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The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
TWO SUFFER INJURY
WHEN CARS COLLIDE
Emvloyes Land in Hospital Follow
ing Accidental Crash.

Two persons were seriously in
jured last night. when car No. 3d.,
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. crashed into the
rear end of car No. 1,649, while il
was standing at Twelfth and
Quincy streets northwest, last
night.
The injured are Motorman John
r. Weeks, 225 r street northeast,
of Car No. 352. removed to Casualty
Hospital, suffering from several
broken bones in leg. two ribs
broken and several bones broken
in right hand. Conductor Raymond
w. Suttrell, 2S4 R street northeast,
taken to Casualty Hospital. suffer-
ing from severe decorations about
the face and body. Both are ex-
pected to recover.
Car 1852 was standing at Twelfth
and Quincy street northeast. which
is at the bottom of a steep grade,
when the other car crashed into
it. 1t is thought that the brakes
on Car No. 1,649 refused to work
while going down the grade, and
crashed into the car ahead.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Official Reports
From, .WarFronts
BRITISH.

London. April 4-The war Office
tonight issued the following official
report on today's operations on the
west front:
At $50 o'clock this morning. fol-
lowing a violent bomba rdment, an
enemy attack was repulsed on the
whole British front south of the
Somme and by the French on our
right.
Later strong attacks in this sec
tor were repulsed in the north and
south, but the enemy progressed to-
ward llers-Bretenneux Cnine miles
almost due east OF Amiensl, captur-
ing the village.
Other attacks this morning on the
north bank of the Somme and north
Of Albert were repulsed. We took
few prisoners.
Northwest of Festubert Con Flan-
ders front, northwest of La Bassee).
We retook a post lost on April 2,
inficting heavy losses on the garri-
son. A few prisoners were taken
and four machine guns were cap
tured.
"A strong enemy local attack to
the east of Rebecq was unsuccessful
Our line remains intact. We took
eighty-four prisoners.
In minor operations east of the
forest of Nieppe and in the neighbor-
hood of Metern We took a few pris-
oners.
During the night twenty tons of
bombs were thrown on different tar
gets, the places raided including Rou-
lers, MerVille. Armentieres, Ba-
paume. the Chaulnes Railway sta
ton. TOurneul. ToUrnai, Courtrai and
the Zeebrugge docks. Direct hits
were scored, resulting in several
fires
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Remade Hungarian
Cabinet Predicted

Count Czerny has been asked by
the Emperor to form a new Hun
garian cabinet, according to diplo-
nfatic dispatches received here to-
day.
The Hungarian cabinet was upset
by the fall Of Count Czernin as
Hungarian foreign minister
and chancellor, and by the attempt
of the central empires to draw new
boundary lines in the Balkans. Hun
garian territory and Hungarian in
terests are closely involved in the
negotiations with Rumania, Russia,
Bulgaria, the Ukraine and Turkey.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
ITALIAN.

London. April @4-The following Of
fCial statement. issued by the Italian
war office today. was received here to-
night:
On the AsiaEo Plateau the British
attacked enemy forces at Canove.
forcing them to retire. other enemy
groups advancing on Mount kaber-
lala, also south of StoCcaredo, were
attacked and dispersed.
In other sgeCtors there was patrol
activity. We captured some machine
guns and rifles at Alamo.
British aviators shot down two en-
emy airplaneS at Hevoco. and two
others over Montlisser. 4 fifth enemy
machine was brought down by US at
Nidor"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Germans Note Nriictery
Upon Crimean Section

Berlin. via Londoo Avrd
-. - German forc.s ave
reached SimferopoI 30 las
Crimea. a war off, state
ment announces Tic 5-rmzu
army in Finland has Effected
a junction with TIL 7ir-Heh
army north OF Haiti.
The statement follows:
In Finland our troops have
taken the railway junction OF
Hyvinge and the town OF
Rushmaski. Communication
with the Finnish army has
been established north OF
Haiti.
Our troops have reached
Simferopol in the Crimea."
Simferopol is the capital OF
Taurida. in the Crimea. and is
situated near the great estate
of Grand Duke Nicholas NICo-
laiovitch. The German army
which has reached this city
is the one that proceeded to
march eastward after the cap
ture of Odessa. The German
advance is believed TO have
two objects: to force the sur
render OF the Russian Black
Sea fleet. and to occupy the
whole Crimca. That import
ant peninsula is said to have
been promised to the Ukraine.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
BRITISH NAVAL.

London, Apri --f-The adm raIty to-
night issued the following sta ,ment:
Following the naval operations on
the enemy's coast yesterday morning
observation and bomb attacks by air
craft were carried out
Observation was difficult owing TO
the cloudy weather. and the machines
had 10 descend as low as fifty feet.
\ clear break OF twenty yards was
seen in the end of Zeebrugge Mole.
AT Ostend a suEken object was
seen lying between the piers, blocking
a great part Of the fairway. Obiec-
tives on the shore were bombed"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
GERMAN.

Merlin via London), April 24.-The
German war Office issued the follow
ing statement tonight:
Northeast of BailleuI we captured
ClenSelhock Hill. A number Of
French were taken prisoners.
English attacks west of Bailleul
were repulsed.
Enemy advances northwest of
Bethune were stopped at our OUTPOST
line. Miner engagements brought US
prisoners
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
JUMPS FROM TRAIN
EN- ROUTE TO CAMP
Pittsburg Boy Scheduled for Ad-
mission to Meade Killed.

PJerome D. Tiernan. a drafted man
from Pittsburgh en- route to Camp
Meade, jumped from a Pennsylvania
train at Odenton, Nd. yesterday
morning and received injuries from
which he died short time later at
Providence Hospital. Identification
was made through a registration card
in his pocket.
Local police have received conflict
ing reports as to the accident, one
report states that the dead man
jumped from the passenger platform.
Passengers in the car were ques-
toned but said that they did not see
the accident. The body is being held
for the disposition of the War De-
partment.
Up to a late hour last night the
police here had not succeeded in To-
eating the dead mans relatives.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
u STEEL CARGO SHIP
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Four Concerns Get Fleet CORPORA
tion Allotments.

Contracts for twenty-five steel
cargo carriers aggregating 2O4.6OO tons,
four 1Jo-foot sea tugs and three $500
ton wooden ships have been awarded
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
IT was announced yesterday.
TTeive OF the steel ships will be
O. $500 tons each. ten of 9.4OO tons
tch. and they will be built by the
Carolina Shipbuilding Company, of
Wilmington. ". c., and the Union
Construction Company, OF San
Francisco.
Whitney Brothers. of Superior.
Wis. will build the tugs. and the
Wilson Shipbuilding Company, of
Astoria. Ore, have the wooden ship
contracts
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Enemy Talks Of Losses!s

For the first time the Germans
are talking about their losses in
the battles Of Picardy and Flan-
ders. An official tabulation has
been issued by the Wolff Bureau. IL
does not even convince the strongly
pro-German National Zeitung of
Basle. Switzerland. This paper de-
clares the German drives to have
been failures, in view OF the fright
full losses and the scant gains.
Meanwhile allied military experts
here believe the Germans are ap-
preaching the moment when a new
drive will be launched. probably be-
tween Arras and Albert. The Woln
figures as TO casualties and the re-
ports OF the general director OF the
sanitary service are presumably is
sued with this in view.
The figures do not convince the gen
orally friendly National Zcitung. OF
Basle, which writes:
If the Wolff Bure, figures ot
entente losses are CORE why didUt
the Germans their ni""tives? II
Is 3 s--- appear
fr $50 Guns and prisoners captured
or the territory acquired that :he
necessary decision has been forced.
Next month will show whether the
Germans will again be disappointeo-
u u not imposzbls,T
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
WELL SUPPLY VESSELS
Give Us YOUR SOLDIERS" :"
MESSAGE TO SEC. BAKER
Increased Draft
Calls Expected

Record-breaking calls for
draft men during May and
June have been decided up
on, it was learned last
night.
The army General Staff, it
is understood at the War
Department, already has
transmitted to Provost Mar
shal General Crowder an
order to induct into service
next month a number of
men which exceeds by far
any monthly quota previ-
ously called. Other big calls
will follow in rapid order.
Trained troops are being
moved overseas at a sur
prising rate, and new troops
will be sent to camp as fast
as space is provided by with
drawals.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
HUNS AVIATOR STORY
LIE, ADMIRALTY SAYS
Statement About Crossing on Hos,
pital Ships Untrue.

London, April 2L-The admiralty
issued the following statement to-
night:
"A German report to the effect that
papers. found on American syiators
shot down. prove that these aviators
crossed the Atlantic on hospital ships
as members of the American ambu-
lance service. is untrue.
mo British or American hospital
ships ever carried men who were not
invalids, excepting the hospital ship
staffs.
THE American authorities state
that a few of their avistors were IN
the allied ambulance service in France
before America entered the war. but
that these crossed the Atlantic in or
dinary ships"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
BIGGER ARMY
FORECAST BY
BAKERS TALK
War Secretary Tells Sena-
tors He Awaits Report
on Ship Tonnage.
MEMBERS IN ACCORD
Move for Force of 5,000,-
| 600 Men Gains Impetus
in Committee.
In ACCORD

Indications that Secretary Of War
Baker desires as large an army in
Europe as is possible were given to
the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee yesterday. He told the commit
tee that he could not talk about
army expansion and had no sugges-
tions to make until he had studied
figures from ,he Shipping Board.
This was taken to mean that the
Secretary wishes to send abroad as
many men as he can find ships to
transport, and proposes to use the
figures as the baEis for his army cal
culations.
This statement met with express
sions of pleasure from Senators who
advocate a large army. but. at the
same time. are anxious for fear thers
are not enough bottoms to take the
fighting men overseas.
When the Secretary met the Mill
tary Committee yesterday he talked
behind closed doors. He confined
himself. too, to an exposition of the
status quo of the army abroad, de-
scribing the health, morale and To-
cation of the troops.
Il merely described the physical
situation as I saw it," he told news
paper men afterwards. II did not
make any recommendations nor sug-
gestions.
Another Conference Next Week.
The committee expects that Mr.. Ba-
kar will return soon. possibly next
week, and hand in whatever sugges-
tons he has in the way of legislation
So far as supplies are concerned. he
said yesterday the army had every
thing It needed
The senate committee seems greatly
to favor a much larger army.
Il have long been in favor OF
100000 men," said Senator Chamber
lain, the chairman. 81 would like to
know first. however. how We can get
them across the water. We ought to
have a big army here, though. as a
reserve"
Senator McKellar, too. said he
wanted 100000 men trained.
1T will be up to us TO do The job of
beating the Germans, and we've got
to do it," he said.
Others for Big Army.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado. is an
other who wants reserve army. He
said the other day he very much ia
vored beginning training 5000, O,OOO men
at once. Senator Weeks, of Massa-
chusetts, is also for a big army.
1t is known that the seven Republi-
cans upon the committee, Warren,
Weeks. Wadsworth. Sutherland. New.
Frelinghuysen and johnson. of Cali
fornia. are big army men. Cham
berlain. Hitchcock, Thomas. Nickel
lar and probably Reed of the Demo-
Gratis favor a large army. The re-
manning Democrats, Fletcher. Myers,
Sheppard Beckham and Kirby. are
counted on as supporting the admin
istration in its views on the size of
the war force.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Shoe Stamp Fraud Charged.

Boston. Mass, April A,-John Har-
rington, superintendent of a shoe fac
tory at Brockton, was arraigned here
charged with falsely stamping leather
intended for army shoes as approved
by government inspectors.
He pleaded not guilty and furnished
5000 bonds for his hearing next Tues
day.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

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The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
FRENCH.

Paris. April 24.-Night official report:
After heavy attacks the enemy
succeeded in gaining a footing in the
eastern outskirts of Hangard en- San
terre Uen miles southwest of Amiens)
and in the wood to the north. Else
where the enemy was repulsed."
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Walter Guion Takes
His Seat in Senate

Walter Guion. the Senator appointed
from Louisiana to occupy temporarily
the seat of the late Senator Brous-
sard, was sworn in yesterday.
Senator Ransdell escorted his col
league to the Vice Presidents desk
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Mutinous Seamen Arrested.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 24.-Eight
firemen charged with mutiny have
been landed here from Cuban
steamship. Six were sent to the
county prison to await hearing. and
the other two. who had been injured
in fight aboard ship, were taken to
o hospital
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
FIGHT FAR INTO NIGHT.

Germans Claim Hill
simultaneously with his reopening
OF the drive on Amiens, the enemy
launched Powerful local thrusts in
Flanders. All these were repuIsed
according to Field Marshal Haigs
night bulletin. The Berlin war once
claims the capture of a strategicaIly
insignificant hill about four miles
northeast Of BaiIleuL Haig says the
German attacks there were beaten OF
by the French, who hold that sector
now.
In Picardy the penetration Of the
eastern outskirts Of Hangard, and
occupation Of the wood TO the north
ward is admitted by the French night
communique, while Haig comedies the
loss Of Nillers-BretonnCuI.
Five Separate Attacks.
Altogether. the day brought hve sep
aTate attacks by the Germans. some
of them being repeated again and
again after the initial efforts had met
bloody check. They were launched
south OF the Somme. north OF the
SOmme, north OF Albert. east Of Ro-
/ becQ-four miles southwest OF Mer-
ville-and northeast OF Brailleul.
North of the Somme and north OF
Albert, the British line met the en-
eTny's onslauEhts with the same firm
ness that saved the day for Haig's
Picardy forces during the first Offen-
sINe. The British even took prisoners
on this front.
British Take Prisoners.
East OF Robecq. where the Ger
mans tried desperately to break
through in order to gain elbow
room for their drive on three great
| railroads and gates TO the cast
Bethune, Lillers and Hszcbrouck-
they failed completely. Not only
did the British line remain intact.
but eighty-four prisoners were
taken.
The British, on their part. car
ried out a number OF successful To-
cal operations. Northwest OF Festu-
berth the La Bassee sector-they
retoOk a post lost to the Germans
two days ago. inflicting heavy los
ses ont he German garrison. Pris-
oners and machine guns were taken
here.
is TeutOR Planes Downed.
East Of the forest OF Nieppe. the
great natural obstacle in the enemy's
path to the railroads and around Ne
| teren, west Of Bailleul, Haig's troops
took prisoners in consolidating actions.
While the new German drive was
under way powerful British raiding
air squadrons rained twenty tons Of
bombs upon important German COM
munications and military works, as
well as on their chief bases in Bel
! gium and Flanders.
In aerial engagements fifteen Ger
man machines were bagged by the
/ British.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

London, April 2An inferno of German shell fire yesterday
evening definitely broke the weeks u the Pcsdy and
early today Hndenburg Igons suged forward drive
ward the coveted FancoBnish railroad and base-Amiens
Measured by the scale of the preparations and the numbers
poyed the assault failure. The result of
nuOus massed Onsaugh the occupation by the Germans Of
VeBretonneux. mile almost due Of Amiens and the
capture by them of the outskirts of HangardenSan ten
miles southwest Of Amens wood north of the village also
taken by the foe.
FIGHT FAR INTO NIGHT
Fighting OF the continued the night The
drive expected be continued until force spent The
procedure OF a. the
the Aens dsjuncon
French and British armies The chief
thrown against the Fraaco-Bish
The allied line howcv while slightly bent back VIlers-Breton
and Hangard, remains ABSOLUTELY intact
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

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The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

The boy in khaki-"Fm probably
giving my life. What are you Civ
SuEG
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
NASSED ENEMY ATTACKS DRIVEN BACK
INFERNO BEFORE FOE DRIVES:
WILD DASHES, SMALL GAINS;
NAVY BLEW BREACH IN MOLE

Taking by Germans of Hangard and
Villers-Bretonneux, as Net Result
of Terrific Onslaughts Aimed at
Amiens, Considered New Failure.
Anglo-French Junction Maintained.
British Take Prisoners-Germans
Now Talk of Losses.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Our Soldiers n the Trenches SeyForgeyuL 4re ;Ye2

We must do our bit to kindIe and
sustain the enduring flame of heroism
in mems hearts. ."-Coninssby Dawson.
in The Glory of the Trenches"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23
Famous Editors Eninrams.

Sir Herbert Tree had a reputation
In England for making epigrams. One
of his obituary articles quoted several
times that he made when playing in
this country. in America. !" he said,
there are many babies but few chill
dren." .4There is something in the
air In New York." he thought, that
stimulates and solaces activity; one
ought always to be tired, but never
YEARLY" More ambiguous, but without
doubt honestly meant In a compliment
airy sense, was his remark after a
conversation with Cardinal Gibbons ::
"Of great men one sometimes learns
little things" This would have been
better If he had said, .From great
men," ETC., as perhaps he did. In his
own line of theatrical work he said:
IF the commercial managers of Amer
lea had but served Shakespeare as
they have served musical comedy, he
would not have been deserted in his
old age Probably Sir Herbert had
heard of our famous attired business
man." but apparently he forgot him in
this remark about so-called musical
comedy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23
WELL CALLED GREATEST GIFT
Hard 70 Overestimate What the DUAL.
ity of Imagination Has Done
for the World,

A man may be denied health,
wealth, friends, education many of the
other good things of life, but there is
one thing which, If he be so happy as
TO be endowed Herewith, can never
be taken from him no matter what
his condition in life may be-and that
is the quality of imagination This
quality 1t is which inspires all hope
and furnishes the wings for faith,
which peoples the heavens with an
gels and lights up the very shadow of
the tomb. Imagination 1t is that
opens the windows of the soul and
allows man to see back down the
vistas of the past and far along the
lanes of coming time. It is imagina-
ton that brings happiness and con-
tentment into the lives of the sick, the
impoverished and the oppressed. 1t
makes noble men sing in prison vet
haunts with awful dreams the tyrant
on the throne. Without Imagination
there would be no "Pilgrim's Prog
ress." no Paradise Lost" no Mid
summer Nights Dream nor would
there be ever any invention or archi-
lecture or music that is ethe wine of
the soul,'' or sculpture or painting that
reflect In form and color the ideals
In the minds of men. Blessed be
imagination, the greatest gift of SUI
preme wisdom and power to the chill
dren Of earth. Los Angeles Times
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23
FEW GIVE LUCID TESTIMONY
clustered When Talking TO
Lawyer or Detective.

@And after the choking prompted
the lawyer, who represented the
plaintiff In recent trial for assault.
| aOh. there wasn't any choking that
I saw" said the witness.
mo choking? But didn't you tell
the officer that the accused sprang
upon his victim from behind and
seized him by the throat?
yes. sir, surely. But there wasn't
any choking. He just squeezed him
till he couldn't breathe
swell, wasn't that choking. I'd like
TO know"
when body chokes, he coughs till
he spits 1t out" explained the witness,
"but the old man didn't have any
thing In his mouth, and he didn't
cough, so he didn't choke. He was
squeezed till the life was most squoze
out of him. that's ALL
If the court was not enlightened by
such a finely Disseminated point,
neither was the truth beclouded. But
William J. Burns, the famous detec-
tive, declares that it is nearly impos-
sible for the average person to give
simple, lucid information to a lawyer
or detective. He gives as an exam
pie the Office boy who was asked, did
Mr.. Jones or his partner usually reach
the office first?'
well" said the boy eagerly, blush
ing and stammering with excitement
MIR. Jones at first was always last.
but later he began to get earlier, till
at last he was first. although before
he had always been behind. He soon
got later again, although of late he
has been sooner, and at last he got
behind as before. But / guess he'll be
getting earlier sooner or later
Youths Companion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23
WE FELLOWS WHO STAY AT
HOME MUST DO OUR PART

If we do not realize the situation,
it is high time that we were getting
at it.
From the papers you saw that we
are to part with 10000, 900 bushels of
our wheat. The wheat which we had
to spare was gone the middle of last
December.
Now here is where we can do "just
a little Bit of our part. We must eat
corn instead of wheat, and we can do
it; furthermore, we can do without
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SHOWDOWN.
For breakfast, there is nothing to
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for dinner, egg bread (made with
cornmeal) is fit for a king.
Send us your order today for q IL
pound bag of EhazaPs famous Old
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