The evening world. Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 1

edad } EDITION —————— = ONE CENT In Greater New York and Hudson County, N. J. TWO CENTS elsewhere, NEW YORK, “THURSDAY, MAY (? LN To-Day's Weather—FAIR. LANE EDITION “Circulation Books Open to All.” “ 20 PAGES ——— 1917, "PRICE ONE CENT In Grenter New York ond Hodson County, N. 4, TWO CENTS elsewhere BRITISH Cl CUT HINDENBURG LINE “U.S. TO FX FOOD PRICES \ INNEWYORK WITHIN 10 DAYS: WiLL Al REGULATE FUEL ~TOKEEPPRICES UP, DECLARES: STONE ers Forcing No Advances. | uri aes Urges Phat all fool in operation Government regulation of etuffa and fuel will within ten days, of the Department have been in New York for Studying cond!ii Wholesale merchants, a rding to age a of Agriculture who | a week ons first hand. food | nin Mi @ad fuel, admit now a maximum and minimum price fixed by the Govern. Cold Storage Plants Be Com- Be nevitable. With ft mandeéred During War. efaring them in the foce spe — — id Modstutts have not been ta New York exc @ week, he bepn no forced a of fpodstufts of any kine days Inthracite operate WASHINGTON, May concerns 3.—Charging the cold storage in and vited States are actually destroying plants and on the farm ep up prices, Senator Miss uri, to-day suggested that led the wages a a\ Ft ana mobody knows e@chedules will be m operators had plann Price of coul 60 May 1, t of produc seledul Tuesday But the ¢ Hurkne now in of the Feder it was ann whe un) « “has al whances make ady take are our prices hedules now fn Washingtor “There could be no right now than pay ur 1 am glad the ¢ before the ix the pr to su The forty-cight wholesale that, in the for the army fixed by wenty mitted the and quant Grocers were would wholesale lmmediately bidders pent rex fngton and thes committee f cans. This activity ha effect the that « asonal Governme hour mere matte big bide were a se not be on changed considerably wholesalers who hi the hisk prices we Buti, ard « coming in to plentiful as forty-eight hours es a th of new potatoes arrive sale price kept to t! week, $8.60 a barre! By the end of potatoes will be ger dealers on the that the wholesale down to these figure must be « corresp¢ to consumers. A total of 75 been received here @ays, The whole 000 ca Washingto unce e due t down to for @ barrel of 180 pounds. Bt al ‘Trade Board 1 the n new « ade publi advaner d 60 cents a ton the © been ¢ and potatoes are jocal markets a Within the } d and the le week, howey or The exchanges admit price m and t md at there ng reduction ses of exes have in the D three e has Ha mmandeer th: n © wa the nbarg nformed, #0 8 actually tri rage ma food out of nade a crime f yers to kind before ly inspected destroy y and the country eat public ¢ of 10W obvious t to tals nended enactment in excise and retail of the dealer vearing mu 1 hunger tn much more about artifi prevent tt situation ds of the Sen intermittently lay 1 prices here ar way to » food 4 dozen d 411-2 Butter cents oks n¢ said Commi after le wsioner tian noon, “as if Jed to the rs had t for beon of markable Response Al | WASHINGTON, May %.—S8ub- | scriptions to the first $2,000,000,000 of- fering of bonds of the Liberty loan of 1917 poured into the Treasury to-day | at @ rate of more than a million dollars jan hour, while approximately 9,009 | banks in every section of the country sinvultaneously were taking subscrip- tons over their counters. There was every indication that the [huge issue would be over-sub- | sertbed, Secretary McAdoo to-day delivered |e the Italian Ambassador the $100, 000,000 vernment has Italy to meet her far whieh tae lecided to advance pressing demands. The $10,000,000 for France prob- ably will be similarly delivered shortly, bringing the total advanced |the Allies tlus far up to $40,000,000, Treasury officials expect completed within a few y dys the ex- to have War Bonds Go at Rafe Of $1,000,000 an Hour First Call for $2,000,000,000 Meets With a 1 Over Country—30,00 Banks Taking Subscriptions to Loan. tensive programme now under con- sideration for utilizing virtually ¢ Jesirable form of agency in placi WASHINGTON, May %.-The truth The Arcadian, “8,939 tons the big bond issue. Formal authori- | i die iege e bead ; i tation to receive subscriptions yet haa] f ‘Me railroad situation that eon-Jowned by the Royal Mal sam! burg Line Results in the Capture to go forward to the banks of the| fronts the United States was laid bare | I ptahdt Company of Livesnel.. She e289 country, but in the me thes | o day by Danfet Willard, President | Wee $1 feet tong and was butte at of Strong Positions Along the are receiving applications for sub them Bait tc ona ene se r ; scription with the department's ap-|%f (He Baltimore & Obio Ratiroad and /from the passenger service early In Front of Twelve Mi! 6s. Proval and encouragement Post-offices, customs and internal revenue officials also will be autho- rized to receive applications for sub. scription, and newspapers, department stores, express companies, patriotic and civic organizations, Mr, McAdoo hes indicated, also Will receive » authority as the amount of detail involv ett be accomplished. Secretary of the Treasury McA announced the appointment, soon work as immense can doo pay, of Robert W. Woolley, former or of the Mint, us Director of y of the “Liberty Loan of “WILSON MAY APPOIKT MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS Intimation Given In Speech Before | Defense Conference of | Governors. TON, May 3.—Intima- tion that sident Wilson may ap point a ry of munitions was mad ) De fen r ernors by Walter rd livector of e unell ional Defense Spea of the present munitions board the counell, and detailing | the vast work ahead in co-ordinating @ munitions repe ifford sald You can #e@ that this means a ministry of munitions—at least one ‘s war as @ gigantic prob- Was discussed business" offin nan of n the his of t eat flow of raw ma ired J 8 SCHOOL SYSTEM OF CITY ASSAILED AS. ANTIQUATED York City 1 oe uated, tndiff 1 ineft jof Commerce by Howat 1 Chairman of t ee hes h | tton Committe ne & of the y und 1 | w uml I the | are now 1 inder the Ane President Willcox of 1 of Education, told tne meeting |! ition of the # represented. | $7,000,000 GIFT TO ART MUSEUM IN FLETCHER WILL’ Bequest to Metropolitan cludes $5,000,000 in Cash and Rich Collection. The second largest gif made to the Metropolitan Museum of Art is eve incorpor ted In the will of Isaac Dud ley Fletcher, who on April 28, at home, No. 2 enty-ninth Street. According to United States! Commissioner 8. M. Hitchcock, who drew Mr, Fletcher's will | February, the museum will bene the extent of a $7,000,000. which $5,000,000, approximat »¢ In cash or securities, Mr, Flete! art collection, valued at about $2,00 i intact 1 ! a fo h 8 i 3 ’ i vint : Firth Ay Xpert on the jut f te und @ 1 ff ! hive jarge but tt is i dividual value o bje ) ; scape, t ne Charl gems among the ntings > $15 Men’s Suit or ropooat, $9. 95 The "HUB" Cloth | way, corner Ba 21 | worth Building), w nd | iriduy « ng dav, $9.05. Hub Clothier, & Uarclay 3i.—adyt, | without ‘LA FOSS "Se AA DEADLOCK BROKEN nS BANS BY NEW BRITISH ATTACK Admiralty Announces the Loss of | the Arcadian, 4,934 Tons, on April 15, LONDON Ma 3.—The British | transport Arcadian was sunk by a | submarine on April 15, according to f | Asks PRE OF RUURGOWifatye to uae et H ; Law and Curtailment It in belteved 279 men were denen drowned | —_——-+— + of the Service. The Arcadian sank five minutes | after being struck by a torpedo. Fourth Great Attack on the Hinden- Jhairman of the Advisory Commission | the war and taken over by the British of tho Councli of National Defense. | Admiralty, — His State Governors and representatives THREE KILLED officials of | “| ON ROGKINGHAM By suspending operation of full| Adress was made before ten| FRENCH TROOPS WIN IN CHAMPAGNE BATTLE LONDON, May 3,—After several days of inaction, the resumption of powerful offensives was reported to-day by the London-and Paris of thirty-elght other Governors. Willard told the Sta 1 Winee were tty uleh could ald ving the National transportave | probims, as follows | War Offices. Important gains on both, fronts are announced. SPO ee SUIS E Ee Neease His LINK ii {| BOAT: Gen, Haig’s drive-was made in great force in a new direction. This war to release expert railway work ors for Russia and for France. | is the fourth great attack by Haig on the Arras front 2. By reducing “free” time al-| | The French made an important gain on the Champagne front, re lowed shippers to load and unload | apt. Edwards Ci Cables. That) ducing the position which was still being held by tie Germans in t freight cars fr 24 hours, th “hir ght cars from 48 to ue Thirteen Men Are Still new lines east of Mont Haut and capturing the German garrison | releasing 748,000 freight cars for one Missi Missing. *> “There was heavy fighting all along trip in @ year, i ‘a i ree ; —_—- LIEUT, THOMAS DIED the front, from the Hindenburg lin i ermitting regulation cow. : am ices LONDON, May 3.—Three men were | . south of the Sensee River to the Ache. nger service by eliminating un- | drowned by the sinking of the Amert- | OF EXPOSURE IN BOAT le-Vimy Road," Gen. Halg officially ary runs and diverting railway | can steamer Rockingham by a Ger- | re ; Y! ties to carrying foodstuffs and| ‘an submarine, survivors who have | —_ Femara: © 0 Esereweie fr sashes 16 aS; ageatic ; have already captured a number of munitions. reached land report. No word has|/Capt, Harris Reporls That Small Ape : ae ori; : been received of the boat containing C FE v C | strong hostile positions. %. eS urinies the thirteen missing men. ‘There were raft From Vacuum Over Reuter’s correspondent at the England took over the! twelve naval gunners on board | turned Three Times. front says that in thelr new attack epithe war dividandk wert Capt. Charles Edwards, in his cabled LONDON, May %.-Capt. 8 of to-day the British made p the stockholders 1 he| MePort to the Garland Steamship Cor- | Harris and elght other survivors of in the direction of Pre 4 Governme rhe 17 Americar Lsrylapoany » Mentioned ont wo nd. | the Americ tank steamship | Cherisy, and also toward Bu ulroads that nelr prop. | His message sald: Vacuum, sunk by a German sub-| The British attacked in the darke to the mt have re-| ; tpgnasm torped TWO | inarine, arrived to-d at a British h a terre oat killer (Gee. boars eulamne , day at a sh}hour before dawn this morning, “Ww hen I have seen railroads sub-| Thirteen men not yet landed.” port suffering from exhaustion and | striking at the German positions east ordinuting their selfish Interests to{ Chief Engineer F.C. Yardel is among | ¢xPosure, Lieut. Thomas, U. 8. N.,Jof Arras, The infantry assault was | ommon good It is evidence to| te survivors as a cablegram from him| who was in command of the gun|dolayed until haif an hour after the }me of how the business peor lnons Fecelved here to-day by bis|crew on the Vacuum, died of ex-| half-moon had gone down, The nigh Jof this countr ner are going | Prother | posure on Sunday morning tn the} wag clear and star-lit, and the almost | ; 2 . | The two men probably were killed | ¢ ' ‘ t on this great emerg: | r aptuin’s boat, His body was buried . |e ere deine wieclet ot tha] RNcAUMLUGre( an cable tches to} at sea ceaseless flashing of ems gave de ongest, beat discip! ind most | °°'P was shelled ore she went to oe times and the nhs a toro oe { the bottoy 1 r ~ The correspondents gays the at ‘ t enemy that any conflict has m0 rible battle for life. The aurvivors| . 4 was directed to the taking of »duced. Don't underestimate} BALTIMORE, Md, May 8.-C will be unable to travel before Satur-| M 3 ; certain points of considerable tr strength; all indications are that| Mate Edgar W. Curver of the steam. | day | portance and to !mproving the Britist val ahi bite auicne, Had WA Jship Rockingham was saved. His! ———— | Pern a - vite te ‘ } line ne British desired to paix We arranging to send a con 1 Ay 16 following ‘ ain trom Cy Aated Lon comple mastery of dominating nis Russta, a amiss ta y, May 2 Ship sunk, All Ip s wh t artillery Rote tune tnoneoua FROM LOCAL OPTION w b ° on OMe ON hip He yermans ntinue to thro: 1 © the effect if Russ ( i. iH sin Strlking in 348 i feet t i HLADELPHIA Ma ' . t be m on Bill) a One c iy } t ; Gen. Halg’s troops drove at w e at t »y , be woo Germans all along the line as " fror t & A ileal ab tae ith as Croinilles on the Id be ‘ * “ ha eo River, &1-2 m sou ® f Gov. Whitma Arras, Virtually the entire 1 . \ nw sweet to-day the attack at e r v We the we leaders to rece v7 © Arras battle on 1 “ ' y 1 a nenwins Ha to the Hills) April 9 was thus under assault by L Option BI, Ina con-| the British infantry 0 ween maj leader| (Phe attack came at a moment a A VALOR \rcetsinger and! when it seemed as if a deadlock k palbpte nistrat aders, the 1 been established, for a time j 3 «| ma Jer abandoned ¢ 7 seers — . P 7 . : . , xa ser b ad n brought up oh ty ' Ws |p ‘ a ° FOR NAVAL STATIONS sists sh, a a ; pines: OF h aueass. MHHINGOTON i t fo ta » be t renewed officla ane “ ath v sailing Ves: |tocal of j 1 untews the eity,| British rep peaks positively C i i | bY ‘ n ote, de wording the capture of a number Hit asr nat wi e nd h | ft enemy »siLions. ona f nit w yperation of t } {South of the Arras-Cambrai ; : ' : ally ay J be It wa va r Ww a Road th ermans have been j 44 , n ha won | ef a dive ‘ ack from the region of $7.000.0 : . America wo. Ma ‘ bg sie < ¢ b of Guemappe, in vin o 1 L gene ' ' r 1 of Chertsy. Occuos a " y by the Britisy : ‘ If r n vould mark an advance of con | : & m ‘ » Phere i ted . AG, n lerably more than a mile. ! or Racing Results See Page 2.) 2 Satu p's BERLIN, May 3 (via Lon@wae |