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New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
i. S. Submarines Crossed
Atlantic in Winter Gales
Successfully Made Perilous Trip to Join U-Boat
Hunt in European Waters Lost Conveys,
Finished Voyage Under Their Own Power

recalled the first employment Of the
submarines at mannuvres when sea
sickness all but put the fotilla out of
commission.
But there was no faltering. The
boats were going to the front in real
warfare this time. Even when tow
lines parted in some cases, unknown to
the tugs and accompanying craft, the
submarines battled forward alone 4
majority Of them reached their destina
tlon under their own power, ready fer
duty.
Some of the boats were driven far
from their course. They showed up at
different ports. but promptly put to
sea again and reached thei- Citations
One Forced to Return
One boat was the hard-luck vessel
OF the lot. Separated from the flotilla
IN the first storm and its compasses
out of order, it turned homeward, only
to strike two more gales in quick sue
cession. However, it made port sue
cessfully and undamaged.
With new fuel and supplies aboard
and with a man or two worn out by
the long struggle with the ele,. .ents re-
placed. in few days the boat put to
sea again. 1t went through that time
despite fourth gale it encountered.
Little has been said of the work of
the British and French submarines in
the u-boat hunt. They are playing a
definite part. however. and lurking
close to enemy bases. There have been
encounters between submarines which
read like fiction. The service has heen
described as a trying one, for which
men of courage and daring are needed.
1t is in this work presumably that the
American submarines are engaged
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
No Phones Between
Mexico and u 6

Ell PASO, Tex, April s.-Telephone
communication between American and
Mexican border towns is to be sus.
pended for the period of the war il
was announced officially here TO-DAY.
This action is voluntary by the tele-
phone companies, and designed to pre-
vent information regarding military
movements reaching German agents in
Mexico.
Communication has already been
severed between Brownsville and Mata-
moras, between Laredo and Nuevo La
redo and Eagle Pass and Piedras Ne
gras. The same action is to be taken
here and Juarez, and at Douglas, AGO,
Nogales and San Diego. west of here.
An elaborate system of under.
ground" communication between Ger
man agents in America and Mexican
towns opposite here. has been discov-
cred, and the action of the American
telephone companies is expected to
curtail such operations.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10

WASHINGTON. April o-In the face
of bitter winter gales American sub
marines, primarily designed for opera
tions off the home coasts, have crossed
the Atlantic to engage in the common
fight against German Uboats. They
are now aiding Allied naval forces. as
are American destroyers and American
naval airmen, and they have been in
the war zone for some months.
Secretary Daniels revealed the fact
that the submarines had gone cover
there" in his address at Cleveland last
Saturday at a Liberty Loan celebra-
ton, but gave no details. 1t is now
possible, however, to tell for the first
time of the midwinter passage of the
boats across the seas in the face of the
most severe weather known in years.
In the perilous passages the best ira
ditions Of the service have been main
tanned.
Departure Kept Secret
The first submarines TO leave got
under way in early winter. Arrange
ments for the trip were made without
a hint appearing in the papers. and, in
fact, until Secretary Daniels spoke, no
word Of the participation of the under
water boats in the war against Ger
many was published.
The navy had some experience with
long distance work with submarines on
which 20 draw. Boats have been sent
to the Philippines, to Hawaii and to
Panama but always in mild seasons Of
the wear and with plenty of time for
precautionary steps.
Made Trip Safely
This time, however. they were to go
in winter, and terrible winter at that
with the Atlantic in its ugliest mood.
The steps taken to get them across can
not be disclosed, but the fact that the
departm has no disaster to record
is pointed to as proof of their suffi
cheney.
Officers and men of the submarines
faced hard days as they put out.
Cramped in narrow quarters ard with
storms in prospect, they steered to
sea with complete confidence in them
selves and their boats. A laconic re-
port of uneventful voyages bore out
that confidence.
In mid December. others got started
While it was fair on sailing day, ahead
of the submarines 100-milc gale was
brewing. Into it they ploughed, rolling
and tumbling.
Strike Heavy Gale
Details Of the commanders reports
have not been made public, but among
the crews Undoubtedly were men who
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Portuguese Sector
Bears the Brurf of
Ne.v Enemy Attack
IBy The Assosia,ei p-es,l

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 9.-Another sector Of
the British theatre suddenly developed
intense fighting to-day, when the Ger
mans delivered heavy attack over an
proXimately an eleven-nile front from
the vicinity of Givenchy and La Basse
to point east of Fleubaux. Just below
Armentieres. A Portuguese sector is
included in the line involved.
East Of lie Plantin and East of Petil
ion. the enemy appeared to have gained
footing in advanced defences, accord
ing TO the latest reports. and a fierca
battle was raging all along the sector.
lie Plantin is northwest of Givenchv
and Petition lies 20 the cas-. Of La
ventie
At Givenchy and on the left of the
front attacked the Allies apparently are
holding their ground in the very heavy
fighting, which was reported to be cs
pecially bitter east of Festubert. The
Portuguese were heing supported by
British troops
Towns Heavily Shelled
The attack was preceded by violent
bombardment. which beoan in the early
morning and extended all along the
front affected. Bethune, Estairs and
other towns behind the British lines
have been heavily shelled.
1t is too early to say what relation
this new move has with the main Ger
man offensive further south Only time
J,,.
as q diversion, CIR whether the enemy
has serious idea Of pushing forward
here.
Rain Continues
The sky was heavily overcast this
morning with low hanging clouds and
the earth blanketed with ground mists.
Rain fell occasionally. as it did yester-
day and during last night making the
battle-ground undesirable terrain for
operations.
The enemy artillery fire south Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Terrific Bombardment
Precedes New Blow
Between Givenchy
and Fleurbaix
Allies Holding
Firm on Flanks
Haig Admits Loss of
Two Towns; French
Again Give Way
on Disc

The Germans shifted their attack
yesterday to a sector thirteen
miles north of the battlefield of
the last three weeks
They assaulted an eleven-mile front
between Givenchy and Fleurbaix,
near Armentieres, and drove the
British and Portuguese in the
centre back a distance of about
four miles to the line of the River
Lys, between Estaires and Bac ST.
Maur.
On the f1anks the Allies held their
ground, thus creating a sharp
salient. Very severe fighting was
continuing late last night.
Marshal Haig announced that the
towns of Richebourg-St. Waist
and Laventie had been lost.
The section selected for attack is
open and fairly level, with few
obstacles to an advance. The
enemy advanced in fog after a
short, intense bombardment, Just
as he did on March 81. 4lis object
undoubtedly is to turn either
Messines Ridge, to the north, or
Vimy Ridge, to the south.
The French continued their retire
ment south of the Disc, taking up
position behind the Disc -Aisne
Canal, paralleling the Aillette
River.
On the rest of the front the fighting
yesterday was confined to violent
artillery duels and few sharp
local actions.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
AT Names on Six
u. S. Casualty Lists

WASHINGTON, April 9.--Pub-
lication of the casualty lists of
the American expeditionary forces
was resumed to-day, as the result
of instructions from Secretary
Baker to the War Department re-
ceived by cable from France.
The last list made public was
on April 2. From April 3 to April
8, inclusive, the lists contain 447
names. OF these eighteen were
killed in action and eleven died
Of wounds.
The list appears on page 3.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Lloyd George Declares
Critical Situation De-
mands Man Power
increase
Will Grant Some
Sort of Home Rule
U. S. May Be Decisive
Factor in Fighting
Likely to Last
Six Months

LONDON, April 9.-David Llovd
George, the British Primo Minister,
today made the boldest stroke of his
career by coupling Home Rule for
Ireland with the conscription OF
lrishmen.
This unexpected disclosure in an
address by the Premier in the House
Of Commons in presenting the new
couscription bill to Parliament swept
aside all interest in the details of
the conscription scheme, which al
ready had been forecast by the news
papers.
Ireland is the only subject talked
Of tonight. The only question asked
is how will the Irish parties and their
British sympathizers take to the new
policy
There was test of strength in
the House of Commons when Joseph
Devlin, Nationalist, made a motion
to adjourn. The government then
moved and carried closure on his
motion after a brief debate by
vote of 80 to 80, and Mr.. Devlin's
motion was defeated by a vote of
523 to 80. A few pacifists voted
with the Nationalists.
Issue Depends on Home Rule
ms preliminary vote means
hssle. Everything depends on the
nature of the proposals for self-gov-
eminent for Ireland to be adopted,
as the Premier said, without vio-
tent controversy"
The first impression was skepti.
clsm as to whether the War Cabinet
souid frame q measure which would
stand that test, and the fear that the
country might be plunged again int
me Old fury Of the Irish quarrel
while flghtlng for it's life against
enemies outside it's walls. 1t wa.
because OF this fear that the Asquith
government shelved the old Home
au'e act, and the Nationalists have
plamed that shelving for the failure
" more lrishmen to enlist.
Lloyd George, however, is daring
.'ougn to attempt to balance both
seots by granting Home Rule and
Enforcing conscription.
Irish Denouncc Draft
~ Inc atmosphere in the House of
so'hnons did not foreshadow sue
cess From his first sentence on
ns,and n;:s the Premier was assailed
s.s M.a what Reuters correspondent
yIices az running hostile COM
Ell ~, from the Irish benches"
NJ me new Nationalist leader, John
'"0h, who IS more typical of TIE
sfy oid-tire Irish rcsistcrs than his
,a1uy predecessor, the late John
~. ,.,mond, denounced congcription for
Ireland heartily. Nor were there any
sns OF Cancellation from the Ulster
s''h. Inc Irish Unionists mct
s"aer the Craftsmanship of Sir Ed
's.o carson and resolved TO SUP
~ CONSUMPTION, but they wcrc
s's'y inoorsing what has been one
VI" piankg in their platform.
f'ch Director of Strategy
" ~ felt generally that there is a
ssss'er and stronger~force in the
ua"sfy than Hay~6peratinp in the
.yo~ ,,' or Commons. That is public
,s ,sphion, which apparently demands
10y rish questions shaIl not xtand
me way of winning the war.
ar Lloyd Georges speech re.
s@'sa that the Irizh convention hat
!. ~ reached any agreement and tha,
ss sof'strnctivc work must bc don.
1tntTnUE1 IN Dufjn r InJ,>A
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Turks Report Capture of Van

CONSTANTINOPLE, April s.-Aftcr
violent fighting, says an official state
ment issued to-day by the Turkish War
Office, Turkish troops have occupied
the town of Van. on the east bank
of Lake Van. in Turkish Armenia.
BUY THIRD LIBERTY loan BONDS.
Hartshorus G Piraha- Wall St-Advt
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10

Continued on Page 6, Cot. 9
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
ending money to the the
w E AT H E R

Snow or rain and colder to-day. To-
morrow unsettled, probably rain;
fresh northeast gales.
Full Report on Page
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
CHAPTER XXI.

PLnishments and Machine-Gun Stunts.
Soon after my arrival in France; In
fact from my enlistment, had found
that in the British army discipline is
very strict. One has TO be very care
full in order to stay on the narrow path
of government virtue.
There are about seven million ways
of breaking the kings regulations: to.
keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment is death by al
firing squad, or up against the wall. !"
as Tommy calls it.
This is for desertion, cowardice. nu-i
tiny, giving information to the enemy.
looting, rape, robbing the dead, forcing
safeguard, striking superior, etc.
Then comes the punishment Of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this time you have
to engage in all raids, working parties
In No Mans Land. and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along. If you
live through the sixty-four days you
are indeed lucky.
This punishment is awarded where
there is doubt as to the willful guilt
of man who has committed an Of
fence punishable by death.
Then comes the famous field pun
ishment No. /. Tommy has nicknamed
it "crucifixion." 1t means that man
is spread-eagled on timber wheei,I
two hours day for twenty-one days.
During this time he only gets WATER
bully beef and biscuits for his chQwS
You get "crucified" for repeated minor
oflenses.
Next in order is field punishment
No. 2.
This is confinement In the "clinks
without blankets, getting water, bully
beef and biscuits for rations and doing
all the dirty work that can be found
This may be for twenty-four hours or
twenty days, according to the gravity,
| of the offense.
Then comes pack drill'9r default
ers' parade. This consists of drilling
mostly at the double. for two hours
with full equipment. Tommy hates
this, because 1t is hard work. Some-
times he fills his pack with straw to-
tighten it, and sometimes he gets
caught. II he gets caught, he grouses
at everything In general for twenty1
one days. from the vantage point of n
! timber wheel.
Next comes &c. BY meaning Com
fined to barracks This consists of
staying in billets or barracks for twen-
ty-four hours to seven days. You also
get an occasional defaulters' parade
and dirty Jobs around the quarters.
ITO be continued Monday
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
central church Of christ.

Bible School $50 a. m. Commun
ion and Church service II a. m. Jun
ior Endeayor p. M. Senior En-
deayor $50 p. m. Cottage prayer
meetings all next week, each night
Get ready for our evangelistic meet
ing which starts Easter Sunday when
we start of with 200 in Bible school
Rally day Easter. G. Edwin Osborn
pastor, 2o5 S. Tenn. Ave.
Christ Reformed Church.
Rev. A. NJ. Gluck pastor. Palm
Sunday services. Sunday School
$50 a. N Worship II a, m. Junior
Endeavor 2 p. m. Catechise 8 p. m
Senior Christian Endeavor $50 p m
Lenton Mission service $50 p. m
Service each evening during Holy
Week at 7.45. A cordial welcome to
all The church services will be held
IN the church building tomorrow.
First Baptist.
sTomurroE.. at IL a. IN. DR.. Taylor
viii preach on rrhe Grace of Civ
ing. Z And at 7so p m. on TOO Busy
to. Be Christian
First U. 3. Church
Rev. VI F, Gruver, D. D., pastor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
MR.. KEELING LEAVES
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY

Mr y. Rogers Keeling, for NUM-
Der OF years connected with the trail
fc department of the Southern Rail
way. and well known in Martinsburg,
has severed his connection with that
railroad and is now connected with
the American Can Company, with
head9 ',aTtera in the Maryland Trust
company building, in Baltimore Mr..
Keeling was a frequent visitor to this
city while connected with the South
ern Railway, and devoted especial
efforts to the handling of fruit ship
menta from this section. When the
gTrarnluent took over the railroads
no was offered position in the tick.
OF department, but declined this
place on account of the confinement.
Being a man of business ability and
agreeable personality, Mr. Keeling
will undoubtedly make good in his
new field of endeavor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
TERRIBLE SORES

No Matter How Chronic, Leap-Worth
ing, It'd, Guarantees San curs
Ointment to Give Relief and Otter
Permanent Cure.
MY daughter was troubled for over
a year with fever sore on her leg
and was helpless in bed for three
months. To the great surprise of all
including the fs-r doctors who had
attended her, san Cura Ointment
healed the great sore in less thar
elk weeks. d. Hood, Townyille
Pa.
Karl G. Banks, of the Atlantic Re
fning Co., of Pittsburgh, had a sore
on his ankle for year. He doctored
and tried various remedies without
relief. He says: 'San Cura Oint
ment worked like charm; reduced
The swelling and healed the sore in
two weeks"
Bear in mind, that besides sores
San Cura Ointment is used with great
success In eczema, boils, carbdJ lies
salt rheum, letter, also itching, bleed
ing and protruding piles. In cases oil
burns, scalds, cuts and bruises, San
Cura is most valuable. The price is
only 30c, Soc ; S1.20 a jar, and
Leap4Wforti = "a, guarantee it.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
MRS. REEFS SCARES
BURGLAR FROM HOME

A burglar attempted one night re-
Gently TO rob the home of Mr.. Frank
Rees on East Washington street,
Charles Town, says the Farmers Ad-
vocate. Mrs. Rces, who was at home
at the time, heard strange noise,
and on coming down stains to find
out what it was, frightened the burg
lar away. He had, however, piled up
all the silver together and would
have made way With it had he not
been interrupted No trace so far
has been found as to his identity.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
NO J0LLlFlCATION
DECLARE FlREMEN

If the iollification and fol-de-rol
features of the Maryland State Fire
mems Convention are indispensable
then Frederick city firemen prefer
that the annual convention be held
in some city other than Frederick in
June, says the Hagerstown Mail. The
convention committee of the Freder.
ick firemen is welded to Spartan sim
plioity. Deliberations must be held
without the accompaniment of the
carnival hawkers, the starters revolt
YER bark, and the lavish spending of
money
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23
[ GI9f7 eY
{AFThnS an EnpfYl

that Train, as 1t is going back. Rations
wilN be issued to you for your return
journey to your respective stations.
Beastly rotten, | know" Then he left.
A dead silence resulted. Then men
started to curse, threw their rifles on
the floor of the car; others said moth
ing, seemed to be stupefied, while some
had the tears running down their
cheeks. 1t was bitter disappointment
to all.
How we blinded at the engineer of
that train; it was all his fault ESQ we
reasonedD why hadn't he speeded UP a
little or been on time, then we would
have gotten off before the order ar
rived? Now it was no Blighty for US.
That return journey was misery to
us; just can't describe it.
When we got back to rest billets, we
found that our brigade was in the
trenches (another agreeable surprise)
and that an attack was contemplated.
Seventeen of the fortyone will never
get another chance to go on leaye ;
they We're killed in the attack. just
think il that train had been on tfrse,
those seventeen would still be alive.
! hate to tell you how / was kidded
by the boys when got back, but it was
good and plenty.
Our machine gun company took over
their part Of the line at seven O'Clock,
the night after / returned from my
near leave.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-23

At $50 the following morning three
waves went over and captured the first
and second German trenches. The
machine gunners went over with the
fourth wave to consolidate the cap
tured line or "dig in" as Tommy calls
1t.
Crossing No Mans Land without
clicking any casualties, we came to
the German trench and mounted our
guns on the parados of same.
/ never saw such a mess In my life
punches of twisted barbed wire lying
about, shell holes everywhere, trench
all Dashed in, parapets gone, and dead
bodies, why, that ditch was full of
them, theirs and ours. 1t was a regu-
lar morgue. Some were mangled hor-
ribly from our shell fire, While others
were wholly or partly buried in the
mud, the result of shell explosions cav
ing in the walls of the trench. One
dead German was lying on his back,
with rifle sticking straight up in the
air, the bayonet of which was buried
to the hilt in his chest. Across his feet
lay dead English soldier with bul-
let hole in his forehead. This Tommy
must have been killed just as he ran
his bayonet through the German.
Rifles and equipment were scattered
about, and occasionally steel helmet
could be seen sticking out of the mud.
Z AT one point, just in the entrance to
communication trench, was stretch
er. On this stretcher a German was
lying with white bandage around his
knee, near to him lay one of the
stretcher-bearers, the red cross on his
arm covered with mud and his helmet
filed with blood and brains. Close by,
sitting up against the wall of the
trench, with head resting on his chest,
was the other stretcher-bearer. He
seemed to be alive, the posture was so
natural and easy bnt when | got
closer could SEGA large, Jagged hole
In his temple. The three must have
been killed by the same shell-burst.
The dugouts were all smashed in and
knocked about, big square-cut timbers
splintered into bits, walls caved in and
entrances choked.
Tommy, after taking trench, learns
to his sorrow that the hardest part OF
the work is to hold 1t.
Incur case this proved to be so.
The German artillery and machine
guns had us tapped (ranged) for fair
it was worth your life to expose your.
self an instant.
Don't think for minute that the
Germans were the only sufferers; we
were clicking casualties so fast that
you needed an adding machine TO Eeep
track of them.
Did you ever see one of the steam
shovels at work on the Panama canali
Wen, 1t would look like hen scratch
ing alongside of Tommy digging in
while under fire. You couldn't see day.
light through the clouds of dirt from
his shovel.
After losing three out Of six men OF
our crew We managed g set up on