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New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Enemy Is Driven From
Ville-sur-Ancre and
the Surrounding
Territory
Pershing's Troops
Win on Two Fronts
Beat Back Foe in Picardy
and Lorraine; Great
Aerial Activity in
Woevre

The Australians won another suc.
cess yesterday, driving into the
German lines before Ville-sur-
Ancre, on the Somme front. north
west of Morlancourt, and recapt-
urlng the town from the enemy.
The Germans were forced to retire
both in and around the village.
This advance by the British Colon
lals is one of a series they have
made in this region recently in
improving their position in prep
aratlon for the coming German
drive. The principal force of the
enemy's blow is expected to fall on
this front.
The operation was completely sue
cessful, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported last night. The Australians
captured $50 prisoners and 20 ma
chine guns in the attack, and their
own casualties were light.
Elsewhere on the front there were
infantry raids, accompanied bv
the continuous artillery thun-
der. Most of the raiding opera
tions were confined to the posi-
tlons on the Somme front and to
the north, where the enemy is feel
ing out the Allied strength in
preparation for his new blow.
The American rorces in Picardy and
in Lorraine 1epulsed raids by Ger
man detachments on SATURDAY.
night and another in Lorraine yes
terday, General Pershing reported
last night. In the increasing
aerial activity in the Woevre the
Americans have successfully held
their own.
Behind the British lines in Flanders
the Americans, who have Just ar
rived there, are completing the
last lap Of their training. As the
finishing touches are put on they
are gradually being merged with
the British veterans preparatory
to being sen. into the front line
trenches.
The Italians on the southwest front
yesterday stormed the Casatasson
Ridge, mort hof Monte Grappa. In
two strong Austrian attacks on
Monte Mantello, north of Corno
Tresegnori, and near Mount Stab
let, in the Adamello district. the
Italians succeeded in holding their
positions and throwing the enemy
back with heavy losses.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Plunkett Arrested;
73 Sinn Fein Prisoners
Are Taken to Wales

DUBLIN, Saturday. May 1s-Count
Plunkett, member of Parliament for
Roscommon, was arrested here to-
night. No further arrests are expect,
ed Immediately. All remains quiet
here.
A daring "aid FOR arms was carried
out by Sim Feiners at Baroncourt
Castle, County Tyrone. the seat of the
Duke Of Abercorn. The raiders, who
were masked. drove to the estate in
considerable force by motor cars. They
temporarily detained the gatekeeper
and proceeded to the castle hall, hav-
ing previously cut the telephone and
telegraph wires SO that help could not
be summoned.
LONDON, May ia vessel carry
ing seventy three Sim Fein prisoners
left Kingstown. Ireland, last evening,
says a Dublin dispatch to the Central
News Agency. 1t is understood the
ship is proceeding to Holyokc. Wales.
A large crowd cheered as the ship de-
parted, but the demonstrators We're
DISPERSED quietly
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20

requesting every householder to make
some contribution. A host of commit
tees will invade Wall Street and the
business section, and solicit funds from
both firms and employees. Hundreds Of
meetings will take place daily, and
schools. clubs, associations and groups
OF employees will raise separate sums
for the cause.
The campaign will be officially
opened at noon at the Liberty Bell in
City Hall Park. where the meeting will
be addressed by President Alfred Z.
Smith, OF the, Board of Aldermen. He
Will be followed by an array of speak
ers and entertainers, including Bourke
Cochran, f. II. Sothcrn, Julia Marlowe,
Daniel Frohman. Miss Maxwell, of the
presbyterian Hospital who has done
Red Cross work in France, and Eliza
beth Marbury. A special programme
has been arranged for each noon of
the week.
All the famous bands of the city will
play at the numerous meetings, includ-
ing the rallies at City Hall Park. A
theatre in charge of the Stage Women's
War Relief will be opened with per-
tormance on the terrace of the Public
Library this afternoon.
Two red crosses, each twelve feet
high, will be used to measure the to-
tals of New York's contribution.
Drawn by soldiers, the Broadway
cross, stationed at Houston Street. will
be pulled up block for each million
dollars donated. The Fifth Avenue
cross will be moved in the same man
ner north on Fifth Avenue from Tenth
street. Every church pell and factory
whistle will join in tremendous
chorus each afternoon at 3 O'Clock to
toll off the number of millions collected
the preceding twenty-four hours.
curtain of steam will De shot, into
the air at Times Square at night. while
large Red Cross will be projected
upon it as a background. A cross of
red light will be thrown from the
Plaza Hotel at night upon the Plaza
fountain.
One. of the biggest sources of in
come is expected to be the 10 per cent
for, one day project that has been
undertaken by many OF the big stores
Numerous mercantile institutions have
agreed to announce a day on which 10
per cent of their gross receipts will be
turned over to the Red Cross. These
days will be advertised and will give
the public an opportunit. to mako dou
CO,,jio,,fof} ~, pouo & Io1.,,,,,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Anzacs Take 70zDz on S0n1n1e::
Americans Repulse 3 Raids
U.S.. War Medals Askedfor
Doctors Who Broke Orders
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Cable to The T,1bume.)

Especial Cable
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN P1cARDY, May ls-rhe
general commanding the American Pcardy told The
Tribune correspondent to-day
thirty Americans for the Distinguished Medal
recognition OF the finest bravery members of the
American Expeditonary
Seated in his living quarters told
front
praised army medical who he declared guilty of
breach of discipline but worthy of high recognition
their government The general said
These among the units troops caught
IN shelng which than
gas Shells mixed with about 5000 high explosive Shells small
The night intensely and dzng falling
Caught by the and forced their SKIS through
which the moisture made it almost impossible
the waited
caught by the explosive shells wounded.
Their cries for aid quick
but to their masks order the
meant that they, would
They stood long they could then
their the aid
effort bandage many
before they fell from the effects the deadly vapors
MANY wounded soldiers life
medical who demonstrated
MS comrades later carried off the field stretchr the
hospital in the where of them
ward with the they
Taking off the mask gas
breach of military ORDER the
for the Distinguished Service Medal guilty
"You assured added general pause
this which punishment will
These knew better than ordinary soldiers
OF breathing mustard Thus they
bodies to give aid to Others fact that
recommended for the French
War Cross"
Regulations naming mentioned by the gen.
era until the have been Though
the
herolsm is made known for the first time to-day
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Americans Repulse
German Raiders on
Tluo French Fronts

WASHINGTON, May 19. = Genera
Pershing's communique issued tonight
by the War Department announces the
repulse OF enemy raids last night in
Picardy and in Lorraine and the re
pulse of another to-day in the Lorraine
sector. In the Woevre. it SAYS, there
has been continuous aerial activity and
American planes have engaged in sew
eral successful encounters.
Air fights of Lieutenant Ricken-
bacher. Captain Peterson and Lieuten-
ant Chambers. previously described in
press dispatches. are recorded in the
communique. The German wireless
press is quoted as announcing that the
bread ration will be reduced June l6
from 20 to 100 erammes because OF
the uncertainty concerning supplies
from the Ukraine. This also has been
told in press cablegrams.
The official statement follows:
Section An Picardy and in Lor-
raiae hostile raids were repulsed with
loss 20 the enemy IN killed and
wounded. In the Woevre there was
continuous aerial activity, our planes
engaging successfully in several en-
counters.
"SectionB.- B.-Early this morning in
the Lorraine section strong enemy
patrol Of twenty to twenty-five men at
tempted raid on one of our advanced
positions. The raid was a comple,e
failure. and the enemy in retreatinc
left one of their number dead in our
trench.
Last evening north of Toul Lieu
tenant Eicksnbaker, flying at 5000
metres. was pursuing an albatross type
plane, when a secono mach,re game ne
tween them. Lieutenant Ricleabakar
struck ,he tail OF. the second mscSis,,
taking It of. aaa apparcnriy 'sycin.
the hostile plane down out o. con,rol.
Although his own machine WAS badly
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Army Makes Six-Hour Hike
in Heavy Order Under
Broiling Sun
All Stand Up Well
Despite Sore Feet
Soldiers Are Coached to
the Last Minute in
Modern Tactics
[ Bu Tie Associated Press

NoD me aSSOCtHCeu ffeSS)
HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN
TROOPS WITH BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, May 1.-THE American
troops are putting finishing touches to
their preparations for active fighting.
They are behind the British line in a
beautiful rolling country which resem-
bles Western New York in full bloom
The Americans started this morning on
manceavres, in which they took their
first long hike in heavy march lg order
under broiling sun.
After six hours the Americans were
still full Of go when the correspondent
encountered long line of infantry
resting in the shade Of a hedge. Some
were footsOre, but the operations were
going on to the satisfaction of the Off
GERS.
"They have covered a good deal of
ground before, but it was COOL" said
the colonel in command. This is their
first trial under heat, and they are
standing it WE'LL"
The men are pictures of health and
hard fighting. All were in good humor,
even those with blistered feet
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here!"
called one who. outdistanced by his
company. came limping down the dusty
read under a heavy pack
Besides maneeuvres and regular exer-
cises,, the boys are being coached to
the last minute in British schools in all
the tactics of modern warfare. The
commandant of one of these schools
told The Associated Press the Ameri-
cans were keen and quick to learn.
All over the region where Americans
hi 11nto oil Dit ~.
Americans are getting on with the the
British. This feeling is displayed
everywhere they come together, and it
will aid in the success of the amalga-
nation of the forces
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20

number, decided that if their own ef-
forts proved unavailing they would
call town mass meeting to find other
means OF accomplishing the purpose
Glen Ridge newsdealers have agreed
not to sell the Hearst papers.
Town Led in Last Loan Drive
Glen Ridge has population of only
4,2O0, yet it led the United States in
the proportion of second Liberty Loan
subscriptions. The town secured 1000
subscriptions, aggregating ss56,OOo.
Captain j. 0. Nichols. who presided
at the Defence League meeting which
took the anti-Hearst action. said:
"It was only to be expected that a
IN The proportion of Liberty Loan sales
should be the town whose Home
Guardsmca took first action to fulfil
the Defence Socicty's pledge. From
now on New Jersey towns-and | trust
New York cities, too-will vie with one
another in suppressing Hearst papers
just as they have We'd in Liberty Loan
and Red Cross campaigns.
10000 in Move Against Hearst
The Defence League is comprised
principally of officers of New Jersey
Home Guard and State Militia Reserve
units, and the leagues action Saturday
night means that 10000 enlisted men
stand pledged to discourage Hearst
newspaper sales in New Jersey. Cap
tain Nichols predicted to-day that
these men getting into full action will
mean something.
"They are all intelligent men, these
members of Home Defence units" said
Captain Nichols. "Hearst may be able
to fool the ignorant readers with his
camo afaged articles, but these men
are able to see through Hearst news
paper attempts to weaken the morale
of the American people.
"Members of the Defence League
have been doing some splendid work in
the matter of reporting sedition to the
of Justice. Unmasking
Hearst newspapers in New Jersey COM
munities will be job just as impor-
tant, task entirely in line with what
the members have been doing for the
Department of Justice.
"This is free country. and. of
('Out;DuoJ "a, Iout ,,ol., To},.,,o, o
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Glen Ridge Dealers Refuse
to Sell "Journal' or
American"
Loyal Town Topped
All i'm Third Loan
---- e.
Defence Lea guers Fail To
Be Scared by Threats
of Suits

NEWARK, May 19.-The action of
'he Defence League of New Jersey last
night in plcdging its members to use
all lawful means to discourage the cir
culation of Hearst newspapers within
the state began to show results to-day.
IN Glen Ridge this afternoon the
Home Guard voted to do all within it's
power to keep Hearst's New York
American and "New York Eveninp.
Journal" out of that town.
The home guardsmen, ninety-four in
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Four German PLANES
Shot Down in Raid
On Eastern England

LONDON, May 20.-Four enemy air
planes were brought down in last
nights raid over Eastern England, says
an official communication 1t says:
reports show that four of the en-
envy airplanes which raided London and
the southeast last night have been
brought down.
"The raid appears to have been on
large scale. A considerable number
OF bombs were dropped.
No details of casualties or damage
are yet available"
Hostile aircraft crossed the coasts of
Kent and Essex shortly after II o'clock
last evening and proceeded toward Lon
don.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Language TO Which
Germany Will Listen

The President, who knows how men
think in masses perhaps better than
any other statesman in the world to-
day, addresses to Germany the only lam
guage to which Germany in her pres
ent mood Of conquest will listen, that
is the language of force. Just as he
seized the American public demand for
reorganization to convince the nation
that he was the only real reorganizer,
and the demand for Investigations to
prove that he was the only thorough
investigator, now he comes forward as
the only genuine big army man.
"I have heard gentlemen say re-
Gently" he remarks, that we must get
100000 men ready. Why limit it to
5,OOO,O00?"
The fault OF General Wood and
others who have talked while the man
in the White House sat silent is that
they have never seen this thing big
enough. That is the sort of language
that martial Germany will comprehend.
1t is the sort of language which the
Allies in their extremity will rejoice
to hear.
1t does no good to inquire when the
President came to think in terms of
armies of 100000 men; he has come
to do SO. Along with the world, along
with the radicals. whose point of view
is disclosed in the recent determination
of the Socialist leaders OF this coun-
try to align themselves for the war.
as one Of the peonln for liberty. the
President, whose mind somehow ad-
vances with the radical thinking clarl-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Time Not Favorable
To Peace Talk

There has been criticism both in Eng
land and France Of the publication Of
the letter as tending to throw the En-
peror unreservedly into the arms OF
his ally in Berlin. Mr.. Balfour had to
reply 10 this criticism. He had to show
that the British government was ALWAYS
open to the proposal OF a just peace.
His speech did not mean that peace
was near or that any illusions are held
on the other side such as have passed
away here. 1t was the discussion of an
incident a year old. which had onlv
just reached the ears Of Parliament.
The time is not favorable to peace
talk. Even former pacifists, like the
Socialists, now talk only war When
Germany e,ihausts hcrsels again she
may propose compromise, but not
through her GOOD partner, Austria. An
other indirect road 10 London. Paris
and Washington is closed. Vienna is
now automatically suburb of Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
Wilson Speech Marks
Advance, Capital Finds
Washington Thinks Presidents Red Cross Address Carries
Forward His "Force Without Limit" Re-
marks in Baltimore
By c. w. Gilbert
Especial Dispatch to The Trib,

'cpect0t OtSpGtcB 10 me rl0UHe)
WASHINGTON, May 19.--W ashing-
ton sees in President Wilson's Red
Cross speech an advance upon the Bal
timore speech of six weeks ago.
"Force, force, without. stint or limit"
has become more familiar idea to the
President, officials say. 1t no longer
wrings from him such expressions Of
personal distress as his Baltimore
words, "this moment of utter disillu-
sionment" He pronounces the peace
overtures of Austria and Germany to
be insincerc with a certain grimness
that was wanting when he first re-
luctantly saw their emptiness and de-
ceptiveness.
He begins to define "force, force,
without stint or limit which is most
ly rhetoric when you do not mention
numbers. The number 100000 for
the army comes from his lips with
ease, and he declines to place a top
figure to which he is prepared to go in
enforcing just and lasting settlement
Of the existing conflict.
There is in this speech none Of the
familiar balancing Of peace and war.
The President, it is asserted, has for
the first time spoken without feeling
it necessary to say that he stood ready
to consider any honest offer of peace.
On the contrary, he puts the prospect
of peace indefinitely away, by declar-
ing that he has tested Germany and
Austria and found their proposals dis
honest. He implies that no sincere Of
fers may be expected from them until
their present faith in force is broken
by violent impact with greater force.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20

her itself, has come to feel that this
! war must be fought out. When he
made his Baltimore speech he talked
like man feeling the new anguish
of shattered faith. To-day he speaks
like man who has become Injured to
the belief that has taken the place
OF the one lost in the moment of utter
dsillusionment
Cannot Hope to
Retain Booty
The President not only tells Germany
that he means to send against her not
merely 100000 men if necessary. but
as many more as shipping avails for.
put ne also tells her she can have no
nope to retain the territorial bootv in
the East on which she has closed her
hands. He talks again the only lam
guage that Germany in her present
mood will listen to.
On the one hand are the seductions
OF the military party. an empire in the
East. that would, as Lord Robert Cecil
has )ust said, make Germany the mas
ter of the world-as great a power as
Rome was in the days of her undis-
puted sway.
And on the other hand is the pledge
the power Of America to take away that
Eastern empire and restore it to its
rlghtful neritors. The meaning of
that Germany can understand. She can
expect no compromise
in this connection there will be a
disposition to contrast the Presidents
speech with Mr. Balfour's recent
speech. The Presidents speech de-
veiops the threat of force that was in
The Baltimore speech. The British
Minister'S develops the balancing idea
that was in the Baltimore speech
namely. that the door is always open
for sincere effort toward lust
peace.
The difference is not so much a diff
ference of views as a difference Of cir
cumstances. The President was init
atlng the raising of vast funds to re-
pair the damages of war. surely the
last occasion on which to suggest that
peace might be imminent. Mr.. Balfour
was was defending Glr,e the rejecting of En-
of Bourbon and the way in Which EN-
peror Carl was treated
New-York tribune., 1918-05-20
WEATHER R

Thunder showers this afternoon or to-
night. Tomorrow fair. Modes-
ate to fresh south to south
west winds.
Full Report on Page
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
A Patriot.

Elsewhere in these columns will
be found q patriotic announcement
from d. P. LcibovitZ. We say pGtri-
otto because it is one of self-sacrifice
and not the tin-whistle variety,
which, after all is the true test of
the 100 per cent American. Mr..
Leibovitz, in order to respond to his
country's call in its hour of peril,
is offering to sell his mercantile
business in Hickman-one that has
been built up and established as the
result of long years of persistent, pa
tient, honest toll. Now, he offers to
sell at a time when another may
easily step in and reap the fruits OF
his labors, rather than think of him
self as a profitcer-Slacker, notwith-
standing the fact that he has three
brothers with the color5. So far as
Hickman is concerned, his leaving
will be a distinct loss to the town.
His store brings trade here from
practically every city within a radius
of fifty miles, to say nothing of the
fact that Mr.. Leibovitz is & live wire
and supports literally every measure
calculated to help his home town.
He is not offering a rundown, di-
lapidated business, under the guise
of patriotic motives, but fast-grow-
ing, well established, substantial
business, and one of the leading
gents furnishing houses Of Western
Kentucky. No young man in Hick-
man has more friends than Dave,
and all will regret his decision to
give up his business here; yet admire
the patriotic spirit which prompts
him to sacrifice his business career
for that of buck" private in the
ranks.-Hickman Courier.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Death of Lieut. Herbert Jones.

Word has been received by local
friends telling of tho death in &C
ton of Lieut.. Herbert Jones, son of
Judge Josorh E. Jones, of Dresden.
While the homo of his pcrcnts was
in West Tennessee the greater part
of the past eight years, Lieut.. Jones
made his home in Nashville, where
he received his education and later
taught in Montgomery Bell Academy.
In 1912 Lieut.. Jones graduated
from the literary department OF
Vanderbilt University, and two years
later graduated from the law depart
ment of the same institution After
completing his literary course he
engaged in teaching, and when war
was declared, volunteered for the
first army training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe, where he received the
rank of Second Lieutenant. Later
he was promoted to a First Lieu
tenancy and assigned to the Sixth
Field Artillery.
March Z of this year he was Sc
verely gassed in action, and, upon
recovery, resumed his command. Let
tiers recently received by his friends
brought the news of his complete re-
covery and the fact that he was en-
joying army life. He left Nashville
in company with his friends, Joe
Thompson and Mort. Adams. A let
ter sent him by his mother was re-
turned to her, bearing the words:
KILLED in action, July A."
Lieut.. Jones was very popular as a
student and teacher here, and it is
understood that after reaching
France was chosen as an instructor
in a training camp there.-Nash-
Vile Tennessean.