The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1917, Page 1

ANIL EDITION ———— PRICE (iis tn Greater New York and Hodson County, N. J. TWO CENTS elsewhere, Che | “ Circulation Books Open to All.’ | | Copyright, 1917, by The Prose Publishing - i (The New York World), NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1917. 10, eS WEATHER—Rain to-night. AIL EDITION “Cireulation Books [“Cireniation Books Open to All.” | to All” bd 8 220 PAGE BERLIN ADMITS LOSS TO HAIG ' one CENT Im Grenter New Vork and | Badees County, #5, TWO CRIES oteewhonts PRICE CABINET PREPARES FOR 18 MONTHS OF WAR NOT A SHOT HAS BEEN FIRED ON AUSTRO-RUSSIAN FRONT. FOR MORE THAN A MONTH A PACE IN Fraternize Between Lines— Petrograd Disorders End. HER FINGER PULLED TRIGGER OF PISTOL THAT KILLED HETH Mrs. Vawter Swears That Struggle With Husband She May Have Fired Shot. TS MEN FROM ONE BOAT DIED OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING AFTER a ane Capt. Harris Tells Story of Fight With Seas—Craft fh “ NEW CENSORSHP “ven LAUSEPUTINSP! CHRISTIANBURG, Still insisting that she had a finger on the trigger of her husband's rev: when it was fired, killing Stockton Va,, May 4 piver THE VACUUM WAS TORPEDOLD 7 Eurepean waters Jaid down in her tempted to sink twenty-two Ameri can ships and has riflved more than 300 American lives, including | women and children, during *he war | We have severed diplomatic rela- | tions with Austria-Hungary, but de- lelared no war. Nor has the Dual Monarchy in return gone any further against us, In fact, Austria hax 18 MONTHS OF WAR FOR U. §,, CABINET PLANS INDICATE innaalipioeiia Twenty-two of Our Ships and 300 American Victims of U Boats. By Samuel M. Williams. Special Blatt Cormspomient of The Evening WASHINGTON, 4,.-—-The United St s has been at war with Germany four weeks to-day without official recognition of the challenge from Berlin. Not a hostile shot has been fired so far by the American army or navy, May unless there be counted the Mon- wolia’s single shot of April 20 at a submarine, Germany's submarine campaign in still confined to the Barred done of decree of Feb. t% American ships are being sunk in that region, the same as ships of other nations, but no where else. Inc State Department sta tistics show Germany has sunk or at- mplete been careful | American ships in re | trom committing an overt act ain from sinking ent months or| This is a pecullurly one-sided state | of affairs from diplomatic stand point, but one exceedingly fortunate | for the United States, considering its state of unpreparednes: explanation of thia apparently rent attitude toward the United States is explained in military and naval circles as being due to the strategical successes German subma- |rines are achieving in European waters rather than to any special in diff nee toward us. Military exports in Wash ton to da laid down t paramount problems of the strug any one of which may decide war within three months, if carried out to com-| plete success by one side or the other. | | These take the form of questions that | | only time can Gnewer 1. Can the British and French | emash through the German lines on the Western front! | 2. Can German submarines | | | | | », May 4 (United ASGOW, tea tahoe : Heth jr, Mrs, Charles E. Vawter col-| 9% ah —A virtual armistice @.is's! May 4—Capt. 8. 8. rris of the Press).—A virtual ey : lapsed to-day and was unable to go ay ‘apt Marris o ost ntire stan front He eamer Vac \ along almost the entire Rus on the witness stand and lay bare|A™erican steamer Vacuum, which to-day. Not a shot has been fired on further details of her intrigue with|Was sunk by a German submarine, the Austro-Russian line in siore than | and four other survivors who landed | a month. There has been no real ac-| “imme defense closed its case this aftcr-| with nim on the Scottish coast suf-| uvity on the German-Russiap sector. | in Li j 0 a fered terrible hardships after leaving | Gj i Power. ‘ We tinmiy. pluses’ Howslan and Ger) 400 M2 Line Will § Will Show New|" inwyer's conference followed ana} fered terrible hardships after aceaieny Ve President Power, bu 5 88 ’ Yo Btetiat, Sari meee ee ‘si ne iS re man soldiers are fraternizing, meet-| York's Fighting Spirit March. }'t Swag again reported a compromise | ror treatment. Only three out of| Puts Question of Wilful Vio- 4 in No Man's Lund : on Th i verdict was under consideration. De- ‘ Hel i : Lp Haak aed he habit ot] ing Down Fifth Avenue. fense attorneys belleve the woman's| sateen men in thé Captain's boat} lation Up to Jury. 80 general has become the hi ‘ survived thelr awful experiences, | ’ y has} admission that she had a finger on the --—-— frateenietng), “end so coms e "New Y 1 | trigger may contribute toward saving | While in another boat in which there y <GTON, T the fighting spirit been subd: 1 that) New Yorkers who have been fearful | trigger may con aiats ohaie were nine men two died of exposure.) WASHINGTON, May 4, The Gen. Gourka, commander of the Rus-/that the fighting spirit of the youtn | V4™ telling of the Incidents preceding| CADt. Harris sald the ship's thr | Howes this atternoon ude Binds its te sian forces in the Minsk front, to-48¥ | of this city 1s dead are scheduled for| the tragedy, Mrs, Vawter declared |boats were all in readiness and that| '%% 4 a palate pray Hon 1 statement warning oh’ ayt 2 ntah ad 2 Spy bill, which gives the P issued @ fears as para yorman |" @¥€-opener to-morrow when The| she wanted to “atone for past eins,” |/n less than three minutes after the dent power t n 1 but put ‘i > beware ba ha a torpedo! 6 ‘6 complem a po o cens ne ” pute nis forces to b sat the Germans’ /SPorting Legion marches down Fitth|4nd to sacrifice herself so her hus-|tonpedoing the ntir mplemont eget sa cao ohne aE ruse. He contended th f band might not pay the penalty of|the ship, with the exception of four ni ‘ art their plan to| Avenue to be reviewed by the Mayor i s ne Ree 8 violation of th nsorehip proposi friendliness wasp murder, Sbe admitted she had an in-|men of the engine room staff who! /) 00% Ob Sit estion whethe: obtain information of Russian con-|and the ranking officers of the army| ratuation for Heth and could not re. |were elther killed by the explosion or Saas euttiat aad. cae \ formation publis could be use- ditions. jand navy in this district, The Sport-| pulse his advances, Earlier in her|so badly injured they were unable to! 7)" 410 On DUoleN oo enscrault Soldiers arriving for the Dum | ing Legion will have 1,700 members| examination she insisted all his ap-| escape, were off the ship. dlauea wan airinken ae ax meeting are authority for the gt by to-morrow, and every boy and|Proaches were repulsed except when] The boats quickly separated. Dur-| ‘ene by Administration leaders by a | ment there has been absolutely no} a she had been drinking ing the afternoon the captain's bont,| 5, Pe Sah eee man In the outfit is an athlete ready 4 At Vote of 220 to fighting on the Austria | saat Ft Mrs, Vawter, said to be the pret ing an unusually high ‘ Tiiidancthe RAW: GAHtLDAL WUE: WHR In this conne n, Petrograd news-/ and willing to do his bit for Nis} test woman Southwest Virginia, | s4: Fortunately ihe men were able acailak ita upeon bit GAIL rane papers to-day publish eleven uncen-| country, wept when teiling the story of her|to right her, but about an hour later! poe nation would be lodced in the sored letters from soldiers at Ui?) The Naval Reserve wants them|relations with Heth, but declare?| she again turned turtle, and this time |), 0UUN On WONN prohibit publi front. One tynical letter, from the) ang there is plenty of room in that|she would not let her husband shteld| four men perished cation bY arcclmaatler Minek front, lay [Service for coast guard and patro!|her. Heth, she said, taught her to] It was intensely cold when night |" 0) DIMA NON “Coming a et trench to 4 | duty. Those who desire to enlist| drink whiskey. fell and ten of the fourteen men re Achat . the bid T saw a number of our men snl jin this branch will begin taking their] “When Mr. Vawter shot Stockton | maining in the boat died from ex- | yi ingly looking over the trench examinations Monday. The Nationa’| Hoth,” she. on the stand, "he told| posure, The boat was overturned| | Oo' E APBrnk Oil right where they were f ter Guard, which is soon to be ruited|me he had avenged the honor of his| twice in the darkness of the Senctor Overman read a letter f gets for the enemys bullets to war strength, is also covetous of |!ome and that he would go to trial try-| and tt was only by » aman exe ip Prendent Aated Agel 14, endom “What's the matter?’ T asked jinembers of the Sporting Legion, and] ing to shie:d mr I told him [ would| tions that the a . jet SV agenia, Ga dakar Wes ae “They answered ‘there's a me ds who have enrolled with The] try to atone for my sins by telling the | right her and get a : Menaten Reed had ch ing of the Russians and German. ‘ening World will find thelr ser-| world of the wrongs I had done. second mate died t ; nt t Ber at nace ie “'T hurried over to the group | ices in demand in both branches of] She said she was with Heth in al of these experience ; pps "lik and found them addreesing each | the service, ri AobtUat han Gaana Say. Ghe had About noon the y ¢ ; sb < i = m es other as “Comrade,” exce mc | The members of the Sporting| been drinking whiskey with him, Her| Harris came across N boa i FO MNF 4 capil ee who were unable to spe | Logion are representative of the pro-| husband saw her come out of the room| In this boat seven of the ne ea asd | amano another's language. The Gerr |Sressive brawn and patriotism of the! and he called Heth “a damned liber- | survived, two dying of exposure ¢ avereehy ever Fem nne Hie ‘ repeatedly thrust their bay | yout of New York. In the ranks| tine,” who “preyed on married women."| ing the night The Capt and ¥ : vl seabiic ad se in the ground and threw down J/are runners, hurdiers, boxers, ball] Heth choked Vawter until he waa comrades were transferr¢ > end nd, clothing and man Yo. 3 boat ae ne up he re ‘ r things to German t y their riftes. i | Players, tennis players, football blue tn the face, then he carried him| jen. ani ey landed tha next, morning f i ‘pala: | d the Pi Finally an interpreter from the |and oll round performers on t across the hall to Vawter’s own room | but one of them died eon afterw albeit juin dab Ras yaaa yal German lines came along. He told | ang ¢ It 1 unique in that it is}and put him in bed ] biti lecided to ask legisla us the Germans hadn't heard the | the first organizatiun of its kind—the In ono letter, dated Jur 1916, NAVAL GUNNERS ma? news about Russia, We told ape |first of a class of youths who want] prof, Vawter wrote of the revolution and he vat tanehiaw ‘Genkus tage the story of tne Te I tor hin com. |t2, 80t together because of a com-! “My Deur Stockton—Pleass forget OF THE ROGKINGHAM GERMAN SOCIALISTS HERE te Som in r jm y of in ores in sport and dofa tittle, 1 hope you can, and will, qt] Petrograd is thrilled by such reports | Jame time is: de oy oe harder yaw tone NOW REPORTED SAFE as these of complete amity betweer The parade will start from the] write you a letter, but I am going —— the opposing forces, but milit ltt “Tegimant “Armory At’ $8) cau vauita sive ma an opportunity to Fall Pena or y of the Law Those leaders are fearful of German) soinok bak: voU:te give me an oppertuoiy Missing Boatload From the 7 ale EL ad bak pt 6 sai-| Besides the oMcial review there] sie au. and let mo have a chanc pedoed American St { NEO LTY erg Serer Morris einstein, @ radical Koclal-) wij pe many unofficial reviews along| or taxing vit anomie pai Russian-German Peace st Laborite, sailed two days ago to b Avenue, especially at the Na-|o 44 pasedent Pabipdeaselsdne Taine : Up by British ASHINGTON, May 4.--( stir up the Russian radic le agains ynal Democratic Club, where hun. m8 his Tam x : ra af LONDON, May 4 aa of life in th aria gleingy we sal HBuhu Root, Chairman of the pro of members will essemble to| 77% Dut Of Some one whose bappi- : i : . mission, i . jness, if not her life, depe upon it, | torpedoing of the American separate pea posed American 1 . 1 to the Sporting Legion 7 . : as iy learned to-day And the sportsmen will be escorted |! 24 ae ee oF av nes fOr h hoy | Rockingham wad paouoed At ae th ——— y one of the most remarkabie unt- | *! bat at ne twelt | me: s of her crew killed out { pa volunteer unit. Leading the|my famil , RaAChe Aes] tava ce a k ; lay f ne ard Band, especially detailed for the |Goubt tha I yur | . ’ m by Rear Admiral Usher, |#!neere friend CoE VAN TER boat carried the thirte l u | ontinued on Sporting Page My Dear St In Jette Wood, heretofore ed us mis eign Minister Tell the ! C wacerew ves: ¢ The rescue was announced t ren ; eorges Offer To-Day at $15. ge aah fey ten and | Admiralty Nation Vill Not Consent to of 560 Belted Back Suits in the|{t i# also hard to write just what 1| LIVERPOOL, M $, == ¢ e as % [the ter New York Stores, includ: ¢ , w | Cha Sd war 1 torr Separate Peace | latest models-as a demonatra- | WOuld ke for Know, ny | Oe Edwards of torr ‘ seca ee | the «nderselling ability of. the Mrs awter and ant | American » Rockingham a 8 ges organization. which soectattzes | You to feel tha: ou F yOuT®. tn Liverpool shortly before no nTROGRAD, May ¢ (via 1 on the production and distribution of and I pr every | fll natrations by se Clothing for Mon & Young Men exclas | way T we do want you, In} day with twenty-five men of don). x mon ena tale eles {Wo & three-button models | fact, ne that we knowlerew, Second — Engines Har rkmen aga ‘orelen etachable bei at are convert: | {} , f Millukoff occ a fala? patterns colors, Compar- #8e Us ofter tn) Were killed in rine a4 Uy tachments of soldiers assembled ir il prove a suving of at least $5 St Ia at in i fron he headg t I GEORGES Greater New York, what ny D Jout ¢ the explosion t ‘ i ‘ont of the h 1M 42 West 4th at. (Bet, Bway &| suspec 1 of u (onal Goyernme cour 1 Av}. 26th, at Hiway (Marlborough |T never had t Nive O01 & tron t eriptions demaniing the Hotel Bldg.), and in Brooklyn, 400 Fale 1, I i 1 i age with igecriptions dem ton St., Cor, Gallatin Place, itatthows' | things In m A Hs _— ound ner. New York Stores ope: honest an: ways say just ¥, Vhone ace 7 . (Cqntinued on n Second Page.) nings.—Advt think.’ | (Por Raging Results See Page 2.) sink enough shipping in European waters to force the Allies to treat for terms through lack of food and munitions | 3. Will Russia collapse either in Government or on the military lines? There ts mu n tion whether | 2 ral war- | The opinion of the Cabinet is that there is small chance of the war ending before the autunin of | 1918 and that our army and navy will be in the thick « nflict to | help settle it, All Ff and preparations of the | are based on this est time. The present-day from the realities of war expected to last. W into the fray on the the Atlantic before the Germans can come to this side $15 Men’s Suit or Topcoat.$9.95 | The “HUB" Ok Hub Clothi wade | Fires URIQUS GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL 10 DISLODGE BRITISH FROM CAPTURED POSITIONS ‘Berlin Estimates Haig’s Forces on the Arras Front at From 320,000 to 340,000 Men—Haig Reports Heavy German Losses. BIG ARTILLERY BATTLE ALONG THE RHEIMS FRONT LONDON, May 4.—It is annotinced by the War Office that the British last night made progress northwest of St. Quentin and northeast of Hargicourt, capturing Malakoff farm. On the Arras front the British have maintained their hold on Fresnoy and all the positions captured in that neighborhood in yesterday's drive. The British were compeiled to fall back from the advanced positions captured yesterday in the neighborhood of Cherisy and astride the Arras- Cambrai road. The Germans made desperate counter attacks through- out the entire night, e [in its statement to-day the LINER ROCHAMBEAU) | Seman ar tor smite te BATTLES WITH A U BOAT troops and taking by the British of foremost trenches near Bulle= a Dozen Shells After Torpedo Passes Only Ten Yards court. It says the fighting con= tinues to-day and that the Ger- mans have captured 1,000 pris Astern, oners. rlin says the Britieh PARIS, May 4—The French liner| have sixteen or seventeen divi- Rochambeau, recently arrived at a} sione—from 320,000 to 340,000 French port, narrowly escaped a tor-| Men—on the firing line.) pedo fired by a German submarine,| “The village of Fresnoy,” says the vceording to one of her passengera| British War Office statement, “and to-day. ‘The torpedo passed a bare |OUF positions which we had captured ten yards astern, The Rochambeau|#Fth and south of it were subjected to severe hostile counter attacks yes- the submarine, Whether All our positions in their mark is not known, this nelghborhood were maintained As soon as the torpedo was sighted | #14 the enemy repulsed immediately fired & doesn shells at they found|terday evening. he Rochambeau's officers sounded “Severe fighting has taken place the alarm and all passengers were|!n the neighborhood of Bullecourt, hurried to the lifeboats, There wag| Hast of the village the enemy made no pante 4 heavy vounter attack at 945 P, Patrol vessels arrived at the scene! last night upon the tor of the within twenty minutes but did not| Hindenburg line captured by us yes- sight the submarina terday morning, The attempt fajled jcompletely and the enemy's attack~ ing the night in th «hborhood of FRENCH SHIPS IN A WEEK csisy: cna astsise tno" atras-Cam encemine brat road. In these areas our troops ‘ aaa ; were compelled to fall back from the 1 of These Only One Was of advanced position: tured by them More Than 1,600 during the day.” tT All through the br ole and again t ta PARIS, May 4:--Only 68 Freab hip were fig’ 1 wide front, t han 0 tons was sunk by F « man narines during the week tenaciously hol B po ms won yea- ling April 29, according to an omeiat| temday in ¢ a f the headlong to-day ive of less tha. yunter-attacks elr foe. Ing boats were The st reports from the battle. k verchantmen Were unsuc- | f, w th Jenburg line aut a w pierce b west and ~~ Hi is Passed to Mold Off Pall Crew %O0""* , igs long dis. Frain Iuereane Daring War, r ly de- ALBA 4--The Brown Bil fend se 1 wt during. the 4 t was nel time for nor Army Sow Growing at Rate V food, = oftelds Ti ae Dy we dus and water bot~ WASH IN, May 2.--Kegular | Ue ad to be rep! 1 time and nearing an Bo w possible te do na day, Wit ‘ 1 yesterday, 48,326 Or th ba the Searpe : : _ s ward, over. H WORLD EKAVEL BUREAU, sistance of machine- Dis lg Mitege Much Mus dig ound. all aia t , ailnes eal Ber |e 1 They have ostablighed Pra lle’ Giese aud money Velepnone 4000 ave, Ves will, taste has a dip of B fee, , 8