Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 22, 1918, Page 1

German Attack Made On a Scale Hitherto Unknown This wu"d swaqh LR \: cellor of the Argentine consmlate-gen- NO ATTACKS ARE REPORTED ON AMERICAN LINES Battle Opened With a Terrible Storm of Artillery Fire Over the Front of Fifty Miles Held by the British—Beginning nskfl.wyfldhdhmnndhfl&&n Were Rained Upon the Lines of the British for About Five Hours—Lightly Held Portions of the British Line Were Penetrated—Field Marshal Haig Reports That on No Part of the Long Front Did the Germans Attain Their Objective—German Losses Are Declared to Have Been Exceptionally Heavy—The Tflltons'Mlde Simul- taneous Attacks at Verdun and Rheims—American Forces During a Raid at Luneville Fought Hmd-to-] Hand With the Enemy. — Exactly twenty-five months after the Germans bezan the historic battle of the thunder into a tempest of fire along the ‘British front in northern France and they bemf'ul:u may ble u;; greatest battle of the war, a_strugg] which may lead to results which will shape the destinities of millions people over coming centuries. Attack on Scale Hitherto Unknown. The attack was made on a hitherto unknown during this war of diajor offensives. It was over a front of fifty miles. very nrfl-:fi but correspondents at the ©_tell 'of the terrific storm of ar- y fire that burst over the lines held by Field Marshal Haig's men. ‘The bombardment began at five o'- slock Thursday morning, just before tbe early spring dawn was breaking over eastern France. Shells of large and_small calibres wers rained upon the lines held by the British for about five hours. Then German stormed qut to make the first great e , favored by the wind. moved forwafd under cover of a pall of smoke which hid the assauiting columns from the holding TNE“TrONt lines. Attack Had Been Expected. Describing the battle, Andrew Bonar w informed the house of commons t lightly held-portions of the Brit- line had been withdrawn, but said that there was no need for alarm on the part of the country. clated Press correspondent at the Brit- ish_front reports that an attack .there had been cxpected and that great pre- parations had been made to meet it. The Berlin official report says that the Germans have penetrated British positions. French Lines Attacked Nor were the German efforts con- centrateq on the front held by Early Thursday morning the assaulted the French lines near the village of Ornes, to the north- cast of Verdun, and claim to have a , considerable distance. too, the French were subjected to. an assault, but here the artillery bore the burden of the fight- conflict were jost. Americans in Hand-to-Hand Fighting raid east of Luneville and at one poind fought hand-to-hand with the enemy. A brief artillery fire preceded the raid, Wwhich was made in conjunction with the French. many and the entente allies, and that re| ts are e not coincide_with the reported tele- of victory must not and: will not fail us—no soft peace, but one which o of. the British or elsewhere. surance, Near Rheims, The attacks at Verdun and Rheims, however, may be considered for the tume being as mere diversions to the principal attack, loosed against would serve to keep French forces a% Verdun and Rheims from being trans- ferred to the British sector, if that part of the battle line should show any signs of dending back. Nothing From American Lines Nothing has been reported as to at- tacks on the lines held by the Ameri- It had been expected that the Germans would make an assault on Amerfcan-held trenches in the Lorraine and Toul sectors, acting on the theory that troops which have not had experience in engagements of the first degree might be found to yield easier than veterans. attack may yet be launched, and with only slight artillery preparation, within the possibilities. ‘The activity in the American sec- tors during the past three weeks would indicate that the Germans have been | concerned with the disposition of Gen- eral Pershing’s legions, their probable strength_and the location of the bat- teries supporting the infantry holding That such an Germans Called For Austrian The Germans have ‘called upon the army for assistance in their carry the battle to-the entente allies, for the official Rerlin say that Austro-Hungarian ar- tillery is engaged along the western It is probable that the great or skodas, have Austrian howitzers. been used against the stronger sectors of the British lines. The French official reports state that the Germans have beon sanguinarily repulsed in o number of engagements, notably on the Verdun and Lorraire The city of Kherson, 92 miles north- cast of Odessa, has been captured by the Teutonic forces. This is an im- portant commercial sessés a fine harbor. Teutons Defeated in Naval Battle Two German destrovers and lorpedo boats are believed to have destroyed in a naval battle oft The Germans came out of town and pos- | boats trapped the enemy warships and sound punishment upon them. ne British boat was damaged in the was - bombarded by monitors . on Thursday seaplanes dropped shelis embassy at Washington ed that since the of the wan 11,827,528 tons of have been destroyed. Dur- eral ‘at Barcelona has been dismissed from the government Service because of his participation in- recent pro-Ger- man agitations in Spain, over ‘half the total loss during the American forces have engaged in a Reports from Amsterdam are to the effect that 'semi-official negotiations for peace are on foot between Ger- Germany has evinced a ,“strong in- Schieswig-Holstein provincial council, in which the emperor said ‘“the prize responds with Germany’s interes NO SIGNS OF UNUSUAL Notwithstanding, a Great Struggle is ing with frightful concussio® far pack of the British lies. at's a'm. and about five hours later the enemy forces hurled _themselves on the British front line: trenches north of Lagnicourt and Louveral, the Jatter place lying due west of Boursies. forces advanced behind a smoke bar- rage along the ridge rumning porth- ward from Gouzeaucourt. It may be said that the attack in this region was by no means unexpected by the Brit- ish and that they had made great preparations to meet the onslaught. locked in a bitter struggle over this wide front for hours. The bom- bazdment was of a most ‘terrific na- ture, and finally the infantry! drove forward against numerous points in the Cambrai sector. The preliminary seem to indicate that the enemy was trying to drive a wedge on both sides of the Cambrai salient and pinch it off. A keen struggle has been proceed- ing in the neighborhood of Bullecourt and Lafnigourt and south of the sa- lent near Hargicourt and Ronssdy. this attack today. Not only .have prisoners declared that yesterday or today would mark the beginning of the offensive on this front, but there were abundant signs of an cnemy smash nigainst this. scctor, whiéh was -the|when early teene of the last great baitle in the aded_a. British theatre. = That the Germans|paign of ruthle and fa hy clination for peaca” This report does were as thoroughly prepared as Bos- | Uniee et R ren sible was well known, and, as a con-| S e mperer William 110, the | 2 ouerice. the’ Britlal MMad’ takon s tensive steps to meet the blow. come of the first few. hours of.the . strugsle, in which vast forces andfgie, *OWIng Was not reassuring but { every conceivable engine probably EXCITEMENT IN LONDON | Was employed. On general yrinciples, & e however, it may be stateq. that . the |becagos that the U-boat campaign great concentration of attacking fore- ¢ Cabled Paragraphs Argentine Diplomat Dismissed. Buenas Aires, March 2].—The chan- The bombardment began-in earnest At the same time other _German Locked in Bitter Struggle. The two vast forces have been Tried to Drive a Wedge. B h Looked For Attack. The British had been. looking for W Pabaeiat “in’ Francs. o8 will probably result, in, the defea- = s sive line being pushed es. London, Mareh 21.—Although a bat: tle-js. beinz fought which is likely to develop into the sreatest struggle of modern history, and perhaps settle the result of the war, the preserve the same ‘quiet calm they have worn for ‘the past four years. There are no signs. of. unusual excite- ment or nervousness in London, no crowds outside the newspaper offices The statement made by Andrew Bo- nar Law in the house of commons was circulated in the hotels and other public places. That is the last news the majority of the people will have of the great struggle before they see the morning papers, but Mr. Bomar Law's words have carried much as- The Germans had talked so freely about their great offemsive that many people thought they were making a feint to conceal some other policy; some looked for a campaign against Saloniki, instead of a big attack in France. Reports have been circulateq that the Germans have built a large num- ber of tanks and super-tanks, but the British, who first launched this wea- pon, are not likely to be stopped by these, nor is it conceivable that they will be behind the numbers of tanks o1 improvements. English Hospitals Prepared, Extensiva preparations have been made by the English hsopitals to re- ceive the trains of wounded from the channel ports, which, follow every bat- tle. The first of them is expected to- morrow. Long lines of ambulances began forming at the Charing Cross railway station early this morning to receive wounded men from channel port trains Scenes not unlike.. those @uring the battle of the Somme Were enacted, the line of ambulances stretching away from. the station for four city blocks. Only sinall groups of ‘night workers and railroad employes greeted the first arrivals from the front. GERMANS FAILED TO ATTAIN THEIR OBJECTIVE. German Losses Are Said to Have Been Exceptionally Heavy. London, March 21.—Field Marshal Haig’s report from British headquar- ters in France describes the German offensive as comprising an . intense bombardment by the artillery and a powertul infantry attack on a_front of over 50 miles. Some of the British positions were penetrated, but the German losses are declared to have been exceptionally heavy. On no part of the long front of ¥¥s attack did the Germans attain their objective. BATTLE AS VIEWED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MAN Too Early to Predict the Outcome of the Struggle. British . Army - Headquarters in Prance, * March 21. —. (Atternoon) —(By. The Associated Press.) — The Germans launched .a heavy attack against. the British lines over a wide front in and near the Cambrai sector, and the assault bears all the ear- marks of beginnirg the enemy’s much heralded grand offensive, 1 Hard fighting is proceeding from a int north of Lagnicourt southward Gauche Wood, just below. Gouzeari- court. The attack was preceded by & heavy bombardment from guns of ail calibres and the duel between the op- ng heavy batteeries has been rock- g the countryside for hours. nglish people ! has the British war ma such perfect condition. Never ‘before has there been higher morale or op- timism among the Britigh troops. The general impression on the -front is.in agreement with that of the G\‘u“amil]- a this pla that the Germans will be finished, fo they have nothing further to offer, ex-and how the U cept a gradually weakening defence, The bombardment today was one of |8lish vards put together. the most intense seen. along this|Yards also are adding substantially to front. As has heen generally expect- | the merchant marine. ed, the Germans depended on short heavy artillery work to ecarry troops forward, at various places and extraordinarily high velocity shells have been whinirg across the back areas since daybreal centration of guns for this attack, and AMERICAN MILITARY That the Long Heralded German today by the Germans on the west k in plac ~—that this is the decisive contest of the. war. But on the British there is no doubt that the deci: will eventually be in the allies’ fa- vor, Germany is Staking Everything. ¥ 1 Large quantities of gas were used The Germans had made a great con ever one of them was brought into play at-the outset Ttls reported that one German tank was seen in action but this is not verified, although ‘it would cause.no syrprise 1 ftrue. The sky was heavily overcast ail day, rendering aerial observation dif- ficult. OBSERVERS DOUBTFUL Grand Offensive is at Hand. Washington, March 21.—Even word from London that the drive launched front is on a larger scale than any undertaken ‘there since the war began has failed to convince American mili- tary observers that the long-heralded They are waiting for the full scope of the enemy action against both Brit- ish and French fronts to be made clear, and still believe that the logic of the situation points away from a German offensive in the west at this time, Might Cloak Some Other Purpose There was a_distinct feeling tomight that the tumult of the German guns might cloak some other purpose than to commit the jssue of the war to des- perate onslaughts against the all but impregnable allied lines in the west. Supreme confidence in the power of those lines to resist the shock charac- terized the expressions of all. officials ere. Believe Allied Armies Unshakable. Some high atmy officers, heretofore confident that the German position on all fronts made a defensive attitude in the west almost mandatory, hailed with eagerness the possibility that a great thrust at Paris or the channel ports had been actually set in motion. They believed only some internal pres- sure that-would brook wise counsel could farce the general staff to risk such a venture. They believed, too, that a German assault in the west now would bring ultimate triumph of the aliled cause closer because of - their confidence that the resisting power of the allied armies is unshakeabls. Most Hopeful Sign in the War. “If this is in fact a German drive,” said one genéral officer, “I will look upon it as theé most hopeful sign in " Germans Used Gas Shell The Germans have emploved gas shelis_freely, and a constant stream of hikh “velocity shells has been’ break- bty eIy | Pt e the war thus far. Defeat of the move- ment is_certain. in & collision..” . . B o LG Another strike of workers at Rosa- rio Argentina, stopped the shipment of {* grain to the’ Allies. italian telegraph rates were increas- PRODUCTION 6,000,000 - TONS - BUILT|FOR SOFT COAL ONLY But Figures Show That the Rate of Submarine Destruction Has Steadily Decreased Since Anthracite and Coke, Not Coal Used by Railroads or for Production of Cufuin By-Products and Gas Are |g§ Affected. Secretary Daniels or Assistant Sec- retary Roosovelt may go abroad to see how the navy is working. Campaign Was ‘Washington, March 21.—Publication today of the long-held secret official British admiralty figures showing ex- actly the total of submarine losses up to January 1 and that despate anti. submarine ‘measures boats are destroying ships twice fast _as the world's building them, promises to be the fore- runner of some further official nunciaments, which will bring home to America more strikingly than ever,be- égl;e the need of the bridge of ships to ‘Washington, March 21.—Completion of its zone system of coal distribution designed to bring about economies . of transportation and increased produc- tion was announced tonight by the fuel Railroad embargoes. d to enforce operation of The Bolsheviki Foreign Minister an- nounced that the relations - with the Entente Allies were unchanged. administration. : Anthracite and coke are mot affect- ed. meither is coal used by railroads, nor particular Kinds used for specific purposes, such as production of cer- tain by-products and gas. Coal foved on inland waterways and that export- ed to Canada are not included in the Hurley May Make Statement. Chairman_ Hurley of the board, possibly may make a statement, n a speech he is to ork Tuesday, he will give some facts, which taken in con- nection with the recent deelarations of Sir Eric Geddgs, first lord of the bombardment had extended from a | British admiralty, and the official fig- point below St, Quentin, rorth to the River Scarpe, and at last reports san- guinary fighting was in progress as far south as the region of Hargicourt and as far north as Bullecourt. but it is certain deliver in New bituminous coal approximately 300,- 000,000 tons, or 60 per cent. country’s output, it is expected that the saving resulting from the plan will amount to 160,000,000 car miles. méans that the same number of cars would make almost 300.000 additional trips, from the mines, which would be equivalent to an increase in production Coal operators last win- ter complained that production was re- duced because they could not get cars to load the output and few had storage Colonel Cornelius De Witt Wilcox of the United States army in France. recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. ures publisheg here today by the Brit- ish embassy, will show the present ship construction situation as clearly as the British have showh the rate of destruction. The British official figures published The early stages of the battlé would |30y SIC*eciedly here 10day, when e be withheld because of the sup- posedly valued information they mizht &ive the Germans were not without their note of comfort .despite the ring- ing warning they gave of ‘the need of rushing shipbuilding. 11,000,000 Tons of Ships Destroyed. While they show more than 11,000, 000 tons of ships. destroyed sinice’sub marine warfare began and only §,- 000,000 tons of ships built to take their iplaces, they show that the rate of submarine destruction steadily has de- creased from. the heights it reached 1917 Germany an- nounced a new and unrestricted cam- Farmers seeking to have their help draft obards. of 5 per cent. The entire 367th (Buffalo) Infantry, Camp Upton's negro regiment, = will come to New York Friday to parade on Saturday. Iy Used Close to Where Mined. The idea of thé plan is to have coal consumed as near as possible where it is not the general Products of different The names of 12 Americans gassed, one.who died of wounds -and one wounded, appeared on the Canadian fa hnined) WUCH casualties list. practice now. sections are sent many instances largely because people o _fone section have become accustom- ed to using a particular product. Available for New England. A large part of the coal which the system will prevent fr out of the eastern producing distriets will be available for use in New Eng- it can be accepted This situation will be made separate study by a committee represenging the shipping board. the rafiroad ‘Administartion, the fuel administrator, coal®operators, the railroads am e UNREST IN THE AUSTRIA- HUNGARIAN ARMV AND NAVY. Martial Law Procl The distinguished servi awarded to Lieutenant U. and Sergeants William - X Patrick Walsh. m moving west United_ Statés into the war. Officials bere regard the new British policy as & frank laying of all . the cards on the table so that the public Téo, Early, to Rredist | Quivams. iy |2 SEON SEactly st 1t/ hgg g : x _|face and: might place the blame for It is too -eatly to. predict e outsl o L Nl L ing progtamms. the subject of a to Cuba at fi rived at New York on board an Am- erican steamer ‘from Cuba. there ‘was no pessimistic which -might be interpreteq as an e {woulg@ not he defeated. Englich Workmen Are Stalling. England, aceord- med in Bosnia afd Herzegovina. ‘Washington, Maren21.=Unrest in the Austro-Fungarian army and navy Labor_troubles o confidential {eaumen serious edlay: bt ¥ e the va: L Betiall War Madhine Barteet - | e e s The s This much is certain: at no period o7 the fighting forces, their English ne beBn- in {felows abroad admitte fenéd their efforts as their pa The result was a bare 5 000 tons of shipping produced in Fug- land in January and 100,000 tons in statement issued 4t Montreal. _‘This would imerely be history re-|ing R R p i dids thank- peating itself, ed ‘Major Perkins of the Red Cross and H. P. Davison, chairman of the American Red Cross War Council! in - production ‘majority ‘of Americar through official French channels. message says “At the-end of Charles in an order widely commented on. today in Austro-Huh, appointed as an aide an admiral who would 1o longer be responsible to the parliamentary delegution: Budagest assurcs us th is due to events recent] One recalls in t Jong ago an Ausiro-Hun surrendered to the Italians. difficulties of a occurred in all the Adriatic ports. “It s besides characteristic.to note that the present commander Jougoslav, has just Deen replaced by a Aagyar. turbance seems Chancellor, - told. the Reischstag that ieAserd, Germany - should . not”indulge in delu- sion that a world peace has come. garian_circles “ebruary; hoth months far short of the ecessary if the pregramme of sifle 11,800,000 tons this year is to be car. on | rieq out. America has only ships York will be one of the most impor- Germany is staking everything on|tant revelations of war progress made and if the great attack fails{by an to break clear through, it is believed {it is understood he proposes to tell jthe country ‘exactly what is being done ited States has built Imore steel ship ways than all the En- t this measure occurring in and telegraph wires in the country is proposed in.a bill in the House by Congressman Hilfiard," of Colorado. serious natur®|al Flying Corps, was killed in an air- plane accident at Camp Hicks, Fort . o i I e EoveaE e Worth, Texas, vesterday afternoon. Administration’s meat - division an- also to have affected e e the ‘military forces in the interior, For this reason martial law has been Bosnia and Herzezovina, have refused to fre This severs been extended to districts of Croatia upon Dalmatia. * Finally the soldiers have been. refused all holiday.” nountéd .that:the meatless days have not' decreased-the supply of meat used. it S i T S et their | GERMANY HOLDING where the Sk THREAT OVER RUMANIA | guilty to a charge of sending threat- ening letters to Henry Ford. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. upon the manifestants. Peace is Agreed Upon at Once. ‘Washington, has threatened to impose still heavier terms of peace upon Rumania uniess that country agrees to those already the state department was in a delayed telegram his farm home at New Boston, N. Y. by robbers, whose demand for money wos refused. - The, robbers. got “only 50-cents. LENROOT WILL HAVE ABOUT 2500 MAJORITY Over Thompson in Contest For Rep. Nomination For Senator in W of Belleville, Ill, was killed at San Antonio, , Tex; when the Canadian Curtiss airplane he was driving fell 1,500 feet. informed toda of Ambassador Francis. shal Mackensen of the Germany army informed the Rumanians of the alter- L. Lenroot, so-called loyalist, will have approximately i James Thompson, La Follette ¢andi- date, in the contest for the republican nomination for United States senator, according to_latect returns. which are not quite complete, missing. precincts will add root’s advantage, Suprorters of Thompson, it was said tonight, will not concede’ the victory to Lenroot until the final vote is re- ceived. Latest figures give LeLnroot $9.547 and Thompson 67.136. Reports_are current’ that either Jo- seph E. Davies, the democratic nom- inee, or Lenroot may be asked withdraw from the race in favor of the other so that the so-called “loyalty™ candidate would: oppose any possible combination of Phompson republicans and socialists in the special election, The ambassador reported that Ger- many had started the expulsiof of Ru- manians displeasing and that Von Mackensen tempting to dictate the personnel of the new Rumanian cabinet. Germany, was arrested in Elizabeth, N.J. on'a charge of having failed to register. He declared he was “a negro, not a German.” It is believed the improvements was made by the direc- tors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- rcad Company at a meeting In New York yesterday., Four Americans Detained in Finland. 21.—Detention of four Americans at ‘Bjorneborg, Fin- land, was reported to the state de- partment today by Ambassador Fran- The ambassador said he was try- ing to obtain permission for them to Proceed to Sweden. ‘Washington, story window of the rooms of the Order %f Eagles in Syracuse. Detec- tives fired a volley from the window, wotthding’ him, but he egcaped. German grand offensive is at ha.ndAT their exploitation of Russia’s resources and Russia’s man power to the limit while they held the west front locked against our efforts.” Reports from Holland that a peace offer had been made semi-officially to the entente by Germany caught im- There was nothing, at the state department to confirm this but some observers saw possibility that the menace of Ger- man guns had been turned play a thundering prelude to such an offer for the effect upon the French and British people, Possible Motive for Drive. Others saw possible significance in the fact that the German- onslaught comes quick on the heels of the ac- quisition of Dutch shipping by the United States and the’ allies. noteg that the war college statement of this week had predicted that no German offensive in the west is to be expected unless forced by the general strategic situation. lation as to whether the incident of the Dutch ships might not have cres ated a motive for the drive. The_purpose might be, it was said, to over-awe -Européan neutrals, or it might be that realization that the sub- marine campaign had failed to block the: movement of American troops ‘to Trance led to resort to a desperate effort to reach the channel parts. From a purely military standpoint, the launching of an offensive ‘thia ear- ly in the year is an innovation in the Experience would indicate that the ground is as yet %00 sofe with the cock, Mich., were ordered to keep their windows closed at night because of the escaping fumes of the coal gas It is lpown, however, that Davies|at the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. will_not withdraw. Will H. Hays, chalrman of the re- publican _national word today that he will havé a .per- sonal representative in Wisconsin until the campaign closes. mediate attention. tary of the American embassy in Pe- trograd, and thirty-ghree other Amer- icans at® Harbin was reported to the state department by Ambassador Fran- cis. NEW YORK MAY VOTE ON STATEWIDE PROHIBITION. Resolution. Adopted in Senate by Vote New York was notified by the treas- ury that the district holds 15th place in the list of war savings districts throughout the country according ‘to Pper capita sales. an aviatio: internally two weeks ago when his air- plane feil several hundred feet at Call Field at Wichita Fails, Texas, died a% the camp hospital vesterday. He was 24 years old. tion continued as the principal ‘issup befdre the senate today. By a vote afy 27 to 22 the taxation committee’s res- olution for statewide prohibition by constitutional amendment was adopted Tn addition, the taxation committee reported in amend- ed form a measure, introduced earlier in the session, designed to provide for statutory prohibition except in the case of malt liquors containing less than § per cent. of alcohol and light wines. "This bill as originally introduced was intended to provide for state prohibi- tion during the period of the war and for six months thereaftar,” with ex- emptions. in favor of malt liguors and but the amendments would make the prohibition permanent. The There was specu- “But I camnot ‘believe .that it is a real drive. Every reguirement of rea- son would direct the Germans to press dments/also Would make it opess ative. after Dec. 31 next, whereas the provisions of the original bill were de- signed to be effective Oct. 1. witner rains for extensive troops and transport movements necessitated in pressing home a great thrust. 40 per cent owing to the deprecia- tion of Italian money. Theodore W. Mycrs, controller of New York from 1888 to 1893, banker and broker died suddenly. ‘went over the top” in Brooklyn. A crowd | of 15,000 persons watched it. Bean growers and canners met at Rochester, to plan - ways to save last year's water soaked bean crop. production for the year. of 1917 in the United States was 11,285,~ 999 equivalent 500-pound bales. Department stores throughout the country will be called upon by the Government to sell War Stamps. Senator Owens of OKlahoma, out- lined international peace proposals to the Senate for immediate cessation of the war. ~must file affidavitsy, with local ACTION TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD WORKING ‘Washington, March 21.—The first :;z %he plr.vl:k;.\e fv\eee«gllg'e ol‘xowal of ‘Director General McAdoo today af- | termen ore . consider ter President Wilson signed the rail-|by higher officials. After being ap road bill which provides a_$500,000,000 proved by Mr. Lovett and the revolving fund and prescribes a_basis |general, proposals involving & of- compensatipn to the owners during|expenditures will go to the division b‘% be the conclusion of an arrangement e he by’ which the government will partici- | MRt ook o f‘;rfi"‘i‘;“',‘;’iv;:? :i‘h pate in_some degres in the-meeting of | tyued. o work fnvertne B e aRES $43 000,000 rotes of the New York, New |© "";“'e _“{: rarted withont. the (0 LS Haven and Hartford failway due Apri] | OUnt may be ‘Railroads Involving More Than $25,000 I to Be Starte Without the Approval of General-Director McAdoo, federal operation, was. to issue an' or-|finance and purchase, headed by Ju der restricting ralroads’ capital ex- | Skelton Wiliams, for execution. penditures to extensions “and better-| -In his order today Mr. McAdoo aske¢ i ments absolutely essential under war |railroads considering extensions to gg'#‘vfllm‘efl iclassification in the|conditions. Inasmuch as the govdrn-|guided by ‘the wartime necessity for ment has now. undertaken largely the | conserving capital, labor and matetia financing of improvements and pur-{and by the idea that enterps h chase of new equipment. “the order |might be meritorious from the will serve as a safeguard to the big|point of an individual railway may i working. fund. be desirable now that the railway The signing of the bill opers the Way | tems have been unified under govern for the railroad administration to pro- ment control. He specified that ceed with neeessary exiensions with |struction of new lines or branches. the negotiation of agreements on|purchase of locomotives or cars compensation and with other forms' of |not be undertakeu without his financial assistance’ to the- companies. | proval. o nd v Extension work begun or conf One of the-first results probably will | - =Xiepson WOrk BEED O3 (O S0 B Mail from Hong Kang Feb. 21, from |15: An announcement on-this subject Tokio March 1, and Kobe and Yoko- homa.March ¥riday morning. are due in New York Ugantose Li may be made this week. for the building of new terminals, ex- | pected to ercourage rai to | tension_of lines, purchase of locomo- | security issues for rector general's approval, but enters prises requiring less than that i do~not require specific approval pro= Without waiting. for the railroéd bill| yiging they are essential and e il to pass the final stage -of the presi-|oonformity with a previously estdl AT dent’s approval: Mr, McAdoo had cre- the Chinese Minister |ated in the railroad administration a|poaq administration is favorabls different periods, ar- | division of capita) expenditures headed | clined. however, toward the b by Robert S. Lovett, former nglrmwr of better terminal facilities in m: of priorities " for -the war -ipdu board; to supervise the regulatick of |those enterprises will e The honorary degree of doctor of |additions and. betterments: laws: conferred upon Count von Bern- stor{f seven years ago by the Univer- ity of Chicago was canceled, lished custom of -the road. The stries | cities, and a general policy affectin lent soon. - . This’ division will scan all requestsi ‘The railroad adminis n s ex. was indicatéd as pending in g Count: von Hertling, the German Cadet Samuel Walker Arnheim, Roy- Joseph F. Cotton, head of the Food John Slusarski, of Detroi:, pleaded William Barlow was shot down in First Lieutenant Waiter L. Johnson Franz Connoman, a negro born in An appropriation of $7,500,000 for A burglar dived through the second- Residents of Houghton and Han- Arrival of James G. Bailey, a secre- The War Savings Committee for John Deschamps of Detroit, Micl cadet, who was injure: SENATE VOTES $2.50 PRICE FOR WHEAT BRITAIN HAS TAKEN To Be Used for Any Purpose the Gov-|Carge Was Lost—Reports” erery power to make every use of S| ine Royal Mail Steam Packet Com- | “#The minister_explained the’course of . the negotiations with Holland and the | {orpedoiag ot the Amason near Gy long delays incident thereto. He said | Faitar B the fate oL had an agreement been put into effect ““89:,” 9 arrive at South Amasod carly in Jariary the allies = would | as due 10 ar S ’M have been able to arrange to_utilize | BOTS from aglin e A'h uxilt 3 Dutch shippingon routes outside the 1”3{::-:“5”1»' long, built danger aone. The long delay, however, | I . revented such an arrangememt. an = rhe position became entirely diflere“L NON-CO““TANT SERVIC:;::E Moreover, experience had_shown the oB) government that the Germans might, CONSCIENTIOUS by extending the danger zome, Or by di nugatory sued by President Wilson. OIL PRODUCERS MAY ‘Washington, March 21.—An execu+: “is here discussing withi“oil producers, etc,, the matter of Dlpte l‘ine finpu ity | KAISER TELEGRAPHS 7 and all other phases of pine line dis- k. £ tribution, and when he has thoroughly VICTORY MUST NOT FAIL' studied the sitvation a decision Will D¢ | g oiieq 1o Schlsswig:Hols Sy Passes Gore Amendment in Agricul- al Appropriation Bill. Washington, March 21.—The agri- cultural - appropriatjon bill, With. the Gore amendment increasing the 1918 government guaranteed wheat price to $2.50 was passed late today by the: senate. - [t now goes to conference between the two houses, where there will be another fight over the wheat 2Lpricei ¥ 7 . tives, gars and.other ‘and | tures without government aid Absorption of the Bank of British|all other-enf o0 expeqsfever possible.\but in many e 2 by the Bawnk -of Mont- | gjture of Ei of large part oflthe securiti railroad adminfstration. will report onlipurchased by the govérnment. e NO LOSS OF LIFE OVER DUTCH SHIPPING WITH STEAMER AM. ernment Desires. . Confirm Ship Was Tol London, March Announcing: Buenos Aires, March 21. the house of commons today that thel recei here today seem to : \ . lonly course of the allies was 10 exer- | the current vesterday that Government lease on all telephone |cise their undouiged risht and requis | Roval Mail Steam Packet Op sition all Duteh shipping in allied | steamer Amazon, a 10,000 ton vess ports, Lord Robert Ceell, the minister| hag heen torpedoed. The only. of biockade, décliréd ’ that the allies | received from the Londen office of: considered the Dutch conditions, that the ships remain unarmed and that |ne'o¢ the Amazon for this side of they should not carry war material as | Afantic from Liverpool had been ean- company was one stating that the. ossible of acceptance. celled. A cable message from a pas serman warfare, said Lord Robert, | ccnoor howeyer, says that all ! was wagegmot ouly against enemy, but { poof2%, FAWIECT Clla by that the asainst world shipping, including heu- % tra) countries, { was therefore the - o 7 Vieks. of Gimmaleulialn ad tite allige | - Se AXSNOB has Reen & mmeritl that ‘it was a matter of ‘deep regret that any government should-have ap- peared’ to. assist, those operations by fuiling to make the fullest use of its 4 e S I’Tpmng. The British government had] , A Buenos Aires despatch Wednes: cargo was lost. ject of submarine watchfulness several months past because of the aluable meat cargoes she carries. day night quoted a message: from Rio. en trving for months past to Induce} yopirg g stating that the offics of pany there had been notified of the p— == b her. means, render the modus viven- Provided For in Executive Order 4 tive order issued today by President POOL THEIR PIPE'LINES | tive order Isfued todey oy M fentious As a War Measure—S. A! Guyberson | objeciors to the selective draft shall ; e Line Distributi be given,non-combatant- service, The to Direct Pige Line Distribution. | be glven non commrt oo ned by New_York, March 21.—The possibil- | the president.include the medical ity that ol producers throughout the | COTDS, quartermaster corps, ead the nation may pool their pipe lines as a | engineer service. sy i P war measure was indicated here to-| The order Deavidge P S &F night when Mark L. Requa, director of | may be feasible s e [ the oil division of the national fuel |jectors to pon combatin oo i administration, ‘announced the ap- [be restricted to the several detachs pointment of S. A. Guyberson, Jr., an|menis and units of the medical ot © independent oil operator of California,| partment unless request Is made for. as head of pipe line distributior. assignment to other branches of mon. “Mr. Guyberson,” said Mr. Requa,|combatant service. in's Con-~ “Mr. Guyberson has been put in gratulatory Message. charge of the pipe line situation. It is ' certain that whatever method will| Amsterdam, Wednesday, March ”é serve the nation best in distributing’,—"The prize of victory must not an oil during the present trying period {Will not fail us—no soft peace but one - will be adopted, which corresponds with Germany’s in i |terests,” Emperor William telegrapb~ OSTEND BOMBARDED od_the Schieswig-Holsteln provincial council, according to a Kiel despatch. B RIS M ONITORS | cmperor's telegram was sent in re-- Four Enemy Aircraft Were Destroyed |PIY_ to a congratulatory message. -y Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has i3 telegraphed to the Posen provineial i tlows: : London, March 21.—Ostend _was |URcil as fol overcome /% bombarded. by British monitors today | e ot wiling, we will aleg grercomo s 2 and Helgoland was attacked by sea- |4 Shemy 0 Tho WOV pianes, sccordiog o the officisl an- > nouncement tonight. Thé edmiralty s statement says OBITUARY . “Ostend was bombarded this, after- noon by Britih monitors with success- |, Former Senator ful results. Prior to the bombardment | ' New York, March 21 er. four enemy aircraft were destroyed |ler, who was, United States sena by our naval air squadron. Ememy fi::'w York from 1881 to 1887, 4 by British Naval Squadron. aircraft attacked the British machines hospital here today, azed 79, while spotting for the bombardmant, Senator Miller was a with the result that. another enemy |publican and one time leading machine was destroyed. .|in "national politics. He was a “British seaplanes engaged in recon- [gaté to the national republican naissance jin Helgolang Bight,_attack- |vention ig$1872 a member of the ed enemy mine sweepers with machine | York - jegislature - in 1874 gunfire. There 1o ' casualties on | 187 elected to Congress the British side. our machines re- | Mr. ‘was born at H