The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1918, Page 2

THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, MAY 4, amet sir 1918 . NATION GOES OVER THE TOP OF LOAN AND CITY EXCEEDS QUOTA : | GERMAN WAR BILL authority here estimates the British lose since March when MAA Offensive began, at 250,000. heave gone through this authority percentage of their effectives. Mth, a‘ new division, in the fighting between March 22 and 26 lost 4,000 men. Put in the fighting again from Agri 10 to April 19 it lost 5,000 more. WITH THY BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Friday, May % (Associated Press).—Veterans of the defense of Verdun predominated among the French soldiers who so gallantly us Many of them had fought at} hard | mans. Fleury and they knew what dun was child's play compared to the conflict in Flanders recently. set a high watermark for concentrs tion of guns of ail calibres, but, say | * those who went through it, it troops experienced during the Ger- man drive against Kemmol. The! Kemmel on April 22, relieving battle-weary British, Germans maintained a bombardment and threw hundreds thousands of gas shelis mixed with | ordinary explosive shells. a en aE ee a dR I ee Kemme] the German gunners placed of the hill and during the day the| French put on their gas masks fifty different times, for as fast as the wind cleared the gas away another deluge of the poisonous vapor poured over the hill. Part of the time the Poilus had to sleep in their gas masks, Ley) spite the great quantities of gas! thrown the French had only twelve the Ger- | cites two divisions which lost @ large | ously from March 21 t The | ‘The bombardment at Verdun haa | |iterally tore them to pieces. “*/work of French runners with nothing compared to what the French | sages w: French troops took up positions about | which had téight at V the | great feat. Throughout | for its fine rations, April 23 and 24 before the attack, the | mander decided that nothing should tremendous | deprive the men of their accustomed at fare, On the morning of the attack on|ward on machine gun carriages un Despite these losses it was brigaded AB examples of what the British | German attacks with the French for a counter attack and stil) later it beat off four heavy The lst Division fought continu. March 28, lost 4,007 infantrynren of a total strength of 9,00. Later it drove back a Ger- man attack in which five German di visions were engaged, and increaved | Its losses to 6,000, FRENCH UNDER 50 GAS ATTACKS IN DEFENSE OF KEMMEL HILL, Germans Hurled Ten Big Shells Per Ste | but the Veterans Brought From Verdun Hold Their Ground to the Death. casualties from it, according ' latest reports, which speaks eloquent ly for the efficacy of the French gas protectors. A large part of the fighting was with machine guns, of which the Ger- to fended Kemme! Hil! against the Ger-| mans always had great numbers, and at times the German enfilading fire was terrific. The French artillery and machine guns, in their turn, reaped a fighting was, but declare that Ver- | great harvest from the enemy. At times the French 15s got into! heavy concentrations of infantry and! The! are, rhe mon- They refused | * Gernfan losses in many instance: laced as high as 40 per cent, noteworthy. to rest and kept at thelr task. The rationing of one regiment | rdun was a| It Had always been noted | and the | com- It was impossible to use the transport because of the arillery fire! so that rations were broag for der a heavy fire. The regiment had ten big shells per second on the crest! its beefsteak and wine every day and| beating furnished neighboring regiments as| well, Nearly all the stretcher bearers were killed, One stretcher bearer | worked six do and nights without rest, German airplanes were put in force. | They flew at arf altitude of 100 me tres and used machine guns contin uously aguinst the infantry, | EXCEEDS NATION'S WEALTH IN PEACE Industrial Union of Saxony | Says Burden Will Ruin Country’s Life. ZURICH, Switzerland, May 4 (via Ottawa).——A gloomy picture of Ger- many's finances ts drawn by tho In- dustrial Union of Greatest industrial Germany, in a manifesto supporting the demand for war Indemnities, The | manifesto says the war had added 14,800,000,000 marks to the peace ex- Penditure of 4,800,000,000 marks. It contirues: ‘This total would absorb cent. of the whole national income. Capitalized at 5 per cent, the na tional debt would then amount to 392,000,000,000 tnarks, or more than the entire pre-war national weaith of Germany, Such a burden woul@ completely paralyze production and ‘all spirit of enterprise, and complet ly ruin our life, “Our foos are considerably better off in these respects. They need en- tertain no such apprehenstons, as their own countries and colonial pos- sessions afford rich natural sources of valuable raw materials and mil- lone of workers, while Germany is dependent upon herself.” —_—_————-—— FRANCE HAS 4,727,000 axony, one of the | organizations in| 60 Despite Great Losses, She Is Not “Bled White,” Declares Chap- lain of Second Army. At the invitation of Commi: Woright, the Rev. Patrice Chaplain in Chief of the Second Army of France and member of the French War Mission to this country, spoke to 1,000 policemen in the gymnasium at headquarters last night. Chaplain Flynn said France has Jost 1,800,000 men, but is not bled white, and now has 4,727,000 in the eld. loner ameneie NITRATES FROM NORWAY. WASHINGTON, May 4.—One hundred thousand tons of nitrates for explosives will be supplied the Allies by Norway under the genera! commercial agreement Just signed by the United States, + 1m return the United States will ra- tion Norway with 1,000,000 tons of food, manufactured products, textiles and mat supplies both for the Allies and per! MEN AT BATTLE FRONT ent of the Associated Press at the Vrench Army Headquarters, has been j decorated on the battlefield with the} Flynn, | AMERICAN WAR WRITERS DECORATED BY FRENCH Cross of Legion of Honor Bestowed on Press Correspondents as Reward fot Servic PARIS, Friday, May 3.—Robert Herry, who for two years has been correspond. | | | ' Cross of the Legion of Honor by Gen, Anthoino, acting on behalf of the Com- mander-in-Chief, Gen. Petain, whose duties prevented him from bestowing the decoration in person. Two other Americans, one Henry Wood, United Press correspondent, and four British correspondents also were decorated, Gen. Anthoine spoke of the invaluable work of the American and British press, and wald the decorations were awarded as coming from soldier to soldier, The Legion of Honor im an order of merit created by Napolean Bonaparte in 1802, a8 a reward for civil or military service, It has five classes, including the chevali: FRENCH DESTROY THIRD T5-MILE GERMAN GUN All Long-Range Cannon Bombard- ing Paris So Far Discovered Put Out of Action, PARIS, May 4.—-News han just been received from the front that a French gun made a direct hit yesterday on one of the long range German cannons with which Paris 1s being bombarded and put it out of action, ‘This makes the third 75-mile gun de- stroyed, If there are others they have not yet been Laat dia ae the French, ALSATIAN YOUTHS SENT TO GERMAN FRONT Last Reserves on Firing Line, Says a Chemist, Who Has Lost Four Sons—Youngest Eighteen, OVA, M 4 (Associated Press) —The German military authorities aro nes all tn |wending direct to the front youths from the reserve depots | Alsace-Lorraine, according to an Al, | Man chemist who has just arrived hero | from Mulhausen, The chemist already has lost four sons, the latest, aged eighteen, having been killed at Locr in the Flanders battle, ‘The Germans are employing their last reserves,” sald the Alsatian, “eape+ clally the soldiers from Alsace-Lorrain it is the German manner of settling the |uwestion of the two provinces, If | referendum {s taken after the war only a few Alsatian electors will be left,"* RENEW PEACE PARLEY, Roumanian and Germa: Near Argamen AMSTERDAM, May 4 wate Powers have resumed the peace nego» | tinttons, a Bucharest despatch reports. Beveral of the outstanding ques- tes The of Roumania and the Centr | eun and kept firing from 9 o'clock in |{n an isolated and unwired position, | bombed from either side, he kept on | Believes Such an Investigation Will | found that even the ‘VICTORIA GROSSES FOR SUPERHUMAN FEATS OF NE , Lieut, Canity I ights Uniil ; Killed and Private Columbine | Holds Attacking Waves, IANDON, May 4 (via Ottawa).— Acts of Imost superhuman heroisin haracterized deeds for which five V ria C ee ve been awarded, Three of the recipients are dead, The | lowing Instance Dical: Second Lieut. B. 0. Cassidy, late of | Lancashire Fusileers: During the attack, when the flank of his division was endangered, Cassidy, who was commanding a company In close sup- port, carriet out in the noblest manner and to the letter orders that » must hold the pc to the last. The enemy camo on in overwhelming numbers, endeavoring to turn the flank. He continually rallied his men under @ terrific bombardment. The jenemy was several times cleared out of the trench by his personal leader- hip. The company was eventually surrounded, but Cassidy fought on, encouraging and exhorting the men until he was killed. His most gallant conduct held up the whole attack at this point and undoubtedly saved the left flank from possible disaster Private H. G. Columbine, late of the Machine Gun Corps: Owing to cagu- aities, Columbine took command of a he morning until 1 in the afternoon bac! successive enemy waves. An attack by a low-flying airplane finally enabled the enemy to guin a footing in a trench on either side. The position being untenable, Columbine ordered the two remaining men to get away, and although firing the gun and inflicting tremen- tous losses, He was eventually killed by a bomb, which blew up both him and the gun. WILSON ORDERS MILITARY INQUIRY ON AIRCRAFT Be More Rapid and Thorough Than by Another Agency. WASHINGTON, May 4,—President Wilsou has determined upon a military investigation of the charge# that le ng military men and civilians have profited in expending the $440,000,000 alreraft epproprtation, The President's purposes are two- fold, First, he wants to » that any betrayal of Government trust Is pun- ished; and second, he wants to see that in the future the American Army and patriotic civilians who come into Gov- ernment service may be protected against irresponsible reports. The President has determined upon a military Investigation becai he be- Meves it will be more rapid and thor- ough than if some other agency were to undertake It, All facts developed will be given prompt publicity. Milftary men are better acquainted with condl- tions In alreraft work than members of Congress are, it is believed—although the President would not object to Con- sress carrying on an Investigation of its own, U. S, LABOR MISSION FINDS EVEN PESSIMISTS FOR WAR Delegation Greeted in Paris With French Salute to Name of President Wilson, PARIS, May 4—The American tabor| delegation which has been visit | land arrived at the Metropolitan Sta- GREATEST FIELD OF MINES EVER LAID BARS SUBMARINES | ONDON, May 4. a Telegraph the 15, will be the gr: foiling submarines It will embrace tween Norway and § the Aretic Circle. aiewt mine fle :782 squat Hurd, who 1s an authority on naval sub been a vast improvement in British mines since Admiral Jellicoe He points out that the ereating of this northern exit of the North Sea was an enormous ve or more month: thousands of mines were required to cover the area. | that when Admiral Jellicoe made his menace would be met by August he had this mine fleld in mind became First Sea Lord. barrier across (he task, involving Uw Embraces 121,782 Square Miles, Base Forming’ | Line Between Scotland and Norway— Tens of Thousands of Mines Used. According to Archibald Hurd in the Daily rea in the North Sea, recently announced by the British Government as dangerous to shipping after May d er laid for the spectal purpose of les, the base forming a line be tland and the peak extending northward Into ays that there h and estimates that tens of He suggests y that the submarine | | | prophe SHELL OF COCOANUT FORMS ANTIDOTE FOR GERMAN POISON GA i for Use in Masks of U. S. Troops in France. AN JUAN, May 4 (Associated Press).—German polson fas has given the shell of the co- coanut ‘a humane as well as @ commorcial value, and thousands of cocoanuts are being shipped from Porto Rico so that the shells may be used in the manufacture of gas masks for American troops in France, Space is being found on all ships to take care of all cocoanuts offered. ‘Tho shell of the cocoanut, it was found after much experimenta- tion, could be made into a bigh grade of charcoal. This charcoal, it is salu, is @ valuable antidote for poison gases. The cocoanut ts the only nut on the list of eighty. | one essential Imports propared by the United States Government. 60-FOOT TUNNEL DUG AT FORT BY GERMAKS Wholesale Delivery of Prisoners} Frustrated When Guards Dis- cover Excavation, Thousands Shipped from San Juan | Food Siiuation Is Serious and Gov: ‘CANADA CALLS OUT ATLANTA, Go., May 4.—Afi. attempt at a wholesale delivery of the German yoners at Fort MoPherton was foiled | esterday when the guards discoy- ered u fifty-foot tunnel leading from under one of the prisoners’ barracks toward the double wire fence which in- closes the prison camp, It became known to-day. The discovery of the underrround pas- page followed an Investigation of « 4 turbance among the prisoners thein- selves, In quelling the disorder the guards had to advance with fixed bayo- nets before the crowd of angry Germa would disperse. ‘They had been engaged in @ heated discussion and blows had deen passed. ‘When the disorder had been quieted guards began a systematic search of the prisoners’ quarters and soon discovered the tunnel. HYLAN AND FAMILY VISIT SINNOTT'S SON AT UPTON Go to Camp to See Drafled Man Once Rumored Engaged to Mayor’s Daughter, Mayor Hylan, Grover A. Whalen, his Secretary, and Tax Commissioner James P, Sinnott, accompanied by Mrs, Hylan, Mise Virginia Hylan and Mra. Whalen, left for Camp Upton at 11 o'clock this tion In Paris last evening and wan wel- comed by Minister of Labor Colliard on | behalf of the French Government, | “Everywhere you will meet but anigle hope—hope of victory,” aatd M. | |Colllard, “and everywhere behind the |nolse of the guna and the machinery and midat the silent fields you will se the heart of France beating for the single ideal of brotherhood and justice which you will recognize as being yours also. I wish to take the opportunity of saluting the name of hin who symbolises so finely that Ideal—President Wilson “We will beat the Germans firs speak to them afterward," de nd Barry of the mtaston on their arrival, Messrs, Wilson and Barry said they had expected to find @ people weaty of war after four yours of struggle, but pessimists do not talk poace, \COL, DIMOND LE LEFT $500,000 | Immediate Family the Denefeta of Iron Werks Founder, The immediate family of Col, Thomas | Dimond, who died April 22 @t his home, | |® West 73rd Street, are the only ben | ficlaries of the will disposing of an es: tate of $600,000 filed for probate to-day, Col, Dimond was @ member of the Seventh Regiment Veterans’ Associa- tion, president of the Dimond-Apperson Automobile Company, and a founder of the Thomas Dimond Iron Works, ‘The will bequeathos to his widow Jen- $210,000 and $30,000 outright. His daughter, Florence Dimond d'Oller, sons, Jamea Renwick Dimond an tions have been settled, and the con- ior Norway will be transpgpted in Nor- clusion of the negotiations is gbeing approached rapidly. George Arnold Dimond, each receiv $2,600 and @ fe interest in a trust fund of $76,000, The residuar, the children and graadehiidren. lared | Chairman James Wilson and George 1, | nie a life interest in a trust fund of and his two estate goes to Child, morning, They will visit John 1°, Sin- | nott, son of the Tax Comimisatoner and former Executive Secretary of the Mayor, who was drafted last Tussday, Commissioner Sinnott {s the leader of the district in which Mayor Hylan lives, His son accompanted the Hylans to Palm Beach recently and social gossip there so persistently Hnked the name of the young man with that of Miss Vir- ginia Hylan that the Mayor found it ssary to make a public denial of an engagement aK’ ae PASSAIC FLYER MISSING. British whose home is in Pas- and who has acen service on the western front, has been miss- Lieut. Louls W flying corps, saic, N. J, Prescott, ing since April 22, according to a oi blegram received by relatives here today. No details were given in the mossage, which was from headquar- tera of the corps in London Liout. Prescott, a graduate Massachusetts Institute of ra old, joined service last August the camp at Toronto, Canada. urope in January PIMLICO WINNERS, FIRST RACK—Two-year-olda; and a half furiongs.-Mrs. Kate Ley- decker, 108 (Robinson), stral, $6.60, place $3.10, show $2.20, first; Penrose, 95 (MoGraw), place $3.80, shaw §2.70, of the hnol- ia alled for four | $4.60, thind, Time, 0.56 |Sun, Banzai, Xalpa, iianca In Len- the British |¥ second; Simplex, 108 (Buxton), show | the | AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT TO END ITS SESSION BY EMPEROR'S ORDERS | ernment Will Prevent Agitation Among Deputies. MSTERDAM, May 1.—Em- Ds peror Charles of Austria has empowered the Aus- trian Premier to adjourn Parlfa- ment and forthwith inaugurate measures to render impossible the resumption of ite activities, a Vienna despatch says. A statement published in Vi- enna indicates that the closure is due to the seriousness of the food situation. “The Government,” says the statement, “will devote its entire strength to the economic problem and will try to create conditions required to enable the population to hold out.” HER 19-YEAR-OLD BOYS FOR MILITARY SERVICE All Must Register at the Nearest Post Office and Be Ready for Summons, TTAWA, May 4.—The Cana- dian Government) to-day called up men of nineteen rs of age for military service. | The men will be required to register at their nearest post of- fice, as was the case with the men y of Class 1, aged twenty-two to thirty-four, last October. ‘They | will give their names and ad- dresses and other details called for in the forms provided, but will not actually be enrolled until notified later by the reglatrar through a registered letter. | ph | NEW YORK MOTHER PROUD OF BOY WOUNDED AT FRONT Corporal Paul Wisner Slightly In-| jured After Writing It Was “Great Life” in France, Corporal Paul Wisner wrote a vivid letter discribing life in the trenches in France to his parents, Mr, and Mrs, John H, Wisner of No, 128 West Fifty-ninth Street, several weeks ago, Among other things he tld his parents of his splendid physt- cal condition, saying: ‘This is @ great life. kill you or cure you.” Corpl. Wisner’s name was on the casualty list issued by General Persh- ing to-day under the heading “Slightly Wounded.” His mother smiled bravely when she talked about It'll either | her boy this morning. “No,” she said, “I can't give you a picture of him, He ‘wouldn't want it in the papers. He isn't that kind, Last fall when he came home to attend his sister's wedding we had a service flag flying at the window. We had to take it down and hide It." Wisner enlisted in the Seventh Regi- ment, N.Y, N. asa private. After his first engagement in France he was made a corporal. Before entering the ‘service, Wisner was employed by the New Jersey Zino Company at their Franklin, N. J., plant He married only a short time ago. His father, Jonn H, Wianer, ls a member of the firm of William’ H, Wiener & ‘o., No, # Cotton Exchange, dealers in wool. ARIE AEs SWEDES NEAR STARVATION. © of 1. Also One of Bar- STOCKHOLM, May 4.—The Swedish Government 4 striving to the utmost to obtain food for the Swedish people “who literally are fighting against starvation,” W. Dhorssen, Minister of Finance, de- clared in a speech Friday at Nystad. The Finance Minister mentioned the shortage of coal as one of the most Purdensome difficulties, Sweden had to pay lust year 75,000,000 kroner for half the quantity which previously cost 100, Y 000,000 krone: (. Saies aaa HK. P. Davison Guest at Lansdowne Luncheon, LONDON, May 4—The Marquis of Lansdowne presided at a private lunch- eon here yesterday at which H. R. Davison, Chairman of the American Red | deaths four of accident; | Severe |G. Legeins, |dence, |dence, R. UT. LESLIE SECOND “TIME IN CASUALTY | LIST; 86 REPORTED cilia Four New Yorkers, Two Offi- cers and Two'Privates, S ightly Wounded. | ms WASHINGTON, 1 May 4.—To-day's army casualty showed three! in action; of wounds; lelght of disease; one from drowning: five wounded fifty fourteen ly; one ng, and wounded slighty, a total of 56 Four New Yorkers are in the list. They are Lieut, J. Langdon Lesile, | 7 Sanford Avenue, Flushing; __ Corpl. Paul Wisner, No. 128 West 69th |Son of New York Broker May Be Street; Private William F. King, No. | First American to Be Twice 46 East Avenue, Long Island City, ! Named in Casualty List. and Private Joseph Safonte, No. 718| second Lieut. J. Langdon Leslie is Second Avenue, al! slightly wounded. | botleved to be the first American sol- The list follows: |dier in France to appear in two KILLED IN ACTION. casualty lists, Some time ago he was Privates Charles Butler, Los An-|itsted among the gassed men, and in geles; Albert J. Lentz, Gettysburg, | the latest list from Gen. Pershing he | Pa.; John P, Maciejewski, Wriceburg, | js mentioned as slightly wounded Pa, Also “o is re, sted to have won the DIED OF WOUNDS. French War Cross. Corpl. Frederick C. Carter, St./ Leslio is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis; Cook Fred Plough, Waterbury, | George FR. Leslie of No Sanford Conn.; Privates George H. Cooper,|Avenuc, Flushing. His father Everett, Mass.; John Hokanson, Des| member of the New York Stock - Motnes, Ia.; John J. Peters, Keshena, | change, received a War Department Wis. telogram last night telling o: » DIED OF DISEASE. Privates Raymond A. Allen, Inez, Tex.; Cedric Alley, Vauxhall, N. J.; lDewey Volley Bronley, Bickleton, Wash.; David C. Cottrell, Stockton, Cal.; Ernest Crowder, Kansas City Simpson Hunter, Buell, Va.; Harry Lewis, Chickamauga, Ga; William M. Thomas, Muncie, Ind. DROWNED. Private Cecil H. Harding, Fort Gib- son, Okla. DIED OF ACCIDENT. Lieut, Wilson Marshall jr, Bridge- port, Conn. Privates Kenneth M. Copley, Web- ster Grove, Mo.; George Parkin, Par- sons, Pa.; EK, D. Stanberry, Highland Park, Mich, WOUNDED SEVERELY: Lieut. Albert E. Johnson, Collins- ville, Conn, Sergts. William A, Brinkley, West Haven, Conn.; Jos, J. Marsh, De trolt; Newton Louden, Dunnegan, Mo. Corps. ‘Charles L, Boucher, New Haven, Conn.; Louis H. Harris, Mid- dletown, Con Privates Joo Adamec, Indiana Har- bor, Ind.; Benjamin L. Carter, Iut- land, Vt; Alfred B, Clark, St. Louis; Rayddemunski, Ansonia, Conn.; Leo Kewanee, Ill; dward J. McGovern, New Ftaven, Conn.; George J. Pondisch, Nesquehoning, Pa.; Jos- eph Verderame New Haven, Conn. WOUNDED SLIGHTLY. Capts, Frederick L. Blair, Provi- R, L; Joseph E. Felsted, West Haven, Conn; Alfred H. Griswaid, New Britain, Conn, Lieuts, Arthur W. Desmond, Dor- chester, Mass.;° Patrick F. Healey, Charlestown, Mass.; Durant Ferson Ladd, Worcester, Mass.; J. Langdon |Leslie, No, 77 Sanford Avenue, Flush- ing, Y. Bergtas, dence, R, I. Alfred J, Anderson, Provi- William B, Duffy, Hart- ford, Conn,; James R. Ferguson, Providence, R. I.; Dixon Judson, | Benzonia, Mich.; Albert L. C, Smith, Riverside, K, 1; Dantel J, Pascoage, K. I. Corpls, Visfno C, Brennan, New Haven, Conn.; John J, Brown, Proyi- Li Paul Wisner, No, 128 | West 59th Street, New York. Wagoner Alfred L. Durant, Moines, Ia, Privates—Stanley Andronek, New Britain, Conn; Lloyd Apel, Worth- ington, Minn; Oliver P, Barber, Waresouse Pojnt, Conn.; G. Behrend, Deo | | | | [wets it; ton; Joseph Safonte, No. Avenue, New York; Anthon. Lynn, Mass: Lieut. Maurice Snowden Pittsburgh. | wound. “We had long ag perience, the a letter m the Hing h said tho father, r day Brooklyn ceived a letter from France saying that n decorated by the French for Lieut. Leslie is a gr New York Military A obtained his commission “tr abou 8 a her y, Thornton, R. Ll; Harry W. Sizer, lonson, Mass.; Sameul A. Strupp, | tuabeck, Conn.; Earl A. Thomp- Bortor William H. Walsh,| MISSING IN ACTION. Redmond, LIEUT, LESLIE OF FL FLUSHING, ONCE GASSED, NOW WOUNDED f the new » boy gas ex- just girl re- rother in had been bravery. duate of the He a after attsburg course and went to France with the 165 'y ’ Katherine Clavi 4% Bast *, Long Island City, ived & telegram to-day from the War Depart- ment telling of a sieht wound suttered by her nephew, Willlam F. ion in France. Both of Kin; when he was a child a brought up by his aunt. Un 196, he was making munitions ing, in 's parents the was il March, hen he Joined the army and was assigned to Rattery B, ith Meld Artill Slocum. He went to France cember. And it was only las his brother, Joseph, went t with another artillery regimen Nine Americans on Canad ualty Li OTTAWA, Ont., May 4ow/T) « Amoricans are mention day's Canadian casualty lis! Killed, in Action—H Wash.; W. J. Bro Wounded—W. J. Gannon, Zones, Itichmond, Vu.;' R. Vass J. Huy M. Junkin, Ind Kromér, Detroit Gassed—D. M. nmond, Asimina was torpedoed and atte body was washed ily, ——_—__— Polis; n Public Rejotces ry, Fort Yast De week tha 0 France t dian Cas- he follow- ed in Pittsburgh Bruickshanks, Niagara Iton Le n ama lost his steamship sunk Jan ashore in Falls, N. Y. | Rochester Seaman Lost With Greck | Shi WASHINGTON, May 4.—Mi Lewis of Rochester, N. Y,, | National Naval Volunteers, life when the Greek Over News From Washington, CHRISTIANIA, May 4. — Public | feeling approaching jubilation has re- Torpey, | sulted from the announcer Dr, Nansen had signed an ,in Washington fdr an exchange for the people country in return for shipments, Nothing is yet the detAils, and some newsp. viso their readers not to e much from the settlement ately. necessities ALBANY, May 4.—A pro ment that agreement ot of this Norwegian | known of apers ad- xpect too immedi- Gov. Whitman urging the citizens of New York State to support the Red | Cross Campaign of May 20-27, time it ig hoped to raise $100, made public to-day. ANKING ANDO FINANCIAL. OFFICES Cross War Council, met several prom- fnent Red Cross workers in England. donia, Butterfly, Omonda, Commander and also ran. Unwise Agnes Ci ok ipes Duke of Connaught sent a letter ex- 4ing his regret that he wee unable be present, 55 Cedar Street 73rd St, at Broadway 7Sth St, at Madison Ave, 126th St, at Bth Ave. at which BANKING AND FINANCIAL, Will Your Name be There? not | ' ALLIED AVIATORS HARASS GERMAN SUPPLY SERVIC | Bridge at N i amur sive recat and 23 Boats Laden With Ernest (. Bell, Middlefield, Conn.; Richard W. Brown, Concord, N. H.; Charles Cropper, New Haven, | Ce Jobn J. Crowley, New Haven, | C jam J. Farr, New sieicte | Cc urice , Granite- ville, R. 1; Peter , Lysagore Austria, Poland; Julius Houln Lowell,” Mass.; Howard ¥ unt, Provide nee, Bt. John W Sones; eriden, oh sauckas N mh) King, No. Avenue, Long Island City, Carl Larsson, New| Haven, Joseph P. McLaugh. | lin, Woburn, Mass; George W. Marshall, Cliftondale, Mass.; Albert Piper, Augusta, Me.; Galden Pus wie Hamilton, O.; Arthur J New Britain, Gonn.; Joo R Supplies Sunk. AMSTERDAM, May 4.—The ¢fs fective work of Allied airmen in Bae rassing the German supply service jis described by the newspaper Les | Nouvelles of The Hague, which says that Allied aviators recently sank im 6 day twenty-three Belgian boate Jen with gravel and toad motul " the German front in Pleardy. | The vessels at the time were twelve | kilometres from the enemy rear line, The newspaper adds | “Three weeks ago the Luxemburg | bridge at Namur was again badly paged by aircraft, T arches | were destroyed and one boat was }sunk. Three German sentries on the | bridge were killed. ‘The movement. of vessels to the front never has been | in © as since the opening of the the Allied aire man offensiv ¢ de- struction wrought by and men never haf been so great, | “Roads had been cut up so that the | Germans exper d great difficulty | gravel and in bringing up sufficien’ nes to fill the craters. Les Nouvelles ascertains that it was bombs dropped by Allied aircraft that destroyed a railway station in the ee of Hainault, Belgium, on 4 ions train of sixty © station ands cars blew up in succ ng and wounding many Gers is, Kigorous measures were taken immediately to Keep onlookers away om the f the disaster. 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