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WEOTY-SEVEN GERMA N ;SHIPs1sEIZED IN NEW Y ORK.
Flood of Amendments Caixsci
i!nDected'Halt hvMak-
ing Decision,
UNG TRIBUl '
RECEIVED -FOR HEAD COUN-'S
CIL OF ROYAU ARCANUM.
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: (By 'Associated Press.)
Boston," Mass. April 14 Thos.
& J. Boynton "formerly attorney-
"general Of Massachusetts, was
Su-
Ar-
L.,r i t " r" I v iii " PPomtea.i fecelver of the
"Uncle Joe Cannon Lugs iftl preme coun'6irf the Rovai
iu r - -m 1 - - K . - . .
The War oetwewi I ne , .canum Dy reaeral Judge Aldrich -x-
States Much Tallc on The
First War Financial Meas-.
ure.
Ire;
- - The appdlntment was made on
& petition of Arthur I Hobart, of
Braintree,- aTnember of the order, -x-
who holds a death benefit certifi-
-cate cainnsr for 500. Hobart r1.
leged that tneP reserve fund of the -X-
organization amounting to $3,- -5f
800,000, had been. Ulegally admin-
istered and'that it would be en-
tirely Tae-ptetetl within two years,
unless the couTt interfered. He
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George F. Lamb and member of the Neutrality Boardorganized by Collector of the Port of New York Dud
ley Field Malone, boarding the interned German ship, -Koenig Wilhelm, to seize the vessel. Twenty-seven Ger
man' steamships -and sailing vessels valued at $51,300,000, ; were seized by Collector Malone in New York soon
after the passage by the House ' of the war resolution. "
(By Associated Press.) i T,
Washington, April It A flood of
nroposed amendments- to the . war
revenue bill delayed final vote this
afternoon in the House and it ap
peared that a vote would n.. b
v,r.H hofnro atp Tnis anernnnn
RenresentaUv Cannon , of Illinois, f aKedtnatvthe receiver, wind up
n i, : ine arrairs -nf.iho rnnnrii -v.
would be more with Russia than with ' aTJ11111011 stSoted that in
he other governments among the. AI- tza we i.wo,uuo was
w luegauy usea m-.uie payment or
prerereatiai .death benefit claims.
Dies Because wuue uuier great powers
during the American civil war wav-
Iered as to interference in behalf of
the Southern Confederacy, Russia
bent her fleet to New York, and by i
Bts presence aided preservation of the
Union. .
An amendment to the bond bjlj by
Representative Shackenford to levy an
Additional tax on incomes,-with a view
to preventing any net income of Ovdr
150,000 annually to any . person, was
iled out of order on objection by
Democratic Leader Kitchen. , ;
l proposal by Representative Towner,
bf Iowa, to eliminate the proposed 1$3
00,000,000 loan to the Allies was : eli-
ainated also. Vv-
Speeches by RepublicaitV Leader
n and Representatives Rajney. of
flinois, ntzgeraJd, .of,NeW,vSTrk.aad
Sudner, of- Massachaststintes
t'loption of the board features of the4
tdmmistration's plan were roundly1 an-
piauded. -
Towner explained he did not think
bower should be vested in the Secre
tary of the Treasury and the' President
pne.to manage theloan without "more
ssistance from Congress.
mnce, 140 years ago. when : our
fcredit was gone," "declared Reoresenta-
pe Rainey, amid applause "loaned
minions and millions without dis
cussion or debate. The thing to do is
o Pass this Mil and pass it quickly
f ia sav to the world that we propose
uwp our friends and to do it quick-
1
GEOllllL
Arc Not M$stieDo . Not
Have to Report Daily tot'-'
1mm. toils
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Architect Grossman Arrested
By Government Agents In
Massachusetts-Had Maps
POSITION IN ARMY
' HOI OBTAINED
. .
v (ByAssociated Press.)
Boston, April14. The arrest of Er-
win F. Grossman; pf Wilmington, N. C, I
an architect . in (he employ of the At-j
lantlc Coast Line railroad at that city, '
as an alien enemy threatening the ; listed
peace and -security of the
States,;-:' was announced by
States Marshal ;John J
Officers Appointed From Civil
Life to Stand Mental and
Physical Examination.
Carte-Wdiltelm; of Chicago,'; who
has arrived herelrom : Berlin says
that there has been'no molestation of
Americans in the German capital, and
that they are noCeven subjected to
the usual rule requiring enemy aliens
to report daily to the police. '
Mrt Worlein is the second American
to leave Germany since the declara
tion of .war. He applied for permis
sion to leave a fortnight ago, and his
request was granted after the normal
lapse of time.
- (By George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C. April 14. Al
though the plans of the War Depart
ment contemplate bringing - the en
listed strength of the army up to
United ' 2,000,000 men within the next twelve
United months, the' off leers for this vast body
JMitchell last will be appointed - only after passing
night. Grossman, who was apprehend- the most rigid mental and physical
ed at ulncy," on '-information wired-examinations. .
from -Wilmington, had maps, of thisf Tho am rnfes will annlv t.n the
city B3ido,ston harbor, and a pencil navy, the marine : cdrp 3, the off icer
sketch 4f -Quincy in his possession. . J reserve corps, and tbo additional civil
picscaea ooi, .Stt"i uricwgii-1 employees wno wiu oe . appoimeu. - in
the; Federal district court ana
RUMORS OF PEACE
MOVEMENT BY
One Section After Anbther or
' The . Hindenburg lirie ;:
Falls to Thte British
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OF THE GERMANS
THE SOCIALISTS
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gp3ajl in default, of
Cb
t Theaps-terossahah explained, were.
the War 'and Navy dail?i5.t8:
To judgfe rpntiie4tooandand w t - ; vea.
thoxnn.dJeiteT. tiyfinfii9
JBINSALLIES
The Republic of Bolivia
Breaks Diplomatic Rela
tions With Germany.
(Ay Associated Press.)
La Paz, Bolivia, April 14. The Viote
of the. Bolivian government to the
German minister announces the sev
erance . of diplomatic relations with
Germany denounces the attacks of
German submarines an neutral - Ves
sels as violations of international law,
and of" The Hague conventions.
The note recalls that the Bolivian
minister to Berlin was on board the
Holland-Lloyd steamer, Tubantia,
- - ? ..:..
when that vessel was sunk in neu
concludes:
"Your: Excellency will understand
that although we regret the break of
diplomatic relations between Bolivia
and the German empire, such rela
tions have become insupportable un-
Peace in Two and a Half
Months Predicted by Danish
Socialist Press.
' Made Necessary by The .Ad
vanced Position of British r
at Several Points News of " "
German Public" Being ; ;
Shaken by Continued " ' Re V
verses.
GREAT BRITAIN
i
British assaults have broken, four-'
miles . more of the 'German -front " in
rKii xr rwcr lprrl an important sector of the Xrras batr,
UINLI UtSl ACLIJ.!ieneld.s ;7'.j
Representative Fitzgerald aroused
pea, enthusiasm by declaring he fav
Prsd makmg the loan at once, not be-
se of a desire to help another na
ion, bnt to help maintain the rights
'line United States.
Honey beine the onlv aid that this
fountry now can eivp the allies Bon.
esentative Mann- declared, it should
10f be denied them.
'flIl!Innoposed appropriation is for
(ore a year that amount will be doub-
4?Se7ho are fighting our enemies
amendments to exclude neutrals
the loan and make its tenure the
or the war, were accepted
ye ways and means committee.
uepresentativF Marian Tiiinia
oLnftJ?d not cars whether the $3,
,000 ooo loaned the Allies was paid
l- lUctL tne united states
110 nrpnaroj .
I ho i 11 cu lu ena men now ana
be 11 as the only way in which
Imi :u &tates could act- promptly
l"u cuectivelv
Presentative Montague, of Vir-I
the nro ' ne nPea tnat mj
htiturrpSeiLlXigencie the debt of,
IhPri.,. ' ucllca owes to France in'
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TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
An official statement issued in Ber
lin says that all recent reports of the
illness of the Emperor are unfounded.
John G. Johnson, the widely-known
lawyer, of Philadelphia, died at his
home there today of heart disease.
Frequent cases of infantile paraly
sis have been reported recently from
outlying districts in Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. The Copenhagen naval
school ship was vacated on Wednes
day on account of an outbreak of the
disease among the recruits.
Washington daily by Senators and
intended for publication as-guides to ' Congressmen since the war was de
the shortest way between; certain clared the impression appears to be
points in the areas involved. They abroad in the country that officers to
were blocked ojit in the method used, direct the large foicas that are to
by German military authorities, and be added will be appointed, from civil
this he said was done, henaiise it wis life without examination, but merely
tia v.oCf nn man wa iririove.i ? upon recommendation of any official, der existing circumstances..
showing public buildings, transporta' ' Nothing could be more erroneous than "In consequence, Your Excellency
tion facilities and other features. I tne impression that the officers are Win find herewith passports for your-
Grossman, a man of 49 vears, was a to De appointed nrst trom tnose wno
lieutenant in the German armv when1 flrst apply for commissions and that
re retired ten years ago, Federal of-! rank and file is to be made up
ui uiose wiiu straggle Hiuug laiei.
For the benefit of those who are
contemplating obtaining commissions
in one of the branches of the service,
the conditions in regard to entrance
are set forth herewith:
ton for a number of years. He was' p Army: vacancies in tne grade
at one. time in the emnlov of Mr. H. I of second lieutenant in any branch-
E. Bonitz, but at the time of his of the army may he filled from civil
arrest was in the employ of the At- life after the successful passage of
lantic Coast Line . He is said to have an examination, both mental and phys
obtained a vacation to go to Massa-! ical- The examination is equivalent
chusetts. Afterwards he had the va- to. tne entrance examination tor
cation period extended. I West Foint Military Academy, and is
, open to men Detween tne ages oi zj
and German Socialists Re
newed -Germany's Pro
posed Concessions.
(By Associated. Press.)
Copenhagen, April 14 (Via London).
Peace within two months and a halt
is predicted by the Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Danish Socialist
press, who confirms the reports of un
official negotiations between itiissian
and German Socialists, as against the
diplomatic denials in the Socialist
newspapers. here and- in Berlin.' r
The first .negotiations, says theicor
respondent, who is a Socialist i&in-
p . i rne Hindenourg line nag Deen rid-.;.
lNegOtiatlOns oetween Kussiartw16" on "S northern end,Lens is rast
ficials stated. He came here from Wil
mington, N. C, just before Easter to
visit his wife, who is employed as a
housekeeper in Hyde Park, he said.
1 f
Grossman has resided in Wilming-
The failure of the New York Stock
Exchange firm of Morris & Pope was
announced today on the floor ,of the
exchange. The firm consists of Lewis
G. Morris, exchange member; J. Hath
away Pope and Frank B. Porter. The
failure is not regarded as important.
A
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TURKS AGAIN DEFEATED.
.
(Bv Associated Press).
f of America's weakness should , London, April 14. The Turks
TELLS CONGRESS GERMANY
SOUGHT U-BOAT BASES
IN MEXICO.
r- W lOreotton , K .1 i L . J Jofoot a A
Ia'i; " titty a ui Aiueri-iiavt; bubuiiucu auuwci uv -.
hat who lie naa hoped, he said, ' the hands or tne Bmisn in iesu-.-'
laR.' ; panco should reach, as she! notamia. The war. office an-
neatody ,her extremities that- nounces that the Turks are in re-
iratitiui uuauimuusiy snow ner treat auer a uaiuc iu nmvu moji
1 . ut aSS1tan 1 t. ... .A
irica -""'-c mai assured Am- r . .
independence. : H
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and 27. No appointments to a grade
higher than second lieutenant.
The frying corps in the Army is
under the signal corps, and appoint
ment is open to men oetween tne ages
of 18 and 24. There are now before
the department over 3,000 applica
tions for entrance to. this branch: The
signal corps is not at present in a po
sition to furnish machines with which
to train the men who . have already
applied- for appointment in the avia
tion service.
The Navy: Appointments from civil
life are. being made in' the Navy as
assistant paymaster, after the success
ful passage of a mental' and physical
examination, the successful candidates
being commissioned as ensigns. This
examination is more difficult than the
army examination and is equivalent
to that given at" the close of the sec
ond year at the Naval Academy. The
next examination will be held on May
15th, 1917, and is open to men be
tween the ages of 21 and 26.
The ,Marine Corps: An examination
will be held on July 10th, 1917, to
which men- from civil life will be ad
mitted, who; I after passing a mental
and physical examination, will be
commissioned with the rank of second
lieutenant. This examination is
equivalent to the- entrance; examina
tion for the Naval Academy.
The Officers Reserve Corps: These
officers are appointed - only tempo
rarily and called ' into 'service only
.1 . 3 1 A wrA;-n4-t.n.4- . n
nnnrei'enfeative : Clarence B. Miller. i jnade onlv .'.after, nassage of a mental
of Minnesota, Republican member of and . physical examination! The exam
the Foreign- Affairs Committee, who! ination is .not as difficult as- in the
astonished the House by reading what other branches of the service, mili-
self and the members of your lega
tion." The note declares that German sub
jects and property will enjoy all lib
erties guaranteed by law provided
that they do not commit any act of
delinquency, either collectively or as
individuals.
m1ireirffWaTi
lau&ch. a denial that they wr'ini of Loos
progress, but they were immediately
resumed and arja " being prosecuted
vigorously. The correspondent then
enters into a discussion of peace
termd, in which he appears to take
Gerpxan Socialist expectations and
hopes for the' government policy.
being hemmed in, and General HaigV
forces are sweeping back'the Germans'
from the Loos sector far to the south; w
east of Arras. ; .-.' ; ' ' ' ,-.
Correspondents report every lndlca v
tion, of a continuation of the German ' '
retirement! under - the smashing offen-; ,' ; .
sive of the British. r, ;- r,' f,;
The Teutons tire being hard pressed J i., .
as they retreat," and ' explosions - and 1 ,
fires are obsrjred in their rear. . . V V, :
Great inortahce Is attached to th ' '
success of the British in the fighting i .
north of Vimjr. . They have carried
thereVseyeral important' positions; In-: ; '
ciudtrig ; points between Givencby-En-; ,:
Gqhellei and Angres enabling - Genwai
Haia to-ImkvUtt-ithe' grddnd woil :ln: . i - '
he" sngaginenU-rearly thla"Weelc la ....-
la, positn
cbsiljrTJattla-'- --cr-
This movement - is ' result '
IhgSih the enveiopmeuf of Lena; with vT-IX
its i valuable coal fields.
MOVE TO IMPEACH U. S.
JUDGE RAY.
The' full of St..Quentin also seems
imminent- London reports the cap-
ture by. British forces of the village
of Faye't, ,one mile northwest of 8L '
Quentin. The French are close to this
I am assured from an absolutely important fortified position on' the!
trustworthy source, he says, "that south and Paris today announces tnef
French guns nammenng at. vmenun's ' ;
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Germany is ready to restore Belgium
and Serbia, evacuate France, ana
with Turkey arrange an agreement
with Russia over the. free navigation
of the Dardanelles. An agreement is
also possible on the Polish question
as the Russian government knows."
The correspondent pictures Eng
land as the sole obstacle to peace.
There is reason to believe that the
first part of his statement regarding
negotiations between Russian and
German Socialists is correct, but his
exposition "of German peace terms
conflicts with the recent highly offi
cial declaration of the North German
Gazette, that Germany is willing tok
conclude peace, but on terms com
patable with the great sacrifice
which she has made.
Envoys to Stockholm.
Amsterdam, April 14 (Via London).
A Vienna dispatch says that the
Austrian parliament will be sum
moned to meet in the middle of May.
The German newspapers say that
not only is Philip Scheidemann, lead
er of the majority Socialists, on his
defenses.
Between St. Quentin and the -main.'.'. -battlefield
of Arras, British ' troops' 1 ,'
continue to press forward towards;';':
Cambrai, pushing ahead north of the ; ;
Bapaume-Cambrai roads towards V
Queant. . 'j ':'
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More big guns are being' taken - . -from
the Germans as they, retire. Last ; .
night General Haig reported a total1.'
of 166 captured, with , more than .
13,000 prisoners in all, while today1'
the London official report, mentions ,
four more 8-inch howitzers taken. , .
Letters to German newspapers indl-, ,
cate that the nerves of the German ' -,
public are being shaken by the re-;
verses sustained by the . German arms
on the western front. .
I taken a bull dog grip on the whole -
German line from Loos to north of .
St. Quentin and refuse to be shaken
off. '. .; ''r"''"-:j ..'.;:.'''-
Under the "Haig plan" first one sec- r
tion of the Hindenburg line and then'
another has been subjected to violent'
'. the majority Socialists, on his i bombardment followed by infantry at- .'
way to stocKnoim, dui mat ne is ac- tacks wnicn nave oaaiy snaten, ii
companied by three prominent Ger- they have not seriously broken; the ,
man Socialists, Addler, Erzberger and front on which the Germans have de-
JJaase. The four men are traveling i pended for the defense Of the Indus-'
on special passports and it is believed trial districts of France, they have,,
in Berlin Socialist circles, that they "held for more than two years. .X"'
JUP6B GE02R?& V- RAV. .
he . claimed were unpublished extracts
from the famous Zimmermann note
that sought to combine Mexico and
Japan,, iff - ;war ' against the United
States.-According,, to the "extracts"
read by.Mr- Miller, the authenticity
Of kWhich riS i denied by the State De
partment Germany sought submarine
bases in Mexico for action against the
United States!, and ordered ? all , Ger
man reservists in this country to prc
ceed' td5i4xico f for an-attack along
the border ip-rthe, event of war,"
tary training,, experience, and educa
tion at a military school whose com
mandant :was .a regular army officer,
being one of the requirements. Con
siderable weight is given in the ex
amination, to experience.' :- - ,
Additional clerks . and other em
ployes of the War. and Navy departments-:
are ' being chosen from exist
ing civil service registers, of persons
who have previously passed the neces-i
sary - examinations. ' There ; are ; over
6,000 of these now on the" waiting list
In behalf of Max M. ' Hart, a bond
broker, of New York, ifoOaer United
States Attorney Hnry A. Wise -has
filed 'charges with pe Judiciary Com
mittee of- the House of Representa
tives looking' to the impeachment of
Federal Judge George W. . Ray' of
New York. Hart was convicted be
fore Judge Ray of misuse of the
mails: and sentenced to a long term
of imprisonment at Atlanta, Ga.. The
United Stater Circuit Court of Ap
peals recently set aside the verdict
and" iaid that Hart V did. notN have a
fair trial, and cpmmented on the er
rors committed by Judge Ray. Varf
ous""hig ;-';crimW-and.;inisdemeano'rs7
are alleged by Mr. Wise.
will meet envoys of the Russian gov
ernment with whom they will proceed
to Petrograd.
AMERICAN SHIP
AT
The Lens coal mining area, around
the town, is being closely invested,,
and the German hold on it is becom
ing most precarious, i Several: more
i villages and positions southwest:' of
the town fell into-British hands last
night, together with four,. 8-inch how
(Continued on Page Eight).
ABANDONED
Under Gun Fire From a Sub
marine TKe Crew, Res-
; cued by Steamer.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 14-r-The American
Schooner Edwin' R. Hunt, of New York,
was abandoned by her crew under shell
fire from a submarine near Cape Gata,
Spain, in the Mediterranean, April ;
according to dispatch , to the depart
ment from Consul Gassett" at Malaga.
Consul Gasset's message read : : '
"Americah . schooner Edwin ' R .
Hunt, of New York, Nicholas' Miller,1
master, with crew of eight,' bound
from Crete to New York, in - ballast
shelled by submarine at. 4 a.' m.,
April 7, four miles off Cape. Gata; Ship
abandoned by crew, . under fire; fate
of men; unknown. - CreW all saved,
brought to Almeria h? 'Danish' schoon
er Konso:' --r--T;v-;-'-,- '-- . I
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