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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-01
STRIKES TERRIFIC BLOW
AT The TEUT0N FRONT
Big FIGHT AT M0REU|L
French Dust Huns in Fierce Hand
to-Hand Struggle.
Heavy Masses of Germans Hurled
Against Foch's Men Only to
Be RepuIsed.

With the French Army in France,
April IA great flood of German in
fantry flowed against the French lines
between Moreuil and Lassigny.
1t was purely a battle of foot sol
diers.
Heavy masses of Germans were
hurled against the French time after
time, only to be cast back again by
counter-attacks.
This was especially the case around
Lassigny, the town which formed the
limit of the German line before their
retreat in March of last year.
The battle line fluctuated several
times in the course of the day, both
sides displaying the greatest obstinacy.
The French and Germans met ofte2
in hand-to-hand fighting in the vii
lagos of Orvillers, Plemont and Pies,
sler de Roye, where bayonets and
hand grenades did deadly work.
The French artillery sometimes
found an opportunity for getting into
action. 1t overpowered' the much
weaker German guns.
Moreuil was the scene of some of
the hardest fighting of the day. The
combatants Struggled in the streets un-
til one or the other succumbed.
At one point German attacking CO.
umns came under almost point blank
fire of French 75s, which did terrible
execution in their ranks and caused a
panic-stricken retreat of the survivors
The ground before. the French lines
is covered thickly with German dead
The attackers are compelled to ad-
vance under a constant hail of bullets
from cleverly-placed detachments
equipped with numerous machine
guns, whose presence was hidden
from the view of the Germans until
they came within a short distance.
French aviators had virtually
cleared the skies Of their German adj
versaries, so that the attacking in
fantry was without the valuable as
| sistance generally afforded from the
air.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-01

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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-01
NEW TIME BATTLES CHICAGO

Varied Emotions Aroused by Pushing
Clock Ahead an Hour.
Chicago, April 1.-Chicago uShered
in the new era of daylight saving yes
terday with spasmOdic confusion. but
with a gOOd-natured determination to
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-01
OF
U. S. SOLDIERS
TO THE FRONT
Americans Sing While Being TAX
en- to Scene of Greatest Bat
tie in History.
news THRILLS WASHINGTON
Miles of Motor Trucks Loaded With
Yankees Are Passing Through
Towns In France-Pershing's
Men Will Soon Be In Action.

With the British Army in France,
April 1.-The British are holding the
whole Of their dong line with strength.
They have smashed numerous German
attacks at various points and success
fully taken the initiative on several
sectors
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-01

Washington, April Lit Is reported
here that cablegrams have been re-
ceived announcing that all American
troops now in reserve behind the fight
ing lines were ordered into battle
More than 100000 intensively trained
men Of Uncle Sam are available.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
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WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-Secretary
Baker came up for cross Examination
today before the senate military com
mittee on his picture of the state of
preparedness of the army, which con-
gressional critics have attacked as
grossly exaggerated
But the principal point of the whole
controverSy-th question of where the
army is going to get ships to transport
a million men to France this year-Was
left untouched, partly because Secretary
Baker did not have the detailed figures
TO show the committee on what basis
he made his assertion. and partly be-
cause the committee got into squab-
Bile over whether it would be proper to
figures in public.
The upshot of it was that the ques-
tion of ships was left to be presented
in detailed exact statements to the
committee in secret session tomorrow
and the cross examination went on to
other subjects of a general nature.
Senator Hitchcock, who has attacked
particularly the secretary of wars
statement that the United States could
put million men in France this year
in addition to 100000 there early this
spring-was insistent that Mr.. Baker
should show the committee what
grounds he had for believing there
were ships available for their trans
port and supply.
Secretary Baker replied he did not
have the exact figures in his mind but
that his statement was made on figures
winch had been prepared by experts
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
WILD WOMAN
"SHOOTS UP"
SLEEPY CITY
Rose Smith Casually Fires
Random Shots at People
She Newer SaW-One Man
Gets Slightly Wounded

-Four revolver shots. fired from an
upstairs room in the Majestic hotel
shortly after L o'clock last night
startled the downtown business section
and resulted in the shooting of one
man and subsequently in the capture of
Rose Smith. whom the police declare to
be the personification of the term wild
woman"
With apparently no incentive rath
rr than that Of what the police brand a
mind disordered through the use of
some drug, the woman is said to have
peered out Of room II in the Majestic
at three men standing in the hallway
of the hotel and to have given them
some inarticulate command Failing to
understand, and consequently to COM
ply with the order, the men remained
where they stood. At this juncture the
fourth man. Merle Barney, appeared in
the doorway of Room IA. The woman
is then declared to have taken delib-
crate aim and fired at Barney, whom it
is said she probably never saw before.
Tho bullet lodged in Barney's arm. His
injuries will not prove serious, it is
said.
Hearing the crack of the revolver,
police officers hurried to the scene and
the crowds in the street below sought
cover Patrolman Vernon Culp entered
the hotel and climbed through the en-
trance to the roof. Mrs. Smith was just
coming around the skylight Upon
seeing Culp she again took aim and
fired. Blindedby the glare of the search
light which the policeman turned in her
face. she turned and fled. Before leav-
ing the roof, however, two more shots
were fired one just passing over the
head of Plainclothesman Gregory. The
next shot came near Walter Hayt, city
health inspector The woman then took
refuge on the rungs of a telephone
pole, and upon reaching the ground
was taken in custody by Patrolman
Cutler
Mrs. Smith is said to have come in
from Los Angeles yesterday. She is
being held al the county Jail TIE gun
she used was .32 caliber revolver
The fellow who sold me this gun
told me it was a good one" said Mrs
Smith when she arrived at the police
station. Il paid 81 for il !"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
TRANSPORT SUNK; AMERICAN SOLDIERS
LOSE LIVES IN ATTACK BY T0RPED0ES
SECRETARY BAKER
REPLIES BUT HAS
NOT EXACT FACTS

who took in the information at the dis
posaI of the shipping board as we'll as
what ships might be available from
neutral and foreign sources. The sec
retary made plain that he was not
counting wholly on American ships to
transport the troops.
Secretary Baker did say. however,
that probably the form of his original
statement to the committee, which has
been made the basis of attack, was un-
fortunate in that it expressed his gen.
eral opinion of broad situation rather
than the exact statement Of experts
dealing in details.
The misfortune for me, if may call
it SUCH" said Secretary Baker lay in
the fact that l attempted to give opin-
ions of the broad general situation as
saw it when the information lay in de-
tails that ought to have been gotten
from the experts in direct charge, or In
statistics giving specific facts. l was
attempting general survey. 1t was a
misfortune for me to do that"
An estimate of 791,0 900 tons of ships
available for transport on February l.
the secretary said, he had thought was
small rather than too large.
The shipping board, Senator Hitch
cock said had advised him shat on No
vember / there were available 5S2
American ships, all of more than 1900
| tons each, including tank ships and the
! German and Austrian ships taken
| over.
Mr.. Baker did not know how many
| troops that number of ships would
transport but promised 10 inform the
! committee late-.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
FRIENDLY ACT GETS
PROMINENT MEN IN
UNPLEASANT STATE

On the charge of aiding the fur
ther escape of an escaped interned
enemy alien, q. A. Streitz vice -presi-
dent of the National Bank of Art
zona and Richard Partham wealthy
citizen of Phoenix were taken into
custody last night by Special Agents
Proctor and Oliver of the secret serv-
ice and were lodged in the county
Jail.
That both of these gentlemen are
victims of an unfortunate circum-
stance in which they are in nowise
to blame is certain, but under the
stern provisions of the espionage act
they will have to await an investi-
CATION.
The circumstances are these: About
a month ago a young man who said
his name was Tritterman arrived in
the city and sought work. He ran
across several people whom he asked
for aid and among them were Mesrs.
Streitz and Partham, who is a broth
erin law of Ed. Rudolph of the Ford
agency. Tritterman was given work
there by the foreman for short
time and afterward was employed
for time at the Griebel grocery.
Mr.. Streitz had given him a small
sum of money such as he would have
given to another down and-ou and
Mr.. Partham had likewise contributed
to his needs until he found work.
Tritterman told Mr.. Partham that he
was a fugitive from an internmcnt
camp at HalifoX but the latter,
thinking that it was the foolish boast
of a not particularly bright young
man, warned him that that kind of
talk was dangerous conversation.
A few days ago Tritterman disap-
peared. He had however. been traced
to Phoenix and his trail involved
Messrs Streitz and Partham, who
were as ignorant of his identity as
probably were many others whom he
encountered during his stay in Phoe-
nix.
Messrs. Streitz and Prather are both
native born American citizens and
of their loyalty there has never been
the slightest question. Mr.. Strit2
has been a resident of the city fol-
a uuarter of a century. He is civil
engineer by profession and was fol
some time county surveyor.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
NEW BILL TO
GIVE WILSON
GREAT POWER
Unheraldcd Measure Sent
To Congress Granting
To President Co-ordi-
mating Powers Supreme
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Almost CO.
incident with Secretary Bakers re-
appearance before the senate military
committee today for cross examination
upon his recent statement of what
America is doing in the war. the ad
ministrations answer to congressional.
agitation for a war cabinet and NUM-
tions director was given by lntroduc
ton in the senate of a bill transmitted
by President Wilson which would give
the president blanket authority to re-
organize and coordinate all federal de-
partments. bureaus, agencies, officials
and personnel.
The new measure was taken to the
capitol by personal representative Of
the president and introduced by Sena-
tor Overman, democrat. 1t would en-
power the president to make over COM
pletely the executive branch of the gov
ernment for the period of the war, re-
arranging existing agencies and their
functions and establishing such new
ones as he might see fit.
No lntimation Given
There has been no intimation of any
specific action the president has in
mind. The bill was referred to the jul
dietary committee, of which Senator
Overman is ranking democratic mem
Der. One move which some officials
say is contemplated is the appointment
of a chairman of the war industries
| board--a post now vacant,-and the
| investment of the office with powers
similar to those proposed for the di-
rector OF munitions.
| Mr. Baker in his examination de-
INJURED at telling in open session the
basis for his assertion that the pros
poets were not unpromising for enough
ships to put a million and a half Amer
lean soldiers in France this year. After
much discussion during which Senator
Hitchcock, who has termed the secre-
tary's statement wildly exaggerated and
preposterous." insisted upon an answer
to his questions, the committee agreed
that the information should be giver
in secret session and Mr.. Baker prom
ised to prepare a statement.
In the meantime the committee will
proceed with its general war inquiry
Secretary Makes Statement
Secretary Baker told the committee
that more American troops had beer
got to France on January than called
for by the schedule. He explained tha
in his calculations as to what coulC
be done he did not rely entirely oil
American shipping, but would go NJ
further at the public hearing.
In explaining functions of the re
Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
CERTIFICATES WILL
Be SOLD BY PLAN
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Three bill
lion dollars will be raised in advance
of the third liberty loan, which prob
ably will be launched in April, by sale
of certificates of Indebtedness under a
plan looking to systematic investment
by every bank in these short term
securities. A comprehensive scheme
for preparing the way for the third
lean. announced tonight by Secretary
McAdoo, provides for the issuance of
$1,000, 900 or more of these certifi-
Gates every two weeks, until the total
runs to $4,000, 100000 by the middle of
March.
Every national bank, state bank and
trust company is asked to set aside
each week about one per cent of it's
gross resources for investment in the
certificates in kilograms sent out by
Mr.. McAdoo.
The first of the $500,0000 900 certifi-
cate issues under this plan was an
nounced tonight. They will bear four
per cent, the same rate as other re-
cent issues, will be dated February s
and will mature May 9. Subscription
books are to close February 15.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
YOUNG OFFICER
IS ARRESTED FOR
TELLING SECRETS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-A young
army officer who confided to a relative
the name of the ship on which he was
going overseas and the date of sailing
is under arrest pending an investiga-
ton of whether his superiors properly
instructed him concerning the require
ment OF secrecy.
In announcing the arrest tonight,
the war department did not disclose
the officers name. The purpose in
giving publicity to the incident is to
emphasize the departments determi-
nation to prevent the spread of in
formation concerning the movement of
transports.
This statement was issued:
THE war department authorizes the
announcement that young officer is
held in arrest because he divulged to
relative the name of the vessel upon
which he was about to start overseas
and the scheduled date of departure.
AS a result of this prohibited informa-
ton the relative of the young officer,
first lieutenant, sent a telegram to
| him at the port Of embarkation. This
telegram which not not in cipher, fur
nished information which, in the hands
! of the enemy, might have endangered
! the vessel and all aboard.
THE disclosure of such information
| by officers and men about to sail is
strictly forbidden in general order No
"a, war department, 1917, and warning
Is again issued that officers and men
must not acquaint relatives or friends
with details Of arrangements for de-
parture. Disciplinary action faces Of
| tenders.
The case of the young officer in
arrest in this instance is before the
war department for action, following
an investigation at the port of en-
barkation.
There is also to be further inquiry
| to ascertain whether the immediate
superior of the officer held in arrest
properly instructed this officer as tc
the requirements of secrecy concern
ing the names of vessels and sailing
dates
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
Bridge of Ships Suggested
By Pers1irg; Soldiers Save
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l.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Food
conservation by the American
forces to France was suggested to
General Pershing today by Seere-
tary 6aker. The American COM
nander was asked to consider reg
ulatlons governing the purchase Of
foods by soldiers from post ea-
changes and from the French peo-
Pile and to take up the subject Of
avoiding food wastes at the table.
Tho secretary's cabIegram, given
out by the food administration,
reads:
THE importand, of the eonser-
walton of food and the I.sirability
Of avoiding waste among our mill
itary forces and the ever-increasing
difficulty of supplying food pro-
ducts to our allies, as we'll as to our
military forces and civilian popu-
Iation, suggests the advisability Of
propaganda among your forces in
the matter of the necessity of food
conservation. Action looking to
similar results has been taken up
in division camps, cantonments and
war prison camps in the United
States.
"The idea suggests itself of issu-
ing instructions to your command
looking not only to the avoidance
Of waste in messes but also to a
possible regulation of the sale Of
foodstuffs in post exchanges, Y. M.
c. AS. Knights Of Columbus, ETC.,
also the advisability of attem pting
to regulate the purchase by Amer
lean soldiers of foodstuffs from the
French people"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
LATEST REPORTS CUT DOW
LIST OF MISSING SOLDIERS
AND WASHINGTON REJOICES
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WASHINGTON, Feb 6-The Cunard liner Tuscania,
carrying 2l79 American soldiers has been orpedoed and
sunk off the Irish coast but official reports late tonight
said 1912 of the officers and had been saved and
indicated that the list of rescued might prove larger
The troops composed chiefly of detachments of Michigan
and Wisconsin national guardsmen, travelling the
Tuscania British vessel under convoy of British
ships.
brief dispatch to the department from London
early tonight announced the disaster and reported the
landing of only LOO survivors. This made public
shortly after 10 o'clock and for than two hours
feared that probably 400 men, including members of
the liners crew, had gone down.
When message came to the state department from
the embassy at London saying at IL o'clock tonight 1912
of the Americans had been accounted for the joy of Off
cias almost swept away the distress occasoned by the
earlier The first LOO survivors landed at
Larne and Buncran two widely separated Irish ports and
this coupled with the evident fact that ships
at hand quickly gave rise to hope that nearly everybody
board the Tuscan except those injured by the explosion
might have been saved.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-'Make
a bridge of ships" to France was
the message from General Pershing
and every man of his command,
delivered to the American people
tonight by Major Frederick Palm
er, chief censor on General Per-
shing's staff in an address at the
National Press Club.
"Buld ships and let every wor-
an and child in the land think
ships" said he. 1--WE ought to be
wearing little metal ships in our
buttonholes. Children ought to play
with toy ships. The woman who
turns from knitting to encouraging
a ships riveter to do moro rivets 4
day is serving her country. And
every time you think ships you are
thinking Of our men fighting for
you in France. Would you have
them want for food. for clothes, for
ammunition to answer the German
fire2
"WouId you have them think that
you had forgotten them-you in
your comfort at home? Would you
have the lives of such men un-
necessarily sacrificed because you
had not concentrated your efforts
on the thing that meant most to
them?
Towards our shipyards for the
power they mean during and after
the war the German general staff
strains it's vision. Build, build and
continue to build ships. Make a
bridge of ships to Pershina-'
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
WAR REVIEW
OF THE DAY
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The United States military forces
have suffered their first heavy loss
from the operations of the enemy s
submarine arm. The British liner Tus-
cania, carrying 2,179 American officers
and men, has been torpedoed and
sunk off the Irish coast Nineteen
hundred and twelve men were rescued,
leaving 267 to be accounted for.
The complexities of international
politics affecting the great war have
been added to by a virtual expression
of sympathy from Mexico for Germany.
President Venustiano Carranza sent to
Emperor William message OF con-
graduation and good wishes on the
occasion of the emperor's fifty seventh
birthday, which occurred January u,
according to advices reaching Reuter- 5
limited from Copenhagen. The MeN
can presidents message was couched
in flattering terms, opening with the
phrase: ITO your majesty, who cele-
brates his anniversary today with jus'
cause for rejoicing" and ending with
best wishes for ''the prosperity of thi.
great friendly nation
| King George V, in his speech proro-
guing parliament Wednesday,, reiter-
ated the determination of the democra-
against the quadruple alliance until q
just and enduring peace could be OBJ
tanned. The king named this program
as Britain's first aim and endeavor, and
placed on Germany the responsibility
for provoking the war. He also eX.
pressed his hope for a solution Of the
Irish problem, which is new evidence
from the ruler that the government Ii
subordinating all internal jealousie.
and frictions to the larger task of knit.
ting every resource Of the empire fol
a successful military program.
| Artillery activity continues on thu
British, French, Italian and American
fronts, but aside from this the opera.
tions have been confined to patrol ant
aerial attacks. The French war offic,
announced the destruction Of fourteen
enemy airplanes during February ant
4, and three February s and Italian
headquarters reports the bringing
down of five hostile machines. Berlil
says seven enemy airplanes and on,
captive balloon were shot down Tues
day.
Entente merchantmen sunk by min
or submarine during the last weel
totalled 10, of which Is were British
three French and one Italian.
In Finland, government troops hav
won a victory over the revolutionar.
Red Guard in the taking of Uleaborg
on the Gulf Of Bothnia, the chief mill
tary depot for the Russians in north
lern Finland Its loss, according to mill
tary observers, means that the Who'll
of northern Finland soon will be in tn
!: possession of the government troops.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-07
HEARING Of BOLO
PASHA CONTINUED
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PARIS, Feb. 6.-At the resumption
today of the trial of Bolo Pasha be-
fore the high court on a charge of
treason. NJ. Cassella, a newspaper
writer, testified as to how Bolo Pasha
obtained the confidence of Sadik Pasha,
chief of the Egyptian cabinet under
Hilmi Pasha, the former khedive.
Sadik Pasha, the witness said, was in
vited to dinner with many other
notables and at this function Bolo
Pasha displayed intimate friendship
with Fernand Monier, ex-president Of
the Paris court of appeals, and Louis ].
Malvy, former French minister of the
interior.