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VOL. XXXV, NO. 114.
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WITH ALL TUE LOCAL .NEWS.
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Speaker Before Ministers'
Council Likens Pastor to
General of Great Army.
Says Unity is Need.
Th.t the chunh is lor the com
munity and not that the coiiini unity
should he used by the church to
uewlop a successful institution wad
the keynote of two powerful ad
dresses gjven at the morning m-s-si-n
of the Minist rial council, Wed
nesday, hy Kcv. Perry J. Kiee, ex
ecutive secretary nf the Chicago
Christian Missionary society and Al
bert F. McGarrah, wlio is probably
the hrst man to deut; his entire
tune to the promotion of church ef
ficiency and who has written sev
eral hooks on that cujbject.
"Too long; have we satisfied our
selves." said Bev. Ilice. 'with the
building up of our churches as in
stitutions lather than detPrmininK
beyond a tioubt that we have really
Kotten the heart and fcoul of the
individuals who go to make up our
parishes, in the church work. The
i huich is for tl.e people and not the
people for the church.
Miixt 1'txil Intclhit.
"The time has come, and it is
s irclO an imperative demand espec
ially in the cities and the threat in
dustrial centers, when there must
le an answer to thj call for knowl
edge and information that will feed
the intellect. if the church fails to
provide ample and proper social and
intellectual sources where the peo
ple of the community may come and
:ind satisfaction, the people will jgo
nr in tlieir community and iind
what they want and the church will
fail in the purpose for which it wuö
eta hi ished.
"It is alarming to iind out the
ountless times that we men of the
:.;opel are thrown to utter confusion
in matters of philosophy ly the
inestions that are put to us hy the.
industrial workers of the day, the
men with hlackened and toil-worn
a.nid.-. the men of smutty, hlackened
" icf s. the men wlm know the i i lit
sale of t-oeiulioii and who have the
God-given understanding of philos
opny in its truest sense.
"In the sroiit readjustment that
: oming. we must look to these
needs. Tlie 4 hur.'h has too Inn;'
i lit) away from the foreigner. The
foreigner is here and w e must meet
the requirements that his p'exem'e
dema nd."
I'a-tor should In General.
Mr. McOarrah discussed in detail
;!.c ;nioii plans for church or'an-
ation. Me likened the manage
ment of the church to the manage
ment of a vast army am) says that
t should he commanded m a similar
fashion.
"The reason that the allies have
t won out completely
over
the
-o'lidaritj of the ilcniuii forces."
id Mr. Mctlairah, "is because there
ias not been, at all time
in all
nit, complete unity f action. S'
! i with the chuieh in many
h;;ia.hes the p. -for i- heul over
th the spiritual side of the work
.'! has charge oVe;- the bu-irie-is
management while in other ehujehes
ie I-; ordered f" 'j,p ni place in
he pulpit wb.'e the hoard runs the
v.aice. A uen.-ral of an army
aTiii-'t be commander of j'lf. one
-i lion of the line and u'et action
or. l another part of the line over
u l.ich he ha no ontrol. There
ht'Uld be unity in managing the
burch affairs, and it eems. reaon
(b'c that the pastor is the man for
fue position. 1'iom each church de
partment t!ie:e should i ome one or
wo members which should be
foimed into a sort of a cabinet and
while they should t:t be csted
with the powf t- make final de--:nn-
of probb-ms that may prc--.-ni
then, sl c- in individual
hu? ches- they should be t h agency
hrouch which some dei isi-m ruuy be
arrived at which will make It p.-"-ihV
for an action. ?o he taken to
t -tter or - ttle the nroNicm "
Keeping up W iili l he War.
At the opev.tr.g 'f the Ye,J::e-.iay
yjiiviiili" M-v-ioii. Kev. ' '. 4". Mo: -r;Mi',
t,"r"-'i of one ..f tile Cbiiago
.-burche a fa! te.-m b-tue'- 4f the
,-ounn'. ave a t info: m I 1 ;s-
russioii o:i sou.e of tl 'e.nLng vv.tf
'. -oks pet.'i iniric i'dfi 'il.uly in r--i'uion.
Me ra:.!'d a number of
'ooks ah i u.-.e,; t!
4 .ersv o a
-; uair.t thein-le with 'he writing-
of the men wh ha'-e made a -;o ci:b'
-lady of the of war on relig
ion. Ile . Morri-'oo na:r.ed "Furope
Sine" IML" writt n b P:f. Hazcr.
,f 4oliHM:ii 'iniwi-itv as a text
wha'h would be verv helpful t an-
r..ie w isliing to be informed on the
',,.,.h of CiroMe for the hi-t 1 f"
. , , ao.! .-!" el! uith the cai.-
uhlea have had ili:ctU to f h"
j.- , ft c-:-.
;i!-n recoi i lo 'id '-d
SAYS CHURCH
AN INSTIIUTIl
FOR COMMUNITY
ICOM'IM'LÜ U.N I'AC.lj l OL'k.)
Foreign Minister
of Japan Quits,
Baron Goto Named
Iiitcm.Jtini.nl Ne.i Servi-e:
WASHINGTON. April 1:1.
Advi rs to the Japanese embii.-y
to'Iay s-ay that the resignation
of Viscount Motono as foreign
minister of Japan, which was
submitted to Premier Teraurhi,
has been accepto! and that
Baron Ooto has been named as
his t u rcpssor.
The resignation of Viscount
Motono was forced hy differ
ences of opinion as to Japan's
suggested policy in Siberia.
SAYS U. S. GO
PUT MOO,
lAdjt. Gen. M'Cain Says "We
i Should Have to Take
! Chance Here and There."
International News Service:
WASHINGTON". April 2 4. "The
United States can put five million
men in France within three years if
we are willing to take a chance herj
and there." Adjt. Cen. McCain told
the military affairs committee of the
house in testimony on the military
appropriation hill, made public to
day. "Assuming that we will hae to
have five million over there, at least
five million, and that we should get
them as quickly as possible, how
many do you think It would be pos
sible for us to get ready each year?"
Hep. Morin asked.
"If we can get the ships we can
t;et the men after this year." said
(len. McCain.
"Assuming that we could get the
rhips.' Morin pursued, "what would
be the maximum each year after
the first year?"
"I don't see any reason, if we
could get the ships, why we can't
itnd over :(m)0.00o men."
"If we have to have five million
men and get sutficienL ships we
could hao them over there in - 1-J
ears.
"Kasily. as fj.r as getting the mea
i concerned, after we get the am
munition." flen. McCain replied. "I
don't know what the quartermaster
nrd ordnance departments can do.
outside of that, there is no limit In
getting them ready."
"Then it is safe to assume that
it would take us at least three c.'.is
to pet five millions men over there,
trained and equipped?"
"I think we can do it before that."
ud Cen. McCain, "if we are will
ing to take a chance here and there,
willing to fro in without fear of
making a mistake."
may rtNrn.iATi: itisiki:.
j Intern. d iaal News Servke:
j WAsTUNC.TON. April Con-
cihation of grievances of Ietroit
tret car empiovvs who are on
j strike has been placed in the hands
j of Federal Conciliator 1 L. Feick
I of Michigan, it was announced at
I tl.e i'.epartment of labor today.
IN THE
It would be a mistake to regav!
the derati4ns now taking plate be
fore Tool and on the front of the
American troops in the St. Mihiel
Salient as of large importar.ee. The
ihi.iv is not now striving to hrea!
his way through the gap m the dike
of defenses 4n the eastern frontier.
He not aiming at Bar-le-Due. the
the real ha.-e of all the I lench lines
north d St. Mihiel. So far as one
h.av judge h present indication-.
:!. German is merely testing ut th"
tt"p 4'f his new foe by tb" famil
iar raid tactic-'.
For American. bowevej. e-. en
vi:h a fail recognition that th' ie
- is. .Mi in :h- new battle ..f the jj.i
t;i'. wilt h-1 had 4Mi the Ang-
i l i n. n iront tar t tne we-t ..i
I Milrel. tb re is still a natural and
' ac ite interest i:i evef.ty wliuh affect
their own troop-, who b mark, in a
sn-e. the real beginning of the war
; for i:--. Ami this makes a passing re-
i w of the St. Mihiel situation po-
i! if now. when there Is a inomen
' far', lull on the largr hattleliebl.
hold ct)rrio
o OLD 1.U1T.
At tic j recent hour, e at hold
it i; po-iuons north and sutlt of that
!.;:oo j St. Mihiel salient. which
,,.;ee,Ok t,e ffUlt (f A dtTIll.in
4 drive to isolate Verdun and compel
OVER IN 3 YEARS!
i
Salvationist Lassies
Prove Heroism in ".j
Staying Under Fire
International Newn Service:
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, April 23. (8
m.) Heroines as well as heroes are emerging from the lighting
on that part of the western front heU by the Americans.
Six American girls all ensigns in the Salvation Arm- ca.ueen
buck of the trenches had a narrow escape from chlorine gas as
well as from shells during the battle of Seicheprey.
ias shells and bombs of large
caliber were hissing a no! roaring all
ahout. I'.ut despite these dangers
the workers pleaded with the com- J
mamler to he allowed to remain and '
seive hot coffee and cocoa to the!
men coming out of the first line j
trenches. I
Orders Girl- Out. j
Although the commander admired
the pluck of the Kirls, he was com
pelled hy his duty to order them
out of the village.
Stone of the girls today told me
how it felt to he under shell tire,
while near to the tield of actual
tightlnp.
All were cool and collected and I for corroboration and her com pan
army officers are loud In their praise ions gave hearty assent,
of them. The daring of these Sal- Miss Mclntyre had worked for
vntion Army girls is a proud recorrL several months among the soldiers
The people in the United States are ! hack of the iirst line trencher
not aware of the dangers nor how baking pies and doughnuts for the
close these workers are to tht zone j men and serving hot coffee to them,
of battle and to the "Yanks in stel i In her idle moments she placed wild
Stetsons." as the doughboys are ! violets on the graves of the dead.
coming to be known.
Miss Irene Mclntyre, a graduate j
of Mt. Vernon college. New York.
said that Friday night was the first
In more than a week that the idrls
did not sleep in dugouts. The Cer
man batteries were "rather quiet"
tnat night.
0-cupy Mavor's House.
" n Thursday evening we had de
cided to go to our own beds for a
chance." said she. "We were bil-
loted in a quaint old cement house
ioi iM'-i i owoea uy nie mayor tinu
the only intact one in the village.
Downstairs was occupied chiefly by
liens rnd cows while my sister, my
self and other girls occupied the
upper apartments.
"In the house were Oladvs Myrtle
Turkington. of S'outn Manchester
Conn.: Stella Younir. of Chelsea,
Mass.; (lertrude Simmons. Violet
Williams, of Racine, Wis.; Miss ;sim
monds and Miss Williams, who had
arrived from the state about a week
before.
' ..1.- 1 1 A J
e aw.iK'-neu ai'oui -
o'clock in the morning by the ring
ing of the old church bell. The
shelling had started and one of the
first ones struck right under the
clock. We grabbed our gas masks
and put them on .not a minute too
soon fur we certainly not a whiff
of the horrible stuff before they
were on. The girls were not a bit
frightened. They all took it as a
lark and it was certainly funny to
see them sitting on the hih French
beds with their masks on.
Wounded I log in to Apcar.
"After a while we began to won-
der why no 'gas signal had beenjf commerce by Prof. J. J. Petti-
so inded. but in a short time the john. bead of the extension depart
'all clear' signal was given. j ment of Indiana university. At that
"After a while the girls got rest- I time the plan was laid aside tem
les and wanted to take off their j porarily because of the blizzard and
masks. T agreed to take mine off ' the approaching Liberty loan cam
lone enough to investigate and get
a flash-light.
"The ither uirls helped mf to
take it off but no sooner had I done
so thai: I got another whiff. Then
more shells came alonp.
"P.y daylight ambulances bearing
wounded soldiers lit an to appear
around 'Dead Man's curve.' T wanted
AMERICAN SALIENT
a general Fremh retreat from
Rhenus to Nancy, after the battle of
the Marne. The Germans made so mo
progress, mta-ured by ground cap
ture.!, the kai-er va.- able to send a
stining telegraph dispati h t4 his
wife, but the Angio-Fremh opera
tions to the we.-tward in Artois and
Flanders c4vr.pdlel tl German t
cbsist in late Stptember. 1014. and
from thai moment or., he has at
tempted I. ttle.
The salient which lie bad created
ix strongly reminiscent of th" newer
salient which he has lately arveu
out 4f British lines west of Armen
tieres. At its base it is some dozen
miles wide and it narrows t an
r.pe west of St. Mihiel. wh re the
Cernmn ba a !ritlrehad across the
Mens-". n the north side the high
::rour.l is mainly in Trench hands,
as it is in Hritish hands north of
the Flanders salient. But as the Ger
man has recently taken Mes-lnes
and "'White shfot" in danders, he
took some high ground in Larraine
on the heights of the Meuse. nearlv
four years ago.
If j nii think of at Fact tvi o Amer
ican divi-ions. one north -nJ one
south of hv x.j..nt. holding posi-
tbTx s-ich ax the British hold at
Kemmel t the north and Civenihy
to the south of the Arnientieres
to stay and serve refreshments to
the wounded soldiers', hut the officer
in charge of the town held that it
was no lit place for women. We
got out in a huekhoard driven y a
sergeant. It was an exciting ride,
too. The shells were bursting every
where. Soldiers Sato H;tggago.
"The soldiers hated to see us go.
'They certainly showed great
courage in saving our baggage. They
sent us away for a rest, but we feel
like fishes out of water."
Miss Mclntyre at this point asked
I ;
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IUI IHIUH IUI M uur
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IIIUIIIIlll IIIIII Mill L j
STATE IR CHEST
fl. V. M'KeaflCl AskS State De
fense Council's Ratifi
cation of Plan.
international News Servke:
INDIANAPOLIS'. Ind., April IM.
A state-wide war chest for Indiana
was in prospect today when A. W.
McKeand, director of extension of
the state chamber of commerce,
went before the state council of de
tense in an effort to obtain ratifica
tion of the plan, broached at the
January meeting of the commerce
organization. Indiana is the lirst
state to consider a state-wide war
chest campaign, such as proved suc
cessful by a number of cities, includ
ing Columbus, o.
It is proposed th.it a month's edu
cational campaign shall be con-
j ducted and that the drive proper
sdiall begin about June 1, to place
'all war funds into the hands of one
organization.
The plan was introduced at the
state-wide meeting of the e'lamber
pa ign.
but now that Indianapolis is
starting
t city war chest, it was
ileemed advisable to begin the cam
paign now, if ratification of the state
council is forthcoming.
4'entralization of the distribution
of Red Cross and all other war and
charitable funds is the object 4f the
! proposed campaign.
-By Frank
salient, you will have a general no
tion of the situati4n at the present
time. The German uiüimt advance
out of the apex if his salient west
ward to Bar-le-Due for the same
ieas4)u h- cannot advance upon
llazebrouek in c'lamlers. because he
:s held up by the flank tire from
the sides of the salient. If the Ger
man could widen his salient, if he
could break iiwn either side, he
would, with a very short advance
reach Bar-le-Duc. a base 4f inesti
mable value to the Kreuel; and the
key to the whole larger Verduu
-alient. He is trying to ?o exactly
the same thing in Flanders hy as
sailing both sides of the Armentier-e-
salient. A strong push, such as
won him Mes-ines. would in the St.
Mihiel sector, trive him a chance to
lenew his obi efforts to abolish. Ver
dun, but this time not by direct at
tack. might tij.i;ii'n:
whom: MM-
On the other hand, if the alliei
troops could break in either sjd of
the salient, the Germans would hav
to retire out of it or be enveloped
ami captuied and if they retired, the
hne would be restored on the whole
eastern frontier, -sino St. Mihiel is
the only breach hat has ... er been
made in the position; on which t!bj
CO UNTY TOTAL
OF BAND SALES
MM 564 351
; National Subscriptions Act
! ually Paid in Reach S1,
700,094,850. to oi k iumi:ks or st.
J()Si:iMI COUNTY.
Iid jou read the articles in
last oxenlng's south Iiend dailies.
If ou did why d you not set biuy
and make a showing next week
of what oti hae ilono on the
TIIIKI) I.IIIKIITY liOAX. You
surely are not ashamed of it. I
would like to have ou pull off a
parade on lonl buyers that would
make old St. Joseph oounty
tremble.
The lirst question asked by eity
buyers is "Why do not the fann
er come across." Now if you
hate, show us. Samuel l'ier
and lalward A. eitler will help
you If you need It. ami the ver
tices of my entire oflice arc
thrown ojven to you.
I would be delighted to hate
an expression from you and to
aid you all 1 can.
A. I. II K I'll.
County chairman. Third
LU)crty Ian.
With $3i:i,70o sales of Liberty
bonds for Tuesday, the St. Joseph
county total now stands at $1,364,
U30. it was announced Wednesday
morning.
International News ServFc:
WASHINGTON. April IM. The
; total subscriptions to the third Lib
erty loan, actually paid in. have
reached $1. TOO. GD 4.830. it was an
nounced by the treasury 4lepartment
today. No decision has yet been
taached. it was announced also, as
to whether the St. Louis or Minneap
olis federal reserve districts was the
lirst to attain its iuota.
Today's reports show that 111 states
have exceeded their quotas, the last
two to go over the top being Colo
rado and Arizona. The amount of
their over-subscription is not yet
available, however.
The honor cities in the race, with
the percentage of their allotment
subscribed, based on the minimum
of $H-000,000. 000 follows.
Toledo. O., 130; Sioux City. la.,
1 3 o : Detroit, 148; Des Moines, la.,
14 1: i?t. Joseph. Mo., l."2; Cvans
ville. Ind.. löö; Louisville, ICy., 125;
Milwaukee. 119; Kansas City, Mo..
Ill'; Portland. Ore., 110.
Tacoma. Wash., 103: Springfield.
Mass.. 1U0: Kichmond. V.l.. 100;
P.irmingham. Aid., 10'; Oklahoma
4'ity. Okla, 1T; Fort Worth. Texas,
yo; Oalveston, Texas, ST; San An
tonio. Tev. 0; Omaha. Xeb., 7?;
Topeka. Kas., TS; Ios Anpeles. T5.
The. Cleveland federal reserve
district has awarded 740 honor flags.
The Kansas City district has sent
out IV. Hues to date. 640 of which
went to towns.
The New York district has
awarded 4 7 honor flags in the last
21 hours, making the total " T 2 .
NEW YOItK, April 2 4. The New
York district w.is expected to pass
the half-war mark today In its Lib
erty loan drive for J?00. 00 3.000. At
10 a. m. today the subscription?
otalled S4":.lÖo0O'N.
H. Simonds.
French chose to make their resist
ance to the German invasion in the
! Mame campaign.
At the moment the German ha?
sent the mass of his troops to the
far west. But he lias kept a certain
number f local reserves along the
front and he is using thee to test
the Americans. His tactics seem to
be to strike at points where French
and American units meet, that is, at
a joint, ami seek to proft by the
possible confusion due to a blow at
such a point. lie did exactly the
same thing on a large scale, when
he stunk in Pieardy between th':
Fritish and the French fcnd on a
smaller s ale in Flanders, when he
attacked al the point of junction
1 etv. eeti the British ar.d Portuguese j
i nits. The point 4f contact, particu
larly when the two units are of dif-
ferent nationality, is obviously a
weak point, j
The mission of the America! '
rooj.s in this see tor is purely de- j
ftnsive at present. The day may I
tne when we shall ;ndertake to i
I inch out the St. Mihiel salient, but j
bist no-v wo ap- simply getting our j
training In a iuiet sector. And the ;
German is seeking to make the j
training intensive hy indulging in t
litt e offen -i es. wh.i' h are nothing ;
1 n;orc than raids. He wants to ltaraj
Britons ' Daring Raid
! on U-Boat Bases
i Will Cripple Huns
Internntionnl Neu Serle: I
LONDON. April 24. Submarine j
cperations by the Germans will be '.
hampered for some time as a result I
of the successful raids carried out '
airalnst Zeebru?ge and Ostend, at?-!
cording to infermation received to-!
cay from Amsterdam. !
Complete official reports have nn
et been receied. but it is believed
that the sinking of ships laden w ith i
concrete off the harbors of both i
hases will impede the passage of i
U-boats and make it necessary for j
the Germans to do much dredging '
before they can carry on their un- i
der-water operations with their old 1
time freedom. !
Illt)w up GaK's of Locks. !
Zeebrugge is the larger and the ;
more important of the two bases j
and has been attacked many times j
by Hritish and French airplanes. j
It is reported by the Mail that two i
destroyers K"t inside of the mole j
and blew up the gates of the (
Brügges canal lock, which the Ger
mans had been using for sub
marine purposes.
This regarded as one of the
most remarkable feats of the war,
as the ships had come under the
tire of German shore batteries at
close range in addition to avoiding
extensive min fields.
When the lock of the canal was
destroyed ships broke away from
their mooring and a considerable
number of craft was carried out to
tea.
Damage Defensive Works.
The protecting ships that convoy
ed the "block fleet" did much dam- j
age tt the German defensive posi-
tions among the sand dunes and it is ;
reported that many shore batteries j
v ere wiped out completely. '
This was the biggest "offensive'
movement that the British fleet has j
made since the battle of Jutland, j
The British carried out their en- '
terprise very cleverly, using fog and ,
smoke screens to hide the move
ments. The ships were almost in- j
side of the harbors before they were
detected.
Two of the out-of-date cruisers j
that wer? sur.k went down exactly J
?n the middle of the passage .
through which the Brügges canal
enters the sea. This will be a severe !
handicap, for the Germans for they i
have been in the habit of running '
their submarines up the canal for !
ovei hauling after operations at sea. j
Men Behave Gallantly. i
r
Sis- Uric Oe-ddes, lirst lord of the
admiralty, in supplementing the ad
miralty report on last night's raid
against Zeebrugge and Ostend, said
in giving the house of commons such
information as had come to hand of
"this extremely gallant and hazard
ous raid":
"I ask the members to appreciate
that most of the dücers and men
from whom ve have got to get the
information rave been fighting the
greater part of the night and that
some of them are not vt in.
"The raid 'Aas undertaken under
command of Vic3 Admiral Hoger
Keves, commanding at Dover.
French destroyers cooperated with
the British forces. Six obsolete
cruisers, all from :'0 to M0 years old.
took part in the attack.
"They were the Brilliant. Sirius.
Iphigenia, Intrepid. Thetis and 'in
dictlv e.
"The first bve of these were filled
with concrete and were to be sunk
A Critical Review of the Aims of "Fritz" in His
Recent Attack on the Sammies
Near St. Mihiel.
the habits of our trcops and. if pos
sible, find out the weak points not
mainly 'in their line, nut rather in
tlieir organization.
hut, i;G.Gi: iv
.MILITARY Ki:si:.KC II.
In a wore, we may think of
"Fritz" as encaged in military re
search work, lie is acquiring Infor
mation to re stoted and applied,
when real American armies face
him. 'onceiv ably he might seek to
exploit some local gain, if it were
considerable that is, if a raid ac
tually resulted in a breakdown nf
our new troops. But with the French
tr4ops abou. us and very strong
natural positions, the chance of a
major sutees even in a local area
is small.
Again, the German is probably
seeking to prevent the French from
drawing more of their troops from
Lorraine for use in Artois ami Pi
eardy. To d this be threatens an
attack in the Xt. Mihiel sector. He
can (get mei and gun? tip easily,
recau.se just behind the base of the
St. Mihiel salient is the great fort
ress of Metz probably the rroncest
fortress in tie world and the great
Orman arsenal "n thf eastern
frontier.
mm: i.ittli:
( ii m;i n siNci: makm:.
The line our truj s hold is hale
in the channel and mi ..r.rcs to the
ports if this coubl possibly be man
aged. Carries SJtirniiiig Parties.
"The Vindictive, working with two
ferry hoats. carried stormiim and
demolition parties to storm the head
of the mole which runs from Zfe
brugge. "The Vindictive was specially lit
te. 1 for landing storming parties and
was armed especially for the purpose
with flame throwers. Stokes mortars
and that sort of thing.
"The men employed on the block
ships ami in the storming and de
molition parties on the Vindictive
were bluejackets and marines picked
from a large number of volunteers
from the grand fleet and naval ami
marine depots. There was great
competition for the undertaking and
we could only use a very small pro
portion of those who volunteered.
"There were light covering forces
belonging to the Dover command
and Harwich forces under Admiral
Tyrwhill covering the operation on
the north. A force of monitors to
gether with a large number tf very
small motor boats took part in the
operation which was particularly
intricate and had to be worked to
a time table ami involved the deli
cate navigation 4n a hostile coast
with the added danger of mine
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FOR DISTRIBUTING
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International News Srrvi'-e:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Apiil :M.
Robert Copley, farmer of north of
Logansport, and his wife, for whom
tar and feathers were said to h.?ve
been prepared, today agreed to buy
Liberty bonds and contribute to the
Cass county war chest as evidence
of patriotism. The pair was brought
to Indianapolis in an automobile by
Sheriff Charles A. Grant and Chief
of Police Thomas Miller of Lorns
port. after their seizure for the al
leged distribution of "The Kingdom
News" and "The Finished Mystery, '
un-Anieriorin literature. They told
Dist. Atty. .slack that th-y ware
members of the International Bible
Students" association, which lias
been instrumental in distributing
the pamphlets, and were ignorant of
their pro-German contents.
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
22 STEEL FREIGHTERS
International Neu Seivfe:
WASHINGTON. April 4 . New
contracts for 2J steel fieighters of
the Ishervvood type, wete awarded
i today by the shipping board. Th y
'will aggregate L'0l.öo tons. Twelve
I will be of '.,4;en ton ea h and the
, other 1" of ?,4.'0. Contracts went
to the Caroline Shipbuilding '' of
Wilmington, N. and the I'nion
Construction ('. of San Fianci.-c...
Contracts were also awarded f,,r
the construction of four l.'ij-fnot
sea-going tugs, ami three uooden
ships of ::.."m tor.--. The t'is will
be built by Whitney Bros.. S ipe;,,
Wis., and the wooden ships will he
constructed by the Wil-m Shipbuild
ing 'o. of Astoria. vc.
changed since the da;. - following th !
Marne and behind it on the couth .
are the forts of Toul. while on the
north it rest- 401 the b-ta h' d f"rt
o;;th f.f Verdun. In a s-n-e. w ar
defending' Verdun, i-e. ause if the Sr. .
Mihiel sector were p;.-rfed ami the
(ierman poure-I through. Verdun '
woubl liave to be evacuated. But ti."
i'n-ra Ii haw- far more tro. .- ;n this
area than the Americans and the
ieal responsibility is their.
St. Mihiel operatmr.s iro intere.
ir.i: as they show- the beginnings o;
cur new arm . In tbeve . t-iuni:.--
we seem to be doing fairly well, but
it is es-ential t' '.'.-(-T, one'., perspec
tive ,jr.-l realize how small ;s
circunista; e. When our f.rst troo; -
went into th:- -er tor, o-;r artilbr.'
1 fcan sijrh a furi
io-js bo;nbarl:.uetit
'tliat .i French gej.eral te.d:rr.ed
j f.ver to in , "lire if American.--i
wer- begdininj: the v.ar -ill o r
j at'a in ?" We are n.-t quire dointc this
j t;Or!h rf To'.:l. yet. but we are !.
j ginninc- T?i'- war for America, wh;.. h
i something,
j But up to the present vto ir. r.oh-
ink' has happened to 'j-f- -t that
! th' operations in the St. Mihie area
! forecast a coming drive :n Forraiue
: r r jiasx ley .ud '!." lim.ts ,.f the , r-
f in.tr y ts'ctH h nidi: v f-r purpose
'if i n f .r I ,n t i ei on the cart of the
t Gtrinan.
HEAVY SHELLING
IS REPORTED ON
PICARD! FRONT
Increasing Artillery Activity
Marks Night's Operation
in Flanders, Allied Re
ports Show.
Intrri. iti. :..! Sc:
PAKIs. April 21. loh nt
lioiiili.mliiinil of tin I i;iiif"
Hritih Mition. on iho 1 i ü it I
latllo fiont wa reMrtotl b the
lYent h war oiliro ttla.
TIm hoaxU'xt shelling ta Iw
twoon the Somme and m
iiers. oal of Aniiciix, and in tlo
dUliiot around llangard en Mil-torn-
and illcrx-Drvtcniioau .
at the lip of the Gorman .ijriit.
I.ONDN. Ar:l :4 - ln-i e.4s.i.. -artiller.v
aitivity maikal the ni-ht's
operations on tin- Flaiabis and
Pieardy battle lines acordiug to tb"
ofocial report of th'- war odoe to
day. In the sc. tor of the An. re and
Somme rivers and m the alley of
the Sc. iTpe the big guns wie es
pecially busy. There was al-.
heavy cannonading north of Bethano
ami in the sector of Bailleul.
The Germans attempt d an in
fantry attack a gains" tin- F.iiti-ii
positions north of Albert at sundown
on Tue-dav. but were lnv :i o;f
"G'ttnan artillery inie.;-ed ;'"
activity on Tuesday ; fie; m.on am'
on Tuesday niuht rn the greater mi
of the trout, pa rticulai Iv ;n tb"
Somme and Anci" sectors and m the
valley of the S. arpe as well as north
of Bethune and northe.o-t of Faii
leul." the otbcial staten'.ent said.
"(Hen., an infantry at du-;, h-f:
tlieir treu, hex to attack muthwest
of Albei t, hut wrre irin b-o k Jo
our rifle ami machine gun lire. A
strong hostile attack developed d ' -in-
the ce:)j::g near Dranoutre. hat
it broke down before the defense cf
the Fta-Tioh after shurp fighting.
Anglo - French aitilb-rv ini'i-ted
heavy b--es on the enemy.
"Virtually the whole B'.!;s)i froi"
from a point north of A'.neit to th"
junction of the F.enh and British
lines has Io n kept under h'u' "
: r tilb ry lire
"Strong inf.Uiti-c ;.n,i(; wei.- r-
ported to be developing in the Albef
set tor and between the S oi.n.c and
the AVfe rive'-
"Heav ho-t.b' si-. .,!.: w ax - ..
potted eal! til!-' !ml nil'ii be'.weeii
Givem hy and Fobe.-.j.
"i "ofa ' -titration- of i.o-'.b- . ..o;.
near M4-r.lb wer- 1 i-1 . ! o '
f.re." British laii ml lane-!.
Ti.e II: ;t;sh Lav a ! -i
their lli.es on the 1 "1 lüo- rs f: o.t.
although the '-giiting has ... ..f
local nafure.
Ol the T.. a ' d f " ' ' ' !) .. t . '
jties h !',e e(,-,s;xte.l . hi "f a'
(TV duel--.
FV.s! of Hobe, .,. F.: i.- i -
t.. ked a ml in.p.-r ed t be.r p. ;:..'
in addition to ni-i'iutiL' -.!!. ;'--
ot.er.x and t: . a hi a g
On the .,( .1. f b-. ;4..,r:
have continued . bon' ' i d ui th.
Sector Of Ville! --Fi et !.!:-! "!.e
Son: m rgi"U and ii'-ar H
i : l. i
en Sa n.t'-rre w he h
east of Atiiie:.-. Tb' re we'., o.,
far.trv "p-i a ' : :.- . 1 . u a -
Flvitv
mI Weakx I'., int.
Ti.e operation .- .,n hot); ; p. -,jv
a-:d Flar.d- rs f: ..:t- La v e ;.,;-i
on the r.a'wite o' a prie b.gbt .fe
:! initial phase. Ib 'h s;.', h,t
been s-. if g troops fe:nt;ug in
an 'ffort To "".id .he w ak--t sp '.n
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