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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-21
Witness Claims Methods Of
Company Were Unknown
To Him Personally
HOPES THAT LAWSON
MAY GET new TRIAL
Admits That Ivy Lee Was Paid
To Act As Press Agent
For Corporations

NoShIuBtuu' huy Al-JOnn ~, hOCKe.
feller, Jr,, was excused late this after
noon after being subjected throughout
the day to severe grilling by members
of the federal commission on indus.
trial relations, regarding his connection
with the Colorado Coal strike It was
a severe ordeal for the witness who was.
perspiring freely when he left the room.
At the conclusion of his testimony,
Rockefeller shook hands with Samuel
Gompers and other labor leaders but he
seemed to be glad to get away, During
the examination, Rockefeller was court
eously questioned by Chairman Frank
p Walsh, who, however, did not omit
anything just because it was of an un.
pleasant nature.
Examination In Detail.
Washington, May -Resuming the
stand today before the federal commits
sion on industrial relations, which is
conducting an investigation into the
recent Colorado coal strike, John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., today read another
statement further making clear his po
sitiOn regarding that great struggle.
Chairman Frank p. Walsh, ia his
examination, centered his attention on
the trial and conviction in Trinidad,
Colo, q few weeks ago, of John II. Law
son, one of the leaders Of the Colorado
strike, who was convicted Of murder
The chairman 8 examination was
strongly resented by Rockefeller, who
declared that "the questions were so
framed as TO seek to place me in the
position of appearing to concede that
! have been willfully tampering with
the courts, that / am prepared to in
flnence the course of Justice or that /
entertain position superior TO any
other citizen either before the law or
towards its administrations,
The witness, after repeated questions
regarding the Lawson trial and the
part taken in it by employees Of the
Colorado Fuel X Iron company, said he
hoped the Colorado supreme court
would grant a new trial Of the case,
should material ground be sustained,
Walsh read to the witness letter
written November $, 1913, by l.. NJ,
Bowers, then chairman Of the execu.
tive board Of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company Rockefeller subsidiary IN
which he said, among other things
'W We have been able TO line up all
| the bankers; "thc little cowboy gov.
ernor (Ammons) will be brought to
| time; "pfOhabIy never before was
such pressure brought 10 bear on a
gUGg'"T' on. % ,So "' rig6t oS4 f}omn I"' Of m@ni @
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-21

States Nothing has been heard re-
garding Austria's plans,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-21
lnterns All Italian Males Of
Military Age $4,000
Sent To Camps
ANOTHER ULTTMATUM
MAY GO TO AUSTRIA
Italian MObs AfIame With
Martial Spirit Cheer Pros
peCt OF War
4 \ 4 Il X Il Y 4 u 4 4 y y x \

y y y - y = = = = X X X X y X
x Venice, May 2l.-Austria to.
y day began intcrning all Italian
X males of military ages. Fifty
x thousand boys and men between
x the ages of II and 60 around
X Barbariga, Dignan and Mariana
y were today placed aboard trains
x for concentration camps estab.
x hshed at Carniola and Croatia,
y according to advices received
x here,
X Leading Italians in Pola have
y been arrested while others
y have been terrOrized by Austri.
X an mobs.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-21

Female suffrage, says an old bache'
lor, is caused by scarcity Of husbands.
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Confined on Page siHJ
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The Weather

Ofegoni Tonight
fair cnst showers
west portionj Sat
urday fairs south
~ west winds
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05

bon Quit ourtb Die Ppren Der SdaIe.
Nan 9at iiG Oieien llmitano 81
nube aeinadlt, unO es 1T Elm &as
ten t~onltrNiert iporDen, Ill Den man
@diler fiat unO pann dllG Die Giet
Iest. 8leiben Die lebtsren alti BEN
Grmee oes aaiteHs glatt lie9en. 10
linb lie frildl, erbe6en tie iid) ali Der
ltumpfeH Seite Elm lpetia, 10 lilo
fie 3 5 Sage oft, erbsben iie lid
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.niien lie Den 9ooen gons nm,
ldspimmen lie an Der Sberfla2e. 10
mo lie eatipeber iaui, oSer bod iiters
nGBig alt. an BEN auiten 1T osrt
Stride anb sert ab3uleien, ME Die
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out bic 9ousr Surdaus niat 10

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us 1autigi.e SrtaAd1ung gilt
MI Jlst4l etne gel0ine SieIil9.eIt Der
St.le. DIE <tsre TardDlen ole Uihpe,
ipt.1s ipiieH bus slnlrgea uno rlph
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En.sy:ientsem5unoung dyronl9er Dirt
ietOeis itW tleNadia 9tniegeH. Oapel
pepel lutt 4stDpr. DuB pos YJerp
SintYeiente eUealc iplr Der Wienld
ilur dH OH QmterDeunen pat unp
Dob Oisleilra. lpe belm Nteni1en,
oorr ethe aiueiWelDe ba0en, llh allo
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lliiD ne Dstm ptsrot le1r pOp. Diht
am Saap geiegell, Oh 100 Ole punne
9auiiaiie li9 DetIaoet.
Snslslpe UsoUaa]ten mir BET Pfer,
Den, DE torpertl9 iegr beruntefeetomz
men lrilo, let e5 Dlr9 9roniIpe Srz
nnirnlgsitorangen, purb mangelbats
te UiiIerun9, lei IS 0urd) atute
ErontbeIsen. Gine betannte 8erpa1e
lung ii es, Dap pb Yfsrbe nit Gun.
gen%eai5nHolna nid)t blnlegen. Sei
%Snftren5n, Inter pfl1eRl gtanen Die
Sruineuqe nit Der PreroeIoupe psrz
emit ut. .egeu iiG ole meiiten 9terbe
I'M ent5uHoi4eN Stooium ibrer
SSrallbeit mot hin. sic tuplen lppbl.,
cob tie ttcbt Die STRAIT babetJ lt6 gu
srbeben, le MAIDEN aud bel 8erIuden
gum Seaen 0Ie 8enta1tung, naB lie
Shmer5en empftnoen, oaB ole Ut
mung npd) mebr beeilqt lulrb; paber
!n1cn ie IS. Menn IoIcne perbrdrd)te
Yterbe crit cine getpife Grfdbruns bas
ben, 10 u%nterlaBen le Dag 0inle9eu
Son5, lie Ibiofen pan I'M Sttben,
!pp es 0uh jei.
8elm 6inlegen brnl6en oue Bier
Dc stnen getpunen Ylab. Gmpfinos
iife Yferbe, oeuen rlur EN- lehr enger
Stall sur Yerfigung iteht. smpfinoen
oieien 3rpon9 10 tart, pab ite lisber
gang auf oos Giegen per5idten. Niht
ielten mn6t man bic 8eobadtunq,
nob iln9e Yferbe, Die in boEtsr Sreis
hstt auf Der 8eioe grob gelpproen
1ino. beim 2tuhattelu Die gel9rdRz
tung ibrer 6rsibeit 10 fart smpiin>
oen, pub tie li6 ni4t binleeen.
Bel alien, iteiisn Sieren nerNen
mir allie &eriuAe, lie gum 2egen gu
5etpegeu, dufgeten miiNen. @ir mil :
len lie 10 perbrouhen, tpis ie iinn,
unn tpnnen mir burt lpeiGe Strel,
pdfiir iorgsn, DnB linen pos bisaen
yeben lc beqUem ME mGgiif gemudt
lnlro, DAMMIT ntdlt mod I'm Stall
Stmer5en i'll Den 3ufen sr5eugt lpers
Den, 5unge YfeyDe, Oeuen DER Stall
Nlr fr,mo lit, 6rau9en neiser nibts
ais rulfge iiebepplie 9ebanplung, it
getpObnen lib Damn IN penigen Wo.
aen Oil Den stat u1to ltgen li9 barn
audi bin.
Die 8ortsiie, iueId)e Die HuGelaae
Den Sieren gepdbrt, bepelitsu before
4rbeitstrnft, langeres 2eben uno pa
Ourh 10 sroBe ~petunidre 8ortsiIe fir
ben Seiiser, pob man ii6 Ole Miipe
fir Die S6nffung zines g~eniieenb
groben Ylobes niGt perorieben lallsn
DarI.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05
Triiinng ScS AlterS BON Giern.

Gier iinp teuer, lln6 man pirb
rsdjt oft nit ihnen rbineingeIegt". ga
II IS gut, nab eS cine Sismli6 elm
tadlc Nrt sibt, nift nur lire Site,
lonoeru aud ibr sllter eiRpauOsirei
l~sit3uitelien. IS lit betdnnt, bob
iauie Gier ieiftsr ots gGuher iino
NIB i%nnerGalb zines init @aNer gee
~iiilten @efdBes mad pbeR iteige11, eli
ltsm 2uftbaaon uiht undbntid. is
ergibt lit) NNs aus benz GiutrofHen
Ser G%iiubitun5 uuo oem ginoringcn
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05
aisiss 9fIaasn.

Dab Die rudptlYe oerulmun9 oer
5urdentieie belm pflu9en Don aues,
grcBter AluliS.elt ~, ps,b leoer
prattitHe uartntr. 2pabltno narl
bierSulanbe Iragel ~aussa,tln an elner
mnBigen 5urgelnltie, lote le mu Dem
geipopnli4en auer,taalajsn Sier3s
pflu9e esseben tpsrUeB roun. teit.
hteIt, brlWl liA nsaerblnss IN pe,ter
areiien unieter warmer Oop mmer
mebr Nbie u%eberseaspns Sa9n. oab
mir before Appatats gum Yflusen
beu6tigen, unit e,nen ppllen $rtole
aus Der 8ulturmaBhabme oes Yflus
gems erSielen Su tpnnen. sSn Deullhs
lamb 1T her 9rpBe Bsrt Der o2ieftuls
tur" iAou ieit Snbr5ebnten dlsemelu
anettanm; ole moperne 9e9nIt bat
ibr peitgebeno He9nln9 gslragen
uuo cine Aietae iepr pratliIper uno
l~pertpoler 5ieftuIturpfIiise sur Yer
figung a~siislt. &terSulanoe bat agi
benz neutrality-suspicious. UtalHinsns
martte Der 2ieftulturpflug crit teit
einisen Sahren lein @ri9einen ge-
ma9t. Wir 6siiben lebt Yftugmal9iz
men, Die cine u SOL tiefs 5urae mar
6en unb. nm Die,e 9lrbeit perr,bteu
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lpannt perbeu. Aneeii6ts oieIes sros
fen MrbeitsoufpanSes froueu Gb II
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-Qobnf Iih benn pos iiberbouptg"
Sie,en gmeifIerr 1eien ols Wnlpprt
notbftpheHb Sic mihtioften @orte,Ie.
nsIde Die sieftultur oelpdbrt. qes
nonnt. gs mSoen bnrnod pann ,eibIt
bsurtr;fen M i;h hiefe Sieffultur fir
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wv pi.u"osaig ~ IN 80.
U.n' 'u.l @,H.m a,ahrosn,sn nmr
otm Observation-Disclosures
uaun 1a.rS,, ts,,,sn msns
u%l'9s1paao'a "stp "n,issa4 ~, nnS
OCT Sups" gu ~ paiu,"l,n n amD
9nbelUsm ~" 'N' s'""N"
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ts9allstt' IpnpsiA .s .pl'D aa.g p
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Gen Il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOuUtt
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05
9aS saiaiea ser 8ierSc I'M stc6en

IS sibt cine ganss gtn5abl Sier,,
bic lih bsim Sdlaffn nidt binfegen.
50 1T e. bstannt, baB ole 80ael in
folse Der eissnartisen gaulrt ibrer
@iltomaBsl, ohne fit aasuitreuasu,
Hseno auf ben aefteu f9laisu. Nuob
pen pferoen fdft infoise Oes aaato
milupen Baues Der 8sine bas Gteben
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05

Snde T5 publli. Die pieilipibe
t.siebt iid Las auf ole iiumpfe
Spite bes ges.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05

Drndfebltr. sluf Der
airdtpeib 1errfdte balo frDbiides
&c I iimmeI.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-02-05
E.L.HAFFNER,M N. D,
MO.
+. j. koeIIer.
Sdmieb II. &astmnader
Serrnann, Dtp.

9eriraflr, MD.
Sd hobe has 5hmiepe. rns Bnsea,
moeoe,'Ssldaft OeS Iobn Rapppib, an ses
insFa, ., StraBe 9etnnii uHo peree bejtrebi
,e'n mar he better yirheiien unb @antsna Az
ilelsTn' Sd babe ianse Grinbruus tm
Ylerosbf'hlasep foluoll ,pie i'm Sd,mleoe-
nnn g!'n9erbanomert.
T~armiuo9en. giq9ies. 4Ranurg prsab.
ers, nnn Tarm Y'aidoiucR an SonS ooer
anf ssiellnna Al gHniti9sn peoinaursei
inn 81 an1ehnbartn 9reiiengee,wieTi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
TO RUSH WAR MUNITIONS.
Ex-pvcmirr Balfour on New Brit-
ish Committee.

IoNpoS. April Ij.--l'remier Apuith
announced IN the House of commons to-
day the formation of "a committee under
the craftsmanship "f David l.loy Il
o.. rye. Chancellor Of the ENcheQuT',
t. accelerate the production Of mu-
uitvn- of war and e. &C" thai every
available r,source for their manufacture
is nut Ia immediate use.
~ making the announcement he said
that IN. committees functions viii lie
TO insure the prJmptcst and most "t'i-
cient application of all the available
productive resources Of the country for
the miuuf,cturo and supply Of var mu-
uitioi~ for the army and navy. and
with authority to take all n"Cessar!
steps for that purpose
Acting ON the committee with Lloyd
George will I've cN-premicr \ j. Balfour,
Edwin :. Montagu. Chancellor Of tn"
Iurhy of Lancaster: Harold L Bake,
ember NJ Parliament for the Accr.ng-
tor divisi. n OF Lancashire Arthur Hen
der son. member fur the Barnard Castle
div ision OF Durham Mtjor-,icn. SlI
stanley y Won pouup. Sir Herbert
Ilcwell.u smith. permanent secretary ut
IN. Board ~ TRADE" ana Il representa-
iit. % the Admiralty
simultaneously tn. War office has APP
- 'uted a departmental committee I,
assist in the same object under Tie
Craftsmanship OF Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16

GERMAN IN BELGIAN ARMY :
6spcrt Accused Of LcRdiun Errnrh
BlucjacI.rts Into ambush.

PANS. April la The police have ar
rested another suspected spy. this time
an invaded Belgian grcnadicr named
Pierre Ba.Ncns. who Is charged with
wearing the uniform of the French army
and French military medal without
authority. Inquiries made after his ar
rest induced the presiding Magistrate 10
alter the rharg. to one Of espionage.
Baeyens's identity IL a goorl deal of n
mystery II has brcu learned that he
has travelled recently IN tho districts
around Nancy and l'ont-a Mousson. lie
also visited the principal naval stations.
where hc tried to establish friendly rc-
lations with sailors and soldiers. A
sailor of French submarine. Louis
Pctitalo. has declared that he rocogriz' =
IN RaeNeus II Belgian grrnadier who
offered to guide u party ~ French blue
jackets during the fighting ~ DiNmudc
and then led them into an ambush
Tho police h"l'cv. BaeNonS rs u Ger
man who enlisted IN IN" Belgian army
for purposes Of eSpionag"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
GERMAN SEA RAIDER
GETS FOOD And COAL
Sufficient Supplies Given Tn.
I'll tho kronprinz Sails
or Intcrns.

NoRrorx. Va. April i5--rrovisions
sufncicn, to last four days and enough
coal to supply tho vessel until she either
sails or interns were taken on board .he
German sea raider Kronprlnz Wilhelm
to-day.
The ptovisicrs Included vegetables,
principally spinach and onions. which. II
is said. will bc fed to the ninety-four
persons on board the ship suffering with
be'ibrri These patients, i, was de-
clarcd need food worse than they do
medicine
The kronprinz had eleven inches of
water to-day In an after apartment.
which has been leaking for about two
weeks. Tho vessel will go into dry dock
tomorrow or Saturday. Because 1t ma !.
he necessary to remove several OF her
plates and substitute new ones It is said
that she will get more time to make
iepairs than was given to the Eitrl
Friedrich
capt Thierfeldcr still insists that his
ship will go To- sca as soon as repairs
ar. made He Is said to have obtained
a list of the british and French veg
sells Of the Virginia Capcs waiting for
him.
II think they would rather have my
ship than the Eitol Friedrich he said
with ~ smile
The final step IN making tho intern
mcnt of tho Eitcl Friedrich official was
taken TODAY when all tho ammunition
she had on board Was taken off and
sent to tho Government mtgIzin" At -.
Julien Creek Government officials de-
clincd 10 say how much was removed
fIum the German ship
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
HOLLAND SENATOR
SEES EARLY PEACE
Herman IT. Won Kcl Expects
Negotiations to Be Under
Way in Three Months.

r;ernan II Won Kel. member Of the
Holland Senate. the first Socialist par
lamentary representative to come to
this country since the outbreak or the
war. said yesterday at the Hotel Van
derbilt that the greatest and most infiu-
entail forces are now at work TO bring
about peace among the bellGerent ma
tons.
Il want TO tell the working people and
Socialists i'm the United States said
Herr Won Kel. that the terrible wounds
which the idea OF International socialism
and the world solidarity Of the pro-
letariat suffered during the first weeks
OF the war are beginning TO heal ana
that the working people of the bel
ligerent countries are coming together
again for the purpose OF an International
understanding"
Herr Won kel said he would make a
tour of Japan and at the end OF three
months he expects to be in Europe to
take part in an international peace con-
ference. He said he expects by that
lime the negotiations to end the war,
which he says are now being arranged,
will he in progress
He heartily Endorsed the plans OF the
labor unions to send peace delegation
to Europe, and said:
There is nothing more important
than to work for peace at this time. and
we should do so everywhere and at
every opportunity, IL peace IL TO be or
any benefit OF consequence TO the
masses of the people 1t il the business
Of these masses to he prepared for and
work for such peace
Herr Won tel said in conclusion that
the anti-war sentiment among the Ger
man Socialists which at first was faint.
was daily growing stronger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
JAPANESE EXPLAIN
TURTLE BAY AFFAIR
Presence Of ships and Forces
Due to Salvage Of Wrecked
Cruiser .Asaina.
NO ALARMIN WASHINGTON

wAsurSGroS. April little Admin
istratlon secs no cause for concern IN
the japanese naval operations in Turtle
Ray. on tho coast Of Lower california.
Mexico.
The japanese Embassy authorized to-
day the statement that everything that
Japanese vessels are doing ut Turtle
Ray is In connection with the work
of salving tho wrecked cruiser Asama.
which ran on the rocks there some
months ago .orclals Of the Govern
ment are satisfied that this is the case.
The Navy and state departments are
not without information OF their own
on tho subject United states warships
arr, constantly moving up and down The
coast of Lower California IN conncc-
ton with the patrol of Mexican waters,
and Washington has been IN position
10 know what was Eoirc on. reports
puhlishcd to-day are regarded rs I'M
rue in that they give an impression
Of the situation contrary 10 what Is
understood here to be- correct lhe
Tinted states Government has rot
spokcn to Japan either formally OF
informally regarding activities Of naval
vessels in Turtle Ray. and IT was stated
to-day that 1t II very unlikely thar
Anything will bc said A. long rs the
situation ortinues as al present
I, is not douptcd here thai tho Japa-
ncsc ar. acting with greater freedom at
Turtle BAY than might he the case were
there IN existence - government III
Mexico competent To speak Ia behaIf
OF the maintenance ol Mexican neu-
trality. Ia the absence OF amy MeNi-
can government capable Of dealing with
sach q situation ~ is likely that the
japanese are proceeding with the sal
wage operations n = manner convc'
nient to themselves without being over
particular - to MrNico's possible rights
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
BRITAIN OFFERS
APOLOGY TO CHILE
Expresses Regret After Re-
cciving Protest Against At
tack on the Dresden.
VESSEL NOT INTERNED

1.oNpoN. April 1.-THE British Gov
eminent has offered ~ full and ample
apology" to the Chilean Government for
the sinking on March ~ in Chilean tor
ritorial waters Of the German cruiser
Dresden. the intcrnInent OF which al
ready had been ordered by the Mari
time Governor Of Cumberland Bay
'Juan Fernandez Island) when the
British squadron attacked and sank
her.
The Government has issued the corro-
spoudcncc from the chilean Government
tearing upon the incident. II 4. in the
FORM ~ protest. The chilean Governs
ncnt says that the Dresden went into
the harbor At san Juan Fernandez and
asked for eight days In which TO make
repairs. The Governor Of the harbor
refused ard ordered the Dresden to
leave within tweuty-four hours or face
the alternative Of iuternmcnt
The Dresden ovcrstayed its allotted
time and the Governor notified i,s com
mander this his cruiser was informed.
Meantime he was sending the news to
tho mainland when tho Glasgow and
he Kent arrived and opened nrc on the
Dresden, which starIghtwpy ho.trd "a
nag OF truce. When the Glasgow dc
'nanded 'he prcsden's surrender. how
ever. her captain blew hc- up.
The Chilean Government complains
that serious offence was committed
aga her sovereignty. especially In
view OF the friendly way in which the
British ships. the Glasgow and Kent.
had been treated In Chilean waters. and
! asks for satisfaction.
Sir Edward Grey has replied for the
Government. saying that he greatly re-
GREETED that any cause has arisen for
complaint by tho Chilean Government.
The British Government is now .n
y secession If fun account OF the &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
TOOK LES EPARGES
y AFTER FOUR DAYS
eyewitness" Describes Fierce
Bsyonet Charges by Which
French Won Heights.
FOUGHT IN DEEP MUD
s..e.n, cnhi, nsspnfch 70 tn. srN


p,e,s, April 15.--An Eyewitness
,..,1p,lon OF the operations which led
~ IN. CAPTURE OF the crest OF the hill at
"a. Eosrges on April "a strong posi-
,,o, held nv the Germans since Septem-
~, U-was given out by the official
,,.s bureau tonight. The report fol-
lows:
lies Eparres crest forms a spur 1900
yards long at an altitude OF 1850 feet
and Ia q tremendously valuable point
far observations. commanding as II does
the immense plain OF Woevre and the
b.ish'. Of the Meuse. Throughout their
occupation the invaders were able TO
command the French roads with artil-
,.ry and 10 watch every movement Of
the French troops The French victory
means that this valuable advantage has
PASSED TO their side.
THE Germans had strongly fortified
,hs,r positions on the crest and had dug
several lines of trenches on the spur.
They had sixteen batteries u heavy
check French advance. The defending
force numbered whole division Of the
fnost German troops. With five battal.
ions NJ pioneers and machine guns from
lie,s and srest number OF bomb
throwers