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VOL XXXIV
BRITISH CONTINUE
TERRIFIC ATTACKS IN
BATTLE OF ARRAS
V. OF THE HEAVIEST
FIGHTING OF THE WAR
Cover Approximately 8-Mile .Front;
(iormans Throw Full Forte Into
Their Resistance Bringing Up
Sirong Reserves; Artillery Prepar
ation Not Good As Formerly
' From a Staff Correspondent of the
Undated Press with the British
Annies in France, via London, April
The battle of vArras, which had
been smouldering for a, week past,
burst into flaming fury again, Tues
day, and is still raging tonight with
some of the heaviest fighting of the
war in progress. ..
The sky is alight for miles with the
flashes of guns, with star shells that
spread a moonlight paleness over the
battlefield, and with vari-colored
rock
ets, which flash signals to the
opoo
sin artillery. The coW east wind
the echoes of the reverbating
carries
cannonade far back of ,the, British
lines. - " .y
The fighting .Tuesday covered ap
pnvimately an eight-mile front,
from south of Vimy Ridge p a point
well below Croisilles. At the north
end of the attack the British swept
)ver German fixed positions running
almost due south from Lens, and-captured
long sections of German posi
tions in front of the Hindenburg line
and a great number of prisoners.
More than 12,000 prisoners were
counted in this sector .late today, and
others were still coming in. The
largest number of prisoners was from
the 141st, Pomeranians, who surren
dered in hundreds after a very brief
resistance. A battery of jfield; guns
also was taken. . "r'jVr-r V
Between Gavrelle and Croiselles the
heaviest fighting occurred along both
banks of the Scarpe and around Mon-diy-Le-Preux
where .the' British-'-Easter
advance , d projected a sharp
salient' into thy feerWn'linesr nMori'
chy was taken in the first phase of
the Arras battle aftet three days'
fighting and has been held against
desperate counter-assaults.
The Germans always inanaged to
cling to the slopes on either .side of
the hill on which Monehy-Le-Preux
is perched, this being the highest
point east of Arras and Vimy, over
looking the great broad eastern plains
of Xorth?rn France. The Germans
Tuesday were undoubtedly throwing
their full force into their resistance
along the Scarpe. They had brought
up strong reserves to oppose a fur
ther British advance and had thrown
in scores of batteries of artillery.
The fighting about Guemappe, due
south of Monchy was extremely bitter.
The attacking British waves "went
over" in the half gray light of -dawn.
It was still dark enough to make a
fiery spectacle of the barrage which
crept ahead of them a vertiable wall
of exploding: shells. Men' who -have
been over several times under "the i
protection of a barrage are apt to
grow a bit overconfident in following
the shell and occasionally get hit by
bits flying back, although virtually
every shell clearing the way for the
infantry bursts forward with , a great
spray of shrapnel bullets. A modern
barrage as set up by the British and
French gunners is a terrifying thing
to face and the Germans involftntary
ily break before it, marly of them
seeking any dugouts available.
Today in many parts of the. battle
fronts there were no more dugouts
to serve as shelters, and the Germans
tad to stand and fight, with the' re
sult that their casualties were higher
and the prisoners fewer in those, sec-
t'ons of the line.
The British advanced in nearly ev
vry instance from mere half trenches
where they had been lying f or past
week awaiting the bringing up of
artillery and the order to advance.
The Germans opposite them Jiad been
digging at every possible opportunity
ljut they, too, were unable to con
ruet more than sections of an un
connected trench, with machine guns
cncealed in every possible nook and
((er. in the villages which skirted
Lh - battle front, it seemed as if every.
aiding contained macliinegun crews
-uany machine guns were fired on the
opposite bank of the river Scarpe,
at, i it was somewhat difficult to deal
vv'th them
ine artillery preparation 0BsTues--s
attacks did not cdver the 'ground
did not equal in intensity that of
r.aSlr "lf v, A 1 Afl.A. 1-
Arras were launchQ'd,; : There ha x A , - Wnw Germans
AH like m vxii-v,-- -y'.Ci'". c:.-. ' ;
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ROXBOJRO,
POWELL-READE
Kinston, April 21. Wednesday ev
ening,, April 18, at 730 o'dock in the
iTesbyterian church at Wallace was
solemnized one of the prettiest wed'-!
dmgs of the season' when John W.
Reade, of Mount Tirzah,. and Miss
Rachel Powers, of Wallace, were mar-N
ried. The chutpch wnc 'onPAvwAKr
decorated for the occasion, a profu- vened Monday morning at 10 o'clock
sion of cut flowers,'' long "leaf pmerwith Judge Kerr presiding, f
and potted plants. befngiised to trans-; In an excellent charge, to, the grand
form the altar and . church into a 3'ury, Judge Kerr gave a summary, of
bower of greenery with, touches ' of e new laws " enacted tfby the last
pink. The altar was lighted by num-
erous tapers which lent (their glow to 1
the occasion.
The ribbon girls were Misses Doro-
Vitt A 1 J .1 nr ' '
..mjr lucruiau ana mary Wallace Mc-
viwwau. au me strains oi Lionenffrm s .
wedding march, the Bridal party en-J
tered. The groomsmen, Walter Poytf
ers and L. Southerland entered down
opposite aisles, and took their stand
at each side of the altar. They were
followed by the bridesmaids, Misses
Sara. Hendry and; Rirth Williams.
Next came the dames-of honor, Mrs.
f-W. C. jfeoney, of Hamlet, and Mrs.
Allan MacLean, of Wagram. Miss
Jennie Shaw, the maid-of honor, en
tered neyt. Master John Boney, nephew-of
the bride, was ringbearer, and
little Miss 1 Dorothy Sloan was the
flower girl.
m The bride in a beautiful blue suit
with acessories to, match, approaching
the altar from the left aisle, on the
arm of her brother, J. A. Powers, of
Kinston, was met by the groom ac
companied by the best man, Will R.
Reade, of Durham. Rev. W. k M.
Currie, pastor of the church met them
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at the altar, where after a' short but
beautiful and impressive 'service, he !
pronounced them man and wife.
Immediately after : the ceremony,
JMr. and Mrs.. Reade left for their fu
ture home at" Mount Tirzah. Mrs.
Reade issthe daughter of L. C. Powers
and is a favorite in ;Wallacev
Mr. Reade is a successful young
planter of Mt. Tirzah and is equally
noniilar Y"' . "
H AiH6 the6ut-oi;6wn' guests" werje
Dr B. R. ling, Riboro; fiarl Brad
sher, Roxboro; Mrs. R. B. Reade, Dur
ham; Will R. Reade, Durham; J. .
Powers, Kinston; Miss Jennie Shaw,
Kinston; Mrs. Allan McLean, Wa
gram; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Boney,
Hamlet.
BETHEL HILL ITEMS
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In the sudden death of Mr. G. D.
Neal, which occurred last Thursday
night, our community lost one of its
best men. One whose presence will
missed in many ways for he was not
only a joy to his own family but was
always ready to lend a helping hand
to those who needed help. To be
called away so sudden makes his de
parture harder to bear, hut we must I
all bow to the will of Him who know
eth all things and never makes a
mistake. f
Mr. Robert Gentry, of Mill Creek,
was a visitor on the Hill Saturday.
Messrs Thos. B. and Manly Woody,
of Roxboro, motored, to Bethel Hill
Sunday in the former's gas burn
ing 'distance anniljilator.
Mr. a. E. Woody. Jr.. of So. Boston,
spent the week-end with home fols.
The latest purchaser of a new car
in this immediate vicinity is Judge
Woody.
Farmers are making use of the
open weather in preparing their
ground for planting, v
Presbyterian Announcements
The union services of all the con
gregations will be held in the Baptist
church next Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
. Prayermeeting tonight at 8 o'clock.
Sunday school next Sunday t 9:45
a. m. Preaching at 11. o'clock. A
congregational meeting will be held
just after the service. v
Bethel Hill High School
Commencement
Entertainment .next Friday night at
8 o'clock."
Exercises Saturday afternoon at 3
O'clOCk. .
uausinem.oa.ux- - -
6:30 O'clOCk. ,r. ,
Fntertainment Saturday evening at
, jntertiiim" ,
7 :10' , A KW Dr J. ,E.
uyo
Miclcs, oTjiiuuvmc, - "
trrminds Everbody cordially , invited.
grounas. xjvctuu jr
- ' " . xaw' md
.Mr riifF, Winstead, of Wi!son,:aria
Mr. Connor ivierritt, ui.t.,
Sunday in Roxboro, .visiting jeiatiy
-J A'' Jr. " '. "- C'- ."
Home First Abroad Next
NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Eyeningn;i917
PROCEEDING OF " '
' " " ' SUPERIOR COURT
Criminal Docket Completed Tuesday
AfternoonSmall Crowd Tuesday,
of Court Railroad .Cases To Be
Tried This Court -
.Person cnnnt.v.' Snnprinr P.Anrt. rrnni
iegislature. He laid special stress)
uPn tnte recent laws concerning
fines, etc. for carrying concealed wes
Pns an distilling;. In his remarks V
. 1.1 1 1. 'm .1 . ' ' xi. t
uuccmuig uie scnoois oi me county i , if
"e aiu our Present supenntenaen
A - Beam a high compliment, stating'
that the people of . Person , county;
should feel proud, of their county
superintendent and that , he wasn
able man recognized by the educa
tional leaders of the state. . .r ';
The criminal docket was immedfc
ately taken up and the following?
cases were disposed of . by yesterday
afternoon, closing the docket for this J
term: 7"'
State vs. John R. Jones Indict
ment, retailing. Defendant,-was found
not guilty. The defendant was tried
at last cou?t, resulting in a mistrial
State vs. . Roy Wrenn Indictment
carrying concealed) weapons. Found
not guilty. - 1
State vs. Robt. Cates Indictment,
carrying concealed weapons. " Guilty:
Judgement suspended upon payment
of cost: , A
State V5i Henderson Stanf ield, Qeo,:
Bullock, Masten Barnett, Eddie Chjsm
and John Ragland. Defendants, Ge
Bullock ana1 Masten Bullock were not
found. Othere defendants were found
guilty of gambling, v Judgement us-,
pended upon payment of cost. '
State vs. John Wylie Indictment
larceny. "Guilty. Sentenced tosii
months on county roads.
, State vs. A. S. Hassan-
-Indictment
Tcarirying concealed :weapon.Guifc
grg7j?inea ?ou and costs; v - , , : j
nassan is cnargea wun Digamy in
another case which will be tried at
the next term oi court, A true bill'
was found against him by the. grand
jury yesterday afternoon and when
the officers went to arrest him, he
had left for other points. But was
; arrested lale yesterday at Woodsdale
by Deputy Melvin Clayton. When
arrested a pistol was found concealed
upon his person. In the case of big
amy he was bound over to the next
term of court under $250 bond, which
he gave. i
This completed the criminal docket
or rather, cases that were ready for
trial, and the civil docket was taken
up late Tuesday
Two railroad cases, Lottie Black
well vs. Norfolk & Western railroad,
and Mose Blackwell vs. Norfolk &
Western railroad, will betried today.
The case of Slaughter ys. Yarbrough
will be tried Thursday. The divorce
case of Jones vs. Jones will probably
be tried Friday. These are the only
important cases on the civil docket
at this term.
NOTICE
A mass meeting will be held in the
court house next Friday night at 8
o'clock for the purpose of -nominating
candidates for town alderman and
mayor. . All citizens are urged to at
tend. J. M. O'Briant. r
Bushy Fork High School
Below is the honor roll for the 6th
month : .
1st Grade Flem Whitfield, Earn
est Oliver, May Carver;
2nd ,Grade-Wallace Painter, Char
ge Wilkerson, Odell Allen, Ralph',
Oliver;
4th Grade Jack Hester ;
5th Grade Andrew Allen;. --
7th Grade Mary Hester, Etta
Hester.
9th Grade Rena Allen Linwood
.Bradsher, earn rsewton
10th Grade Inez Boyd. '
Altho. school is out later and the
farmers are behind withVlheir work,
the attendance has been verysafis-
fi.xr fnv W naf TnrintV I 'TWolp
. a-rades have made verv eood
! 0vnratr ill flttpntir-P flTiH HlRVRiffll
"7-"" " ": . , ; Z
School Department made an average
' of 33.3.
Bughy Fork High School will close
Friday May ,11ft;. Work has heen
. J's ; - . .
assigned for cpmmencement exercises
and we expect, a good; pommencemeht
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High Point PWDay'" is to beKf irasitsn-The annual convention, of
"observed here 'soon,1 according to plansj
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MR. J. L. CRURJPION WINS J '
PRIZE IN PEACE CONTEST
Seven Colleges Compete; Albert
Coa.s of the University Wins
First Prize ,
, The following is a clipping from the
Greensboro News. of. Saturday, April
21st, which will no doubt be inie,rest
iog to the people of. Person county, as
one , of the prizes was awardeda a
Person county., young riifani, Mr, $. Li'
Crumpfon, of . Elon" College. "j
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Mr. J. Laymond Crumpton
. The Inter-Collegiate Peace" Oratori-
i cal, content, of whieh Dr. F. S. Blair,
, of Guflf rod college, is organizer and
manager, vheld its sixth annual meet
ings j Their program is ' educational,
and their orations were for most part
p!ans"Ior an international peace, after
the -present war. There were two
prizes offered, $75 -and $50. The win
ner of the first prize enters a contest
of a group of states, which is to be
held at: an early date.v . The . final 1
contest of which the prices are $100,
$90, $80, and down will be held at the
meeung 01. tne .xwenxy-secona annual
peace conference at Laks -,M6honWr
;tolXa4&
Albert . Cbates 6f vthfe University, of
North 'Carolina won the first prize.
His subject was "America's Contribu
tion to Peace." ,
J. L. Crumptoh, of Elon College,
had an interestingr-plan fora world
court after the war, which won the
second prize of $50.
W. H, Neal, of Davidson, received a
recognition from the audience of Nor
mal girls, which he probably-valued
almost as much he would have the
prize. It was necessary to demand a
cessation of the applause for him.
Other institutions represented were
Lenoir, . Atlantic Christian college,
Trinity and Wake Forest.
Meeting Sons of Con fed rate Veterans
Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the Sons of Confederate Vete
rans will be held on Saturday, May
5th, 1917 in the court house at 11
a. m. The purpose of the meeting
being to' organize a Sons df Confeder
ates Camp for Person county. Done
by order of the Daughters ,of Con
federate Veteran.. All sons, of con
federate veterans are requested to be
present. R. A. BURCH
Death of Mr. G. D. Neal r
. Mr. G. D. Neal died suddenly at
his home near, Bethel Hill on last
Thursday evening at half past five
o'clock. He had been complaining a
little during the day but- was appar
ently in his usual good health. He
had walked out to his smokehouse in
the yard and dropped dead out in the
........ i y
yard.
Mr. Neal was well known through
out the County and was acknowledged
one of the best 'men in the County
having. many friends and. few, if any
enemies, ne was a large, ana sue
cessful farmer and had accumulated
a e-oon --esiate.- ne was., a iaimiui
and consistent" member , f the Bap
tist church at Bethel Hill, and will
be greatly missed, in his work for the
church. 'He was &2 years of agei,and
leaves a wife and four children, three
daughters and dne son.; His body
.was' laid ib rest in the family bury
ing groulds on ' Friday," the services
being attended by a large number of
friends. 1 ' '
Notice Auction ;Sale of Bank Stock
- Nptice is hereby given that jt will
.sell at auction infront of the. cc.rt
doormat 12 oclock : udoh Monday April
30th, twelve shares of.' theBank of
Roxboro stock :-to ' the highest .bidder.
Ju
j Pr?3bytery olds Session--v, ,
the Albemarle; i'Pre'sbyt!
held here this w5eek with more than
100 del?"at?s in attendance. .
1 ''g 7 f " f
3-?
$ii00
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REPORT; QF.THE . '' - 7: iA
. ' ' We ' are' -bixphin below ''. the -p'ort
of 'the'd'JuJnfulfcais
report was hfgniybnimOTa'ed by
Judge'- Kerr.' Thef ", members, oi . the
Grand Jury; were.
'Messrs J WWillbufni, W.T.James;
T: W:JVrighV CC: Cunningham, C.
W. Allison,,; gS.'C Barrett, Lutiier
Satterfield, , I. , G. . Stephens, J. R
James,7A. MI Denny, X, H. Dunkley,
W. W, Harris, V; Barnett, yW; R.
Hayes j JohriLunsford. J.. L Bowling
and H. D. Long; - ' , . .
-The-report follows: . : . ,
ANVe, the Gf an4 Jury "of the April
term of .the Superior Court of Person
county in fifie,year 1917, beg to sub
niitthe following report to Hon. J.
(1) Wej jiav visited , the County
Home an,d find" tHaV;th6 premises are
well cared for, --that the, sanitary.
conditions are : good, and that the.
management is.N efScient. " We desire
to 'Teeommend- that ;the following re
pairs foe-made. to, buildings: that the
floor oi-the' cook room 'for inmates be
repaired; -that the, cook room of the
Superintendent's, house be recovered
and that a new. floor be" laid and that
the roof of '"this house be repainted.
Also that new sills -and new flooring
be laid in the froiit piazza. We f ind
that dining room, faciii ties are insuf
ficierit, that both; races are forced to
use jtbe same ' dining Toom. We re
commend that such arrangements be
made so that a separate dining room
for each race-be provided. ;
(2 ) W .visited '-the camp 6f the
convict iforcfi -and,. 'while1 .it, (as, just
beeti moyediand 'an:;accftrat repor
as to its physical condition-could not
be obtainedinquiries weremade and
from , information submitted, -we ' find
that the ionvicts' are wellnrovided for
and '. treated ;'with-humane 5 Considera-
trphv: V-r"" "'it ' v;-: v ' ji ;
and found to; be in good, condition;
No rommendatidns&re:ltiade. -r
(A) W finJ -the -offiqes of the
County off icials are well, kept and that
the records are carefully and diligent
ly feoked after. : '
(5) 'A, statement ;ot the condition
of ? pchool systeAi was submitted by
our'Supt;, Rev. J.vA'Beam. We find
that an excellent year's work has
been-accomplished under the adminis
tration of our efficient and able Sup
erintendent and r that the interest in
the education' of bur boys and girls
is , expressing" itself in material and
substantial progress. :
(6) Werecomniend that the peo
ple of Person s county give their in
dividual attention and put forth every
ffort to produce inore food supplies
and thus express their patridtism in
meeting a National exigency. : ?
Respectfully submitted,
I. G, STEPHENS,
Foreman Grand Jury.
FROM CALTOLINA
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Our community is now favored with
good preaching & times a' month. Rev.
Mr., White, pastor of the Roxboro
Presbyterian church, preached a good
sermon last Sunday ' at the school
house and has consented td hold -services
regularly the fourth Sunday
afternoon,- -
v.Just- pow ohe of ourgreaiest needs
is better and larger Sunday schools
with the get-there-on-tfme spirit im
bedded in our people I dislike jto be
bothered with peddlers, butI believe
a good, honest clock peddler; ought to
come around. Mother taught me ; to go
in church service , on time land go in
the house and not pe out talking :dur
ing . services . and )this is timely.' ad
e ;.for someolks.nqw.
!Thp Cnmrtmnitv P.lnh . will , haU . it
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pegular - meeting on Friday night,
May 4th, and a good attendance is
desired. We ' especially invite those
in the community who vhave not at
tended so they 'can see.wnatit ineansj
to be organized for community work.
. Our school closed last5 Wednesday!
and Miss Mamie, Lou Adcock, the
taacherwent home Sunday after
noon - L t ,;', ,
Our. people jiave . heard the cry for
more i io6&? production-and ." as they
have been in the habit of -raising, hog
and hominy they are .going; to do their Developments of the past few days
parj; '.iV h' ' : ;"T J'exnphasize Ihe fact that the "entente '
it ijs nam to leiL-wnii me' xuiure I
will bring, forth butlNational prohibM
tion i neat, at "-hand and the next
evir tOibe;handled:iSfthe use'of
bacco;5 ; especially 1 cigarette:; ' My ;ad-
yi tu youngewv is
ing; it :too. - am- practicing' this . and
feel . free' to give advice. Reporter.
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Per Year in Advance
ISumberlZ;
ASSXlRANCES GIVEl ; "
THAT RUSSIA WILL ; : ;
5 ' ' NOT-MAKE PEACE;
OFFICIAL REPORT DENYS , ; -ALL
''PEACE RUMORS
State Department .Has Report From j 'J -the
Russian Capitol; Says ThatJ:,'
. f Peace Was Nearer With ' the , Czar
; on the Throne v
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Washington,-April 23. An official : v ?:
dispatch from Petfograd received by v
the state" department late today stat llr
ed that there can be no-separate peace
between Russia and Germany!' ";; " ;
i Reports that; the overthrowof tha Y;. r
Russian czar would, result in Russia; '
forsaking the entente were denied in: "
the dispatch the author of which was . v '
not given.: ? ' ,.X-Y
. 'The charge1 that. the imperial ad- . vv
ministration was planning a separate - i
peace caused its overthrow anil has- -tened
the revdlutioli which was brief ",
and. bloodless," the 'dispatch; said. -
TW official announcement of the
sate department follows:
7 "The department of ; state has re-; l ;
ceived sf telegraphic report on con- . -ditiohs
in Russia. Concern is shown Y.-,.!-over
reports of the possibility of. a4'"e
'separate peace' which have appeared '
in the press, evidently inspired by Y
Germany;' The telegram says that J. '
Russia is no more likely to abandon ". ,
the , war without achieveing her, ob- a 'Y v
ject. than is the United States. f It isYv""
pointed. out that the charge that, the ...
fmperial administration was planning
a separate peace caused its j over- 'A
throw and hastened the revolution L'";Y;.
wliich was forief and bloodless.
"It is stated that the revolution will I
expedite the, defeat of Germany and ; ; t
establishment of a general peace, per- s ;
manent and universal. " ' ' v '.
VvThe:' prompt recognition accorded ' ,j
Russia by the ? United States, :thedis-i. .
patch, says," could jnotaye;com'Ut a '
niOTefopportunemoVnt en- .
couragement and help to., the coun? , v
cilibf ministers and their supporters.
---"President Wilson's thrilling allus
sion to the Russian revoluiion in his
address to congress has' made, a' deep
and" lasting impression',, on the-Rus- ;
sian people. It has been translated'
together with other of the president's
utterances concerning American par-
ticipation, into Russian,- and they are.,
being- given the broadest circulation
in pamphlet form for free dis'ri- v
bution. - - , .'
"No people, it is stated, so circum
stanced, have ever made greater sac-
rifices for freedom than the Russians
and they fully realize that a separate
peace would jeopardize all they have
gained." - A
ROOSEVELT ENTERPRISE - t:
MAY RECEIVE SUPPORT
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Presence of British Commission Gives-
Encouragement to Friends of . the
Colonel
Washington, April 22. There is a;
feeling among the friends of Colonel
Roosevelt that his plant to lead a voU.;
unteer divisi6n to France will re-
ceive a big uplift through the pres-s
ence here of the British commission. .
It would not be at all surprising if the f
military men in ine Dauour mission
should " a
dyocate the immediate dis-4
France of .the Roosevelt for-"
patch to
ces. :
Unless support of this character I
should develop there is , very little
prospect of the administration ac-
cepting. the colonel's offer- of his vol-;
unteer. division. . . . - '
The 'discouragement of the lRoose- , r
velt plan is in accordance with the
policy and advice of officers of the
war departmentt who do not wish to 1 .
have their plans.disturbed in anywise. .
Although Secretary of War Baker is, v
non-committal, it is known tha Colo
nel Ioosevelthas been informed that
his plans, to raise , a division do not-"'"
meet with the approval of thedepart-
ment, although there is.an expression "' ,
of " appreciation of his intentions.
back , for Roosevelt, belief persists r
that -the. colonel is by no means thru
and f that, he , will hot relinquish ; his .t :
idea. He is believed to bebariling on : '
help from the Balfburpartyi ; , -
vis. exceedingly, anxious "to see. a force
of Americans 'on .the -.field! of Europe
even thb it is numerically small, . This
.lidca. may -be impressed iipon the Am
erican, government, officials, together
tration's- attitude toward the Roose
velt expedition. .