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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
ENGLISH WAR OFFICE ADMITS
GAINS OF HUNS WEST OF AVRE
Exact Situation Unknown as Battle RACES in Heavy Rain
Fresh HostiEies North Of Somme-- -Britons Take
Prisoners, Enemy Suffers Huge Loss.

PUSHING westward from the branch of the which in
nortwestery direction Montdd the Germans forced their
ay Yesterday villages within stretch OF about ve miles
along front The advance shown by the locations OF e
villages captured reached OF about three
miles in this sector Mondder the wedge also was FUR
ter driven in miles, Fighting this point around Aye
court progress late yesterday in heavy rainfall
here is apparently to drive westward from
Monddier further attempt cutting in Ariens p the
south The however already considerably
tended wing of the advance having by means
pace with the southern possible that the peuosiy OF the
German prince who commands this may be leading
him too far.
push open southwark path for the Germans
the the soutey line to win
way readily Ose where that southwest from
Noyon and flows possibility that the Germans
are attempting off allied blow, aackng them
selves still be attacked this their
posed front.
supplies to the engaged great battle in the
around More and Lassigny with the Germans
who have delivered powerful attacks.
Baked in ground along side
Of they driven the allied line the Germans
are trying through the southwest and south Along
miles, from Moeui the Avre river to Las
sgy tremendous battle ragged all yesterday The German troops
princes army and under the leadership Of
Gen Hutier sending his forward assed fora
ion, following the other without cessation
have stopped the Germans and have counter
attacked with unvarng Correspondents this section
line declare that the French only small portion of
holding the others for powerful blow at the
moment
By ae Associate Press.
(sz miles northwest of Montdde Gvesne Can
gny MenSt Georges Monche Ayencourt Office
announced this evening.
CAN the villages Montdidier region)
Heavy fighting progressing the eastward Of Ayencour
miles south of Montdde); the situation unknown
heavy rain falling
gaining ground Montdidier
Germans made of the Avre (southeast of
Amiens).,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
HUN F|REBUG SUSPECTED
100000 Fire Damages Kennedy
Foundry Company in South
Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 30.-The
Kennedy Foundry Company. in south
Baltimore. was badly damaged by fire
tonight which is believed to have been
started by a German sympathizer.
The fire started in the casting room
and spread to the pattern shop, where
thousands of patterns valued at many
thousands of dollars were destroyed.
J. p. Kennedy, president of the COM
pany, refused to say what the loss will
be, but 1t Is estimated at over $4,000
The foundry Is almost surrounded by
machine shops and iron works engaged
on government contracts, and q strict
guard was on duty at the shops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
French Meet Vicious Thrust
of TeutOns With Reserves

PARIS March so-The battle the Moreu Lasgny front
continued the whole day and along sixty kometers
the Office announcement tonight
assaults multiplied force were ncessant but,
French attacks everywhere stopped the onslaught
BY ASSOCIATE Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE March ao-The
heavy bombrmen which in progress last night
respondent left the front developed today general along
= = &. - Continued -----
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
LLOYD GEORGE LAUDS
FIGHTING OF FRENCH

LONDON. March se.-Premier Lloyd
George has sent q message to Premier
Clemenceau Of France declaring that
Great Britain. calm and resolute. Is
relying on the Justice Of their common
cause and supon the valor Of the men
who defend it.
Confidence increases, the British pre-
nier added. as the English people
watch the steady march Of the gallant
army OF France to repel the invader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
BRITISH LOSS SMALL.
Casualties for. March Reach 1900
Smallest Total for Months.

LONDON, March so.-British casual
ties reported in March reached total
of 14.0so. divided as follows:
Killed or died Of wounds-Ofdcers,2 271
men, 2,67S.
Wounded or missing-omcers, 21o;
men. 1886.
This is the smallest total in several
months, and evidently the casualties
lists from the new battle in France
have not begun to appear. The total in
February was 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
Berlin, Mich, Would Be pershing.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 3o.-A
movement was begun today at Berlin,
Ottawa county, to have the name of
the town changed to Pershing. Pett-
tions are to be prepared next week, it
was announced. Berlin has about $50
residents, most of them being of Scot
tfsh or Irish descent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
CONSTANTINE ORDERED
BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL

ATHENS. Friday. March Gas a
result of charges brought by the public
prosecutor. a court-martiaI has ordered
the criminal prosecution of former
King Constantine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
NINE. STORCH DIES
ON ELLIS ISLAND
Turkish Woman Who Was Ac-
cused of Being Leader of 5
German Spies.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Mme. Des-
pima Davidovitch Storch, the young
Turkish woman who was charged with
being the leader of band of German
spies taken into custody in this city
a fortnight ago, died suddenly TO-DAY
in her quarters on Ellis Island, it was
learned tonight.
Death Due to Pneumonia.
The death of Nine Storch is believed
to have been due to pneumonia, al
though secrecy was maintained as 70
island pending action by the govern
ment which probably would have re-
suited in her being deported % France
where she might have met the tradi-
tional fate of a spy.
Mme Storch was born in Constantl-
uople only twenty-three years ago. Hell
father was a German and her mother a
Turk Government agents believe tha'
she had been for years In the secret
service of Germany, although she
denied until the last that she was I'M
plicated in Teutonic intrigues In the
United States.
Her Companion Arrested.
The constant companion of Nine
Storch had been Baron Henri de Le'
Vile. a member of noble French fam
lily. He was arrested with her and is
prisoner at Ellis Island. The othel
members of the band were Nine. Eliza
beth Charlotte Nix, who also Is held
for deportation, and Count Robert dc
Clirmont. The count has been critl-
cally i'll ever since the unexpected raid
of government agents on his apart
ment. His physicians say they do not
expect him to recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
WORD OF j. S. PART
IN FIGHT GREETED
WITH ARMY CHEERS
Americans at Front Slap Each
Other on Back, Dance and
Toss Hats in Air.
GEN. PERSHING'S OFFER
DELIGHTS WAR SECRETARY
Mr.. Baker Says It Will Meet With
Hearty Approval in United States;
Utmost Service Desired.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 30.-I am delighted
at Gen. Pershing's prompt and effective
action in placing all the American
troops and facilities at the disposal Of
the allies in the present situation" said
Secretary Of War Baker in statement
given out at headquarters today.
'itwilf meet switir hearty approval In
the United States, where the people de-
sire their expeaitionary forces to be
of the utmost service In the common
cause" the Secretary continued.
II have visited all the American
", and had an opportunity to observe
the enthusiasm with which officers and
men received the announcement that
they would be used in the present con-
fiict One regiment to which the an
nouncement was made spontaneously
broke into cheers"
Secretary Baker, for obvious reasons,
declined to discuss just what part the
American expeditionary forces may
play or are playing. This will become
known in due time.
Congratulate Each Other.
The news that the force was to par.
ticipate at all was met with cheers and
shouts Of delight from one end OF the
American zone to the other, even at the
front. The officers and men had about
come to the conclusion that they were
to be forced to sit back and watch the
progress of events. and they were glum
Today they are smiling and demon
stratively congratulating each other
There was much slapping of each other
on the back. while some of the troops
tossed up their hats and danced when
the news reached them.
There is still no news from the fight
ing engineers
Secretary Baker, having conferred
with the allied commanding officers and
statesmen, desires to return to the
United States as soon as possible and
make available the information he has
secured from his observations and con-
ferences. He has completed the inspec-
ton of men and material, which he
found a very inspiring task
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
Removed From Rush,

he estimates that 10000 more persons
Continued on Second PagsJ
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WEATHER. !.

Fair and moderately warm today and
tomorrow; gentle to moderate south
winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at 10 pm. last night: Highest,
es; lowest, 36.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31

The Associated Press is exclusively entitle1 -
tho use for republicnticn Of all news Dispatches
credited 10 st or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
SIXTY AMERICANS
INOCULATED TO AID
SEARCH FOR GERMS

Paris, March Sixty enlisted men
of the United States sanitary corps,
all from New England, are now serv-
ing as hosts to normal or infected
lice, or have received injections of
blood from soldiers known to have
been suffering from trench fever.
They are quartered in a British hos
pital where the American Red Cross
is using them for an investigation of
trench fever, which is new since the
war.
The organism producing the fever
has not yet been discovered by mi
croscope. altho it heads the fevers
among the British troops at the front
and stands second in the list of those
causing the greatest wastage. The
disease is not fatal, but it means an
absence of six to eight weeks from
the ranks.
Scarcity of physicians in the Brit
ish army prevented the royal army
corps from studying the cause of the
disease. The American Red Cross de-
cided to undertake a survey based on
the yellow fever investigation in Cuba.
With the approval of General Perish
ing, call for volunteers was made
and virtually every member of the
101. 102 and 104 field hospitals and
the 1o1, 103 and 104 ambulance com
panies offered to submit to the ex-
pertinent. Sixty men were selected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
REPORTERS IN DEMAND
Kansas University Plans Mail Order
Course to Make Them.

Lawrence, Kan, March 5--War de-
rnands are taking SO many newspaper
men from the smaller towns and cities
to the great dailies that demand has
come to the University of Kansas for
a course of instruction by correspond
ence for young men and women en-
ployed on the weeklies and smaller
dailies III Kansas. The correspond
ence-s study department has accord
ingly outlined a course. Advanced
Newspaper" in twenty-four assign
ments to meet this demand, and the
initial eapers of the series are now
being written by Prof William A. Dill
of the university's department of jour-
nalism and formerly a small town
publisher and telegraph editor of the
Portland Oregonian.
The course is intended to cover
newspaper style. the qualifications of
a reporter. special types of reporting.
copy reading and proof reading, head
writing, the editing of pony and leased
wire telegraph reports, together with
the adequate experimenting of pony
report with discussion also of fea-
tut es for newspapers, building up Of a
newspaper morgue, and the general
development of news service as the
newSpape expands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
WAS EARLY SETTLER
j. A. Davis. Cloud County Pioneer
Died Here This Morning.

The death of ]. A. Davis. an old
Topeka resident, occurred early this
morning at his home, 622 Van Buren,
street, as a result of diabetes. Davis
was a Kansas pioneer, having come to
the state forty-four years ago. He
made his home in Cloud county
TWENTY-FIVE years. He was born
March II, 1S4S. He was a civil war
veteran, and for twenty-five years was
a travelling salesman in Kansas and
northern Missouri He was at one time
a member of the board of control of
the State Soldiers home at Dodge City.
Davis is survived by his widow and
three children. Mrs. E. P. Mcmahon,
of Lawton. Okla: J. J. and c. w.
Davis, of Topeka. The body will be
taken to st. Joseph, Mo, for burial
Wednesday. The l. o. o. F. of ST.
Joseph of which he was a charter
member, will have charge of the
funeral service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
New York Women for First Time Vote
at Congressional Election.

New York March 5.-Those women
of New York who reside in the four
congressional districts in which spe-
cial elections are being held today
realized their dream of years when
they cast their first votes. The cleo
tons are in the Seventh and Eighth
districts of Brooklyn, Twentv-firSt in
Manhattan and the Twenty-second in
the Bronx. The fact that the actual
Democratic majority in the house of
representatives in the face of the pres
ent Republican majority of one hinged
on the outcome. added to the interest
i'll the special elections
The total registration in the four
districts is 172,061, of which 1916
are women. In addition to the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates
the Socialists have nominees in each
district while in the Twenty-first dis
trict a woman-Mrs. Marie Colvin-
is a candidate of the Prohibition
party.
Negro Preacher Still Running.
The greatest interest has centered in
the fight in the Twenty-first district,
normally Republican territory. The
Rev. r. c. Ransom, a negro clergy
man, whose Independent petition was
thrown cut by the supreme court, has
appealed to his followers to write his
name On their ballots. Ransom has
attacked the Republican nominee,
John "A BoIleS. The Democratic can
didate IS Jerome F. Donovan
Women's First Vote in Vermont.
Montpelier, VT, March 5.-The ex-
tent and effect of the woman's vote
was watched with interest in the an
nua- elections of cities and towns thru
out Vermont today. Women were
granted full municipal suffrage by the
legislature last year. While some pro-
hibition advocates expressed the hope
of making the state entirely dry in
local option contests with the assist
ance of the women voters the cam
paign has not been spirited and suf-
frage leaders declared no attempt had
been made to mass the women's votes
on the liquor issue.
In Burlington, where about 1000
women have enrolled, no-licenSe cam
paignerS thought they might overturn
the 400 license majority of last year,
and in st. Adams. where last years
liquor vote had a majority of only
fifty-nine and 500 women are enrolled,
prohibition victory was predicted by
leaders of the party. Eighteen Yer
mont cities and towns adopted the
license system last year, the larger
ones being Burlington, Rutland,
Barre, st. Adams and Bennington.
This was reduction from twenty-five
in 1916.
Twice as Many Men as Women.
The ratio of men registered to the
number of women was estimated
the vote as a whole will not be heavy
compared to that of a general cleo
ton. Those in charge of the polling
places were unanimous in declaring
that the women voters knew what
they were doing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
MANY GARDEN FANS
Weekly Meeting of Club Was Largely
Attended Monday Night.

The Topeka garden club which
meets every Monday night in room
$40 of the high school building. held
a successful meeting last night, and
the crowd was so large that the quar-
tiers for meeting will be changed for
the next meeting to the high school
auditorium. The next meeting will be
devoted to the study of Transplant
ing"
At last nights meeting F. P. Rude
talked on plants that may be put in
early, and the less hardy ones to be
put in later in the season. A. D.
Folker spoke particular on soil and
fertilizers. He and o. F. Whitney,
also successful gardner. spoke in
favor of barnyard manure rather than
commercial fertilizers for the Shaw
nee county soil, and Mr.. Rude agreed
with them. Poultry manure was
recommended for gardens. but en-
phasis was laid on the necessity of
working it into the soil between the
rows of plants. and the use of the
utmost care in keeping it from con-
tact with the young vegeta ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
WILSON is NEXT SPEAKER
Brewster Told Current Topic Au-
dience of His Work Monday Night.

Walter E. Wilson, state bank COM
missioner, will be the speaker for the
next meeting of the Current Topic
club next Monday night at the Y. NJ.
c. A.
AT the meeting Monday night S. NJ.
Brewster. state attorney general,
made the address. He explained the
business of his office as it concerned
the handling of all legal business con-
nected with all the business transac-
lions of the state, and the attorney
general also acts as legal adviser for
citizens who do not wish to hire their
own lawyer.
I'VE write more laws" he said,
than the legislature enacts and these
laws are just as binding as the stat
utes passed by the lawmakers until
opinion day of the supreme court.
Sometimes it is necessary to rewrite
laws that have been passed, before
they can be intelligently interpr eted -
The attorney general is ex-officio
member of practically every board in
the state that has to do with the
transaction of business affairs of the
commonwealth. The attorney general
is expected to protect the people of
the state from frauds, keep the coun-
ty attorneys at work, prosecute yio-
lations of the prohibitory law. etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
NEW COMPANY FORMED
Perle b. Hamlin Organizes New State
Guard Unit Here.

a second Topeka company for the
newly-organiZed Kansas state guard
was successfully launched Monday
evening, and had its first drill at the
auditorium. About twenty-five able
bodied men were on hand to begin the
work.
This company is under the COM
Santa Fe engineering department, who
has had seven years experience in the
United States regular army. Hamlin
and Arthur Hargis have each been
commissioned captains by the adj
jutant general, and authorized to raise
companies for the state guard. The
Hargis company, which drills Thurs
day evenings, has existed for some
time. It will, in all probability, be
designated Company A in the pro-
posed Topeka battalion, and the Ham
lin company will probably be called
Company B.
The size of companies in the new
state guard has been limited to sixty
eight officers and men. This was done
to make it possible for communities to
raise companies when, because of
small population and limited wealth,
they would be unable to maintain Or
CARNATIONS of regular army strength.
In view of the fact that Lawrence,
Kan, with a population of about ten
thousand, possesses a full battalion of
four companies, and the little town of
Wilsey, in Morris county, with less
than two hundred inhabitants, has a
very flourishing company, it certainly
behooves Topeka to take more inter-
est in its guard.
The enrolling officer of the new
company reported that many besides
the men present last night have sig
nified their intention of Joining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
TO PLAY $40 GAMES
Joplin May Open the Season in To-
pcka May 4.

Des Moines, Ia. March 5.-The
Western league schedule this season
will call for lao games, beginning the
first of May and ending the middle of
September This was definitely an
nounced this morning after the club
owners had been in session for many
hours working on the oates.
According to the schedule that it is
thought will be adopted, Joplin will
open at Topeka, Hutchinson at Wich-
tia, St. zoe at Des Moines, and Omaha
at Sioux City. 1t was decided at the
meeting Monday to abolish the spit
ball and all freak deliveries.
President Dickerson has announced
that the one umpire system will be
u ed. The following umpires have
been signed: Johnny Mullen, Matty
Fitzpatrick. Con Daxly and Spike
Shannon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
TEXAS, THIRD WET
STATE TO RATIFY
DRY AMENDMENT

Austia, Tex. March 5.-Foliowing
ratification yesterday by the Texas
senate CT the federal constitutional
prohibition amendment, Texas be-
comes me eighth state to line itself
UP in favor of the nationwide drouth
The ther states ratifying are Mis-
sissippi. Virginia. Kentucky, South
Carolina. NORTH Dakota Maryland and
Montana Texas is the third wet state
to ratii5, the other two being Ken
tn cky and Maryland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
IS GOOD
Jack Dempsey Has Had a Re-
markable Career.
He Has Won Nine One-Round
KnOckOutS.
BY ALLAN MARKLEY.

New York, March SACK Dem
sey's ring career looks as tho he could
make things unpleasant for either
Fred Fulton or Champion Willard if
they should be brought together. He
has participated in thirty-six battles
and has to his credit nine one-round
knockouts.
Fulton now seems inclined to ignore
Dempsey's claim for a meeting before
he tackles willard. Whether the pub
lie will stand for such a deal remains
to be seen.
This one-round wonder was born in
West Virginia of American parents.
While he was but a boy his father
moved to Grand Junction, Colo, where
he spent his time working in mine
while Fulton was plastering in Min
nesota.
He began his pugilistic career in
Salt Lake City, taking part in local
sporting club events.
Had Experience in New York.
One day he decided that Broadway
needed him, and he packed a suitcase
and headed for New York. When he
arrived here he soon fell into the
hands of managers and prom oters who
were glad to handle promising man
like this siX-foot weSterner. He took
part in a couple of small shows but
but not richer.
Back in Salt Lake again he received
a hearty welcome. His New York ex-
perience gave the promoters as well
as the fans confidence in him, and he
was booked for a battle with Jim
Flynn, already considered an ''old
timer" The Pueblo fireman laid
Dempsey out in one round.
Then came the usual retirement"
which follows every boxers first
II he
never participate in another ring en-
gagement.
Jack Kearns, manager. then picked
the boy up and took him to San
Francisco. On the west coast four
round bouts were in order at that
not yet recovered from the shock that
Jim Flynn handed him.
Meehan First Opponent.
His first opponent was Will Meehan-
In the short space of four rounds
Dempsey handed Meehan a sound
walloping and stepped Immediately
Then followed a series of victories
in San Francisco. When his fame be-
gan to spread, Racine, Wis. sent in
an S. o. S. for Dempsey to fight there.
Kearns brought him to Racine and he
administered a knockout to Homer
Smith in the first round.
After Smith came Carl Morris in
Buffalo ( Morris, as usual, was not
taking kindly to the knockout tactics
he was forced to face and started
fouling after the first round. Demp-
sey then asked the referee and his
seconds to refrain from protesting or
interfering and proceeded to take his
revenge. In the sixth round Morris
seconds threw in the sponge to save
the big fellow from the inevita BILE
knockout.
The showing made by Dempsey
against Carl Morris was much better
than the six round sorry mess that
Fulton made of the affair in Canton,
o., when he met the big Irish-Indian.
Dempsey then staged comeback in
a battle with Jim Flynn. knocking
him out in the first round.
This is the record upon which he
bases his claim for a bout with the
Rochester plasterer before that slug
ger meets Jess Willard.