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VOL. XXXVIII—NO. Ho
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS HUN
MENAGE IS NOT CHECKED
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Most Critical Period of War at Hand He De-
clares in Pleading For New Draft Law
and Conscription For Ireland
GERMANS
USED 1160000 MEN IN DRIVE
'Proposals Urged by Government Call For
Great Sacrifices Justified Only He Says
by the Most Extreme Necessity
By the Associated Press.
LONDON’. April 9.—Premier Lloyd George discussing the
government's man power bill in the House of Commons todav
urged the extension of conscription to Ireland. The government's
hill would make men of 50 and boys of 18 eligible for compul-
sory military service and was declared by the premier to be of
vital necessity to fill up the gaps in Great Britain's army.
When he referred to Ireland. Alfred Byrne. National mem-
ber from Dublin shouted:
“We won't have conscription in Ireland.”
An uproar followed.
Warning that the battle on the western front has not been
ended the premier said:
Most Critical Period of the War.
“We have now entered the most critical period of the war.
There is a lull in the storm but the hurricane is not yet over.
The f:\tc of the empire of Europe and of liberty may depend
upon she successes with which the last German attack is re-
sisted and countered.”
The Cambrai battle he said was a very trivial event when
compared with the recent battle and until the strain had relaxed
it would be difficult to find out exactly what had happened.
Forces Equal at Start He Says.
When the battle on the Somme front commenced the total
combatant strength of the German army on the west front was
approximately equal to the total of the entente allies he said.
The Germans attacked with 97 divisions (approximately
1.160000 men) the premier said. They were relying on the idea
that the allies had no united command and expected to divide
the French and British armies.
Gross Exaggerations by Germans.
The premier said the cabinet had taken every step to hurry
reinforcements. The number of guns and prisoners taken had
been exaggerated grossly by the Germans.
The ministry of munitions the premier added had been able
to replace the guns and there were substantial reserves left. I’he
cabinet was confident the army would be equal to the next en-
counter.
Mr. Lloyd George said the cabinet
had decided to recall General Gough
who was in command of the Fifth
Army against which the Germans
^made their principal gains. Until
the circumstances of his retire-
W lent were known it would be un-
vtair. he said to censure him.
’ Having gained an initial success
Mr. Lloyd George went on the en-
emy was preparing a greater attack
and it would be a fatal error to
under estimate the gravity of this
prospect.
In view of the critical period
which had been reached said the
premier the government proposed
to submit to parliament certain re-
commendations in order to assist
the country and its allies.
Sacrifices are Justified.
He regretted to say that these pro-
posals involved extreme sacrifices on
the part of large classes of the pop-
ulation and nothing would justify
them except the most extreme neces-
sity and the fact that the nation was
lighting for all which was essential
and most sacred to the national life.
At one time of the battle the sit-
uation was critical. The enemy
broke through between the third and
fifth armies. The situation was re-
trieved by the magnificent conduct 1
of the troops which retired but were
not routed. The forecast regarding I
probable enemy attacks made by ।
Sir General Henry Wilson chief of
the imperial staff was characterized
by the premier as the most remark-
able ever made.
In opening the battle he contin-
ued the Germans had exceptional
advantage in the weather which was
dirty and misty. They had organized
their troops to produce a greater
number of divisions and had the ad-
vantage of the initiative with the
consequent knowledge as to the*
width strength and dimensions of
the attack. There were large con-
centrations of German troops at var-
ious points on the line. Owing to
the case with which the troops could
be moved at night he explained the
element of surprise could not be
eliminated.
Reinforcements Were Rushed.
No army was ever before trans-
ferred across the channel as quickly
as were the troops sent to the re-
lieve the situation the premier as-
serted. He referred to the appoint-
ment of General Foch to the su-
. reme command of the allied strat-
egy and said it was the most import- i
int decision which had been taken I
regarding the coming battle. I.
The iMUe of the great battle might I
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
well be determined. Mr. Lloyd
George declared by the dramatic
intervention of President Wilson and
Ins action in placing the American
troops at the disposal of the al’
lies.
It was impossible to over estimate
the president’s offer as the battle
might very well be the decisive
struggle of the war. He added that
the German attack had stirred up
the resolution and the determination
of America beyond anything that
had yet been heard.
“The British reserve’ Mr. Lloyd
George said further "has been
drawn upon to a considerable ex-
tent to make up for wastage. If the
battle continued on the same scale
the drain on man power must cause
anxiety.
Americans to Aid.
The premier said the lighting
of the Americans would be brought
to bear immediately although it v as
impossible to put into France at the
moment the number of trained
Americans as a separate army that
had been expected. The Americans
would be brigaded with allied
troops.
Referring to the Turkish cam-
■ paign Mr. Lloyd George said two
Turkish armies had been destroyed
. in Palestine and Mesopotamia. Ger-
| man battalions had been sent to help
। the Turks in Palestine thereby re-
lieving the western front. * The
premier said the fighting might con-
tinue for seven or eight months.
For the British army and navy
he stated almost six million men
had been raised druid' .
Convention Report Tabled.
The premier announced that the
Irish convention report had been
laid on the table today. The report
of the Irish convention was adopted
by a majority only and therefore the
government would take the responsi-
bility the premier said for such
proposals for self-government as
were just and could be carried out
without violent controversy.
He added that when an emergence
had arisen whi-h made it necessary
to put men of 50 and boys of 18 in to
the fight for liberty that it was not
possible to exclude Ireland from con-
scription.
Two Problems Presented.
Parliament reassembled after a
leecss with two questions of import-
ance upon its hands. The first
is the new military service bill which
raises the age limit eight years and
makes those born after a fixed date
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NOMEN AHEAD
IN FIRST DAY'S
BOND SELLING
Report $492400 as Result
of Their Work Up to
Noon Tuesday.
MEN SECURE $383050
Total Slightly Exceeds Sum
Which Must Be Obtained
Each Day.
The women soliciting for the third
Liberty Loan in San Antonio re-
ported 1492.400 at their first noon
meeting Tuesday at the Y. W. u. A.
building. The men. meeting at the
Gunter Hotel reported $383050. The
total slightly exceeded the amount
San Antonio must give each day to
close the campaign by Saturday
when Secretary McAdoo comes to
the city.
The meeting of the women "as
presided over by Mrs. W. W. Lips-
comb. city chairman and consumed
less than an hour the committees
returning then to woik Talks were
given by Rev. Arthur G. Jones. R.
F. Ingrum and J. Ira Kenhcvillo.
The reports were called for by Mrs.
James Drakeford committee secre-
tary.
Reports by Teams.
They "ere as follows:
Division 1 Mrs. Winchester Kelso
colonel; Mr». Joseph Frost major
I earn No. 1 c aptain. Mrs. Amos
Graves. 16700; No. 2. captain. Mis;
Ruckman $3450; No. 3. captain
Mrs. Roy Campbell. $10500. No. ’
captain Mrs. (Jtis Smoot $350; No^
*’• captain. Mrs. E. c. Brand s7om>;
No. 6 captain Mrs. H. S. Clarkson.
164 50; No. 7 captain Mrs. W. A.
Adams. $24850; No. 8. captain. Mrs.
Bruce Martindale $6050; No. 9. cap-
tain. Mrs. Lee Joseph $1025v; No.
10. Mrs. E. A. Mclsman $5OO.
Division 2 Mrs. Smithic Graves
colonel. Mrs. T. A. Coleman major.
Team No. 11. captain. Miss Marjorie
McGown. $8250; No. 12. captain
Mrs. F. L. Hillyer. $5500; No. 14
captain Mrs. E. R. Richardson.
$6850; No. 15 captain Mrs. Irvin
Stone. $8200; No. 16. captain. Mrs.
J. T. Woodhull. $3600; No. 17. cap-
tain. Mrs Jesse Oppenheimer $71.-
350; No. IS captain Mrs. Blanche
Badger $1900; No. 19 captain. Mn.
Robert McGowan $3950; No. 20
captain Mrs. Joseph Dibrell $4650;
No. 21 captain Mrs. George Martin
$5500.
Division 3. Mrs. Eli Hertzberg col.
onel: Team No. 22 Alamo National
Bank. Mrs. W. D. Syers chairman.
$21400; No. J 4 Commonwealth
Bank. Mrs. T. N. Smith chairman.
$7500; No. 26. Dan Sullivan Bank.
Misa Katherine McGown. chairmnr
$16500; No. 27 Frost Bank. Mrs.
Alex Saffarrans. chairman $1130v;
No. 28. Groos National Bank. Mrs.
Helen Buss chairman $28500; No.
29. Guarantee State Bank Mrs. D. 11.
Potter chairman. $4700; No. 3v.
Lock wood National Bank. Mrs. Jo-
seph Muir chairman. $16000; No.
32. National Bank of Commerce.
Mrs. J. K. Beretta chairman. $44.-
000: No. 34. San Antonio National.
Mrs. George Moody chairman. $15-
200: No. 35. State Bank. Mrs. W. W. I
Collier chairman $6500; from the!
Mencer Hotel. $800; Wolfson's Mrs. |
J. J. Sterne. $200; Wolf & Marx. 1
Mrs. Charles Schreiner chairman.:
$124150.
A call to arms was sounded by
each of the sneakers Dr. Jones ot
the First Presbyterian Church
sounding the keynote as he said.
“The sooner w e sacrifice the small-I
er the sacrifice it is fitting that w c l
gather here to work at this hour I
lor in all probability. the American
soldiers are gathering at the same
hour on the battle front spilling
their blood. As they gladly make
tin ir sacrifice let us mak« ours!”
••Colonel’’ Barrett Ahead.
The men workers met Tuesday
noon at the Gunter Hotel and $383.-
050 was reported as their total. ‘ »f
this amount the teams working un-
der ’’Colonel’’ A. P. Barrett brought
in subscriptions amounting to $256-
200 while the teams working un-
der the leadership of "Colonel"
George C. Hvlmgreen reported total
subscriptions of $126350.
Among the large subscriptions an-
nounced was that of $50000 by the
Humble Oil Refining Company $25.-1
000 from the Great Southern Life In-
surance Company. $25000 from W.
K. Ewing and $lOOOO from the Ma-
jestic Theater. The box party of-
fered by Ed Raymond of the Majes-
tic Theater to the team which ob-
tained the most will go to J. P. De
Lesdenier’s team reporting $70300
total subscriptions.
The reports frum "Colonel" Holm-
green's team were as follows; Hertz
berg. $77.»0; Wright. $5500; Mil- .
burn. $23000; Cutting. $2450. Walt-
ball $10550: Mathews. $15000; Al-'
ensworth. $770; Buren $5600 and
Ungers $48500.
Reports from "Colonel" Barrett’s!
earns were as follows: Weakley. I
129250; Savage. $1950; Syers. $33.-i
>5O; Fowler. $6 700; Wurzbach $lB-
- Brown. $7400; Alexander. $22.- •
>5O; Jones. $17150; Ewing. $33.600.
>e Lesdenier $70300.
Sing ••Star spangled Banner.”
The two hundred workers stood
it attention and sang the “Star '
•pangled Banner ’ before the reports '
verc given. Franz Groos of the
'haniber of Commerce declared that
ir had never seen so much enthu-
iasm and had never expected such
•reat results lie said reports turn- *
d into him from every source indi-
ated that the workers were being 1
ecehed eagerly. Only in a few in- ’
tances had anything but the best ’
f treatment been accorded.
“I have been told that there are 1
ome doctors and lawyers in this n
nw n who havo turned workers *
wav from the door." said Mr. Groos. 1
but wc cannot believe it. We ire c
ure that if a man is so unfortu- a
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SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 1918.—FOURTEEN PAGES.
AMERICAN FIRST AID STATION AT THE FRONT
This dugout in a trench held by American forces in Fiance is used as a dressing station by the
hospital division.
HOLD 4USTRMH SPT
WHO PLANNED RADIO
STATION IN MEXICO
“Chauncey Hollander” Said
by Former Wife to Be of
Royal Family.
d
SALT LAKE CITY Utah. April 9.
• Karl von Haagsniar. alleged spy
.' and former secret agent on the Pa-
cific coast of the Austro-Hungarian
. embassy at Washington. better
known m the West as Chauncey Hol-
lander. expert telegrapher. Is in Salt
Lake City today having arrived from
Prescott. Ariz.. in the custody of the
United States marshal and is hold
’ i.« jail for the Department of Jus-1
tice.
t It is alleged Haagsniar was caught 1
in Arizona attempting to get into
) Mexico where it is said he was mak-
. Ing arrangements to establish a radio
- s’at ion through which to furnish se-
- ere*. G» rman agents with informal on
> of military movements in the United
. States.
Is Austrian Baron bays I ormer Wife
' CHICAGO. April J. —News of the
arrest of Carl Haagsniar. alias
j Chauncey Hollander alleged Ger-
man agent was received with inter-
J est here today by Mrs. Nellie Hol-
lander. the prisoner’s divorced wife.
“I always thought something like
’ that.” were her first words as she
read that Hollander arrested at
■ Prescott Ariz.. had been taken to
’ Salt l^ike City.
“We wore married seven years
ago and he left me two years later."
said Mrs. Hollander. “At that pe-
. riod the world at large knew nothing
of General von Hindenburg but my
husband did. He frequently re-
ferred to him as a friend and claimed
to hear from him at times. My hus-
Imnd said that his real name and
| title was Baron Carl von Haagsniar
Hand that he had been a captain in
I the Austrian army. His father he
J said had been Austrian consul at
Norfolk \ a. and Boston
Intern 21 “Dangerous” Miens.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn.. Api.l :
Twenty-one “dangerous enemy ali-
! ens" have arrived at Fort Oglethorpe
| for internment during the war. |
j Among those in the party are Dr.
Is .u- Straus former editor of the
Jewish Chronicle ami one of the
secretaries of Dr. Dernberg Dr. Carl
C. Bertling said to have been or-
dered to :he United States to direct
German propaganda: Baron Gustav
von Hasberg. son-in-law of the late
Commodore McVirkar; Joseph von
Bruck agent in this country of a
Dusseldorf metal concern.
Oklahoma Pastor Held.
MIAMI. Okla.. April 9. Rev. Rob-I
< ri Givens of the Holiness church i
was taken before the exemption’
board to explain why he has been
| so vehement in his declaration
I against the army draft. It is alleged
that « i several occasions he advised
men not to join the army saying it
was not necessary and as a matter
of fact was against religious prin-
ciples to engage in war.
Mr. Givens was placed under ar-
rest and after a preliminary exami-
nation was remanded to jail to await
fi.ri r examin *tion.
ESCORTEDBY FLYERS
i
Mrplancs < in le Oier I'rain Bearing
Mis- V illon.
WAc'o Tex. April 9.— When the
tram bearing Miss Margaret Wilson
daughter of the President of the
United States left Waco for Austin
at noon today a number of airplanes
from Rich Field formed an escort
flvhi; above the train as it do-
parted The airplanes proceeded
south a few miles ami then return-
ed. The women of Waco were at j
• he depot in large numbers to sec c
Mi*s Wilson off.
Cadets to Form Honor <.uard.
AUSTIN. Tex.. April 9.— Miss Mar-
garet Wilson daughter of President *
Wilson w ho will sing here on Wed- ‘
nesday night will be escorted from
the train to her hotel when she ar- 1
rives on Wednesday morning by a de- c
tachmcnt of cadets and officers of 11
the School of Military Aeronautier
according to announcement by Maj. j
Barton K. Yount commandant of v
the school. Mrs. W. P. Hobby wife 6
of Governor Hobby has completed
arrangements tor a reception to be -
given the distinguished visitor after w
the concert. I u
BAN PUT ON TITLES
< nnadian Rc^idcnK to Re Honored
Only in Military Manner.
OTT Y\\ A < 'll . April ■
recommendations already passed by
. tbe ilouse in the form of » idt r- it
[ • ouncil have been submitted to the
impelial authorities. Premier Borden
announced in the House last night.
T.ic i ecomniendations specify that
no honor or titular distinction sa\-
in<- those granted in recognition of
military service during the present
war or orinarily bestowed by the suv -
cneign shall be conferred on a Brit-
ish subject resident in Uunud.i c\-
c^pt on advice of the prime .ninis-
tci ui Canada.
No hereditary title shall hereafter
be conferred on a British subject res-
ident in Canada. Appropriate acti >n
shah be taken by the government to
provide that after a prescribed
period no title held by a British sub.
ject now or hereafter ordinal ilv resi-
dent in Canada shall be recognized
las Laving hereditary effect.
SEES NEW GERMAN PLOT
IbrnuT Finnish Premier Saya Huns
Would Divide Nation.
Py the Ai»MH*lnted i*reM.
MOSCOW Monday. April 8. —Ger-
man assistance of (he government
forces in Finland is part of a plan to
gain control of Northern Russia and
rut the interior of European Russia
off from the Arctic and Baltic. This
is the view of the Finnish situation
of Oscar Tokoi former premier of
Finland an<| a commissioner for the
Finnish rebel government.
M. Tokoi pointed out that 30 Ger-
man warships transports and supply
ships participated in the movement
o i Hango on April 3 and about 12.-
000 troops some cavalry and motor
transports were landed.
OTHER PLOtTeXPOSED
Now Inlrigue** Reported Reveahxl by
8010.
PARIS. April 9 Revelations of
the highest importance are said by
the Matin to have been made by 8010
Pasha under sentence of death for
treason and to whom a reprieve was
granted yesterday.
The newspaper asserts 8010 Pasha
has made only a beginning of what
he has to say and that another im-
portant case in connection with the!
German propaganda in France is j
! about tn develop. j
PLANES CRASH IN AIR
One < mh*( Kill<‘d and Another Hurt
at Love Field.
I>AIJAS. Tix„ April J. iMrt!
John Insinger <»f Greenleaf. Colo. •
was instantly killed at Love Field. '
an American aviation camp here to-
<lay. when two machines trished to-!
nether about fj.e hundred feet in;
the air. Cadet Earl Zinn who was ।
! piloting the machine w:u< h collided
i with lnsingor’s airplane was slight-!
।ly injured. Both machines were J
i totall wrecked.
THE WEAW
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mil.- wind from the northeast: fair to d j
colder: lo” *>t temperature In last 24 hours I
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KANSAS < ITY: Temper..turc. 32: clear '
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NEW YORK: Temperature. 45: raining
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SAYS HEARST URGED
i EXTENSION OF SCOPE
OF GERMAN ALLIANCE
I
Offered to Pay Expenses of
Delegates to Germany
Witness Declare.
t
; WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 9.
Positive charges that individual
- members of the German American
Alliance supported propaganda to
r mould the policy of the United States
' in the event oi war with German'.
'’.ere made today by Professor H-
. i. Sperry of Syracuse University be-
fore the senate committee consider-
ing the bill to revoke the organiza-
-7 lion’s charter.
Members he said backed the Am-
erican embargo conference the Am-
( ric.in neutralit ind other
| organizations which he charged were
part of the pan-American league.
A- tha convention of the Nation-
* al German-American Alliance in
New York in 1907. Sperry declared.
\Kxllmim—Randolph Hearst proposed
establishment of an International
J German Alliance the effect of which.
Sperry said would have been to
. | extend the activities of the German-
j American Alliance to Germany.
1 "Mr. Hearst offered to pay the
* expenses of the delegates from this
[(country to Germany for that pur-
’ pose.” said Sperry.
■ The plan never was < arried out.
। Sperry said but delegates went t»>
' Cambridge. Mass. at the time at |
the expense of Mr. Hearst where ai
l • delegation of a German memorial I
took place.
At the same convention the Ger-
man*Amerlcan Alliance sent a mes-
sage expresaing cordialitv and good
I will of the members to the German I
emperor Sperrv said.
——* r
MEMBER OF GERMAN
PATROL KILLED BY !
AMERICANS AT TOOL
7
Enemy Surprise Attack
I Routed With Losses by I
J Heavy Machine Gun Fire.
By the A»M>ciatnl I’ream.
I WITH THE AMERICAN AKMy’
। IN FRANCE (Momlay) April B.— i
(American outposts in the Lorraine I
j sector attacked a German patrol this
morning and killed one of the enemy |
(party. The Americans dragged the!
। bo<ly across No Man’s Land into
their own trenches for i«lentifica<ion.
. There were no American casualties. |
1 A large German patrol attempted a I
surprise attack mi the American out-
posts in the se<L»r northwest of Tun I
early this morning but was dispers-
I cd without being able to reach any
• of the Amcrieaii positions.
j A corporal in a listening post saw
i the Germans approaching. He wait-
ed until they were within a few
i yards of him and then challenged.
I The enemy answered with rifle tire
whereupon the American uulposts
opened with heavy machine gun and
automatic fire scattering the Ger-
mans and driving kheni back.
A violent artii)ery\ducl went on all
through the night along the whole ot i
the American front. The Germans i<
threw mure shells into the American
positions than in any similar period
; lor the past few months The Amer-'
i I ittei les n plie 1 \ igoroush
HUN CANNON LOCATED
J French \riillery Bomhnrdlng Ixx'al-
ity of New Gun.
<
I FARIS. April 9. -French aviators
j have discovered the location of the >
big gun with which the Germans
1 have been bombarding Paris at long
range and the continual bombard-
i ment of the spot by the French ar-
tillery and bombing by the airmen I <
have made the handling of the piece j (
difficult. I »
This explains the intermittent fire | ]
of the iong-range weapon. The piece : i
is mounted at t’repy-En-Laonnois. * t
near the ro id fr •• • I.a Fore to Laon. 1
Xdmiral Peary Becovcring.
WASHINGTON D. U . April 9 — 1
Rear Admiral Robert E. Pear.' re- j
tired the Arctic explorer is recover- i
ing at his home here from a blood f
transfusion operation. The treat- v
ment was given for what the doctors i
described as "pernicious aenemia.” i
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT ON
WESTERN FRONT AS FIRST
STEP IN RENEWED DRIVE
German Guns Active Against the Allies Along'
100-Mile Line From North of Arras
to Point Near Soissons
NEW ASSAULTS PLANNED TO WIDEN WEDGE
Artillery Action Believed to Be in Preparation
for Infantry Offensive Expected to De-
velop in the Bucquoy Sector
By the Associated Pre»«.
In preparation for another heavy infantry attack against the
allied lines in Picardy in an attempt to reach Amiens the Ger-
man guns ot all calibres arc roaring in thunderous tones along
a trout of more than 100 miles from north of Arras to north of
>oissons. Ihe entire countryside is said tn he rocking from the
heavy detonations but no infantry action has yet developed. ;
Fire Particularly Heavy Near Bucquoy. i
I.specially severe has been the German fire around Bucquov
north of Albert south of the Sonnnc and between Montdidier
and Xoyon. Last week the (icnnans failed in mass attacks to
penetrate the British and I rcndi defenses north and south of
the sectors directly cast of Amiens and thus extend the apex of
their wedge.
Ihe tremendous bombardment now going on undoubtedly
is the forerunner of heavier attacks probably all along the line
from Arras to Xoyon.
British Hold Strong Hill Positions.
Bucquoy which is south of Arras is on the northern and
of the sector which the British defendcJ so valiantly last week.
1 he British here and both to the north and south hold strong
hill positions from which their artillery and machine guns com-
mand all approaches. The Germans must w iden the head of their
wedge along the Sonnnc and it is believed they again will at-
tempt to do it by attacks in the Bucquov area.
NON-STOP FLIGHT OF
AMERICAN AIRPLANE
TO ENGLAND RUMORED
Denial of Story in London
Only Increases Interest in
New l¥ar Report.
April 9—Ail Londo.’.
wa.> talking today about the latest
war i minor—the landing in Englam;
last night of an American airplane
after a non-stop flight from New
York with twelve passengers. Tl.e
authorities declared there was no
basis fnr the story hut this denial
served merely to ni e it additional
currency.
According to the popular version
this wa« the "big surprise" which
Fremic r Lloyd George said last wet : .
that tac Americans would soon give
th« Germans.
BRITISH VoRcfIANDS
Uoni|M*llr<l to Stop Outrage** bv Bol-
*>lirviki at BlagovcMvhvnnk
London Time* Service.
Special Cabi* to The San V'tonfo Light ।
ar<i the PhtlndAlphtu Public Le«w r.
Zopvright 1918. by The Public Ledger Cn.
TOKIU April 6—(Delayed.\
o. respondent of the London Tinies
writes: "The British landed a force
Friday to protect the coagulate from
barbarities of the Bolshevik! at
Blagovestchennk. This is confirmed
:»y a Japanese officer who returned
lere front Harbin. Two thousand ’
persons we re killed or wounded !
March 12. hundreds of civilians be-|
ng butchered while Japanese were ।
vmmded in the hospital which was ।
•id lied with bullcis. Some •• ere i n; • I
meted.
HOUSE BILL PASSED
—
''oi:nnuUHh»ii of Quarters for Olfi- *
ccr> Prov id cd.
WASHINGTON D. C.. April 9 —
’ommuntation of quarters lur offi-
•ers with dependents and serving •
vi*n troops is provided in a Senate
•ill passed ly the House todav with
ninor amendments.
Plan Loan to l.rceoc.
WASHINGTON D. U.. April 9. —
Jreece will receive a loan of $4 1.
IOu.VVO from the United States as '
iooii as the Greek Parliament has |
•assed the necessary authorizing Itg-i
slation. it was announced at the I'
reasury today.
Private (.c tb Ulievk tor SOS.OOO.
FORT WORTH. Tex.. April 9.-
toy Gilmore private in the llltiij
mmunit^on train at Camp Bowie
ecehed a check for sG6.oou today •
rom his wife at Pawnee. Okla. It '
ras a payment on some oil land. Gil- f
more bought an automobile with
‘art of the each. v
CITY EDITION
4:00 P. M.
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
B low Montdidier the German line
bends. Here also the French have
held the Germans for nearly ten
days despite severe attacks. To ex-
tend the battle front on the south
the attacking front probably would
। include the Uno eastward from Mont-
’ dlaier to Noyon.
Along the Ancre. Somme. Luce and
Avre Rivers where the Germans
made strong and fruitless attacks
' during the past ten days there has
been no infantry fighting. As else-
where. however the enemy artillery
(ire has increased greatly.
On the extreme southern leg of
the salient the Germans have been
checked somewhat in their advance
southward from Chauny. The French
still hold a part of the lower forest
•>f Coucy and on Monday the French
rear guards inflicted heavy losses on
the Germans whose advance was
hindered greatly by the French re-
sistance. The enemy has not yet
reached the line of the Ailette River.
BRITISH UNDER HEAVY FIRE.
(.erman Bombardment Reported in
Official London statement.
LONDON. April 9.—The German
artillery developed great activity
early this morning on the British
front on the line from Labassee canal
:u south of Armcntieres. according
t«» today's war office announcement.
The statement reads:
"Early this morning the enemy’s
artillery developed great activity on
i the front extending from I-abassee
canal t south of Armentieres.
"Elsewhere on the British front
except for heavy hostile shelling in
the neighborhood of Villers-Bretton-
ncux and Merieourt L’Abbe them
was nothing special to report."
INFANTRY NOT ENGAGED.
Paris Official Kc|M>rt Tells of Heaty
German Fire.
I FARIS April 9. — Vivien: artillery
i i ghtmg occurred during the night at
j various points north ut Montdidier
! md also between Montdidier and
j Nuyon jt is announced officially. No
infantry action developed.
French advanced troops south vf
the oise River withdrew to prepared
ositions southwest of the lower for-
es: of Uoucy and south of Couey-Le-
bateau. The statement follows:
"There was great activity on the
par: of the artillery on both sides
at a number of points along the front
north of Montdidier and between
Montdidier and Noyon. No infantry
action occurred.
"On the left bank of the Oise there
were intermittent bombardments.
Advanced French troops in con-
formity with orders which had been
given carried out a withdrawal to
prepared positions southwest of the
forest of Uoucy and south of
i’'uuvy-I.c-Uhateau German troops
were kep: constantly under the
urench artillery fire and suffered
’ oavy losses in the course of this
• peration.
"Two German raids northwest of
Rhcims were repulsed. Other Ger-
man efforts against small French
ports near Eparges. in the sector of
Reillon and north of Bonhomme.
achieved no greater success. Every-
w here else the nigh: passed in julet.*
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