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C) ' THE CHATTANOOGA NEW Any Complaint on Bad Delivery of The News Phone Main 373 March 23 W. S. Stamp Day All Over Tennessee Chattanooga, 4 p.m. Washington, 5 p.m. London, 10 p.m.Paris, 10 p.m. Petrograd, 12 p.m. Tokio, 7 a.m VOL XXX. NO. 220., US. ARTILLERY SILENCES ENEMY , ONTOULSECTOR Four Different Heavy. Attacks Made on Germans With Gas Shells. BATTLE FOUGHT IN CLOUDS Boche Machines Defeated in : ; Thrilling Encounter. American Patrols Unscathed in Sharp Skirmish With the Enemy. With the American Army in France, Tuesday, March 19, (By the Aasoeiated Preat.) A German airplane, both laat night and thia morning flew over the American aector northwest of Toul and dropped rubber balls eighteen inchea in diameter filled with .liquified mustard gas. Thia is the . first time, so far as is known, that an airplane has been thue em ployed. With the American Army in France, Tuesday, March 19. By the Asso ciated Press.) American artillery on the Toul front hae heavily attacked the Germans with gas sheila during the paet day or so, it is now permitted to announce. Four different attacks were launched and from the manner in which the enemy was silenced it is' evident they had the desired effect. DuririR one period when the gas shells were flying over the enemy lines );ist night a German air plane with a red tail light appeared over the Amer ican lines and dropped a red rocket, for what purpose it Is not known. How rver, shrapnel from American anliair-, rraft batteries burst so near the Her man immediately afterward, that he was forced to fly for his own lines in h hurry. Last night the enemy ob servation towers and positions on Montsee. were shelled heavily and a Jieavy Are was directed against the enemy lines this morning. Cause Heavy Explosions. At noon today the enemy opened a lively Are on one of the American po tations with .37 milimeter guns from the ceWtery at Richecourt. The American guns of the some cnliher rame Into action and after they had Hied fifty shells the Germans inn from the position and took their guns with Ihem. The American gun then shelled the rilage of Lnhayville, where two heavy explosions, apparently of muni tion stores, were caused. The German artillery directed most rf its attention to dropping a few gas rhclls into one or two towns within the American lines and shelling a cross roads known as Death's corner during the day and night. Last night American patrols entered the German front lines at two points ,ut did not see a single enemy soldier, although they hunted some time. An other patrol remained in the enemy wire entanglements all night hoping to ambush an expected enemy pmty, but it did not appear. A third patrol party was discovered by the Germans, who hurled hand grenades and forced the Americans to withdraw. Still another established contact with an enemy pa trol and a few shots were exchanged. The Americans came through ur. m athed but it is not known whatihap I'cntd to the Germans. Irish Regiment Bombarded. Many airplanes were "up until it br :m to rain at noon. One airship from the rear of the American line drove off two boche machines after a thrill ing battle in and out of the clouds. Another Rlrpl.'ine was engaged against a German when a second Gorman Joined in the fight. A second friendly airman came up to assist, but it was too late for the airplane the Americans hoped would be victorious fell to the ground within the enemy lines. On the sector east of Luneville the Htlllcry continued active and a few American patrols have reached the em-mv line. One party encountered an enemy patrol and forced the Germans to withdraw after a sharp skirmish. A certain Irish regiment was bom barded heavily today with big shells. Imports from both the t.uncville and Toul sectors say that more German gas proipctile batteries have hern discov erer! and blown to bits by the American gunners. ' COV. DAVIS VETOES COMPENSATION BILL Ilichmond. Va.. March CO. Gov. P- is today vetoed the workmen's com pensation Mil. The veto came as an answer to the refusal of the general assembly to accede to the governor's demand ttiat the administering com mission be composed of state officers serving cx-omrto. and not of salaried men trained to the work. The gov ernor's campaign pledges Included a riomlse against creation, of new of fices. WOULD PROMOTE LINE OFFICERS BY SELECTION Washington. March I". The n.ny department is i. iking out a plan for promotion o f'fflc r by s hvtlon ra'hrr than by seniority and dl itu i.i pi str ft In a bill to I,, prfr'e.l to the house naval af fairs rymnitttee wltHn few urrordm t" Information received t.v mrmt-e-rs C the committee to !iv. Line e."Ve: of the ns v v nn are promoted b senior'.'). LATE EDITION KULTUR" IN A GERMAN PRISON CAMP lu it? : I- .a Ms, W- 0 .PREHTJERG AST. Baker Narrowly Escapes German Shell Bursts Near Auto in Which Secretary of War Is Riding. Willi flip Amrricnn Army In France. ' Tuesday, Murch 5!). (Hy flip Aspoclatod I'ruH.) While. Sec retary Baker and hJs party were returning today from tlie Ameri can front Hup trenches, a German 105-mllllmeter shell' burat alonutlie roarfxtde within forty yards of the automobile. The ocupants of the car were not Injured, nor was the car damaged. Secretary Raker remained or an hour and a half In ,& front line trench on a certain sector tinder a brisk enemy phellflrp. Vie also visited an ndvanerd listening Post nnd talked with the officers and men. TWO HOSTILE AIRPLANES BAGGED ON ITALIAN LINE Home, March 20. "West of I-nke Carda." ' today's war office repoit. "there occurred frcqtiently a harassinR fire by the opposlntr artillery. From Unke Garda to Montello there were ifcsultory artillery actions. Alonp the I'iavc exploring parties exchanged! rifle flr n.Tnss he river and a patrol en counter took pln''- Our artillery ear- j lied out effective bursts of fire against hostile position on the left bank of the river between Novcnta and Giisolera. Our Aviators set fire to two enemy cap tive balloons nt Conegllano anil t'ol Mirano. Two hostile airplanes were hiOHiirht down, one by Franch aviators at San Gifleoino dl Veglia and the ottier by Hriiish airmen on the Aslao piateau." CO-ORDINATION OF WAR WORK IS TOPIC WashliiRton. March 10 Plans for a more thorough co-ordination of war work were dtscnesed at a White House ronfennce today Ixtween Pres ident Wilson nnd the heads of six of (tie government's most Important war ngi n i-'S. The conference v a railed by the prettldent yesterday and was taken 1'V i lany as an Indication that he tn'ends to take a more peisonal di rection of war activities. The inen called by the president were Chairman Hurley, of the ship ping boaid; Food Administrator Hoover. Fuel Administrator Garfield. plre tor-General MrAdoo, Chairman Vance McCiirmick, of the war trade board, nnd Chatrm.in Mernard M. Haruch. of the war Industries board. U. S. CONSUL PREDICTS OCCUPATION OF PETROGRAD Washington. Mar. h :n.-Gfrrnan occupation l 1 'et r'grml it!nn a ek s rr'dntil by Amrinan 'm'il Trr.ll! In d"spaths roachirg tie tste dpartmeni In. daV datd March U The rp.!t c a-ne thro'ich Ambassa lor Fran cis at- ob'K'la. mmwi i& I ,,i tii - y V t ' ''If n m iJliilliliH! .CHATTANOOGA, TUNIS., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1918. 'r -m r- ffili Tho photograph abon was taken by a French; prisoner a German prison cam) at Sennelager bei Paderliern, in November, 1914. W. .). Pren dergast, on the left, brought the picture out, sewed in the lining of his cent. He is a Chicagoan, a private in the Dublin Kusiliers. He has been honorably discharged and has.returned to this country. "The two men tied to the post are British prisoners of war," said Prendergast. , "They committed no of fense whatever. They were tortured merely because they .were enemies soldiers fighting Germany. I have been tied to that very pple for forty-right hours myself. Notice the bowl on the ground in front of them. That was 'filled with soup and put there to torture the men, who had to stand forty- , eight hours without anything to eat, in hail, rain and 'show.. The wooden shoes are given all prisoners and their own shoe are taken away from them. The Germans also give. prisouersj tied-iip men "are 'wearing. The officers in the foreground are' the German camp commandant and his adjutant. This picture was taken before the 'starvation days' in Germany. I'm glad I'm not a prisoner in a German ramp now!" CONFUSE ALLIES ASTOREALPLANS Waihington, March 20. Renawal of German talk of a graat weat front of fanaiva thia apring it aicribad in of ficial ditpatchea from Switzerland to day at dua to tha dstire of tha Ger man general ttaff to confute the al liet at to Germany'a real intentiont. Norfolk Inspector Relieved of Duties Waihington, March 20. Immigra tlOn intpector W. r. morion, ai i folk, hat been relieved of hit dutiet pending an invettigation by the bu reau of immigration into the eircum ttancet aurrounoing hit row with Cuttomt Collector H. R. Hamilton laet week over the arrett of the mutinout craw of the Ruttian tteamer Omtk. The department of labor Issued tin explanatory statement today saying that Mr. Morton "Ir es'-tlve of whi.t provocation might have exlsed had displayed poor judr nient" In declining to assist Mr. Hamilton and his men In suppressing the trouble -n f Omsk. Morton too kthe position th.it he had no auhorlty to hold the t utlnous sail ors as Hamilton requested it also was explained In the department's statement that It might prove em barrassing to permit J'rton to re main in charge of his office during the ronduct of the Investigation so he was directed to i ome to Washington nnd kave Assistant Commissioner J. J. Hurley in charge. "What action shall finally be taken I with regard to the. In; lector." sas the statement., "of course, remain to be determined, as it is Impossible to Judge in advance of the receipt of a com h at fault for the unfortm.aw frlc ptete report, who is altogether or mostly at fault for the unfortunate friction which arose between the two offices at Norfolk." Seaplane Patrol Defeats Enemy Craft Iindon. March 10. "On Mai'h a Kilti.Hli seaplane patrol, flying In Hel goland bight, enc-outered t' emmv se;ip:"nea ten miles noi thcastwnrd of Hurkiiin. says an admiralty announce ment. "The enemy was engaged and om- of his machine was driven down In flames. (iur machines returned safl." TWO BRITISH FISHING VESSEJ-S SUNK IN WEEK I.r.b.n. Mar. h :l Tb a1 TcrnJJv snnciiinced todiv ft at T'te arrivals of st f.s at Prlt!"b r.r..' during lat e, k were ?.05 s-i't tie -iiinrs ;J17. To r.hmir v s-i Is mere snk durieg tlte e k. f .fit Laurels for Airman Flyer From Massachusetts Brings Down Two More German Planes. Paris. Tuesday, March II. Pn vld F. Put nam, of Brookline, Mass., member of the Iifajelte flying squadron, has Just brought down two more German airplanes. Put nam also has been "promoted to the rank of semeant In the Fiench army, lie already has the war cross with palms. This makes four machines with which Putnam la officially credited, although he brought down a ftft.J machine on a German airdrome. This was not seen by French ob servers, ami. therefore, was not of ficially credited. J- CROWDERTOCALL DRAFT MEN SOON Those Needed by Army in Tech nical Positions to Be Given Special Training. Waihinnton, March 20. Provott Marthal-General Crowdar will begin within a few deye calling for special instruction men in the draft needed by the army in technical potitiont. A gentral turvey of the educational In ttitutiont of tha country it in prog rate, it wat announced today, to deter mine what collrgee and induttrial schools will be available for their training during the tummer month. Probably nn.niO men, obtained prin cipally from class 1. will b ordered out for spccii.l training. Isl draft boards will publish widely the oppor tunity that is offered to registiants ith a, l to obtaining as many vol untary inductions Into the senlce as osslble. Warmer, Says Billy 'Possum. I don't know hnt to rhyme a" nit ther are n Jingles Stick ing out. I don't Know bow to erifv today, so 1 II .fust tl nw.ond like thin, t-rlai-i It mill fi'it be amiss; P f-ei i s tteu von bsce not s tiling to say. If nera II v f iir to iTicel. ,iti!y ccj Tuuisd. IT lift Of T o Th ntu'l.ir' r'bt and ILimda tcmsht and warm' 'K. a Si i Vii NATIVES REVOLT IN BELUCHISTAN London, March 20. Upritingt on the part of native of Beluchiitan recently retulted in fighting In which many catualtiet were inflicted, the India of fice announcet. The nativet attacked British poatt and were repuletd com pletely. Punitive meaturet are being undertaken. hTe olflclal statement follows: "The India office announced that the attitude of thn Maris In Kehichlstan, which had been unsatisfactory for sonin lime, recently c ulminated In a series of outrages. Aided In some cases by Khotrans, Ihey cut telegraph wires, fired on trains and destioed govern ment property In several localities In ihkI adjacent in their tribal area. They also organized and carried out attacks In force on our posts at Cumhax and J-'ort Munro, where they were com pletely repulsed. They suffered many casualties. "Their attitude, however. Is still rte flunt. Punitive ui' Ssuii s am being un dertaken ngalnst them. ur airplanes on two occasion recently bombed tribal concentrations with effect," Pitts Claims Alibi in Hennessee Murder Mnrganfon, V (V, March Taking the stand In his own behalf. Garfield Pitts, elder of the two brothers charged with the murder of lr. F.. A. Hennes see, h'-re today denied that he was st the Glen Alpine station at tha time the phvsiclrm was shed to death. He stated that he had gone to thn station with Aaron W iseman but that he later went bii- k to his store. He said that he hesid shots. He declared that lie had no knowledge! of tha directors' ab sence from Glen Alpine. The witness riVnlid that be or his brother. Aaron, bad fired anv shots or hsd hail anv thlng to do llli th killing of the doi tor. lie admitted, under rigid rro-eiam-Ination. that fie and llennesna had been enemies for years and that he would nt a-lmlt h"ing shot the rie. ceased If he bad been concerned In It. Telling the story of the fight five years no when bis brother wss killed b Ibnnesee, he said that he fought In s If -d -fense at the time. Acknoweldg lug that he bad lii n In many flah'a. lie said that he has slwae fought In self clc feme He i!l probably be on the stand tne rest of the -l.iy Slid will he followed by his lo ot tie r. MAN HELDORTaNSOM LIVED IN SHREVEPORT S1ile e t Sim l,i te. I Pre nolill'lni the 1. 1.. March " An A dispute h M .e.t v so - tap'uie epf Irni Aineri tv ' i.nieer brigands. ran entr-oe w ho an neve-nt V r mi. tmldinc them f"t a lansom of nf.s. as tte r.rst n I.. -.f rh! r(t rsd ef his i; vl li i.ie of 'tie e - .it l.er Ired A in1 rbans in orr tu years. r -v. v'J- v-v.v -: - :i' ?i CASUALTY LIST OF 37 NAMES IS REPORTED :. Gen. Pershing: Stales Three Americans Killed in Action on French Front One Officer, Lieut. Frederick 0. Klakringr, Slightly Wounded. Washington, March 20. Pint Lieut. Frederick O. Klakrlng It tha only offi eer appearing in today'u eatualty 1 1 st of thirty-teven name. Ha wat wounded slightly. Today's list ahowt three men were killed in action, two died of wounda, two died of accident, eight died of disease, five wounded eeverely, and teventeen wounded slightly. List in Full Follows. The Hat follows: Killed in Aotion. Corporate Russel G. Hughe. George H. Mllea, tiki ward Mitchell. Died of Wound. rrlvalea-Lloyd Pulp. Frank Proisl. Died of Accident. Privates John H. Smith, Georges William. Died of Dieeai. Sergeant Fred J. Hasshuch. CONGRESS NEEDS PRIORITY BOARD Delays in Legislation Causing Regretted Slackening of War Program. WOULD CUT OUT RED TAPE Wilion Urgci Measure Making Exeutive End of Govern ment More Flexible. (Hy lmvld liwrence.) (Copyright, tU. ky New York Evrtt- insf PMit. - Washington, Marsh 19. Every onos in 'a while thers it an oulbueet frsw torn one In oongrett whe polntt to intffioiency and delay In the esocutiva and war-making branches of the gov ernment. Through some peculiar deference on tha part of, eaecutlve olnclnls, however, Ihey deliver themselvr ; of no outbursts against the. Ini-lslatlve liiKly, which Is co-ordinately responsible wllh them for the success of tha war. For the fact is today that there ought to be an Investigation of what congress Is doing or I at her what It Is not doing. For six week President Wilson has been begging congress for legislation Hint HI enabl" him to conaolldatn bureaus, transfer division and generally make he enecutlve end of the- government a flexible lnslllu tlon. lis wants no additional aub alantlVM power, but authority to U trlbiiln and i-earianga iuch powers as ho already possesses. II" wants to tie abln to cut red tape, It was aa a result of the agitation for a. war cabinet In Jinuary that thn Overman bill " Introduced on I el.. B ami prrsuiiiably th" saifie need for effli lency In the executive branch of the government exists now as eilste.l then. Hut congress has iiHiw-d leisure ly along. Only after nearly a monlh'a discus slon Is I lie overman bill about ready Tor a, repoit to the senate. The ludUi -ary tonnnlttee met Monday, seveinl amerielmelita were aecej.ted, and It was agreed thai today tha consideration or tha nieasuie would b renewed. The bill will be repotted to the sen. sta In a day or two. The n their must bn time for debate and, of course, when the aenatn gets through tho same process rpust ensue In the house, where already speei hes like that e.f Representative ling worth, republican, of Ohio. HioValei Hist there sin break, era ahead. What Is mors Important today to tho war progiam than the housing of workmen? Hlllloii of dollnia have been appropriated lo build new plants for war purp"ses. and after the ml mltiistr.itlun ilillv-dnilieil along with out making provision for the. shelter of employes, tlie e ongress prolongs t he del iy by tei hnlcslltle of nrocribne. First the house committee on mer chant marine t,k nn the unctlm.. hel l long heat loss and reported to ttie house. Then the house n.lllllilt tee on .iiblic buildings argued that tho mi-r-ihrmt marine committee hnl no Juris diction, and the whole problem had to be Investigated anew by the ac end cejiiimlttee. Finally a lepor.t vss made and now the niessure Is on t lies bisa islen dar. where It Is tud up. The leg'i.l.. tive and eiecutlve appre.ir istb'li bill, which could have been rtV.ive.. since Its appropriations lo ..ot bee-ome ef fective until July I amwav. luis tsken up time that cioild have been given to the bill providing l...rne for work 'nen. The trouble it that thi no priority comm. its in congr, no group of men to dscide what leg islation ougbt to be patted st onto, reqardle of whsthte it it tint or lat on th cle"dr. Congest lw all thin'jt tska thsir course and tha.rmsn of commit teee whe a'e ansiou to nst their own week done to tha cluion ef Other buiniii froquently cannot bo overnddsn by any higher au thority. Instead of i r cabinet t decide what tliinrss i.'irM b ie dune fli-il at the iecunv ,o1 of the r i no ut. theie is roe I for s.mu- kuul nf '.er- Privates-John V. Addamg, Wlnton Chirk, Hugh I Glbaon, Larkin W.t Leach, Ronald Loban, Louis Mayland, Major Terrell. Wounded Severely. Corporal Otto C. Abbott. Privates Earl Morton, John C. Huntington, Lconnd Koatenaky, Feler Paulson. Wounded Slightly. First Lieutenant Fred O. Klak ring. Sergeants Louis A. Zomnn. 1 Cook ("has. J. Hoover. Corporals-Berry V. Lungslon. Cilia Q. Marshnl. Meihaiilo Leroy It. Hall. Privates Hobt. It. Heale. Tiyron Ir. tman. Clarence Flourney, Donald A. Gerard. John II. Mike Donald A. Hunt, Hobt. II. Ielh. Crumley C. McKay. Or ion K. Myers, Finest Van Do Mark, Fremont S. Wells. sift i-i-IKIglftTriBV UNTIL WAR ENDS, SAYS POPt Uoine, Tuesday, March 10. "'I'heri' will bf no consistory until the nr Is over," Pop Heiiedict said today upon hear lug thut the repoit had been published that h Intemled to call a consistory shortly. The lust consistory wus helet since the war began, hut before) Itiilv'g partlclpntnon In the con flict and at time when lh creation of a Ueinn)rt caiUlnal was possible. Now, however, despite efforta of I he Italian government to carry out the spirit aa well an (he letter of tha law guaran teeing the papal status, It la considered that th holding of a consistory might prove an embarrassment, especially aa the pontiff feela he rouat an nounce In the next consistory the cteatlon of two cardinals, one of whom Is a, t lei man ami th other an Auetrlsn. ' Neither of thcaa could every well coma to Home to mcelve the red hat nor would, IV be an easy mat ter to send thsiu lite insignia by fa pal deigatea. , ( Hege Claims Defended Honor of His Home T,elngtnn, N. ('., Man ji 10. J. Ora. Imtn Hege. a manufneturer of this place, who tale yeaterilay shot pnit killed J. F. P'-a'deilck, cashier of a Io ta! bank, declined toelny to make any further statement regarding: the hill ing than lhal of last night. In which he said bo killed lieadellck In ejofenso of the honor of hla horns. Although a dte for thn preliminary hearing has not hncn se t. preparations) si liclng made Tor osecutlon of the) c ase. Friends of I leade i n il are sale! to lie making sn . effort to sei ure tha services of Msvor hamliel (1. Helskell, or Knoxvllle. Tenn . lawyer, and first cousin of the dead man. to assist In the imiseciitlnn. It la understood that runner liov. It. It. lilenn. of NVInaton. Halem, uncle of iH-aderlck. will ha ealle-d In consultation. Tho prelim. lunry hearing will be field arter inn bin lal of lieaderlck. wblch will eiiner be In Ark. Knoiville, Tenn., or Mariana Provides Acquisition Of Telephone Systems Washington. March II. Itepie sentntlvei llllllaid. of t'olorudo, to cliiv Introduced a bill In the house to empower the government to ac lUlin bv eminent domain In th for in tiT leases tho telephone ami teleginpll icllllies of the counto. Mr. Illllisnl said there was x tiuvagsut waste of cominunlcst lug fiicllltlrs under the competitive svstein and declared "the govern ment has ignoied its duty In this matter long enough." log council si the legislative end of Pennsylvar.ls avenue. There Is tanl lug ami railing when anything get lied up five and sn week, at the war de-partnic-nt. but when congress takes months to do things there U no recip rocal cinliism from the tvrrutl" branch of the government. Yet the delsjs In leuirn-s are doing a grt ,.-nl lo sl.n ken lip our war l'rovl.ii. Congr Not AH at Fault. No- .ill the fiult Is with congress, bi.wevii. l-ick of ro-operatlon from thn eve. utlve depar t int-nt often tenets ti.wait ililvtorv tsi llcs til both senate and In. use. The house committee on milit.iev afT.urs. for Instance, reported Ihr s i . alb- I '"e! u.Jt bill, enabling the war" i f.u tioeiit to draft as many ni-n hh It chooses out of class t. but the "ion which has be.-n developed Inward that imasuie bos been due to some ruierit to a lack of frsnknesa In lis. h.-ii f what aie the purposes In tent, d I v the bill. Just as senntois are suspecting that President Wilson wants to do mors) with the Overman bl.ll than at first D p.art on the surface. Just so are mem. hers of Vf housfl apprehensive that purposes other than tho- specified are intended by the so-ca!iea cproisv pin. But whsthtr the tuspicione ithtr cae well founded. art in th tin Inst iut now re- k. i. - l dalsw in iur war program eon b charged more i tongrt thsn to any other factor in h ttution. S h thinga ought to b rmmbred latee e wnen eo" jrmr and aenatore rnnocsntly plm that they granted th estcutive all the powsr nxary to maka war. but tht th acutive. by abuse or d.tut, w dtreiect in hit duty.