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must have had a good press agent to put that boost over for him." 1,000 homes of aliens will be searched for weapons ,and explosives beginning today. Gen. Joffre and Premier Viviani, members of allies com'n, will come to Chicago for visit. Medical officers' reserve corps plans recruiting campaign among Illinois physicians. 200 apprentice seamen at Great Lakes station left for three months' course at Newport. Women's clubs and societies will co-operate to mobilize women of Illinois for war service. Prof. Harper, U. of C, warns against fake German revolution to gain Russian sympathy. J. Baines, cousin of Amos Baines, 12 Laflin, member of British army, killed "somewhere in France." Army dep't appealed to business men to loan them 75 clerks for army training camp at Fort Sheridan. Evanston Roman Catholics raised $10,000 fund to care for families of Evanston boys who have enlisted. J. Ogden Armour, John V. Farwell, John G. She'dd, Prof. Judson and oth ers will form Chicago Council of Nat'l Defense. Capt. Kenney told art students who are working on army poster contest for $500 prize that all posters must be in by May 15. Any member of United Order of Boxmakers and Sawyers, Local No. 1, who enlists will be kept in-good standing in the union. Gov't spy hunters ordered North Side physician and Northwest Side real estate man to report at office of Hinton Clabaugh today. Isadore Breaverman, member 7th infantry, I. N. G., accused of desert ing wife to join army, stripped of uni form by Capt. Leo. Lanigan. Capt W. A. Moffett, U. S. N.f com mandant Great Lakes Training Sta tion, wants it known that his time is so occupied in the morning in tran sacting the vast amount of business at the station that he can only find it possible in the afternoon to receive persons desiring interviews. Ensign Walter Hanson, navy re cruiting dep't, wants woman aviator to fly over city "Dewey Day," May 2, and throw recruiting literature. Rev. Noble E. Elderkin, pastor Oak Park Second Congregational church, who said soldiers were "murderers," will not be removed, says trustees. CHANGE DEFENSIVE TACTICS BUT HAIG MOVES ON London, April 24. Second stage of England's great push, now on, is de veloping fiercest fighting of war. Ele ment of surprise now no longer ent-r ers into attacks of Haig's men; enemy has been preparing for des perate defense no less than British forces during week have been plan ning for overwhelming attack; But, despite German defense, steady gains are being registered by Haig's troops. Germans have changed defense tactics. Having seen how terrific British.artillery fire pulverizes care fully constructed trench works, the enemy is apparently not attempting use of elaborate underground sys tems as formerly. Instead great num bers of men are scattered in irregular formation located at natural barriers, in shell holes, alj armed with ma chine guns. Meanwhile German ar tillery has all front accurately rang ed and is able instantly to set up a curtain of fire against advances. Capture of Cavrelle inserted wedge in Oppy line, but because of nature of new defense scheme of German army such a penetration is not com parable to smashing through a per manent defense front, i Dispatches received early today hinted at momentum being under way for a drive at some other point on British front than in this Lens-Douai-Cambrai sector. o o Christiania. Norwegian steamers Peive and kjold torpedoed and bunk. I Crews saved, mjmmmmmtmammmmmmm