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18.—SIXTEEN PAGES. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 19 e American Commander Calls on General Foch, Who May Be Given C§ of Allies on West, and Places at His Disposal Resources of His Army NEW ENGLANDERS GIVE UP [BATILE RAGING ON |CAPITAL EXPECTS YANKELS 3rigsh f;ol ! mem.s' on ;omme,d G(i;vi. COTS TO WOUNDED BRITISH FRONT OF 0 MILES| WILL JUMP INTO CONFLICT round §gightly at Some Points and Gai Ny EN PROPER HOUR COM"S ing.at Others, Meanwhile Taking Prison Men Gassed at Chemin des| JRAFT CALL SENDS | Extension of Line Forces Germans | WH g - ~-Germans Employ New Method of Assa Dames Battle Removed to 95000 10 C AMPS to Use More Reserves i v : | Washington Anticipates Par- Paris, March 29.—General Pershing called on Gg Paris From Field Hospital l], ! | TEESRe b 'qu‘l{':;")('\,,‘ i ticipation by Large Amexi eral Foch at headquarters yesterday, according to L’ - R | Ty ! | 0 Ba Vi O MG cipaion by Large Amerl- formation, and placed at his disposal the whole resourd and Will Recover. L e THEIR HOUE OF DOOM NEARE Sacramento, Cal, March 20 can Force When Word to| of the American Army for employment in the battle n President Wilson has telo- in rogress ? ¥ B e graphed Governor Stephens, of Strike Is Given p“ gress. e . ENGLISH SERIOUSLY Units Caused by Stneglopiletualiyp Dostilioniitatser Al Californta, usking clemency for SRR SR Ve 1 come,” L’Information quotes General Pershing . > Thomas J. Mooney, now under . e " 5 UURT NEED BERTHS Transfers dealEntee e e neca e : saying, “to say to you that the American people wo - —— - e — I convicted in connection with a to Tyke Amicns, Important Rail- | known here foday. Mooney was ARCH UNRUFFLED hold it a great honor for our troops were they eng: = | ) G Sy Cetron e e || y AN | In the present battle. I ask it of you in my name a ¢Bridgeporter of Trish Extraction An-| ton, March With the cisco in a preparedness parade BY HUNS ADVANCE] in that of the American people. | exception of a few districts in the Paris, March 29.—The great battlo July 22, 1916, which ceased the . e e 1 S e gry at Being Laid Low With Yetlow | oo 08 0 LS8 ore delass have | "0 IS raging over a front of moro || death of 10 persons and injured There is at, this moment no other question than t e ol Patiok s Day Amert|basn Poermitiaalibceatsal ol relizionsi | caaas (0l ss IRE B extonsionfofithe oo Acting Chicr of Stam Assures Pubtio| Of fighting. Infantry, artillery, aviation—all that " ? 2 Kereniofichat ster time, the mo- | line has increased the number of | | . . [ | have are yours to dispose of as you will. Others icans Anxious to Pit Strength | bilization of 95,000 men, comprising German reserves aged. us far | ——0 sbralespis i el Rl coming which as 5 as 7ill be i '8 { the last increment of the first draft, ¢ g are as numerous as will be necessary. s no decisive success has been obtained | (and 15,000 men of the second began German Attack aml News From vl < P o Fu s [ to get under way today. The first of | #0¥'here. There is Increased con- fiER Paris Creates Spivit of Opiimism. [hl.“-( fw}“: tg S t'().) .i)l! thlz‘lt\ the American PQOP!C b e e s e 2 i Tone,. | @o fepecrion e proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history March —_American sol. | began moving to the National Army | semi-official circles is that the Al- Wi ston, March 20 American ‘ o : General Foch placed General Pershing’s offer bef Saiers wounded at e i(ul;}‘;:n:;;::\'l,\“m‘ PSR { les have not only held off the Ger- MI]NT[]I"IER ATTAGK military observers appeared cor hivm] the council at the fr(mt, L’Information says. The cou e L 5 e today that the Allied counter offer Dames are being removed from ! e called, despite the fact that con- | M@NS but now are no longer com | ks - b [iese gt el iy | includes Premier Clemenceau, Commander-in-Chief American Red Cross hospltals here to | gress has not yet amended the law | Pelled to permit tho enemy by his [stve )t be 1o wed an S e Ealls 4 Lot T e s e D T 00 Tt 6 e T ] e e (55 £ (5 b iers st Soomed satistod taat nosantat | tain and Louis Loucher, minister of munitions. > rOVOS ATE > ‘rowde: as | . . . American forces will cater the battle | jured too seriously to be moved a | 2% Frovost Marshal Gen. Crowder has | the pattle shall take. | Fail to Gain Ground Despite | hen the siznal for (he Augto-itrench | Bl alatanda. | a5 . ; ; The general feeling is (hat for | stroke ix siven here have been several reports recently that no more will be called until tha o . J 3 N . = oS - B e i e L Hering ! Gieatie s eition Germany the battle virtually if lost: | Great Sacrifice of SN IO ] T -. eral Foch, one of the most brilliant strategists of the { £ 1 5 s ir have © ] b +» 95,000 meu no led, i o e Allies the a o | @ L i L) L e st ] il ROpIGh y 1 1 3 3 - g i e ARrEachss eI e s e e LY s Troo [troops alvendy haa akes pare in| Who was largely responsible for the French victory aris on their 2 o a ge bas inderstood, are needed a ce ol hein | S. A o S : il % S 3 Y % 5 s spital behind the fre All aro jup divisions a »ther anit e e : P the fighiing Maj n laste the battle of the Marne, would be placed in supreme g Englanders. They will recover, | take the places of men transferr 2 pian : omy N night ¢ « werican peopla A < | > oL i) bt ot L iher iitislons toimi ke up] acd| prealditne Kconnection ibetweeiith. e fhatel as ho caisciich alarm intne emandion fthe western front: 1e Daily Chronicle of I sl el e s Frenoh and British armies in which | Ge ) wh home is in Bridgeport, Conn,, ' ticiencies ! | e his tatical Thel [Goimans on Paris, March 20.-—Violent fighting [',""h'_“ aedsa T don yesterday said an announcement bearing on the ls awaiting the timo when he cun B2t er Mass, Mareh 20— Supple- | Amiens becatise it is an important | continued lost evening in the region |neur . ; ) ; ordination of British and French military exertions m » into action agai his is ) Aver, ) S i = u B nnacin v e . . o 3 . : ; = was gassed on March 17 just when I |mentary draft quotas from Massachu- - Tallvay center connecting with Ene- ) of -“Omdmlun (e franiocopay Chalpy be expected almost immediately and that an influej N 5 > otts, M e and Rhode Isld rived and. € 8 - ens woulc nounced today. In spite of German | an i g > expected to leave for the St. Patrick’s | setts, M ind Rhode Island arriv S s ) e A wi i role might be assigned to sneral Foc P abration betind the Tines. The |y sbecial trains at Camp Devens to- | Inconveniont but not vital. e e e o i \ 4 signed to General Foch. worst of it was it was vellow gas, |day. The total ordered to report was i ?Yuuvl - mv»\!.l f}n[rrn(‘r minister o lo the villages Which they took yos- | = P dde pL o 5 2,710 men of which Massachusetis | public works, in eure, write: | 5 s L had Nen thiesenemy s d Nt sty i ‘;\‘;I‘y’o‘f‘n“l”\’\-1“‘]“]‘lfl*"ll‘]"-‘i““v“l, within | furnished 2,069, Main 344 and Rhodc “The situation is improving for us |terday in this reglon on a six-mile front. - British Report Gains. a few days and God help Fritz when | Island 301. T Amp e e B eI | R Dt RO Ty SRR i | Shibine, il [EI000 o h London, March 29.—On the Somme the British | I et Betlen et e thin These were assigned to the depot attack in the Montdidier region is Northl of tiontilaler renchana U for specalation i N i : LRGSRl o O |rigade and their physical examini- | likely to prove a formidable failure, | o SOTR OF HOR Sidier French and puteh quoting (1 . maintained their positions and gained ground in place] Vit ¥ s & tions were begun under a system “Towards Amiens, which is the real s ‘ & 2 i ) that an nnouncement o oty ks dhe P/ NS Sy et o ey B | Which the officers hoped would hasten | objective of the Germans, their at- | Lhrust. The German losses have been <AL S S counter knmd\;_. the war _ufhu announces. oot the discovery of any who might be | tacks are meeting with a stubborn de- | extremely hea itish and Freneh military exertior After holding their line all day, in the face of With the American Army | e b e e 3 24 N | France may bo expected almost T N N . o Y MR > Trance DMatih 990ens thel Ak LSy Cenee s nsn nasere el 2 R ITrance s e et o peated assaults by numerically superior enemy force Pross) —Whilo there is no faise ob- | captare the sea to attempt an on- | DENY RE-CAPTURE OF ODESSA intuentinr vore way ve assiened w0 British retired a short distance from their advanced timism regarding events in northern | veloping movement. Nothing will be | ions at s B pirance FinRh oo {oan fexnediton spared to defend Amiens to the last” e Comment also was heard on the n‘)”;r‘“ 501“5 points. ] . bt Torcee alianlsircaline thal e L ——— The eighth day of the battlo Vienna Issucs Official Contradiction | CXtent of the German cfforis ax in- he Germans again suffered exceedingly h ituation is tense confident | One Also Killed By Fa wing s L ahe e T semihes Ve | dicated by Gen. Fershing's report last s The s 5 SN that Allied arms eventually will bo i conditions are the same at the front| ©Of Cltim Made By Bolsheviki— | night that four German division losses. The British took prisoners. victorious. o . in The LBoaridnz ionseosRe 2o nicy o0 R from the [Russian front had heen t NlOt“'r!‘“D’\x t ‘.&, { B f’ n“-,I \\\\v.‘w\.‘m» ports of Incendiarism, Rain is falling, which will ms gy ‘ = 2 ldentitied it difficult for the Germans to brin ey ! g et only halt the enemy but defeat him. | < Amsterdam March 29.—-Denial h 99 Thr | ] TN RE A4 X New York, Maurch 28.—Three per- | up their artillery over the ground MEN READY TO GO § sons were burned to death, ono was | they have acquired. that the Bolsheviki have retaken the d evening soveral polnts along tho Offensive One Week O)d to get into the fight and are envious | killad by o fa 3 and two seriously in- Tt now may be said the French |Black sea port of Odessa is made of- TOMORROW MORNING ! vattictront. North of the Somme our | London, March 28.—The bi of the role plaved by the handful of | jyred in a fire in a thearical boarding | srmies in reserve have come into po- | ficially in Vienna. Tt is said the city ) troops have maintalned their posi- |sive began one week ago toda American engineers who are helieved | houge in West 38th strect early today. | sitfion and the numerlcal superfority |jq gl occupfed by the Austro-Ger- — - i tions and gained grounds in places by to have been caught in the German rhe identificd dead are Catherine .rmans in the first rush is | [hoacaimie s bios R randiil sivance Harrington and Fdward Swanson. | jecreasing { mans, T A AR 435 (b sl R, e el b B "_‘”'_7 wo bodics of unidentitied women are - | T =t M & 1 View Prevailing in Paris—Object Is st Huns in Battle Now Being Waged. news il I renc | 0 statoment follows: | waves succeed one another | “Further strong attacks were made | the days of tho conflict | | encemy yvesterday afternoon and All the American troops are anxious The fate of England, inded whole British emplire, has bee yme of the Americans fa i e - by o i 1 by us In this fighting. {mitted to the test of one ¢ the lines have insisted that they heard ' ;¢ 1he morguc. Official announcement was made by Belkin, Schweibert. Timbrell, £ed by ko Ty e n ble he guns in the zone of = 7 i ntor the SGLETS™ TO RED CROSS. e sy e he cnemy suffered exceedingly |arms. the rumble of the guns he zot 1o orlzin of the bluze is unknown. | the Russian governmen sdas Y T e T ‘_ | ieavy cavualties. His frequent at-| The most impressive effect fighting, but this is not probable ow- yjre ofliclals are investigating reports 5 e that Odessa had been recaptured by el ay i casual s fr b at-| S i % ralers O . R e T < . 1cks which were pressed with gre crisis has been the sweeping ng to the distance of the American ! {yat it was of incendiary origin. Tgz Dealers Contribute Rather Than | (). polsheviki after a desperate bat- Aithough of the men called by the ! (@08 WAL m.-},mvn.,ux the day &1l political factional di»-n:(e ctor from the battlefront. This 18 | Lo monetary loss was ; | Lose Their Licenses, tle for three days. Odessa is the MOst | o and second exemption boards ! SOUNIR 20 TS ISHE | (08 ofter |day there is only the united taken an indicati of the anxiety - — o i g tussian port on the Black | i an iy nesnonded! to b ¢ 7 k ooy e ) kfl'w o "”0"”: i e R e Chicago, March 29.—The Red |important E cnough ha eyl e ! '””” several hours of hand to hand fight- whose hearts are with the sol 2 A Aol ] A e 20, 4 LT q sea. h fini quotas, there are neverthe- 4 P acion against the Germans. H DRt Cross fund was enriched today to the | e ; S ‘“‘ . : e na | \nE. His reserves were sent forward El;m;e. ; R . e . ” L 2 5 s e ¢ | e L Lo against our positions and were every- efore the progress o e To the American troops tralning in as Street Car Tine: yeced | extent of $1,600 recelved from 15 egg | — o alinal vet appearet N - 27 ey R e lopeser Sen piute et 3 tven the alteris AT L) Live not et arneared BRlE LN ey Ne 2 | wnere) thrown fiback with)great loss. | come to the level where discu i s i S | To Suspend. dealer=Rwhofers R ey e e v Ehin g ton L Y — not appear shortly the police will '@ | our machine gun, artillery and rifle | policies and personality were st e U e D s IS nren 29 The thimd | 1ive of contributing to the war char- | statement sny& the chaplain and two | notified and an attempt will be made gt GatC Lo (0l iton on his ranks, |ing part of the people's at S W“v' !H:x‘ ¥ rv\\;;y)‘\' w(;‘ ”“‘1‘ n‘\r* .,u x\"n.x\ neral strike called to aid | 1Y or having their licenses suspended | juns of the Hospital of St. Blizabeth | te ound them up tonight in “"‘"' “South of the Somme heavy and and particularly the attention sventualities ¥ht make it nec- | day c i€ e strilcel called Lo alc : . i : hat they may be sent away with the ° o il - s them to ‘talte part in the | striking loundry employes beman with | for one month by the food adminia- || nt Antwerp have heon exscuted by the [that oy misy 1 nt away wi ‘¢ | continuous fizhting took place until|ticians. Today the pacifist G et [;m indication of an early settlement | rator. (iermans. They were killed in thej others at 9:45 a. m. tomorrow late in the evening. have fallen into line with the ghting. | : ' The dealers were found guilty of | courtyard of the barracks at the \,Hu‘m \‘.u eteer x“.yvy:‘w‘v.u“‘». “‘:’1: "W! st “Our troops, in the face of repeat- | dropred their criticisms of t selling cold storage a her | gime as Dr. Dennis, a Belglan ocn ond i siriet appeared WA ,q aesaults hy superior forces, have |@ement of the war and ce price than that fixe 3 food e U e wn & short distance from | "‘I.’f, of peace ]1»_\ negotiations 000 made last night UL SHEAHOT GET 31 HUN AIRPLANES. their advanced positions.” | ‘ulu:: _;-’[';;{f”m\' 5 Backed by the promise of the po v . ; : 5 und that the shoulders licefto] fuznishapIot.clionR o i ans Mas A E s ¢ Paris, March 29.—The Germans are | he put to this day's wor i Bt mmmfi‘ by Washington, March 29..—Forty new | shown by the Teport of acrial oper: thix mornin @ were | gmploying a new method of attack, |jt can be dane. ho itemp e 8 > € atris fons, Irox ely [ « as \ « ays ths 1 o 1 r J - v - that asijatien nt -\\4\,:."\“\“:0 r‘v'\"llt‘l.\ to ree LAustrian divisions, approxinuately 4% {iohs | which says that linto ihe army. Max | the most conspicuous feature of which | Americans Unknown Qua ime street car s Mich | g00 men, have been distributed along on W ierman machines inted captain of this |13 gmoke cloud camouflage worll s hon: R 0 D came to a stop late vesterday. The |y jalinn front, the Halian embassy | were hrought down in air fighting and | e car men asserted ihat violence com- | i wdvised by cable from Rome. This | caven were driven down out of con louds s back of “v"\ “'l“"r”‘ mitted and threatened made it activity has convineed Italian militar y Nineteen British machines aro | W. Schade, Wil- | Afte short artillery preparation |in France a he America '(l ,‘, i‘ . e to operate. At a meeting men that the battle in France will no James MeAvay. [the fi wave, armed with automatic| The United States has, M time when the clouds disap- | jnight attended by 1.600 of the wrevent an offensive i Ttaly. | iriin tonorrow at i , o n rifles, machine { new cannon | pended upon to fill the ared t Ticers and four m nt lorsed the stril This view : DEGREY 1FOR PRESIDENT FEEI or their long trip to 2 decided make the daylight venture. s‘Over! the Topll ! Daylignt cand union leaders devoting their 5 | energics to increasing the number of o officers and four men went ywver the'top today in broad viight seldom accomplished. 'The decided not to defer an their determination to learn whether Germans were v great numbers in & firing | strikers beyond the estimate of 20 AR 24— Continuance of i epiee New Method of Attack. flerce air fAghti + battle area is ol distric Int er o e o s aves of at oward v « ¢ T S/ he)| e i ke fath r of which continuous waves of at- | toward which the English Howard A.ltacking forces advance fr lons. | Jooking cagerly the Americ gup mount« v carriages for short! Russia. The popular belief l, re. | i == aders, the cable said Sl Do md will a le at | t forward, firlng at a | the number of American t ere posted, and the $500,000 LOSs BY FIRI | = iy R A v hall at an earlier hour in | pang (s It is ordered to | rance probably is greatly Americans with grenades swinging v VAN RAPPARD LEAVE . e 5 S0 o that they may receive any final | fre on the reserves regardless of the | ated. Many believe there an t he waist with rifles in hand. | Blaze in Detroit Plant Manufacturing | e Sl e . K N . { 3 1etions At 15 time the War | gpposing forces fight at hand which |lion or even twa million alf np from the first step and | War Goods. [ i G W T ‘urcitu will also distribute the Red |yhe succeeding waves must account | the European side of the od the parapet s slid R R e o iy ' bA “'m“”w’[ ”‘ ’ L . y weaters socks and lgor, The task of the leading troops | the actual weight of Ameri into’ tha Mearest shell hole| Detwors FEfel, Jii=C RSt it g L e B ' y nsi is to Increase the advantage of sur-|port is likely to prove ourney was o Moving <]”_“, Er L R L R R ”‘; Pl e . prise by preventing paralyzing coun- | appointment, hell hole to shell lo, taking | Boat e (K of AvmstioneC G i e e e WEANTHER, ARER GOING T ter-attacks by the reserves. The re-| Some criticisms that the Bl of the slightest risc in the and building 0 A . (R i \.‘w n ', or % farch Tomas Ison | sults of these tactics usually is that | ficial reports are lacking # patrol proceedad. Tn the Dl : W R Havttord, March 20 e, the Ameri o, has|the first wave is almost entirely [ mect lttle sympathy. bl el A ; . fealtoday Pyired B S adnricen i G toniahit and Saturday 1 We 1o mect Secrctiry of War [ wiped out. The second wave then | The people know their y fingers on thei a 5 inated L St nother forcign W ochange in (emperature | Ao n w visit [ passes ahead to be followed by the | must he appalling as compar A e ‘ ‘ S i = ik DO e o : { Itaian front. third and so on, thus the oncoming | previous wars, Continued o h Ta a sl