The evening world. Newspaper, April 9, 1918, Page 2

| | ee { acti aie me ee SEES RIE tr: et ae — Pom THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, APRIL 9 1918.) BRI1 TISH TROOPS HELP ITALIANS HOLD THEIR MOUNTAIN LINE overcast, with se wit tow hanging clouds and the earth blanketed with ground mists. Rain is falling occasionally, making the battle ground undesirable terrain for operatic The enemy artillery fire south of the Somme yesf€rday and las might was particularly intense and the British artillery responded vigor ously. Betsen 11 and 12 o'clock last night the enemy heavily shelled thé British defenses cast of Ribemont and Mericourt, north of the Somme. This morning the hostile guns opend on the sector by Bassee and rieurbaix, south of Armentieres _ WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Préss).—The Germans are practising shooting and ca@ductir rehearsa As this is cabled there is some shelling around Tilloy, poux, Grenier Wood and Wezmacquart, all in the Arras sector. GERMAN GUNS POUR DRUM FIRE OVER WHOLE AMERICAN FRONT; as it did yesterday and during last etween | RAIDING PARTY DRIVEN BACK Gen. Pershing’s Positions Subjected to Severest Shelling of Months; His Batteries Respond Vigorously—Outposts Smash Patrol. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCB, April 9 (Associated Press).—A violent artillery due] went un all through Sunday night along the whole length of the Ameri tmto the American positions tha months. The American batteries replied vigorously, A large German patro! at Olltposis in the sector northwest of Toul early yesterday, but Persed without being able to reach any of the American positions, A Corporal in a listening post saw the Germans approaching. He waited until they were within a few yards of them and then challenged. ‘The enemy answered with rifie fire, whereupon the American outpos's opened with heavy machine gun and automatic fire, scattering the Germans and driving them back to their own lines. American outposts in the Lorraine attacked a German patrol yesterday and killed one of the enemy party. The Americans dragged the body across No Man's Land into their own trenches for identif\ There were no American casualties, ——_—___ ++ + —____. AMERICA’S GROWING ARMIES GRAVELY ALARM GERMANY; n front was sector ation, REALIZES STRENGTH OF U. S. Critic of Note Admits Entire Nation Under-| estimated United States Power and Is Be- ginning to Change Its Early Opinion. WASHINGTON, April 9.—Word that American reinforcements are moving to the support of the Allies in Picardy has revived argument in Germany over the efficacy of the submarine. © An official despatch from Switseriand quotes Capt. P erftic of the Berliner Tageblat, as follows: jus, military © “We were at first a good deal persuaded to underestimate the particl- pation of America in the war. Wo begin now to note a Change of opinion It's beyond doubt that it would be well to curb the s of persons discussing the submarine war We cannot the United estimate when States will have ready the millions of men her population will permit her to-raise, but America will in the very near atimies which will constitute a very valuable aid for our enemie Capt. Persius concludes by noting that America is preparing for a war of long duration, and expresses without great conviction the hope that tha present offensive will attain a result which will frustrate these plans. future succeed fn amassing of Villers-Bretonneaux and also pounded the a sril 9 (United g barrage Pam. The Germans threw more shells , in any similar period for the past fow empted a surprise attack on the American dis: | RED CROSS OFFICIAL AT THE ITALIAN FRONT Davison, Perkins and Ivy pect the American Re- lief Work. HEADQUARTERS — IN ITALY, Press).—H. P, Davison, the American Red Cross accompanied by Col. Rob- Perkins, head of the American Red Cross Mission to Italy, and Major AMERICANS HAULING A “GUN INTO ACTION, IN FRANCE. t In- ITALIAN NORTHERN 8 (Associated Chairman of War Council, Monday, April Ivy Lee of the American Red Cross, arrived at headaquar thi ornitn They were received by Gen, Ling, the | Italian Commander-in-Chief, and Jater by Premier Orlando. To-morrow they will visit the Duke of Aosta, com- mander on the Plave front, and inspect the military and relief work in progress along the fighting | | Mr. Davison told Gen, Diaz his matn purpose was to see the war relief work | for himself, #0 as to be able to inake necessary plans and also to report to the Amerien people how their money was being spent CANT EXOLUDE IRELAND FROM DRAFT, SAYS PREMIER Declares Emerger Makes It Nec+ essary to Put Men of 50 and Boys of 18 Into Fight. LONDO: April 9—Premier Lloyd ‘ge announced In the House of Com- mons this aftern that the Trish Con+ vention report had been taid on the tat to-da When qn emergency hid arisen which Made it necessary to put men of fifty and boys of Into the fight for Kiberty, Mr orge declared, | Was ndt possib' conseription to exclude Ireland from "You'l Retin sing shman b compulsion!” shouted John Ditton, Irish leader The character ¢ the cou was eneawed, h Irish as Eng Both Premier Orlando and Gen, Diaz expressed the highest appreciation of what Americans are doing. inet EIGHT PERSHING MEN GET LONG SENTENCES ST. LOUIS, April §.—Kight men] from the American expeditionary! forces found gullty of crim r mis. | demeanors by military court martial] have arrived at th military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., after hav- | ing passed through here the previo day. The men will serve terms v ng from two years to life for offens which with ono exception would have | bon punished In time of peace by a@| few months in the guard hous 4 US.CREWS ROUT SP 2O-MINUTE.BATILE GERMANS TOLD SIS SCARED BY THE GREAT DRIVE GERMANS BEGAN BIG DRIVE WITH ARMY OF 1,160,000 oners Dummond of from which having been me after landing prought them back (Continued from First Page.) Partridge Can Look Forw (Continued from First Page.) other Term When This N . jmade their principal gains, Until all the circumstances of his retirement - - Charles W. Partridge, No. 162 New Propaganda Started tolwere known it would be unfair, he sald, or him CAPAVInE dul Orders dontined the ute EI | RI eee ty -AAy fot Persuade Public the Allies | Having gained an initial success, Mr. Lloyd George went on, t Seen ae iaaasl a ; ar ay Ate fitteart Ce Gatbsy months up rare Are Collapsing. |enemy was preparing a greater attack, and ri vould be a fatal error to! navy statement said ’ Hauer alg “ae junderestimate the gravity of the prospect When p was hit it was not) j1e had been indicted for larceny o ae ERP Serre BB Aee | The Premier said the Cabinet had taken every step to hurry re- an sik . a Taine a Wy asta he oe uectaeonie: pa hy 2 tender forcement q he number. of guns and prisoners taken had been ex-|beach it, but the engines refused to ft tion at bok “phowed e" | offensive the mont stupendous propa: | Bscrale 1 grossly by the Germans, The Minisiry of Munitions had t be n ph ust ke mlb wee SiAW Iie ane of, beeen ganda offensive against France, {thle to replace the guns, and there were substantial reserves left. The The merchant crew took reat ir Dilek chain wehbe le teense Great Britain and the United States! Cabinet was confident the army would be equal to the next encounter, ! boats, and the gun crew stood by B.000° Beeumace 1 eer i in na@:wolnk: of. din lObieat an the He said his man power proposal would involve an extreme sacritice| thelr guns, waiting orders trom their | ah | splitting up of the countries and, by part of the population of Great Britain, ‘The Cambrai battle was aj Commander to les lel ea Uae ot |WILSON TO ADDRESS Wo | crefiting bad blood while persuading, very trivial event when compared with the recent combat and until the} forward part of the ship was well | Daughters of Amerie Revolurte: |German troops that Great Mritain) strain had relaxed it would be difficult to find out exactly what had) Under water, when they were told to | WABEEHGT ONT AGT oti obeeident| and France are on the brink of col-| happened, Naik sae aere a xed up trom the | Wilton will deliver @ speech here next | etace a a ae aaron 1s ® ‘ott! MOST CRITICAL PERIOD OF THE WAR. shin tall by one of the convoys and Sear He a bitin Nae There ts abundant proof that Ger “We have now tntered the most critical period of the war,” said. the! the ata Marla ieelea te 4 Peas SA a acct Many 18 playing the most desperate! Premier, “There is a lull in the storm, but the hurricane is not yet over,| and sank game, with all scruples flung to the) The fale of the empire, of Europe and of liberty may depend upon sige Be en ber ts Ree ae baa a Hae tid none ‘"Y! success with which the last German attack is resisted and countered.” that not one of them was excited of Oe pa i pakaer The forecast regarding probable enemy attacks made by Gen. Sir) ae siti the All ste a, elt Henry Wilson, Chiet of the Imperial Statt, the was characterized by documents, handbill# sent in balloon AMSTERDAM, April 9.—President 4 te { } 4 ° re eras the ost remarkable ever made. s and Items in German papers cireu- | Premier as the most remarkable eve t NAL on's addyedsat Baltimore Satur-|ment, but needs time ich the f A 4 rom a blood transfusio ag n'a a eee te ate ance Manas ananeies Which the rated among the German troops prove In opening the battle, he continued, the ‘Germans had an exceptiona froin “a “blood transfusion day js only summarized tn the Ger- © canno ord to lose. ‘ ‘ * . \ | reatment was giver E weacees do far tdeerved tad ‘The Tacgliche Rundschau remarks; !t tbe powerfully organtzed, advantage in the weather, which was dirty and misty; they had organ- RULING ON CASUALTIES CT at Ao LA ERE man newsp ‘Our readiness for peace simply doos| A band of fleld propagi ts told) ied their troops to produce a greater number of divisions and had the - a 2 and most of them seem to be awalt+| 141 exist for President Wilson, He German troopa that the German of-| “°° ¥ ‘ coe " fie i at —————— 1@ a full report of it befor Com | acouren us of striving for world do- fensive seared the United States wit {advantage of the initiative, with the consequent knowledge as to After Baker's Return): nenot sent te Cloak Reom to| menting minion, although tho statesme ad | les; that panic was rampant in| width, strength and dimensions of the attack Addresses Are to | stop Applause, | America, whio' 1 utterly falted to | WASHIBGTON, April, 9—The ap- »ps organ, the Allgometne | representative assemblies of the Cen- errr Se | tral Powera have repeatedly empha. Beobachter of Essen, | ane “The American danger will become | for observe \dieathdoed their self-restraint eo. waerts say acute for Germany when peace ts in| Ve right. Meanwhile our diplomatic po- | in sition will be improved. As a neutral} the United States would have been very dangerous to us because we| ‘The hoy their great ally across th with her m Atlantic. renewed resistance and desire 8 placed buoy up our enenties and drive them to ever. There is now no Be Publist hed Chere were large c ions of German troops at various points fulfill ita wv mises, and that the! pearance on the floor of the House to- | | |@ | few Americans at the front were such | Of the line, Owing to the ease with which troops could be moved at} WASHINGTON, April 9—President | day of Bacresentative tevin i Len- * Sritiah | : ‘ani wil ke @ final deciaion on| root, for the first time since his ¢ poor soldiers the French and British | ight, he explained, t ment of surprise could not be eliminated | AP Ueon. will: make: a, ; is rf a BO eral Cees wulgecmitee we wouldn't trust them | ; i i on of withholding in casu- f ‘7 y tc oe aig loyd George s. vo fl the signal for so mv applause the “yen the Portuguese, Belgians and Referring to the Tur campaign, Mr. Lloyd George said to |a:ty tists the addresses of men Kill Tepiblican cAdaceMieahan: Clatk- we yed, in Palestine and Mesopotamia, Ger-|snd wounded when Secretary Laker |returns from France, The President, 0 th s alestine ereby . to help the Turks. in Palestine, th it Was indicated to-day, although in- | clined to see the addresses published, colonials are allowed to fight wpa. | Turkish armies had keen de rately, but the Americans are too in: | man battalions had been sent lent to fig one,” read a state efficient to fight alone,” read a state relieving the western front, forced to request Mr. Lenroot to retire to the cloak room that order could be maintained, Some Democrats also ap- * Vament has 19 BAKERIES GLOSED FOR WHEAT VIOLATIONS Food Board Penal East Side Shops Days Each ring mall baker side district were ordered closed period of thr de each b the Foo violations of the bak Pres Food Boaru rul insist upon the use of et least 2 per cent, of whea a substitutes be ng; after the itth of this mont 25 per cent, will be the standard REMINGTON ARMS MEN VOTE FOR A STRIKE 1 xers Demand 80 ¢ ent and the Machinists 70 Cen IDGEPORT, Conn, Ninety-eight and one-half per cent of the Remington Arms macbinists and toolmakers have voted to strike unless thelr demands for higher granted. One per cen strike and the rem April 9 w oP) voted blank. The cents an hour, s are toolmakers wh enty cents. demand eiguty © the machinists ‘The result of the te has been forwarded to the inte national headquarters in W ask se v shington, $44,000, 000 Fé FOR R GREECE. U.S. to Make I nas Greek Parliament Aci WASHIN April 9.—Greece will receive a loan of $44,000,000 from United States as soon as the Greek Pa essary author announced & assed the n izing legislat the The World’s Best Pure, appetiz ing, delicious Guaranteed to satisfy or your money back. Austin Nichols & Cos would be apt to overestimate her| other solution for tho world confusiun ment scattered broadcast in the hopes entre _|Wishes to obtain the Secretar Loonie strength, which now, as an enemy, we| than a complete German victory alsy of creating bad feeling and prevont- opinion as formed after conferences| weaguo Puta Limit on Nallroad Ad- know. The danger from Amertoa witt| in the weet. ing America’s immediate co-opera- NEW SCHEME OF AR mn $. DESTROYER RESCUES With Gon. Pershing | Saat on y mi got The Vossische Ze | Just now no casi y lists are bel . 7 be largely diminished if our negotia-| Tho Vossische Zeitung says there ton now no casualty lists a "S| WASHINGTON, April 9—Rallrovd tors firmly refuse to budge an inch|is a wide gulf betwoen Prosident| Similarly, alleged oa, Monge ot | DEFENSE FOR PARIS | MEN FROM TORPEDOED SHIP Issued, as the War Department 18) pubticity and advertising in the future PREPARED from the fundamental position we! Wilson's words and deeds, and that | British officers criticising rench | awalting word ¢ » Which Will) must be limited to information awsdod MUS TARD have gained by terrible sacrifices.” where Be sentesnen convers to the and of the latter criticising the Brit. | _—_— -_— heat ity Heceaiary : new censor- by the public, under orders tsnued to | policy of force his word: a : . a ., ; " ship regulations, ne giving out of ad-|day by Directo doo, aad ‘The Frankfort Zeitung admits that | een Cound and luck the vowee ee ish were atrewst Sarmnbere ‘n the | Captive Balloons Are Operated in | Picks Up Three British Burvivorwes \rasse ie iie liste tous elecatinnn —_ ->THE WORLDS BEST + America is capable of great achleve-' conviction, attempt to create sotion Connection With a System Nine Others Die of Exposure {some weeks ago on the recommendation | Mead of Bell Telephone tn Canada| — ——~-» German prisoners admit they were . ? | A lot Parahine Many proteste Die | told the offensive means Imm edinte | of Metallic Nets, | for Eighteen Hours. | agair # action have reached the, MONTREAL. April 9.—Charlos ¥ | O1eo. ING peace; that the French and British | PpaATds, April 9.—Captive observation! AN IRISH PORT, April 9.—A United] White Hou ford Sise, Chairman of the Bell ALLAWAY.—HASTINGS ALLAWAY are demoralized and their Govern- |batloons of the sausage type have been| States destroyer reacued threo of — Pauw vompany ot Canada. died a Services at CAMPBELL FUNERAL ments tottering; that the Allies are {rising over the region of Paris on recent | twelve Survivors of a torpedoed British BOWIE WINNERS. home here tovday of Drcumonia, Ne) OHURCH, Broadway, OGth ot, Tuesday, N | . N A N LINE irendy licked and that America's | nights teamer Saturday afternoon after they | e.sor. Mt knees are knocking. | teh 1 that balloons are|had drifted in an open boat for cighteen| FIRST Selling; two-yea Rrolaskt Ke-Kle Mayor Despite | GRAY-GLORIA GRAY (Lillan B : , used tr on with a aye me | hours. four Dunedin, 110. (Troxier | “Colossal Anglo-French losses," | Y | t Indictme | ITALIAN HEADQUARTE 1 of t Aslago sectors;capture of booty causing a “dearth LN tahesne Hat wane H nt up bang the ales Ag exponure F sea0. 108 (Wille), place | REDONDO BBA a Gaby April tel CHURCH, 1 racket eee pad NORTHERN ITALY, Apr tained some of the enemy's |of Allied ammunition" and tho bom: |aceasion of the Inst attempted reid ca eat Lake cohaeragy Nios Pada Lr ey JAMES W sno. ‘ ted Press)—Hritish forces are heaviest preasu t fa bardment of Paris are all a part of pocusion, OF he inet 4 zs | He Qu. } iethitd: Time, Now York for alleged fraud in a fim | WARD.—On : iD one he Ital , " ; repens |this torrific achome to boost German {Pars but the enemy, having b im SUNDAY MOVIE BILL DEAD, Jaleo ran Mu ey promotion scheme, was re-elected Mayor! | Funeral on © froin the Feel now fight on the Italian mounta Tho daily bulletin issued by Gen. | Irits and depress the Allies’, |fought off before he was able to reac Mt Ttedondo Beach by @ substantial ma- — of his sister James Bohan, 63.4 Diag, tho It Co ia lg the capital, the effectivences of al ee ority, complete returns to-day showed, ysth st. Funeral private Peete mmander-in- | pag he aati Constgned to Leatelative Cemetery BOWIE ENTRIES } Chief, makes the fi eference to | system has not yet been tested ibe) ) Bedeee th 6 | i — — Chet, akon tho rat reecence to | MASKED GUNMEN GET $130. area LBANY, April #--The Welsh bil to| A line ‘It says that British patr ola | Hold Up Two Watchmen Clerk | IRISH WARN AGAINST DRAFT, | *|permit motion picture exhibitions 2 TRACK, BOWIE, Md., April 9. | attacked enemy advanced posts at a| Aboard an On mee. | Sunday except In such municipalitte tr for to-morrow’s races are number of points, destroyed war-| Two masked men entered the cabin| Declare It Would Ne Re: Vio-| might by ordinance ae are them ies { PEN IN ROFIT ris of a small post and captured |of the barae Seminole of the T ator lemtly by Every wn and Village, |siruck a snag in t ies He t “nb set | vet thst , RACK Pi neo Billy. prisoners, }On Company at the foot of West 48th, DUBLIN, Ap f f n|_ The measure pass Assembly la neo Bill Premier Orlando has just com. | Street shortly after 10 o'clock last night of the City of Dublin has adopted aim Le A ars a Tae f eniabaten, ital ke ‘ and with drawn revolvers backed two resolution warning the Brit see y reat ty. yards, | emma, Waa OY) EG ae NOR Raper wees a Hot Ginger i $s Good pleted a tour four days along the | {O" men, Keeting and Lu and|ment against dieastrous re ; Die tie Attractive Offerings for Tuesday, April 9th | Italian mountain and ply fronts, | My : 100; “Ans: 1 PIN rhe KF rP. Sl. H Hi ronts.| james McGuire, a clerk, against the attempt to for ” : OVERED FRESH PL its The fr or Poor Sleepers |!" most of the corps and ai. [20m alseanhs Ss bala ¥ vision headquarters and econferred| ‘They then took $130 from Keeting, @ resolution adds tha’ er ‘ “ * 0s; Move c Taken on retiring it centres with commanders on the military nite [@84_Atter Sitconnenting Celeron WIP | upg’ propasat” would’ be sneciatea | nemeteryot weneral orders. [fad M0 ala aes.” 100, aloits Hund - yeried ay resiate at hoe the blood at the stomach,| uation on tho various sectors, ‘The | hurried && —_— Z violontly by every town and village in| World of € wi promotes digestion, warms | Premier received from ail an impres- | Five Amertoans om Canadian Casu- Ireland KILLED IN AIR COLLISION. <n PRANUT WAT re bags | sion of strong confidence prevailing alty Lin, soe 8 slabs of tooth= the extremities and prepares | fn ianke. ‘The Comm, dace ia 4 OTTAWA, Ont. Ar The fole ary of Jersey's Boxing Com-! 6. geg Meets Death 500 Feet Up at| fim nt RACH rt righ Lact ri the system for refreshing} ot the high morale of the troops ral lowinw Am« reo, names appear in to- ws X w c Teams amp, nee brown confection, ticki i it’ d lable qual: jay'e casualty list; v ) April 9.—At DALLAS) Tex., April 9.—Cadet_ Jobn spangied with the fines Sleep. Besides it’s always) 0% the dependable qualities they are aaa Tear Mhignomin nts mening of the Now Jersey Boxing Com: apainger of Groiey, Col wan in- Tull krown fresh roasted ithful and helpful. beg Sorpl Be Wing: Walhalla, No“? mission to-day Abram H. Rachlin of] gantly killed at Love Field, an Amor! Peanuts, | Au old timer When purchasing look for the Ow! Trade Tho Premier talked with a number |$°P" guard, Merlin, No Il.” Killed: Newark waa chosen Secretary, Ii the | gan aviation camp here, to-day, when He having 24c oe ark on the wrapper lest you get a| of soldiers and assured them of the Testy Rider, Norristown, Pa commissioners, he will serve without | {we meehines, crashed ‘wowethon avout St altoron) How Sarks SSD, worthless or dangerous pride 1 confidence the Government —_- 7 t five BUAGreS inn’ who's lot ji iy . ty-six years the 7 | 7 pay. | ‘Me commission devoted some time |” Cadet Mart Zinn who was piloting The speetfed wight includes the con druggists and grocer ndert a real body-buliding £00d.—A, " poverning the sport, ange "s airplane, was slightly injured. f . '