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alive with aViators. and still more so with
heavy shells which have been flying over
our heads. Yesterday at noon there was
an intense bombardment. frightfully near
u.s. at Beaumont. and an attack when Is
said 10 have been repused. The number
of guns, and Of the heaviest Caliber, too
that the English possess is uncanny. and
the amount of ammunition they fire on
quite fabulous
"And in addition, which is so bad, their
airmen are constantly over our lines, dis
cover our batteries so that they may be
peppered, and are always attacking our
captive balloons which is the same thing
ss putting our eyes out
Meanwhile the sky is black with cap
tive balloons and hostile airmen--but of
that ] will say nothing. II would be
merely pouring water into the Rhine. Solely
the English artillery, the English flying
corps and their balloon observation have
given them the success they have attained
That they have gained no more, in spite
of all, is due to our German infantry. We
could save several thousands of lives If
only we had the English airmen and gun
ners. It makes one despair when one thinks
of IL ALL"
THE BATH OF BLOOD"
The one district which all Germans fear
and detest is "the terrible Somme." II
bears various names, and none of them
complimentary. A German prisoner whom
i met not very long ago ItltlItu W II WIN
many shudders as THE Bath of Blood
A wounded Bavarian in hospital spoke
Of the Somme as Wars Inferno" Our
regiment was suddenly taken from Flanders
and flung into the Somme district" said
he Twelve days we stayed there and
were completely smashed up. Ten days
endured that hell, and came to tho end
of my strength"
Night raids or "Bosche-scooping stunts"
| are perhaps the most dangerous perform
ances of war. There is nothing quite so
| thrilling as the night raid. Carrying all
kinds of weird and wonderful weapons.
rifles and bayonets, over the parapet into
the wire of No Mans Land
| Queer shadows flicker across. and mounds
| stick I'D uncannily in the darkness. The
| wind rustles mysteriously in the grasses
| and shell holes cape at every turn.
| Here n soldier kicks against an empty
| can, and the raiders crouch down for their
very lives. One of them pulls out the
safety-pin OF his bomb to be ready for
| immediate action. Unfortunately the pin
| slips out of his trembling fingers, and is
lost! He dare not throw the bomb away.
| for fear of betraying his party's where
| abouts He dare not release his grip of the
| spring or he will be instantly blown to
| atoms He must crawl back to the trench
| all alone, cramps in his fingers from that
| continuous pressure, his heart in his mouth.
| and once in the shelter of home quickly
| remove the detonator
Meanwhile the party arrives at what ap-
pears to be blackberry thicket-but is
| in reality the German wire! Unless the
| wire is yards thick. the German is scarcely
comfortable, for the British are intrepid
| raiders.
Here and there are great gaps where
the heavy guns and the trench mortars have
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FL STOLEN PIGEONS RETURN
HOME; THREE BOYS HELD
Birds Valued at $400 Come Back to
Germantown Fancier After Sew
eral Days Absence

Ben w. Greer. clubman and pigeon fan
oer,' whose lofts East Wister street,
Germantown, contain many prize-winning
birds, is rejoicing today at the return OF
twenty-one homing pigeons, valued at $500.
which were stolen several days ago. The
thieves obtained the birds by climbing over
the roof of the Bellevue Worsted Mills. near
Wister station, of which Mr.. Greer's father
Ia proprietor, and then entering the lofts
by a trapdoor.
District Detectives Cory and Mcfarland,
of the Germantown police, located the miss
ing pigeons in the poultry establishment
of Samuel Fisher, 155 East Chelten avenue.
Fisher told the policemen he had purchased
the pigeons from three small boys. Acting
upon this information Cory and Mcfarland
arrested Robert Cleghorn, fifteen years, 75
Ashmead street; George Carr. twelve years,
$3.50 Priscilla street, and Tony De Pepola.
nine years. Thuls court. The youngsters
were taken to the House OF Detention.
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caaorna cIrca Ia situasIons ala fronte
ftalo-austrisca:

Cadorna circa Ia situaxione ALA fronte
lo-austrisca:
sullaitopiano al Asiago nella serata
di ieri alcuni reparti nemici tentarono
una nuova incusione contro 10 nostre
linee nella zona di Zebio. ma furono
prontamente rigettate indietro dis
perse.
Durante tutta la giornata di Teri 81
ebbero azioni di artiglieria. lie nostre
truppe respinsero un piccolo attacco
del nemico nella zona ad est di Goriza
Un telegramma da Berna dice che una
delegazione svizzera 81 rechera' ira breve
in Italia per discutere col governo italiano
la possibilita' di usare Geneva come porto
di importazione per la Svizzera. II governo
svizzero decise di cercare rutilizzazione del
porto d Geneva dopo una conferenza ira I
capi del apartment politc mllitar nella
quale 81 venne ALA ,conclusione che Il solo
porto di Cette, lasciato aperto dal decreto
di blocco da parte della Germania, era in
sufficiente al bisogni di importazione della
Svizzera.
La Neue Zurlcher Zeitung mette in dub
bio II valore del porto di Geneva nellie at
tuali condzioni e suggerisce invece II porto
dt Rotterdam qualsiasi altro porto neu-
trale.
II Bund. occupandosi delle relazioni ira
Germania Stati Until dice che ha torto
qualla parte della stampa svizzera che ha
criticato II mnistro a Washington. Ritter.
per avere offerto la ripresa dele trattative
ira ] due governi americana e tedesco. II
giornale. pure ammettendo che latto di
Ritter non era state autorlzzato dal governo,
dice che era nellinteresse della SvzZera di
impedire un confitto ira Germania e Stati
Until che distruggerebbe motif vantaggi
morali e material guadagnati dalla repub-
bllca elveticA.
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PER L'OFFENSTvA DECLI
ALLEATT IN MACEDONIA
Due Corpi d'Armata Italiani,
$4,000 Uomini, Con lie Fore
del Generate Sarrail
NELLA IONA DI ASIAGO
Attacchi Abstract Respinti Zebio e
mel Settore ad Est di
Gorilla
ROMA, 23 Febbralo.

Telegrammi da Salonicco dicono che gil
alleati dell'1ntesa sono rusciti a tagliare lie
comunicazioni postal ira la Grecia le
potenze centrali. avendo le truppe italiane
dell'Epiro operate ieri raltro II collegamento
con lie truppe francesI del'ala sinistra del
generate Sarral. cacciando II nemico dalla
strada ira Goritza, albania meridionale, e
LeskoNic. Gil imperi centrali possono
comunicare con la Greca soltanto a mezzo
della radotelegrafia e degli aeroplanl
pa Salonicco mandano che nuove truppe
spectalmente italiane, arrivano ogni pochi
giorni a quella base di operaz zioni in Mace.
donia per rinforzare l'esercto del generate
Sarrail Questo continue arrvo di truppe
IN credere che gil alleati inzeranno in
questa primavera roffensiva che dovevano
iniZiare nella primavera scorsa, A Salonicco
non 81 crede che | tedeschi ed loro alleati
contano di attaccare sacramento qiella base
daltra parte IL pericolo di un attacco allie
spalle da parte dele forze greche non fu
mai preso sui serio aui Nondimeno con
lesercito greco mel Peloponneso con le
nav da guerra alleate facenti buona
guardia nellstmo di Corinto e. state COM
pletamente eliminate anche questo pericolo.
Secondo | calcoll piu' attendibil vi sareb-
bero oggf nella Macedonia circa 10000
francesi, 100, 900 nglesi. TO- 600 russi, circa
so. 900 serbi forse 10000 taliani Sara II
avrebbe dunaue soto suol ordln un eser-
cito di circa $4,000 uomni. Ora IL generate
Sarrail, 81 dice, avrebbe sempre pensa o
essere necessarii mezZo milione d uom nf
per lie operazioni attive in Macedonia. e
sembra che egli Ii avra' nelo spazlo di sci
settimane.
Gil alleati delrIntesa speravano. mono
stanto 10 scetticismo del governo italiano, che
Venizelos sarebbe riuscito a mettere insieme
tante truppe da completare il mezzo milione
richiesto da Sarral. Oggi pero Venzelos
non e. riuscito raccogiere che tire reggi-
menti, memo di diecmila uomini.
A Salonicco 81 attende motto dale truppe
italiane che sono rOtte ALA guerra di mon
tagna avenda combattuto sulle Alpi contro
gil austraci. Ora non soltanto arrivano
Saloncco continuamente truppe italiane
ma quele che erano state concentrate a
Nalona avanzano gradatamente verso est
collegandosi allsercito di Sarrai
Ieri sera IL Ministero della Guerra pub
blicava il seguente rapporto del generate
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'e" working, and the bodies Of long-dead
men lie swaying on the wire.
Whlzz comes spatter of bullets from a
uernan machine gun, and one of the British
soldiers gives a sigh and rolls over into
snell hole He is brave and makes no
SOUND The sergeant hurries over to him,
crawling on his hands and knees. whats
tne us, matter I've stopped some. that ALL"
9tVpped what? "Shrapnel and bullets"
He crswls back painfully alone. across
no Mans Land, and trailing a wounded leg
ana wounded arm. This is a special kind
OF bravery for there is little excitement in
IT, put only great deal of pain.
The rest Of the little patrol dashes
through the wire, and-the lights 90 up I,
honps splatter around, spinning ricochets
rush through the air, star shells ny. Yet
along ~
- There Is terrific hand-to-hand fighting
III one or the German dugouts The officers
put up big struggle and the bayonet OF
one man slashes the hand of a British cor
poral until he drops his rifle
nut the raiders escape. bombing all the
dugouts as they pass
| have received a rnudsnot,arod Isttar
from British artilleryman who has fought
WIN the big guns on the Somme for many
months.
Just now I am in blvouac" he writes.
win the battery in a wilderness of mud
anu ueoris or battle. and with little oppor-
80 "ii'lib IL taxes us all ddN
seltlng ABOUT In the mess, and all night
scraplhg boots and drying socks at impro-
Vlsed fires! While | write. the guns are
humping and banging at old Fritz, and
can see the flashes of the 'heavies' outside
tho tent door
lhere Is hum of aeroplanes In the
ar one or the first things that struck me
on getting into sight of the actual battle
neld was the way our aeroplanes lord it in
the ar III was Just clearing up TO q fine
evening after an awful day of rain Where,
l asked ware the aeroplanes? | had hard
~ spoken when I heard them coming up
from behind in flocks. and soon they were
clrciing over the battle like birds. while
salVos or shrapnel motted the blue around
tnem' like dust on the background of a
picture haven't seen a German machine
for long, long time.
Muu ism I so very romantic when you'ye
got 10 eat 1t, and sleep on IT, and when Won
must bear 1t on your face for a few days
until you get proper chance for a wash
There's nothing SO sticky, so dreary and SO
exhaustng as the dragging mud of the
Somme. II grips your knees at every stem,
and sometimes we're up to the waist in
it,"
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||IIl PLANS BIG
SPRING OFFENSIVE
Will Try to Break Through
GermaFp Bulgar Lines,
Plans Show
NEEDS 100000 MORE MEN
Italians and French Unite and
Cut Enemy's Wire Com
munications

LONDON, Feb. ga Reuter- dispatch
from Salonica says that the Allies succeeded
In cutting postal communication between
Athens and the Central Powers when they
established contact between the French and
italian troops and cleared the enemy forces
from the road between Goritza, in south
ern Albania, and Leskovie. The Central
Powers now are restricted to wireless and
aeroplane communication.
sALoNICA. Jan. 23.--New troops, espe-
cially large Italian contingents, are arriving
every few days In Salonica to re-enforce
the Entente allied armies. Tho talk here
II general of pushing through This spring
the offensive planned for last spring, which
the German attack on Nerdun prevented
No well-informed allied officer in the
Macedonian theatre of war expects any Sc
.rious attack upon Salonica by the Germans
Danger of attack from the south by the
Greeks never taken very seriously by
now Is in the Peoponessus. where the En-
tentee fleet guards the 1sthmus Of Corinth-
the only means by which the Greek forces
could march northward-an attack by King
Constantine's soldiers Is removed from the
list OF possibilities In view of these circum-
stances. the continued arrival of important
re-enforcements in Macedonia is taken
throughout Greece TO indicate preparation
for an early offensive designed TO cut the
German line Of communications from Berlin
10 ConStantinOple.
In Macedonia today there are roughly
about $4,000 French 100. 900 British, 10000
Russians some 50, 900 Serbians and perhaps
$4,000 Italians, counting the latest arrivals,
. total of about $4,000 fighting men. To
this number may be added three regiments
of Greeks. constituting the Venizelist army.
Many of the latter however. are recruited
from refugees from Thrace and Asia Minor
and have not yet completed their training
In arms.
General Sarrail has frequently stated
that he considers 500 900 men would be re-
ouired before active operations can begin
In Macedonia. There are, therefore. 1bO,-
600 bayonets still to come before an offen-
sive can be undertaken with fair prospects
OF success. Officers of the allied transpor-
tation stan assert that this number of men
can be landed in Salonica in six weeks at
q pinch.
OF tho original French and English con-
tingents accumulated in Salonica for a
spring offensive year ago, between twenty
and thirty per cent had to be invalided
home, mostly suffering from the malaria
which ravages the swamp lands around
the mouth of the Vardar.
Much Is expected of the new Italian
troops, with their Alpine training and
their knowledge of mountain warfare. Not
only are large -contingents being landed In
salonioa but the forces accommodating in
Avlona and Greek Epirus are advancing
eastward to effect a juncture with General
0arrairs lines before any offensive Is
undertaken.
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LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE arrival OF the
big guns on the British front mas Done
much to alarm the enemy. For years
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scene. and u so happened tha, " {, !. -' r w.
manded by Battalion CHIEF Geares p.c<!. !.|
descendant OF Betsy Ross. who mads ~
first. American flag "'o ~
While firemen raised an extension ,.ss.
against the front of the building tha ass
gathered, soon filling the plaza in from Y.
the Public Library Firemen and poIics;
ment went up the ladder to the ff,h az
window sills. against which the asa oW
Tapping. and when It filled with The ,,,
like sail Il nearly carried two men or ~.
swaying ladder 'n me
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Negro Shoots His Wife

TRENTON. n. j., Feb, 23.--Shot three
times by her husband Mrs. william Sutton
a negro woman, OF II Titus avenue, was
taken to Mckinley Hospital, where. surgeons
said there was virtually no hope for her
recovery Sutton, when arrested, admitted
the shooting. but refused to give any rea-
son for It. He had been separated from
his wife for several months.
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Salem Republicans Dine

SALEM, N. j., Feb. 23. - The Garfield
Club, OF Salem. one of the oldest Repub-
lican organizations in the State celebrated
It's thirty-fourth anniversary with a ban
duet at the Nelson House Covers were
spread for fifty guests. who included many
of the officials of the city and the county.
President Isaac c. Smashey presided or
the members when the club was chartered
on october 12, 1882, only five are active.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-23
Peace Is Possible

The world longs for peace Peace will come when
great nation dares abandon the outorn trad-
tions Of international dealing and to stake all upon per-
sstent goodwill.
We are the nation and now is the time. This is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-23
Guard Officer Resigns

HARRISBURG, Feb. 23.-Adjutant Gem
sral Stewart announced acceptance of the
resignation of Lieutenant Samuel d. Fos-
ter. Company c. First Infantry. He was
formerly chief engineer of the State High
way Department and a colonel on the STAFF
Of Governor Tener entering the guard to
see service on the border.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-23

Germany has relied
on big guns. And
now the British and
the French have big
ger ones! Something
has dawned on the
horizon quite outside
the German calcula-
tion.
A German lieuten-
ant of the 17Oth
regiment has written
the following letter
to a relative;
"You are stlll In
Champagne and no
longer in the witches
caldron on the edge
of which we are sit.
ing. always waiting.
During the last few
days the air has been
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Home for Bethlehem Jun;or s..

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 23.-Durin,, !,
Junior oratorical contest at the Re,h,s. w
Prep School 1t was announced nv t,a'
master j. Mitchell Tuggey that pians h'
been perfected for the building Of a s,r nae'
ture to house the Junior prep school ~
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Americas supreme opportunity.

For two hundred and fifty the Society of Friends relying
upon the of winning love revealed Jesus Christ has
believed in the application of Christian brotherhood personal
industrial and international relations At this crisis of
decision ream faith in the divine method of love-
We rejoice that this time when the world crazed by
judging by moral and spiritual standards
by ideals sacrifice and of selfish gain The for which
fgh-berty justice and noble and Christian
But the method of not only unchrista neec
for these ends Civilization will advance only by Cancellation
and goodwill
Impractical though such ideals may experience has
taught that ideals be realized have practice
what all hope for in the future Our Quaker
history has witnessed the triumph of such methods and ideals
AS perfect union of states, melting of
repeated victor through the American proved
practical the methods of generosity and patience In the face of
wars colossal failure Europe nothing could unprac
tcal than
UnAnching goodwill. less than war; demands courage
patriotism and selfsacri6ce To such victory itself to such
leadership the nations along better way such
of the matchess and nvncibe of goodwill otherwise
tragic hour challenges country.
Friends National Peace Committee
20 South Twelfth Street
Philadelphia Pa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
TWO APPLES.
such nice ROSY apples as they were

Such nice rosy apples as they We're!
Bennett fondled them lovingly. His
mother had set the dish upon the study
table Just before she left to make an
evening call Bennett selected the
roslest one he could find and handed 1t
to his father Then he sat looking at
the rest.
"I'll take the next rosiest one my
self" he finally said, ''but l won't eat
it tonight. I'll take it to school with me
tomorrow
That is a good idea. I'll not eat
mine, either" Mr.. Rockwell observed,
handling his apple thoughtfully. TIL
take it to the Office with me tomorrow.
Then we'll both report tomorrow night
how they tasted" he added. The next
morning both left the house. each with
a rosy checked apple slowed away tn
his pocket.
"Goodby son: hope you'll enjoy your
APPLE" MT. Rockwell called back as he
ran to catch a passing electric car.
Bennett had polished his apple until
1t was so slippery it slid around In his
pocket like big marble.
Recess time came. He had been
thinking SO constantly about the rosy
apple in his pocket that 1t fairly slid In.
to his hand when he filed out behind
Jimmy Pagan, who never was known
to have anything in his pocket, unless
it might happen to be hole.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
Children's Evening Story

Suddenly a bright thought popped
into Benefits head, and, quick as the
thought, the apple popped from his
hand into Jimmy's pocket When jim
my discovered 1t the boys were playing
tag.
Then that apple slid out Of Jimmy s
pocket, just as easily az it had slipped
into it. the polishing that Bennett had
given 1t had been so thorough. 1t dis
appeared, too. just as quickly for when
little boy hasn't tasted an apple for
weeks and weeks, and then suddenly
finds one in his pocket, he doesn't stop
long to wonder how it got there; he
Just goes to eating.
well, son, how did the apple taste?''
Mr.. Rockwell querled when the two
were alone in the study together at the
twilight hour.
II didn't eat it, Bennett stammer-
ed hanging his head
Didn't eat it? What did you do
with it,"
Il slipped it into Jimmy Fagan's
pocket. papa. Jimmy never has an
apple, and thought perhaps he'd like
one. How did yours taste?" Bennett
asked.
II didn't eat mine, either. son:
gave it to a newsboy," his father con-
fessed.
Then a smile lit up both faces. az
both thought how they had enjoyed
those two apples. - Exchange.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

My cuzzin Artie told me good one,
and l tried it on ma, saying, Ma, do
you know wat Chinee looks like. \
Sutch a questshin, Of corse do, sed
ma.
Well how long is a Cmnee? I ,sed.
Wat are you tawking about, child,
that don't make sents. sed ma.
Yes nam, I sed. How Lon1s h q
Chinee, he keeps Chirese Idd68ry.
Who does? sed ma.
How Long. sed.
o, it's joak, sed ma, and sed, Yes
nam, and ma sed, o, see, How Long
is the Chimes name. hee hee, III try
that on your father, he always ses I
don't know joak wen see one.
And wen pop came home ma sed,
Willyum, I've got joak for you.
Now don't say enything you'll regret.
sed pop.
Nonsents, this is a very good 3oak.
wat length is Chinee? ma sed.
I beg your pardin? sed pop.
Wat length Is a Chlnee! sed ma.
6 and half by pints. sed pop.
willyum, this is serious, wat length
is Chinee? sed ma.
All rite, watts the aneer? sed pop
Wat Length, sed ma.
I'm a deep guy, but that's over my
he'd, sed pop, and ma sed, DON'T yoss
see, Wat Length is his name.
How Long. ma. How Long. ed,
and ma sed, o yes, How Long.
Yee gods. sed pop. And he got &
way down in his chair and Pretended
to be fainting and ma sed. We'll there's
not mulch difrrents between How Long
and Wat Length.
wattir, wattir, sed pop. and ma sed.
III never tell you anuther joaf.
That's one of those things thar
sound to good to be troo, sed pop. And
he startid to read the paper, shaking
his he'd every wunts In vile and say.
ing. Wat Length, zee gods, Wat
Length