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-i -"T-l'"tlT" Vt'tlt-Mi J , - " ' ' ' halhm. oui:c;ox, thuuspav moiimxi, apuil 4, tuin : r r " wuce nva cxait PEACE DRIVE IS STARTED M BY CZERNIN Foreign Minister Declares Al- ' t ace-Lorraine Blocked Way for Peace With France Be fore Offensive Began GER&AYTO STAY "OUR ALLY" IS ASSURANCE U S, Officials Believr Tallc Comes Because Offensive Has Failed AMSTERDAM, April 3. Count Czernln. the Austro-Htgarlan fore In minister .addressing a delegation from tbe Vienna city council which waited on him Tuesday in connec tion with whathe burgomaster term ed "the aggravated distress of the populatlon'fwhlcb la closely connect ed with the general political situa tion, said: j . . 'With the conclusion of peace with Rumania the war In the east Is ended. However, before turning to Individual peace treaties and discus sing them.ln detail, I would like tojpolitical satisfaction in all parts of revert to tbe declaration of tbe presl dent of the United States, in which replied to the speech deliveied by me on January 24. "In many parts of the world President Wilson's speech was Inter preted aa an attempt to drive a wedge between Vienna and Berlin. I do sot believe1 that, because I have too high an opinion of the president of tbe United States and his outlook as a statesman to believe him capable of such a way of thinking. President Wilson is no more able to. ascribe dishonorable action, to than we to hlm. . Vienna Best Soil For Peace. "President Wilson does not desire to epaaate Vienna from Berlin, and be knows, -too, that that would"- Impossible, i Perhaps, President Wil son' says to himself, however, that Vienna is more favorable soil for sowing tbe seed for a general peace. Perhaps, he says to himself that the Austro-lLungarian monarchy had the good fortune to possess a ruler who sincerely and honestly desires. a gen eral peace, but who will never com mit a breach of faith or conclude a dishonorable peace, and that behind emperor-king there are fifty-five mil lion people. , , ' "President Wilson" says also, per haps, to himself, that this united mass represents a force which, is not to be under-estimated and that this honest and strong desire for peace, which binds tbe tocnarcba, govern ments and people of both states Is canable of being 4he bearer of that great idea in tbe service of whichW . - ne nas piacea oimseii. "I can only say that I esteem it highly that the German, cbanceller, fn bis excellent speech of February 2S, took the words out of my mouth by declaring that'tbe four principles developed in President Wilson's; speech of February 11 formed' the, basis upon which a general peace could be discussed. I am in entire! agreement with this. The four point laid down by the president are a suitable basis on which to begin the discussion for a . general peace. t Whether, however; the president will -succeed in his endeavors to rally his allies on, this basis is a question. Alsace-Lorraine Block Way. "God is my witness that we have tried everything possible to avoid a fresh offensive, but the entente would not have It thus. Some time ' before tbe western offensive began, M. Clemenceau addeaeed to me an inquiry whether .and upon what basis 1 was prepared, to negotiate. In agreement with Berlin I immed iately replied that I was prepared to r negotiate and that as far; as France . was concerned the only obstacle I could see in the way of peace was, the French desire for Alsace-Lorraine "The reply from Paris was that it Was impossible to negotiate on this basis. Thereupon, there was no choice left, ! ."The colossal struggle in the west nas already broken out. Austro-Hun-rarian and German troops are fight ing shoulder to shoulder, as they fought In Russia. SerblaA Romania and Italy. We are fightlnjr together - for the defense of Austria-Hungary and' Germany. The aspirations of France and Italy are Utopias which 1U be" terribly avenged. i i : .Alliance With linns Upheld. : otn what may, we; shall not sac rifice Germany's interests any more -ttan she will leave. us in the lurch, wt are not fighting for imperialistic r annexationist ends for ourselves or for Germany, but we shall go for wrd together to the i last for our defense; for our existence as a state nd for our future. The first breach In the Will Af nnr nmv fnr-ir hum -teen made by the peace negotiations lth Russia. If. is evidence of chlld a dilettantism to overlook the in r connection between the various onclosions of pesee. The constel latlon of enemy powers fn the east resembled avnet; when one- mesh was severed. the nthr TTe Ukrainian peace led to peace! ! wonted, was; obliged to conclude Peace. We have to begin with Uk- "ine both on technical and material R. A. BOOTH IS GIVEN PLACE ON HIGHWAYBOARD Governor Pleased at Accept ance of Appointment by -Eugene Man POLITICS IS AVOIDED Withycomhe Says Some Poli ticians May Not Like His Choice Governor . AVlthyrombo last night announced the appointment of Rob ert A. Hooth. wealthy lumber man ufacturer of Kugene. as the new member of the state .highway com mission to succeed K. J. Adam, whose term expired March 31. Some delay In making the appointment was caused by, reluctance of Mr. Booth to accept. He was prevailed upon by the governor and by friends to lake the position. In a statement accompanying the announcement. Governor Withy combe said that he had no personal motives in naming Mr. Hooth and that the appointment might not give th state. With the entrance of Mr Booth to membership on the com mission, the governor expressed himself as well pleased with the personnel of tbe board.. He is known to repose considerable confidence in S. Bens6n of Portland and W. L. Thompson of Pendleton the' other two members. The term of the ap pointment is three years, the term of one member -expiring March 31 each rear. Mr. Booth Is Interested widely In western Oregon In the lum'l r Indus try, mainly through bis affiliation with the Booth-Kelly .company of Eugene. . "I believe the state Is fortunate In having Mr. Booth on the high way commission," said Governor Withycombe, inannouncing the ap pointment. "Thfc rthree members of the commission ' I consider men above political influence. They are men of broad vision who can see the future needs of the state. The future as well as the present needs of ,tbe state must be considered In the hlghwar building program. I am certain that Oregon Is to have a system of highways that will be the pride of the present reneration and of those to come.. The men on the commission are the kind of men who will ret full value for money spent .In road improvement, and no chance Is given for misapplication of funds or for graft In any way. "I am delighted that Mr. Booth has accepted the appointment." Americans Subjected To Heavy Com Attack WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, April 3 (By. Tbe As sociated Press.) American troops on a certain sector other than that in the region of Toul have been sub jected to an extraordinary heavy gas attack. The attack, began last night and continued at intervals until this morning. Mingled with the gas pro jectiles sent over by the Geimans were shells of high explosives. Revolution Breaks, Oat . in Southern Costa Rica MANAGUA, Nicaragua. April 3.-t-A revolution has broken out In Southern Costa Rica. Jorge Vollo has invaded Costa Rlcan tefritory from Panama and a force under him is attacking Villa Coneepcion Pere. a town on the frontier. The. Costa Rican government believes that many of the Invaders are natives of Panama. V, EX-BANKER AT EUGENE INDICTED E. D. Paine Alleged Implicat- ed in Burning of Coburg Warehouse EUQENE. Or.. April 3. Elmer J. Paine, former cashier of the Unite! States National bank "of this city, how one of the owners of the Eu gene and Springfield flour mills, was indicted by the Lane county grand jurf today on the charge of being implicated in tbe burning of a ware house at Coburg. Or., February 4 of this year. The building waa assessed at $250 and insured for $5500. The grand jury also -indicted Jesa Fox and Harry Martin of Cob'urg on the same charge. Fox havinghad a large nuantltr of potatoes in the ware house at the time It was burned and havinsr bad $4400 Insurance' on them Fox and Martin were also aeened in another indictment, today of burning a glass factory building in Coburg April 1. 1916. Fox had potatoes and other provisions in that CAMPAIGN IS ON AGAINST ILLITERACY Representatives of All Stales Meet in Washington to Plan Legislation to Increase Americanism TEACHING OF FOREIGN TONGUES IS DENOUNCED Better Education for Foreign- Born Population of U. S. Favored., WASHINGTON, April 3. Repro- FiniMiTeg or every state, including more than a dozen governors, met here today -at an Ame ricanization conference, called by Secretary I,ane of the interior department, to draft recommendations to congress for legislation providing for a national campaign against illiteracy. The opening session was given over largely to denunciations of the fpr eign language press and the teach ing of enemy tongues in the element nry schools. In a speech of invective again it the disloyalty he claimed was preva- leuc to a great extent in some sec lions of the Middle West, .former .-senator Lafayette Young of lOwa, urged that the federal government take immediate steps to protect the whool children from the malignant i-fiects of German propaganda. Th singing of "Deutschland Ueber Al les' 'and "Die Wacht Am Rhine.", he asserted, marks the closing of the day's session, even now In more than 1000 Middle Western schools. Di verting from an excoriation of the German language press, the former conator said: . La. Follette Is Hit. "If the United States sena-e would ejrpl Senator La Follette, it would be like driving a whole German di vision from the western front.'' ! Up to thirty days ago in some Ne Iraska schools the American national anthem was unknown, German hymns always having been the ac cepted patriotic songs, according to R. L. Metcalf of Nebraska, former governor of the Panama canal zon. In a few counties of Nebraska, Mr. Metcalf said, the German-born pop ulation preponderates so greatly that the English-speaking, schools are practically unattended. In assailing the foreign languare press, he de clared that-one of Nebraska's enemy tongue newspapers gave away on July 4. several months after Ameri ca entered the war, souvenir spoons bearing tbe likeness of the kaiser and Von Hlndenburg. Propaganda In Italy Blamert. Will Irwin, war correspondent, re cently retnrned from the batMe ton, tnld the delegation that Italy's fail ure to guard properly againt Ger man propaganda was the dominant reason for the overwhelming defeat last fall on the Isonzo front. Resolutions of Levy Mayer fit Chi cago, urging congress to suppress tho foreign language newspapers during the war and to require al! aliens to take out first 'citizenship papers by July 1, were' withdrawn only after Secretary Lane cautioned the confer ence that" those matters lav oufsd the field contemplated by the gath ering., j Other recommendations offered by I Mr. Mayer Included one nrglngln-l dhstrlal heads to 'refuse to employ) men or alien birth unless tne inten tion of taking out citizenship papers first was signified. Secretary. Lane opened the con ference with an address emphasizing the urgent need for dealine with tbe Illiteracy problem and outlining tne purpose of the conference. It then was proposed tnat tne conierenc obtain Isnecial congressional hear ings for the presentation to congress of a "program calculated to Improve the educational condition or tne .na tion's large foreign-born population. Several resolutions along tnese lines were approved. Utile Prospect Seen oi Agreement on $2.50 Wheat WASHINGTON. April 3. Senat and house conferees todav negan work on the agricultural aprpApria tion bill with little prospect of an agreement to the senate amendment Increasing tbejrovernment guarantee on wheat from $Z to jz.&o a Dusni. It was tentatively agreed to have the house mana"gerse report a dis agreement on the amendment and if the house again rejects It- senate leaders thoutht the senate would recede, avoiding a deadlock on the measure, f- Savings Stamp Receipts Now Total $136,000,000 WASHINGTON. April 3. Tbe war ravings campaign made a new record today with 14.120.932 recorded at the treasury for the day's receipts from stamp sales. The previous, high record was $8,049,000. The total receipts are $136,000,000. MANY AMERICANS MAY BE CALLED TO COLORS SOON President Is in Conference to Decide Extent of Mob ilization BIG OFFENSIVE PUZZLES Heavy Thrust by Allied Ar mies Declared Momentar ily Impracticable WASHINGTON. April 3." With the battle of Plcardy brought to a standstill for the time being, at least, and the Initial momentum of the German drive overcome, military observers here were plainly puzzled today by the fact that the great cen tral assault had been developed. The psychological moment of the counter stroke under tbe rules of strategy, they think Is passing; if it has not already passed, with a 'recorded movement of the allied forces to ward throwing back the exhausted foe be'ore" be has had time to' dl himself in, 'Officers here admit, frankly, how ever, that they do not know what the situation at the front is. If tfhy re port has come from Generals Wins or PVrshina- that would serve to ex plain the defensive tactics of the al lies. It Is a carefully guarded secret. Naturally nothing would be made public regarding .such advices. ' even without Secretary Raker's order of yesterday shutting down absolutely on war department announcements regarding operations In France. That order has served, however, to make officers even more , cautious about discussing the situation' informally. Allied Offensive, Kuggted. It was suggested as possible the plan of campaign, mapped out by General Foch is of far greater scope than would be Involved in an effort to burl the enemy back of his old lines. The German i defenses there, which successfully stemmed the Brit ish assault In 1916, j are still Intact and even if the allies were successful in rushing the German lines hack over (the twenty or thirty mile zone Phe has ; wrested from them, they would face those defenses when their own organization was badly demor alized by their advance and their men showing tbe wear and tear of a prolonged offensive ! , Speeding up of American troop movements to Franco is engrossing attention here now. j President Wil son held his weekly conference with the heads of the 'war-making and production branches of the govern ment todav and it is understood that ways and means for, throwing tbe full resources of the United States into the conflict tbisyyear were talked over. j Many May lie Called. Ore immediate step to that end Is known to be In contemplation. It hart to do with the calling to the colors of the 800.000 men which it already has 'been announced will be mobilized throuah the selective serv ice machinery during; the year. As surances have been given that no great withdrawals of; men from ag ricultural and industrial life would be made at one time, but the, indi cations are that a statement now be ing prepared .regarding the number of men to be called out first under that plan will show that a larger force will be mobilized this month than had been Intended before the German drive altered conditions abroad. ! ' U-BOAT SINKINGS DROP SHARPLY V- Only Six British Ships of 1600 Tons or Over Sunk Dur ing Week IXJMX1N, April 3.-r-Tnere was a sudden and marked decrease In the losses to Kr.lt Ish shipping through mine and submarine - in . the pabt veek. The admiralty 'teports that onlr six Hritlsh merchantman of lf.00 tons or over, and seven under that tonnage, were sunk in the wek eneding March 30." Five fishing vessels also were sent to the bottom. i Tbe admiralty statement contln nes: '-!. "Fifteen British merchant vesaels were unsuccessfully attacked by sub marines. L "The large vessels reported sunk include one during the week ending March 15 and the braalicr vessels re ported sunk include one during the week ending Mar&h 23. "The arrivals during the week ending March 30 were 2416 and the sailings 2379." j The losses to BrJtltb merchant men .through submarines and mines In tbe past week i are less than one- half the losses in tne previous wees when 28 merchantment were sunk sixteen of the vessels being over 1600 The admiralty, report for the pre ceding week showed the loss of sev enteen vessels, while for severa weekfr"pr1or to that the weekly loss was eighteen. LETTER OF KAISER TO CZAR FOUND Russian Cousin Is Told That Scoundrels Are Active in England Plotting Against Peace-Loving World ' N i SYMPATHY SENT OVER BRITISH FLEET'S VISIT Emperor Assures Berlin-Bagdad Plan 1$ Only for "Good of Humanity" rETROGRAIJ, .April 3. One or the letter written by Emp eror wuiiam of Germany to tbe then r.iHPeror Nicholas 0f; Russia, ad- drfsed to -My Dear Nicky" and signed "Willy" and lately made pub lic oy me uoiHnevik government, con tains fcmperor William's vfews on anarchists and a complaint that these scoundrels are allowed to live in Great Britain and there from plots against the life of anyone." Emperor William expressed in this communication his sympathy for Nicholas over an "untimely visit" by a, Btitish fleet to Russian porta. Ger man designs, in the building of the Berlin to Bagdad railway. "Willy" assured his royal cousin in Russia, "related only. to tbe .well-being of humanity." . Forget Trouble. Kays Knitter. Nicholas was advised by the Ger man emperor to endeavor- to forget the cares and troubles of state by maneuvering , his guard troops and was Invited to meet Emperor William at Swlnemunde where, be promised they would Ttry to have - a , good time." t The date of this letter Is not known but it is supposed here, to have been written some time In 1904, several years later than tbe dates of a large number of other "Dear Willy" and "Dear Nicky" letters al ready divulged by the Bolshevlkl to show their contempt for secret diplo macy. ! Tbe letter follows: "My Dear Nicky: "Many thaaks for; your sweet let ter which was handed to me by Tatlstcheff and the second one which Vladimir gave me today. I fully sym pathize with you during these terri ble times. Tbe best way to forget the cares and troubles connected with the state of affairs in tbe coun try is the method you have adopted, viz., to occupy yourself with your splendid guard, to make maneuvers with It and to tajk with it. This gives you satisfaction and also gives pleasure to the troops, who without doubt, when troublous times come, will repay you for. the care you now give to them1 and will, prove their gratitude by being a faithful, trust worthy and unconquerable weapon is the hands o! their monarch. Plotn In Kiittlnitd Alleged. "I am very glad that you. who served in the Huzza rs. are pleased with them. ' I must say that the sat? applies to myself. I also feel a weakness towards my Guard of Huz zars '"horn I at one time command ed. I reviewed them yesterday be fore the maneuvers of the Guard Cavalry division. The maneuvers went off very well, but like all. this year's reviews, finished in a heavy fall of rain. "1 quite agree with you regarding the question of anarchists. Their attemit was a cowardly and criminal act. The difficulty of fighting with this plague of humanity lies, as you rightly remark, in the fact that In many countries and especially In Great Britain. ' these scnundrels can live without hindrance and can there form plots against the life of any one. . : "1 know that the Spanish .prime minister requested Mhe Prince of Wales to express to His Majesty Ed ward VI I tbe desire of tbe spanisu nation that the British government should combine with the continental powers in order to take serious re pressive measures against this sec. "This , only proves that the steps taken by our two governments for the supervision of such persons have not been successful, because they can live in full freedom In London and there develop their designs of death. The right place for such scoundrels Is the scaffold and in some cases lunatic asylum. All the continental powers should, send a proposal to the British eovernment. asklnr It to join the International agreement for the fight against these beasts. I think that with mutual agreement and with a view to defending life and culture. It would be possible to prohibit the prodn t'ion of chemical products fpr the filling of bombs un der threat, of severe punishment. Duma In Complicating. "Tbe duura is creating a most dif flcult situation for your government and Is complicating affairs very much But we can hope that soon ways wit be found for a reasonable modus vlvendi; and that It will be possible to do positive work for the good of the country. "As I had expected, our choice fell on Izvolskt, who, I am sure, will give you satisfaction, and, being a clever man. will be able to carry on abroad (Continued on. Page 3.) OVER THE TOP IN ONE WEEK K NEW SLOGAN Liberty Loan Drive in Salem - to Be Rapid House-to-House Affair VOLUNTEERS ARE EAGER Excuses of Those Refusing to Be Written Down for Fu ture Reference "Over the top In a week" Is tbo slogan or the third liberty Joan drive In Salem. General-ln-Charge Steiner Is sanguine in his expectation that the slocan will be realized. A more carefully planned or more thoroughly manned organization has characterized no former drive in 8a lam than has been worked out by General Steiner, Manager McDanlel and their active corps of assistants. Tbe city has been laid out Into twen ty-eight districts, each eontal ning the same number of houses as nearly as possible. Similar plans are un der way for the rural precincts. , CaTfalas Are Named. Captains have been - selected as follows: 9. S. East. Robert S. Gill. Frank Davey, Dr. Morefield. J. C Perry. N. C. Kafoury. J. A. Baker, Arthur W. Lawrence, O. A. Hartman, Frank , B. Southwick, T. K. Ford. Joseph Baumgartner. John Bayne. W. C. Dyer. William McGllehriat. Jr. W. W. Moore. C. A. Elliott, Paul Johnson. Clifford Brown. R. O. Snell ing. Aucust Huckestein, Jr., Curtis Cross, W. O. Allen. F. L. Waters, uouis Lachmund. G. C. Bellinger, Oscar B. Gingrich. A few more captains are still to be chosen to cover the 'remaining districts and the rural precincts. Chnrche Help ftnnday. - Following the demonstration on Saturday the message of the third liberty loan will be delivered from every church pulpit on Sunday. Local ministers .have all received personal requests in writing; fora state head quarters which request will be aug mented, by another from .the local committee in Salem, urging them to make Sunday next "Third -Liberty Loan Sunday," and help to Impress their congregations with the great significance of dedicating their dol lars to the winning of the war. Many local ml'sters have already signi fied to members of the committee their intention of complying heartily with the request. Parad Plans Progress. Details of the big parade from 1 to 2 o'clock Saturday are progres sing splendidly. In addition to a fine showing: of the military forces, both active and honorary, which is assured both by the commander s and the governor office, lodges, schools and other bodies are lining up for the parada. Committeemen find a prevalent feel ing that to fall to be represented would be a decidedly unenviable dis tinction for any patriotic organiza tion. Motor car dealers and owners are taking action toward the ar ranging) of several floats, much to the dellabt of Manager Cooke Pat ton of the "special features" end of the protram. Hebel's Cherry bud band. Is being reassembled, especially for Satur day's occasion, and although many of the members hve been culled to various war activities, it is hoped by the manager tbat.thls musical organ ization will be able to lend real In spiration to the bjr parftde, which will be further enlivened by Salem and Cheniawa bands according, to the committee a plans. : Volunteers Respond Readily. There! has been a splendid re sponse to the committees appeals for personal Initiative and voluntary co-operation from organizations and groups generally but none, the com mittee states, can afford to make themselves conspicuous by their failure to respond on'this occasion, since "omission." in the present world emergency. Is the equivalent of "commission" in determining the lack of support for all proper efforts to strengthen the government's hands. Bright and, early. Monday morning the active house-to-house work will begin. None will be passed by. The work will be pressed with vigor-ev ery minute- until the end. Argument will not be" indulged in. Unfavora ble. responses that are insinuating or Improper will be reduced to writing with the name of the person uttering them and filed for future reference. With the energies that at present characterize every department of the work, the slogan "Over the top In a week" bids fair to find full realiza tion, i j Mr, Davies Congratulates . Mr. Lenroot on Election MILWAUKEE, i WIS.. April 3, Mr? Davie tonight sent a message to Mr. Lenroot, congratulating him on his election. The message reads: "Present returns Indicate ,your election. Please accept my personal congratulations upon this great op portunity thus afforded to you for service to our f tate and to our com mon country In these serious and momentous times." DEADLOCK Artillery Firing in Region of Montdidier Is Intense Bet Everywhere Day Passes Quietly; Hai Says "Situ ation Is Unchanged" NEW ACTION EXPECTED TO BREAK SUDDENLY Thirteen German Aircraft Downed by British Airmen ; American Air Service -Brings Praise From British PARIS. Anril iUJTh jrm AnnovnfewKtot today says: mere waa no' infantry action dnrina: th coarse of the day. Quite violent artillery fighting waa main, talnod In the region north of Mont .ll.tL 1 1 ..... n . "j " i Ti,viui7 unwrrn ifmum and, Hangand-cl-Santerre. It waa qulet-everrwhcre else. " LOXDOX, April 3 Tbe war of fice statement tonight says regard In the operation In France:' "There I no change in the sUaa tkm." ' . LONDON, April I1HUT war office pays a compliment to thn American airmen in the official statement issued, tonight on aerial operations. , . "Daring the last fortnight of in tense flghtlnaMn the air, says the sUtemenl. "the assistance rendered by the penionner of the American service attached to the Royal air -service has been invaluable. (Oi0 TU AuocUUd PrMtj r AlthouSh the fighting v activity along the entire front of the new Somme offensive remains slight, there still prevails the feelinr that battles of a large seal will begin aram soon, wun the allied troops, after the reipite of several days, strongly arrayed In battle formation and eager to test their strength against that-of tbe loe. Action to Come Qaichly. From the Somme to . the ' Olie river, along that portlqa of the hat tie line which bolsres out toward Amiens. Ailly and Breteull. the blr guns of the opposing-. sides - have opened . In duels of great propor tions, .and it apparently is not an- ' reasonable to assume that either side at any moment may take the offen sive with their Infantry in resump tion of a-battle which ranks among the greatest the world has ever seen.' . Since the beginning of the present week there' has - been no marked chan res In theallgnment of the op 7o?lng sides from Arras southward o Chauny. Tbe flrhtlnr has lacked the sanguinary character of the pre vious day. owing In part, no doubt, to the extremely bad weather condi tions. Neither the Germans nor th allies have Wn Idle, however, for Mally there has been going on a re inforcement of strategy positions, both In men and gun power for the coming engagements, upon which It is conceded much depends for the victory. . - Artillery Dneis Intense.' . In the vicinity of Lens, artillery duels of intensity have teen revived on some sectors and la Belgium at various points reciprocal shelling continues. In both these regions, however, -the infantry "has kept to the trenches, except for patrols and reconnolterlng purposes. An Amer ican sector has been heavily attack ed with gas. In the; Italian theater there still la no Indication of when the expected big battle between the Italians and the' Teutonic allies will bunt.. but da'ly there is increasing activity all along the front, . ' Comparative quiet Is report 1 from nthpr frnnfa 13 German Plane Downed. J-, LONDON, April 3 In Intensive air fighting 13 German aircraft were downed and eight sent down out of control by British airmen Tnesdiy, according to the official communi cation Issued tonight. .The British Ihemsel . Jve. jlodt ,neyan, machines. Mrh are massing. The text of the statement reads: ( "Hostile troops and transports on roads again were harrassedTTuesdty with bombs and machine gun fire; over a thousand Toombs were drop ped during the day; Rainfall Is Continuous. A night rain . fell .continually until 3 o'clock in the morning.- aftr which time four and a half tons of bombs were dropped on hostile bil lets and troops, our aUplnes retnrri- ( Continued on Page 3.) .(Continued on page 4) building at the time.