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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
KAISER'S AGENTS INCITE
MASSACRE IN MOROCCO
Spain Becomes Alarmed Over Ger
man Intrigue and Considers
Means of Suppressing 1t

Tangier, April 6.---"There is every
reason 60 believe that the Spanish
are becoming convinced of the extent of
German intrigue and mctement TO mas
Sacre which Is taking place IN the Span
iSh zone Of Morocco. It is probable tina.
efficient means shortly win be taken by
the Spanish to suppress this renewed
enemy activity. which Is as dangerous
10 Spanish interests in Morocco as il Is
20 the French.
The German Government lately has
bestowed German protection on RaisulPs
son, who now becomes Il German pro
tocted subject and no longer under Span
ish jurisdiction. The Independence of
Raisuli and the sheikhs nominated by
him has demonstrated the fact that a
Portuguese sailor Is in captivity as a
slave at the residence of Bel Khan
Kaid, Of the Anjera tribe, in the Spanish
zone. Attempts 20 obtain his release
have failed
Tangier dispatch received Wednes-
day mentioned that Raisuli recently had
received lavish German presents.
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100000 ITALIANS IN FRANCE;
PART OF GENERAL FOCH'S RESERVE

The reserve army Of the Allies,
which the supreme war council at
Versailles deciued To establish, is COM
posed Of units from all the Allied ma.
tions. il is learned on high authority.
In addition tn the reserves Of the
British and French armies, this third
army, composed of reserves entirely,
is at the disposal Of General FOch, the
new commander Of the Allied forces
in France.
There is reason to believe that TIE
largest cOntIngents Of the reserve
army have been furnished by France,
Britain and Italy, and that the Italian
cOntingents have already arrived in
France. although the destinations Of
this aTmy's component parts and the
bases provided for it have not been
made known.
Likewise the employment to be pro-
yided for the reserve army il keDt Sc
cret. although il is believed that it
will be fought i'm the COunter-offensiVe
being prepared by General FOch. That
this is probable is indicated by infOr-
nation obtained from French sources
today TO the effect that Italian bomb
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SEASONED L. :. TROOPS
TURNED OVER TO FOCH
Hardy Men, Like "England's I'M
mortal First Hundred Thousand"
Says London Mail

LONDON. April G.---Tue Daily News
says the recent visit of American Secrc-
taIE Of War Baker was historic one
and will leave lasting impression on
Anglo INSTRUMENTATION relations, as II
was then decided thut American regi-
menJs should be briguded with British
and French troops on the western front.
Premier Lloyd George. the Mail says,
acquainted Secretary Baker with the
situation and expressed the lively de-
sire Of the British Government for the
immediate employment Of the American
fighting forces. Secretary Baker was
much impressed and went to France the
next day and saw General PershinR
"Thc American commander-in-chicf."
adds the Daily Mail, "in that spirit OF
soldierIy generosity and sportsmanship
which characterized him in his subse-
qgeut prouOuncencnt t. General Foch
assentcd uuhCstatiuElv.
ITO General Pershing belongs the
credit for Tho prompt adoption OF the
scheme now in effect
In conclusion the Daily Mail says:
1T only remains 10 be said that the
American troops at the disposal ~ Cen
cral Eoch are seasoned veterans Of the
regular United States army They are
troops Of the same hardy fiber as the
immortal British first hundred thou
sand
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and I've had seventeen, months Of strait
Ing
ale kept this bombardmcnt up until
about ] 2 O'Clock, then he LETT his trenches
and came at us In mass. I'm sniper
by trade, at least In the army aud 1t
was a Joy day for Inc. had been out
n front Of our trenches earlier In the
morning picking them off, but this time
1 was back with the rest Of my platoon
as the Boches came along, killed some
myself and all of our chaps were busy
laying 'em out
"Unuckiy, when their creeping bar
rage got right on top OF US We had to
keep down and couldn't see what their
game was, and Fritz managed to slip
in through a gap 70 the left Of our CONF
pany. Two maChinc-gun crews In ad-
vance of the main body got through the
1ap and right in our rear. They nipped
through very quickly, planted their guns
IN a shelhOle in no time and intended
no doubt to wipe " off the map; but
our boys spotted their game.
There were only about twcnty-th.re
oC liz. aud the Huns with the machine
nuns were about thirty ,'ards distant
from our backs. They thought they hua
us beat, bu, we had something up our
sleeves. quick as lightning our chaps
threw a little dose Of bombs at EN- That
was the end of them. The whole lot
were done for
I'VE then looked ~ see what was hap
prning In front OF our trenches. I saw
they were coming full tilt 1t us and
they uuInumbcred VS.. I should say, ten
to ono. but we got busy with our machine
guns and rifles and d'd great execution
in cutting up their lines when they
saw what had happened 10 those ma
Chiue-guu crew. they knew that their
chance was up They turned right ubou,
and ran. and by crumbs, they did run
too You see. they weren't more than
fifteen yards away when thcy turned
and don't think "a s.ug., Juo Of them
got back to their line aga.'r They were
all killed or wounded
II must admit they were brave lo'
Of men, no squca!ug or hauds-up busi-
ness. They We're tremendous big fellows
about the biggest mon 7 have seen. Just
NJ this time J got wounded and | must
say ! was bit sorry, because 7 was
having the finest days shooting IA had
since I left home"
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ing planes are cooperating with the
Allied armies in France and Flanders,
and will be used wherever they are
needed.
In military circles great inheritance
was attached to the news that the
Allied reserve army. composed OF units
from all the Allied nations, was form.
ing. II could not be learned whether
the formation of this army would
affect the plans Of the United States
for brigading American conIingeuts
with the British army, but it was
thought probable that the Americas
plan would not be changed. as italy
was able to contribute Immediately
and in very large numbers TO the new
army.
II was estimated that ii the ucCes.
sity existed. Italy could dispatch be-
tween 100000 and 100000 soldiers 70
France, having more troops than she
can fight or even possesses equipment
for. and it was regarded as probable
that i'm the neighborhOod Of 100000
Italian soldiers, all trained and sea.
soned, have been already moved on are
moving to France.
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ONE YEAR OF WAR FOR U. S.
Washington, April 6.


The first anniversary Of the
land
preparation the magnitude which $
American positions
held Of their
that fighting
The number Of ready lighting has been increased
this another million
ready 80 during the
We are well the to- that Of Great Britain
q
tremendous strides mobilization
Industry Invention fF The ne
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L'OPERA PATRIOTTICA
DEF FIGLI DITALIA

Sruza tcmu di csagerare 81 puO' dire
Ch" non passa gioruo che Il potente
Drdiue Figli dItalia in America sem
pre- primo in lutte la manifestation di
patriOttismO = ditalianita' ed in guantC
possa elevare IL buon nome italiano in
questa patria iii adOZione, non debba
aggiungerc ALA lunga serie di beneme-
rcnza che vanta al suO attivo, qualche
altra opera che provi lulninosamente
quanto viva sia nell amino delsuol affi-
Haiti Ia sacra tialnma dellamor di Pa
trla.
Oggi g la volta della Loggia Dante
Alighieri" di Chester, Pa, per iniziativa
della quale, con II consorso delie attire
LOgge ed assOciazOni lOcali, 81 raCeol-
SrrO I fOndi necessari per una ambu-
luuza. II Comitato. che ha portaro Il
couEpimento la bella iniziativa T. pre-
sicduto dal farmacista Nicola Albanese,
uE giOvanue intelligentissimo tanto
stinIHto, Il qualc Tecentemente ha per-
duto un fratello. uhiciale elPEsercito
italiano, caduto sui campo dellonore al
Ia tcsta di un drapello di combattenti
per Ia grandeZza della Patria
Domani allie ore pom, nella sala
deli I2dgnont Theatre, di Chester aVra'
luOgo Ia cOnsegna delIAmbulanza al
Regio Console di Philadelphia. Cav. III.
GOetano Poccardi, II deRno rappresen-
tante del Governo Ituliano che tante
simpatie gode ira / connazionali qui'
inmi graft La cOnsegna verra' effet-
tuata dal Grande Venerable delpOgdine
per 10 state di Pennsylvania, Sig. Jobeph
III Silyestro Q, in rappresentanza del
Regio AlnbasciatOre Italiano sara
anche presente II Generate Emilio Gug-
lielmOtti.
Prima della cerimonia della consegna
ayra' luogO una grande parata
ROrdine 81 paTata q il seguente
( Banda. poliziotti a cuyallo, ambulance
circondata dai soldau della Homes
Guard. ComitRto Pro Ambulance. conf,
tatO locale Croce Rosa, Autorita' Citta,
dine Grande COncilio qelPOrdine, Log
gia Dante AlighieTi Lega Cittadini Italo,
Amoricani, Societa di NJ. S. del So
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
HAIG'S COUNTER-ATTACKS
STRENGTHEN SOMNE FRONT

road. near Castel, in the sector
where the French repulsed an opera
tion engaging 10000 Teutons.
German Report
Ninety thousand prisoners and
more than 1900 guns have been cap
turcd by the Germans in their Of
rensivc on the western front up to
the present, sayS a German official
communication
The enemy's object is to get astride
Of the railway south of Amiens. So
far he has failed and, considering
the large forces employed by him,
the results cannot be considered as
encouraging to the enemy. At the
same time, the British position
covering AmienS is at no great dis
tance from the town. Thus any loss
Of ground at this point must he re-
garded as serious.
No Austrian or Bulgarian troops
dlt tHSdStd Oil lle NGNltiu llVlI'
but an examination of shell fuses
shows that few Austrian guns are
being used. 1t is known that some
German troops were brought from
Salonica, which may have given rise
to the report that Bulgarians and
Austrians are fighting in France.
Among The fourteen German diyi-
sionS believed TO have been engaged
were some Of the best corps includ-
ing the First PrusSian Guard, COM
manded by Prince Eitel Friedrich,
and two other guard divisions.
Regarding the fighting the Reuter-
correspondent says:
"After u heavy bOmbardment Of
our lines from a great concentration
of his mobile artillery, the enemy in
fantry attacked our positions yester-
day. The usual principle Of attack
ing in dense waves was followed by
the Germans. The assault was over
wide front and appears to have
had for its object a cOnverging
movement on the town Of Corbic."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

awakened"
Police Protection shown
Virtually substantiating the Mayors
charge that the police are I'm collusiou
with politicians, Tom Walsh, Of Captain
Souder's stan who investigated the
Rambling house OF "Reddy Jake" Melin-
koff, said today, "A political leader in
the Thirteenth Ward was said by the
people Of the house TO be protecting
them"
Melinkoff. who today begins his three
wear sentence yesterday imposed after
the raid on his establishment by de-
tectives, has been widely known police
character for many years and has been
protected against the police for long
time. IL is said.
The politician alluded to in the re-
port made by walsh is said 20 be the
same man who D. Clarence Gibboney
IN his crusades, charged with protecting
disreputable places.
He Is said 20 be employed in the
bureau OF Weights and Measures and
10 be Of the political faith Of Congress
mao John r. X. Scott
This report by Walsh and similar re-
porfs BY other detectives VINO investi-
gated resorts here in the past are said
70 form the basis Of Mayor smiths
charge Of political protection for crimin-
ais --.-
Using an axe on disorderly resorts
uhlch was advocated by Mayor Smith
esterdax as a method for clean up,
Vas disapproYed by Judge J. Willus
Nartiu. Ia a statement today.
erie use of an axe will never accom-
MIN anything,' said Judge Martin.
HHy using an axe il would only create
4ttctaeular scenes and accomplish little.
II Isn't necessary TO use an axe. Have
ne door and tell the people To get out.
Inl the policemen must have the sup
nori Of their supeFi0rs and above all the
nlan higher up must be eliminated"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
|. W. THROW BREAD
ATHEADS OF GUARDS
"WOrst / Ever Saw" Says
Cook County Jailer of
Accused
Chicago, April 6.

Chicago, Aprll b,
Eight jurors had been rendered by
the Government to the defense and
four Of them had been tentatively ac-
cepted by both sides when court adj
jourued in the trial Of H. leaders and
organizers Of the Industrial Workers
of the World. charged with plotting to
destroy way Industries by strikes.
The defeuse exercised the first OF its
ten percmptory challenges when counsel
for the Government asked that the first
four jurors agreed upOu be sworn VIII
liam MdlluW. of Chicago. an employer Of
labor was excused.
Benjamin H. williams. editor Of
SOLIDARITY, an T. ". W publication
who was arrested in Cleveland by Fed
eral Officers on the indictment returned
10y the Federal Grand Jury last Septem-
her, will be brought 10 Chicago lmne-
diatelS.
Unless williams exercises his right
Of protest that the trial is already
under way he will be tried with the rest
Of the Defendants said claude j. Por-
ter. special Assistant Attorney General
The Government used the third or It's
six peremptory challenges today to ex-
cuse a venireman whose war views dld
not satisfy the prosecution. Govern
ment attorneys have questioned all pro-
sprvtive jurors closely as To their ances.
tors. the newspapers and magazines
they read, their sympathicS before Amer
lea entered the war and all the present
activities of each in the prosecution of
the war.
Tho defendants were fed by the Gov
eminent IN the Federal Building under
heavy guard They had protested
to Judge Lands against food provided
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

France aud England a. hay before
Amiens will stand off the BOche aud
turn him back in the opinion Of military
men today.
That strong defenses are before the
city is assumed And the military men
say that protection of this sJrategiCally
vital center will be the defense Of men
lighting for their very existence,
The fall Of Amiens. the experts add.
would be more tragical than the capture
Of Paris, at least from a military stand
point. Because Of its important rail
lines Amiens Is vital To the Allies, It's
loss would mean hacking the French
and British in twain and running the
present supply lines.
In view of this situation the Allies
may be counted 90 give battle more
strsnuously than ever, the authorities
say. Lacking full Information OF the
Allied strategy or disposition Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
ALLIES AT BAY BEFORE AMIENS;
WILL SAVE BASE, WASHINGTON SURE

Allied reserves, tile experts were unH bile
TO predict the course Of events, but they
did yOuchsafe the confident guess that
the Germans will be halted
France ana England have been gath
ering their reserve strength hastily.
Whetner this reserve will be used only
To stem the TeutOn is not now evident.
but IL Is Of sufficient strength to ac-
cOmplish at Least that. and II may be
large enough 10 hurl back the German
The latter IL u moot question here
Some authorities say that the Allies
have waited too long to make an effec.
I've couNtrr-off~nsivc, others. relyinG on
the ability and strategy Of General Foch.
declare that he has some tactics in
mind which will surprise the world.
In any case. fresh American strength
is badly needed and is being added TO
the struggle az fast as II Is humany
possible to do IT, authorities declare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
FINEST DAYS SHOOTING REPORT
OF PLUCKY BRITISH SNIPER

not allow these Huns any sleep. Our
airplanes kept peppering them with
heavy bombs. They gave him a bad
time and. luckily for Us. not u single
Hun machine came over our lines while
Il was dark
Next morning. however, just about
the time you have breakfast ~ bllgbiy
say al S:30 o'clock, his airpianes started
lodging over VI, but did nor drop bombs.
They nlerely secuted around and bad a
good look az us They kept up these
visits AZ Intervals until 10 O'Clock. then
they started one Of the most terrific
and deadliest harfases I've ever been IN
no ga shells, but az heavy high .fx-
tsi'fs xss .eeref can feli Sp'
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Held as Safe Breaker

George schultz twenty years old, 1884
Green street, arrested in a saloon at
Eighth and Wood streets on a charge of
Drying open the combination OF the safe
Of IildeH & Co, 254 North Front street.
was held I'm bail Of $500 last night
for a further hearing by Magistrate
Psnnock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
GERMANS RUSH UP BIG
GUNS TO BATTLEFRONT
win the French Armies in the Iield,

April q.
Since the original German thrus. in
the first half Of the week the enemy
has rushed up many l5U mllimrtcr guns.
ON Thursday their first 40 millimctcrs
appeared. Sull heayirr cannon are OK
pcCteu.
Heavy rains, beginning Thursday, are
uNuucatiOuHbiy increasing tho Germans
difficulties, ON the contrary tho French
railways, working with the same pre-
CIsiun that characterized the 1914 mo-
biiization have completed ,hc French
concentration,
Correspondents after personal tours
whore the artillery CuucentTa tion Is the
heaviest are convinced ;hat If the Ger
mans persist against Amieus, the ar
tiIl,ry IRE preceding the shock Of bat
tie will be the greatest of the war.
Indications are plentiful that the
Germans a." preparing a second often
sivc somewhere, for which the French
have taken adequate measures
Following IN" decision Of the Ameri-
can Government regarding the use Of it's
troops the French general stdfI declared
the American forces will make their
weigh" felt la the present gigantic con-
tp-t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
NO LIQUOR ENDORSEMENTS
Berks County Men Decide to Stay
Out Of State Politics

Reading. Pa. April 6.--Acting on the
advice Of George W. Boyd, Of Philadel-
phla, State organizer, and 7. J. OCon-
nor, Of Erie, State president, the Berks
County Liquor Dealers Association
adopted "hands on" policy i'm tho
coming legislative fight Some of the
candidates now in the field would ac-
Cept the associations Endorsement but
mixing in politics was objected to by the
state officials, and their suggestions
we're acted upon
Better buy Liberty Bonds or var
stamps" Mr.. O'Counor told the members
at their meeting today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

How the fghting impresses the indi-
yldual soldier and what he sees Of II Is
graphically illustrated In the following
story an the Evening News:
eve arrived az the sOisme on Tues.
day morning March 2s" said Private
T.angford "We had been on the move
for two days and were bit tagged
Our battalion was ordered 10 take It's
position IN the line al a place called
NallV. As we went uD 20 our position
Vrltz Nas slleliing vs. pretty hard and
pllilne oypf very big stun A. soon as
W. roi Irfo khe uenches We spotted the
Iefa|ans ffp|n zee d 100 yards Away on
~ bs''ss ''ss s aslss 81 10
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lln. Lammot du Pont Dead

~ WIIn1InGIon, Del. AprU b1--Mrs. LAM
MOS al P0Df wife Of the vice presl-
H46f ~ the du Pont Powder Company,
n doad AZ her home. Saint Amour. Her
. .|.4III WAS sudden, as 4 was thought
|1ai rhe y a. recovering her health after
II rIcont birth Of q son. .tt
Ar. du POnt was. before her mar
||..4 Ats Natllle u. Wilson, q daugh-
M ..I AndfeW q Nilsson. for many years
..I4H1f ~ The Harlan Shipbnilding
4.I eh1 Wns sister ~ Paul y.
||o0. who married 4 daughter 81 Gen
.4. I0lNlna1 "a Foul and W|ho died
..|l'4 |||N I@F41a 4|Ehf children
|.|I #4| Woa|I} |8Ifrtfled ~
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Nome dl Gesu', Societa' di NJ S. Vittorio
Emanuele III, Societa' Luigi Cndorna dl
Marcus Hook Loggia Sbarco di Marsala'
Loggia Cornelia Madre del Gracchi
Loggia / Nespri.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

Of Demuin and nine miles southeast
of Amiens, there was local fighting
yesterday afternoon. We improved
our positions in counter-attacks.
French Report
The French communique received
here said;
There were violent lombard
ments along the Avre. especially
near MOnchel. There were no in
fantry engagements in this region.
German raids in the Zuzey and
Naux-les-PalameiX regions (whcrc
American troops have taken over
sectors of Nerduu) were repulsed
last night.
There was mutual artillery firing
along the right of the Meuse Gin
which sector Zuzey and NauN-les-
Palameix are located and in the
ApremOnt Wood (fOur miles east
of st. MihcI in the Toul sector,
originally taken over by the
Americans).
(Zuzey is seven miles north Of
st. Mihiel and fourteen miles south
and east of Nerdun. VauX-leS-
PalamciX is two miles north Of
ZuzeyD
The Defense of Amiens
French and British forces arc
standing frmy in their positions de-
fensive of Amiens, the great Allied
base city back Of the Allied front in
Picardy, eighty-fve miles from Paris
and forty-tive miles from the English
Channel. The renewed German
Grive, which continues tiercely, the
seventeenth day of the Hindenburg
spring offensive, finds the foe less
than ten miles from the objective
at the point, near Villers-B Breton.
neuX, where the British retired L
new and strong positions. and only
three miles from the strategically
valuable Paris -Amiens-Calais Rail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
DanieLs's Agents Here
to Rid City of Vice
Police Protection shown

Continued from PAGE One
fling the people Of the city are being
awakened"
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Continued from Page one
Of Demuin and nine miles southeast
of Amiens, there was local fighting
yesterday afternoon. We improved
our positions in counter-attacks.
French Report
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

A PPLICANTs for flight duty must
n be between the ages Of % and so,
inclusive. They must be American
citizens Sufficient qualifications are
demanded to enable the candidate 10
successfully complete the intensive
course Of ground school training as
given at the Massachusetts, Institute
OF Technology.
The majority OF successful appli-
cants have had two years OF college
training OF the equivalent thereof
All men for this service must be what
is termed good officer material"
Must Have Thorough Training.
They must. regardless Of previous
aeronauticaI experience. be sent
through a course Of approximately
three months at the Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology or at the