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AUSTIN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1918.
ESTABLISHED 1871—Vol? 47; No. 48.
GERMANS LAUNCH MIGHTY ATTACK AGAINST THE
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LECTURER PLACED
Germans have reached Nesle and Guis-
the British and
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back to it.
in their original attck the Germans
BELIEVE FIRE AT
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DALLAS WAS OF
Robie, international Bible
ENEMY ORIGIN
students’ lecturer, was released on his
Allied Condition Improves.
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building.
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and many of them, have been moved
from Italy to the western front.
By Associated Press.
WICHITA FALIS, Texas, March 26.
SUFFRAGE
MEASURE
IS SIGNED
Plants, Says Vienna
Dispatch.
SON OF OWNER
BADLY WOUNDED
Texas at Disposal
Nation, Says the
Governor.
to Give Marvelous
Range.
and Posse on Bandits’
• Trail.
Session Will Go Down
in History, He
Says.
Enemies Reserve Strength Nearly Exhausted.
British Headquarters Believed Ready
Enemy Suffers Great Losses.
By Associnted Press.
NO NEW IDEA
IN TYPE OF GUN
Around C'hauny the Germ ms appar-
ently have made no effort to cross the
Oise and strike south and the French
'north of the Oise probably are falling
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Urges Parliament
Be Reassembled
ing hurled into the battle line contin-
uously, are slowing up on some parts
• the attacking front before the de-
FIGHTING
GERMANY
NEW ENTENTE DEFENSE--BRITISH LINE STILL HOLDS
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St. Quentin and laa Fere ami drove
• forward on those sectors in the form
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN TO BE FOR
THREE BILLION
By Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Monday, March 25.--
The front of the Finnish Red Guards
has been broken, and .they are fleeing
southward in panic, according to re-
ports received here today. The de-
cisve stroke was delivered in the form
of a flanking movement on the east.
Suinula station has been occupied.
The Red Guards arc reported to
have left behind them large stores
of guns. railway trucks and ammuni-
tion, as well as many prisoners.
The Red Guards, who are supported
By Associate Press-
NEW YORK, March 26 —Govern-
ment representatives and others in-
terested In wartime activities whose
brief visits to New York require a
strict conservation of time, are now
enabled to devote their mealtime to
IS MADE BY RAIDED; THREE
AUSTRIANS ARE KILLED
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LONDON. March 26.—The Germans Ibis morning began new
attacks against the combined French and British forces south of
the Somme.
The German losses have been so great that the enemy has been
obliged to bring up reinforcements from all parts of the western
front. The war office has established the fact that more than sevs
enty German divisions (in the neighborhood of 840,000 men) have
been engaged.
The fighting had died down during the night, the war office
reports. The British have established themselves in new positions
east of Hoye and Albert.
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STATESMAN
WASHINGTON, March 26 - Discon-
tinuance of all freight and passenger
traffic solicitation by individual lines
bas been ordered by each of the three
regioal railroad directors, it became
known here today. Thin action will
eliminate millions of dollars expense
and transfer of thousands of men •
oher railroad service.
agents.
Two copies of “The Finished Mys-
tery,” alleged to be a pamphlet of
German origin, were confiscated from
the minister’s effect this morning.
toward the old line as it
by Bolsheviki, have been carrying on
civil war with the White Guardsrwho
presumably were assisted in the bat- beyonu. n I vrvyuV.
Ue by German troops recently sent in* won their objective in the "tte Thore
By Associated Prese-
LONDON, March 26 Resumption of
fighting in Ukraine between the Ger-
mans and Bolsheviki is reported in a
Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. I he
Bolsheviki are said to have recap-
tured the city of Kherson.
their strongest
Lachlan:
"The position in the batle zone 12
now clearer and It is possible to get
a more general view of what has hap-
pened during the first five da}8 fight •
efofrts imme-
East Texas: Tonight fair, warmer
in east and south portions; Wednes-
day fair.
West Texas: Tonight and Wednes-
day fair, not much change in temper-
ature.
NEW YORK SHAKEN legislaw HURL FORWARD
under orders, but
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+ MAY ADJOURN TODAY. •
The woman suffrage bill was
signed by the Governor at 3:10
this afternoon. The bill becomes
effective ninety days after ad-
journment of the present session.
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adopted^
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xious to
in order
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State.
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pars and
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accom
ot be in
and this
for some
of the well known “pincers” opera-
tions. The British, however, met this
THE WAR AT
A GLANCE
- (Ry ABBQClatetV Press ) ■■ ■
British resistance to the mighty
blow west of Cambrai apparently is
stiffening T‘he Germans, despite the
new masses of reserves which are be-
By Associated Press-
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the explosions began in a C . wav n 1U it. *aU -:o ..... .... --
iackawana Railroad freight yarns " ; existed before the German retreat of
ALen N.J- ! last March.
The army officer at Hoboken mak: -
ing the report said no damage had made
■ Veen done to the arm's Ereat. 6.17 1 diately west of (‘amnbrai and between
barkation station nearby and that the , ....... . .
extent of the damage in the railroad
yards was not __
the line. »
Reports from all along the front indicate that the German loss
of life yesterday was heavy. The enemy advanced against" allied
gunners who were firing with open sights. e
Last night British airmen took heavy toll from the German
infantry in Baupaume.
No official figures at hand, but from coinpiliations made per
a sonally the correspondent is convinced that at least 130 German
airplanes have been brought down in the last five days.
The prin ipal factories of the great
Skoda works are in Prague. Posen.
Bohemia. although since the war a
number of plants have been estab-
with much yarn, was destroyed. The
total loss was estimated at $90,000.
Red Cions officials recalled today an
unideneified man and woman who
rond.ispentemuch of yesterday around the
appear before the Federal grand jury
in April, following an investigation due
partly to statements appearing in 1
(‘hildress newspaper that he spread
German propaganda while lecturing
Ihoie last week. Tis lecture here Sun-
day was heard by several Federal
dictation of letters. An enterprising
upptown hotel manager, after notic-
ing that few. If any of its his guests
engaged In work ever took the time
to appear for luncheon or dinner,
started the innovation of supplying
stenographers in the dining roome.
part in the fighting are said to have
returned undamaged* It was mainly I
' ’due to their intervention, the state* j
ment continues, that the tenacious re 9
sistance of the British, especially the
machine gun nests, was broken quiek-
l. The troops manning a concretg
redoubt near Urvillers are reported
to have been overpowered iinmediate*
RUSSIANS
was at any rate a great difference
between their attack and an attack
with a limited objective like Ute Brit:
ish atticks on the Times salient last
year, the object of which was always ,
to nibble off a comparatively ‘smAll,
and definite piece of the enemy’s dos
fenses. I *
"The Germans on this occasion
counted on breaking down the Allied
resistance at the start"
own recognizance this morning to
«J
11 rencing —......... lished in other cities it was reported
the bosom of Texas the W omen or from Posen a few weeks ago that
this great State. ” The women, he ! during the striice in that city the
said, should have the same right to i works were shut down for ft week. It
participate in affairs of Slate as tneyjis known that the Austrian army has
do in affairs of the home. • been well supplied with Skoda guns.
Governor Hobby was introduced by ■
Senator (‘ollins. who said: "It is not
what the Governor has said, but what
he has dope that makes him great.”
BRITISH ARMY IIEADQVARTERS IN FRANCE, March 26.—*
(By the Associated Press).—There is reason to believe important
events will be recorded within the next few hours which may lead
to a betterment of the positions of the armies are stemming the
German onslaught.
The enemy is fighting desperately hard against time. On the
first day his reserves were reduced to fifty-two divisions. At the
<nd of the second day some forty divisions from the reserves had
been put in.
A heavy German attack yesterday about Ervillers was com-
pletely smashed by the British artillery fire.
The withdrawal was not due to pressure against this sector of
Germans Use Tanks.
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, via Iondon,
March 25.—German Yanks reinforced
by captured British tanks, says a semt-
official statement today on Sunday’s
fighting in the west, “took a leading
part in breaking the bravo enemy
resistance.”
Tanks attached to the German div-
sions fighting below St. Quentin stood
the test brilliantly, the statement says
and their mobility was universally
praised. All the tanks which took
♦ terday until today, however, it ♦
•• is still on yesterday’s legislative +
• day, and van act on matters •
• not requiring a roll call with a +
• roll call, but there. is little busi- +
• ness of that nature pending. ♦
By Associated Press.
LONDON, March 26.—The Post
urges that Parliament be reassembled
at the earliest possible moment for
the purpose of approving the extended
National service measure, which would
raise the age exemption from the army
and abolish all exceptions
By Associated Press.
DALLAS. Texas, March 26—Fire
which early today practically de-
stroyed the building occupied by the
Barnhart-Spindler (‘ompany, in part
of which were the general local head-
quarters of the Red Cross, is believed
to have heen of cnemy origin. A large
quantity of completed sweaters, socks
and other woolen garments, together
PARIS, March 26.—The battle continues with • the greatest
violence and the Germans arc making still greater efforts along
the whole front between Noyon and Chaulnes, the war office an-
nounces.
Noyon was evacuated by the French during the night. The
left bank of the Oise is being held firmly by the French.
The statement follows:
“The buttle continues with violence. During last evening and
in the night the enemy multiplied his attacks on the whole front
between Noyon and Chaulnes. The French artillery, well estab-
lished in the region of Noyon and supported effectively by our
infantry, is retarding the German thrust. Frequent counter attacks
have been made and heavy losses inflicted on the enemy.
“Noyon was evacuated during the night in perfect order. The
French are holding the left bank of the Oise firmly."
Dr. it.
I ‘ made ■ thrown by
. ________ . disloyat the Skoda,
person to breathe .in Texas. .hethey knew of susceptible to such long
present session of the Legislature has range development. They did not con-
made history. lie sa!d, and predistedsider, however, the possibility of the
i: never would be forgotten. • shells being thrown such an unheard
Referring to the enactment of the ot distance y n new gas.
majority"primary law Governor Hob-
by said it made it impossible for a
minority to rule.” The climax of the
Legislature’s work, he added, was the
act of "reaching out and gathering
By Associated Prea
MEN EVA, Monday, March 25.—The
long range guns 'bombarding Paris
qccot ding io a v-nas dispatch re-
ceived hero, are of Austrian manu-
NEW YORK, March 26.—The
city was shaken and alarmed by
three or four violent explosionsat
3:06 o'clock this afternoon.. The
sounds came from the direction °
New.Jersposions continued rap-
idlv. A column of smoke was ob-
served rising in Jersey ity.
Flames shot up with the smoke
high enough to be visible over the
tops of the buildings
NEW YORK. March 26.— 3 AM
* m —Terrific explosions in a
Pour-slory brick structure in Jer
soy City‘today, beginning shortly
after 3 o’clock, shook both Jersey
ing a panic for a brief til larvis of the attacking front befor
structure occupied b} tilt ' • ifenee of Field Marshal Haig-
Stores, at Henderson and Thir-
eent Streets. Jersey City, cover
ing"nearly two city blocks, was
virtually demolished by the ex-
bygovernor NEARLY MILLION TROOPS
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Germans Making Still Greater Efforts, Says
Paris—British Artillery Smashes Heavy
Attack Near Ervillers.
By Associated Press.
MARFA, Texas, March 26.— Glenn
Nevill, 18 years old, was shot seven
times and two Mexican men and one
Mexican woman killed in a raid by
Mexican bandits on the Nevill south
ranch, forty-three miles south of Van
Horn, Texas, at 12:30 o’clock this
morning. Reports lo district military
headquarters here early today told of
the casualties.
Earlier reports had said J H. Nevill,
owner of the ranch, had been killed.
The troops from Evert's ranch arrived
at the ranch shortly after the raid.
The Sheriff at Van Horn and a party
of citizens left for the ranch at 2
a. m and took up the trail of the
bandits.
Glenn Nevill was seriously wound-
ed. but si ill alive at last reports. The
bandits looted the ranch and escaped.
By Associted Prese
WASIIINGTON, Maith 26.-nfor:
(nation received today by the British
ministry attache, Maj. Gen. James I
Me -Lachlan, is that the situation at
the battle front decidedly improved
* during yesterday* The advices are
based on the repulse of the Germans
to the east bank of the Somme between
Peronne and Morschain.
The following explanation of the
battle eituation was given to the As-
socjated Press today by General Mc-
ing. »
•Yesterday the situation improved
considerably. On the Homme between
Morschain and Peronne the German
were driven back to the eastern bank
of the river Several heavy attacks
on Other parts of the line have been
repulsed and the line in general is
being held British and French re-
serves are being brought up.
"The first phase of the battle is in
fact over, or as Hindenburg himself
admits. 'the first act is ended.' It
has not, however, ended so sucee88-
fully for the German armies as Hin-
denburg would have the world believe.
It is clear that the German intention
was to crush our first line with over-
whelming masses of troop and break
right through into the open country
beyond 11 is probable that Amiens
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TEXAS RANCH
Indications early this after- +
noon were that it would bee +
impossible to procure a quorum +
in the House, and leaders of +
both houses predicted that the +
Leg stature would adjourn sine ♦
die before tonight- +
As the House recesseed yes- ♦
U. 8- STATION UNHURT-
by retiring in the center toward the
Somme, eluding the jaws of the pincers
and forcing the German advance to
take the form of a wedge with a blunt
apex and wide wings.
A.« the battle line now stands it is
not much xrcater in length than the
'line which the Germans attacked, but
the enemy now has exposed his front
to flank attacks, both from the north
i and the south. In five days the Ger-
' mans have advanced over approxi-
mately two-thirds of the territory de-
.vastated and made almost a barren
waste in the retirement to the Hin-
denburg line a year ago.-
| British airmen continue to give
ter the German progress has been ap-
preciably slower, while around Ba-
paume, on the old battlefield of the
anme and east and north of Noyon
the enemy has made gains, but only
at the cost of a fearful toll exacted by
machine guns and artillery. The
. \>w York to i fighting on these sectors continues of
, buildings in NM . I the mst bevere charaeter.
no damage was done i . i southeast at Anas the British line
far as had been reported at 3 3, Mihas yielded only about three miles at
oncoming enemy forces strong IJ
1J .—e
Freight Cars in Jersey
Blown Up—Fire Fol-
lows Explosions —
Government Projects
Undamaged.
In addressing a joint session of the I facture, having been built at the
Legislature today. Governor W. P. । Skoda factory. The gun itself is not
Hobby declared that he considered itnow, but its novelty comes from a
his “highest duly to give President , new type of shell and the explosive
Wilson the heart, strength, nerve and > gases used in the gun. There are said
porteu «‛ • *■ ihas yielded only about 1nree m‛es at muscle of the manhood of Texas,” and to be only two or three of the guns.
report was that the € Xplosions 5 the greatest depth since Saturday Iin-jasserted that he would continue to * ----
—512 t.in of freight cars mediately west of the Somme, soul h l be guided in every thought by what. WASHINGTON, March 26-—The
occurred in mnition which had * of Peronne. the Giermnans suffered . 1 think will contribute most to the cermany mystery gun wasfirstidenti-
loaded wnn • eiding at Pavonia heavily in forcing a crossing of the gallant forc es on land, sea and in air.” ; fied as probably being an Austrian
heen runon.y CRv river and seemingly have not been -The State of Texas,” he added, "is Skoda, in Associated Press dispatches
enue,-HairoAd yards here an-, able to advance as fast as they didjat the disposal of the Nation in thefiom Washington last Saturday.
The, that the explosions had or- • before the river was reached. present crisis.” Ordnance experts of the allied mis-
Houg in their offices in Jersey City. In the Bapaume region the Germans; The Governor referred to the enact- J sions here, on reading of the long
Euel had no details. have driven a long salient in toward ment of his war measures by the IeK,‛range bombardment of Paris, declared
Kone of the government’s great Longueval and have widened it somesislature. and referring to the “loyally j that if the shells actually were being
protects in that vicinity has been en-what south in the direction of Ba-’kill, said the Legislature had madejthrown by a gm. it undoubtedly was
--rgg or affected by the eXpiOironne. However, unless the salient is it almost impossible for a disloyal ■ the Skoda, as Unit was the only gun
—i 41, War Department was ad-iwidenedstillmoreitwillproveamen- verson to breathe in Texas.”
Sl0nSr 1 • .ace to the enemy, as the British line
ViSE"t fire following the explosion is still holding well to the north and
continued to grow, spreading southsouth
from the zone, fanned by a north- | On the low lying ground between the
wind Windows in Jersey " ,11) Somme and the Oise where the French
were reported shattered for a radius have come to assist the British the
of more than a mile.
’strong help to the infantry and ar-
luilery and the 1mtest statemmnttrerort” Askociatcd Press,
eneinyhw euntrohtsmi"o whien ; ‘wASinNOToN Srarch26Turee
I were shot down The British loss was billion dollars . ' .",1128,111
LONDON. March 26 —Exactint the ton Entente asiatora alo Iavejtions will h. the amount of2"n0 11
heaviest toll for every foot of gtound, i bombed cologne and ailway stations ! Hi ert V loan to open April an. 0
the British line continues to withdraw behind the battle line as well as 'air- I tale will be I • •I cent. IN
slowly before the pressure of the (er-lodromes and billets. In Palestine thea detailed statement or .. ecretarj . -
man masses. Reuter's correspondent British troop, crossing the river Jor-iAdon. published here t°f-* 001
at British headquarters wires. dan in force north of Jericho, are I of the third loan will not be ‘"de "
Over a large part of the battle zone • within three miles of Hsealt, south ofble into any future loan. .tho.
the retirement 'is being made volun-Mount Gilead They have now cov- (hose of the first loan bearing -*•
tarily so as to maintain an unbroken I cred nearly half the distance betwecnper cent interest and of the HEC
front/ Prisoners say the advance of, the river and the HcdJ:s railway to • bearing 4 per cent, may be Conertel
the Germans is behind their scheduel. the east- * .into the new bonds.
---------------------——-------——■ ‘The maturity of the new bonds is
yet to be determined, but it was slated
they would be for a long (erm. prob-
ably between twenty and thirty years-
HUNS FORCED TO BRING RESERVES
' FROM ALL PARTS OF FRONT
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