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Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-18
ATTACK MoNTDIDIER
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 PARIS, April 17.-There were heavy bombardments today north of Mont didier, according to the war office announcement tonight but no infaD- try. action.
 The text of the statement reads.
 Where were no infantry actions during the course of the day. The enemy violently bombarded our first lines and several villages in the re- zion north of Montdidier Our ba.- teries effectively counter shellcf the enemy artillery and carried out c0n- centration of fire on the German po- sitions.
 "On April 15 and 16 four German airplanes were brought down. It is confirmed that tw2 additional eG- emy machines were des.royed April 12."
 Belgian communication This morning the Germans attacked in force our system of davanced posts between Leblankert Pond and the Ypres road and succeeded fin securing a foOthold in a number of our posi- tions, but energetic counter attacks by our troops drove them out. About 600 prisoners remain in our hands"
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SITUATION IS VERY CRITICAL

days dispatches. however. to indicate that a counter blow was coming.
 Situation Serious
 There was little effort to disguise the fact that the Ypres situation is viewed wit happrehension The fact that a readjustment of the British lines to the east was made necessary was regarded as proof that the posi- ton had been shaken under the weight of the German attack. The extreme caution with which the British are now framing official reports trans, mitted for publication also was noted as possibly significant
 None of the statements, allied or German. carry any explanation of the events they report which show the significance attached to them The British fifty army was badly cut uT in the initial German onslaughts, as since disclosed to parliament. al though nothing appeared in the Brit ish statements which indicated what was trsnspiring or the grave danger that threatened them.
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WASHINGTON, April 17-For the moment the German drive at the Brit fsh line has localized on the sector running from Bailleul around 10 tEe eastward of Ypres and military men here are watching with eager interest the British counter attacks on this narrow front, where further enemy successes would mean the evacuation Of a large stretch of territory.
 While the British official statement that lines east of Ypres had been withdrawn and readjusted on a new front did not give the position of the new line. it is known that the general trend Of the British lines on this northern flank of the great battle line now is represented by almost 8 right angle. Troops which faced due east only week ago are now fighting on a front that extends in a general east and west direction and they are facing south From the lines to the east of Ypres the British have been swung back on 12 mile front with the Ypres positions as the hinge Of
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ADMIT REVERSES

LONDON. April 17-After gaining a footing today in the villages of Meteren and Wytschaete, the British were forced to make a second retire ment. according to Field Mershal Haig's report from France tonight.
 French troops, it is added. have re inforced the British lines. The text of the statement reads:
 This morning intense lombard ments were opened by the enemy on practically the whole of the Lys hat tie line, and from the forest of Nieppe to Wytschaete, were followed by in fantry attacks.
 "All these attacks have been re- pulsed and considerable losses in- flicted on the enemy.
 Tn counter attacks reported in the morning communique. our troops sue ceeded in entering the villages of Meteren and Wytschaete. but in the face of continued hostile attacks. were unable 10 maintain their positions there
 French troops are cooperating with the British on this front
 "On the remainder of the British front there is nothing to report"
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Secretary of Treasury Says Not Enough Room in Uni verse for jColors of Hun and This Country
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FL PASO. Tex. April 17.-"There is not enough room in this great world for the German flag and the American flag flying and we are going to make the American flag fly over Berlin be fore we get through" Secretary Me Adoo told the railroad men of Fl PasO and the southwest at a mass meet ing held upon his arrival here late today. This was the first meeting of railroad men he hps addressed since he left Washington on the pres ent tour. Secretary McAdoo spoke 10 the railroad men in a rough board building erected here for a travelling evangelist. It was crowded with men from the shops and yards here, many going directly from work and wearing their overalls and jumpers.
 ''The railroads must function 150 per cent for we are not employees of the railroad companies, but Of Uncle Sam. enlisted in the great legion of liberty" Secretary McAdoo said. He asked them not to become impatient because Of the delay in the fixing 0: the new wage scale, adding that if a raise was granted, railroad men it would be retractive and they would then be able to buy liberty bonds.
 Will Utilize Canals
 You are all my boys and l don't intend to let any one kick you around for l will defend you to the limit when you are right and you won't go wrong I a msure.' he said.
 Secretary McAdoo declined to com ment on the Associated Press repor; from Washington that the wage. com mission had recommended wage in creases. He said the facts were not before him and he did not feel free to discuss this matter or the proposed consolidation of exnress companies.
 Upon his arrival here Secretary N Adoo issued a statement regarding his plan for the construction of a line of barges for the Erie canal. The statement said his decision had fol- lowed the recommendation of the com mittee on inland waterways of the railroad administration and the con struction work would be completed as soon as possible and the line of barges put into operation by the government at the earliest possible moment. These barges will be of the most modern construction. of the most approved type and will be operated in con.
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COnUicts Tar and Feather Major
 Held of Federal Charge Because
 OfRemarks FdUOring tue Kaiser

was being used 10 repair a roof and then covered him with feath- CTS which they had taken rom their pillows and secreted for inc purpose. They then tied a rope around his neck and led him into the jail yard toward the flag, amid cheers. jeers and shouting. which attracted the assistant warden and the guards. His rescue followed.
 Birkner served in the national guard of Nebraska for 2S years. He is said to be of German birth and served as a boy in the Ger man army. In a charge made against him in the federal court he is alleged to have said, among other things, You cant beat the Dutch" and "The Germans can sink transports as fast as they are sent out" He was indicted in the federal court and held in 5000 bail. which he was unable to furn- ish. Kirkner at the time Of the alleged seditious talk. was in the medical corps with Nebraska troops at Camp Cody, N. M.
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BRIITSH FORCES MAKE BRA VE
 STAND AGAINST LARGER HUN ARMIES IN GREAT STRUGGLE
Mine Operators CaN Upon Union
 Men to Help Detect UndesirdbIes
 Deny WObbIies GiUen Employment

ports that I. w. w. were being employed in the mines of che state. Labor leaders responsible for the reports were present. but admitted they had only gossip upon which to base their earlier statements.
 When w. Fl. McClOskey declared that men brought to the Inspira- tiOn Mine at Miami from Colorado were known to be !. W. w. by the employment agent he was met with flat denial from C. E. Mills. who declared that the men were not |. W. w.. but loyal Americans. MoClOskey retraced his statement in the main when proof was de- mGnded
 W. IT. McClOskey is organizer for the Western Federation of miners and C. F. Mills is manager of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper company O. Miami.
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BRITISH ANXIOUS

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 LONDON. April 1.-The past five days have been the most anxious the British people have known since the beginning of the war. The first phase of the German attack was directed against both the British and French fronts and British troops have had to bear the whole force of the second at tack
 There is no lack of confidence that the British soldiers will do anything men can do and there is the greatest pride in their gallantry and their stub- born defense with backs to the wall against great odds. but as the Ger mans have continued day after day nibbling away sectors fthe Flanders front. regaining towns. small and un- important themselves. but historic as scenes of bloody and successful bat ties. the question has forced itself upon the public whether it is fair to expect them to continue fighting in. definitely against such superior mass.
 In the meantime. the newspapers are discussing the situation with the greatest freedom. The war cabinet is being criticised and sharply. by some military experts and editors. Colonel Repington. in the Morning Post. says the British forces are greatly infer for in numbers to the Germans and says this inferiority is due to the re fusel of the war cabinet to act oh the advice of the general staff and the French staff for an increase in man power. given months ago.
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PHOENIX, Ariz.. April IT, Making wholly clear that no I. W. W. can retain employment in the mines, mills or smelters of the state if the operators know fl. calling upon organized labor to help to detect the undesirables, giving assurance that the open shop prevails in the fullest sense and will be continued. and that thet do not believe there is or will be differences between cm- ployer and employe in Arizona during the war. the operators of F big copper producing Organiza- tions in the state today set many rumOrs of pending trouble at rest. The occasion was a conference with the state council of defense. growing out of resolution which had declared the currency of re-
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ENGLISH ARMY BEARING BRUNT .OF BIG BATTLE
General Maurice Says Situa- tion Anxious, But Holds Belief French Assistance Will Turn the Tide
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LONDON, April r. = "I returned last night from France" said General Maurice, director of operations at the British war office, at the outset of his talk with The Associated Press today. 'The situation yesterday was very anxious The Germans had taken Bail leul, Metersen and Wytschaete and had brought four fresh divisions into action against us. If the enemy could have maintained that pressure there looked to be vital danger to the ridge of the heights which include Mount Kimmel and which is the backbone of our defense on the northern portion Of thc battle front
 "But the news last night and today is better" General Maurice then re- feTTed to the successful British coun- ter attack in the neighborhood of Wytschaete and to the British with 6rawal in the Ypres salient and con- tinued:
 What of the whole battle situation Our army has been going through a severe strain. The situation has had it's critical moments and still is decid- edly anxious.
 Is Second Watrloo
 The British army is playing the role which it often has played before. It is fighting a Waterloo while Blue cher is marching to the battle field. Multiply the battle of Watrloo a hun dred fold and the situation at noon in that battle corresponds to the situa- tiOn TOW in the great world battle.
 "The British army is under a terri ble hammering but providing Blue cher is marching to the battle field there is not reason for discourage meBt
 Tt is unpleasant business standing the hammernig. but so long as we can stand it the only question to be asked is:
 What is happening to Bluecher; what has become of the reserves?
 Although the French army is larg- CT than ours we have taken the strain of these battles off them. There is no reason to be in a state of despair if the situation is regarded from a broad point of view and if we regard our great sacrifice rightly as a nee essary part of the great drama"
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 SANTA FEE. N. M.. April IT, Major John NJ. Birkner a federal prisoner here this afternOn was tarred and feathered by the con victs in the state penitentiary and was rescued by the assistant war den and prison guards just as inc cOnvicts were about 10 force him to kiss the American flag and shout ITO hell with the Kaiser"
 The entire episode was carried out so quietly by the prisoners that they had almost completed their purpose when the guards learned of their work Warden Hughes had permitted Birkner 10 go into the prison yard for exer- else. While convicts nearby were loading hay into a stable, one step- ped m to him, tapped him on the shoulder and asked that he step inside the stable. He complied and was stripped of his clothing. The convicts then coated him from head to foot with tar which
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Situation Looks Better as Counter Thrusts in Ger tain Sectors Drive Huns From Captured Terrain
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. April r. CBy the Associ- ated Press )-Things looked distinctly better today from the allied stand point as g result of the British with drawal in the north. which eliminated the great salient that bulged out the Passchendaele ridge system The defending troops this morning were situated snusly in prepared positions along a line running a little east of Ypres after a secret and orderly night retirement with which the enemy in- terfered in no way
 Tn the meantime the British were more than holding their own in the fierce struggle in the Wytschaete- Bailleul sector. where the progress of the German troops had threatened the defenses of the wide flung sail ent to the north. Wytschaete today was reported to be again in British hands. but such was the nature of the struggle here that it would be useless to make a definite claim at this time = ?. mD.
 Fighting oaIlantly
 Tn British official report of later date. announced the loss for the sec ont time to the Germans of Wyts- chaete
 Certainly the men in kahaki were fighting sallantly. and they were siv- ing little ground here. according tO the latest advices from the very front lines.
 West of Bailleul. farther down the line. the enemy was driven today from MeteTen. which has been a hot bed of conflict for several days.
 In all this northern fighting criev- Ous casualties have been inflicted on the Germans.
 Between Merville and Givenchy also there have been heavy engagements.
 In this section the invaders were hurled back. Further British sue cesses are to be recorded for the zone below Arras although this sec since the drive of Hazenbrouck be gan.
 Not oRly have the British stood off numerous Of the enemy's masses at BucquOy. but they have forced the Cermans out of Bnvelles and are TO- established themselves in this place
 All this was most hearteniug. el- though no delusions are held as Co the prospects of further mighty blows by the Prussian machine
 Had any one said mouths ago that there would soon be rejoicing 10 see the British withdraw and abandon the Paschendaele ridge system. which was won with such difficulty last summer. it would have excited derision. Rut the whole British army iS glad at this bold move. lt not only lesseIs the danger from the enemy drive abor, Wytschaete and Baileul. but il greatly shOrtens the defensive line.
 If the Germans anticipated any such move they did not look for 1t at the time 1t happened. They found the for ward positions vacant and advanced in greater numbers Then the British artillery opened at an OppOrtune mo ment and deluged the whole territory with an inferno of fire. which worked havoc among the wandering infantry.
 Must Push Forward
 The Germans must now push Tor ward and once more man the diff cult heights. and they will have to drag their artillery up over bad ground
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SECRETARY PRAISES SAMMIES

turn from Europe when htey met at the cabinet table. He did not attempt to give a full report on what he saw and heard abroad. and much of the time during the meeting listened to discussion of things done in his absence by the heads of other government war agencies.
 Later MT. Baker said that even casual observation made it evil dent that tremendous progress had been made on the war pro grame since he sailed for France.
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LORDS PASS MAN-POWER BILL

LONDON. April 1.-The house of lords today passed the second reading of the governments man
 The Marquis of Lansdowne. dis power bill.
 cussing the bill heartily welcomed the measure.
 Our duty" he said. "'is to help encourage the gallant army to the
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Declares He Has No Faith in Men in Charge of War Pro- gram; Housing of War Workers Delayed
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WASHINGTON, April 17.-I'neX- pected opposition from the republican side prevented passage of the S6O,- OOO.OOO bill for housing war workers in the senate today and determined efforts to amend the measure will bC made tomorrow before the final vote
 Republican Leader Gallinger de- clared provisions of the legislation for communicating of dwellings was a "step toward a species of autocracy," while Senator Fall of New Mexico. republican. said the measure was in response ito the voce of the mas ter"
 Explains Necessity
 Senator Swanson of Virginia. chair man of the public buildings commit tee and other Democrats. defended the legislation as vitally necessary to expediting manufacture of war ma terials.
 Conflict of jurisdiction betwene the shippin gboard and department of labor. which would administer the S6O. 900. .0O0 provided in the pending bill, Senator Harding of Ohio. de clared has delayed the shipping boards housing program under the $50.000.000 it was authorized to spend last March, particularly at Newport News. Va. and SparrOws Point. Md. An amendment by Senator Harding providing that the government should not rent dwellings built for less than six per cent of the invested capital was adopted.
 Suggesting that the president in stead of the department of labor should be given power 10 carry out
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utmost four ability. I feel SO strongly on this point that l am quite ready to throw to the winds many old notions and antagOnisms and I believe this can be done without harm to consistency or the pledges of the government. lt ould be very different under less serious circumstances"
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CLAIM MORE GAINS

BERLIN, April IT, via London.-The Germans have occupied Poelcapelle and Largemarck, to the northeast of Hpres. The announcement is made by general headquarters the evening re- port from which says:
 "on the battle field of last years Flanders battle, Poelcapelle and Lange marck have been taken.
 'On the blood stained battle fiels of last years Flanders battle. General
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LONDON. April 1.-The losses 10 British shipping by mine or submarine in the past week to- tailed 15. according to the admir- alty report tonight Eleven of the merchantmen sunk were 1900 tons or over and four under that tonnage. One fishing vessel also
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 WASHINGTON. April IT, President Wilson and ihss war cabinet heard from Secretary Ba- ker today that the American sol dier has made good in France and that the men of the eVpeditionary forces are well physically and in high spirits.
 Although hp reported his ar rival by telephone last night. the war secretary saw the president for the first time since his re-
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WEEKS SUBMARINE TOLL I6

was sunk.
 Twelve vessels were unsuccess- ly attacked The arrivals mum bered 221l: sailings 2.456.
 In the previous week only six British merchantmen were sunk by mine or submarine. four of them or more than 1900 tons.
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GREAT BATTLE TO DECIDE WAR ALLIES BELIEVE
German Offensive Is Failure to Date as Ohjectives of Drive Have Not Been At tained
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WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 17.-While the cannon continue to roar along the battle line there has for some days been a virtual cessation of infantry combats, especial ly on the French part of the front. Nc one m the allied camp, however, re gardc the German push as being ter minated
 It Is believed that the Hull will prove temporary and despite their terrific losses and the exhaustion of many of their divisions. it is considered proba. ble that the German staff is merely lausinG to gather forces for another effcrr and will try 10 go yet farther in the hope of eventually breaking through.
 Allies Confident
 Any such effort is awaited confident ly by the allies. whose commanders feel certain that it will meet a similar lack of success.
 The correspondent has been able to slean the prevalent views of the allied side as to the situation. Almost with out exception it is thought the present battle will have a decisive influence on the result of the war, but it would be an error to regard it as the last battle. There has been a campaign on the German side to proclaim that this immense effort would result in the al lies demanding peace, but they had not counted on the tenacity of either the allied armies or nations.
 As far as it has gone, the German offensive may be looked on as failure since none of its objectives have been attained and the allied armies are still intact whie thle Germans now. owing tc the diminution of their forces through casualties are in an inferior position to that which they occupied before the battle began The only re- suit they can show is the recapture of a large tract of country they them selves devastated. where they may be compelled to dig themselves in. They are engaged in doing this in some parts O. their new front. but under continual marrying by the allied can non which are most active day and night.
 Awaiting Americans
 The Germans may decide, or be ai- lowed, to remain there until all is in favor Of the allies, who are awaiting constant increase of their strength through the arrival of American con tingents.
 Announcements Of the accelerations of their departure from the other side of the Atlantic are received with en- thlsiasm by all the other allied armies in the field. They may, it is pointed out. be called upon to play an import ant part in the final phases of the struggle and no greater mistake could be made than to allow the belief to spread in America that the battle now in progress is a final one. On the con trary every influential allied authority expresses the opinion that America should not only continue but augment her efforts both from a military and industrial viewpoint. because it is ab- sOlutely essential to face all possible eventualities and meet a further gigan- tic hiow from the enemy who still is strong.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
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