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VOL. XUV NO. 45.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHNINO, A PHIL J5, 1I15 FIVi; KKCTIOXK- -FOKTY-KOn? IWHKK.
si noli: copy fivk cents.
CHINESE KILLING
SELYES TO ESCAPE
PANGS 0F HUNGER
Many Are Starring and Thontania
Are on Verge of Famine in
Province of Sruan at Drouth
Result.
PRUSSIANS SINK
Greece Ready to Join in Attack
On the Dardanelles if It Is Asked
GERMANS DRIVE
WEDGE THROUGH
LIME JF ALLIES
Sudden Attack North of Hill No. 60
Forces French and Belgiani
Back to Yser Canal.
COUNTER ATTACKS DTTOATEU
MAYOR DAHLMAN stops In front of the City Hall to In
scribe his autograph on one of The Bee's petitions in be
half of Leo M. Frank.
FOUR MORE SHIPS
WITH TORPEDOES
V
PARIS, April it .-ChrisUkls Zofraphos.
forelan minister of tlreere, Is quoted
today hy the infornmtlon derlniin
thst Greece wn rendy to unite with the
silica in the oi erationa at the Inrdenel1es
If Invited to do ao.
Information say that M. Zuisruphos
tonde thH Rtstrment to Hubert Jacques,
a current nndent of tlila nnwapaper. I'P
to the prrient lime, he stild, i;p-cre hsd
not been kJ to co-oferste lth the
; allies.
I The foreign minister is quoted as ay
ina that In reapect to this question the
policy of his cabinet la Identical with
that of M. Venlselos, the former premier,
a hoae retirement has been generally un
derstood to have been brought about by
his rtealre for participation In the wsr by
tireeoe en the side of the alllea.
"T( la simply a queatlnn of the pro
pltloua mnmcnl " the foreign mlnlater Is
quoted ss anyihg.
Two Norwegian Veisels Destroyed
by Submarines of Germans After
Crews Given Ten Minutes
to Get Off.
CLAY ONLY FOOD OF NUMBERS
CAPRIVI ONE OF THE VICTIMS
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Wretches Eat Roots and Barks, and
Eren Soil, to Assuage Their
Suffering.
MAIL REPORT TO WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, April 14. Many
are starring, others are committing
suicide to escape the terrors of hun
ger and thousands are on the verge
of starvation in the province of Sie
chuan, China, because of famine, ac
cording to mall advices to the State
department received today from F.
Carleton Baker, American consul at
Chung King.
Doe to Drouth.
The famine Is due to a protracted
drouth, particularly in the region of
Fuchow and Chung Chow.
"Many ' the poorer people are al
ready dying and others are on the
verge of starvation," says the memo
randum to the State department.
"The price of rice has more than
doubled.
An EatlRK Clay.
"Some of the people are so desperate
that they are eating roots and barks
from the trees and even clay, and others
are committing suicide to escape the
terrors ot starvation."
It is believed conditions will not im
prove until the -next harvest In the late
summer. Consul Baker's message stated.
President Yuan Shi Kai is said to have
authorized an expenoiture of $100,000 for
relief of the sufferers. The letter to the,
department was dated March 10 last.
Breitung Says He
Gave His Son-in-Law
Chance to Make Good
NEW YORK, April 24,-Edward N.
Breitung. capitalist, waa called to the
tand when the suit for $360,000 brought
against blm and his wife by Frederick
Klelst, a coachman, for allneatlon of their
daughter's affections, which was resumed
In the United States district court today.
Mr. Breltung's testimony, a resume of
that given at the first hearing- of the
ault which ended in a mistrial, waa that
he "was -dinposed only to act in. Klelst' s
Interest from the start, and was willing
to heip him. On eross-eiaml'natlon, how
ever, Mf. Breltun admitted that on one
occasion he waa roln to strike and
kick Klelst. but Juliet Intervened. This
was when Klelit called on Ms parents-in-law
here. Mr. Breitung said Klelst waa
wearing "my socks, cravat and acarfpln."
"Why were you going to strike hlmT"
the witness was asked.
"Because he made a alightlna; remark
bout my daughter."
Klelst protested, the witness said, that
the socks, cravat and acarfpln were
given to him by Juliet After Mr. Brelt
una'a anrer had cooled, he said, he asked
Klelst to go to ew Mexico, ine wuncss
said he aid so to give mm m. caoncs io
make good.
Mr. Breitung said his daughter had
asked him to have the marriage an
nulled. He torn ner, wunoui giwng any
reason, that It could not be done, he said.
"8he said aha wanted to get an annul-
ment and a-et married again." Mr. Brelt-
Dng testified,
ashamed."
"She said ahe vM somewhat
Frederick Pleads
Guilty to Forgery
in First Degree!
T. 'LOUIS, April 34. August H. Fred
erick, who recently resigned from tha
presidency of the board of aldermen, to
which he waa elected this spring by a
C.OOO plurality, today pleaded guilty to
forgery In the first dsgree.
He was sentenced to ten years In the
state penitentiary. It was announced he
would be taken to prison today.
The charge on which he pleaded guilty
waa the forging of the name of Mrs.
Eflther Ellis of Winchester, 111., to a
2.100 deed of trust
Frederick was taken to the penitentiary
at Jefferson City on a fast train this
afternoon. To avoid the crowd, he
boarded the train at Tower Grove sta
tion, Insteady of Union station. Ncne of
his family were present to see him off.
The Weather
&.uZJLX ffiVlnd Vicinity
Partly
ClOUUy. RUl IIIUVH wsaaBV
temperature.
Trm irrlr
t omafca Veitrd).
Jioura Deff.
5 a. m 63
( a. m tij
7 a. m ti
8 a. m Ki
a. m 64
10 a. m 6."
11 a. nv ft!
12 m t
1 p. m hi i
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4 p. m 73
6 p. m.....,,..... 70
a. m. 6
7 p. m..... 68
CsaipirstlT Letcatl Heerd.
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liligheet yesterday 74 76 48 74
liweet yesterday t M 8H 4i
Mean temperature 6H US 43 so
rreclpllallon 01 T .U .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the norma):
Norma t-mTut are ...........M
I'ticu for tlie tiay 14
Total excess since March 1 JS
Nnrmal precipitation 13 Inch
ln'flnency for the day 12 Im ii
Total rainfall wir e March 1.. t 34 Inches
lfliiniy aluce Mann 1 131 Inches
lrfirlncy for cor. prijd. 1W4. Hindi
J-:t.-f fur cor. period. 1P13 . (.38 inches
V indicates lra. e of prr-i if nation.
U A- WtLKU, Local forecaster.
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YERDICT $1,000 IN
EDITH HICKS' CASE
Clark, Must Pay for Forcible Kiss
Taken fronv Prettylaintifiv, j
,.. Saya Juxy, .
FIFTEEN HOURS DELIBERATION
Albert A. Clark, Council Blulfa
capitalist, must pay f 1,000 to pretty
Edith Illcks, 21 years old, for a for
cible kiss taken In the sleeping porch
of his home April 21, 1918, a Jury in
Judge Leslie's district court decided
yesterday. The verdict waa returned
at 5:45 o'clock yesterday after fif
teen hours 'deliberation.
The jury tool: the case at 4:15
o'clock
Friday afternoon. At 10
o'clock that evening the members
went to their homes, returning at 9
yesterday morning and continuing
thelr dellberatlon8 all day. Reports
,, . M
that most of the ballots' taken by
them were seven to five and eight to
tour for -substantial damages for the
plaintiff.
. Mr. Clark said last evening be was not
I prepared to make a statement whether
he would take an appeal to the supreme
I court.
"I do not know what to think about It."
said Mrs. Hicks. "I do not want to say
anything now." .
"Other litigation pending between Mrs.
Hicks and Mr. Clark will be pressed,"
said John O. Teiaer, attorney for the
young woman. "The verdict of the jury
has sustained her allegations."
Nlae Married H ok Jary.
The jury which returned the verdict was
composed of nine married men,- two wid
owers and one single man, who Uvea with
hia mother and sisters. Its members fol
low: W. T. Springmeyer, clerk. Bene on.
C. 8. Anderson, insurance caaTiier, 114
North Twentyfifth.
u. w. springer, cigar sales man, Z3J1
Maule.
Jacob Katelman, real estate dealer, (770
weosier.
, J. C. Carter, bookkeeper, 41 South
Twenty-fifth avenue.
William II. Uulld, railway chief clerk.
61011 Chicago.
William Ulhbs, farmer, ' Banson,
Herbert Wing, plumber, 719 North
Thirty-third.
W. H. McDermott, laborer. 1133 North
Seventeenth. .
Herbert 1. Brown, checker, 8198 Larl
more avenue.
W. O. Templeton, insurance agent, 404
Chicago.
O. L. Weimer. hardware dealer, ' 820
North Thirty-fifth avenue.
FORMER I0WA MAN
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
CHEYENNE. Wyo., AprU 24. (Special.)
Bert McAllister, aged (5 years, a
farmer, was Instantly killed late Thurs
day, by a bolt of lightning, which struck
hint while he was plowing on hia home
stead, alxty miles north of thla place.
Tha bolt also killed three horses, whlpb
were attached-to the plow. The bodies
were found later by a neighbor and that
of McAllister was brought to Cheyenne
Friday.
The lightning presumably atruck Mc
Allister, passed through his body, the
plow and the harness into tha bodiea of
the horaes. The bolt atruck McAllister
on the head, tearing a hole In hia hat,
jumped to hia waiat and plowed a jagged
and singed furrow In his fleah to his
right foot. His right shoe was burned off.
McAllister came to Wyoming about a
year ago from Blakettburg, la., where
Ma pa re i la realda. Ha waa unmarried.
JAPAN DEMANDS
REPLY FROM CHINA
Ultimatum Sent to Peking Insist
IJpOjL Satisfactory Answer In. '
,., . aide Three Days. .,
NEWS COMES VIA' HONOLULU
HONOLULU, . T. H.. April 24.
Ad ultimatum, demanding a satisfac
tory answer within three days to the
demands of Japan on China, haa
been sent by the Japanese cabinet to
Ekl Hlckl, the -Japanese minister at
Peking, for delivery to the represen
tatives of China at the negotiations,
according to a dispatch frftm Toklo
to the Habail Shlno, a Japanese
newspaper her. -
EIGHT BUSINESS HOUSES
BURNED AT PEEVER, S. D.
ABERDEEN. S. D April (4.-Spectal
Telegram.) Fira originating In the -post-
office at'Peever, 8. D at 1' o'clock thla
morning, wiped out the entire business
block. Including eight firms. The losa
Is toO.000.
The Bee's Leo
, tions are in
and are being fast filled with signatures.
The Bee's petitions asking the governor of Georgia to save Leo M.
Frank from the death penalty are growing in demand, not only in
Omaha, bat in surrounding cities and towns. One volunteer, with
out waiting for a blank, made one of his own by cutting the form
out of The Bee and sent it in all filled. Several have come back to
our offices more than once for additional blanks. Samples of some of
the letters we are receiving are here subjoined:
Traveling Man Writes.
J OMAHA. April J3. To the Bdltor
of The Bee: Your paragraph in
your editorial column ending ' (tha
governor of Georgia) " not a mnd
reader," has borne fruit. In one case
at least. ' ' ", ;
I have written the, governor, tell
ing him that I am sure, from opinions
which I have beard on, the road, ex
pressed In widely different parts of
the country, that the exercise of ex
ecutive clemency In the Frank case
would be approved and applauded
throughout the whole United States.
JOHN WATSON CARY,
1101 Monadnock, Chicago, 111.
Kearney Folka Are Interested.
KEARNEY, Neb., April II. To
the Editor of The Bee: I am Inter
ested In the movement to save the life
of Leo M. Frank of Georgia. . I read
the reports during the trial and hav
read In the leading magatlnes and
papers the comments on the caae.
The court and Jury that convicted
him must have been Influenced by
threats of violence and It cannot well
Steamship Ruth with Cargo of Coal
for Gothenburg, Sweden, is
Sunk in North Sea.
FINNISH, ORE SHIP ALSO SUNK
mil. F.TIN.
WASHINGTON. April 21 The
German embassy announced today It j
had Information "from a reliable
source" that a llrltlah battleship was
severely damaged In the last Zeppe-j
lln attack over the Tyne.
. . . . , . .. .
LONDON, April 24. The freighter !
,
JIUIU Wao BUI1B. V) m uri llinil n.,iii-j
rlne on Wednesday when about 100 i
miles east ot May Island, In the North
Sea. The crew was rescued and was
landed at Letth, Scotland.
The Ruth left Lelth with a cargo
of coal for Gothenburg. Captain
Andersen, Its skipper, who Is a
Swede, reports that the first torpedo
discharged by the submarine missed
its mark. The second torprdo struck
the Ruth amidships, wrecking the
vessel.
The sixteen members of the crew
were all Swedes. They drifted about
in small boats for many hours before
being picked up.
Name Ship Sank.
The Norwegian steamship Caprlvl.
which sailed from Baltimore April 6 for
Chrlstlanlaby, way of Androssan. Scot
land, atruck a mine at a point fifteen
miles northeast of Tory island last night
and sank, according to a dlnpatch re
ceived here today by IJoyd's agency
from Inlshtrnhull. Irelano. (
The crew of the Caprlvl was lsmled at
Inlshtrahull today.
The Caprlvl had a net tonnage of 1.R72
and waa built In 1892. The vessel was 330
feet long, 40 feet beam and SO feet deep.
Crew Landed.
DURT ISLAND, Scotland, April 21
The crews of the Norwegian barks, Os-
car and Eva, were landed here today by
the steamship Anna, flying the Danish
flag. A German aubmarlne overhauled
the barks about 170 miles northeast of tl.e
Long tone and allowed their crews ten
mlnutea to board lifeboats., The subma
rine then shelled the abandoned vessel.
' Subsequently the German aubmarlne
stopped the Danish steamer- Anna and
ordered It to take aboard the crews of"
tha Oeoar and Eva. The barks were
bound for a Scottish port and were loaded
with pit props.
Flnalah teamsalp Hank.
STOCKHOLM, April 34. (Via London.)
The Finnish steamer, Fta Frack, haa
been torpedoed and sunk in tha Baltlo
by a German aubmarlne. It la believed
that the members of Its crew were saved.
The Frack carried a cargo of Iron ore
and waa on Its way to Abo, Finland. '
RUSH WILL PROSECUTE
LOS ANGELES MAIL CASES
LOS ANGELES. Cal., April .-Ryt-veeter
R. Rush, special aaslstant to tha
United States attorney general, haa ar-
rived here from Waahlngton to aid In the
prosecution of "eleven former directors
and officials of the Los Angeles Invest-
ment company, indicted on
charge of
using tha mails to defraud. Rush re
cently prosecuted tha so-called Florida
Everglades land fraud cases In Kansas
City. The Los Angelea Investment com
pany trial will begin May 25.
M. Frank Peti-
great demand.
be called a fair trial. A very large
majority of those In this community
who have followed the case believe it
would be a crime to put Frank to
death on such evidence. Many peo
ple would sign petitions for the gov
ernor of Georgia to save his life If
the petitions were sent into the
neighborhood and placed in news
stands. But many of these people
will not write to the governor ot
Georgia. Besides, the governor will
hardly be able to read so niany thou
sand letters. If petitions are sent
to Kearaey I want to sign one.
Box 275. J. W, DAVIS.
Reward Wanta a Petition.
BEWARp, Neb., April II. To the
Editor of The Bee: Will you please
send roe a copy of the petition you
are getting out In the Leo M. Frank
case? There are several of us here,
at least, who have followed thla case,
who would like to sign a petition for
executive clemency. We are glad
The Bee is making this humanitarian
effort.
I shall be much obliged to you.
R. R. MASTIN.
END OF THAW CASE
STILL FAR AWAY
Attorney General Will Ask Appel
late Court for Writ Against
Jury Trial.
COURT EXCEEDED ITS POWER
i NEW YORK, April 24. Harry K.
Thaw, who went to sleep In the
, ,
Tombs prison last night elated by his
I belief that he had won his long fight
for a jury trial to test his sanity,
awoke today to learn that he must
await a decision of ' (he appellate
dlvldlon of the supreme court before
such a hearing would be granted.
This new check In his attempt to ob
tain his freedom from the Matteawan
asylum, to which Justice Page had or
dered him returned, was due to the an
nouncement of Attorney General Wood
bury that the stste would make applica
tion to the appellate division for a writ
of prohibition against the order for a
Jury trial, granted yesterday by Justice
Hendrlck. Mr. Woodbury's decision waa
made public after Thaw had retired for
the night. The attorney general con
tends that Justice Hendrlck doe not pos
sess power to grant a Jury trial on the
writ of habeas corpus obtained by Thaw.
The hearing before a Jury lias been set
for May H, but It waa considered likely
that It would be postponed by the state's
appeal.
Lawson is Charged
With Cannonading
Strikers During Row
TRINIPAD, Col., April 24,-The charge
that John R. Lawson, International
executive board member of the United
Mine Workera of America, waa In com-
mand of tha striking coal miners In tha
battle, near Ludlow, ' October 86, VMS,
when John Nimmo,' a deputy sheriff was
killed, waa made ' in tha opening state
ment today by Norton Montgomery,
assistant attorney general. Lawson la on
trial, charged with 'murder in connection
with Nlmmo's death.
According to Montgomery, Nliitrno, a
deputy sheriff, was ono of k ' force of
officers stationed near Ludlow to' pre
serva order and prevent r'asheg between
strikers and mine guards prior to the
arrival of the militia. Tbo deputies were
attacked, Montgomery declared, and
fought tha battle in defense of their
Uvea. During tha fight, Nimmo waa shot
in the left leg, tha bullet severing the
femoral artery. He died soon after..
Tha aaslstant attorney general told the
jury that John R. Lawson then waa in
charge of the Ludlow tent colony, had
bought and Imported arms and waa In
direct command of the strikers, who did
the fighting.
Horace N. Hawkins, chief counsel for
the defense. Interposed an objection to
'the Inclusion of events that took place
J several hours after the death of Nimmo.
Montgomery desisted from that feature
i of his statement.
Tha first wltneaa for tha state waa
Roy Campbell, formerly deputy coroner,
who told ot making a trip to Ludlow
for tha body of Nimmo. Ha waa ques
tioned by Frank West, assistant attorney
general. Ha aaid tha death of Nimmo
waa caused by loss of blood. Dr. Perry
Jaffa, formerly county physician, told of
performing an autopsy upon tha body.
( He described the wound which caused
death.
K. E. Llnderfeldt. formerly a deputy
hei iff and later a lieutenant tn the na
tlonal guard of Colorado and conspicuous
in the subsequent events of the recent
strike of the coal minora, waa aaked on
cross-examination whether be aaw. which
slue fired the first shot In the battle
between strikers and deputy sheriffs on
October 25, 1913, In ' which Nimmo was
killed.
"No, I did not," he replied.
The question waa asked by Horace N.
Hawkins, chief counsel for the defenae.
Llnderftlt previously had testified that he
was In command of the deputy sheriffs,
but that lie was not present when the
battle started.
Wives of Strikers
Attack the Police
With Broomsticks
STAMFORD, Conn., April H.-Wives of
striking laborera here, to tha number of
fifty or more, armed with broomsticks,
pick handles and "alt, fought hand-to-hand
with the police today when tha lat
ter attempted to dlaperse them after a
demonstration at the town hall. One ar
reat was made.
About feJO laborers, Including nearly
all of those einrloyed by the city and
local contractors, are on strike for 12 a
day. an eight-hour day and recognition
of their union.
The women marched In a body to the
town ball, and when Mayor Brown ap
peared, called on him to concede tha
strikers' demands. The mayor explained
that only the common council could aot
on tha demands and tbat It would not
meet until Monday, Ha aaked them to
dispense and, when they refused, directed
the police to disperse them. Police Cblef
Urennan seised the leader of the women,
Mrs. Vary Ioldsl. This was a signal
for the outbreak and tha policemen were
beaten, scratched and bitten by the
women, who rushed to their leader's as
sistance. Mrs. Doldosi was hurried Into tha town
hall, where she waa charged with breach
of peace. The wotMB than dlavarsad, -
Governor Orders
Greater Omaha Vote
To Be Taken June 1
(From a Hlaff 0rrosrMntlMU.)
UXX)I.X, April 24. (Special
TelcYcrani.) Jotcrnor Morehead thla
afternoon laMiieil the proclamation
railing for the election In Omaha and
the territory affected by the proposed
annexation as provided In senate file
No. 2, setting the '-lection for June 1,
101 A. It read an follows:
"Kxecutlve Office, Lincoln, State
of Nebraska By virtue of the au
thority In me vewted and In accord
and with the law of the state of Ne
braska, In such cases made and pro
vided, I, John H. Morehead, governor
of the state of Nebraska, do hereby
proclaim that On Tuesday, the first
day of June, 10111, there will be held
a special election In the uaual voting
place In the metropolitan city of
Omaha, and the Cltlea of South
Omaha arid Florence and tn the Til
lage of Puudee. In Douglaa county,
slate of. Nebraska, at which time
there wilt be submitted to the elect
ors of the said cltlea and village the
following question:
' 'Shall the citiea of South Omaha
and Florence and the Tillage of pun
dee lie consolidated with the metro
politan city of Omaha?'
"The ballots used at said election
shall provide for 'yea' and 'no' vote
In the usual manner on the question.
"In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and rauned to
le affixed the- great seal of the state
of Nebraska thla 24th day of April,
A. I). 1015.
"JOHN H. MOHEHKAD,"
'KJovernor."
Brother of General
. Obregon Executed by
Villa for Eevenge
NEW YORK. April M-rranolaco &
Ella, eonaul for Mexico under tha Car
ranaa faction, announced today that ha
had received a telegram from Oeneral
Obregon asserting that General Obre
gon' s brother,- Francesco, taken prisoner
by Villa and sent to Chihuahua, had
been ahot by Villa's order.
Mr. Kilns made public the text of a
telegram sent him by Oeneral Obregon
from Irapuato, reading aa follows:
"I wish to make It known to you that
Villa, to avenge himself upon ma for
the defeat which my troops have In
flicted upon him, has arrested and aent
my brother, Francesco Obregon, a man
TO years old, a prisoner to Chihuahua.
He was living peacefully In Guadalajara
sue with neither of the factions. When
Villa fled from the city he ordered tbat
he be arrested. This la nothing more
than revenge which he Is seeking from
ma for the defeat which he suffered."
Another dispatch from Oeneral Obre
gon, Mr. Ellas asserted, had been re
ceived later stating that Oeneral Obre
gon hsd sent a telegram to Oeneral Villa
pointing out that his brother waa a
feeble old man and non-combatant and
requesting his releaae. The only reply
received to this message, Mr. Ellas said
the dispatch stated, was a reply from
Villa which read: .
"Tour brother haa been shot"
People of Italy
Are Urged to Keep
Nerves in Order
ROME, April 23.-Vla Paris, April U.)
"Keep your nerves In order," la tha ad
vica given to the people ot Italy by tha
(Jlornal d' Italia . in an editorial, "for
what la most needed Is national dis
cipline." The paper says ithat while the govern
ment knows all the elements which have
entered into a difficult International sit
uation and has received from Parliament
full power to act, the country must be
allowed to work In peace until the time
comes when It Is considered possible to
reveal what haa been done 'without In
juring the interests of tha nation.
M'MILLAN GIVEN TWO YEARS
WHEN HE PLEADS GUILTY
PIERRE. 8. D April M.-ffipeclal Tel
egram.) In circuit court at Kort Pierre.
Maurice McMillan entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of embesslement of
city funds a hen auditor and was given
a sentence of two years. In the cases
charging bank wrecking against John
Hays one charge of forgery, second de
gree, waa set aside on demurrer and
Judge MoOee directed a verdict of acquit
tal on a second charge. There ara five
other reformations yet to be tried, whloh
will be heard neit week.
CROP CONDITIONS CF BEST-.
IN WESTERN NEBRTUKA
KEARNEY. Neh.. April Jl -(SneaWl
Telegram V A fine rain fell here today
after showers the last two days. The
rain ettended as far west aa Callaway
and cohered a general territory in this
seotlon Over one Inch of rainfall was
reported today, which make orop eondi
tlong of tha bast.
Germans Are Forced by Quick Ad
vance of Allies to Give Up Most
of Ground Occupied.
HARDEST FIGHT FOR MONTHS
The Day 'a War News
, I-:RIK.S OF tiKHMAN irennei
alnasr the wenlera frnat ts aa'
nnnncea In today's official aert
from Berlin. The Kreark war of
fice report arlvea a different wr
alon of the eltnatlon In Brlg-lara.
ADVANtri OF TIIF. C.KRMANS la
aarrlhed by the French war office
to the aa of bombs dereloolnat
araa, which aaphyalateal tha men
ia the (reaches.
FREIGHTER HIT If has hers eaaat
la the North flea by a Herman tab.
marine. Its crew of sixteen was
saved.
FINNISH ITRAMRR FRtrK has
been aaak In the Rattle sea by a
Herman sabmarlae. The turew la
bettered o hare been saved.
NEW BATTLE IN BELGIUM, whleb
of tha moat Important ewroaatere
la the west alace the present bat
tle line was formed, Is being rsr.
' rled on by a relentleas German at
tack and determined realetaare',
on the part of the British.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT from the.
British war office ears that the
Brltlah troops are atlll flahtlng
for thr arronnd whleh they were
compelled to yield to the Germans.
The losa of three positions espoaed
the Canadian division, whleh waa
romnelled to fall back. Tha Ca
nadians lost fonr pleeea of artil
lery, bat later reeaptarrd them.
AVIATORS OF THE ALLIES operat
'Sf aver Smyrna report that tha
Tnrka are defending; the elty with
8(1,0000 troops established i
tornehes. A German steamer waa.
annk and tw. men In a Tarkl.h
fort were killed by bombs dropped,
from the aeroplanes. ,
LONDON, April J A. Over an .rc
Haa front In Belgian Handera, which
Is roughly ten miles long from tha
region of Blxschoota, la tha north, to
St. Klol, la tha ovth. Frauch. Brit
Ish and Belgian troops are locked
with the Germans today la a series
of engagements which recall tha
fighting of last October.
Driven from Hill No. o to tha
south of Ypres, and failing to retaka
It by a counter attack, tha Gsrmang
launched a sudden advance northeast
of the town and after atupifyinf and
killing men In tha first trenches with
deadly gases, according to British,
official reports, they drove a wedge ol
infantry forward, forcing the French
and Belgians back toward, and at
some points apparently across, tha
Yser (Ypres) canal, a manative
which at the same time compelled
the British line north of Tprea to fall
back to conform with the French.
Although tha advance of tha Oermana
waa considerable, extending, according t
Betlin dispatches. . over a front of five
miles. French, Belgian and British forces
the French occupying the canter, the
Belgians the left and the British the
right of tha line immediately initiated at
counter attack, the result of which waa
to compel the Germans to give up aomt
of the ground tbey had taken and forea
them in a northeasterly direction tower
Langemarck, from which place the aU
tack started.
Bora of the London newspapers today
characterise this German rush, aa anothef
attempt to break through to Calais, and
soma estimates say they have 100.000 man
available for thla effort.
By this time tha British are presamebty
well strengthened and have consolidated
the attention on 11111 Na. S8. The hard-1
ctt fighting, . consequently. Is expected;
north of Tpres.
Just as the Germans have been bat-i
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