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New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Meyer
Rudlnsky, 271 Sutter Avenue, Brook
lyn, father of the private in Camp
Upton who refused to claim exemp-
tion at the time he was called, is
out of work and starving, according to
a letter from the soldier seeking aid
for his parent and made public to-
night by Assistant Secretary of La
Dor Post.
Secretary Post referred the pathetic
letter to Secretary cf the Navy Daniels
with the request that he endeavor to
give employment to the soldiers
father, who formerly worked in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Secretary Dam
iels is investi eating the matter.
81 may as we'll tell you that if his
case is not looked into l may be forced
to do something rash, for I cannot
stand by and see my own people starv-
ing" the soldier wrote
The young man a private of the
10th Company, ls2d Depot Brigade,
wrote the Labor Department as fol-
lows:
II am a soldier at Camp Upton. n.
Y. When I was drafted into the army
my father was working at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. Although he was
sickly man, | did not claim exemption,
as he was making fairly good living.
During the winter months he had one
Of his fingers frozen while working for
the same people. Father was laid UP
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Gen. Woods Division
Soon to Go to France
[Stnf Correspondencel

WASHINGTON, April Officers
training schools, announced 20 begin
IN all army camps May Is, Will not be
opened at divisions where the COM
mands are slated for early dispatch to
France, it became known day at the
War Department.
While no announcement has vet
been made by the War Department of
specific schools that will not be held, it
is known the National Army division
at Camp Funston, Kan, commanded by
General Leonard Wood, will not have
a school, indicating that it is one of
the draft divisions which soon Is to see
service in France.
The original plan of the War De-
partment was to hold training schools
in three regular army divisions, eight
National Guard divisions and thirteen
National Army camps. While it was
stipulated that these schools were an
integral part Of the divisions and would
move with the divisions, the decision
has been made by the department that
schools if the divisions involved were
slated for dispatch overseas before
the special training of officers could be
gotten under way.
The location of camps where schools
have been planned included the follow
ing: Aver, Mass; Annapolis. Md; CO.
lumbia, S. c.; Chillicothe, Ohio; Louis
willie, KY: Battle Creek, Mich; Rock
ford, H.; Des Moines, Iowa; Little
Rock. Ark; Fort Riley, KAN Fort
Sam Houston, Texas; American Lake,
Washington; Fort Bliss, Texas: An
niston, Ala; Macon. Ga; Deming,
N. NJ. Fort Worth, Texas; Montgom-
cry, Ala. Hattiesburg, Miss; Alexan-
dria, La; Linda Vista and Waco, Texas.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

northeast to Hollebeke, distance of
about eight miles. Then came a
terrific deluge of high explosive
shells, and before daybreak Thurs
day German infantry, including at
least two mountain divisions, came
ever in waves.
Southwest of KENNEL the French
were heavily engaged Immediately
simultaneously several other divi-
sions swept down the west slopes
from Wytschaete in an effort to en-
circle KENNEL from the north. The
wet ground retained the gas fumes,
and even the Allied artillerymen
we're forced to fight wearing their
masks. And, incidentally, a notable
fact is that the Germans are using
gas shells in increasing numbers in
every major attack.
On the northern portion of the
battlefront the British were forced
to retire before what Haig calls
"greatly superior forces At this
hour the enemy was slightly west
ward of the road running from
Ypres to KENNEL, having captured
Vierstraat From Vierstraat the
line apparently turns sharply east
ward to Hollebeke. From KENNEL
to Hollebeke is approximately 10,-
600 yards. Along this line the en-
emy is bringing tremendous pres
sure in an attempt to get in back of
Ypres and force British with
drawal.
From the nearest point of the
German line to Dunkirk is about
twenty-four miles. A further adj
vance in this area means an in
evitable readjustment of the whole
northern line.
North of Bethune the German ar
tillery is extremely active. Turning
from the Flanders to the Somme
front, one finds a highly encourage
ing contrast. After the first rush
toward Amiens which wrested Han
gard from the French and Villers-
Bretonneux from the British the en-
emy was checked sharply. and the
Australians, by clever encircling
movement, regained the village.
Last night the Germans began to
hurl gas shells over this area as if
contemplating resumption of hos
tilities.
This weekend is apparently filled
with many anxious moments, as the
development in the Ypres region
may have farreaching consequences.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
lish. anu Inc Eng
Americans Made
Successful Raid Near
The Meuse HEIGHTS
fEy IN, A,,,,,..,


WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 2l. - American troons
to-day made successful trench raid
near the Heights of the Meuse in tho
vicinity of Vaux-les -Palameix ION tho
front below Verdun, nine miles north
OF st. MihieD. Their French comrades
harassed the enemy in the same wov
at number of places in Lorraine and
IN the Vosges. A'i0
The sector along which the Germans
made their heavy attack against the
americans yesterday is situated among
very broken. hilly country, about seven,
Teen mules eastward of tie important
81. MlhIel salient, on the road between
St Plzier and Metz.
The town of Seicheprey is surrounded
oy hills about 500 feet nigh The line
OF the Allies passes 1000 yards north
OF Selcheprey and few hundred wards
from the edge of Renneres Wood. The
Germans were able to seize this wood
and strip of ground 1000 yards long
and half mile wide, lying to the west
of the wood, on Saturday morning. and
the attack on the American sector in
the vicinity of Seicheprey was a sequel
to this action.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
British Plan to
Welcome American
Troops on Londino

LONDON, April 26.-For a long time
there has been a feeling of regret
throughout England that such Ameri-
can troops as land on British soil ar
rive without the British public being
permitted to give them any sort of wei,
come or friendly greeting. This has
been largely due to the fact that the
American authorities would not permit
any advance information of times or
places of landing.
"Soldiers arriving after a long, hard
ocean voyage must have often felt
there was something chilly about their
landing said a prominent British Off
Ger to The Associated Press correspon-
dent to-day, "and we are going to find
some way to remedy this"
proposals to provide through certain
seml-milltary organizations more
hospltable welcome for arriving SOL
dlers are now being discussed, and def
mite action may be expected in the
course of a few days.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
German Super-Gun
Firing Upon aris
Put Out of Action

PARIS, April 26.-Onc of three Ger
man long-range guns which have been
bombarding Paris has been de-
stroyed, according TO Deputy Charles
Leboucq, of the Department of the
Seine. The Deputy said he hac
talked with the general commanding
the sector near Crepy-en-Laonnois
where the big guns are stationed. The
enemy, he declared, is constructing
new emplacements.
"As one of the Deputies of Paris.
said M. Leboucq. II was anxious to as
sure myself personally with regard to
measures taken to counter attack the
cannon bombardinc Paris. l went te
see the general commanding a certain
sector, who showed me photographs
and gave me all the information he
had
THE photographs show that the
guns are placed exactly between
Crepy-en-L -Laonnois station and the
counter forts known as Joy Hills.
Two spur lines start from the station
On these the heavy guns are moved to
the firing platforms.
"The first spur has a branch leading
to platform which is still occupied
but the centre platform is empty. Its
gun has been destroyed Two more
spur lines are under construction
showing that further cannon are ex.
pected
The emplacement platform on
which the gun slides explains the reg
ularlty of the direction of the firing
which we undergo AT the moment of
firing ten heavy guns are fired by a
special apparatus to camouflage the
sound of the big gun so it's location
cannot be Judged from the sound. At
the same time thick clouds of smoke
from surrounding heights protect the
gun from airplane observation.
Numerous squadrons Of pursuit
airplanes are placed in the vicinity
together with batteries of anti-aircraft
guns. French counter batteries have
been placed so as to interfere with
the action of the guns. On Tuesday
evening one of these guns was dam
aged. so that at present only one is
in service. All the crew of this gun
were killed"
The long range bombardment of
Paris was resumed during the night.
AS far as could be ascertained, no
body had been hurt and the damage
done was not appreciable.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Captain Butterfeld
Given Up as Lost
All Deck Officers Now Be.
lieved to Have Perished in
the Florence H. Explosion

Captain F. j. Butterfeld and all the
deck officers of the American steamship
Florence II. are now believed to have
lost their lives when that ship was de-
stroyed by an explosion April II while
or the French coast. A list of sur
vlvors received here yesterday by cable
tlom the American Consul at Brest
does not contain their names. 1t is
also shown that only two Ct the en-
glne room orlcers escaped uninjured.
,he others Delng reporttd as badly
burned.
Out of the thirty-six men in the
civilian crew, the cabled rercrt showed
twenty nine are dead or missing. twelve
are in hospitals badly burned, two are
slightly burned, and only thirteen es-
capped uninjured. There is a remote
possibility, however, thai some of the
missing may yet turn up alive.
Americans among officers and crew
believed to be lost are:
Captain f. j. Butterfield. Haverhill. Mass
:, John Beans, chief mate. 67 Linden Avenue
Brooklyn.
Russell Overington, second mate, ia Sixth
Avenue, Brooklyn.
H. l.: Cudahy, third mate, Portland Ore.
:, A. W. Randle, reserve officer, Niagara
J. A. Washko. reserve officer. Cleveland
Joseph Lameraux reserve officer. Chicago.
/. Is; Gidart. seaman, Everett Mass
{ A Goodwin. wa.er tender, Melrose.
Mass.
The list of those badly burned con-
tains the names of the following Ameri-
cans:
Patrick G. Ford. engineer, Mariners Har-
Dor. Staten Island
Martin s. Collins, engineer, Benton Har-
Dor. Mich.
P. S. West seaman. Gustas Place. Mass.
j. A. keating, oiler. Maiden. Mass
The Florence II. sailed from an At
lantic port March 30 with cargo. part of
which was explosives. A recent cable
from Paris said that the explosion was
believed to have been caused by bomb
nj anted on tho sl,i r, hof foro IL
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Wind Lifting Smoke
Screen Spoiled Raid
Plans at Osfend

LONDON, April 26 (to Reuter- OF
tawa cy).-The British Admiralty
amplified to-day the official report
which it issued yesterday regarding the
recent raid against German U-boat
bases on the Flanders coast. Whereas
yesterdays report dealth with the at
tack on Zeebrugge, to-day's described
IN detail the operations against Ostcnd.
To-day's report follows:
"The wind that blew back the smoke
screen at Zeebrugge served US even
worse at Ostend, where nothing else
prevented the success of the operation,
ably directed by Commodore Lynes.
"The coastal motor boats had made a
smoke cloud which effectually hid our
motor boats approach from the enemy
The Sirius and Brilliant were already
past the Stroom bank buoy when the
wind changed, revealing our arrange
ments to the enemy, who extinSuished
the smoke flares with gunfire.
"The Sirius was already in sink
ing condition when at length the two
ships. having failed to find the en-
trance. grounded and we're forced to
sink themselves at point about 400
yards east of the piers. Their crews
were taken off by motor launches
under Lieutenant Hoare and Lieuten-
ant Bourke.
"Motor launches here were under the
command of Commander Hamilton
Benn. r. N. V. r., while those at Zee
brugge were commanded by Captain
Collins. the vice-admiral's aag captain
All other coastal motor boats were
commanded by Lieutenant Wellman, D.
S. O.. r. N. rThe torpedo boat destroye
Hotllla was commanded by Captain
Tookinson.
"The difficulty of the operation can
be Judged from the fact that from Zee
brugge to Ostend the enemy batteries
number not less than 1870 heavy guns,
which can concentrate on retiring ships
IN daylight up to a distance of about
sixteen miles. This imposes as con-
dltlon of success that the operation
must be carried out at night, and not
late.
"The fight must take place at high
water. with the wind from the right
quarter, with a calm sea for small
craft operation. It cannot be rehearsed
beforehand since the essence is So
crecy, and though one might have to
wait a long time to realize all the
essential conditions of wind and
weather. secrecy wears badly when
large numbers of men arc brought to-
gothcr in readiness for attack"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
British Down II
German Airplanes

LONDON, April 26.-The official com
munication dealing with aviation, is
sued to-day, says:
"On Thursday mists interfered. but
We dropped $50 bombs on Menin. Rou-
lers, Armentieres and enemy billets.
''Ten hostile machines were downed
in air fighting and two others were dis
abled. Four others were shot down by
anti-aircraft gunfre and one by infan-
try fire. Two of our machines are
missing"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Pershing Tells King
Belgians Were Heroic
TStdf Co7vcspondcnce,1

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Bel
gian Legation announced to-day tina
General Pershing had sent to Genera
Gillian for transmittal to King Albert
the following telegram:
"Please convey to the commander
in chief my personal congratulations
on the fine behavior of his valiant
troops, and assure him Of the pro-
found admiration the heroic and VIC
torious resistance of the Belgian
army has evoked in the hearts of Off
GERS and men Of the American Expe-
ditonary Forces"
A telegram from King George Of
England to King Albert says:
"Pleasc accept my fluctuations for
the splendid success of your troops
during the German attacks of last
week"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Italians Penetrate
Austrian Line

ROME, April 26.-The official state
ment issued by the War Office reads:
I'm the Arsa Valley Italian detach-
ments penetrated three belts of wire
defences and surprised advanced enemy
posts. In the Morbia Valley and at
Dosso they captured ninete prisoners
and destroyed large portion of the
enemy's defensive works. Our troops
returned without loss, although the
hostile artillery opened concentra-
ton Of fire on the attacked sector
Intense artillery duels occurred on
the Asiago plateau and in the Brenta
NalleV'
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Father Starving, Man Who Waived
Exemption Asks Country Aid

for quite a while, and when he was
about to come back he was notified
they they mad discharged him.
Nov. [ am mere in camp, unable to
help him, and he is in the city starry
ing | want you to understand that I
am not the kind that is looking for
exemption. All J want to know is that
my father is we'll cared for. | am out
here doing my bit. giving up every
thing for my country. and / believe
this country of ours should do some
thing for me. / may as we'll tell YOU
that if this case is not looked into
may be forced to do something rash.
for | cannot stand by and see my own
people starving. Please look into this
at once. My fathers name is Meyer
Rudinsky, 271 Sutter Avenue, Brook
lIn -
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Italian Filler Sets
New Speed Record

WASHINGTON, April 26-sergeant
Gianfelice Gino, of the Italian flying
corps, to-day established what is said
to be new worlds record for speed
when he flew from Langley Field,
Hampton Roads, Va, to Washington,
in a Spa fighting plane in one hour.
The distance is 145 miles. He left
Hampton Roads at 1880 and arrived
here at 1880.
Sergeant Gino has been with the
Italian flying corps since the out
break of the war and has brought
down many German fiers on the
French front
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
TIP. O'Connor Talks
Draft With Reading
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April 26.-T. P.
O'Connor, member of the British Par
lament, called on Lord Reading, the
British Ambassador. this morning, and
had long interview with him on the
question of Irish conscription.
Mr.. O'Connor declined to comment on
mis- conference, but it is understood he
presented his views on the proposed
conscripting of Irishmen.
President Wilson, it was learned to-
day. has received from the Irish Eel
lowship Club of Chicago a petition ex-
pressing the fear that the. present sit,
uation between England and Ireland
would be gravely prejudicial to the
cause Of America and the Allies.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Rudinsky Girl Quits School
To Work; Sister Is Inuolid

The Rudinskys have four rooms on
the third floor of 271 Suffer Avenue
At 10 O'Clock last night no one was
home. Mrs. Dora Luchinsky. of 1854
Thatford Avenue, near by, who said
she was a cousin, said that since the
young mans departure the family con-
sisted of Rudinsky and two daughters.
sixteen and ten years old respectively.
The elder had left high school to go
to work, she said, and the other was
an invalid. Their father was car
penter. but had lost the use of one
hand, she declared
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Wounded at Seicheprey,
They Stay in Dugout
Under Shellhre
Another Is Buried
Alive Three Days
Chaplain Who Manned
Gun Receives Offer of
Commission
By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 25.-Two American SOL
diers, wounded in the engagement
around Seicheprey Saturday, were found
alive to-day in dugout in No Mans
Land. The dugout had been badly
smashed by German she'll FIRE and how
the men managed to keep alive in the
rain and mud and under continuous
German bombardments, physicians say,
is little short of miraculous.
Another soldier, Raymond Demunsky,
OF New Haven, Conn. was buried alive
for three days when he crawled to the
surface. Demunsky was horn in Rus
sia, but had been naturalized. He was
found by American Red Cross stretcher
bearers, who went out into No Mans
Land this morning. The Germans fired
or the Red Cross flag, but the stretcher
bearers kept waving it and the enemy
fire stopped.
The American troops III the Seiche
prey fight, additional details show, were
outnumbered, in some instances, eight
10 one. The latest advices are that the
American casualties are much under
the first estimates.
Surrounded by 500 Germans
Edward Jacques, New Haven boy
told the correspondent he vas one of
$50 Americans who had one time
been almost surrounded by at least
500 Germans. French troops came to
their assistance, said Jacques, who
added:
I'VE got on fine with the Frenchmen.
They had been training US so it seemed
like they were our own fellows. We
certainly made it hot fo- the Ger
mans"
Sergeant John A. Dickman formerly
a printer of Somerville. Mass, and who
is now wounded in hospital, told
remarkable story He and his men had
charge Of two Stokes guns. They were
isolated for twelve minutes in an enemy
aarrage and were unable to signal the
American lines. Dickman was wounded
but kept pouring a hot fire into the Ger
iuan attacking waves and broke up the
formation He and his man retired only
when their guns became jammed
Machine gun" Parker, who manned
gun by himself, was asked by his
superior officer at one stage Of the
engagement whether he could hold the
line. He replied that he could, unless
killed, and he did.
Chaplain Helps to Man Gun
Father William J. Farrell, of West
Newton. Mass. a regimental chaplain.
proved such a good fighter that high
nfhcer offered him a commission in
his command. Father Farrell went to
the assistance of battery when four
OF the American gunners were killed,
carried up ammunition AMI helped the
crew to keep The gun working He was
wounded slightly.
Raymond Connor. of New Haven, a
sanitary squad runner, was another
hero He was one Of eight men cap
tured By the Germans who escaped
and went to Seicheprey. They took
charge of the first aid station there
unsli a doctor arrived Connor then
went TO the rear and organized a new
squad, returned to the front and was
wounded
Propaganda balloons. which have
been falling on the American lines
slnce Tuesday, indicate that the Ger
nans are still trying to undermine the
French morale. The pamphlets dropped
ser.alr cartoons, poems and articles
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Petrograd Is Down to
One Days Food Supply

LONDON. April 26-Prcsident Zinc
vief Of the Petrograd Soviet, according
to Russian wireless dispatch, has
sent a message to the grain growing
provinces begging them to send food.
Owing to events III Finland rations
have been shortened and only one days
supply is available in Petrograd.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Naval Battle in Adriatic

VIENNA, April 2s.--An official com
munication issued to-day says:
"On the night of April 22-23 a de-
tachment of our destroyers advanced
in the Southern Adriatic against the
Straits of Otranto
''in the artillery battle which fol-
lowed with the enemy's light forces
an enemy destroyer was seriously dam
aged. Our units returned without
damage or losses
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Ban Urged on Liquor Making
Or Distribution During Wa,

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Absolute
prohibition OF the manufacture or dis
tribution of liquor during the war was
proposed in bill introduced to-day by
Representative Barkley, of Kentucky.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Casualties Among Our
Fighting Men Abroad

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The cas-
ualty list to-day contained seventy-Gve
names, divided as follows: Killed in
action, Q; died of wounds, 5; died of
disease, 3; wounded severely, SO;
wounded slightly, %.
seven officers were named, FIVE Of
them being reported severely wounded
and two slightly wounded. CAPTAIN
Henry H. Worthington and Lieu
tenants Orland c. Brown, Edward M.
Freeman, John j. Hyde and Harry F.
Kelly were severely wounded. Lieu
tenants William H. Kirk and Alfred
7. kivlin were slightly wounded.
In addition to the seven officers
named another, Lieutenant Julien n.
DOW, previously reported killed in
action, was reported a prisoner in
Germany and suffering from a severe
wound.
The list follows:
(AH names not otherw,se marked oys
those OF p7IvCtes) Wv
Killed in Action
CORBIN, Harry T.. sergeant
KNAPP, William R., sergeant
HOLMES, Louis NJ, corporal.
ATKINS, Harry j.
W Dellnar ..
DlMARCO. Joseph.
FRENCH, Charles G.
GAUDET'TE, Joseph F.
PALUMBO. Ralph
Died of Wounds
ADAMS, Albert
FUTO, George j.
KASICA. Benjamin Z.
PYRAH, Clarence F.
SKULL. Charles L.
Died of Disease
WELLS. Cooper D.. sergeant.
EHRLE, John L.. mechanic.
ROSS. George C.
Wounded Severely
MORIHlNGTON. Henry H. captain.
Brown, Orlando C., lieutenant
KEENAN,, Edward M, lieutenant
HYDE. John j.. lieutenant
KELLY, Harry F. lieutenant.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

n MES. Fred R., sergeant
RUSk1N. Abe. sergeant
STERLING. George w, corporal
ANN Err, Frank. cook.
WOOD, Joseph N, cook
ALLERDICE, Alexander.
AMEDEO. Joseph.
BARDEN. Leon X
CARROLL. Hugh
COTT1NGHAM John P
CULLINAN, Ralph j.
DAVIS. Malvern.
DILLON, Michael J
tAuLkNER. Harper H.
GAWLAk, John.
GIGUERE. Johu
GRANGER, John F.
GUIDORA, Basilio
HIGHT George f.
HOPKINS. George Alfred.
HOUSE, Robert l..
kULHAYI, Julius.
MELLON. Frank F.
MODZELEVSKI, Peter
NORRIS, John.
SCHLIMPER, Samuel r.
SIEMON. Ben l..
WILLIAMSON, Charles w
Wounded Slightly
KIRK, William H lieutenant.
klVLIN, Alfred P. lieutenant
SMITH. Charles. sergeant.
BARRETT. Robert P. corporal
GALLAGHER, Harry s., corporal.
O'REILLY. Martin, corporal
THESE. Charles O., mechanic.
MASTRANDIA. John, wagner
ARCHER, Harold F.
BOGDAN. John.
ROREK, Walter.
CABAK. Walter
DEVINE. William f.
FEEBACk, Caleb W.
FORD. George w.
EYFE. Charles G.
HEALY. Joseph
JERNBERG, Elmer
KELLY, Thomas r.
LOISELLE, Walter A.
LUSARDI, Silvie June.
MADERE, John
MARBLE George w
NORMAN, John.
OMEARA. Maurice d.
Privates Thomas Connolly Charles A. Wi
gins and Michael K. Holmes previously I
ported missing in action, now report
in action.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Frontal Drive
For Sea Coast
Is German Plan

Continued from page I
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Wounded Severely

MORTHINGTON. Henry II, captain.
bROMN. Orlando c., lieutenant.
FREEMAN, Edward NJ. lieutenant
HYDE. John j.. lieutenant.
NELLY. Harry f., lieutenant.