20. 1915.
CANADIANS GLAD
10 BE IN ACTION
BILL HAS
LOT OF. FAITH IN
Frederick Palmer Describes
Trip Into Trenches Under
Fire of Germans.
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SOME KINDS OF BIRDS. ' -
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Striking Feature Is Lack of Signs of
Eiliaustion Under Trying Con
ditions All -Are Waiting
for Word to Advance.
I ' Br FREDERICK PALMER.
' fCorrMPondent of the Associated Press with
r th British Army in France.
: BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, in
S France. March IS (via London, Alarcn
I is.) "Gangway! Iok out for that
'. bunch of wasona!" a voice with an
: American accent called, and one knew
I lie was near the part of the lino neia
; bv the Canadians.
3 It was pitch dark and at the hour
! when the supplies go up to the trenches.
There was not a light on any vehicle
: or in anv habitation, but after stum
? bling along, the correspondent passed
through an open door and darkened
hall of a farmer's house and entered
the brilliantly illuminated room, with
thickly curtained windows, of the bri
gade headquarters. An officer was
talKlnsr over me teieuuone. n
1 just had word that a man had been
I shot in the back by a concealed sniper
in the rear of the trenches.
i ;eraaa Sheila Keep Coming.
I The commander and his officers gath
" ered around the correspondent from the
J United States, whose request to go into
I the trenches had been gladly granted
I The correspondent soon was on his
I way down a dark road with a Sergean
J from Ottawa as his guide to the bat
talion hcadauarters.
' Passing through the ruins of a village
the sergeant remarked: "Germans are
not satisfied yet. They chuck a few
shells into the wreckage every day. The
f shells made us kind of nervous at first
i but wo are used to them now, all ngnt.
In a peasant cottage, battened as
I tight as a photographer's darkroom
an enemy fires at a light the corre
i soondent found the battalion command
j cr. who was from Quebec He sleeps in
the prllar and tho other officers of the
""'battalion staff in dugouts. The officers
remarked that a shell had knocked off
a piece of tho roof the other day but
that the missile did no harm except to
make some dust. The Colonel was go
ing down into the trenches himself for
the night and took his corresponaeni
with him.
Enemy's Light Searches Spat.
"Look out for that narrow footbridge
I " and here you are likely to slip off Into
I the ditch," warned the Colonel as he
advised the correspondent to keep close
I behind him in the inky night.
4 "Right along here is a favorite place
for the Germans to loosen up witn
machine gun. for they have a clear field
for fire." the Colonel added when an
open space was reached. "There is noth
i ing to it but to lie flat and wait until
z they are done shooting.
t A German searchlight's rays swung
toward the Colonel and the correspond
ent and then rested on the clear spot.
"Stand still," said the officer. "That's
I the rule until it sweeps off. Thus they
. are not able to spot us."
Occasional shots were heard behind
the trenches. "That's a sniper in our
rear." the Colonel said. "Occasionally
1 one gets through. TVe don't know how.
J He is always in khaki. We are out
J after this fellow and we will get him
before morning."
1 Soldiers Busy In Meat.
1 The Colonel and the correspondent
f kept passing lone soldiers carrying food
1 and ammunition to me trendies, or re
j turning from tho trenches empty
? handed. The Colonel spoke to them as
"boys." a greeting which one never
bears from an English otlieer.
As the trenches were entered, a su
deu command was given to someone
showing an electric flash to turn it on.
s the "patrols are coming in." Several
men who had been out, crawling up In
Indian fashion to see if the Germans
were up to anything new, came hust
ling over the top of the trench. Some
bullets swept overhead. The Germans
had noted tho movement and fired, but
hit nobody.
"We got within seven feet of fhe
Ininch In that old bouse and heard them
whispering." said one member of the
patrol.
When the strapping, tall Canadians
took the position over from an Lnglish
regiment, they found the crest too low
for their height and had to raise ft sev
rral Inches. They have shown charac
teristic American ingenuity and inltia.
tive in arranging the trenches to suit
themselves, and besides have made
them wholly dry and comfortable.
"Tlt eats Salisbury Plain," they
kent saying, referring to their experi
ence in drilling and waiting in England.
"All we needed was to begin," said the
Colonel. "We came from home to fight
and we are fighting. There is no more
trouble about discipline. Every man is
keyed up and rigrnt on tne jod."
Canadian! Chipper and Confident
Tho eutire contingent of Canadians
was as chipper as a winning baseball
team. "We won't care to go to the
fireworks any more when we return
home." said a man from Ontario, who
asked the correspondent if ho knew
Toronto and Burlalo. "We get enough
of German flares," the man added, as
the flares kept rising at intervals,
illuminating garishly the 300 yards of
ppace between the trenches. "They
are worried lest we are going to
spring an attack on them, and we shall
pretty soon, too, I hope." the soldier
said.
Occasionally as the correspondent
walked along he could hear distinctly
the sounds of snoring. In their shell
proofs, the men, wrapped in blankets in
frontier fashion, and despite the Ger
man flares and firing which go on all
night, were sleeping until their turn
to go on watch.
The absence of exhaustion among the
men as they come out of the trenches
is the cause of universal comment.
"They say we are making good, and
1 believe we are." the Colonel declared,
when he bade the correspondent good
night.
ITIKNCH ADVANCES ADMITTED
Berlin Kciort Says'. However. Koe
Has Failed Again in Champagne.
BERLIN. March 19 by wireless to
Payvillc, V. The German general
staff today gave out a report on the
progress of the war, as follows:
"In the Champagne district further
French -attacks have failed. One of
these was to the north of Le Mesnil
and the other to the north of Beause
joiir. We took prisoner two French
officers and 7 soldiers. After heavy
losses the French retreated under
oar effective fire back to their former
position.
"Southeast of Verdun the French
have, made several advances. In the
plain of the Woevre French attacks
hare been repulsed, while on the east
ide of the heights of the Meuse the
light continues." j
NEUTRALITY IS PRICE
Rome Fulfillment Expected by
Vienna Before Ceding Trent.
ITALY QUESTIONS PROMISE
Result of AVar 1,'nforescen. Cliangcc
Map Is Likely, Austria Provoked
Conflict Against Latins' Will.
.Are Editorial Views.
ROME, via Paris. March 13. What
purports to be an outline ot Austria's
attitude with relation to the cession of
territory to Italy is contained i
dispatch to the Tribuna dated Vienna,
but telegraphed from the frontier. The
statement is made that Austria, with
out . reflecting on Italian good faith
contends it is only natural that the
dual monarchy, if she is ready to grant
territorial compensation, should wish
to insure Italian neutrality.
For this reason, the dispatch says,
Austria feels she should carry out her
part of the proposed agreement only
when an Italian pledge of neutrality is
fulfilled, especially in view of the fact
that cession of the province of Trent
would imply a weakening of Austrian
military resources with regard to Italy.
Italy ot Content IVHh Promise.
Commenting on this report the Tri
huna savs the condition which Austria
demands is absolutely unacceptable and
if maintained would make impossiDie
any friendly agreement. No ministry
would accept us a satisfaction of na
tlonal aspirations a simple promise to
h carried out- at the end of a war,
the results of which no one can fore
see, the newspaper argues.
The Austro-German point or view,
the Tribuna says, "is wrong because
thev think Italy Is asking compensation
for neutrality. The problem is totally
different. Austria provoked the war
through aggression against beroia.
partly against repeated Italian warn
ings and partly without Italy's knowl
edge.
European Kqulllbrlnm snattereo
This action was entirely contrary
to mutual Italian-Austrian pledges and
conflicted with the fundamental
rests of Italy. Thus the European
equilibrium was upset and radical
changes in the map of Europe are
nevitable.
Italy sacriheed her national aspira.
(ions by adhering to the triple alli
ance for the sake of preserving that
European equilibrium. Since Austria
shattered it- Italy can no longer post
pone the realization or tnose aspira
tions." .
ADJOIXIXG TREXCHES TAKEN
French Report Progress, Tliougu
Day Is Relatively Quiet.
PARIS. March 1. Today's official
communications relating to the fight
ing In France and Flanders indicate
that the battles were only desultory,
both sides evidently being devoted to
preparations of some sort for larger
operations. .The capture of trenches
communicating with portions already
taken by the French and their destruc
tion is the feature of the early report.
A slight advance in the Argonne also
ts reported. The later official report
tells of artillery actions in the Alsne
Valley and a repulse of the Germans in
the Champagne district.
The first communication said:
"At Notre Dame de Lorette we have
made ourselves masters of communi
eating trenches which run from the
hill captured by us towara tne village
.of Ablain. w e destroyed them after
having killed, expelled or captured the
defenders.
In the Argonne. between Bolante
and Four de Paris, after a violent fight.
we progressed 150 meters, in the forest
of Consenvoye we repulsed a German
counter-attack last Jiight and main
tained the ground gained on Thursday.
At Les Esparges we carried a salient
east of the position in which the enemy
had -successfully maintained himself
ince the fighting of last month. w e
repulsed two counter-attacks yesterday
and a third last night."
The communication issued tonight
aid:
'The day baa been comparatively
quiet hlong the greater part of the
front.
"In the Valley of the Aisne there has
been a somewhat lively artillery duel.
"In Champagne, before Hill No. 196.
northeast of Le Jlesnil. the enemy.
after having violently bombarded our
positions, delivered an infantry attack
which was repulsed. The enemy sus
tained heavy losses."
BRITISH VALOR UNIMPAIRED
Sir John French Says Troops Have
Not Suffered by Inactivitiy.
LONDON, March 19. One of the
semi-weekly official communications
from the headquarters of Field Marshal
Sir John French, the British com
mander, was given out today by the
official information bureau. It is un
der date of March 18 and roads as fol
lows: "There has been no change in the
general situation on our front since
the last communication. The trenches
south of St. Eloi. which had been only
partially recaptured on that date, are
either unoccupied by either side or
held by us. Some of the trenches were
olotted out in the course of the fight- j
Ing in this neighborhood. '
"An isolated attack made by about
200 men against St. Eloi on the even
ing of the 13th was easily repulsed.
Two-thirds of the attacking forces
were either killed or wounded.
"In the Neuve Chapelle territory, the
enemy expended a large quantity of
ammunition in intermittent bombard
ments with insignificant results. Neuve
Chapelle. Epinette and Givency were
their main objectives on the 17th.
"The gallantry and dash of the troops
during the operations of the last week
in the vicinity of Neuve Chapelle, un
der the able and determined leader
ship of General Sir Douglass Haig,
proved conclusively that their seden
tary work in the trenches during the
last four months has in no way im
paired their original fighting quali
ties."
2 STEAMERS TORPEDOED
BRITISH VESSELS HYNDFOBD AND
BLUEJACKET ARB VICTIMS.
One of Crew la Killed and One Ship
Remains Afloat After Submarine
Makes Attack.
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 19, vil
London. The British steamship Hynd'
ford was torpedoed today in the Eng
lish Channel by a German submarine.
It is reported that one member of her
crew was killed.
The British steamer Bluejacket, with
wheat from Liverpool, has been tor
pedoed by a German submarine off
Beachy Head.
The crew took to the boats. The
steamship, although badly damaged,
remained afloat.
The steamer Hyndford was of 2775
tons net burden. She was 376 feet long
and was built at Port Glasgow in 19Dj.
She was owned by the Scottish Ship
owners' Company of Glasgow.
The Bluejacket was of 2271 tens. She
was 336 feet long. She was owned by
G. Hallet. of Cardiff, and was built at
Sunderland in 1904.
Beachy Head is a promontory on the
south coast of England, projecting into
the English Channel, about 20 miles
east of Brighton.
BRITISH UNIONS AGREE
Rules to Be Relaxed for Wartime, if
Employers Co-operate.
LONDON. March 19. As a result of
conferences with David Lloyd George,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a
committee of the imperial defensus-l
workmen's representatives have decided
to recommend to the members of their
union that during the period of the war
there shall in no case be any stoppage
of work: that all differences regarding
wages or conditions of employment be
referred to arbitration and that a re
laxation of trades union regulations be
permitted so as to allow the employ
ment of semi-skilled and female labor.
An advisory committee from the or
ganized workers will be appointed by
the government for the purpose of fa
cilitating, the carrying out of these
recommendations, which are made on
the understanding.that the government
will secure from employers assurances
that conditions shall be only for the
period of the war.
Mr. Lloyd George will now conter
with the employers. i
A
EYES ARE ON MEMEL
Russian Occupation of German
Seaport Interests Observers:
KAISER SHIFTS HIS FORCES
New Plan of Campaign in Eastern
War Zone Is Believed to Have
Begun- Retiring Germans
Are Pursued in Poland.
LONDON, March 19. Russian occupa
tion of Merael, the German Baltic sea
port at the northern tip of East Prus
sia, and a general shifting of German
forces presumably for concentration in
some new plan of campaign, are at
tracting the attention of military ob
servers of operations in the eastern war
zone.
The following is the official communi
cation from Petrograd:
"After a battle on the left bank of
the Niemen, we occupied Veysee. Our
cavalry pursued the Germans retiring on
Hey ne.
PrsaNiiyss Action Continues.
"In the direction of Przasnysz' and
Ostrolenko actions continue for posses
sion of isolated villages and heights.
"In the Carpathians the enemy on the
ISth attacked fruitlessly our positions
on the front of Cenjnovitze, Gorlice,
Ropitza, Bousskaia and in the direction
of Mankaes and Stry."
The Austrian War Office, tonight
made public the following official com
munication: "In the Carpathians, in the region of
Lupkow and Smolnik, there Is violent
artillery fighting. A Russian night at
tack on the heights southwest of Boli
grod was repulsed.
"Strong hostile forces have attacked
our positions north of Uzsok Pass.
They were repulsed, with severe losses.
Fight In Gallcla Is (Fierce.
"In Southeast Galicia in the fore
noon there was fierce fighting and
numerous attacks by the enemy against
our center and left wings were unsuc
cessful, the enemy suffered heavy
losses, the field being covered with
dead. We captured five officers and
BOO men."
The Berlin official report followsr
"The situation in the vicinity of
Memel, in East Prussia, is not yet
clear. It would appear that minor
Russian detachments have entered
Memel. Counter measures have been
taken.
"All the Russian attacks between
the River Pissa and the River Orzyc,
northeast of Przasnysz, have been re
pulsed. In some of these engagement!
the enemy lost heavily.
KAISER'S AGENT SCORED
PASSPORT PLOT LAID TO MAX IM
FROM ARREST."
Attorney for Genua Naval Reservist
Makes Accusation In Court) Three
Men Are Setenced.
NEW YORK, March 19. An arch-
conspirator, a representative ' of the
German government immune from ar
rest, is the real background for three
men, heretofore of no prominence, who
were sentenced here today for conspir
ing against the United States, it was
declared in court.
Richard P. Stegler, a German naval
reservist, pleaded guilty -and was sen
tenced to 60 days in Jail. Richard Mad
den and Gustave Cook were sentenced
to 10 months' imprisonment each as ac
complices. All three, Charles H. Grif
fiths, Stegler's counsel, said were pup
pets. Mr. Griffiths In his address avoided
mention of the name of the "represent
ative of the German government
Judge Cushman said he would take
into consideration the fact that he-had
made a clean breast of his part in the
conspiracy, but said:
"Since at this time there Is a large
foreign-born population which still
apparently shows allegiance to for
eign governments, something should be
done to discourage acts of this kind.
It would not do to end iuw Silt rom
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"Stegler is not the instigator of this
conspiracy," Mr, Griffiths declared.
"Having lost his position, tjtegler went
to. a representative of his government
here to see if he could help him. There
a plan was suggested to him to get a
passport and go to England as a spy.
Money was given him to get the pass
port, together with recommendations
from firms in the' United States to firms
in England to carry out the scheme."
Steglcr, the attorney continued, was
ready to go, but could not get written
assurances that in case he met death
in Kngland his wife would be pro
vided for.
Mr. Griffiths said the representative
of the German government was immune
from arrest.
JEWS AID INSANE
SHELTER OFFERED FOR IMMI
GRANT W1THOCT COUNTRY.
New York Organisation Will Try to
End Travels of! Allen Forced to
Wander 33,710 Mile.
NEW YORK, March 19. Nathan
Cohen, the ship-ridden immigrant wh
has been traveling back and forth be
tween this country and Brazil since las
May on the liner Vasarl trying t
i-r-wr his mental eaullibrium so tha
he may enter either the UfSted States
or Brazil, has found a friend in tne
iinK.n,.r holto. nnri immigrant AlO
Society of America. The society said
tnilav that It WOUIO try lO ena mo
travels by having him admitted to this
country.
in xtav from
Brazil. He was ordered deported after
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and was sent d&ck to rtiu uuucuv.
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and he was sent back to New York.
New York sent him DacK again,
reached New York yesterday for the
thlrri time. He naa iravweu ae.iiv
miles on one 146 ticket.
"It is fncorvceivaDie mai mis man
i i j . .v,a M.t .1 hiA lifn Sailing
snuuju i. . ... -- " .ww. - -
hctween New York and Brazil," said
an officer or tne society vouay. c
have decided to employ alienists to de-
. i ...1. ...Wav f.a ia -nllv InS&nR. If
ir.i mm- wiicm-. " 7 ' , --
they find he is sane, we shall appeal to
the commissioner oi uimue -"
permit him to re-enter the country.
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hr.n.o, .haars fruit and flowers at the same
time, and Is therefore regarded as an m-
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