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Show V. fust EYENI NGr (T)B SB RET EDmon NEWS. n loclcal to Mop adverttrtn to II eas expense a tt to to atop tba dock to aav Urao." filffllMsTMTlUM ftttCES BOUT OPPONEN dSb cSj cSb tSb ifc tBi tSi do tfib (03 cSb On First Vote House Strikes Volunteer Amendments From Conscription Bill dcai Bout r hi I mien 6DanciunroirirMsiivrnr Km sai&valsau 9ivlMdlnllBi'wiE'iiMii u IN WEST BY THE KITOSH FORCES -- Ml-- U' L O YGRKAKM Republican, t JI LIl 8 K VHX, 11 of California (Hninliratltin'1hf11. rhampt-- hr inn dUKE, Rescue Forces Dare Fiery Depths FOLLOW Germany Threatens Reprisals BRING DROPS If Any German Prisoners Are TEUTON Exposed to Torpedo Menace MINERS DEAD; FORCE COPENHAGEN, that the HALTS BODIES if are the TRIAL Haig Reports TO TOP the of April 28, via London, 12:45 p. ra. made before Reichstag main yesterday Germany will adopt the sharpest reprisals German prisoners embarked on hospital ships of Allies and exposed to the danger of torpedoes. AdGeneral The sinking by the Germans of British hospital ship vance North Scarpe; L&nfrano last week caused the death of 15 German wounded who . French Take 20,780 Pris- were being transported to England. The British admiralty announced that inasmuch as the Germans were sinking hospital oners in Battle. ships without any regard to international law, the distinctive marking of these vessels had been removed and furthermore that virtually all the hospital ships had on board German wounded. Another smashing drive by French government announced that on account of Germany's The tha British on tha German German prisoners would be embarked on French hospital and policy a bacon trout at today General Bale taporta an ships. north of tha Scarpa. - In tha northern rector of tha great battlefield. tha French are kcaplac up a heavy artillery lira aouth from M. Quentin all around tha curve In (ha Una Into tba Champagnq. aeamlncty Tha Trench heva completed tha oount of tha prisoners and booty taken la tha recant flehtinf on these fronts. They eaptared 171 cannon of all calibres. 411 machln rnna and 111 trench puna Tbf prtaonara total " 19,71. ROOSEVELT GIVES Berlla. April tt, vis London, 'A submarine has Pm bombarded tbs sucososfoUy barbor works. Important for transports, osar Oonraya. wost of Algiers, says aa official It (9 It. Th British bow sitkeY stony nsvsraimil X th front north of tho Scarpo rtror. On vrir otttoo nnnouncod today. Tho British troops ars making rood pragmas la tho fsco of oonsidarsbls London, April . ,3atzaiE'i2is2-SkSsrifl- - , aged. Chicago. April tl. Colonel Theodor Roosevelt, after an enthusiastic his recaption her today, delivered opposition. first war speech at noon at a luncheon given by tb Chicago branch of tho Blow Struck by Allies National Security league. Tonight ho Along Western Front win deliver his principal address at th Stock Tarda amphitheatre which In Frane. British Headquarter seats 11,009 persons. t 99 pm April tl, via London, In hto luncheon address. Colonel (From a staff oorraopondant of Tho Another attack Aasodatod Press) Roosevelt urged that th ua of grain vu launched by tha British early this for th manufacture of alcoholic drinks swmlny. Tha blow was struck on tho be prohibited for tho period of th front between tho Scarpo river and Lena on tho ground over which oomo war. He urged obligatory military of the moot desperate fighting baa training, th expansion and Improveel Doe the British Inaugurated ment ot th navy and asserted that aa their offensive on Easter Monday. Tha fores should be sent niggle now in program le very bitter. UNITED STATES expeditionary The Gorman In anticipation of an- -. to France at once. Present conscripether British effort bad brought op tion plana, he said, would deny servEnforcements. Freeh German ice to many men who wished have been Identified by the to British. volunteer. In today's drive tha British faced -Tho world to facing a shortage of well organised trench system protin War food," declared Colonel Roosevelt. ected by wire entanglement and held Active Participation w In this country shall face a Soon by strong forces of Germans. Tha Without Thorough Prep- shortage of food. Therefor let us use preparation which bad boon all ths grain ws have for food and h progress tor several days did much for intoxicants. Now that th war Invite not Would damage to the defense works, but aration to on, let ua forbid any grain or corn there remained many troublesome - krone being used In th manufacture of in points between Rosux, - Just sarth of the Scarpa, and Gavrell. toxicating liquors. Let tha government North of Gavrelia satisfactory prog-ha- s help th farmer by mobilising labor if was made so far as could be necessary and tall our young men ndged and early in the day prisoners that it to n case of farm and arm. Washington, April IS. The milwt being brought back. South of "During th last two year and 4 of the French mission, half of peace wo have been foolish - ft's place the British got on toward itary section wwmand Kill, taking a trench north headed by Marshal Joffra, during con- enough, not to prepare for war; now wo arc at war, let ua avoid th with Monchy. reprethat continued today ferences h. Is reported that ths British have of the war department copied the town of Arleux and half sentatives (Continued oa page tan.). Bppy. hut furious German eounter-ttek- s warned the United States that active ace developing and tha sltua- - participation In the war without abis one of changes. solute preparation and previous cos-taThe fiercestourglng imaginable fighting Is with field operations would inJf ay for th wood west of Rooux. vito enormous losses. This became HANDS Ths weather is favorable. The air-a- s known today after Emile Hovelaqua, are active. for the general counselor, speaking . mission, had outlined a statement to 3 off re Heavy Artillery be made tomorrow by Marshal GEHMAN MINISTER to the American pro. M. said Occurs must realise, "Too Fighting be "that Americans cannotwar. to play at y trained In this country ..fariA April tt, noon. Heavy field. be there on the fighting occurred last night be-- :. They ehould should know these things b- Quentin and the Otoe and In Americans and what war really la befirsthand JChampagne, ths war office reporta ecale the Verdun front tha French fore they go into It on a largoknowlhas eoeurete America Washington. April German trenches and brought Unlemi rcdPrisoners. instead of off . edge of real war condition It may Boot you much. war 1 velar! see wM Oar. have Trench play ths gtplsmart jrJdJ'AprH how rapidly b will I1 cannon of nil calibres. cap11 surprised Tou men heeded le the German Lieut. Col. mine and E trench mor-Th- e tho condition change. know moro minister hto peseperto probably number of prisoners has Redtnond. whothan eeaeeDed the sweaters ef any man In France about artillery 19.799. "Jedstatement said to mo only yesterday, 1 am Geysma eeaeal there, follows: get before stale I adeteee ef the OMlsial St. Quentin end the Otoe afraid of getting JrrT heavy artillery fighting dur-- r back to Freoa.' break, esmtag from the occurred night. Skirmish' lean Oegntlnn In Oa Near Laffaux ,v. - f St. Quentin and ney Minister dtp German attempted without success a Cahreea nmlgned as the i Jjrpris attack. A - Staff Leave Rio Janeiro aet hto desire te etnnd hto h Champagne th fer artillery srfth the Cntted States te th severe. After a violent th German attacked Rio Janeiro, April 8 fight fer denmerttey end th e2 -- I41?" left Rio Auberive. but thrown German minister to BrasH preeervntien ef In terms tleeal for hi staff with Janeiro last night tow- , fa left bspk ot the Meuse, one Uruguay. Tb .Dutch, minister took over tho charge of Gorman Interest (Continued on page seven.) in Brasil. Oonraya Uea oa tha Algerian Mediterranean coast. 9 miles west of Alslera ry Lone. ct Ctim Hove-lsou- a. ar-"r- -- 2! lit ed : - ,", " r d, mor Aboyt Alien Enemies Urges Prohibition of Grain For Use in Manufacture Or AichhoTic rin - loading brtdys was dsraollsh-t- d sad another badly dam- ' BLUE DEVIL Atty Gen- - Hub-herto Investigate Ru- 10 Photo by Americas Frees Assorts tloa. REHEARING OF CASE IT IS FEARED THAT WILL BE NECESSARY! TALL HAVE PERISHED plained-- 1 ' niirais i Fifteen Have Been Brought Alexander Scott, Juror Do Weese Murder Case; Out of the Hasting Mine Dies While Eating Hundred and Nineteen Main Street Restaurant Were Entombed of . Explosion Uncx One Man FIRST. WAR TALK Cause IE! Kahn Amendment Develops Support Surprising to Opponents of' Administration Measure. . , be WiU Probably OFF Sworn in and Witnaef Recalled to Give Test! E -- mony. , , Alexander goott, ena of tb Jurors la Hastings Colo.. April II Nino moro bodies, making a total of IS, th case of.th Stats of Utah against were found by the rescue crew which Howard H. DeWsee. died suddtnly of entered the Hastings mine of tho hsart failure this noon while at lunoh-- o Fqeompany at mid- The crew asm out shortly after I o'clock this morning. One hundred and nineteen men were entombed In this mine by aa explosion yesterday and It to feared all have perished. Aa soon as tbs first rescuers emerged. another crew entered the min bearing stretchers to bring out the bodies. Outside the mlno scores of volunteers pressed forward eager to be la tho next shift to go Inside. Foremen went about among tho crowd picking the sturdiest end most experienced men. "Tou cant ell go boys, tho superintendent told them. Th rescue crew reported th fir In the min was out and that work of repairing damaged portions and clearing fallen rock coal which partly blocked th air passage was proceeding rapidly B. F. Bartlett, president ef tb company, mid be believed some of the men had a chance for thatr Urea because among those entrapped were several trained in rseeu work. David Rees, safety Inspector for 1 all th company properties, was In the mine making an inspection when lb explosion w- Furred. He to believed to have been lost. "We cannot explain th explosion, said Bartlett. "Electric lights were used In th mine, no miner was permitted to hava electric caps for firing blasts and all blasts were fired by a shot flrvr. Ths min eras frequentEvery precaution was ly inspected taken to make H safe." - Leslie L. Hubbard, attorney genera ef Colorado, and aa assistant arrived this morning to Investigate rumors that tb explosion was the not ef on alien enemy and to probe Into conditions touching th Observance of mine safety laws "Tho condition of the mine lends some color to th theory that th explosion was of an nrlgln that you dont think of," sold A tty. Gen. Hubbard. In an explosion la tha same property in 1911. It men were killed. The feet that smoke continues to pour from the mlno tod comp ny officials to fear .th air ducts had been broken and the weedy current of air being forced through them was only fanning th flame. In a Quandary. Tha mine officials are in n quandary. to fore air Into tha oontiltot If tbay they may only fan th flames min, to greeter flarcen and fir or smoke may destroy all chances of tb trapped men who may he alive to escape, on ths other hand, ths currant of air may be all that enable some living miners. If by noma chance any still In the min are stive, 90 avoid suffocation In the same. It to snowing In Delagua canyon, where th min to located, and miners' wives and ehildrea stand waiting at ths mine mouth. In th bitter wind. Thick black smoke from the burning min bangs over the place 11 k a pall. (Continued on page ten.) night- -- ? Washington, April 18. Administration forces overthrow opponents of th administration selective conscription WIl In the house on the first vote today and struck the volunteer amendments from the moasur. Th rot cams on, an amendment by Rep. Kahn, who has led th fight for the administration bill, moving to Iriks out the volunteer amendments Inserted by a majority of tho military committee against ths protests of tha president and th army war college. It assured th passage of the hill ss drawn by the arnly Th vote to sustain tho expert. of ths administration bill provisions was 179 to 91. Tba volunteer sponsors wars astounded at tha jremendoua strength developed by tha administration force. When tba members lined up to pass th tollers it looked almost ' as If the whole houae was about to vot lor conscription. Chairman Dent of th military committee, heading th volunteer lore, finally gave up counting th votes Mlaa Rankin, the Montana member, voted tor th volunteer amendment ss did Speaker Clark and Chairman Padgett of ths naval commute. Republican Leader Mann voted tor conscription. Democratic Leader Kitchln, busy with revenue legislation, did not vot When Rsp. Saunders of Virginia, presiding, announced the Kahn amendment had carried 171 to 91 there was thunderous applause from th floor sgd. thCfojrdd gaUertos, BIB Taken Th administration bill to rate a big army by aeleetlv draft was taken up In both houses of Con grees today for final disposition with tho prospects sf its enactment by substantial majorities, despite last minute effort of opponents ef th draft system. In ths bouse th leaders planned to reach a vote by 4 o'clock and In th sonata tt had bean agreed to vot before adjournment tonight. Th snat met at 19 a. m. after a session that lasted until early this morning during which a number of senator. Including Mr.- - LaFoUette spok on tbs bill. Several senators still were to be heard today. Th house also debated th bill under th rule until a tots hour last night. Before adjournment, an agreement was reached to vot th first thing today on an amendment to restore th aeleetlv draft provision as advocated by the army general staff, thus eliminating tha volunteer plan bU1?ld by th mnit"7 One of Heroeg of French Army itwt Slaff sf Sevstreet MVYtwRxt His death make assess ryth-ooeral Joffre in Washington tiaudne of th trial until a saw Jury otonWS'-Msln n can be impaneled. Death was almost Instantaneous Mr. goott bad gone to Youngs cafe with th other members of ths jury, undsr ear of Bailiff 1. J. Btarbuek, Immediately following th morning session of th trial. Throughout the apart on ha had sat In hto usual good baahh and without complaint of any disorder. At 11 ooloek th jury was excused, with admonition to remain together and refrain from conversation regarding tha case, and to reappear at the courtroom of Judg J. Loula Brown at 1 19 o clock this afternoon. With th other members of th jury and th bailiff Mr goott walked to the oaf of hto and was awaiting service luncheon when seised with aa attack of heart failure. Tba jurymen had been In tha cafe only a few minute, gome of thorn had given their order, while others wars making tbalr aaleotlona On or two had been served with th first course. Without, a oounfL. and without apparent knowledge of tho approach of th attack, Mr. goott merely slumped down In hi chair. Th polio war notified at one and the body taken to th emergency hospital. Dr. Warren A. Colton was called and found that Mr: Scott was dead Tb other jurymen, too much disturbed to finish tholr luncheon, returned with th bailiff to th court room. Jury Taken to Court. At o'clock court reconvened. and on roll call th clerk announced that Mr. Scott did not respond. Ho secannouncement-- made th ond time, after which Mr. Starbuck th Information. Mr. Scott te dead. A profound sllenoe followed in th courtroom, not a sound being audible for several momenta whea-- th court quietly ordered: "Mr. Starbuck may be cworn On th witness stand th bailiff testified that Mr. Scott had died while at the cafe and that Dr. Colton had been summoned. Th court ordered Dr. Colton to appear. Fending the arrival of Dr. Colton th judge read th law explaining that proceed u re to discretionary with tb oourt, and he then turned over to counsel for the defendant and the to reach an agreement, either se looting a new juryman, and proceed he wtth-ttrWlwrlmpaneHngnnl tog entire new jury The attorneys asked a brief recess, and It to underfor stood that on juror will bo selected so that tl.tre will be as Jlttle delay as possible. Oa being Informed of th death of th juryman Do Woe, who was brought Into tho oourt room at 1. 10 o'clock, mad th brief remark, "I am extremely sorry to learn it." He then turned to hto counsel and explained that he would leave tho manor of continuing with tho trial or waiting to ntou a new jury antirely with them. Manager at A pertinents. Mr. Scott was ths manager of th Bungalow apartments, it south Third Bast street, and had herd that position tor the pest eight year. He was a nattr of Illinois, sad had been a res-- ge (Continued oa page ton.) t. CARRIES WOUNDS OF MANY HARD FIGHTS Defended One of Hardest Positions - Along West Front More Than Week. -- -- five-mln- ut Washington, April 11. Usut. CoL Joan Fab Marsha I Joffrs'a chief of staff, attracted almost ss much attention In the streets of Washington today as hi superior, when stories of bis gallantry in action became known. Debat tu th senate today wss beTh4 Blue Devil ot Franc, as h gun by Senator Harding of Ohio in Is known in his own country, probably support of tha administration bill and hto amendment to permit Col. has experienced ss many thrill as also Roosevelt to rate tour divisions of any man In th French army. As volunteers for Immediate service commander of a battalion of Alpine abroad. amendSenator said ths Harding Chaaseur he led hie men in th batment was not to be misconstrued as tle of the Marne, Tpres, Dlxmude, inimical to th general conscription Arras and In the Voegea. In a gallant-- which ha lndamod. It does not underestimate tha lm action In which his battalion carried of our deliberate propoby assault a position on tb height of praasivenesa sition of an army of a million men," Relchacherkopf, Lieut. Col. Fabry lost he said, 'while laying the foundation a leg. M. Hovclaqu. speaking of him of 19 million more tf need be to say that an Immediate force of American today, said; would put new Ufa in every "Tha Blue Devil of Franc Is grate- volunteer Allied trench and a new glow in every ful to America for th wooden leg h All ed compflre on every battle front It wearlng. but he J not to grateful in Europe." -at th price h had to pay tor It. CoL Lodge for Roosevelt Plan. Kan-an- d of Senators to Curt!, Republican a H man. remarkable has Fabry Smith, Republican of Mtchl been wounded several time and ha gan, also Indorsed th Roosevelt plan, seen some of th most drsadfu) things Senator Lodge spoke at length iu its that have occurred during this war fvor. "I can ae no reason why men IS to desire who fight earnestly ..lover ' appnd at thd thelr country ln t rance, tf Fabry ln command of about l.ioti iy fit, should not be permitted to of men defended a long Una for a week1 fer their lives tf they want to It German line after German Un c,nnot Jure th principle of unhrer-- : against said Senator aal compulsory service, Z that sought to break through. Tho Lodga earth was soft, so soft In fact, that! Senator Stone of Missouri suggosteq th that could stand 'that former Gov Sulser of Now Tork only to'be .dlTout'of O! also desired to rate a division. substance. He used th dead "If any man by his own personal inof Germans, and when these decom. fluence or weight In his community posed he would discard them and can raise a division under this amend- would throw out a hook and haul, up ment," henatpv Lodge replied, ' I shall more bodies for ths same purpose. be glad to ae$ him do it, "Hto beet friend was killed beside Registering his approval of eon him. Bseausoof ths nature of the scrlptton Senator Williams of MMaaipearth It was possible to dig down only pi, said he favored It tor one reason, a toof before striking water.' He because it will weed out loyal and dis- . burled th man and then for day loyal Americana lived and fought for Franc with only Thera are on million, traitor ln a foot of earth separating him from considerable a America, Including th body of hto friend. Terrible hard- number of German spies. he said. "1 Food and want to weod out that alemont. It ships were experienced. ammunition had to be brought up with they resist-- he draft they will be Ingreat danger under cover of dark-nen- e terned This conscription will separate and It was Impossible te move th loyal and disloyal Americans. - Also, Senator William aaid, he apthe body until same time later Th Germans, It might ba added, proves Conscription in th hope that did not break through ths lines held with tho defeat of Germany it wilt Th be possible to end universal military by th "Blue Devil of France uniform of officers of the Aftlii Chasseurs to sea bln. (Continued on page ten.) r. -- - 1 v,. wt u, phj,;. -- - rormdjuoay;. .1 1 a ( , s t -- t I , ri H V 4. I |