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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-08

The only restrictions to an
nounce in this sale Is that there
will be no exchanges and no
refunds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-08
Buy Her A Goat for
ChriSfmQs-NOU

The Government asks that you
do your Christmas shopping
now and assist In eliminating
the congestion usual at that
season In the postal and ex-
press service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
BRITISH EMPIRE HAS
$500, 900 UNDER ARMS

New York. April Is.
The British Empire AT the beginning
Of April had 100000 men in the serv-
ice OF the army and navy, according tc
official figures received here today. OF
this number 4,530O00 or 60.i per cent
are from England.
The domin ons and colonies have FUR
nished 100000 men - per cent Of the
force while Scotland has 100000 men In
serviCe--one man for every seven and
a half Of her population.
In proportion to the population. Eng
land has one i'm rs in service Wales
one in 10.2; the dominlons one in II
and Ireland one in 2G.3. Ireland has
furnished only 10000 men. 3.S per cent
Of her population.
India. Africa and other dependencies
have contributed 100000 native labor
ers and specials TO the Allied armies
the dispatch states,
Statistics. complete until the beginning
of the present drive, show chat troops
from England and Wales, which con-
stitute 20 per cent of tile men on the
fighting lines, suffered rs per cent of the
casualties Scotland with s per cen; OF
the active fighters bore 10 per cent while
the dominons and colonies with IS per
cent Of the fighting force bore per
cent OF casualties.
Irish ,roops--6 per cent Of the lighting
force--suffered 6 per cent Of casualties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
BRITISH REPULSE FOES TRIPLE
ASSAULT IN KENNEL HILL ZONE

IN" British from the ground they had
recaptlred yesterday
IN both Of these sectors French troops
arr new cooperating with the British
The German War Office in its repc~t
on Wednesday night. said that PoeI-
capelle and Langemarck, in Belgium,
had both fallen
Poelcapelle lies five miles northea st
Of Ypres on the Passchendaele ridge
LanEemarck lies about two miles west
Of Poelcapelle. Both points were gained
by the British in their great offensive
against the Germans on the west
Flanders front last summer
The loss Of the two British key posi-
uons in elgium--Messines ridge and
PaSschendaele ridCe--makes the British
hold on lpres very precarious In fact.
quite number Of English war experts
have counsclcd the withdrawal of the
Ypres salient However. such declara
tions were made before the British
army in this zone was strengthened by
French re-enforCements and now the sit
uation there looks much better
with the French Armies In the Field
April 49,
Every inch Of the German line from
south Of Che Somme to the Disc a front
Of ninety kilometCrS t55.S9 milesD is be-
Ing pounded by the vastest artillery con.
CentratiOn yet attained by the Allies
Even the country for miles to the rear
of the enemy Is under bombardment.
Prisoners say the Cannonading in ad.
diton to preventing the digging Of a
single trench, is inhictins the heaviest
losses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
MORE DESPERATE
ATTACKS EXPECTED

London, April ls.--The Evening Stand
ards military commentator writes:
"The loss of Wytschaete has been
followed by a retirement Of our trocp5
from Passchendaele Ridge our line now
passing just north Of the ruins OF Npres.
This straightens our front, and
although we must regret the necessity OF
giving up positions we had won at so
grip on Messnes Ridge it would have
been the worst sort Of strategy for us
to hold on there,
I'VE still hold the range Of service
able high ground covering Poperinghe
and Hazebrouck.
or the British have fallen hack TO
a line running Just north OF Hpres and
covering Poperinghe, they would seem
TO have given up virtually the entire
Ypres salient)
make desperate attacks with fresh
troops on these two places But this
does not complete the aims of the enemy
who probably will do his best i'm the
lines down to Amiens His objective
is not merely the channel ports, but
also 10 smash the British army, and
he will have failed in that object as
long as we can fall back steadily with
lines unbroken and still form one fight
ing machine with the French and Amer
1T viii be four weeks today since
the Germans started the great offensive
which was to have brought the enemy
armies before Paris and TO have driven
a wedge between the French and Brit
ish forces. The map shows how far
that ambitious program is from being
realized, but what the map does not
disclose is the huge losses suffered by
the enemy in the months operations
Differing estimates have been made by
the Allied STATS. These vary from 40O,'
600 to 4s0 900 men.
Altogether Won Hindenburg has
thrown about 120 divisions into the bat
tie and at least seventy of these have
been withdrawn at one time or another
and. after being brought up to full
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Ottawa. Ont. April rs.


Between Bailleul and Wytschaete a
hig attack is impending, says a dispatch
from British headquarters received here.
The correspondent adds that the Brit.
ish are maintaining their positions at
Boyelles, south Of Arras. and continues
The last twenty-four hours have been
anything but a good time for the enemy,
Ludendorff is doubtless telling the Ger
mans to look AZ the map. The answer is.
Tell them to look at their casualty lists
"Our shortening Of the Passchendaele
salient and the giving up of the ground
won last autumn have not been in vain,
since they played a large part in weara
ing out the enemy. the last phase oil
which we are now entering on.
The withdrawal was accomplished
with mastery skill, unhampered by the
Germans Our power of resistance has
greacly stiffened, while we have forced
the enemy to lengthen his communica-
tions across ground which he would in
finitely sooner he without.
I'VE have taken numerous prisoners In
,the last two days.
The Germans are concentrating north
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
FIGHTING PARS0N"
LANDS IN FRANCE
SPEEDY" Kimball Writes
Macon Comrades of Safe
Arrival
Macon, Ca. April IS.

Corporal Clyde @. Kimball, known TO
the Macon provost guard as Speedy
Kmbsll, the lighting parson" has ar
rived IN France. according to a post
card received at provost guard head
quarters. Speedy" left Macon about
two weeks ago, not knowing just where
he was TO he sent
He spent three months on the provost
guard and Eained the name Speedy" on
account Of the manner In which he han
died rough prisoner Before his en-
istment at Atlanta, he was studying for
the ministry and took part in church
work at the Capitol Avenue Baptist
Church.
speedy went TO the Mexican border
and there gained the name Dynamite"
by which title he was known until the
provost guards changed It to Speedy
one cold day during the encumpment
Of the troops on the border. the men
thought the fighting parson" was going
to LOSE his religion when he was de-
tailed to repair a frozen tank. speedy
got an ice-cold drenching. but came
through the experience, as the boys said,
the same OLD Dynamite"
In assisting one Of the Macon patrol
men to arrest All unruly negress about
two months ago Speedy was dragged
a half block up Third street by the
woman and his uniform was torn, but he
brought the prisoner to Justice
SPEEDY always smoked a cigar while
off provost duty. and he introduced the
idea OF talking sympathetically 10 drunk
en- soldiers when they were brought to
police headquarters. After taking the
name Of such prisoner, SPEEDY" would
say to the guard
SHOW the gentleman to a nice room
private; he has not been drinking and I
don't understand why they arrested him
Give him the best room In the house
and after he rests mp bit let him 60 :"
The provost guards all liked SPEEDY" a."
and they considered 1t quite 4 bit of
news when the card came yesterday an
nouncing the arrival nf the fighting
parson" somewhere in France. ...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
FRENCH on FLANDERS
FRONT SIGNIFICANT

Washington. Anril Is
The west front strife was fraught with
expectancy today.
Military men here looked for i'm.
'ortant Developments in the train o.
french reinforcement TO the frighttui
Flanders battlefield That II might he
he forerunner OF vast Strengthening
v the British, as mentioned by Halg
several days. was the thought here
Army men recalled that Hats then
aid the French were coming un ''rapidN
and in great force TO the AID OF the
hard pressed Britishers II is assumed
here that Foch Is playing a game that
rill not permit the situation to get ou'
Y hand.
The FLANDERS battle is admittedly in
IN unpleasant stage for the British. nut
irmy men thus far are Thoroughly con
dcnt that the German will not achieve
Wis object OF breaking the English army
" of ploughing through to the channel
ports.
The bloody hghting from Meteren ard
WytsChaetc. the British retirement near
Ypres and the German claim OF cap
'ure Of Poelcappelle and Langemarck al.
formed a situation which may compel
further British retirement. the Ger.
man apparently wishes to reach CasseI
and his strokes have aided him ma
terally.
However. the arrival Of the French
may cheat him Of the strategic ad-
vantage thus far gained and II Is
deemed quite likely the next few days
win see the tide turning against him.
The battle situation daily hammers
home the need of more American troops
on the battle line. Secretary Baker has
given President Wilson comprehensive
view OF the nan-pOWer problem ana
every effort is now turned to making
existing tonnage available for troop
transport and to turning out new ton
mage.
The noncssential is falling before the
demand for the vtals---men. Director
McAdoo will soon order great traffic
cut west of the Mississippi to aid the
transportation problem. and the whole
tendency is to cram every possible cubic
foot Of ship space with troops
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Government to OIUn
COdSted Waterways
Continued from rage One

Continued from Rage One
ent. Government engineers have recent %
ly approved the plan Of the WATERWAYS
Association to build a new and more
efficient canal The State Of New Ier-
sey has announced that it will buy and
give to the Government the site for the
canal The result Of this situation. IL
is thought, would be the taking over Of
the present Delaware and Raritan Canal
for use during tito war. and afterward
up to the time Of the completion Of the
new waterway, which would take sew
eral years
Secretary McAdoo hat q special canal
committee. which consists Of Major
General ", NJ. Black. chief Of ensi-
neers, L. $ A. hcairman Walter S.
Dickey, Of Kansas city. and q 4 Tom
linson, Of Duluth; Colonel Charles Eel.
Ter, corps OF engineers. l.. s A.. score
tary II is reported that jor s W
Fox and Major John stewart. Of the
Engineer Corps have been assigned tc
investigate the condition Of the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio Canal with recon.
mendations as to its utilization and ca.
pacity for traffic
II is not known whether II is the
Secretarys plan to have this committee
operate the Erie and New York Cana
ana any OIUtIS ne may Ndh' 'N'It ~ u
he will ask for a director general OF
canals TO work with him as director
general Of railroads. There is no doubt
it Is his plan to make use Of the canals
as means Of relieving railroad con.
feston and as a means Of quickly mov'
ing freight along the coast line.
Congressman Moore has been men,
toned by shipping men here as the most
capablc man to take charge Of canals
/ but his close political friends say he
could not possibly leave the field ir
witch he is now working.
( The Government has already takef
decided steps forward in making use
Of the SchuyllSil and Lehigh canals tci
bringing down coal. The Big problem
confronting them In this respect regard:
getting barges In sufficient numbers
Many are being built now These Goa
canals however. are not part OF the
inland waterways plan except as feeders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
London. April Is.

hS'iuou, AIlil iNt
General Frederick B. Maurice. chief
director Of military operations at the
War ONCE, discussing the Ypres bat
tie said
The British army is playing the
role which it often has played be-
fore. It is fighting a Waterloo while
Blucher is marching to the battle
field. Multiply the battle of Waterloo
hundredfold and the situation at
noon in that battle corresponds to the
situation now in the great world
battle
THE British army is under a ter
rible hammering. but providing Blu
cher is marching to the battlefield
there is no reason for discourage
ment.
1T is unpleasant business standing
the hammering, but so long as we can
stand it the only question to he asked
is, What is happening TO Blucher?
What has become of the reserves?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
GERMANS TAKE TOWNS
IN YPRES SALIENT

The War Office last night gave out
the following
ION the battlefield Of last years
Flanders battle Poelcapelle and Lange-
marcl have been taken.
Yesterdays official statement reported
the occupation Of Pssschendaele and
that the German line had been ad-
vanced in the Becelaere-Gheluvelt
sector.
TLanEemarck ana Poelcspelle we're
both in the Salient northeast OF Npres,
where the British drew in their lines
as renorted by the London War ONCE.
poelcanelle Is only one-half mile 10 the
west of the British line but. the German
occupation OF Langemarck, to the west
nj poelcapele. indicates that the Brit
ieh have fallen back at least two miles
in that part Of the Npres salient lying
TO the northwest Of Passchendaele.
passchendaele was the easternmost
noint Of the Ypres salient It Is AT the
northern end of the Passchendaele
Ridge and was won by the British in
bitter hghting last autumn Becelaere
and Gheluvelt were just beyond the
British line in the sector due east OF
Ypres and about midway between
Passchendaele and Messines Ridge.l
The teXt Of the mornings official re-
nort follows
"On ihc bloodstained hattehelds Of last
wears Flanders battle. General SiXt Won
Arnim's army occupied Passchendaele
and advanced its lines near Becelaere
and Gheluvelt
North Of the lays during the early
morning hours troops under General
Siger stormed the village OF Wytschaete
and drove the enemy from the heights
northeast and west OF the village, 'in
spite Of vigorous counter-measures and
repulsed a strong Counter-attack The
enemy who was retreating 70 the south
west Of Wulverghem, was pressed back
across the Douve Brock.
"Baileul and the stubbornly defended
point OF support, Cappellynde, north OF
Bailleul, and Meteren were captured.
BY the use Of strong forces, the English
supported by French. vainly endeavored
to recapture Meteren and lost territory
on both sides Of Merris Their attacks
broke down with the heaviest losses"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
BATTLE DECLARED A WATERLOO
WITH BRITISH AWAITING BLUCHER

Although the Fren h army is
larger than ours, we have taken the
strain Of these battles off them.
There is no reason TO be in a state
OF despair if the situation is re-
garded from broad point Of view
and If we regard our great sacrifices
rightly as a necessary part of the
great drama
Il rturned last night from France.
The situation yesterday was very
anxious. The Germans had taken
Bailleul, Meteren and Wytschaete and
had brought four fresh divisions into
action against us. If the enemy could
have maintained that pressure there
looked TO be vital danger to the ridge
Of heights which includes Mount KEN
mel and which is the backbone of our
detense on the northern portion of the
battlefront. But the news last night
was better"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
CHAIN OF MOVIES N
FOR THE ALLIES From
Y. M. c. A. Will Proyid. 4.
tertainment From YOrs. y
to Lorraine

NeW York, Anr1 ~
The best IS none too rooa
American soldiers. the Yann. . Y
Christian Association holds nv, wy
the association has become n. ,,. NV
customer for the best motion :, w
producers and distributors bs,s
the best il profit is to he cons,A..Is y y
cause there Is no profit In th,s 4. Y
for any one The motion-pjctn,.s sv.i.''' .
try has rallied 10 a man al ~ 49l''
films, relinqulsRing an profit ~. w Y. n
ming over the machinery Of h. s... nH.
ton system 70 aid the Goes, ~
through the agency Of the you,. s,9ql \,
Christian Association. A'Ai
The Community Motion p,c,r..
reau, through which the. yonrs !, "
Christian Association is hsnan.. w, z,
vast business, has put aside ~ y. w
ration Of the war its own hn,,.'. me- y
present for soldiers ana ssan.. y
most inspiring and entertsirin. "
features to he obtained. Tho N,...t "
president, George Dunham Fos,.. ''t'
Is in France organizing a mi. ".
movie" theatres on the wes- frnn, y J. Z
Ypres TO Lorraine. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Gun6re Duel in Flanders
Audible for Hundred Miles

D'rdon, April rs. -- Never has
artillery fire reached such intensity
as in the battle OF Flanders The
same :ning was true OF the battle
on the Picsrdy plains, but it has
been surpassed in the mighty en-.
gsgement raging along the Franco.
Belgian frontier.
Night and day the massed can
non on both sides keep laundering,
and the roar can be heard for
a hundred miles. The earth rocks
and trembles and the conclusions
are felt behind the lines. II Is =
veritable earthquake of noise and
shocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
N-FOOt Channel
Project Pushed


been selected and plans are being COM
pleted for taking over the property,
This plan will call for bringing the
biggest ships up to Philadelphia and
while the deeperchannel could not be
completed for some time, the extensive
use Of the port would bring out the nee
oseity for deepening the channel The
great activity in the Philadelphia district
has brought as never before the neces-
sity for the development of the port here
and for the improvement of the full use
fulness of the Delaware,
The announcement that the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association will start
a big membership campaign will have
connection with the fight for a deeper
channel for the Delaware.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18

strength have been again sent into bat
tie line-some divisions as many as
"Wbie Hindenbure. therefore, is
souanderinr his reserves with the sole
object OF forcing a decision, General
in-Chief Foch is carefully. Conserving
the Allied forces. and while the GER
man losses Increase the Allied armies
arc growing in strength every day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
LOOK AT THE MAP" SAY GERMANS:
"LOOK AT YOUR DEAD" SAY BRITISH

Vet 'l6 S9mme indicating they have not
sS french have maintained the Iesd
"u men artillery has been keeping m
. sre steaidy bombardment of The ensrIp ~
oros me, while we are simultaneousiy
oIsahizlng our own positions "S''
tiuer,,e part played by the French. ar
streI .ni,s ~ scsmming the German onrusb
remains to be told. The enemy siisd s
20 keep pace with us in brinKinS ,in III
oaierles' especially his heavles and s,,ar, ,,rS
no" ne mas not made good the disparitv !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
land Commissioned Named

salen,. \. j., April ls--Judee BLACK
ma appointed as conimlasioners 10 con-
donon land IN Ocean City for park pur-
orree former Judge EldridHs OF CAGE
NAB Co4Nft Robeft Kay. or Wlld.
41II NJ &fnator ttffenf Of Cape
MII rrIn'rIt1|4n4fI If1 10 renoft
W IS ts||fa Qcio1sl 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Paris, April Is

Paris, April IS.
the war once reports: THE enen,,
violently bombarded our first lines any
SSTSNettSii villages in the region north of
Montaidler, our batteries eficaciouslv
counter-shelled the enemy artiIierv snS
carried OUT concentrations of fire on tbs
GEerlnan positions. There was no in
fantry action" O i"-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Germans Here Add
S5OO,O0O to Loan
Continued from Page One

Continued from PAGE One
greater in the aggregate than those NJ
the rich. Every one. no matter now
meager his income; must iscob3 q9 Ms ibsrfy 9SS,
Loan crusades the churches had
vital part They must assume even
a larger place now. Because OF US
numerical strength. the Methodist
Episcopal Church faces ? vast re-
sponsihlity That responsibility must
not be evaded I appeal TO all Meth
,odist ministers TO rally their con-
gregations 10 the task of making the
current campaign an unparalleled sue
cess The conditions Of the loan are
most attractive The security Is alb
solute The need Is imperative The
appeal is a clarion call. Let us rally
TO the support Of the oVernment and
the flag. Patriotism demands ii. civ
ilizatiou demands II righteousness
demands IT, Let every minister and
member respond instantly and gener-
ously, , ,r,,.
Chairman.
Spurred nv the warning issued by the
Treasury Department that more speed
and still more speed is needed II the
third Liberty Loan is TO he success,
PHILADELPHIA took a fresh grip In the
campaign today. having materially IN
creased its daily average Of subscrip-
tions TO the loan.
Exclusive Of Sundays there are only
fifteen days more OF the campaign.
For this city TO reach its quota OF
S136 900 900 at least 100000 must
be subscribed daily.
Although the Majority Of the eighty
employees Of c. F. Rumpp Sons are
German, virtually all of them. have
subscribed.
you must let go the call of the
blood" said c. F, Rumpp. president
Of the company and a native of Ger
many to his employees and devote
YOU" energies, thoughts and actions
10 the advantage Of the United States
the country TO which you owe ale
glance. Not only must you be
patriotic, but you must translate your
patriotism into something tangible
that is, buy Liberty Bonds"
Subscriptions totaling $4,000 were
taken by members Of the hrm,' theil
families and employees,
A mass-meeting will be held tins atter
noon at 1:45 o'clock Al Witherspoon Hal
under the auspices Of the General Elec'
;ric. Westinghouse Electric and Other
electric companies. All electrical work
ers and trades are invited.
Lithuanian citizens of this city have
subscribed S11. 900 within the last thre'
days. The Lithuanian executive com
mittee Is arranging masH-meetlng u
be held next Sunday afternoon at th'
[ Garrick Theatre.
Liberty Loan meetings scheduled fol
J tonight follow:
< .so-Third and Lqzerns streets.
! 7'o0-sne lenhurE 4 Co. sixth moor.
7 s.OO-Royersford Opera House.
] S.O0-PottstOWn Opera House
/ s:o0-Penn school. Twenty-hfth and Cam
hWIH
s:o0-Mifaia scEool Fourth street an
FairmOunt avenue.
] 9.O0--Hafb0ro. Pa
ki0O--ColleF Of Physicians. Twenty-seconi
and Ludlow streets.
Y .0O--Hoimesburg Trust Company,
I e-n0--Huntingdon Valley, Pa
s10--Haptist church. Eleventh and LON
bard streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18

Dublin. April - In a letter just pub
lished. the Most Rev william j. Walsh.
Archbishop and Prlmate Of Dublin,
refers 20 the many vague deelara tions
now flooding the corntry regarding con-
scrlrtlon In Ireland. but anordinR no
inteiiieible indication Of what & IS ad-
vlfabic 70 DO.
n conecription is enforced. the intro
home rule Dill would NOT. he says con-
tribute u nacincatiOn The only con-
.rfInl|on bin that could be contemplated.
a.. 1a1|4rea would te one framed and
tas.l1 ht % trlsh Permanent