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BATTLE NgWMGIQOmFRENCH FRONT MAY pEVELQPM iMpoRmm since WSMm Germans, aniens, Turn Their Attention to Montdidier Region jjVY MASSES HURLED IN jmy Captures Several Villages, Driving Forward Along a r . . - Five-Mile Front , FIGHTING IN HEAVY RAIN British Score Further . Notable Gains in Palestine vr.RICAXS ARE BRINGING UP SUPPLIES FOR FRENCH (By the Associated Press) jjany American transport sec tions are at work bringing: up sup plis to the French who are en gaged in a great battle in the southern section around Moreuil and Lassigny. . - Balked in their efforts to make ground along the northern side of tie salient, they have driven in the allied line, the Germans now are trying to break through to the southwest and south. Along, a front of 25 miles, from Moreuil, on the Avre river, to Lassigny, a tre mendous battle waged all Saturday. The German troops are from the crown prince's army and; are under the leadership "of General von Hu tier, who is sending his men for ward in massed formation, one wave following the other" without cessation. '. j .- The French troops have stopped the Germans and ave attacked with unvarying success, 4 1 J' V .V. (Associated Press War Summary.) ',' French troops now are meeting- the shock of a German attack - on fa 25 mile front-in what may develop into the most important battle fought since the start of the offensive-10 days ago". Foiled at Arras in the attempt to take that place from the British and disor ganize the northern British line, find ing themselves able to advance only step by step, at great cost in their thrust along the Somme.; toward Amiens, the Germans Friday . night turned southward and hurled heavy masses upon the French in the Mont didier salient. It is here from Moreauil, 10 miles northwest' of Montdidier, in "a curving line around the latter place and east ward to beyond Lesslgny, nearly 15 miles away, that the battle is J raging it last accounts. Violent " assaults were made against the French lines, which developed a powerful resistance and were far strengthened by the ar rival of fresh reserves. . The initial force of the impact, how ever, was sufficient to drive the French back short distances , at and near x the point of the . salient. Pushing west ward from the branch of the Avre, which runs in a northwesterly direc tion from Montdidier the enemy forced Ms way into several villages within a StrPtrh nP qVih flu- milAa 9.1onZ the front The advance, as shown by the location of the villages announced as captured, reached a maximum of about three-miles in this sector. - South of Montdidier the wedge also was further driven in about two miles. Fighting at this point, around Ayencourt, was still in progress late Saturday in a heavy rainfall. , v- ; - The German aim here is apparently to drive westward from Montdidier In a further attempt at cutting In on Amiens from the south.. The German line here, however, Is already consid erably exended, the northern wing of fc;the advance having by no means kept Pace with the southern. J It is possi ble that the Impetuosity of the Ger man crown prince, who commands" this Sroup, may be leading him too, far. If the push is intended to open " a southward path for the Germans it seems to be exerted too -far . to .the West on the southerly line to win a ay readily to the Oise, where that r'ver curves southwest from Noyon and flows on toward Paris." A possi pUity is that the Germans are attempt 's to stave off an allied counter blow, attacking themselves rather than stand still and be attacked on this, their most exposed front. On the remainder, of the fronU the situation is virtually without change, 50 far as the official reports reveal. Further notable advances have 'been 'cored by the British in Mesopotamia d in Palestine. In the latter war theatre they have destroyed; several aiiles of the important Hedjaz rail way east of the Jordan, cutting off fe furks from communication with 'Arab ia and their forces southeast -of the ead Sea. . F onndry Damajge VT Fire - Baltimore, March 30. The : plant, of -ne Kennedy Foundry - Company in -outh Baltimore was - badly damaged y fire tonight. The concern ' has government contracts.: The loss Is Proximately J200.0OO. . - . Thf Interest Quarter ' at the American Bank & Trust Co., .begins w April first. Deposits ' made on or ""ore April 2nd will druw 4 per cent compound interest from April 1st. Ad ie3aement. I2t) jcoucu Orb aii at auu H Occupy vie rmans In the Montdidi They Have Also Gained Ground. S ontheast of Amiens Situation North of the Somme is Unchanged and British Have Main- ' : tained Their Positions on the South Heavy Rains. London, March. 30. The , Germans have, captured the villages of Aubvil lers (5 1-3 miles northwest , of Mont didier), Grievesnes," Cantigny, Mesniel, St. 'Gaorges, Le Monchel and Ayen court, the war office announced this evening. (All the villages named are in - the Montdidi ?r region.) ; Heavy fighting is progressing to the eastward of Ayeacaur't (2 miles south of Montdidier); the , exact .situation is unknown. A heavy rain is falling. Besides : gaining ground south. . and southeast of Montdidier, the Germans made some progress west of the Avre (southeast of Amiens).. The. summary of the situation issued by the war office reads: . "North of the Somme, on the British front, there is no change in the situa tion. South of the Somme we ' main tained ' our positions. V ' "Further south, during, the course of Prisoners Tell of One Whole Divi sion Beihg" Almost Complete-.- ly Annihilated . ? MACHINE GUNS MOW THEM Enemy Strip tk.e Bodiea of Betk Ger .ouu and Allied Dead of All Cloth- . fnr Owin to the Great Scarc- - Ity Back Home. -.' Washington, March 30. Regarding the losses sustained by the Germans in-the battle" iq Picardy en official dis- i patch from France today said:"-. "Although as yet our . information is very . Incomplete it is' certain -that, the German losses in le battle of the Somme have been enormous."; Prison ers who were questioned on the 25th of March reported -for example that the 88thT division of Infantry was al most completely, annihilated ; ahd that 'the 206th. division suffered -; heavily The losses are chiefly due to the ma-, chine guns, which, installed with de termined men in shell holes, - .mow down to the very last ..the .dense en emy formations. , - 4 "The bodies of both friends and en emies are stripped as soon as possibly by the Germans and left entirely nude. The booty '! thus obtained by seizing the equipment and clothing is collect ed and - sent to : the rear,- so great , is the scarcity of clothing and leather. The prisoners when ; questioned do not: conceal : their amazement - at the very email number or English ' and French-dead which "they passed in the course of , their progress. Finally they admit the great surprise of their com5 mand in the' resistance of the allied troops. They ' had in fact, promised them that-all would te over, in' a few. days.' . , , , - WHEAT FARMERS TURN , - v DEAF EARS TO HOOVER Drastic Action May Be Taken Unless They Release Supplies of" Grain. Held For,: Hisneir Prices. - Washington,. March 30.JThe v food administration's ; appeal to loyal American 'farmers to . market, their wheat' now while the ; greatest diffi culty is eing niade In feeding the al lies, had only slight effect last week, when mill receipts increased to 3, 250,000 ' bushels as compared ' with 3, 000,000 bushels of the v previous week. The normal: receipts are 7,600,000 bushels. - ' Many millions of. bushels, the ad ministration said, still' are In storage on the farms, r : Exports to sthe allies meanwhile, continue; to 'decline and from Marcji 1 15 - to 22 amounted . to. only 190,749 itons of cereals, as ' compared with the weekly ' program of .;270,000 tons. Up to March' 22, there-wes a deficit of 1,001,301 tons In shipments of breadstuffs which can be made up only with wheat.- - l -- Decision to - requisition ell - 'wheat held by German jBympathizers seeking to 'hamper ..".the- government has- - not been changed,, administration officials said: They ' indicated however that another week or 10 days would be given loyal Americans. . to ' sell s .. .their grain And tht , drastic action ' then would be considered If the emergency in- the wlifeat-supply continues as.-eerfr ous as at preseat, GERMANS SUFFER ENORMOUS LOSSES Reg er ion the day, heavy attacks on the French front have enabled the Germans to gain ground west of the ., avre and south and southeast of Montdidier. The Germans have eantured t). vnio Aubvillers, Grivesnes, Cantigny, Mes- uii-ou Georges, JLaMonchel and Ayen court. East of this latter place heavy fighting is going, on' and the exact sit uation is not' known. "The weather has broken and a heavy rain Is falling." ANGLO-FRENCH DRIVEN FROM ' PARTS OP FRONT. POSITIONS Berlin, March 30 (via tendon). Be tween the , Somme and the Avre the Germans have driven 'from- parts of their foremost positions British and French troops freshly broughtup and have captured Beaucourt and Mezieres, the war office announces. ; French at , (Continued on Page Two.) One of Prinqipal Proyisiohs is That -ThereShould-hiNorS : :, Z- or Lockouts' ' ";: .' CREATE NATIONAL: BOARD I Recommended . That , a Government Mediation 'Body Settle All Indu- - ? trial Disputes That May Arise ' Dnrins the War. r Wasjx ington , March 30. An agree ment 'that there shall be no strikes or lockouts during the war and a recom mendation that ?all industrial disputes be settled by a government mediation body, are -the -principal provisions of a national war labor program projected by representatives of capital and labor and- made public tonight by Secretary of La Dor Wilson. . The program was " drawn up by six representatives of capital, six, of labor and two men representing the public after, conferences lasting for more than a month. The public representatives were former President Taft and Frank P. Walsh. v- . The mediation body v would be known as the'National War Labor Board to be made up as - was the board that pre pared the program. In addition there would be local boards in the industrial centers to deal -immediately with any controversies which, might arise. 'Principles and Policies. Principles 1 and policies to govern the relations of workers and their employ ers in war r industries were agreed to as follows: - . . .'There should be no strikes or lock outs during the war., "The right of workers to organize In trade unions, is recognized 'and affrm ed. . 'The right of employers to organize and' to bargain collecuvely .is recogniz ed and affirmed. . "Employers should not discharge workers for - membership in trade un ions, - nor for legitimate tr.ade . union activities. . AZ---. 'The workers shall not use coercive measures to .induce persons to .'join their organizations. . "In establishments where the ; union shops exist the same shall continue. : . . "In establishments where union" and non-union men and wVmen i now work together,-and the employer meets only with employes." or; representatives en gaged in said establishments, the con tinuance of such conditions shall not be deemed a grievance. ,; ' .- "It it shall become necessary to em ploy women on work ordinarily per formed by "men, ; they must be allowed equal pay for equal work, ; v ' ,1, tThe basic eight hour day. is recog nized as applying-in all cases fn-;wh$ch existing ' law -. requires it. In all T other cases the question of hours of' labor shall be settled with due regard, to gov ernmental .necessities an"d the iwelfare health and proper comfort of the work- ers. - ; c; ..".--. . -' - - ? - - The maximum production of Tall war Industries should be maintained. ; "In" fixing wages, .hours ahd condi tions of labor, regard. should;always be held to "the labor i standards, v wage scales and other conditions prevailing in the" localities-affected.' ; V:; The right of all; workers, including common: laborers, to a giving wage is "hereby, declairedM;-'v':t,--: 'rZA-S;j. , -v J; Tke Board's ' Powers, ,--s:'.:'; vThe National War 'Labot Board'e (Continued , oj. Page Two.. . : v v WAR PROGRAM FOR LABOR IS DRAFTED REPORTS CONFLICT IS LEFT CONFUSED French Dispatch. Says Advance is - Checked; British Tells bf the! Loss of Six vmairss V' V :'i OFFICIALS HOPE FOa BEST They Believe Haig is folding in Reserve a Large Force of ' Fresh Troops; - : ' Washington,' March 30. Officials here tonight awaited ; with intense interest more detailed "reports ' ofUthe German drive against the French lrf'the region of Montdidier. Conflicting reports re ceived by the' French embassy late to day, from Paris and issued by the Brit ish war office ih'London early tonight left the situation in. doubt. i ' An official dispatch to the-French em bassy saying that French reserves' haci stopped the advance on a 25-mile front from Lassigny, to. Moreuil were received with elation. A. few hours Iater4 how ever, the British war office statement told of the capture by:; the - Germans of six villages in the region of Montdl dler and added that on a 'partvof i this front heavy fighting c6ntinued4"' r J . Officials were ' hopeful, thatfhe";' ad, vices to the French embassy- wjfcr'e'bas ed upon later informatlpn.tjtrtattt British war office -announceineati-. ;? y The French - official war 5ff ice .-statement, however, was expectedfo-clpar up this point. : ; -:i '' '' .;"; : : - Officers here have been watering re sorts from the British front, oiosely for indicatiorts as .to the r extent At Field Marshal Haig Oias found it neyessajry to callupon his reserve to st" the" Ger-r iThere has been. nothing in aispatcheSi It was said, to shownhat. the .Pritish tifratir!i I'flflervA.q have .been bi"OUeht into action; at.alU Officers believe that tactical reserves undoubtedly nave neen used freely,' but" tf 'Haig Has- called "up nn h?H sreneral reserves. ..theyhaVe not made -their presence felt -From this it Is argued - that a large British, force, composed of fresh troops, is being held to co-operate with ' the French , when the counter assault; is delivered, r There were , jio developments here during the day as to the assignment of General Foch,, French chief of staff, as commander-in-chief of all allied ? and American trOops In France. ' 1 . It was said that it could be assumed that he will have, supreme command of the counter assault. The war department was without ad ditional advices ,tonightfrom General Pershing or General Bliss as to the ex act disposition to be made of the Amer ican troops. : ' " V AMERICAN PEPTH BOMB 4 TERROR. OF SUBMARINES Twa Encountew In Which American Destroyers Sank - tJ-Boats . Are - : - v-. -. "Descrioea. ; London, March 3 0.1 Encounters In which American destroyers sank Ger man submarines are thus : described in accounts of successful submarine, bat tles published- today: 'AA "The first.' American destroyer, sighted the' ' enemy submarine oft the port bow and proceewed at full speed in the direction5 of the .enemy who submerged. The ' .' American - officers' could see the enemy's wake ' which showed he was running underneath the surface from starboarcr to port.v As the German passed under the stern .;of the American boat the latter- dropped a depth charge. ; The wake ; which had been plainly visible on the starboard never appeared ; on Mne; port side of the destroyer. i Instead; large iquanti ties of oil came to ; the surrace. . : f : "The second American destroyer, en gaged in. night convoyx duty, ;f sighted an object a mile away by the light ;of (the moon. :;FulL speed .was ; ordered, but' the submarine dived while . . the American - was rgtill a. few-.hundred yards distant. -, Two ? depth . c charges were dropped and oil came to the surface.- This - submarine ; was . apparent ly lying on the .wait for another con voy which' was 'approaching from an .opposite dlrectionv 1 .' U :r, ; -.t PARIS BOMBARDED AGAIN, : Bis; Gun Ikes ToU of Ei4fh,:Fonrlof if 1 Them' Women 37 WodnSed. .; Paris', March 31. Paris i was ' again bombarded by; the long distance Ger man cannon this morning. ' . ' ". i Eight dead, : among whsm . ai e four women, and- 37. woundet,- Including nine women and .seven cMldren, were the casualties resulting from the. bom bardment- today. -. - : : ; .'. i TWO GREEK OFFICEHIS' ltlED ' AND SENTENCED TO DEATH ""-'vV' r-'-'K v J'. ' " ' " '.. -. - -Athens. March1; 30. Tlie two Greek officers -who were arrested recently af- ter being landed -on the wst coast or the- PeIopornesUs:.by a German subma rine have be,en tried.: and- sentenced- tp death 'by a court martial whose decision was 'khnounced' 'ysterd4y.-1 Others im plicated t have- received prison" senten ces.' The' condemned men wlllibel exe cuted .withia ; 24 ixQtirs; , -'xA, . rl : . . . v . w . - - , .... : - . . mQOPsmmmONWBEijiEVEm 1 . May be'imUar to' Jlose at Verdun - Somme Germans Maldng Strenuous Effort? to .Briig, Heavy Guns---Front Now ' Wit .: the t'reneli- Army ihFrance, i Friday,: March 29. By ; thel Assooi- j ated -Press) The impression' '-"tonight ; amon g ; th e f troops .fighting . aloh g ..the front ' is s.that'i the bi'ttie will . develop Into a lng, struggle .' similar, to 'those at ;Verdun attd the "first-' battle of -.the Somrne, The Germans ' are making strenuous efforts 'to bring their i heavy artillery forward to support their in fantry which has borne the brunt of the engagement .thus f ar. ' It Is" consid ered probable that they will make .an-, other f osmidable rush with all " their available reserves, bt the allied com-. mandersviewy the: future -with, confidence-. ; ; - . :v; -t' ' '.; ' -'.The Germans now occupy a sortj Of a " pocket, iri the " FrancoBritish lines which" leaves them ' open' to flank ! at tacks.' "For this reason1 they extend-" ed.' their' attacking ime .to i. the ; east ward " of "Arras for ; the purpose ; bf smoothing ' out ' a' sharp salient,, but ,ln order .to be i successnt? they willy be compelled 'to pay ' a . heavy price. - 4: The front now extends "approximate-. ly 65 miles, and the French occupy the line' t6:wlthjn'a few kilometres south of . the Somme river. ' .Everywhere rthe French " and - British af e ' working " In complete harmony,- hoV3ing their new - j -X.-.S. t.- . .. ,.1 .- - 5 ..--V 100 Motorriyen; structed in ! Oregon ? ARE TO BE BUILT OF WOOD Government Program for Hrck. Sur , passed in ' Launching But . Fell ; Short in Deliveries Steel Plates Growing Scarcer. Washington, March 30. A new ship building program- for private interests was approved today- by the shipping board, as a further offset to the' drive against allied tonnage which is being made by German submarines. ' : Chairman Hurley announced that the request; of : the Atlantic, and Pacific Steamship' Company for permission to place contracts with ship X yards in Oregon for 150 motor ' driven wooden shipa of ; - 3,000 tons - each . had ,V been granted, under certain restrictions. "We . want to encourage American shipowners to put their money; into building more ships," Mr. Hurley de clared. - "If all ' the . owners would fol low the idea, the American flag would soon get back on the seas." . , ' ' ; The government building program for' March -surpassed te goal set in launchings by 12,000 tns, theshipping board announced 'today, but fell; short in deliveries, because of shortage of steel plates. Thirty hulls "of 232,786 tons"were put into the water and 20 vessels of 162,200 ..tons - were -completed. ' '. ' '. - : Growth -of. the submarine toll has spurred officials - to greater efforts to hasten the building of ships. The four 'Official announcements issued in Lon don this, month contained the records of 81 British ships suijk. Jn February the loss of 67 British ships was record-. ed.r; The total increase was 14 ships, or 20 per ceAt. 4''-'A ' ' The proposal to " build .the fleet of motor Bhips was presented to the shipping-board by Senator McNairy, of Oregon- Easterri" capitalists were safd tovbe financing the scheme. Their Iden tity could not be confirmed officially, but the Duponts were said to be anions those. interested. ,' Eacn , ship probably .would cost between $350,000 and. 3400,- ooo. . ). . ' - ' : ;The rntor ship; was said to possess many., advantages In construction at this. time. It can be, built of smaller timbers thah required for the 'standard Ferris type and: being, driven by a Diesel engine, wiir not. 'require appa. ratus used in steam- vessels. It is claimed that they will not make heavy demands ' for manning and interfere with the operation of the . government vessels. - .-, The motor vessels probably will be put into the Pacific - coast' and China trader .Their designed speed is from eight' to- nine knots.. . . .. ;. Shortage of steel is ' causing . the shipping board much anxiety . and may lead to a change in the policy of allot ingii the - output . of mills, - bo that there will be no danger of stopping worki-In any- yard ; through .lack of ; materials. : As -the -restrictions of "coke produc tion during the .winter are only now beginning to be ,felt in steel produc tion, April -Is expected to. be ' a critical month In . the building program. v Work in the" yards, .officials said-today: is speeding , up. . The., five .plants of the Bethlehemi Steei - Company last week i drove; 1,500,000 Tivets,- equivalent to two complete fhulls andi!7 per. cenj more than In the week previous , ; and- the First -'Battle of the' About 55 . lEles Iong. ly," occupied; positions, .with . wonderful tenacity. ; . ; ; ; , . . ' " .v.; ; The German: who were advancing in . two directions toward ; Amiens and beyond Montdidier," appear . to -; have throwttthe greater part ;0f, their ffqrcs around Montdidier. : . ' ' -'l .' ' . Today, all" along the" line the enemy has i been! trying,to find a feeble .spot, 'without. 8.ueees,'; s rVvS "Jv l l.u The morale of both the French and Britishtroopf ; is-v notably veerful and - they ar e " confident under, trying conditions.-' ''ttieyj" seem to .know that their turalscomiriRt - Their rprotec- tlon agatost" German, gas, attacks has Deen emcacious. : . ; : . i - . WHEELS OP, WAR WKLL TXTBJT SLOWLY BRITISH ' FROliT -Witix the British' Army ; in France. ,r . m i - i j t-. i March 301 fCBy. the Associated - Press). The wheels of rthe : war mill con tinued "to ' turn slowly on " . the British .battle ..front:- t6day, although - there are'. manyv -indications ' that . intense speeding up may -come at any , mo ment. "" .-"'"'- -i r:--- ' T( --r i-r ' : Just, south; of vthe i Scarpe, near Ar ras, the .enemy, late tnis . forenoon be gan a bombardjneiit j which, might easily presage . t another : assault - - on "that city.' ,VL' - "-" -; It: is 'written in the books that such an . attack- will com.erjjut up to the latest ; reports, there- has ' been no 5 in . (Continued Xri" Page Two) . ( ; ,' Twenty-Fj ire: of -; Thrn Soidierk it Sehtto-tfie ,i.' TWO - KIILin i' lN; : ACTION Foni Died of Wennd, Fourteen of DIs - ease, - Two of ; Accident and One From UnkiMwn Cause Seven , Slightly Wouided. j Washington, " March - 30. Today's casualty list , contains 55 names, 25 of them soldiers lost . in- the . sinking of the Tuscania.-; These were reported 'as meeting at, sea, but have been positive ly idntifled by finger prints taken from the bodies ' ' '- -;. r, ; .- The list" Is. divided as follows: .Killed J- in ;actton; two; died of wounds, four; died of disease, '14; died of accident, twt; diedjeause unknown, one; wounded- slightly, seven; pre viously reported missing at sea, now reported dead,. 25. .. . 1 . 1 ' . .- . The .only officer , named : : in today's list was Lieutenant Howard H. Davis, who was. slightly wounded.' The list follows:1 ,. j . . iC'.-,.' , . . ; : '-'-4- Z :V Killed In Action. . ' ; Privates GustavT Mattes, Winfred L. Perrin. - ' ' . . ' ' ' . Died ofWonnds. r '' Privates Carl Braun, James L. Doss, George O. Harris, Joseph C. Miller., . 'r -i ' ? of Disease. Sergeants Harvey - L. Hudson, John Singer, Corporal " Allen, 7 Irvin Morgan, Saddler "Benjamin " Franklin Kincald, Privates Will Borders, Henry L. Kling, Walter' . Biggers, ; Lawrence P. Gavin, Earl , N. . Liebler,. Morgan L. ' Mowick; Benjamin O'Bahasky, Earl Oskins, Charles Phillips, "Nathan W.1 Warner. ;i' : !'i ;'; Died of Accident. Privates John W. Roberts, Westley E. Staples. I c ; Died Cause Unknown. Private Willie Langston. - ' . Wonnded Slightly. Lieutenant Howard H. Davis, Cooks Einar Johnson, Loughron Justice, Pri vates Joseph C. Shehan, James . B. Christian, Richard L. Major, Edward W. Mannix. . " - - . , ' Died at Sea (Tnscania). ' Privates ; George t A.- Altweln, Verner C. Brantland -J oseph Cochran, Leonard H. 1 Dethman, .Rosendo . Diaz, Elton L. Mondson, Florencio Erras, Edard C Feyrer, Sixton Flores, Guadalupe Gar za, Edward C. Grahamer, Frank Kos-' saeth, Joseph Marl in, Roy" Muncaster., Ben V. Owens, . Clarence Paul, - Cook Clyde C. - Pelley,?; Privates Juan A; . Pe rez, Ondis Powell, Circilo Rodriguez, Richard Schulze,: Arthur Straach, Pat rick H. White,. Paul AC Williams, Jose Ybarra. 4 , ; 'V;;-:.vw - "- -.- ' BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK ; BY MINE j FORTY-ONE LOST London; March '30 A British- de stroy er struck';a :mlne;-Motaday . and sank, it Is officially announced, officer and 40 men were lost. . One CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OP - '-'- OONSTANTINE IS ORDERED s 'Athens, - Friday, March 29. As a re sult of , ; charges brougnt -by the pub lic prosecutor, .a court martial has or dered the criminal prosecution of. for mer "King Constantine. , , FIFiy-FE NAMES ON CASUALTY LIST iilliili OFFER TO Americans Enthusiistic Over Pros. ! pect of Getting i.to the Thiclc K BREAK INTO CHEERS Jnst' What Prf the :Erpeditiona'ry M .tprces iWill Play; is Not V 5 ; - yt&L A.nown ax rresenx .. With - the Amer lcv 'Jrxafln France, March :30?-(By th Asciated Preks); -"I ' am delighted' at ' Genera) ;. Per- Ring's pnmipt and ffective Jactioiin : ti Aril Tie- All . tn . Arnrtin tnnna anil r facilities at the . disposal of the' allies ' tftrv - ''W'n.i "Rn.'lrft'r t"? t' 'atdtm-mtvnt given out at neaaquarters oday. . .i. . ' . "It will meet "with hearty approval t V TT.It.l Otntiu. 4. Wn'nn. Die - nKHire iDRir ; fixnp.nmnnarv rri rc.PH to be of the..utmost, service in the comf . - I II JL U H VINII Mi M II' I1IK A 1 1 1 I 1 I-.M.JI - . ficers and men received the announce- ; meoi .iaai -,ioey .wouia ueea .in. m , ie i 1 V ' "Vvie. a Mill A W4&.a tna a oecreiar jr. . xaa&er, . lor, uuvivun.. . ren sons, uouiixieu iu . uiBuuas,; just .,-- wuniv will become known in due time. 1; " , The news that, the force was -to th- . tir.5na.te at 7 all . was tnet: with cheers and shouts of delight ,from".orie end of the American zone to the other: even at tn front. --; ... . '. " wertov .oreeCiaa,V'oaciC'. ana watcn ine Trrogresft- er-'BvenrarT'Tmcr-r and;;, demonstratively, congratuiating-r each 'other." There wasimuch slapping . of each, other on the back while some- 01 ine troops. tossea up meir nais ana danced when , the news reached . them. xnere is shi no news irom iu . ' Secretary - Baker, , having, conferred : with the allied commanding omcers r and statesmen, : desires to return, to . tne umtea states as. soon as possiDie und make available tnei information Vi ex has anMirAri trnrn hln nhBArvotlnTi " j - -- ttm x. i n-y f v T n A in DTionri n i tti an u n 11 m u r ! HEART I IF". K ItA l t 'IIIUIHUU n . . . . w n k. . . ..hi... f clnfAro on1 manhr WArda In r1fl.l1 er n.T thA d anoniii or aernf.raA Trnrn tn en. tire resources of the American' army haVfi trone straleht tr!the heart nf the'r;'-. the . French call "fine gesture." , The newspapers 01 au snaaes oj. opinion - mm A m ' In IV I A 4- . a m- A r 1 M I A V. A 4- by the prominence their give -the In-v does, erateful homage to' the United Mrarea. aaaint; 10 use ,ine . lantruaire Kaan and' fViarA "la mnrA fn a r Axrat f rt 1 1 a v a. a a. uuiv it - s a. . -vsawu wvt,nr vu it "General '.Pershing's , act asking- so hiiiiiv ii,;Miin.xK lis' liib iiuuuin miu n i m - t.1 x- i m lit. v. n M HM ja nrenaraiion. is a. solemn warning in the-central ennires or the - erim , re- v soive oi. iree nations to conquer. . . , eral Foch have in -their, simplicity; a deep warning," say s " the FI garo. 'They - brine: out .the magnitude of the - stake at issue. , On the events on ' the a Enerland and. Prance, but of civlilza- victorious. , would : r substitute : ; 'her ; iiHJMn . mm. ii utin iil . 11 uiiifiii er a tiiiri i aa..-"- tion." - ',:;v; ;..;,;;,-; i& 20 MEN, FOUR WOMEN - - ; ?: : INDICTED FOR RIOTlira Strike Situation at Kansas City Show No Decided ChaBze Striker 'H i-r Who Was Shot Dies. 'Z.x :''-" iansas , uity, sa.o, marcn j.Tn Jackson county grand Jury late today ; returned indictments charging '20 meh - and four women with - "unlawful ? as-. 1 S fx- 11 - . J - II A . ..-- t" W fill III I f V W 1LU 1 L 29. 1111 BCIl LCllt.C. , . i: - . The general strike situation showed - no decided eh an are tonieht. uonrererr- 1 t - J. AVI. n M v. UCf U1L Idle LlllO aiiCIUtnju. : 1 . . : ' ' ; ; x .married hv nolir.e. and national smardn. er lines. .Natattemnts at- Interf rnr were reported.. The cars were . with-; general, strike was reported late today. A'striking laundry driver. shot during a. riot at a laundrv-: niant. . died nf a hospital." . .' ' : r ; - . ; ' ' . The New Interest Quarter at the 1 Oil AUril UiB L. - i LCUOSII H TrlJI.nfl flTI r.T before April 2nd winidraw'4 per cent i' compound interesi from April l8t. Ad vertisemeat. ' , v .-wi.;-. ; (2t) ' FOGH