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KAO FIERCE FIGHT * , CUTLASSES USED IN RECENT ^ DOVER NAVAL BATTLE fHIPS LOCKED TOGETHER BriUfth FVmght aa In I>a>H of Old to Ilepel a German Haidlng Party— .AVlth Odds Against Them, Ham*' med Toipedoes and Swept Foe’s Deck at Very Close Range. A story of the engagement between British and German destroyers in the English Channel off Dover on the night of April 20,..compelled the British Admiralty from accounts of officers and men who participated was issued Wednesday night. It is an exciting and graphic story of a boarding encounter with cutlasses and bayonets, recalling the days when wooden warships came to gether and the men fought on the • decks. The British destroyers Swift and Broke on patrol duty were steaming on a westerly course. It was in tensely dark, but calm. The Swift sighted the enemy at 600 yards, and the Germans instantly opened Are There were siiT German destroyers according to German prisoners. The ■ Swift replied and tried to ram the leading enemy destroyer. She miss- ' ed ramming, but shot through the German line unsrratrhed, and in turning, neatly torpedoed another boat In the enemy line. Again the Swift dashed at the. leader, which again e!ud**d her and fled, with the A Monishing Increaae Reported In Past Week—Record Given Since Warfare Regan. Th^weekly 'statement of vessels sunk, as made public' Wednesday evening, shows that forty vessels of over 1,600 tons each were sent to the bottom by mines or submarines. The aiaUmont rcadai- • “Weekly shipping returns: Ar rivals, 2,5S6; sailings, 2,621 “Sinkings, by mine or submarine, over 1,6000 tons, 40 including 2 sunk in the week ending April 15; under 1,600 tons, 15, including 1 sunk in the week endihg April 1. . ■ “Vessels unsuccessfully attacked, 27, including 1 attached the week ending April 8. , .7^ “Fishing vessels ‘ sunk, 9, includ ing 1 sunk the week ending April 1 5.” The above report shows the great est number of vessels reported sunk by mine or submarine in both cate gories—1,600 tons and over and un der 1,600 tons—made public by the British Government since it has is sued its weekly statement of ship ping losses. The previous reports were as followa;^ —; BALFOUR SAYS ALLIES DO NOT DESIRE FORMAL WORD. TRY NEW TACTICS IN ARRAS IMffcrcwt lYoptmltion From Regular FHm ME -"SrSKS*, Trench Warfare. TRUST AMERICA TO END Knglish f^teHmah^Tilakew Plain That Our Entry Into Pact Again** 8ep- ^ * , arate Peace Is X6t Necessary— Appreciates This Country’s Aid 4 in Rattle Against Autocracy. Reuttr's correspondent at British headquarters In France, describing I the new British advance hays. “We are not up against a ‘set pace’ to reform the regular trench' system, but- are dealing with innu merable defense patches in the shape of machine gun forts, of little re doubts and short traverses and saps running In various directions. No where is there any regular tracing of trench works to barrage. “For the present it must be a bus iness of clearing out the widely bur rowed enemy, which is being done with the least costly tactics by pounding every acre of the honey combed ground rather than by at tempting to rush positions in direct infantry attacks. “I “hear that many tanks have COMMISSION FROM SISTER* RE PUBLIC IN AMERICA ‘ COMING FOR COOPERATION Complete understanding of Am erica’s attitude In the war—unre served co-operation in the fight of.^ democracy against the German mili-i been in action and have given a fine tary menace without entangling po- acc °nnt of themselves, litical alliances—was expressed by Foreign Minister Balfour, head of the British war commission, in a statement to newspaper correspon dents.' • “I am told,” said Mr. Balfour, “that there are some doubting crit ics who seem to think that the ob ject of the missions of Great Britain SPAIN MAY ENTER Pmfder Nays Neutrality Is Impossi ble With Honor to State. Interest has been quickened in the Allies Are Anxious to Have Home Troops on the Fighting iJne As W r ell as to Secure Money and Food From This Country’—French Ex pect Railways, Telegraph, Teie- phones ami Aviation Section. France’s war commissioners to tlu* Tinted States reached Hampton Roads Tuesday, they are bound up Chesapeake bay for • Washington on Over Under 1.600 1,600 Tons. Tons. February 28.*. .. . * . .15 6 March 7 14 9 March 14 13 4 March 21 era.. 14 * * -•—|[! March 28 18 « April 4. .. .. TV . .‘18 13 April 11. . .. ..i7 •t m April 18*. 19 • 9 April 25. 4> 15 Totals 170* • ta im The re port also shows that more ere suceetosf ul in eva ding at* 1 tack. Ike figure being 27, a* agcin«t It. the | >re#loo* high figure 10 SO) l ta FF k T he orvival* sod d* pa ft ore of Me*OM »r* from Itrititok port* over* * sg# fair!) 1 sell with those of the pre board the presidential yafht May flower. The mission, of which Kene Viv- iani, vice premier and minister of justice, is the official head and Mar shal Joffre a member, brings no written instructions from the French to inveigle me united *“ “ 7“*tV *i**V *'/ I government, the ministry having its traditional policy the new premier. Marquis * decided to give its members unllmt- ;le it in a formal alii- nerting that neutrality was Impossible , te e d r * to negotlate wlth th * r public, with Europ- where the honor and interests of the 8tat4 . H on an tu bjec!s, mill- - - 1 can not imagine any country were at stake Germany s an-» naval and finan* ial rumor with lent foundation, nor can H le wopoaed to dtwu.a thr wnd- I Imagine any policy ao utterly un- ed 1 w,, . hl " “ f f* , T , ,. Sp ® Ing of an American expeditionary necessary. Our confidence in the as-’ B 0 ** stated plainly thft if Germany sistance which we are going to gel Persisted in her present course she from this conimunity is not based n*u*t not be surprised if Spain acted L0S> HUM Tfc# mtmmi mmmmi • •apMFte fee ip MtMBeie V el Pee ttmaw the MSfe ecu tout tarn Pv %m tusus hue hwMI pub4 hi the pmsapui e ha I ha f aijiagtf f psiaf hi tha iphlhag Ibf IT ~ •atv at ihv etraMans pssMitMi ai i lamaah Mhwa IhMHaa iihhRMa masm NAfT upon' (onsidermtion as those which arise out of formal treaties/' The foreign minister's statement was officially said to have been made as a Jesuit of his conferences during the past few days with I'resident Wilson and iCacretary l«an»ing It was generally regarded as disposing finally of suggestions in some quar ters that the t aitrd States might he asked ta sign a treaty hat to make a separate peace This was an eventfal day for the Mrtlteh rosamtaalaners. marked ky a wefts “wwkwm ia winman* tvwairifui loan t< iSMMpMMfk IlSi ftnlloar tnwnrhad with tyke Italia^ amhdaaada#. epaat earl of tile afhrfmsoa at tia treasary de paftmsf atth Ss»iitary • M* %d«N» a ad ana etaiefthfad al dtaasv al the Mflifeift euahasay ahafe a resep •too attended Ip tha dBpfcsgtolti carp* aad high Ameeveaa affinals Tie taeaiiga m la wiet •avetsed tike pew spwpae maa danag tha day al fa aheea ha la iaisatata aa tha gaast af if aaitaa WWa e sarvaapaafata had Mp. f f a» sasd I am teey aimh oh •mag ma if appanaapy af aa* aPy aad if great Agmcmaa aahPs haa tary aeapty ae af f map la Ihda mmataa mm from Pni to defend her national Interests. happening throughout the w h< rommunity. “The condition of Fran< force to France. Marshal Joffre and other military members will Indi cate to the American officials with whom, they are to confer several If* portant military reasons which they consider render the sending of suck a fore# advisable. Th** i n#Mt im* I Th- portant of 1hr tor reasops la fooud j |cA to tt»# n torsi effect lo A 1 kad from 1 lA pre*« •orr af Anieri*an If 'tM»ps and •he lilt* A Bit* 1 rMao lias, oO tor #*. ilttaAld* j ftaff JPtaMflisr I • rr to y fc n«~ n m 4it toa rmlls octsd hf dial tils «• slstf ms< Congrcwemen Speaks In Hoase aad Rcmts Telegram T/poro Senator Announcing Attitude. One of the leading speakers in • favor- of the selective draft army I plan In -Thursday’s debate In lha I House was Representative A. F. Lever, chairman of the com mitten on agriculture. Representative Lever, declared that to defeat cnwscrlntloTy meant prolonging the war from xnree to six months and the sending of thoa- sands of American men into' tha trenches. “If Russia should collapse,’’ sajd Mr. Lever, “and Germany were ahle ! to transfer her eastern forces to the Hindenberg line, nothing save the power of this great country• could stop her. This would mean a con test drawn out probably four, five or six years." / Mr. Lever declared Jefferson had favored conscription and that the on ly Southern government “represent ing Southern sentiment and South ern hopes” entered a conscription measure. Mr. leaver read a tele gram he received today from Sena tor Tillman, at Trenton, S. C„ in which the Senator said he had been opposed to conscription, but had changed his mind and he now favor ed It. “The volunteer system,’* tele graphed Senator Tillman “would demoralise busineaa and cause greet loss to the people In the rise of com modities. The forceful men who could least he 'pared from Industry would vol unteer Conditions of war have I changed slnre our etvtt war conflict. > conscript and the convict wore Hy akin in the opinion of good pie, whereas, we now realise that •aioe 4em«M*vnl>c doctrine wMei I** • very man a vote# In the gov Hmrgf. forces him to hear hie lest her* of Its mllHarv harden* We aen»t afford to rt«h n fsilom of wlaatewe* It aoetd hearten peg «< rw f dowh# net indeed I am f el tv cow Wared •Hal they Mil receive a wehrwtne pal Imp wprm. pal Imp hapftMMl tlwh that ahlsh yea have aa pmmaaaailf aPd epeeeragiagty evPNnaed to aa Thai apt end see* a hi 9v a fit he te rtupaed bp bkp yadkartfesm thafl erne memhsv of the mansea m MorvPel deffse e he aid aa d*wa thewedh all •tarn as the geweeal m eaaMnaPd af the alPed lessee the eweeeeafnt gep eepl af Aa aNhnfi tamest aft ape ef ite meal evtaftMft metPepta IP Asi t reaaeaAer when I we* here these ee* • Peea wh#*h we* ••see eea aa the mtanta mdtad "The Fd map tammtaa HaMtahpf Aa VaA I do aed haee ehe«Pes they aa ueMe ae deehl os ppaaltap ehafteuer AA ha If Is ef Che Its res eee m iter *. e mu»e*»>e»*^ **feea sviaiioe *ertu«e Fi*p«h psnevpSpeA tn reedy • he#* • *v wey he repesdesed ppppensrv AfAtaAM e* p Mtotoa* • I aa epre Tea PHPPAV | tfhad eel taf dSHSAHtah A Ae pestdaa awversMpsmc a •eamdahop* m# pAaa fes weefudee lyesMpwst led fh army aed aovy pesyseam amd esma of the ««vta sew TV# »e#fhe* espervs m tho war pcehtcm e*fe 4l«sa*aed Si Wegih hp Mr I et*f Me «derlated that aMea I** eprra llhedeephlp sSedptap the vetePAar m tad payellihd draft h#A Aa-aPAdtaAe aad *y ^rt* ie I * sdgmspi he4h hswapht him «e mahe « we rue* h** | '*•« *«eieMeei as Ms plat a datf * I shall nypets the ptea ehwh aa* ke*% aC M th* evyervsese af aer wii **ry ei.-w* aad *he ai •*at**sf af aew af lae el yStor* tellf Fredse P*eda ksaae af liadjddu.ddd maaAta a A a*a a ih« i ass«4 AataP pAWtad aftasAi MtaemaMap as thm sehyew wta a saApsisad A IA kmesvuee peeadm mead a tha aadtaMAAi A A AM aI m» «ft**ae# mwatesto '♦ m e*l<** af the S**e i ssaff •esvv Slash AwemT *4 1 d eeU | Im**** 4 * ♦ I m ; rp*»r •* ait«*mp#e4 let ««t *he •«*«•** ♦re TiiKjvri.c IV' VdhftAfA ViMr PAftal al e a* t**l.jfyp, hel Pee U* •w—HnW* r TV metn eagiae* The raemy iara disappeared la the darkaess The Hroke, altering Uam^coarse. hashed la IA direct ion destroyer, whi- h s t* , w niinuit** I aeen to be heavily afire, and whose crew on sighting the KtrltUh destroyer, sent up shouts for mercy. The Broke steered slowly toward the German. regpidllA the danger from a possible explosion of the magazine*, and the German seamen redoubled their shouts *of “Save! Save!” and then unexpected ly opened fire. P .The Broke, being out of control, was unable to manoeuvre or extri cate herself, but silenced the treaeh- . ery with four rounds. Then, to in sure her own safety, torpedoed the German amidships. Meanwhile, the Swift continued Jier pursuit, but sHght injuries which she received earlier in the action prevented her from maintaining full speed, so she abandoned, the chase and sought fresh quarry. * Sighting the outline of a stationary destroyer, from which shouts were heard, the Swift aprpoached wearily with her guns trained, to find that It was the destroyer which had already been rammed by the Broke. 'The Ger mans w’ere bellowing: “We sur render.’’ . * • Fearing treachery, the Swift wait ed, and presently the destroyer keel ed over and sank' stern first, the crew jumping into the water. As no other enemy was . Visible, and the action w hich •had lasted ap proximately five minutes, appeared . to be over, the Swifb-«tw4hrhed on h- hiu:iits i:iid IowsaAmApA ’'■“To roscm» tlre gw'hiimers Those who -remained of the crews of the Swift and the Broke, after exchanging de tails of the action, cheered each oth er until they were hoarae The British cayualtiec arc act dbyrn a* comparatively slight, and the *pir- B of the wounded is Ulus tkopponduet of the Broke m «rti4n William Ro*t kit four times by s pH»nt». remained at tk tkrOugk«viit t *r pr*M»U. at uplu»u t»e*er i in* Pawn fi! pfiulll w-lpm cwnn Ip* vuluntcwr before We (*»ldp (’id di*gr*,-e ef a draft upon tfem The War Itepartm*ut la Jumping afPPPdj trying to hull-doae the people Into pa*»lng this Mil. and I don’t think they era going to snecaed ’* ap ta vptaa IA hmdpwa* taw epeftw bsmoev •A »admin of oetaasne wppHk An Ad w wi * tvd in tAv mg-1 ai stat ••• *4 IA t prtod mate* ill mm Aneva Afitmn •e* geuiAmC and Aasbed pada»maitf A**#** 4 Ml* are e*«a mi*»s* dwepif A t * •* heiag #b* «*<•*• **4 and apv* int* mnp<ft*n mi **mmatawvis I «m**Mi m *a*9ytpg amS and te *fnm4**g tn a gv*at «all wkl* % k* I 9 A f**l mm» aW' | tad •<*# •«#«<*«• H < a* * a a bn ha* bad t be «*ddM# I •«%#*• abttoh I A«e enjefed »n «b* I •a*l t* a 4a* • *4 aeeins, benfSCM PSM i •gU*n* 9a b *4ing me**Asa af ya%# i stale * an tee ene aaaaa*n9 dwabt 9 "a 1 fa*1 4ef»ra*in*#*sn af 9Ha %pHrvban | pe«« a v •• ibr- w fHeab-estvaa mta vim gfawlsaS *a»attc ’ eitktb ha* ever Aen I nated in thm a avid I I da na4 *appa*e the# It la pme* ! vibW fad yap 1 am an A It nnpkft PSd ^Tdl AW MMMMtaJMMLd m t a wm n AfApp pm 1 tannnMd ami I fa mi 9Pa« eaant m Adat mm 1 m m and a A taA na IA ’ * PIMP A tatM* heAea IA s* af tA t MAd tanlea mm s*a* # tad 9A •vmpafhv a herb i A • i • ban n and ae* >p*a aa#m #aah4*n*e -a #A »****<aA e • bn n i tm f mg 9A allied saaoe ** ad leva* a f da a**s b*' % * iPd an na nMbiinl Ai husvnp hva si naiaman# A Mpmmmi of IA A- i aA a«»ampnn ad IA mmsAP rvansa •asy Aaaadtspp will >a AsvtaA M defaaapdo in tha mpaCiAwa af lA t PCAd tapmn nhnm I am ptapp A mm vary mum I an map am mpfd tad Am I mA haaa apnM and teti I*ft«p4n fan » * aa* * 9 he enaa > ff*fe***a*«*iv a 9h* •*a*to af i»r** Ama* * ** v , "I l’9*ato* M*«aA Hit mn pu it ^ i Mg #04 : mrnmmmtmm 9* *sO 9*toS 1 solos of MS So#* to |to *o Mi 0*0 m* i lo sMOMOk Ml 1 VlaM* Ottk • OAtol 1 «a* Aoo I Al iso sf F E OOtoO gff l«oe* «oo 1 loss# A 1 1 IASS e| iBBtap Ik# mi IA s *eM #99k StoP «Sto»<s%4 ^ altaf##* • Or SOOSS btaf HMm^TPprr llrltuti r«p«urr .1 (nSD. The Brlllah have faken 7.U29 prisoners aluce Monday morning, in cluding PP officera. atrordlng to an official statement laaued hy the war office Wednesday. presented themselves in the *ick bay the following day, one stoker giving the surgeon the ingenous excuse: “I was too busy. Sir. clearing up thy rubbish on the stokers' muss deck.” The German Government has is sued another statement regarding the fight, reiateratii g its claim to having destroyed British ships. This is again denied by the British Ad miralty. The German statement says: “The siriking of the enemy lead ing destroyer, which was mentioned in our official report Saturday, was dearly observed hy the crews of the w hale group'of our torpedo boats. The enemy vessel wa^ hit by a tor pedo pmidships amj sank stern fore most within five minutes. * "Five'minutes later a heavy ex plosion occ .rre^ on another British destroyer followed hy an outbreak of flame, probably due to torpedo ing • by one of our torpedo boats, which has not returned. .Judging from the severity of the explosioh, which was observed by the crews of several of our torpedo boats, it is Sm tan-amm fonltp* In (Atnll. In cap* rr*#r defaj! pU.lkni Ibai mm m*uns 'V wha har* A*a rpengod In Ib f®v no* t«o yonru and n half That la n foHIng which coma* and can only coma by actual aaportoaco , **Wc «»n t A other aid# of the At lantic have been living in an atmos phere of war ainco Auguat. If 14, aad you can not go about your daily buf 1 " ine*». even If your affairs A dtaao- ciated with the war Itself, without having evidences of the war brought to. your notice every moment. “I arrived here on Sunday af- * teriMHin and went out In tile even ing after dark, and I was struck by a Momcwhat unusual feeling which at the first moment I did not analyze, and suddenly it came upon ipe that this was the first time for two years and a half or moie in which 1 had seen a prop erly lighted sti*eet. There is not a street in Ijondon, there is not a street in any city of the Fnited Kingdom in which after dark the whole coin in unity is not wrapped in a gloom exceeding that which must have existed Afore the in- ^vention of gas or electric lighting. * r “But that is a small matter and I only mention It because it hap pened to strike me as cme of my earliest experiences in this city. - “Of ,course the mote tragic side of war is mever and can not ever he absent from our minds. 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If then# Is an) certainty in hunuui affairs, that Is certain. slop were on the bridges of their • Two years and a half have «»»*, bAt with the French admiral com- since the war began, and the great manding shortly after 5 o'clock to public on this side of the Atlantic I Ree the • entrance. The day was has' been watching with deepening dinturbing the broad expanse of interest, the blood stained drama water. As the roads came info view going on across the ocean and I am | Marshal Joffre turned to an Ameri- well convinced that as each month can navjrl officer serving as pilot has passed, so has the conviction j an d said: grown among you that" after all itj what a wonderful scene. I love is no small or petty interest thatyis this sunshine It reminds me of n.v | Tkeo Fr*Ork sod Ike AMrftroa | vrsorls etekaoged *igaal* aod t Aa l Ml rootiaord toward IA \ irgioia rapo# Not o light was shooiog at any tlmo during the movement and the v#nmela knew <9f eock otkor only by the phoapboreaceoco kicked up by the propeller* At dawn the flotilla and Its gueata fell In by ren- desvous with an American cruiser which led the way Into the great harbor of Hampton Roads. All the member* of the commia- MORE VOTES FOR WOMEN NsAoeAa Bring* i 9I..V17..A rp a involved in this war, it is no strug gle for so many square miles of ter ritory, for some acquisition, some satisfaction of small national ambi tion. It was nothing short of the full consciousness that the. liberties of mankind are really involved in the issue of this struggle that was ani mating the allied countries. “With such a cause the American public has always been in full sym- own country-^the south of France.” Once inside the harbor the Amer ican destroyers slipped away to their anchorages. Meanwhile every American ship in the harbor hoisted U> tiieir mastheads the French tri color, and the band of warship play ed “The Star .Spangled Banner.” Marshal Joffre and the military and naval members stood at salute until the last note had floated across the water while the civilian members pathy and, now’, after watching it through all these months, you have I stood with bared heads, found yourselves impelled to join in Gen. Vlginal, the military and na- the great conflict. I feel perfectly val attache of the French embassy certain that you will throw into it at Washington, Stephane Lauzanne, confidential representative and fjol. Hp HWi Spencer Cosby, U. S. A., assign* <1 wounded mad missing in gotaO Of tho tion. ail your man povw-r, . • . • v , hal Juffn*’* udc. came aboard operations now ^.ing oil in. I a.* * M>ur< of-that eounkry—(rh'rtr Ills " mr *~ * —- - per that the son of. Mr. Bonar Law. t all ' your unequaled resources, rail our chancellor of the exchequer, wjaslyour powers of invention, ot produc- Wlih Nobrmska added id IA suf frage ruluDio. II waa anoouocod bf Ike Womao Suffrage Co mb A slon I At the lotsl voting strength of women, in the t’nlted State* now Is ft.557.3011. “Of the forty-one legislatures that have convened or are scheduled to convene In 1917.” s ststement said, “thirteen have already taken favorable action: seven have passed presidential suffrage; five have pas sed municipal suffrage measures; six. have passed constitutional amend- fents." BOMBARD COAST German Destroy era Attack British Town Thursday Night. * German destroyers attacked Rams gate Thursday night according to an official announcement made Friday by the war office. Large numbers of shells were fired, but the destroy ers were driven off by the fire from land batteries. One man and one woman wrere killed during Hie bombardment and' one man and two women were in jured. ^ r " it> « t«r | * *< 4 Ubs m . 11 [rat e*i by 1 'u Im# * f* 11 r* Whre‘ | mI takilt) f k • 1JU j 1*4 f I only w ars ranr “Another British desteoyer, which, passed astern of bur torpedo (mats, received a big ho!e forward frpm our gunfire. Its bridge wa« In piec es. so that It hung over the vessel’s side. Its 1 stern was afire “Another leading vessel, which broke through shout iweoty Meter* l«'hin I cute of a*|C ve.aelf top artillery hits just Aliisd th# bridse Aoo(Ar Brt#i»h •e*tro)#i *s* h * Aoestk ik# keidgflu* 1 ! "1 r Itmisfc %4 Aroltv app#M6# fta liilkuO iaig 9mM# *• |A tw*gf#ag —• . i l- r 1,4 lo eogijNMkrfkiM wills lA ar- v r% if IA SsChM MM tWAg rtfvwlsAi TWm ooa mo Iom oo mb sAo* Tftfln affer with dispatches and to tuy | greater resources than any other [greet the visitors. Admiral Mayo, mind back to the losses of thU war j country in the worid. and already [ commander in chief of the Atlantic In all circlet; but as an Illustration having cone to that decision, noth : r later, it seemii to me impressive. ling will turn you from It but sue# “I went oxer the-mel* nr holly list.! crowning our *Joint efforts Aniorican Airman Slain. Corporal Ronald Hoskier of South Orange. N J . one of Hie stars of the American flying corps, has been ktlle#t*ln an aerial combat in the of fensive that is now in progress. on board the Mayflower. Tpon his arrival Ambassador There was no saluting, the for- Jusserand went Into conference with and. If my memory serves roe right out of the small number of cabinet 1%ith rv*i T:. o h 1 h expre-toe# h I hat iters, men of #*ahinet rank, vho ever sliic#' I have h serving the state whew tA star my •eoilvoent of gr r out In Aogv*t. 1914, on* ha* ayjB of hope | < kiltaf |n a* Hon four at l* - * lo*t eoo*. sad ot»w Mr Hooi # **hi is aouad**! sad mi sins I A#e. lost la os. but si III I itao frogs *h*h w mov m af Is lA nm | mality of firing % salvo* of gun# hav-j ,Mr Vivlani and the leading mem Ar* :* | ing been dispensed with by agree- of the mission Two hours later d | m* nt. * . 0 | Vlv ianl. Marshal Joffre. AdMlrpI ^ I “\\> o re satrlog our powd er for t*hf keh**prof. the naval repeesewta- i- ’ tha C*rn ions,'' remsrprd ike i COM- liv# the MarMHf d# • CflMMBhfBB* -* ‘i.uTi'lrr *J if Ike Franck skip. 1 11*4 ifaysfto’t gr * ad son • Mr* Hovo- I All of Vita PMBtaltaMOers i xturo .ue cpuatoelor. *u«: xu t o It P A \ <!La * *1 Ms) u » r ^|, taiOt MJIA 1 • o'‘ t OB ? »u* Am- Wmmmm t ’-**»f V » * to ». 4-t*«