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Evening star., 1918-04-14

1t ia hope of final decision. and each
aims at the vital point 1t Is no lon
ger a question Of progress or gaining
an advantage or of shortening the line:
the enemy army must be destroyed.
'sFacing the strategist Of the Mazu-
rfan lakes is a French general Of mar
velous intelligence and activity. He
economies his forces and awaits his
hour The duel of the two men will de-
eide the fate of the world.
''The enemy failed at Amiens March
rs. In a struggle Of this character a
blow missed can become singularly
dangerous for the one who attempted
it, and we have the feeling that the
success obtained up till now by the ad-
versary is of doubtful result. They
have gained advantages, but they have
placed him in an unstable situation
which can become perilous. Complete
ly engaged, he is obliged to pursue his
plan to the end. He is like man who
ascends a steep mountain and who is
hanging on a narrow ledge between
II he succeeds. he will win
a brilliant victory. II he fails. disaster
is inevitable. In this. success which has
not been won Immediately becomes
That of the Germans be-
comes more and more SO each day."
Evening star., 1918-04-14
LIEUT.. BAER A BROTHER
OF ALVIN w. BAER, IN D. c.

Lieut.. Paul Frank Baer. one OF the
first two men to win the distinguished
service cross of the American Army
Is a brother of Alvin w. Baer OF $40
E street southeast, this city, employed
at the naval gun factory.
A dispatch from Paris, printed IN Inc
Star yesterday. told how Lieut.. Baer
attacked a group of seven planes near
Rheims and destroyed one. AT an
other time he attacked two tWo-seaters,
one of which was burned.
Alvin w. Baer stated last evening tnat
Lieut.. Baer first enlisted in the LaIay-
ette Escadrille. He left New YORK IN
February, 1917, to join that unit OF the
French army. After training course
in France he was brevetted pilot IN
July. 1917. and saw active aerial serV-
ice at Verdun and Scissors,
Recently. with other members OF the
Lafayette squadron, he was trans
ferred to the command OF Gen. FER
shing. He had seen service under Gen.
Pershing in Mexico, where he was
mechanicfan with truck trains supply
ing the American forces, running out
of Columbus, N. NJ.
Lieut.. Baer's father is now In Mobile,
Ala. His mother is at Fort wayne,
Ind. where Lieut. Baer made his nome
and went to school. BEFORE gong 70
Mexico he had been employed by the
Dayon Electric Laboratories Company.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Germans Expected TO Thr0W
Chief Strength A gainst Haig

advance according to his prearranged
program.
This has been learned from orders
captured on prisoners who have fallen
into allied hands in considerable num-
bers these latter days during close
fighting. These orders foresaw the cap
ture of the line along the Lys river
April 8. while Bethune should have
been taken April 10, but it was saved
by the wonderful defense of the Brit
ish at Givenchy.
Race Toward the Sea.
There is 4 remarkable parallel be-
tween the present battle and the opera
tions after the battle of the Marine,
when there was a race toward the sea
between the Germans. who were en-
deavoring to reach and seize the chan
mel ports, and the allies, who sue
ceeded in preventing them. The Brit
ish on this occasion have the task of
stopping the German push and. al
though forced under overwhelming
strength of the German armies to re-
cede some distance, they are presenting
a stern resistance to further advance
line the principal fighting is progressing
on the sectors toward Amiens. where the
Germans persist in trying to pierce the
line In order to obtain the moral victory
OF taking Amiens, but they are unable to
overcome the opposition of the French
During last night the battle here never
ceased moment. enemy assaults being
Immediately followed by French coun-
ter attacks, which resulted in the recap
ture of the important village of Hansard
with a number of prisoners.
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Clergyman Unwelcome Visitor.
FOUR KILLED WHEN TRAIN
HITS MOTORING PARTY

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April 13.-Four
members of an automobile party were
killed instantly, another was fatally in
jured. and two persons were seriously
injured tonight when a Baltimore and
Ohio fast passenger train struck an
automobile at Valencia, small town
thirty miles north of here. The acci-
dent occurred at a grade crossing in
Valencia
Those killed instantly were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Caylor. forty-five and forty
two. respectively: Lee Caylor. twelve
year-old son. and Teddy Fiol. aged seven.
Mrs. Thomas Fiol, thirty-six years
old, mother of Teddy Fiol, died
In a hospital here four hours after
the accident. Another member of the
Caylor family. Ruth, six. and third mem
Der Of the F4ol family, Jeanette, fourteen.
are in a serious condition in hospital
here. All os the members Of the party
lived near TAlencia.
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Germans in Dancer
in New Salient on
the Flanders Front
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.

BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
CableKrnm to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
LONDON. April 12.-Eye- witnesses
of the situation between Messines ridge
and GivencAy report that the salient
newly made there by the Germans is
more dangerous to the enemy than to
u.s." All the high ground of tactical
Importance over the whole battlefield
is held by the British. 1t Is useless for
the Germans to come on In far greater
strength than hitherto In this sector
Their effort to turn the heights COM
manding Ypres is believed certain to
end in a bloody failure.
Meanwhile Hindenburg Is expected
to try to reap some advantage from
his northern diversion by fresh at
tack between Arras and the Disc.
Though the British in the latest fight
Ing passed through a terrible ordeal.
all reports testify to their unimpaired
GOODNESS and confidence.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
PROPOSALS FOR INCREASE
OF u. S. MERCHANT MARINE
Suggested Addition Of Fleet Of Steel
Freighters, to Be Built
in Cuba.

Proposals to increase the American
merchant marine by the addition of a
fleet of steel freighters to be built in
Cuba will be submitted to the State
Department this week by a special COM
mission representing Cuban shipping
interests, which arrived here yester-
day. The negotiations will be con-
Quoted with the sanction of the Cuban
government, 1t was said.
The commission, composed of Manuel
R. Angulo and Domingo Galdos of Ha-
vana and P. H. Graham of New York,
will agree to turn over the completed
vessels to this government II permis
sion Is obtained to export the necessary
construction materials to Cuba. The
company, which will be known as the
Cuban Star Line, already has arranged
for the establishment of a shipyard at
Cabanes, it was announced. 1t pro-
poses to build all steel vessels of from
5000 to 10000 tons displacement.
President Menoca1 Is interested d.
reotly in the negotiations. it was said,
and will be represented at the confer
ences here by DR. cespedes. the Cuban
minister.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
POLICE BLAMED FOR
ANTI-CONSCRIPTION RIOTS
Four Civilians Killed Were Inuo-
cent, Jury Declares-Recommends
Indemnifying Families Of Victims.

QUEBEC, April 13-To "the tactless
and grossly unwise fashion in which
the federal police acted toward alb
sentees under the military service act"
was attributed the anti-conscription
riots Of two weeks ago in a verdict
returned here today by . ooroners
jury.
Four civilians killed during the dis
orders on the night Of April / 'wero
entirely innocent of participation in
the rioting," the jury stated In Its ver-
diet adding its opinion that the men
were killed by soldiers performing
their duty Of repressing a riot"
a recommendation that, the Domin-
ion government indemnify the families
of the four men was included in the
finding along with an expression Of
regret that the good reputation OF the
city should have been put in doubt by
the acts Of light-headed youths or Q
few fll-intentioned men who probably
were strangers in the city,
Evening star., 1918-04-14
TO OBTAIN WAR MINERALS.
Encouragement Of Production Dis.
cussed by Committee.

Secretary Lanes recommendations for
legislation to encourage production OF
materials now imported from Europe
and South America were discussed by
the Senate mines and mining committee
yesterday. but action was deferred.
Senator Henderson Of Nevada, chair
man, and other members OF the COM
mittee, are understood to be in favor
of the general principles Of the Secre-
tary's proposals.
Under the present plan the bill will
be INTRODUCED ny senator Henderson eI,
held, at which Secretary Lane and
prominent mining men will be called.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
TURKS RUTHLESSLY
Staying ARMEN|ANS
Women and Children Massacred
Without Mercy-Russians
Blame the Germans.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, April ia Russian wire
less message addressed to Berlin says,
THE offensive OF the Turkish troops
and detachments on the Caucasian
front has been followed by the murder
of the whole Armenian population. The
peaceful population of women and chill
dren have been killed without mercy
and their property has been plundsrsd
and burned
The peace treaty. which we were
forced to sign at Brest-Litovsk, left
the determination of the future destiny
of the people of the provinces of Arda-
han, Kars and Batum to themselves.
The events which have taken place in
these provinces testify that the old
policy of the humiliation of the Ar
menian people is still to be applied.
Blames the Germans.
ION the Turkish front the advantage
in the war was on the side of Russia,
and Russia was forced to give up Arda.
many was the ally of Turkey. The re-
sponsibility for all the horrors which
the Armenian population now Is suf-
fering in those regions already occu.
pied by the Turkish troops lies. there
fore. with the German government
which directly helped Turkey to secure
these regions.
The peoples commissriat for foreign
affairs protests against such abuse Of
the right of self-determination of the
population of these provinces, and ex-
presses the hope and insists on the ne.
cessity of immediate and energetic in
tervention on the part of Germany In
the Caucasus with a view to stopping
further murders and the annihtlation OF
the peaceful population, such as has
taken place in Ardahan."
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Continued from First Page.)

the southwest Of Baf1leul. where they
pushed their lines forward by heavy at
taoks to the line of the Ha2ebrouck- Ball
leul railway. Throughout the afternoon
troops against this point in an attempt
to force the British from Bailleul. but
the latter held the town and along the
railway, and the enemy got only as far
as Merris. which represented q gain of
perhaps q thousand yards.
Push Back Enemy.
the British assumed the offensive dur
ing the night and. after bitter fighting.
pushed the German lines back consid-
erably. Neuve .Eglise itself has been
the center of sanguinary struggle.
The enemy last night drove forward
here and captured the village, but q
counter attack early today brought 1t
back into British hands. A heavy en-
gagement was in progress here this
forenoon and at least four German
attacks were repulsed.
The northern end Of tho battle front
naturally continued to be the center
of interest. but on the south the COM
bined British and French operations
last night gave the enemy hard
knock. Hangard was recaptured in a
dashing drive by the allied troops. and
a loOt1ng was gained IN copse Juse
north of this place.
Purpose Of Germans.
In the north the enemy Is making
desperate efforts to get the domination
Of the railway, so that troops. guns
and supplies cannot be rushed for
ward.
The whole trend Of the operations
yesterday and last night was aimed
at the capture of Bailleul, Hazebrouck.
Morbecuue, Steenbecque and Aire, all
of which are important railway towns.
The ground east of this sector is very
low and wet. and is unfavorable for
the rapid movement of heavy guns.
Work on the eArmentieres-Bailleu rail-
way has been rushed furiously by the
enemy since the occupation Of the for
mer town and artillery Is being moved
forward as rapidly as possible.
In the meantime the enemy has been
having hard time with his transport.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
German Torpedo Boat Lost.
DROWNING IS INDICATED.
River Dragged for Body of Ray May.
field, U. S. Soldier.

Police of the harbor precinct last night
dragged the tidal basin for the body of
Ray Mayfeld, private in Company I,
55th United States Infantry. stationed
in Potomac Park, whose coat was found
near the wall not far from the BASIN s
outlet yesterday afternoon by Park Po-
liceman Reese.
Mayfield the police were told, disap-
peared from camp three days ago, and
the finding of the coat created the belief
that he had been drowned. No trace of
the body was found last night and ar
rangements were made to renew the
search this morning.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
BRITISH HANGING DOGGEDLY
TO GATEWAYS TO THE WEST

British aviators yesterday dropped
many tons Of bombs on the packed
roads leading from Estaires to Mer-
Vile, causing heavy casualties and
much confusion.
40 German Aeros Shot Down.
Hostile pilots who attempted to drive
the British fliers back along this front
Jared badly. Official figures are not avail
able. but the correspondent is confident
German planes were shot out Of the cir
and crashed to the ground yesterday along
the sector lying roughly between Wyts-
chaete and little south Of Armentieres.
The German casualties yesterday and
last night were very heavy They can
hardly be avoided in following out tho
method of massed attack being en-
p1oyed by the enemy, who must be Civ.
en- credit for showing great discipline
terrific punishment from machine guns
and artillery.
British Give Some Ground.
Yesterday afternoon a heavy attack
north of LOGON forced the British to
give some ground. Again last night
ward east of LOGON and succeeded in
penetrating the British lines. Hard
fighting followed and the enemy was
finally driven back.
Not satisfied with this. tho Germans
attacked again In the same place and
once more the assault was smashed.
Another attack southwest of LIE sart
also was repulsed. RohecQ, southwest
Of Merville, was the scene OF heavy
fighting last night. and this morning
the place appeared to be still bat
tleground which neither side could
claim. North of here the British ha&
clung to ST. F1oris. to which the Ger
mans were trying to drive in order to
Ia ufr1 v,r1ry Hn1I
by the enemy this morning.
Bail1eul In Flames.
The whole southern part of BailleuI
broke into flames last night and burned
fiercely. the glow of the fire being Wis
ible against the clouds for miles across
the low-lying country. La Creche was
again in British hands this morning.
this place representing a part of the
result Of last nights counter attacks
between Bailleul and Neuve Eglise.
North Of Eglise there is no change re-
ported in the situation.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Loaded Lumber Schooner Abandoned

PENSACOLA, Fla. April 13,-The
American schooner Springfield. with q
cargo of lumber bound for Porto Rico.
was abandoned off this port last Tues
day. according to Capt. e. c. Hunter
and members of the crew who arrived
here today. Capt. Hunter and crew were
rescued by a passing vessel after their
ship had "swamped" when leak start
ed in heavy weather.
The Springfield was owned by Scott
Brothers Of Mobile. Ala, it was said.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Planning to Utilize
Names of Army Horses

The American Army is about to
Outd0 the Germans as an ex-
ponent Of eniciency. at least In
one direction. An order assued to-
day from the War Department df-
rects that the names OF all draft
animals shall he clipped OF
reached, and that the hair re-
moved must be preserved to bo
disposed OF according to tnstruc-
tion. to be issued later.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
IRISH RESTRAINED
BY CRISIS IN WAR
London Hopes for Pacific So
luton to Home Rule and
Conscription Issues.
CAUSES OF OPTIMISM

By the Associated Prsss
LONDON. April 1s.-There are strong
hopes in London that the Irish troubles
will undergo gradual and pacific solu-
ton. An important fact Is that the
menace Of critical events in France
overshadows all other considerations
and imposes restraint upon even all the
factions of Irishmen and their ardent
British supporters.
This restraint has been exhibited in
several ways. II eX-Prenlier AsQuith
had translated his judgment against
CONSUMPTION into a motion to reject the
governments proposal last night he
might have arrayed majority of the
members of the house against it. This
would have meant change of govern
ment But Mr.. Asquith considered that
an impossible thing to propose under
the present circumstances and confined
himself to registering his conviction
that conscription in Ireland would be
a great mistake. AS result the minor
ity, which voted against CONSUMPTION,
was composed of Irish nationalists and
few liberals, most of them pacifists
and those generally listed as faddists.
Refrain From Obstruction.
John Dillon and Joseph DevIin, who
have been jointly filling John Red
monds shoes as leaders of the Irish
party, might have made much more
troublesome fight than they did. If they
had felt strong enough to go to ex-
tremes. they might have repeated the
old scenes of the Parnell days. when
Irish members We're dragged out OF
the house by the police. and popular
expectation looked forward to such ac-
ton. But they refrained from parlia-
mentary obstruction and limited their
offensive to strong words.
Both of them tempered their fight
against conscription with the state
ment that they believed the cause of
cause Mr.. Devlin went further by pro-
claiming his desire to fight for 1t. This
attitude Is bound to have an influence
in Ireland.
Sir Edward Carson. the Ulster leader.
and his Ulster followers, who generally
there is latent among the Irish factions
whenever any Irish question is raised
also exhibited RESTRAINT by remaining
sient instead of denouncing 1rlshmen
who oppose conscription. as they might
have done.
The nationalist and Sim Fein news
papers in ireland maintain a belltger-
ent tone. but Mr.. Asqutth once de-
scribed this as mostly contingent and
rhetorical belligerency." striking
In County Clare. Lieut.. Gen. Mahon, COM
mander Of the British forces in Ireland,
proclaimed martial law. There were.
as a consequence. rioting and attacks
on the police. Small detachments of
soldiers took charge of the strategical
since. while the people have been very
friendly to the soldiers and have given
them hospitality. which was unheard Of
in the Land League times.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
BRITISH NAVY, FORCES
SHELL FLANDERS COAST
0stend and Zeebrugge Targets-Ger-
man Torpedo Boat
Sunk.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. via London, April 13.-An
official statement issued tonight says:
British naval forces. consisting of
monitors. torpedo craft and aircraft, at
tackled the coast of Flanders Thursday
night. Ostend was bombarded with heavy
caliber guns and aircraft bombed Zee
brugge The attacks were beaten off
without trouble by our batteries. There
was no damage
"A torpedo boat approaching ostend
was set afire and the crew abandoned 1t.
We captured the boat with its complete
equipment"
Evening star., 1918-04-14
AMERICANS M CANADA's LIST

OTTAWA, Ont. April 13,-The fol-
lowing names of Americaps appear in
today's Canadian casualty list:
Killed in action. c. J. Chaplin, Mead
Vile. Pa
Died, Andrew M. Anderson, Atlantic
Iowa.
Wounded, Ernest Young. Long Beach,
Cal.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Lumber Loading Made a Picnic.

SAVANNAH, Ga. April 13.-In order
to keep up with the shipments from
the plant the office and clerical forces
of the Port Wentworth Lumber Com
pany today loaded a number of cars
on the sidfngs at their plant. 1t was
impossible to secure laborers to do the
work. The young women in the plant
served luncheon and loading day" was
made a picnic
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Each of Mammoth Hostile
Forces Now Seeking Utter
Destruction of Adversary

Observations Of the military critic
Of the Paris Temps on the German Of
fensive. received here yesterday in an
on1cial dispatch from France. follow:
1.-TWO adversaries possessing about
the same nsmber of forces face each
other These forces on both sides are
eompceed approximately OF 200 divi-
sions Both adyersaries are equally
saetermtAed to make an end of each other.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
BERTHA" IS AGAIN
BOMBARD|NG PARIS
Toll of Innocent Babes Arouses
People to Great Indig-
nation.
DEAD IN AIR RAID NOW 26

PARIS. April 18.-The bombardment
Of the region of Paris by the 1ong-range
gun was resumed today.
1t is officially announced that twenty
six persons were killed and seventy
two injured in last nights aerial raid
on Paris.
Shells Fall in Streets.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and New
York World. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS. April 13.-Again yesterday
Bertha" as the French people call the
German long-range gun. made herself
heard. Shells fell in the Paris streets
Whether any casualties were caused or
not is not known. 1t is certain the re-
newal of the distant bombardment has
not affected French business or the In
habitants. It is only when one of the
shells hits either a church or big
gate that the Germans can claim any
victims
They hit big building this week
This time 1t was not a church, but a
building Just as sacred. The Germans
do not appear satisfied with killing and
manning children seven or eight years
old. On Thursday they killed new born
babies. Three victims of a shell were
OGbiCS I"o udyS olu 1H5 hdlScT per
haps will have joy bells rung for his
success" of his krupp cannon.
French People Indignant.
II the French people have never
shown any indignation before they do
today. Such outrages will never be for
gotten here.
When a shell explodes Paris people
Immediately want to know where it has
fallen, and 1t is curious to watch them
look around and up at the houses.
No matter where shell explodes. the
report appears SO loud that many think
it is right on top of them. Others look
In the air and watch the direction taken
by pigeons or other birds. Persons on
the Place de pOpera always look for the
pigeons on ths opera house. When a
shell eNplodes the birds fly away In the
opposite direction from which 1t came.
When people have watched the birds
fly off they usually are able to ascertain
where the shell has fallen.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 13.-While the posi-
ton of the northern line on the British
front is little less alarming today.
the military authorities still take
grave view of the situation. according
to the evening newspaper reviews.
They do not conceal their apprehension
that IL the enemy were successful in
his heavy blows west of Armentieres