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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, IMS
PRICE TWO CENTfrl
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CENT DAMAGE
FROM BERRY
IN EYRE SUIT
Jury Holds Graft Charges
Against Senator to Be
Slanderous
DOUBT DISPLAYED
AS TO "CONFESSION"
BuJ Verdict Implies Belief
That Accuser Acted in
Good Faith
,
EYRE
SATISFIED, SAYS
Sought Vindication,
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Money, He Tells Jurors as
He Shakes Hands
li'J a Rtaff Cfirrrtpwdrnt
West Chester, Pa May 23. ,
State Senator T. Larry Eyre, re-1
cetved a -erdlct with nominal damages I
of one cent today In his slander suit
for $50,000 asalnst Collector Vv". H.
Berry. The suit followed Berry's
charges that Eyre was Involved In the
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defrauded Pennsylvania of millions of ,
dollars. i
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J. A . 1' . 1 MlUlllin I. Ill llt- I V l UUIIM-I.
filed a motion for arrest of Judgment
and n. new trial. lie evnlalned this '
did not mean a new trial would actu-
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a new trial could he readily sought
should Scarlet and Hibhard and Berry
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want one. u is not believed likely
they will.
According to Troutman. the costs
of the suit outside of attorney must ,
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providing that when the amount re-
ceived is less than twenty Pennsyl-
vanta shillings ($4.84). the plaintiff
must pay them. ,
The Eerry charges were made dur
ing the campaign of 101R in which
Berry stumped Chester County agiinst
Eyre's candidacy for the State Senate.
Berry's accusations were based
largely on a purported confession of
John H. Sanderson, a furniture con
tractor, now dead, In which Eyre was
declared to be the "brains of the whole
graft." The confession was severely
attacked by Eyre's counsel as "a fake
invented by the late Captain John C.
Delaney."
Satisfied, Says Eyre
benator tyre declared nimseir well
MtUfled with the verdict s.ivln,. he
had desired not money, hut vindica
tion. . When informed of the verdict of
the Jury, Collector Berry declined to
make any comment.
The verdict warrants the statement
that the jury helleved Eyre guiltless
of the charges made by Berry, but yet
thought Berry acted in good faith
when he made them and believed them
true.
The verdict returned today seemed
probable last evening when the Jury
asked further instructions. ,
The Jury asked if Beiry was obliged
to prove his charges.
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The Court said he was not. but must pieiped to the ratification of the pro
have shown that he acted in good faith hlbltlon amendment and have the sun
... . . , , , ,, , port snd indorsement of the league Tn
and had probable grounds for believing the last Legislature onlv two of the
the statements true. ! fortv-one members of the House from
Philadelphia were pledged to local
As soon as the verdict was rendered option
Judge Landls thanked the Jury for faith- UeJ '"raHfv'Ihe poUltWn
ful service and discharged It. amendment, claiming that the "drv"
Pvre h-ivino- thini.-erf -nrt w.
Lre having thanked and been con-
eratulated by his local counsel, stationed
himself just outside the courtroom and
ft h nftt h n rl o ittltVi 1 1i Inpnrs c Vin
t'ttuun uiiu- iin inr. juiui J un IIICJ
oassed out thanking each one
passsfl out. tnanking eath one
Eyre said: "The verdict speaks for
itself. I am well satisfied I did not
want money, but vindication for myse,f
and for the sake of my wife and boy. I
am proud that a jury of my fellow.
Citizens has given me this proof of my
Own homo's faith in my Integrity."
Kerry Not In Court
air. Berry was not in court when the 1 afternoon, nem j.ouis r reenman. pro
verdict was received. Neither were Prletor of a saloon at 1321 Race street
James Scarlet, of Danville, and nil
worth T Hlbbard. of Philadelphia, his
Chief attorneys. Scarlet had gone to
Pittsburgh for another trial. ' to carry out the sentence I of three dignified stone hulldlngs the
"The verdict speaks for itself. I have "How can you expect the officers to j library, a structure containing class
no comment to make." he said That ' dt their duty when you. as Judge, vio- ' rooms' and dormitories and a chapel
was the attitude also of H. F. Trout. , late your oath of office?" queried Salus The .group tan be used as a hospital
San.. . Ji'Mt. .,JLe.rJ.....and ?toAllAn alteration, save forC the in-
Tierrv eounsei'
-.-.
Senator tyre was full of smiles over
thfe verdict and was busv for flft.n
minutes receiving congratulations of
YvUnri-i
inc.ius.
Eyres son, to whom he referred, is
crown, and lives with his wife in Xew
York city.
U.S. AIRMEN FIGHT AT TOUL
L Artillery Is Less Active in Amer
ican Sector
VTIth the American Army In France.
,v May 23. "Artillery activity has de
creased." said last nignt's omclal com
munique There are no new develop
ments to report
There was a icreat deal of aerial ac
tivity .over the Toul front 'Wednesday,
btit no Infantry engagements. American
airplanes took a prominent part In the
alp battles.
Washlnxton.'T.Iav 3. The accidental
death of an American aviator was re
ported In Gneral Pershing's rommu
nlque announced bv the War Depart
ment this afternoon. It follows:
"Section A vArtlllery activity has de.
Creased, here are no new developments
report.
-teHon B This mornl.ig I,lutensr'
jn our air isrvice. "en
ana was Kiin, Tne
o PHIM. IIIGI
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'tal'an troops
; held by enemy,
Capture OutpoM, Haiti Slocra
reddo. Defeating Foe and Ex
ploding Ammunition
Rome, May 23
Northeast of Monte Val Bella Italian
troop attacked and raptured an Aus-tro-Oerman
outpos;. the War Office an
nounced today. The Italian? then
pushed on Into the village of Stocca
redde, inflicting losses upon the enemy
garrison. An ammunition dump wa
blown up
The artillery firing has been fairly
Intense all alone the front, the report
added Bast of Zenson loop the Italian
tiro against hostile batteries was par
ticularly effective.
Ten more Ausiro-Gcrman airplanes
have been brought down by the Italians,
eight by airmen and two by high-angle
guns.
There has been considerable activity
along the mountain front and the opera-
tions arP developing in favor of the
Italians It was stated South of Val A rsa
rln the Sette Cmnunl west of the Asiagn
'plateau), a Hrltlsh patrol penetrated
the enemy's line, capturing some pris-
OnerS. ,
Amsterdam. May 23
"On the Italian mountain front In-
creased fighting activity conunus. sm
an Austrian War Office rrport received
today fiom Vienna 'On Monday night
two enemv companies penetrated our
petition northwest of Col pel Rosso, hut
were driven back with heavy losses
KAISER IS "KING DEATH"
Grotesque and Weird Features
Iark Bol-hcvik Celebration
Snrrinl Cnhlo in I'lrninc Public l.cdccr
Jl'rc"" --aoiP m -i.rninp i mnui.t.ij. ir
l-onclnn, May 23 The Tetrocrad cor
respondent of the Pally Express, de
KlvrT ,1,n TlnloliflviEf M n v rinv cele.
,, ..... .,' crntesou feature was
.v, lanKlnr. r.r tbo t.nrlnskv Palace
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the House of Lords of the Romanoff
riavs the Winter Talace and tn
, ,. color nf a
cubist scheme rievlseu by bignor .Man-1
netti. '
A more ambition, note was struck
ii,,. h. niior-nririii nreBent.i i Ion of the
p-r0Rre!,s o ,he proletariat, after the
style of a Daveux tapestrv This em-
braced a weird picture of the Kaiser as
re of the IsaiFer as
iTI?,S3
a skeleton of death, crow
man helmet ann wn
nlnnert to nts rlnfl .lllfl
)n llls nony fingers, shown in the act of
cutting down the red flowers o: revom
tlonary Russia
CITY LOSES $30,000 SUIT
Reading Recovers Damages for,
Seizure of Land '
In Judge Andenrled's court today a
verdict of tsn.nnn wis -ecovered bv the'
Hearting ompanv aeiiiiiM iit- ii , i
riimiapec for the takin of a portion of
mvefronT hp.r,Ji:rv HlifMTGAMPAIGN FOR SI 20.000
and Fairmount avenue
The propertv was known a? Tier
No 3n The appropr'atlon by the mil-
niclpalltv was in pursuance nf an ordi
nance of 110!. providing for the widen
ing of Delaware avenue
tn Ua ciammAtil of demnnd the com
pany avired that the improvement to
the riAerfront took a most valuable por-
Hon of the property, consisting or unnri.
Plr llUlKnean ann pm. nil. Him resuue,,
'on
damage to the plaintiff of ahout
Assistant fitv Solicitor Mead, head
of the P.oad Kureau. produced testi
mony that the depreciation In th" value
of the company s holding was not more
than $1S 000 To this sum the cltv
allowed Interest at the legal rate sine
the taking In lfinn
"DRY" FORCES CLAIM GAIN
Eipht Nominees for Assembly
From City for Amendment
The "dry" forces have gained e(f:ht
members of the Assemblv from rhlladel
ph'a as the result of Tuesdav's primary,
according to rr Homer W Tone super
intendent nf the Philadelphia district of
the Anti-Saloon League
i Dr Tope says that ten of the candl-
.,.- .lnA In Tl,llnrlnlnUln n.
forces will have a matority in both the I
, sn!lte anrt House Three of the sen.i- '
torlal cindldates nominated In Phila- i
I '!& "5 'Jlle! or" nrnnhrlbJro0,l M1.. !
1 1 ..1-3 -& l-i&Viinrl thn rnrUrlqrtii f
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1 Senator Sproul and defeat Municipal
j Jurte nonnnvell who won the nemo-
, cratlc nomination on a "wet" platform
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SALUS DEFIES MAGISTRATE
, Vnrpi Senator Dares Pennnrk tn
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imortc Jtiuciitt it-.iini-i tiiciu
Becoming peeved because Magistrate
I'ennock in the Central Station, this
vvhich was talded Saturdav night, and!
g"n" 0Ts"'mue W Salii-J Vare lMder
I t the Fourth Ward, "dared" Pennock
fined his bartender Jin and costs Plate
ou..t ""US'.i'.hi.M J? i'VJ VS
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i he shouted as his clients were being led
, back
, "But-. Mr. Salus answered Masistrate
Pennock. 'I know evidence when I see
,. j ihi raRP to rnlnF r. rtnt-t "
When the police raided the taloon
thev arrested a number of persons.
These were all discharged later and the
principals held over for further hear
ing today.
PARIS TWICE RAIDED
Bombs Dropped After Defense Is
Broken
Turin, Slay 23. An air attack on
Paris last night, consisting of twp dis
tinct raids, was officially announced to
day. The first enemy squadron failed to
reach the city, being turned back by an
aerial barrage. There were no" victims
from this attack.
The second raid was made in several
relays of machines. Although met with
another violent aerial barrage this at
tack resulted In a number of bombs
being dropped In the Paris area.
Grade "A" Zinc Price Fixed
vya.lilnitnn. May 23. Price-Using of
z'ne at 12 centa a pound for grade
"A i Jl oeen recornmenaea IQ rresi
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GERMAN AIRMEN BOMB
BRITISH HOSPITALS; KILL
100 NURSES AND PATIENTS
Raid bv a Score of Huge Gotba Plane? Wrecks Build-
ings and Slays Wounded Soldiers and
Other Devoted Attendants
WOMEN SHOW SPLENDID
Willi t lip UritMi Ariiiips In Franco.
May 23.
More than 10(1 women nurses pa
tients and attendants were killed or
wounded In a raid on a large number
of hospitals by (German aiimen.
In this, the latest Prussian air at
tack, a score of huce ftothu airplane-'
circled over their objective wheie the
Ilerl Cross was plainly visible, diop-
ping a number of bombs of enormous
size t0 srna(m tne buildings and a still
,.ortni min-il-tot- nf c -i.tll chrnnnpl
bombs to kill nurses and wounded.
Tne shrapnel was timed to burst at
the level of the ground, so as to Insure
the greatest possible destruction of
life
British aviators and anti-aircraft
cuns battled with the German squad
ron. hrliiRinir down the enemy com
mander's machine.
Huts about the hospital were in
splinters when a correspondent visited
the scene of the bombing. One half
of tllP entire hospital, where the Rreat
'
est death i nil was posted, had almost
entirely disappeared. Nearhv was a
m-itm- fiffcon ffict nrnee ni-,H ten feet
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UfVIl "liric 11 lill HV l'"lll" v-ii wn ..v,
nurses' quarters
Crippled by shrapnel-bomb frag-
entR- th0?e wht witnessed the at-
, s11(, hcv npvpr ,,, RPen any.
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thing so wonder ul as the com age of
the women during the raid, vvhlcn
neB,n nt in 20 p m. and lasted for two ,
SOLDIERS TO USE
DIVINITY SCHOOL
Hospital for Convalescent
spi
Negro Troops to Oc
cupy Building
Th. r-nlsnnal Dlvinitv School. Kit -
tieth street and Woodland avenue, has
been sold and will ho used as a hospital
for convalescent negro soldiers
The nivimt School, beginning next
fall, will hold its classes at old St
Andrew's Chdrch. Iligluh street above
Spruce, and at not Clinton street
This announcement was made today
hv Dean Heffern. of the Divinity
School at the annual commencement,
held at the Church of the Atonement,
rortv-seventh street and Kingsesslng
avenue
Already 510.000 has been paid down
on the purchase price of the Divinity
School A campaign has been started
to raise the full amount. $12fl.00ft
The originator of the project is the
Mercy Hospital, an institution for ne-
profs at Seventeenth and Fitzwater
streets The new- hospital will be tailed
the Mercy Hospital for .Negro Soldiers'
and Officers
Memorial to Slave
The organization which has charge
of the war hospital plans Is the Crlspus
Attucks Circle for War Belief Crlspus
Attucks. a negro slave, was the first
patriot to shed his blood In the Revolu-
tion
The officers of the circle are negroes
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prominent In the attairs of tnelr race"" ""'w lll"" i mvf men-
.
In this citv They are aided by a gen-
eral committee which embraces Phlla-
' ilelphla and the surioundlng counties.
-'n "Us committee are the pastors of
lZZfZoY
I number of fraternal and social urganl-
, zatlons.
! The movement has been Indorsed by
niany persons of prominence,
Letters
! of appioval have been received fiom
cardinal Gibbons. Governor Brumbaugh
and many others
On Trnet of M Arren
The Divinity School occupies a tract
I of six acres It is composed of a group
i continued on rae Fl. Cclun.11 Four
WOMAN FLYING
FROM CHICAGO TO
N. Y. WITH MAIL
Winin" Her Wav at Sixtv Miles
i "b" p
an Hour Expects IS on-
Stop Journey
I
Chicago, May 23. I
Aerial mall service between Chicago
and Xevv York w-as officially inaugurated
W"rinMh"KnVt.,cSnST"c0-!i
carrying a small sack of mall and headed '
he- ninne for New York. Her trip began I
Lifflcially at 7 '34 o'clock.
The saCK mips nwiiDvn . v .-
t-lned about 100 pieces of mail, each
bearing one of the new 21-cent aerial
'"-.? .tamol
From reports received after Miss Stln
son began her flight It was evident that
she was traveling eastward at a speed
of about sixty miles an hour She ex
pects to make a nonstop trip. At 11
a. m, she passed Archbald, Ohio, 191
ImUah frftrrt I'ilirMKDJ
miles from, Chicago
. totnda7to .ach harden fcity, u
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COURAGE IN AWFUL ORDEAL
hours Ducouts were provided for,
them in case of dancer, but none de
serted the patients.
Many of these latter were bad cases
of horrible compound fractures, with
open wounds, necessltatinc suspension
In harnesses other poor chaps weie
strapped In bed. in order tint their
bones would knit straieht The slicht.
psl movement for
anv of these men
not only was agonizing, but extremely
dangerous.
Throughout two solid hours, while
an endless chain of (Jerman bombei s
. swirled across the hospital area drop-
I ping high explosives on the helpless
from one critical case to another. ia-
ing gentle hands on fevered heads
"It was great." one voungMor snld.
in a piane wnicn was downed was,
the squadron commander. He was
wounded In the arm and his observer
was wounded In the leg. A third oc
cupant of the machine wn.- unwounded
The Prussian lomm.inder speaks
English petfei'th He is now in one
of the hospitals which he bombed
being cared for hy the women whose
sisters he killed. He asserts he did
not see the ied cross, denoting a hos
pital. Ho said he was following a
railway train
These hospitals never weie bombed
before. Theie were some Amei u an
hospitals in the gioup. but none of
these was touched
SPROUL MAJORITY
REACHES 225,000
With Four Counties Miss
ing. He Has 333.539 Votes
to O'Neil's 125.958
G - UEFEYMENr - GIVEUP -
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1 Senator Sproul's matoritv for the
gubernatorial nomination in the Re-
publican primaries lo now given as
about 225.000.
Four counties Bedford. Beaver.
Loiumnta and Crawford are still to
leport. He lost Blair count v. one of
the outstanding distiicts the returns
of which are not 5 et complete, by
approximately 300 votes.
The Sproul vote is given todav, with
the counties named excluded, as
333.5.13, and Highway Commissioner
O'Neil's as 125.05S
Senator Beldleman continues tn
maintain bis lead over Congressman
Scott for Lieutenant Governor He
carried Blair County hy about 50u
votes. With the four counties in-
dicated missing, his friends estimate
his vote as ISO. 943 Scott in the same
districts has a total of 161,947. I
The neck-and-neck race between,
Paul Houck and James I" Woodward.!
Penrose candidate for Secretary of
Internal Affairs, appears to have been
decided In favor of Woodward, and It
' believed the later returns will in-
crease the lead of 1500 he had last
night.
xiuuttv & inenas are Dusy trying to
verify figures and hope to find errors
(n ,Un n rmr. -nffllit . I -l-.i..
candidate the lead he Inst late yester
day, when western reports began to
come In. however, Harrisburg esti
mators believe that Woodward his
been nominated by several thousand'
votes.
Concede Bonniucll Victory
The Palmer-McCormlck heatlquar-
r,.. nf tlw. Onn.f,n,.n ,1 -, .. . . . Iniln.i
in a wi uic icuiuLiiiii iiaii, iiiiirtv
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Bonniwell, the "wet" candidate for
Governor on the Democratic ticket.
over Joseph E. Guffey. by a majority
ranging from 400n to 5000.
This announcement followed a care
ful canvass of the State byv long dls
tance telephone and after all hope of
the nomination of the Organization
candidate had been lost.
The Bonniwell victory Is a distinct
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and disagreeable surprise to the Pal -
mer-McCoimlck people, who are not In
position to give him hearty support, r,a1j5' he British at Mesnil, north of
, , , . , .. , . . Albert was smothered vesterday
due to the vicious attacks they made. Meanwhile French and British cletach
upon him and those he represents in , ments have penetrated to the German
te primary campaign and their "dry"
protestations.
ii,m.t.' cour.e m noubt .
The belief is general that the Demo-
cratlc organization will not lend much
support to Judge Bonniwell's candidacy
at the November election, but It Is not
d the pa,mer.McCormlc,
leaders will attempt to bolt the ticket,
They are said to be counting on O'.N'el
, run indenendentlv. but no word hai.
come frV-, 0.XelI on the aubiect.
.
Next to the amailng run of Judge
Bonniwell, the great surprise In the city
-as the big vote cast for Paul W. Houck
for Secretary of Internal Affairs. Houck
carried the city over Woodward by a
majority of 26,652, more than 10,000
more majority than Scott had over
Beldleman In the city.
The Houck majority here shows, that
Scott waa the vvoakest man on the State,
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ticket, which the varea supported in tl
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HOSTILE GUNS
found foinis
A Bill I h A II i'h VA A 'n
vn nuiiriiUM
British Make Successful
Rid Cepl-rins German
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TEUTONS HUNT WEAK
SPOT FOR BIG DRIVE
Allied Fire Prevent? Germans
Massing Forces for
Heavv Attacks
GREAT AC TIN 111 IN AIR
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iJiaips I' hers )n 12 Hostili
Craft Bomhs Dropped
on Liepe
LONDON, Mav 2.1.
German bombardment of ptirtinnr
of the Pirnrdy and Plandcrs fronts
'and continued raiding operations
were reported hy
field Marshal
Haip; todav.
There was hostile artillery fire
in the Anrre Vallej. south of Lens
east nf liohccq and cast of the
Nieppc Porest clurinR the night,
the statement said.
We carried out successful raids
at Ajette, Pioisleux and St. Mart,
inflictinc casualties and capturing
some machine guns.
The enemy rushed one of our
posts near A veiny Wood last night
and two of our men are misring.
An attempted enemy laid in the
vicinity of Uiezduvin.ijjr was
driven off hy rille and machine
gun tire.
Prench Patrols Successful
"Theie has h.-en lnteimittent bom
bardment south of the Avre River
(Picardy fiont)," the French War
Office announced at ParU today.
The enemy attempted a coup de
main in the sector of thf Bois
Moncival, hut it was broken up.
Our patrols pcnetinted the
enemy's line,-, in Champagne, the
Avocouit Foiest (Verdun ront1
- nnfi - on the Wome pi,
ain.
Piisoners and var materials
were captured.
The night passed calmly on the
re.st of the fiont.
(American forces are holding part
0f the line on the Wnevre Plain.)
The artillery
tinnjT and .in
activity on the western battle fronts
have reached unequaled inten.ity
says a coi respondent of a new
agency at the British front.
On a certain sector loO.OOO .-hells
were thrown in a sinKle bombard
ment. Nineteen Get man generals have
been killed in action.
(icrnian (inns Shell Line
Ir.dij..ting the imminence of the
German drive, hosti.e guns continue
their incessant hammeiing of the
Allied line along the Somme. From
Albert as far as Anas, along the
north side of the Somme salient, the
Teutons keep up this continuous ef
lei t in an obvious attempt to locate
oome weak spot in the Allied front.
Blow for blow, shell for shell, the
Anglo - American - French batteries
have returned the fne and have sue-
cecucu 111 ureuMiig up an 01 tne
enemy attempts to concentrate with-
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in gun-range lor a neavy attack.
The Americans in then ectnit. have
kept the enemy bus.v In addition to
outmatching Ins .millerv and holding
their own in the an. American raid
ing parties have won minoi succc.-.-es
in the Toul sector and in l.onaine.
General Pershing vesterday repoited
a raiding exploit in vvhich the Amerl-
can detachment put an enemy patrol
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to flight and captured nnsoneis.
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sii i.nc-n .lit: .iiiiitr
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unprecedented activity in bombing,
scuumig ami ngniing. isoin in tne
battle area and far behind the lines
the airmen of both sides have cat i ied
on their work. Hitherto this violent
energy In the air has been the tn-I glon anj the leninanf of the divisions
variable prelude of major operations,'.'- , the ie..nt drive are being
, on the earth.
, German raiding parties: have sought
'"p'lc '? '"ea "ne.- along me
i Somme. But again and again thev
1 have been driven back with losses
A second attempt of the Germans to
lines soutneast or 'Arras, near I.ocon,
and in many places In the I.ys salient
In Klanders, Berlin reports, the Allieri
s sal pnt
he r iTih
ar In th
guns have been bombarding far In the
rear oi ine uerman line.
Ilcltli.li Ilomb I.lecx
Intense aerial activity by the British
marked Tuesday night, during vvhich
German cities were bombed and raging
fires were started, according to an offi
cial report on aviation Issued by the war
office. Sixteen German airplanes were
Bhot down, two more were brought down
out of control and stll two others were
shot down by high Ingle guns behind
the British lines, while two German ob
servation balloons were destroyed
German military works In Belgium,
notably the railway .triangle at Liege,
were bombed and two tons of bombs
were dropped upon a chlorine works at
Mannheim. Three fires broke out there.
Some of the machines penetrated aa far
as Metz, where the railway station was
attacked.
lacKea.
Fires oro vn w eg Wq wer
1 . - r i -
WILSON
r.
T0 DRAFT ALL MAN-POWERp
',."jLj. a
DRONES MUST AID IN W
-
gAKER JRGES
TO EXTEND TO PRES
POWERS WITH NO
Right lo Conrcrijit Men of Any Class and All Ages With
out Asking Congress Included in War
Secretary's Plan
Washington, May 23.
The climax in the House Military Affairs Committee's con
sideration of the $11,000,000,000 army hill came thh. afternoon,
when Secretary nf War Baker appeared before the committee
askinpr the hifertion in the bill of a provision giving the Presi-
('elU unlimited power to draft
The Secretary . request was made behind guarded doors,
jmrl no definite information on the exact powers asked came
in thnsp who wnited outside. Members of t lie committee claim-
hip to have authoritative information before the Secretary took
the .--tand asserted he would ask that the full man power of
the United Stntes be registered and that the President be Riven
authority to take men of an class of anv age without ronsultinij
(Jonjrrer.r. whenevev the necessity fot such action arises.
The provision to be written into the bill reads as 'follows:
"That the President is hereby authorized and empowered
to incren?e the military forces at such times and in such man
ner as he may deem necessary."
PRJ- f BYTEF.IAN ASSEMBLY TO MEET HERE IN 1920
COLUMBUS. 0.. May 23. The Presbyterian General As
rnihly today voted to hold its sessions next May in St. Louis.
lhe KI20 meetinr; wilt be held at Philadelphia, the nssembly
ffi'lid Strenuous efforts were made by New Jersey attend
ant"; to have the 1010 meetings held at Atlantic City, but their
efforts fallecld.
NAVY YARD HERE GREATEST, SAYS CONGRESSMEN
Members of the congressional committee inspecting local
sh.ii yards after a visit to the Philadelphia Navy Yard at League
l.land, declaietl it to be the greatest naval station in the country.
Tilcy werp impressed particulaily with the importance of the
new aiicraft lactory. Fiom League Island the committee went
'o Hog Island.
1,
VIEW OF BRIDGES
Head of British Mis.-ion
ForerastR German Blow
Xear Amiens
MACKEXSENWILL FAIL
N a-hlnctnn, Mav .'3
The -stcrm of Mackrnen" 1 ii-r-man'
thud and peiinps. final gieat
drive on th- we.-trrn front will be
launched about June 1 m uding tn the
prediit.on t id.i; nf iitne'.il W A
Brids-s ih.ef of the 13. tih milltarv
mis. ion In te
Should Mackcn en fail to break the
Allied hie .it his objective in the
Vpier i-alient and around Amiens an
Austio- lermin uffrnil .igaini-t ltalv
prohablv will follow. General Bridges
declarrd He expres.-ed nimpbte onfi
dence in General K".h s abll ty -o stem
the invad!!.- In all events
The enemy now has "ii the vv stern
battle line LS'ii'.""" bayonets The
'drive piohahly will mm,, about June 1
... . , . ,.. i. ,,., v,
i It may bleak before that. 01 It mav be
delavm nut us c'ioiiiik. :.ii . iui"
... .... ..., r-..i
"We epcct th" tnt'inv to make hi
I great effoit around Vines and northward
jn th vicinltv of HazehioucK. wnue a
' Bhs diarv dnve. on a .mailer s. ale. Is
expectirl at Amli n '
tu ui, ienr.im-ed ilrman divi
f.ieert in the re.-nt drive are being
put through a course f training in oiien
u..rf.iie and nuiKiiviiinp untisn nni-
cials decline Their training has hc-en
virtualh miipleted, and onl the most
radical ch.'nce in plans will hold up
Oeimanv s greatest elioits to break
through to the channe ports Germany
Is insisting that Austr.a stait activi
ties acalnst ltalv. IJriilsts deiiarm
-Should .i stalemate be leached again
' ., . . . ,.........,,..
on ,he "'"'" ""m:ln """I's u.mu-...i-ui
wl" '" ,llxcUert fo1 an ltallan drlV
ir ihnm imi-niun iriinim. .uxiiiit iiiuii-
ably will refuse to start an thing.
sthoiilrl a determined euori 10 t-rusn
Italy be made by Germany, the Allies
would find it Imperative to aEaln length-
en their lines
a high
"Italy must not be beaten,'
military official declared.
FALLS FROM HER HORSE
Society Girl Badly Hurt in Accident
V.sr H!rlcVtnPf.
.. b- ,.
,:?:.' M .' Marv "nrooke of VirST.
w- ,.-n .Vrir7u.lv lnlured on the road :
boro, was serlousiv injurea on tne roaa,
about a mile irom tnai piace ana was
SJSSi0 whoat." Pwh'da.,fyVnro'r XS?. ' "hat means dlay.ThereUVre crt ' Z 'K cS JJ
ZXmSI ?c?.tv., idSur",? wTl.to be evasions, and It will probably bef U ta MS JUfik!&-
. " ,. i..- -i 4M-,
Wirn UraUKC. - UailKCr IU IIUIIUI0LHI
,.fth ,-, ,,(. in Beidlnr. Bird.;'-
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AUTHORITY
- - .
COMMITTEE
men for military service.
MAY WIN IRELAND
Voluntary Enlistment Liko-
ly to Bring Out Men for
Army Quickly
SOLDIERS NEEDED NOW
ft MAJ. GEN. SIR FREDERICK
M.U'MCE
Special Cable to Lfrnwp Public Ledger
Cwj-taht, I'tlfi. I.y .V ii- I'oil, Tinira Co.
London, May 23.
Theie are few matters which more
immediately conce.-n the present mili
tary situitinn than the passage in
Lord French's pioclamution to Ireland
whith nins:
That as a means to this end we
i-hould cause still further steps to he
taken to facilitate anil encouiage vol
tintaiv enlistment in Ireland in his
-Majesty's lorces in the hope that with
nit resort in compulsion the contil
butinn of Ii eland to those forces may
be In ought up to its proper strength
and made tn cuirospond tn the contri
butions uf the other pans of the
empire "
Doubts have been expressed as to
whether this means the dropping of
..,!.... J., t, l,..l .... -. ... T J
c ni lii ciiit virri4 no .j
I I'llbUl IJILIUIl 111 llfMIIll Ul llUl. 1 VIU
not ni etniifl tn know, nut it nuitn
. , , :
rili iriiiKi v niM na th.it vn iint.irv Mnlf.qt.
ment is to be tried at once.
. . . " --
pnt ik tfi rp trlpf at mi pp. i
Now the plain facts nf the situation
are, we want men and we want them
ut once, to meet the rjieat Herman
menace on the western front. The
iirrinonncements of
the Government
on this matter have left us in no
doubt Speaking of the question of
the need of men on April 9, the Prime
Mintsltn- f-nid-
"We have chosen between cnlimll.
ting to defeat
taking necessary
.nn,,-n .. ....n. 1, W. ...ill ..
submit to or accept defeat.
rroh Crisis Mm Come
The matter could not he nnf m-r
r.inn,-iv v ni-n still ot the. ha -i r, -1 -
. r,,ni-n r,f init .hi-i. f.
l'- "' i -r... -. --.". xini.il ma;
weli rurl on lnt0 xovember and bring
with it a fresh crisis at least as dan-
nMn,, n .., ii,.ni,nh ...i.ti. ...- ,
just passerj. The men whom we ob-
t?.l- n.n- -nr, he mnHc ronH,- - .1,.
Held In time to take part in thl3 year's
, campaign. The men whom we obtain
i , . ., , u .i ...i,. ;
' in mu ui tiiiirn iiiuiitiiE, tune vviu not
arrive in France until winter has nut
n -Inso to onerntlnna on n li... .u
I,
It is already two onths s nee the
uerman oiow ten upon us. and the
. .- -.. . -
I machinery for conscptlon in Ireland
hn not vet heen set nn. if i nun.
-iear ti,at the English tribunal
clear that the English tribunal uys-
tern will he useless in a country In
thft creater nart of which th nnriiu.
I mentary representatives, local author!-
tles ana '"estpooa nave declared
..... ...
i -T,hodB must h. rt.Ic " -
nece&Eary 10 vmviay lurco. ,
' a ' . -,.-. . ,-..
APa" n,v yr aHgWj
xm
AT.. r i .. -v
icn ixti'miauons VJZX'S
Selective Service vi
IV
Law 'M
CROWDER SAYS
. WORK OR FIGHT 1
. dl
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JJetipnripnnv Rvmn:n. JnA
I "-"-,' 'JAvuiirnuusur in
Uelerrod Classifications
No Protection
-- - - -
TAKES EFFECT IN JULY
Hitherto Unanswerable
cism Will Be
Met
Criti-
Registrants Hit by A'etu
Draft Law Regulations
In addition to idlers, new draft
law- regulations affect the following
classes.
Oamhlerc of all types.
Kinplnyes and attendants of
Imdtf t.lwp-, and racetracks.
Fortune tellers.
Cluirvo.vants.
Palmists.
W.iitrrs.
Hartemlrrs.
Elevator operators.
noonnen.
Footmen.
Club and hotel attendants.
nutlilinire attendants.
Apartment house attendants.
t'shrr.s anil other attendants at.'
ainti.srmeiitn, canies and sports.
Domestic servants.
Sales clerltu
Other clerlts In stores and other1$B;
'""" 1&8g
... I -!-
... T. rMX.
asnmgion, jiay 33, ,p?p
On to work or fight! ' "iv)S
That Is the dictum of the Govetltfffi&gjSgl
ment as announced tnd.iv hv Prnvnif"'!;.
lll,.l,nl - , .1- . . iJ'U-'iWM
...,.,.,.,,,, ,1-nri.t! inin-iur in an amen-Mi4'3
ment to the selective service reirula-Wni-'Cl
tions dealing with the question 'ptS&
compelling registered men not en-' r,?S
registered men not en'
gaged 'n a useful occupation to Ira'-
J. i
mfoiateiv apply themselves to some M$ TM
form of labor co, tiihutlng to the sen-'
eral good The idler, rich or poor, will'
find himself confronted with the alter
r.itive of finding suitable employment
or entering the aimv
Besides the idlers the followim? '
classes of llveh.iooa were named by,
Geneial Crowdei as being closed to
draft registrants after July 1?
(a) Gamhlers of all types, em
ploves and attendants of bucketshops
and lace tr-ck. fortune tellers, clatr-'
voyant.-. palmists and the like.
(hi I'eisons eniraeed In tho Rervlni
of food or drink in public places, in
cluding hotels and social clubs.
u ) Passenger elevator oneratnr-
and attendants, doormen, fesimen and'
otbfV attendants of clubs, hotels,- '
stores, anartment houses, office htiiM--
niKi, ,11m iiaiiiuouses. iw Ofl
(d) Persons, Including ushers and t.tft
other attendants entrap-ert anrf --0 ,1 ' "vl
nfeH in nnrt in i-nnnufHrtn -lh 9d---. flijtPi
siiorts and amusements, except actual j4tRS
performers 111 legitimate concerts." 5feTS
operas ann cneatricai periormances.
(e) Persons employed In domestic,
ten I,-., r
(f) Sales clerk3 and other clerks ArWll
employed In stores and other mer- "'iVift?--
Strlrtlv nfnrrpd. thft nw rirulatfMn . m9sm
would virtually break up profession!" Ja$&
baFeb.ill, officials admitted, as sports it
ortp of thft elapses from which the plX?",w3
ers now granted dependency exemption. tou
are barred The plan, however, 1, v&'i
framed so that virtually all of the men J
ihus shifted or sent into the army rn. ,-i
be replaced by women. '"-l!itS
Urn. .no. VI...I..II ....,1 f-......-.. . I .1
l i',,i,, .uoi piiqii ubittiai .,uuuv,t
declined, however, to give a specific Jfi
ruling as ti whether the order aft ec ?"
baseball until a case had been Dresente"d'i:i'-i
, . , , . - ,. , - ,(! ft
ln """ nJ a ,ul'u "uar" or "" ""T'iW'X
. Dill ah Viid rvt iris n n - . - t .JSkA- V
. unrci tiu iiiuuc u. DiaiCllltlH Hl.Tll'J
..k.. nk to nnn.iHt i.if7'
I'-'tivj. vuiti 4-ijai uncut (tKW- ,
. . .. ?.:
ipvnffts F-fiirl th nrripr ronlfi nnt . SKi'fi.
- v .Ti-'rtsT-.1
construed otherwise than a3 taking i$4$
draft age ball players. Secretary B-eri,i.'Vl
I wag not available as he was testifying'
I . . , ... ; t .
beroie the Mouse .ppropnationg ueB-p y. ';
I mlttee,
i n.. .i,i.rii-tinn Kvf.nrf-a
&&
The regulation that provides that afttrjSj$y'U
uly any leglstrant who Is found', ar -t(f'"
JU1
- ." . l .- - --,.... , -, -'- JYM
a ocal "a, l" ue " . '.til.T ."!S,r ?AJ,
HOC eilliurU 111 tUIIIC UBC1UI U.VUIMI1VU. -. ?7TT,
shall be summoned before the board, fefiV
-lt-n n nhance to eicnlaln. and- In thaf 1.- M
absence
of a satisfactory explanations,, '$
ited Into the military servteSiv fi
be Inducted
of the United States.
Any local board will be authori-!?''
. ...... , ...... ,. , ,.-3?!'
,t0 ,aK0 acon ' or.
'jurisdiction of the registrant or not
nmpr norua. diiv iiiii luauiiK nra
ia poolroom In Chicago may be heW-
' answer 10 i i-iiiwko iwam, eini inn
' ne may have registered In New j
anrt llve1 ,her.e most -1, J ?' W
. . .: - j... ." iTV,
The recuiations wnicn aPDiy in-
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registrants will be deemed to applyV
tO gamblers OI all deSCriPUOnB at)
Pioyes ana ai.tuu-iiu ui -"J
.' .nnirs r.nn. i. lap. r ninmw
?; -" .v.-. -..,
' palmists and the like.
Men who are engaged in none
occupations or who are idlera w(
be permitted to seen renti oetaw
the faoj that thei' have drwn'
number or because they have ,be.?
In Class II, 1H or jv on ir.e ra
Hm.nri.ncv. The fact that'll
1 .. '.,,n.. A,niov.d will outWeLek I
& umuiamAjrMnMmmaimrm
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