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Douglas Island news., 1918-03-15
LADYsuTH AND NANAIMO COAL

Ladysmith coal at olson's wharf. S12.5O mine run, $14 screened; Ma naimo coal. S11.5O mine run, $13 screened. These prices include de- livery. MARTIN OLSON.
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-15

"sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations. American or European plan. For terms apply to Dr. L. F. Goddard, sanitarium. Alaska.-Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
CAMDEN LEARNS WORK
OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Relief Society Holds Meeting to Ex-
plain Vast Undertakings
Among Poor

To enlighten Camden in the character
of the work, the quarterly meeting Of
the st. Vincent de Paul conference of
the diocese of Trenton was held In the
Sacred Heart Catholic Club, 1929 Ferry
avenue. yesterday afternoon.
Colonel John Rogers. president of the
Particular Council of Trenton, presided.
stating that the real work of the society
consists in relieving the poor, providing
shoes, clothing and provisions, and I'm
extreme cases paying house rent. II
was explained that there are no SAL
aries attached to any OF the offices of
the organization. Men in all walks OF
life are engaged in its service in re-
lieving the wants Of the poor.
It was also explained that the ST
Vincent de Paul Society was founded in
Paris in 1888 for the purpose OF ad-
ministerlng to the wants of the poor OF
that city, being organized by Frederick
Oz8nam, a professor and lawyer, Its
membership in the United States in 1910
numbered 12,O62, made up of three
classes, active, subscribing and hon
orary. There are four superior councils
in the United States, four central coun-
ci!s, thirty-four particular councils and
730 conferences.
During 1916 there We're more thar
% 900 families relieved, 100000 visits
made and $500 situations secured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
BAVARIAN WARNS
AGAINST FALSE HOPES
German People Told to Pre-
pare for a Fifth Winter
of War
The Hague, April 10.


Addressing q Stuttgart meeting, Con-
rad Hausmann, a Batavian Reichstag
leader, warned the German people
against excessive optimism regarding
the general situation
The important question" he said, lis
whether our military successes viii
shortly be transmitted into political sue
cesses. our whole strength will have to
be thrown into the scale for a long time
yet. Peace is still a long way off and II
is imprudont to expect it in tho i'm
mediate future. IT is not improbable
that in the next few months we shall
have to mako preparations for the fifth
war winter"
Evidence that literally everything was
staked by Germany in its efforts 20 an
nihilate the British army and finish the
war before autumn IS contained in a
pessimistic account of food conditions
given in n speech by German Food Con-
that. owing to small supplies. no salts
factory solution OF the economic problem
can be attained. Whether the present
bread rations can he maintained depends
on supplies from the Ukraine.
A story is current in Berlin that
Count Won Eertling, the German Inn
perial Chancellor. broke off relations
with Matthias Erzberger, leader of the
Catholic Centrists in tho Reichstag, and
threatened TO resign when informed by
the leaders of the majority party that
they adhered to their resolution for
peace without annexation or indemni-
ties.
Sections Of the majority party, the
adds, thcreupon decided to
accept the Governments new program
for Incorporating French territory and
the coast of Flanders into the German
empire and levying large war indemni-
ties on the western Powers. The Ma.
iority Socialists also are said to have
accepted the program Of annexations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
HINDENBURG TESTS
AMERICANS MORALE
N'ittcu for The UHucd PrrsAj
New York, April


Won Hindeuburg's first serious attempt
10 test the morale Of the American
troops in France has had results that
must prove highly discOuraging to the
German General staff.
There can be no doubt but that the
series of enemy thrusts against the
American trenches in the st. Mhiel sec
tor has been for the purpose Of permit.
ting Won Hindenburg to determine the
fighting qualities Of General PcrshinE's
forces II is now essential for Won
Hindenburg to know with fair exact.
tude how the Americans are capable Of
lighting, because American units are he
ginning to arrive in support Of the Brit.
ish lines supporting the roads to the
Channel ports.
Won Hindenburg, therefore. unques-
tionably ordered test attacks be devel-
oped against the trenches held cXclu-
Sively by Americans in eastern France
so that German commanders could be
instructed what TO do when encounter
ing Americans in PiCardy and Flanders.
This Is why Shock troops were, used
by the Germans. shock troops" are
the most highly trained and most de-
pendable soldiers I'm the German army.
They are not wasted on unimportant
raiding expeditions. but are carefully
preserved for offensive purposes in
major operations or for important eX-
perimental work. The employment of
these SHOCK troops" against the Amerl-
cans can have been for no other pur-
pose than 10 provide information for
Won Hindenburg as to the conduct of
the American troops when attacked by
the best offensive units in the kaisers
armies.
As a result of these encounters in
struCtions must certainly be issued to
German commanders to exercise great
caution and take no chances when en-
gagged in operations against Americans
There is no room to doubt bat that
the German "shock troojs" were over
whelmed in the hand-to-hand engage
ments with the Americans and that the
assaults of these picked soldiers of the
Kaiser against the American trenches
were broken down without difficulty
Had the Germans not retreatcd 10 their
trenches they would have been aani-
hiated by the individual rife work of
the Americans. There is every reason
for America to feel satisfied with the
outsomc Of the real first test between
Won Hindenburg's and Pershing'S men.
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Austrian Foreign
Minister Quits
Continued from Page One

N'HN"htN lEuHl lhEt Ont
burg family. with the related Spanish
family, would be likely to take the
anti-Prussian view of the rightful status
Of Alsace-L Lorraine
That the neutral monarch was closely
connected by parentage with the house of
TIapsburg when Emperor Charles ac-
cepted the Austrian throne is common
talk among the diplOmatists of the neu-
tral states. He personally was desrous
Of peace.
Some accounted for this desire by the
fact that the military fortunes Of Aus
tria then were at their low ebb others
assert that the new Emperor looked at
the situation from a different standpoint,
expressing himself not in these exact
words, but TO this effect
Il am not responsible for this war and
| had no share in the policy leading up
TO 1t. Until my uncle. Francis Ferdi-
nand, died at Sarajevo, ! was a very sec
ondary person, and many years might
have elapsed before J. might have been
called to the throne. When I ascendcd
the throne I found my dominion desc
lated by war, my subjects suffering.
desire the restoration of peace / am
even willing to make sacrifices TO bring
II about"
Alsace-Lorraine, raised by Count Ger
min, Foreign Minister of Austria. and
Premier Clemenceau, of France, il is not
very surprising to find Emperor Charles
admitting the just claims of France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

subscribed by members Of Spring Gar
den Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
The subscriptions do not include those
by wealthy members of the church
through their banks and other channels
but consist of small contributions only.
Central Labor Union delegates. rep
resenting 100000 workingmen of Phila-
delphia. meeting yesterday at their
headquarters. 232 North Ninth street.
indorsed the third Liberty Loan cam
paign and pledged themselves to sell
bonds among their respective craftsmen
The delegates also pledged themselves
20 do everything possible to bring about
speedy but successful conclusion of
the war.
A Liberty Loan rally held yesterday
afternoon in 81. JoSGphs College Hail.
Eighteenth and Stiles streets. netted
S10l,725 In subscriptions Appeals for
the loan were made by Michael !,
Ryan, who presided, and the Rev. 5. Red
mond J. Walsh, rector of the Church Of
the Gesu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
BERLIN ANNOUNCES
VAGUE SUCCESSES
Berlin, April Is.

Berlin, April Is.
The German War Office last night
gave out the following:
ION the Lys battlefield there have
been successful engagements between
Nieuwekerke (Neuve Eglise) and VieuX
Berquin midway between Bailleul and
Merville)."
Sunday mornings official report said :
ION the Lys battle front we gained
ground as a result of hard fighting.
South of Douve River General Eber-
hardts troops penetrated the enemy's
position southwest OF WolVerghem and
took Nieuwekerke by storm after q
desperate struggle with bodies of Brit
ish, who Counter-attacked.
An attack carried through in the eve
ming hours under the leadership of Cen
sion OF height to the west of the town,
Near Bailleul fighting occurred with
variable results. Merris and Nieux
Berquin were taken.
Enemy forces which were pushing
forward toward the battlefront sus-
tanned heavy losses by our fire, which
was effectively directed by ground and
air observations
"On the battlefront on both sides OF
the Somme there have been artillery
duels An attack by several French bat
talions against Hainvillers sanguinarily
collapsed; numerous prisoners remained
in our hands"
Amsterdam, April 15.-Berlin school
children. according to the Tageblatt
were given a holiday today to celebrate
the victory of Armentieres."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
FOE IS STOPPED ON WEST,
WEEKLY REVIEW SHOWS
However, and Predict Another War Winter
Official Summary Points Out

on front of eleven miles. on the second
day the front of attack was extended
to twenty miles. while the impetus of
the offensive was considerably slowed
down and only able to reach a maxi
mum depth Of two and one-quarter miles.
The front Of attack has since been fur
thcr extended and the British have
been forced to abandon positions to the
north and south of the Lys and west
Of the Lave.
Headway OF Germans
The enemy has made headway along
the La Bassee canal to within the
immediate vicinity of Bethune. while the
other points northwest of the city of
considerable tactical Importance have
fallen into the hands of the enemy,
The enemy now finds himself within
forty miles of Calais. The main lines
of communication to the channel ports
radiate vertically from this battlefront
and thus facilitate the German advance.
During the four days fighting the
enemy has gained a considerable local
success In this area
I'VE must bear In mind that the enemy
is waging a battle of annihiation to
achieve victory. He is fighting today
with the sole aim of annihilating the
b''''''A "A iiAANe' NUS ltl dlll NDINlutIPN
counts for little. If, the enemy can
muster the driving power he will. in all
probability. continue his assaults, hop
Ing that by an "enveloping attack on
an oblique front" TO use the classic
Prussian definition, he may score a COM
plete annihilating victory.
The turning point in the west Is
being reached. The Germans have
scored a distinct advantage, which II
would be very unwise to cndeavor 10
belittle. Yet they have failed in their
great purpose TO achieve victory in the
field and will soon be forced to resume
their old tactics, seeking to gain limited
detectives, striking first at one point,
then at another in order 10 render the
Allied position untenable and give them
selves greater security.
Less Southern Activity
There has been less activity along
the southern flank of the Picardy sa-
lient. Here the line taken over by the
French is now fully consolidated. After
the bloody battles which have been rag
ing in the area between Montdidier and
Noyon, the enemy. fearing a counter
attack along this flank of their new
deeply curved salient, struck repeated
blows to give themselves elbow room
south of the Oise
THE Germans, by stubborn and cost
ly driven thrusts, We're able to force
the French out of the triangular area
formed by the Oise the Ailette and the
old line stretching from La Fere to
"On an approximate twelve mile front
the enemy advanced to a depth ranging
from three to six miles. The French
contested every foot of the ground and
were able to check the enemys onslaught
and carry out their carefully arranged
plan for the occupation of the line which
they now hold south OF the Ailette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
PHILADELPHIA HITS STRIDE
IN BUYING LIBERTY BONDS

fraternal organizations, delivered an ad-
dress yesterday at the William L. FL
kins Masonic Orphanage for Girls. The
address, dealing chiefly with the Liberty
Loan, was given in connection with re-
ligious services held under the auspices
Of Franklin Lodge, No. 1874.
Other speakers were the Rev. W. L. T.
Haan, pastor OF the Wharton Street
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.
and Daniel ]. Bishop, chairman of the
orphanage committee.
Wayne will raise the Liberty Bond
flag she earned on the first day of the
campaign by oversubscribing promptly
her quota for the third Liberty Loan at
appropriate exercises in which the whole
town will join tomorrow night.
At parish meeting of st. Agatha's
Roman Catholic Church. held last night
in the rectory, $4,000 was subscribed
20 the Liberty Loan.
A Liberty Loan appeal was made
, from the pulpit in Holy Cross Church,
Mount Airy. yesterday by the Rev Jo-
seph Mccullough. After the service
$S2 900 was subscribed in the vestibule
! by 1ss persons in amounts ranging from
| $50 TO $4,000.
Holy Cross Church is a member Of the
| Mount Airy division of the Germantown
district Catholic Alliance Of the Liberty
| Loan campaign.
Several thousand dollars was sub.
| scribed 10 the Liberty Loan yesterday
| by Princeton Presbyterian Church. Ser
! geant ]. Armstrong Young OF the Cana
| rian army. was the speaker.
Twenty thousand dollars was sub
scribed at Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church. where Major Hedges, OF the
| Canadian army, was the speaker.
Several thousand dollars also was SUBJ
scribed at the Church Of the Transfigu-
ration. j. Washington Logue. J. "
Loughney and Lieutenant Poelzio, sf the
French army, made addresses.
After an appeal made By the Rev. DIR.
Linn Bowman yesterday $4,000 va,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
CZERNIN IN OFFICE
SINCE DECEMBER, 1915

Count Czernin Won Chudenitz succeed
ed Baron Won Burlan as Austro- Hun
garian Foreign Minister in December,
1915 He was Minister Of Rumania until
that country entered the war.
Burian was continuously under fire
after he took office in January, 1916,
succeeding Count Berchtod. BuTian was
generally credited with being strongly
under the influence of Berlin and II
was reported that Emperor Charles was
anxious to more sharply emphasize the
Individuality |of Austria. Czernin, a
Bohemian grand seigneur and territorial
magnate is the oldest and closest friend
OF Count Berchtold, through whose in
fuence Czernin's appointment was at
tTibuted.
Czernin has American connections, his
younger brother, Otto, while secretary of
the Austrian embassy in London, married
Miss Lucille Beckett, daughter of Lord
Grimthorpe, and of the latters American
wife, now dead, who was Miss Lucy Lee
OF New York. The radical peace views
outlined by Czcrnin from time 20 time
are reported to have created increasing
friction with Berlin.
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Continued from PAGE One
with a welcome. Now Uncle Sam needs
your help. Are you going to give it?"
When man subscribes to the Cow
ernment he in effect subscribes to him
self. Doctor Krauskopf pointed out. He
continued;
DO not say that you cannot afford
IT, You have money to buy yourself
clothes and food. You have money for
tobacco. ice cream liquor and the
theatre DO not say then that You have
not the money to lend the United States
for the protection Of your homes and
the preservation OF your freedom"
Doctor Krauskopf said that money
loaned to the Government now Is only
to forestall a far greater cost, which,
he said, would befall should Germany
conquer this country.
In 1871" he said. when Germany
vanquished France, she exacted an in
the sum the war had cost her. II now
she should succeed In driving through
the British lines to Calais, and then with
France under her iron heel eventually
overthrow England, and after years more
of war conquer the United States. think
what the indemnity could be which We,
the people Of the richest country in the
world, would be compelled to pay. II
Germany should demand three times the
amount the war will have cost her II
would be no fewer than a hundred bill
lions. a sum 80 vast that the mind can
not conceive II. My own mind Is be-
numbed TO think upon IT,"
During the meeting women and Boy
Scouts solicited Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions.
other speakers were Jerome ]. Roth
schild, Joseph Gross. W. B. Leaf and
| the Rev. b. l.. Levinthal. the last three
| addressing the audience In Yiddish.
Meanwhile In the American Theatre
| another meeting was In progress, There
| Doctor KrauslSopf, Joseph II. Hagedorn
| Adolph Eichholz. Isaac Haseler. Bernard
Pockrass. Morris Katz and the Rev.
Nathan Brenner spoke.
Charles H. Bowers chairman of the
Liberty Loan national commit'eg foi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
GARY WRESTLERS WIN
FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chicago, April I5.-With four Of the
eight championships to thelr credit,
wrestlers from the Gary Y. NJ c. A.
won first place in the National A. A. u.
wrestling championship meet at the
Chicago Athletic Association. The new
A, A. L. champions I'm the various
weights are; lCS-pound, Meagher
Gary; l15-pound, Nosen, Gary; 1876
pound, Hohisel. Joliet, H. 135-pound
81 Worries, Greek olympic A, c., Chicago
145-pound, J.. Forst Great Lakes l5S,
pound. Wicker, Great Lakes 175-pound
Kunert, Gary; heavyweight Kunert
Gary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
SAY AUSTRIAN RULER
ALSO WROTE TO POPE
Italian Press Says Holy See Was
Asked to Intervene for
A,,eA,.s,

Rome, April Is. 49, Commenting on
the controversy between the French
Premier M. Clemenceau, and the Aus.
tro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, Count
Czernln, the Italian press insists that
at the time Emperor Charles wrote TO
frlnce SiXtus' OF Bourbon another let
ter was sent TO the Pope.
The Idea Nazionale saws the second
letter was designed to complete, as re-
lating to Italy. the first letter as re-
lating to France, and had for its object
invoking the intervention of the Holv
See In favor of peace.
The Tribuna says that il was all a
part OF a vast pacific offensive on the
part OF Austria and Germany and that
was Joint movement TO deceive
rolh France and the Vatican"
According 10 another source. the lat.
press zita.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
TRAIN CRUSHEs AUTO

Pittsburgh, April 15.--When the au'e.
mobile in which they were riding W.,
struck by a Baltimore and Ohio pas,,
Valencia. five persons were killed anl
two seriously injured The injured wus
brought to the Allegheny General 10y
pital.
The dead-Charles Caylor. fory-nvs
years old Mrs. Charles Caylor, for.l
two Lee Caylor. twelve Mrs Thon''
Ficl, thirty-six Teddy Fiol seven !.
The inJured-Ruth Caylor, six -.
old. left arm fractured and both =.
brokeni Jeanette Fiol, fourteen, cut et'
bruised
All the occupants of the machlre ~
sided AZ Crystal Farms, near Faisp''l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
MILITARISTS FORCED
ACTION, CAPITAL VIEW
Washington, April IS.

Washington, April 1b.
Count Czernn's resignation was re-
garded today as largely attributable to
failure of his peace efforts, but more
TO the fact that the militarists now in
the saddle want stronger control.
The Austrian peace trickery and the
blundering of her secret diplomatic peace
moves as exposed in recent days prob
ably had much TO do with his retire
ment.
whether Czernin was sincere or not
II was apparent that he was striving to
get peace for Austria before IL was
too late, Then suddenly. apparently at
German militarist dictation, he ignored
President Wilson and began imposing
whole change Of front Indicated clearly
he had heard from the military master
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
ZEPPELIN FACTORIES
REPORTED DESTROYED

ZIrlch. April l5.-The Zeppelin fac
tories at Mamsell. near Friendrichs-
hafen, We're destroyed by fire Saturday
night, it was learned here today.
The foregoing dispatch indicates that
Allied airmen may have bombed Fried
richshafen or its environs, setting them
on FIRE. Friedrichshafen is about l25
miles from the western battle front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
YANKEES QUICKLY BAG
TWO GERMAN AIRPLANES
Machines Brought Down Six Minutes
After Trench Crossing
Was Signaled

With the American Army in France.
April l4.--Six minutes after the front
line stgna'led German airplanes crossing
the American trenches this morning,
Lieutenant A. S Winslow, of Chicago,
and Lieutenant Douglas Campbell. Of
California, had brought down two enemy
aviators
one of the German machines was set
afre while the other was virtually un-
damaged. Both pilots We're made pris-
oners.
Campbell Is believed to be the first
aviator trained entirely by Americans
to bag an enemy plane. Both he and
Winslow have received the croiX de
guerre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
ZEPPELINs BOMB INTERIOR
Germans Claim Successful Attacks
on Industrial Centers

Berlin. April 1.-THE official account
Of the recent air raid against England
says:
ION Friday night Frigate Captain
strasser. with one Of our marine airship
squadrons. attacked important storage
manufacturing and shipping places con-
nected with war Industries In central
England. Birmingham, Nottingham.
Sheffield. Leeds, Hull and Grimsby were
bombed.
Despite the extraordinarily strong
gunhre encountered and pursuit BY air
men al our elrships rosurnea safely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
BOYS BODY IS FOUND
in ELEVATOR SHAFT
Nine Year-old William Flaherty
Wandered From Parents Shop q.
ping in Store

IFS head badly crushed, the body Of
WnIam F'laherty, Jr., nine years Old
son OF pr. and Mrs William Flaherty,
u 1855 North Lawrence street, was dis
covered in the bottom Of an elevator
shan n GA Market street, where pre-
sanahlx he had fallen.
The boy wandered away from his
taIebtS-on shopping tour, and his abb
.4oet mas not noted as they went
|hIa6rh the store He was missed and
h..ot,ihs worried about him. they bsgar
I.nI|n6 about the store. he Was iinall,
n1 IS ihe bottom ~ the eleyatol
bsrf Ia hod ~. at1|d gtknoN'