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V0L. XXm. NO. 87,
Set Fire to German Legation
and Yell For Lives of The
Teutons
STONED THE CHIEF
OF THE POLICE
lAngry Crowds Surge Through
Streets of Argentina s Capi
tal and Yell For Blood
Cabinet In Secret Session to
Decide Question.
(By United Press).
Buenos Aires, April 14.-
Mobs, surging through jthe
streets of Buenos Aires,' 'to
night demanded war with Ger
many.
A huge crowd attacked and
endeavored to burn the Union,
a Germanowned newspaper.
Gendarmes hurried to the
scene and dispersed the crowd
but the spirit of the throng
was constantly becoming more
threatening.
The cabinet held long ses
sions this afternoon, but any
decision if one was reached
was kept secret.
In the meantime, the gov
ernment was exercising every
means of allaviner
1 horoughly aroused by 'the
unwarned torpedoing of an
Argentine sailing ship, the
crowds constantly grew in
numbers. Throngs marched
trough the streets,singing the
. Marseillaise." Others shouted
kill the Germans."
Gendarmes i rode through
the crowds constantly, making
every effort to disperse them
thout resorting to violence:
1 he government soldiers were
"jeered, but the war advocates
showed no disposition of call
ln :off their demonstration.
Great crowds assembled in
font of the newspaper offices.
La Nation, the leading paper
or Argentina, as well as other
newspapers, counselled moder-
on and urged the people to
e calm, and await the govern-
ment s decision.
The German legation and
erman consulate were set on
;re re tonight by mobs
Jjhich surged through the
reets, demanding war with
Germany.
Both fires were quickly ex
nguished, but the crowds con
ned in angry mood and
onedthe Chief of Police
hen he endeavored to deliver
PeSrse6Ch they dis"
pred0liheC?!rged into the crowds gath
SeveA J e German legation twi;e.
monitrf se Participatiag in the
ThP atl0n were injured.
ousaSJ Was terrifiic- numbering
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WORLD'S BIGGEST
BOND BILL PASSED
BY THE HOUSE
! War Expenditure of Seven Bil
; - lion Dollars - Was Author
ized-Yesterday.
SENATE EXPECTED.
TO FOLLOW J5UIT
1 Five Billion In Bonds Will Be
Issued America Intends
to Help Allies As Far
J As Possible,
i (By United Press.)
Washington, April 14. The House
of Representatives today passed unan
imously the biggest bond bill in the
history of the world authorizing five
billion dollars in bonds and two bil
lion dollars in treasury certificates.
The Senate is expected to pass it by
Wednesday, at the latest. Every
member but one present 389 voted
for the bill. Meyer London, Socialist,
voted, "present." In passing the bill
the House took the first great step
in furnishing America's first "bit" in
the European war.
Three billion dollars of the bonds
will be used to take up a like ametm44
of bonds of this country's allies, car-
rying, as do all the bonds and certifi-
cates, 3 1-2 per cent, interest and ma
' turing when the Secretary of the
j Treasury directs.
j The remaining two billion dollars
. worth of . bonds will be used to pay
j part of America's expenses in conducf
ing her own part of the world war
! against the German Kaiser. The two
! billion dollars in treasury certificates
of indebtedness also will be used for
this purpose. They amount to gov
ernment I O U's and will be issued to
. banks payable when special taxes to
be raised by a forthcoming revenue
bill are received by the government.
By amendments,' adopted to offset
Republican opposition to the tremen
dous power given the President and
Secretary McAdoo, the bonds for the
allies may be issued only to nations
at war with a country with which
the United States also is at war, and
none of the money, if any remains,
may be loaned after the, war is over.
Efforts of some Republicans to
have a Congressional committee act
! with the President and McAdoo failed
j signally.
Debate m tne Mouse seiaom was
more spiritless than that on the bill,
the most important, economically, of
any legislation the body has passed.
There were few "high spots,"
though members realized that by pass
ing the bill they increased this gov
ernments total National debt from
a little over a billion dollars to
$3,445.000,000 exclusive of the three
billion dollars in the allied loan and
the two billion . dollars in treasury
certificates.
Out of -the debate stood two big
facts:
America, regardless of politics,
purposes to help the allies as much
as possible and as soon as possible,
for her own interest and theirs;
France, eodmother of the . suffering
nnlnnies d'nrine- the revolution, can',,
fiftv-mile frrint aeainst which , the
British commander has for days been
hurling thousands of . tons of lead and
thousands of men.. ' -'S ' "-'.
The capture of Lievin brings the,
British to within two anfl a half miles
of Lens. The aavance to ueinn was
over the line i leading directly into
Lens, wnicn luwn was laaeu iu jcsiw-
win
n 11 1 1 111 11 1 1 1
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WILMINGTON NOOTBfe
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Lens
BIGGEST- WEEK IN
NATION'S HISTOM If
...... oi.-i- ftllTWill Be Called Upon to Enact!
ULV Un L
IIILI iinL UUI UUI
tongue: hewrote
North Carolinian Finds Mes
sage From British Officer
Concealed Beneath Stamp
(By United Press.)
Norfolk, Va., April 14. "iney nave
cut out my tongue. For God's sake,
lialn " Thflca wnrrta wprp writ-
OCUU " i
"ten under a stamp on a letter re-i
ceived from Fred Stone by a friend
xi- n nnAintr n r-o.
ports received here tonight from bond war bill which goes to the Sen
y I o f-nnm th T Trncr Mnndav were two
r . crn .
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Stone holds a commission in the
British army and was captured by,
the Germans. The .letter itself .made .
no reference to tortures, but his,
friend says the Germans would com-
pel him to write only of kind treat-
ment and that his message under the ,
stamD was a mute appeal for aid from i
America. I
Stone is about 27 years old and was
formerly employed as a buyer for a
British tobacco concern. He is a
graduate of Oxford college. j
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SOUTH TO RAISE
PLENTY OF FOOD CROPS
Zl
TTnitPrt Pw i r- I
Washingion,UAril PiT-'a wave of!
aericultural preparedness is sweeping
?K South sweeping
tne ooutn.
TTrnnwinr a nlan orieinated at re-i
cent conferences at Memphis by Carl!
Vrooman, assistant secretary of ag-;
riculture. thousands of Southern !
farmers are pledging their services by,
tton agreement to aid in meetine
the war time demands for food, the
department announced tonight.
Aiinr.i ih nro determined i
. b .:. .,, -
to Uliiize me vo-at ouiyius yiuuuviug
capacity of the Southern States.
4. 4
DECLARES AUSTRIANS
WANT PEACE.
(By United Press.)
Amsterdam; April 14.
The
Austrian, government and people
4. are unanimous in their decree f
for peace," declared the Mayor of 4
VlAntiii on aflAraBa tnriav on- dil
r vaenna m au auuiess wuay, ac- tj
coraing. ia uispaiuueB. raceivea
here from Vienna. -
n nuiuo nv num, 1
. the dispatches asserted.
t. , .. .
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L E A S i p:WR:E: S EtL VICE
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BRIGHTER
Great Measures to bight
America's Enemy
! ARMY DRAFT BILL .
TO BE CONSIDERED
Qv Rill Will Re. Rushed
Passage in Both Houses-4-United
States Did Record
Breaking Financial War
Work Yesterday.
u
L (By United Press
Washington, April 14. congress to
, mor
mgni iaceu an eyua.
legislation. jrowuea UB iub.ubwbi
thfi tremendous seven billion aonar
uuiu niv r - -
. . ' , r V, T.m
vital war measures, vuc ui iuc i many seas mese gaj- auu siaiwait
administration spy bill, ' Srers of France, clad in their strange
favorable reports m Toth;llue uniforms, topped by .the little red
and genate judiciary commit-' JUpom on their caps, got fifty times
Te notice French and British officers
tef- . iv uuut-c u
The Chamberlain army reorganiza- did.
tion bill is before the Ssnate mill- Washington capitulated-and greeted
tary committee and the general staff captors with a cheery, cordial and
army draft bill before the House army typically American welcome. They
Sgff' ndlv alS l the Senate;t6ok them in with open hearts and
comf i"ee Mon day a -
The spy bill will be reported imme-1 Tney attempted to buy American
diately by the Senate judiciary com-, flagS at the Navy League headquarters.
mittee, with demand for immediate rrheir money was no good. The girl
action. A favorable report is expect-
ed from the House committee early
next "week. Amendments softening - uregtaurant. Their checks were
the effect of the stringent law will; nSL by willing hands and paid.
be recommended by both -committees. seeu uy & . . ...
. Committee action . on the two army . fjetta " SSSJ
bills is expected in the Senate. Thetsqtiad of American cavalrymen rrom
Committee will begin'Fqrt Meyer, who invited their new al-.
A. . . . , ' rt .hara their mounts for a jaunt
worx on tne geueiai suan uui mon-,c?i
day and expects to report the bill' by
weanesuay or iuuibu.
Ponfopotiooa rvf nnrtv lpaHora rn ttio
bond bill will begin in the Senate
Monday, so the finance committee, by i
adopting amendments of both, sides,
can cut off long debate
" . tv 'i I
The House Ways and Means Com -
mittoo ni start !itt thic waab.i'iA'toin nf France could not fatnom
! frame the new revenue bill, by which
-
?l,600,O00,000 to ?l,75y,000,000 in new)fragette picKets aruuuu .
war taxes must be raised. t'Iouse.
Some idea of what Uncle Sam's 1 f " v
$7,000,000,000 war bond issue, voted . - w -t f
today, means may be gained by com' .a. Z
noino- i V. V. . yi linT II I AND NOT" IN HOL- w
ux 1115 n niiu tile axxa Liai Well UUlilA i
issues of some of the belligerent na
J tions.
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Germany's first war loan Augult&$
a ini4 m-r.n 1 orn nnn ..i. :.';..
by the Kaiser. America's first waali
V- I n i T W j. I i.lll.lltril llllll J I If-!"!
seven .times greater, than this. -1
-: i r . L - . . .
France s first war
fund totalled
tmtA a. i
sr060.00O.000w It was votad
At v
5, 1914. America's first war issue is '
aiso seven times greater than this ' l
England's firstl war fund, asked by
iuctjcuiiw .wta:avv,uuu.uuu. ir was
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GET BIG WELCOME
Washington Greeted Visiting
Sailors With Great Enthu
siasm and Hospitality.
(By United Press.)
Washington,! April 14, Sailors of
France stormed Washington this after
noon.
A friendly"1 landing1 party from a
French warship "somewhere on the
coast" won its way into the hearts or
jtheir American allies.
Bronzed by the sun and wind of
: , uiuuuvu " j "
M ii j j. 1 o
cirks couldn't see it
). .an nr mnrfi dined in an A ave-
w .
down Pennsylvania ' avenue, while mo
vie men recorded the incident.
Two or me amiauiw B,nui.iiicii, mck-
nj ef 6
the White House grounas ana we.e
lliC? V XAVW W
wrcWmed into the executive offices:-
There was but one strange sigm m
I r - - , il J. XI .imnla ia1nr.
Washington mat iuCBC
They could, not understand -tbe. suf-
"SC I ' " - -.-
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I AND.
(By United .Press)
London, Aprrr 14. Flat denial
:i
46- tliat the Kaiser is in Holland or
is expected there was toade in
. " i.(nMnoHnn pprviTfia Via "3C
German informaUon received via
jt OAHorHam tonight. Benin au
Rotterdam tonight, cerim u- w
vices also declared thereas no
Em-
trutn m rvvvi .o
'peror was gravely, ill.
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ERENGH JAGKIES
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X' A A b A 'A A A A A M Mi
row
n
HARD FOR PEACE
Washington Gets Information
Kaiser is Boosting Move
By Socialists
CONFERENCE HAS -
BEEN DECIDED ON
Great . Britain Makes Counter
Move By Sending Russian
f Idol Back Home to
Thwart Plan
(By United PresarJ
Washington, April 14. Official ad
vices reaching here tonight indicated
that the German government is mak
ing a propaganda move in support of
uie apparent enorc or socialists 10
sway their Russian brethren into a
separate peace.
Working Through Socialists.
London, April 14. Germany may
be working through Socialists for
peace. Despite denials from Berlin,
it was reiterated in dispatches from
Denmark and Sweden tonight that at
least four German Socialist leaders
were cn route to neutral Scandinavian
soil, agitating a conference of Social
ists of other belligerent powers.
Tt. was recalled here that Germany's
particular hope is to effect a move
ment of the Russian Socialists for a
separate peace between the new pro
visional government and Berlin, but
one Stockholm dispatch tonight quot
ed a Swedish Socialist leader, Henin,
as declaring promises had already
been received from German and
French Socialists to attend a peace
conference, agitated primarily by Rus
sian Socialists returning from exile
in Switzerland via Germany. It was
stated that British Socialists rejected
invitations to the conference.
With the idea of heading off any
Russian Socialist peace plan the
movement for which has undoubtedly
been widely exaggerated by Teutonic
scurces a plan was afoot tonight here
o have Prince Kropotkin, the aged
Russian revolutionary leader, return
to the nation which banished him a
quarter of a century ago. Kropotkin
is b'tterly anti-Germany, while being
one of the most radical of Socialists.
He is an idol of the Russian peas
antry and liberals.
Amsterdam dispatches today assert
ed that -German officials had granted
special permission for three Socialists
to accompany Philip Scheidemann,
Reichstag Socialist leader, to make
the journey to Stockholm for a con
ference stamping this, effort with
the government's approval and fur
ther strengthening the belief here the
scheme 'was one of the German -auto
cracy. v
-One of those specially credentialed
Socialists Dr. Adler was mentioned
in Vienna . dispatches received., via
Copenhagen, as having been among
a committee received formally by the
foreign minister of Austria.
THREE DUTCH SHIPS
REACH PORT SAFELY
(By United Press.)
New York, April 14. Three Dutch
ships are in an American port i tonight.
after having been halted by" subma
rines en route across the Atlantic.
throw . overboard 12,000
. , ,m . -7 . .
One was ' attacked January 4th and
cases of fruit and vegetables, destined
flip
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GERMANY TRYING
WITH RUSSIANS
for England. Another was halted Feb.Hne ta the south of Loos. 7
li ana the third Marcn -17. ; in both
the, latter cases the ' submarine - sub
merged before doing any damage' be
cause British patrol boats appeared. ,
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Unable to Withstand The On
rush of The Victorious.!
British Forces
DESPERATE EFFORTS :
TO STEM THE TIDE
Reinforcements Rushed ,to,
Aid of Decimated German"
Columns to No Purpose-r-Lens
and St. ' Quentin in
Flames Hindenbiirg " Line
Broken For Milesi- '. ,
L (By United Pres. - , . )
London,; April 14.TOver 'the -sam
were driven back In by-gone &ces, Brit :
ish troops tonight were ; ramming; the '
Germans baokward In such powerful
thrusts that London began figuring on
a Teutonic retreat to the Belgian bor
der. . - . . ,..';.''"'
Eight miles of the norihernmost end
of the vaunted Hindenburg line hare
been turned by the British drive. Tb?
central point of the new front CamV -brai
Is menaced. The southernmost .
PiVOt point St. Quentin Is within the
grasp of the British-French forces.
Field Marshal Haig poured his forces
out in an unstemmed tide eastward
and northward from the Vimy' ridge,
every wave of encroachment drtrlng
the British nearer to Lens, center of
France's coal industry.
Both St Quentin and Lens were 're
ported in flames the customary Ger
man precaution before evacuation be
ing to burn and destroy everything
possible. -
Around St. Quentin, British forces
today reached Fayet a little over , a
mile to the northwest, while General
Nivelle's French forces redoubled their"
bombardment of. the positions, just a.
trine further distant to the south.
Around Cambrai, British forces
pushed forward around Queant , and ,
Pronville, ten miles distant.
The day's fiercest fighting was at the
northernmost point of this 60-mile
frpnt, where Canadians, eager to add
to their laurels in the taking of the
blood-soaked Vimy ridge, were battling -against
desperate German opposition ,
to the occupation of Lens, ' , -' . . . "
British Pressing' On.
With the British Armies April 14.
British forces were at the outskirts '
of Lens tonight. The ' Germans are
hurriedly preparing for the city's falL.
Canadians, flushed with their splendid
achievement in taking .Vimy ridge,
were ramming ahead, y : V
There were Indications along . the
whole front of the offensive: that the
really great movement in lh6 big drive
was coming. Prisoners' statements in-
dicated demoralization behind' the Ger
man lines. They said several , com
plete German divisions, had literally
been chopped into mince meat by the
slashing blows of Halg's men. Fresh
troops have been hurriedly rushed to
fill the gaps in these. divisions and the.'
German army commanders are desper
ately summoning all their strength -for (
a tremendous effort at stopping the
British drive. , -v rl'
Lens, prize city of industrial France, ,,
was indubitably being evacuated-to-;
day. The prisoners taken near Lens
were authority -for reports that- the
supplies of 'the American relief com
mission concentrated there had been
pillaged and removed the Germans
slowly evacuating and leaving the civil,
inhabitants , without any- food. I . .' ;
The Battle Fifty Miles Lotig. .
London, April 14. Capture of the
city of Lens by General Halg's forces
became more of a certainty '. tdday'
when the town of Lievin, adjoining the
doomed German'' stronghold, was cap
tured. .-.' : v1. '
The British also drove their . wedge
further ' into the vaunted - Hindenburg
The Germans were -again- violently
attacked-along practically the entire
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