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V! THE CHATTANOOGA NEW ALL THE NEWS WHILE IfS NEWS READ CLASSIFIED ADS TODAY! Associated Press International News Service Newspaper Enterprise Association Lawrence Letters DDIPC TUDCC rCMTO muvreo By eeu-nere VOL XXX. No. 258. LAJE EDITION CHATTAMKHJA, TIJN, 1UIA UVUNIiNU.MAY 3, 1918 Twelra Cnt Wee. i k A. 1 W it M into f s V .J, . V ' V GAIN ADVANTAGE ON AMIENS FRONT British in Local Attacks in Vi cinity of Villers-Bretonneux, Before Amiens. RAIDS END WITH SUCCESS Artillery Fighting Active on Northern Front and on Arras Salient. (Associated Press.) 1 London. May 3. In the neigh borhood of Villers-Bretonneux on the front before Amiens, the Brit r ieh gained the advantage in local fighting during the night, the war office announce. On the northern front there was active artillery fighting, es pecially near Givenchy, the for " est of Nieppe, and Locre and t south of Ypres. i , The statement reads: "Local lighting: took place to our Advantage last nigbt in the neighbor hood of VillerB-Brelonneux. We car ried out successful raids south or Airas and east of St. Venant in thn Tourae of which ten prisoners and five feui chine ituiiB were captured by our tfOOPH. . . i "The artillorv lins been active on feoth sides durliiK the night between Givenchv and the forest de Nelppe in the region of Locre and south of ft' pres." ' "' illers-Bretonncux, which is in t?ntish hands, lies about nine mileH .Vast of Amiens and has been tho 'fceene of four British successes with in the past ten days. Tho British Recaptured the village from tho (jer : tnans in one burst of fighting. METHODIST CONFERENCE I HAS RECORD ATTENDANCE 1 Quadrennial Session in Atlanta Forwarding Business Fea tures of Church. (Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 3. With the r formalities of organisation prac" ' tieally completed the general con ference of the Methedist Episco-' pal church, south, settled down to business today. Bishop War ren A. Candler, of Atlanta, pre siding and the opening religious exercises were conducted by Rev. R h. Cooper, of Hopkinsville, Ky. The roll call showed the largest number of delegates ever present at such an early stage in the i conference. i "Announcement was made that all ic-ommitters with the except Ion of the 'ftpworth league and publishing tn Iterests bad met and organized. Rev. 'A. J. laaniifr, of Nashville, was chosen 'chairman of the committee on Kpis rropncy. Ttev. .lnmes Cannon, .Jr., of Hichmond, was made chiiir.n'in of the committee on church relations. Tho report of the general confer ence committee on the representative church in Washington. 11. C as pre nontcd. showed that the building is Hearing completion. In round num bers Stll.afli in cash and pledges have been secured from all sources. Of this amount $22a.24S has been col Ipcted up to April 30. of this year. The report of lr. Geo. S. Sexton, of Shreveport, showed that it will - re quire $114,000 to pay the. balance due on tha lot and when the building is completed. It was suggested that the committee be continued until the completion of the building. Further action wus recommended to the gen eral conference asking; it to provide a sum of at least $2.r,00 annually for n period of four years for th current expenses of the church FRENCH SHIP PROVENCE TORPEDOED AND BEACHED German Submarine Strikes Steamer on Port Side Seek to Refloat Vessel. (International News Service.! Paris. May 3. The French steamship Provence has been tor pedoed by a German submarine and beached in the Mediterranean, it was learned today. The attack was made on the eve ning of April 13. the torpedo strik ing the port side. The vessel was beached near Tala mc on th Spanish cast, where the work of refloating her is now In prog re a. The Provence Is a vessel of 3.941 tons and before the war hailed from Marseilles. REPORTS DISCREDITED Deny Mackensen Will Lead Next Drive Against Allies. ( International N"i Service... . . . i nmv t-ei.ort lli! Harfhal Von Markeiie.n i command ..i.,.t .he filled force.. and that the assault will r- made by I fMflOflO fresh troops, are - Central News diptche today. It I also denied that the British are using Bott-nored bullet, aa alleged by the '.rr-mnn. HORSE FLESH FIFTY CENTS POUND IN SWITZERLAND (International News Service.) London. Mav J-pat.-h from Zurich m; tb.t in. H income r wane in Svit zet h.nd thst r,re flesh I s-'HlnS "r - 3 pound. EXPECT EARLY RENEWAL OF DRIVE IN FLANDERS ; i - Decisive Failure of German Efforts on Monday Had Depressing Effect No Abundance of Reserves. (International News -Service.) London, May 3. The Germans are expected to renew their Flan ders offensive without much fur ther delay. The heavy bombard ments in the sectors of Villers Bretonneux on the Picardy front and Merris (on the Flanders front) possibly presage an early resump FIRE SWEEPING CANADIAN TOWN i Gets Beyond Control of Fire Fighting Forces Help Asked From Quebec and Montreal. (Associated Press. ) Three Hivers, Que., May 3. Fire which broke out in the business sec tion here today quickly destroyed a number of stores and residences and got the better of ther local firq fighting forces. Help was asked for from Quebec and Montreal, Jy 11 a.m., an hour after the fire started, forty houses on Bonaventure street, the main 'business thorough fare, had been destroyed. The flames spread to the near-by streets and fam ilies were compelled 'to leave their houses because of the tremendous heat. Three Ulvers, an industrial and man ufacturing city of about 10,000 popu lation and a port of entry, is scventy livo mien southwest of the, city of Que bec. It is on tho Canadian I'aclllc and Grand Trunk railways. - Throe rtvein Is the second oldest rity In Canada. It was visited by a disas trous fire In 1006 when half of the city was burned. At noon tho damage done was esti mated at 1100,000. There had been no loss of life up to that time. MAJOR PART OF FINNISH RED GUARDS SURRENDER Twelve Thousand Prisoners Taken by Germans and White Guards. (International News Service.) Copenhagen, May 3. The great er-part of the red guard army in Finland has surrendered to the Germans and white guard near Lathias, according to information from a Finnish source today. Twelve thousand prisoners were taken. Bolshevik artillary Has been bombarding the white guards along the Finnish frontier. WILSON TO GET POWER TO SMASH ESPIONAGE (International News Service.) Washington. May a. An iron ring would be loured around the L'n"1'! .Slates Jo-prevent the entrance o,- es cape or enemy spies, plotters and prop agandists, under amendments tl the passport regulations consideivd by the. house this afternoon. The amendments were taken up at, the request of I 'resident Wilson, wl.o told Chairman Flood, of the foreign relations committee, having chaige ol the amendments, that they were vltdlly necessary to give the department of Justice a free hand in preventing thy escape of enemy agents. The amendments whi n adopted will give the president power to deny en trance orcgress to any person upon the suggestion of the department ol Justice. Rolshcvik agitators could thus be bnried. The house was almost unan imous In its approval of the amend ments, and their passage was ixpected late this afternoon. RUTLEDGE SMITH GETS CALL FOR TENNESSEANS (AtSoclHted Tre NasfnIHe. Mav 3 M. T.'i- Sniilh. chairman 'f th. ef defense for Tnne. coimrtl see. tfid.iv received n rat! from Washington f-r 19. lit white mm fnr armv aer lee to be rntr.-ilned In five days bepinnlrg Mav Mai. mltti stated that the i readv to inert the laige draff. ( As'H-latd f're ) l:ton r.once. 1 m . M iv t.- A rtV frr 1.1 V9 men for new dtf' f--e"i I ,niii ian.i. WHft rreelvrd hefi tf-dav hv Ad't. n Mi-'Viv from provnwt Marh;.l rieprral Crod'-r. Of tin number eil r to be wMte men "d 7 ' I? wrr The now I'lf I t ef ''e white .Iraf.! men rsr -rr-4 to hr-'n vltln-i 'He f-oi M.' 1 . r-l t" t'lfK- fii!f H"kl tion of infantry thrusts. That is ths attitude taken by correspondents at the Britsih front. Tha decisive failure of the Ger man efforts on Monday had a de pressing effect upon the enemy. Prisoners complain that too much is expected of them, while at the same time they declare there is no abundance of reserves. TODAY FIRST LADIES' DAY. The Lookouts and Travelers will clash for tho second game on Andrews field this after noon, the came being called promptly at 4 o'clock. Today Is ladles' day and that, together with the fact that the games with Little Koek decide the leadership of the league, a large crowd is expected out. Tho largest midweek crowd of tha weuson was out yesterday and saw one of the best games of the year. Manager Finn will pitch King this afternoon and Klberfeld will hurl one of his Cubans, . cither ralmero or I I 0 Tuero. U. S. FAILED TO PLAY MAN'S PART (International News Service.) Washington, May 3. Declaring that America had failed to "play a man's part" in the war, Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, in a speech in the senate today called upon the nation to provide 5,000,000 fighting men and to "really get into the war," "Since we Entered the war our allies bnve been fighting our battles," Sen ator McCumber declared. "We pro posed to have In France at the end of the first, year of our war not less than l.noo.000 fighting men. The year ended with less than 200,000. We purposed to have In France before the end of the first year a flying squadron of about 12,000, and the end uf the year we find the aircraft appropriation of $40,000,00n has been worse than squandered. "The first and greatest question that i onfronted us when we entered this war was the question of ship construc tion. Pespite the line percentage showing the ugly fact si 111 stares tie in the face that we have constructed only two ships when the situation demanded 1,000 ships. "What have been the causes? Fore most was Jiur unproparMncss. The next lmpoint reason for our failure to meet our war expectations hns been an almost total lack of foresight on the great fundamental requirements. "Mad we hugun ship construction Immediately alter April 6, 1917. we could have hurl l.MtO.OOO men in France by the first of .January, 1918. Another causa of delay has been the holding back of construction while awaiting tho results of experiments. COAL FIELDS TIED UP BY STRIKE OF POLES (International News Service.) Zurich, May 8. A strike of I'ollsh workmen has lied up the Tomluova coal lleiids. said a message from Cra cow (Aiistria-Jlungary), today. It Is Interfering wilh passenger traffic on Austrian railways that secured their fuel there. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONE-DRY BILL SIDETRACKED (International News Service.) Washington. May .1. Itepresental Ive UandHirn bill to make t:- .Mstrlct of Columbia, "bone-dry" In.itend of "half dry" was sidetracked by the poMolth c committee today. AVIATOR FLIES FROM FLORIDA TO MEMPHIS (International News Service.) Meridian. Mimn., .May 3. I.leut. Thompson, flying fro i Fori Harraneiis, Fla., to Memphis, Term., lesilieil here Fhotily after noon today, lie piade a landing In ttie southern part of the city alter speemeulur islunts over the town while Hi Meridian people wi-nt to the middle of the stieets and g."d hkyuanl. l.lriit. Thompson bombed the city with liberty l"n posters. Ki. haI iklTU A I WINS LIBERTY LOAN FLAG (IntinHtional Ne 8erv,.) Sf Inia. Ala.. Mav 3. Chairman Mallor. of the Pallas countv thuli III,, 1 1 v li.in comililttee. Miinoiincidl flit iimtning that hi.' had received tin hotmr flag f"r ImII.is roiintv. annul-tan'otp-lv iti the newa tt'Ml Jtallaa cniitilv's O'l'i'a. hlid been ie,nee, flom f jti.Miu to !::;.:. GERMANY DENIES U. S. PRISONERS MISTREATED (Aociated pr.) V bingtiiti. May 2. Ansa rung an ir-i'iiry ! the utati: d pa 1 1 on c ' t hi"ik ' t )-e s.paniih gov t t n iii uf a t j the truth of ipoit that ,m'i nan iiis,rir of r hut" I.e. n t-iir.ir.-j t) in (i'rmanT. He (..': f-tan rrr'0"ent tvday ij.elari'l ! .m ri an i i-omis . a i ordi d j ,1., , t i" i aniet jfi", t i, i oni i.l utli r ii.itioi.aliti' . CROWDER CALLS FOR SKILLED MEN New Jersey Only State Except ed 75 Occupations Affect ed by Special Order. ' (Associated Press.) Washington, May 3. Later the provost-marshal general's of fice announced that the call was for 233,742 men. Washington, Msy 3. The msn were ordered to entrain for camp within five days' period beginning May 25. This brings .the total number of men called for the month of May, including asocial classes, to approximately 305,000. The apportionment among, the states includes:' Alabama, 6,820, to Camp Sevier, S. Cl Arkamas. 300, to Camp Beurtkard, La i 4,124 Camp Pike. Ark.i Florida, 202. to Camp Gordon, Ga. Georgia, 878, to Camp Gordon. Ga; (llinoise, 5,000, to Camp Wheeler, ua.i o.uuu xo uamp Grant, lll.l 4,168 to Camp Gordon. Ga.; 4,361 to Camp Shelby, Miss. Louisiana, 3,998, Camp Beaure . gard, La. Michigan, 5,000 Camp Wheeler, Ga.; 5,149 Camp Custer, Mich. Mississippi, .2.000, .Camp Pike. Ark.; 1,649, Camp 8helby, Miss. New York, 6,800, Camp Dix, N. J.t 6.850, Camp Hancock, Ga t 7, 600 Camp Upton, N. Y.; 9,700 Camp Wadsworth, 8. C. 1,380 to Camp Sevier, 8. C. North Carolina, 8,114, to Camp Jackson, S. C. Ohio, 9,800, Camp Gordon, Ga.t 3,000 Camp Sherman, 0.; 7,233 Camp Taylor, Kv. ' Oklahoma, 3,400, Camp Bowie, Tex.; 2,449 Fort Riley, Kan, Pennsylvania, 7,700, Camp Meade, Md. 4,000 Cam? Lee, Va.i 3.000 Camp Humphreys, Va. 2,923 Camp Greenleaf, 8. C. South Carolina, 1,900, Camp Jackson, 8. C. 283 Camn Wads worth, S. C. Tennessee, 4,130, Camp Pike, Ark. V Texas, 2,200, Came Cody, N. M i 1.124 Camp Bowie, Tex. 6,000 Camp Travis, To- Washington, May 3. A. eall foe 6,207 kille'"''men pf Jh na tional army was' sent Ouf today by Provost '' Marsbal-Gensrel - Crowder. All states are inoluded excepting New Jersey. It di rects the movement of the men on May 17. The men represent, about seventy live occupations. They Include chauf feurs, carpenters, engineers, atenog mnhitn telecrsrih and wireless op erators and welders. They will he attached to the medical corps, inn trnm .L.TAtiun MoTl'lee fl I IH ft Or n in Si f V corps, ordnance department, algnnl corps and corps or engineers, j wo hundred and llfly-lwo negro troops were assigned lo the signal iorps and ordered to Fort Wsvne, Mich. All of tho regis! rants Included in today's call are pien who have pre- ienU.1 llmiTiufllvr-l to their lltCfll boards for voluntary Induction Into the military service, it. was nam ai Ucn. .Crowder's oilier. Hoards were lni i-m.-IuiI In rimfl enniiffh to till their quotas where volunteer were lacking, but It is understood tins vat noi nee Included In Hie assignment sixty men will go lo engineer t Camp Sheridan. Ala. MAJ..GEN M'ANDREW MADE CHIEF OF STAFF ii'ii i. it. A m I,.,, t-ttitr In I , 1 1 ii i", i,.ii. .... ... I Fiance. Mnv3. Hy thn Aaso- elated I'" )-MnJ.-fjen. .lames McAndrew luis neen nppoimru chief of slnfT of the American expeditionary forces, assuming his duties Immediately. Mrlg. (ien. James i. Ilinboid, who has been (Jen. I'erslilng' chief of slnff. lis" been assigned to l l., II... II, .1,1 alili'h he I ulli tiike iver till week. 1 C ' . J BURLESON TO PROBE PNEUMATIC TUBES (Inlrrnatloiml News Kervlee.) WashinKfoii. May 3. - I'ost imister tleneml I'.iirleson this afternoon (harped with uinMug tintiue rtate miiits and iitteinp'lng to iintalrly In fluenie siuatots. The ehniffes were made be Senatiirs Hank head, of Alu bBiiia: llaidwlik. ol (ieoiKia, and Weeks, or Massachusetts. In letter addressed lo nuv ninatnr In answer to a personal letter sent t" nil sena tots bv I 'os'ii'"' i ienernl lluriesun protesting auaii'st the intioo of the com in I .Mon to line.stigate pneiimutlc tubes The sen.itois i.iiing the letter de. elate that a- in'iiilats of the Invesli gatmg i , ,i ii in i s, ion Ihev fee) that I'ost- ll.llMet -Cl neral lillllesoll I- tl 1 1 e III p 1 1 ng undiilv to teHiieme enngriss against their rpoit. wlil'h faw.ied the i:on tiniiHtice ol pn'mnatlc till" a. FAIR. SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM "fia time to can the lelly that has Shelleieij Mil til I .ran thin the Icy t his!' ,f winter to a M'i "l t ht a now k i c ee. I or t he tliiiw lids ti'iw In laslion. Hut l foie i u're laid nwsv lit u ask a-,..-! Mr floo tt Will I lie re I" a ila v ' villi li.-ht i' i,i;M an I I a i.l. ,1 .-r- ,. ! ' I " ' l. illid i. . TREMENDOUS CRESCENDO OF GUNFIRE BREAKS OUT Principal Increase of Artillery Activity Appears to be on Lys Battle Front British Army Headquarters Reports. (Associated Press.) British Headquarters in France, . la Ottawa, May 8. -A tremendous., crescendo of gun fire has broken out this morning, the prlnoipal in crease being apparently In the Lys region. The objective time tables of the Germane "indicate that they are finding their task to advance in Flanders and on the Somme, where they are yet at a standstill, much 0" "0 BRITISH SOLDIER GUARDS MANGER IN BETHLEHEM (Associated Tress.) London, April 17. From Rethlehem a youthful British soldier writes to a friend here: "1 am on guard at present, and it la a great honor, I can tell you, that I am guarding tho birthplace am) manger of our Lord. It Is a wonderful place and I never thought, when I used to rend alsmt It. that one day I should stand and guard It. Tho birthplace Is marked by a fourteen-polnted silver star, presented by the French gov ernment. The slablo Is hung with lump from all different countries, and they look beau tiful: and, I might add, they are always alight. The mnn per Itself I rut In natural rock, but marble ha been put In to keep It In ft good slate of preservation, .0 BROOKLYN FLYER GETS HUN SCALP (Associated 1'ress.) With the American Army In France, Thursday, May 8. Llsut. James Msissner, whose home la In Brooklyn, and who brought down hit first German ai, plane today on the American front northwest of Touli returned to his hangai to receive the congratulations of his comrades snd to make his report with a bashful grin on his face. The lieutenant is young and slight and "tickled to death" that he has one s, emy scalp uanging to his belt. Tim slory of his exploit having Irlcklert In over the telephone wire, the correspondent went to thn lieutenant's hangar. H had been reported that a wing of Melssncr'a machine hud been torn off by hi oppnnent'B airplane. "Impossible," said one of the mem ,.f Mi.Umier'ai ail il 11 il run hefuro the young aviator had returned t hi billet. "If the boche really bud Hcrapeii jimmy -.hi. i.i uiiiv tf A'oold have called on the Ited Cross to make In-(liilrl.-s through Hv Itxerland as In what had happened to Mm." GREAT LAKES COMPANIES HINDERING CONDUCT WAR Washington, Msy 3-Chaiea that the steamship compulilea i epi rsinleil In the Uikn Can lei a' iiasm liillun am liinriViinif tl"' conduit of the war hv KappltiK the stieimlh of AUsiille. ernist shipping lliroiwli Inducing insti ncts to leave Ihe ocritn fur Ihe 'heat laike were itiadd liidny at the ship ping lnhnf eimferenie hy Vlelor (Hnn iler, of tlie Lake Keuiiiin'a union. PRESENT FUTILE DRIVE WILL NOT STOP HUNS TRY AGAIN (Inlemiitlonal Newa Heiviee.l I'm is. Mac 3 "It would be a (rime emu lo iicju ve nun nie i iei . mans will he deterred bv their pi ra dii fuiluie." write Maui Ice llimea In Hi Fi ho IV Purl. "VNc tiiV test absolutely sssuieil that Weiiunnv Is delei 'mined to end tin v r thrmish mllllaiy opiiatloos this eai. If pos sible." "STRENGTH IN MANPOWER ! WILL DECIDE." SAYS TAFT, (AaKs-iated l'i! ' r.ie. -nsboto. N. .. M S "Tluiew' bill one ipiiMion In fuie the Aiueilcnn people loihn, and that l to m Hie war." ald fi.iioir President Win II. I'afl. who will speak to the people of I il eeiiNhmo InnU'ht on iii lons re- . Iiillng to the uml war. "In onhr to win Hie wai ! It neeissarv that Ho , government, as .pih-klv possible-, to oidinatc all aeinilK to this end The fa ople of Atiieina' nils-lit n well face Hie f.n t that this war will last ; three and peihaps five tears longer.1 and fiat snpremm v In manpower will' he the 1ri uptl'.- fa- l"t " I NEED TO ADJUST INDUSTRY j TO STRAIN OF WAR FINANCE (In'eTliatiiMial New Voik M N a Service I J 3 - The necessity I rv lo the slralti of fif d!u--tiniT indu't war flnanr was ,i - sa pe hi i.ij e hf h cot ton loan nfo o ' a ud sout h m hio l ?, snood at th" Pill' llo.iies II s1. 'iuaraiifv Trurt Yolk. lt-leie-l fl-r l-.hn V SI.M-'-w a s pie-, el. -'1 PlO , IH' '""I i II, 'i I. .f ( i f I Ii. i ,il I , 'he i i. H e kevno'e f j nine here loda v to , ,- rs of tte noi t ti ' ir inirlinr ml rr hotel. t trsldrnl ef Hie r.'ni iin- , ef N-w .' i in'! hit I addi re, if I II M -tss . ;i i..1al f',i- hev- 1 1 . a.t m e e m'i t 1 1 v .hi t In heavier than they anticipated. Last night there was much bombing activity on both sides, the entente airmen inflicting heavy ' casualties. The Australian carried out success ful minor operations at Vlllcra-Hrelon-ueux during the night, while the Cana dians mopped up a strong post, tak ing seven prisoners urn! ttvo machine guns. Farther north the Prltlsh rushed a machine gun emplacement, clearing It out and bringing in three survivors of the garrison, ANOTHER WOMAN IN MYSTERY CASE "Mrs. Hclmuth Schmidt." of Chicago, Alleges Self-Slayer Robbed and Deserted Her. (Associated lYea. ) Detroit, May 3. Still another woman has entered the mystery surrounding the matrimonial at fairs of Helmuth Schmidt, self layer, beneath whose former home here the police yesterday excavated and discovered the remains of Irma Pallatinus, his housekeeper, who apparently had been strangled. She is "Mrs. Helmuth ochmidt,' of Chicago, who hat asked the au thorities for a picture of the man, who, she believes, is the same to . whom she was married in 1918, and who, she alleges, robbed her of $2,000 end dsssrtad her. With appearance lit the cuso of the Chicago woman, there Mie four women, nut Including tlm 17-ettr-ull daugh ler. who may rlulm thn eslntn ( Hclimldt, snlit to be more limit llb.OOD, Witt) 1,1m IdnnllllCBllon of tl Nly or the Piiiiaiiniue woman laTV yester. day the police now Mil Unite twodcMlhu to Hclimldt, Augusta Mlilnhnch, wliosu body lin conlONsod to having dlsmeui. he red and burned, having swiillovve.l poison when ho infused lo ituiriy her. Itrtieweil search I being iniidn for MniHii'et IturMcli and Mrs. Anita Hi ti 1 1 1 1 1 1 , two oilier said to have mar. iled Ihe man III New .Icisey and who suddenly disappeared. HEAVY FIGHTING ALONG HAVE RIVER PREDICTED Believe Germans Will Insist on Austro-Hungariftn Offensive Against Italians. Hnlei iinlliiitsl New Nervier.) London, May .1. Corrrspoitdrnt Willi Ilia . illan iiimy oil thn soul hwealern battle flout predict heavy fighting along the I 'line river. It I believed that Ihe German will Inslsl upon mi Aiislco. Iliiugitrlun of fensive against Ihe llallaua In ail erfint lo relieve thn pressure ugalnst til ill lines on the western front un. lo pre. vent Ihe further sending of llalluit force Into I'ratue. Hoinn correspondelll i ol l ohoiate report piloted hy the Ihllln news paper, Iniilsclm Tagexeltung, that Hie Derniaii msy abanilou their pfTelialve In I- hinder and ti wnNler Ihe dilvn to Italy. I 'mm mine than one lieiman aouna the lit hi has come out thai Ihn tier man people aie fast toeing hope of winning on Ihe wesli in front, snd Hint they aie deeply ih-pl ruscl .y their seven losses, (ieluiau uewapMper are taking n pieilmlstic '"mc, ntiil their cimiini nl l far dlrTeient from their huoynnt attlludr w hen Hie di l e slut b d in Mutch. RECOGlWNOFSOVrET POWER WOULD BE BLOW (Intel national New s Her tee I Motcow. Thursday, April (Via VUdivestok, Aped 26.1 Dis cussing raceijnition of the Russian govarnmsnt hy th aided powers, the bolshevik newspaper livetti eayt: "Racoonilion ef th soviet power by the alba svill help immediately to ettabhah hi sin contact by Rutin with America. England and France relative ta the squipmtnt ef ths red army, the financing of the country, co-ordination of t lion and saltlmant et qujstiona e( international policy. All tat would be s direct bio at Carman im perialism aid Grt or, eolation in tona Not 'or oethinrj Ho Carman oHicial iircl r "J "d reiousty the fspactad recoinit'on ot the soviet government by H' al lies." M. Nolens. ieii- l .uii'm ' l"f " Puss., in an Intel lew I'-eet'v. '! ' that l.erinniiv was !'".. to gill eco nomic control of 'l llussl and Hut if f e allies, in response Ih . men e. neie i-.inniiiii.il to "k- no'i'-ny sc. Mot.. It won't I- l-irii.: esslst.m-e iHio.it ih.-u .'t of .-n l "- t "i Inter- feieme In Ih' 'i"'l at, It Of ttus- al r.-,., T.iil-'e' 1 . hlti perm. In a t,..e,n. MIL. dr.l.'ed that S-P h 1,1,-1.1,1. e wss not .e.,f. hy e t:,.-,, .1, no. ..... o i .1 l'M"l " . so am. ! i" ' M T h't h. nn : b FRENCH ADVANCE LINEINPICARDY Success Also Achieved Further South on Front Southeast ' of Amiens. ' HILL 82 IS CAPTURED Area Gained Between HailW and Oastcl When Teutons Are Attacked. - (Associated Prcas.) Paris, May 3. The French made an attack late yesterday on the front between Hsdles and Castel, southeast of Amiens, and captured Mill 82 and the wood en the Avre river nearby, the war office announces. French troops also gained ground near Villers-Bretonneux, on the Amiens front, the war of fice announces. The Mtnlement folio: "In the iculoii smith of Villers PteloniHMix there wiia violent artil lery llrln bv both af the combatant, a well a lalrlv spirited Infantry en i:aciinnts near Hie moiiunient In the course of which the I'Yciich troops Knitted some cround. "South of Hie Avre tho French late ester. lay curried out a local opera,. Hon which met with perfect succe, Our troop Htlacked Ihe (lernitin nn nlHoti between llalllea and Castel PS front of about one and one-fourth mllos). Wo took possession of Hill h 3 and the wood limderlnr on the Avre, The number of prisoners tnken exceeds Inn. IncliitlliiHT four oDUei. in inn lemon or nie Alien m I'rcncli repulsed a Uermiin raldlnK luirly. V'rencll reconnollerlnir detach ment were active, i.spechilly In tho Worvre and In lain a Ine, brinvinic back piloner." HOLD SENATE IN SESSION All NIGHT IF NECESSARY (tnlernatlnnu) Ji Hifnsre.) Wahmsrwe., . Hay ' I AhtWlstr -Hon force thrrNteiird Htl sfleniooil to hold Hie senate It session Nil nl"ht If necessary lo wenr down the oppo sition to Hie new esplunnae hill, NtretiMthetilnir the power of tha post.-mnaler-HTiieinl over (he press. Iinnieillnlely after the senate piet till afternoon. Mcuntor liverman, In i liaise of Ihe bill, trie. I to set unsnl niou consent to curtail drtmt and hilnw the measure to m Ann I vole. Hennlor Hhermnti. of llllnol, rm. phiitlciillv obected. "I'll luiike Hie senate stay here lll nlKhl. If nei.esry, to pn the hill.'1 said (senator Overman. 'The attnr. ncv Kiuici al w ant thl bill most in - ifenllv. lie tell me he I helple w II hunt lb" TO MAKE SWEEPING PROBE Way Paved by Cliaryei Against Aircraft Program. (International New ftrvlce.) tVasliliiKtoti. May 3 Th way was pavett Hns afieiniHiii for a reoiwnlns nf Ih Hiiny lineal lgtlon on sweeping aiale, to Include Hie aircraft protiu. iiidnane prmluci loo and th ipiai lerina- ler'a coips Thl was slated fi.llowllif a mrftln uf Ihe sens I e inllitaiy afTaha enminltte. al which ilniion Pmshim' charges ef t rluilnal plollleei Ins in th hllllon-iiulUr sii.isii pidstain weie ai(sin rlliHUsaed. A I R M EN N 0 tTn D ISG U I S E Spain Aaked to Require Ger many to Prove Chargei. ( Associated l'isa Vuhiulon May J - In addition to ihnins ofTlctHlly tha tiernian chars that American Vistula hav son la fiance tinder the guise rif nihulnc men and T. M C A atian.tant. th state ih puttment tialny repieated th ripartlsll gtivertimeni to r-iut Ih I let man giiver nnt. nt In proiha-e rvK. nf the alliKsll.in PREVENTING REGISTRATION ' PLOT AGAINST GOVERNMENT ( Asaicit.-,t press ) llichnion.l. Xh. M v 3, -KrT'Ul le pievent Ihe 1 1 gl st l it I Ion of melt for mill Im i ait vice is delisted fn he con spliacv NKa'cst tt.e unvi i iinifnl. In an opinion hv the l ulled Mate circuit court of .p.)t. banded down her to dny mimiiiir n d-cismn rendered In the district dipt In lliniHegton, W. Va. I'.lwnr.l I nth. Hilton Mia. Pen iiteeni.nl Hrtuv I low er ere charg d w i'h c onj,ii m.'V In i liculatiiif r. printed circular. FORMCR PRESIDENT TFT MATCHES WILSON BUYS BOND .nsaociated rr. ftaleigh. N. C. Mav 3 former Tres i. hot William II. Tuft "matched I'resl. ip ot ilwn" when he eubscrit-ed for aoother Ion. I f a llh.-rtT 11 meetlna- ( i:if.4teth ' v. V. C. last t.igl.l, it tve.amej known on the arrival h.re lodty of Mr. Tuft. Mr. Ta.t pen! several houi In r.dleifh today en route to (irri-mtro. SENATE AGAIN APPROVES GUARANTEED WHEAT PRICE Washington Mav f. The ent to,,,v aam formally revvode I it self in favor of Increantn.- the sev en. mcnt oiiulttititii guaranteed lutce for ii.Mt front f-' to f'iO per t.u-hcl. (I. M'ite r.t.iect .en of the ,,e,..al Pv the ho i-e. The ertat ln-itd iita-.it He wh-.t clans- tn t .' -tM l . t ... tut': iral l.t'1' i" C ! I '.I'! I t 1 t