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' BATTLE OF ARRAS STILL
RAGING AND GERMANS UMABLE
TO CHECK BRITISH ADVANCE
"Momentoiis Issues Hang on Bloody Struggle in
France German People Facing Tremendous
Possibilities at Home and Awaiting May
Day With Feverish Apprehension,
The battle of Arras still rages, with
the issues remaining in doubt. For
m six days the Germans have tried to
" check the British advance, but so far
without avail.
Howevor momentous the issues i
which hang on the bloody struggle in
France, they are not sufficient to hold
the attention of the German people,
-who are facing a situation at home
fraught with even moro tremendous
possibilities. On the eve of the gen
eral strike planned for May day, the
German press and leaders are display
ing a feverish apprehension as to what
the morrow will bring forth.
Ausina ana bweaen are two other
storm centers where May day may
' evoke popular uprisings of far-reaching
effect In the face of the brewing
storm word comes that the Hungarian
government has declared itself in fa
vor of important democratic reforms.
On the other hand, the Austrian em
peror is reported to have refused the
resignation of Premier Tisza, "iron
man" of the dual monarchy and bul
wark of pan-Germanism. Another cu
rious and unexplained item from Aus
tria says that in Bohemia long a hot
bed of disaffection, all German papers
have been suppressed.
The entire situation in Europe ap
f pears to have reached one of those
confused stages where conflicting
news makes the relative importance of
events uncertain and obscuro. a situ
ation intensified by the increasing
rigors of the censorship in all coun
tries. The military command in France
Is under fire and there are reports in
the Paris nross that the annointment
of General Petain as chief of staff
and heralds many other changes
among high officers.
Morale of Germans.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, April 30, via London. 2:10
p. m. (From a staff correspondent of
the Associated Press.) There are in
creasing evidences daily of how the
German higher command is using the
name of Field Marshal von Hlnden
burg in an effort to sustain the morale
of the German fighting men, which
was lowered by the retreat from the
Somm'e and the successful launching
of the British and French offensive
actions. Prisoners recently taken also
tell how Von HIndenburg continues to
be held up to the German population
as a whole as the man in whom it must
I repose confidence and hope of final
victory.
Explain Recent Retreat.
X The recent retreat was explained by
the desire of the German command to
take up a position In the famous HIn
denburg line and prisoners now say
that when it becomes known in Ger
many that the British havo turned this
position and taken possession of sev
eral miles of it southeast of Arras,
great depression will be caused.
Civilians, as well as soldiers, placed
great faith in this line, on which they
say millions upon millions of marks
has been spent.
Lino Believed Invulnerable.
They had been told the line was so
; Invulnerable that the Germans could
sit in It for the remainder of the war.
The German class of 1919, It is
? learned, Is being called up, but is still
training.
British Capture Prisoners.
LONDON, April 30, 12:30 p. m. The
capture of some prisoners and a ma
chine gun in minor operations between
Monchy-le-Preux and the Scarpe river
and north of Ypres is reported by the
war office this morning.
Violent Artillery Fighting.
PARIS, April 30, noon. Violent ar-
I tillery fighting occurred last night
f south of St Quentin in the regions of
& Troyon, hurtebiso and Craonne. Sev-
II eral incipient German attacks were
stopped by the French fire.
The statement follows:
"Violent artillery fighting occurred
during tho night south of St. Quentin.
Several German attacks near Mount
Cornillet and Mount Chambrottes were
broken up. Enemy aviators last night
threw down several bombs In the re
.f gion of Dunkirk and Belfort, The dam
age was insignificant. Chalons and
Epernay alBO were bombarded, and
;'. there were several victims among the
civilian population.
3, ' "On Saturday night aviators carried
Li out several bombing expeditions effect
'J ' ually. a captive balloon was brought
down and barracks containing troops
were bombarded.
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I THE FIDELUS.
Members of the newly organized mu
f slcal club, "The Fidelus," are: Nor
L raa Farr, Leonora Hinckley, Virginia
! Stevens, Frances Marsh, Evelyn Nel
son, Ruby Herdti, Myra Shreeve, Oved
ia Holther, Lois Foster, Mary Fischer
and Genevieve Allison.
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Suffering of People Increasing
Daily Situation Becoming
More and More Intolerable.
LONDON, April 30, 11:21 a. m. A
Stockholm dispatch says that the
Dutch delegation to the International
Socialist conference has addressed an
appeal to Socialists throughout the
world asking for support and saying
that they have started their labors at
Stockholm, under great difficulties.
"The thought of peace is growing
everywhere," says the appeal
"Every day that the war continues
Increases the suffering of the peoples,
the hetacombs of the victims and the
billions of debt. Tho situation is be
coming intolerable, and you should ask
for peace terms. In the meanwhile an
immediate agreement between tho So
cialist parties of all countries is nec
essary, in order that internationalism
may again develop Its strength."
Dutch Leader Explains.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, via London,
11:15 a. m, April 30. The forthcom
ing peace conference of the Interna
tional Rnrtallqt hiiremi is nnf- in hp
held at the instance of the Germans,
and will not work for a separate peace,
said Pieter Troelstra, Dutch Socialist
leader, chairman of the executive com
mittee, in an Interview today with the
Associated Press. He spoke first of
the decision of tho French Socialists
not to send delegates to Stockholm,
saying that in spite of this action
French Socialists would be represent
ed, if merely by minority delegates.
He was reminded of the assertion
made in France that the only thing
the conference could accomplish would
be to further a program for a separate
peace.
Not for Separate Peace.
"That is the last thing in the world
it will do," he said. "We are not
working for a separate peace, and do
not desire it. What we want Is uni
versal peace, and we believe the time
has come when there is a chance of
achieving it. Wo are most optimistic
as to the outlook."
"Have you noted," he was asked,
"that the French based their refusal
partly on the allegation that the call
ing of the conference was due to agi
tation from German and Austrian
sources?"
The Dutch leader emphatically re
pudiated this statement, saying:
Denies German Influence.
"As long ago as last August tho
idea of this conference had taken
shape and the executive committee
had begun laying plans. Some time
later we received a letter from Norris
Hlllqult of New York saying that the
American Socialists demanded that a
peaco conference be held not later
than March 1, and that if we did not
call one they would. Wo asked them
to wait until tho middle of March. It
Is absolutely untrue to say we aro
meeting at German or Austrian solici
tation or Instigation. We havo been
urged to take this Btep not only by
Americans, but by Danes, Norwegians
and others. Tho coming conference
will be neutral in every sense of the
word, designed to serve no cause ex
cept the cause of universal peace. We
are holding it at this time because
conditions now seem favorable, espe
cially in viow of tho Russian revolu
tion." Prominent Men Arriving-
Other prominent Socialists havo ar
rived In Stockholm for the coming
conference, including M. Btauning,
Danish minister without portfolio, the
Dutch senator, Van Kol, and Horr Al
barda. The first of the preliminary
sessions will be held on Saturday in
Socialist party's room, in tho parlia
ment building. It will be presided
over by Hjalmar Branting, the Swed
ish Socialist leader. Camlllo Huys
mans, the Belgian Socialist leader,
and Emile Vandervolde, Belgian min
ister of munitions, are expected here
in a few days.
The preliminary meetings and the
assembling of delegates are likely to
tako moro tlmo than had been expect
ed, and it is probablo will not assem
ble until a few days after May 15, tho
time originally sot
AVALANCHE WRECKS TRAIN.
DAVOS, Switzerland, via Paris, Ap
ril 30, 5:10 a. m. An avalanche has
overwhelmed a train running from
Landguard to Davos, many lives boing
lost.
AMERICAN TANK
STEAMER SUNK
Captain, Part of Crew, Naval
Lieutenant and Nine Naval
Gunners Missing.
TORPEDOED BY U-BOAT
Ship Was on Way to United
States With Crew
of 34.
LONDON. April 30. 2:15 pm. The
American oil tank steamer 'Vacuum
has been sunk. The captain, part of
tho crew and the naval lieutenant and
nine American naval gunners are
missing.
The Vacuum was sunk by a German
submarine on Saturday while she was
on the wayto the United States.
The chief mate and seventeen men,
including three ofho American navy
gunners, have been landed.
A boat containing the master of
the ship and tho remainder of the
crew, together with the lieutenant and
nine naval gunners, is missing.
NEW YORK. April 30. The Ameri
can steamship Vacuum, commanded by
Captain S. S. Harris of this city, left
New York on March 30 for Birken
head, England, carried a crew of thirty-four
men, of whom fifteen were
American citizens, including nine na
tive born.
The Vacuum, formerly the steam
ship Bayamon, was owned by the
Vacuum oil company of California.
She was built in 1912 at Ecorso. Mich.,
and was brought to the Atlantic by
way of the Great Lakes and the St
Lawrence river and converted into a
tank ship.
Since the war began she has made
frequent trips to Europe. She was a
vessel of 2551 tons gross, carried oil
in bulk and was 247 feet long and
with a 43-foot beam.
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HOUSE BILL OP
BEFOREJENATE
Conscription Must Run Gaunt
let of Opposition La Follette
and Gronna Threatening.
SOME DIFFERENCES
Variance of Ages of Men Sub
ject to Draft and Other
Minor Points.
WASHINGTON, April 30. The ad
ministration bill to raise an army by
conscription, although passed by both
houses Saturday, had to run tho eaunt-
let of minor opposition again today in
the senate, where thero was a chance
of reopening tho whole debate by
amendments. Senators La Follette,
Gronna and others threatened to offer.
The two houses passed two bills,
essentially the same, but technically
different and the house bill now has
to be passed by the senate.
After passago, which the measure's
friends hoped would be ended tonight
or tomorrow, It will go to conference,
and probably will be ready for tho
President's signature before the week
end. In conference, tho main differen
ces to bo harmonized, aro the var
ious maximum ages of men liable to
draft, fixed at 27 by the senate and
40 by the house, the senate's approval
and the house's rejection of an amend
ment to let Col. Roosevelt recruit a
volunteer force and the senate pro
hibition of liquor selling to soldiers in
uniform or near training camps.
Consulting Age Limits.
President Wilson and Secretary Ba
ker today took up differences between
the senate and house army bills. The
conferees adjusting differences be
tween the two houses will be informed
as a result of whoro the administration
stands on disputed points.
Tho age limits of 21 to 27, fixed ln
the senate bill, are preferred by the ad
ministration since they moro nearly
approximate tho desiro of the war de
partment for ago limits of from 19
to 25 years. Tho limits from 21 to
46 fixed by tho house bill are unsat
isfactory to tho administration. A
dato for the registration of those liable
to service will not be formally fixed
by the president until the bill has been
perfected in both houses. Until that
time no campaign will be undertaken
to recruit tho regular army and tho
national guard up to full war strength.
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MAYOR THOMPSON
FACINGJROUBLE
CHICAGO, April 30. That a report
of tho alleged "disloyal" utterances of
Mayor William Hale Thompson had
been prepared and was forwarded to
Washington today was admitted at
the headquarters of the local bureau
of Investigation of the department of
h
.
I" SNAPPED .WITH AMERICAN ADMIRALj
General Vincent A. Lawford Heft) and Admiral Fletcher.
" . . -
Fleet Paymaster General Vincent A. Lawford, of tho royal navy, dis
tinguished service order, is one of the members of tho British commission
now in Washington. The picture shows him entering the navy building with
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, of the United States navy board.
BliUVM QTBIKT !
Alitiy olBUt
Chicago Mounted Police Called
to Protect Small Shops
in Ghetto.
MILLION LOAVES SHORT
City State and Federal Officials
Using Every Means to
End Walkout.
CHICAGO, April 30. Rioting mark
ed the opening of the bakers' strike
In Chicago this morning. The worst
disorder occurred in tho Ghetto dis
trict, whore mounted police were call
ed upon to protect the smaller bakery
shops from strikers and their sympa
thizers. At many places men and women
threw keroseno on bread as it was
brought to the wagons for delivery.
Meanwhile the shortage of 1,000,000
loaves of bread caused much concern
to householders and city, state and
federal officials exerted every effort
to end the walkout, which was caused
by a demand for higher wages.
Union officials declared that the
strike had closed all of tho city's lar
ger bakeries and moro than fifty of
tho smaller ones.
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NEW RULING FO!
GUARDOFFIGERS
Those Intended for Reserve
Corps to Be Discharged
at Once.
WASHINGTON, April 30. National
guardsmen designated for appointment
in the officers' reserve corps will be
discharged from the guard under a
ruling today by the judge advocate
general of the nrmy.
It applies to guardsmen whether
their organizations have been called
into the federal service or not.
The war department announced also
that hereafter civilians to be appoint
ed second lieutenants in the regular
army would be selected from the 40.
000 men attending the officers' train
ing camps opening next month. The
commissions, provided they are con
firmed at the end of a year's proba
tlonal period, will continue in peaco
times.
justice. The report was said to in
clude newspaper reports of tho may
or's statements, rolativo to tho Brit
ish and French commissions to Chicago.
STATE BANKS TO
JfilNJOTES
Scores Throughout Country
Will Enter Federal System
If Amendments Pass.
LAW TO BE LIBERALIZED
More Branch Banks to Be
Established Campaign to
Bring in .Outside Banks.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Assur
ances have been received by the fed
eral reserve board from scores of
state banks and trust companies
throughout the country that they will
enter the federal reserve system upon
the passage of amendments broaden
ing the scope of the law now before
congress.
At least twenty of the largest trust
companies and state banks have sig
nified their intention of joining the
system if tho amendments pass. The
amendments havo been favorably re
ported and their passage appears like
ly. Hundreds of smaller banks havo
Indicated they will follow the large
Institutions into the system.
The largest state banks and trust
companies reported to be ready to join
tho reserve system are in New York.
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, San
Francisco, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlan
ta, Seattle, Spokane and Portland, Or
egon. Law to Be Liberalized.
Amendments designed to bring in
the state banks and trust companies
would liberalize the existing law in
many places.
Of these are provisions to make it
possible for such instructions to with
draw from the system should they
desire to do so and placing in tho
hands of tho board the conduct of ex
aminations for entry.
Other amendments provide for a
modification of the regulations gov
erning interlocking directorates so far
as new institutions are concerned, the
establishment of branch federal re
servo banks and minor changes.
Tho establishment of branch banks
in many cities throughout the United
States is anticipated by the board,
should the amendments pass, and is
regarded as highly dosirable in the
campaign to bring the outside banks
Into tho system.
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SEVERE FIGHTING
INJACEDONIA
LONDON, April 30, 12:06 p. m. Se
vere fighting continues on the Mace
donian front, whoro ttyo British took
the offensive last wook. The Avar of
fices today announced that an effort
to expel tho British from positions
captured had been defeated. I
GERMANS BRING
UP M0RETR00PS
British Hold Front Line for
Long Distance and Heavy
Fighting Continues,
GERMANS LACK SHELLS
I
Documents Urgently Empha
size Necessity of Economiz-
ing in War Material.
LONDON, April 30, 2 p. ra. Heavy
fighting continues along the front be
tween Arrasand Lens, with very lit
tle change in the situation reported,
Reuter's correspondent at British
headquarters telegraphs today. The
Germans are continuing to bring up
fresh troops and to deliver counter
attacks, more particularly in the neigh
borhood of Oppy, and from their
trench system down to Gavrelle. The
British hold the windmill northeast
of the latter village and have im
proved their posts along the south
western slope of Greenland hill.
Continuous fighting is In progress
around the Roeux chemical works.
British Hold Long Line.
"In a general way," continues the
correspondent, "the situation this
morning along the front of the attack
which began at daybreak on Saturday,
is that we hold the German front line
from the point where the Bailleul-Bl-ache
loop line crosses the trenches
northwest of Gavrelle to the fork in
the Oppy line between that place and
Arleux. Beyond this fork we hold tho
German support line for a length of
about 1,200 yards. Thence our front
continues just east of Arleux.
"The weather was too hazy this
morning for good air work and the
artillery observation was correspond
ingly poor, but the gunners on both
sides have plenty of registered targeis,
and the old familiar thunder waxes
and wanes.
"Various German documents that
havo been captured urgently empha
size the necessity of economizing
strictly in the expenditure of shells of
all types, as the dearth of material Is
seriously minimizing the output of
supplies. It is also urged that the ar
tillery officers be trained to employ
guns, the inner tubes of which are
worn out, upon targets which do not
necessitate very accurate shooting, as
the output of new guns is limited."
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RUSSIA NOT FOR
SEPARATE PEACE
Nation Will Act in Complete
Harmony With the
Allied Nations.
PETROGRAD, April 30, via London,
11:10 a. m. Speaking on the subject
of a separate peace, Premier Lvoff
said today:
"There has been no mention any
where in Russia of tho possibility of
concluding a separate peace between
free Russia, and the powers of Teu
ton militarism. Among our Socialist
party leaders, no one has ever gone
so far as to suppose that any argument
Is advisable in this direction. Repre
sentative opinion abroad should take
more calmly some isolated voices that
aro asking for immediate steps in
preparation for peace. Any Russian
proposal to this end will hold It essen
tial that Russia should act, then, as
always, in complete harmony with all
the allied nations."
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BALFOUR HOLDING
FATE OF IRELAND
LONDON, April 30. Lord North
cliffe has issued a statement to the
Associated Press respecting tho Irish
situation, which Includes tho following
phrase:
"The happiness of Ireland is entire
ly ln the hands of Mr. Balfour and
the British mission in the United
States. The differences between the
two parties here have been so slight
that Mr Balfour's influence can set
tle tho difficulty."
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PEASANTS DEMAND
LAND DISTRIBUTION
NEW YORK, April 30. A. dispatch
today to the Jewish Dally Forward
from its Potrograd correspondent says
that the Russian congress of tho army
at tho front, in session at Minsk, "has
decldod to ask for the abolition of
privato ownership of land and distri
bution of all land among tho peasant
population. An old Russian congress
of all peasant communities and organ
izations is going to bo held In Potro
grad on the first of May.
The council of workmen and soldiers
has received greeting from the Social
Democratic party of Bulgaria.
Conslantine of Greece io H
Abdicate Story Is H
Confirmed. H
LONDON, April 30. The report that H
King Constantine of Greece is to abdi- H
cate is reiterated in a dispatch from H
Rome to the Star, which says it has l
been confirmed from neutral diplo- H
matic sources. It is suggested that H
the king and queen may land at an M
Italian port and proceed overland to JM
Denmark. H
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CHICAGO MAYOR I
UNDER INOUIRY I
Federal Authorities Investigat- B
ing Cause of Affront to Brit- H
ish and French Missions. H
CHICAGO, April 30. The action of H
Mayor William Hale Thompson in de- H
dining to extend an invitation to tho H
British and French, missions now in H
Washington, to visit Chicago, is to be H
the subject of inquiry by the federal H
authorities today, according to Joseph H
B. Fleming, assistant United States at- M
torney. fl
A number of leading business and M
professional men who have been mem- M
bers of an advisory committee appoint- M
ed by the mayor soon after he took M
office, have announced their withdraw- M
al from the committee, giving as the fl
reason their disapproval of his course
in regard to the invitation to the dls- 'M
tinguished foreigners. M
After the mayor decided that he be- ,H
lieved he would be "presuming con-
siderably to take the position, that all M
of the people of Chicago are in favor M
of the invitation," the city council by M
unanimous vote invited members of H
the two missions to visit this city. M
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GENERAL PETAIN I
FRENCH AOVISOR I
I
Appointment Welcomed as 'H
Timely Reform and Urged H
by Military Experts. H
PARIS. April 30, 5.05 a. m. The ap- H
pointment of General Petain as chief H
of staff is generally welcomed as a H
timely reform which had long been ad- H
vocated by military experts. General H
Petain, as technical advjsor to tho H
government, will occupy very much ,H
the same position as General Sir Wil- lH
Ham Robertson in London and will be H
responsible for tho general conduct of M
operations wherever French troops are H
engaged. H
In addition to this appointment It is H
understood that tho government con- H
templates various other measures of H
re-organization, based on an examina- M
tlon of the military situation and the H
lessons taught by the recent opera- H
H
The Parisian says that a certain ser- H
vice, whose working has been shown H
to bo defective, will be overhauled, H
and that charges will bo made among H
leaders, whose talents could be more 'M
judiciously used. H
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STORMING DEBATE I
OVER THE JAR I
National Congress of Axgen- jH
tine Republic in Fist Fight M
Neutrality Decided. H
BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, April H
30. The question of Argentina's atli- H
tude on the war was debated today ln JH
a stormv session of national congres" B
of Socialists, during which several fist H
fights occurred. The congress re- jM
jected by a vote of 4,210 to 3,557 the H
resolution submitted by tho executive jH
committee, setting forth that Ger- H
many's submarine methods were in jH
violation of international law and roc- H
ommendlng the arming of ships. The H
congress adopted a declaration in fav- IH
or of absolute neutrality. H