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BRITISH AIRMEN SUPREME
AFTER UNCERTAIN PERIOD!
Hold Unquestionable Superiority, Besting Enemy Air
men in Every Style of Fighting, Even Excelling
, in Bombing Raids
ITALIANS SWEEPING NORTHWARD IN ALBANIA
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By the Associated Press
With the IlrltUh Army In Vrnnte,
July 11.
Superiority in the air, clean-cut ana
Unquestionable, rests with tho British
flying men today. There hae been
periods In times past when it seemed
that a very slight addition of strength
to cither one" side or the other mlght
tlp the balance temporarily, but no such
period exists now British airmen are
supreme.
Not only have the 'King's flyers been
maintaining a decldeU upper hand In
the- Intense fighting In the olr, but the
work of British bombing squadrons has
far exceeded that of the enemy In v Igor
and results In the morn spctacular
field of operations, aerial fighting, the
British have hounded hostile pilots until
the greater part of their battles have
occurred east of the German lines, and
in numerous engagements, staged every
day when the weather permitted, great
numbers of hostile machines have been
destroyed. One British aviator alone
has sent tvvenety-nve crashing to the
earth In the last few months and others
of his comrades are not far behind In
their total
The work of bombing squadrons has
been growing steadily and the British
have been reaching further and further
lntb German back areas In search of
military objectives. There has been no
let up. Day and night, squadions of
British planes have kept up an almost
endless bombardment of important posi
tions and their accuracy in bomb drop
ping Is testified to In scores of photo
graphs of destructive hits
' Take Heavy Toll of Life
Not only have railways, airdromes
and other vital objectives Been effectual
ly bombed, but the loss of life among
German troops In concentration camps
has been exceedingly heavy. Captured
documents bear testimony to this and
prisoners admit It i
The British have conslstenly con
ducted their raids from an exceedingly
low height, some times coming down to
within fifty feet of the ground to loose
bombs The Germans, on the other hand,
seldom enture below 10,00n feet be
cause of their fear of the British anti
crowded by marching troops. He then
began a whirlwind of machine gun fire
against the unprotected riflemen, who
piobably suffered more casualties in
tho next five minutes than they did In
all tho rest of the battle
The German airmen were doing a lot
of low flying that day, as is their
custom during battle, and they were
thoroughly outfought, many of their
airplanes being destroyed.
Some With Vnudunl Venture
Out of scores of aerial combats re- i
cently there have been some that
produced unusual features. On July 4
a battle-royal was fought between the
Biltlsh and twenty hostile planes. De
spite the fact that the. British were
greatly outnumbered, they came out
lctorlous Three of the enemy ma
chines had been destroyed and another
driven down out of control when the
fight ended, while all the British re
turned safely
On July 1, near Brayc, a British cap
tain, who was, leading an offensive pa
trol, dived on a German biplane and
pumped a stream of bullets fnto It, w hlle
sitting directly on Its tall The enemy
went dow n almost immediately In flames
Tho captain then fired at another Gei
man, who went down vertically, but
what happened to him was not deter
mined Then the captain, with three
other planes.,' ttacked a great German
fleet of about?jrty machines The cap
tain so riddled one enemy scout that
one of its wings fell oft and it crashed
like a stone. He next wheeled on an
other scout and shot It down out or
control with bursts from aboe The
captain, being almost out of ammuni
tion, started to return home alone, when
he was attacked by four German scouts
Ho did a turn and a half roll and got
onto the tail of the leader, upon whom
he poured a volley from his machine
gun until thp German dropped In a
swirl of flames This exhausted the
British captain's ammunition, and he
flew for home.
On July 1 a British pilot, while on
offensive patrol about Estalres. was
pounced upon by three German scouts A1(.rrn . HiJiimiMiti Trnnnc
As they swept down toward him two of ""Siro nuilgaiiail lroOpS
them collided The third opened fire on ' Filliiin- PinnL- r i
him. but fled when the Britisher ma- 'ullI1b "t.K lO U1C
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TRENCH WAR DEVICE? REVEAL
U. S. PREPARED TO HIT HARD
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Oflii'inlilotu Sec Donlli-lJtalitig Devices, Improved by Yankee
JiigenuilN, Under Test America Has Ilursli Surprises
in Store for Teutons
iilcl li trench anil AUunian inuliiigcnls the cpcili'ionar forte of Mcral Did?, .ire ailvanriiif: over ir
ttial!y lit' cilirc width of the Albanian front. Alonj the roat, where l!ri ii-h naval units are co-operating, the
Allied force iuvc rioascil ihc Scmcni Hivcr. The Allieil olijeciive i the oh! Roman liiphwaN. pn-ocssinn of
whirh would bear a ilUlinct menace to the Bulgarian forces before Monnstir. The arrows on the ahop map
show th" main points of the Allied pressure. The shad -d portions represent terrain taken front ihc Vus(rian
ADVANCE IN ALBANIA
CONTINUED BY ALLIES
ASKS FOR STATEMENT
OF ALLIED PEACE AIMS
aircraft defenses, which have jeached Pnemv ,,lanea hac, h:ld botn )tfl ngs
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lly ihc Anociatrd 'ren
AVnslilnctiin, July 11.
TnnNCH warfare devices of many
typos were demonstrated here last
night, before a bis gatlirlng of War
' pirtment otllcHls, army otllcers and
members of Congress as guest of the
trench warfare rectlon of the Ordnance
Bureau The exhibition Included gre
nades and bombs of many kinds, now be- 1
Ing produced for the armv in Franc, n '
demonstration f ga. II.tih- and smoke
projectors and concluded with a dlspl.n
of rocket and other night signaling and
Illuminating methods eoled liv miidcin
wat fate
Th some of the demonstration, wbl'h
Listed Lit" Into the night, was the ride
range In a secluded Uey of the hill"
that surround the caplt.il. A feature of
the dlsplav was the dropping of actual '
bomlis from a lie Halland "i" da j
bombei, the machlno equipped with the
Libert v motor, now being pioduoed in
quantity for the use of Amtrlean avia-
tors In France.
Inhibition of (irenades
The rifle range lies down at the foot
of a steep hill on the top of which ;e -
eral hundred inMted guests were gath
eied Below them, from sand-bagged
trenches, offensive and defensive hand '
grenades and rifle grenades were fired I
bv s.iHos and in birrage. The hills
roared with the crash of the bursting
missiles ,ind the ground in front of the
tienches was churned lis the flvlng frag i
ments A row of figure targets, repre
sentlrg a i-harelng line, was battered to
I pieces In a hall of grenades showered
' oer a ten-foot embankment
Switching to incendiaiv grenades the
' firing party scattered five oer the grass ,
In all directions and In another moment
I were showering a supposed advancing!
enemy with gas grenades Moving out
of the shelter, the squad started for- j
ward under a dense cloud of white i
smoke rising from the smoke-bombs
landed In the woods; bursting with a ter
rific concussion A second tore a" great
hnlo In the center of the range, and a
third dropped on a target butt, tearing
out a thirty-foot crater Other bombs
contained lnflammator material and
splashed the earth with flaming frag
ments
flame-projectors, started forward, uhoflt,
Ing gtcat jets of flame ahead of theft)',
that set brush and grass afire' aslf
touched. Changing to smoke-prolee,
tors, they filled the whole valley wlth-a.
pall of white that shut them from vleWf
absolutely. and beneath which a. brigade L
of troops could have maneuvered uri-,f "V9
nbfterert hv on enemv 3t A
When night fell, the valley wa re-,,"1
peatedly bathed in brilliant light froM.J, J
I'Hrucnuie nares carrieu ty jii ivtivchv
Hvery man on the range stood out fli' )?,A
tlnctly In the glare, Intended to reVeaiv-'.
n liccpiii Client inmi. ' f '
The display did not go Into all of the' '"
150 or more devices the trench welfare?? J
is producing Some of them are new.J'kj
and will he first emnloved aealnst the j '"''.; '1
enemy The demonstration made It clear, ,j
nowever, mill no mciiiuu ui cuiijijiiib
Two men, armed with knapsack troops In France Is being neglected.
i torn off in collision and clashed. The
other was going down in slow' spira's
achieved. The differences In the ac
curacy or ine iwo services ''"'" The British pilot followed and fired 10ft
dropping thus has an obvious explana- prounrg ,nt0 ,he bf)che macnlne at cIose
: . ,.ii. range The enemy dropped another
bombers Is "SemnlTed by the ork .. !n !":JT "?. "m hur" ln, tcl "taf " the Central News
By the Associated Press
London, Tulv 11.
Italian troops on their offensive in
Albania continue to advance, savs a ills-
one nllot who attacked two German
trains near Hermies the other day He i
obtained a direct hit on the flist train
and then blew up the track in front of
It. Diving on another train nearby, lie
knocked two trucks off the track with
explosives Having stalled these trains,
he proceeded to rake them viciously
with his machine gun Incidentally -he
opened flre with his machine gun on
seven other trains shortly afterward
with good results
Invaluable Infantry Aids
There have been few Infantry bat
tles of late on the British front In which
airmen could play a striking part, but
In the- combined Australian-American
attack south of the Somme on July 4,
the British pilots did outstanding and
Invaluable work. German Infantry
columns, concentration points, am
munition trains and batteries were
heavily bombed throughout the engage
rtgencv inc AUtro-Ilungarinns are
falling back on the Skumbl R'ver. twenty-five
miles north of Berat
Another Collision fatal
Another fatal collision occurred the
other day A British lieutenant, with v.-n,hlnKton. .Tulv 11 -An official dis-
a patrol of fix machines, was flying p,tcn from Romo todav reports un.
over German territory w-hen he savvslx checked advance of Italian troops in
enemy scouts making for Mllers-Bre- Albania, with Berat as an objective
tonneux The British machines raced Krnm the voyusa the Italians have car-
Into a battle, and the lieutenant tackled red all postion!, tr) the Pf,men ln on
one of the Huns at close range This .advance of approximately fifteen miles
enemy went down vertically, after being over a flfty-mile front
badly shot about Another hostile air-
plane which was close by turned so rarls. July 11 n official statement
suciueniy inai u Miiiutru uuu uie vvi-
Georg Bernhard Inquires As to What Enemies of Ger- 11"r,''', aearI of thp
-,. , t-iet Komli .Machine In rtlnn
many Seek Uuty oj statesmen to rata
Acceptable Terms
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man leader, and both machines collapsed
and went down ln tangled wreckage.
The nerve of British, airmen under try
ing clrerumstaucces is illustrated by an
Incident which occurred a few days ago
A British pilot and observer were mak
ing a low reconnaissance over tho Ger
man zone when the petrol tank was
Issued by the War Office savs
In the region south of the Devoli
Blver. Albania, our troops continued
their advance In conjunction with the
Italian troops and occupied Cafa CJurl
prere, the highest point of Kosnlca
Crest, which extends In a direction
northwest ot that of Bofnla The
Austrlans, after having offered vigor
ous resistance In the course of the
preceenng (lays, retlreel In disorder
pierced by a bullet from hte ground. The
ment and numerous machine gun and observer climbed out Into the wing of lnto the Tormnr'ica Valley, into which
battery crew were knocked out by me hwujihk nwumir m unwusuiu m , i- pursued inem vve capiureq ziu
these tnn-.nvlnc terrors Even in- extent of tho damage Having satisfied Austrian prisoners and Important ma
Svldu. mfamen" run down , himself that he could repair it, he ftrWl Two enemy airplanes were
and shot by pilots, who swooped and , crawled bade to the seat and after ob- .withstanding the costl, checks
swirled over the Held like dragon files talnlng his leather cap and stick, again at the Cern;l Bem (Macedonla)f ,he
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The Ilaqtie. July 11
"What doeb the cnem want"" asks
Georg Bernhard. writing again In the
Vossische Zeitung on tho subject of
peace terms. Ho savs that the last
few weeks have shown tint onlv when
the "ofllcial politicians" go on a, vjca
tion will it bo possible to begin po
lit leal work again
Bernhaid asserts that von Kuelil
tientsclie3 Tage2eltung. now Interprets
President Wilson s speecn in line man
ner. Iteventlow savs fiat Wilson 'deals
In geneialltles. as usual, but that judg
ing bv the military situation, his inten
tion and meaning was correct in the
cventualltv of fjermany being victorious
on the continent, the Anglo-Saxon Pow
1 ers would continue the war as a naval
I and economic conflict until Oermanv
1 and her allies weie leduced to peverle-"-lies--
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When Wilson speaks of .the destruc
I tlnn of the arbitrary power which dls
1 turbs the vvorltl peace, he means the V
bolt waifare. says Keventlow, and he
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mann'B speech and the Chancellor's asks the agreemen politicians" to re-
cltimsv rnriectinti nf It have made a ,,V;L l'" ""ai int.- i-nuiaiauun m xa-i-
hn I Imnression sbroa 1 ami Vlelaved ium !imI Ill(' ""man fleet's full powers
nan impression abroad ami uoiayu oulrl mfan ne says that one can al
peace rather than helped It, b 1Pady couru the reasons ,or not rP.
sides making things htlll mote con nouncIng the f-boat warfare, and that
fused nt home Alnoad. people natu Wilson has alwas thought it Illegal, so
lallv sav that Kuehlmann's hand was It belongs to the category of arbitrary
forced hv tho mllitarv patty, and now to disturb the world peace
SolieldomTniVs eneenb lielned to con- llson will never permit peace by
sciieiaemanns speech neipcu to con nBre,m(,nti iie,entio says, unless all
ttlhute to this Impression possibilities of future submarine war-
The writer plays with tho words fare -.rp excluded The President has
"peace by agreement." pointing out put forward his four alms ugaln. aim
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An vitnnl of the methods emnloved I mounted the wing and plugged the hole
was seen southeast of Lamotte-en-Sen- i in the tank with the stick and the cap
terre. Here a British pilot blew- up a Tho reconnaissance was finished befoie.
German lorry and blocked a highway the pair returned home
enemy again launched his assault troops
against our positions north of Monastlr
and was again repulsed with appreciable
losses.
I CZECHO-SLAV LEADERS ! BOLSHEVISTS SCORED
WAIT ALLIED DECISION
Believe-Their Place Is in West
ern Front Instead of in
Russia
Wilson's Ideal Demand
Bernhard then refers to Balfour s
statement on peace which was pub
lished before Von Kuehlmann's speech
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By the Associated Press
New York, July 11
Leaders of the Czecho-Slovak move
ment to establish an Independent State.
whose troops are now fighting against
armed German and Austrd-Hungarian
former prisoners of war and against the
Bolshevik in Siberia, are waiting to see
what action the Allies will take regard
ing intervention in Russia before de
termining their own policy there Thej
believe, however, their place is in the
battle line on the western front.
This announcement was contained ln
a statement given out here by Charles
Pergler, an attorney, who is the Amer
ican delegate to the Czecho-Slovak coun
cil and who is acting as secretary to
Prof T G Masaryk, president of the
council.
Dispatches from London quote Vladi
mir Hurban as declaring in Toklo on
behalf of the Czecho-Slovak council,
that the troops now In Russia do not
want to become Involved ln Russian In
ternal affairs, and that orders already
Issued for transporting them to France
could be modified only by Professor
Masaryk, In agreement with other
members of council
Professdr Masaryk, who Is now In
New York, and who is expected soon
to sail for France, would make no
formal statement, but Mr. Pergler con
firmed the dispatches credited to Colonel
Hurban
"The memorandum presented at Toklo
to the Japanese Foreign Minister and
Allied ambassadors by Colonel Hurban
expresses with exactitude the attitude
of the Czecho-Slovak National Council
and our troops have adhere to it with
regard to Russian internal affairs," said
Mr- Pegler,
, "It must be remembered that tho
Czecho-Slovaks are not Russians, that,
when they were authorized to organize
their Independent forces ln Russia and
given the opportunity to fight the Cen
tral Empires, they were the guests of
tlje Russian nation, and could not with
propriety mix up with things puiely
Russian. When Russia dropped out of
tho war our troop9 and the National
Council, to whose political control they
are subject, had but one thing ln view
to "transport these troops to the western
front, there to give such aid to the Al
lies as they are capable of and .to fight
for Independent statehood for the
Czecho-Slovak lands.
"Professor Masaryk, the president of
our council, who was then In Russia,
reached an agreement with the Bolshe
vlkl forces that our men would be per
mitted ,to proceed unmolested to points
from which they could embark for
France.
''If the Bolshevik violated their agree,
ment. the changed situation may call for
an entirely different policy on the part
Of the czecno-siovaK nauonai council,
By the United Press
London. July 11
Italian forces, aided by French and
Albanians, together with British naval
units, are sweeping northward across
virtually the entire width of Albania
ln what mav be one of the mnt Im
portant military and political offensives
of the war
W According to the latest dispatches re
1 celved here the Allied troops In addl-
tlon to making Important gains on tho
, sixty-mile front between the Adriatic
and the Devoli River are threatening tho
nil- r Bulgarian right wing in the vicinity of
special L.aoie lo queuing ruuuc meager, Jionastlr. 115 miles from the sea. I
Cororlolir, 1)78, by.Vrir Vorfc Timet Co i Tho main military oblectlve of the I tlnues, "to say that, for Instance, with
Stockholm July 11 Allies evidently is the old Roman road I retard to armaments. Germany will take
, , .. . , ' .,..., connecting Mon.as.tlr with the sea at I the same attitude as Japan will take
Russian pafiers which have airived riurazzo. wh'ch would permit free move-1 for her land army anrt Kngland for hei
here contain Werestlng details of the , ment of troops and supplies dlrectlv i h,,. so that the German Umpire must
AT SOVIET CONGRESS
Social Revolutionists Shout '
'Down With Brest-Litovsk;
Down With Mirbach"
that everv peace must be bv agree
ment The main dutv of statesmen
today, he savs. is to find what terms
Germany's enemies will accept
"Tho fiasco of Von Kuehlmann's
speech," he proceeds. "Is that It would
never have accomplished thU aim.
even If it had been more clever and
had been leceived better abroad It
is no good beating about the bush, as
Bverv one knows what the questions
will be nt the peace conference. These
must be cleaily spoken of It Is neces
sary to hear terms from our enemies
who still show peace Inclinations"
tho first includes the others, sas the
writer lie wants to destroy Germany
as a fighting Power As for tin. other
Wilonlsm alms, such as self-determination,
territorial epiestlons. economic sov
ereignty and establishing a league or
nations and a peace oiganlzatlon, these
are all i-niondarv epiestlons, ns, accord
Ing to Av ilson. the.v tan only be based
on a desiioved Germrin. and "this also
should give our agreement politicians
cause for letlection"
Itevemlow savs that otherwise Wil
son's speech has no Interest for German
public opinion or politicians, as It was
merolv a tolkction of hlntb and phrases
and an attempt at an idealism which
does not eust Wilson knows what the
American people want on such occa
sions, he as. ln .-.tatlng the present
war was i continuation of Washing
tons spirit livery speech of this t.ort
can lie v.ioom.d m iKrmanv iteveniiovv
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one delivery u dn.v. 3. That special deliveries lie e-llmlntiterl ns fur ns possible.
and which, he asserts was taken up by j asserts as it uin lie hi.i.ea Hint it e
the British and neutral press ln an
entirely wrong wav He says that one
neutral paper refers to Wilson's ideal
demands, whereas these were not men
tioned in the Balfour statement, but an
agreement on Wilson's demands would
not be difficult
'One need bo no prophet." he con
recent Soviet congress in Moscow. The
congress opened on July 4 The repre
sentatives present numbered C73 Bolshe
vikl. 278 Social Revolutionaries, thirty
Maximalists and six Internationalists.
In a box were representatives of the
Entente, among them British Consul
General Lockhard In another box were
representatives of the German embassy,
among them Von Mirbach, who was mur
dered two days afterward
It was noticed that the Social Revo
lutionaries kept away from the Bolshe
vik! and held lively discussions within
their own circle.
After the president's address, a dele
gate from the Ukraine, M Altxandrov,
spoke He was greeted enthusiastically,
and said '
"I came from a secret congress ln
that land where the bourgeoisie and the
German-supported Skoropadsky govern,
the land of workers and peasants. Here,
however, the government negotiates with
Skoropadsky and tolerates ln Its midst
the leader of the German imperialists,
Count Mirbach "
This caused thunderous applause from
the Social Revolutionists. The speaker
then described public sentiment in the
Ukraine and asked for support to throw
off the yoke of the Urest-Lltovsk peace.
This statement occasioned new applause
from the Social Revolutionists and pro
tests from the Bolshevlkl. The Social
Revolutionaries shouted: "Down with
Brest-Lltovsk ! DownwUh Mirbach !"
After order had been restored, Trotsny
spoke about threatening symptoms from
the Red army, parts of which at the
Ukrainian front had taken the offensive
against the German troops In spite of
express orders. Then he referred to the
Szecho-Slovaks and happenings In Si
beria. "Kerensky!" shouted one delegate.
"He. has the will of the bourgeoisie."
Trbtsky replied,
"And you have done the. will of Mir
bach." the Social Revolutionaries
shouted.
Then Kamroff, a leader-of the Social
Revolutionaries, spoke.
"There are no provocateurs at the
Ukrainian front," he said, "and no
drunken, troops, but loyalists who will
not be moved See how our brothers In
the, Ukraine are shot down by these
damned canaille "
Saying this, he turned his eyes to the
box where the German minister was sit
ting. The Bolshevlkl protested, but the
' attow recognized officially by France as Scial Revolutionaries rose, shouting;
-v- the- tuprejmo representative off the fu "Down with murderers'" "ThroT thtm
from the Adriatic into southern t'erbla , alt for England's and Japan's pro
posals on this question If these offer an
adequate basis for negotiations, no Ger
man Government will refuse to negotiate,
all the less because Get many Is only a
member In the alliance of the Central
Powers Reasynable armaments will
meet with approval ln Austria-Hungary
It all depends on how the English and
Japanese proposals look, for President
Wilson's principle of the freedom of the
seas will hardly be accepted "
Bernhard says that the question of
and would seriously threaten the
enemy's hold on a great portion of the
occupied areas of that country
Starting at the Voytise Ulver the
Italians, with the aid of British moni
tors, have advanced to the Semenl River,
a maximum of fifteen miles The near
est portion of the old Roman hlghvvay
Hes just the same distance northward,
along the Skhumhl River, west of El-basan
But the offensive also has far-reach
plains Ameika as a lnlligerent
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
DOWNS FIRST ENEMY
Gets Close to Three Believing
Them Friends, but
Escapes
terest to her. she can give the Dual
Monarchy good advice
Ing political aspects. Already consider-I Ee,f.dpt,rmlnatlon for nationalities will
able forces of Albanians, under Essad be hantlle(1 reasonably by Germany, and
Pasha, are fighting with the Allies and altnough ,hlB question Is not of vital in-
aic iciiucilll toiuauio s,.a,.-n-... .-..,,
considerable advance by the French ln
the Monastlr region will have its effect
on Bulgaria, which is reported to be
low ln morale, both militarily and eco
nomically. The most significant angle.
however. Is the probable effect on the
southern Slav nations of Austria, al
ready on the verge of active revolt A
decisive Allied victory In Albania may
prove the torch that wilt ignite the
whole of the dlscontended elenients of
the Dual Monarchy
One of the significant phases of the
Italian advance is the frank admission
of reverses by the Austrian War Office
The latest official statement from Vienna
said the Austrlans "In th face of
pressure from strong enemy forces," had
withdrawn across the Berat-Flerl line
Fieri already is in the hands of the
Italians, and Berat. the Important city
In southern Albania, appears about to
fall. '
SWEATER MAKERS TO SAVE
Conference Held With War In
dustries Board
Wasblneton. July 11 Representa
tives of the sweater industry. Including
Fred Mayer and H. Bachrach, of the
PhtinrteinhtiT Sweater Manufacturers'
wnn meniuciB
By the Associated Prt'ii
With Hie American Forces on (he
M-iriie, July 11
Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt, the
youngest son of ex-President Roose
velt, brought down his first German
airplane esteiday afternoon in a fight
north of Chateau-Thleirj
Lieutenant Roosevelt, with three
other pilots, was living at a height of
5000 yards eight miles inside of the
Get man lines, when the machines be
came separated Soon after Roose
velt saw three nlanes which lie
The settlement of the Irish question . thought were his companions, and
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states, and England must make a state
ment about Indla There Is no doubt
that Wilsonfhas already discussed these
questions ' with England It might
shorten the peace negotiations consider
ably If Wilson stated what the result of
Lis discussions with England had been
"Should these points be agreed on the
question of a league of nations should
not be an obstacle President Wilson,
who has talked and probably thought so
much about these things, should have a
ready-made proposal In his pocket, not
necessarily connected with the question
of armaments.
"Sufch a league would only be ap
proved by an Idealist like Wilson If all
smaller States, such as Denmark,
Sweden and Norway, had the same
rights as Britain and America. Never
could an Idealist like Wilson allow the
smaller States to suffer for the big
ones In a league This must, however,
happen If the big Stales have larger
armies or navies."
Bernhard says that It should no ibnger
be permissible to use colonial armies.
People are now living ln realities, he
says, and even If the relations of those
ln the league of nations are a matter
of Indifference the question of frontiers
a . 1 A I am .-. a pr aH
of "The conservation division of. the and rhe distribution of colonies In future
war Industries board ana aiscussea
''tut Cch.OrS10Y3k .Government.'
away " "Down with Mirbach "
program of saving equipment, materials
and labor used In the manufacture of
sweaters and kindred apparel.
Several suggestions formulated will
k iiiitn un bv the war service com-
XFtol
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will be sent out to the Industry as soon
as this report Is made.
In addition to Mr. Bachrach fpd Mr.
Mayer, the industry was represented by
Sidney Warren, chairman, ana S, Rot
tenberg, of the Sweater and Fancy Knit
Goods Manufacturers' Association; M
Reinthal, of the Cleveland Knit Goods
Manufacturers' Association ; Richard
Lorenz and I. O. Strauss, of the Sweater
Manufacturers' Association of the Mid.
d.e West.
is vitally important, and with all due
respect for the ideal-loving uson,
practical war alms must be discussed
Italy's declaration about Trieste has
advanced matters, he thinks, although
her alms are impossible. Bernhard then
repeats the peace alms stated In his
SEES IN WILSON SPEECH
COMMERCE WAR THREAT
Special Cable to Evening Public.Ledger
Copirlonf, lit, bvStw York Timet Co.
The lUKue, July 11. The Westr
Zeltung recently Interpreted Hughes'
Four,h " Ju'v fpfech as a threat of a
continuation, o'f the war at sea.if the
i
approaching the machines from the
rear when he saw his mistake, for the
planes were Germans.
Roosevelt Immediately opened the
and after fifty shots tracers pene
trated the fjsillage of the nearest
German machine and It went Into a I
spinning nose dive, falling through the
clouds 2000 yards below.
The lieutenant is certain It must
have crashed, for no pilot voluntaiily
goes into a 2000-yard spinning nose I
dive. Tho two lemalning German all
planes attacked Roosevelt, but he
managed to make good his escape and j
return to the field, himself and his I
machine unscratched.
American pursuit planes flying in .
squadron formation penetrated Ger- '
man territory north of Chateau
Thierry for a distance of fifty miles
today, and chased several German ma
chines which they encountered. The
Americans secured considerable Infor
mation and observed the preparations
being made by the enemy. They flew I
over many newly constructed German
flying fields, including one believed to
be occupied by the famous Richtofisn
flying circus The planes were at a
Height of 5000 yards, ln the course of
a, great part ot the flight. All the
Bootlegger Admits Deserting
William J Roberts, twenty-six years
old, of Philadelphia, who yesterday was
arraigned before Justice Edwards In
New York on a charge of having ob
tained u. bottle of whisky for Private
De Forrest Beck, of Camp Upton, was
turned over to the Federal authorities
following his confession that he was a
deserter from Camp Black.
Seini-Annual
Furniture
Sale in
Progress
You should surely
inspect the won
derful values.
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE
Wl
ONE YELLOW TRADING STAMP WITH EVERY 10c
PURCHASE ALL DAY
Market
Eighth
Filbert
Seventh
Friday .
Bargains &
810,000 Worth of
Women's Smart
SWEATERS
at Wholesale
Cost
See Morning Papers
for Full Particulars.
Better Hurry! No More at This Price When These Arc Gone
Weil-Tailored Genuine) $
Palm Beach Suits)
5? J?$ii Every suit in tIlis extraordinary lot bears the genuine Palm Beach label.
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All sizes, including those for large stout men.
7.50
Other Tropical-Weight Suits,
$10, $12, $15
$18 & $20
Including mohair
Boa eh cloth
and Palm
Men's All-Wool Fast-Color Blue
Serge Suits,
$20, $25, $30 and $35
w two and three hutton effects Also
Klisclilnum all wool clothing in everv
wanted mateilnl a' these prices
Men's Summer-Weight Cloth
Suits, $13.75, $15, $18 to $30
iFstniercs homespun and nnxt-ire
1M Kngl'1' 'nil cnru-pratlf effects
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Boys' WASH SUITS
$2.50 and $3 Values, $1.35
$3.50 and $4 Values, $2.50
Junior Xorfo'k Billy Boy Tommy
TucKer and Mldd' stvles also new
iiilitiiv inodeK In chamhray percale,
madras p iphn Ptggv cloth. ctcSlzes
' to 1
Boys' $12 Blue Serge $Q JC
Norfolk Suits ; ''
Guaranteed all wool and fast color Sizes
Hi IS
Men's $fi.75 White Flannel Trousers, $3
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Boys' Wash Pants H'ori More
75c, 85c, $1.25, $1.50 and $2
K li ' erhockers and mourners of lin-n,
lv il.l uaMi, duel etc sizes C to 18.
Btoihert, Second I'lu i Seventh St.
Hundred of Philadelphiant Wait Each
Summer for Thit
Semi-Annual Sale of
MEN'S FURNISHING
SALE advertised on Blotter JU a n u t acturers OI
Juiv wi r'7a,K countryw me reuuiu-
fj-p; -ztivz&a non nave assisieu us
fjS to make this tne Best
15,000 WAISTS
In Our Great July Sale
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July lOlftF" 't'".
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sale of its kind this J
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At Savings That
You Cannot Fail
to Appreciate
Styles are new and
countless.
WANTED, AN EXECUTIVE1
WITH AN INVESTMENT OP 123.000 TO '
$30,000 IN AN ESSEfNTIAI. ENTERPRISE
LOCATED NEAR PHILADELPHIA
PROFITS GUARANTEED OVER 100V
PRIW'PALS ONLY
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$4 and $4.50 Art
Fiber $0 AQ
Shirts. S 0.tV
Heavy quality art filler limi
tation of, real silk, but more
durabl.) ln ftrlped effects
Attached cuffs
$1.50 and $2
Muslin Nightshirts,
$1.19
Bample Line of the
Country's lle.t In'
Plain or braid trimmed.
ft c v IHb
JSmm
Crepe de Chine Waists 9
Offering Exceptional $0.98
Values at Lt
Group 1 Copies of a French
model with new round neck
and two large hemstitched
plaits across front.
Group 2 Very beautiful
waists, elaborately embroid
ered; rounded French - neck
style with deep sailor collar.
f$3and$3.50 0ne-Piece$O AQ I
simntts cf this famous make. Tlain and fancy ?
pongees "and madras with self and colored stripes I g
so ok Pinn Mnrlras Nepliee Shirts, $1.79
"Kalrmouiif make. Tlaln and jacquard grounds with 5
novelty stripes T
Fine Voile Waists, 1
One lot shows deep collar and a
double frilled fiont panel The other
lot shows large collar and estee of
stylish corded voile
$2 "Sportop" Seal Pax Union
Suits. $1.25
r nmhlnation suits sleeveless madras shirts and
knee-lengtn nainsooK pam. ,
Rnv' Neeliee Shirts, 98c
Fine percales and woven madras, ln pretty stripes.
Soft cures, frizes i.'t in n .... ., . , -
50c Silk Neckwear, 29c
Crepe failles, foulahis. English prints, loutstnes.
grenadines, ciu. m w - - .-- .. r'
stripes etc riowlng-end four-lnhands and bat-
win KS
$2
Values
Fine Lot of Voile Waists
$1.65i S2.25 S1.85
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Sketch Shouts One at Each Price
Cool, delightful summer blouses those at $1.65 are
beautifully embroidered and finished with large odd
shaped lace-trimmed collars Those at $1.85 have
deep rounded collars, button-trimmed vestees. fine
Val lace trimmings and embroidered designs on the
front a black bow enhances their smartness.
Figured Swiss Waists.
Regular $2 Quality
Large collar and cuffs of lace-trimmed organdie.
35c Seamless Half Hose. 19c
Fine lisle with slllc flnifh Black white nnd colors.
I.lt Ilrotheri. FIRST Fl.OOrt, SOUTH
s1.49
irgandle.
Georgette Crepe Waists I $0 OCS
Extra Special I J O J$
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Delicate fleth-plnk and white, with plaited vestees ap'E3
stylish white satin collars that reach clear to tWt MLJ
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