The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 26, 1918, Page 1

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ‘That's all you need to start a Thrift card. dabit, It pays, It will pay that in lending your money to Uncle Sam you have done part of your bit to help win the war pay Decause you Wil! yet interest on your loan, _ VOLUME 20 Gites" Se. NABSOCTATIONS ress continues slow. Resistance Stiffens ‘The ailied resistance is daily stif fening. The enemy is violently en points—south of Arras, toward Al bert and toward Noyon. Each sec for is the scene of the heaviest fighting, night and day The Germans were reported to day along a line thru Logeast Wood ing madly toward the valley of the bloody Anere. | The weather continues fine, favor ing the Germans. For a few hours today the barometer fell and clouds the north, clearing up the sky Airmen Fight Madly ‘The airmen are profiting, however. by both the sunshine and starlight During the past four days’ fighting more than 2060 machines have been brought down. One hundred and| twenty have been seen to crash to earth in kindling wood, while 83 were observed falling, beyond con-| trol. Low flying machines are ceaseless | Jy harassing the German attackers, sometimes bombing the advancing waves. | Hindenburg is playing leap frog) ‘with deeth. He is driving perhaps 30 divisions until they are exhaust ed; then 30 more thru the first, and] when they are spent, the first come, | somewhat refreshed, “leap-froxging the first thru the second, after sub- stituting fresh divisions in the rear | for the more mauled divisions. When Gen. Von Below’s men crowned the Somme, south of Peron ne, the battle recommenced on the) vast, war-wrought desert, over ' which the halfmaddened Germans | were driven a year ago along the!) q line. | é Skeletons on Field | There are no trees, no houses , which is shell-pitted | * in this region | for miles. Then the Germans were| peed unable to bury their dead. They| bed are now fighting over their com-| ts 4 rades’ bones. gral : ‘Thick columna of the enemy are o be siowly driving forward against the peas pattering of the British guns. Their ! reinforcements are coming up from “T, fil parts of the lines. Prisoners muy | these reinforcemgnts include re vesves from Flanders, Laon, Rheims | and Verdun Hindenbure ix sparing no lives. cheerful thruout the front. Their spirit 1g unbroken, I saw them play ing football within ordinary gun range. ‘These were reserves, await ing orders. Civilian refugees, refusing to al-| jow themselves to be captured, wre . bkins their lot stoically. : he British troope are sticking to} “ their positions to the last man} — against tremendous odds, falling 4 back in goed order when their thin q line finaliy cedes this or that point. Simms’ dispatch indicates a more ve extended area of fighting than de- a. ' ‘bed in Haig’s official statement. The British commander limited the greatest action to that portion of vice) bs ing where the British and French| with making proGerman utterances me the battle front between the Somme ane and the Oise, with the hardest fight- ” lines converge. Simme reported the Germans try-! front drive. io ing 10 break thru south of Arras by federal agents and police. The sixth day of The Germans also are thrusting westward from Nesle, attempting to drive a wedge there. But their prog- court) in the direction of Albert and These sectors take @eavoring to break thru at three/in the extreme flanks of the battle front and the north center. Drive for Albert toward Noyon described the hardest combat the Albert Bapaume ote at the former places. about two miles Ligny-Thilly and Montauban, fight) Ligny-Thillery |south of Bapaume Montauban is six miles east of Al and three miles west of Com are driving at east and the north The Germans Albert from th came up, but the wind veered to/ le is about eight Ham and 12 m Its capture aire by the Germans. — EXTRA NEW YORK IS STARTLED BY EXPLOSIONS NEW YORK, March 26.—A series of explosions were heard in down town New York shortly after 3 p. m The police department did not know what was the cause, but stated they were occurring in New Jersey. The explosions appeared to come Erie ferry terminal miles west of south of Peronne. as been claimed across the river into Telephone lines to New Jer- sey were put out of commis- sion by the explosions, 9 they were unable to make con- nections to New Jersey. Another report yards at Jersey City ssengers for Jersey and tube trains were held rk terminals. Observers on the 5 ‘The kaiser is putting all in the meit-| a ing po' | New a Say night finds the Tommies the explosions section of the city. NEW YORK, March pating German frightfulness in New , preparations have been made of air raids— should any take place. speech by Capt. A. Wells Ingram, | of London, inspired elty officials and business men to arrange organiza tion of police details in each precinct of the city. These will be trained in first aid work, and each detail will be assisted by a corps of six physi clans and six nurses, supplied by the city health department The roundup was made 3 WASH., “TU DAY, _ MARC H 26, 200 AIRPLANES FALL IN GIGANTIC COb The Seattle Star 2 2™ THE GRE. ATES? DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRICE ONE ‘CENT In penttio | WATCH THIS PAIR! | | | | | | On Field Marshal T commander, rests large patches indicate a great reserve Petain (right), United Press dis commanding British the mighty ‘reaponaibility of holding back the avalanche of Huns: 1 receptions. waiting for ‘rough house’ “|Says Hun Losses Not as Great as to Be Expected) OCnENES EN, GERMANY HAS RECOVERED 60 PER CENT OF GROUND SHE GAVE UP LAST YEAR | BY J. W. T. MASON (War Expert) Written for the United Press K ared the German losse: are smaller than we outhern part of the present battle according to advices recely has been put under the » reports the use of igenvot’ peabtign that tbe in great numbers of Germany's man failing to wrest back the full overed now or crown prince the Germans last March | fighting house Between 60 and 70 per cent of the lost has now but the full victory g Recs apped aa ate and church bells were rung, | |while the German Catholics arrang ruler if a major check >| ea a special day of prayer, according were to follow his defeat at Verdun, |" rman correspondents report the fi All the more urgent is it for the| capture of six British tanks. kaiser to press t casualties has not been and Hindenburg were | din Peronne Hindenburg ni ling on the wid the northern half | For Prussia | front of last week.| Bavaria command, troops, | of the (hours, have| to per mit Bavaria to make the bet reckless im-|ter record PRO- GERMANS WARNED TO KEEP MOUTHS SHUT NEW YORK, F Germans here as might feel inclined to exhibit enthusiasm over the Ger. |man drive, Wm York port alien enemy , today issued a special warn used during the pas not displayed the san petuonity of the kalaer's best divisions show of becoming exhausted this crisis in the »| fairs of the Hohenzollerns might be | | AMERICAN ENSIGN IS KILLED IN AIR FALL WASHINGTON, Hindenburg’s cannon fodder may the second and third grade men. Delehanty, | bu was killed in a veloping a further intention of try ing to break thru the southern part of the British across the Somme river involves ¢ most serious consequences for house of Hohenzollern, a y administration will act with partment announced to-| vigor to suppress any offensive dem nty was born in Boston,}onstrations and to punish hostile ut MASS RESERVES TO DEFEND PARIS | Fresh Troops ill Up Gaps in Hun Lines BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS United Press Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN| THE FIELD, March 26. the monster battle finds the British and Ger- mans fighting like tigers across the famous Haiecarg which Haig wrested from the enemy | | counter attacks delayed the German drive and _ inflicted | plan to draw t [forces for use on the West tron On Te eee siete sttno Great| SCOUT PATROL BOAT 500 NAMED AS__ |« French Fall Back 20 Miles; May Be to Trap German LONDON, March 26.—Every hour brings nearer the mom when the allied armies’ reserve will be ready to intervene in th struggle, before which Hindenburg must have achieved a decision or be prepared to see the tide go against him, dispatches from thi French front declared today. ‘ The German advance will be stopped as soon as its initial momentum is absorbed by the exhaustion of battle and collision with equal forces. The way to Paris is blocked by a powerful French army, und a general of proven capacity. y PARIS, March 26.—Noyon was evacuated during the night, French war office reported today. The retirement was made excellent order. The French are holding solidly on the left bank of the Oise. Noyon is about 20 miles west and south of LaFere, hi marked the line before the German advance started. The battle continued violently during Monday evening. enemy multiplied its attacks on the Noyon-Chaulnes front. — The French artillery was well established in the Noyon re, and well supported the infantry, whose resistance and freq losses. 1 upon by military men as possible moves in an allied 4 pocket, and later to pinch them off when the initial force Strategic retirements have been sdvancing Germans i the drive has subsided < t the EF ch may be expected to accomplish some such feat is highly possible, as their military men own a marked inelination to beat the Germans thru brainy strategy ESTIMATE HUGE BATTLE LOSSES Following is an estimate of the number of men engaged a casualties in the “grea of the greatest war,” based on the best obtal information, but subject to official correttion AMSTE avast March 26.—German tanks have gone into battle. They fought south st of St. Quentin and “ Germans the test brilliantly,” according to a semi-official Berlin state Total number engaged in past |’ ment here today. 4 1,250,000 six days, 1 Total number engaged daily $50,000 Total casualties, 400,000. “Their speed and mobility were universally praised. returned undamaged. Mainly due to them the tenacious sistance of the British machine gun nests was broken,” British statement said. Total number engaged in past six days, 600,000. eye re vodat number. enghged dally This is the first mention of German-made battle tanks 500,000 f going into action against the British. Since the first tanks Total casualties pdyi fin ‘ud: 7 appeared on the battlefield, manned by British pilots, pe Goce aa pus’ 1; world has been watching for a German duplication of monster land battleships. _ In The Star of Saturday, Frederick M. Kerby, Ne York correspondent, told of the prediction of mili ex- perts that battles between great fleets of tanks would be a phase of the 1918 fighting. Fl HTING NOW | This prediction is now fact. Germany is said to have © constructed a large number of the steel monsters. A specs tacular struggle, in a new type of warfare, may now GROWING ALONG : expected, with opposing tank fleets lumbering across the tlefield with guns in action, ready to grapple in a new TALIAN FRONT weird death combat. | ‘DEFEAT, BUT NO | Cae be. As long as our alignment | ROME, March 26, — Activity is maintained, the enemy's advance, — instead of being progressive, will Be on the Italian front is becoming retarded increasingly greater in co-opera- | W e have lost ground, but we still tion with the allied defense in j are far in advance of the positions: d w Pe.—-Estimated casualties include killed, wounded, captured and missing co: Mel hich saved I » for two years, It isa at, but not a disaster, It The cable would indicate that the is d time of great anxiety, but we are Itallans have begun a demonstration justified in awaiting the future with theatre, elther BY ED L. K confider withdrawal of AUStHAN) 1, 4464 Press Correspondent ok in the hope of compelling Hinden Britain's traditional calmness ie un burg to use a portion of his reserves a ane” itm, veenantige cats SINKS IN HARBO 2 in Italy. i 's ability to hold the enemy un-| AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 86) a! | shaken, there is a general disposition |—After striking a rock off this facts squarely and not mini-| bor early today, a small government | mize the possibility of further retire-| scout patrol boat sank in 45 min OFFICERS FOR |i" °°" [see Tae see a N. A. RESERVE |, us np ot the traniheat oe the Stan | st muards, WASHINGTON, March | te ardian, Gece @ubarcinent today appointed An0| cAtwenaveTanttoned: ‘a’uevane sacl? M W Ne men to the offi ore ar owns 8’ reserve corps| feat, but we, know how to draw a vic of the national army. They om |S out of defeat,” declared the | P. ed two Heutenants colonel, 12 ma-| Guardian. | on rage jors and 40 captains. “But it is not a decisive defeat, and ! pg—