Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 26, 1918, Page 1

. CONTEST DEVELOPING INTO TERRIFIC STRUGGLE The Gigantic Preparation Made By the Germans For a Con- tinuance of Their Drive Toward Amiens and Their Vici- mAMlHuveletdlnButhey_SmllG;h—l i cmrm.mm:;fldhmqw&nk\ —The French Have Been Driven Out of Hangarc-en- &nm&nhfloflng?dfifimflou‘ The great double German drive, in the Somme and Afmentieres sectors, whieh began on Wednesday morning, has developed into a terrific strugsle. The tide of battle has surged to and | fro during the past two days, with the decision still in the ~balance. : The British, having been forced back out| of Vi Bretonneux, launched a counter-attack and Swept the ~Ged- mans back almost to ihe lines which were held before the present fighting bezan. The French have been driven back out of Han; ir positions close by, e southwest of Ypres have been compelied to slightly before furious at- | along the Meterin-Bailleul- | e line. Founded Americans arriving at | hospital be the French lines in Somme sector, showing that Gen- | shing’s men are bearing their the burden of the great bat- twithstanding the made by tk ontinuance frantic prepa- he Germans for a their drive toward the extreme violence of ghting, the gains thus. far in that have been very small.. Along o from Albert south to Castel, at Hangard-en-Santerre, the assavlis have been fHurled back lilel forces, which are stron&- d on the higher ground: to they_ratired during fhe last]| of the Gorman drive in Picardy. unoffcially reported’ that from ; is Germn divisions, or from e bave heen Huried i3k and ‘Freuoh! Tivies “near The sector migt have been small, ! region rement of the British for there are no great gains reported by Berlin so far. It was rumored on Thursday that Mont Kemmel, a dom- inating height north of Wulverghem, had been taken by the ememy, but thie has not-been confirmed. That only slight gains have been made anywhere along the two fronts which have been subjected to attack is proof. that the allies are prepared to defend their positions. In the past three weeks, the Germans have hurried up heavy cannon to the old Somme battle ground and have marchéd many fresh divisions to the points where they have been held fov the moment of attack. Their failure to do more than gain almost insignificant bits of ground s one of the most encouragingining between the capitol and White features of the fighting whihh js now going “on and which -may be looked upon as the third phase of the great German offensiv Raiding operations are reported aiong the French:lines east of Mont- didier. - It is officially announced at The Tague that the mnegotiations between Germany and Holland are “not pro- gressing - satisfactoril foreign minister: has declined to give the. details of, the situation between the two countries, which is admittedly quite delicate. e Winston Spences Churchill, Britigh minisier of muynitions, speaking in.the house of commons, has.said: that de- spite the strain op prodietion-and the. los@es in mm‘afimmfi BANQUET OF AMERICAN _ MEWSPAPER -PUBLISHERS | Daniels Gives Praiso for“Work Pa. pers Have Done to Win the War. | i.25.—-Josephus Dan- | s, secretary of, the nas Baker, secretdry of w. . Hughes, former aséociate justice of the supreme court of the ' United States, and-Stephane. Lauzanne, edi- <or of the Paris Matin, were the prin- cipal speakers tonight at the annyal banquel of the Awericin’ Newspaper Pyblishers Ascociation. Secretary Daniels save unstinted praise to the newspapers zenerally for the work they have done and aredo- ing to win the' war but criticized sharply “ccho editors” who e | irysteria and noise fo nd | thought” comparing the sea without rudder o captain The secre at | FIVE BUILD! PESTROYEDR BY FIRE AT CHELSEA, MAS One Man Was Burned Droth— Shipyards Wers Endargersc. . | i, Mass irned o death i ings, comprising the suns - Box Manufacturing lotated on the waterfront, stioyed by fire toda> luse proximity of shipy el the local apparatus, enines from | Chelsea, Revere and Boston, and two.| fifeboats. The- flames, however, were | confined to the Parsons property with a joss estimated at $75,000. After tbe fire had been conirolied firemen discovered a man’s body | the ruins. It was heiieved to be that of one of the 75 _employes but it wa: not _identified. The fire Starteq ap- rarently from spontaneous combus- tion about the shafting in one of the bufldings and quickly spread to the others. All were two Story wooden structures. The company was mak- ing boxes for the government. oS bk raki WORCESTER IN LIBERTY LOAN HONOR LIST Connecticut Subscriptions Now Total 70 Per Cent. ApHl %.—Worcester led the list of cities and towns which their place in the honor list to- the third Liberty Joan. It re- subscriptions of $100.000 in ex- & allotment of $7,715,800 and. the city honor flag. $00 of the 1486 New England palities assigned quotas ' now the honor class. Nemwcomers in addition to Worcester, in- fook £a cess of was a Nearly ‘maunic) are in today clude: Connecticut: Rockville, Derby. And- gver, Milford, Durbam. Ellington, Mariboro, Seymour, Middletown and ‘Wdlmflllfleld. m:f maintained jts, lead percentage " subscriptions to the allotment, with 78 per cent. Connecticut hds reported suhscrip- tions totalling 7 per cent. 's figures today, according to bank returns, were given us 008, against a quola of $&4,- v Yy nd: ? S : N , Ll Q3 » miral Dewey, has been present with PR iR nj‘{""' the Dvetjisn whichi would Sxempt from reglstrquon1 chairmar, “presided, - During theja medu; by. the. members of The Ao e - gl g pewnmnt 2 O IR thos %blu ho haveeutered wiedl- luachedn. REd \Cross films,’ made | sociated Vetevans of Fartaguts Reet iwice over and that so well had plans | LEGAL HOLIDAY TODAY ' S e achsols selnce SilNaa L fpvaan isecating e labors®ot Rea{™ 2 2 been ‘made that the- British can con- E% ¥ p e < r0ss workers on battlefield and in| George Bell, a negro soldier at Camp tinue the fight af.its &reat intensity IN MANY STATES| - 500,000 to 700,000 More Men. hospitals, were shown. These films | Upton, is 7 feet 11 inches tall, welghs until next winter,, s o Representative Kahn of California, f Will be sent. about the state during|351 nounds ana wears a shoe. ot = | Liberty Bond Sales Are Expected to|ranking republican ‘on the milltary ) the drive. He was brought in'as a draft evader. SR Pass Well Above $2,000,000,000. |committee, told the house the pro-| Governor Holcomb sent a letter re- e AMERICAN CASUALTIES - posed mew registration would place f};:i‘:lz”::ffix:w}'mtro hv‘ 'wnr";:n!a_:m? BrTho American industrial miesion in LA { Washinzton, ‘April 23— Liberty Day | from 500,000 to 700.000 new registrants | Stating the amount t raiged itain visted the Clyde shipyards and LESS’ THAN ESTIMATED | i : be celebrated tomorrow b’}" u"e available for military service. In that{ 310uld De at least twice the allotment|the British fieet at Rosvth to become = nation with natriotic At Sejchaprey—Troops Were Outnum- bered Eight to One. With the. Ameri¢an Army in Trance April ‘35.—(By the A —Firther -details Tece quarters of the engagemen Seicheprey show that the’American troops were outnumbered, in some in stances, ¢ight to one. : More of the American- wounded were found today. one of whom was, buried alive for, three ‘days and ‘had been trampled over by the enemy when he had crawled to the surface, in the be- haif thet he was dead. The American cesvalties are considerably less than! the first estimates. ~ . Vihen the complete story of this en- 7 of the s will be'one of the One of them, of |y isupported Dby Senator Fail The ‘Dutch | BRANDEGEE [N OPPOSITION . TO THE OVERMAN BILL Asserts That President Wilson is a Poor Judge of Men. ‘Washington, April 25.—Critics of the Overman bill renewed today .their vig- orous opposition to its proposed au- thority for the president to reorganize government agencies, and many speeches for and against the measure prevented the expected vote on pend- ing restrictive amendments. A sur- prise of the day was the introduction of a new amendment by Senator Wadsworth of New York, republican, under which all appropriations made for airplane production would be turn- ed over to a single executive officer nameq by the president. Senators Thomas of Colorado and Kirby of Ar- kansas, democratic members of the military committee, promptly support- ed it, the former declaring it was| necessary- to clothe John D, Ryan, ap- pointed director of aircraft production for the department, with necessary powers to make his Wwork effective. Senator Overman .said he was in sympathy with the idea, but desired to examine its relation to past legislation egarding the aircraft program. During today's debate, under the agreement " limiting - speeches to half an hour, attacks on the bill were made Senators Knox of Pennsylvania, Sherman of Iliinois and Brandegee of Connecticut, republicans. while it was of New Mexico, ¢ republican, and Senators Shafroth of Colorado, Kirby of Ar- kansas, Overman of North Carolina and other democrats. Senator Brandegee, opposing any further grant of powers, declared the president is a poor judge of men. has made “egregious mistakes” and is re- sponsible for his appointees’ failure(to co-ordinate. The senator also charged: congress with ng courage to ap- pose -the president’s: policies, asserting that one-third ‘of democratic senators do not in their hearts approve the Overman measure. He added that he would not be “like a white poodle run- House abéying orders.” Senator Sherman referred to_ap- pointees being “square pegs in round holes” and * declared the president should “learn more about human| pegs.” ! Tt selecting Secretary Baker, he | said. the president “got hold of a pacifist peg and jammed it into the muzzle of 2 war Hole.” Senator Knox read letters of the precident written several months ago disapproving proposals for government reorganization. He declared the pres- ident hag done great things in cons ferring authority on’ ~Bernard M. Raruch. Charles M, Schwab and John D.- Ryan without- lezislati: and that the admimistra N demonstrations { in practically every city and fown to seed the sale of Liberty bonds. Sub- criptions by tomerrow -night are ex- vacted o be well’above $2,000 000,000, or two-thirds of the minimum total. ! ™ many states-a legal noliday has been declared and in others arrange- {ments have been made for busiress | houses and factories to close for p: {'of the day fo aliow citizens to par: | pate in Liberty. parades, or to n honse-to-house canvasses for | seriptions, In Washington, government clerks | | will be reléased from work to march in a great procession down Pennsyl- vania avenue. «Subscription reports lagged today, adding only $108,000,000 to previous ports and making the total $1.898 5,050, A daily average . of ~$120, 09,000 must ‘he maintained to reacl the' $3,000,000 000 by the end week, the close of the campa: A zain of only $24,000 o of ¥ carried on 2 food Hig 1ETH GERMAN AIRPLANE Paul Frank Baer of Ala,, Brought Dew:i & Tuesday. akile bis officially reporied ¢ Lieutenant Basr fe helsved prought ‘down twe cihcr G chines. His seven victcr: have been scored within the past six weeks. - 3 The semi-officidl count of ‘victories won by ‘American aviators in the French and American service now shows a total of forty during the past two months. bave MILITARY TRAP FOR BOGUS ARMY OFFICERS Has Resulted In the Detention of Nine Men ‘In” Boston. Boston, April 35.—A military trap laid for bogus army ‘officers has re- sulted 'in the detention here of nine men wearing officers’ uniforms, three of whom are suspected of being Ger- man spies, it i3 learned here tonight. Tive others of those arrested, accord- ing to officers of the northeastern. de- partment, are former army officers, who through discharge or “for other reasons, have forfeited the .right to wear uyniforms - and one is believed to be a hotel swindler» More than 100 officers taken into custody during the rcundup which bad heen in progress since Tuesday were released after an examination. v ported today Dby the N { triet.. The state of New Yi { has subseribed $ 300, or fifty per. | cent. of its quota. The tw © north- 550,644, airfield ._or 82 per s of New York proper | $327,827,950, or 49 per | eent. of its quota. The Boston district reported sta { péreentages as follows: Maine { Copmecticnt 70: New Hampshire 67: | Rhode Isiand and Vermont 9 each { and Massachusetts 52. Five hundred | and forty-two counties have over. subscribed their quotas. HEAVY CASUALTIES AMONG AMERICAN MARINES Thirty-Four Enlisted Men Killed and count] 236 Wounded in France. L2 ey Washingtomt April — Marines fighting in France have had a total of ciSualties, marine corps ~head- auarters announced todav. The casual- es were divided as follows: Officers wosnded four; enlisted men lied 34 and enlisted men wounded O%e company lost 21 men kLilled and { 240 wounded out of 2 total strength of 256 men. | The four officers. named in the list of muxine casnalties are Cgptain F. W. Karzta nd First Lieufenant Louis R. Jones, First Lieutenant C. B. Ma; nard and Tirst Lieutenant Tred V. Clarke, Jr. all wounded. The following. additional namies of officers ‘wounded in action were given out by the navy department: Captain A. B. Miller, First Lieuten- ants William H. Kirk, = Harold D. Shannon, Harry H. Barber. Five oth- er nanies of wounded enlisted men al- 50 have been received. BREAD MADE OF BARLEY \ AND OATMEAL FLOUR Has Been Sent to Washington From Springfield. ° Springfield, Mass., April 25.—In proof that entirely wheatless bread din he Successfuily mads, the city conserva- tion workers today sent to Washing- fon a specimen of their work, mada wholly of barley and oatmeal flour. National food administrtion bulletins hitherto have asserted that the use OF 'MEN WHO HAVE REACHED BY ACT OF ‘CONGRESS As Amended In the House the Men late today adopted the senate resolu- reached the age of 21 yéars since- June | 81, provides that men registered under of the classes to which they may be | EASTMAN CASE HAS 21 SINCE JUNE 5 LAST aga Registered Shall Be Placed at the Bottom of the Classes to Which They Are Assigned. 5 ‘Washington, April 25.—The house tion for the registraton for military service of young men who have 5 last. ference. Will Be Placed at Foot of Lists. An amendment offered by Represent- ative Hull of Toda, and adopted 119 to The measure now goes to con- the bill shall be placed at the bottom assigned. The ‘house sustained the military committee in striking out a provision of the bill as it passed the senate CONNECTICUT COIM MITTEE CHAL- RedCross May20-27) =2 = LENGES NEW JERSEY’S IN RACE TO RAISE MONEY / The Minimum Allotment For Connec- ~ ticut s $2,000,000—Representatives of the New Jersey Organization Have Accepted the Challenge. . New Haven, Conn., April 2 challenge to the New Jersey 27, May 20 to money. The minimum Connecticut is $2,009,000. Plans Made for Drive. The luncheon ports on prelimjnary work chapters. Cclonel was held to perfect plans for the drive, and to hear re- local I M. ULman, state of —A cam- paign committee in the coming drive for funds for the National Red Cross, 4 was given by the Con- necticut committee at a state lunch- eon of the Red Cross nere today. Rep- resentatives of the New Jersey or- sanization who were present, accept- ed the challenge for a race in raising allotment for Prussian ey railways employ W?M' Liberty Loan. A review of the entire 76th divi at Camp Deveng will be held today. | : Wages of sailors on the Pacific coast were rai: per raised from $60 to 375 a The Department of Labor announc- ed the enroliment of 270 8 g f 270000 shipyard m';rn':i. anIorl“d_u State Council recom- led a uniform wage scal = out the State. ® Aiis ] Sri Johnn E. Redmond, the Irish lead- er- who died recently, left an estate ©of 5,786 pounds, s A Bulgian miss comin A g to the United States to study industrial and social conditions, 3 — Viscount Motono, Japanese minister of foreign affairs, resigned. He will be succeeded by Baron Goro. Fire in the United States Printi and Lithographing Co., plant Y;l:sl Brooklyn caused $3,000 damage. President Wilson and thé depart- rqent heads at the ‘weekly conference discussed transpertation problems. . Secretary of Commerce Redfield is in Seattle to attend the meeting - of the American .and . Canddian fisheries have fought valiantly, self-government and The question which erica as a nation, and is whether or not a f; fighting for. For over two hundred years Americans- and died gallantly, to win for themseives and hand down to their posterity the blessings of liberty, justice, equal opportunity. This precious heritage, bought al so great a price, is now in danger. % today confronts Am- you as an individual, ree America is worth Buy Your Libefiy Bonds Today B Stand True to Your Country | conference. German newspapers last Sunday published many articles about Paris being ruled by mobs and all theatres being closed. Proféssor Henry Crosby Emery, has been released from imprisonment at Dantzig and will shortly be permitted to leave Germany. Germany has notified Switzerland that ships flying enemy flags with a Swiss flag alongside of them will be allowed to carry cereals. | lgnace Paderewski, the Polish pianist | was introduced as “the greatest. Pole , alive” when he sold Liberty Bonds at the New York City Hail. | _Two aviators flying about two miles { from Call Field, Witchita, Tex., were jkilled when their plane { 1 i burst into flames and fell to the ground. Archbishop John Ireland, who re- tly suffered a relapse after recu- ating from a physical breakdown, somewhat improved yesterday. The Food Administrator of West- chester announced that seven stores | be ciosed for two days for not selling substitutes with wheat flour. The Emergency Fleet Corporation it _contracts for 23 steel freighters, j With a total of 204600 tons. They will be built on the Pactfic Coast. Widow of Ad- Mrg. Gearge Dews connection he recalled that Germany recently called into service its of 1919, consisting of approxim 550.000 men. -Chairman Dent of the military com- mittee opposed the amendment of Mr. Hull. He said he understood it is the plan of the war department to piace the newly registered at the bottom of the respective classes unless unfore- seen occurs to prevent, but did not believe it proper to tie the hands of the department by an amendment which would require that action. Mr. Kahn also opposed the amend- ment and declared there are thousands of young men now under 21 who voi- unteered at the beginning of the war and are now serving in France. GONE TO THE JURY With Three Associates, He Is Charged With Conspiracy te Obstruct Draft. ew York. April 35.—Determination of the guilt or innocence of Max Kas man and three assoelates of compli {0 balk operation of the m law by publishing anti-cons matter in their magazine The Masses was left late today in the hands of a { jory which had been hearing testimony in the case in federal court here for over a_week. The “defendants, Bastman, widely known as a wifter and lecturer on socialistic and other subjects, and who was editor-in-chief of the publication; Floyd Dell, its managing editor; Ar- thur Young, who. cantributed cartoons ang C. Merrill Rogers, business mana- ger, -were indicted for violation of the espionage act. The jury began its deliberations at 6 o'clock.” Judge Hand's instructions were that the individual guilt or in- nocence of the co-defendants must be weighed in accordance with the testi- mony submitted against each of them. Today's sessions of the trial were occupied in summing-up addresses by Morris Hillquit, socialist candidate for mayor in the, last municipal election, and Dudley Field Malone, formerly col- lector of the port of New York, re- presenting the defense, and by Mr. Barnes for the government. Judge Hand’'s charge took but thirty-five minutes. Copies of The Masses for May, June and July, last r, which had been admitted in evidence, were analyzed by each side, the prosecuting citing editorials, cartoons and drawings which it claimed were seditious.' and the defense summarizing the explana. tions previously made on the witness stand by the defendants and others who were questioed. 59 BARRELS OF LIQUOR SEIZED AT LEWISTON, ME. Taken Over by United States Marshal —Valued at $5,000. | Portland, Me., April 25.—A shipment of 59 barrels of Tiquor, vaiued at $5.- 000, and seized by Androscoggin coun- ty offidlals in a freight car on a siding at Lewiston 'recently, was taken over today by United States Marshal Johh S, P. 1L Wilson, . The liquor probably will form' the basis ‘for prosecution of Massachusetts wholesale. liquor dealers and the con- signees in ihis state under the, pro- of a percentage of wheat was neces: visions of the Webb-Kenyon. law as V'soon as they are known. 2 Lecause “we are merely pay est on indebtedness to the are “fighting.” ters with any and from king chapters motion Colonel of Edyard iartford, W, B. Lashar of and J. A. Afwood of Wa | state headquarters will be Taven, H AR lascni Philadelphia, April o four vears of conflic “There will be ten or an age of saci tonight at the Academy London, April —The A complete success, with in putting to sea, from the German ships. the channel and .shippins, blocking up of the sult in the speedy wdterway, and i several weeks to clea SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK Washington, Apr of congratulation: many confercnces with and personal intimate tonight annouaced tha decide tomorrow wrould 1os the senatorshiy to succeed | Senator Stone of Missouri. i of -Aftey boys Motion. Tabled Without Support. A telegram from national headquar- 4 not to -mers other organization was read to withhold “war chest” drives was The state executive committee ar abie Milli TAFT SAYS THERE WILL BE MANY MORE LOANS | Declares We Must Prepare for Three ! or Four Years of Conflict. President Taft, who made four man and a policeman. speeches here today and tonight beosting the Liberty loan in the Phil- | Count Czernin, the Austrian mini- adelpbia reserve fjstrict, (0id bis au- | ster of foreign 'affairs, received the diences that ther® is no sround for|Jiron Cross fromt the Kai who also optimism in this war: that they must|thanked bim for heing friendly with face the facts and prepare for three | dozen more Joans,” said Mr. Tafl, “more loans juSt} New York, when asked why the Gov- like. this one, and we will have 10 it | somont 8id et b Lot fou e into our pockets, into our profits and into our properties to contribute. We must do it; there is no escape from it. We must contribute and then contrib- ute more. Feliow Americans, this is Mr. Taft made his principal spee: Music, which was jammed with Liberty loan | workers and others to hear the for- mer president denouice German au- tocracy and call upon the people te make the Joan a big success. OPERATIONS AT ZEEBRUGGE WERE A COMPLETE SUCCESS Flanders Flotilla Will Now Have to | Use the Ostend Route. Associated | Press learns from a high naval sowrce | that the operations at Zeebrugge were the -result that the Flanders flotilla will now be | obliged to resort to_ the Ostend route the British forces can more easily handle hich In addition to the damage done the mole and the German guns, material been blocked by the cement ships, and a German dredger was destroyed. loss of the dredger, together with the uannel, must re- silting up of the will take at least the passage. has WILL DECIDE TODAY Whether He Will Resign as Speaker to Accept Senatorshi ip. s the who support rmer | The a day from_democrats and politica! Speaker Clark he would not whether air to ac- profer -t late acquainted with British naval activit- iés. Governor Whitman told physicians from New York that he was going to sign the Whitney State Drug The physicians were opposed to bill, Gov. Stephens of California announc- ed he would pay no attention to tele- grams and letters nor strikes or other demonstrations to changs his mind in the Mooney case. 2 Twenty-nine Hindus, German con- sular offigers, business men and others were found guilty in San Francisco of ! conspiracy to violate the neutarlity of the United States. | Indictments were found by the Grand Jury in Long Island City against four soldiers who held up a saloon at Hollis ‘and shot four persons, including a wo- his political councillor: Licutenant Commander Mansfield, in Navy answered ‘there were only 500 in New York City on sale. Edward Coleman, 40, of Seymour, secretary and treasurer of the United Lumber and Supply company, commit- teq suicide by hanging in the “om- pany’s office there yesterday. Creation of a board of grain stand- ards to be made up of members from each of the grain growing states to decide the grain grades was urged in the Department of Agriculture. Acting Chief of Staff Major-General zreh told “Senator Weeks of Massa- usetts that socks were so plentifui in the army that the ban on sending them by parcel post would continue. Senator Owens introduced a resolu- tion proposing an international boycott of Germany after the war unless the Reichstag or the German people ac- cept the principles of international law. A German airplane nearing Paris was caught by’ the French searchlights and was quickly forced to land by the anti-aircraft batteries. The machine was a bombarding triplane Wit\ a crew of three. Police of the Paterson section of New Jersey and several other cities in the vicinity are searching for five men who attempted eal thousands of doilars’ worth of &ilk from a Wells Fargo Express Co.s car. Franklin L. Hathaway, an overseer at the Manomet mill, New Bedford, was accidentaliy kiiled when he jump- ed from a shipping platform and came in contact with-the overhead rails of an electric loading apparatus. The Prussian helmet sold on Mon- ay to J. P. Morgan for $50,000 to aid the Liberty Loan campaign. was sold Wednesday for $100 000 to Rovert E. e st oo STEANERST AL While Being Warped Into Dock Preparatory fo Lo i | Wasnington, April 2 | see in the new (German drive 2 test of strength than the first - ForaTrip THREE OF MEN WHO WERE ON BOARD MISSING Accident Has Not Been Company Expect to Have Week. An Atlantic Port, American Line steamship St. Paul, a famous passenger liger, overturned and sank at her pier lere today, while being warped into dock preparatory ta loading for a trip to Europe. Three men probably lost their lives in the accident. At the time the St. Paul was not undef steam, but was being brought!| by tugs from a dry dock, where for the past week she Had been undergo- ing repairs. On her at the time were several hundred men—a majority of them employes of the dry dock—who had been sent with tne vessei to com- plete their work while she was being loaded. The steamer is now lying on her bort side with about ten feet of her hul! amidships above the water, and is completely submerged both fore and aft. 3 A statement issued by the company shortly after the accident occurred said three men®known to have been on board, were missing’ and that it was feared they had been lost. | General Alarm Was Sounded. A general alarm was sounded through the ship when. it was seen that she was in danger and. as fully ten mimutes elapsed before she turned over, it is thought most. if.not all, the ‘men reached the deck. A large humber of the men escaped by simply climbing over the rall and onto the exposed side of the vessel as it came uppermost, le .others leaped into the water and were picked up by the tugs. Several .possibie causes for the ac- cident were advanced, but owing to the uncertainty surrounding it, no de- finite statement wa: April 25.—The antil officers of the navy and the fed- cral the compeny can complete an inves- tigation, “which ¥/ds begun immediate- Iy, . Two Causes Advanced. One of the causes advanced. which was supported by exparienced mari men,” was that the ship. beinz, warped into her pier by from the dock and assisted by tugs pushing, listed so far, and that open Sideof&eShipultCameUp—Ofim[&gpdhh# Water and Were Picked Up by Tugs—The Cameofflb — given opt, and ffictais of the line =aid, officials and representatives of which _was lines to Europe e coal ports resulting in an overcom- ing of the center of gravity. Another explanation offered was that the ship's sea cocks might have Dbeen open, either by accident er design. Steps te salvage the vessel wWere promptly begun and a number of large i wrecking barges, tugs and floating < derricks are tonight engaged in the work. Officials of the company said they expected the work of raising the steamer early next week. Heavy Guards Around Pier. Tmmediately following the aceident a heavy guard of soldiers, police and marine forces were thrown apound the pler and government tugs took Up po- sitions outside the slip. All war zone passes werd -ignored and no one, not even a government official, was al lowed inside the lines. A view of the overturned hull lying on her port side in about forty feet of water could be seen from ferryboats passing up and down the river. As the vessel went over on her side her masts and funnels struck the ad- joining pier, a steel structure, and Were broken off. Flying pieces of wood hit a number of the men and possibly a dozen of them were in- jured, some so badly that it was nec- essary to convey them to hospitals. It is understood, also, that several men were being crushed between the overturned hull an{ ‘barges made fast to the pier on the opposite side of the ship. Tt was also reported that it was necessary . to cut holes with- gas torches in the exposed side of the ves- sel in order to liberate some men who are caught helow decks. Men on the main deck of the St Paul claimed that they heard tappings ‘from: 'the workers entremped inside. - o the nas Before leaving the-drydock, Zun crew, which accompanies the ves- sel on her trips tarough the war zone went aboard the St. Paul. The men all escaped. navy officials said, but they, with the members of the work- ing ‘crew, of the ship. had. to leave their personal effects on board. The St. Paul bad no cargo and aside from the damage to the machinery and to her furnishings the loss will be con- fined to cost of salvage operations. NEW GERMAN DRIVE IS The Element of Surpri Has _Eliminated, Army Officers Say. e ght in the Somme region. inated, the alli aist the attack. able © mus their new offens efforts. greater strengtls and mobilized artillery. The i Leen has h bere that be overwhelmed. thre is no fea man power wi 1 trcops mow holding the line unless there is shown to be ed. WOUNDED AMERICANS Bread Down Attack of Enemy. Paris, April ck to number and twen of one \1 fighting side- by side with German advance. PLANT OF VERMONT MILK ~—Three Men Are Missing. Miik Chocolate Company tonight, ing a loss of abcut $1,000,000. was engaged in filling 2 an Relief comn TO CREATE A MODEL ssion. to Be Ergcted at a Cost of $2,500,000. ‘Washington,” April 25. = Establish ment of a model town for ers near Camden, N..J, next weelk by the Emersency . Flee Corporation. There wili be erected 90 houses improv { Rome, April 25 — One steamer of the -official statement on losses mine or submarine issued tonight. AMeDonnell of . the Stock Exchange. The helmet was given back to be sold | again. A violent earthquake from Perogia, Ialy, resulting sligh damage. A TRUE TEST OF STRENGTH Been —Army officers element of surprise having been haye thrown great resources into their lines to re- Officors Lelieve the Cermans will be in ve than in their eariier They have brought up rein- serves in a position be used when needed and tre allied thought that the fifit will be made grave danger the reserve army will not be REACH HOSPITAL 25 128 Whe Fought With the French to —American soldiers wornded in the great battle which is now being waged are already arriv- ng at the rear. American wounded ard hundred ight have reached hos- are from units ,ngan;e‘d French and British in.stemming the CHOCOLATE PLANT BURNED Loss is Estimated at About $1,000,000 : last night and practically - destroved Buriington, Vt, Ap: 25.—Fire re-{the plant, valued at $500,000. One ar- sulting from an unexplained explosion | rest has been made and it is said oth- destroyed the plant of the® Vermont aus- Three men werc reported missing. The com- @ large contract for sweet chocolate for the TOWN FOR SHIPWORKERS Near Camden, N. J., 907 Houses Are n work- will be started 2 cost of $2,500.000'and other ements will cost $630,000* more. gt Sl : Two Italian Steamers Lost Last Waek. more than 1500 tins and ome steamer of less tonnage were sunk ‘during the ‘week cnding April 20, according I:n v is reported | PROTEST LYNCHIN LOUISIANA AND TENNESSEE Made by the National Association For the Advancement of Colored ePople, New York, < April 25.—Telegrams protesting -against recent lynchings in Louisi: public here today by John R. Shillady, secretary of the National Association for the advancement of golared peo- ple, after having been sent to Gov- ernor R. G, Pleasant of Louistana and the Chambers of Commerce of Rouge and Monroe. La., and to_Go ernor Thomas G. Rye and the Cham. bers of Commerce of Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tenn. T Fleven negroes have been executed without trial in Lousiana since Amers ica entered the war, the messages cite, and five in Tennessee; three of the Tennessee victims having been burned at the stake. 3 The telegram to Governor Pleasant urges that lynchers be apprehended, that inquiries be made to determine whether sheriffs exercised their full powars; that he issue a proclamation calling or citizens to ‘obey the laws. and that he request President Wilson to reinforce his appeal by a statement to the nation. The message concludes: “America’s prest'ze abroad and ' her national morale at home dems#d viz- orous, determined and patriotic, ae- tion = The telegram to Gosvernor Rye the “Tennessee lynchings “imperi tional unity” and urges . aetion’ bringing the lynches to justice. INVESTIGATING FIRES ey AT LiMA, OHIO. Which Destroyed the Late Erie and Western Railroad Shops. -~ Lima, Ohio, April 25.—Federal agents- today investigated three fires . started simultaneously in the Lai Erie & Western Raiiroad shops here t ers may be made during the day. Property loss included at least ten’ Ivcomotives urgently needed in war worl,. a train of troop coaches just completed, and a score of other conches. Ten thousand dollars worth: of ‘Liberty bond subscriptions were: ‘burnéd in the office of the shops. A larze part of Lima was threatened. The man under arrest is Wiliiam Pantius, who says his home is in Ci-i cero, Tnd. He was an employe of the shops. Officizls Gecline to say why he is held. WAR HAS HURT THE ' SALE OF SAUERKRAUT' Ask That lits % t Vegetable Dealers Name Be Changed to Liberty Cabbage.. > New York, April 25. — -Sauerkray may be camouflaged under the name Liberty Cabbage if the federal food board here acts favorably on the ree- ommendation of local vegetable deal- ers, who assert that the pro- stibma of the dish has been resp 1ble for a falling off of 75 per cen| { consumptign since. Americaentered th war. They say that_thes is . n enough' in’ stock in New “city suph y a fair-sized German army. ot f % t