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CHATTANOOGA, TKNN.," SATURDAY EVENING, AP1UL 6, 1018.
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MMibi. uuiig fwalre Cent Week.
FRENCH CHECK GERMANS
NTMMER FROM
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10
FRENCH FORCE FACES AND HOLDS BACK '
HON HORDE FODR TIMES ITS STRENGTH
German Efforts Unrelaxed North of Montdidier -r-Slight Fluctuations in
Line Between Thennes and Grivesnes, but Vigorous French .
Counter-Attacks in Turn Place Enemy in Critical
' Plight Enemy's Losses Reported as "Terrible." '
SmiAnON ON BATTLE FRONT UP TO NOON
HDNS CEASE EFFORTS ON
FRENCH SECTOR BATTLE
ADMIT D 17 DAD TO T) I D 10
rnviu, ii ur vino ranio
With the French Army in France,
Friday, April 5. (By tha Aim
eiated Praaa.) Thera was no re
laxation today of tha German ef
forts to tha north of Montdidier.
Between Thennes and Grivoanas a
few French divisions faced and
held back nearly four times their
number of selected German troops.
Along this front of about six
miles thera naturally were soms
fluctuations under the weight of
such a strong attack, tha main
point of which was around Rou
vrel, southward of Haillas. Two
villages fell Into the hands of tha
Germans, but thav were not per
mitted to hold them in peace, for
tha French came back in a vigor
ous counter attack, which made
tha positions of tha enemy critical.
On both ends of the line at Thennos
and Grivesnes, there were very severe
encounters, in which the French ob
stinately . kept the barrier Intact
against furtous assaults. French ar
tillery, mostly field guna, was brought
hurriedly to, the scene and battered
the Germans unmercifully.
Prisoners affirm that the German
losses were terrible. Many companies
were reduced to below fifty men.
Each German soldier had & map, on
which was printed the dates of the
proposed arrival of the attacking
troops at the various objectives. One
of these points was Tarts, Showing the
Intention of the German command to
push onward. But apparently the en
emy did not reckon on the tenacity
of the. French and British.
ATTACK NEAR HANGARD
IMPROVES POSITION OF
ENGLISH SOLDIERS
i ' .
Along Whole Front Below Ayette North of the
Somme the Struggle is Continued With
Violence Foe's incessant Efforts
Meet Slight Success.
With the British Army in France, April 6. (By the Associated
Press.) -Another heavy attack by the Germans in the drive for
Amiens appeared to be under way at an early hour today. At 5:30
o'clock this morning the enemy was reported to be advancing in
waves near the Vaire wood, which lies in the Somme valley east of
Corbie. .
The strong hostile assaults which were made in this region yes
terday resulted in the pushing back somewhat of the defending line
south of Hangard wood. Elsewhere the Germans were repulsed
with severe losses. ;
Again Fire on Paris
Long-Range German Guns
, Hurtle Shells at French
Capital.
Paris, April 6. The bombardment
of Paris by long-range German guns
was resumsd
morning.
at 11:40 o'clock this
AN APOLOGY DUE
FROM ROOSEVELT
; IV' MAtiLowtklsv 1 J
iBRlTIS'OATxIj o HAM6ABO x , ' U
' . V A Va .la Mtu Vitus V '
Violent Artillery- Bombardments Proceeded
Through Night North and South of Avrc, ' ,
at Height in Region of Monchel Two
Enemy Raids Defeated.
Overman Declares He Has
Made a False Statement and
Undertakes to Prove It.
London, April 6. The British position south of the Somme was
improved to sonic extent by a counter-attack delivered in the neigh
borhood of Hangard late yesterday, according to today's war office
announcement. Along the whole front below Ayette in the sector
north of the Somme the struggle continued with violence until late
yesterday evening. Although the Germans made incessant attacks
they met with no further' success than attended their cfl'orts in the
morning.
The statement folows:
"North of tho Somme heavy fiphting
continued along the whole front south
of Ayette until late in the evening. The
enemy contantly attacked with con
Hiderable strength, but with no further
skjecoss than attended his efforts during
the mprninfr. Iocal' fighting also took
filace yesterday afternoon south of the
Somme, in the neighborhood of Han
gard. We Improved our position some
what by a counter-attack."
Advanced in Dense Waves.
London, April 6. The Germans
at daybreak this morning attacked
the little town of Corbie, in the
valley of the Somme, Reuter's cor
respondent at British headquarters
report. The enemy advanced in
dense waves. The outcome waa
not known at the tims the dispatch
was filed.
The main German thrust, says
tha correspondent, appears to be
west of the Vaire wood, toward tha
principal Amiens road.
The liritlsh Improved their positions
east of Konnuevlllern, north of the
Somme, in their successful attack yes-
terdHV morning.
The weather has Improved and the
barometer Is rising, although the avla
tors continue to he handicapped by
very poor visibility.
Call for Second
Increment of Draft
TENNESSEANS, 2,415.
Nashville, April b. I he Ten
nessee adjutant-general today
received a call for 2.415 white sol
diers to be sent to Camp Jackson,
and 821 negroes to Camp Lee.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA:
Columbia, S. C April . Capt.
R. K. Carwile. in charge of the se
lective draft service In South Car
olina today received Instructions
to send 464 white men. and 1,515
nrgrocs to Camp Jackson In the
fie-day period beginning April S.
ALA3AMANS CALLED.
Montgomery. Ala.. April 6
Adjt.-Uen. Hubbard received a
call today from Provost Marshal
Oeneral Crowder to send 1.Z8
white men - Camp Jackson, S.
C, and 2.023 negroes to Camp
Custer, Mich., in the five days' pe
riod beginning pril 25.
Bank Reserve Shows
Decrease During Week
fsi Tork. April Th actual condi
tion of rlearlnKhotme banks and trust
rompinle for the xork how that tiny
Iioid III MT.tt rrrv In rr of lesal
rquirrments. Thl. a dccrfi.se of IU.
IH lrom l(t week.
Industrial Workers
Charged With Conspiracy
Sacramento, Cal., April 6. An In
dictment charging five alleged Indus
trial Workers of the World with a
conspiracy to hamper the government
III Its prosecution of the war and to
encourage a campaign of treason and
sabotage was returned here today by
a United States grand Jury.
Three of the five men are In custody.
CHESTER LOOP ACCEPTS ARMY
Y. M. C. A. SECRETARYSHIP
Chester C. Loop, Times reporter
covering Fort Oglethorpe, will resign
his position in the near future to ac
cept a secretaryship with the Army Y.
M. C. A. at the post.
Mr. Loop la well qualified for the
future work by an Intimate knowl
edg of Camp Forreit bffalra.
Ogle thona Y. M. C. A.'s organiza
tion lias lost seventeen err-tariei
Ithm the last fortnight., live Joim.l
th.- tank corps; three ' marines:
thrt-v hospital corps; two ie unns-sign-il
and two ave for ovcr aa
service
Washington, April 6, The charge
that Theodore Itoose vc.lt had made "a
false statement" In declaring the ser
dition bill punishing disloyal utter
ances would prohibit criticism of the
president, was made by Senator Over
man, of North Carolina, today when
debate was resumed on the measure.
Senator Qverman said Mr. Itoosevelt
probably was misinformed, but he de
clared ho should correct his statement
and "apologize" to ' e public.
Senator Smoot, republican, pointed
out that the Associated Tress, on April
2, sent out the report on which Mr.
Itoosevelt based his criticism.
"I find It was sent by the Associated
Press and given them by some one, a
clerk, of the Judiciary committee'
SRld Senator Smoot.
"Then my langua e regarding Col.
Roosevelt applies to the Associated
Press, or Rny other newspaper pub
lishing this," retorted Senator Over
man. "The language used by the As
sociated Press Is exactly the lan
guage In the bill, as reported to the
senate, except for the words 'the
president of the United States,' " re
plied Senator Smoot.
Senator Overman said, the commit
tee's chief clerk den'"d giving out the
language. ,
Suggesting flu ' Senator Overman
had been "rather severe." on the As
sociated Press. Senator KeHog" of
Minnesota, said: "It's surprising that
this created no sensation until Col.
Roosevelt wrote about It."
(The. words "the president of the
United States" appeared In the draft
given to the Associated Press, but did
not apppear when the measure WilH
printed tor consideration. Apparently
they had been eliminated ).
Disclaiming that he was defending
the former preside, t. Senator Vanlu-
nian, of Mississippi, declared Col.
Roosevelt "had said some things thai
every citizen should make part of his
political erred."
Officers of Torpedoed
Ship Made Prisoners
An Atlantic Tort. April . When
the American oil steamship Atlantic
Sun, of 2,33.1 tons gross, was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine In the war zone a few weeks
ago, the first otlicer was taken prls
oner by tho crew of the U-bont, ae.
cording to membera of the oil vessel's
crew who arrived here today.
PRUSSIAN MILITARISTS
TO HAVE SURPRISE OF LIFE
Lloyd George Forecasts Effect
of America's Activities of
Next Few Weeks.
London, April 6. Premier Lloyd
George, telegraphing today to the
lord mayor of London on' the occa
sion of a luncheon given to celebrate
America's entry Into the war, said:
"During the next few weeks Amer
ica will give the Prussian military
Junta the surprise of their lives."
Premier Lloyd (leorge's telegram, whirl)
khs read to the assembled guests by the
lord mayor, said:
"The decision of the American people
t tn t It was their duty to Join hi tho
great struggle of free people aKulimt tha
attempt, of overweening despotlmii to
estAblish Its own universal dominion by
military power wns one of the most mo
nientous events In history. During thn
past year they have been bending' all
their energies to the work of prepsratlon.
iJurllig the next few weeks America will
give the Prusslnn military Junta the sur
prise of their lives."
CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
PROBED, SAYS CORONER
aaaataaBMeaa
O'Donohue in Hotel When Mrs.
Wood Died Not Notified,
'other Statements.
Officers at Park
Transfer to Tank Company
The following officers were relieved
of their posts In Kurt Oglethorpe and
commissioned to the same office In the
tank service:
First Lieut. George Winston Cralir.
Fifty-first Infantry.
Flrat Lieut. Frank H. Feltwell. Fif
ty-second Infantry.
First Lieut. Owilyn A. Price. Fifty-
third Infantry.
Hecond Lieut. Oordon Lee Burke.
Fifty. first Infantry.
Hecond Lieut. Lrnest S. Dunbar.
Flfty-flrKt Infantry.
hecond Lieut. Robert C Hendricks.
Fifty-second Infantry.
Hecond Lieut. William T. Wllfnn
Fifty. second Infantry.
Herotid Lieut. Purton V. Whittaker.
riTty-third inrantry.
Kr-rond Lieut. Jos. II Richardson.
1'ifly-f.iiirth infantry.
Second Lieut. I In i ley y. Johnson,
r ifty-fotirth Infantry.
Second Lieut. Milton V. Breschell, i
Fifty-fourth infantry.
SOLDIER SHOT BY GUARD
IS'RECOVERING SLOWLY
Thomaa Orlmes. private. Comoanv
CI. Fifty. fourth Infantry, now In the
base hospital, la recovering from a
liiiiHhot wound which perforated his
bowels In four places and shot away
n portion of his liver.
Grimes wns shot by a guard while
attempting to desert on March 10. lie
Is 21 years of age. Ills recovery is
considered v ry remarkable.
CAPT. ALLBRITTEN TAKES
CAMPBELL'S PLA E AS PROVOST
Capt. James W. Allbrlttert has been
transferred from the Hlxth division
train to romm" I of the provost
guard In Fort Oglethorpe, to relieve
("apt. It. Potter Campbell, who has
taken command of tho Chattanooga
lank company.
RAIN, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM
IM SMtHHH Qyj
Ming )
JOUAO.117
op 4 .yy
out III prai ti' Mv
to n ei ome plight)-
'.'he niothi-rT ILalu
night and Sunday.
If every blond will
buy a bond and
every brunette,
too. to Kalaer Pill
we'll say. "You
plllj the monkey
house for you."
That's pietty
theory about tick
ling Mother Fjirth
"ith a lio, and
she grins har
' estiy. don't work
war garden se inn
rough "tickling."
andwarincr to-
.Tack O'Donohue, coroner for Hamil
ton county, stated Haturdsy morning
that the death of Mrs. Frank II. Wood
at the Hotel Patten Thursday after
noon should have been investigated.
Mrs. Wood fell In a swoon shortly
after emerging from the bathroom at
the hotel and died shortly after phy
sicians arrived. An envelope contain
ing rymilde of potassium was found in
sldo her slocking after thn body had
been removed to Wann'a funeral res
idence. Tha death certificate gave a
cerebral hemorrhage as the probable
cuusn of thn woman's demise,
Coroner O'Ponohuo said that he wna
In tho hotel at a Itotary luncheon and
meeting TliiirntlHV and remnlned there
until about 2 In thn afternoon and thn
matter was not called to his attention.
A renutnble tihvslelan siuncd lha
'death certificate, a reputable under
taking establishment handled the rase
and the woman died In a reputable ho
tel, but I have never yet received any
nollca of the matter," he ssld.
JJr. J. II. Atlee, hotel physician,
stated, when called over' the telephone,
that the woman wns dying when lie ar
rived and only lived four or five min
utes alter he reached her and that j
there was nothing, so far as he was
able to see, to determine the causn of
death. ,
When the hotel was called one of
tho managers slated that everything
possible was dona for Airs. Wood. Iln
said he thought It a case of sulcldi
Accoiding to his statement, he was on
the scene and Mrs. Wood's husband
was frantic. He explained thst medical
aid waa secured Just aa soon as poa
slhle.
Paul Waiin. the undertaker, said thnt
Mr. Wood appeared to ha very much
broken tip over his wife's death, Mr.
Wann further said the necessary pa
tiers were furnished and 4hut bud tho
body not gone away that nlicht ship
ment could not have been mode until
Friday, lis atated a repuUibla physi
cian made cut the death certificate.
.Mrs. Wood's husbiind Is sales man
uger for tho Hiunswii Ke-iiaise-i mien
der Talking Mnchlne company, tins
band and wife h'ld been al the Tatten
since Monday. It Is umlersloofl trial
their trip here whs fr the purpose of
reconciliation. Domestic troubles tia1
come up, and the liuoi.ann la sain to
have thought the mutter bud been
straightened out satisfactorily.
Wilson Signs Bill for
Finance Corporation
Washington, April . Prssidant
Wilson todsy signed tha bill creat
ing a govsrnmant corporatic with
a capital stock of (MO.000.000 and
authority to issue 13,000.0000 in
tisl wsr industries.
Tarin, April 6. The German attack along the French aector of
the battle front lias ceased. Todaj-'a official statement says there
was violent artillery lighting last night north and south of the Avre,
but that no infantry actions occurred. The. statement follows;- .
"The night waa marked by violent bombardment north arid
south of the Avre, particularly in the region o Monchel, without
Infantry actions. On the right bank of the Meusc and it the forest
of Aprcmont the artillery fighting was rather aevcre at time. Two
German raids, one north of Vaux-Lcs-Palameix, the other near Sev
ey, were without result. , Elsewhere the night was calm." l
NAVAL AIRCRAFT
CHASEJJ-BOATS
Destroy Ten, Eight Others
Prey to Seaplanes and Diri
gibles in Recent Encounters.
M. C. A. LEADERS FROM
ATLANTA VISIT OGLETHORPE
Dr. David Itsha-. general rellainus
Vitary of tha V. M. ". A. and IT.
T. A. Warrington reliloua work dl
tei tor of the auutl.eislerM department.
Ml! if heiliuai trr st Atlanta, were In
('nip Oglethorpe 'Thursday and Fri
day, funking an Inspection of the
ramp. They meet to Anniston and
are making a tour of all the camps In
America.
, London, Aprjt , Dstailt eon
earning the destruction reeently of
ten German submarine by navsl
siroraft, sight by seaplanes and
others by dirigibles, hae been ob
tained by the Assoeiatsd Press
from admiralty reports. The first
esse ie desoribed as follown
"While en patrol In the English
channel a seaplane eighted a sub
marine eight mile away, directly
in the path ef mn eneoming eon
voy ef merchant ships. The sea
plane dived at ninety miles an
hour. The submarine attempted to
escape by submerging, but was
just awash as the eeaplane reaohed
a bombing position and released
two bombs, one of which exploded
on the conning tower. The eea
plane dropped two more bombs
into th midst of the air bubbles
from the eollapsed submarine,
which waa of the largeet type, car
rying two gune.
"At dawn a seaplane sighted a largo
hinarliifl on the surface, with a
member of tha crew alandlng by thu
gun. The sen pin ne dropped a liomlion
the tall of the U-boat and afterward
photographed thn sinking submarine
with a big hole In Its deck. A second
bnmh was dropped close lo the auli-
liiHtlne bow and the U-boat collapaed.
Sinks Stern first.
Two arnManea attacked a larsje sub
marine traveling on the surluco at
fourteen knots, with two men in tho
running tower. A bomb was exploded
lose, to tha conning tower and thn
submarine began to sink stern first, A
bomb front a second seaplane com
pleted the work.
"Three patrol planes sighted a Isrg
submarine, as It was submerging and
dropped two bombs close to the con
tilng tower, causing the suhmsrlne to
turn turtle and disappear In a mass
of uii and wreck use.
"A aeaplana alghtrd a aubiiiurliie
close to the surfscn and dropped two
bombs, tine bomb was Ineffective, but
the other hit thn deck fulrly amidships.
The submarine was hidden by the
sinoka of the explosion and when the
sninke cleared the t-bost was sinking
with both ends In the air,
"A seaplane aaw the track of a tor
pedo fired at a merchantman. It dive.1
toward the surface and sighted the
black shadow of tha submarine, well
below the surface. It dropped two
bombs, which both exploded close to
tha submarine, resulting In a large
quantity of oil bubbles and wteckaae
and delirla.
Seeond Bomb Effective.
"Two aeuplunea sighted a 17-boat
and dropped a bomb each. The first
ImiiiiIi caused a heavy list to the t'-bont,
which began to sink by the stern. The
second bomb exploded In tha center of
the aw h i, demolishing the U-boat.
"A aes plans dropped a bomb on a
aubniarlna Just eineislng and the
U-boat disappeared with a heavy list
to port, Tha pilot dropped a eecon.1
bomb Into the awlrl and a few minutes
later a, patch of oil U0 feet long and
twelve feet wide appeared on the sur
face. "A naval airship at midday sighted
a suspicious patch of oil and cleared
It In an effort to ascertain the cause,.
Suddenly a periscope broke th sur
face in th midst of th oil. The air
ship dropped a bomb rlos to the peii
ecope and series of bubbles began
appearing. Indicating that th damased
submarine was moving slowly away
under th evater. Several mora bombs
were dropped In the path Indicated
until satisfactory evidence waa . ob
tained of th enemy'a destruction.
"An airship dropped two bombaover
stihmailne which waa engaged in at
tacking merchantmen, (ireat patches
of oil and bubblee Indicated severe
damage and trawlera made thle com-
plrte by depth charge-
GERMANS WERE MOWED
DOWNUKE WHEAT
Carnage Described by Allied
Officers, Who Come Back
in Highest Spirits. ,
Paris, April 6. Th scceunts ef
carnage in the German rank whloH
ha been wrought by the fir f
th allies as given In th official
convnunleations by rrepndnt
at th front, are mere than ."
firmed by atoriea ef the wounded in .
French hospitals.
"We cut down the Germans as a har
vester cuta down wheat," said a
i wounded lieutenant bark from Las.
algny. "We went on cutting them down
until wo emptied our cartridge boxes.
Then our dragoons on their mounts
came right tip to thn firing line and
brouuht ua more cai trldgea.",
A curpoml horribly burned by gas,
but not at all downcast, said:
"Yes, tlmy fixed i..e up thle way. but
that does not miitler. 1 ar.t revenged.
It la almost Incredible tho 'way they
fell In groups. In companies. I shsll
survive my burns, but the thousand
and thousands of (lernisns whom I saw
fall never will be seen again,'
'apt. Vldal, of the Hrltsh army med.
leal corps, ssld after visiting a hos
pital In which wera men who hail been
brought In from thn Ulea front, that the
wounded with whom he talked were
fully convinced the Herman losses had
amounted to bOO.noo. Of the great
numbers of wounded lm had ween dur.
Ing the war, he added. thosi now com
Ing bark from the front were In the
highest spirits. They were almost Joy.
ful notwithstanding their wounds, be
auld, been use of their faith In the ap
proach of a decisive victory and be
cause they hud seen that for all the
dumsge done by the llermnna to the al
lies, a vastly greater toll had been paid
by the Hermans." t
CAISSON EXPLODES;
THREE MEN INJURED
Cause of Accident at Camp Mc.
Clellan, AnniSton, Ala.,
Investigated. I
Anniston. Ala.. April llorsnhoer
Christlsn W. t'nrlton. Atlantic City;
Wagoner Frederick liennlson and I'rl
vste Arthur W. otiinds, of Jersey City,
N. J., all members of Company K, lOtth
engineers, at Camp Mct'lellan. were ee.
riously Injured when fifty detonation
capa exploded in a caisson from an un
known causa at the camp Friday after
noon. Carlton and liennlson were riding
on the caisson when tha explosion oc
curred. I'lecea of the wrecked caisson
were blown Into their bodies with great
fore. A hotse on which Glands waa
riding near th caisson was so badly
Injufed that It had to be destroyed. Aa
InvestlKatlon has been ordered.
JUSTICES OF PEACE
REFUSE WARRANTS
Coroner Takes Step to Arrest
Five Men Alleged to Have
Aided Lynching German.
Collinaville. Ill, April S. The
coroner ef Medisen county today
applied for warranto fee th. arrest
el five men whom he bed been
informed were in the mob that
lynched Robert Prsgse eerly i
day enerning. Four justiie. ef the
peace refuaea to ssue warrants.
Th four justices gave aa a reasoa
for refusing to Issue the warrants that
"they didn't care to get mixed up in
th matter."
tn of the Justices yesterday aa
surrounded by men in a saloon and
asked to sign, a pledge of loyalty, he
complied.
Coroner lost said ha would ak the
stateli attorney to Issue the warrant
and that he thoujht the live men de
sired would b under arrest before
nifcht