THE UIOTiXTNTGr OIIEGOXIAX, SATTTRT5AT, 3IAHCTT 31, 1917.
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GERMANS RETREAT
Ofl PEROIIUE LINE
British Capture Three More
Villages in France and
s. Repulse Attack.
BERLIN ADMITS REVERSE
French CaTalry and Infantry Are
Keeping Close on Heels of Foe.
Orchards and Castle De
stroyedCanadians Held.
KERLINv March SO. (By wireless to
Bayvillo, N. T.) Canadian troops made
four attacks last night on German po
sitions east of Neuvllle St. Vaast. the
War Office announces. They were re
pulsed with heavy losses. A further
withdrawal of German troops on the
Peronne-Flns road is announced.
LONDON. March 80. British troops
feave capturtd the villages of Ruyal
court. Sorel-Le Grande and Fins, be
tween Bertincourt and Roiael, on the
front in Prance, according; to the of
ficial statement from British headquar
ters Issued tonight. A night attack
upon British positions south of Nevllle
Bourgonval. It Is added, was driven off
With loss.
tn Champagne In a counter-attack have
expelled the Germans from positions
they captured there March 28, accord
Ins; to the French official communica
tion tonight.
French Position Shelled.
North of the Sommt and between the
Bomme and the Olse, the Germans bom
barded French positions.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE FRENCH FRONT, Thursday,
March 29. via Paris. March 80. (From
a Staff Correspondent of the Associated
Press.) The progress of the French
advance in the vicinity of Coucy-le-Chateau,
now firmly In French bands,
continued methodically today. Both
cavalry and Infantry are keeping In
the closest touch with the Germans and
forcing them to hasten their retreat.
From the strength and thorough
preparation of the German defense
works It was evident that a longer
stand was Intended. The castle of
Coucy-le-Chateau, a unique historical
monument, which 10 days ago, although
dismantled, was Intact as constructed
in the 13th century, was found by the
Associated Press correspondent when
he visited it today to be a mere heap
of stone.
Castle Is Blows Up.
The officers who were the first to
enter the fortress told the story of
Its ruin. Pursuing columns, It appears,
first sighted the castle from a long
distance March 21. While the officers
were approaching, the castle seemed to
rise in the air and then, after an awe
inspiring explosion, resolved Into dust,
which contained the trees And grass all
around, filling them with white stone
deposit. The patrols came nearer and
found the ruins still held by the Ger
mans and the surrounding low-lying
lands swept by many machine guns.
The French eventually carried the cas
tle by assault.
The entire surrounding country has
been laid waste. The correspondent
passed over the sites of what had once
been flourishing villages of Folem
bray, Guny, Trosly-Loire, St. Aubln,
Blerancourt and Cuts, and over hun
dreds of acres of sawed-down orchards,
while at the water's edge on the Olse
Alsne Canal he saw ., a number of
barges burned to the water's edge.
Labor Member Leader of
Troops on Tyndareus.
Colonel Ward Exhorts Soldiers to
"Die Like Englishmen."
LONDON, March 3. According to the
newspapers today, the Colonel of
the Middlesex troops on board the
transport Tyndareus, which struck a
mine recently but was saved, was
John Ward, labor member of Parlia
ment for Stoke on Trent, who raised
a battalion of navvies early In the
war. The newspapers say that Colonel
Ward, after the vessel had hit the
mine, addressed his men as follows:
"This Is the hour in which you are
to be tested. We ought to have lived
for this hour all our lives. Obey or
ders and we may be able to save you?
but if we cannot save you, let us die
like Englishmen."
Official War Reports.
British West Front.
-f- ONDON, March 30. The official
I . communication says: "We have
"tocupled the villages of Ruyal
Court. Sorel Le Grande and Fins and
have gained ground, after sharp fight!
Jng near ' Heudlcourt, where we took
prisoners. Early this morning a hos
tile attack south of Neuville-Bourjenval
Was driven off with loss.
"We entered the enemy's lines last
night at two points east of Neuville
tBourjenval, inflicting casualties and
secured prisoners.
"The artillery was active on both
sides during the day. East of Vermelles
our heavy artillery obtained several
hits on a German train."
German West Front.
BERLIN, March 30. The official
statement reads:
"On the Artois front the artillery
duel was lively.
"East of Neuvllle St. Vaast a Cana
dian regiment four times attacked our
positions during the night. They were
each time repalsed with heavy losses.
Some prisoners remained In our 'bands.
"On both sides of the road from
Peronne to Fins our protecting troops,
after an engagement with stronger
British forces, gave way on the line
of Ruyal Court-SoreL
"Northeast of Soissons French bat
talions vainly tried to gain ground near
Neuvllle and MargivaL Our outpost re
pulsed them. Inflicting upon them heavy
losses.
"On the Aisne-Marne Canal groupings
between Sapigneul and Laneuville Indi
cated an attack in preparation, which
was held down by our batteries.
"In the Champagne as well, French
troops held In readiness for an attack
were efficiently shelled.
"In Parroy Forest, on the Lorraine
front, our raiding detachments brought
back 13 prisoner. from hostile
trenches."
French Front.
PARIS. March 30. The official state
ment reads:
"North of the Somme and between
the Somme and the Oise the enemy ar
tillery has bombarded our front line.
Our fcattoriea have answered enarget-
lcally. There has been no Infantry ac
tion. .
"Northeast of Soissons we have made
progress In the sector of "Vregny-Mar-glvaL
"West of Malsons do Champagne a
spirited counter-attack by our troops
permitted as to throw out the enemy
from the elements of trenches in which
he took a footing March 28. We cap
tured 63 prisoners."
Belgian communication:
"During the night a Bellgan detach
ment made an Incursion into the first
German line at the bridge at Steen
straete. Sharp fighting resulted. In
which severe losses were Inflicted on
the adversary, who had to abandon a
few prisoners."
Russian Front.
PETROGRAD, via London. March 80.
The official statement Issued today
reads:
"Western front In the region of Gol
dovitchi. 13 miles southeast of Barano
vichi, we attacked with asphyxiating
gas. Simulatenously our artillery bom
barded the enemy's trenches with shells
charged with chemicals.
"Near the village of Martlnovka on
the Oginskl Canal the enemy attacked
our positions and forced an entrance
to our trenches, but were dislodged."
Postal Heads Are Shifted.
WASHINGTON, March 80. George M.
Sntton, postoffice inspector In charge
at Kansas City, has been appointed
chief inspector of the service. William
I. Deming. chief clerk of the Postoffice
Department, has been appointed general
superintendent of the railway mail
service and has been succeeded by
Ruskin McArdle. private secretary to
Postmaster-General Burleson. Joseph P.
Johnson, general superintendent of the
railway mail service, succeeds Inspector
Sutton at Kansas City.
FAILURE IS ADMITTED
GEIUIAJf MILITARY WRITER DIS
CUSSES SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
Food Expert AIs Skeptical mm to
Ability to Starve England Ex
tension of Zone Hinted.
COPENHAGEN, via London TUh
30. Open skepticism
billty of bringing Great Britain to her
knees by a submarine campaign and
through the pressure of starvation is
expressed by CaDtnln Trit,. k . .,
critic of the Berliner Tageblatt. In-
oicou, ma nope ana belief of Captain
Persius is that by an average monthly
loss of 500.000 tons of shipping In the
next few months Great Britain may
be brought to realize that nttn1,
atlon of the war would be unprofitable,
mougn mis result, he declared, has
not yet been attained.
The article is noteworthy for cita
tions of passages In an address recently
delivered by Professor Harms, the new
rector of Kiel University, giving a
careful study of food condition. In Rnr.
land and Europe on which Persius bases
nis comment. Professor Harms, who
is an authority In this field, estimated
the wheat supply in England when the
new submarine blockade was declared
as enough to last until March 30. This
was based on the supposition that all
imports being Interrupted by the block
ade, the supply in Britain could be
stretched by the use of oats, rice, etc..
oy rationing and' by gram cargoes
which It Is known could get through
the blockade. The danger, he con
tended, would come before July, when
the first fruits of the home harvest
would be available.
Should England succeed In weather
ing this critical period by imports and
organization. Professor Harms and
Captain Persius point out that the
population could exist for a time on
the British crop and that the new dan
ger point would come only when this
was consumed.
Meanwhile an extension of the sub
marine zone Is hinted by the Admiralty
Press Bureau.
As all European ports are now in
eluded In the blockade zone by the
measure against Russia, the only
room for an extension of the zones
would seem to b in non-European
waters.
NEUTRALS WORST SUFFERERS
Sir Edward Carson Says Condition
Seiions but Not Critical.
LONDON. March 30. In answer to
questions from the representative of
the Associated Press concerning Ger
man submarine activities. Sir Edward
Carson, first lord of the admiralty,
said:
"German statements are exaggerated.
but no one suggests that submarine war
fare does not cause very serious dam
age, both to neutrals and belligerents.
The losses, however, do not exceed the
estimates on which we have, been
basing our policy and after the most
careful consideration It is abundantly
clear that .German hopes of starving us
out are quite Illusory. So far neutral
countries have suffered more from Ger
man methods than have belligerents."
' Election Fraud Convict Dies.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. March 30.
Ell H. Redman, one of the men convict
ed in connection with the alleged elec
tion conspiracy at Terre Haute, Ind,
died here early today In the Federal
Penitentiary, where he was serving a
five-year sentence. He formerly was
Circuit Judge. Mr. Redman had been ill
only a few days. Intestinal grippe was
given by prison authorities as the
cause.
Yachtsmen to Be Enlisted.
CHICAGO. March 3. Orders have
been received by Commandant W. A.
Moffett. of the Great Lakes training
station, to rush the enrollment of a
division of 3000 men to serve on 500
yachts and power-boats being collected
for war purposes. Arrangements were
made for the distribution of yachts
in the Great Lakes and a preliminary
cruise of three weeks is -being planned.
Minnesota Suffrage Bill Dies.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. March 80. The
Senate of the Minnesota State Legis
lature has killed the Putnam-Sageng
suffrage bill, which provided for vote
of women for President and' Vice
President by a vote of 35 to 81.
Don't Let Spring
Get You
Purify Your Blood and Avoid
"That Tired Feeling" So
General Just Now.
Sluggish blood causes what Is gener
ally termed "Spring fever." that affects
so many people Just at this season, and
everything seems all wrong to those
whose system Is not in perfect condi
tion. . If you become tired easily; if your
appetite Is gone; if you suffer from
dizziness and a general "down and out"
feeling seems to pervade your system,
the cause Is in your blood, and you will
not feel right or enjoy perfect health
until It has been cleansed of all Im
purities.
INCREASED RATES
GO INTO EFFECT
Plea for Suspension on Great
Lakes Lines Denied by In
terstate Commission.
SOUTHERN DECISION GIVEN
General Revision of Tariff on Frnlt
and Vegetables to Northern and
. Middle Western Markets Is
Approved by Board.
WASHINGTON, March SO. Increases
of about 6 per cent in freight rates on
all classes and commodities moving
east and west by way of rail and ship
lines over the Great Lakes went into
effect today when the Interstate Com
merce Commission declined to suspend
tariffs proposing them.
General revision of freight rates on
fruits and vegetables from Southern
states to Northern and Middle Western
markets, in order to bring rates to a
parity with those from other produc
ing sections, were approved today by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
UTAH PLEA TO BE PRESENTED
Committee Goes East to Appear Be
fore Interstate Commission.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March 30.
Utah's fight for millions by the ad
Justment of freight rates which, if suc
cessful, win bring many new Indus
tries here and will expand tne trade
territory of the state 300 miles to the
west, was determined upon today, when
Stephen H. Love, president; W. S. Mc
Carthy, vice-president, and H. w.
Prickett. secretary of the Traffic Serv
ice Bureau, left Salt Lake for Wash
ington to appear before the Interstate
Commerce Commission next week.
The local delegation stated that It
would contend for transcontinental
rates to Salt Lake and other intermoun
tain points. It was explained that this
meant that a carloatd of goods should
not be sent cheaper to San Francisco
and Los Angeles than to Salt Lake. If
the lntermountain representatives suc
ceed, it was said that Coast Jobbers
would lose hundreds of thousands of
dollars a year as a result of the In
termountain merchants being able to
expand their trade territory toward the
Pacific Seaboard.
MISSOURI INCREASE UPHELD
Supreme Court Overrules Pica of
State Commission.
JEFFERSON CITT. Mo.. March 30.
The right of the Missouri Public Serv
ice Commission to authorize railroads
to fix rates in excess of those spec!
fied in the Missouri rate laws was up
held by the Missouri Supreme Court
today. This decision permits an In
crease In passenger and freight rates
in Missouri.
The railroads, under authority pre
vlously granted by the Commission,
now may advance passenger rates to
2Vi cents a mile for single tickets and
to 2 cents for round-trip tickets. The
rate on GOO and 1000-mile books will
continue at 3 cents.
The average Increase In freight rates
authorized by the Commission is about
6 per cent.
The Supreme Court reversed a dec!
slon of a Circuit Court, which held the
order of the Public Service Commission
authorizing the rate increases void.
WOMAN IS ACQUITTED
WEALTHY WIFE OF CHAUFFEUR
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
Jury Only Oat Nine Minutes In Case of
Divorced Wife of Bishop
Moore's Son.
DENVER, March 80. Mrs. Stella
Newton Moore Smith, wealthy society
woman, was found not guilty of mur
dering her husband. John Lawrence
Smith, by a Jury here this afternoon.
The Jury was out only nine minutes.
One ballot was taken.
Smith was slain the morning of Jan
uary 13 last. His wife maintained she
was forced to kill him following a
night of torture that culminated in
threats by Smith to kill Mildred. Mrs.
Smith's 12-year-old daughter by a for
mer marriage. Smith formerly was a
chauffeur employed by Mrs. Smith's
father. Alfred Britton. Brltton. whose
home was in Chicago, made a fortune in
Texas oil.
When the verdict was announced In
court there was no demonstration, but
when the word was passed to the
crowds outside the room great cheers
rang out.
Mrs. Smith's friends quickly surrounded-
her, showering her with con
gratulations. , "Oh, I'm so glad It's all over," she
said, smiling.
After shaking hands with the Jury,
Mrs. Smith entered a motorcar and was
driven to her home. It was the first day
of freedom for her since January 13.
POTATO IMPORTS BARRED
Japanese Shipment to Be Returned,
as Permit Was Not Obtained.
SEATTLE. Wash-. March SO. The
United States Government has refused
to permit entry of 100 cases of Japanese
potatoes, already landed, and they will
be returned to Japan. It was expected
that these potatoes would be followed
by heavy importations from Japan, but
Debility
Firmly in Its Grasp
A few bottles 'of S. S. S., taken Just
at this season, will put your system in
perfect condition and enable you to
withstand the hot Summer season, with
its dangerous aliments. 8. S. S. Is rec
nlzed as the standard blood purifier,
and it has been on the market for more
than fifty years. It Is guaranteed pure
ly vegetable, and contains nothing but
the Juices from roots and herbs gath
ered from the forests.
S. 8. S. 'promptly cleanses the blood
of all impurities. Improves the appe
tite, gfves renewed strength and en
ergy, and a few bottles taken now will
revitalize the entire body and put It in
tip-top shape. It is sold by drugstores
everywhere. You can obtain a valuable
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the Japanese and American govern
ments must agree on terms before im
ports are permitted. Japanese onions
and Manchurlan beans handled through
Japan are active on the local market.
The potatoes are excluded by a rigid
enforcement of the United States regu
lations forbidding Importation of pota-'
toes, except by special permission from
Washington, which should have been
obtained before the potatoes left Japan.
The potatoes are entirely free from
disease, but will be sent back. United
States Inspector Rhodes says.
FOOD MENACE IS CITED
i
Agriculturist ' Says Farmers Should
Not Be Allowed to Enlist.
CHICAGO. March SO. Contending
that the food supply of the Nation
would be threatened if agricultural
workers are withdrawn from the fields
to military camps, C. W. Holman, sec
retary of the National Agricultural Or
ganization Society, today declared that
farmers should not be allowed to en
list even If a call for 1,000,000 men Is
issued.
Mr. Holman spoke at the luncheon of
the City Club and explained his ob
jection to the enlistment of farmers by
saying that crop raising already Is
hampered by lack of laborers and that
the withdrawal of any considerable
number of young men from - the rural
districts would show a corresponding
decrease in the grain and foodstuffs
grown in American fields.
NORWAY SENDS PROTEST
Germany Notified of Objection
to
Extension of War Zone.
LONDON, March SO. In a debate In
the Norwegian parliament, according
to the Standard's Copenhagen corre
spondent. Foreign Minister Ihlen an
nounced that the government had of
ficially protested against the German
blockade of Norway's north coast.
Chrlstlanla advices of March 25 an
nounced that the German Minister there
had officially notified the government
of the extension of the area of unre
stricted submarine warfare to the wa
ters giving access to northern Russian
porta The zone extends from the
northern part of Norway eastward to
toe north of the Russian and Siberian
coast.
MR. HOOVER IS IN BELGIUM
Food Distribution Is Not to Be In
terfered With, He Says.
NEW YORK. March 30. Herbert C
Hoover, chairman of the Commission
for the Relief of Belgium, who sailed
from the United States to return to Eu
rope, has reached his destination, ac
cording to a telegram received from
him today.
Mr. Hoover's message said reorgani
zation of the commission's membership
in Belgium was proceeding rapidly and
smoothly and that there would be no
interference with the food supply.
' Russian Minister Removed.
BERNE. March 29. M Ribikoff. the
Russian Minister to Switzerland, has
been notified by the provisional gov
ernment of his removal from office.
Russian diplomatic affairs will be con
ducted for the time being by the secre
tary of the legation.
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Boys' Jerseys, with broad stripe, in school col
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ALASKA 50 YEARS IN U.S.
SECRETARY LANE SIGNALIZES AN
NIVERSARY BY STATEMENT.
Period of Trial Is Over, and Wisdom of
Bitterly Opposed Purchase la
Amply Proved, He Says.
WASHINGTON. March SO. Alaska's
SOth anniversary today as a part of the
United States was signalized by Secre
tary Lane, of the Interior Department,
with a statement, in which he said:
"Alaska's period of trial is over. She
has been weighed In the balance and
found masmlf icently worthy."
Mr. Lane said the wisdom of William'
H. Seward, the Secretary of State who
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negotiated Alaska's purchase In 1867,
against virulent opposition, had been
justified, and after SO years annual
financial statements show and prove
conclusively that to have neglected
that opportunity would have been a
colossal blunder, a blunder future gen
erations never could forgive."
The 600,000 square, miles of territory,
bought for about 2 cents an acre, at
$7,200,000. have brought more than
$750,000,000 into the channels of Amer
ican trade, Mr. Lane said, and the
profits are Just beginning to come In.
"A scant 65,000 people are living In
that vast country, one-fiftu as large
as the United States," Ee said. "One
hundred million dollars formed their
contribution for 1916. What It will be
in 2016 no man can predict."
Japanese Arrested In Fort.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. M. Sato,
a Japanese, was arrested within the
confines of Fort Miley here today and
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turned over to the police on a technical
charge of disturbing the peace. De
partment of Justice agents. It was said,
would question him.
Foster Accepts Premiership.
FREDERICTON. N. B., March SO.
Walter E. Foster today accepted the
premiership of New Brunswick, which
was tendered him after the resignation
of Premeir J. A. Murray yesterday. He
took up immediately the formation of
a new administration. The new pre
mier led the Conservatices in the last
election.
House Allows Cats for Experiments.
SACRAMENTO. March 30. Authority
to buy 'stray cats and dogs from pub
lic pounds for scientific experiment,
as sought In the so-called Pendergast
investigation bill, was passed in the
Assembly today. 47 to 24.