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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
READY TO BEGIN
LOAN CAMPAIGN
Missoula Committee Aligns
Workers for Liberty
Drive Here.

AS a windup Of the preparations for
the third Liberty loan campaign which
opens in Missoula next Monday morn
ing the central county committee yes
terday visited all the outlying stores
ard the towns of the county and es-
tablished sub -depots and committees
tn assist sending Missoula over the top
ir the sale OF bonds.
Depots for the sale Of the bonds in
the outlying districts We're established
at the following stores: McCue Il
Jones, Ryans, Wright's. Wallace's.
Carter's. Bennets. Jones, Ellsburg's s
and Tefferty's.
Committee for Mill.
The committee consisting OF Quincy
Scott and Frank Cooney appointed "a
working committee at the A. G. NJ.
mill at Bonner yesterday consisting OF
Charles Hart, chairman: A. l.. Lammer
Guy Trennary, A. T. Morby, George
Moen, Thomas Rowan, w. H. Harris
ard X. X. Ross. This committee will
also have charge of the sale Of bonds
a, Nine Mile. Twin Creeks and Stark.
The Great Western Sugar company
committee will be composed of Harry
V. Towner and J. j. MCGEE and the
work at Polley's mill under the com
mtttee made up OF J. r. Lansing and
s. II. Russell
Two committees were named at Lolo
TO handle the sale OF bonds in that
district.
i Big Meeting Sunday.
As an opening gun for the drive fr
Missoula community mass meeting
will be held at the MissouIa theatei
Sunday afternoon at 9 o'clock. Mayor
H., T. Wilkinson will preside at ,hs
meeting and a number OF prominen,
speakers will be present. Judge George
~. Bourquin Of the federal court ma,
be asked to make an address.
The community chorus will be lee
| by Professor DE Loss Smith and medal,
will be awarded to the Boy Scouts VIII.
won honors in the last Liberty LOAF
sale
II. II. Parsons will make the address
which viii start the campaign in tn
city. ...... ........
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STAND AT BAY;
no ENEMY DIVISIONS
FORCE Line TO YIELD
Berlin Claims Advance Down Valley
of Lys; London Admits Slight
Withdrawal Under Hard
Pressure.


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London, April l2--Field Marshal Haigs report from
headquarters in France tonight says:
Strong pressure has been maintained by the enemy all
day south and southwest OF Baeul Constant attacks IN
great force made in this and are continuing
Our troops have been pushed back slowly in continuous
fighting to positions in the neighborhood Of the Baieu
railway where they heavily engaged with the enemy
Sharp fighting occurred also other parts Of the battle
front north of La Bassee canal and the enemy made Slight
progress between the Lave and Clarence rivers
At other points positions have been maintained On
the remainder of the British front the position unchanged
More than no German divisions far have been
gagged since the morning of March Fl and than 40 of
these have been thrown into the battle two three times
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
IRISH CONVENTION
SUBMITS REPORT;
BASIS FOR PEACE
Unable to Agree on System
Of Rule, but Lay Down
Foundation.

London, April l2.---fTeland has taken
convention which met at Dublin for
eight months considering the problems
besetting the island, has submitted to
the British parliament ii plan which,
while not the unanimous decision of
the convention, represents a basis for
agreement on some of the questions
that in the past have prevented all the
parties of Ireland from acting in har-
mony.
The plan calls for an Irish parlia-
ment modelled after that of the EN-
pire, the authority of which would not
he diminished. An executive RESPONSE
internal Legislation, administration and
direct taxation also is provided
To meet with objections from union
lists. IL is agreed that 40 per cent rep
resentation in the proposed parliament
VIII be guaranteed them by the domi-
Ant nationalists. Provision also is
made for extra representation from
Ulster.
Minority reports were submitted by
the Ulster Enionists and the minority
IaCtion OF Ine NatlohoilSts.
Foundation, Says Piunkett.
The Irish convention failed to agree
upon a scheme OF self government for
Ireland, but laid a foundation for an
agreement (which Is unprecedented in
history Sir Horace Piunkett, chair
man Of the convention, says in let
ter to the prime minister. "A larger
measure OF agreement has been reached
upon the principle and details of Irish
self government" he declares, than
has ever yet been attained
The difficulties Of the convention.
says the chairman. may be summed up
in two words. Ulster and customs."--
the latter referring to demand of the
Nationalists for unrestricted fiscal
powers.
II recognize" writes Sir Horace.
that action in parliament on the result
OF our deliberations must largely de-
pend upon public opinion" adding that
the work of an Irish settlement is now
felt to admit Of no further postpone
ment. In the dominions and the
United States as wen as the other al
lied countries the unsettled Irish ques-
ton is a disturbing factor both az re-
CARDS to war effort and peace aims
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BRITISH DESTROY IS hun PLANES
IN AERIAL FIGHTING ALONG FRONT

London.A pril l2.-Thirty- five Ger
man airplanes. 2l of which were de-
stroyed. were brought down by Brit
ish aviators on Thursday The official
statement on aerial activities reports
the dropping of bombs on military
targets behind the battle front and on
a railway station at Metz.
The statement reads:
The mist which prevailed the last
few days continued until late Thurs
day afternoon when there was great
activity IN the air along the whole
front. Twenty-one hostile machines
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we're destroyed and II were driven out
af control. Four of ours are missing.
Two Of our machines reported miss
ing yesterday have since returned.
During the night more than eight
tons OF bombs were dropped on Ba-
paume, On village south of the Somme
and on military detectives at Ostend
and Zeebrugge. One Of our machines
did not return.
Today the Sablons railway station at
Metz was bombed successfully. Twen.
ty-two heavy bombs were dropped, ali
of which burst on the railway and sid
ings. All our machines returned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
AMERICANS and FRENCH REPEL
...'. HEAVY ATTACK ON JOINT LINES

Paris April l2-German forces launched heavy attacks
this morning against the French the HangardE
The fighting continued throughout the day
Several attacks ended failure but finally fresh German
troops penetrated Hangard although the section
Of the village reganed by the French according the
war office announcement tonight
American and French troops, fighting together, repeled
a German attack in the Aprenlont forest
The Americans captured numerous prisoners.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
ALEXANDER
NOT YET DRAFTED

ment tonight from X. d. Bahensky.
clerk of the Howard county eyemp-
ton board, denies the truth of pub
lished reports that Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, star Cub pitcher.
has been notified he must enter
the service of the government for
war under the second draft. 1.-THE
Howard county exemption board
does not itself yet know whether
Alexander will be called, or for
that matter, who will be called"
he said
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
r. F. BrOuSSard
Dies; Senator
for Louisiana

New Iberia, La, April l2,~.Robert +.
Broussard. Jr., United States senator
from Louisiana. died at his home here
tonight. after an illness of several
weeks from IA complication Of diseases.
Robert +. Broussard. Ir.. was born
on Marie Louise plantation, near New
iberia, La August II, 1864. lie waa
educated at Georgetown university
Broussnrd was inspector of customs n,
New Orleans, 1857. In 1889 he be-
came assistant weigher and expert
statistician. In 1889 he received his
LID. degree from Tulane university.
lie was district attorney for the Nine /.
teenth judicial district OF Louisiana for
the years 1899 to 1897. From 1897 to
1915 he wo member OF congress
from the Fifty fifth to the sixty third,
lie WAS elected United States senator
in 1912 for the term Of 1851, Brous-
sard was a Democrat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
SENATE DECLARES
FOR WHEAT BOOST

Washington. April l2.-In the
controversy over increase OF the
government minimum guarantee
price for wheat to $3.50 per bushel.
the senate late today again re-
corded itself in favor of the in
crease. The question now awaits
the vote of the house
Representative Lever of South
Carolina conferred with President
Wilson and said afterward the
amendment would be vigorously
opposed in the house
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
FOCH MAY Be RANGING FORCES
FOR C0UNTER-DRIvE AT ENEMY

Great Britain's armies stand Mt bay
ir France and Flanders. After three
Weeks OF a combat which has eclipsed
anything that has ragged during the
entire four years of warfare, Field
Marshal Haig has issued command TO
his men 10 hold their ground at what
ever cost and fight with the knowledge
that their blows are struck for the
safety of their homes and the freedom
oi mankind
The end of the first phase of this
giant struggle, it IL clear. has passed.
The withdrawal In Picardy was off,
cially reported to have been a part Of
the allied strategy but the period for
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
DECLARES DUTCH
WILL PROFIT BY
VESSEL SEIZURE
Secretary Lansing Replies to
PrOtestatiOns of The
Netherlands.

Washington. April le.-Americas
reply to the recent statement of The
Netherlands government. bitterly PRO-
testing against and denouneing action
of the United States in taking over
Dutch ships in its ports, was made
public tonight in the form of a men,
orandum by Secretary Lansing. a copy
of which has been sent to The Neither
lands legation. Pointing out that The
Netherlands government itself does not
question the legality of the act, Mr.
Lansing devotes himself to a demon
stration that it was an act of neces-
sity resulting from Germany's menac-
ing attitude. which prevented Holland
from fulfilling her engagements and
that instead of an injustice, the step
results in real benefit to the Dutch
ship owners and people
Agreement Falls Down.
Dutch ships. Holland declares, were
held at United States ports by an un-
friendly hand. In answer to this
assertion, America says to have given
them the cargoes they desired would
have played into the hands of the
enemy. AS a result the vessels of
The Netherlands lay in L. S. ports for
many months, until January %, the
time of the signing of the temporary
shipping agreement between the two
countries. But Holland failed to live
up to the understanding. as objections
made by Germany prevented her do
ing so. Every time a Dutch vessel
left an American port with cargo
homeward bound, similarly a ship from
Holland was to sail for the United
States. This. Secretary Lansing de
ciares. The Netherland failed to do.
AS recently as March Il, this year
Continued on Page TENN
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
Great Activity Reported at
Bases; Recall Sailors
From Front.
SEND AMMUNITION
TO HIDDEN FLEET
Indications Point to Great
Raid Against Americans
and British.

Geneva, Switzerland, April l2-Great
activity reisns at German naval bases,
especially at kiel. Coal and ammuni-
tion are being shipped to the fleet in
large quantities, according to informa
tion received here this morning, from
a reliable neutral source.
German naval contingents. with
heavy guns, We're recently recalled from
the western front to join the fleets and
We're replaced by Austrian artillery
manned by land forces.
Indications are that a naval raid of
great magnitude is about to be at
tempted.
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such tactics seemingly has gone into
history.
The order issued by the field marshal
contains another sentence which may
hc pregnant with significance. Tho
French army Is moving rapidly and In
great force to our support" he said.
and this Is the first official intimation
that the allies are ready to strike
back at the German invaders. This
blow may be aimed at some part OF
the line where Generalissimo Foch may
believe he can cut through the Ger-
man front and compel the Teutons "a
relax their pressure against the Britt
ish.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
LOAN SALES REACH
S45O,OOO.OOO MARK

Washington, April 12.-Liberty
loan subscriptions reported to fed
eral reserve banks up to the close
of business last night. representing
results of five days canvassing,
We're sa5l,7i4.00O. or $l75,s25, 900
more than the total reported last
night. This is just about enough
to pay the Unietd States war ex-
penses for two weeks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
HOTELS OF AMERICA
MAY ABOLISH BARS

Chicago, April 12.-Abolition Of
the bars in all hotels in the Unit
States and Canada was forecasted
in an announcement today by the
executive council Of the American
Hotel association.
Declaring that the interests OF
the hotel business are paramount
to those of the saloon. the cnun.
Gil strongly advocated .hat the sale
of liquor be confined to light wines
and beer
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
Maximum -.....71 Minimum 80
At s a. m. ..--,. IS At 6 p. m. So

Abef day workers at the State Uni
versity were given real spring weather
for their annual cleanup. They raked
and hoed and swcpt--and danced--in
sunshine that had almost summer
temper. incidentally, several thausand
other Missoulians found the day quite
worth living
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
Enemy Threatens Important
Railway Centers With
New Attack.
GERMANS HAVE NOT
GAINED DOMINANCE
Country Flat. Says Maurice
in Comment on Desperate
State Of Affairs.

London, April IA definite crisis
has again been reached. Major General
+. u. Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the war office declared
today.
"The situation is undoubtedly un-
pleasant he added. THE enemy is
within short distance of Bailleul,
which Is an important railway center
for feeding our Messines- Wytchaete
front. He is also advancing in the di-
rection Of Hazebrouck. which is a very
important railway center"
General Maurice said that on the
other hand the Germans are advancing
on a very flat and intricate country and
have not yet gained any dominating
position.
Seventeen enemy divisions have been
engaged up to the present and the enc
my has lost very heavily.
Danger Exists in South.
Beginning at the north the enc
my's attacks on the Wytschaete- Mes
sines ridge have not met with very
appreciable success" said General
Maurice. There has been very heavy
fighting there and the enemy has lost
very heavily. He has failed to get on
to the main crest Of the ridge. He has
got into the village of Messines, but
we are holding the exit from it,
south of the main ridge there has
been no material change in the situa-
tion since Wednesday. beyond the evac-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13

With the French Army in France,
Thursday Evening, April l1.-By the
Associated Press.--Two strong enemy
attacks last night and this morning in
the vicinity OF Soyon. which were re-
pulsed easily By the French, give rise
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
HUN AIRSHIPS RAID
PARIS AND LONDON

London. April PA German
aerial raid was made on the east
One Or two of the raiders sue
ceeded in penetrating further In
land. The details are not known.
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Kill II in Paris Raid.

Paris, April l3.--Eleven persons
day nights air raid on Paris, ac-
cording to the latest official in
formation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
LOSSES Of GERMANS WORRYING
LEADERS; NOT WORTH RESULTS

to the question whether the GermanS
are about to make another attack on
their southern flank. It IL quite evt-zi
dent that the German high command
Is beginning to experience soma dis
Continued ON Page Tcn)
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Fight to Death" Haig Tells Men;
Huns Take 20, 900; Two Generals
The Weather

Forecast: Partly cloudy Satur-
day and Sunday; probably showers
west Of the divide; cooler Sunday
and west portion Saturday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
FIVE KILLED IN ACTION
81 CASUALTIES ON LIST
Navy Announces Death Of
Two Men in Service.

Washington, April l2-Today's cas-
ualts list contains 81 names, five Of
them killed in action. three died of
wounds. two died of accident, six died
Of disease, four wounded severely. 2s
wounded slightly and three missing In
action.
The list follows:
Killed IN Action.
Sergeant Liilard T.. Ailor. Corporal
Jesse y. Martin, Privates william &.
King, Charles n. Lobb, Stanley Mauck.
Died Of Wounds. IS
Privates william J. b. Guthrie. Rod
erick ]. Mclean. Warlow wnoroskI.
Died Of Disease.
Privates Harry Davis, perintonitis; !;
Willie Gordon. endocarditis. Anton
krohov. meningitis. Walter X. Lin
stedt. pneumonia. James Longest. per
itonitis; Daniel Monroe, pneumonia
Died Of Accident
Privates Ben =. Gregory. John e.
Sangster.
Wounded Severely.
Sergeant Leo +. AcQuin: Prvatea
Francis \. Murphy, Joseph r. Ryan.
james +. Scott.
Wounded Slightly.
Captains Marvin Cappel, Woodrow
Woodbridge: Lieutenan, william ].
Niche: Sergeants Bannie Benditti, Jo-
seph Gottlieb, Victor Muller. Russell
'Sisemore; Corporal Orin e Chisholm !;
Musician Albert liver Coleman: Pri-
Yates Phillip Beaudreau, Arthur II.
Beck, Frank Black, Grover Carlson,
Frank Cayarra. James +. Gonian, sam
nel culione, Jay A. Decator, Frank
Deyereaux. Edward f, Jarek George
NJ. McGrath. John Milia.
Francis II. Moreau. Norman l.. Pa
den: Charles Pike. Alfred Schneider
Stewart W. Segerstrum, James A. Sol
sten, Herman H. Witte.
r. Missing IN Action.
Licutenants Robert II. Jeffrey, Sam
uel Miller. Abraham Strauss.
Navy Casualties.
Washington. April i2.-Sayy casual
ties were announced today by Seere
Itary Daniels. Seaman John II. Alex
lander, Jr.. of Altoona. Pa, was los,
!oyerboard from submarine patrol No
5l0. April 10. Electrician Howard
/ Bourne Neal, Brooklyn. n. Y, commit
sCOntinued on Page Ten.)
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Danger Exists in South.

tContinued on Page Fiss.)
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Navy Casualties.

CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
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Continued on Page Tena
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Anti-Gas Training Of Americans
Excellent.

A dispatch from the American army
in France states that the Germans
opposed to the Americans early on the
18th made an unsuccessful lombard
ment with gas shells. German air
planes in large numbers also were
driven off by the American machines
and anti-aircraft batteries.
Gas shells fell in considerable num-
Der from the German guns within the
American sector early that morning,
making necessary the wearing of
masks in all parts Of the trenches for
more than three hours. One Ameri-
can was injured by an exploding shell,
but so excellent has been the anti 5
training Of the men, the dispatch
states, that not a single case of gas
poisoning was reported. The dura-
ton of the shelling was two hours, hut
traces of the poisonous fumes remain
ed for another hour after, the bonn,
bardment had ceased.
The American artillery rapidly are
attaining high degree Of efficiency
Friday they continually fired shell:
that exploded so close to the enemy
airplanes that the aviators were com
PEELED to dodge and duck and scurr!
back to a safer area, pursued across
the sky by trail of shrapnel puffs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Practically All Indian Teachers of
County Attended Meeting Here
Saturday-Instructiv Program
Carried Out.

A meeting of the Indian teachers of
the county was held in the court house
here Saturday. Practically all the In
dian teachers were present and most
instructive program was carried out.
The meeting was opened with pray
er offered by Rev. D. F. Lowrey.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent
Of the Lumberton schools, explained
the War Savings and Thrift stamps
in a most pleasing manner.
Mr.. H. e. Stacy, county food admin
istrator, made an address before the
meeting in which he urged the con-
servation of food.
Miss Lulu M. Cassidy, county home
demonstration agent, urged the i'm.
portance Of club work that pig, corr
and poultry clubs be organized by the
Indian teachers.
Supt. J. R. Poole presided at the
meeting and urged the teachers tt
carry out the plans suggested by thu
speakers.
The teachers seemed very much in
trested in what was said and no doub
the results Of the meeting will b.
telling.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
VERNON CASTLE KILLED.
Widely-Known Dancer and Aviator
Percentage of Casualties Among
Young Aviators Low.

In spite of the frequent fatal acci
dents at the aviation training camps
during the latest of which was the
death Of Captain Vernon Castle,
widely known American dancer, at
Ft. Worth Friday, the War Depart
ment considers the percentage small
considering the large number Of stu
dents and the amount of flying they
are doing.
The acting chief signal officer Fri
day night issued this statement:
"Distressing though recent fatali-
ties in the aviation section of the sig
nal corps have been the percentage
Of casualties among our young avia-
tors is very low considering the in
crease in the number of men flying
each day. The aviators at the signal
corps training schools are averaging
about 1,700 hours Of flying per day,
which makes a distance of about 1O2, ;
900 miles flown each day. This is
equal to four trips around the earth
"Considering this amount Of flying
the percentage Of fatal accidents is
remarkably low"
Castle, who learned to fly at the At
! lantic coast aeronautical station
Newport News, enlisted in the British
royal flying corps before America
entered the war. He was the here
of many thrilling experiences in ths
air and was credited with having
brought down two enemy fliers during
the more than $50 trips he made ove7
the German lines. He was wounded
once and while stationed at Ottawa
Canada, as an instructor, he escapet
serious injury when the machine fell
killing a student who was with him
Castles death resulted from a fall o
; only fifty feet when he tried to div
: under another machine to avoid q col
lision. A student passenger sutfere'
only a brackened eye.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
War Savings Campaign in Lunl
berton Graded School.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The fifth grade, Miss Lille Barker,
rerorts total sale of War Savings
stamps W to o'clock Friday, Feb
ruary Is, in the sum Of $727.70. This
puts this grade ahead and shows a
great deal of practical enthusiasm in
the campaign. 1t is desired, and a
request is made, that each grade or
ganize itself and sell these stamps
and report it's total sales every Friday
afternoon as of o'clock. Several OF
the grades are doing fine work, and
the enthusiasm shown by every work
er in these grades is of tn first quail
ity. Let every grade come forth with
work of this character and at no time
will they have any cause to be asham-
ed of the part taken by them in help
ing the Government in this crisis.
l.. R. VARSER, Chairman
w LENNON, Secretary.