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UHE HEAR ARRAS, (IMS
HOW IT ST. QUENTIN
Thrust Brings British
in Force Two Miles
From Ctty
LENS MENACED BY
ALLY FORCES
Power of Smash is Un
abated by Hot Re
sistance ::
LONDON. April 14—Suddenly
switching the point of hit (rtvt
from around Arran. Fluid Mar
shal Haig lost night smashed
his man forward far to the
south around St. Quentin and
advancad to Fayot—wtthin two
mi Isa of tha city.
“Faynt, northwest of St Quon
tin was carriod during the
night; also ths important posi
tions of Asaonsion farm and
Grand Print farm,** ths British
ccmmandsr-in-chisf reported to
day.
Butts Haig struck fiercely
around St Qu«ntin ( thara was
no diminution during the night
In the lower of the British ae
eault around Arra*—"aatrtda
the Mlndenburg line,'* as Haig
reported It last night.
The boeeted iHndenburg line
was crumbling today in the pul
verislng assaults of Field Mar
shal Haig’s victorious British
army around Arras. Lena, north*
cm pivot point of the M strategio
retreat" etarted a month ago
by the Germans to the Hinder
burg line seemed likely to fall
very shortly.
By WILLIAM PHILLIP RIM MB
[MnP Correa* m den I L Ailed Pres*. i
WITH THE BRITISH AKMIBtI
AFIVCLD, April 14.—1-en-* was mrn
and todav hy thr British big push.
Orman resistance was growing
more and naorr desperate v.»«h each
hour that Field Marshal Haig shov
ed his men forward But the re
r(stance was ineffective for the pow
erf*'t British blows
Today Vlniy ridge was sill! shell
♦ and from afar off by German guns
as well as other |*>»lttor.s held l*y
the British. But everywhere thr
Teutonic artillery was shooting ex
citedly rather than methodlrally. It
w*s erratic, not accurate.
British forces were gaining coot
mnnd of all high ground villages
jrirT Other vantage poinn as the>
progressed astride the Hlndenberg
lint Today even the spreading
plain below Vlmy Rulge. Ir-itn which
Lens was directly menaeed. was be
mg absorbed
The Canadians eontlnu-d liresl*
fthly pressing on down the V!m>
stores, occupying Petit Vim>. Gi
venchy and the Rallleul railway sta
Uon
“We've got Fri*t r herr wo want
him now,'* observed one Canadian
officer grimly today.
Today la the fifth anniversary » #
the Titanic disaster
A nofable wedding tn Baltimoie
today will be that of Miss Mary
Carrol! Frick, daughter of Mrs
Charles Frick, of Baltimore, and
John Rhea Montgomery of New
York.
i 4«r naaa or ~tmk b a nilibn ~
Rsx heart* ■ i*lio(s«lrama from tho
famous book at ths Washington.-
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RECRUITING
OK UPGRADE
IN NATION
Right to Serve for War
Period Only Swells
Rolls
MORE THAN 500
DAILY JOIN NAVY
Regular Army Gets
4,354 Men in 10
Day*
WASHINGTON. April 14— Enlist
ment nui«* by rtectum.l The lat
est full irrav »n*i nsvy recruit log
figures available today show the
east running the heaviest, the mid
dle-erest doing well, the south run
ning low.
Sectional figures for the army are
not available beyond the March re
crulting, but all lump returns, both
to the army and navy, are showing
a real upward trend that encourages
authorities.
While some of the navy districts
overlap, stations in the following
States show results for the week
ending April 5 thus:
Maine. 68. Vermont. It. Mesas
chusetts, 11#; Connecticut. 82. New
York. 17H: New Jersey, 107, Penn
sylvania. 186. West Virginia. 18;
Virginia, 46; North Carolina. 8,
Ohio. 111; Indiana. 82; Illinois. 104;
Michigan. 81; Wisconsin. 26; Minne
sota 64; lowa. 37. Missouri. 177;
Fouth Carolina. 33; Tennessee. 78;
Mississippi 50 Georgia, 7S; Ala
baraa. 68; ixniietana. 74; Arkansan.
25; Oklahoma, 52, Tetas, 203;
Colorado, 55; Utah. 68. Washington,
68; California. #0; Oregon. 157.
Total, 2.738.
The army report for April 1 to 10,
without giving very definite ideas
of state lines shows the following
reports of ealletments turned tnto
danots anrl <l«i>m post*
Columbqs Harracks, uhlo, lot.
Jefferson Barracks. Mo., 736; Fori
Logan. Colo. 208; Fort MoDowell,
Cal.. 241. Fort Thomas. Ky.. 1.078;
Fort Slocum. N. Y . 1,223. Fort
Bliss, Tet . 28. Fort Douglas, Utah.
71; Fort Oeorgt Wright. W’aah , 88;
Fort llusrhue* Aria.. 6; Jackeoa
Bairs(k-< lx 82; Fort Lawton.
Wa.-h . XI Fort Bam Houston. Tai..
121; Fort Screven. Georgia, 71; Fort
Oglethorpe. Ga., discontinued for
p«-rlo<t Vancouver Barracks. Wash .
88. Total. 4.354
Aron (*ffi«-er- say that recruiting
lr feeling the stimulus of the recent
instructions ihm volunteers may be
inker with the understanding that
the' «hsll only «“'fve for the period
of the *ar.
Navy recruiting is decidedly on
the upgrade the last few days, run
ning over 500 a day.
Bright Future For Boy
Office bov wanted. II to 17 years
old: opportunity to lean* advertising,
good aelarv. Apply Advertising Dept
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American nurses are not afraid of the front and scores are being enlisted for service at both nary and army
recruiting stations The above photograph by W. H. Durborough. The Times staff photographer is of Miss Avis
Rowe and Miss Martha E. Hlavacek of the Waahlngton-blvd. hospital, Chicago, being enlisted by Coiswaln J. W.
Juarcka at one of the Chicago naval recruiting stations Misses Rowe and Hlavacek probably will be stationed
at one of the naval hospitals on the east coast.
VOTE BOARD
AT SEA ON
RECORDER
Postpone Decision Af
ter Two-Hour
Discussion
TO MEET AGAIN
ON WEDNESDAY
Wilkins Wins on Tal
lies, Jasnowski on
Return Sheets
For more than two hour* Friday
night the city election commission
argued, wrangled and fought over
the returns cast for recorder In
several districts where and I serepan
cles had been shown, with counsel
for both candidate, for the Judge
ship haggling over questions of law
And they Accomplished n°th!ng- At
torney G*i j A Miller representing
Prosecutor Charles H Jasnowski.
questioned the right of the election
commission to go further than the
city return sheets in an effort to
straighten out the apparent differ
eucea. He declared that the ac
tion of the canvassing hoard In re
ferring to the tklly sheet* w» in
direct contravention of the law.
Judge William F. Connolly, r.
member of the commission which
holds that the tally sheets are as
much a part of the official return*,
as the return sheets themselyes.
disagreed with the p-osecutor’s rep
resentative and •frted his convic
tion that the commission was a'f
lug within Its rights In taking the
tally sheet figures ss the basis.
Chairman Richard IJndsay wan
so- strict adherenc* to the charter
I’pon motion of Commissioner
Dtngeman action t»n certifying to
either candidate wa positioned un
til asst Wednesda) at 2 o’clock
Taking the return sheets as a
basis, the prosreutor wins hy 1 2
voles According to the tallv sheets
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SATURDAS|S§ItIL 14. 19 17.
WORKMAN
SAYSfOLICE
ARE UNFAIR
E. G. Houghton, Drag
ged From Bed, Fined
Asa Speeder
SUMMONS WAS
NEVER SERVED
In Meantime Warrant
for Horace Dodge
Gathers Dust
E. G Houghten, of No 4T7 Phil
lip-ave., paid a fine of 125 In police
court. Friday, following his convic
tlon on April S op a charge of spell
ing In an automobile
Behind tbs conviction of Hough
ten, a workingman. I« a story which
set* forth strikingly the dl*crtm
mating method* tn force In Detroit
methods which throw a poor man
In Jail while a wealthy citiaen with
t-lenty of political backing con
tinues to Ignore the same sort of s
warrant which brought about the
arrest of the workingman
Houghten paid his fine after he
had been taken from his boms late
at night by a police officer and
'odged In the couoty Jail He de
ntes that he waa speeding; he says
his automobile Isn’t capable of de
veloping enough speed to attract
•he attention of the aleepiest officer
on the poltce force
Yet. while Houghten I* thrown
into Jail for an ofDr*e that usually
le answerable In the first place by
the voluntary appearance of the de
fendant, the poltce court flies still
hold the aging warrant against Hor
ace Ikodge. mußt millionaire. who
has never appeared tn court to an
swer the complaint agalnat him tho
•he [toiler department from Con*
missioner Cousens down, knows full
well that the warrant ta still In
istence sod that the caae ha* not
b~en disposed of even tho eo!*imn«
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WAR SPIRIT
SWEEPING
ARGENTINE
Sinking of Sailing Ship
Brings Reaction
Against Germany .
PUBLICOPINION
DEMANDS BREAK
Government May De
cide Protest is
Sufficient
LA PAZ, Bolivia, April 14.
Th* Gorman minister will proto
•Wy ■•ave for Berlin with the
Gorman envoy to Braall, accord
ing to indications today. Bo
livia's formal note breaking re
latione with Germany haa net
yet been made public, but the
Gorman mtnrtTer haa received
hlo paeeporte
By CHARLES P STF. WAFT.
(Staff Correspondent Lnitrd Press.)
BtTCNOfI AIRL». April H With
Brasil on the verge of war with Ger
many after diplomatic rupture. Bo
Ilvla diplomatically revrritd from
Berlin. Argentine wa» swept by an
anti-German sentiment today that
seemed likely to renult In « diplo
matic break between Bu« now Ain-s
end Berlin
The wildest eicltement follow.*<l
receipt of new* last night of th
stoking by a German submarine ot
the Argentine sailing vessel Mont'
Protegida The dint prediction of
responsible officials war ♦l.nt Argrn
tine woula follow Brazil s .-tamp!
In handlna the OrrnMn minister hN
paaaporta. but the cabinet deferred
action until late today
In the meantime it wa* held ihat
Argentine would probablv de. id--
not to po farther at thi'- Mtm thun
to register a sharp protest to Her
l.a
tW» a**)* neat kl« W—that
I* rtf*t—Tla»» Joh Dfft—Vat* III*
STRONG SENTIMENT FOR CLOSK 1
OF BREWERIES MB OISTILIiRBj
IS MANIFESTED 111 WASDMRTM
(UK TOTER
SAYS HE IS
ROUSE SPY
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R. D. Williamson, Pri
vate Sleuth, Says Couz
ens Employed Him
COMMISSIONER
RELEASES MAN
Denies Paying Any
Money; Cries “Four
flusher”
' Ft. D. Williamson, who shocked
police officers following his arrest
Friday for flourishing a revolver,
by telling them he was the paid
agent of I»ollce Commissioner James
Cotizens, engaged to spy on mem
bers of the police department, was
scheduled to appear for arraignment
in police court Saturday on charges
of carrying a concealed weapon and
Impersonating an offleor.
• Williams, who Is general manager
of the Metropolitan detective agency,
defied detectives and assistant pros
ecutors to lock him up. and threat
ened them with the wrath of Com
missioner Couiens, even going so
fsr ae saying he would ‘get" anyone
who would be responsible tor hla in
carceration
Despite his bluster Assistant
Prosecutors Erwin and Van Zile or
I dered him held. He was locked up
at fi 30 o'clock in the evening, and
one hour later he was released on
the order of Commissioner Couzens.
It Is said the commissioner person
ally guaranteed that Williamson
would appear In poller court this
morning
Williamson * »ld Covsens engaged
him early in March a* lie * day
He said he had already gotten evi-,.
timer against -nine lletitcr ants and
plain. cloth**, iueo He ea+d tre m*<7*
rej>orts to Couaens almost every
evening In the commissioner's bust
n*rr= offl< r in the Dime Bank build
ing He presented a bill for 1270
to the police department early m
April, he said, aod It waa bis under
standing that he was frt he paid out
of the contingent fund of the de
partment.
Several members of tbe police de
partment were standing by when
Williamson, realising that his first
threats were not likely to win him
iny special consideration, finally di
vulged the startling nature of the
vork he says he has been doing for
Couse ns.
Mr Cousens has admitted that
Williamson did some work for him.
nd that he submitted 15 or 20 re
ports He said he promised W|l
liaison nothing, and added that he
believed the man was a "four
flu.-her ”
■'He rvrf-e to me as several other
person have." said Mr. < omen*,
"with iforte« of alleged Irregula ri
lls in the department. I told h.m
to p«> ahead and prove the mlf he
could He gave me the iinpreeaioo
that his de*|re to get Id*tic«
against officers was largely a matter
of civic Intaraat."
WtiJUunson and one of his am
ployes. Joseph Roche, were arreated
by Patrolman Hraslin m front of tha
Michigan Central depot. Brea! In
says he saw Williamson step up to
two men. draw a platol from his
pocket and point It at oae of them
The officer say* ha saw tha mas
who had beea accoatod give a roll
of bills to the ono who bald tha
, ™iflr„- T> * m ” ,r
• Tfiw»' WllVil KOIW [l i
son who had been thfoateaoi W&k
to bta heels. Hit companton turned
out to be Roche WlllUomob and
Roche were taken to headquarters
end questioned by Detectives Black
and FYahm
Here be admitted ha had no U
oense to carry the pistol, the detec
tives say He explained that he
was working for a man who was
seeking a divorce. The man whom
he eocosted at tha depot, he eaya.
was living at the same plaoe as the
woman who la being sued.
"My operative had failed to got
the confession from this man that
he was living at the same place
with the woman,” said Williamson.
”1 stepped in suddenly, pointed my
gun at him, and said, ‘You’ra a Ger
man spy. and I’m going to take you
In. Where do you live*' Ha gave
me the address, and It Is the place
where this woman lives. That’s all
I wanted."
Tho hts chief was released. Roche,
the operative, spent the night in a
cell.
HOUSE WILL
PASS ROND
RILL TODAY
Vote on $7,000,000,000
Set for This
Afternoon
WASHINGTON. April 14 -The
house at „ Oficck toda\ "111 (AM
the administration* IT.OP't p-si.po*)
war bond measure, according to
presen’ indications
Little opposition to the bill was
manifested a tb»- long debate which
began yesterday morn.i.g, hut there
was ke*n Interest in the details sur
rounding the flota'ion of th«- great
issue.
Determination that the »ale shall
’>• conducted in ■-uch a manner ae
to prevent undue profiteering by
Wall-«t m f er. «ts w .is marked
Ir Is probable that tbe measure
when paserd Will p: >h.b|t the loan
ing of the money so raised to any
nation not at war with Germany
ind will stip ilate that the loans are
to be made during the period of the
war only.
I Alto yesterday afternoon Party
Leader Kttrhin obtained unanimous
consent lo a rule limiting debate
toda> to five minutes for ench mem
ber with a vote at about 2 o'clock.
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Lsat %«»* of ‘The Barrier." pbotn
drama fron; Ms famous qovsL, at tbe
aehlwgf<>t» Twice dally.—Adv.
frtjMae—fS* slain am Ha4-e^s>
NO Ml
in i.ETßomakßfcfg
Would Save "—g*T
Grain to Pood
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WASKtMTKNf, April
»ca a ”M« push" for ton* «f
out tor breweries and dtaddfaftaat 1 •
Tallinn odrantsd# of ths infto
nJ food shortage thrnoot dm M«|
and donaadi on tba A mfln— fcnp
era to feed not only At UfeiMl
Slate# but ber Allies, tbn A
nongras* are preparing to taMb 4
apectnonJnr drive for “nr prahflb
tlon" Pinna for the effort hash
been completed and will |# |h
nounoed early nest week.
Tb# pnrpoee 1# to atop the HMMb
fact ore of all liquor* and boon ti
the Utaited States si tenet for the
period of the war, thuwbj dfravUSg
roll Moor of buahels of grain fed#
food channele.
Thooe behind the mu vena—l de
clare that more then dOO.MO.d9d
buahela of grain would be aevod hr
dosing the beer and whisky plash#
That'a enough to feed ll.Mi.ddd
people,’* Dr. Wiley, pore Med no*
port, raid today.
"lt'a Aiifhclent to feed the whole
; nation for a month,** raid Senator
Sheppard, father of the natlnaol pro
hibition amendment. Ano hooMon.
! they aay. thoueanda of men. ho or
working tn hrewerlea and dtstth
lerlee. would be released for work
! »* farming and other productive eo
I cupatlon*
Chairman of fbe bonne ag
riculture committee, favor* the plan
It la given impetua by agricultural
j expert* tn the central part of the
j country who hav* been working on
the food problem.
1 The movejnent haa gained e#eh
| momentum that distiller* them* afro*
I ire making overture* to confront.
' offering to restrict their output no
!as to relaaae at least 1R OdOfO*'
I ’>ual> 1* of grain annuallv for tood
Thl* offer, however, t* erorned bv
T. C fttnwlddte. .’halrmsn of fte
executive oureau of the taff-UdUor
forcer here He raya the distillate
and brewer* toda*- are over atoohod
with grain and “for hustrras ran
eon*’* are willing to reduce their
grain demand* for the coming year.
Rep, Randall, "dry* ray* “war
prohibition” la Inevitable
"Forty-foot per cent of barley,
two per cent of corn and 10 per
cent of »he rye ralaed tn this oral
try," Randall raid today. "1* being
used in the manufacture of aiou
hoflc liquor* ”
Rep Howard believe* Pr«*l<9s#t
Wilson should not and win not wait
for congr«‘S* to act on the matter,
but "as a war measure" issue a
proclamation temporarily toeing #ll
breweries, distilleries and aaloo##
"Dry** conference* have been tn
progress for the laaf week.
There ia bound to be 'rernamdu##
reposition to an> attempt to tort*
thru “dry" measure* now under the
gulae of "war emergency” m«a«m>.
Army man say that *o tor a# tb#
mtliiary eatsblfahment la com-ermad.
there ia no need of any piuhtMtioff
legteia'ion now
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