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Show & awfeBiMI 3 DESERET EVENING NEWS. ii m0'r4n j, logical to kop adserttoia le the dock Mian mHhw. up to saw time." x Bl m n TRUTH AXD LIBERTY. li PAGES 4 MONDAY 7 MAY 1917 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH YEAR SIXTY-SEVENT- II ,fR0NI jCQDNTERATTACESREEULSEDlONJVEST Teuton Forces Concentrated in Assaults in Districts Of Laflaux in the West and ot Braye in the East Allies HaveTTaken 29,000 Prisoners Since the Middle of April British Have Pushed Forward 11 SATES INCREASE IN In Region of Bullecourt; Engage In Sharp Fighting on West Line EHTE Future Ruler of Germany Eldest Hair. and Hi OF RE ALLIES IN ONE Those of the United States Eastern Roads Want FifAre Being Mingled With teen Per Cent but That is Not Sufficient Those of Allies it Expected that Four 4 I Hundred Million! Month Will he Supplied HOSTILE AIRPLANE OF AT KILLING ONE MAN of $300,000,000. May 7. The to lend decided has pvemment Great Britain $100,000,000 to Beet her need in this country ' taring May. A second install-Kof $25,000,000 was transferred to the British embassy today,1 making, with the loaned her Saturday, a of the May loan. total of one-hal- f The decision to advance Great Britain $100,000,000 daring May agrees with estimates that this government would be called Washington, ot $25,-000,0- 00 $po&n?gce the Allies uno . it least $400,000,000 a month. Sums already pledged for the isrt month or so are at the rate of $300,000,000 a month and cover only the needs of Great France and Italy. Additional loans to Russia, Belgium lad possibly to Serbia will well the total, it is believed, to it least $400,000,000 and bring die total advanced to the Allies prior to July 1 when the first proceeds of the Liberty loan will be available, up to approximately Britain, . $1,000,000,005 to the Liberty in large volume. Subscriptions ban continue IBS FIELD, I Cambridge, Mass., May 7 Soldiers en named when It warn given to Hanard university as a memorial to Harvard men who served in the C1'U r. ca me Into use today as the traJn-js- f fiald for nearly a thousand eot-"- s student under the direction of French and United States army The force Included about SO0 who were members of the origireserve officers1 training nal Harvard ii 4 t h i ewp. tut who have not enrolled for Plsmsburg camp, together with IS Harvard recruits and etudente-fr,lseveral other New England Each day's work will consist I lit hours' drill and Instruction In -jmlUarjMaeUes and four hour' study. Washington. May 7 Two allied Washington. Mey 7 Eastern railwar commissions sitting continuously roads at the opening today of hearings Crown Prince fetidiatc one In London and the other here KAISER bsforo the interstate commerce comWilhelm on birthappeared today aa one of the first acon mission the application of all roads the powerful tual steps to day anniversary. resources the United States brings Into for a It prr cent increase In the war with those of the Allies across freightgeneral rates, stated that the advance the sea 7, via London, The commission in London with rep- sought would fall $75 000.000 short AMSTERDAM, May The German em- resentatives of all the allied nations. of the $2 IS 006.000 Increase of 1117 Including the United States, would re- operating 'expenses over telegram ceive peror bee sent the following and decide upon the apportionto the crown prince- Coet of coal, wages 'and materials ment ef traffic. The com "Tour birthday falls this yeu In a mission would then charge Itself with Bar gone up so Vapidly In the last serious and decisive time. In gratesuch supplies to the seaboard, year or two, declared the eastern ful and full confidence the fatherland getting or through either direct end 1 look upon your aad the other present byagencies. purchase roads, who wllj be Toll owed by southhattlrfronts which imperturbably reWhile the Inroads of the submarine eastern and western lines and by shipsist all attacks and which will stand menace continue. It Is absolutely essen- pers, that Income from present rates God tial to conserve every ship for the Invincible In the new battles. grant the fatherland, in your nw most needed freight and the only way cannot keep pees Higher rates srs Ilf a full victory and a peace filled that this can he done Is to have the neesssary to maintain their credit and Allies submit their needs to a central to make efficient service with hirelings." possible they The crown prince of Germany wee body In London which shall hare said. born on May , 1182. end is therepower to give priority to the moat 15 The proposed per cent advance for JSyegra qiA, He is at present t pressing meHnid Hr commission Hi Would 'yield all railroad a At the In commend of the flermen armies sunesti. how this exactly countrty knowing offensive. feeing the French much was wanted would buy It Ju- matedOff st between $$00,000,000 and 000 based on last year's recdiciously and keep the railroad lines $400 ord earnings. Of this amount roads open to the seaboard I With the great bulk of the detailed saat of Chicago and north of ihs NLW lUHli uANhj LlluL work now distributed amongst various Ohio and Potomac rivers, operating British Foreign Minister Balfour now 1s awaiting reports. 0,000 miles of line and carrying Today he was officially received at about half of the country's traffic, stated today their shares would be the supreme court Later the new Belgian minister to $142,000 000. Hearings will continue through ths the United Slates paid a visit to Mr Balfour. Samuel Gompers. president week and then be resumed May 22 of the American Federation, of Labor, Many shipper appear to agree to a balled with the British labor leaders rate Increase, but they disagree on Ihe who have Just arrived In this coun- amount. The proposed Increase would go Into effect July L try upon hie Invitation T. New May Washington. Country Menaced. lititheir lost York banks today Samuel Rek, president of the Penncourt n the supreme BRITAIN RENTS gation sylvania. read a statement to the commission In part as follows-"Thagainst the North German-Lloy- d condition surrounding the liner Kronprlnieesln Cecilia at j railroads at the present time involve Boston, in which they claimed a direct and immediate menace to the . 82, 20,000 daipagriL for failure of country at large and also to the -pent passengers and owners of the the vessel To deliver gold bullion properties because of Inadequate facilworth $11,00 000 shipped to ities and Insufficient credit. If we England and France at the outare adequately to handle existing traffic and be prepared to meet the break of the war necessities of the international situaThe Cecllie, the supreme court Lisbon, April 20. (Correspondence tion it la absolutely essential that the decided, la not liable In damage of of The Associated Press ) Sixty railroads be granted higher rates to the shippers for turning back the 7 German steamers which were Alfred H Smith, president of the in Portuguese port when Portugal New York Central Unas, In a stateto'America In mid ocean and entered the war and which were ment read to the commission declarabandoning her voyage. The depromptly seized by the government ed that the railroad were not seeking rision determines largo similar havg been turned over to Great Brit- to shift their burdens to others, but Ot Other claims against a score ain on a rental basis England has that they asked "merely to share In rented the ships for $7,000,000 a, year the prosperity of the country and to German vessels In American porta maintain their position In relation to to be paid after the war Justice Holmes delivered the, deHe pointed The renting of the ships to England those whom I he) serve cision Justices Pitney and Clark haa caused a good deal of criticism, to the difficulty the railway have had dissented , , particularly at this time, when the Jn raising capital to Increase their ca. lack of merchant sUlpt Is sending up parity which would have had an in the cost of living and disturbing the fluence on the present high prices Howard Elliott, speaker for the whole range of Portugal s exports and FRATERNIZATION OF New Haven said a 1$ per cent adImports. vance would not pay the Increased One of the most serious results bill of that road. He also Indifrom the lack of shipping la ths coal coal cosl costa abdut cated that heavy outlays would be famine. Ordinarily to handle.properly the na$( 50 a ton,- but the price nowrli $$7 necessary tion wartime business. and $40 a ton 11. sea-bor- ' GIT SETTLEMENT Explosion Occurs in Munitions Factory col-wr- t- - Louisiana Sugar Crop. May 7 The crop of 121$ waa Washington, Louts-sug- practl-U- y great as the crop of 1 Figures' compiled by the depart s Sent of agriculture show the 11 twice as T (07,(00,000 pounds as gsiiut 27$, 000,000 pounds In 11$. I Tjie average cane yield was II tone sere In 111 as against 11 tons In "P Was Ul 5. Ambassador Elkus Better. .Washington, May 7. Ambassador tfkue, lick In Constantinople with is much better, but may not jus. hlo to leave lor home for three Wake. J e Petrograd. May 0, via London, Mey 7, 0 S am. Gen. Gurko, cn mender on the western front, has issued an ordeh declaring that Kingsport, Tenn., May 7. An exearly today at the Federal company's Dyestuff and Chemical munition a. wreckplant, which make killed of the buildings, ed portion one men, family burned some others An on Investigamissing and left tion Is being made. plosion -- the fraternising of Russians with the enemy troops which has become a common practice must be , stopped. Gen. Gurko eayt that three ofGerman have been transferred from the Russian to the French front end that others ere following, including artillery and aircraft. $ Representatives of the Bslgiair" and Serbian embassies have pub- -. luhed an appeal to the Russians, recalling the sufferings of their and asking respective countries the Russians not to leave them to of -depcouncil their fata The uties has voted to support the Russian "loan of freedom" by , large majority. Liberty loan. -- , OF IRISH UESTION TD RE -Q- URGED rhuoMorge "London, May 7, 1 11 pm ara Powerful representations about to be made to Premier g and net by representatives of labor as to their view ot the Imperative urgency of a settlement of the Irish question. The Pall Malt understands It U understood, adds the newspaper. that unless a satisfactory settlement Is quickly arrived at the labor 'members of th government may be compelled to re-- v ' 'Soarider their position. Lloyd-Ceor- , The Pees re t , Nape will be pleased te fcaaift lawwfirte frees Me readers iVeardla tbe levees ef war Mads aad will Sttead i . 4 Ike perekase ef earn ea receipt ef the were., ueeaet epver tenet-Th- e New Is pleased te this service wrttheat er preftte fee ItnaaluiM self ef sey eerf. , . I ' - Ga-set- te v London, May 7, I 44 pm hostile airplane dropped northeast of four bombs London this morning, it is officially announced Ths statement announcing the airplane raid reads In the early hours this morning a hostile airplane appeared over the outskirts of northeast London and One dropped four bombs man was killed and a man, and a woman injured blight damage was dons to A On Main Portion of Front One in London, One Rea of the Penn. Says RailWas an Intermittent Arroad Conditions Involve Necessary Washington tillery Fire. To Conserve Ships. Menace to Country. Already Pledged for Next Month or So is At Sum Rate I TWO COMMISSIONS EXPENSES EXCEED SIT CONTINUOUSLY INCOME GREATLY SECOND INSTALLMENT FOR GREAT BRITAIN Paris, May T The Germans have counter attacked along the entire French front and everywhere have been repulsed, according to today s war offlcd statement The fighting wes especially severe In the region of the and east of Soissons The statement say that since April 1 the French have taken It 000 prisoners The number taken in the latest phrase of the offensive has reached more than ( 200 The statement follows "Tesierday evening and last night were marked by violent new reactions on the part of the Germans In the region northeast of Soissons and alorg the where we identified four fresh divisions Violent counterattacks, preceded by in- were launched) against our positions at Froidmont farm on the front and on the Craonne and Vauclerc heghts The fighting which assumed a most vio.ent character, terminated to the advantage of our troops, which maintained their positions everywhere The Germane were moweff down In masses by our heavy and field artillery and machine rune, suffering large losses In these engagements The number of our prisoners is now more than 200 This brings up the total number of prisoners taken by French troops In the fighting since April 1$ to about 29 000 On the remainder of the front there were Intermittent artillery enWe broke up several surgagements prise attacks by the enemy, particularly in the Argonne, near Bolante and Grurie wood, We made several successful Incursions into the German lines near Konvaux hill and east of lionet! Stream From Woods in Attack and Meet With Fire. De-struct- buildings- Cheimn-des-Dam- I Chemirt-dee-Dam- Cerny-Hurtebl- ParlaMay 7, 4 10 am. Th Germane concentrated their efforta yesterday morning In attacks on the west ot th French front In the region of Laffaux and in the afternoon on the eastern section frwm Bray to Craonne- - But the French held the whtphand and beat off wave upon wave of the enemy e dwindling reserve, with terrible losses More than that th Frenchmen. after hour of attff fighting, still had the energy to dash forward and maintain freah positions la th region naturally fortified. The desperate resistance of th German aad the frequent counter attacks in force are comprehensible when it I realised that If the French capture Alternant and Plnon they will outflank the whole tine running north to 8L Gen Nlvelie however, has Quentin no sinecure aa he is confronted by the famous Blefried line a ayctem of on which th German have lavished weeks of work and which la of th mneederrr triable type On the right win German battalions streamed out of Flltan wood to Hack Froidmont farm which stands midway betweeen Chevregny and Hill 188 They were practically annihil. ated It would seem difficult) for the German French from to prevent th reaching the Otoe canal and the Ailetle on this part of the front. river The famous tba key of the whole section to now In In th French, great part possession of in several places they have gone far be vend it. It waa tha possession of this road which enabled the Germans to hold up the French advene so the tong Its capture alone show fortl-firalo- na Allies HoldJP&thitms South And West of the French Village. British Headquarters May 7 via London, 1 a Staff Correspondent in 45 p m France (From of The Associated Frees) The British have pushed their way well within th town of Bullecourt fighting has developed there Renewed fighurg broke out about The British who Bullecourt toda had been holding pos'tions soijth and Gen Nivitle in the battles of Saturday east of the village where they had and Sunday befen violently attacked during the last four days moved forward just British Pash Forward before dawn in a general attack upon West of Bullecourt the village Itaeif There has bten patrol fighting Sn Bulieiourl before this, but today1 attLcmdoTT, May 7 1S48 p ut ack wes of an enveloping nature It shrp fighting th British have German Positions Were met with stubborn resistance, but forward west of Bullecourt andpufthed have was aa made being this progress steady number of prisoner. Accorda taken Maintained, Says Berlin dispatch was written and khaki-cia- d an Issued by official to et&temcnt ing troops have passed well within the the war office today Berlin. May 7. via London All th town which lies absolutely astride the The announcement follow German position between the Hindenhurg line, tbe front trench and Tbere was harp fighting early toroad and Allies and north two B stern of support trenches all day on the Hindenburg line. Laat of of Laff&ux have been maintained say being within the village limits. Bullecourt our position haa been imIhe official statement Issued today by We proved progreteed westward in the German army he. .quarter staff the direction of the village and took a The Germans It is addeA also were Several Killed in A hostile bombnumber of prisoner successful In the Alene Jiattk The attack during the night on our' Mexican Sham Battle ing Germane have captured 72 men since front tine south of Oppv delivered Fourteen British Saturday and after heavy artillery preparation, wag French airplanes were brought down Mexico City. May 7 Several per- tucesefully driven off on th western front yesterday sons have been killed and about 100 injured aa the result of a sham battle tn which 11,000 school boys took SENATE REBATES Tbe battle was the ': part yesterday festivities closing act of th week In honor of the Inauguration of President Carranxa and the celebration of the great national holiday of May 5 in memory of the defeat of the French In 18(2 One of those killed OF ESPIONAGE BIEL waa h Red"' Cross nurse The acciOUTGO dental mixing of ball cartridges with blanks la believed, to hare been for the tragedy. WahingtMi. Maj 7 give adminAcistration leaders oppartun ty to explain London, May 7 1150am for on tbe th reasons insistence tbe cording to a Cenra! News disMEMBERS OE nd embargo nspaprr irnorbtp patch from Copenhagen the Norsections of the administration espionwegian foreign office ha .anage 'bill the erae closed ft domra tonounced the sinking by German day when It took up that meaeure. submarines of the steamships Senators understood the government Th crews Capto and Natuna. tn shor that under ban Information were rescued information of miliKILLED IN FALL present conditions from HolSpecial dispatches tary value t get'lcg to the enemy and that the cenorh p eection mould land say that th persistent toratop it-- Retention tf tbe fmbargo pedoing of Dutch trawlers has section vo aupported by facta showing 7. Y N. to May that pater Hempzled, despite all precaution supplies ' eaujed.jthe. fiahcrmen lay up are gemg into Germany through neu- their boats. The trawlers were John Stendorf. of 'Tonawanda, Senator Mannir'TSuesfoera.tio.iea.d-e- r guaranteed safety within preN. Y.. both privates in th retold senator President Wilson bad scribed limit and a supply. ' of nd Mm to tbe White House aviation celled cently organized training be embarrassed in dealed he would German coal, on condition that eon at Hempeteeo Plains, were of the supplies with questua get ing killed today when their machine f tbs aes ate passed they supply fish for th German ting Into Germany fell from a height of over 2.000 the embargo section aa amended with market. The promised coal was feet. week. last restriction not received and th sinkings The accident waa witnessed by Bocator Martin pleaded with tbe senate to stand by the president continued ea the German legation many persona, some of whom asThere might be difficulty, be said, lit serted tbe gasoline tank of the at The Hague la amid to have been facte to support an embargo obtaining senate exploded while other atshould be willing to airpane and tbe notified that no more fish trill bo tributed the mishap to Jamming leave the guesUea to tb judgment of ' of the eteering gear. supplied. the president. Hand-to-han- d Chemln-dee-Dam- INERT 10 -- milTggrtiij mfnW.f.Y iflSriiii'ii |