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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
BAGP|PES OF
titan
CHORTL|NC
VICTORY
Bands Play Gaily AS
British Troops Push
Way Onward
BOCHES AMAZED
AT FIERCE DRIVE
Speed and Power Of Big
Assault Surprise to
Fleeing Teutons
BOCHES AMAZED
AT FIERCE DRIVE
(sy Leased Wire to New Mexicsn.)


British Headquarters in France,
(Via London), April 11.-(From a
staff correspondent Of the Associated
Press.)-The speed and power Of the
British assault in what probably will
be known in history as the battle of
Arras, seem to have thoroughly sur
prised the Germans, so much so in
fact that their usual retaliatory artil-
lery fire has been absolutely neglible
in the last two days. This is due part
Iy, of course, to the number of guns
captured to which must be added the
number knocked out by the British
JAM. 1t also is due to the fact that
the Germans have been too busy try
ing to get their remaining guns away
from immediate danger to bother fir
Ing them at the enemy.
A trip over the newly taken lines
revealed a condition of trenches close
ly apprcRimating those recently evac-
uated by the Germans in the valley
of the Somme. Many dugouts remain
ed with only damaged portals but the
trenches, including all communica-
tlUu llucS, nave Uocu unHiCiSiluiiJ
battered about. So successful was
the artillery barrier set up by the
British back Of the German lines
that some of the German prisoners re-
ported they had been without food
supplies for four days. The barbed
wire entanglements protecting the
German positions we're wiped out and
only stray strands could be seen here
and there on the first line.
The zest of offensive warfare could
be felt in all parts of the British front
today. Troops were swinging for
ward with bands playing gay tunes.
The Scotch troops behind their pipers
were particularly picturesque for not
even the vicissitudes Of nearly three
years of war have caused them to dis
card their kits. Out over the newly
won ground a~eroplanes were scout
ing while beneath them were tanks
at rest. A cavalry corps had the uni
que distinction of capturing two big
howitzers. They charged these guns
in the open, killing several members
of the crews before the others sur
rendered. A German motor trans
port column was captured intact.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
Crosby Assistant
Secretary of Treasury

Washington, April 11.-Oscar T.
Crosby of Warrentown, Va, was to-
day appointed assistant secretary of
the treasury. Mr.. Crosby recently
was connected with the American
commission for relief of Belgium and
had charge of the work in Belgium
and northern France.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
BRAZIL GETS BUSY
ON NATIONAL DEFENSE

Buenos Aires, April 1.-THE min
listers of war and marine are making
active preparations to increase the
efficiency of the nations defenses and
are preparing to call a contingent of
conscripts to the colors. The press
as a rule approves the decision of the
government in supporting the action
of the United States toward Ger
many, although remaining neutral.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
TEXAS DROUGHT BROKEN

Fort Worth, Texas, April ia
drought that had become one of the
most alarming in the history Of West
Texas ended last night with heavy
rains from the New Mexico border
eastward.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
AND
BRITISH EXPERTS
COMING OVER
(Ry leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Sec-
rotary Lansing this afternoon o
firmed a report that Arthur J.
Balfour, British foreign minister,
will arrive in this country shortly
at the head OF a commission of
British international experts. No
details of the personnel or date of
departure were given out.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
MILLIONS BACK
HOSTILE SCHEME
Great Mining Camps
Chief Objective of
Boche Leaders
ARTILLERY IS
DEFENSE NEED
(From Wednesdays Daily

FROM Wednesday Dally)
A sharp warning Of what the
defenseless southern border Of
New Mexico may expect I'M
less the state wakes up and
takes defense measures is
being sounded by the mine
managers, ranchers and citi-
zens Of Grant and Luna coun-
ties who came here to confer
with the governor.
These men know the exact
facts. They have secured them
from the highest and most
authentic sources and through
investigation by their own Sec
ret agents. They know that
there is an imminent and pres
sing German menace on the
Mexican border against which
New Mexico will have to de-
fend herself.
Robert Munro-F Ferguson, Of
prominent ranch own
err, talked frankly and emphati-
cally about the situation today.
ut is natural to be surprised
that the government Is apparently
unaware of the real situation on
the border" said Mr.. Ferguson,
"but the most important thing
now is for the people of our own
state to awake to the gravity Of
the menace.
"This isn't a Mexican situation;
1t Is a German situation. 1t Ia
Germans that New Mexico has to
fear. We down In the southern
counties know that these Germans
are in command of the Mexicans;
that they have control of largo
numbers Of field guns with
the intention of using them
In raids on New Mexico. They
have machine guns; they have
complete equipment for ucces
full attacks upon the towns and
the mines of southern New Mex
leo. Experience has shown that
a few hundred or thousand Ger
mans In charge Of an army Of peo-
pie like the Mexicans can do won
ders. We cannot do otherwise
than assume that on such raids
the Mexicans, under command Of
the Germans, will commit all the
barbarities and use all the brutal
tactics which Germans and their
tools have used elsewhere.
"At present the southern coun-
ties are absolutely unprotected.
There are a few hundred regulars,
perhaps, along 200 miles Of bor-
der where there Ought to be hun
dreds of troops to the mile. There
ought to be numbers Of heavy
guns; there are none. Rifles are
absolutely useless against field
guns. These Germans know the
Importance of striking a blow at
the big copper and zinc mines.
Such mines as these are vital to
the government In war time. Seiz-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
URUGUAY WILL
REMAIN NEUTRAL

M%ontevideo, Uruguay, April IL
The Uraguian government today is
sued a decree of neutrality in the war
between the United States and Ger
many and between Cuba and Ger
many.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
MODS OF
BRAZ|L|ANS IN
R 10 ] AMER
H00T GERMANS
Actual Severance of
Relations Delayed
Temporarily
TO
REMAIN NEUTRAL

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Z Rio Janeiro, April 11.-Although the
government decided yesterday on sew
erance of relations with Germany the
actual PRONUNCIATION of this measure
has been delayed for a few hours. 1t
is believed the government is await
ing a reply to it's request that Switzer-
land take over Brazilian interests in
Germany. The council of ministers
will meet at 9 o'clock tonight.
Pro-ally demonstrations are grow
ing in volume throughout the city.
The crowds gather in front Of German
establishments and boot.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12

construct on its plans for 500, per
net ton submerged displacement.
Snyder & Company. a French con-
Germ, with offices in New York, pro-
posed to license the government to
build under it's plans at a rate of
6 $1,000 for the first boat, and $45, 900
for each succeeding vessel or to IL
.cense the government to build oil en-
gines under its plan for submarine
use at $35, 900 for the first engine and
$4,000 for each succeeding engine.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
BRAZILIAN MINISTER
TO ASK PASSPORTS

London, April 1.-THE Brazilian
minister to Germany will demand his
passports tomorrow and leave Ger
many by way of Switzerland, France
and Spain, according to a dispatch
from Cologne, forwarded by the Elk
change Telegraph correspondent at
Amsterdam.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR

New York, April 11.--Benj. r.. Bush,
head of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
was today elected a director of the
Western Union Telegraph company
to succeed Jay Gould. The other d.
rectors we're reelected.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
Speculation In Eggs
And Butter Abolished
AS a Patriotic Duty

Chicago, Apriu 11.-Speculation in
butter and eggs through the Chicago
butter and egg board was abolished
"as a patriotic duty by unanimous
vote of the directors today. This was
accomplished by a%bolishing all rules
covering deals in these products for
future deliveries. Dealers desiring to
assure stocks for future delivery may
deal direct with shippers as indi-
viduals but the action Of the board
will, it is said, virtually eliminate
speculation. q
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
BATTLE OF ARRAs
MAY DECIDE THE WAR

Amsterdam, (Via London), April IL.
The military expert Of the Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung, considers that the
battle Of Arras will prove the decisive
battle of the war. 1t was foreseen
The says, that the enemy would not
try to break through on the Somme,
as the basis for any such attempt
had been removed by Won Linden
burg's strategic retreat. The Ger
mans, however, had been guided by
the theory that with the strength in
wal material possessed by the allies
they could not afford to remain quiet.
Consequently everything possible
was done by the Germans to strength
en- the Arras line and a surprise there
val impossible. The expert adds that
1t must be borne in mind that the
course the operations have taken was
not desired by the hostile command.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
ACTIVE ARTILLERY
FIGHTING ON SOMME

Paris, April 11.-"Active artillery
fighting continues between the
Somme and the Oise," says today's Of
fetal communication.
'fSouth of the Disc a German attack
east Of Coucy was broken up. Near
Maisons-de Champagne there was Sc
we're grenade fighting. In lie Prefer
forest the artillery firing was rather
violent. North of Ariescourt our pa
lis brought back prisoners. In the
of Ban-De-Sapt, we inflicted
on the enemy in the course OF
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12
DISTRICT JUDGE M

Washington, D. O., April 11.-W. R.
Smith, Of El Paso, today was nomi-
mated by the president to be U. s.
district Judge for the western district
of Texas.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12

Continued on page four.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-12

'ontinued on page four.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
No Room for Desp0t in World
of Freedom Says Whitlock
American Diplomat at Tomb of Lafayette, in
July Fourth Address. Says American
BuoLes viii Never Sound Retreat

him who in his youth went forth alone
to join his colors across the seas we
hear the tread Of a million youths of
America, sons of his spirit. marching
to the waiting ships that bear them
hither to this new front OF liberty.
Ihey come with the same unselflsh
motive that led him forth. not for
conquest, but for freedom-to help. as
our President said. to make the world
safe for democracy They come as
came the brothers of their English
blood. with the grim determination of
thelr race, vowing that autocracy shall
not not tear up the Magma Charta and the
Dill OF rights, the Declaration of In
dependence and the declaration of the
rights of man. They come in the name
or those great principles of which
Lincoln for US is the incarnation, re-
solved that the dead on all the battle
ne!ds OF liberty shall not have died in
vain; that each nation, under God,
shali have new birth of freedom and
mat government of the people, by the
people, for the people shall not perish
from the earth They come singing
the Battle Hymn Of the Republic to
the blowing Of the bugles that shall
never sound retreat. They come bear
ing the hopes and the resolutions and
the faith of whole free people, a
mighty continent aroused whose genius
statutes the sister republic in the
strophes of Walt Whitman, the poet
and prophet Of democracy:
star, ship Of France! beat back and bafHed
Bear up. smitten orb. o ship. continue on..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
COMMISSIONERS GIVE
VIEWS ON ALLEY LAW
Have No Intention to Ask Congress
to Modify or Re
peal Act.

There has been no change. and none is
contemplated. in the policy of the Dis
trlct Commissioners as to carrying out
the provision Of the law to prohibit the
use OF houses in alleys as dwellings,
which becomes effective July 1 next
year. This fact Is set forth in a com
municatlon just sent by the Commits
sfoners to the Real Estate Brokers' AS
ISOLATION. which had requested that 1t
be advised as to the Commissioners at
ttude toward the law.
First. they say 1t is not their inten-
ton to ask Congress to modify or re-
peal the law. Next. 1t will be their
poncy, they say. to convert blind al
ieys into minor streets where the con-
ditlons justify it and the public interest
demands 1T. In such cases the land has
to be condemned by a jury and the as
sessments for benefits must equal the
cost OF the land in the condemnation
proceedings.
The Commissioners are willing "
states their communication, ito accent
the dedication of land to convert alleys
into minor streets in cases where to do
SO would be to the public interest. and
the provisions of law providing for the
conversion OF alleys into minor streets
are complied with
There Is no intention on the part of
the commissioners to notify property
owners OF the impending operation Of
the law In question, as all persons are
bound to take notice of laws passed nv
Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Trench Warfare Drill,

The nine companies Of infantry are
practfcing daily with the rife bombs as
new feature of the trench warfare
that is now a daily drill
Under command Of Reserve Officer W.
G. McNulty, 1885 Quincy street, Wash
ington. the Sth Company of Infantry
will march from the camp this after
noon on a twelve-mile hike to the
Edsal rifle range. AS eight or ten
members of this company have been
approved by the board of camp officers
to take the examination tomorrow for
commissions as second lieutenants in
the regular army. the 9Th Company will
go to the range short of its quota
Among the Washington men in the
9Th Company are Albert ]. Beale, Her
bert M Dickinson. Henry F. Donnally,
Frank NJ. Eliot, r. B. King. Walter G.
Rathbone and William L. Tidings, all
of whom have qualified for commissions
as reserve officers. Among the candi-
dates in the 9Th Company are Conrad
Kingann. Gooch Myers. William H.
Riblet. William D. Smith, Henry N.
stull. D. H; Taylor. L. D. Tharp. A, G.
Thurman. ]. D. Toland. John L. Ton
stall. Edward Turner. F. c. Valentine,
Eugene Waggaman. 8. M Warren. Don
aid L. Weems. Frank A. Wedderburn,
Ben w. Weisblatt, Thomas H. West
lake. william D. Wheeler, Robert w.
Williams and Charles ]. Wynne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
WEATHER..

District of Columbia and Maryland
generally fair today and tomorrow
gentle southerly winds, continued
warm.
Virginia, fair in north; local showers
in south portion today and probably
tomorrow; gentle to moderate south
West Virginia. thundershowers today
or tonight and probably>tomorrow.
Yesterdays Temperature.
Midnight. IS; a.m- II: 4 am. II; s
am. 10; 8 am. 10: 10 am. Is; II
noon. -; PM ST. PM H 81 p' ss
lowest. 20.
Relative humidity, s am. 80: 2 pm.
81: 8 pm, rs. Rainfall Is pm to )
p,m). o.1s; Hours Of sunshi II. 1o'S'
Temperature same date last year:
Highest. SO; lowest. II.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
Eeodetfc survey
Today-Low tide. 4:23 am. and 4:46
pm; high tide. 1904 am. and 1881
Tomorrow-Low tide. sos am. and
5:23 PM: high tide. 1914 am. and
11:10 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:6s am; sun sets.
1880 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 500 am: sun
sets, 7:29 pm.
Moon rises, s:19 am: sets. sos pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. July I'll
Potomac river cloudy and Shenandoah
very muddy this afternoon.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
LORD N0RTHCLIFFE PUTS
CANADA ON HONOR'S ROLL
Lauds Voluntary Action in Defense
Of Civilization-German Walters
Elected During Banquet.

NEW YORK. July 21.-with a lunch
con here today given by the Canadian
Club. at which Lord NorthcIifre, head
of the British commissions in this
country. was the chief speaker. the
Canadian Highlanders and Gordon and
Mclean Ptpers. who have been the mic
turesque feature OF British recruiting
week. were sped on their way to Chi
cago. where they will take part in n
similar demonstration.
Lord Northcline said that In reply IN
a very famous American whom he
had recently heard assert that England
would not have gone TO BeIg!um's de-
Tense II she had been as distant from, ~
as the United States. he had mentioned
the one. word Canada" whose action
= sending of her own free will 400
90 men TO fight the good fight for free
POM and civilization will never he
forgotten.
an incident of the luncheon was the
V,ding of the room where 1t was held
II two German walters. at the insist
ence of Lieut.. Col j. S. Dennis. in
charge of British recruiting at Chi
cago. The management OF the hotel
complied with his demand for the re-
moval of the two Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
MAKE GOOD
RECORDS IN FINAL TEST
Washington Young Men at Fort
Myer Camp Show Their Ability
in Command Of Troops.

Washington young men who are can
didates for commissions as reserve off,
GERS at the Fort Myer training camp
made good records last week when
given opportunities to show their
ability to command squads, platoons.
companies and batteries. This system is
being worked as a final test of the
mems efficiency.
The batteries Of field artillery have
had an especially energetic week, and
Washington men have carried off
honors.
Elmer N. May. Z H street northwest.
was top" sergeant of the LIST Battery
OF Field Artillery on Friday, and was
complmented by several officers for the
efficient way in which he handled the
details of battery business. He Is a
candidate for a commission In the line.
L. w. Glazebrook. 20l2 P street. was
mounted orderly for the 1st Battery
yesterday. Devereux NJ. Myers. 2119
California avenue. and F. NJ. Morley,
Munsey building. were chiefs Of sec
tons. and r. P. Ardeeser. st. Johns
College boy, was gunner for "A" Bat
terry. John Nash, 1905 N street, was
gunner for "B" Battery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE
MEETINGS DURING WEEK

Several Of the precincts of the Home
Defense League are to meet during the
coming week. They are:
Monday-No. 3 at 1880 p.m.. Force
school. Massachusetts, avenue between
18th and 18th streets No. 8, SPIN,
Business High School, Rhode Island
avenue and Sth street.
Iuesday-No at 8 pm. K Street
Arnory. X street near 9Th.
Wednesday-No. at pm. station
house, 9th and streets southeast. No
II at pm. station house, Anaoostia
No. at pm. Gonzaga Hall, 1 street
near North Capital
Friday-No. at 8 pm, 9Th street be-
tween Z and F streets northeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Personal to River Men

Chief Engineer William Kersey OF the
tug James o. Carter has had his license ,
raised to chief engineer OF vessels Of
less than a thousand tons and second:
assistant on ocean-goins craft Of un<
limited tonnage.
Capt. Aieck Ashton. with A J. Tay1oHs
a Bro. left Yesterday on an automobile
trip to ST. Marys county. Nd. to return
early in this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
j. S. CONSUL DAY HELD
IN RUSSIA, IS CLAIM
Soldiers Said to Have Also 1mprls-
oned British Official Be
cause Of Remarks.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
AMSTERDAM. July 21-The Lokal
Anzeiger of Berlin hears that tho Amer
lean consul at Odessa, John A. Ray. has
been imprisoned there, with his British
colleague, by soldiers for having spoken
unfavorably of the revolution. The SOL
diers. the newspaper says. refused to
liberate him.
LONDON. July 21-The foreign office
has no information regarding tho re-
ported arrest of tho British and Amer
lean consuls at Odessa. The Berlin re-
port is discredited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Run Down by a Tanker.

1nformation received regarding the
sinking Of the Chesapeake bay schoon-
er Lizxie A. Williams 10 that the vessel
was run down by an unknown tank
steamer on the night OF Friday. July
IS. about nfteen miles east Of Grays-
fort light. on tho Florida coast. At the
time tho schooner was on her way from
Miami to a Cuban port with lumber.
Capt. Cook and tho crew OF the Will
liams are safe. though 1t is stated the
vessel that struck her did not stop to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Canada Want, Fresh Water Fish.

Canada is looking to fresh water nsh
for q material addition to the foods OF
the Dominion. Canadian Food Control
Ter Mamma has appointed a special COM
mittee, national in scope. to look into
tho possibilities of increasing the food
supply in that direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Coal $50 a Ton in NORWAY.

Information from Norway. received
at the food administration. indicates
that coal has advanced from pre-war
price OF "a per ton to $50 ton at the
present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
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The temperature of southern Aus
tralia varies not NOSE than 20 degrees
during the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

Some people think three or four times
oe1ore speaking once, and then never
say anything worth listening to,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

inquire a. to the danger Of the men
or the damage done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Especial Correspondence of Tho star
and New York WORLDLY

Especial Correspondence of Tho star
md New York WORLDLY
fspec,al cor, of The Star and the n. Y. "oriu'l
PARIS, July 1o-Brand~ Whitlock. lot
mer United States minister to Belgium ~
an address at the tomb OF Lafayette ~
Pispus cemetery, on July 4. described tns
present war as renewal OF inc ""
struggle between freedom and saver
His speech was part Of the exercises IN
der the auspices Of the Sons OF the amer
lean Revolution. After telling OF tne
movements for liberty in other countries
before the war Of independence IN Amer
lea. Mr.. Whitlock said
'It was by such means and on ehe
solid bases of such principles that owe.
the ugly ruins of feudalism there hao
arisen a new structure of human society.
Slowly, with infinite toll and pain. in spite
of many blunders and mistakes, man hao
reared the edifice Of modern ciV1lizacon.
1t was imperfect as yet. but it was being
built according to certain fundamental
conceptions of liberty. of honor. OF 1ustlce
words whose connotations were common
to all intelligent and refined persons. "A.
each step in its progress he had paused
to consolidate the victory OF mind over
matter, of reason over force, OF the spirit
ual over the material, Of the ideal over
the low and base. He had written down
the results of those various victories In
declarations and constitutions and laws
that embodied, one by one. the triumphs
of Italian genius, the visions OF Russian
prophecy, the clear conceptions of French
Intelligence and the solid achievements OF
English thought.
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