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ROLL OF HONOR

Washington, April 24.--The casualty
list today contained As names. divided
ms follows;
Killed in action, 9; died of wounds
3; died OF disease. II; wounded severe
~, 10, wounded slightly. 10.
Lieut. Renvelle Wheat is the only OIL
Ger named in today's casualty list. lie
was slightly wounded
The list follows:
Killed in Action
Sergeants Joshua X. Broadhead Oryille
G. Fuller.
Corporal Frank r. Gordon.
Privatcs Charles w. Foote. Felix M.
Olivia. kcgers Wilson.
Died of Wounds
. Corporal Frank -. Brooks.
Wagner John G.. Burwell.
Private Charlie +. Knutesen.
Died of Disease
Sergeant James A. Mulligan.
Privates Giuseppe Bald, Clarence Ba-
shaw, Leroy Cook, Ben Newell. Ora New
ton Ti1d, John N. Eweeten. Winifred r..
Vaux, Karl Wagner. John Hodges
Weston, Donald III. Mum.
Severely Wounded
CORPORAL Vinal b. Rideout
Privates Steve Atoms. Hormidas ncs-
rochers, John w. Gosminski, William f..
Lopez, Edward II. Monahan. Thomas
Morrison, Louis II. Palmer. Garrard Still
ings. Carl L. Witham.
Slightly Wounded
Lieut.. Renvelle Wheat.
Battalion Sergeant Major Joseph Il.
HouseworTh, Jr.
Sergt Charles w. Cockerill
Corporal Arthur d. Muirhead.
Buglers Frederick d. Hurrell, Earl II.
Ramagc.
Privates Walter e. Cheever. Raymond
f. Crowell, John Crawley, William J..
Graham. Gaze Gurnsey. Anthony Kowal-
czyk, John r. Stoddard.
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N ADOO REFUSES
! TO TALK POLITICS
ON WESTERN TOUR
Democrat Doesn't Look
Any Better to Me Than a
Republican, Says
Secretary

Albuquerque. n. NJ, April "A dem
ocrat doesn't look any better to me than
republican, said William G. McAdoo,
Secretary of the Treasury. in refusing TO
address a party of prominent democrats
after his Liberty Loan speech here to-
night II am on this trip to sell Lib
erty Bonds, not to play politics. | have
three sons in the service. | think more
of them than politics.
In introducing Mr.. McAdoo, the Liberty
Loan chairman spoke of him as possibly
the next President of the United States
Mr. McAdoo took exception to the re-
mark. and, addressing the audience, re-
pudiated the assertion, reterating that
he was not playing politics, but selling
bonds.
1--WE need the bonds to win the war he
said.
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Summary Of the News
GENERAL. NEWS

GENERAL, NEWS
1-Germans renew battle east OF
Amiens.
British give ground mt Villers-
Bretonneux.
French and Americans ARE attacked
Mt HanGard.
Big fire In Lima, o.
Air observation shows raid on
naval hrs~~ ON Belgian coast
McAdoo ref...e. to talk politics ON
loan campdiEn.
Appeal In made to loan workers
NOT to lessen efforts
2-Crowdcr announces camps for next
draft. x ,s
IO-vote ON Overman bill coming at
once.
l1-JoAn d. Ryan will direct aircraft
production.
LOCAL NEWS
Retail hardware dealers to elect
officers.
B1rainGhana's honor flar will float
fron pole I'm Capitol park.
Friday. April 20. II Memorial Day
for aouthern heroes.
7-Federal reserve banks are vaIu-
able to government, says Iiaasa-
lin IN address.
FEATURES
l-Editorlal eeAnent.
0-Ssetety and Dolly DaIrympie'
&-~&naRts.
1t-Maprets,
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Somme and north of Albert were re-
pulsed. We secured a few prisoners.
"By a successful local operation car
ried out tins morning northwest of
Festubert a post, captured by the
enemy in this locality on the ed, was
regained. The hostile garrison offered
strong resistance and lost heavily We
captured few prisoners and four ma
chine guns.
early in the morning the enemy de-
livered a strong local attack without
success against our new positions east
of Robecq. Our line was maintained
intact and 81 prisoners were left in
our hands. Additional prisoners were
secured in successful minor enterprises
in the forest OF Nieppe and in the
neignborhood of Mcteren."
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an S o S for artillery protection
about O'Clock this morning and what
appeared to promise serious attack
began to show. 1t turned out to be
nothing more pretentious than an at
tempted raid, however, and the British
artillery smashed the enemy infantry
as they were leaving their trenches
Between Robecq and Givenchy-Le z-
Labassee there was also considerable
enemy Smelling this morning and the
Germans made a small attack in an at
tempt to take post near Givenchy But
this movement was quickly stopped by
the British fire. The British carried out
minor operations at Givenchy which
resulted in the recapture OF strong
post which the enemy held.
. South of the Clarence river four Ger
man companies which essayed local
attack were repulsed.
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Berlin April o4.--(via London,) In
the British naval raid Tuesday morn
ing on the German submarine bases on
the Belgian coast the German admir-
atty announced that in addition to five
British cruisers sunk near the coast
three destroyers and number of mo-
torboats were sunk by the fire of the
coast batteries.
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Birmingham and Richmond
Only Southern Cities Now
In 100 Per Cent Class

Washington, April A.-(SpeciaL)
Birmingham and Richmond, alone Of
all southern cities. we-~ officially
placed this afternoon by the treasury
department In the 100 per cent class,
composed Of municipalities which have
subscribed their quota of the third Lib
erty Loan.
While Birmingham has exceeded It's
quota. the excess amount II not Off
cially reported. Atlanta In mot yet I'M
cluded in the list OF cities which have
measured up to expectations.
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Germans Using Tanks
In Renewed Offensive

With British Army in France April 24-lne 1rst Der
- ttack along the whole British front south of the Somme
river today back but the Germans returned and
nshed on towards Breonneux With three tanks lead
no the got footing the eastern fringe of the town.
where the battle still is raging.
The Germans attacked along the line OF
Hangard Haes and Case was me STORM
at the latest had batted forward into the
eastern outskirts Of the town.
London April 2-Fied Hig that the Germans have
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where the Germans have resumed their
drive toward the allied base of supplies
in northern France, has not. so far as
known, resulted in any notable retire.
ments on the part of the allies. The
German official report issued on Wednes-
day was silent as to events in this Sec
tor of the front.
An attack on this particular part of the
lines in the Somme region had been ex-
pected, and it is probable that prepara-
tons to meet it had been made, The
British lines held firm in this region DUR
ing the last days of the initial drive,
while the Germans were able to forge
ahead farther south until they reached
the village Of Castel, about three miles
from the railroad running to Paris from
Amiens
Recently French counter offensive al
Castel won back considerable ground
and it was evident that unless the line
farther north could be advanced ma
terially the Germans had little chance
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taken Villers- Bretonneux.
The text of the statement reads:
about $50 this morning. after
violent bombardment. the enemy at
tackled our whole front south oi .ne
somme and the French on our risht'
and was repulsed. ket~4
Later in the morning an attack on
our positions in this sector was rs
newed in strength and. although re-
pulsed with loss on the southern ana
northern positions Of the front. maze
progress at Villers- Bretonneux, where
the fighting has been severe through
out the day. BY evening the enemy
had gained possession of the village
and the lighting was continuing.
3"Other attacks by the - envy this
morning on the north bank OF the
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tons to the south of Amiens.
This new drive has been made at the
same time that another blow has been
struck at the British and French lines
northwest of Ypres Savage fighting is
reported at various points along the line
from Bailleul to Mervile and Berlin
claims that heights to the northeast of
Bailleul have been stormed Coincident
with these attacks there have been as
saults on the British forces near Bethune,
along the Lave river, but these have
been repulsed.
Some of the uncertainty as to the sue
cess of the British exploit in attempt
ing to seal up the harbors of Zeebrugge
and Ostend has been cleared up by OBJ
servations carried out by aviators. Grave
damage was done to the mole at Zee
brugge, while the hulks OF sunken steam
ers are said to at least partially block
the channel leading out to sea from the
port of Ostend.
On the front in France, with the ex-
ception of the Somme salient, there. has
been little fighting of an unusual ma
ture. rfs
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The sailor said that after the de-
stroyer slipped the submarine at the
entrance to. the barber the underwater
boat made straight for the target. A
time fuse was set and the crew ADAM
doned the craft few moments later
The submarine struck the objective
and blew up. The sailor said the pier
was blown to pieces.
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ed against Haneard- En- santerre. the
region of Hailles and Senecat wood.
south of the Avre the battle. which
lasted all day, continues at the present
hour. ID Is particularly stubborn in
the region of Hangard. After a series
Of furious assaults the enemy suc-.
<Co4tia.ed on Pass seveas
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Archbishop Ireland Suffers Relapse

81. Paul, April 24.-Archbishop John Ire
land. who returned to st. Paul recently
from Florida. where he recuperated from
Il breakdown. has suffered relapse, It
was announced at his residence today.
Slight Improvement was noted this aft
erHoon. physicians said.
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Franco American Line
In Picardy Attacked

the whole front south OF the Somme
still according the office
the woods
norhward
village whic French desperately defended
ae attacks at Sene
dandHl also N&
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Medal Tor MIS-. Dewey

Washington, April a. Mrs. George
Dewey, widow Of Admiral Dewey. was
presented with a medal today by the
members of the Associated Veterans OF
Farragut's Fleet. Secretary Daniels and
several naval officers who served with
Admiral Dewey were present. 4
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Italian Ship Losses

Rome. April 2i.--One steamer Of
more than 1900 tons and one steamer
of less tonnage were sunk during the
week ending April 20, according 10
the official statement on losses by
mine or submarine issued tonight.
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ENEMY IS VERY CAUTIOUS IN. HIS
ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE ON LINE
French and American Troops Are Engaged
in Desperate Struggle at Hangard, Just
South of British Positions-They
Are Holding Strongly
ACTIVITY ON AMERICAN SECTOR

With the American Army France, April 24There is slightly
creased activity Of the artillery the region Of Tou but the
shells falling lines still below
Fifty enlisted and noncommoned officers their
America help the Liberty Loan.
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Germans Trying For
Limited ObjiectiuesO Only

Army April 24Hard fighting developed
southern battle the attacking south OF the
Somme line Of Ver Hangard aes
that the Germans
49, NJ 1t.
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The statement says:
.An intense pombardment Of the
Franco American positions south Of
the Somme and on the Avre was fol-
lowed by German attack carried out
all along the front by considerable
forces at o'clock in the morning.
The efforts Of the enemy were direct
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I'VE Must Not Stop Fight
ing When We Reach
Minimum" Says
Official
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
ARE NOT MAKING THAT
KIND OF FIGHT IN WAR,
AT Present Rate Slight
Oversubscription is Evil
dent, But This is Not
Enough

yIr--I-: A.-..:1 % A.,
asuliiStoil, A'ii
o+L ,,lo, for loo,l oon,,,aio,,
49,
con,n,itteas NOT ia Sfon workings
after communities reach then
:,
liloeIty iIodti oupSSt iFt'oi'
o3,otaS want forth today from
d''0ss'5
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Montono Resigns

London April 24.--viscount Motono,
Japanese minister for foreign affairs.
has resigned, according to a Reuter-
dispatch from Toxic.
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24The the British submarines which
ing's orng
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Air Observation Shows
British Ndual Raid
Complete Success

London April 24A observation shows clear break of 70
yards width in the Zecbrugge mole the inner end and that
snken object blocks the greater part of the channel the
harbor of Osend according official bulletin issued by the
admiralty.
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On the British sector Nillers Breton
neux, which nestles on ridge over
looking the long stretch Of the Somme
valley. was the storm center, and here
the enemy for the first time since the
war began had tanks in action. Three
of these engines of war accompanied
the storming infantry. which at latest
reports had battled forward into the
eastern outskirts of the town. where
severe fighting took place.
From the French sector came word
THAT the Germans had made very slight
progress.
/; The assault was preceded by heavy
bomhardment about Villers-Breton-
nepx. At the conclusion of this prepara-
ton the Germans surged forward along
Somine, although it seemed evident
that they had viliers- Bretonneux as
their ultimate goal because of it's DOM
mating position.
FIRST ATTACK REFUSED
The first attack was thrown back,
but the enemy Immediately came for
ward again and this time met with
more success. In the face of heavy ma
chine gun and rifle fire the Germans
pushed on toward the town. their three
tanks leading. The British gave way
slightly and the enemy got a footing
in tn. eastern fringe Of the town.
Farther north little above the AL
bert region. the British infantry put up
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ng-Range BOmbardment
Iof Paris Continues, But
No Casualties Are Reported

Paris. April 21.-Thc lonE-range
bonlbnrdment Of Paris continued today.
There were NO victims.
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TEXT OF STATEN ENT

Secretary McAdoo's statement urging
committees to continue work, said:
II requested sS,oco,ooo,0oo as the mimi
mum that the government ought to have
with the hope and expectation that II
would be largely oyer-subscribed, ana
that every Liberty Loan committee would
exert itself to secure the largest for
nossibIe over-subscription. | hope the
Liberty Loan committees VIII ehergeu-
cally continue the campaign until its
close in order to secure not only the
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TWO DISTRICTS "OyER'

The Minneapolis and st. Louis federai
reserve distritcs were officially reported
tonight as having subscribed 1O3 TO los
per cent, respectively, of their quotas,
and headquarters recognized the claim of
In. St Louis district Of having gone over
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BY the Associated PRES.

After three weeks of preparation in the Somme during which
they launched offensive in Flanders the Germans
resumed their hammeng at the front door of Amiens
days there has been heavy artillery firing along the
of the Somme salient and finally the German infantry
began their attempts to advance the line passing
Bretonneux Hangard Haes and Caste The first attacks
repused but subsequent attacks conferred about Ver
Breonneux British withdrawal this village
according report from Field Marshal Haig This marks
German gain of about mile.
EInxynrt Milnc Eacf IF Ar,;on
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Eleven Miles East of Amiens


of the fighting front 1t
while
backed and
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tCoatinrec or Page ThrccD
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derous projectile Is the invention OF Wal
ter Gebauer. Of Berlin.
A new shell has been devised specially
to kill gunners protected by steel shield.
They are not usually put out Of action by
ordinary shrapnel, and to reach them with
an armor-piercing shell is difficult feat
What is needed is volley OF armor
piercing bullets that will explode after
penetrating the armor.
The new shell is divided into two parts.
The lower division contains charge OF
shrapnel bullets and the upper a number
OF rifled tubes, which are really small can
non. Each contains a small armor-piercing
she'll. Each is furnished with charge
which can DO exploded at certain pre-
arranged time. When the main projectile
Is in flight and say, 100 feet before reach
ing It's mark, the charges of the small
shells explode, the nose Of the main shell,
which Is soft drops off and the minor ORC:
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a bomb nearly as far as q regular shell sno
from field gun X
It's most ingenious feature Is that E
the shell revolves. but the bomb does =
not. The bomb contains an opening ;
through which a rod connecting 1t T
with the projectile fits. The rod is
separated from the wall OF the pas
sage by little steel balls well creased. ~
The projectile with It's steel rod .
passes right through the bomb. but y
when it is fired the latter does not u =
revove with the shell. The bomb (
projects beyond the mouth Of the N
gun and the steel point of the shell
sticks out beyond tho bomb. The lat.~.
half Of tho projectle is within the gum
Acetylene is one of the highest OF ex-
plAeives, perhaps more destructive to Or
binary dwellings than any other. Dan
zer's Armee Zeitung, Of Vienna, gives
description OF q new acetyiene shell
which is expected to- cause frightful in
cendiary effects. AS the Austrians are
peoples, it is hard to understand what
they will do with the new shell.
The she'll contains tube running through
the shell from ono end to the other. The
interior of the shell near the head con.
tains chamber filled with water, which
passes through perforations into the tube.
The latter contains at it's base q piston,
suPporleu W d spi ms TAiIoi IhS ~ ,ie
Of the SHE'LL the pressure OF the powder
gases acts on the piston, which in turn
puts such pressure on the water that 1t
breaks through partition separating it
from a great charge Of carbide Of calcium.
This chemical Immediately decomposes
producing acetylene. This gas expands
with enormous force, discharging the con.
tents Of the shell in every direction.
Enormous advances in the destructive.
ness of naval shells are reported by the
French scientific periodical La Science ct
la Vie 1t Is expected that these will be
brought into use by the Allied nayies
should the German high sea fleet venture
forth before the end Of the war I'm.
proyements in gun construction and range
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New Device for Firing Bomb from Rifled
Gun. The She'll Revolves, Securing Accuracy
of Aim, but the Bomb Does Not Turn. A
Point of She'll. Bomb. C--Rod Con-
meeting the Bomb and Projectile. D-Rubber
Disk to Lessen Shock to Rod. E-Reduced
Part of Connecting Rod Turning on Ball
Bearings. F-Ball Bearings. G-Partition.
H. H-Driving Rings Giving Rotation to the
Projectile. k-Section of Rod. L-Serew.
M-Back Part of Connecting Rod Intro
duced Into Socket N Containing Charge.
91S. by Star Company. Great Britain Righ
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other defenseS IN
front, but exposed
in their rear.
The backward fir
ing bullets are dis
charged by n spec
ial fuse, and this
can be timed in ad-
vance before the
firing OF the shell.
The bullets are ar
ranged at an angle
to the line Of fire
of the main pro1ec-
tile. They can be
discharged at a dis
ce anywhere
from 2,400 to "a
900 feet from the
mouth OF the gun
or at the moment
of striking the soil.
A graduation indi-
eating these dis
tances is stamped
on the shell.
Another interest
Ing popularity OF
this invention Is
that the discharge
Of the small bullets
increases the force
and range Of the
m a In projectiie.
Moreover, the e1-
plosion Of the small
bullets breaks the
main shell In a
greater number Of
pieces than Is the
case with other
shrapnel shells. and
therefore the effect
must be more cruel
and destructive on
II u IN an b o d | 9 8
! struck. This MUIR
Copyright,
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The Gyro-Electric Destroyer That Will
Crush Whole Armies, the Shell That Fires
Shrapnel Backward and Novel Devices for
Burning Cities and Sinking Ships at 20 Miles

Our attention is now called to the ract
that we must steer the destroyer and steer
it quickly. To accomplish this. advantage
Is taken OF the gryoscopo, which lends It,
self admirably to this work. huge cast
steel gryoscope wheel Is stationed on the
central shaft and is driven rapidly by means
of special electric motor from above.
The gyroscope wheel while in motion, OF
course. prevents the destroyer from top
ping over, but there Is Incorporated a new
idea in the device whereby 1t becomes pos
sible with single gyroscope to steer the
vehicle.
BY shifting the gyroscope wheel either
to the left or to the right the vehicle will
turn momentarIly. all depending on the
amount of shifting Of the gyroscope, and
this shifting need not be very much. II
the gyroscope wheel is shifted to the right
the machine will move to the left
II the wheel is moved to the left. the
destroyer will move to the right Atten-
ton Is called to the fact that his '1eaning"
Is very slight. as the gyroscope tends to
keep the machine In its upright position
always For instance, the destroyer will
turn corners, not by leaning at a pictur-
esque angle. as might be supposed. but 1t
will actually turn corners In q vertical
position, due. of cog"-~- to the gyroscope,
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jectiles spec
ahead. These in
turn contain an ex-
plosiye C h arg Q
which does not go
off until they have
penetrated the steel
obstacle. 1t Is cal
culated that one Of
these shells would
inevitably destroy
the crew OF any
gun. This inven.
ton is credited to
Walter Iiirsch.
The Deutsches
Offizierblatt, o Z
Berlin, an organ for
German officers,
gives a description
Of q novel shell
carrying q bomb,
which Is now being
made at Essen.
Bombs or grenades
thrown by hand or
by compressed air
have a very short
range, and 1t has
long been 4 prob
lem to find some
way Of discharging
them from a can
non. The chief
difficulties are that
the bomb Is too
large to be intro
duccd into a can
non and that when
placed outside the
cannon the rotation
of the she'll is i'm
peded by the at
tachment and all
aim Is lost. This
new invention 20
said to throw q
t. Reserved.