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·1!1·- ' ,, ... •')· '1\ • SI·XTEEN PAGES -1 '• LecAL l'oRECAST.-Partly warmer t{l-ni_ght u.nd Thursday; , er:cte va.r!able winds. Minimum tem.t>.er·a.-t tul'e last night, 47 ct•grees. --.), • ·SIXTEEN PAGES A Refortn that Seems Sure of Fulfilment Bankers Arrange for Pur- chases on b1staJments ., More Somersault\ Occurs- Pay for .Soldiers. of Bullecourt ~--~--~----~---\ AMERICAN WARSHIPS 1 Foreign Minister ·Retires· :\lay IR -'fhf'l Army ACROSS ATlANTIC Altogether $10 JNlTJAL PAYMENT REQUIRED aguln s<·nt i>,t•k '\ ··•mfmn<·e \\ I day hy tit<• Ho.u~(' '-'1t.h in:-;lrnclions t(} tn-. <;ERMAN DRIVE ON FRENCH FRONT PRESIDENT SHOWS 45 12 ::..1. •. , . 41 2 .30. P.M BA.ROllETBIL 8 A..M ... . Z0.79 dude an~m€'nrlnu~nl for·n gra<luatPd :Letter to Cltairman Pou. and Speech to 8 A.M .. nw161il Started to C::arry Out Plan pay fo 1 · prhat<·• uunng tl'\e · of 'Government Oilici_al~ to O:lfer Op· portunity to Persons with Small Ca.pture of 600· Metres of .Arrival of Destroyers in Bl'iti5h ·' East of Neuville - Pads· ;Repo1:ts 1 Waters A.llnounced by A.dmiral ty 1 . COALiriON CABINET Labor Leaders Signi:ficant of wn .. son's ReoogniHon of :Right of 1----~--------__, __ .,......._ Women to Voice in Government of Country Which They f.,re Aicling._ [1l.pcruu :Pls'IN\-tl\b t.o 'l.'lle. It:vconing Post. l ''~'\J.s!!'INGTON May f:i'a.-Gn<tuestionably 1 h• Eurol)<'!!Jl' wat· Will bring about many so~ r:e-forms in Europe--the democ:ratf .. zation of the continenL Wltat will it l•rln.~ 11.hout within the Un<tca States? There iR one- J'{'form u.mong the many long s~ught In this country w!rleh seems moro certain·· or fi!lfllm.ent to-day than It ever has hccn. .suffru,go. Prrstdt'nt Wtl!lOO ;vitldn the last twen- l'nfranPhisemellt or 'WGmen than allY· thing he has done on that question. His letUlr waa to Representative Pot\, clta.lr- man or thr House R11lea Committe~. It 1 ecomm<>nded the f.ormtttton in the House Rouse Recently tlle Three· :Billion-Dollar Measure 41 Opell Ses- \Sion-Amen'liments Taken Up. WASEil\GTOl'. May 16.-Wh<'n the ale to-day tool< ·up the $3.390,000,000 tormntion on pp;oserutmg the war. llouF<' passed tho hill op~a!y. ~enator Mat·tl n. Democl'atic sented to l'Ufi~lth:ring the bill in ext-cu- tivc Besslon upon suggE>stio:n of S!W'ffigs-Firms Send Out Circular peul. \For !;ud'~ sake lot m ha,·o a law beforC' the I lou:m do1·::; nnlll h~r sorner~ Letters Telling How tn Ruy Bonds.\ sault.\ Thr pff4'•rt or the> fll'tlon l\i;l.S 1n dil'C'<'t incrra~ of Uw p.a;..- of t hf' (l'ri va.te With ~~illiam G. McA.doo, Secretary of soldier from tht· pre~~nl $lf,.. to ~:!1. the rrreaBury, Frank A. Vanderlip, pres{~ I tO $:lll to ·$:Jti. ThB f>~lSIJng- law ~ll·ovi of the National City Bank. ~md oth- in acklllinn, a :!O JH r C~'tlt. mcrPa:-~e ' pay f<IJ prominent Governmmt officials and bau·kers dail: . emphasizing tlie' import- , FIVE. PRISONER<' ESC APE ance of obtsmmg ~mall subscnptions to I , u it the $~.000,000,000 3'h .per cent. Gover!\- 1 .· FROM Hi~Rf'S ISLAND ment war loan. inqutr1C>s at·e nqw bt··~ · li 1 lng h•at·d on all 'sides as I<> how suet• · subscriptions can be made. Rowed to Port Wasb.ington, L. I., and The purpose, of the Oove>••nment is to I Sepa.xated There, the Police oLtain subscrlptiona from the big out-side · Belie-ve. \'ithout disturbing the mone:; or su·urity markets ·or sav-ings banks at.> 1nqu1ries as to how bonds o! Ftveo ttrh,<:mE>rl::i esc--aped from the ht~anl·h prnitP-ntiary on Ha.rt'~ lsland early this are cp..ming as a rule front prospPcttve morning- in a small 1owboat. and the po- tmye-rs. who have no dru.wlng account or lil'C\ hPit£>VP th0y lnitOage>d to t1lali.[\o the. who own n.o securities, elth('r for .spccu- 1 Hhorp- at. Port \Vushllt~tl~ll. L. I.. · 1 thr>y !iPJlarntE'd. Tlte pn~on('r~ Viole~t :Battle in That Regi:on, but at London This .Afternoon. Says Ground Is Hel'd-Britisll in Battle N' orth of the Scarp e. I.<•;o;D\~• >I·•~· l.n. 5 :·41l P. M.-T'h<• .Vl- miralty to-dar announc('d tho a1·ri\Tal of' I.nNDON', May 16.-The 'Blitish have re- Amerkan dr>stroyf'l·s ill Brit~slt '\Vat~rs. mptured \'!!lost of the grOUild they 'had lo\t In Flullreomt. and have est al.>l!shod nPW p.ostR un the W€'st sict~ of thP vll- la,gt'\ sars a rli9paleh to .. day from ReU· tf\r's: C'Orre,!;pondt>nt at British FIRS'f · LOAN tO RUSSIA IS FOR $100,000,000 t<'r~. Statement of Secretary M:cA.doo in To.dur's oof!lclal statemoi\I on opera- . · tlo·o,; ·in' tlte 'Franco-Belgian w~t' theatre . Issuing Credit-This Makes Ad· r<·uds: vances to Allies $625,000,000. \l•\Jghtin~> ~ontinued resterdny to our 1u.lnLntagt\ in the •western portton of Bulh'(·ourt. VVe captured a fe-w tJrlsoners .n t hr- rou rst' of a sma11 f'Oeountcr last night on 1hP right of ott r positlDn in th~? llind£>nhm~ lin£' east of the village. \H~vt•r(> 1ighting is m progressu.. no1th of t hi' H<'ar(le .\ 16.-'1'hc m!'nt to~day tnacle itH first Joan tr> R.US• ola. $too.oop,oun. h~in~ tile a:m<>Unt l bus fnr ad' n lH'C>tl ·t~hr ,\lll~s UP' to $o25,0QO,OQO. Government Declines. Fir•t Socialist Condition IT CALLED FOR A :PEAQE 'l'OL!al', Provisional 'Government for Coli!t.in.· ing ·Unity of Allied :Frtlnts ~cl & Struggle Agaillst A.nar(}:jly-l'ro)J- 1-!R..'r '\ \~ ·r.-H-:.11! &on :\IF.'f'\Rl·~s 1 w· Tni~N~\'\IIF ... \. The monC'~' loan ·d to ltuHsla wns m.ado Ht<Rl.JN, May 16, via I.ondon 4 p, M.- avalla)>le for hct' pucdiUHes of supplies \f'h('> enpturf' of tre-nl'hes on 'a. front of ~ 1 in thiH eount.ry anrl wns dPpOsited to her PETROORADI May 16, via. London, s:.lG son metl'os east of La :>reuylll~ lS an- ered!t in the ~\ederal 1\c••r\\ ·banl(s. BY P. M.-Paut N. J\[llyukotr, Minister Ott In to-da)''H oflloial ~tntE'mmt, that arrangement 'lussiao will be O!Utbl- Foreign Affairs, has reslgne• lea.vln-•;. •. ~·hit. h r-eads as follows: u.t 011 1! .. ·of a sp~ctnl Woman Suftrage Committee s!mUa.r to~ one In the Senate. The \V('eks, Hepubliva.n. of Mttsso.(·husetts. Benator '\\\~Pks ::mid that th(' Benate ~.:ould not properly aet upon such a gnat bill without t'Onfldential Information.. ;deere~ tary J?almr, of till' \Yar Departrne11t, hod Sll~t·iall~.r rPquestPd that informati-un i gav~ lht• AppJ·Opriutions r·ununitt<\C lu.tion or mvestment, and hllve no oblig .. l'rhotllll& \'on roy, I1anirl ~1\ ~.rruth, l 4 \'!'ank ing Stoek Exchange OI\' banlting ncquain- I o·nne-n. 1-'runcl<; F'JLZpHt rick, 3..11~ tahces to show them tbc wa)'. 1 F.:ia~rtk · .. How can I buy one of these Govcrna 1 ThPy \Wl(' ~('nlng sPnf~>m\Ps of from mf'nt bonds on the instalment plan'?\ fuur months to th rre ~C\ar~ for · ... \rmy group of Crown Ptincr Rup- cd tu draw agamst the amount as money ~alllnet altogeth>C!'. M. TereschtO:Dko,. <\ht: Weather conditions bei11g unfa- Is neocled to meet o\>Ugutlon>~ bore. Minister of FlnMce, bas J:leen appoint!>(~ ther'll was To-day's Joan murlcs the fortnlll ent.ry Foreign Minister, a.nd A. F. Ke~lll!'kYI. ., · Presldtmt admitted fran.Jdy in tl1c letter that the creation of cornmttte<?s wM none ot his btll'lil,}ess, but certain ml'mbers of Ute House Rules Committee had told Mt\'s. Helen .Gardner\ a woman~~mffragtJ Iead~>l\. that they would favor the or- ganization of & new committee in eon- greS:< If Mr. Wilson approved.. Sbe ac- cordingly askro the President for ltl• views. He up.he.sitat!ngly gave the step his a.pprovill, saying It woul<i be e. wise act of l>Ub!ic policy. k(!pt c.onUdenttal. \l\he He-nuie ftrs;t took up t)tC' $:iO.OOO appropriLLtion for th£> C'ouncil of N'D.ti{)n- al llefm<•e, and then the $400,000,0()0 ap- prupriut ion to s:tart nms1J'Ul·tlon and puv. c.. has~ of u tlcrt uf nll't:l·hnnt sldps. \\as asked to~day by a. man opel·aUng • oncn.c:·t·l.;', and hc~am=;e of the l'f~.J-\\ded an cle,·ator in a downtown office building. I t.on,Ution. (lf thH :main pPnttt\ntiary on From ~lmila.r questlon.1l beard elsewhere Bia< kw<\ii' hl11nd tlt<'Y had been trans- it is evident that there i.s an army or i rf r J'l\(i t 0 H:.H:t ·s 1 sllLnd. ThP-Y were all hr~ad-winntng men and wo-men who stand assign1rl to tbf' Pally mormng shift in rC'ady to buy a. $50 or $100 Gowt·nnlent 1 th~ ltlt<:lu~n to prrparo brPaltfast. t\. war bond as soon as the \'ay has be~n c~eputy \\ial'df'll faihd to hear the po1nted out. sound~ of hustle a:nd rut tl<> of pot.s of Rus•Ja as a participant In the $3.~00,- previously Mlnlater of Justice, hll.!l b~e:n \.\rmy group of 1 he GeMUa.n Crown }, til: F'rlnce: On both sides of Craonno and : opo,ooo credit to be ])laced at tllo SPO• named Minister ot War an<! Ma~ine. noMh of Prosnes, tho lnoreascd arth'ity I sal of Ute Allies. l:l~cretnry Mc.Adoo had Professor Mllyukolt's declt<lon to retire' or the artillery was continued without 1 announced reeently that he would place from the. c;;u,lnet was announced at 'II iltPrruption. E•llrt of ·r..a N<'Uvll!e !Alsn~ the sum \wherever It would bo cffertiV<l'' sitting ot th•t Provisional Govern'r:nent f1 ont ), n Brandenburg battalion bt'Ol<<' in tile war against Germany. \\11i!le ltus- hPid lust night. Its im:rnedlat• ca;Uif(l, fnt.o 1h<• en~my trE>nches on a width of : sia·s rertu\\t for n !O<In had been· before An mnt·ndnwnt <.Ir~ign(.•t] tn reli<'Ve the rreight·cElr shortagr was offPred hy Se.na- tor Smith, of Georgia. proposing that of the a.pproprlation. for mecchwt $100,0QO,•oo bo used to construct or CI,Ulre freight cars, and perOilt their HOW' '1'0 FI:ND Ot ~. kr>tlles t1liH morning, and upon lnVC\stiga- tlon found that thP f'hc hnd ,nnt:;;'l:t:ed. 60il metre,., and held the ne\{IY won po- Tooasury otn,.inls fL>r some time ther~ was the official news ag~Jncy state~. wl~Ui • slt1~n agldnst several ~ron~~r French at- Uttle Indication th~t It W<>Uid be granted difference In views between ltlm an.il WJ:ISO\N'$ ST.A'I'l'~IE71.'\T 'M t.A.BOIB UI!J~IIS. Only yesterday, In addresa.1ng the dl!lc- ga;don of la!bor leadrrs headed l:t,( Sam- uel Oompern and the ~cup of employ. ers who camo w;th them In 11 get-togetll- er movement to a'!oid !ndu.'>trlal tr!otlon, the Pre~id<>nt made this slgntfiCllllt state- ment: I:!Y tho railroads upon terms to bo Fot· those having bank ac~ounts or ac- c<>unts wltb Stock E:l:change houses a telephone call or a two-cent stamp will doubUess brlng all of tbc Information necossary''\t:i' suosoribt;> on t!'IP p!\.rt paY· ment plan. f<lr a bond of }l:lll dcno.llllna- tlot:~ of $&~; $100 1 ·. Jutio, or $1;ooo, For others tQ'ere are the dozen or more< ilr'ms which tor years have specialized in $100 bonds. . The list includes the following: g, I•'. Coombs & Co., John Muir & Co., R. H. ,WoodH & Co., W. J. Wollman & t:o., BarucH Bms, and Harris Winthrop & Co. \There aro many forms ot democratic government, and we are not fighting tor any pa.rtkular form, but we are fighting for the ess<'ntln{ part of lt a.ll, namely, that we are all equally !nt•re,te<l in our ~Gdal and pultt l.l\ .. d llf£', and all have ..1. rtght tu a vnit f' in lhr ('nvt'rnrne-nt und~\'r whkh '\'e live .. ; Wd that.. .. when men .tnd wouwn nr~ roqually n,dmitted to those tights .. wf' havt> the hest ~at'eguard of justi('£1 and ot pPaee that 1 he> ~orld at- fordfl Thct'e is ho otlte-..r safeguard!\ ~urh a rlPdara.tJon by Mr. V\i'1lson in fn\·or 11r ttnlVP.t\sal suffragp goes far b£> .. yond any nf his JU\C\\Ious uttPranees on woman. suffrage. He wrote some letters fe.vor!ng the\ princlplo {)f woman sulfrag<> tn tbo last campaign. hut they were dis· ~ted, because or th<'lr alleged polltloa.l l Oontlnue<l on Page Eight.) ,. SEES END OF GRAIN HYSTERIA )read of Chicago :Soard Says Supply and Demand Will Now Deter- mine' Prices. CE!C'AGn, !\>lay 16.-The Chica.go Board Gf Trade opened lo-daY upon a condition unpr~cedent<'d In Its b1story as a result of thP ncuon prohihltlng the trading in 'WhP.ttt future• taken at a joint conference .f-or uniformity hy rrprf>sPntattve~ of an important grain ex~hange\ In the l\nlted pl'\>ved by the President. PRINZESS IRENE BADLY EURNED AT NAVY \'KED Anot!Ler German Liner Flames-Second Fire in Days. F·rom any bank trl.lst company. or Exchange firm It <'aD be le~n1rd the 1..:-nited Sta.tC\<: GovcrnmPnt 3~ cent. !pan of 1917 will J>e dat•d J un<> .\ltltough !he Nnvy Department de- thllt lnte1·est will l.>o payable thet•onftr•r dined to-day to give details of the fire lsJemtHtD.riU!Lil~f. June 15 and December 15' whle:b occu:rrPd at thP Brooklyn Navy Yard last nlgllt. and asJ<ed the l\r• De· pa•trnent not to diS<\us.q the matter fm·i~'Vnlll public-ation. It was a.!'iC'E>rtained this. af- COMPANIES CONSIDER1NG RATES ternoon that tho steamship Prinzesa Irene, formerly a GermdJl mercha..nlnla.1, had be•n seriously damaged. Th~ !lre was the second one al the yard within four days Last Saturdar 1L fire V/'::\3 d.iSCOV<'red nfl the dPstroyer Roe. Tho origin of tho blaze .is not lt.nown. The flames were discovered In a pile of' mattrE!-sse-s <> which had been b1·ought ahoa.rd for use by recruits. The effort,. of saJlors saved tlic F'i'iMtlch der Gl\'S9!' an<>tlter former German liner, front de- struction, as sparl<s fell upon the derks. A five-story bri<\k-receiving building was aoot\<:hed. A report that this structtlt'e was destroyed proved erroneous. CO~.NEL WOUlD ACCEPT Applica;tioa for Increase Ccn· tor an incrP.ase in rates \VPI~~ met by a s1atemen..t from. the- executlve of the Adams lc\~ress Company that tho rates of the compa.nles we,..e now being .a.n.alyzed \tn co.nncctJon w1th the increased cost of conducting busioess.\ \!t can be stated positively,\ read a States in SlflS~ion tJpre yestc-rda.y. 1 Joseph P Ot•iffitl, president of the by the company. \that no ap- for increased ra.te-s has been the Interst!Lte Comrncrt·e Com- The rates nre be-ing conside1·ed with the lncrea.<ed cost of business a.s it affects all ~ Boatd of Tr·ade. d{'Cl:lared 1hat all steps nnd b£<cn tnkf\n ln C(10p{lr;ation With tho Fc-dl·t·nl GoH·rmnE:'nt, otttnd accredited rep· 1·esentati\'('~ of th,.. ,Ulies. A.LBANY, !\lay 16~At tbe conclusioll o~ . .-nnrtn~ttnl!' a two hours' conference to-day with G<>v. Whiimau, C~ . Theodore Roosevelt an- nounced tp.at he would accept the G<>v- \\\e are anal~ \Vith them ,•.;enL. a .~:~rna.ll dory 'Wh1cb was tls:Ually our Clf tlH' water neal' lutch{'n. \\\t1rd~n Sf'll'A wa,..q notif\c<i, taclr:<. One hundreol an<1 l!ll'llbnty-ftve so soon. other mombers <>f tbe P!X)v!slona.l GQY• . • prisonexa and numerous weapo-lls or ev- · d' t M ~ \JO iSSUing tlns Cl'O It 0 yOU,I' ,q • Ot'llffiPDt 00 the (tueation Of the r•O'\\'Illli! the v;hist\Q alarm \\Tns soundPd and <>ry kind ;fell into the )lands of our brave M Ad t ld ('hat·ge ~ • ., ernnl•nt,\ SAcretary ~ c 01> 0 >:ation 0\1 tbB cabinet,. peUco ;notilicd. Massachusetts Co11gr,essman Sca.t to Begin .Active Duty Reserve Officer. troops.\ • , d'Att:alres onou, of th.<l Ru.ssl~\1 ~mba~a¥. \Ea Nll!.I.R Uffi'FAmt: MEIJI, \It gives me the !:Teat<>at plea.surG !:<} Attet• lll0ll!li1rcrab1e dll!Clleelon it · W'.lll! PA11tS',,May 16.-A vtolrnt battle Is rag- thinl> that wo may ho exotendlng to YC>';' suggoated that Premle'r LVot.f l!h<lllld ta:tt~ , \ 11 at this time a service wltich \Ve hope <\hnrge of the Minis•-· o• =o•\•- ,.~, mg n..ar .,.ou n de Laftaux. on the ~J • .., •• ~ .. - \-' will be of great value to both of us. I fairs, lmt the PreT.m .• , ab8oluteJu aoci!.n-', , .. Fronch front. The stntemPn! <>f tlte War need not enlargu upon th• foot that we i.'\\\ ' \\' Oll'lce fnllows: extend it to you as addltiollal evidence dedarlng that lt did not POS8el!S tile·: ••A.rt!llery fighting continued <'luring the of the st,·ong frlen<l\hip ivhkh ha.s al· qualifications no , :<sary foJ! the post,. tmd night. A:fter 11 violent bombardmep.t tile ready existed so long betwctm the Amor- that he pr<'f<'rr~d to .retain the P\ll'ttollll' nn<'trrY thi~. morning dellveret:l a powerful I lean and tb~ Russian pe<>ple. We <>arn- of, th~ Int~rlor. F'i~aily, !he rna.fotl\tT qt .W <dAINGToN', ~!av- 1 6,-RPprPMentatltre attaclt on a fl'ont of four l<ilom<'t.ros In estly hope tltnt the r<'S<lllt'<'OB we place thP memb<'ra decided It{. .tS be!t to en- d..~rdnor, uf :II'\'\' hllsctt•. has rPslgned the rogl<>n of Moulin de Lairau\X. W\ at your disposal to-day wl:l\,,\- .. 'tll•~~ •• ute trust the llflnls!ry of F elgn AtrtUn to . rnaintain<>d our positions, to spite of his to the estuultshment of dern'iN.· .\))e.na M. Tereschtenko. wblle \ . •<e~·enskv ~-· fr·otn Congn H~ to Hltc-r thC' arm~:. - •, · \'\ .r\\t' •• rl \-\\ repeated efforts. The fighting ~ontlnues freedom throttgho•tt the world-\ ·· · appointed Minlstet• of War and Marine- ~'·· Uordnor hus been ons of the most at various points. Mr. 0nou thanlted Mr. :Me Ado<> fot• his 1 • &ctive tlgur•·• m th<\' m<>vement for mill· \Surprise attaclcs un<leMaJten by the ex.pressiorts of frle>ndshlp and said that <ltll'l'lli~UIEI).\l' lliBIF;Ql'$ li'!Rll'l' OO~\'I)l!l!{OO( tary fH't>pan~dnP&o;; anU ·was a. tnembe.• of tbe \\~ays nnd ~'l,.•ans -t:ommittf\c. He h:~s llr .. en ordrred to a.(.\ti ve duty ·a.s a rE>l-il\r\'f\ officeor. ll1 IH the first memb81' pf elth{'J' hoU~f\ to ClUit C\ongress tor m1Utary sr>trvic~ JJI tho pr(>sent wn.t. Mr. (lardnt\l' hoJris th.P rnnk of <'Olonel in tht~ Otfi(_·Pr~· HPSPI'V!' C'orps, adjutau t· gencol'al'F~ dE'partlnf'Ot, and will rP.pC)rt next \Vi'~k to .\-faJor-CPn. LPnntud '\\ood.'a hPad.quartPrn at ~·imr!P:-<ton. S. C. H{l wa..o:; talH''ll m f'1nm Jhro {)Jd OfflcPy:s' Re- HPrv'e <_•orps. wh1,:lt rnablf'.s him to l?nter at'tJvn .i~ier\.\kf' nHilvugh ht1 }s over the 1nili\(Lry ag-e r(>()Uhe>mPntR. Th~\ corp~ ha v\n~ hE\f'\l nf'dPrPd tD dnty, it wns rulPd b) t.-lt(• JlldgP-ad\'OC!l;:t(l-g(o-n- roraJ that !\.Jr. OllrdnPr bPcame. autnmat.l- cally an oflkPr of thr- army. and could n<lt contln u~> t.o draw J•:a.v ~ u (.!Qngr('ssrrtan at the same time. fl\..~IJ1TH:1V. FO.l\ IJAitHL~f':;H·R RP..-.\'r. BO!\-!TON M lY 16 ~T~o hours afi.Pr word \ame from Wa..\hington to-Jay that Rc·v· r<'sentativf-~ ( ;ardn(l.r lu1.d rPstgn~E:J. thre~ Hepubllcan ('an,li•latros ..\\'PfP in th(\ ftPld to succePd hHn. \.\if h mt.lkatJniH; tha.t t.lm numh(\J \'oulri: ht m' rf'!-LSPd hPfol'e a.n- npuiW('mrnt })y f-;ov '!\ki.UII nf a date fot• a RfJN'i'll primm y Ttw <andHlatP~ lhiJK f~w ar-r> \\/inf1vd \l,t I.urkln. HPf!rrsent.a. ttve narcln~·r·s $('' rrotarjo: Hut'us 11. Ad'aln~, fo,rrrwr )fn} or of Hu.lf'rn, and John L. Sfflltur.tRtall, of B\vf'rly. fQI'rn('rly a rnrrnbP.r of t h•• Jl(lii!!P'. Germans in the regions ot Aul.>erive, Avo- the loan Wa..9 regarded ns an a;ddltiona1 Having discussed th~ cond!tloltS 'llllilo)r court, and Bnrrnekopr were brolten up earnest of the long existing fr!ett!lsh!p W~llch re~resentatives or the Connell ..,r iJy ot)r fire. In upper l\lsace CJne ot our betw~en tho two countries. I 'V'<orkmcn sand Soldle!'s' Dllkgates w~U!<L light detachments penetrated the enemy With the sum nlt'eudy advanced the , <·onsAnt to cnt!'!!r the Cabinet, the Pro- trenches and brought'badt pti;Sonera. ar- A!IIPs h1wing rea:clled the $fl2<i,OCO,OOO , vislonlll Gove1·nment decided to-da;y thllt ter having wrecked defensive po!Sitlans or mark, !ncludlng $50,000,000 ndva.nc~d to 1 it was 'Wiable to accept the first <tl tbetlo the eneny.\ nreat Britain ycster:da:y, and wttlt f~r-1 conditions, 'l'his CIJ.lled for the enunciatr<tli th<r Joans to Great Brltn.in, ~·ranee. and as a fundamental principle ot a. for~Istt ])RQP lN FLOUR l'RICES. Italy In prospect tlurln~ the next few· ~ol!ey openly pmsuins the aid of t~acill- weel<s. be\ides a $75,000,000 loan t<> Ilel-! tng as aoon as PC>ssibie a general P<!lia! Jl\nn~y I .. aterat,. $1 l'i.r:iO nOd l\irsi. Cleonr~t ghun, tDdicatlons are 1hat tl.Ie total to~ Without artnexa.tinns or tltd(:Wfii.tie~ 15 ~ ll' 13.50 a B~<rr.-1. l be advanced the Allies will bA appro:d- I the bMis of the right o~ na.tJona to 'Warlt MINN&APOLrs. Minn., May !G.-Declines mately u.ooo,ooo.ono. or one-tblrd of tho out the;r own destinies .• 'rhe Prov!s.io~l of a.s much nA $1.4o a l>arrel In li<>UI' pr!cPs' entire amount to bo 1oat1ed tiLem, before : Clov\.\n.ment was unable to agrea to; sl1<t)l: tM firSt .proceeds of the Llbel'ty Loa:n \' pnnc!ple, becuuso lt di<t not conelder possiblo any reuunclation llf pi;n.oll>'le• ___.__._.. sot fOrth ln Its proci!Una.tlon of April r: to $l&.oD, wwi .. llrst dears were quotPd Following rho neiVH tital the AmHkun The Provisional Government furtbel\' at $13.5~ a barrel, $1.40 under Saturday's' r;. 0 ,·erpment had JL(h:anerd S!I)O,(lOO,O(IO 1 thinks It twcesRary to conflrm the ulllir price. to Russia, the ltussillJl hands dc.aLt llli of all Allled fronts, an<). lnsisi!'l on aa: '\!'re registered in the Minneapolis mar- ltet lt>-day. Fancy patents dropped 7~c. NO CANS FOR BEANS AND SOUP. on ttJe New Yor)< curh market ltad n Sen· Pnergetlc struggle against ttn\\'!lhy. 'Ti> \atlonnl JLdvnnco. '!'he 6% pet· c<•nt.l the ~nandnl and economl.o reforms me~;_ honds, whic·li dosed yesterdJLY at 79%. 1 tim( 1... b! the Caunell ot Worknten•s alid \'ar CoJttnllttc.•e f.'u tN Off- 'l'lnll from advanced 1lH4 points to -go. suhseq uPntly 1 SoUth. · :Oel~tes 1 the Govcrnm\nt· r~actlng ·to g:,, The r. %\. clos:ing yest~r-~ raises nc. nbjections, regarding it !113 part: <Ia\ at 7:; !inld as hl<>h as 8B'h, INith a of Its t~~Sk to realize such reform11. WASHINGTON, May 16 -Am<>ricap con- ·' ' n \. 1 later rieellne to 81 ~. 'fh., •>'f., J•rc cent. The ExecutlyG Committee of the D\lll!ll' deny th•mselves bonds had sold ao high a~ 91 w the woelc has approved this decision of the Gov~ (\anned ·b('lnns nnd l\anhcd soups foi· a of thP H.m; .. ..Uan revolution. and _at! 9'2 at o.rn.p1ent. tim•. under a decision of the Wat· Can th\ hN,>inn1nJ.t <>r May. l\RO'El.UHJlil ~IAJm.J().P oP CL!.illt.Nm:. rommltte• to·da;y, which cuts o!'f the sup- The whole \todt market. whi<·h hrtd 'flte probable composition ot tbc Coal,.. ply of cans from packers of those foods. !wen dull but tlrtn In f<Hlny'\ early bu~1· ilion Cabinet, as reported to-day w!tb 'The comm 1 ttee. comprising tinplate mal{- neoo, c~hangPd its tono folh)\,tng the niliW!:I reserve. f'o)]ows: ers, cun manufacturNs, canners, and of the loan to HUSSio. Gn1ted Sta-tes Premier and MinJster o! the JlrtQt:'i~r. \\\'e w!IJ act and act ltoldly lr\ bringing conclitiniJS 1 )firl-\ whl\rf\ the-y belong. OUr ;actlnn may hf\ in \ iolation of contract lQW, but W<\ fPE\I WP ;.JrA 2f'ting, Ul!'ffef miltbu·y law ·• ernor•s offer of a maJor-general's com- l·nlo\,•nnrllt mlssioll In the State service. lf tho l•\ed- erlll Army bill were passed withot:>l provision to permit him to go to have express rates an- .in this conne<'t:ion. it was explain- ll --------- Government oll'ldals, holds that the short- Steel, which closrd a.t 1lP,% yosterclayf Prlnee G. A. Lvo!'f (the present tnot:rnl~ ALFOUit TO BE PHJ BETA ,. • ~l'. d l II 4 I t I th st I b t) a.A..<\.r-.\ ag<> of Un makes It tmpPratlve that c'¢s a vance< fu Y pan s, am o Gl' ee en • . be supplied only to pnr:lters of perish.\ stol'i<\ fared a.• ·wrll or htrtler. ltallway \ :Oilnister of Foreign Al!nirs, M. Ter- lle B.lld fl(Jt£\'r iJritlMJt ( UllllllJI'!IIdon~\'IC U f h\ k i ahl<>• and of foods absolutely siiares also a van<'Pd rom l to .:l per I esc an o (n<>w M nistcr of F'lnance}- · 1\olr. 1 iriffin was a~J~e-d if thP prohibition ugHin~t !'f'f'!'ltlnting in \'heat futures wouiU :-~tand until July whPD the new with an expeditionary force. C.<>!. Roosevelt sald: \Gov·. Whitrnan ha~. ar;t you know, of fPl'Pd me the commission of major-gPn: (.•ror ,um' ~ Hl. \'fll.d ~~HJ!rl hr> n mf'tC' gue-ss,\ he said, etal if the volunteer plan for sending j'but Jt :--lH: tl·· until furthet noti<'P., Fur- troops abroad is not acl'e~.ed in '\\'ash- r 'nd,· to ta'· d \ tl tngton. The commission w uld \·\\·\'oT'\''\ tlierrnol ~, \\I' 31'\ f ... l\e ra.s c • t tJnto\\\arct s•tuat· 11 \'>~\' I me to vaise onl\ or more eli unons in Now St('~l'·; tv tllf'l' • lO s. v._ e I ,. \\\ ha._ 1 • t>(f~dual!y Idlled wild Yo~k Skl.tP. hut the memll rs wot;Jd not bPiie' . . ne~essar.ly como from this fltate.\ tipN·nlutlon, and that hysteria will no, 1 ~ f . 1 t 11 t 1 1 · :1>1r. RooAeve>t was met at the station J()n~u 1 J,, a .H t1>r, )\I 1a o.n y supp y • d . . iii 1 ti ld · h ll by the Governot an his mihllt.ry se.ere- and rlr•n~<tllrl .\~ w H\ gu e m t e x- tar:y and was tak,e:n in an automDb1le to inS of ~n• •·:-:. . r tha Ex~cutiVe Mansion, Wb~re. b-e 1·1 !.tTIII·.H. ULUI:.t :\EJS t;<; l'R.lt1ES. the f:rl!eSt of honor at a luncheon. Am{)ng Th(' \Vhr>at 1!H:.1rke-t brolte sharply to- the other guests were Gen. \>V, \V. · dny on tl,.• 1·estr:< tiO\e regnlations adoPt• Wotherspoon, State Superlntendent Pd ye\>1 t>rd.q.·. ~\pt£>mhPr on initial sales Publie Works, .Adjutant-Gen. Louis deGJinc<d Hn (>xtn .. me 17 re-nts. to $2.04. StotesbtLry, and State Senator \Tb:eodore 'L'hl• .vas 4 t •·rnts under the ad.iu.•tment Douglas Robinson, ivrr. Roosevelt's prycr' HxNl ~~~ thP Board of Trade. nephew. --' u .July dn•{•Pf'd t1• $2.18. whiC'h 1s ;,7r. Prior to tho -conference. Uov. Wbitrnan and the South~rn. Northern, Great NOrth€nf. and W.estern 1 ou1 panif'R wcrf! tal<lng similar steps. l!eeently. it was asserted the busine:;s of B\Omil companies had been conducted ·at a loRs. Wilt 8(' I--.ltiAtt\d Soon.. h j f h '11 • t f 'r.\!; J. ' to fh<\ national <·xlstonoo. · e<nt, to t e accompan mont <> oavy \ Uls er o ,•,na.nce. ,_ I. Sltinga;rnft RICHMoND, \'a., llila) lr..--.\rthur James 'f'he order will he effective all \lam•M of stucks on the (now Ml;llstet• of A(;l'!Culturc). lla.lf<>UI'. and tiHIVI' nthpr mPmkrs of day•. or rmrhaps longer, and will be pu Mlnist~l' of Commerce ,and lndtl&tWi . the HlitiSh \\·w· ,•omlnts\l<'n wtll be inl- l.nto OI)E'fatlon owe the vtgnrou\ protesl A. r. i{onoval<>ff (nQW MboiSter of ~!:\aile I tl••t...t .,s m•·mt.er'\\ u, .. Phi n .. t,. Ka 1 , 1 ,, IRI:S'\ HOME RTrrE \\OPOS.ALS. and Commerce}. ' ~~of th.f• Lean and HoUr> JIU(\kets who de~ .n. U..l4 L'.I\. the oldf>~t S' hola~t.J\ h.nnorury frur. .. rnily ' . l!linist~r of Communications; N. i 1 Am(Tka, H w:1;.~ an·nc1unt ,.U hf r\ Jo-c'!.ay clarr it means ruin for their buautess. Nekrasoff (,the pt·esent tncumbent), Tl:'if1 C1rem0Jty w 1 lf · 1 , held ~ 111 , 11 - .\11 rons mn.dP 1n th1R (mtntt:y will go for (,. 1 ,·mn ,T-n•l•••• the> tlnlf! he>ing t{) ( ann<•ts of fruits and .. fo ... - ... or PurUtt-. Mlni::iter o-f \Var and Marine •. A.. F •. Frankl\. Vanderlip iR taking frDrnlli< tirnP 1\ puRh the I,i i<Nty Lo~n. ~0 Ul'P (1!}WI' foi 4 PTilO~I hnnkt?r>< 11'1111 hnKi Ill''-'\ rnen. 'l'hp~· rPa I it.(' tit.· ><!•l'ioll\ ('OliSI'fJ\WlH't•\ of 1 his war. Dd ;vot1? f'ubserilll' _itow. vcgetahlC's and to canadian ranners or mt\n.t aniJ t•uhtJHI.tNl '1'•1-nt<Ot'ro·w.. !(e-ren.aky (Uf\W :Mtnfst~r of Juatteo) ... . Minjster of Agricttlture ;~<I, Tchet•no~,' · • 1 1 soups ami IJ.ean~ for troops nt th<e front. LoNDON, J\l~y 1~. ,;;:,:, P. ~!.-John' 1 ti . S .1 r· ' ·· I Th€ eommittPP helieve-s tbe order- will . I a revo u onaty oc a lst, , d Hedmonil. leader of th~ I l'l,.h :Xuttonnl· :1>11nill!et' of Lahor, :M;. Gvozde!'f a $G• nut. ')'.lUt bean a.n soup maJ{era out of' . • 'htt~incRs, because of their la.l'ge p.rofltt:i 1 tats. to-dny madt~ hi:=o tlnrt U[>pc·aran(.·e in I ( lal Democrat. . I within the !a~t ~ear. Al.· the end of 11 · 1 the Hou«• of L'omrnnn\ Rtn<<' hJS iiiMs$. Minister of Jm;'Uce •. ~I. Nll<.lttne, aMos- . . cow lawyer and Soc>al Dt>mocrat, 01:\ llf, , u>mparauvely shart penod it helleves , ,md •aid tlP haol not r\<t-le•d th<' Govern- '·! 1 tk . 1 h Od Ia d \ ,.,. m . . . .. 1 ~.r a an v1 c , au essa \Vyer a:.n ~o .. i ThPr~ \.VIIl be su <:lent cans for all m- ment•H pJ'opoMis for solution of the Irish. cl£t;l Democrat .. I terests. question. Clwn<'cllor llonar Law rop11oc! 1 Minister ()f Munitions, .M. Pec.he-konoft- 1 NEW POST FOR W. g; COFFEY. that th•y wculd ~~ forwnrded thl~ arter-, a ::>rational So.-iallst. l!oun,. antl that ihey wuulrl lJ,\ S\l\~, to 1 ~m·LA..LbSIY arn..qoLt\'1'1n~ £:-> Hut;~ ().}!\ Cl.t.'\::t• all member• in tho. form of a whlte~~P· ~in:<s. \'r to be puhluo~h@d io-lnClJ'r6w:, \ dtJ.Htrinl C'ommbt~lon, LONDON! May lt).-A resolution \\W~l.,. m;;~nr..r·•nn~ 01 ' n .. t.t~m:-4 t.t:ll!...t;f.\ t't R!·~. l.t~mlng the declara:l1on or the ntow den,10 .. .\8ftelnb1ytnn.n 'S•uucd SCPretttl'Y of <'lwaper thun i' \\·\ befor<J the regula- said he and the Colonel planned to tn.i!c uons \\f>nt lntp Pfff'ct Thf• decline .r.ar~ ov'et' thE> general war situation. T'hc t-.x-IS:Pe:tk·et'. ri~d ~r-ptnnfo,..: und(•L' the two dolla.r ecutive was reniinded that ho had IL1l- marl<. t•> Sl ~~\ \.'\hi( h Is 47c uhder the thol'ity to appofnt office:M for the State rnaxiontm r\'' • ft>:ed by the Board or sernce. He replied that some time a.go I I \ A.J.n~l'Jt. }lay !6.-'l'hP appointmt•nt of l'l1•m,.Gli'IEW, Ill. ~!ny 16.-A t<••oltttJon 1, rat!C' governrn~nt of RttH>~I~<. \I'e'PUdln.t• A.•,embiyutgn Wllll•rn s. oU'fcy, of Weilt- 1 urglllg PresHlcut Wll<<Jll ami Gong:rass lng all propo'!fl.IS for imp•rlalisttc <JQll• rhestor County, as ·~cretary of the State 1 to exHt ,., ery po•sH•h• lntlw·ncl!' to er-1 <tt><•st and nS\ll\'G.ndl•emeat.\ was mcave4 Industrial Comrnlss,nn t.o sueoerd Ht•nry I f~•·t tho .granting of l1<<me rule to Jre- In ihr House of Commons to·rla.)> bY 1>. Sayer, who recently as na.rno;ou a m~m-~lau.t an <I Poland. \'\~ n<lopi\d by I hl' l!U· 1 1 I'hlllp t'lnowden, Socialist memhet• tor bPI' of the Cqnu~ihs1on, was announced no1\' ~f\nat<' to-day wtth -onl~· th:r~e dis-- Hlc~tkhut·n. Tltt\ resoh1Elon cntls- on ~be-' to·da). Mr. ul!ffey 1J1*l! resigned as As- se11t.ing vote~. Th<' rosolutton pr~vlously t:ovornm•nt '\to. tasuc a ~iinllat' decbtra; oeblytnan. !\ad been adopted 'llY tM l':louse. t!on in bchrut: o.f- thQ· B1itl!lh d.ell!lll~o;)) 'friic!P. hr· h.B.d ol'fered to aptmint CoL Rr>osevelt The restru \'\\' af\pl)· only to futures, a maJor-~neral ot the New York Na- as *'1(':-'P pr••\ .1. •h,, mNtnA of specula- tiona! Guard ' tion. A•·uml \hPHl was still Mlllng over. \'That Offer stlU holds,\ th~ Governor n.00 a ·bt!ShP[ atl£1 very hard tO ~et., a<i<Je<l, I I Nt;~ Da•ebtdl GUD)C'\I.I 'l'o•,l.ny. t ~ ~ '' I '/ 'I '/I \ I·' · ~ \ ,., ~ ·tt· ·~~tv ... f,/•,dul f'.,>Jt The baseball ga.mes at the Polo <irouwh \ li aa•l Ebbeta Fjeld are po•t j:JOned tQ-da;y \n 'i aet;ount of. wet groun<IS1. 11=::::::==::::!:==========.11 . ' .
