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THE WEATHER
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A VOL. XLVII NO. 253
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNIN6, . APRIL 9.: ,1918 TWELVE PAGES,
kt SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
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OMAHA GIRDS LOINS M
MIGHTY EFFORT TO PUT
ACROSS LIBERTY LOAN
Leader of Drive Confident Gate City Will Oversubscribe
Quota Long Before Time Barrier Falls; Everyone
Will Be Given Chance to Help Finance
Uncle
Omaha today fixed bayonets for a mighty charge "over the
top" in the four weeks' drive for the third Liberty loan, which
I started yesterday morning..
V - ' POINT TO PAST.
Omaha has four full weeks in which
' d to pledge its quota, but the superb
r success 01 uie uate tity in previous
campaigns and drives makes leaders
in this, the third Liberty loan cam
paign, confident that the quota will
oe oversubscribed long before the
time barrier falls.
Active solicitation does not start in
Omaha until Thursday, but the banks
began to receive subscriptions when
they opened for business Monday
morning. Solicitors begin their work
i nursday morning and it is the hope
,-. of the campaign leaders that each per
son in the city will personally so
licit subscribers to the war credit. :
I : TAKE LONGER TIME.
"AH Omaha is to be given a chance
to subscribe to the third Liberty
loan," said T. C. Byrne; chairman of
the Liberty loan committee. "The
committee was confident that a mass
meeting could have been held at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon arfd
Omaha's quota' subscribed by the big
business houses in less than an hour,
but : we concluded to take a little
longer time and give all a chance to
buy a bond," ', '
Sale of bonds V started Monday
morning, when bonds were placed on
sale in the bajiks of the city, in the
lobbies of the hotels and in the Lib
erty loan bank erected on the court
house sidewalk. : -'
A meeting of . the, captains of the
selling force under Franklin Mann
wis held. at the Chamber of Com
merce at noon, when the plan of
campaign was outlined and the va
rious teams put to work. ; Mr. Mann
is chairman of the selling committee.
This committee will e"ach nightmove
the tank which will mark the progress
jof the campaign in the city. This is
the tank which moves west on tar
nam; street. " v ' ; '
( -L Janks Slow Progress. ' 1
Jl 'the tank Representing the progress
of the sales throughout the state will
be; moved east on Farnam street from
. Twenty-sikflt 'street Tuesday it will
be moved by the Associated Retailers,
Wednesday : by r the , Rotary club,
Thursday by the Women's Liberty
loan comrriittee, Friday by the Boy
Scout and Saturday by ; the South
Side cowboys from the stock yards.
Betake he built the two war tanks
for tie parade'.when he had to.hpb
' ble 'bdut on crutches, ? Gus Rehze
, was permitted -to buy the hrst oona.
lie bought it for his little son. , ,
' Anticipate Bigger Sale.
"This issue' of bonds is going to
sell faster and easier than either of
the previous issues, declared A. L,
Schantz, president of the State Bank
of Omaha. I was convinced ot this
fact bv the way people came into the
bank1 Saturday and Monday morning
and asked if they could have ?50O or
' $100 worth of bonds. This was some
, t-fcing.new, as on the previous issues
5 f i had to solicit the sales. We look
ior a bigger sale than on the other
" wo .issues." ?j, . .. .
Auto Crash Hear Strong
Geneva, Neb.; April 8. (Special.)
kt 12 o'clock last night a car without
lights ran into a buggy driven by Mr.
wells of Chelsea, near Strang.'., The
boys , in-the car were Harry Rocole,
Emmet Day, and Jack Teffery .of
Lincoln, and Murray DuBoise oft
Geneva. : The, last named seriously
hurt, the other three severely cut and
bruised. vj-
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The Weather
v For : Nebraska Fair;, not much
:Uange in temperature.'
A Tmoratttrea at Omaha Yeoterday.
T ., . Hour. De.
6 a. m
6 a. m
. 7 a. m
ft a, m
9 a. m......
19 a. m
11 a. m
13
1 p. in
, 2 p. m
2 p. m
5 p. m 49
6 p. m
7 p. m..". ..
50
60
48
. f 8 p. m
. , - J Comparative Local Record. .
. '" j 1 . - 1918. 1917. UK. 1915.
Highest' yterday .. 60 . 47 , 39 67
Lowest , yesterday ... '! 28 29 62
Mean . temperature .. 40 38 ,M 60
?reclpttatlon .00 .00 OS .11
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal: -
."formal temperature .......... .....V.; 47
Deficiency for the day ................ 7
Total excess since March; 1 ...231
.Vormal precipltaUon 99 inch
IX-ficlency for the day v .09 Inch
' Total rainfall since March 1 03 Inch
Deficiency since March 1., 1.08 Inches
Deficiency for -cor., period, 1917.. 01 inch
Oetictency for cor. period, 1916 1.63 inehei
Reperta From tSattons at T P. 31.'
itatioa "and 'State ' . Temp High
, of Weather.1 . M est.
Cheyenne, clear ....... 60 60
Rain
fall. .01
.00
.00
.90
. .09
, vnporr; clear ...... 44 46
" Denver, clear 64 66
,Ds Moines; el ear.. ,.60 '60
Sedge City, cloudy.... 46 4 .
,ndcf, pt- Cloudy..., 48 - 62
Sorth Platte, cloudy.. 48 6?
Omaha., clear ........ 60 , 30
.00
.18
.00
Pueblo, 'part cloudy.... 48
Rapid City, pL cloudy.,64
Salt Take City, pt cldy,' 66
Banta -Fe, clear ...... "
Sheridan, clear ....... St
Sleux City, clear . 60
,lntlne, pt. cloudy... 64
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L. A.. WELSH, Uetcorologlft.
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$250,000,00018
FIRST DAY'S WORK
IN THIRD LOAN
Several Hundred Towns Soon
to Fly Honor Flags; May
Give Bi-Weekly Reports
of Progress.
Washington, April 8. Unofficial re.
ports to the treasury today put the
first day's subscriptions iu the third
Liberty loan campaign at $250,000,000.
Officials said this probably was some
what too high, as hrst reports usually
are too optimistic.
After, planning a system for gather
ing reports of subscriptions day by
day, officials in charge of the cam
paign now are considering withhold
ing the reports, or giving them out
weekly or bi-weekly. One proposal
is to make public only figures re
ported by federal reserve banks, based
on receipts from initial payments on
subscriptions.
Several hundred towns within a dav
or two probably will fly the honor
Hag ot the third loan. Thirty thou
sand flags have' been distributed to
district committees. Without wait
ing for determination of which com
munity won the honor flag first, some
district headquarters .forwarded the
flags to honor roll towns today.
rom san ranctsco today came
the announcement that '27- towns and
one county in the Twelfth federal re
serve" district had been awarded offr
cially the honor flag, and 50 other
communities had filed claims for the
banner. , Twenty-two were in Oregon.
INJURED MAN IS
AEEESTED AFTER
AUTO ACCIDENT
Robert Waverly was arrested early
Monday morning by Sheriff Clark fol
lowing a joy ride and wreck in a stol
en automobile. The car was wrecked
near the George' Tripp farm, eight
and one-hair miles west of Omaha on
the Dodge street' road. He was seri
ously injured and was taken to the
county hospital under guard.
Two other occupants of the car
escaped. Waverly's ear and face was
badly cut by glass from the wind
shields and his back was bruiesed.
He refused to name the, other oc
cupants of the car or teH how the
accident happened.
Four Fremont men found the ca
overturnedA in the road with a
woman and Waverly pinioned under
neath. Another man ran when the
Fremont car approached.
Sheriff Clark placed the girl in
charge of two farmers, who were on
their way to Omaha and who were
ordered by the sheriff to take the
girl to central police station.. Police
say the girl or the farmers failed
to arrive at the station. She was cut
about the face byvglass.
From descriptions eiven Trinn no
tice are of the opinion that the woman
is the head of a gang of auto thieves
they have been investigating. It is
said the woman drives the stolen ma
chines to divert suspicion. Waverly
says ne cannot drive a car and was
in the back seat at the time of the
accident.
The car was owned bv Nat Ouinn.
2410 North Foijty-fifth street, and was
stolen from Twenty-fourth and Far
nam streets about 11:30 o'clock" Sun
day night. f
' Too Many Slates.
Many of the close observers of
politics believe that so many slates
will defeat their purpose and cause
the voters to ignore all of them by
voting for the men they believe to be
best htted for the places.
Commerce High Pupils Patrol
Polling Places to Boost Bonds
"Voter, will you vote for the school
bonds?" v
y High School of Commerce boys
and girls will patrol all polling places
Tuesday to make this plea to every
voter who enters. Commerce teach
ers, too, ; will lend their aid to "elec
tioneering" for Jbonds to build the
much needed commercial high school
Most of the. students will be out
of school and will not be able to
eniov the new buildine. even if the
bonds pass,'' said Miss Jeannette Mc
Donald, head of the English depart-
ment. iiut thev have ffone to srhnni
untder such difficulties that they want
niaKc ii more pleasant isr inc
students who follow.'
Brisk Sale w
ening of
Official opening of the Liberty bank
erected by the National 'League "for
Woman's Service oh the lawn of the
court house for the sale of Liberty
bonds took place Monday tt noon.
Mayor Dahlman made the opening ad
dress. Mrs. E. E. Stanfield, regent of the
Major Isaac Sadler chapter of, the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, purchased the first bond. It was
a $50 bond for the chapter. Mrs. Mil
ton Barlow maMe the sale. -
Edward Porter Peck was the sec
ond in line. He bought $50,000 worth
of bonds for the Omaha Elevator!
eernpany. Mrs. L. , ilealey made jthe
saicv-Mrs. t cck js, a member ot tne
board of directors pf the league. M.-.C.
Ruzicka bought, the third bond and
Miss Edna LaBell the;fourth one sold
by the women. .
William Anderson, '' 1831 North
Twenty-second street, 14-year-old col
ored boy, was one- of the early appli
cants for bjonds. He wanted td buy(a
$35 bond, and had. brought with him
$15 to' pay the first installment.
When , he was - told , there rwere no
bonds for less than $50 he was great
ly disappointed. ; Mrs. Willianr Archi
bald Smith suggested that he buy
war savings stamps. Wifliam said be
already owned two books of them
and nothing would do him but to own
a bond. The saleswoman tried to
help him plan a. way to save so much
a month and buy on the installment
plan. He went smiling to ask his
mother what she thought of that plan.
Buglers from the Forty-first in
fantry at Fort Crook sounded the Call
for the' formal opening. The Liberty
bell rang from the top of the minia
ture structure, Which, is a replica of
the United States treasury-at Wash
ington. - , ,
I. u Byrne and Jb. f.folda. con
ducted the opening ceremony. The
General Williams Now In V
' France Ordered Home
Washington, April 8. Brigadier
General C. C. Williams, ordnance of
ficer of the American expeditionary
forces, today was ordered to- Wash
ington to relieve Brigadier General
Charles B. Wheeler, acting chief of
ordnance,' who will go to France as
ordhance otfker with General Persh
ing. This is in line with the recently
announced policy of the War depart
ment to give general officers on duty
here a tour of service in France to fa
miliarize them with actual conditions
at the front.
Governor Neville Signs
Soldier Voting, Bill
Lincoln. Neb.. Aoril 8. fSDeciaD
The bill recently passed"by the legis
lature giving the right to vote by mail
at general elections to all Nebraskans
in the military and naval services of
the United States with the exceotion
of those who were in the regulaf army
prior to ine national emergency, was
signed today by Governor. Keith Ne
ville. . , i, k , .
" At a mass meeting of school stu
dents Monday morning the boys and
girls were assigned to. different poll
ing places for Tuesday.: School will
be closed to permit them serye.
The students will rotate in hours of
service so that no poll will be aban
doned during voting, hours. " .
Attention is called to the fact that
women may vote 1n;the school bond
election that is, if they own property
or have children ofpfrchool age.
Commercial High school teachers
are 100 per cent in the third Liberty)
loan drive. At . a nve-mmute meet
ing Monday morning every teacher
subscribed, the total running up to
$3,000. The students will buy a $100
bond for thf school.
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Bonds Marks
Liberty Bank
members iii-charge of the sale vaster
ttay were'Mesdames Milton Barlow,
C J. Healey, Sam 'Burnt, C. M..W
helm, Victor Caldwell, T. G. Travis.
Privates Peat wilL.be asked to give
ft short talk' at the bank at ; 12:30 p.
m. Tuesday. Robert Cowell also will
speak. On Wednesday Rev. T. J.
Mackay and Captain Glidden of- Fort
Omaha will make short talks. -- . '
Mrs.: Victor. Rose water proved her
self one of the best bond saleswomen
in the bank. She sold a $500 Liberty
bond. to Mayor Dahlman., ;
SAMMIES DRIVE
GERMANS FROM
FRONT TRENCHES
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Enemy t Chased : Into Support
Defenses When Americans
Pursue Night Raiders Over
' 'V' No Man's Land, i i "
With the American Army in France',
Sunday, April 7. On the front north
west of Toul, Friday night, the Ger
mans attempted two raids, but both
were repulsed. '. American infantrymen
went out of their . trench'es on the
second occasion and chased the Ger
mans ' from thei' German 1 first-line
trenches into the support trenches.
' Details of the j action were made
public in " an official report, which
says: .'.. ,
' "The . enemy, raided our trenches
at two-points. The first attack was
repulsed easily.' In the second the
enemy was allowed to, reach I our
wire , entanglements. Then our fire
opened and a moment later the Amer
ican infantrymen rushed out in at
tack, driving back the foe. The pur
suit was continued until the first
enemy trenches were emptied and the
Germans had been driven back to
their support trenches. r
hnemv artillery activity was fol
lowed by extremely active shelling
by our heavy artillery.-which silenced
two enemy batteries.
Races Not Mixed. 1
Washington. April . 8. Reports i
indiscriminate mixing of white and
negro soldiers at Camp Pik?, Arkan
sas, - were declared by War depart
ment officials today to b unfounded.
; James Seeks Re -Election.
Washingtor.. April 8. Senator Ollie
M. James of Kentucky today an
nounced his candidacy fqr re-election,
subject to action at tjje democratic
primaries in Kentucky next August.
Robert Cowell Endorses'
' Candidacy of Zimman
To ;the .Voter: . . ;
Many tickets will be presented
'to the;yoter at the primaries on
Tuesday. I have been asked for
an expression regarding the quali
fications of Harry B. Zimman, one
of the candidates.
J have known Harry since his
boyhood, have the utmost confi
dence in his honesty and integrity.
He has been a student of govern
ment and municipal affairs ' for
many years. His record as coun
cilman and acting inayQQjras very
creditable. No suspicion attached
ttf him of any kind. " Competent,
attentive to his duties, and, in my
judgment, absolutely reliable. '-1
am glad to commend him to the
voters, feeling sure that a cross for
Zimman will be a vote well placed.
Respectfully, j
(Signed.) ROBERT COWELL.
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EXTRA SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
COMES TO AN END
House and Senate Reach Agree
ment on Alien Voting Bill and
Potash Measure and
Then Adjourn., , .
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; (From a Staff Corripondnt.)
' Lincoln, April 1 8. (SpecUt . Tele
gram.) The special session of" the.
legislature, is a thing of Jthe l past.
Quite unexpectedly the dove of peace
flew along the darft corridor of the
state house this afternoon about '4
o'clock, dropping1 an olive branch, and
at 5:30 .sharp, the gavel fell in each
house. .
: Resolutions were passed expressing
confidence. in the nresident of the
United States and over in the senate,
-Senator Moriaty of Douglas in be
half of the senate thanked-tht pre
siding officer for1 hisV fairness and
general good judgement. " .' t
; Lieutenant Governor Howard re
sponded accepting the good wishes. of
the senators saying it had been
trying session but there no hard hard
feelings were left, he believed. . '
Then led by McAllister, O'Berliei
and Hager, the senate and galleries
sang "America. - The University
Place high school Ayhich was in the
gallery in response to an invitation
sang "Keen the Home Fires Buminsr."
LSenate then adjourned.:
illC IIUU3C IIIIIBIICIJ PU5U1C1S at I I1C
same hour, pa&sjng . resolutions . and
expressions of pleasure that lli ses
sion had been passed so pleasantly.
How Bills WrevFixed. ' ; ,
The two bills responsible for the
dead-lock, were put through.- The
potash bill was finally put back in the
form jn which it first went on the
rocks, leaving the ' validating of
leases to the state board of educa
tional lands "while 1 tne lin voting
bill wat" amended to allow those to
vote who are citiatens-of the United
States. That is all there is to it The
attempt ti give declarent voters two
years in which to complete their
citizenship was cu ou. The bill is
in the nature of an amendment to the
consttution and will be submitted to
the voters at the next general election.
Paris Jewelers Sell Pearls:
To Germans, Through Swiss
' Paris, ' April 8---Nearly I'irlftllaf fB" '.toc. .'formaii of-
franc worth oj pearls. ,have been di
in uermany tnrougu agents in. cwus
erland of Parisian jewelen, according
to a .Geneva dispatch tc 'the ; Petit
Journal. Thc Germans sought, nd,
but for the laction i of the 'French
judicial authorities, would have sue
ceeded in : cornering the ; Paris - And
London market m, pearls after the
War. ' ' '-: - . - ..
The clandestine trading, the dis
patch : addsfc has been gomg . on un
hindered since' early in 1915. k All" in
termediaries , are said , to have-; been
known'to the Swiss police, who were
astonished at the ease w'ith which they
were aDie to purcnase stones m Jfaris.
A 'Paris dispatch on April 5 said
that cjghteen .diamond dealers were
under prosecution on charges of trad
ing with the enemy. They were . said
to have sold precious stones to Ger
mans through Swiss agents.
Bryan MustTeOof Book
I Before Frisco Examiner
San Fransisco, Calif., April 8. Will
iam Jennings Uryan-has been served
with a subpoena calling him to 'testify
for the defense in the trial here" of a
group of Hindus, and others charged
with conspiring in the United States
to foment revolution against British
rule m India, and the former secretary
of state will arrive Thursday, accord
ing to axelegram received today by
United States Marshal James B. Holo-t.-
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i ne simpoena was served uoon
Bryan at iLttle Rock, Ark., according
the telegram. He will be asked
concerning sis book, "British Rule in
Indls" and also concerning certain
phasel of the Indian question that
came up during his tenure as secretary
or state, it was said by the, Hindu de
fendants who were active in obtaining
ne subpoena announced today.
Reavis Flags Pamphlets
' Denouncing Vaccination
Washington, April 8.--A" statement
over tne name ot the National Anti
Vivisection Federation declaring
"thousands of deaths have been de
liberately inflicted upon our soldiers
and ' bailors," because they were
pumped full of disease"by compuls
ory mnocuiation and vaccination,
was denounced in the house today by
Representative Reavis, republican of
Nebraska, as unpatriotic if not treas
onable." He said the department of
justice should ascertain the authority
of the Statement which was printed, in
pamphlet form and distributed ' in
Washington and to take steps for
adequate punishment.'' , v
i McLaughlin at Geneya. .
Geneva, Neb;, April 8. (Special.)-
M, O. McLaughlin of York college,
York, Neb., addressed a large gather
ing of Fillmore county people at the
city hall here this evening on the sub
ject "Buy a Liberty Bond."
Horrors! Eight Chickens
' V Killed by Hun Gun
Paris, April 8.--The official an
nouncement yesterday that no cas-,
ualties resulted from that day's
bombardment of Paris by the Ger
mans, aays the Petit Parisien, was
not in strict accordance with the
facts. It affirms that there were
victims eight chickens.
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FRENCH IROb WALL
HOLDS BIG DRIVE
AGAINST
British Score Advance on Southern Bank of Somme;
Artillery Duels on All Fronts Presage Fresh
Attacks; Teutons' Losses Fearful in
. Push on Mont Renaud.
With the French Army in France, Sunday, April 7.
Twenty-five divisions have been used by the Germans in the last
four days in efforts to break through the French line and reach
the railroad running south from Amiens. AH attacks have
been checked by the wonderful resistance of the French, some
of whom were thrown into the line as soon as they arrived on '
the battlefield. : ...
! The" Germans are obtaining only insignificant results ' in
their attempts to advance, considering the number of troops
engaged, as the German force is at least three times as great as
the number Of French defenders.
' j CHEERFULNESS OF FRENCH.
: The cheerfulness and confidence with which the French
troops go into action is remarkable. They feel they are better
than the enemy and make light of the German superiority in J
numbers. The French command continues to work on the prin
ciple of using the smallest possible number of troops to stay the .
German rush, thus retaining
some place else." , , : :
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CAVALRYMEN OF
BRITISH PROVE
WONDERFUL AID
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gashing English f Dragons Tear
Open Wide Gaps in German
Ranks; Dismounted Riders
, Hold Line. , v "
With the British Army In France,
April 8. No finer chapter has , been
provided, from the sory4 of the' Brit
tensjive jbegaa than VfiH turnished by
the' (cavalry.";!' ,;
' Never during, the present war had
horsenten been given . the . chance
which they had in ' this more
or less open warfare, and they made
the most ot it. ' They have been
here, there and everywherefilling in
gaps, strengthening the lines and cov
ering the retirement of infantry. Their
work has been brilliant and they thor
oughly - enjoyed eveiy minute of it,
despite the gruelling Engagements.
iThe ! correspondent saw long lines
Of cavalry on the road yesterday.
They ' were battle worn and plainly
ihowed'the marks of hard fighting.
More than one trooiwr led a riderless
horse
Hut the men I heads were' up
and their
lances described
defiant
circles, while the horses cavorted as
though they, too, were ready for more
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Back Up Infantry.
In the' first three days of the Ger
man 'drive the cavalrv foucht mnstlv
on foot and did valuable work.
It was dismounted cavalry that held
the Oltezy-Ham line -on March 22
while the infantry withdrew. One
party ot dragoons was cut off for a
night during which thev were out in
the open battling for their lives.
rinany , uiey cut tneir way through
the German lines at Jussy by main
force. "." ' v
On ' the 23d the .fcavalrv rani inrn
its own, for the horses were brought
forward and the troopers began a
series of spectacular feats.
When Noyon was, first threatened,
cavalry was sent to hold the line of
the Oise west of the town.
The British infantrv was forrpd fn
fall back on the ,26th and the cavalry
was pulled back also with the inten
tion of occupying the ridge near the
(Continued on 1'are Two, Column rite.)
SPEED SHOWN BY
U. S. CAVSIMFOE
TO Aim IDEAS
Washington. Anril 8. Word that
American reinforcements are moving
to the support of the allies-in Picardy,
has revived argument in Germany
over the' cflicancv of the submarine
and drawn from Captain Persius.
military critic of the Berliner Tage
blatt, the comnient that, after being
persuaded to under-estimate America,
German opinion is undergoing, a
change. '
-An official .dispatch from Skitzer
land today reviewing the latest dis
cussionf quotes Captain Persius as
follows:
'We were at first a good deal
persuaded to under estimate the par
ticipation of America in the war. We
begin now to note a change of opin
ion. It isv beyond a doubt that it
vuld be-well to curb at the present
time, these more or less fantastic
vagaries of persons discussing the
submarine war. We cannot for the
moment estimate when the United
States will 'have ready the. millions of'
men her population will permit her to i
raise, but it is. certain .America will. I
in the very near future, succeed in i
ammassing armies which, in a'nv
case, will constitute' a vcr.- vr.!ur.'. c .
a:d. for our enemies.'' ' '.,
v Captain Persius tsiic!" ' " ' inr
!iat Aiv.erica is- prrta; ,)-a a wai
c long clurctiom
RAILWAY
the reserves for possible attacks ,
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-0 i i FRENCH FOIL ENEMY.
" ' Powerful trench mortars have made
their appearance behind the German
infantry, "but up to ( this time have
not Influenced the situation to any ex
tent and in some places the guns have
been unable to approach within so
effective range.
On the other hand, an enormous
number of machine guns pour an in
tense barrage into the French lines
and at the same time-tha German ,
infantry attempts, under cover of this
fire, to get close to the French lini
in small groups and establish pocketi
from 'which to leap forward at th
proper, moment.
This procedure was quickly neutral
ized by the French,' nd the German!
are now resuming massed attacks in
which their men come under direct ,
fire Of French machine guns, rifles,
grenades snd ?Ssr which inflft terri- .
ble losses. The 75a do terrific feecj,;
tion, cutting wide lartes through "the
enemy ranks. , ...
'The enemy commanders appear to
pay little attcntldnto this .slaughter,
theiii'ainv being to reach the objective
njrhsteyer.the'cosV, x
I Late last night the enemy agair
attacked, in the-region, of Grisvesnes
but were repulsM sanguinarily, anc
forced back to their . owtt lines with
greatly diminished numbers, Furthci
south,, iiuthe vicinity of Ndyon. they
at first succeeded in entering tin
French positions. Later, after tin
most severe fighting, they were com
pelled to. retreat, leaving the situation
unchanged. ;
German Losses Fearful. t
. Mont Renaud, near. Noyon,. saw. re
peatcd attacks from the German! '
throughout Saturday, but ,all wen
equaly futile. The hill was the firs
point where the French barred tin
German advance through the Oise val- .
ley toward Compiegne and Paris
When the Germans first swept down
from Noyon the hill changed hands
repeatedly. The ground! thereabouts
shows striking evidence of the fear
ful nature of the battle in the number'
of German bodies that can be seen.
Since Marcn 30 the" French have
not budged. In fact, they have gained
some ground on the northern-slopes
of the hill. , The Germans occupied
two hills overlooking Mont Renaud, ',
which possess little practical value, al
though thy afford a view of what is
going on m Noyon and slightly be
yond that town.
' Further eastward along the Oise
(ConOnued on Par Two, Column Oijf.)
Paris Reaf Goal of Huns;
Fifteen Days' Battle Sad Upset
Washington, April 8. Statements '
of German prisoners have convinced ',
French military critics that the real
objective of the great German offen-.
sive was Paris, and that so far from
expecting checks, which would make
Amiens the goal of bloody- and unde
cisive battles, the Teutonic high com
mand sent its forces forward prepared ,
for rapid advances in open warfare.
"In order to alleviate the march of
the troops," says an official dispatch
received todry from Fnce, "the or
der was given to prepare for their
departure, and to organize the con
voys in such a way as only to carry
with them what was indispensable.
The remaining was to be stored at a
depot designed by the divisions. The .
loading carriages, the munitions to be .
carried, the equipment 'sqd' arming 'oi,
the men all had been carefully
planned as well as the distribution of
maps of the country to be invaded.
The men were to carry reserves crl
I food, enough to last two days, and
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io hsks, ine usuar ioou lor a day,
following t.'iem ; in roiling kitchens
and provisions for three days in coiri
pany convoys. '.
J'In short, . every arrangement shows
that the , German ' command-had de
cided to resort to open .warfare, It
is certain that the military , situation
after more than fifteen days of opera
tions is o'n; of extreme disappoint-'
iTK'iit to.t:ic German command,"-
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Envoy tc U. S. Dehycfi.
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