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More Important Position At-
tacked and Taken in ihe
Great TDrive
GERMAN COUNTER
MOVES BROKEN UP
Both British and French Make
Big Advances Arras Con
flict Likely to Develop Into
Greatest Battle of WarC
Despite the most unfavorable weath
er conditions, the British continue the
delivery of telling strokes against the
Germans along the line from Lens- td
St. Quentin. . V
Apparently devoting the greater part
of their attention to the important sec
tor of the line near Vimy ridge, the
key position on the northern end of the
front, which they have captured, the
British today drove against two "im
portant positions north - of the ridge
and captured them. " :-v?V
This blow was "driven home 4 Just
southwest of Lens and J enabled " the
British forces to advance their V lined
on ftoth sides Qf the gpuchez. riT&fc
SfGer&lraRe
ridge itself have been foiled." TheTGei
mans tried twice last night f to 'drive
General Haig's troops from the posi
tions they had established on the
northern end of the ridge, but the
machine guns broke up the assaults
with heavy German losses 1
Farther south progress for the Brit
ish below the RiverScarpe, . where
Jlonchy-le-Preux was captured yester
day is reported.
Much importance is attached to the
resumption by the French of the gen
eral attack. Seemingly they are giv
ing the Germans- in the region south
west of Laon all they can attend to,
preventing any reinforcements from
this sector of the -lines menaced by the
British offensive.
The main drive by General Nivelle's
forces was launched -along the 3 1-2
mile front from Coucy-la-Ville to Quin-cy-Bassee.
a considerable gain of
ground was effected here, taking the
French to the southwestern edge of
the upper Coucy forest.
There is every evidence that this at
tack was carefully prepared by ex
tensive artillery fire and there would
e little surprise if it developed into
a continuous offensive.
The dent in the French line caused
D' the German attack' in the Cham
pagne some time ago has now been
completely straightened out. Paris re
ports the position re-established intact
y means of a sharp attack delivered
east of Sapigneul.
Advices from Rio Janeiro indicate
ine expectation there that Brazil will
est for the present on the severance
oi diplomatic relations with Germany,
"ot issuing a declaration of war in the
unmediate future at least. "
Greatest Battle ot tne War.
'-onaon. AnHi iv v, a --r, c
conflict win Aa,r
latest battle of the war was pred ct- i
ed by Major-GeneraT F B Maur-
ic. chief tnl WM"SL
nations at t.hp m TriT. 'ZZ,
'Merview with the Associated Press.
sivTn,eraI Mau"ce declared the pffen-
- uemg conducted according to
Plans
completed in February, thereby
retrl71rting German claims that their
itJpV the Teutonic military author-
- wuiroi tne situation,
two 1 ltish losses during the first
half Syio the offensive were only
soon;; .?se sustained in the corre
GenPg,tlme m the Somme offensive,
eneral Maurice declared.
.BrJt!s.h Capture More Guns.
A hsi4- . .
Of Fv.u..
E FarK ' 00 yards of trenches south
of Vim,, 111 tue region soutneast
this mL Were caPtured by the British
-iuus wood m the rearinn RnnthAMf
telegranhTJ correspondent
"Tho i tuti "ont. 1
that wo st news this morning is
benches V,; 4 aooui yaras or
mandam'- v nIng South from the com
Farbnf Use to toe southward of
Rrour tn have beared the
er. Wp , bank of tne Cojeul riv
trench P 0ccuPied a German
ville-Vita s southeast from Neu
90 K!;sse and have taken Hill No.
lying
southeast of Wancourt
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Powder in Shells
; Theory That Acid May
.- Have Been Put in Shells
(By Associated Press.)
. Qhester. Pa,, April 12. Experts to-
dy continued analyzing powder in the
Shrapnel - shells at the works of the
Cddystohe Ammunition : Cknrporation,
Wie the hope ot establishing the cause
b the explosions which killed 122 per-
wsaTUBSday - . -r -
!er9ts a; theory that if a plot ex
istedvaa officials of the .t plant main
talxi, kn; acid capsule might , have been
droppedinto a shell in the" charging
Ctate -jHte" Marshal Port said today
he nfcs itot:reached , aayv conclusion re
aretrunhin out -every clue involvingtat
the possibility ot a plot,
FRITZ KOLB MUST
SpiVg TIME IN PEN.
i (By Associated Press.)
Jersey City,' N. J., April 12.
Fritz Klob, a German, convicted of
having bombs in his possession, was
today sentenced to not less than 3
years and four months nor more than
five years in state prison.
Kolb was arrestedMarch 5, in Ho
boken. It was charged that he and
Hans Schwartz plotted to' cause a sec
ond ammunition explosion on Black
Tom Island. The jury could not
agree, as to Schwartz.
TRAIN ROBBER AGAIN
IN LAW'S CLUTCHES.
(By The Associated Prss.)
Charlotte, N. C. April 12. H . Grady
Webb, train robber, who was being
transported to Atlanta federal prison
from West Virginia and escaped from
the officers on a train while in the
yards here one night last week, was
captured today at Badin, near Salis
bury, and will be carried to Atlanta
today to begin his sentence.
Army Wedding in Hawaii.
(By Associated Press.)
Honolulu, April 12. A wed ling of
interest in American military circles
today was that of Mjss Ittargaret Treat
and Lieut. Archibald Vincent; U. S. A.
The bride is the daughter of Brig. Gen.
Charles G. Treat, the commandant at
Schofield barracks, where the wedding
was celebrated.
Sam (Little) Chip, the comedian,
ed suddenly in a hotel at Rochester
N- Y- last night, after an attack of
acute indigestion. In private life he
was SamuelKornblum,;of Brooklyn.
BULGARIA
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EKRTSJT IRK
AT EDOYSTOHE
Analyzing
READY
SEPAJtAWETEACE
(By Associated Press.)
London, April 1 2. Reports; from a Swiss source have
been- received in Rome that the Bulgarian minister at Berne
has made overtures to -the Entente ministers with a view to
the conclusion of a separate peace? says the Exchange Tele
graphTs Rome correspondent. '
Similar advices regarding Bulgaria are sent oy tne lx- ,
change Telegraph representative t afe Lausanne. He reports j
that the Gazette of that city states it has learned that semi-offi-
cial Bulgarian delegates are in Switzerland endeavoring -to ar
rive at a basis for a separate peace with representatives of the
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(By George H. Manning.) '
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Washington, D. C, April 12. 4f
jJPne Federal Farm Loan Board !
today announced appointment of
5e--Hi C. Prosser, of Hamlet; A. M. 4C-
McDonald, of Charlotte; W. C.
Hammond, of Statesville, and A.
J. McKinnon, of Maxton; as land
appraisers of the Columbia Fed- w
se- eral Land' Bank District.
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End of Year Cargo
Insurance Rates.
(By Associated Press.)
London, April 12. A feeling in some
quarters that the war may end before .
the last bij the year is indicated by the
fact that in underwriting circles bus-
loss if peace is not declared before
December 31 at 45 guineas per cent."
i..u,4-tc jijst. i,oict .a'J
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Aeclaralntt.ot peaBfeifchin. IS.monthfk
Lloyds thateaced be concludr
ed within 90 days, wadescribed as
nm'(PET
America n am
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more in the nature of -a jocular bet gmut Lord' Derby, Lord Bryce,
than an attempt to trade. The wide Walter ,Hume Long, the Italian am
betting dds frequently mentioned are . bassador. -tbe Cuban minister, and
not -seriously considered as. indicative?, HerDert 6. Hoover.
of market opinion. The premier said he was happy to
cargo insurance rates Deiween jn.ng-:
land and America hold firm at around
8 to 10. guineas per cent., according to
the steamer, and insurance for secur
ities vary between 20 and 30 shillings
per Cent.
American Schooner Sunk !
Crews of Two Torpedoed
Vessels Suffer Exposure
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 12. The Ameri
can schooner Marguerite, of New York,
was captured and presumably sunk 35
miles southwest of Sardinia on April
4, and her crew, including one Ameri-'0f
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ANOTHER VICTIM'
OF SUBMARINE.
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can, exposed to 4b hours in open boats, tonight in the first organized patriotic
A dispatch, to the State Department to- J demonstration here. f Patriotic socie
day from Ambassador Sharp, at Paris, ties, military organizations, Confeder
forwarded the information from the ! ate and Spanish war veterans, citizens
American consul at Tunis. The ship
made , no attempt to escape or resist '
and was refused all aid by the subma-
rine. J
TCxnnsurfi of the crew, including one
American, of the Norwegfanbark Ma-1
rion, Limerick to Pensacola, sunk with- I izens and organizations arid negro lead
out warning by a German submarine, 1 ers declare their section of the line
to 47 hours in open boats was reported will be one of the features.
to the department today by
Washington at Liverpool.
Consul
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TO
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FOR
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Statesmen Gather at Lunch-
eon in L.onaonio celebrate
Advent of United States
PREMIER LLOYD-GEORGE
PRAISES AMERICA.
Pnnntrv Ha Nvir Porrk;1?
country nas iever r ought
SaVeror 14Brty, He De-
le De-
clares Wel$mes United
t t i
otaies 10 ociii at ine rinai
Peace Council Table
America's Part.
(By Aswl0d Press.)
London, April I2.i-Addressing the
American Luncheon Cluh today Prem
ier Lloyd-George :'said the advent of
the United States into the war had
' given the final stamp and seal to the
i character to the conflict which was a
struggle about military autocracy.
The premier said he was not sur-
prised that America, had taken time to
m,Vo llT, minrf a. n
ter of the struggle, having regard to
the fact that most, of the great waTs
in Europe in the .past had been waged
for dynasty aggrandizement and con-
quest. ,
Early in the war, Mr. Lloyd-George
continued the United States did not
comprehend what had been endured
i Europe for years from the military
was notAa democracy, but that Emper
or William had promised it would be
after the war hd. added: "I think the
luuau la l&tl.
;The luncheon: held to celebrate the
tmpceoflheited tatetoto the
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salute the American nation as com-
rades-in arms.
"In three years we tried every kind
of blunder," said Mr. Lloyd-George.
"We got into every bunker. But now
we have got a good nibjick stroke and
we are right out into the course .
"It is worth America's while to
study our blunders and begin where
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That City to Hold Mammoth
Celebration Tonight Ne
groes to Participate.
(By Associated Press.)
Polaicrh M C Anril 1 9. TliniisanHs!
persons are expected to participate
and nearly two thousand college stu
clients, including several hundred ne-
groes from Shaw University and other
local schools, are to take part in a
Darade. Arraneements have been
made for the participation of negro cit-
Governor Thomas C. Rye, of Tennes
see, is to be principal speaker at the
patriotic exercises after the parade.
Unusual news some
times -creates an unu
sual demand for your
daily. paper. Have you
arranged with your
newsboy or dealer td
serve The Wilmington
Dispatch for you every
day,?
Telephone 176 or send
a postal card to The
Wilmington Dispatch
Circulation Department
if you want regular ser- '
vice by carrier at your
home.' '
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ED TODAY.
(By Associated Press).
New York, April 12. The News-
v print Manufacturers' Association 4
and seven members of its execu-
tive committee were indicted to-
dav bv the PfidGral araT1, Jlirv
charged with violatioi
charged with violation of the
I Sherman anti"trust Iaw
Snprmnn nnti.trnot low A
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ANOTHER ATTEMPT
Pistol Duel Between Guard
and Would-be Wreckers of
Bensol Factory.
(By Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., April 12. An at-
tempt to blow up the benzol plant of
iir i 1 t -i j. t
semer, Ala., 15 miles from here, is be
lieved to have ben frustrated early
this morning, when two men were
routed . from the company's property
by a night watchman, after- he had
engaged with them in "a pistol fight.
After the, fight the watchman discov
ered a stick of dynamite under one of
the blanks nea)f here?Jtoe ire1;
seeift A.iPft'h
when he saw themthey we dt: t
halt. Upon refusing, . he, fired i, at :
them, and his shots immediately were
returned, as fusilade of shots was ex-
changed, and . the- men finally disap
peared in the darkness. .,.
The Woodward plant is not far from
the benzol plant of the Edison Com
pany at Bessemer.
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IN POWER MILL
Near Philadelphia Causes One
Death Declared to be En- v
tirely Accidental.
(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, April 12. An accident
al explosion of powder in the detonat
ing department of the government
arsenal at Frankford, a suburb, where
ammunition is being manufactured in
great quantities, today killed Philip
McNally and fatally injured Joseph
Miller. The two men were the only
occupants of the small structure. Mc
Nally was instantly killed. Miller was
blown through a windowand terribly
injured
In buildings nearby 1,500 women and
is were at work making ammunition
and soldiers' clothing. Colonel Mont
gomery, commandant, said the explo
sion was purely accidental.
TO BLOW OP PLANT
AN
WOULD ALLOW THE
ENTENTE RECRUIT
ITS CITIZENS HERE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington) April 12. With the approval of Attorney
General Gregory, Crmirnian Webb, of the House Judiciary
Committee, will introduce tomorrow, a bill to allow the allied
governments to recruit their citizens in the United States.
Chairman Culberson, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will
introduce the same bill. ; ' -
A resolution favorablyreported from the House Foreign
Affairs Committee expresses sympathy of this government
with the people of Russia in their efforts to establish a demo-
cratic government and the . hope and beher or this country that
they successfully will bring about the happiness of the Russian
people and the progress of their government. ;
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ASSUMES
RESPONSIBILITY
For Wrecking Engines of Aus
trian Steamer Says He
Did it Under Orders.
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., April 12. That he
wrecked the engines and machinery of
the Austrian . steamer Budapest, seized
by the United States . authorities at
Newport News last Monday afternoon,
and that he did so upon instrdctionsy
was admitted by Captain Kehrer,
who is now being detained in the
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quarters at the local immigration,, bu-
reau. .- '
inspector m charge d the local Bureau,
that he received instructions ' to put
the. machinery .Pt thjttdaerst'out ot
fsel ashore - on a ;pretextsahdrokded
to carry out the instructions; He
'wtrald not say where or from whom flie
instrUtiohs were received, -
apiam jveurer was ciaiuiueu uy iw
spector Morton today and took the re
sponsibility for the condition of the
machinery of the Budapest upon his
own shoulders, simply stating that he
was doing what he had been told to
do by those "higher up'
Mr. Morton is carrying on an ex
amination of the crews of the Hamburg-American
steanier Arcadia, ' seiz
ed at Newport News when the United
States declared war with Germany last
Friday morning, and the Budapest. All
except Captain Hans Hasse and Chief
(Engineer Rahliff of the Arcadia are in
detention quarters at local headquart
ers. Those two officers are at a hotel.
ALIENS IN RICHMOND
WILL HAVE TO REGISTER
(By Associated Press.) v
Richmond, Va., April 12 Chief of
Police Werner today, under instruc
tion from Attorney-Gen. Gregory, is
sued an order to all enemy aliens to
report at his office for registration and
to deliver up any arms or other ar-
tides
forbidden them under the
President's proclamation.
Census figures for 1910 showed 892
natives of Germany resident here.
Many of them were naturalized.
LOUISBURG SUFFERS
FROM A BIG BLAZE
(By Associated Press.)
t Qf T.ouisburg cotton oil
company and 500 bales of cotton were
destroyed by fire yesterday. The es
timated loss is $150,000.
hesenKtolthfef efigTneer
prifivEv cents;
To Be Inaugurated by.Unitect
States Navy and Conducted y
on Colossal Proportions ;;.
AMERICA'S FIRST y v
AID TO THE AUES
To Furnish Them Food? and
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Work on One. Thousand ; v
Vessels to be Used in Clear-
ing Sea of Submarines and'. '
Transporting Supplies..' s
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 12 .-7-A campaign ;
of colossal of proportions - to y break J
down the German submarine blockade ' ,
and keep the entente plentifully sup--.,
plied with food clothing , and r.munK y -tions
has been determined '110011 by
President Wilson and his advisers as v -'
America's first physical stroke against U
her enemy. ,- ... " ' fr'
the trenchesj .the President believes
the . United h States "can do " even
greater aexsie ,in .the common causa
tegaintf eail grnat il '
have been.rallled, the fadlnijWpes of r
Prussian ohuest - r-. . ,
" For weeVs' :' bfflcialai; ; have been - at ,
work on such a plan, but. not .until a
today was l revealed on how great .
a scale the task had been projected;
or how great importance was attach
ed to it in the administration's gen--
eral war program. Virtually every de-'! ':
tail now has been completed, and by :
fall the campaign itself will-be in1.,
full swing. Many officials believe it '
may attain a supremacy over the sub-.
marine which will prove, the. decisive, "
victory of the great-war, ' V ;; '
Quickly built, light wooden, .ships of ' .
2,000 tons and upward are to make up ;
of merchantmen; -and to , insuro ;
haximum construction . - the ship v
ping board has enlisted the : " conn-
try's entire ship-building . facilities,
now the greatest In the world. ; Up j
wards of a hundred-private plants wilt'
help, giving the board's- order pre ';.
cedence over every other.' clasg of -work
except the most urgent naval H
construction. For the first 'year, pro- '
duction is expected to average 'three j
ships a day. r . id '1;:'!.;.';';;
Already lumber interests have given ' i
assurances dt- an! adequate' BtrpplyV at J
reasonable .prices.- : Engine manu t
facturers have pledge their cxwjpera-M
tion, too, and all , the necessary ma- j
chinery can be assembled as 1 fast as y
the ships can be turned out at the ;
yards.' (At. more- than one plant new i
ways already are under -construction. J
The question of labor; , however, is '
giving officials some f concern, and a
call may be issued, appealing . for ,
patriotic co-operation:; by laborers ' to ;
insure that the campaign against the ;
submarine begin .at J-the s. earliest pos-v
Bible moment.; The' shipping . board ,
estimates "that I5a,000 : men will be
needed to work all the plants to coin-- ,
plete the building program in the time . (
determined on. This is nearly ten t
times the number, of laborers now
employed in building merchant-craft, t
Volunteers, it is pointed put; need j
not be experienced in J ship-building. '
as comparatively little expert " labor ) .
will be required. . Within a few days)
the board will establish a labor bureau
to enlist such volunteers. ; The Am- T. -erican
Federation of. Labor already is
co-operating and; motion: picture -com-panies.
are planning: to. display pic-
tures of ship-building; operations; as
part of the campaign. ; j:-.'- .". t 't.
Major General George W. Goethals, ,
builder of the Panama k .jCanal,:, ' has ."
been - selected '.to supervise the con- J
ptruction program which ia1" expected
to involve within the, year a total ton-. 1
nage of 3,000,000 tohs or more 'than
now is building in all the" shipyards of
the worUd. . . y'; y, .
Built for the mostfpart Cf pine And
fir, the ships will 'range frbm 2,000 to ,
3,500 tons. . Iost ; of ;. them probably :
will be equipped with ofl-burnipg en
gines, and all will carry wireless and
be armed. " The engines ' will' be stan
dardized, as far as .possible, so; that
damaged jparts may, be , re-placed if
necessary. An;average cost, of about
30O,OO0 per ship is counted pn. Each
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