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THE WASHINGTON TIMES; SUNDAY, 'mARCBT SlZ' 1918. '
Battfe Breaks Out Afresh, Haig Reports, But Enemy Is Repulsed With lories
GERMANS HALTED
TEN MILES EAST OF
RAILROAD CENTER
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the viBei)6wnn. Heavy aHmter'attacks by the Brit
ish arc3BS.:Sni here and also at Mezieres, which the
GermSaS5cWB3e2 in occupying late. Friday. .
iSJWrefioa ofcBoay and Boyelles the Germans were
repulewJfceyy casualties and the loss of a consider''
able Hm3JeeEruiKI r
V GERWXNSNOW DIGGING TN. '
Intheliorthf the Germans having failed in their at
tempt to driVe aa opening wedge into the British line are
everywhere, digging; themselves in, in preparation for a'
coontttJcparently the enemy has, for the pres
eet, given uj'h6pe-4f taking Albert. Military experts be
lieve the next drr?e in the northern sector will be made
along the Somme.nver, m an effort to form a claw for the!
pincers- movteaon Amiens.
iWonly cEXge ia the Arras sector yesterday was
at Arfcnr. where stnxur enemy patrols penetrated the
British outpost line and forced a slight withdrawal.
FRONT EXTENDS 55 MILES.
The front-now extends approximately fifty-five miles,
the Freach occupying the line from Craonne to few miles
couth of the Somme. The heavy rams are slowing up en
emy attacks; but affording him an opportunity to cdnsoli
date hitf lines.. . . . .
Despatches from the front indicate that the German
offensive has not yeCspenl its
days more of intense fighting
Although military officials refuse to verify it, the re
port gains .credence, that the British reserves are of suffi
cient strength to sweep back
definitely learned that-the offensive has been stopped.
These reserves, it is understood, will not be used for
defensive work except in case
ently there is no disposition to
PRENCH USE
Correspondents from the
the Freach are using a small
the fighting around Mbntdidier, but Jthat the bulk of the
mobile force is being held for powerful offensive blows at
the opportune moment
Premier Lloyd. George
Its opening stages.
The part that the American troops will play in the
general counter offensive is still a matter of conjecture. It
k considered probable that the
the relief, of the French, forces
burg is reported to have, massed a large number of troops.
However, it is possible that they may be used at the strategic
points 6c the western end of the southern salient, where
the crown-prince has made his greatest advances. Military
men declare that the German line must be straightened in
this sector of the crown prince's army, or will be open to
destructive flankonovements.
LONDON, March 3tl.
Berlin's official 'outgivings, show clearly that this is the criti
cal stage of the drive, that the next forty-eight hours prob
ably wjilbring a decision.
Meahwrnle're'ports are coming through from Germany
jfrith growing frequency of an impending new powerful
blow on some ojner vital part of the Armageddon front.
Verdun is mentioned most prominently. Von Gallwitz,
Germany's most noted artillery
accumulated a staggering array of guns, especially heavy
pieces on that front.
WOULD START PENDULUM BATTLE.
.. There have been many other indications in the last
few days pointing to a German plan to attract all available
allied reserves to the Somme-Oise battlefield in order to
strike at some distant point and thus usher in a pendulum
battle, forcing the allies, if he can, into a continual shifting
of reserves.
But the Versailles council is known to have dealt with
this old war ruse beforehand. Wherever trie German may
strike, confidence here and in Paris is unshakable that he
will not break through, though at a terrible blood price he
rriay bend the line.
The weather in the Picardy zone continues bad.
' W BRITISH CAVALRY EEFECTTVE.
British cavalry is mentioned by Haig today as a pow
erfully effective fighting arm in, the last week's combats.
Both mounted and dismounted they showed "great gal
lantry," rfipjttsing the enemy with heavy loss after numer
ous engagements-.
u As in all previous campaigns the Germans in the pres
et drive included certain, "psychological" aims in their ob-
force, and that four or five
may be expected.
the German lino when it if
of dire necessity. Appar
use them at present
RESERVES.
southern section declare that
number jof their reserves in
declares the battle is only in
Americans may be sent to
at Verdun, where Hinden
Every front dispatch and even
general, is known to have
Troops
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Pinicky as-it may appear,
about the,s"cene which overtops.thes.e lines. Instead- of .pulling the
Arks on-a little liquid refreshments, -as they appear to Toe 'doing,
the Tommies ofthe group- are corking up some potential new caau-
Day by-Kay
March 21 The Germans-began
their, longJexpected west-front,
offensive. Berllniclelmed',to,have
penetrated portions of the,Brltlah
positions between"'Cam'bral and '
Lafere. London-' admitted-some ,
ground vu lost, bu't'emphaalied
th enemy's heavriloa. -
March '22-Hlndenburf . eon-
tlnuod to pifih forward at som
points, -while ,the Brltlib counter
attacked and. took Doipnei. debt
miles east and north of Bapaura,.
on the Bapaume-Cambral high
way. 'Halt announced the Ger
mans threw frty dlrlslons (80,
000 ron)-lnto the battle on the
first day, and asserted the enemy
losses were terrific
March 23 The enemy adranced
to Roupy, north of the Somme,
about four miles southwest of St.
Quentin,'and Jussy, south of the
Somme, about seven miles west of
the former line. The Germans
claimed to have taken 25,000
prisoners. 400 cannon anilOO ma
chine suns.
March 24 The offensive gath
ered momentum and swept for
iects. The principal one was
tual antagonism between the
which object they centered the chief blow upon the Franco
British junction, at which they are still hammering away.
, FRENCH ALERTNESS PRAISED.
The British press today is full of enthusiastic praise
for the alertness with which
Only now the magnitude of
it is becoming clear for the
nine days of 'the battle the
thirty-five miles which were
offensive started.
King Victor Emmanuel,
of congratulation to General
dence in allied ultimate victory.
SHELLS FALL LIKE
STONES IN PUDDLE
By WILLIAM PHILIP. SIMMS.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES' IN FRANCE, March 31.
German guns are grumbling angrilyin the region of Arras, where
five Bavarian divisions Thursday broke themselves against the stone
wall of the British.
Every indication points to further fighting there. The Bavar
ian casualties are known to have been high, prisoners admitting
whole companies were blown to tatters.
GERMANS IN THE OPEN.
Furthermore, through the deep valley of the Scarpe and along
the smoke-filled hills on-both sides of the-river, swarming enemy
troops can be seen with,the naked eye; A
Likewise,, batteries of German
the open. British guns smashed
a mud puddle.
The rain along'the-battlfitfront
Fusing Shells
EritislCOffieial
there is nothing festive or jocular-
Story of -the W
ward 'to adepth-of -fifteen' mlles.--Fftrone.
.Ham. and .Bethencpurt..
. fell. ,BerlIn claimed. 30,000 .pris
oners and 600 cannon. The Gr
" mans had 'now retaken' about a
.third of the territory they-lost' la
the spring ot 1017. - "
March 23 Bapsnime, -Nests,
Gulscard, and Chauny were lost -by
the Franco-British. The -hear.
lest fighting had shifted south, of
the Somme. where the "enemy
pushed forward an additional five
miles. This marked the first ap
pearance of i the French In: . the
major flgbttng. and announce
ment was that American engi
neer regiments were engaged.
Berlin sow claimed a total. of
49,000 prisoners. The Germans
continued to lose men at a stag
gering rate.
March 20 Roye, Noyon, and
IAhons fell. The Germans made
their greatest effort to date
north of the Somme. and pushed
forward- to the outskirts of Al
bert, making a total advance of
fourteen 'miles ln that region.
Berlin announced that cannon
to create confusion and mu
French and British armies for
France sprang to Britain's aid.
that aid and the timeliness of
map shows that in the first
French have taken over fully
held by the British when the.
of Italy, has sent 4a telegram
Foch, expressing his confi
field guns are .well forward in
into'these like small boys stoning
continue. '
for Big British
Photograph.
al ties -for their. German opponents.
.trench mortar shells for immediate use. The picture waa taken close
up, to He front-line trenches. The suit cases .you see stacked, about
'are carrying cases for the projectiles.
captured totaled-863,-ibeiIdee .100 '
..tanks..The.-German,loses so far
were unofficially estimated at
' 400.000.- "
, March .27 Albert was captured,
buOrlth its (.fall ithe: German
westward advance from that place
north was practically stopped. Xhs
, offensive began' to to. show signs
of exhaustion. 'The British made
,- successful counter attacks be
tween the Somme and the Ancre. '
South of the ) Somme, however,
Rosleres was Invested.' At that
point the Germans had advanced
about twenty-six miles from their
original battle line.
March 28. The German crown
prince's army took .Montdldler.
about thirty-five miles west of La
Fere. This practically marked
the high tide of the offensive, as
the enemy's efforts to punh far
ther westward at this extreme
point have in the main been frus
trated. The enemy extended the
battle front northward beyond the
Scarpa and entered advanced Brit
ish positions east of Arras. Halg's
men held firmly elsewhere. The
French counter attack between
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TILL WAR IS
Pltns for pattin? capital and
labor on a. war basis nave been com
pleted and laid before Secretary of
Labor Wilson, it is officially an
nounced. Worker and employers, agree to
bury the hatchet in common cause
until the -war is -won, strikes are
rendered virtually Impossible.
Creation of a National War Labor
Board is recommended. It will sit
In Washington until peace Is declared
to hear and adjust disputes along
principles accompanying the recom
mendations. Working through local
boards, to.be appointed by it, the cen
tral body will attempt to bring to
gether conflicting parties when all
other conciliation efforts have failed,
night to Organize.
Chief among principles outlined Is
recognition of the right of labor to
organize. In deliberations of the
tribunal during any dispute, however. 1
present conditions regarding "open"
and "closed" shops shall be main
tained. If the "sincere and determined" ef
fort of the national board falls to
bring about a voluntary settlement,
and members of the board are un
able to reach a decision, an umpire
selected by the board finally shall de
cide the controversy.
Further, the principles governing
workers ana employes during the
war provide that employers aha.ll not
discharge any- employe for union af
filiations or activities, nor, on the
other hand, shall workers coerce
their fellow workmen Into Joining
their organizations.
Women displacing men in industry
must receive tne vame compensation
as the men and they shall not be al
lotted tasks disproportionate to their
strength.
The basic eight-hour day Is recog
nlzedMn all cases required by the ex
isting law. but In -all ether cases.
LABOR AND CAPITA
BY
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Mortars
In other words, they are fusing
Battle
Noyon and lyesiggny, retaking the
Tillages of 'Mesnll, St. George,
Courtamanche, and AssainvlllersT
General Pershing conferred with
General Foch at the front, placing
the entire American expeditionary
force at Foch's disposal.
. March 29. Hlndenburg's at
tack continued to slow up.-osten-slbly
hindered by the heavy rain
which fell during the night. The
allies gained some ground south
of the Somme, but the Germans
pnshed' forward slightly toward
Amiens. Foch's appointment as
generalissimo of all the allied
armies was . aeml-offlciaUy an
nounced. March 30. The Germans began
to dig themselves In at various
points along the battle front. The
attack extended northward, again,
this time to the ylclnlty'of Loos.
The heaviest flgh'tlng was In the
region of Montdldler, where the
enemy .was attacking savagely on
a twenty-four mile front, from
Moreull southward to Montdldler
and eastward 'to a point beyond
Lasslgny.
however,, the question of hpurs shall
be settled, with "due -regard for the
workers." In fixing hours, however,
the existing customs of the locality
concerned shall be observed. This
same rule holds regarding -wages and
conditions of'labor.
L;
Officials today 'refused to comment
on a rumor which gained circulation
that Secretary of War Baker will re
main In-Europe as personal represen
tative of the President In the war
conferences.
Reports to the effect that Major
General Qoethals woald be made ac
tual or acting Secretary of War were
generally characterized as unlikely.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ARCHITECT IS DEAD
Paul J. Pels, architect of the Li
brary of Congress, seventy-seven
years old. Is dead at his home today,
Mil F street northwest, after an
Illness of several months. Funeral
arrangements will be announced to
morrow. Born In Seltendorf. Silesia, Ger
many, he studied at the College of St.
Elizabeth and the College of the
Holy Spirit, Breslau, Germany, butj
did not m-aduate, coming to this I
country In 1831. the elder Pels-being
one of the political refugees com
pelled to leave Germany at that time.
Mr. Pels studied architecture In
New Tork under Detlef Llenau. Be
sides the Library of Congress, his
notable work Includes the academic
building of Georgetown University,
the Army and Xavy Hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark., and the Hotel Cham
berlln at Old Point Comfort. Va. He
also prepared plans for a number of
lighthouses along the Atlantic eesst.
FFICIA
MUM
ON REPORT BAKER
WILLTAYA AD
HAN BULLET
GIVES HER ESTATE
OF $1,00,000,000
(Continued from First Page.)
Congress now who will take this la
hand."
Lady Banff charges that she is the
victim of a conspiracy sad-declares
that "I refuse to be blackmailed."
"Those children are mine. It is
true they were posthumous, but noose
dares charge they are- other than
those of my husband and myself,"
she said. "Just before my husband's
death I confided the secret to him
and before they' were bore I told sev
eral friends of my condition.
"Of course, X was surprised that
there were two of them. The first
naturally succeeds to his father's
title, lie was born In tne peerare. a
belted earl. Today he is little Lord
Banff. .The second, whose birth was
three hours and ten minutes after the
first, is a -viscount. They are subjects
of England, not of this country.
DeVt Ltkt) Itoettra. -
"I had no physician present -for tie
reason that I A not approve of phy
sicians and will not go to nosguais,
which, are maintained for the poor and
helpless. I had a midwife. She w,as
a good one. I gave her name to a
detectives sent by the health officer,
but I did not remember .her address.
He claimed she war sot registered
with the District government. That is
of no concern, to me, ,
"The birth of "my children was
matter which interested ma alone. I
shall permit no -one to cast a slur at
either of tnem.
"It waa not necessary for me to
have a child, to secure the vast for
tune of more than iioo.ww.oou tnat is
awaiting ma. today, it I went to Eng
land and asked for it. Hsd. such a
thine- been necessary Z couia not'
have secured a baby from as Institu
tion. Their rules and regulations
would not permit of it.
"The absurdity of the thing is ap
parent whenjthe fact is known that I.
had two bova Instead of only one.
Surely I would not .have adopted two
of them during-these-war time, when
one is expensive enougn 10 ieii say
widow's strength.
"Several years' before my husband's
death he made his will. To me he
left lis entire estate and all the dig
nities that would come to the family
of Banff. Bad I had no children I
could., hare claimed the estate Just
the same." -
The. oldest son. Lady Banff says,
she is keeplng"with her in Washing
ton, whUe the youngest Is with a
kinsman In a Southern State.
The present unsettled conditions is
this country and in Europe wfll no
doubt delay for several months Lady
Banff's proposed trip to -Scotland.
She is withholding the filing of her
husband's will until she can take it
In person to the proper English au
thorities. If while on the voyage a
submarine sinks the vessel on jrhlch
she Is traveling, she says she wants
the will to go down with her.
The, late Lord Cecil Spring- Bice,
former British ambassador here.
Lady Banff says, she and her hus
band counted their friend. He was
one of the few -Englishmen who have
been in this country whose standing
In the peerage has been high enough
to officially receive "her husband, she
asserts.
Visited In Xaglaad.
While on a visit to England some
years ago, Lady Banff and per hus
band were received by the peers and
shown favors at court, she .says. . Of
the eighty-six lords of Scotland, her
ladyship says that her husband rank
ed highest.
She expects on her return to be ac
corded all the honors and dignities
due one of her; position in the peer
age. She has already mapped out
her program, both for the. education
uu umuiu. vt uvi htrv auus wuu iur
her own personal activities.
"Since the tenth century the family
line had not been broken until I married
Lord Banff," she said. "On our visits
to Scotland and England I was received
by members of the family as one of
their own kind, and on many occasions
the remark was made, why. Lord Banff,
we did not know there were such won
derful women in America.' His Invari
able reply was: Hhey haven't. I cot
tne only one ox tne una over there." "
Lord Banff, known to Washington aa
Robert W. P. Ogilvie. practiced law In
this city a number of years. Lady
Banff resides at 2413 Pennsylvania
avenue nortawest.
LATIN AMERICA URGED
. TO JOIN WITH AI1IES
LONTDOX, March 31. Aa appeal to
South American countries to throw
their allegiance to the allies has been,
made by Viscount Bryce and Viscount
Northellffe.
"Latin America seems out of the
danger zone today, bat the defeat of
France and tne Briusa empire wonia
be followed by an attack on South
America," said Lord Northellffe.
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The Host Rev. Cosmo. Cordon Lasig,
archbfshop of York and primate of
England, delivered the Easter sermon
In Bethlehem Chapel, Cathedral of
St Peter and SC Paul, at the com
munion service? at 11 o'clock: this
morning, ". .
The archbishop w "welcomed by
the Rev. Alfred Hardfag. bishop of
Washington, who conducted- the serv
ices, assisted by the Rev. O. F. C
Sratenahl, dean of the cathedra, and
canon w. I Devrles. The -archbishop
was attended by his private chaplain,
the Ber. F. A. Iremonger.
An unusually large congregation
filled the chapel at St. Albans, which
was decorated with Easter Sowers,
and a special musical program was
rendered.
The archbishop will preach this
evening at S o'clock, at the Canrcfc
of the Epiphany.
The archbishop arrived in wssn
Ington late yesterday from New York
and was met at Cnlon Station by
Major C Stuart, of the British army,
and Colvllle Barctey, representing
Lord Reading, head of the British
high commission, and Canons Russell
anj Meyer, fie was taken at once
to the residence of Bishop Harding,
where he wilt be the guest of the
bishop until tomorrow, when he will
go to- the British embassy to be the
guest of Lord Reading for two days.
He will leave for Baltimore Wednes
day. Accompanied by Lord Reading, the
archbishop will visit Mt- Vernon and
the tomb of "Washington tomorrow.
Bishop Harding and the churchmen,
of Washington have arranged a re
ception In honor of thevlsltlng prel
ate. at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
from 9 to 11 0,'clock tomorrow night;
and probably on Tuesday Lord Read
ing will present the archlblshop te
President Wilson.
WILL PROSECUTE EX-KING,
ROME. March '31-Reports reachlnar
here from Athens declare that a Court-
martial has ordered criminal prosecu
tion of former King Constaatlne.
TURKEY TO POLICE CRIMEA.
LONTXW. March 31 Dispatches
from Turkey via Copenhagen report
that Turkey is preparing a pollctic
expedition into Crimea.
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