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■' 1 OAPE MAY OOUITTY TIM^S SR* ISLE Cli'V. N. *•

MMlEim It'lBII THE IE

utd aultlfy la Ita •ailr^ty Hi* flrlrr that baa baea aetampliftbtd. It tr act Improbahlr that Brltlah and Frrr.fi: rramaa, and poraiblj’ Aairnf^n i troops known to be brhlafl th* batllr front, will aeon be thrown acainrt the

weakened enetnr.

Kotwitfc'iannnc the ftrenath of or

M SUME, T«' ^ ‘“" IHS HUE BED MEMS1

OH WESTERN FBIHT

General Hatch Thus Interprets Call From France.

Allies’ Maneuver Army How Enter Fight

German drive, nowhere ha* the Brit- _ c-nd. Uic Save Ship* Far Annj And Go^aa— . uh or French front, aloa* tha utter President WllSOfl Sends HIS ; P |ilan p OM ,b!e le Ba Hwr of which American troop, hare given , ^Congratulation*. I

t of their ability a« 1

1 fiehte:*. been even dentad. Ground , I ha* been glren. U a trne. bnt ao akill

rlei Over In 6ho»taabl' :>

Time.

CROSSHUGETj. . BiniEHBj

The Startling Confession of • France Acctpts Generali] German Officer. fag's Offer

ARMY

rcDiaau pnnrRAU nc cr AIF D fu:i > r * B<1 ,rith rnch preciaioa of move PERSHING OFFERS GcHMAN rnUunAW UtrtAicu yj,, from nortil ^ . , nr

I vey eonld ecareely have worked out a j

a m0rr l,n '- 8UU ‘“ U ® t I Place* Wh.la Amarican Fame Great Counter it Now Awaiteo— | , 0 f ,|j. Allied force* are port ton* Washington Wait* Confidently of the old line from which Blndrc ranee n

For Next Step In The l hory fell back in hla "at rat epic" -*

Battle.

— The crtsla of the greal

Waabington—"Wa i

action-"

That waa the oBrial tag Chief of buff March of prcaalar appeal* fro France, General Frrahlng where for more ahlp apara

and army freight In a auiement

railing down parcel ah • r » 1 j dim March aald that

*■* l war necaaalty" raqnlrtd

^ I rucb thlpmenta At piwa

in-pondanta I 0 f all the Allied and American force* up jy, [OBa 0 f (kipping space A week

aarert that General von l.udend'irff | fYanre | Hereafter parcel* will be MBS Bnlf

^ j not ocly planned the offensive but waa | Thi* meana nnttcation of all tb* ] on the aotdier'a

Command Of General

t:rement in 1936.

Jbm who la In command of the Ger |

man force* aeema to be aomewhat in Washington

doubt. I-a'r dispatrbea report that au reached Waahlngtos that Oei Field Marshal von H^idenbarg ha* Koch, the French Chief of Staff,

In the Roselan the- been appointed to anpreme

Washington

German offensive haa paawd British army which baa faced ferocious ocUaughU of the va*t

ton war machine haa weathered to* . .... *

Mono. Failure win mark the enemy

^■‘TaaraliMi* win beatterty'lavaliL! OB ,he * ro M“ s >* J! Friday personal'r ! (notes oppoaln* the German*, a atep | t , tj0lB of ship apart, ant

This Is the Mibsunce of the

comfort In* Information which har reached Washington In seven days. In

formallen which ba* come from lb* j AT 400,000. hlgheat British aourcea and ha* been A ^lapatch from Brltlah Army Head

INSIGNIA NOW ABANDONED

American D«-tor* And btreteberbean

Washington. — Amertcan do and atretebetbaarers working i

wear the white araabend and cross, for yean the inter* at loo* flgnU for Army Medical Corp*

re I cording to advice* received by Med-

• hlch the’Americas and French mill- j t^oUy u in line with March 1 * policy ; leal Corpa officer* here

. tary men long have mred. and which | peolag every avaUable man to The General Staff of the German GERMAN CASUALTIES ESTIMATED • apparently ha* been breurht Shout by franc* In the *borte*t poraible Urn* Army mlmatea th* death of on*

r.-cognition of the Imperative demand I u compile* with Uoyd George * America* doctor equals the loo* of for concentration effort to hurl back \ ap pnj for hurry -US reinforcement* to ] s«i American aoldiers *«d that on*

?! u -"-' “• •‘SCSI’S|“ ”" 1 ““““ T '

... - to control the attacks.

this Government. The Ministry Ir. Froai the , V erage of eaauaHi. Lot.dor. did tot expreft these aasur .j, p rarioua German cnlU a* sneer, it may oe noted, as a reeult of prlaonera, one arrive* at the one day's or two day* 1 Oghtiny !t lon th at the German Emperor did not mat to any «melu*ion repird ^ cent, of these men •Ince he Ing the operation* In France On the tbe , lrn ,i f or lb , advance contrary the Brltlah Government The official BritUh Matemenl of weed tratil it could apeak ultb a ,Tuesday aald It had been ealabllthed sense o." soreness before It undertook lb ai more than 70 German divisions to tpeak at all. Lad been engaged In the battle. Th* It may be added, coincidentally, that usual evtimate of tfc* present strength the unofficial dispatches from the bat ^ 4 German division I* 17.00© mm. (le field today tend atrongly to hear » 0 lbaI , jok of SO per cent would out the officia! communication whirl, mean caaualtlea In excess of 400.M0 fca. reached the American Gavemment. for the Germans In lea* eh«o a week

These dltpatchr* show very clearly of flgtt:j n g that the drive haa lost Its Initial mo

men turn: that Germany 1* f**t exhauet j HAIG REPLIES TO WILSON.

Ing her reserve*: tbit, with tbe lengthening of tbe German line ol conmunlcation and supply, enemy artillery

German sharpshooter* Lava

for which this oCenitv* was under

taken.

And thete unofficial mesiagr* are exactly to the aamr effect a* the t>15 rial dlipatcbea. except that Ihe Utter did no: deal More than tbat the British army had {taxM-d safely through Ihe most mo mectoua crttl* of the war with the Single exception of the Marne l! b so secret that this Government la t.ew expecting aoet. far-reaching developments of a favorable character within the next 2t or 4fe boon.

bv I Frveidmt has been offirially advised arv teing effectel Harrying of N»- : bem decorated for hitting the a . • of the action and he aen- a rahlegram ' tiood Army unit* across 1* on# of the ! combatant* engaged In aiding ■ ha* lmi i 10 O* 0 *™! Foe! congrattiUtlnff him mr iB» of fumuhlng quick and able | wounded and a* a result the men ■ on hi* new authority " ’ backing to the Allies. ! the hospital unit* have ceased to wear Tb# Brat hint of th* historic develop- . Franco .tome week* ago fir*t urged ■ dUUngul*hisg imaignU. ment came in cable di*|>airh*e telling (be movement and England has now j The confeoalon of a < bow General Pershing had placed th* sdded her plea In a message to the 1 to th* Information that the «**dAmerican Expeditionary Force* at the | British Ambassador, and commnnl- j teal men of the American force* have

been marked for death by the Pruaaiasr The officer was picked up in No Man 1 * Land after the refrabe of a raiding party he had led His right leg bad been shattered and at the dree*Ing station small hope was held out tost the limb could be saved. At the base hospital a delicate operation by an American surgeon made amputation of the limb Bssecesnxry. The German officer, several days after th* operation, asked the privilege of talking alone with the American surgeon. HI* request was granted and he warned hi* benefactor never to wear any insignia of bis corps when on duty within range of

the end tha German lines.

The surgeon reported tbe facta to

disposal of the French ■oremander . c>|#d k (bis Govemmsnt And Get This wa* confirmed u> a message from tr ^ Leonard Wood U anxious to have General Pershing to th. W»c Depart- 'hurried across with Use train

I meet. The mreaage. made public by ^ or jbi* Mayor-General March. Acting Chief , draft

of Staff, follow*: j wood anggasi* that slow ahlp* le “Have made all our resource* avail p^r^gwt^d in convoy*. At present able cod our diviiion* will be used if k hlp* of varying speeds are guarded ; and when ne«J*d French are la fln« by speedy destroyer* and the whole spirit and both annus *eem eunfr convoy must he toned down to *c-

Waahlngton.—Field Marsha! Haig's dent."

reply to President Wilson's cablegram | There was no mentior In tbe Pursh

commodate the aloweM ahlp. Segre-

-re-# 1 , 1 ration of tbe slower ahlp* would tend ha* U-ccnu leas effective, and that on *** » l the White House ;r ^ di.|itcb gf tb* o.e authority l0 ^ tb , troop mote-

th* whole. It ha* become measurably „°°"J^****!.\ Ftoet ' | meat. Wood believe* certain that German might cannot ,h * -"s' — . -—-.-i- - .i—»— ~“

force that breach in the British He

elation of the steadfastneu and val.| ment officials were epeculatlag over j r aoldiers In the great battle now ( be reason* for the absence of any j Prosldei

•eking to straight

ON FULllS OF PicJ

Through Drivmg Ri r .^1 Through Deep Mud Get INC* RuuMee Fee Gtu J

allies In the butiU whu, Nor.hern Franc* It la enough to nay that p tivlty of many aorta la la pm th* entire Americas a mo'or tcorfea loaded with >nua have peaaed through tbe tr.aw

Through a drivlr-r n trucks plowed their vu J

Many of the trucks had 1

raging has greatly touched us all." ] official announcement Some itiU _ _ exiled the Marshal, -please accept ocr • meJined to believe that tb* French kink* In the heartfelt thanks One and nil U-lleve j general bad been placed In command .bpt there aha'l be Juatlc* of our cause and are j ;in i y of ,be -Army o' Maneuver," the raUmjuj congestion.

force composed of mr.tlngouU Mpre speed lu ahlp cocs true Hon

from all the Allied Annie* created Better facilities for handling fuel behind the American

— — the formation cf tte Supreme . od {oo j ^nation*.

t.rmlned to fight on without c

“*• i n

men who were rerving

i War Council.

London. Field Mirshal Haig has Is | : B his me-*age to General Foch ! Industrie* and War Trade Boards.

line*. For a time doubt was expressed

activity from the War th , t th e Gennar.s were deliberately

;sued the following special order of lie Preside.-: Wilson said: d »- r: | -May I lot convey to you my *SnTo all ranks of the BritUh Army r *re congratulation* on your new an le France and Flanders: j tbority T Such unity of tommand Is a

are again at a crisis In tbe 1

Whether o

not three expectations are

>*l hopeful angury of nitimr.te ces*. We ar» following with p

based upon Information confided by tb> British War Office or by Gen eral paohtne. er ahetheg they are bas'd npon itralcglc dcrUopmects which are obvious lo anybody. Is not known. All that is positively known Is that the Administration is waiting confidently for tbe ues: rr.-st move in

the btttle.

Crnr-ral Staff officers agree that the logic-1 *up to be uken next by the Brliisb and French Is a coui ter-aaeaiil: upon a scale that will aend the Ger man* stagg.ring Larkvard Such a counter. If it la to b> mot effective should be launched at the earliest possible motm nt. officer* here say. I: should be begun while the German lines are lengthen'd and before it t* their batterite. particularly th.lr heavy

artillery.

This Government knows definitely the sl*r and th. power of this re-serv* fore*, but It disclosed today no detail* whatever regarding it. It I* the gen eral undernatiding. however, that from dti©.©<*© to OWi men comt*ose it and that when the proper time arrive* !•

war. The enemy has collected on this : _.

front every available division and la In it rest the bold »v-d brilliant a

aiming a: tbe distraction of the Brit- 1 ot your forces."

iah Army. We hare already Inflicted The n*v,» of tbe appoicirr-ent uf or the enemy in the course <f thr last General Foch. one ot the her. - • of tbe few day* a very heavy lots and the Marne, to supreme command gave rise French are sending troops as quickly instantly to suggeetlo** that the prea-

as possible to our support. •I f« 1 that everyone in the . rmr 1 fully n«Hz!r.g how mueh depends on tbe exertions an: steadfastn. r# of each one of u*. will do his utmost to pro vent the enemy from attaining Lis 1

object."

TO BREAK ENEMY GRASP.

Palmer Now Authorised Te v«'l

German-Owned Property

Washington —German capital v

ed from Americsm Indust:

rommerclal • plant* and .

Lr rpri si

will 1

thr.

tattle

which Is r.Med

>* in till*

country (►. :bcu'«iug!.:> Ame-.iatr 11ed, A M-tcheQ 1‘alm'r Al.en Froj erty Cu-todUn. announced In commccitLg ujot u.e extensic-n of his I-owrra under the Trading Wilt tnt

Enemy act.

An ameadmei.t to the Frgcct Deficiency Appropriation bill, which C taily passed ( ongre»s. gives U.e Alien Property Custodian the general Ixiw- • r of salt of all property which shall con.* into h:s i-osress.oc under tbe Tradlnr With the Enemy art.

Secretary Baker in Europe was rosne-cted with the derelopmenL Mr Baker first visited France and conferred at length with French officials and with Grnrrai ’tiias. As.r-ri- ■ :;r. Chief of Staff, attached to th* Supreme War Council and Genernl Pershing. There follow'd a bnrf trip to London Just a* the great G. mian drive was starting, after wLirb the American War Secretary h:>te-Md back U> France Many observers ^jow scrmlw that Mr Baker was e>r.. to Burop* t—r-

■

aH AUi'd armlis und'r a single 1 urnmand.r Suit, is known to ha--, l-en Preeldenl Wilson's dealr* when hla urging caused the creation of the Ftiprvme War Council Some measure of co-ordination was secured tbrnu- ■ that body, but any plan for

waging war against the men of tbe

And. as a whole, more effeclive Medical Corps, bnt statements of pro.ecutlon of the war. German rifiemeoJbruneht entt the fact This council, with Secretary Daniels that some of their fellows had been and Provost MarahabGeneral Crowder | decorated for wounding strelrhert* -radded, will meet each Wednesday. *r,_ although th* true leaaon for the And w|*h the need for troop* more decoration was not officially recogpreeamg than ever before. It wUl seek nlred b y officers pres ‘Ming the decto find the r.-med.«a for ills which orations. plagued and clogged the war

mart, re hitherto.

JERSEY CITY IS SHAKEN

MEATLESS DAYS HALT.

rnsien Of Oro^r For 90 Days Due

To Overoupply Of Hoq*.

Exploaions Fallowed By Fi

Big Warehouse.

New Tork.—Fire following a senes

Wkshit ittcn.—Fttsponalon of the j of unexplained explosions destroyed ! »#»::* .-s day regulations for S© days, the Mx-otory bui-ding of the Jarvis ! beginning Fetnrday. was ordeied by Warehouse Comt>*Bv. Inc , near the ! fhe Food Administration in Instroc- Erie Rdiroad terminal in jersev Cttr .ion. t.l'graplmd to But, Food . nd Erte ^ : Admlnuliator*. I shops The material damage was tsfl i

b5 a »F B0Uce and fire j

Uotu a a* decided beceow .h«»- do** to The

sand, of hog. now coming Into lb* |U)nd

—■■let had increased lb* meat snp-

the warehnus'

... , onnlr ,.. .-A I — —- included a quanuty of cbem-

ply beyond the countn * fhlpp.nr and ^ , OM atom re rapacity In a statement an ... ,1. ort.r Fort I, j"

lb,', tb, b.Ob.n-r. --.I- r ', “ ^ ' "" ’

t..t. th.ti f.lr ftt,— .M tb.t -tb. ' „ rh ' ''

_. which occurred abo-tly after 3 o'clock.

with an

of a

packer* and r<-«ai*e:» will have sense

sibl*. with tbe fuaP-stb.r. are to be of service la thr a cans* and aaad la tbe p-wsl fiict j Every man la thrilled to | by General Penhiag’v offeTbey show the roeults of • m lag In their whole coodur the salute u training Is 1 of the reul thing I* at hsxi 1 troop* are glad to get We a particularly la tbi# ernr!*! i-ff News reaching her* Is to tbat the French and Bdefinitely stored the «r. 1* Indicated even by the < from Berlin. The nee* waa roccive internes! Joy by tb* Arntr: - now fee! sure that they wil! k* * thick of it when the tab - • » on tbe foe. Baker Appeovc* Actle* Secretary ol War Bake . taper-men. call lag on birr »: Pershing'* 1 e*id cnee the

-I am delighted ove and effective action take: eral Pershing In piscine lean troop* at the dlsl"--AHIes la the pre^r.r his action will meet ! •* proval la the rail ad 6:*:the p»-ople desire tbe Ev: ary Ft rce lo be of tbservice to the commor “I visited praetlrs American troops la Fra: of them quite recent'-' an opportunity to see thusiasm with Which »fi • men received the ann-*--that they may be used In enl conflict Tbe rrqlrrr: spontaneously fnto chthey wees appraised of f S»-cretary Baker said 1» the American rail way enr Brilish front.

pieme o mti.r nder 1 enough to iralixe that this la 1

all f-i

rule*, j be a holiday of high price*."

HOUSE PASSES FARMERS' B<LL.

AMERICAN KILLED IN FRANCE. •''ividea For Lcaos Te Purohaae S

GREATEST GERMAN DRIVE ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE MILES.

the .Heels 1 a th. final st 1 lory for th.

tenant Nathan, F.yee, Die* Tab- ; Washington-R'L.f for fa ing Part In R..d j r .^ wfc .aL com. rye „ ■'•n Mass Idiu'rotan: t rush- I barley and who are enable to j-ui

S* killed ,hl » TO**- Would he J.n

> plainly

v Id. n

the ?*-d< variation of the c and tb. wrick and rum of the : villages and hamlets through ' the armies have pa-srd Wesfrom when f?.» old battle Hr., r Itself the Germans everywher* gm>hed forward for male-,..: rain with foe* before rtnrr. ' i... foerlithe greatest bravsry so-: -'at nee> and reded no ground uoles

klli-vl. wounded 1 k esttmaird tbat drllv.red in mas-

raid in F c. I red by of Bostoi

entered tbe w

. ti.cording to word reith«r. Frank M Nathan, ben tb* Fnttrd Sta!>«

isted In tha

1 vta!lon branch of the Army and rw- » |reived Ms commission whlh finishing j T 1 bis training In Scotland j !i ’ a U BOATS TAKE BIG TOLL- »

A

28 Vesaeis, 16 Of Over t.eoo Tens ’ Bunk—ts Others Attacked '

1 bin ju.t

vould supply a fund of |7.!,••••.'.- • bleb to lend farmer, a-on'-y eed and would give tbe Seer*I kgr.rultcre and Lcbor

MATURE LOOKS FATAL. Boy Under Draft Age Jailed For K2 Indianapolis. Ind —Just because be ' . ok* to be M. but la fact Is only !t> 1 years old, Murphy Cutrrr. of Fhreve | port. La . has afv at 202 Bays since ! Junr l last In Jails on charges of he j log a draft alacker, futrer ha* Just ! been relea.ed from hi. latest trouble I after having been In the Marion cons fy Jail 21- days. He was first arrested ! !■ Pi "dor. I >. Kan . and held for 12© days Then he spent SC days la another Jail on similar charges. In each case he was able to prove be ! lacked on* day of being 21 on Rag

istra* ion Day, %

shook window, m down town Manhat- , tan and caused considerable alarm. Visions of another Black Tom di.aster . bombardment by the German* - In many minds Burning da decs, which a rote In th* heavy ciond of black smoke were carried by the wind across the North River and fell

along tb# waterfront

! shipping Tbe Admin

t-lt j

'*•“ SMELL KILLS AMERICAN WOMAN.

uded.

j Californian Was Y. M. C. A. Canteen

Worker At French Front,

t. and Paris - Mis* Marion G Grand.B, of Alam>«-da. Cal., haa hern hill'd by tb> eaplo.lor. of a shell In tt>e "Fr«*Ch V W soldiers' fireside" at tbe French front. | where .be was engaged as a canteen

t'etsry Ot Washington Bute Local » orfc *^ f,,r *<*»'» ©Ti'-stlan

I Aascw-iaUnn

TAR AND FEATHERS FOR I

Given Treatment

I't-tam. Wash—Ten took J Diets, aecrviar ••ris: Wcrksrs of tb* 9V

r |f WO '• - BB ’

masked I

BAKER GOING TO ITALY.

I™”’ 1

I toeal ; Ambassador Pag* Goes To Pari* To an-t | Meet Him. orrr —Tbumsa Nelson Page, the snian Amba.iador, has left Rome n««-l Secretary of War Bat.r and i-Bipanr him on a visit to the Italian ftonL

U. 8. GETS 12 JAP SHIPS 100.000 Tons Added To Our Merchant Fleet Washington —I'nder Fhe agreement between tbs railed Btate* and Japanese shipbuilders. 12 big .learners of about JbO.bO© tons deadweight capacity soon will be ' -oust* under the American flag in return for supplies of st**l. In formally nannuariag tha agreement, the War Trade Board let It be known that throngb »*g~tnttTiBa now In prognss it hope* to bar* Japan*** builders turn out ?©©om, w,r.> ot new construction with M.<i furnished by tb* 1'i.i'ed Stmt..

LEVER PREDICTS BREAD CARD* Saya Congros, Does Net App.eciato The Wheat Shortage Waahlngton -Represenutlvo I^v *r, chairman ot the Agricultural • 01an.lt trc. predicted lr ta. Hou.c that "w* are not many month, away from hi- ad cards In this country " He was urging pa-rogr of a bill providing that the Government may loan men.' to farmer* to purrbt** **ed grain and Ju«t had *taied that moat members at the 11-vus* did not appr.riat* the •erit'U.nr •» of the wheat ►hort.-g#

May Be Opee WaHa'. The new* that the G*-: has been definitely stop:even the Berlin eommur . Ucal'o admits, waa recelv groatrot *

pewatui.ilc temporarUy everywhere it la realise means much more to the A It dec to tbe enemy If » lo worst, many America:, regarded as unfit for th# t cause of lark of lengthy ■- he thrown into the strugi ly If Ihe war became a r movement Instead of th. - ary tart lea of inunoebed : In open war the tminim warfare would not count and th# troops of lesser Irwin-’ be thrown in line VIENNA PAPER WAR©

Tells Germany U. •- And Br>t*

Basel. Bwltserland —Th* Zs.tuag of Vienna. • roi Thursday edition of which received here, sound* a no:» le* to tbe Teutonic allies »' •|»o not be deceived , - 1 vlnorlfs will BDver force lb* to accept a peace of violentGerman* ronid take Callai and rvaW fi-rce France »» ' capHutat*. there will evei re' ITngUsh den In their l*l» » E ‘ ! protected by th« oc»an Th' way* rontlnue the war b’ greatest victory cannot : ' peace of violence or An:'’ England"

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