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u. 5. Gains In,peril
Foes BeLleau Line

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men were not brought back. Also, there
were many instances of desperate fight
ing In the woods. both Germans and
Americans shooting from behind trees
and throwing hand grenades right and
left.
Germans Shell Own Men
The German command. notified of the
situation. turned some artillery loose IN
the woods. which killed as many of their
men as Americans.
Credit for this fight belongs to IA
nous fighting unit, which has been in the
lines northwest of Chateau-Thierry since
June 1. Despite heavy losses, the spirit
Of these men was glorious. as they went
after the enemy in what will come to be
the real American style. The German is
not a good hand-to-hand fighter, and the
Americans got far the better of the fight
in number of casualties inflicted. OF
1900 Germans in the position. It was a
good estimate that 700 were killed. In
relation to this loss and the importance
of the results our losses were small.
The German commands willingness to
kill their own men with their artillery
fire for the sake Of getting Americans
was noticeable. Lieutenant H. r. Pal
mer OF Cleveland. o.. who was in the
fight. told me how the big German shells.
which our boys call seabags. had fallen
throughout the woods. killing Germans
as well as Americans. In one instance.
which Is confirmed, the Germans turned
machine guns on a party of Americans
with German prisoners and the prison.
ers got considerably the worst Of it.
when the Americans took to the proper
shelter.
The capture of this position Is per-
hans the most important military
achievement for Americans since the
United states entered the war The
German line running in front of Torcy
and Belleau is now imperiled. because
II can be swept in either direction by
the Americans in this taken position.
Incidentally, as this is written. we are
mounting German machine guns on the
crest of the position for use against the
boche lines. Although most of the fight
is finished parties of Americans are still
securing the woods for any Germans
remaining there. The main infantry
fight lasted seven hours. up to l o'clock
yesterday morning. With thirteen hours
of artillery fighting. this makes a
twenty-hour fight.
Information obtained from prisoners
shows that seven German divisions. or
los 900 men. have in the last twenty-s'x
days been opposed to American units
the size Of which I am not permitted to
state. except to say that the Germans
fronting them have been perhaps (de-
eted) times greater numerically. While
the German divisions have been relieved
from time to time. the same American
fighters have been in line all the time.
The men who took this hill last night
are the same soldiers who took Bou.
resches and helped to check the German
drive on Paris almost a month ago.
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DEATH HALTS HONEYMOON
Brides Grandmother Succumbs
Soon After Ceremony

Two hours after Miss Charlotte NlHl-
an Gravatt, daughter of the Rev Dr.
Holmes S. Gravatt Camden. became
bride todav her grandmother, Mrs
Frances woodfield, died. 49,,
Miss Gravatt was married to r.. are
mus Schrader. of camden. in the
Broadway Methodist Church. OF which
her father is rector.
The father of the bride performed me
ceremony. After the ceremony the bridal
party went TO the church parsonage.
500 South sixth street. Camden. They
lad only been there a short time when
Mrs Woodfield died. Plans for the
honeymoon trip of the young couple
were Cancelled at once and arrange
ments for the funeral begun.
Mrs Woodfield was the widow of the
Rev William Woodfield and the mother
Of Mrs. Gravatt. She was ninety years
old, and had been i'll about two weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27
ELECTION OFFICERS HELD
Irregularities in 24th Division.
3lst Ward. Charged

Four election officers. charged with
Irregularities at the last primary cleo
in the twenty-fourth division of the
Thirty-first Ward. were held in si60
bail for court this afternoon by Magis-
trate Renshaw.
The men were arrested on warrants
sworn out by the Committee of Seventy.
According to watchers. the officers per-
mi;ted the illegal casting of ballots and
also left the polling place to obtain
drinks.
II was charged that John Barnshaw.
judge of election, was not in the polling
place more than three hours during the
election.
Barnshaw. together with William Gill
more. James Gillespie and Edward Nc
Donald, all of Twenty-frst and Oakdale
streets were held. Two other cases
dealing with election irregularities were
continued
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ELKTON LICENSES ISSUED
Philadelphia Sailor and Girl Refused
Permit to Be Married

Elkton. Md. June 21.--The following
marriage licenses were issued here to-
day: Charles MCcrosSon and Reba
Sharp. Bernard Edelman and Mario Con-
etzky. Frank Fuller and Helen Smith.
all of Philadelphia Enoch Oakman and
Emma Geers. Wilmington: Richard +.
Wallace and Ida Herman. Chester: Her
bert Warg and Ada NJ. Cline. Camden {:
John Roach. Bethlehem. and Rose Kurh.
Easton. Pa; Robert V. Moffett. CheS-
tertown. and Ellen T. Anderson, Cecil
ton. Md.
Michael Cangro. one of Uncle Sans
sailors, and Selma Lucas. both of Phia-
delphia were refused a license. due to
the prospective bridegroom being under
age
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27
SENATORS FAVOR
SUBSTITUTE FOR
DRY AMENDMENT
Would Stop Manufacture of Beer
Three Months After Becom-
ing Operative


The Senate Agricultural Committee
today agreed on a prohibition amend
ment offered by Senator Norris as
substitute for the Jones bone dry amend
ment. 1t provides that the manufacture
of beer shall cease three months after
the act becomes operative and that the
sale of whisky and the manufacture OF
wines shall stop June 30. 1919.
The vote was eight to three in favor OF
the amendment, which will probably be
reported to the Senate tomorrow.
The substitute amendment differs
from the one offered by Jones in that
It gives wine growers and people en-
gagged in the whisky traffic year to
liquidate. ...
While the amendment does not cut
off the sale of malt liquors. 1t WEI re-
suit in bringing this about. according
20 opponents of the legislation. Because
of the comparative small supply of beer
on hand, its sale would probably follow
soon after its manufacture ceased.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27
MILKMEN IN SECRET SESSION
Raise in Price Expected to Be
Outcome of Meeting

Members Of the executive council OF
the Philadelphia Milk Distributors are
in secret session in the auditorium OF
the Manufacturers Club today. 1t is
believed they are discussing the adSlsa-
bility of raising the price of milk from
eleven to twelve cents n quart. begin
ming July |.
After an alI-morning session the men,
bers adjourned for luncheon and then
resumed their business. They said the
results of the meeting would be an
nounced through the food administra-
ton Office.
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ALIEN HAD INCENDIARY GUN
German Arrested With Internal
Coptriyauce in His Possession

Pittsburgh. June 27.-With a hlgh-
powered airgun said to be designed TO
fire incendiary bullets at long range III
his possession, Fernando Eduardo
Iudleicke former German soldier and
alleged alien enemy. was arrested by
Justice Department agents here today
officials said the Internal contriNance
in the hands of good marksman Wouiu
be capable of setting fire to bu'iding
at which II was aimed. noiselessiy ana
without leaving a trace Ludielcke mas
been employed in railroad shops at
1Nrnne-
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SHOCK Kills LINEmAN
Workman Comes in Contact With
Live Wire High i'm Air

Walter Burbin. twenty-eight years old.
an employe of the Philadelphia Elec-
uric Company. was killed by electricity
today while working on high tension
line at Magazine lane and River road
AS he worked, standing near the top
of a pole, he came in contact with one
of the live wires. and several thousand
volts of electricity passed through his
body. He fell. and his belt caught on
the crossbar of the pole. holding him
III, his companions lowered him.
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BRAND WHITLOCK
JT q 11:.,.t.x 10 p.Lr;,sn
u. S. Minister to Belgium

stage, lit up by the baleful glare OF
battle-fres, his tragic figures come and
go-men and women Of real flesh and
blood. Truth, in the pageant which
Brand Whi,loek presents, absolutely
dcfies the widest flights Of fiction.
Brand Whitlock's record OF Belgium
under the German heel is the mag
azine story Of the war. 1t is sent by
Mr.. Whitlock, from his post in Eu-
rope, direct to the State Department
and the State Department sends il to
Eeevybody's. where i i bsins pgb-
s'.:s.,. |';s:s ;ss's;Igs; .a'sg & ;s s';t =
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Americans to Join
Italian Forces
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Continued from page One
claims of heavy italian losses as "ab-
surd."
During the night of June 25 to 26 the
bridgehead at Capo Sile was Increased,
the dispatch adds. and three hundred
Austrians were taken prisoner. AT the
confluence of the Piave Necchta ana
Piave Nuova. Italian detachments cross
ed the river and captured several nun
dred prisoners. Seven Austrian planes
we're shot down during these actions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27

That is how Arthur Somers Roche
starts his great new serial-a spy-story
Of the war. Start "The Eyes of the
Bind" in the July issue. You will be
swept off your feet by the rush Of the
opening chapters. You will be interested
in the characters of the publisher and
the Senator as they develop. Help
solve this great spy story.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27

THIS month Brand Whitlock shows
you Cardinal Mercier, brave
prince of the Church, standing up to
Germany like a dsuntless old lion,
braving the utmost that the Huns can
dare to do.
He shows you Won Bissins, stalking
about his newly acquired province, like
an evil old bird Of prey, with his pre-
posterous great cavalry saber clanking
against his skinny shanks.
Here is the horror Of the ages for
plos-the whole shudderins world ior
e .sd'spss, sna e <'sipr's I ! 'ias 4 !.
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II Machine-Gnn Lover !.

n MdcHfne- JHH L0UT
A rafting true story Of master
adventurer told by William G. Shep-
herd, the famous war correspondent.
Tracy Richardson would so anywhere,
do anything, suffer any pains, il at
the end OF II he could be sure Of ten
minutes sitting on the leather saddle
OF a machine gun and turning its
deviltry loose. Now he's lover there"
and completely happy,
The Duchess, of Si0na
BY Ernest Goodwin, illustrated by
Benda. Second instalment Of gor-
ecous and historical novel. MIR. Good
win has rare art. and his descrip-
sion.of how msa-sixed suitoF csms %
Py{h<''s \ z ;.1 a. \ J. =. Y.
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1he Camera in Khaki

Strapped to his seat, with finger
crooked on the pistol grip Of his camera,
the nervy lad in khaki who does the
Photographic work over the enemy
lines gets his innings in the July
Everybodys. This is thrilling article
by Edward Hungerford. The photo
graphs are wonders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-27

night the reporter held with
The burglar slender but shapy and we-rounded The burglars
young 1t quite evident that spite Of her profession
burglar lady At breakfast mpassveaced
him with 100000 bb That night when he finally home
dodgng sudden DEATH and switches the light there
sitting chair Rogan the he had pronounced
dead in that very the night before
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Tam o. The Seooty

Edgar Wallace pushes his iaunry
and dauntless little airman so close 10
the edge that il hurts, but fortunately
he provides adequate comfort and as
surancc. that there viii be more Tam
stories Tor those who have 10 drIixbgss3
inthsotbe past few mouths. s!
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EYES 9f1he BLIND 4

h O'CLOCK at night. A knock at the door, Some fu
the lock- The reporter opens, with his fist drawn
uppercut The stranger on the threshold tails
dragging down the portieres-"Death due to apoplex
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
HOOVER In HEATED
DEBATE WITH REED
Warmly Denies All Charges
Made by Chairman.

Washington, Jan. 3.--~E.xs mination of
Food Administrator Hoover WAS con .
cluded today by the senate commit
tee investigating the sugar and coal
shortages. after Chairman Reed and
Mr.. Hoover had enii""ned the proceed :
ings with II clash tat had been ex-
pected since the inquiry started.
Mr.. Hooyer's replies were as sharp
as the questions. Tho wheat situa
tion, he said. wss handled with the
approval Of President Wilson and the
farmers now were getting more for
their wheat while Hour waR selling for
less. He warmly denied all of the
chairman's charges, and said the food
administration would save the people
on sugar alone. between ZOO. 600 and
s5o6o.60O in the year beginning Octo-
Der l.
Senator Jones Of New Mexico ques-
tionlng the witness about support Civ
On the food administration by tho
country drew n ripple Of appla use from
spectators In the committee room By a
brusquc rftort when Chairman Reed
Interrupted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Reduce Service in South.

washington, Jan. 3.-IIundrcds of
passenger trains on railroads east Of
The mississippi viii he wi'hdrs wn from
@ryice under orders soon 10 be issued
by Director General McAdoo based
upon specific accommodation made
today by q committee OF eastern pas
scnger traffic officers.
The brotherhood leaders spent nearly
three hours with the director general
most Of the time being devoted TO dis
cussing the possibility that the gov
efn'nent may call on railway en-
pioyes to work much overtime in or
der TO eiear present freight congestion.
This would involve extra wages which
the railroad administration Is said to
be willing 10 pay on the basis Of time
and haIf' now maintained by rail-
roads for overtime.
The brotherhnods' dcman nds for 40
per cent higher wages rrrusod by rail-
roads Just before the government as
stunned ma nagcm"ni. wrr" not pressed
today. but will bo taken up tomorrow.
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REGARDS
WALSH BILL TOO LIBERAL

Washington. Jan 2 Special -
Western people here, interested in the
Walsh oil land leasing bill which viii
come to a vote in the senate Monday,
are disturbed over the report that the
administration regards the preferential
leasing rights of the bill as being toe
liberal and win insist that IL be
amended, granting such right only 10
the claimants who have actually made
discovery Of oil In lands claimed at the
time the lands We're made subject to
the withdrawal order.
The Walsh bill grants preference
right to lease lands to any person who
at the time Of the withdrawal order
was occupant or claimant of the OIL
bearing lands withpn withdrawn area
and performed all acts necessary to
valid the mining location, excepting
making discovery of oil Many protests
are being received by western senators
asserting that the Walsh bill, if en-
acted, would help the Standard OIL
company at the expense of the small
operators.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
SHORTAGE OF COAL
WORSE EVERY HOUR
Poor in New York Suffering
Acutely From Cold.

New York. Jan. 3.-With the tenn
perature lowering around zero for The
sixth. consecutive day, New York was
confronted today with fuel shortage
that took on added menace every hour
as the waters surrounding the city be-
came coated more deeply with Ice.
Dozens of coal laden barges are ice
bound on their way from New Jersey
terminals with many thousands of
tons OF fuel. Fuel administrators and
transportation officials made deter
mined efforts to assemble fleet OF
powerful tugs which could be used as
ice breakers. and Mayor Hylan also or
dered that the fire and police boats
he used for this purpose.
TWeaty schools were closed today
because of lack Of fuel and Is others
because OF frozen water pipes. Hos
Litals and other institutions are at the
end Of their coal supplies. An increas-
ing number Of apartment houses are
without heat and in many office build
.in1s occupants work in their oyercoats
and furs. The poor in the tenement
districts are suffering acuteIy. Hotels
are filling With persons driven out ol
heatlsss homeA
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
JAPANESE SNIP ONF|RE
RACING TOWARDS PORT

a Pacific Port, Jan. 3.--The situation
of the Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru
No. In whose hold fire has been
raging since last night was described
as hopeless. in a cablegram received
by the marine department of the cham
ber Of commerce here tonight. Assist
ance was near. the message said and
it was expected here that the crew of
approximately so men would be re-
moved from the blazing vessel without
loss Of life.
All day the Shinyo had been racing
at full speed toward a Pacific port,
where 1t was expected the fire might
be combated successfully. Tonight as
she was almost in sight Of her goal, it
seemed eItain, according to the ad-
vices, that she would be destroyed. to-
gether with her cargo of 1900 tons OF
steel, cotton and other merchandise.
Naval vessels rushed to her aid today
and it was understood that the as
sistance spoken of in the message re :
ceived tonight referred to them.
The cause of the fire has not been
learned here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
/. v. v. COUNSEL CHANCES
PLEA FOR men INDICTED

Chicago, Jan. 2.--George +. Wander
Feer. attorney for the l9s alleged men,
bers Of the Industrial Workers Of the
World. appeared in Judge Landis' court
today. when the CAGES of the alleged
consrira,ors were called and Withdrew
their pleas of not guilty. In place Of
these pleas. he substituted motions for
bills OF particulars In the cases Of 81
OF the men. bills of demurrer for 80
and pleas in abatement for % of the
indicted men. None Of the men on
trial allowed his original plea TO stand
and two motions were filed on one ma n
in several instances. This actions
proiongs the trial and it IL believed
that prosecution by the government
viii not begin until the March term OF
court.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Peace Offers COLLAPSE,

The virtual collapse OF the ncgoiia-
tions between the central powers and
the Russian Bolshcviki for peace and
the possibility that hostilities again
may he resumed by the Russians on
the eastern front. even though with,
only q comparatively small army. have
caused surprise and perturbation In
Berlin and Vienna.
Realizing the seriousness OF the sitii-
alton the German and Austrian cmper-
ors have conferred at length with
their chiefs Of state and tho German
and Austro- Hungarian foreign min,
iHiers, who attended tho peace nego-
tiations at Erest -Litovsk have been
| sent back there post haste probably
for the purpose of attempting to
moderate the situation.
Not alone are Leon Trotzky tho
RoIshcviki foreign minister, and the
other leaders of the counter revolu-
tion In Russia utterly dissatisfied at
the terms of the peaee proposals Of
the central powers. but the heads Of the
German Socialist factions also have
yolubIy expressed their antngonism to
those sections Of them which call for
the retention OF Poland, Lithuania.
courland and other territory now IN
possession of the invaders.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Committee Admits Concerns
of Members Furnished
Many Supplies.
CONGRESS MAY CREATE
NEW CABINET MEMBER
Senator Chamberlain to In
trOduce Bill for Secre.
tary Of Munitions.

Washington, Jan 3.---ln further in
festigation of clothing and other army
supply contracts negotiated by the
civilian supplies committee of the
council OF national defense, the SEN
ate military committee today re-
ceived from Charles Eisenman. vice
chairman Of the contracting commit
tee, statement of merchandise bought
from firms whose members or en-
ployes are or were connected with the
committee.
OF supplies worth about $500, 600. 900
bought during the last eight months,
Mr.. Esenman's statement discIoscs
that $l2S.S30,00 worth came from such
concerns, but that all except s14,S3O, ,064
worth was contracted for before the
contractors representatives became
connected with the committee
Defends Actions.
Before presenting the statement,
asked by Senator McKellar yesterday,
Eisenman in concluding his testimony
staunehly defended the committees
work. upheld the policy of the secrc-
tary in advance of letting contracts and
again insisted that the men given the
much discussed scrap sorting contract
would have been limited to a nominal
profit.
Members of the military committee
tonight were prepared to launch legis-
lation the first results of the inquiry.
Chairman Chamberlain plans to in
troduce a bill to create a new cabinet
member known as the secretary Of
munitions to have complete charge OF
all war material purchasing. 1t Is
promised virtually unanimous com
mittee support.
Would Create Defense Council.
Another bill which Senator Nickel
lar plans to Introduce tomorrow as q
result of the Investigation would
amend the national desense act Great
Ing the council of national defense,
so as to abolish all civilian advisory
committees and prohibit the council
members or their agents from being
directly or indirectly interested In
supply contracts. The committees al
ready have been abolished. but some
OF their numbers are serving the de-
partmcnts as expert advisers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Trotxkx. Firm.

Petrograd, Jan. s--The Bolsheviki
foreign minister. Leon Trotsky. de-
elared today that the government cf
the Russian workers would not consent
to the German peace proposals.
NJ. Trotzky's declaration was made
before the central committee Of the
Council of Soldiers and WOrkmen's
delegates, during AN address IN which
he denounced In scathing terms Ger
many's hypocritieal peace proposals.. .
Asserting that the government OF Rus
sian workers would not consent to
such conditions. he said that X the
central powers did not agree to free
disposal OF the destiny OF the Polish
and Lottlsh nations II would be urgent
iy necessary to defend the Russian
revolution. lie said the needs at the
front would be satisfied, whatever CT
forts might be necessary.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04

A dispatch from Copenhagen, Mo-
sember IS said the German crown
prince recently had a long conference
with Prince Won Buelow, visiting the
Hotel Berlin. where Prince Won BueioH
vas stopping. The dispatch added that
all the Berlin newspapers referred TO
the meeting and that some of them
called attention to the fact tina Prince
Yon Euelow vas candidae for his old
post. Won Buelow has been believed to
be In accord with the views Of the
crown prince regarding the war, while
Won Hertling Is known TO bc an expo
nent of the policy to which the crown
prince Is opposed.