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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
BRITISH RECAPTURE TOWN
OF VILLERS=BRETTONNEUX

London, April 25-Australian and
English troops have reca ptured Nillers-
Bret ,neux and taken more than COO
prisoners in that region, Field Marshal
Haig reports from headquarters to-
night.
Further to the north on a line from
Bailleul to Wytschaete there has been
very heavy fighting and the allied
troops were obliged to withdraw from
their positions.
The statement says:
The French and British positions
from north of Baileul east OF
Wytschaete have been heavily attack
ed all day. There was fighting of great
severity on the whole of this front, par
ticularly in the neighborhood Of Ora
noutre, KENNEL and Niersstraat.
IN the course oGssrepeated attacks
and counter attacks the allied troops
have been compelled 10 withdraw from
the positions they held this morning
and the fighting continues.
south of the Somme several counter
attacks launched by Australian and
English troops last night against posi-
tons gained by the enemy yesterday in
and around Eillier-Bretonneux carried
our line onward to within a short dis
lance of our former front and resulted
in the capture of over 800 prisoners. The
village is now in our hands,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

The great double German drive in
the Somme and Armentieres sectors
which began on Wednesday morning
has developed into atterrific struggle.
fro during the past two days, with
the decision still in the balance. The
British. having been forced back out
of Niliers- BrctonneuX launched a
counter attack and swept the Ger
mans back almost to the lines which
were held before the present fighting
began. The French have been driven
back out of lanyard En- Santerre,
but are holding their positions close
BY, while on the line southwest of
Ypres. the British have been COM
PEELED to withdraw slightly before
furious attacks along the Meteren
Baileul Wytschaete line.
Wounded Americans are arriving
at a hospital behind the French lines
in the Somme sector, showing that
Gen. Pershing's men are bearing
their share of The burden of the great
battle.
Notwithstanding the frantic prep
!arations made by the Germans for a
continuance of their drive toward
Amiens and the extreme violence of
the fighting. the gains thus far in
that region have been very small.
Along the line from Albert south to
Castel, except at lanyard En- San
terre, the German assaults have been
hurled back by the allied forces,
which are strongly posted on the
higher ground to which they retired
during the last days of the German
drive in Picardy.
1t is unofticially reported that from
four to six German divisions, or from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
AMERICANS WERE OUTNUMBERED
EIGHT TO One NEAR SElCHEPREY

With the American Army in France,
April J-(By the Associated Press)-
Further details received at headquar-
tiers of the engagement around Seiche-
prey show that the American troops
were outnumbered in some instances
eight to one.
More Of the American wounded were
found today, one of whom was buried
alive for three days and had been tram
pied over by the enemy when he had
crawled to the surface, in the belief
that he was dead. The American cas-
ualties are considerably less than the
first estimates.
When the complete story of this
engagement is told, the bravery of
the regimental chaplains will be one
Of the outstanding features. One Of
them, Father William J. Farrell Of
West Newton. Mass, went to the
assistance of battery where four of
the American gunners were killed
and carried up ammunition and help
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Trap Laid in Boston To
Catch Them
Results in Detention Of Nine Men
Wearing Officers Uniforms, Three
Of Whom Are Suspected Of Being
German Spes-Gen. Johnson APP
proves Of Move

Boston, April PA military trap
laid for bogus army officers has re-
suited in the detention here of nine
men wearing officers uniforms, three
of whom are suspected of being Ger
man spies, it was learned tonight.
Five others. according to officers of
the northeastern department, are
former army officers who through
discharge or for other reasons, have
forfeited the right to wear uniforms
and one is believed to be a, hotel
swindler More than 100 other Off
GERS taken into custody during the
roundup which has been in progress
since Tuesday were released after an
examination.
The movement to clean the city of
masqueraders was approved by Brig.
Gen. John \. Johnston, command
ing the northeastern department. 1t
was considered necessary, owing to
complaints from hotel keepers and
other business men, that persons
wearing officers uniforms were pass
ing bad checks or collecting funds for
various causes without authority.
For the three days of the roundup all
officers were ordered to wear civilian
clothing on the streets except those
whose special duties required uni
forms. The latter We're provided with
identification cards. To the military
police acting under Capt. Ralph G.
Harrison, provost marshal, was en-
trusted the work.
There were many amusing Incl
dents connected with the effort. Ad-
jutant General Jesse Stevens Of
Massachusetts and three officers of
the state guard were hurrying TO
keep n dinner engagement when they
were held up at a subway entrance.
1t required much telephoning to head
quarters to satisfy the military po-
lice as to their identity. A first SER
geant of the regular army who came
to Broollline from Camp Dix for hi3
wedding was arrested at Coolidge
Corner when he could not show an
Identification card. His bride and
best man were with him and he had
some fancy trimmings on his uni
form. evidently for the event which
was about to take place. The we'd
ding party went to the South Armory,
where the sergeant finally was able
to identify himself. Then an army
automobile carried the party to the
church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
raid A SUCCESS
Object Attained At
Zeebrugge Base
As A Result Flanders FIotilla Will
Not Be Obliged to Take Ostend
Route in Putting to Sea-ChanneI
Blocked by Cement Ship and
Dredger Destroyed

London, April 25.-The Associated
Fress learns from d high naval source
that the operations al Zcebrusge
were complete success. with the
result that the Flanders hotilla will
not be obliged 10 resort to the Ostend
route in putting to sea, from viii, h
the British forces can more CASH.
handle the German ships.
In addition to the damage done tho
Mole and the German guns, material
and shipping, the channel has been
blocked by the cement ships, and q
German drodsCr was destroyed. The
loss of the dredger. toget her With tae
blocking up Of the channel, must re-
suit in the speedy ceiling up of TIE
waterway and it will take at leas-
several weeks TO clear the passage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Loss Of War Material by British Enormous
But is Quickly Made Good from the Reserve
Minister of Munitions,
Winston Spencer
Churchill Says Have
Supplies and Facil-
tiles Enough to Keep
Up Intensive Fight
Until Another Year

London, April 25.--Winston Spencer
Churchill, introducing in the House
of Commons today the estimates for
the ministry of munitions, of which
he is the head. said that during the
five weeks since the battle in France
had opened they had been passin:,
through the greatest strain regard
ng the supply of war material that
had occurred in the experience Of the
ministry.
Not only had the consumption and
destruction Of munitions of all kinds
been proceeding at the greatest rate.
but there also was very heavy losses
by capture by the enemy.
We lost" the minister said
nearly a thousand guns by shell fire
or capture; between 1000 and 5000 ma
chine guns have been lost or destroy
cd and the quantity of ammunition
apart from that fired and that lost
IN the dumps amounted to something
between one and three weeks total
or manufacture.
other war materials have been
used or lost i'll Il great variety of
classes and on similar scale, but 1T
the end Of last week all the losses
had been made good and in many
cases more than made good.
Vast quantities of small arm am
munition have been lost or left be-
hind, but. great as the demand has
been the expenditure in the past
month did not exceed the maximum
potential capacity of the British fac
tories without touching enormous
reserves which had accumulat I'd
against such a contingency The
wastage of rifles was very great, but
the losses were quite easily and
promptly made good.
Our preparations had contemplated a
period of supreme battle intensity from
the third week of February instead Of
from the third week of March, so we are
at present from one to three weeks to
the good. Those calculations allowed the
artillery to fire during the whole fight
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Tentative Death List Is
Placed at Three
CAUSE NOT YET
DETERMINED
Persons Who Saw Vessel Be-
ing Warped in Say She Had
Decided List, Indicating
Trouble Began Before
Reaching Pier

An Atlantic Port, April 25-The Amer
lean Line steamship St Paul, a famous
passenger liner, overturned and sank
at her pier here today while being
warper into dock preparatory to loading
for a trip to Europe. Three men prob
ably lost their lives in the accident.
The st. Fau was not under steam, but
was being brought by tugs from dry
dock where for the past week she had
been undergoing repairs. on her at the
time were several hundred mena ma
jority Of them employees of the dry
dock. The steamer is now lying on her
port side with about 10 feet OF her hull
amidships above the water, and is COM
pletely submerged both fore and aft.
A general alarm was sounded through
out the ship when it was seen that she
was III danger and as fully 10 minutes
lapsed before she turned over it is
thought that most. If not all, the men
reached the deck A large number OF
the men escaped by simply climbing
over the rail and onto the exposed side
of the vessel as it came uppermost, while
others leaped into the water and were
picked up by tugs.
one of the causes Of the accident adj
vanced, which was supported by expert
enced marine men, WAS that the ship,
which was being warped in to her pier
by lines from the dock and assisted by
tugs pushing, listed so far that water
entered open coal ports, this resulting
in overcoming the center of gravity.
Steps to salvage the vessel were
promptly begun.
Immediately following the accident
a heavy guard of soldiers. police and
marine forces were thrown around
the pier and government tugs took
up positions outside the slip. AS
the vessel went over on her side her
masts and tunnels struck the ad-
joining pier, a steel structure and
We're broken off. FIXING pieces of
wood hit a number OF the men and
possibly dozen of them We're in
jured. 1t is understood also that
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
BRITISH WITHDRAW ALONG METEREN
BAILLEUL WYTSCHAETE line

$4,000 to 1900 men, have been hurled
at the British and French lines near
Ypres. The retirement of the British
in this sector must have been small. for
no great gains are reported by Berlin
SO far. 1t was rumored on Thursday
that Mont KENNEL, a dominating height
north of Wulverghem. had been taken
by the enemy, but this had not been
confirmed.
That only slight gains have been made
anywhere along the two fronts which
have been subject to attack is proof
that the Allies are prepared to defend
their positions. In the past three weeks
the Germans have hurried up heavy
cannon to the old Somme battle ground
and have marched many fresh divisions
TO the points where they have been held
for the moment Of attack. Their failure
to do more than gain almost insigniti-
cant bits of ground is one of the most
encouraging features of the fighting
which is now going on and which may
be looked upon as the third phase of the
great German offensive.
Raiding operations are reported along
the French lines east Of Montdidier
1t is officially announced at The Hague
that the negotiations between Germany
and Holland are mot progressing sat
isfactorily." The Dutch foreign minis
ter has declined to give the details Of
the situation between the two countries.
which is admittedly quite delicate.
Winston Spencer Churchill British
minister Of munitions, speaking in the
House of Commons has said that de
spite the strain on production and the
losses in arms and material during the
great battles of the past month, she
losses had been made good almost twice
over. and that so we'll had plans been
made that the British can continue the
fight at its greatest intensity until next
winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
SEC. DANIELS
PRAISES PAPERS

New York. April 25,-Josephus Dan
iels, secretary of the navy; Newton y.
Baker, secretary of war; Charles f.
Hughes. former associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States; and
Stephane Lausanne. editor of the Paris
Matin. were the principal speakers to-
night at the annual banquet of the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation.
Secretary Daniels gave unstinted
praise to the newspapers generally for
the work they have done and are doing
to win the war, but criticized sharply
(continued on Page 5-column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

49,, a. H. +o+,,
""S'' r.
losses Of me frisadc OF marines VIII
the American eNpcditionary force IN
France 60 far reported was announce
-. Nj CON parnet. com
90 ,.,,,
maha''''' wv W. WI 49, 80 N'
as follows
Killed IN action -; died from
,,.,.1r IN. di,,i fr,,n accident o..
"'4i'' = - '''''
All IN" d"ad arc enlisted men pu'
etch' officers. two captains and six
,io.,.,r.,,,f. w,r, ,,nu,, thn wounl /.
~ ''0'
slightly wounded but zen Barnett :
statement did not show whether the
officers and o,h,r mon wore severely
MOS 81 the go .Hal'leS were N one
compau.. which Gen Barnett said.
los, , tn,.,1 Of Of mon lilIod and H.,
,
-'V'
IN" hl"'Ii'S nave hc'n holuihg a
lT"r' HN' 'r'h'H sector Tor several
weeks h"t thE h'"il moved up |" inc
hitfr me hit'f dnlnS ponce duty
"'"hg ~" American lihcS OF commu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
British Cruiser Big
Factor in Zeebrugge
Raid
CAPT. CARPENTER
GIVES DETAILS
Ship Shows Innumerable Signs
of Conflict. Covered with
Scars of Shells and Machine
Gun Hits-Captain Wounded
in Arm

Aboard II. NJ. s. Nindictive in Do
yer Harbor April Ca correspond
ent of The Associated Prcss visited
the cruiser Nindictive today as the
guest of Capt. Alfred +. B. Carpen-
Ter. who commanded her in the cx-
petition last Tuesday against the
German submarine base at Zcebrugge
on the Belgian coast.
Capt. Carpenter received the cor
respondent with his arm in a sling
from a shell splinter wound. The
ship showed innumcrable signs of
conflict, her decks and superstructure
being covered with the scars of shells
and machine gun hits. In the course
of long account of the part taken
by the Nindictive, in the raid, Capt.
Carpenter said:
Our chief purpose in the cxpedi-
ton was to distract the attention OF
the battery WnllC inc DOCK SnlpS ran
in, especially the battery of 1l-inch
guns which occupied u commanding
position at the tip of the mole. Our
ship was deliberately prepared for the
business of landing soldiers on the
mole. Exactly to plan we ran along
side the mole, approaching it on the
port side, where were were equipped
with specially built buffers Of wood
two feet wide.
LAS there was nothing for us to
tie UP to we merely dropped anchor
there while the Daffodll kept us
against the mole with her nose
against the opposite side Of our ship.
In the fairly heavy sea two OF our
three gangways were smashed. but
the third held and 500 men swarmed
up onto the mole.
1.-THE men who went up included
500 marines and $50 seamen from
the Vindictive and so or so from the
Daffodill. They swarmed up the steel
sangyav carving hand grenades and
Lewis guns No Germans succeeded
in approaching the gangwav. bu'
fron+i,ued ., Pace 5-Column o,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
.S.TR00PSIN THICK
OF PRESENT BATTLE
Shown By Wounded Already Arriving at Rear
-128 Have Reached Hospital 25-Are From
Units Engaged In Fighting Side By Side
With British and French in Stemming Ger
man Advance

Few Of the Americans remained at
the hospital very long, being taken
further 10 the rear.
Sixteen girl students Of Smith col
.lge are working in day and night
shifts at this point and are operating
a we'll arranged conteen at the rail-
road station for the soldiers coming
through on the hospital trains.
Mrs. Clark. the Misses Justic. Bro
gan and Scott and NJ. l.. Ralthis and
f. w. Lowrey of the American Red
Cross, have rendered notable servi-c
at the hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
OF MAT|N
Conveys Message To
American Publishers
Declares Allies Are United Not For
A Victory For the Allies. But For
Victory Of Right. Of Justice to
Humanity, and Of Civilization

New York. April 25.-ConveyinS TO
American publishers message Of con-
fdence. Stephane tauzanne, editor Of
the Paris Matin. declared here tonight
that all France and all the Allies were
united for "a victory which will not be
the victory of France or the victory of
the Allies. but which will be the victory
of the immortal ideas for which We are
fighting. the ideas of right, of justice,
of humanity and Of civilization"
Speaking at the banquet of the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Association,
Mr.. Lausanne said we are feeling per-
fectIy confident because we know that
the men who are now fighting over there
on the plains of Flanders and Picardy
are the same men who fought on the
Marine and before Verdun; because We
know that we can say of our gallant
British comrades. retreating after Cam
brai and Armentieres, what we said Of
our men retreating after Charleroi
their bodies are falling back, but not
their hearts; because we know that we
can say of all the men who are fighting
over there-Amercans, Canadians, Brit
ing and French what we said Of our
men before Verdun: They will perish
to the last, but the barbarians shall not
pass.
Mr.. Lausanne said it may be truly
said of France today, as Gen. de Cas-
teinace expressed It during the battle
of Nerdun The whole French race
shall perish in this battle rather than
submit to Germany" Predicting victo-
ry. Mr.. Lausanne said France is re-
solved to live free or die. And France
will live
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
FIRST MARINE CORPS LIST PUBLISHED
and INCLUDES ALL NAMES TO APRIL q

was added the nine names of men
wounded, which were announced lat
CT. making the total casualties 21S.
Considering the length of time the
marines have been on the fighting
line the casualties were regarded as
comparatively small.
Washington. April o5-The four Off
GERS named in the list of marine cas-
ualties are Capt +. w. Karstaedt and
First Lieut. Louis r. Jones, First Lieut..
&c. II. Maynard and First Lieut.. Fred
W Clarke. Jr., all wounded.
The following additional names of Of
hcers wounded in action were given out
by the navy department:
Capt A. 3. Miller, First Lieuts. Will
liam H. Kirk, Harold d. Shannon, Har-
ry II. Barber.
Five other names of wounded enlisted
men also have been received The list
follows:
Killed in action: Sergeants Albert Ra-
da Jr.. edward G. Warren.
Corporals: Charles *. 10th. Henry J.
Smart, John Formal, John l.. Kuhn,
Norman Il. Jackson.
Privates: Emil H. Geherke. John
Steklenburg, Edward A. Drober Leo
Watermeyer. Lester II. Arthur, Rene j
Titus. Walter j. Ward, Edmund Bollack.
Hugh b. Rodenbo. Edward c. Geklert,
Glenn Samples, Alfred f. Schedel, Allen
w. Jewett, William T.. Giles, Koran
Died from wounds: Privates John
White. Lawrence G. Beabout, Ely Witt
stein. Claude i. Wilkinson, Eugene c.
Davis, Walter Reynolds. Harry K. Will
liams. Leslie II. Davis
Sergeants: Roscoe E. Bledzoe, Cecil
Grimes
Accidentally killed: Sergt. Bernard ].
Rowan. Private Charles ID. Graham.
Wounded In action Capt F. w. Kar-
staedt, First Leuts. c. b. MAYNARD.
Fred w. Clarke Jr., Louis r. Jones:
Sergeants Joseph Weitzell, Odil y. kass.
Leo II. Hennen. Lloyd f. Battles. Will
burt Blackford, Leroy Bailey, Dudley
l.. Brown. Charles S. Wehmer. Donald
Devories. Harry w. Puccetti, Martin
II. Currie. Walter L. Kelley, Frank J.
Murray, Clarence T.. Plunhee, Mike I.ls-
lais, Karl r. Umler. Horace Mulvaney.
Corporals: Odom p Martin. Edward
+. Ansel. John +. Dunn, Audrey y.
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man Advance

Paris. April 25.-American soldiers
wounded in the great battle which is
now being waged are already arriv
ing at the rear American wounded
and sick to the number of IFS have
reached Hospital 25. hTey are from
units engaged in fighting side by
side with the French and British IN
Stemming the German advance.
Hospital rs is one of the new insti-
tutions established behind the line
as it stood after the allies stopped
the recent German drive in Picardy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
0vERMAN BILL
Critics Renew Vigor-
Gus Opposition
Surprise Of Day Was Introduction Of
New Amendment AUTHORIZING
President to Appoint Single Ex-
ecut'Ve to Control Aircraft Pro-
gram

Washington. Mini Critics Of
me orerman hI'l rcucwod today their
vigorous opposition Ia its proposed
a"thort> for the President to ro-or-
sauize g"Ncruncu, agencies and
many spec, hes ful ana agaips, tho
measure prevented the expected vote
on pending rcstrictiv" amendments.
surprls" of the day was the intro
Guc'ion uf new amendment author
ling the President 10 appoint a
single executive officer to control the
aircraft program. which Senator
oN"rnan stated h. probably would
accept
senator Wadsvorth Of New York.
Hepuhi'can offered the new proposal
under witch al appropriations made
Tor alrp'ane production Would be
turned over To the men named by tho
PRESIDENT Senators Thomas of
'oto, and Kirby Of Ark. democrat
members of the military committee
P'o''p'E supported 1t. declaring it
was necessary to clothe John d.
Ryan appointed director Of aircraf,
production for the war department
WIN necessary powers to make his
work effective
during todav's debate attacks on
'He n!ll we're made by Senators Knox
VI pennsylvania. Sherman Of Illinois
ana hrand'see of Connecticut. Re
pAoncais. while 1t was supported by
senator Fan Of New Mexico. Repub-
man and Senators Shafroth of Col
'.au". Kirby - Arkansas; Overman
=. Nor'h Carolina and other Demo
"''or Brardegee opposing any
i,. ,''er srant u power. declared tho
.es'uent Is poor Judge of men. has
.aue Esresious mistakes" and is
,, rspons''Ie for lis appointees' fail.
ale % Coordinate. The senator also
.lsont'nued spn Page s-coIumn 81
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DECISION IS STILL IN BALANCE
GREAT DOUBLE GERMAN
DRIVE DEVELOPS into
A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE

British Retske Villers-Brett0nneux In Fierce
Counter Attack and Sweep Germans Back
To Lines Held Before Present FL t in g
French Are Driven Out of Hangard-En-
Santerre, But Holding Position Close By
That Place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

ed to keep the gun working all Sat
urday night He was injured but
refused to have his wound dressed
on Sunday morning until he had car
ried Myron Dickinson, aged ~. or
Bridgeport, Conn, one of his wouho-
ed comrades, to dugout dressing
station.
Father Michael O'Connor OF hos
ton and Father Osas Boucher OF New
Bedford. Mass, took charge or inc
cooking and washing ana carried on
the work of serving hot soup al q
food to the soldiers.
BOSTON. April 25.-The three regiment
al rhaplains mentioned in cable dis
matches tonight for bravery under fire
during the battle of Seicheprey are well
known New England Catholic priests
Rev. Father William Farrell was pas
tor of St Bernard church in Newton
until the outbreak Of the war. He join
ed the regiment to which he was APP
pointed at the Bedford camp.
Rev. Father Michael O'Connor. who
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