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The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

the greater part of these they wel,
driven ont by the French Who re-
established their defenses.
Frontal attacks ON Ypres woul,
seem to indicate that there is little
confidence in the German genera
staff that the Ypres positions can be
Iouttlanked from the south. The lines
as they stand today are very strong
and withstood the onset of the Ger
mans in 1914 when the Tcut9n em-
peror's army was much different
machcne than il is today The bloody
repuse of the Germans in their plunge
forward will mean much in further
operations in that sector of the battle
line
While the struggle was going on
before Ypres the British positions
from LaBasse to Houlhost woods and
Lens to Nimy were deuged with
shells, aut SO far there has been no
infantry fighting reported from that
part of the front An attack Oh this
salient ON the German lines is ex-
pecied soon, however, for it STANDS a-
a constant menace TO a further ad-
vance by the enemy.
Along the front in the Somme see
tor part Of which is being held by
Americans there has been little fight
/ ing of note Further south there have
been only patrol encounters
Germany has presented Z virtual
hltmatum to Rlssia demanding that
able bodied German prisoners OF wai
be sent home at once, proposing in
turn that only sick and incapacitateu
Russians held in German prison
camps shall be turned over in eN-
change the Russian government
Goes no, bow to the demand Germany
has threatened to take Petrograd
A committee of one hundred and
fifteen Germans has been appointed
tc go to the Russian capital to pre-
sent the demand
A British ship carrying Y. NJ. G.. 4
camp workers has been torpedoei, but
all the passengers aud an the ere >
except three men were landed safely
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
MISSOURI SENATORSHIP
GIVEN TO ST. LOUIS MAN
z. p. WHITLEY is THE FOURTH
MAN TO BE OFFERED THE
PLACE HELD BY STONE.

St Louis, April 29.-Zenophon p
Whitley. member OF the st Louis
board of election commissioners and
ptominent demrcoat of Missouri, to-
night was rendered by Governor Gard
ner the seat in the United States SEN
ate vacated recently by the death Of
Senator William j Stone Whitley an
nounced he would accept the appoint
nlent and left for jefferson City to
confer with .he governor
Wnfey is the fourth man to be Of
frred the senatorship by the governor
Ambassador to Russia Francis wa
first offered the place, but Secretary
of State LANSING said Francis was
needed in Russia and that he hoped
he would not accept Champ clark
sneaker OF the house of representa-
tives. was next rendered the appoint
ment ard he declined Chief Justice
" W. Graves of the Missouri Su-
preme court also declined the appoint
ment
Whitley is a years of age and
lawyer.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

ti0n was freely comented on with fay-
or about tie rotel lobbies last even
ing where delegates were pleased with
the innovation and the democracy It
established.
The credentials committee head
quarters yesterday was the busiest
scene about the convention prelinI-
inaries A large number Of volunteers
aided tho local committees IN the reg
istration of the delegates and provld-
ing them with their credentials.
This morning there will be another
board meeting. and this afternoon an
other, and by that time President Mrs.
Josiah Evans Cowles OF Los Angeles
will have completed the direction tor
this convention, ana 1t win be ushered
into history at an evening session
which will be held in the Eastman
hotel dining room at O'Clock to
night
On this occasion there will be ad-
dresses of welcome on behalf Of To-
CABS, Of the city, OF the state as repre-
scented by Governor Charles Hillman
Brough. and there will be responses
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

with perhaps more than two thou
sand delegates already registered by
the credentials comittee, with a
schedule calling for several additional
trains today to come to this national
resort laden with others. with prac-
tically all the officers and directors
and state delegations reported or
enroute, the stage is auspiciously set
for the staging Of the fourteenth hi-
enial conl ention Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs which
opens in this city tonight.
Yesterday there were some pro-
ceedings, but they were executive. In
cidentally this first convention step
brought to the attention of many one
of the most important actions ever
taken by the body. 1t had been the
custom in all the history OF the con-
vention for the officers and directors
to hold their board meetings in eX-
ecutive session to the exclusion of all
others. This fourteenth biennial, yet
IN its swaddlng clothes, broke one
of the aprecedents Of its history. and
the chairnien OF the state delegations
were invited to and participated in the
board meetings of yestrday. The ac~
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
STEAMER HUNGERFORD
TORPEDOED AND SUNK
HAD ON BOARD LARGE PARTY OF
y M. C. A. WORKERS FROM
THIS COUNTRY.

London April 29-The British
steamship. Hungerford. with go per
sens on board, including Americans,
mas been torpedoed. The only loss of
NE was among the crew, three of
whose members perished
The passengers were picked up in
l'teboats and landed at a British port.
The Americans are safe and well. On
their arrival in London they were
taken IN charge by the American Y
NJ. c. A. and Red Cross
The vessel was struck amidships
While proceeding in a large convoy
ana the protection Of number Of de-
stroyors, 1t was proceeding at about
70 knots in bright moonlight when
struck. There was an immediate
heavy list and three minutes later the
boilers blew up, extnauishing the
ll2hts all over the ship
Two of the crew who lost Their
lives were lost below The third man
after reaching his lifeboat station
went back for his money belt.
Most OF the Americans had little
clothing and no baggage Several lost
their passports and all their money.
Arthur e. Hungerford, leader of th5
J. NJ. c. A. party on the torpedoed
vessel, gave the Associated Press the
following account of his experiences
The thing that struck me most wa,
the calm businesslike way with which
cur men took things There was not
man Hurried There was no panic
no fluster; merely a bunch of me'
getting themselves and others out o
the ship in orderly fashion.
The men We're marshalled in littl'
groups under their corporals and the
Went to their stations just as they haC
done dozen times in our drills aboar,
ship
1T was wonderfully calm nigh
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
British and French InfliCt
Terrible Punishment on
Enemy as He Assaulted.
Present Battle Opened With a Bonn
bardment By the Germans Along a
Twelve Mile Front and Spread Until
the Belgian Army Was Involved.

New York April 29-Germany-
armies are hurting themselves against
granite wall on three sides OF the
ruined city of Ypres After fighting of
the most terrific nature the British
and French lines are still intact and
the enemy has lost terribly in his re-
peated assaults against the lines
where the allies stand at bay
The objective OF the fighting that
now is going on is the capture of
Ypres, where since 1914 the British
have held their positions Two years
ago the allied lines were carried for
ward and the salient in front OF the
city was wiped out, but from thes ,
positions the British retired week ago
TO the trenches where they stood fight
ing in 1915 when they stopped the
Germans in their drive for the chan
mel ports.
The present battle opened with a
bonn mbardment of the British and
French lines from Meteren to Noor-
mezeele, a distance Of twelve miles
Then came reports OF a spread of the
fighting around the curve in the line
IN front of Ypres until the Belgian
armies north Of the city were in
yoyed
Field Marshal Haig's official report.
anxiously awaited, brought the news
that the utmost OF the Germans had
been fruitless all along the line The
field marshal's statement said that
the Teutons had paid a great price and
had gained virtually nothing The bat
tie still continues along the front but
there is little indication that an i'm
mediate Withdrawal from Ypres is
contemplated by the allies, at least
unless they have eXacted from thu
enemy great sacrifice Of human
lives
The only point at which the enemy
made any gains was on the hilly sec
ton Of the front, back OF KENNEL hill
where the French are standing Al
some points the enemy was able tC
occupy portions OF the line. but from
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
KANSAS CITY DISTRICT
HAS PASSED ITS QUOTA
New York District is Far Behind Its
Quota Compared With the Other
Sections Of the Country-Richmond
and Atlanta Only Districts Below,

Washington, April 29.-Seycnty -siN
per cent of the three billion dollar
Liberty loan minimum has been sub
.scribed, according to treasury tabula-
tions tcniaht covering business up to
the opening of banks today.
In the five days remaining canvass
ing committees have been instructed
to devote their energies to soliciting
personally the thousands of indiyid r
uals and business interests who have
delayed subscribing.
Daily subscriptions of $119449,00C
are necessary during the remainder Of
the week to make the three billions
and the treasury is hoping for a heavy
Cversubscription.
subscriptions by districts and per-
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
TUESDAY EVENING S O'clock
IIptal ras.tfan

and Mrs. Harper presiding
FORMAL OPENING or THE CONVENTION
Springs
Can to order Mrs Josiah Evans
Invocation
O j.
Biennial Board
Introduction Honorable corles Governor Of tho state
of
George a. Beding business
Hot Springs.
Baritone Solo Mr. Alfred Bergen Chicago Illinois
President Federation Of womens
Mrs. M G. Thompson, City Fcderoion
. =. d. rs.
President, General Of omens
Greeting Arkansas Jesse u Harper
Springs
$3.50 O'Clock Ball Room. Hotel Eastman
TRI-STATE RECEPTION
The Fcderaon Of Arkansas Louisiana T1as
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
SIX SUBMARINES FOR
CHILEAN COVE RNMENT

Havana. April 29-Six submarines
built in the United States for the
Chilean government have anchored in
the harbor here after a journey OF
four DAYS from an Atlantic port. They
are being conveyed by the cruiser
Chacabuco and the transport Angamos
The Chacahuco fired a salute on en-
tering the harbor Great crowds lined
the shores.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

and the ships headway did not bother
us much as the engineer had been
able to reverse the engines before the
boilrs went out of commission and the
ship wa, barely moving by the time
the lifetoats were lowered As Illus
uatng the calmness of our men
might mention that two of them Wha
heard tho explosion did not get out OF
bed until the alarm bell rang two min
,utes, because they had been told there
was no danger unless the alarm bell
was rune."
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
LOSS OF YPRES NOT
REGARDED AS SERIOUS
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS DO NOT
BELIEVE IT WOULD CAUSE A
RETREAT OF THE BRITISH.

WASHINGTON, April 29-The battle
for the possession of. the runins of
lpres is regarded by officials here
couyersant with reports from Ameri-
can Observers in France as only an
incident Of the German drive. They
do not foresee, it was learned tonight,
any extensive retirement of the Brit
ish lines in this region. even if the
enemy gains this shattered village
standing at the apex of the salient IN
the allied lines in Flanders.
lpres is important because of the
high ground about It, But if 1t is
lost, it is believed here, every inch Of
ground behind it will be as bitterly
contested by the British and French
troops as has each step forward the
enemy has made for the last ten days
Even the whole Ypres salient, Off
GERS here think, has not the strategeuc
value which justifies the assumption
that its loss might force a general
retreat over a wide front.
Sborld tho roto of od,.o,ao ,ho,.
have made for the last two weeks be
maintained by the Germans it is es-
timated that it would take weeks for
them to reach nositons which eori
ouslv threatened the allied hold on tb.,
channel norts NoapwbiIa tho straio
of continuous offensive onorations
will increase steadily unon the Ger
man forces while il decreases oorro-
sroudinelv on the auiee
L-or t1,i. ,.,,,,.,, ..t........-...
believe the present situation win tbo
tGermans stuI noundino and tba ,lIios
striking hack wherever tho on,ort,,,,
itv offers may continue for sor,,
Iiime
Unofficial ranorts from, Franco
have Indicated threa uceabe as tho ,,,,,o
that might elanse beforo tho .iIio.
conld regain the initiative
So far as known boweva,. tbara :.
rofhiup of an offici,l ra+,,ro - t,5i
cate vhat General Focb s,nra,no =
commander Iooks fo,,yard - ~ this
regard
official announcement that A,,,.;
can troons arc il, tho tro,aloo =. 4..
Amiens region was welcomed ~, ofei
ciaIs bore II has boor l,no,,,, for
some time that , c,rsida,or,o fora,
has besn assomnla0 in tbat ,,ioi,it,.
but the eact tbst ,r,orioa,,s ,,.,,.o ,,at
nall, !, limo at mi. noir, ,.ba,.o 49,
Hnal battIo 10 holm, staaod ha5 .at
beeu communicated to tho orf,oaI.
here
Tho pun,ber of An,orioor +.ooa- =,
lthis mart of tho linz and thoi, -,
zation has NOT bean ro,oa1od tho,,,h
the nreronce of Amorica, artilior,. -,
dicates tactical ,pits of ,o,.ila,,Il..
size The forca seryos =, ~oit,,.o 80
orar Froncb ,,nits For o,,,r,i,,.,,.,,, a..
General Focb as o. mos,iIo raso.,,o -,
Lack mn bard ,rossod .o,.,o,.. 80 a..
rrancb mr. .pritib. fron+e =, ~ hoI,
in readiness for connt.,. lI,,,..
/ Tho i,croasad or,,,, nro,,,..,,, ,,,...
! Stated nv tbe Cernar d,ivo q +.
learned nroEahlv will no Ioid hofo,o
Icongrass Nv, Socrotor,. paLor ,,.i,,i,
tho pavt fow dsys Tho .a.ho1o araa
tim of available oo,inr,or+ o,ar,o..,
.,.a ......-.......E ...... 4.
lFie"ed recent! IN preparation for
SUBMITTING these tlsureS.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
First Days Proceedings
TUESDAY MORNING 1890 O'Clock.

CONFERENCES
Bastm
Federation Secretaries
Department
..-
(These meetings o
TUESDAY AFTtRNooN-2.3o O'clock.
Hotel Arlington, Ball
COUNCIL TING
Mrs Miss Bacon presiding
o avs thereto.
Charmeh Board of
2-G) from seven
Members
(b)--Enlarging
Of secretar
4-Large Directors
s-5"'ss1os %5-F@sSo1os. + 81
i O
TT purchase
he estab 0 a lice in Washington
will be introduced
Discussion limited
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL c. F. v. {.
WILL OPEN ITS SESSION HERE
At THE EASTMAN HOTEL TON|GH
Thousands of Delegates From All
States in the Union Have Already
Received Credentials.

One Precedent is Established and Step Toward
Democracy Made When the State Chairmen
Are Invited Into the Executive Sessions of
the Directors Previous to Convention Opening.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

The fourth district to 20 over the
top probably will be either Chicago or
San Francisco.
I'VE have attained lO4 per cent and
are going forward to 150 per cent il
possible said telegram from the
Kansas City district the last to
achieve its quota.
1 Subscriptions by states in the Kan
sas City district, include:
Missouri .........$2L173.45o
Kansas ........... %l,S76,250
Oklahoma ........ 24,756,050
Dispatches today said that at a
meeting in Baltimore addressed by
Secretary Baker S19,6O0000 was sub
scribed This is believed to be the
largest amount subscribed at any one
meeting during the campaign.
"A report from the New York dis
trict which to date has proven one of
the biggest disappointments of the
campaign" said the treasury review
tonight. showed that it is New York
City and New York state that are
failing to keep up with the pace OF
the rest of the country.
only the strongest kind of support
from large purchasers can put the
New York district over its 5000, 900, 600
minimum quota The hope of the New
York committee is to exceed the max
imum mark of $500 100000 set for
the second loan, if possible, but very
few members of the committee think
that this can be accomplished
; The St Louis district reported to-
night that it had sold 52SGl9 bonds tC
population quota of 597 $50 outside
of the city of ST Louis.
Sections OF indiana. Illinois and
Mississippi in the district reported
that all counties within their borders
had equalled or exceeded their money
quotas; Kentucky reported that only
two counties out of 64 had failed 1C
attain this honor; Missouri eleven ouI
of "a. Tennessee one out of 21, an.
Arkansas seven out OF 49, This dis
trict is challenging the entire country
to produce higher percentage Of SUBJ
scriptions in proportion to popula-
ton
message from Richmond said thai
one woman in North Carolina had solt
her farm for $4,000 and invested the
proceeds in Liberty bonds It alst
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

forecast for Arkansas. Tucsday
aud Wednesday, generally fair.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
pFNT THAT VACANT
ROOM

poople looking for rooms turn to the
.ossi6ed ads OF the spapers to sea
Mat is offered An ad In the Sentinel
pecord may bring a customer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
HUNS FLIMFLA
THE RUSSIANS
Propose to Swap RubIeS and
Stock in Exchange for
Food and Materials.

THE HAGUE. March 16.-Re-
garding financial and economic
Of Germany with Rus
STA as a result of the conclusion Of
peace. the Frankfurter Zeitung says
that imports Of rubles into Germany
will re treated like any other for
eign values; that is, the imperial
bank can decide whether to accept
rubles notes or not, but. from now
on, exchange will be quoted reg
ularly as are other foreign bills.
Only sO-called car rubles will be
accepted and no money issued after
the fall of the car, such as duma
rubles, Kerensky rubles, or maxi
malist rubles. There can be no pri-
vate transactions in rubles and the
banker will act as commissioner.
Rubles to Pay Russia.
The Zeitung says the assumption
that these transactions will lower
the value of the mark is incorrect.
as car rubles VIII be used 10 pay
for Russia's exports. 1t asserts that
this measure has already had an ad-
vantageous effect on rubles in neu-
trail countries.
The article advocates an organized
utilization of all Russian securities.
For instance. the Ukrainian republic
might like TO receive Russian rail-
way securities in exchange for grain.
II points out that for years no in
terest has been paid by Russia, and
that as the peace treaty allowed for
the Immediate payment of coupons,
more than 1O0OOO,OOO marks can
be used in exchange for goods.
Treaty is Obscure.
The publication Of the treaty did
not make this question clear, or
how the coupons should be paid for,
but il is quite certain that cash pay
ments are out o. the question.
The paper argues that Germany is
in such a favorable situation that
Russian securities must go up, and
says il is only necessary to compare
present exchange in Germany and
elsewhere, as for instance. the rise
in railway preferred shares Of Ger
many, as compared with the slump
in Russian shares in Paris.
All this shows Germany's clever
plans TO get rid of Russian rubles
and at the same time receive much
needed foodstuffs and raw materials
in exchange.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
Local and Foreign Markets
Financial Prospect
: By FINANCIAL EDITOR

II further evidence were NEEDED
Of pretty thorough liquidation in the
security market. 1T would be fur
nished by the condition of dullness
which has prevailed this week.
With the public out Of the market,
traders invariably become bearish,
and are like FISH swapping for flies
on the surface when there are no
flies, in which case the habit % fish
is 10 turn upon each other.
The market has been professional
for some time. and with the profess
sional sentiment nearly all one way
namely. beaTish--it has come 20
a pass where there is little 10 be
gained in professional operations.
While the atmosphere is beartsh
on the board, outside the sun is
shining, and there seems to be a
sound technical position. with many
features which later on may form
the foundation for a considerable
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
GRAIN PRICES COLLAPSE
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
CHICAGO, March 16. - Grain
prices collapsed suddenly today I'M
der a burden OF annual spring liqui-
dation which CHANGED to catch the
market bare of support After ex-
IRENE breaks of FIVE TO six quar-
ter. however, rallies ensued. Corn
closed unsettled rs to > IA net
lower with March s1,26 is and
May S1.23 SIS. oats finished SIS
70 1904 IL down. and pork off
% to soc.
Suggestions that German peace
feelers might have had a bearish
influence on corn met with emphat-
&c general dissent. Once the down
ward plunge of values had started
however. everybody in the trading
pit seemed to be imbued with a
single idea and that was 10 sell.
Oats was swayed largely by the
same influence which affected corn.
Provisions dropped owing TO
heavy warehouse stocks here and
the acute weakness of grain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
FINANCIAL
HALF DOZEN BIC
STOCK IN LEAD
Movement on Wall st. Is Mix
ed-SinClair Oil Drops
Two Points.

Associated Press Service
NEW YORK, March 16.-Half a
dozen stocks including Reading.
Baldwin locomotive, Sinclair oil,
United States steel and Canadian
Pacific. more or less in the order
named, made up the bulk OF to-
days moderate and irregular deal
lngs.
The movement was exceedingly
mixed. Reading advancing two
points % "a rs. a new maximum
for the year. while Canadian Pacific
made a further extreme decline Of
9 -. Sinclair oh lost over two
points United States steel was var
liable within fractional limits and
Baldwin forfeited a point. Sales
amounted 20 1856 900 shares.
Bond Market Featureless.
Aside from it's slightly uneven
tone the bond market was feature
less on nominal dealings. Total sales
(par value) aggregated SPOTS. 900.
United States bonds Gold issues)
were unchanged on call. during the
week. except for a decline Of 1-8
of one percent in coupon and reg
is;ered Is.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

instances more tb- in the large
1916 year. and in some cases earn
lngs showing one-third TO one-haif
or more Of what the stocks are sell
ing at today. These reports show
that heavy taxation is easily borne
if prosperity is high and furnishes
another argument for government
announcement OF prosperity in or
der TO reap the largest revenues by
assessing It's wants upon profits
which have been encouraged. rath-
er than by discouraging capital with
too drastic regulations. which cut
away ample opportunities TO earn.
We have prepared a table show
ing the actual and percentage prof
its of seventeen prominent industri-
ais for their fiscal periods during
1917. This table is of interest as
illustrating the possibilities Of 1918,
even if that year does not fully
equal the results last year. The Ia
bic follows:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
PIrTSBURGH LIVE STOCK.

PIrTSBURGH Pa. March 16.-CAT-
ILE-Supply light: market steady
choice Sl.2jdS13: prime S13d1350. good
S12J0MSl3; tidy butchers S11.JOG12 30 :
fair $1,000 11JO; common S10JGoq 11JO:
common 20 good fat bulls SgJOGS11
common 10 good fat COWS S7a10: heifers
Sl0M1: fresh COWS and springers 5000
10. veal calves S17.IO
SHEEP AND LANES - supply light
market steady. prime wethers S14: good
mixed S11.5Od 1880; fair mixed S9.JOd Sill .
culis and common sous spring lambs
81 20
nd GS-Receipts 10 double decks: mar
s-s .ctive and lower; prime heavy hogs
SO "a 1850; mediums Sl91jd 70 ~
heavy Workers 19.1JG19 -. light York
eTs $500 Is 20; pigs S1SJod Is -
roughs S13Q 1850; stays Sl3dl6J