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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1917
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ARMY PLAN ; VOTE 279-98
(REAT MAV DAY
STRIKE CALLED;
KAISER DEFIED
German Socialists Issue Ap
peal for General
Walkout
SCORE GROENER THREAT
AMSTIinDAM, April 28.
d Dlreitly contrary to the Government's
iDMal", tho Socialist minorities hi the
Jfcichstag and the Prussian Diet have
tJoptcd resolutions favoring u general
ptiike on May Pay, accotdlng to Berlin (lis
pitches today.
' General Uroencr's ptoclamatlou of yes
twday demanding that workers call off their
'rtrlle and bitterly excoriating strikers nn
ullty ot treason has aroused considerable
ftsentment among German Socialists, l!er
Bn dispatches Indicated today. Formal pro
mt against Groener's manifesto was reg
kwred by several Socialists In yesterday's
Udtlne of the Reichstag committee,
j David Sohn, one of the committee, pic
keted forcible measures against the work
in would be undct taken by the Government
If demands such as Crooners are dlsrc-
', nrded.
Other Beilln dispatches hinted th.it the
Government may decide ts classify all
Btnltlon workers ns soldiers, forcing them
to work under thteat of severest mllltaiy
disciplinary measures.
'; "A twenty-four-hour general strike on
Sliy 1 would prove wo agtoc with the litis.
,'ilan proletariat's own deslte and that mo
r without demand for annexation of I, mil
u InJemnltles, declared tlio Vienna
;'jvrbeltcr Zeltuug today.
J Vienna dispatches lecclved heio Indicated
fothtr Austilan newspapers besides tho
tArbelter Zeltung wein suppoitlng the gen
a! May day strike idea.
U- All tho Herman newspapers Indlcato a
k'.deep and widespread apprehension that a
ftretlval ot last week's strike movement is
Imminent The whispers of a possible May
,'J5ajr strike which came from a few papeis at
rnrel, nut now ncii u i cuuiu.i ui i'ajihmu-
HUUU UIIU i,Jf.it lu niu uiniiiHii:ii nuk lu
k .It.m ttiamunti-nd1 1 1 1,A D.iratit nff ttiittn
htuvn uiviiiavi.t.i " 'u nt. i.v u., iuvii
fim vy SICIKU UKiuuuin nur IU ieaU MICH
IvDroiners in ino neiu m uie iuiv ny eueuu
j?lnr the stream of munitions and supplies.
ts A manifesto fiom the four big miners'
Vtalons warns their members against reck-
' Men nml -fttri nt I .1 liln 'li.tlnn ti,nl,j lf lln.
Will. . . ,. . ....... .,
latlsfactory food conditions and the failure
'of somo municipalities nnd local nulhori-
V,tles to provide the necessary supplementary
rations. "Don t peimit yourselves in these
)irve times to be dragged Into rioting
-and strikes" Is tho key sentence of tho
manifesto, showing that not merely an
orderly demonstrative walkout, but actual
v violence, is feared In the great mining
,'and manufaetuilng districts o Westphalia
"and Silesia,
jj All In all, a stiong ferment Is evident
among tho laboring masses, caused by food
.conditions, Including the reduction of la-
tions and tho extreme cost of living and
weariness ot war. This view Is confirmed
iky an American business man who lias
Who, though Ignciant of tho Indications
7lien by the Geim.in newspapers, said that
Berlin was still hcethlng with strike feeling
h4ni1 lli-,t tl,A Imnmiulim icta fx'lil.iun, i.fl ,1
t' there that there will be another btilko out
Ibreak on May Day.
f. It is officially announced that a great
combing out of tho war industries Is nec
iSatary and Imminent to levlvo men for tho
h army. This gives tho Government any
:,' front munition workers who yield to temp
tation.
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GERMANY BLAMES FOES
I FOR INDUSTRIAL UNREST
"4 THE IIAflUi:. Am II 'J8
cVr u""w") niuiiics nur t'lKMiues lor niucii
EKf the industrial discontent now nnnarent
lfKlecordlnB to information fiom Berlin le-
lseeived here today.
T- because ot this speculation it was hinted
&lhyGovcrnment was taking drastlo meas
-i'll-Aa -. . ... ,- 1-.
5' prevent any stoppage. 01 wont in
munition factories. Annnrentlv Mnv D.iv
M! is nevertheless awaited with considerable
apprehension. Thoso behind tho gent-rat
atrlko aro planning It as a showing ot
i ireiigm nnu bending every energy to carry
Miians tnrougn for utter paralysis of all In-
KVtM . . 1 . . ,-!. - ...I...
; reform Is aiding In tlio plan,
War Office Iteady to Uegin Draft
WASHINCTON, April 28. The War De
' Jiartment la ready nnd waiting to plungo Into
,the work of registration of men of military
' ate the moment Congress passes tho selec
tive draft bill. Tho registration will bo
carried on In every township In the rural
districts, and by Federal agents in tho cities.
Adventists Refuse -to Fight
' WASHINGTON, April 28. Tho War De
partment haH been officially notlzed that the
66VCnth-lln V Arlvjintleta nan inlfn rn nnrt
tktu Wvar Members of the faitli set forth
j-j""! uiey cannot participate In "bloodshed;."
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KILLS
PRESIDENT UPHELD AS KAHN
AMENDMENT FOR SELECTION
IS ACCEPTED OVERWHELMINGLY
Senate to Vote Tonight on National Service
Bill War College Scheme, Indorsed,
Means Raising of American Army
by Draft
WASHINGTON. April :S.
Tho House of ttepiehentatives today killed the volunteer feature of the army
bill by a tremendous majority, 279 to 98. The ballotinp was attended by
marked enthusiasm and assures final adoption of the selective draft feature
by a much larger vote than was expected.
Proponents of the volunteer system admit defeat.
Interpreted, the vote today was the substitution in the bill of the selective
draft sy.stem for the hybrid volunteer-selection plan that is, a trial of the
volunteer scheme first and then a resort to draft.
Jliss Jeannctte Rankin, first woman to hold a seat in Contfiess, voted
against conscription. She cast her vote without incident.
The House vote was d?l the Knhn amendment to. the at my bill as icported
by Chairman Dent's Military Committee. The Dent bill authorized the President
first to try raisins an army in the old-fashioned way by the volunteer system.
Kahn's amendment turned the bill into what President Wilson and his war
heads wanted a straight out-and-out selective conscription method.
MAJORITY St'lU'RISINCi
Tlio (louse cheered wildly as the aflhma
tlio vote was announced. When to the sur
in i'p of nicmbeis subsequent iinnouncemeut
of the negatlio vote shotted only AS for the
loluutcci' plan the cheei lug and stamping
was deafening
There was no leiord Note That will come
later. The House, when the ote 'as taken,
was in committee of the whole. A loll call
will oine later In the daj.
Speaker Clark, film to the last, oted for
the volunteer plan along with Miss .lean
nette itankln who asked her constituents
If sho must "stand alone" for the selection
plan.
There tt'as never a doubt of tlio ote after
Hepiesentatlio Saundeis, of Virginia, in
llio Speaker's chair us chairman of tho
loininittee of the whole, announced a vote
would lie taken on the Kahn amendment
and asked for ayes.
A tiemendous shout aiose.
A somewhat weaker shout Kteeted Saiin
deis's request lor "noes."
Chati man Dent asked for telleis the
nearest to a loll vote that can be obtained
In a session of the committee of the whole
stato of the I'nlon.
A mob, swilling, singing, that looked as
it It Included eiery Congiessnian ami
their clerks lu Washington aios and
joined In a ciush at tho front of the
chamber, leady to walk between I'harinaii
Dent anil llepiesentatlle Kalili, the telleis.
up the tenter aisle of the liuuse to show
they weie foi the K.ihn amendment
When the record vote canio many mem
bers piedietcd th.li niuiij of the ninety-eight
who oted against the l'lesldeut's plan
will have switched, theieby making the
otu ngaiiisl the lolunteer plan even gieatei
than that lecorded while the body was act
ing in committee of the whole
FIOHT ioi:s O.V
A second llht was pieclpttatecl imme
diately when as the cletk loinmeiiced read
lug the rest of the bill a Moilda lepresenta
tle, Sears, with the assistance of a fellow
member, tried to get leeognltlon to make a
left-oer speech. He was finally squelched.
ltepieseutatlie Mooie. of Pennsylvania,
followed with an amendment to make the
bill a plain draft proposition, eliminat
ing the "selective" feature for fear of
favoritism.
Representative Mason, Illinois, moused
the doimant olunteer proponents when dls
cussing the amendment. Ho taid:
Tills amendment removes tho coat of
I'ontlnurd on Vatx Two. Column Thrra
CREW SPEEDS TROLLEY
TO "GET" PICKPOCKETS
Two .Men Arrested on Car Following
Loss of Cash and Valuables
by Passenger
A conductor on the Fifteenth slieel car
line ordeted ills car to proceed full speed
without stops today when W-. S. Taylor,
of the Majestic Hotel, told hlih that pick
pockets have lelleved him of his wjatch and
chain and a wallet containing 105,
When Taylor became cognizant of his
loss lie worked Ills way through the crowd
standing lu tho alslo to the front of the
car. nnd madu tho conductor acquainted
with Ills loss. Tlio latter told tho motor
man to run tho car without Btops to
Fifteenth and Vino streets, l'ersons who
desired to get out at other stieets ex
pressed their opinions veiy forcibly con
cerning the Rapid Tianslt Company, but
the conductor refused to stop the trolley
until It reached Vine street. Thenhe
leaped out of the car, ordering the motor
man to close the doors behlnd-hlm so that
no one could leave. Inside of two min
utes, tho conductor hi ought back Detec
tives Creedon. Mole and Ferries, of the
Twentieth and Vine streets police station.
The detectives went through the car and
quickly placed under arrest .two men al
leged by the police to be plckopckets of
International reputation.
The men arrested are Joe Stein and Kd
Miller, both of New York. Tne men did
not havo In their possession tho watch and
wallet lost by Taylor, but tlio police say
these articles were taken by a conferedate
who left the car at Callowhlll street, im
mediately after Taylor becamo cognlrant
of his loss. Magistrate Tracy held tho
prisoners In $1000 each for court. Cash
ball was refused.
Phlladelphian Killed by Jitney
CHKSTKR. Pa.. April 28. Henry Barker,
of Philadelphia, boarding at Marcus Hook,
was run down by a loaded Jitney in Mar
cus Hook and suffered Injuries that
caused his death In the Chester Hos
nital. William Reltz. driver of the auto.
!'. injured, the machine turning- over when
neltx trteF to swerve from the mlddl. of tie
street.
VOLUNTEER
FEATURE RELAY
RACES TODAY IN
PENN CARNIVAL
One, Two and Four
Quartets Will
Compete
Mile
SIMPSON AFTER RECORD
By
KOHERT W. MAXWELL
FRANKLIN FIELD. April 28
The leal relay races, meaning tho cham
pionship events stripped of the grammar
school bouts, diew a real lelay ciowd here
this afternoon. The might sunshine and
fairly warm weather luought ticket holdeis
to the stadium In dioves and lufoie tin
Hist i.iee was called at I '30 the stands
were ioihfoitiibl filled.
It was a tjplcal Franklin Field gatheiing.
with cheering students on one side and the
sightseeis on tho other. The fair se was
well repiesonled and their most leient mil
llnerj gave color to the scene. An Innova
tion was sprung by nune of the, fall h.i.i
els. Instead of earning the liauueis of
their favuiite college, the appealed with
American flags with the college pennant tied
underneath. This fitted In with the mili
tary atmosphere furnished by tlio khakl
dad student toips which paiaded around
tho Held.
The ( Ural (I College band opened the pro
gram with a stlirlng selection that would
make any one light and the subuibaii high
schools vveie ent away by Dr. ifllilm's
starting signal. -"tg
liob Simpson, the great hurdler of Mis
bourl L'nlierslty, will show for the first
time when he slips over the obstacles in the
120-yard hurdles. Thi. tall westerner was
In n track suit at Franklin Field yester
day and, although he wanned up consider
ably on tho green, lie did not enter any of
tho races. Last ear Simpson clipped a
fifth of a second off tho relay record when
ho covered the timber topping dlstnuce in
15 seconds. He has done II 4-u seconds re
peatedly out West and Is determined to
shave another fraction of u second off his
mark of 191C.
Tho Interest lu today's events, of course,
centers In the three big college relay cham
pionships, the one, two and four mile con
tests The one-mile relay has Illinois as
the favorite, but it will have leal com
petition In Mlssouil, Holy Cross, 1'enn State
and Pennsylvania, Missouri pushed Illi
nois to the tape lu the Drake relays ot
last Satuiday, and Simpson's men hope to
turn the tables today. Tho great hurdler
piobably will run the last quarter.
The Notre Dame quartet, which -won
tho two-mile championship of the West
a week ago and came within two and two
fifths seconds of tho world's record, seems
to bo tho best bet for the tvvo-mllo title,
although Pennsylvania, Chicago and Syra
cuse all have fast teams entered. Notre
Dame has Meehan, a fornier Catholic High
School runner and a member of tho Shan-
t'ontlnued on l'HKe Thirteen, Column I'll
WHISKY AND MONEY STOLEN
Police Looking Also for Several Auto
mobiles Reported Missing
The police are searching for four quarta
of whisky nnd S1G0 In cash which were
stolen early this morning from the saloon of
Thomas Kennedy, In Martin's illlagc, In
'"the Neck,"
Six automobiles were reported stolen to
the police today. The owners were S. D.
Lomollel, 4508 Locust street, whose car,
valued at J1150, was taken from the curb
in front of the Clvlo Club, Thirteenth and
Locust streets; Hugo Hlstelhuber, not
Kleanor street, car valued at $1 B60 ; J, Kr
Ickson, Fifty-first and Warrington streets;
Albert L. Moxey, 12 Hast Mount Pleasant
avenue. Mount Airy, whose car was taken
while he was watching the relay races at
Franklin Field yesterday; Arthur Paul, 654
Carpenter street. Qermantown, and Joseph
Hamilton, 1907 Venango street, car taken
from 1409 Arch streot.
oiFrance
lce NQWw5Chis CountryWith Allied Council.
FRENCH PLAN
INTELLECTUAL
BOND WITHES.
Gallic Culture to Re
place Kultur One Pur
pose of Mission
EDUCATION MINISTER
TELLS OF ASPIRATION
Recalls Similar Ideals for
Freedom of World's Great
est Republics
WASHINGTON April J.v
The cialtei and glamour of war fell away
fiom the Flench War Cuinmlsslnn today
while I'mile Hovelacijiic, the Flench Minis
ter of Public Instruction, explained In simple
detail to Washington v,.rresiondents Ills
mission In America t M, perhaps, the most
gigantic task over Intrii'--! to the represen
tative of any one nation, and It Is entirely
apart from the war Itself
"Fiance wants an Intellectual alliance
with the Ameikan people," said M Hove
lacque. ' That Is the major part of my mic
tion In America. Them lias been an lln
hteakahlc bond of sj mp.ithy and sentiment
between Ameilca and France which has ex
isted since Lafioetto forsook his fortune
and his count 1 to fight for your Ideals. Hut
little attention has been paid to the spiritual
and Intellectual side of our alliance. You
have much to teach us : wc have some things
to tench ou.
"Your unlveisltles li.ive been tilled with
Herman professors. You have sent jour
students to tleiman unlveisltles. It is
stiange when you ieall consider It. France
and America ate natural allies. They are
the two greatest republics in the world.
They am united In tho spirit of fieedom,
free institutions, hatred of tyranny and op
pression and the democracy that under
stands the broad human spirit. It is to
bring this to the fore that I came to Amer
ica. THH COSMOPOLITAN 1DH.V
"Gormany has so long been held up as an
example of advanced learning that Ger
man thought has gradually penetrated Into
America. Franco represents nil that Amer
ica holds dear, all that she lias ever fought
for In her wars. France has shed her blood
and tears and spent her treasum for the
lights of mankind us America has.
"Fianco has never thought of heiself;
hers has been tho cosmopolitan Idea. Ger
many has thought solely of Gel man Ger
many has taken Flench culliuo and learn
ing, commercialized it and i educed it to
common mono thai any one might spend.
Take any line of learning and branch of
cultuio and you will llud a Fienrhman at
the topmost pinnacle of It Yet wc have
never pushed Flench learning foiw.ud as
have the Germans their kultur.'
"it is a gigantic task I have to perform,
it means the leeonstructlon of our uni
versities. We want not only your students
who ale able lo llnan-o themselves through
our unlveisltles, but vour poorer students.
We want America. loll or pour, to under
stand us, and we, in tilt u. mean to under
stand jou."
M. Iliivelacmie also (plameil tne Heart
p.ut of his mission to the I'nlted States.
It deals with the miamutlon of tlio thou
sands of Fiench chlldteii, oiphaned by the
', A "HIJAIIT MISSION"
"When the llrst mall of the Germans came
in lftH," lie said sadl, "thousands of our
people were blown before It like dead leaves.
Fatheis have been kllltd by the thousands
111 this win. Their chlldien aie the most pre
cious possessions France has. And Franco
means to make up to them all that it pos
sibly can. It Is the only way It can lepay
Its debt to their heroic fathers."
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE
"SPEECH OF HIS LIFE"
Expected to Assail Congress in
Address Tonight at Chicago
Stockyards
CHICAGO, April 28
Chicago Is le.uly tor Itonseieit and "the
speech of his life" that bo will deliver at
the stock-yards amphitheatre tonight.
The Colonel airlved at f : 45 today and
was Immediately escorted to the Congress
Hotel, where lie w)li make his headquarters.
He was otllcially welcomed by a leceptlon
committee composed of representatives ot
every nationality In Chicago and all Amer
icans. A military escort of the First Illinois Cav
alry, In command of Colonel Milton J. For
man, led tho match through the loop to the
hotel. At noon the Colonel was the dinner
guest of the National Security League at
the La Salic Hotel.
The action of the House of Hepresonta
tlves yesterday in rejecting the services of
Iloosevelt In leading a division to the
trenches is expected to cause him to digress
from his scheduled speech tonight to pay
his respects to some ot the men lu Con
gress. Ttoosevelt was greatly .disappointed
upon the refusal of that body to upprove
his plan, close friends stated on his ar
rival today.
Taft Calls on Wilson
WASHINGTON, April 28. F-jl. President
Taft called at tho White House shortly
after noon today to pay ills respects
President Wilson.
to
Drinks Potson for Salts and Dies
Michael Morofskl, "Iwenty-seven years old,
living at the rear of 1004 lleno street,
died today at the Iloosevelt Hospital from
the effects ot poison, which the police say
he took last night in mistake for Kpeom
salts.
LATEST
SCHOOL ALUMNAE HONOR
Mis. Echviud Pomfioy, of Chicago, who ploi
last Wedesdny wns. Miss KaUici'iue K. runclieon,
Uirls' High School, today wns elected lionovniy
Scnool Alumnne Association.
U-HOAT I10MUARDS ALGERIAN PORT
LONDON, Aviill s:&. A Ucimaii submarine lms ucmlmclti; U.
iiMi'or woiks oi Ciouuiy.t, on tlio Algerian coast. Ulllcial nniuun.L
nttiit of tlio nttrtck, lbhuctl iu Beiiiu, wns lecclved In n dispatch Horn
I'll! Uoinmii cnnltiil today. It bald thnt onu limiting Undue wns tie
bttoyoit and another dumaijctl.
BRITAIN EXTENDS "DANGER AREA"; WARNS SHIPPING
WASIUNU'ION, April iiti. Oicnt Hlitnin lms extended hor
"tlnngcious men" niul wnnirtl nil (shipping of this tnct.
U. S. DISCLAIMS TERRITORIAL ASPIRATIONS
WASHIiNUTON. Apiil kla. I'll" United S'.'K- ' "
wni toi no uuituilitl gain .and when tltc time tot pi .c arm
teniteiy or mlvuntngu save the piotoction ot human tightb w.ll vt
sought by iliif couutiy'b delegates at the council table. This waa tuts
tiatcition today ot Hecictnry of the Tieasury McAttco when li'j a..
dithsed tlio stutlouts oi tho West Chester, P.i., JJoiinal School at the
Ticabiny.
OLD GLORY FLIES WITH TRI-COLOR OVER EIFFEL TOWER
PAHIS, Apiil !iS. France lina decided tile Aincilcnu ting tip
ping Uillel Tower shall remain tlieie dally villi the rrrn-'i tri-mim
DEPUTY SHERIFF
ClIESTUH, l'n., Apiil 148. Stepping tiom a house
stictt eaily today, Joseph Uutrows, ot Heshong sticot.
bullet wound iu the lelt forearm. The police aliened U.iviil
a deputy sheriff, who says that the shooting- was accidental.
was locked up ami will be anaigued today.
tho Chester .Hospital.
MAY WHEAT GOES TO S2.7U 3-4 IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, April as. Thei'o wns wild cxcltcincut in the whrr.t
pit today and the May delivery sold up lo ya.TU Jj-l, closing at
$a.74 1-a, against $a.U8 l-ii at tho end yesteidny. Uther options
boaiccl also, but weakened later. I'riitit-talting was largely leson
Mble lor tlio decline.
NEGRO EXONERATED OF KILLING PASTOR
David Scott, a negro, anestecl on suspicion of being tho tlayei
o? the itev. J. M. T. Chlldiey, who was klllsil on Wetlncstu.'y night
last by n footpad, wa& exonerated today by Magistrate Ucaton. Cam
den County ottlciali said ho wns not the man. iio wns held in !oUO
bail on a charge of cnnylng concealed weapous.
MANUFACTURERS CLUB
A large electric sign, reading "For God and Country," was placed today over
the main entrance of the Manufacturers' Club, Broad and Walnut streets. Right
beneath the tdgn Is an American flag- designed from vari-colored electric bulbs,
and the porticos are draped with the Stars and Stripes and flags of Belgium,
Kngland, France and Italy.
SPORTS
FORMER MISS PUNCHEON
to hi-r maninRe
IHincip.iI ot the
jiicsidont of thf
HELD IN SHOOTING
on Wc .
lcceiveil
wniu,
wmtc
Hurrows is a patient iu
RAISES PATRIOTIC SIGN
Begins in Monday
HAIG'S FORCES
TURN "WOTAN"
LINE DEFENSES
Occupy Part of Oppy
and Seize Arleux
Village
SMASH ENEMY FRONT
NORTH OF THE SCARPE
Gain Ground Around Ga-
vrellc, Greenland Hill and
Near Roeux
My WILLIAM PHILIP si.MMS
with Tin. mtnysii ap.mics aficld,
Apiil 2S
HiltlMi tioopx have tinned the Oct man
"Wotan line"
Half of the Milages of Oppj believed
to be the northernmost town of the Ccimun
defense fiont vviih captured today In
despciately hot fighting
Alien, a trllle farther to the noil!., also
fell to the tremendous Ilrltlsh assa1:!!.
Information from other sections of the
Hrltlsh front reaching tho spot from which
this dispatch is wiitten detailed lighting
on a tremendous scale of Intensity.
Around Oppy and Aileti It was still pio
Blessing aftera night i.f ticvei -ceasing clash.
The atiules on both sides svvnid back and
nn tli III the struggle, uut the latest Kport
today showed the Hrltlsh still 111 po-sesslon
of half of Oppy and all of Arlcus and
beating back detperato (icrniau countei
atlacks. Around (lav relic, Halg's offensive was
still gaining ground. A steady stream of
prisoners from this bloodv angle was being"
shifted back of the lines.
To tho south, as part of Ivjs gigantic
push, Halg's tiooM vveie thrown toward
Cireenlunil hill. They (-truck haul and fast '
at massed flcinian forces and swarmed
over into a ieimau trench i mining south
of the Scarpe.
There they stuck fast, despite tremendous
blows launched bv the (irm.in. Not evon
literal melting away of the (leinian at
tackers In the face of murderous machine
gun tiro and the steel euitaln of Hrltlsh
artllleiy stopped the desperate enemy
counter-thtusts Tho Herman losses are
staggeilng lu these attacks.
At the present moment the most bitter
fighting, however is apparently In progrcs3
In the woods to the west of lteu, just
above tho Soaipe. Thclo the foiest was
literally mowed down by nrtlllory lire and
the moss stained red with rivulets of blood
us tho (Jermans madl attacked, were
locked ip bitter conflict, then thrown back
only to refoim and attack again Mean
while, the British drove fuither nnd further
forward
BRITISH TROOPS STRIKE
IN DIRECTION OF DOUAI
LONDON. April 28.
Field Maishal Haig struck another tie
mendous blow at tho German lines today
In a powerfully icvived offensive over a
front ot several miles north of the Kivcr
Seal pe.
"Harly this morning we attacked on .- ;
flout of several miles not til of tho Sc.iipe,"
ho reported, "meeting considerable opposi
tion, but making good piogress"
Hattle-front dlspatihes Indicated violent
fighting still hi progiess during the day
along tho wholo lino ot this great drive.
lieininny is draining her empire of men
to throw against the nmushlug waves of
tlio Franco-lJrltlsh offen-iive. Necessity of
Interposing scrim check to tho steady ad
vance of the Allied forces on the west front
Is being despoiatel lelt by the military
chiefs, who realize the growing discontent
Iu Germany, manifest lu various strikes,
iu Socialist peace propaganda, In dissatis
faction over shrinking rations, In agitation
for greater participation In governmental
affairs by the people.
Information received here from Germany,
via Holland, Indicated this condition In the
Central Umpire today.
Dispatches now Indicate that Germany I
opposing the Franco-llrltlsh advance with
forces far superior to the attacking nrmies,
And still thtso divisions do no more than
slow up the advance. Today It appeared
that tho whole strength of tho French and
British attacking armies was being made
leady for another bolt to be hurled at the
German line next week in a lesumpUon of
tho concerted offensive.
After a lull on the French fiont enrlj lu
the vvetk, made necessary by bringing
to newly won positions the French ar
tillery and the consolidation of gains won
In the llrst week of General Nlvellc's gen
eral attack, tho army under the tricolor
was appaiently in motion again.
To the north Halg's guns roared all
along the line, -while his Tommies pushed
ahead jiird after yard The greatest pres
sure was apparent!) being asserted alone
tho Arras-Oou.il roadway.
FRENCH HALT FIERCE
TEUTON COUNTER-BLOWS
PA1US. April 28.
Sliuo Aim II 16 General Nlvelle's advanc-,
Ing French troops have taken 20,780 prison
ers and 17G guns, including many of thu
heaviest caltbers; 412 niachlno guns and
lis trench mot tars, today's official state
ment declared.
On today's fighting the War Office re
ported French raids In several sections and
numerous German counter-attaclraoll along
tho lighting front Tho report said In
part:
We raided German trenches In the
I'ontlnurd on Tare Four, Column On
FAMOUS COMMANDER
OF SUBMARINE DEAD
Lieutenant Petz Believed to Have Been,
Sent to Bottom With,
Ilia U-Boat
nOTTERDAM, April 28. Lieutenant
Commander Petx, one of Germany's fpf-v,
most submarine commanders, Is dead, sy
a dispatch from Koenlgsbergr. He mi t
charge of a submarine which destroy' '
62,000 tojis of shipping in one weeK m
February. .
. i . L.IUtuJ )! Data'd silrimavlnA ara
11 IS UC.IOVCU t,lly Vfc r-MMMMW TlaWt f J
destroyed,
aitnougn me uennan uqvws- ut-mm
ment Has
made 'no announcement to' shta.
effect.
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