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The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
DIPLOMATSARE PLEASED
WITH WILSON'S SPEECH
Presidents Support of Allies Point of View
and Determination to Ignore German
Peace Propaganda Wins Approval.

The United States is now for the
first time in complete political as
well as military accord with the al
lies.
The work Of amateur peace angels
and the devious peace proposals of
Count Czernin have been knocked to-
gether into a cooked hat.
These are the two outstanding
points of the Presidents epochaI ad-
dress in Baltimore last night, inn
mediateiy accepted by State Depart
ment officials and allied diplomats
who read the Presidents address, as
1t was delivered.
Confession Of New Faith,
The speech is received as the con-
yfession Of a new faith on the part
OF President Wilson.
1T means" said a distinguished
Frenchman here last night, That the
President for The first time has voiced
the exact sentiments which have
prompted France and Britain and
Italy to shed their blood like water.
He has made il clear as It has
never been made clear h.fore In
America that In war with the brutal
lust Of the German military Hcommer-.
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cial junlerdom. there can be no peace
without victory"
1T is a masterful polemic in justI-
hcation of all we have DONE" was the
comment of an important British off,
cial.
1T sums up all the aims of the
allies into concrete WHOLE" Is the
way the italian sentiment is reflected.
Russian and Belgian officials who
heard the speech declared together
that it guaranteed the safety of their
ravished lands as has no other utter
anee of an allied statesman.
There has never been any doubt
in the minds of these men that
America was wholeheartedly in the
war. No doubt has ever been cast
upon her military devotion to the
common cause. But the Presidents ut
terances Of last night are hailed 10y
ously as a clear cut exposition of
his views on the peace offensive"
game. His concluding sentence
pledging the United States to
force, force. force" found ready to
respond to it the breasts Of allied
soldiers who have earned in bitter
coSTISuEp on PAGE TWO. al..
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Navy officials read with peculiar
qualification yesterday the official re-
ports from abroad that seaplanes and
dirigibles had destroyed ten German
submarines in four weeks. The de-
velopment Of this method Of disposing
Of undersea boats, although not en-
tirely originated in this country, was
brought in America to the point
from which practical use has been
made Of It lately.
The first impetus given to the idea
of destroying U-boats by bombs drop
ped from aircraft was at Washington
about two years ago. At that time
the Navy Department ordnance bu-
reau perfected bomb which later be-
came known as a depth charge"
First tests of discharging this bomb
from. airplanes were staged shout
twenty miles below Washington on
the Potomac river.
Two of the officers conducting .he
experiments lost their lives, but the
experiments were continued. Soon AFT.
er the launching of bombs from air
craft was shown to be effective. az
they result OF the Navy Department
tests, the military and naval cornmls'
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
10000 MEN
ARECALLEDTO
CANTONMENTS
Will Begin Military Train
ing During the Month
of April.
EVERY STATE In LINE
Farm Workers Have De-
ferred Classification Till
Crops Are In.

Coincident with President VIII
sons renewed pledge. made at
Baltimore. that the United States
shall remain in the fight with ever
increasing force until complete
victory is won on the field Of battle,
Provost Marshal Gen. Z. H. Crowder
last night issued orders for $4,000
draft men to be inducted into mill
tary service this month. The gem
eral staff decision to increase the
April quota from $4,000 to $4,000
was exclusively forecast by the In
ternational News Service Thurs
day night.
All States Represented.
Every State in the Union is
called upon to contribute to the to-
tai. Pennsylvania. with 1896, will
supply the largest number of men
from any one State. Ohio is sec
ond, with 10.302: New York third.
with 10.171. Delaware stands at
the bottom Of the list, her allotment
being 141.
White men to the number of
116,70O are included in the call The
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
FRENCH RETREAT BEHIND OISE?
''ALL is WELL BEFORE AMIENS."
WAR DEPARTMENT is INFORMED
Conflicting Reports Alarm Wash
ington for Moment; Optimism,
However, Prevails
AMERICANS REPULSE HUN RAID

Adve received here late last night indicated
had fallen back behind the Disc River.
An advance this point would be important gain
his efforts straighten his line cover up
flank, much exposed. 1t had been thsGgit likely
Foh directing the long-expeoted offensive would
the along the Disc in the vicinity of La whcl
it would the Germans themselves have the
"An goes we'll in the Amiens -
This received officially government
last evening, dispeIed worries filling the Capital
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
3 INJURED In FIRE AT
STANDARD OIL HERE
Employees in Warehouse. Which Was
Destroyed. in Hospital.

Three persons were injured when
fire caused by the backfire OF an
automobile truck destroyed the ware
house of the Standard OIL Company,
Half and o streets southwest, yes
terday afternoon. The damage =. is
estimated at 5000.
The injured are: Albert J. Eilbeck,
q. his brother. Jacob Eilbeck, %,
burned about the face and-throat, and
Leslie Frilter, %, suffering from
shock. All of the injured men were
employed in the warehouse. They
were removed to the Casualty Hos
pital.
The truck which backhred was
loading oil at platform. Flames,
catching the oil, spread rapidly. Two
alarms were sounded.
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RepuINe Nirht Rsid.

With the American Army in the
Toul Sector, April "a niClr raid by
the Germans in the sector northeast
OF Toul was repulsed and two prison.
ers were brought 10 headquarters at
the front just as Gen. Pe-shins ar
rived there.
The Germans advanced under cover
OF heavy bsrraEe at 80 O'Clock in
the morning. The outpost fired a VOL
ley and return barrage was given
by the Americans with speed and sc-
curacy which evoked high praise from
the officers. The raiders were scat.
tered with many casualties. Not a
single American was injured.
n tall German sergeant wearing the
Iron Cross became confused and was
knocked down and captured in No
Mans Land by an American private
who was foot smaller than his Bug
prisoner When asked by an officer
how he did it, he replied: With my
mitts before he could draw"
corporal sighted a second Ger
man running and halted him with q
rifle shot and brought him in a
prisoner. This German affected 10
disguise himself by shouting French"
and saying in English, London.
London
The commander personally prsis-
ca the private and corporal. say
ing:
That's the kind Of pluck and
action! congratulate you and
snail see that you are rewarded"
AT another point eight Germans
IN a wire party came across two
Americans carrying rations TO an
outpost The sergeant in command
ordered the Americans to surrender,
but the latter shot the German
leader dead. and drove the others
on with their automatics. The two
Americans brought in the dead Ger
man.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
800 LEPERS ESCAPE.

Bogota. Colombia. April 6.-Dissat-
isfled with the food given them, SO0
lepers, confined in the colony at Aqua
de Dios, near Bogota. escaped from
their keepers recently and have scat
tered to various parts of the Santan-
der District.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Rumor DtSpelled.
Specifically it served TO nail a ru-
NOR that spread through the city
about the time the President started
speaking in Baltimore. 60 the effect
that Amisns itself had fallen.
Late dispa Iches TO the British and
French embassies. moreover. added
TO the cheering message received by
the American government gave fresh
confidence TO observers here that the
force OF the GeEnsn drive was about
spent
Violent artillery dueliEg reported in
the vicinity OF Monchel and along
the Avre. near Montdidier. indicated
that the allies were meeting gun for
gun every effort Of the Huns to blast
way through the line OF steel. The
Germans. It was reported, were like
wise straining every ounce of energy
TO obtain control Of the Amiens rail-
way.
On the other hand interest was
shown, particularly by American army
officers, in the report OF sudden
activity by the Germans against tho
American held positions south Of Yer
dun. II was interpreted as an effort
20 head of the sending OF American
re-enforcements 10 the Amiens front.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
1877 BILLIONS
DEBT OF EIGHT
WAR POWERS
This Total Reached After
3H Years Fight; In
crease III Billions.
ALLIES ARE STRONGER
Debt Double What Central
Powers Owe, But Reserve
Much Larger.

Three and one-half years OF war
have brought the Approximate public
debt OF the eight chief belligerents tc
49,. 404. .0oe. 900. More than two-thirds
OF this total public debt is charged
to Great Britain, France. Italy, Rus
sia and the United States.
Ofncial figures made public yestsr-
day by the Federal Reserve Board
show the allied countries with an ag-
eregate public debt OF $s2,g5s. .O0O. .OO0
as against 81, -. 10000 charged
aginst the governments Of Germany,
Austria and Hungary. Great Britain
without her colonies. is most heavily
indebted. with Germany and Russia
close behind.
Detailed Figures.
The detailed figures follow:
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Irish Convention Adiourns.

London, Ssturday.-The Irish con-
vention, which has been discussing
the question Of home rule for several
months. has concluded its delibera-
tons, says the Central News Agency.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
'CRUSH GERMANY BY FORCE OF ARMS" -WILSON
BREAKS ALL WAR LOAN RECORDS
COMPLETE TEXT OF
PRESIDENTS SPEECH

Following is the full of the speech delivered by
President Wilson in Baltimore last night
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Total ...................-...S .Si4 IL, ,OO0. 600
The financial position of the allies
as a group is far stronger than that
OF che central powers. however All
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
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Huns stin threatening.

London, April 6.-Hindenbj
triple hammer threatening An|
from three directions again 81
into heavy actIon today. M
blows were struck I'm the
bound area northeast. due east,
southeast OF the strategicaI a
center Of France.
At the same time the hea'
Krupps and Skodas unlOosed
earth shaking torrent OF hot I
against the French front bet
Moreuil and Montdidier. the
mile line upon which depend
fate Of Paris and OF the
French army. Late today the
ton infantry. heavily
was reported TO have =.
attacks on this 'front.'
BsttI. R5
Tonight the bat,
Berseker's fury al
Ayette. below Ard
the southwesternm
cosrlsuEp on n
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German Answer to An Honest Peace Written in Russia
g" Accept Their Challenge, and So Do Wa
Foneb utmost hnah
uhnh shall
MORNING PAPER ADVERTISING.

Marshall Field was a great believer
in m n ng newspaper advertising.
Last minute offerings, carefully Sc
lected and placed before readers just
before starting downtown, brought the
buyer with a full pocketbook to his
store first
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
SILVER BULLETS.

1t is the silver bullet that will win
this war. And silver bullets are mold
ed not alone from what you lend, but
from what you save and lend.
SAVE AND BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

coSEIsuEp on FACE TWO. ..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
, CHAPTER xvII-continued.

Morning looks down into Khinjan
hours after the sun has risen, because
the precipIces shut 1t out. But the
peaks on every side are very beacons
OF the range at the earliest peep OF
dawn. In silence they watched days
herald touch the peaks with rosy jew
,eled fngers-she waiting as II she ex
pected the marvel of 1t all to make
King speak.
1t was cold. She came and snug
lgled close to him, and II was 30 they
watched the sparkle of dawn's jewels
die and the peaks grow gray again, she
with an arm on his shoulder and
strands Of her golden hair blown past
his face.
"Of what are you thinking3" she
asked him at last.
"Of India, princess"
'What of India2"
"She lies helpless"
"Ahl You love IndiaT
eyes"
you shall love me better You shall
1ove me better than your lifel Then,
for love Of me. you shall own the India
you think you love! This letter shall
20" She tapped her bosom. ut is
best to cut you of from aIndia first.
You shall lose that you may wlnr"
She got up and stood In the gap,
smiling mockingly, framed In the dark
ness of the cave behind.
II understand she said. "You
think you are my enemy. Love and
hate never lived side by side. You
shall seer
Her hands slipped into his, soft and
warm; her eyes fastened on his and
held them. And as they did so King
sank, like a sack half-empty and top
pied over sidewise on the floor asleep.
He neither dreamed nor was con-
scious Of anything. but slept like a
dead man, having fought against her
mesmerism harder than he knew.
Statesmen, generals. outlaws, oil
make their big mistakes and manage
to recover. Very nearly always 1t is
an apparently little mistake that does
most damage In the end, something
unnoticeable at the time, that grows
Ia geometrical proportion, minus in
stead Of plus.
Yasmini made her little mistake that
minute In believing King was utterly
4mesmerized at last and utterly In her
power. Whereas In truth he was only
weary. 1t may be that she gave him
orders In his sleep, after the accepted
manner Of mesmerists; but IL she did,
they never reached him; he was fur
too fast asleep. He slept so deep and
long that he was not conscious of mems
voices, nor of being carried. nor of
time, nor Of anxiety. nor Of anything.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
CHAPTER XVIII.

When King awoke he lay on q COM
PORTABLE bed In cave he had never
yet seen, but there was no trace Of Vas
mini, nor Of the men who must have
carried him to 1t. He had no idea how
Dong he had slept. 1t did not matter.
He had probed Khinjan caves, and
knew the whole purpose for which the
lawless thousands had been gathering
and were gathering still. Remained, to
thwart that purpose. He began at
tho beginning, where he stood
Behind him In q corner ut the back
Of the cave was narrow assure, hung
with q leather curtain, that was doubt
Tess the door into Khinjans heart but
the only way to thu outer air was along
a ledge above dizzying precipice, 30
high that the huge waterfall looked
like little stream below. He was In
Q very eagles aerje; the upper rim OF
Khinjan's gorge seemed not more than
q quarter Of n mile above him.
Round the corner, ten feet from tho
entrance, stood guard. armed to the
teeth, with n rifle, sword, two pistols
end long curved Khyber knife stuck
handy in lis girdle. AS he looked. q
little procession of women, led by a
man, came up the ledge. The man was
armed. but the women were burdened
with bis own belongings-the medicine
chest--hls saddle and bridle-his I'M
rified mule-pack. They came past the
dumb man on guard and laid them all
at Kings feet just inside the cave.
He smiled. with that genial, fnte-
transforming smile of his that has 20
often melisd road for him through
sullen crowds. But the man In charge
of the women did not grin. He was
suffering. He growled ut the women.
and they went away like obedient ant
mails, to SIT halfway down the ledge
and await further orders. He himself
made az n 10 follow them, md the
dumb man on guard did not pay much
attention; be let women and man pass
behind BIN. stepping one pace forward
toward the edge to make more room.
That was his last entirely voluntary
act In this world.
With a suddenness that disarmed oil
opposition the other bumped himself
against the wall and bucked into the
dumb mans back. sending him.
weapons and all, HURTING over the
precipice to the cnvcrns into which the
water tumbied thousands OF feet away.
The other rufIian spat after him. ana
then walked back TO where King stood.
Now heal me my boilsI" he said,
xrfnning ut last. doubtless from pleas.
are at the prospect He was the same
xnan who had stood on guard Mt the
,~gusst-esvs' VIA Ismail led King
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30

gagged him. At word from Muham-
mad Amin they loosed him; and at a
threat the hairless one gave signal
that brought the great stone door slid
ing forward on its oiled bronze grooves.
Then, with a dozen jests thrown to
the hairless one for consolation, and
an utter indifference to the sacredness
Of the mosque floor. they sought outer
air, and Muhammad Amin led them up
the Street of the Dwellings toward
KhInjan's outer ramparts. They
reached the outer gate without Incl
dent and hurried into the great dry
valley beyond 1t. AS they rode across
the valley the mullah thumbed long
string Of beads. Unlike Yasminl, he
was praying to one god; but he seemed
to have many prayers. His back was a
picture Of determined treachery-the
backs Of his men were expressions of
the creed that "he shall keep who
canl" King rode all but last now and
had a good view of their unconsciously
Wanted blackguardism. There was not
hint Of honor or tenderness among
the lot, man, woman or mullah. Yet
his heart sang within him as II he
were riding to his own marriage feast
Last of all, close behind him,
marched his friend, the Orakzai Pa
than, and as they picked their way
among the powders across the mile
wide moat the two contrived to fall a
little to the rear. The Pathan began
speaking in a whisper and King, riding
with lowered head as IL he were study
Ing the dangerous track, listened.
"She sent her man Rewa Gunga to-
ward the Khyber with a message" he
whispered. "He took few men with
him, and he Is to send them with the
message when they reach the Khyber,
but he Is to come back. All he went
for Is to make sure the message is not
intercepted, for Bull-with- a.beard is
growing reckless these days. He knew
what was doing and said at once that
she Is treating with the British, but
there were few who believed that.
There are more who wonder where she
hides while the message Is on its way.
None has seen her. Men have swarmed
Into the Cavern of Earth's Drink and
howled for her, but she did not come.
Then the mullah went to look for his
ammunition that he stored and sealed
In cave. And It was gone. 1t was
all gone. And there was no proof Of
who had taken It'll
"Hakim. there be some who say-and
Bull-with-a-beard Is one Of them-that
she is afraid and hides.
His men say he is desperate. His
own are losing faith in him. He
snatched thee to be a bait for her, hav-
Ing 1t In mind that a man whom she
hides In her private part of Khinjan
must be of great value to her. He has
sworn to have thee skinned alive on
not rock should she fail to come to
terms 7"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30

midst of a cluster Of dozen sentries,
close to q tamarisk to which q mans
body hung spiked. That the man had
been spiked to 1t alive was suggested
by the body's attitude.
without a word to the sentries the
mullah led on down lane through the
midst of the camp, toward a great
open cave at the far side, In which 9
bonfire cast fltful light and shadow.
Watchers sitting by the thousand tents
yawned at them. but took no particular
notice.
The mouth Of the cave was like q
lions, fringed with teeth. There were
men In 1t, ten or eleven of them, all
armed, squatting round the IRE.
"Get outy" growled the mullah. But
they did not obey. They sat and stared
at him.
"Have ye tents2" the mullah asked,
In voice like thunder.
"Ayep But they did not 60 yet.
One Of the men, he nearest the mul.
lah, got on his feet, but he had to step
back a pace, for the pullah would not
give ground and Their breath was In
each others faces.
"Where are the bombs7 And the
rifles? And the many cartridgesY' he
depanded. "We have waited long, Mu-
hammad Amin. Where are they nowY'
The others got up, to lend the first
man encouragement. They leaned on
rifles and surrounded the mullah, so
that King could only get a glimpse Of
him between them. They seemed In no
mood to be treated cavalierly-in no
mood to be argued with. And the null
lah did not argue.
"Ye dogs" he growIed at them. and
he strobe through them to the FIRE and
chose himself good, thick burning
brand. "Ye sons of nameless mothersi"
Then he charged them suddenly,
beating them over head and face and
shoulders. driving them In front Of
him, utterly reckless Of their rifles
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
CHAPTER XIX.

The march went on in single file I'M
Ill the sun died down in splendid fury.
Then there began to be wind that
they had to lean against, but the wom-
en- were allowed no rest.
At last at place where the trail be-
gan to widen, the mullah beckoned
King to ride beside him. It was not
that he wished to be communicative.
but there were things King knew that
he did not know, and he had his own
way of asking questions.
d hakiml" he growled, .'Pill-
mani Poulticeri That is q sweeper's
trade OF thinel Thou shalt apply It at
my camp! have some wounded and
some SICK"
King did not answer, but buttoned
MS coat closer against the keen wind.
The mullah mlstook the shudder for
one of another kind.
did she choose thee only for tbv
faceT he asked. did she not con-
slider thy courage? Does she love thee
well enough to ransom theer"
Again King did not answer, but he
watched the mullah's face keenly in
the dark and missed nothing Of its ex-
preston. He decided the man was I'm
doubt-even racked by INDIGESTION.
Should she not ransom thee, hakim,
thou shalt have a chance to show nv
men how a man out Of India can die
BY and by will lend thee messenger
to send to her. Better make the mes
sage clear and urgent Thou shalt
state my terms to her and plead thine
own cause In the same letter. Nv
camp lies yonder."
He motioned with one sweep Of his
arm toward valley that lay In shadow
far below them. As they approached
It the rock Glove in two and became
two great pillars, with man on each.
And between the pillars they looked
down into valley lit by fires that
burned before thousand hide tents,
with shadows by the hundred fitting
back and forth between them. A dull
ronr, like the voice Of an army, rose
ont Of the gorge.
SHORE than four thousand men r.
said the mullah proudly.
"What are four thousand for raid
into Indiaf- sneered King. greatly
daring.
swat and seoi" growled the mullnh
:J.t ne seemed depressed.
He led the way downward. getting
of HIS horse and giving the rcins to
man. King copied him, and PARKWAY
sli.,iug. part Stumbling down, they
found their way along the dry bed Of
n water course between two spurs OF
hiiIadA until thsg ssesd q last n the