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THE SUN, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918.
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MUtsntly, Itl common with other, that lie
found It haul to visualise the front In
France and the twsltlon of American sol
diers with rewct thereto. Then, too,
the criticisms that have been voiced
here respecting thn lack of a general
war plan for this country aro believed to
have been another reason for the trip.
'Will Make Itrnort to Wilson.
Secretary Baker I to (Attc with Oen.
Pershing nna his assistants, and it ia
possible of course that these talk may
change materially plana that have been
worked out here, lie wll report per
sonally to ithe President,
( Secretary Baker la the first Cabinet
' member ever to have none abroad on a
mission of wnt. Secretary Taft made a
trip to the Philippine and home by way
of Europe in 1307, but his voyage waa a
mlnalon of peace and waa made at a
time when the nation of the world were
outdoing each other In expressions of
amity.
Major-Gen. Black, who accompanied
Secretary tinker, ia Chief of Engineers,
and Cleut.-Col. Brett went as on aid.
Tti ract that nen. Illack went with the
Secretary of War emphasises the im
portance attached to the inspection Mr.
Baker in to make of the tremendous
engineering- project now under way In
France, Including an entire railroad sys
tem, a $40,000,000 ordnance plant and
dock and warehouses of hues magnitude.
LABOR DELEGATES
STARTING FOR U. S.
Representation in Pence Con
ference Aimed 'At.
Paris, March 10. A delegation of
Workmen and Roelallsts of France, Eng
land and Belgium Is about to start for
the United Htates, and It la going with
the Intention of clearing up the ml
understanding which the member hold
was responsible for the abstention of
American workmen from tha interallied
' labor conference In England last month',
the Associated Pre was told to-day b
Marcel Cactiln, a deputy of Paris and
representing the Socialist party.
"The regrettable misunderstanding re
garding thn attitude of tin American
labor leaders resulted from press polem
ics and from comment published along
with Samuel Compere's despatch (to
the London conference) which In the
absence of quotation marks Waa taken
a an Integral part of his declaration,"
M. Cachln said. He added: "It was
materially Impossible to clear up that
misunderstanding In time to permit the
American delegates to reach England.
"We hate no doubt that on coming
into contact with the -American labor
party ws shall readily arrive at a per
fect understanding as to the means to
accomplish a democratic peace, such as
President Wilson desires, as well as
measures to bp taken after the war in
favr or the working class.
"TVa shall propose to the American
labor leaders that they Join us In Im
posing the condition that labor dele
gates be 'received at the pence confer
ence. Before leaving America we shall
go to Washington and submit our
memorandum for the approval of lrei
aenl Wilson."
The delegation will sail for the United
States at an early date.
BARS U. S. GUARANTEE
liV CORPORATION BILL
Report to House Alee Limit
Outstanding Advances.
abhihoton, March 10. An amend
ment to provide siieclflcally that the
United States Government assumes no
responsibility for the acts or security
issues of the corporation has been writ
tan - Into the war finance corporation
bill by the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, which made public Its report on
the measure to-night.
Consideration of the bill, which al
ready has passed the Senate, will begin
In the House this week. It had been an
nowtced previously that the Ways and
Means Committee fixed the maximum of
bonds to be Issued by the corporation ar
2,W,000,000 instead of 14,000,000,000,
mi provided in the Senate bill, and had
retained the Henate s voluntary licen
sing system for controlling private se
curity Issues of $100,000 and over as a
substitute for the compulsory licensing
feature ol the original Administration
draft.
Other committee amendments as out
lined by Cbalrman Kitchln In his report
would require that advances of money
by the corporation be made only" on se
curities acquired, since the war liegan
and limit the aggregate of outstanding
advances to 10 per cent, nf thn corpora
tion's capital Rtock. Other changes re
quire Federal reserve banks. discounttwr
paper secured by the corporation's bonds
to charge at least 1 per cent, above pre
vailing rates for commercial paper and
limit rthe corporation's power to deal in
United States obligations to securities
issued or converted utter the Liberty
Loan issue of September 24, 1917. -
I0STARD SHELLS
FIRED AH. S. MEN
Continued from First Page,
enemy laid down barrage after having
concentrated a rather heavy bombard
ment The American artillery put up
a counter tuirrage as a precaution
against a raid, but no raid developed.
While this was going on the enemy
dropped u score of gas shells on a towti
directly In the rear, but the noxious
gas did no damage.
On the other end of the line the Amer
ican gunners laid down a barrage on
the enemy line. All along the front
the American artillerists shelled the
German front and second line and com
munication trenches.
GAS SHELLS USED AGAIN.
Germans Poor Heavy Fire Over
Oar Troops In Lorraine.
till the AuoHatti Prett,
Wren tii American Armt in'Franck,
March S (delayed), A small American
patrol met an enemy patrol In No Man's
Land near Cbemln des Dames early this
morning and opened fire. A sharp
skirmish resulted, the accurate firing of
the Americans causing one enemy
casualty and undoubtedly three others.
The Americans returned to their lines
-without a man being scratched.
The troops on the Lorraine front
nt the same time ruffered nn ex
tremely heavy concentrated bombard
ment. Northwest of Toul the enemy
fired almost a hundred gas shells Into
one of the American battery positions In
a short spare of time, but not n single
man so far has been sent to a hospital
because of the rapidity with which gas
masks were adjusted.
American artillery blew up on enemy
ammunition dump. The heavy slulls
dropped there resulted in a ftadh fol
lowed by flames and great clouds of
smoke. The Amurtcun nrtlllery also
shelled heavily the enemy's first and sec
ond lines.
American snipers have been espe
cially active during tho last twenty-four
hours, pne rhurpshooter killing a Ger
man who was walking on u parapet,
while other sharpshooters were success
ful In hitting other Hermans who showed
themselvus. Enemy automatic rifles
were especially active last night und
early tills morning, but did little damage.
There if norinul artillery activity to-day.
FOUR POSITIONS ON
FRONT HELD BY D. S.
Line on Chief Sector Is Now
Four nd a Ilalf Miles
Long.
GERMAN PLANS DEVELOP
Concentration Indicates Pivot
ing on Bheims and at Lune
villc in Aliacc.
tpfrtal Oerssica la Tns 8cs.
Waskimotom, March 10. American
activities and the number of American
troops on the battle front are dally In
creasing, according to the review of
last week's military operations made
public to-night by the Central Btaff of
the War Department
"We have troop now in the trenches
at four different points," the statement
says, explaining also that "our forces
have been constantly engaged, and we
now hold four and a half miles of the
battlefront In our prtnclpul sector."
Emphasis Is laid on the fact that the
centre of gravity of all military opera
tions remilns on tho Prance and Flan
ders front, regardless of Germany's
operation In Russia and Ttumanta, nnd
the funeral Rtaff I still convinced that
Germany will attempt the much adver
tised drive In France.
The report to-night states that 314
enemy aircraft were brought down dur
ing the last month on the western front
while the Allies' lost only eighty-eight
machine on oil frontiThe review says :
"In spite of the fact that 1S0.000
square miles of Russian territory have
been Invaded during the Ust three weeks
and the enemy now Is sweeplhg forward
In the heart nf Russia and ha reached
a point within seventy miles of the capi
tal, nevertheless the centre of gravity
of the war remains In the west.
"The Germans for the last three and
a half venrs have done all In their power
tn upset the centre nf gravity and shift
It eastward. This explains the succes
sive blows struck In Russia and later In
the Italian theatre.
Key Positions UnefcaMro.
"Notwlthstandlntr the diversions of the
minor campaigns In Mesopotamia, Pales
tine and the Balkan front the key posi
tions of the war ore France and Flan
der. "Here the strategic situation remains
relatively constant
"The enemy is completing the redistri
bution of nvnllahle forces. There nre
some new unit flowing Into the lines In
the "nature of replacements.
"Nothing In the situation should lead
us to estimate that the Germans have
abandoned their plans of n major of
fensive In the west.
"Considering tactical dispositions, we
note that the enemy has developed two
,nrinrlp,l axes of nctlvlty, the one pivot
ing on Itneims. tne otner in Aisace in
front of Lunevllle.
Morale Never Was Better.
"The Allies, while assuming nn alert
defensive, are resting content with al
lowing the enemy to break the strength
of hi assaults against their Impregnable
line.
"The morale of the French and British
forces never has het.i better. They nr
keenly nnxlous to give battle to the
enemy, confident of their sunerlorltv.
"Our own forces have been engaged
constantly. The scope of their activities
Is being dally extended. The number ftf
out detachments In the line is tncreasin'--.
I We now have troops In the trenches at
four separate points.
'At dawn on starch 5 the enemy at
tempted a strong raid against one of our
advance pot further south. This
thrust waa repulsed with a loss to the
enemy. Our casualties were slight, and
no prisoners or missing were reported.
The French General commsndlng this
sector congratulated our commander on
the splendid manner In whKh our troops
repulrcd the asxalllng columns.
We now bold four nnu n nair muos
of the battle front In our principal sec
tor.
Liquid Fire Attack Falls.
On March 7 the enemy, making use
of liquid Are, advanced to the assault
against our trenches. This Is the first
time this weapon has been trlefl out
agatn't our men. The assaulting. column
was repulsed and the ucrmatis were
compelled to abandon the flame throwing
npparatus, which was captured, and later
brought into our lines.
"During this attack the liquid fire
reached a trench segment which con
tained none of our men and little damage
was Inflicted.
Our own pttrols nre continuously out
on scouting mission's, keeping In close
contact with th enemy.
In our Toul sectors the Germans are
carrying on extensive preparations, con
tinuing to b-lng up fresli units and ac
cumulating material, apparently with a
view to undertaking more extensive
operations.
Twenty Raids by Germane.
"During the period under review the
French along their front have remained
-elatlvely Inactive. Hnwevei, t'-ev car
ried out n very successful surprise at
tack east of the Mensc pgal-'st the en
emy posit 'ons in the Pnl"nre trenches.
French units drove the Germans from
positions where thev re-cntl had gnlned
a foothold In the vicinity of Fort Pom
pelle, routhenst of Hhe'.me.
"During the past seven day period the
Germans conducted no less than twenty
hard drive raids along the French front
The greater part of these were repulsed
without difficulty, though the enemy was
able to capture some four hundred pris
oners west of the Meuse early In the
week as well ns retake part of the
trenches In the region of the Butte du
Mesnll, which the French had captured
In February.
"Along the Rrttlsh front the British
continued to hold the Initiative and drove
forward n series of successful minor
raids along the Ypre allent as well as
at many points southward.
Operations Approach Attacks.
"The Germans made raids Into the
British lines at a large number of points.
"Along the whole sector hostile ra'd
nr Is Increasing and during two succes
sive nights the Germans undertook no
less then ten operations which were
more than mere raids,
"In the ltu"un theutre heavy snow In
ths mountain area has prevented further
operations. Artillery duels were, how
ever, lively from the Astleo to lw
Rrenta, nnd from the etfste.rn slopes of
the Monte Grappa to the Plnve.
"Advices Indlcnlu that tin- enemy con
templates taking the offensive In the
mountain urea, pnss'bly In an effort to.
debouch throimh the Val Lngnrlna Into
tho .plain, Wti may look for increased
activity In this theatre, which no doubt
will develop spontaneously when prep
arations have been completed and
weather conditions are more favorable.
"In the meantime, Italian forces have
now fully recovered from their losses of
the rampalg of last autumn. Their
cadres art reorganised and the Italian
armies are operating In close conjunc
tion with the British und French di
visions, now nt the front In Italy,
"In Russia the situation Is changing
with eruptlvo rapidity. The Germans
continue to advance Inland. The lists
tabulated by the enemy of terrain oas
tured, of gvns, stores and other war
material taken grow dally more volumin
ous . - s
"In Finland the Oermans are operat
ing In conjunction with the White
Uuaids against the Red Ouards and are
In control of the line north of Tammer
fors and Vlborg. The Oermans have
landed on thn Aland Islands, which they
probably will use as a base for an In
vasion of Finland.
"The German Invasion of Russia la In
full awing. One hostile column at least
Is now meeting with some' opposition. In
Esthonla the Russians are holding off
the Invaders in front of Jamburg. This
cent-, though occupied by the enemy,
hsi, been retaken b Russian forces. Ad
vlo.a from Pctrograd Indicate that 100,
000 workmen have enrolled In the Rus
sian army and are rallying Tor the de
fence of tho capital.
"In Siberia It Is reported that the ex
German war prisoners are armed ami
drilling in the vicinity of Irkutsk, and
that throughout Siberia German und
Austrian prisoners of war are btlng as
sisted by certain Russian elements.
"Railway bridges east of Lake Baikal
and In the vicinity of Chita have been
destroyed as a result of the rumor of
Japanese Intervention.
"A detachment of American engineers
la en route for Harbin."
BIG CUT IN PAY NEAR
FOR RAILWAY HEADS
McAdoo Saia to Await Only
President's Signature to
Control Bill.
Special DWHtc to Tns Bu.
Washington, March 10. Director
General MoAdoo has decided to make
moro or less drastic cuts In the salaries
of many railroad presidents. Announce
ment of such a policy Is withheld pend
ing the signing by President Wilson of
the railroad bill. That the announce
ment will be forthcoming very soon is
certain and virtually was foreshadowed
to-day In an Important announcement by
Mr. McAdoo regarding the status of
members of his new staff.
This announcement was to the effect
that Walker D. Hlnes. Carl R. Gray and
Edward Chambers had severed all con
nection with the railroad companies of
which they were fomerly officers. Mr.
Hlnes was chairman, general counsel
and a director of the Santa Fe and is
now assistant to the Director-General.
Mr. Gray, who Is director of Mr. Mc
Adoo'n division of transportation, haa
resigned as chairman of the board of
the Western Maryland and as chairman
and director of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie. Mr. Chambers, director of the
division of traffic, has resigned as vice
president of the Santa Fe.
Robert 8. Lovett, director of additions
and betterments, was not Included tn this
list because he had severed his connec
tion with the Union Pacific when he ac
cepted his post under the Director
General. "All members of tho staff or the rail
road administration," ald an announce
ment from Mr. McAdoo' office, "have
severed their connection with all rail
road companies and other corporate or
private interests end are devoting them
selves exclusively to the service of the
United States."
By severing their former connections
the members of Mr. McAdoo's staff have
given up salaries rangln: from 150,000
to 1100,000 a year. Mr. Hlnes If under
stood to have received at least 100.000
a year, having been one of the hlghe't
paid railroad executives In the country.
Mr. Hlneti was one of many executives
who offered to forego any salary and
1Mn the dollar a year men. but Mr. Mc
Adoo has Informed them that he would
not consent to this In Ws department
and that the'r new salaries would be
fl-ed liter While no announcement has
been fixed. It Is the understanding that
these salaries will be in excess of $20,0Of
a year.
Inasmuch as these men hold the most
Important places In the new railway ad
ministration there Is rood ground for
the prediction thst whn the salaries
of the railroad presidents are fixed the
maximum will be placed at $20 000 a
year. Other salaries will be graded ac
coHi"Mv. tyc p-csent time there are
more than 100 railroad presidents draw
ing salaries of 150,000 a year or more.
BRITISH TAKE HIT IN
MESOPOTAMIA DRIVE
Advance on 13 Mile Front in
Palestine Also.
London, March 10. British official
communications Issued to-day say the
British have occupied Hlt,.elghty miles
wet of Hapdvl on the Kuphrates niver
In Mesopotamia, and in Palestine have
made a general advance on both eldes of
the Jerusalem-Nablus road on a front
of thirteen miles to an average depth of
from two to three miles. The communi
cation with regard to Mesopotamia
says:
Saturday morning we occupied nit,
on the Kuphrates, without opposition.
The Turks retired seven mile up
otrcnni from Hit toward Hahlllyah.
With regard to Palestine the commu
nication cays : '
Karly Saturday morning our troops
ton the west of the Jordan Valley con
tinued the general advance northward
and crossed the Wady El Auleh with
slight opposition and attacked the
Turkifh position at Khel Belyudatt
Aby Tcllul, on the h'gh ground five
miles west of the Jordan. The posi
tion was strongly held, but was cap
tured by 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
On either side of the Jerusalem-Na-blus
road an advance was made on a
front of thirteen miles to an average
of two or three miles. On the east we
captured Kcfr Makel-Tolahur and Sel
wad. The enemy made several at
tempts to retake Tolahur. Our troops
on the west of the Nablus road reached
the line of Purj-Tlardawll, Atta Raajul
and Delrez Sudan with little opposi
tion. HARVARD PRAISED IN PARIS.
Jasnea Hasen Hyde Tells of Work
University Is Doing.
Pxnis, March 10. James H. Hyde,
president of the Harvard Club of Paris
nnd the representative of Harvard In
the American University Union In Eu
rope, rpoke upon the university yester
day at the Urtlverslte des Annales In a
ser'es of lectures given by various emi
nent persons, among them, Rostand,
lllchepln of the French Academy, Don
nay and Henri -Hohert.
Mr. Hyde was' Introduced by Mr.
Sharp, the American Ambassador, 'Who
recalled the part taken by Mr. Hyde In
the good relation, between Franco and
the United States. Mr. Hy-'e gave an
accurate nnd picturesque description of
Harvard University to-day, dwelling par
ticularly upon the cordlnl intercourse
that lias existed since the eighteenth
century between Harvard and France.
Valor Medals for 8 Americans.
j Rome, Friday. March 8. The Italian
imiiinry mrimi tur vniur nas uecn
awnrded to Major Ouv Lowell of New
York, Capt. Henry Blaklaton WIlklnB
i of Baltimore and Capt. Charles Carroll
of Carrollton, Md. All the recipients
are members of the American Red Cross
and were awarded the medals for Jlf
tlngulshed work on .the Isallan fronf
3 GERMANS KILLED
IN AIR RAID ON PARIS
Capt Eckstein and Two Others
Crash to Earth in Com
pireffne Forest.
LATEST MACHINES USED
Twelve Squadrons Take Tart
in Attack All Are
Driven Off.
St th4 AuacUttd Prat.
Grand Headquarters or the French
Armt in Franck. Saturday. March 0
(d'lnved). The commander of the Oer
mnn nlrplmei, which nttempted to ter
rorize Paris Cspt. Frltx Rcksteln. nnd
three companions, one of whom was an
officer of the Bmperor's White Cuiras
siers from Potsdam, were killed when
their machine crashed tn tho Complcfrne
Forest. .
It Is questlonab'e whether the com
msndsr ever reached Pari". It Is be
lieved that most of the bombs the ma
chine carried were dropped after It was
hit during the course of Its trip, hut
several wctc still attached to the air
plane when tho Associated Press cor
respondent saw it lying half burled In
tho earth. Two of the nv'.alors were
underneath the motor and the other
two were near by, having thrown them-
selves out In an effort to save their
lives.
Tho German machine wns of the lat
est model. It was built ot Frledrlchs
hafen. Tho wings had a stretch of
eighty feet and It was supplied with the
most modern Instruments. The canvas
wings were painted black, violet and
dark blue.
Ten or twelve squadrons participated
In the raid, preceding toward Paris by
three different routes In successive waves,
Tho remarkably effective cooperation of
the anti-aircraft batteries, the defence
eocadrllles and .the searchlights pre
vented much dnmage and stopped many
of the raiders'. from reaching the capital.
13 KILLED W PARIS RAID.
Fifty Other Wounded by Bomb of
Twelve Sejsmdrons. ,
Paris, March 10. Ten or twelve
squadrons of bombing airplanes par
ticipated in the German raid on Paris
Friday night according to oITlclal In
formation. The casualties were thirteen
killed and fifty persons wounded.
One of the raiding machines was de
stroyed. An official statement says tho
airplane, which was of the Gotha type,
was found In the forest of Complegne,
where It had fallen while returning from
the raid on the capital. Tho machine
had been demolished and Its crew of
four burned to death.
Some ot the raiders came by way of
tho valley of the Olse, others followed
the route of the Marnc, while still others
came from the direction of Greill.
An official account ot the raid' says
that the alarm was sounded at 8 :3T
o'clock Friday evening and was pre
ceded by cannonading. French artillery
opened fire at S:S4 o'clock, p:tucing a
violent curtain of fire from all military
poets In the regions north and northeast
of Paris, which was maintained without
interruption until the raiders deparud.
Gsteaar Plane Forced Back.
8lxty-one defensive airplanes from the
entrenched camps ot Pwls took the air
A large number of enemy machines was
repulsed by the aerial defence and did
not succeed In reaohlng Paris. These
machines were forced to drop Ivomba In
considerable numbers In open fltlds aim
In the suburbs.
Although the raiders came in larger
numbers than on nny preceding raid the
bombs dropped in the Inhabited districts
were far lesa numerous and they did
very little damage.
President Poinoare visited the places
where tvml had fallen nnd spoke a
kindly word of encouragement to the
people whose homes had been destroyed.
While the raid on Paris was In
progress French aviators near the front,
who kept In constant communication
with the capital, took the air and bom
barded the airdromes from which the
enemy machines arose.
Jacques I. Dumwmll. Under Secre
tary of Aviation, went to the principal
airdrome outside I"arls when the first
alarm was sounded and remained there
throughout the ra.d, congratulating nnd
cheering the pilots and observers as they
rose In the darkness on their dangerous
task.
Effects of ftald Minimised.
New arrangements for sheltering the
people and other precautions worked
well and the authorities are generally
satisfied that the effects of the raid wert
reduced to the lowest degree possible.
The American Red Cross mobilized
105 men nt the first warning and ten
cars sped off to points where bombs had
fallen. A number of army nnibuiancca
from Mouldy ulpo were out and Y. M.
C. A. workers aided in tne rescue worK.
The night was clear, but dark, and as
the general Impression prevails that the
Oermans reserve their ra.dlng efforts for
moonlight nights the raid was a sur
prise to Parisians, but It cannot be said
to have had much moral effect. A luri!
number of persons refued to seeu
shelter in the deeper runway stations.
Some, however, walked homeward
through te subway tunnels, the cur
rent having been cut off at the first
signal of alarm.
FOE BOMBARDS BRITISH.
Latter Slakes Successful Attacks
and Tnke Prisoner.
IONDON, March 10. Minor raids to
day followed tlie severe fighting yester
day on the British front In Flander.
Successful attacks were made by the
British last night northwest of St Quen
tln and southwest of Cambral, on the
French part of Gen. Halg's line, In
which prisoners were taken, and he re
ports activity of the German artillery
near 'Armentleres, east of Wytschaete
and near the Menln road. This was fol
lowed by a German raid near Armen
tlerc i and another east of Passchen
daele. A marked Increase occurred to-duy In
tho German bombardment of the British
lines from La Basse Canal to Vprcs.
The hard fighting yesterday morning In
this district rxtende I over a front of
nearly two miles, nccotdlng fo the Awo-
I, V, " '","1 V' from
Povldehoek astride the Menln road,
where the Germans on Friday night took
some of the British advance posts.
The Oermans advanced ut six o'clock
after a heavy bombardment. The Brit
ish Infantry assisted by the artillery
offered strenuous resistance and repelled
the enemy everywhere except at some
points along the sector ot approximately
two miles. ,
The British yesterday morning were
counter attacking vigorously. The Ger
man attack was the second delivered
Friday ugalnst tho British, the other
assault having been along 'a 2,000 yard
front couth of Houthoist Wood,
Hera tha Germans attacked at 4
o'clock In the morning and' after hard
fighting occupied six advanced potts. At
mid-forenoon the British counter as
saulted so v.olently that the Germans
fled and were driven yards behind the
original enemy post All the British po
sitions were reestablished. The German
casualties wcro heavy, much in excess
of those suffered by the British
Paris notes heavy artlllerj actions to
day on the right bank of the Mcuse and
in the Vosges.
Belgian headquarters reports that the
Germans were driven from the last ele
ments of the Belgian trenches near
Kippe, where they had gained a foot
hbld March T. Successful raids were
made In the region of Nieuport, where
the Belgians forced their way Into the
German trenches, kilted many of the de
fenders and brought back some prison
ers.
AIRMEN ARE ACTIVE.
British Fliers aosab Airdromes
and Railway Centre.
London. March 10. The British offi
cial report to-night says there has been
considerable aerial activity and heavy
bombing of dumps, alt-dromes and rail
way centres. Northeast of ftt. Qusntln
there was an especially auccenrrul at
tack from a low altitude against three
airdromes, direct hits being obtained
on each airdrome, on hangars and on
machlnen In the open.
Returning from this attack the British
pilots flew at an average height of 100
feet, firing at favorable targets, causing
much confusion among the onemy and
scattering troops and horses.
In heavy air fighting ten hostile ma
chines were downed and ten other dis
abled. A German observation balloon
was destroyed. Two British machines
are miming.
Berlin reports that In the last two
days twenty-eight enemy airplanes and
one capthe balloon have been shot
down. The Boelkc chasing echelon
brought down Its two hundredth op
ponent. GERMANS AIDING
THE REDS IN SIBERIA
Conffnscd from First Puft.
to protect them. The strength of these
forces could hardly be less than another
230.000 men. The minimum force
needed, therefore, for the occupation of
eastern Siberia would be S00.000 men.
If Russian resistance developed Into
anything like a national movement, es
pecially If It liecame a "holy war," this
figure mlKht have to tie Increased sev
eral times. The further Japan udvanced
into Siberia the longer her communica
tions. This would greatly favor the
Russians and tell heavily against the
Japanese. Furthermore, such an ex
pedition would require at least half of
Japan's total tonnage to transport It to
Siberia, and Its cost ou1d be J2.500,
000.000 a year or more, besldos Kuspcnd
Ins most of Japan's foreign trade, wldch
has expanded greatly during the war.
Also Would Strain Allies.
As Japan's estimated revenue for the
year 1917-1S Is about J3S7.000.000, the
Siberian expedition would cot about
seven times her total annual revenue.
It would be likely also to add a heavy
strain on the shipping and aconom'c re
sources of the Allies. These considera
tions seem to be having considerable
weight In Japan Itself. Theie I a-division
of opinion In wie Toklo press a
to the Advisability of the proposed
action. The business Interests are said
to 1 opposed, while the Constitutional
party has announced that It does not
favor Intervention until the occurrence
of more serious developments.
The weekly nation says the Imperlal-
itfj of Japan seek to despoil powerless
Ruxs'a In the east as Germany l dr.
spoiling It In the west, and that the
intentions were rcvenled in frank article?
In the Japanese piess recommending the
petition of eastern Sllr'al and Man-
churlu and the permanent elimination of
ituss'a r-om tne far i.ast us rar back as
last IVcemher.
It quotes from Prof. Nlnagawa Shin,
a prominent Japanese authority on In
ternational law, as antrlpatlng that
"Russian territory cast of l-nkc Baikal
caplly would lie brought under Japan'
sway, for the ,lapaneo would, of course,
carry everything before them." He sug
gested that America and China might
share part of the spoils If they sent
troops. He assumed that the partition
would bo permanent, and continued: "It
would make China and America Japan's
only neighbors nnd Japan's future in
ternational iHisItlon might be made more
comfortable."
The XatUm says: "Tho situation Is
fraught with the gravest issues for the
future of the British limplro and of the
world. It can be met only by states
manship, but Instead of statesmen we
have the Government of David Lloyd
George, which more and more resolves
I Ire If Into a transmitting instrument bv
means of which the pressure of French
nationalism and Italian Imperialism
makes Itself felt In Washington.
"As the enemy Is Imperialist, be It
Aslitlc or Prussian, our Imperialists are
about to embark nn an experiment In
political vivisection which degrades the
war. Our rulers gimblo with m'rhty
stakes, but without Imagination. Let us
hog those who dimly see how monstrous
thlr thing Is not to attempt tn disguise
it beneath talk of International action
and n league, of nations. Wo want no
league of nation until It comes hand In
hand with pome: nhove nil. we do not
want It with .Inpan as Its mandatory and
tlm suppression of a revolution as its
purpose.
"It may bo1 that no power and no
protost can stop Japan. In that case let
her act for herself. If she merely takes
Vladivostok Russ'a will survive, but let
not Kuropo, nhove all democratic
Europe, make herself a partner In her
net or send Its flags to decorate the final
restoration of Czardom. Left to her
self Japan will not concern herself over
much with the fortunes of the former
Kmperor nnd Kmpressaof Russia.
"In this 'matter wsFre In President
T-s .
"'The Utmostin Cigarettes"
Plain End or Cork Tip
People of culture and refinement
invariably PREFER Deities
to any other cigarette
25t
Wilson's hands. We fervently hope that
'f he cannot prevent the wrong he will
at least assume no responsibility for It."
Xeed of Connter Measures.
The SetP Rtntetman, after remarking
that the first enthusiasm of a large sec
tion of the British press In favor of
Japanese intervention has died down In
the face of America's apparent reluc
tance to cooperate In or even assent to
the plan, says:
"Should the German advance In Rus
sia continue and Siberia be menaced, or
should It be evident that Germany is
likely to tap tho Siberian resources and
acquire Siberian stores, not to mention
hundreds of thousands of German and
Austrian prisoners there. It is obvious
that counter measures must be consld-'
ered
"But there Is this very Important point
on the other side as things are at pres
ent: It is this that seems to be weighing
with President Wilson: So long as the
Russians have not definite!)' gone over
to the other side It is clearly politic for
us to do nothing which might farther
alienate them, a any act violating Rus
sian territory might do.
"An Incursion by Japanese troops,
however orderly It might be and al
though it would be undoubtedly a tempo
rary expedient, beyond question would
lend Itself to exploitation bv our ene
mies. Nor only Russia but all border
countries for whose sympath es Ger
many is playing would be Invited to
look eastward to the supposed Asiatic
danger.
"It Is nt least possible that such a
propaganda might have the effect of
producing a panic for union with the
Germans. We' are not among those
who refuse In any clrcumstances'to con
template military" intervention by Japan,
but it Is not a thing to be lightly un
dertaken." CECIL'S VIEW UPHELD.
London Nanday TtievrsBaners
In
dnrse Attitude on Japan.
.tprciol Cable tn patch to Tns Sex.
Copyright, M' til right mtrrvrt.
London, March 10. Lord Robert
Cecil's advocacy of Japanese interven
tion in Siberia finds support In some of
the Sunday newspapers. The nIsy
Picfortnl Insists that Great Britain must
take the load in autliorlilng Japan to go
ahead. It says:
"This country must understand with
out delay that It would be madness for
the Allies to remain vasntve spectator
of Russia's tragic collapse; they must do
something definite to raw Russia front
Germany's enslavement. Japan is be
lieved to be willing to enter Siberia and
seise Vladivostok. She is prepared to
advance along the Siberian railway as
far as tho Urals.
"Great Britain wan'ts her to move ;
France aleo ; Italy, which soon will be
attacked again Is eager for her to move ,
why then thl doubt and hesitation? The
anmver lies In Washington. The United
States Government, which perhaps has
not fully realised the grave position of
the Allies In Kuropc. has misgivings
about the expediency of Japanese inter
vention : it is doubtful about American
puhllc opinion : it docs not oppose, but
does not acquiesce.
"Our views on this subject are per
fectly clear, We consider that the
American heel tat Ion Is natural, but we
aro firmly convinced that If the Allies In
Kuroiie give a clear lead and tell Japan
to go ahead on a disinterested basis the
American nation will warmly approve a
settled policy.
"The lead must come from Ixndon;
Great Britain, as the specific ally of
Japan, has live first word. Washington
cannot, take the lead for obvious rea
sons, but Washington wants to win the
uur and this is a move toward winning
It."
The Sunday Times fears that unless
Immediate steps arc taken It will be too
late to save all of Russia from Ger
many's grip. It adds:
"Great llritaln, Franco nnd Italy are
growliiK Impatient over the prolonged
and quite unnecessary silence of tnelr
rulers. While America doubts Russia
waxes suspicious and meanwhile the
German menace grows In volume. We
were too late to have Relglum. too late
to protect Serbia and Montenegro, too
far away as well as too Uto to rescue
betrayed Rumania. Must we now write
another chivitor in tho long tragedy and
confess that the shackles of the Foreign
Ollloe red tape are Too tight to -permit us
to reach out the only available hand
which could or can rescue stricken Rus
sia and with Russia civilized humanity?"
JAPAN STILL SILENT.
Forrlsn MluUtrr Refuses Krrn to
Inform Parliament.
Tokio, March 0 (delayed). Viscount
Motono, the Japanese Foreign Minister,
was questioned to-day In the House or
Representatives by the leader of the
GpiHisltion concerning the mobilization
of the Japanese army. The Foreign
Minister refused to be drawn Into o
discussion of the subject.
KILLED IN NAVAL ALE WRECK.
Victim Was From Rome, , Y,
Student Aviator Also Injnrrd.
Pe.nsacola, Fla., March 10 Machin
ist's Mate Sazlo of Rome, N. Y., wn
killed nnd Student Aviator Nash scrl
nuMy Injured In an airplane accident late
yesterday M the naval aeronautic train
ing stntlon near here.
nfllrials at the station announced the
accident to-day, hut yave no details.
Nash's home addrevs was not given.
Syrarase tn Vote on License.
BTBACtTsr, N, Y March 10. This city
will decide the question of license or no
license on Airll 16, Tho announcement
was made to-night that 20 000 signers
hail been obtained to a call for the elec
tion. Only 8,000 names were necessary,
Only One "RROMO Qt'lNINE"
To ret the genuine, csll for full name.
LAXATIVE S3HOMO oniNINK Tablets.
LonJi foratirnnlii-e of K. W, OIIOVE. Curefc
a Cold Im One Hay, , Ji)i. Aiv,
CLEMENCEAU DEFIES
FRENCH SOCIALISTS
Is "Horny Handed" aa Albert
Thomas, Ho Informs His
Labor Opponents.
Pajus, March 10. Deputy Cmlls Con
stant Interpellated tho Government Frl-
a' nlht on the Bolo Pasha case, not-
ably regarding tha delay In forwarding
the reports of Government agents to the
Judge Advocate, Capt Bouehardon. The
Government scored a decisive victory
The opposition's resolution was defeated
by Itl votes to 130. while the Govern
ment's resolution was carried by 400
votes against ?b,
Premier Ciemencean took occasion to
reply to the Socialists, who in several
Instances since he came Into power, have
taunted him with refusing to reply to
them. With bantering Irony thc Premier
said
"My Cabinet met with a greit mis
fortune on the day of Its birth when
Ilcnaudel (leader of the majority Social
ists) and his friends declared their veto
against me."
As to tho working class being In
danger, he told the Socialists amid
laughter except from the Left that the
working class was not their property and
that Albert Thomas, Socialist and ex
member of the French War Council, and
his friends were no more "horny
handed" than was the Premier himself.
Policy I Preserve Morale.
"They aro bourgeois like myself," M.
Clemencesu continued. "I have but one
ambition and that is to irtrve my coun
try. Danger has made me a good boy.
My whole policy Is to preserve tho coun
try's morale. In nil wars he Is the con
queror who can twlleve that ho Is not
i . , . . .
hto aawrZarr - 1 department says, they rmt i
Depicting suffering of the war. tho 1 some other man of the same s -Premier
said Lieutenant Roland Garros, j rer,r.CV '., . , ., ,.. r. ,r
tho. French aviator who recently re- It Is estimated that In the -
turned to Pari, after escaping rom ti abroad there are hundreds ol men -German
prison camp, bail "old him ! nam" ?"" rommr; ?ml ?h '
that If a prisoner In Germany did not "nd wlth "antes d rfenr.ff H
receive- parcels from home he would '"S or Phaps inHl-ils. t f U'
die of hunger. Turnlmr again to the Pl officials that tree rf
Socialists. M. Clemenceau said: i llcatlon of names, without further hit..-
"I have promised you that I shall do tiflcatlon marks, probably will lin..g r-
Ir-othlng acnlnst you. I have don noth-
ing. 1 have but one care, namely to
maintain the morale of the country. 1
wiilch is admirable. The-c have been '
moments when that could not have 1
been i!d. hut now the morale of our'
soldiers is the admiration of their of-1
fleers. I
"Kveryhody desires peace, mveelf. I
like k... i. i. :.. w . v. ..1
anom peace tnat we shall destroy the
i-russian militarism. '
.Scores Socio Hat slackers.
Criticising the attitude of the Social
ists before and during thc war. Premier
Clemenceau said :
"We shall go to the very etv1. with
or agalnFt you. You have threatened to
vote against the military credits. Let
those who are not willing to vote the
military credits vote against m to
day "
As the Premier returned to the min
isterial benches; he was rnncratnltted
warmly as the members of the House
enthusiastically cheered.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN ITALY.
Rnemy Scontlne Parties Pat to
rilaht In Some Sectors.
Pome, March 10. The announcement
on the campaign from General Head
quarter to-day reads;
From Stelvlo to the tt'entn t'e nr
tlllerles were moderately cncie-d and
Fooutlng parties were noticeably ac
tlve. In the region of Monte Civ (dale
enemy g-oups were dlsncrsml. and at
ether vo!nt- w ere put to fl'cht.
In the C1 iv.sna our rec)"noltr1nff
parties harassed the hostile ad
vanced post- with rifle fire ami cum
pe'led enemy patrols to retire.
Prom the Brenta to the sea there
has been Intermittent, but not very in
tense, unng actions.
NEW PORTUGUESE CABINET.
Reoonstrnrtle-ii Forced by Political
Enrmlra.
LtsnoK, March 10. A rccotislruction
of the Portuguese Cabinet has become
necessary In the face of the bitter op
position of political enemies In the forth
coming election.
Dr. Sldonlo I'hcb will retain the pre
miership and the portfolio of Foreign
Affairs, roibes Desaa will be MlnUlci
of the Interior . Nohre Mello, Minister
of Justice; Xavlcr Ksteves, Finances;
Hlnto Osorlo, Commerce ; Tnmag'nl
Barboret, Colonics, and Alfredo Magal
haes. Public Instruction and Marine.
Fellclano Costa remains as MlnlMer of
lalKir. Machados $Vntos refured to re
tain his portfolio as Minister of the In
terior. The new Ministry was formed without
the participation of the Unionists und It
Is xpectrd nn appenl will lie made to
tho nation on stnte party line, netting
forth allied proclivities ne against neu
trality with Teutonic tendencies
BRITISH AIR RAIDS SUCCEED.
Attaek on Horatnic Squadron tinda
In German Olsnetrr,
Lonpon, March 10 British naval air
craft yesterdny bombed billets and rail
ways at St. Pierre Capelle. making direct
hits on sheds and starting a fire, Kays
an official statement to-day. Soldiers
In motors were fired upon with machine
guns.
On their return tne liriiisn raaonines
were attacked, but one enemy plane was
brought down 'n flumes, and all the
Ilritlsh returncdjTmfely.
BUREAU HOLDS FIRM
ON CASUALTY LISTS
War Department Persists
Merc Names Must Satisfy
tho American Public.
DONE TO HAMPER SPIES
Persons Findinp; Familiar Ap.
pellatlons Must .Seek Out
Nearest Relative.
WAfttittOTOjr, March 10 The Wir
Department gives no Indication of ye'j.
ing in Its determination to ulthhnM tks
home addresses of soldiers killed or
wounded or who die from other raujfj n
France.
Basing Its position on the cbjectlon
the French Government made to Cn,
Tershlng agalnrt the American mtl;e
of Issuing carualty lists, the Dep-irtmtnt
intends to mtet objections In Consrros
and from the public with tho annivtr
that the old system betray valuable
military Information to the enemy r.r.4
tho fact that tho nearest relatives t.f
soldiers arc officially notlfle-l hour b.
fore they could get the Information fro-i
the newspapers.
The Committee on Public Infnrmatl'i
maintains Its stand that the mere mr.in
of soldiers, without hoin addres -t. n
identify them to neighbors and f rl. nrts
or prevent confusion with other mn c'
similar nam, aro so devoid of nti
value that It will not Istue the lu"
Therefore the liars will continus to U
Issued once a day from tho ot'l c if
Adjt-Gcn. McCain.
Makes Spy Work Harder.
Pointing out that the Frenrii p-jViif'i
no casualty list at all. hut nvrcly nMlfv
tha relatives, Wsr Department offlelal!
give as their explanation of the nrir
move that the enemy by scanning tin
complete casualty lists as they have pre
viously been Issued Is enabled to pi,e
out a fair Idea of the identity of tio
troops confronting him.
Although under the new pliri rela
tives will be notified, and ofllcl.ihi ipci
publication of names of troops nil! tir.'l
its way into local newspaper?, t h
felt that the publications will be nMe'y
scattered and that the task of actnh'.la
the names from all the new.pnp'rs of t!
country nnd consolidating them ln'o mil
itary Information would be such a it
mendous task that from the apiicct? o!
a spy system It 's p-actlcully Ircpojv
In the smaller cities and town? it w
assumed the mere inent'on of a Jolrtier s
name will lead to ready identification
and publication without u gteit Aea nf
effort, but In the great cities this If iu
counted well nigh Impossible unls rel
atives themselves notify tl.e newpipri
as they receive telegrams from tl.e War
Department.
Many With Same Xnaie.
In promising quickly to tend nr.'.cist
notifications to relatives, hnwevr. th
War Department Is careful to warn
public that It must not Identify rrn hv
their names alone. becaue the-e .vl
many similarities of name In th r.rnf
Unles a man's relatlve.1 have rr-cvM
nn nmelal telerram coiicerm"K i"1
1 prehension and distress, nnu mi' t -
"nr wepanmeni ami wie u..-m-
w'lll Ihj besieged with demands i:
specific information. OITi. ate. U e
rpl' 011 tr""lr official telegrams to ri
,lves to carr' thc "e to th""0 ''
entitled to know It, nnd nc . i..'
they may pass it on to othn.s
.... . ..
comrresa ak iniornimiiMi.
Congressmen, who bad a fair
stratlon of hat to expc- when fie '
of many men was In doubt for d:nw'i
the Tuscanla nas torpedoed, art ifil
henslvc of the rifmnd" tuelr consn tu'
will make upn thm S-n.i'or
( Indiana) ai-eiwi t-s -i re- . i'l.
the Sfnate rllm; f r -he t la
ment's explsnil. an 1 the
fxpoctrd to tw feri up g- c .
Conqrc? th -xerk
l'nt'1 orre otbr i-rintrcir
are mad the War 1. p.uf
iRsue the casualty , ... . .
and perons tindinr mme- r
ntre will have to oin-i un .i
tlve of the man p"ted t e
wrecow ele of tht same . ,
At present th" lastia' i
light and undr a hu" ii - l '
aro comparatiiely f' d
to the country As ie n -
Increase In number 'id '
part in the tlBhtins. the '
transmlttlnc columns of i am
rf
it
any accompanying n-rl,- f
tlon will g-ow to enu-wiiii "v'
When thc Adlu'.m'- ; il- '
closed to-night the di U t if
had not been rece vod f
sh'.ng. This has happe-ied t..i
days, and It Is assii-m-l " i
was despatched too Lite f "
slon during the day
Germany to Piij fur M"1 l"c
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