The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1918, Page 1

The f | “ Circulation Books Open to All” Copyright, 19 The Press Publishing ae te York World). If it Happens In New York lt’s In The Evening Wor _NE Ko Sends List of 124 More Casualties We YORK, _THURSDAY, APRIL oR WEATHER—Cloudy to-night; Friday fair and warmer, bed “Circulation Books Open to All.” 18 PAGES HAIG STILL HOLDS MESSINES; DRIVEN FROM ARMENTIERES SWS FAIRBANKS ~LBERTY LOAN DRIVE BEATS “HOTEL LASTONE THREE TIMES OVER: ( eens ment Between Them. Lifting the Ban of Giving Out | SUNDAY BASEBALL DOOMED; Figures Adds New Impetus BILL DIES IN COMMITTEE. to Big Push. ~ Sixty-seven Members of Assembly TOTAL IS Petition That It Be Not ported Out for Action. Mr Mrs. ave separated, and D Tn admit igias Fairbanks ing this to- Fairbanks sald the famous day Mrs. | screen star's happiness had grown to Re- He $400,000,000 in other paths than her own, so she decided no longer to stand in his More Large Subscriptions AN-| jpaasy, apr 11—Sunday baredail| Was. But thoy will rematn the best nounced, With Smaller Ones jinis year is doomed, it 4s believed.|of friends and thero will be no Ta Sixty-seven members of the A divorce Yet to Be Tabulated. a ia ied ; to-day petitioned the Rules Committee] Announcement of the, couple's WASHINGTON, April 11.—Lib- {9 rt the Dill out for action ‘agreement to disngree* followed Y erty Loan subscriptions have al- | Poxine 's ed in the ae bias months of gossip speculation 000 | the Senate refusing to advance Sena- along Brondway and {a the moving ready reached the $400,000 (tor Lawson's bill permitting the picture colonies on tie Pactfic coast. " mark, according to conservative jing of udmistions to amateur box ‘airbanks's namo whe inked with eatin: compiled here early this contesis that of a noted woman filin star and afternoon from official Treasury | eth ge tatu old wemtel ee! there were rumors of & pending or tive circles that the Assembly we necretly filed ro! wait, ng Department figures. probably kill the baseball bill, roots are so deeper peasy Je int ¢ and the woul! te to . PSEA Ce o New impetus wes added to the Prt tie Att 1 basis in fact, but they per- city’s big push for a billion and @ aimee sisted 7 Mra. Fairbanks said to-day sho haif to-day by Secretary McAdoo's U S, FORTIF § LB SE ; IES NAVAL BA : an 3 eae Re thought the time had arrived to put « iufting of the ban on publicati stop to all this with a definite state- subscription figures to the Third ON THE AZORES ISLANDS teen? ared that for once | Liberty Loan. the whisper nd gossip that often New York now knows that already Establishes Station With Consent of | Surround the famous have some real it has subscribed $159,880,600 of the! Portugal to Protect Ocean Routes gat a nel Wie $00,000,000 minimum allotment as-| __ Airplanes Assembled There, ‘© name the screen star she holds | crlbed to it by the Treasury Dopart-| WASHINGTON, April 11—For the| Pesponsiblo for the breaking up of her ment, @ gain of $17,283,250 over th porection of the Atlantic trade routes to | ome figures of yesterday, The figures @F® southern Kuroye the United States, with| “Mr. Fairbanks and I talked tt ail | We tow aut ove he sald. “He told moe that lthe consent of Portugal, has established | he and t heering fact Mut ihore ts the Vig cheering + @ naval base on the Azores Islands, publication of the first four days’ totals shows: The Loan in the city been landed to begin forti- and district alike is going just three /fication of the # which in addl- times as fast as did the second |Uon to being used os « naval base for Labert: Loan, | Anierican submarines, destroyers and The ¢ t ‘ig Jother small craft, also will serve as an otal mentioning the name of the Jove each other, They felt that theirs was tho one big love of their lives and that nothing mattered in comparison with it “Now | am big enough to stand aside until they have timo to find out if it star G subscriptions of z cat important homing station for Am can . Second Federa] Reserve District for | girptanes, a gumber of which alreudy |Teaily 14 that big @ love. the fret four days of th® driVO/nave be abled ¢ “There will be no divorce, Mr, Portugal was not on res announced at| the arrangement amounted to $157,097,350, | Included in th Fairbanks und I will romain the best ts. We have simply sepa. willing to enter but was eager to wee FOR SCREEN STAR Wife of Movie Actor Tells De- | U.S. TROOPS REPULSE RAID BY 800 GERMANS IN 2-HOUR BATTLE ON THE TOUL FRONT free MINNETONKA SUNK “equim amex oner BYU BOAT; LAST OF TRANSPORT LINE soclated ~The Germans tempted an attack against the Amert- can positions northwest of Toul just Sister Ship of Minnehaha Was in British Service When Tor- pedoed in February, Carefully Rohearsed Attack on| Press) before sunrise this morning and were completely repulsed, Two Germa prisoners said the enemy planned the attack with a force of 800 men, but that It was stopped in its full strength by tho effective fire of tho! American artillery. i The Amvricans lost One of tho German later of wounds | Word waa recolved here this morn- ing that the Minnetonka, the last of |the fleet of the Atlantic Transport no prisoners. prisoners dled | 6 Ger atta three days. A largo number of the| Marine in the Mediterrancan in Feb- enemy are believed to have n|ruary. The reason for the delayed Killed or wounded during tho attack,|nows of the disaster is that the ves- |which continued for nea t¥olyet had been in the service of the! | hours, For seventy-two hours be effort the Germans nad bee increasing number of shi jAmerican positions and making ex British Admiralty, and that the lat- fore thelr in| ter had kept secret tho lone, steamer of 18,628 tons register, and Waive use (e gas shells ; At 100? | na jong plied tn the Atlantic Trans= esterday 8 ener yognn 8 . leeiane fire merle ono “ot our port Lino between Now York and n- | London. She was famous for tho blooded stock of horses sho carried and in the early stagoa of the war strong points and kept it up throus" lout the night, dropping hundreds of shells of al! calibres on both front jand rear positions, Tne America| wos used as a horee transport, Her jartillery replied vigorously, ate: Minnoapoll: |in some batteries working with thetr | “ter ships were the polls, gas masks on for two or three hours | sunk March 22, 1916; Minnebaha, sunk ut a stretch. Sept. 17, 1917, and the Minnewaska, About 5 o'clock this morning Gor- | sunk Nov. 29, 1917. r man infantrymen in the front lino] At the office of the Tpisroations signalled their batteries for a barrage | Mercantile Marine C ompany, ot which and etarted for the American front |the AUantic Tranaport Company is a line. The American gunn’ alsubsidlary Hno, tt was stated that the men | : |no offic! he way of news counter-barrage almost {nur tely, |pothing official in FA Ra 3 hi owing large |It perfected that her own lines of com- { iutual agreement.” | on rece J BL SSIS NED He Ce eS eat (6 hae OoUnIl poeoelocs Intuar eeronmedt ‘The attackers, who were especially [hud beon received. Unoflloially, it had subscriptions: Santa hac aie i sh or ieee salon Mra, Palrbanks was asked 1f 6h¢/ trained for this operation, were se-|>een learned that the steamer wus Equitable Life Assurance Society, covered, ho value of the! might aj ceo to a divoree later if her , _ on ty |Sunk prior to Fob. 18. The Minno- 5,000,000. | new station’ as's base for the replenish: | snag and) the screen eter found | eee cro, MmOne the dest men fn British ad. $16,000, ren ment of supplies for American aub- | MUSPat three regiments. They wore preceded |tonka bad been in the Metropolitan Bank, $6,008,76 marines, submarine chasers and de-| that theirs was an onduring love. BbOlyy shook platoons, but the Amorican |MFalty nervice since January, 1916 National Newark & Essex Banking |gtroyers on the voya«e to Europe «j-|4ughed and said that time heals barr: caught hem before the She was bullt tn 1902. Company, $3,416,750. ready has been demonstrated, all things. bey Phelps-Dodge Corporation, $100,000, William Openhym & Son, White & Co., $50,000. cach aes Seach INSTALLMENT PLAN LIKELY “For twelve ye husband's I have put my happiness first,” sald Mrs. James F. Fairbanks the Algonquin Hotel, Nassau National Bank, §467,000 where she is living with her seven- Hinge County, Trust company, — FOR PAYING INGOME TAX! yon tsa's0s, ousins ar. “Now taut $036,250. | a bis happ 1 where, there ts National City Bank of Brooklyn. /tyrescury Heads Indicate Probable | nly ome thing for me to do—let him 258,200, take it came to him, tn hts own $183,450. | Franklin Trust Company, Change of Front in Favor way, while I wond my separate way American Exchange Underwriters, System. with my It was the best thing $50,000, WASHINGTON, April _| for all of u I had to act for my 11.—The Poople's Trust Conmypany, $43,800, | noele aake Al ¥ own Mr Maire J Lawyers’ Title and Trust Company, |OTmENt May soon adopt the installment! yi. naw always been the kindest and - $29,900, system to permit “ousy payments” 0) nog considerate of men in his hore Halle & Stieglitz, $500,000, |war and income taxou. life, 1 can wish happinesy for Mechanics and Metals nal] Pending legislation to effect this} him in tho fu Bank, $2,130,000 change may have the early sup ot} “1 cunnot defend woman with Mechanics Bunk of Brooklyn, $1,-| Treasury heads despite t oe 1 . name has been : 500,000, poaltion, Dantel . Roper, Commtssione kod, 1 ot malign her, She , Hamilton Trust Company of Brook lor nternay Revenue, told representatives a with my Rusband io is, f oc lyn, $1,600,000. Pmpire City Savi Bank of Europe, One of the fe neon postponed be irge, 1" no con- made up my nger act ag the Inst ashi ralved {ts one who kept ) f ling and explain- fact | Natt nal Assoc! Association } n urged the Li would sulfer if Manu The ate ngs Banik, $200,000, $100,000. ave | 5 lt e Vor atures of the day has [mittee use of tho con-|to t a at buein months F . | WOUNDED SEE! MRS. WILSON, | I have come bombing of the loan, Thoug : nai RO RAESY UF Hers in Hospital +4 \long the Rialtos both o member of U Lat € k 1 c the be ul th on WASHINGTON A fre ni Pacific Coaats shige i “ the gossip has Say , i § . and *61k May the white < 7 . © p now that tl ‘ ‘ ‘ . Mr. Wate . > arated, . er vewers’ A CAL Rha A NEKVE LONE, . = \n New York ey aa aes {Continued on Stcond Page.) Preside Wile Gives Mowers to way to stop Ot Aug. 10, 1914, tho Minnetonka fhad an exciting experience with a Gor- man cruiser, which gave chase to ber while she was headed for New York. ‘| The cruiser sighted her off Nantucket Light and signalled for her name. No rexponse being given, the cruiser Were able to reach our wire entun glemente. A terrific fire against the advancing enomy was kept up by the Amorte: Dattertes, The Germans probably = fered severe cngualtion bodies were seen hanging ral as acros barbed wire aftor the enemy | Went after her, All lghta were ex- The attack was mado in tinguished on the Minnetonka and morning mist | Capt. EB. G. Cannons ordered full ut tho Ameri erful visibility. speed ahead |run, but tho ateamer logged nineteen knots and was swallowed tn the fog. ners aid wor It seemed a the poor work oon | the} ‘Tbe Minnetonka was a British built} hopeloas | WHERE THE BATTLE IS HOTTEST ON THE LINE HELD BY BRITISH VILLAGES LOST AND REWON MANY TIMES BY THE BRITISH ALONGHEIGHTS IN THE NORTH |Retirement From Armentieres In- volved Loss of Four Miles on Six- Mile Front—Germans in Ploeg- | steert, Just Below Messines Ridge. LONDON, April 11.—Armentieres, pocketed by the German ad- vance north and south of it and filled with gas from German shells, wi abandoned to-day by the British forces. The War Office report says: | “The battle is continuing on the whole front from La REVELL Ge leon a Bassee Canal to the Ypres-Comines Canal. which Halg retired to day. “Severe fighting has taken place in the neighborhood of the Lawe and Lys Canals, from about Lestram to Armen- IOAMORE NINES | ovactezccnme os SENT BYPERSHN part of the front extending from Ploegstreert to Bac St. Maur.) es One Killed in Action, 2 Dead YPRES | PODERINGHE | | CARIN “North of Armentieres there is little change in the situa- tion, Heavy fighting was continuing at a late hour last night in the neighborhood of Ploegsteert, Messines and Wytschaete. “On the remainder of the British front there is nothing to report.” of Wounds, 18 of Other The Germans rushed on yesterday from Croix du Bac, southwest Causes and 99 Wounded. —_| cf Armentieres, and parties of them are reported in the neighborhood of WAMGNOTON, April 13-—/To-Gay’s Steenwerck (about five miles west of Armentieres), Reuter’s correspon. casualty lst from Gen, Pershing gives | dent at British Headquarters reports. 124 names, As announced by the Yesterday noon the enemy occupied Lestrem, but in the course of War Deyartmont it shows one MAP| ihe afternoon the British drove him out and across the River Lawe, was killed tn action, two died of : wounds, five dled of sccidente and Tho Germans this morning were ta possession of about half of thirteen of dixease, Sixty-nine men| the village of Ploegsteert and Ploegsteert Wood, on the Flanders bat tefront, just to the north of Armentier The line of the battle which was begun near St. Quentin on March were soverely wounded, thirty slightly wounded and four men were reported missing, 21, now extends for 150 miles from the French positions on the Allette The following oficors wore named i the list: Major Edwin R. Kimble] River south of tne Oise to Hollebeke, southeast of Ypres. The greatest died of wounds; Capt. Francts J. attacks are now being limited to a twenty mile Ine of the British front, Cahill, missing in action; died of ac- cldent, Lieut. Charies D. Seward,! from La Bassee Canal northeastward to the Ypres-Comines Canal at Cadets William J, Whyte and C Brader; slightly wounded, Liouta. | Hollebeke. Patrick J, Dowling and Pusene| PARIS REPORTS BATTLE NEAR MONTDIDIER, Hamill, PARIS, April 11.—A report from the French War Office says “French artillery developed activity in the course of the night along the front between Montdidier and Noyon. A German detachment was caught under the French fire in the region of Orvillers-Sorel and dis Northwest and east of Another long list has been rece! (Contiaw 4 ov 400 MINE THROWERS SET OFF AT SAME TIME tved Sixth Page.) persed before it was able to approach our lines. As acon as tho Amortcat barrage Rheims the French made succsssful raids, bringing back a dozen prisoners Ufted American infantrymen « |from their + i and sac At 5 000 NEW YORKERS 10 60 STARTED | GREAT BATTLE and one machine gun. On April 10 two German airplanes were brought ieoiged with heavy mach TOC MP VERY 1) WEEKS Chained Topett 4 Disct { down by the fire of F h machine rifle fire, driving back tho» t had TW! chaine ‘ogether a Discharge: = jnot been dispersed by the arttl re A E | by Electricity—Bridges at Once | ME SSINES LOST AND RETAKEN SEVERAL TIMES, | aa followed t a y Elec y—Brid y lst aa wed t paitmetde Guin fo 8 Thrown Across Olse | WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Agri! id je Lyra oars oa on » Be sl . La | PARI R P RICAN Ready To Start First of New MSTPRDAM, April 11—-De- 41 (Associated Press).—The fighting was continuing this morning north $ E ORTS ‘AME | Contingent April 26. ihe “ ae ee j of Armentieres, with the British still holding Mes Ridge and REPULSE OF GERMANS David Asche, Assistant Director of! River Olse, south of Im Vere, at | Wytscl changed everal the Draft for this clty, announced to-| the beginning of © on . ae War Office Says Attacks Cast of vet Palade eel enya rks epondent of the Cologur but La Creche, Nier i and H Vigorous ¢ attacks Souain and in next contingent of the srcond draft. | #8! . { the enemy from all these place Forest Failed Besides this number 643 negroes of Class | Four hundred heavy . pista. Ase ,. 1 A will be called and 2,00 fl n| throwers wero broujsht e y enemy attacks north and south of Armentieres yesterday DAS pril) 32 r Ka! uch es cooks, " 4 pot and joined togethe » that j a‘ coe against Franco-Am: te rea who Stnestl hay : they could be fired by el ty resulted in t tdvance of the German 7 ons until the town was ina har and f ate t o aam t 6. r ately 1 ne j ounced torda for Camp Upton on ‘ ior th 1 t of Se ( 7 i * thervafte * ' is : Americar " en will wtart ft Che Germans attacke e \ eres at 3.30 o'clock yester @ lively combat, a Germa mp. © an J pulned."* the 69 fr, Asche aaid t t hern au | moming, a iw irs of intense bombardment, They advanced rman attack fa 4 ntl Awenin tess killing or tad forast’ (our miles Mt mtled every ¢ eg ee ual ver of a heavy fog and the opposing forces were at close quar the Toul sector,” 40 indefinite period in future. prisoners the enemy (roope thera, der he KR and , >