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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Minister of Justice Says Army
is Ready, After Trip to
Baltic to Inspect
the Fleet.
FRESH ATTACKS ARE
LAUNCHED BY BRITISH
Official Report Says Good
Progress Was Made in
Drive on Front North
of the SCarpe.
International News Service

A-NNA AAti"udl news service
PETROGRAD April Is - All
preparations Tor the defense OF
Petrograd against the heraIded Ger
man drive are now complete. Min
lister Of Justice Kerensky announced
today lie admitted that some diff
hculues stood in the way of the
successful repulse Of the Germans.
but they were termed insignificant.
Minister Kerensky has Just re-
turned from trip To the Baltic
where ne inspected the fleet.
War Minister Guchkom is reor-
sanizing the army and already %
generals and about l14other officers
have been retired
Demands for the arrest of Mich
olas Lenine. anarchist and anti
American leader. are being made.
Tie led the recent attack on the
American embassy.
tBOth the Russian and British
censors allowed a dispatch to pass
today admitting that Lenine had
been trying To start a counter revolu-
tionJ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
CRTTICIZE MAR PLAN.

llieIild IlNuUi news service
PARIS. April 2S-'Is the Anglo
French offensive too limited and un-
timely and is there a lack Of unity
of action between the British and
French armies 2'
These questions were raised here
today i'm the most OutspOken critic
isms of the military situation that
have been published since the war
began They are typical Of some of
the frank utterances that have fol-
lowed the increasing liberties al
lowed the press BY the government
The principal articles were by
Georges Clemenceau. former premier
az France and editor OF The Man
in Chains" and by Gustave Herve.
editor OF la Nictoire
NJ. Clemenceau continues 10 at
tack the former government headed
by Aristid BRAND. saying that mis-
takes OF that ministry are now
bearing fruit on the field OF battle.
The Matin in discussing the situa-
tion on the western front says
Fight ON First Line.
The German plan was undoubt-
eddy 20 retire on the front where the
principal allied attack seemed inn
minent. Realizing this, the French
and British commanders enlarged
the front OF attack so as 10 overlap
The wings OF the eDemy's retreating
line. The Germans. thus seized al
the pivots OF their retreat and forced
20 fight decided 20 give battle alone
the hrst lire instead OF falling back
70 the second or third line as is gen
orally the case. So great is the mum
er or German reserves hurried M
that the number OF the defenders 4
greater than that OF the attackers
IL is unohicially estimated tha
the Germans have lost zoo. 600 mel
in killed. wounded and massink since
the fighting began between Lem
and the Argonne on April 9.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Indications Are For 4 SIAM
pede to Administration Bill
AS House Gets Down
to Business.
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT
LEAD ARMY TO EUROPE
Amendment to Permit Ex-
president to Raise DiviS-
ion Turned Down by a
10 to 106 Vote.

WASHINGTON, April Is
BY a vote of 279 to 9S. the
house today agreed upon the
motion of Rep. Kahn, republic
can. of California. To eliminate
the volunteer provision from
the selective draft army bill.
This action forecast the COM
plete victory of the admins
tratiOn forces when the final
vote is taken later in the day.
There was no record of the
preliminary vote. which far ex-
ceeded the most sanguine hopes
of some of the supporters OF
the fight for consumption ini-
tiated by the president.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
ANOTHER YEAR OF WAR
England is Preparing For Continual
ton Next Year.
international News Service

International News Service:
LONDON. April 2S.-England IS
preparing for at least another year
and a half Of war. Every effort is
being made 10 encourage agricul-
ture as a means or combating the
submarine warfare of Germany
Already plans have been made TO
put 100000 more acres of ground
under cultivation in 1918 than were
ever before used for food raising
purposes.
GermanyS strength is not being
underestimated by the members OF
the government. and there was con-
siderable comment today upon
Premier Lloyd Georges statement
that If Germany felt she could win
by holding out 10 1919 she would
do so.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
MORE GARDEN SEEDS.

a supply Of garden seeds fur
nished 20 The News-Times by the
National Emergency Food Gar
den commission has been re-
ceived and the seeds will be
given 70 adults upon application
at The News-Times business Of
fee. The News-Times is coop
Grating with the commission in
furthering the home garden
movement and publishes a daily
article by the commissions ex-
perts Watch for il on the edi-
tOrial page.
Please do not send children for
these seeds. None viii be given
except 10 those who expect TO
make good use OF them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
FOOD SUPPLY is SHORT
Swedcn's Potato Stock VIII he Ex-
hausted i'm Few DAYS.
international News Service:

International News Service:
COPENHAGEN. April 2S-The
worst food shortage since the war
began now prevails here. The peo-
pie have begun TO set FESTIVE under
{: although il j. generally realized
that the government is doing every
thing possible 10 alleviate il. IL is
sad that the entire stock OF pota-
toes will become exhausted at least
"A month before the new crop comes
in. Newspapers are taking a serious
Wow Of the situation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
RENEW ATTACKS.

International News Service
LONDON. April IS - Fresh at
tacks are being launched by the
British on the Arras battle front.
The war office announced today
that the assaults were made over a
wide area north of the Scarpe river.
The renewal of the drive followed
am intense bOmbardment all along
the line from Lens to the junction
of the British and French armies
near St quentin.
satisfactory progress was made by
the attacking forces
The text OF the official communi-
cation follows:
We attacked the enemy this
morning along a front several miles
north of the Scarpe. Good progress
was made. the British troops over
coming strong pressure from the
enemy"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
FIGHTING Avn VERDUN.

international News Service.
PARIS. April 2S.-Fighting has
again broken out on the Nerdun
front The French war Office an
nounced today that successful
trench raids were carried out
against the German position on Hill
No. 304 on the western side of the
Meuse river German prisoners
were captU~@G
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Moving Camps to
Care For Crops
InternatloI.al News Service

international News Service.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Plans
TO prevent nationwide food
famine have been proposed 10 Off
cials of the national council OF de-
Tense Icy Walter : Dickey of Kan
Sas City. He proposes that great
crowds of men and boys be organ
lied into moving camps 10 handle
the harvest.
Commencing with the wheat and
oats harvest in Texas in June. they
should be kept moving northward
10 the border. reaching there in
October. This will prevent the enOr-
nous waste that takes place an
nually owing 20 the fact that the
farmers cannot get workers. Dickey
believes.
Dickey also proposes that "a war
measure be passed prohibiting the
slaughter of she" and other young
animals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
LATEST IN THE NEWS WORLD
RRLAKs RELATIONS.

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Guat-
emala has broken diplomatic rela-
tons with the German government,
the state department was officially
informed today. The German min
lister at Guatemala City has been
handed his passports and the exc
Quaters OF the German consuls in
that country cancelled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
To HONOR SAILORS
.ternatIonal NeNs Service:

InternauOnal News service:
LONDON, April %. 90 A theater
party will be given Monday night
for the United States sailors on the
American steamer Mongolia, which
reported sinking a German sub
marine upon her arrival here. The
bluejackets are being hailed As the
heroes of the hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
CALLS STRIKERS TRAITORS
Munitions Minister Says There VIII
be No More Strikes.

Information News Service;
AMSTERDAM, April 2S. Cen
Groener. German minister OF NUM-
tions, has promised the German
people that there Will be no more
labor troubles. says a dispatch from
Berlin today.
The strike agitators were referred
10 as traitors" by Cen. Groener in
a statement which he issued for the
public.
The workmen did not know VII,
they struck" said the munitions
minister. They followed bad lead
ershiD blindly."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
FOR CONSCRTPTION.
ternational News Service

international News Service
BOWLING GREEN. Mo. April IS.
-Fifty-hve out Of 50 men interro-
gated in a straw vote here said
they favored conscription IN pref
erence 10 the army volunteer system
advocated by Speaker Champ Clark.
Bowling Green is the home town
af Cha~ap Clark
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28

ALL DOGS IN GREAT
BRITAIN TO BE KILLED

international News Service:
LONDON. April 2S.-The dogs
of war may prove fatal to the
dogs OF peace. Deputy Food
Controller Capt. Bathurst an
nounced i'm commons that. 20
great has the food scarcity be-
come. il may Dc found necessary
TO Kill all the dogs I'm the king
dom. This step i'm the interests
of economy would be taken To
save the food eaten by dogs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
T. II. AT CHICAGO.
News Service

international News Service:
CHICAGO. April 2S.-Cheered by
as large a multitude as ever greeted
him when he was president OF the
United States. Col Theodore Roose.
Welt arrived in Chicago at 9:45 a.
m. today 10 take part in enc Of the
biggest patriotic demonstrations the
middle west has ever witnessed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
RECOVER ta BODTEs.

Interna tional News Service,
TRINIDAD. Colo. April 2S.-ti-
teen badly charred bodies had been
removed az 9 o'clock today from tho
workings Of the burning Hastings
mine OF the Nictor-American Fuel
company. near LUDLOW
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
SIGNS DRY BILL.

International News Service
TALLAHASSEE Fla. April Is
The drastic service club law by
which all clubs serving liquors viii
be put out Of business July 1 was
today signed by Gov Cats. The
measure makes il impossible 10 buy
and drink liquor under the same
rnnf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
CONFINED oN PACE FTvE.l
NOTE NOT SATISFACTORY
German Reply is Kept Secref BY
Argentine Government
International Vows serrsce

BUENOS AYRES, April 2s.-Ger-
many has answered Argentina's pro-
test against the sinking OF the Ar
gentine ship Monte Protegido with.
an unsatisfactory note. according 20,
stories printed here today
While the contents or the Ger
nan reply are unknown the pres
believes thar the government Sc
Crecy indicates a very unsatisfactory
situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Statement Issued by Manager
Hardy of the Local Cor
pOratiOn to be Taken
Up at Meeting.
CLAIMS MEN AGREED TO
ARBITRATE DIFFERENCES
Thomas F. Shine, Who Organ
lied Local Body, States
Strike Will be Last
Resort.

Turning down the demands OF the
conductors and motormen OF the
South Bend city street car lines for
an increase in wages presented yes
terday. r. /. Hardy, general manager
of the Chicago, South Bend and
Northern Indiana Railway Co, this
morning answered his employees in a
written statement handed 70 Claude
+. Barnes. president Of the newly
organized local ranch Of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Employees of America.
In his answer 10 the demands
made 10y the men, Mr.. Hardy agreed
TO waive the cOmpany's right TO a
3O-day notice of any grievance anc
is willing TO submit the controversy
10 the Indiana public service com
mission AT once. Mr. Hardy laid
particular stress upon the agreement
signed by the men and the company
10 refer any matters TO the state
body for adjustment.
Thomas r. Shine, national organ
izer OF the street car mems union.
said this morning that if the men
accepted his recommendation at a
meeting to be held at 1 o'clock sun
day morning, the proposition would
not be submitted to the public ser
vice commission for settlement He
said that the agreement referred 10
by Mr. Hardy in his answer 10 the
demands was not in reality a CON
tract, but merely a working cOndi-
tfor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28

fact that Mooney had been hanged.
1t is presumed that he meant Thorn
as ]. Mooney, the San Francisco Ia
Dor leader, who is under sentence Of
death in connection with the bomb
explosion at the San Francisco pre-
paredness parade last July, but who
has been granted "A new trial.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28

THE HAGUE. April % Turkey
as well as Germany is angling for
peace with Russia. Dispatches from
Berlin today quoted the Turkish
premier. Talaat Bey as saying.
Turkey has been waging war
against the Russian government We
no longer regard the Russian peo-
pie as enemies. Whoever want
peace shall have il as far as Turkey
is concerned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
International News Service !:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, April 2S. - The
senate and house will pass Pres't
! Wilson's cOnscription bill before
adjournment tonight. When the
house convened today the pending
business was a motion by Rep. Kahn
to strike from the military affairs
committee bill the volunteer pro-
vision which was reported to the
house over the objection of the
president and the war department
There were indications Of a STAN
pede TO the administration bill as
the house assembled. Proponents OF
selective CONSUMPTION in the form
the bill was drafted by the army gen
eral staff. and approved by the
white house, declared that their
majority had doubled over night.
With the vote to eliminate the VOL
unteer amendment out of the way
early in today's session the way will
be clear for quick disposition Of
other less contrOverted sections Of
the bill.
Hopes for any legislative recogni-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt's plan to
send a division into France already
have gone glimmering. The Roose-
welt idea although not mentioned as
such in an amendment offered by
Rep. Austin. Of Tennessee. was re-
iected in the house b. a vote Of 40
70 los
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
May Arbitrate Demands.

An arbitration board consisting OF
one representative Of the men, one
representative Of the company and
a third 10 be chosen by these two TO
consider the controversy viii be
suggested to the employees at the
early morning meeting sunday. Mr..
Shine pointed out that the principle
Of arbitration was embodied in one
Of the first sections of the constitu-
ton of the national street car mems
organization.
The decision to strike or arbitrate
will be made by the men Sunday
morning. In the communication
presented to Mr. Hardy yesterday
the men informed the company head
that unless the demands were ans
wered by Saturday noon, they would
take steps TO enforce them immedi-
ately. Word is said 10 have been
passed around the men Friday that
unless the street car company agreed
TO all OF the things asked by the
workers a strike tying up all of the
city lines and possibly the interur-
ban service on the Northern In
diana lines would go into effect sun
day morning
4 strike is the last thing 70 which
the union desires 10 resort, Mr..
shine said Saturday morning. while
Mr.. Hardy stated that the cars would
be running without fail Sunday. He
predicted that all of the men would
not go out. even if strike were or
dered
The communication presented by
Mr. HARDY 10 the men follows:
To Claude 2. Barnes, Harlem j.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Nations Seek
Peace With Russ

International News Service,
STOCKHOLM. April 2s.-Ger-
many is preparing 10 make known
her peace terms 20 Russia, says a
dispatch from GOthenburg today.
This telegram quoted other advices
received in Gothenburg from Copen-
hagen saying that the editor OF the
Social Demokraten Of Copenhagen.
is now on his way 20 Russia with the
peace conditions OF the German
government. This information is
without any confirmation from an
official source.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
Mann For Conscription.

The cause OF the presidents bill
in the house has been materially
strengthened over night by the &C
cession OF Republican Leader Mann
and Rep Fitzgerald TO the ranks of
the cOnscriptionists
In the senate leaders have agreed
20 take the final vote before ~
stroke Of . tonight
As the ills 20 be passed by the
senate and house have some minor
differences il will he necessary to
have conferences to smooth these
out. Tho Conferee3 are expected TO
adjust their variances in n day or
two so that the bill viii be ready
for the presidents signature not
later than the middle of the week.
The war department meanwhile.
sure Of the outcome Of the general
staff bill is taking all the prelimin-
airy steps 10 put ii into force
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-28
THE WEATHER

INDIANA. - Rain tonight and
probably Sunday. continued cool.
LOWER MICHIGAN-Overcast
in north and probably rain in south
portion tonight and Sunday; con-
tinued cool
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-12
THE CLEARING HOUSE
Of Times Readers Ideas

no one could print.
The older ones married to get
away from him and now | have
only two left, and the youngest
will soon be Independent and !
will be free.
These are only just few, a very
few, Of all the awful things / have
suffered.
am glad when he is gone and
sorry when he comes back, al
though try to use him well when
he is here / could not shed one
tear II he was gone forever, not
one tear IL l saw him in a lake of
fire.
It's awful, but it's true, and I
say, May, poor May, If you had all
| could tell you, you could not
find room for it.
III the children under age
bought anything he would sell 1t
and spend the money on himself
and for drink, and now do you
wonder that we have so little faith
in men?
love my children but faith |
have none. l do not know one
truly good man. There NAV be
some but / have failed to find
them.
FROM A BROKEN HEART.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-12
Senator Jones
EDITOR THE TIMES.

EDllOh The TIMES:
l am asking you why YOU are
condemning Senator Jones for the
stand he has taken in behalf OF
the American people?
You class him as a Judas, trait
or and in fact everything but a
gentleman.
About a year ago Senator Jones
made a statement through the
press of Washington asking the
people to write him their views
on an increase in the army and
navy, stating that he would be
governed accordingly.
Now, Mr.. Editor, 1t is reason
able to assume that majority OF
the letters received by Mr.. Jones
said, No larger army, no larger
navy, no war.
In asking Mr.. Jones to resign
you say you are voicing the senti-
ment Of the people.
/ am asking you If you and q
handful of millowners are the
people, or are those the people
who labor in the mills, mines, for
ests and on the farms?
One thing is certain, and that
is that you need not shrek war
for me. / still have sense enough
to do my own noise making.
| Some time back, a writer In
the Editors Mail made the state
ment that large sums of English
money were being used In the U.
s. to advertise their cause. You
did not comment on the statement.
Why not?
Chas. e. Russell says we can
not live side by side with Ger
many, but he leads us to assume
that to live side by side with Rus
STA would be all o. X. Great
stuff, Ell?
III you really are the champion
OF the common people of Wash
ington, for the love of Mike
change your tone of voice.
have been a close reader of
the Editors Mail department and
think | am safe in saying that
four letters out of every five are
for peace and against war. And
yet you clamor for war and claim
to represent the people.
In conclusion I wish to COM
mend Mr.. Trent and Tacoma for
their able letters against the curse
of war.
Thanking you in advance for
publishing fhiu an,
Yours truly,
CHAS. MAXWELL.
Chehalis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-12
BRITISH
CLOSEIN
ON TURK

LONDON, March 12.-Mosul is
the next objective of General
Maude's victorious British forces
in Mesopotamia.
While details Of the occupation
of the ancient city of Bagdad were
lacking today and the public was
expectantly awaiting a full nara
tive which would show important
captures of prisoners and war ma
terials from the Turks in the TAX
ing of the city, it was known the
British forces do not intend to
rest on their arms.
Mesopotamia is now encircled
by three great forces Of entente
troops, whose lines are tightening
and driving the Turks further to-
ward the tip of Asia embraced in
Anatolia.
These forces are .irst GeneI al
Maude's victorious column, which
has taken Kut-el-Amara and now
Bagdad-and is still advancing;
second, the British force advanc'
ing along tie coast line of the
Mediterranean toward Jerusalem
third, the Russian forces across
Persia toward the Turkish flank
and rear. A fourth force of Rus
SLAMS from which little has been
heard recently, is around Mush
still further to the rear of the
Turks.
Military experts hailed the fall
of Bagdad as a tremendous blow
at Turkish prestige and one like
ly to have far-reaching effect In
the near east.
The capture of the city likewise
is the final blow inflicted on Ber-
Inns ambitious plans for a Ber-
lin-to-Bagdad railroad which
would connect Germany with
Asia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-12
Why It Is Great
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Will you please explain Just
what and why you think this
story and letters of May are so
wonderful?
What good will they accom-.
plish? To my mind they are
more harmful than good.
/ have read them over several
times and will admit they left
a bad taste in my mouth.
or course, / am only an old
woman now, who has never lived
In larger city than New York
or smaller than Puyallup, SO
cannot talk from her experience
/ have done slum work in that
great big, busting city which was
my home for 20 years, and I must
say found more fallen girls that
went wrong from love of fine
clothes and ignorance than, as
she says, from love.
Now there is a saying in ouI
good book, "The sins of the par.
ents shall be visited unto the sew
enth generation"
Here she says her mothe,
was a breed. Therefore her moth.
er's mother was squaw who
must have broken the stern laws
of her tribe.
Her mother then broke the
tribal laws, so on down to May
While she has married, she, from
her own writing. married a mar
to support her. Yet she says
love was the cause of her down.
fall.
Then again she has a frient
who believes as she does. Is this
friend her husband? If not, what
right has she to this friend out.
side OF her own sex?
Again she says she lived the
life OF the underworld for hel
child. Now here is a question
Why did not she go to--well, say
some of the charities or the good
women of the Army and tell hel
troubles?
No, May, I am afraid the Other
was the easier way.
] am sorry, but l must say
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-12
THREE DIE in
OHIO STORM

CINCINNATI, o., March IA
Three persons dead and so injured
is the toll, police figures today
give. of the tornado that swept
over Cincinnati last night and
struck the suburban residence
districts of Mount Lookout, Hyde
Park, Red Bank and East End.
One of those killed was Dinner
Glenn, 80, capitalist. His house
collapsed, caught fire and was de-
stroyed. His housekeeper, Miss
Daisy Holmes, was seriously in
jured.
About a dozen houses were
completely destroyed. Scores
were unroofed and partly wreck
ed. Many families had miraculous
escapes. The house occupied by
George w. Snyder, his wife and
son and Charles Lamb and his
wife, was turned into a pile OF
lumber in second. None of the
occupants was more than bruised.