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The Washington herald., 1918-03-28
Emergency Deficiency
Bill Awaits Signature

The emergency deficiencies bill. ap.
propriating a total Of sl.lsl. .2IO. 7SS. 46
the bulk of which will be employed
to speed up war work, was deIiv-
cred at the White House for the
Presidents signature late yesterday
1t will be signed without delay. II
was said.
The cash which the Treasury De.
partment is authorized to make avail.
able for departmental use amounts tC
Na, ,9O3,7 Expenditures by con-
tract, s4ls, s,SSs,0OO.
The bill was introduced in Con.
gress on February Il and passed
Tuesday OF this week.
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Allied Pressure Stronger.
After the first surprise. the
enemy pressure along the entire
front. naturally is growing strong
er. Threatening catastrophe COM
pels the enemy to reckless action.
South of the break-through' front
he, therefore, is collecting strong
reserves intended for a flank as
sault on our attacking army.
Attacks of combined allied forces
yesterday against the pivot Of the
German attacking front near La
Fere were particularly heavy.
Counters Thrown Back.
These counter-attacks did not find
US unprepared. 1t testifies to the SUI
perior foresight Of the German COM
mand that these attacks, in which
American troops certainly participate
ed only symbolically, were not only
beaten on, but were thrown back on
the Disc Canal by an energetic blow"
The reports of the Americans fight
ing in the Noyon sector is Interpreted
that the Supreme War Council has
sent q fresh force OF Americans, pos
sibly a division, or about 1900 men,
into the fight. This Is assumed from
the fact that the two regiments Of
American Engineers previously report
ed cooperating with the British would
hardly be referred to as an important
fighting force in the huge defensive
operations now in progress.
Curtain of Fire.
American batteries are hurting two
gas shells into the enemy lines for
every asphyxiating projectfle the
Krupp gunners send over.
Last night the enemy covered a
certain American position with a gas
shell bombardment for twenty min
utes, sending over nine shells per
minute Then the rate decreased to
four shells a minute for twenty-five
minutes. The Americans stood to"
expecting a raid, and party of two
officers and fifteen men, wearing gas
masks, worked their way through the
barbed wire and took up an ambush
position in No Mans Land intending
to intercept German raiders. They
returned, however, as no raiders ap-
peared.
In the meantime the American gun
ners slapped down a curtain of fire
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Lane Gives Views.
Speaking before the House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee yes.
terday and urging development of the
nations water power resources for the
needs Of the war. Secretary of the In
terror Franklin X. Lane said:
THE news of the past few days
makes 1t moIe and more apparent
that the end of the war is far distant" /"
The peace that the German Kaiser
hopes to gain is peace by the sword. II
Addressing German burghers, shortly
before the present drive began. the
Kaiser, in effect, said:
MY ehemies have repelled our Of
fers Of peace by negotiation. We shall
give them peace by the sword"
The comment everywhere in Wash
ington is that the purposes Of the pres
ent drive are entirely political. That
Is to say, the opinion runs. the purpose
Is not to keep the territory over which
German troops are now spreading, OF
the previously occupied parts OF
Northern France. or even, perhaps, all
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Of Belgium. 1t IS to stage a scene
wherein Germany, flush with victory,
might dictate. instead of negotiate, the
peace she wants.
Germans May OFFER Terms.
SO important have been the, spoils
won by the central powers at the ex-
pense of Russia, that Germany is pre-
pared. many here believe, to propose
liberal terms in the West, IL given a
free hand in her spoliation of Rus
sia and her advance through southern
Russia towards India. To the United
States. to France and to Belgium, il is
thought probable. Germany viii pro-
pose terms. which, at their face value,
would seem only to sacrifice Russia.
hamstring Great Britain, and block
Italy. Actually. the statesmen know.
they would be terms intended to place
in the hands of the House Of Hohen-
zollern the sceptre of world dominion.
1t was with this analysis of the sit
uation before him, it is believed in
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/ Noyon and Roye is checked in the
psychological moment.
Gen. Maurice asserted that not more
than 800 guns have been lost by the
British, instead of the 800 Berlin
claims. German totals of prisoners
also are exaggerated, he declared
After stating that German reserves
were being thrown into the Roye-
Noyon area, he added Significantly:
French reserves also are approach
ing Roye and NoyoD."
He laid stress on the increasinE
communication difficulties on the Ger
man side, while the allies were getting
nearer and nearer their bases.
Norwserts. the German Socialist or
] gan. frankly warns OF the French
, fianking danger on the Disc. though fts
correspondent at the front says the
German losses are not as heavy a.
was expected and the successes gain
ed Justify the hope OF peace"
| A statement that greatly strength
ened allied confidence was that @
| the French Subsecretary Of War thai
! the great bulk Of the army is await
/ ing events, and that only a few
French divisions are engaged"
AmIeRs Attack Foned.
The days official and unofficial dis
| patches show that the British, through
! timely successful counter thrusts bent
back the spearhead OF the German
wedge aimed at Amiens, the French
strategic railway center and chief
British base.
I-Cter taking Albert, the Germans
7 dashed on westward north and south
: OF that town. The menace Of their
; advance was particularly pressing 10
, the south, just below the Somme.
/ There they were able in the first on
( rush TO throw the British back be-
yond Preyo-t, then MeTicourt. and
/ finally Sally, all just south OF the
! Somme, and the last named only thir-
/ teen and a half miles due east OF
Amiens. At the same time they had
managed. north OF Albert, In the
! Somme-Anere angle, 10 throw the
British beyond the Auchonvilers-Bu -Bue-
quoy Hne.S
They thought themselves well On
the way TO Amiens. and the Berlin
war office was already speaking Of .
broken" British line when the Tom.
mics flung themselves into their FIRST
great comeback" Of the Picardy
battle. 1t hit home. Back 70 and be-
yond Bucquoy In the north. back to
and beyond Proyart, Marlsncourt and
MeTicourt. in the south, streamed the
Kaiser's legions, lsng weary but nov
utterly stunned by the elasticity Of
their British opponent
The French who hastened 20 their
! ally's side IN the critical momc
have added a new page Of und -
glory TO their republics martiT an
| nals.
The valor Of the French oops.
said today's Parish ofilcisl reI Jrt, de-
Tending foot for foot is b yond all
praise"
As for the French hns We OF RoyN
coxTGSuEp on rAsI rWa
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French Sell Ground Dearly.

sCNl bCAFAgs
At last accounts the French were
yielding to the new Teuton onslaught.
though selling every foot at the only
price knife or bay onet knows.
But French reserves are on the
way to this crucial front, and by
this time may already have taken
hand in the fray.
American troops are in the thick
Of the battle. winning the praise OF
friends and foe by the valor with
which they are performing their
share in this first round of Arma-
geddon.
For the Germans it Is now a fierce
race with time, Time il with us. -
Mai. Gen. Maurice. British war Office
spokesman, put it today. Einden-
burg must break through between
Noyon and Roye within the next
tWenty-four hours or extend his
drive noTthward and soUthward-and
thus scatter his legions and diminish
his advancing momentum-lest he
leave his two tanks open to the
greatest military debacle OF. all time.
Weakened by their heavy losses, -
said today's Paris war office COM
muniqUe, the Germans were COM
PEELED last evening to retard their
Efforts
An authoritative British estimate OF
the total German losses in the first
six days of the drive is $4,000
Every front dispatch emphasizes the
Invaders fell far short of their OBJ
jectives, and so far not a semblance
OF a real break through has been
achieved by them. though there
have been, according to Maurice's ad-
mission, two critical moments-but
they are past. At 5 O'Clock this aft
ernoon the war office spokesman was
able to say fatty:
THE situation is less critical than
at any time in the last three days.
The French premier, NJ. Clemenceau,
just back from the front, went SO
far as to predict:
within forty-eight hours the al
lies will be masters of the situation. 81
Nor were signs lacking on the
enemy side showing the foe is by nc
means as sure of a prompt decision
as he was three days ago. The great
Ludenerof himself is ouoted by a
leading Berlin organ as admitting that
while a great victory has been won
no one can foretell what the result
Will be-
All these symptoms and utterances
added bTilliance to the silver line.
Nothing could be more incorrect, how
ever. thas to believe the allies arr
lulling themselves into complacenI
cocksurcness. To avert this cardins
fault is the first commandment taught
by the allied military chiefs. The bat
tie is by no means over. Maurice en-
phasized. adding that the Germans arr
still bringing up reserves and new ter
rife combats are to be expected.
The outstanding thing Of the day h
that the trend OF the battle appear
to favor the ailies-provided always
thai the new German drive serwee'
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the verbal ball crashing down the
Senate aisles. He and Smith, of Ari-
zona, Democrat, had a clash, in which
Jones cried with all the force of his
Western lungs:
The gentleman from New Mexico
had better not question my Amer
icanism"'
Refere to Lo FolIettef
Almost the last speaker of the
day. Myers.5of Montana. Democrat,
said. possibly referring to Senator
La Toilette:
There's been a perfect tirade OF
Investigation around here. Some of
the investigations have amounted
to nothing. Six ponths ago charges
were made against one of the mem-
bers OF the Senate. And the Senate
has been SO busy, it seems, with
other things that the charges have
not been dealt with"
Suppressed excitement was evil
dent when the Senate began work
yesterday. There was a sort OF
something-going-to-happen atmos-
phere about the place. The memory
Of the attacks upon the adminis-
trattion yesterday was still clear.
Nothing happened however. until
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$3.50 WHEAT
MEASURE MAY
WIN IN HOUSE
Threat That Wilson Will
Veto 1t Ignored by
Leaders.
FARM VOTE IS, LARGE
Congressman Show Dispo-
sition to Support Higher
Rate Amendment.
FARM VOTE IS, LARGE

Champions Of $3.50 wheat hold
the whip-han in the House. As the
Senate already has approved this
price, 1t appears likely that Com
gress will order II despite threats
by administration leaders that Pres
ident Wilson will veto IL.
A most energetic campaign Is now
on by, administration spokesmen, to
win back votes which are said to
be pledged to the s2.50 price.
Lever Delays Action.
While this progresses. Represen-
tative Lever, Of South Carolina.
chairman of the Agricultural COM
mittee and the administration
spokesman, is carrying the Senate
measure around in his pocket. When
he moves, as he must soon. that the
House disagree and ask confer
ence with the Senate, the $3.50
wheat men will counter with q de-
mand that the House conferees be
instructed to yield to the Senate on
that point
1t is here the test of strength
which Lever for the time is avoiding g
will come.
Strength of the agricultural vote
in the House was displayed yester-
day afternoon in striking fashion
when. after bitter debate, the Baer
bill, authorizing loans to farmers
with which to buy wheat-seed was
pressed almost to passage. Final
action will come tomorrow.
Time after time the enemies of
the bill, led by Representative Can
non. of Illinois. and Young, OF
Texas. had a majority of votes
against it in the committee Of the
whole. In this parliamentary sit
nation, members are not required to
make a record of their votes. In
variably, when the friends of the
bill demanded roll-calls which will
be made permanent there were
crowds OF members reversed their
votes, and supported the bill Test
ballots indicated q majority of %
to SO for the measure.
Attacks Seed Loan.
Attacking it, Representative Stat
ford, of Wisconsin, acting Republic
can floor leader said:
This bill Is a reflex of the action
of the Nonpartisan League in recur-
ing radical and socalistic legisla-
tioA IN North Dakota. As sop to
this league. at the instance of the
gentleman from North Dakota, Mr..
Baer. Congress is asked to emulate
the example of this socialistic party
that Is running wild on the paririe
States and that has not the courage
of its convictions to announce that
it is fundamentally socialistic."
Representative Baer retorted such
an argument made socialists out of
Food Administrator Hoover and
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.M'ADOO ANNOUNCES
NEW TREASURY LOAN
Certificates Totaling Five Hundred
Million to Be Issued.

Secretary MeAdoo last night an
nounced the issuance of a new series
of Treasury certificates totalling
500. 900, payable July 9, with in
terest at Ala per cent. Applications
will be received until April 10, at
Federal Reserve Banks. Certificates
will be in denominations of 500. 8. 900,
5000. $4,000 and 800, 200.
These certificates will not be ac-
cepted as payment for taxes. other
wise the conditions are, virtually the
same as the conditions governing
previous issues
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Southern Ship Workmen
Will Confer on Demands

Representatives of Southern ship
yard workmen of the VARIOUS crafts
will confer here today with the Ship
building Labor Adjustment Board on
their demands and complaint against
the recent wage decision for their
district.
The conference was arranged fol-
lowing their ultimatum of a strike
of 1900 men. The. Adjustment Board
will consider what new evidence
they have to offer for a reopening
of the hearings on which was de-
termined the terms of the decision
complained of. 1t is probable the
decision will be patched up.
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Hollands Seized Ships
Apportioned d by u. S.

Apportionment of the Dutch ship
ping taken over by the United States
was completed yesterday. Forty of
the larger craft were turned over
to the overseas transportation serv-
ice2of navy and will be operated by
naval officers, and naval reserve
crews The remainder Of the seventy
seven will be operated under the
direction of the Federal Shipping
Beard with civilian crews.
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viii Transfer Romapof. .

London, March 5.-The Bolshevik
government has decided to. transfer
Nicholas Romanoff, the former En-
peor, and his family. from Tobolsk
to the Ural region. according to an
announcement in Petrograd newspa-
pers transmitted in a Reuter- dis
patch,
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U. 5. Airman Brings Down
Two German Machines

Newton, Mass. March 2T.-Lieut.
Harold T. HambIeton, an American
army aviator in France, has brought
down two German airmen, according
to letter received. by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. HambIeton,
of this city. Lieut.. Hambleton wrote
that he was in a hospital recovering
from q wound received in the second
encounter.
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Navy Tank Gunners Praised.

Secretary Daniels has received from
the president of the Vacuum OIL
Company letter praising the con-
duct of the naval armed guard
aboard the company's tank steamer
Paulsboro in her encounter with
German submarines February 25 and
March /.
In both instances the gun crew
after lively engagements drove the
submarines of.
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URUGUAY GOING
AFTER HUN SCALPS
Insult Offered Commission Cause.
Resentment from Little Republic.

MonteVideo. March 27.-The press
and public are demanding war be-
cause the Uruguayan military COM
mission, en- route France, aboard the
Spanish steamer Infanta Isabel. were
taken of by a submarine and forced
to promise not to visit France
The commission is at Cadiz, Spain,
awaiting a steamer for home.
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Aeeuses President Wilson.
Judging from his utterances he
believes loyalty to America begins
and ends with the Democrs tic
party said Senator Smoot.
Before this, John Sharp Williams,
Of Mississippi, had hurried to the
aid of the Democratic side, denounc-
ing tie criticism made yesterday Of
the administrations war work,
He injected the Lenroot-Dayies
senatorial race in Wisconsin into his
speech. He insinuated that Lenroot,
the Republican. was '1ukewarm'' in
his loyalty.
This led to an acr1d interchange
with Fall, of New Mexico, a Re-
publican. Charges Of partisanship
were fired from both sides. CAL
lfnger. the veteran Republican lead
er, was active in the debate.
Williams entirely discIaimed par
tisanship.
Il would vote, against any Demo-
crat in Mississippi II the Republican
were the more loyal man. he cried.
"And that is the statement 5of a
Bourbon Democrat"
The rancorous talk continued all
day. Jones'. Of Washington. who
criticised delays in, the shipping pro-
gram and the airplane plan. started
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HUN PEACE TERMS
- MAY FOLLOW DRIVE
Experts Figure Kaiser Hopes for Military
g: Advantage to Press Cause America to
: - - Answer with Sword. = & -

New peace proposals have been prepared by the German
ment to be forth in the wake of the present offensive
This the expectation widely held official and diplomatic
quarters here based advces from neutral Europe
How such proposals likely be received indicated in the
determined efforts of the administration quicken the movement of
men and supplies to France.
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SULTAN WANTS cRIMEA.

London. March PA. dispatch
from Amsterdam quotes Turkish
newspapers as saying that on the
basis of the right of self determina-
tfen the Crimea must be Joined to
Turkey. as the Baltic provinces OF
Russia have been Joined to Ger
many. ~.
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British Yield, but Regain Part Of
Ground Lost with Spirited
Ihrusts; Line Holds Finn.
PREPARING FLANK ASSAULT
Enemy Checked on Right. Is Threatened
with Smash by British, While
French Menace His Left.

London March 27-Developments during the late evening
hours the Pcardy battlefield showed that the optimism at
voiced in Official quarters early in the day was fully ju-
fed The British have taken hand in the combat and
aig only holding his ne but steadily counter attacking
The presented by yesterdays German advance the
direction of Amens appeared late tonight held well check
thrown back with heavy losses.
Haig's Men Fight BraveB.
silver line has pierced the graybaek cloud Of tn.
Pesrdy sky points toward the allied side and spell the
message:
your turn is iearI"
The British late this evening holding the Germans both
sides of the SOmme. In the AncreSOmme angle they hit back
ous during the and threw the Germans back after FIRST yielding
his wall Of flesh Albert German hands. but north and
south of the he has beer forced by British
ground previously Thus his appears only checked
but endangered by large scale British hankins move
The powerful British just arriving the
field" said NJ Abrami French subsecretay of today
the SANE time, the German left Threatened by The French
army the oe where the foe has erOuy exOs Rsnk by
The whrlwind advance Of his center.
Meaning of Silver Line
That, in brief. the meaning Of the silver line suggess
the hopeful mind-and there every hope and Opt
tonish-the possibility Of the allies turning the tables the
invader launching pincer drive that may the sides Of
his salient wide and the whole huge he has thrown
forward into the desert of what sunny Picardy"
Cheeed the by this hope London and Pans
nevertheless kept vgant upon the realities The
divisions concentrating attacks of fury against the limited RD
between Noyon and Roye.
This I2mle 'front.' fully realized here tonight is for the
moment the crucial line Of the entire battle for II
l. The Anslo-French junction.
2 The road to Compiegne and Paris.
3. The flank Of the whole French Rheims and beyond
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Acrid Senate Debate Takes
Aspect Of Partisan Quarrel
One of Fiercest Discussions Since Declaration
of War Involves Accusation of President
and the Flinging of Recriminations

The herces debate since the declaration Jared
Senate yesterday Accusations and recmnaons
flung back and forth between Republicans and Democrats
chose again as their subject the conduct of the
All afternoon the galleries crowded, and applause
laughter such that the presiding officer had threaten
call in the Sergeant-at- arms. - > @..
The climax the dusk when Senator
Utah. made bitter President Wilson for Interference
in politics.
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Engaged with British and French
Forces Against German Hordes
Brought in to Re-enforce Line.
us. TRoOPSHUR GAS SHELLS
American Position Bombed by Huns, but
Sammies Are Prepared and Return
Attack with Curtain of Fire.

London March 27-The American troops in the thick
of the furious fighting which has developed the Pcardy front
northwest of Roye
They engaged along with British and French forces against
REINFORCED German divisions that thrown the battle
Tuesday afternoon.
The office announced last night that British. French and
troops fighting shoulder shoulder The enemy
stated had been checked of Roye.
Amsterdam March 27-American troops have taken part
counter attacks against the German front La Fere the
military correspondent of the Vowaes, who says the attacks
epulsed The correspondent adds:
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AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
EXPECTED By ITALY
Concentration of Troops with Many
Guns Points to Drive.

Rome. March H.-An Austrian Of
fensive on the Italian front Is ex-
pected at any moment No effort
II being made to conceal the con-
expiration Of enemy troops. while the
number Of heavy guns has been in
creased greatly.
New aviation fields have been added
by the foe and additional war ma
terfals are being accumulated behind
the lines whence the noneombatants
have been withdrawn.
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Rough on Consumers.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, March 27.-Forty
thousand pounds of poultry which
had been in, storage here since 1915
was seized by the authorities today
and ordered shipped from the State.
Some Of the store win be sent to
New York;
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JAPS TO GIVE SHIPS.

Negotiations with Japan by the War
Trade Board for an exchange of Amer
lean steel for Japanese shipping vir-
tuaily have been completed, it was
learned last night
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N. 7. Stock Market cIosed Friday.

New York, March 27.-The stock
Exchange will close on Good Fri
day, March 20. but will be open for
the usual halliday on Saturday, II
was determined today by the board
Of governors,
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on the German front line, which
called forth a Krupp box barrage,
taking in an American position Aghich
was bombarded with gas shells
previously. At the same time the
enemy put into play numerous big
trench mortars, tossing over mine
throwers filed with high explosives.
The show lasted more than an hour.
but it was uneventful.
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Wounded Severely.
Private Edward DIttman.
Wounded Slightly.

Mai. George J. Lawrence.
Mai. Timothy J. Moynahan.
Lieut.. George F. Patton.
Sergt. Warren w. LOkker.
Cook Kazimles Cichanowieh.
Private Eyerette G. Guion.
Private David b. Pollock.
Private Harry f. weidman.
Private Tony Wisnisi<i.
Private James j. Wyatt.
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Rest and BE Wen mt Grove Park
Inn. Asheville. n. C Finest resort
in the world No inyalids. no chill
dren under 1o.-kdv.
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Died Of Disease.

D1eo OF Diseate.
SerEt. Vincent Cephns HaSS..
Corp. Lynn Odell.
Corp. Ross K. shelton.
Private George Arnett.
Private Ole Beck.
Private Elmer Mathews ByerIy.
Private Phillip C. Smith.