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Preparing to Get the
U. 5. Troops Overseas

WASHINGTON. D. G.. April 19.-
There were many indications today Of
increased pressure toward getting Amer
lean troops overseas I'm time to share
fully in the battles this summer upon
which may rest the final issue. Secrc-
tary Baker conferred for several hours
with President Wilson. the regular cab
met meeting being cancelled to clear the
way for the conference, which had to
DO with both immediate and future
steps for accelerating American partic-
ipation in the struggle.
1t was the first opportunity Mr..
Baker has had to present fully 10 the
commandcr-in-chief his report upon his
trip along tho fighting lines and give
the president at first hand an account
of the mighty work General rcrShirG
and his officers have done in France
and are doing.
AS to plans for eXpcditing war prcpar-
ations on this side Mr.. Baker would
make no comment. He said he was not
ready to make any announcement us TO
the aviation program or organization.
The report has been current for many
days that William c. Potter, now in
charge nf signal corps production. will
be elevated TO n higher and more author
iatative post. with similar duties. H.
was rumorcd today. too. that Henry
Ford might be selected To handle air
plane production much in the way that
Charles NJ. Schwab has been placed in
charge of ship building.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
TAKES "JOY RIDE"
In BRITISH TANK

WASHlNGTCN, April 19.-President
Wilson rode around the white mouse
grounds to-day in the British army
lighting tank Britannia. which was
brought here from Buffalo for use in the
Liberty loan campaign. The tank at
trsu,ed wids attention as it numbered
up Pennsylvania avenue to the white
house.
The president first crawlsd through q
small hole in the side of the tank ana
thoroughly inspected its working parts.
Then the tank was closed and the pres
idcnt was taken for 4 short ride through
the white house grounds.
In climbing out Of the tank the pres
ident grasped hot pipe and oArncd ms
hand slightly. The burn. It was salu
afterwards. was not serious.
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TERRIFIC LOSSES ARE
SUSTAINED BY ENEMY
IN BLOW THAT FAILED
British Machine Gun Fire
Reaps Deadly Harvest at
Short Range.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 1T BY the Associated
Press. )-AlonE tho northern battle frnnt
at noon to-day tn" Germans w,rc still
resting on their arms after the bitter
defeat which the? suffered yesterday N
their great drive. Up To that hour they
had not recovered sufficiently to mak''
any further threats in this line and
they were rushing the reorganization "f
their badly hammered FORCES.
Each successive report gives further
confirmation Of the terrific losses sus-
taincd by the ;lssaultinS infantry during
yesterdays sanEuinary struggle. Re
tween t;lrcnchy and Frstuhert the
ground this morning was strrwn with
German dead and NJ many other points s
on the long front of actinn excessive
casualties wore inflicted by the British
artillery and machine gun fire. which
moved down thr unhappy storm troops
in countless numbers. The British ma
chine gunnerS worked their weapons iii
many cases until thu enemy was "ni'
nifty yards away.
There WAS no chance Of missing these
point. blan nix targets. Time and again
the enemy line wnrered and fell back,
unable tn withstand the d"luGc of bull
let's. and where they succeeded in get
ting to close quarters they left heavy
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LARGE FORCES
OF ITALIANS On
WESTERN LINE

ROME. Thursday. April 1S.-Premer
Orlando announced in the chamber OF
deputies today that Italian troops would
be dispatched to the battle front IN
France.
The announcement which was rcceiV-
nd with q storm of applause. was as fol-
lows:
Italy. which follows with admiration
the heroic efforts of the Anglo-Frcnch
troops on tho western front. could not
remain absent from the battlcficlds of
France She wishes to bring to her al
lies tangible proof Of solidarity and very
soon the colors of Italian regiments will
fly over the fields Of Picardy. beside
those Of the French. British, American.
Belgian and Portuguese. thus sealing the
union which exists between the allied
peoples and governments
WASHINGTON. April 1a.-Itdlan
regiments are already in France and
form the right wing of the allied armies
the Italian embassy announced today.
In making the announcement the en-
bassy gave out a radio dispatch from
Rome saying that Premier Orlando had
announced that the Italians soon would
be in the thick Of the battle.
In explanation Of the apparent anom-
ally involved In dispatchlng italian
troops to the French front while French
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GERMAN MENACE
At HOME. MUST
GET ITS QU|ETU5.
MILITARY AUTHORITIES !
NOW UNABLE TO ACT
Trial By Court-Martial Would
Deter Aliens From
Activity.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-Immediate
enactment Of legislation to permit tho
military authorities to deal directly
with spies and German propagardists
was urged before the senate military
committee to-day as the only way to
curb lynch law against disloyalty and
enemy agitation. Representatives Of the
army and navy intelligence departments
and other witnesses told the committee
that the situation Is serious and cannot
be handled under existing laws.
The testimony was given in connec-
ton with Senator Chambcriain's bill.
which would transfer from civil courts
to military courts martial trials OF all
persons charged with violating the es-
pionage act. After the hearing. the
committee postponed action until next
week and Chairman Chamberlain an
nounced that other witnesses might be
called.
Opposed By 1orAh.
Whil, the bill was being considered
by the committee opposition was devei-
oping in the senate. Senator Borah de-
clared the bill, II passed would be un-
constitutional. and several members Of,
the committee also questioned Its val
idity.
Delay Of the civil courts in prosecut-
Ing cases involving the espionage and
other acts intended to stop German pro-
paganda and scdtious utterances were
criticised by Norman H. White OF Brook
line, Mass. and Colonel L. H. Van Dean.
both connected with the military intel
lgence section. They declared that
summary justice under military trjbu-
nails would do much to aliay feeling
that now exists throughout tho country
against enemy aliens owing to the gov
ernmcnt's delay in prosecuting those
working in support Of Germany.
Alien Activities.
Twenty thousand aliens In New York
alone, Mr.. White said. have refused to
give their finger prints TO the federal
authorities, as required by law, and no
effort is being made to compel them.
owing to the rush of work due to -fAe
war now facing the department OF JUS
ticc. There are also hundreds OF cases.
he asserted. in which heron is being
sold American soldiers by Germans
and others in the theatrical district in
New York. but under the present laws
it can be stopped only with difficulty.
The Cham mberlain bill was endorsed BY
Captain McCauley, assistant director OF
the naval intelligence service. who de-
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WHEELING STEEL & IRON
TAKES HALF MILLION
Mems Committee Gives Out
No Figures But "Strong
Arm" Men at Work.

a full report of the doings Of the ladies'
committees In tho Liberty Loan drive
show that they have worked with an
untirinS determination and have been Of
untold help in putting the big drive up
to its prcsen: figures.
The ladies were organized to start
with. and the first week secured sigma
lures to the amount of $724.950. while
their work for this week has been OF
equal proportions. Mrs. Jesse Bloch
of the city. and Mrs. John L. Hupp. or
the county committees. have kept their
workers in the field daily. rain or shine
and results have just poured into the
headquarters on Chapline street.
During this week the ladies turned
in the following: Monday. 900: Tues
day. s5&500: Wednesday. Sl2p.95p
Thursday. s1S5.i50. and Friday. S%lS.I50,
(continued on Page Fourteen.)
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AMERICANS IN
RAID. |NFL|CT
HEAVY LOSSES
French and Americans in
Equal Strength Hit the
Teuton Line.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, April 1e.-(5y the As
sociated Press.)-Thirty American
infantrymen, with the same number
Of French troops, raided the German
line on the right bank of the Mouse
this morning, inflicting number of
casualties on the enemy. The Amer
leans found the enemy trenches
empty, but saw the bodies Of several
Germans in the American wire, ap-
parentIy members Of working par
ty who had been caught In the
American barrage.
The enemy laid down counter
barrage soon after the American
barrage started, but all Of the Amer.
leans returned in safety to their
trenches.
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three wounded; twenty men killed
and So wounded, and as missing. It
ia believed by the British authori-
ties that all Of those reported miss
ina were not captured but that many
were separated from their command
and are now with other British or
ganizations.
General Pershins's report says:
ain reference to mention in sum-
mary Of activities. noon March 24th
to March 25th, Of American troops
fighting with British armies and to
the daily cabled summary Of the,
battle March 2eth, 1918, the follow
ina has now been established from
official reports.
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315th West Virginia Artillery Makes Record

trenches in the sector. The hos
tile infantry advancing TO the at.
tack was taken under fire With
shrapneI, thus breaking down The
Hun attack with enormous losses
(the loss Of the lanterns used to
light the targets.)
The attack was witnessed by
Major General AdeIbert cronkhite,
commander of the Eightteth. diVi-
sion; Lieutenant Colonel w. II. WAL
dren, chief of staff; Brlaadler Gen.
eraI Gordon G. Heiner, Commander
of The 155th field artillery brigade,
and other officers Of the division.
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Women's Total in
Big Drive Goes Up
HALFWAY MARK in
LOAN DRIVE TODAY
Better Progress Than in For
mer Loans, But Officials
Are Not Satisfied.

WASHINGTON. April 1e.--Thc Third
Liberty Loan campaign will be half over
Tomorrow. and indications are that half
Of the $4,000 600. 900 minimum total will
be subscribed. This record. although
better than that of the first or second
loans. does not satisfy treasury officials
entirely. because they actually arc aim
ing at a $4,000. 100000 loan with twenty
million subscribers.
Pledges will have 70 roll In much
faster in the remaining two weeks than
in the past. to pass the higher mark.
The total reported to-nig:.t 10 head
quarters was sl.2o4.714.25n. an addition
Of $114.979,35o within the last day, COW
ering subscriptions received ut banks
together with the initial five per cent
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with a harrying fire on theoreti-
cal German front line trench then
shifted its fire to destroy a dugout
in the rear. Just then hostile in
fantry "came over the top but
a ouick transfer, using shraPnel, cut
short the advance, whereupon the
trench itself was destroyed with
high explosive shells.
"D" battery, under Captain Town
send, entered the fray at this point,
slIencing a hostile battery, which
was firing effectively on our troops.
The battery then shifted it's fire
and demolished the front line
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Cores pondentS at the front tell OF
miserable wcathnr--cold and rain ana
Sleet--to add To the already known bad
condition OF tn. lcwlaudS. which are VIZ
;udlly QuagmircS through which men
and materials. can b. moved only with
difficulty.
Th, opposiul; armies have been fight
inS in L flat. marsh? ""untr!. since
April .. aul this ground difficult
..nouEh und"r normal conditions. mas
been ma1r still :n"rr nearly linpaSSaolc
by rains and the tempest Of high on
r.losiye shells; that has blasted roads
;lad fields.
II appears. however. th;: th" Ger
mans have not repeated their thrust
alun. the l;nc running north It BethunH
where they met with Il *aneuinary r.
pulse Wednesday and Thursday. They
:mnlov.d atnu, 49,. nnn m"u along n line
y,riouslr. rrpurt.,. :" b. from SIX "a
ION mil.s n; h.rg;h. tn;, g:Llued little
n, ground. The I.aEass:c canal front
is still in Brig!Sh ltG.'.;; and bridges
flung across IT L." III" Trut"aS nave
heen swept away 10y the alice artillery
fire.
The blow aimed by the French. n the
very apex OF the German lines IN flc-
lrGv. in front Of AnicnS. apparently mas
not been followed UP. 1t Is dttftcult 10
h.li.ye thar the allied counter-otfsn-
stys. when il. comes. will be launched
in this sector. -AdviceS from France
would seem to Indicate that IN" bio"
will b.. struck at another part ot the
battle line.
The southern end of the htttie troht
in France has shared in tn" quiet tna'
has cnvelopcd other sectors ~ the line.
only ratd!nS operations anu arthisFS
duelS are reported ,herc.
An interesting dispatch tells "t tne
moving of Italian troops 10 France. l ms
would point To on. of two Developments
either thr Italian front is IN no par
ticular danger at tn: present fnotncHt'
or else General Foch IS calling every
available man to swell the army that he
,yfll hurl at til.. foe when the nonenI
Tor hattie arrives. II is probable. now
..vcr. that the force of italians en-
route to 5hc French front is ccmpara-
lively small.
The Germans t"rpedr boat fiotilia has
t,ecn actiy. along the coast sector OF
,hc ba,tl.. line and hay. Shelled liciElan
uoSit;ons there. This may t"rcSnadow
Il German attempt 70 drive westward
through Nieunnrt.
The long range boruharGmsnt "t faTlS
ceased for two days and II Was hopro
that the French had found the exact
location Of :. heavy German gun ana
nut it out Of action. This hope. now
eyer. failed when tn: homhardWent ol
Paris resumed Friday evening.
The Turks ar. continuing ihelr ad-
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1.-THE commanding officer Of
United States engineers regiment
has received a copy Of the follow.
ing letter commencing the action Of
the troops Of his regiment: "a have
received the following from the COM
nandina general-oorps: u de-
sire to convey to you and ranks un-
der your orders my admiration Of
the splendid service which you and
they have rendered in connection
with corps light railroad. Thanks
to the untiring energy Of officers,
non-commissioned officers, and men,
who have risen to the occasion in
a manner beyond all praise, and
their gailantry, much OF what might
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BRITISH PRAISE BRAVERY OF THE AMERICAN ENGINEERS

from which no report has been re-
ceiVed."
The report also quotes the lot
ter sent by British General II. 1.
MuIlers, commanding a cavalry d.
vision, to the commander Of one Of
the American engineering units,
conveying the congratulations Of his
superior, and the letter sent by
British General Rawllnson, COM
mandinq the British army engaged
In that sector, to the engineer o..
ficer in command Of the sub-seeter.
both Of which were made puo'te
Yesterday in France.
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fire carried out destruction Of ma
teria dumps at ChauInes, fell back
with British forces to Moreuil, the
commands laid out trenchwork,
then proceeded to Demuin and was
assigned sector of defensive line
which was constructed and manned
by them, thence moved to a posi-
tion in the line near Warfusee-Aban-
court and extended to north side
OF Bos De ToilIauw. The COM
mands started or this position on
March 9th and occupied It until
April 3rd. during this time the COM
manding officer Of unit of United
States engineers being in command
Of the sub-sector occupied by his
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WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Gen-
eral Pershine's report OF the GAL
liant conduct Of American engineer
troops with the British fifth army
in helping check the German ad.
vance in the early days OF the great
offensive reached the war depart
ment late today and was made pub
lie by Secretary Baker.
at will make splendid reading
for Americans" said the Secretary.
American losses in the period from
March q to April 8, during which
the engineers consolidated and held
= sub-sector Of the British lines
AGAINST repeated assaults were
Given AZ two officers killed and
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LONDON. April 1e-There was no
change during the day along the British
front in France. Field Marshal HaiE re-
ported this evening to the British war
Office.
PARIS. April 19.-There was no in
fantry lighting during the course Of the
dav, but there were lively artillery en-
gageinents in several sectors. according
10 tho official statement issued by tho
war office tonight. The statement
reads:
There were no infantry actions dur
ing the course Of the day. The oppos-
ing artillery were very active in the
region Of Castel. Grivcsnes and the right
bank Of the Meuse river.
Eastern theatre, April If. There
were reciprocal artillery engagements in
the Doran sector and along the Mona
stir front. Bombardments were car
ried out by the allied aviators on enemy
establishment northwest OF Series and
north of Lake Prcsba-'
LONDON. April 19.--There are indl-
cations that the Germans will continue
their main effort in the Flanders battle,
seeking to push uorthward between Me-
tcren and Wytschaete, Reuters corre-
spondent at British headquarters wires.
BY this time, he says. the Germans
probably have sent some of their heavy
artillery across the Ypres-Cominee
canal. in the Houthem region. doubtless
with the idea of developing an enf1lad-
ing fire against the British lines near
Mount KENNEL.
BERLIN. via London. April 1s.--
There is nothing new to report from
the hattie front" says the official COM
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Kansas Wheat Prospects
Declared Far From Good

TOPEKA, Kan. April 19.-The con-
dition OF the Kansas wheat crop was
us per cent. OF normal on April l3,
according TO the. first monthly crop re-
port of the season issued here tonight
by J. G.. Mohlcr, Secretary Of the State
Board Of Agriculture.
or the nearly 9.500,000 acres sown to
wheat in Kansas last fall, approx
mately one.third is reported by CORE
sDondenls Of The board As worthless
or so unpromising that it probably Will
be abandoned or devoted TO other
crops"
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Special Dispatch Ia The IntclliScnccr.
CAMP LEE, Petersburg, Va,
April 1o.-The 315th Field Artil-
Iery, commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Russell P. Reader, made
record Of which it may be proud in
its night firing at Camp McLoush-
. lin, Dutch Gap.
The night attack was perhaps the
first exhibition Of night firing by
heavy field artillery in any can
tonmer.. in the country.
Battery &C." commanded by Cap
tain Gilpin, opened the night attack
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5CHWAB To GET
ALL THE STEEL
He CAN HANDLE
DISAGREEMENT NOW
HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
Railroads to Use Wood Con-
struction in Car Build
ing Program.

WASHINGTON. April l?.--t disagree
mrnt of three weeks standing between
the shipping board and tho railroad ad-
ministration over steel deliveries was
cleared away to-day nt Il conference
with the war industries board called at
the request Of Charles NJ. SChwah. the
new director general Of shiphuilding.
Under the agreement reached. the
shipping board will continue 10 have
nriority in steel deliveries over all other
war industries except warship construc-
ton. and the railroad administration
will get all tho steel il requires to build
locomotives On the other hand, the
railroads will change the character OF
new car construction so rs 10 reduce the
total Of 1,"50. 900 tons nf stcc! plates
which the administration has de-" ~<aed
for. locomotives and cars.
An Old Dispute.
For weeks the question Of whether
the railroads should be given the full
tonnage requested has hern n subject
of dispute. The Emergency Fleet cor
pnration has had priority on steel and
maintained that its requirements were
so great a full allotment should not hr
given the railroads nor the priority Or
N''T GIdHEt'I
Mr.. Schwabs first move OF asSnr-
inE his duties today was "a ask ''hair-
man Baiuch OF the War Industries
hoard to arrange Il conference: In Seltl"
the matter. with tn" result that John
Skclton Williams director Of purchases
for the railroad administration, Mr.
Schwab, Edwin Z. Parker. prioritics
commissioner. and Charles liicZ. vic"
president Of III" Emergency Fleet. were
cl:lcd together.
Use Wooden Cars.
II was made known after tho con-
ference that priurticS already in ct
feet would hr maintained and nj the
same time the railroads would b" able
tn carry out their LOCOMOTIVES and car
building program. In connection with
the change To be made in ear conStru''-
tiun it WAS estimated that all freight
and coal cars in III" future might he TT
wood, steel hrinE used only fur the
trucks and frames.
y" announcement rs To the exact
terms 0f settlement nr t"nnas" allotted
tho railroads WIS forthcoming Mt the
war industries board. ono important
icon tinned on Pare Fourteeu-)
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otherwise have fallen into the enc
my's hands has been saved.
" Il should like to add my own
appreciation OF the excellent serv-
ices rendered by the officers, non.
commissioned officers land men of
the light railroad service Of this
army directorate, in connection
with the present operation. Will
you be good enough to acquaint all
ranks serving under you Of the ap-
probation accorded to their untir-
ing service
"Certain units of the United
States engineers serving with
British army between March 21st
and April 3rd while under shell
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troops This command was IN
more or less continuous action dur
ing it's stay in this position. On
April 3rd the command was ordered
to fall back to AbbeviIle.
1.-THE casualties during the period
March 21st to April 3rd we're off,
GERS: Killed 2; wounded 8; men,
killed 20; wounded So; IS men re-
ported missing, but it is believed by
the British authorities that they
were not all captured, and that
many of them were separated from
their command and are now with
other British organizations. This
report Of casualties does not con-
slider one detachment of 81 men
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trail Of dead and dying behind.
In the neighbOrhrnd nf tohecq man:'
Germans threw away their rifles md
swan The canal II III" British sid" 10
surrender when they cUuld no longer
bear up under thu stream Of machine
gun bullets which was sweeping through
them.
Tie british trench mortarS also did
great execution. throwing th"ir hISn cx-
plosivcS into dense enemy ranks at
close range.
Tho German artillery bomhirdment
about Civcncby and from 1.aBasse"
northward along the canal yesterday
morning perhaps set new high water
mark for intensity. Veterans Of many
battles d"clarcd hey had never seen
anything like 1t. although many records
have been broken sine: the offensive
began March q.