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KALKM. OltFJOy. TUESDAY MORXIXO. APRIL ttfl. 1918 . y- - j riUCE FIVE CEXT8
I
HOPESEENIN
PROSPECT IF
HUNS GO ON
Allies Will Have Lines of
Communication Shortened,
Whereas Germans Must
Transport Supplies Further
RETIREMENT IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT ONCE
' Americans Now Partially Lo
catedActivity in War Cir
cles in Washington
. WASHINGTON 4 April 29. (Of
fensive) The battle for possession
of fhe ruins of Ypres Js regarded by
, officials here conversant with reports
from American observers in France
as only an Incident of the German
drive. They do not foresee, it was
learned tonight, any extensive retire
ment of the British" lines in this re
gion, even If the enemy pains this
shattered village standing at teh apex
. of fhe salient In the allied lines in
Flanders. V.. S !f.
- Ypres is important because of the
high ground about. But if it Is lost,
it - Is believed here every Inch of
ground behind It will be as biterly
contested by the British and. French
.jr- troops as has each step forward the
enemy has made for the last ten days.
Even the whole Ypres salient, officers
here think, has no strategic value,
which Justified the assumption that
its loss might force a general retreat
over a wide front.
Progress Is Slow.
Should the rata of advance they
have made for the last two weeks be
, maintained by the Germans, It Is es
timated that it would take weeks for
them to reach-positions which Seri
ously threate:jed,the allied, hold on
the channel ports. Meanwhile, the
strain of continuous offensive oper
ations will Increase steadily upon the
German forces while It decreases cor
respondingly on; the allies, with
shortened communication lines to
maintain. . ,
For this reason many observers
here believe the present situation
with the Germans steadily poundtnj;
and the allies striking back wherever
opportunity offers,! may continue for
some time." j , -
Inofficial reports from .France
have Indicated three weeks. as the
time that must elapse before the al
lies could regain the initiative. So
4 fir as known, however, there Is noth
ing of an official nature to indicate
what General Focb, supreme com
mander, looks forward to In this re
gard. . Li -j; "
Announcement Welcome.
Official announcement that Amr
' lean troops are in the trenches in the
Amiens region was welcomed by of
ficials here. .
: ! The only statement as to the
'ground occupied by- the American
forces Is that it Is east of Amiens,
Since, unofficial dispatches describe
the sector as not directly involved In
the present fighting at Hangard and
VHIere-Brelonneux,' however, it is as-
timed that the newcomers have been
placed somewher along ih line tot ,he'
southeast of Hangard, toward Noyoi.
If so, officers here believe that the
r. American units may share In the ulti
mate triumph of the allied armies
directly. ; as it Is from this flank of
the-Picard battlefield that It har.
always been anticipated any great
xounter-movement would be launch-
The Increased arnfy program, ne-
; fessltated by the German drive. It is
learned, probably will be laid before
congress-by Secretary Baker within
the next few days. The whole ques
tion of available equipment, qnarters
and transport tonnage has been re
viewed recently in preparation for
vjbmittlng these figures..
There are some indications that
worts will be made to add a million
en to the army at the earliest pos
'ble time, implementing the million
"and ahalf already with the solors
"Uhe 4,00.000 previously scheduled
to be mobilized this year.
This; would necessitate providing
ow funds .for a force of more than
'.000,000. "
Lcb
Shortage HandicaDS k
or
Road Work in Polk County
DALLA8. April 2 3 (Special to
V", Statesman) On account of the
nortage of labor in polk county a
'"f6 niount of the road work plan-
jriv. the poIk countyNrcurt will
JfoUbly , go undone r this season.
tit?1? ,,H,oner8 Beckett and Manston
uilMt weck "itn bounty Judge
?'B,tr,cV amI trie(1 10 dp vise ways
la ejeans of overcoming the short
or B,P but were not as succesa
a hev had hoped to be. The
IuUrt Present Is up against a scar-
i.or- alW together with men and
tt,i .,arD1r 8X6 unwilling to take
jaeir teams from the fields to work
imM!011 18 doubtful If any great
, J n of work can be done outside
VL Vat "n be handiel .,th tne ma.
enn. k rccntly. pur based by the
'"uuiy, , , . .
PRUNE CROP TO
BREAK RECORD
Lachinund Predicts That Val
ley Will Produce 50,000,
000 Pounds
Louis Lachmund, who has been
keeping closely in touch with the
fruit situation, is among the most
optimistic over the prospects for the
coming season. He is of the opinion
that the crop of 1918 with continued
good weather will be double that of
last year, and thinks that If the pres
ent favorable conditions continue
here will be not less than 50.000,000
pounds of prunes in the Willamette
valley.. An increased acreage is com
ing into bearing this year. And they
are bound to bring a good price.
Speaking of fruit conditions in
general.vMr. Xaehmund believes he
is the only man in this part of the
valley who will have a full crop of
peaches this year, as so far as he
knows he is the only man who made
use of the smudge pots which are so
generally used In the frost regions of
Southern Oregon. He has fifteen
acres of the fruit that escaped the
frost and says the buds are wtell set.
" CASUALTY LIST.
OTTAWA, Ont., April 29. The
following names of Americans ap
pear In tonight's casualty list: .
. Wounded: Lieutenant A. C. Kcm
mls. San Point, Idaho; H. Dobson,
Turner. Mont.
SMITH COLLEGE
GIRLS DISPLAY
MUCH HEROISM
American Women in France in
Conspicuous Roles When ,?
Germans Advance
REFUGEES ARE FED
Heavy firing Fails, to Fright
en Groups Which Cared
for Soldiers
SOMEWHERE IX F It A N C E,
Thursday, April 23. V.y Courier to
Paris, April 29. American college
girls played conspicuous roles and
displayed extreme bravery under
heavy fire during the recent German
advance. Nineteen of them now are
quartered In a certain French town
well to the south, but are still "car
rying on."
'The ffrls are members of a unit
from Smith college who some time
ago were sent by the alumnae to en
gage In the work of rehabilitation
in the Somme district. They served
there until early in the year, when
they were taken over by the Red
cross.
On March 20, at Creyconrt. the
battle, had progressed so far that
the windows Itegan to rattle with the
thunder of the oncominj guns. Th
next day the civilians evacuated the
place, and the girls were transported,
one party to Veflaines and another
to Esmery-Hallon. They took milk
and food for old refugees and chil
dren. They were everywhere and
there Is many .a French family that
will never forget them.
That night they were warned to
leave quickly, but as they were go
ingv a number of Rrltishw,ho had
been two days . without food, came
Into the town, so the girls Stopped
another tjenty-four hours and fed
all that came.' Finally, they arrived
at Montdidier, by way of Itoyc,
which was; being-facuatefl.
They srt.up'a temporary children's
hospital in a Montdidier hotel. In
stalled a stove In the courtyard,
cooking for and serving every hun
gry' ref seeand soldier who passed.
At the end of the second day the
unit was again forced to move, but
meanwhHe the Red Cross asked for
some helpers for Amiens. All wanted
to go, but only five were chosen.
During their first night In Amiens,
the town was repeatedly bombed by
the Germans. The American girls
spent half the time In the cellars
and the other half helping the peo
ple; They were often forced to leave
work and jump for safety.
The. following- day conditions be
came so ld, that they were forced
to leave, and eventually they reached
this town, afterbelping the refugees
streaming alon$ the way. They Im
mediately orfered their services to
the French authorities to help feed
the wounded nassing through. The
girls scoured the town and obtained
stoves, cookirtg utensil land food
for some of which they had to walk
far Into the country. Within a few
hours they were feeding hundreds
of wounded on every through train
and worked in three shifts under the
leadership of Mrs. Barrett Andrews
of New York. Today while waiting
further developments the girls visit
ed English-sneaking wounded In the
hospitals, giving' them cigarettes,
writing letters, etc.
Although they have worked hard
and been In great danger many
times, all declared, tbey enjoyed
Hhemselves" and would begin oyer
again, tomorrow. If necessary.
WILSON PICKS
DIRECTORS OF
.CORPORATION
Nominates Four Men to Han
dle War Finance Sanction
of Senate Necessary to
Make Appointments Final
LOANS MAY BE MADE
' WITHIN FEW WEEKS
W. P. G. Harding, Allen B.
Forbes, Eugene Meyer, Jr.
and A. McLean Named
WASHINGTON, Aprif 29. The
first step in the organization of the
$50.000,00 government war fi
nance corporation, the biggest insti
tution. of the kind ever created, was
taken today when President Wilson
nominated four directors who with
Secretary McAdoo will conduct the
wrk of aiding. in financing essential
war enterprises.
A"s son as the directors are con
firmed, by the senate, they will es
tablish the corporation on a operat
ing basis, and indications are that
it will be ready to make loans within
two or three week. A number of
informal applications for advances
are already on file.
Seven on Committee, x
At' the same time, the president
nominated seven members of the new
capital issues committee, wheh will
replace the federal reserve , board's
capital Issues committee, in exercis
ing a voluntary regulation of securi
ties issue" of more than $100,000.
The finance corporation directors
nominated by the president are:
i W.' P. G. Harding, governor of the
federal reserve board: Allen B.
Forbes. New York, private banker
and securities dealer, member of the
presen t capital Issues committee's
advisory ub-committee; Eugene
Meyer. Jr., New York banker and
business man, member of the nation
al war savines committee, and con
nected with the war industries board,
and Angus W. McLean, banker and
lawyer of Wilmington, N. C.
Men All Well Known.
Members cf the1 new capital Is
sues committee were named as
follows:
Charles S. Hamlin, member of the
federal reserve board, former assist
ant secretary of the treasury; John
Skelton Williams, comptroller of the
currency and director of finance and
purchases of the railroad adminis
tration; Frederick A. Delano, mem
ber of the federal reserve board;
Henrv C. Flower, Kansas City bank
er; Frederick H. Gofr. .Cleveland
banker; James It. Brown, banker of
Jhoutsville. Ky.. and John S. Drum,
The "organization of the Jbig cor
poration, with a half billion dollars
capital, furnished by the government
and with authority to Issue $3,000.
000,000 bonds. Is considered the
most important development' in the
financial history of the country
since formation of the fediral re
serve board a few years ago. It will
establish virtually a pool of the na
tion's investment resources, to be
drawn upon to maintain war Indus
tries and businesses.
Dallas Citizens Are Oat
To Tell Boys Goodbye
DALLAS, April 2S (Special to
The Statesman Dallas turned out
In full force Saturday afternoon to
bid the drafted men from Polk coun
ty farewell upon their departure for
('amp Lewis. A procession headed by
the Dallas band and composed of the
G. A. R.. Boy Scouts and other pa
triotic citizens on foot and in auto
mobiles marched from the court
house to the depot where the men
took the 2 o'clock train for Portland.
Every business house in the city was
closed from 1:30 until 2 o'clock In
honor of the departing soldiers.
Those who left Saturday were Ben
Pollan. C. B. Grund, Dale M-Gottfried,
William H. Tice. Edwin E. Su
ver, William L. Kinion. George H.
Otte, Fred CBarnum, Clarence Mer
rick. Ixta Lee Scott, Archie E. Pol
lock. Martin Hartless. Harlin V. Pow
ell, Pete Pappas. Charles G. Davis,
Roscoe A. Talbott, Henry Heckart,
and Gustar BluhnL
Pappas, who Is a native of Greece
has been employed by the Willam
ette Valley Lumber company. In this
city for years and was one of the
most enthusiastic men of the entire
draft and' expressed his desire to be
sent- Immediately across the Atlantic
to fight the Huns. Hartless Is the
first Indian of the county to be call
ed In the draft. m
Samuel Gompen Stricken
M at Montreal Meeting
MONTEAL. April 29. Samuel
Gompers. president of .the American
Federation of Labor, was taken sua
denly ill while addressing a mass
meeting of labor representatives hero
tonight.'
: -A w -
ENEMY ALIENS
TO GET RELIEF
Swiss and Swedish Legations
Will Assist Needy Ones
Interned
WASHINGTON, April 29. With
the approval and co-operation of the
American government, the legations
of Switzerland and Sweden, repre
senting respectively German and
Austro-Hungarlan Interests, have un
dertaken to direct relief work among
indigent enemy" aliens throughout
the United States. Relief will be ex
tended to needy families of interned
aliens direct from the legation funds
while to law-abiding enemy aliens,
who have suffered on account of
their status, a national committee
of Americans is to be organized to
co-operate with the legations and
their consular officers.
Secretary Lansing announced the
arrangement today in this state
ment: "In the Interests of safety and
welfare of this country it has been
found necessary from time to time
to restrict the movements and fields
or employment of enemy aliens. In
some Gases these restrictions have
worked hardships on enemy aliens
who In all respects have shown
themselves friendly to the United
States but, who, owing to-the acci
dent of birth and war conditions,
have been unable to change their
status as such and have of, necessity
become objects of charity. Likewise
the families of those enemy aliens
whom the government deems jt ad
visable to intern are often deprived
or their means of livelihood and
they also become dependent on the
charity of others. '
Government to Co-operate.
"In order to ineet fhis condition
the legation of Switzerland and the
legation of Sweden, In charge, re
spectively, of Germaa and Austro-
Hungarlan interests : in the United
States have, with the approval and
co-operation of this government un
dertaken to systematize and super
vise all the . relief that may be given
to needy enemy aliens, wherever and
however situated throughout, the
country. In the case of the interned
enemy aliens and their families the
legations have agreed to supply all
the relief from their own funds, lim
iting such relief to what is found
after careful investigation to be the
essential minimum.
"The case of the law-abiding en
emy aliens has . presented a more
complex problem. This it is pro
posed to meet by the formation; of a
national committee." composed of
American citizens, which, la co-operation
with; the legations of Switzer
land and Sweden and the consuls
under their Jurisdiction, will inves
tigate all cases of distress ' among
this class and control the collection
and distribution of all funds that
may be subscribed for the purpose
of their relief. It will, of .course,
have local committees workingunder
it wherever the need, of suctfom
mlttees Is felt, and will render ac
counts of its activities to the proper
authorities.
"I feel confident that the intelli
gent and controlled relief of enemy
aliens in distress, in accordance with
the proposed method, is a humanitar
ian measure in accord with the spirit
In which we have undertaken to car
ry out this war."
FRENCH HEROES
AND VETERANS
WILL AID LOAN
Americans and Members of
Blue Devil" Corps Arrive
in America
GIVEN BIG WELCOME
New York Has Informal Par
ade in Honor 6f
Poilus '
NEW YORK. April 29. On hun
dred and five heroos of the French
army, members of the famous Chas
seurs Alpins corps, nicknamed "UHe
Devils" wh oarrlved today, and the
fifty veterans of General Persshlng's
army who came yesterday from over
seas gave New Yorkers a series of
thrills today.
Patriotic fervor reached a hih
pitch when General Pershing's, sol
dier's, many of them wearing" the
French war cross awarded for brav
ery, marched up Broadwar from the
Battery to the city hall, where they
we'e formally received by Mavor
Dylan. After the ceremony, they
scattered throughout the city to aid
In the liberty bond campaign. The
arrival of the Frenchmen was en
tirely unexpected. They also came
to heln the liberty loan campaign. !
Tliron I Jne Broadway.
Although thero had been 'no for
mal announcement of a parade by
the Americans, a great throng lined
lower Broadway. Led hf a detacS-
(Continued on page 6.)
FRENCH WAR
CROSS GIVEN
122 YANKEES
Men Who Bore Brunt of Ger
man Attack- in Apremont
Forest on April 12 Receive
Medals
ALL SOLDIERS SONS
OF MASSACHUSETTS
Ceremony Held Close to Front
Line JGaps in Ranks for
1 Killed and Wounded
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. " April 28. The French
army today paid a historic tribute
to the'nited States when 122 sol
dier sons of Massachusetts! were dec
orated with the war cross for
bravery displayed in recent fighting.
The ceremony which was held on a
picturesque field a short distance
from the front line trichea was one
of the most inpresyjive jn which
American soldiers have participated.
One hundred nd seventeen -m?n
from the 104th (Massachusetts) reg
iment, who bore the brunt of the
German attack in the Apremont for
est' on April 12 received medals, as
did five men of another regiment
vrho had participated In the earlier
fighting around Soissons.
Here and there in "the line of
heroes were spaces representing
Americans who were killed or
wounded seriously.
IUIn Clears Off.
It had been raining in the fore
noon but the sun broke tbro'ugh the
grayish clouds when the 104th reg
iment was also decorated as a nnU.
passed ia review before American
and French generals.
Bands played "The Star Spangled
Banner" and "The Marseillaise"
while the American and French flags
waved protrdly and deHantly within
sound of the roar of fterman guns.
The French general in conferring
the ' decorations, said of . Jhe regi
ment: . f
"It showed the greatest audacity
and a fine spirit of sacrifice. Sub
jected to very violent bombardments
and attacks by large German forces
It succeeded In checking the danger
ous advance and took at the point
of a bayonet in a most vigorous way
prisoners and some demolished
trenches from which it had fall?n
back at the first assault.'
National Anthem Played.
"Some Americans attached to the
other units-were greatly moved when
the band played the national anthem.
They saw the bright new flag and
realized what their comrades had
been through to merit the honors.
The general commanding the Amer
ican forces shook hands with and
spoke words of encouragement to
each of the men decorated, saying
It was the-' proudest moment of his
life to be the commander of men wh
had done 'such great honor to the
country. '
Some of the heroic deeds for
which members of the American ex
peditionary forces were i decorated
with the cross of war on Sunday are
translated from the French citation
as follows:
Chaplain Honored.
"Chaplain John B. Dea Valles
With -extrao.linarj- heroism and ex
ceptional devotion tq,duty under un
interrupted fire and at the constant
risk of his life he did not cease to
tender aid to the wounded and he
encouraged to renewed efforts the
men who were weakened in hard
fighting."
Chaplain Walton. S. Dnaker At
the time of' the attack particularly
noteworthy was the devniedness and
spirit of sacrifice with which he at
tended the sick and wounded and be
stowed the last sad rite to the dead.
Facing the enemy from April 2 to
April 14, particularly on AprH 10,
12 and 13, be remained In the front
line trenches encouraging the men
during the clash."
HohU Enemy at Bay. v
"Private Joseph J. Cannon With
exceptional courage and devoted nesa
on April 12, volunteering to accom
pany a comrade to an advanced post
during the attack, he held the enemy
In check with a machine gun, and
prevented the advance until his 'com
rade. Corporal Russell A. Hoyt, was
killed and he himself seriously
wounded." '
"Sergeant John B. Bourgoles -With
calmness. Judgment and brav
ery, on April 12. he held his post
after the commander had been killed
and repulsed , the enemy by organis
ing and leading a counter-attack on
the advanced trenches.''
"Sergeant John T. Courtney
Wlkh calmness, courage and spirit of
sacrifice, on April 10, he volunteered
to cross thejs-helled area to carry a
wounded comrade-niore thanfllty
metrrs under !a 'violent Tjambard
ment." '
Men Slake Sacrifices.
Trivate Edward F. Fltzgerald-r-With
calmness, ronrage and spirit of
sacrifice, on April 10, under a violent
bombardment, he rescued a comrade
buried bv shell fire and stood to his
(Continued on Tagc 3.)
SENATE PASSES
OVERMAN BILL
All Amendments Limiting
President's Authority Are
Rejected
. WASHINGTON. April 29. Re
jecting all amendments designed to
limit the president's authority tha
senate late today passed the Over
man bill with its general grant of
power for the president to co-ordinate
and reorganize the government
departments.
The vote on the measure, which
now goes to the house, was 63 to 13,
many senators who opposed the ad
ministration in the long fight over
proposed amendments joining the
majority when the test came on fin
al passage. .
Only one Democrat. eSnator Reed
of Missouri, voted against the bill.
The Republicans voting negatively
werhe Senators Brandegee, Commins,
Dillingham, France. Gallinger, Hard
ing. Johnson of California; ' Knox,
Sherman, Sterling and Sutherland.
SPEECH BRINGS
FORTH SHOWER
OF LOAN MONEY
Baker Collects $19,221,609
Inside of Forty Minutes
at Lunch
TELLS TALES OF FRONT
Duty of United States Is Out
linedFinanciers, and
Merchants Respond
BALTIMORE. April 29. Secre
tary of War Newtoa D. Baker, la an
address to financiers,merchants and
manufacturers at a luncheon glveri
In his honor at the Emerson hotel
today so stirred the representative
men of Baltimore by his recital of
deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice
as seen and heard by him during his
visit to the battle fgront in Franca
and tlaly that la forty minutes sub
scriptions poured in to the extent of
119.221.600. - :
' In his address Mr. Baker said:
'It is of the highest importance
thai we in America should have a
full realization of conditions on the"
allies' front. Despite tha participa
tion of Frenchmen in the war that
nation has kept pace, to a large ex
tent, with the demands of the war.
To the British fell tha defense of the
French porta. Certain ports were
assigned us. In addition to dredg
ing, building of great do cks, ware
house, we have supplied troops as
rapidly as possible. One of the ob
jects of my going to France was to
prevent, as far as I could the break
ing down of our machinery. We have
built 600 miles of railroad and 126
miles of switches1 We have built
warehouses, which If a continuous
building, would be 25 Omlles long.
"I pause for a minute to pay a
tribtue to General Pershing. He is
not only a roost capable and efficient
soldier, but he. too. Is a gentleman
of the highest type.- He hat organ
ized throughout France schools of
Instruction for onr officers. He hs
laid the foundation for the victory
which must surely come to the allies.
We all look forward with confidence
to that victory. Our preparations In
France are as complete as human
enterprise and Industry can iake
them. Our work in France is a mon
ument to American ingenuity.
"We must throw all side issues
aside. In England and Italy, where
the war is not so near at home as la
France, there is a disposition to make
much over the small things.
"The war Is riot about a hill or a
line, or a sector. The ' line may
break, but Germany will sot win.
Turk Suspected of Being
German Agent Kills Sell j
SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. P. A.
Caran. a Syrian Turk, said by the
federal authorities to have been a
German In route to spread propagan
da In Mexico died late yesterday In a
leap over a cliff tn Angel island. It
became known, today, when be tried
to escape from a guard at the Im
migration detention station there.
Caran was taken from a trans
pacific steamship Monday on his ar
rival from the Orient. Ills traveling
companion, Latif. Lecayf, is held at
Angel island. Both had Mexican
passpoTs.
X. P. Wililey Successor
1 o Late Senator atone
ST. LOUIS. Apflt. 29. Xenophen
P. Wllfley. member of the St. Louis
board of election commissioners and
.prominent Democrat at Missouri to-
maul was ifaueicn vj vju -i uui
Gardner the seat In the United States
senate, vacated recently by tha death
of Senator W. J. Stone. Wllfley an
nounced he would accept the appoint
tnent and left for Jefferson City to
YPRES AGAIN
OBJECTIVE OF
HON ASSAULTS
Allied Lines Stand Like Gran-'
ite Wall on Three Sides of
Ruined City Utmost Ef
forts of Germans Fruitless.
SHELLING-CONTINUES
OVER WIDE TERRITORY
Little Fighting in Somme Sec
tor Virtual Ultimatum
A Presented to Russia
Official Bramary. T .
Germany's armies are hurling
themselves against a granite wall on
the three sides of the mined city of
Tpres. After fighting of the most
terrific nature, the -British and
French lines are still Intact and the
enemy has lost terribly in his repeat
ed assaults against the lines where
the allies stand at bay.
The objective of the fighting that
now is going oa Is the capture of .
Ypres. where since 1914 the British
have held their positions.
The present battle opened with
bombardment of the- British aad
French lines from Meter en to Voor
mezeele, a distance of twelve miles.
Then came reports of a spread of the
fighting around the carve la the
llneMn front of Tprea until the Bel
gian armies, north of the city, were
Involved. Field Marshal Hairs of
ficial report, anxiously awaited,
brought the news that the utmost ef
forts of the Germans had been frcJN
less all along the line. The field .
marshal's statement said that the
Teutons had paid a grett price and
had gained virtually nothing.
No Immediate Withdrawal.
The battle still continues along tha .
frost, but there Is little Indlc&Uoa
that an Immediate withdrawal from
Ypres Is contemplated by the allies,
at least not until they hare exacted
from the enemy a great sacrifice of -human
Uvea.
The only point at which the Oer-'
mans made any galas was oa the '
hilly section of the front back: T .
Kemmei hill, where the French are
standing. At some points the enemy '
was able to occupy portions of the
line but from the greater part ot
these they were driven out by. the
French who re-established their de
fenses. Frontal attacks on Tpres wonll
seem to indicate that-there la little
confidence in the German general
staff that the Tpres positions can
be outflanked from the sooth.
j-Expect Another Attack. :
. When the struggle was going on
before Ypres. the British positions .
from La Bassee to Houtholst wood
and from Lens to VImy were defjged
with shells but so far there baa 'been -no
Infantry fighting reported from
that part of the front An attack
on this salient In the German lines
Is expected soon, however, for It
stands as a constant menace to a far
ther advance by the enemy.
Along the front In the Somme see
tor, part of. which is being held by
Americans, there has been little fight- ,
Ing of note. Further sooth there have
been only patrol encounters.
Germany has presented a virtual ,
ultimatum to Russia, demanding that
able-bodied German prisoners of war
be sent home at once, proposing la
return that only sick and lncapacl-,,
tated Russians held In German Camps
shell he turned over in exchange. If
the Russian government does sot bow
to the demand, Germany has threat
ened to take Petrograd. A commit
tee of one hundred and fifteen Ger
mans has been appointed to go to
the' Russian capital to present the
demand. .
A British ship, carrying T. M. C. '
A. camp workers has been torpedoed,
bot all the passengers and all the ;
crew except three men were landed,
safely. . ;
German 1rmr Heavy.
l)NDON. April 29. Powerful at
tacks by the Germans against the
French and British positions between
Meteren and Zelllebeke today were .
repulsed', the Germans losing heavily,,
according to the report from Field -Marshal
Halg tonight. -
The British lino held absolutely,
but at various points the Germans ,
gained a foothold In the French po
sitions, only to be driven oHit later;
from the greater part of this terri
tory. The Belgians also repulsed heavy
attacks. Inflicting severe casualties on
the enemy. -
. Fight Kntlre Day. .
WITH THE BRITISH ARM IN. ,
FRANCE. April 29. This has been
one of the biterest days of flfhting
that the Flanders battle around has
seen since the present offensive be
gan. Since early morning Yea AT
nim has been flinging great numbers
or German troops against the allied
lines between Zlllebeke Lake and
Balllenl. with the hills east of Mont .
Kemmei as his ultimate objective. At
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THE WFJLTHEn.
Tuesday, probably fair, cooler ex
cept near the coast; gentle westerly
wind. , , .
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