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r METALPR1CES fr6fnrVfn fafittarb' ss I I led, W65. po.fr, $9.125eM75, cop. J J XJX 'V' JW CJ VW T I per, 26.0031.00. (j m V-' Sunday; freezino femperatures to- M I '! night. M I ' FEAREESS. INDEPENDENT. PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. H I Fo-5eVenth Y"T-No. 102. Prlce Flve Cenu, QGDEN CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1917. Entered as Sccond.Clasa Matter at the Postoff.ee, Ogden, Utah. I I I I SI 4 8 lit' ff iTtf I 1. I '& l tfil 3 - ?B i . SJ-" L ,i : ; Si r &: i oc5 j ; ; I' I CONSCRIPTION FOR THE ARMY I BOUSE PASSES SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION CLAUSE OF ARMY BILL BY BIG VOTE Volunteer Members Astounded by Tremendous Strength Developed by Administration Forces -Result, 29 to 98, Greeted With Thunder ous Applause From Floor and Galleries. WASHINGTON, April 2S . Adminis tration forces overthrew opponents of the administration seloctive conscrip tion bill In the house on the first vote today and struck the volunteer amend ments from the measure. The vote came on an amendment by Representative Kahn, who has led the fight for the administration bill, mov ing to strike out the volunteer amend ments inserted by a majority of the military committee against tho pro tests of tho president and the army war college. It assured the passage of the bill as drawn by the army ex perts The vote to sustain the provisions of tho administration bill was 279 to OS The volunteer advocates were as tounded at the tremendous strength developed by the administration forc es. When the members lined up to pass the tellers it looked almost as if the whole house was about to vote for conscription. Chairman Dent of the military committee, heading the vol unteer forces, finally gave up count ing the votes. Miss Rankin, the Mon tana member, voted for the volunteer system, as did Speaker Clark, and Chairman Padgett of the naval com mittee Republican Leader Mann vot ed for conscription. Democratic Lead er Kitchin, busy with revenue legisla tion, did not vote. When Representative Saunders of Virginia, presiding, announced the Kahn amendment had carried, 27D to' 9S, there was thunderous applause from the floor and tho crowded galler ies. Debate In Senate. Debate in the senate today was be gun by Senator Harding of Ohio, in support of the administration bill and also his amendment to permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise four divisions of vol unteers for immediate service abroad. Senator Harding said the amend ment was not to be misconstruod as inimical to the general conscription, which he endorsed. Favors Volunteer Force. "It does not under-estimato the Im pressiveness of our deliberate prepa ration of an army of a million men," ho said, "while laying the foundation of 10,000,000 more if need be, to say that an immediate forco of American volunteers would put now life in ev en' allied trench and a new glow in every allied camp fire on every battle front In Europe." Senators Curtis (Republican) of Kansas and Smith (Republican) of Michigan also endorsed the Roosevelt plan. Senator Lodge spoke at length in its favor. "I can see no reason why men over 25 who earnestly desire to fight for their country In Franco, if physically fit, should not bo permit tod to offer their lives, if they want to "It cannot injuro the principle of universal compulsory service,' said Senator Lodge. Senator Stone of Missouri suggest ed that former Governor Sulzer of New York also desired to raiso a divi sion "If any man by his own personal influence or weight in his community can raise a division on this amend ment," Senator Lodge replied, "I shall be glad to seo him do it." Williams for Conscription. Registering his approval of conscrip tion, Senator Williams of Mississippi Bald he favored it for ono reason, bc causo it will "weed out loyal and dis loyal Americans." "There arc ono million traitors In America, Including a considerable number of German spies," he said. "I want to weed out that element. If they resist draft, they will bo Interned. This conscription will separate tho loy al and disloyal Americans." oo I COL. ROOSEVELT LOUDLY CHEERED Makes Two Speeches in Chi- ;i cago Opposes Using Grain for Alcoholic Beverages. ; ; CHICAGO, April 28 Col. Roosevelt, (; who arrived hore this morning to "1 make two.spoeches undor the aus- C Pices of thd" National Security league, ,' was expected to advocate that no 3 grain be used In the mnking of alco- j hollc beverages during the porlod of the war. Mounted pollco, national guardsmen and naval recruits escort- y ed Col. Roosevelt from the railway Btation to his hotel. Crowds on the f streets grooted him .with cheers. I- . . . FOUND IN MINE' i Rescuers Fear All of 119 Men Entombed in Trinidad Mine Have Perished. SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS i Officials Cannot Explain Ex plosion Every Precaution Taken Suspicious HASTINGS, Colo., April 28. Nine more bodies, making a total of fifteen, were found by tho rescue crw which entered the Hastings mine of the Victor-American Fuel company mine at midnight. Tho crow came out shortly after S o'clock this morning. One hun dred and nineteen mem were entomb ed in this mine by an explosion yes terday and it Is feared all have per ished. A3 soon as the first rescuers emerg ed another crow entered the mine bearing stretchers to bring out the bodies. - " Outside the mine, scores of volun-. teers pressed forward eager to be in tho next shift to go Insido. Foremen went about among the crowd picking the sturdiest and most experienced men. "You can't all go, boys," the super intendent told them. The rescue crew reported the fire in tho mine was out and that work of repairing damaged portions and clear ing fallen rock coal which partially blocked the air passages was proceed ing rapidly. Hopes Some May Live. G. F. Bartlett, president of the Victor-American company, said he believ ed some of the men had a chance for their lives, because among those en trapped were sevoral trained in res cuo work. David Reese, safety inspect or for .all the Victor-American com pany's properties, was In the mlno making an inspection when the explo sion occurred. He Is belloved to have boon lost, "Wo cannot explain the explosion," said Bartlett "Electric lights were used in the mine, no miner was per mitted to have electric caps for firing ' blasts, and all blasts were fired by a shot firer. The mine was frequently inspected. Every precaution was tak en to make it safe." Lesllo E. Hubbard, attorney general of Colorado, and an assistant arrived this morning to Investigate rumors that tho explosion was the act of an alien enemy and to probe into condi tions touching the observance of mine safety laws. Suspicious Circumstances. "The condition of the mine lends some color to the theory that tho ex plosion was of an origin that you don't think of," said General Hubbard. In an explosion In tho same property in 1912 twelve men wore killed. Besides Mr. Hubbard, James Dal rymple, stato mining inspector; Joe Basoni, Italian consul, and a deputy inspector went into the mine tills morning. Basoni 1b looking nftcr the interests of any Italians, among tho entombed miners. i Fire Bogs Makea Report. Mr. Hubbard said: "Tho fire boss, who inspected the mine yesterday morning, coming out throe hours before the explosion, says In his report on file at tho office, tho mino was in excollent condition then and that ho would not bo afraid to carry a lighted flame in it. "Tho men coming out report thore was ovidenco of an explosion. There can be no explosion without gas or tho actual setting oft of something. This leaves actual design in the ex plosion." Plenty of Financial Aid. James F. Moran, of Pueblo, presi dent of this district of United Mlno Workers union, through tho local un ion said that all financial aid neces sary would bo supplied as needed. Mo ran said all the entombed men were members of tho organization. Tom Jolly, who was a member of the res cue crow coming out this morning, gave the following account of his ex periences: "Wo did not got In much farther than the fourth north entry (about 5, 000 feet), which was as far as the shift before us wont. In the fourth north sntry wo found tho bodies. Some of them wore crushed and some had not a mark on them, just dlod from the gas. Wo did not identify-any 'LISBON BRISTLES WITH NAVAL GUNS Two Long Lines of Destroyers Drawn Up Across the Tagus. HEAVY STEEL NET German Submarines Constant ly Keeping Vigil Off Portugal. LISBON. Portugal. April 28. (Corre spondence of the Associated Press.) Tho harbor of Lisbon has taken on a distinctly naval aspect sinco Portugal entered the ranks of the entente allies. Off Commercial Square, which corre sponds with the Bauery in Now York, two long lines of destroyers have been drawn up clear across the broad en trance of the Tagus. The long black hulls of the destroyers are so close to gether that at half-tide they swing at anchor broadside toward the sea, almost touch ing, and presenting a double line of batteries pointing off at the German submarines darting along the coast. But Lisbon feels secure against an enemy attack by sea, for besides the double lines of destroyers, ready for defense or quick sortie, there are cruisers and gunboats with steam up, and' back of them tho big land forti fications on both banks of tho Tagus, rising on high terraces and presenting a semi-circle of massive stone fronts topped with lines of heavy guns. And besides these land and sea defenses there is the feeling that the British fleet Is not far off and presents a pret ty solid barrier against the German fleet bottled up in the Kiel canal. Heavy Steel Net. When tho British naval commission visited here a short time ago still an other naval defense was devised and has sinco been put into execution. This Is a heavy steel not extending clear across the channel leading from Lis bon to tho sea. This can bo lowered at stated intervals for Uie passage of commercial traffic. But when in posi tion is Is not only a bar to subma rines, but any which venture near It are likely to be caught and held In Its meshes. Portugal Feeling Pinch. Portugal is feeling the pinch also, In being cut off from a supply of coal from the Cardiff coal mines, and in having its supplies of fish cut off. Coal has gone up to S37 and ?40 a ton and is so scarce it cannot be ob tained at any price. The normal price Is about ?7 a ton. Besides the de rangement of domestic heating and cooking and the misery caused to the poor, the lack of coal is proving a se rious menace to factories, railroads, tramways and the heating and lighting of public places, hotels and theatres. The government has sought to remedy the situation by reducing the lights in the streets, extinguishing all lighting at an early hour and advancing tho le gal time by one hour so that people will get up earlier and live more in the daylight. HALTEORETREA! BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. April 2S. (From a staff cor respondent of tho Associated Press.) There is an Interesting report cur rent hero that Field Marshal von Hln donburg came to tho German positions opposite tho British lines on tho Ar ras front just after the Easter Monday1 attack and was much wrought up over tho conditions which he found there. Tho field marshal is said to have been particularly annoyed by tho German withdrawal from Lens, which then was under way, commanded that it be stopped and Issued orders that there bo no further rotreat until he per sonally gave tho word. This statement seemed to coincide with the sudden stiffening of German resistance about Lens when it looked more than ten days ago that the city would be given up within a few hours. Tho flreB lighted In Lens two weeks ago still aro burning and It seems there will bo little loft Intact by the time tho Germans arc finally driven out. The British continue to take many prisoners, all of whom continue to pro foss absolute faith that the submarine warfare will bring victory to Gorman arms. Some of them also aro confi dent that Russia will make a separate peace. It Is evident that the German higher command is assiduously culti vating these Ideas In order to keep up tho morale of tho troops. The prison ers also appear to be convinced that Flold Marshal von IHndenburg either is or was preparing a great offensivo on tho western front. Whether duo to a shortage of their own cannon or not, it has been re cently discovered that tho Germans still aro using on this front guns cap tured from the Russians moro than two years ago. These guns will not stand a rapid fire, however, and aro good only for five or six rounds aploco n day. - 1 of them. Wo spent most of our time setting up brattices so as to get good air to the crow that followed us. "We found little fallen rock." RUSSIANS ARE READYTO FIGHT Troops Belter Prepared and More Willing Than Be fore Revolution. PEOPLE WANT PEACE Terms Proposed by President Wilson Meet Favor With the People. i PETROGRAD, via London, April 28, 8:40 a. m. Minister of Justice Karonsky told a representative of the Associated Press today that not only is the army better prepared and more willing to fight than before tho revo lution, but that the factories are put ting out moro ammunition than at any previous stage of the war. Regarding peace the minister said "Russia wants peace on the terms proposed by President Wilson. The revolution and the entrance of the United States into the war have somewhat changed the objects for which wo are fighting. We want peace restored without annexation or indemnity and favor a conference with tho allies to determine how this can be attained." Socialists Stay In France. PARIS, April 28. The administra tive committee of the French Social ist party has decided not to send del egates to the International Socialist conference in Stockholm, May 15. The decision was made by a vote of 13 to 11. Spain's First U-Boat. MADRID, via Paris. April 28. The first submarine of the Spanish fleet, the Isaac Peral, constructed in the ) United States, has arrived at Carta ' gena, escorted by tho cruiser Estra madura. nn HEAVY FIGHTING Ulv HiLiiuil LiliLj Germans Violently Bombard East of Auberive, But Are Thrown Back. CHAMPAGNE BATTLES French 175 Cannon, 412 Ma chine Guns and 119 Trench Cannon PARIS, April 2S, noon. Heavy ar tillery fighting occurred last night be tween St. Quentin and the Oise and in the Champagne, the war office re ports. On the Verdun front the French raided German trenches and brought back prisoners. Since April 16 the French have captured 175 can non of all calibres, 412 machine guns and 119 trench mortars. The num ber of prisoners has reached 20,780. The statement follows: "Between St. Quentin and the Oise there was heavy artillery fighting dur ing the night Skirmishes occurred south of St. Quentin. Near Laffaux the enemy attempted without success a surprise attack. "In the Champagne the artillery fighting was severe. After a violent bombardment the Germans attacked east of Auberive but were thrown back. "On the left bank of tho Mouse, one of our detachments penetrated the German lines in the sector of hill No. 304 and brought back prisoners. "Sinco April 16 French troops have captured 175 cannon of all calibers, 412 machine guns and 119 trench can non. "The total number of prisoners has reached 20.7S0 " oo SMASHING WHEAT Big Jump of Twelve and a Half Cents Starts Morning Trade. CHICAGO. April 28 High price record smashing continues today in the wheat market. Opening trades showed a maximum jump of 12 l-2c a bushel, July options touching S2.36 as against $2.23 1-2 to $2.24 1-2 at yes terday's finish. May went to $2.75, a rlso of 5 cents above yesterday's topmost point. Later May wheat at "Winnipog foil 15 cents, nfter notice had been given that any member of the Winnipeg ex change would be suspended for trad ing without orders and that the Brit ish government was not In tho mnrket for futures. Quotations In Chicago dropped 10 centB from early high figures. Liquidation sale became general aa tho result of tho Winnipeg news, and were increased by word that in Omaha no more trados In May wheat would be Leading Fight in House for Draft Representative Julius Kahn. Representative Julius Kahn of California, ranking; Republican mem ber of the house military affairs com mittee, is leading the fight in the lower nouso for the administration's Belective conscription bill. "I do not believe tho house will care to assume the responsibility of overriding tho unanimous judgment of trained mili tary men at home and abroad," says Representative Kahn. SENATE ADOPTS Amendment to Army Billan Ironclad Prohibition Rule for Army. WASHINGTON, April 28. In its first vote on the army administration bill today the senate adopted a most drastic prohibition amendment, mak ing it unlawful to sell or give any liquor, wine or beer to any officer or man in uniform or knowingly furnish liquors to any person in the army. oo Americans Must Know Things First Hand Play War May May Be Costly. French Officers Fear Growing Stale Before Getting Back to France. WASHINGTON, April 28. The mil itary section' of the French mission, headed by Marshal Joffro, during con ferences continued today, with rcpre sentalives of tho war department, warned the United Statos that active participation in the war without abso luto preparation and previous contact with field operations, would invite enormous losses. This became known today after Eralle Hovelaque, general counselor, speaking for the mission, had outlined a statement to be made tomorrow by Marshal Joffrc to tho American press. "You must realize," said M. Hove laque, "an army cannot be trained in this country. Americans should know these things first hand and what war really is before they go into it on a largo scale. Unless America has ac curate knowledge of real war condi tions instead of play war it may cost you much. You will bo surprised how rapidly tho conditions change. Lieu tenant Colonel Romond, who probably knows more about artillery than any man in Franco, said to me only yes terday, 'I am afraid of getting stale before I got back to France.' " oo NORTHCLIFFE OFFERS IS PAPER OUTPUT WASHINGTON, April 28. Lord Northcllffo, the noted British publish er, his offered the output of his print paper mills in northeastern Canada, to American newspaper publishers to re lievo the print paper situation. Tho output of the mills is 60.000 tons a year, and a sufficient factor to proba bly break tho present high price market. cleared except the closing out of old contracts. Fifteen minutes before tho close hero nearly all gains for the day had been wiped out and July wheat was buck to $2.25 1-2, with May at $2.69. BRITISH LAUNCH BITTER I ATTACK BETWEEN LENS . I AND THE SCARPE RIVER I T I I Fiercest Imaginable Fighting Is Under Way Germans Bring Up Fresh Divisions and Allies I I Face Strong Forces and Well-Organized ' I Trench System. ' I WARM RECEPTION FIR ROOSEVELT Ex-President Delivers First I War Speech Before National Security League. , ,URGES CONSCRIPTION j World Facing Shortage of. Food People Not Waked Up to Vital Significance. CHICAGO. April 28. Col Theodore Roosevelt, after an enthusiastic recep tion here today, delivered his first war speech at a noon luncheon given i by the Chicago branch of the National Security league. Tonight he will deliver his principal , address at the stockyards ampitheatre, , which scats 13,000 persons, in his , luncheon address, Colonel Roosevelt, urged that the use of grain for the manufacture of alcoholic drinks be prohibited for the period of the war. Ho, urged obligatory military training, the expansion and improvement of the navy and assorted thaUan expedition army force should be sent to France at once. Present conscription plans, he said, would deny service to many men who wished to volunteer. "The world is facing a shortage of food," declared Colonel Roosevelt "Soon wc In this country shall face a shortage of food. Therefore let us use all the grain we have for food and not for intoxicants. Now that tho war is on. lot us forbid any grain or corn being used in the manufacture of in toxicating liquors Let the government i help the farmer by mobilizing labor if necessary and tell our young men that it is a case of farm and arm. Unprepared for War. "During the last two years and a half of peace we have been foolish enough not to prepare for war; now that we are at war, let us avoid tho further folly of failure to prepare for tho great tasks of peace. We need thorough-going military preparedness. It must bo based on thorough-going economic preparedness. Both alike must be based upon spiritual prepared ness, the making ready of the national soul. "As yet our people are not waked up to the vital significance of this war. This is because at the moment we are safe behind tho British fleet. I We sin against our children If we fail to prepare our whole national strength for the protection of the re public." oo , SPAIN SUBMITS STRONG PROTEST PARIS, April 28. Premier Prieto of Spain has announced that he has received official confirmation of an attack by a Gorman submarine on the Spanish steamer Trlana. and has ad dressed a strong protest to Germany. nn POLISH GOVERNOR-GENERAL. AMSTERDAM, via London. April 2S, 11:30 a. m. A Warsaw telegram says that Gen. Count Szaptyck, hith erto commander of tho Polish legion, has been appointed governor-general of Lublin. He succeeds Gen. Karl Kuk of tho Austrian army nn GERMAN MINISTER LEAVES. RIO JANEIRO. April 28. Adolph Paull, German ministre to Brazil, left Rio Janeiro last night with his staff for Uruguay. The Dutch minister took ovor tho charge of German interests in Brazil. nn Guatemala hands german passports WASHINGTON, April 28. Guate mala has broken off diplomatic rela tions with Germany, handed to the German minister his passports and canceled the exequaturs of German consuls there. Official advices of tho break, com ing from tho American legation In Guatemala City, say President Estrada Cabrera assigned as the reason far his act his desire to stand with tho United States in the fight for democracy and ,the preservation of international law. Another smashing drive by the Brit- H Ish on the Frenchc front was begun ' H today and General Haig reports an ad- H vance north of the Scarpe. H In tho northern sector of the great H battlefield the French are keeping up I H a heavy artillery flro south of St. H Quentin all around the curvo in the H line into the Champagne. 1 H The French seemingly have com- H pleted the count of the prisoners and H booty taken in tho recent fighting on H these fronts. They captured 175 can- H non of all calibers. 412 machine guns H and 119 trench guns. The prisoners H total 20,780. ! BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN M FRANCE, April 28, via London, 2:30 i M p. m. (From Staff Correspondent of I M the Associated Press). Another at- H tack was launched by the British ear- ' H ly this morning. The blow was struck H on the front between the Scarpe river H and Lens, on the ground over which H some of the most desperate fighting H has occurred since the British in- H auguratcd their offensive on Easter j H Mbndaj'. The struggle now in progress H is very bitter. Tho Germans, in an- ' H ticipatlon of another British effort had . . H brought up reinforcements. Fresh ' H German divisions have been identified I H by the British. ' M In today's drive the British faced a I H , well organized trench system protect- i H ' ed by wire entanglement and held by H strong forces of Germans. The artll- H I lery preparation which had been in l H progress for several days did much I jH damage to the defense works, but ' H there remained many troublesome H strong points between Roucx, just i iH north of the Scarpe and Gavrellc. I IH North of Gavrellc satisfactory pro- jH gross was made so far as could be IH judged and early in the day prisoners IH were being brought back. South of M ! this place the British got on toward ' Greenland hill, taking a trench north M ' of Monchy. H ' It is reported that the British have IH ( occupied the town of Arleux and half M of Oppy but furious German counter H attacks arc developing and the situa- M tion is one of surging changes. The M fiercest imaginable fighting is under i IH way for the wood west of Rocux. IH The weather is favorable. The j IH airmen are active. I M British Open Big Drive. H I LONDON, April 2S. The British H J have opened an attack along several j miles of the front north of the Scarpe IH ' river, the war office announced today. ! 'M The British troops are making good H I progress in the face of considerable I H ' opposition. H i oo im il I Important Transport Point j H West of Algiers Badly Dam- H aged Bridge Demolished. H BERLIN, April 28. "A submarine l has successfully bombarded the har- H ! bor works, important for transports, H 1 near Gouraya, west of Algiers," says H an official statement issued toda. H j "Ono loading bridge was demolished IH I and another badly damaged." H Gouraya lies on the Algorlan Med- H , iterranean coast, sixty miles west of H Algiers. H oo H STRICTLY CLOSED I H All Travelers and Postal Ser- H vices Forbidden, Prelude to M Important Military Move. H ZURICH. Switzerland, April 28, via IH Paris. 4:50 a. m. The German-Swiss H frontier has been strictly closed to all H travelers and postal services. No IH German newspapers have arrived sinco IH Wednesday. This is usually the pre- H ludo to an Important military move. jH oo H CARRANZA DECLARES M NEUTRALITY JM MEXICO CITY, April 28. Newspa- H pers todav print expressions from Gen- IH oral Carranza reiterating his declara- IH tion of Mexican neutrality and his re- H solve that he -will do everything pos- H sible to maintain that neutrality. H