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New-York tribune., 1918-03-16

Russia. Supplies are being sent there
as fast as r"as Bile. and American com
mission is continuing It's work.
Mr.. Dawson said he thought Presl-
dent Wilson's message to the Russians
would eventually accomplis sh mucf
good
"The President enjoys the complete
confidence of all his couHtrymen," sale
Mr.. DAWSON, che speaks for all of Us
and we arc prepared to follow him.
have just completed a $4,000 mile trlr
at home before coming over here anc
I had fine opportunity to Judge OF
or woman show the least sign of weak
rsss. They are ready to play any game
if they understand it. They want tc
know what to do and then they will
play the game to the limit.
"rhe financial interests as we'll as the
workers are behind the President to
The last man."
Mr.. Dawson emphasized the import
ance witt: which he regards the Red
Cross efforts to build ap the morale
of the French, the Italians and the
American troops over there. Special
efforts along this line will be made this
spring in Italy and Russia.
"In a couple of months,' he said, "our
personnel m France will number 5000
h,ving grow, from eighteen last June,
Our rest camps are supplying 1000 of
the 5000 military hospitals in France
and looking after the welfare of our
cwn boys. Not only are we doing our
hest to attend to their physical we'll
being, but we are doing everything we
can to keep them from getting home
sick or worried about their personal
affairs on the other side.
ss'rl,o Pod Crocc ,.oDrccopto n
moblized spirit of the American peo
pie and it is a sacred trust we workers
have. We want the people of Europe
20 feel that we sYmpathize with them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Hopes Army viii Follow
u. S. Red Cross r, I;oI,

ROME, March 13.-Gener.l AlaerI
Minister of War, has sent letters Of
appreciation to all the members Of the
American Red Cross Commission in
Italy, headed by Lieutenant Colonel
George F. Baker, and also to all tia
heads Of services in the emergency
commission led by Major Crayson NJ
P. Murphy, which came to italy early
in November.
The War Minister expressed the hone
that the Red Cross commissions were
the vanguard Of q large reresentatop
Of the American army in laly.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Closer Trade Relations
With Argentina SOUGHT

BuENos AYREs, March 15.-Fred-
eric d. Stimson, American Ambassador.
today requested the Argentine govern
mem. mem. through the Foreign Otlice. to
lae''ltate the building up of CONNER
cial relations between the United St,ta,
ana Argentina by adopting a system Of
licensing for travelling statesmen. n.
recommended by the American govern
ment during the last Argentinian nd.
ministraton.
AT present American firms are handi-
capped by the heavy license fees ra.
CURED IN each province. The FOREIGN
once referred the question to the
Finance Ministry. viz
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Swedish Iron Ore
Supplying Germany
Belgian Labor Leaders Protest
Against Constantly Increas~
ing Exports
Correspondence Of The Associated Press

Correspondence OF The Associated rressl
HAVRE, Feb. 25.-Swcdish iron ore
supplies 63 per cent of the steel used
by the German armies, Emile Wander
velde and NJ. de Broukere, the Belgian
labor leaders. declare in letter sent
to Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish So
cialist leader, protesting against the in
crcasing Swedish exports of iron to
Germany.
"The exports of this material from
sweden to Germany are increasing
daily" the protest says. "Sixty-five per
cent of The steel used by the German
armies is manufactured from Swedish
ore and without this great help the
German Emperor would be unable to
continue the war and the martyrdom
of Belgium.
I'VE implore neutral and democratic
sweden to prevent the German mill
tarists from obtaining further re-
sources from Sweden"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Appeal for World League
10000 Clergymen Asked 70
Support Peace Federation

An appeal for league of nations
was made by letter yesterday to lO. 900
ciergymen throughout the United
states by the National Committee -on
the Churches and Moral Aims of the
war, of which Hamilton Holt is chair
man.
The action was prompted by an an
peal issued recently by the Archbishon
of Canterbury and distineuished
group OF British churchmen. directed
to the Christian nations of the world
IN behalf Of such league Of nations.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16

fering severely from burns on all parts
Of his body, Captain Schoebler showed
extraordinary self-command in answer
ing questions OF General d.
you had mission to perform. Had
you accom- mplished it, or were you
about to do so?" asked the general.
~ had already accomplished it,
general"
"You went to Paris ~
Yes, general"
"But, wretch. You have killed wonl-
en- and children!" cried the general
~ had my ORDERS" was the reply
Captain Schoebler died of his injuries
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
AUSTRIAN

sessions of Germany and to develop
them into strong and economically
productive whole. It's special task is,
above all, to oppose with all its
strength the mlitarization of Africa
which would threaten European peace
There must be just redistribution of
the colonial POSSESSIONS Of all nations
in Africa. The standard for this redis-
tribution must be, from the point Of
view of power-policy, the ratio Of the
physical strengths Of the states con-
cerned; and, from the economic point
: Of view, the ratio of their economic
needs and productive capacities. The
productive capacity of the colonial
powers and their cultural development
must determine the estimate of their
claims to participate in the education
and development of the native races.
ut is enough to point to the over
extensive possessions of France, Portu-
that the present distribution of colo
this just standard. At the conclusion
of peace transmutation of colonies
more closely in accord with these
standards must be undertaken. Thus
only can an international agreement be
attained such as to remove the posi-
bility Of future Conflicts"
In commenting upon this speech, the
ak Koelnischo Zeitung" said:
GAS a people of 70,o0o,0oo, Germany
must possess productive sources of raw
Materials and she can obtain them be-
cause the present condition of colonial
development calls especially for Ger
man work in the complete opening up
of the world"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
FRENCH

official statement. Encounters took
place between "large formations" of
opposing fiers, the report said.
In addition 700 bombs were dropped
on hostile billets, ammunition dumps
and railway sidings at Courtrai and
Denain
1t is learned that in the raid on
Freiberg, Germany, briefly reported
earlier, bombs were seen to burst on
the railway station and around the
power house. The raiding squadron
engaged large number of enemy ma
chimes just after successfully rcleas-
ing its bombs and put the enemy fiers
to rout. Three British machines We're
lost
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
American Red Cross
To Continue Work in
Russia, Says Davison
TStaf C0yvesDondence

LONDON, March 15.-Henry P. Davi-
son, who is here for six weeks tour
of England, France, Italy, and possibly
Switzerland and Belgium, where he will
observe the work Of the American Red
Cross, said to-day the Red Cross had
no intention of abandoning it's work in
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
West
GERMAN

BERLIN. March IS (DAY) Front OF
Crown Prince Ruprccht-rh artillery fire
was weak throughout the day but increasec,
in few sectors before nightfall and revived
at night Temporarily in connection with our
own and enemy reconnoitring.
Front of the German Crown Prnce.-The
signalling post in the French Cathedral Of
Rheims was again observed to be active.
+ rom the afternoon onward violent fire was
directed against our position north and north
east of Prosnes. Strong French de.achments
advanced in the evening a wide front. but
succeeded only in obtaining q footing in our
foremost trenches west Of the Thuzy -Naurcy
road. Elsewhere they were repulsed after
hand d-to-hand fighting.
On the eastern bank of the Meusc (Ver-
dun front) there was increased artillery fir
Ing throughout the day.
BRITISH
LONDON, March Is (DAYD Our raid
ing parties entered the enemys' lines last
night west of Villers- Guisan and brought
back a few prisoners. Hostile raids were
repulsed in the ncghborhoods of Passchen-
dacle and Poeicappelle.
Our and the enemy's artillery showed some
activity during the night southwest and west
of Cambria, south of Armentieres and in the
Massges and Mcnin road sectors
tNlCiHT) At dawn this morning Canadi-
an troops raded enemy trenches southeast
of the Lens and brought back fourteen pris-
oners. A hostile raid was attempted last night
IN the neighborhood of Passcendacle by a
large party of the enemy, who suffered heav-
lily from our artillery barrage and machine
gun fire in their unsuccessful attempt to
reach our lines. We secured few prison.
ers.
This morning. under the cover OF heavy
bonbardment. hostile raiding party at
tackled our posts south of the Menn road
but was repulsed by rifle fire.
The hostile artillery was less active on
most parts of the fronts, but it has shown
somewhat greater activity in the Lens and
Messines sectors and in the neighborhood of
the Ypres- Confines Canal.
FRENCH
PARIS, March II (NIGHT) The enemy
artillery activity in Champagne. in the re-
gion of the Monts; in the Vosges, east of
St. Die. and in the region; of Hartmanns-
weler-kopf was less violent.
During the day three German airplanes
destroyed by piolets. IL is
firmed that on March 9 Sub-I.ieutcnant
Madon destroyed two German airplanes. Our
aviators. in several sorties, recently carried
out effectual bombardments,; dropping 500
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Pilot of Mont Blanc Dismissed

HALIFAX. N. s.. March Is. - Tho
charge of manslaughter against Francis
Mackay. who piloted the French mimi
tions ship Mont Blanc at the TINA ~
hcr collision here with the Belgian ~,
lief steamship Imo which caused tho
virtual destruction of tho city. VIVA
dismissed to-day by Judge Russell. "'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Germany Now Aims
at Colonial Conquests
Imperial Secretary Outlines Plan
Based on Idea of Military
Strength
The Netc York Tribune
EOrei1n Press bureau


Foreign Press Bureau
German colonial aims after the war
and the principle on which she expects
to gain an increased colonial empire
have been set forth in speech at
Karlsruhe by Herr Solf, the German
Colonial Secretary. The base of his
plan is the familiar one of military
strength, which he attempted to dis
guise by specious sophistry. He said:
''The aim Of the imperial German gov
ernment is to regain the colonial pos
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Balkan
FRENCH

ARMY OF THE EAST. March 13 (via
Paris. March l4).-The artillery was active
on the right bank of the Vardar and north
cast of Monastir. Bombing raids were car
RED out by Allied aviators against the rail-
way line between Seres and Drama, on enemy
depots in the Vardar Valley and ginast the
railway station at Bcranc. north OF Mon
astir.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
GERMAN
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME Wednesday, March 13-Y Yesterday
enemy biyouacs the northern slopes of
Col della Beretta reached by our fire.
Hostile reconnoitring parties repused
east Of Monte Cristalo, south of the Steivio !;
in the Tonale region and east of Lake Garda.
In the Astico Valley there were patrol en-
counters. the enemy being driven back. Near
rener French reconnaissance parties caused
losses to an enemy advanced post.
Along: the whole front the artillery activ-
ity on both sides was slight. being heaviest
along the Piavc. Hostile troops in move
ment engaged south of Novcnta, and
enemy works in the coastal region were
damaged.
On the plains the aerial activity was in
tense over the fighting line and over the
immediate lines. Seaplanes of the
Royal Navy dropped bombs enemy stores
and the aviation grounds of the enemy We're
bombed by our airships. One enemy airplanc
was brought down.
AUSTRIAN
VIENNA, March 13.-In Vcnetia two
Austro-Hungarian battle echelons in reprisal
for enemy aerial attacks made an attack on
the Italian airdrome northeast of Mestrc Ga
suburb Of Venice) Four enemy pursuit
echelons which were ready to set forth were
surprised and bombed. One Italian arshed
collapsed.
On their return journey our aviators
bombed Treviso and enemy trenches on the
Piave.
VIENNA. March 15.-Italian positions on
Monte Pasubio were blown up yesterday with
devastating effect over considerable area.
Our detachments occupied the ruins.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
East
AUSTRIAN

VIENNA, March 15--The last narrow
stretch of Austro-Hungarian territory occu-
pied by the Rumanians has been evacuated.
The eastern boundary of the monarchy. after
two and half yersof the heaviest war bur-
dens. again is completely free.
GERM AN
BERLIN, March 15.-Enemy bands in
Ukraine which threatened the railways from
Gome and Kiev to Bachmach were dispersed
in several engagements. Bachmach was oc-
cupicd
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16

and are trying to tighten the t,e
mendous burdens they have Carried for for
so long" AVA
New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
7 In e G. reat w arr 3& 4th Day
Official Statements

kilograms Of projectiles on railway stations
works and airdromes in the enemy zone
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
Face to Face With Kaiserism
By JAMES w. GERARD

explained the Trenchman. And on
the question. "Why not7" no re-
piled passionatolp..~ "Because II
would bs tho German peace be-
cause ~ would yet leave Germany
the all- powerful OF Europe; be-
cause Il would make us depend up
on the whims and tempeps of that
conceited military nation
"But are you going 10 bleed your
self 20 death ?" was the next ques-
tlon, aud the reply, uttered IN voice
where sadness mingled with determ'
inntion, was
Eyes, rather he ruined"
This w Il specimen Of the feeling
created hv the present war and !
am afraid the sentiment has not
abatcd whit yet Germans have
done n good deal IN attempts 10 de-
,ach the French from the English,
They have told thcm that they are
only the poor seduccd fools OF the
base and pEotistic Brltishers, that
Germans did not bear them any
malice, that they rather pities them
and would fain be ready 10 come Ia
terms with them. But declarations
az this sort proved only how little
the French mentality was understood
this side of tho NOages Tho French
nation Is too much impressed by the
memory Of her great past and the
spart played by her In European pol
ties 10 stand being piticd and pRtted
like children OF tender age, II will
be respected As an equal who acts
with fun knowledge of the state ~
things and Is too much given to po-
litlCal reflection 10 accept willingy
any view of the war that vislhly is
colored by tho interest OF Germany
In tho disseution between the two
great powers ot western Europe The
anti-German feeling runs stlll vcr,
high iu France, her leading papers
excel without any exception in OK
tromclt harsh language against any
thing German, and the great mass Of
those who In former years had pro-
pnEatcd the idcn of Franco-Ger-
man understanding are now dead
against it
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

Deep british ltchCt.on tn German
Hate.
A similar feollng has step by stop
got hold Of the British nation. From
not being very popular at It's be
ginning In England, the war hns
come TO bc regarded as "a greater ma
tlonal concern than any uf It's pre-.
deUcssors Tho frantic II not hyatur-
lcal outburats OF hatred against Eng.
land In Germany when the former
decided Ia stand hy Franco iu the
war we're at first not tuken too ser
lously hut by and by the uuccaa-
ms uttcrapccs Of spite have. together
with tho known acts of German aer-
ial and submarine warfare. decny
reacted on the British mind Tho
feeling IL now general that England
has never before had an encmy so
fun of hatred against her, 40 hrdcntly
dosirious or causing her irrCparah Bile
harm, ny she now has In present day
Germany.
Even such Socialist papers NJ the
New Statesman. which before the
war had no nnti-GermRn bias at an.
have arrived at the same conclua'uU
concerning what may be called q
German peace nS the French Soc
cialist politician whose opinions were
given above characterized g. In an
article called "rhe Case for the Al
lies" ana especially Addressed TO
Americans, the New Statesman cN-
plains In lts number OF December 80
that peace with an unbeaten Ger.
many would mean "Mittel Europa
from the Baltic to tho BLACK Soa 30
that nothing would prevent It's eN-
panslon through the Ualknps to lGl
Arlsh and Nsgdad that throughout
this vast area the authority, N not
the suzerainty, OF Hcrlin would be
acknowledged, ana that the. small
Europeans states north and north
west ot Germany without any resist
anco hy tho mere force OF things
would come Go hc subjected To tho
( dictate OF Germany lu the words
uf the New StateYWnn. as tho result
OF an inconclusivc peace 'miiitprism
would be more firmly established
than over hy tho record of its mar
Ncloub success and hy tho manifest
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

need for military organization pro-
portioh8to tn so vast an expansion
Is this feeling Justified Does II
appreciate facts at their exact value?
There is undoubtedly an influential
section In Germany which rntertains
feelings Of this kind, lt has its ad-
hercnta particularly In naval circles
and among the ntelloctuals OF the
nation and IN considerable degree
also In the financial world. These
Hectioua see In England partly the
happy posscssor OF what In their
opinion ought by right to belong to
the German race and partly the pow
cr without which German eNpan-
sion would meet with no resistance
worth speaking or by European m
tiunHr This section ~ anti English
on principle or by deeply rooted ha-
tired. influential ~ II Is, is, however,
not the whole nation II has only
row the hold of her mind because
10 has suCcecdcd In instiIling into her
the belief that England IL the secret
manufactured Of the present war,
that she is tho selfish fcrmentcr OF
hatred la Europe the schemlng
brewer ~ strife on the continent
England has become To the aver
age German mind "a real nightmare
% sort ut lfrupkeustoin or any such
Gpoukish monster, and as she now
hy the Nylssiudos " the war, has
indeed become the most dangerous
OF Germany opponents, It is not
possible 20 educate people from the
inside to "a more rational view OF her
part in This war and IN European
politics altogether
The Catastrophe Of Europe.
There You have the greatest hind.
RANGES To peace In Europe. I did not
mention Russia But the war be-
tween GcWony inclusive OF Austria
/ Hungary and Russia In OF quite O
different nature IL iH moro OF a wal
l uf tho Older order ~ has. Of course
also evoked q good deal OF hatred
| nut on the whole II Is, as wars go
more OF an objective nature Thfr,
[ are material differences on which II
would not hc impossible to compro.
mmNy hut lhyre IS no such deeply
[ tcatfd irrational opposition which
now srta Germans and English and
| French and Germans against each
/ other The war hltwccu tho Ceutrn
/ powers ana Russia is. Comparatiy els
lspeaking, nm accident In the political
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

differences hy finding common
line OF action are, am sorry to say,
under tho circumstances most liko-
IN "a prove ahoTtiNo. They will fuihi-
der ON the sclf-Contrhdictiou that
the Socialists of the entente coun-
tries argue that thcir governments
hate the idcn of German militari~m
coming unbcatcn aud unrcduCCd
out of this war which In their opin'
ION was provoked by Il, white the
leaders of the German Socialists In
power would rather sec this same
militiariSm which they in former
years have So violently attacked and
denounced come out victorious than
have IL intcrfcrcd with by outside
influence
In short, scctionst Of the socialist
moN omeut will assist other forces In
the action for peace, hut the move
ment as n whole Is incapable 10 act
In the matter as a force ot COMPEL
ing strength.
Help Must Como from America.
Help must In the main come
from outside. Consequently. Presl-
dent Wilson's action In his note to
the bellIgerents OF pocgmher 20
lelG) would have been the right
thing. even n II had offended i'm
some way against the rules OF dip
lomltic procedure. Under so cN-
cepu0nal circumstance. as thcHC
occasIoncd by the present war, cN-
traordinary steps are certainly ius-
tlfiod ana breaches of etiquette ~
little significance Hut the note was
flultlcss In this respect, and IL can
muroNer be said that In no way did
Il endanRer legitimate interests OF
tho one or the other section OF the
bclligcrcuts II offpnds only In
spirit against Gains word. Am /
my brothers keeper" and in dis
tinct words against conception that
war ~ "a private affair OF states may
u ever SO nMcb Interfere with the
material aiN moral welfare OF
other nations
The step has not at once succeed.
ed q, 20 han opened the Way. may
70 has forced the door open for dis
cuasiuu IA a fashion that nobody
wlI D. strong enough 20 shut II
again. True the central mowers
haNa hy their offer of peace neso-
tations forcstalled the note hy "a
week But this offer would have
come tp naueht without Mr WI
sons action. Harsh as tho rcpN OF
tho allies is 90 tho over. lt would
most likely have boen put In murn
more negative terms had not the
American note caused the entente
al.iUs io avoid a blunt .No" and
content themselves with raising OBJ
lrcuoHs and ntcrlceunE areusa-
uons lN this thoy hayo wiJIy,uly
provoked a debate aud instead OF
shutting tho door kept IL wen open.
People may cali this O. small sue
cess On fact. 10 is q norluu.nr. and
for the first as such sufficient The
question Us now, What shall the
next step h' and how can the de-
lti" be directed 20 positive propos-
HIe"
'f course. 0s the articles were
g'ru ts This Sornust-aun,ur fo.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

publication. any one Is at liberty 10
reproduce them.
I'm conducting tho peace ncro,ia-
lions President Wilson viii have the
benefit OF the services ot colonel
House, the one man who ! believe
lbs best fitted 20 protect ;he interests
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

with the trained diplomats OF
Europe Human nature is much
tho same, aud the sentle-m1uurrel
Texan who has been qo successful
In American politics viii NOE fan
whom representing us at tho table
Of peace.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

NJ America and of humanity at
such conference. I, Of course.
saw Colonel House during the war
U Berlin ana in America and / con-
slider that no man alive is hts SUI
perior m either knowledge ot the
whole situation or in ability to cope
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-02
RESOLUTION

Resolution Adopted by Au-
dubon Lodge 2l7, |. 0. o. f.
Whereas, it has pleased the
Almighty God to remove
from our Midst our worthy
brother, III. S. Burton.
And, whereas we have al
ways recognized in him the
qualities of a true and faith
full Odd Fellow and one
whom we shall always hold
in loving memory.
And that a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon
the books of this Lodge, and
a copy presented to the fam
lily Of the Deceased.
III. M. Bartlett.
J. w. Cannon.
L. P. Rasmussen
Committee.