Show r THE METALS iLead It's A Quality Newspaper Salt Lake Smelter Settlements Fair and Square THE WEATHER 09c 74c oz Sun rain or snoiu dir and ivarmer (cathodes) 25925a (St Lonis) 912c IntermountalnT Republican SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY APRIL 29 1917 Ik S< VoL 179 PRICE FIVE CENTS -- VoL 17 No Mon Iltrtll No 7 Vote in Senate: For 81 Against 8 Vote in House: For 397 Against 24 DANGEROUS N1TRO BOMB SENT BY MAIL TO ILOCAL ENGINEER e War Bill Amendments Adopted in Both Houses : His Suspicions Aroused As He Is About Halt Called to Open Missile of Death H F Webb fn Retreat by Calls Police ' US Begins Probe Hindenburg TEDERAL and city sleuths combed the western part of Halt Lake for IN THE SENATE To pennit Colonel Roosevelt to raise four divisions of troops for service in France- Both Senate and House by Large Majorities Approve Administration’s Program to Raise Large Armies by Selective Conscription UTAH SOLONS VOTE AGAINST VOLUNTEERS Washington April 28 — Senator Harding's amendment to the army hill designed to permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise four infantry divisions for service in Prance was adopted by the Senate 56 to 31 Many Democrats voted for it A similar amendment was rejected by the House yesterday TXT ASniNGTOX April 28— By T ’ overwhelming majorities both Senate and Ilouse passed late tonight the administration bill to raise a war army by selective draft ' The final rollcalls brought into line behind the bill many senators and representatives who had fought for the volunteer system until routed by decisive defeat of volunteer amendments earlier in the day in both houses The Senate which had voted down the volunteer plan 69 to 18 passed the bill by a vote of 81 to-In the House the vote against the vol unteer plan was 313 to 109 and that by which the bill itself was passed was D97 to 21 As passed by the Senate the measure provides for the draft of men beween the ages of 21 and 27 years while In the House measure the age limits are fixed at 21 and 40 This and lesser discrepancies will be threshed out In conference early next week so that the hill"may be In the hands of the President as quickly as possible The war completed department already has effect plans for carrying north Vote Against Bill Senators who voted against the bill ‘ It-int- were: Democrats: Gore Hardwick 6 RepubTramell— and Thomas Kirby licans: Borah Gronna and La Follette -- 3 Total S Senator Vardanian of Mississippi Democrat was excused from voting at (Continued on Page S) - Fixing the minimum and maximum age limit of those liable to conscription at 21 to 27 years Forbidding sale of liquor to soldiers in uniform and' giving the President wide powers to make prohibitive regulations IN THE HOUSE Empowering President to exempt from draft in bis discretion persons engaged in agricultural work Requiring each state to furnish a quota of men in proportion to population' Prohibiting payment of bounty to anyone for inducing any person to enlist Providing that no person liable to military service shall be permitted to furnish a substitute for nitro-glyoeri- British Capture Arleux anc Positions to North anc South in Renewed Qffen sive From' Lens to Scarpe River After Fierce Struggle military committee's recommendation that age limits subject to draft be fixed at 21 and 40 ' at-tem- ' nt : and captured the village of nine miles west of DouaL The mostL violent fighting marked the battle and successive counterattacks made at heavy sacrifices failed to check the British To the uanadlan conquerors of Yimy ridge fell the work of capturing Arleux two miles from the Drocourt-Quealine and east of the Vlmy ridge German counterattacks failed to move them and in fighting the attacking forces were driven back Fierce encounters in which the net and rifle butt were used marked the fighting from east of Vlmy ridge south across the Scarj Monchy-Le-PreField Marshal men also gained ground nort G&vrellet between Gavrelle and Roeux x and north of In addition to their heavy sacrifices in killed and wounded the Germans lost 500 prisoners The capture of Arleux widens consid erably the British salient In the German positions directly east of Doual the objective In this fighting It threatens too the southern defenses rt of Lens as well as the village of the northern end of the line on which military experts say the Germans have pinned their hopes ' for the safety of Doual and the region it commands " Berlin declares the British attacks all failed under the German fire and that the British losses were great It adds that the attempt to break through German lines “failed completely’’ the ' Farther south between St Quentin and the river Oise the French kept the Germans busy with an Intense artillery bombardment A'he&vy artillery duel also was In progress In the Cham pagne but no Infantry fighting of importance was reported' Arleux-en-Gohe- Fu-tur- es as— speculative withered away today on the receipt of announcement that the British government had acquired sufficient supplies for the present including most of the 33000000 bushels at Winnipeg Before prices collapsed a bushel of wheat in Chicago for Immediate delivery commanded 3314 & figure far in excess of anything attained even on a paper money basis during the American civil war The lightning against high prices ofstruck first in Winnipeg where anconficial government communication tained the significant words “We have sufficient bought for present requirements’’ Its presentation wa followed by a ban on any further trading in futures at Winnipeg Market experts generally agreed toin night that there was enough wheat the United States and Canada to supply all domestic requirements until grain from the new harvest would be available The July option here today had & range from $239 down to $220ft with the latest trading at' $225 to April- - Chicagoprices - $229 nt hand-to-ha- nd - ux - Monchy-Le-Preu- - - Dro-cou- - Man Winnipeg April 28 —An nouncement was made at the Winni- Canadians Take Arleux peg grain exchange today that no trading in futures would be permitted In by Brilliant Charge the pit hereafter without first obtaining sanction of a censoring commit (From a Staff Correspondent of the tee Associated Press) British Headquarters In France April was more desperate fighting along the British front today and the Germans evidently spurred on by the declarations from Field Marshal von HIndenburg that they must ' hold their present positions at all' costs are a resistance more stubborn making thkn any heretofore encountered At — on (Continued Page 2) : GERMAN CABINET IS FACING CRISIS 28 — There : Junker Party Adheres to Old Order of Expansion While RUSSIA WANTS PEACE Demand Socialists Reforms HAGUE April 28 —The German cabinet is facing the most situation of its wartime existence in its effort to find a safe middle ground between the socialists and the conservatives Both parties are becoming more and more insistent and vociferous the socialists demanding the democratization of the government and peace without conquest or indemnity while the conservatives are demanding with equal urgency reforms In exactly the opposite direction “Some people are demanding a new Dr Dledrlch Ilahn leader of the order of things in Germany Let me of member and agrarian junker party tell what new order we conservayou ' the reichstag yesterday delivered a tives desire German’s Industrial and speech In Berlin in which he declared agricultural future must be so orthat Germany’s submarine success now dered that she will be in a position Insured unconditional surrender of her successfully to withstand any future enemies lie attacked the demands of attack We must have the coal fields the socialists and censured the gov- of Longwy and Briey We mmt have ernment for continuing so long to fresh territories for in the maintain diplomatic relations with the east We must not emigration return any lands United we have conquered That would be an States ' “Has monarchist Germany failed?” uinorgtv&ble sin against our agriculhe asked “No! he added “It stands tural population would compromise our the world as con- industrial development and would brilliantlyWebeforeare today within sight mean that our queror blood had been spilled of peace May It be a real German in vain peace Let us keep to Bismarck’s pol“Already we have foolishly bestowed icy Germany’s future is a future of a kingdom upon Poland without ae battle and conquest curing German's rights therein’ THE - ' More Willing to Figlit Than Before Revolution Says Minister Kerensky Petrograd April 28 —Minister of Justice Kerensky told a representative of the Associated Press today that not only Is the army better prepared and more willing to fight than before the revolution but that the factories are than at putting out more ammunition any previous stage of the war Regarding peace the minister said: “Russia wants peace on the terms The proposed by President Wilson revolution and the entrance of the United States into the war have somewhat changed the objects for which we are fighting We want peace restored without annexation or Indemnity and favor a conference with the allies to determine how this can he attained" - - F Associated Frees) Headquarters la Fra ace BRITISH28— There la am Interestearreat here that Field ing report Passage of General Bill Converts Utah’s Marshal voa Hindenburg eame to the German positions opposite the British lines on the Arran front Jnst after the Easter Monday et- tack and urns much wrought up over the conditions which he found there The field marshal lo amid to have been particularly annoyed by- the German withdrawal from Lena which then was under way commanded that It be stopped and leaned orders that there be no farther retreat until he personally gave the word seemed to coincide with the sadden stiffening of German resistance about Lens when It looked more than ten days ago that the city would be give up within a few honrs The fires lighted la Leas two weeks ago still are burnwill bo little ing snd It seems there left Intact by the time the Germans are finally driven oat that Webb was not made its victim ' Over one end was pasted a piece of paper which a protruding string suggested could be removed by pulling at Its end in the manner that boxes of cigarets sometimes are opened The of the label on the package addressing was in Ink and ' contained the 'full name of Mr Webb When the bomb had been placed in a bucket of water at the city prison Leon Bone special agent of yesterday the United States department of justice and M M Warren postoffice inspector were summoned Inspector Warrenook charge -- of the address label to which was attached a pair of 2 cent stamps and a' careful examination will be made Mr Webb declared he has no enemies and has threatened of late - Into Federal rAxmyi Center of Importance Gen- - - This-statemen- : -- - not-bee- UTAH COMPANY FLAYED IN REPORT IS t ’ eral H : ck “get-rich-qui- ck ASHINGTON April -- 1 The offices of the corporation are in the Newhouse building Rulon S Weils state Insurance commissioner explained last 'night that the state had not Issued the corporation license to do business as an insurance company although it filed incorporation papers with the secretary of state Thus orReport ganized the Underwriters’ charges that the corporation entered upon a scheme of securing $5000000 from the people of Utah “I have no direct knowledge of the whereabouts of Mr Atherton or of any of the direct affairs of the company except that some of the most substantial men in the state entered the corporation and backed and financed it’ said Commissioner Wells “It seems that the prospectus issued Mr Atherton aroused the indignation of many of ‘the local Insurance men Will Seek Atherton Will G Farrell local manager of the Penn Mutual Life insurance company said- last night when his attention was called article of denunciation In the Underwriters’ Report that many of Salt Lake’s Insurance men had watched the activity of Mr Atherton and that his absence from the offices of the company had: caused a number of men to enter into rather determined efforts to find him “Under the cruise of funds to start half a" dozen obtaining Insurance companies In Utah” said the Underwriters Report “the Utah National Underwriters? corporation has been incorporated with a capital of $5000000 The stock Is divided into 500 shares at a par value of $10 each and a ’campaign Is now on In which the backers of the scheme propose to sell 100000 shares of preferred stock at $20 per share When entirely sold the 100000 shares of preferred stock will have netted 'the seller $2000000” t ' Prominent Men Directors The underwriters’ report continues: “Like other Insurance promotions of Naquestionable nature the Utahnames tional Underwriters is using the n citiof many of Utah’s zens to attract the interest of the InThe list of prominent vesting publicof the concern Is like a stockholders Bradstreet’s and page from Dun or names below the after perusing the reader will wonder hoyr citizens of to be used as this type could consent Investor The decoys for the trusting Is simple - In svery proexplanation motion scheme of this kind the promoter who Is invariably a stranger In the community must secure the aid of prominent and respected citizens These latter add “class” to the list of officers and are- obtained by one methods If the prominent citizen will a share of the accept a decoy forgraft he Is soon Installed as promotion the suckers On the other hand if he Is one who Is above sharing in the promotion fees his interest is secured by (Continued on Page 5) ' - - FAMILY POISONED AT THEIR DINNER POISONER EXPIRES St Louis April - 28 — Mrs Sarah Gaines wife of an Instructor in mathematics In 'a St Louis ' high chool died today as a result of an Illness which attacked her hnsband her mother and her five sons The last family became 111 - after-dinne- testi- her death told him she had bought He also testipoison yesterday fied that she was released from a six weeks ago where sanitarium she ' went after a nervous - - best-know- - ( ' ' ' " ' i inary instructionsScott said that h waa Major General on Page 2) (Continued - Chicago April 28—While speaking in the amphitheater in the stock-yard- s district Colonel Rosevelt was shown an Associated Press dispatch saying an amendment to the army draft bill permitting him to raise troops for European service had been adopted by the Senate He pansed in his speech a smile overspread his face and he exclaimed repeatedly "Bully I Bully!" ' "What is it?" demanded the crowd Colonel Roosevelt read the dispatch The entire audience arose a-n- d cheered several minutes "Now we’ll go Teddy" "Now we're ready" came from a number of throats "I want to say " continued the colonel "that this amendment was carefully drawn not to interfere in the slightest degree with the President's plan for obligatory service I want to put myself in a position not to say go to the front bnt come to the front" - - - ' of-tw- o arm!" CHICAGO April 28 — ‘Farm and Roosevelt this battery Theodore entered Chicago today and in two stirring speeches urged that every energy of the entire nation be directed toward making the potential might of the United States" felt in the war ' against Germany and he demanded that not an hour be lost in dispatching troops to the trenches His first speech was made ' at a recruit a division for immediate servluncheon at noon his second at a mass ice with the allies He was roundly applauded when he meeting in the immense amphitheatre urged of that during the war the use at the stockyards He advocated uni- grain for the manufacture of alcho-holic versal training as a permanent policy beverages be prohibited he advocated conscription but he At the luncheon Harry Pratt Judson pleaded that he should be allowed to - (Continued on Page $) - ! ' T Matters would be arranged so tho brigade post could be organized within a period of three or four weeks accordgiven Mr Richmond ing to assurance Mr Richmond by Major General Scott of Utah In citizens the represented boosting the brigade movement and was in Washington conferring with executive officials for more than ten to a days He went east In response Reed’ from Senator telegram received Smoot asking his presence them Mr Richmond also conferred with Major General Scott regarding the establishment of one of the government’s aviation stations in Salt Lake the establishment of a government warehouse here and tho advisability of having Port Douglas utilized as a recruiting camp for the lntermountaln countrywhere recruits could receive prelim- e ‘FARM AND ARM’ SLOGAN OF COLONEL ROOSEVELT : Within Four Weeks - to-th- army bill by Congnms which confers extended power to Maj Gen Hugh L Scott chief of staff of tho United States army Fort Douglas will be established as a brigade post according to Fred CL Richmond president of the Salt Lake Commercial club who returned from Washington yesterday Mr Richmond said that assurance was given him by Major General Scott that immediately after the army bill passed Congress Fort Douglas would be converted into a brigade post and that a regiment now stationed on the border would be sent here to serve as a nucleus This regiment would be subdivided into three units and sufficient men would be obtained by transfer or recruiting to bring the total up to the full war quota This would include of course a sufficient number of officers to lead the brigade : Will Organize Post - r night At an Inquest Mr Gaines fied' that his wife before ' With the groundwork laid 'for a agreement with America workingcommon cause against Gerin the and French war British the many missions will rededlcate their united efforts to democracy tomorrow in Impressive ceremonies at tho tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon Through her foreign minister Arthur James Balfour Great Britain will publicly pay homage to the memory of the man who in the name of democracy led the revolution' which tore one of the brightest jewels from the British crown A wreath will be placed on the tomb by Mr Balfour signalizing & public manifestation of honor seldom equaled In British history France through former Premier Vivian! now minister of Justice and Marshal Joffre popular idol of the French people will accord to the Father of the American Republic the highest honor within the gift of France In placing a bronze palm leaf on the sarcophagus France’s two leaders will complete the original purpose of their mission to this country In Staying homage to America’s forefathers to whose aid France came in 1778 ' Scott Boosts ITH the passage of the general Balfour to Place Wreath on Tomb At Mount Vernon scheme in new dress’ CHARACTERIZED as a corporation of Salt Lake is scorchingly denounced in the current issue of the Underwriters' Report published: at San Francisco copies of which received in Salt Lake yesterday fairly startled local insurance men Those interested report that C M Atherton secretary and principal organizer of' the corporation who come here as an insurance expert from the east" has disappeared after laying claim to 331-- 3 per cent of all the stock which he sold L AVIATION CAMP MAT BE ESTABLISHED HERE t National Underwriters9 Corporation of Salt Lake Char- Great Britain to Honor the acterized as Scheme by Insurance American Who Tore Jewel Publication Athetton Is Criticised From British Crown Get-Rich-Qui- : Capi-- tal lle ' Market Collapses When Ban Is Put on Trading in at Winnipeg (From a Staff Correspondent af the ne the police When the suspicious package was placed under the scrutiny of city sleuths it was found to have a dynamite cap and vial of nitric acid In an upper end tiny Later It was ascertained that the remainder of the package contained' about two' ounces of nitroglycerin C Acting on instructions of Joseph chief of city detectives ' C L Sharp GERMAN MAIN LINES Schettler his principal assistant made no further effort to examine the bomb which was put In a bucket of water HOLD SAYS BERLIN and In the locked In the ward of boys' city prison The bomb will be removed from this cell OllITISH troops in a desperate pt today 'when efforts will be made to if It does not bear ' at tell-' to turn the northern wing ascertain tale clew The bomb was so neatly1 constructed line have adofthe Drocourt-Qneafederal and city sleuths marvel that vanced on a front of nearly ten miles such service House voted down all changes in Hard Blow ' G iven Wheat A hours yesterday in an effort to unravel the mystery attached to the bombs sending through the mails one of the most dangerous ever bandied by local authorities It was received by H F Webb mechanical engineer of the local office of the Mine & Smelter Supply company in the Dooly building At thel point of opening the bomb contained in a cylindrical package slightly more than an inch in diameter and nine inches long Webb became suspicious and called " ri FOR REPRISAL IS THREAT OF GERMANY Protests Exposing Germans to Submarine Peril on Hospital Ships Copenhagen April 23 —Announcement was made before the reichstag main committee in Berlin yesterday that Germany will' adopt the sharpest reprisals If German prisoners are embarked on hospital ships of the allies and exposed to the danger of torpedoes The sinking by the Germans of the British hospital ship Lanfranc laBt week caused the death of fifteen German wounded who were being transported to England The British admiralty announced that Inasmuch as the Germans were sinking hospital ships without any regard to International law the distinctive markings of these vessels had been removed and furthermore that virtually all the hospital ships had on board German wounded The French government announced that on account of Germany’s policy German prisoners would be embarked on French hospital ships ! 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