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Show t ryfr J it A r Up to Ni ockADny. At 4 Wortfs tfc p v dS . wrotrnemmromw. en ) 7 - M INGrNBWS. LAST EDHIOri hJ- ., T r' m MONDAY APRH J- - 191S SALT LAKE CITY Distribution- of the Deseret News (Daily and Semi Average - Weekly) .- - UTAH Exceed 57.500, "loe to a Qtiarterwf a Million Headers. , sixty-eight- h 4(4: Freiich and British Break Up Attacks, (Capture Men and CHEER UP AMERICA jpv" AlIiesBegin Preparations, to : Launch Autumn Offensive With 2,000,000 Fresh Troops at By William G. Shepherd , Special War Correspondent writer, except one who hat tent all of the war, from both fide end t emery paint, end during He entire tear,' ha the right to epetk pointedly and with authority, a W, 7. Shepherd will apeak m he forthcoming article e entitled; Cheer Cp America!" which will appear esefamveiy rn The Deseret A ewe in this territory! He went to the war at the terg firsLUe far been with the Belgian, Hussion, tenth, Bt'tnJCUehan, Serbian, German and Austrian arnuet. He has written, not only about the fightnf of rark one of these arose but, i their capital he hae studied and molten article os European potitscS, He soic these nations of Europe get under way; ho maw the war develop on both eider:' he saw the groy'3 pcrlepanon of thk cirihan populations. AU the problems that England, Germany, France, and Austria fhd m gr ng started et war in dead earnest were matter that attracted his attention. Y.-- i f,- y Wye Inert. He hae W he so home in the United State.1 He ha been in Washington to traveled 15,000 milts t thr United States recently, visiting eampe and plants, tall 7 with eiitirs end busi-l- f dustmen in every to ten, large or small. He hae been watching the United States get way for tear. And, its these articles, comparing the slowness of entyrof European countries into the wasppefattap but their in a tort of teoiow of what he has seen and experienced os battlefields and y Efropeen capitals and commercial center, he point out that we in America hat a good right to cheer up. ere : N on Staking- Their Fortunes The Spring Campaign, De.i The Teutons Seem termined to Force a De- - - -- cision One Way or Other AMERICANS RELIEVE - FRENCH UNITS - ' The Ger nans made two attacks on Brit-.- , outokii-i- s of Albert lat evening and In both cajea were repuled the war office announces, k South of the Somme the enemy persisted in hia attempts So States in a Letter Adto advance along the Luce and Avre vailevs, but majkTittle pro-dressed, to Bp. T. S. Hen" A 7T . derson of the Methodist ihe number of machine guns taken by the kkiUsh in their attack Pear Serre on Saturday was 109. Episcopal Church .V London, April 1. 'di positions in the Vt ATTITUDE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY STATED - 7 W HE first thine any nation hs If Enemy Fails in Present . Grand Attack, He Will; la the, face. know Ah dat, mule's Strike Elsewhere, 'Belief But Sam. aald heels, Of Officials of the War what .Ah waa'a to know la, -- la ho sols to uao m?-Anerarloofc at no heel and of a oral What Ah h Department. wanta to on la hia taco, SOS Ah no tell what he's sot In his mind. mora or leas, in war Government Washington, April 1. Ger- tints look (acta In the face. Tbo poo OB many has staked its fortunes vtrcin( countries aro aiower the spring campaign, says the than their governmeats to do this, nd war department's weekly review half- Europe. ysara at war, tho peoples bars at Of the military Situation today, caught up to thalr governments In and the Allies and the United this matter of looking facta la the States must be prepared mo 7JSL m haven't that bind of an army. And and I knevWW Would tefr ate the truth, To be Read in All Methodist we ought to cheer op because our il expected WhSt the truth might brother cittsens among our allies dis-- l America's sysa to the (act that open Ger- covered, both for themaelvea and for many real(f Jat beta attacked and Pulpits April 7 To be ua, that thia la a civUiaaa war aa well 'driven Into ( rwa r. I prof. Telbnick lo a saldier'a war. and that the real When I (he a New and Hearty front line trenches la this war are study of hta, A borne In Chariotten-so- t bar k here at hoihe; .that wa're all burg, a eub ' Berlin, and found . t face with him, Backing of President. myself eUUy fighting together. a sonse of came over me: at Crt last. I tbouf found one Look Facta in Face, mu who Is i human being. I New York, April l,President told Prof, thk that America wae Aa we in America look the facto in puxxled sis r. We wanted Vflson the face. It would appear that our find to i. s not changek4iis attiknow tk. rht of it. Why had duty ought to be to discover exactly joormaay tho war? 1 aaked. tude a negotiated what aort of a fellow the Gorman Sol-- 1 concerning I shall M forget the cold chills dler really la, and what b haa in hla, that wont u I down my spine aa peace with the Central Powers, mind. Our Run tn loo aro In - the; that ominor rose deUber-- I . triy trenches oppooito him In franco does at sty from 1 sir. waikad to a eor- - j expressed in his flag day ad-u- f nor of hla ,b dress, his reply to Pope Benedict desk with a t ofmapa! I , . r 'T duiim ,a fresh attacks at new points govemmeau ia thi olltripp4 ' the Teutons fail to achieve vietorr iu the present fighting. jluirwo that they wore slow In learnA the Germans higher tag that the war was to be ssarlous mand-,- continues the Stteinem,!mSc and that' every cltlsea to the Isat to his to or decision a force prove . In the mat tor of censor, hip, for inown satisfaction that it is unable to do so. we must be prepared a j stance, the matter of letting the peocase or bn failure to oblate mkjor re- ple know the whole truth about tba eoufilriM, Um . t hofaf wMughtored by -- '-- '. and his message to Congress on the declaration of war with Austria," according to a letter he Las Kahon S. tb Methodist SOIOUrdf Episcopal church,' made public f here today by the national war council of the church. Tbe German soldier; to me. was like i the symIo Jf tAitlUBtm any other soldier then. I thought j But this wm In Kmukwrf lVxI Bishop Henderson wrote to he was Ukcrlbe real of ua. It now ap-- l whoa Germany that victory ? Wn I lay right ahead thought knW hm the of her. Not president in behalf of 20,- wort eah! 000,000 American Methodists first doub Br h)m armies Antwerp. One night In Antwerp, longv- - people of the United State l, war and about what their, He sults In tbs present tbeetrs of before tbe Germane was me. as I had expected he asking in particular whether his an be will, attempt further of- were doing and bad to do there were awakened by heavy took it.I Ilooked dtdn t tell that would, comfiring. Germany bad been driven present unwavering purposes me is In the governments who fensive axaanlts In sdjaceut arena. my window into the sky and saw into the war; he didn't eay that erlual crimen, crimes that real-- from was fighting tor her Zeppelin there. For the first time ' But despite the succeams g sifted by mitted lives. of human cost tbouaanda Ilf, as was expressed in the following ly In human history big. sarong, the Germans say now. Indeed, he the Germans, says the review, s men t. were didn In oa bombs dropping words hs told Words from his messages! enemy has been unable to form ft do- sleeping children and killing them. 1 me that there was room enough In Withheld, The German power, thing with- shuddered a I looked upward and Germany for everybody in It; clsion. and so long as the Alliee are out conscience, honor or capacity, for able to maneuver with tbe catautml la England and France and Italy, realized that the contraption np there enough and natural resources acreage enough my cosbut or- my countrymen, tnctudfhg tnyaelf, had anything at stake. -- 1 went a an on- -- gig of thowamds and a It Met Iuni2 be reared ly. ih, between every T expected w liKSSSWar. t--my opera-uoi- Ger-a- y able-bodi- ed unity and flexibility which they bars as well ss In Germany and Austria. In shown during tbe engagements of the the early days of tbe war. lbs public last eek so long will victory elude tbe groped beipleexly. hopelessly, pitiful-enem- y. ly. for facta and truths which were The placing of American resource jheld from them. AJof at the tho tin other respects the various Euro-Ile-a disposal unreservedly is noted and the statement publics were kept behind and n ounces that such of oar troop ss their ooefuhieas loot by mistake of have received sufficient training will governments. They were encouraged assume a share of tho burden sow to to - false hopes, which failed- - them. about the 'valiantly borne by the French and They were misinformed there British armies.1 strength of the enemy, and when Hie thet Tbe review also men t tons, that American trftoyo aro- taking their should here been corrected they were to Know k. places In other parts of the lino thus net first word of good 'Cheer relieving veteran French unity for emergency service. a man who comes home from Europe , after yeora of experience ia tbo war Bepai (mint's Statreanc The department's statement foow.: - The period under review has naturbe made in the United I tales. ally been one of anxiety for (he Alii.a notWe these mistakes too clearly to l ader the prmera exerted by the en- make see them. Our allies won't let US emy wbo has put into action picked to. shock units long and carefully trained make them even If we try of this war From the very first day In mobile warfare for the particular correspondents and report-re- s 'aka they were to undertake, tbe American war with inside track had the British have been compelled to give new. 9 -- will show, hr other article ground. England Field Marshal Haig, to the face of bow three were timesall Intheir news the English got Xreve difficulties, has been able to when where own their from tbelr front, maintain hla baste order of battle, at husbands and brothers and eweet- , were kilhng and ding. from Ho fnoro 2VT?.rT1Behir0?";hrerto . (American newspaper reporters alone. thellftriS,,a-Cre,f-JSSpied. in the armies of ths Ceft- i true tr Te. new. dJtrel .too. hn - - l$t Te J2M " '' 17 y Vn'."red'.-frem'th7;e;- Bew-,bo- uL the ft human and to keep everybody comfortably. But." covenanted peace, must be crushed. that human beings up invention, there in the ha said, our schools are so fin and . . . Our present and immediate ky were dropping bombs on hciplcsx Ihey tarn out so many finely edur to win and nothing shall cated young man sleeping homes. year; that we task must have new every colonies snd new turn ua aside until it is accomplished. business centers throughout tba earth The presidents letter, dated March Different Kind of Bird. where these young men can esereise In reply to your letter IS, follows: talents. Then and there the doubt came Into their Then with a Mender finger, he et March II, may I not aay that you my mind a to whether American sol- pointed out to long. mo en his how aro perfectly safe in using the words diers, over Germany must have Persia maps . If yiey had been and Ryri , . ,np there which you quote from my messages and the railroad to Bagdad and new lh- -t Oe4twTre doln" WoSfdn colonies in Africa and Chin and lit- as expressing my unaltered thought they have been sportsmen enough to tle Islands here and there, and toe and unbroken purpose? It ia always have dropped the bomba In tba fields holds In other people's countries for our duty to find out what tbe expresabout tbo town and then soared back centers of German Gerbusinew. . dreuA tor psaew home. I know they would. The first many fra mo- o we 11 ewe was land grab1 sion ( Wf. dewbt sbentths German came Into my opponent really mean buf unless It mind then. It haa since grown into ft means a complete and convincing proconviction. He Is not tho kind of n Germany Attacks World. man we are; ha I a different bird In gram of justice upon which a lasting every wey. He ewa hit ft Lusitania Germany has set out to attack, the peace can really rest (and we have when hs might Just as well have miss-- world! To take what she wanted, by had a yet no evidence .hat It means d It even if be did have io firs the force? Her excuse' for all the horror Anything of that kind), it means noth' torpedo under the orders of sstanic she has committed was. that her He can firs on lifeboats superior Ing. wer so fine! leaving sinking ships and perform schools Tbe president a eUr wilt bo read theq 1and Ibcra. la that old Right that incredibly cruel At ua rite known man's stud. hit the pro-all-y as sinking without a trace. from all Methodist pqlpita in ths countrail. ; v Aa I went on to the towns along ths If too many tin schools hare tiat try oft April 7 snd the national war Aisne where the German had been on p nation 4 decided to myself council announces that all Methodist and aaw the obscene -- inures be drew effecthereafter Im going to be In favor ministers have beep urged to use it as on tbe walls at Grepy en Valloois and thea of a world thats run leas by brain a "basis of new and hearty backing V tilers Cottereto-- as 1 heart the d more end by heart power. power old mayor of Crepy tell me how And It Just to get that sort of ft of the president in the war and for the Germans had executed hie old established all parifina . world that our Bammiaa the choking nut friend, the mayor of nfarfey Ken Us, France todajri - t - xpe cotincli aiso announced plans cause be would wot tsipos a fin upon -rlL5,'r IVe ousht lo rheor op in America to-- for the people- of that town: as 1 saw the collecting a fund to be used in because the tore ia so clear her (strengthening the churches near the thousands of empty wine and liquor dny, fore U weakening .rmycamps. both with bu(jdinga and bottles every where the Germane had doubts Tba Baigtonaand the trench the eoldiers who de- so that been, and realized that those terrible and the English end th other allies atrocities in Belgium and In northern have covered that bloody trail of find- sire ran come into the nearby towns and get a "homey church service. France mum have been committed by ing out what kind of fellow the n Tbe church does not plan to Opsn sepdrunken hordes of Germans, my conto for us. arate btiildtngs in the camp hft was beastlike ; viction grew that And this is only one reason for that American .soldier and officers cheering up There are II other reaand English soldiers and officers would son at least, w by tha war won't ba so not have conducted themselves as he hard for us. as It has been for those, PREST. WILSON Will had; that he was ft different kind of ft of our allies wbo have blazed the trail ! really was tbe-wa- saw-du- lt -- "Although ths Allies have 0t "d Au5,rt, pUb compelled , retire and the enem, occupied eome points ef strategic Importance as long aa tbe Allied armies are able to maneuver Know Issues Stake.- with the eonsiMcfit unity and fieaibH-It- y more about which they have shown during the knows America Today T!f.acemnt of the la n w eek. o tang the war from both aide about the Is wlH victory elude the enemy. jauee at stake than do the people of "However, aa the German higher I any other nation. Just becausa of that , the sucrmwof the spring doubting, human being. campaign of j I be none of that vague. and is apparently determined that vague grasping for facto and to - were a decuton or prove to own truths here in America that we saw To Cheat Readers. satisfaction that It is pit able toiudo oo the blinded and groping peo-w- e nnwt be prepared In esse of but Ples.in Europe In those days when went to Munich, am tbe German tailors to obtain major results tn the ihe star was new. In those days when side, sfetr the battle of the Alans. I said to tbe tell later, in dealing with centbe shall governments public. b lhVirt PrIon Go on about your business as usual. sorship bow even tbe German een-- a 111 take ear War of adjacent trvu. because this B'f gentleman, tried 'or. presumably r military men and JOU re only j to get me to cheat my American J' rwm h tactical standpoint.' the Ciat v Jera: asked me to do jnportant event of the week la, ' civilian 111 thing that no not have to go through that Amertoan or British or Mexican We Participation m the bst- Had ivory-jeever of to demanded or even re experience proving been bur rtrt (u'TvCh scene of action and school quested. arrar- - headed military men of the-olAnd from Munich t went to Berlin. rjtn ot tb nrw that this to our country a well mtZnfVil h!t'h he enemy haa pushed their and that our hearjs trill breaiUfd Berlin thought a tremendous me. I thought that per- - story awaited Mimt- - even more feadtly tlian their duyi4WCh nc ,rom bap if our country goes down to de-- f perhaps my conclusions about tbe figbllng eontinuea la ths feat. Thp English people had to go German had been wrong. I hd ears' r h that terrible experience, fully kept. In the back of my mind, auereaafU through 1 black day when England's mil-th- e reservation that parhapa tho am?w ?,Ltp already Thosewere I1 Latssirnr. kept in the darkness by the joisn .was really fighting for hia life old school military men. when th and the welfare of hla vatorland: that ,b British re'hetdmhih Smm the ot!!. ,11" I1 line run. hearts of helpless English dthtens wer it he war. perhaps, had been forced irom Feuchia with agonies of fear and un upon them. To get my teemendou throbbing ?rtuoy. Rraumont-Hamel- ? AlSJlT certainty while tbo military man of story I went to Prof. Han JDelhrnck, (lltr-le-W- . tbe old typ. blundering along of th University of Borlln. ft bistor- Te tin south of thp rarer flt. never com to ua tn ittrsvand. preaumabl. a hutnanL Conti a usd o Jean peg sere) tafian- - He want ft Germaa ofllclal ought to cheer up at im !nne irnrh rerw j Gqf-ma- before u OPEN LIBERTY LOAN A le er Oer-Uo- na litof n.. L st white-haire- - - -- Enetriy Has Been Stopped. mit-Jai- j r- w London, April 1 The reports fr mt the baUle front this morning aid regarded as favorable for the Allies, and the belief is held that thet first onrush of the enemy has been stopped He is engaged' in the process of con soUdatlfe hla positions and bringing np heavy artillery and It le expected lhat when this work has been completed another big blow Will be delivered with all the energy which he still has. c" ' t . Wtth strong reinforcements op the ground and with 'eoertiuatlon yt command the hope la expressed here that the Allied 4ne w.llf prove Impregnable and that the Germans will dash themselves against, it In vsTn. The newspaper aA occupied with the new man power proposals ftftd America's expected participation Jo The ft and trd s tbelr forces are ample Ig regeneral "to t Sir It in thsoffenslve. It gain the Initiative after the present German effort Is frustrated. By calling up alt men of military age end raising the age limit, England can have an additional million men by autumn, it say, and adds wttfr the gathering forces of the United States there should not be lea than ,069,1)9 new i r troops available for warfare In the autumn. I A Anglo-Frenc- h Troops Beat Germans Backs- i I'arU, April 1. The battle continued with extreme violence last eight tn the sector north ofMouldidier. large odiee of troops being throwtjln by the Germs ns, the wer offie announces. Tpie French and British troors " . ( broke up the assaulting waves. f v Further south the fighting was no se violent, tit Germans making Ift ceseant attacks in an effort to capur Grivasnee. Tbe French .retained poa- r seeton of the town and Inflicted heavy Voese on the Germans. , - The etarehssnt foHowir L'--y "X esterday and last tftft thaJattle continued with eilrCms violence ftenh of hroutaktier, Tkt gtimny Aliwefd W efforfl irp partlcahtr- - ahurg -thCTtobf btj we--n iiocTap,ijfni the T'rrymlie:r.trntm'rod and 'threwfr.-IlT- ( Ward forces wrth the particular object of enlarging hi gala west of Wan- - Franco-Er- it is h troops broke up the assaulting wives, whu-h war not able to debouch. A brilliant counterattack In which our AG ' lies gar proof of r valor, enabled -,the French to throw back th enemy completely snd recapture thl village.v "The fighting further eeuth was ir lrea violent. - Grivamcs was tha objective of powerful s'turks which were renewed InrewfantTy leading to fighting. T,.la to n remained In th hand ofAbe French who.ln-fiicte- d 1 considerable losses on the German Between Montoldier and Laselgny there Is nothing t j report, 1 hand-to-hk- Britiih Lines Now Stronger. xWlUTI8H ARMY HEADQUARTER?. 'i . Sunday March JL I (By A- - P.) Ths las ! 4 hoars continued unfavorable to the aggres-eiv Germans along the British section of the new battlefield and I a strikingly good period for the defender. This mornlrj the British wer holding their entire line with strength snd tley had smashed numerous heavy German attacks at various points snd hadtsken the. Initiative at several places successfully. The .moat Intense fighting continued south of the' Somme In th son wherelfc French have been making such a gallant stand. The outstanding feature of tbe conflict on the northern Snd of the from' ia that tha British again have killed a great number of the enemy which, despite its harsh sound, la what will end the war. J Today th British Initiated a forwa-- d movement 'about Keuchy-Copseast of Arras. They launched a locsl attack et t o'clbck this morning and . stretch of territory l.SOft pressed It so vigorously that they reclaimed depth-'-Th- f. eurcese had .yard long pod gtaiaging about IM tactical advantages, but they were small compared with Jhe fact that th British were able after the past 11 days of guelling work, to undertake an offensive operation. ftouth of tha Somme where there has been so much hart fighting the British appear to have the sltuatipn well in hand and the town hall of Moreull, about which sanguinary struggles lSkv e been swaying, was, at hut report! stll! flying the British flag defiantly from tha steeply. One of the most costly attacks the enemy attempted yentertay was between Mbrejan-cou- rt and the Somme. whre a heavy assault was made against the Australians shortly After midday. In France. J e, yrt.o I !. aymy.noint , ki Three Thousand Germans Dead . The attackers came forward in masrec and tbe British threw themthe Advancing lines so fiercely filet the. Germans were hurled back leaving 3.000 dead,. , c Tha British, operation at Laasgnv fum eguih sf Albert and Arras yesterday afternoon wluch rexulted in straightening the defending line, was a brilliant success The Germauawere pushed back 40 with heavy casualties and British troops returned with 300 prisoners. machine gun and a trench mortar South of Arran the enemy made twd attacks y esterday. On tU near HsmelincourJ. astride the railway while tbe other was north of Bosieux St Mare. Both of these efforts were smashed, although particularly fighting occurred around Bote-le- u x. In this operation the Germans advanced In great numbers hourrAt three after an tatenc bombardment of the Pr.twh ime for tn penetrating the defoliate and a bitter . placad the enemy succeded such stremiou resistance atruggie enrtied. The jiritiah made that the Germane were thrown hack, teat mg qjmber of dead Northeast of Arras the German 'made a amaHtaok Saturday after heavy bombardment and pushed foradrd over a unv atrip of ground, but e the operation waa eo email as to be hardiv north considering, a concentration ot There waa an unconfirmed report tdav - that large Gernisna In preparation for an attack, re but not fail back, to on front Jem the batue on a certain place had bees caught In an artillery snd fyi thcr to the north of Luce the enemy yesthe North machine gun barrage and Completely terday morning attacked in ' fore knocked out. lfue ho seen lr-tuae- e British the tlong Rosalia Sollafartory. and Mdrcelcave. This assault The result of the fighting on the was preceded by a vigorous artllei y British front south of the Somme dur- bombardment. waa again ing th past two day havtf been on put Into play a(id by W oclock the were Heavy German attacks to ntanif admit deGet rtimpellcd both side of the Luc nver Friday feat and to retire with laige casual-ti- e someback to fall forced th British r what. Friday night the enemy pushed' A little Utei th enemy again put forward and penetrated a large wood down a tremendolif barrage between so northeast of Moreull, which created de(Yarfueee and the Somtiio and after uncomfortable situation for the two hours of terrific gunfirp advanced fender. In manse atThey cam against more to decided Saturday th British raialrv and met a similar fate, tha tempt to restore the line, andofcavalry line remaining Intact. clear- British was sent out for th purpose North of Auerlcout t, south of Mar-ee- lr th ing the wood and ive. the .TPltl'h . .rtormed and ra-ttrpositions north of Moreull. There ,h ground aelvea against Arrae-Bapau- to hand-to-han- April I. President Washington. Wilson today accepted an fnvltstlon to v open th Liberty loan campaign In Baltimore Saturday, the first tnnfrer-1- . ' Ottawa. April fiio following Mry ofAnitriri'i entry into th war. American name appear Jn today's while in Baltimore th president wilt . troop from the also review casualty list. at Camp Wounded A. T. At comb, Detroit. national Gassed W McGinly, Detroit; E. J. Meade. The occasion of th address to th Dsotner, PKtsbJrg, Pa.j F. J. Bour- Liberty loan "cantonment being held in.; F, E. Forsyth. at Baltimore to etimulate Interest Jn don, Pultms Lawrence. Mich ; I. fit. John Spo-ks- n the loan drive. Bery. Daniel will tomorrow speak at tha "cantonmemt Wash." the next few weeks night and during th Bpiktng ,3 ii wnl tncttide stttsr cabinet officer and diplomatic repreKlbben, Cleveland, Ohio. f th Allied government. wiuter snowstorm and forced Col sentative Ill F. Roman Denver, V I "2 th-i- I .OF - -- , MORE c- -- V- -'' ho-cavalry the en- - (Continued N ' 1 - y Ay mf-- 4 I |
