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RIBUNE
SECOND
EDITION
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BERLIN DENIES
No German Suhmarinc or Warship
Torpedoed Vessel, Says Germany
Teutons Make Dent in Verdun De
fenses at Harcourt and Are Dented
in Turn by French.
4 )
IHJItLIN. April S The Or
inun government I able to an
nounro Hint no Herman -inailne
or warship was respons
ible for the explosion which
damaged the llrlllsh steamship
gllSSI'X.
'
LONDON. April S.-The salient In
tho French linen west of the Mouse,
with tho village of Ilflltlncoiirt at Its
sharp angle. ! being pounded on
hoth ldo liy the rrown price's
troops, which In their last drive suc
ceeded In niakltiK a now 1i In
line southwest of llethlncourt.
(.'cumins Drill Line.
The success wm aehlexod' near
lUuoouit village, tho Important po
sition lost ly tho French on Wednes
day, the nermann gaining a footing
In two small field work bctwuon
llnncoiirt and 1 1 III No! 2S7. which
Ilea two-thirds of a mile to the nouth
or the lllage.
The Merlin roport platen: "On the
left hank or tho Memo Slleslan and
llavarlan "troops took hy sloim
strong Pieneh point of support south
of Haucoiirt. They caitniod the on
llro enemy position on the tidge of
Tormlten hill, extending over a width
of more than two kilometers. A coun
ter attnak attotnptrfH early tills mdr'n'.
lug filled completeb. Our losses
were slight. Those of the enemy, ow
ing partly to the treacherous behav
ior of Nm, were very heavy. In
addition to those 15 officer and BH9
men were captured uninjured. In
cluding Mumeroua recruits of the
clues of 1BI.
Kioncli .I-o Win.
On the other aide of the salient
I hero also has been sharp fighting,
hut according to 1'arls Unlay, the ad
vantage here was with the Krenrh
who limited their adversaries In gren
ade cemhats between llethlncourt
and Chattancouit.
A Herman grenade attack near
Fort Vaux was repulsed by the
Kronen whose positions east of the
Meuto have been subjected to Inter
mittent bombardment. An Austrian
transport has been sunk In the Ad
riatic by a French submarine,, Parts
announces officially.
There is not letup In submarine
activity. Added to the list of vessels
destroyed art the steamers Chan
tala.. ( II8 ions; the Hrauuton, of
T.7B tons, and the schooner Clde
or "Whitstable.
Qtuavian attacks yestepdat re
limited to a narrow front In the see
tor south or Narock lake. ' Thev
were repulsed easll." sas Herliu.
It was officially announced toda
at J'ails that a French submarlm h.i-
sunK an Austrian transport lu tbt
Adlialir
WASHINGTON. April In antic
ipation of the reopening of the Pan
ama aiul on April K a numlier or
easels have gathered at the termi
nal, preferring to wall even a fort
night rather than make the longer
tour around South America by wsv
of the Straits of Magellan. The mem
bers of the operating force who hate
keen on furlough in the I'nlted States
Pave been recalled to the isthmus
Vessels drawing up to thirty-six feet
of water will be admitted to the
canal gl first, but it is expected that
the draft will be materially increased
soon after, unles tie slides show
algns of renewed activity.
A greet accumulation of goods on
tbe wharves at Cristobal and Balboa
fo9 lack of bottoms to carry it away
ka obliged the Patting Railroad
company to place on embargo on all
caruova from the t "nit il Slatex or
Furn i li-iiinil in ,1111011 i lie t
ni.l-' .itltl i I u'
RESPONSIBILITY
SUSSEX ATTACK
VESSELS
AWAITING
CANALS
REOPENING
IAHICA SAFE
FROM IN
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Imperial Minister of Foreitjn Affairs
Denies Sinister Designs Against
Canada, the Urlted States and
South America at Close of War
Reports Due to Enemies.
IIICIILIN. April S. -Itcfcnt press
dispatches huo In ought word of
statements lu the Canadian parlia
ment and Canadian newspapers that
(Joi'many was planning after this war
to plunge upon the Amen lean conti
nent and parllritlnrh to demand ceh
hIoii to Herman)- of the Dominion or
Canada, lu a conversation with Heir
vfln Jagnw. minister of foreign .if
fairs, the Associated press corre
spondent referred to these rumors
The foreign minister's first repli
was an outburst of laughter.
"How can people Invent or believe
such stories?" he asked. "To an
one not entirely blinded by passion It
Is evident be nud doubt that (iermnny
nevor pursued such senseless alms
and neor coutouidaledMo!ng so.
"One can Imagine a statu of af
fairs lu ISurope after the war such
that we should have the leisure or a
freo enough hand to divert our
strength and efforts to such a task
on the American continent?"
Monroe Dortilne Safe.
"Initially ridiculous, though unfor
tunately this phase has u serious side,
arcr umors which I understand here
and rtiere are current lu the fulled
States that (lormany after the war
will tnko revenge on the I'nlted
Slates by pursuing an nntl-Anicrlcau
pelicy: It Is even reiorted to me
that some apprehension souls In
AjHerleu fqrsee fiom victorious Ger
many an attempt to hi oak down tho
Monroe doctrine, plant Its flag In
South or Central America, or even a
design to leap upon the I'nlted States
and crush thmu In order to attain
mastery of both continents.
"I need hardly assure you such te
ports, which from time to time have
been set afloat by enemies of Ger
many lu the evident Intention of stir
ring up reeling against It. are too ab
surd for denial. J, need only recall
that Oermnny has never placed it
self In opposition to the American
principle of the Monroe doctrine.
.Mexlin Is Cited.
"Again. I would ask American
doubters to remember the altitude
of Hermanv during the Mexican
crisis. Although extensive Qerman
commercial interests were Involved
and although there was a strong de
mand for Independent action to pro
tect these Interests during the pro
tracted era of disorder, tho Imperial
government at all time stood for
leaving the I'nlted States a free band
in Its policy toward Mexico. The
Washington government was not at
unv time left In doubt as to the at
titude of Germain
is
NKW YOKK, Apr Manager
'William Carrlgan of the Itostou
Americans, suuouned here today
that Tris Speaker, tbe star outfielder
ot the world champions, had been
traded to the Cleveland club of the
Vmerlian league.
The Boston club, he said, will re
ceive for Speaker two players end a j
tash consideration, the amount ot
which he declined to make known
One of these pliner in Pitcher 8. I'
JolniHon
EOF
I'OHTLAND. Ore. uil fc The
muni serious ha shortage exieil
enced in the Portland market for
ears was reported toda The short
age is said to be due to the long,
bard winter, which compelled stock
growers to feed all surplus supplies.
As a result record prices are being
p,ild o tlmoth can 'e liad nnl
t i ill ilia ali't -I iiii ' "l' Hi --
I I I ' I. .1. If
SAYS VON
AW
m:n-iniD
HOLLAND TO
CO
LONDON, urll s 1
been submitted to the Dutch parlia
ment to authorize the government to
cull up, If neci nr . tlie lecrnlts of
tbe Hi 17 cla-" wi a Hi utei dis
patch from The llanue
THREE MORE SHIPS
FROM SUBMARINES
LONDON pril v The Iom of
three more Urlilsli xesiieU wus le
ported todtt b) LIomIh. The htealil
shlp llraunton and Hie schooner
Clyde of Whitstable, were blown up.
The rrews were saved. The steum
shlp Chantsla was sunk.
The llraunton. or l.'7.1 tons gross
and :ka feet long, was built in 1911
and owned at Cardiff, Wales. Her
recent movements are not reported.
She arrived at Spexia, Italy, from
Philadelphia on December IK.
The Chantsla was In Loudon March
10 and was booked to sail for Cat
cullta. She was built In lft 13. wa
to.'i feel long, of 1918 tons gross and
was owned In CJlasgow,
The Clyde or Whitstable of 204
tons gross, was built lu 1R71.
MAHSBILLt-'S. France, April 8.
The large French passenger steam
ship Colbert was shelled without
warning by a submarine in the Med
iterranean, but being under a full
head of steam, escaped her aggres-
Mir by superior speed, at the same
time sending out wireless warnings of
the submarine's presence to other
ships In the vicinity.
The Colbert was of 539 1 gross
tons, JT7 feet long and 47 foot beam.
She was built in 1908 at French
Mediterranean sard.
I.OXIHLV. April . The Dutch
steamer Itljnljk. which was esterday
reported damaged off the Stilly la
lands, strui k a mine, according to
Llods, which toda reports her aa
In h.irboi wlib her boldi full of wa
ter Tbe HljiidiJk was bound from
I'ortlaiiil, Me loi Itottentiini
INCREASED SALE TAX
RRITATES CHINESE
I'KKIN, China Man1 I .' iui
respondence of the o i.u d Pre.s i
--Humors of an IticreuM in the suit
tax have caused imnh complain'
among enemies of the governim nt
The Increase is being contemplated
because of tbe additional expense en
tailed b the revolution. Tbe output
is controlled by the salt gabelle
or salt monopoly.
The increase probably will be
slight, but as 4 be aanual eonsuin
tlon ot salt In China Is nearly five
billion pounds an advuneo) of o(g
fifth of .1 i i i i hi i r ii iih!
v. II I ' I .1 'I . I I
I'll'
lljl KlH . ojg?-' W$mw9- , . gjy t i-n. tiut)Mnr iioiinmi
wJKuy ffHCiWm PC "eV ut ilglil. a street mi'iic lu The I
fcHaa' $ps&i&i&&QE!9Sgr j"am.iw InIoh. Wlllielmlua. oueeii or II
" VtSlJSSMVi' I t '' Blhr b", and nlled Hie "moM niiitheil)
SUNKBYTORPEDOES
ohixion. h.vii uii.w.
CALL OUI RECRUITS
ISHERMAN
No Relief for Public From Monopoly
Affortlwl by Preient Statute
Sulc Rosult of Prosroutlon to Date
'Is Reorrjnnizntiun, Immunity, Divl
(lends and HiHhr Prlcot.
Ily OILHON (iAUDNKIt.
WASHINGTON. April 8. The
Sherman anll-iniKt law affords no
relief. This Is the conclusion to
which leaders In congress are being
forced by present conditions, notab
ly the gasoline situation.
Investigation, proeeutln, "disso
lution;" that is the routine of hap
penlnga as per the Sherman law. Me.
suit: reorganisation, immunity, In
creased stock values and dividends,
and -higher prices
Not g single esse has yet been
pointed out In which the consumer
has benefited by Hie remedies admin
istered by the Sherman law. The
Wilson administration has practical
ly given over prosecutions under this
act. The president bga apparently
seen that Us efrect waa primarily a
harrassment of big business without
material results, and following the
precedent In the ase of the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph and
tbe Western I'ulou monopoly, the
government has been earning out
its policy of a "constitution of peace."
Big firms which were disposed to be
in any degree reasonable, have been
exempted from prosecution and tbe
federal trade coiinulsalttg, instead of
a militant body as contemplated by
the 'ranters of the law, bas become
under the management of Chairman
Dm vln an aid und encouragement to
big buslnesx.
I l.'udlofts liiwotigiitloii.
j Senator (Jeori-'i Sutherland of I'tah,
(routinueil on page two.)
NCREASEO RATE 10
I
W SHIMTO April v lro
posed lncreuei i.ites on lion and
bteel articles from terminals of the
Great Northern and other railroads
ou tbe north I'uiifk coast to Spokane,
Portland and other points lu Wash-
' fiiKion On on ii 'I 1 i L o tnil.ij "
lull! I ' ' II i J,' I .
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9 ;KitTB' "t VBaV ...... t.......1,t. ..l fti.t hi nit' mill
I x S T lr Tli- tin In llolliiuil."
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OF 1917 CLASS
soldier;
lusne;
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MIIII-
ENVELOPES
E EAST IN A
L
ASIHNIITON, Apill 8. -iSnow
flohM centeeiiig ovr 'tlntOlip vul
e and Caiie Hatteras were Tiwvlng
eaxtwsrd and northward today and
lomised to cover almost the whole
region east or the Mississippi and
J north of the gulf states. Tompera-
tures hud dropped below seasonal
averages lu moat ot that territory,
but extreme cold was not reported.
In its forecast for the week begin
ning Sunday the weather bureau
sss:
"Comparatively warm weather will
prevail throughout the week weat of
the Hooky mountains."
I)KH MOINISS. Iowa. April . A
fall of snow was general last nlRht
throughout Iowa, except in the ex
treme northesst portion of the state,
according to reports received today at
tbe Des Moines weather bureau.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind April S.
Snow fell over practically all of In
diana today.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 8. More
than two Inches of snow felt Ih parts
of Ohio during last nlgkt and to
day. PHIALDBLPHIA, April 8. Six
inches of snow fell In many parts of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey today,
the weather bureau here reporting
the storm as a record-breaker for
llhis time of tbe ear.
NKW YORK. April .- Snow waa
falling today lu this city and many
parts of the eastern section of tbe
country and growing Increasingly
heavy. An Inch of snow fell here In
two hours.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 8.
Freesing temperatures prevailed all
over Kansas and In western Missouri
today,
DALLAS!. Texas. April 8 There
was a slight froht oer the greater
poiilon of north Ti xuh carlv today.
but testation wu tint materially In
jured ! TOLEDO TIEO OP BY
I TOI.LDO. Ohio .ill t With
i prospects of scitlt in. ut of the street
Jiur tie-up more remote than ever,
tbouHands or people walked to work
this morning in a driving snow
storm The hundreds of molorbusaes
m I ilil'i
1 . w i le w liollt III
)
i k. I
I
(II
OF IITE
1
OF REQUEST TO
RECALL TROOPS
Lnnsinu Declares That No Request
Has Been Made for Witlulrawlnp, of
American Forces From Pursuit of
Vlllrt Funston's Orders Were
Merely to Disperse Outlaw Dand.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Seere-liu.x
Itgker stated nml emphatically
late today that there was "nlisolulely
mi basis oT any kind" for lrpurt that
pivKi rations were umler wav for
uiiliilinwing American forces from
Mc.vien. He niil the Atneriean lrooM
Here moving rapidly smitli anil that
Hie tinier to Ot'iiernl I'linstnu fol
lowing the ColumJiU" mussnere hnil
been itneliniigeii.
Seeit'lnry linker made I he follow
iug statement :
'Hie object of Ihe e.KHlilion wn
slated when il was unileitaken. It
lias never been changed. No oilier
orders Iihc lieeii gien and Die expe
dition ia Imsjlv pursuing il now with
what I believe to he n fair elinuee for
early slier ess.
WASHINGTON, April 8. Official
denial of persistent teports that the
do fun to government of Mexico had
asked for withdrawal of the American
troops was exported here today to
set at rest all such rumors.
Secretary Lansing emphatically de
clared that no such request had Ixion
made, formally or otherwise.
Stain and war department officials
said there was no truth In border re
ports that (leueriil Carrnuxn had
given the I'nlted States a certain time
In which to wilhdraw thu Amnrlcaii
furces ajid that 18.000 Carraiisa sol
uTors WVi nmaMiT Just below' tUfe In
ternational boundary line.
I'litiKlon's Older.
The original order given Major
tletieral Funstou uit Match 10 for
the American punitive expedition Into
Mexico made public for the first time
al the war deiwtrtment today, did not
Include a direction for the death or
capture of Villa, but principally di
rected dispersal or Villa's outlaw
band that attacked Columbus. N. M..
on March V. Oeneral Kunaton's or
ders read:
"You will promptly organise an
adequate force of military troops un
der the command of lirlgadlar (Itin
era 1 John .1. Pershing and will direct
him to pioceed promptly across the
border In pursuit of the Mexican
band which attacked the town of
Columbus, N. M., and tbe troops there
nn the morning of March 9. These
troop will be wllhdiawn to American
territory as soon as the de facto gov
ernment of Mexico is also to relieve
them or this work. In any event
Ihe work of these troops will be re
garded as finished as soon as Vil
la's band or bands are known to he
broken up.
Task Not I'luikbeil.
"In carrying out these Instruc
tions you are authorised to emploj
whatever guides or Interpreters aiu
necesaar) ; you are given general au
thority to empjoy such trausuorlatlou,
including motor transportation, with
necessary civilian personnel, as ma
be required.
"You are Instructed to make all
practitable use of the aeroplanes at
San Antonio for observation.
"Telegraph for whatever reinforce
ments or material you need. Notify
this office as to force selected and
expedite movement."
flrlgadler (Jenerel Scott, chief of
staff, declared today that General
Kiiualon had not yet reported that
(his task had been accomplished
ALLItS 10 CONFER ON
L
I'AKlS, Apnl h. 'Hit i iinleiiiiee
or Hie entente allie lor diM-unxiou ot
eeiinulllle und 1'OIUUieielul MUeslloU
will u-euible in I'aru on April 20.
It will be attended bv many disttn-
.iii-lud delegutca, including cabinet
ministers from the various countries.
The scMNions will exteud oxer four
days. I 'resident i'oiucurc will pre
side at the opening.
The pi ini'iinl topic of di-xMixioii
W ill III' II III 1 1, 1 I I XI lull 'i ul' i III lll iji
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NO. 15
'AM! ARMY
ON NEW TRAIL
INVILLAPURSUIT
Aviator Reports American Troops
Movinn In New Direction Line of
Pursuit Now 400 Miles Lonn Villa
Reported to he Carried on Stretcher
Because of His Wounds.
KXPHDITtONAIlV l.'IRLD HBAD
Ql'AUTKItS SOl'TH 01' NAMIQUI
l'A, April S, by aeroplane and wire
less to Co I u in bus, N M., April S.
Thnl tho AniorlmftTJfooIB tiro on n
fresh trail of Villa iy roatilt or re
ports made by an nnny nvlator add
nn observer' who returned today from
what may prove one of tho most im
portant scouting flights of the ciun
palgu. '
New cavalry roltiinns wtro hurried
southward today while the other col
umns In tho field are lukliiK n new
direction. The new movetnont, coup
led with other reports received, in
creases tho conviction of (lonornl J.
.1. I'orthlug and his officers Hint
troops on the new trail of Villa,
opened several days ago, following
reports made by an nvlator, nro on
the right track.
Villa on Stretcher.
Tho Amurleau lino of pursuit la
now 100 mllos long and some of tho
difficulties eurotiutarud by troopi
threading tholr way through the
rocky pusses worn Indicated In tho
report of nu nvlator today that ho
hnd boon obliged to drop tucsRaeci
In n small parachute to an advanced
dalneliment.
New reports of Villa's flight re
eeHetl today said that bceiiusn of his
wounds, Villa Is riding on n stretch
er ourrlod on tho shouldora of lila
irtVin and-that hii H'necotnpanleit
oiijjr by a small personal bodyguard
slid rear guard.
Iteports brought by the nvlntora
showed that somewhere south of Hut
evo a cavalry column Is riding n
thrilling ride, which may equal In
Importance that upon Onerror of
Colonel Ceorge A. Do lid's command.
The men are sparing neither them
selves nor their horses.
Dellcilug Meninges.
Tbe fliers were at a height of S000
feet when they discovered the cav
alry column to which they wore car
rying dispatches filing through n
woodtal canyon. They floated slowly
down until they wore within the per
spective of the troops und then, mak
ing sure that they were American
cavalrymen, lauded. One of the air
men csught a gnulug horse and rode
to the American five mllee away
without saddle or bridle, and with
only a bit of twisted rope about It
nose to guide the animal.
The troops confirmed reports that
Villa had been wounded, but wero un
able to offer any additional ilotalln.
They aald Mexicans encountered on
the chase were friendly anil (hat
there has bsen dissatisfaction among
Villa' followers
WASHINGTON, April S.Preal
denl Wilson, who left last night on
the naval yacht Mayflower for u
week-end crulae, will return te Wash
ington at once, arriving about 4:S)
p. m. today. Show and sleet wero
given officially aa tho cause for bin
return. i
Secretary Lansing said ho new
Information had been received (rout
the Herman government coneeriilng
i he submarine question, but It watt
.x peited at aii) time. The leer
t.trx plans to see the president In-
IHKbt
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LONDON. Airll S Reuler's cor
respondent at Tbe Hague telegraphs
that Herman has Informed Holland
that the Dutch steamship PaleMbang,
sunk near Ual'oper lights last month,
was not torpedoed by a derma u sub
uuiilne it is ..ild that no German
sui.in nun .wis in that vlciuity at
llu iim ..
PALEMBANG
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