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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

eewiIien @boie oielcs Seetrieges mar
DER &onlpfplaB oerort nit frei nm.
bertreibcnoen Seeminen Derieuht,
ooB ii6 ne0er Die ruiiii6en nod Die
iuponiiden S4iffe berborpogten, aus
nur oa5u 6egriinoeter 9eiorgniS, oob
Tie auf zines Der gef1brli9en Sinoer.
mile ItoBen mo6ten. g}atiirlih
fonnen frei treibenoe, BON ibrer Ser
mlferung loSgeriiiene Ntinen ouA
oen neittraIcn Sbiffen eef6brlidb per.
oen, penn iie ourb Die YteereSitro-
mlngen ipeit ob bon Der &anpf5one
bef0rOert pur0en. glu6 im eegenn1r.
tigen &rieee erleben mir ia oieie Dor.
fonntniiic lpieOer, un0 ofTenbor iin0
einige englii9e SHiffe nuf ibre eige.
nen D2inen gelaufen.
@1breno Wlinen 5u Sanoe ihon
i'm 10. Sabrbunoert 8erDenOung fan.
oen uno qonj beionoerS bon oen Cir.
fen 1853 Dor g9ien geibidt inter
@roe un0 Stroubperf ner6orgen
pur6en Inn oie anriidenoen faiierli.
den Sruppen in Die 2uft 5u ipren-
gcn, trotcn Seeninen crit i'm Sobre
1913 It6rfcr in oie @riheinung, no
lie ole Oeiierreidber gebraudten nm
llferbefeItigungen uro 9riiden Der
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

tllnesitotion am 9onoe. Sier ieben
mir unten Die eoloonii6en @lemente,
reHts ooneben Elm in 3eaen geteilteS
&Go6en. SyeoeN 3ele itebt nit elmer
@1ine in 8erbinoung, un0 burA Ore
ben Oes GGO6ens lnter Der oorunf-
i1leifenoen 6eoer fam olio 0ieie oocr
iene Wtine eingel1oltet pcrOen. S6en
iii ounn ser eieentlide Stromiblie-
Der, oen Der 9eobo6ter bet1tigt, lo-
bolo, bon ieinem Soften oitsgeie6en,
0os S6iff iiber ser Ytine itcbt. 0ieie
2eitllng Ite6t ober in @crbin0ung nit
ocm 5peiten 9eoboAtungsitano, an
einem onOeren reAtlpinflig 5u ienem
liegenoen Bunfte oeS SafenS. Grit
penn BON BORT aus geie6en 0oS S6iff
elei6faas ii6er Ser 0line ongefom-
men lit, miro bier Der Stromfreis ge-
icblolien, un0 Oonn erit fam Der elef-
trii9e Smpuls oen 6unfen9eber in
ser &ugeImine Iinfs in 9etrieb ieben
uno iomit ole @rploiion Der 3iinO.
moiie ber6eifiibren.
Solbe Minen miiiien natiirli6 biel
iorgf1ltiger beronfert lperOcn ols oie
StoBminen, oenn Oie cleftriiben 2ei-
tirngsfubel Oiirfen ni6t bei6Goigt
iperoen. Wion legt 0ieie Nlinen ol6
nidt nabe ser @olieroberfldtbc, ion-
ocrn in ole Siefe, iinO gibt ibnen ouA
it6rfere SaOung, Z- Ger 6eino tut
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

6ron3oien 5u 5erIt0ren. Sm arim-
friege berteiOieten Die 9iuiien &ron'
itoot Our6 0Iinen gegen Die gngl6n-
Der, uno aud i'm Griege Der gtoro.
Itoaten glmerifos gegen oen SilOen
9elong es, mebrere S6iife 0urA Nti-
men, sic ouf 4fG6len unterbol6 Der
8oiierflGbe 6efeltigt Daren 6u SER
itoren.
W}an unteriAeioet 6nuptiGdlid
5ipei g(rten BON Seeminen: StoBn1i-
nen iinO 8eobobtiingsminen. Die
erIte 9[rt bon Wiinen erploOiert gun3
olltomotiitb, iobalo Elm SMiff gegen
lie ItoBt, Die 5peite 9(rt miro oou
&onoe aus in Dem glueenblid ouf
eleftriiben @ege our @nt5iinOung
gebradt, in Dem Ger reip. ole 9eobo6.
ter leben, oaB elm fein0lides Sbiff
in oen g8irfungsbereicb Ser Wiine ge-
Iongt lit. @s bnnoelt iid BEL oa Oieien
Minen nm metaaene, etlpo mcterbobe
@efGBe, ole figelforniig, 5ulinOriid,
floidenformig oOer dbnlih oeltuItet
iino. Gdt Silfe beion0erer 8eronfe-
rllngsborri1tltngen werOen lie an
Srte ibres 9luslegens feltgebolten.
Sic iiirb nit Der 'Sprenelaoins &c.
fiiat, unO entbolten auBer0em ben
icbr beribieoenortig, oft iebr ingenioS
fonitruierten 3iin6me6anismus. @e-
niae Wleter linterhoIb Der Maiierober.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20
Die 9ricoc (snolauSs.

S5n 6en lesten 7S Sobren bat GnJ.
lono aleS in naem itnscfdbr Al
&rieee unO miIitdrii6e 9tftionen aus.
eefiibrt: aceen 9lfgboniiton 1888,
1910, 1873, eegen China 1S4t,
t84S, 1856, 1860, gegen oie &of-
fern 1845, 1851, 1877; gegcn
9irmn 1850, 1852. 1877; eegen
95eriien 1852; eeocn 9fitBlano 1854;
geoen @ngliid 3n6icn 1850, 1860,
1863, 1868, 1869, 1890. 1885,
1897; 9cgen oie 9lsboittiS 1861
1878, 1896; eegcn 9lbeiiinien 1867;
gegen Die 3ulus 1873; gegen oic
9aiutos 1879; geoen. Siioofrifo
1881, 1899; gegen Soniibur 1890;
gegen Sen Suoon 1894 1896. 1899;
gegcn oie @loto6eloS 1894; acgen Die
W}ittelmG6te ob 1914.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

Dor. StoBt Sos S6iff eeeen oieien,
10 i6noppt er Elm, cine 6eOer treibt
ben S9lug6ol8en eegen cine 3iinO-
pile (3iinobiit9en) iinO Die Spreng.
laoung erplooiert uno 5erreiBt ocn
S6iffsboOen.
gln0erS Die @eobo6tunesntinen
sic peroen in ser g{1be bon &ufen.
einfobrten itip. reibenpeiIe altsgeleet,
unO iinO our6 eleftrii9e &dbel nit
Dem SanOe berbun0en. Die 9eobo6.
tungSitationen am 2onoe f0nnen
ourd iebr iinnrei6e optiide Siitru-
nente eenon erfennen, mann OoS
feinolide S9iff ii6er cine iol6e Wline
oobinfGbrt, itn0 in oielem 9lligen6lid
miro Der Strom eeiAloiien, Der oie
3iln0ung bepirft. Cine iol6e Wtine
lit olio boQfommen ungefdbrli9,
penn Der 9eoba6ter am 2dnOe oen
Strom nidt ibIieBt, lnO fam 10 ME-
mails cine @efnbr fir Die eigenen
S6iffe ODER fir neutrdle 6obr5euge
iperOen. 6reilib fam bel ungeniigen.
Der 9ema6ung sur gtnbt5eit aud Gin
SeiuO ungeitraft 0ieie 3one paiiieren,
o6cr ou9 0ogegen si6t es belite mic
Der outomotiibe Si6erlingen.
@ines unierer 8iloer 6eist cine al
tere eneliide 9eo6adtilngsnine in
i9eniotiidber 0ariteGung. 2infs Die
eigentli6e 0line, rebts Oen eleftri.
i6en 8iinomcdanisnls Der 8eobo6-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

flGde i6pebt ser gefdbrlibe 9ullon
nit Der Sprenglooung, Der notiIrlih
oort nusgeleet miro. no Die @iniabrt
feinoli9er SGiffe 5u erDarten lit,
ln0 oft in groBer 3nbl, in geringen
gLbitGnSen 0urb sic Nfincn 2ege.
i6iffc ou8geieBt Miro, ~ 0ie 3iino-
oori6titng ser StoBnlinen lit iebr
beribieoenortig. 6rilber benuste man
bielfod folgenoe glnorOnlne: Plus
Dem Nfinenforper roeten mebrere
@lasrobren 9eroor. StieB bns lSdiff
gegen iol6c &o6rc, 10 5er6rah ite,
irno oas einoringenoe Soiier wltroe
einem elcftriiben Clement 5ugeleitet,
oas icbt crit in &roft treteu fonnte
unO eincn min3igen @lotinOrabt gum
@lii6en bro6te, moOurd Die Spreng'
laOuno Damn erploOicrte. II gSir bill
oen bier cine engliihe Niine ob, Die
oilf onoere @eiie ent5iinOet miro. sic
6eIte6t aus Dem eigeutliben Wdnen'
f0rper, aus Der 9lnferfommer, Die
nit ibm Our1 Elm &abel Dcrbunoen
lit unO ieinen glbitouO bon Der @ai'
ieroberf!Gtbe beitinnt, uno benz
@runo9epi6t in Dem iib cine Cell
tromnicl befinbet Die Oas Cell ie
na6 Ser @oiiertieie abroaen ldBt.
Sin 3weites 9ilO 5eiet Die Waine nod
oem 9(uslegen. SeitpdrtS roet aus
Ger @letaQfugel elm Sontaftbebel ber-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

ieIbItberitdnOlid aud iein Moglib-
ties, Inn Die Wlineniperre gu Oernid-
ten. @r berpenoet Gonterrlinen Die
ii6 nod fiir5er 3eit bon ielbit ent5itn-
ben itno bon fleinen 6abr8eueen nobe
an Die geleetcn Wiineiy beronsebroft
pcroen miiiIen. @liidt oas, 10 6er-
itoren iie Die Mlincn 0es 5einoes beim
glufflieecn nit. glud iiiht man Ourb
geicbieBen Die eefdbrliAen Spreng-
forper 81 aeritoren.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
GOLDEI GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS.
Stirring Addresses by DR.. c.
o. AlthouSe and DR..
Joseph A. Jones
NATIONAL HYMNS
SUNG BY AUDIENCE

Commencement exercises OF Goldey
College held in the Playhouse last
night. when 100 young men and young
women who had finished the short
hand, commercial aud other courses Of
the institution. were presented with
diplomas commencing them TO the bust
world. With a big demand for skilled
assistants in Offices OF great industrial
plants. as we'll as in the Offices OF pro-
fessional men. there IS no question
about the recipients OF diplomas last
night stepping Immediately into posi-
tions where the training they have
been receiving for months at Goldey
College best can be applied.
Because Of the large number Of grad
yates, the usual plan OF seating mem
bers Of the class on the stage was not
followed last night. The speakers and
some invited guests occupied places on
the stage, while members Of the grad
uating class occupied the front rows
in the auditorium Of the theatre.
With a well-balanced program that
included music and entertaining and
timely speeches. the large audience Of
relatives and friends OF the graduates
was greatly interested in all that took
place during the evening.
The singing OF the national anthem
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
EMBARGO
MAY affect FUEL
Local Coal Situation Further
Complicated by Rail-
road Order
ADMINISTRATOR
IS INVESTIGATING

Already serious because OF the
shortage OF coal shipments coming
into this city. the fuel situation has
now become uoubly so. as the result
or an embargo The r., b. & W. Railroad
Company has placed against Whining
ton. The railroad company Will not
now handle any cars coming over amy
other roads than their own, which
embargo became effective November
i3. 10 continue until conditions caused
by congestion OF general freight.
have been relieved
Charles II. Ten Weeges, fuel aduln-
istraior for Delaware. stated t0d5y
that he has taken up the matter with
the railroad company 10 determine
whether there Is or viii he any exccp-
tion made with regard TO the slip
ment OF fuel TO Wilmington. AS he
had not completed his investigation
, this morning he was not willing 10 dis
ouss the matter.
AZ the railroad Offices It was stated
that there was an embargo In ef-
feet. but that 10 had been modified sew
eral times. Il has been established
it was stated, on the Western division
! OF the Pennsylvania Railroad system
because OF cOngested conditions there
and that 70 prohibits the reception OF
coal shipments from beyond Harris
burg.
This embargo is going 10 compli-
cate the coal situation in Wilmington
TO a very serious extent, Il was stated
today. The situation, 10 has been adj
! O. al aaH
now become necessary for the fuel adj
ministration. local and state. o. adopt
more stringent measures than have
been put into eject to afford relief
The administrators have already limit
ed all deliveries TO one months supply
and no coal can be delivered 10 homes
where coal is found in the cellars.
These steps, however, may prove in
adequate IN view Of the new develop
menis and as the next measure for thl
conservation Of the fuel supply the
administration Is contemplating the
advsabilliy Of parcelling out the Goa
on hand. This may be necessary to In.
sure fuel for everyone.
The local dealers today and tOmOr
row will submit their reports as ex
acted by the Government on their sup
ply i'm hand and what shipments the,
have on The way. They win also re
port on their price lists as based o
their profits OF 1915 at this time OF IN
year. These will be compiled by IN
fuel administration. and the new pric
list for the second half OF Novemb,
viii be issued on Monday. These r.
ports will show just how much co
is in Wilmington and how much
being shipped, and then the admin
tration will know exactly the. real 81
uation and accordingly viii be ru
erned in any steps deemed necessar
to further conserve the supply and /
sure an equitable distribution
Dealers are taking orders 10 bc deli
cred when the coal comes" but mo-
of them know when thc coal will a
rive. u may yci bc necessary 10 c
| individual orders io one-haf O,
per month. Consumers are at preset
/ CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
enlist GRANCERS IN
FOOD CONSERVATION
Delaware Administrator Will
Urge State Body 10 Follow
Masters AdVide
CITY NEARLY 100 P. c.
IN CARD CAMPAIGN

Although they have been used to
conserving food all their lives yet be-
cause OF the influence they WELD over
others, the grangers OF Delaware are
being enrolled in the ranks OF the food
conservationists. At this time when
every effort is being bent to esiab-
lish through a campaign Of education
the need for both conservation and
elimination Of waste. clarion call FOR
service I'm the food campaign comes 20
the grangers Of the entire country ~
the message from Oliver Muson' =,
Peoria. Ill.,, master Of the Nat'Yn~
Grange. ,.fional
In his address before ne nl.on5s n.s
body OF crangers. Air. WISH ~.'onnir,-
man ersncers thr0ushoui il. il .ss.lr,s
consecrate their services 20 a.i ~ FOR
49, ,,onld result In crus'.'. cruz l'-.,...r 80
liat Mvu'u f,0inafi0n ana power -
eyer 'css 'c-,srlasiing peace misn' DC g
iaDlisilsl. ls.--.,.,ts are being made Dy
AZ ,7,.-rei acting fccd di ector Tor
,,,s,.,'sre Sos,-- 10 present the necessities lot
p.,a'i pa,r,ing food and eliminating waste
,.,e.-, so,.9 each grange in the state.
3, 4 y oposed 10 form some food or
-,o,-ation within each OF the nifty
5r9nres ia the state of Delaware. and
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
WILSON Liner IS
TAKEN OVER FOR
Government Use
City of Chester Will Be Used
For Housing Hog Island
Shipbuilders
COMPANY SCHEDULE
NOT affected BY ORDER

That war exigencies are being
brought home TO the people Of this
city with more force every week
de, cloped today when II became
known that the government has start
ed the seizure Of the steamboats, plying
from this port. The first Of these boats
TO be taken is the City Of Chester OF
the Wilson Line one Of the we'll known
boats that have for years been running
on the line between this city, Chester
and Philadelphia.
While the City Of Chester has not
actually been taken over by the
government IL was made clear to the
Wilson Line officials that the govern
ment wanted this boat and there was
-, little the local company could do but
acquiesce in the governments demands.
The company. prompt by the pstrio-
tic desire 10 be Of whatever assistance
it could TO the nation In the present
crisis, did not hesitate TO deliver the
boat for government service.
The City Of Chester has been placed
/ i'm operation between Philadelphia and
/ Hog Island i'm the Delaware river where
/ the greatest ship yard in the world is
| now IN course Of construction. The
| boat is used 10 carry the men employed
there between the island and Philadel-
phia. The government has thirteen
/ months to spend 100000 on Hos Is
land ship plant where there will be 90
ship ways whene IL is completed. There
are no barracks or other housing IA
/ cilities for the workmen on the island
and this is the reason the men have 10
be carried back and forth every day.
! BY December the government must
have 10000 men at work on Hog Is
land. BY January there will have to
be 25,OOO men there and by March the
number will have been increased TO 80
900 il the work in progress there is to
be kept up TO standard in time OF
progress. These men will have TO be
! Continued on Page Tliirteen.)
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
WONDERFUL Record
ST RED CROSS
FOR One week

Herelis a record OF what the peO-
ple OF Wilmington and Of Delaware
have done through the Red Cross
in a weeks time.
They have finished 2,SOO Christ
mas boxes for the soldiers in the
trenches.
They have finished 1850 bass for
the children in France. These bags
were made. filled and returned In
five days.
Begin packing OF the Xmas boxes
for the Delaware boys.
More than i6,J27 surgical dress
ings were made.
Any number OF medical supplies
were provided.
-Four hundred and sixteen finish
ed knitted articles were returned to
headquarters.
Many schools contributed gener-
ously 10 the Xmas boxes and bags.
The High School Civic Club dressed
many dolls filled 279 bags and made
between 200 and 300 scrap books TO
40 in the soldiers boxes.
There is the greatest cooperation
throughout the state in the Red
COss work.
SUSSEX. Kent and rural New Castle
are all doing their share, as well as
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
SEEK TO SET ASIDE
report OF MASTER
Complainants Object TO D.
o. Hastings Return
in Case
BASED ON REASONS
VOTED AT MEETING

Executions TO the report OF Daniel o.
Hastings. as master OF the special
meeting of stockholders Of h. 1. dupont
de Nemouls and Company TO vote ON
the question OF acquiring for the CONF
pany Of the disputed former T.. G. du-
Pont stock. were filed in United States
Court yesterday afternoon by counsel
for Philip +. dupont, Alfred /. dupont
and the other complainants. The
exceptions set forth the following
reasons for asking the court not Ia
accept the report Of the special mas
ter, as follows:
4. Becase the question whether tn
defendants In the bill filed shouil
transfer and pay to the corporation th
profits realized by said defendants fron
transaction which the court mas hcl
was in fraud of the rights of the cor
I poration, and as TO which the said DC
PENDANTS We're trustees cX mlle1ciC
was one which could not be decided b
a majority In interest OF lhc c0rror
alton as against the wishes OF even
single minority stockhOldcr ana ue
mand having been made for such sur.
render by the said defendants OF lnei,
, illegal profits by persons hoiols4 ,,e
large amount OF stock no vote o. ~, nf
stockholders would AFFECT ne W. ,r,ns-
the said defendants 10 pay ni a,ig pronts
, fer 10 said corporation the sai'
so illegally realized Ear received and
because the master the de-
counted The votes cas' ~ II
, PENDANTS. -ier received ana
q parafl@n flc ,,. ,tn0 were
sSssIs' so.eS related ' . ,.s ss a'ls@s1"a noseed and
. bseo,iawed bsosr, on Page Thirteen Il
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
BY ]. w. PEGLER
unIted Pres San Correspondent.

IUNNNu IINrN 0NNl ANAANrNNIuNAANH
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS,
France. Nov. i6.-An American artil-
leryman planted a roaring barrage Of
shells over the front OF trenches held
by American infantrymen early Thurs
day and defeated German plans for
raid.
Fighting activity along the "Ameri-
can front" is now reaching furious
Stage. Every sort Of fire is being eX-
perenced by the Sammes in the front
line trenches.
on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
American patrol parties scouting over
No Mans Land" encountered German
units scouting. There were brief, hur-
ried exchanges Of shots in the dark
and the enemy scurried away. Mean
while. the enemy artillery fire had been
Increasing steadily. Wednesday night
il reached a crescendo. Then early in
The morning the BOches suddenly loOsed
a spray OF machine gun fire at com
munication trenches-the lines by
which reinfOrcements and supplies are
sent TO the front fighting lines.
Alive to the fact that this might
forecast a raiding attempt the Ameri'
cans sent up flares. They flooded the
irregular ground In front Of the light
ing lines with light and disclosed q
group Of Germans approaching the
American trenches.
Word hurricdly went back TO The
American commander OF the menaceC
trench section for barrage. The
American artillerymen got the word b,
telephone and bent to their guns Will
fopspeed activity. Their battery roar
ed i'm tattoo Of fury. over i'm from
of the American lines the ground wa
churned mp by the shells as they fel
thick and fast near the would=b'
raiders.
Then the Boches gave it M an'
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
London Looks for Compromise ArmiStice and
Possible Formation Of Coalition Government
as Result Of BOISheviki Revolt. Reds Order
Release Of Army. Officers Held by Kerensky
NO CONFIRMATION OF REPORT THAT
5000 RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN SLAIN

argued the Bolshevikl would hardly be
willing 60 talk compromise II their
domination was absolute.
A Copenhagen dispatch today quoted
am undated proclamation by Col.
Mouravien, commanding the Bolshevid
troops. as declaring:
Premier kerensky has circulated
false reports that troops In petrograd
voluntarily Joined with the late gov
ernment and that tho revolutionary
committee lBolshevikil had ordered
soldiers 20 retreat.
Troops Of The FREQ Russian people
do not retreat nor surrender. They
evacuated Galhcino IN order 10 avoid
unnecessary bloodshed and to take up
a better position outside petrograd.
This position Is now so strong that
even n kerensky is reinforced by ten
times his present strength. we need
not feel unsafe The best spirit pre-
walls in peirograd and the city ID
calm and orderly"
, This proclamation directly CONTRA
diets other Bolshcvikl news that an
overwhelming defeat had been inflicted
on Kerensky at Gathclna and the town
reconquered. 10 may have been Is
sued prior to the reported recaptur
of the town.
Stockholm messages via Haparandi
declared the revolutionary commlttel
p was taking energetic measures FOR pro
o. lvisionlng pctrograd.
i No confirmation has yet been receive
- OF reports OF casualties running moi
u than 5000 said to have resulted frol
IS lighting around peirograd and MOSCOW
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
WASHINGTON SEES RUSSIAN GROWTH
OUT OF Her BAPTISM OF BLOOD

establishment OF a stable government.
70 Is absolutely necessary that the at
mOsphere be clarified.
"a compromise or indeclsive adjust
ment now would only be the prolonga-
tin OF the revolutionary stage through
which the young republic Is passing"
The State Department today receiv-
ed from Ambassador Francis at Petro-
grad a cable under date OF the i2ih
stating there had been street lighting.
that control OF the cable Offices had
shifted several times and that the Boil
sheviki government had not communi-
Gated with him in any way. He in
formed the department that he had sent
cables. hut the messages between the
sth and the 18TH are still missing.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
GnANGE CnnN sHOW.

An interesting meeting was held by
the West Brandywine Grange at Talley-
willie last night. Plans for the corn
show 10 be held by the grange early
in December were informally discussed.
A collection was taken up for the Y. NJ.
C.. A. War Fund. The amount last night
was about si2, but the sum will be
larger as other subscriptions are to be
added.
There will be an initiation at the
meeting next Thursday. Music and
recltations were given following the
business meeting.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
JAPAN Can't Send
TROOPS TO WAX front
BY RALPH TURNER,


TOXIC, Nov. i6.-Sendihg OF troops
TO Europe by Japan is impossible
Minister Of Finance Shoda declared to-
day in an address before the National
Economic Associations meeting at
Osaka.
"The reason is too obvious TO eX-
plain" the minister explained. The
allies understand the peculiar position, "
he continued, Japan has been and will
continue TO assist the Entente in other
ways than by troops. She has already
invested a half billion dollars directly
or indirectly in the allied cause. she
will maintain that financial aid.
There is no danger in the Russian
situation. The extremists Will never
succeed there. Italys situation has also
been improved by cooperative allied
efforts. Any talk regarding the early
end Of the war Is German propaganda
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
Germans prepare FOR
new STRATEGIC Retreat
RY WILLIAM PnILIP sINIMs.

InlTed Press SIAN Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Nov. i6.-German news
papers found on recently captured pris-
oners show the Kaiser's government is
preparing the public for another "strat-
egic retreat" on the west front.
Captured German officers admit the
German high command entertains the
fear that retirement for distance
"of several miles" may be necessary by
recent British advances
Data now In possession Of the Brit
ish stan shows that Crown Prince
Rupprecht Of Bavaria in two months
has exhausted 81 German divisions
NEARLY $4,000 mem in defending
yainly-the Passchaendele Ridge and in
fruitless counter-attacks.