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SO'"1 THE SUN,. THUKoDAYi MAY 23, 1918. ' 44 4 4 eaat of Meanll (north of Albert), but was repulsed. Another successful raid, In addition to those reported this mornlnr. was carried out by us last night in the nelfhborhood of Itebuterne. Heavy casualties were Inflicted on the enemy In these encounters, and we captured a few prisoners. On the remainder of the front there waa nothing- beyond artillery activity en both sides In the different-sectors. BRITISH (DAT) A number of successful raids were carried out by us last night on different parts of the front. In the sector southeast of Arras our troops entered the Oerman trenches at two points and captured fourteen prisoners and a machine un. Other raiding- parties brought back a few prisoners from the enemy's posi tions In the nelfhborhood of Locon and In the sector between the Forest of Nleppe and Metered. North of the Ypres-Comlnes Canal sixteen prisoner were captured by us. A hostile raiding party approached our lines last night north of Albert. It was repulsed. The enemy's artillery ehowed some activity during the night In the neigh, borhood of Dernancourt, and consider able activity cast of the Fqreit of Nleppe. The sector northeast of Be thune was heavily bombarded with gas sheila . FRKXCU ( WIGHT) -There were reciprocal artillery engagements at divert points on the Somme and Ola fronts, but there wera no Infantry ac tions. FBEXCH (DAT) The night waa marked by violent artillery action In the region of Hatllee, Senecat Wood, Rouvray and Plemont. There was great patrol and reconnaissance ac tivity along the whole Allege front. French ' troops raided the enemy lines west of Malsons de Champagne. Two German surprise attacks were re pulsed in the Woevre and In Lorraine. GERMAN" (DAT) In the Kemmel region lively artillery activity con tinues. North of Kemmel village and outh of Iyocre strong enemy local at tacks delivered In the evening failed. On both sldea of the Vya and at La Bassee Canal our rear districts were again subjected to a heavy fire. Between Arras and Albert the enemy artillery also was very lively In the .evening. Between the Somme and the Ola fighting activity revived only tempo rarily. On Monday night one of our bomb ing squadrons deatroysd extensive French munitions depots near Blar ties. PATROL RUSHES FOE. Americans Brlaa; Back Two Pris oners, One Dying. Washington, May 22. Gen. Pershing reported to-day to the war Department details of a catrol raid made Monday nlht by American troops which result ad In the capture of two German pris oners. The first portion was the same as received In news despatches from France last night mentioning recon naissance combrjs In Lorraine and ar tillery activity tJSe and in the Woevre. The remainder follows : Patrolling was very active In Lor raine last night, especially from our aide. One patrol consisting of officer and twenty men exploring a hostile position gained contact and opened tire on a German patrol of approxl i enatsly the same site. The German patrol took cover and returned the fire.. Our patrol rushed the position, putfthe enemy to flight and captured two prisoners. One prisoner died of wounds after reaching our lines. Our patrol suffered no casualties. Later in the night a smalt hostile partol attempted to rush one of our outposts but was driven off by rifle fire. One German was killed and his body brought Into our lines. 'WHAT DOES AMERICA THINK?" ASK IRISH Every Faction Claim Support of U. S. Opinion. Dublin, May 22. "What does Amer ica think?-' Is the question which all schools of Irish opinion have been ask ing since the arrests of Sinn Fein leaders Saturday morning. Every faction In Its peer claims the support of American opinion, and each section quotes freely whatever American comment it can col lect In support of Its own particular Viewpoint. Not a single one of to-day's papers, whether Unionist or Nationalist, omits referring to the American attitude in long leading article. The Freeman's Journal, the official organ of the Irish ' party, heads Its editorial page with the following: "An effort to stampede American opinion has been completely foiled. There Is a complete suspense of judgment In America on the charge of pro-German conspiracy against the men arrested. Warnings have been given that proof must be quickly forthcoming or America would come to the conclusion that the plot, If there Is a plot, Is not a pro-German one." The Dublin Independent in a long editorial accuses the Government of making the arrests "with a view to turning American opinion agaiptt Ire land and preventing the Lord Mayor of Dublin, a Ireland's representative, from receiving u fair hearlne at Washington." The Dublin correspondent of the Lon don Daily Scu-a writes ; "The pivot of the Irish front Is In Washington. Dublin Is enjoying an unexampled Invasion by American newspaper men, and any one nbo sees the way they go about their work must admit their serious purpose "and their open mlndedness to Impres sions. They have a voracious appetite for the opinions of people who really count and are serving humanity well by sending the facts acroaa the water. Denis Kilbride, mcrtilier of Parliament from south Klldare and ono of the oldest members of the Irish party, In a speech to hli constituents lost night urged Irishmen to put their case against con scription before the American public, which, lie said, would Judge It Justly. "The tenor of recent comment from America," he said, "Is that Americans cannot understand whv Irishmen oppose conscription In view of the fact that con scription Is now a fact In the United States. The answer Is obvfous. If Irishmen are to be conscripted It Is the Irish themselves who should carry It out." The Cork Examiner, an Influential Nationalist newspaper, says: "The wholesale arrest convey (he Idea that Ireland has suddenly become pro-German, which clearly Is not the fart, as Lord French and his advisers well know. The circumstances of the arrests look singularly like a deep laid plot against home rule." Drlleted to lie L'-Boat Victim, Pms, May 2i. Apparontly having had aseere encounter with a submarine. . the Spanish sailing vessel Joanulna, of 313 tons, ha been found abandoned and drifting near the African coast by a fishing vcnel, The hull was pierced by numerous shell shols and there was no trace f the crew, whose fate Is un known. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund. money if it fails.- 25c NEED OF ALLIED AID FOR RUSSIA GROWS England and Franco Leaning Toward Japanese Of ' fenslve. PRESS APPEALS TO WILSON Diplomats Believe'Enongh Na tional Spirit Remains to Make Nucleus. Sptciat Cablt Dttpatch to Tas Sex. Copyright, Mil: all Hghtt rtttrved. losroN May 22. Announcement of the Chlno-Japanese defensive agreement to be put Into effect In the event of Ger man aggression In Siberia, taken In con nection with President Wilson's state ment that the United States will stand by Russia as well as France and will not sacrifice the east for concessions In the west, calls attention anew to the dan ger which the Oermanlsatlon of Russia threatens. In England and France there appears to be a well defined opinion that the Allies should take Immediate steps to save the Russians, Including the Ukrain ians and peoplss of other nationalities, from the alternative of German despot Ism or Internal strife, bloodshed and, famine. The Daily Chronicle appeals to' President Wilson to use his great In fluence to bring about a more positive policy by the Allies toward Russia. Would Relieve Presaaro, The Pall Mali Oaxetle says : "Nothing would do more to ease the pressure upon thlrirwlde of Europe than the revival of a definite menace to the Central Empires upon the Russian side. This can be founded only on the accept ance by Japan of the new offensive role, that our Far Eastern ally should take upon her this new responsibility for civilised Interests, an object that can be attained so soon as America consents that a mandate shall be extended to her in the form In which her own prestige and self-respect reaulre. "One essential condition about which there has been uncertainty Is the coop eratlon of what national spirit survives or Is reawakening in Russia." The Bolshevik Problem. As to the attitude of the Bolshevlkl, It Is held In diplomatic circles that In tervention by the Allies In response to an Invitation of any of Its factions would be an Indirect recognition of the Bol shevik Government, but the Entente Powers should be ready to cooperate with any nucleus of true Russian na tionalism that can be discovered to de feat the German aims. It Is pointed out that the time to strike Is now, when Germany's hands are full on the western front and she Is not In a position to maintain her efforts for the exploitation of Asia If met with a Urone and readme opposition. Japan Is held to have shown a clear itrasp of the problem, to far aa her own Interests are concerned, and It la be lieved that she Is ready to make com mon cause with the Allies as soon as they reach a decision. ALLIED SUBJECTS LEAVE. Bread Distribution la Petroarrad to Orate, By rA Attociated Prttt. Moscow, May IS (delayed). There Is under way a marked exodus of Entente subjects from Russia. .,..TJ distribution of bread In retrograd WTffrCease to-morrow. It will be re placed by half a Russian pound of po tatoes. Flour Is unobtainable even with doctors' prescriptions. Sugar costs 50 rubles a pound. The armistice .among the Russians, Germans and Ukrainians on the Kursk front has been extended to Voronetx and Brlansk. In connection with this announcement Leon Trotrky, Bolshovlk Minister of War and .Murine, has de clared the Kuban and Don districts un der martial law and has ordered the disarming of bands which have Invaded Rus4an territory despite the armistice. Count von Mlrbach, German Ambas sador to Russia, has promised M. Tchltcherln, Bolshevik Foreign Minister, to send a peace delegation to Kiev. He said the governmental change In Ukraine necessitates changes In the personnel of the delegation from that republic and that Kiev was suitable as a meeting place for the delegates. OTEABY'S FRIENDS EXAMINED. Trial of Alleged Confederates May Be Dropped, The Federal Grand Jury continued Its Inquiry' yesterday Into the whereabouts of Jeremiah A. O'Lcary, whose ball was declared forfeited Monday when ha failed to appear for trial on a charge of conspiring to obstruct recruiting. Karl It. Barnes, Assistant United Htatea Attocney, declared that the wit nesses who testified were all persons who had been friendly with O'Leary. lie would not say whether Information had been gained that may ba of use In tracing the fugitive. The trial of 0'Irary. with Luther S. Dedford nnd Adolph Stern, who were associated with him In jiubllshltiK Hull when It was violently criticising the Government's war policies last summer, was adjourned to to-day. Mr. Humes ald that Hertford and Btern will not be put on trial If O'Lcary Is absent. KINGD0N GOULD PROMOTED. , Men Yorker Is Xow Lieutenant Servlnu as l.lnnlt. Camp Dix, WniniiTSTnw.v, n. J., May 22. Klngdon Gould, who ns a private was selected some rrionths ago tot enter the officers training school here but de clined the honor because he believed he could ftrvc his country best as Inter preter, has won u lieutenancy. First Lieut. Gould's latest promotion came ns a surprise to him. Ho will still remain at headquarters of tho Seventy- eighth Division, as he Is a linguist, AmnliX (EmtBtablr &(En. 40ib St. at 5ft Jive. Are Featuring Henry Cort & Co. Men's Shoes Department conveniently located, on main floor. Separate Entrance. 441 Fifth Art. Women's and Juvenile' Smart Footwear in all the teaion'a latest modeli, Popular Price. AMERICANS DRENCH GERMANS WITH GAS Guns Make Terrific Attack on Enemy Billeted In Woods Near Tool. RAIDS MADE IN LORRAINE Patrol Charges Men Who Take Rtfuge in .Trench and Brings Back Two. By tht Auoctattd Prett. With the American Armt in Francs, May 21 (delayed). The American ar tillery northwest of Toul launched a sudden and terrific local gas attack upon the German positions and cantonments within the Gerechamp Wood early"lo day. Severe punishment was Inflicted upon the enemy, how great Is not yet known. The deluge of American shells fell In three waves and within a half hour the woods In which It Is known many Ger mans were sleeping had been drenched with a large quantity of poisonous gas. In lively patrol actions Monday night and this morning east of Lunevllle Ger man parties twice were defeated by the Americans, who captured two prisoners. An officer and twenty men whjle ex ploring the area northwest of Ancer vllters, east of Lunevllle, sighted four enemy patrols and established contact with one of them. The enemy party, numbering sixteen, took up a position in an unused trench from which they were driven by the rifle and grenade firing of the Americana. The Germans were then rushed by the Americans, who took two prisoners, one so badly wounded that he died later. There were no cas ualties on ths American aide. tour hours later an enemy patrol made a bold attempt to rush one of our outposts out waa driven off. One Ger man was Killed and his body was brought back to the American lines for identification purposes. In the Woevre an American patrol traversed the Apremont-Varnsvllla road and found a high tension cable used for cnarging Hie enemy wire. They cut the cable and brought back a large section or it. Another patrol came on a German party southwest of Apremont snd sharp fighting resulted. The Americans used their pistols, rifles and hand grenades effectively and the Germans were forced to retire. A corporal named Kllck. from a New England State, carried out a "personal patrol" last yesterday afternoon. He crawled to the enemy wire to Invjstl gate what he thouaht was a DerLscotie a'nd saw a German step up to the firing trench. Mullets were exchanged, but the American returned safely across No Man s Land. 'PEACE OF NUTRITION' FAILURE IN GERMANY Hunger Crow Apace a Sup plie From Ukraine Fail. Special Cubit Dtipatch to Taa Sen. Copyright, till; all riffhtt rennet. Paris. May 22. Germany Is making still another hole In her belt In order to draw It tighter. Despite all the glow ing promises of food relief following peace In the East, the latest reports from Swltserland speak not only of the reduc tion of the existing small bread ration on June IK but also of an acute short age of vegetables. Grains and meats have long been rarity, but even horse meat, which had been allowed periodically, has become a luxury. Of the 300,000,000 pigs in Ger nviny before the war only half remain. Tho National Liberal organ, the Manden bourg Oatette, writing- on the subject of the reduction or the Bread ration, said vesterdav : "No one lll contest the gravity of the situation on which tho populations of tho bis cities find themselves. Not alone bread but our other necessities are becoming rarer and dearer with every peace that we make. Let us not lull ourneUes to sleep on vain Illusions, No matter what news we are fed upon from the Economic Office, It will ,be none the leu a great deception for the country. "Great hopes have been built up for us only to be shattered to pieces again 1f they had not spoken of a 'peace of nutrition," If the official communique had not told to hopefully of the pro lalons of the Ukraine, it Is obvious that the population would have been better prepared fur. the news of the bread reduction which had to be Im posed ; It has been accepted with ex traordinary calmness." FLIER SAVED FROM SEA. New York Man 'Lay Helpless for Seven Hoars. By the Atiociated Preu. With thi British Armt in Francr, Tuetday, Msy 21 (delayed). To He helpless on his seaplane In the North Sea for seven hours with n broken leg before he was picked up was the experience of in American aviator attached to the British forces. The aviator, who conies from New York State, was operating a seaplane off the Belgian coast. It was brought down by hostile fire and his machine fell Into the sea. He Is recovering In a hos pital. "IIIH" Edvrurds Ilnbbril In Albany. Special Detpalch to Till Svx. Aipany, May United States In ternal Revenue Collector Big Bill Kd wardn has some Ideas of his own about patriotism In Albany. When making a street corner oration here to-day for tho Red Cioss somebody "touched" him for his pocketbook. It contained a $1,0 Lib. eity bond and about S&0 in rash. FOUNDED 1830 rfUR course ivV set our prices a - ...ui:.i i I CDIMUIIBIICU ' I we have abun dant Spring stocKs of every thing men and boys wear. Rising prices will not afreet our provi sion thi season we are amply supplied for Spnng and Summer. Tctnorrow one-tenth of our ales will b civrn to the Red Cross The more you purchase the more we give. BfvOKAw Brothers H37-I40. BROADWAY AT FORTY-SECOND STRUT. FOOD FOR BELGIUM WILL MOVE FASTER Supply Ship Were in Ue aa Troop Trantporta. Special Dttpatch to Tib Sim. Washington, May 22. The peril of curtailed relief In food and clothing for m.uuo.ooo Belgian and French people In the territory occupied by the German In vaders waa removed to-day when Presi dent Wilson settled 'arrangements through which the fleet of ataamshlna employed by the Belgian Relief Commis sion will be restored to their normal number. The, ships were reduced In number recently so that the United States could send soldiers and supplies to France. Mr. Hoover said: "As a result of the diversion of a lam part of the shipping employed by the re- net commission to other war purposes It had been necessary to reduoe the bread ration to six ounces per diem, this belnc one ounce below even the present Ger man ration, with corresponding reduc tions In the other foodstuffs. "Negotiations have been under way for some time between the British. French and American .Governments through W. B. Poland In Europe, and Prentiss Gray of the relief commission here, with the cooperation of Mr. Hur ley of the United States Shipping Board, Mr. Franklin of the ship control com mittee and Mr. Btevena, their representa tive in Europe and the British shipping executive, by whose combined efforts ar rangements have been made through which the American and British Govern ments have undertaken to find one-half each of the necessary shipping In order to restore the volume or roodsturrs neces sary for the maintenance of these people." DUBLIN LOOKS FOR SINN FEIN LEADERS Several More Arrests Indi cated by Activity of Police. London, May 42. Indications that the Government has not yet completed alt the arrests contemplated by it are seen in the apprehension In Dublin late last night of P. F. Burke, the leading Sinn Kelner In the county of Monaghan. A certain number of Sinn Fein leaders In various districts after the coup was made In Dublin evaded the police, who still are on the lookout for them. The authorities are directing their at tention to all persons who are regarded as suspicious, and such men are being stopped in the neighborhood of uuoiin and searched. All the best known men of what Is regarded as the revolutionary wing of the Sinn Keln are already In custody, but there Is a general Impres sion that many Influential participators in the alleged conspiracy are persons never heard of by the Irish public Sara Leaders Are German Dopes. A leading Nationalist to-day said to the Associated Press: "I believe that there are undoubtedly German sgents In active operation in Ireland and that they operate at fourth or fifth hand, so that even the Minn Fein leaders, who think they know everything, are quite possibly the dupes of knaves In the background. "You must not forget that until the outbreak of the war Sir Roger Case ment was a very Inconspicuous figure in Irish life and had no prominent associa tion with any Irish movement.. There may be half a dozen Casements as little open to apparent suspicion as he then was. All Ireland knew of him was that he waa an ex official of the Foreign Of fice." Mrs. Thomas J. Clark, whose husband was put to death for the part he took In the Irish uprising of 1916, was arrested to.day. Prisoners Taken to Kngland. A further consignment of Sinn Fein prisoners left Dublin yesterday on the way to Cngland. The group was not one of newly arrested persons, It was stated, but merely a small number who had been heretofore detained at local barracks. According to the local news papers, Count Plunkett was the only prominent person In the party. The events of the last few days have not drawn as much support to the Sinn Felners as they expected from the more moderate Irish parties. Indeed, there are Indications, that the fued between tho Sinn Fein and. the Nationalists has only grown more bitter. Trt sum up the attitude of the two factions, It may be said that the Na tionalists believe In constitutional meth ods of settling ths Irish question, while the Sinn Fein demands revolution, and the Nationalists consider that the Sinn Felners by therr revolutionary tactics are .rpolllng Ireland's best chance of a satisfactory settlement. The Krenlno Telegraph, organ of the Nationalist party, says: "Ireland Is not and never has been pro-German. Irishmen believe that right and Justice are on the side of the Allies. Our people do not forget that hundreds of thousands of tliclr own kith and kin are fiRhting against the menace of German domination. They would regard any plot or In trigue with Germany us treason to Ire land and treachery to eery Irlh soldier who has Joined the ranks, be causa ho believed he was helping to free Ireland, put they are not prepared to swallow vague stories of a German conspiracy without fomc evidence to sustain the charges." The Irish party's policy of temporary abstention from attendance In Parlia ment is expected to como to an end as soon as the House of Commons re sumes It slttlngH. Many of the ex perienced representatives of the party In the Hduso were opposed even to the temporary adoption of this Sinn Fein method. They assented to It with reluctance, and their Influence probably will be effective In ootalulng the return of a strong Irish aelegatlou to par ticipate In tho debates. 'A great net t mirtj drawn don't give give RED CROSS 2 WAR FUND CAN YOU REFUSE? LOVES ALL NATIONS, MRS. STOKES SAYS Declares on Stand She Be lieves in U. S.'M Exempli fied by People. ESPIONAGE CASE ARGUED How Far Liberty of Speech May Go Is Principal Issue, Says U. B. Attorney. Kansas Crrr, May it. Presentation of evidence In the case of Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, on trial In Federal court here charged with the violation of the espionage act, waa completed this after noon and argument begun. Final summing up by both sides will. take place to-morow, after which Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh Will charge the Jury. Court officials Apected the case to ko to the Jury about noon. Elmer B. Silvers, Assistant United States District Attorney, spoke for the Government this afternoon and Seymour Stedman, Chicago, for the defence. Mr. Silvers asserted that the question of Issue was the Intent or motive behind the signed communication of Mrs. Stokes which appeared In the Kansas City Star and In which she expressed opposition to the Government. He pictured the de fendant as having sought every oppor tunity to spread disloyal propaganda. Mr. Silvers referred to the address of Mrs. Stokes at Kansas City, which, he said, "stirred up a hornets' nest." He declared ahe aaw further opportunity to spread disloyally In an Interview which a reporter "toned down." Ennged, ha said, when she saw her seditious decla rations misquoted, she dictated and sent the signed letter of correction, on which the Indictment was based. V. 9. Mast Prove Motive. In replying Mr. Stedman asserted the liberty of speech and the length to which a citizen may go In criticising the Gov ernment in war time waa tho principal Issue Involved. He declared Mrs. Stokes's chief concern was that the wir might not accomplish the purposes for which America entered It. He argued that the Government must prove motive on each count of the Indictment and that Mrs. Stokes had wilfully sought to create mu tiny and Insubordination. Expression of opposition to the Gov ernment, he said, was directed against those In power In the Government, and was. moreover, an expression of opin ion rather than fact, based on Mrs. Stokes's reading of statistics Indicating that vast profits were being made out of war Industries. Whether these figures are correct did not matter, he said. In cross-examination to-day Mrs. Stokes declared she was an Interna tionalist and loved all countries in reply to questions by Mr. Silvern. ' "Do you believe In patriotism In the ordinary sense of love for the country of which you are a citizen?" he de manded. "I believe In country as exempltPed by Its people and not by those In control. I love all countries," was the reply. i Left Party. Then Returned. She had been a Socialist all her life, she said, but left the party In the sum mer of 1917, and returned to it in 1918, but never forsook Its principles and still entertained them. She admitted selling the transcript of her apeech made In Minneapolis to an Eastern magazine, In which she said:. "This Is a historic event In my life. It Is the first time I have ever stood on any platform us an American." Mr. Silvers further quoted from the article statements to the effect that she had previously refused to rise to the I n.Hnnal ,nlh.ni fw a.ltttA th a , ))Bll rtMeA she would rather be ehot thaji do so. The speech. Mrs. Stokes testified, was delivered after she had left the Socialist party and before her return to it. Mr. Slivers drew from her A repetition of the statement that her principles during the time of her withdrawal from the party had not materially changed. 'She denied that In her communication to the Kansas City Star, on which her Indictment wan said to have been based, she had Intended to cause Insubor dination or obstruct recruiting. Mrs. Stokes declared the letter wr't ten to the Star was dictated In such haste that her exact meaning was not expressed, She explained that she was preparing tn leave the city on her speak ing tour at the time the letter was written. CORRECTS MRS. STOKES. "Jerri. h Dally News" Denies She Was r.irr Its Editor. The Jru-ish Daily .Votes yesterday gave out the following statement . "In iew of the statement made by Mrs, nose Pastor Stokes In the course of her testimony that 'when twenty three j ears old she removed to New York and became the editor of tho Jew Ixh Drily .Veics' permit us to enter nn emphatic denial of that statement "Mrs Stol.es was at no tlmi editor of the Jewish Daily .Veuj. For some time Mrs. Hoc 4!'ator Stokes was a con tributor to the English department of the Jru'lan Dully .Veic.i, her particular work being In connection with the glrl" department of Unit page. "Whatever Mis. Mokea wrote nt that time- was In accordance with the policy of the Jeielth Daily .Vetcs, She wus very tame then. In Justice to tis it should bo i-ald that the Jcwith Daily ctvi h.is always been distinctly Ameri can, and oppoed to the views now held by Mrs. Stokes and those who think with her." thrtuthantctantf unspeakable pain" for looks for lives! Ctntributtd It the RED CROSS BRENTANO'S 5th Ave. & 27th St.', N. Y. City LIEUTENANT TAYLOR WINS HIGH BATTLE New Yorker Downs German in Fight Several Miles Above the Earth. OWN MACHINE CRIPPLED Other American Fliers Have Thrilling Encounters on West Front. By the Auoctolet Preu. With ths Ambsican Armt in Francs, May 21 (delayed). Lieut. William H. Taylor of New York chasera a Oerman biplane from the American lines to over Pagny-sur-Mo-selle, north of Pont-a-Mousson, to-day and defeated the Boehe In a desperate fight 5,000 meters In the air, A bullet from the enemy machine barely missed Lieut. Taylor and punc tured a wing of his airplane. A second later the Lieutenant saw one of his tracer bullets penetrate the fuselage of the enemy machine, where the observer was working a machine gun, and there was no more fire from the German, Lieut. Taylor continued to lire at th German pilot, and after 450 shots had been fired, most of them at about sev enty yards, the enemy machine went spinning toward the earth In a nose dive. In addition to Lieut. Taylor's fight, there were several other combats In the. bright sunny skies to-day. Two Ameri can aviators chssed two enemy machines to Tblaucourt and there attacked them. One of the American pilots fired from directly under the tall of a German ma chine, which went spinning toward the ground from 4,000 meters to S00, where It was seen to straighten out and es cape. Capt. David Peterson of Honesdale, Pa., after a long chase, sent a Ger man two seater wabbling and diving to the ground In the neighborhood of Cha teau Sallna The American avUtor pur sued the enemy machine for forty kilo meters along the battle line and then chased htm twelve kilometers behind the German lines before he succeeded In attacking him from beneath. The German's dive to the ground followed promptly. VICTIM OF SEVEN ENEMY AIRPLANES American Naval Reaerviat la Killed in Gallant Fight. Washington, May 22. News of the death of Ensign Stephen Potter, Naval Reserves, who was Killed while fighting seven single seated airplanes In the North Sea on April IS, was received here to-day from London. Ensign Pot ter, who was second pilot to a British Iloyal Flying Force Captain, six weeks before had shot down a German sea plane in Helgoland IllKht. The story of Potter's encounter with the enemy says: "Potter left the North Sea station In a British seaplane and steered due east until six miles west-southwest of North Hinder light. Another plane accom panied Potter and kept position to star board throughout the action. Two en emy planes were sighted to port, head ing toward them, flying low. Both Brit ish planes dived, about 100 yards apart, closing upon the nearest German. "Fire oponed from both at close range. "Potter's companion had emptied one drum from the forward cockpit when the gun Jammed. Two more hostile planes then appeared overhead, attack ing vigorously. Both Britons turned to the west, pursuing one of tho lower en emy, who was soon lost to view. Three others passed astern, 'following at a sharp angle. Potter was close above hi companion and dived to within 100 feet of the water. "Both machines flattened out and rot ter's companion, being faster, throttled down until Potter came abreast. Thus they ran westward at full speed close together for several minutes under con tinuous volleys from the rear. "Four more enemy machines now ap peared In V formation. Of seven Ger mans In action four were attacking Pot ter and the others his companion. Pot ter fell behind nnd began to zigzag. He. first veered slightly starboard, then turned at right ungles to port. Again his companion throttled down to let him catch up and began climbing to reduce headway. Potter dodged sgaln, but was then broadside to all en emy machines and under their fire only flfly feet from the water. His compan ion, :10 fet above, saw Potter's ma- chine burst Into flame, come down part the Osakl-Shoshen Kalsha Line Is on of the way under control, then crash on i fire crt the north Pacific roast, accord the port wing tip. .Ins to naval wireless messages receled "Potter wan last see on the surface here lato to-day. amid flames, which suddenly turned to a. The crew lias been . transferred to the hue cloud of smoke. Canada Maru ot the same line, the mes- "Two of the Vnemy circled over the miko said. Tho Hurma Maru left a Pa spot. Iheri joined tne other side. Whcnclllc port estcrday for the Orient. s IMPLEX are now a very comprehensive variety of correct carriage design's and colors. The present production of these tine cars is necessarily limited; as the Simplex Company is now performing important war work. Normal production, however, will be resumed when .the governmental requirements shall have been met. The service station is maintained as usual to render the incomparable Simplex Standard of Service. Service Station: izthUVirntn Sts.t Ling Itand Citf SIMPLEX AUTOMOBILE CQ 755 Fifth Avenue NewYork. n:E.Adamt, Inc. th nail Imd cleared not even wreckage rwas visible." Toller enrolled September Z last as a second class seaman In the flying corps. He was promoted to an Ensign Novem ber 2, ordered to France, later being sent to Kngland. A brother lives In Detroit. Concerning Potter's brave conduct and his eagerness to engage with the enemy the commanding officer of the British North Sea station wrote : "Potter always displayed the greatest eagerness to fly at all times. On the long reconnalssanco In which he shot down the German seaplane he displayed great courage and coolness. He was very popular at this station." John Ganster. Quartermaster In the navy Aviation Corps, was killed In a seaplane accident In Ftanos May 20, the Navy Department announced to-night His father, Harry W. Qanster, lives at 612 Gay street, Baltimore. DOWN FIFTEEN IN DAY. British nare Maar Successes In Monday's Air MsrhUns;. London, May 22. Twelve German air planes were brought down during Mon day's air fighting by British aviators, while gunfire accounted .for another and an additional two iwere driven down out of control. An official announcement of the day's activities says : Balloons and airplanes were again very active on Monday. Several long distance reconnaissances were com pleted and many photographs and ob servations taken. Bombing airplanes dropped twenty-two tons of bombs on the enemy's railway stations, air dromes and billets. Twelve German airplanes were brought down in the air fighting, two others were driven down out of con trol and another was brought down by gunfire. Two hostile halloons' also were destroyed. Four British air planes are missing. TO HONOR PALACHE. i Connecticut State Capital Will Hare Flaa; at Half Staff. ' Special Detpatch. to Tax Sen. Hartpord, Conn., May 22. The flag on the Statu Capitol here will fly at half staff to-day In honor of the death In action of Lieut. James 'Palache, son of Whitney Palache of Farmlngton, vice president of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Confirmation of his death was received from Washington to-day, 13 MORE CYCLOPS VICTIMS. Mary Department Names Paesea- arers Probably Lost. Washington, Msy 22. An additional list of thirteen men probably lost with the naval collier Cyclops was received to-day by the Navy Department. The announcement said they had been trans ferred from other ships to the Cyclops as passengers and were prenumably aboard the vessel when she left on her last voy age. The list follows: DACGIEP.E. JOHN DOMINIC FRANCIS. Thoenlx, Ariz. HAKEIt, HAIIRV DAVIS. Hopewell, Pa, EVANS. OTTO HARRISON, Springfield, FAHREI.I.. RAYMOND, care C. A. Far- rfll. Don Mfg. Co., Brooklyn. KUItNER. CLEMENT O.. Wheeling, TV. Va. LONG. Iltl. EDWIN, coxswain, route No. 4. Waller, ok I a. McKKE.V. DONALD J., blackimith, Santa HIlH. N. M. MI1.I.EK. JAMES JOSEPH. New Orleans. MOI.I.ENOOf. EARL WILLIAM. Salam. Ore PERRY. WILLIE LOTD. Speealtvllle, Tex. SMILEY, LOUIS ADOLl'HUS. Marshall, Tex. SWEENEY. WILLIAM FRANCIS, ma 'htnlaCs mate, Kail Itlver, Mass. WEDSTUR. CLAYTON ANDREW, Hutch inson, Kan. SWISS TO GET GERMAN COAL. Treaty Sla-ned After Understanding- With France. Hirst, May After amicable ex planations td France, the Swiss Govern ment resolved to-day to xlgn the new treaty with Germany by which Saltxer land would !c provided with German coal until January 31. lull. This con vention will be Independent of arrange ments with France relating to the de livery of French coal to Switzerland. The terms of the new treaty between Swltserland ami Germany, announced on I Mn' 18 l're that Germany would port each month to Switzerland 200,000 tons of coal and 1!),000 tons of Iron and steel. The price of the coal was fixed at a minimum of 173 j fiuncs for all but SO, 000 tons for xmaJl consumers, upon which the price would bo reduced by forty francs Among the exports which Switzerland aRied to make were from IS, 000 to 17,000 cattle a month. The goods manu factuied with tho aid of German coal may not be exported to countries at war with Germany. France entered a pio tcrt to this agreement. TAPANESESTEAMER0N FIRE. Ablaae on Morth Pacific l.'rrn Hrscnrd. tonal A Canadian Pacific Pout, -May ! The Japanese freighter Purina Maru of AUTOMOBILES being exhibited in RAIL MANAGERS TO GETBIGSALARIES i Deposed Presidents Will Not Have to Work for "Gov ernment'' Wages. Spttlaf Detpatch to Tsa Scn, Washington, May 22. Itallrod presidents who are appointed by Direc. tor General McAdoo as Federal man agers of their line will not be (xperted to work on Government salaries. They are to be paid in an amount commensu rate with the property entrusted to their peratlng direction and with their abil ities. This means that the salaries of a few Federal managers will bo as hlsh as 140,000 and possibly 150,000 a er. As a consequence there will be nn large saving effected by the new policy of Director-General McAdoo In relieving all railroad presidents as operating heads of their respective lines with a view to the appointment of Federal man. agers In their places. One of the prin cipal alma of this policy, It was stated to-day, was to separate the corporate and the operating functions of the rail roads as well as to relieve the railroad heads of what was deemed an Impossible task In serving two masters. A majority of tho railroad presidents who are willing to accept such appoint ment will be deemed by the Director General as Federal managers for their roads. In other cases general managers, vice-presidents In charge of operation or other operating officers will be appolntM to the Federal positions, to serve the Government and further Mr. McAdoo'a policies. McAdoo will have his own represents, tlve in charge of each railroad whether he be an ex-presldent or a man brought up from below. Each road will In effect be a division of the Government railway and the new appointees will be like si many division superintendents. Mr. McAdoo may make his appoint ments known In a few days. Whether men like President Rea of the Pennsyl vania and Willard of the' Baltimore nnd Ohio would be appointed was the sub ject of much speculation, but the plan of Mr. McAdoo In this respect were not disclosed. i Announcement of the salaries to b paid to the Federal managers will b made In a. day or two, when . the first of them are appointed. The salaries will be uniform as to equivalent roads. Tho lowest will be equal to it not greater than the Government salary receded by the Director-General as a member of th Cabinet. The range of salaries has already been determined by Mr. McAdoo. When they are announced lt Is probable that an nouncement at th'e same time will b made of the salaries of Assistant Director-General Hlnes nnd the division heads of the railroad administration who am McAdoo' s advisers. They gave up sal aries ranging from (50,000 to '?j,00 a year. Assistant Secretaries of thu Treasury receive only $5,000. a year. The total savings that will be effects! In the separation of the railroad headi from their Jobs as president or from' operation of their roads will not exceed $5,000,000 a year at the outside. Ther are only 121 class one railroads tn th United States. Even If all their presi dents were receiving $100,000 a year, and there are not more than four re ceiving such salaries, their total com pensation would be but $12,100,000. Ths actual aggregate la probably not mroe than $800,000. and a 50 per cent, cut would be but $4,000,000, There are a number of class two roads under Gov ernment control, Including connecttr.e and terminal lines, but the presidents pf these companies are not receiving fancy salaries. The regional directors already ap pointed and those to be selected tn th next day or two will be consulted bv tho Director-General before the Federal managers are nanied. The regional ant division directors will be named in a day or two. As another Influence against iiea cutting In salaries the corporate inf ests of a number of the blcceM road t are such that stockholders nnd rt re, -( will urge the presidents to retain ofllces to manage corporate affairs w a subordinate official Is made I'edcsl manager. BECAUSE OF THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE American Artists' Exhibit and Sale AT THE ANDERSON GALLERIES Park Avenue and 59th Street It has been decided lo extend until SATURDAY, JUNE 1, inclusive. 800 PICTURES AND OTHER ART OBJECTS You may purcha e at ) our 0 c Price in "The Blind Auction" Did in hccrot what ou can afff'i! for any object ou desire The highest offer wins, Noted artists will show you tbf" own and others' paintings and as.s.st you to make selections. PROCEEDS Go to the thousands of sigh' If (oldiprs streaming backwards fror the Battlefields of Vranee and lie' gium. ADMINISTERED BY AMERICAN-BRITISH FRENCH- BELGIAN Permanent Blind Relief War Fund Tea poured at 4 o'clock eer all- noon by prominent women of ciety. Kntertainment by Noted Stars of the Opera and The.it T Addresses by men and wonv1" famed in the professions. ADMISSION 50c Which Goes Directly to Help Buy Eyes for Sightless Soldiers Tea service furnished gratis l I'r munic ', Sherry's. 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