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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
MONCOLTA'S GUN CREW !
CAPTAIN POPULAR HERO
Lieutenant Bruce Ware For.
merly Stationed at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard
FRIENDS IN HIGH GLEE

Lieutenant Bruce Richardson Ware In
the man whose unerring eye spotted tba
German submarine and who signaled tbo
range and gave the order to fire the first
shot in the war between the United States
and Germany sinking the U-boat. is we'll
known in this city
Lieutenant Ware il about thirty year.
of age. He was graduated from the An.
napos Naval Academy in the class 10
1907. lie has since seen service on various
warships and destroyers. lie was assigned
To the steamship Mongolia about a month
ago. and was in charge of the gun crew
which destroyed the German submarine of
the British coast
Lieutenant Ware was appointed TO tho
Naval Academy in 1903 lie was promoted
to "A lieutenancy ON August l. 1915. He
has been stationed at the Philadepbia
navy yard on several occasions. earning
many friends by his CHEEKY disposition
aud high spirits,
At Annapolis he was extremely popular
among his classmates as his record in
the class book. Lucky Bag" shows.
lie was member of the baseball squad
and was famliarly known as Bruce" His
classmates said of him that he was tho
"Greatesl Living Watchstander" pll OF
which may prove that he sustained this
reputation when he showed such vigilance
in spotting the t.boat.
Lieutenant Wares home is in Newton
Mass Frederick r. Stevenson. an engineer
with offices in the Real Estate Trust Build
ing and a classmate of Lieutenant Ware.
said of the latter that he was one of the
most popular members of the class always
affable and as ready to take joke as give
one.
II am extremely proud of Lieutenant
Wares accomplishment in firing the first
shot that caused disaster to German
t-boat." declared Mr. Stevenson. "and [
-. lt. tl,..,s N,,,tN
way about the matter.
Lieutenant Ware was one of the most
popular men at the academy during his
term"
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ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT
DISARMS UGARTE'S FORCES
Aires Meets With No Resistance
From Deposed Governor

BUENOS AIRES, April 26.-Contrary to
expectations Government intervention in
Buenos Aires province was accomplished to-
day without any resistance from the de-
posed Governor Cgarte. The Federal i'm
tervener, Johe Cantlo. assumed office with
out hitch and was reported TODAY TO he
dsarming Ugartes formidable police and
militia forces.
Intervention was directed by President
Irigoyen in Buenos Aires province because
of long g-contnued friction between the Gov
ernment and Governor Ugartc. such pro-
ceeding Is provided for in the Argentine
Constitution
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Continued from Page One
port him now" Mason said. "They don't
Intend to let the Colonel enlist for fear u
will hurt the draft plan. They don't want
to let him make hero OF himself. for
while he is spreading democracy In the old
country he may be raising hell with demo-
cracy IN this country.
Half of the people of the country want
to see Roosevelt go to Europe and some
OF them want to see him stay for long,
long time"
Representative Frear. Wisconsin in open
ing the debate denounced the selective
draft plan as undemocratic and as giving
autocratic powers to the army plans.
PLEAS IN SENATE
Senator Chamberlain offered the unan-
nous consent resolution Mt the beginning OF
the fifth day of Senate debate.
Under the agreement night sessions will
be held II Senator'S desire TO speak.
AT o'clock Saturday a rule will go into
effect and limiting speeches on the bill to
ten minutes to five minutes on amendments.
Senator Overman attempted to bring up
the Spy bill" sidetracked for the army
bill by consent. lie said the Attorney Genl
erals office requested its immediate pass
age. Heswas allowed permission 10 ask
consent later.
with Il plea for sending an expcditonary
force to France, senator Hale, Maine, just
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BRTTONS WIPE OUT
ATTACKING FOES
Hold Post by Killing Entire
Enemy Force in
Assault
TEUTON CHIEFS RECKLESS
Rv WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES Ar r'r'''''
April 20. ,, ,,,.,
a part of Guilemont farm. emerged We
torious today from one of the hercest OF the
countless scattered actions marking uay
repete with bitter fighting, by kllllhS oh
every man of their German assailants'
1t was over a field carpeted with German
dead around Guiliemont. Here during the
night the British had battered forward
to take the farm and a stretch Of front 1000
yards east of Lempre. Hin li". to the
north, had fallen into British hands after
a swaying, desperate battle.
Hardly had the Toinmies started to dig
themselves in on this hard-won ground
wheh the Teutonc counter-attack came in
binding force The enemy's guns dug great
burial holes for the thousands of their
dead but Il likewise. by sheer intensity. gave
the advancing Germans brief foothold
All over the farm the battle ragged The
enemy managed. at terrible cost, to regain
part of it,
But to the west the one British post stood
adamant. ON It beat wave after wave
of the attack. The last and most violent
caught fun in the face the tremendous fire
of the defenders machine guns halted,
wavered and literally melted into heaps of
dead and twisted shapes. The British held
the line.
The same sort of fighting was in progress
today. but it had abated just a trihe from
the ferocity of the night attacks. There
has been no time for the most part to bury
the dead The Germans. particularly. have
been too occupied in re-enforcing their
bleeding divisions and in trying to launch
counter-attacks. to take care OF their now
useless fragments. Everywhere they lit
tered the fields today.
Despite these tremendous counter-attacks
which the enemy. reckless Of its men. is
hurting all along the line. the . ritish are
holding their most important gains.
The fighting today for the most part is
along the Scarpe The enemy is losing not
only in thousands by counter-attack, but
everywhere the deadly accuracy of the Brit
ish artillery il adding to the toll
Cold wintry weather. with lowering
clouds lessened the air fighting from the
tremendous scale on which the warfare of
the skies has been waged during the past
few days of clear. sunshiny weather
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WASHINGTON. Aprjl o6

~
Two vastly different types of men are
driving the Germans back on the Hnden-
burg line. That was evident today as TIE
military members Of the French and British
missions to this country mingled in hotels
and In conference rooms
Sharp contrast is drawn between the
soldiers of England and the soldiers of
France.
While the English military man is tall
erect and bronzed by exposure to the air.
his French fellow soldier is inclined to be
somewhat pale and COlorless and wears
upon his face the signs of the horrible en-
perence he is going through. The English
leader is assertive in his manner and not
altogether mild. The French soldier is
rather retiring, almost shy and in every
instance splendid gentleman.
The greatest difference may be seen be-
tween the Tommies and the poius who
the orderlies to the military men
The Tommy is jaunty, undaunted chap.
irrepressible in his spirit. The French poilu
appears worn and haggard and seems to be
always deep in thought and carrying great
burdens upon his shoulders.
But far out above all Of the rest of the
military leaders gathered here stands the
picturesque figure of Marshal Joffre, the
hero of the Marne.
Americans have failed to grasp Marshal
Joffre because their acquaintance with him
hitherto has been through the movies"
where he has generally been shown in the
act of kiss ng soldier while bestowing
medal or honor. This has caused wonder
ment i'm the American mind. but today they
know that Joffre is Il mans sized man.
There is something solid about Marshal
Joffre Heavy set and not exactly esthetic
in the lines of his figure. still he commands
a great respect. 1t is his face, that beams
and continually smiles and two gray eyes
that shoot forth kindness, that attract one
to Joffre. one has but to look into his
kindly eyes to realize why he has been
called by the French. Grand Pere Joffre.
Always Joffre wears the gaudy dress uni
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WILL NOT TOLERATE CENSORSHIP
TO CURB CRITICISM, SAYS PRESIDENT

to apply to me or to any of my Off
cial acts. or I'm any way to be used as
IA shield against criticism.
can imagine no greater disservice to
the country than to establish system
of censorship that would deny to the
people of free republic like our own
their indisputable right to criticize
their own public officials.
While exercising the great powers OF
the office ! hold. | would regret in a
crisis like the one through which we
are now passing to lose the benefits of
patriotic and intelligent criticism.
In these trying times one can feel
certain only Of his motives which he
must strive to purge of selfishness of
every kind and await with patience for
the judgment of a calmer day to vindi-
cate the wisdom of the course he has
tried conscientiously to follow.
Thank you for having written me-
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON
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MILD, KINDLY AND PATIENT:
FRENCH SOLDIER TYPE VS.. BRITISH

iorm or his rank. Upon his bushy gray
nan he jauntily places blue and red cap.
His coat is of close fitting robins egg blue
ana displays massive pair of shoulders
his knickerbocker trousers are of flaming
scarlet, and upon his rotund legs he wears
no puttees. but heavy woolen stockings
Force-not brute force. but strength to
conquer for just causes-that is the inn
preston Joffre creates. Compared with
General Bridges of the British mission, he
does not appear half solderly but no
one doubts that Marshal Joffre is a soldier
for the record of the battle of the Marne
VIII always stand a lasting monument to
his military genius
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Divorces Granted

Court. of Common Pleas No today
handed down DEGREES of divorce in the fol-
lowing cases
Frederick e. Henne from Minnie Henne
Mayme Hettinger from Harry Hettinger.
irene Elliott Hey from Herbert William Hey
Bridget Corcoran McGinty from John McC;inty
Garrett. 'e
william Callahan from Maud Alice Callahan
Laura +. Johnson from Harold Chester John
son ~
Ernest Roedinger from Minnie Roednger
. Efhe Mary Gemmill from Clarence Franklin
Gemmill.
barbara Mcguire from william f. Mcguire.
sell.
Mary Curran from John Curran
Helen Anderson from Everett I. A. Anderson.
toldte Friedman from Max Friedman.
Edith Florence Ormsby from John Ormsby.
Winifred II. Roebuck from Fred Roebuck
Eta Johnson from Elmer h. johnson. ,
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he heard that. though his grief az tne
treatment to which the boy had been SUD
jected was very terrible. =,
The police are convinced that hend "
at work in this section as little less ,nan
a month ago Nathan Plott a fve-year-old
lad living at 5l1 Fernon street, was KID
mapped. tied and placed in the cellar OF S2e
Carpenter street. where he lay bound ana
belpess for three days tortured by hunger
and thirst.
In the case Of the Apple boy, MIS- het'a
Coldstein the BOYS aunt said she saw a
nueer-lool<ing man I'm the tenement house
several times before the kidnapping OF her
nephew She said he looked like dope
fend. and added that he was dark, anemic
and about twenty-five years old. THIS same
description has been given pN the flatt
hov. also tbe same mode of action before
the kjdnapping In both cases the stranger
tried to beg "a few pennies" and In both
cases met with refusal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
WASHINGTON, April 20.


President Wilson. speaking of the So
called espionage bill now pending in Con-
Grcss today declared that while he APP
proved the legislation he was utterly op-
posed To any censorship which would deny
the people their indisputable right to criti-
cize their own public officials"
The Presidents comment was contained
in letter to Arthur Brisbane, of New York.
rhc Presidents letter follows:
My dear Mr. Brisbane:
| sincerely apprecat the frankness
of your interesting letter of April 20
with reference to the so-called espion-
age bill now awaiting action of the Con-
gresS
! approve of this legislation. but |
need not assure you and those in
tercsted i'll it that, whatever action the
Congress may decide upon, as far as
! am personally concerned. I shall not
expect or permit any part of this law
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U-BOATS TAKE HEAVIEST WEEKS TOLL
OF BRITISH SHIPPING; ALARM SOUNDED

turns of thumb screw are little felt at
first"
The Daily Telegraph expresses the be-
lief that the gravity of the situation has
people.
The position brooks no delay" said the
Telegraph Not only this country but
the whole empire and the Allied cause are
Imperiled so long as the losses at sea are
in excess of the production of new ships
The week ending April 25 was the most
successful for the German submarines since
the ruthless tboat warfare started OF
the fifty-five ships sunk last week forty of
them were over 1900 tons
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THE HAGUE. April %

THE HAGUE, April 26.
Dissatisfaction over Germany's failure
frankly to announce her war aims is openly
expressed in German newspaper editorials
reaching here today The Tageblatt says:
II is deplorabe that all declara-
tionS of the German Government re-
garding war aims are uninteligible ar
titicial, indistinct and of many mean
ings. We have remarked this nearly
every time the Chancellor has spoken
on this subject. In all these cases we
have protested that such language was
more harmful than beneficial to the
, cause of the German people that II
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GERMANS NOW REGRET FAILURE
TO TELL WAR AIMS AS WILSON ASKED

confirmed or permitted to continue un-
checked annexationist aspirations
which must afterward be disappointed
that in foreign countries it could not
win the good will of the pacifists. but
would be used against us by our war
mad enemies.
1t was also a mistake. as it has since
been proved, that President Wilson's
direct question concerning our war
aims was evasvely answered by the
statement that they would he COM
municated the moment we should be
seated at the green table with the
representatives of the Entente
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LONDON. April 90.

TsINTIVN, NNTTT ~,
Announcement of the sinking of nifty
five more ships by German submarines led
to pessimistc criticism of the shipping sit
uation by many newspapers today
"If fuller details were furnished the case
would be found still worse" said the Times
in commenting upon the reticcnce of the
Admiralty. II added
We see no good, hut on the contrary
much harm in trying to shirk or minimize
the facts
The Daily Mail calls the situation very
grave" and continues:
THE shipping losses are felt more and
more severely as they continue just as the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
VICIOUS DOG ATTACKS CHILD
Cheek and Scalp Torn by Animal
Which Police Will Kill

\ vicious dog attacked seven-year.old
Mary Dooey of 33 South Forty-ninth
street near her home. The girl was bitten
on the cheek and her scalp was severely
cut by the animals teeth. She was taken
to the University Hospital
The police captured the dog and have
notified the owner of their intention to
shoot II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
SECOND BOY
FOUND in CELLAR
Elich Apple Bound and Half
Buried by Downtown
Kidnapper
FATHER DISCOVERS HIM

Joseph Apples four.year.old son, i1lich.
who was kidnapped Tuesday. was found
today by his father and the fathers en-
ployer bound hand and foot In the base.
ment of an empty house at 116 South See
ond street. which Is just block from his
home. IA South Third street.
The case of the Apple boy is almost
Identical in circumstances with that of
fve.year-old Nathan Plot. who was taken
from his home at J11 Fernon street ten
squares from the Apple home March 2H
and was not found until three days later
when he was almost dead from starvation.
He. too, had been bound hand and foot
His place of imprisonment was the cellar
OF 500 Carpenter street. also an empty
house.
Ech was just conscious enough to whisper
to his father that he was sick and lonely.
Doctors at the Pennsylvania Hospital. where
he was sent, are examining him TO find out
how badly he was treated by his kdnapper,
The worst that his rescuers saw was tina
the man who maltreated him by tying nm
hand and fot had drawn the rope cords so
tightly that the fish was cut and it had
bled freely.
BOY HALF BURIED
Dirt and stones half covered the little
fellows body, for his captor, after securely
tying him. had thrown him on the dirt moor
of the cellar and then tried to bury nm.
The police have been searching for the
lad ever since Tuesday afternoon, when he
was kidnapped from in front of the tene-
ment where his parents and family llNe'
The father. with the aid of one of his en-
ployers. found him in three-quarters of an
hour.
Joseph Apple the fatherh works i'm the
tailor shop of Joseph kessler. li13 South
street. where there are associated with Mr..
kesser his son. Samuel NJ. Eessler and
his son-in-law, Benjamin Margolis.
1T WAS HORRIBLE"
Mr. Margolis said:
shortly after noon today Mr. Apple
seemed in such pitiable condition
that my brothcr-in-law couldn't stand
it any longer and offered to go out with
him and search for the boy. They de-
cided to visit all the empty houses in
the neghborhOod and see If il wasn't
possible for Elich to be in one of them;
the police. it seems. hadn't thought of
that. The fourth house they visited
they found the boy. II was horrible
lie was bound tight with a rope hand
and foot and lay on the cellar floor in
the house at Second and Catharne
streets with his body in the dirt lie
probably had been completely covered
up, but had rolled himself almost free
But he couldn't move his hands or feet
and the rope had cut ugly wounds in
the baby flesh. lie was semiconscious
and moaned that he was sick and lonely
and asked his father to take him away
Mr.. Apple hurredly had him taken to
the hospital where he is now.
AsSAIL POLICE
Mr.. Margolis said the WAY the police had
worked on the case was shameful.
They loafed around here and at the
boys home for these two days and
didn't accomplish "A thing. The father
and my brother-in-law went out in less
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ElktOn Marriage Licenses

ELKTON. Md. April 26.-Couple granted
marriage licenses here this morning were
Morris II. Zieger and Elizabeth Richard
Philadelphia Caleb S. Shnn and Edith Il.
Hulse, Mt. Holly, y. j.. Joseph A. Evan
and Ethel Shaw, Cedarvile. n. J.. Bernard
Goldberg and Nellie $. Conwell. Baltimore
Lewis Werner and Sarah r. Taylor Cam
den, and Oscar r. Wagley and Clara Arm
strong. Elkton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Burned to Death in His Home

NORRISTOWN, Pa, April 20. John
D. Reslin. a resident of Bridgeport. was
burned to death in the small frame build
ing in which he lived. which was destroyed
at an early hour this morning. Coroner
McGlathery Is investigating to ascertain
how the fire started.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
AUTO CRUSADE IN TRENTON
'ice Stop Many Pennsylvanians at
River Bridge

fTFENToN. April 26.--The police last
[1Rt and today with inspectors from the
~ Motor Vehicle Department. carried
IS e crueade against gIaring headlights
thoeo who drive without license cards
nv Pennsylvanians were stopped at the
9up street Delaware River Bridge and
& 40 show licenses Andrew Fields
Q< hIlndelphia, was among those ar
q H had q New Jersey license card
<<1e driving with Pennsylvania
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MACHINERY AND MIL L SUPPLY DEPOT.
Us. Schofields Sons Company Proprietors.
Manufacturers of Stationary Balanced Valve Steam En-
gnes Horizontal Vertical and Internal Furnace Boilers.
Storage Tanks for oil and Elevated Tanks, Tow
Smoke Stacks-aIl kinds Sheet Iron and Metal Work.
Heavy Casting and Forging
We carry large line of M ill and Machinisrs Supplies
Iron Pipe in black and gaIvan izedPipe Fitting, Boiler Tub
esSheet SteelBeIting ing, Lubricaors lnectoss
Bar Iron, Bar Steel ETC.. etc.
Advise your wants ddressing Desk K
SCHOFIELDS IRON WORKS
Macon. Georgia
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HARVEY-LACOMeE.


Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock
at The home OF Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
G. Harvey on Reynolds street their
daughter, Fanny Loudell and MI
Justine LaCombe were married by
Rev. S. A. Mundy. The rooms were
beautifully decorated for the occasion
III a profusion of choice flowers and
potted plants In the parlor the dec
orations were white and green. The
young couple met at an improyised al
tar where the ceremony was per
formed The bride was lovely in her
bridal gown of white satin with
court train, the gown was made en-
pirc and embroidered in pearls. She
carried a~sheWer bouquet OF brides
roses and valley lilies The maid Of
honor Miss Susie Stephens, wore a
becoming gown OF taupe, crepe dc
chine, hat of black velvet trimmed in
silver lace She carried killarney
roses. Miss Vera Harvey, sister OF
the bride was flower girl. She was
dressed in white crepe de chine and
pink ribbons Miss Lille Schoeppel
rendered the wedding march. Ate.
the ceremony reception was held
for the bridal party. They received
many handsome gifts. Mr.. and Mrs
LaCombe will be at home to their
friends 2113 Reynolds street.
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Mrs. John Lamb returns today from
a visit to her sister, Mrs B. f. Lewis
of Jamaica. Ga.
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g S OClETY g

Mrs. John Davis and Miss Daisy Da-
Wis returned yesterday from Fort Dg
iethorpe where they visited Mr. ROY
Davis who is in training there.
Mrs. Lem Purdon and little son
have returned to Waycross after be-
ing the guests of the formers sister
Mrs NJ. j. Hops, on George ST,
Mrs F. NJ Wallace, who was op-
Grated on Tuesday at the city hos
pital for appendicitis is doing nicely
to the pleasure of her friends.
The many friends of Miss Katie
Dart who has been quite i'll for sev-
eral days, will be glad to know that
she is improving.
Miss Miriam Whitfield leaves to-
morrow for Jacksonville to visit
friends and attend the opening dance
of the. winter season at the Seminole
hotel
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lindsey, of Ala
bama have apartments with Mr.. anG
Mrs. ]. c. Calhoun on Monk street.