Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20

commission, headed by former Pre-.
mier Viviani, with Field Marshal
Joffre as it's chief military member
is expected to reach United States
daily.
Germans burning important coal
and manufacturing city of Lens
while British troops enter priced city
and other detachments reach out.
skirts of ST. Quentin. French also
assume offensive and penetrate Ger
man second line in fierce attack at
several points in Alsace.
Senate finance committee ap-
proves $7,0OO,OOO,OO0 war credit
bill and paves way for its passage
Tuesday.
President issues proclamation urg.
ing greatest productivity of soil
published elsewhere in this issue. }
Secretary Of Interior Lane calls at.
tention to millions of acres of gov.
eminent lands open to homesteading
Turkish war office announces that
American gunboat Scorpion, which
has been stationed at Constantinople
since 1908, has been interned.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoc
submits data to congress on various
forms of war taxes. Suggests new
income and excess profits taxes
stamp, liquor, amusement, sugar
coffee. tobacco, soft drinks, freight
and passenger transportation receipts
and automobile taxes and taxation
of many imports now on free list.
w. ]. Bryan visits President Will
son, reiterating his offer Of his SER
vices, and gives out statement later
declaring his intention to support
the government in any war plans 1t
may decide.
Official reports received by gov
eminent indicate that German activi-
ties in Mexico, spreading anti-Amer-
lean propaganda, are increasing.
President Carranza, in address to
Mexican congress, declares Mexico
will maintain strict and rigorous
neutrality.
Austria makes an open and for
nal bid for peace with Russia.
Japan denies presence of German
U-boats in Pacific.
Washington officials intimate a
declaration that the United States
will never make permanent peace
with the government of Germany
"as at present constituted" will fol-
low international war conference.
May wheat touched $3.50 on the
Chicago market today, a mark never
before equaled. -
twenty-five thousand Tacomana
march in big patriotic parade.
e.u Tuesday. April II. s
.nPresident issues proclamation
warning all persons in the United
States. citizens and aliens, that trea-
sonablei acts or attempts to shield
those committing such acts will be
vigorously prosecuted by the govern
n1ent.
French report capture of 10000
Germans in attack on line between
Scissors and Rheims, along q g.
mile front.
Tentative votes in house military
committee discloses majority favor
ing provision for volunteers in army
plans and resort to selective draft II
volunteers lag. The administration,
however. stands squarely on selective
draft system and is apparently conf
dent that eventually both houses
will accept bill as proposed by army
general STAFF.
Governor Lister wires Secretary OF
Interior Lane, proposing immediate
leasing Of 1000 acres of irrigated
land on Yakima Indian reservation.
War brought to the doors OF
United States when German subma-
rine fires torpedo at the American
destroyer Smith 40 miles OF the
Long Island coast early this morn
ing. Torpedo missed and submarine
disappeared. Censorship closed fur
Their details. but 1t is presumed &C
tive search for submarine was un-
dertaken. The Smith is one Of the
vessels in the American coast patrol
feet. Attack occurred in main
steamship line.
Chicago packers. comforting with
Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
offer to turn their industry over to
government and permit the fixing OF
prices. j. Ogden Armour also sug-
gests one meatless day a week as a
means Of conserving Americas food
supply. ,a
Christiana report says Germany rs
shortly to issue to neutrals a state
ment of the terms on which she con-
siders peace negotiable.
English and French ohlcial re-
ports say Germans have lost 100, 900
men, killed, wounded and captured,