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The sun., 1917-04-28
TEUTON LOSSES
PUT AT 235,O00
Aisne Casualties and Prisoners
Form One of Greatest
Totals of War.

PANS. April 27.-The extent of the
German losses in the recent desperate
ryhtins along the Aisne is partially dis
closed in the reference in to-day's
OFFICIAL statement to the capture Of ls0
guns. of which a considerable number
were OF heavy cal!bre.
The German losses in men are esti-
mated at more than 200. 900. with the
probability that the total reached
2J6.Ooo. These figures include killed,
wounded and prisoners. and constitute
one Of the most formidable totals Of the
present war.
The number OF German prisoners ag-
sregates approximately 10000 The
usual formula among military experts IL
to estimate the casuslties at Ave times
the number OF prisoners. but this Ave
to one ratio has not held good in the
present case. owing to the exceedingly
sanguinary character of the fighting
Tor the mastery Of the strategic position
on the Chemin des Danes plateau, The
Germans held this firmly at the outset.
and when it was wrested from them
BY the French attacks the Germans re-
peatedly brought UP large reserves In
desperate effort to retain this strategic
line,
Al! reports show that whole regiments
were decimated. and Il was this which
brought about the exceptionally heavy
total of killed and wounded. making 1t
probably one Of the b!oodlest battles Of
the war. Now that the strategic line on
the Chemin des Danes plateau is nrmly
held by the French 4 period OF COM
/ parative inaction has interviewed pending
| reorganization Of new lines Of attack
| and summing UP the extent OF the Ger
man lusses and booty.
Under the caption, why We At
| tackled writer In tho Motin points
out that before the present movement
began the German plan undoubtedly was
To escape from the grasp OF the Allies
| the power Of which had been revealed
! by the operations on the Somme. He
continues:
I ITO frustrate this plan the French. IN
front of their attack so as to overlap the
| front on which the Germans were re.
treating. The result was that the
enemy found both his wings involved
! He decided. as shown by orders found
/ on officers. to fight on the first line. Th!s
/ changed conditions. and the French plar
was promptly altered to suit.
The result OF the first and second
! days fighting was that the Germa nj
lost fully 1901 men, ana, what wal
more important, were obliged to engage
thirty-three out OF their forty-three re-
serve divisions. The dearly bought bu
valuable results Of the Aisre and Cham
/ pagnc operations are thus
First. the enemy was prevented from
carrying out his own plan. and instead
| had to abandon the initiative to the Al
lies. thus completely disposing OF tho
famous Hindenburg scheme. which was
to be followed OH the conclusion Of the
retreat from Noyon. II also made In
roads on the strategic reserves which
were TO have carried out that scheme
second. the enemy was obliged to ordei
/ his troops to hold out to the last ex.
tremty on the first line. but the whole
! line has been captured. a tactical success
to which must he added heavy losses II
! men, material and guns"
The sun., 1917-04-28
GERMANY'S EXISTENCE PUT
AT STAKE BY STRIKE PERIL
Berlin Placarded With
Appeal to Stop Strikes.

AMSTERDAM. via London,
April 27.-Berlin newspapers
publish an appeal made by Gen.
Groener, director of munition
supplies, which has been placard-
ed in all public places. He says:
Our army needs arms and mu-
nitions. Did you not read Hin
denburg's letter? How dare you
defy him?
"He will be a mean hound who
does not work so long as the
army stands opposite the enemy.
The worst enemies are among US.
They are small minded people,
and those who instigate q strike
must be branded before the ma
ton as traitors to the fatherland
and to the army. Those who
listen to their words are towards.
"Who dares to stop when Hin
denburg commands him to work?
We are not far from the goal.
The nations existence is at
stake"
The sun., 1917-04-28
ROAD RAISES PAY 100000.
Great NOrthern's Increase VIII
Ancct Minor EmpIOyees.

Sr. PAUL, Mimi, April 27.--Salary in
creases in some cases as high as 20 per
cent. and aggregatinG more than 81, ,OOO.-
600 annually. will be granted May to
several thousand employees OF the Great
Northern Railway, such as clerical
forces and others that have not in the
past received general advances" II WAS
announced BY President l.. W. Hill here
to-day.
The Increase. it was said. affects all
clerical forces, station agents. ware
housemen. yard clerks and employees
Of similar character. Mr.. I'M said
one purpose Of the Increase was 10
enable the men to meet the high cost
OF living
Furthermore" he said. "now that the
United states Is at war with Germany,
the services Of these men become OF
great value to enable the railway to
provide the efficient service necessary"
The sun., 1917-04-28
BIG GUNS MAKE RECORD.
Expenditure of shells at Arras
Greatest in History.

LONDON. April 27.--It was announced
to-day by the Ministry Of Munitions that
the British expenditure of shells of the
calibre Of six inches and upward during
the first week Of tho offensive that
opened on April was nearly twice that
OF the first week OF the Somme offensive
last year, and the expenditure OF such
shells during the second week was six
and half times that OF the second week
on the Somme,
The expenditure Of gun ammunition
during the second week of the Arras
battle was the greatest ever known in
the history OF the world. It is said
The sun., 1917-04-28
CLARK STILL SHY OF WAR.
Let RlOodthi Enlist. lie Tells
COn~ript AdSOratc.

fIrToN, Mo. April 27.--"If YOU are
hlopdJhirsty go and enlist Is the sent!-
mcut expressed by Speaker Champ Clark
IN "A telegram to a constituent here who
urged the Speaker TO vote for conscrp-
tion,
Nineteen county and city officials and
Fulton business men also telegraphed
their objections to Speaker Clark, urging
him to stand nv the President.
The sun., 1917-04-28

With the new regiments assembled, A
rigorous course OF training will be un-
der'aken. The officers training camps
to be established within few days in
each district vii. hcgIn a. the end Of
three months pouring new officers into
this organization, and the enlisted mon
selected from the ranks Of the regulars
for commissions will he given special in.
StruCtiors TO NJ them for officers. Tn
I'll the army Of young men presents itself
~ the camps in August or September the
regulars ard guardsInen also will pur-
sue vlgorous course Of training
The nlans call for the transfer 10 the
FIRST 500. .o00 men obtained by conscrtp-
tior OF from $50, 900 to 600. 900 nou-com.
mlss!oned officers trained in the regular
ard National Guard regiments. II Is
here that the opportunity lies for men
who volunteer now as enlisted men I'm
the ranks Of the two services. on them
War Department officials believe, even
to greater extent than upon the COM
missiouod officers Will depend the eff
cheney OF the new armies.
Tho backbone Of any military organ
izatiun Is its commissioned force
and in the months that preceie the call
in- nu' If the first 500 900 officers OF the
Gc' erl Stah hope there will be found
in the ranks of the regulars and cuards-
men such supply Of men competent
for these positions that the future OF
the 'alcr armies will h- assured yond
doubt.
The sun., 1917-04-28
Peabody 10 he Feel Controller.

CHICAGO. April e7.--The Daily NeUs
says to-day that unofficial announce
rnent" was made to-day at headquarters
OF the National Defence Council that
Francis S. Peabody. prominent Chicago
coal man. has been appointed controller
of the national fuel supply during the
war "Any news Of my receiving such
an appointment nust come from Wash
ingtOn." said Mr.. Peabody.
The sun., 1917-04-28
CABINET VIEWS UBOAT AS WARS GREATEST CRISIS FOR ST.
BERESFORD SAYS SECRET PLAN WILL END SUBMARINE WAR;
COUNCIL IN MHARMONY ON PLANS TO MAKE VICTORY CERIAA
Says Toll of U.Boats
Exceeds All Reports

LONDON, April 27.-Herbert
L. Samuel, former Home Secre-
tary, speaking in London to-
night on the gravity of the SUBJ
marine menace, said that the fig
ures he had seen on the sinking
Of vessels show that the situation
is worse than official reports have
indicated.
The sun., 1917-04-28

Annoy. China, April 27.-The Ameri.
can Nice-'onsul here. II. Hoyle Sink.
and Dr. Dunlap Of Hope Hospital sailed
to-day for the United States to volunteer
for tho war.
The sun., 1917-04-28
Daniels speeds Work.

Secretary Daniels has plans for
speeding up the construction of de-
stroyers, and meanwhile the work on
larger warships which cannot be An
ished for several years will be allowed
to slacken.
Interrupting the trend OF the debate
on the selective conscription bill Senator
McCumber. North Dakota, made a plea
to the Senate to-day to authorize the ap-
pointment of a committee to undertake
to provide means Of meeting the menace
Of the submarine. 1t was the first time
since the discussion Of the army bin
began that the possibility of havoc
wrought by the C-boats had been mem
toned.
Senator McCumber. who has offered an
amendment to the pending army bill to
provide for tho appointment Of the COM
mission said:
"This war will be won or lost hv tho
submarines. II we can triumph over the
submarine, this war can be won without
the actual employment Of a single Aneri-
can soldier In Europe II the submarine
tr1umphs over us we cannot win this war
though we have ten millions OF tn. best
trained and ofticercd men under arms
we cannot create. equip and train an
ef'cient army Of say a million men and
put them on the battle front In less than
one year. II the German submarine
meet increases In number ana effective
ness during that year az tho rate Il has
increased In number aud efly .eucy dur
ing the last few months We shall never
be able TO put thai army on the battle
front during this war
The sun., 1917-04-28

COMPARTMENT DRAwINGROoM sLEEpERs
to Washington on Baltimore . Ohio mid !.
night train. Last out Of New York. Open
10 =: n. Leave Liberty Street i;Se A. n.
The sun., 1917-04-28

TINE GREENBRIER--whits sulphur
Syringe ". Va Ideal time fer the cure.
oniy one sisht srsm Nsv Yssk-z1ss
The sun., 1917-04-28
Must Act Quickly to Avert
World Famine. En-
vOys Warn.
VESSELS NEEDED NOW
Daniels Speeds Construction
of DestrOyclS to Meet
Mcnarc.
STUDY BOARD Is URGED
Senator McCumbcr Wants Gov
ernment Commission to
Take Up Problem.

WASHINGTON. April 21.--Reports that
coming more and more efficient were
given serious attention at to-day's
Cabinet meeting. and most Of the dis
cussion was directed toward supplying
quickly as many ships as possible to
carry supplies to the Entente.
Members Of the Cabinet reported on
Information they had received from
members OF the British and French
commissions now in this country. The
idea was expressed generally that the
war was likely to continue for some
time, and that II was Vitally necessary
to turn out merchant ships as quickly
as possible.
The sun., 1917-04-28
READY TORAISE
100000 MEN
War Department, Anticipat-
ing COnscription, Prepares
for Big Task.

WAsHlNGToN, April :7.-Enactment Of
the selective conscription army bill ap-
parently assured. the War Department
is preparing to set machinery in motion
without delay TO produce under the
measure within two years trained army
OF 100000 men.
Within ten days after the bill Is
signed every township in the country will
be registering its young men for duty.
ard work will have begun on the sixteen
training cantonmcnts or camps where
preparation OF the forces for war will
start in August or September. Sites for
the cantonments have been selected ten
tatively. and all arrangements made for
the concentration Of the troops assigned
to each.
Decentralization Of administrative
work will be sought by the Department
in every move it makes. Details will
not be disclosed until the bill has passed.
but il Is known that registration will be
carried on through sherifYs and other
county officials, aided by postmasters or
other Federal agencies where that seems
desirable. Instructions and forms al
ready have been prepared and will be
forwarded to the State Adjutants-General
for distribution among county officials
The sun., 1917-04-28
Every Citizen Mast Register.

Wide publicity is planned. 80 that no
man liable for registration will have q
good excuse for falling to respond. On
"A date to be set every citizen affected by
the act will be required on pain OF
heavy penalty. To present himself at the
nearest registration place, whe-e ma
chinery will be provided for classifying
the recruits and eliminating those eN-
empt, Doubtful cases will be referred
70 higher authority.
With the rolls OF those liable for ser-
vice complete. the task OF selecting the
men TO go In the first increment OF 500.
600 will begin. II has been suggested
that this he done by means OF tho
county jury wheel. The first man whose
name is drawn would go. under that
plan, with the first 800, 900. to be called
ont FOR training within a few months.
| The second drawn would go with In.
second Increment, 20 be called SIX months
later; the third with the crement with
, duty a year off; the fourth With the
fourth increment. and so on.
Meanwhile the work of building the
environments will go forward. Regular
troops and National Guardsmen will
! be assigned to them with each arm of
he service so represented as to provide
Ne framework OF a complete army d.
vision at each point The guardsmen
VII! hr selected from the territory COW
| cred by the training district so far as
practicable. Police duty at the canton
| ments will become part OF the respoN- =
sibility of each district commandant. and
he vii! make such assignment OF his
! forces "a he may deem wise. Mean
| 'imc both N" regulars and guardsm. "
"!l continue recruiting to war strength.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13

far on the construction of the Panama
canal-for our road improvements
throughout the country. Mr.. Davis
contention is that good roads, roads
that run for thousands of miles
through state after state, are, proper
", not the responsibility of the state,
but of the nation. He would have the
federal government build system of
national roads joining the West with
the East, the North and South, connect
ing every part of the country, as Is
the case with the national highways
of Europe, and, as history shows, such
as was the essential equipment OF eV-
cry first-clasS power of the past How
would such an enormous construction
be paid for and kept up? suppose
asks this eminent engineer, "the gov
ernment built 100000 miles of prop
erly planned roads, and at the same
time purchased, say, 300 feet of land
on either side. This land would so
continually increase in value, ana IN
demand for leasing on long rental, that
the cost of the road and the land pur-
chase would soon be paid. A rental
rate of S6.G6 per acre would pay the
interest on the cost of construction.
But much would rent at vastly higher
rates, in cities and towns, high enough
to give the nation an income equal to
it's total annual eNp"nditureS'-frolD
these national highways alone!
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13
LABOR SHORTAGE in ALASKA
Wages Are Mounting Higher. Ordinary
Laborers Being Paid as Much
as $12 Day.

An Alaskan correspondent writes
that the shortage of labor in interior
Alaska has become acute, and in con-
sequence employers are bidding
against each other for the services Of
such laborrrS as are to be had, with
the result that wages are mounting to
unprecedented figures. This condition
is especially noticeable in the Fair
banks district, where as much as $12
Il day has recently been paid for ordi-
nary pick and shovel labOrerS. There
are not nearly enough workers to fill
the available jobs, and instead of i'm
provement the condition is expected to
grow worse.
The Alaska road commission, which
received an appropriation of 100000
for the building of roads and trails this
year, Is in the market for a large force
of laborerS, and where they are to
come from nobody knows. Moreover
mining operations are just beginning
in a large way, and this industry will
require more men than the present Ia
boring population of the Fairbanks
region, and if they cannot be had the
industry will suffer severely. Similar
conditions, but less severe, existed last
year, and were due to the draining of
the labor resources by the government
railroad, which Is still short of men.
AS in all former years, many lahorers
will undoubtedly come in from the
states, but not enough are expected to
even fill the wants of the railroad COM
mission, much less to adequately re-
lieve the needs of private employers
What Is true of the interior labor
shortage was also true in n less degree
of the coast regions until recently. OF
1000 labOrerS sailing from Seattle to
Alaska last spring not Il half dozen got
Qs far as the Interior the men finding
Jobs in the coast regions. Should some
means not be found to relieve the labor
shortage in the interior its develop
ment will be affected more seriously
than last year. when shortage Of la.
Dor resulted In many ventures being
abandoned. Many mining companies
were unable to complete their seasons
operations, and not few business
men went broke because Of inability
to fill their contracts.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13
Tore holea In Roof.

A story of hailstorm which swept
through part Of Indiana comes from
George Hobson, a farmer, six miles
west of Columbus, says the Indianapo-
lis News.
81 do not expect anybody to believe
what l have to say" declared Hobson,
"and all wish Is that you could have
been at my house and seen those hail
stones, so you would know am telling
the truth. I don't say the hailstones
were as large as hen eggs, because
they were several times larger. They
seemed to have frozen together while
coming down, and masses Of Ice struck
my house and In my yard that were as
big as the crown Of my hat. If there
is one hole in the roof Of my house
there are hundred, and some Of
them are so large you could drop a
brick through without 1t touching the
edges"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13
Morna Doone" Went Beooino,

It will surprise many to whom
Lorna Doone" Is classic to learn
that Blackmore's great novel became
popular In this country before 1t was
known in England, where it went beg
ging. This fact Is disclosed in some
"reminiscences of the Harper house.
1t related that 1t was not until after
1874, when Harper & Bros. published
1t in New York, that Lorna DOone"
appeared In the land Of her birth.
Marston, the English publisher of the
novel, said that 1t hung fire for some
time with them, until the engagement
of the Marquis of Lorne to Princess
Louise was announced, and then 1t be-
gan to sell. In some unaccountable
way, Marston said, the English public
apparently associated the title with
the name Of the marquis and so be-
gan to read the book. Blackmore was
better known among his neighbors at
Teddington on the Thames as a fruit
man than as novelist The fact that
he was successful market gardener
explains the wonderful knowledge he
displayed in Exit and Kitty" Of the
plaques and profits of fruit raising
business. The pictures of COrney
Orchardson's gardening experiences
were evidently drawn from life.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13
Perfect or Staminate.

season 1t cannot be worked without
becoming cloddy, and later is apt to
bake, and the plants will suffer more
than on sandy soil. 1t would seem
that sandy loan or loan with slight
mixture of clay should, If properly
handled, give the best results.
Having chosen a soil retentive OF
moisture. it next becomes necessary to
prepare for proper drainage In case Of
excessive rainfall, unless the natural
lay of the land Is such that no water
will stand upon the surface. Tile
drains are the only practical ones to
use. Open bitches will, perhaps, an
swer this purpose, but are unsatisfac-
tory in many ways
In planning your strawberry field
care should be taken to avoid frosty
locations such as very low land near
marshes or lakes, also valleys where
there IS no chance for circulation OF
air, as these localities are very liable
to heavy frosts when higher land or
that more open to circulation would
show little, If any. A hard frost at
blossoming time often ruins the entire
crop.
The best land one can use Is clover
field. After plowing fertilize with
mixture of three pounds of nitrogen,
seven pounds of phosphoric acid and
nine pounds of potash, using about
eight hundred pounds to the acre.
After about two or three crops the
land should be plowed up and after
one or two clover crops reset.
Just to find out what varieties of
strawberries are best adapted to ones
particular soil or climate, 1t Is we'll to
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-13
PREPARING THE BEES FOR
WINTER

College Park. Sept. 13.-Successful
wintering should bring the colonies
into spring crowded with young Wig
orous workers ready for the early
nectar flows; yet with sufficient stores
remaining in the hives to carry them
II necessary we'll into the season.
These conditions can only be obtain
Cd when the colonies are properly
cared for in the fall.
1t will not be necessary for the bee
keeper to even visit his yard until the
next season Is well advanced If the
bees are we'll supplied with food. room.
and protection this fall. 1t Is argued
that II food be SUFFICIENT and the colony
be headed by a young queen and shelf
cred from the wind extra protection
II not necessary. This is not true.
One does not have to be careful In
vestigator to prove the necessity for
added protection.
Bees cluster in winter for mutual
warmth. The lower the outside tenn
perature gets the more food the bees
consume and the greater the muscular
activity within this cluster. This
maintains 4 temperature sufficient to
keep the cluster warm. Six months
OF cold weather demanding such ex-
cessiye activity apd food consumption
leaves the bees 30 weak In the spring
and 30 affected with dysentery from
faecal matter that while they may at
first seem strong they die faster than
brood il reared to replace them. Thus
the colonies become too weakened to
take advantage OF our early nectar
flows.
II the bees are protected from the
cold by packing these conditions are
relieved and the colonies will come
into the spring strong and healthy,
provided they were well supplied with
food and bees In the fall.
Colonies may be packed in groups
Of four, pair facing east and pair
west, or they may be packed singly.
They should be set on two by four
boards, edge up. on platform raised
slightly from the ground, and sur
rounded with q tight packing case
large enough to leave a six-inch space
all around the colonies and on top.
This space may then be filed with
sawdust. leaves, chaff. or pine needles.
A boar tunnel may be constructed
from the hive entrances to the case
ona So,r hol fipoh holos horod thrOuph
the latter into the tunnels thus allow
ing air to reach the colonies and pro-
viding for flights in early spring. A
tight cover over all completes the
snug nest, which II sheltered from the
winds will bring the colonies into
spring very strong and vigorous.
The packing should be done in
early fall and left until May Of the
following season. II the bees are in
double bodies with the upper one NIL
cd with honey the results Will be still
more satisfactory as the colonies will
have plenty OF room in the spring to
rear brood and plenty of food to build
up sufficiently for the early honey
flows.
Few beekeepers at present pack
their bees. They argue very per-
sistently against It: but the majority
Of US are from Missouri and fair
trial will convince the open minded
that winter protection and shelter are
as essential to honey production as
brood and bees,