion vihoii total effective of bayonets
Is reduced t 120 men not counting the
mitrailleuse detachment, and whose
I rnmmunrler nl i fnr rollpf tnt a nttrfr
Elsewhere a Bavarian regiment has a
mpan of twenty men, and such fig
ures as thirty-five fifty or slxtv are
common
At another point the French seized an
order from a divisional general reprov
ing In stion terms the slackness of offi
cers who reported sick for trifling rea
sons and rrglng them to devote all
' our energl s to getting the men out of
a litp of indifference and back to a
plrlt of activity "
When one couples vuch examples,
which can be multiplied with the fact
that the Allies arp "teadllv nibbling back
lost ground and capturing men the
I rench alone In a comparetivelv short
period having amassed a total of nearly
,P(inn prisoners It Is evident that the
time before the ptorm breaks can be
-ountfd almost In hours
Now or Neier for Grrmunr
There are also Indications that the
terrible losses which the Allies Inflicted
on the enemv in the three previous bat
tles have begun to tell and that each
time It Is harder for Hlndenburg to re
constitute the rerpiloite armv of maneu
ver HI" fourth attempt to snatch victory
at the eleventh hour will be all the more
desperate because spurred on by the
realization that tt Is now or never for
Germanv
It Is more than p-obable that the com
ing struggle will be on an even greater
scale than before Everv available man
rvpincr run r rnr rhpm SATirri
Renaissance Period Exemplifying the
8.3x10.6 $36.50
9x12 $39.75
9x12 $57.00
$34.00 Tapestry Brussels 9x12 $26.50
$42.50 Seamless Velvet. 8.3x1 0.6 $34.50
$46.00 Seamless Velvet. 9x12 $36.50
Royal Wilton 8.3x10.6
Draperies at Savings of 20 to 25
- Ray Cloth, woven
all colors; prices
Kapoclc Curtains in handsome designs
and colorings; $11.00 and $13.50 a pair;
Novelty Curtains from $1.25 a pair up.
o.uu a pair.
below regular prices.
Day Saturdays During the
Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers
Market Street Ferry, Camden, New Jersey
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has gone to swell the ranks of 'tJWj,
maneuver divisions, which there Is r- t
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tlon of launching two big drives slmuK'V ' . .-3
taneously. y ' ,,
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ders-Ainlens and Complegrte-Chate&U- . Vi
Thierry will be the sectors attacked.
This would give Hlndenburg the ofipor-
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EUROPEAN CROPS DAMAGED ,,
Han'ests Greatly Below Normal
Threaten Central Power
Special Cable to Eiening Public-Ledger
Copyright J1i by yn York Timtf Co.
Amsterdam, July 8.
After the coldest June for about half
a centurv and after consequent hftvpA
In the fields an extraordinarily wet July;
has opened the midlands and northwests'
em mainlands of Europe During one
night last week there was a rainfall tjfp
over three-quarters of an Inch In the
Berlin district The normal average foe
the whole month of Julv Is two and & ,
half Inches, so that In one night abouf '
one-third of the usual monthly rainfall
poured down The streets In many parts
of the capital were for a time Im
passable Even heavier rainfall Is reported from
other parts of the Emoire. Dresden and
Arnsdorff. In the niesengeblrge, has
records of nearly two Inches Damage
to orchards and cornfields is consider
able r
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requirements of the ;i
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