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MET NOT
Rousted
BndL In Committee
W W the Whole, Is
1 Übcr » l
Slice funds
I ESCAPE KNIFE
■Hwmeß Cat Oat Six
Mil New Schools
Ifcy jOQTif IB commute* at the
KE nfterW the < aaimitiee re
mmSiM »ke notice and public
tor 1917 lit SarurtUy,
practical!) e • «ry nezn aabed
NW Commtaainaar <ou»
<*• «ity »*>w*r dapartmaai
wUfWm Xttlr ‘ ~ combined totaied
and e>*o wttfc the
of th* council eoanmUiee*
&>K| Mi*raa«n *« a oommKteo
fgpapvM* tbe eettafbUM remain
BSbi lIO.NOJN.
a appropriation of I'M
M» polio# fmraff* and
tl» anount uM for now
rfIN.ON to HJO.dOd
ohaofan <* oonaa
li r—ilnl-rr- f'ooion*
Mm * hmm™ »« Th<> c ° n *
9br mM m now ®en and
K ImpMl aflowN IN
Made in tb# public
mL m MM* m NO.tVV The
■■« t n rrti —t— m.»
oiiiarr approetn* »»»rr
llaEiltoMt pinn put forward by
Qkmoo W Hub
jjjßlfc Naar of tho Mg mwwt pro
mm MMI not a abaft* aJdarman
Hp » pnton acnlnat any on* of
HjMN that JO la*V* lt«n« pro
jfjjuf pngraw totaling is
it othar city da>
mm d«M in
if tha «WMU
wad by tha ordl
that
■lUn ad tha dn
l «M*. M» t«
■amp Tha eon
ton MM m i*
. Jobs Kronk and
ratrn (to w o<
I.MB to II.MO
dv4 m rector*
a a thMrnr pa
mttta* on claim*
I vvflip' “ '
Dm tkt board of
aa. and the lr#
had pruaad the
antimate* t $114,-
tbe total alaafcinc
# city budget bad
waa not mock in
M The small r*
ra baaa mad* by
a« tba r«al pron
mrd of cat 1 mate*
larcb 5* after tb*
la have cone thru
»f lb* committee
m work until th*
ht roault waa that
to# waa doa* bur
[ a thorn manner
day* to complete
at tbatr report* to
mlttoea held con
thmou* friday
Lima tea of aoreral
a ttUl to be con
then* i* the li
ra budget. which
onea by the com
and account*
achool board eett
tha moot part 10
fond naked of $7,
tin maintenance
Jl. the committee
ncreftM* a*ked la
laaabars. follow in a
tot of the council
l salary ha Used at
la committee also
mood far the clav*
tha board of edo
toareaae* that
fbom SIM to Itoo
Itod for 24 new
Sts 'tha commit
toht. and the ap
tha others f were
aSmad maiay^tor
AH apprnpri»t|«me were
SSIIPL •* tfcoT Os the
lUIB MMatlen «air*d , , ur
by fbr -nmmt'oe . week
Kvlap Appropriation* tm
i ••TO Approved : sllO,.
Whip to roHor* ''oofwh
sir bun *<hoo IKWMOp
■r eHp»»»r« RuiaaM <nt
A UTT **7 for m-hoo
rto iMNit *it«. fioo
Mag to roltotr* RtApMoA
tm another at bool
to blow* u t*o Norv »t
«*ML a p*a« a
joining present —bool of that name
(tto one already built will b* e—-
verted Into a grad* school >; f 120 too
trr building to relieve oong—tloo at
Qrsasel school fioo.ooo tor build
mg to raltev* Russell school taclud
tag gymnasium and auditorium;
980.000 for each of two schools, the
OHpport and the Howe, for gymna
alums and nodtterluma
The committee allowed about 12
—geests for mosey to buy school
toon
Attho *ota« lUmsM ob)*cl*<l
th* committee finally allowed an
Item of 010.000 to fiU*r tht w*t*r
used ta th* ranmmine pool* ta ntn*
school*. at th* urgwat raqaaat of
Supt Chari— K C todeey.
Ta tto fra wnmtwKai btog**
the pruning ra» comparatively
light, Tb* following war* tb* only
imwrtaat —Auction# 110.000 from
DMOO a*b*d for building rapatra
and •<]ataman'; st,#W froai 010.W0
requested fbr forage and bedding
for tb* bora* bureau; JJJ.Oto from
flM.toJ.tt for underground oaM*
to axtaad alarm *y#tsm and |IJ.-
400 from 1101.400 for heavy fruoto
Tb* salary tt*m van rataod to II .-
N4.171 from tl.lll 113. an incraan*
of $11,710
TO RAISE
MILLION FOR
ronpiEs
7-Day Campaign Will
Begin In Detroit
April 27
TEAMS TO WORK
IN THREE GROUPS
State Going Dry In
fix ##e# Need For
Expansion
A million dollar* tn seven days!
WKb thu slogan tb* Detroit T.
M C. A *a April 97. bagta* amm
palgn to rain* oaaay tor tb* —tab
Habaaaat of o*na aaor* branch—
In tbia effty *
Taaaaa of naa wfl) to aap thru
tb* toon andor tb* landarabip of
Abner E Lnmod. foraa*r pr*old*nt
of tbo Board of Canunaraa. who baa
boon appointed pat—ml ebatrnaaa of
tb* mnpaHn Tba team* win to
dfrtdad koto thr— groapo
Tbara wfli be a eirla«na‘ commit
ta* af M naa conapoaad of proas
tnant fbtoltaia Intaroatod ta tb*
wort of tba aaaaatoUon. a buaga—
n*n'a BUtao no-pa—l of it
taama of II Man each. and a yaong
business man** comnatn** also com
poa*d of 1f teama
While tb* actual task of money
gathering bogtea oa April J 7. on tto
mab| before tbla dot*, there will
to a banquet in the Hotel Pont char
tram at wMcb Anal inaCrnctton*
will to glean ta tb* army of wort
«r». Philip H. Gray, pr—idem of
tb* Detroit -T* and Dr. A. O
Sluder. executiee\ secretary, are
boay with Mr Lara*d In arranging
the details of tba campaign
They are hopeful that Detroit will
•clips* tto mark of some other
dti*a that hare contributed to the
Y Iff C. Ala recent year*
Minneapolis piled up ll.lM.flto
tn public subscription* la eight and
on* half dnya Saw York ralaed Is
000,000 ta If days
The need of more branch** to ex
tend the Y. M C. A work thru the
city baa been felt for many months
but tb* election last November
which decreed that the saloon mus*
be banished from Michigan mad*
the demand for branch— more
pressing Thousand* of men In sac
tory districts new spend some of
their Idle hours in saloons, and
when these saloons are closed %
wholesome substitute must be of
sered Y. M C. A. leaders were
quick to realise that this la their
opportunity.
They are desirous of hirntahing
conrepieot place* .a various parr*
of lb* city, under the lopcrrliton
of men from the various breaches
where young workingm-n might
gatbor. In place of the degrading
atmosphere of the grog shop they
am to be provided with a sort of
club. Whore they may Improve
tbotr minds and tbotr bodies wUh
clean, npbulldln* act!Titles Drink*
will bo aorvod. hut they will bo soft
drinks. *
Other largo cities of the country
are much hotter equipped with Y.
M C. A branches than Detroit la.
despite the fact that this city la
aow regarded as on* of the great
Industrial renters of the world New
Tort has Id branches Chicago st
AuValo 11, aad Cleveland nine
A survey has shown that Detroit
seeds seven branches at once to
tnks care of rapidly developing in
dustrial neighborhood' One ts
needed out Woodward are . another
ont Grand River Jefferson. Michi
gan. West Jefferson and Gratiot are.
districts are also In need of social
•enters for young men.
The convention hall of the Pont-
Chart rain has been engaged as cam
fftlga headquarters for the seven
days Here the teams will gather
•aeh noon for luncheon and to sub
their reports
** Pen II Madseya Unit play.
* baaed on a Denver murder
have Its first presents
i at the Drama theater
RUSSIA TO
BEIEWILS.,
IS OUTLOOK
Unde Sam’s Initials
Make a Hit With
the Slavs
NATION FAST
RECOVERING
Order and Tranquillity
Will Soon Be Re
stored
PVTHOORAP March S4—New
Kusetn is likely to bear the name
“United State* of Russia'* if the
'empor of the people in Petrograd
is an tndsx At least the form of
govornmsn: will be Republican
Whether tb* unmistakable feeling on
tkls point today In the capital is
shared threeut the country Is difl
cult to tell The Russian peasant's
mind la principally fixed on the land
question breaking up of great **-
tat— and ecoad opportunities to all.
This question solved satisfactorily,
the peaeant oar— for little else.
Duma delegate* are scattering to
'*ll quarter* of the empire for the
par pan* of explaining to people in
distant parts sxaotlr what has hap
pensd Doubtless they will bring
hack to Pet—grad an accurate re
view of sentiment on tb* form of
government
In the meantime the council of
workmen, soldiers and deputise,
numbering 1,908 continues its admin
latrntion as organised on the first
day of tto rewotuxkm Demands of
various factions, however, a— mod
•rating. The assembly has effected
a ctanpoonuse with the new cabinet
in which the eabtne’ agreed to await
dedotoo by a constituent assembly
•ad not to attempt precipitate ac
tion.
Organisation of a Social Demo
cratic parly thruortt Baa—la in the
hope of strong repressn tat ion of that
element tn the constituent assembly
In under wmy.
Title additional example of the
dawn of anew era in Russia was
seen today—the men waiting ta line
at tto tram stations voluntarily
—lad “warn— and child—n first" tn
tto crowds to save them from the
LerrlAc crash due to Inaadßcteacy of
street ear*
Resets » liberty loan* will to tor
three billion rouMee approximately
11.410.ftt0.000i, issued at 04 and
bearing 6 per coat, accord lux to tn
fonaatj— today
39 KILLED;
150 INJURED
IN TORNADO
ItMltHiA frees Pan* Oml
) eaterdav afternoon and tto search
was still under army.
Three hundred homes we— do
stroyed and l.Oto person* are— with
out shelter. The devastated die
triet Including about on*-third of
the city la a half mile wide anw two
miles long
Martial law was !n effect Two
companies af the national guard
ordered out by tto governor arrived
early todav. They bad order* to
shoot on • urht in case of looting.
On* other company wa* on the wny
P—rtleaUy all of the homeless
were cared for during the night
Fir— broke wit frequently, one de
stroking three house*
Estimate* placed the loss at 91.-
stooto
Hospitals we— crowded to over
flowing with the injured who were
being cared for by nurse* and
physician* from l.oui*vllle. Many
of the iajnred were m a serious
condition and physicians stated the
death toll from those now in hoe
pltals would reach 11.
Many bodies may at 111 he hurled
in the debris.
No thorn *#ar~h could be mad* of
the district during the night. Ban
mat** were that from 10 to 30
bodies were still to be found
On account of the limited hospital
facilities l» wa* planned to trarsfer
many of the injured to Louisville
during tha day.
Relief work was well under way
,f> day. The Indianapolis Red r *roas
had taken over the details. J J.
OTcanor. director of the Central
division of the Red Croaa. arrived |
here early today to make a survey
of the situs Mon snl tnske arrange
meats to raise the funds. The
cities have already offered aid and
relief funds were started
The tornado rarae down on the
city frovn the northwest without
warring It followed an sftrmoot
of light shower*. The district of
the city struck was where the work
ins men lived Within a few spends
the entire district was in ruins
Wild scenes followed the sweep
of the storm Women and children
ran thru the streets mrrhing for
lost members of fanllles while meg
started to put out fres whl/h hroke
out following the storm
The hod*’ of Mnrlha RteUa Rh
ringer, 2-year-old baby, was found In
a creek where It had hern washed,
with her arms clasped aroond the
hodv of s »tog riii baby and her
|t f Went to degfli together
Mrs, Carotins Canter died at Ht.
Edwards hospital with her *i« cfcil
dren at her bedside. Another child.
Elisabeth, was in an adjoining room
'offering frun a»vere injuries and
grabs My will not recover. *
DETROIT TIME*
iHAtrr no
ARMY IRE
SPEEDING OP
Bids Opened Today On
Fifteen De
stroyers
SITES SELECTED
FOR TRAINING
Every Effort Made To
Facilitate Early
Action
MOBILK. Ala. Marah 94/
Marines guarding the pewder
magaxine at the tec*l navy yard
did their first bit es work early
today when they fire* on, but
felled te capture, an unidentified
man detected approaching the
magaaine
WASHINGTON. March 94.
But three shipbuilding corpora
tions responded te the navy de
partment's call far bid* for eon
struction es tha 10 authorised
torpedo bent destroy*—, in bids
opened this afternoon
The total number of destroy
era the— companies offered te
build wm 94.
By CARL D. CROAT
(fta/f Oofr*»pondent Untied Pro— )
WASHINGTON. March 94.—A*
pari of Ita 'speed!rg up" *hf navy
'department today ordered bid* for
15 d—fro—. authorised under the
last naval bin Opening today waa
11 days ahead of schedule and with
tt went a request for the greatest
possible haste in constructing the
craft.
Sec—tary Daniel* wants to know
bow many vessels the const met©—
can build, and how rapidly.
Ten to 15 month* Is the time limit
Daniels thinks should be set
Indications a— that a number ot
new ships, not already authorised or
provided for. will b* sought tn tb*
coming congre—
Meantime, recruiting la on the In
crease la the navy tbo the— la still
need for many men
The army la keeping Its hand con
cealed for the time being, waiting
for what congress shall do Props
rations continue, however, looking to
more men and mo— officers for a big
army
Department commander* at Ban
Francisco. Chicago San Antonio and !
New York a— arranging for exten
aive camp sites, similar to the Platts*
burg camp, upon which several mi!
lion dollars, will be expended It is j
understood the California site will
he a big tract near Monterey* Cal j
Money for the camps was appr >pn
•ted by the last congress
An immediate increase la the per
»onnel of the army gene—i staff !
from SO to M toll be one of the first
jrar measure* asked of congress, !
war department official* Indicated to- '
day.
D. U. R. AND MEN
TO ARBITRATE
DIFFERENCES
fCan—nned tram Fage Owe)
position on wage* in not satisfactory,
we have tha right tn renew out de
mands aa submitted to you In writ
ing aeklny the various change* that
we have seatred In onr contract.
In reply to tht* proposition this
morning Mr Rurdlch todb th* posi
tion that he would not an*wer it un
til he decided what nrwild hr done
on the «-nr lone internrban and other
companies. Now the fact it. that
they hare always settled the wage
question with the men In Detroit
and th— have granted the same
wag* (■''—#•* to all th* other com
paaiea Tbla ha* always been th*
rule and la what the rrdn f<t the nth.
er companies are expecting w»
argoed that point with Vr Hurdtrk
but ha would not give u* any other
answer. \
That. In our opinion ha* brought
the eonfnrenc— to a i-lope It te #•.
!e— for ut to continue our effort*
along tht* line, and we have • *bmit
ted to the company the following .ot
ter. demanding (bat they either cpp.
cider our demands er that they sub
mit the proposition tn arbitration.
We are now awaiting thair answer
to —• whwr our next move aball be
Mr. K J flurdlek.
Aasf <J*n Mgr f>vt Putt. Ry,
Detroit Mich.
Dear Ulr—At onr conference held
oa March If. I9IT, you stated that If
we would eliminate all our other de
mands excepting that of wages and
bring the qoewflon gown to on* of
wage*, that you would five u* an
answer to the same on this data
Tour r#fu*ai this morning to give
u* an answer upon the que*’ n r
wage*, after having *
your request, in our opinion bring*
the efforts of conferences to a clc##.
and we would, thgrafore. ask that
TAKE YOUR MEDICINES
REGULARLY—Heed's Sareapaniia
Before Meets —Peptics" Pills After
This combination Is having won
derful suer sea everywhere
(t la sweeping poor health and f<»er
of mental aad physical breakdown
out of many homes.
It Is restoring lost appetite, giving
the glow of health so the cheeks,
maktng faces bright and complexions
clear, and IRerallv giving worn out.
brain-fagged people the strength of
Iron
Por it cqmbina* that moat useful of
all metals in a course of medi
cine that Is peculiarly effective
Hood's Barns per Ila Is made from
an unsurpassed formula of blood
purifying and stomach-toning ret*v
dies. Including sarsaparilla, min
drake, dandelion? ye’Jow dock, -.ntd
cherry, gentian ahd other valuable
alternatives and kidney and liver
remedies
Peptfron Pills, named from pepsin
and iron. Include these with nux end
other blood and stomach tonic# j^pr
I what physicians prescribe. Affv
yea elthet grant th* request that we
have submitted to you or that the sn
tt—’matter In dispute betweea —be
submitted to a board of arbitration,
ce—po##d es thr— (It disinterested
parson* one to be rh«»sen b>> jroar
rontpanv, one to be chosen by our
committee and the two men thus —-
tected to lect tha third arbitrator,
and tbo award o# a majority of this
board of arbitration, after hearing
the matter# te dispute. t« be final
In line with the above proportion
we bava aet—ted tha Mon ■ 1.
frtea aa our arbitrator and ho will
to In readlne*# to moot any arbi
trator you aoloct. phoald you deoldo
to submit to a r hit—tto*. upon year
notification for tbo purpose of mek
lag arraagemeata for the lectio* of
the third arbitrator and taking op
the matter# In dispute.
W# would aek that you glva ns sa
answer to tht# proposition no Intar
than 1* oolock Saturday morning.
March »«. 1917 .
Y»u— r—pert—lly.
DTAKLRT AVT»BfUK>N.
NY CL bn.gtJLAN.
ntltn w CK PTATon
caret nmorariN
JAMBS J UIPUW
WILLIAM OARBFSKT.
Committee rep re—nttng IHvialo* No.
JS Amalgamated Am oolatton of
Str—t and Electric Railway Em
ploye* of America. Detroit. Mich
Following Is the letter sent by
thr D IT. R. to thr ri —to llwny
men la —ply to thefv ultimatum
which Is add—asrd to Stanley An
derson. Nell McLellaa and Fred W
Cant*tor p—eldent, secretary and
business agent, respectively, of the
local street oar employes' assoda
tlon
To— loner of Wared* ftrd te wbleh
you name an arbitrator and raqueet
that we eel»ot one ha* b—n received
I am at a lose to nnderotaad the
meaning of tha ooevaiuntcation. for
the reason that negotiation# are etlll
Seeding with mem tore of your aa— •
etation. Tto other man have submit
ted demand# whteh complicate a de
termination of the rate of pay When
three demand# a— •ntlefertorthr de
termined. a fnet wage raa be agreed
open It ta my purpose to meet these
men and fujly dleowae any matter*
brought to my attention
la your commonication of March
Jgth you withdrew alt demands e*-
capt that of the rate of pay to be
paid par hour, with the privilege of
renewing these demand# if the rate
would not be satisfactory to your
no era he ra
te it possible roe e*»netrue a* a re
funl roy requaat to defer a deter
mination of your —to of pay uatii
the demand* submitted by the other
men and effecting the rate Is deter
mined *
The nerenslty nf treating all of our
Wien on an equal bails t* apparent
My only request to you oa the 9trd
was that 1 he allowed to take year
matter under via, derat 'on until the
other phase* of the \egottattone with
the other men had Been completed.
that we could determine the rate
of pay for all of tha man at one time
a# we have a I way* done heretofore.
Th—e negotiation* shonld he eon
eluded within a few days
I deem It to the Interest es the
m*n end the company to completa
negotiations suddenly broken off
by you on March 11. If. however,
jrou do nnt i ei— to continue nego
tlatiens. we will. In compliance with
your request and under the term* of
How Russian Revolt Will
Help Allies Win the War
The'crucible of war has produced the Russian revolution, and others are apparently ex
pected bY observers who note that the peoples of all the belligTent nations are taking stock
of their rulers with a clear-eyed viaibn induced by the stem reality of suffering and death.
"The Russian people/’ says Russkoye Sloro (New York), are opposed to war and
to militarism, but they belirve that their own success as revolutionists will mean revolu
tion on the part of the Germanic peoples. Then they hope and believe there will come
a consolidation of all the revolutionary peoples, Russian and Germanic, a combination that
by its very force and weight will compel the militarists of Europe’s warring nations to cease
tneir strife. And so, out of revolution will come the great peace.”
You should read THE LITERARY DIGEST for March 24th to form an accurate
opinion of the cause and result of the Russian Revolution, and the effect it will have in
deciding the fortunes of war for the Entente Allies.
Other features in this number of immediate and pressing interest to _the American
people are :
Arming American Ships with American Guns and Gunners
Th« Record of Public Opmimn in Amor tea mnd Germany is Graphically Expreeeed m Thu Article
Both Side* of the Railway Fight
The Extent of Hunger in Europe
Effects of Germany's Retreat oa ike bsouse
The Red Croat “Dogs of War"
The Naral Smoke-Screen ,
Who Writes American Plays? f
“War-Sunday” in New York
Two Years’ Sobriety in Russia
“Rum’’ and “Soda”; A Comparison
N*w IllmUrationlnciting thm Mo* HmmonmM and Poirtod Cgrtoom \ M
What is Good for the Child Should Be Good for the Parent
In educating our children we do not follow the
policy of instating that they ft hall confine themselves
to a narrow and one aided view of thing* Rather
do we insist that their training shall be broad end
comprehensive and that they shall be told what
all tninkers, and not merely a certain group of
thinker*, have to aay on a given subject We all
rerogrme this as a sound poller in matters educa
tional, yet how many of us inflow it in relation to
our personal thinking on the great qne§ ttana of the
/-E*\
V Distinction to J
FUNK & WAGNALXS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard DlUtonary). NEW YORK
tii« agreemsat. name oi*r arbitrator
Within th* Ums ■»—<l*d In tk*
a«>
Tour* veag Ukll.
v s3FS'fc
"We will of coureo. follow ih*
neit atop to the agreement ts auch
ta the desire of the aaeoclaUoo and
adnia aa arbitrator to act Id can
Junctioa with their*.'* aeid Assistant
Oooeral Manager R. J. Burdteh of,
the Detroit U ait ad rail par Bator
day mornlac f v
'ft wee oar hope that all differ
race# might ha ironed out speedily
within oor own rank* aad aaeelleat
progress wee betas node to that
red when the negotiation* *o4drolr
•adad ta h manner and far reeeont
not alaer to me
"While oar motormen aad coo
doctor* beloajr to aerarol dtrloiooa
of the eeeeeiatloa. the rote of nop
hoa been eaifortn aieept ta minor
“Tk# committee wanted aa an
awer at Friday ‘* conferanae* but the
oompany wu net tn a peettioe to
make a definite propoatttoo for the
valid reason that other divisions qt
the union and alee a branch of
division No. ts Iteelf bad preeented
denuuida upon o* involving mot oaly
the rate prepoeittoa, bat alee prepo
aftioae concerning wording roadr
tlon* that would hare a marked
bearing on the amount of wage*
paid
"Many things were left to be
cleared up wttb these other dl
▼talon* of egoal at ending aa that
of No. W before the rate proposi
tion oould be dtecuaaed aad any
offer mad*. Inasmuch as I hare al
ready stated, we treat the eon
ptoyee a* a whole In the nutter of
rate of pap without regard to what
particular division of the union they
may be attached '*
UNITED STATES
STOPS WORK
IN BELGIUM
(Oaattaea* trie Was* ©wsl"
stop her attacks upon the relief
•Mpa
The official statement follow*
By Street ton of the president tk*
miniate' at BruSaaU kaa base la
atruoted ta withdraw from *al*ium
with all diplomatic and «oaaa)*r off!
care and take up kta ofllctal resides**
at Harr*
▲itar oonauitaliaa with tk* ea
mtaalon for relief of Belgium Mr
wXttlock has also heea laetrwetod to
March 24th Number on Sale To-day —All News-dealers —10 Cents
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Distest
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917.
arrange far tka departure af tk*
Amsrfeea mamkar* o# tk* commia
stoa
Th* atap. th* sarleuaaea* of whloh
la fully appreciated by the govern
meat, was takaa only attar oareful
• anelderatloa eud full consultation
with all the interest# Involved.
When diplomatic relatione with
Germany ware broken off the normal
procedure would have been to with*
draw the mlaletar at Brussels and
the Aaierlaan members of the com
mission Beth this government and
the commtaalon. however, felt a
heavy moral responsibility for th#
mllltres of Innocent civilian* behind
the German line* and It was decided
that the week cf th* com meal on must
he kept going despite all difficulties
until continued American uarttetPa
rian became Impossible For over
two yaars It haa ham th* single*
minded purpose of this government
and the commission to oee that these
tea million of civilian# were fad and
Kh thl* and In view the Americana
rerned have submitted to reatrlc.
ttone Imposed upon them by the Ger
man authorltlee which, under utfl*
aery conditions, would never have
baaa tolerated.
Immediately after th# break In re
latione th# German authorities tn
Brussels withdraw from Mr Whit
lock the diplomatic privilege# and
immunities which he had until that
time enjoyed Hla courier aarvloe
to The Hague was stopped: ha was
daalad the privilege of communicat*
lag with th* department of elate tn
cipher and Intar even In plain lan
guage The members of the relief
commission ware ptaaed under great
restrictions of movements and com
munication which hampered the effi
cient performance of their task In
spit* of all these difficulties the gov.
ernmoot and com rn i eel on ware de
termined ta keep th* work going till
the last possible moment. ,
Mow however, a more serious
difficulty haa arisen In the course
of the past 1* days several of the
comntieeion'a ships have been attack
ed without warning by Oarntan sub
marines la flagrant violation of the
solemn engagements of the German
government Protest addressed ky
This government to Berlin thru th#
intermediary of th# Spanish govern
ment hav* apt baaa answered The
German government'* disregard af
Its written undertakings causes grave
coacsrw as to the future of the relief
work In any event it la fait that the
American staff of the relief aomnula
•loa can no longer serve with edvnn
tnge In Belgium Alike e verbal
premies knee been made that the
permitted te leave If they ee^deeire.
es Ns ether w dart outage baa net
W«e earnt that the fit per— eat eremM
feel mevwated to see* pStag reepee
•lMßVy fee leevtng these A meet sen
ettleeee tn Oeenene eeee-ted reset-
Tkl# government haa approved the
prppomT of th* Netherlands govern
nant to aend inta Belgium a certain
number of Nethertand subjects to
carry on the war thus far performed
by the American staff
The fact that the protest had been
mad* ta Germany #lnce the several
recant torpedoing* cam* to light
only whan tb* ststamest was teacsd
Th* department has been struggling
far a long time to ad fast th* trou
bles over th* relief work and only
about two weeks ago dispatched
Ckatrmaa Hoover es in* camnitasicn.
te Ijondnn vta ffpaln t» tain over the
future of this beneficent tnatltnttea
Germany’s Loss in Bagdad
Costa Rica’s “Coup D’Etat”
Electrical Treatment of Wounds
Germany Flirting With the Orient
Floating Safes for Ships
Music and Drama in German Prison
Camps
Ireland’s Cry to America for Help
Cleaning Up New Orleans
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BATTLE OB
WESTMONT
1$ GROWING
Desperate Fighting Is
Developed Before
Hindenburg Line
PARIS. March 14 -French forces
continued their advance today. Tk*
oflctal atatament reported "giant im
provement of French positions north
of Bolesons" and prograaa alsawhara
M »• rapulie of German raids
Tha Improvement of Ft track poet
tloaa around Boise on* was made dor
Ing the night, French forest pro
gressing "east of ths canal of SL
Qucntla and oa the west bank of tha
Olsa, north of InPira” tha orar of
flea aald.
' Gains ware also made.” tka state
mant said, on tha aaat b*«p af tha
Allatta
“A number of German raids atar
Rhalms and around Verdun ware re
fulaad ” ______
[XWDON, March If.—glaring
t hem selves slowed up. th# Germans
today ware striving by ovary art
known to warfare to check the
movement of their pursuers on the
eastern front, ss thr Franco-BrltUh
troop* approached the Hinder.berg
Lne V * ‘
Fierce lighting is developing oat
of this gradual converging of mass
es of msa v by both sides. Front dis
patches today reporting continued
prograaa deeptte stiff res tat once ta
dice tad tha bitterness with yfclch
tha Germane now contest every yard
of the way. Northwest of Tergntar.
where General Nlvelle’s French
troops are nearest of the Allied
foeeee to 'be Htndsnberg line. Qte
enemy Inundated the ground by
opening canal sluice* Th# cttjr of
Ia Pare was flood'd.
Oa the longer British front Field
Marshal Haig's men still pressed
forward today, rebuilding tha roua
try aa they progressed German
counter attacks developed tn force
at half n doaen pointi along this
line, bat #0 ware ore ten beak