.Hprlln's Explanation of S" Monte Protegido's Sink ing Unsatisfactory REPORT OTHER ATTACKS BUENOS AIRES. April 21. W Argentina Is on the verge of hostilities i.h i Germany, accnnllng to La Naclon, one !5"'i.- i.nrtmir newspapers of the republic. K SL newspaper declared today that the de ft. '..A on Berlin for an explanation of the rSiTnK of the steamship- Monte Protegldo I' !.. Seen unsatisfactorily met. La Naclon feather declared on reliamo put not om K S.1 Information that Argentina Is about to V' ' .... r.n Germany. t l The sinking of tho Monte Protegldo by a g n.rman submarine was reported In Buenos ' Vi accounts on April 1G, and Intense ox- , ment prevailed. The Argentine Govern. m Berlin 1$ .... Arntlno sailing shlp'Orlana has been it iwtroyed by a Otrmon submarine In tho IS uVitwrranean, and steamship Crumala, n A German-owned company supplying P most or mo :,'""":" : .. "u. i. ' for Buenos Aireii ihiu ouuuiun luia com 'iillned to the Government that the Amerl if r ...thnritipq arc detaining two steam. J -Iir, carrying coal from New York for Rutnos Aires. It requested the Argentine C nt to make rerjrcsentatlona tn I'' Waahtngton, ,8nce the curtallrnent of the Ml supply will senousiy Hamper me Mgni M Ul and heating of the city's Industries. In WJ I" '. -t 1.. I .n. ailfcrcrttafarl 1. ........ nra-aliy circira . " dubbu mc nuini via made to Influence public sentiment iialnst tho United States. a message has been received by Ambas udor Stlmson from President Wilson con l!.i. his thanks to the signers of a message of April 7 congratulating the Presl- pressing sympathy with the attitude of the American Government. ji.v.ntnVi frAm MnntvMn tnrlnv unva f the entire artillery and cavalry of Uruguay 'vgj D(en ordered to reinforce the Infantry on the frontier in preventing tnrcatenea violation of neutrality by Brazilian Ger ami. who recently instigated a revolt In fl the southern portion of the republic. U The entire Uruguayan army has been P mobilized and a call has been Issued for the assemDiing oi mo imhiuuui uu.hu. The Brazilian censorship has stopped nil news from the States affected by tho Ger man revolt. Last reports from Wo Grande do Sul said the German settlers, long drilled In clubs and possessing arms, had massed against the Government. It Is said that more than 7000 Brazilian troopn have been sent into Rio Grande do Su4 from Sao Paulo. Haig Delivers Heavy Blow Toward Cambrai Contlnntd from Twee One more than .t mile toward that stronghold Cf the Hlndenburg line. His capture of Gonnelieu was announced in an official statement today. The British commander-in-chief reported tharp fighting In this drive. Ho likewise detailed repulse of a German attack de livered at FauquUrart and considerable artillery firing at a number of places along the front. With the capture of Gonnelieu, Hale's iteel line paralleling the Cambrat-St. Qucn tln hlehway had been shoved ono mile closer Cambrai, and a driving angle for a utuw uii mat i:ny luuiicu tcaiuuin xiuiii Kavnncourt and Vlllers Ploulch to Gon Mlleu, on the north, to Vlllers-Guislain and Epehy on the south. "During the night we captured Gonnelieu lifter sharp fighting, taking a number of prisoners," the report said. "The enemy party attempted to enter our trenches in the neighborhood of Fauqulssart, but wero repulsed. Artlllerying was active at a num ber of places during the night." PARIS, April 21 ilore ground was gained by French at tacks north of Uhelms today, while General Kivelle's forces beat back German attacks tpon the positions around Mont Haut, which were wrested from the enemy a few days 4 o. f' In addition to the 20,000 prisoners cap- y lured bv the French between St. Ouentln ' and Auberlve since the French drive onened V en April 16, It is estimated that losses ag- Ireiatlncr 2fM flfin In 1,-llloH nrwl wnnrulod hae been inflicted upon the armies of the German Crown Prince. There was strong cannonading all along the ront last night, from the Loos-Lens tector to the Argonne. British and French funs were In action on all parts of tho line, while the new positions of the Anglo-French forces were kept under violent fire by Ger man batteries. - ft J Between the Olse and the Alsne the firing n, Conie, where General Nlvelle's men cap- j turea Sancy and worked their way nearer -.-to Chemln des Dames, thft road runnine iJlong the crest of the heights north of tho Aune Kiver. .The French official statement, announcing these details of the last twenty-four hours' ?! j"1"1'"' declared neavy losses "aa been uxieieo. upon tne Germans n the Mont naut repulse. "Artillery was active durlne the nlcht yorth of the Aisner in the region of Xanull H osse and Hauteblse," the statement alu. "Cannnnaillnff wao nart llllarlv vln S lent east of Craonne and north of Rhelms. french forces gained ground In grenade . nihtlng south of Juvlncourt and 'cast of ,v Courcy. U Juvlncourt lies fiyo miles due east of ?22.nne and about fifteen miles northwest , neims. Courcy is five miles north t' of Rhetms.) a uerman attack on Mont Haut was j ?.!Jl!ed wltn looses to the enemy , French detachments rnlrtpd r!rrmiin lines i'West of Malson de Champagne, Imprisoning ilorty Cermana" a HNGLO-FRENCH REPULSED, b BERLIN ANNOUNCEMENT & Jv nntiT ,u A ..-It O, ' ntoulse of nil T7rnh nllnrlta was as- f Xrtla In today's ofUclal statement: r5.ck?wercr repuUed." the War Office said. frt Y "mom rancouu8sian troops were JWJil with severe losses, and at Chemln s JJamt-s likewise. ' '0Un, Uhelms and In thp Argonne we jjMMWUed the enemy's lines and prlsonered "Arouhd Braye; from the Plains of Paissy f Iui ?' tne ""How east of Craonne. and 'f b?'wen Prosnes" and Sulppea stub ) i1? tt8cks were delivered." ' riii omcla' statement took occasion' to 2Jrg n tho unity of purpose of all of SJHrmany'H people as exemplified on the Eweatm-flghtlng front. "props representing all the German ' are Individually performing heroic M dally and hourly under the heaviest and With faithful anrinrnnna tn ripftlh." 'War Office said, "on the mighty battlo- irom me Alsne to the Champagne.- 0U. NAMED RUSSIAN CHARGE Mlor of Embassy Assumes Charge T at Washington 'A8HINOTON. Aprlt 21. C, Onou,' r ofaht' Russian embasay here, nai ppolnted chargt. to assume head of won tn place of former Amtaaaaor swiMtjw pvQ,HPnJin"nvMi. b ,vr ' P nMlU WHwjr -7 ffiSSfflfiiiy ARTISTS AID" HELP YOUR m - T " :f''v. X -,,r.. iiiiiiiiiiiMirT swjt,, t.. t.rwr- ltm ", tiiM ' help YpMR i ,mBBmmMM COUNTRY lMP9HH fegfflaasaa'iwrrayrw..lia Some of the most famous American noted marine artist, faced a gale in tnA rVWSStlVt rl n I m r J n mt kuu"u I'Uiinvu u 16 WEEKS LONG ENOUGH TO PUT TROOPS IN FORM Former Cavalryman, Now Attor ney Here, Advocates Drill in Uniform at Once Men can be licked into fighting shape In sixteen weeks. Put uniforms on them! Keep them on them ! Tho civilian frame of mind Is shed with the civilian clothes and atmo?phero Is half the batle. Uniformity breeds dis cipline and discipline la tho other half. Let a regular army man do tho training! A lunteer finds It hard to fuso his Iden tity as a man Into the unit of a troop when the man who does the training has not had much more cxperienco than ho has had. The man who makes these statements. II. R. "Wright, advertising and renl estate man, with offices In tho Drexel Building, was licked Into shape In this amount of time by lust these processes In 1885, In the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He joined the trcop of Brigadier General James Parker, U. S. A., at that time first lieutenant on the field and participated In the famous Indian guerrilla warfare known as the Geronlma campaign. T!ie campaign was successful. Six months has been considered the minimum time for the training of volun teers for the first line of battle. This rat ing. Mr. Wright says, Is based on the tirne It has taken to drill National Guardsmen by the old half civilian, half soldier method. "Things cannot be this way now," Mr. Wright declares, "there Is something to fight for. Tell them what thcy'ro fighting for. Tell It to them so strongly that there's nothing on God's earth can make them break a rule cf training "Give me a number of men physically fit and I will guarantee to turn them out as first class flgntlng men, foot or. horse, In sixteen weeks' time. "I am a hearty believer In conscription and universal military training. Tho argu ment brought up against the latter that It will Introduce a spirit of militarism In the United Statc3 Is false. France Is not a vIctlM of militarism. Neither is Switzer land firmly believe that Switzerland's army u 500,000 is the only thing that stands between that country's well-being and German invasion." Mr. Wright is not alone In his bellet that six months of intensive training is not necessary for tho turning out of funda mentally drilled men. Brigadier General James Parker. U. S. A., whose troop he joined "In the eighties" and who is known as one of the ablest cavalry commanders in the army, i'l a dissenter from this popu lar opinion DOCTOR KEEN IN RANKS OF STABLE INSPECTORS Famous Surgeon Joins as Volun teer in Work of Conserving Public Health Dr W W. Keen, Philadelphia's famous surgeon. 'has joined the ranks fH'h?J;n unteer stable Inspectors, and will do volun teer work for the division of housing and sanitation, because Philadelphia does no navo enough nald Inspectors to patrol and Inspect the stables, This Information was given out today by James F. McCrudflen, chief of the sanlta tlonapd housing division. Doctor Keen Is to haw nvo stables. Chief McCrudden be lieves that If tho files can be exterminated early a big step toward preventing an in fantile paralysis epidemic will have been taken. ... The work of the volunteer stable Inspec tors?! 50 women, many of them prominent Philadelphia society, will begin Monday. They have been given Identification cards 2nd a copy of the ordinance which controls stables ana their prernlses. Proper Inspec- oanlh3asnot bee carded on since theordj nance was passed, according to Mr. McCrud denfbecause he did not have the men t .do the work. Now he saya with the volunteer service of really earnest women he ex pects to improve conditions materially. i,,. nn oower to arrest. Tham lyectand report fSilhhlef McCrudden, Notice will be served8 Ugai Action taken through his deffitec.oa.. of the Child Federation, is co-operating in this movement . an T to protect tne "' .- the files. RrtY SCOUTS MUST HELP U. S. TO DOWN AUTOCRACY Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Tells Them 'to Serve Country With Pick and Hoe , , cuK-riTON April 21. The Govern mtAo the Sd States today appealed FVS&f ntCaGovmden "iMnrfrin scouts, who assembled., armed M'&ptW.ii R?onSC0Ut8 organUa, .VrcmVto.d the TlLwSZ NAVY'S PUBLICITY I2!!SCt"SSiJSSSs. adepts are painting billboards as an aid to recruiting. Henry H Times Square, New York, and swinging on a ladder sixty ,i annt- !. l 1 Jit- iL. A.!ut, Hlntlln WAMnl J nt.A... tjicui aiii uoara wiui mu amruiK jmuiuic icjiiuuutcu uuuvc HINDENBURG RINUNCIA ADATTACCAREIITALIA II Progetto della Grande Of- fensiva nel Trentino E' Stato Definitivamente Abbandonato. ROMA, 21 Aprilc. Notizic dall'Ungheria dicono chc la rivcJuzionc sta per scoppiarc cola . Disordini si sarebbcro gia' avuti a Budapest dove sarebbe stato procla mato io stato d'assedio. Tclegrammi giunti oggi da Vienna al Vaticano si riferiscono, si crcde, alia situazione in terna deU'Unghcria. ROM A, 31 Aprile. L'offcnslva auslro-tedesca contro l'ltalla, cho doveva csserc lnlzlata tra non molto e per cul erano gla' In corso prcparatlvl, sembra essere stata abbandonata, L'of fcnslva franco-lnglcse In Fraricla na sconvolto In tal modo 1 pianl dl von Hln denburg chc cgll nnn puo' pensare ad at taccare II ncmlco altrove. ma devo con- tentarsl dl trattenero uuanto plu' puo' II nemico dl occidonte cho mlnaccla dl rl cacclaro lul o lo buo annate verso II Iteno. Sembra cho II generalo Cadorna Ma ora llbero dl Inlzlare la sua grande offenslva sul Carso per ragglungero Lublana e Trieste. Dlspaccl da'.la fronto dl battaglla dicono die 1 preparatlvl cnorml fattl dagll aus trlacl nel Trentino nello scorno Invcrno erano tall da far rttencre cho l'offcnslva sarebbo venuta o con una vlolenza superlore dl molto a nuella dell'anno scorso. Questo sembrava confermato dal fatto cho II gene ralo Conrad era stato nomlnato coman danto de'.lo forze austrlache cho dovevano operarc contro l'ltalla o dal fatto che la fronto del Trentino e del Carso era stata recentcmento ispezlonata dal generale Ludendorff, braccio destro di von Hlnden blirg. ' Flnora pero' gll austrlacl che hanno tenuto le llneo del Trentino per lo scorso lnverno non hanno rlcevuto rlnforzl, ad eccezlone dl plccoll contingent! dl truppe bavaresl dl montagna che Bono state man- Mate al seltore delPAdamello e deno Stelvlo. Sulla fronte itallana lc forze austrlache probabllmente non eccedono I 460 battaglloni, mentre la Buperlorlta che gll austrlacl avevano nell'artlgllerla e nel materiale da guerra in generale o' stata cancellata dal materiale e dalle battcrle che II generalo Cadorna ha potuto ammabsare sulla fronte dallo Stelvlo all'Adrlatico. SI dice anche che II generale Ludendorff, dopo avere lspczlonato la fronte Itallana, si e' dlchiarato contrarlo ad una grande offensl va austro-tedesca contro l'ltalla In conslde razlone della dlfficolta' del terreno o delle preponderantl forze itallane. C del resto e' certo che I'Austrla non tcntera' l'of fenslva sehza 1'aluto materiale della Ger manla, ma concentrera le sue forze per la protezlone dl Trieste e delle vie che portano a Lublana. t Ieri sera 11 Mlnlstero della Guerra pub bllcava 11 seguentq rapporto del generale Cadorna circa la situazione alia fronte 'Italo-austrlaca: Sulla fronte del Trentino l'artlgllerla eA stata attlva nella Val Camonica, nclla Val Gludlcaria o nella Val Lagarlna. La stazlone ferrovlarla dl Calllano e le sue vlclnanze sono state dl nuovo bom bardato dalle nostre batterlo. Sulla fronto delle Alpl Glulie si eb bero ieri vlvaci duelll dl artlglleria nil settore settentrlonale del Carso. Ieri sera ldroaeroplanl nemlcl las clarono cadere boriibo su varll puntl della bassa valle dell'Isonzo. ma non si ebbero dannl ne' vlttlme. Uno del nos trl dlrlglblll bombardo' con buonl n sultatl la stazlone o la ferrovla dl Op clna, rltornando alia sua base senza dannl. 11 Mlnlstero della Guerra ha annunclato questa mattlna che un aeroplano austrlaco e due vellvoll Itallanl si sono perdutl In una battaglla aerea combattuta ..al largo dl Venezia II 17 corrcnte. Gll avlatori aus trlacl, accompagnatl da torpedlnlere, si avvlclnavano a Venezia per bombardarla, ma furono resplntl orlma di glungervl. Sono appena ritomatl a noma dalla Savola il presldente del Conslg'.lo on. Bo selll cd 11 mlnlstro degll Affarl Esterl on. Sonnino. Essl si sono incontratl In nuella pr'ovlncla francese con 11 presldente del Conslgllo francese. on. Itlbot, e con II prlmo mlnlstro ingleee Lloyd George coi quail cono statl In conferenza, Sembra che scopo della conferenza sla stato quello dl discutere circa la cooperazlone degll esercltl alleatl. II Glornale d'ltalla cbmmentando le offerto dl pace fatte dal soclallstl tedeschl "Questa c' la pace che vogllono I soclallstl tedeschl cho essl chiamano pace democratlca. Immaglnate allora qual sor,ta di pace vorrebbero quell! del parttto Im perlallsta Slgnlflca la completa kreallz zazlone del progetto della Mlttei Europa. cloe' del domlnlo tedesco da Amburgo val Golfo Perslco. Infattl la guerra terminereb be con gll Imperl, centrall trlonfantl, con la Russia amputata, con la Francla e l'ltalla private delle loro proylncle Irredente, con ringhllterra umlllata e con 1'America meesa In rldlcOlO. "Oil imperl centrall non avranno la pace che essl deslderano, ma devono sottomet-,.,-i ni fato che 11 attenda e ohe non puo' ono i qhe ' ijlel mfc." ussere cancellato dagll Intrlghl (lei soclallstl riimiti in congresso a Stoccolmi , Mexico Seizes Two Rartroada' ' WASHINQTON, April 21. TThe Mexican Government has seized the Tehuantepec Railroad, and the Vera CruaUnd ;Alyarado i,.ii,A.,i olth all their rolllngistock. .,Am". bftiaador' rietoher, aoaiotined thl!UU ,JD- .ii CAMPAIGN,- ' Heutcrdahl. feet above U. S. Hearings on Food Conservation WASHINGTON, April 21. The Senate Agricultural Committee decided this after noon to open hearings Monday on plans for conserving und Increasing the food supply during the war period. Secretary of Agriculture Houston, uho yesterday urged that tho Government be empowered to fix food prices, will bo the first witness. T -WWW ' rrTvst :TA aH ' 'S3mS WWW 4. . i-xc, ,u . & t;:&WM&&&ikr WWW fcfci -4-- ? ' .?-'- rf-iH,- ZwW &JtW llV AY -WWW----L' if ,v v v i vr-2 J1aa -t-tWWWw i J VONHINDENBURG OUT-HINDENBURGED French Forced Foe to Accept Battle on Ground They Had Chosen REPEAT MARNE MOVE Constant Forward Movement Chief Feature of Great Offensive By HENRY WOOD WITH THi: FIIKNCH ARMIKS IN THH FIKLD, April 21. Tho French out-Hlndcnburged Illnden burg In their great offensive. It Is possible today for the first time to reveal somo of the strategy which to dale has swept llic French forces on In their greatest vletoiy In general offensive since tho war began, It was the same strategic superiority that enabled the French to fnrro tho Germans' ncceptnnce of the ground previously chosen by the French as tho site of the Ilattlo of the Marne In the same fashion tho French forced the Germans to accept the site nf the present battle of tho Alsne. on ground carefully selected by the French strategists from SolsHotis to Auberlxe. Illndenburg's "strategic retreat" was for the (purpose of forcing the French to accept battlo on ground which the German staff had chosen before the Hlndenhurg line. That strategy has now failed. The French did not choose the Illudenburg line ft he main point of their offensive. Likewise, all the wanton destruction In the pathway of the iicrmnn retreat nil the razing of trees, farms and villages dono to Intel fere with tho Allies' advance, Ins now proved utterly useless as a military step and completely unjustifiable The battle of the Alsno Is now In Its sixth day. It will likely continue for weeks be fore a decisive moment Is reached, accord ing to the general impression nmong strat egists nt the front. Along the forty-odd miles of fighting lino theio nro three general sectors where the topography of the country makes three, nat ural divisions To tho left Is tho wectlon from Solssons to Craonne, tho renter lies "Spring Drive Supplement OMORRO W'S Public Ledger will tain a special four-page Pictorial plement showing dramatic incidents in the advance of the Allied troops on their "spring drive" and the desolation wrought by the retreating Germans. The pictures graphically portray conditions as they actually exist in France. Tomorrow's PUBLIC sr between Craonne, awl Rhelma tM tin la between Rhelma and Aubtrlve. - . ' Information obtainable) here at the front today was that theso 'divisions ifre likely to' undergo modifications, with the possibility always of a great extension of the front. Today tho battle Is raging everywhere along the three divisions with Incredible "ury. Tho great struggle subdivides, Itself Into numerous smaller engagements. They may seem meaningless little or big clashes. but every one of them tends to a common objective fixed long beforehand, Scarcely nn hour of the day or night does not witness at some point cither an attack or the repulse of a counter-attack. They aro nlways Indicated by a sudden rise to terrific Intensity of tho ceaseless artillery roll along fronts of one, two, thrco or more miles. Although these battles aro furious In their Intensity, only the nrtlllery Is usually visible as the Blgn of the conflict, becauso the Infantry fights Its way forward under, tho cover of forests, ravines nnd valleys, or slips through former German trenches. The ability of tho French to bombhrd without limit any point, at any time, la what permits the absolute certainty of an advance. Such a concentration of fire as the French pour In where they want It completely wipes out every defensive de loo known to German genius or con structed by German laboi since 1914. Hut If tho nctual lighting battle front docs not reveal the presence of troops, Im mediately to tho rear there Is everywhere visible a titanic concentration of men, mu nitions and material. The valleys, woods and ravines nro filled with cavalry. In. fantry, hitched batteries, munition trains, automobiles, trucks, cannon nil cither ad vancing or nwalting the word to dash to the front. There Is a forward movement everywhere VILLA AGAIN IN SADDLE Mexican Embassy Announces Bandit Is in Field With 1500 Men WASHINGTON, April 21 An announce- ment by tho Mexican News Bureau, the official organ of the Mexican embassy, officially established that Pancho Villa, who for months was unable to take tho saddle on account of tho wound re-elved when fleeing from Columbus, Is ngal.i personally In command of n contingent of his follow ers. According to the Information received to dny by the Mexican embassy. Villa Is at tho head of 1S00 bandits supported t Gen eral Salazar nnd Martin Lopez, The force was attacked by General Murgula Monday south of Canas Grandes and is reported to have lost 100 men and 200 horses. Frtnch Cavalry Patting Through Noyon PLEDGE ftElMLi "Sit ,- ' m YOU Call to Arms From.SfcriM Liberty Htard and Answw by College Men The call to arms has been heart t jms, at least, la true In one station In Phlladelnhla. Whether sentimental or historic Influence brinf to Independence Hall or not. there And tho average of ellglblea la aa tilth me typo of men who present themi tor enlistment. Speaking of that type. Ensign Willi A. Itolln, U. S. N., said this afternoon? "First, most of them are sons of men: second, they are boys accustomed an or lire's luxuries. Theirs la the sacrifice. The automomoblle. the pli uoat. tne gun, everything Is thrown a! nnu tneir knowledge of these thing to Uncle Sam for practical use." The fifteen voemen utallnned In Knalm Rolln's office substantiate the statement ln.1 nppearance. "' 'pi Upon nucstlonlnr. it wan found that moat.! of them wero college graduates. M A. ... ..- . J M.A- WAll mnlntfllriArt uaA r-nalM T)n1lM Mawtut?', ii,i i..-ruun ,11 innv.iwn n nav lm nraiTT. . moro come to ' enlist than remain aftar' the medical examination is over. But thV average, compared with other rtatlona, larJj uxceeuingiy men. C) jmiepcnaenco nan uas Been usea oniy--,-five times as a recruiting station- for ftvaj wars in which a crisis In affairs of the ' United States was presented the Ravolui. (Innn-u ll-n. ., r-l..tl Tl !. HrAl ........ j ,u,, wit l ,,,, 1110 wvitwn , ur, mo apanisn-mnerican war ana mi present war. (p Many amusing and some pathetic lnd-Sil' neni are enacted at tne station in V, course of a day s recruiting. .? Unrrv f! Tnvlnr. a. vetprnn nt th rMiril Wi 'J n mikmK,. nt Prtmnani, IT Q..nt..u. " (.,, ,. ,IV.,,,UU, Uk .U,'.J A, USICIIll-Btb' ond Pennsylvania Volunteers, Baxter' Zouaves, marched In recently and declared himself for enlistment. His age kept him out But,- undaunted, he still comes to the station to encourage others to enlist. He v; War, and points out that he would willingly ! riSK ms me Kur ine Biuiy ul winning nn nther. 7 Mr. Taylor, who Is well situated and n&J tired from business, claims to have seen ' Lincoln, his personal friend, raise tlwTfjv; American flag over Independence Hall o 1m February 22, 1861. 'i'ffl Und. Und. con Sup i v. ' - r-vs .( A " m t&Mi i,- 'OSSSfl ' m w w 1 Anvmritif Mjr imnv - "n - 'V UOl
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