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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-12
POLICY TOWARD CONQUERED

It has remained for the Prussian brute, in calm refinement of absolute l hellishness to inflict starvation and de- portation on a conquered people in order to depopulate their country and so make room for Germans. William the Infamous, for his own deliberate purpose as an acknowledged policy of his gov ernment, and with the acclaimed ap- provai of the Prussian god-woud starve to death the country or deport them to Mesopotamia in order to colonize their country with Germans, Can infamy sink lower?
 To Prussia the aim of the war is to win-to secure new land for Germany; tn increase the power and the prestige of Germany; and, in the end. to dominate the world. Germany brazenly confesses such to be her object; her warriors and statesmen have frankly written it in books-authorized by the German gov- ernment-admitted it in state documents and in public speeches in the Reichstae or elsewhere. The Almighty-that is, the Pruss'au almighty-has decreed, and the almightiest, William the Infamous, has confirmed that decree, that the world snail he German, and that all other na- Ucns and peoples shall be vassals or shall perish from off the earth And Me una Gott' are in the midst of the endeayor to effect that decree.
 
 and evident to every reading, thinking man, how can any American be so blind as to persist in judging Prussian by American standards?
 For three years the allies have been battling these foul Prussian brutes, not alone for themselves, but for us We mad as vital an interest in the allies success as the allies themselves. Yet We nave stood back and let the allies do all the horrors of Prussian war. We have been making money and spending money ana wasting our resources in riotous liv- Ing and unnecessary frivolities. We have been persistently deaf and dumb and bind to the true status-to what the all lies were doing for us. We have been callous; we have sympathized with and have helped them with munitions. but we have made them pay good money for the munitions and have contributed none ourselves, Of course, we didn't charge them Tor the sympathy, but somehow one can't fight solely on sympathy nor sfoot sympathy. especially sympathy that is 5000 miles away.
 ATTITUDE TOWARD US
 meanwhile the allies have gone logged " on-fighting-f yet more fishting-while we have continued lavish With gobs of sympathy. but very shy of JolninS ln We couldn't bring ourselves to believe that it was our war as we'll as Europe's. The Prussian lied to us. and traduced us. and rdiculed us. and made scorn of us, and bullied us, and murdered our citizens, and spit on us and our flag-and vet in our good na- ture and love Of ease and. as we fondlv thought. our isolated position and 3OO0 miles of water between the war and us we trusted in the general good of hu- manity, in the belief that. as we sought and would seek nothing of Germany, Germany would seek nothing from us.
 Thank God-not the Prussian god--we as nation saw our mistake at last. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-12

the hundred and some few years of their national existence, have had few fairly severe jolts. Now We are in the midst of the German affair; and an amazing number of our people refuse to realize what it means to us or to appreciate the menace to our no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-12

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-12

the day" meaning the day that Prus- sia would rule the world and the oth- CT nations were but her vassals.
 And what Prussian conduct in this war would give an American any ground whatever for even the remotest belief that this country would be treated by Germany, were it to win this war, as other than a conquered province. Certainly nothing in Prus- sia's treatment of the countries it has overrun-nor even her treatment of nelItral nations in nrnxirnitv fn her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
z U:S.SnII}S ROYED
Eighty.five Americans Lose Lives
in Disasters.
One Vessel Victim of German U.Boat
While Other is Blown Up
BY Explosion.

Washington, April 23.-The navy de-
partment announces disaster to two
American steamships with the posi-
Bile loss of IS officers and men.
The American steamship Lake
Moore, sailing on its maiden voyage
with a naval crew aboard, was sunk
by an enemy submarine in European
waters about midnight April II. Five
officers and thirty-nine men are miss.
ing.
Five officers, including Lieutenant
Commander K. ]. Towers, U. S. n. L.
R., and twelve enlisted men, have
been landed at an English port.
The other American craft lost was
the Florence H.. a Great Lakes YES.
sci requisitioned by the government
for overseas duty, which was blown
up in a French port by an internal
explosion at midnight April II. The
disaster "a reported to the navy de.
partment today by Vice Admiral Sims.
Blast Cause Unknown.
Reports indicate that thirty-four Of
the crew Of approximately seventy.
five, were rescued.
The early report TO the department
gave no indication as to the cause of
the explosion.
1t said that most of the rescues
were made by the crew Of an Amer
lean destroyer and Admiral Sims de-
>scribed their conduct as most gal
liant"
The Lake Moor was a cargo car
rier of $500 tons, Communicated by
the shipping beard while building in
the United States for a foreign coun-
try.
It was assigned to the account of
the navy last January and sailed from
an Atlantic port the latter part of
March on its first voyage across the
Atlantic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
NAVAL FIGHT EXPECTED SOON
British Admiralty Expects Great Sea
Battle Shortly.

London, April 23.-British and Ger
man light forces have clashed in the
waters east of the great German fort
ress, Helgoland, the British admiralty
announces.
Opinion here NOR than ever in
clines to the belief lat a great sea
battle is in prospect
After the exchane of a few shots
at long range the German warships
took refuge behind eir mine fields.
The admiralty announcement says:
British light forces operating in
Helgoland Blight Saturday obtained
touch with enemy ]i~ht forces, who
retired behind the mine fields. A few
shots we're exchanged at an extreme
range. One enemy destroyer was OBJ
served to be hit. All u ships re
turned without casualties"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
Proposal Made oy Secretary Of
War Baker to Make Limit 40
Years Instead of 81.
WANTS 100000 MEN
Recommendations Represent Consotk
dated Views of Pershing and Bliss
and Follow Observations Made
While in Europe.

Washington, April 22.-Secretary
Baker has submitted to the president
the new plan for army expansion.
The details are said to represent a
warning that a greatly increased
fighting fosce should be Immediately
placed in training in the United
States irrespective Of Our sea trans
portation facilities.
The recommendations are based up
OF observations made by Secretary
Baker during his recent visit to Eng
land, France and Italy. They also
represent the consolidated views of
Gen. John J. Pershing, commander
of the American expeditionary forces
and General Tasker f9. Bliss, United
States representative on the inter
Allied war council.
Secs Military Committee.
Before going to the White House
Mr.. Baker conferred at the War de
partment with Chairman Dent and
Representative Kahn, of the House
military affairs committee. At the
conclusion of the conference it was
understood steps would be taken at
once to clear the way for the follow
ing legislation:
Authorization and appropriation foI
a military force of 5000, 600.
An amendment to the draft law
which would raise the age Iinnit from
81 to 40 years.
An increase in the numerical
strength Of the marine corps, of Is,
600 men. ........
Authorization for the conversion O
the IS existing training camps into
environments which would make avail
able 80 of the, latter class.
To automatically grant citizenship
to all aliens now enlisted with ne
fighting forces of the United States
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
NO $3.50 WHEAT PRICE
House of Representatives Turns
Down Proposal 167 to SO.
Senate Expected to Recede From Pc.
sition When Measure Goes
Back to Conference.

Washington, April 20.--The House,
by a vote of 1877 to SO, has rejected
the proposal to have the price of
wheat fixed at $3.50 per bushel at
terminal markets and likewise the
Senate amendment for q price, Of
$3.50 at local elevators. This, de-
spite efforts on the part of the north
west delegation for the $3.50 price.
This action sends the question back
to conference and the Senate now is
expected to recede so as 10 not hold
up the appropriation bill.
1920 Minimum Stands
Under the food control act the
price of 1918 wheat was fixed ct 81 a
bushel, but by proclamation last Feb
ruary, President Wilson fixed a mini
mum guarantee Of $3.50 a bushel at
tie principal interior primary mar
Kets. Under the Senate rider to the
appropriation bill the price would be
increased to $3.50 a bushel and the
market.
There was a sharp clash between
Representative C. B.. Miller and Rep
r~esentative Lever of South Carolina,
Democrat, chairman of the committee
on agriculture, Mr.. Miller challeng-
ing the accuracy Of figures on com
parative prices quoted by Mr.. Lever.
Mr.. Miller tried to obtain the floor
during MIR. Levers Speech. but the
latter refused to yield.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
Germany's Latest and Mos
Costly Drive Barren Of Results
After Months Struggle.
GEN. F0CH SATISFIED"
In Belief Of Army and Official Circles
Next Blows Will Not Begin Unit!
After Short Period of Re-
c%uperation.

Washington, April 25.-Failure after
one months struggle is the result OF
Germany's latest and most costly eli.
fort to gain a definite strategic posi-.
ton. The next blows will begin, in
the general belief of army and Off
clal circles, with a short period o.
~recuperatien After that must come
Hindenburg's supreme effor., with the
most reckless and lavish waste o.
life.
The 30-day drive on Amiens and the
12-day thrust directly toward the chan.
mel ports have spent themselves
against a still thoroughly organized
Allied line, now occupying ascending
positions for the greater part of their
formation.
Means Substantial Victory.
"Foch is satisfied"
This significant summary Of the cit.
uation has been received here. It
was accepted by military experts as
meaning substantial victory; at the
very least that the German army has
lost its momentum. The Allied forces
have grudgingly given up their men,
and the Germans have wasted theirs.
And the Allied position from the sea
down is intact.
H~indenburg's advance at the ey.
pense Of thousands of lives, fed into
the furnace of blood-has left him
with a serpentine front endangered at
fhrnN Ey3to1 rN{r}~ H.,
so dispoced that he must make either
another Herculean attempt to Jam
them all the way through the Allies
line or suffer a withdrawal.
Hindenburg has failed to attain
three close and important detectives:
First.-Amiens, with its great rail.
road center, important network of
highways. and enormous supplies of
Allied munitions.
Second.-Arras, with it's important
railroad and highway system and
which stands like a rock against the
German food.
Third.-Hazebrouck, in the VALLEY
Of the upper Lys, which blocks the
way to Calais and the channel ports
on the west coast Of France.
Germans Marking Time.
March q the Germans started their
drive for Amiens and on April 8, in
the upper Lys valley. Both were ex-
actly allie, starting with a fearful
rush and expenditure of men and dy-
ing down until the last days battles
pushed the Allied lines back only by
rods instead of miles.
And today with the Germans mark
ing time, the Italian are moving heavy
forces to reinforce the Allies. while
the American troops are already Civ
ing heavy additional strength with the
reserve troops from France.
While no one processes to believe
that the Germans have vet abandoned
their desire to gain Amiens. it is gen
orally accepted that the effort has
been stopped definitely.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
TWO CT PRISON TERMS
Five Years For BentaII and Four
For ]. A. P-.-fson.
Both To Serve in Leavenworth Fed.
eral Prison-Verdict Bars Peter
sen as Senatorial Candidate.

Minneapolis, April 2O.-Jacob o.
Bentall, Socialist candidate for gov
ernor Of Minnesota, was sentenced to
five years in the government peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth for violating
the espionage act, and James o. Pet
erson, Minneapolis. attorney and can
didate for the United States senate,
was sentenced to four years in the
same prison.
Federal Judge Page Morris granted
a stay of sentence of AZ days in each
case for appeal, and set bail at $10,-
600 for each.
Mr.. Peterson furnished bond at
once and was released. Bentall was
remanded to the Hennepin county
jail, pending his efforts to get a new
bond. Hans Peterson of st. Paul,
who was on Bentall's bond, was ar
rested in st. Paul Wednesday on a
charge Of perjury in connection with
his affidavit scheduling property val
ued at SO, 900, when he went on
Bentall's bond. A new bond was re-
CURED by the court.
The name Of James A. Peterson,
candidate for the United States SEN
ste from Minnesota, will be excluded
from the ballot for the 1918 election,
Secretary of State julius A. Schmahl
announced, after Mr.. Peterson was
sentenced. The name of j. O. Ben
tall, nominated by the socialist party
as candidate for governor, also will
be excluded, Mr.. Schmahl said, if he
files.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
-- BIY u. L. N --
FRENCHMEN ARE HARD HIT
Will Lose Heavily BY Rvssia's Repu-
diation Of War Debt.

Paris, April 20.-The reputation
by the Bolsheviki government of Rus
sia's entire bonded debt caused some
anxiety among French people, who
held at least half of the debt of the
empire outstanding at the beginning
of the war.
Eighteen billions Of francs of Rus
sian bonds, at the price Of issue, were
listed on the Paris Bourse. Twelve
billions, according to the lowest esti-
mates. ard Il, 0O0, 900 according to
other calculations, werc bought by the
French public.
Servants in white aprons, bare
headed market women, domestics Of
all categories and men in the blouses
Of the peasant and thezlaborer made
up the long lines Of investors in front
of the wickets whenever Russian
loans were offered for sale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
URGES REDOUBLED EFFORTS
Behind Rural Districts in Lib
cry i-oan subscriptions.


ersy Loan Subscriptions.
l. ".,nington, April 23.-Liberty Loan
workers throughout the country have
been instructed by the treasury to
redouble their efforts to make this a
banner week, and if possible to raise
the total of subscriptions from ST.
371,0 0 900 obtained in the first half
Of the period, to near the S3,000,00O,-
900 minimum goal.
The campaigners were told that
only about 100000 persons have
subscribed SO far, and this is only one
fifth of the 100000 subscribers
which it is hoped to enroll.
The outstanding fact of the third
campaign so far is the liberal outpour-
ing of subscriptions from farmers
and other residents of rural districts
and the comparative slowness of big
city communities. All the states
which have come over the top anc
won honor flags are largely rural.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
- 10 =. T.. I5ONDS -
ENEMY DRIVE IN JUNE
Predicted BY General Bridges, No
Matter What Present Outcome Is.

Matter What Present Outcome Is.
An Atlantic Port, April 22.-Ger-
many will launch another offensive
in June-either on the west front or
in Italy-if the present drive is
checked, according to Lieutenant
General Bridges Of the British army,
who has arrived here.
"The Allies are up against an acute
crisis and although we may check
the German offensive now on, a Sc
ries of crises will continue all through
the coming year." General Bridges
declared.
eve must not expect anything final
from the present offensive. II the
German is halted he will dig himself
in preparatory to another drive. 1t
may come in the west, or it may be
in the e~ast-against Italy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
Ely l.. BONDS.
Schwab Asks Public Support.

New York, April 20.-Charles M.
Schwab has gone to Washington to
assume his duties as director gen.
eral of the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton. He said he had not decided
whom he would select as his aides,
and pleaded for a spirit Of praise
and not ore Of fault finding. 1t Is a
fearful job / have TAKEN" he said,
and must be expanded by encourage
ment. think the work Of Mr.. Hur-
ley and Mr.. Piez has been wonder.
full. People ought not to find fault
with them, but encourage them"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
- BUY l.. l.. N -
Foe AirpIane Plants Destroyed.

Geneva, Switzerland, April 23.--Tn
addition to the destruction by fire Of
the German airplane plant at Manzell.
reported several days ago, the Zepre4
lin mandatory at Friedrichshafen is
said to have been burned down. Ac.
cording to dispatches just received the
fires we're caused by aerial attacks
and $50 workmen were killed or in.
1ured. The raiding airplanes were
seen from the shore of Lake Con.
stance as they flew northward ove.'
the lake after the attack. The amount
OF damage IL said to DO enormous. |
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
U L. L. n
Many Prisoners Taken.

vasa, Finland, April 19.-Several
thousand prisoners and a large
amount of booty were taken by the
German troops which captured Hell
singfors, capital Of Finland, accord
ing to a communication issued at the
headquarters Of the German comman-
der, General Won der Goltz. The city
was captured Saturday, being taken
by storm after desperate struggles IN
the streets and in forests around the
town, lasting three days. The Ger
mans are now advancing along the
Rikhlmyaka-Lahkti-Kotha railroad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
BIG FOE GUN TOLL IS 118

Paris, April 23.-Analysis of the
German long range gun b~ombardment
Of Paris shows that shells have fallen
on II days since March %, and that,
with the figures for two days missing,
11S persons were killed and 23O In
Jured.
Paris was shelled by nine German
batteries from January 5 to January
II, 1871. During that period, los Par1-
SLAMS were killed and 800 injured.
RI-Y T. T --
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
German Paper Suspends.

New York, April 23.-The New
Yorker Deutsches Journal, owned by
William Randolph Hearst, announces
that after tomorrow's issue it would
Suspend publication as a daily and
Sunday newspaper, printed In the
German language" Asserting that
"when war with Germany became In
evitable the New Yorker Deutsches
Journal at once unfurled its tlag-the
Stars and Stripes" The announcement
says the papers efforts In behalf OF
American unity and universal democ'
,racy have been wholehearted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
IRISH SWEAR TO RESIST
Oath Administered to Thousands By
Catholic Priests.

Dublin, April 23.-Throughout Ere
land the covenant to resist the i'm
position OF CONSUMPTION by all posi-!
BILE NEAR has been administered by
priests and subscribed to in a quiet
manner, by hundreds of thousands of
people. From every Catholic pulpit
CONSUMPTION was the subject of dis
course and the action Of the bishops
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
NAV Put Embargo On Spain.

Washington, April 20.-Persistent
refusal Of the Spanish government to
live up to the recent ship agreement
entered into with the United States
may lead to an embargo on all "a.
ports to Spain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
Irish Draft BY August, Says Law.

London, April 20.-Chancellor OF
the Exchel ''er Bonar Law, replying
to a query n the house Of commons
today, declared he expected that
Irish consc"iption would be enforced
before August |.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
- BUY L. L. BONDS -
War Goods Ordered From Vladivostok

Hardin, Manchuria, April 23.-De.
layed.)-An order has been received
at V%ladivostok from the Bolsheviki
government to ship the shells, explo-
sives, metals, machinery and machine
tools concentrated there to European
Russia. Freight and passenger lraf-
fc are to be suspended for the pur-
pose II necessary, the order stipulates.
Great quantities OF war supplies pur-
chased by the former Russian ilnpe.
rial government are stored In Vladi.
vostok. These supplies in large
part were sent. froM the statea.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
U. S. RAIDERS CUT DOWN FOE

With the American Army in France,
April 2O.-Thirty American infantry
men with the same number of French
troops, raided the German line on the
right bank of the Mouse, inflicting
a number of casualties on the enemy.
The Americans found the enemy
trenches empty but saw the bodies Of
several Germans in the American
wire. apparently members of a work
ing party who had been caught in
the American barrage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
TO RUSH AIRCRAFT PLANS
Wilson Issues instructions After Con-
ference With Baker.

Washington, April pa readjust-
ment of the aircraft program has been
decided on definitely by President
Wilson and Secretary Baker has been
directed to carry it out. 1t was indi-
Gated that a man not heretofore men
toned will be given full charge Of
production.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-25
BUY L. L. BONDS
Hospitals First For Chicago Ice.

Chicago, April 20.-Ice will be
served to Chicago hotels and saloons
only after hospitals and private homes
have been supplied. This agreement
has been reached by Chicago ice
dealers, according to an
ment made by John P. Boyle. Chicago
secretary Of the National Association
Of Ice Industries. More than 70 per
cent of Chicago ice plants are shut
down because there Is a shortage OF
10000 tons of ammonia this year and
dealers are buying from those 70.
naming open at cosw .....
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-13
Moving Pictures

Don't this remind you Of when
you were . kid!" Such a reminder ID
the aim Of PANTS" the Ave-part Ess-
anay picture. The story 10 q simple
one. written with q strict regard for
realism. II might nt into everyday
life without q single alteration. There
has been no attempt at preachment.
sex or birth.control problems. Il 10
wholesome. end purely entertaining
10 value. A little girl living In . rich
homo grows rsbellious because her
guardian refuses to let her play with
children In the streets. She runs
away. and. after many ludicrous ad.
ventures. returns with flock OF tene-
mont children to Invade the mansion.
Little Mary McAlister appears 10 the
featured role In "Panta." Aside from
her histronio ability. this child hears
q distinction OF which no other photo
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-02-13

Edward n. stettinius. partner In
J. p. Morgan 4 CO.. the 'he-man"
mentioned by 4. J. BorIe. president Of
the Savage Arms corporation. who
should have charge Of the purchase Of
army ordnance and equipment. has
been named for the place by Secretary
Of War Baker. Mr.. Borie. whom testi.
Tying before the senate military AZ.
fairs committee In December about
the difficulty Of getting the ordnance
department 70 consider the Lewis ma
chine gun. said: II think the only
possible solution Of this dificulty is
10 have n big. broad-Jninded man. q
man who In n 'hc-man. not = pussy
foot" Then he named Mr.. stettinus.
James A. Farrell Of the Steel corpora.
tion. Charles N. swab and Grayson
Murphy.