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CH ATTAIN H )(; A. Tt N N FRIDAY EVENING, AP1UL 5, 1918.
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ANOOGANI
SHGMFUCANT
MOVE-
JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES
LANDED AT
Action Follows Attack
Russians One Is Killed and Two Wounded.
Force Landed Sirjall, but Sufficient to Pre-
vent Further Disorders. ,
Washington, April 5.Lariding of Japanese
naval forces at Vladivostok to protect life and
property was reported to the state department
today by the American consul there. -' 1
The action followed an attack on a Japanese
officer by five armed Russians, who, upon being
refused money, killed one Japanese and wounded
two others. The force landed was said to be small
and only sufficient to prevent further disorders.
RUSSIAN EMISSARY TO
BERLIN TELLS OF TREATY
Provinces of Esthonia and Li
vonia to Be Under Russian
Sovereignty; .
Moscow, Thursday, April 4. (By
the Associated Press.) Peter Pe
troff, the Russian emissary, who
yesterday returned from Berlin
with the ratified peace treaty signed
by Chancellor .von Hertling and '
Emepror William, tells the Uvei
tis, the bolshevik organ, that the
provisions of the ratified treaty
confirmed the declaration of For
- sign Secretary von 1 Kuehlmann
during the reichstag's debste that
the provinces of Livonia and Es
thonia, lyinfl east .'of, the new
Russo-German frontier, are to be
under Russian sovereignty.
A map accompanying, the treaty
shows the frontier running- west of the
provinces In .question which fact, at M.
Tetroff's suggestion, he says, was spe
cifically stated In a special document
drawn up wJten the. treaty wats rati
fied. Only Ratified By Germany.
M. Petroft reports that only the peace
treaty ,with Germany has been ratinea,
the representatives of the other central
nnwern beinar absent. They have been
officially notified of the ratification of
the German document, nowever, anu
the exchange of ratified treaties will be
made soon. The treaties become ef
fective from the moment of the ex
change of documents. When the cor
respondent asked M. Petroft for further
details he declined to give them until
after reporting to the government
council. He expressed his personal
opinion ttot the Ukraine, as a dis
tinct nation, was nonexistent, there
being no racial differences between the
people of the Ukraine and of Russia.
Wilson Names Members
Board.of Appraisers
Washington, April 5. A board
of appraisers for the war depart
ment to determine compensation
for property already taken over or
to be taken over later by the gov
ernment, and to assist in th draw
ing up of war department eon
tracts was appointed today by
President Wilson.
Lieut.-Col John S. Dean and
Lieut-Col. R. H. Montgomery,
were named on the board,' but it is
provided that additional members
be appointed.
Fifteen Thousand Children
Of Atlanta in Parade
Atlanta. Oa.. April 6. Fifteen thou
sand of Atlanta1 school children
marched through down town streets
hese today in an educational parade to
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the war. The parade was reviewed
kv ciav. Ttnnv and other state and
city officials, in the line of march
were groups representing thrift
.tamnn .lunlor Red Cross and the
i n, tori state bovs' working reserve.
The latter group "was composed of
high school boys who will go to the
f,m. thla aiimmer. It included also
croups representing the third liberty
loan, child welfare and sixteen floats
recapitulating all the war activities.
ATTEMPT TO TAKE
LIFE OF JOHN COOPER
Youngstown. O.. April 5. What po
lice and members of the family say
they believe was an attempt to kill
Representative John Cooper In retali
ation for his activities In behalf of
Representative Irvine L. I-nroot, euc
cessful loyalist candidate In the recent
Wisconsin senatorlsl election. oc
curred last night. Police say a flue
In the Cooper home was disconnects,
permitting fumes from a gas furnace
to circulate through the house. Rep
resentative Cooper had left for Wash
inston. but his wife, two children and
a maid were overcome.
Three neiehborV who went to the
Cooper home for a call also were over
come while tliev were trying to re
vive ruerubcrs of the Cooper family.
VLADIVOSTOK
oif Japanese Officer by
MOB OUTBREAK AROUSES
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
Gov. Lowdon Calls Conference
to Consider Lynching of
German in Illinois.
Washington, April 5. At.ty.-Gen.
Gregory took to the cabinet meet
ing today a report "bf the lynch
ing of a German, Robert P. Prager,
at Collinsville, III., last night, for
discussion with President Wilson.
The government is expected' to de
nounce the mob's lawless act and
to express the hope that there will
be no repetition elsewhere.
A brief rep'ort on the lynching
reached the attorney-general- today
from United States Attorney Charles
A. Karcji. , Further details were asked,
Officials made plain that they de
pi o red The Incident, both because of the
wrecx in tnis country ana i so Because
it Is feared reprisals may be made in
uermany on Americans.
Governor Calls Meeting.
Springfield, 111., April 5. After
long-distance telephone conversa-.
tlons today with federal and
county authorities at the scene of.
the lynching of Robert Prager at
Collinsville last night, Gov. Low- .
den shortly before noon called a
conference of Atty.-Gen. Edward
J. Brundage and Assistant Adju-tant-Uejieral
Rlchlngs J. Shand in
the executive offices to consider the
outbreak, which has aroused
Washington.
Investigate Rates on
Petroleum Products
Washington, April 5, A general
investigation of railroad ratss on
petroleum and petroleum products
was ordered today by the interstate
commerce commission. -
The investigation was decied on
in view of wide differences in the
amounts and percentages of recent
rate increases sought by the roads.
It appeared, said the order, that an
equitable adjustment of rates could
be effected only by a general in
vestigation covering the whole sit
uation. ,
St Louis-Frisco Train
Plunges Through Bridge
Springfield, Mo., April 5. St. Louis
San Francisco passenger train No. 71
plunged through a bridge between
Uoodlund and Hammond. Okie., this
morning, killing C. A. Welch, sn ex
press messenger of Monett, Mo., and
injuring between -twenty-live and
thirty passengers. The train was en
route from Paris, Tex., to Monett, Mo.
Another Test of
Worley's Organization
(Special to The News.)
Bristol. April 6. W. K. Thomas, a
Bristol business man who has been
active as a candidate for trustee of
Sullivan county subject to the demo
cratic primary tomorrow, announces
his withdrawal. This leaves the contest
between John R. Soow, a former trus
tee, and YV. C. Gammon, a prominent
farmer. Snow is said to have the
backing of Senator Parks Worley's or
ganisation and the battle tomorrow will
be regarded as a further test of the
strength of the Worley organisation.
Gammon has made an active campaign
and seems hopeful of winning.
Brandon Declines
Prison Wardenship
(I Special to The News.)
NashVille. April . Prof. A. J.
Brandon, of Murfreesboro. today de
clined to accept the poaltion of warden
of the main penitentiary at Nashville
recently offered him by the board of
control. He gave as bis reason hla
private Interests and his desire to con
tinue his work as chairman of the
thrift stamp campaign In Rutherford
county.
CUNARD LINER SUNK IN
. , IRISH SEA, SAYS REPORT
. New Toik, Anrll 6. The Ca
nard line steamship Valeria, a
vessel of 5.865 tons gross reg
ister, has been sjfnk In the Irish
sea, accordln"" to word received
here by Insurance interests.
The Valeria left Were March 4,
With 'cargo for a British port.
At the office, of the Cunard line
it was said instructions had
been received recently that
reports-'of loss of steamers of
the line must not be confirmed
or denied. !
NEGRO SOLDIERS
PAY BYHANGING
For Murder, of Private Foley.
First Military Execution at
Camp Logan, Houston.'
Houston, Tex, April 5. John B.
Mann, and Walter Matthews, ne
groes, privates of I company,
Thirty-seventh infantry, were.
hanged at Camp Logan hare, today
for the killing of Private Ralph M.'
F.oley, of G company, 130th infan
try. The men were hanged from a
scaffold erected in an arroyo just
within the limits of the camp.' It
was the first military execution
since the camp was established
here. . ' ,
Six officers of the hospital corps,
who examined the bodies, declared
death was practically Instantaneous.
Foley was fatally stabbe'd while
guarding Mann and Matthews, who
had been assigned the task of clean
ing up rubbish about the camp. The
two negroes escaped, but were recap
tured and tried before a court-martial.
The death sentence imposed by the
court-martial was approved by Presi
dent Wilson. ,
FATAL EXPLOSION ON
NORFOLK LINE STEAMER
First Mate, Assistant Engineer
. and Negro Fireman Killed.
Cargo Scattered.
Norfolk, Va., April S. j-Manus Klnsey,
first mate of the steamer Annie, of the
Peoples line, plying between Norfolk and
North Carolina points, and James Howdy,
assistant engineer, were killed In an ex
plosion, that almost completely wrecked
that vessel at Elizabeth City, N. C, to
day. A negro fireman, whose name could
ribt be learned, was also killed, his body
having been found in the wreckage thla
afternoon. Although no one definitely
knows the cause of the explonlon, It Is
believed the vessel's boiler blew up. The
cargo was scattered over a wide area.
Vienna Reiterates
Czernin's Peace Story
Amsterdam, April 5. An official
announcement made in Vienna to- '
day reitaratea -.. assertion of
roreign Minister Czermn, which
waa 'denied yeaterday by Premier
Ulemenceau, of rrance, that a
conversation concerning peace
has beenaheld between Austria
Hungary and France.
Wilmington, N. C, Gets
Concrete Shipyards
Washington. April 6. Selection
of Wilmington, N. C, as the site
ef one of the shipping hoard's new
concrete shipyards was definitely
announced today by Chairman
Hurley.
Three mitll and four large con
crete tankers will be built at Wil
mington, Mr. Hurley said, to be
used in the Mexican oil trade. The
yards can e built within sixty
days and Immediately thereafter
construction of the ships can be
gin. The emergency fleet corpo
ration will build the new yard,
which will have three ways.
Fuel Administrators'
Hold Conference
(Special to The News.)
Nashville. April 5. I,. S. Knead, as
sistant federal fuel administrator for
ape united States, conferred here today
with county fuel administrators from
all parts of the state. He explained
miautely all the purposes of the gov
ernment In the .matter of distribution
oi coai ior mis year ana told or ar
rangernents being made for better
transportation facilities to the end that
coal may he moved more readily than
mas done last winter. He said the fuel
administration had met and overcome
many difficulties, but that many other
vexing problems remained to be solved.
Mr. Snead said that Dr. Garfield Is a
very practical man and Is making pood
as head of the fuel administration.
Thirty county administrators attended
today's meeting.
NEW YORK STOCK BROKER
. HELD IN $50,000 BAIL
New York. April 5. R. 8. Davison,
a. stock broker. Indicted with Marrv
Bmlaskl, of r.edondo Iteaih. f'nl.. and
Louis I. Jiniiings in connection wyh
the sale of $10O."0O of slkged worth.
Iea stock of the Htsndard Film In
dustries, was arrested here today end
held in 1 54,000 bail for trial.
MASSED GERMANS
PRESS FORWARD
"'. A : ' '
4 -y. 4ssasssssaassjse
On Front East Amiens Brit
ish Take Up Positions Near
Villers-Brettonneux.
FOE IN REPEATED ATTACKS
Between Luce and Somme
Rivers- Thrown Back for
Most Part With Losses.
London, April 5. 'The British
have beerfc pressed back a short
distance on the front east of
Amiens te positions east of Viller
Brettonne'ux, the . war office an
nounees.
The Germans hurled bodies ef
troops against the British between
the . Luce and Somme rivers, mak
ing repeated asssults. For the
most part the enemy was thrown
back with losses.
The' statement follows:
"Between the Luce river and the
Somme heavy fighting continued yes
terday during the afternoon and eve
ning: till a lat'e hour. The enemy em
ployed strong forces and delivered re
peated assaults on our positions.
"These attacks were beaten oft with
loss to the enemy, but our troops were
pressed back a short distance to posi
tions east of Villers-Brettonneux
(about nine miles east of Amiens),
which they now maintain.
"North of the Somme the enemy's
artillery has been active during the
night' in the neighborhood of Bueriuoy
and in the SScarpo valley. Hostile
concentrations early this morning In
the neighborhood of Albert were en
gaged by our artillery."
Duel in Scarpa Valley.
London, April 5. Th Qarmans
concentrated troops early this
morning near Albert, the war of
fice announcea. British artillery
took them under its fire. In the
neighborhood ef Buoquoy and in
the Scarpa valley there was ac
tive artillery fighting during the
night.
FIGHTING OVER GREAT AREA.
London, April 8. The Qer
mans thi., morning attacked the
British WorHer on a wide front
from Pernaneourt, a few ml
south of Albert, to Moyennevlll.
north of the Somme, aeoerding to
statement . pupusnea - py tn
Evening Standard. ,
The chief points of attack, the
newspaper says, ware Daman -
court, Menin, 6aumont-Harriet,
Briegury and Moyennevill. The
Germane were repulsed with
heavy losses except at Dernan
court, where they made a alight
gain. There has been no sttaok
south ef the Somme so far to-
day, the statement says.
The Germans, who yesterday re
sumed tlielr attempt to reach Amiens
and to separate the Anglo-French
armies and who stilt are fighting for
their objectives, have, according to
official reports, thus far failed to
widen the salient which la necessary
for their security. The Teutons have,
however, made some slight advance
on the direct rond to Amiens.
Both the British and French offl.
clul statements admit sllghtwlthdrs w
als south of the city of Amiens, but
on both wings of the battle front the
entente allied troops have succeeded
in repulsing all German attacks. Eng
land Is calmly watching on the limps
the result of this latest offensive and
every scrap of news about It Is rend
eagerly.
Difficulties Obvious.
"Our difficulties and those of the
enemy are fairly obvious," says the
ntanuara. "vc are suffering from a
very heavy blow dealt to Gen. Hough's
army. The enemy on his side finds
that tho salient created through tha
local success Is . too narrow for his
purpose. A good m.ny rcoile no
doubt experienced a certain dlnau-
f 'ointment that no great reaction on
he part of the nllla followed the ex
haustion of the German effort.
it
should bn remembered that the battle
Is only In Its earliest stages and noth
ing would pieaxn mo enemy com
manders bettiT than a premature em
ployment of the reservrs."
Prager Caused Arrest
And Internment of Alien
St. l)uls. April B.-rlt waa leurned to
day that Itnlii rt Proaer. Ivn lied at
'olllnsvllle. Ills., last night. In Anrll
1917. caused the arrest and Internment
of John Polil. who boarded at the same
home as Pnigrr. Pohl waa arrested on
a diHloyalty charge. Hoon after the
Lnlted Htat.s entered the war. Prager.
trton a baker In HI. IOuls. was granted
a permit to enter nil Imrred sonr to
sk employment, tie did not give no
tlce of his rMinoval to Collinsville.
Charles tt. w ith whom Piager
noarili-d fmm Ieernier, 11. until
April. 1917, si. hi today that Piager.
though a ladical soclallat, drclsred
when this country entered the war, that
"he wan all for t He Cnlted Ptati s." 1mX
summer, saiT otto. Prager attempted
to enllht in 'he Pullet! Htates navy but
rejected because he hsd a glass
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM
Rave up your
dollars, for. man
alive, tomorrow's
the dsy for the
liberty drive;
and a bond In
the hand Is
worth two In the
bush when It
cotnes to stop
ping a big Hun
push.
The weather?
Fair totujU and
Saturday, ansci.
PLAN VACATION STAY FOR
50,000 PARIS CHILDREN
Tarls, April 6. The Ameri
can Ked Cross Is making ar
rangements In co-operation
with a committee of Parisians
to send 60,000 children of thla
city to a provincial center,
where they will be cared for
during the summer school va
cation. SECOND DRAFT
MEN CALLED SOON
Governors of States to Be Ad
vised Shortly of Mobiliza
tion First Large Number.
Washington, April 5. Orders for
the mobiliatlon of the firit large
number ef men of the second draft
will go out te the governors of the
states very loon.
Fifteen thousand men of the second
draft are now mobilizing and the April
call about to go out will represent
probably more than the month s pro
portion of the 800,000 men who are pre
viously has been announced will be
called during the remaining nine
mnrtths of the year.'
To call the 800,000 in ecinnl monthly
Increments would mobtlse them at
about a rate of 90,000 a month. How
ever, there Is no assurance that this
will be a fixed figure, because the flow
of the men will be determined by the
needs of the army In France, As Gen.
Pershing may call for specially quali
fied troops an average of 90,000 a
month may be much exceeded or much
decreased. ' ,
It has been announced that the men
would be drawn as gradually and In as
small numbers as possible so as not
to Interfere with Industry or agricul
ture. It Is possible this plan will bo
followed.
The need of Increasing the American
forces In France, wever, te meet the
German drive In ffie west Is likely to
result In calling the men 'faster than
first supposed. ' For that reason the
April quota, undoubtedly will exceed
Its normal average. In fact. If the need
Is pressing the entire 800,000 might be
QNlled In much' less than the nine
months originally plnnned.
Cotton Men Consider
, Stabilizing Prices
Washington, April 5. A meet
ing ef repretentativea f the cot
ton induatry and the -price fixing
committee of the war industriea
board was called today tor
Wednesday, te take up tha ques
tion of stabiliting prices.
Daughter of New Yorker
Victim German Shell
Washington, April 5. The name of
Mme. imtrcll, dsughter of George M
L, Ingraham, of New York, was added
today to those-of the Americans killed
and Injured when a church In Paris
was destroyed by fire from a Herman
long-range gun, Moth of Mine. I ut-
reil'a legs were broken, according to a
dispatch from Ambassador Hliarpe,
The arnbasiuidnr's dispatch anld that
the president, of Franca, members of
the ministry snd silled and neutnil
dlplomnts attended the .jneral of the
counsellor of the Hwlss embassy and
his wife, killed In the church, and heard
a funeral oratlnn denouncing methods
of warfare.
KANSAS CITY TAKING
STOCK FIRE DAMAGE
Kansas City, April 6. Confront
ed by a loaa that might extend be
yond the first conservative cell
mates of $2,500,000, the wholesale
diatrict, aituated in that part of
the city known aa the wait bot
tom!, at the confluence ef the Kaw
and Mietouri rivers, today began
to take atock of the damage
wrought by a fire which laet night
deatroyed three city blocks ef
buildings and damaged mere or
leea many others.
Thomna P. Klshlve. chief of police,
who with fire department olficlals at
first scouted lbs Idea that the tire was
of Incendiary origin, today said that
reporta to him Indicated the fire bad
"started In several places at the same
time" and that he would makn an In'
vestlgatlnn. He said he had no his.
tlve Information that the Die was In.
tentlonallr set. It was pointed out
that the fire was carried so rapidly by
a strong wind tbst It possibly gave
rise to tha tdra that It broke out In
several places simultaneously. No
wsr materials sre stored or being
manufactured In the dintrlrt. It Is said
Rulldlngs occupied by eighteen biml
ness concerns were destroyed. l he
tinctures themselves were mainly of
minor value. It waa said, but the con.
tenia of several were valuable.
HIx firemen were Injured, none ae.
rlouslv. and Mcholaa Htefrl. 10 years
old. was run over snd killed by a flre
msn'a motor rsr.
The old Astor bouse, famous years
ago when the I'nlon utatlon was lo
cated In the west bottoms, was one of
the buildings destroyed.
This morning, ofnt lnls of sn tinder-
writers' sssoelatlon said. It still wss
Impossible to ohtain more than a
rough estimate ef the tone, vihlrh they
placed at from IJ.eoo.Ooo to 5.00.0n.
POLICE RAID OFFICES
I. W. W. IN SPOKANE
Hpokane. Wash.. April S Police to.
day raided the headquai ters of the J
.umber workrrr and Agricultural
Workers' unions of the Induatrtal
Workers of I he World here and took
fifty men to police headquarters and
aelxed all books snd literature In tec I
Calls Photographers
Gen., Orowder Gives Men
Registered in Draft Chance
o Volunteer for Air
Service.
Washington, April p. A call for
400 photographers registered in the
draft te mobilise at Madison bar
racks, Ssckette Harbor, N. Y.,
April 15, was tent out to fifteen
tates today by Preveet Marshal
General Crowder. They will be put
in the air servioe. . .
The photographers will be asked
to volunteer for the work, but If
enough registrants do not come
forward some will be Inducted Into
the service. The quotas Include:
Florida, 25 men: Georgia, 25: North
Carolina, 25: South Carolina, 15;
Tennessee, 25, and Virginia, 25.
Want Auto Mechanics.
A rail alao waa issued for 2,825
registranta to be given a two
months' course In automobile driv
ing and repairing and other tne
chanlc.il work, Ivenl boards of
Connecticut. Massachusetts. Michi
gan, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas
were directed to furnish them.
Any registrant may present him.
self for Induction up to April 12,
but after that period no more vol.
unteers will he accepted and If a
hoard a altottment Is .not filled. It
will proceed to select In sequence
of order a sufficient number of
qualified men from class one.
ARRIVAL 'GERMAN FLEET
THREATENS RUSS SAFETY
Finnish Town Occupied Entry
Protested as Violation Brest
Litovsk Treaty.
Petrogrsd. April . nv the Asho
elated Press.) Two German warships
!"TttLtlT?0,b0;',', h"v1 1"m,r'1
troops In rinlunri and occupied tho
town of Kknes, southwest of llelslng
tors.
Heverul Itiisslnn warships. In
eluding four submarines, were power
less to prevent tho entry of the tier
mans Itno tho harbor of llsngo, and the
sailors sunk three of the ships In the
naroor to prevent their bn pi ure. Th
commander of the nsltlo fleet hsa sent
a communication to the Herman com
mender concerning tha'dnrmana' alms
and protesting against the entry of
Herman warships us a violation of th
iiresi-i.Hovsk treaty, winch guaran
lien the sscurlty of the lluskiaii fleet
The arrival of the Genua n flert off
the Finnish roast threatens the safety
of (he Russlnn fleet at Kelslngfors,
wnicn for lark of an Ice-breaker, h
been unable lo reach the navnl base
at Kronstndl. The fleet Includes two
armored ships, a dl 'lion of torped
noa la and "suMnurlnes.
An anil-soviet uprising arnon Ih
Ural Cossacks In southeastern Russia
Is reported.
BAKER'S VISIT TO HAVE
LASTING INFLUENCE
i -
On Anglo-Franco-American Re
lations, Comments London
Dally Mail.
London, April 6. The reeeit
visit of Newton 0. Better, the
American secretary of war, the
Daily Mail says, was a historic one
and will leave a laeting Impres
sion en Anglo-Amerioan relatione,
as it wsi then decided that Amer
ican reglmente should be brigaded
with Brilub and French troops en
the weetern front.
Premier Lloyd Heorge, the Mall aays,
iictiuulnled Secretary linker with the
situation and rxprrsnrd the lively de
sire of tho Hrlllnh government for the
Immediate employment of tho Amr
lean lighting forces. Hncrelary Maker
was much Impressed and went . to
Krnm-e the next day and anw Hen.
Pershing.
'The American commsniler-ln-rbief,"
dils the Dally Mall, "In that spirit of
soldierly generosity and sportsman
ship which characterised him In his
subsequent pronouncement to Hen.
Koch, assented iinbrsltatingly.
"To Hen, Pershing belongs the credit
for the prompt adoption of thn scheme
now In effect." '
In conclusion thn lially Mail says:
"It only remains to be said that the
American troops st the diaosul of Unn.
Porh are seasoned veleians of the reg
ular L'nlted Htates army. They are
troops of the same hardy fibre as the
Immortal Krltlsh first hundred thou
sand." ,
Resigns as Counsel in
Probe of Packing Trade
Washington, April 5. rsncie
J. teney has reeigned aa eouneel
for the federal trade commission
in ita inveetigatien ef the pack
ing industry.
Officials of the commission ssl.l
Mr. Heney had completed his work.
the results of his investigation having
been turned over to the commission
for compilation by Commissioner Mur.
dock. A reHirt will be limit to Presl.
dent Wilson as soon aa possible. Mr.
Henry left Dim commission Aditt t to
return to California where he will be
a randldate for governor.
The commission still has several In
vestigators in the n..il. working on
various angles of the parking Inquiry
which have not been elrared up.
IRISH CONVENTION ENDS .
LONG DELIBERATIONS
London, April I. The Irish ron-
t ntinn whit h baa been dlwussing
the question of home rule for sev
eral months concluded Ita delil-er.
aiions lexis v. itya the Central
" Sewa aUWfe
RUSH PLANS FOR
OPENING DRIVE
100,000 Bonds of Third Lib
erty Issue to Be Ready for
Saturday.
LEGISLATION COMPLETE
For Floating Loan Public
Urged to Keep Bonds Bell
ing Lowers Market Value.
Washington, April 5. Final
preparations wero being rushed to
day for the opening tomorrow ef
the sale campaign of the third
liberty loan. Directors ef the drive
announoad that 40,000 ef the bend
already had been turned out y
the bureau of engraving and print,
ing, and It was estimated that 100,- '
000 will be ready by tomorrow.
Heresfter the bends will leave the
presses at the rate ef 800,000 te
supply the wants for caih sales and
immediate delivery.
Legislation necessary for floating the
loan was completed yesterday when the
house accepted minor senate amend
ments to the bill authorising the Issu
ance of additional bonds And President
Wilson approved the measure. i
Announcement of the complete plan
of the new loan was made earlier In
the day by the treaaury department. ,
Buy and Keep the Bonds.
Liberty loan speakers and campaign
wotkara have been Instructed to urge
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the public not only to purchase, but to
keep liberty bonds. To buy and then
sell tlieni, It Is declared, Increase the
country's war burden and tends to de
preciate the market value of bonds.
Urgent appeal also will be made to
subscribers to wear liberty bond but
tons and to display window cards as
a means of promoting other sties.
rSitrrflary McAdoo was notified to
day that the supreme board ef direc
tor of th Knlajit of Columbus bad
authorised A liberty loan subscription
of $100,000, the largest to far reported
from any organisation. , . i
LOCATING RUSS FLEET
Bolshevik Government Takes
Action Enemy Ships at
Odessa.
Ivndnn, prll 6. The bolshevik
government is anxious to learn th
whereabouts. of the Kuaslan Hlark sea,
fleet, according to a wireless state
ment sent out from Pelrograd Thurs
day, The statement, which la signed
by Naval Commissary Bukasovltch,
follows:
To Hablln, Fleet Commander, Sehaa-
topol:
"Wire ua position Illack sea navy.
especially aa concerns Odessa, Nlko-
layev, liatoum and Trehlsond. W
huvs no recent Information as to who
Is In possession of those places."
A Prtrograd dispatch to the Dally
Mall dated Wednesday ssya thst Her
man steamers have arrived at Odessa,
Herman banks, tho dispatch adds.
srn reported to have offered th Rus
sian government a loan of 1,000,000,000
i utiles, tn be guaranteed by tha rev.
nuea of th Northern and Siberian
railways.
Suspend, Bombardment v"
In Deference to Sw&
Amsterdam, April 4. A Berlin
official statement today say that
th bombardment ef Pari waa
suspandsd on Wednesday becaue
of th funeral ef th counselor f
tb Swie legation in Paris.
M. fttrohcllir. counselor of th lega
tion In Paris, was one of the worship.
m In thn Paris church strbek by a
hell from the Uerman long. range gun
on Hood Friday, and with msny others
was killed by the explosion, Germany
has already expressed regret for th
caih of M. Htrohelin to the Hwlss
oreign office st Heine,
if there waa a suspension of tb
Herman bombardment because of th
ounselor's funeral. It was not on
tilt h Included the entire day of
Wednesday, as Paris dispatches -
ported the resumption of th boin
baidment Wednesday morning.
Extensive New Areas in
Brazil Given to Cotton
Washington, April 5. IVspite a toss
of l2T.Ouo.o00 in the 11T cotton crop
of llrazlt. owing to the ravagea of the
pink boll worm, extensive new areas
have lren planted this season by the
prevailing high price and a large crop
Is exiKt'ted. according to consular dls
patches received tottsy. Agricultural
Inspectors (:ave been appointed to su
pervise the disinfection and distribu
tion of cottonseed.
In the slate of Piauhy the boll worm
caused a lose of e ..e-thlrd of the 1917
crop. In (Vara the loss was two.
thlrda of the crop, amounting to 1 10.
000.000. MACON NEGRO HOTEL
BODY TO BUY BONDS
Mscon. Ga.. April S The Negro Hotel
asoctatlon of this city has subscribed for
S!,500 worth of liberty bonds, snd the
negro Knishls of Pythias for Jjth) morth,
Tn subautpUOOS Wtft fiaabe -'