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The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
German Retreat Thought planned.

Berlin. March 2l-Germany is re
treating TO a victory; another master
stroke has been achieved by Field
Marshal Hindenburg and the en-
tente's plans for great spring often
sive have been destroyed.
This. in brief. is the official explana-
ton given for the first time today to
the United Press of Germany's retire
ment on the western front
Germany is retreating to victory
because her armies are taking their
places in new. positions, long prepared.
Those positions embody the newest
lessons of the war. They will force
the enemy to learn their trade all
over again. They would astound tao
ticians IL their full details were re-
vealed. according to German officials.
In the meantime Germany has been
clearing the whole country in front of
these new positions. They are miles
back of the present line. The whole
country intervening between the old
German line and the new one has by
necessity of war and necessity OF the
new German plans been made a will
derness.
In their new positions the German
forces will face an enemy either hnr-
riedly brought up over this difficult
wilderness and because of this hurry
insufficiently supplied. or an enemy
which has come forward very slowly
because of the necessity of building up
the country.
In ether event the enemy will be at
disadvantage.
Months of toll by million German
soldiers have been expended in per
fecting the new German line. The
German forces will be intrenched in
the strongest possible defenses. pro
tected by forses of barbed wire entan-
clements.
A free fire zone in front will give
them clear view of the enemy. Guns
have been carefully ranged over all
this forefield.
The allies will face German forces
prepared for every contingency and
protected as an army was never pro
tected before by long preparations.
All this change comes at the very
point where Germany's enemies had
planned n new spring offensive-and
an offensive backed this time with re-
doubled power. The French and Brit
ish had planned to take the initiative
from old positions, which they had per
fected.
German experts think weeks and
months will pass before the entente
can strike Mt the real bulwarks of the
new German system. Even before this
strike. they will be compelled to make
enormous sacrifices.
Germany has planned this stand for
many months and the future is looked
forward to with great interest.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Blockade !. overe.timated.

Paris, March 21-Denis Cochin, min
lister of the blockade forces authorizes
the announcement that the allies have
agreed to feed Switzerland, proving
the effectiveness of the German block
ade to be overestimated. He says
that the German submarines do not
succeed in bothering one out of ten
back and forth busily, with only an
occasional vessal falling victim to the
German sea sharks.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
PLANNING ON
AN ARMY OF HALF MILLION

A volunteer army OF 100000 is plan
ned as a nucleus of what eventually
may be an army of 5000 600 men
The mobilization of the industrial
resources Of the nation is progressing
repidly and hundreds of corporations
are prepared 10 serve the nations
needs. The government has accepted
the offer of Henry Ford to operate
his great automobile plant in the event
of war without profit. Schwab. the
Bethlehem plant, already greater than
Krupp's famous works. can be used
entirely for the government.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Possibilities of
War In Sight

Notwithstanding the fact that war
on the part of this country looks
more probable. daily: and the further
fac; that President Wilson has called
Congress into extra session for April
2 instead OF two weeks later. as had
been his intention. there are still fea-
ture to the outlook which may make
war. II declared of short duration.
The action OF Russia is bound to
spread The days of such despotic
rule as that OF Kaiser William. appear
to be numbered. The only obstacle in
way OF the war closing is the Kaiser.
whose armies are said to be in full re-
treat. and whose subjects appear TO be
people did. Such action would doubt
less result in a number of new Repub-
lies. covering Russia. Germany and
Prussia. and these eventually would
ing world Of republics TO take the
places OF IA many monarchies.
Many things may happen before the
lapse of the four months in which
our two thousand torpedo boat chasers
are to be completed. We believe the
Russian incident is the greatest and
most promising event trending toword
peace-even to the exclusion of Henry
Ford. Ben Lindsey and Helen Ring
Robinson. and the movement there is
certain TO spread and take root in Ger
many and Prussia. We might have n
little sea fighting or. possibly all kinds
Of war grief, but the situation does not
look nearly so much like 1t as II has.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
E. H. HOMBERGER

Principal Henderson, has received
reports from Colorado University and
Colorado College concerning the work
of our graduates who are now members
of the freshman classes of those insti-
tutions. 1t is gratifying to learn that
all are doing well, not a single condi-
ton having been reported,
Miss Freda Linton was a visitor at
school Tuesday. She has completed
her course at the State Normal and is
eligible for the spring campaign.
Miss Gwendolyn Taylor has been
obliged TO leave her studies at the
State Normal for the present on ac-
count of the severe illness of her
mother The latter is reported i'm
proving; and it is hoped that a speedy
recovery may follow.
the spring vacation-one week. Fol
lowing so closely upon the strenuous
days of the past two weeks. nearly all
school people will be in state to ap-
preciate the vacation.
The children of the department of
the seventh and eighth grades enjoyed
special treat on Tuesday morning
this week. when Professor Yoeman
gave an interesting talk on the life of
Mendelssohn. followed by piano re-
cital of many of Mendelssohn's best
known Sa1NCfinnS fhnSn uiy
We're: Hunting Song" Spring Song"
Spinning Song "Gondolier" and
Consolation"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Tripp-HOtchkiSS
Wedding Mar. IL

Married. at the home of the brides
parents, MFR. and Mrs. S. r. Trip. on
Bertha S. Tripp and VIM. r, Hotchkiss
of Montrose, Colorado.
Besides the immediate family only
Mrs. Hetty Hill and Miss Clara Cock
rell were present.
The happy married couple left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for the
ranch of Mr.. Hotchkiss on the North
summer. and where the best wishes
of all for their happiness and prosper
ity. follow them.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

Washington, Mar. 19.-In an epochal
decision holding congress to be cloth
ed with any and all power necessary
to keep open the channels of inter
state commerce, the supreme court
today, divided five and four, sus-
tional and enforceable in every fea-
ture.
The immediate effect of the deci-
sion will be to fix permanent eight
hour basic day in computing wage
scales on interstate railrodss for which
a nation wide strike had been threat
ened to give, effective from January 1
of this year, increased wages to train
men of about 25 per cent at cost to
the railroad estimated from 40 million
to so million dollars a year.
The court. through Chief Justice
White declared both carriers and their
employers engaged in business
charged with a public interests. sub
ject to the rights OF congress to arbi-
the operating of that business.
In delivering the ouinion, the chief
justice departed from his written text
operating trains in time OF national
emergency by comparing them TO sold
iers facing an enemy.
Coming on the heels OF the conces-
sion OF the eight hour basic day by
the railroads at New York to avert the
threatened strike, today's decision is
regarded as largely supplanting that
agreement and also removing for all
time, through the .broadest interpre-
tation of congressional authority out
lined by the court, the probability of
future transportation paralysis
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Congress Called
In Extra Session

Washington. Mar 21-Today Presi-
dent Wilson met the constantly in
creasing probability of war with Ger
many by summoning congress to as
semble in an extraordinary session.
Monday April 2. two weeks caller than
latest assaults upon American rights
on the sea.
When the president addresses con-
gress he is expected to show how a
state OF war actually has existed for
some time because of the unlawful
aggression OF German submarines.
Congress is expected formally to de
clare a state of war existing. vote a
large sum far national defense, prob
ably half a billion dollars and clothe
the president with authority to use
the armed forces of the United States.
as it empowered President Mckinley
in 1898.
Such action would not be a declara-
tion Of war except in a technical sense.
and whether the United States and
Germany actually go to war in the
fullest acceptation of the term will de-
pend upon what the imperial govern
ment does before congress is assem-
bled or after It acts.
The dispatches from abroad tonight
declaring that the German government
expects a state Of war within the next
As hours placed an omnious aspect on
the situation.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

In connection with the above it may
be well to explain that Dr. w. A. Cook
is the official high school visitor for
the State University and North Central
Association for the State of Colorado
1t is his duty to visit each high school
during the year and report his find
ings to the University and North Cen
trail Association, and each high school
meeting the requirements of the Uni
versity and the North Central Asso-
citation is accredited from year to year
The standard of wark of the Delta
high school fully measures up to the
requirements. however, DR.. Cook ad-
vises that the Delta High school is one
of the two most crowded in the state
and that our rating each year is low
cred as a result of our crowded condi-
ton. May we hope that the Delta
High" shall soon be housed in COM
modious up-to-date quarters. This is
a problem of vital concern.
Respectfully,
E. H. HOMBERGER.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Wants Cabinet Reoreanized.

New York, Mar. 21.-The Times, a
Democratic paper, today demanded the
non-partisan, purely patriotic lines.
claiming the government now is un-
prepared for war The announce
ment. coming as it does from a Demo
cratic stronghold. created a profound
sensation here, as we'll as in Wash
ington.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
Women Will be Enlisted in Navy.

Women Will be Enlisted In Navy.
Washington. March 21.-Secretary
Daniels today ordered neval command
ants at shore stations and all recruit
ing offices to be prepared to enlist
women in the actual naval service,
in case of an emergency. The judge
advocate general has ruled that wo-
men can be enlisted under the laws
regulating recruiting.
While it is not intended to place
women on board ships, they may be
utilized for shore duty in connection
with coast defense work
Grades corresponding to the yeo-
man class will be given to those quail
flying as stenographers, clerks, typists
or similar positions. Training in
camps, a number of which have been
organized under the auspices of the
Navy league, will be recognized by
navy officials as a factor in choosing
the women recruits Another grade of
work for which they may be designat-
ed is that of autobiography and 9TH
er communication divisions.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
War to Last Ditch.

Paris. March 21,-Alexander Ribot.
the new premier, today reaffirmed
Frances intention to pursue the war
to the very end. He announced the
taxes to be collected and forbids all
importations of Unnecessary articles.
He grects the new government OF Rus
s,a in his cabinet declaration.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

London. March. 21-AccordinE TO
private kilograms from Berlin to the
Amsterdam Bourse. it is expected that
n state OF war with the United States
will be an accomplished fact within
forty y-eight hours" says a dispatch TO
the exchange telegraph from Amster-
dam-"American Journalists" in Ber-
lin. the dispatch adds. have been warn
ed 10 this effect by the foreign office
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

The following letter will be of in
terest to patrons of the Delta Public
schools:
Boulder, Colo. Mar. II, 1917
Supt. E. H. Homberger.
Delta. Colorado.
Dear Mr.. Homberger:
All reports that the Delta High
school has been removed from the ac-
credited of either the North Central
Association or the University of Colo
RADIO are false. Nor do l have any
reason whatever to suppose that it will
be removed this year.
Cordially yours,
WILLIAM A. COOK.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

re scared. Fishing time will be along
in about six weeks.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

New York. March, 10 The rail
road strike has been averted Yielding
to the appeal of President Wilson and
facing the probability of this country's
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23

Mrs. NJ. C. Hart. aged it, of Eckert,
Burial to be Sunday afternoon at l 80
Rev. Hunsicker officiating. lnterment
will be in Cedaredge cemetery. the
Rebekahs of Cedaredge and Delta to
perform burial service of their order
al the grave.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-23
DEATHS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> =

Laura Elizabeth Edie. aged 55, died
on Garnet mesa Wednesday morning
Funeral will be from the residence
Baptist church. officiating. Mrs Edie
was the wife of ]. A. Edie. who. some
time ago, took her to the old home in
Nebraska in hopes of benefitting her
health.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06


office on which l am about to enter SO
help me God" 80 --.
Vice President MarshaIfs second In
augural address contained what he
calls his creed of citizenship. 1t was
simple, brief and in character with
the life of the man who holds the Sec
ond most important office in the gov.
eminent of the republic. lie told tho
senate and the assemblage that. &C
was only custom which inclined h,ra
to say anything at all at such mo-
mentous moment as the present.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Marshall's
address the new senators entering Of
fee today came to the desk to take
the oath. or the thirty-two elected to
office last November sixteen were re-
elected. Sixteen others were new.
Governor Hiram Johnson, of Caiifor-
mia, has not yet relinaaished his gu-
bernatorial office and SO did not. APP
pear. :
The new members Of the upper house
who today became senators OF ths
United States were: Senator'S Hale.
Of Maine; Gerry. of Rhode Island; Cal
der. Of New York. Freylingheusen. ot
New Jersey; Knox. of Pennsylvania,
sutherland. of West Virginia; New. 80
Indiana; France. of Maryland; wolcot,.
OF Delaware; Kellogg. of Minnesota.
Mcclellan, of Tennessee: Jones. Of New
Mexico; Kendrick. of Wyoming; Kin.s,
of Utah. and Trammei, of Florida.
The coming of Senator elect John
SON, OF California. has been deferred
for "A few days
Immediately following the admin
tering of the oath to the senator's th@
procession of dignitaries. headed ~
the sergeant alarms of the house amt
senate marched to the eastern front
of the Capitol where the oath % office
was administered to the president and
where the inaugural address was d.
liySrpd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06

gEf
county on. the list OF March, lsl7,sl
will say:
First. No such order was entered
with my. knowledge, ~
Second. Mr.. Shelton who had been
In the small jury room, right OF the
ooor as you enter the courthouse, with
fsr Bremner. called me in. They, Mr..
Shelton and Mr.. Bremner. showed me
a typewriter paper In MIR. Bremncr's
hands, / think. recommending Mr..
Breniner for school superintendent.
Mr.. J. z. Johnson was in the room
while we were talking and looking nj
the paper; / do not know II he was
in the room before l entered, or went
in Immediately behind me. i know
Mr.. johnson approved of the paper
in every way but signing: he said Il,
is all right" and l would sign II,
but for the fact that l had promised
Mr.. Bell not to endorse any one
against him, because he had been 30
kind to me in sickness" l suggested
striking out the words otherwise we
will not" meaning to leave out what
construed as threat. but Mr.. john
son and Mr.. Bremrfer said this was
not what 1t meant, and said 1t was
all right as 1t was"
Third. The paper / signed seemed
to me very much shorter than the
copy ! have seen. and ! certainly did
not intend to sign and don't believe
j did sign any statement saying that
the present county superintendent OF
schools OF Hanover had given less
than five days a week OF his time
to hts duties. / had no knowledge OF
such failure. and never heard any
complaint against him. l merely un-
derstood L was endorsing Mr.. Brem-
ner. and If Mr.. Wick ham had asked
me before l should have endorsed
him.
/ will state further, that when / left
the courthouse l left Mr.. Shelton and
Mr.. johnson and, i think, Mr.. Brem.
ner, there.
Respectfully yours,
tsgned) c. s. LUCK.
Believe Injustice Done Fentrcss
Friends of j, I. Fentress. pfinei-
pal of Chimbora2o school, OF Rich
mond, and candidate for the schoo'
superintendency OF Norfolk county,
meeting OF the state board of ecuca
ton as being the candidate of the
fusionist faction, believe that an IN.
justice has been done him. Thev de-
clare that he has not been endorsed
by the faction which Alvah Fl. Mar
tin dominates, and that no Is merely
running for the position In Norfoll
county. of which he Is a native. be-
cause his many friends there have
been so persistent in their requests
for him to stand for appointment
Mr.. Fentress left RICHMOND yester-
day, and 1t Is thought that he viii
bring back with him evidence nough
to show that he Is not the candidate
of the fusionists of that county.
The selection of superinter tent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06

submit to the senate by an aye and
nay vote the question:
lis II the sense OF the senate that
the debate shall be brought to a
closer
And IL that question shall be de-
cided In the affirmative by a two
thirds vote OF those voting then said
measure shall be in order, to the ex-
clusion of oil other business. except a
motion to recess or adjourn.
Thereafter no senator shall be en-
titled to speak more than one hour
on the bill, the amendments thereto.
and motions affecting the same. and
1t shall be the duty of the chair to
keep the time of each senator who
speaks No dilatory motions shan be
in order. and all points OF order and
appeals from the decision OF the chair
shall he decided without debate"
Thirty-three MEMBERS Pledged.
Anticipating a fight to change the
rules. even had the presidents bomb
shell statement not been exploded.
Senator Owen began several DAYS ago
TO canvass the new senate, and thirty
three members already have agreed
to cooperate on an anti -fllibuster
plan.
They are: Senators Owen, Pome-
rene, l1oiitS, JaiHts, tteeu, hfSDeS
Vardaman. Myers. Sheppard. Cham
berlain. williams. Kirby Jones, New
Mexico: Swanson. Fletcher, Smith, Of
Maryland; Salisbury, Stone. johnson,
South Dakota; Thomas. Ashurst, Pit
man. Husting, Walsh. Robinson, Phe-
Ian. King. Utah; Beckham. kansdell,
Lewis. Thompson. Newlands. FALL
New Mexico.
Others who were expected to sup
port the movement are. Martin,
Smith, OF Georgia: Lane, Shafroth,
Underwood. Mcclellan, of Tennessee,
and Park Trammell. Of Florida,
Although Democratic leaders expect
TO line up most Of the party back Of
such a rule an effort is expected to
have Republicans who favor 1t take
similar action, so that the fight will
not take on the aspect of partisan
struggle
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06

Mr.. Luck's Letter.
'----- March 3, 1917.
70 Messrs willoughby Newton and
,..,. others:
Gentlemen.--In reply TO your letter
f March 5, as to the action taken by
ne board of supervisors OF Hanover
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more or less latent effort to prevent
flibuster. will be changed.
Senator Owen, OF Oklahoma. Is the
chairman OF special committee
named a year ago to frame cloture
program. AS u result Of the efforts
OF that committee, the following reso-
luton recommended by the senate
committee on rules Is pending for
consideration;
provided that II. sixteen senator's
present to the senate at any time a
signed motion 10 bring TO close the
debate upon any pending measure, the
presiding officer shall at once state
the motion TO the senate and at the
close of the morning hour on the fol-
lowing calendar day lay the motion
before the senate and direct that i've
secretary call the roll. and upon the
ascertainment that a quorum Is PRES
emit. the chair shall. without debate,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06
THOUGHT Ne WAS ONLY
ENDORSING CANDIDATE
Supervisor G. s. Luck Wanted What
He Construed As Threat Stricken
Out of Resolution.
LIVELY FIGHT IN HANOVER
Board Meets Tomorrow to Appoint
More Superintcndcnts--Fri Oh
j. 4. Fcntress Believe Injustice Has
Been Done Him.

In reply to a letter from prominent
citizens of Hanover county asking for
an explanation OF. the resolution re-
Gently passed by the board of super.
visors OF that county endorsing the
candidacy of w. d. Bremner for the
position as division superintendent Of
schools and threatening to discontinue
it's part of the salary unless he was
the selection Of the board. c. s. Luck.
a supervisor, declares that ne thought
that he was merely endorsing MI.
Bremner for the position. In his let
ter to WiIioughby Newton, Jr., Over
ton Howard, J. e. Horne. c. w.
Crump. Mr.. Luck states that he asked
the members of the board to strike
out what he construed as a threat,
but he was told that he had paced
the wrong construction on 1t. and tha'
1t was all right.
The two letters are as follows:
March S, 1917.
To Messrs. c. s. Luck and w. r. Shell
ton. Supervisors of Hanover County:
Gentlemen:
AS citizens of Hanover county, we
would be glad IL you would publish n
statement. showing upon whose mo-
ton the resolution of March l, 1917,
OF the board of supervisors of Han
over county. endorsing the candidacy
OF w. D. Bremner' to the position OF
superintendent of schools OF our
county. and stating that the board
would refuse to continue the present
salary to any other appointee. was
passed: who drew said resolution:
who presented 1t; upon what evidence
or authority the charge was made
therein that the present superinten-
dent was not devoting FIVE days In a
week to the discharge of his duties.
and other matters which may prove
illuminating on the subject We no.
tive that Mr.. J. z. Johnson did not
sign the resolution. as did you two
gentlemen. and so take it for granted
that he had nothing to do with, and.
therefore. we are addressing this let
ter solely to you two ntlemen.
We are sending a copy of this letter
to tho Hanover papers for publica-
ton. and suggest that you publish
your reply, as we consider this mat
ter, In which the public is deeply In
terested.
Respectfully,
tsigned>
WILL0UGHBY NEWTON, JR-,
OVERTON HOWARD,
j. f. HORNE,
C. w. CRUMP
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