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OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 13. 1917. TWELVE PAGES.
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PAPER MAGNATES
ARE INDICTED BY
A FEDERAL JURY
Six Manufacturers and Banker
Associated With Them Are
M 1. T J. T ' J 1
Gaugni in nei diu uy
U. S. Authorities.
CHARGE TRUST LAW BROKE
Accused of Controlling Fifty
Five Per Cent of Output of j
Product in Country. . j
BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED
New Vurk. April I.'. Charged with
controlling 35 per ccnl uf tin: cutin-
i. y's ncus print paper production and
ii. -int! their power in restraint of trade
in violation, of t he Sherman anti-lrnst
law. sis paper manufacturers and a
hanker, prominent in financing news
print pnper companies, were indicted
hy the federal rand jury lure today.
Five uf the manufacturers constitui'
I lie cSccnthc committee of the New?
Print Taper Manufacturers' associa
tion, whose secretary. George 1".
Steele, the indictment says. was not
named as a defendant in view of the
fact that he appeared as a witness be
fore the grand jury.
The men indicted are George II.
Mead. Philip T.. Dodge, Edward
Backus. George Chahoon. jr., G. H. P.
Gould, Frank J. Sensenbrenncr and
Alex Smith, a Chicago banker.
Mead Chairman of Committee.
Mead is chairman of the executive
committee of the News Print Paper
Manufacturers' association and presi
dent of the Spanish River Pulp and
Paper mills, the Lake Superior Paper
company, and of the G. H. Mead com
pany of 'Dayton, Ohio. The concerns,
of which Mr. Mead is president, or of
which the G. H. Mead company is
r.cllinjf agent, have a daily output of
approximately ou tons 01 news pruu
paper, it is alleged.
Dodge is president of the Interna
tional Paper company, with a daily
prwdiwtion of 1.300 ton.d an un
used capacity of 500 tons more.
Backus is president of the Minne
sota and Ontario Power company and
the FoVt Frances Pulp and Paper
coSnpany, with a capacity of 350 tons.
Chahoon is president of the Lauren
tide companv and manager of the
Canada Export Paper company, a
selling company alleged to controlthe
sales between the Dominion of Can
ada and the United States, with an
output of 800 tons a day.
Who Some Others Are.
Gould is president of the GouldPa
per company, the Donnaconda Paper
company and formerly of thf St.
Regis Paper company, controlling an
output of 330 tons a day.
Sensenbrenner is vice president of
the Kimberly-Clark company, said to
control an output of eighty-one tons
daily and facilities for 145 tons more.
Smith is described as a "leading
banker in the United States in the flo
tation and sale of the securities of
news print manufacturing companies"
interested largely in the Minnesota
and Ontario Power company, the
Spanish River Pulp and Paper Mills.
fLtd.), the Lake Superior Pulp and
Paper company and the Abitibi Power
and Paper company.
All butthe last two are members
of the News Print Manufacturers' as
sociation executive committee. Bench
warrants for the defendants were is
sued and bail fixed at $5,000.
Colby's Statement.
The investigation, it was stated by
Bainbridge Colby, who served as spe
cial assistant to the United States at
torney general, was undertaken by the
(Continued on rir Two. Column Two.
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair, warmer.
Temperature 8t Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Degr.
6 a. m. . .
6 a. m . . .
...35
...34
7 a. m 3d
s a. m 17
9 a. m 4!
10 a. m 46
11 a. m. ..
12 noon. . .
1 p. m . . .
2 p. m.
3 p. m.
4 p. m..
5 p. m.
p. m.
p. m.
8 p. m.
CompsratlTa Local Record.
111?. 1916. 1916. 1911.
Highest yesterday
Oowest yesterday.
Mean temperature.
Precipitation
65 86 ' ah 67
34 64 SI 34
44 76 44 (0
00 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from ths normal:
s'ormal temperature ...... 49
Deficiency for the day 6
Total exceaa since March 1 67
Normal precipitation 10 Inch
Deficiency tor the day 10 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 2.00 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 41 inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 1816. 1.93 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .48 inch
Reports From Stations st 7 7. M,
Station ai.J State Temp. High- Raln-
of Weather. 7 p. in. est fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy 64 68 .00
Davenport, part cloudy. . 60 66 .00
Denver, clear 62 64 .00
Ties Moines, part eloudy. 64 66 '.00
oodre City, clear 62 64 .64
Lander, part cloudy 60 62 .00
North Flstt-. clear 60 G2 .00
Omaha, clear 63 ,5 .00
Fuehlo, clear 60 C'Z .08
Rapid CM;-, icltar 64 . 70 oo
Salt Lake City, cloudy... so M .02
Punts Fe, purt cloudy... 60 H2 .00
Kherldan, cloudy 48 66 .01
Slous City, clear 62 64 .00
Valentine, clear 64 60 .00
L, A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
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j J QHAHA BOYS?
Recruiting Officers Note Leth
argy Here, While Patriotism
Throbs Out in the State.
WARRIORS FROM COUNTRY
OMAHA'S MUSTER ROLL.
Today. Total
Army 31 380
National Guard 1 209
Navy 9 166
Marines .'.1 13
Totals 42 768
Practically all recruiting handled
through Omaha recruiting stations the
last few days has been of young
men from oulside the city. Hardly
a single Omaha youth has enlisted,
according to the recruiting officers,
who are wondering what is the mat
ter with the local lads.
"All twenty of Wednesday's navy
enlistments and nine more Thursday
morning were of men from outside
the city," said Lieutenant Wadded.
The same was true of the army, with
one or two possible exceptions, ac
cording to Captain McKinley.
"Recruits are coming in big bunches
from many small towns," the officers
said, "but practically none from
Omaha itself."
Little Patriotism,
The only explanation that occurs to
the recruiters is that strenuous efforts
are now being made by army and navy
canvassing parties, traveling in Ne
braska, Iowa and South Dakota. This
leaves '-the local recruiters short
handed, and they have few men avail
able for recruiting in Omaha. How
ever, the few working here find little
response to their appeals. National
Guard recruiting in Omaha is also at
a standstill.
While little patriotic enthusiasm for
enlisting is noticeable in Omaha, nu
merous patriotic rallies for army and
navy recruiting are being held daily
in the territory adjoining Omaha and
splendid results are reported.
At Wakefield and Lexington to
night big meetings will be held to
boost the navy. Prof. Edward D.
Lundak of Pierce and Rev. W. L.
Gaston of Wayne will speak at Wake
field, along with Chiet Yeoman Guy
Stoner and Boatswain's Mate Frank
Harper of the nav-j'. Chief Electrician
T. E. Barrett of the navy will give a
chalk talk on submarines at the Lex
ington meeting, which was arranged
by the postmaster, mayor and leading
citizens.
Navy Men Active.
Mitchell. S. D., citizens have ar
ranged a big rally for next Wednes
day, when a navy recruiter will he
there to receive a number of appli
cants promised. Postmaster Bin A.
Brewster of Chadron wired Lieuten
ant Waddell that & navy rally there
on next Monday evening was ex
pected to produce good results.
Mayor Allen G. Fisher will preside.
Leonard W. Trester of Lincoln,
state chairman of the navy training
association, phoned Lieutenant Wad
dell Thursday that he had a group
of young men there who wanted to
purchase a motor boat, donate it to
the navy, and then enlist in the naval
reserve for active duty as a mosquito
fleet crew.
Qualify Enlistments.
While more naval reserve 'enlist
ments are desired in the classes for
active sea duty during the war, head
quarters has instructed that no more
enlistments be accepted for the fourth
class, for land service, excepting both
men and women who are qualified
radio operators, and of men for moor
boat crews. In the latter case, the
motor boat must also be offered to
the navy.
Women and men desiring to enlist
as yeomen or clerks in the reserve
are thus barred by the new instruc
tions. The latter say that only
enough reserve yeomen may be en
listed to fill vacancies at recruiting
stations, and none of these are now
nedeed at the Omaha station.
Need for Nurses.
Doctors and nurses are still needed
in the navy, the lieutenant says.
Miss Jacqueline Cheney, 22, Wahoo,
wrote to ask if she might enlist as a
stenographer in the navy, but was in
formed that there was no opening
here now.
L. J. Harris, editor of the Mauer
publications here, offered free adver
tising space to the navy, saying he
considered it the duty ofv all true
Americans to boost in the war crisis.
Army enlistments included eight
youths from Dakota City, among
which were two pairs ef brothers.
Promotions of fourteen privates
and seven corporals in the army re
cruiting staff of this district have
been approved by orders from head
quarters. These came as a result of
the fine recruiting record made dur
ing January, February and March.
Captain Robert E. Frith, U. S. A..
retired, is coining from Chicago to
assist Captain McKinley in the
Omaha recruiting district,
ENGLISH PREMIER
ASSERTS U.S. HAD
PART IN TRIUMPH
Machines Which Made Shells
' Destroying German Trenches
I in France Came From
America, He Says.
SEES PEACE COMING NOW
Premier Says United States
Has Placed Final Seal On
Character of Conflict.
SHIPS MEAN VICTORY
i London. April 1-. Addressing the
American Luncheon cluh today, I're
i mier Lloyd George said the advent of
! the United States into the war had
j given t lie final stamp and seal to the
character of the conflict, which is a
struggle against military autocracy.
; Mr. Lloyd George said the United
' Sialcs had helped to win the battle
of Arras because the machines winch
made some of the shells which had
destroyed the German trenches came
from America.
The premier said he was not sur
prised that America had taken time
to make up its mind a's to the charac
ter of the struggle, having regard to
the tact that most of the great wars
in Europe in the past had been waged
for dynasty aggrandizement and con.
quest.
Early in the war, Mr. Lloyd George
conlinued, 1 he United States did not
comprehend what had been endured
in Europe for years from the military
caste in Prussia. Saying that Prussia
was not a democracy, but that Em
peror William had promised it would
be after the war, he added:
"I think the kaiser is right."
Many Distinguished Guests.
The luncheon, held to celebrate the
entrance of the United States into the
war, brought together the most dis
tinguished gathering in the history
of the club. The guests included
Chancellor Bonar Law, Colonel Win
ston Spencer Churchill, Lord Read
ing, General Smuts, Lord Derby,
Lord Bryce, Walter Hume Long; the
Italian ambassador, Marquis Imperiali
Di Francavilla; the Cuban Minister
Garcia y Velez, and Herbert C. Hoov
er, chairman of the American Com
mission for Relief in Belgium.
Premier Lloyd George, the guest
of honor, delivered the principal
speech after a brief introduction by
Ambassador Page. The premier re
ceived a tremendous ovation when he
entered the room. Toasts were drunk
to President Wilson' and King
George.
The premier said he was happy in
the position of being the first British
minister of the crown speaking on
behalf of the people of the country to
salute the American nation as com
lades in arms. He was glad and
I proud, he rejoiced as a democrat, he
! declared, at the advent of the United
States in tins conflict.
"In three years were tried every
kind oi blunder," said Mr. Lloyd
George. Ye got into every bunker.
But now we have got a good niblick
stroke and we arc right out into the
course.
"It is worth America's while to
study our blunders and begin where
we are now. I am so glad the United
States is sending naval and military
experts to this country to exchange
views with men who have been
through three anxious years of war."
Ships Mean Victory.
Absolute assurance of victory, the
premier said, was to be found in the
word "ships." He saw that the Uuited
States realized' this fully and had ar-
(f'ontimied on Tage Two, Column One.)
Rumor Bulgaria
Is Ready to Make
Separate Peace
London, April 12. Reports from a
Swiss source have been received in
Rome that the Bulgarian minister at
Berne has imde overtures to the en
tente ministers with a view to the
conclusion of a separate peace, says
the Exchange Telegraph's Rome cor
respondent. Similar advices regarding Bulgaria
are sent by the Exchange Telegraph
representative at Lausanne. He re
ports that the Gazette of that city
states it has learned that semi-official
Bulgarian delegates are in Switzer
land endeavoring to arrive at a basis
for a separate peace with representa
tives of the entente.
Two Men Are Killed v
In Auto Accident
Near Staplehurst
Seward, Neb., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Fred Knoor and Wil
liam Goercke were killed in an au
tomobile upset six miles north of
Staplehurst early last night. The
light car which -hey were driving
skidded and turned turtle. Both were
caught under it and were apparently
killed instantly. The bodies were not
discovered until this morning. The
men, w-liose homes are at Beaver
Crossing, were housemovers. Both
were married and leave families "f
smajl children.
AN INFANTRY AND "TANK" ATTACK Track-laying "tank" plowing it way through
sand and brush, supported by an attacking force of coast artillerymen of the National Guard,
in maneuvers at San Francisco. The photograph was made when the guns of the "tank" had,
with the aid of its supporting infantry, driven the defendants of the sand hills from their
trenches.
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NEW TANK. IN ACTION
PREPARING CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Men Who Enlisted and Those
Signing Rolls Later to Be
Discharged at End of War.
TO FILL EXISTING UNITS
Washington, April 12. The War
department prepared today to issue
instructions to recruiting officers
which would be in effect a call for
500,000 volunteers to fill tip the regu
lar army and the existing units of
the National Guard.
All recruits enlisted since the
declaration of war and those to be en
listed hereafter will be notified that
they will be disiiarged t. the close
of the war, putt'jj them , tt)e statu
of warim volunteers.
A total of 4,355 men already have
been enrolled in the regular army
who will come under such status:
This number of recruits was accepted
during the first ten days after the
passage of the war resolution.
An analysis of the pending adminis
tration bill as it affects the regular
army and the National Guard shows
that provision is made for the ab
sorption of 517,868 volunteers. Of
these 161,519 will be needed to lill
up the regular army and 206,349 for
the National Guard. As 150,000 men
must be withdrawn from these two
services within six months to train
the first 500,000 increment of the se
lective conscript army, their places
must be taken by that number of
additional volunteers.
By this plan, while absorbing the
volunteer spirit of the country, the
feasibility of depending entirely upon
volunteers will be demonstrated.
Army officers are certain that it will
show congress, where there are some
doubts of the selective conscription
plan, that conscription is necessary
to maintain an army adequate to meet
the present situation.
British and French
Admirals Confer
With Sec, Daniels
Washington, April 12. Vice Admi
ral Browning of the British navy and
Rear Admiral De Grasse of the
French navy conferred today with
Secretary Daniel- and Admiral Ben
son, chief of operations, on co-opea-tion
between the allied navies for the
conduct of the war. Both foreign
commanders came to the United
States on their flagships.
The first step by the United States
navy in taking up its part of the war
operations will be to take over the
Atlantic and Carribean path patrols
hitherto maintained by British and
French ships. Xo announcements of
the results of the conference was
made.
U. S. Patrol Returns Fire
Of Snipers and Hits One
El Paso, Tex., April 12. Mexican
snipers fired on United States army
patrols late yesterday near I'abens.
Tex., thirty-two miles below El Paso,
the American patrols returning the
fire and hitting one Mexican soldier,
according to reports today. Sniping
has been in progress on' the island
near Fabens for the last three days,
it was said. One Mexican laborer on
the American side was killed.
THREE MONTHS'
Auto Advertising
in The Bee
FIRST IN GAINS
IWsrrlelii Agency Measurements)
In Inches 1916. 1917.
January 875 1,35614'
February 4,498Vs ' 6,1 1 SVa
March 1,700 3,001 Mi
Total 7,073 11,379
GAIN, 4,306 INCHES
Keep Your Eye On The Bee
Joffre May Come
To United States
v With Allied Experts
Washington, April 12. Official dis
patches on the coming of the French
and British commissions to discuss
the conduct of the war only mention
the possibility that General Joffre
may accompany former Premier Viv
iani of France, but do not give any
definite announcement.
An impression conveyed in some
quarters that the entente commission
ers would seek to bind the United
States to the general arrangement
not to negotiate a separate peace is
generally discounted here. It has
been stated that the United States
will not enter into an alliance in the
old world sense of the term, but will
commit itself to unlimited participa
tion it) the war until the aims which
President Wilson announced . re
achieved.
An . impression lias been created
that the United Slates will feel itself
free to judge when that moment has
arrived ' and will not commit itself
over and above its own aims in the
war to an unlimited liability for ter
ritorial aims of the allies.
U. S. Prepares to Help
' New Russia Solve Problems
Washington, April 12. Efforts of
the America government are being
directed toward assisting the newly
democratized government in Russia
to strengthen its position, lessen in
ternal troubles and quickly hring
Russia's latent forces to bear against
Germany.
Reports to the government say the
difficulties of Russia are many and
that Germany's principal object is
either to bring about a separate peace
with that nation, or failing in that,
to stir up internal troubles and ex
ert unusual military pressure from
without.
One of the principal objects of the'
tdministration's desire for expedition
in getting authority from congress for
a large bond issue is to extend a loan
to the new Russian government.
Other ways of helping Russia are
being studied. Charles R. Crane of
Chicago, close personal friend of
President Wilson, long interested in
developments in Russia is now on his
way to that country.
The needs of France, Great Britain
and the other members of the entente
alliance are not being forgotten and
everything possible will be done for
them, hut they are understood to
agree that Russia should get assist
ance first.
German With Bombs
Is Given Prison Term
Jersey City, N. J., April 12. Fritz
Kolb, a German convicted of d'.aviug
bombs in his possession, was today
sentenced to not less than three years
and four months nor more than five
years' in state prison. Kolb was ar
rested on March 5 in Hoboken. It
was charged that he and Hans
Schwartz plotted to cause a second
.ammunition explosion on Black Tom
Island. The jury which convicted
Kolb could not agree as to Schwartz.
Pittsburgh Girls Are
Warned Against Shirkers
Pittsburgh, April 12. Applicants
at the marriage license bureau today
were confronted by the following
sign, printed in black on a yellow
background:
"A man who marries a girl to shirk
his duty to his country is not going
to think very much of shirking his
duty to his wife. Girls bewarcl"
All records have been broken at the
bureau the last few weeks, the ma
jority of men applying for licenses!
being between 21 and 25 years old. 1
Four Troops of Rough
Riders Ready to Enlist
Cheyenne; Wyo., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Tim J. McCoy of Thermopolis
who has undertaken to raise four
troops of rough riders for the. use of
the nation should the president call
for volunteers, today notified Gov
ernor Frank L. Houx that "I have
my men all lined up and can get them
together quickly if you give the au
thority to recruit. You can depend
on me for four troops of rough riders."
RATES FROM OMAHA
EASTWARD RAISED
Commerce Commission Grants
Increases On Certain Com
modities from Midwest.
SOME REQUESTS REFUSED
Washington, April 12. Increases in
freight rates by western roads on a
variety of commodities from Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City,
Omaha, St. Louis, Memphis and other
large cities in the middle west to
towns and cilies in Michigan, Wis
consin, Iowa, Missouri and other mid
dle western states, were granted in
part today by the Interstate Com
merce commission.
Increases were nermittrd on agri
cultural implements in carload lots!
burlap press cloth, candy, grapes, hol
low building blocks and tiles, soda
and soda products and stone in car
loads. Increases on other commodities
were disapproved, with the exception
of those on dairy products, being fur
ther investigated.
Local railroad trainmen take it to
mean that the foregoing applies to
the 5 per cent raise in freight rates
asked for by the railroads when the
advance in wages was given trainmen
recently. They say there was no
other case bctore the commission
where an advance has been applied for
on any lii.c of commodities.
The railroad officials asked for the
5 per cent raise on all commodities,
and, after digesting the Washington
dispatch, they are inclined to the be
lief that the request to raise the rates
on grain, coal and live stock, the
commodities that run into the largest
tonnage, has been disallowed. If rates
on these commodities are to remain
the same as before the wage in
crease, railroad officials say. this will
be a hard blow to the railroads, as
the raise sought on these, they say,
was expected to onset the loss that
would accrue by reason of the money
that would have to b6 paid out in
increased wages.
Second Iowa Has More
Men Than It Needs
Webster City, la., April 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The Second Iowa in.
fantry is over-recruited. Colonel
Hyatt of this city reports that above
1.800 men arc enlisted, whereas the
full strength of the regiment at pres
ent allowed by the government is but
1.450. Recruiting has been stopped
here, and also at most of the towns
having companies in the regiment.
Colonel Hyatt was reported some
days ago to have asked for the resig
nation of fourteen commissioned of
ficers. He has asked for but two.
however, but will probably ask two
or three more. There will be no gen
eral shakeup among the officers of
the regiment.
Estate of Late Geo. A. Joslyn
To Pay Big Inheritance Tax
According to to an appraiser's re
port made to county court, the county
inheritance tax on ihe $6,000.00) estate
of the laic George A. Joslvn. head of
the Western Newspaper Union, will
be .52,lo3. The Joslyn eslaie was the
largest ever filed for probate in this
slaie. He was generally regarded as
N'ebraska's richest man. '
U-Boats in Pacific Are
Probably Off Mexico Coast
San Irancisco, April 12. The Ger
man submarines, of whose presence in
the Pacific ocean the Navy depart
ment warned ship owners yesterday,
arc probably off the Mexican coast,
according to a statement made here
today by Captain V. W. Gilmer, com
mandant of the Twelfth Naval dis
trict. Charles Wooster III
At Home With Pneumonia
Silver Creek, Neb., April 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) diaries Wooster is
seriously ill here with pneumonia. A
change is expected Saturday. His cliil
dicn have been called home
ARRAS CONFLICT
DEVELOPING INTO
GREATEST OF WAR
General Maurice Says Offen
sive is Being Conducted
On Plans Made in
February.
ALLi: S CONTINUE
DRIVE
London and Paris War Offices
Report Capture of More
Trenches and Towns.
BRITISH LOSSES SMALL
Bulletin.
London. April 12. The British
lorces in France, southeast of Arras,
today captured the villages of Wan
court and Heincl and adjoining posi
tions, and also made progress north
of the Scarpe river and on (hi last
portion of the Vimy Ridge held by the
Germans, according to tonight's offi
cial communication, ,
London. April 12. That the Arras
conflict will develop shortly into the
greatest battle of the war was the
prediction made by Major General F.
B. Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the war office, in his
weekly interview with the Associated
Press today.
General Maurice declared the pres
ent British offensive was being con
ducted according to i lans completed
in February, thereby controverting
the claims of the Germans that their
retxeat had upset the British schedule
ana that the Teutonic military au
thorities control Ihe situation.
The British losses during the first
two days of the offensive were only
half what they had been in the cor
responding time in the Somme of
fensive, General Maurice declared.
. British Take Two Positions. '
London. April: 12. The .British
captured early this morning two im
portant positions In the enemy's lines
north of the Vimy ridge and are
now astride of the river Souchez. ac
cording to an official statement is
sued by the war office. A number of
prisoners were taken. The statement
says the weather conditions contim.c
wet and stormy.
Two German counter attacks on
Vimy ridge were broken up last night
with heavy losses to the attackers.
The' statement follows:
"The weather continues wet and
stormy. Early this morning we at
tacked and captured two important
positions in the enemy's lines north
of Vimy ridge, astride the Souchez
river. A number of prisoner were
taken by us.
"During the night two hostile at-
tacks upon our new positions on the
northern end of Vimy ridge were
driven off by our machine gun fire
with heavy German losses. Some
progress has been made south of the
Scarpe river."
Local Struggle Says Berlin.
Copenhagen. April 12. (Via Lon
don.) The battle of Arras, in the
ooinion of the German nress. is i
j event of only local importance, la
mentable, it is true, but already
brought to a standstill and not effect
ing in any degree the strategic situa
tion. It is interpreted by general
consent as part of the plan of the
Anglo-French command, foiled in its
intentions of delivering a shattering
blow on the Somme front, to roll up
the new Hindenburg line by assaults
on both flanks at Soissons and Arras.
Both attempts arc already de
scribed as failures, despite regrettable
lesses in men and probably guns. The
British .official reports are given
scanty notice and are printed in in
conspicuous type without headlines.
The censorship authorities are evi
dently assured that the reading public
generally accept the German version
rnd that confidence in Field Marshal
on Hindenburg is unimpaired.
An interview between the field
marshal and a Spanish correspondent
is given prominence by the German
press and shares headline nonors with
the battle of Arras. In this interview
Von Hindenburg avows bis confi
dence in the firmness of the German
fronts on the west and east and ex
presses a conviction that the subma
rine campaign will not fail. It has
had an effect on public opinion, where '
the field marshal still bulks large as
a confidence-inspiring hero. The in
terview was evidently launched to
counteract any feeling of discour
agement at the growing dimensions
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