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CADORNAHAMZIATOLA
SUA'GRANDEOFFENSIVA
SpnVentosa Azione delle Arti
glierie Italinne sul Carso e Mo
rale Magnifico delle Truppe
AMERICAN LEGION
PROVES ITS BREED
Yankees Fighting on West
Front Show Ability
and Courage
ITALIANS START OFFENSIVE ON CARSO
(AWS aVUIANS
k.
M i ignorant of Military
jArjb Eager for New
V Service
IIATURE WEST POINT
m Is to Train Men. for Posts
in Quick Course of Three
if
Months
,? WASHINGTON. Anrll 2J.
erultinj; yesterday brought 236S
into the regular nrmy, It was an-
eed at the War Department this
noon.
'Ytttfinta holif lUi. rnnnrA Fnr Ihn Anv
'with 394 recruits. New York was sec-
M4 with 238, Pennsylvania third, 211;
ehigan had 113; Indiana, 12.") ; 311s-
iri, 115; Nebraska, 108; Texas, 89;
S'Ofetcon, 86; California, 77: Ohio, 67;
ttssachusetts, 01; New Jersey, 73;
tirvland. 7.
3rL.tFh tnfnl niimfmr nf rnrrllita unrliriwl
i rv .-;." :v r.
i iiee April 1 is 30,113
?!.
.Scores of young civilians devoid of uny
itlitary knoivtcdea crowded Into Itoom 43L'.
.Commercial Trust Uulldlug, this afternoon
:jo file application for three month!' train-
', Hi in an olllcers ramp ui i-ort .Niagara.
J. V. lour months froiu now many of
these men. half of thrmi. nerbaiis. ulll hold
'Commission? as lieutenants and captains In
the first American army of fino.ooo that Is
,to be raised as a result of the war.
Jlnnm 422. Pninmpfplfil Trtlut Ittttlilliirr lu
J hArfl nrnftjtirtlil filrnlvtwil ivlth u ,'rimil.
,tti tables and n few chairs It has non of
;the martial clamour of West I'olnt. It Is
nowever, mo tiirance to n miniature ui
tloii of the mill arv uendemy. ApnUeitit-"
imbo are accepted will be shot through a port
;, "overnight West Point " They will pet
.'training which H rxp.-cted hv ini I tilted
tates CJeueral Staff to do In three months
hat the ncnd-miy on the Hudson does In
lUr vrnro turn nut men p.'itmlilp ,if lend.
ilmg the t'nlted States army.
t " TO OP13.V MAV X
) V..I X-l... ....... .. . , I .Ml Ml
i-uib .liifcaiiir n-iiuui nil iMlluei: will
en on May 8. It Is to be strictly a Gov
ernment school. Two thousand live hundred
.'Wen will be, trained thcie. Of thesa. 1900
"'re to come from Philadelphia and vicinity
(na me ouier ouu irmn iMtsuutgn anil
Boutnern Pennsylvania.
jGustave !randlsle, twcnty-tluee jc.us
old. of 310 Arch ntre'et. Camden. Is the thud
ybrother of that family to enlist He en
tered the ranks of the l'lrt Regiment N.
. V, today and asked to he placed In Com
ny It with his brother Frank, who en-
ited last week. Another brother. Andrew.
Mghtcen years old, made application for
AlV1lBtt.Art, ti tlia .in.... ...!.,. 'Pl.,.1.. .....
bents are dead.
rVThe following were among the enlist
ments announced today:
V'.KmaT JT.NNSVI.VANI.V l.STAiItV. .V. il
Vincent O. 1 Union. ... Killl Market t.; liu.
ih.chlnll
fcijohn Hhnrpiv 18. 'JTOt llrown ct.. niJililiilnt.
fij;hrlf K Calling, IS. hn N. iilth t. : iilanrr,
sdwrtl J, Sweeney, IS, lit! N Stlllmnn l :
J.'Wmiam i: O'Brien. IS. HM .MerolUli m.t
macninisi
Kred u. ,1'rouJ, sa, 2sa. V, JluntUnf'ton m,;
cirrK, i . . t ? f
if isHUilwaru -:. li. I .-v. i..imiert l.:
alclan fA '
tUm P. Ahem. 'Ju. ol.1! Urnlnri ml.: . hei l:nr
arlea J. ilrColuun. "I. M! ..V. "tit i : mut
rhlnl.l. '
Robert T. Iteiethan. JO. Merlrtn: Liborer,
srnharUt Miller. 1M. ill.'. Nrwlilrk st ; inu.
"i.fttclan
7ohn rinkor 1, iiio .V, aad t., nuehlnlsl
i'THIKD PKNNHVI.VANIA 1NKANTIIV. N. it.
. i- .
Uelbel, IS, IHIJ I'olnt M.. Caimlcu,
tin hunil.
f'Wllllam a,
llngerman. Is, Xormunl. Cum.
' V Dnnv I.
fiajrmona t Wilson, Norwood, t'umpunv I
ohn P. Cr". 18, Norn nod; Conumny I
ies i.. nauon. jo, Noronii, Coinojiii I
one M. Combtr, mn Paul it . Coinimnv A
h.'.'S ..
. Xme M. Conlln. 10, .131 11. Hnrolil nt.
. Taolore K. Johnaon. 18, Z'yiX Iliih ., Cam-
,n, tit J.
ion J. Norman, 10, 117 V. Lehigh ave.
trntond P. Marsh, 24, llurrlshijrir.
Lfene K. XftCe. 17. 40' l.emnnfa mi lln.
broinh. ' 1-
wrjra u. iweu, -u, iinrrinuurfr.
hn K. Urame. 111. Hnrrlshnrir.
falter J. Murphy, JO. HW N. IllnRuM l
UI E, Bhauh. 10, Harrlnburir.
eoaore.il. Kaalck. 1(1. llnrrlnhum.
bcrt Hehlldllzer. In nii'J.'i V Jti. .1
Htbert E. Hurt. L'O, IL'311 Nohle st,
LMXander Cole. 0. Itlvertnn M I
falter Peull. IT, 110 MltTlln st,
an j.ut waia. it. iieauinB, Pj,
liner I.. Hhuman. "O ItuHillnir ln
arry B. Ulwer, St, lteadlnir. Pa.
ranrit j. i.iomenia, .! 7hU N. '.'ail t.
nk II. Miller. 1(1. K.adlns. Pa.
amuel I,, laatburn. IK. IteMriinr p,
Nnnr Medahan. 1(1. tn.18 Cellar at.
aiu a. uenuzyn. .'.', uimncn, N, J,
i ,f UNITED STATES MAPINE CORPS
xander nann. iw, Wllkes-Ilarre,
ifltnaa David W'linms. '20. Wiikpa.Ttarr.
rman Feldateln, 10. 7W Wlnton st.
eorce 0. .Sheldon. Jr., 1. 21M N. 27th at,
vid A. de Lima. Jr.. ID. IMtfn Anh ,
Mm Franklin de Haven, to. Conshohneken.
SfNAVAI. COAST DEFENSE IlESEItVE
auroy onyaer, is. w. ueauinir. ra.
(epbum Chrlatian l.acilleln, 23, 2H3 W Ne.
ro si.
rslter Westiy eerly. 2.1. 221(1 s. Ilroad st
MUD an itenaseiaer, 27, isvanslon. 111.
aviu mainer iiuoer, -, ifarriiurir, Ia
rmond David dementi, 22. -HHii (llrard aie
nn Harrison, jr., 211, 202s lx-iist st
aoh Anthonv Ltllleaole. '3, lni v t,..
rvlirat. . - . u.
ioyrard Adam McClure. IS, (122 Ilrooktyn st.
erry 'lyson jonea. 22. iniii Arrh t,
Mtthew Herbert l'jller. IK. iitnit !? -.i. ..
red Oscar Haich. 10. 201rt E. York st.
omu lAmion 1'owna, is riwarthmorea
owe Thomaa I,od, 20. 1S30 Kalrmount ave.
K 4' UNITED STATES AIlllY
,','Kobert I. Junk, 22, State College, Pa.
("Kenneth V. Ake, 22, Ktale Colleee. Pa.
ohn n. Nchmldt. 2U, 414., N, Iteesa at.
wrae H. Wllhelm. 10. 22111 W. Indiana ...
rilHam C. MclClernan. 31. 11.1 ,v. luth at
Ohn J. lladford. ;w, Hosemont, Pa.
ohn J. Curran. 22. 1118 Falrmonnt m
Libert Perger. Jr.. 1H. 2412 N. 32d at.
fnun il. Kay, 22. aiu ivnnaylvanla ave.
UUam O. Hoaeey. 211. 2'Jta N, Laurence at.
in MaKovec. in. una uray'a ave.
rl I. Conaleton. 20, SUIT Oaago nve,
krar Greenbera'. 1H. 33.', Aronrn at
(rl'K. Illllman, 20. 1255 Noble at.. Toledo. O.
pt .IIogenaKy, 2... 1113.1 Uennett l,
heJl. Dalton. 21. Clu-ater. Pa.
arrv Diamond. 31. 1HA., Amher i.
illlam HumltMnz. 21. 432 IVanklln y.1
nry Coftln, 3d. 20, S42M Cedar st.
m u, iveny. -if, .uuii .. iiwrenee at
ora-n W. Lloyd. Jr.. 27. 1344 H. 12th it
per Damore, 22. 10.", w. Huntingdon at.
ney'lHMt, .jr., 111, ms k. J.oierlnutnn ave,
nklln D. Kdklna. 2(1. inn.1 H I'jlh
Tlllatn II. Slmnaon. 10.. C33 K. ly-verlnuinn i
Irwin M. almpaon. Jr.. 21, 300 Ureen lane.
anu u. Jfuinn, .;. 1422 Moore st.
ert worm, 21, U27 siuiberrs- at.
t Honnevr, 20, 10U4 s., 12th st.
A. llayliow. 21. 2210 H. Juniper at.
miP.. Hansen. 2(1. 205 Watklna at.
J. Heanr. 10. 8KK N. Ilalley t.
4X1 A- Clotniar,- 21. 211s Trenton e.
. W.'IIdwvU. 10. laton. Pa.
-SeraauUt. 10, 2327 8. Hick. st.
i jr. Atunen, J., .'s.'u uaui at.
I Qorthus. Ill, 2071 E. Allegheny ave.
jr.. Pfuna. lit, t0 H. Kront st.
C. Francisco. 32. 823 Cabot at.
IHerry. J3. inrn, autn at.
Ml, '!, (-'u i-arrian st,
' W. Foray th, Jr., .10. Cheltenham, I'm,
Iralker. 21. Uontaomery Co., Pa.
Uuswil. IV. S30T B. 10th t.
(Krt, 18, 1301 U. 03d. at.
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,'3ftB Mimohli' st,
Mm Attiiuita Suicide
M sUiiwI at Mq chest went wild
mratrlv'ln the wall beforft
3,'twKy-n yers old, of
c wtaa utile, to wound him.
ttfppt at sirtcWe.. Kchpsky
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I'AHIGl, 21 Aprile.
Un dispaccio da Itoma questa nint
tina dice die il duca dofjli Ahruzzi, Rln'
comandantc in capo delle forze navali
italiane, si rechcra' auli Stati Unitl
in missionc speciale prctso il gnvcrno
amcricano.
IIOMA, 24 April.
I.a battaKll 1 del I'arso 11 1 dcllnea dl nucvo
It cenerale Cadorna cvldrntemento sla per
rlprcndero la sua niarcla su Trieste o hu
Lalbach. I.a hitta dello artlBllerle va dl-
,cnendo scinpre plu' lolcnta.
OkrI dlspacci dalla fronte dl hnttaf-lla
parlati'i dl una vasta e spax'entosa nzlone
de'le artlBllerle Italiane nulla frotito dello
Alpl (Jlulln c del maitnlflco morale delle
truppe Italiane. (Ill stcssl dlspacci dicouo
ehe 11 gcncrullsslmo Itallann ha espresso la
nmKKlure llducla nel risultatn del suo sfon'o
KlRantcso contro c llnie uustrlache. II
die slBiiillca evldcntementc die II ghlacclo
e rotto die l.t quasi linmolilllta' Invernale
e' enuta a rossani per far posto aU'olTcii-
slva
Uln da nleunl Rlorul si pnrlavu In ipiestl
clrcoll mllltarl ill soriiI clic IndlcaMino
rlinmlneii7a dl gt.-iiull nxlunt tlnslstcuz.i
delle hntterln itiillano Mil t'arso ed altinvn
nc era uno del plu' Importantl, spcclalmeilte
nuando le notlzle ui rlfcrlvano ad nzlunl del
Krocsl c.illbrl contro lo ictrovln austilachc
Ma la ccnsiira llaliana ' Mutn ed r
Ultima Knverlsslina, K.ippl.uno cho nun
permctteia" che sla dlinmata alcun.i uotbla
se noil annuuclatn iilllci.ilmentc nel linllcl
tiuo dl Culm tin ,
IitI tela II .Mlnlsiero dell.i Cuma puli
hllcava I! seRuotite rapporto del licncrale
('iiloina circ.i la sttiiazlone alia fiotilu
Italo-auslilaca
Vlvacl azlonl dl artlKlleila si suno
avutc leil Aulla fronte del Ticlitiiio
l.o nostre batterlc hanno lucetutl.ito de-
posltl tienilcl a Tot bole, iiell.i vallc del
S.nca ed hanno daiinegKlato l.t stazlone
fenovlarla ill Marter, nella val Simana
Alia lestata delta vallc del I'.lenz tin
rcparto ncmlco, dopo una violenta pie.
p.iiazliine dl artlnllerla durante l.i liotte
dl sahnto, 1 lusci' a pciietrare In una
della nostre poslzlonl avanzate 11 nord
delle Tre Clmo (I)rel Kimien) I'oco
i'ojio II ncmlco vcnlva vlolentementc
.jiitrattaccato dalle nostre truppe die
Intanto aenno rleevuto rlncalzl e
e"a rlcacclatu dalla poslzlone occu
IU111 dopo ner suhlto Riavl perlllte
tra ciil trenta sold.ttl ed 1111 ulllclale
fattl prlslonlerl dalle noi.tie foize
ffi! rlmanenln doll.i fionte ill bat
taglla .'-I sono avutc le sol He uxloni dl
aitiRlleil.i.
TeleRramml d.i l.ondia dlcono clu ucll.i
Kluinata ill lerl le tiuppo IiikIcsI liailuo
llnnoMito la loro nlTenslv.i sulla fionte tra
Arias n Kens ed hanno BU.idiiKiiato ter
reno nonostnnte la nccanltii leMlsteiiz.v of
ferta dalle forze tedcM'lie Nella mattliiatu
dl lerl le truppe l!:s!"al liilzlaionn un
vlolento attacco sulle llneo tedcM'lie ti-11
tlavrelle, (liiemappe ie I.'ontaine. ml et ill
Arras, cite teparanollo linen lni;Ies dillu
lluea prlncipale tcde.lca dl von IllnileiiburK
I.a llnca tedesca lion ha potutu icslMero
all'urto ed ha ceduto lerl sera II generaln
Half: annuiiclava che 1'olfeusiva ptoKredlvn
con rltultatl Kodlsfuccntl. Y.:i battaKlia per
I villaBBl dl (!are!le e dl lluemappe. din
alia sera erano iliiiastl nellc maul deKl
lnglesl, era duvata tutto II gioino mini).
sta,nle die I tcdeschl M lancl.isscrn a Jrc-
iiuciui vioioiiii coiiiratiiiccni i.
1
V.'A.SHlNirruX, 21 Aprile riouo comlncl
ate lo conference per kII accordl tra nil
lille.it! deirinlCHl per quanto ilRuaida la
coupei azione amerlcan.i u!la guerra contro
Kll Impel I contrail Per ora sono t-latl
soltanto 1 deleRati IliRle.sl, roil a capo Itul
four. che hanno conferlto con le autorlta'
amerlcane, ma la missiono france.se, ill cul
fanno parte II maresclallo .loffro c Vex
piesldento del (VimsIbIIo. Vhliuil, o rI.i'
eliintit ad 1111 poito degll Vitatl t'nitl e .ira'
pretu In WasliliiBtou
-British Take Two
More Villages in West
Contlnurd from I'aptr One
countcr-attacKs determlncdlj and ie-
B.irdless of Io."ses. I'osltloim we Ruined
yesterduy we maintained. Particularly
violent counterattacks ut Clavrelle weie
succensfully beaten off
Yesterday's prisoners exceeded fifteen
hundred. Including thlity officers Moie
nro being taken today.
The greatest Rain which the British push
achieved today was In the thrust against
the Cambral-St. Quentln line.
The St. Queutiu Canal 1 mis from near
Ke Catelet, on the Kscaut Itlver, almost
parallel to the Cambral-St. Quentln road
.southward to the last named city Vend
hullo Is located directly on the canal, ten
miles south of Cambrai.
Vlllers Ploulch has been bo closely Ip
vested by llrltlsh troops for four or five
tyH that its capture Is certain, lieaucamp
Just adjacent. ,
Trescfiult, Ueaucamp and Vllleis Ploulch
o about a mile apart on u straight lino
seven and one-half miles i-outhwest of Cam
brai. Trescault was occupied by the llrlt
lsh yesterday. All three towns lie Just to
the south of Havrlncourt, where homo of
the hardest lighting on the Urltlsh line
has been proceeding.
While Ilalg was achieving his victorious
thrust at the Cambral-St. Quentln linj there
was no dlmunltlon In the power of the
smashing away at the Hermans to the cast
of aronchy-le-Preux. Ilocux, captured to
day, Is on a line with Uavrelle, taken yes
terday, and Is eight and one-half miles dis
tant from Doual.
The second stape of England's great push
is developing tho fiercest fighting of the
war. Front dlsp.vtches today emphasized
tho fact that the element of nurprlso now
no longer enters Into tho attacks of Halg's
men; that the enemy has been piepariug for
desperate defense no less than tho British
forces during the week have been planning
for overwhelming attack. Hut despite tho
German defense steady gains nre being reg
istered by Kleld Starshal Halg's troops.
The line from pppy down through Plou
vain, Bolry, Ilemy and Ucndecourt, on
which the fighting Is now procodlug. Is pre
liminary to the so-called "Wotan line" of
tho Hlndenburg- defenses, starting at Dro
couft and running down through Izel, Vltry,
iiomuiam, j.ierpigny, VIHcrs do Uagnicourt
o In front of Queant.
Having seen how the terrific British ar
tillery fire pulverizes carefully constructed
trench works, the enemy. Is apparently not
attemptlne the use of the elaborate under
ground systems an formerly", Instead, great
numbers of men arc scattered In Irregular
formation located at natural barriers, In
'Shell holes, all armed Vflth machine guns.
Meanwhile the German artillery has ull tbo
front accurately ranged and Is ablo In
stantly to se( up a curtain of fire against
advances.
Capture of UavreKe Inserted u wedga In
the Pppy line, ,but because of the very na
ture of the new defense scheme of the Qer
mart arm' such a penetration of the Ger
man lines la not comparable to the smash
!nr' through, pt permanent defense front.
' Dlspatchen'recelved early today hinted at
mowiBfltunt 'feeing under way for a drive at
BH4'oUieiiQjiHon. the British, front than
la tfcla:Laialual-Cambral xactnr.
gWtbfct Hm f Uf I, pelnr Inflicted upon
ry$dr Af JrMMMm
5forhr CjW37k -&' i-V, 'lit eSTKt lWilWilWll'
Sii'SP11" v ,.. szl A' .lS,'sZ2FvS fad t .... )L ..'
According to dispntchen tiom the Italian trout, (icnorul Cmlorn.i lins
uttttcked nsnin the Austrian lines in n new drive on Trieste, the Kreut
Austrian seaport on the Adriatic. The above map shows the line of
battle of the Carso 'plateau from (ioiizia to the sea.
corpses In their t lunge. Theie was no
time for lunliiN The IkjiIIcm tested whelo
they fell. Dead and wound) d were mingled
The Hi iUsli did not escape as lightly n
in the Hist week's lighting east of Atlas
Tho Heimuns him- icccled strong re-enforcements
of machine guir itemi.iti n
sImiiiihi Is piorf stubborn now than rer
before, un s liraihiuarters advlcis.
Ouiitig the iilglit tho llrltish Improved
their new positions all along the twentj
inlle Irinit. nltliouRh this woik had to be
carrud nut under heav tin fiom the (lei
man guns German counter-attacks wire
I ('pilled
.Vol only :ir- the IhiglMi now nearer
Itnual and Cambrai than eer before, but
excellent pi ogress lias been made In tho
"poiUetliig" movement at 'Kens.
t'ouespondeiits at the fiont decline that
the British could enter Kens at any time
the;,' clios.u, but they a 10 continuing their
pleasure eait and west of the town.
On both sides of the Scaipe Uler and
north and south of Airas-Cambial road
there was Intinse activity during the night.
, The (lei man defenses at Fresnos are now
umlci"atttu'k-by,the British forces that took
tlavrelle yesterd.ij, Fiesnes Is two inlKs
east of (lavrellc '
In the sector, of . (fUcnmppc (winch Mi
lage tho Itrltf'ah took lij Htoiin yesteiday
ilioniltig) the Knglli me tnovilig towaid
Vis Tlieiia is bitter Herman opposition In
that district with eery hillock, woodland
and ditch cptueal'iig iiiachlno guns.
(leiiii.in ileleuses of Murcotng and l.o
C.itelle me kept under continuous artillery
lite.
Clear weather has given (lie alimeii an
(jppin Utility for ohservalloiiH with the icsult
that there has been an increase In sky
battles all along the fiont.
PAULS. April 21.
Ceueial .Shellc's troops are holding posi
tions they wrested fiom the enemy In last
week's great offensive, nunement despite all
Herman counter-attacks.
The official statement of today mentioned
a number of these (lei mini assaults de
signed to shake the French grip on their
lines, all of which were repuli-ed. A num
ber of t-catteied actions arc reported.
FP.K.N'CII OFFICIAL UKPOItT
The text of the official report follows'
Fiom .St. Quentln to tho OIso artil
lery was very acthe. Two Herman
rcconnalsanco attacks were checked
prior to tho forces 1 caching our lines.
French patrols impriscned severed
Hermans here.
1 11 the Hutebulse and Craonne regions
'theie were artillery struggles and vari
ous actions In which tho French made
pilsoners.
Near nhclms two German attacks
wcro checked.
In tho Champagne there was grenade
fighting, and at ICparges a French clean
up party Imprisoned several of tho
enemy
BIG BATTLE DEVELOPS
ON ITALIAN CARSO FRONT
KOMI:, April 24.
The battle in the Carso Is becoming In
creasingly violent. Dispatches from tho
front today Indicated a terrific fire from tho
Italian artillery and enlarged on tho Hplen
dld morale of the Italian troops. General
Cadorna wan quoted as expressing tho ut
most confidence.
There liae been seeral Indications re
cently that Italy was about to start a
great offensive In the Carso, and the dis
patch above, apparently, bears out this be
lief, although the Italian censor, evidently,
does not permit direct statement to this
effect. Prior to the start of the British
drive early In March, Swiss reports He
clared that Field Marshal von Illndenburg
was massing great bodies of troops on the
Italian frnt, presumably preparing for 11
German drhe, but recently, It Is believed,
most of these men have been transferred
back to the British front to aid In opposing
the Franco-British offensive.
BRITISH ROUT TURKS
AND TAKE SAMARRA
LONDON, April 21
Occupation of Samarra station and a
vast haul of supplies from the defeated
Turks was announced In an official state
ment today. The statement follows t
"We occupied Bamarra station early yes
terday. Our captures Include sixteen loco-
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ALLIED DRIVE FAILURE,
MAJOR MORA FIT SAYS
A.LSTi;iU)A.M. Apilt .'t
The Kntente's heaviest attacks lime
failed. Herman jloldlng at certain points
has been lu line with a definite plan ot
keeping tho lighting line mining.
This is tile critical explanation of western
fiont conditions made today bj Major Stor
nlit. noted Hetman mllltaiy ciilic, lu the
Berlin Tageszeltung. , Oispatches from
Berlin quoted. Ids clalmiate explaiintioii lu
pat t as follows
"The Hermans aim. rwn at the cost of
abandoning their dead and home mateil.il,
to ew'ii portions of their positions, to
maintain their own strength while destroy,
log the enemy and pi eventing his breaking
through. Ilenco theie is the necessity that
we keep the lighting line movable. Yield
ing at Mime points furnishes oppoi utilities
for destiuctlw iiiuntei-.ittncks. This aim
has so I.11 been fully attained. The Mist
and gientesl llntente attacks huw faihd.
Fuilhei atteiniits will be made, but our con
ldence Is imdlmlnlslted."
U. S. OFFICERS MAY GO
TO WEST FRONT SOON
WASHINGTON, Anrll IM
Aineiican niiiiy olllceis uic to have a
touch of real war conditions before they
take their men nbtoad. Plans for sending
a number of them direct Into trenches are
under way The purpose thereof would be
to establish a closer relation between Brit
ish and American officers and at the same
time to give the Amei leans an opportunity
to know ut first hand just how this great
war Is waged The plan Is under discus,
sion between American nnd Biltish military
olllcers of the high commission
Olllcers up to tho rank of regimental
commanders will probably have the benefit
of this experience If the present discussion
succeeds.
The Idea appeals very strongly to the
American group, for It Is-believed the ex
perience would be Invaluable when the
time comes for an American army to lie
ent to Huiope.
Germans Open Land
and Sea Attack
Continued front Pace One
centratlons ot guns, ammunition
and
serves behind the German lines.
If Germany Is ablo to launch nn offensive
against Russia on a grand scale while the
combined Anglo-French drive Is In progress
In Franco, It will show her manpower to bo
greater than most wur ciltlcs thought,
For some time the new Russian Govern
ment has been npprehenslvo of a German
attack with .Petrograd as Its objective.
.Should tho Germans bo ablo to overcome
the Russian Baltic fleet and land un army
on the shores of the Gulf of Riga, they
could cut the railway line between Riga
and Petrograd, tho chief line of communi
cation wltli which tho Russian armies north
of Dvlnsk are fed.
General Alexleff. the new Russian commander-in-chief.
Is said to bo directing In
person the preparations to meet the
heralded German advance.
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By J. W. PEGLEIt
I'nlteil Vree Staff Porreapondenl
LONDON, Apt II it
The Aineiican Legion has "made good,"
Drafts of men from tho Yankee battalion
have fought ro well In Fiance that Colonel
Hill, of the Royal Canadian Rifles, says
he wants more of the same kind.
With the prospect of an American ex
peditionary force on Hie western fiont some
time hence, particular attention Is dhected
today to the work of the Americans with
Canada's aimles. Diafts of tho Yankee
battalion have fought well III France. Sand
lot practice In the urand old game from
early bojhood piowd to be ical prepaied
ness In the case of the Aineiican bomber
The seleia e of speed and control made their
hurling Mipertor to that of troops who never
tackled basidj.ilt
The American Legion lost lis Identity as
a sepal ate unit Several months ago In
stead of going lo the front as a battalion
the Americans have gone out us diafts of
le-enfoieementu for other units which suf
fered losses The Pilmess Pats, the Royal
Canadian Rifles nnd the Thirty-eighth Bat
talion received most of these drafts It
was while visiting thp tialnlng camp where
the leinainliig Ameilcans are quarteied to
dav that Colonel Hill paid his compliment
in the Auieiicin lighting qualities
Till: FLYING MAJOR"
Majol A. Rassinusseii. of Portland, Oie,
lecentlv wounded, won the title of "flying
major" by a daylight tain with seven Amer
icans on ii Him man tiench. He retumed
with two piicouci,!, one a former waiter lu
a New York hotel Kassuiussen's pjity silf
feied no casualty
Major Pitcalm. of Kansas City, and
Alajoi (!, K. Halt, of Iltookl.vn, went to
Fiance with te-ciiforcetnents and ate "now
In the 1 1 cliches
.Major I'lttiiMu. lu u letter to another ofll
eei of the legion, described the shelling at
his sector of the trenches ns "a thousand
express trains running abreast sixty miles
an hour, all blowing up it the same time"
SCRANTON MAN FIGHTS
Lieutenant Allenbaik, of .Scrantoii. 'h.,
Is at the fiont as a machine ruii officer
with the Koyal Canadian Utiles. Kleutcilant
lluibank, of Maine, won promotion to major
soon after airlvlng lu Fiance, lluibank Is
lu the eiiRlnieis, with Lieutenants Haven,
of .Minneapolis, and Davis, of Columbus, O.,
working on jaiho.ul construction. Davis
funnel ly was professor In Ohio State Unl
veisltj Lieutenant Pjinell, of VIirIiiI.i, and Lieu
tenant Giegor.v. of Youngstuwn, O., arc In
fantry ollUers in France.
' Captains F. II. Butr, of Columbus, I)..
and John Manning, of Florida, while still
at their training depot, iufoimed Secie
tiny of War Baker of their willingness to
transfer to the Aineiican army In the war
They stipulated, however, that the transfet
should take place after they hnd seen serv
ice n the trenches
Among the olllceis still Ut the tialnlng
camp are Captain Hillings, of New York,
a I larval d graduate. In charge of physical
training; Lieutenant Mlnatd, of Boston,
musketiy, and Lieutenant Harry Nelson,
of Detroit, bombing officer
COUNT TOLSTOY DISCARDS
IDEA OF SEPARATE PEACE
Says Befoie N. Y. Senate Prince Lvoff
Has Cabled Him to That
Effect
ALBANY. Apiil iM. Count llya Tolstoy
son of Count Leo Tolstoy, in an address
befoie the New York State Senate today
declaicd that theie Is no possibility of a
separate pence between Russia anil Ger
many "I know ver.v well all of the people who
aie now In power In Russia," he said. "Only
.vesterday 1 lecelved a cablegram from
Prince Lvoff, and I asked him to permit
me to say that a separate peace with Ger
many Is Impossible,"
In this cablegram Prince Lvoff said:
"American public opinion may be as
suied that a separate peace with Germany
Is impossible."
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WASHINGTON. April H.
..American "marines will Insist on their
right to be the first t'nlted States soldiers
In the Luropean trenches. Brigadier Gen
et al George Harnett told the House Navy
Committee today, explaining the reason for
the proposed Increase from 17,400 to 30,00(1
lu the marine corps. .
General Harnett, commandant of marines,
said "the morale and spirit of the marines
would he seriously nffectcd unless they
were "first men," as usual, of the t'nlted
States expeditionary armed forces. Ho said
he would have no difficulty In Retting the
30,000 men
"We are Retting them as fast as we can
digest them now," he said
Rear Admiral Palmer, chief ot the Bu
reau ot Navigation, explained the navy's
needs for an Increase from 87,000 to 150,
noo men.
"The navy will need f.OOo men foi'-avla-tlon,"
he fald
"Twenty men me needed for each subnia
ilne chaser From twenty to foity men
will be needed on each aimed merchant
ship. There must be full crews for all auxll
kit) and teterve ships
Admlial Palmer said It might be necessary
lo get sufficient navy olllcers to make the
Annapolis course thirty months Instead of
four years It Is probable, he supplemented,
that the class of June, 1918, now the first
class and due to he graduated In Septem
ber, will be ginduated Instead In June.
Get man ships, proposed to be seized under
a bill Inttoduced by Chairman Webb, of the
Houve Judiciary Committee, jestcrday, Ad
mlnil Paiker said, ale to be used for quar
ters for recruits. The ships were so badly
damaged by their Get man crews, he said,
tli.it It would .ike six months to tepalr
them. Twenty thousand men must be ac
commodated at once, he added.
Admiral Palmer suggested acquisition of
a site at Montauk Point, L. ., for n recruit
camp, similar to the proposed camp nt
Jamestown, Va. I'nless there Is an appro
priation soon, he bald, navy recruiting will
have lo stop
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SOCIALISTS ARE SCORED
ROTTERDAM, April 21,
Munitions factories throughout Germany
arc being put under martial law. Proclama
tions were posted today In the great Ger.
man weapon and munition factories at Ber.
Hn that any man who undertakes to strike
In tho future will Immediately be sent to
the firing line, says a dispatch from the
fiontlcr Socialists aro being warned.
Berlin advices suy that the munitions out
put Is now "notmal." Gcrmari military men
have begun to express strong disapproval of
the latitude allowed the Socialists In urging
political reforms, immediate peace and labor
agitations.
The Post, of Berlin, which Is owned by
tho Krupp Interests, says that Bomo of the
Socialist leaders are no better than up.
nichlsts
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lueiter Zeltung says that the Government
has "used German Socialists to Influence
foreign opinion,"
Count von Iteventlow says that the reso
lution leccntly passed by the Socialist party
urging the democratization of Germany and
peace without annexation was Intended for
American consumption.
AIRTIGHT SPY MEASURE
REDRAFTED FOR HOUSE
WASHINGTON. April 4. The House
Judiciary Committee today authorized
Chaliniaii Webb to report out the Adminis
tration general spy bill
The committee revised the whole bill, R
Is consldeied airtight for spy purposes, but
Chaliniaii Webb declared It would In no
way Interfeie with newspaper criticism of
acts of the Government.
It will prevent publication of Informa
tion that might bu of vnlue to an enemy of
the t'nlted States or that might seriously
embarrass the Government.
Final draft of the bill was being made
this afternoon.
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