3ii7 "X V' Uf V . H V 9Wfr H 1 f' i a 1 'pyf - vy. iV EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918 w. l." WM V. I,.. w i f 'i J" if, ALLIES IN CHARGE AT VLADIVOSTOK American a ti d English Naval Units Co-operate in Landing Japanese BRITISH WELL RECEIVED Russian Revolutionary Party Ready to Help Restore National Power By the United Press Geneva, Aug. ". Allied forces now control Vladivostok, according to a dispatch from Lausanne today. Japanese forces landed In the city un der cover of battleships and cruisers, the dispatch said. British and American naval units co-operated. By the Associated Press Shanghai, Aug. 7. British troops landed at Vladivostok at dawn August 3, says a dispatch from that city. They received a friendly reception. London, Aug. 7. The nulan Social Revolutionary party, which Is opposing the Bolshevik Government, has sent a direct appeal to the British Labor party, urging that efforts be made to convene an Inter national socialist conference. The appeal declares that the Russian revolutionary party Is ready to work In unison with the European socialists to re-establish the national power of Rus sia and to abrogate the "shameful Brest-Lltovsk treaty." London, Aug. 7. It Is reported from Moscow, by way of Berlin, that the Bolshevik Government In Russia Is con sidering a declaration of war against Japan, says an Exchange Telegraph dls pltch from Copenhagen. Premier Lenlne, the message adds, has up to this time been opposed to such action, but It Is believed Russia "will be compelled to declare war, notwithstand ing the fact that the people are opposed to any new war." Ofllclal announcement has been made, of the landing of Allied forces, naval and military, at Archangel, on August 2. The landing was In concur rence with the wishes of ths ilusslan population. It Is stated, and caused gen eral enthusiasm. ALLIES ADVANCING FROM ARCHANGEL By the Associated Press London, Aug. 7. Announcement of the landing of Allied troops at Archangel and of further suc cesses for the Czech-Slovaks Is made In 'a Ru"lnn Government wireless message rec 'wd here. Describing the situation in th north and east, It says: "At Archangel British and French have landed. They are advancing along th railway. Our staff Is at Odozerskaia (ln.i miles s-outh of Archangel). "On the Czecho-SIovak front after the fell of Samara and Ufa, the Czechs hs -e captured Novo Nlkolalvesk, Ek.iterlnbuig and Simbirsk. On the Don we have retreated to Poverlno. We ' are tending reinforcements toward Ka zan and- Slmblr.sk. Today the Czecho f Slovaks shelled Kazan." witml.ilnoltn, Aug 7. Volunteer de tachments of White Guards are giving "-aid to the Allied units pursuing the Bol shevik forces retreating southward from Aichangel. The new Archangel Government has arrested most of the Bolshevik leaders who had not lied. The Bolshevik com missioner of war, Zenkevlch, was killed ; oiluiwlse the change In government was virtually bloodless. Before the Allied troops landed at Archangel tHe local Bolshevlkl issued a proclamation to the troops urging violence toward Allied citizens. The new Government of Archangel In cludes In Its bupervlslon the Murman territory, and It Is prepared to assume relations, diplomatic, financial and In dustrial, with foreign nations for the "region: of the north." The heads of this government, which .Includes representatives of six of the Russian northern provinces, are members of the group which proplalms itself to be working for the restoration of real dem ocracy In Russia. Amsterdam, Aug. 7. Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik war minister, says a Moscow dispatch by way of Berlin has Issued n proclamation denouncing as traitors punishable with death all representa tives of the Soviet power who desert their posts before having done every thing possible for defense. He alludes lo the Allied occupation of Archangel and fne flight of the local ' Soviet. Trotsky orders Immediate arrest of those members of the Archangel Soviet who can be regarded as deserters and will put them on trial before a revolu tionary tribunal. Wnslilrrtton, Aug. 7. Felix Cole, United States consul at Archangel, re ported to the State Department today thai before the American and Allied troops ocupled the city he had been ar rested by the Bolshevlkl. He was re leased when the Bolshevlkl were com pelled to give up possession of the city. The consul said he had received no word from the department In Washington since July 7. HAD TO GET IN WAR SOMEHOW Butcher, Too Old to Fight, Dis tributes Testaments Fred Danzelsen, the seventy-two-year-old butcher, who endeavored to enlist In the United States marine corps because of his desire to "fight lh Kaiser," Is dis tributing Testaments ln the marine camp at Paoll. "Since they won't let me fight, I'll do what I can to make our boys better fighters," Fred tells his friends. Everybody In the butcher trade knows Fred Danzelsen. He has a host of friends in West Philadelphia. Fred was one of the personal workers, In Billy Sunday's Tabernacle. He persuaded scores of men and women to "hit the trail." When Danzelsen was turned down, ow Ing to his age, he offered to go to France to cut meat for Uncle Sam's fighters. He Is determined to have some part In the war. The Business Men's War Council- of the Pocket Testament League Is supply ing Danzlsen with Testaments to dis tribute among the marines. FOOD RIOTS IN SPAIN Gudalajara Scene of Violence inWhtch Shots Are Fired By the Associated Press Guadalajara, Spain, Aug. 7 Serious outbreaks have occurred here owing to the high cost of living and the poor nuatltv of breed. Shotu have been ex- . ,hand between th rlemonstrantH and Ti'i vHlthe-VpoiU-e The crowds are especially L,f. X ifilnAn.J owalnu, Ik. .hnnlf..n.ra a n .1 r w.i- tfarmihltn nilthnr't(ea ' j-'miv1 - ieMajara la a -provincial capital.. county gains millions Glassboro Leads in the Increases Re ported in Gloucester " Woodbury, X. .1., Aug. 7. Two mil lion dollars' Increase In property valua tions In Gloucester County was re ported by the county assessors nt their meeting here, yestorday. The munici pality to report the largest Increase was Glassboro. The figures reported by the assessors, which are subject to revision by the County Board of Taxation, show the following Increases: Glassboro, J816.800; Greenwich, J5G0, 530: Paulsboro, $350,956; Clayton, $52, 710; East Greenwich $23,976; Elk, $13, 385; Harrison.- $4025; Logan. (8125; Mantua, $5400; Monroe, $66,653; Pit men, $3350; South Harrison, $181070; Kwedesboro, $35,550 ;N Wenonah, $7250; Westvllle. $49,821; Woodbuiy, First Ward, $13,250; Third Ward. $172,900; Woolwich, $14,476; Woodbury Heights, $5268. DUELLI DI ARTIGLIERIA ALFR0NTEITALIAN0 Gli Italiani Fanno Saltare in Aria un Deposito Nemico Published nnri Distribute Undr PERMIT No. 341 Authorised by the net of October fl. 1017. on file at the rostofflce of Phila delphia, Pa ny order of the President. A. a mmt.Ksox. Postmaster General. Roma, 7 nffotto,. . Dalle notlzle glunte, nel pomerlggio dl lerl dal fronto dl battaglla, confermate da un comunicato pubblicato dal Mints terodella Guerra, si rlleva che Intensl combattlmentl dl artlglleria c mlnoH azlonl dl fanterla si sono verlftcate In parecchl punti del fronte Itallano. Ecco II teto del cnnumlcato untllclale- "Sull'altlplano dl Aslago, nella regions i ... -.1WI.1C UIUH. c (Utlt,lM ,1 U.,S,U WtU del flump Tlave si verlftcarono Intensl combattlmentl dl artlglleria Le batterle Itnllone prontamente ed efficacemente hanno controbattuto 11 bombardamento nemico ed IPWoro ben dlretto fuoco fu concentrato sopra Importantl centrl nemlcl. caglonando lo scopplo dl un de posito nemico dl munlzlonl, presso 11 basso -Plave. "Sull'altlplano dl Aslago nostrl dltae camentl e quelli di truppe inglesl hnnno contlnuamente molestato l'avversarls mam'enendo le trlncee nemich In uno stato di nllarme "Nelle li-oiette del Piave le nostre pat tuglle hanno catturato una grande quan tlta' dl materlalec da guerra che ero ttato abbandonato dal nemico. ' hel pailonl frenatl avvcrrari tcico siati abbattuti " Parlcl, 6 agosto. II Preldente Polncare ha personal mente decorato II Generale Peishing della Gran Cioce delia Legione d'Onore, durante una impressloonante cerimonla mllitare che si svolse. lerl, al Quartler Generale Americano. L'onore accordato dalla Francla al generale Pershing fu a questi comuni cato con una lettera del Prcsldente del Conlgllo del Ministrl Clemenceau. A tale lettera II generale ha cosl' rltpoto: "Permetteteml che in rlscontro al vos:ro mesagglo lo vi dlca dl esere profonda mente commosso per l'alta distlnzione che II Governo Francese ha voluto con ftrlrml con la gran CrOce della Legion d'Onore. Io accetto queoto nnore con un senso dl profonda gratltudlne e come un trlbuto pagaio dal Governo Francese alle qualita' del soldati d'Amer!cas Queste qualita' sono pos'edute In grado elevato dal loro cameratl francesi. In name delle truppe che no l'onore di comandare ed in nimio mio 1 rlngrazlo." PER UARRIVO DEI --D!r AT rCT7 IT AT 1 ATV1 trllitlTiuioii MAuiini Dietro Invito del slg Joseph Dl Si've stro, Grande Venerablle per la Pennsyl vania dell'Ordlne F'gll d'ltalla In America, lerl sera, nella Beneficenza Hall, ebbe luogo una rlunlonp di rap presentantl dl Logge, Socleta,' Istltuzioni pee. nlln scono dl decVdere sulle ac- lnnfflUn,A At ,lh,itnrel rll-i ATlcalnnf. rlpl I .h"l,,..v .u. l',"u'' . , (ilornallstl italiani, arrivta in Amprica, osplte del Governo deg'l Stati Unit!. la rmnione :u aperta uai ig. .1. ui Sllvestrorll quale, dopo aver f-tto rile vnrp clip I irlornalisti saranno in Phila delphia nella giornata 41 domanl, c che qulndl urgeva prendere Immediate de- clsloni c'rci 11 mez dl accogllerll. disse che rordinc Kigu annua, per quanto rannresentl una crande orcanlzzazlonc. riteneva dovcroso lasclare che l'lnlzlatlva fosse deferlta al Comltato Itallano per II Teizo Liberty Loan, e cio' In ose- auenza ad un dellberato preso quando si formo' il detto Comitate ed nnche perche questo rapprcsenta l'emanazlone della Colonia itallana di Philadelphia Quindi In assenza del presldente dpi Comitate Liberty Loan. Cav. Frank Roma, Invito" ad assumere la presi denza del'a rlunlone il vlce-presidente Cav. Frank Trsvasclo. Dopo elaborata dlscusslone e rltenuto che la mancanza del tempo necessar'o non permetteva poter dlsporre accogll enze nllo quail avrebbe potuto parteci pare 1'lntera Colon'a, come ad esempio un grandloo comizlo, si deelse dl dare l Jll. llnBtH. ntn.nnlt.llHn 111 Uliuit: ucim .nimuiic 1.1111 iiani-tii. tl-IUnn ,1n Knn.l.aM .I. . nt'ca' ll,cr domanl sera a! Rltz Carlton Hotel, , ,J,wo wounded boches who had been Broad and Walnut strt. J ,n,'lnS three days begged not to be Al banchetto potranno parteclpare" killed when they were brought In. They tuttl gll Italiani che lo desirerano, ma said their officers told thein the Amer dovranno, non piu' tardl 'dl domanl leans took no prisoners, mattlna dars! in nota al Cav. Travasclo ! An Amerlcah balloon observer made od al Slg. ,Trjr,ph Dl llvestro. presso a sixth daring leap to safetv when a gll Ufflcl dell'Ordlne Flgll d'ltalla, alia Hun plane brought down his gas bag In settlma strcda e Christian street. five previous attacks the boches had not BOWLES CALLS POLICE LAX Admiral Says Nothing is Done to Check Motor Thefts Numerous automobile thefts In this city are due to the inefficiency and neglect of the police" department is the opinion of Rear Admiral Bowles, assistant general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corpor ation. "I have made a complaint to the super intendent of police regarding these au dacious thefts," Admiral Bowles said. "Beyond receiving a very polite icknowi edgment of my letter, nothing has been accomplished. "in no other city In the United States could this thing have happened or would such a condition be permitted to exist. One of the cars, belonging to W P. Wil mouth, engineer of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, was stolen from In front of the Medical Arts Building last Friday. The car vanished twelve minutes after the owner left It." S. R. Reeves, oue of the admiral's as sistants, lost his car under similar cir cumstances. Several car,s were stolen outside of Hoc Island last Monday when the owners vveie attending the launching of QuUteonek. BRITISH TO MAKE U.S. UNIFORM Contract for 2,000,000 Is Let for Refitting TroopS in France London, Aug. 7. The British Gov. ernment has let contracts to British manufacturei s for military clothing to refit 2,000,000 American soldiers, ac cording to. a dispatch from Glasgow to the Central News. This order, which breaks all records, is In addition to contracts under exe cution for the French and British armies. No cloth is to be made hence forth for civilian use except under permit. Ask Rate Rise for Newspapers WahlnRtoit, Aug. 7. Increased rates I on newsnapers and other publications registered es second-clans matter by the , postal service were asked of the Inter- 1 state commerce commission togav- cy the, lAmeTlcan Railway "Express Com- THE GREAT WESTERN BATTLELINE NfVLOrgg-j -5ftC'0"enJ ANTWERP S rarf lM V I -J oMdlinps pCALAtS Yprejo) BRUSSELSo ? " Mieitrifh, -) St. Omero jMz.'". n t. I i it x I W Mcawg&'-T'u -R L L W 1 U M H1 '"JetlturtejMuHFrl. Wv .. . , "Se" J , VJ,ons 'wv cMoni nmw iv Valenciennes ?. , , f olV ' l""i"V Ch,rI2J Sk rra , Maubeuge) JDInanl ? ,Jovo Abbeville A V Givjlfe" i r VVMontdidiersWJ- Fere iibVSetlfnt , IIW' Courier. J Cseni; -yRHEiMS Yr. r Vf . Y4rfrZ6XZa, .Verdun iSjM Meauxt-r-, .Ch.,.ftEpernAy. ghaloni V" J &fesyV " ThierryUKHIICT MCPruBE0 6t7-" St" M'hiefc PARIS ') Coulommiers, 2l ' Vitryle-Francol. c A comprehensive view of llie situation today along the western front is lo be had from this map. The dotted line indicates the extreme advance of the Germans in 1914. The Murk line shows their position after the great offensive, while the shaded portion is the now famous "pocket." The arrows at "A" and below illcrs-Bretonncux mark the most rcrent centers of enemy activity, today'", fighting being in the vicinity of Mont didier, where the Allies report additional pains. About Soion. the western end of the "pocket." German attacks have been repulsed ALLIES SMASH NEW BLOWS AND GAIN ON VESLE RIVER Continued from Pate One i,riv the release of a considerable i number of divisions. Field Marshal von Hlndenburjc and General I.udendorff, In order to main tain their prestige and stimulate the depressed morale at home, usually w ell Ipfoimed observers here Insist, intend to strike a blow ngainst the British front In conjunction with the German Iteet. An order Issued by the new chief of the German Admiralty staff, Admiral Scheer. Is said to expiess the wish of the fleet to attack the British naval forces. Meanwhile the lull on the Rhelms Polssons font continues. The Ger mans. It Is believed here, are putting their heavy artillery in place and dig ging themselves In with the intention of defending the positions lietweon the Vesle and the Atsne as long as possi ble. The Allies have only light forces north of the Vesle and are obliged to await their heavy guns before pi ess- ing the offensive If the Allied com i manders Judge it opportune to puhh home an attack on that sector. , Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Paris. says there is no hurry and declares the Allies have proof that the Germans are suffering seriously from the lack of effectives. Some observers believe that the Germans are legiouping their divisions In preparation for a broad defensive rather than .an early offen sive. By the United Press With fie American Armies In France. Aug. 7. German heavy artillery Is In action for the first time since the bodies were driven across the Ourcq. The firing Is now the most violent since the enemv retreat from the Marne. This Is the first Indication that the German guns have reached the line where the enemy Intends to make a stand. Some are probably firing from north of the Alsne, but the main line of resistance appea rs to be along the heights between the Alsne and the Vesle. The American rear areas are being shelled and Fismes Is under a terrific fire of high explosives and gas. Our gunners are giving as good m they receive or even better. The bogglness of the crouni. result- , . .,. i i i ing irom wie cummueu imu, iu, with the necessity forcautloi gcthet oil lias lesulted in complete .slow in, up of operations. ' nnrHPC 11 AtV TV ATM r , DKJKjtlCjS tljii C UCHULil npD in 4Mvrir' ,vc V t,At. JV YnlrjlljAlj By the United'Press ... ' MHli the Amerlcnnit Near 1 Ismes. 1 Aug. 7 Marshes along the ground of , the Vesle ltiver bank aid the boches. making any movement there most dim , cult. The Americans are forced to lluundpr through the marsh to a fordable spot, then half swim and half wade to the opposite side. j Increasing boche terror of falling into the hands of the Americans can be ob- I served. A hill southeast of Fismes was I littered with German dead, all shot in ! the back when the position had become uniename. .iney nau ned rather than j .,,amj . PUrrLIlUCl Jump. Yesterday afternoon his balloon vas shot down In flames, but the ob terver landed safely after a parachute ride. u. S. AVIATORS WING FOUR PLANES IN DAY Willi the British Army. Aug 7 (By I. X. S.) Three German battalions at tacked .In the VIJIers-Bretonneux sec tor (on the Somme) capturing some ground- that had been won by the Australians astride the Corbie-Bray road on July 31. The Germans advanced on a fron of 1000 yaids to a depth of about 500 yards. American aviators stationed on this front brought down four German air planes In one day and shot down two others out of control, making a total of forty In a single month. Finding their sector quiet, the Americans asked for permission to patrol beyond the zone assigned to them. Four German ma chines were attacked and sent down in llames within a few hours One Yankee airman from Chicago has A Real Snokg, I four hoche airplanes tp his credit and several others have Lagged tnree apiece The British are elated over the tine work of their comrades 111 such A short time. The sky fighting has been marked by brisk machine gun duels. In the com bat in which four German machines were bagged, the Yankee airmanship m.is .supriior, but the Germans had all the advantage of position. AMERICANS WIPE OUT BATTALION OF GERMANS By the Associated Press Willi the American Army on (lie Aisiic-Marnc Front, Aug. 7. American machine gunners, protecting a loca-1 tlon on the Vesle, west of Fismes, wiped out an entire battalion of Ger man lntfantrynien and machine gun ners jestprdnv. The Get mans at the time were gptting Into position to at tack a group of American hi ldge j b'llldeis who were approaching the lo-1 cation. I BERTHELOrS ARMY WINS VAST BOOTY Bv iip Associated Press With the rreneh Army In Frnnee. Aue 7 The armv of General Berthelot. whose e'peratlons had a marked effect in hrlnB inp about the retreat of thp Grown Prince across thp Vesle hv breaking down the eas ern n''-ot of hls'lln" e '',. west of Hhelms. effected heavv captures of material eluilncr the fifthtlnk In one wood alone 3fin.nnn shells of heavv call-, her were taken In nddltlon tn Immense quantities of other material. AMERICANS WADE VESLE UNDER FIRE By the Associated Press London. Aup. 7 How American m trois crnsspd the Vesle after the occupa t'on of Fismes is told in a dhpaich from a correspondent of tln ri4v Mail on the Amer'can front dated .Monday ' The Germans have for fie l a --.".i. of p-sitlons notth of the Vesle and close to Fismes." he s-iy.s 'Two of inelr divisions are In the line heie. ,ind one of them Is believed to he a strong one from the r. s s of Crown Prince P.up pic'it of Bavaria. "Knili in- irnhiR American mr. ties waded the Vesle west of Kismes. where It flows at a c od pace Th v were under machine-gun fire from the lower slopes along the river and artll ' rv fire from helirhts more to the iv.i From the north side thp Americans push ed on while their artlllerv she'led th German positions intensely. Kast oj Flsmer American mounted patrols cross ed the river today." U.S. AT FRONT SPOILS l7rCC r7-"T-DV nor ur New- Albany, Ind . patrons of the o m i'Ub O VILlUKl UKbAM pans- got peeved Instead of liellrg across By the Associated Press Zurich. Switzerland. Aug 7 The Ger man hope of ending the war by a mili tary decision before the arrival of the Americans w-as blasted by the recent Al lied offensiie. the Socialist newspaper Arbeoter Zeltung, of IVenna, points out in concluding a recent article on tne military situation "All the explanations and comments cannot alter the patent fact that In thl double offenshe the gain of ground and consequently thp only visible sign of suc cess is on the Allied side," the newspaper ays. "While it Is admlted that this victory des not yet possess any decisis e charac ter, there Is one rui-lt which cannot lie called in ejuestion the strong moral ef- rect pioeiuceel n tnp tnree uerman or fensives against Amiens and Paris has been completely destroyed The Allies today have a chief whose name Inspires confidence and w hose ability is In no way inrerlor to tnat ot i.uaenuorrr or von Hindenburc Furthermore, the 'onh hope of the Getmins to end the war In a miiuaiy way neiore tne Americans were in line has disappeared as a result t th(s "last French offensive Experienced Man Do ou need a hlsh-rade man tn your business Capable eiecutUe, sales experience, mechanical enarl neer. rotlFge graduate, married, wishes position Chance for a good live orcantzdtlon to set a live man J 411. LKIXiEH CENTKAL. Reind Victoria Size J 10c Other Sizes, 2 for 25c Pent Bros. Co , Mfrs., Phila J M" a m TEN REPORTED DEAD ! IN TROPICAL STORM Havoc Wrought on Louisiana Coast Several Towns Des olated by Hurricane l.nfajrtle, t.a Aug 7 The tropical storm uhlch swept the Louisiana roast yesterday afternnnn wrought great havoc In Lake Charles ' and lclnltv, according to reports enrlvl today. Ten persons arc reported to have been killed and property damage will reach more than $1.000 000 Itradlv a building In L?ke Charles ecaiert dnm. age. more than a hundred being entlre'y ueninnsneci Klfetrlf lights, telegraph and tele "'"'"" '-, Were don and the cltv fras In darkness last night '"Hint l-atlei of Gerstner avia tion field, was placed In charge of the I volunteer police to co-opor.'te with the "Hce and so'illers from Oerstner Field I The"' storm lamed about two hours. Striking the city at 2 o'clock it blew i with ulj force until 4 p. m . at times i renohlng a velocltv estimated at 120 miles an hour. Ryan street, the prin cipal business thoroughfare, suffered' great damage. Many fires started during the storm, entailing a heavy loss The large plant of the cciuney Ship building Company on the outskirts of Lake Charles, was set afire The steamboat p,e with forty-two pasencers aboaid. while on Its way to Lake Charles, was caught by the storm and wricked In Un n L.ike The pas- ' ' ' c- lid,. recud Only one person, a ncgio, Is known to have hem kllnd u l.-ikt Chnrlfs, si v n-iim ,, i poitid killed at De Qulncy. La , slty miles north of Lake- Charles. Time poisons w tr. killed at Sulphur, La., and nbout nft houses demolished West Lake, L'l . acioss the lake from Lake Charles, sufffred severe propel ty damage. WILL EXAMINE ENGINEERS 2 iZTciZ '" By the Associated Press Washington, Auc 7 Applicant" foi commissions as first Ueutenints In the enginepr revive emps will lie examine", in seventeen cities hv an exnminlnc board r.f nrmv officers, which will begin woik In Buffalo, N" Y . August 0, the War Department todav announced. Other point" where the board will sit and the dates ar Detroit. August 10, Cincinnati. v.tigut 12; Louisville. Au gust 13; Indianapolis, August 14, St Louis. August 14 and l!i ; Kansas ("irv August lii and 17; St Paul August 10 and 20; Denver. Augupt 22: Salt Like City, August 24 . Butte. Mont August i 27: .Seattle. August 20 and sn . Portland August 31 . San Francisco. Septpnibcr 2. 3 and J, Los Angeles, September 5 C and 7; Denilng. N" St.. September 10 Dallas, Tex. September 13 Onlv qualified engineers who have previous! filed their appllcatlc.ns with the chief of engineers will bp ronsldeied by the hoard on Its arrival at the vari ous1 cities where examinations .up being held, hut thp office of the englmer chief will continue to receive .such applications while the board l nt work and will notify candidates by telegtaph 1 lepoit for examination In case fbplr applica tm Is satisfactory .KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF. Povvelrr Worker Slavs Woman Who Refuec1 to Wetl Him When she refused to marry him, Sirs Slarguerlte Pilcher. eighteen years old. Washington, D C . was shot to death hv George H Smith, a powder worker, at Pennsgrove. .V J., today Smith then killed himself Slr. Pilcher was the wife of a former secretary to a United States Senator she Is said to have been contempt iting a divorce Mer husband lh fighting In France Coroner Ashcraft e.nd Smith, who also is known an eieoige Scott, went to the i home eif Sirs Pilchci's mother. 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Jacob Reed's Sous .1424-1426 .CHESTNUT STREET RESUMPTION OF BIG BATTLE IS IMMINENT Ba(1 Weather Has Hampered Allies in Moving Guns and Rc-cnforccincnts By the Associated Press Artillery duels and minor actions con tinue nlong the Vesle front, while the Allies and German" make ready for future operations Indlcatlone point a resumption of heavy fighting on this , "ne wl"'n a few hours The A1"e liao repulsed German at tacks against La Grange farm, west of ' Brnlsne, and have captured Clry-Ral- sogne station. Just to thp west of the bend In the Vesle where it turns north- ward to Join the Alsne Whether the German Criwn Prince will attempt a definite stand between the Vesle and the Alone i" net yet clear, but it seems apparent he is preparing for further effort" to check the Allied advance. His medium-caliber guns are homhanlintr the Allied nnsltlons smith of the Vtsie Intensely and he has been making strong efforts to dlsU'dgp the French and American troops holding bridgeheads en the north bank All hip attempts, however, have met with fail ure. It was to be expected that several elavs would elapse before the Allies could bp in sliapp to renpw their offenslvp across the Vesle Thp bad weather has hampered the movement of guns and re enforcements, as well as aerial work Rain Is reported to have fallpn again on the battlefre.nt Tuesday afternoon To Open New liuihe When Infantrv (lchtliu does reopen In force it probably will mark a new phrase In the years lampaign. The Slaine pocket has been chaied or the enemy, ami thp i"rnn Pr'ncp defpateel Piemior Clpmpncpau announces that thp German losses included J5.000 piisoners and 700 guns. Intresting rrtnr's are received from Paris concerning the future plans of the German high command Some observers there assert that the Germans wll strike ihe British from simultaneously with an a'tacl; In the German fii et on the BiUMi il, et Ano.'ier upon is that the Get mars will shoi ten their 1 nes em th. C. R. Smith & Son TC sSvO fl:,-c Xinai Reductions on Men's Sum mer Shirts $2.00 Madras Shirts $1.00 $1.50 Madras and Poplin Shirts-85C William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut St. t n we wouldn't touch it and therefore give it U(Mf ENGAGEMENT & 1 mm RIKGS 7s5?P 3 diamonds of lire (1 MS S ....... tit.. I rrsiAn rri-ilcl ft n1 .7 Aif piatlnum rinc of new design AZ TO $155 fc tr! s ill western front for the special purpose of gaining more man-power, from lack of which they ate reported to be suffering seriously. righting Intensely nitter Intense bitterness has marked what little fighting there has been between Solssons and Ttheims. The American forces In Flsnies and north of the river have been subjected to heavy bombard ments from cannon and machine guns, but have held on. West of Flsmes Tues day a German battalion prepared to at tack American bridge builders along the Vele The entire force was wiped out by American machine gunners Southwest of Moriancourt the Germans atacked yesterday and took some of the ground recently won by Australians nstrlde the Bray-Corbie road This morn ing the Blrtlsh counter-attacked and won back the positions. Some of the enemy troops were taken captive. London claims that all the objectives fixed for the counter-attack have been secured The French have made new gains In the Montdldler region The British line on the Clarence River 'n Flanders has been advanced. 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