The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-27
GERARD SAYS GERMANY HOPES
TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES
Former Ambassador to Germany
Tells Newspapermen What He
Learned While in Berlin.
By International News Service.

By International News
Washington April 26-Rports Germany for the
tablmnt Of republic have been
Government officials here today While admitted that the
officials might have caused the
off guard the State Department considered report significant
New York. April 26The plot President Wilson
ard to hold him hostage and to organize German
States into an to invade Canada announced today by Rosa
the court of general sessions today Max
ggarny, is charged with having organized plot.
Washington April conpion sight
Both the House and the agreements
fore the week closes the see bill passed
Congress believed certain that the bill will
President for his signature by May
is admitted by the of the conscrp
on will win It estimated House
viii from 80 to l2o and the Senate will by
An reached voting
the afternoon Speeches will be limited
agreement in the House leaves the debate unlimited At Rep
eseave Kahn will close the debate conscrpon
Dent will close the debate for the plan. Immediately
two speeches the whole House will begin debate specific
the measure
Chairman tonight believe conscripton would be re-
sorted to- He contends that there enough opposition
feat the that branch Speaker speech
t'd ged the pnes of of the weakng who opposed
concpon but who afraid
opposing the
Senator has great fight against con-
sc'ipon in the Senate but indications
positive that the house will follow the wishes
London April 26-Eigh past hours
burg has hurled of human flesh into the
Arras each time to have his erv columns
cut down by of she'll holding firm
although their advance has been checked temporarily
New York April 26"The military
OF America know the United States had
would have been attacked by victory
Germany draw ephatay declared James Gerard former Amba
Germany banquet the
the Waldorf Astoria
knowing the mind and might of Germany
ad half years. appeal to the entire country not only patriotic duty
but absolute necessity the
bIt providing for universal obligatory military service"
Mr. Gerard predicted long and revolutionary
Russian situation he said serious nd
British. would he
Madison Wis, April Ex-senator Raguse Milwaukee
expelled the
rctract unpatc remarks made during the
the publication of President Wilson's
schools His dismissal with enthusiastic
of the radical Socialists Wisconsin,
the point of breaking
Washington April 26-Fome Premier
Commission denied tonight that the
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milton most needed by the Allies he said He paid glowing tribute
President Wilson, whose the
declared the French
April 26That Chan
make Rechstag
month the which Germany which
will
the Tyd Catholic
which generally boundary
ly well informed the front,a
The declared will be
moderate
Entente Allies and also the United and 1853
States The enemy's attack along front
Berlin London) 26 two miles
Terrific fighting in which British at Washington April 26ate
tacks repused and by which Ger NJ
the Vice President Marshall
ern boundary of Gavrelle detailed
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