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Waihington, July 25. Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; probably showers
in north: moderate east winds.
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VOL.' IV. NO. 268
SCHWAB PLANS
TO STOP STEEL
LEAVING U.S.
Wants fiO.nnn Tnnc RpcArvo
.....,
Supply in Each Ship
yard . PROGRAM DEPENDS ON IT
Vessel Plants in Ea6t Not Run
v ning Full Tilt Like in
West ,
' To Launch 300,000 Tons
on Delaware Monthly
"Upon his return today from an
Inspection of Pacific coast ship,
yards, Charles M. Schwab, director
general of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, announced the follow
lng speed-up program:
Prohibition of foreign steel ship
ments. Steel working surplus of 60,000
tons for each shipyard.
Building of new plate mills If
necessary.
Adoption of Macy wage scale In
accessories plants. .
Allocation of shipyard -work to
capacity to furnish equipment.
A ship output of 300,000 tons
monthly for the Delaware River
district.
And to top it all, Schwab insists
every individual 'must be enthusi
astically behind the shipbuilders.
An advance supply of 60,000 tons of
steel in each tJf the country's shipyards
as the means of stirring enthusiasm In
the shipping program which alone can
make possible'the completion of 10,000,
000 tons of ships yearly is Charles M,
Schwab's formula for America's final
shipbuilding stride. Air. Schwab '13 di
rector general of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. '
Prohibition of all shipments to foreign
countries is the first step planned in the
creation of tills reserve supply. I
Mr. Schwab, who arrived here today
after a "month's tour of the western ship-
I" j-ards. started work on his plan as soon
.as'he setfoot in, this city.
" Enthusiasm "of 'the''"eople, as evl-
I denced In all "Sections of the Wes lie
, said, IB the prime factor in maximum
', production. Without reserve steel sup-;-p.les,
this enthusiasm, he added, Is not
''possible.
' West More Enthusiastic
""Despite the -Enormous strides In ship
building made In this section," said Mr.
Schwab, "enthusiasm of the people hero
is far below that of theJVest. But it
will be arr(ed forward en a. 'wave of
steel' until the shipyards in the Dela
ware River district are producing from
i0 to 45 per cenr of the nation's ships."
The, part to be played In building
ships by the Delaware Jllver yards was
enthusiastically explained by the direc
tor general. '
"The Delaware River hap not had its
chance;' It Is not completed," he said.
That is why the enthusiasm which we
must have here Is still below the sur
face. The western yards are operating
almost full tllt.Itla to the Delaware
River district we must look for the sur-
I plus 800,000 toru of shipping monthly."
inis ruiure, ne saia. aepenas on steel
supplies, as also depends the future of
the gigantic shipbuilding program.
"We can't destroy enthusiasm," added
Mr. Schwab, "but we .will, If we 'don't
give the shipyards steel. I am going into
the steel situation at once. There .honld
" be; not one ounce for foreign powers
until every yard has Its 'reserve rush
Ion with the resultant enthusiasm of
the people as a whole behind the men
In the shipyards just as they are be-
Ulna the men In the trenches."
Befers to Japan and China
Although. Mr. Schwab refused to com
ment further on foreign steel shipments,
It Is understood he referred to the
agreements made with the Japanese and
Chinese 'Governments, which are now
building ships for the United States
Shipping Board under an agreement
which allows them steel for two ships
for every one they produce for this
country. The total building there Is
close to tiny snips.
n Another arrangement that hampers
steel shipments to the shipyard, said
Director General Schwab, Is the amount
of steel allotted to the railroad admin
istration for the building of cars. It Is
argued '.these and other arrangements
over which the emergency Fleet Cor
poration has no control were responsible
,for this month's'shlpments'to the yards
falling far below all recent monthly
shipments.
"Every shipyard has been enlarged to
-maximum capacity," he continued.
It'There can be no more enlargements.
the steel situation would not permit.
Where the capacity to furnish materials
Is less than the capacity of the yards.
Work will be stopped on new ways and
Ijlke facilities.
"If necessary, .however, we will build
;w prate mills to rush steel to the
yards.
"As our program is now laid out, 450
hipways will be In operation when all
yards are, completed.'' We can figure en
I three or four ships to each way yearly
on a baslsof 400 ways. That is air one
I dan expect. .
Wage Problem Handicap ,
"Anything that tends to dim enthusi
asm we will not tolerate. In some sec
tions plants supplying equipments have
Ween compelled to bid for labor. The
competition has become so keen In 'sev
eral instances the wage scale has been
tapped, and the men In the accessories
Wants receive more than the shlpbulld-
iv"Thls cannot o on. Any plant that
p. exceeds the waces paid to shipyard
Writers will bv relieved pf all orders.
Tfcey will be turned over to other plants
.ffko. abide by the Macy wage scale.
i i,a situation ni.-e tma ana the
of the 'steel cushion that tends
rown the etlciency created, by
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NO RELIEF FROM HEAT
High Humidity Adds to Discom
fort of Day
No break In the hot wave that has had
the city In Its grip since last Saturday
Is In sight, according to the weather
man.
It will be partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow, her" says, and there may be
rain In the northern part of the State.
But there will not be much change In
the temperature and the chances are
that this community will keep right on
sweltering for another forty-eight hours.
There was,a touch of coolness In the
air early this morning that seemed to
forecast a fairly pleasant day. But this
proved a delusion and 'a snare, for no
sooner had the sun gotten well above
the horlion than the humidity Jumped
to 90, almost the saturation point, while
the mercury slid up from 71 at 8 o'clock
to 85 at 1.
During the morning the humidity
dropped back to 85, but the percentage
of moisture in the air was still so high
as to make the day almost unendurable.
DESTROYER BUILT IN 70 DAYS
Mare Island, Cal., Yard Smashes
Former Records
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 25. A new world's
record In destroyer construction has
been established at the Mare Island
(Cal.) Navy Yard In the commission
ing of the ward, seventy days after
her keel was laid, the Navy Depart
ment announced today.
The Ward was launched seventeen and
one-half days after the first plate was
laid. Formerly It required twenty-four
months to construct a destroyer In this
country. ,
The keel of the Ward was laid May
15 and the vessel launched June 1. .She
was formally placed In commission yes
terday .and Is underst ood to be of the
latest and largest design.
0VERBR00K HOME ROBBED
Thieves Get $4000 in Loot at Resi
dence of William W. Walker
Thleve3 forced an- entrance to the
home of William W. Walker. Seventieth
street and Overbrook avenue some time
between June 21 and yesterday, while
the family was at the seashore, ran
sacked the house from cellar to garret
and got away with jewelry and silver
ware valued at about $4000
i.The. P1C8 report gave the value of
ne stolen articles as approximately
.110.0' b,ut members of the family said
the total wa much larger
.uMli. Waker. w'ho is connected with
the McAndrews & Forbes Company, of
"-atnden, wholesale dealers in llcorlre
J00t- returned home yesterday. He
tOUnd hiS hOUSA In th, lltmncr .nnfiietn,, -
tilry, cl0et. bureau and sideboard in
tns place had been jlrrfmled open and the
contents scattered over the floors.
PHILA. SOLDIER DROWNS
Sergeant Arthur S: Brewer Loses
Life in Yellowstone Park
Sergeant Arthur S. Brewer, twenty
nine yearn old, 2017 Green street... lias
been drowned at Yellowstone Park. Col.,
according to a telegram received by his
mother, Mrs. Clara Shrlver.
Brewer was among the first In this
city to answer the call to arms, enlist
ing in the cavalry two days after war
was declared. His dearest wish was for
quick service abroad. After frequent
transfers he was detailed as a guura in
1 be national park. He was a member
of Troop o. llth Cavalry,
Brewer formerly was connected with
the Corn Exchange National Bank. He
also was a member of the Central North
Broad Street Presbyterian Church.
ISo arrangements have bt-en made for
the funeral, as his mother has no knowl.
edge as to when the body will arrive.
TOLD AVIATOR SON IS DEAD
Father of Charles E. Aitken Re
ceives Fatal Tidings
Word of thn death nt Phirla. E"
(Aitken, at Kelly Field. Texas, has been
rek-cirea oy nis ratner, unaries s. Aitken,
at' 6134 Lansdowne avenue. The cause
of his death Is not known to his parent,
Aitken enlisted In the aviation-corps
several months ago. He was thirty-one
years old.
Funeral arrangements will be post
poned pending the arrival of the body,
which is expected Saturday.
HUGE ADDITION TO SHIPYARD
Fleet Corporation Plans $25,000,.
00) Extension at San Francisco
By the Associated Press
San Franrtsco, July 25. The Emer
gency Fleet Corporation ,ln conjunction
with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
has perfected plans for the acquisition
of 153 acres of land adjoining its Ala
meda plant as the site for an extension
to Its shipbuilding and facilities, costing
approximately $25,000,000, la, was an
nounced today.
Plans for the extension, as outlined, it
was said, will make It one of the largest
in the world. They Include the Installa
tion of telght new shllps. The yard Is
to be a permanent plant designed to en
eraae in activities after the war It la
stated. f
ADMITS FOCH HAS SUCCEEDED
Frankfurter Zeitung Concedes
German Offensive Is Stopped
The Hague, July 25 (I. N. S.) "The
first part of General Foch's plan,
which consisted in stopping our (the
German) offensive, has'been successful,'
writes the military critic of the Frank
furter Zeitung. The German writer con
tlnued: "General Foch's offensive was not
merely a reply to out attacks on both
sides of Rheims. It? is an offensive
against Hindenburg's entire plan. Gen
eral Foch sought to- thwart the Ger
mans' plans by wresting from our high
command the strategic reserve which is
its trump card."
U. S. NAVY OFFICER DECORATED
Lieut. Com. Carpenter, of Fan
ning, Given D. S. O. Medal
' By the Associated Press
'London. July 25. Lieutenant Com
mander A. C. Carpentsr, of the Ameri
can destroyer Fanning, received the
Distinguished Service Order from King
George at a private investiture at Buck
ingham Palace today.
-2 The Fanning, in the lieutenant com
maner's charge, has been prominent in
the antl-submirlne operations.
KAISER'S PEACE BID COMING '
Senate to Get One-Sided Offer
.Within Next 10 Days .
By the Associated Press
Washlagton. July 25. Information has
readied this .Government that the recent
German peace offer, granting concessions
In the west, but asking a free hand In
na aaat.-.wui oe presented omclallywlth-
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Ledger Company.
RUSSIA CALLS
MURMAN FORCE
AN ACT OF WAR
Bolshevists Declare Entente
Landing Tantamount to
Declaration
JAPANESE REPLY HERE
Wilson Meets Baker and Read
ing, Probably on Orient
Answer
By the Associated Press
Amsterdam, July 25. The Russian
Bolshevik Government, says a dis
patch from Moscow to the Lokal An
2elger, of Berlin, considers the action
taken by the Entente Powers in land
ing troops on the Murman coast as
tantamount to a decloratlon of war.
The Bolshevik Government, the
newspaper dispatch adds, has an
nounced that It will take counter
measures accordingly.
Washington, July 25.
President Wilson had a lengthy
conference with Acting Secretary Polk
today at the State Department.
It was understood the Japanese re
ply to the American proposals for
extending military aid 'to Russia
through Siberia was discussed, al
though officials declined to say whether
the reply had been received.
Washington, July 25
Japan has made known her position
on President Wilson's proposed program
of aid for Russia. This was indicated
in States Department circles today when
officials for the first time refused to
discuss the Japanese situation as re
gards America's plans for giving assist
ance to the stricken nation.
Acting Secretary of State Polk, when
asked If any word had been received
from Toklo, replied that that "was a
matter he could not discuss at this
time." On previous occasions he had
let it be known that no communication
from the Orient had been receled, and
this was taken to Indlcato that Jnpan
has spoken
"Following out his rule of dealing
with his advisors In a manner least dis
turbing to" business routine, President
Wilson visited the State Department per
sonally at noon. He was closeted with
Acting Secretary of State Frank L.
Polk for about ten mlnutesv It was
assumed that the Japanese reply was
the topic of discussion.
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URGE RECOGNITION
WnfthlnKton, July 25. On the eve of
expectej action In Siberia the Allies to
day are confronted by demands for
recognition from new antl-Bolshevlk
governments springing up all over
Russia.
It Is Indicated In diplomatic quarters,
however, that the Allies will pursue a
course of Officially recognizing no par-
Continued on Face Fhe, Column Two
252 CASUALTIES
FIRSTC DRIVE TOLL
Growing List Shows Amer
ican Losses in U. S. Aisne
Marne Offensive
K7 ARE PENNSYLVANIANS
By the Associated Press
Wathlngton, July 25.
The army casualty list today shows
188 names, divided as follows:
Killed In action, 62 ; died of wounds.
6; died of disease, 3; died of accident
and other causes, 3 ; wounded severely,
123; wounded slightly, 1; wounded, de
gree undetermined, 16 ; missing, 2 ; pris
oners, 2.
The farlne Corps casualty list today
shows a total of sixty-four names:
Killed In action, 20; died of wounds.
3; wounded severely, 38; missing, 3.
THE MARINE MST
The marine casualties rre In two lists.
The first, dated July 22. follows:
KILLED IN ACTION
Corporal
WILLIAMS, FRANCIS E.. Alliance. O.
Trlrates
CAITILL. RAYMOND J.. Manaronk. Ta.
HAULER. HOWARD V., SO East Central
avenue. South Ullamsport, Pa.
DIED OF WOCXDS
rri rates
CLAU6-EN. HARRT E , Chicago.
IRWIN. WILLIAM, Oakland, Cal.
SEVERELY WOUNDED IN ACTION
Trlrates
ARNESE.W ARTHUR B . Woodstock, III.
BENSON. ARCHIE St., Chlcaso.
KAISER. JAMES W.. East Liverpool. O.
McINTOSH. SIDNET. Council Bluffs, la.
McWILLIAMS. JOHN A., Chicago.
NUGENT. SYLVESTER. Coilngton. Ky.
REGIS. JOSEPH O.. Cicero. III.
RINTENOUR. THEODORE Ir, Chicago.
STRAIN. JOHN H.. San Gabriel Cal.
WARREN, CHARLES E Muskogee, Okla.
YOCKEY, FLOYD L'., Decatur, III.
MISSINO IN ACTION
rrlvatea .
LUMAREE. LEROY W.. Wabash, Ind.
MILLER. PAUL R.. Wlnfleld. Kan.
BEICHAKT. EUD3R C. 831 North Twelfth
street. Philadelphia.
'The. second list, dated July 23, follows:
KILLED IN ACTION
Sergeant
FTNNECAN, CEBALD B.T SIT Clifton ave
nue. Newark. N. J.
Corporals -
FLAHERTY, WILLIAM J., St, Louis, Mo.
FOX. FREDERICK H.. Chicago.
PUOH. ARTHUR C., Fort Smith. Ark.
Privates
BAIER. ERNEST H.. Mason County. W. Va.
CHRISTIE. HAROLD J., Lansing. Mich.
dSnmaK, HWRY E., Cincinnati. O, ,
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THE EVENING
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918
200,000 British Munitions
Workers Are on Strike
London, July 25. Two hundred
thousand munitions workers in
England were, ldletoday as the re
sult pf strikes in Coventry and
Birmingham. In' Coventry 16,000
have joined the ranks of those
who have laid down their tools, and
In Birmingham 65,000 have walked
out. Electricians were included Vn
the strikers inthe latter city, forc
ing the plants to shut down, which
has thrown (150,000 out of work.
Upon the result of today's con
ferences between representatives of
the Government and the union de
pend resolutions of more than,
100,000 other workers to quit their
tasks.
BRITISH STRIKERS
MAY BE DRAFTED
War Cabinet Decides to
Put Munitions Workers
Into Army
200,000 MEN QUIT PLACES
By the Associated Pres
London, July 25
The British war cabinet has decided
that if tho munitions strike continues
the strikers of military age will be
drafted promptly into the army, accord
ing to an unofficial statement printed
In some of the morning newspapers.
George i H. Roberts, Minister of Labor,
gave a hint to this effect In a speech In
London Wednesday when ho declared
that ro young man had a right to ex
emption from military sorUce except on
the ground they were doing work more
valuable than fighting
The Government remains firm In Its
refusal to withdraw tho embargo which
ostensibly Is tho cause of the strike, al
thniih It tseems that in some Instances
tho embargo Is used as a pretext to
nnvor nther grievances
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engineering trades, wnicn, n i "
stood, meets at Leeds today. It is ne-
lleved In some quarters that a majority
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of the members before calling a general
strike.
Socialist Supports Course
This course is strongly supported by
Alexander Thompson, socialist and edi
tor of the Clarion, who writes in the
Dally Mall:
.-Wi8unibirbjejhat the confer
ence will assume the tremendous re
sponsibility of stopping tho munition
optput M the whole crfuritry without a
democratic vote by all the men and
women concerned. Tho tactics of the
young rebels who forced a strike at
Birmingham and Coventry against the
advice of responsible leaders make not
for democracy or socialism, but straight
for anarchy and Bo'lshe Ism."
Meanwhile dissension is being created
in the trades union ranks by the action
of the strikers and In many parts of
the country the conduct of tho Coven-
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two from here
dieTin battle
Corporal Cochran and Priv
ate Cahill Slain in
Action
1 MISSING; 1 WOUNDED
.Two Phlladelphlans have been killed
In actn, another Is reported missing
and two are severely wounded, accord
ing to General Pershing's casualty list
from the front today.
The list also contained the name of an
Atlantic City youth who was killed In
action The casualties follow;
Killed In Action
Corporal James J. Cochran, 5423 Mas
ter street.
Raymond 3. Cohlll, 243 Hermitage
street, Manayunk.
Private Lester Tl. Dayton, Atlantic
City.
Missing
Elmer C. Rekhart, 2851 North Twelfth
street.
Severely Wounded
Private George C. Haebe, 1041 West
Orleans street.
Prlrate John J. Viola, 4117 Crescent
stjeet. Manayunk.
Corporal Cochran and Privates Day
ton and Viola were members of the
army. Cahill, Relchart and Haebe were
members of the marine corps
Corporal Cochran was twenty-three
years old, a son of John Cochran, and
was familiarly known In local boxing
circles as "Jlmmle" Cochran. He was
In the bantamweight class, and had
flftten victories to his credit when he
gave up the fighting game because of
his mother's objections. He enlisted In
,the old. Sixth Regiment, N. G. P., In
July, 1917.
Cahill Died In Action
Confirmation of the death In action
of Private Cahill, twenty years old, was
received today by his father. James J.
Cahill. Another son sailed for France
June 14, the day on which Raymond
fell while serving with the marines. He
was a member of the 144th Company,
replacement battalion.
Private Cahill enlisted In the corps
here laat December. After a period of
training at Paris Island, S. C. he sailed
for France In April, His parents received
a letter from him on June 2, telling them
that he was well.
Two Phlladelphlans have been clt,ed
for bravery In action and one of them
has had the Croix de Guerre pinned on
his. breast by the Allied commander-in-chief.
General Foch.
The youths honored are both ser
geants; They are Simon L. Bloch Cohen,
623 South Seventeenth street, and James
A, Connelly, 3910 Chestnut street. Ser
geant Cohan was the recipient or the
unusual
Ml hMor f having, tht Allied
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TELEGRAPH
YANKEES PIERCE
FOE'S POSITIONS
TO 2-MILE DEPTH
Penetrate German Lines
Northwest of Jaulgonne
on the -Marne
AmAsczmawizosE'
Some Enemy Divisions Lose 75
Per Cent of Effectives
Facing Americans
By the Associated tPress
Washington, July 25.
Further progress by the American
forces In their attacks between the
Ourcq and the Marne Is repofted bv
General Pershing In his communique1 for
yesterday, received today at the War
Department.
N'orthwest of Jaulgonne. on the
Marne, American forces penetrated the
enemy's positions to a depth of from
one to two miles.
The statement follows:
Section A Between the Ourcq and
the Marne our troops participated In
local combats which resulted In
fuither forcing hack the enemy lines
Northwest of Jaulgonne the eneim's
positions were penetrated to a depth
of from one to two miles
Section B There Is nothing to re
port In this section
By the United Press
On the Alsne-Mnrne Tront, July 25
Prisoners captured by the Americans
In the Marne alley lndlvate compara
tive confusion In the enemy ranks, be
ing from numerous dhlslons It Is es
tabllhsed that some German divisions
had been reduced to 300 men (a loss of
cer "5 per cent) The prisoners are
all hungry, the confusion wrought by
artillery Infantry preventing tho Ger
mans from bringing from supplies to
their forward lines
The Germans are leaving behind them
In evacuated villages tell-tale evidencs
of condition. In G.many.
The boches
In the rich Marne valley' were endeav-
orlng to aid their families at home when
,ho A,es Btnlcfc Tho Americans found
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tho boches had no chance to forward
They contained whet, leather, children's
shoes, seats and backs of chairs, etc.
Letters written by folks at home to
enemy" soldiers, who later were taken
prisoners, declared conditions are 6uch
'tnat'sorrieffllns must h"a'ppen." ' Civlfi'
ians are now allowed only 200 grains of
meat a week.
One 'boche came in w-ith a tag on his
arm, which hatj been attached by his
captorK It read:
"This prisoner gave water to Ameri
can wounded "
In addition to white bread, the Ger
man was given a can of "bully beef."
lie said this ration would serve six men
111 the German army As a reward for
giving water to American wounded, the
boche and his comrades were glen
twenty packs of cigarettes.
Clean Up Villages
The line bejond 'Epleds yesterday af
ternoon was the scene; of heay fighting,
consisting mostly of cleaning up villages
and machine-gun nests.
A battery of our heay artillery was
firing while standing boldly In the open
yesterday. A signal corps man was
stringing wire.
"We'e been chasing the damn artil
lery for two days, and just caught
them," he said. "We worked day and
night, but Just as we would get the
wire within reach of them new orders
would come along for them to move
on three or four miles. We haven't
had much sleep, but as long as welre
going forward we're glad to keep on
chasing them "
This particular battery completely
wiped out a German battery which was
retreating along a road far In the rear
of the enemy lines An obserer. spotted
a long line of wagons, trucks and guns
The artillery opened a withering fire
and the caravan was quickly trans
formed into a pile of wreckage and
shattered bodies
Blow Off Side ofIIUl
. At fine point in the Janlgonne region
the Germans had strongly fortified the
side of a hill The machine-guns were
so thick they held up our advance.
American artillery blew off the whole
side of the hill The scene of this
action is now a terrible sight. Torn
ground Is sprinkled with smashed machine-guns
and gruesome bits of arms,
legs and human torsos.
Even the eterlnary corps Is sharing
In the glory of the fighting, going far
forward under shellflre to aid In bringing
back the' wounded to the operating and
dressing rooms.
CONSECRATE TRENTON BISHOP
Ceremonies at Buffalo Attended
by More Than 600 Priests
By the Associated Press
Buffalo, July 25 The Rev, Thomas J
Walsh was consecrated bishop of Tren
ton, N J., or St Joseph's Cathedral here
today. The Rev. John Bonzano, apostolic
rieiecate to the United States, was conse.
crator, and the ceremonies were attended
by more tnan ouu priests ana cnurch dig
nitaries. HANDEL TO FORM CABINET
Will Undertake Organization of
Pew Austrian Ministry
By the United Press m
rorls, July 25. Baron Max von Hus
sarek, having failed to form a new
Austrian Cabinet, Emperor Karl has inx
vltcd Baron Erasmas on Handel, for
mer Minister of Interior, to undertake
the task, a Zurich dispatch said today.
WE HEARD THIS BEFORE
"Partly cloudy tonight!"
Haw the story Impresses
With each repetition
And courage instills I
Boon showers trill delight
While the soft breeze caresses.
Doctor Friday, physician,
Wil cure weather ills.
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Entered as Second-Clues Matter
I'nder tin Act
ALLIES FORCE NEW RETREAT
NORTH OF MARNE;
BRINGS
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DESpjTE fQE'S ATTACKS
Pershing's Troops Keep Up Pressure Against Foe's
Lower Salient in Face of Most Ob
stinate Resistance
By EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Cowrtoht. ill?, bu .Veiu Vorfc rimes Co.
Willi the American Army, July 25.
The battle north and northwest of
Chateau Thierry is developing hourly
in intensity and obstinacy. While the
American tioops, with the Fiench on
either side, are deliveilng a never
ceasing series of attacks on the Ger
man positions, where fresh reserves
have been thrown in, tho German high
command delivers counter-attacks and
tis to pi event further retreat.
It is now three days since a part of
the letreating German armies faced
about after they had got their smaller
artillery planted in new lines behind
them In that time the Americans
and French have not only held their
own, but have decidedly pushed tho
enemy lnck, desplto his obstinate re
sistance 1'icsh troops are being con
stantly thrown in by both-sides.
Of the last two days' lighting, it
may well lip said that the Amei leans
have performed fully their task of
keeping up pursuit on the lower end
BASEBALL SCORES
CHICAGO... 0
PHIL (lg)... 6
Bouglass-OTai'iell; Wntsoii-Adams; umpires, Quigley-Harrison.
TRANSFER LEWIS TO POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT
. WASHINGTON, July ,?5 President Wilson today trans
ferred David J. Lewis, 'commissioner of the Unfed States Tariff
Commission, to the Postoffice Depaitment, where he will assist
tbc Postmaster General in controlling and operating 'the telegraph
and telephone systems.
"T7AZTL ENDS GERMAN PROPAGANDA
' NEIEO, July 25. The Biazilian Government'
' i crn-'p in the financial end of Gciman propaganda in
Brazil by ordering liquidation of thiee German banks here. These
1 n'l I- n the center of German activities.
BRITISH STRIKERS ADVISED TO RESUME WORK
"""TOON, uly 135. The Trades Union advisory committee,
follow'ng a conference today with Govei anient ofilci.ils, advised
'Tie st' l-.'iifr munitions workers to resume woik, tho Offcial Press
Bureau announced.
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GERMANS SCOFF AT HONDURAS IN WAR '
AMSTERDAM, July 25. German ncwsiiai.cis dismiss the
.iiiicinceincnt of t)i'' declaration of wnr by Hoiujuins with the
contemptuous rnptiou, "Another Little Wni."
"SIXTH'S" CONVOY
SANK 3 U-BOATS
"Jimmie" Cochran, Killed
Since, Wrote of Philadel-
phians' Crossing
TRANSPORT GOT ONE
Three German submarines were sunk
by destioyers and an American trans
port, carrying the old Sixth Regiment,
Pennsylvania National Guard, of this
city, according to a letter received by
the parents of Corporal James J Coch
ran, formerly a Philadelphia prize
fighter, who was reported In General
Pershing's casualty list today as having
been 'killed In action.
Corporal Cochran, familiarly known
among boxers as "Jlmmle," va3 the sop
of John Cochran, 5429 Master street.
The fight In which the submarines
were sent to the bottom occurred off
the coast of France the day before the
old Sixth, now the One Hundred and
.Eleventh Infantry, landed, according to
the letter. Until that time the trip
across had been uneventful.
Members of the unit were on deck
when the first submarine was sighted,
ahnost In the path of the transport. It
apparently had Jurt risen from beneath
the waves, and did not seem aware of
the presence of the ship, which carried
"Philadelphia's own" almost exclusively.
Full rpeed ahead was ordered and the
big ship made a straight line for the
submarine. Before the undersea warrior
could veer off it was caught almost
amidships and sent to the bottom. Sol
diers watched with breathless interest
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of Manli 3, 1870
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of the German salient, while the
French, British and Italians continue
to pound at the sides of the salient
south of Soissons and southwest of
Rheims
Tho downpour of Wednesday did not .
halt our operations That It did hln- '
der the Germans Is shown by the cap- i
ture of several gun position1? by our
troops which were marked by traces
of the vain efforts of the German gun- j
ners to get their pieces back through j
the heavy mud. Contrary to the rule.
some German guns were captured in
good condition, and we have plenty
of their ammunition to use. In them
The line of much of the American
fighting runs from In front of Grl
soiled. In front of Epleds and thence
southwest toward tho Marne.
Americans In Two Attacks
We launched two attacks Wednes
day, which netted us gains of at least
a kilometer all along the line. We
completed the cleaning of the i
(deleted) woods and helped tho French
to take the greater part -f the Bols '
du Chatelet At the same time French
and American troops pushed north
Continued on Pope Sejen, Column Two
GEN. YOUNG URGES
ARMY OF 3000,000
Annihilate Germans, De
mands Former Chief of
Staff
EXTEND DRAFT AGE
America needs more men a million
and a half more, at least than the
War Department figured the draft would
obtain from Class 1.
Lieutenant General S. M. B. Young,
retired, former chief of staff of .he
United States army, made this declara
tion this afternoon in an Interview at
the Rltz-Carlton Hotel.
"The "War Department estimate that
Class 1 would oring a.ouu.uuu men into
tho service does not. cover the needs
of the army In the field," the general
said
"At least three million men should
be In arms. That Is, that many men
should be fighters. Two million more
are needed for staff and vocational pur
poses, such as the engineering divisions
and other labor, units In the army.
"To put our army on a footing where
it can administer the llcklr. to Ger
many that is needed to end this war,
the draft laws should be amended to
make eligible more men than now are
Included In Its scope.
"The age limit should be lowered to
twenty years- All boys should be called
Into the army when they reach that ae
and given a year of Intensive military
training. None should be sent Into ac
tion until wtnty-one year old.
"Altering the mlntmujn ae UaUt
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LONDON OPTIMISTIC
Enemy Resistance in South of
Marne Salient Reduced to
Mere Shell
By the Associated Press
Wltb tho American Army on
JIarne Front. Julv 25.
Franco-American troops this mornV,v J
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River Marne more steadily. The Ger-i
mans continued their retreating move- $&i
ment to the northward.
muue gains on ocner pans or xne nny, .""a-fl
five miles of battlefront. Th rSsiiL'&P-i
mans viciously resisted In a msJtMtt3' I
The Entente forces In the territol
paying less attentlonfto runnmgijiJ(Lv
machine-gun nests and areadyaiet;' ,-
men- wngio ue, small aecacnmsjsi W
being left to clean up the :i
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The Pall Mall Gazette says rufeorpAK
are current that British troops .have toI&i
made a great advance in the direc- tih
tlon of Flsmes, about midway between -"'"A J
PJholmc! on, Snlxnni 31
It is also reported that French" '"
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or tne Aisne-Jiarne salient and .that. Jjg
the armies of the German Crown
Prince have been placed In a position
out of which extrication seems to be $?
impossible. I
A dispatch from French Field Heaif..
quarters says French troops are ndwv-MjJ
en-Tardenois, which is the meetfriirA3
point of eight roads. It is the center Jfei'sSj
of the German communications in this ' SP
region. The town Is being heavily .i"'i
shelled daily and bombed by Entente ji2sfi
Allied air squadrons. " S5M
The position of the enemy on "ther "J
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bdiieiii tuuwi vi uit) isne may oe otuci jUT
to have become untenable, according tWrl
to the same source. ' A JfJ
vii iue webieiji sme ine enemy is jfk-4
on machine guns placed In advan-,
tageous positions to hold up the Al
lied advance, while the enemy ls'bual.y
engaged in removing material. There
Is little left of the enemy artillery on
this front.
Fere-en-Tardenois is about the cen
ter of the salient. An advance of a
few kilometers would enable them to
sweep with the long-range guns the fft
whole remaining area to the east ot ri
the front, where the Germans 'ar an. R",i
gaged with the British and French be.
tween Vrigny and the Marne, "Hgikjj
By the United Press iPrvjj
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heavily bombarded by Allied aviator!?!"
The bombardment is seriously interfeC,f.Ki'
lng - with the movement of eneyi'-
troops ana materials, ana tne greKysj1'
German supply base is gravely
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portant railway and highway eekWrfe S3
within the Solssons-Rheims salient,rligj
la ton mllpa north nnH clt-Mlv a-A. t . 'J
Chateau-Thierry. The Allied .mei.!
less than five miles to the westaaat'-i-',-. 3
nnlv n llttU mnra fhnn tho. iS'j' lu1
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clear Rlz forest (northeast of 3
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southern end, during which add
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The "War Office, insannouno
movement, reports that tkf'
temporarily occupied the
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