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Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
Retake Three Cities in
Ukrainian District Aided
By Civilians.
KILL HUN SOLDIERS
SEEING FOODSTUFFS
Eight Germans in Reval and
40 in Another Section
Reported Slain.

Moscow, Sunday, March 81
by the Associated Press)-Of-
fetal reports say Nlkolayev,
Kherson\ and Znamenka, all
southern Ukrainian cities, have
been recaptured from the Aus
TRANS by Red Guards and arm
ed civilians. 1.-THE recapture
of Kherson and Nikolayev was
reported in press dispatches
from Petrograd.)
The population of Kherson
organized and expelled the in
vaders. A heavy artillery bonn
bardment is reported in con-
nection with the recapture OF
Nikolayev.
Demands not set forth by the Ger.
mans in the peace treaty with Ukraine
are creating disorder there TIL,
latest Of these demands is that Ukraine
surrender IS per cent. of its grair
and all the sugar from it's ia rein
cries except that needed for loca
consumption. The Ukrainian RAIDS
has protested that this is not in the
terms of the peace treaty.
| The German commander in Kie7
requested the bankers there to f1oa
a loan of 10 100000 roubles on Sc
curity provided by German financia
institutions. The bankers declined.
| German troops constantly are NOV
ing eastward through Kiev. Bread
stuffs are exported from Kiev il
large quantities, and consequent!
there is an acute shortage. The mu
nicipal officials clashed with the rads
authorities over the food situation
and the mayor resigned.
Peasants in Neval, 81 miles nortl
of Vitebsk. organized to resist thu
German food requisitions They ar,
reported to have killed 80 German
soldiers.
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother O
the German emperor, and one of hi
sons have arrived in RevaI, Esthonia
They were greeted heartily by tn
German population, but the Esthon
ians refused to participate in the re
ception. The visit was attributed t.
a desire to create pro-German feel
ing in the Baltic provinces.
The Germans are busy co1lectinj
and exporting breadstuffs from tn
Pskov district, northeast of Dvinsk
At Perchorskaya, near Pskov, 4
members of German attachments re
QUESTIONING bread were killed by tn
peasants. Bridges were destroyet
by the peasants who also harassed tn
Germans by carrying away the brea,
and destroying carts and wagons.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
DR.. KARL MUCK
MAY HAVE HAD
AN ACCOMPL LICE

Boston, Marcn 27.-Dr. Karl Muck,
the Boston Symphony orchestra con-
ductor now in Federal custody as an
alien, spent today in the East Cam
bridge Jail while agents of the Depart
ment of Justice examined several let
tiers and documents seized at his home
iere. Officials in charge of the inves-
tigation said that the activities of a
close friend of Muck were being inves-
tigated and that another arrest might
follow.
DR.. Muck made no effort, so far as
was known, to appeal against his de
tention, on the ground that he was a
citizen of Switzerland, but friends de-
clared counsel had been engaged to
protect his interests.
Hans Sulzer, Swiss minister to the
United States, declared at New York
last night that if any representation
in DR.. Muck's case were made to the
legation he would proceed as in the
case of any Swiss citizen.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29

Washington, March 27-An official
statement of why the war depart
ment's announcement contains only
the names of American troops killed
or wounded in France was submitted
to the senate today by Maj. Gen.
March, acting chief of staff, with a
statement that the department re-
CARDS it as of best advantage from
all points of view.
Gen. March said the old system of
giving addresses and other details
gave Information to the enemy and
brought swarms of claim agents to
harass the relatives of the men.
The policy of the war department,
Gen. March told the senate, is ito
put in the hands of the nearest rela-
tive or the last friend, given by the
soldier in his emergency address,
prompt and accurate information
concerning the casualty before any
thing is given to the press and to
prevent any information from ap-
pearing in the papers that will be of
any possible assistance to the German
cause"
1.-THE old system" Gen. March add
ed, (which gave the date of the casu-
atty, enabled the Germans to get ex-
actly what effect was produced on
our troops in a raid of that date and
you would be interested to know that
the publication of the emergency ad-
dresses brought down on the relatives
a swarm of claim agents who guaran-
teed they would get from the govern
ment the war risk insurance which is
guaranteed by law to the proper in
| heritor.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29

And now we have no guns and have
gone back to the French pIan.''
I'VE have turned out only two
American ships, although the country
has been led to believe there were Sc
ships.
1T is to the last degree painful to
say these things, but it is the truth.
Let the American people know the
TRUTH whether good or bad. Then we
will have grim determination, setting
of teeth. The world looked to US a
year ago to come to the rescue of the
situation. If the situation is to be
saved it will only be by the resources
and man power of the United States
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska said
aeroplane manufacturers were over
optimistic at first and as a result
plans were made for the manufacture
of more than they were able to pro-
duce.
Senator Hitchcock said he did not
feel at liberty to reveal the number
now produced, but declared it "ridic-
ulouSly small" The Liberty motor,
he added, might only be used in
bombing planes, but he declared ii
was not fair to say America has
abandoned the production of combat
planes.
Senator Poindexter of Washington
declared he knew the aircraft produc-
ton board had abandoned plans fol
fighting planes.
Production of combat planes has ir
fact stopped, if it ever began, said
Senator Poindexter. when the fate
of a nation is TO be. determined, wher
defeat stares us in the face" he cried
its a great satisfaction to know we
are only behind SCHEDULED"
Senator Hitchcock interrupted to say
that "at least 1000 combat planes will
be ready by July under present cal
culations"
Men high in the organization o.
the aeroplane production board sale
to me that there seemed to be in The
efforts to produce aeroplanes some
mysterious and unknown influence
that is putting the blight on all of tbs
efforts of the board" Senator Poin
dexter declared.
On behalf of wealthy and inffuen
tiaI persons in his state, the senator
\ said, he offered to the board all thu
spruce needed but the offer was re
fused.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
|"HUNS ARE. LAUNDERING AT Gates
OF PARIS" SAYS SENATOR THOMAS
IN IMPRISONED PLEA TO SENATE

Washington, March 27-Stirred by
the menace of the great German Of
fensive the senate spent today's de-
bate almost entirely on subjects con-
nected with the war, and heard Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts, deliver
a denunciation of the delays that
have prevented greater forces from
the United States from being placed
beside those of the Allies in the criti-
cal hour.
An imprisoned plea for speeding
up production, especially Of coal, was
made by Senator Thomas of Colorado,
who declared the German forces are
Numbering at the gates of Paris
and that the country should be
aroused to the peril that confronts
U.S."
1.-THE situation at this time,' said
he, '.is graver perhaps than at any
time in our history. We need every
resource tell them we are coming
1000 600 strong with our treasure, our
coal, our ships and our food
Senator Thomas attacked the fuel
administration orders reducing
prices for coal, which he said will cut
down production and result in dis.
aster''
Compulsory military training was
advocated by Senator Lodge of Mas.
sachusetts, who urged adoption of the
amendment to the draft law intro.
duced by Senator New of Indiana, pro.
viding for the training of boys be
tween the ages of Is and 81.
Senator Lodge characterized the
situation now confronting this coun
try as terrible" and urged that the
American people be told the truth.
1.-The fate of this war is trembling
in the balance" Senator Lodge de
clared. "Our gallant allies are hold
ing back the Germans with sacrifices
and courage that go past eulogy. II
this dark hour it is a crime to keel
from the people the facts that Ger
many herself knows"
1t has been known for weeks, Sen
ator Lodge declared, that we have NJ
fighting planes in France.
"Our front is undefended in tn,
air." he continued. 1--WE have no gun
in France except a few old coast guns
Six months ago we wasted while w
were trying to improve the French II
millimetre gun, the best in the world
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
BIC RECRUITING
CAMP AICN ON in
The PHILIPPINES

Manila, Mar5n 27-A big drive is
on here forsmen who will offer them
selves in any capacity to the Philip
pin5s militia The passage by the
United States Congress of the bill
which would permit the President to
call into federal service division of
$1,000 Filipinos, has put new activity
into the men at the head of the Phil
ippine National Guard.
Plans have been laid for three train
ing camps for officers to be inaugural
ed at once while other plans are afoot
for the enlistment of some 10000
men needed to bring the Philippine
unit to it's required strength. That
these men will be forthcoming, with
out the necessity of CONSUMPTION, all
insular government officials believe.
Manuel Quezon, former resident
commissioner for the Philippines at
Washington, now president of the
Philippine Senate, is the author of the
insular bill which provided for the
organization of the Philippine militia
He has been @ moving spirit in the
agitation for support of that body by
the Filipino people and has been &C.
| livering: a series of stirring addresses
calling upon the Fflipinos to rally tc
this organization and the support oil
| the United States.
There is a growing feeling here
that the Philippine unit will not b:
used on the European front but mos
of the Filipino leaders share Mr.
Quezon's views that the insular ma.
| tional guard should be used IL
4 France.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29

''In spite of the fact that the de-
partment has in each case advised
the nearest relatives that their claims
will be adjusted by the government
and that they will be furnished the
money that is due them without the
interposition of claim agents, num-
bers of poor people have yielded to
the opportunities of these agents and
are thereby deprived of a portion of
what is justly their due.
1.-The raids which are conducted
along our front are for the purpose
of capturing one soldier, if possible,
with the object of obtaining from him
Information about the organization
that is opposed to the German lines
at this point. With the publication
of the address of the nearest relative
the German agent in the United
States approaches the relatives and
obtains from them the information
which Germany is trying to obtain
from our front by attacks on out
forces.
cit has developed also, according to
an official communication from the
Red Cross, that relatives of men kill
ed in France are made victims of the
most absurd propositions to exhibit
themselves for money, ETC., making
their grief the object of exploitation
Of cheap notoriety seekers.
1.-The whole matter of a change in
our former method in publishing cas-
ualty lists was brought up by a cable
gram from Gen. Pershing in which he
said that representatives of the
French government had formally pro-
tested against the methods that were
then used"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29

RED GUARDS WHIP AUSTRIAN ARMY
RED CROSS HEAD
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
BELGIAN TROOPS

Belgian Front, March 27-Major
John Van Schaick, acting director OF
the Department of Belgium of the
American Red Cross, paid tribute
to the fighting spirit of the Belgian
soldiers on a recent visit to this front,
asserts the official eyewitness with
the Belgian army. He said
when 1 was here as your guest be-
fore said something about the intel
ligence and courage of your leaders.
want to add just a word now about
the splendid spirit of your men. The
most of US do not stop to think that
the Belgian soldiers by the fortunes
of war have a much harder position
to endure than the soldiers of any
other army. Even the Americans can
go back home, and even the Austria
lians and New Zealanders can get let
tiers from home, but a great number
of Belgian soldiers can neither visit
their homes nor get any information
about their families. In addition they
have to realize all the time that their
wives and children are in the power
of the enemy they are fighting. Re
peatedly on this trip men spoke to me
about this fact as being one of theil
greatest hardships. If we stop for 6
moment, put ourselves in their place:
and think of our own families, we
get a slight idea of one of the heavy
burdens which they have been bear
ing.
'@TAe American Red Cross is arrang
ing to put up some double tents a
the front, heat and light them, pu
in some games and books and othe.
lcomforts, and make it possible for th'
men to have a little recreation centr'
when their hard work is over. I wa
surprised to- hear men singing in tn
worst camp that visited. They Wer'
most of them men of good familie
trained in city conditions. They GER
tainly showed their blood by singin,
as they did the most mental WORK II
the service of their country.
"I have never understood befor
this visit the difficulty of the grount
which you hold. had visited SOM
} Of your trenches before but I hav
never seen before the country wher
there are no trenches, only dugouts
and pill-boxes and shell holes. I wisl
that everybody could understand full
" what the French did in this parti
cular sector to which 1 refer, and VIVA
the Belgians are doing every day il
defending it.
'I have nothing but hearty an
whole-souled respect for your braV
little army"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
STRATFORD MAN
INJURED when
AUTOS COLLIDE

Stamford, March 27-An automo-
bile collision on the Post road in
Noroton last night caused injuries
severe but probably not serious, to
four persons. They are Mrs. Lewis
M. Cronk, IS Isaac place, Norwalk
Lester Warren, of the same address
Mrs. Ann Clark, North avenue, Nor
walk, and Nathan Astman, "a Sachs
street, Stratford.
Warren was driving a touring car
which was involved in a crash with
a motor truck. He claims that there
were two trucks in the highway, one
not carrying lights, and in avoiding
one he struck the other. The women
and Astman had hospital treatment
The police made an inquiry but no de-
tentions.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
WHOSE GERMAN
EMPEROR? BILL
ASKS in FIGHT

Paris, March 27.-Emperor William
and Gen. Won Ludendorf had a vio-
lent quarrel before the beginning of
the great attack on the western front
according to prominent Swiss, who
has just returned to Zurich after some
weeks in Germany and has been inter-
viewed by the correspondent of the
Temps This man is quoted as say
ing:
There was much discreet talk in
Berlin before the present offensive
concerning extremely violent scenes
eetweeen Germany's leaders at general
headquarters. Gen. Won Ludendorf
spoke so violently and authoritively
that the Emperor, becoming very pale,
arose from his chair and, pounding
the table, demanded:
General, are you or Emperor of
Germany
General Won Ludendorf replied
that he was only a soldier and more
than any one else desired peace. He
said he was convinced that his plans
for an offensive were capable of bring
ing it about"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
$4O,OOO,OOO is
ESTIMATED COST
OF HOG IS. YARD

Washington, March 27.-The total
cost to the government for construct
ing the ship yard at Hog Island, Pa,
where 120 fabricated steel ships are
to be built under the agency contract
plan, will be between $35, 100000 and
$40,000,000, the Senate Commerce
committee was told today by John R.
Freeman of Providence, R. L, an ex.
pert naval architect, brought here ia
testify by the contractors.
This sum includes only the yard
construction and does not take into
consideration any work on ship con.
struction.
An original estimate was made at
$21, 900, 900.
Members of the Senate committee
have expressed belief that the total
cost would go beyond Mr.. Freeman's
estimate.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
Bravery However Could
Not Match Teutonic
Fury in Fighting.
MAINTAIN WE GOT
A SEVERE LESSON
Claim Yankees at Disc
Canal Battle Were
Badly Defeated.

Amsterdam, March 28-The
part reported to have been
played by American troops in
the attempted relief of the
British flank near La Fere is
referred to briefly by most of
the German war correspond
ents, but so far no mention has
been made of the presence of
Americans among the prison
ers.
Wilhelm Hoeler of the Ber-
lin Tageblatt says the Ameri-
cans now have an opportunity
to find out what war really
means. The Deutsche Tages
Zeitung says the fact that the
Americans got "a severe les
son" is especially gratifying
to u.s."
Another correspondent says th'
undoubted bravery of the Americana
proved no match for the Juror Teu
tonicuS"
American troops have taken par
IN counter attacks against the Ger
man front near La Fere, writes thu
military correspondent Of the Vor
waerhs, who says the attacks wer'
repulsed. He adds:
AFTER the first surprise the enem!
pressure along the entire front nat
urally is growing stronger. Threaten
ing catastrophe compels the enem,
to reckless action. South of tn
break through front he therefore i
collecting strong reserves intended TO
flank assault on our attacking
army
Attacks of combined Allied force
yesterday against the pivot of tn
German attacking front near La Fer
were particularly heavy. These cen
ter attacks did not find us unprepar
ed. 1t testifies to the superior fore
sight of the German command tina
these attacks in which American
troops certainly participated onl.
symbolically, were not only heater
OF but were thrown back on the DIS
canal by an energetic blow"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
KAISER MAKES
HIS SON Chief
GUARD GRENADIER

Amsterdam, March 27.-EInperor
William has appointed the German
crown prince as chief of the guard
grenadier regiment in recognition of
the good work of his troops on the
western front, In a telegram to the
crown prince the emperor says:
THE fine and great success which
the troops of the army group under
your command have achieved these
days in the battles against the British
army gives me welcome opportunity
to express to your highness my hear
ty recognition by appointing you chief
of the guard grenadier regiment. I
am convinced that the brave and war
proved regiment will always be wor-
thy of its princely chief"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29

The raid took place in the office of
the police commissioner at an early
hour this morning and, it is declared,
was spite work.
Since Moore's appointment as COM
missioner by Mayor jeremiah Dono-
van, he has made radical changes in
the police department, with the re-
suit that much dissatisfaction, both to
the police and the residents of the
city, has ensued. The result of the
case is awaited with much interest
by local people. The accused say
they were playing cards but were not
gambling, and promise a bitter fight
when they are arraigned in court.
The names given by the persons ar
rested were aliases, as follows:
Harry Scofeld, Harry Kelly, Geo.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
SHELLS RAINED
LIKE HAIL STORM

London, March N-Four trainloads
of wounded officers and men from the
battle front in France reached Lon
don last night. As they were trans
ferred to ambulances crowds cheered
and threw flowers. The wounded re-
sponded smiling to these greetings.
what was it like?' was asked enc
wolinded man.
ION, Fritz just rained shells on US
ike hail Storm" was tho reply.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
JERSEY TEUTONS
CELEBRATE HUN
RUSH.; ARRESTED

Jersey city, NJ J., March N.-with
the Arraignment of two Hoboken sa-
boon keepers before a United States
commissioner today it was learned
that federal agents on Monday night
raided several places where Germans
IN Hobolpen were celebrating the Ger
man advance in france by singing
and drinking. Twenty aliens were
taken before the commissioner and
were released after a warning. The
two proprietors, Henry Soders and
Charles Oh1rogge, were today held in
bail for the grand jury on a charge OF
selling liquor within the government
barred zone.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
LATE WAR BULLETINS
GERMANS ATTACK IN MASSES

The Germans have reclaimed virtually all the territory
they held at the beginning Of the battle of the Somme in 1916
At places they have not raen all the old ground but at
other points they have oversepped it somewhat.
Yesterday established that than 70 German d
visions had been engaged in the battle The usual estimate Of
the present strength German division is H. 600 men, that
loss of 50 per cent would casualties in of 900
for the Germans in less than week Of fighting.
Fresh forces flung into the the southern phase the
offensive late yesterday These reinforcements, with other
picked troops including the famous Prussian guards
forward in dense against the Allied defenders The
latest reports from this fighting merely chronicle most
sanguinary struggle without indicating change in the sua
iton
At the latest reports the Germans had made further at
lacks against Bray North of Albert however, they attacked
in considerable strength toward Aveuy wood The assault
broke against the British line and ecoed North of this point
the situation is unchanged Heavy fighting occurred late yes
terday just south of Albert about Meaue At the time
the British drove off attack north Of Albert at Auchonvers
The enemys gains farther north have been large but the elias
ITCHY the defending line far has defeated his intention
break through here and divide the British forces It prob
ably that this elasticity has resulted in the development of the
vicious drive which the enemy is making the south
The appalling slaughter of the attacking has
nued the first day. All the prisoners have much the
same story to tell of the great losses suffered.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
TO DISCOURAGE
WHEAT BOARDING

washington, March z7.-State food
administrators will be encouraged by
the food administration to requisition
surnmarily any stocks of wheat ac-
tually boarded. A general order to
this efrect has not yet been promui-
GATED, but state administrators have
been advisaf that they lave authority
10 act.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
POLICE FIND MAN
WHO STARTED FIRE

New York, March 27-Police head
quarters announced today thot Jacob
E. Altman had confessed that he was
responsible for the fire that caused
the explosion in the Jarvis warehouse
in Jersey City yesterday. He said,
according to the police, that he start
ed it accidentally.
Altman, who is So years old, was
employed at the warehouse. He said
he accidentally dropped a cigarette on
infammable materials, the police as
serted.
The damage is estimated at s., $780,
900. Several persons were injured.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
ENGLISH THROWN BACK TO BRAY

London March IA heavy attack made early in the
night against the British line south of Somme
repulsed after fighting, the office
In consequence Of attacks yesterday afternoon and evening
astrid the Somme the British troops forced
back short distance in the neighborhood of Bray.
The announcement follows:
As result of the enemys attacks yesterday afternoon and
evening asde the Some troops both banks forced
back short distance the neighborhood of Bray heavy
attack made early in the night against south of
the Somme repulsed after fighting At point
in the neghborhocd of the river the enemy forced his way into
posona but thrown back by counter attacks
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
GILT EDGE TRAIN
KILLS TRUCKMAN

New London, March 27-Morris
Oostrow, injured while riding in an
automobile that was struck by the
Gilt Edge express at Wilcox crossing,
Mystic, last night, died at O'Clock
this morning at the Lawrence hospital
in this city. S. Zabarsky, another vic
tim of the accident, underwent an OPP
Grafton this morning. Wolf Seliko-
witch and Anton Jackimovitch are ex-
pected to recover