Stttt
WEATHER FORECAST. " ,
Fair and continued cold to-day; fair to
morrow; warmer; northwest winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 49; lowest, 17.
Detailed westhsr reports on. !t put.
IT SHINES FOPv ALL
VOL. LXXXV. NO. 192.
NEW YORK MONDAY) MARCH 11, 1918. i-a i.h.m
PRICE TWO CENTS.
GOOD MAJORITY
FORDRYSSUREJ
IN ASSEMBLY
Speaker Sweet Counts on 78
Votes, Perhaps 8, for
Measure To-morrow.
LIQUOR MEN FIGHT HARD
last Hope to Beat Prohibition
in Senate Now Seems
Doomed to Failure.
Special Peipateh to Tax Sex.
Auant, March 10. Tho much worried
.".ivocatts of Iho retention of the saloon
i-i this State, It became known here to
! glit, are basin? their !aat hope for
teatlns the Federal prohibition amend
ment resolution on their ability to keep
the mcastre bottled up !n tlie Senate
committee on Taxation and Retrench
n.cnt. I
Thin committee 1 controlled by a pro
i nor coterie and It is now believed It
, -tr voluntarily would report the reso
lution. It would, therefore, have to be
i. viianilted out of the committee's reposl
. :y for dead and dying legislation by a
r.ol'on to discharge made on the floor of
tiic Sonate. The weta are confident
ii. xt bftcial Senators who might vote
for the resolution were It out of com
i' itteo and on tho Senate calendar would
i r.t stand for a motion to discharge the
i mmfttee.
nalor George 11. Wellington of Troy,
i :i of the cold water champions, had
-ded to more to discharge the com-
ii 'tee next Thursday, but at the re
i,.:eit of Senator Elon It. Brown, the
l.-Jorlty leader, he arreed to postpone
i tlon until the following-week. Senator
tirown said the stress of business In the
. t islature made this necessary.
In any event It will add another week
for the preliminary skirmishes In the
t,x prohibition fight. During that time
tie brewery and liquor Interests, find
ing themselves In a life and death strug
gle, can be relied upon to call every
force at their command to Albany to
help save the saloon.
Claims Made on Both KUesi
I.' the saloon men to-night Insist on a
tote on the ratification resolution they
tan depend on twenty-six Senators to
the last ditch. This of course would
I -event the adoption, of the measure,
kit tho temperance forces declare that
t least five of these men are var.
siaky and expect any moment to wro
them over. The wets JAjsicefle only
wventeen votes for a mettonyto ds
rharge the committee, The 'dry s de
i lire this Is preposterous and Insist
that every man favoring the resolution
iuuM vote for such a motion.
T-.i.! parametMi..proklbtton event of
the week will be the vote on tho ratlfl
vtlon resolution tit the. Assembly on
Tjtkday. Speaker .Thaddcus C. Sweet
't confident the lowea house will adopt
by at least seventy -eight votes, and
ys It may get eighty-four," without
t'e Socialists, who are expected to vote
-.Inst the resolution.
Shaker Sweet always has been a
tmperanco advocate, both In practice
end b-illcf, and the drys are depending
en him to hold the prohibition forces In
!io Assembly in line bo they can with
:wd even the most desperate on--Uughts
of the legions gathered by the
hrewerles, tho distilleries and- the
n loons.
Tho Antt-Saloon f-e agile has an
nounced that it will not oppose the
Wssngo of the "diluted war prohibition
I'M, exempting beer and wine. Intro
lured by the wets In the Senate." How
vr, the league will to to strike out
t ie Wr and wine exemption. This doe?
not interfere with the league's position
( IkIiir for the ratification resolution,
ffst. hi.t and all the time.-
Hearing) on Two Mesaares.
Before tho Senate Taxation and Re
t'tt;chmem Committee to-morrow after
ron a hearing will be given on the
tiitttcd prohibition hill as well as that to
r.nend the State Constitution making
.e Kuiio dry. The Anti-Saloon League
' Art looked upon these measures
ir!- as efforts on the part of the
vcti to befog the main issue, but In
; tw of the present position of the
iae'J It Is not believed anything will
'and In tho way of tho reporting and
l-ffing of both bills during tho coming
"ek.
The effort to delay the vote In the
Assembly on the prohibition ratification
praugh the Tuckerman resolution call
" a iipon both houses of Congress for a
Materm-nt of their vote on the omond
'tit Is now believed to be sidetracked.
. i-nalor Wellington has announced that
' (.mli inquiry would be fruitless. Un
'or the law. he maintains. the rertlfn;.
in hy Vice-President Marshall, presld-
i:'l? Otllcer nf the Kflnnt. nml tt C..Anl-.
Hark nf fll IfnilCa that Idn nMBnmn,
properly passed is conclusive and
fantiot be questioned.
Speaker Sweet said to-night he ex
l"ied to havo the Htatement on the vole
' Kcderal amendment by both houses
' f'oiigresn from Washington by to-'
' oi row night anyway
STYLES FROM PARIS
MEET WAR RULINGS
Americana Need Not Fear to
Conform to Models.
'ws, March 10. The limited num.
,fMng model), for the spring and aum
mr mm report that the leading
nators of Paris styles have made their
.IN conform strictly to the require-
1-1-1 f'f ,ht Washlnton Kconomy
"-aril, fc0 that patriotic American
vomen fan none their country regard,
'.s v.vxil conservation and at the same
'n: conform to the lwst Parisian styles
-Nt mora than four and one-half
urus of woollen material Is to be used
any garment. Tailor made suits show
tarroner jackets, with waistcoats of
'her material.-., and narrow, although a
-if! longer, skirts. One piece frocks of
woollen materials are combined with
"i n, rllk. crepe de chine or foulard,
uvlrg new and wonderfully contrasted
!,'V? ' cDes ar,J shown extensively,
a tingle length of two widths cloth
'o effrvt a saving.
The in9 In combination with wool of
IM, sitlns and other goods will benefit
' American Fllk trade. Milliners have
'fated new styles for wear with these
"JSt'Jmes, ostrich feathem and fancy
' 'velty rlblions being employed widely
harmonize with the character of the
'r.s, I'arislcnnes are wearing sllppern
.i ow cut shoes to aid In economising
' ' leather.
Daimler Motor Works
Air Bombed by British
LONDON, March 10,BriUth
aviators boiabed th Dtlmler
motor Works at Stuttgart to
day. Tho o&cial anaouacomtnt
says:
On March 10 Germany was
again bombed by our planes in
broad daylight On this occasion
the Daimler Motor Works at
Stuttgart were attacked. More
than one and a quarter tons of
bombs wero dropped. Several
bursts were observed on the rail
way station, where a stationary
train was hit and seen to be on
firo.
Three bursts were observed on
a munition factory southeast of
the town, and other bursts on
the Daimler works and buildings
around.
.Hostile machines made a weak
attempt to attack our formation
over an objective, but withdrew
on being attacked. All of our
machines returned except one,
which had engine trouble and
went down under control just be
fore recrossing our lines on the
homeward journey.
MUNITIONSWORK
IS REORGANIZED
Country Divided Into Ten Pro
duction Districts by War
Department.
INDUSTRIES COORDINATED
Business Experts Selected as
Supervisors to Assist
Baruch.
Special DitpatcK to Tax Srs.
Wauiisoton, March 10. The division
of the country Into ten districts and the
appointment of chiefs of production to
direct the organization and speeding up
of munitions production In each section
wero announced to-day by the War De
partment. For the present the officers)
will be concerned with assisting manu
facturers engaged on contracts for the
Ordnance Department but It will prove
the, groundwork for a well knit system
of GoveVpMnt cooperation and control
of. indufttHi i relations- and will be util
ised by 'other departments, Including
tho, bJaSrcraft production, transport
and thi : Shipping" Board,
It ls"tie moat Important development
under the baker reorganization scheme
of the War Department and will be a
powerful factor In' the programme of
Industrial organization and control which
Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the
War Industries Board, Is to bring about.
The jdan gives to every manufacturer
a nearby official to whom ho can appeal
for guidance, and gives to the Govern
ment points of contact with every sec
tion of tho country where munitions pro
duction Is under way.
The plan safeguards tho manufacturer
against the danger of having his needs
overlooked by the central Administra
tion at Washington and gives to the Gov
ernment a close contact which will pre
vent Ignorance of the exact progress of
work on contracts.
Will Tabulate Resources.
The first work of the business men
who bavo been asked to leave their pri
vate Interests to supervise the new of
fice will lie tn speeding up the produc
tion of munitions for the Ordnance De
partment. But In this work they will
tabulate the manufacturing resources of
their district and will be ablo to rive
any purchasing department of the Oov-K
ernment exact and ready Information
as to the wisdom of placing contracts
for further war work with manufac
turers tn any district.
The possibilities of service which the
new divisional offices can give to the
Government appear to be almost unlim
ited. Survey and first, hand reports of
labor, raw material and power capacities
can lie reliably gathered and forwarded
and In these days when much of the
Government's business la being con
ducted by long distance telephone it will
be possible for any board to untangle a
question whllo Mill In session by calling
up the district office of any division.
Much of the credit for working out the
new plan Is being given to Col. Guy E.
Tripp of New York, formerly chairman
of the Westltighoueo company and now
chief of tho production division of the
Ordnance Department. Under his plan
the finance, and inspection divisions of
the Ordnntlce Department will use the
district offices as headquarters, thus co
ordinating the work of the entire depart
ment in every section of the country.
Knabled to- Hasten Production.
It Is held that manufacturers, relieved
of tho necessity of making long Journeys
to Washington for, advice, will be en
abled to greatly hasten production.
The ten divisions nnd the men who
will tie in charge of each are;
Pittsburg Ralph M. Dravo of the firm
of Dravo Bros., steel constructors. .
I Cleveland uisinci samuei scovll, who
restgnea ns president or me Cleveland
Illuminating Company to take the posi
tion offered him by the Production Di
vision. Rochester District F. S. Noble, one
of, the chief executives of the Kastman
Kodak Company,
Boston District Levi II. Greenwood
of the Wakefield Rattun Company. ,
New Haven District Waldo C. Bry
ant, president of tho Bryant Electric
Company of Bridgeport, Conn. I
Detroit District Fred J. Robinson.1
president of the Iowrle & Robinson.'
Lumber Company.
Cincinnati District Charles I,. Har
rison of the Cincinnati Chamber of I
Commerce. i
Chicago District U A. Russell, vice- I
president of the Otis Elevator Company. !
New York District Samuel p. Allen
of the Lima Locomotive Works.
Philadelphia District John C. Jones
of the Harrison Safety Bolter Works,
Philadelphia.
The New York district comprises that
rvtlnn nf t Km Ktnt etf V m, Vn.1, I
nouth of the south boundary line of the '
counties of llennaaelaer, Albany,
Schoharie and Delaware, east of the
west State line of New Jersey and north
of the north lines of New Jersey coun
ties of Mercer and Ocean, and west of
the State lines of Myracliusetta and
Connecticut. n
GODSOL PAPERS
GALLED YITAL IN
HUNT FOR SPIES
"Of Highest Public Impor
tance," Says Deputy
Attorney General.
BATTLE IN COURT TO-DAY
Interest Centres in German
War Film Concern as Enemy
Propagandism.
Prank J. Godsol. one of the most
amazing mushroom millionaires the war
has developed, begins this morning his
fight to prevent Merlon K. Lewis, State
Attorney-General, from going further
Into the mass of papers seized Wednes
day in the offices of the Alliance Motors
Company, S West Fortieth street.
Godsol, under arrest In Washington at
the behest of the French Government,
was the moving spirit in the company
and the papers relate to his affairs.
To-day's legal proceedings really will
bo a skirmish preliminary to the battle
which will decide whether Godsol again
can wriggle out of a tight situation.
Again and again he slipped through the
flngera of French officials who sought
to grasp htm long enough to ask htm a
few questions. Can he do tt again,
fortified with his newly acquired millions
against a siege In the courts?"
Alfred I.. Becker, Deputy Attorney
General, will make the light. Hemado
public last night the answer he will give
to Iho order to show cause why he
should not be restrained from going
over Godsol's papers. Incidentally lie
reveals clearly enough that already he
has gone through them pretty thor
oughly. As a result ho now speaks aloud
i the suspicion which merely had been
whispered before that Godol had more
or less direct German connections.
German Film Propaganda-
In tho papers over which the fight
wages were many relating to the Ger
manic Official War Films. Inc.. which, to
quote the Attorney-General, "were mov
ing pictures palpably designed to ad
vance German propaganda In this coun
try." Benjamin .T. Blumenthal, an employee.-
close friend and associate of
Godsol. was one of the Incorporators of
the film company.
"I deem.lt of the highest Importance
for the public welfare-that I should not
be required to surrender any papers re
lating to the Germanic Official War,
Films. Inc.,". says the Deputy Attorney
Oeneral. "as It Is of the highest public
Interest that the United States should
know whether any French citizens now
within the United States, such as Frank"
J. Godsol; while masquerndlng as sin
cere friends ol the Allies, have actually
been engaged, directly or indirectly, In
'German propaR.inda."
Godsol's allot od connection with Ger
man propaganda pictures should make
great reading hi France and. If substan
tiated, ond (another if) provided his,
French citizen! hip stands, would make i
him liable to the extreme penalty.
Godsol. however, probably Is little i
worried. lie has faced more Berlous sit- I
uatlons and always Has escaped.
Ills Achievements.
To enumerate:
He was naturalized ns a j- renenman
and when alleged Irregularities were
discovered in the papers he got out
of the rape.
lie was called to the colors as a
private he kept himself out of the
trenches: got a pleasant job on a
General's staff.
He was arrested at the front as a
spv he got out of that fix.
rfe became a General's chauffeur,
and soon got extended leave of
absence to look after his private
affairs.
He was In the army, out ne got
away, with the pleasant assignment
to go 'to the United States.
He was recalled on charges the
charges never were tried he was
dlscharged from service nnd got back'
his soft berth ns secretary-Interpreter
to the French purchasing com
mission. This was the berth wherein
he made his millions, through com
missions on motor trucks. His army
discharge since has teen annulled.
Mr. Becker says.
How did he invariably "get away
with It?"
Mr. Becker's Answer.
The Deputy Attorney-General s an
swer, to be filed to-day In the Supreme
Court, says:
"It Is charged that Godsol, while nn
officer of tho French Government and
while In France and nlso while In the
United States corrupted various offi
cers of the French Government."
In other words, ho seems to have
friends near the throne.
M. Emlle Constant of the French
Chamber of Deputies demanded that the
Chamber take a hand In the affair and
request tho Government to give the
names of Godsol' accomplices In order
that the Chamber itself might hi
cleared of suspicion. Parenthetically it
may be remarked tliat again Godsot got
out of It; tho Chamber was warned to
Deputy Attomcy-aeneral's
CntilOitird on Fourth Page.
r
A Gift to the Fund
a Blow at the Enemy
rpHE Kaiser has failed to give
his indorsement to THE
SUN Tobacco Fund.
Nothing which contributes to
the well being and efficiency of
the American soldier has the ap
proval of Berlin.
The fund does just that.
Therefore your check; sent to
day, will be regarded Over Here
and Over There as a blow at
Potsdam ! -
Two big attractions are being
offered this week, the "Cheer Up
Supper" at the Hotel Breslin
Thursday night and the Palais
Royal tea dance Friday, Read
about them on page 4,
WARNING! THE SUN To.
bacco Fund has no connection
with any other fund, organization
or publication. It employs no
agents or solicitors.
GERMANS AIDING
REDGUARDSTO
FIGHT COSSACKS
Heavy Artillery Officered
vby Them and Released
Prisoners Armed.
STILL SEMEN OFF GAINS
Has Now Thrown His Army
Across Bailway and Awaits
Japanese.
Special Cabin Deipalch to Tan Sin from tl.t
London Tlnttf.
Copyright, ms; all ticlt retervtd.
. Pekin-, March 6 (delayed. The Bo',,
shevlkl, with German prisoners as of
ficers and with field' artillery, are driv
ing Gen. Semenoffs Cossacks eastward
along the Siberian Bnllroad near the'
Manchurlan frontier.
Gen, Semenoff has only 2,000 men,
and Is without arms, especially artil
lery. London. March 10. Fighting ih Si
beria between the Bolshevik Red Guards
and the Russians, mostly Cossacks, un
der the command of Gen. Semenoff is as
suming a more important character, li
the last few weeks there have been nu
merous clashes; now Gen. Semenoff has
formed a new front along the Siberian
railroad and seems to oe preparing for
a regular campaign. He has-been en
deavoring for some time to get astride
ihe railroad eo as to cut communication
between the Bolshevik forces east and
west of him and apparently has suc
ceeded, for the time at least. .
The fctrcngth of the Red Guards In
this region Is not definitely known. It
Is known, however, that they arc using
heavy artillery under the direction of a
German officer. This Is stated In a
despatch from Harbin Kent last Thurs
day. Many other reports have been re
ceived, t-ome within the Ust few days,
that the German prisoners of war In
Siberia, particularly near Irkutsk, have
been armed and are .drilling and that
they arn being aldertIn every way by.
the Ttolshevlk and pro-German sympa
thizers among the population of that
region.
With his Cossacks as a nucleus. Gen.
Semenoff, it Is believed, has gathered a
considerable army. He has announced'
that he would welcome aid from the
Allies or from the Japanese or Chinese,
and he may be In touch with the Japa
nese armies which have been formed In
or near Manchuria In preparation for
Intervention, if such action should be
decided upon.
A Russian Government wireless des-
tZSJ?,! M. Tch-trn. OeutyJf Kalaer Ttmali. Sw4ea.
Foreign Mln'ater, lias protested in be- v , ,
ii-' ,oi i tie 1-usRian Government to Ger
many against the landing of German
troops on the Aland Islands as a, dota
tion of article 0 of tho lUisso-Gennan
peace treaty. This provided for an inter
national settlement of tho question.
ALEXIEFF ADVANCING.
5ald to Be lolna- From South i
Against (he Bolsbevlkl.
Special Cable Detpaleh to The Scn.
Coavrlmht. nil rinhtm
Lo.nco-. March 10 Will tho ruthless'
dismemberment which Germany fceki to 1
Impose upon Russia by treaty arouse the I
ltllSHian DeODIe tn a Httfflplnn. ..(.nl n i
cause them to overthrow the Bolshevlkl
and repudiate the chamfful peace made
by thera with tho Central Powers?
Would a Japanese invasion of Siberia
be resisted by the Russians and cause
such a revival of tho national sentiment
as to drive the Russians Into nn alliance
with the Central Powers to repel an ad
vance by Japan? These two questions
loom big In the last week's developments
In western and far eastern Russia.
The resignation of Leon Trotzky, the
Bolshevik Foroign Minister, taken in
connection with a despatch from Copen.
hagen, throws some light on Internal
oundKlons in Russia. This despatch
stated that the Bolshevtkl were rapidly
losing the support of tho people as tho
full consequence of Germany's peace
terms were becoming understood, A
despatch from I'etrograd says the
opinion has become general there than
rauucaiion or tne German peace 'treaty ,
would complete the humiliation of Rus-
sla and that anti-German sentiment is
sweeping the country.
AIczlerT Ready to Fight.
The mobilization of the workmen's
Red Army, which was formerly the
chief military reliance of the Bolshevlkl.
is proceeding with the greatest rapidity,
thousands of officers nnd men en
rolling.
in .no outn Gen. Alcxteff, one of th
most competent commandem In, Russia, generally has been rated tho, most pro
is preparing to movo against the Petro- German of tho neutral European na
grad government with his army of Cos-Minus, except possibly Spain. The royal
cacks, regulars from tho Russian nrmv family, the ailstocracy, tho universities
who could not tolerate Bolshevik . and the army have been outspokenly
method, and thousand-- of officers, pro-German. For a long time It wns
many of them enlisting as privates to feared that Sweden would Join the Ger
help In putting Russia again on her mimic alliance. According to one news
feet, paper, &." per rent, of tho steel Germany
The desire of Trotzky to hunt cover has used lor munitions has been fur
where he may find shelter from the com- nlshcd by Sweden.
Ing storm Is moro than adequately ex-1 There has been Rome comment here as
plained. If this Information of what Is to tho status In the Russo-acrman peace
! Happening in itussia is accurate, and
1 tho Germans, Instead of being f reo to '
proceed with the cutting up of Russia
nnd raiding the food supplies of that
hugo country may find themselves after
tho ratification of peace by their paid
following In Russia confronted hv n
more formidable opposition thnn the carried out on a footln-j of equality for
Leninists were ever able to organize. hotl parties. To this end both Govern
.Whatever strength this movement mav ments will request the Norwegian Gov
develop, It Is the firm belief of the op- ernment to bring about a continuation
nonents of Japanese Intervention thnt t tho Spltzbergen conference as soon as
the Invasion by the Jnpaueso of Siberia possible after the conclusion of a gen
would be the surest way of bringing the era I peace,"
Germans Into Slberln. the Russians Spltzbergen, according to the .YortA
turning to them for aid In repelling the German Gairtte, the German seml-ofll-Invaslon,
for It Is practically certain thnt c!al rgan, comes In tho "supplementary
the Germans would welcome such over- treaty," which becomes valid eimul
tures from the Russians nnd wllllnglv 1 taneously with the main treaty, which
would return to them tho military equip-' oeale with the following questions:
ment they have captured, to be used ' tM0 resumption of diplomatic
against tho Japanese land consular relation.1; second, the es
tablishment of State treaties; third, the
DIMcnltlea of Invasion, rccstablishment of i.rtvate rights;
i . . i.ii i . i , .
The difficulties of sueli nn iv..i-. 'ourrn, inuoiiiiiiiimiKJii ,ur tomes sur
Slherla are considerable In fh- civilians i fifth, the exchange of
!ltl?t&l&!:i Prisoners and Interned civilian. ;
r ...... '. ....l ":' .. . - " ""J
smallest striking force that Japan would
have to put Into the Held would be "50.
000 men. If an army of this size ad
vanced into Siberia Its long rallrond
communications, upon which It would !
uepena aosoiuieiy ror supplies, would
run through a difficult and hostile coun-
try and large forces would be required i
1 a
Conl.ituednn Second rape. ,
Enemy Sovereigns to
Confer After Easter
AMSTERDAM, March 10.
There will be a conference
of the sovereigns of the Central
Powers and their allies, Turkey
and Bulgaria, immediately after
Easter, according tc the Hun
garian newspapers. The meeting
will take place at Sofia or at Con
stantinople in consideration of
the ago of the Sultan of Turkey,
it Is said.
ACCUSE SWEDEN
AS TEUTON FOE
Papers of Germany Turn Upon
Scandinavian Countries as
Kaiser's Enemies.
BALTIC SEA PLAN CLEAR
Nations Formerly Friendly to
Central Towers to Be
Bullied Into Line.
Londo-, Marih 10. That the Baltic Is
to be made In effect a German lake and
that the nations which border upon It
are to be bullied or whipped Into such
shape as to serve German Interests first
and their own last la Indicated by a
sudden and violent campaign which has
begun in the newspapers of Germany
against the Scandinavian countries. The
slinllarlty of tho articles which are
printed show that they come from one
inind, nnd that mind, apparently. Is di
rected by the German Government.
The south shore of the Baltic long
haa been German. Through her recent
acquisition of the Baltic provinces of
Russia and Finland Germany controls
the entire east coast, nnd apparently she
has decided that sho has becomo so
strong In this region that she can nfford
to drop her musk and take euch rteps as
seem to her bent to acquire domination
over the west coam also.
As a step In tills process the military
occupation of Finland is proceeding
rapidly. About C.000 German troops and
300'liorws were disembarked Friday on
the Aland Islands from the German bat
tleships' Westfalen and Rhelnland. .Sev
eral German transports are anchored at
Kckeroe. whero the German (lag has
been hoisted. It Is reported that Ger
man troops also havo effected a landing
on the mainland near Abo, a Finnish
port opposite the Aland Islands and 100
miles west of Helslngfors. The Invading
detachment Is said to be composed of
3,000 Infantry and a force of artillery.
At the snmo time the IvaJser. follow
ing the usual German procedure, has
telegraphed to the King of Sweden ills
heartfelt thanks to the Swedish Gov
ernment for the efforts of the Swedish
Minister at I'etrograd in behalf of Ger
man prisoners. In his message the Urn-
peror said:
"Old ties hliul Iho friendship of
I Sweden nnd Germany, and Sweden's
humanitarian work In behalf of German
prisoners has won Germany's everlast
ing gratitude."
The l'inperor's telegram admittedly
n despatched at the request of the
'T. " ?ffl'S' "i v"w 'he ".l VB
"lf"lnR -en m account of the
S"n," UP1l"1lm."dS'
"J
The articles In the German papers ac
cuse Scandinavian countries substan
tially of being accomplices of the En
tente and warn them that therefore they
can expect no consideration from Ger
many. The reason for this policy Is
plain to diplomats here. Germany's
dealings with Finland thus far seem
to be designed to make Finland a minor
German kingdom, with the Emperor's
son, I'rlnco Oscar, on the throne, nnd
to make another Heligoland of the
Aland Islands.
This scheme Is a direct blow against
Sweden and In a less degree against
Denmark and Norway, and Is In line
with the German Kmperor'a boast that
tho Baltic lands have" been made per
manently Gennan.
Germany occupies the Aland Islands
"temporarily," but tho German flag files
over the public buildings and no one
believes it ever will come down rxrept
bj force. Tho most practical effect of
German control of Finland and the
Aland Islands Is pointed out by Count
Revcntlow in the Tnpcjceltiinx;. He
says tncy no longer win ie used ni a
commercial bridge between Scandinavia
and Russia. This Is a bur tn American
as well as to British trade with Russia.
Frlrndabl-1 Charge Decried.
That tho Scandinavian countries have
been ovcrfrlendly to the Entente came
hmo as an amusing charge. Sweden
treaty of tno isiano or -spitzucrgen,
where them are largo American inter-
eats. The Wolff Ilureau version of this
article of tho treaty follows:
"The contracting parties will direct
their efforts to having tho oif-anlzatlon
of the Spltzbergen conference of 19H
sixin. tne care or persons to bo re.
patrlated ; seventh, tho treatment of
merchantment s cargoes which fell Into
enemy hands.
Treaties Ratlted by Spain.
Madrid, March 10, Ratifications of
commercial treaties between France and
ino uniteu orates ana apain have been
officially exchanged.
BAKER ARRIVES IN FRANCE
TO VISIT U. S. FIRING LINE;
WILL A TTEND WAR COUNCIL
BRITAIN WILL
DRAFT MINERS
Decision of Government Is
Reached Before Unions Had
Concluded Vote.
MORE MACHINISTS T6 GO
Agreement. Permits Further
Recruiting- Tramway Em
ployees' Pay Raised.
Svecial Cable DetpateA to Tin Six.
Copirlffht, IMS; all rigif retfrvtd.
Indon, March 10. Three decisions of
great Importance to labor have been ar
ilved at In the last twenty-four hours.
The first Is the announcement that the
Government lias decided to proceed with
the recruitment of 0,000 coal miners;
the second Is the agreement reached with
the machinists which it Is hoped will
bring about amicable cooperation In re
cruiting additional men for the army
from their ranks; the third Is averting
the threatened strike of 70,000 tramway
and bus employees by an Increase of
In the weekly wage over the figure that
was paid before the war.
The decision of the coal miners was
unexpected, as the miners had not fin
ished taking a ballot of the entire mem
bership ns to whether to accept the
Govemment'H plan of recruiting. Tho
opinion In labor circles Is that the ordur,
which become effective March 21. will
tend to revive unrest In tne mining dis
tricts. A miners' conference In February de
manded the calling of a meeting of the
triple Industrial nlllanco to deal with
the Government regarding the raising of
the exemption in the Income tax, the
plans to expand Government control o
all foodstuffs and to equallr.o their dis
tribution and the elimination of excess
profits. It 1fo was demanded that the
Government should make better pro
vision for feeding children and provide
generous jiensions for soldiers and
sailors.
The miners' federation, which has a
membership of more than COO.OoO, has
more than 0,000 men serving with the
color's. It hae been selecting the men to
enter the army according to local con
ditions and with regard to the safe
working of the mines. The leaders of
the miners' uulons tn most of the dis
tricts of Great Britain hold the view
that practically every mnn who can be
spared with sufcty nlrcady has enlisted.
In these circumstances It li not likely
that the Government's order n 111 be
taken favorably by the miners. It le
feared that owing to tho Conflicting at
titude in various districts the order may
cause dissension between those support
ing the combing out process and thoc
opposed to It, with tho reRult th.it the
miners will vote to defy the order.
SAFE CONDUCT FOR LUXBURG.
British Government leaoe It to
Argentina.
Rt'ENoa ATr.rs. March 10. The Brit
ish Government has hsued a safe con
duct for Count von I.uxburg. tho former
German Ambassador to Argentina, to
sail for Sweden. Ho will Kail shortly on
the steanmhip Valparaiso.
A safe conduct for a medical at
tendant to accompany Count von I.ux
burg was refused, although such a step
had been recommended because of the
former Ambassador's mental condition.
KAISER SEES HAND
OF GOD IN EAST
He Also Expresses Obligation
to Kant.
Amsterdam, March 1. Replying
to a message of homage from the
East Prussian Diet Emperor William,
according to the Tageblalt of Berlin,
telegraphed :
"The province of Eaft Prussia Is es
pecially dear to my heart. In this war
it has made great Fncrlflccs. and there
fore. It will gladly acknowledge tho hand
of God ns now shown In the east. We
owe our victory largely to the moral
and spiritual treasures which the great
philosopher of Kotilcsber;; bestowed
upon our people "
The great philosopher of Konlgsberg
referred to by Emperor William was
Immanuel Kant, who was born at Ko
nlgsberg In 1724 and died there In
1S0I.
Empior William In replying to the
congratulations of the Prussian upper
house on the conclusion of peaco In the
east, said :
"Even If the road to a general peace
!i a long one n good beginning has
been made nnd I confidently trust that
our victorious sword and steadfast
unity In this serious work noon will
bring us within sight of the goal which
will glvo us the great peace. God
grant It."
BILLY SUNDAY TO GO TO FRONT
I Will FlKUt the Ilevll In Trenches
After Chicago Revival.
ATLANTIC ClTT, N. J March 10.
Billy Sunday will spend three months In
the trenches at the battlo front lighting
the devil, according to his son. Lieut.
Oenrse A. Sunday, United States Signal
Corp, who Is on a short furlough at
the Hotel Traymore,
As soon as the evangelist finishes a
twelve weeks campaign he opened to
day in Chicago he will start abroad. He
expects to return for a revival at Provi
dence, R. I., the latter part of Septem
ber. Ansirlan Empress Bears Son.
Paris, March 10, A son has been
born to Empiess Zlta of Austria at
Baden-Baden.
This Is a
Wheatless Day
U
More Thaui Fifty Get
French War Crosses
By ti Jttocialed Prett.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
" IN FRANCE, March 10.
More than fifty French War
Crosses have been distributed
among the American troops along
the Chemin des Dames for the
part the men played in eleven
engagements, most of which were
raids against positions they were
holding.
A large number of the recipi
ents of the War Cross, some of
whose homes are in Maine,
have been holding a certain place
against which the enemy's at
tacks wero especially strong.
These troops helped the French
to break up the attacks and drive
off the Germans,
Some of the men decorated
distinguished themselves in pa
trol encounters in No Man's
Land. The names of only eight
if the recipients of the medals,
all of whom are members of the
same company, have become
available. They are Lieut.
Harold Hav Davison, Chaplain
Osias Boucher, Sergeant George
?. Dever, Corporal Frank F.
lurley and Privates Edward
Larson, Harold Eldridgc, Stuart
SV. .Miller, and Charles M, Sykes,
ill of whose homes are in New
England.
U. S. GUNS SHELL
FOE 24H0URS
Vigorous Romliardmcut of
Area Uohhul Lines on
Tonl Sector.
PATROLS IN NEW CLASHES ;
Germans Make Three Gas Shell
Attacks Without, Serious
Result,
rl
I fiy the .Jiwi'-lrt I'fft.
I With ticr AiiEntCAN- AnMv in France.
Mach 10 (evening). The American ar
I tillery In tlio past twenty-four hours hn
I bombarded vigorously certain towns In
the rear areas, roads and communicat
ing trenches .f tho Germans opposite
the Toul sector with excellent results.
They shelled a number of buildings In
one town In which enemy troops were
billeted.
The artilleiy also r.irlnkled with shells
a road being used for transport and
scattered the Germans in trenches which
were knocked In.
An American combat patrol early this
morning was discovered by the enemy
In front of his wlro and subjected to ma
chine sun fire, but all the patrol returned
safety. An unusual number of enemy
machine gun" have been In action all
aloin the llne, but they did not dumagn
anything. Tlie German artillery bom
bardment n't several points also was
without result.
Sniping continues to he most active.
One enemy post was found In a tree
nnd wns driven out by American sharpshooter-.
There has been increased neri.il ac
tivity and there Is hardly a moment
In tho day time whm a hostile plane
Is not In sight. Two enemy nlrplanes
flew over tho American front lines this
morning and spattered the ground and
trenches with machine gun bullets, but
without doing any serious damage.
Ouo German airplane w.ih biought
down out of control within the Ameri
can llncH by a French anti-aircraft gun,
a shell from which burst near the plane
while It was high In the nlr. Tlie
enemy aviator's machine gun was put
out of commission and he was forced
to land.
MUSTARD SHELLS USED.
Germans . Employ Method nf
Ilaiiilirrlna- Aim nf Troops.
Hv tile A'wltiud (,
With tiii: Ameiiican- a rut in l"nAvcn,
March 0 (delayed). Sonio of the Amer
icans In a listening post In front of their
line northwest of Toul discovered caily
this morning nn enemy patrol llxlng
their own wire and promjitly opened
fire. The Germans retreated, leaving
two ot their number hanging on Die
barbs.
Some hours after da. light a parly of
five Germans, two Infantrymen and three
Red Cross worker.", emerged from the
enemy lines and started for their com
rades entangled In the wire. The Amer
icans saw the Red Cross brassards and
did not fire on the jiarty. which removed
the bodle.i.
There has been Increased sniping ac
tivity along the whole of the American
front durliw the past twenty-four hours.
One enemy post -jave tlie Americans spe
cial trouble during tho night, placing
well aimed bullets on certain points of
tho line. After daylight tho post still
continued working from shell hoic with
periscopes. American snipers tried to
silence tho enemy from their line, but
wero unsuccessful.
A sniping patrol was thou organized
by tho Americans and went out in broad
dayligat. The result of this expedition
has not been reported. The game of
sniping the sniper Is still continuing.
Reports from various points show that
enemy riflemen are endeavoring to pick
off American troops.
During last night and to-day tho Ger
mans dropped phosgene shells on r.cv
eral of the American battery positions
and mustard shells In the rear of the
line. Three gas alarms were given on
the front within a few hours. Owing
to the quickness nf the Americans in ad
justing their pan masks the shells did
no damage. The mustanjl sticks for
many hours to the spot whero a shell
falls and soldiers near by experlcnco a
stinging sensation In their eyes.
On one end of the American line the
Continuation Hccond rage,
Secretary of War Will
Hold Conferences With
Military Officers.
MAY BE GONE A MONTH
To Visit Paris and .Lon
don and Probably Talk
With Lloyd George.
SEEKS PERSHING'S VIEWS
Secrecy Observed About Trip
to Prevent Such a Fate as
llefcll Kitchener.
Paris, March 10. Newton D. Baker,
tho American Secretary of War, has ar
rived at a French port.
Mr. Baker was accompanied by a staff
of seven persons. He arrived on board
an American armored cruiser. The party
was met at tho seaport by a French
General representing the French nrmy.
Major-Gen. Squler, representing the
American army; Admiral Morcau. repre
senting the French navy; Rear Admiral
Wilson, leprrscntlng tho American
Navy, and the Mayor and Councillors f
the municipality also met Mr. Baker.
Although the arrival had not been
announced previously tho news spread
rapidly and a great crowd soon gathered
i't thp pier and packed the streets
through which the party rode to the
railway station, preceded by French and
American military escorts.
Secretary Baker's party remained but
a few hours nnd left for Tarls, where
thoy will arrive early to-morrow. In a
special car attached to the regular night
train.
Gen. Pershing. Ambassador Sharp und
representatives of the French Govern
ment will meet the Secretary on hie ar
ilval In Paris. Secretary Baker plans
to spend 'but a few days In Paris, where
he will meet President Polurare and
Premier Cleme.nccau, after which he will
visit the American troops In tho field.
Special DeepJtcK to Tut Sin.
AVasiiinoton, March 10. Secretary of
War Baker, leaving Washington quietly,
has made the trip overseas through tlie
submarine snne and is now In France
on his way to the American front. An
nouncement of his safo arrival at a
French iwrt came by cable tu-nlght. It
removes from the lien of seciecy the de
tails of the President's plan, decided
upon some time ago after much delibera
tion, under wliicli a member of his of
ficial family was to make tho trip tn
France and see with his own eyes Amer
ican troova In uction, leurn first hand
conditions existing In tho theatro of war
and come In iwrsuual contact with many
of the chief actors In the great drama
on the western front.
Tho following statement wu made
to-night by tlio Committee on Public In
formation ;
"A cable despatch from Paris to the
I Asxorl.vted Press to-nlghl announces thf
arrival at a French port of tho Secrctarv
of War. For somo tlmo Secretary
Baker has desired to visit tho head
quarters of tlio American cxpcdltlonar.
forces. He unrlcd from an American
port about February 2T.
Length nf Stay I'llilrclded.
'.Secretary. Baker has not determined
th length of limn he will temain In
France, but his stay will be long enough
to enable him to make n thorough In
spection of the American fdrces abro.nl
ami to hold Important conferences with
American military officers.
"It Is expected that not only wilt
Secretary Baker visit the Amcrlcai.
headquarters but his Inspection tour
will cover construction projects, Includ
Ing dock, tallroads and ordnancn base
now under way back of tho American
lines."
"The Secretar' visit Is military and'
not diplomatic. It Is essentially for the
purposes of inspection and personal con
ference with military official".
"The Secretary of War is accompanied
by Mujor-Gen. W. N. Black, Lleut.-Col
M. L. Brett and Ralph Hayes, private
i-ecrelary to Mr, Baker."
Tlio llrst Intimation that Secretary
Baker contemplated u trip abroad wa
contained in a despatch to Tun St'N on
Februniy I stating tlnit "a Cabinet
member" wns to bo rent to Erance by
the President.
Immediately ;ifier this publication
Secretary Maker lequcled the new
;i.iier correspondents not to icfrr to hl
trip, but to sw.ilt his arrival In KraiKe
Ai p'.uted out In the statement to
night, .-'ivretniy ll.iker's trip Is essen
tially m'litaiy and Ins no dlplomatie
healing. Thl means thnt lie will at
tend the war rouncil nml have om.
ference.s with nilliary officers besides
visiting the battlo line, hut will no!
discuss tlie d'p'.oni.itir phnfes of th
world conflict.
Sir. Il.il.fr will reach the battlefront
nt time when American artlclpallnn
In the fighting Is on an Increasingly
greater scale, He will visit nil sectoi
whero Americans are engaged and
doubtless will visit headquartei s of Brit
ish and French losnmands.
Departed on I'rliraary -d.
It was on February 20 that Secretary
Baker quietly slipped out of Washing
ton. The dalo of his departure had been
fixed for a week, but every precaution
was taken to Insuie tlie neceKar
secrecy. Sir. linker, however. Informed
some of his rhino iiersonal friends who
had a chance to say good-by to hlni
He tok leave of tho President and Ids
associates In the Cabinet at tho meeting
held tlio afternoon he left. Ho left the
Cabinet meeting early anil boarded a
'ruin that night for an Atlantic port,
where his ship was In readiness to take
him to France.
It Is believed Mr. Baker will be
abroad for at least n month. His work
will doubtless take him to London ft
well as to Paris. In London he Is cer
tain to meet Lloyd George and other
Brltlsh leaders.
It has long been Secretary Baker's de
sire to sen conditions as they aie
In France, with particular respect to
the Interests of American soldiers there.
He will probably seo fighting at close
rntigo and actually visit the trenches
where the Americans are holding the
Hermans at bay. . .
Sccretaty luker has coiifce:))d lie.