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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
RAPID PROGRESS
 IS PROMISED ON
 WAR PROGRAMME

deficiency bill. including a $l0O,00O, 600 emergency fund appropriation for Presi- dent Wilson to use at his discretion in prosecuting the war, will probably be adopted in both houses tomorrow.
 Consideration of the administration army seective draft bill will be taken up tomorrow by the Senate military affairs committee The committee has not de- eided whether to hold public hearings by Secretary Baker General Scott. chief of staff, and other army heads will continue their arguments for the legislation be- fore committees of both houses.
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relief commission

Fires continue to glow in Lens to- day while far away to the south, fires were seen in St. Quentin, to- ward which the British and French are converging. Realizing that the important town of Queant, the switch point of the Hindenburg line, was threatened by the close proximity of the British, the Germans early today launched an attack from there over a six-mile front.
 While suffering immediate reverses everywhere else they managed by the concentration of artillery to recapture Lagnicourt, opposite Quant. which was taken from them several weeks ago. Their victory at this point was short lived. however, for the British counter attacked and retook Lagnicourt with more than POO prisoners, and. catching the retreating Germans under an intensive field gun fire, cut them to bits. Thus end ed the first real defensive offensive the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Summary of The News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1--President issues appeal to people of nation.
 German rear guard defending Lens to protect retirement md Britt ish almost within city. Germans battle like men with backs to wall. German legation in BuenOs Aires is attacked by mObs. Rapid progress is promised on war programme.
 Warm welcome will he given .sl- lied statesmen coming for war council. 2-Secretnry McAdoo issues outline of new taxation which Congress will consider. 6--NOrth Alabama doing part i'm food campaign. S-ROosevclt outlines his volunteer
 LOCAL NEWS J-Great musical biennial to he opened today. Birmingham ready for good roads men to meet tomorrow. Flag raising at AvOndaIc library. Civic association to hear Dr. stuart
 FEATURES 4-Editorinl cor~--~nt- 7-SpOrts. 0-Markets.
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with which we are cooperating in Europe and to keep the looms and manufactures there in raw mate rial; coal to keep the fires going in ships at sea and in the fur naces of hundreds of factories across. the sea; steel out of which to make arms and ammunition both here and there; rails for wornout railways back of the fighting fronts; locomotives and rolling stock to take the place of those every day going to pieces; mules, horses, cattle for labor and for military service; everything with which the people of England and France and Italy and Russia have usually supplied themselves but cannot now afford the men, the materials or the machinery to make.
 WORD TO FARMERS
 q take the liberty. therefore, of addressing this word to the
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Germans have attempted since the bat tie of Arras began
 GERMANS ARE NERVOUS
 From one end of the British front to the other the Germans are palpably nerv- ous and jumpy. Where they have been driven from their old positions they are everishly digging at every opportunity, particularly at night. Each morning CIV airplane photographs show the results of the nocturnal activities behind the temporary line. Most of the trenches are merely emergency defenses built at an- gles with view to giving cover to ma chine guns with which the Germans hope to delay the British advance. until fur ther work can make the rear defenses tenable
 TAKEN UNAWARES
 It now is stated that no part of the Hindenburg line was pected to be com pleted until the end of April, notwith- standing the claims that the recent west ern retirement has been entirely accord- ing to German plans.
 Where the Germans still hold their old
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Washington April 15.-Rapid progress legislation is planned by Congress dur Ing the coming week.
 The s7,O0O,O00,000 revenue authorization bill passed by the House unanimously yesterday. is the first and immediate con- sideration It will be submitted tomor- row to the Senate, will be reported fav- orably almost immediately by the finance committed and will be passed not later nectations. Approval virtually without opposition is regarded certain
 Following the bond authorization will come quickly in both houses war taxa ton. navy and army, espionage, financial and industrial mobilization bills and other wartime measures.
 To expedite the great bond issue and treasury certificate authorization, includ- ing It's provisions for loaning $S,0OO, ,0O0 GOO to the allies, Chairman Simmons today called a meeting of the Senate finance committee for tomorrow morning. The committee plans to report the bill to the Senate shortly after it convenes. While Senator Simmons will ask it's immediate consideration, it is probably that under the rules and because of House amend ments, the resolution will lie over until Tuesday and then have the right of way over all other business until passed
 The Senate also will receive tomorrow the administration esponiage bill the army general staff amendments to the <st.- 1ofn nf and the Webb bill to permit combination of exporters in foreign trade The espionage measure, which is expected to provoke considerable debate, will be 7 pressed for prompt passage by adminis- tration leaders, and be displaced only by the bond bill and other war finance measures.
 The conference report on the general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
GERMANS BATTLE
 LIKE MEN WITH
 BACKS TO WALL


 British Headquarters in France, April 15-Via London Fighting like with their backs to the wa the Germans
 making desperate resistance the British advance especially along the Hndenburg line from Queant St. Quentin This line has been definitely broken between Qeant Aas sequenty the Germans attempting hold from Queant southward
 n the meantime Lens being approached late today from three directions The civilian population evacuated by the Germans Friday person allowed than 30 baggage With the departure of the civilians the seized three months raons gathered at Lens the American fcoxaan niccior
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

Rio de Janeiro, April 15.--Marine forces are taking possession of tue German merchant vessels in Brazilian harbors to the accompaniment of mani festations of popular approval of tae step. The minister of marine in. issu- ing the order for taking over the Ger man ships gave instructions to the chief of the naval forces to proceed courteously with the work and up to the present no untoward incident has accompanied it. The belief is said to exist in naval circles, however that an inspection of the vessels will reveal some sabotage.
 The only harbor where the carrying out of the orderemight be expected to cause some anxiety is that of Per nambuco, where the largest of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
MARKED COURTESY WILL BE SHOWN ID
 OVER-SEA VISITORS
Washington Officials Mak- ing Final Plans to Well come AnglO-French-
 Statesmen for Council


 Washington, April IS. With the assembly of the
 most momentous interna- tional conference ever held in this country only a few
 days distant, officials of sev-
 eral executive departments
 of the government devoted
 themselves today to making preparations for greeting the distinguished men Great
 Britain and France are
 sending here to discuss war
 problems. State department officials directly responsible for the details of arrange ments conferred in an effort to have no mark of courtesy
 lacking.
 Those familiarwith official etiquette
 abroad say that the sending to this
 country of men like British foreign Secretary Balfour, French Minister of
 Justice and Former Premier Viviani
 and General loire, is almost without
 precedent. Not only does the trip here
 require much more very valuable time than the various European war con- ferences, but it subjects the high of
 ficials to real dangers from mines an1 submarines, arienced in cross
 ing to the continent. It is known that
 the present trip was taken only with the deepest foreboding quickened by l memories of the loss of Lord Kitch- ener.
 | The preliminary committee of welcome. consisting of Third Assistant Secretary Long, representing the state department;
 Rear Admiral Frank P. Fletcher and Commander D. F. Sellers, representing
 the navy, and Col Robert E. L. Michie,
 Lieut.. Col. Spencer Cosby and Capt. John G. Quekemeyer, representing the army, is ready to leave for the port of arrival at moments notice. The committee will welcome the commissioners and bring them here on special train. A formal reception will greet them here at which the highest officials of the government will participate.
 The action of the House yesterday in immense $7000, 900 war measure with it's provisions for a loan of saO0O, o00.0oo to the allies was acclaimed by state depart ment officials as convincing demonstra- tion of the fullness of Americas s co-opera- ton against the common enemy and as an answer to those who feared this coun- try might conduct an academic war That action, with the plans for war army and construction Of 1000 wooden merchant ships will be offered as a greeting. The near approach of the conferences and the growing certainty that an at- tempt will be made to harmonize the ends for which the allies are ighting with the principles laid down by President Wilson has developed the fact that all the en- Itente nations have informed each other very fully their maximum and minimum terms of peace, so that each one. has
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CiDil Population Withdrawn and Troops of Kaiser Seize Food Supplies Left By American Relief Com
 n7ittee-H. Quentin
 WiU Soon Fall

London April 1Ffteen hundred German dead were left in
 front of the British positions after the unsuccessful attack de- ivered early this morning by strong German forces along mile front the Bapaume Cabra road according to the official report from Field Marshal Hag tonight.
 The British gained further ground their advance upon both St. Quentin and Lenz.
 London April 15-The report published in Sunday news that the British had actually entered Lens evidently premature but the civilian population evacuated the town Friday and great fre burning showing that the Germans destroying their stores preparatory to their departure cordng staff correspondent of the Associated Press while British official communication tonight announced that the British troops the outskirts of the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

ships are interned, but dhe presence there of an important Brazilian naval division is counted upon to impose re- spect.
 The minister of marine declared he was convinced that the friendly re,a- tions existing between Brazil and the United States would insure Brazil such coal supplies as she might need at present and in the future. The newspaper o Imparcial inter- prets the rupture of relations with Germany and the seizure of the in termed ships as premonitory symptoms of a state of war. It sees the eventu- ality of sending to Europe a contin- gent of 200. 900 men which would be formed exclusively of infantry. Braze, it asserts, could easily organize such contingent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
BRITISH DAY REPORT

London, April 15.-British troops have captured the German defenses east of Lievin from Friaumont wood to the east ern corner of cite St. Pierre and are pushing on in the direction of Lens, says today's official statement.
 heavy attack by the Germans on a six-mile front on both sides of the Bapaume Cambrai road was a failure. The Germans gained foothold at only one point, at Lagniecourt and were driven out there with heavy losses by counter attack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16


 "These. then. are the things we must do, and do we'll. besides fighting-the things without which mere fighting would be fruitless:
 eve must supply abundant food for ourselves and for our armies and our seamen not only, but also for a large part of the nations with whom we have now made common cause. in whose support and by whose side we shall be fighting.
 WHAT ALLIES NEED
 'We must supply ships by the hundreds out of our shipyards to carry to the other side of the sea, submarines or no submarines, what will every day be needed there, and abundant materials out of our fields and our mines and our factories with which not only to clothe and support our people for whom the gallant fellows un- der arms can no longer work. to help clothe and equip the armies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
ATTACKING ST. QUENTIN

Paris, April 15.-French guns are con- tinuing to pour a heavy fire on the Ger man lines In the vicinity of St. Quentin Reconnaisances have revealed that the Germans are in strong force in this re- zion. says today's official statement. which also reports continuation of the
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molded by an ingenious officer out of plaster, indicating every natural feature. the trenches, railways, de- lenses, roads and streams, even the mine craters, prepared from aerial photographs and direct observation, and all available local knowledge that could be obtained and that knowledse thus gained proved of immense ad vantage when the attack was carried olJt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

The great spring offensive by the allies line IF miles British the three miles, tabshng line Givenhy which south nn-surC Cojeul, 12 kilometres theast of
 
 
  Hag Avion midway practically surrounded South the attacking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
GERMAN LEGATION
 M BUENOS AIRES
 ATTACKEDBYMOB
Teutonic Newspaper Buildings Are Damaged and One Editor is W0unded-Police Make Many Arrests-Brazil is Taking Over Kaiser's
 Ships in an Orderly Manner


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  the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Not One Element of SeBishness In Great Struggle, and the People Must Stand Together In
 Unity and Actiuity

Washington April l5Presden Wilson tonight address his fellow called citizen and ch together make the nation unit for the preservation it's ideals and for triumph of democracy the world
 e the nation has commence he said "We must all speak, and together
 The President all the their tce unseshness and democratic efficiency
 appealed with emphasis his words and particularly the the sou plant oodstu The southern farmers he patriotism better than the temptation the cotton and helping peoples fighting liberties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
No Selfish Element in War

 but the simplest parts for the addressed There not single se in fighting rights marknd and for the world this thing orth ane without that will full Of capacity a-and-saI aIEsacriH flee nuoIxe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

The address follows
 My fellow countrymen The of beloved coun try into the grim and terrible for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world many problems of national action which call for immediate condera ton settlement that hope you will permit to address to you words counsel and appeal with regard
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-22
VETERAN FARMER Tells
WHY Prices ARE HIGH

That city market conditions have
side which is unknown TO the con-
sumer is The opinion Of A. E. Ritten-
house a teran farmer OF State Road,
who has been attending King street
market 70 the past nifty years. III
speaking II conditions on the larms
today, Mr.. Rittenhouse said that all OF
the young men and women have leIt
the farms for the cities In search OF
higher wages and as a result there il
not enough labor in the country 10
produce food for the city WORKERS
Floating labor, he said, will not WORK
on truck farms and the cost OF corn
VIII have TO be held at q high figure,
owing to laborers cutting It, demand
ing SO a day and board.
One day this season. Mr.. Rittenhouse
SAYS, lima beans sold at 30 cents bas-
ket and there was no reference MADE
70 the lower price, but on the Follow
Ing Saturday, the price advanced 10 ou
cents and the public was Informed
through the press. Yet at that time
thieves stealing produce from the
farmers wagons caused considerable
trouble and those who lost such pro
ducc, averaged less than 30 cents Das-
ket for their beans.
Another item which counts in favor
OF the consumer is that farmers bring
ing produce here sort their produce
out, whereas those shipping TO com
mission men, haul the rarm products
TO the railroad siding or boat wharvei
In ton lots.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-22
HIDING BEHIND pATRIorIs,,

VNhOoh omceholders In the nationo, ,ar.t.t..-t,-
VINO parade patriotism for political nprnosos o
very properly taken TO task by the Hastings NotN rT
une, whose editor thinks It high time for mo r,,,a -
snow disapproval As the Tribune points an, Ino,..
someone crtclzes the acts of some officer or se,,S
OF the administration, the character OF defense mn, ~
to call the critic friend OF the Kaiser ~
That sort Of thing attempted in n vsr, h.....
manner In the recent Congressional oampalgn in No,,
Hampshire. spokesman Of the administration wen, on
the stump in that contest pleaded for votes for m
Democratic candidate the ground that "a vote for
Republican is vote for Prussianism and the kaiser
1t was plain OF trying to use patriotism for
partisan purposes and be It said to the credit NJ Tho
voters OF New Hampshire It did not succeed
They elected the Republican nominee and they dldn'.
do It through any love OF the Kaiser either They did
It because they believe the principles OF the Republican
party best and because they deem the destns OF
the nation safest when in Republican control
We had another Illustration Of the effort to evade lust
Of the Senate asked for Investigation OF the killing
two Red Cross by the explosion Of shell On ar
American ship. Democratic member opposed the inves
legation and accused the Republicans OF ian assault upor
the American navy In that VIEW others guilty
assault upon the army when they complained OF en-
balmed beef during the Spanish-American
But the American people not easily misled They
win be fooled The danger is that although they
ace through the subterfuge they will be passive when
ihey ought to rebuke the effort TO hide behind pre-
tense Of patriotism. The Hastings Tribune IL rghtlei
every Official stand fall upon his merits and record
ana no. shield himself behind plea for loyalty TO the
government
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-22
A Teufonized Poland
(From the New York SUM

The Central Powers are unusually
active in an effort 10 Justify 10 them
selves and the Polish people their de-
signs for the annexation Of Russian
POland. They assert that war time ex-
pedients make necessary the control OF
legislation likely to interfere with
military rule or operation, and that
"a safe and steady progression dur
ing the war is the only way for Poland
to change from its present position 10
"a state Of complete independence and
sovereignty"
Last November the rehabilitation OF
the Polish kingdom was announced by
the Central Powers. The plan was
vague as TO the form OF government
or the. boundaries Of the new nation.
The Poles Of Russia, however, proper
ly acclaimed il until they began TO I'M
derstand that the scheme had for It's
purpose the raising Of an auxiliary
army to aid Germany. The campaign
to secure volunteers was q failure,
many OF the recruiting officers, it Is
said, dissuading the men from joining
the colors. To the Polish demand for
a national Government the Central
Powers offered the temporary expedi-
ent OF State Council made up Of rep
.resentative public men.
Before this plan could be tried the
country was swept by wave Of emo
tional sympathy for new Russia that
carried away much Of the bitterness
that had been engendered by the auto
cratic methods Of the former regime
The next move by the Central Powers
was the proposal Of the present plan
While the former scheme was osten-
slbly for the union Of the different
lands Of ancient Poland, the design
now is to partition Russian Poland be-
tween the Hohenzollerns and HaOs.
burgs. Germany Will retain enough &c
rectify her strateglcal frontiers" anc
Austria will take the remainder tC
build up a new Hapsburg state.
From Berlin comes an interview will
Count Adam Ronikier, who is said e
be foremost Polish leader and L
have taken part in conferences at Der
lin before the new state was pro
claimed. According to the despatch h
said
"only those Polish politicians will b
successful who clearly conceive tina
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-22

II the country were still on pre-
war basis lndustrlally the Pacific Coast
strikes would threaten the collapse OF
the governments shipbuilding pro-
gramme. That programme is already
behind schedule all along the line II
labor and capital in the shipbuildng
industry were now to lock horns in
the old-iashloned way the expectation
Of outbulding and outlasting the Ger
man submarine would go a-glimmer-
ing.
Fortunately our war legislation has
given the government a grip Of its own
on the industrial situation. II no longer
has to stand by and wait for the com
panies and the workers TO settle their
disputes. It has obtained a right OF IN
tervention, which, though somewhat
scant so far as pressure on the mon
is concerned, is ample enough to force
a settlement on the employers.
The government has not undertaken
so far TO forbid strikes in employments
Of semi-military nature. Congress
failed 20 pass legislation recommended
by President Wilson suspending the
right Of railroad workers to go on
strike until the expiration OF certain
period set for Cancellation and arbl-
tratlon. 1t would not enforce this salu-
tary rule in an industry which is al
ready completely under the govern
ment's control and for which 1t does
not hesitate TO prescribe wages and
hours OF labor 10 has not given the
Administration power 10 hold men in
the shlpbuilding industry at work
against their wishes or, as an outsider,
10 TX wages in that industry except
through voluntary arbitration and
agreement.
But the Secretary Of the Navy and
the shipping Board are both author
lied to take over and operate shipping
plants, and the government may thus
be brought into direct relation VIII
the operatives as an employer. IT can
then Increase their wages, If II sees
ft to do so. It can employ Cancellation
frst and, II that fails, it might under
fhe war power and the provisions OF
the selective conscription act and other
recent legislation draft men to work as
shipbullders.
II would be q travesty Oh govern
ment In war time TO allow vitality I'm
portant military work to be held up
bv labor disputes. The public Is in no
temper TO tolerate wrangling which
will delay the completion OF our new
war vessels and Of our emergency mer-
chant fleet and thus help Germany 10
cut our lines OF communication win
our allies. Almost any measure OF CO.
ercion on the governments part would
be justified il the strike just begun
dragged on and Germany's submarine
campaign were thus abetted and facili-
iaied.