91-C3 Year In Advance
"FOR QOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
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VOL. XXVIH. PLYMOUTH, H. C, FBIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918 11
AMERICANS RAID
GERMAN TRENCHES
DESTROY THEIR DEFENSES AND
PICK UP MUCH WAR
MATERIAL.
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LIST OF CASUALTIES
SPENCER S. W00O
MADAME DE MEN0CAL
GOVERNOR B
uLUnUHni UrmLII
IS NOW IN F
NO LONGER ISSUED
N STRONG AD
ONLY FEW AMERICANS LOST
American Batteries Leveled German
Trenches Before Infantry Made At
tack. Use Gas Shells Effectively.
American initiative has asserted
itself on the Lorraine front in France.
Three savage raids on the German
lines have been made by the Ameri
cans, who succeeded in reaching the
second line o enemy trenches before
ordered to return. During their stay
in German-held territory they destroy
ed craefully built defenses and pick
ed up much war material.
The American artillery ably assist
ed the infantry in the operation. A
heavy brarage fire was laid down in
front of the.advancing Americans and
the Germans had fled before the wave
of infantry reached the hostile posi
tions. Ater the Americans had been
in the German trenches for a few
minutes, the German barrage fire was
loosed on them, but . the American
guns answered shot for shot, and si
lenced a number of batteries. The
American artillerymen used gas shells
with good effect. Near Toul the
American heavy guns have been in
action.
Three riads on the British lines
have been attempted by the Germans
in the Armentieres sector, but the
British, in spite of a heavy fire, frorm
the enemy's heavy guns, repulsed the
Teutons. The fighting has spread along
the Flanders front, the Ypres and
Passchendaele sectors figuring in the
ofTicial reports. The activities of the
contending armies have spread farther
south, encounters near St. Quentin be
ing mentioned for the first time in
recent weeks'.
WILSON EXTENDS SYMPATHY
TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE
Pledges Any Aid Possible in Driving
Out Autocracy.
Washington. On the eve of the
gathering at Moscow of the Russian
congress of Soviets, which is to pass
Judgment on the. German peace ac
cepted by . the bolsheviki at Brest-Li-tovsk,
President Wilson has sent a
message of sympathy to the Russian
people through the congress, with a
pledge that the United .. States will
avail itself of every opportunity to
aid them in driving out autocracy and
restoring Russia to her place in the
world with complete sovereignty and
independence.
The President's message, telegraph
ed to the American consul general at
fcr.-..... s j i ,m
rayatuw iur ueuvery, iouows:
"May I not take advantage of the
meeting of the congress of the Soviets
to express the sincere sympathy which
the people of the United States feel
for the Russian people at this mo
ment when the German power has
been thrust in to Interrupt and turn
back the whole struggle for freedom
and substitute the wishes of Germany
for the purpose of the people of Rus
sia. Although the government of the
United States, unhappily, is not now
in a position to render the direct and
effective aid it would wish to render,
I beg to assure the people of Russia
through the congress that it will avail
Itself of every opportunity to secure
for Russia once more complete sov
ereignty and independence in her own
affairs and full restoration to her great
role in the life of Europe and the mod
ern world. The whole heart of the
people of the United States is with
the people of Russia In the attempt to
free themselves forever from auto
cratic government and become the
masters of their own life.
(Signed)
"WOODROW WILSON."
RAILWAY LOSE MAIL
SUITS FOR $40,000,000.
Washington. The attempt of the
railroads to recover from the govern
ment $40,000,000 under the old system
of weights compensation for transport
ing mails was defeated in the court of
claims. The court reaffrmed a for
mer decision in favor of the govern
ment The court also held for the
government in the suits of New Eng
land railroads who claimed extra pay
for transporting parcel post.
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Spencer S. Wood Is one of the for.
tunate officers of the American navy
who have just been advanced from the
rank of captain to that of rear admiral.
TALK OF OFFENSIVE DWINDLES
TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE
MENTS OF THE ARMY RUN
NING ON SCHEDULE.
Great Battles May Not Materialise in
West This Month Generally
in April.
Washington. Troops and supplies
for General Pershing's forces now are
moving to France on schedule time, it
was learned on high authority. While
figures may not be published it was
stated positively that transportation
requirements of the army are being
met by the shipping board, and the
immediate situation as to ships was
described as satisfactory.
In view of this assurance that the
United States will be able to main
tain its place as a fighting unit on
the battle 'front, reports from the
western front are being scanned more
eagerly than ever by officers here for
the first signs of the 1918 campaigns.
It Is felt strongly that the opening of
major operations in what President
Wilson has predicted will prove the
decisive year of the great war will
not be much longer delayed.
Mud, has been the determining fac
tor of many previous western front
operations. So long as the ground is
soft with the winter's rains, it is im
possible to move forward great guns
and necessary transport trains- to
support an advancing line. Even in
Flanders, however, indications this
year are that the ground will harden
early in spring, permitting either side
to undertake the enterprises planned.
In April Heretofore.
In previous years, April has seen
offensive operations set in motion by
the allies. For that reason many offi
cers here seem to anticipate raiding
and miner assaults before the middle
of next month will show in themselves
that the ground is being mapped, in
formation obtained and local strategic
advantages established by one side or
the other in preparation for a great
effort.
To others it appears probable that
no offensive will be undertaken on
any considerable scale before May 1.
They form that view on reports that
the French offensive in 1916, started
in April, proved to be at least two
weeks early. The guns and trans
ports could not be brought forward
to consolidate all the ground the
froops were able to wrest from Ger
man control.
MORE U-BOATS DESTROYED
THAN GERMANY BUILT
In December, Is Statement Given Out
at Washington.
Washington More submarines were
destroyed by the allied and American
naval forces in December than Ger
many was able to build during that
month, according to information that
reached Washington. This fact devel
oped In discussions of the statement
made to parliament by Sir Eric C.
Geddes, first lord of the British admi
ralty, that the submarines were be
ing checked.
HIS VISIT TO FRENCH SOIL 18
PURELY MILITARY AND NOT
DIPLOMATIC.
EAGER TO GO FOR SOME TIME
Thinks Trip Will Better Fit Him for
Meeting the Many Needs of Gen
eral Pershing.
Paris. The American secretary of
war, Newton D. Baker, has arrived at
a French port:
Washington. Upon hearing of Sec
retary Baker's safe arrival in France
through the Associated Press dispatch
from Paris, the war department an
nounced that the secretary's visit is
purely military and not diplomatic,
and is for purposes of inspection and
personal conferences with military of
ficials. Mr Baker is accompanied by
Major General William M. Black, chief
of engineers; Lieutenant Col. M. L.
Brett and Ralph Hayes, his private sec
retary. .
No official report on the secretary's
arrival had been received. The de
department issued this statement:
Sailed February 27.
"A cable dispatch from Paris to
the Associated Press announces the
arrival at a French port of the secre
tary of war.
"For some time Secretary Baker has
desired to visit the , headquarters of
the American expeditionary forces.
He -sailed from an American port
about February 27.
"Secretary. Baker has not determin
ed the length of time he will remain
in France but his stay will be long
enough to enable him to make a thor
ough inspection of the American forces
abroad and to hold important confer
ences with American military officers.
"It ia expected that not only will
Secretary Baker visit the American
headquarters, hut his inspection tour
will cover construction projects, in
cluding docks, railroads and ordnance
bases, now under way back of the
Amerian lines.
"The secretary's visit is military and
not diplomatic. It is essentially for
the purpose of inspection and personal
conference with military officials.
Secretary Baker plans to spend a
brief time in France, inspecting in
person the concrete results already
achieved in the efforts of his depart
ment to place in the field this year
an army that will be a factor in the
campaign. On the eve of his depart
ure, Mr. Baker told members of the
press who had been in the habit of
seeing him every day that he did not
expect to be away for any considerable
length of time.
The secretary and his party left
Washington without any other at
tempt to conceal their movements
than a request that the press refrain
from reporting his departure. The
newspapers again worked in hearty
co-operation to make the journey as
safe as possible from German subma
rines for the party. No hint of the
trip has been printed.
I : J
This photograph of the beautiful
wife of the president of Cuba was tak
en a few days after she had completed
the task of raising a cash fund of $V
000,000 for the equipment and main
tenance In Franoe of a hospital to be
manned exclusively by Cuban physU
clans and nurses.
NEXT DRAFT IS DELAYED
THOUGH MANY MEN WILL BE
CALLED OUT DURING
THE YEAR.
TORNADO TAKES TOLL
OF LIVES WRECKS HOMES
Lima, Ohio. Five persons are
known to be dead, several other are
reported killed, scores are injured,
scores of homes were completely or
partly demolished and hundreds of
barns nad outbuildings were razed by
the tornado which traveled across
nortwest Ohio. Estimates of property
damage was one to five million dollars.
No serious damage was done In any
of the larger cities, most of the de
struction having been reported from
country districts. The tornado began
in Vanwert county, on the Ohio-Indiana
state line, and traveled in a
northeasterly direction, lessening In
intensity until it died out east of Tif
fin. Towns suffering the most were
Vanwert, Middlepoint, Convoy, Lima,
Deshler, Hamler, Continental, Ottawa,
Findlay Napoleon, Holgate, Miller City
and Tiffin.
SAYS WE TALK TOO MUCH
INSTEAD OF GETTING TO WORK.
Daytona, Fla. America's reasons
or entering the war were outlined by
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall,
In an address here before the com
munity forum in which he criticised
Americans for "talking too much in
stead of getting to work and winning
the war. Dont talk about what you
are going to do after the war," he.
said, "but talk about winning it. I be
lieve I am about the only man who
Van ailont.
Announcement Expected to Outline
Manner of Filling Present Organiza
tion to Full Strength.
Washington. While a largs number
of men will be called out during the
present year to fill up tno army and
complete Its organization, it was learn
ed that war department plans do not
call for the creation of any additional
divisions in 1918. The announcement
concerning the second draft expected
soon from Provost Marshal General
Crowder may outline the manner in
which less than 1,000,000 men prob
ably not much in excess of 800,000
are to be summoned gradually dur
ing the year to complete the existing
organizations.
Delay in the announcement as to
the next draft is understood to be due
to uncertainty as to which method of
alloting quotas to the states is to be
followed. The senate already has
passed and the house military com
mittee has favorably reported an
amendment to the law to base the
quota on the number of men in class
1, instead of upon the total registra
tion of a state. This change is re
garded as certain to be made, but to
avoid further delay schedules of al
lotments under both systems have
been prepared at Provost Marshal
General's office ready to go out as
soon as final action is taken.
As to the date of the second draft,
members of Congress from agricul
tural sections have been practically
assured that no withdrawal of men,
from civil life was contemplated which
would embarrass harvesting. It has
been indicated, however, that a rela
tively small number of men must be
called to the colors prior to June 1
and the process may start In April,
when equipment, clothing and quar
ters will be available. The men are
needed to fill up to full strength divi
sions slated for early departure to
Europe and also for field army and
corps troops nt attached to divi
sions. The replacement detachments
also must go forward at an accelerat
ing rate since American troops are
now actually holding a sector of the
French front and men are being kill
ed or wounded in action every day.,
The completion of the full program
of the war department without creat
ing any additional divisions probably
will absorb In the neighborhood of
600,000 men. The extent to which it
has been necessary to increase ar
tillery quotas throughout the army
and to add special units of all sorts
has surprised every officer and ac
counts for the existing shortages to a
large extent.
INFORMATION COMMITTEE DIS
CONTINUES PRACTICE ON
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
REQUESTED BY GEN. PERSHING
Enemy Able Through This Source to
Gain Valuable Inormation as to
Units in France.
Washington. Issuance of dally lists
of casualties among the American ex
peditionary forces was discontinued by
the public information committee as
the result of an order of the war de
partment under which the names of
next of kin and the emergency ad
dresses of soldiers whose names ap
pear on the lists hereafter will be
withheld. The official explanation is
that the purpose of the order is to keep
information of value from the enemy.
On being informed of the order the
committee took the position that long
lists of men killed or wounded would
be worthless to the newspaper corre
spondents without the addressses and
a notice was issued advising the press
that in future all Information regard
ing: casualties must be obtained from
the war department. At the adjutant
generals' office it was stated that the
lists would continue to be sent to the
committee and would be available
there.
While the disagreement between
the committee and the department
probably will be straightened out soon
so that the "expurgated" lists may
be made available to all who desire
them, the purpose of the department
to withhold the addresses apparently
Is unalterable. Acting Secretary
Crowell said the order was issued at
the urgent recommendation of Gen
eral Pershing and that it would be
permanent. Both Mr. Crowell and Maj
General Barch, acting chief of staff,
declared that the purpose was to close
up a channel through which the enemy
might obtain valuable information, and
both disclaimed any intention of seek
ing to conceal heavy casualty reports.
' "You may say for me," said General
March, "that the war department has
not and will not hold up a single name
for an instant longer than it takes to
get it out.
PLENTY OF "BRAINLESS"
. DAYS SAYS SENATOR REED
FIVE MILE DRY ZONES
ORDERED BY DANIELS
Washington. Five-mile dry zones
around the seven permanent naval
training stations and camps, irrespec
tive of whether, there is an incorpo
rated city or town within those lim
its, was ordered by Secretary Daniels.
Other orders may be issued later
Says We Will Soon Come to Bread
Cards if We Leave it to. Hoover.
Washington. Strictures on govern
ment price-fixing and the activities of
the food administration monopolized
one day's eession of the senate.
Led by Senator Reed, of Missouri,
Democrat, a group of senators of both
parties made the attack. Charges that
a general policy of fixing prices for
farm products, not authorized by the
food control law, is being instituted,
were made by Senators Reed and, Bo
rah, who said the licensing power of
the law was being so used that its
actual result Is an unauthorized price
fixing program.
In a four-hour speech teeming with
bitter criticism, Senator Reed also de
nounced the fuel administration, as
serting that Administrator Garfield
had not told the truth regarding re
sults of the coalless days' order,
which he described as a "lockout" of
certain eastern industries.
Senator Wolcott. Democrat, of Dela
ware, said Mr. Hoover had denied
adoption of a farm produce price
fixing plan, disclaiming authority, but
he and other senators insisted that
acts of the food administratino, par
ticularly under Its wholesale and re
tail dealers' licensing power, was hav
ing that effect In actual practice.
"We would not have had so many
meatless days if there had not been
so many, many brainless days," Sena
tor Reed declared. "A few more acts
of the fod administration, . and we
will have bread tickets. I believe the
efficiency of the United States has
been reduced 20 .per cent by
ignorant interference with business
methods."
RETAIL PRICE OF COAL
30 CENTS TON LOWER
Washington. An average reduction
of 30 cents a ton in the retail price
of all anthracite coal sold for domes
tic use between April 1 and Septem
ber 1, was announced by the fuel ad
ministration, together with regulations
governing the retail distribution of all
coal for the year beginning the first
of next month. The rules are designed
particularly to prevent hoarding and
insure the filling of a.H domestic needs
for next winter during the summer.
DECLARES DOUBLE
OF MORALITY DAKf
NATURE KEEPS
hold sixth 'mm
Hia Addreas Before Co
Social Service Win
Commendattetj
"The double standard f
damnable. The colossal
ages is the belief that a
against his body, and the!
and wipe it all out with
tear. He can't do it.
books, and with a heavy
every debt contracted by
In the economy of natur
pardoning power; we- t
mercy beyond the grave;
none."
So declared Governor 1
ing Before the North Cai
ence for Social Service, 1
ing "State and Nations
Expressing the belief tfc
of the Conference is t
rather than to confine i
realm of purely academ
Governor Bickett spoke i
the shoulder in langutf
not be misunderstood, h
ing the outstanding featu
day of the Conference.
For one of the few tlx
reer the Governor reaf
from carefully prepared
delivering the words' a
impressive forcefulness.
audience sat tense in ail
until the round of appla
ed his conclusion. He
"The Athenians were
people In their foadaess
The Israelites revealed d
acter common to mank
shifted their religious
cause as a war meaaur
zninistrator ordered tk
tate manna for. onions
the presence of discois!
appointments it is hard
nations to hold to the
sources of power and
and the lame yesterday,
ever. To power add Jot
wholesome efficiency,
source of this combined
force is the home build,
of God and on the una
bounded love of a go
good woraa.n. : The ai
hope, the sword and th
ill cation are found In
" 'The wee cott and the
The love and the smilii
"Destroy or in any we
power and the joy of
the devil win find a wf
his touch.
"The moat powerful
man to be clean and st
do his level best is tl
and perfect faith of tit
walks by his side, and
in the life of the wot
such perfect love and
Such faith, like mercy.
It blesses the woman
and the man who ii
Whatever tends to c
justify this boundless 1
less trust, this relatio
helpfulness, and mutu
between the man and
the head of the home p
motes personal and pi
Any fact or fancy, rea
tlon, that tends to disci
relation ana sena cue
woman along separate
of happiness or of the
est expression of the
mines the foundations
love of law, and is cos
Double Standard
"Every child has a
to be the final expres
love, and not a mere
heartless convention.
the purity, physical
namics of those wh
vows fix the measu-
ultimately of a nf
The double stand.i
damnable. '
State Conventiovt
The Democratic Stf
will be held in Raleia
April 10, according ttf
the Democratic State
mittee in session herr;
session itself was a e '
and except? for the ad;
changes in the "?:n j
made njecsgary ' by ti,
the meeting was davr:
tlriS'of selecting dit
county and State con
30 was determined nr
for the precinct meet