aMM ? EVENING PUBLIC LErER-r-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY RDAY, AU6-U8T- 17)1018 y A s V ' l ' . ' ?Ei Pi ION HEARST IN HUMBERT CASE y f .Vf ised French Senator ltd Relations. With Amer ican, It Is Alleged WjfrcCTr pnAorro nwrkTTr'rrT k$:"AiaY jta.tiryjj unuuuui Kfrari8 Journal Editor Said to .'Have Communicated Intelli gence to the Enemy 9fecial Cable to Evening Public Ledger - vovvrloht, 101ft bv .Veto lorfc Times Co. Pari., Aug. 17. A sensation has been caused here by the publication of a statement that. In consequence of the discovery of entirely fresh evidence, the charge of commerce with the enemy, on which Senator Charles Humbert has been for some months awaiting trial by court-mar- Inl wilt h InnrenRprl In ttin milch more HF serious accusation of communicating In- telllgence to the enemy. The gravity of the modification Is evident from the fact that the penalty of commerce with the enemy Is Imprisonment, whereas proof of communicating IntelllKence to the enemy, under the French code. In volves the punishment of death The case of Humbert forms part of ; the long series of treason trials which began with Bolo Pasha, Include the Bonnet Rouge gang and Mnlvy, and will end with Calllaux. Humbert was editor of a great Paris newspaper, Le Journal, and early In the war played In France a similar rolo to that of Lloyd George in England, as It was admittedly through the campaign he carried on In the Journal, calling for an enormously greater output of guns and munitions that France was stimulated to a realiza tion of the graty of the German men ,ace. nought Paper With Herman ('null Trie Journal belonged to Henri Letel ller, and Humbert desired to buy it The charges against him arc that in order to satisfy this ambition he first accepted money for the purchase from accepted money ior w '"-"'- ' "'" phatlcally against an Austrian solution sources alleged to be Oennani h"?" on (hc relations be the medium of Lcnolre.Desouches and tneen 0er nnd Auf,tra.Hll . others, who are asserted to have been one ,)e altmd an( J, . nrmori atront nnd who nre now ao- .... . . I -.-.... o..- - fV"8"1 wUh hlm- Subsequently Humbert M rcymceu we oiiiiui i...iu ... sources with money derived rrom uoio. . fRevelatlons during the inquiry Into Bolo's case led to the arrest of Hum-, t bert. , t. i i u I ES- The name of William Ilanaolpn : ii t Kenrst. which ran all through the IiOlO . , trial, has been mentioned many times in eAinectlon with the purchase of the Jiurnal by Humbert, and a point which , IV,' Is receiving close atentlon In the pros- . eiji mvesiiganon is ua m ".."""- i exact relations between Humbert ana Harst. The fact Is recalled that some two years or more ago an article In ful some praise of Hearst as a devoted friend of France appeared In tho Journal under Humbert's editorship. As Hearsfs pttpers were then known to the man In the street here as well as to the Gov ernment as being pro-German, tho np pjearance of the article occasioned In tense surprise on the part of the French nubile, and excited perhaps thc first sus- gf niclons against Humbert. ! TV. Bmnafnr Inrlnc tho trlnl nf Ttnln. explained that he had Inserted the ar ticle much against his own personal in clination because of the pressure brought tp bear on htm by Bolo, who had put j5.000.000 Into the paper This money Was proved at Bolo's trial to have come from the German Foreign Office through German banking houses In New York. J It Is generall ybellced here that It vras largely through Information supplied toy the American Government that evl djence was obtained which eventually sent Bolo to tho executlonxjost t Humbert Was In VlfjJSii Stntes i Humbert Is known Wo have been In America about the time of these trans actions. During his visit he was cm ployed In negotiating certain contracts J tor blankets and harness on behalf of t)le French Government and among the charges against him, quite apart from those of treason, are accusations that I he received enormous sums in Illegal ' commissions In connection with these .contracts. Investigation Into the cir cumstances on which these charges are I based Is now proceeding In America on behalf of the French Government. It, was widely believed here until I Thursday to be probable that Humbert would escape altogether or get off ery lightly on tho charge of commerce with tSa enemy, but that his ruin ns a poll-' tlclan and publicist was certain. His Position has now become much more ! I-J The new charge of communicating In-' tepllgence to the enemy has arisen under , dramatic circumstances. The hi f The trial of I Humbert and his alleged accomplice Le. riolr Desouches, had been virtually fixed ' w"' "coie me tuuri-mariiai en the X$th of this month. Almost at the last moment, however, a startling statement wps made by a former clerk of De Bouches, who Is a debarred lawyer As a (result the pending trial of the accused wjis abruptly postponed Indefinitely to permit Investigations being made In en tirely different directions. ' Brlnglnr Baek Convict tVltnms Questions that havo since been put to Humbert appear to confirm certain evi dence already given which hitherto had I Dfen peiievea to De of a secondary char acter. (Among the depositions In the case was that' of a former army captain named Berton, who was arrested in October, 107, and subsequently sentenced to transportation for life for having sold certain confidential documents to Ger many. Last April Berton wrote to CaD- tsrtn, Bouchardon, the Investigating mag lsjrate, stating thaj he had Important ta iieiueiua id iiiukb concerning Humbert, statement made under oath by Berton ' the, penal settlement overseas where mi jhh pcrvius ma eemence proved to be iyU'iOf;1 sufficient Importance to cause the j" 'Judicial authorities to send for the con- 'm.J . ,.vn wii hid way io Si1' Stance to give oldence at the court- martiaL. : jNot a word has yet been allowed to -leak as to the details nf th now ?&. eharnes. As It will be necessary to ob ifi' tain the formal permission of the Senate ?v far the prosecution of Humbert, a mem- kr il-ter of that body, on these new charges. '.'-and as the Senate Is now In recess, no tJmther developments in the case are pely until the upper house meets again tetember 17. Ai . . .1 ' i e "lIPPr ntlPOTiniT ppprirnn (D n-.. HIHI p iMiriiiini HIIIMII'F t.. Longer Any Lorraine Prob yjifc?Icm, Wilson Is Quoted l ram. Aug, m. iot .. .-, a.) "Tnero 'TliO longer any AiBucc-i'Orraine ques M.,, Jt Is aettled," President Wilson i reported to have declared to Theodore Iter, Becoming io me aiaun today, odor Seltier U ono of the leaders tfc iA16cr-Iorrainn Association, .Anrard'nAT jto the AJatln. he was re- rd the-va Myio,yer on iwldent ktJ"rii xnmmi SOUP KITCHENS AT TREV1S0 American Rctl Cross Feeds Poor in Town Under Austrian Fire Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CoptrloM. mis. bv Sew York Times Co. At the Italian Front, Aug 17 Tho American lied Cross has Inaugurated a special service of soup kitchens at Tre Mso, the chief town of the province of the samo name, which since theetreat to the I'lavo has been cc-nstantly under Austrian fire. This new service, which Is under the direction of Major Krnest Fabbrl, assisted by Captain M, C. Leo wentrltt, distributes daily SOU rations uf macaroni and meat, nnd also meat and rissoles. The food Is given to the needy nnd homeless population, who, despite the enemys' bombardment, cling to their native soli. All those who represent the Govern ment praise the philanthropic nnd hu manitarian work of their powerful ally, who, uesiucs neiping in tne war, creates Indissoluble bonds of brotherhood be tween the two countries. NEW PEACE DRIVE MAY BE EXPECTED Great Conference at Im perial German Headquar ters Has Concluded STUDIED WAR'S EFFECTS By the Aociated Pre Tho Hague. Aug. 17. fiennnny has nnnrnvrtl (lie susces flon inndi- bv Austria tltnt an Atistrhn nrrliflnlip be made Klnr of Poland, tlio nlt.il Anzeleer. nf Rcrlln. savs It tin dersdintls. Archduke Karl Stephen, It :iyi, probably ulll lip named. GEORGE RENWICK t? h.inlf frnm Imperial German headquarters so as to be able to celebrate the anniversary of his birthday In Austria Messages from Berlin say Thursday was an Important day, for there was a great conference at headquarters, and the Berlin correspond ent of tho Fiankfurter Zeltung, who Is generally very well Informed, declares that the Polish question already has been decided Messages from Vienna state that the belief Is Incorrect that the decision Is against an Austrian solution, but If n dec'slon has been come to It Is hard to believe It has gone against Germany. inp inspired liermanla declares em man nuuesmen musi aiwnyn Keen in mnd th;lt thls nclBhbor ot J0UrfI. ,vn,e," wm ono llav uccomo moro nnnerful. ouIt, (ncn not ,)0 n erv )lt,a,,int neBll. , wUh ,ho ,on(? common frontcr t0 thc south and eaRt .. N'early nil of yesterday's ("Serman ,,apcrs ,,rnt nn i,entcal telrgram, ii,, ii-,i .i,ii, .. ,... T.- i rh,,rie, wcnt to headqunrters at his own sup.KCS,ont anii that besides the Polish ..obip,., oil war nucstlnns. both milttnrv , nnljticai nre KPni. .lispna..,! t tho conference. Tho conference, the mes i sago declares, Is concerning Itself with "all the political happenings in the Vm tente lands, with special regard to the state of affairs In all the war-waging countries which might create prospects of clearly the way for a general peace." Are we, therefore, on the eve, of an other German neaco offensive? Cer- ' talnly a report of the "state of affairs" which Kaiser Charles would present to the headquarters conference would be no highly encouraging one, and the chaos In the east and the defeat In the west hae clearly had such a depressing effect In Germany that some such ac tion suggests Itself with a lew to raising the determination and spirit of the people by representing to them once more that Germany Is a peace-lo!ng country, while the Hntento Is to blame for the prolongation of the war, and Is desirous of annihilating the Central Em pires. Thus, the "defensive war" propaganda might be given a fresh lea e of life. Admiral on Hlntze's stn'ement to a iepresentatlve of the Cologne Gazette may almost be taken as the opening of this offensive. This effort to stir up the Jingo feeling to a greater extent In the war-weary fatherland that sucn action Is necessary, interesting and Instruc tive. As a Pan-German "dodge It will deceive nobody, probably not even the mass of the German people. SENATE TO TRY CAILLAUX Facts Brought Out Make Trial One for High Court Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copvrloht. 1018. hv New York Times Co. 1'nrlK. Aug 17 The Temps states that it appears certain now that Calllaux wlll,hi' iried. by ,tne .'SEn,aj,,,.VJ'5iniS Sh?crh..h?nb0e.yiXVXBapl: posed would be the tribunal before which the case would be heard The Temps "ddj. "It will be remembered that Premier ' I "" V,R t ttXZ ' SZiXZii , Plemenceau and M. Ignaee, Secretary of I , the committee of the Chimber intrusted with the dutv of nvestlgating tne oe- By Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger ,1,e Ken,era " u,Hn with a mini. .,.(, ,, , .. K. b mum of strength necessary for tho wri.lt, tot. 'Nv-yor rimr, Co. task nKaB110(, Ulpm. During tho first Kniser r-hnri 'i. i..nJ 1.5. .'. two dav s, tho battle spread southward, manrt ror autnority to prosecute against the time being, at any rate, the Ger Catllaux. that the case would bo heard I man inpnrl If nnsnililo tr. mi..i by a High Court If the tort, brought I m,a"8 '" f " " , ?'' K out by the preliminary Investigation wre of a character which ought to bo submitted to this exceptional Jurisdic tion." U.S. AVIATOR SHOT DOWN Connecticut Man Killed in Fight With Eight Germans Ry the Associated Press Purl, Aug 17. Sergeant William McKerness. of Walllngford, Conn., at tached to the Lafayette Rscadrllle. was killed In a fight with eight enemy air planes on Thursday, according to the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune The sergeant waB (lying with a French pilot, accompanied by two French air j peared and the French airplanes boldly planes, utgnt Herman macnines ap peared and the French airplanes boldl attacked them. Thev kent up the un equal fight until the machine In which McKerness was flying crashed to the ground In flames. The bodies of McKerness and the French pilot were picked up within the French lines. KAISER BARS LICHNOWSKY Official Taboo Placed on Prince for Pro-Ally Utterances By the United Press WimlilnRton, Aug. 17. The Ka'ser has officially placed the royal taboo upon Prince Llchnowsky, according to a Paris dispatch. Thn dispatch states that royal sanc tion has been given the decision of the Prussian House of t-oras in rerustng to recognize the Prince as a member of the body on account of his pro-Ally ut terances. Wills Probated Today Wills probated today Include those of Mary R. S. Graham, of Ablngton, which In private bequests disposes of property valued. at 130,700; George F. Ross, 5133 Chestnut street. (21,400; Margaret Shuttleworth. 3050 Kensington avenue. $9500 ; Annie M. Alteneaer. 60 ureeu Street, aouu; u" jjicncjr, ov, Luke'a Hospital, 12935. and Henry Johnson; S410 North Thirteenth, street, HUMBERT TELLS 0FP1NCERM0VE French General Started At tack by Which Allies Won Montdidier DASH DAZED GERMANS Struck Heavy BlowJn Difficult Country and Now Commands Roye Road By WALTER DURANTY Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Cnnttrloht inn. bv Xrw York Tlmn To. Willi the French Annies, Auk. 16. General Humbert received me yes terday at his headquarters nnd from the description he gave ttti of the bat tle that hns been In progress since August 8 I am In n position to give certain additional Information that supplements what has already been published. Throughout the nrmy there Is the most intense admiration felt for tho genius with which Marshal Foch pre pared this, his second, counter-offensive. Once again ho has completely sui prised the enemy who, perhaps, had a gi cater excuse for being taken unaware, because he believed that, as a result of the Sol.ssons-Rhclms sector attack, Koch would be unable to mass sufficient ieere.i for an Immediate and further offensive. A.s previously, Foch only furnished and the success obtained was such as to make It almost Certain that an at tack could be usefully delivered further south. Debeny's line came down approxi mately ns far as Courcelles and by the bcconil day the offensive position of Montdidier wns bo seriously thient cned that enemy reserves were huirled up there It was on the morning of August 10 that the first stage of the pincci.s movement can be said te.illy to have begun with General Humbert's attack. In these first two days thc Germans hod realized the menace and had started to abandon some poitlon of I'ctite Suisse, but they appear not to hae believed that Humbert's uttack would lneak as soon an It did. Humbert's first Instructions were to advance northeast. It Is only ncce. sar to look at the map to rcullze the dllllculty of his task. The whole of it is high ground, cut by deep valleys, typified by buch sheer mountainous mnsses as historic Plemont. The ob jectives assigned hlm for the first day were Cuvllly, Reasons nnd Chevln couit, with n rider that, if It wns nec essary and possible, he should advance further Mote than two score tanks took part In the attack and added to thc din that broke loose at 4:22 o'clock on the morning of August 12. All the objectives were eabily taken within nn hour, and tho rnpldltv nnd com pleteness of the success far exceeded the anticipations of the nimy. The enemv wns dt Ivnn 'nek i mn. Idly that they were unable to m.tko a reconnaissance, nnd this facilitated the pressing forwuid of Humbert's army. Ry evening the armv lay on a line drawn by Houlogue. Conchyless pots. RIcquebourg, Ellncourt and Chevincourt. The pincers tactics now became ob vious, for to the north the British were pressing forward toward Nesle. General Pebeny was attacking toward Roye and Humbert's army was also taking this as Its objective. Tho po sition of Montdidier became untena- ime. nnd nlthough the enemv had rpmrdod it ns nf vltnl Imnni-tinno Vin Joth!nrfoRrhtrmh, fo'eStoT ThUS. One nf thn prunt nlilnntlfnc, rf attack had been nttalned. Threatened Noyon-Roye Road On the morning of the 11th the axis of Humbert's attack was changed and swung lound In clockwise fashion, so ns to be directed to the southeast and to threaten the Noyon-Roye road. A satisfactory advance of some two and a half miles was made, and the army reached points close to Canny nnd Gury, moving again further on the 12th and very definitely threaten Ing Petite Suisse, or the mountainous mass of Thlescourt. Already the army has established Itself on the high ground at St. Claude farm and Belle Assise farm, and, as I telegraphed previously, Rlbecourt has fallen. That lies at the southeastern corner of the position. For days past the Lasslgny-Royo road has been virtually closed to the enemy. Tho resistance of the enemy has been greatly intensified, and new divisions havo re-enforced the troops of the lino who are back of the wire entanglements nnd tienches of March. 1917. Machine guns, artillery and infantry are all In action and mere can be no nuestlon but that for Suisse. The capture Thursday In a ravine near Belaval of eight officers, including two battalion commanders, with only a small group of men, suggests that further re-enforcements are being hur ried up to that quarter, as there was every Indication that they were recon nolterlng the position. Calls It Great Victory General Humbert felt Justified in characterizing the battle that began , on the 8th as a "Belle Vlctorel," and, in adding that It reflected great honor on Marshal Foch and his commanders, who had been intrusted with the ex i ecutlon of the plan, he modestly spoke of his own share In It as having been able to take advantage of the work dono by the British and French to the north of him. As a matter of fact, there ean be no doubt that he and lls armies have brilliantly contributed to tho success. They had great natural difficulties to contend with, and It was owing to the rnpldlty and dash with which they advanced that they were able to reduce the intensity or the German resist, ance. Humbert was enthusiastic In his praise of the achievements of the British troops, and he Is at one with the nation In regarding the British. French and Americans as absolute brothers In arms. He represents the feeling of the army In his determina tion not to allow the enemy any mo ments of breathing space. Through' out the army the feeling Is that nny Idea of speaking of peace until Ger many Is down would be calamitous. The German "scrap-of-paper" policy has more profoundly shocked the mili tary mind even than such crimes as the sinking of the Lusltanla and countless other atrocities. No French soldier will believe Germany can ever be capable of standing by her agree ments, and the men who have been fighting for four years are resolved. If they are consulted, not to think of peace until they are In a position to '--- - - ,. " C . dictate terms, and have such guar ' antee, as will assure, their telng car GIRL ENLISTS IN m niHP' ?''.j4-r x. ALU, Jm i f"t mHKaHIHHaEBHHHlHlflilB ffi?wfili'', '"Mm-. ' " "v ' BKBim.Mm CoprlKht Intirnatlonul Kllm Scrlie Mis Natalie Manning, of New York, claims the honor of being the first "lady marine" ever enlisted. She will not be among thc "first to fight," but ill replace an able-bodied man now occupying a clerical position. Miss Manning la seventeen jears old AMERICAN INTERVENTION HEAVY BLOW TO GERMANY, HE SAYS Heinekcn, of North German Lloyd, Believes Ships in U. S. Ports Played Important Part in Decision Dis cusses After-War Trade Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Covuriuht. 1918. bv .Yw Vorfc Tlmci Co. London. Aug 17, The Iondon Times Hague correspond ent reports that the North CJerm.-tn Lloyd year hook Just Issued emphasizes the necessity of rapid reconstruction of Oermnn shipping after the conclusion of peace it Germany Is to contend with foreign Tlyalry. I'hllip Heinekcn, thc general director of the North German Lloyd Compnny, writing on shipping and trade In 1917, discusses America's entry Into the war. While leaving the effect of thls,lnterentlon on the military side to experts, he says: "I should like quite generally to utter a warning against underestimating our latest adversary. In toughness nnd cn duranco he Is little inferior to tho i:ng Ilshmnn, and what ono has so far heard of American performances at all events compels great respect for tho energy with which they attack every now prob lem on that side of tho ocean." He doubts whether the difficulties of transporting the American army, with gigantic supplies, can be oercome. nnd adds: "Hconomlcally especially, and regard- P0INCARE IN MIMIC SUBMARINE CHASE Gets Practical Demonstration of Franco-American Na val Co-operation fly the Associated Press Paris, Aug. 17. President Polncare and Georges I.cy gucs, Minister of Mnrlne. returned to Paris today after a ilsit of two days at a French port, where they closely In spected the Franro-Ameilcan naval bases and were enabled to obtain a first hand lev of tho co-operation of the two navies In combating German sub marines. Immediately nfter their arrival there a report was received that nn enemy submarine has just been sunk by a French patrol, while it was confirmed at the same time that another submarine had been det-tinjcd by an American patrol a few das before. President Polncare made a minute ln 'spection of various American Installa tions at the port, being especially In terested In the hydro-alrplane station. While thc two officials were at the port a convoy was signaled coming In and the President embarked on a war essel and went out toward the sea to observe the arrangements made for tho protection of ships A dirigible balloon, hydro-airplanes nnd rapid destroyers co operated perfectly In preventing any sub marine attack which might havo been made. The conoy came Into the harbor with each vessel keeping In perfect line until thc nnchorage was reached. After this, President Polncaro went on , ,i .!...,.... i ,iHinA.i i e-'chase'oTan' AH.ed su'bmar nT me- where below thc surface. The chase lasted for an hour and if the submarine had been Germnn the pursuit would have ended disastrously for It. The visit of the officials was extended to the American depots which have com pletely transformed tho port A report was handed the President showing that a convoy which recently arrived from America discharged 30,000 tons of mate, i rials In ten hours, thanks to the effi ciency of the American arrangements Admiral Wilson received President Polncare on board a repair ship, where a mendalllon, bearing the Inscription "commemorating the union of France and America," was presented to the President. Later President Polncare ex amlned the new tpe of American de stroyer and reviewed newly arrived American troops. ITALY HONORS U. S. WOMEN Bertaglleri Elect Two Americans to Membership in Unit Itome. Aug. 17. (By I. N. fl.L An unusual honor has been conferred upon Miss Sylvia Coney, of New York, and Miss Macintosh, of Boston. In recognition of the'r services on the Italian front, the Bersagllerl, tho moat famous of tho Italian fighting units In the army, have made the two young American women honorary members of the llersagllcrl. It is tne nrsi time mat tnis honor hs b Dc en conferred upon American tor services at the front. MARINE CORPS ed from tho angle of the view of tho German shipping Interests, American In tervention (it would bo foolish to wish to shut ono's eyes to It) is a heavy blow to us, and It remains for history to establish whether coctousness toward the German ships In American ports dli' not play a direct and decisive part In the matter. In nny case, the best and most aluable Germans steamers, which are In part h lrdly replaceable, have suf fered confiscation and nre now employed In transporting American troops and munitions to France and England. Hid not Americans foresee this way of em ploying the German ships In the ecnt of their participation In thc war, and were they not conscious that a largo part of these ships would then fall victims to submarines nnd torpedoes?" Concerning Germans 'a future relations with America, ho counsels caution In assuming that America at the conclu sion of peace will associate herself with Britain In a trnde war against the Cen tral Powers. He points oun that the Rrltish propaganda In America In favor of a trade war has failed completely. American Industrial corporations, ha adds, are said to have made all prepara tions for International trade after tho war .and to havo accumulated large stocks for this purpose. GERMANY LOSES 339 AIRPLANES IN WEEK Fighting in Clouds Has Been Most Formidable of War By the Associated Press London, Aug. 17. Measured by thc number of machines ongaged, thc intensity of the fighting and the magnitude of tho losses Inflicted on the enemy, the fighting In tho air during the last week was tho most for midable of the war. Some of the most severe conflicts oc curred on August 8 In tho sector between Albert and the Amlens-Roye road, where tho German air forces were Increased considerably shortly after the opening of the Allied offensive. The air fighting resulted In the destruction of forty-eight enemy machines, while seventeen others were driven down out of control Fifty British machines did not return. During tho six succeeding days 186 enemy airplanes were destroyed and eighty-nine driven down out of control, making a total of 333 German machines for the week, compared to 123 British airplanes missing. In the same period British bombing squadrons continually attacked enemy airdromes, railways and other military objectives, dropping mere than 320 tons of bombs and causing great damage. Low-flying scout machines raked tha enemys' congested roads of retreat with machine-gun fire, Inflicting many casual ties. I 'v nuiuuie leuiure oi me atrial opera . tlonswas the virtually continuous night and day bombing of the enemy bridges over the Somme. This greatly hampered tho supply and re-enforcement of the German troops. The week's work also 'included a number of destructive raids Into Germany. CALLS 253 FOR AERONAUTICS Crowdcr Includes 25 Pcniuyl vanians in Limited Service By the Associated Prest i German losses since Foch launched his Wa.lilngton. Aug. 17 ITovwt Mar- blow of July 18 are estimated here at ahal General Crowder Issued a call to. 8J0.O0O men killed, wounded and prls rf&v for 2&3 men for limited ltrvlc in ...-.. the military aeronautic dlvlson or the army The men will mobilize at Madl- son Barracks. Sacketts Harbor, N Y . Connecticut. 10: Delaware. 3; Georgia. S; Illinois, 25: Indiana. IE; Maine. 5; Maryland, 6 : Massachusetts. 20 ; Michi gan, 20; Minnesota, 10; Missouri, 10; New Hampshire, 6; New Jersey, 20; New York, 40; Ohio, 26; Pennsylvania, 25; Rhode Island 5, and West Vir ginia, 6 Preparing to Servie His Country Hollldaysbtire, Pa., Aug. 17. In an ticipation of the enactment of the law extending the draft ages, John R. El liott, a coal company president, regis, tered before tho 'local 'war board and passed the physical test. Mr, Klllott wanted amnio tlmo to arrange his business affairs before entering tn axmv. THE CATHEDRAL SAFE, AMIENS GIVES THANKS Allied and American Flags Wave Over Altar at Impres sive Service Ludendorff Emphasizes Shortage of Men By HENRY W. Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Conurloht, lim. hti Xno York Ttmen Co. With the British Armies, Aug. 16. At 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning solemn thanksgiving was celebrated In AmlenijCathedral for thc preservation of that most beautiful church. The present building was designed Just 700 years ago nnd finished almost In Its present form within tho short spaco of sixty-eight years, so that lit Itself It represents the architecture' of nearly the whole thirteenth century, the noblest period of medieval art ajid life. The two towers were flnlshcH Inter and are rather small, and tho thln, leaden flcche, also rather feeble, was not added till the sixteenth century, nnd some of the Interior decorations, such as Gloria, above the high altar, remain ns specimens of thc eighteenth century, emanating frigid hideous ness. But the cathedral ns a whole stands as ono of tho finest memorials oi medieval religion, anu uu who iuii, uuu u mmw rend Ruskln's Bible of Amiens know Its significance In history of art and J thought. Durlncr List Anrll Its destruction aD- I peared almost certain. The enemy vas I I. 1 . .. It uuruiy more man sevcnHmnes uway. His lienvv hplln crashed into tne I town; the Htreets and public buildings " viiv nil v.i- in uuu jiuuiiv, uuiiuinro nn atFAfir nM 11 !.. .!. nnA 1nlnn wit YlJ riiUU ICII UUU 1 Ullh VflU laaftl? LUIIIIIHOOIUIIWU v.li.. u ..... .--- v group of houses, less than 200 yards ' the nuxlllary Bervlce. such ns cooks, " eountry. and even now Its composl from the church, wns consumed by orderlies, canteen salesmen, clerks, etc. j "n nnd strength nre carefully guarded fire. The Inhabitants fled the town , "For tho positions In the rear of the military secrets. It proceeded by a cara nnd no one but a few civilians and oc-, front, requiring n vigorous personnel, i V" route through Kermanshah, llama- rational visitors moved upon the streets. It appeared Inevitable that tho cathedral would share the fate of Rheims, Its rival, but Its defeated rival In beauty. Enemy Driven Away Now the change has come. Tho powers of ruin have been driven hack to an average distance of more than twenty miles. Nothing but their re turn need cause any nnxlety, unless, Indeed, tho enemy's airplanes concen trate some night for Its destruction by bombs as mere display of useless spite. But that is unlikely. It, Indeed, is possible that the Ger man command urged Its gunners to spare tho church, Just as tho Kaiser's father ordeied them to spare Strass burg Cathedral In 1870, though the ex amples of Rheims and Albert and Ar ras contradict this Idea. But in any case, I can find evidence of only three direct hits upon the cathedral Itself and six months' labor would restore tho building pretty much to Its for mer glory. None of tho best glast has been shattered. The beautiful sculptures nnd designs In porches have been pro tected by handbags, as have the famous stalls In the choir, so carefully and elaborately wrought bv tho sixteenth century carpenters. The fine bronze statues of the two bishops under whom the church was built have been with drawn from their tombs for security. The west front is entlielv unlnjiyed and so nre tho nave and the tran sept, splendid In their simplicity and absence of adornment. No wonder that Amiens, nnd all of France, celcbiatcs ho hazardous on escape with Joy." To the whole world the fact Is evident that the destruc tion of Amiens Cathedral would have hnon o loss hnrdlv surpassed by tho destruction of the Parthenon In Ath- ens when the Venetian bombardment ?.,.... . . .i ",i,ih nnwilP,- macrnr.lnn i I.- ,Lt in IIS UIIU31. Allied Flags Over Altar The service was attended by a con- gregatlon which Included a few French Ulsters of Mercy nnd Rrltish nurses, and a small crowd of tho townspeople who had hurried back from their places, of refuge to express their Joy and j have a look at their old homes. Over thn eighteenth century aunr piece wiu flags of France, Kngianu anu aiiini.a -.-- , , .! I ,,.,. r.,1 r-ontlv In the breezo which come through tho shattered windows to the east end. Thero were no other decorations. The service began upon a keynote of Joy with the singing of "Laudamus, "Gloria in Bxcelsls" and "Hallelujah. The sermon was conspicuous for Its restraint, for the preacher hardly men tioned the war, but dwelt fondly and minutely upon tho history and tho beauties of the building Itself. He compared it with other famous cathedrals in France, Chartros, Beau vals, unhappy Rheims, and a few more, i nMi nf which he gave distinctive praise, but for tho Church of St. Fir-, mln, In Amiens, ne itepi mu imci peculiar word "savants," by which he meant simple and exact In design, stable and thorough In jronstrtlctlon, perfect almost as a mathematical fig ure Is perfect. Rut he went on to show that by this he did not mean cold or academic. There was nothing chilly and abstract about the religion of the Individual peoplo as expressed In the cathedral. All was practical, dra matic. Intimate and abounding in hu man affection. Especially since this was the Feast of the. Virgin's Assumption, he dwelt upon the medieval reverence. for wom an and motherhood, as Illustrated by BOASTED RUSSIAN MAY YET PROVE Germans Now Believed Much Thought, Through Lack of Man-Power Losses i 360,000 in Month on West Front Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Covvrlght, 10t. bv .Vrtw York Times Co. , Parln, Aug. 17. Our booty In prisoners and guns, which now Is officially reported ut 70,000 men and 1700 cannon since July 18, Is recog nlred as the biggest haul the Allies have made since the war began, and there Is every reason to suppose that he tale of ,..,n,r is bv no meanB ended. The : The belief 'la growing here that the in ,.,. ur8 much nearer the end of iirlm"t"l,,h ,. than the rest of the world Known inai iu -i. .-. ..- -. waste of the Alsne-Marne salient and on the Homme the Germans have had virtually to empty their depots In tha Interior, and that many thousands of youths belonging to the clftBS of 1920, which still aro only In the training Btage, have alread had to be drafted Into gar rison work. There Is now llttlo doubt that the Germans have thrown In every available reserve division on the Somme, hoping to nold'thereby a general retreat along an extensive section of their line. So far as can be seen at present thelr"-reistnnce on tne Somme front cannot possibly continue much lodger, in which case their retreat, when It come, will proye all th more costly Ifrem IU delay and U the or - tfj)u. NEVINSON the famous sculptures In the south Porch dedicated to the Virgin. He concluded with Just a word about I War nnd n comparison of our present i deliverance with the timo when the : citizens saw thc Spanish armies ad vancing near the city, nnd yet were -delivered. The mass was celebrated with the established ritual. The.- great organ had been removed and all the music was supplied by a smaller Instrument and by a single violin, tho effect of Which was singularly plalntlvo nnd moving In that solemn and ancient house. Ludendorff Short of Men Another order, signed by Ludendorff, has been Issued, proving that there Is a German shortage of cnecuvr iigm Ing men. 1 extract a few sentences. "me condition oi our reseix " noped that It may Drove Just such a men and tho Internal economic sltua-j atab2n c'ecmmnat J" so often aC tlon force us to return all tho men of , compllshed wonders eastern affa"rs active service to fighting units and The whole story of thl, new rnVe can to proceed with tho greatest economy j not y t 0 ,,, r - Ja& . In tho use of the personnel In tho nux- Vealcd to excite the Imagination. It bo- lllary service,' that Is, men fit for gar- Rns Ith ,he rcsstancc ofrercd nt Baku Hann ritltv ri- tnnnr. All serVICO Or . hv Mmninla . u t i .-.. .rf w. .-----. -- personal consideration win do set asmu In the face of this urgent necessity. "It Is clear from tho reports sud-i mltted to the higher command that noncommissioned officers and men ... 11 ..... n A .1111 linlnir irom uciive sivn;u uiu av... ....,, emnloved In nosts which can, and i must absolutely, be occupied by non- Miuiit mj.jwimvij i w . .- rf - nnrnmloBlonarl rxfTinora ntirl fTIPn fmm men from tho active service wno can-, not be employed in tno ironi unaer the "War Ministry circulars of October 3, 1916, namely, men of families who have suffered seVere losses, and of No vember 18, 1917, namely, men born In 1875 or previously, nnd who have served moro than six months In the fiont line, will In tho first Instance be chosen." The order further states that a com mission has been nppolnted for each of tho armies In orde- to Investigate these questions nnd put an end to abuses. 11 MUST DON KHAKI OR BE HELD SLACKERS Remnants of Atlantic City Raid in Jail Pending Their Decision' Atlantic Clt, Aug. 17. Rlcvcn alleged slackers, the slfted-out product, the grist left, as the result of the spectacular, raids conducted by P-e-partment of Justice agents and volun teers from , the American Protective I.caguo on crowded-beach piers and cafes on Thursday, were taken from Jail and sent back almost Immediately when tho United States officially took chargo of their cases before Federal Commissioner Henry W. Lewis, here today. Charged with falling to comply with the helectlxe service act, tho youths were held In $1000 ball each fot a further hearing on August 31. "The purpose of this action," Com- mlhMoner Lewis salw, "Is to Induct n,0 ,lnf.nilnnt Intn Hip lTnltpd SUfttpK service. If they are In unlfoini before August 31, tho criminal proceedings will be automatically dismissed." , . Benny Steinberg, 336 McKnan street, Philadelphia, was released this morning, ha ing satisfied tho Federal authorities ho was Innocent of any Intent to eado doing his duty ns a soldier. Thoe sent uatis iu juu . T-,..l,1 L?..nnn1 David Kpcerak, S2G North Tenth street; Francis . F. White Inasmuch southern Urals, will Join the Czecho--Mlsslon, Philadelphia ; Peter Wolf, Chi- Slovaks. Originally composed of former cago ; Frank Dlvinsky, Island Heights, I officers. It has been considerably re N. J. ; Nelson Anthony Brown, Pitts- crulted from tho antl-Bolshevlk peas burgh ; Sylvester Domlnnchkk, Bridge- antry. port, onn. ; Michael Kokalchkk John, The truth of tho flight of Lenlne and Boston: Michael Balcka. M. J. Hamilton, Trotsky Is still undetermined. Atlantic Clay, and Raffello Leno, New. . , York. ENDOW AIR SCHOOLS Old English Universities Receive Pro cssorehip Funds London, Aug. 17. Several large sums of money recently have been given to lending Kngllsh universities for estab lishing professorships In aeronautics. The UnUcrslty of London has announced that It not only has accepted a gift, but purlioses almost Immediately to start systematic work In the science of aeronautics. Two years ago, When somo of the oldest colleges and universities, like Oxford and Cambridge, .were taken over In connection with the training of air pilots, there was some misgiving In edu cational circles over this Invasion of scho lastic haunts. Since that time, how ever, eeeral leading educators have Is sued statements declaring that this In vasion la "no more" than a symbol of the renaissance of learning and an adap tation of old learnlngto modern needs." ."CONQUESTS" RUIN OF KAISER Nearer End Than Heretofore trous. because they wilt be still less n,a position to stand the still heavier loss It may Involve. The key to the situation, according to opinion here, lies very probably In iv.us3iu. in nis insatiaDie greed for ex pansion at other people's expense, the German has. In vulgar but expressive phrase, bitten off more than he can swal low, and, his boasted "conquests" In Russia are bidding fair to prove his ruin on the western front. The entire Russian situation, however. Is, for the moment, admittedly a mystery Many people here Incline to the lew that the Germans, In view of their critical shortage of man-power, are deliberately seeking a breach with tho Maximalists, In order to have a pretext for seizing Petrograd, which would give them an excuse to withdraw their troops from the interior of Russia and to take up a shorter' line nearer home. On the other hand there Is a great probability that the Germans, In face of the opening of tho Allied campaign In Siberia and'on the White Sea, are preparing to accept the Inevitable and fall back because they are not able, through sheer lack of men, to .Undertake a fresh Russian campaign with any chance of success. In view of the whole, situation Paris Is rubbing Its hands gleefully and wick. dly, remarking-, as a witty writer sayB, that, although the Qermans may be short or food, tney can fonso'e inemselves with tho'fact'that nobody vants to de- niv. tmU-.VMltifgMi Simw, , BRITISH AT BAKU CAUSE SURPRISE May'Be Stabilizing Element in Situation Full of Great Danger BALK ENEMY ON CASPIAN n,.n' .. e t i i - Organization of Bolshevist" Force in Archangel Suggests German Officers' Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Covurtoht. ion, to jv, York Timet Co, London, Aug. 17. A complete surprise was sprung on the British-public by the announcement that a British force Is taking part In thc de fense of Baku and the oil district on tho western shore of the Caspian Sea. It Is not a very large force, and It has boldly ?g ,vp, ns , difficulties, but It Is .. .- ..- UL iiiu iimmimns nnti local Bolshevists to the Tartars and Turks. rneso Tartars, though under Russian - ---..., t.iwur,ii uiiuci Jkuaainil rule, aro akin to the Turks In raco and' religion, nnd when tho revolution came they threw In' their lot with tHo Intter. WllOn SOmO Weeks firm rionnrnl fa.- shall dctach-d a forco from Bagdad to make Its way up to tho Caspian not a ,, - .- - .. f.,.. I( aivh - WlllSper Oi thlfl frXUPtlltlnfl WAR hftfirrl In "j """""" "esni io inzeii, n port on tho Caspian, and thence tcok ship to Baku. It met with little opposition, the Jan gall tribesmen offering the only actlvo resistance, but It had to 'negotiate an exceedingly dinicult country. Motor transport wns out of the question be cause Paltak pass was a serious obsta cle, and supplies even were hard to come by. Now tho British force has taken over part of the defense of Baku, and Is operating under the command of Gen eral Dokuchaleff. He Is confronted by Turks, of whom, perhaps, there are somo regular soldiers. Neither side has any nrtlllory to speak of, but It Is hoped that Dokuchaleff will be able to organlzn a strong pro-ally center and not only hold Baku, but obtain possession of the Caspian shipping ns well. He would thus balk the enemy plans to cross tho Caspian. Fortunately tho Allies can now rely on tho support of the new Persian Government, but all the trans-Caspian region Is In much disorder. In another part of Russia, fighting Is rapidly developing. When the Bol shevists were turned out of Archangel by the rising of the people, they retired southward, committing every kind of " atrocity, and burning the bridges to' Obeserskaya. Here Is the Junction of the roads from Archangel and Onega Bay, and the Bolshevists have been strong enough to check the detachments that tho Allies sent there from these two points. They are making resistance, nnd are so organized as to suggest the presence of German officers. However, It Is believed that they will soon be driven back. Meanwhile, another Allied force is working up the Dwlnn. a fine, broad river nt Kotlas. 260 miles from Arch- 'angel, which Is tho railhead of Vlstka, on tle Murman llallroaa. it is expeciea tn nrrivn thera earlv next month. An unconfirmed rumor reports that there Is advanco of 2000 Bolshevists from Lako Onega, and that the Germans aro .1 ... -u -i-ll. frnm fill h Finniah railheads. One of their chief 0bJoctIcs will be the Fetchegenen gulf, which would make a U-boat base. from the rest of Russia the news Is obscure. Thero is a disquieting report ot,a Czecho-Slovak defeat near Samara jjy the Bolshevists, but It Is unconfirmed, There seems to be a chance that the nussian larces uimer nisitu uu -- i5ln. which havo been operating In the Official War Reports IIIUTIRII i J London, Aug. 17. The pressuro of our troops north of. ,Roye and north of the Ancre (Pl cardy) continued Progress was made ' in both sectors In the neighborhood of Vleux Berquln (Tlondcrs), our patrols en gaged In sharp fighting yesterday andy there were further encounters during Vy tho night. Our troops progressed In this sector and In the neighborhood of Merrls. A few prisoners were taken. Hostile artillery showed consider able activity near Mount Rougo and also at Scherpenberg and in the Uclntty of ZUIebeke Lako (Flanders). FBKNCH Paris, Aug. 17. West of Roye there was great artillery fighting. South of tho Avre the French continued-their progress and the eastern borders of Loges Wood were reached. Between the Matz and the Olse two strong Oerman attacks at Monoliths and Cormoyc farm, were repulsed and the French positions were main tained. Northwest of Rheims, an enemy raid at La Neuvllette was unsuccess ful. OKKMAN Berlin, Aug. 16 (delayed). Thero have been forefield engage ments at Kemmel and near Vleux Berquln. Strong enemy thrusts south of the Lys near Avette and north, of the Ancre were repulsed. West of Roye and southwest of Noyon there was a vigorous artillery engagement which was followed Jy enemy attacks on both sides of the Avre aKalnst Lasslgny and on the heights west of the Olse. South of Thlescourt the Attlche farm remained In tho enemy's, hands. Otherwise we drove back his attacks before our fighting positions, partly by counter-attacks. The enemy suf fered heavy losses In the fighting for Lasslgny. Here, he vainly storemd our line six times and after ten hours of bltt?r fighting was driven back Into the positions from which he started. On the Veslo tho artillery activity Increased during the evening and re mained lively throughout the night Yesterday we shot down twenty-four enemy airplanes. DEATHS . i.ienMAHD.Auir. HI. MAltTHA. II... wife HelMtlvps nnd frlenda of Hoburt Leonard. Invited to funersl services, Mon., S:S0 p. m.,, 4'JS K. Third t.. Chenter. Pa. Int. Chester Rursl Cem. Remains muv be lewcd Sun., CALHOUN Au. IT. VIOLET, wife of John Calhoun, of SiHn Catharine st, lieu lives and friends Invited Io service, Thurs., IV. at the Oliver H. llnlr Kullrtln.. ISSiI i-lmut st. Int. West Laurel Mill Cam. Auto funeral. ,m 1 TBAUTW1NR At Anarlmrnla. 411X1 ! r resinene.. nnsoowns 'arkslde ave.. AUT. IT. U'tl.I.lAM. husband of late Louisa C Trautf wn (new t.red). No'lre of funeral later- 1 nOHPJtTV. At rral,lnc, 2712 Titan UJ Aug. IT. "WH.mam UWHRKTT. aon-in-a-, lSmSSi uf. or iqie pnn uPq aiaraarct viarn, usu. t-. 'i .
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