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1 COLD EORCE ONLY WftY TO Villi MR, B.W "THERE IS, NO DOUBT AS TO THE OUTCOME, HE BELIEVES. TRIBUTE PAID TO PERSHING WASHINGTON. April r. "We will do our rxt; you do yours." Is the mes from th American army In Franc to the American peorle that Secretary Baker delivered here Saturday nlht at a Liberty loan rally In his flTst public address since his return from Europe. "We are flrhtlnff an adversary." Mr.

said, "who has elected to make force the'eenter of his political philosophy and belief; pure naked force. It Is not the doctrine upon which' a permanent and beautiful civilisation can built; but we accept that challenge as It has been made. There Is no answer except cold, relentless, adequate force." A tremendous crowd that packed Liberty Hut, the ureat Y. M. C.

A. build Ir. to its capacity, roared with applause as the war secretary reiterated the purpose of America and the allies. Morality's Offspring. "When force is divorced frorri morality." he continued.

"there Is something In morality that engenders the force to overcome It. thei4 Is no doubt as to the Turntnr to the German, drive Mr. 77T Tl9 JiSJlMJS I CONCERTS of Galli Curci records will be given in Victor stores all this week. 1 4 I 'i s' v. L.

S. Ayres Co. Victrolas Fifth Floor. i The Wm. H.

Block Co. Baker said the people watched the bulletins from day to day and hour to hour, always with the question In their hearts: "Will the line hold." "The line has been bent." the secretary continued, "will the Une hold, or will it break?" "The end of this war will not come when a line is broken. This war can notend until a people's heart is broken and those who have looked into the faces of the people of England, of France or of Italy, who have looked in the faces of Italy, who have looked territory to be occupied, know that mere force can never break that heart." Again the great crowd roared Its Speaks of Trip Along Line. Mr. Baker spoke briefly of, the events of his trip along the American lines In France.

He pictured for his hearers the greatness of the task the country faces in setting up a new army there. 3.000 miles from home and paid high tribute to General Pershing and his officers for the work they have done. A new in dustrial clvllliatlon. he said was being superimposed on what France had al ready built for the war and the time was at hand when an American could to from end to end of the lines and Victrola Rooms Fourth Floor. touch nothing and see nothing except hear what goes on in America.

They that which American hands had erected hear what we are talking about. They to maintain a great American army. learn whether our hearts are as stout The aid of France and England and I as tnetrs 1 w04 a "Whan All When What more can you ask of your shoes than this? Refinement of line and modish charm that bespeak a genuineness more than surface deep; foot comfort that enhances your satisfaction in oeing weu snoa all at a price to reassure even the cautious purse. "afaa? T3sr pt' Ear black, at $1.60. tTJi tand S9 00 itzt ft 1 1 0 Dftl.

allied and American men and resources had been pooled until they were merged in one great Identity. All the nations had lost their sense of distinction between "what is theirs and what is ours." The common purpose of all to beat back and crush German force, he said, had welded all Into one. There by'tne Thousands. Going from the ports where American troops land to the front line trenches, Mr. Baker aald.

he had seen American soldiers by the tens of thousands and under every condition. "And I round tnem Dig, ana strong and brave and filled with fine determination, in all that time I saw not one of whom fl was not proud that he was an American." The secretary told of the action of an American officer who passed along the front lines on a dark night when his men were flrst in the trenches, when an attack was Impending. This officer, he said, patted each officer and man of the command on the back as he passed and spoke to them. Later the raid came. It was repulsed brilliantly by these new troops, undergoing their baQtism of fire.

Good Hold 'Em." When It was all over a captain told ofvhis own emotions. The higher officer had come to him early In the night, he said, and. hand on shoulder, had asked: "Captain, how goes It here?" "Well." the captain replied. "Good." said the officer. "Hold 'em." "All night long," the captain continued, "I could feel that 1 hand on my shoulder saying 'hold em." Mr.

Baker applied the lesson Inattention. rWashinrton Star "I am always being misunderstood, remarked the man. who complains." "You are not misunderstood." replied Mr. Rufnek. "You have been making the same complaints for years and people have simply (cot tired of listening v.

'Cloak Houise Second Floor. rr 4 the news, moxdat, apeil 22? tois. Makes for Only Victor GallfcQurci GOOD records are something' like good pictures. They carry the likeness of a subject even to the finest detail. There are few painters in the country for whom great singers would sit, and there is only one company for whom the great singers make records of their art.

Galli Curci, among others, makes records for only the Victor Company, and Galli Curci's records are Galli Curci, herself. Have her In ypw home on these 74499 Rigoletto (Caro Nome) 75500 La Partida 74509 Lucia (Mad Scene) 74510 Lakme (BeU Song) 74511 Home, Sweet Home. 74512 Romeo et Juliette (Waltz Song) 74522 Solvejg Song (Peer Gynt) TWENTY SIX ARE NAMED IN U. S. CASUALTY LIST TWO KILLED IN ACTION; TWO DIED OF WOUNDS.

SIXTEEN WOUNDED SLIGHTLY WASHINGTON. April 22. The casualty list issued by the war department Sunday contained twenty six names, divided as follows: Killed in action, died of wounds. died of disease, wounded severety, wounded slightly, 1: missing In action. 1.

The list was the smallest issued by the department In many weeks. It contained the names of four officers as I follows: iJJZ Lieutenant Bernard Gallagher, "Vh' tS. ln action: Lieutenant Herbert TVL VEl U. Richey. died of and Lieuts.

an opportunity comes for America to express her spirit as she always has In this war, they hear it, and It is a hand on their shoulders on the dark and moonless nights saying hold Leslie E. Greene and William Eugene Helander wounded. The list follews: Killed in Action. Cook Fabian Kulesza. Private Henry W.

Leech. Died of Wounds Lieutenant Herbert S. Richey, Private Peter P. McArdle. Died, of Disease Privates Martin Krueger, pneumonia; Edward R.

Murrell. pneumonia; Max Zafern, czlalitis of neck. Wounded Severely. Privates Theodore M. Pawlak.

Charlie B. Knutson. Wouded Slightly. Lieutenants Leslie E. Greene.

William Eugene Helander: Corporals Veight M. Barnhardt. Edward Corliss. Frank A. Ldwards; Privates John V.

Callahan. uames uanavan. leo traron. Sylves ter Copozzolt. William F.

Garvey. Peter tiavaiis. jonn w. areen. Charles P.

jonn J. Murphy, Harvey J. Roy, Ferdinand StangonL Missing In Action. Lieutenant Bernard J. Gallagher.

R1EMER IS SENT TO JAIL. Oklahoma Farmer Accused of Disloyalty Fails to Give Bond. TULSA. April 22. Henry Hei mer.

Russo German farmer, who Friday night at Colllnsville, narrowly escaped the fate of Robert Prager, hanged recently at Colllnsville. 111., for alleged disloyalty, in federal court here Saturday pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing the draftt by endeavoring to Incite to disobedience, contempt and disloyalty, and was remanded to jail in default of $500 bond. In broken English Reimer said that the attack on him Friday night, when he was hanged until unconscious, and probably saved rom death by the Plea of Charles Miller, Colllnsville policeman, was the result of personal animus of his nelghhbors. Reimer's preliminary hearing was set for May Z. Reimer's son was taken recently in the selective draft, claimed exemption because of religious scruples, and was placed in a noncombatant branch of the army.

BRITISH AND FRENCH LAND Co operate With Bolshevik Forces Against Finnish Guard, Is Said. fPv the Associated Prel MOSCOW. Sunday, April H. British and French troops have been landed at Mourmansk. on the northeast coast of Kola peninsula In tne Arctic ocean to reinforce a British marine detachment sent ashore several weens ago.

The entente allied troops are co operating with Bolshevik forces In protecting the Mourman roast and the railway against attacks that are being made by Finnish white guards. AGAINST $1.50 The New York Store Victrola Department Fifth Floor. Pearson Piano Co. Victrolas 128 North Pennsylvania St. NEWSPAPERS IN GERMAN SENTIMENT IN SMALL TOWNS SPREADS TO NEW YORK.

ACTION OF HEARST PAPER NEW TORK, April 23. The movement to bar the sale of newspapers printed in German, which began in small towns near New Tork, has spread to this city. Members of the American Relief Legion, an organization of patriotic women, under the direction of the president. Mrs. Oliver Cromwell Field, of 601 West One hundred and tenth street, began circulating petitions on the upper west side, urging Americans tq boycott newstands which display the German papers for sale.

The campaign was said to have met with a favorable response. It was believed that should this method of combating the sale of German papers become general it would prove most effective, as it was thought the public would not tolerate the existence of stands for the exclusive sale of German papers, such as there would have to be if general dealers quit handling them. Oyster Bay In List. To the list of smaller towns that have barred such papers Oyster Bay. Long Island, the home of Colonel was added.

The town board at a meet lng recommended that the sale be discontinued and at a mass meeting, attended by 300 persons, a resolution to i the same effect was adopted without a single protest after Justice Robert W. Duvall, wno introduced it, had charac terized the circulation of German papers as "an outrage and an insult to Amcri cans." The resolution read: Whereu certain newspapers printed in the German language are being mold through out the town of Oyster Bay by newsdealers, be it resolved that tbe town board of the town of Oyster Bay. representing the loyal citizens of sail township." earnestly recommends that the sale of ail such newspaper discontinued and that all patriotic i newsdealers refuse to sell or In any manner i aid In the circulation or sucn newspaper and be it further resolved that said town board urg ea that the congress of the United States prohibit the publication of any news Taper printed la the German language. Residents of Rochelle Parke. N.

have held a town meeting where the sale of German papers was denounced, A rnntiin nnA of the KDak. ers. advocated boycotting any dealers who sold them. The townspeople there showed that their sentiment is similar to that of many other communities, and it is probable that sales there will stop very quickly. Situation at Hackensack.

Just what action will be taken In Hackensack to enforce the of German papers is Interesting those who are following the growth of the movement. The hotn guard there has directed the newsdealers not to sell liormtn papers, and most of them have obeyed. On Thursday, however, a bundle of the sheets which reached Max Okln. and when he refused to send out. were seized by three newsdealers and quickly bought up by German residents.

Richard M. Hurd. of the American Defneea Society yesterday urged that the sale of German language papers be discontinued everywhere. During exercises In connection with the raising of a service Hag with 200 stars In the Bayonne (N. high school it aunounced that the board of education of that city had banned the study or Herman in me nign acnooi grades.

The action of the board was unanimous. The edict will go into effect at the close of this school year on June 3. Preoton H. 8inith. spertntend ent of schools, said If he could have his wav he would forbid the performance of German music.

There were signs too that Oyster Ray mav institute a social boycott against those who read the papers, while there even were heard threats at last night's meeting that "we will tear them from the hands of their readers." Miss Dorris Kraier and Mls Isabel Ludlam announced their Intention to Induce other young women to Join with them In en forcing social ostracism upon those who Insist upon flaunting printed broadsides In the German language before the townspeople. German papers were barred from Cllf Taylor Carpet Co. Victrolas 26 28 W. Washington St. Stewart Talldng Machine Co.

Victrolas 110 One Ten North Penn. 110. LANGUAGE ton. N. when Herman Gold and Thomas Rodger, the only newsmen In the town, recognizing the growing feeling, notified New York publishers of German papers that they would handle them no longer.

Rahway, N. showed Its Intention of following the lead of Hackensack. North Plainfleld. and other Jersey towns, when Chief of Police Ramsey be ran a census to determine not only ii i what German papers were sold, but who read them. Quits German Language.

The Newyorker Deutsches Journal owned by William H. Hearst, announced that after Saturday's Issue It would "suspend publication as a dallv and Sunday newspaper printed in the German language." Asserting that "when war with Ger TV irecoms 74532 Dinorah (Shadow Song). 74536 Last Rose of 74538 Sonnanbula (Ah! non credea) $1.50 74552 Pearl of BraziJ (Thou Charming 74557 Proch's Air (and variations) $1.50 74558 I Puritania 64669 ManonLescaut (Laughing Song) $1.00 64748 Marriage of Figaro 1 i. tl .1 i 1 i Ml! i i 1 1 i upm strife' 4 hi Hi many became Inevitable, the New Yu.U er Peutsches Journal at once unfurleJ its flag the Stars and Stripes." th announcement says the paper' In behalf of American unity and nn versa 1 democracy have been wholehearted and "The time has now come." the renouncement concludes, "when tin newspaper believes It should make it supreme sacrifice in behalf of Afnrl The Whole United States is your security when you loan your money to Uncle Sam in Liberty Bonds. THE CONSERVING.

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