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VOLUME XXXIV,
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NUMBER t
HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1917.
Naval Gunners on Mongolia
Said to Have Made Clean
Hit at 1,000 Yards.
Captain Rice of the Mongolia Declared
His Ship Was About to Be Attacked
When He Opened Fire on the Sub
marine-Periscope Was Seen to Be
Shattered.
lamdon April 25 1:10 p. iti -Cup
tain Klee of the American steamship
Mongolia, which ha- arrived at the
British port, told the Ass ,< dated Press
today that the Mongolia had fired the
first sun of the war of the t'niied
States and auuk-a German submarine.
The navnl gunners on hoard made
a clean hit at 1 .IKK) yards The peri
scope was seen to he shattered.
The submarine, Captain Kite -aid
wus about to attack the great liner in
British waters on April lit. He de
dared there was absolutely no doubt
that the C-boat was hit, and tha'
there was every reasi n to believe it
was destroyed.
THE WAR IN BRIEFS
Many thousands of German dead
strew the battlefieds over which the
British and Germans have been oiigug
ed for the past three days in titanic
str <KKles for mastery.
'wini British troops have made furth
er pains south of the Soarpe river in
their advance toward Cauihrai, and
also have captured the hamlet of B1I
hcm. east of the llavrincourt wood,
which lies midway between Arras amt
iSt. -Quentin
Violent f glvting continues around
hi on chy, where the British attacked
three times, but were repulsed wiih
heovy lossev, according to Berlin. In
a eontiiMvation of the intensive air
fighting 15 German airplanes have
been forced down by British airmen,
according to the ‘London war office,
and six British machines are missing.
Along the French front the artillery
activity everywhere continues violent.
Twice the German essayed infantry'
attacks and were -topped by the
French artillery. Heavy casualties
were inflicted on the Germans in an
effort to wrist the Hurtebise farm
from Geueiul N'lvelle s force*.
tin 'Belgium artillery duels continue.
specially in the vicinity of pixmude.
Cermun torpedo boa- debtrovers cany
Wednesday morning shelled Dunkirk
and s nk a French torpedo boat which
engaged them.
On the Carso platan of the Austro-!
Italian theatre the Austrians south of
(lori/.ki. delivered an attack agarnst
Italian positions. The att ck was sue
cressful at one point, where tliey suc
ceeded hi recapturing a vantage po ut
that had been previously taken from
them by the Itulians. The concentra
tion of troops in the Trentino region
is being continued by the Austrians,
probably preseging an early- offensive
tliere. Meauwlrle the Austrian and
Ita km artilleries are keeping; up the
spirited duel- which has prevailed for
several days past.
There has been considerable activ
ity by the Russian artillery in north
woest Russ a. especially at Jaoobstadt
and near Po-tav\ and aiso along the
Zlorlioff-Turnopol. in Galicia.
Further progress lias been made by
the Brt'ish troops against the Turks
in 'Mesopotamia, tlie Ottoman forces
having been driven from the west,
bank o! the Shott-Kl-Adhem to within
a shor* distance from tin* junction of
tlie river with the Tigris. The Turkish
war office admits the retirement of
the Turks to the north of Samara, sav
ing lie movement was carried out aft
er they hud inflicted heavy casualties
on the British. I-urge captures of men
gum. rifles, ammunition and other
war stores have been made by Genera!
Maude’s men in tludr drive again.-.t i
the Turks.
After several days of violent artil
lery preparation the British troops in
the l/oban lake sector of Mecedonia
have delivered an attack against the
Bulgarians on a two and a half mile
from and, ac< orduig to the London
war otf ci, advanced their line about
600 yards over a fr nt of one mile
and put down counterattacks. To the
cast they also were able to enter the
enemy'.- trenches but could not hold
them in 'lie face of counterattacks.
Speaker Clark Opposes
Selective Draft Bill
Indications Are That the Measure
Will Pass the House By a
Good Majority.
Washington. April -3.—Although
(Speaker Clark took the floor In the
house today anil aroused great enthus
iasm among opponents of the admini
stration army hill by . s vigorous de
nunelatl n of the selective draft sys
tem,. champion.- ot the measure still
were confident tonight that it would
pass not later than Saturday, virtual
ly as approved by the president..
It was announced during the day
that a po'l of the house mode by mii>
porters of the bill disclosed a favor
able majority of between f>0 and 7u.
Its pas-age in the senate is consider
ed assured, and unanimous consent to
vote on tf there by Saturday will he
sought tomorrow. Minor changes made
in one house or the oilier probably
will necessitate a coufeerene-e so that
the bill i- not likely to become law for
a week or more.
Speaker Clark spoke for more than
an hour. Most of vbe membership and
many senators heard him plead in
■characteristic fashion that the volun
teer system be tried again and declar
ed that in the minds of the (ample ot
Ills s ate (he' word "conscription" ls>
i-Vsed with ‘convict." Applause Ire
ipieiitly Interrupted him.
Senator Reed. Vardanian and Sher
man were the speakers on till fa senate
^ifie. All Hirer opposed the selective
dralt and upheid the volunteer ey
teni. 'Senator Heed spoke for nearly
four hours and attacked the hill in al
most every detail. Senator Vardanian
sahl lie would never vote for conpuls
i( n until lie had been shown that the
volunteer system will not w rk. He
critiri-ed the pending hill as anothr,r
exhibition of the tendency to yet away
from ilie principles of democracy.
S motor Sherman dee ured that ho
would not ‘abdicate lib power lor any
chief mugi-irate. cabinet of war col
lege." lie said'IKngluml for a thousand
years had got along and fought her
wars successfully without resort to
conscription.
The Illinois senator said the ‘ metro
pclil'riil newspaper-.'’ wiilch were large
ly responsible I r bringing on the war.
bud not succeeded tery well hi bring
ing in recruits. Ou April H, he said,
there were more recruits m M uncle,
Ind.. with ooo people, than in .New
York with <1,0011,000.
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate
military committee wid present his re
nin st to fix a time for voting tomor
row and is hopeful it will he agreed
to. He -aid tonight there wa> no indi
cation that imany more long speeches
would be made
BALFOUR HAS
THERE WILL BE NO ENTANGLING
POLITICAL ALLIANCE OF U.
S. WITH EUROPE.
CO OPERATION TO CRUSH
GERMAN MILITARY MENACE
United States Is Not Expected to
Abandon Its Traditional Policy and
Enter Any Alliance, Secret or Pub
lic, With the European Powers.
■Washington. April 2.1.—Complete un
derstanding of America's attitude in
the war—unreserved co-operation in
the fight of democracy against the
Berman military menace, without en
tangling political alliances was ex
pressed by Foreign Minister Balfour,
head f the British war commission,
In a statement, today to newspaper
correspondents.
"f am told." said .Mr Balfour, “that
there are some doubting i rules who
seem to think that the < liyect of. the
missions of tlreat Britain and France*
is to inveigle the 1'ntTCd States out of
its traditional p1 licy and to entangle
it in a formal alliance, secret or pub
lic, with European powers. I cannot
imagine any rumor with less founda
tion. ncr can 1 imagine any p licy so
utterly unnecessary. Our confidence
in the assistance which we are going
to get from this community is net
based upon such considerations as
those which arise out of formal
treaties.”
The foreign minister's statement
was officially stated to have been
made as a result < f h s conferences
during the past few days with Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary l-ansing.
It was generally regarded as disposing
finally of suggestions in some <|ttir
tors that the United States might lie
asked to sign a treat, not to make a
separate peace.
This was an eventful day for the
British commissioners, marked by a
hearty welcome to France's Illustrious
war ccmmission and the delivery to
Ambassador Springdtice of America’s
first loan to the allies. J200.tM)d,ui>O,
While the British visitors devoted
most of the day to honoring the
French mission, they found time to
complete details of organizati n iu
preparation f. r the joint conference
soon to begin, now th.u tin- repre-enla
tives <if France have arrived.
Mr Balfour lunched today with the
Italian ambassador, called on Secre
tary .McAdo and was entertained at
dinner at the British embassy, where
a reception attended by the. diplomatic
corps and high American officials
foil wed.
The foreign minister received tlie
newspaper men during the day at the
residence where he Is entertained ns
the guest of the nation. 11 e appeared
hearty and vigor us 11 -pile ol his
l»P years.
When the newspaper eorresp ml
ents had been presented. 'Mr Half nr
said in part:
“tiontlenien. I am very Hindi obliged
to you for e tiling here today and giv
ing me the opportunity of expressing
to you personally and through you to
the great American public how very
deeply we. w hi belong t > this com
mission sent from Britain, value the
kindness, the enthusiasm, the warmth
of welcome which we have received
in tills capital city of the United
(States.
“No man who has had the oppor
tunity which I have eAjoyed in the
last few days of seeingl hearing and
talking to leading menders of your
state can. for one nr mdtit, doubt the
full determinant n < f the American
people to throw themselVes into the
greatest conflict'which li*s ever been
waged in this world.
"1 do not suppose that It is possiule
for you to realize In concrete detail
nil that war means to those who have1
been engaged in it fcr n< w two years
uud a half. That is a feeling which'
can only come by actual experience.
We on the other side have been living
in an atmosphere of war since August,
1914, and you cannot move about the
streets, you cannot go about your
daily business, even if your affairs be
disassociated with the war itself,
without having evidences of the war
brought to your notice every moment.
“I arrived here Sunday afternoon
and went out in the evening after dark
and I was struck by a somewhat un
Usual feeling which, at the first mo
ment, 1 did not analyze, and sud
denly it came upon me that this was
the first time for two years and a
half or more in which I had seeu a
properly lighted street.
“Hut that is a small matter, and 1
■ nly mention it because it happened
to strike me as one of my earliest ex
periences in this eiiy.
“Of course, the more tragic side of
war is never and cannot ever be ab
sent from our minds I saw with great
regret this morning's newspaper say
ing that the son of .Mr. Bonar Law,
our chancellor of the exchequer, was
wounded and missing in some of the
operations now going on in Palestine;
and t instinctively cast my mind back
to the losses of this war in all circles;
but as an illustration it seems to me
impressive. I went over the melancholy
list ,aml if my memory serves me
right, out of the small number of men
cf cabinet rank who were serving the
state when the war broke out in Au
gu-t, ism, one has been killed in ac
tion, four at least have host sons, and
now Air. Bonar Law's sou is wounded
and missing.
“That s the sort of things that have
happened in quite a small and narrow
ly restricted class of men, but it la
characteristic of what is happening
throughout the whole country.
“The condition of France in that
respect is evidently even mure full of
sorrow and tragedy than our own, be
cause we bad not a great army, wo
had but a small army when war broke
out. whereas the French army was of
the great continental type, was on a
war footing and was fr til the very
inception of military operations en-|
gaged in sauguiuary conflict with the
common enemy.
'“We have today coming amongst us
a mission from France. 1 doubt not
indeed, I am fully convinced that
they will receive a welcome not less
warm, not less lieart-felt than that
which you have so generously and
encouragingly extended to us. That
was and certainly will be Increased by
the reflection that one member of the
mission is Marshal Joffre, who will go
down through all time as the general
in command <f the allied frees at!
one if the 'most critical moments in
the world's history.
"There tan he no doubt or question,
■ lintever that among the decisive »»e* -1
ties of the world the battle of the
Marne was the most decisive. II was
the turning point in the hisKry of
mank nil. and I rejoice that tin hero]
of tint’ event is today coming among
us and will join us, the Britain nation,
in laying before the people of the
United Slates otir gratitude for the
sympathy they have shown and are
showing, and our warm confidence in
the value < f the assistance which they
are affording the allied cause.
"fiontlemen, I do not believe that!
the magnitude of that assistance can,
by any possibility, be exaggerated. I
am Kid that there are some doubting
critics who seem to think that the
object of the mission of France and
Croat Britain to thin country is to in
veigle the Vnit^d States out cf its
traditional policy and entangle it In
formal alliances, secret or public, with
Kuropean powers. I cannot Imagine
any rum-, r with less foundation, nor
i an I imagine a policy so utterly UM
fnecessary.
“Our confidence in this assistance
which we are going to get from this
|e imminily is not bast'd upon such
shallow considerations as those which
arise out of formal treaties. No
treaty could increase the undoubted
confidence with which we look to the
rutted States, who, having eorae into
the war. are going t> ■ see the war
through, if there is any certainty in
human affairs, that is certain.
“Tao years and a half have gone
since the war began, and the great
republic on this Ule of the Atlantic
lias been watching witli deepening in
ter- st (lie blood-stained drama going
cn across the ocean, and I am well
convinced that as each month has
passed so has the conviction grown
am ng you ihat after all it is no small
or petty interest that is involved in
this war. it is no struggle for so many
square miles of territory, for some
acquisition, some satisfaction of small
cuNTisTiii' ivn r\nrc rcinVfT.
FRENCH ARE
GIVEN WARM
COMMISSIONERS REACH WASH
INGTON AND ARE HAILED AS
ILLUSTROUS FRIEND
BY PEOPLE.
EVERYWHERE THE FRENCH
TRI CUI.IIR IN EVIDENCE
There Was a Genuine Feeling in the
Extension of the Welcome Accorded
the Representatives of France as
They Stepped Off the Mayflower.
W ashington, April 25.- The French
war mission to the United States,
headed by Rene Vivimii, minister of
justice and vice, premier, and Marshal
Joseph Jofl're, hero of the Marne and
popular idol of tiie pe pie of France,
was welcomed to 'Washington today
with heart felt enthusiasm.
Tonight, after being warmly greeted
by American officials and hailed as
illustrious friend U>y thousands (of
people who lined the streets while
they crossed the city, the commission
ers are at the home of Henry White,
former ambassador to France, as the
guests of the United States govern
ment.
Tomorrow the leading members, M
Viviani, Mar-hal Joffre and Admiral
Choc he prat, will be received by Presi
dent Wilson and later there will be
preliminary conferences betweeu the
representatives of the French and
American military and naval chiefs.
Before night the administration will
have in its possession at least a l»r< ad
outline of France’s view of Amerieau
participation in the war.
The leading members of the mis
sion, oonflug up fr«m Hampton roads
bboard the presidential yacht May
flower, had their first view of the
national capital from a point <n the
Potomoc river below Alexandria, soon
after Mount Vernon had been passed.
As the Mayflower came abreast of
the home of the first president the
marine band played the ‘‘Star Spangled
Banner," and the Frenchmen lined the
rails with heads bared and stood at at
tention. At Alexandria, rich in his-|
forte memories, the commissioner
saluted hundreds of people who lined
the river front wharves, waving their
hais and (cheering, while factory
whistles shrieked out. a noisy wel
come.
The party was received at the navy
yard by a group of American officials,
headed by Secretary Pausing. The
secretary led the ceremony by shaking
hands first with iM. Viviani and .Mar
shal Joffre. and then with the teller
officers. The meeting was no mere
perfunctory diplomatic affair. As the
yacht’s hand played the “Marseillaise”
and the marine guard on shore stood
at attention, there was real warmth
in the handshaking and the earnest
ness of genuine feeling in the words
[Of welcome.
Once ashore the party qmcKiy en
tered motor tars and drove across the
city to tin residence where Its mem
bers are to bo eutcrtaiufcd during iheir
stay hero.
Clerks in tin- government depart
ments had been given permission to
leave their desks to join in welcom
ing the visit' rs. schools had been dis
missed and residents from al! over
Washington flocked to the streets.
From and end of the city to the other
there was enthusiastic cheering as the
Frenchmen were recognized.
Everywhere the French tri-color
was In evidence. It was flying from
the tops of buildings, from windows
of 1 ffices and residences and front
automobiles. Frequently it appeared
in company with the Stars anti Stripes
and the British Union .lack.
Two tro ps of United States avalry
acted as escort for the mission through
the streets, and other regulars were
stationed ala ut the White home.
CONTI NURD ON PA Of? HRVRN
GRAPHIC STORY OF BATTLE
BETWEEN DESTROYERS
British Rammed German and the Men
Fought Hand to Hand With
Cutlasses and Bayonets
Battle Took Place in the Straits of Dover and
Was Participated in By Six Germans and Two
British Vessels—Fight Opened at 000 Yards
and the Destroyers Closed in on Each Other.
i .ond ii April -.1. Two Hritish de
stroyers on patrol duty in the English
channel off Hover on the night of
April 20 cattle ujKtti a flotilla of six
German destroyers and then ensued an
enc uniter which will live long in the
history of naval engagements. Ger
man de.slrt vers were torped- ed and
rammed; every gun aboard the corn
batants was working, sweeping the
decks and tearing gaps in the sides
of the opposing craft. There was the
locking together of a llritJ-h and a
German destroyer and the men fought
furiously in a hand-to-hand battle.
German seamen of a rammed de
stroyer < limbed aboard < tie of the
ltritish beats and a midshipman
fought them back with an automatic
pistol They were killed or driven
again into tile sea by Hritish Jackies
who came to the midshipman’s aid.
The Hritish destroyers were the
Swift and the Hroke, and although
they had received many wounds, they
returned to port. The stcry of the
engagement C' mpiled from the ac
counts v f officers and men has been
made public in the form of an official
report. It is an exciting and graphic
story of a boarding encounter with
cutlasses and bayonets, recalling the
days when wooden warships came to
gether and the tnen fought on the
decks.
The British destroyer leaders Swift
and Br.kc, on night patrol, were
steaming on a westerly course. It was
intensely dark, hut calm. The Swift
sighted the enemy at film yards and
the Ormans instantly opened fire
There were six German destroyers,
according to German prisoners. The
Swift replied and tried to rum the
leading enemy destroyer. She missed
ramming, hut shot through the Ger
man line unscathed and, turning neat
ly, torpedoed another boat in the
enemy line.
Again the Swift, dashed at the. leader,
which again eluded her and fled with
the Swift in pursuit.
Meantime the Broke had launched
a torpedo at the second boat in the
line, whleh hit the mark, and then
opened fire with every possible gun.
'I he remaining German boats were
stoking furiously for full speed.
The Broke's commander swung
round to port and rammed the third
boat fair and square abreast the after
funnel. Locked together thus the two
boats fought a desperate hand-to-hand
conflict. The Broke swept the enemy's
decks at point blank range with every
gun from main armament to pompom,
Maxim, rifle and pistol.
Two other German destroyers at
tacked and poured a devastating fire
on the Broke, whose foremost gun
crews were reduced fr m lk to f> men.
Midshipman Donald Gyles, although
wounded !u the eye. kept all the fore
most guns in action, he himself assist
lug the depleted crews to lead. While
lie was thus employed a number of
frenzied Germans swarmed lip over
the Broke's forecastle out of the ram
med destroyer and. finding themselves
amid the blinding flashes < f forecastle
guns, swept aft in a shouting mob.
The midshipman, amid the dead and
wounded of his own gun crews and
half blinded by blood, met the onset
single-handed with an automatic pis
tol. He was grappled by a German
who tried to wrest the revolver away
The German was promptly bayonetted
by Seaman Ingleson. The remainder
c f the Invaders, except two w ho
feigned death, were driven over the
side, the two being taken prisoner.
Two minutes after ramming, thj
Broke wrenched herself free aujl
turned to ram the last of the three r«f
malning German boats. She failed 1
this object, but In swinging around
succeeded In hitting the beat’s con
sort on the stem with u torpedo. Hotly
engaged with these two fleeing de
Hi r vers, the Broke attempted to fol
low the Swill in the direction she wa^
last seen, but a shell struck the
Broke s boiler room, disabling her
main engines.
The enemy then disappeared In the
darkness. The ItToke, altering her
course, headed in the direction of a
destro.ver, which a few minutes later
was seen to be heavily afire, and
whose crew, on sighting the British
destroyer, sent up shouts for mercy.
The Bn ke steered slowly toward the
German, regurdless of the danger
from a possible explosion of tho maga
zine, and the German seamen re
doubled their sh uts of “save! save!”
and then unexpectedly opened fire.
The Broke- being out of control,
was unable to maneuver to extricate
herself, but silenced the treachery
with Bur rounds; then to ensure her
own safety torpedoed the Oermau
amidships.
Meanwhile the Swift continued he£
pursuit, but slight injuries which she
received earlier in the action pre
vented her from maintaining full
speed, s she abandoned the chase
and sought fresh quarry. Sighting
the outline of a stationary destroyer
from which shouts were heard, the
Swift approached warily with her
guns tru ned, to find that It was the
destroyer which had already been
rammed by the Broke. The Germans
were bellowing “we surrender.”
Fearing treachery, the Swift waited
and presently the destroyer heeled
o\er and sank stern first, the crew
jumping Into the water.
As no other enemy was visible and
the action, which had lasted appar
ently five minutes, appeared to be
over, the Swift sw itched ou her search
lights and lowered boats to rescue the
swimmers. Those who remained of
the crews of the Swift and the Broke
after exchanging details of the action
cheered each other until they we
hoar.-e. ,
The British casualties aro^svfr'down
as comparatively slight, a.ytTi the spirit
' f flu; wounded is Illustrated by the
conduct of the Broke’s.’jelmsman, Sea
man William BovMJeV’who, though hit
four times by shell fragments, re
mainecl at the wheel throughout the
action and finally only betrayed the
fact that ho was wounded by report
ing to hi- captain, “I’m going off now,
sir.” and fainted. A uuntber of the
w unded only presented themselves
in the sick bay the following day, one
stoker giving the surgeon the in
genuous excuse, “I was too busy, sir,
clearing up the rubbish ou the stok
ers' m08i dock.”
BERNHARDT'S PHYSICIANS
ARE MORE HOPEFUL
Now York, April 2D.—Madame
Sarah Uernhardt, the noted French
actress, who Is dangerously 111 here,
•'has made some progress every day
since lust Sunday and her physicians
arc more hopeful," said a bulletin is
sued late t< night from the hospital
where she Is a patient.
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WAR HALTS CONVENTION.
New York, April 2D.—The unnual
convention of the National Electric
Light Association, which was to have
been held at Atlantic City ou June 1,
has been changed to an executive ses
sion only, which will be held in New
York May 9 and 10. This change, it
is explained, is due to the war.