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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
PEOPLE AT HOME
MUST BACK ARMY
Success on Battlefront
Call for More Sacrifices
in Allied Countries
SHIPS GREATEST NEED
American Imports Will Be Cut
to Support Men Who Are
Winning War
Bv CHARLES II. GRASTN

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copvrisht. 1918. bp Nep York Times co.
Paris, Sept. Q.
In group OF Americans whose
business II Is to go to and fro on
the western front a discussion was
started by one asking this question
Of another just back from the Brit
ish headquarters:
What do you think Of the present
military situation?"
''I don't see how 1t could be much
better" he replied. "and been SO bad
three months ago. 1t j. like the
dawn after pitch darkness. The Allies
are attacking on a broad front, ar
fording freedom Of maneuver. In ef-
feet il is three or four attaques
brusques. each co.ordinating with the
other.
There's this difference as COM
pared with similar attacks in the past.
The Germans. in March and In the
subsequent offensives. were obliged to
organize elaborately one big move
ment, and to fling their whole mass
upon selected point in our line. The
initial momentum was greatest, and
as the movement proceeded it gradu-
ally lost force. Therefore unless 1t
was Immediately successful in break
ing through, it was necessary to pause
and organize another offensive, re-
quiring many weeks.
Thus, the Germans spent their
force, and created an opportunity for
Foch to mount a counter offensive,
which, beginning in action on single
front. should widen out into gen.
eral attack covering a large portion
of the whole front. This offensive Is
now proceeding. 1t is a steady, bust.
ness-like affair, with pressure ap-
piled first at one point, then at an
other, in accordance with the general
plan, and nowhere requiring ruthless
| expenditure of men and materials.
Attacks OH Weak Spots
"As in a typical 'attaque brusque,
Foch isn't hurling great masses in
a frontal assault, but mainly EN-
ploys outflanking tactics. Weak
spots are picked out and carried, and
the chief results may show on some
other part of the front many miles
distant, where hanks are uncovered
and brought under artillery fire.
THE Nesle retirement is a good IL
lustration of the effectiveness of thi!
method. To have driven the enemy
back from the Vesle plateau by di
rect assault would have needlessl,
sacrificed thousands of French ant
American soldiers. Foch is like al
engineer working at a great switch
board. the wires of which are in al
directions. A button pushed here, an
switch thrown there, and the powe
is delivered where it is most effective,
And we've only just started" OBJ
served another member Of the groul
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
what had been its glory. now departed.
Town Hall Destroyed by Mines


1T is pure wantonness." said Deputy
Jouve. I'VE have an aerial photograph
taken ten days ago, just after the boche
was driven out, which shows this square
and the town hall virtually intact Now
look at It, Mines have destroyed what
the shells spared. | was the last man
to leave town in a car with the Senator
on March 25 and now I am the first to
enter it, Our hearts were saddened
enough then by defeat but now in the
hour Of victory they are sadder still"
After noting that the wooden
structures erected by the American Red
Cross near the Town Hall were mere
heaps of ashes we moved on to the
cathedral. which had been preserved as
by miracle The roof has been pierced
by a dozen shells, and the interior stone
work OF the right hand tower has all
been smashed. The porch before the
left tower was well-nigh oblterated by a
huge shell. but the interior of the build
ing suffered little. Chairs were still ar.
ranged In the rows. the high altar was
wholly intact, and though the floor was
covered with broken glass and rubbish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
AUSTRIA LONGS FOR PEACE
Count Czernin and Premier Hus
~sarek Voice Propaganda

London. Sept a.-Another wave Of
peace propaganda has sprung up in Aus
tria according TO Information from Am
sterdRm today. Count Czeinin, former
Austrian Foreign ldinister. has written
to the Neue Freie Presse. of Vienna.
saying that q majority Of the German
people are with the Kaiser. and they
desire a lasting peace, one dispatch
stated.
ported to have expressed the hope to the
Governor of Gorixia that peace would
come shortly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
CHANGSIN IS ATTACKED
Hunchutzes Fire Korean Border
Citv and Take Officials Prisoner
SpecinI Cable TO Evening Public LedRer

COPYRIGHT. 1918. BY Nc,u York Times CO.
Pekin, Sept. 9-Hunchutzes have at
tackled Changsn, on the border OF
Korea, and fired the greater part of the
city. The Inhabitants are fleeing into
Korea for safety. The magistrate es-
capped but the chief Of police and others
were taken prisoner Several Japanese
police are also missing. Japanese police
are pursuing the bandits.
The Allied ministers at Pekin at a
conference have agreed that Manchuria
is of mor. importance than Nladivostok,
and troops have been dispatched to Har-
Ia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copvrisht. 1913. bp Eer York Times co.
Paris, Sept Q.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE BEGINS
TODAY; 300 MILES COVERED IN
THREE HOURS TWENTY MINUTES

in the sense that a now familiar
means of locomotion is to be put
practically to new use. The war
has demonstrated effectively that the
atrplane as conveyance is almost as
dependable and safe as an automobile.
so the only real obstacle in the way
Of successfully operating. the new air
all kinds of weather conditions.
The war department has furnished
twelve large training planes for use in
detailed from the ranks of fighting
airmen. as war department officials
feel that the newly commissioned
fiiers viii acquire valuable training in
plotting the big mail carriers over
long cross-country flights.
The planes, each capable of mini
mum speed of ninety miles an hour
are built along the lines of the regu-
lation bombing machine. They are
one-seaters as a maximum OF space
is desired in the friselage for the
storing Of mail bags.
Tho schedule provides for the de.
parture3 OF one plane each day from
both washington and New York. The
machines leave promptly at 1880 in
tho morning. and 1T IL hoped to have
the mail deposited at the terminal.
not more than three hours later
Starting from the Mall in Washing.
ton, near. the Washington monument
the trip to Philadelphia, about Isl
miles, "a expected to be, made in abon,
an hour and twenty minutes. At thu
lhAngars In North Philadelphia an.
other machine will be waiting, read,
to start the hieht TO New York .
soon - the incoming plane lands and
the transfer of mail bags ID made
The second, leg Of the Journey, from
{PtilAdelphia to- Belmont held, In sths
Lent I.iald gsuhlrbs OF Esw, York
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
PEA CANNERIES MAY
EMPLOY WOMEN IL IN b
HOURS ZACH DAY

{, Madison. Wis, May 15.-Rules re-
lating to the hours Of work of women
in pea canneries during the season of
1918. were today published by the In
dustrial commission. They permit pea
canning factories to employ women
in excess Of ten hours a. day when
abnormal conditions prevail. On no
day. however may women be employ
ed in excess Of twelve hours. and dur
ing no week in excess : Of seventy
hours. H
Women who have not been employ
ed, in a pea canning factory prior to
this season must be paid at least Is
cents per hour for work within the
statutory limit Of ten hours day and
not less than 22 cents per hour in ex-
cess Of this. limit; women who have
been employed prior to this. season
much be paid not less than ls cents
per hour for a limit OF ten hours and
not less than 25r:eents In excess of
this limit. sI
The minimum wage scale set forth
by the commission must be observed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
HUNS PLANNED
!. REVOLT ||||!; v ! | !, IN !! [ The
!. ]! UNITED ! | I ] STATES s 4!
Such lis Testimony Given il
Investigation of Hidden
Munitions.

New York. May 15.-Testimony
that in 1916 Germans in the Unit
ed States were planning to revolt
against the country was given to-
day at the state attorney gen.
erals investigation of reports OF
hidden munitions.
Ivan Norodny. vice president of
the Russian-American .Asatic
corporation, testified that Baron
Won Gersdorff. a friend of the
German crown prince and Ger
man agent i'm Mexico. told him
that German societies in the
United States would be equipped
with arms from Germany to COM
binc with I. w. w. and socialists
against the government.
Norodny described a trip to a
New Jersey storehouse with Cap
tain Hans Thuscher and other
Germans. He said they inspect
cd rifles which the Germans
were trying to cell him TO enable
Russian revolutionists to over
throw the autocracy and make a
separate peace with Germany.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
GERMAN PRESS. Is.
DISSATISFIED WITH
OFFICIAL DECISION

London, May 15.-German and
Austrian Liberal and Socialist news
papers. says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. are dis
satisfied greatly with the far reach
ing decision that has been made at
German great headquarters, :.eached
without tho sanction of" the parlia-
ments. ~ IA 7. T..
g The convention. the vowaerts OF
Berlin says, will not cause much sat
isfaction in Austria; where the Ger
mans are very. unpopular owing to
SPan-GeITnan Agitation. A majority
ofE the Austrian people, it adds. will
|constder that the convention, will have
fatal effect on Austrian Industry
after the war when the necessity will
arise for getting large loans from for.
eign countries. S. ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
EIGHT THOUSAND
TRANSFERS BACK
a ON THE JOB TODAY

Chicago. May 15.-Eight thousand
teamsters, and truck drivers reported
for work today, almost to man,
labor leaders said, after striking yes
terday for an increase of wages.
leaders, following reports that gov
fernment' business was being inter-
rupted by the strike, and as a. result
of the conference the men were or
dered back to work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
SHERIFF IS NOT ~.
1 ALLOWED TO CALL
PRACER JURYMEN

Edwardsville. ILL.,, May 15.-sum-
moning jurors for the trial here of
IL men charged with the murder Of
Robert Paul Prayer. enemy alien.
who was lynched at Collinsville April
5. was today taken out of the hands
of Sheriff Jenkins when Judge Bern
reuter-, on motion of States Attorney
Strueber declared he was prejudiced
IN favor Of the defendants in selecting
veniremen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
Hughitt Reelected ).
Head OF The Chicago
y Northwestern Today

Chicago, May 15.-Marvin IHughitt,
the Grand Old Man" of railroading,
who has passed the four score mark;
was reelected chairman of the board
of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad today. q
Several weeks ago. when Director
SMcAdoo .S declared these chairman
ships ornamental and declined to al
low their ssalaries to be charged
ed M. sAdcAdoo ruled that IL stock.
holders desired a chairman they must
|, ,bear the expense out of their own
mock ets: n e s. y. . ~ NJ
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

Lieut.. Lester Collier, who recently
returned from service in France with
the seventh section, Twenty-first divi-
sion French ambulance corps. is act
ing as a -Four Minute" man. He saw
action at Verdun, at Scissors and in
the drive on Laon. In theaters. schools
and club meetings he tells of his ex-
periences with 1.-THE Lucky Seventh" /"
as his section was called.
Lieutenant Collier often drove his
ambulance over roads under fire from
the Germans and tells of one occasion
when a recruit assigned to his ma
chine was killed at his side. by a fly
ing piece Of shell which exploded a
few feet ahead Of them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
&;OO|0!|,,Ol|0|0,0!!O|:O:::.. : D ! J !! !: !. !. !: !"
IN one YEAR /: !, !.
FOR f Or WAR. WORK |.
This is Sum McAdoo EST
mates Will be contribut-
!, s.. ed by Americans: - s.. 7

~ - 0<SSa!AA6 IOI!, way AO"kkSvlSeu cSsA.
mates sof revenue receipts lin the cur
rent fiscal year ending next jung 80
placesat 4,os5, ,ess.ooo the sum which
the American people will contribute
directly to- the government, mainly In
taxes, for prosecution ;. Of the war.
These estimates, reported today to, the
senate by Secretary McAdoo in COM
pliance with asrequest for specific in
formation throwing light on future
revenue needs, show that about one
third the expense of the war this year
has been met by taxation and two
thirds by Liberty bonds. ft;|s.e.. i.,: r. !
The report disclosed that about
$2,775, 1850 will be collected on the
basis Of income and excess profits tax
returns, .on file May 4. about $34S;-
100000 more than the yield. estimated
when the war revenue law was enact
ed last October, but less than the $3.-
100000 recently estimated. The
total now expected from internal rev.
enue. which includes receipts from
turns, is $3,643,890,0 200; from customs
$180,oo0.0o0; from miscellaneous
sources, including $40.000,000 earn
ings of increased first class postage,
$270,000,0O0, and from sale Of public
lands, $1,s00,000. II 80
These figures, although not based
on actual collections, represent quite
accurately what may be looked for
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49, sne .asuHy ,. oeueses, aoesuss 'sa.ass,
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nec..on WIN tne peno,ns quesuDn oi
t.' new ~ let1nue ..;s aes.aoA sa s.aa.
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4 sne M; snat snaa Ssee;1ts,'vvanay - =. ~,
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Lne ta1ss x ere oist.lnute .l!, eaas a nona
from from olsIniea. tspass ; 1ev'"o" 1e11av" ~"
Irom lermentea oo nanols "a l,ro.,vyv
4 S,ool,VvV; vines ana nuuGrs sS'eoc,
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grapn ana otner puoIcNulsineles n ta1e' e
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excise taxes on automonaes, Jeweiry
plano players, movIns plcture nlns
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

since The spublicati ton OF the ems
peror.s letters the Question has besn
raised whether the Austrian offer
should not have received greater at
tention and especially whether Presi-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
ROS''T||'0|V / ON Don
CAPTURED BY
|: SOVIET Q I 1; ! I TROOPS
.Arr1istice on Kursk Front
Extended Martial Law
Declared.

Moscow. Friday. May 1o,-(By the
Associated Press) on Don.
the largest city in the Don Cossack
territory, was recaptured today by the
Russian Soviet troops, who drove out
the Germans. The Germans, who
have held Rostov for only day. are
retreating.,
has been Extended to the Voronezh
and Don districts. Martial law has
been declared and the Soviet troops
have been ordered to disarm the
bands invading Russian territory de-
spite the armistice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
Peace Proposed.

Moscow. Friday. May >10.-(By the
Associated Press).-The Caucasus
government has proposed peace nego-
ttaiions, Foreign. Minister Tchitcherin
is informed by the Turkish sovern-
ment: Turkey. acting with Germany,
has insisted that the Caucasus gov
ernment sends its delegates to Ba-
toum. @i ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
PEACE OFFER TO 49,.
FRANCE WILL BE
4. SUBJECT OF DEBATE

s 1, London. May 15.-The Manche ester
Guardian says that the peace offerl
made to France last, year by Austria
as revealed recently in tho letters
written By Emperor Charles TO Prince
Sixtns, will form the subject ofsS sde:
hsfesRfor tho :, highest Importance Ii
the house of commons tomorrow
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

4, SA, dispatch from Paris TuSsday an
-nounced that Baylies had brought
down his eighth machine. He u 4
member OF. the "StoPk' escadrille.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

~ .s PArisssNa az il - Sergeant Frank. q.
Bayliesa Of New Bodford. Mass., 4
member sof the French flying force,
has brought down another German,
airplane. His score IL now, nine
enemy machines since February -. II.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
BRITISH B ! | ! /: | Much. 1. !.
INTER TEDIN
THEN[EETlNC0F
'l||''W|0|''IElMPE I J ! ] Errors
Two View;po points Appear IL i,
sC Comments on Their !. !
Negotia atiors. II So ].

AuSV1 1uiAS nIcVSSLttO " lue ;DiAtlOIl sPub..t Il
lic.s There are two view points which.
appeal i In the comment on the meet I
ing. one as to the Immediate result OF
the conference and the other as to its
future result. but both are Of para
mount Importance. The first lis the
effect which the meeting is likely to
have In military, events. whether-.an
other great blow at italy, may be, ex-
pected to coincide with, the daily ex-
pected renewal of the onslaught at
the Anglo French front. Also,
whether Austria can be persuaded to
Eend troops to, the western front to
strengthen exhausted German divi-
sen; &se moe aistant outcome 81 the
teal and economic defensive alliance
Of the central powers is a aSrealization
that eventually must be faced In the |
naturalization of Mittel Europa poli- i
cy and 1t is argued that il this. is ac-
complished, the 'patural reply OF the
entente nations would be- the placing,
IN operation OF. the resolutions calling
for economic pressure against Ger
many, known as the Paris resolution
beeause 1t is contended that only by
the strongest economic pressure could
the entente deal with the greatest unit
Of power ever known in the worlds
history
Comments from Austrian newspa-
pers, rea ching Loadon tonight. tend to
confirm the opinion that the alliance
dated In. an all.embracinr manner.
Vienna newspapers are unanimous In
the view that multitude of enemies
necessitates self-preservation and de-
HunRary should Ave theirs defensive
alliance ~ general character. rThey.
also :emphasize that, Tneither EN- pire
will rive up its political. military OF
economic personalitv.53!s 81. q. & /. J
4 -s5,. s5.ij + @ .-------S- ;sf.2ss i
or sRspa Iia "a. s. enrasant rs a1,.the cnnfers
snse 81 Germas,ar rreat 4 hea eadnua rters. pf
fheS f:ernia q ~ saads AuatriaY Smpeross. "a,
sesMac6fufnT:T3 tiiIe EefIifiS I 1okai An.
,.sieer Whicf, cornt11er,ts upon the po-
s.cal And n1ilit any. itnnortance sof; the.
/. ,etir,g. The neWspaper says:; |. 4 81 81 4
,.The injecting bf SfIe two emperors
'nrsest German federal state, the king
,,fSRayaria WIS pressht was q. world
political event 1of first, rate import
ance.: which. Ia .vieE Of the tre-
rnendous military strain in the west Is
particularly calculated to enable us
Is look forward hopefully. and con-
: f1dently itonfuether successes for the
German sr'''n s~oro:
If Zurich, May, 5.-Both King Lud-
wtr of Bavaria and King Frederick
August Of saxony seem to have been
participants in the great headquar-
ferss conference of 1Se German and
Austrian emperors. although appar-
antly neither was Invited to be pres
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

Washington, May 15.-Airplane
mail service between Washington and
New York went into operation today
when the first mail carrier, piloted by
Lieutenant George l.. Boyle, left Po-
tomac Park for Philadelphia at 11:45
o'clock. President and Mrs. Wilson
witnessed the initial start
s The airplane that left Washington
was forced to descend at Waldorf,
The plane from Philadelphia.
piloted by Lieutenant Edgerton.
reached Washington at ESQ o'clock
-. m. 40
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
|. 1 DOES I
!! NOT OBJECT L / !.
T0.AlRCRAFI
/ Ei'S'''''T|l|GAI'lON ! ! | ! J 4
Opposes Inquiry ! ] into i Gen
eral Conduct of War: Y; ! !. at
/. This Tirle.

:, Washing on, j y il In a:lef-
tor today to sei,at tor u Martin y Of
Virginia, Democratic leader in
the senate, President Wilson de-
clared he wohld eeaid passage
of the C1,ambcr'si Sin resolution,
+ calling for an n5inyestigation Of the
aircraft and other war activities. .
as q direct vote of want of, con- !
fidences In the administration
and an attempt by congress to,
take over conduct Of the war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
Leaves New York.

. n t2.tstsrrr lISANeS NcW, IOfK. = .
New.York, May 15.-Atrplane mall
service. In the United States was In
.aqsurated today when government
sairplane,, piloted by Lieutenant. Tor
reyx III Webb. left Belmont Park at
1850 r. IN. for Washington with
pouches containing some 1000 letters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

london. May 15.--The Austrian
and German emperors. at their meet
jngSat German great Headquarters.
German newspapers say. according to
n Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen, selected monarchs for
J.ithonia (Lithuania }, Courland,
Esthonia and Poland. w
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

Zurich. Switzerland, May IA
dispatch to the Nuest Nachrichten OF
Munich says the new Austror German
alliance is fixed for a. period OF
twenty years. includes a military con-
vention apd provides for the closest
economical and customs relations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15

Amsterdam. May l5.- tEmperors'
Conference) - Replying. TO telegram
from Emperor Charles OF Austria,
who referred to the emperors con-
ference as harmonious Emperor VIII
,iani telegraphed to the ruler Of the
at is a great JOY to have again es-
tablished. in our detailed discussions
our entire accord regarding the aims
which guide u.s. ri, =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-21
TWO MOLINE BOYS
IN BASE HOSPITAL
ACROSS THE SEAS

Richard Dedicker, 13I Thirty-fifth
street, Moline. reported on yester-
days casualty list as severely
wounded, is in a French hospital,
this word being received by rela-
tives several weeks ago. This is
the second time that the young SOL
der, only II years of age, had been
wounded. Nov. Dedicker suffered
The loss of a finger OH his left hand.
Private Dedicker is native of
Belgium. His parents reside in that
part Of the war zone, which was re
taken by the allies about two
months ago. Inspired by the deeds
of his fellow countrymen. young
Dedicker enlisted in the United
States army three months after this
country had entered the world war.
He was previously employed at the
Williams, White & Co. plant.
John Murray, brother Of Harry
1iirray 22I3 Eighteenth street B,
Moline. reported several days ago
as wounded slightly. is also in a
hospital in France. Private Murray
was wounded Sept. IS. lie has been
N the service since Nav this year
and at that time entraiHed for Camp
Macarthur, Waco, Texas.