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New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Cabinet Crisis Over,
London Press Agrees
Lloyd Georges Statement Ac-
cepted, as Satisfactory by
Most PAPERS

LONDON. Feb. 2o.A majority Of
the morning papers accept the state
mcnt made in tho House of Commons
yesterday by Premier lloyd George as
a satisfactory explanation. and entire
ly approve. of the Versailles agrcccut
and consider the whole incident
Strengthened out
Hostile newspapers continue to be
unoonvinced and rcitcratc their sharp
crlt'c'sWs. but seem resolved to nc
ccpt the situation. They express the
opinion that no government crisis is
likely. to arise at present. although
they believe the government has been
weakened by recent events
Some Of the papers which accept
readily enough the Prcmier's state
mcnt and commend it nevertheless i'm
dorsc the regret expressed by former
Premier Asquith that the Premier mad
not spoken with equal cloarnsss "A
week ago. Several support the appeal
of Austen Chamberlain that the gov
crnmcnt sever its connection with the
press.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Sharp Praises American Youths
Learning to Fly at Camp in France
Envoy Visits Our Largest Aviation Base Abroad Where
Hundreds Are Training To Be "Aces'-Most Of
Them Are College Men-Many Are Athletes

and amusement places. and the camp
gives one the impression that it is
the campus Of large American uni
versity. A large percentage of the
men arc university ergraduatcs
The French officer of instruction
told the ambassador the American
youths arc marvellous hicrs. quick to
learn. courageous and energetic, and
VIII develop rapidly into faces" COM
parable to the renowned men in other
armles. tn" men arc given thorough
preparation in this camp, but have to
take a postgraduate course at an
ether aviation camp near the front for
few weeks before going over the
lines to face the Germans. The full
hedgcd avators turned out daily at
TINS camp are Immediately replaced by
other novices.
"lt was a most inspiring sight" Mr..
Sharp said. 'The men radiatc with
strength, physical and mental. They
have great spirit and confidence and
are eager TO do their Bit"
Nearly all the men in the nving
force are trained athletes. Another
hundred men arc attending French
camp nearby.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Petaih1 Breaks
Line at Nancy;
Captures 400
French Shock Troops Garry
Out Brilliant Operation
Near the Border
Hindenburg Plan
May Be Weakened
German Attack on the Ar
gonne Repulsed; Foe
Loses Heavily

LONDON. Feb. 90 General Pctain's
shock troops carried out brilliant
operation to-day on the front north
east of Nancy. where the trenches lie
almost against the German border.
The official statement from Paris de-
clarcs that the cnemy's lines were
penetrated deeply on Il wide front and
that the attacking dctachmcnts brought
back over 400 prisoners.
The thrust was north of Bumcs and
cast Of Monccl, small towns in French
Lorraine, just west Of the German
frontier. The line in this region CON
stitutcs part Of the outlying defcnccs
Of the great French fortress Of Nancy,
where some observers have expected
German drive. If this is part of
lIindcnburg's plan. the French arc now
better Informed of his strength in this
region
French troops also repulscd an at
tempted German raid in the Argonne
and inflicted heavy losses on their as
sailants. Paris reports heavy artillery
fighting in the Nosges. and, in fact,
the whole Eastern portion Of the
French line, which includes the various
sectors occupied by the Americans,
seems to have become more active.
French avators brought down five
German planes yesterday. The Portu-
gucsc. who are now issuing com
munique. state that they captured a
Goth& aeroplanc which fell within their
lines. together With it's crew OF four.
Berlin declares that the French un-
dertook strong reconnoissanccs north
G. Rheims (Wcst of the sector occUpic {!
BY the American artillery and at
,'uvincourt. British scouting parties
operating in strong force west Of
louthem are said to have been re
pulsed
General lIaig reports that last night
4 powerful German raid near ArleuX-
en- Gohelle. cast of Arras, was thrown
lack, the Germans losing both killed
and prisoners On the other hand. the
british took prisoners in raid near
" ytschaete in Flanders. Some activity
is chronicled or the battlefield where
General Byng made his famous tank
drive, the enemy artillery being kept
exceedingly busy and some prisoners
changing hands
The Allied hicrs are out in swarms
and British naval pilots last night car
1icd out extensive bombing raids on
many military objcctivcs behind the
German lines in Belgium, including the
dock KS at Bruges. One enemy seapanc
was sent into TIE Channel. another was
brought down in the British. lines and
third hurled down out Of control.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
By THO Associated Press

PARIS, FEB. 20.-A city of d,50O in
habitants where. six months ago, there
was q vacant field: many of the finest
physical and intellectual specimens Of
Americas young manhood wing with
one another in mastering the art of
flying, and hundreds of airplanc~ con-
tlnually lowering or spiraling over
head. arc facts which caused William
q. Sharp, the American Ambassador
here. enthusiasm and delight at the
achievements of the aviation depart
mcnt of the American army when
visiting the largest American aviation
camp in France a few days ago.
The ambassador said he was great
ly impressed by the work accomplished
in the short space of time, as ground
at the aviation camp was only broken
last August.
The boys arc working under ideal
conditions. Modern sanitary methods
have been adopted and baths and swim
ming pools installed. The Rcd Cross
and the Young Mems Christian As
sociation have organized recreation
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
GERM AN
GERMAN

BERLIN. Feb. 20 CDAYp.-On both sides
of the Riga-Petrograd railway the Russian
positions crossed and We advanced
twenty kilometres beyond the line which had
been our front Feeble resistance on the
part of the enemy near Inzeem north of the
railway. soon was broken.
Our divisions pushed on from Dvinsll TO
the northeast and to the east
Between Dvinsk and Lutsl1 they advanced
on wide sectors. Divisions which pressed for
ward beyond Luts.s are marching on Rovno
Prisoners to the number of 100 several
hundred guns and great amount of rolling
stock fell into our hands.
(NlGHTl The forward movement con-
tnues in the east. German troops have en-
tered Esthona Werfer has been passed
through in an eastery direction.
AUSTRIAN
VIENNA. Feb. 20.-In conformity with
the peace treaty with Ukraine, the provision
regarding restoration of the frontiers as
they existed before the outbreak of the wa
between Austria Hungary and the Russian
Empire have been fully carried out Our
troops have occupied without incident the
region extending TO the original Austro-
hungarian frontier.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
General Staff to
Distribute Reserves

And general staff disposes OF re-
serves, as Lord CurZon suggested. 1t
iorms the plan Of campaign. and part
Of the plan of campaign is the disposl-
ton Of reserves. The General Staff has
a staff man at A. at B. at and so on.
ii an action takes place at A its statt
representative keeps it Informed, and
ii reinforcements are needed the Cen
eral Staff. acting on his information.
sends them from B or c or D. or
wherever, according to the plan, they
are held in reserve.
:" Naturally, this gives greater mobil-
ity to the forces Of the Allies than the
control of reserves by the several ma
tionai stats.
In army circles there is belief that
The formation of what amounts to an
Allied general staff means that the
French arc virtually in control of the
Allies strategy and military policy,
under, of course, the political section
of the allied organization. If there is
an allied general staff there is prob
ably in effect, If not in name, q chief
of that staff. Plainly, the dominating
son had chance to be the British
member of the Versailles Council and
declined, If he had had the opportunity to
be head of it he probably would not
have declined. Moreover, if Briton
We're TO be head of the organization,
Lloyd George and his associates would
presumably have been particular what
Briton il was
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Trial of Caillaux
Pressed by Court

PARIS. Feb. 2O.-Thc investigation
in the case Of former Premier Gail
lauN, who is charged with treason, was
continued to-day with the examination
OF several witnesses by Captain Bou-
chardon, Of the Paris Military Court
Among the witnesses was Charles Bcr-
tell, newspaper correspondent.
The Investigation into the cnse
against Senator Charles Humbert, who
likewise is accused of treason, also was
continued.
Lieutenant BondouX. one of Captain
Bouchardon's assistants, heard two wit
nesses, who had volunteered to give
testimony concerning the "aifaires" in
Volving Paul Comfy. a lawyer. VINO
is under arrest charged with CON
plicity in the Callaux and Bolo Pacha
cases, and Louis Loustalot, Deputy Ior
Landcs, who was arrested in January
after his parliamentary immunity had
been suspended.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
3 Missing Americans
Prisoners in Germany
Jersey City Man Captured;
6 Wounded on New Cas-
ualty List

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 Three Amer
lean soldiers missing after an action on
February 9 were reported day To-
Gated in German prison camp.
They arc Corporal Nicholas Mulhall,
infantry. 1S9 Ninth Street, Jersey City;
Private Edwin b. Uaincs, infantry, R.
+. D. 4, Woodward. Okla. and Private
Frank f. McDougal. infantry. Mary
Vile, Mo.
Second Lieutenant John J. McNeely.
Washington, d. c.. and Private Irwin
&. Sutton, Lansing. Mich, We're report
ed to-day slightly wounded in action in
France on February II.
Corporal Ellie L. Capley. Adria, Ga,
and Privates Charles ". Durant, Sher-
idan. Wyo.: Frank Wolfe. Ashland,
Wis. and Elmer Wise Fairvicw, Wyo..
were slightly wounded in action on Feb
ruary H.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
More New Workers
Get Commissions
War Department Announces
Names Of Men Added to
Reserves
Staff Correspondcncc

WASHINGTON. Feb. Reserve
officers commissioned from New York
City to-day by the War Department
included the following:
Quartermaster Corps. National Army
f. a. simmons. 2$5 Broadway, major Ma
thanio' Dain 40 Clarcmont Avenue. captain
James b. O''Toolc, 80 West llty-second
Street. first lieutenant.
Sanitary Corps. National Army-Icwis r.
Codding, Sixty-tirst Street and Columbus
Avenue. first lieutenant.
Ordnance Reserve Corps 'rhonias r.
Brown. jr.. Is East l'orty-first Street james
/. Hunt. 6:' West Ninety third Street and
William T. Jordan. jr... :23 Riverside Drive,
first licutenants; Louis A. NJ. Bushnell, 2@7
l.oring Place. and Donaldson Clark. i3 Eaa
change Place, second )icutenants.
Medical Reserve Corps-Ray IT, Bcchtoll.
Blackwell's Island; Milton A. Miller, Lincoln
Hospital. and Murray l.. Brandt. 939 Long
wood Avenue. Bronx. first leutenants
The War Department to-day an
nouneed promotions of the following
New York National Guardsmen at Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c.:
Captain William t. Lane, jr., of
Peekskill, to be major.
First Lieutenant George H. Storm,
800 Park Avenue, New York City. to be
captain.
Second Lieutenants Jacob W. vort.
OF Niagara Falls. and Edwin NJ. Rob
Dr. Charles W. L. Bouchct, of Phila-
delphia, ono of the founders of the
Ambulance and surgeon in chief from
ITS inauguration until the taking over
OF the institution by the army, has
been created a Chcvaicr of the Legion.
These decorations are regarded not
altogether as a recognition Of the per
sonal service of these men. but as a
testimonial to the value of the work as
a whole and as special honor to the
american people, who make it possible
BY their contributions.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Bakers Report
Of Weeks Progress
On the War Front

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O-Aftcr ex-
.ler sive preparations, silently and
Systematically carried on, it is ap-
parent that both the Germans and the
Allies are ready for the long expected
offensive in the West. Secretary Baker
says to-day in his review of military
operations for the week ending Feb
ruary 16.
"Whilc there have been outwardly y
no new Developments in the military
situation in the West during the period
under review says the communique
yet 1t is apparent that both the enemy
and the Allies, after extensive prep
aratIons. which have been silently and
Systematically carried on. are ready
'or battle. The Germans have recent
~ withdrawn number of their vet
efan West-front units from the first
inc trenches and arc busily training
them in mobile warfare.
r. According to advices received, the
herman General staff hopes that by
'ndsslny large number of these
picked shock battalions, which have
Les. Ieen intensively trained. they may
ueiiver crushing blow.
Harder Task Than in East
The bulk Of the German forces arc
now assembled in the West. But a
.arge number of these units arc wholly
unframed in the method Of Western
Is1ont warfare, which differs radically
rom that conducted along other
fronts. Furthermore, the German
n.agner command realizes fully that
'neir mel forces will meet with far more
uncut tactical obstacles than anv
hitherto encountered bv an attact;no
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Red Tape Cut by Baker
Papers for Military Officials
to Reach Them Direct

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-Through
the approval to-day Of an order per
mitting the direct reference of military
matters to the division handling them,
Secretary Baker eliminated a large sec
ton of War Department "rcd tape
heretofore, all papers destined for
the military officials had to pass
through channels" leading to the Of
fec of the Adjutant General. From
there, they were distributed to the
staff departments. After decision
had been reached, the papers in each
case had to move back over the route
they had come.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21

explosive she'll in quick firing trench
mortar, he said, ripped the inner side
of the generals left arm from below
the elbow to the armpit, cutting deep
and swapping several blood vessels. The
main artery of the arm, however, was
not cut. The long wound healed we'll,
he said, but was accompanied by numb
ness for several weeks.
Another traveller was Captain w. de
V'gnler Bealy, an American aviator at
tached to the Royal Flying Corps of
the North Stafordshirc Regiment. He
was honorably discharged from service,
and returnS to his home in Washing
ton, ID. G., to seek a commission in the
National Army.
Officer Held as German Suspect
He told Of an air raid made by Ger
mans over London on February 9. He
and a party of friends, including Mrs.
NJ. Bunyea Gideon, of New York. who
was a passenger on the vessel arriving
tonight. were on the roof Of hotel.
When the bombs dropped from the
German aeroplanes Captain Bealey
flashed a pocket lamp, and in a spirit
of fun. remarked in German, "Sehr
gut Instantly an English woman who
was with another group on the roof
shouted: "Those people are German
spies!"
"That was all the German I knew"
said Captain Bealey, "and uttered it
merely in fun. Nevertheless the police
were called and arrested all of u.s.
Here was in my uniform. but it did
not save nc. All of US were held until
we could prove we were not Germans" ;"
Mrs. Gideon said that the office Of
the periodical John Bull" was demol-
Is ID that night by the German ain
iai,crs
Among other passengers were Major
General II. T.. Allen, Major General
Harry G. Hale. Of Camp Zachary Tay-
lor, i'll Kentucky; Captain James Cald-
we'll, Captain G. S. Baker, Commander
II. {. Kmmell, Charles Urban. the
artist and scene painter, Captain
Walter Moore and D. Lorne Thomas.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Woman to Help Food Board

ITHACA, n. y. Feb. 20.-Mss Mar
tha Van Rensselaer,, of the department
Of home economies, New York State
College of Agriculture. Cornell Uni
versity. has been appointed head Of the
division of home conservation of the
United States food administration.
Miss Van Rensselaer, will assume her
duties at Washington March !. Her
work will include the supervision Of
the plans for conservation III the homes
in all the states.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Women to Join Signal Corps
Telephone Operators Unit
Will Serve in France

Women who speak both French and
English fucntly can go to France with
the army and serve in the signal corps
as telephone operators, according to
the announcement of the chief signal
officer. Those with switchboard expert
encc will be doubly welcome, but if
the necessary units cannot be made
up of experienced operators, this in
struction viii be given to those who
speak both languages and are physi-
cally fit
The uniform is navy blue. The or
ganization is a beginning Of move
mcnt to enroll something like the
British Womcn's Auxiliary Corps. the
signal branch OF which has already
achieved fame in France.
Application blanks can be obtained
from the Office of the chief signal of
ilccr, Room S26, Mills Building Annex,
Washington. Those selected will be
transferred from place to place at
government expense. Enlistment is
for the duration of the war. Paw
ranges from $50 month for substi-
tutes to SIPS for chief operators.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
N. Y.Guardsmen in Trenches
Signaller With 165th Writes
Of Work in Front Lines

lntimatiou that New York Guardsmcn
ore already serving in the trenches in
France is contained in letter re-
ceived yesterday by Mrs. Charles Nc
Kinney, of 1880 Fifty seventh Street,
Brooklyn, from her son Joseph. men,
ber of Company A, l65th Infantry--thc
old 69th-which went across with the
Rainbow Division.
"Sincc our arrival in France" the
letter reads. "the company has under
gone many changes, having been re
modelled for trench lighting have
been assigned with the signal squad,
and it is my duty to assist in maintain
ing connections between our company
and others. We also do great deal Of
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Two Draft Evaders Get
Twenty Years Each in Prison

CAMP FUNSTON, Kas., Feb. 90
George Yeager, of Troy, Kan. con-
victed here recently by court martial
or charges of cyading the draft, to-day
was sentenced to twenty years in the
Federal pcnitentiary AT Lcavenworth.
Yeager, who is twcnty-threc years
old. refused to serve, denounced the
government and boasted that he was
d member of the |. w. w.
Gordon Spradlin. of Montrosc County,
Colo. also was given twenty years for
evading the draft.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
American Ambulances
Honored by France

PARIS, Feb. .0.-The American Am
hulance, its founders and its work have
again been signally honored by The
French government. The Under Secre-
tary Of the Department of Public
Health mas notified Laurence V. Bcuet,
oi Washington, one Of the organizers
OF the ambulance and chairman Of the
ambulance committee since The death
of Captain Frank II. Mason, that he
has been promoted from officer to com
mander Of the Legion OF Honor.
Eugene A. Lachaise, of New York. a
volunteer at the organization Of the
ambulance. former captain OF ordcrlies
and director Of cid work in the zone
or the armies and now second in com
lmand Of the American sections, has
been promoted from chevalier to Of
fcer of the Legion of Honor.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Camp Upton Hears Butler

CAMP UPTON, Feb. 20.-Prcsident
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia
University visited camp to-day as the
guest OF Colonel c. 0. Sheriff., of the
3o2d Engineers. In his address TO the
regiment he said:
"1f fire in the block threatened
your house YOU would try to help put
it out and not wait until it reached
your home. That is what you are do
ing in going to France The whole ma
tion has volunteered to fight, some by
making munitions, some by building
ships and others by directing business
To you has been given the chief honor
because Of the danger and risk of fight
ing, and you were selected for it be-
cause you were found most fit"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
How Wemyss Seemyss
| o a German Rhymster

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31.-In an at
tempt to teach its German readers the
proper pronunciation Of the name Of
the new English First Sea Lord. "rhe
Cologne Gazette" published the follow
ing impromptu limerick in English:
An tnsiishman whose name was Wcymss
Went crazy at last. it secmyss,
Because people would not
Understand that they ought
To call him, not Wcm-iss. but Wcon,s
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
nemy Massing for Despcr-
ate Blow on the West
Front, He Says
american Aviators
| Ready for Battle
lew Centralized Control
Plan To Be Tested in
Coming Struggle
By c. w. Gilbert

& WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Ali the re-
}. or,s received by the War Department
indicate that the Germans are about
T. s,rike upon the West front. They
lrree with the newspaper dispatches
En- the war correspondents head
L.arters in Northern France, which say
Eat an attack is expected between Ar
Lss and St Quentin.
The War Department accepts the
|.,eory that it is Gcrmany's purpose to
E.,iycr heavy blow soon. and Secre-
E.rv Baker stamped the belief with his
.,nroval in his weekly review of the
|-a;tarv operations ended February 16,
bublished to-day.
/ The Capitalization Of control of the
I.rcs has been made in time TO meet
lbis coming German offensive. When
How'd George spoke of plans adopted
l., the Versailles conference he un-
referred to plans to rcpulsc
,bc expected German offensive, whcr-
ever it may be delivered, for it is rec
ocnized that the ostentatious prepara
Ttons in Northern France may really
camoufaec an attack upon tai or
upon some other part of the Allied
front.
Official information was withheld to-
|dav about the Allied council or about
this country's part in extending It's
movers. Secretary Baker said he knew
To;hiug OF the report of Lloyd George
referred to and assumed that 1t had
been written by General Bliss. " hen
Lloyd Georges speech Is read care1uily
Ii suggests that the inter-Ai'ied or
eanization consists of sort OF ln'e,-
SIiied war cabinet-the political side
n the Versailles council made up of
tbe various Premiers and an inter-
Allicd aoneral staff.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
900 in England Sign
For American Draft
This Includes Practically All
y. S. Citizens in the King
dom Subject to Call
dom Subject to Call

LONDON, Feb 90. - Approximately
600 Americans resident in the United
Kingdom are subject to the draft under
the Angl treaty. That num-
ber, it was announced to-day by the
American Consul General, Robert F.
Skinner, have registered since the draft
scheme went into effect. This means
that virtually all the Americans in the
Kingdom have signed up.
There ore approximately 10000 Amer
lean citizens of both sexes and all ages
now resident in the United Kingdom.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
British Advance
East of Jerusalem

LONDON, Feb. 2o-The British army
IN Palestine made an attack yesterday
cast Of Jerusalem. advancing two miles
on a front of fifteen miles. it is an
nounced officially. The communica-
tion follows:
yesterday morning We advanced 10
the attack on frontage Of fifteen
miles east of Jerusalem. BY evening
ell obJectivcs had been secured to an
average depth of TWO milcss
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
German Ship Hits Mine

LONDON. Feb. 2o.-A German guard
ship stationed in the Baltic. near
Langcland Island (north of Kiel Bav).
has been damaged through striking a
German mine. according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
About twenty men are supposed to
have been killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.--Gencral
Pershng reported to-day that Private
Sidney A. South, Alexander, Penn, died
February 10 Of meningitis and Private
Andrew Reymcr, Of McKccsport, Penn,
WAS accidentally crushed to death on
February H.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
National Stats
Now Subordinated

National stats arc s1bordinated 70
this inter-Allied general staff. That is
made plain by Lloyd Georges state
ment tnat General Robertson reiuseu
the pos. Of chief Of staff, that is, Of
the British imperial staff; with the
powers which the Versailles confer.
|ences had decided to be proper to it"
OF the exact powers of the organiza-
British Premier's speech as it has
reached this country. The only light
thrown on them is contained in the
paragraph quoted from Lord Curzon's rs
turzon said that under the new scheme
Field Marshal Haig woul.i have the
ssme power over the movements of
troops as before. The only difference
was that the Versailles conference
would have certain troops at its DIS
,,osal which it could add TO Halg's
troops or send elsewhere, according
to the cNieences of the movement.