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GREAT BATTLE IN PROGRESS
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I DUTCH GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO STOP I
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Germans Resume
Great Drive On
I Northern Front
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i Large Section of 20-mile Line on Both Sides of
S Lawe River Seething Mass of InfantryBlow
Launched at Dusk Tuesday Night Big Fight
if in Progress. i
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 24,
by the Associated Press. The Germans began a heavy bom- j
bardment of the British positions in the Somme sector this
morning and the latest reports state that an attack is in pro-1
gress.
A German bombardment of the British positions on both
sides of the river Lawe, on the northern battlefront, was be
gun at four o'clock this morning. A large section of this j
battlefront is seething, although the definite dimensions of the
infantry action are not yet known.
Northwest of Albert early today enemy troops which
advanced from their trenches for an assault were driven back
by the British fire. Northwest of Merville a large concentra
tion of German soldiers was dispersed by the British artillery.
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Germans Renew Big Drive.
The drive on Amiens for which the
j Germans plunged desperately but
lailed to reach in their great off en -sive
last luontli was resumed today.
The line at which the German in
fantry is again being thrown, on a
IL iront ol iwenty miles, extends from'
the district north of Albert, northeast'
n of Amiens, to the Avre river, south -east
of the city. Nearly all this front
is held by the British, whose line
links up with the French at the river
Luce, about three miles north of the
It has been regarded as almost In
evitable that the Germans would again
strike here, as the advance of their
right flank in the Amiens region was
stopped short by British resistance at
Albert, lagging far behind their left.
i which was pushed at Cast el to within
a short distance of the Paris-Amiens
railway A further driving In of the
wedge south of Amiens was thus vir
tually impossible unless the line to
the north could also be advanced.
fh.e attack here, furthermore, rep
resents a continuation of the persist
ant Gorman effort to push in between
the French and British
What was appan nily intended as a
surprise blow, without notable artil
lery preparation, was launched by the
$ Germans at dusk last evening north of
Albert The British met the advance
with a hall of rifle and machine gun
lire driving back the enem .
Meanwhile, the enemy has main
tained sulficieni pressure In the
j Flanders area to keep the Anglo-
French forces well occupied there.
LONDON, April 24, Strong German
attacks developed last evening in the
neighborhood of Dranoutre on the
Flanders' front but were repulsed by
t French troops, ihc war office aii-
I nounces.
Heavj infantry attacks are reported
to be in progress this morning in the
Albert sector, north of the Somme and
also between the Somme and the Avre
I rivers,
On the front, northwest of Albert a
I German attack early yesterday eve
ning was repulsed.
The French and British artillery in
flicted severe losses on the Germans
in the Flanders' attack.
The statement loiiow:
"At dusk hostile infantry left their
trenches to attack northwest of Al
bert, but met wtih heavy rifle and ma
chine, gun fire and were driven back.
"Strong hostile attacks developed
also late in the evening in the neigh
borhood of Dranoutre and were re
pulsed by French troops after sharp
lighting. French and British artillery
Inflicted severe losses on the enemy.
"During the night the activity of
the enemy's artillery continued and at
an early hour this morning a heavy
bombardment was opened along prac
tically the whole British front from
1 north of Albert to our junction with
the French south of the Somme.
Strong infantry attacks me reported
rf! 'in progress in ihe Albert sector and
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between the Somme and the Arei
n er
' Heavy hostile shelling is reported I
to have taken place also early this
morning between Givenchy and Ro- i
becq. Concentrations of hostile m
fantry in the neighborhood ol Mer
ville were dispersed by the artillery."
I The statement follows
"Hostile artillery activity Increased
yesterday afternoon and evening on
the greater part of the British Iront,
particularly in the Somme and Ancre
sectors in the valley of the Scarpe and
in the sectors north of Behtune and
in the sectors north-northeast of Bail
leu!. GERMANS BOMBARDING HEAVItY.
PARIS. April 24 The German ar- j
lillery has been conducting an ex-
. tremely heavy bombardment of the:
Franco-British front between the
Somme and the Avre in the region of
Hangard-on-Santerre and Villers-Bret- :
toneux, the war office reports today
The statement follows
' Between the Somme and the Avre
the enemy's bombardment during the
Dighl took a character of extreme vio
lence along ihe Franco British front,
especially in the region of Hangard
en -Santerre and Villcrs Bret toneux
French artillery carried on an ener
getic bombardment of the German bat.
teries.
"In the region of the Ailette and
Avocourt wood French patrols took!
prisoners. Elsewhere on the front
there v;is intermittent cannonading."
Review of War Situation
A heavy bombardment of the Urn -sta
positions on both sides of the
river Lawe was opened early this ,
morning and an infantry attack fol-
lowing would mean a drive in the di- j
rection of Bethune, past which the
Lawe runs in a northeasterly direc-
tion. The Germans were badly de
feated last week in an all-day attack,
on this front.
In view of the reports from both the
Somme and the Flanders fronts, the1
possibility suggests itself thai the
Germans may be simultaneously re
suming major attacks In each area
with Amiens in the one sector and
Belhune or Hazebrouck as objectives
The allied commanders are reported
ready for the expected onslaught
wherever it may come. It is not like
ly it will come on the Flanders or
Picardy battlefields as the Germans!
must improve their positions on both
fronts, for to remain where they are
would invite a counter offensive which i
might prove disastrous
Huns Given Something to Ponder Over
The apparently successtul attack on
the German submarine nests at Zee
brugge and Ostend has given the Ger
man fleet something to ponder over.
British sailors and marines, who have
returned from the gallant enterprise,
report that the gate to the lock of
Bruges canal has been blown up and
(he water let out into the North sea.
The channel also was blocked by sink
ing concrete -laden cruisers and the 1
batteries and munition Btorse on the
mole were destroyed.
The Bruges canal has been used as'
a base by the German submarines and '
the blowing up of the lock, the report
of which lacks official confirmation,
and the blocking of the channel would
destroy Zeebrugge's usefulness for .
some time British naval writers cie
varied estimates as to how long it will
lake the Germans to repair the dam
age done, ranging from many days to
inan weeks and perhaps longer.
Holland and Germany are still re- j
ported as being near the breaking
point, but ii is not clear what the Ger- '
mans really have demanded from the,
Dutch A dispatch from The Hague!
declares that nothing is known there!
of a report of a German ultimatum
threatening the occupation of. Dutch1
ports unless certain demands are j
yielded. Other rumors are to the ef
fect that the main demands concern j
transport of sand and gravel and war;
materials while others suggest it, at
Germany desires certain guarantees
from Holland as to treatment of Ger
many after the war.
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JAPANESE MINISTER
RESIGNS POSITION
LONDON, April 24. Viscount Moto
no, Japanese minister for foreign af
fairs, has resigned, according to a
Reuter dispatch from Tokio
The question of Japanese interven
tion in Siberia probably led to the
withdrawal of Ichiro Motono from the
foreign ministry of which he has been
the head since November, 1016, when
Count Terauchi formed the present
cabinel There have been reports re
cently that Viscount Motono might re
Blgn in connection with the Siberian
situation but explanations of such a
possibility were scanty.
Viscount Motono, who was given his
present title in July, 1916. was Japan
ese ambassador to Russia previous to
hie elevation to the foreign ministry.
Since his graduation irom the Unher
stiy of Lyons, France, he has been
connected vith ihe laparje.-e foreicn
office and has served as minister to
Belgium and minister to France
YNioum Motono will be succeeded
by Baron Goto who has held several
portfolios and is a member of tho na
tional commission appointed last year
for the discussion of Japan's foreign
policy.
WASHINGTON, April 24 Baron
Shimpei Goto was minister for home
affairs in the Terauchi cabinet and
his appointment is not regarded a
likely to involve any considerable
change in foreign policies except, the
Siberian question with which Motono
was peculiarly identified iscount
Motono is known to have been in poor
health for some lime.
Notice of the cabinet changes had
reached the state department where it
caused little surprise in view of the
Impending rumors of the retirement of
Viscount Motono following the ar
rival in Tokio of Baron Uchida. Jap
anese ambassador to Russia. Uchida
took issue with the foreign minister as
to the advisability of a Japanese cam
paign in Siberia and his views were
accepted by the premier. Consequent
I) in- retirement of Baron Motono be
came inevitable
The- construction placed upon the
retirement of Viscount Motono by of
i u rals hero Is that, for the present
at least, there will be no forward
movement by Japanese forces into
Siberia without full and harmonious
understanding with Japan's allies and
with the United States; and it is un
derstood there must be strong evidence
pre ented to demonstrate the lst
ence of German influence m Siberia
before such an agreement can be
reached.
Conditions in Vladivostok, officials
point out, are not to be confused with
the larger question of an extension of
Japanese activity over the whole Si
berian railway. At Vladivostok where
there are large quantities of military
stores from Japan and America, con
ditions approaching anarchy, it j9
held, warranted the temporary landing
of Japanese and British marines. But
these are to be withdrawn, it is un
derstood, as soon as danger of further
disturbance is removed.
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BRAVE FIGHTING
DONEBYYANKEES,
Engagements Around Seiche
prey Will Hold Proud
Place in History.
MANY HEROIC DEEDS
Details of Battle in Full Accord
With Finest American
Traditions.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN I
FRANCE, Tuesday. April 23 (By the r
i Associated Press.) The shell torn
village of Selcheprey, around which
centered the hardest lighting in the re
cent heavy attack on the German po
sitions, appear to be destined to hold J
a proud place in the story of Amen
Lean participation in the world war. As
further details of the engagement be
come known, the details are fully in
'accord with the finest American tradi
tions. I The correspondent is now permitted
(to tell of a few cases of individual he
roism which will convey an Idea as to
the mettle of the men. One of them,
David Griggs of East Hampton, Conn.
I passed through the enemy barrage at
j least seven times to carry ammunition
to his hard-pressed comrades. Twice
he wa.' partl buried by earth upturn
ed by shells falling all around him but
I he kept at his task. Griggs, who is 19
! years old, was so modest that he would I
I not tell his story but Insisted on
speaking of the bravery of others. Fin
ally one of his comrades pointed html
j out and said
; "That is the bravest man In the
' regiment"
Young Courier Sticks to Orders.
Raymond A. Ferris of Med ford,
Mass.. acting as a courier, was blown
off the road twice by the concussion
of shells Although stunned and near
ly crazed by the intensity of the gun
! fire when he reached the point in the
rear of the lines to which he was sent
j for ammunition, he carried out his or
' ders. Then he asked for a revolver,
saving he wanted to get out and fight
, the Germans but he fainted from ex
haustion. When he regained con
sciousness his first words were an m
quiry whether his messages had been
i delivered.
Americans Kill Many Germans
j Charles Slnkler, a Philadelphia law
I yer who is now with the Red Cross
land was in the thick of the fighting,
told the correspondent today of two
I Americans who, armed only with auto
j niatic pistols, charged an enemy ma
I chine gun, killed eight Germans and
captured the gun. It is also related
i that one Ameriean sharp.- hootei killed
' fifteen Germans
Daughters of The Regiments.
In a village a short distance behind
I the front lines. Gladys and Irene Mc
i Intyre, sisters of Mount Vernon. N. Y.,
; Salvation Army representatives, dur
ing the height of the engagement,
! handed out to the soldier- coffee t b.0
colate. doughnuts and much good
I cheer. They went on with their work
, while the shells were falling all around
them and would not leave until ar la I
they were ordered to do so. Now they
are called "daughters of the reci
j ments."
M i is Irene Mclntyre said :
"We want to go back to our boys.
I They are the finest fellows in the
' wprld, not afraid of anything Any
I woman would be glad to die to bi rve
! them It is inspiring to hear them talk
i for they are filled with enthusiasm and
determination to fight to the finish,
i They say they would like to go home
'but not until the victory has been won.
When there is a lull in the trenches,
I they come to our villages and help us
I wash the dishes and cook."
Wonderful American Boys.
At another point near tho front a
middle-aged motherly woman also of
I the Salvation Army is braving the
I German shells to dispense comforts to
I the men.
"I had come to France," she said,
"to find out what wonderful boys wo
: raise in America."
SHELLS CONTINUE
j TO FALL ON TOUL
,
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
j FRANCE, Tuesday. April 23. (By the
I Associated Press ) Gas shells con-
tinued to fall along tho American front
! northwest of Toul today but generally
speaking the artillory fire was lighter
than usual. There was a slight in
crease, however, in rifle and machine
gun fire against the American posi
tions around Selcheprey.
A German taken prisoner east of the
Meuse has died of bis wounds.
At one point three German propa
ganda balloons descended, earring
copies of the Gazette des Ardennes
which is printed in French.
NAVAL
RAID II
SUCCESS
Sailors and Marines Be-'
lieve Great Destruc
tion Accomplished.
LONDON, April 2-1. Not only is the
mouth of the canal at Zeebrugge
blocked but British sailors and ma
rines who participated in the raid be
lieve they destroyed every Hun on
the mole, demolished the sheds
throughout its entire length and blew
up large stores of munitions contained
in the sheds, according to stories given
by survivors to the correspondent of
the Dally Chronicle at Kentish port.
Until they were within a halt mile
of the harbor of Zeebrugge no ships
in the attacking force had picked up
the light on the Mole. The attacking1
ship which started for the Mole fol
lowed by muttered calls of "good luck" I
from the ship's companies of the es
corting fleet outside the harbor had j
got scarcely within sight of the light
When it was discovered by the Ger
mans Star shells immediately pierced
the thick haze showing up the cruiser
as clearly as though it had been day
light Batteries Open On Cruiser.
In one second it seemed as if every
battory in the neighborhood had con
t ent rated its fire on the cruiser. How
she was able to get ahead none ol
these watching her understood. Great
17 Inch shells and others of small cali
ber flew around her like hail. She
was apparenttly hit by the smaller
ones but she plunged ahead and was
seen to go around the corner of the
mole and gain the center of the har
bor Again the fire was directed
Against her vital parts and most of
the damage done was above the water
line.
Ger nans Shout "It's the Yankees."
Disregarding all that had happened,
the cruiser went up to the mole and
landed a large party of bluejackets
and marines. The German defenders
connived the idea that their assail
ants were Americans and. according to
some of the survivors this cry was
beard: "It's the Americans! It's the
Yankees!" Some of the Germans bolt
ed en masse from the batteries leav
lng their guns to the British. The
guns were destroved one by one while
others in the landing partv dealt with
the sheds and munition stores with
flame throwers.
Concrete-Laden Ships Arrive.
Apparently under cover of this op
eration, continues the account seni by
the Daily Chronicle's correspondent,
the concrete-laden cruisers with
which it was intended lo block the
chanlels, made their way through the
horbor, accompanied as far as it can
be asc rtained, by only one submarine
As they approached the entrance they
am bored, Bwung around on the cables
and. according to the testimony of one
ol thi observers, were sunk within 23
m I no le;
Believe Locks Destroyed.
One of the destroyers or submarines
exploded a charge at the gate.-, ol the
lock to the Bruges canal and they are
believed to have been destroyed Mean
while four destroyers entered the har
bor an' cruised around making obser
vations, but wera unable to take part
in tin battle.
When the attacking ship and Its
landing party had completed its work,
the sailors and marines were taken
aboard again despite the damaged con
ditio'i of the cruiser which them be
;;m to make its way out of the har
bor. One of the 17-inch shells from the
hundreds of various calibers fire ) at
the cruiser, got well home in her up
per works. Her steering gear was in
jured and she signalled an escort ship
to show her the way out, but before
help arrived she had found her way
out and taken her place under her own
steam behind the liues of protecting
cruisers.
One man who watched the operation
from ar escorting ship said to tho
Dally Ct ronicle's crurespondent
"When we saw the damage she had
suffered, it seemed scarcely possible
that she was able to keep afloat. The
men below must have worked like
Trojans for she was throwing flames
LARGE POWDER '
FACTORIES BURN
Plants Southwest of Vienna
Destroyed by Incendiaries
Casualties Are Heavy.
I ONDON, April 24. German news
papers received at Zurich say that two
iir.ie powder factories at Glazenbach,
near Salzburg. 156 miles southwest of
Y-ema, have been destroyed, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from Switzerland.
The explosions which are believed to
have been caused by Incendiaries, are
said to have resulted in heavy casualties.
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LIBERTY LOAN FUND
NOW $1,700,094,850
WASHINGTON, April 24. Tele
grams to national liberty loan head
quarters today told of $43,000,000 new
subscriptions, bringing the total to
$1,700,094,850. A score of large cities
were reported ready to go over the
top of their quotas.
Colorado and Arizona were added to
day to the list of states which have
exceeded their quotas.
The list of quota percentages in
cludes the following:
Toledo, 150 per cent: Sioux City,
la , 15t per cent; Detroit, 14S; Des
Moines, la.. 141: St. Joseph. Mo. 132;
Evansvllle, Ind.. 130; Louisville, Ky ,
12j, Milwaukee, 119; Kansas City,
Mo.. 112; Portland, Ore., 110; Tacoina,
Wash.. 105.
MANY SHIPYARD
MEN ENROLLED
WASHINGTON, April 24 Enroll
ment ol 270,000 shipward workers in
I the employment service reserve was
I announced today by the department of
labor. Two months ago 250,000 was
set as the goal.
ten feet high from her funnels and she
made the fastest time she probably
ever accomplished "
The narrator described the com
bined noise of the German gunfire and
the explosions on the mole as a "ten
told bell." He added.
"We were only four or five hundred
yards away from the point of the
mole but were afraid to fire a shot
lest we reveal our exact whereabouts
to the enemy. Apparently he nearly
judged it for he threw any number of
shells around us. At a moderate esti
mate between 3000 and 4000 shells
were fired at the attack squadron."
The German destroyer which was
-unk was rammed amidships and tor
pedoed. Those .who returned to the
Kentish port also say that boarders
rushed on the German destroyers an
chored in the harbor taking them
completely by surprise. Some of the
Germans hurried up to the hatchways
in their night clothes but before they
could reach the decks the British sail
ors knocked them on the heads with
clubs and rifles and sent them tum
bling down the hatchways.
Writers tulogize bailors.
Articles by naval writers and edi
torials in the morning newspapers
eulogize with national pride the sail
ors who carried out the raid against
Zeebrugge and Ostend and discuss the
probable importance of the enterprise.
Lieutenant Hobson's feat at Santiago
and Admiral Togo's exploit at Port Ar
thur are recalled at notable preced
ents, but the landing on the beach at
Gallipoli is regarded by some writers
as the only real parallel.
Fate of Crews.
Curiosity is expressed as to the fate
of the crews of thfc two old subma
rines which were assigned to blow up
the piling at the approach to tho mole
at Zeebrugge. Their devotion to duty
appeals to the imagination of the
writers for it is assumed that they
voluntarily accepted almost certain
death and that only by something akin
to a miracle could those who remained
aboard to explode, the charges have
survived.
Stories of survivors who have ar
rived at Dover Hushed with belief in
the full success of the expedition, are
not corroborated in every detail by the
official account. The reported destruc
tion of the lock gates and ilv conse
quent draining of the Bruges canal
lack confirmation. If substantiated,
this presumably would be the greatest
achievement of tho raiding squadron.
Estimates of the time the Germans
will need to remove the obstructions
from the channel and repair the dam
aged mole vary. Some assume that
many days will intervene, others many
weeks, while still others seem to sup
pose that the damage cannot he re
paired for a very long time, J
1 1 IS I
READY I
TO ACT I
May Withdraw Offer to I
Expedite Grain Ship- II
ments to Holland.
I
WASHINGTON, April 24. The
United States is prepared to withdraw
its recent offer of three ship? to ex
pedite shipments of grain to Holland,
owing to the comment of Dutch news
papers, accusing the United States of
duplicity in the condition that equal
tonnage should leave Dutch harbors
for America, is to be taken as indica
five of the feeling of the Netherlands
government and people
Officials today expressed disappoint
ment and surprise at the reception ac
corded the offer of the United States,
which was based on a proposal of the
Dutch government to alleviate suffer
ing from a shortage of breadstuffs. The
offer ws supplementary to President
Wilson's statement of March 20th
when the Dutch ships were requisi
1 tioned, that 100.000 tons of grain
J would be provided for Holland if ship
were sent to carry it. b
If Holland does not desire to take
advantage of the offer to expedite the
grain the original offer to furnish
grain still holds but the time consum
ed in sending ships trora Holland tc
America will delay the relief the Unit
! ed Slates is ready to grant.
Comment of Dutch Press.
Typical of the Dutch comment is an
editorial in the New Rotterdam
Courant. received by cablegram, as
follows:
' In ihe last few days an official Am
erican communication has been re
ceived to the effect that three vessels,
over two of which the American gov
ernment has no jurisdiction, will be
allowed ultimately to depart for Hol
land on condition of The departure of
vessels of equal tonnage from Holland
to an American port This apparent
friendly concession may really be
tightening of the noose. If. as has been
suggested, it is an attempt to make
Holland purchase three cargoes of
grain with three convevors. This would
be a perfidious offer about which dis
appointment could not be too strongly
expressed. We have not a high opinion
of American good faith but that official
duplicity could go so far and promises
made in black and white by the presi
dent of the United States, openly re
pudiated, it is impossible to believe.
Such shamelessness has not been ex
ceeded in this var. The American
government must give unambiguous
guarantee that the president's prom
ises of March 20 will be respected."
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AUTO TRANSPORT
SERVICECREATED I
General Officer to Be Namec
as Assistant to Quartermaster-General.
WASHINGTON, April 21 A motor
transport service was created toda
by the war department to take the ,
piace of the motor division of the
quartermaster crops The service will
be headed bv a general officer as yet j
unnamed who will serve as an assist
ant to the quartermaster general.
be m w service will consolidate j,
Lhe procurement and operation of all ,
army vehicles except tanks, caterpil
lar and army tractors. A special
board of officers is working out de
tails for operation by the service of
t rucks, ambulances and motor cars.
The object sought is to eliminate du
oHcation in purchase, operation and
maintenance. Each arm having use
for motor transportation will be rep
resented in the new service.
'thi motors division has been head
ed bv Brigadier General Chauncey M.
Baker, who it is understood, will re-
Cr. to his regular army rank, as a
colonel of the quartermaster corps.