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LULL COMES
IN CONFLICT
ACROSS SEAS
Bad Weather Probably Ac-
fnnrttt (nr Ctttntiti fP,c' ror the Ogon Military police.
tOUnif IOr Cessation 01 returned yesterday from a trip to
rignting on r landers and
French Battlefields
BOTH SIDES MAY BE
AWAITING MORE MEN
DSpatch Tells I of Moving
Italian Troops to Positions
on West Front
OFFICIAL SUMMARY'
Ovef the battlefields of France and
Flanders, where terf iflc struggles
late been waged almost without in
termlwlon since March 21, there has
come what appears to be a lull.
Official reports tell little of actual
conditions. They say that the sltoa-
flon. Is unchanged, which may Indi
cate that both sidesl are exhausted
by (heir exertions In the engagements
tbtt have been fought or that they
are busy bringing up artillery and
freih troops to renew the struggle.
Correspondents at the front tell of
miserable weather cold and rain
and sleet to their already known bad
condition of the low lands which are
virtually quagmires through which
the men and materials can be moved
only with difficulty, ,
Country I ManhjT '
The opposing armies have been
fighting in a flat, marshy country
since April 9 and this ground dif
ficult enough under normal condi
tions, has been made still more neat
ly Impassable by rains and the temp-
eat of high explosive shells that has
blatsted roads and fields.
It appears, however, that the Her
mans have toot repeated their thrust
along the line running north of lie-
inune. wnere tncy met with a sang
uinary repulse Wednesday and
Thursday. They employed about
75,000 men alone a line variously
reported to. be from six to ten miles
In length, but gained little or no
ground. La Bassee canal front la
(till in British hands and bridges
flung across it by theTeutons have
been, swept away by the artillery
lire. ' ,
. Wow ot Followed l
The blow .aimod by the French M
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iiuu ur
IRISH POSITION
TO BE ISSUED
Lcrd; Mayor lof Dublin Will
Present Document Per
; sonajlprin Wilson
CONFERENCE IS HELD
' v -i- - r':: "r ....
Ccsservation of Food Consid
ered in .yiew of Possible '
.v tievelopniehts"
DCHL1N, Ireland. April IS. After
engthy conference today at the
Mansion house, treresentatlves ot
the Nationalists, Sinn Feiners,
O'Urlenltes' and Laborltes decided to
prepare for presentation to the
i world a detailed statement of Ire
case against the compulsory
B'HlJary. service imposed by the Hrlt
Ish government. '
The lord mayor of Dublin has been
Mm to co to Washington and pre
Jft the statement personally to
' PrenUleat Wilson.
Local cmervatlon of food sup
also Was under consideration
U view of possible developments.
The conference advised the people to
pfuse to assist In any proceeding? to
'Militate the enforcement of con
niption and then adjourned until
Tuesday, r "
The wltMrawal of th Irish" party
inm the Kiigllsh parliament will bo
(Mmtcd t a meeting or the Natlon
'lt members of parliament 'here at
n"" faturday. .
The trades union congress alv
HI iiictt on Satitrdav to consider
lt'ution and a ' proposal that
n'kers lay down their tools one day
week to enable them to sign
fnvrnant against conwrlptlon.
' iuo Opl()HlLH HOMi: IUXK.
W.MJOS, April ; 19 Sir Kdward
-rwn. the Lister leader, has sent
' following message to the Uelfast
"""pipers:
,n flr duty U to support our
ni iwj'iers at the front and to
7,2 ny "" rule bill which at
vis m Olsregard I'lster In her
' 'uon in the United Kingdom and
OTATWTOMT
OFFICERS GO
TO PORTLAND
. : i
Captain Hull and Lieutenant
Snyder Leave With Five
I Men Today
Captain Q. J. Hull, who ha. been
in charge of the local recruiting of
ugene, where he spent a day br two
in the Interest of the organization.
He found a very ready response to
his appeal from among theusinvus
and professional men of that city.
where, in spite of the fact that the
population has been "bled white" by
the arnlyi drafts, there Is the spirit
of patriotic enthusiasm.
Captain Hull had no trouble
In enlisting fifteen men for the po
lice service In the first half day,
and might have secured double the
number !n time. The rfuota from
western Oregon is fifty-six and more
than half that number has already
been enrolled. Fifteen men have
gone to Portland for assignment
during the -past week, and another
gnjup of five leaves today.
Those who have been assigned to
duty In Portland and vicinity have
expressed themselves as pleased with
the work, their quarters rind the
way In which they are treated. As is
well known the duty of the military
police Is the guarding of . shipyards.
bridges, factories, warehouses and
other buildings In any way connected
with government necessities. The
work is continually Increasing in Its
scope as the government broadens
its jurisdiction over Industrial ac
tivities. Captain Hull and Lieutenant Sny
der leave this morning for Portland,
where they will be located Indefin
itely. In view of his departure lhe
Hoy Scouts of the city held an in
formal farewell, meeting at the First
Christian church for Captain Hull.
and at the same time discussed" with
him the future of the organization
in Salem as well as - the arrange
ments for their liberty bond cam
paign which Is to open today.
Big Shipbuilding Plant
Seized by Government
FENSACOLA, Fla.. April 10 The
plant of the Lutz Shipping conpr
here seized today by A. Mitchell
i lumer, enemy auen property eus'o
dian and director for the concern
c. J-.UIZ, neau or company
v iciernta at t J t o;tetltorpe, Ga
Foreign Minister Motono
Will Tender Resignation
i 1UKIO, April 19. According to
Mchl Mchl, Count Ichiro Motono,
Japanese foreign minister, has an
noun ted his intention to tender his
resignation. Ill health Is given as
the reason for his decision.
4- .
Safety Commission Halts
at F lal
negotiations IOr tlgnl
ST. PAU; April 19.- Final ne
gotiations to bring Jess Willard and
Fred Fulton to St. Paul to decide
the heavyweight 4 championship on
July 4, were sharply halted this a,f
ternoon. An official Intimation from
the state safety commission that the
bout would not be pei-mitted if public
opinion opposed it was the reason.
Colonel J. C. Miller, it Is under
stood, may, not take any further
move until after a meeting of the
safety commission next Tuesday, to
consider the matter of permitting the
right. ..
Torpedo Boats Bombard
' Coast Towns in Flanders
AMSTERDAM. April 19. -German
forpedo craft bombarded the coa'U
between Dunkirk and Nieuport be
hind the allied lines in Flanders yes
terday morning says an official state
ment from Berlin today.
PERSHING LAUDS
U. S. ENGINEERS
Troops With British Army Do
Valuable Work in Check
ing German Advance
1 WASHINGTON, April Gener
al Pershing's report of the , gallant
conduct of American engineer trops
with' the Hrltliih fifth army In help
ing check the German advanc t In the
early 1 1 y of the great offensive
reached the war department late to
day and was made public by Secre
tary Baker.
"It will make splendid reading for
Americans," said the KecrM4y.
American losses In the period
from Mtreh 21 l" ApHI 3. durlnf
which the engineers, consolidated
and held a u Insect or of the British
lines acalnst repeated issaulU were
given as two officers killed aifl
three wounded, twenty iri'-n kill 1
and fifty-two wounded and forty
five' missins. It Is believed by th
British authorities that all of thorn;
reported missing were not captured
but that many were separated from
their command and are now with
other Uritlsb. organizations.
BIG WAVE OF
OPTIMISM IS
Counter-Offensive bv General
rocn rreaicted as Method
of Opening Road to Vic
tory MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
W1L1 BE, EXPEDITED
Baker Confers With Wilson
and Lord Reading Regard
ing U. S. Army .
WASHINGTON'. April 19 Kvenis
on the western battle front are shap
ing themselves, ofricers hero believ
ed. not only for defeat of the German
drive, but ar a counter-offensive by
(enerai Koch's armies that may opin
trie road to an allied
tory. '
military Vtc-i'
.... . I
A wave of optimism swept today
over not only American officials, but
the military men of tho allied mis
sions In Washington. Some of them
think It will be some days yet befori
General Koch can complete bis troops
dispositions for a great thrust at tho
enemy, but others look for word that
he has struck at any time.
The newt from the battle front-
was distinctly cheering. The British
lines In th hard-stricken Flanders
front are holding firmly. French re
inforcement had arrived there, mak
ing practically certain that the Ger
man drive toward tho channe) ports
from that direction has been do
feated.
Will Hurry Trop.
At the same time, official an
nouncement came from Rome that
Italian troops were already pourlnx
Into France to share In the crucial
struggle there. This added to lhe
optimism, for It means that the fteht
Ing men or France, Italy. Great Bri
tain. America. Belgium, Portugal and
the Russian units are being massed
under one leader for a mighty blow
when the time comes.
There were many Indications to
day of Increasing pressure toward
getting American troops overseas In
time to share full in the battles this
stimmer upon which may rest th
final issue.
Secretary Baker conferred for sev
eral hours with President Wilson,
the regular cabinet meeting being
cancelled to clear the way for the
conference which had to do with
both immediate and future steps for
accelerating American participation
la the struggle.
At nis orrice laie Air. nastr ws
n conference with !ord Reading.
lirtiisn amoassacmr. i no "jrv .
their conversation concerned expe
diting the movement of American
trooDS to the treater of war.
As to plans for expediting war
preparations on this side, Mr. Baker
would make no comment.
Ford May He Appointed.
The report has been current for
many days that WMlllam C. Potter,
now in charge of signal corps pro
duction, will be elevated to a higher
and more authoritative post with
similar duties. It was rumored to
day, too, that Henry Ford might be
selected to handle airplane produc
tion much In the way that Charles
M. Schwab has been placed in charge
of shipbuilding.
From reports of the. battle pro
gress, officers pointed to the appear
ance of Fsrnch reinforcements in the
northern sector of the Flanders lln ;
as indicating more than a defensive
inratmro. The tTOODS mUSt tlSVO
faced hard days of marching to reach
their post, but It was said that had
tho movement been only 70 back up
the Hritish lines. It wonldhave been
raire logical and quicker for the.n
tfp have gone Into the Muth, reliev
ing British divisions to rnpport thelr
comrades In Flanders.
Mother Chops Children
to Death in St Louis
HT. IX)ITIS, Mo.. April U. Mrs.
Kate Skaggs tonight chopped to
death her two children. Ie. years
of age .and Mary. 4 years of ag.
Fhe then stuffed cotton in the throats
of her two other children. Cora, nine
months old, and Anna Mary.. 3 years
rid, and hacked them, seriously in
juring, both. After attacking thj
children she wrote a rote blamlnt
her husband. Perry Skaggs. She win
taken to the observation ward of the
city hospital.
British on South Front
Make Successful Raid
i, . . .
v IiOMK 'Anril Hritish troops
operating on the Italian fnnt made
a successrui rant yesieruay in m
Aslago basin where they Inflicted
heavy losses on the Austrian and
took twenty-two prisoners, sajfs to
day' war offiro report. The artillery
firo along the whole front has been
only desultory.
FELT I EAST
Boreas Visits South;
Snow Falls in Texas;
Rain Over Wheat Belt
1 KANSAS C
Winter to
vUlt Intn !
CITY, Mo., April 19.
loday paid a belated
visit into 'the southwest and
t
spread snow and falling temp
eratures front Missouri an.d
Kansas Into Texas. It also
bi ought, however, generous
rainfall over the Kansas wheat
belt.
At Dalhart. Texas, It was re
torted that snow was falling
throughout that section and had
extended" northward Into Okla
homaA Fruit growers of that
portion of Texas and Okla
homa are said to fear consider
able damage will be done to
fruit trees.
Ilaln or snow was renorted
generally In Kansas. The heav- I
lest fall was reported from Sa-
lina west to the Colorado line, j
-4.
Successful Dynamite Shot
Is Described by Engineer
A remarkabrjr-suc.eesBful 'dynamite
shot on the Ruthton hill project of
the Columbia River highway was
witnessed by R. A. Klein, assistant
highway engineer, when he visited
that project Thursday. Four tons
of powder were exploded In the shot,
dislodging 8000 cutdc yards of solid
A , ..II . .. 1
" uv luyruus utvi irvert a nun-
areo ieei nign.
On, highway work between Hood
River and Cascade locks the commis
sion Is now employing 175 men and
fifteen teams and has five steam
shovels at work. The men are work
ing ten hours a day. The minimum
wage is 4.50 a day.
Hanging Collinsville
Interrupted by Police
" COLLINS VI U.K. Okla.. April 19.
Henry Rheimer .suspected of disloy
alty, was hanged by a crowd of. fifty
men here tonight, but after he had
swung until he had become semi-unconscious
the police persuaded tho
wouldj-be executioners to -ut, him
down -on the prqmlse that he would
be glev na trial by the county coun
cil of defense tomorrow morning.'
Senator Smith Succeeds
Newlands on Committee
WASHINGTON. Apll 19.-Senn-tor
Smith of South' Carolina, was
t.'M-ted chairman today of the Jojnt
congressional commltioe lnveti-;c-lng
the general railroad situitfoa
with a view of determining the ad
visibility of permanent1 fcoretun.ent
ownership. He succeeds the late
Senator Newlands of Nevada.
LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAIGN, HALF
OVER TONIGHT
Pledges Must Speed Up in Re-
. maining Two Weeks If
Mark Is to Be Passed
WILSON RIDES IN TANK
Big War Machine Used to Ad
vertise Drive Taken Through
White House Grounds
WASHINGTON. April !!. Tlie
third liberty loan campaign will be
helf over tomorrow, and Indications
re that hair of the $3.000.00O.ft)0
minimum total will be subscribed.
This 'record, although better than
that of the first or second loans,
does not satisfy treasury officials
entirely, because they 'actually are
aiming at a $r.00.n00.000 loun with
20.0(M.ooo sHbscrlbers.
Pledges will have to roll In much
faster In the remaining two weeks
than in the past, to pans the higher
mark.
Tho total reported tonight n
hcnd(tiarters hr whh $1.204. 714,
250, an addition of SI 14, 310
within the last day, covering sub
scriptions received at banks together
with the initial per cent payment
up to the close of business last
night. '
President Wilson participated In
an Impromptir liberty loan demon
rtratlon today In a Biitls.1t battle
tank, riding through the White
House grounds in the great machine.
He burned his handiseverely on an
exhaust pl)e while trying to climb
out on top In Hie presence of a great
throng at the front gates.
The president appeared to enjoy
h experience, desplto a bleeding
and seared palm. The Injured hand
was tiandaged tonignt ana it was
said the wound was painful hut not
serious.
Thousands had followed the slow
creeping talk up Pennsylvania ave
nue had bought bonds from solicit
ors mounted on Its roof, and waited
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DANIELS SAYS
THIS IS HUN?'
LAST
West Front Successes Only
'Temporary Final Decis
ions Rests With Outcome of
Present Campaign
SECRETARY SPEAKS AT
HARVARD RADIO SCHOOL
Predicts Germans Themselves
Will Eventually Rebel
Against Prussianism
.
IJOSTON, April 10. The "tempo
rary successes." of the Germans on
tho; western front mark their, last
desperate stroke and whethe It sue
ceeds or falls does no,t mean a ftnal
triumph for Germany, Secretary of
the Navy Daniels told the thousands
of youn men who greeted him at the
Harvard radio school today.
The great school at Ifarvard unl
versify to tum out o hundreds of
skilled radio operators for the navy
was only one of the scores of places
visited by the secretary in this city's
celebration of the battle of Concord
and Lexington. "For half a century
the military despots of Germany
have been developing their plot." he
said. They have sent their spies Into
every land and planted their out
posts In the utmost parts of the
eartn. iiy a generation or propa
ganda, they had poisoned the minds
of their countrymen and Instilled
them with the Idea that the Germans
were destined to Inherit the eath and
trhat do other peoples hac any rights
a German must need respect or re
gard.
Vudcrhanil Methods Used.
"At the same time Germany was
sending her scientists to America.
she also sen her skulking spies. De-
hind protestations of friendliness', we
now know that Germany waa plotting
the exploitation of other nations. Her
educators were teaching the doc
trines that Justified atrocities. Her
scientists were concocting poison gas.
Her statesman were studying the
weakness of her neighbors, consplr
Ing to seize their territory.
"While other nations were pursu
Ing the paths of peace she had forg
ed the mightiest military machine
the world has ever seen. Can1 we
wonder that, when the karser decided
'the day' had come, he expected
speedy victory? Out even those who
fathomed the purpose of the Pru
sians could hardly have brought
themselves to believe that any civl
lized nation would have descended
to the depths ef brutality that mark
ed the passage of the Huns across
Belgium and into France.
Urmaiit Will Waken.
"The flames that burned Lou vain
blazed up from the fires ot hate that
have been kindled In the German
herat. But that fire will never be
allowed to consume the eatlh. The
German people themselves will not
forever be misled; Uhey will not for
ever allow themselves to be used as
"cannon fodder' to serve theselflsh
ambitions of their rulers. They
must, in time, revolt against their
masters. .Must we not believe they
will 'some day turn to the light of
liberty?
"The might of militarism may pre
vail for a time, but right and hu
manity must triumph In the end. The
forces of the allies suffered not
few reverses. But these temporary
successes, no matter how great they
may be, do not mean that the enemy
ill win In the end. It Is his last
desperate stroke. He must strike
now, beforo America can throw her
full strength Into the fray or he can
not win at all. All Germany knows
that It is the supreme effort. Bu
whether It succeeds or falls. It does
not -mean a final triumph for Ger
minr, for America and the nations
allletfjwlth her will never lay down
theiriarms until this menace to the
worldus removed.
Wcretary View Parade. j
"Frlghtfulness cannot affright ui
defeat here or there can but strenu
then our determination, and on this
historic anniversary we dedicate our
selvers anew all that we have and
are to the sacred cause. And'we
will fight on."
The secretary view a parad of
men from the national army, laval
reserves, radio school battalion! and
state guards. At the navy yard he
Inspected new plants and sampled
the men's food. At the quarters of
tho reservists he met six seamen
from the American . dcstioter Jacob
Jones, whim was torpedoed Decern
ber . He shook hands with each
man, and, although be day was crowd
ed. devoted several mjnatcs to con
vernations with Ihem.
I X
1 ;
Rejected Lover Shoots
. Rival in Woman's Home
ST. LOl'IS. April 19. Clarenre
Rogers, 19 years old. was shot and
killed In the home of Mis. Mamie
Satchet. a widow, this afternoon by
John Wellard. 21 years old. Both
were courting Mrs, Satchet and she
had rejected Wellard a few days ago.
SALEM SOLDIER
"DRAWS BLOOD"
rank Rosebraugh Does His
Part in Quelling Strike
of Prisoners
An adventure with German pris
oners Is described In a letter written
by Frank Rosebraueh. headquarters
company. 162nd United Statea In-
faatry. France, to his mother, wno
Ur in Salem. Hosetrraugh had his
part In quelling a strike of the Ger-
mnas and says It was Jhe first time
he ever hurt anyone or 'drew blood."
His letter follows:
"The weather Is great getting
qolte warm. I will tell yon of an ex
perience we had here recently. We
had trouble with the prisoners.! One
day they began to get quite rough
with the boxes they were handling
In one of the hatches of a ship. They
also refused to pay attention to the
guard so he threatened to shoot.
They began to swear and kid htm.
but It happened he could savy their
lingo and made good his threat, but
didn't kill the man. -Well. It sure
spread around among them and they
went on a strike. I was at the bar
racks at 'the time and we were all
called out. When we got there they
were all massed out on the docks
and refused to work. There are only
about thirty of us on this duty -but
we sure nvade some scattering with
bayonets and clubs. That was the
first time I ever hurt any one or
drew blood' with a weapon, but we
had to, for the Fritz are some stub
born. We got them In the notion of
working all right with the exception
of six or seven, that are 'up for re-
palrs.' ' .
"When they finish work and go
to the prison they are In charge of
the French, and so at-noon they re
fused to come back. They marcned
them Into a fort out on, the blaff
and llned'them In a solid formation.
trained a few machine , gnns and
some three-lncn field artillery on
them and gave orders to stand for
fifteen minutes attention and ten
minutes at ease. A soldier can't sit
dowa at ease. This was to be. re
peated as long as necessary without
water or eats. At the end of twenty-
four hours they said they -would
work on anything but United 8tatea
ships, but It took two days and two
nights to get them to come . back.
Y6u see they hate to help 'win the
war' and they batd an American.
"Yesterday I got the red tin box.
It had been rewrapped bnt waa In
good condition and I believe was all
there. At first I could not imagine
who It was from. It had a note in
It to 'drop a line,' signed Granny
and Dutch. But when I found your
writing I knew. The note was from
the roall clerk In Bordean who are
friends of mine. It was a dandy, and
think you. Thousands ot miles
from . home but still getting stuff!
That la pretty good. I claim, f
"I have had no word from Com
pany M or Harold. The Montana de
tachment that was here was relieved
by a Wisconsin bunch who are good
fellows. We may be changed soon
and I may find Harold again. Here Is
hoping so. Ton were told 'all we
drink is wine. It Un't. we have
coffee -with meals an I can drink
this water and it tastes O. K.
"The sox are not hit too big or
coarse. A fellow .cnangea some
about his choice of wearing apparel
in the army. ' We will have some is
sue sox for this summer that are
lighter. We havea't seen our horses
since . the statea and won't till we
get in training camp. No, it was not
that explosion tkat hurt me. It was
amomnla gas n my lungs. I am
well and healthy as I ever waa and
ami feeling fine. Have a good appe
tite and get geod chow."
Car Ferries Caught in
Ice Floes at Rochester
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. April 19.
The Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts
burg ear ferry Ontario No. 1, bound
for (he port nf Rochester late today
was- caught fast In the floe of let
which has Imprisoned Its slstr ship,
the Ontario 'So. 2 since yesterday.
The ships have only two days' pro
visions on board and are In danger
of being crushed by the ice.
SENATOR'S BODY
IS AT ST. LOUIS
. ;
Procession Meets Coffin Con
taining Remains of Wil
liam J. Stone
8T. IHTIS, April 1.-The train
bearing the body of Renator William
J. Htone, who died Sunday la Wash
ington, reached St. Ixmls tonight and
waa met by a regiment of home
guards. 100 uniformed mail carriers.
75 policemen and a civil escort of
about 100 Mlssourlans, A crowd of
2000 persons was at the station.
The body came In a private car
used by President Wilson. In the ear,
were Mrs. Ftone. the widow; Judge
Klmbrouxh Stone, the Senator's son1
Miss Mabel Htone, daughter; Mrs.
John W. Parkinson of St. Joseph.
Mo., and a niece. Miss Margaret Win
ston. The senate committer, headed by
Senator Reed, and the house com
mittee, headed by Speaker Clark,
were taken to the St. Louis club for
dinner. . ,
INFANTRY HAS
HEAVY LOSSI
FROM BATES
Gerpans Still Resting ; ca
Arms After Bitter Defeat b
Great Drive. Alonj:. North
ern Front Thursday
MACHINE GUNNERS HOW
DOWN ADVANCING LINES
New High Water Mark ht In-'
tensity of Firing Is Set In .'
Bombardment at Givcnch
fJJjf The Aitociattd Iffti '
JTTH THE BRITISH ARMY Itf
FRANCE. 'April 19. Along ' the
northern battje front at1 noon today
the Gennana were still resting on
thffr arms, arter the bitter defeat
which they -suffered yesterday la
their great drive. Up to that hoar
they had not recovered aufflcienMr
to make any further threats in this
line and. they; wer cashing- the n.
organization of the badly bammertl
forces:- ,
Each successive 'report gives fur
ther confirmation of the terrific los
cs sustained by the assaulting in
fantry during yesterday's aangulaary,
struggle. , Between Glvenchy,. all.
Festubert the ground tbla mornta?
was strewn with German dead nnd at
many other points on the long- front
of action auccessler . rasnaltien .w re.
Inflicted by the British artillery and;
machine gun tire which mowed, tie.
unhappy; storm troops la conntlcM
numbers. -. .
The British machine gunnert waif,
ed with their weapon la many ea ,
until the enemy waa fifty yarda away.
r. , . bhnts True. to Mark. ,..
There 'was- no chance of . mlssin. .
these point-blank' shot. . Time aol.
again" the enemy Use wavered and'
fell back and where they succeeded
In getting in close quarters thty left
heavy trail of dead and dying be- .
higd, . ., ., . . ' : . . '
The . British trench' inorUra alAo ,
eld great execution, throwing thair'
high explosives Into dense enemy
ranks at close range.
The German Artillery bombard
ment -about Glvenchy. and from La
Bassee northward along the canil' '
yesterday. morning perhaps set a new.-
(Continued on .Page, I.),
GOLD VEATIM r
ON WEST FROM
Great Attack Launched' Yes-
terdajr. Proves Complete
Failure After 5 Hours'
4 J V .
ENEMY 1 ftS'SES, HEAVY
Figures on , Previous Battles
Show German Companies'
Were Wiped OuV
.OTTAWA, OnC. April lT-"The
bitterly cold ; weather and' sleet
squalls probably ate profoundly dis
tressing to the Germans, for wbotu
yesterday was another had day. says
a dispatch' -received hers tonlgQt
from . the .Renter . correspondent t
British headquarters In France. The
great attack launched at t:J0 o'clock
In the forenoon between Glvenchy '
and Robecq. after five hours of In
tense bombardment. was a complete
failure. Between Avelett bridge nnd
FUei du Vlnagage the enemy was re
pulsed with, calamitous' losses', leav
ing some hundreds of prisoners in
our hands.' . .. . ., .
"This morning there were signs .
of enemy activity axalmt the high4
ground to the north snd notihett
of Glvenchy, bnt possibly this, was
only sn aftermath of the mxln.al
tack which was repulsed. . The sites'.
Hon of the Germans Is anything Wit.
pleasant.
"South of U Bassee caniVtKe
night -was. oulet. Thar , was soms
heavy shelling st St. Kmelle and In
the area northwest of Arras, but iU
fantry movement followed.
( "Vy ; dashlng'lltttt .operation our
line, in .the neighborhood of Rles da
Vlnagage has been', restored. Indi
cations are not lacking that the Ger
mans will continue their main effort
to push northerly between Meterea
snd Wyischaete.. . ... . ... t . -!
"They probably succeeded In get
ting' across .Comminesi cabal , soui
heavy artillery In the region of
Houtbolst. doubtless intendlsg to en-
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