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STRUGGLE FOR HILL %.
Ritterest battle Of War Result. in
German Repulsc.

RH,-isH FROS~ IN FRANCE kNu BfL-
GlrM. Aug lS.--Lat" reports regarding
the German count. attack this morning
against the Canadian positions north
west Of Lens show that II was a most
desperate attempt to regain territory lost
by the invader III the great British
assault Of the 18th inst.
German prisoners say that word had
been passed 10 them that they must re-
take H,N 20 at any cost. and the fierce
ness OF tho German counter attacks
since this hill was wrested from them
and British positions established In
front OF II indicate that this statement
Is true.
The Germans Yesterday afternoon
launched infantry attacks against the
northwest section Of the Canadian de-
fence accompanied ny flaming machines
and a hurricane Of gas Shells. They
were buried hark with cold steel after
suffering heavy losses.
They again advanced during the eve
ming agains, the suburb Of St Emile
and Mt Hugo wood 10 the north. and the
second time they were forced to fall
back,
This morning At 80 o'clock a heavy
action began along the entire line north
OF Lens. the Germans supporting their
infantry with n concentrated artillery
Nr", IT Ilt HtTft nHIlu 10 mana uRDl.nR
thnt ensued the Germans repeatedly
hurled themselves against the Cana
dians, but the defenders held like a stone
wall and the attackers finally fell back
exhausted and with their numbers
greatly reduced Many bodies lying in
front of the Canadian trenches indicated
how severe had been the German losses.
The Canadians had been engaged IN
many sanguinary fights before this, but
the battle that has RACED about Lens
since the capture Of Hin 20 Is the most
bitter these troops over before expert
enced Moreover, never before have
they used the bayonet so much as in this
encounter Much Of the fighting has
been OF hand to haad nature, In a maze
Of concreted cellars and deep dugouts,
from which the Germans poured stream.
OF machine gun bullets.
Lens and the numerous colliery suburbs
| about II virtually form city of cement.
| Nearly all the buildings have been de-
stroyed by the Germans and the ruins
! turned into fortified machine gun en-
! placements. Dugouts were found on
| Hin 10 extending to a depth Of rs fee,
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BRITISH COLUMBIA TO BE DRY.
Fraud NulliAes Victory of Vets
in Canada.

VICTORIA, h, c., Aug ls;-The province
OF British Columbia will become prohibi-
ton territory on October l. under a law
passed by the PROVINCIAL Legislature Ia st
night and signed by the Lieutenant
Governor.
The bill passed was reensctment OF
a measure introduced q year ago. This
was submitted TO n referendum passed
in British Columbia by majority of
5000. A vote of British Columbia SOL
diers overseas was taken and the verdict
was upset, the final majority being 500
in favor OF the vets.
The prohibitionists then contended that
frauds had been perpetrated in the TAX
ing Of the vote among the soldiers. A
Government commission sent TO England
and France to investigate found that
many soldiers had voted two or three
times and that dead and missing men
were entered as having cast ballots. The
Legislature decided that the charges o!
fraud had been .ubstantiated sufficiently
to cause the bringing of the measure into
effect.
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I. w. w. MENACE
GROWS IN SPOKANE
Officials Unite in Appeal to
CoUevnor for Action.

SPoKANE, Wash.. Aug. ls.--James
Rowan. district secretary Of the 1. W.
W.. who issued the call for a general
strike In Montana, Oregon. Idaho and
Warrington. to begin Monday unless
members OF hts organization who are
held In Jail are released, continued to-
day to perfect arrangements for the
strike.
City and county othcials Joined in an
appeal to Governor Lister to-day to
take action against the l. w. W. Mayor
Charles Fleming refused to agree to a
demand for FEDERAL troops and this was
eliminated from the appeal.
The appeal states that the I. ". W.
situation in this vicinity rapidly Is be-
coming serious menace. Crops may
not be harvested because OF the activi.
ties Of the organisation. which ap-
parently has headquarters here, the
petition reads.
~sunicient evidence Is not obtainab,e
under existing State laws TO prosecute
the criminal element Of this unpatriotis
organization, and the population OF thi,
section Of the State has been aroused tc
such an extent that sooner or later there
may be bloodshed." said the appeal.
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SAVE WHEAT
HOOVER WARNS
H" Asks People of L. S. to Use
One Pound Less Each
Week.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lS.--Declaring the
United States and its allies face q
wheat deficit Of 100000 900 bushels un.
less new economies are introduced. Her.
bert Hoover tonight appealed again to
the American people to eliminate waste
and TO conserve wheat by substituting
other cereals. A saving of one pound
OF wheat flour week for every person.
he declared. would go far toward solv-
ing entirely the food question.
The Allies" said Mr.. Hoover, "are
isolated from those markets, other than
Canada and the United States, on which
they were accustomed to rely before the
war. The Russian supply cannot be got
OUT Bulgarian and Rumanian supplies
are in the hands Of the Central Empires
The voyage from Australia and India is
three times as long. and therefore re-
Quires three times as many tons OF ship
ping as s required from North Atlantic
ports. There has been a large failure
in the South American countries.
"All the allied countries are rigor-
ously administering and economizing
their food. But the Allies are unable
to use other cereals alone for bread
They can use them only as added te
wheat -four to make the war bread now
in universal use in European countries
The deficit OF 400. 1000 900 bushels can
be at least partly overcome IL we car
increase our exports from $4,000, 900 to
220, 100000 bushels This can be &C.
complished II we Will substitute one
pound of other cereals for one pound OF
wheat -four weekly per person; that is
ii We reduce our consumption of whea;
-four from FIVE pounds per week to four
pounds per week per person.
1T will be no privation to us and
will reduce the privation OF our allies 1t
A conference to discuss ways and
means Of increasing production of win
ter wheat and rye in 1918 will be held
at the call of Secretary Houston. in In.
dianapolis, beginning Monday. State
agricultural colleges, State commission
ers of agriculture and chairmen of the
agricultural committees of the state
councils OF defence of Indiana. Ohio
Michigan. Kentucky. Illinois and Wis
consin have been invited TO attend.
The purpose Of the conference is tc
discuss ways and means OF bringinl
about in the siN States named the plant
ing Of i3.ae3.00o acres TO winter whsa,
and of $4,000 acres to rye this fall.
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.TRO0PSG0INGl IN
STEADY STREAM
Work Begun on EmbarkatiOn
Camp to Take Care Of 80
900 or 10000 Men.
As,c,oi Despofch 70 Tar srS

Aptc,oi Despatch 20 THf srN
WASHINGTON, Aug !s-Arrangements
or huge scale are being expedited by
the War Department 10 accommodate
the steady flow OF American troops to
the battle zones OF France. A new sec
tlon has been created in the office OF the
Chief of staff OF the army TO take
charge Of all embarkat!on o! troops and
supplies.
Worh has begun on a large erbarka-
tlon camp or cantonment on the At
laut.c coast which will take care of
$4,000 or &o,oo0 troops al one time. This
will serve particularly for the national
army Steamer ana transport facilities
will he 50 organized tha; troops from the
camp can be kept en- route in virtually a
Heady stream. Nava! forces will be as.
signed TO protect :he waters along the
route and an elaborate plan will be put
in effect 70 make any disturbance OF this
transport service impossible.
The American plan will have the ad-
vantage Of experience which the cross
Channel Brtish-F French transport ser
vice has had since the beginning OF the
war. Although in close proximity TO The
submarine routes, none Of the C-boats
has been able 20 operate effectively
against this service.
Geu. Francis !. Herman ,or the pres.
cn' will a. a. chief % the emha rkatiol
service, with Col Charncev T.. Baker OF
the Quarternastrr Corps who has had
charge OF army TRANSFORMATION uade,
, Gen sharpe. This section will coor-
dinate all shipments Of supplies and al
frnOn whnSn nlrirY1 a IA ies irs a.
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WHALE A WHITE ELEPHANT.
should Re Buried. Phew:
Snecini Desp1fcA 10 The HrN

New. LONDON, Conn, Aug. ls.-East-
ern Point summer colonists have a real
whale almost at their thresholds but
strange TO relate no one has gone into
ecstasies over the viathian's unher.
,alded arrival
The mammal was dead when II was
washed ashore OF the rocks nsa- the
residence Of David Sykes. and II had
been dead lorg enough to deserve q
burial. The fact, however, that il
we!shs--nobody has weighed II. bu. IT
must be tons-makes the job of getting
II ashore and digging a hole large
enough 10 cover II anything but easy.
Many persons have been down To see
the whale. They had no dficulty in
locating H. The whales head Is con.
sldersby battered. but whether the
damage was caused by contact with
the rocks or a collision with sub
marine is no. known.
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WILSON'S REPLY
TO POPE TO BE
SEPARATE NOTE
His Answer Will Be Guided
by Interchanges Among
Entente Allies.
SITUATION Is CLEARER
President Believed to Have
Advices of Highest
Importance.
DIPLOMATS SEE LANSING
Report That POntiff Sent Ger
many's Peace Terms Is
=, Not Confirmed.
Sees Condemnation
of Germany by Pope

paris, Aug. 1S.-The Rome
correspondent of the Mat
tino Of Naples, says Havas de-
spatch from Rome, who is close
to ecclesiastical circles writes in
refutation of the criticisms of the
Pope's peace proposals as fol-
lows:
"The Pope in stipulating as
primary condition the restoration
of Belgium in its integrity and
political, military and economic
independence, inflicted upon Ger
many the most severe and the
most merited Of condemnations."
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German Terms of Peace.

Imrur;arCe Is attached TO an Inspired
statement printed in the lokuidH, riJ'r
that the Pope has communicated cor
iIdeutllay 10 the United states aud tho
Eltcut" allies the German terms o.
peace There + no confirmation Of this
here and diplomats resard il as un-
likely that the Pope has made any direct
NOm1uHlCati on This score fut 2.
Is minated that the Pope may N'ruseie
know Germau!s terms ana NAV l.fr
taken indirect steps TO Sec that no
United States and the Entente .-!r
something Of their purpor.
An important point emphasizing 10
necessity OF handling the diplomatic
situation with srest care was hraI-1.
out by Entente diplomats hero t1-lt
They say that should ierma' h"'a'h
assured that the United stat. a'i r-'
Entente would consider lo n"a '"rH-
tistions at this time 'Ge G'F"s' Gov
eminent would Al once sen. .Ht 70
Pope's PROPOSALS AS means + '.H..t
the peoples Of the CeU'rti Pose
the neutral Powers believe ih7i g
many actually was nGotlHs l' .r N
existence against aggressive "l' '".-
sisting upon her destruction
The Kaiser woJld b" aa'" -
the pope's terms as a bass ~ ,.H
on the ground that he WaS '.'-
accent any basis Of disDHs-.'' il.
ever form Il came En- uri0' '' -'.'
Europe from further N'"
Thus the question #" '''
, for continuing thp va" u.1' ,
rcsuyred hv Germa0N a- .. .'''. WV
Nrhting forces and 'n" peoples 'i ''e'-
| many and Austria 90 ~'''lcE 'l''.N OF
the theory that their onF 'n"''" 'aF
between fightins on or being destroyed
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Diplomats and officials here reiterate
tie fact that acceptance or rejection Of
the actual terms suggested 10y the Pope
is rot tie IMPORTANT consideration. TIE
VIA, question s whether the proposals
viii .arw a basis fpr pace discussion
on the Entente Allies terms or whether
.Nc doc" VII be let open for Germany
:, prepare to sue for peace through
the medium o. the Vatican at some
f.tu.c date, The time when actual
prospects @. ending the war Nlll hgur-
seriously VIII depend on Germany and
h. Willingness "a bow down 20 The de-
md o. demo 'rscv.
Tho atii'Gde " the G"ru4T Governs
nnyr. IS naturally cons dcrcG with tAr
scenes, interest here close scrutiny o.
unofficial reports WI. have reached
tie state Department show ihat GermIr
opinion Is vded. buy that sNc wusc
respof r!ule German newspapers virtually
stamp certain features of the proposals
as 'n,p0s,ih'c.'
The proposed arbitration concerning
The ultimate fate Of A'sace-Lorl 4 me,
the TrcrLuo and Trieste is prov. .us the
NOS. bitter Pin for the Germans +,
swallow. Agreement 10 IN proposition
would mean that German ml.tarlsnl
would lar" 80 admit defeat before th-
German people.
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u. s. Army Must Be Prepared to
Make Decisive Blows, Says Pershing
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE srS.


pARlS, Aug. 1S.-The tactics employed by the British
and French in the great battle of Flanders now in
progress alluded to to-day by Gen. Pershing as IL
ustang conditions that must be understood thoroughly
by the people of the United States.
"Only by q succession of hard, decisive blows can this
be won" he said land army must be made ready
to bear its part in such campaign 1t is vtay necessary
that people should realize this and give the Admins
1raton at Washington that earnest and united support
Which will enable put army the battlefield fully
adequate to cooperate with our allies.
'This is no time for halfway lukewarm ef
forts it is time for big things done in the way that
France and England have shown US. They have set an
example that be studied with profit to ourselves The
5000 miles that separate America from the scene of war
render 1t less easy for people at home to under
stand all that entry into the to them and
what the preparations of army to allies
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VENICE Halls OVERSEE ALLY.
Demonstration Celebrates Entry Of
America Into War.

VENICE, Aug. lS--Nonlce to-day cele-
brated Americas entry into the war in
a demonstration organized BY the Gem
eral Committee OF Venice TO Assist in
the War. An artistic illuminated ad.
dress signed by thousands OF persons.
including Count Grinlani, the Mayor of
Venice Aldermen, Senators, Deputies
and other civic authorities. was pre-
scented to B Harvey Carroll, Jr., Amerl.
can Consul. The inscription on the ad-
dress says.
"April ., the day OF Americas en-
trance into the war president Wilson
delivered his war message TO Congress
on April and state Of war was de-
olared on April g. already is sacred to
Venetian liberty, ms on April 2, ls4s, the
Venetian Assembly decreed 10 6ght to
a bitter end against Austria"
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No Agents Employed
BY Sun Tobacco Fund

WARNING! The Sun Tobacco
Fund has no connection with any
other fund, organization or publi-
cation. 1t employs no agents or
solicitors.
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Food Biil Powers clear.

This. il IS understood. is the recon-
mendation of the Trade Commission
The food hill provision authorizing this
procedure empowers Ia. President TO
direct any Government agency 20 per-
form the task under the provision that
the Government would control shipment.
distribution and apportionment.
The Trade Commission, il is under
stood, has worked out complete plan
for price fixing In the event the Pres'-
dent does not believe the situation re-
clires communicating. This programme
provides for Government operation o.
mines refusing 10 sell their output al
the prices fixed.
For some time the country's anthra-
cite mines nave been operating on a
system suggested by the Trade Commits
sion, bat enforced ny voluntary agree
ment The system, however. never has
neen extended 70 cover jobbins and re-
failing and IN commission has attempted
to reach these trades through publicity
The requis!ticntng plan. II adopted.
would call for division NJ the country
into districts Every operator would he
paid for his product or hae!s Of cost
Of production Plus a definite percentage
Of profit All the coal In district
would be pooled and sold 10 the public
al one price. although the prices fixed
for different districts might vary consd.
erablv Allowance would be given
operators for quantity production and
efficiency Of service.
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DEPLORED IN ITALY.
poDe's Peace Note Considered
Favorable TO Enemy Plans.

ROME. Aug. II ,delayed) With 10
exception OF the Catholic press uo
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since Ap-n l.l,1li have entered the
navy, l90.3i7 tho leru,ar army and
l3G99S the National Guard
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Gets com m issiOn Report.

The Trade COMMISSIONS report was
to go 10 the White House this afternoon.
hut when the President learned II had
been completed he suggested confer
ence When he left the commission's >
offices he carried tho report with him
and will study !. over Sunday.
The President is deeply concerned over
the coal situation. Even representa-
lives of the operators ADMIT ihA; parts
ui the country face n shortage this win
ter. and from the public complaints are
pouring IN that prices are out OF all
reason.
The fact that several Governors are
threatening to take over the industry
in their States is prompting early Fed
eral action.
Three courses are open 10 the Pres!-
dent Under the food bill he may fix
prices at The mines and to consumers.
or he may direct some Government
agency tn requisRion the output ot all
mines selling IT. to the public. The
trird course would contemplate voiun-
tary agreement by operators 10 sell at
fair price with the Government d.
recting distribution Officials who have
followed the situation most closely be-
lleve the President will direct the
requ!sit!on!ng OF all coal mined.
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DRASTIC MOVE
EXPECTED SOON
ON C0ALC0ST
President Sees Necessity for
Quick Solution off,
Problem.
NAY INVOKE FOOD ACT
Government Could Fix Prices
or Requisition Output
at Collieries.
NAY INVOKE FOOD ACT
Sprc.oI Despotch 70 Tur syN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-Dfast!c ac-
tion by President Wilson to end the
hazardous situation which exists in the
coal industry. reduce prices to the con-
sumer and bring about a better distribu-
ton is expected here within forty-eight
hours. Just what form the President 6
action will take is known only at the
White House. The President has before
him report Of the coal production
committee Of the Council Of National
Defence. submitting a plan to take care
OF the situation.
The President conferred with the
Trade Commission to-day on the costs
OF coal production. These costs. EN-
bodied in the report OF :he commission
which has been investigating the coal
industry, are said TO be In complete
shape, and the commission Is reported
to have recommended immediate action
TO reduce prices.
The gravity % the reports which have
reached him in the last two days caused
the President TO foreeo his usual week
end rest aboard the Maynower. and he
even shelved the Paral peace note as q
subject OF Executive consideration.
Before going 70 the Trade Commission
the President called on Herbert Hoover
named 20 administer the food act. .r
which are provisions for control OF coal
and later he went TO see Attorney-Gen'
eral Gregory. He also called at the OF
fees Of Judge Rober. 2. 1,ovett OF thu
War Industries Board, who II Ia eN
pected will receive powers vested IN thu
Executive IN reTent law covering PR.
oriiy Of railroad shipments.
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The land forces aye a. follows
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
$1,000, 900 AMERICANS
NEEDED. SAYS WAYBURN
Theatrical Man, Back From Europe,
Declares America Must Hurry,
Win by Force Alone

BridEeton. y. L.. April 1s--.Iust back
from London. where he narrowly escaped
death in an air raid. and making a brief
visit 10 relatives here. Ned Wayburn,
the theatrical producer. expressed him
self vigorously On conditions on the
other side.
There's nothing to II but man
power" he said The war will he won
by brute force and in no other way.
Either we must wipe out the German
armies or they will wipe us out.
"Over there they are putting their
faith In America They are looking for
US to do what they have thus far not
succeeded in doing We must rise to the
emergency.
"One million or 100000 men are not
enough We must have many more mil
lions Of men there at the earliest pos
sible moment We ought to send TO-
OOO. 900 to wind up the war and to pro-
tect ourselves, II has got to be done
Why delay?
America has done well but not
enough. She must speed up. People
over here don't begin to realize condi-
tions as they are over there Only a
fragment Of the truth has filtered
through by means OF the newspapers
There isn't a moment for delay It's
now or never We have got 20 get into
II with all our power or the battle VIII
be lost. with all its terrible conse-
duences."
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GERMANY CALLING OUT BOYS
Those Born in 1900 Now Ordered to
Join the Colors

Further evidence that Germany Is pre-
pairing to send her seventeen and
eighteen year old boys into the army
by the wholesale il found In Berlin
papers OF March 10, containing an order
by the local representative Of the Govern.
ment I'm the Teltow district summuning
all the youths born i'm 1900 for mastering
between March lS and April -.
on the other extreme, there have been
bitter complaints voiced I'm the Reich
stag recently because men Of forty
eight were being kept in the trenches,
and that body adopted a resolution ask
ing that all men born In 1869 and 1870
be sent home. Whether the military au-
thorlties have needed this request is not
known here, but on March ~ the KoIn-
ische Zeitung printed a statement 10
the effect that the War Ministry was
planning to remove from the firing line
all men down to forty-two years OF age,
and use them either back OF the lines
or in the Home Army"
In February the general In command
at Soltau, in Hanover. called upon an
Landsturm men employed there to state
Immediately whether they would agree
to their retention In the army for a
period OF not less than four months after
The men were Informed
that those who do not declare their
agreement viii be sent Immediately 10
the frops, and their places will BE- taken
Dy others
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COUNCILS MAY DELAY
MANY PAY INCREASES
Waiting for Other Bills Is Pos
sible-SnOw-Cleaning Pay
ment Prepared

Salary-ncrease measures before Coun-
ellis today may not he acted upon until
such time as the Finance Committee
reports on many other pay-increase bills
that will come before il May % The
only ones ready for immediate passape
provide increases for City Han at
tendants and elevator operators and for
pay for fifty new pupil nurses at Block
ley. The bills call for total Of S75.4q5.
The largest OF the appropriation hills
down for passage totals $lOi.1GS and
provides for payment for the removal
Of snow during the last winter. Trans
fer bills shift funds appropriated to n
number of departments so that they can
be used for repairs tn city Hail roof
and skylights and for extra helm and
special services In the Municipal Court
More than $4,000 is involved in the
shift.
one of the appropriation bills caIru-
lated to aid in the improvement Of the
Fortieth Ward provides Sl15.OOO for the
grading Of Island avenue To the Countv
line near the Hog Island Shipbulldlng
plant.
other measures 10 he acted on desip-
nate the state Bank Of Philadelphia az
a depository Of city funds and authorize
Director 'Datesman, Of the Department
OF Public Works, to sell a lot of grnrnd
bounded by Rutland street, Harrison
street and Lindley avenue at pubIIc
auction.