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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
GERMAN-AMERICANS DISAPPOINT
FATHERLAND, SAY NEWSPAPERS
Teuon Press Says Their Attitude Has Been Weak and
Cowardly, Aiding Allies for Personal
Reasons
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. by Nc,o York Times Co.
lG-... ..s,.'. The Hague. June A.

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledge,
COPYRIGHT, 1913. by Nctp York Times Co.
.e-a The Hague. June 8.
German-Americans are the objects o,
scorn and. derision and source Of much
disappointment expressed in the Ger.
man press. ~ .1
2 The Lokai-Anzeiger, commenting on
the, dissolution Of the German American
Alliance. says It is not surprising to peo.
pie who know this race, and that after
the rupture with Germany nc one OK.
pacted the members to take Germany's
side, but II might have been expected
that before the breaking Off Of relations
they would have taken more active
part In expressing sympathy with their
former fatherland. The paper asserts
that their attitude has been weak and
cowardly from the beginning In com.
psrison with that Of the English, French
and Italians, and that the German
Americans had contented themselves
with a comfortable. SNUG neutrality in
spite of their number. and men, went
over to the Allies last spring for rea-
sons Of personal interest.
The paper, remarks that In peace time
the Germans expected much from Ger
man-Americans. but that this optimism
was based on German naive sentimental
ism concerning foreign policy. It COM
ments sarcastically on the many BAN
quets held and On the "hot air" abou.
loyalty in the German press OF America.
and points out that In many German
societies only English is spoken as also
In German restaurants. since the people
are afraid to speak German
Co~apdice Sar. rs ~ah,stt
The Lokal-Anzeiser says It is little
wonder that these people are subjects
for wit and humor In the American
comic papers, where it asserts they
constantly figure.
The Tageblatt speaks of the Cow
ardice" of the German Americans, and
quotes the New York Times of April 13
as stating that the German-American n
Alliance was dissolved In Philadelphia,
April 10. the funds being given to the
American Red Cross. The paper says
that this only shows Wilson's craze to
wipe out everything, German, and that
the Irish League is undissolved, "and
they call this fight fer freedom"
The German press continues to make
out Of the treatment of neu-
trails by "tartufe Wilson. the man Of
big principles and little artifces.
Gazette designates the President The
paper suggests that he reread his former
notes to neutrals after his recent treat
ment of Holland and Norway, but re-
marks that he has written so much that
doubtless he no longer recollects what
he has said about neutrals. II quotes
the Lusitania note of 1915. and calls the
President the humanity professor"
Calls America TyrannicaI
One object Of the publications Is to
impress neutrals that America is tyran-
nical before bringing pressure to bear,
in the case of Holland, with
which economic negotiations are still
pending. A condition which Germany
has forced on Holland IL the absolute
control Of passenger lists for Dutch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
FINNS BUTCHERED
BY WHITE GUARDS
Katansky Statement Tells
of Horrors at Fall of
Viborg
CHILDREN EXECUTED
Special Cable 10 Evening Public Ledger

Special Cable 70 Eueniug Public Ledger
Copyright. 1915. By Nrtc York Times Co.
Stockholm, June 8.
The Press Bureau of the Boisherik
Soviet has published a statement of A.
P. Katansky. who states that on Thurs
day. April %, in the sixth week OF the
Russian fast, white Guards took the
eastern fort'fications OF Viborg and ex-
ploded the powder magazines. The ex-
plosions lasted twenty-five minutes.
There was not one window pane lett
whole in the town.
At S o'clock In the morning OF Sum
day the White Guards forced their way
into the town from the Koiozaki side
with shouts of Beat the Russians"
Entering fats. they shot Russians on the
spot or took them by groups to walls,
where they shot them wholesale with
machine guns. Among them were eleven
and twelve year old children.
What has taken place in Viborg has
been happening in all parts of Finland
ever since the arrival of the White
Guards and Germans. both Russians
and Firms being massacred. Now
further revenge awaits the prisoners
who survived. The number Of persons
massa cred. according TO the figures Of
German headquarters in Finland, as
stated in the Den. is about 10000.
The position of Russians in Finland
Is most desperate. Acting according to
German advice and German demands.
members OF the Finish White Guards
are uprooting everything that could
remind them OF Russian influence The
existence of Russians in Finland Is
made absolutely impossible. Near the
Russian frontier at Kuokkala, 7. f.
Ryepin. the famous Russian painter. is
living in his house. which ne has oc-
cupied for more than ten years, working
in his studio. =
News has been received at Petrograd
that. thanks to the reign Of white terror
In Finland. Ryepin's position has be-
come unbearable. Near Terioki. also.
for more than ten years. lived in his
villa. another famous Russian. the writ
er and publ!cist, l.. n. Andreef. Like
Ryepin he was put In a most terrible
position. and Professor Gutenberg is
now trying to obtain for him also per-
mission to go to Petrograd
The telegraph brought US yesterday
news from Finland that the white ter
rorism OF the Firms has reached an
other famous Russian writer and revo-
lutionary. G. L. Piekhanoff After a
domiciliary search in which Piekhanoff
had to suffer from the Bolsheviki in
Tsarskoe Selo after their coup d'etat,
he was compelled to leave Russia and to
take refuge in one OF the sanatoria near
Terioki. He died there May 80. victim
of foul work Of the White Guards, Ger
mans and Bolsheviki.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
CZECHS STRUCK DOWN
BY AUSTRIAN POLICE
Treatment at National Cele.
bration at Prague Described
as Ferocious
BY JULIUS WEST
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright. 1918. by Ne,o York Times Co.
Berne, June s.
The Democrat. daily paper published
at Delemont, contains what 1t says is
the first coherent account yet published
Of the national Czech celebrations which
took place at Prague on May 16. The
town was packed that day, not only
with Czechs, but with innumerable dele
cations from other separate nationali-
ties, including many of their principal
leaders. The Italian speakers received
an especially tumultuous welcome. owing
to the recently concluded Italo-Slav
agreement. but what happened after
ward Is still doubtful, especially as re-
CARDS numbers. The Austrian authori-
ties attempted to disperse the demon
strators and arrested a number, officially
given as thirty-six, but this is said to be
a ridiculous underestimate.
1t appears that fighting between the
soldiers and police On one side and the
demonstrators on the other lasted sew
eral hours. and that other outbreaks oc-
CURED on the following days, when the
police found the walls decorated with
such inscriptions as "Hurrah for the
Entente" and Long live wilson
To. restore tranquility the police have
issued an order forbidding the inhabi-
tants to be out after 3 O'Clock in the
evening. while all public places must
close not later than o'clock.
News from private sources allows us
to fill in the gaps in the Austro-German
press. The action of the police was not
directly provoked by the population. and
is only explicable on the theory that 1t
took place in obedience to orders. 1t
was frightfully ferocious and claimed
thousands of victims. The police agents
were not content with scattering the
demonstrators. but followed them back
into their own homes. In fact they
tried to find them inside their own
dwellings. where they could be struck
down unchecked"
= However, the trouble spread from
Prague to Laibach and may 60 fur.
ther The latest Viennese papers are
silent regarding the present state of
Prague, but they recognise this siEnih.
cant fact that local counsel Is now at
tempting to introduce scheme for the
separation Of the local administration
and magistracy into Csech ana Ger.
man. from which one may be permitted
to infer that the Germans In the Prague
district have abandoned all hope Of
controlling their Siav fellow citizens
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
U-BOAT MEN LAUGHED
AT VICTIMS IN WATER
Survivor of Innisfallen, Sunk
by German, Gives Graphic
Tale of Tragedy
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1913, by NetU York Times Co.
A Rritish Port Tune

a British Port, June 8.
The City Of Cork Steam Packet Com
pany's steamship Innisfallen. has been
sunk by German submarine with the
loss of eleven of thirty-five men on
board. including one passenger. No
warning whatever was given, and the
ship sank In less than Ave minutes
after being hit.
| got a graphic story OF the tragedy
from John Twomey, one of the sur
yivors, who told me that the men who
were on deck saw the torpedo coming.
II struck the vessel right in the engine
room, between the tunnels. A passenger
and one of the crew, who We're stand
ing a little aft, were killed outright by
the explosion None OF the men who
were on watch below escaped, all being
killed at their posts.
Il Immediately rushed to the cabinet" :"
said Twomey, ito get lfebelt, and
having got II had 10 fght my way on
deck against huge deluge of water
that was sweeping in. Having failed
to launch our raft, ! made my way to
where the port lifeboat was being
launched. Twelve or thirteen of the
crew, as well as myself. got into it
anu we kot on INC Wdtef WITHOUT ms
hap, but poor chap named Cronin, who
tried to slide down the fall ropes, got
caught by his arm in the ropes. and be-
fore we could release him the lifeboat
was swept away. We could hear him
shouting for help. but could not get back
to him, and he was taken down with the
ship. .,stt...t
"Just az we we're swept past. a mast
OF the Innisfsllen collapsed and crashed
down on our boat. smashing her to
pieces. Several men were stunned, but
others helped then, on to broken. pieces
of wreckage. was taken down fully
twelve feet. and when / came to the
surface again the weasel was Just TAX
ing her Anal plunge.
II went down again very deep, and
when rose ] caught hold of a piece OF
wreckage. was fpaking my way to one
l,of the boatsswheii saw a submarine
rise to the surface. made no more
movsInept untii she again submerged.
As thouGbt- slss would open fre on u.
| II she saW apy etjr n the water. IN
rGene n euf 61ea vAe were carried
IA vSj6kage E ~ IL albnayina
NJ ~ - l1@ 6sk lepeAihe 4 y
- 1ISSt1S { .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
GERMAN BODIES FILL
ROADS, ASSERTS POILU
Losses in Crown Princes At.
tack Now Believed Heavier
Than First Suspected
Paris, June s


The impression is growing here that
the present lull, in the battle may be
largely due, so far as the Germans are
concerned. to the fact that the enemy's
losses during the drive from the Chemin-
de-Dames across the Aisne were much
larger than has hitherto been suspected.
The details OF the German losses are
naturally unknown to the Allies, owing
to the fact that the enemy's advance
placed the evidence of his casualties
beyond the reach OF the Allied observers;
but details now coming to hand all con-
firm the belief that the Germans lost
much more heavily during the drive
than was at first supposed. "
The evidence Of French soldier who
was taken prisoner. but managed to
escape and return to the French lines
between Nouvron and Ntngre is case
in point This man was captured by the
sudden onrush Of the Germans while he
was on duty as a sentry. In narrating
his experiences he says that when his
captors took him back to the German
lines he was astonished to find the road
filled with German dead.
II did not think We could have
brought so many of them down." he
said. Their bodies lay everywhere-in
the fields and in the communication
trenches. When they brought me to the
officers quarters l noticed that all
their men looked tagged out. They took
my purse and left me in a sunken road
in charge of two Of their men.
Soon after / saw two Of their tanks
arrive and fire about thirty rounds, but
our army must have got the range on
them very quickly. for they were aimost
Immediately smashed to pieces by our
guns. The same thing happened a lit
tie later when colonel Of their in
fantry passed along the road where l
was. Our guns got right on them and
when they ceased firing there was MOTH
ing but a heap Of corpses in the road.
zone Of the men guarding me knew a.
little French, and he told me that since
the offensive began they had had moth
ing TO eat. They took al the food l had
on me, but didn't offer me as much as a
drop of water. r,s
Toward evening our guns again be-
gan to worry them, and one Of our shells
fell right on the men guarding me. !
was lying fat fon the ground ten yards
away and did not receive scratch.
When saw that the guards were killed
and i was alone. ] spranS from the
shelihole and made my way toward our
lines. One of our men carrying a
portable machine gun saw me and was
just going to Are on me when he heard
me call out France, France. A moment
later 1 jumped into our lines"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
TURKS CONTINUE
ARMENIAN CRIMES
10000 Slaughtered as New
Caucasus Government
Fights the Porte

London, June ).
In the Caucasus a cruel struggle is
being waged between the new eau
ca sian Government and the Turks, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow. The Turks are reported to have
massacred more than 10000 Armenians
within a fortnight. t''.
The Caucasus Government has ordered
the mobilization OF all men between the
ages Of nineteen and forty-two, and
newly formed Caucasian etachments
are concentrating in the Tifis district
Warrington. June 8. About 5000
Turks have occupied several towns
north of Lake Urumiah and the village
Of Saujbulagh, south Of Lake Urumiah.
said advices reaching Washington.
The road from Tabriz to Crumiah has
been closed. Missionaries and native
Christians in Tabriz are getting out Of
the city as fast as they can. American
missionary societies have several mis-
sions in this territory. s..-,
Amsterdam, June s.--The Kreuzzei-
tung is aroused by Turkish ambi-
tions in the Black Sea littoral and in the
Caucasus. The newspaper declares a
lnion Of Crimea with Turkey Is quite
impossible because 1t would injure the
vital interests Of Ukraine. The province
OF Tauridia, Of which Crimea Is a part,
belongs. nationally and geographically,
to Ukraine. (which also claims Sebasto-
pol, it is said. 80
Turkeys idea seems to be TO gain a
dominating position in the Black Sea.
making the Psn-Turkish idea paramount
there says the Kreuzzeitung, land to
make the Caucasus a strong rampant
between Turkey and Russia. Hence.
German policy is confronted with differ
ent tasks A certain antsgonism be-
tween Trans-Caucasia and Turkey al
ready exists. When Germany entered
the war she in nowise recognized Turk
ish aspirations in Persia. She guaran-
teed Turkeys present frontiers. and will
continue to fight for them.
Germany is.,. therefore, entitled to
oppose Turkish desires In the northeast
and east, which 60 far beyond any
possibilities contemplated at the begin.
ming Of the war. The war must not
leave aptagonisrns between Germany and
Russia. The supreme war aim must be
that the new coalition which will be
formed shall not be anti-German."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
STOPS GERMAN PEACE TALK
Berlin Newspaper Declares Time Is
Not Yet Ripe

. Amsterdam; June s.--The Kreuz fZei-
tung, Of Berlin, does not believe the time
has Come for peace offensive This
statement was made in referring to an
article that appeared in its columns and
which was the signal for a peace offen-
sive In the German press. The editor
says the article was written by a col
iabarator. and the nswpaper does not
agree with him. n.r q ar'.
- The Reriiner Tageblatt says the Kreuz
Zeitune has received orders from the
Conservative party leaders or elsewhere
to drop tile announced peace offensive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

Cant Dro,Un or KiIT'
Marine, Says Daniels
Washington. June s.

washington. June 3.
There are no better fighters in
the world than the marines, You
can't drown marine or you can't
kill one" Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels said in commenting on the
fighting qualities the sea.fghters
showed in the battle at Chateau.
Thlerry.
The marine is the minute man
OF the military service. and he
will give a good account of him
self wherever ordered" Daniels
continued. He is the handy man
of the service, the emergency
man. who can be swung into any
action at any time and be counted
on for his maximum WORTH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
UKRAINE AGAIN "WET"r
Russian War Ban on Booze Is Lifted
bY New Government

Amsterdam. June S.-A dispatch from
Kiev says that the spirit trade. which
was suppressed in Russia by imperial
decree early In the war despite an
enormous loss in excise taxes to the
Treasury, has been revived in the
Ukraine. The production. II is said. will
be limited to 100000 kegs annually.
from which it 10 expected that taxes
amounting to 400.o00.00 rubles (nor-
mally $2o6. .000.0o0) will be raised.
The spirits. II Is added. will be ra
TONED on the card system. under which
men would receive not to exceed one
bottle a month and women a half bottle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Marines Exploit .JeiseI
In U. S. Military Crown

Paris. June s:--Referring to the
successful cooperation OF the
Americans and French northwest
Of Chateau-Thierry. the Journal to-
day said:
This has brought into relief a
noble rivalry between some of the
best French troops and the Amer
icans marines, who have just
arrived at the front eager to dis
tinspish themseiyss.
"it = another choice jswel to
~ - the ALREADY leRG s@efes ~
- = ~ J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

With the American Army IN france,
June s.
wild dash by an American amnru-
milton train on June . helped save the
DAY for the Americans blocking the road
from Chateau-Thierry to Paris.
Twelve hours after marching orders
had been received the leading units
began arriving behind the Marne line,
after travelling a distance which 1t is
not permitted to give for military rea-
sons g..
The night of the 31st. when the first
arrivals were detraining. the French
commander urged the Americans to get
In line at once, is the Germans were
advancing on the Chateau-Thierry-
Paris road
At midnight the Americans threw in
emergency troops carrying a hundred
rounds of ammunition each. with two
days rations. ".r ..s-
These Immediately entered action.
fsGaipE to, .botla the ensmS's progress.
The following day engineers arrived,
and the work Of entrenching began.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
TO POOL ALLIED RESOURCES

London. June s.--According to the
Daily Mail, scheme for an Allied
cabinet on war supplies to establish
unity ana decision in regard ~ food and
raw-msterial requirements has been ap-'
proved by the British Government :
Five program Committees will be es-
tsbiishsd aud VIII include renressnta-
ttvss Of Qreet Britain. Franps. Italy ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
U. 8. VIII Beat U-Boats

ri London, June 8.
W Tho submarine attack on the Atlantic
y eoastline. in the opinion Of experts whom
Z your correspondent has had an op-
portunity of consulting, is likely TO be
1nersly the first manifestation of a
Aew German policy. and is likely to be
4 widowed by others At the same time
IN view OF the experience the American
naval forces have gained in submarine
WARFARE 1t is not believed here that it
will result in any real success.
In all probability the Germans are
s4ansing. in the first place. at the inter-
2Ioptton or, at least, the Decentralization
~ the flow of United States troops to
surope. but this only means that the
Hern american seamen have dealt with
ucceesfully for many months in Euro
{pe4n, waters is now transferred to their
kovn side Of the Atlantic, and British
I4xperts are confident that the Amer
f1cans will checkmate the U-boats off
IaHdy Hook just as easily as in the
10y Of Biscay.
& nacondary objects of the new move
>4re undoubtedly to upset the morale of
i1n4 american people and TO force the
navy Department to keep in home wa
(S4fq re-enforcements that might have
f9o9u sent to Admiral Sims. The Eng
1Mh Know the American spirit too well
N believe il will be disturbed by the
{1Npearance of war off their own coasts.
l1H4 they reckon that the excellent re-
Il1its Of American shipbuilding will soon
fIepvide the craft necessary to fight the
9xsding pirates.
f. II Is not believed here that at present
D4re than one submarine Is operating
&IDt American waters. She is probably
z16o OF the new submarine cruisers, of
mich the Germans are said to have
10 or six. She probably has a dis
1Hcement of about 1000 tons and car
{oS two 5.s-inch guns. The number Of
I>oRpedoes which she can hold has not
{&ben ascertained. but il is noted here
I4tat the raider seems to have been very
1Aary in her use of his part of her
ohment-
- these new submarines can travel
" 70. 0Oe 10. l2,0eo miles with the
~ they carry, experts do not consider
M American base of operations neces-
xfbr her. One OF the usual type of
enbnarines .ctcssed the Atlantic
~ 41etFoye0 much shipping two years
0fd the, new large boats could
1inly DO rs we'll - tses-,.. -, E
= fFedence Is put here in the posei-
IL ~ the raider being equipped with
~ l{pDlare which could be dispatched
Iornhing trips inland. Her deck
~ be 600 small for launching pur-
r16 And there woul0 also be great
)epIties. in assembling the machine
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Picking Of Pimpk Is Fatal

Miliyille. y. J.. June s--Mrs. Blan-
chard Morris, twenty-three years old. In
dead here ct blood noisoning. The Young
woman picked a pimple on her face .
few days ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

Asks Funds for U. S. Arsensls
Washington, June 9. - Congress has
been asked by the War Department for
appropriations of $4,000 for improve
ments in the arsenals at Rock Island,
H., and at Benicia. Cal
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rs. o. 5. Of ..A,..eked Yes.el

- DeL. June 3. - The tanker
~. on arrival AT the Della ware,
~ On arviving at the Delaware
9ef. repes1ea thst while passing
ny; Va, et 8 O'clock Thursday
fopelysA 3 3 o , call from :
~ - oelaG a$tackee ~ :
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STRAND GERMANIoWN AVE.
Wallace Reid in BELIEVE ME, I
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IOCtIST sgd AND LOCUST STREETS
SSSCSl Mats I 80. . 80. Evss. q 80 to II
Sessue Hayakawa in ME MnS,s WHITE r..
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NIXON SGD AND MARKET SITS.
Enid Bsansss Z .0ssAT 81 HsHs'; Sik 'iOw
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M1aKEG ~ IST,,
GORDON in ,sTHs, ,THE o.r,..
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GREAT NORTHERN n!'s.s ,, 40 81; !. 8 : = r,,s II
in ..rHp Et..b NAE MARSH H SEtr n.nx.
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COLISEUM Market Pts; 3 1',S pa : : % so.n
MONTACU,LOVE uvpy,.R T. scr.
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ShTA CT THEATRE-Below Spruce
~ MATINEE DAILY
MAE MARSH
in THE FACE IN THE DARK