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THE WEATHER I;.' 7 ' ' lT"H ' ' V: Ff ,rT rT NO. 213-". ' ---'fJ' - I ! ! " v i PAGES TODA-X ONE SECTION WHOIxE NUMBBE 39,391 FRIDAY WILL 8E WAR BIDING JN, THE FAMOUS BRITISH TANK. II v w - WTIiMlKGrTON". IN". CL- TUESDAY; MORIN'G. APKIL 1 23. 1918 ' "- : A"n TV T- - - F Jl 11 i ny v . . . i 5A TURD A IDE 0 VER2pq;&MERjt( i 'i ' .. .-:' t - - "- t v ill Probably Place the German Losses at Seiclieprey Between 300 and 400. ' j3E REPORT HAS ARRIVED y& Department Is "Withholding It Until More Details Have Been Received. ; " jY BE REVEALED TODAY Baker Probably Will Lay it Before House Committee. Washington, April 22. General Pershing s first report or the German aseault on the American and French forces in the Toul sector Saturday is expected to indicate that the Ameri cans sustained more than 200 casualties and to estimate the German losses at between three and four hundred. It was learned tonight that the re port had been received, Uw er depart ment officials refused to make it pub lic or to comment upon persistent re ports concerning. its contents. Secre tary Baker is understood to be wait-; ing more details before making an an nouncement, though lie probably will lay the information received before the iouse military committee when he ap pears tomorrow to tell of his trip abroad. ' The Germans claim to have captured 1SJ Americans and to have killed and Founded many more and so far there has been! no official American answer to the claim. This situation .will re sult in a revival of consideration at die war department of the proposal at a daily statement be issued from the headquarters of the American ex peditionary forces.- The explanation aeretofore given for the refusal to ac cede to the .proposal has .been that American troops are part of and are operating .with large French, -.'.and fcitish units anu an independent'Amer- ;ai communique would', necessarily plicate British or French statements. ft is realized however, that 'German aims, unless specifically denied from Ethoritative sources, will be regard A as statements of fact with inevi- aole resulting anxiety to the people in this country. For that reason Sec retary Baker is disposed to reopen the rtole question with General Pershine. However, it is possible that ' instead f daily statements on 'operations ar rangements will be made whereby en emy claims of similar nature may be eait with by the American comman der. - . , , It has been definitely decided that as on as American forces in any con- aeraoie number are again acting- as w independent unit, a daily statemet to its activities will be Issued. . - KI1L THE HUNS" NOW THE . '. GREAT AMERICAN SPORT 'ith the American Army in France. Sunday, April 21. (By The Associated Press) "Tell them back home, that we 1?e just beginning," said an American lad who was in the thick of the fight and severely wounded with shrapnel. "It was fine to see our men go at the Hans. All of us who thought base ball was the s-Teat Amrika sramt kave changed our minds. There is only oae game to keep the American flag flyingthat is kill the Huns. I got several before they got me." The other men in the hospital were 6f the same spirit, while in a nearby ffard was a wounded German prisoner, ""ho. it developed, was spared after he tad held up his hands at teh same time tarrying concealed bombs.. This fel- ow sneeringly and in a sulky manner "aved off the American jruard with wie hand. A nurse Baid he had given "we trouble than ail the Americans combined. , . , ' There appears little doubt that the ""mans thought th-o- ' would . aro through the American line as they once wasted they would go through "Great Britain's contemntibla Httle aVmy." . The enemy made another attempt at a line occunied hv tl American trooDS n the right bank of the Meuse soon ter the attack near Seicheprey. Six of the enemy started a raid, but "e repulsed by a heavy fire. some of the Germans reached the American entanglements and were left eacr, hanging to the wire, but the ene- uy carrot n i. ; m-nAA . - yju. an ma j uju. An nftarhv Tiro a so i-vi a. A flhmit VtVl ft Satne time nnrt nnt nt the raidine wees was brought back dead and one "founded. - : . V 1MERICAS OVERWHELMED BI T POUOHT TO ' A FINISH Apni 22.(By the Associated Press). """" Our troops were overwhelmed by a suneriority of numbers but fought to nnish." This - n c- xx: : 1 .l....a1v.. .'on ry a field commander of the Amer an troops who successfully repuls (Lan .enem' onslaught in the Toul "r in bis k.4iiorf.n . Jetaitn iv. t. nVUV frn forresPondent pieced . together nterviews with officers, and men ho "iiow their ad participated In the battle, that the Americans stuck to ni- . ' "line me uerma.ua wcio pacing liquid fire, gaa . and almost fri7.. fther conceivable device of ho i s on them- One of them ho5n;t ,r bounded hi an " American oin" day kept his machine gun killed V the chief gunner had been hna L feet away, and he himself turn in wounld.. thus protecting a o the road known as Dead Mana u-ontinuei on Page Two.) - BLIND GIRL OF, 9 SAVES 30 3 . x - .i v vx ' w " . . The "quickness and cool 'nerve of a little , blind girl, Rosa Cohen, ' nine years old, saved the lives of thirty other blind children when, flames de stroyed the first floor of the Blind Ba bies' Sunshine' Home, of Brooklyn, N." Y. Rosa" was sleeping, on the . second floor Gf4he jhome when she. was awak-; ened by the smell o ,imolje. J Setting" up at . office" '"We 'gave the fire alarm' and ' th eh;' putting "oh "her bed room slippers; she" raa J rbxd cot to cot in her dotmltoTy' awakening t the other b-ind girls' "sleeping" " there. Having finished this' task, she ran 'across ,the hall to the "boys' doMnrtory . and roused the blind: boys there. Then as fire monitor for" that is her . official .po sition ,In" "the' "home she marched , the SO blnd 'Children' to" safety! The mat-' ronsgave credit 'to little Rosa for res- cuing tire children," and they declare' that the 'blind "child's exceptional cool ness . and - irerve "prevented any trace even-of. :panlc "Or "fright. . . If Americans in Germany Are Not Treated Bight United States ' - Will Betaliate. INVESTIGATION IS STABTED Germans- Impriooncd ' Ia Auerlea Hve Been Having:' n" Very Eay Time, W-'ehJ Has Been, the Crnwe . of Adverse Crltlelm.' Washington, April.22.--Though with- I out any. official -Information-to confirm i press reoorts ol ill "1 ..tint aC i,. i treatment or Amer- lean prisoners war in Germany the state department has instituted an in quiry to -develop facts. If they con form to the' published accounts a pro test wiil be made .promptly through the Spanish-' government - which has taken over American diplomatic repre sentation atBert.n.. it. the protest is unavailing,. . measures of retaliation will be -considered. - Germ-In prisoners 'of war in Amer ica" largjeiy. putuumber. Americans held in German- -prison- -camps - and Include the ' "crews " of " German ' raiders and prizes, in add"ition jtp" the crew of the German . submarine V-58. These pris oners ' luLve . been . treated - with a de gree of .liberality , that has caused ad verse celticism in' some quarters and in marjsed ' contrast " to the treatment said to .be . accorded American-; prison ers in -Germ-any.-:, -r .rr - .- It was .said at. the state department today that, much .difficulty - Is encoun tered: -in . ascertaining, .the . facts con cerning ; the : condition of American prisoners, in. Germany. The state .department's Inquiry will extend to . the, charges, that American prisoners, .have not . been allowed to receive . the. -, packages v of food and clothing, -seat them -by. .the American Red -Cross. i - .. . ' I 1 1 l i 1.1 i J I I . Daniel . pack in . "WasMns-ton. Washington, April 22. Returning to his desk today-after a three .day .speak ing ln-Wew England, Secretary Daniels expressed himself as highly pleased with the evidence progress made In the shipbuilding plants who he visited.' - t f-- y - "1H -. tv- n vr: MAY GET IN BAD 7 rman ears Comjng YTeek May . See Two At- tacks, One Agaixist Bobecq and Other Against Mesnil. AIM TO OUT DEEP GASHES Huns Do Not Care to Take Up the Big Task of Driving the Ca ? nadiana From Vimy. AMERICAN LINE RESTORED German Baid of Seicheprey Care ; 1 fnliy Planned. (Associated Press War Summary) ' '.Events along the battle line In France and Belgium seem to be shap ing themselves for a resumption of the great German offensive. Since the sav age attack on the American forces at Seicheprey pn Saturday there has been no fighting of an extraordinary nature along the front but there have been Indications that the Teutons are almost ready to - resume . the sledge-hammer blows they have been aiming at the allied armies, '. . . - -Unless recent operations have been feints, it is probable that the coming week will witness two great turning movements by the Germans. - One prob ably : will pivot on-the village' of Ro becq, northwest of Bethume, on the southern Bide of' the salient driven into the - allied, lines back of Armentieres. The other - is expected to develop at or ih'ea'rJtfe'snii, north-5'1 Albert, on tha UVIIU UExlUO OU1UU1C HSIIPUW'' . - ' "Th'e'- purpose'df 'these movements will be' to cut deep Into the ' allied . tines on each 'side of the promontory that 'pro ' Jects' ' out" Into ' German-Held territory and' terminates ' on" "the old. Arras-Lens frdnf. ' The' "Germans , have : attempted 'two 'great ' frontal attacks on the de fenses " of 'Leh's . ' and" Arras, but "they have 'been 'repulsed: with terrible- loss 'es 'to' the" attackers.' 'These losses were inflicted upon the' enemy before he reached the stronger allied positions in that sector and 'since the second .defeat at Fe'st'ubert' and Givenchy, the Ger mans" have not cared to take up the tasTc "of ' driving the Canadians from their' pbsltibns alongVimy ridge and on 'each' end of; that great natural bulwark before Arras. '"'' ' ". " If " successful attacks were to be launched by ' the" Germans at RobecqJ ahd Me'snn; the British might be forced to "withdraw from 'Arras without hav ing a chance to" defend their positions there. Heavy artillery fire at both places "has' been reported and a 'local attack at Mesnil showed that the Ger "mans ' were capable at that point of resuming" "offensive " operations. 'Along the" line of the Lys, southwest of "Ypres; ' on- the northern front there has not 'been' any notable fighting, nor have' the" Germans again essayed the hreakin'g of the Belgian line north of Ypres since King' Albert's men . smash ed "a' great assault on that part of the -froirt. " '-. ' -" -South of Albert at VUlers-Breton-nex there" has"been a continuous ar tilleTy -duel fdr the last - two days and a German attack there irray be expected goon." On the line held by the French from- Albert south to Montdidier and thence-east-to the old battle line there has -been-livery artillery fighting. The -attack' on -the Americans at Sel- cheprey,-east--of St. Mlhlel, now ap pears to have been carefully planned having-as its object tne piercing or the American lines or perhaps the split ting - of -the American and French forces which are holding adjacent po- itions- mere; it i"i ucicat, . fVl. w,-v, waa -n iru wirv i , anu vhj ihv ..w- ed by the-fury of the- Teuton attack has again been- restored. CONGRATULATES SCHWAB. CnurehlU Sends New SMpbnlldlng Man- . . . ....... - .agrer Message. ' " Wasfhihgton,' April "22. Among, many congratulatory . messages received by Charles M- Schwab on his appointment as dtrector' general of the emergency fleet corporation came today from Win ston Spencer ' Churchill, British minis ter' of munitions: ' It says: , ... 1-am -delighted to learn of your, ap-potntment" which will enable you to turn your wonderful energy and unique experience to an urgent and vital task. Remembering.,; our work together at the-admiralty at the beginning of the war and the way in which you sur mounted every difficulty and success fully completed every undertaking I feel complete confidence now. All good wishes." ' ' VV.'.-;':-y-.; AUSTIWAN- STOLE CIiOTHHTO ' ........ INTBNDB3D FOR BELGIANS New York,- April 22. Convicted v of stealing- olothlng intended for the relief- of destitute- Belgians, Nicholas Mi-chu-r, a -young-Austrian, was sentenced today to-from six months to three years in-the penttentiary. ;r VV t- -.'"V. ;VVl in-t - 111 ' -. " - ; Editor Drops Dead. ; I -. Minneapelia, Minn April 22. W. H; Hunter, managing eauor oi xne Mln neaDolis" Tribune ana one of the best I known newspaper men In the . north west, dropped deaa . late today. Mr. Hunter wai stricken snortly after, he left his office. He - was 54 years of age. - PESlQgNT VVUSON ;R1D Joy riding arid jwar rjdlng are based on similar lines. , Accidents .frequent ly occur on Joy rides, and war riding HORWEGIANlSHIPS U. S. SERVICE 400,000 Tons of. Sailing Vessels Have Been Chartered by the Shipping Boardr,.. - RELEASE C STEAMERS WILL .-4. --VJ ' They WUI Be ;Taben , Srotny "PeSieernl Commerce and Put' Into War , i. Trades Some Sailing '.'Ves"-' '.. v : aels of 5000 Tons.' Washington. April 22.- The shipping board has chartered , 400,000 - tons .'of Norwegian sailing jshlpa;' Theyv.wlll be put into non-baxardous " trades, principally ' with 1 South . America, ife leasitg ships for war trades. .. .'Thi sailing ''vessels will supplant about one-thirdas much steam ton nage, the difference being due to the slower speed. Some of the chartered ships are as large 'as 5,000 tons ca pacity and all of. them" areof "steel. The chartered ships willj be allowed to fulfill exls'tlng 'r'contfacts - most '; of which expire "soon . .after which i they will be directed'in their trade to war h needs. Control by thef shipping board will result in lower, rates 'to shipper and more . effective 'handling of the ships through the abandonment of the "tramp" method . of obtaining cargoes. Most of the -veseela-are-in-the-Atlantic but a few in the Pacific will be : al lowed to remain." there for, trade. with Australia -and the Orient. The addition' r "the "Norwegian" sail ing ships is one-of the 'most substan tial increases which the American con trolled merchant fleet has received. Previously all - available steamers fly ing the Norwegian, Swedish, .Dutch and Dannish flags have, been charter ed. - While control vor .the xveesels has been prompted, by "war -heeds, it -was indicated that to as great an extent as. possible .they 4 will be, allowed- to carry the ordinary ' merchandise ; 6f peace times so -that v economic - unset tlement will be minimised. r COUBT-MABTIAL BILL, " -NIPEEi IN ;THE BUD President OpsMs's . ues-tslation - Transferrins Eplona-jfe' Cases to , ,; , MUltaryr'CPLrts. ' Washington; April 2. -What promis ed to be a sensational fight in Cort gres over. 'the proposal to turn dis loyalty end espionage ' cases' over- to - military,, courts-martial, was, nipped In the bud today by 'President Wilson. Champions ' of - the Tpian abandoned ft f oy the present;! at' Jea-jt" when' Senator Overman of North Carolina, chairman of the Judiclaryl committee,' made pub lic a 'le'fcter' f ront'ibe' jrresideht declar ing' unalterable. .. opposition -. to T th.e Chamberlain court" 'martial', bill' as un necessary and . unconstitutional. Senator Chataberlain of . . Oregon, author, of the measure, announced later that in view of the' president's' attitude he i would, not ; press, the - bill Tand. that further hearings on it by the military committee would b postponed inde finitely., i- ' .- -V' -" -.'' ' -" Witnesses before -the Senate military committee - Including' representatives of the various "branches.: of the govern ment, .have urged transfers of trials, of spies and disloyal, sts' from the civil to th military courts as, the only effec tive means of dealing with the menace and. preventing 4;-waye of. moV viol-ence.- v- j-'-----5---- . - x President. W11bpjxs lletter -"was writ ten In response to one from Senator Overmen a8klng-axa---oplnlon.of.the JLchamberlala W1L , J V f '! Ttfe A7"R TANK BRJTA NIA also has? its. disadantages. . President Wilson, was the victim of a war ride. Riding around the White 1 House grounds In 'the British, tank " Britannia Estimated Expenditures to be Coy ered by Measure of Fifteen r ' : Billions. BORROW OVER 10 BILLION Cnancelor Bonjir-CUivr. 6ays the United S tates Hm Met HI Expctatton .' tn Giving iFlnancinl Aitdkit i ! anoe to the Alii ' (Associated i PressrSummary.) Andrew;. Bonar-Law, chancellor of the Brtis ' hexchequer, has ' Introduced inVparliament the budget bill; for the cominfr.year. ' Great Britain's expendi tures for the period covered by the measure, are estimatjed at $14,860,895, 009 oft'.which apprtoximately $4,210,' 250,000 Is i to be raised by taxation, leaving""' a ', balance of nearly $10,650, 735,000 to be borrowed.. At the end of the "present year the national debt of Great Britain will .be about $39,000, OOOCoOoV'of which $8,160,00.6,000 will be due 'to "her ; from her allies. Upito ihe .present" the ' United States according to . a statement by Mr. Bonar-Law, has advanced -.abaut ; $4,750,000,-000 to the entente t nations. "s , , IS THE "LARGEST BUDGET IN -THE HISTORY' OF THE WORLJJ ,Londpn, 'April 22. Andrew Bonar Law, "igh'ahcellor of 'the exchequer, In announcing, the budget for the, yekr in the house, of commons 'said it was the largest' In" the history of rthe wbirld and he desired to present the situation as briefly as-possible. - - His expectations as to the assist ance given to the entente allies by the Uni.ted T States had" been - fulfilled. Notwithstanding "tbisV assistance the British loans to the allies in the last year were ' 505,000,000 pounds." The United 'States had avanced to all the allies 950,000,000 pounds sterling. "It is 'only . necessary for: us,""1 said the chancellor, . "to lean on the United States to the amount the other allies lean on us. In other words, (we are self-supporting.":; , , -He had! been in communication with Secretary McAdoo on the- subject of these '.complicated loan transactions and- with Mr. Crosby, head "of the J. financial: mission eo Europe, who was on the i point of returning to Wash ington to consult his government. "I have made certain suggestions regarding: advances to the allies," con tinued the chancellor, "which,- If adop ted,'" will, lessen our burden consider ably",", without in any way Increasing the -total obligation .to the-1 United States."" "' '" ', - : : . The '.additional taxation proposed, said, the chancellor, would in the full yearVtbe equivalent to 66 .per - cent of the; ante-bellum ' revenue from taxa tion,., The 'financial strength ' of . the country; aiier xnree years m .-wm "" n and -was amazing testimony ;io m financial . stlbility of the nation. ; Mr. Bonar-Law declared' it was the duty of. the government to levy as much -taxation as could be borne by the , nation . without ' weakening it in the conduct of the war. The. excess profits tax would 'not be increased be cause If It were the government should not get- more money and might get less. He intended, however, to stop the leakage in that tax. V ;'-.-.-"" - Mr." Bonar-Law introduced new taxation-: schemes - with .the proposal to increased the , postal rate within the United .Kingdom - and to the United States,': Canada, , India and the other dominions' from a penny to - three half pence yielding , 3,4 6,0 00 pounds.. The postage,. . on postcards would bea penny. s .'-. ' '". he " national debt of Great Britain at-tha"-1-'0 -the ,fpresent.year- said : . 'iCoatinuetl on Page Tiro.). - y BRITISH BUDGET IS v--'c''"i'-'?''.';- . : '": : . mm mm, IN TlffWftiTB:fQUSE (SJaXfifl at a great paee, the -President accid entally grasped aired hot. exhaust pipe and' the next time "he will be more carefuL ' ': - '-j- ' ' Destructive Work on the Pacific Coast Apparently ? Had Oeas - . ed Last. Night, v ? ONLY 2 -DEATHS BEPOBTED Thousand ''9t 'DolUirs ' Wwtt, pt . Plate . i - Qiass,!; 'r Railroail fft,'r : Tanks' ' -. ' '?t"- andi'Co-lfsiiniiie-fs-v' . r ' " DWttoyed' by ySfcock. ' Los Angeles, ., CaL. 'April ,22 . Nine earthquake shocks, .severe .in intensity, which hegVn yesterday, at 3:37 p. m. and extended over a' period of thirty hours appeared tonight to havecom- pleted their work of " destruction, hav-J ing caused property : damage roughtly estimated at half a,, million dollars After 30 hours of waiting no addi tional reports -of - heavy damage had een received from, all of southern Caliiornia which suffered .. most, or of the broad .valley"! between . the San slightly affected. Hemet and San Jacinto twin towns o fthe broad valley , between the San Jacinto and ..Santa Ana. ranges, were half wrecked in their.business sections -nd, their; 400-odd homes were severaly Jarred. ; - -. Plate glas valued at ' thousands of dollars .here, railroad; water tanks . at several points, building fronts at. Ban ning and - elsewhere, irrigation reser voirs .and canals and countless chim neys suffered from the shocks. ,.. .. "August Carlson, who was . ill., and who died of , nervous i shock, according to the coroner, .and Frank E.. Darnell killed by a fall from a pier, . during a panic, were the, only deaths reported. A score of persons -suffered injuries, but in most cases .they were not ser ious. ' -' '- . Schools were closed , at; Hemet and San Jacinto. . Outdoor, housekeeping and front yard sleeping were popular there last night, 'but today the work of reconstruction was-undertaken. . EEOONSTEUOnON .BEGUN ,. ' AT HEMET; AND SAN. JACINTO - Hemet,- CaL, '-April 22. Hemet and San "i Jacinto - -Which- srustained - heavy damage in Sunday's earthquake and slight additionl - losses' from . shocks today have already bearun the .tack ofrrepairlng homes ana rebuilding their shattered business districts. , Living, conditions--'were ameliorated considerably here late' today. . Electri city now has been added to the one public utility " which" remained In con tinued service-The' wate- simply had not been cut 'off. Tonight there were prospects : that-'" gas soon would be turned on again. 'Meanwhile residents resurrected old coal -oil stoves or coal burning ranges v and fired- them1 with bits of wreckage .where, other fuel was not available. " A meat market and a p-rocerir ' store wirfl . : nnni Ii mnh to J . . w.... ... .avil town and other stores plan to reopen Certificates Redeemed. Washington,-April 22. Most of the $400,000,000 block of 2ertiflcates issued January 22 in anticipation ' of receipts from the- third Liberty .loan were re deemed by Federal Reserve banks when they fell due today or were exchanged for other certificates of the current Is sue. These " are the first certificates to fall due since last. December 15 when receipts from the second liberty loan were pouring in. . "-V: , ; . -'. . '.Winter Oats Acreages 'J Washington,' . April ' 22.- The 'winter sown, oats .acreage this wear is 2,372, 000 acres, compared ; with 2,424.000 acres last year,, the department pf ag riculture announced today in prelim inary ' estimates. " Winter-sown oats represented about Per cent of the en tire United State-, oats acreage in 1917. J IN EVERY STATE McAdoo Sends Bequest to All Gov ernors In Order To Help Boost Bond Sales. NOW BILLION AND A HALF Baleigh and Durham Only Cities In Bichmond District to Go 1 " Over The Top. , Washington, April' 22.-jAll gover nors were asked today ; by Secretary McAdoo to declare next Friday a state legal holiday, as President Wilaon has proclaimed it a national holiday, to aid the liberty day celebration - by which it is hoped to ; boost sales of Liberty bonds well along toward) the three billion dollar minimum. -- Just as the; nation's offering's of t liberty dollars pased $1,600,000,000 to-, day the St. . Louis and Minneapolis Fed eral Rescerve district sent word t..u- they had, exceeded their.- subscription quotas of $130,000,090 and ; $105,000,000 respectively. Until ' official confirma tory reports are received tomorrdw the treasury (cannot-! determine which went over the top first. - ' ' To . promote liberty day, Secrtary Daniels today abandoned plans for making Wednesday a special navy lib erty loan day. . He sent a radio message to all ships, shore stations and naval camps all over the world,; suggesting rallies and the gathering of subscrip tions Friday, . .. . - - : . Official : reports tonight to the trea sury, covering business,, : up ; to ; this morning,' gave the total- of , loan ub scriptions as $1,490,555,500,( but officials said it was certain that" reports to be filed later . tonight . represent! g'today's work would send the amount, far be yond $1,500,000,00.0. . , 'f RALEIGH AND URJOLAM; ittATE v OFFCrAJlL.BAIS-fCD. QUOTAS . 1 RichmondVPrll-'22".--3overnbr George -J. -fieay of the Federal Reserye banks today announced subscriptions of $6,725,350 to the third liberty loan lnv the Fifth Federal Reserve' district, making a total of $52,020,700 so far subscribed.' - ' V " j Only two cities in the district Raleigh and Durham, N. C," have reached their apportionments, - although unofficial figures indicate that several other com- . munities have ' subscribed their full quotas ' V " : - Subscriptions In Richmond reached With a .request of the railroad afi by loan workers" that the' city's quota of $9,225,500 'Will be attained tomor row. ;- ' TWO OF LAKE MOOR'S C EW DIED FROM EXPOSURE Washingto. April 22. Vice Admiral Sims today ftdvlsed the navy depart men that Mess Attendant Prince A. Johnson, Franklin, Va., and Coxswain Roscoe Conklin Leonard, Cambridge, Md., ' died of exposure, after . the sink ing of the torpedoed American steamer Lake Moor. They were previously re ported -as .being in a. hospital In . Scot land. Both men were naval reservists. Admiral Sims also reported that two enlisted men of the Lake Moor, pre viously reported missing, are In a hos pital. They . are Machlnlsts's Mate Wallace Ice, Meyers, .S. C. and Store keeper Chester Carl. Claus, No. 3745' Swift street, East San .Diego, Cal. WILL ACCOMPANY CONCRETE ? SHIP ON MAIDEN , VOYAGE Washington, April. 22. A committee of experts composed or F. R. McMfl lin. H. S. Loeffler and L. Brush, will leave for California this week to ac company the i 5,000- ton . concrete ship Faith on her' maiden trip1, ' to observe for the 1 shipping aboard the ", effect ftf strain on the -steel reinforcements and the results of wave pressure on the new type construction. Exhaustive test's with 1 self -recording instruments of new design will be carried out. " BOLSHEVIK AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY ON WAY TO BERLIN . .- 1 -' : '. I MoscoV,' Tuesday, April l6. (By the Associated Press). Odolph" Joffe has been named Russian' ambassador-to Germany and is-Jeavin-gr Moscow to night with his stiff. On, -his. way to Berlin he. will meer: Count yon Mlr bach. German ambassador to Russia. M. Joffe. was chairman of theflr.4t Russian peace - delegation- at - Brest Lltovsk. He is omy 34 , years old and Is a Bolshevik socialist He spent a long term in exile - in Siberia, . and at one time lived In Germany.' SOUTHERN METHODISTS'? WILL . t . ' HEAR SECRETARY DANIELS ' - ' .- ' " - I ' Atlanta, Ga., April 22. Secretary of Navy " Danlelsr' It was . announced here today, will dellyer an- address to the general conference Of the -Methodist Episcopal church, Sduth; which will be in session here for -three weeks be ginning May 22. The exact date for the secretary's speech has not 'been named but It was stated he would be here during the second week of the confer ence. . ': ' '-' .. ' Mexican -Troopo Coneentratlnsr. Marf a, Texas.V April' 22.i Mexican federal troop, concentrations 5 contlnu,e on the border. ;opposite the .Big Bend district of Texas, according to the re ports' tonight 1 from- outpost positions along the Rio -Grande, and" American patrol ' posts -are - being - strengthened to orevent raids across : the border from the Mexican aide. -.j ! jl r.i ' :' i i is M '-) i ' I Si "A
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