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THE 9I0BNING OREGOXIAN. MONDAY. APRIL 22, 1918. -dOLSHEII HELPED , BY ALLIED TROOPS British and French Forces Land on Arctic Coast of Pen insula to Aid Red Guards. RAILROADS ARE PROTECTED l inn While Guards Attack. With Evi dent Objective, Monitions Stored at Mortnank and Arehangcl, but Are Repulsed by Entente. MOSCOW. April 14. Br the Asso ciated Press.) British and French troops have been landed at Mourniansk, n the northeast coast of Kola Penin sula. In the Arctic Ocean, to reinforce a British marine detachment sent axhore several weeks ago. The entente allied troops are co-op rating with Holsnevlk forces In protecting the Moorman coast and the railway against attacks that are being made by Finnish white ffvarda. flusalaa red guards also are acting with British and French troops under the direction of the Moumtan Soviet war council, which consists of one Eng lishman, one Frenchman and one Rus sian. HtUt Vaards Attack. Finnish white auards have attacked the Mourman railway near hem, mllea south of Mourmansk and 200 miles west of Archangel, but have been repulsed by the entente forces. The Bolshevik and foreign troops are act Ing In harmony. , No previous mention of the fact that British marines had been sent ashore In Northern Russia to co-operate with the Russian Bolshevik troops has been per mitted by the censors. The British and French troops which have landed to reinforce the British marines are protecting the railroads from the Interior of Russia to the two main sea outleta In the north the porta of Mourmansk and Archangel. At both these bases large quantltiea of supplies, some of which had been shipped from the United States before the Russian revolution, have been assembled. t.rraaaa Wasnort Given. In attacking the Russian railroad nar Kem. on the west coast of the White Sea. the Finnish white guard, witch recently has received the sup port of the tierman authorities, must have pushed across the Finnish border and penetrated Russian territory for a distance of 10 miles in their efforts to sever communication by rail with Mourmansk. Ing stations bad been established. While mow of the weighty material was lost, these fteld hospitals were pulled back and not only that, but the medical corps, so to speak, fought a rearguard action by establishing emer gency statlona aa they retired and tak ing care of newly wounded from the neighboring battle lines. . German Pressare Kelt. When the offensive opened the Brit ish had big advanced statlona at Cugny. ,Noyon. Ham. Frevlilera and Achlet le Grand. All these almost Im mediately came under pressure as the Uermana swarmed swiftly forward. Virtually the aame evacuation acenes were enacted at all these places. WITH THE, FRENCH ARMT IN FRANCE. April 10. (By the Associat ed Press.) German artillery, especial ly the guna of the heavleat calibers, which appear to have reached the front in considerable numbers, haa been ex tremely active ale along the front from Castel to the south of Noyon aince the successful French attack between Thennes and Mallly-Raineval. north west of Montdldler. on Thursday. The French guna have been replying most vigorously and have been battering the German front lines and the con centration of troops In the back areas. The French airmen continually harassed the German supply columns. H sat lie Move Indicated. Distinct Indications have been ob served further north of German prepa rations for some kind of a movement between Arras and Amiens. There seems to be a great possibility that another attempt will be made to aever the link connecting the French and British. BRITAIN'S PROBLEM, IRELAND, HARD ONE Crisis Now Facing England Conceded Among Gravest in Nation's History. PETRCHiRAD, April It. By the As sociated Press. ) Hostilities have been renewed between the troops of General K'ornlloff and those of the Soviets. Rostof-on-Doa Is in the bands of the anarchists. JtoMlers Maaaaere Officer. At Kherson, after the Hermans lef massacres of officers and bourgeolsc by soldiers ot-curre4. The Germans hsve slnr reoccupled the town. The Turkish cruiser ilamlUles and I torpedoboals are reported to have ar rived at lVssa. Thero was severe fighting betwee the while guards and red suards nort of Viborg. LONDON. April II. neuter's Moscow correspondent says the Bolshevlkl's Ar menian Information bureau haa re ceived a wireless throuch Tabrls say Ing that the Armenians have recap' tared the town of Van In Turkish Ar mcnia. after heavy fighting; also thai Mussulman attacks on Baku have bee repuled by the Armenians and the populace. HOME RULE IS EXPECTED With Parliament Set Vp In Dublin, Question of Irish Conscription for War Slay Still Be Far From Settled. BT ARTHUR S. DRAPER. LONDON, April II. (Special.) Eng land's greatest domestic problem In these anxious days Is not her attitude toward labor, nor the economic situ ation, nnr Ih. nrnhlam nf finanHnv I Hitherto, thanks to the magnificent .w. v... , .. -. entente allied soldiers since the first f,alr tnat h" become lso n Inter- German onslaught, all efforts in that national question. direction have failed and. after a full I The news from Ireland is bad. That month of almost constant attacking. I la the Interpretation even of those who ma uermans can only una mat they I are most hopeful of an amicable set- nava aacniicea many or their best dlvl-1 tlemsnt of the nrnblem whirh haa alona without adequate repayment for I plagued England so many times in the mur enormous losses. I Dast and which now rises to embarrass ....vr.ucrv inmoi unt.t.M i tu I long history. Ireland is finally united. National- Military Men Expect Huns to Strike ".V J-l8termen nd Bein Feiners are More Powerful Blow Soon. I based on opposition to the policy of innur nr ah t n ,(,. . n,itiUh WASHINGTON. April 21. Another I ' -,, utra.a inruil ai ine Silled lines more nosition of tha British ,r,.mn..t' powerful than those that have gone be-I fore la looked for by the War DeDart- I ,rU" Parllameat Probable. ment's strategists If the present drive I Having forced through the measure at the channel ports falls.. The de- I for conscription in Ireland on the partment'a weekly review tonight I ground that it would be an Injustice saya the enemy's enormous sacrifices I to raise the age limit In the Unfted nave Deen Darren of primary results. Kingdom without compelling the Irish- DUt adds: I man to arrant thftlr share of tha hur- 'Looked at from a broad standDoint I dan of tha war. tha i"e general military situation in the that compulsion should not be enforced west, it cannot, however, be held that n Ireland without Klvlna- warning in the battle now raging In this salient the final nor even the most deter mined onslaught of the enemy.1 ine review emphasises the harmony of action obtained through the appoint ment or General Foch as commander- in-chief of the allied armies in the west. The Germans have been able to gain local advantage In Flanders, yet. surveying tna combat situation aa whole. It can be affirmatively stated that their enormoua sacrifices and heaped-up casualties have hitherto been barren of primary results. ID the east the enemy continues to advance practically without opposition along the main highway leading to objectives of certain economic impor tance, particularly In the Ukraine. In the Balkans Greek and British troops, acting In co-operation, crossed the Struma and captured a number of villages. the House of Commons, and also prom ised to speed up the home rule scheme, upon the passage of which in both houses it stakes its existence. If Lloyd George succeeds and now there Is little danger of failure Ire land will soon have a parliament. The scheme will be fought every step of the way through both houses. Once a parliament is set up in Dublin, the question of Irish conscrip tion will probably be exactly what it was a month ago. Few politicians be lieve that any British government would attempt to force conscription if the Irish parliament were opposed to it. Sltaatloa Mast Be Faced. Tribunals would have to be set up throughout the country. If they were composed of Irishmen, it is believed that practically every applicant would obtain exemption. If they were com posed of the military there would be thousands of irishmen who would of fer resistance. That is not a pretty picture at this period of the war. There may be llttio sympathy for the waving their rifles and Shouting like I Irish attitude, but the situation must mad. but thev found mnr. ih.. ih be faced as it exists. It Is a great mis- AMERICANS BLOCK DRIVE 'Oii!!nui rrm Klnrt Pnx BRITISH WIN IN BATTLE ICwttMntj! Vrrm rlrat lii the defences on the hiiis and others had been drawn up about the southern base on an elevation and fold that they must bold this line at all costs. The Germans swppt forward against them In waves, but they rlung to their posts for hours. The positions about Kemmel were retained, but a little south of the hill the German pushed in and sur rounded lHnesal farm, which was be ing held by a subaltern and f- Tom mies. f.allaat Defemav haa. When the French came up on th Kth Dosra'al was No Man's Land and no word bad been received concerning lis little garrison. The British were not in sufficient force to bring relief. The French waited only to learn the situation before organising a big raid. An attack on Donegal was lmmedl ately carried out and the pollua found the subaltern aud hla dosen men dead, and about them were the bodies of 60 Germans. The French brought back with them a number of German prisoners from beyond the farm. This piece of chival ry spread among the British and drove the entering wedae for the friendship which followed. During the night the British pushed forward and Improved their line east of Rets du Vlnage. and they also carried out a satisfactory movement at Hingee bridge. An attempted enemy advance against the British positions on Frexenberg spur, northeast of Yprrs, was stopped by artillery nre. East of Arras the Germans tried to rush some run pits that were raptured by the British yes terday but the attack was repulsed. Parties of the enemy are continually trying to get over the abandoned area north of ipres but have been stopped Allan Do threat Damage. Tbe airmen continue to do great dam age over the enemy areas. Friday night direct hits were obtained with bombs on three trains standing in the Chauines junction, and an ammunition train at Roslrres was blown up. An unusual air battle was staged last evening near Vaire. between a British and a German plane. Tbe aviators en gaged in a heated exchange of bullets as they circled about each other, nearly touching1 as they maneuvered for po sitions. Finally, the German crashed into tbe British pilot and both machine swirled earthward In flames. A few days ago a large herd of cows, which had been abandoned, was still rrastnr In No Mnn's Land between Ntspp forest and Msrvllle. The British Tommies speculated longingly bow fresh milk would taste. Finally pio neers ventured forth with tins and. amidst the singing of bullets, milked the cows. Assam lader Fire. The Germans continue to shell and bomb Amlems. Many buildings have hern demolished and the famous cathe dral has suffered window damage. The detonatlqna of ahells dropped In the square have destroyed stained glass lot years old and Irreplaceable. No branch of the service has had a harder time or done more brilliant work than the medical corps, which has In Its ranks many American doctors, surgeons and nurses. When the Germans struck deep Into the allied territory they overran places where British, advanced casualty clear- ey found more .than they bargained for. hen ttieVGeroian en tered neicheprey, It. was evidently In the belief that the Americans had gone, but some of them remained scattered through the village and they attacked the Germans with hand-grenades, kill ing many ox inem. Furious hand-to-hand fighting en sued In the village streets, the Ameri cans falling bark only when they were greatly outnumbered. later the Germans were driven out of the village, but they had concealed there boxes containing high explosives, to which they had attached wires stretched across the streets. Some of the advanced guard stepped on , the wires, causing explosions. PAKIS. April 21. Fighting between Franco-American troopa and German forces In the vicinity of Seleheprey. northwest of Toul. where the Germans yesterday launched a strong attack aga sitton The day says the French recovered all the ground overrun by the Germans, "American troops fighting In this sec tor," the announcement adds, "repulsed the Teuton assaults on their lines.' Positions taken by the enemy In his attacks In this area were wholly re covered by the French and Americans. take to think that Ireland is a land of cowards, for the Irishmen are cour ageous fighters. To many Irishmen the principle of home rule is a greater is sue than any for which the allies are sacrificing so much. There may be llttio patience with that attitude, but it must be accepted as a fact. Nationalists Gaining Ground. However, there is a brighter side to the situation. It begins to look as If the Nationalists arc on the eve of an important victory arising out of Eng land's difficulty. If they obtain home rule, leaders like Joseph Devlin are pledged to do everything possible to raise a voluntary army. Ireland ad mires and respects strong leadership and it is confidently believed that a big voluntary army could be raised by Devlin and his colleague terday launched a strong attack I m vs a a s s s Inst the French and American po- PP CTLmMLDC nCd Dm rtriis: ultfllVltna AGountU 9. F.GOTf.TIO WITH JAPA.N FOR SHIPPING 4 0MPI.KTKD. Aggregate Teaaage of 5M.OOO Is te Be Taraed Over to America for IT a la War. BERLIN, via Loudon. April 21. The capture of 111 American prisoners and i machine guns by the Germans Is claimed In the official report from headquarters todsy. aaMMM ! a ll-.-a ti,. n.rm.n .torm trooo. it also is v been In progress for some time declared, advanced to a depth of two between Roland S. Morris. American kilometers (about a mile and a quar- I Ambassador to Japan, and the Japanese TOKIO, Monday, April IS. (By the Associated Press.) Negotiations which ler) Into the American lines at Seiche- prey. The Americans, the ststement sdds. sustained heavy losses. The statement follows: "Between the Oise and the Moselle. government and shipbuilders have been completed. Sixty-six steamers, aggre gating 614.000 tons deadweight, will be turned over to the United btates for use In the war. Deliveries will begin in April of this lower Laxon battalions attacked the yrar and wlU'continue until June. 1919. Americans in meir positions near Tha .htDS have been placed in three oeirneprey. i ney siormea ins r'" I categories, as follows: and pressed forward as far as two kilo meters Into the enemy lines. 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