The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1918, Page 2

fers before fighting was begun, The attacks were pressed as far north as Hollebeke, where the enemy made slight gains, The Germans are particularly desirous of capturing Messines Ridge and Wytschaete and pressed their attacks there hard throughout the day Much hand to hand fighting occurred at these places, the tide of battle surging back and forth for many jours before the enemy finally aban- doned temporarily his attempts here. Hard fighting occurred yesterday about Estaires and at one time the Germans had a footing in the southern edge of tha city. The battle here is still continuing. The enemy artillery was active in the Somme region this morning. GERMANS TO EXTEND DRIVE FAR TO THE NORTHWARD Captured Documents Show That Every Man Possible Is to Be Used Against Haig’s | Forces in Strike Toward Sea. | WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN, FRANCE, Wednesday, May 10 (Asso- cited Pres¢).--The attacks already | is now becoming a real ‘sensation.” made are bolieved to be but fore-| The camoufiaged hat is a home- runners of other assaults, which will | made affair, in #o far as (he camou- come in quick succession slong the | Maging goes. You take a plece of British front, burlap, fit It neatly to the helmet and Prisonors declare that the offensive | then bind it in place on the inside of © Armentieres will be extended | rim with threaded cord. The main td to keep thé hat from forty kilometres northward, Every: tend Sey te tha treacen, Wid thing the Germans can put against and strips of camouflage are stretched the British will be kept on this front |aoroms the trenches at intervals, and end desperate fighting must be you have to “duck” under them, If expected, you raise up too soon and your hel Yesterday's gains south of Armen- | met scratches against the wiro it fairly rings. Henoo the burlap-noise- Geres were made mainly through the Portuguese nt, upon which the| camouflage idea, Every day that goes by brings more Germans delivered their main attack. |affection for the tin hat from the ‘The assault bad been anticipated and | the present line to which tho Allies American fighting man, There arc tow in the trenclos or about artillery fell back was prepared as a counter. | move to check the rush. emplacements, who have not had 4 captured German document) shell pleces bounced off their hel mets, Without the tin hat these shell shows the German plan was very | pieces would have meant death or at aembitious. They expected to push | jeast serious wounds. through as far as Bethune inacircu-| In the raid of March 20 Lieut Jar movement southward along the| Arthur Booth of New York came out | canal. This document stated that the | alive to get the War Cross after| ratlo of forces would be three Ger-| seven pieces of shell had “registered” | man regiments to six British com-/on his helmet. ‘Two shelle burat near panies and certainly the enemy out- | him almost at the same time. His numbered the Allies greatly. helmet was not camouflaged and al- The British division which made|most played a tune as tho flying g@uch a gallant stand at Givenchy,| steel hit it. After the raid Booth twice throwing the Germans out and {counted seven shining dents in the| then holding the place, was recorded | hat. as being very weak. ‘The Germans began the attack with fn intense bombardment and then put Gown one of their heaviest barrages thud far seen. Under protection of this they advanced, and, having fl- tered through the Portuguese out~- posts unnoticed in the heavy for, they threw themselves on the front line. bln WEW YORKER’S TIN HAT DENTED SEVEN TIMES; HE GETS THE WAR GROSS jie. Tomtacrtsvue, se ce |mude and Zevecote, Lieut. Arthur Booth Saved by His |* Helmet in Fighting on the | “Similar enemy attempts against Lorraine Front. certain advance posts in the region of WITH THE AMERICAN ARMy | Merckem and west of Houthholst for. rae ag ss est wero without result, Along the IM LORRAINE, March 23 (United! ast the two artillorics have been employing a large num. the! ber of gas shells,” Music at Its Best army, Tt appeared first among @ number of men « few weoks ago and ~~ BELGIANS MAKE RAIDS ON GERMAN FRONT LINES Attacks Near Merkem and West of | | Houtholst Forest Reported | Repulsed. | PARIS, April 11.—A Belgian ometal | statement issued last night reads: “During the nights of April 8-9 and | especially | St, Georges, Dix- After the ‘ights | several prisoners were brought back | to our Ine, Press.)--The camouflaged tin hat 16! very active tnd latest in spring styles in “See It Through’ Money—Men—Solaier's necis and in the home—Musie } 0 O. 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AND AUSTRIA a | MORE ACTIVITY SHOWN ON THE ITALIAN FRONT Lively Artillery Exchar and Numerous Clashes of Patrols, ROMM, April 11 ment from tho Italian War Ofice to-d reads “Both artilleriea were active thre out Wednesdey between the Ast! ‘the Frenta Valley Mount Grappa “At Asiago enemy Patrols of the Allies, wbandoning several emy patrols were musketry fire in th the Arsa Valley. O there were several live! short bombing engagement at Laviril Plave, At Capo Sile patrols, tur: prisoners subjected al Lagarina were ges Reported ‘The official atate- ay o1gh- ‘0 and! Our batterles carrled out concentration of fire in the Gtudicaria nd in the region northwest of faced by ed bac} Other to our and the coastal zone fusillades and a K, U. S. AID STRENGTHENS ITALY, KING TELLS THE PRESIDENT Cables That Army Is Calmly at one of our assault~ ing patrols annihilated © small enemy eral prisoners, ‘BRITISH IN PALESTINE and returned with sev- ADVANCE MILE AND HALF 9-10 our patrols made several raids! Gain on Five Mile ve Mile Front and Cap- ture Two Cities and German Prisoners. LONDON, April 11.—Briti#h forces | Pai ine have advance their Ines mi da half on a five-mile west of the was offic announced realstat prisoners aol CALM AMONG SINN FEIN. “included ‘some corn, rding Draft Action. LONDON, April 11.—A seems to prevail among th pa says a Central from Dublin, olute At meetings of many public bodies ¢ despatch adds, flery speeches have} en made and” strong — resolutions| ssed against the application of the Man Power Bill to Ireland em comme BRIG, GEN. LESTER RETIRED, 27th Division Officer Discharged for Phyate: WASHINGTON, April 11 orable discharge of Brig. Gen. Koger D. Williams and James W. 1 both National Guard officers, wa ounced day by the War Department. Gen ns, a native of Kentucky, w With Kentucky troove at Camp | in, LA Was Wit Both discharges were cat leaps y BOWIE \ ‘WINNERS, FIRST RAC Purse $600 and iree-year-olds Odalisque, 101 (M $8.80, won; C. M. J $14.90, $9.80, 20 (Sneidman), $44.60, t yominion Park, Lady 1 Court, Anxiety ‘and Mico ¢ SECOND RACH—Purse ; year-olds and Ina Kay, 104 . firats Anite .‘wecond , third Jerry. Its "Tranby and Gborge: 1 Senate Pa ALBANY Y., April 11.—-ny pass the Seaate | High Schoot German Hooks tur Daring Nlabt, 473 Fifth Ave., potest, | MOOSE LAKE, M! When the Lake Hien opened to- teachers a found th withou 7 books, A noto was left informtr achers. that “Patriotism tempted Ww toss the books into the Hames, jowever, Get Or- 4 Sam Slick 1 pupils fn frontag: Tul-Keramramleh raliway, ks. Ger- calm Dut it tn understood oriera | Emmanuel ABSHINGTON, April 11.—The powerful support of the United Sage on the occasion of the first anniversary of the United States’ en- guidance, threw herself into the gigantic struggle which the free “While the vallant American troops are fighting on the glorious people, and the soldiers of Italy, full of faith in the justice of the com- they send with me their greetings to you and to the American Army. “TALKED OF PEACE, | REPORT IN RUN tapi Washington Denies Any Onell Was Authorized to Conduct Negotiations for America. LONDON, April 1t Negotiations regarding the possibility of peace be: tween the United States and Austria- Hungary have been carried on be- |tween Prof. Anderson of Washing-| ton and Count Stephen Tisza and | Count Julius Andrassy, garlan ‘Promleres, according Vienna despatch to the Berlin Tage- blatt, as quoted in an exchange tele- to a graph message from Copenhagen. The despatch also says the Austro- OMce admit Hungarian Foreign various attempts have been made to obtain a general peace, and that Bm- |peror Charies has had negotiations with several persons who have inter- national connections. Tho Austro-Hungarian Foreign Ministor, Count Czernin, has re turned unexpectedly to Vienna from] a visit to German headquarters, where he conferred Finperor Wiillam. The despatch says the sud- den return of the Count caused ¢ sensation in Austrian political circles. | The stand taken by the Czechs against Count Czrernin, the despatch with continues, overshadows contro- versy between the Count and Pre- mier Clemenceau of In Praguo on Saturday meet- ing of protest against Count Czernin will be held. Another Exchange Telegraph de- spatch from Copenhagen says there | |is growing dissatisfaction in Ser |many with Imperial Chancellor von | |Terting and Foreign Secretary von ng Kuehlmann 1 and efforts aro be WALL STREET + GOSSIP. America Sumatra Tobacco Co.—Quar-| terly dividend of 2 per cent. on com me stock, able May 1 to stock of record April 22, an Increase of \ to 1) be recent, Regular semi-annual dividend | 3% per cent. on preferred stock, pay: ise Sept, 1 to stock of record Aug. Sinclair Oil & Refining Co.—Passed the quarterly dividend dua at this time ‘The corporation has paid quarterly divi- Awaiting Enemy Offensive, Full of Faith in Justice of Common Cause. W States has stiffened the resistance of the people and soldiers of Italy, King Rmmanuel cabled President Wilson in a mes- try into the war. The message just received here is as follows: “It is a year since the American republic, under your enlightened peoples, united by common ideals of justice and democracy, are wag- ing against the threatened yoke of autocracy and militarism. soil of France, whilo new armies are about to cross the ocean, the powerful support of the United States stiffens the resistance of the mon cause and In the righteousness of the Italian nationas aspirations, await confidently the enemy offensive, On this eventful anniversary | BOLO 10 SEND OTHERS PORCH LIGHTS BLINKING TO DEATH, HE | DECLARES | jal Sika Plectric Bond & Share Co.—Regular Tel ° " ‘ . quarte dividends of 1% per cent. on Tells Keeper He Will Pay Penalty,|Dongan Hills, Commanding Spot | preferred stock, payable May 1 to stock of record April Ye and 2 per cent. on but More Surely Will Follow. of Staten Island, Has a Two- Hour Thrill. | nited State: 88 Co.—Regular PARIS, April 11.—Bolo Pasha, con-| Dongan Ills tes high sround etl aus a dwar A rt it payable ‘April! demned to death for treason but granted |Staten Island, just south of the Nar-|J5"to stock of record April 18. & reprieve of Indefinite duration on his|rows, and commands an excellent view amen plea that he had important revelations] of the lower bay, the New York water quoted at 98 3-$ cents an ounce | to make to the military judicial author-|front and out to sea, So the villa 2 ce itles, entertains no doubt as to what his mate fate will be, according to the it Journal to-day, It quotes him as saying to his keeper on Monday which prides Itself on its patri kept a sharp lookout to see not used ag a strategic that Pe point for IN GALE START SPY HUNT |: ism, has | It former Hun-| 3 | partment “PARTED, BUT FRIENDS,” DECLARES THE WIFE OF * DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS BROEDEEEY EO 44 DORGO4 OOOS mado to replace von Dr. von Helfferich, Chancellor, WASHINGTON, in off Hertling with | former Vico April 11—No one" 3 in Washington ou y to-day the of, Ander: reported to have carried on negollke tions with Austro-Hungarian repre- sentatives, At the State Departmont it was declared that no such person had been authorized to conduct nego- tlations regarding peace, and thé De- original statement that no Negotiations, either official or unof- fictal, looking to a separate peace with Austria have been conducted lwith the Departmen knowledge | was reiterated If there is any foundation at all for the story, officials declare, it must rely entirely updn the efforts of 0 of the well meaning burt mischief | making pacifis who have made thelr headquar Switzerland and | have not hesitated clothe them- | selves with imaginary authority to} _ Initlate peace ov SAYS FAIRBANKS ertur BRITISH FIGHTING DESPERATEL YTOH OLD THE MESSINES RI DGE PEAGE TREATY COST RUSSIA THIRD OF HER POPULATION’ 780,000 Square Kilometers of Ter. ritory Lost, With 56,000,000 Inhabitants. PETROGRAD, Wednesday, April 20 (Associated Press),—Under the terms of the peace treaty, the Commissioner of Commerce announces, Russia has. lost 780,000 mquare kilometres of territory with 56,000,000 inhabitants, or 82 per t. of the entire population of Ger- many. The announcement anys Ru sia hee also suntained the following to One-third of her total intleage or railways, amounting to 21,630 kilo-~ metors (13,350 miles): 73 per cent. of the total iron production; 89 per cent. of the total coal production; 268 sugar refineries, 918 textile factories, 674 brewertes, 133 tobacco factorie 6 distilleries, 244 chemical factories, Paper mills, 1,073 machine factori Tht territories which now become rman formerly brought in annual revenue amounting to 845,238 rubles and had 1,800 savings banks, NEW BRITISH GENERAL SERVES ON WAR COUNCIL Bonar Law Announces That Sack- ville-West Has Been Sent to Versailles, April 11.—Major Gon, Sack ville-West has been appointed acting British military representative at the upreme War Council at ‘aillos, it Was announced to-day in the House of Sommons by Andrew Bonar Law, the Government spokesman in the Lower House. ‘RELIEF SHIP 1S SUNK BY MINE IN FREE CHANNEL es to Bottom, but Mem. 616 a LONDON, Flandres G bers of Her Crew Are Rescued. AM ERDAM, April 11—The Bel- fg! relief steamer Flandres struck a mine in the Free Channel Monday ana sank, according to the Handelsblad, The crow was s: shea NIEUW AMSTERDAM SAFE. Dotch Liner With 2,000 Aboard and. Anchors Off The Nieuw Amsterdam, from arrived off the Hook at Holland, Jam sailed with 4 from ‘The Nieuw Amste 2 pre than New York on March dends of $1.25 since August, 1916. To 2,000 passengers on 1. It was u |conserve the cash was the reason, jerstood that the International Mercantile Marine Co.— ONFESSED LOVE Is ad granted her a safe conduct through Declared an extra dividend of $5 a} zone jshare on its prefer accot the nM The divi holders of aves tora “Apr 2 common stock, Day fable April 16 to stock | of record Apri FOR SCREEN STAR (Continued from First Page.) ith my boy, and w 9 to war-work, I tl Interested in provid 3 of soldiers wh ge for ts increa man spies. | “Iwill go to Vincennes, but others} Late last night neighbors knocked will surely follow.’ (It ts at Vin meston the door of Frank Roth, who AYe jthat French military executions take} iear the shore and Is a traffic poli - CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS place.) man stationed at the Hatt Roth | a ; . 6 Batte oth put| With net changes f : Bolo 18 continuing his “revelations.” (on iis rubber boots and went out. ‘The | ee ti 4° The newspaper La Victoire does not tke | excited neighbors pointed to a hill be-| Am ed half apolar agg iipabeesey [i [hind the Richmond County Golf ciub, |" | nminen Pry hings he reveals Ly ae are H oth saw a bl ight, followed | Am. 1 ee aan aeee i ventiguted "and rig {and Roth saw a blinking light, followed {4 eur Boxing But. | . in a series of blinks. Koth does seconds by another wily B definite lo has doubtless gained ostponemen an ine at FP not know any and after tramping seve blinding sleet and a hi DESTITUTE ON $75 MONTHLY Plea for Money and Other Relief}, Is Made to American Minister * at Stockholm. STOCKHOLM, April American Mintater Morris has been requested to h s ago. The electrictans put tn po lights and forgot to turn them off, swaying trees in the gale gave tho Ligh: the Morse code, Anyway, had a two-hour coal the us and the: ut | 2 <j aegis codes, but his first thought was of signals | RUSSIAN DOWAGER EMPRESS to a U boat or German warship, He | si headed a posse to run down the spie 1 miles thre | wind solved | A summer home was completed a few the appearance of flashing messages in the village |i ‘ vor to send money and other re- Hef to the Dowager Empress Feodorov- na of Russia, who ts said to be living PRISON | FOR FOOD FRAUDS, n actual destitution at the Crimaen bathing resort of Yalta e Empross Whe Hee Navy| is reported to be receiving uot more; Contracts, and Others Sentenced, than 150 rubles (about $75) monthly. John Fitter, @ wholesale provision A number of other formerly cromi-] merchant of No. 120 Bridge n ts | nent Russians also are living at Yalta] Brooklyn, was sentenced to one \in needy circumstances. and nine months In the Federal pr Minister Morris will try to ket mo at Atlanta and ordered to pa to the Empress through Americans 1 $5,000 fine to-d nited States in Russia, Judge Garvin lyn, Fitter, “ with three 1 two The Dowager Empress applied to the | members of tt was ¢ Bolshevik Government for assistance} ot # fs ‘ a eurly in March, declaring she was des. | ernment on fii y Pravinicen ee he | her tute, She ta the widow of the Russian | |-rooklyn N It Was charged |» peror Alexander JI, and a sister of | that thre welght ar x owaxe ¢ e1 a of G 1m he” Gove i Dowager Queen Alexandra of Great | 10M 9499, | |Hritain, She ts the daughter of the late | "py drivers Jonéph iats, |g King Christian IX. of Denmark. Mom fond Henry Witthohn, | pie \ — wero sentenced to thirty dasa im |.Preswed : 1 Nrisonment; Chief Commissary Steward % ¢ LIMIT ON | SPECULATION, Edward Will to three months imprison eel Suing iy ment_and Yeoman George C. Goodman | Is i Hoover Asks Closing of b os eo hd Wire Houses, ULU “DRY” To- 1 WASHINGTON, April 11. — Recom HONOL NIGHT. al " mendations for the closing of what aro| ppeatdential Order Closes Salo ri nv . | 0 check Oahu Istand, au Prod | ae *Y) HONOLULU H., Aprit it non y ©} tsiand of Owby, 1 this ci &. Ind. A f located, will b at inidnis : ‘ ay ti to-night in compiian 1 OP as Jaential order, All salo 4 wholes : i will bo affected, Browers|\\'t ‘ the thy sake, howe will « Wert eM : * products for '\ |. two months’ | n cut down for the duration of t war. If I cannot find an organiza- }tlon devoted to this work I mean to form one myse |. Fairbanks came Ne few days ago ¥ pene ins Mary ament’s reque ery. Bond drive. it ited Mrs. 4 lee tie With Her aad a rea wich his son, who gives promiao of being| athletic and energetic as his! Miss Mary Pickford declared to-day, }that if Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks bad| | Separated ito ned no one but i themselves, “We art associated together! in business,” she said. “Now we are! | working with the Government to help! put over the Liberty Loan, Mr. Fatr-| banks has gone off through the coun-| try to do his bit and soon 1 will be going wherever (he Government send me.” \ Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks we: ri aly, 1907. the nter of Daniel N. Sully, cote Fairbanks quit the stago| Into} er, Later he went and then began his to the tacul 9 ar rise — NEW York COTTON: EXCHANGE. CHOCOLATE SPICED CREAM DRC bresenting thie fr Attractive Offerings fo BOSTON BROKEN CAN Tied he Moth seununters | saugpeiaieieonerisanieesniacdaiesse a Extra Special Tomorrow, rriday, HamaToys | Capes Indeed! As usual, Hamilton he: anticipated the increi ing popularity of the new cape wrap. 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