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Show t LATEST SPRING STYLE FOR YOUNG MEN fit FRENCH FORCES BREAK GERMAN LINES AND TAKE TEN THOU SAND PRISONERS. AMERICAN VESSEL ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF NEW YORK. NO VOICE RAISED AGAINST WAR ' . MEASURE ON FINAL VOTE IN BOTH HOUSES. Believed That Rigid Patrol Haa Been Eetabliahed Off Atlantle , Coast, With Heavier Craft Operating on Outer Circle. Greatest Authorisation for Bonds Ever .Contained In a Bill Submitted to Washington. Warning pt the presence of a German submarine oft the Atlantic coast was sent broadcast to all ships fairly Tuesday, April 07, upon receipt at the navy departs ment of a report from the destroyer fbntth, on patrol duty, that a torpedo liad crossed her . bows during tho bight Following is the statement Issued by the department: Reported from Fire Island lightship to the naval stations at Boston and New York at 3:30 a. m. on the 17th an enemy submarine was sighted by the U. S. 8. Smith running apparently submerged. Submarine fired a torpedo at the U. S. S. Smith, which missed her by thirty yards. The wake of the torpedo was plainly seen crossSubmarine disaping the bow. peared." The incident serves to illustrate the fact that a rigid patrol has been established off the Atlantic coast. No details of Its operations have been made puddle. Presumably thje destroyers and heavier craft are operated on the outer circle of the patrol. Motor craft form the inner lines which are being extended as rapidly as suitable toats can be equipped and provided with crews. Whether the presence of the German submarine merely foreshadows a consporadic raid such as the ducted off the New England coast, or whether It Is the signal for the beginning of a general submarine blockade of the Atlantic coast Is not known. The attack by the Is Germany's first recognition of the state of war declared by the United States. It was stated in Germany soon after the action of congress that no aggressive steps would be taken against the United States. Practically no American officials believed this statement, however, and steps to meet aggressive action were taken at once. The probability of submarine attack on unprotected seaboard cities and towns, raids on shipping within sight of Amerloan shores and a submarine blockade of the principal Atlantic ports with the purpose of terrorizing shipping and Washington. The bill authorizing the issue of 17,000,000,000 worth of bonds and certificates to finance the United States in the war and to afford a loan to the entente allies was adopted unanimously by the House of Representatives Saturday, April 14, and on April 17 the senate also approved the measure without a dUsentlng vote. The measure tiadj been described as the greatest authorization for bonds ever contained In A bill submitted to any legislative body In the world. One member, Representative London of New York, the only Socialist In congress, voted "present." Owing to general pairs and absentees only 3g9 votes were recorded for SEPARATE PEACE the bill, but both Democratic Leader Kitchln and Republican Leader Mann announced that all their members would have voted affirmatively If pres OVERTURES MADE FOR SEPARent ATE PEACE TO THE ENTENTE senators present Of the eighty-fou- r MINISTERS IN SWITZERLAND. Tuesday night every one, Including all those who voted against war except Senator Lane of Oregon, who was ab- Following Upon Report of First Break in Central Alllanse Comes Report sent because of illness, recorded Will that Austria-Hungar- y themselves In favor of providing the Ask Peace Terms. for funds to prosecute hostllltes. Nearly all of the twelve absentees were 111. London. The bill authorizes $5,000,000,000 in Reports from a Swiss bonds, of which $3,000,000,000 will be source have been received In Rome lent the entente countries, and the Is- that the Bulgarian minister at Berne has made overtures to the entente suance of treasury certificates for ultimately to be met by ministers with a view to the conclusion of a separate peace, says the ExIncreased taxation. Consideration of the ways of produc- change Telegraphs Rome corresponding new taxes to meet in whole or in ent on April 12. Similar advices regarding Bulgaria part the treasury certificates for will begin during the week. are sent by the Exchange Telegraph representative at Lausanne. He reports that the Gazette of that city ARGENTINA SEIZES 8HIPS. l states It has learned that in are Switzer Bulgarian Harbor In Inner delegates Will be Concentrated land endeavoring to arrive at a basis of Buenoa Aires Under Guard. for aseparale peace with representaBuenos Aires. The government has , In the inner tives of the entente. ordered the concentration harbor of Buenos Aires of all the GerAdvised of Peace Move. man vessels now In Argentine waters. Austrian and BulgarWashington. A special guard will be placed over ian representatives are endeavoring to them. These vessels comprise the d approach entente diplomats in Seydlltz, Patagonia, Holger, Granada, on the subject of peace. Bahrenfeld, Jenfeld, Nauplla, Bahia Press dispatches on April 12, reportBlanca, Lowenburg, Santa Clara, Se- ing Bulgarian efforts in this line devilla and Maunsa, veloped that It la known here not only Austrian steamers now In Argentine that Bulgaria ha taken soundings, waters are the Erodlad at Buenos but also that there has been Blmilar Aires and Slam a Rosario. action In the name of Austria-HungarWhether the two countries are Mutt Work or Go to Jail. working separately or together Is not police known, nor has any reference been Chicago. Under a general order effective In Chicago on April 17, made to the attitude of Germany or police officers are visiting all saloons, Turkey. hotels, lodging houses and places Officials here see In thg Austrian where unemployed men are general!) and Bulgarian action merely an exfound and are notifying all pression of weariness with the war men who are not at work that and anxiety to bring it to an end they must secure employment within without however. Involving any Inditen days or he aent to the workhouse. cation of desperation on their part which would make them propose Austrian Premier Will Resign. ( terms acceptable to the entente. As a Copenhagen. According to a Vien- result there Is every evidence that the na dispatch to the Deutsche Tages Informal efforts now being made mark merely a step In the long road that Zeltung of Berlin, Count Henry the Austrian premier, is suf- will eventually lead to peace and do fering from influenza and will retire not offer hope of real negotiations in the near future- shortly from the premiership. This opinion Is strengthened by the fact that the entente diplomats have GENERAL RUSSKY not accepted the suggestions made to them tor private conversations, but have Indicated, on the other hand, that they will not go Into any such discussion blindfolded. They have left the Impression that they stand on the general principles enunciated by their government that the entente nations will not enter a peace conference until their enemies have made public their terms. Independent soundings by Austria and Bulgaria, even If entirely tentative, have attracted interest here, however, as showing the dissatisfaction of those two governments with the course of the war and their apparent anxiety to negotiate directly and not through the medium of Germany. Violent Following Several Day of InLaunch French Shelling, the In Endeavor to . Attack fancy Break Through German Line. , Any Leglelativo Body in the World. Benefit of Country." Washington.-- In a personal Paris. The French troops In the addressed to his fellow departments of the Alsne and the President Wilson, on April i; 3 Marne have delivered a violent Infan- upon every American citizen 'h try attack against the Germans over together to make the nation" miles end made for the a front of twenty-livpreservation of its Important gains of terrain and cap- for triumph of democracy in ttc tured more than 10,000 prisoners and war. large quantities of war material. Putting the navy on a war t s The battle took place between and raising a great army lr( and Rheims, and over a distance simplest parts of the great tail of eighteen and a half miles, from tho president declares, and be J Sotssons to Craonne, the entire Ger- all the people. with J man first line positions fell into the pliasis on his words to particuar the lamtr hands of General Nlvelles forces, concentrate their energies, while east of Craonne a German sec- economy, prove unselflshnes, ond line position south of Juvincourt demonstrate efficiency. and another position on the outskirts The president declared that 1 of Bermerlcourt running along the evident to every thinking mu Alsne canal to LoivTe and Gourcy also our Industries, In farms, in 1 were captured. Violent counterattacks in the mines, in the factory, by the Germans on several sectors be made more prolific and non were repulsed with heavy casualties clent than ever and that tlwj to the attackers. be more economically manage The artillery for several days had better adapted to the partial , been violently shelling the entire re- quirements of our task than thej gion end Monday, while British activ- been; and what I want to say) ity along the front from Lens to St the men and the women wbok! Quentin had almost ceased owing to their thought and their tnorp a heavy rainfall, the French launched these things will be serving the their Infantry In an endeavor to break try and conducting the fight tor through or press back the Germans and freedom just a truly and jaj from this point of great strategic val- effectively as the men on the ue. The German official communica- field or In the trenches. Tho tion In briefly referring to the attack, trial forces of the country, nu described It as a great attempt to women alike, will be a gTeat u: obbreak through with a a great international servtci ject possibly meaning that a success- a notable' and honorable host ful breach of the German lines here In the service of the nation ui might necessitate the falling back by world, the efficient friends and a; the German along a greater part of of free men everywhere. Th the front from Lens to Sotssons. nay, hundreds of thousands During the week that the British otherwise liable to military offensive has been going on Field will, of right and of necessity,)! Marshal Haigs forces have made cused from that service and sis( prisoners of. 14,000 Germans and cap- to the fundamental, sustaining tured 194 guns and large quantities of of the fields and factories andi war stores. and they will be as much pan i great patriotic forces of the nau SOCIALISTS WOULD END WAR. the men under fire. I take the liberty, thereto Declare Opposition to German addressing this word to the In of the country and to all who and Ita War Policy. farms: The supreme need) Amsterdam. The Vorwaerts, the the own nation and of the nation: German socialist organ, announces which we are Is ss that as a result of a conference at dance of supplies, and especial! Gotha, a new socialist party has been foodstuff ft The importance ol at formed by socialists opposed to the quate food supply, especially fol Phillips Scheidmann party. Tha new present year, la superlative sr party will be known as the Independ- abundant food, alike for the i the now war, and at the peoples ent socialist democratic party of Gerwhich ws upon great enterprise central The the many. presidents of embarked will break down ud executive are Hugo Haase and George The worlds food reserves ire Ledebourr Not only during the present hm The policy of the new party Is de- cy, but for some time after pesm scribed aa ' fundamental opposition to have come, both our own peep) the prevailing government system, its a large proportion of the jw war policy of the normal socialist par- Europe must rely upon the taj ty. Socialists to the number of 148 in America. Upon the fanners therefore. In large m participated at the conference at country, rests the fate of the war and tttl Gotha, including fifteen members- of of the nations. May the nsuaj the relchstag. count upon them to omit no sts will Increase the production ol PLOTTERS ARE WARNED. land or that will bring about tki - profo-abl- - e U-6- at people were expected. GERMANS SUFFER - HEAVY LOSS. Casualties In Mondays Fighting Estimated at 100,000. Paris Germany suffered another crushing blow upon the western front when forty miles of the strongest part of her line were wrested from her with an estimated loss of nearly 100,-000 killed, wounded and prisoners as a result of the opening Monday of the (French offensive. The attack began along a twenty-fiv- e mile front from Sotssons tu Rheims, extending the great western battle a distance of close to 150 of the miles, more than one-thirmighty line from Switzerland to the d sea. RUSSIAN WOMEN TO VOTE. Will Have Part In Conduct of Affairs of New Government London. A Petrograd dispatch says that the congress of the council of workers, soldiers and delegates has adopted a report regarding the constituent assembly, which makes the following recommendations: The assembly shall be convened at Petrograd as early as possible on the The prtnclplo of universal suffrage. army shall take part In the elections like the rest of the population, but the active army shall vote separately. Women shall have the same voting rights as men. The qualifying nge for the vote shall be twenty years. AMERICA TO AID RUSSIA. semi-officia- - Swit-zerlau- t able-bodie- d Clam-Martln- c, Will Go to Almost Any Length to Assist New' Democratic Regime. Washington. The American government Is only awaiting definite word from Russia as to the needs of that nation before taking active steps to strengthen the new government and make more effective Its resistance to Cermany. No specific request for assistance has been received. It Is taken for granted that a large sum will be lent to Russia If it Is deGeneral Ruesky la one of the high sired because It is agreed that tho United States should go to almost any Rueelan army officers who sided tho lengths to assist the new democratic revolutionists with hlo support and In fluenco. Ho lo In command of tho regime there. northern front Advocates Sending Men to Front Railroads Expect Increased Rates. Boston. Major General Wood, adWashington.-Indicati- ons are that Cotton American Waste the dressing commerce commission Interstate the here Tuesday, said the Exchange United States would not fulfill It duty will act within the next few days upIn this war until it had sent men to on the petitions of the railroads of the country asking for an Increase of 15 the front. per cent In freight rates. Brazil. In Rioting May Again Change Name of Capital. Porto Alegre, Brazil. A mob atGerman correspondAmsterdam. tacked 270 German house Tuesday ents on the Russian and Swedish fronnight tore down German flags and tiers report that the Russian provimashed the windows. Afterwards sional government Intends to change caricature of the German emperor the name of the capltat back to St. were nailed to the walls. Petersburg. Setxampte Washington. e Sols-son- J ERI , i AMERICAN STATE HANDS PASSPORTS TO GERMAN MIN ISTER AND HIS STAFF. SOUTH r-- Was First of Our Southern Neighbors to Announce Its Support of the United States In Protesting Against German Blockade. The German La Paz, Bolivia. minister and his staff were on April 13 handed their passports by the Bolivian government, wtih a note declaring that diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Germany have been severed. Bolivia was the first South American state to announce its support of the United States in protesting against the German submarine blockade. In a note to the German government under date of February 8, the Bolivian ernment denounced the German blockade proclamation as an Infringement of the impresclptlble rights of civilization and humanity," and declared that it "consolidates its attitude with that of the United States government." The Bolivian press unanimously supported the position of the government Bolivia is one of the smartest of the South American states, rith an area of 700,000 square miles and a population of a little more than 2,250,000. It has no merchant marine or navy, but ha an army with a war strength of 88,000, which Is credited wtih being one of the best trained and equipped in far-dista- ol Gov-ernme- -- WH Latln-Amerlc- Utahn Are Loyal. Salt Lake City. Support of Utah and its citizens in the movement for conservation and mobilization of resources in preparation for wars demands was pledged at a meeting held Saturday night at the tabernacle. Utah will not only furnish men for the army and navy, but its share of foodstuffs. - Treasonable Reclaim Arid and Swamp Lands. With Death. Washington. All persons in the United States, citizens and aliens, warned In a proclamation Issued April 16 by- President Wilson that treasonable acts or attempts to shield thdse committing such acts will be vigorously prosecuted by the government The proclamation defines treason, citing statutes, provisions of the constitution and decisions of the courts, and declares that the acta described will be regarded as treasonable whether committed within the borders of the United States or elsewhere. Washington. As a stimulus to food production Senator Borah of Idaho haa Introduced a bill providing for reclamation of arid and swamp lands, and proposing Issuance of $25,000,000 of federal treasury certificates, exchangeable for bonds of reclamation districts organized. CAPTAIN TRELLES HUNGRY MEN QUIT WORK. Strike Declared In Berlin by Metal, Wood and Transport Industries, Amsterdam. Advice received here from Berlin say that hunger strikes were declared In greater Berlin on April 16, among a portion of the metal, wood and transport Industries. Other Industries, Including large munition factories and the general business of the city, have not been affected by the isolated strikes. Tramway traffic In Berlin Is normal. of Simple Living. Mrs. Wilson, wife of the president; Mrs Marshall, wife of the vice president, and the wives of members of the cabinet, have agreed to reduce their scale of living to the simplest possible form, in order to set an example to other women of the German Casualties 4,180,966. Lon don. German casualties as reported In the German orflclal casualty lists during the month of Jlarch total 54,803 men, according to a statement made public here. The statement says that the March casualties, added to those reported previously, bring the total given In the German official lists since the beginning of the war to 4,180,906. country. Recruits Classed as Volunteers. Washington. All men enlisting In the regular army or the national guard In the present emergency were assured In an announcement by Secre- - Captain Trelles, a French priest has tary Baker on April 12 that they received eeveral decorations for aerv would be kept In service only for the Ice at the front period of the war. Financing Red Croat .Society, Sniping Along Border. President Wilson has Washington. El Paso, Texas. Mexican snipers Invited group of leading men from fired on United States army patrols different parts of the country to meet Thursday near Fabens, Texas, thirty-tw- In Washington April 21 to consider miles below El Paso, the Ameri- mean of financing the American Nacan patrols returning the Are sod hit- tional Red Cross. ting one Mexican soldier. State Defense Councils. Two Suipects Arrested. The council of na. Washington. Elephant Butte, N. M. Two strang- tlonul defense on April 13 ers, an Austrian and a German, were state governors to name staterequested arrested here and are belnj held under council to work with the defense nutional guard by a detail of company K, council In furthering preparedness Fourth Texas Infantry, which complans. pany Is guarding the dam. Acts Punishable o s distribution of their food pr$ The time is short It Is of tkl imperative Importance that evem possible be done and done In ly to make sure of large hanetf call upon young men and old slH1! boys of ttM upon the to accept and act upon this dc turn In hosts to the farms ud certain that no pains and no lacking in this great matter. I particularly appeal to the ers of the south to plant foodstuffs as well as cotton. Tfcf show their patriotism In no tat more convincing way than tf lng the great temptation of tixj ent price of cotton and helping W lng upon a great scale, to nation and the peoples every who are fighting for their Ilberb" for our own. The variety crops will be the visible their comprehension of their J duty. "To the men who run the r of the country, whether they sgers or operative employee, w say that the railways are t that of the nations life and wj rests the immense respoasta', soelng to It that those arten j no obstruction of any kind, j flcency or slackened power, J. t merchant let me suggest eru I able-bodie- d - 'Small profitB and quick l to the shipbuilder the thought life of the war depends upon J food and the war suppUe , carried across the seas no many ships are sent to ' t The places of those that goat j be supplied and supplied w v the miner let me say that where the farmer does; te $ 11 the world waits on him. Jiv ens or falls, armies nd , He also Is enUiW helpless. great service army.' . Canada Rtmoves Duty on Wheat. Ottawa. The government has placed wheaL wheat flouFand semo-linon the free list, thus opening United States markets to Canada and Canadian markets to the United State in these products. The AB,er' Amsterdam. hern N has 8corp!on. ahlp T the Constantinople by ernment according to from the Turkish oP,,V Turkish newspaper Peace With Rueela Flret Parle. A l statement has been Issued in Vienna that Austria desires peace declaring ulth the Russian people, and that there I, no real obFtuelo to this alin, according to a Zurich dispatch, Food for Soldiers An Washington. arrive at a uniform e7tf for depondeut families .jg or w lng In the army y oi dertnken by tho chamber Of tho United Stale- semi-officia- I in the effectual Turks Intern U. tlt WlW In, 1 |