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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
French Heart Beats Atfune
With u. S. on July Fourth
Bv ANDRE TARDlEU


Commissioner Of Franco-Amer'can h'-
Cwrittcu for the United ireSs,
Paris, July 3.
Tho first Fourth Of July to be
celebrated by the French as ma
tional holiday will be observed to-
morrow.
Both chambers decided, in perfect
avroement with the Government, TO
thus manifest the unanimous sent-
mont of the French people.
am glad to tell you that France
appreciates fully the value of Amer
lean co.operation, which is precious
in it's comfort and most efiicacious
in its encouragement to pursue the
fight to victory.
All that is American arouses the
nnbljc interest. Your soldiers have
acquired among all classes a cordial
popularity. 1t is sufficient in a
meeting merely to pronounce the
name "Wilson" to arouse the most
enthusiastic applause.
BE assured that on the Fourth of
July the heart of France will beat
more than ever in unison with the
heart of America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
OPTIMISM GROWS
AS FOES QUARREL
Events in Various Enemy
Countries Add to Allies
Satisfaction
MILITARY NEWS BETTER
All Minor Engagements Result
in Victories for French,
British, Americans
MILITARY NEWS BETTER
Special Cable TO Eueniag Public Ledger
CopUriOht, 1918, By Nctc York Times Co.
pa ris nj

tOpUriDht, 1918, bU NCtC York Times Co.
Paris. July 3.
Optimism is becoming easier in Eu-
rope. To the big Italian victory as the
Chief recent cause OF more hopeful feel
ing there are daily additions of crumbs
Of comfort from various countries which
in the aggregate, give material cause for
real satisfaction.
In military way. on the west front
since the check of the latest German
drive, all the minor Victories have been
with the French. American and British
troops at every point Of "GUtaCt with
the enemy Some or thoS" l'ttic battles
OF skirmishCS, taken separately nave
real military significance because of the
material strengthening of the limo here
and there. The cumulative effect OF all,
taken together, is Il real cause OF en-
couragcment for the Allies.
But even more on the negative side is
increased cause of optimism found IN
new and old QuarrCls among the enemy
States. The increasing bitterness OF
these differences is due to three main
causcs-lacli Of food. greed and jealousy
over the division of present and pros
pcCtivc loot. and signs of awakening
sanity in various parts of Russia.
As TO the quarrel over loot among
Gcrmany's vassals. fresh evidence comes
to Paris from bulgaria by way of
Berne. Bulgaria rcscnts the territorial
gains for Turkey as stipulated ut Brest-
LitovsR. Bulgaria now demands Adria-
nople for satisfaction.
As everybody knows, Radoslavoff was
put out of power because he allowed Tur-
key to beat Bulgaria in the grab game,
but his successor. MalinOff. will go also,
unless he can persuade Germany to com
pei Turkey to disgOrgc something
Bulgaria." says a diplomat of that
country to a Hungarian correspondent,
"is worn out by war, and famine has
come to many parts because of the mo-
nopolistic use of all bulgarian railway
facilities by Germany and Austria. No
means are left us to transport and dis
tribute food to our own people.
Bulgaria. with an empty stomach,
passes easily into n state of rage over
the foreign policy of RadOslaNOff We
have torn ourselves to pieces fighting
rs an ally of Germany, hoping to gain
something out of it, and when the first
opportunity comes to get something our
own Government throws everything away
/ to Turkey"
Turkey, laughing at Bulgaria. tells
her to be reasonable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
DERNBURG WARNS GERMANY
OF POWER OF UNITED STATES
Little Known He Declares of Real Causes That Brough
America Into War-Urges Tculons 10
Revise Their Ideas


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achieves in lh's" things
EVEN II "" succeed, as We H"lc' III
being victorious ON the continent anu
bringing hhEIbnu 10 severe '"''"
through Our sea measures. Nh'I''" re-
mains our rhirI enemy ~" Is H"l con-
Gucred, even II we destroy SOME nun
dredS of thousands "t .N'h''t'""S oI
French soil, ana II Is ln'T''or' III
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'Thcrc is only this Alternative olln'r
world Of force which always is calling
forth more force. beers hat" and revenge
in its bosom. makes mankind the slaves
Of war. takes their possessions and say
fugs. wastes huge value uSclcssly, wears
out and drains the nations in people
and uvouerty, sets up authority, force,
and lack of freedom in place Of free
don, and tLrrehy- hriDcs the death of
moral doyeIonr,rut and moral sclf-rc-
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reconciliation of thn natious, and sn,ph
if in tno way which we also recognized
i'm th,. answer to the Pope a league o
nations. disarmament. and freedom o
the seas But by the will of the pcopl,
this way leads through blood and wan
and pain. The goal is not reached whcl
a group through force gains a meaEur
of ascendenCy over the rest of the world
50 that 1t can impress its will, its pO
htlcal notions and regulations on tn
rest OF the world. The fear that tn
Cehtiai Powers sought such role 70
themselves ana thdt thelr politlca
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
AWAIT HUGE NAVAL GUNS
Germans Believed Delaying Drive
for 50-Mile Cannon

British Headquarters !r France, July
3.--The most general conjecture regard
ing the reason for the prolonged pause
in the German offensive is that the
enemy is awaiting the arrival of guns
of a new type, intermediate between
the extreme long-range guns with which
he has been shelling Paris and his long
range naval guns.
With guns of this type. the assump-
tlon is, the Germans would be capable
of throwing n large number of heavy
shells into Paris from Il distance of
forty or fifty miles. A bombardment
from this distance, instead of the sew
enty of more miles covered by the long
range guns, has been made possible by
the advance of the enemy lines effected
within the last month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
HOETZENDORF CALLED
STUCK-UP IGNORAMUS
German Press Bitter Over
Austrian Defeat, Demanding
Boche General Staff
BY AUSTIN WEST
special Cable to Euening Public Ledger

S"o't ~ bUeHtHG fHOHC IcUgcT
eopV'foht, 1918, by Neg York Times Co.
Milan, July 3.
Inc latest German and Austrian news
papers received here afford truly de-
liclous reading about the Austrian de-
feat.
Ihe Bayerische Kurrier brands Field
Marshal Conrad Won Hoetzendorf as a
| idSh' stuck-up ignoramus who was
never shown any mark of military abil-
I'E, and expresses the hope that EN-
peror CHARLES will have the good sense
TO place him on the shelf forthwith.
ENeh Generalissimo Boroevic failed to
give any proof of unusual capacity, says
the German organ. and, after the mis-
! eraoly poor showing made by other Aus
'rian commanders. the Kaiser has no
option but to force Austria to accept a
German general staff. lest the whole
Teutonic alliance become involved in
| military disaster.
| Inc Leipziger Tageblatt defines the
| worst fault of the Austrian marshals as
| ,he,r having failed to obtain even the
initial success of a general surprise.
On the other hand. the Dresdner
| Neueste Nachrichten seeks to console tn,
| German disappointment at the Slight
! want or success of the Austrians" by
| the assurance that Austrian 're-enforCe-
| ments are already on the march to give
terrific battle elsewhere. and that much
| sooner than might be expected Italy will
learn how inferior she Is and how un-
! tenahle are her positions"
| The Vienna journal Neues Wiener
! Tageblatt. in holding out the same hope,
. tries TO disarm the bitter German criti
, cism by showing that the thwartcd Aus
| train plans had the explicit approval Of
the German staff.
The most comic side of the picture
! is found in the fact that the supreme
| commander, Archduke Eugene, antic-
pating an overwhelming Austrian victory,
had struck special medal bearing his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
YANKEES PRIZE IRON CROSSES
4 TAKEN FROM ENEMY PRISONERS
Large Number of Souvenirs Show That Kaiser Best Have
Been Pitted Against Americans Some Germans
Give Up Medals Voluntarily

tended to Kill him and turned and fed
the American soldier chasing him with
the bare shining bayonct IN his hand.
The officer finally was headed off by
other Americans and then the small
soldier approached pajtcd the German
on the shoulder with one hand, and re-
moved the desired trophy with the other
much to the astonshment Of the officer
The American gave the German a
cigarette and a match and the bargain
was closed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
FOSDICk COMING HOME
Will Report on Work of American
Army Auxiliary Organizations
By the Associafed Press

Paris. July 3.--RaymOnd u. Fosdck.
chief of the committee on war camp
activities, who has been investigating
the work of the auxiliary organizations
with the American army, such as the
Y. NJ G. A. and the Knights of Co
lumbuS, will return to Washington at
the end of this week To report to Secre-
tary of War Baker.
lie feels that the War Department
rather than the officials here, should de-
de as to which organizations may be
permitted to operate at the front and
which behind the front in order to avoid
duplication of effort,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
PENN SOLDIER SAVES MARINE
Wounded Chambcrsburg Man
Gives Blood for TRANSMISSION

Paris. July (By I. n. SD.--A fine en-
ample of sacrifice has just been shown
by Ethelbert Warfield. son of DR.. w e
Warficld. of Chambersburg, Pa. War
was accidentally wounded on June II.
While convalesCing he learned that a
wounded United States marine needed
blood to save his life. and Immediately
offered to submit to the TRANSMISSION him
self. Luckily Wartield is recovering from
The lOuble shook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
WAR HIS SOLE INTEREST
Ludendorif to Talk on Politics
Only From That Standpoint

Amsterdam. July 3.--"T win express
to the Government my views on ques-
tons relative to home politics only when,
in my opinion. those questions affect
our final success in the war" said Gen
eral Ludendorff in reply to question
from Il prominent member OF the ReiChs-
tag. according to the kocluisChc Nolks
ZeitunE
The German Government Is unani-
moualy opposed to a general election
during the war ana has submitted a bill
prulouging the life Of the present Rcichs-
tag uDtil 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-03
FRONTS

own efflsy on one side and the AUS
trlan eagle with wings outspread over
the Dolomites TO the seas on the re-
verse. with the inscription, "lndivisi-
bitter ac inseparabiliter" In view OF
the impossibility of distributing 1t among
the routed armies, this pretty medai
has been put on the market at the price
of seven kronen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Mrs, Lizzie M. Morse.

After years of imperfect health, though
she was able to be about the house as
usual until within about two weeks,
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Morse died Saturday at
her home on Main Street, South Paris.
She would have been 63 years old on
Monday.
Mrs. Morse was the daughter of James
NJ. and Lucy NJ. (TwitchelD Parker, and
was born in Milan, N. b. She was for
while some years ago resident of
South Paris, later moved to Gilead, and
some twenty-three years ago returned
to South Paris where she has since re-
sided.
She married Charles F. Morse, who
died sixteen years ago. They had three
children, two daughters who died at the
ages of nineteen years and one year
respectively, and one son, Albert l..
Morse. The son Is employed as an cleo
trician at the Cbariestown navy yard,
and bis wife and children have been with
Mrs. Morse for some time.
She 10 survived by two brothers and
three sisters-Mr. Curatia Parker OF
Bethel, Mrs. Cara E. Wheeler of Cor
ham, N. H., Mrs. Persis Swan OF Port.
land, John E. Everett Of South Paris.
and Mrs. Homer Webster OF Bennington,
VT.
Mrs. Morse was member Of the South
Paris Congregational church, and OF
Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge.
The funeral Monday afternoon Is at.
tended by Rev. G. w. Rogers, and burial
Ia in Riverside Cemetery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Street Railroad to be Junked.

1t now seems reasonably certain that
before snow flies the service of the Nor.
way and Paris Street Railway will be
discontinued, the rails taken up, and
the rest of the equipment disposed Of
At meeting of the business men of
Norway last Wednesday the committee,
composed of L. N. Carroll, A. j. Stearnl
and Henry B. Foster, reported that this
was the prospect. 1t was represented
to them by the Oxford Electric Co.,
owners of the road, that 1t was losing
them about $1,000 yearly. A large sum
will be necessary to put into improve
ments, II the road is to be maintained.
1t was stated that an increase Of fare
rate probably would not meet the diff
ficulty, as it would reduce materially the
amount of patronage.
L. n. Carroll offered to give 5000 per
year personally rather than have the
service discontinued, and Walter L.
Gray offered 800.
II the road il discontinued, 1t Ia
thought some form of bus service, with
q regular schedule, will have to be ar.
ranged. This can probably be arranged,
If the party fitting up for the service
can be protected against indiscrimlnate
competition.
The street railroad between South
Paris and Norway was opened for bust.
ness July Q, 1896, and for twenty-three
years has maintained ito service, not be-
ing suspended for any long time except
during the deep snow of last winter
when 1t did not run for some months
1t has bound the two towns together
along business lines and especially along
social lines more firmly than before, and
cannot be discontinued without its loss
being much felt. .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Regent Norway Deaths.

Beverly Truman died at st. Marie's
Hospital, Lewiston, early Thursday
morning. He bad undergone an opera
ton for hernia, which was successful,
but the direct cause of death was cancer
of the stomach. Mr.. Truman was born
July 8, 1850, on plantation In Louisiana,
and, was one of q family of four brothers
and one sister, the last named dying In
early life. He and his brothers were
separated, and the last time he saw them
was at the siege of Petersburg.
: During the civil war he followed the
Union army, and after the war was
brought by DR.. Alexander to Farming.
ton, where he received common school
education. He later lived In Bangor and
Greenwood, and for about forty-three
years had been In Norway, where be
was employed at different kinds OF labor
as long rs he was able.
He married Ellen Saunders Of Norway,
who survives, with their eleven children;
Sadie E., wife of John Prince, Burton
B., Walter Scott, Eula p, wife of Joseph
Laine, Homer w., Margaret n, Dorothy
]. and Harold R., all Of Norway, Lemont
D. of Sweden, Fannie B., wife Of Frank
S,airs Of Bangor, and Private Ned r
Truman OF Camp Devens. There are
thirteen grandchildren.
The funeral Saturday was attended By
Rev. q. L. Nichols, and burial was In
Pine Grove Cemetery. :.
Samuel n. Whalen. who died Aug. Sc
at the home of bis daughter, Mrs. Free
man C. Smith, ct the age Of 65 years
was Q native OF Steuben, but had spen!
considerable time In the West. he had
been In Norway since early In July, com
ing from Bath. He leaves . daughter
Mrs.. Smith, and several brothers ane
sisters. Rev. 81, L. Nichols conducted
the funeral services, which were u
charge of Norway Lodge. !. 0. o. r
Burial was In Pine Grove.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Lieut.. Lowell Back from Front.
FIRST NAN SEEN IN THIS SECTION WHO
WAS IN THE BIG DRIVE.

Relatives of Lieut.. Eugene P. Lowell
of South Paris were electrified last
Tuesday to receive from him telegram
announcing that he had arrived safely at
Newport News, Va, and would be at
home soon. No intimation OF such q
thing had been had before.
Thursday afternoon Lieut.. Lowell ar
rived in South Paris for Q few days
stay only. Heis ordered to Camp Dix,
New Jersey, for instruction and reas-
signment, and expects to be assigned to
some other unit of the army.
As he IL we'll known In South Paris,
where his home has always been, and as
he il the first man from this section to
come back from the fighting on the
front, 1t is needless to say that he has
been given q warm reception by every
one. and has been kept extremely busy
during the past few days.
He left France Oh the 10th Of August,
with q number of other returning Of
icers, among whom was Capt. Archie
Roosevelt. They had rather slow
passage on account OF submarine warn
ings, and sank one submarine on the
trip. r-s1-
Lieut.. Lowell enlisted 10 the 103d In
fantry, which has been In France about
q year. Having secured an appointment
to an officers training school, be was
commissioned a. lieutenant, and was at
frat assigned to Co. G., which was
originally the Bangor company of the
Second Regiment, Maine National Guard,
but was later transferred to Co. N,
which was from Augusta.
For about two months, In February and
March, he was In the trenches at Chemin
dss Danes. Later at Xivray in June, he
was gassed, and was in the hospital for
some weeks, though not 80 long time
az he was supposed to be booked for. BE
was released Just In time to be at the
turning point of the big push at Chateau
Thierry on the 18th Of July. It 10 well
known now that the Goth Division, in
Guiding the 10Sd Regiment, took q
prominent part there In changing The
German advance into q retreat, at the
apex of It's accomplishment. From the
18th to the 25th of July he went over the
top five times. To have participated In
those events, which may bave marked
the turning point of the whole war, il
certainly honor for any man, and Lieut..
Lowell says it is honor enough for him
If he gets no more during the war.
He had just returned from furlough
spent in Paris when he received notice
that he was to be sent home, which he
saws seemed almost to good too be true
His experiences seem not to affect hin
seriously as yet, and he appears in ths
pink of condition.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10

Wo0dsum went into the water and made
an attempt to rescue Mrs. SWEET, getting
quite pear her, but could not save her,
and was 20 exhausted himself - to be
able barely to get hold OF the end of the
canoe which Miss Record padded mp to
him.
After the accident Mr.. Woodsum
came ont from the pond 10 report Il,
and returned to South Paris that night.
Miss Record remained with the Camp
bells until the next day, and gave as
sistance TO the parties who Were search
ing for the bodies.
Charles T. SWEET and willard Pratt
left South Paris Monday, and got to the
pond early Tuesday morning to search
for the bodies. Some Paris Hill men
were also there, and Q number from
Andover, and before night score were
there to assist.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings
were found late Tuesday afternoon, near
together, some two hundred feet from
shore, and In about eight feet of water,
with muddy bottom. Mrs. Swett's
body was not found till nearly dark
Wednesday, at some distance from
WuoEo tuo 0tuotb W6Eo tdkou Ou6. II
was the opinion OF the medical examiner,
DR.. Rowe of Rumford, that Mrs. SWEET
did not drown, but died from shock.
1t was quite strenuous work getting
the bodies ont to where they could be
Ia ken by automobile, a. they had to be
carried several miles on stretchers and
then several miles more by wagon.
One of the saddest features of this
affair, which caused shock to the
whole section, is that by the death of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings family Of
seven young children are left orphans.
Fuller biographical matter will be
found in the Paris Hill column.
Mrs. SWEET was the daughter Of Mrs.
Abbie and the late Herbert W. Record,
and was the wife of First Lieut.. Guy I.
SWEET of Co. D, 103d Infantry, which
has been in France for about year and
has seen some hard fighting. Mrs.
SWEET was about six weeks less than 20
years of age, and besides her husband
leaves two daughters. She is also sur
vived by her mother and the sister who
was with her at the pond, both of whom
made their home with her on Hill Street,
South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
a TRIPLE DROWNING ACCIDENT AT POND
ss People Thrown by capsizius
And All 90

Three Paris people lost their lives by
the capsixing Of canoe In G Pond IL
the forenoon Of Monday, Sept. Q. .They
were Reginald L. Cummings. 81 YEAR ii
age, bis wife, Nellie, 81, OF Paris hin
and Estelle, wife Of Lieut.. Guy I. SWEET,
Is, Of South Paris.
These three, together with Mrs. Svstt',
sister, Misc Anna n. Record, and George
Woodsum, Of South Paris, went to the
pond Saturday afternoon preceding, and
we're occupying the camp of 7. A.
Thnrston over Sunday and the holiday.
z Pond 10 . somewhat noted fishing
ground. There are two camps there.
and canoes and other boats. The pond
is In that division Of wild lands called C
Surplus, and 10 the headwaters of the
Dead Cambridge River. The route to it
from Paris 10 By automobile few miles
beyond Andover, thence on foot BY
about seven miles Of trail, though Mr..
Cummings drove his car in some dis
lance farther on this seven-mile trail
than is commonly done.
About halt past nine O'Clock Monday
morning, the party were ont fishing In
two canoes, Mr.. and Irs. Cummings
and Mrs. SWEET in one canoe, Mr..
Woodsum and Miss Record in another.
The canoes were some distant apart,
but within speaking distance. Some
ducks appeared near the shore, and Mr..
Cummings made the remark that be
was going back and get his revolver to
go duck hunting, as they weren't having
any luck fishing.
He accordingly began to turn his
canoe, and 1t is supposed that q move
ment of Mrs. Cummings as they turned
upset the canoe, as she was seen to turn
and put her hand on the rail. Just how
it happened, however, can not be told,
az those in the other canoe did not
happen to be looking at 1t at the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Campbell and
others of Andover were occupying the
other camp on the pond, and Mr.. Camp
bell, who was on shore, happened to see
the canoes just before the accident and
again just after, but not at the time of
it. When be saw them in the water, he
started for boat, but was too far away
to reach them with assistance.
Mr.. Cummings got hold of his wife
and managed to swim some distance
with her before they went down. Mr..