Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 10, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO:. 86 0P BER@N FORGES ERATIONS They Are Vigorously Attacking the British and Portu- _gues In the Vicinity of Armentieres TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT PRECEDED THE ATTACK The Enemy Penetrated the British Line In the Neighborhood of Neuve Chapelle and Fauquissart—In the Arras Sector Estremely Violent Artillery Duels Are In Progress— David Lloyd George Has Informed the House of Com- mons, the Demand for Man Power Calls for Conscription In Ireland and the Raising of Service Age Limit to Fifty Years—In Finland the Germans Are Preparing to Take! "Helsingfors—Landing of Japanese Troops at Vladive- ‘'stok Is Causing Friction Between the Bolshevik Govern- ment and Japan. As has De mans have switéh main operations of Glvenchy and La Bassee to the cinity of Armentieres. The attack was preceded by a rific bombardment all along the and the countryside for miles around trembled under the concussion of At some points the en was able to penetrate advanced ments of the British line, especially in the neighborhood of Neuve Chapelle, Fauquissart and the Cardonnerie farm. Meanwhile all along the line greater part of the old line South of Arras extremely violent artillery duels Were in progress but the infantry of both sides kept to their trenches cept for isolated attacks of nmo great the Coucy forest Couey-le-Chateau the French tmportance. and have made a siight retirement to sitions previously manoenvre apparently being in ature of line-straightening. So was the operation coversd - by, French guns that the Germans' feregd extremely endeavoring to make it null. Near Details of the part played by Amer- icun railway engineers in the opening stages of the battle south '6f Arras show that, dropping’ their tools taking up arms, they fought side with Capadian mxflfi and flicted camualtfes by the thousands on the Germans as they advanced in close on lizing the estreme! critical 4 { the war industries board, it was sation from the standpoint of man-|of the Japanese, 5 i ndstrie Jt power, Dav lovd CGeorge, the Brit-| A British torpedo boat destroyér has '“”‘1'“‘;"‘1_“0;: Lo by “5;"’ N ational ish prime er. Bas ipfor the | been sunk in a collission and ail the feon o r“lv]r;r He fire pre- house of c n a specch that it |members of the crew are believed to)chionh section. which will l’v’n its was imposei nzer to execlude Ire- lhave been lost. PO Ja ngton. will have ci center of their o the Amiens sec- tor and are now himigiéring the Brit- ish and Portuguese hard exer a front about eleven miles runiting from prepared—the heavy - easualties in gide by [ ipated, the Ger- land from the provisions of conscrip- tion, and that the age for military service wouid be rajsed to 50 years, and in certain specified cases it might The premier de- clared that a bill would be introduced be increased to 55. vi- |In parliament giving Ireland a measure lof self-government. Several of the ter- | nationalist members interrupted, the 1, | premier during his speech and de- clared that conscription would not the | permitted in Ireland. Y| There is still no indication of the near approach of - the the|points are increasing in havos witk. ex- enemy line A Turkish official | bo-jof Van, ip Turkish Armenia. the well the suf- to despaiches from Petrograd. ment' of the forts-in Finland and the German. demand. The landing of Japanese troops. and | Viadivostok in- speech at Moscow asserted that R sia possibly would have to declare - sit- GOVERNOR OF ILLINOCIS REQUESTS FEDERAL ADVICEi In Dealing With Disloyalty and Sup- pressing Disorcer, Washingten 9. — Governor | Paris, April 8.=The newspapers of | (" 2 ading insurance Louden of Hliiwois has called upon the |Paris {oday discuss at considerable | [0l MATx of the leading frsurance federal government for advi length the new turn in the Bolo Pash j ot B & o g o sistance in dealing with dielovalty and | case. ~ Although the severe re ! ol e, . suppressing disorder, and Attorney | shin prohibits any surmises rega Ganeral Gy snmsunced! tolay | vedslationd B | AMERICAN SUBMARINES that special government agents will | make, their’ importancs i ARE IN THE WAR ZONES. immediately to the work. | the decision. of \the military govern-| = understood gencril co-opera- [ ment to postpone the carrying 6ut of | Crossed the Atlantic in the Face of tion between the state and federal thorities is planned and that investi- rnching of n will incident of a programme of of the recent at Collinsville, an wide scope. only the rcvelations will deal with e The amnmouncement followed™ 10ng | ynder investigation. Bolo's depo: conferences between, department offi- | tions covered a' period of two hours cials and Lieutenant Governor Ogles- | Sunday evening and three hours Mon- by of Niinois. Most 8f the difficuities g must be he state, but”federal experts wanted to aid With advice and inves- The most serious_situation ate is said to be in the south- tigation tn the s trn mini) distric WINORITY STOCKHOLDERS OF N. H. ROAD uPH'ELD.; Judge Hough Denied Motion to miss Suit Agdaihst William Rocke- | feller. New York, Aprit 9.—Judze Hov the United SMates distriet denied a miotion t a V. St “Kholders of | ®d cit: ilies in Teheran which are in need of Al Ay o and Hart- | the boards of aldermen and council- | financial tance and. that 4,000 of ford rabifoad, agr Filfing Rocke ayor Quizler led demo- | them are being furnished with food feller apd tliers to recover $165.000,- | . Dr. J. E. Martin_ by 1,138 |da In the cities of Humadan and O iSihéy claim was dissipated | The democrats geined one al- Kermanshah, as well as outlying dis- m«mé.n defendants, citizens | derman and thre men but the | tricts, there is widespread destitution. of New. YopkZa irond, which | republicans have four of the six al-| Dr. S. M. Jordan of the Presb; is desigmated fn the case as a citfzen | dfrmanic places and 17 of the 24 coun- | ian Mission here, estimaies that §t of Conphtt) The plaintiffs all live | Cilmanic seats. 000 is needed for immediate relief in Magsachtsetts. e work. This atversity of citizenship caused the action, 14 be brought in the eral cours,,’ The defendants asked the sulf be dismissed because tailroad ¢ incorporated in Massachu- Jetts foreertain purposes and that the juit should,have been brought in the courts”of that state. Judgze Hi ruled that the railroad is a citizen of Conreeticut, having been originally in- dealt with directly today | suit | for T | EXECUTION OF BOLO PASHA HAS BEEN POSTPON “tions of Intrigue. au- | the sentence of Bolo for treason. Bolo's counsel refused today to beyond the official communication sued concerning the case, which s death be day. He this afternoo: are of the ~who is under i rest charged with treason. REPUBLICANS WIN NEW Dis- ! Won Every City Office and Retain IN TEHERAN, PERSIA H Cobit & ‘Cponsl) | Missionaries Estimate that. $175,000 is | ew Britain, Conp. Ap “In the | Needed For Relief Work. | BRITISH DESTROYER WAS fed- = ' t;al i SUNK the Drowned. They Wer London, April boat destroyer sani the result of a coll ough expected big battle on the” Italian front, although the artillery engagements at various intensity. Well directed shots from the Italian guns in the Asiago basin have worked Austrian_ammunition de- pots and also started fires inside the communication nnounices the capture by the Turks In Finland the Germans are pre- paring to take Helsingfors, according They already have demanded: the disarma- Russian warships' in_Finnish waters. It is said that the Russian commis- sioners have ‘agreed to' <omply With is - apparently causing triction. -between the Russian Bol- shevik government ‘and Japan. Nikolai Letine,” the Bolshevik premier, in a upon Japan as a vesult of the landing It is Expected He Will Make Revela- imposed upon was still being examined Paris ioned Form- BRITAIN CITY ELECT'ON' election here todav the republi- IN COLLISION All Hands Are Missing—It is Believed ! —A British torpedo last Thursday as fon and all hands AMIENS SECTOR Cabled Paragraphs Extends Debate on Man Power. London, April 9—It was announced in the house of commons_ tonight that the government Had decided to extend the time for discussion of the man power bill until Tuesday of next week. This was a concession to a Tequest of Mr. Asquith after a vote had been taken and the bill had passed its first reading amid cheering. i Commons. NINE MORE HONOR FLAGS FOR NEW ENGLAND CITIES Pomfret and Haddam Are Well Over Their Liberty Loan Aliotment. Boston, April 9.—FHonor flags were lawarded today to nine New England cities and towns whose reports of cver-subscription to the third Liberty Toan had been officially confirmed by the New England committee. The first to be entitled to unfurl these flags are Southboro, Weston and West Tisbury, Mass.: Stratford and Stewartstown, N. Canaan, Wi- rooski and Burlington, Vt. and Had- dam, Conn. Reports received today indicateq that Lynn. Plymouth and Higganum and Pomfret. Conn., were well over their allotment. Another claimant for an honor flag was Dalton. This town with an al- lotment of $201,000 reported subserip- tions of $920,000 already in sight, which, if obtained from a reasonable number of individual subscribers, would mean three blue Stars on the flag. The Pittsfield committee wired it expected to exceed its quota of $1,- 900,000 within a day or two. { HOW LIBERTY LOAN IS PROGRESSING IN NEW YORK. Subscriptions Yest;rday Amounted to More Than $50,000,000. New York, April 9.—Although an order from Washington prevented the third Liberty loan comnvittee from issuing tonight a report on the total subscript it was reported unoffi- cially that large subscriptions today amounted to more than $50 000,000, to say nothing of thousands of smaller sales. The largest subscription was that of the United States Steel corporation for $35 000,000. of which $10,000,000 will be sold on the installment plan to em- ployes. Another large = subscription was that of the Prudential Insurance company of America, $10,000,000. be m; of TO REDUCE FIRE HAZARDS IN MUNITIONS PLANTS Duty of Fire Provention Sectian of the War Industries Boa at New York, Aprii 9.—Fire hazards in munitions plants, many of them arimprovised structures, will be m: {mizeq by the fire prevention sal the services or wstate nd_municipal fire prevention bureaus as the experts employed by organizations throughout the count Owr: co-operate in the work and a syseem ED plants will be asked to o fin bection which will eliminate du- H tion of effort will be devised to | meet the needs of the new organiza- Bitter Winter Gales. New York, April 9.—In the face. of bitter sinter Gales, American sub- marines, primarily designed for opera- | tions off the home coasts, have crossed the Atlantic to engage in the common fight against German U-boats. They are now aiding allied naval forces, as are American destroyers and American naval airmen, and they have been in the war zone for some months. Secretary Daniels revealed the fact that the submarines had gane “over there” in his address’at (leveland last Saturday,at a Liberty loan celebration but gave no details. g0 is- ar- DY FAMILIES 5,000 NEE Teheran, Persia, April 9.—It is an- nounceq here that there are 5,000 fam- I A NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD HAS BEEN CREATED Former President Taft to Reprasent Employers, Frank P. Walsh Employes. ‘Washington, April 9—Creation of a |ireland heartily. Nor were there ] national war labor board to adjust "in that state, and that the|On board are believed to have been |all labor ,disputes during the period s ¢ preperly come before the|drowned, according to an admiralty [of the war proclaimed taday by federal courts, statement issued tonight. The state-|President Wilson with its merbers 5 S ment says. the same men who recently framed ARTIFICIAL 1IGE PLANTS “One of His Majesty’s torpedo boat |the labor policy of the government destroyers sank on the 4th instant as the result of a collision in the foggy weather. All hands are missing, and it is presumed they were drowned.” for the war period. The board is Former President Taft, se- employers, and Frank P Walsh, selected by employes, repre- ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN By State Ice Comptroller Odell of New York—To Sayé Am-:qni- and Coal FIVE INDICTMENTS FO; senting the public, Mew York.”April #—To conserve smmonia_and ‘ceal for war purposes and to utilize 1 Ffons of natural jee cut this wi . the direction COMPLAINTS HEARD BY DAIRY COMMISSIONER T. HOLT EAST 8T. LOUIS RACE RIOTS Result of Testimony of Girl Who Said »f Benjamin B. 1, o1 ice comp- She Was Held a White Slave. |Fifteen Alleged lations of Statutes troller, all but six a ice plants Governing Sale of Milk. In this city were ordes y to shut| East St. Louis, Ills, April 9.—Five fown from April 15 to 1 or later. In announcing also that” prices had indictments resulting from the recent Hartford, Conn., April 9.—Dairy and congressional inquiry boen fixed for ice, Mr. Odell sal¢ while the price to wholesalers .40 a ton, or about 40 cents mo t Cairo, Ills., it was learned today. into the Bast St. Louis race riots, have been re- turned by the federal grand jury at Food Commissioner Thomas Holt to- day heard 15 complaints of alleged " NORWICH, P ES.HOME'RULE AND CON- SCRIPTION FOR IRELAN’D TO PROSECUTE WAR Gives Warning That the Most Critical State of the War Is At Hand, With the Fate of Liberty At Stake. London, April 9.—David Lioyd Geo- Tge, the British prime minister, today made the boldest stroke of his career by coupling home rule for Ireland with the conscription of Irishmen. This unexpected disclosure in an ad- drese by the premier in the. house of commons in presenting the new con- aside all interest in the defails of the scription bill to parliament swept conscription scheme which already had been forcast by the newspapers. -Ireland is the only subject talked of tonight. The only question asked is how will the Irish parties and their British sympathisers take to the new policy. Government Wins Vote There was a test of strength in the house of commons when Joseph Dey- lin Nationalist, made a motion to ad- journ. The government then moved and carried closure on his motion after a brief debate by a vote of 310 to 85 and Mr. Devlin's motion was defeated by a vote of 323 to 80. A few paci- fists voted with the Nationalists. This_preliminary vote means little, Everything depends on the nature of the proposals for self-government for Ireland to be adopted as the premie said “without violent controversy.” The. first impression was skepticism as to whether the war cabinet could frame a measure which would stand that test and the fear that the country might be plunged again into the old fury of the Irish quarrel while fight- ing for its life against enemies out- side its walls. It was because of this/ fear that the .Asquith government shelved the old home rule act and the Nationalists have blamed that shely- ing for the failure of more Irishmen to_enlist. Mr. Lloyd George, however, is daring enough to attempt to balance both debts by granting home rule and en- forcing conscription. The atmosphere in the house of com- mons_did not - foreshadow success. From his first sentence on lreland the premier was assailed with what Reuter’s correspondent describes as “running ‘hostile comment from. the Irish benches.” Dillon Denounced Conscription. The new Nationalist leadér, John Dillon, who' is' more typical of = the fiery, old-time Irish resisters than his courtly - predecessor, the late John Redmond, denounced conscription for a e Irish- Unionists met-—un- e chairmanship of Sir BEdward Carson and resolved to support con- seription, but they were merely en- dorsing ‘what has been one of the planks in their platform. It is felt generally that there is a greater and stronger force in the country than any operating in the house “of commons. That I public opinion which apparently demands that Irish questions shall not stand in the way of winning the war. Mr. Lloyd George's speech revealed that the Irish convention had not reached any agreement and that the constructive work ‘must be done by the cabinet, guided somewhat by Irish opinion as revealed in the debates of the_convention. The most important statement in the premier’s speech apart from Ire- land Was that General Foch had been appointed supreme director of the strategy of the allied armies on the western front, which is taken to mean that he had superseded the Versailles War Gouncil. Premier Lloyd George said: Most Critical Phase of the War. ‘We have now entered the most critical phase of this terrible war.. There is a lull in the storm, but tI hurricane is not over. “The fate of the. empire, the fate of Burope and the fate of liberty throughout the world may depend on the success with which the very last of these attacks is resisted and count- ered. “The government, therefore, propose to submit to parliament today certain recommendations in order to assist this country and the allies to’ wea- ther the storm. They will involve, I regret, extreme. sacrifices on the part of large classes of the population. Since the battle began the government have been engaged almost every hour in concerting with the allies the nec- cessary, measures to assist the armies to deal with the emergency. “The proposals which we intend submitting to parliament required very close and careful examination, and I think there is this advantage in our meeting today, rather than immedia- tely after the impact of the German attack that we shall be considering these proposals under conditions which will be far removed from .any sug- &estion of panic. Greatest Battle Ever Fought. signs ?f conciliation from the U! stances which have ded to the present military position. There has been a great battle on a front of fifty miles— jthe greatest battle ever fought in the | history of the world. Enormous forc- es have been engaged; there was a considerable retirement on the part of the British forces and under these conditions it is not always easy for some time to ascertain what actually happened “The house will recollect the difficul- ty we experienced with regard to Cambrai. It was difficult to piece to- gether the story of the event for s time. and Cambrai was a very triv cvent compared with this gigantic battle. Three Facts Which Stand Out. there are two or three facts which stand out, and. in stating them, 1 should like to call attention to two things, which I think above all must be avoided. - The first is that nothing should be said which could give information to enemy; nothing should be said vhich would give encouragement to the eneniy; and;nothing should be said which would g#ve discouragement to our own troops, -who are fighting so gallantly at this very hour. “However, violations of the statutes governing i the sale of milk. The complaints last year, the retail price will re-| The indictments are based on the|came from Wallingford, Moosup, South at fifty ceats a hundred for Yam- | testimony of Myrtle Gardner, who said | Norwalk, Norwalk and Trumbull, and thirty cents to ceHar trade|she had been held as a white siave!Prosecutions are expected to follow in re-sale. —= at a hotel here. cach case. “And the Second question is that all recrimination at this hour must “I shall now come to the circum- | WEDNESDAY, | APRIL 10, 1918 List of Casualties April 3 to April 8 CONTAINS THE NAMES OF 447 AMERICAN SOLDIERS 18 KILLED IN ACTION The Heaviest Toll For a Single Day Was April 5—The List For That Day Contained 124 Names. ‘Washington, April 9.—Acting upon cabled instructions from Secretary Baker, the war department tonight re- sumed publication of the daily list of casnalties abong the American expe- ditionary forces. Lists which had ac- cumulated between April 2, when the practice was temporarily discontinued, and April 8 were made public, and it was stated officially that the casual- ties would be announced regularly heerafter. 447 Names on List. Four hundred and fo Amerjcan soldiers were kilied wounded in action, died of various causes or were captured by the ene- my in the six day period covered in the reports issued tonight. The heaviest toll for a single day repw ted since the first American soldiers land- ed in France was shown by the list of which contained 124 names. ng_been captured by the Ger- Twenty of these ‘previously had been reported missing and one previ- ously reported dead. Summary of Six A combined_s: ports shows: eports. mmary of the six re- led, in action 18 of wounds 11; captured 21: d accident 4; died of disease 46: died “cause unknown' 3: severely wounded 103: slightly wounded 241, Unusual Activity by the Germans. During the past week correspondents with the American forces have re- ported unusual activity by the Ger- mans on the fronts where the Amer- icans are in the trenches, the despatches of Sunday referring to the heavv artillery bombardment of the trenches held 'by General Pershing’s men. A number of the casualties re- ported are believed to have occurred among the eng’neering units that took ir_the great battle in Picardy. i ing of the daily casualty lists was guspended after receipt of a zeneral order from Secretary Baker, in France, that in future all news re- lating to the expeditionary forces must come from the headquarters of General Pershing. While it was not believed that the order was intended t0 Tefer to the casnalty lists. Acting Secretary Crowell and Major General March, acting chief of staff, decided to hold them up until a formal ruling on, the point could be obtained from M. “Baker. ‘ Pressures For Mors_Specific. Lis Pressure still is being exerted the attempt to have published the home addresses and next of kin of each man named in the casulty Mst. This system was abandoned by the war department after General Persh- ing had reported receipt of a formal protest from the French government that it resulted in the enemy obtain- ing valuable military information. President Wilson is understood to have this matter under consideration now, but he is expected to withhold final deecision wntil he has had an onportunity to discuss the matter with Secretary Baker on the latter's re- wrn from Europe, in army in France was considerably stronger on the first of January, 1918, than on the first of January, 1317. Up to the end of 1917—up to, say, about, October eor November—the German combatant strength in France was as two to the allies’ three. Then came the military collapse of Russia, and the Germans hurried up their released di- jons from the eastern front and brought them to the west. They had ia certain measure of Austrian sup- port, which had been accorded to them. Strength of Armies in 1917, “Owing to the growth of 'the strength of our armies in 1917, when this battle began, the combatant strength of the whole of the German army on the western front was only edly inferior in aircraft. Difference in Organization. “The Germans, thercfore, organized their troops so as to produce a large number of divisions out of the slight- ly smaller number of infantry and slightiy smaller number of guns, They had fewer battalions in a division and fewer men in a battalion. That is cn- tirely a question of organization and organization is better than ours. It that the house should realize of men, the Germans have a number of divisions on that front. “According relativé strength of the combatants cn both sides at this moment. The Germans. had, however, one or twao important advantages. initial advantage, whieh is They choose the ground; the location: the attack; they know the dimensions of the attack; they know the the attack; they know the attack. All that invariably the initial advantage o the uffensive. Defense Has General Advantage “The defense has a general advane tage. Owing to air observation con- cealment difficult. At the same time, in spite of all that, owing’to the power of moving troops at night, which the Germans exercised to a very large extent, there is a large margin for surprise, even in spite of air observation, and of this the enemy took full advantage. shoulq like to say one word here as to the difficulty which the allied generals were confronted with in this respect. Before the battle the great- ac of our troops. that the full That was no be shut out. : 2 “What was the position at the be- ginning of the battle? Notwithstand- ing the heavy casualties in 1917, the weight of the attack There was a ve: large concentration oppoesite the French lines. There was a very com- * siderable concentration—I am refer- would fall on Henry Ford took $8,000,000 of ‘third Liberty. Loan Bonds. sale m ‘deported all Germans. men, rithat men not fit for “service in the it yet remains to be seen that their is necessary to explain that, in order why, with approximately the same number large to all the facts _which have come to hand as to the losses of the battle, that roughly represents the The first, the always commanded by the offensive, is that they know where they mean to attack. they choose they know the width of time of the metiod of the attack took place. several divi French in the same way and brought them to our have been equally easy same way opposite the French. only referring to that in order ito silow how exceedingly difficult ‘it is for gen- erais on the attack ought to concentrate their reserves. est German concentration was in front proof Condensed Telegrams - ‘women and children, to.India. . S The Savage Arms plant at Utica is tied up by a strike of gunmakers. Parisian jewelers sold $20,000,000 worth of pearls to Germans. through Swiss agents. M. W. Kirwen, a Canadian Royal Flying Corps cadet, was killed at Fort Worth, Texas. 3 The German Government has issued orders for the confiscation of all lead in keels in pleasuré yachts. An explosion occurred at the Spar- row's Point works of the Bethlehem Steel Company, near Baltimore, At a Red Cross auction at Canyon City, Col., a cheap color print of Theo- dore Roosevelt was sold for $740. N The Rev. Delos Love, D. D., for many years president of the Connecticut Hu- mane Society, died of pneumonia: The names of three Americaris dead. 14 wounded, one ill and one -gassed appeared on the Canadian cisualties list. Surgeon-General. Gorgas announced army medical corps will be weeded out. Governor McCall of Massachusetts has accepted an invitation to address a slta:ewlde meeting in Bridgepott to- night, Columbia University receives $3,000,- 000 by the will be Robert B. Van Cort- landt, retired banker of White Plains, N. Y: During a movie performance at De- venport, lowa, depicting German . atro- cities, a man fired two shots at a pic- ture of the Kaiser. The Emperor of Japan in a message to President Poincare said he is fol- lowing with ‘deepest interest news of the battle - France. Several hundred persons are home- less as the result of a fire which late today swept nine blocks of residential and business section. Dr. August Phillips, minister of the Netherlands, asked for a leave of ab- sence from his Government because of ill health. He will sail for Holland shortly. 'Six persons were killed and four in- jured when a motor car struck a train at Fort Wayne, .Ind. Seven hundred dollars in gold were scattered after the wreck. Yale, Harvard, Princeton-and Cornell will not participate in the Henley Re- Forty-Five Communities In_Five Fedml_l%esm‘g' Dis: ‘ triots Are to Share Honors + TCLOSE RAGE House Canvass In Boston race for the third Liberty Joan honor fiag will have to be divided 4mong probably a hundred communities which subscribed their full quota with- in a few minutes after nine o'clock last Saturday morning and reported in such close order that it is impossi- ble to give each an individual rank Consequently the treasury = has de- clared the contest result a muitiple tie and tonight gave out the names of forty-five communities in five federal reserve districts which are to share honors. Reports from other districts later are expected to swell this list to more than 100. Forty-Five Already Tied. Among the forty-five already tied at the top of the nation’s honor roll are: New York _ district: Bernardsville, Cranford, Englishtown, Far Hills, Lodi, Mendham, _Pompton Lakes, Woodbridge, N. J, and Newtown. Conn. Philadelphia district: Pitman, Penns Grove, N. J.; Ambler, Wayne (Dela- ware county): Castasauqua, Hambure, Woolrich (Clinton county); Jenkin- town, Everett, Mann, Monroe, East Providence, West Providence, Snake §nr*ns, Southampton, Pa.; Elmer, N. Boston district: Southboro, Mass. In addition to the race for the hon- or of reporting a full subscription first there remain a number of contests for the renking by population classes. For Instance, Lynn, Mass., appears to be the first city in the class between 50,- 000 and 100,000 population (1910 cen- sus figures) to reach its quota, and Sioux City seems first between 25,000 and 50,000. Joliet, Ills, with a 1910 gatta at the Naval Academy at An- napolis, University of Pennsylvania will take part. g Postmaster Patten issued.a warning to dealers of W, . 8. that a Pty repnm"nms It _as a _post 6d_éollecting the stamps un- der false pretenses, v Five: large passenger steamers ply- ing on Lake Michigan have been com- mandeered by the navy department for war . uses, according to word re- celved_from Washington. An official - despatch from France says the French government has ob- tained proof that the Germans have enployed French prisoners three kilo- meters behind the firing line. The appointment ‘of Herbert Knox Smith, of Farmington, to be a mem ber of the state hoard of education for the blind was made yesterday by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. Bernard Baruch, chairman of -the War Industries Board asked the Sen- ate military affairs committee to press legislation for appropriating $15,000,- 000 to house munition workers. Slight earth shocks were felt Washington last night and reports from nearby Virginia cities indicated that' the quake was much more pro- nounced southward from Washington. at Another attempt was made to wreck a traln on the Ithaca, N. Y. Short Line Railroad, the second effort in a year. An engine was damaged by rin- ning into a pile of boards and stones on the rails. The jailing of two unregistered Ger- The United States District Judge Howe announced that he recommend- ed to the Attornev-General that for- mer German consul at New York be 18 months for supplying Grman raid- ers from New York. Monsignor Stagni, apostolic delegate of the Holy See in Canada, has ended his term of office there. Until his suc- cessor is named by Rome the office will be filled by Monsignor Fillippi, secretary of the apostolic delegate. seven - years. The annual report of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, submitted to stockholders today. show- ed operating revenues of $15.194,755 an excess of $1,500,000 over those of 1916. Operating expenses for 1917 were $11,550,031 as against $9,749,810 for the previous year. ring now to the German reserves—on the northern part of our line. © “After the battle began, or imme- diately before the battle, the Germins by night brought their divisions from the northern part to the point where They also took ions from opposite front. for them, while concentraling troops opposite our front, to manoeuvre them in the defensive to decide ex- ctly where, in' their. judgment, the is comipg. and, " where: | they Problem Studied at Versailles “I may just say a word here. This problem” was considered very closely by the military staff at Versailles and I think it right, in justice to them, to point out that after a very close study of the German position and of the ‘probabilities of the case, to the conclusion, and they their conclusion to the militasy rep-iwhich led to the retirement of the they came stated sent to Atlanta to serve his term of Monsignor Stagni has been in Ottawa the But it would I am population of 35,000 and Burlington, Vt, with 20,000, also are among the first to report in their class. -|~Reparts to national héadquarters to- day_on ithe ‘tatal of -snbscriptions ai- ready obtained were few, gs a result 'of Secretary McAdag's erder th; o cal campaign committees shoul Ve out only official gathered from NEWTOWN, CONN. ONE 6F THE TOWNS NAMED More Than a Hundred Cities and Towns Had Subscribed " Full Quota Within a Few Minutes After 9 A. M. Last Saturday—Lynn, Mass., Was the First City In the Class Between 50,000 and 100,000 Population to Reach Its Quota—More Than 7,500 Solicitors Began a House-to- Washington, April 9. — National|banks, and that figures for the natiop recognition for the first place in the|should be bas:d only on federal re=. large \cver-: Yesterday. ' serye banks’ reports. Secretary McAdoo's plea for a very ubscription of the’ $3,000,- 000,000 minimum of the war credit . was development of the da: - Deliveries of Flags Has Begun. Deliveries of flags fo communities already has begun and will be contin- wed as fast as full certification of the local records are made o the federal Teserve bank of the district. More than 7,500 solicitors began a house-to-house canvass in Boston to- day. One of the first purchasers was Ovid Deblaurier of Southbridge, who turned over 5000 copner two eent pieces which he began saving. thirty~ three years ago to pay for a bicycle. Seventy-one Canadian officers, all of whom have seen actual service on the western front in Europe, have been released by the British govern- ment to conduct a speaking _cam- paien throughout the United States during the Liberty loan campaign. In addition 120 men of the Amer- ican army have been assigned to aid in the speaking campaign. ~ Sixteen of these have been members of General Pershing’s expeditionary forces and all have suffered from shell shock, gas or injury. Some of them were in the first clashes in which the American expeditionery forces engaged on the western front. Lieutenant Vincent D. Wierzibioki, a member of the French high commis- sion, also has joined the speaking force. > The oratorical broadside in behalf of the third Liberty loan is more pre- tentious than tha: ever before usos in behalf of any enterprise -in the his~ tory of the country, The regords of Charles F. Horner, manager of the speakers’ bureaw, in- dicate that more than 10.000 public meetings were held in the United. States on_ the opening day. » Not a single speaker is being pald for his or her efforts. resentatives and to the ministers in the month of January or the begin- ning of February, that the attack would come south of Arras; that it would be an attack on a very wide front—that_it would be anm attack on the widest front ever yet assailed; that the Germans would accumulate ninety-five divisions for the purpose of making that attack; that they would throw the whole of their re- sources ang their strength into break- ing the British line at that point and that their objective wonld be the cap- ture of Amiens and the severance of the British and French forces. “That was the conclusion Sir Hen- ry Wilson (chief of the imperial staff) came to and which was submitted at the time, two or three months ago. Amiens the Objective of Enemy. “As a matter of fact, the attack was made up, I think, by about ninety- seven divisions. It was an attack on the widest front that had ever been engaged. Its object undoubtedly was the capture of Amiens and the sever- ance of the British and French forces. So that, almost in every detail, that very remarkable forecast has been verified in the event. “Another remarkable prediction was that it might probably succeed to the extent of penetrating the British line to the extent of half the distance of the front attacked. 3 < “There was another advantage—the approximately, though not quite equal|{mans at White Plaines, N. Y.. was the - i Friaa =ln, the total’ combatan: strength o:|outcome of a secret raid upon a shack | Savantase which the Germans had the allies in Infaniry. They were|high up on Hog Mountain, north of | 5T, having the Wnitiative Thefe was slightly inferior in artillery. They | Peekskill. Some 20. German aliens |2 further advantage they had, an i i 4P i > this ‘undoubtedly, was the greatest ad- were inferior in cavairy, they were |were found in the shack. ate undauhtediy, o e considerably inferior, and, what is e very important, they were undoubt- gus GRpbeeds Soles Cual ne- 5 ‘Germans undoubtedly owe much of the success of this attack to this. Had No United Command. “It was'reported to me on good au- rity that the &aiser informed Ex- King Constantine: ‘I shall be at them, for they have no united command.’ Which shows that that was what they were' relying in the main upon, that although their numbers were slightly inferior "they knew 'the importance that was to be attached:to the fact that ‘there was a perfectly united command. nd' that is an obvious advantage. “With two separate commands it is more difficult to adjust the balance of risk, and the general is always nat- urally inclined to give himself and his army the benefit of any doubt. eather Favored Foe. “The -enemy had - another -advan- fage. Exceptional weather favored his designs. It was both dry and misty. The attack which succeeded was made on that part of the line un- der ordinary -spring_conditions the ground would have been almost im- Dossible. “It just happened to be absolutely dry ang firm, and they walked across ground which no one had any right to-expect at this time of year would be in that condition. “Not only.that, but the fact that it was warm increased the mist, and the Germans were actually in some parts within a few yards of our front line before anyone knew of their approach, It was_quite impossible to observe them. They had therefore a very spe- cial advantage, of whith they made the' fullest use. Enemy Made Serious Gap. “With regard to the battle itself. The enemy broke through between our Third and Fifth armies, and there was a serious gap, and the situation was retrieved ‘owing to the magnifi- cent conduct of our troops. They re- tireq _in perfectly good order, re-es- tablishing the junction between ~the two armies and frustrating the my’s, purpose. _ “Until - the wholp circumstances ene- | Fifth Army and its failure to hold the line of the Somme are explained—it would be unfair to censure the gen- eral in command of the army, Gen- cral Gough. But until those circum- stances are cleared up it is necessary . to_recall him. kB Army the French reserves came up with remarkable rapidity. What be- tween the efforts of our soldiers and the loyal assistance given in true =pirit of comradeship by the French army, the position is for the moment stabilized. But it is clear that the Germans having gained an initial suec- cess, are preparing another and per- haps an even greater attack on the allied armies Foe Obtained Initial Success. “Up to the present the enemy has undoubtedly obtaineq a great initial success. But he has failed so far in his' main objects. He failed to capture Amiens. He failed to separate the French and British armies. But we - schould be guilty of great, it might be fatal, error if we were to under-es- | timate the gravity of the prospect. “The enemy has captured valuablé ground, which is too near Amiens. for comfort or security, and he has suc- ceeded for the time-being in crippling | one of our great armies. “The cabinet took every step to hur-. ry up reinforcemeats in order to fill up the gap in our armies. No such large numbers of men ever m‘ across the channel in so short a time: |/ _ Sent Boys of 19 to France. ! There ' was an. understanding that | Dboys under nineteen vears would only be used in case of emergency. We. felt that the emergency had arisen,’ and insofar as those who were over eighteen were concerned, those who had already received six months’ training, we felt that it was necessary they be sent to France. “As to the zuns and machines whieh were lost, ‘the numbers were grossly. exaggerateq by the enemy. I am as-" sured that they have also exaggerated very considerably the number of pris-~ oners. they have taken. “I am .very glad to be able to say_ that the ministry of munitions were’ able. not merely to repiace those guns and machine guns, but that they still have got a very substantial reserve. The same thing applies to ammuni- tion, * Aircraft Growing in Strength. _“Our aireraft strength is greater naw than before the battle. and we all know what brilliant service our airmen rendered in this battle. “The next step to which I would like to call the attention of the house is .the material and dramatic assist- ange rendered by President Wilson in thig® emergency-_one of the mOst im- portant decisions in the war. In fact, the issue of the battle might be very | well ‘determined by this decision. Exnects Large American Army. “In_America there is a very con- siderable number of men in the course of training and the allies looked for- ward to having a large American army in France in the spring. For many reasons, however, it was quite im. possible to put into France the num ber of divisions every one had confi- dently expected would be there. Under the circumstances, we, therefore, sub- mitted proposals to President Wilson, with the strong support of Premier Clemenceau, to enable the combatant . strength of the American army to come into action during this battle. inas- - much as there was no hope of it com- - ing in as a strong separate army. By - thishdecision American- battalions will _ be brigaded with those of the allies » President Wilson assented to the pro- & (Cortinued on Page Five.) “After the retirement of the Fifth g ¥ i