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The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the Asso ! elated Press, the greatest and most reliable press association , to the world. mm RIXTY-KIGHTII YKAU-NO. 3S SAIJvM, OUIiOX, SATHIDAY MOKM.Nt.; MAY. 4, 1018 PRICK FIVE CENTS mm 'daily EDrrion : ; " . " l t ; V' ATTEMPT AT YPRES GIVEN UP BY HUNS Tremendous Cannonade Be gun in Lys Region Fire Centered Between Given chy and Neippe Forest ZEEBRUGGE CHANNEL ' STILL REMAINS CLOSED Moves Made - in Ukraine General Foch Now Com mander in Chief r 'i "' -; ' V V (OFFICIAL SUMMARY) Bating met with a reverse In tneir operation on" the northern side of the- Flanders salient, where the French and British have stood shoul Aer to shoulder in defense, of Ypres nil the high uround which forms a4" buhlark In front of the channel ports, the Germans have, as Indicai eily the most recent reports, turned to 'the southern side of the angle In the allied lines in northern France., On Thursday night and Fri day the German artillery had seem ingly centered its fire on the line be tween Givenchy and the Nieppe for est and it may be that the enemy soon will launch an attack against thU vital section of the British line. Dispatches from the British head quarters tell of a tremendous can nonade in the Lys region, which may be taken to mean the part of the Flanders battle f ield at or near Mer ville, where the Germans mad their greatest advance after the fall, of Armentieres. , Articles appearing In German newspapers would s"em to Indicate efforts to prepare the German peo ple! for -an, announcement that there will be no Immediate attempt to take Ypres. '- -v.rC-' Avnne waiting iortne ,uernran w make the next move the allies. have not heen idle. All a,long the line their patrols have been active and at Hangard and Vtlleri-Bretonneux. before Amiens,, they have' taken taetlcal positions from the 'Teutons. JThe JrttIsh admiralty has found that tbei fihannel at Zeebrugge, in trt.it itrHlah cruisers recently were sunk' during the naval raid on the German submarine bases on tne r.plfffan roest.- is still . blocked and m III probably remain so for a consid erable time. ' German troops operating - in Ukraine have advanced Into the Donetz coal region, in the eastern part of the government of Kharkov. The presence of Germans as far east s this would seem to indicate that Teutonic domination of southern Russia and the Black sea is almost complete, ' The authority of General Foch. who was recently designated com mander in chief of the allied armies In-France has been extended to In clude the Italian front. TTMAXS IIATTERIF.S ACTIVE.- ROMK,-. Ma,y 3 An official state ment issued by the war vrf ice to day reporting military operations on the northeastern Italian front, says: "Italian reconnoitering troops routed - hostile detachments in the Senra valley and in the Alonax dis trict. There was livply artillery ac tivity In. the Tonale region, in the Lagarlna and Hrenta valleys and on ie lower Piave river. ' "Italian batteries dispersed, wom- is parties and troops in tne oce . ; valley and at Cortellazzo. Tbey also ' damaged enemy works In the Asiago ! region., ' "On tb4 whole front there was In tfnse aircraft activity. Eight hostile ' machines are reported to have been EXTEXII FOCirS AUTHprHTV. i PARISH May 3. .The military au , 'hority of General Koch as! a result of the I' Han adhesion, has boert ex . tended to ail the western fronts and . "e reneral now becomes commander -In chi,of all the allied armies In , e wejij. pays Marcel Ilutin In the Echo dc Paris. ' v ) " ' - f , , : ; 1 - ! FEW PRISOXEItS TAKEN. C BERLIN', via IXJNDON, May 3. he official statement, issqed by 'the r of fic, today, reads: : "Partial attacks, by the enemy fol Vrwed Rtrong preparatory fire south ( of Villers-Bretonneux and on the "entern bank-of Avre. We took some Prisoners in a counter-attack: t "Onihe Lorraine front lively ar f'ry activity continues. ; " In I,Tkralne our troops .marched from ! ' the ' Ekatcrinoslav-Kharkov ne into the Donetz 'reKion. We oc- . "Wed. Tagcnrog. on the Sea of AZOV," , 'A ERJUX'.TItOIS ADVANCE . uAitL, . Switzerland. May. 3 'erman. troops, in Ukraine, with a ae on the Hne between Ekaterino !'a and Kharkov, have advanced in 'Jw rerion of the Donetz river coal im . accordingto a dispatch CehrM here.. r - '. ' .The Donetz river roal region r- ls ( ; (Continued on page 6.) JUNIORS HOSTS OVER WEEK-END Willamette University Campus Scene of Annual May Festival Varsity Team Winners of Baseball Game Opening the annual Junior Weekt end and May Day festival on Willam ette university campus a 'cafeteria lunch was served to about 500 high school Seniors and students of the local college. This Is-a much larger number of guests than are CTnar ily present at the festival and more are expected today from Chemawa to root for their baseball team.f An elaborate program consist! ng'of the dsual May day ceremonies, two baseball games; band concert, tug of war, freshman green cap stunt and Junior prom will occupy this morning and afternoon. Mis Blanche Baker, as queen of May, will preside. Walk Is itedicatcd. The principal woik.on the campus accomplishedVesterday was the mow ing of the entire lawn. At noon a cement wallClhe gift of the Greater Willamette club was dedicated. Arlie C. Walker made the presentation ad dress and Dr. B. L. Steeves.- chair man of the board of trustees respond ed. 'At 1:30. the lunch was served by the university women from. long tables placed In front of Waller hall while the Chemawa Indian school band, composed of 26 boys ranging in age from H to 16 years, under the direction of I. S. Loos, furnished music. Eight university girls led by Miss Ina Moore, took part in an at tractive Indian club drill. Varsity T-.'am Win. Classes at the Salem high school were dismissed for the afternoon in order that the cadets might give a military drill on the campus. This was one of the featuies of the early afternoon and directly proceeded, the baseball game between the ' alumni and varsity teams, which resulted in a 6 to 2 victory for the regular team. Excitment was ad,ded to the contest when Coach Matthews played every Willamette man out of position. J. C. Alberts did some nice sliding for! Finnish Papers Want Monarchy Brought Back LONDOX, May 3.- Finnish news papers are calling for the establish ment of a monarchy in Finland, ac cording to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch - from Copenhagen. The Svensk Tidende, the organ of -the peasant party, openly advocates that a German prince be appointed king. OPINION PENDS IN LN. S. CASE BEFORE COURT Presentation of Arguments on v Petition for Dissolution of ' Injunction Ends OLD SUITS CITED G. W. Lehmann Appears for Associated Press Unfair Competition Charged WASHINGTON. May 3. Present ation of arguments on the petition of the International News Service the Hearst' service 'for ? dissolution of injunctions restraining that organi zation from pirating Associated Press news was completed today In the su preme court. ,; The case was taken under'advisement and no indication was given as. to when an opinion would be rendered. , , . In presenting the Associated Press side of the case. G. W. Lehman of St. Louis, urged the court to sustain the lower court "in enjoining the Hearst service from taKing i-iori- ated Press dispatches f romi bulletin boards and early editions of news papers receivingthe Associated Press service. He -contended mere is a property right In news and that if that principle were overturned, chaos would result, making impossible the establishment of a responsible sys tem of gathering news. Says New I ITopny. The case Mr. Lehman added, tfso involves the question of unfair com- noHinn and the riEht to tra-ric in noN whirh one organizanuu . ua . i . t . : obtained at great expense and "by some one who nas paia nonuus for it-" He charged the' petitioner iith niratical and I unlawful prac tices, and declared that If news -comes to the publc from tainted sources and by tainted means. -the news Itself will not escape contam ination." . Senator Johnson of California, in making the concluding argument tdt the Hearst 'sendee, argued that th -very principles to which the Associ ated Press objects in this suit, the gathering of nrs by one organjxa- , wn common since "time immVmoriar 'and that both servicenJ have beeguilty of gamc prac tic Hd paid particular attention to th. : r tK rase, declaring !Fgdl . .7 V ;Vnnortv rlishts in. news has been p for consideration before thfi courts in a number of Itt stances. - I , i Old Cases inuKin . - He cited the so-caiiea i nouu (Continued on Page 3.) the alumnfVhile Procto land Adams made up a well balanced battery .-The lineup of the two teams was as fol lows: Varsity Olson, c;Rarey, p; Spelss- Wapito, lb; McKittrick. 2b; Medler- Storye, ss; Brewster-Hickman, 3b; Da vies. If; Dimick, cf; Hlckman- Waltz, rf. Alumni Earl Proctor, c; Wallace Adams, p; Professor Dardin, lb; I'rofessor Hancock, 2b; A. N. Moo res ss; Max Gehler, 3b; Joe Albert, If; Professor -Matthews, cfDr. Byrd, rf. Professor Lbson acted as umpire. May 1 'oh t pone Tournament. This morning the student body turned out for the May morning breakfast which is to be followed by the coed tennis tournament with the Unlveifsity of Oregon. .Miss Mary Finley, one of the players has been ill and there is a possibility on this account of the games being called off..- U The Chemawa band will be back and thec f leshmaa boys will be out to perform their ceremony of parting with the green headgear-they have worn since last fall. The nature of this stunt is still clothed in mystery At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the sophs and fresh will endeavor to duck, each other in the mill race when they join hands for the J.ug-o-war. ThiOollows the double header base ball program. The first game at l:3ttwill be between Salem and Eu gene high schools' and the second between the varsity and Chemawa. Will Crown May Queen. Salem hish played one other game this season, losing to Chemawa. This Is the first with a high 'school and opens the season. The Junior prom will be the clos ing event and is to take place on the campus, which'will be illuminated ( Continued n Pago 3.) NORWAY SIGNS TRADE TREATY First Contract of Kind Be tween America and North European Neutrals WASHINGTON, May 3. Signing of a general-commercial agreement between the United tSates and Nor way, the first agreement of the kind to Le entered into by America with one of the North European, neutrals, was announced tonight by the war trade board. Under -the agreement Norway is assured of supplies to cover her es timated needs so far as they can be furnished without detriment to the war needs of the United States and its associates, and Norwary on her part agrees to permit unhampered export to America , and its allies of all Norwegian products not needed for home consumption- ' ' . It Is provided that none of the sup plies Imported - from the United States arHs associates or forwarded with the aid of American bunker .coal shall go directly or Indirectly to the central powers or be used to replace commodities exported to those -roua-tries. This applies to anything pro duced by any-auxiliaries to produc tion obtained under the agreement - The agreement was ' signed by Vance C. McCormlfk, chairman of the war trade Jioard and tr. Fritz joff Nansen, the famous explorer on special mission to his couotty from Norway. ! : TREATMENTG1VEN SLAVS RESENTED Inhabitants of Territory Oc cupied by Germany Put Up Fight MOSCOW, Thursday. . April 25. via viaHlvnstock. April 26. Ger roany's barbarous treatment of the inhabitants of occupied territories nntint reauisitioning of food t nrnvokine rreat resentment. the Kiev district the inhabitants re sisted the Germans for three days with machine guns and rifles and were subdued by the use of armored in th government of Minsk the norm an s seized able-bodied persons in the street and are sending them to r.pnnanv.' Those trying to escape nro shot. Th DTih9n; of prisoners with r.omiiinv will soon begin. A special commiBsion charged with this work has arrived here with Count von .-uir-harh. the new German ambassador to uticsia There are three million RusKiana in German-hands, while -I.- (Win 000 Germans are held in Iluesia The first to bo exchanged will' be women, boys under 16 and men more than 50. and invalids. These will be followed by the military prisoners o . ,1 m s-.r i r rr r 40.000 weekly at ten different points LEW1STOX WINS MEET. MOSCOW, Idaho. May 3. The Tjwiston hieh school won the annual intprsrltnlastic track meen . at the University of Idaho today, with 59 points. . ...., - ; , . . Ui S. AVIATOR FALLS INSIDE TEDTONUNES Five American Pilots Patrol- mg Over Enemy Trenches l P p n ail I Lngage ,m rUriOUS iSattle U r r i. A!- uuuwcut ui i cci ui nu CHARLES CHAPMAN I PLUNGES TO EARTH German"PIanes Chased Back to Hangars- Dodging Yan kee Bullets WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, .May 3: In a desperate air'fight over the American lines northwest of Toul today, Charles W. Chapman. Jr.r of Waterloo. , Iowa, and a. German pilot with whom he was fighting, plunged to earth inside the German lines, bojth their ma chines wrapped in flames.' Five American pilots, in fast pur suit; nrachines, wre patrolling -over the American lines, when , they en countered a Ckrman formation of an equal number- of airplanes and promptly attacked. 7 Iloth Machinei in Flames. - Chapman singled out one" of the enemy, single seaters and they moved off.' bathing desperately. Suddenly both the machines were !seen to burst in flames and almost at the same time, plunged to the earth be hind the German lines. The four remaining American pilots- chased the iother enemy ma chines back over their territory, hut all of them escaped. The -four American -machine returned safely. JHen In Urn Watch. It was shortly after 9 o'clock this morning when the American patrol ling machines left the ground one after another. They circled about above the hanrarf until they got into a V shape formation.; Then, with theroar of motors, they hit for the lines. They had patrolled the section once and were starting on a second tour, when sparkling specks were seen in' the sky far away with in the German linea. The. Ameri- can airmen turned quickly, but kept their formation. The men- In the front lines watched the two forma tions and saw the German group continue on Its course and the Atner lean planes starting out ,to head them off. The American pilots soon rec ognlzed the other formation was Ger man and .went up higher, but enemy did not seem to see them until the Americans were : almost overhead. ' Suddenly the American formation took a dive toward Cie Germans, who swung about sharply- Then the ma chine guns came into action and the battle was on, while watchers on tne ground wers unable to tell which was which as all ten mechlnes darted in and out up and down and turned and banked. ! Rattle I Cuntinncri., The one. German machine left the formation, and another which was Chapman followed, his gun Fpittins bullets.' The German banked and Chapman did likewise, while both were pouring lead into each other Two bursts of flames were seen and the machines went spinning down. long tails of fire and smoke stream ing out behind them. , Chapman s companions continued the battle with the Germans, each engaging one of the enemyj The Germans, however, soon lost, all stomach for the fighting and one aft cr anoi.ner xurnea ana ilea nume- ward, diving, spinning and zig - zaR - ling to escape the American bullets The Americans returned home sad dened over the loss of their comrade. the first of their number to return aTter flatting his boehe. Chapman was very popular and was regarded as an excellent pilot. i PEACE OFFENSIVE IS ANTICIPATED . . .. - ; British Minister of Blockade Thinks Germany Will Try New Tack LONDON", May 3. In the personal opinion of Lord Robert Cecil. min ister .of blockade,-the failure of Ger many's "knockout offensive" tSU the western front will result In big peace offensive, directed mainly against Great Britain and possibly made In an attractive form,; but which will not afford.any ternu the allies can look at.. . i In this opinion, made in a state ment to the Associated -Press. Lord Robert expressed the further belief that the new peace offensive would be largely for German consumption, because theTlrs of Germany knw If they have to rely on their own re sources they cannot noid out mucn longer." - '"'!' 16,741 VOTERS ARE REGISTERED Figures for All Parties Are Compiled at Office of County Clerk County .Clerk Boyer has Just com- ?.,eted th.e jpp"!10"?!"!.1?; that there has been very little change a'iring me past year, ai ine nm nf the special election in June. 1917, the county showed a total reglstra i.,nn n, 1finf whiiA.ihi. vMr the toUl is 16.741. This would seem to Indicate an increase in the vote,ihe coming prim aries. but the probabilities .re that with the drawing off pf a small army of young men to military service and to the manufacturing centers the vote will show a, slight falling off from the record of last year. Seereeatinr by -parties and sex. the tabulation shows the vote divid ed as follows: Democrat men. 2133, women. 1520. -T ReDublican men. 7011: women. Progressive men. 19; women 16 Prohibition men, 196;, women 3315. ' 1 Socialist men. 213; women, xtu.ollanpous men. 2j6: women is',' ' The latter figures represent a class of voters who can not deciae wnere ihev want to cast fheir ballot, or who h a va motives of their own in not aligning themselves with any politi cal nrrnnixatton. Another factor that must he considered is the fact that there are a number of -voters in. every county who register in one party and vote in another. It is not likely that the Non-ParUsan league .will cnt verey mucn ligure m va Uamnalim this vear. ' i . ' Tho iin-iin of candidates is such that the vote will be further swayed frbm registration records. MINERS ROBBED OF GOLD BULLION Tyra Masked Men Steal $6000 of-Precious'uetal Near Grants Pass -A n RANTS PASS. Or.. May 3. Two masked robbers bound and gaggea Robert Tkswell and his son. Robert Roswell. Jr.. at their home, .forty- five miles from here. Tnursaay '" ".V,.. 'X. bullion which they had Juat melted down, according- to word wnicn me two miners brought to Holland, tne nearest settlement, early today, sheriff's oosse left for the scene Accord! n a to the Bos wens, iney had lust finished melting down their tbepann,nS of e past week when the robbers appearea. ratner ma, wb were tied to trees by the robbers. who then took three gold bars worth about $2000 each and left on horse back. I After several hours the younger Ttoswell managed to free himself: He then cut his father's bonds snd the two started on foot through the night for Holland to report their loss. Sheriff George C Lewis, who headed the posse sent to the scene. reported tonight that there was no clue. The Boswells offered $300 for the apprehension of the robbers and $1000 for the return of the bullion. The Doswell mine is said to be one of the richest in southern Ore gon, and the two. owners operate it alone. SILVERTON HAS NEW COMPANY . swr mr . 1 1 Dalem UlllCefS VlSlt Uty ailQ Enroll 108 Members in Oregon Militia . The city of Silverton has Just swung into line with a fine contin gent , of the Oregon Militia, which will be designated as Company H of the Salem battalion. Yesterday an automobile party composed of Major Woolpert, Captains Hall and Wilson; Sergeants Hemsley and Pierce, sold Corporals Holcomb and , Mangis, drove over to Silverton on a recruit ing mission for the state organisa tion. A meeting of citixens was Cittt- ed together and brief speeches were made, by Major Woolpert and other members of the party, outlining the duties and the needs of the Oregon Milftla. The Salem party was grati fled with the fine spirit manifested In the meeting and with tne ready response on the part of the Silverton men. A company of 108 members was enrolled during their stay In the city, with promise of further addi tions. It is very probable that the company will be enlisted to Its fall quota. The following officers werelbv Charles R. Page of the shipping elected Captain.; Ernest M. Smith; First Lieutenant, Ilebcr T. Allen; Second Lieutenant-, IL McCall. The company is to be mustered in next Wednesday evening. May 8. with a' group of the Salem companies on the ground. ' ; Unfortunately Silverton has no suitable building for their use, and it is hoped tht immediate steps will be taken to provide the company with an armory similar to those construct ed 1ft other vaUey, towns, MRS. WOODRUFF BADLY INJURED " 1 1 " Woman 87 Tears Old Falls From Trestle and Lies Help less Two Hours Two men. walking on the Oregon Electric railroad trestle west of South Commercial street late yesterday af ternoon' heard groans under the trestle, directly back of the W. P. llabcock .residence. 631 South Com mercial' street and upon going to the place found Mrs'. Sarah J. Woodruff. ho apparently naa iauen wniu walking on the trestle. Mrs. Wood ruff is. 8 7years old. She was taken to the Willamette sanatarium, suffer ing with a broken arm and serious cuts and bruises. She probably fell twenty-five feet. Mrs. Woodrnff makes her v home with her daughter. Mrs. W. P. Dab- cock and often walks about the prem Ises of the Rabcock residence. Mrs. Woodruff had been cone from the house about three hours when found. She had never before walked on dhe trestle but last night at the hospital. said that it was the trestle she fell from. She was taken to the Rabock home by the men who found her. Only her son-in-law. William P.Babcock. was at home during the afternoon When Mrs. Rabcock returned home she had her mother taken to the hos pital. It Is thought that Mrs. Wood ruff fell soon after, starting on her walk. She retained consciousness and mentioned that she had been helpless for some "hours under the trestle. J. Make Efforts to Clear Channel at Zeebrugge LONDON. May 3. Latest reports show that the Germans are display ing great activity in endeavoring to repair the damage at Zeebrngge, the German submarine base on the Bel gian coast, done by the British naval raid. The channel still remains blocked and it is thought likely it will remain so. for a considerable l iA. fmm h tmrt lht th I entrance Is occupied by two sunken . . . .. i concrete vessels, the position of the 1 T'Ka.I tilili la a t)ij 1 i uvi n i.l edre crease the difficulties . or areaging and prevent the haibor from being cleared up. ' SEAMEN'S LABOR PROBLEMS ARE SMOOTHED OUT Plans Laid - for Recruiting Crews Wages Are No Longer Question MEETING IS SUCCESS Eight Suggestions Made by Conferees Finish Work ; Today WASHINGTON. May 3. Ship owners ana representatives oi sea men's unions got together on many vital ouetions today with' the re sult that .Andrew Furuseth, presl dent. of the International Seamen's union, declared that as nearly har monious conditions as 'possible had been obtained on the -eve- of the tre mendous expansion of the American merchant marine.- Wage differences have been Ironed out and plans laid ror" recruiting men to operate tne new ships. ' 1 The only problem toward the so lution of which no progress has been made is theT-ontroversy between the unions and the Lake Carriers assoc iation. Chinese XYrvcn Discussed. Chinese crews in Pacific boats oc cupied much of the afternoon discus sion. Mr." Fufuseth charged tney were used because they were cheap. Captain John H. RInder of the Pacif ic Mall line, replied that his company referred them to " Americans who had been displaced on some boats only because they misbehaved ena failed to give service. He denied that opium rooms and gambling among the Chinese were allowed The most Important result of the conference, which will conclude to morrow, nas ocen to reier io me shipping board for decision the wage controversy on the Atlantic ' coast. where union men desire the higher Tacific scale. In addition, import ant steps were taken to overcome the shortage of seamen by formulating suggestions which were referred for action to a committee of five, beaded I board, and including Franklin u. Moonev and A. r . Iieonie or tne American Steamship association; Mr. Furuseth and A. W. Parker of the bureau of immigration. The suggestions follows: VJffer Kiirht Succetion. The seamen's act has not been. and Is not now being enforced espec ially with, reference to the "watch (Continued on Page 3.) BAKER SAYS N0GALL FOR OREGON m Three States Exempted ' b May Draft Because of Large Numbers Sentr-D e p ar t ment Abandons Old Pkn CONGRESS ASKED FOR LARGE APPROPRIATION Country Will Call Ecaixgh Men to iIake Victory ' ' 'Certain : WASHINGTON,- May 8, Simul taneously witji the announcement to day that234.000 men from 45 states had been called to join, the colors in May. Secretary Baker ... indicated the scope of the government's plans for Increasing its fighting strength, by staling that congress had. been asked to appropriate approximately $15,000,000,000 for the army for the next fiscal year. That amount is exclusive of funds provided In tha f ortifications . bill, which not only covers - coast, of defenses but as a rule provides the bulk of heavy field ordnance. - 1 " Last year the army estimates ag gregated six billion and six hundred, millions,. to pay for 'a force. of 1,-, 500-.000 men which, already has been exceeded. . '. " ' , Movement Begins May 23." t The call for a quarter of a xallUoa men during May goes to all states miuiuum, vicv ' Wch with the District of. Co- lnmhia tlrcidv have nBnlled si large a part of their quotas that it was decided not to Include them this time. The movement in most states will begin May 25 and will be. tem ple ted in five" days. "jr'.t .- By this order the war department abandons the plan of assembling men in even "monthly increments of ap proximately "100,000. .The call for 1S0.000 in April and 223.000 this month will bring out In two months ' half of the -number , originally' con templated for the year. Officials ." made it clear that it is now the pur- . pose to mobilize all the men tot whom equipment and training facil ities can be provided. Avoids Specific Figures. ' "Let us avoid specific figures." Secretary Baker again said today. They imply limits. There is &. limit. We will call out enough men to make victory certain. We will call them as rapidly as they can be train ed and sent forward. .V .-.. In preparation for this tremendous increase in the army the house mill-, tary commute was told today that every existing cantonment In tno ' country will be enlarged and every national guard camp utilised to Its full capacity.. It is regarded as prob able that soma new cantonments may be built. Ground already has been obtained In the .vicinity of several cantonments for expansion. M ill . Alter Allotment. The May draft allotments - were ' made on the population basis hereto fore used by subsequent distribution of quotas will be much altered whea.r the number of men furnished by any. state is computed from the number, in Class 1. - The men called out this month. . ill be mobilized generally at the cantonments to which men from. the.. same states have previously been sent. Some of the camps will have been converted Into replacement di visions, and the new mem will be re distributed in accordance with, their - qualifications. , Create Xew Divisions. . Under the Increased army plan -a v great number of new divisions may, be created. With, authority new asked for unlimited power to create - fighting units, some of the men of the May draft may be assigned to these new organizations.. It Is regarded as likely, however" that. tbe 'April and May drafts wlll be used largely to fill Up divisions at home while the seasoned personr nel from those divisions is sent over seas. ' Deport Workmen Refusing To Make LongrRange Cera LONDON, May 3.A dispatch to the exchange - Telegraph company from Amsterdam from a frontier cor. respondent asserts that the Germans are constructing, long range guns of' the type used in the bombardment of Paris, at Seralng, five miles south--west of Liege, in Belgium, and that that they have requisitioned the Cockerill works for the purpose. .- The . dispatch says . that all the workmen In the factory have refused to work and, will, be deported this, month. . ' THE: WEATHEIJ f Falrt except probably rain west portion; moderate southerly winds.