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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
HOOVER DESCRIBES
BELGIAN RELIEF
Savior of Conquered Coun-
try's People Thrills Audi
ences Here
PLEADS FOR MORE AID
EN Nl'IISS


Hoover nf Belgium" IS i'm philadeIphia
the American eng necr whose name Is as
tamNlar IN Great Brita n and ON the Cout-
hent as that of Joffre. Won uindenburg or
iiaE-slnce he led an even greater battle
than any Of thesn-the hattie of keepiug
the lO.00000O people Of Relgiun and north
ern France from staryation-stirred phila-
uelphlanS To the very fiber of their being
To-Day at the g ty club and later at n public
aSsemblage az the Bellevue -Stratfurd. when
ne Itcpuhted IN" plight of the brave little
country and told Of the work that the Bel
gan relief committee has done.
lie looked tired as he stepped off the
train at North Philadelphia this afternoon
Ihe lines around his blue ewes were not
Only thos' Of humnr-thirr we're IN, traces
of a great fatigue Aud his voice. when
"SNr" MN about his work. did not belle
the impression
This is the man before whom thousands
"f Belg an ch ldren a, treir MONDAY meal
rIs" and sing the star SrauClcd Banner in
Eraiitude TO him and 10 his country for
the succor tha. has been sent Them
fut Herbert Hoover is filled tn no feel
rg OF pride when he must accept this
Salutaiion instead there rises within him
Il great shame. shame that we have been
content to We 50 little
You who have handed out Your dime or
you" dollar to- the nSisteut aup,als OF the
=
words
"AmeriCane opsnod tho J,,. g., paieiur,
and have founded and sus,,ir,d ,l,i. antor
prise IN its administrative aud In ire mo-
ltical phases. We accepted the resporSi-
hnity of this foundation NOT for ourselves
but for America We fci' that II was the
national duty for America who stood ont
unframed in this vast swelter. to keep allgnt
the lamp Of humanity.
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hand from, Tho uulrfr L,,,.,,.,,,,,,., 80 ,L,
world and less than s9.0o0 OOo or This sum
has come from, the \,n.rf,,,r ,,.,,J, >rd
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and has bsen deljta1 IA t,o potci,n 20
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ties i'm rotthern Franc v,brr,, i,,,' ,.,.ai,,ad
it's benefits They have yat to rsna,, ali az
tbfs evnen1itura nnd tla,. o,,y,,,,,, ~ q I,,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
DESCRIBES CONDITIONS

Assume that this city and an area em-
braCing a few counties were occupied by an
enemy army" he said Your boundaries
would be marked with wall of steel. You
would be, from military necessity, block
AIDED Of imports. The daily flow of seventy
per cent of your food supplies to your cities
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
U-BOAT WAR WAS FO2ESEEN
Americans Told to Hurry Home Two
Weeks in Advance

Americans in EurUpr knew of the plan Of
Germany for intensified submarine war
fare to begin February two weeks before
the announcement was made in the German
note received a few hours before that date.
THAT was made known by George
&. Prisstly. vice president of the Crew
Levick oil Company today in relating on
his return from abroad, his observations
in the war zone. "Agen's OF the Ameri-
can and English governments notified many
Americans to return home IN advance of
their original sailing dates because of the
C-huat activities" said Mr.. Pr!estiy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
NEW YORK COPS TO RUN
SIX MACHINE GUN AUTOS
Trained Crew of 100 Metropolitan Po-
licemen Will BE Prepared for Any
Possible Emergency

NEW YORK. Feb Six Police Depart
ment automobiles are to be equipped with
machine guns and a trained machine gun
crow Of 100 men held in readiness for any
need.
This became known today when Police
commissioner Wood summoned 200 police
men, former United states army officers
t. hcadquartcrs and announced that from
this number he would select loo to man
machine guns The guns are now owned
by the department hut are simply mounted
ON tripods. They will bc transferred TO
automobiles and the gun crews will be
equipped as infantrymcn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

NoRRlSTOWN Pa. Feb. .. -- Having
OCCURRED possession of the Peniyu and Blue
bell Turnpike road. the county has lifted
the gates and the highway extending from
Skppack pike to the Reading Railway. at
Penyn Station. a distance of lal miles.
Is free OF toll. The county pays the COM
pany $3.50 for the road
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
Naval Militia in New York Active

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Therr was in
dlcation Of an impending extension of the
work OF the naval militia and the vuun-
teer motorboat patrol here today when
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
went to New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25

approving the general spirit Of the res
olution, he said differences OF opinion
were possible regarding the details
and he had in fact noted such dllIer-
ences among the majority parties. Fhls
provoked an outburst on the part OF the
representatives Of the majority parties
in the name of which Herr Friedrich
Ebert. Socialist leader, made declara-
ton. particularly charging the Chan-
cellor with falsehood.
Herr Ebert said the majorities com.
pletely agreed about the significance OF
the resolution, which was unmistaSaoIe,
and they insisted that the government
prosecute a definite peace policy. After
the luncheon interval the Chancellor,
it is said, again accepted the spirit OF
the peace resolution, but members were
greatly dissatisfied. The majority
parties met Immediately after adjourn
ment Of the Main Committee and later
visited the Chancellor.
A Berlin dispatch received via Copen-
hagen says it is understood that Dr.
Michaelis and various parties in the
Reichstag are negotiating with view
10 summoning their leading represent
atives to a conference for the consid-
Grafton of important questions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
u. S. Soldiers Fight
Flames in France
Rescue Mules, Suffer Kicks
and Cause Air Attack
Alarm
By Haywood Broun

(Accyeditsd 10 the PcrsEinO Army IN France
for The NetC York Tribune aud Syidicdio)
ICopyrisht, 1917. By Tao Tribune AssOciationl
CONTROLE AMERICAN, AMERICAN
EVOLUTIONARY ARMY, Aug. "a
Fire threatened large town in the
American zone Wednesday night, but
the American soldiers managed to keep
it confined 10 a stable in which hun
cred army mules were quartered.
The soldiers dashed into the burning
building often to drag out the mules,
and they showed their gratitude TO
their rescuers by kicking them as soon
as they could get foot free. Two
soldiers were injured, one By an I'M
friendly mule and another when the
roof fell in, but neither is seriously
hurt. Seven mules were burned, OF
shot when injured.
The blaze in the sky and the sound
Of shots created the rumor that an
aerial attack was being made, and
soldiers from miles around turned up
for the show. Bucket brigades and
hand pumps were the only means OF
fighting the fire, and the villagers and
French soldiers added TO the confusion
by encumbering the American troops
with their aid and alien-tongued ad-
vice. The fire was not quelled until
long after midnight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Clamor for Peace
Growing in Austria

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24.-An Aus
tria which is literally crying for peace,
which has discarded any thought OF
territorial expansion and is even will
ing 20 buy its way out of the war by
territorial sacrifices on the Italian
front and in Galicia: an Austria of fire.
quent food riots, unable TO last through
another winter of war; an Austria
whose population would rise in revo-
luton IL any reasonable peace offer
were rejected by the government. is
pictured by an intelligent Austrian who
has arrived here from Vienna.
He told a story which perhaps ex-
plains the persistence Of Count Czernin.
Austro- Hungarian Foreign Minister,
and of Emperor Charles in returning
again and again 10 the subject Of peace
negotiations.
The Austrian declared leaders in Ger
many. except Macmillan Harden. were
convinced the war would end this win
ter.
Food conditions in Vienna were de
scribcd az worse than Is usually mag
ined for tho poorer classes Of the pop
ulation. though n fairly comfortable
existence may be maintained with
money
lie said the Hungarians. and particu-
larry the Magyar ruling classes, are
less weary OF tho war than are the
Austrians, although ANXIOUS for peace.
He described the young Emperor as n
man Of really great popularity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Alsace-Lorrainers See Trap
In German Autonomy Plan

tBy Cable to the Courier des Etats-Unis)
PARIS, Aug. 23.-At the moment
when there is report that Chancellor
Michaelis was disposed to work out a
new maneuvre TO give autonomy 70
Alsace-Lorraine, the representatives. OF
the Alsace-Lorraine societies publish
a declaration proclaiming that Alsace
and Lorraine want to be French.
This manifesto starts with recalling
the historical circumstances of the
reunion Of these provinces to France,
Then it publishes, in part, tire declara-
ton of their representatives. before the
National Assembly of February 16, and
their protest of March 10, 1871, against
the cession.
In the words Of the declaration of
the Alsace- Lorraine societies.: cal
though nearly 100000 among them have
from 1871 to 1914 preferred TO leave
their native land rather than submit to
the brutalities Of the conqueror; al
though Germany has favored the set
Ting of an equal number Of lmml'
grants, Alsace-Lorraine has not ceased
10 protest against the annexation. On
the eve Of the war Germany admitted
the failure of the Denomination"
The assertions which, since 1914
have taken place by the thousands in
the regiments of Alsace- Lorrainers and
the 5000 years of Imprisonment pro.
nounced in one year against Alsace-
Lorrainers suspected of sympathizing
with France illustrate the sentiment
of the two provinces.
The manifesto is signed by Messrs
Jules Siegfried, Baume, Jacksonville
Ssnsboeuf, Andler Villaume, Armrus-
dter, Reinbold, Walter and Niessen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Kaiser Calls England
Teutons' Arch Enemy

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24.-England,
the arch enemy of Germany, must be
beaten down at whatever cost. En-
peror William told his troops while on
visit to the Flanders front on
Wednesday. An official statement is
sued in Berlin says that the Emperor
addressed deputations from all detach-
ments which have had share in meet
ing the British attacks. He said he
felt impelled to express his thanks and
his full recognition of the heroic gal
lantry shown by troops from all parts
of Germany in the hard fighting Of the
last week. The Emperor referred 10
the marked contrast between the Ger
man and Anglo-French points of view
and continued:
at is in Gods hands when in His
wisdom He will give us victory. he
has taught our army a hard lesson. and
now we are going to pass the eXamina-
ton. With the old German confidence
in God, we shall show what we can do.
The greater and mightier the problem
the more gladly we shall grapple with
il and solve il. We shall fight and con-
ouer until the enemy has had enough
of these struggles.
"All Germans have realized who is
the instigator of this war and who is
the chief enemy-England. Every one
knows England is our most spiteful
adversary. She spread the hatred of
Germany over the whole world. filling
her allies with hatred and eagerness
10 fight. Thus every one at home
knows what you know still better, that
England is particularly the enemy to
be struck down, however difficult it
may be. Your relatives at home, who,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Mccormick Escapes Bomb
Congressman Gets Too Close
in Practice in France
By Haywood Broun

(Accredit.d to the Psrshing Army is Frs.
for The Nsw York Tribune Gnd Swlvsd
tCOpynEht. 1917. BY The Tribune AusariSl
CoNTRoLE AMERICAN, AMER.
CAN EVOLUTIONARY ARMY, Aa
PA squad Of American solsim
hopping up a trench to-day, slna.
mopped up Medill Mccormick with |,
stray bomb.
The officers had ordered q special
show for the first member Of Congrs.
to visit the American army. The SOL.
diers undertook to show the visitor the
manner in which bombing psrtie, fol.
low the first wave Of an attack.
They used live bombs IN the practice
trench, and the Representative was
much interested and followed closely
upon the heels OF the soldiers. One
bomb, badly thrown, lit at tn. feet Of
Mccormick. He had time 10 rstrs,'
only a few steps before the grsn,t,
exploded, bombarding him with ssfiA
and rocks.
But il is hard 10 kill Congressnsr,
and Mccormick escaped uninjursd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Cadorna Bags so Guns,
500 Officers and 10000
Men
Attack l. Directed
At Key to Trieste
Italians Press Assaults in
the Hope of Gaining
Final Decision

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Italian vic
tory along the Isonzo and across the
Carso has reached imposing proper
tions in the number of guns and pris-
oners captured, and though the battle
at all points is still violently raging
Cadorna's men have continued their
advance at many points, and, according
TO Rome, the tide of combat has dem
nitely set against the Austrians. Up
to last night sixty Austrian guns
mostly Of medium calibre, and hum
drets of trench mortars and machine
guns had been removed to the Italian
rear, and more than five hundred offi-
GERS and twenty thousand men mad
nassed into the collecting stations as
prisoners.
The Italian war bulletins are stiil
vague as to specific positions carried
but Rome reports that yesterday the
enemy's energetic counter attacks
everywhere crunSled into exhaustion,
whereupon General Cadorna's divisions
rooved deeper into the hostile defence
zone. The advance east Of the lsonzo
River and north of Gorilla has not been
checked and the thanking movement
north of the series of heights known as
Mount Hermada is in full swing, with
great bodies of men clashing in bayonet
encounters. If the Italians once pass
Hermada the fate of Trieste, and prop
ably that of Laibach, Will be sealed;
1t is becoming increasingly clear,
through the fury of the combat ana
the persistency of the Italian ATTACK,
that General Cadorna is not merely
trying to exert a pressure which WIN
bend the Austrian line and extend ms
own front, but is seeking to smash the
whole Austrian army with an over
whelming blow aimed to establish
definite victory in this theatre.
Big Results in Week
In less than week of fighting the
Italians have taken two-thirds OF the
number of guns seized by KorniloH IN
his Galician offensive of July, when the
enemy was driven back twenty miles.
In no other open battle have the ltal-
ians taken the number of prisoners
captured in the present engagement
Only at the storming Of Gorilla, when
a large body Of Austrians was cut OIL
and surrounded, was the catch of .pris-
oners greater, and then only by
couple of thousand. A significant feat
ure of the present situation on the Aus
trian front is that there has been no
official word from Vienna for three
days.
Throughout the fighting Italian air
pilots have been ably cooperating with
the infantry. They have ceaselessly at
tackled the Austrian lines Of communi-
cation. and yesterday dropped fifteen
tons of explosives on railway lines and
troop hutments. The enemy's efforts 70
create diversion in the Trentino con-
tinue. but with little success, strong
Austrian attacks in the Lagarino Val
lev and at Monte Croci having been
rolled back under the Italian fire. APP
parently the need Of the Austrian re-
serves is so great on the main fighting
fronts that enough cannot be spared 70
create any real menace in the Tren-
Z tinO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Aug. 24.-The battle is continuing
We have carried new positions. broken up the
enemy's violent counter attacks, and have
captured large number Of prisoners.
Altogether up to the present We have re-
moved from the battle front more than 800
officers and 10000 men, about so guns,
mostly Of medium calibre; numerous trench
mortsrs and machine guns and large guam
tIty Of war material
On high our ayiators, with untiring elan
and giving the enemy no truce, have bom-
bsrded his massed troops and have carried
destruction into his lines of communication
By dropping fifteen tons of bombs
On the Trentino front, where the enemy
persists in his frutless attempts 10 create a
diversion. we completely repulsed patrols in
the Guidicsrie and storming parties in the
Lagarna Valley and at Monte Croce.
Albania During the night Of Tuesday, in
a lively encounter on the right bank OF the
Middle Voyu5a River. one Of our patrols al
most destroyed an enemy party. The few
survivors were taken prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Moscow Council Will
Debate Pope's Note
By Isaac Don Levine

Hardly a word has come from Russia
on the reception accorded there TO the
Pope's peace proposal. The proposal
was made ten days ago. During TINS
period the American people were July
informed on the expressions of the
Entente and Teuton press with regard
to the Vatican's peace scheme. But
not a line Of Russian press comment
has come to America. As this is a
time when Russia is flooded with news
papers, it is doubtless the most burn
ing topic of the day.
In Russian opinion on the Fapal
move. one of the chief keys TO the
present crisis may easily be found IN
the view of the Council of Workmen
and Soldiers. Recent military DIS
asters have greatly decreased tne
prestige of the council, but potentially
il is still as strong an organization as
the government of Kerensky. o.,
This Socialist council has Tor Jus
very foundation the principle OF no
annexations and no indemnitles." III
cannot repudiats this principle with
Hut repudiating itself. And the coun
Gil is the organ Of the majority OF the
Russian people. A..
This is the outstanding factor IN !he
situation confronting the All-Russlan
Conference meeting to-day at MOSCOW !.N
n is a factor bound to gain more I'M
mort through the Vatican's explanation
IF Yesterday that the Pope proposes
an Indemnity to Belgium. BY making
this their main issue the pacifists in
the council will become more ana more
aggressive. o. oric;-
roiIy launched bv the Council Of Work
men and Soldiers, in spite Of Keren-
sky's support of it, has aroused con
siderable opposition even in certain
radical circles. The stigma, OF pro
Germanism attached to it has only
helped to lessen the councils reputa-
ZION. But when the council cnam-
nions the Pope's peace proposal 1t is
Welding Weld a new and mighty weapon.
With this weapon it to-day enters the
Moscow arena.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
American Soldiers
Dislike to "Dig In
Officers in France F ind 1t Hard
to Impress on Men the
Value of Cover

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Aug. 24.-One of the greatest
problems American officers have be-
fore them is impressing upon their
men the absolute importance of learn
ing the best ways of keeping under
cover. The American soldier IS not
natural digger in"
IL is the American spirit, as 1t was
that Of the Canadians, to up stake and
fight, but the world war has long since
passed that stage, and now IN the long
wear and worry OF struggle OF at
triton the best commander Is the one
who best conserves his men by keep
ing them under cover. One OF the
great reasons why the Germans still
are in France and Belgium is their
wonderful facility for digging them
selves in.
Il is purely a matter of temperament
and there seems TO be little doubt
now that only actual battle experience
will convince American soldiers that
the ability TO take advantage of any
bit of cover is one of the greatest
assets the modern man Of arms can
have.
1T seems shame TO nave 70 curo
the first fine fighting spirit OF our
troops" said an American training of
ficer Yesterday, "but the men must be
made 10 understand as far as possible
that impetuosity must be subordinsted
to steadiness..
1--WE will undoubtedly have big losses,
but the men who come through our
first battles will be worth their weight
in gold thereafter. They will learn
quickly the value Of steadiness and abb
solute discipline under fire and they
will be the steadying influence we can
distribute through the newer units of
our great army as they get their tinal
preparation for trial by fire"
Medill Mccormick. the first American
Congressman 10 visit the American ex-
peditionary force, arrived here last
night to spend two days. Thereafter
he will visit the British and French
fronts, returning thence for a second
visit to the American forces.
Representative Mccormick believes IL
would be most excellent idea for
more Congressman 10 see conditions
here, to find out what the army needs
and what must be done TO make Amer
lean weight felt quickly against the
Germans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-25
Michoelis Assdiled in
Bitter Reichstag Debate ;
Falsehood Charged

LONDON, Aug. Especial dis
patches from Amsterdam represent the
Gene IN the Reichstag Main Committee
on Wednesday over Chancellor Mi
ehaelis's attitude on the peace resolution
as a storm which would have resulted
in ousting him from Office in demo-
cratic country. According 20 these ac-
counts, DR.. Michaelis was challenged %
explain his real attitude toward the
peace resolution, because when he said
July 10 he supported 10 he added, "as !
understand IT," This apparent quail
fcAtion, Gaid Michaelis's ehallengers,
had been seized By the annexAtionists,
who claimed that the Chancellor was
really on their side.
DR.. MiehAelis. In replying, made
Iaboriops explanation, In which, while