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The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
BRITISHHOLD
WHIP-HAND In
IRISH CRISIS
Sir Horace Plunkett, Par
lament Member, Taken
IN Great Roundup.
DUBLIN NOW QUIET
Government Nips in Bud
Final Despairing Revolt
in County Tyrone.

London. May 1e.-sir Horace Punk
EFT, Sim Fein leader in Parliament is
one of the 500 men and women ar
rested yesterday in connection with
the widespread German-Irish plot, IL
became known this afternoon. Sir
Horace played a prominent role in the
Dublin Easter rebellion two years ago.
With his arrest. four of the six
Sim Feiners in Parliament have been
apprehended. The two others, GinnelI
and McCartan. already were IN Jail
when the new plot was discovered.
Both were serving sentences Of six
months.
Reports from Dublin late this even
ing describe the situation in the Irish
capital as quiet, though the arrests
are the sole topic OF conversation.
Large bodies Of soldiers are sauntering
about the city ready to take a hand
wherever disturbances might develope.
Seventy-three Sim Feiners were
transported at night time from Kings
town to Holy Head. A crowd cheered
the departing ship then dispersed.
A desperate eleventh-hour at
tempt to turn the tables on the
government forces was made yes
terday by Sim Feiners in County
Tyrone. while Viscount French's
dragnet was gathering IN 500 men
and women conspirators in the Ger
man-Irish revolt plot
Storm Castle for Arms.
A crowd OF masked men stormed
Barn Court Castel. the seat of the
Duke Of Abercourt. and made an
unsuccessful search for arms.
There has been scarcely any blood
shed In the island-wide roundup of
plotters. Except for the abortive
raid on Barn Court Castle. the only
disturbance reported so far took
place at Skibbereen. where seven
Sinn Feiners resisted constabulary
forces that tried to arrest them.
One Of the protestants is reported
to have been shot in the arm.
Troops are guarding the govern
ment buildings and railways in
Cork.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
King George V of England
Sends Thanks of Britain
To u. S. for Red Cross Aid

London. May l9-The following letter from King Ceors
to President Wilson made public tonight:
TO the President of the United States of America:
'On the eve of the second appeal which the American Re
Cross about make for funds with which carry
work of mercy thank you the of my people for Il
assistance already offered the sick and wounded of the allie
countries
My heartfelt wish is that the results of this appe
may enable the Red Cross of America side by side with
own organization and those of the allied countries successful
the sres. humane mission imposed upon by tt
gigantic war such as the world has never known.
The unexamped munifcence of Americas first respon.
provided noble record in charitable effort. and feel h
people will again respond the extent th
the of your great country alone command
(SisneD GEORGE, R. L."
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
AETNA PLANT
AT PITTSBURG
SHAMELESS
Bodies of Victims All Un-
recognizable After Ter
rifle Explosion.

Pittsburgh. May 1s.-The valley east
Of oakdale, which until yesterday had
been the site of the Aetna Chemical
Company's plant, was a scene Of
devastation today almost beyond con-
ception- With various investigations
under vxy-to deternrsihe the cause of
the explosions, hundreds of men to-
day searched the ruins 10 recover the
bodies OF victims. The death toll
stood tonight with 56 known dead. 81
employees missing and 81 injured.
Plant Wiped Out.
The obliteration of a plant which
had been one of the finest handi-
works OF man was almost complete.
And under il were many charred
specimens of humanity, many Of them
caught in the midst of a heroic errand
of mercy.
Columns of smoke arose from many
parts Of the wreckage. The hiIlsides
were scared by the explosion and here
and there blackened stumps OF trees
were smoldering. All vegetation was
completely burned away and every
tree left standing was stripped bare
of foliage.
Morgue OverhOwing.
The morgue in Oakdale where the
bodies were taken after they were
recovered from the smouldering
ruins, was a vertiable chamber OF
gruesomeness. From early sunrise
until after dusk had set in, the
searchers carried parts of the
bodies of the victims in buckets and
other receptacles to the morgue
where efforts were made to sort
and place them in such shape that
they might be identified.
Indescribable scenes of grief were
enacted there. Fathers and mothers,
sons and wives were in the throng
that crowded in the place in the
hope Of Identifying the bodies.
Four arrests were made at Oak
dale today. Department of Justice
special agents, while admitting the
men were being held for an investi-
cation. refused to divulge their
identity.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20

London, May Io.-Gen. Foch
according to the Exchange Telc.
graphs military commentator, said
to a friend few days ago:
ASK me nothing. l shall tell
you nothing. But know this:-
Il have confidence"
The same writer adds Germany's
preparations for a new blow are
coStpleted.
Is the storm in the West about
to break loose-perhaps with to-
morrow's dawn-or is Luden-
dorff again waiting for the full
moon: If he is, another week OF
feverish preparations and equally
feverish expectancy is ahead, for
not until Saturday will the Ger
mans have that favorite aid to the
following-up phase of an offensive
that counted so much in their
smash through in the last days Of
March.
Enemy PrepsrinG.
The last a hours again were marked
by lively air fighting and successful
allied local consolidating operations
and raids. netting them prisoners and
machine guns.
To some military observers the fact
that the enemy has been gathering
up all available forces and supplies
indicates an impending attack on the
whole line between Ypres and Berry
au-Bac, a front of some $50 miles, not
counting the salients.
Allied intelligence work has estao--
lished the fact that the enemy's most
important new ammunition depots are
located between Dousi and Lille.
The present weather is extremely
favorable to a reopening OF the offen-
sive by the Germans. II IL almost as
hot as July, and heat ena bles men to
exert their greatest efforts. Nor are
there any indications OF a change for
the worse in the weather II is clear
and the wind has veered in a westerly
direction. enabling the Germans TO
make use of smoke screens and gas
without the fumes being waited back
toward their own lines
Made Captures.
The foremost infantry action ot
the last twenty-four hours was a bril-
liant dash by Australian troops inlA
the German positions in and sHcund
the hamlet OF Ville-sur-Ancre, which
lies northwest Of Morlancourt, be-
tween that village and Albert In q
preparatory assault yesterday even
ing, the Anzacs had improved the
British lines and taken q number OF
machine guns.
During the night they launched a
major attack, which carried all OBJ
Jectives. including the village itself,
and netted the assailants go prisoners
and twenty machine guns. the largest
booty recorded in nearly two weeks
The Australian casualties were sight.
The Germ7n day report reveals an
attempt by the war office to prepare
its readers for a reverse on that sec
tor. for Il saio that many times"
last night tine German batteries be-
tween Arras and Albert were subject
to violent fire. While the point of
the Australian attack rs below Albert,
the reference to this preparatory
bombardment OF the German pOsl-
tons was clearly meant to fore
shadow infantry attacks West or
Hulluch, the German report asserted,
attacks by English companies were
repulsed with heavy losses"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Official Reports
From, War Fronts
AMERICAN.

Gen. Pershing. in a commu-
niQue issued last night. tells of
the victorious repulse by the
Americans of several German
raids. He also tells of a thrill
ing air battle between Lieut.
Eddie Rickenbacher and q Ger
man fiier who was forced down
out Of control by Rickenbach-
er. R!ckenbacher, though his
machine was badly damaged,
reached his own lines safely.
The communique follows:
In Picardy and Lorraine.
hostile raids were repulsed with
loss to the enemy in killed and
wounded. In the woevre there
was continued aerial activity,
our planes successfully engag-
ing in several encounters.
Early this morning in the
Lorraine section a strong en-
emy patrol of twenty to TWEEN
ty-five men attempted a raid on
one of our advanced positions.
The raid was a complete failure
and the enemy in retreating
left one of their number dead
in our trench.
Last evening. north Of Toul.
Lieut.. Rickenbacher. flying at
5000 meters, was pursuing an
Albatross type plane when a
second machine came between
them. Lieut.. Rickenbacker
struck the tail of the second
machine, taking it on, and ap-
parently forcing the hostile
plane down out Of control. AL
though his own machine was
badly damaged he succeeded in
returning safely to his own
lines.
AT, about the same time
Capt. Peterson attacked a two
seated machine in the vicinity
of Saint MihieL The enemy
machine descended. apparently
falling in a nose dive.
Lieut.. Chambers, at about the
same time, engsged two hostile
machines, of which one was
seen to fall. The other was
pursued without results.
The Germans wireless press
Of May II announced that in
view Of uncertainty concerning
supplies from Ukrania, the
bread rations will be reduced
from 200 to 160 grams, from
June 16."
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Woman, Baby Dying, Aids
Murderers of Werres
Mrs. Burgess, Wife of Soldier, in Alexandra
Jail, Stains High Record of Her Sex
Both at Home and Abroad.

do would be to send me to a hotel.
where would have a decent bed"
Whether this woman, with her
brown skin and small. uninteresting
dark eyes, will be formally accused of
implication in the crime, has not yet
been revealed. The, sheriff who had
her in charge refused to say on what
grounds he was holding her.
She May BE Held.
The fact that a woman's stained
gauze chemise was found near the
stream where the men confessed they
washed the blood from the suitcase,
may have a strong bearing on the evil
dence in an effort to convict the
woman of implication in the crime.
She would not make an appealing
figure in a courtroom. Her voice is
Strident, and her features, though
they could not be termed coarse. have
a lack OF refinement, and wear habitu-
ally an expression of sneering disre-
gard. She refused to act the role of
penitent in her cell, and demanded a
deck OF playing cards
Left Her Baby Dying.
The fact that she not only desired
to elope with another woman's hus-
band, but wantonIy left her five
months-old baby to die, while she
went on this jaunt, will hardly be in
her favor should she be brought to
trial for completely in the murder.
The episode of the baby is the most
revolving fact in the whole sordid
business.
Il couldn't help my baby dying
could T." she demanded. 1T just
wouldn't thrive on the food gave 1t.
and when got back to Laurel, Nd.
from Richmond, after the boys were
arrested, found the baby had died,
and my mother had had it buried"
And that is the caliber Of "the
woman in the Werres case"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20

The great white light Of war re-
veals humanity in brilliant high
lights and stygian blacks
Countless men and women have
reached shining heights Of heroism
"a few have sunk into depths OF
cowardice.
Heroism is a commonplace-cow-
ardice stands out sinister and dark.
against a scintillating background.
In the crime that has shocked
Washington, the murder of J. p.
Werres. a chauffeur, on nearby
Virginia road, cowardice was the
controlling element.
1t was in cowardice that the idea
of deserting from the army was
conceived in the minds of Robert
L. Newman and Samuel Gamble.
The thoughts of standing up for
their country, before the guns of
the enemy, made them a prey to
quaking fear. 1t was in cowardice
that they hit the chauffeur from be-
hind, in an effort to make q geta-
way in his automobile.
1t Was Cowardiee.
1t was cowardice that caused
them to beat the head of the man
into unrecognizability, in a panic
Of fear that he might eventually
come to life and tell.
And the most abhorrent fact Of
all was that a woman accompanied
them, using a portion of her under
clothing to remove the tell-tale
stains of blood, while her husband
was in camp, preparing to fight for
his country, and her baby, five
months old, lay dying.
While thousands Of women are sac
rificing sons, husbands. money. every
thing. in fact. for patriotism's sake:
are standing heroically by the helpless
wounded. in the perilous hospitals be-
hind the lines; have even ventured
into the front line trenches during q
bombardment and distributed comforts
among the exhausted soldiers, Mrs.
Burgess attempted to aid two coward
ly soldiers to escape from the army,
and aided in the murder Of patriot.
the chauffeur who had refused to be-
come q party to the desertion of the
soldiers, whose intention he had evil
IDENTIFY OWNED.
Record Of One woman.
That il the record Nof one woman,
who has proven false to the high mark
set by American womaphood in this
war. And all she IL worrying about
now, in her cell In the Alexandria
county Jail. Is her prison fare and
her hard bed.
''I sure would like good beefsteak
and onions. think. II Is q shame the
way am treated. 4 have committed
no crime. and the men have confessed
to the murder. merely happened to
be alnnR. I think tha least tbes could
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
MAY MAKE PUBLIC
PACT OF EMPERORS
Won Hertlins's Speech May Reveal
Austro-German Agreement.

Zurich. via London. May ia
Count Won Hertling, the German
according to Berlin dis
patches. will address the Federal
Council (Bundesrath) Wednesday on
the subject of foreign affairs. He
will make a statement regarding
the decisions taken at the two
Kaisers' conference at German head
quarters recently.
The Hague. May 19.-Austria will
take q bigger share in the opera
tions on the Flanders front as a re-
suit OF the recent Austro-German
according to German ad-
vices. No decision was reached at
the two emperors' conference with
regard to an offensive in Italy. 1t is
reported.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
HUNS PLACE UKRAINE
CAPITAL UNDER SIEGE
Many Citizens Arrested at Kiev for
Opposing German Rule.

Amsterdam. May 19.-Kiev, capital of
the Ukraine. has been placed in a
state Of siege by the German military
command in conjunction with the Uk-
rainian provisional government. Many
cttizens have been arrested as a result
OF attempts to rise against the oc-
cupying authorities eliminating in
street lighting. A number of mem
bers of the revolutionary committee
are held for trial by a military court.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
BRITISH.

London, May ls.-The capture by
Austrians of the village Of Ville-Sur-
Ancre, northeast Of Morlsncourt, with
$50 prisoners and 20 machine guns is
announced in tonight's report from
Field Marshal Haig.
British troops on the Flanders front
raided q German post southwest OF
Meteren, There was artillery activity
on both sides throughout the day.
The text follows:
"a local operation undertaken by US
dui ing the pigta Sosinst Ville-Sur-
Ancre was .Scs-s-all. australians
carried the German positions in and
around the village. which is now In our
possess =. We took $50 prisoners and
CONTINUED on PAGE rouRl
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
'GEE!' SHUTTERS
MARINE, IT'S.
THE PRESIDENT
Wilson at Pelham Bay-Sta
ton Greeted by Boy
Of Sixteen.
CHEERED In NEW YORK
Goes to Church; Dimes with
c. H. Dodge; Returns
Here Today.
cHEERED In NEW YORK

New York. May 19.-President VII
son paid his compliments to the Navy
today. by making an unheralded visit
to the Pelham Bay Training station.
whose boys marched in yesterdays
Red Cross parade and so impressed
Mr.. Wilson that he determined to see
them in their home surroundings.
Driving quietly up to a side entrance.
the limousine containing President
and Mrs. Wilson and Col. and Mrs.
House came to q stop. The President
opened the door and addressed a uni
formed boy Of about Is:
How can We get in here?'' he asked.
The youth recognized the visitor and
was apparently paralyzed with fright
for q moment.
Boy FIabbergasted.
Gee, it's the President himself:
What'll do?" he suffered.
Having received no notification OF
the visit, the camp had made no prep
arations for receiving the distinguish
ed guest. A guard was hastily gotten
together to render proper honors. A
large crowd of Sunday visitors became
aware that the President was on the
grounds, and cheering followed the
party as it drove about.
Several hundred young sailors raced
after the Presidents car. swinging
their caps and yelling a wild well
come, which brought a broad smile
to Mr.. Wilson'S face.
Commander w. B. Franklin greeted
the President and his party at head
quarters. before they started on the
return trip to the Waldorf. b..
Cordial I'm New York.
Cordial, respectful greetings met The
President on every side as he left the
hotel shortly before II o'clock this
morning, accompanied by Mrs. Will
son and Rear Admiral Grayson, and
proceeded up Fifth avenue to the
Brick Presbyterian Church. Men re-
moved their hats. Handkerchiefs flut-
tered in the hands of women. All
smiled a welcome. Good morning.
Mr.. President" and Mr.. Wilson's hat
was off much of the time, in acknowl-
edgment of the cordiality shown him.
The President and his party mingled
quietly with the worshippers entering
the church. At first there was no rec
ognition. Then, as IL his presence had
been announced, everyone appeared to
know the nations head was there.
Fifth Avenue Thronged.
An impressive war sermon was
delivered by the Rev. DR.. R. Bruce
Taylor. who had served in the
trenches at Ypres as chaplain to the
Gordon Highlanders.
Fifth Avenue was thronged with
people awaiting the Presidents exit,
when the service closed. wild
cheering broke the Sunday calm.
The people pressed toward Mr.. Will
son and hundreds of hands were
Outstretched. He thoroughly en-
joyed the situation.
Entering an automobile. the Pres
ident's party drove to Colonel
Houses home, and picked up the
Colonel and Mrs. House. They had
luncheon with Cleveland H.. Dodge,
at his Rfverdale estate, after which,
the visit was made at Pelham Park.
All the employees of the Dodge
estate were presented to the Presi-
dent before he left Riverdale.
Rolfe Boiling. Mrs. Wilson's broth
er. and Mrs. Boiling were dinner
guests of President and Mrs. Will
son tonight at the Waldorf.
The President will reach Wash
ington tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
MORRIS, MARINE, CITED.
Commended for Efforts to Save 2
from Drowning.

Corp. owen M. Morris. of the United
States Marine Corps, has been highly
by his commanding officers
for his heroic efforts to save two Of
ficers from drowning in Santo Domin-
go. and Secretary Daniels and Maj.
Gen barnett have recomrended tbat
a life-saving medal be conferred upon
him.
Corp. Morris is a native of wapealla.
ILL.,, where he was born July 13, 1895.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps May
8. 1917, and was made a corporal Feb.
1, 1918 His mother, Mrs. Nell Morris.
resides .at Machinaw, Ills.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Cologne Bombed by Allies
In Daylight.

Amsterdam, May ls.-siK allied -
tors participated In yesterday raid
on Cologne, on the Rhine. a. 0rding
TO German advices. The att X took
place in broad daylight in 'ie morn
ing. Much damage was DC ie In the
center Of the city. especia ~ on the
market place. Fourteen ere killed
and more than forty were injured
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
PROTESTS TORPEDOING.
Spain lncensed Over Sinking Of
Ship by Hun U-Boat

Madrid, May 19.-The Spanish gov
ernment has filed an energetic protest
at Berlin against the torpedoing of the
Spanish steamship Villa DelsoI on
May Is. The vessel was en- route to
Barcelona from Geneva.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
3 KILLED IN AUTO
LOCOMOTIVE MISHAP
Victims of Accident in Illinois Are
Women; One Man Injured.

Champaign. ILL.,, May 19-Three
women were killed and one man prob
ably fatally injured when an automo-
bile was struck by a freight engine
near here today. The dead:
Mrs. Patrick Burke: Miss Ella Mac
donald and Miss Joanna Falsted.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Eighth Austrian Loan to Come.

Amsterdam. May 19.-The eighth
Austrian war loan will be issued
shortly after Whitsunday. The net
price presumably will be 80 and the
loan will carry interest at 81 per
cent, according to the Vossiche
Zeitung OF Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Another Sunday Accident.

Saratoga Springs. May 19.-Mr.
and Mrs. Peter L. Gassert and
Anthony Masse, 10 years old. all of
this city, were killed instantly when
Delaware and Hudson express
train struck an automobile truck
in which they were driving over q
crossing
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
3 KILLED AS CARS
CRASH In DETROIT
Street Cars Smash Head-on in
Wreck That Injuries IS More.

Detroit. May 1s.-Three persons were
fatally injured and fifteen others cut
by flying glass, when two crowded
street cars crashed head-on in the
downtown section here late this af-
ternoon- Little hope for the recovery
Of those seriously injured Is held out.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
SUPPLIES UNCERTAIN.
Bread Ration of German People
Reduced in Consequence.

The German wireless press of May
II announces that in view of uncer-
tainty concerning supplies from Uk-
rainia. bread ration will be reduced
from two hundred to one hundred
sixty grams. from June 1s, advices
from American armv headquarters In
France state.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
GERMAN ACE SHOT IN EYE.
Bonsartz Downed by British Avia.
tor, SAYS Hun PAPER.

zurich. via London, May Is.-The
Frankfurter Zeitung says Lieut.. Bon
sartz' the Ace" OF the German flying
corps. was shot down by Britishkavi-
ator and received a bullet wound In
me eye. He Is now convalescing in q
hospital.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
nine HUNDRED
MILLION TO Be
GIVEN ROADS
McAdoo Makes Allotments
for New Equipment and
Improvements.

Director General McAdoo yester-
day announced budgets OF $s37,s61.-
S1s for 1918 to put the railroads IN
the most efficient condition posi-
BILE to meet the enormous. growing
demands Of the war
OF this amount s479, 9,6S6.531 is, for
.e9nipment,S. s4fe. .o71,o13 for addi-
tisns ana betterments and s1s.205.-
ia for extensions.
Asked More Than Billion.
The various roads asked for ST.
2S7,2O9,l46. but the Director General
cut this down by s349.247,S2S in the
belief that many Of the projects
laid down were not needed or were
not as essential in the present
stress as others.
The greatest amount is allotted
to the railroads now carrying the
greatest bulk of war munitions,
equipment and supplies. The Penn
sylyania Railroad system receives
the highest amount, $112,656.652. Its
estimates were cut $36.614,597. The
lines east get s64.3sS,743. and the
lines West s4S,267.s0s. The New
York Central obtains the next high
est amount, $70.67s.OS7. Its esti-
mates were trimmed only $4,000.
The Baltimore & Ohio is allowed
S43, 1908, which is $2.454.302 be-
low the amount asked. The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe receives
s41, ,465,7s4, which is $s,6S4,o37 be-
low it's estimate.
Trimmed All Estimates
Practically all Of the roads had their
estimates trimmed. the greatest cut OF
all being to the Chicago Union Station
Company. It asked for $20.69S.72S and
was allowed S1,655, ,293. The Southern
Railway wanted SIC, ,030, ,46l and receives
Sa9.1l3,5l1; the Virginian Railway ask
ed for 81, ,731 ,2S7 and gets $S.6S1. 81; the
Chicago & Alton estimated its needs
at Sl0.S5S. .335 and is allowed s,6Ss,SSo'
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pactfc
asked for $31. .OS1 ,261 and receives N4.-
lS9, ,O36; the Lehigh Valley sought S2S,-
OSs,75S and is allotted $9.9Ss,S0S; the
Norfolk G Western wanted $A. All. IA
and receives s23. .62 .224; the Akron,
Union Passenger Depot Company ask
ed for 1000 and gets nothing; the
Chicago Junction Railway wanted
s65l SIS and receives Isis.
Director General McAdoo said that
the budgets were necessarily tentative;
that they were still under study and
IL needs were shown to be greater
than appeared, a readjustment would
be made. The main thought was to
have the work done before next winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
Turks Commit Atrocities,

The Hague, May lg.-Reports Of a
fresh outbreak of Turkish atrocities
on the Jews in Palestine have received
official confirmation. according to the
Jewish Correspondents Bureau.