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I -ITS AU. HERS ad - - -- ITS ALL TRUE" VOL. XVI. NO; 277 AMERICANS 1 i r HIS : COPYRIGHTED photograph from V France - shows araidin party, of Atnerican! soliders t. . man trenches. through -the . enure western xronc orce a way to the enemy1 HEODORE WILCOX YIELDS TO DEATH :ute; 1 1 1 n ess of S h ort . D uration i s Ends' Life of ; Prominent c x ! ! 1 Business Man. -fwtfSdre B. Wilcox, on of Oregon's ihost r prominent cttlzttna passed away at S;?0. Sunday alUrboon at hfa reatdenee. 5 Kins' atreel, follow in-rnlhea or 4 than a month. - With tilm : at the tone of : his death it all the membera of his Immediate -ttily,- with ; the exception of Theodore ilcox Jr. who la on his way from the at . . ir.' Wilcox, who wa federal . milling mmiseioner -for the 'Pacific -; North- tet, was stricken- with - acute Intea .ial trottble early In- March, but he ould not give up a trip to New.Tork : ''government business, He was serl- Hy lit n the irlp, but nevertheless " ck no lils Dost and;-returned r- only T " 'the 1 1 ualneas " waa completed.' v . - E U waa kv.own as early aa -FTlaay oy i. te attending; 'physician. Dk H.C Jet- rds that' his chances for , recovery are very alhrht.:? Mr, WOcox waa con Vua up to a few hours of his death, id 1 mumbled Incoherently- shortly be- hla pasRlPR. . - - Ch funeral services will be held at the Icox home. 215 Klnc street, at 10 :S0 'lock next ""oursday morning;. The At will be ii' srred at Klvervlew cem at the - grave " will be ,-ements are In charge .y. , Servio -ate. At" the dv. pany.- T" irrlve Wi1 Wilcox j Holman Undertaking Wilcox Jr. Is .scheduled aday night.- - - ' ' , survived by hla wife. ociuded on Ft Siren. Cohitnn .Two) w. York Gambler , Killed by- Gunman arry - Coselk. Proprietor .of - GambUog . Heaset, hdt aad KRled la Maaar ieatlcarto to Slaying "of -HoieatnaJ. rl tew Tork Aprit lIN &) Iferry en. proprietor of a atrmg of gara , g establishments,' was shot ' and Ji here coday in a manner Identical , the slaying of Herman KonenthaL, "jen was shot by an unidentified man he stood In front of -a West Ninety- ond st . ct address: and died , a few lutes- 4 .er without making a' : stata- 1JL nt, XI. i murderer escaped., - VcCording to friends,. Cohen, recently i V I 'e testimony In the -police, gambling ,' - pi, .de and ta, believed other gamblers t' 5it him removea to prevent s further atktns.- i.''..'--- Minneapolis Covered By Blanket of; Snow r i. , ,, '.I? . Minneapolis. Mlnn Aprllir I N; S. 'i'he weather man played a big 'April ..-t I iolte on this city, today. Vlt began ii.wing tnia -morning ana a blanket of fte .now :Covera:the city. -. 'i 1- i ! 1i WORKERS!! READ; THE- HELP;; : , WANTED ADS If s TONIGHT 'y Opportunity : V for Advancement nn STARTING ON 'it A "I- V barbed wire defenses that are" w.oven.in front of the permanent German trenches throughout the . .The "wire is first cut by "artillery fire or 'alines.' f . President i Wilson I' Gives Attitude on : in tetter New York. April U. 'P.) Presi dent Wilson's attitude on peace is un-l changed ' alnce he said : "The Oeman r or capacity for covenanted peace, must ' be crushed,? according to a letter from the executive, made public here to day v , '. The letter, written by. President W1U son, March11 25, to Bishop Henderson of the ilethodlsta1 : national , vm . councils aid: la reply to your letter o alareh. 21, may I not aay that you are per fectly safe in using the words which you quote from my; message as ex- , pressing, my : unaltered ' thought nd unbroken purpose? It la always our ; duty ; to find out 'what the expres sion of a desire for peace from our opponents really means, but unless it means a complete and convincing program of justice upon which a lasting peace can really rest and we have yet no evidence vtliat it means anything of : that : kind). It : means nothing. . ; Cordially and sincerely, yours. ' :v f WOODROW WILSOX. BY JUDGE Men rat Northwest ' Steel Plant - Hear "Arraignment of ' Grand Jury. , . "It was the same. - grand 'jury that perpetrated " the - outrage , of ; Indicting Blanche Ford on the? charge of disor derly conduct at the Oregon Automobile Dealers' association banquet ' at the Multnomah, hotel without even censur ing the men who paid her to dance, that exonerated Mayor Baker of , that charge of falling At file campaign expense.". This was what Judge Henry" McGinn told the -men, of the Northwest - Steel company today - at n6on.: . f - - Judged McGinn -assailed the, grand jury for. the indictment of . the dancer and the! exoneration of the men said to have paid her to perform.' .-, .. He also scored the. grand jury for its manner of excusing the charges against Mayor Baker. ' - I was subperfeed &: a witness and ,X asked the jury where the money came from to pay the women who did house to. house electioneering for Mayor Baker. Who paid for- the big corps of clerks and stenographers In the- Xumbermen'a building who urged votes for him? Funds from -what source i paid for the posters - that were scattered around the city? .' -- - Judge McGinn urged everx shipbuilder that, had not - registered to do so and vote lor the jitney '1000 bonding ordinance- at the primaries May 17t . - ,I Those' of you who- will have" been here six months by, May IT have a vote," he said.: - ' '. rr . ; -t ",J udge McGinn told the men that- the only, relief and the -ultimate defeat 'of the .' alx-cent fare could come 3 through reatoratlonof , the. Jitney.', ,' ; ; : t ' Germany' Protests V V.Move of Bed Guards ' r ' - - Xondoni April; lv U. P.) The' Ger mat government -has -protested against the Red Guards pouring ' into Finland from Petrograd. demanding the move ment; be stopped and the officials re sponsible be punished, according t to a wireless . dispat hcrfonv Berlin today. Otherwise, : the dispatch said, . the Ger mans will be forced to take-the neces sary measures to' enforce the conditions of the Russo-German peace treaty. MONDAV ADDRESS m gin r J PORTLAND, RAID IN NO - l ' r' - i by engineers, who open lanes tiirough' which the men are able to " ' - ; , ' . U FQLLETTE VOTE 'S, IS F Rumors ThatJSenator, Is i Throw- , ; jwtsSr'-!-'' :" i ' o ' I ' Ltng O tre ngtil tO O OCI SI ISt Alarms Wisconsin. 1 ' ' ; .By George P. Wolaa - ..; ;' Milwaukee April 1.-(1. N. S.)-Iy-l thrown intft a turmoU of excitement by a persistent rumor that the organixatlon behind Senator; Robert M- La Follette haa thrown Its strength to the: support Of Victor -1m Bergerw Socialist and anti war: candidate -j for the United Statea senate. Both Republican and Democratic politicians openly charged that the La Follette supporters, on the. eve of, the election tomorrow were lining- up be hind Berger. . - j; ;-v- ,s ' i ' -i ;- -'V.. V Lsv Follette heretofore has been op posed to Berger. but politicians now de clare that he is experiencing a change of heart? 'The latest Issue of LaFoUetto's magazine bitterly attacks Irvine 1m Len root.; Republican, and Joseph E. Davlea, Democrat, but ! barely mentions Berger, Berger and his avowed anti-war plat form looms, up today as the bg-factor in the election, only 24 hours away, which will definitely record, T Wisconsin's at titude toward America's participation ia the war. That - Berger'. v election,;. Is feared jvas ' Indicated today by - stats' ments made by ' loyalist - leaders 1 and members of the now famous "Next bf Kin" organisation. . . , ..- --. t ' "Berger will ' never take his seat in the senate if he is elected," a "Next,ot Ktn" man said today. 'We "mean busi ness. Wisconsin, already 'has been., dis graced enough . in the eyes of the na tion. One LaKollette , in - the senate Is enough.? - " v'v . TTiei betting today was two to one in favor ' of Lenroot with ' Berger running a poor third . and little Davles money In sight. ,.-':--... : i Berger declared today v. he will' get 180,000 votes, or sufficient Jto c Insure his election... " . ii---;., There . Is still much bitterness ' over Vice President ,MarshalTa speech rat Madison,- and Republicans claim it will cost Davles more thai; 30.000 votes. , Da vles supporters, however, declare he win be elected and that his 5 defeat will be tantamount to telling President Wilson that Wisconsin . is unalterably opposed to thisoantrys war aims and purposes. ; : f if-.'-i? ' . 1 Ml . . 1 1 '"Uytfy "- Lenroot Confident of Besult : La Crosse, Wis.; AprO 'l.ttj N, &) Congressman Irvine I Lenroot. Repub lican, will carry the state- over Joseph EX Davles. Democrat. In the race for the United States senate. ; by over 10.000 was. the prediction made here today by Lenroot lieutenants, : They bawd their calculations largely on the - claims that for the first time since J903 Republicans of both factions seem to be united for Lenroot. . - , - v r Bombardment of; it Paris Is Eesumed Parts, ArD 1. iX, P. Tke long range boiabardaiest of Paris wag .re tamed today.' '.. ; Paris. April 1.- One nerson vu killed and .one injured Sunday, by the bombardment of Paris.' Easter services were.-, attended. - by even- larger - crowds man usual -on .taster. , , ; V- , , , TfieJournil6Red Be jinningr-. tomorrow, The , ' Journal will publish a final after .noon edition ,uwith - baseball v scores, late warv ? and" ; tenenl r news and late sporting new It .will be known as the Red Edition - and will -be on the. streets by; -S:30p. m.- The present 5:3o edition, with Its summary of late ; telegraphic and local news, will " also continue to be published. - - BERGER EftR OREGON,, MONDAY EVENING, AfrRIL; 1918. FOURTEEN . PAGES. MAN'S LAND , A . A a V il leaving" for ah attack on Ger. Pleases British King i v - By WllUam. PhflJp Slstma . With -the British Armies In France. March 81. (U.-P.) No king ever traveled-mors' simply than did George V, who Just visited the batUef rent " : ' (An official statement' Saturday night declared the king had-returned to Lon don, that evening; After, ..vlsiUng tth4 west frtftit 'TJiureday.jf . " Ha crossed the channel on a destrever. just like, an ordinary, officer. . He was whirled -up and down the lines like hard working . army Inspector, shaking hands with the enlisted men and eating ordinary' mess ,' food .wherever mealtime caught him. - 5 - i . . - Seeing-a slightly , wounded Australian at the railway-station,. -the king walked up to him -and said r ' Tve often heard about you." - The Australian, holding out hla hand. responded f. . : "Put it there 1 - The king shook- hls han warmly and appeared' immensely pleased to be taken as ah eauaL'J " - s t . , 1 ii, .4 This incident, is symbolical of the de mocracy for which the world is at war, '- -V DRAFT QUOTA OFF Dinner Given" 114 Men WholDe- ' part "for . Camp Lewis to , . j. ' " " v tnter .Army. ; With i the- departure of 114 "of Port land's v fittest ..young men, the first to enter service- under selecUve draft,, for Camp ' Lewis, 'oomes a - new realisation that the ' United ; States is engaged at war,? said Mayor George I -Baker, who presided and spoke at the "send-off and farewell dinner. . held In' the break fast. room' of the Multnomah hotel this morning.-; , ' r . -. , ... .Mothers, .'wives, , sweethearts s.rd friends of the .boys sat at the. tables and the only, outside guests were members of the exemption boards, who 'arranged for the farewell. : ; ' -,- ..: -; ., Tbe muslo for ths occasion!' was f uH nished by, the Oregon-Washington Rail road & Navigation corfpany'a employes' band,' arranged toy J. D. FarrelV presi dent of the company. : The band played patriotic selections prior to the dinner and also furnished music in the jparads from. the. hotel' to the depot. ri ia - , A telegram of regret was 'read from Governor Withy com be,-who was unable to attend the dinner because of import ant business. LloydR. Smith of Board Kl t furnished cigarettes and tobacco for the boys, which were distributed ' to them by a number of prominent women. ; . Following the . dinner, the registrants who- had been called marched out Of the breakfast room in a- body amid rousing cheers. ' '- - . v " Portland has- been -100 per -cent and the men who left today are the first to be called' as a body under the selective draft system. Some men of draft age have -, enlisted in. certain .".branches of the service, ' ' " ' f WillLHaysIstoBe In Portland April 11 , a--"---" m - V?,T i, j. -, Indianapolis.- April "LCtE. P.-W!ll H.' Hays. Republican national chairman, will 'leave Tuesday on his first trip throughout" the 'West. He wUl confer with" . Republicans , in . Western states. His schedule is: H April 4. Denver; April Cheyenne: April C, Salt Lake City; April 7. Butte;: April SV Helena ; : April 9, Spokape; April 10. Seattle; April 11. Portland ; eApra 12-14, San Francisco ; April 15-19, Los Angeles t April 20. Proe-nix-. April 21.E1 Paso; AprlT 12, Al buquerque. - Australian Soldier Democratic Greeting PORTLAND'S FIRST I ISli Americaa Troops, Now .Forming Fighting - Army r Instead ; of I Training Armyf Are on March. Easter Sunday .Quiet on .rAmerl can ; Front, " Men Atteading Church Services With Poilus. 1 H 7ASHINGTON, pril yi .1. (U. P.)-A"Aftcr " " ; a day of heavy fight-; ing air along the line; the - X situation continues to t im- y prove,"-: v.Jt '"."C,". -! , , Xhis-meBsae- from-Gen-i-. 4'-cral jPerthmg aad a nion; deyv; tailed : one - from General 'Bliss; received by the -.war.-1 department this. , afternoon, - summarized) the- west front ,f status up, to Sunday' night. ONDON, April L(V. P.) Th ' 1-4 French ; government f has de- s -elded to accept General Pershingg . " offer of "American participation In . the balUei according; td Paris' dis- I patches, Teceived-today.- : ".-. , '. If .-' - With, the American Army in the" Flel, March ' 81. (U. P. General headquar ters, as well as those closer to the lines, Is the scene tof the greatest activity. It Is an activity, necessitated by a fighting Instead of a training army. l , , , t There Is . no confusion despite the rapidity of movement. - Roads for miles in every direction r are choked to- the utmost with every conceivable traffic of war. ' - ' The . United Press , automobile today moved slowly, past aoljd miles of Ameri can fighters and machinery ' coming from all directions to join other fighting forces bound ? on "The same : mission as those which -have already passed. The brown-topped American j wagons and camouflaged " guns and caissons are streaming steadily over all the roads In this part of France. ". -i- : There Is a new snap and vim tn the American army, which is proud of Gen eral Pershing's confidence in offering It bodily to General. Foch. rThs only.iiues- - (Cfmeinded on Pas Two, Column Tin) JudgelWliWe J- Eun! for; Senator Wltadrawai FoUows ' Appolntmeat ; Major judge Advocate in IT. 8. Seserve - Corpii Patrlo tie Action Inspire Him. Judge Samuel :' I. White J of - Portland has withdrawn from the race as a can didate for the Democratic nomination of United States senator, to accept the ap pointment of major Judge advocate, re serve corps, U- S.' A. Mr. White declares that in auitUng" the contest he, is act ing solely because 'of patriotic metlves. -Judge Whits had previously announced his intention to file the declaration - of his candidacy about April L - On March 28. last he received a telegram from the office- of Major Ii General Crowder, ask ing If the appointment as major judge advocate would; be acceptable. Judge White wired that he waa willing to ac cept- the offer, s The appointment fol lowed. Assignment orders are' .expected Judge Whits has two sons in the mili tary service. John Haywood White Is government instructor .in the ordnance department at the University of Chicago and. Johnstons L. White of the 46th ar tillery. Is now in, France. 4 ; Pittsburg Alliance ::Miied inf Politics ! 'i - . f .' " V r- t ' " - " t ' Washington. April L -L K.' S.) Po litical roach Inauons or: tnsi uerman American alliance In Pittsburg' were d mitted this afternoon before the senate ludicianr subcommittee by Reinard Ull rich, president of the Allegheny county branch of the alliance. -, Ullrich admitted that l is organisation had entered into the political fight in Pittsburg last year and had backed JH V. Eabcock for mayor. . , . 1 u. s.;-:gun TO SHOOT 105 MILES YifASHnrGTOx, Aprn i-(l jr J )-Ths Ualted SUUi H : asoat to baud s-tape gsa that wm excel tbe ose tns Oermaas re atlag to bombard Parish It waa learned from a klgh sosree 1 this afternoon ,t sat Secretary Baalels has- lsiaed orderf to sary ordaanee officers to begin the eoDitrartioa of ssek a gas Immediately, following .reports made to him by ordsasee experts that a gas can be mads that wUJ snoot li miles-';";.;.. t -i. HI.J II LIJ . f - .r ;: BrlUsh kXsv.i LONDONT, April L. (TJ. P.) "South of the , Sommo the ene-.. my is persisting In attempts to adt vanoe. along the valleys of the Luce ' and Avre, but -" has - made llttl :' ' progresa," Field JMarshal . Halg re ported ; today. -i-.-f-. - .-.i; . "Throughout - -f yesterday after - noon and I evening v counter-attacks alternated 'with I varying ' success. Fighting Is expected to continue." . .A local operation in the neighbor. I mod ' of Gerre -; (probably. Serre), -v- seven miles north. of AlberV.waa re- - ported Sunday, j morning," Field ' K Marshal Halg1 announced today. " - i "One , hundred and nine machine "gunsrwers. njr-i: ' j "Tneeneiiy , twt .AuacKea xne.1 t Mftki la of-Albert Sunday evening, r. but was completely repulsed.", '. Vt French. -;';:-- :. w. DARIS,. Apm:lTJ. P.) "Han-gard-en-Santerrs bas " been com- -; pletely recaptured. Ihe French war ' off ics -ffeported; today.':-- f,fjm Tbe.'r Germans f incessantly , at-; tacked; Grtvesnes '(five miles - north ? hnd west i of - Montdldler). s After .'hand to hand fighting. It remained" in ; our bands.' The German losses, were heavy.' ; V ' ,' x 'v f '' "i- ' ' - ' " ' -Paris, Aprtt L tU P.North of : Mentdldlen especially between Mont dldier and the road , to Peronne, the t Anglo - French; forces ' broks : up ' -powerful German aftkeks," the war' office -announced toay, ' i - The main Peronne-Am lens high v way ' crosses ' the battlefront at - Hansel, just north of the Sorame. :- Hamel la about 17 miles north of v Montdldler. , i ; :.--i ; ' "North of Montdldler the struggle yesterday evening and . last I night continued with extreme vigor;" the : . communique said. fibs enemy espe- ' clally v concentrated ; his effort be-; tween Montdidlef and the Peronne- Amiens highway; lq order to enlarge ' '' gains west of Hangard-en-Santerre. The Franco-British broke up the at-, ; tacking waves which were unable to .debouchi'ti-l d t5.; r ; . Brilliantly -- counter ; attacking ' ; with Irresistible', impetus, the allies ,' completely swept back the enemies' ; . forces and re-took these villages. Farther pouth the . struggle wss less violent. Grivtsnes. the object of powerful 'and -unceasing attacks, which ended in "band to iand fight-; t ing, remained in our possession. i . : "Between ': Montdldler & and Las-, i algny . there -were no changes. h - ROLL OF HONOR WHalnstMi.' April 1 L N. S.) 0wl Penhins reported to the wtr dptrtraiit HoiMUjr tM dMttx oC 1 1 sms m tn Mpwaitwmarr f o-nm. Only out man mu killed in atrtion. on dud o( wound, sins i4 ol uueaa. j j were seuBdML Tbe Ust loilowii , i ; Killed 1o j Action rBITAT MABTDt CtCONXOBS. lirt of wnnd: i - FBIVATK LA WHENCE X. BEDMOXa i - Died of Disease ; CORPORAL ,' JAMES ! LEOPOLD LOEHB. COKPOBAL CALITOBXU TBCE. sbMMS of the brain. , '-- ---.,....,. .. i PRIVATE CIEMEST BASOTf, paaamonU.. PRIVATE CHARLES BROWN, pneumonia. -, PRIVATE DRWtl H. DOUGLASS, swaiasitia miTlTE HKRHAN HiHX - PRIVATK - WILLIAM I AUXIAB MTJBPHT. aentnstue. ' - - 4. PKIVATB PERCT C. SEAT, Mntniitta. . . PR1TATJ6 ROBERT THILL, pnmaooia. - Wounded Severely FIEaT CLA8S PRIVATE ALFRED bPEIGLX. : , Wounded SllohUy ' T.rrXTEXAXT WALTER U HARDEJf- BROOK. ! - . .. LIEl'TEXAWT TALBOT T. 8FEER. ' "' LIEUTENANT GUT DAJIEL TIBBETTS. BEROEANT DEWET J. HOOPER. J CORPORAL JOE RUBIN. CORPORAL JOHN WILHOX. ' BUGLER JOSEPH KX'NZ. - - ' PRIVATB rRA.VK 1. BEDRSriCOXi' , - PRIVATB GEORQB If Jl BELL, PRIVATB PELEGRINO CAVEZZA, ' PRIVATB WALTER DEC ELLS. PRIVATE JERRT "ORDK. - i PRIVATE GEORGE F. JEHR.' . "'PRIVATE WILBUK L. IAWRETCsl. PRIVATB HAZT U RCTLEDGE, i . OtUw; Out, April J4-(If. P. Th tel. irrwins Americana are mentioned is tedty's Caoa- dkaa eaeualtyilwt: - 1 ,i. ' - ? j- Wouadrd " . ; . ' . A MrCofn. Detroit. Mich, v - Gassed W. MrOHileT.fVt'roit. Mirh. , , . K. J. Demr, Pitubars. P. ' 1 r. S. -Jofw. Spakana, Wsh. -: i . P. J. Htmrdon, Pullman, 111. B. K. t'owUi, Lawrence,, Micb.'. , STATEMENTS o'clock PRICE TWO n 7:" Tfl British Batteries M6v LdnesI Through j German Ranks -as Enemy I Fire; From One Machine 450 aiGermans Near, Vimy Ridge ;Rgiom Advancingfieutons Offer ISuch "IGood Targets That British Off icers Snipe at Them Talcing Active Part ' v V "y Bv William With the BrilitV Annies in Frence, April 1. (U. P.) War plane report German occupation of Moteiiil. on tKo ri'dit bahklof ,tha Arre, after 'heavy- fighting.-;. ;; :,:r The enemy launched a noon; between ; Moreuil and termg.roerrjwn at .V. The -Germans e. reported valley,' having passed Hangard f '4 This is practically ! the only change south ot the bomme, but it is important because it brings the enemy that much nearer to jthe Calais-Paris railway1, isouth of Amiens.1 . i , The enemy attacked west of Albert twice at dusk. Both times they were repulsed. ' "' -, , ' y ,. '-I' ;-, The British. attack against a German 'outpost near Avjluy wood, north "of Albert, met with the, stubbornest resistance and hottest machine gun fire from forced 'to retire,- ,f '- t ; V--,:-r. ' '- Other than heavy shelling of.Villefs-Bretonneux (nine fniles east and south of Amiens, on the Amiens-Rosieres railway) and the usual unceasingly patrol encounters, the battlefront is com paratively quiet. , j- - ''v 'V j : I ' : j The German attack between Arras "sand Vimy RIdge; which was a total faijure, is known to have cost the enemy heavily. The First Guards reserve regiment lost in officers alone the Colonel and nine others killed and 21 wounded. . ' ' ,' j . . Several British batteries fired for long periods1 over open sights, the shells cutting long lanes in the German ranks. Machine guns were cut loose .at full speed simultaneously , One gun mowed down 450 Germans. The bodieswere counted afterward. I The targets were so perfect that officers sniped, at tfiem with rifles. Others killed Germans with revolvers. ; . r . ! ; , j The' battle was never in doubt, the British "eingingi as,- they fought, thoughone.division had been in "the line for days. ' This Is th Hrst hews of the rscspture of Moreuil by the Germans. The Brit ish war office Sunday night announced that Canadian cavalry and British In fantry, cooperating with French troops, regained possession of Moreuil and the wood to the north on Saturday. The city was first "taken by the Germans early in the week. The same announce ment said the British also had recap tured Demuin,; about ' IV4 ; miles north and east of Moreuil.' - ; 1 pmms' statement that the Germans have "paased Han gar d" Indicates that the' enemy is less than 10 miles south east of Amiens. , i - - A tJntted Press dispatch from William Phlllo ' Slmms, - reporting the re-capture Of Moreuil and Demuin by the Germans yesterday afternoon is the Important news of the aay regaraing actual ngnt Ins. It shows a continuation of Hinden- burg's efforts to drive m wedge between thev Frencn ; ana r sntun xorces, wmcn converse In this vicinity. This Is wis of the enemy's major objectives. , It also brings .the-Germans nearer to Amiens and to the Important Calais-Paris rail way, south of Amiens.. Hangard, one mue east or XHonuin, which the Germans bad passed in their westward thrust at the - Urns Slmms dispatch was filed, has been retaken by the, French, according to the Paris war office. This would indicate that the al lies have stopped tns snemys attack at this - point and are pushing . him i back upon Demuin again. t : - i'ii ':t t"' v British Cain on Suada. ' - London."Apra 1. -C.- P.- The latest official reports from the battlefront con tained la Sunday night's war office com muniques snowed tbe allies had pushed forward at four widely separated points, while holding- the .Germans In check elsewhere. U ' -.. '-' v - The most Important of , these allied successes was the recapture of Moreuil, 10 miles north and west of Montdldler and only an equal distance southeast of the vital center, of Amiens. Moreuil was taken by British and French troope operating JoinUy. With. It. they, cap I HE . W KATtlKH Probably f air to hlght and Tuesday. Light frost. West erly winds'.' Hu- mldity 8L ; vj: V! CENTS ow mama a nrwi TANoa ' riva cts ' - nn A PIiiljD Simms : J viaoui attack Sunday after Demuin, simultaneously, eh . 1 movinp; westward along the Luce 'I.. ( ; i . , - " .1 . Albert itself, and the British were ii tured the dsnss wood to tlie north -of that dty. Canadian cavalry nalr.tlri pated In those sections. s v "" Ci, Next In importance wss a forward " thrust by tha French on a line from a point south, of Montdldler to a point east of Lasslgnr, In which-"sever aj vll Uges": lost by the French Saturday wers re-taken.- Debuln. five miles north-- - (Cornel ode ea pas Two, Colmas One) LINER CELTIC IIS ... ....... ... . . v, . HIT BY TORPEDO Great . White Star Vessol Struck While on Way to . 'V ; , Halifax.- yw Tsrk, April U-iV. P. -A (salt- grast reeelred ay tbs Whlto Ktsr Use , bars this sfUraees said tbalj the ., tos User Caltle ass sees, tereded. bst ' was ttnt anoat. The esbUgrsm, whlrh waa from the Llrerpwol, of II), taldi Celtle toryeleed. Hops te aavs eblp, Tfcs Celtls -was rcasliltloned by tbe British gevsrsmest as a tfsstport Is tbe fall of ItU, bst was latsa retaraed te the steaMel'emasy i The ! Is feet long ssd 7 feet wide, j ' .... -v.- ' t ;'- Had Dlorliarord TrK)r , Washington, April L U. P.) Tha White Star liner fJeltic hu! k--.. ...-. cbarfd Us troopsand cargi before hi wasv torpedoed, it t'SS learned here this aftertioon. imalls ftf the torpedoing had not arrived, . but ' wars expects too mnUrlly. " ' : , ; . J: . .;, j j ; ;. k , -4tt ' i i