The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-04-24
LATEST WAR NEWS

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Again the British have begun
period Of intensive fighting from the
region of Lens southwark to the Hav-
rincourt Wood, and according to the
London War Office, have been sue
cessful at various points In captur-
ing important German positions. In
addition, more than 200 Germans
were made prisoners in the first days
fighting in the new offensive. Both
north and south Of the Scarpe River
the British have materially advance
ed at several points toward Douai.
Two British hospital ships, the
Donegal and Lanfranc, have been
sent to the bottom without warning
| by German submarines. Seventy
five persons, including wounded men
and men of the crews of the two ves-
sells, are believed to have persisted in
| the disasters. OF the wounded all
were not British-ffteen were Ger
man officers and soldiers, who were
on board the Lanfranc. Altogether
there were 1877 Germans on this ves-
sci. The placing Of Germans on hos
pital ships which do not carry the
characteristic signs is one of the
methods of reprisal decided upon by
the British Government because of
the unwarned sinking of these boats
of mercy. One of the latest victims
of submarines was not so marked.
| The Lanfranc carried British as well
as German wounded.
The Stars and Stripes was flung to
! the breeze from Eiffel Tower at Par
| is Sunday afternoon and saluted by
twenty-one guns. At the same time
the French tricolor and the Ameri-
can colors were unfurled together
from the residence of Ambassador
Sharp, in the Avenue d'Eylau, from
/ the American Embassy, from the city
hall and from other municipal build
ings.
An appeal to the German people
not to give in for the sake of a
mouthful of bread, but to "hold out
only a little longer" is printed in
the Norddeutche Alligebeine Zeitung.
A commission of distinguished
Americans, which Elihu Root prob
ably will mead, is to be named by
President Wilson soon to confer with
the Russian provisional Government
on ways in which the United States
can be of assistance.
First call to the country for war
| finances will be made in the next
| few days when the banks will be
| asked to subscribe to the S2,000,000,-
900 of certificates of indebtedness,
designed to meet the financial needs
pending the issuance of the $5,000,-
100000 in bonds and the receipt by
the Government of its war taxes.
Approximately 5000 German res
idents of the United States are under
close surveillance because of their
activities in behalf of the German
Government before Americas entry
| into the war, or because of pro-Ger-
man sympathies. The Department of
Justice, it is said. could arrest every
many under suspicion within twenty
| four hours.
Heavy artillery duels on the West
ern front indicate that the Allied ar
mics are about to resume their drive,
! if they have not already done so.
German counter blows were repulsed
by the British Saturday and further
progress was reported east of Fam
pouX and southwest of Lens. Since
the offensive was begun two weeks
ago $4,000 German prisoners and
$50 guns larger than machine guns
have been captured.
A Berlin dispatch says that a DAN
ish physician has offered one million
kroner to the Berlin municipal coun-
ell with which to send about 10000
Berlin children to Denmark. They
would be kept in the Northern king
dom for the duration of the war and
six months thereafter. The offer was
accepted.
Paul n Milukoff, the Russian For
eign Minister, saws that Russia needs
most from the United States money,
railroad stock and ammunition. Rus
sia. he declares, has plenty of men
but lacks adequate Transportation
facilities and ammunition. The poll
teal situation in Russia, according to
the Foreign Minister, has improved
greatly and labor troubles are disap-
pearing.
A bitter indictment of German
brutality in the deportation of con-
Guered Belgians for forced labor,
written from behind the German
lines by Brand Whitlock. American
Minister TO Belgium, was made pub
lie by the State Department. 1t was
stated that the department did not
dare publish the letter until Mr..
Whitlock was safe on French soil
Two, possibly three of five. Ger
man destrovers that attempted
raid upon Dover, Eng, and British
shipping there, We're sunk by two YES
selS of the British patrol Friday
night, the engagement lasting only
five minutes. The British losses were
slight. Two Belgian relief steamers,
Norwegian steamer Kongsl and the
Ringhorn, have been sunk. The Kong
sli carried 5000 tons of wheat.
Shipment of army supplies from
the 0uartermaster's Depot in Jeffer-
sonville amounted 10 S6,000,000
during the last two weeks. Under
normal conditions this amount would
represent a years shipments.
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