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‘ THE EVENING WORLD, DISORDERS QUIETED IN RUSSIA; SOLDIER and offers ili csacbanes for offense and, Man Hill and the other in Avocourt defense, At “toeux, which ts dir tly | Wood—enabled us to take prisoners secon. | West of Dead Man Hill we checked opposite this new position, the Ger-) 4 German attack promptiy. mans still remain in the fiercely con-] "In Lorraine patrol encounters o¢- tested chemical works, but the Bri-| curred near Embermen!! and Do mevre. The night was calm on the tah have a series of posts astride! Miiainder of the front, the ground east of this place. “Yesterday our pilots brought down five German airplanes. It ts loarned on the jalso that three enemy machines which French Report Proare Champ: Front, PARIS, May 4.—Further progresm) in the cours W was made by the French last night| town A German aviator at, abut on the Champagne front, says to-|5) o'clock faat night threw. down | day’s official announcement. The several bombs in the region of Dun- statement follows: kirk. ‘There were no casualties, and “The night was marked by great|®° damage was don: activity of the artillery on the front| in Admits Loan o' ts, wood west of Mont Cornulet and re-| BERLIN (via London), May 4~ pulsed a grenade attack on one of) | British troopa yesterday only suc- our sm: tillery fighting occurred south of Moronvillicres, On the left ba (Verdun front) tw on the German tin of engagements on) portions of German foremost trench- Meuse|¢S near Bulle attack Dead) man army headquarters staff The battle against the English is nk of th surpris —one a You can make for | Buslish cavairy forces have been as- |sembled southeast of Arras, yourself, with your The Brith H ) on of eigh les, most fragrant cigarette {i melal siatament declared. in the world and the ” most economical. Ma- MACHINE GUNS TRAINED chines can’t imitate it. One Report of Serious Revolt Last Week—Another That Strike Movement Failed. |The Maasbode of Maestricht vaya that serious revolts occurred in Ve lin last week. According to the paper the mob became so menacing that {machine guns were used against tt. he story is not confirmed from any GENUINE | “BULL DURHAM [other source. SMOKING TOBACCO | COPENHAGEN (via London), May ‘4.-A8 far as can be learned {om tho A Sufgfestion to | German ne sepapers which have now Pipe Smokers:— been permitted to reach here the | re) 4 of the failure of the May Day nany were trot Bouu" Deniian tobace |atrike movement in G “BULL” DURHAM tobac- forrect in the main. co with your favorite pipe | Tho papers indicate, however, that tobacco—it’s like sugar in | strikes took place in some places. One your coffee. ‘report declares that work In the war factories proceeded “almost in gen- eral” and that strikes took placo only in the Individual smaller factorivy The oppositl the Socialists and union leaders, with the assistance of Field Marshal voo Hindenburg and Gen. Croener, hat the situation well in hand and kept the workmen at thelt task: GEN, SHERMAN WAS WRONG ABOUT WAR, HIS SON SAYS ares If the Old Hero Were Alive To-day He Would Owe An Apology to Hell. CHICAGO, May 4,—Gen, Sherman was wrong, according to Fathe Thomas KE. Sherman, a son of tl Civil War kero, “This war,” he declared, “ia #o bad that If my father were alive he would owe an apology to hell.” Father Sherman 1s doing lls bit re AT MODERATE PRICES rQPERA PUMPS cegernars AER MA D farms of the northwest. THE WORLD AGAIN IN THE LEAD Demonstrating again as so often before that a good, clean, wholesome newspaper printing DEPENDABLE news and “feat- ures” of interest to all members of the HOME circle is bound to win the apprecia- tion and patronage of advertisers, THE WORLD ' | Printed in April, 1917 : Total Paid A irertininat 4,608 Cols. In April, 1916. . . . « 4,36214 Cols. World’s Gain, April, 1917. 24534 Cols. The Times Printed April, 1917. . . . . 3,84714 Cols. Printed April, 1916. ., . . . 3,706)4 Cols. Gain April, 1917 riaee as ss 141 Cols. The Herald Printed April, 1917. . . . . 2,86784 Cols. Printed April, 1916. . . . . 2,526)3 Cols. Gain April, 1917 ae ah yo Ne 41)¢ Cols APRA POTIO IAAT ADEEAPALTITO LIT PRAIA TO TTTATTD : The American Printed April, 1917. . . . . 3,181°{ Cols Printed April, 1916. . . . .» 3,2871% Cols Loss April, 1917 . ene eas 105}5 Cols. TRAIT LA TAT PATPAT ATAPI POCA Daa AMA TTO OAL TIE ‘FRIDAY, MAY 4, v wane 1917. NEW BILL GIVES WILSON ABSOLUTE POWERS OVER FOOD, FUEL AND CLOTHING amass easure Would Permit Price| BENSON RAPS SOCIALISTS Fixing, Regulation of Sup- plies and Seizing Factories, | Were reported to have been damagéd | ‘0 in reality brought | posts. Intermittent ar-| ceeded in taking Fresnoy and amalt | IN OPPOSITION 10 ROOT | | Their Talk, S; ourt, gays the oMcial | statement issued to-day by the Ger- | ys s Former Candidate, Really an “Effort Wi Ss. WASHINGTON, May 4.—The Pres- | r the war clause of the! on tinuing to-day. The Germans took Constitution, !¢ given absolute power more than 1,000 prisoners. Stron® | o~sr food and other necesaities In a ) Sweeping bill, introduced by Chairman offensive 4 belng Laver of the House Agricultural Com- own hands, the mildest, {.2nfult’ divisions (320,000 or 440,000, mittee, with Admintetration approval. OMetais of the executive branches of the Government believe there is noth- ing in the measure to disturb 4. mate business activities, ON BERLIN ST STRIKE MOB Supplemental to the Admin'stratton food measure introduced in the House earlier in the week, providing for a « al] or Baty | | Allan 1 candi. date at the last election, when asked at his home in Yonkers to-day for his| ther development of the t indicate that the British are fol- iar to those of the | js | Sommo—first driving a w favorable point of the German line by | ntal attack, then broadening tho wedge by pressing outward on each of ie flanks, giving themselves | opinion of Mr, Root's appointme sion to Russta ony slowing everything else. 1 Root as a good ex- ponent of democratic principics, aim as such I have no sympathy survey of food resources and for pro- venting food speculation, the new bill lompowers the Prosidont, during tho | | AMSTERDAM (via London), May 4. nor with any oppo- + whieh is really of an attempt to bring , to ix maximum and minimum prices for f¢ other necessities, and of the their production; make regulations governing the pro- duetion of these commodities, more tely rather have Root | 4! along a twelv: for flanks of the Arr ‘Queant and east of the Vimy Ri'ge, I between Ruselu establishments and ren ENTRIES. tribution by compelling the amounts; to eliminate market manip regulating exchange railroads to give preference t of necossitic vont excessive “dumping’ levying Importation du- Ues if he finda It finperative, to pre r imit the use of grain in the manufactur ressing the bellef that there lu the measure to disturb pas, Chairman Lever to-day ex- plained it ls because “it Is hoped that the mere conferring of the more ex-| [treme new powers will bo sufficient | its becoming exercise them.” Government officta! view, believing that with such effeo-!}} tive weapons in thelr possession thoy ¢ no alffieulty up on the side of the public to-mortow's races pal -BALFOUR GETS WORD OF BRITISH SUCCESS a, i Advance From Arras Is Two Weeks Ahead of the Sched- products by papers admit that! sf dqier entry, and 110) necessary tw} huld the same | private agencies. “The new bill,” said Mr. Lever in with all the of life, including foods, feeds, shoes, clothing, fuel and articies required for their production ure is intended only to meet the It is limited to of the war and a suf- ficient time thereafter for ri : eruiting for workers for the great mont, it is based on tho war clauses sit “a of the Constitution and ts applic the country, present emergency. | throughout irrespective | ‘of State Ines, 1e sugested nizes that the war will disturb normal courses of t LEXINGTON ENTRIES. LEXINGTON, Ky Accordingly, rst for stim: ulating production and distribution » as to assure a fair entitled to it; secondly, for preventing the exploitation of rieo of life by thos | to take advantage of the war emer: | gency to amass unearnod fortune: these objects In | vests wide authority tn the Govern- ment to contro) the situation, “There is nothing In the to disturb legitimate business actty-| If It hereafter appears es | to exerciao the new powers, prov | ts made for prescribing the Umttations | |of the conduct of such certainty that fected should experience little dim. | requirements, King! grain market day than at any time tn th \rew days, following action Council of the Winnipeg Grain change in “withdrawing facilities nd July whoat i three. | to: view the bill Met the other hand, provided for those Weather clomty unwilling to | |Merole Rercucs When dian | Was Torpedoed. Old Homes May Beco Three Pam- dine the patrol ships wh. | iit permitting the conversion of old determination Hoth officers a up patrol saved drowning soldier }98¢ men in an n Brooklyn where Ls weld movement is strong even Injared in Auto Accident sons s of [submission of ani overturned i | apical ote | EL PASO, TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL ; DEAFNESS AND HEAD Will Make If you have Catarrhal Deafness than ato head polaes go to your druse . \ i water and 4 ounces re will] OUMBRREAND, Ad, rd | blackface he the. 6,000 mon E itet from the disire ping head noleos, Clogged nostr y end the micu inte the throat Mombeva of Affairs Chatr, erman wive (bis provoription ® trial estimated and that Germany is building teniatiy At least | Posing to give 4 boats ut a rap three large submarines ‘| mar snows WHERE | BRITISH STRUCK NEW BLOWS NEAR ARRAS (Special from a Staff 1 lowing tactles sir direct f | elbow room. But)" Ty this process, yesterday's offictal they have weeks and four days after the} ik, accomplished if to a uniform advance mile front. was scored wedge, | reports Indicate, - | th 1) original atta sult amourn terday'sa advance ta esnoy, although at nd seme gain of ground. noted that the Brit nearly straight nort! Hide ule Time, WASHINGTON, May 4- Balfour, from the F | smaller, the mi that the men are not allo run the | 6% to | to-day was the Canadian-Ar {late grain pric Yosterday's prices touche jord tops. May t spe me to $ ing at closing at WINNIPE ecame trading in Ma | Berwer MILW. L. Berger, Soc to-day deel | | tis word criss, -—-—» | rescue | Ne Opposition to Menecat transport tion an President and! HAVANA, May 4 jAasembly of the: Liberal eided day to respond mons to attend a joint a the last possible nt Menocal's As sures ajall a ——.- The | Wile With we Com ne | Miles From Border, x. May 4 Villa wit Neved by arke Vi geen on the Miles southwest of Pabens Jan equal distance n Ju were aes (220 per! piackface Hold-up Men Rob Under of $10,000, the } Md, fifty the Wor ¢ Kit ped with & _ additional @ mon PsSeale of Miles Reports and descriptions of the fur- | charter ¢ ntre, there waa terrific hb line now runs and sou esnoy to weat of Queant. jin the United st ish forces on the western front are Bri two weeks ahead of thelr it, Ls, | schedule, according to a cablentam| eived here to-day by Secretary reign Office, T ii;} advance, !t said, has been faster than expected and the losses ‘The losves were said to be only one-| furlongs half as large proportionately as thove| on the Somme offensive last year. | This is attributed by members of Jon to an incomparably bet- ter artillery preparation and the fac | Alans, Liberty | MAY WHEAT HAS B HAS BIG DROP. May 4.—-Declines « cents in wheat at the opening ative reply Jean agreement to regu: and September “bh conte to $1, 84) off 6 1-4 clos- mber off 4 1: | | We'll have to hay May 4 ist newspaper 1 to become a member of | amission to waa recently mentioned ction. 1 do not bell ihu Root, a well-known top: n plutocracy wits and Pourer an revolutionista who esc right man to rey (and esp Mocracy) W saya 3 . | twenty-four pa nate and House on Monds |yete in favor of A” proclamation naming Menocal as Presiden selec voted to to obtain the | © hig rebel bands main command ta an egcret within fifty miles of the Juarez. command. | leron Ra FOOD AND SUPPLIES ‘IN BIG: QUANTITIES \\ RUSHED TO ALLS |Defense C See Ae Acts Without Waiting for Technical Authority of Law. ondeut of Too Ereaing World, WASHINGTON, May 4.—Without waiting for technical authority of law | | the Councit of National Defense 1s scribe liquid fire fighting on the west- {rushing enc ‘and supplie ous quantities of food to the rescue of our European Allies, particularly France, as the first step in combatting the German submarine warfare, Despite submarine — losses, available tonnage for ocean Dive has been increased this week at at | lantie ports by draft from. three | urces, namely, newly completed Vessels from American yards built on foreign orders, repaired German Ships and vessels taken from coast- wine service, In addition, the allied mission in London has taken a large amount of tonnage and sent it to America for cargo. Two million bushels of wheat were reported to-day coming toward At- while special trains of other supplies were following close behind, Under orders from the joint com- mittes of railway presidents, which ave assumed voluntary dictatorship over railroad traffic, right of way |ovor other freight is being given to these shipments, Some dislocation of | ordinary business will have to be endured for a t ne The Committee of Railway Pre ats, ji ‘er Falrfax Harrison of the South- ern, as ch..’...an, met again to-day to work out sched w fac of freight formerly wise ships now drawn into transat- lantle service, Reports received by the Defense Couneil were to the effect that large amounts of foodstuffs are avallable of preferential traffic and to provide further ra “There is no danger of famine in this country,” sald Director Gifford, “It is hysteria to talk such rot. We have still a Jarge surplus of food on \hand and it 1s now coming forward." pessetceested atte PIMLICO WINNERS. FIRST RACE—two-year-olds; tour s.--Midnight 3! 00, pl do. of $2.80, show 133, alght t; OF (Rob second 6, 110, show third s, Tul rican A Geo Heredity also ra Special From 3 rs ALBANY, BR, shoute sstie “aba Women Volunteer Conductors a) for in Cleveland, CLE women volunteers work as car conductors was issued to-day by missioner Sanders. 200 men short right now war draft will take a few hundred more nay of Dr. John A has @ |Harries of New York to suppy his m yacht Surf as a hospital hip. | als who made the ar Red Cross off signed to duty ont ——- Arrested as A Enemy a v President Wilson JAC Fla., M ‘ Dr Walte proprietor of @ lo pharmac ested to-day tear charged with belng a lie ith threatening Pres ident Wilsor we te NOY N, He & H, May Tanne $50,000, 000 in Bonds to Pay Debts. HARTFORD, Conn., May 4.—The Sen. ato to-day passed without debate the of the New the char bill amendiy k, New Haven and Hartford Rail rol which would permit the company, under vertain condith to issue §50,- stock to take up 0) of pref Hatundink, indebtedness ———$—<—$—$———— nd Pitty | “Doing Your Bit” . ne sibecribing to Liberty Loan 3!3°(, Bonds Amounts from 85 -WOODS & CO, LOST, F FOUND AND REWARDS. ities for taking care of rail lines | arried by coast- | 110, (Troxter), | ner im the the Senate nian satro- . Oy May 4A call for reet “The eu conductors.” rangements aay the ship can care for! e wil be as- |NEW TERROR OF WAR INVENTED BY GERMAN It's a More Deadly Liquid Fire Bomb Which Has a Wide Range. COPENHAGE has invented a new terror of war—an improved system of fighting by Hquid \fre, according to word received here to-day. | It was authoritatively stated that for months Germans have been train- Ing officers in new technique and improved apparatus whereby projec- tion of liquid fire over a much greater range than the old style has been achieved. As if In confirmation of this, an newspapers recetved here ern front, French losses were te- ported extremely heavy, with few soldiers taken prisoner, w NOT A SHOT FRED ON AUSTRO-RUSSIAN FRONT FOR A MONTH | (Continued from First F res the Provisional Government. | After extended conferences jtween the Executive Committe: ao Workuets and’ Walawers' elec gates and the Council of the Provi- sional Government, the Executtve Con decided that no reason mi ne Government, The sol- din t ignation of | ders engag | w return to their barracks. wor balcony of the palace. “The Provisional Government cannot accept that i M. Milukoff. fend a posi will dare to charge Russia with treason. Never shall Ru: con sent to a separate peace.” | evoked hearty cheering. | Ei. TE Protect Minorities. IAGE | cor: of a plural franchise, Prussian electoral refo: dropped on account of insupera’ cul The paper says that ¢ Jernment has app direct suffrage with proportional fea- and will not oppoxe an amendment giv- probably be acceptable to the. L. and Socialists but not to the Cor tives: va “Honest Captain. charge of the s Headquarters fo was made & potic by ¢ lissioner Wo itenants pr. ed » in command of the Preeinet, Brooklyn, H. Kauff, of the Jama —— ne oie Perus Many Bi Owners and ployes Killed. | LIMA, PEF uprising ts Region, th hwestern I » Many their empl the raiding jal squad at Police Progress { jd mi have been killed by ribesmen, Special for Fri ay, May ath. CHOCOLATE COVERED CREOLE yPeERMINT VATTIES—Creamy splees ‘evpermint, and vety Jackets of our fragrant Cho- colate serve to identify CHOCOLATE = COVERED MELS—Toothsome blocks of earn= produced from the cholgest and purest of Creamery pro- ducts, and spangled with chopped RA MILK CHOCOLATE COVERED tig Went Rtrect avhers the rennin eloned bi 64 BAHCLAY STREET Closer 6,50. p.1.:Bat 29 CORTLANDT STR Close Th p.m. Datiy 38 CAST 23D STREET ‘Closes 10 p.m. Daily 472 FULTON ST., B'KLYN Closes 11.80 p.m. Dally The specified May 4.—Germany | gnation of Miliukoff, and paraders Jearried similar ‘banners, some of Jantie ports over varlous rail Ines, | which ‘called for the Tesignation of was apparent for demanding tho res- » demonstrations yersuaded by the committee to When Foreign Minister Milukoff eaw the banners inseribed with the 8, “Down with Milukoff,” he ad- dressed the damonstators frém the The words of the Foreign Minister |HITCH IN PRUSSIAN REFORM. | | Plural Franchise Dropped—Vlan to via London, May 4.— The Cologne Gazette says that the iden as a basis for | m, thas been e alffi- rently in mind now a |project for universal, equal, secret and! tures for thé protection of minorities | jonul vote to electors of @ tte thinks such a reform will rials Costigan Made « Police Lieut, “Honest Dan" Costigan, in| the last fifteen ptain this beloved hi May 4.—An Indian the Sandia ng district in ru, near the Bolivian whers of estates and SUNDAY WORLD Wants AOKLED Mabie WE ALSO OFFER PRESEL eat species PARK ROW & NASSAU ST. ‘Closes m, Daily 400 BROOME STREET fo) Clones T Dm 10 pm, ri Ye the most of the pecial bus service to the he Billy Sunday Tab- ernacle. Visit the points of interest on Washington Heights with which you are unfamiliar — the Hispanic and Numismatic Museums in Audubon Park by Ser- vices Nos. 4 and 5, and Washington's Headquarters, the Morris-Jumel Mansion on Harlem Heights, at 160th Street, near EdgecombRoad, by Service No. 2. All these are made accessible by the special extended services of the Hawaiian Musical Instruments Music & Methods rest stock in elty; demonstrated by tilduted piavers. UKULELES $6.00 to $25.00 STEEL GUITARS $10.00 to $100.00 TAROPATCHES $20.00 to $25.00 Our Stock Includes Latest Designs Steels, Thimble Picks Birings and Mandolins Guitars, Banjos And Kindred Instruments For those who play and who appre: ciate refined tona Quulity “aad ‘scien tifle’ ad Banjos Guitars Mandolins - $5.00 to $93.00 $5.00 to $175.00 . $5.00 to $150.00 Catalogues Free on Request I—4144 Chas. I H. : Ditson & Co. 8-10-12 East 34th St. —— ee DIED. COTTER,-—On May 8, JOHN J Special lor Satuiden, Man arn, | for Saturday, May 5th. wit _———_ Extra Specials for Friday and Saturday, May 4th and Sth. PECAN RisShS—T sugar broilucine counter ot Its choicest sagt tg. Teas % 29¢ Siting | PIN BAP this delielon ian200, BROADWay os] EAST’ zo STREET : 206 West crea STREET 23 WEST ‘sree STF Re PCT na he 187 MARKET gi, ply Clonen 11.3 k om. 2 Ti60 BROADWAY, Brooklyn, Closes 11.30 P. M.—Saturday re i wn tudes ¢ a *

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