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CLOSE CALL WHEN
TRAIN IS ABANDONED
Shells from Teuton Guns
Strike Within Half Mile
of Train.
London, May 7.—In its flight from
Jassy, the Rumanian capital the
American Red Cross mission to Ru
mania, which now has arrived in Lon
don, escaped from Odessa 36 hours
before the Germans entered it only to
be fired upon by a German battery in
the Ukraine 200 miles north of the
famous Black sea port.
The German shells did no damage
to the Red Cfoss train, falling about
a half mile from It. The bombardment
lasted five minutes.
When the mission left Jassy, it vrsLs
known that the journey likely would
be dangerous. Reports in Jassy as to
the whereabouts of the Germans va
ried greatly^ but it was fairly clear
that they were within fifty or sixty
mites of Odessa and that advance par
ties might be encountered along the
line.
The .American Red Cross mission
left on the third of six trains which
carried the allied',, missions from Jassy.
The first train left at-noon March 9
and, the other trains followed at in
terv'alS/Of two or three .bpurs.'.
Provisions for Mtnth.
Each train was provisioned with
food for a month. There were no div
ing cars and the .food Sras cooked' in
two military food kitchens carried on
a freight car on the end of the' train
Tfhree other freight cars loaded with
rails, ties and railway iron also jwerti
earried sft that the, road could be re
paired quickly in caqe of sfcpldent or
the: line.
The train on whieh-the American*
traveled wa^.o^iM'^hf-Mfaw ,«rtra
ordihary cqmhi&Anon of railway roll
ing stock, eve*'aiieh.' American doctors
and officers- had a'lhird class sleeping
sar. while the: nurses had a second
class sleeper. Both ears were of ari
filent Russian vintage and without
prater supply or heating facilities.
The French officers, had ^sleeping
ears.'some Russian and some Ru
manian, .but the privates were com
pelled to use. ordinary freight- cars of
ivondescript .types and two or. three
passenger cars.
The engine dated back to 1876 and
turned wood which was picked up
along the way. The engineer matched
the engine. He was an elderly Susa'an
Bolshevik opinion, and hai to be
fed with rubles and cognac almost as
frequently as the engine required
wood. He carried his family with him
in a box car next to the engine and
whenever meals or other domestic af
fairs required his attention he stopped
the train and went "home*' to his box
car.
Engineer Strikes.
Just outside Odessa the engineer
became dissatisfied with the flow of
rubles &nd cognac and went on a
strike. The French officers tried to
reason with him but he was obdurate
and. departed with the engine and box
car, leaving the remainder of the
train standing on the main line. He
had chosen rather a critical time for
reports were current that' the Germans
were likely to reach the railway at
any moment. After some delay the
Frenctjf succeeded in finding another
engineer and engine apd the train
proceeded.
German battalions entered Odessa
only 36 hours'after the Americans
passed through the city and it is
probably that qome of their advance
parties already were in the suburbs at
the time the'engineer wehfc on strike.
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The1 striker apparently suffered a
change of heart soon after he left the
train, for the next day wfcen the -train
was, a- hundred1 miles or so beyond
Odessa, he ^ith hte engine and
"home" caught! up with thetrain. He
begged the Fr.ench offlcers to take
him back on their own- terms. .The
French declined to reinstate the old
engineer and the last seen of him- he
was. taking Jiis engine and box car
backward on the return trip to south
Russia.
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On the Mtjohd- day iirhen the train
bearing the Americans was about 200
miles fcofth ofQdeesa. one of the doc
tors saw -i.' flash of lire away off on
the horlson It was followed quickly
by a loud 'explosioti and agree! gey
•er of with and rocks as a shell burst
In afield about half kmile from the
moving train. .The flrfit shell was fol
lowed bymanyothers/fc
Nobody knew what was agoing on,
but the g»neral opinion was that the
train had come witlUnsight of a dis-«
tant GermanobservMion post which
trying tq direct the fire of its hat
teries on the railway track. Military
men on hoard, declared the shells
-were »«.• 'Irich or iarwr, The shells
appeared.to fall fn regular Hiie' as
if the gxinners hall the. railroad care
-fully registered.-But' the range was a
.little too ^jrreat for the German guns,
however, and all the- shells fell short.
'Several of the-cooler headed Ameri
cans wye, {Inclined to luigh at the
-Whole aff*ir in th6: belief that the
ring pifababljr'.wg* theaccompani
ment to a battle between the Germans
and the Bolshevik! s«me ^lstane»
away. At any rate the '*nflpeerva]n4
firemen pushed t)«ilr le^Qmot)ye' ^o
Its viinost efforts. .y,
At Kursk the AmerioaM wimq greet
enthuslastieallf by several thou
Bohemian troops who originally
had Keen prisoners oapturpd from the
Germans but lateljr 'had b««n fighting
:^rtth
the Jftu«siaiM'.iUMiast,'the„eentral
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turned from a.severe battle with tl^f
Get-mans between Kiev and Kursk
and many of them were wounded.
They boasted that this action on their
part had saved the American mission,
as otherwise the Germans would have
been' in Kursk before the Americans
arrived there. Most of these Bohemian
troops' had offered themselves for
service in Piunce.
The mission arrived in Moscow on
March 16. The trip northward to the
Mourmansk coast and thence to Eng
land was without danger of German
interference.
Terrific Bombardment.
British Headquarters in France,
May 7, via Ottawa.—There was a ter
rific bombardment of two hours dura
tion last night in connection with two
raids. One was carried out by the ene
my, and was unsuccessful. The other
was by the Canadians, near Neuville
Vitasse,' southwest of Arras. The Ca
nadian. raiders reported that many
Germans were killed or wounded in
hand to hand fighting and great de
struction was wrought in the enemy's
defense works.
Heavy rains are rendering the
ground very bad for fighting. Un
doubtedly the enemy is preparing for
another violent blow, but the British
are ready to meet it.
ASKED TO HELP
OBTMNWALNUT
Shortage of Wood for War
Work Brings Forth Ap
peal From Wilson.
New Tork, M%y 7.—Scarcity of
black walnut timber for the making
of gun'stocks and airplane propellers
has resulted in President Wilson ad
dressing an apeal to the 360,000 Boy
Scouts of America asking them to
eommunicate to the war department
the location throughout the country
of black walnut trees, their sise, the
ntones of the! 'owners and the price at
which they can be purchased.
President Wilson's letter containing
this, call wa* made public here today
by James
.°]S West, chief scout execu
tlve of the Boy Scouts of America.
"In order tevcarry out the progrenr
oft.th»^wai. department It is of the ut
most linportance th&t large quantatie^
of bUtAK wAlniit luinher ihoul4 be' se
ctired\f6r it# uses," the letter said.
"Black' walnut is used by the ord
nance department for the manufac
ture of gun stocks and by the signal
corps for the' manufacture of propel-,
lers for battle and bombing airplanes.
"The location of black walnut trees,
the names of the. owners, the sixes of
the. trees and the price at Which they
can. be purchased is greatly desired.
It is believed that the organisation of
the .Boy Scouts of America. Is particu
larly well constituted for obtaining
this information. There are no longer
any large', individual lota .of walnut
timber, .but there is & very large sup
ply when collected into groups or
centers.- At the present time there are
to be found only a few trees here and
there scattered over the whole of the
United States east of the Rocky
mountains.
"I therefore appeal' to the well
known loyalty of your organization to
secure for the government this de
sired information.
"In securing data the owners of the
black walnut timber should be ad
vised of our pressing needs and they
should be requested to show their
patriotism by doing all in their power
to assist their government in this
great war."
ACCOUNTANTS
ARE EXAMINED
INLJ^W.CASE
Testimony Regarding Pub
lishing of Books is
Finished.
Chicago, May 7.—Government in
vestigators, expert accountants who
examined- records of the Industrial
Workers of the World, and secret
service fnen who. gained Information
While.', masquerading as members of
the. organisation were called to the
witness stand today in the seditious
conspiracy trial of 112 leaden of the
I. W.'W.
With the testimony of two more
publishers the prosecution completed
its chain of evidence relative to pub
lication of great quantities of books
and pamphlets by the I. W. W., short
ly before America entered the war
and during the. three months period
following.
Nearly a score of organisers of the
I. W. W. today tried to- gain entrance
to the court room but were halted by
special guards. They offered to sub
mit to search for weapons if they
were permitted to enter, but were or
dered- from' the building.
No -Place For Pacifism
In America, Says Bishop
Philadelphia, Pa., May 7.—There is
no place throughout the length and
breadth of this nation for any kind of
pacifism, except that kind that will
take a hand in this war to end war,
Bishop Rhinelander made this dec
laration, in his address to the Pro
tectant episcopal diocesan convention
ere would be deadly danger in
premature peace,", continued the
bishop. "Even If the Germans are vic
torious on the westerp frqht, even If
Calais and Paris should fall, even If
.America must earrythe burden alode.
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Battle Took Place on March
17—Torpedo Comes Close
to Ship.
Washington, May 7.—A fight be
tween the American steamer Tide
water' and a German submarine on
March 17, in which the submarine
was defeated and perhaps sunk, was
reported today by the navy depart
ment:
The navy department's announce
ment said:
"The commander of the armed
guard on the steamship Tidewater re
ports to the navy department that on
March 17 about 11:30 p. m. a subma
rine was sighted off the starboard
bow, -heading towards the vessel
about ISO yards off. As the ship
tuirned it missed the submarine by
not more than 20- feet. The U-boat
was then submerging. The ship's guns
were brought to bear and the first shot
hit some distance ahead of her wake.
"The pointer fired the second shot
and had what the captain, the chief
engineer and myself and other mem
bers of the crew called a clean hit and
was satisfied that it was effective. The
third shot was fired by the boat
swain's mate in charge of the after
guns' crew, having her spotted and
firing in the position she last sub
merged in. We resumed our course
and' commenced zig-zagging, standing
by for an attack but the submarine
did not appear again. We made all
preparations for an attack at day
break, but there were no signs of
submarine."
Germans Take Drags
To Offset Hanger,
Advertisement
Amsterdam, May 7.—"The bear
hunger without at the same time suf
fering front'headache, or other ^dis
position is -very -difficult for most
people reiul« the opening sentence
"though not. torming, a, substitute^ for
the mihimutrt-daily sustenance, is ati
excellent preparation for ^stilling pre
mature hunger and enables one to
hold out until the next meal time."
Declares Rate On
Coal Unreasonable
Washington, May 7.—A report filed
today by an interstate commerce
commission examiner holds as- un
reasonable present combination
rates on bituminous coal from mines
in Peoria and Fulton counties in Il
linois to points in Iowa, Minnesota
and Wisconsin over the lines of the
Toledo, Peoria and Western Chicago,
Burlington and Qulncy Illinois Cen
tral Minneapolis and St. louls' and
the-Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroads.
Washington, May 7.—Chairman
Chamberlain of the senate military
committee, announced in the senate
today that with the support of the
senate, his committee. would investi
gate the aircraft situation with a view
of determining how and where the
money appropriated for that purpose
has been spent.
To Flnd Men.
Senator Chamberlain declared his
committee proposed to "put its finger
on men responsible" for conditions in
aircraft production and added "the
committee doesn't propose' to engage
in any whitewashing process, either."
In response to questions Senator
Chamberlain unreservedly declared
hot one American-built battle-plane
had yet been sent to Europe, although
materials In large quantity had been
shipped abroad for assembly,
In making his announcement Sen
ator Chamberlain declared there had
been something radically wrong with
the whole program.
The senate committee, he said, wa«
a part of the government's authorities
and added significantly he was "glad
the president approves. Its course in
advance."
Ohmea Dally.
New charges of a sensational kiqd
in eoiinedtlon with aviation are. being
brought forth daily, Senator Cham
berlain continued.
"There are charges coming to me.
and other members of the committee
is determined to do whatever Is neces
sary to help win the war. '^...
"'Our -people ought to be Inforfned
of the truth of the situation and they
never have beep/'
Referring to testimony of Major
General Squier, chief of the signal
corps'befere (lie committee regarding
fatlnre Uf train l.S«* American cadets
pent to France because no airplane*
'were available, and plans to return
tbem to this country for training, Sen
ator Chanbe^lain said a large number
of the eadets had never received any
training abroad.
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Council of Commissioners
Now Compelled to Fight
Anarchists..
Ldonon, May 7—According to news
received from Russia through inde
pendent. Swedish and' Dutch channels,
as forwarded, from' Christiania in a
dispatch to the. Times, rumors of the
overtthrow of the Bolshevik govern
ment Which has been current recent
ly are unfounded. They probably
are due to the fact that the soviet ad
ministration is now moving In the
direction of greater moderation.
The council of Rational commis
sioners is now being compelled to
fight the anarchist's, says the dis
patch, just as Kerensky's government
had to fight -the. Bolshevikl. I/eon
Trotsky, minister of war and marine.
Is advocating compulsory.: labor, re
sulting in friction with the anarchists.
Tf'ext to the establishment of the
new army, the dispatch continues,
"the most reassuring feature is that
officials of Kenensky regime are re
suming work. This has resulted in
restoration of order to a remarkable
degree, especially in the distribution
of foodstuffs. Many things which no
amount of speechmaking could for
merly induce the people to do, are
now being done under the inspiration
of steadily growing hatred on the
part of the Russian nation for the
German oppressor."
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OVERMAN BILL IS
ORDERED FAVORABLY
REPORTED TODAY
Washington, May 7.—The Overman
bill granting broad powers to the
president to re-organize and co-pr
dinate government departments was
ordered favorably reported to the
house today by the judiciary com
mittee by a vote of 15 to 1.
An amendment by Representative
Walsh Republican, of Massachusetts,
to exempt the interstate .commerce
commission and the federal reserve
boa/d was defeated, 12 to 6. Another
proposal to change the language of
some sections was defeated without a
record vote.
Chairman Webb announced efforts
would be made to bring the bill to an
early vote.
The Honor Roll
(It you
know
men. call
The list follows:
KiHod In Action:
Corporal Herman Bjormhang,
Tofte. Minn. Marcus Jones, 2921
South Dupont street, Minneapolis,
Minn. Julius F. Muller. Missouri Val
ley, Iowa.
Died of Disease.
Andy Morton Lang, 2814 Arlington
avenue, Racine, Wis.
CHAMBERLAIN READY TO
GO TO BOTTOM OF AIR
CRAFT INVESTIGATION
Investigating Committee Preparing to Put Its Finger on Men
Responsible For Conditions in Airplane Production'—
Something Wrong With Program, Says Senator
Senator Walsh of Montana, Demo-'
crat, declaring the statement "Extra
ordinary" asked if it were not a "con
fession of failure" and what explana
tion had been given.
Too Much Optimism.
"The extreme optimism of the chief
signal officer and those associated
with him," senator Chamberlain re
plied, was the explanation. "They
thought that they would have the
planes -there to train the men."
Senator Chamberlain said the -com
mittee had even more important in
formation which it was not .deemed
Wise to publish and said he had re
ceived a letter from one of the cadets
declaring their morale had been "ab
solutely destroyed" by failure to. re
ceive training.
Authorities, he said, now are ar
ranging to "protect them against
optimism of the aircraft board."
Senator Walsh asked whether the
sending of the 1,600 aviators- to
France for training "was a wild,
heedless and thoughtless act" of Gen
eral-Squier or a failure because of
wrong assurances given him.
"There is no question regarding
General Squietv I think," replied Sen^
ator Chamberlain. "I thlnk he hon
estly beiievd that the planes W9iild be
there."
every day," he said. "This* committee senator said the original aircraft pro
provided for something Ilk*
£?00 to 8,000 lighting planes in
:"i-
It has only been reoently that planes
have been supplied' in adequate quant
itie^ for .training purpose* he added.
In response to another question the
gram
from
France by July 1
HmM Mhhw Pnit.
investigation show* 'Senator Mc
Cumber of North Djtkota, republican.
such planes can be produced
declared
at a "big profit" for 11,060 apiece.
"But had they e^st $10,000 eaoh we
ought to' tve bad 100,000 planes,"
ji|tr. McCunat*f
declared. "I think in
view of the fact we havo.spont nearly
on* blUlon dollare. and have not got,
any, we ought to find out what 1*4
nae of the money.
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any of iheee
BditorofThe
1 the .City
Hither1*
varr idii-iV"
Washington, May 7,—The: casualty
list today' contained fort^-orie .names,
divided as follows:
Killed In action 4.
Died of wounds 2.
Died of disease 5.
Died of other cauees 1.
Wounded severely 16.
Wounded slightly 13.
Missing in action 1.
Lieutenant Edmond J. La Porte of
Plainfleld, N. J., was the only officer
named. He died of disease.
NEWSPAPER
GRAND FORKS, N. D., TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PLANSFORAIR
CRAFT INQUIRY
ARE BEING MADE
Gregory Holds Conference
With Prominent Offi
cials Today.
Washington, May 7.—Attorney
General Gregory started today to out
line plans for the aircraft investiga
tion, ordered by President Wilson. He
called into conference G. Caroll Todd,
his assistant, and Solicitor General
Davis and the three went over the
situation.
The attorney general made it clear
that he would go to the bottom of all
charges and would welcome assist
ance from any persons who believe
they have information on the sub
ject.
Meanwhile the house military com
mittee subjected war department offi
cials to a close examination at a con
ference in which the administration's
request for a billion dollar aircraft
appropriation was taken up. Secre
tary Baker, J. D. Ryan, in charge of
production Major General March,
acting chief of staff Major General
Squier, chief signal officer, and oth
er officers were present at the confer
ence.
Anto Manufacturers
Meet With Board To
Discuss Curtailment
Washington, May 7.—Leading pas
senger automobile manufacturers met
with the war industries board today
to discuss further curtailment of their
industry to release steel and other
materials needed for war work. The
government is prepared to enforce
restriction if the manufacturers, do
not consent to curtailment.
WIN-THE-WAR MEET
WILL BE HELD IN
NEW YORK TONIGHT
New Tork, May' 71 .—A #in-the
war meeting, in Aiemory of those who
lOst their lives on the Liisitanla three
years ago today will he held in Car
negie hall tonight, under the auspices
of the American defense society.
Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Rob
ert L. Owen of Oklahoma will be the
principal speakers.
A memorial service for the Lusi
tania dead held today at Trinity
church, was attended by delegations
from local and state patriotic so
cieties.
INVALIDS WIN FLAG.
London, May 7.—The championship
flag offered by the board of agricul
ture to the team ploughing the great
est acreage with the new traction
ploughs, has been won by two invalid
soldiers who had never done any
farm work until they left a military
hospital six months ago.
Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat,
declared Senator McCumber's estimate
of the average cost was too low. "I
don't doubt, there has been' blunder
ing of the. most collosal character."
Senator Reed added. "It has been un
der the supervision of Mr. Coffin that
this failure has come and because Mr.
Coffin thought he could standardize
airplane engines so they would fit any
machine on earth."
Senator McCumber insisted his esti
mates were correct, explaining they
were based on the production of a
standardized machine.
Senator Smoot of Utah, republican,
declared thaf when the $040,000,000
appropriation was asked it was said
a,
VHe said in conclusion:
Wants the Trath.
"My whole desire is to tiring the
truth to the attention of the people
*nd I have no doubt that those who
Have served the. American people
faithlessly will be brought to task by
the people."
Senator Norrls, of Nebraska, repub
lican, remarked that lug* numbers of
liberty motors had Wen ordered by
the allies. Senator Chamberlain said
Kngland had ordered a largC number
but he did not deem it adtiaabis to
flMloH confidential information about
"If the eenator will oome to my of-
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GERMAN HORDES
CHECK ON FRONT
NICARAGUANS
DECLARE WAR
ON GERMANS
San Juan, Del Sur, Nic
aragua, May 7.—The Nic
araguan congress today de
clared war on Germany
and her allies.
TV declaration of war
was adopted by congress at
the suggestion of President
Chamorro, with only four
dissenting votes.
Congress also adopted a
declaration of solidarity
with the United States and
the other American repub
lics at war with Germany
and Austria, and author
ized the president to take
steps for utilization to a full
measure of the nation's
forces in the war.
AMERICAN SHIP
SUNK OFF THE
FRENCH COAST
Eleven Members of
.... Are Killed or
Drowned.
Crew
New Tork. May 7.—The American
steamship Tyler, formerly an Old
Dominion freighter, has been tor
pedoed and sunk oft the French
coast, according to information re
ceived in marine circles here today.
Eleven members of the crew were
killed or drowned.
The Tyler was a vessel of 3.928
tons gross and was built in:1913. She
was sunk on May 3-
Of the eleven who perished six
were members of the merchant crew
and five were navy gunners.
Ku Klux Klan Warns
Idlers Of The South To
Find Work And Do It
Birmingham. Ala., May
7.—One
hundred and fifty white robed men,
in Ku Klux Klan uniform, carrying
an American flag and a fiery cross at
tho head of the procession, rode
through the streets of Birmingham
last night, warning idlers to find work
to do.
The riders distributed cards saying
the United States is at war that every
man is needed—except those whose
attitude is hostile to the government
—and that vthe klan intended to see
that there is no idleness. The cards
say in part:
"If you would be justly entitled to
the toleration and protection you are
enjoying, find work to do and do it.
Xo able-bodied man. rich or poor, has
a right to consume without produc
ing. Take heed and go to work. The
eye of scrutiny is upon you.
"Be respectful to the flag of our
country and loyal to the government.
Aid by every means at your command
the suppression of disloyalty by either
speech or action. The Ku Klux Klan
is pledged to the enforcement of the
above tenets."
Big Questions Are
Up Before Socialists
Chicago, May 7.—Momentous ques
tions confronting the national social
ist party were under consideration
here today by a special committee
consisting of Victor Berger, of Wis
consin Seymour Stedman.' Chicago
Morris Hillquit. New York, John
Work. Chicago, and Miss Anna Maley,
Minneapolis.
Possible repudiation of the pacifist
platform framed at St. Louis is one of
to the questions being discussed. The
by aviation officials to be "ample'
build 22,000 airplanes. jranks of labor, where socialist strength
Resuming his announcement* Sena- is always sought, have, it is said,
'w. Chamberlain declared that not backed the war with their money and
only would aviation be .investigated their lives in a way which it is said
by the committee but it also would amounts to open repudiation of the
continue its war Inquiry "with refer-j St. Louis platform.
ence to every other branch of the
service."
."And the charge made that those
wpo want to secure the truth are pro
German and serve the enemies of our
country will not deter any Individual
member of the committee from per
formance of his duty."
JAPANESE MINISTER
GIVES ASSURANCE OF
RELATIONS TO U. S.
Washington. May 7.—Baron Shim
pel Goto, the new Japanese minister
for foreign affairs, has conveyed to'
Secretary Lansing a message of re
assurance of Japan's determination to
promote the relations exMting be
tween the United States and Japan
and expressing confidence that Ger
many trill be defeated.
tn reply 8ecre|tai7
pressed his gratification'at the ~words
of the Japanese minister.
WHTMOCOY IS DKAD.
MUwankee. -fn*. May John Me
Ov,' former aldermaa and st»te oil
inspector undsr Governor Peek, well
known througboat tfce stalft, died te
aw J* of, hit rtyngtoir tn
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ARTILLERY FIRE
MOST INTENSE HI
IN ALL SECTORS
Austrians Make Gain and
Capture More than 200.
Prisoners.
BIG ATTACK EXPECT
ED SO6N BY ALLIES
American Troops Subjected
to Intensive Shelling
by Huns.
Germany's hordes are still held In
check. Neither in Flanders nor in
Picardy nor along the important
Arras sector has the enemy re^ewd
his attacks in force, and he has not
reacted against the gain made north
of the Somme by the Australians in
which more than 200 prisoners were
captured.
On both battlefronts, however, the
artillery fire has been most intense
and the German attack cannot much
longer be delayed
if
the enemy hopes
to take advantage of whatever damage
las been done to the allied positions
by the heavy bombardments carried
out by his guns since the repulse
north of Mont Kemmel more than a
week ago. The greatest German ar
tillery activity has been on the north
ern half of the Flanders front and
south of the Somme to below the
Avre in Picardy.
American troops in their positions
south of the Somme have been sub-'
jected to intense artillery fire, the
enemy using more than 15,000 shells,
mostly gas, in a short period. There
have been no signs of' a- German In
fantry attack against the Americans
who confidently await the first signs
of re-awakened activity.
A large part of the southern end of
the important Arras sector has been
taken 'over by Canadian, troops,.-who
also are being visited by a .StOrjn of
C&gni^n .shells. French ge.neraja.wbe-.
lieve the Germans may attack simul
taneously on the Flanders, Arras ^nd
Amiens.fronts in an effort to push the
allies back in one mighty blow. The
hill positions',' however, are held by
the allies and their guns dominate the
Germans all along the line.
The Austro-Hungarian blow against
the Italian front has not developed.
Rome reports only moderate artillery
fire along most of the front from
Switzerland to the Adriatic and no In
fantry activity. The Austrians, how
ever, may be waiting for the most
favorable moment, probably the re
newal of the German drive in France.
Today, May 7, is the third anni
versary of the sinking of the Lusitania
by a German submarine with the loss
of 1,275
lives.
British Push Ahead. •,
London, May
7.—The
•M
British made
a successful raid last night neir Neu
ville-Vitasse, southwest of Arras,..the
war office reports. Three machine
guns were captured.
The statement follows:
"We carried out a successful, raiil
last night in the neighborhood -Of
Neuvllle-Vitasse (on the front recent
ly taken over by the Canadians) and
captured a few prisoners and three
machine guns, with slight casualties
to our troops. A raid attemptedL.by
the enemy near Boyelles was re
pulsed. There is nothing further to
report."
Artillery Active.
Paris. May 7.—Active artillery
fighting occurred last night on both
sides of the Avro on the front south*
east of Amiens, the war office aa-
DEPORTATION OF
COPPER MINERS
MAY BE AGAIN!
The investigators reported
their opinion a number of the
of Bisbee and other towns
for the forced' deportattotao
federal laws forbidding coMpifMey
deprive citizens of their OonstT~""
rights. The peMUty provided
is a^flne of not more, thah $1,
imprisonment not ntojre than
•m
'**•-V
*73.
nounces.
The statement follows:
"The artillery on both
active north and south of the .Avre.
A German raid against a ,tnB*.ll
French post near Hangard wa« re
pulsed. In th€ same region we car
ried out a local operation' /^nA
brought back prisoners. '.
"There is nothing to re]
where on the front."
A*
sides
NATIONAL
Washington, May 7.-—-In'
by the department nf jiislhe
deportation of 1.186 ropjrtp
workers from Bisbee and thVfl
district of Arisona last July
veloped apparent violations
law. it was disclosed today aM
ant Attorney General WiHiam
and Oliver E. Pagan, special
for indictment: cases havo
Tucson, Arte., where a United
grand jury is in session.
Dead In Hfe
Chicago
Minneapolis, a traveiing
was found dead of hwui'
berth of a CBtioago.
Paulvtwta^wtieB
today fMn ktanispdh,