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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
TARIFF BOARD NAMES
SENT TO THE SENATE
Many Nominations for Other
Positions Also Sent by
President
WASHINGTON. April 6.


The President this afternoon sent TO the
Senate the following nominations:
To be members of the tariff commission.
recess appointments. Frank W. Taussig, of
Massachusetts; Daniel c. Roper of South
Carolina William Kent of California: Will
liam :. Culbertson of Kansas Edward +.
Costigan. of Colorado.
To be collector OF customs. eighth district
Rochester, y. Y, Charles +. Rattigan, of
Auburn.
To be naval officer. twentieth district
New Orleans, Edward g. Hunter. Alex
andria, La.
To be assistant attorney general. Francis
J. kearful.
To be solicitor of the Department of
state, l.. II, Woolsey. of New York
TO be Judge of the police court District
of Columbia Robert Hardison, of Kentucky.
To he third Judge of the Circuit Court,
first circuit territory of Hawaii, William II.
Heen, of Honolulu.
To be United States attorney, Joseph w.
Montgomery, of New Orleans. for the east
ern district of Louisiana William D.
Myser, of Memphis, western district of
Tennessee.
To be consul generals, class three. John
G. Foster, of Vermont; class four. william
Coffin, Of Kentucky; Maddn Summers, of
Tennessee.
TO be Governor of the Virgin Islands,
James II. Oliver.
To be second assistant chief of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Chauncey d. Snow, of Massachusetts.
To be member of the Executive Council
Of Porto Rico, Martin Travieso, of Porto
Rico.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
HAVOC WROUGHT
in GERMAN FLICR|
Ambassador Sharp Tells !,
Desolation in EvacuatedN /
Territory
100 MILES OF RUIN,

WASHINGTON. Aprn,
Never before in the history of m.
has there been such destruction n,,, WOW
victorious or vanquished army u
wrought by the retreating Germans m
100 miles of French territory thav u u
just evacuated, Ambassador Sharn nav
the State Department today saoN
Reports that have been published rs,..,
ing the devastation visited by tha pesar
hordes. as they dropped back before nslssrl nlss
and French yictors, have in no nrluaI
exaggerated" Mr. Sharp said. %o|
The report said:
I'm the larger towns of Rove a,s =.
and particularly in the attractive ana nan nan
ing town of Chauny destruction wss u'N1
pete. Un
I'm many of the smaller villages so
house remained with roof intact '0sl
throughout the recovered territor,, a,
reigns scene OF desolation. and tbis ~
only true-for German military onor.,.
mlsht possibly excuse destruction in ~
blowing up of bridges. telegraphic a,a %
phonic connections, railway lines ana y
blocking of highways by telling trees sn,' IN
protected the German retreat--but ,o.N au
were totally destroyed for no apparen, nn'
tary reason. "'l-
Fruit trees have either been en-, a..
or exploded so as to completely ruin tb..
private houses along the country biyh,, .a
including some OF the most beauti mi ~
teaus of great value. were comple,eIy ~.
ted by explosions Systematically planneds s.. '.
by fire.
"Blackened walls of what must pave h,.
manufacturing plants were to be seor =
many towns. the salvage of which woDl,
scarcely pay for their removal.
agricultural implements on the fs,,.
We're destroyed '"
churches and cathedras were reduo.,
to mass of ruins by fire or by exnIo.Iv,'
AT the town of Ham the mother ~ 4,
children told me that her husband and ~,
daughters. one eighteen and the other ff,s,
years of age had been carried away BY M
Germans at the time of the evacuation.
Upon demonstrating she had been nj.
that as an alternative she might find thsI
bodies i'm the canal in the rear of her bo,s,
She stated that out of the towns total NOM
lation several hundred persons had be-
compelled to accompany the Germans nearI
hals of whom were women and girls mn,
than fifteen years of age.
"A large number of French people. II
believed, in the evacuated town and SIN
rounding country We're compelled to 20 wit
the Germans from the fact that few a,
now to be found there
II inspected on my trim more than IA
miles in the invaded territory. and left wit
the conviction that never before in the Nh
tory of the world has there been such d.
struction wrought by either vanausbs
or a victorious army"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
TWO RAIDERS AND TWO TEUTON
LINERS SEIZED IN THIS PORT

search for exnJosives and we,non. ,
searched the members of the crey - ,,..u a"u
officers. THE ,oen yera then ordanas ~ -.
pack their dittv bays and forr, IN H.
deck Then thew we're marnhad 'mu ,,us.n ~,
guard down tbe ca,gnian,, abd ~, u,
the Guthrie. The sailors wen, n Tho staru
of the cutter, :heir officers going into the
CABIN
Hey do we get anything to eat?" sew
cral sailors asked as they marched along
Sure" genially replied their guards
PLENTY of coffee and eats on the Gutter -
Seyar,l -, ~, r,a.,.,,. -
ana ras,;,,o 80 toe 'eoali'e nervous
wharf rhs,, ,us' .on,n .ne cutter ,eIt the
,,hars o, S .su oieah ior tne
accent thai he never had hesr in ioiI ha
fore and tho fortbcon,ing eynorianna -,
too terrible IN think ahout Tba,, ,,aro 60,
ouieted but the rarinas natoh.a 49,,
c,oseIy '"'"
cap'aih andrew Brophy, In charge OF
.he customs guards, placed his men about
the "harf' while the marines are guarding
e,eiy sansway Oh the ships' NO one Is al
'o"eu 10 BOARD
The Rhaetia lies along the wharf and
the other ship is moored to her side. Access
TO the vessels is by means of the Rhaetia's s
gangpank.
Everything had been attended nv e.,5
and the Guthrie steamed ON 70 c,onoe.,ar
A survey of the ships will now be noada hv
experts and an estimate formed of the cost
OF renairs within a feu, days a, az -,
an effort viii be made to move the ships
from the mud at high tide They will be
moved to the navy yard or private ship
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

At the Philadelphia Navy Yard this
morning two interned German auxiliary
cruisers, the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the
Kronprinz wilhelm, became prizes of war.
At Catharine street wharf two fine Ham
burg-American liners were seized by United
States marines. They were the Prnz oskar
and the Rhaetia.
These acts followed closely upon the dec
laration of war. The German raiders at
the navy yard will now be overhauled and
In all probability put into commission again
by the United States as auxiliary cruisers
of which there Is a lack in the United States
navy. The merchantmen will also be pried
from their beds of mud, overhauled and re-
paired, and may soon be expected to be
acting as hospital ships or transports i'm
Government service. Their commanders ad-
mitted having crippled all the machinery
upon orders from the main office of the
line.
When the war begun and the German
fleets on the high seas scurried to safety,
the Prinz Oskar and Rhaetia sought here
a haven from British cruisers. They were
moored at pier 40, south wharves. and have
not budged since. Their condition is very
poor The crews on both ships had not the
necessary funds for paint to keep them In
condition. Many of the sailors left the
ships. Only forty-one men remained on
board when the merchantmen were seized
this morning, and all were taken to the
immigration station at Gloucester.
1t is reported by marines on guard at
pier 40 that In addition to running the ma
chlnery on the two Hamburg american
liners the sailors have cut the electric light
wires throughout the ships in many places
and put the electrical machinery out OF
commission. When the vessels were
searched. as far as can be learned the only
ammunition found consisted Of Ave barrels
Of beer. It has not yet been estimated how
much II will cost to repair the two mer-
chantmen. or how long the repairs will take.
SABOTAGE BY ORDERS
Captains Moas and Muetzell admitted to
Deputy Surveyor John Burnes, of the Gus
tom Service. just after the seizure, that
they had done their best to mutilate. the
machinery In their ships following the
breaking on Of diplomatic relationa be-
tween this country and Germany, They
did this. they said, upon orders from their
home office.
The ships were seized about s: 80 o'clock
this morning Customs guards have been
watching the vessel for weeks. The seizure.
however, was by United States marines.
They drew up alongside the dock aboard the
coastguard cutter Guthrie. There were for
ty-three marines, commanded by Captains
Clark and Steele. Al there were only for
ty-one sailors remaining on the merchnnt-
mea. this >nads about one marine TO svsry
prisonef.
- ~, naripss tumbis6 sbosr6 erous
III teek !nFne1jc11 plPr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
"Thirteen" Still PurSues
Life of Woodrow Wilson

THERE are thirteen letters in the
l. Presidents name-Woodrow Will
son.
Losing opponent for Presidency,
Charles Evans Hughes, cast ballot
number thirteen.
The thirteen electoral votes of
California decided the presidential
contest.
Vice President Marshall signed
the declaration of war against Ger
many at thirteen minutes past IL
o'clock.
President Wilson signed it at
thirteen minutes past / o'clock.
The war bill was signed on the
sixth day of the month, sixth day of
the week and was the first day of
the war-added, they are thirteen.
Add 1918 o'clock to / :13 o'clock
and the sum is 13:26-thirteen again
and its multiple twice thirteen
Linked with the Presidents "thir-
teen" there were thirteen original
States, and there are thirteen stripes
to "Old Glory" which he has un-
furled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
5000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED
IN BATTLE ON STOKHOD

bEhLlN, April q.
More than 1000 Russians were captured
by the Germans in the battle at Toholy on
Wednesday, when the Germans forced a
passage OF the Stokhod River, the War
ONCE announced today. In addition the
Germans captured 1b0 machine guns ana
fifteen field guns.
PETROGRAD. April g. "A War Office
statement says:
After Tuesdays battle for the munition
dump on the left bank of the River
Stokhod. in the region Of Toboy-H
detachments occupied the right bank of
the river.
According TO information from the ON
Ger commanding, our men suffered severe
losses. From two regiments of the fifth
rifle division only a few tens of men
reached the right bank Of the Stokhod
Both regimental commanders were killed.
The third regiment of this division with.
drew without losses. The other regiments
also did not suffer SO heavily.
Yesterday the enemy opened a heavy
artillery fire on the sector of Pieniaki-
Tchepeli-Zvishen. In the direction OF
Zlochoff bombarding the first and Sec
ond line trenches and also the whole of
the rear.
The enemy delivered an attack, which
was beaten bac& by our fire on the village
Of Tchepeli Tin northern Galica, south
Of Brody). After this the enemy made
hve attacks In the direction of Tchepeli,
and during the fifth attack succeeded in
entering ,opr trenches. but was driven out
Immediately by our counter-attacks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
6EBtIAV BLOWS
! AT RHEIMS AIM
TO HALT ALLIES
Hurl Picked Troops Into
Battle to Save st.
Quentin
FRENCH REGAIN GROUND

PARIS, April 8.
French forces made large gains north of
Landrcourt, south of the Oise, and also
reoccupied some of the trenches northwest
OF Rheims which were taken in the first
rush of the German attack there yesterday.
according to today's ofncial statement.
LONDON. April 6.
Striving desperately to relieve the trs-
mendous pincer-lke grip around st. Quen-
tin exerted by British and French forces,
picked German troops were hurled against
the French line northwest Of Rheims last
night and today In one OF the most pow.
erful diversions attempted in months.
The attack was delivered in force. Its
object was plainly to force hurrying of
reserves from other portions of the line
to the aid OF the attacked French troops.
thus relieving the Allied pressure against
the German front around st. Quentin.
Front dispatches today declared the fight
ing in the Rheims sector was proceeding
with unabated violence. The French were
forced to relinquish a few trenches, but
for the most part succeeded in recapturing
those points which fell in the first fury of
the German attack The Teutons' assault
was attempted over front Of more than
. mile.
Meanwhile dispatches indicated syste-
matte progress In the encirclng movement
around St Quentin by both French and
British forces.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD
April s.
British artillery fire today blew UP huge
"minenwerfer' depot behind the German
lines near Arras. Flames rose to a height
of 900 feet from the fire, and the explosion
Of vast quantity of dynamite stored there
for the mine-throwers and grenades liter
ally shook the city of Arras. The whole
district nearby was violently shaken by the
concussion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
U. S. ISSUES SPECIAL CALL
FOR TRADE DIPLOMATS
"High-Class Men" Wanted by Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce

wASHINGToN. April "a special call
Tor high class men to represent the
United States in South America, Australia
and the Far East as commercial attaches
was today issued by the United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce
Examinations will be held In all the
principal cities April 25,
The trade diplomats" will be accredited
to the embassies or legations. Their
salaries will run up to $4,000 a year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
UNITED STATES SEXES 81 SHIPS;
GERMAN CREWS UNDER ARREST
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
taken all over the country to avoid possible
trouble from crews of ships which have
been held since the beginning of the Euro
pean war. Warships have been guarding
the vessels since 1t became certainn a dec.
laration of war would be forthcoming Two
destroyers have been constantly on duty
in the Hudson River here, where many
ships are lying. They moved in closer early
today and were accompanied by five naval
cutters.
BOSTON, April 8.
Four interned German vessels at East
Boston were seized by detail of 100 blue
jackets from the navy yard and $50 GUS
tom inspectors early today, and the Ger
man crews removed from their hunks and
transported to the immigration station
The vessels seized are the Amerika, Kolm,
wittekind and Cincinnati The German
sailors made no resistance.
NEW LONDON. April 6.
The German steamship Willehad which
acted as mother ship" to the Deutsch-
land. was seized by the United States to-
day The crew CT fifty men was arrested.
The Willehad was owned by the North
German Lloyd Line. She was formerly in
termed at Boston, but came here last Au-
gust.
BALTIMORE. April 6.
Three German steamships, the liners
Rhein Neckar and Bulgaria. interned at
this port, were seized early today by
United States Marshal w. w. Stockham,
supported by 100 deputies and two compa-
nes of the Fourteenth Maryland Infantry.
Upon boarding the ships the marshal found
that the machinery had been entirely dis
abed The crews were turned over to the
United States marine forces. The officers
gave their paroles and were permitted to
register at Joyce's Hotel. -.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. April 8.
Seventy-five seamen from the United
States coast guard Seminole. under COM
mand of Lieutenants Ryan and Smith, today
seized the two German merchant ships
Kiel and Nicaria, which have been here
since the war In Europe commenced, and
the twenty members of the crews. including
the captains. were taken prisoners to the
United States marine hospital at o'clock.
There was no resistance Later in the
day the United States marshal is expected
to take charge of the prisoners.
NEW ORLEANS, April 6.
The German steamships Breslau and
Andromeda were seized by Federal officials
here today and their crews removed to the
immigration station.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 6.
The United States custom authorities
boarded the interned German steamship
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
ZOUAvES OFFER SERVICES
Survivors of Famous Civil War Organi-
zation, 55 Strong, Pledge Aid

The fifty-fve survivors of Bakers Fire
Zouaves OF Civil War fame have pledged
their services to the nation during the
present war. The announcement was signed
by officers of the Association of Survivors"
of the regiment. They are:
President, James f.. Kelter vice presi-
dents, William r. Hunt and Charles Ves-
sells; secretary, Major John d. Woman;
treasurer Charles w. Dewitt: chaplain
Thomas II, Eaton: trustees Thomas H.
Eaton, William S. Rainier. Charles T.
Charlton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Bowie Results

FIRST RACE. Isabella Purse. two-year-olds,
1. Mis- Bursomaster. 112. E.
Z Hope. ii2 J: Mcrasxart. o'o $50 1870 isssS
Time, Isl 90 Money Mart. Trsasurs' rrnva ~ ~
Mary Maud, Coltiya. wetona. Low Degree. BAL.
rose and Danthea also
SECOND RACE. three-year-olds and up.
/ ArbitratoI 100, Jackson s7s. 40 $3.50 40
g. Prim Harry, ia. r. Nc
- Time. 1I1 1-5. Meelogene. Lady Clinton
Life. Miss Roseburg. Capitol City. Black Vote
snE T,zIRn Rlssehss al also ran;
,ng g 3 fuTIonSs; -.uu
2. Msxims Choice, 115 But
.. Korfhaxe. i1O, wakeofr. 49,. .... .eo s.soo
Time. 1:16 1-5. Batwa Flare. slvey. sha-
FOURTH RACE. for three-year-olds and up
l. Indian Chant Ios, McDer-
2. J.m' mot 1ob Robinson; '2o 's'SS
3. Glosming io5. HAYNES, 500
Donnie Tess also
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Hot Springs Results

FIRST RACE. maiden two-year- -olds, selling.
4 furiongs:
I. Wow. III, BuxtoI to toa out
q Dickis w.. 107. Dominick. 20 to s to 1 4 to
Tine 5s a. "A sr~b rii H. slas sns SsGs Near
sECoND RACE, for three-year- and up,
1. opkeiia w. los. Borel. to 8 even to 5
. Tantivy.. lf2, Cooper 10 to l to 2 to
Time. ia Plunssr. TIE Ii. Ambri. Laura
james and Commensia salso ran.
THIRD RACE. three-year-olds and up. haL-
!. Ola Rosebud. 100. Moles,;
!. Robert Bradley. iooi5., Han 10 TO foto o
4 over ;,;..., 2 to ! TO 10 9 to
Time, :25 1-5. Only three starters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Hot Springs Entries for Tomorrow

Esrst. race three and four-yeaJ-olds. allow
I'm Ms Lulu Lens. es: ;. Ryfus,. .ss; Bob A..
IA; Eilstts. u; Greek Legend. s7.
12.d r.ss fouTosssr;gS: tx n and SSp selling, .u.s,
~ q. ,iei;, ::Klas K. ,dos; LsiisSs.
s1!ssryt 40; LADY worthinston' los; Prime
+. "a rses thrss-yssr old. ana up, selling
III: Myrtle A.; io4: Tom Caro-. 100;
1,cs, y 'ans!s. ioS, Robert Man-
Nsp'tIrm. los; Bars and Stars, ios'
~ fScs. handicap. s7ko added. three
~ 36ei Little strlns, iO7; Green Wood.
S;'ss., .9s e VI 4, s,,s.r fur
~ ,;s, i; aI,i 's;;; X! *: 1::: y:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Boy Victim of Bonfire Dies

Thomas Shields, five years old, of 24l1
South Hicks street who was burned last
Wednesday in jumping through bonfire
near his home. died Of his burns last night
in the Methodist Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
YANK-DODGER GAME OFF

BROOKLYN, April 6.-The grounds at
Ebbets Field were entirely too wet to allow
ball playing today, SO the opening of a three
game series between the Dodgers and New
York Americans was postponed until to.
morrow at 3 80 p. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Freda Leonhardt today and took off the
crew of ten men, who are being held by the
United States marshal. The engines of
the ship have been wrecked and many i'm
portant parts thrown overheard which can
not be replaced except from Germany.
The Freda Leonhardt Is q vessel of 1000
tons gross and was loaded with lumber
when she interned
SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
United States customs officials seized the
interned German vessels Scraps, Ottoaya
Atlas and Neptune here today The crews
were nterned at the Angel Island mmi-
grafton station. The vessels aggregate 5S91
tons.
PORTLAND, ore, April G.
Three German sailing vessels lying In the
Columbia and Willamette Rivers were seized
today by Thomas &. Burke. United states
Collector OF Customs. The vessels are the
Wnninan, at Clifton; the Dalbek. at Linn
ton. and the Kert. at Astoria. Guards Of
soldiers were left aboard.
SAVANNAH. Ga, April 6
The German freighter Hobenfelde was
seized by the collector Of customs today
SEATTLE Wash. April 6.
Customs guards were placed on the
interned steamships SaXonia and the sailing
vessels Steinbek here today by Collector Of
Customs Roscoe Brumheller. The thirteen
members Of the crews were taken to the i'm
migration detention station.
WASHINGTON, April g.
Seizure of German ships and nternment
of their crews does not come under the
old Prussian treaties between the United
States ard Germany, the State Depart
ment held today. on the contrary, the
Government view is that in interning the
crews the United States is internng men
engaged in German Government service
hold shall be exempt.
AS for the ships themselves as Ger
man Government property. they are not
exempt under the treaties, the department
held
That the Government will pay for their
use after the war is likely, they being con-
fiscated or requstioned for the period Of
the war.
II Germany torpedoes any Of them EN-
route abroad that will be her own lookout,
as she will have no claim for payment.
The treaties are still in force, though re-
Gently the State Department suggested that
it might abrogate them.
1t is taken for granted today that this
Government will begin at once to repair
the damage done to the ships by their Ger
man crews.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

The upper illustration shows the
German liner Kronprinz Wilhelm,
which, with the Prinz Eitel Freid-
rich (right), is now in possession
of the Government at the Phla-
delphia Navy Yard. The lower
view is of the Hamburg American
steamships Prinz Oskar (eft),
and Rhaetia (right), also seized
today. The latter vessels have
been interned beside the Municipal
Pier, at the foot of Christian
street, Delaware River, since the
outbreak of the war. The crews of
the confscated steamships recent
ly were removed to southern mill
tary posts, where they are being
detained under Federal supervision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

NEW ORLEANS, April 6.
The German steamships Breslau and
Andromeda were seized by Federal officials
here today and their crews removed to the
immigration station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April g.
The United States custom authorities
boarded the interned German steamship
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-04
GOVERNOR WILL SEIZE COAL
Cox Gets Coal Administrator to Mod.
ify Priority Shipment Order and
Will Supply Needs.

Columbus. Through the efforts of
Gov. James NJ. Cox and his associates
in the State Government there has at
last been obtained from the Federal
Government a modification of tho
Great Lakes priority shipment order.
This modification will permit the state
to take care of its industrial and do.
mestic coal consumers. Word to this
effect came direct from Washington
in a telegraphic message from Fed
eral Fuel Administrator Harry A. Gar
field to Governor Cox
1t was an incident of this message
of Garfield that the action of the Gov
ernor in communicating train load
of coal to relieve a critical shortage
in Dayton was approved. 1t was said
IN a formal statement from the Gov,
ernor's office that wherever coal can
be found it will be utilized to meet
pressing needs Of hOuseholders, hospi.
tails and schools, following the Dayton
precedent.