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The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-22
BATTLE WHICH MA Y DECIDE
 THE WAR NOW IN PROGRESs

tion in which they captured Con nelieu. scoring all advance of about mile toward the German lines.
 East of Courcy the French con. timed their thrust toward the Bri- mont plateau, one of the chief ob- stacles m their advance.
 Turkey is rep ported in semlofficial adv.ccs from Constantinople received at Amterdam to have broken off rela- tions with the United States.
 Two possibly three, of five Ger man destroyers that attempted a raid upon Dover, England, were sunk by two vessels of the British patrol Fri day night. the engagement lasting only five minutes. Tse British losses were slight.
 Two Belgian relief steamers. the Kongsli and the Rinehorn, have been sunk. The Kongsli carried coco tons of wheat,
 Paul N. Milukoff the Russian for eign minister, says that Russia needs most from the United States money, railroad rolling stock and ammuni. titn. Russia, he declares, has plenty of men, but lacks adequate transpcr- tation facilities and ammunition. The political situation in Russia, accord ing to the foreign minister, has i'm. proved greatly and labor troubles are disappearing.
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Presidents Army Bin
 Introduced i1 Senate
Chairman Dent, of House Commit tee. Offers Explanation for
 His Opposition.

Washington. April 21-President Wilson's fight to organize a wartime army in accordance with tho advice of the war department and the army general staff will begin in earnest Monday in both houses of congress
 In the senate today the administra- ton bill supported by Senator Cham. berlain, chairman of the military committee and majority of his om- mittee associates was started formal. ly on its way to vote. There was some debate, parliamentary tangles were disposed of and the way cleared for uninterrupted consideration of the measure
 In the house both the majority and minority reports were made from the military committee, and the bill will come up Monday with Representative Kahn, ranking Republican, leading the committee minority's fight for the ad. ministrations plan unamended, while Chairman Dent. heading the majority of the committee directs the oppott
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Washington, April 2l,-Thc firat Amer can offering Of war securities i'll any form, $2O0. 100000 in treasury cer- tificates, has been heavily over subscribed
 How great the orer~ubscription IS officials were unable to say tonight as many of the banks before which the offer had been placed informally through the federal reserve board had not been heard from. The certificates were offered on'y to financial institq- tions. The response, officials believe presages patriotic outpourng or funds to an extent unparalleled in the history of any nation when the five billion dollar issue ts placed be- fore the general pubic.
 Offerings of the certificates was made informally because the seven billion dollar finance measure IS not
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British and French Are rlOV-I ing With One Accord Along the Entire Battle Front.
French Keep Up Their Smashing For ward Movement and Have Taken Since Last Monday Over B, ,00O Pris- oners and Captured 330 Larger Than Machine Guns.

Scarpe the Germans were driven back.
 The British, after a weeks attack, eased up a few days ago, giving way to the French, who started in Mon. day with a magnificent rush. pushing back the German front, as much as four miles in some places. all along the Atsne and we'll into the Cham pagne region. Within the last day or two, however, they have also let down somewhat in the intensity and scope Of their attack
 Now both armies seemingly are again ready for a renewed attack. if indeed they have not already begun it. The signs were not wanting in Saturdays German official statement
 Friday afternoon strong artillery firing was commenced along the whole River Aisne front and also in the Champagne. said the Berlin com munication. Fr m this the assump- tion seems warranted that the French guns are blazing way for the in. fantry with a b mbardmeut of drum fire intensity.
 The whole front of the French offensive movement is included with in this field. and the infantry at tacks seem not unlikely to be resum. ed along the entire line. Should a break be effected by General Nivelle at any one of the numerous danger points for the Germans on this front, something apprc aching a disaster for them would result, inc effect of which would be a far enforced retirement.
 A Berlin report also indicates that they are about to resume their drive in the Arras battle. All the way from Loos north to Lens. down f. the Arras -Cambrai railway line. the Brit ish guns began to increase the in tensity of their fire Friday, the Ger mans announce
 The northern end of the linden burg line it-may be judged, Is about to suffer another hammering British and French, indeed. may be ready to make a combined attack at each end of the line simultaneously in de. termined effcrt to roll il up.
 British headquarters reports $ movement toward Cambrai in an ac-
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Washington, April 21.--A bitter in dictment of German brutality in the deportation of conquered Belgians for forced labor, written from behind the German lines by Brand Whitlock, American minister 10 Belgium. was made public tonight by the state de- partment. It came in a confidential report last January, when the United States was yainly protesting to Der. lin against the treatment or the help. less people, but the department did not dare publish it at that time, or until Mir. Whitlock was safe on French scil
 The report begins with story of what happened immediately after the German army oyerran Belgium, of ar engagements by the Belgian govern ment to continue the wages of civil ians thrown out of work and of the conquerors' determination to put these men to work for them.
 "In August, Von Hindenburg as appointed to the supreme command, !" says the report "He is said to have criticised Won Bissihg's policy as too mild; there was quarrel, Won Bliss. ing went to Berlin to protest, threat ened to resign, but Gid not He re. turned and German official here said that Belgium would now be sub iect 10 a more terrible regime and would learn what war was. The prophecy has been yindicated
 "The deportations began in October in the Etape at Ghent and at Bruges. The policy spread the Dutch indus. trial districts of Hainaut, the mines and the steel works ab2ut Charlerol were next attacked, now they are seizing men at Brabant, even in Brus-
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even predictions of the civil authori. ties that the policy was about to be abandoned As by one of the ironies of life the winter has been more excessively cold than Belgium has ever known it, and while many were adequately protected against the cold many of them were without oyercoats. The men, shivering with cold and fear, the parting from weep ing wives and children, the srsr0ari.- ties of brutal uhlans. all this made the scene a piteable and distressing
 The rage, the terror and despair excited by this measure all over Bel. gum were beyond anything we had witnessed since the uay the Germans poured into Brussels. The delegates of the committee for relief in Bel gium returning to Brussels told
 most distressing stories of r.
 of cruelty and sorrow atte e seizures. And daily, hourl Jst, since that time appalling stc. es have been related by the Beligians coming to the legation. It is impossible for us To verify them; first, because it Is necessary for ns 10 exercise all pos sible tact in dealing with the subject at all. and, secondly, because there ie po means Of rommunica tion ba- tween the occupations Goblet and the Etapyen Goblet
 "The we'll known tendency of sen- sational reports to exaggerate them selves, especially in time of war and in a situation ib9 that existing here with no newspapers to serve as daily clearing house for all the rumors that
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Washington, April 21.-Foreigr Minister Balfour and the other mem bers of the commission sent tC America by the government of Grea Britain are expected to arrive il Washington at o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon cn a special train.
 The landing of the distinguished party on this continent was announced today by the state department, ana in a day or two there will be a def mite statement concerning the series of great war conferences, for which the commissioners have come and oi the entertainments arranged in their honor
 Word was received today that Sir George Poster, acting prime minister of Canada, and Sir Joseph Pope, un. der secretary of external affairs oi the Dominion, would reach here to. morrow 10 confer with the British officials.
 Secretary Lansing received tonight this telegram from Balfour. sent iu reply tO letter of greeting.
 "Allcw me 10 thank you most cordially for the warm expressions of welcome from the government and people If the United States. conveyed in the letter handed me by the Ameri- can consul at (name of place deleted. } Please convey 10 the president my deep appreciation of their friendly sentiments, and tell with what great pleasure l accept on behalf of mys elf and my mission the generous offer of hospitality made by the president on behalf of the nation.
 May l add an expresslan of tle profound satisfaction with which l find myself on American soil at this crisis in the history of the world"
 There will be little ceremony in the greeting of the visitors at the railroad station tomorrow. The presence of a cavalry esccrt will <rve the incident an official aspect, but it is expected that the meeting of Great Britain's representatives and those of the United States will be simple. Secre tary Lansing will be accompanied by Counsellor Polk, assistant Secretary Phillips Colonel Harts, military aide to the president and the officials who have been detailed to serve as aides to the nations guests
 Austom1biles will be waiting at the private door of the presidential room Two troops of the Second cavalry vii escort Mir. Balfour and his party, ac compauied by Mr Lansing. to the residence prepared for them.
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ton. urging trial of a volunteer sys- tenn before resortlng to selective draft
 The minority report signed by eight members of the committee rested for authority on a letter from Secretary Baker to Chairman Dent, declaring the opinion that ''any compromise on the departments plan would be at. tended by unfortunate results.r
 The majority deliberations signed by Chairman Dent and II others says in part:
 "rhe bill authorizes, but does not direct, the president to issue call for volunteer army of 500,000 In the first place and of an additional force of 500,OO0, if necessary. Under the law now in existence.
 The bill further autI$rizea tba president to proceed at ouce with tha registration of all mai@ citizens ha' tween the ages of q and 40 as nra yided in the plan of the war denar. CONTINUED ON PAGE STEVEN
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sALFoUR GIVES OUT INTERVIEW

With the Balfour Party, April 21.- Great Britains high commissioners to the international war council to be- gin in Washington next week set foot on American soil today and now are on their way to the capital
 Arthur James Balfour, secretary of state for foreign affairs of the em- .pire, formerly premier and often called the dean of the worlds elder states. men, was the central figure of party that included some of Great Britain's most prominent men. With a genial smile playing over his features he con.
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FRENCH CONTINUE THEIR
 VICTORIOUS MOVE
ONE FRENCH COMPANY CAP. TUREO AN ENTIRE GERMAN BATTERY WHICH WAS
 PREPARED TO RETREAT.
tfrom Staff Correspondent of tue
 Associated PressD

tFrom a Staff Correspondent of th,
 Associated PressJ
 On the French Fr mt in France April 2)-Pushing steadily here storming with great dash there. de teating terrific German c-unterat 1 tacks and taking thousands of pri, oners, the French carried their vic torious forward move further today along the entire front from Soissons , to Auberive. Hundreds of thousands of men faced each other in this latest ! battle, wherein skillful attack is met by desperate defense.
 As tine Associated Press core spondeut today observed a section of the battle from the ridge upon which runs CheminDcs-Dames road, branch. ling eastward from the great Mau bouge road. about four miles north ward of Nailly and parallel with the A!snc river, patches each Cf hun i dred prisoners marched toward tae rear across the fields and along the roads to augment the 10000 already officially counted up to April 20 since the engagement began Monday.
 The fact that an entire German ambulance section, together with it's doctcr, vas taken in one haul of pris- oners dem nstrates the rapidity Of the action of the French troops, as these sections always operate behind the first fighting line. One Frenca company got so far forward that il cut off and captured an entire Ger. man battery which had limbered up with all the horse teams harnessed to the guns in readiness to retire More than 100 cannon, S me of them as heavy as any taken heretofore, have been captured and many have been destroyed or buried
 Today. for the first time since the French moved from their lines to at tack. the sun shown and the brilliauCe of the weather was reflected on the faces of the troops who were filled with delight ever the change from trench warfare. The men sang in their hivOuacs and marched with a confident swing when ordered for ward The French artillery fire con stitted one continuous roll all along the front and the Germans replied ! heavily, but their guns were forced gradually back
 Possession of Chemin-Des-Ddme ridge gives the occupants eXcellen positions for observation, and tho Germans fought desperately to retain 1 it. They could not however. stay tho
 French progress at several points and their fierce counter-attaGk be tween Allies and Hurtebise wa crushed, despite the fact that the! threw great masses of men agains 1 the advancing French
 The method and care shown by tho French plans strikes the observer Everything goes like clockwork Every man aau gun is ia the propei place at the right mcment Even il
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BITTER INDICTMENT OF GERMAN BRUTALITY MADE
 BY MINISTER WHITLOCk
One Deed So Cruel That Even the Ger man Soldiers Are Said to Have
 Wept in Its Execution.

After Hindenburg Was Appointed to the Su preme Command the Cruelties That Had Been Practiced on the Belgian People Became More Severe--Report Which is Now Given Out Was Made to President Wilson Last January
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 artillery fighting 5etweon the Sommc and the Oise, particularly south of 5t Quentin, is reported in the 0fficia communication issued by the wal office tonight,
 The number of German prisoners taken by the French and British troops since the beginning of the present operations is placed at more than 33,e0O and the guns at &30.
 One of the biggest battles of the war, possibly of a decisive nature. is in progress in northern France
 While the artilleries of the French ahv British armies continue to hurl thousands Of projeclilos int9 the Ger man lines from Lens 10 east of Anherive, in Champagne, the entente forces have repulsed countera-ttacks and made progress at some points.
 The artillery activity is reported most intense near Arras, south of St. Quentin. and in the Aisne and Cham pagne fronts in regions If Soiss ns and Rheims
 During the two weeks of the Anglo French offensive on the center of the battle line in France the Germans lost more than 33,O00 prisoners and 350 guns larger than machine guns. MOIs day of each of the list two weeks has seen the beginning Cf a new often. sve by enc of the entente armies, and the heavy artillery duels of the last two days may be the Gorerunner of new thrust against the battered German lines
 Gradually the French adyanCed to. ward the Chcmin Dcs Danes, the road from Fort Malmaison 10 Hurte. bise and paralleling the Aisne ana on Saturday they made progress north of Sancy. French barrage fire broke up four German attempts to attack rth of raye-endaonnois.
 In Champagne only artillery actiy- ity is reported.
 British artillery repulsed a German attempt to recapture the village of .Gonnelieu taken by the British Fri 'aaS night. Northwest of Lens the British push d forward, and east of Fa9poux along the north bank of the
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POINT AT WHICH THE CoMMIs. MISSION LANDED IS KEPT SECRET FROM THE
 PUBLIC.
WILL REACH WASHI NGTON
 THIS AFTERNOON

Party Is Met by Representatives of the State Department and the Com mission Became the Guests of the
 United States-Specia Train Has Been Waiting for Party Five Days.
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A FOR RENT AID WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to me classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad in the Sentipel-Record is almost sure to bring you a customer
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13
Still Waiting For ODert Act
THIRD VICTIM Of
THE CHILD PLAGUE
Clara Elizabeth Cunning
ham Died Early This
Morning.

Clara Elizabeth Cunningham, second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T.
Cunningham. died this morning short.
ly after one o'clock at the home OF
her parents on Rhea Terrace, after an
illness from infantile paralysis. She
had been Ill for week and on Satur-
day developed symptoms of paralysis.
A specialist, DIR. Freeman. from New
York, and DR.. w. H. McComas, of Oak.
land, Md. were summoned here to con.
suit with local physicians and the dis
case was pronounced to be paralysis.
Her condition was recognized to be
very critical.
Elizabeth was aged five years and
eleven M nths. her birthday anniver-
sary falling on March IL. She was
bright, attractive child and favorite
among wide circle OF acquaintance.
Her death following within three days
Of that Of her baby brother whose
death occurred Saturday night, brings
Unreasonable sorrow to the parents
and relatives. Two other children,
Jane and Joan, survive.
This evening at five o'clock briel
funeral service will be conducted on
the porch at the Cunningham home by
DR.. j. G. Broomfield and the body will
be inferred in Woodlawn cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13
NEW WEAPON
SHORT Of WAR1O
USE ON GERMANY
Would Aid Britain and
France to Convoy Their
Commerce.
AND PATROL OUR WATERS
Senator Salisbury, Member
of Foreign Relations
Committee Drafted 1t.
tny AssocIated presal

WASHINGTON Feb. 1S.-A bill d.
rected against ruthless submarine war.
fare and proposing to open ports hsr.
bors and waters of the United States
in time of war ships or vessels Of
belligerents against whom such war.
fare is waged was introduced today
by Senator Salisbury of Delaware
president pro tempore of the Senate
and the member of the Foreign Rela.
lions committee. At his request II
was referred to the committee.
The bill is entitled ian act TO dis
courage the violation Of international
law on the high seas" "This meas.
ure" said Senator Salisbury may en-.
able the government without a de
claration of war to assist In prevent.
ing violations of international rights
at sea by giving assistance TO those
engaged in abetting an unrecognized
and unwarranted system of warfare.
1t is step that may be effective 10
e present international crisis with.
out declaration Of war on our part"
Other senators nointed out that the
bill would permit the United States
to give aid to the Entente allies as long
as the German submarine Campaign
is maintained without anv further &C.
ton by Congress giving the President
authority to use armed forces OF the
nation to protect American seamen
and property on the seas.
There was no discussion Of the bill
in the Senate although many sena.
tors after its introduction pointed out
that in the present situation the meas.
ure would open the ports of the Unit
ed tates to British French or other al
lied war ships conveying merchant yes
sells and also would enable beIliger-
ents to patrol the waters Of the United
States freely in a campaign against
German raiders.
Senator Salisbury would not say
whether the bill had been discussed
with the administration but It was
understood that 1t might prove &C.
ceptable as measure short OF war de-
signed to curb ruthless submarine war
fare.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13
BRITISH DRIVE ON
BAPAUME SLACKENS
Germans Have Taken the
Offensive in the Monas-
tic Theatre.

While the military activities along
the Franco-Belgian front where the
British are fighting their way toward
Bapaume have slackened somewhat,
there has been an increase Of the i'm.
portance of the operations in several
of the other war areas. SIN .Afacedania
the Teutonic forces have taken the
offensive In the Monastir region. To-
days German army headquarters state.
ment announced the capture of En-
tente hill positions east of Paralovo
in the bend Of the Cerna and several
camps in the rear of this point. Near.
ly 100 Italians were taken prisoner and
five machine guns captured.
Another vessel has been added to
the list of victims of the German sub.
marine blockade the Norwegian motor
vessel West, presumably a new mer-
chant ship of unknown tonnage as she
is not listed in tie latest records avail.
able.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13
Y.M.C.A.WOMAN'S
BRANCH SCORES A
GREAT SUCCESS
One Hundred and Thirty
Eight Memberships Sc
cured First Day.

An almost startling introduction
was given the Woman's department
of the Y. NJ. C. A. yesterday when the
women's teams working in the annual
Red and Blue membership contest re-
ported total of 1873 memberships the
first day. From the prospects they
have lined up the women are confident
that membership of between five and
seven hundred will be enrolled at the
start of the department.
The red lights twinkled on top Of
the building last night, indicating that
the Reds had drawn first blood. The
tally turned in at the get-together din
ner last night was: Red, 1882; Blue,
LILY. From the size of the teams
working and the success they have al
ready met, 1t is assured that the con-
test will result in more than the num-
Der of memberships that were estimat-
ed could be secured in the city.
With teh approval being given the
new women's department, Fairmont
gets the distinction of being the first
Y. NJ. c. A. in the United States to con-
duct woman's department, providing
for the women to enjoy the full priv
u6B65 VI Luc dS5OCldIlOQ uululub dL
the same time as the men. Already
inquiries have been coming in to the
local secretary from other cities as to
the idea being tried here.
An innovation in the contest was in.
troduced last night when the Traction
company strung red and blue colored
electric globes to form a perfect TRAN
gle of the enter front of the building.
The triangle is the insignia of the as
ISOLATION.
One Of the noticeable features of the
campaign in the women's department,
is the Wilderness of its appeal. From
memberships already secured it is evi.
dent that the woman who drives up in
her limousine will enjoy the reading
room of evenings with the girl who
slips from behind the counter to snatch
little bit of a magazine or dip in
the pool.
The two teams are today working
desperately. and tonight when the reck.
oning is made there will assuredly be
some surprises sprung. At $3.50 din.
ner will be served the working teams
when plans for tomorrow will be orig.
mated.