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. 1 nrnnnrr pnnr a nnnn We Give AH the News as Fast as Furnished by Associated Press. Don't For&et fOur Allies Need Wheat. SAVE ! - JL Chattanooga, 4 p.m. Washington, 5 p.m. London, 10 p.m.-rParis, 10 p.m. Petfograd, 12 p.m. ToMo, 7 a.m. VOL. XXX. NO. 229 . LATE EDITION CI I A ITA M M Mi A, T!'MV, SATURDAY EVKNINU, iVLAHCll 30, 1918. . PRICE: THREE CENTS ffiS. ': GERMAN AD E-STOPPED French Check Onward Rush; Berlin Claims Capture of Beaiicouft, AN OOGANEWS, r JEN DIVISIONS I USED IN EFFORT TO SEIZE ARRAS J Enormous 'Price in Casualties k. Paid by Germans Unavailing- ' ly in Vicious Pressure. i " BRITISH WAVER SLIGHTLY Between Fampoux and Bois I leux South the Scarpe Roeux Stage of Tense Conflict, in Which Allies Are Forced ' to Withdraw. British Army Headquarters in France, March 30. (By the Asso- ciated Press.) A spectacular British maneuver at Roeux after its .capture by the Germans on 'i Thursday became known today. When the place was enveloped the l body of defending troops was cut off and clung tenaciously to ine village in the face of bitter punish ment. Under cover of darkness on Thursday night these gallant men were successfully withdrawn through a gap forced in the Ger man line. The fact that the Germans, ac cording to the report, are en trenching along the Thiepval La " Bcri.ell. line is pointed to as a trib 1 ute to the magnificent defense '' which the British maintained at this important gateway to the f 'West. 1 There has been another display u.t ho British tlet i iwinatiflrr wr this quarter. The correspondent knows of one large body of troops who dug themselves in along the vital sector in question' and an nounced that whatever happened to the rest of the British line, they were going to stick until they were either victorious or the last man was dead. They are still stick ing, and from their past achieve ments it is safe to say they will yynfciiiMtj 'kw kik. y I k The situation today from the entente viewpoint is reported r.vire satisfactory. Along the Bri ish section of the battle front last night was comparatively quiwt. At one point the attacking troops were held up by the ma chine gun fire, but other forces pressed on doggedly. The Ger mans, however, opposed with too great strength and were too well protected, and the British were forced to abandon the effort after a hard struggle, during which twenty-five Germans' were taken prisoner in hand-to-hand fighting. The loss of those positions does not alter the situation materially, and the British hold on the Luce valley is considered satisfactory. . AFTER LONG MARCH. One British' division marched from 9 o'clock one evening until 4 o'clock the next afternoon and then flung itself into the battle line, where it fought and killed and dug in until its position was assured. Then these soldiers threw themselves down where they etood and slept with their heads pillowed upon their haver sacks. There are other instance even more spectacular which may not be mentioned, but it is un necessary to amplify, as Amer ica already knows the temper of her British allies and knows that the British will take a lot of beat ing before they give in. British Army Headquarters in France. Friday, March 29. (By the Associated Press.) The German attempt to force the British back along the Scarpe and capture Ar ras cost them an 'enormous price in casualties, although they used ten divisions. North of the river, the British held to their positions and wavered but slightly before the enemy onslaught. South of the river, however, the British re tired slightly between Fampoux ana Boisleux. There wns hard flchtinp on both sides of the Scarrr. To the north the most desperate conflict wns striped , Hhont Koeux. The Hermans sucreeded in forcing the British to withdraw Jrom this plaee. North of HaTrelle. the enemy tried to push the Prttlsh back on l?ailloul. but were repulsed by with ering guntire. South of the river the most bitter fighting was ntw-iiit Tele graph hill, which changed bands sev eral times. Tanks Important Work. ft. low the Snmme. Hrltlsh anili ry I h. n a irn rlotnc marvelous worn in c t- , tine" the heavy f irs hack during the ,ih.i.i ,.i i in l atterv of heavies : was cut off an.,lost for three dive. Al thouih often surrenr.ded the men worked their way out to the British 11m with ll the guns. On Hub rroiind near AH-ert th re are flve mac bine gunners are cut on six hundred yards in front ef their on ir.f.ihtry but who still are d'-lnn cre.it rxecutn amorg tbe eneniv. T.mW alsrt hye ten doing a sm.ill .nt !r-prtant work. Tr.ev h.ne ten tnvdmu' tn ::r. st mmlr g t.'.e ad-Miret- and mak.rt oiionere Defeat Red Guards Finnish Government Forces Capture 10,000 Rebels, Says Report. London, March 30. Finnish red guard have been defeated at Tam merfors, north of Helslngfors, by the government forces, according to a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. The rebels are said to have lost 10,000 prisoners and . twenty-one guns. BRITISH HELD LINES IN MAGNIFICENT FASHION Infantry Held (fit Superior Forces Until Guns Were Taken to Safety. London, March 30. The British line held magnificently throughout Friday, according to Reutsr's lim ited correspondent at British head quarters in France. "At one point only," says the cor respondent, "where the Germans got across the river in force about erisy and attacking the troops in the Proyar-Mericourt neighborhood in the rear, have fa Men back, but that retirement was gallantly done. Our men were taken in the rear be fore they knew it. "As there were guns to be got away both infantry and gunners faced around and tor a while some of our field artillery was firing with open sights into the enemy. Then infantry charged and succeeded in driving the superior forces of the enemy back to river bank, holding them there until the guns got away. This section of the line then swung back to new positions run ning by Hamel and Lamotte." ENGLISH COLUMN ADVANCES 83 MILES i-.u8 March .B0.-Tt Uritlsh rrrf- umn vvnicn recently won a winning victory on the front along the Euphra tes river, in Mesopotamia, putting out of nctiort the entire TurklHh force in the' Hit. area, 1ms advanced to a point eighty-three miles beyond Hit, the war otHce nnnnuncFH. The number of pris oners h;w been Increased to 5,000. The stiitcnicnt follows: "Our troops pursued the remnants of 'ho Turkish force, which was de feated near Khan-IttiKhdadi, and at, iitdilny on Thursday had advanced beyond Annh. eighty-three miles northwest of Hit. Full particulars of tn; captures have not yet been re ceived, but they are of great Impor tance, l-nrge depots at Haditnh and Anah have fallen into our hands, con taining quantities of Ammunition, mine throwers, guns, etc. The num bei1 of prisoners 1ms been Increased to B.0O0." ALLEGED PRO-GERMANS FORCED TO KISS FLAG Coshocton, 0 March 30. A mob of between 500 and 600 persons late last night and early this morning visited sixteen homes in this city and forced between twenty-five and thirty alleged pro-Germans to kiss the Stars and Stripes and say "To hell with the kaiser." The mob marched through the streets four abreast with about thirty auto mobiles In the lend. At the home of Frank Hrrgar, Mrs. Oregar held the mob off for some time with a revolver. The mnh finally se cured her husband and took them to the courthouse stips where they were forced to kiss tbe flag and repeat the oath. Citizens of Coshocton have been aroused for several weeks over reports that Hermans of the county were hold ing many secret meetings In Coshocton and south of the city. Members of the mob before breaking up this morning, announced other al leged pio-flermnn homes would be vis ited Monday niebt. That sector of the long battle front - i. . v, ,nr,n r.f Tlllllk' kUW-lk Ik.' ill'" ......... ......v coniii u Tbe Hermans, following up their smail gains of yesterday In their I northwestern drive townrd Amiens. : were pressing the attni k vigorously. They were meeting with the most ob I sflnate resistance on the part of the j British defenders, however, and intent renotts state there bad been little I change In the situation since last night despite the hfrd fighting. On the ex ! treme north the enemy had deslsied for the moment from their assault ngalnst Arras, but there are Indication tnilt tnoy are oniy wRiiins- i"r irkh 'troops before renewing tneir onr. Allied Lints Strengthened. The Itritish lines have been strrngih- ' fr.nl rapidly In every quarter along the on' rrl!f a,mr;Tr t?m?sn T play of d terrnination n-d optimism. I In the vi- Inlty of Albert the Hermans J today were repotted in be dipping j I themselves In along the line from Thupvol to Hols. 11 for a brief space the tides of ron- flirt haye s'aekened. Put any moment they m.iv set In aga.n. When the Hr- man have brought forward their ar- tlllery aed overhauled their ght.rg Tin -chine ttie slrucir!" undoubtedly "111 b iene d. perhaps m it h gre ater frity thiin lerore. YfSterdav aftornonn the eremy Iad a n ill iiers south 'f tr I. lire rlur, on the HrltKh risht fnnV. Strfng Hrrian for'-.". attarVInc there, cup tore! Meier arnt lo M.nsoii Mlanrhe. north of tiat village Tbf Krlt'.kt i'-inediMtelv e.rknir.ed a roiin ter -t :.-1 k srd pu d 'r.,i4 d'ter a.mei. hi..n.t the nyi'.rs. Derive Hopes From Hun Defeat at Arras , London. March SO. Hopes that ' the German rush has been checked defln'.'ely have been raised by the defeat which the enemy has suf fered In his first attempt to cap ture Arras. However, It Is real ized there Is still a great menace In tho situation south of the Somme, and that the fate of Amiens hangs in the balance. Further attacks are looked for. AS SPYPENALTY Amendment to Penalize Use of Invisible Ink Favored. Report Monday. Washington, March' 30. The death penalty for many acta of espionage will be proposed in leg islation to be brought before con gress, Senator Overman, of North Carolina, active head of the senate judiciary 'committee, said today after hearing testimony of several government agents in charge of antispy work. The subcommittee also approved an amendment to the espionage law pe nalizing "attempts" to obstruct tho selective draft law as well as actual obstruction. Confidential testimony regarding en emy espionage and propaganda and Industrial Workers of the World activ ities was given to the subcommittee today. According to Senator Over man the government agents said that j the activities of spies are widespread throughout the country. Although the government is taking Arm steps to stop their operations, Its control of the situation. It was said, Is "not yet all that could be desired." Of Seditious Character. Letters many In Invisible ink pic tures and other documents seised by tha federal ameer wre submitted to the committee and Recording to com mittee members were of a most sedi tious and hostile character. The sub committee today approved an amend ment to penalize use of Invisible ink in correspondence and providing for seizure by the mail censors of mall matter believed to be of seditious ori gin. I'rglng extension of the espionage. act to attempts to obstruct the draft law department of Justice agents told the committee that indicted persons have escaped conviction because It was shown their attempts were not suc cessful. The senate committee plans next Monday to report and nsk Immediate passage of the legislation proposed. TWO REPORTED RILLED IN ACTION; SEVEN WOUNDED Gen. Pershing's Casualty List Includes List of Tus cania Victims. Washington, March 30. Today's casualty list contains fifty names, twenty-five of them soldiers lost in the sinking of the Tuscania. These were reported as missing at sea, but have been positively identified by finger prints taken from the bodies. The list Is divided as follows: Killed In action, 2; died of wounds, 4; died j of disease, li; died of accident, 2; died cause unknown, 1; wounded slightly, 7; previously reported miss ing at sea, now reported dead, 25. The only officer named In today's list was Lieut. Howard II. Davis, who was slightly wounded. Uenjamin Odnhnsky, Karl Osklns. Charles Phillips. Nathan W. Warner. Died of Accident Privates John W. Roberts, Wesley K. Staples. Died of Cause Unknown Private Willie Ijings'nn. Wounded Slightly T.leut. Howard II. Dnvlv Cooks Kthvr Johnson, l.ough Justlee; Privates Joseph ('. Sbehan. i.Ifimes It. Christian, ltlchnrd I Major, , . ... Kdward W. Mannlx. Died nt Sea (Tiiseunla ) Pi lvat fjeurge A. Altwien, Verner C. Mrnn lsnd, Joe Cochran. Leonard H, J)eth man, llosendo Diaz. Klton K Kdnmnd son, Horenclo Krias, Kdward C. IVy- rer. Sixfoil More. (in.Klnlilpe fiarza, Kdward ". Hrahamer, f rank Kossseth, Joseph 'Martin, Hoy Munraster. IWn V. Owens. Clarence Paul. Alexandria. j.: Cook Clyde C. Pelley; Privates Juan A. Teres. Ondls Powell. Clrllo Rodriguez. Ktrhanl S tiulze, Arthur Strnarh. Patrick H. White. Paul A. William. Jose Ybarra. TIMBER LANDS SOLD Heirs of Jay Oould'Dispose of J Louisiana Tract, I Monroe. Iji . March J1. A drst h , Just been rntisumrnnted in Nw York city he,ehy the f.elr of the Isle ;Ja 'ioulft have sol. I to the i"oreif l-nml-er .ompar.y anl aili l concern heledl y J. H. White, of Kanss 'lv. Mo., approximately l'i2.0(0 aer ef virain long baf pm flintier lnd In Ii"i.inna, IrixoUinic a ritiid rat ion of more than $9,ffXV i. .idirg to annouii' einert here toils y fv Id i r y llernitei .. local attorney, win nego tiated the sale. Th lands effer te. are locate;! in errx.n. RapPtes and V n parishes. i Ixcjisisr This was ! i-'ared to 'e f.ne f-f the lrr-t sni.Tt-. c.a t.u.lci iauj ljai.sa.Ll.uba ua record. EFFORTS TO TAKE DEMUIN.S0UTH0F S0MME,R0K)EN British Take Prisoners in Counter-Attacks, but Retire ... at Mezieres. CAVALRY IN GALLANT PLAY Newly Captured : Town North of Montdidier. Lies Now Apex of Salient Driven by Germans in Approach to Amiens. London, March 30. The Ger mans, attacking yesterday at De mum and Meiteres, presssd back the British from Mexieres, the war office announoee. ' . The enemy's attempts to capture Demuin broke down after sharp fighting which lasted throughout the afternoon. ' Meslcrea, captured by tbe Germans, Is In the sector south of the rJomino, where tha principal gains of tha Ger mans in the last lew days have been made. It Is ten miles north of Mont didier. , Tho official statement follows: "North of the Somme only local ac tions have taken place. South of the Somme the enemy's attacks yesterday at Demuin and Mexlcrea succeeded In pressing back our troops from the Int ter vllluge.. We secured a number of prisoners In our counter-attacks. At Demuin all the enemy's attempts to capture the village broke down after sharp fighting which lasted through out the afternoon. '". "During tbe put V.-'eekour .cjjj'alrjr has fought with great ganunti'. both mounted and dismounted, and repulsed the enemy, indicting heavy losses on him In numerous engagements." Converging Movement. London, March SO. Tbe heavy con tinued pressure of the enemy's con verging movement has brought tho Hermans to within about twelve miles of Amiens. Tho British lino is now west of Mamilcave and Demin, but despite, this the hltuiitloli is still re garded as bopwful. While the enemy advance has not yut been arrested, it certainly has been greatly retarded. The explanation fur the movement on Arrss, according to French critics, Is thaV.tlin Hermans felt that the shape of the salient driven Into the British line exposed them to flank counter lit tacka and they extended their oflen slvo toward Arms. However, although tha enemy achieved some local suc cesses, Including tho rapture of a Brit ish battalion, which fought courage ously until surrounded, tho attempt to capture Arrss failed. French military authorities feel very hopeful over their success In baffling the enemy design to draw down the valley of the Olse, and declare that the Herman attempt to break through lit the Junction of tho British and French armies In tho Montdidier region also wss u failure. Tho French clslm that the Hermans took Montdidier too late to profit by the move irwd thBt the French now have forces in this region strong enough to meet all eventualities. Rcvenle Tax Returns Extended One Day Commissioner of Internal Revenue Roper has extended the time In mnk" Income tax returns to Include April t. In carrying out these Instruction K. M. Craig will accommodate the pub lic by carrying bis force of deputies at tbe revenue office, Custom House, until midnight of the first. SAME PAY FOR WOMEN AS MEN GET GRANTED Chicago, March SO. The eight-hour day, wag" Increases and eo,unl pay tor like work Itv nu n sod women were grunted to Chicago packing house em ploye today by Judge Samuel Al schule. arbitrator In Hie recent whk" healings here. Several other demand of tho workers were granted. AUTO DRIVE. The season for automobile opens and tiny are nil going "over tlie top" In a big dilvn. The News Inun' he the ram palrn today with advertise, ment for leader and much val uable anto pew. 0. K. for Easter. Says Billy P. The hardship are not all In I ra nn : we b ft behind serve too; I don't know bow I'll for-'e m eif t rise an hour earlier, do ou I may r raw I off to Sleep on time, and kid my -self to ttilt.k It 1 true, tuit how I'll get up earlier' a point I il'-n't know bow I'll ever l.nrn to do Tee w.-ahr I' 'i i'- w 'li !K"t itnij ;u tvuii-i a'.t,. i. luu.1,1.1 tmX laialcr. fV UAH. ' ON PICARDY FRONT. Washington, Match 80. The situation on tho battlo fronts In I'icardy as shown by ortloliil , reports from Oens. Pershing and miss, was graphically pic tured to members of the senate military , committee, today at their regular weekly conference with war department officials. No effort was made to mini, mlste the extent of the Oermun Inroads Into the allied lines. .Senator Hitchcock said aft t"warda that press accounts of tJhs battle were accurals, ap parently, but ho deprecated over sanguine predictions. , There is great hope, however, the senator aald. In the minds of military officlnls here, over th strategic possibilities of a Proftoh offensive movement when the time comes. Brlf.-Oon. heeler, acting Chief of ordnance, was oJosely fUstloned by senators as to progress in the production of cannon for American troops, senators, it Is said, feel thnt th ordnance program should u greatly enlarged. BRITISH TROOPS DESTROY TRACK Several Miles of Hedjaz Rail way on Palestine Border, Wrecked. s . London, March ' 30. British mountfd troops have destroyed several miles of traok of the Htd jag railway east ef, the river Jor dan on the Palestine border, it was officially announced today, London, March 0.Tlio British forr.ea In Palestine aUuokcd west of the river Jordan on Thursday and ad vanced their line htre two miles on nil eight-mile front. Candler's Blackmailer Denied New Trial Atliuitu, i In.. March 80, J, W. Conk, real estate salesman, recently con victed of attempted blackmail on Mayor Asa H. Candler, today wn de nied a new trial by Judge Benjamin Hill In the Fulton county superior court. Counsel for Cook announced the case wouM iu (liken to the omnt of appeals, The motion for u new I rial for Mis. Margaret Hlrscli, convicted on the Minn charge with Cook, which was to have been heard today, was postponed Indefinitely at the reipieHt of her coun sel, Mrs. Illrsili Is still hill In the county .lull, ADMITS SPIES EMPLOYED IN CURTISS CO. PLANT Woman, Together With Her Boarder, Arrested and Held Under Bond. Newark, N. J, March 30. Ad mission thst a yroup 0f German api.s havs b..n employed in tn. plant of the Curti .n(pn..rin(j corporation at H.mp.t.ad, N. Y., en Long Island, ha. b.en obtained from Mrs. Lydia White, a woman arr. ted today with blue printe of airplanes In bar poo... Ion, th. po lice here announced. The woman, who I 15 years old, wns turned over to the fcib ral iiuthor Itle and held bv u l ulled State coin. tnlHsloner In f 1 fi.Oof) hall, together with Fredetick An.ol.ll, a boarder In her home nt Hempstead. They were Mr rested here rfter I hey bail been located by Albert While, the woman's husband. The police say a search of their room disclosed the blue pilots. She told her story of Herman spice In the Curtl plant after being iiest loned bv Inspcc. tor t'orhallv. who oon notified the fed eral authorities. MARCH LAUNCHINGS EXCEEDED SCHEDULE However, Total Number Com pleted Ships Short That Planned by Board.. Wshin(ton, March 30 Th. .hipping beard eaceed.d its launching program in March by 12.000 ton., but fall b.hmd in it. schedule ef completed hip. owing ta difficulty in obtaining at. I pl.t... Figure given out a' the board of fice today showed that shit of :;.7r. toiis wire launched aid :0 of lt?.0)" tori were completed and de livered. At the beginning of the month l ws announced thst It was lu.ped to Inuni h !tb ship ef :;u.M toi.s lining March and to der II ah.! s i,1 Ml ton. Mii.r'nge of .'id plates re. enttr h i. Mm f. It at several )r.1s. notal.lv at Hog Island. A tfe effi-i t o' the di.oi ft nilj'd Irmn-t- rtatloii i t I i winter Is only now 'beglenlng to t e fiit tn'.st rl ouatv In delivery of alert, r.m, Int. i f the hoard ny pril will be the fini cal moe.'h In their pr..rrsm. I jiunrt.tnr tn l.minrv niin.t"'"! slifei-n. and In February fl'tren le. liveries n J.tr.usrv we,i- r.rp tier ( l ot In l.tiMis:-.- iriie.i. d to wil 'i luiu. FRENCH RESERVES HOLD i . t TTTN TTTTlTft AIT f li 1VTT T"l ffT I tT i III II I I II IIHI Ur IIUhD Ufl 230-llllLEi mRV-' FODGHT BATTLE FRONT French Reserves HoM Up Huns on Twenty-five Mile Hard-Fought Battle Front From Morcuil to Lassigny. Official Dispatch From Berlin Makes Less Pre tentious Claims as Situation Between . Somme and Avre. . i Washington, March 30. French reserve forces have stopped the German advance on the twenty-five mile front from Moreuu to Lassigny, according to an official dispatch received here to day from Paris. The German assaults on this' line were described in previous dispatches as par-. ticularly violent BERLIN OFFICIAL REPORT. Berlin, March 30.(VJa London.) Between; the fcomme and the -1 I . . L ; a i uwviu jimiii (juris ui incir luremusi positions. British and French troops freshly brought up and' have captured Beaucourt and Mezieres, the war nflficf. iinnnunenc lanan m 4 inrra At.t ' didier are said to have Pari., March 30. French troops, support.d by r...rv.s, are offering desperate re.istanc to pow.rful a.aaults of the enemy, the war of fice announce. The battle, which was resumed with r.n.wed viol. no. during the night, is progressing on a front of forty kilomnt.rs (about tw.nty five mil..) from Moreuil to b.yond Lassigny. 8tat.rn.nt in Full. The .tatam.nt follows: "The battle wa. niumid with n.w viol. nee during the night and is in progress on a front of forty kilometers from Mor.uil to b.yond La.aigny. Fr.nch troops, sup ported by French r.s.rv.s, which continu. to arriv., are ottering powerful re.ntsnc. to tbe violent LULL ONLY PREFACE TO MORE TERRIFIC STORM Believes Renter's Correspond ent Entente Outlook Brighter. London, March 30. The German are .till running forward artillery and reorganising their forces, R.u ter's oorra.pond.nt at Briti.h h.adquart.rs 1. 1. graph. Tbe .low ing down in the battle he .ays, probably is only a lull before an otn.r etorm of still gr.at.r inten sity. The situation on the British sec tor ef the n.w battle front thie morning wa. more ..tnlaotory from th. alb.d( .'andpomt. The night wa. comparati v.ly qui.t. Huong eneniv piitrnla hi the Arra sector pehittatcd the Itrlllih outpost line near Aileiix and foiled the post to wlthiliaw alter tntiuise HifMlim This a'ii iil to be the only i liuiigu ill the line lieai Alias. A spe till ulnr iiisiieiivrr by the flrlt isli mil run m jut after the tapturn of limiix bee. Hue known 1od.iv. A liody of llritlsh tini.ps wus cut off when tlie tieiman env loped ll.uirx on Thuis I day. l b" sui rounded men clung teun- i loiisly to the village in the due of bitter onslaught until nlittit when, un der c.(cr it dm kliea. the) wi le w ith drawn eucerssfully thiuiifch a gap whli h wn loin it, tlie rnemy line. DRAFTlEGISLATIOF NEARS COMPLETION Senate Rejects Amendment Providing for Training of Youths From 10 to 21. W a ihirigton. M il isa'ton ui(i I ! ti w a !.-p r.i-..i ire h 3 - I'mft h g - w ur t. ..irln. nt nip!- lion to.y a nuie a h. tion last the rr s ii ef tt. pljtht tn adoitlOk rt .oluMoll . vtend- ina- tha dr.ift l i nn u na. hire t'11 ni of :l aio-e the tlmt f glstration day June &. 1!7 TI.- ..lisle ri j.-. (id I am. mbo. it proki.tn for tin tiaming of youths fn.in l to "i. Al' tinn..'i iv Ton i'i. t.e added tu l regl.lli'l.n ttn 1"' bv te I. gilntl. n It now g.tr. to he hu f .r consideration wltti hill to b.ise tie s'i- snd ,i.'r. t noi'is f.r ..e f dm'? ce t e t.ullll t vt rl llut. iu kia.j i. IIL sin III,' I 1111, Avre the Germans have .1 : i ' a . i tailed. assaults f the Cermens. . "On Wednesday and TliursJjv- 1'iench aviators, notwithsUtttllnt; tho bad weather, continued their altaxk . against the Herman machine, Flylnc In group, the Kreuch airmen attacked thu Hernia na with bombs and machtnn guns on the buttle line nndsn the run-. centratlon soiien. Several French ma-' chines initdn as many aa three of tin mu expedition on tli same day. Seven teen thousand kilograms t more than eighteen tonal of projectiles werw thiown down In the regions of Hunt card and Ham. Flench pursuit sailed rone In the course of numerous com- but brought down thirteen Hernial) i iilrplaniis, of which erven were de stroyed snd six were dumagrd badly.. Furthermore, two were set on fire," captive balloon. 54 WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF GUN 1 " Seventy-five Worshipers in Paris Church Killed in Long Range Bombardment. Pans, March 30. Rescue parties at work in the church which was struck ye.terday by a shell from a German long-range gun have found more bodies. It is new known that fifty-four women were killed. The shell struck the north sids ef the church, bringing down part ef the roof. Nearly all the debris fell inward upon the heads ef the worship.rs Siaty f.et below. In addition to H. Streehlin, counselor of the Swiss Ugatien In Pans, who was killed, it te feared that hi. wife else is a victim, al though ..archers have not yet found h.r body in the debris. Among th. injured ar Counteee Mortnil, Viacount Molitor ana) ter mer Senator Leuie Gautt.ron. An official statement it.u.d in Pane la.t night said seventy-five person, had been killed and ninety wounded, mcit ef them women er children, by a ehsll which , fell en a church in the region ef Pari, wbil. Good Friday services win being held. PLAN ELIMINATION OF WHEAT FROM MENU. N.w irk, March Several hun dir.t hotel piupi ictur from titiea Ihtuugbnut the country asaemnted hre tiHlav to put in motion the machinery nr.ri.jry to liininate whoat from uierikaii hi.lel meiiua. The meeting la the outcome of the conference which hotel nun had with ooj AJmlniatra- or H.v.Mr in Washington yeatervlay when Mr lloovtr was pledstKl their co-operat ion John M Itowftian. heat! of the food administration" division of co-wort. rr charged with conserving food lr hotels, restiniranta, dining cars' and ste..mhip pusnli I at the Jalheilui livle,