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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
\. A. WHEELER
ELECTED HEAD
j. s. c. Of c.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIFE

Chicago, April 12.--Harry A,
Wheeler. federal food administrators
for Illinois, @was unanimously elected
president of the chamber of COM
merce of the United States at a ses-
sion of the board of directors at the
closing session of the three day meet
ing, late today.
r. G. Ghett, Charleston, S. c., re-
firing president, was elected honor
airy vice president and Charles Nagel
of st. Louis, Mo, A. b. Farquahar of
York, Pa, and John II. Fahey of Bos-
ton Mass. were reelected honorary
vice presidents.
John Joy Edison of Washington,
d. c., was reelected treasurer.
The board Of directors took no ac-
ticn in selecting the location of the
next annual meeting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Col, Langhorne, Commander
Big Bend District, and COL
Ruiz Of Mexico, Come to
Satisfactory Understanding,
PARLEY DESCRIBED AS
A C0L0RFUL CEREMONY
Officers Cross River
on Flat Boat; Take Deep In
tereSt in Equipment of.
American Mounted Men.


Harris Spur, Tex. April l2.-Snip-
ing has ceased along this section of
the Big Bend border, following an
agreement between Col. George 4.
Langhorne, commander of the Big
Bend district, and Col. Martinez Ruiz,
the Mexican federal commander OF
the district opposite here.
The agreement was reached at a
second parley held last night at the
Santo Nino ford where four MeXicans
were killed wednesday when Amer
lean troops fired across the ford fol-
lowing a series of snipings by Mexican
federal soldiers, zen of whom crossed
the border Sunday and fired on a
rancher.
BY the terms of the agreement any
sniping occurring on either the MeXi-
can or American sides of the Rio
Grande will be reported at once to the
responsible commander who will take
immediate steps to stop the firing
and punish the snipers.
A Colorful Ceremony.
The second parley was a colorful
CcTenOnOy, a squadron OF American
cavalry was drawn up on the Ameri-
can side of the ford, and a troop of
Mexican cavalry lined UP on the Mexi-
can bank of the river.
Colonel Ruiz, accompanied by a
staff of twenty-five. crossed in a flat
boat and while he and Colonel Lang
horne discussed the border situation
the Mexican staff officers fraterniZed
with the American officers, inspected
the American rifles, side arms and
equipment and admired the splendid
cavalry horses.
Andres Garcia, Mexican consul gem
eral in FL Paso, was present with his
secretary and assisted in arranging
for the parley.
Tense Situation Relieved.
Colonel Ruiz, at the close of the
meeting, accepted an invitation to
dine with Captain Rees, commander
at Fort Hancock, this evening,
Colonel Langhorne announced his
belief that the situation arising from
recent snipings across the border has
been relieved for the present by the
parleys yesterday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Huns Fail MiSerabIy in At
tempting to Garry Out
Thrust. That Was Rehearsed
for Weeks Behind Lines,
BATTERYMEN WORK IN
GAS MASKS FOR HOURS
French Officers Compliment
Sammies for Their Courage.
and GaIlantryi Dead Drag
ged Back Into Trenches.


With the American Army in France,
April ~ (by the Associated Press. y
In the raid carried OUT by the Ger
mans on Wednesday against the
Americans northwest of Toul the en-
emy intended to penetrate to the third
line positions, according to informa.
tion obtained from a prisoner.
This Is corrohorated by material
found on dead Germans. The enemy
carried wire, dynamite. entrenching
tools and other implements for organ
izing the positions.
The Americans knew in advance Of
the proposed attack through infor-
nation obtained a day or two previ-
ously from prisoners captured by the
French on an adjacent sector
Use 500 Shock Troops.
The attack was made by a special
battalion of 500 shock troops, who
had rehearsed the operation for two
or three weeks behind the lines. As
soon as the German barrage began,
the American batteries, without wait
Ing for rocket or signal, laid down
counter barrage with the result
that less than 200 of the enemy sue
ceeded In climbing out of their
trenches and advancing toward the
American line.
The German officers sent the men
right through the barrage, but only
two succeeded in reaching the front
line and they were taken prisoner.
When the barrage started, tho
American oftposts moved into the
first line, where, with other infan.
trymen and machine gunners, they
waited for the advancing party The
Americans poured deadly fire into
the raiders, then climbed out of the
trenches and engaged with grenades
and II thand-to-hand fighting the few
Germans able to cross No Mans Land
Drag Back German Dead.
The American infantrymen drove
the enemy back to his own lines, and
protected by machine gun and auto
matte rifle fire, dragged the German
dead back to the American trenches
for Identification.
The German losses were extremely
heavy as No Mans Rand was strewn
with dead and numbers of the enemy
We're killed by the. artillery without
being able to leave the German
trenches.
The French officers commanding
units In a neighboring sector aompli-
mented the American officers on the
courage and gallantry displayed in
the operation and the splendid work
of artillery
Some OF the batterymen worked in
gas masks for several hours.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
CALLS SAMM|ES
DOGS, AND LOSES
BOTH HIS LEGS
Invitation of 200 Germans toI
Americans to Come Out and
Fight Results in 1870 Of
Them Being Accounted For,
10y MORNING 10 ,Hs.l SPECIAL LEASED w,ssI


New York, April IA raid by a
party of 200 Germans on a portion of
the American-held line, in which $50
of the attacking force were accounted
for by the defending Americans, was
described by Raymond Starbard, an
adjutant in the war work organiza-
ton of the Salvation Army, who ar.
rived here today after having been
within range of German artillery on
the western front FOR seven months.
In making report to his head
quarters here Adjutant Starbard,
whose home is at Worcester Mass,
said:
The raid occurred March Z. One
German Ca member Of the attacking
party) leaped to an exposed position
and in very excellent English shouted:
Come on out, you American
dogs, and fight
Before he could leap back to
safety, one of our men had thrown
a hand grenade which took off both
his legs.
"Then ensued a fierce encounter in
which the Americans accounted for
1sO of the Germans out of an original
200 in the raiding group"
Gradually the German fighting
forces are becoming disabused of their
idea that the Americans are not
"scrappers,'" Adjutant Starbard de-
clared. Men of the allied forces OH
the battle lines are confident Of VIC
tory. he added.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
MAJOR b|RkNER
IS ARRESTED ON
sED|T|ON CHARGE
~ aoas,so JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE


Derning, N. NJ, April 12.-Maj
John M. Birkner, 127th field artillery.
was arrested at Camp Cody TODAY
charged with violating the espionage
act.
Major Birkner, who is a native of
Germany, has been in the United
State military forces for more than
thirty years.
The technical charge against the
officer was violation of section three,
title one of the espionage act. He was
arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal George Ramsey, on instruc-
tiohs from United States Marshal An.
drew Hudspeth. He will be taken to
Santa Fe Sunday to appear before
United States District Judge Colin
Neblett
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
CONVALES
ARE BEING USED
BY THE GERMANS
Officers Finding 1t Hard Work
to Fill Depleted Ranks With
Able Bodied Soldiers on theI
French Front,
Icy MORNING JOURNAL spser., LEASED wasI

Icy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED "lREl
with the French Army in France
April II (Thursday Evening, by the
Associated Press. Two strong enc
my attacks last night and this morn
ing in the vicinity of Noyon, which
were repulsed easily by the French,
give rise to the question whether the
Germans are about to make another
attack on their southern flank.
1t is quite evident that the German
high command is beginning to oX-
perence some dsquietude over the
loss Of so many men and the dislo-
cation of so many divisions which has
not given the results expected
Already considerably more than 100
German divisions have been thrown
into the fight and more than seven
" divisions have since been with
drawn to fill up the gaps in the
ranks.
When it is remembered that the
Germans hitherto have not taken a
division out of the fighting line until
it has suffered a minimum of $500
casualties some idea may be obtained
of the enormous extent of their losses.
Convulcsccnt Arc Used.
To the casualties in the divisions
which have been withdrawn must be
added those of divisions still engaged
in battle. They still have sufficient
cfftectives in depots to re-establish
their strength but many of these re-
Serves are composed of inferior ee-
ments such as convalescents and men
who were partly exempted from serv-
ice at the front. These must replace
tho carefully chosen men forming
the crack divisions heretofore used.
The total strength of a German di-
vision on this front is 1850 men,
of whom S,4O0 are infantry, machine
gunners and cyclists and the remand
er artillerymen, engineers, ambulance
attendants, transport workers and
a squadron OF cavalry.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
POP PU[AT|0N NOT
To BE BASIS FOR
QUOTAS OF DRAFT 7
,sy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE

tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Washington, April 12,-The war de-
partments plan for basing draft quo
tas on the number Of registrants in
Glass l instead of upon population was
sustained in the house tonight after
an all-day fight over a resolution pass
ed by the senate authorizing the
change. Opponents of the plan cham
pioned an amendment to base the quo
tas on total registration and liability to
military service, which was defeated,
244 to 1lS. Another amendment, di-
recting that credits on quotas be given
for all volunteers in the military or
naval service since April /. 1917, was
adopted. 292 TO So
An Amendment TO specifically ex-
smpt farm labor went over mill to-
morrow,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Smallpox Prisoners ,Escapc.

Poplin, Mo-, April 12.--Four pris-
oners, three of whom were members
of the Youngken automobile bandits,
who terrorized Missouri, Kansas, Ok.
lahoma and Arkansas, escaped from
the hospital war of the county Jail at
Carthage last night. They were suf-
ferng from smallpox and were In a
detention hospital where they were
under guard.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
HYPHENATE ALLIANCE
MUST BE DISSOL WE'D
tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL .t.sso M

Washington. April 2.-DissolutioE
OF the national German al
lance, decided on yesterday at Phila-
delphia, II followed by an application
for a revocation of its charter, will
check legislation seeking to put an
end to the organization, Senator King
OF Utah, author of the bill, said to-
day, II the alliance does not seek to
have Its charter revoked the bill
probably viii be pushed, Senator King
said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
t5-CENT PIECES ARE
PROPOSED FOR THEATERS

JOUHNNE efNbEb WTHEJ
Washington, April 12.-Coinage of
Is cent pieces, to facilitate the hand
ling of crowds at moving picture the
aters on account of the war tax, is pro-
posed in bill introduced today by
Representative o'Shaughnessy or
Rhode Island. Moving picture mana
gers presented a brief recently to the
director of the mint, in favor of Is
cent piece.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
PRESS EDUCATED NATION
TO DUTY ENTERING WAR

IsT NUHNTN1 JoUFNNI sPEIINL IENsEp WHEI
Washington, April Education
al aspects of the war were discussed
at today's sessions of the national
conference of American lecturers.
Talcott Williams, dean of the Co.
lumbia school of journalism, told the
conference that the press had educat-
ed America to the duty of entering
the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
May Take Other Vessels.

Washington. April 12.-President
Wilson's communicating of coastwise
steamship lines was believed by some
officials today to foreshadow a taking
over of all American sailing vessels.
While steam vessels are directed by
one agency or another to get the max
imum efficiency from them. sailing
vessels are subject to no control
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
LOCAL REPORT.

A summary of local weather con-
ditions for the twenty-four hours end
ed at 6 p. M. yesterday follows: Maxi
mum temperature. 72 degrees; mini
mum, Ss; range, "a; temperature at
p. M, &c; south wind; cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
AND
SHIPS ARE NEED
OF THE COUNTRY
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lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlREl
Kansas city, Mo-, April 12-Forty
thousand more officers for drafts yet
to come are needed urgently, Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood. commander OF
the Eighty ninth division, national
army, Camp Funston, Kans., de-
clared here today. General Wood
passed through the city en- route to
Camp Funston from France, where
he spent several, months on an in.
spection trip.
I'VE must have officers" General
Wood said.
II am in favor of opening new Of
ficers' training camps at once and
making the course one of six months
instead of three. Then, too we must
have older men. say from 35 to 40, for
our officer material"
General Wood expressed the belief
that the allies would be able to hold
the Germans, but asserted that it was
imperative that America send men
quickly
Question of Ships.
"At present" he said, "it is a ques-
ton of ships. We have the supplies,
but not the ships to send them over
in"
He deprecated the idea that the war
might be short one, and added:
I'VE are facing people who are
all efficient. all powerful in the art
of war. Until we can face them on
equal terms we cannot turn the tide
We have only begun to draft our
man power. The drafts in the future
will be larger and larger and we
might as well prepare ourselves for
It,"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Patrol. Boat Driven Ashore.

Washington, April IA small
naval patrol boat was driven aground
in home waters by yesterdays storm.
Efforts to refloat her are in progress
1t is certain 1t will be saved. No lives
were lost.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
OPERATIONS ON
PACIFIC BY HUN
ARE LAID BARE
Systematic Espionage Was
Directed by German Vice.
consul in Mexico; Says
Diary of Captive Seaman,
tsr MORNING ,o,ss.l s,sc,.. ,..sso w,~.,


Martinez Calf, April l2.-German
operations on the Pacific coast in
Guiding activities OF the cruiser Leip-
siz and details of systematic espion-
age system directed by German vice.
consul in Mexico, whose identity is
kept secret were laid bare here to-
day, according to the federal authori-
ties, by the seizure of papers in the
possession of Walter Peters, a sailor,
who will be interned for, the duration
of the war as a dangerous enemy alien.
Peters was a sailor on the Leipsic
from June, 1914, until she was sunk
off Falkland Islands in a naval en-
gagement with British fleet During
that time the raider sank twenty-six
ships, according to a diary written by
Peters and from which most of the
evidence on espionage activities was
obtained by the federal authorities.
Peters admitted authorship of the
diary and said the facts therein were
true. the federal officials stated
Kept Germans Advised.
The activities of Peters, according
to the federal authorities, consisted of
making a daily report to the German
vice consul on the progress of war act
ivities in the United States and furn-
ishing the German officials with in
formation concerning the departures,
destinations and routes of many ves-
sells which left San Francisco recently
Included in the papers seized by the
federal officials were maps of the San
Francisco and Seattle harbors. which
were sai6 to have shown the position
and power of coast defenses at those
places.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Two Naval Casualties.

Washington, April 12,-Two navy
casualties were announced today by
Secretary Daniels. Seaman John r..
Alexander 'Jr., of Altoona, Pa, was
lost overheard April 10. Electrician
Howard Bourne Neal, Brooklyn. N.
Y, committed suicide April s.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
Air Raid in England.

London, April ia German aerial
raid was made on. the East Coast of
England this evening. One or two Of
the raiders succeeded in penetrating
further inland.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13

There Must Be No Retire
ment,' He Adds, Urging
British to Fight for Safety
of Home, Freedom Of Man.
FRENCH ARMY MOVING
UP TO HIS SUPPORT
1t Is Thought That Allies Will
Now Take Offensive; Cap
ture of MerviIle Means T.
mile Advance, Flat Country.
. . . > . . . . o . . . Ve . .
BERLIN REPORTS ADVANCES .

. Berlin, April l2 tvia London)
. Our victorious troops says
{" the official report from head
> quarters this evening, ARE pro-
. crossing through the wide Lys
" plain, between Armentieres and
, Merville."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
GERMANS CROSS LYS
AND LAVE RIVERS
D . . . y . . . %<% = <%~S 4

tsY MORNING JouRasL SPECIAL LsAsso wIRsl
London, April fa.--South of
.Arinentieres. according to the eve
ming papers, the enmey, having
forced a crossing over the Lave
and Lys rivers, mas developed an
attack which may be dangerous.
He is pushing generally westward.
The capture of Mcrville repre-
sents an advance of about seven
miles over flat country and under
normal conditions would not be
serious, but to the north the Brit
ish are holding comparatively
narrow strip between their front
and the coast which contains very
important railway functions, etc.
Therefore, An advance af seven
miles there Is mucr more serious
than twice that distance farther
south.
The evening papers declare that
the British army has again reach
cd n definite crisis and the present
situation IL undoubtedly unpieas-
ant.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, April 12.--For New
Mexico Saturday cloudy. probably
local thundershowers; Sunday unset
tied.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-13

Great Britain's armies stand
at bay in France and Flanders.
After three weeks of COM
bat which has eclipsed any
thing that has ragged during
the entire four years of war
fare, Field Marshal Haig has
issued a command to his men
to hold their ground at what
ever cost and fight with the
knowledge that their blows
are struck "for the safety of
their homes and the freedom
of mankind"
The end of the first phase
of this great struggle may now
be considered as passed.
There must be no re-
tireplent," is Haig's admo-
milton, which adds that the
British now are fighting
with their backs to the
wall"
The withdrawal in Picardy
was officially reported to have
been a part of the allied start
Iegy but the period for such
tactics seemingly has gone into
history.
French Come to Rescue.
The order issued by the
field marshal contains another
sentence which may be preg-
nant with significance.
THE French army is mov-
ing rapidly and in great force
to our support" he said.
This is the first official init
nation that the allies are
ready to strike back at the
German invaders. This blow
may not necessarily fall in
Flanders, nor Picardy, but
may be aimed at some part of
the line where Generalissimo
Foch may believe he can cut
through the German front and
compel the Teutons to relax
their pressure against the
British.
!, The allies stand today on a
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WEST PHILADELPHIA
ROOMS WANTED
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YOUNG LADY desires room with privat
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TALKING machine, the lois equal to the
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VICTOR and Colum'a records bought; highest
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PIANO. finest kind. best cond. 2; upright; fam
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WEST PHILADELPHIA
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WANTED

AGATES antiques, American furniture. car
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APARTMENTS
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Sharon Hill
possession; 7-room dwelling. lot
25xl5O. LOFLAND. 7121 Woodland ave.
Main Line

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NEW JERSEY FARMS
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A U T o NJ o B I l. e
1918 Maxwell, $3.50

"A car that is SO near new 1t Is doubtful II
you could tell II from new. carries a factory
new-car guarantee and regular factory new
car equipment, as well as an extra wheel
and new tire mounted on rim.
CENTURY MOTOR CAR co.
1902 Chestnut st