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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29
CONGRESS WAITING
FORBAkER'SPEANS
TOENLARGEA ARMY

House and Senate this week are
still awaiting announcement Of plans
by Secretary Baker with respect to
the expansion OF the army.
Secretary Baker has been out Of
Washington. making speeches on the
Liberty loan. but with his return 70
the Capital leaders on the military
committees hope he viii have some
thing definite to say as TO the size
OF the army for which appropriations
should be made.
With the German drive stin at .
high pitch OF intensity and the enemy
near Ypres, Congress is In q belliger-
emit mood and ready to furnish all the
man power the allies want.
Little Delay Likely.
II the Secretary definitely formu-
lates his plans this week, there viii
be little delay at the Capitol in act
ing on them.
Today the Senate again had the
Overman bill before Il. Senator Over
man will press Il to an early vote.
and Il viii pass, giving the Presi-
dent the broadcast kind Of authority
~ AgoA LlALG anu ONEEhAuA EAGEAAAN9
agencies. The failure Of the efforts
to exempt the Interstate commsrcS
Commission or the Federal reserve
system from the bill means the bill
will go through substantially as Il
stands.
The House win pass.il a. the Al
ministration wants II, according 70
present indications.
HOusinE Bill Held Back.
Delayed by the overman bill. the
s6o.OOo,OOO housing bill, which In
cludes 100000 for housing IN
Washington. will probably pass the
Senate this week. r-,.~ - -
Senator Swanson will urge II as
soon as the OVerman bill 10 passed.
The need for Government housing
here and in various parts OF the
country is growing daily.
The bill to extend the draft law 70
include those who have become OF
age since last June 5. and the sedi-
ton bill are expected to take final
shape this week. The House 70
with the Foster bill to en-
production OF minor minerals,
ores. and netals- needed for war In
dustriss-, - - - s.ss
La Fcnstts Issue RsSIvsd.
Much interest centers In the ap-
pearance before the Senate Military
this week OF President
Townley. OF the Nonpartisan League.
to answer attacks made by Judge Nc
Gee OF Minnesota and others. Sena-
tors hostile to the league are dis
posed to- gTiu- fownlsy. 49,
Interest in The league has led 70
revival OF talk In the Senate OF re-
newing tbs fight against Senator Ia
Toilette because OF his St Paul
speech.
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dangerous advance and then with
vigor and energy reteOlS at the point
OF the bayonet the few positions from
which you had retired under the frBt
assault"
The French general then passed
down along the line OF Massachusetts,
patriots. pinning on the breast of
each man the French war medal. and
shaking the hand Of each man deco
rated. He was followed by the Amer
lean general, who grasped the hand
OF each and thad words OF cheer for
all. To one man he said:
Smile, lad: Il Is a proud day for
you and for us all, even OF historical
Importance. Remember. II Is the first
time in American regiment was ever
decorated by an European army.
Strain Too Much For One.
The men sziIsd as their general
greeted them. but the strain was too
much for Private James Corbett, OF
Somerville. Mass. He fell over back
ward in a dead faint just before the
French general reached to pin-the
medal on his breast. He had left a
cot to be present, but overcome by
the strain OF battle, gave way through
excitement and fatigue. he soon re-
covered s--.-
In the line were gaps, showing the
places for the dead and wounded
whose valor was being remembered
Medals for the former are being for
warded to their relatives. While these
for the wounded were DISTRIBUTED in
the hospita1a- .-ss,, I. $3.50
The regluTentai review waS.a strilx-
ing spectacle. inspiring 10 all
THE Germans can never lick 4
gang like that or lower that flag"
said Private ]. H. Gallagher. my
first thought as I stood in line there,
and the French general pinned my
medal on me, was what my mother
would think"
The battle for which the decorations
were awarded was the hrst important
one OF the war for the Americans, and
was followed about a week later by
the battle Of Seicheprey.
Chaplain Desyalles. who Is from
New Bedford. and Chaplain Baker,
from Worcester, a major. several cap
tains and noncoms headed the long
line Of privates in the dramatic cere-
mony. II was a sight destined to live
long in the memory Of those who wit
messed 1t.
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NOW QUESTION
OF.MANPOWER.
AND j. s MUST
SPEED TROOPS

VERY large quotas" OF American
men will be required ain the immedi-
ate future for service overseas to
I'll up the gaps inflicted in the west
front drive, the War Department
weekly summary declared today.
Depends On ManPOwer.
"The outcome OF the present opera
tions in the west depends on man
power" said the statement, adding:
'ours is -imperatiye duty of pro-
viding replacement units for the arm
les in France -We-Fnust-be able to put
fresh n--lgi--the- field thoroughly
and meth6dicanR-traine In addi-
ton to tfIUse aiready called to the
eolors-and- training at our can
tonments or already selected for ser
vice, very large quotas will be re-
Quired in the immediate future to NIL
the gaps"
To Prepare Nation.
This warning apparently was in
tended to prepare the nation for calls
even larger than those listed for the
coming month or two.
Admitting the gravity OF the situa-
ton, the statement declared the crisis
up to the present have resulted Gin
large measure favorably to the en-
Nemy." but pointed out. that with Joint
allied command, the boche-ha failed
In his pUrpose Of wrecking the Brit
Ssh armyg -.
The 'reEiew- follows: - =.
THE outcome Of the present OPP
erations in the west depends on man
power.
THE Germans are relying princi
pally on rifles, machine guns, man
power. and carefully thouEht-out
methods OF transporting and supply
ing munitions to the front Of attack
under all conditions, which means
that they have developed mobility OF
offensive action that can only be met
by counter measures Of equal potency
and fiexibility.
"a battle OF such magnitude as the
one being fought in the west cannot
be decided by any single engagement,
yet there arise a series OF crises on
which the ultimate outcome depends.
These crises save, up to the present, in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29
THREE BELGIAN FLYERS
OUTRIGHT q TEUTONS

Official dispatches to the Belgian
legation here tell how three Belgian
fliers on April % engaged and sue
cessfuIly attacked twenty-one Tcuton
flyers. -Four OF the enemy fiicTs were
brought down after they had been
isolated from tho rest. on the pre-
v!ous day Lieutenant Marcy. ~ the
Belgian army, accompanied by six
men, made raid on the German lines
and after killing two sentineis. cap
tured FIVE OF the outpost garrison and
a machine gun. For his feat Of dar-
ing Lieutenant Maroy has been men
toned in army orders FOR the ninth
time.
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large measure resulted favorably
/ to the enemy.
"The vigorous attacks driven against
the British lines were Intended tc
paralyzs the independent Will power
OF the British command. In this the
enemy has failed. Unity Of command
OF the allies has extended operations
to the broader field OF general en-
Eagements in which all the allied
forces will henceforth be used inter
changeabIy.
This change in the combat situa-
ton has materially altered the mo-
ment Of decision OF the offensive. In
stead CT the enemy being able to
defeat the British army and then
turn it's full energy against the
French, the allies are now able 10
oppose their full united strength to
the hostile attack
It must constantly be borne in
mind thai the enemy is seeking a de-
cision tia: will end the war. This
decision can only be arrived at by
the destruction OF the allied forces
In the field before fresh units con-
tributed, from additional levies in
France and Great Britain as well as
by our own troops can take up their
position IN sufficient numbers to
turn the German successes to defeat.
Must Furnish Men.
Ours Is the imperative duty Of pro-
viding the replacement units for the
armies in France. We must be able
to put fresh men In the field thcr-
ouEhIy and methodically trained. In
addition TO those already called to
the colors and now training a. our
environments or already selected for
service. very large quotas will be re-
Qutred In the immediate future to
Ill the gaps.
Operations Of the week reveal that
the enemy. taking advantage OF the
re-entering Rng''s stretching from
the Avre norJhward and from
Wytschaete to Dranoutre, has re-
sumed operations after a period Of
relative calm.
It IS not difficult TO follow the stra-
tegic conception OF the German higher
command. An enveloping movement
Is outlined which. on the one hand Is
to force the retirement Of the British
from Arras. and II wholly successful.
result in the capture Of both Arras
and Amiens; on the other by the oc-
cupation OF the important heights Of
KENNEL to wipe out the Ypres salient
and throw the British line back Of
Hszebrouck and Poperinghe.
Allies Holding Mt AmIenS-
In the south the thrust toward
Amiens has been well contained. The
British are holding firmly in the face
OF furious assaults.
HanEard has been the scene ~ very
violent engagements. and the enemy
is here pressing the attack with great
vigor. Ailly-suT-Noye and the rur-
rounding area has been subjected to
very intense bombardments. and
Amiens itself IS being consistently
shelled.
Our own forces have taken part in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29
POTATO EATING URGED.

Representatives OF the District Of
Columbia Food Administration have
been called by Federal Food Administra-
tor Clarence r Wilson to meet tomor-
row afternoon to consider plans to
boost potato eating In Washington. A
surplus Of 30.000O00 bushels Of potatoes
that must be eaten within the NEXT two
months or spoil Potatoes are IN excel
lent substitute for wheat. and every
Patriot is urged TO eat more pOtaOes ana
less bread.
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the battle. American units are in ac-
tion in the area east OF Amiens. Dur
ing the various engagements which
have ragged in this area they have Rc-
quilted themselves well.
In Flanders the situation is less'sat-
lisfactory. Last week the Germans
drove a strong thrust against the seq
ment Of the line held by the Belgians.
This was well met and the enemy was
unable TO make any Roadway.
After a delay. during which the
Germans replaced their depleted units
and brought up supplies and muni-
lions. another principal assault was
launched, with Mt. KENNEL as its OBJ
jective.
Enemy Gains.
In the region from the Ypres-Co-
mines canal to Dranoutre, violent
fighting has again developed. as a re-
suit Of which the enemy was able to
capture Dranoutre. gain the summit
OF KENNEL, and reach Locre.
Fighting con4fnbeS- IN his area
with unprecedented stubbornness,
and the advance OF the enemy has not
been definitely checked
The loss OF Mt. KENNEL is a serl-
Gus menace to the British dispose
lions In FLANDERS.
Along other sectors OF the front
there was relatively little activity
Rheims was again subjected TO a very
severe bombardment. and the enemy
launched several unsuccessful thrusts
in this area
L. $. Troops Attacked.
Northwest OF Toul enemy pressure
is Increasing. At dawn on the 2lst.
after a powerful preliminary barrage.
the Germans launched a heavy raid
against the sector held by our men.
On a frontage OF approximately
three kilometerB, in the vicinity Of
Seicheprey. the enemy swept over our
front lines Our men were driven
out OF the village, which the enemy
was able to hold temporarily. Dur
ing the night the Germans evacuated
the positions captured. and We were
able to reoccupy our original front
lines. AloIg the Meuse our troops
beat or another raid.
Allied aircraft was particularly &C
tive and executed a large number Of
raids on depots and other points Of
importance in the Picardy and Fland.
ers salients.
change in the situation took place.
Reports OF the Austrian offensive
which may be undertaken in the near
future are noted. Along tho Piave
and Asiago plateau artillery duels
continued throughout the week and
small local attacks were unsuccess-
fully attempted by the enemy al one
or two points.
An Austrian detachment endeayor-
ing to advance west OF the Brsnta
was dispersed.
In Eastern TheateF.
More important news reaches US
from the eastern theater this week.
British and French troops have land
ed at MurmanBk on the Arctic coast
and are assisting the BolshevIki and
Russian red guards in protecting the
coast and Kola railway from attacks
by the white guards The white
guards, supported by the Germans,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29
GERMAN RULE HASTENS
BREAK WITH UKRAINE

PETROGRAD. April 23--Gormany's
brazen rule in Ukraine is fastening
the break between tho Rada govern
mcnt and Berlin. The most serious
disagreement has broken on, IN tho
Ckro-Gcrman economic commissions Z
Kisf.
Germany demanded that tho land
he taken from the Tkrainiau peasants
and returned TO the landlords. aud
that all stores OF bread be trans
ferTed to Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29
MARINE CORPS REPORTS
RAPID GAIN IN RECRUITS

Another drive for recruits is today
under way for the marine corps. Re
ports that 100 to 200 men are being
added daily come from the headquar-
ters Of Major General Barnett, COM
mandant The total strength Is now
about $4,000. An EFFORT Will be made
10 increase the number to 10000.
We must meet the sacrifice Ht the
front with sacrifice at hOme.-D. G.
Food Administrator.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-29

DbNnhII'C Casino. eth & p Hts.
InANDHLL > TODAY AND ALL
THIS WEEK-ARNOLD DAILY IN MY
OWN UNITED STATES"
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DANOATT'C Apollo. 624 II Et. ne.
OllfllNDhLL y TODAY G L A r A
BIMBALL YOUNG IN THE HOUSE
OF GLASS" TOMORROW-TTHE
CLAYTON IN THE WITCH WOMAN, %
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CRANDALL'S sRE y ga a oa+ In
PIT-ERTRD." TOMORROW - MADGE
KENNEDY An THE DANGER
GAME
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U0MC 1880 c Street Northeast
6UIiETODAT VIOLET MERSER-
Eau IN ''MORGANs RAIDERS" Also
CHRISTIE COMEDY.
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U0WCJC CAROLINA,
0UIlE DIth a Y. Car. Ave- =. r.
TODAY-ALICE BRADY IN THE
KNIFE" Also MUTT AND JEFF and
FORD WEEKLY.
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TDGNnATT,C Tbeater. eth a p sta.
EfAhNDhLL j TODAY PAULINE
FREDERICK IN LA ToSCA." TO
MORROW ENID BENNETT IN
NAUGHTY. NACGFTT."
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HhnnEH TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
tIHhDEN ANTONIO MORENO in
THE NAULASEA.'
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.RANDAII'CAYEz GRAND.
SllhNDhLL y Gas Pa. Ave. q, z.
TODAY-ROBERTS & HUFF IN ''WIIIT
YOUTH TOMORROW-EMNi web
LEN IN THE SHELL GAME"
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cTDAUD TO-DAY AND ALL WEEK
SlhflIND THE KAISER, BEAST
or BERLIN"
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CRAhDALL' Is1S st. Sf e6i. I'd.
TODAY-ALICE BRADY IN AT THE
MERCY OF MEN TOMORROW
HAROLD LOCKWOOD IN THE LAND
Lopez"
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FIN THEATRI
~ ATTRACTI2S

VMDIN OPEN At $3.50 p. VI.
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GPhNlAI'C American Ist Ar. I.
OilfllNDflLL y TODAY DIT X
STOREY IN THE CLAIM" TONOR,
ROW. AIRY GARDEN IN s.s-tE Z
SPLENDID SINNER"
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pT h7h 434 9th st. v. w.
i LFALrl TODAY -- DOUGLAS FAIR
BANKS IN "HEADIN' SOUTH " TO.
MORROW-HESRT r. WAL.THALI, An
''HCAiDRCM BROwS"
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.IEAOEp 5O7 9th st. y. w.
LLhOLn ALL THIS WEEK-'"WO-
MAN AND THE Law" Based on the
ssnsa -ional De SaulIas Domestic Tragedy
All-Star Cast. INCLUDING Marian Cooper
and Peggy Hopkins.
Note-Aliss Hopkins Is a Washington
girl.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
Prohibition in Nebraska.

Lincoln Journal: There would be
no profit in repeating here what OBJ
servers everywhere know and have
said and written concerning the eff
fects Of prohibition in Nebraska.
Bone dry" prohibition went into eff
feet a year ago today. A majority of
about 80, 900 voters favored the meas
ure, but more than that many re-
Trained from voting on the question.
Only about half of the voters. accord
ingly, were positively in favor of pro-
hibition. Now we encounter the as
tonishing fact that after year of the
new policy hardly a voice can be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

type runs true to form; the human becomes a
brute In larger way nation fosters pub
Lefty of the theory of might as the supreme
right. This nation prepares for forty years to
carry into effect it's theory. But the rest OF the
world simply disregards the whole business be-
cause it is abnormal according to its standards.
Then the nation which has turned to abnormal
counses plunges the world into war and there
is the same shock and the same surprise. And
there is the same logic in the events. 1t is very
costly to ignore abnormal manifests. They may
promise benefits; but they may be warnings OF
great evils.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
TODAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE HOST OF THE HUN.

THE HOST or THE HUN.
A million tracks of million
Trained 10 the sway of a martial strain,
Lead from a city whose towers then
Breathed with the lust of greed for gain
''F1ower a Nation" that which trod
good land worship sin.
Their tracks shall vanish by wrath of God
vengeance the proud Berlin
What right has to destroy a race?
~ To throw her soul to the lusts OF He'll?
God made the earth and gave her place,
he alone her doom may spell
Nc goal is reached by Dshonor's path,
But wasted world when the war Is done,
No music but shrieks of the aftermath,
AS the cries drift up hfeless sun
And tie tracks press their stamp is burned
On a soul with the fire OF Hate,
Though the may dim when the world mas learned
Yet thew cannot fade meath crime great
And few prints in the bloody sand
AS they straggle back to punished throne,
And a vulture screams DER the barren land
AS the sunlight bleaches the scattered bones.
So and a world,
AS writhes in the hush of the battles din
But wrecked throne where the viper curled,
And smiled at the tracks from the proud Berlin
Blythe Cleaye, in Pennington NeWs-RePuohcan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
BEWARE THE ABNORMAL,

1t is high time that the normal world began
to take notice of abno1nality and to safeguard
itself against possible depredations by the sort
of individual or body of individuals who show
an aloofness from conduct and practices to
which their fellow men adhere. A man lives in
the conditions BETTING the life of a brute He
is allowed to continue this life unsupported of
potential harm. Then comes a horrible crime
the outbreak of brute instincts, and the com
munity is shocked. 1t is surprised as well, but
this without honest cause. For in reality the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
If you would be well spoken of learn to
speak well of others.-Epictetus.
FIRST CATCH YOUR RABBIT.

Annual reports of the great banks of Ger
many are now being made public. Unlike
similar documents in this country, they deal
with many things besides figures and Stats
tics; and this time most Of them discuss the
economic rehabilitation Of Germany after the
war. To accomplish this they declare that a
huge indemnity will have to be paid by the en-
tente powers. In passing it will be well to say
that before any indemnity is paid it will be
necessary for Germany to defeat the entente.
But, considering the matter from more serious
side, it is interesting to note that year ago
these same banks were declaring for peace
without annexations or indemnities. What has
caused the change of front? Is it that the
hopes from the spring drive, which was immi-
nent when these reports were being made up,
were such as to predicate a victorious peace
Or is it that the financial condition of Germany
is so near to bankruptcy that generous in
demnity is the only means of making sure of
the economic future Of the empire?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
DEATH kNELL OF SLAPSTlCk
HUMOR.

Sidney Drew, in Film Fun: We
can't escape the fact that we're all
human, and it is the humanity of us,
rather than the monkeyshines. that
makes the most lasting appeal. The
best humor, like the best art in all
other formsp gives the keenest pleas
ure. Film hrmor means life in its
quainter aspects translated in terms
on the screen. Humor, we are told,
is distinguished from wit by greater
sympathy. Therefore, we must laugh
together, not at each other, to obtain
the humor that is a balm to the heart
and not hurt.
Not only is film humor more than
making faces; from my point OF view
it does not consist at all in making
faces. Humor, like other forms OF
art, consists in holding the mirror up
to nature, the only difference being
that we do not always allow nature
to dress for dinner; we sometimes
catch her with kimona on and hair in
curl papers, when she expects to see
no one more important than the ice
man. On the other hand, some peo-
pie are Just as funny in evening
clothes as others are before break
fast The principal thing, after all
about film hunlor is to recognize it
when you see it. You must have a
sense of film humor. The producer
must recognize humorous idea in
manuscript or In real life, must know
how to develop it after having seen
it, and must be capable of registering
that humor on the screen. And
sometimes he also needs sense OF
humor when he watches his finished
product on the screen There are
many humorous angles to film humor,
and no one needs sense of humor
to appreciate all these angles more
than a film humorist himself
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
SHIPS FROM SWEDEN.

Following the taking over by the United
States of Dutch ships in American ports comes
announcement that Sweden has released more
than four hundred thousand tons OF shipping to
this country and its allies. The consideration
in this case is assurance of liberal treatment OF
Sweden in the matter of food ratlons, raw'ma-
terial and manufactures. All are needed IN
Sweden now, but the need OF supplies is not
greater than our own need Of shipping to meet
war requirements. While no official statement
has been made of the Dutch tonnage taken over,
a. Rotterdam newspaper publishes tabuatlon,
which it says is complete, giving list OF
eightv-one vessels amounting to little more
than three hundred and eleven thousand tons
gross. This is nearly one hundred thousand be-
low the tonnage released by Sweden. In addl-
ton to these vessels, many more Will come from
Japan as a result of the sensible agreement to
release American steel for use IN japanese ship
building plants, and in the meantime our own
wards are turning out vessels at rapid rate.
The outlook for allied shipping never before so
good as it is today, will improve from month to
month as a result of the work directed by Mr..
Schwab