Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 1, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 78 POPULATION 29,919 GERMAN OFFENSVE IN PUSHED Teutons »Confilnuo To Throw.Groat Masses of Men Into the Fray, Without Gaining Ground LARGE NUMBERS OF FOE KILLED OR WOUNDED The Town of Moreuil Changed Hands Four Times, But Final- ly Rested In the Hands of the British and French—Along the Scarpe the British Have Assumed the Offensive to the East of Arras and Have Captured the Village of Feuchy—Reports From British and French War Offices Indicate That the Allies Have Ceased to Retreat—More ‘ Than 100,000 Americans, Intensively Trained, Are Available For Immediate Use In Aiding to Stem the Tide of German Troops—Aerial Activity Continues Orf the Italian Front. The Amcrican army in France is to Gight shoulder to shoulder with the British and French troops who now *are engaged in the titanic strugsle with the Germans in Picardy. General Pershing’s entire force has been given into the hands of General Foch, the new generalissimo. who is to use the men where he desires More than 100,000 Americans, in- tensively trained and fully accoutred, available for immediate use in aiding to stem the tide of the Ger- man hordes and_ large numbers of sem. on railroad trains and in motor nd even afoot, already ar to the battle front, eager to ing the invad- The roken over the country is proving no miserable weather which has deterrent to the Americans as they push Yorward from all directions to- ward the tle zone. Furious Fighting in Various Sectors. From' th on of the Somme where the battle line eastward furious fighting has ontinued on various sectors, but ev- he enemy has been held 1shed back at some points. continued to throw zreat ses of men into the fray, nowhere s he been able to gain ground. exs ept an infinitesimal ‘iract frdm the French north of Moreuil. PBritish and French machine guns and riflemen, as in days past, again tore great holes in the ranks of field gray as they en- dea ored to press on Great Losses of Germans. great have been the losses of the Germans in front of the British north of the Somme that day saw them unwilling again to take up the zage of battle. Along the Scarpe the ritish themselves went on the offen- ve and to the east of Arras captured the village of Feuchy. On the south- ern end of the Jine, where Von Hin- denburg is _endeavoring to pierce brough to the old German positions as they stood before his retreat .in the British and French troops, fighting together. have met the enemy in furious combats, but everywhere iefeateq him with sanguinary losses. The town of Moreuil changed hands four times, but finally rested in the hands of the British and French, while the woods to the north of the village were captured by the French. In the bend of the line between Moreuil and Lassigny the Germans made frantic efforts to break through, but the French held them in their tracks and n addition recaptured several vil- ages. Allied Armies Take Prisoners. Not alone has Von Hindenburg lost rge numbers of mer killed or wounded, but both the British and French armies have taken a consid- crable number of new prisoners and ulso captured machine guns. At last uccounts the Germans had, Jaunched a fresh attack in the region between the Rivers Luce and Avre and flerce i & was in_progress. The reports from both the British ind French war offices seemingly in- ate that the allied troops have ched the limits of their retrograde vement. In any event they have ncelled the engagement Field Mar- shal Von Hindenburg made with him- seif to take dinner in Paris on All Fools' Day. Instead of the truffies and cther viands with which the German commander-in-chief had predicted he would regale himself in the French capital on April 1, his fare will be that of the German army. and instead of passing triumphantly throush the houlevards of the city a victor over the French and British troops he will be busily engaged in dodging the shot and sheil hurled at him by them and endeavoring to withstand the heavy thrusts of their infantry against his battle line. On Other Battle Fronts. On the other battle fronts the fight- inz continues of a minor character, although the manoeuvers in the Ital- ian theatre still seem to indicate the near approach of hostilities of a ma- jor character. The British troops are * mow holding a portion of the Asiago plateau sector, over which strategists have predicted that the .Teutonic al- lLes would endeavor to pass in their attempt to gain the Venmetian plain. The terial activity in this region continues intense. Sinee the British fiying_corps began operations there they have accounted for eighty-three enemy planes and themselves lost only ten. Considerable dissatisfaction contin- uwes to prevail in the Dutch govern- ment over the seizure by the United States of Dutch mercantile marine vessels in American ports. An offfcial atement says it was an act of vio- lence which Holland “will opposé with HEAVY MASSES OF _GERMANS HURLED AGAINST FRENCH _— v Enemy Driven Back by Counter At- tacke—Purely a Battle of Foot Sol- diers, With the French Army Baturday, March 30. L) in France, (By the -Asso. ciated Press)—A great flood of Ger- man infantry flowed against the French line stoday between Moreuil and Lassigny.. It was purely a bat- tle of foot soldiers. Heavy masses of Germans were hurled against the Vrench time after time, only to be cast back again by counter-attacks. This was especially the case around Lassigny, the town which formed the limit of the German line before their retreat in March of last year. The battle line fluctuated several times in the course of the day, both sides dis- playing the greatest obstinacy. The ¥French and Germans met often ~ in hand-to-hand_fighting in the villages of Orvillers, Plemont and Plessier de Roye, where bayonets and hand gren- ades aid deadly work. German Guns Were Overpowered. The French artillery sometimes found an_opportunity for getting into actior, Tt o\'erk\owered the much weaker German® guns. Apparently the enemy has not been able to bring up his heavy canon, the British and French, in retiring at the first rusk when the battle started ten days ago, having destroyed ‘roads and Emall bridzes This prevented the bring- ing up of powerful German weapons and g put an, obstacle in the way of the bringing" forward of supplies. Moreuil wag the scene of some of tho bardest fighting of the day. Thoe combatants struggled in the streets until one or the other succumbed Terrible Execution of Huns. At oné point German attacking col- umns came under almost pointblank fire of French 75's, which did terrible execution in their ranks and caused a panic-stricken retreat of the survi- vors, The line of attack was extended hoth northward and southward during the day. Toward evening a slight lull oc- curred, but renewed activity was ob- served after .dark, German reserves evidently having arrived on the scene. Ground Covered With German Dead. The ground before the French lines is covered thickly with German dead. and the attackersure compelled to ad- vance under a constant hail of bullets from cleverly placed detachments equipped with numerous machine guns, whose presence is hidden from the view of the Germans until they come within a short distange. French aviators had virtually clear- ed the skies of their German advers- aries, so that the attacking infantry was - without the valuable assistance generally afforded from the air. Battle May Last For Months. The opinion is general that the bat- tle will be a long one, perhaps keep- ing up for months, with a series of pauses between the various phases, Whether the Germans will be able to make a demonstration in another at- tack while the present _struggle is Dprogressing remains to be seenm, but indications point to the utilization of a great part of their avaiiable troops in this huge effort. JAPAN NOT CONCERNED IN GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA But is Watching Closely Growth of German Infiuence in Siberia, Tokio, Tuesday, March 16.—(By The Associated Press.)—Japan has propos- ed no military action in Siberia. al- though if such a move shduld be sug- gested jointly by the allies it would receive the most careful consideration, sald Foreign Minister Motono in ad-. dressing a joint session of parliament today on the cve of its adjournment. After reviewing the present condi- tions in Russia, the foreign minister said the Japanese government was not concerned as to what form of goy- ernme-y. Russia_adopted, At the pros- ent, however, German influence had permeated almost_all of Buropean Russia and was tehding to invade Si- beria, which' Jagan must view with the gravest apprehension. Conse- quently interveniion hal been discuss- ed_seriously at home and abroad, In order to prevent misunderstand- Ings arising from false reports, said the foreign minister, the government welcomed the opportunity to make the statement that Japan was not propos- ing or initiating intervention. He con- tinued: Statement by Foreign Minister. “The fGmperial government neither suggested nor propgsed militars ac- tion in Siberia Nevertheless Tt re- gards with gravest apprehension the astward movement of Germany. Hith- erto Japan has received no joint al- lied proposal, but if such a proposa) is received it will -be considered most carefully. This will be especlally the case if the Siberian situation becomes worse, requiring decisive steps on bo- half of the interests of the-allies, in which event the imperial government will not hesitate to take prompt and adequate measures in a whole-hearted manner. - “It is desired to make it clear, how- ever, that the imperial government does not regard Russia as an enemy. an will not_adopt an_ aggressive toward Russia, and does not hesitate to declare unreservedly and sincerely the deep and warm sympa- thy of the nation for the Russian peo- ple.” Tn conclusion the foreign minister sald that the despatching of armed forces to Siberiu was a serfous ques- tion, requiring exhaustive deliberation and extreme caution. AMERICAN TROOPS TURNED OVER TO THE ALLIES Activity of Many Sorts is in Progress in the Entire American Zone. With the American Army in France, Saturday, March 30.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—All the American troops have been turned over to the allies for such use as they see fit to make of them. American troops may soon be fighting side by side with their Pritish and French allies in_the battle which is raging in northern France. It is enough to say that great tac- tivity of many sorts is in progress in the entire American zone. Miles of motor trucks loaded with Ameri- cans have passed through the towns, some going in one direction, some in another. Through a driving rain the motor trucks ploughed their way along the muddy roads, the Americans singing. Many of the trucks had American flags fastened to their tail- boards. Miles of Marching Americans. Onother roads mile after mile of marching Americans splashed through the mud.which came over their ankles. The horses were- steaming from the work they had to- do. All the men are working as hard as possible, with the realization that they are to be of seryice in the common cause and used in the present con- flict. BRITISH RESTORED LINE SOUTH OF THE SOMME e Two Strong Attacks by the B Were Repulsed. London, March The British have restored their line south of the Som- me, in the Luce valley, after vigorous counter-attacks, says the official com- munication issued this afternoon. Two strong attacks by the Germans on the front from Marcelcave to the Somme were repulsed . with heavy losses to the enemy. North of the Somme the Germans, attacking with four waves of infantry, were beaten back at all points. In’ the neighborhood of Serre (north of the Somme, seven miles above Albert) the British advanced their line, taking 230 prisoners and forty machine gums. The . statement follows: “South.ot the- Somme our-line-in-the Luce valley was restored yesterday, after a vigorously executed counter- attack. Two strong attacks made by the eremy in the course of the day against our front from Marcelcave. to the Somme were repulsed in each case with heavy loss to his troops. In his attacks delivered vesterday immedi- ately north of the Somme the enemy's infantry advanced to the assault in four waves and were repulsed at all points by zur outpost lines. The ene- my's casuaities on this portion of the battle front alone are estimated in the thousands. “Farly yesterday afternoon a suc- ul local operation was carried out by us in the neighborhood of Serre. Our lire in this localitv was advanced a short distance and 230 prisoners and forty machine guns were captured by us. “Our line also was carried forward slightly on other parts of the battle front and prisoners were taken. “Hostile artillery was active early | vesterday“evening in the neighborhood {of Bucauoy.” |BATTLE CONTINUES wiTH UNDIMINISHED VIOLENCE German Battalions Are Being Mown Down by French Fire. Paris, March 31.—The battle con- tinued last night with undiminished violence, the war office announced this afternoon. German _battalions, . re- newing the attack without cessation, were mown down by the French fire Morevil changed hands four times in a furious struggle. finally being held by French and_British troops. The woods north of Moreuil were captured by the French. Between Moreuil and Lassigny the Germans were checked completely. The announcement fol- lows: “The struggle was continued with undiminished violence during fhe night, and the result was to empba- sige ‘the check administered to the formidable German effort of yester- day to break through the line. Moreuil Retaken by the French. “Between Montdidier and Moreuil the fire of the French infantry mowed retaken by the French, again taken by bayonet charge made with incompar- able bravery by French and British troops mingled in the same ranks. The N FRANCE WA [ BACK AT SFVERAL PONTS AT THE HAMPTON ROADS NAVAL BASE TO ENFORCE DEMANDS Unless Government Gr‘nh Higher Wages and Eight Hour Day—About Five Thousand Men Strike This Morning. Involved—To Norfolk, Va., March 31.—Carpenters and joiners employed at the Hampton Roads naval base, the Pig Point ord- nance department and the Bush Bluff army depot voted at a' meeting held here tonight to- strike tomorrow un- less their demands for higher wages and an’eight hour day are granted by the government. Union leaders said between five and six thousand men would go out. Ask 62 1-2 Cents an Hour. The men are asking fon 62 1-2 cents per hour, on an eight hour day basis, time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays and holidays. They now are receiving 58 cents on' a nine hour day basis. The demands were presented last week to the federal war -activities board in charge of government’ con- struetion and labor in this naval dis- trict, of which Rear Admiral Harris is chairman. They were forwarded to the labor department at Washington for ruling or adjustment. THREE IMPORTANT MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS THIS WEEK Liberty Loan is to Have the Right of " Way in the Senate. ‘Washington, March. 31—Eatering the fifth week of the second war ses- sion, congress this weck is expected to complete three' more important meas- ures—the new Liberty loan legislation, the bill creating a war finance cor- poration and the long pending Webb export bill. Work will start on fRe Overman bill, vesting President Wil- son_with greater powers for reorgan- ization, and attentian will be given during the Week to the war legislation, including amendments to the selective draft act. Right of way is fo be given in the senate the Liberty loan bill, author- izing $4600,000,000 more war_ bonds, $8,000,000000 of . treasury certificates and further loans of $1,500,000,000 to | the allies. This feasure, which goes! tomorrow_ from the house to the gen- ate, should be law before nmext Satur- day, when' the third Liberty loas campaign begins. Tomorrow the-conference réport on the administration. bill for tiie war 8- is slated-for-pres: on. "The senate and house will act on it i turn, with prospects of its tranemission to the president by mid-week, Presentation in the house of the conferees' agreement on the Webb ex- port bill, which would permit Ameri- can'exporters to combine in' foreizn commerce, and has been pending be- fore congress for several years, also is planned for tomorrow, Anti-spy legislation is to be consid- ered tomorrow by the senate judiciary committee. The so-callad “woman spy” Dill, extending espionage laws to enemy alien women, which' htas been. passed by both ‘houses, is scheduled for com- pletion this week. The committee will take up several important espionage bills, including the house measure pen- alizing interference with government war loans, which the leaders propose to enact ahead of the Liberty loan campaign. STEAMSHIPS LYING IDLE IN SPANISH PORTS On Account of Submarine Menace— Heavy Losses Being Sustained. , g Madrid, Saturday, March 30.--Ten large trans-Atlantic steamships have cancelled their sailings for Ameri- ca an dare lying idle in yarious har- bors ef Spain on account of the sub- marine menace. Thousands of tons of freight is lying on the docks at Cadiz, Barcelona and Corunna awaiting car- go space. Heavy losses are being sustained in consequence. The, gov- ernment is receiving a great number of telegrams protesting against . the blockade and asking re-establishment of commerce with America. two on each alternate day. The tubes of the guns which are rifle guns, are more than sixty feet lomg. The in- stallation and adjustment of the guns must require at least three months. Doubtless they are concealed under mountains of cement, tending its most difficult to locate and destroy - them. At the services this morning the churches were even -more crowded than is usual on Easter Sunday. An official note issued tonight says: “The German long range cannon down Getman battalions which rnew- | continued during the day to bombard ed the assault without ceasing. Mor-|the Paris district. euil, captured by the Germans, was |killed and one injured.” One person was the' Germans and finally carried in a|FRENCH GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS AMERICAN TROOPS woods north of Moreuil also were cap- | Stars and Stripes Will Float Side by tured. many prisoners. Between Moreuil and Lassigny the In this region the French took | Side With Fremch and English Flags. Parfs, March 31.—“The French gov- checking of the Germans was com-|ernment has decided to accede to the plete The French were able to make | desirc expressed by Gemeral Persh- progress as Canny-sur-Matz. The division picked troops which, as 'ast might, recaptured Plemont hundred prisoners. “On the. remainder of the far as the vicinity of |ing in the name of the United States of | government,” says an official’ note is- announced | sued today dealing with the operation and |of the American troops with nheld it against all attacks, took seven |French and British. the. “The American troops will fight side front | by ‘side with the British and French there Was intermittent cannonading. | troops and the Star Spangled Banner Three German raids on the right bank | will float beside the French and Eng- of the -Meuse (Verdun front) without resul PARIS AGAIN SHELLED BY LONG RANGE GUNS Experts Figure That the Tubes Must Be More Than 80 Feet Long. . Paris, March 31, was resumed at 2.15 p. m. today. were | lish flags in the plains in Picardy.” GERMANY ISSUES NEW PAPER MONEY IN RUSSIA In Denominations of Three Rubles, One Ruble and Smaller Amouts. Petrograd, Saturday, March 30.—By i The hombardment | The Associated Press.)—Germany has >f Paris by long range German guns |issue ed new paper money in the oc- cupied Russian teritories in denomina- No unexploded shell from a gun|tions of three rubles, one ruble and of hombarding Paris has thus far been|smaller amounts, found. However, there have been ex- amined ‘in the municipal tragments of sufficient size to permit ridecters to reach certain conslusions. They are of the opinion that a double | words. fuse is used, and that the guns fire 210 millimetre (8 1-2 inch) shells. Apparently four guns are being used, ' trol AL rersn PP s S The money. is emit- ted by the Eastern Bank of Commerce iptions In German, Polish, Lithu- nian and Lettish with no Russian The douncil of commissioners has 13- sued a decree establishing. state con- of Insurance companies. . - AN+I « CONSCRIPTIONISTS PILL- AGE A"HARDWARE STORE ] 10,000 PERSONS IN MOB Three Persois Were Wounded In Bat- tle Between Troops ‘and the Mob— All Public Buildings Are Closely Guarded. | 3 Quebec, March 31.—(Riots). Riot- ing began again at 8 o'clock to- night. A hardware store has been pillaged by the anti-conscriptionists. Three Persons Wounded. Three persons were wounded tonight in a battle between troops and a mob of anti-conscriptionists. The clash occurred while soldiers were removing firearms from hardware stores to the citadel to keep’ them from falling into the hands of the rigters. The pre- caution was decided upon after the pillaginb early this morning of a store handling firearms and amunition. The action of the troops was re- sented by the anti-conscriptionists who began pelting the soldiers with mis-| siles, 'Among the wounded were two young women. None of them was seriously injured. Hardware Store Set Afire. One hardware store was set on fie | by the rioters who reached it before troops arrived but the 'building was saved by firemen. Every building in the city likely to be attacked by the mob was strongly guardéd tonight. Companies of sold- iers with fixed bayonets were station- ed at the points where crowds op- posed to the military service act have assembled previous nights. Appeal Read in Catholic Churches. An appeal by Cardinal Begin for a cessation of the disturbances was read today in all the Catholic churches. Mob of 10,000, A mob of 10,000 threatened to storm the drill hall and liberate men held for eyasion of the military service act but was dispersed when charged by caval- ry which was on guard. Many men were slightly injured. HOLLAND RESENTS SEIZURE OF SHIPS Gazette Claims Action Was Unjustifiable.: The Hague, Saturday, March 30.— | The seizure of the Dutch merchant- {men in American ports is characteri- zed by the Dutch government, in' a statement in the Official Gazeite, as “an,act of violence Which it will_Dp- se with 41l the energy of its con- viction and its wounded national feel- ing” The government takes issue with the proclamation of = President Wilson regarding the decision of the | United States, saying it contains as- sertions, which are contrary to the facts. The statement says the Dutch na- tion, “with painful surprise” has tak- en notiee of President Wilson's pro- clamation and that the seizure of a. Official i 0 neutral mercantile fleet is unjustifi- able. “According to President Wilson’s proclamation,” it continues, “the Ne- theriands, owing eniirely to German | pressure, failed to observe thc pre- liminary arrangement which was pro- posed for the purpose of leaving no longer idle the Dutch tonnage in Am- erican ports and furnishing an op- portunity for making voyages within a period of niety days pending a de- finite agreement on Dutch tonnage and rationing. This is distinctly incorrect. It is equally as incorrect as the allega- tion that Germany had threatened to sink _two ships which were to sail from Holland in exchange for two from America which were to sail to Hol- land with America’s approval and that Germany had made increasing threats to prevent both the observance of such a preliminary ‘arrangement and the conclusion of a permanent one. PHILADELPHIA POLICE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION Claim is Made That Houses of Il Repute Are Run Under Police Pro- tection. ‘Washington, March phia’s police force is flatly charged with corruption .and partnership in crime by the commission on training camp activities in a report which Secretary Daniels has forwarded to the governor of Pennsylvania and the mayor of Philadelphia, with the urgent request that they accept the co-op- eration of the navy and marine corps, | “for such a cleaning up in Philadel- phia as is imperatively demanded.” Thousands of young men are in training for the navy and = marine corps in Philadelphia. and, according to the commission, no other city in the country has fajled to meet the re- quirements of the army and navy as to moral conditions. 31.—Philadel- INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ON TRIAL IN CHICAGO TODAY " All anthracite mines are in opera- iy 1y found in Servia, tion except two at Latimer, Pa. in British ‘shipyards ‘Wednesday. About 500 employes of the Pullman compaty won their strike against poor working conditions. : One of the two smaller buildings. of the Knights of Columbus, at Camp Upton, were burned. J Major-General Edwin F. Glenn, U. 8. A, arrived at an Atlantic port on board an American ship. Police Commissioner Enright; of New York; ordered the police to start drill- ing for the police parade in May. . Colonel Roosevelt stopped at Boston on his way home from Portland, Me., to see his grandson, Archibald, Jr. Saciety people of Callao and Lima are preparing a reception for Lieut. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the exvlorer.‘ Four persoms were killed and two injured in a fire in a th&atrical board- ing house in West 38th” Street, New York. “Babies for bachglors” is the slogan of New York workers who are arising’ $200,000 for the American women's hospitals. Ten Mexicans and one United States cavalryman were killed in a fight near Pilares, Mdéxico, southeast of Valen- tine, Texas. Davice Putnam, of Brookline, Mass., brought, down two more airplanes, making a total of five, of which four are official. Jacob .Pett, of Brooklyn, a German, was arrested at his home charged with having explosives and violating - the espionage act. President Wilson expressed his wil- lingness to accept the degree of doctor of laws from the Cambridge Univer- #ity of England. The Departmeént of Agriculture urges better care for baby chicks. - Bvery chick raised adds meat and egBs to the food supply. ) The State Department announced that Germany ordered Rumania to turn over her oil fields to German owned corporations. : Boston fire losses for the last year were among_the highest in a decade. The Boston Protective Department re- ports 34,056,887 damage. W. E. L. C. Van Rappard, who' was recently succeeded as Dutch Minister d , Tepbrts ‘the- PODulation were taken ofit of the Germdn advance. ire ~ clvil e region ot Eighty thousand men in New.York | city, formerly rejected as being physio- ally unfit, will -be put in shape by city hospitals for army service. i Surp! dam over the report in American papers commenting about Holland's refusal to accept our grain: Postmaster Thomas, G. Patten asked for authorization to acquire 120 000.ad- ditional square fegt for four big post- office terminals in New York. Chairman Kitchin of the -House Ways and Means Committee announc- ed that the mew bend issue bill would authorize a’ total of $12,000,000,000. Francis J. Henney of the Federal Trade' Commission, announced an in- definite postponement of the investiga- tion of meat packers at New York. harles Denby, of Detroity who was connected with the War Trade Board as an expert on Oriental commerce, called at Washington before leaving for China- First Assistant United States Dis- trict Attorney John C. Knox was nominated by President Wilson as district judge of the southern district of New York. 2 Gertrude Atherton, the novelist, de- | clared at Atlantic City that German women will end the war in riots if the German war lord does not soon negotiate peace. Rodman Wanamaker, the new spec- ial police’ deputy commissioner, wants patrolmen to get applications from men-19 to 21 years-old for the avia- tion section of the police reserves. Jewish rabbis throughout the coun- try were called upon . in telegrams sent them last night by the rabbinate of New York to urge their congrega- tions to subscribe liberally to the third Liberty loan. Fifteen egg dealers of Chicago were given the alternative of having their licenses suspended or, contributing te the Red Cross. They gave $1,500. They sold cold storage eggs at a higher price than that fixed. Two sentences of fifteen years each tp run concurrently and two fines of 000 each were imposed in the Fed- More Than 100 Charaed With Con- spiracy to Impede War Programme. Chicago, March 31.—More than 100 Industrial Workers of the World will g0 to_trigl here tomorrow before Fed- eral Judge Landis charged with con- spiracy te. disrupt the government's war programme. The men on trial include William D, (“Big Bill") Haywood, the general sec- retary-treasurer of the . W. W. and a leader in radigal movements fof the last quarter of a century; Vincent St. Johm, his predecessor in office, once active in organizing the miners, and Arturo Giovannitte, a leader of the I. W. W. strike at Lawrence, Mass. ATTACKS OF GERMANS 3 ARE LESS VIOLENT. Impression in Paris is That the Situa tion is Most Satisfactory. Paris, March 31—The slackening, battle ing Paris late tonmight. The attacks laboratory | and Industry of Posen. The bears in- |of. the- Germans have been less violent and less numerous today, ll-n .the neighborhood of ® Lassigny. situation is mast satistactory, _{veteran of the Civil war, is dead here ‘The general impression is that the jsoup/ two dishes either of meat or X vegetahles Aad_Lruis eral Court at Detroit, on Felix Mien- zensky found guilty of altering five dollar bills to represent $50 bills. OBITUARY. e ' Patrick J.'Moran. Hartford, Conn., March 31.—Patrick J. Moran, organizer of the treasury guard system at Washington and -a after a long illness, On his return from the Civil war he went to Wash- ington as a lieutenant in the tresury department and while there organized the guard system which is maintained today. He was one of the organizers of the local companies of the First regiment, Connecticut National guard, and for some years captain ‘of Com- pany B of that regiment. Uniform Menu for Paris Restaurants. Paris, March 31.—A uniform menu has been finally adopted by, the Res-| taurant association of Paris to "con- is form with the decree imposing new according to news reach- |restrictions on eating places. The menu will be limited to four dishes and oysters, soup, two ‘dishes made and it lias|from eggs, four kinds of fish, four been observed that the enemy is fever- |kinds of meat, ishly* digging himself in. particularly | fruit. four. egetables’ and Customers will be entitied ' to one side dish or aysters, one dish of Food card counterfeiters are over- running Germany. 1 “Undeveloped coal fields were recent- <+ ment Officials Government. Washington, March 31.—Determina- tion of a_national policy _governing meat production, sale and distribution during the war, which. may include virtual price fixing and definite control or actual federal operation of the big packing houses, has bee tntrusted by President Wilson to a special commis- sion of five prominent government of- ficials. This step, announced tonight, was taken at the recommendation of Food Administrator Hoover, who ad- vised the president that he found him- self -powerless. to pratect properly all branches of -the cattle industry, and that the government's present .course is “almost - intolerable _in from_both producer and consumer.” Mr. Hoover asked that the president estend to meat the policy initiated in ‘| steel, copper ‘and other commodities which are sold at prices fixed on the 'basie of conferences between producers and the government. ? Mén to Determine Plan. The food administrator suggested, and President Wilson now has ap- proved, the plan that a natiomal policy be determined by the following officers, acting personally or through dele- gates: Secretary of agriculture, repre- senting. the. viewpoint. of the producer; the chairman of the federal _trade was registered in Amster- | 5 ; ting the influence to the United States' left. for Holland |2 trade conditions: the chalrman. of on hoard a Qutch ship. 7 the URited": s fa repre~ Edward -Eyre Hunt,-of the AmeFitan'| o S ‘represe! ‘fl“ uxfl‘fl a 4 e sen! . the view- the' food bo‘l tor, v:: has to &;{y out .any icy ‘adopted. |-+ Mr. Hoover .submitted his proposal to- the ‘president:in -a letter outlining at-length: the trials of his: organization in’ seeking 'to 'stimulate production -and at the same time to prevent the rob- bery of the average citizen by prof- iteering. He declafed some changes in the governmiént's - present course was . necessary ' fof the protection of the producér and civilian consumer, and' to insure the jncreased production required to meet! the growing needs of the army and the allles. May Take Over Operation. “This change in.policy. may take the form of more definite and systematic direction of the large packers as & the course they are to pursue from month to month,” wrote the adminis- trator, “or may even take the form of operation of the _packing « establish- ments by the government.” Since the United States entered the war, allied_purchases of meat for both civilian and military purposes have been consolidated, and it is becoming necessary_for this. government to co- ordinate” them with - orders for the American army and.navy to prevent conflict in execution. The result, Mr. Hoover said, is: practical domination of prices, which was recognized in pork last September by rough assur- ance to swine producers of a minimum of $15.50 for their product. Present .| indications - are - that beef purchases will be increased soon to the point ‘Where they may affect prices mate- rially. H Increased Quantities Needed. Pointing out that -increased quanti- ties needed for export must be obtain- ed either by greater production or by reduction in civilian consumption, and progably. by both, Mr. Hooyer express- ed the opinion that reduced consump- straints -such- as -meatiess days and prices to. the public. the. elimination of that section of power,” he wrote the president, not for the poor; whereas force places reduction in consumption who save from nourishment. Voluntary Reduction Necessary. “It appears to me also of the utmost national importance that we shall maintain through the:country a com- plete sense in voluntary reduction in the conservation of all commodities’ if we, are to provide the necessary sur- pluses,- either ip money, man power or | Were Taken Into Court After Bei material, necessary to winning the wue.s “I recognize fully the well founds objection to any theary of price fixing ‘but where the purchasers of war ne- cessities in a'given commodity have reached such, a_volume._that the pur- chase of tlese' commodities trench into the domestiq consumption, - the operation of this purchasing power be- comes a condition of price fixing and, to my mind, “all' theories go by the Mr. Hoover said three courses were open in the matter of the control. of ndite: £ its: = The Three Courses Open, To abandon direction of war pur- chases and conservation measures he: cause they afféct prices and thereby |One Man Killed in Action and Ong,. to ‘simulate ,profiteering and “specula- tion, cause wage -discontent and in- stalility by eubjecting the cost ot living to MAY INCLUDE CONTROL OF PACKING lNDUSTRIé Food Commissioner Hoover Has Suggested and President Wil- son Has Approved the Plan—The Idea Is to Stabilize Prices Based Upon Cost of Production at a Fair and Stimulative Profit to the Producer and Eliminate Specul- ation Risks and Wasteful Practices—The New Policy May Take a Systematic Direction of the Large Pad:@ or the Operation of the Packing Establishments by the “Such conservation is obtained -by | ot “In | wearing winter suits as other words, conservation by price be- | SPring. 7 comes conservation for the rich &nd |uniform of the United States or ifs exten- |allies and they sion of the conservation policy now in | continually at salute. —_— To stabilize prices based upon cist of production at.a fair and stimulative profit to the producer and with sta- bilization to eliminate speculative risks and wasteful practices and thus obtain some gains for the consumer. The latter policy, Mr. Hoover said, would have an important bearing1e agricultural production and permit of a long view being taken and supported in_assuring the producer of fair re- turns. “This course i§ also fraught with dangers,” he added. “It leads either to a voluntary agreement with the packers as to prices to be paid pro- ducers and charged to ers from time to_time, or to actual operation of the- packing plants by the government. In_either case the govermment will need to take some financial responsi~ biilty in speculative business. In such situation the government will bé under constant pressure from the producers for enhancement of price and from the consumer for reductions.. It hecessj-. tates the constant action of a commis- sion to determine such pricest It will mean that all the complaints of trade fall upon the government. . The choice of alternatives is one of determination of the imum “contribution to win- ning R Twar and. tho' cholee. of the lesser economic evil between such al- ternatives. B Definite Policy Essential ‘e have been struggling as inteHi~ - gently as possible with the situation in cient to influence the market at times and in the case of pork products have been suffieiént to preserve a minfum price. We have been, however, power- less hitherto to properly protect all branches of the cattle industry with its constantly changing economic sit- uation,.or to give intelligent direction or assistance to cattle production. As you know, I have never felt that when we arrived at a point to determine the broad policy with respect to a com- modity that this should be determined at the opinion of any single individual, no matter. how sincere and earnest the application of intelligence might be. “I_would therefore like to recom- mend to you to extend the policy w;!a? you.have already initiated in the mat- ter of many commodities, by early ap- pointment f a board to study the en- tire situation with regard to the meat industry and the steps that should be taken with regard theret WAR SUBDUED CELEBRATION OF EASTER IN NEW YORK Churches Were Thronged. But Thers Was Little Disolay of Fashions. New York, March 31—War's gray shadow shrouded the celebration of Easter in New York. Churches were thronged with worshippers but there was little of the joyousness which in other years has attended the end of the peritential season. In every mind there seemed to be-the realization #) the roar of the guns in Prcardy had made of Holy Week a Calvary for half the world. 1In churches of every faith pastors and priests offered fervent pe- titions for an early peace with a vie- tory for democracy. Especia¥ prayess were made for the men even then .on tion can be had most equitably Dy |the march in France under the Stass voluntary sacrifice and moderate re- |and Stripes. Bright sunshine with a breath of emphatically disapproved any attempt | Spring brought a throng to Fifth .av- to lessen - consumption by increasing |enue but the display of fashions was oply a shadow of what it has been in years. Gay colors were con- e { spicuously absent from the gowns and community with the least purchasing |hats of women. There were as many gowns of Many of the men wore the seemed to be almost The fair weather took crowds to where. it rightly belongs—on those who | Coney Island and other nearby beach. can save from plenty, not upon those | resorts. ‘The advent of daylight sav- ing gave them ar added hour to en- Joy the coming of spring, but thefd was everywhere apparent a realiza-_ tion that the nation is at war. TWO GREEK OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH Landed by a German Submarine. __ Athens, March 51—Public opinfon 8 Greece strongly approves the actiom of the -courtmartial which on Friday sentenced to-death the two Greek of cers who were apprehended after be= gngh landed o the Gv;est coast of the ‘eloponnesus by a rman subi Bhe dexitoncé of the. coarimactiat expected to have a salutary effect am. these concerned in the activities 'of Former King Constantine. b TWENTY-EIGHT CASUOLTIES - AMONG AMERICAN TROOPS 3L—Twent¥n. d of Wounds. . Washington, March abnormal fluctuation, and|eight casualties among the American. destroy systematic saving in-consump- | &xpeditionary forces announced toda tion by individuals. To .continue as at the.present un- satisfactory direction of large. pur- chases with a 'by the war department were di as_follows: sl i 5 the meat industries with ent quacy of definite natio: cy. O purchases ~hitherto been su "“One_ killed, in action: one died of‘ xture of partial na-|jvounds: nine died of disease: one tional policy in production. and day. tedverely wounded; and sixteen - wounde* - . 'day dealinz with emergency; ex