PREPAREDNESS
WORLD’S DOINGS GERMANS IN ON MASS VERDUN ATTACK FRONT MOWED BANDITS ON WAY TO SENATE VOTE BILL ON IS PROMISED
APRIL 18 GERMAN DESPAIRS
OE EAVOR IN U. S.
OL CURRtNT WEEK
JOIN PANCHO VILLA
Paris- Abandoning the new open
Washington, I). C.—With the Anal
form ation and the lately established
vote on the army organization bill as
practice of night attack, the Germans
sured in the senate on April 18, there
Tuesday engaged two army corps (80,-
still is much sim ulation as to the prob-
000 men) in dense masses against the
able final form in which the first of the
French positions northwest of Verdun, General Salazar, Huerta leader, great national preparedness measures Reichstag leader Says Ixporters
Brief Resume of General News between
Avocourt and Cumieres.
will go to the joint conference com
Forces
numbering
at
least
a
division
m
ittee of the senate and the house.
Bow to British Trade.
from All Around the Earth. and a half (about 30,000 men) charged Plans Campaign on U. S.
The senate agreed Monday to devote
the line between Avocourt and Bethin-
to the army bill all its sessions be
court. They approached within 100
tween now and April 18, with the ex
yards of the French trenches, and
ception of next Monday and Tuesday,
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL seemed insensible to the fact that PERSHING’S TROOPS EQUIPPED ANEW which were reserved for discussion of PEACE PROPOSAIS S iili ACCEPTABLE
hundreds of their men were falling by
the free sugar repeal bill. The agree-
the way; but notwithstanding their
! ment contemplates final disposition of
courage and the weight of their masses
| the army bill before adjournment,
No Hope Entertained, However, of
Live News Items of All Nations and they were stopped. There was a dead Clothing Worth $100,000 Now On April 18.
line beyond which they could not pass.
Some senators believe that a consid
Reply From A llie s -M u s t Fight
Way to Front, Also Mexican
When the attacking columns were
erable increase will be made by the
Pacific Northwest Condensed
thinned out by artillery aqd machine
senate
over
the
com
m
ittee’s
pro|K>sal
On for Their Fatherland.
Gold to Pay Off Soldiers.
for Our Busy Readers.
gun fire so that a reformation became
to fix the |>eaco strength of the stand
necessary, the order to retire was
ing army at 180,000 enlisted men.
given.
Both Republican and Democratic
Twice they were obliged to fill up El Faso—General Ynez Salazar, one members have declared on the floor Berlin, vis London Following the
All Florida cold-weather records for ! the gaps in their ranks, but none of of the best known of the former Hu- they would support amendments for a speech of historical liiqxirlanru runde
this late in April are broken by low j
in the reichstag Friday by Chancellor
tem peratures over the state. The I “ Saviour of Paris” Must Q uit etra generals, who has been living
here, was reported Sunday night to
WILBUR J. CARR
von Bethmann-Hollweg, Dr. Peter
minimum was 42, with light frost in j
have crossed the border with the an
the country districts.
Sgnhn,
leader of the Center party, and
nounced intention of taking up arms
I
Friederich
Ebert, leader of the Social-
The house of representatives agreed |
against the United States.
to all Oregon and Washington appro
, ists, endeavored to expand ujxtn the
The information was given to the
priations in the river and harbor bill,
police by a man who was colHely as
i chancellor’s declarations concernii g
in the amounts reported by the river j
sociated with Salazar and was ac-
Begiurn and the relations l*etwe«yi
and harbor committee.
1 cepted by them as true, after investi-
, Germany and the United States.
; gation.
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The senate rejected, 41 to 25, an 1
Dr. Spahn said America ’tad shown
amendment by Senator Lodge to in-
that her sympathies favored England.
Torreon,
Mex.—Canuto
Reyes,
at
elude a tariff on coal tar dyes in the
Dr. Ebert said neutral rights must be
the head of a considerable number of
bill providing for retention of the !
res|>ceted conscientiously and that un
bandits,
passed
the
Durango
railroad
present tariff of a cent a pound on
restricted use of the torpedo must Ite
Sunday near Fedricena, going north.
sugar until 1920.
opposed ‘‘with the utmost sharpness.”
It is supposed that his object is to join
Taking up the American question.
A civilian m ilitary encampment on ;
Villa, who, according to latest re|H>rts,
Dr. Spuhn said:
lines sim ilar to the Plattsburg camp |
is somewhere midway between Tor
” The press, |>eople and the govern
will be held in Fort Terry, N. Y., d u r-;
reon and Farral.
■s
ment of America have shown by their
ing July. It is expected th at between
A large number of bandits are re
conduct that their sympathies and bus
500 and 1500 men will be in quarters
ported by arrivals from the north to
iness interests favor England and not
during th at period.
be operating in the Sierra Mojada.
Germany.
America has become a reg
The Sierra Mojada is 120 miles north
The result either of a murder and
ular arsenal and base of supplies on a
of
Torreon
and
an
equal
distance
west
suicide or a double suicide, the bodies
large scale for our enemies.
of Farral. It is one of the wildest and
of Mary Hawn, 18, and C. M. Frazier,
"T he American government has
most
desolate
s|x>ts
in
Mexico.
There
50, were found on a bed in a room in
bound
itself where we are concerned
is a good deal of s|>eculation here as to
the Grand Hotel at W alla Walla. BoGi j
to the formal letter of the law and has
the
[H>ssibility
that
Villa
and
Canuto
were fully dressed.
employed regularly a more generous
Reyes are planning to concentrate
interpretation of the regulations of
Contracts for two steamships, under
their forces in this sierra.
neutrality only in favor of the states
construction in American yards, were
If they do, any troops coming from
hostile to us. Much has been jiermit-
sold in New York at public auction on
the direction of Farral would have to
ted there which, if done by us, would
the floor of the Maritime Exchange,
cross the terrible Mapini desert, a
have been used in America to provoke
instituting the first ship auction held ;
burning waste stretching 100 miles
an outbreak of hatred agaii:r.t us.”
in the United States.
north and south and from 50 to 60
Dr. Spahn referred to the prolonged
miles broad. It is a spot that is dread
An attem pt was made to assassinate
negotiations
with he United States in
ed
by
Mexicans
and
shunned
by
fore
r J Carr is the director of the
the chief of the m ilitary police at
regard
to
the
submarine question, say
igners.
consular
service
of
the
United
States,
Amoy, China. A bomb thrown through
ing
in
that
connection:
exercising
general
supervision
over
a window of his residence damaged the
General Michael Maunoury.
N. M. —American troops the commercial agents of the country "A m ericans of German descentihave
building badly, but no one was injured, i General Michael Maunoury, who led in Columbus,
the
field
will
scon be equipped with who are In every comer of the world, indeed endeavored to create a senti
The assassins es'^ped.
the army out of Paris which turned the new clothing to replace that torn into and
also having immediate control of ment for our view, unfortunately w ith
Three men wert fatally shot and an right wing of General von Kluck on shreds in the strain of the campaign. the expendituree for the maintenance out success. It is incomprehensible in
view of the sound business instinct of
other dangerously wounded in a riot what seemed to be a victorious Ger A consignment of shoes, hats, uni of the organization.
Americans, that the interests con
which started at a dance conducted by man march to the city, has been com forms, sweaters and other wearing aj>-
cerned in legitim ate export trade con
a carnival company at Buffalo, Ok la., pelled to give up the m ilitary gover parel, valued at $100,000, V'as for greater figure, some advocating
one of the latest oil towns to spring up norship of Paris by ill heatlh. For warded south along the American line large a force as 300,000. Senator tinually bow to British encroachments
this exploit he was hailed as the sa of communication Sunday. With the Chamberlain, chairman of the m ilitary on m aritim e rights. The hopes placed
in the Stone Bluff field.
of Paris. While on a tour of in clothing went a shipment of approxi committee, originally proposed a peace | in the American congress in this re
Nine more steam ers have been de vior
gard have been disappointed. ”
spection
ago he was struck by m ately a quarter of a million dollars strength of 220,000.
stroyed by German submarines, ac a German a year
which destroyed his in Mexican gold and silver coin to lie During the week of discussion on Herr Ebert said he welcomed the
cording to announcements from various left eye and shell
used in paying the wages of the sol- j the bill there has been nothing to indi enunciation by the chancellor of a
broke his jaw.
B ritish sources. Seven of the vessels
diers.
more definite peace program, hut de
cate the position of the m ajority of clared
were under the British flag, one was
no expectation of any
their
three
onslaughts
shook
the
senators. It has been noticeable, response he had
Norwegian and the other Spanish.
from the governments at
French
line,
which
had
been
consider
however,
that
there
have
been
no
pro
Official denial is made by J. W. ¡
Faris and Petrograd, although
strengthened in the region of Newly-Discovered Serum Is Used
posals to reduce the com m ittee’s fig it London,
W hite, inspector of immigration agen ably
was evident the inclination for
Bethincourt
by
the
withdrawal
of
ures.
The
bill
passed
by
the
house
Successfully
in Drowning Cases provides for a peace strength of 140,- peace was increasing among the peo-
cies of the Canadian government, that forces from the dangerously exposed
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W illiam and Louis Schroeder, of Iowa, salient to commanding positions be-
000 and the struggle to come in the ! pies.
had been executed or condemned as , hind the village.
Baltimore, Md.—Physicians at the conference committee is expected to “ Therefore,” he continued, "G er
3pies at Clavet, Saskatchewan, on ’ Two fresh divisions attacked Dead Johns Hopkins hospital invented some be sharply outlined.
many must continue the war for de
March 24.
fense of the fatherland, and the Social-
Man’s Hill while the assault was in tim e ago a device to restore to life
i
ists, who, as representatives of the
those
apparently
dead
from
drowning.
Professor Charles A. Davis, accred 1 progress on the Bethincourt line, other It proved successful on animals that
!
working
classes, would be chief suffer-
forces
at
the
same
time
trying
to
slip
ited one of the foremost authorities on
Business
Boom
Reaches
Retailers.
|
ers
from
the project in the throttling
could
E>e
put
under
treatm
ent
immedi
peat, dies in Washington at the age of through the ravine near Cumieres.
| of German trade and industry,* must
55 years. He had been connected with To aid the maneuver, an attack was ately after the accident.
spring approaches and ! continue to sup|>ort the government
the United States Bureau of Mines for simultaneously made on the east bank W ith the idea of restoring life the Chicago—As
period for more active outdoor resolutely.”
time after the accident, physi
some years and had w ritten numerous of the Meuse in the region of Champ- some
neuville-Vacherauville. The few hun cians began to search for a desired operations it at hand, the business sit
scientific articles.
uation is being featured by an inten
dred men who had succeeded in pene serum.
The monthly statem ent ofunfilled trating the ravine were left on the However, in most of the cases there sity of activity exceeding even that Carranza Denies Giving U. S.
orders of the United States Steel cor- \ field after the action proved unsuccess- have been after effects, such as high of the boom months just past.
Permission to Use Railways
poration breaks all records. The or- ] fui_
blood pressure or hardening of the ar The effects of full employment ami
rising wagec are seen in the excellent
ders stood on March 31 at 9,331,001
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teries.
According to the physicians, if the , re|>ort8 on the retail trade which come Queretaro, Mex.—The Mexican gov
U. S. Troops Ordered to Cross Border. serum
can be injected into the person from all sections of the country. There ernment has not given the American
’966 tons, the previous high record.
i Washington, D. C.—Such a marked even several hours after the accident, is a large distribution of merchandise government permission to use Mexican
it will restore life. In one case on an and retailers, instead of buying for railways for any purpose whatever,
At a m eeting of the relief commit- improvement in conditions along the animal
the serum was injected four immediate wants only, are endeavor said General Candido Aguilar, Mexican
Mexican border has been reported by
tee for indigent Jew s held in Berlin General
hours
after
‘‘drow ning,” and the ani ing to stock up for some time to come. m inister of foreign relations, after a
Funston
th
at
the
W
ar
depart
the president said th at 700,000 Jew s
mal
was
brought
to life, although This always is the case when the turn meeting of the Carranza cabinet Sat
in'" th e ^ c u p ie d distrTcts of Poland"«-1 some of the troops stationed in Texas it died later from back
high
blood pressure. has been completely made, and the urday,
quired assistance. Thus far nearly to strengthen the ever lengthening
effect is to overwhelm jobbers and At the cabinet meeting General Car
$2,000,000 has been spent in relief lines of communication of the expedi
wholesalers and stim ulate prices ranza and his advisers discussed the
Three
Killed
in
Auto
Race.
work, which has been made possible tion seeking Villa. Many alarm ing Corona, Cal.—Eddie O’Donell won unduly.
modifications suggested by the United
largely by help of Jew s in America.
rumors have been disposed of, and the the third Corona boulevard race Satur
States in the recent pro|Kisals for an
Sm
oot
Hits
Garbage
Can.
ent for crossing the frontier
Governor Spry, of Utah, issued a border situation generally is said to be day in a "‘Roman holiday.”
Washington, D. C.—‘‘The American agreem
between
United States and Mexico
call for a conference on control and quieter than heretofore, but the plan Bob Burman, of Detroit, the race garbage
can is the fattest in all the by armed the
eradication of the alfalfa weevil, to be is not to disturb the garrisons or patrol driver, his mechanician, Eric Schroed world,” declared
forces
of the resfiective gov
Smoot to the ernments.
held in Salt Lake April 20 and 21. The I in New Mexico or Arizona for the er, of Chicago, and a guard, W. H. Senate Saturday, Senator
injecting into the General Aguilar denied vigorously
states of California, Washington, Ore present. A part of the Twenty-fourth Speer, of Corona, all were killed or discussion on preparedness
a plea for stories published in the American press
gon, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Col ; infantry, negroes, withdrawn from Del died soon after the race and five others preparedness for good housekeeping
!
Rio,
Tex.,
at
the
request
of
the
local
were
injured
when
Burman’s
car
orado, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona
to the effect that the Carranza govern
and better homes.
and Utah are expected to participate ! authorities after one of the soldiers lurched off the track.
had given pernr^ssion to the
Smoot urged action on his ment
had been killed by a ranger attem pting The list of dead and injured was bill Senator
in^the meeting.
United
States army forccB to use Mex
increased appropriations for ican railways
to arrest him, already has been or greater than the number of drivers home for
for transportation of
economics, to prepare the girls foodstuffs and supplies.
Mrs. Joseph E. Howard, daughter of dered into Mexico.
who crossed the finish line.
and mothers of the country for their
Michael Kilgallon, millionaire steel
life duties.
m agnate of Chicago, and wife of Jos
92 Saved From Steam er.
Lake P orts Ice-Bound.
Indiana Hold Potlatch.
eph E. Howard, actor and w riter of Cleveland,
Ohio
—
Backwardness
in
Malta,
via
London
—
One
engineer
Fendleton,
Or. - The old-time In
popular songs, committed suicide by
Allies Plan Tariffs.
opening of the navigation season, and eight Lascars of the crew of the
dians of the Umatilla reservation held
shooting a t a hotel in Omaha. An the
with great increase in de steam er Chantala, were killed when Faris—It is known that at the con a potlatch Saturday. This is a custom
actress acquaintance, who was with together
mand,
has
caused congestion of freight the vessel was sunk by a submarine. ference of the entente allieB here on Hlmost extinct and amounts to an ad
her at the time, said Mrs. Howard was in Lake ports
amounting to 100,000,- Ninety-two survivors were rescued and April 20 the continuation of the al m inistration of the personal estate of
tem porarily demented.
000 tons of iron ore and grain, accord landed here. They declare they had liance and its extension to economic a dead Indian. When a member of the
W ashington denies any intention'of ing to a statem ent issued by the Lake no warning of the impending attack. and politial problems after the war tribe dies without heirs it is customary
C arriers’ association. The weather
will be considered. Tariffs designed for the friends to gather and divide the
abandoning the pursuit of Villa.
continues to hold the ice in Upper Lake London—Lloyds Monday announced to discrim inate against enemy coun personal effects. This is made an oc
Many families have been driven ports and it probably will be May 1 the sinking of the British steamers tries, to favor the present allies and casion for feasting and various cere
from their homes by floods in the Mis before navigation really is under way, Ovona, 6507 tons, and Adamton, 2204 to give reasonable encouragement to monies are conducted, but these are
sissippi in Wisconsin.
says the statem ent.
neutrals are expected.
tons.
seldom held in modern days.
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