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RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918. ?TWELVE PAGES.
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PAGE 3 L
Got an Auto to Sell? ?
T.-DAVanl Ads Reach People
IJ ilh Money to Buy
PRICE, TWO CENTS
AT STOREY
WERE OVER 300
Iirshing's First Report Re
ceived, but War Depart
ment Refuses Details.
I/IERICAN CASUALTIES
BETWEEN 200 AND 300
|uns Chased From Ruined Vil
lage After All-Day
Fight.
|.i;mv rsi-jf) liquid iii:
1>timle<l Rot-lie, Who Treacherous
ly Killed Three Sammies, Now
Prisoner in Hospital.
IVASHINOTON. April 1-' -O-rman
lualtten In Saturdaybattle at i -
pr< y totaled ticiwrcn i?0'i and ?
|1 American 1ob?c3 were between
ami 300.
|Vhi!c no ofPclal ai'iounc-ni^nt ;?r
tho battle vai fortheorn irg fro;::
i government to-night, it . und
oil that, this Inform??! i-j'i " * > on
ned In a preliminary report of 11;
ttl<* received ihi after ?
nrril Pert-hijic.
*'o further d? tallii ? t!.r battl ,ir
il to have been contained In the
I'ort. More, complete information, it
Mated. was promised
;r?onT or \Mi:nn a>
roMMAVDKII I* nrilKI*
V IT 11 Till: A M lj 151A N* AKMIKS IN
I'AnCIii April 22.?Tlie report aent
Am< rt'-.iM headfjuart* r- by t:* ?
nder it. tl.c fl?-Id < on> ttuiir tb?: t-?l
litry of an inferior force ol \tneri
|?r in drivir g ? df 1 ? U rman : ho--l:
|op- In tlie battle t S? i'.-l ? j> r ? y. ? r.
(?ecti?r nortlnv* .<t of Toul. ? 1 ? ? i
follows
'our tro-jp -a ? re ovrwhi lii.C'l
tiperlority ?.f tt" ri.on- mou
|- . b'lt the . fought to ? ?;
mails of tlio battle allow that the
IrmatiH shot liquid tire at the Amer
j n.-> at i |o c i arise !.vcty
|>" Jc company included eight men
[tied with uontrlvancea for :hoo';nis
\ !? lQU.-< Il :* 111 ? > . TI'V U.-e>i tfc.'tn
i range of thirty fe?>t. The re
Ivo l mpanh-.- < ru h hid i'ik
? t" v j' * r!
?'ro:.i wounded American:' ;.ow lying
an evacuation hospital it i learn
t ..t t!i" American} cha.-ed tl.c i'-r
ti. through ruined hou.-f.- when
*y recapture*', the pr of Meicln -
py, after an all-day battle. Ameri
and 'jftrtnans encaged In bayone*.
Id pistol duc!ii i:i cellars and roomt
houses partly demothhert by tlie
em; 'f a r!i I'.' '""
\inerl'V?i. Ending t hem-elver
r.cij. f' ir t t i,? r < i< rm.iti opp-ir.'::t.
th their n-I
Vi.ong tfi- -voudvd ('??rman*: at a
-pltal behfnd our lit-.* * i ?? v f.<.
led threr \- i tie ti., and wound* d a
.rtii b- p'ltling .? ir?r exploding a
?'.ng of srrenad* f f tr calling tor
sistan'-e from the very An-erlran*
ioy> he then victimized. The fa<-t
it he ha:- not been billot! after thi*
thollcal tri<-k t^.-tities to th'> Imrtune
lrit of the Americans even in the
at of br.itlo. Incidentally. 11-.*?;~r
|i*.t prisoner is >1111 belligerent at the
tericati ho-pit-i!.
5 VIA M. OF A'ilTATIO\
roit a.mehic.w com.mi \iou ?:
(By Associated Presa J
WASHINGTON, April 'JC.? The Ger
ms claim to have captured 1SU Atner
tns and to have killed and wounded
*ny more, and so lur there hac been
? oflicial American answer to the
dm. This situation will result in
revival of consideration at the War
jpartment of t lie proposal that a
ily statement be issued from the
adquarters of the American e\pe
tionary forces. The explanation licre
for* piven for the refusal to accede
the proposal has been that Ameri
n troops are part of and are co-op
ating: with large French and British
ilts. and that an independent Amcr
in conimuni<|UO would nece; sarily :
.plicate British or French statements.
It is realized, however, that Ger
an claims, unless specifically dented
om authoritative sources, will lie rc
irc'ed as statements of fact with bi
llable resulting' anxiety t<> the poo
e in this country. For that reason,
eretary Baker is disposed to reopen
e whole question with General 1'ersh- ,
g. However, it is possible that In
ead of daily statements on opera
ons. arrangements will be made
hereby enemy claims of similar ra
re may bo dealt with by the \mer
an commander.
It has been definitely dccidcd that, as
ion as American forces in any con
(lcratio number are asrain acting as
i independent unit, a daily statement
. to its activities will be issued.
TWO DIE FROM EXPOSURE
.11 al He*eril?<* on Torpedoed ^ierl
emi ,S<e.imer I.akenioor lime
I.lien 'Ihelr I,lie*.
[ Hy A.-soeiitcd Pre.-.-. I
WASHINGTON. April '.'..--Vice-Ad -
iral Jiims to-day advised Jho Navy
epartment that Mess Attendant Prince
. Johnson. Franklin, Vs., and Cox
vain Boscoe C'onklin Beonard. C'.un
ridge. Md.. died of exposure after the
liking of the torpedoed American
earner Bakemoor. They were pre
iously reported as being in ;? hos
ital in Scotland. Both men were na
il reservist?. Admiral Sims also re
jrted that two enlisted men of the
akemoor previously reported missing
re In a hospital. They are Machinist's
ate Woodfred Wallace Ice, Meyers. S.
, and Storekeeper Chester Carl Clau.*.
,'li Swift Street, East San l>:cgo, C'a!
I ailors lo Aid
Economy Campaign
MOW YOttlx, April I'lic coui
inrrelnl rcuiKiin; lotnrd i>f the <01111
rll of .National llefciiar hit* decreet)
t hn I ynu vnnnul:
Wnnte ('lollt l?r ncnrlrtK n hrlt on
< our Mirk ran I.
Wrnr run* ?>n your ?lrr?fj,
S|torf "lirllow*'' pnrkrli.
Nor rnn joii It.nif tin uuttldr
rlmncr porkrU
1 un* 1111 trounrrn nml pleat* in
I'nnti hmr lirrn ca**ril.
>iiIIit of (hr ilrcrrr ruimlnlng
tlir nlm\r unit iniiny otlirr proi l<lnn*
for ant InR w??l in thr tntrrrM of
? hr *oldlrr* oji* liroujsht Itrrr (o
tiny liv 1 Hnrlr* I*. Wrl/rl, prmldrnt
of the Nnllonnl A**oclntion of Mrr
I'linnl Tuilon, upon hi* rrlnrn from
;i ronfrrrnrr nl Wn* h I n t; I on.
M'ADOO WANTS FRIDAf
MADE LOAN HOLIDAY
St. Louis and Minneapolis I rdcral llc
<-rrvr Distrlrls Claim to Ha\r
Lxcceded Tlicir yuotiiv.
III1I,(,().V ( LAI MS A KLCOIil)
Snnri^r, Wyo., W"If.I? Population of
<17lias Sold llonds to .'MiT I'rr
son- Former \ntidraft Commun
ity t)?crsiil^rrihc!s Its Allatmcnt.
WA.-HIN'JTON. April ?.'.?All Hov
crn"ri were asked to-day by Secretary
M'-Adoo t" dc?.lar>- next Friday a .S'atr
lr?al holiday, a? Prc.-idctil Wilson l;a
proclaimed it. a national holiday, to
aid t h <? l.lberty I'iy celebrations by
which l? I ! 1?j; ? ?' ? J TO boO^l >ilr.- ? f
Liberty bond. w< !1 alonj; to v. aid th?
J <?(?(* (if> 0 ?'? f ? ? ? ? ??*, j \j 11;.
.I11: t .1: t ho nation'.' offering of Lib
? rtv ?i ? ? I!a rs p;u 5 1 .T?00,00^,^00 lo
?lay, th< St. Lout;' and Minneapolis
F?-d?*ral r< <t\> ?fi. tri<-t uianaj'T: ^tit
word tha* 11 > < ? ! ad i e>-ded th?"ir
ul' <iuota of * I 000 ri'i
JI". ., pii'tivrly. Fnti! official
ontirn tory rrp. -? a r? r-. e|?.???<! j .*.
nior-f-. the Tre;: 'if- i jt not determine
hi' !i "<nt i>?. r- tJitop 'ir.-t.
To promote Lit" rty I'av, Fecretary
Mantel- to-day abandoned pl:'.i. - for
ma'i.in; \V< dr.< . day :pcc:al navy I,.b
' rtloan da; IU f rit a radi*t ni':
t-.tK'-' t'? all ship*. 'Ivjri' tations and
naval campy all ovor the world, sur
er; t rallies .?nd tlic Katharine of
? ubj-'-ription.H Friday.
Official reports to-night to tlir Treas
ury. i >verlnc bu:-:nei. up to tl.ir inor';
it p cave the i?.r?* 1 of loan s ubscrip
tion;: its* Sl.HD0.."j0.'i.r,0O. but officials >a:d
it ?'js certain that r-port: t>> hr tiled
later to-iilght. repre-:cntinK to-day's
work, would ?>:.<! tl.e amount far br.
yond S1 .OC'C'.PO'j.f?. S'jl' Tipti"; s by
district:, were announced a folb.?v.
.vt. l.v'j.: ? 1 L'L'.l ."4.4(*0. '.> > per i-en":
*\ n !.. a * it,*. ^ - *.V 7 *1. e ? 11 ^ r . ? *"? n t
Minneapolif $?ll40?>, pr r .-<.nt
< ht.ripo. ^ 7,4" 'j jirr . it*. I'.tl
la:-. M ". 1 i ,4"C vr con: San Fran
cisco. i U 4.'.'7v ?'.00 t per cent. Ho ton.
1132.$ 16,600, 49 pew or.t: Cleveland,
I ir.9.'?l :.<? ??; j?rr Philadelphia,
Jl l'J.S:.t.',0n, 4! per cent: New Vork,
1 ".?>(? a, 4"; per Ktebn-.ond
?4per ce"t. Atlanta. 51.' -
'j4i',7*.0. 14 per cent.
ST \T1 1)1* \vamii\c;t?\
exceeds* its qi oh
Latest reports indicate that the State
of Washington has exceeded its -luota.
Oregon Liberty loan campaigners now
claim a new record on the ground that
at the end of the second week every
town and tvery county in the State has
subscribed it?
mi*)Soi itt hepohteo
to have <;oxe ovkii the tot
Indications to-day were that Mis
souri had gone over the top and that
nineteen counties have been awarded
the honor Hag.
Sunrise, Wyo.. with a population of
672. has sold bonds t? 367 person?,
doubling its auota ar.d placing a bond
in every home.
The fpeeia! exhibit trains operated
in the Atlanta Federal Heserve Dis
trict. have fathered $2,000,000 subscrip
tions. Glasscock County, Ga., which
recently reported hotbed of antidraft
sentiment, has oversubscribed.
Tin: UEASOX WHY MeADOO'.*
CAXXEII SI'IJECH W AS I'MIEAni)
In every American home with a talk
ing maehiiic a Liberty loan speech by
Secretary McAdoo was to have been a
feature of the present bor.d-selling
campaign. Weeks ago Mr. McAdoo
made the speech in the privacy of his
otiiee with a vorgin wax record as au
dience. Manufacturers of the record
arranged to sell it at a nominal price
as a patriotic, duty, and publicity man
agers heralded the speech. The record
did not appear and investigation to-day
showed Mr. McAdoo had a severe cold
the day the speech was made, and man
ufacturers declined to reproduce a
record that was hoarse.
GEIIMA.X COMMIMTV TWO
MIl.LIO.V ABOVE THE 3IAKK
lllv Associated Press. 1
MILWAUKEE. WIS.. April 22.?Mil
waukee County, the population of which
is largely of German extraction, went
"over the top" in seven days, the
amount subscribed to the third Liberty
loan as announced this afternoon be
ing $10,700,000, or more than $2,000,000
above its quula.
GENERAL BRIDGES IN CHARGE
W III llr at <hc Henrt of All Rrltinh
Military Missions hi Tbls
Country.
rrty Assocl? ted Preas. I
WASHINGTON. April 22.?Llcuten
ant-Gencral G. T. M. bridges, of the
Fritish army, who recently arrived in
Washington, has been made principal
military adviser of the ttrltish ambas
sador and high commissioner and head
of all British military missions in the
United States.
ITS LOAN QUOTA
Bankers Confident Apportionment
Will Be Raised by This
Afternoon.
MAY GO OVER ALLOTMENT
Sands Deprecates Attitude of
Some Buyers of One Bond
Who Could Buy Many.
With f.i;l?ieript lour of 51.~iCf.fl00 re
por'"! yesterday. Ktehmond clinbe'l
nearer i' apportionment "f *"V. ' *jOP
in tii" 1 bird I.iberty lo-M drt\e, ? r?*l
banker:* w. r<- ?.,onli<J'"t li it tli': ??jtv
quota wonlii I" ral '1 before- t li?? ?
of bu.-in? ?: to-day. I Riirrs tabulat?d
last i iftht showed th.it Mili ? r.p: <?ii?:
lirr<" iistn i;:itc<l ti! ? ?v?1 ? I? ? i? unof
ficial ' \> ?rr ?1:k..i|v laigT. ' I" 1.'
w liirlwtii'l 'visivas-F \?ill bo
i to -'la y I j ;? i very *.vorl-.?T th" < -mpaisn
romni; 11? " ..itj milJ-'trr. a'nl llic-hnvni'
i \ i ? ? il to be the tir t I'fil'T.il r? -
"tm <-|i\ to reaeh i! allotment.
?'flb-r: every li i ;? r.. <1 institution
in tli'- ?-?:>? v. ill irfM this afternoon
at < <?? !'> !ii tli** i.'liamb-r of i'oi. -
merer when Trial report on the pi"p
If.!- < ' tl|f drive V'lll 1'" | i;ii|c It i
pr^bal if 111.1 ? Ilirhmond c ?:?l \> ?*' i.e
? ad" J ; ri.'.n rir.fi , t lit; rr.frt ins. bank ?
r r' feelinc r f ? fi?lent that the- people
of tin;- ' ity v. ill re-pond '?? thir t-x
t n t.
TWO MOItl: ll\M\S IMSV
Til 101 It A IMMHITION M i: \TS
Shortly af"-r noon th< ?? *jitir:itan
nounced that the National Mac and
City ! lank and tli' t'entral National
Hank l.ad pa>: e?l tlie'r apt rt i-? :<men tr.
>\ith Mjb.-cripHon ? $1 'K.'?,0'?0 ami
* ] f.n rt- ttr., lively. ? >HV-er> of both
these hanks believed ihat tliiir Mjh
; i.-riptjoiijs would i urpa then- !i;?ure:
by a for.* iderable am'eint before the
close of the '-ampnigti ?.ii Ma > t.
1- ib? Cripl ion- ??Ollt illi:e?| to ??) ye.-.
t?r<lav in the I-'tfth I'tstrji-t, although
tl.? jt cr'a e w * j-li-ht:- |* .? ?Mati
hat] bfn lnj[i?r| by ! : nl er l-'rom
Saturday after'.'ion until >e<t<rr|a\ af
I'rnnoa tli' rl-.tri' t sained * ?" . 7 J". : <i
tli'1 to'a! fninj: 'r>r. Tl e
?A'ere I t'-2 of the ] ,,ril batik*- til th"
diMri't reporting at tha'. tun". \ jr
? inia was hlio'vir.c ^? ?<-,*] pr"t;r?>>:-. it:
; tjbtcriptions coins' to
OITTt IA I. I'H.I ltK<i KO||
iti"rii iiohrm: Di^riiirT
ijovernor fieortjc .1. ^eay, of the l'eii
eral IJe.ser\c Hank, annmitieeri -ub
.soriptiona In the 1-tfth 1 "? t?-1ri? -1 ?
ni?l.t at follow^:
N<>. of !'.?r.or: > i h.
batiks :- r!l'<*<!
Maryiai.'J S-. %!< ,ii
Oi^t. ?t Columbia. ?; tj 40
N't'CHiia if 1 : 1
W'.-i \ re.niii . 1 ?.
.????irth ? arollna ?.
.-'V.jUi < ?rollna .11. . ??? . ?
Totala !.99i too
Iteport?il ur'la > 4 \n
?i- n . . J ... 0
OM.\ T\\ 11 < n il's 11 \ \ 1:
HI'.M III*.I) U'l'llllTlliN Ml-:AT
Only m.o ..tie in the <1. -1- t l>ur
!... .1 Ka'.'-iRh -!.;??>?> 1. ..-he'l their
?P',".-riiortnjent -. iti-'-e>T-ri - : . -1 jl?. 1?
t reported t.. re.?.erv?-; batik.
UnofliiMal report. >how that many co:n
'r.unitie.-- have rc.iohed ? xcoeded their
(jtiotaf-. but the reserve bank has nc>t
rec?-:veil Mjb-f.- ; :. > ? 11, and ealinol
recognize tlieir c:a:-r.> until a?itlitir.ii.il
information has b?v ?! received. Char
lottesville is leading V rginia in pcr
?'?ntacc of allotn: : subscribed. with
Lynohburg sec>n.i. Richmond third ami
Norfolk fourth. L.wichburg liar.
cially passed quota
"i.'n accou ' "f the method pursued
by the l-Vd'ra1 l:--crve I tank in appor
tioning the third Liberty loan and th
report? made by the local committee
through the newspapers', we fear that
the gjiifr?'. public may have gotten the
impression that the government has
placed the responsibility of seeing that
the third loan is subscribed ui? ?n Mie
banks of the country." declared Oliver
.1. Sands, president of the Atner: an
National r.ank. yesterday. "This may
be the reason why so many people are
not volur.tar.ly subscribing for :ie
bond--, and also why so many people
;;re subscribing for bonds in small
amounts.
t|lOTIJ> lUl.l.KTIN SK\T TO
HANKS AMI TIU'ST t ?>l PA Mt>
"The bulletin sent to the banks, trust
> ompanies and tli?* public contained this
statement:
" 'Hank resourecc s\ more than any
other standard, represent the liquid
wealth of a community, and. since the
overwhelming volume of Liberty loan
subscriptions is made by means of the
transfer of credit through banks, bank
resources form the most reasonable
basis for an estimate of the minimum
amount of subscriptions to Liberty
loan to be expected from a community.
There are many other factors worthy
to be taken into consideration, but
bank resources form the most available
standard. It must lie taken into ac
count by the people of every com-'
r..unity that when an apportionment is
made to a bank in any case it means
that the amount apportioned is the
amount which the people of that com- .
nuiiiity or the patrons of that bank are
expected to subscribe for through the
bank, and not the amount which the
l ank is expected to subscribe for its
own account. The banks have sub
scribed most liberally, and may be re
lied upon to continue to do so. The
l-ublio should, however, understand that <
if a bank is to maintain its greatest
usefulness to a community, its re
sources mu.-?t not be 'no heavily in- :
vested in government bonds or bonds
of any description. The banks, there
fore. arc chiefly the financial agencies!
for receiving and gathering in subscrip- I
lions to Liberty bonds. It is the war
of the people and '.lie people should I
buy the bonds. !
SMALL ntVKIIS tOlLl?
TAKK LAftOBH M.MS
"I have been very much surprised
to sec the very small accounts taken
by many of our people whom I am
(Continued on Second l'agc.) |
West Virginia Will Be Forced to
Satisfy Judgment Against
Her.
CONGRESS'S POWER SUPREME
Chief Justice White Points Out
llow State May He
Made to Pay.
tSpi?ltt! Tlift Tim? -1 M - patch. 1
WASIllN?IT' 1N. April 1".' -?'lib f .1 it: ?
tire White -in opinion to-da> do ;k -
r-1? ?J the Vu g in ia - West Virginia debt
i-onr :??. ? r: for ;? hearing '*? ?!????? rn i:i??
t he ?,r, ;t?.< 1 mean:: for fnipellittg
th" latter State to pay. and made it
plain ili.it \V. t Virginia shall ?-i?tu -
ally be fuir.il vo -ati^lv the .'udgm-nt
which has Iitii found againl hrr I'he
?hiff jtini-f left the <loor open for
We \ \ !rsmi;i to pay voluntarily Hi
, judgment In <:i> :. ho exprf sed the
ht'pi? "f tho lourr that thi. would b*
? Ion': ;? i? ?! that 'ompul ion would i>"
avoid- ?!
T.1- i 11 "f mi t ii hi"-' forth t' .i .
i'.i;isrc:-. ha it within it;- power to
(one Wf? t Virgin -1 to pay the cjrI? t.
Mr ?-atd th': act Congrrf ad n i i t' i n -
t Virginia Into i he l.'nlon carrie
a pro i io? binding West Virgivia to
pay br ju.'t >.hn re of Virginia" ol?i
State d'bt. A: < .'??ngre?'- approve] tin.
contract, icourt holds i .'ongre.>-s l:a
the |ii"(rr to enforce it, o.-pccially a.
it ? t. between f.vo sovereign Slate.
The debt controversy ame before
the i < nrt acain on a petition fmni
Virginia for a mandamus to compel
the \\"e.-t Virginia legislature to h vy
a tax for the p?if|V:-?! ?? f rar ing money
to pay tiie judgment. Th'1 chief jus
tice. while not passing finally on the
? (ii' 1111 whether tin coiirt has the
power compel s'i- It action hy the
l.i'C slature. (!? . lared that method of
.-ollceirng the money r*. i! 1 be fubmiMcd
'?t arc irn'Mit at the n''M hearing f?
It the l'ri.ruar\ rece next ; . ? at\ II
ali?o slated that the ? ourt rr; rr\ori the
right in appoint :i t a.i <:?riv date. if r
thought nece a r.aftrr t ? ? g o to
Wr t Virginia for the purpose of mak
ing an ir.vf-i ticat i .ii a. t? ? the amount
and method of taxation t?? be put into
eff' in the event the court is forced
to taK*? compulsory action.
In rendering the opinion. Chief Jus
tice V.'hite said;
"The vesting in Congress of co:up!er<?
power to control agreements bet?cen
State.:; that ix to authorize then when
d< eiried advi a hla anil to refuse to
sanction them when disapproved,
clearly rested upon the conception that
Coheres.-, as the repository, not only
? ? f legislative power, lut of primary
authority to maintain armies and de
clare war. speaking for all the States,
and for their protect ion, was concerned
with "j ? i i ogrrr tnents. and. therefore.
?virtuallj endowed with the ulti
mate power of final agreement, which
wa withdrawn from State authority
and brmigh*. within : lit Federal power.
It follow.- as a ne i.-sary impiicatioii
that the power of Congress to refuse or
to assent to a contract between State?
carried with it fie right, it' the con
tract was; assented to, and hence be
came operative by the will of Congre*?,
to >.e enforcement.
'Having thus the power to provide
for the execut on of the contract, i:
must that the power is- plenary
and compieti . l:m ted. of course, as
? liavc ji.-t -.1:? 1. !i.v the peneral rule
that the a- :s don*1 to: its exertion must
ho relevant niiil appropriate to the
power. Tlii' b-'iriT true, it further f"!
;o?i. as we have already seen, the i by
the very t'.( t that th? national power
is paramount in the area over which it
extends. the lawful exertion of Its au
thority l?y Congress to compel *_o:;>
pliance w;th the obligation resulting
from the contract between the two
State.*, which :t approved, it not cir
cumscribed by the powers reserved to
the State.-. Indeed, the argument that
the recognition of such o power in
Congress subvestive of our consti
tutional instituti ">ns. from it- mere
statement.-, proves to t'le contrary,
since a: last it comes to insisting that
any one State may. by violating its
obligations under the Constitution,
take away the right? of another, and
thus destroy ?. institutional govern
ment
"Obviously, if it be conceded that n<?
power obtain* to enforce against a
State it duty under tiie Constitution
in one respect. a. 1 to prevent, it from
doing jwrong to another State, it would
follow that the same principle would
have to lie applied to wrong done by
other States, and thus the government,
under the Constitution, would not Im an
indissoluble union of indestructible
Stales, but a government composed of
States, ea h havh.g the potency with
impunity to wrong or degrade another,
a result uh: h w.mld inevitably lead
to tiie destruction of the union between
them. Besides, tt must be apparent
that to treat tiie power of Congres; to
legislate to secure the performance by
a State of its duty under tiie Consti
tution; that is. its continued respect
for ami obedience to that instrument,
as coercion, conics back at last to the
theory that any one State may throw
off and disregard without sanction it*
obligation and subjection to the Con
stitution. A conclusion which brings
at once to the mind the. thought that
to maintain the proposition now urged
by West Virginia would compel a dls- ,
regard of the very principles which led
to the carving out of that State from ;
the territory of Virginia; in other :
words, to disregard and overthrow the
doctrines irrevocably settled by the :
great controversy of the War Between ;
1 the States, which, in their ultimate '
respect, ilnd their consecration In the j
amendments to the Constitution which I
J followed^* ...
"The remedy sought, as wo have at !
I the outset s<en, ts an order in in-j
| nature of mandamus commanding tho |
i ' tContinued" "oiT Second '"rage.)
Ml "SMI. IS CENTER
OF LOCAL ATTACK
Wench Military Critics Are Unanimous
in Predicting Renewal of German Drive
W A?HIM. TON. April U*J.?I'rrnrh
military criticn nrr iinonimflun in
predicting " prompt rrnrttnl of the
t.criunn ofTennixe. Ilify hone their
predictions tin the ulnlrinrnl* of
raptured lirrman ofllecrn. A type
of nuch Mateinent.n in this:
A captured t.erman captain naitl:
"If Hf do not obtain otir ofT^nnive
objective* by the end of .May It ?III
lie unelenn to further attempt to
driiK the public opinion of t?ermany
i\llli talk ?if ?uccf?."
'I'hln I'rench opinion 11 n * contin
ued In Nuiiimurlen of I'rench preoit
comment received here to-diiy.
While predicting the prompt re
newnl ?if the t.ermnn srnnd attack,
the llt'lio de I'nrln colli* attention to
the fact that thin time the iiffrtmbr
rniinnt he launched ultli the I n -
itlnl nilxnntnce of surprlnr.
Throughout the length of the
Itritlnh. I'rench and \merlcan linen, 1
the pnper nay.n, there are llelKlitn,
llritinh. 1'ort URliene, I'rcni'lt, ^ner
icau find Italian troop* in ample
number* to meet naf first I.eriiiiHi
thrill).
The Petit I'arinlen devlaren tlinl
nhercni the object of the ju.nt-endcil
drive urn to neparntc the allien, it
han hud exactly the opposite eO'ect.
'?>e\er,*' nnyn the I'etit I'arinlen,
?'hate allien ntood more tlrmly to
Kcthcr, bound l>y mure powerful
tle.n. .Never ?err tliey better pre
pared to renl.nt the common enemj.
The tierinaii oflrnilie ban perfected
the co-operation nnionj; un and
amc-np; our troops. an nothing elnr
eould hn>e done."
It In pointed out that the Tout
neotor han been the moat active on
the front for neveaty-tno hour*.
Thin Indleaten that It may be the
scene of the reneival of the t.ermnn
efTorta.
DECLARES LABOR MEN
PLAN MOONEY STRIKE
Sonnlor Poindcxtcr. <?f Washington.
Tells Senate I<radrr.s in Seattle
Arc Proposing Action.
oompkks opposes walkoit
President of American Federation of
l<a!ior Dcclarc.s It Would Violate
I nion l.aws and Would Kcact
Against Convicted Man.
I Hy A ?ori,tt*>l Prr j
AN'ASH INtiTON. April -2.? Announce
ment in the Senate to-day l?y Senator
I'oindexter, of NYa.-hington. that Seat
tle labor leaders were proposing a I
general strike in protest against al
leged persecution of Thomas Mooney i
anu others convicted of bomb plotting
at San Krancisco, resulted to-night in i
a statement by Samuel Gompery, pres
ident of the American Federation of
l.abor. declaring any attempt to in
cite such a strike would be in viola
tion ot union laws, repugnant to the
rights and interests of workers them
selves. and would react against Mooney.
Mr. Oompers's statement follows:
"The macliinat ions of the prosecu
tion i-i the Mooney tri;il justify the
judgment that lie was found guilty on
perjured evidence. It ;s greatly re
grettable that the "'alifornia courts'
ref-.iseo to consider this claim, which
was discovered since the trial. Kvery
legal action has been and will be taker
by t lie bona flde labor movement of
th? L'nitcil States to secure justice for
Mooney. Any attempt to incite a strike
of the workers of a trade or industry i
of a local it v. State or of the nation,
i- not only violative of the law:; of
the national and international unions*
of America, but Is repugnant to the
richt.s and the Interests of the work
ers themselves.
"Such an attempt either to incite or
order a local or general strike is un
justifiable and dangerously prejudicial
to the lives of our sons and brotherr
fighting in France for the safety of
the homes, freedom and democracy the
world over. In udditlon. such an agi
tation as has been inaugurated can
only react against Mooney.
"Men of labor, let us. with a'.l fair
minded citizens, endeavor to secure
justice for Mooney, but let us put
forth our efforts on a line that v.i!'.
insure commendation, not condemna
tion coupled with failure."
B00TLE6GER LYNCHEC
Hatl Murdered Teniiraftcr sheriff Who
Sought to Arrewt Win for \ jo
inting l.an.
I By Associated Press.7
LEXIXGTOX. TLINX., April 2'.'.? Berry
Xoyes, a negro. who shot and killed
sheriff W". H. McUride near here last
Saturday. was hanged in the court
house yard to-day by a mob.
Later his body was dragged through
the streets to the scene of the killing
o! the sheriff and burned at stake to
r.ight.
The nctro was located late to-day by
a posse in a woods near Wildersville.
northeast of here, and. after barricad
ng himself, resisted his pursuers until
?'lis ammunition hail been exhausted.
Several shots were exchanged, one of
a hieli wounded Xoyes.
The negro shot and killed Sheriff
McBnde Saturday when the ofiicer at
tempted to arrest him on a charge of
i-iolation of the liquor law.
WILL REROUTE TRAINS
Ilaltlniorc and Ohio Will l.'ae Pennsyl
vania Station In Xfw
York.
(By Associated Pres.*.)
WAS1 llXclTOX. April --In line
ns. itli its policy of common u.?e of ter
minal facilities, the railroad adminis
tration ordered to-day that, beginning,
next Sunday, Baltimore and Ohio trains I
run Into the Pennsylvania Station at
New York through the Pennsylvania
tunnel. i
"This rerouting of the Baltimore and j
Ohio trains." said a railroad adminis
tration announcement. "?vill tend to
utilize them to capacity, thereby as
sisting the Pennsylvania between New
York and W'ahslneton and affording th?
public greater facilities."
Heretofore, Baltimore Kiid Ohio pas
sengers have been ferried across the
Hudson Hlver.
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
PLACED AT HALF MILLION
Nine Distinct Shocks Kelt in South
ern California Over Thirty
Hour rerkxl.
VOHMKRDY IlltV WKIjLS l-Il-MSD
Onr l'reak of Visitation Was (he
Sudden l'rre Supply of Water.
Two Deaths Attributed tu Shocks.
Buildings Out of I'iuinh.
DOS ANGKI.KS. CAL., April 2.?Nine
earthquake, shocks, severe in intensity,;
which l>?"gan yesterday at :>:37 I". M. j
anil extended over a period of thirty!
hours, appeared to-night to liave com-'
pieted their work of destruction. hav-1
iug caused property damage roughly j
estimated at $500,000.
After thirty hours of waiting, no
additional reports of heavy damage had
been received from all of Southern ?
California, which suffered most, or!
Western Arizona and Utali, which were'
slightly affected.
llemet and San Jacinto, twin towns
of the Uroad Valley, between the San
Jacinto and Santa Ana ranges, were
half wrecked in their business s"ec
ttons ami ilieir 400-odd homes were
severely jarred.
Plate glass valued at thousand-? f>f
dollar? here, railroad writer tanks a*.
. everal point?!, building fronts at Pan
ning And elsewhere, irrigation reser
voirs and canals and countless chim
neys suffered from the shocks'.
August Carlson, who was ill, and who'
died of nervous shock, according to the
coroner, and Frank K. Darnell, killed
by a fall from a pier, during a panic,
were the only deaths reported. A scor*1
of persons suffered Injuries, but in '
most cases they were not soriou-.
Schools were closed at llomet and
San Jacinto. Outdoor housekeeping
and front-yard sleeping were popular
there last night, but to-day the work
of reconstruction was undertaken.
KIODKN I'l.OH l.\ IHtV
ARTKSIAN \VKI,I,S ONE FflEAK
One of the freaks of the earthquake
was the sudden flow in wells. Many
artesian wells, dry for years, showed a
sudden free supply of water. This sud
den increase of water manifested Itself
particularly in the San Jacinto ltiver.
Before the earthquake it was dry. Im
mediately .ifter the tremor, the rlvtr at
a point below the town showed a
flow of twelve inches in depth and for
ty feet in width.
Fear was expressed in Los Angeles
that several larne ofllcc buildings had
been thrown out of plumb. A survey
will have to be undertaken to learn the
truth. The Washington Building:, a
laree business structure, on Sprint;
Street, was perceptibly separated from
the Currier Building immediately ad
joining.
ILL TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
Stnif Department May Itetulinlr If
(?crntnny Insist* I poii Denting
Se\erelj- With American*.
I My Associated Press 1
WASH 1 VGTO.V. April 'J'.'.?Though
vlthout any official information to con
firm press reports of iil treatment of
American prisoner.-: of war iu Germany,
the State Department has instituted
an inquiry to develop facts. If they
conform to th? published account;-, a
protest will be made promptly through
the Spanish government, which has
taken over American diplomatic rep
resentation at Berlin. If the protest
is unavailing, measures of retaliation
will bo considered
German prisoners of war iri An.cr
ica largely outnumber Americana held
in German prison camps, and include
the crews of German raid?.*s and prices. '
in addition to the crew of the German '
.submarine U-jO These prisoners have
been treated with a degree of liberal*
ity that haa caused adverse criticism
in some quarters and In marked con- I
trast to the treatment said to be ac
corded prisoners in Gcrmauy.
Canadian (.'??unit leu.
Illy Associated Pres., 1
OTTAWA. April 22.?The Canadian
casualty list for the week ending to
day contains (555 names. Of these. 100
wore killed In action, thirty died of
wounds and 311 were wounded. The :
remainder were made up of garbed, j
misting and 111.
i
TEUTONS PREPARE
TO RENEW DRIVE
ON ALLIED LINES
Two Great Turning .Move
ments by Germans Looked
For This Week.
WILL TRY TO ISOLATE
OLD ARRAS-LENS FRONT
If They Succccd British Will Be
Forced to Withdraw in
This Sector.
I lively Artillery Fighting: <?n Scrtiou
of llattlc Ground Ikforc
French l-'orccs.
t Rv A: Micl.it> .1 Pr'V ? 1
Invents along the battle line in T'ranco
ami liclt;iiiin socm to be shaping them
selves for a resumption of the pi eat
German offensive. Wince tlie savage
attack on 111o American forces at Wei
chepr^y on Saturday there has been
no fighting nt extraordinary nature
alone the front, lint tin re have been
indications that the Teutons arc al
most ready to resume the sledge
hammer blows they have licen aiming
at the allied armies.
t'nleso recent operations have b-en
feint.-, ii t.s |>rob;tlile that the coming
week will witness two great, turning
movenient.s by the Germans. One prob
ably will pivot on the village of Ho*
becf|, northwest of Hethune, on the
southern Mde of the salient driven into
the allied lines back of Armentieres.
The other is expected to develop r.t
or near Mesnil, north of Albert, on
the north side of the iHommc.^ullejit.
Tin: purpose of these movements >v'!J
be to cut deep into the allied lines;
on each side of the promontory that
projects out into German-hold territory
and terminates on the old Arras-Lens
front. The Germans have attempted
two great frontal attacks on the de
fenses of Hens and Arias, but they
have been repulsed with terrible lo.-.ses
to the attackers. The.se losses were
inflicted upon the en* my before he
reached the stronger allied positions
in that sector, and since the second
defeat r.t Kestubert and Givenchy the
Germans have not cared to take up
the task ? ( driving the Canadians from
their positions along Vlmy ridge ami
on each end of that great natural bul
wark before Arras.
If successful attacks were to be
launched by tiie Germans at Ilobeen
and Mesnil. the British might he forcer!
to withdraw from Arras without hav
ing a chance to detenu their positions
there. Heavy artillery tire at both
places has been reported, and a Ic oaI
attack at Mesnil showed that the Ger
mans were capable at that point of re
suming offensive operations.
Along the lino of th?* J.ys. south
west of Ypres, on the northern front.
there lias not been any nntpble fight
ing. nor have the Germans again
sayd tli? breaking t>C t!:#- Belgian '.in1
north of Yprcs since Kins Albert".-,
men smashed a great assault on that
part of the front.
South of Albert, at Villers-l'reton
neax, there has been a continuous ar
tillery duel for the last two days, and
a German attack there may be e\.
pected soon. On the line held by th*
French from Albert south to Mont
didier and thence ea-t to the <>M hat
tie line there has ber n livelj artil
lery fight inc.
(ilCnMAV It A IDS A Hi:
iikpi i.sr.n in nitt i isii
I Bv Associated !'re.".-> '
l.u\ DON, April J'.'.? Field Marshal
11iiisr'ii report from headquarters in
Franco to-night
"Hostile raids attempted early this
morning south of the Hoininc. ia the
neighborhood of liamel and south of
L/t Hnsseo Carta!, opposite Cambrai;
were repulsed.
"Northwest of Festuhert under cover
of the bombardment reported thir.
morning, the enemy succeeded in cap
turing an advanced po;it. which had
already changed hands several time*
during the recent fighting.
"As a result of another successful
minor operation which we carried out
in the ttobecq sector. \vc advanced our
i line slightly and captured sixty-eight
prisoners. Bodies of hostile Infantry
assembled in this neighborhood were
engaged by our artillery."
rnp.\c ii nizri i,sk
n A IDS NEAU KIIEIM."
'F.\ A ? -'ji'lat"'! Pr'i: t
PARIS. April 22 ?German raids east
of the A vre Ujver and near Hheii;;
Mere r>-ptilscd last nigiit. the War Ollicc
announces.
The statement follow?:
"A German raid la>t night ca-t of
the. Avre. in the region of Thermos Ma:i
repulsed. We took prisoners. Another
German raid, east of Rheim3, gained no
greater success.
"Active artillery lighting contlnucu
at different points on the front."
mtlTISII AIM AM i:
?riiiJiu i.im:m m.h.iitlv
(lly A.->;?eciHtecJ Pr^sa. I
UONDON. April The. British ad
vanced tlieir lines slightly last night
in local operations 011 both of the priri