The evening world. Newspaper, April 17, 1918, Page 2

é -_ . . EY A YEE — ‘War "EveniInG WORLD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918. ; : 2 eS RIFIC OF THE WAR nl 31 wots wane [AMERICANS TAKE IN BOMBARDING PARIS ‘NO M AN'S | AND FROM THE ENEMY Bodies of Two wo Women and Child omniponinens Regain Shell-Torn Ground | Found in House Destroyed by Bomb Dropped by Flyers. Which Had Been Deserted for a Week. PARIS, Aprit 17. | TEEN were killed and | forty-five were wounded | in yesterday's long-range bombardment of Paris, WITH THD AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, April 17 (Associated Press).—The American troops north- west of Toul again took possession Shells from the long-range guns killed one woman and wounded one woman and one man in the Paris district Monday night, ac- cording to an official statement, of no man’s land near Apremont For~ est Monday night after a week in which the shell torn land between the trenches was virtually deserted, ex- cept during the long series of at- One shell damaged an elec- tricity conduit in a street, while tacks, because of the violence of the artillery fire. another demolished a garbage Two American patrols went out cart. Ono of the missiles fell on @ wood-chopping works, but in- Monday night seeking a machine gun nest reported to be in front of the CANNONADING IN FLANDERS THE MOST TER en ot German infantry advancing in close formation were caught under the ‘fire of our troops dt short range and suffered heavy casualties, We Mlgcbrston Cet Vi Tce “The enemy also endeavored to develop an attack yutertag “ n east of Robecq, following the bombardenant already reported, but ‘BUT FEAR YPRES troops holding our forward positions east of Ypres have been - | } it deliberatel: F ; wn to a new line. The withdrawal was carried out deliberately, |) 6. oF Bailleul Regarded as without interference by the enemy. Yesterday afternoon parties of his) Seriously Threatening the troops advancing over our old positions were caught by the fire of our Lines Further North, outposts and destroyed. = | “On the battlefront south of Arras parties of German infantry who| LONDON, Apri 17.—There ts no in-/ . clination here to minimize the se- had entered our trenches opposite Boyelles were driven out evade PPO ab ne:1edl eR aa afternoon, with the loss of several prisoners, Our line in this locality has |4,, sossibility that it may load to the been completely restored. necessity of evacuating Ypres and “The hostile artillery activity increased considerably this morning Passchendaele. on the British front south of the Somme.” BIG GUN ATTACKS ON FRENCH “BETWEEN THE SOMME AND OISE up to this time in thelr advance the / Germans have been in marshy ground. | Yesterday they captured the first of the important ridges by storming Paris Reports Successful Raids at Several * Points on the Front—Germans Repulsed on the Meuse River. ‘April 17.—Heavy artillery fighting occurred last night jured no one, The house which was struck by ‘an aerial torpedo dropped from a Gotha airplane in a raid on Paris Friday has now been cleared, The body of an elderly widow was found and then portions of the limbs of a man, a woman and M RANDVOOROR, HOLLE BERE Wytschacte, being alded by the fall jof Bailleul, and thus “the wecurity of the Ypres salient, #0 long the bul- @ child were discovered in the |German trenches, but found it wark of our left 0d touched with, wreckage. empty, Tho patrols advanced to the such immortal memories to us, is im- | barbed wire in front of the enemy first Une but encountered no Ger- mans. Rain in the past three days has caused poor visibility and interfered with artillery activity, which has perilied,” The Daily Graphio thinks tt would be wise to withdraw the British troops from Ypres and Passchendadle “to avold the risk of thelr betng cut off | and compelled to surrender.” It con-| ‘GOL. MACARTHUR LED GERMAN IN BY EAR PARIS, eed iat tate intaee American Came Back From Raid aes (a dheendowntd ' 4 jon ts made : : ; © Americans wounded In last 6n the principal battlefront, between the Somme and the Oise, the War | more serious by the osm of Bailleul Is . With Prisoner in One Hand, | week's fighting northwest of Toul obvious and it would be dishonest to, Office reports. The statement follows: reekederfbelaiyh Riding Whip in Other. have all been taken to comfortable 4 “On the front between the Somme and the Oise there was great activity of the artillery on both sides, and patrol encounters occurred, “The French carried out several raids, especially southwest of Butte to Mesnil, in the region of Tahure and north of Flirey.’ We took number of prisoners. On the right bank of the Meuse a German attack ast of Samogneux was repulsed, otherwise the night passed in quiet.” ALLIED GENERALS CONFIDENT; /s HAVE LOST NOTHING VITAL, SAYS PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE Sees Victory Assured for the Entente Cause if All Stand Together Without Giving Way to Fear or Panic. LONDON, April 17. 46 HE same spirit that carried your army through 1014 sus- tains us all again to-day against overwhelming odds,” said Field Marshal Haig in @ telegram thanking Field Mareba! Sir John French for a message of encouragement. Lioyd George, speaking in the House of Commons last night, _ said fluctuations in Flanders must continue, but that he was full of oonfidence, and added: ti “I have just seen a General who has returned from the front and 1 must ask the House to excuse my leaving immediately be- "3 cause he has to lay questions before me on which I must roply to- fy Bight. Ho told me had seen Generale who are fighting. (In some quarters it was thought the General to whom Lloyd George referred was Sir Douglas Haig.) “That gallant old General, Gen, Plumer—one of the doughtlest warriors this country has—is facing great odds, but ho is quite con- fident. We have lost territory, but wechave lost nothing vital, That is the view not merely of four Generals—it is the view of Gen. Foch, who is equally calm and confident. Hoe was seen also by a dis- tinguished General who is now waiting to seo me. He is absolutely confidert. “They are alming at destroying the British Army, and they feo! that if they can get this army out of the way the path would be clear to victory, They have not got It out of tho way.” In conclusion, Mr, Lioyd George sald: “They have inflicted, I am sorry to say, heavy losses, but noth: fmg to the losses they sustained. The French Army is intact and ‘“the American Army {s pouring across, “ “There may be hope and there may be despondency, but if we stand together firmly and steadfastly, not giving way to fear or +n panic, prepared to give and take in all measures—if all parties in _Great Britain, yes, in Great Britan and Ireland, stand together, “Irshmen in Ireland fighting with Irishmen who coming across the flood in millions to fight in brigades with British troops—if we do that we will win through in the end.” AMERICAN SOLDIER IN FRANCE (Continued from First Page.) ‘this tremendous spirit and the civilian populations show the same feeling,” “Every one is quite determined to see the job through and quite I would say that the general sentiment is one he eaid. confident of the outcome. of inspired determination, “So far as the work of our own forces is concerned, it gives one the impression of magnitude, thoroughness and epeedy accomplishment, No of work are being observed and there are no limitations op labor. glimpse of the tremendous extent of the American supply facilities, lines | '! ‘Sommunication, warehouses end numerous schools for men and officers one of a gigantic beehive filled with energetic men.” =x Secretary Baker said he bad been interested to note the extraordinary European he said, were immeasurably behind those of this country in thet ‘extent to which American newspapers carry the war news, g@ome time to come, , GAS KILLS AGED COUPLE. found Dead in Chairs ' East New York Home. neighbor of Mr. and Mre. Conred ‘marty, seventy-four and elghty-two old respectively, No. 429 Alabama East Now York. knocked on thefe-front door this afternoen, There ‘Thetr ‘was forced open. found in thetr chairs in @ sitting po: tion dead. Gas was escaping from ‘The paper adds that as long as the | Allied armies remain unbroken Ger- | toany’s purpose is not attained, while HAS MADE GOOD, SAYS BAKER} Mr. Baker declined to discuss the drive on the west front. He said situation had been aptly covered by Premier Lioyd George when he that alternate periods of cheerfulness and anxiety must be endured was no Going to ¢ the house the Caller, Mra: Ida ‘walmwola, No, 481 Alabama Avenue, emelled gas. Bhe called a policeman and the door The bodies of the aged couple were sho is exhausting herself in order to | force a decision | Correspondents gn the front say the | Germans have used up 120 of their 200 divisions in the west and have becn able to bring andéther two divisions from Russia, LISBON OFFICERS ANXIOUS TO AVENGE COMRADES Patriotic Feeling in Portugal Great- ly Stirred by Recent Events on Western Front. LISBON, April 17.-—Events on the western front and the words of praise sent by the British Government to Po 1 on the bravery of the Portu- troops in the first days of the fighting south of Armenticres have wreatly stirred the patriotic feeling in Portugal. All officors of the Lisbon garrison have offered to go to France immedi~ ep! d avenge their com- All tho officers who took part a tor of the Interior. 40,000 GERMAN TROOPS LANDED AT HELSINGFORS Squadron of Twelve Vessels, Includ- ing Two Battleships, Anchored in Harbor, LONDON, April 17.—The Germans have landed 40,000 troops at Helsingfors, according to an Exchange Telegraph demonteh trom, Co) enhagen. A German Metnpibes consinta'et eweive thine ie Holsingtore conelets of twelve ships, In- cluding the ba Ip Posen and Wests falen, each of Rai. oe GREEKS AND BRITISH CAPTURE SEVEN TOWNS Cross River Struma Above Lake Tahinos an! Advance on Macedonian Front. LONDON, April 17.—The Greek and British troops which on Monday crossed the Struma River, on the eust- em flank of the Macedonian front, oc- cupled seven towns, the War Office an- ‘The statement follows: troops crossed the River Struma above Lake Tahinos, and occ pied the villages of Beglik-Mah, Kak: raaka, Salmah, Kispeki and Ada, The eration most successfully carried out, with slight casual Further to the north British troops occupied Kumi! and Ormanii, A few Bulgarians were captured.” Memmnnnttinnet TURKS CAPTURE BATUM, LONDON, April 17.—The captur the Turks of the city of Batum is an- nounced in an official statement issued at Constantinople on Monday, Black 8e territory’ token tee the terms of the pi d by tho Russians, but its occupation by the Turks was being resisted by the Ar- menians, CANADIAN ~ CASUALTY LIST. a1 From New York and Neigh- ber! OTTAWA, Ont. April 17—The latest Canadian casualty list includes the fol- lowing names of Americans Killed in Action—D. Forge, Pa. Died of Weunde—William Pawtucket, R. 1; J. bur — 2m kirk, N. Y, Aosdentally th, Ash Heal, Old Brown, Yolled—K, Hollings- eich, Camden, N, ford, Conn.; 8, Houcher, Red eborde Dero Kt Morgan, Colum- Me Fails, Minn; F —C, R. Schalmers, New York, W. Hildebrand, Baltimore, ‘bd. nearby jet, The police believe it, was accidental, Black indicates heights from Light tint indicates heights f 65 feet. Dotted Ines show the British PERSHING REPORTS 5 NEW NAMES ON US. CASUALTY LIST Total Losses in American Ex- peditionary Forces Have Now Reached 3,624. WASHINGTON, April 11.—Gen. Pershing’s latest report of the casual- tles in the American Expeditionary Forces overseas contains the names of sixty-five men, of whom two were killed in action four died of wounds. Two commissioned officers are missing in action, The summary of the American losses abroad to date is as follows: and Killed fn action.... . 248 Killed or prisoner . 1 Killed by accident.. « 190 Died of diseas: + 903 Lost at sea..... © 287 Died of wounds . 83 Civillans .... 1 All other causes eee 46 Total deaths . Wounded Captured .. Missing .. Grand total . SPANISH ‘SHIP TORPEDOED. 1 Low MADRID, April 17.—The owners of the Spanish vessel Loutsa have informed the Government that Three Lost Sinking of the the ship has been torpedoed. Three ot the crew ware lost, 210; 000 AMERICANS NOW IN THE TRENCHES, SAY GERMAN REPORTS This Maye Not Include Those Fight- ing in British and French Organization ASHINGTON, April 17.— German reports received here place the number of American troops now engaged in trench warfare in Franco at 210, 000, In army circles it is sald this number i8 approximately correct, ‘This may not include the Amer- icans now fighting with the Brit- ish or French forces in Picardy or Flanders nor o American troops not now engaged in holding lines of trenches, MULLUEH a 160 feet to 650 feet. rom 65 feet to 150 feet; dark tint in front. NEW YORK 1S TOLD TO SPEED UP LOAN; TOTAL NEAR BILLION (Continued from First Page.) get them if this district does its full share, Among the large subscriptions to- day were: Western Union Telegraph Com- | pany, $3,000,000 for its employees, the majority of whom live in New Yerk. Charles Blumenthal, $100,000. The Bell ‘Telephone System, $5,000,- 000, a large part of which will be credited to the New York district. Union Trust Company $1,000,000, C. I. Hudson & Co., $106,000, Morris, Sternbach & Co,, $80,850. F, I, du Pont De Nemours & Co, (additional), $1,000,000, Mutual Chemical Co., $300,000, H, P, Goldschmidt & Co., $200,000. Battelle & Renwick, $110,000. International Alcohol Co., $50,000, J. 8. Coffin, $50,000. Lehn & Fink, $50,000, Kable Color and $31,000, E. J. Beggs & Co., $30,000. Chemical Co., Bartlett Arkell, $25,000, Aldred & Co,, $26,000. J. A. McGinley, $25,000 American Steel Foundries, $25,000, William G, Pearce, $25,000. The Bayer Company, $20,000, GERARD REPEATS HIS FAMOUS INTERVIEW WITH KAISER, Former Ambassador James W Gerard was the principal speaker to- day at the Sub-Treasury meeting. Ho declared the time was at hand when this Nation should think of o one thing and work to that end—the dofeat of the Kaiser and the German army. “It ds pretty hard,” he said, of your four years’ experiences in Germany ina few minutes, Our Brit- ish allies gave Way a little yesterday Here we made an advance, Yester- day our President drafted Charles M Schwab as head of the shipbuilding Yo mine and shaking his finger under| PARIS, April 17.—A German baitle- my nose said: ‘After this war I'll|plane has been brought down between stand no nonsenge from the United |Crevecoeur and Le Grand-Bretuil (about States!’" : ‘ad 50 miles northwest of Parts), it was Some one in the crowd yelled: A onda: why didn't you get him then?” |>mclally announced, to-Say. “We all regret our lost opportun!- ties,” replied Mr, Ge REICHSTAG G IN SESSION. “ET nope the ‘Kais countless ples,” continued the former Am-| AMSTERDAM, April 17—The Gk bassador, » reporting to him how | man tag reassembled on Tuesday | wo are and no non-| wt ow taxatic H Back up our men . me But whether hail not pass. WASHINGTON, April 17.—Members of Newton D. Baker's party on the trip to Europe brought to Washington to- day new details about the exploit of “to ten | the and dicates heights from sea level to British line in Flanders holds or not our cry must be ‘They shall not win!" Other speakers were Abram T.} former Ambassador to Turkey Elkus, and Tleut. Robert J. Baques of the French High Commission, > SMALL SUBSCRIBERS RUSHING 10 BUY BONDS | Chicago District Reports Big Numbers of Takers in Middle Western States. WASHINGTON, April 17.—Reports to-day told of a great flood of small subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan from people of moderate means, The Chicago District Campaign Com- mittee reported 275,Q00 subscribers in Towa, 105,000 in Indiana, 95,000 in IIli- nols, outside of Chicago, 60,000 in Chi- cago, 72,000 in Michigan and 26,000 in Wisconsin, with the campaign in that State just beginning. The Foreign Language Campaign Committee in Chicago reported more than $5,000,000 sales, Cleveland to-day reported a total of $22,000,000 and Cincinnati more than $15,000,000, Pittsburgh announced heavy subscriptions from laborers in industrial plants. Atlanta, which started its campaign Monday at noon, had rolled up sub- scriptions of $2,500,000 before work started to-day. New England Liberty Loam Total $91,060,000, BOSTON, April 17.—Liberty Loan subscriptions in the First Federal Re District to-day reched $91,030,- , representing an overnight gain of $10,764,000. The report by States was: Massachusetts, $56,724,000; Connectt- cut, $ ,000; Khode Island, $8,894 000; Maine, $6,015,000; New Hampsh $3,665,000; Vermont, $2,401,000. BOLSHEVIKI SHELL CHINESE, Demand for Surrend Leader Kefu TOKIO, April 11 (United Presa).— | nolshe vik leaders on the Manchurian- | Siberian border delivered an ultl- matum to Chinese authorities, demand- Jing the delivery of tha Cossack leader, ff, and the disarming of his force, ng to a despatch to the Kokusai, here from Peking to-day. ve of Cossack rece Whe e Chine refused {qa turn industries, Now every dollar epent|souinot ‘bver to the Bolsheviki, says 1 ond " c bhe a the Slavs bombarded a in Liberty Bonds will give you a ie Slave bombarded ship's run for your money 8 {he MAnOBUEen bors ‘Asking the question himaelf i¢ 7 are concentrating there was any great danger for this| forces near Vi divostok. country should the British line break, Mr, Gerard replied | Non Oct, 25° 1915, in an interview | GERMAN RAIDER DOWNED. | with the . he put his face close | Col. | Department Censor, who recently Joined |@ French company in storming a trench (OLABASSER \ | Douglas MacArthur, formerly War and came back with a prisoner. Going with the French by special per- mission, the Colonel was missing when the action was over, He soon reap- peared leading a big Bavarian officer by the ear with one hand and swinking a riding whip with the other. Col. MacArthur, who is Chief of Staff of one of the American divisions, was decorated with the French Cross of War for the part he played. esses aciasmcais CAN $25,000 PIER LEASE BE RESCINDED? IS ASKED Opinion Sought From Corporation Counsel by Member of the Sinking Fund Commission. Tt was learned this afternoon that a member of the Sinking Fund Commis- sion has asked Corporation Counsel Burr whether the commission can rescind its action of last week when it agreed to lease {Per No. 69, North River, to the Hudson Dock and Terminal Company for $26,000. The commission turned down @ $30,000 a year bid made by the Occ!- dent Dock Company, present occupant of the pier. The opinion of the Corporation Coun- sel ig sought by a member of the Sink- ing Fund Commission who was not pres- ent at last week's meeting. This mem- ber believes there should be public bid- ding and that if this be done the city city will reeetve almost twice as much for its piers as it does now. parca vite JERSEY FLYER KILLED. jet Bonynge Meets Death at Can mp. HAMILTON, Ont., April 17.—Cadet Edward B. Bonynge of New Jersey mile from the Bea: Camp to-day. Bonynge was to leave for overseas shortly, His wi had been living at Beamsville, wa; Prostrated when informed of the acci- ent. Bonynge come here from Washi N. His parents live in Santa ar: a Cal, ~_ ile Aviation was instantly killed and his pilot seri- | ously hurt in an airplane accident a/|! quarters in a large evacuation hospl- tal. The boys in one company aro loud in praise of one of their Sergeants, who held out against a superior force of the enemy, killing four before he himself was shot in the back of the head. ‘The spirit of comradeship between the soldiers has manifested Itself scores of times, many of the boys braving the dangers of shell fire and machine gun bullets in order to assist chums who were unable to help them- selves, One Corporal, alone in a shell hole, attacked three Germans, killing two and wounding one. He was then nit by a plece of shrapnel in the leg. One of his comrades started to assist him to the rear, but he refused the proffered assistance, saying; “Leave me alone and go back and drive those Germans back to their trenches.” The companion left tne Corporal, but when he returned a few minutes later he found the wounded man propped up in a sheil hole and tbrow- ing band grenades into the enemy trenches, This space ts contributed by E, Pritchard, 331 Spring Street. Gang Gets $10,000 in Rewards for Drafted Men, CAMP GRANT, Rockford, Mi, April 17.—A clique of ten men in Chicago {6 sald to have reaped about $10,000 in re- wards of $50 each for the return of men classed as deserters. They specialize in foreign born men, who neither read nor speak English, and who are astonished, upon being brought here, to learn that they are classed Wreck Victints in Camp Hospital, CAMP UPTON, N. Y., April 11.— Surgeons at the base hospital reported to cantonment headquarters yesterday that all the men who were in the Cen- tral Islip hospital suffering from in- early Monday are now in camp. BOSTON BROK liked by the kiddies and grown-ups, Fruit, Mint and Spice fl A Mard’Candy family, and one that ti CHOCOLATE COVERED As tl tlon of rich Honey Sweet Marshals low, completed oy indesrath wer prop include and a Stores: Brooklyn, DIED. BOBRICK.—Of pneumonia, at Harlem Hospital, April 17, 1018, ARTHUR L. } BOBRICK, M, D., age 26, son of Mr. and Mrs, Louls Bobrick of 744 Book at,. New York, Notice of funeral to follow. KOUNTZE,—Early Wednesday morniog. April 17, 1018, LUTHER KOUNTZB beloved husband of Anne P, Kountae, in the 77th year of his age, Funeral services will be held at hia late residence, 5 East 57th at., Friday morning, April 10. at 10 o'clock. Please omit flowers, London and Paris papers plense copy. juries received in the railroad accident Attractive Offerings for Wednesday, April 17th EN CANDY—A most delicious sure to please evershod New York, The mpecified weixnt includes the container, LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS, FOUND—Uptown, N. ¥, ing sum of money; Upon Identification, 68 Park Row City, purse com. will return to L. V. 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