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IMPORTANT POSITIONS
TAKEN FROM GERMANS
rRv Associated Press,

By Associated Pressl
LONDON. April 1.-THE British cap
tured early this morning two important
positions in the epemy's lines north of
the Nimy ridge. and are now astride of
the River SoucheZ. according to an
official statement issued by the War
Office. \ number of prisoners were
taken. The statement says the weather
conditions continue wet and stormy
The statement follows:
THE weather continues wet and
stormy. Early this morning We at
tackled and captured two important
positions in the enemy's lines north of
Nimy ridge astride the River Souchez.
a number of prisoners were taken
by us.
During the night two hostile attacks
upon our new positions on the northern
end of Nimy ridge were driven off by
our machine-gun fire with heavy Ger
man losses. Some progress has been
made south OF the River Scarpc"
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Do You Live
In a Paper Bag?

The lives Of almost ali the people
In American cities are wrapped UP
In the paper bag that comes to them
daily from the retail store.
This paper bag is Inflated In price.
For aImost all Of the food that goes
into II has TO he produced outside
the cities and shipped long distances
at all times of the year.
And fhe bng may pop at any min
ute md 1piIi your dinner. For the
lines OF transportation that keep 1t
filled arc menaccd by war and Indus
trial disturbances.
You must get out OF the paper bag
by learning to produce foods and
econOmixe foods. The first step IN
to raise your own vegetables in your
back yard or on city lot. How
ever little You may he able To do,
1t il contribution to :ae economic
preparedness OF your country.
ThIs Gnrdcn Hook In free.
You can get free an official ffty-
page booklet ISSUED by the United
states government that tells you In
complete detuii how TO lay out and
plant and take care of your home
garden. II contains specinl direc-
tlons for raising over nifty Kinds az
vegetables. II hns diagrams. a
planting table, description OF tools
and thirty-four illustrations. You
need this book TO do your hit In the
food rcscryc. Sent free on receipt
Of n :-cent stamp for return post
nRe. Address
Times Dispatch Burenu,
Times-Dlspatch Building,
Richmond, Va.
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GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
TO UPPER SOUCY FOREST
IBy Associated Press.

ibS -NSSoCldleu ITCSS.
PARIS, April l2-In an attack la st
tin, between Coucy and Quincy Bassee.
the French drove back the Germans TO
the southwestern edge [, the upper
Coucy forest. capturing several i'm
portant positions. the War Office an
nounccs In the Champagne. the Ger
mans were elected from trenches east
Of SapiGneuil The statement follows:
Between the Somme and the Disc
artillery lighting continued with vio-
lencc during the night. especially in
the region of Urvillcrs.
South OF the Disc our troops, after
artillery preparation. attacked the Ger
man positions cast Of the line from
Coucy-la- Vile to Quincy -Bassee. After
a spirited engagement we forced back
the enemy as far as the southwestern
edge OF the upper Coucy forest. Sew
eral important points of support fell
into our hands, standing the
resistance OF the enemy. who left a
number Of dead on the ground and
prisoners in our hands.
"In the region northeast Of Soissons
there were patrol encounters and active
artillery lighting. especially in the sec
tor OF I.affaux. North of tho Aisnc our
accommodating parties penetrated the
German lines at several points and
brought back forty prisoners. ,ne of
whom is an officer.
East OF Sapigncul. a sharp attack
enabled US to cxpcl the enemy from
certain portions of trenches which he
had held since April I, and our line was
established intact. Two surprise at
tacks by tho Germans in the Cham
Dagne, in the sectors OF Villc-sur-
Tourbe and Buttc-du Mesnil, were
broken up by our fire. which inflicted
losses on the enemy.
"in an incurSion into the German
lines In tho Woevre. northeast OF Rene
nauvillc. we inflicted appreciahlc losses
on the cneEiy. Patrol encounters oc-
CURED southwest OF Leintrey."
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BULGARIAN MINISTER MAKES
OVERTURES EOU PEACE

LONDON. April lo.-Reports from a
Swiss source have been received in
Rome that the Bulgarian minister at
Bern has made ovcrturcs TO the entente
ministers with view TO the conclu-
sion of a separate peace. says the EN-
change TcicGraph's Rome correspond
ont. Similar advices regarding BuI-
Garia arc sent by the Exchange Tclc-
graph representative at Lausanne He
reports that the Gazette OF that city
states It has learned that semionicial |
bulgarian delegates are in switzerland
cndcavorinG TO arrive AT a basis for a
separate peace with representatives Of
the entente.
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Ship Sunk OFF Cuba
by German Submarine
IBy Associated Press. ]

I<EY WEST. FLA. April i".-The
Hritish ship Tre>esi. Captain Will
Iiamson, was sunk by German
submarine OF CicnfucEos, Cubn,
four days ago. and ni1 hands landed
nt the Cuban port "a few hours
Inter. according to q. Peterson,
member of tho crew. VIII" arrived
here from IInrnnn intc to-day.
Peterson claims to he u naturaIized
American. or Norwegian birth.
The submc rsib1r launched a cnn-
,ns bont. Peterson snid. mud two
officers and 81, armed men came
nbonri. Captnin Williamson WINS
told that Gcrmans would take
charge OF the ship, and tho TrcycnTs
crew wns given ten minutes to take
10 their boats.
when the SmnlI bORts hnd cleared
tho ship. the Gcrmnns pInced bon,rs
forward md nf nnd dc.troyed the
,-sse,. The crew or the TrcreaI
was in tho bonts four hours before
being picked up by n tug and towcd
to CfcnfucEos.
There Is no British sailing ship
Trc'rnl In available mnritimc rec
ords. but there - 81 British .teamcr
m that name. Her recent move
mrnts nrc not known.
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u. S. NAVY TO GUARD
ENTIRE SEABOARD
Machinery to Grind Out Legislation
to Finance War Begins to Turn To-Day

for pushing tho authorization meas
ure through tho senate. lie IL sntis-
fled with tho outIook for its pnssnEc
In the ITousc. The House Ways and
hcnns COMMITTEES. to which the bill
was referred. formally reported tho
measure bnrlt q" the House to-dny,
With the recommendation that t
pn>s.
In discussing the bill with the
senate Committee, Secretary Me-
tdo" expressed sympathy with
suEgcsti"n by senator Smoot TINT
NIL the S5.O00. .HO0,OOD In bond. To lie
authorized In tho hill, should not he
issued mt once. although there would
be authorization for the total In
this lcElsIntIon.
Mr. M~Adn" promised to give the
committee spcrttlr information on
plans for raising revenue ~ soon
m possiblc. The secretary said he
believed mt lcnst STO0, ,iHO. 400 could
be raised through the taxes suE-
Eosted. In addition to the amount,
now rniscd by inNation.
Senators on tho committee hone
thnt the $1,000. .HOO. .OOD hill can he
rcp"rted to the senate carly in the
week. md expect no great opposi-
ti"n to Its passREc. The Finance
Committee II expected to approve 1t
as soon as IL comes from tho House,
nnd with this backing It's way In
the senate will be comparatively
clear.
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PREDICTS ARRAS BATTLE
WILL BE: GREATEST OF WAR
fBy Associated Pres,

BY Associated Pressl
LONDON, April l2.-That the Arras
conflict will develop shortly into the
greatest battle of the war was the pre-
diction made by Major-General F. 3.
Maurice. chief director of military
operations at the War Office. in his
weekly interview with the Associated
Press to-day.
General Maurice declared the offen-
sive was being conducted according TO
plans completed in February. thereby
con,rovertins German claims that their
retreat had upset the British schedule.
and that the Tcutonic military au-
lhoritics control the situation.
The British losses during the first
two days of the offensive were only
half those sustained in the correspond
Ing time in the Somme offensive. Cen
eral Maurice declared.
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AMERICAN ARMY EAGER
10 JOIN WITH FRANCE.

''Washington. April -. 1919.
General Nivclle, commander-in-ch chief
of French army. Paris, France.
1T was with profound satisfaction
that your cable message of April was
read announcing the enthusiastic re-
ccption by the French army of news
OF the acts OF the President and Con-
Eress OF the United States declaring
the existence OF n state Of war with
Germany. The memory OF Lafayette
and Rochambcau forms one. of the most
cherished traditions OF the American
people. and the army OF the unitc'
States is eager TO take its place side
by side with the armies OF France and
her allies now fighting SO nobly for
democracy and the liberty of the world.
The American Army sends you its
thanks. and fully reciprocate.' the feel
ing Of fraternity expressed by the
French army in so gracious Il manner
through it's commander in-chicf.
I'll. |. SCOTT.
Major General United states
Army. chief of staff"
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IKy Assocla,cd rrnss


WASHINGTON. April I2-Con-
srcSstonnI machinery tn Eriud out
Legislation to HnDncc the wnr will
begin Z" turn In the open to-mor-
row. when the IIou.c rommcnccs
debate on the So .0GO. .tH,O. .ONU ,,nr
revenue authorization measure. %
probably will he passed by the
nInusc on SATURDAY. with only a few
Dissenting votes. Then. while the
senate Is struggling with the meas
urc. the House viii turn ita n,tcn-
nancy by tnncs tO pny "a part Of tho
war debt.
Discussion OF the bill Tomorrow
probably will nc extended. for no
attempt has bc~n made TO limit tt.
Little interest attaches To tho meas
urc itself. hecausc of the apparent
unanimity Of the ItOuse ia favar Of
IL. Accession OF Democratic Leader
kttrhin. who viii pilot the mcn.urc
through the House. Ia rho ndmiuis-
fration ranks. hns left the pnrIRst
element without n lender. nn,i amy
opposition Is expected to he per-
functory.
General Debate mny drrriop hent-
cd discussion OF many phascs Of the
war sItuntion, including tho Hucs-
tions OF sending troops abroad aud
conscrIption.
Secretary McAdoo risitvd the Can
itol to-day 10 make arrangements
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IRy Associated Prcrl

WASHINGTON. April l2-AIl men
who enlist in tho regular army or the
National Guard in tho present cmcr-
Rcncy were assured in AN announce
ment by Secretary Baker to-day that
they would be kept in service only
for the period OF the war. The action
followed conference between the
secretary and President Wilson. In
effect. this places on wartime voiun-
tccr basis all of the mon enlisted since
the state Of war was declared. II
makes available a total of 5l7.S6S
places in the enlisted grades of the
for the war only.
Mr.. Baker laid stress on the fact
that this action was contemplated
when the administration bill was
framed, and was in no way TO be con
strued a compromise plan The sec
retary poirtcd out that the net result
of the application of the war enlist
ment plan would be TO leave the ma
tion without army OF amy sort
regular or National Guard. II the war
lasted beyond the enlistment terms OF
men now in those services.
II stand firmly and unaltcrably in
support Of that bill" Secretary Baker
said, without modification OF It's least
detail
Hearings on the bill continued be-
fore the House Military Committee to-
day. and it was decided to hear the
last witnesses on Saturday. The ad-
ministration leaders hope to have con
sideration in the House under way
next eek.
TABCLATION OF FORCES
PROPOSED TO III: ORGA NIZED
Following is tabulaticn by the de-
partment of the forces proposed TO be
organized in the bill. so arranged as
TO show the exact number of volun-
teers. to serve for the duration of the
war only. for which provision is made
i'm both the regular army and the Ma
tional Guard
Regular army, exclusive Of Philippine
Scouts:
AT war strength, with all increments
aided. $4,000.
Present strength. l3l.4Sl
Volunteers required. 161.5l9
National Guard including only units
norr orEaniZed:
Al war strength. 3.9.954
Present strength 1866
Volunteers required, 2063ia
.>dditional:
iePiace lopuoU oNlCerS and men
withdrawn from above force as train
ing personnel for first 100000 selectivc
conscripts. 10000.
Total number OF volunteers for war
service only, 5I7,s6s.
In addition to these figures. the dis
charge from the regular army and
National Guard of men with dependent
relatives and for other causes will
create additional vacancies which will
be filled by volunteers
TO HE GIVEN ASSURANCES
OF HONORABLE DISCHARGE
Under the law. the full enlistment
requirement for six years in the Ma
tionai Guard and seven years in the
regular service. must be signed by all
men taken into either service. The
Continued on Second PageD
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MANIFOLD RUMOItS
Of r'PEACE HEARD

W. IrshtS bfsNhb
AMSTERDAM. April l.-Telesraph ph
lines and cables buzzcd with many and
manifold rumors of peace to-day. con
irasting curiously with dispatches from
the west front. where the biggest bat
tie of the war is on.
Un to a late hour tonight searching
Inquiries in official and semioniciaI
quarters had failed 10 reveal the
slightest foundation in fact for the
mass of peace reports. Still. these
reports persisted in surcharsing the
atmosphere with intense expectancy.
The beace furry began early this
morning. and in quick succession Ger
many. Austria and Bulgaria were re-
ported to have set loose> kites" Then
the Popes name was mentioned az a
possible mediator. Promptly there
came word from Rome that the Holy
Father was keeping aloof from nll
peace agitation for the present.
CounteractinG the pacific trend OF the
news were. besides the descriptions OF
the titanic struggle in the west, reports
OF possible further enlargement of
the war area. Spain. said 10 be highly
aGitatcd over alleged Attempts to stir up
revolt against A1fonso's reign, was re-
portcd to have dismissed the British
ambassador and 80 be preparing for
war At the same time. the rumor of
forthcoming Swedish intervention on
the central powers side was repeated
In the face of Swcdcns official dcelara-
tion Of neutrality.
DRYCE SUGGESTS PLAN FOR
LEAGUE 10 ENFORCE PEACE
As additional sign that peace specu
lation Is in the air, dispatches from
London told OF Lord Bryce's plan for
league to enforce peace, quoting the
former mbassador to the United States
as saying that up to now" the time
for publication had not seemed ripe.
Z out of the maze Of conflicting peace
rumors, the following three theories
G(C0ntinucd on Second Page.J
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BRITISH CONTINUE
TO MOVE FORWARD
Win Villages of Heninel and
Watcourt and Their Defense
Works Southeast of Arras.
NEW ATTACKS ON VIMY RIDGE
Canadians Keep Up Good Work
and Make Fresh Progress in
Clearing 1t of Enemy.
NEW ATTACKS ON VIMY RIDGE
iBy Associatcd Press. +,

In spite of rain and snow and n
forty-milc gale. tho British troops
lighting in France have again delivered
telling blows on the German line south
east Of Arras and to the north OIL the
remaining portion Of tho Vimy ridge.
which is in the hands OF the Ger
mans. The bad weather has extended
TO the front held by the French. and
Thursday saw no activity there except
in the nature Of reciprocal bomba I'd :
mcnts.
The latest British gain southeast Of
Arras gave them tho villages of Hem
incl and Watcourt and adjoining de-
fcnsc works. and also permitted them
i'll this region to cross tho Cojcui River
and take the heights on the cast bank
Of tho stream. The Canadians kept up
their good work on the vimy ridge,
and made additional progress on Thurs
day in clearing il of the enemy.
The Berlin War Office admits the cap
turc by the British of Monchy -lc-
Prcux on Wednesday,. but says attacks
north OF the village and on Vimy and
Fampoux were rcpulsed with heavy
casualties. OF Thursdays fighting the
German official communication says
British attacks near SoucheZ and Fam
Doux failed. II adds that twcnty-four
British and French aircraft were lost
on the western front during air fight
ing on Wednesday.
Comparative quiet prevails in all the
other war thcatcrs. No infantry at
tacks have been reported. but there has
hecn considerable artillery activity on
the Austro-Italian front and in Mace
donia, between Monastir and the Ccrna
River.
Holland will continue TO maintain her
policy OF armed neutrality, according 6
TO an address by the. Dutch Premier in
the first chamber of Parliament
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CAN'T TIE WlFE'S SHOES
President FniIs. After Ono or 1--WE
Trials. md Mrs. Wilson Smiiingly
Fixes Knot Herself.

WASItINC;TON. April i..-At tying
shoes President Wilson is a Hat fail
urc. The President and Mrs. Wilson
went walking this afternoon, and Mrs
Wilson's right shoe came united while
they were in the downtown business
section. Mrs. Wilson walked 20 the
entrance OF a building and put her
foot up on a small ledge and waited
for the President TO tic the shoe.
When he failed, after >onc or two
trials Mrs. Wilson laughed. then
teamed down aud tied II herself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-13
MAY ENLIST NOW
FOR PERIOD OF WAR
Decision Makes Available 517,868
Places in Army and Ma
tional Guard.
APPLIES TO LATE RECRUITS
Action in No Way to Be Con-
strued as Compromise
for Draft Plan.
70 Allow Attest toRecruit
Their Citizens in u. S
IBy Associated Prcss.

WASHINGTON. April I..-With
tho approval of AuoVncy-Gcncrai
Gregory. Chairman Webb, OF the
House Judiciary Committee. VIII in
trndurr Tomorrow. n bill to niIo,v
the allied governments to recruit
their citizens tn tho United Stutcs.
Chairmnn Cuiberson. or the scnntc
judiciary Committee. viii Introduce
the sRnr hill.
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FRENCH AND j. s. ARMIES
EXCHANGE GREETINGS
Their Reunion Hailed rs Reviying
Military Fraternity Sealed by La
fayctte and Rochambeau.
CORDIAL WORDS IN MESSAGES
War Department Makes Public TeIe.
gram Sent From General Nivclle
to Major.GeneraI Scott, and Lat
ter's Response.
CORDIAL WORDS IN MESSAGES
IRy Associaie,l pr.ar1

WASHINGTON. April I2-The re-
union OF the French and American
arms is greetc1 as revivine a military
fraternity sealed by Lafayette and
Rochambeau. in kilograms exchanged
between General Nivelle the French
commander-in-chicf. and Major-C;en-
eral Scott, chief of stan OF the United
States Army, and made public to-
night by the War Department. The
messages follow:
Paris, April S, 1917.
TO the chief Of the American
General staff:
The French army had heard with
the deepest emotion the noble and NOV
ing words addressed by President Will
son TO the American Congress.
Her JOY is immense on hearing that
Congress is decided on war with Ger
many. She recalls the souvenir of
military fraternity sealed more than a
century ago BY Lafayette and Rocham-
beau on American SOIL and which will
be made still tighter on the battle
fields OF Europe.
She saluteS the Star-Spangled Ban-
ner. which she will be happy and proud
to see floating soon near our flags for
the triumph of right and civilization.
The French general commanding
in chief. sends to the American general
commanding in chief the expression of
his cordial welcome and entire devo-
ton.
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PEACE SOUND|NGS
MADE BY AUSTRIA
AND BY BULGARIA
Endeavor to Approach En-
tente Diplomats in
Switzerland.
APPARENTLY ANXIOUS
TO NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY
Whether Countries Are Working
Separately or Together
Is Not Known.
MORE EAGER THAN GERMANY
Attitude Held to Indicate Dissatis-
faction OF Two Governments
Will. Course OF Mar.
APPARENTLY ANXIOUS
TO NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY
MORE EAGER THAN GERMANY
Attitude Held to Indicate Dissatis-
faction OF Two Governments
Will, Course OF War.
lRx Associated rrcss.lL

WASlIiNr;TON. Aprii l2.--AuStrian
and Bulgarian representatives arc on
deaTorinE TO approach entente diplo-
mats in Switzerland on the subject Of
peace
s :'ress dispatches to-day reporting
I'ulE"rian efforts in this limo Dc
rc|opcd tho fact that II is known here
not only that bulgaria has taken
"onndingS. but algo that there has been
similar action In tho name Of Austria
hungary. Whether tho two countries
are working separately or together Is
NOT known. nor has any reference
been made to the attitude OF Germany
or Turkey.
bulgarian action merely an express ion
OF wcariness with the war. and anxiety
10 bring II TO ar end without involv-
ing any Indication OF desperation on
their part which would make them
propose terms acceptable Ia the en-
teutc.
This opinion is strengthened by tho
fact that the entente diplomats have
not accepted tho suggestions made 10
them for private conversations. but
have indicated. on the other hand. that
they ",l not go into any such dis
Z cussion hiindtolded
MAY FORCE: t.EHNANY no
MORE MODERATE STAND
Independent souudings by Austria
and bulgaria, even If entirely tcnta-
Tive. have attracted interest here as
showing tho Dissatisfaction OF those
two governments with the course OF
the war. and their apparent anxiety
10 negotiate directly and not through
the medium o! Germany. As both
these countries arc reported 10 be more
eager for peace than their more power.
ful ally. n degree Of hope is felt that
their eHigcncics may force Germany
20 more moderate stand and bring
the day OF ultimat. peace nearer
The reccn, public statement Of
Count CzerRin, Austrian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. that the central pow.
crs s,ll stood ready for conference.
and the widespread comment upon ii
in the press, were Interpreted here 10
Indicate growing desire for peace in
the central empires. Similar state
'ncnts by Bulgarian leaders strength
ciied this viewpoint.
austria Is known TO have been
deeply affected by war weariness and
by tho Russian revolution.
bulgaria is troubled by food short
age and the Russian revolution.
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Mim Seize Gerp,an sb,p,.

RIO JANEIRO, April l2.--The gov
ernment has decided to seize all Ger
man ships In Brazilian harbors.
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CONTINUED on Second PageD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-15
No? Oh very yell.

The business Of writing popular song Is
a pipe. II you drop the one word popular.
one can never tell Just what the esteemed
populace will seize upon as desired
melody. But II any one breaks through our
guess and One Best Bet is George NJ. Cohan.
Who has the odds?
During the Interim
In the meantime, why doesn't some one
write a popular war song for the Browns
and Pirates?
We suggest the following titles
First. Asleep In the Deep.
Second. They're More to be Pitied Than
Censured.
Third Down Where the wurzburser
Flows
-, Fourth. Please Go Way and Let Me
Sleep.
The Leader
Last season the shortstop battle rested
among Peckinpaugh. Fletcher, Maranville
and Scott.
This season the crown goes to another
man. His name Is Chapman, Of Cleveland.
Chapman is almost as good an infielder as
any OF the four mentioned.
Above that he is far In front of than
al as batsman base runner and run
getter. He is batting more than 800 and has
scored more runs than any shortstop in
tne game. You can seize upon these sta.
tistics and do your own doping.
Over There
When the American soldier went to the