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Resolution Js Introduced in ;the
Senate; - Strong Support Is
Believed Certain; -Sentiment
; i Against Hun Allies Growing.
Turkey's Treatment of, Armenians
i Has Caused Indignation at the
; National Capitol; Wilson Is
- . Not Consulted by the Senator
. iX7ASIIINGT0N" Pril
VY P.) Senator King today of
fered a resolution In thV senate :
tailing for a: declaration of, war ,
on Turkey and Bulgaria.'
The resolution, stating the Turkey and
. Bulgaria, in conjunction with Germany,
have committed acta of war against the
United States, waa referred to the sen-
ate, foreign relations committee.' It' ia
certain to receive strong support In both
senate and house, where sentiment has
been growing for Inclusion of. these two
allies of Germany in the war declara-
; lion. -1 . ,
;.; Matlmest Stroag for More vv
At the time of tire declaration of war
aalnt . Austria. eVv-erat senators re
pareil resolutions including ' Bulgana.
' 'Whvt envoy has been permltteds-lo, Jive
In Washington in npite of the fact that
Ms government Is closely allied with the
Teutons. . , -. . r...;. ; . .. : .
- . Chese resolutions were not' introduced
. however, because word came to senators
that the president felt the; time was not
- ripe to Include the Balkan nation. He
felt. It was reported, that Bulgarl
might be' Interested In a peace move.
. , America. Aroated Agalast Tsrkey ,
But now that alt peace talk has leen
definitely banned .by the administration,
tCobclndad n t'i H. Uoiuma '!
MEN MUST SAVE
r Kitchen Conservation Impossible
, If Heads of House Insist on
f , Having Wheat.
.Whether wheaten foods will ' be re--jioved
from the menus of hotel dining
rooms. gTllls and restaurants In Portland-will
be decided at a meeting; of
the , Caterers club Wednesday- after
noon.- . '. . "' s k
' Hotel and -restaurant men declare
they.- Intend to follow the policy, of
caterer In other cities.1
It has been suggested: by . some Port
land caterer however, that restaurants,
dining 'rooms' and' arms appfy only in
part . the ho-wheat menu. Others say
flour substltutea should bemused entirely.
If the war Is to, be wort In the kitchens
f; America, the men for whom the cu
Unary department of. the' home Is main-
tstned -must'kees ud its morale.
! 'This Tact is emphasized. by Food Ad
ministrator W B. Ayer and -bs assist
ants In -.seeking to persuade ih: people
or furegon -wny wneat must i be con
served, wiy the rules of substitution of
foodstuffs-are necessary, why the allies
- who now have o little must be supplied
"by America, which has j so much.
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IF WAR WON
AMERICANS ARE OFE FOR PICARDY'S FIELDS:'
T. TNITED STATES TROOPS are on their way to join the British and French in repulsing the
IjJHun hordes pouring down into Picardy." These copyrighted-pitcures are the first. to ar
.rive in this country, showing4 American t roops in France on their way. to the battle line in
the Aisne sector, where the first rumblings of th e great contest were heard. At the top a party of
Americans are shown moving' up from the general camp to the front line. trenches.:. Below an
American artilleryman packing his horse on their arrival near the front. ' . , .
A
London. April 2. (U. P.) The . Ion
don press today editorially lauded
America's new-active part in the war,
. "The American government s decision
means the American army temporarily
will lose Its independent existence... but
proves that, America ia In. the war, for
Wctory," declared the Expreea.
i "W JnsLve lees reason for fear because
of -president Wilson's important .jdecl-
sloo..whkstt means an invaluable- and
rapidly growing . addition to the allied
manpower, the News says.'' -. ,
Other editorial comment was: .
'The Telegraph j. "The decision opens
the way whereby America's1 splendid
conttlbntlon , of the ' very flower ot her
manhood may be brought In large 'part
to aid' the cause In the struggle -now
proceeding.--- The 'part "President' Wilson
played in the-deliberations resulting iri
this historic decision cannot be forgot
ten by. the ,Kuropean, peoples, who - al
ready owe much to his strong, resource
ful statesmanship." . -,-The
PostC "America's spirit will re-
ceive the fullest recognition 'from Great
Britain and France." - r
The Times w "The announcement has
great military importance -and perhaps
greater moral and political significance.
It calls the bond of a brother in the
common cause of civilisation and ' r&
mphasizes the principle of . coordina
lion. .... ij .. ..! i
The Chronicle : "The decision speaks I
volumes fori t the t practical : vision and j
unswerving sense of reality. characteristic
of President Wilson and . his govern-1
ment. The I United States" fine spirit J
throughout the. crisis : haa done the ut
most in .encouraging and morally sup
porting ther allies. -! f l ;i
i Evening Star President Wilson. Secretary-Baker
: and General Pershing &nd
General "BlUs have done ; very great
thing in ;a very .great -way. f -
Salem Banker Found j
Dead in His Rooms
! 'T-
Presides t of r. S. National Bellered to
have Expired Friday, Evening Wkea
PlanslBg Trip. ', ; -
Salem, Or4,r April 2.-?-J. ?P. Rogers,
president; of the United States National
bank of Salem, was; found dead this
morning in his apartments in Rogers
building. .(Evidently he had been dead
since last Friday evening... lie lived
alone. . . ;
: Officers at the bank had supposed he
had gone to-Sah Francisco . when s he
did not show ;up" at- the bank Saturday
morning,; as he. had'1 spoken about tak
ing a trip. : Today D. W. Eyre, cashier
of the bank, 'and; F. S.; Lamport, son-in-law.
of M iv. Rogers, noticed that the
window shades . of Rogers 'apartments
were .not drawn and' they "went over to
draw them, when. they discovered Rogers
lying dead on the floor of , the bathroom.
He had not been seen since Friday eve
ning. 'It is thought death resulted from
heart trouble. ; ' - - .1
.Rogers-,-had 1 been . president- of - the
United States National since 1907, ' and
was connected I with the bank since Its
organization la ; 1904. ' He .leaves a
daughter, Mrs. F. S. Lamport of Salem.
He waa 49 years old. - , . -
Orchestra Plays and
Panic Is Averted
Vancouver, B. C : April 1 2. (U.. P.);
ire. which broke .- out In - s the Orpheum
theatre about 9:35 o'clock Monday night
caused damage to the extent of $15,000,
but created no' panic About 1500 peo
ple were present and the alarm sounded
whiler the spot light was on an act of
dancers. -There was no: rush ' for the
exits, however ' The crowd filed out In
raerly xasmon and in less than five mln
utes the building was cleared. Ushers
ahd soldiers returned and?, fought the
blaze. which is supposed to have oc
curred -through defective wiringr In the
floor of ..the balcony. " The orchestra re
mained ' seated . and played while ' the
audience filed out.-1 -v- - '
ft, t t r . rt1
fv
W' ' ' evSi
fe.'-- ''i".i;':i
AMERICA WINNING I k-:M$
PRAISE IN LONDON & ! !
London Press Lauds Active4 Part "ijK -f' x , r;--
United States ts Taking . f S X :
" : - in the War; I ' L ' ' . ,
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LOYALTY ISSUE IN
At Noon Total.Vote in?, Wilwaukee
') Was, 25,985r.Vote Else-;;
'i ;h where Big, :Too. 1
Milwaukee, : April " 2. (I. ' N.- S.)
With 25.985 votes cast. In: Milwaukee up
until noon, . one of -the- heaviest , votes
cast . in s the - history t of the clty . and
with .. meager reports In 5 from ; various
counties, j over the , state.7 - indications
areeay keen politicians, that -the' antl
Socialist forces turned ; out strong - to
defeat 'iflof only- the' city 'ticket; but
Victor iL.r Berger,- candidate for sen
ator ' also. -ir f. v l-ri:
The supporters ' of Joseph E. TavIes,
Democratic carididate fOr ' senator; 'are
jubilant over the "heavy vote" cast ' and
declare Mf'a c'erta In indication' that. Wis
consin' has made up her .mind to j-epudi-ate;
Berger and his antiwar forces and
prove-ta the world that the Stkte'is loyaL
The Irvine L. Lenroot camp, still claims
t win 1 utc oitt L3 try m. oig plu
rality.!' V! HO! ,:.. V-,- .A'-- !
Great crowds are' in' the street seeking
news of- the'eiection.' .However, -quiet
prevails except ht isolated cases, in one
proMOerman saloOnr where? Bercef'a post
rrs proclaimed his antiwar policies, three
Americans walked . In ,and ripped iitm
down."."' , ' . ' - -, -The
Republicans , are ' stilling I their
(Concluded ea Pace Two, Cotma . Fir
Taxpayers Rusli to
Paylthe First Half
. 1 - I . . ". - ' -
'That taxpayers of Multnomah county
are waking up to the fact that but three
days more remain to-pay the first, half
of the 1917 itaxes was evidenced .by the
two long- llrtes waiting before the: cash
iers windows in- the . tax collecting de
partment at . the : courthouse this -morning,
t . ' , - .
. . Chief Clerk Huckaby announced ' that
a third window will be provided" When
the rush becomes acute.' . -
rTiaay April a, is the last day on
which: the first half may be paid with
out incurring a. penalty of 1 per cent m
month. This will be added after Friday;
No interest will be added to the second.
v-v. . -.-r . ..''. .;-..,v -v. t
WISCONSIN TODAY
r ". .. 1 .-- -sHi ,
U, S. WILL QUOTE
i nilTPU IM DCD1 V
r UUIUII 111-HLI Lt
HoHands' Own Authorities ItoVBe
lsed in Replying to Pro
.. . test OVer-' Ships.s I '
" i". W'-f ' '.-. 'V-'
T'l'--.- I . - v'--"-v W ai'r
" Washington, Apr U e 2. (U.l.) The
United UteswlllsuppqrtHthe; legality
of Jits V seizure "of - Dutch' snipping"., by
quoUng ;i Dutch- and German Interna
tional law j authorities. U.An answers to
the:- Dutch ; protest ; against v requisition- )
ing ms printed - in .the-: Holland Official.
Gaxette - and - forwarded ihere is being
framed ' today; and usesX these-.quotations
.'among other " points to m . offset
the Dutch view : of I the problem; ?"
The answer WU1.: probably be- made
public, before night. : i' y-.j" V'-'-
- Unofficially-" answering Holland's ob
jection to' .American . refusal of ' .bunker
coai . xor , uutcn snips in our-; ports, a
Wr ? trade bureau, official ? today . said :
Tf We- furnished 'this coalpit would
havei Jeen,niorei-than'' a friendly, act,
for. i. as the ships ..were I- loaded .witn
grain, they could have -given ; .Holland
a . supply vwhlch.jwould have.' permitted
other., supplies to go: tq,'Germany. Hol
land's, protest "denies ' she J 'was under
utrman, duress., yet her-protest admits
that she. notified ; the." United States
that Germany objected, to ; the : Ameri
can' allied; ship agreement "and- hence
she could not- accept i It."
Chicago Elections "
:Being Held'. Today
Ose . CosgreMBiaa WJU 3e r Elected I la
F earth. DUtrieWConceded )o BeOem.
eeratleiFrohlUtloa EUmlaated. J,
Chicago. April ZVUA P.) Chicago
chooses 35 aldermen-and- a ((congressman
today, t TTMlectionHt,Johii:W'RalBey,
Democrat, to the ? Fourth congressional
district is conceded. In several- wards
loyalists, regardless of .party, 'combined
against. Socialists to elect men pledged
to support, war, measures. V
:.-'DiT8 - reversed themselves at ,'th
eleventh hour, and cancelled Instructions
to. their followers to Iwriter inC a vote
against saloons. The election oommis
sipn announced., that. ballots would, be
thrown out if ."mutilated' by Toters writ-
nlnpicrannnor
ill,ILIIIU(llJU
nnnnmi rnn,1
iiiniiiiii run
inn nit nn n t
mi
Roads Toward Front Clogged for
. Third Day as , Fighters : From
U nited States Shift Base to
Get Chance for Crack at Hun.
Germans "Jumpy" oh Toul Front
in , Expectation of Trouble
From Americans Heavy. Night
Bombardment Does No Harm.
w
' 1TH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE April i. (De-.
layed.) (I. N. S.) Sbooting -'
down two - German i tlrplanes-? in
"'the brief space 'of seven minutes
was' the feat of; James Norman
IlalU American aviator with t the
- La Fayette Escadrille, on March
27. Hall lives at Colfax, (- Iowa- ;
': .. . Jm. i H - ' : - -.-.1-:. f '
r- Hr Fred ' 8. -jfergate: . .
3 With i the American ! Army in France,
April- 2. (U. P.) All- that America nas
offered to the allies Is in motions The
roads tin this 'region' are" clogged for
the third successive dayv Men, guns
and horses are Tnovinf 1 ajl : direc
VCocludd..a Imw FV. ' ColaaM ThiM
Internal; Revenue Off icialsV How
ever. Are' Much Pleased With
'-' - Showing Made,
Hundreds" of , persons; throughout : the
state failed to file theli'Jncome tax re
turns before closing time at midnight
Monday. . declared, officials of the col
lector of Internal revenue's department
at -' the custom house today." However,
the officials are 'twellj pleased with the
showing made., .-'N .'rw--,.. -.'
"Wo f.-t 1lVa t'm 'th lav" ftn 1m.
fUon with", all-tfie 'returns not ln.V said
one official. - ' .
Investigators ( will ' i' Immediately be
dispatched to . all! sections of the state
to round up the delinquents. . The com
pulsory' penalty Is 50 per cent additional
tax and liability- to" front $20 to 11000
fine, . ' -'. ''', : 1 ' -rV--- ' :'
- There ' are-- mitigating circumstances,
however.' , In cases where there was en-
: forced absence from, the state 'or 'sick
ness, the delinquents ' will escape- pen
alty, except: possibly tl.e 60 percent.
Other 'Circumstances' might suffice but
are ;not to be banked on. - - v
Members of .the' collector's force were
busy Tecordlnc the; returns, which 'are
-XZT?'l
piled in great heaps about the offices.
The -recelvinr of -returns has been a
gigantic task- and the Inevitable last
day's - rush f added -considerably , to Its
magnitude. It is expected to have the
returtts'Tecorded "fn'tfme to" telegraph
the ' totals, to - Washington? by .April 5,
including: those paid and unpaid, so. that
officials will know Just what to bank on.
. ) A multitude . of letters is received
every . day from persons inquiring as
to whether their statements have been
receivea, na wbjt tiirjr mnn w - re
. I celved .a receipt, t Mr. Miller explains
that '- it is a physical impossibility to
answer , these letters, to say nothing of
the delay should -an' sttnot be m&a
to. locate. each -indivjdnar return in' the
piles.' ; He bids the writers : be patient.
as : they . wiu receive . their . receipts ' in
due course.
West
Speeds ; Ship Work
Washington, April Jk Spurred ; by
the German threat on the west front.
America s -' shipbuilding -- -plants are
speeding work on cargo and transport
bottoms so - that r more thousands -of
soldiers, and supplies to maintain
them,, may be rushed to - France. - In
addition to -1118 cargo - vessels - under
construction. . 75 - combined cargo ' and
transport ' bottoms .are . being rushed to
completion, the shlppln, board an
nounced Monday. These . will produce
810,009 tons, it is stated. : . .
Severe Cold' Wave.
"vl SepsiMontana
' Butte. MonU-JAptil 2.(U.P.) -This
section waa struck by a severe "cold
HUNDREDS FAIL TO
, - x, . v, r
OFFICIAL
ISTATEMENTS
. , ; British :
I ONDON. April 1. (U.
T.y Fifty
prisoners i and . 13 machine guns
- were ' taken In yesterday . fighting"
;j,between' the' Avre and the " Luce
' (MoreullI region), . Field Marshal
Halg reported today. --'. .
; "Between the Avre and the Xiuce
a number of German dead were
. found. The enemy counter attacks,
lajer were broken up with heavy
losses by our artillery. A German
battery waa successfully engaged at
short range and silenced by machine
" guns. ' - , ,. : -
"On the remainder of the front
successful raids were In' the neigh
borhood of Acberllle . and Hollebeke,
where several prisoners were taken
juid a number of the enemy kiued."
. (Acheville is four miles southeast
of Lena Hollebeke is three miles
soutbealt of Tprea, In Belgium.). .
"In the neighborhood s of . Uebuterne
(eight miles north, of Albert)."
local, enterprise resulted In the cap
ture of 7 prisoners and ' three - ma
chine : runs. Many Germans were
killed. A hostile counter attack was -completely
repulsed."
" ''V
i French
PARIS, April i X. (L N. a) The
Anglo-French lines have been
advanced' between the Somme river
and.Demuin, the war office an
nounced today.-
(The official communique put out
leaf night told of progress for the
allies in the same sector.)
Heavy bombardments have been
; taking place along some parts of the
battle front, but the Infantry opera
tlons lessened.
'Between the Oise and Somme riv
- efs - the night' waa comparatively
quiet,, the war office stated.
The cannonades became extreme-
: ly heavy along sections of the front. 7
Anglo-French - forces made some
progress during the 'night between
.Demuln and the Somme river.
;J :Near. t Colon ne trench , (on - tha
- heights ot the: Meuse east ,of Ver
dun) and - at Ban-de-Sapt. in ..the
- Vosges mountains, the French pene
trated . German trenches, and cap
tured some tjrlnonerar - J "
;The- OermanS . attacked v'at. Cham
fcreJ4iCbttt wer jjjivsm back.-
-''- " Ttt - - ' ' '11
Deposed ; Head '"bf - Incinerator
f Passes lH igh ;Gradej Up to
. ' ' Kellaher .Now.
William G. Helber, formerly In charge
of the municipal Incinerator, received a
grade of 88.35 in a civil service examina
tion recently held for. the position of
superintendent : of the incinerator, and
C. H.- Feldman, , the present head of the
plant, failed to pass the required grade
of 75 per cent., receiving only 73.25, it
was announced today.
Helber. who was - chosen as head of
the plant following the death of former
Superintendent Otis, was demoted by the
city council, in favor of Feldman. who
was chosen after being unusually active
for Mayor J Baker during pre-election
time. ...
The appointment of Feldman brought
forth :. a , storm of protest, because the
civil, service' board, had ruled that the
appointment direct contravention
of civil servlce''mes. - ' '
Xenaher Mast Ttatae Helber
City -Attorney La Roche informed the
civil service board that an examination
to determine who should be. appointed
In charge or the plant was necessary
r9Cent examinaUon was held,
I . ..,,. te, ,.
Anxious to make possible the appoint
ment of the . man best qualified, the
civil service -board called upon eminent
practical engineers, men who . were
qualified to act. to serve on an advisory
committee to- outline 'the questions for
me examination. .
The ' following men examined and
marked the examination papers: F. A.
Nararaore. superintendent, of properties
or. me-, scnooi ooara Froreseor E. F.
Pernot, ' expert : chemical . analylst.
George, --Reed, expert' mechanical en
gineer, -and I K- Tounle, chef engineer
or Supple-Ballln Shipyards company.
The - result - ot - the examination, civil
service .officials believe, now puts the
reappointment of Helber to his former
position squarely up to. Commissioner
Kellaher and the city council, as Helber
was the only man to pass the test.
The r civil service rules permit the
selection of any of three persons who
pass highest " in ; examinations, if the
person selected has ; passed . the re
quired "grade of 75 per cent.
The Portland: municipal . Incinerator
under Mr. - Helber's regime was de
clared ' by - experts . to . have ' been the
best: managed and, most economically
operated ...incinerator , ia ,-the United
States. - . - -' --- -
Demotion- of. Helber In favor of
Feldman t was only accomplished after
the .incinerator . was changed T from the
control of .Commissioner, Mann Into the
hands of . Commissioner Kellaher . and
after, the - titles . of - employes and the
head of , the t plant had. been Juggled
ROLL OF HONOR
' Ottaea, Oat..; AurO S. (V.'T.'i -The fol
tawinx AaieiicaiM -ate - SMatfoaed iv todays .
aalty Hat: ' .' ,:r " ' .
PrhoBCT- of -war. . repatriated ; C ), Bell,
aiooxoaaa, aautn. - r .
,:, 4 .;-' '.- .. ' Wounded ...-. :
i C T. Cbaek, Saa Dicta. Cal. , : - ' :
- - B. a. Buaiaaoa. Baa Lake raoa, Kisa,
BATTLE OUIEIS DOt
iij 0 mm
Gdicmans Attempt
South of Albert, but Are Driven! Back
by British; Hun Guns Harass British
Area Behind Line
Paris Announces Heavy Bombardment
I of Arras and St. Pol;' Germans Believed
to Be Massing Troops and HeayrfGuris
for Another Dash North of the Somme.
-WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April 2.-
(U. P.) Small fighting south of Hangard wood has consolidated
British positions. - - . - ' " - . ; ; . "- '
- Southwest of Albert and northwest of Albert and northwest of
Gavrette, British forces drove off German patrols which attempted
surprise attacks. - '.' " ' ' ! -' " . "-
: The Germans heavily bombarded St. Emile, near Lens,-with
gas. shells. last night. "' y - - w' '
From the; Scarpe to Souchez (between Arras and Lens) there
was German cannonading which was heavier, toward the north. - : '.:
;-hInFlanderjthere was unusually heavy long range bombard
ment of the-British rear areas. ' !
j: Paris, April 2.--(U p.Arras' aftd St. Pol have been tinder
iheheaviestbojnbardment" since -.Thursday iLwafrof ficUHy an-;
nounced .today. .Several civilians have been killed. ? -f
f f Arras is less than three miles from the battle line, while! St. Pol
is 21 miles west and north of rArras, three- miles beyond the faf-
4Vicf 'n.fmin' tiAvner at tfia fintrtt in 101.1'.-'' 1 .H :-'- -
'Although fighting y slackened
along
the British section oft the Picardy bat
tle front. It la believed to be only a lull
before a fresh storm bursts . forth. .
i , For 48 hours the Germans have been
massing troops north and south of the
Somme river, evidently preparing - for
new - blows i against the Anglo-French
positions east, of 'the base city of
Amiens..:- .--: ' . : ; -
The Germans have been hampered In
getting their heavy artillery to new po
sitions by rain which turned the roads
and fields to deep mud. - -, .
' Treses "Befste te Tleld -Savage
assaults have been launched
by the Germans : against the French
front in the Grivenes sector, nortnwesi
of Montdidler, but ; the French lines
withstood the pounding. ..
.In the valley of the Luce rivulet the
Germans were outfought and compelled
to give ground.
"Anoreciable progress has been made
at various points . between Demuln and
the Somme river." the Frencn war i-;
flea announced. Again the- Germans
have sustained , tremendous new losses.
If Is possible that the Germans plan
a new double movement against Amiens
by striking simultaneously west of Al
bert and Montdidler. , In that event the
German operations would take the
course of converging movement to press
the lines forward to the norm ana
south of Amiens. -. ;
; Gersiss Xlses Best Bstk ; -f.
At numerous points along the tip of
the German salient the German lines
have - been' bent back- and the Anglo
French advance Is still, in progress.
Tha French war office has made two
successive announcements of gsins be
tween Domain and the Somme which
niay be regarded as 'one ofT the vital
pointa on the line. ; ..v-, . - - -
Thera - was heavy cannonading - along
tbe French front during the night. In
dicating that the Germane have got
many of their . guns' forward . to their
new artillery positions. i ni woum
presage another burst of Infantry fight
ing In that custnci soon.
The British war oince uinouncei me
capture - Of , 12 uerroan pnwnen .ra
local fighting and the capture of many
mifhlnt runs. ' ' .. : -
Tha German war or nee claims xna?.
75 000 allied prisoners have been taken
during the first 13 days of the battle.
Th trinle German 'ODjeciive oi cap
turing Amiens, cutting the Calais-Paris
railway south of that city and driving a
wedae between tne wiiisn ana rencn
armies In that region is resulting in the
meet sanguinary fighting at the present
stage of the enemy orrensive. -
Germass Claim JlM PrlteaersX
i The-combat Is? centering around Mo
reuil. Demuln and Han card,' between
the)' Avre and lioce1 rivers and midway
between Montdidler and Amiens, j- -.-.-
; While the 'antes have not. offtdatly
admitted the capture of Moreuil and
rmuia by the Germans, they are pro
ceedma' went of those two-cities; The
antes took these towns from the enemy
Saturday, but lost -them again Sunday
afternoon, according to United Press
dispatch from tha front. - -v -- - .
, The statement of last night of the
British war office said ground bad been
gained In this neighborhood by counter
attacks, inciucmg a wooa Between no
reuil and Hangard. -The latter Is a mile
due west of Demuln and about, four
miles north of Moreuil.
, The) Berlin official report declared al-
11 lu
Surorise ' Attacks
in Flanders District.
Mies' attacks between the Luce and Avre
.f
had broken down and claimed ?the num.
bet of allies prisoners bsd been Increased
to 75,000. i ;
Arras 't Believed Next j OMretive :
- London.' April 2. (I. N. &)i-Anothe
German drive in the direction! of Arrae
Is Indicated by the developments of die
past 38 hours In the .great battle of Pi
cardy. :, , . . j - t.-
There was a comparative lull In the
(Conctadad en Face Two. Column git)
Senator Thomas ' Charges That
2900 of 5000 American Gas
.' . Masks Spoiled.!. ; t
RIIEDV
BY SPIES, HE SAYS
Washington. April t-iXfi P.) De
claring that 2900 of a shipment of 5009 j
American gas , masks were found.' to
have been tampered with and made de- -"-fective
by pro-German factory workers
In this country.-Senator Thomas, Colo-'
rado, .today started a blase of senate
fire against those interfering with war
Work. : 1 '-r .-;-.".', L-- .
; The - masks. , Thomas i said.- "were ,
ruined . "by men and women .working ;
In the factory Americans who are
willing ; to sell their birthright ' for a i
consideration offered by German agen
cies... Our. enemies are :: working and ;
not all our enemies are opposed to Ma
in the battle line." . '..
-. Thomas' maintained that the r Vart-"1
ous strikes in- the country were due -to
Germsn propaganda s ' f
. The man who strikes at thla time is f
an enemy of the United States? he said.
Senator ' Reed - vigorously -: condemned
striking shipyard workers, who, he de-
clared, "are starving and. defeating the
American army, .- ! ; '
"I am ready to vote foV law that
will punish men who conspire to cripple
a war Industry like the building of ships. '
just as severely as those- who obstruct
tne arsit," saia iteea. s..
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