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The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
GERMAN CANNON
lombard PARIS
GIANT GUNS DROP SHELLS IN
FRENCH CAPITAL, DISTANCE
OF NEARLY rs MILES.
REPORT IS MADE OFFICIALLY
Teutons Apparently Have Invented
New observation-disclosures
Previous Range 80 Miles.

Paris-According 20 the latest re-
ports the long-disrance cannon which
started bombarding Paris March g..
was firing from a distance of 120 kilo--
meters approximately "a ID miles)
and was located about IL kilometers
behind the French front. Earlier dis
patches indicated that the attack was
made from distance of 81 miles. The
nearest point from the German lines
TO Paris is 62 miles.
The announcement was official and
stated that the shells reached the
capital and suburbs at intervals OF
about Is or 20 miles.
The dispatch, in saying that the
shortest distance from Paris to the
front is over 100 kilometers, indicates
that there has been no breach in the
battle line above Paris such as would
permit Of bringing up guns to within
what has been previously regarded as
the extreme range of heavy pieces.
One theory suggested Is that the
Germans have developed an aerial tor
pedo which can be fired from a long
distance.
The most powerful guns in action
heretofore have been able to hurl their
projectiles only 20 miles or there
abouts.
The calibre of the shells reaching
Paris, 240 milimeters, is equivalent to
about IL inches The heavy German
siege pieces fire 17-inch shells.
Pieces of the shells, on examination
were found to bear rifling marks,
which proved that they had not been
dropped from an aeroplane, but had
been fired from a gun.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
APRIL 6, Twin THE WAR DAY"
Governor Urges All to Renew Pledge
of Allegiance.

Lansing-Gov. Sleeper has issued
a proclamation urging the observance
of "Win-the-War Day" Saturday, April
6, the anniversary of the entrance OF
the United States into the war, as
well as the opening day of the third
Liberty loan campaign.
Gov. Sleeper urged that the follow
ing pledge be recited in all business
places: 81 pledge allegiance to my
flag and to the republic for which 1t
stands; one nation, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for ALL"
AS schools will not be in session
Saturday, exercises are proposed for
Friday afternoon.
The governor closed his proclama-
ton by urging everyone to buy Lib
erty bond on the opening day of the
campaign.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
L0YALISTs AIM TO BEAT BERGER
Milwaukee Legion Plans United Action
TO Defeat Socialist Candidate.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the two can
didates for the United States senate,
Irvine L. Lenroot, Republican, nor
Joseph f. Davies, Democrat, got an
official o. X. from the Wisconsin 10y
atty legion here.
The legion met last Friday and
shortly announced that they refused
to indorse either OF the candidates.
Instead they stated they plan to call
on the national committees of both
parties to hold conference and ask
that one of the men be eliminated
from the race.
This action is requested, 1t is said,
in order to prevent Victor Berger. So
cialist candidate, from profiting by a
three cornered fight.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
GERMANS, IN BIG DRIVE NEAR
CAMBRIA, DENT BRITISH
LINES TO A DEPTH
OF NINE MILES.
lHINDENPURG FORCES SAID
TO NUMBER 100000 MEN
Advance Accompanied by Terrific
Slaughter of Germans-London
Observers Predict Lines
Will Not Break.

London-In the first four days fight
On the great offensive against the Brit
fish, German troops forced their way
forward over front approximately Il
miles in length, have penetrated to a
depth of four or five miles west OF
Cambria. and have reached Peronne
and Ham, west of st. Quentin, dis
lance of about nine miles west OF the
British lines as they stood before the
inception of the Teutonic offensive,
March 81.
The advance is being accompanied
by terrible slaughter OF the Germans,
who in their massed formations, are
being cut to pieces by British guns OF
all calibres. The British casualties,
too. have been heavy, and Berlin
claims the taking of 10000 British
prisoners and 900 guns.
Emperor Reported in Command.
Emperor William himself is report
ed to be in command of the German
armies fighting this battle, which he
previously had declared would be the
decisive one of the war, and London
commentators credit him with assum-
ing this post with the aim Of going
down in history as the victor in the
greatest conflict in the worlds history,
should the Germans win, as their
leaders have boosted they would.
Hindenburg is using fully 100000
men on this front. He apparently is
trying to separate the British from the
French, roll the British up to the sea
and throw his center and left against
Paris.
West of st. Quentin, sine II miles
above the point of the Franco-British
junction, the British defensive system
has been broken into, Haig admits.
The main British line was at last ac-
counts still intact, however. The re-
tirement proceeds in orderly fashion.
Despite the advances made by the
Germans, no loss of confidence on the
allied side in the ultimate outcome is
apparent.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
11,s27,5s2 TONS SUNK BY SUBS
Losses BY u-Boats Since Wars Start,
Made Public.

Washington-Secret figures OF the
British admiralty on submarine losses
and shipbuilding have been made pub
lie here by the British embassy. They
show that from both enemy action and
marine risk on January /, 1918, allied
and neutral shipping had lost since
the war began 11,S27,572 gross tons,
while shipyards outside of the central
powers were turning out 6,606,275
tons.
In spite of the tremendous total of
losses, they do not approach the
claims of the Germans, and with D.
$4,000 tons Of enemy ships added to
the output of the war period, the net
loss to world shipping exclusive Of
that of Germany and her allies is only
2,632,297.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
OBJECTION. Get Non-combatsnt Jobs

Washington--An executive order Is
sued by President Wilson prvoides that
all conscientious directors to the Sc
lective draft shall be given non-com'
Blatant service. The non-combatant
branches outlined by the president in.
clude the medical corps, quartermas.
ter corps, and the engineer service
The order provides that as far as may
be feasible. assignments OF directors
will be restricted to the medical de.
partment. unless request is made for
assignment to other branches.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
Peaee Rumors AfIoat AaaIn.

London-Semi-offic negotiations
are under way between Germany and
the Entente, in which Germany is dis
playing a strong inclination for peace.
the Catholic newspaper. Nieuwsblad
Van Hetbeuden. says 1t has learned.
the Central News correspondent at
Amsterdam reports. According to re-
ports from Petrograd, a rumor is cur.
rent at Moscow that Germany has Of
fered important concessions to the Al
lies conditioned upon the recognition
of the Brest.Litovsk treaty OF peace.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
Report Amazes Ordnance Experts.

Washington-The long range bonn
dumfounded American ordnance Off
GERS.
The 22-mile bombardment of Dun
kirk by the Germans more than year
ago had set a record and ordnance
officers Of the American, British and
French corps freely conceded they new
er had dreamed of a monster gun
with range of more than 30 miles.
Some officers frankly questioned
that shells from rified cannon actually
had fallen in Paris. Others sought
explanation in new devices or secret
gun emplacements in the vicinity of
Paris. None wanted to believe that
any gun had been invented by the
Germans or any one else which could
throw 8 1-2-inch projectile 20 miles
New Factors Doubted.
If the German experts have evolved
a wholly new type of gun not depen-
dent upon the same mathematical fac
tors that govern ordnance everywhere,
o1ncers mere MINK II mighty unlikely
that they would employ it for an isola-
ted and meaningless attack on Paris.
1t might be, some officers thought,
that a continuous dropping of medium
caliber shells on the city was part Of
hope for breaking the spirit of
France by some mysterious visitation.
The finding of shell fragments bear
ing the marks of gun rifling seemed
to preclude the idea of any ordinary
airplane bomb.
1t was suggested that monster air
planes mounting guns might have been
used, but no one has ever conceived
the possibility of carrying a IL
inch weapon in the air. A short range,
lightweight. inverted howitzer carried
by aircraft appeared to seem as a pos.
sible explanation.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
Empey to Go aover The ropy Aaaln,

New York-Arthur Guy Empey,
author OF "Over the Top" book which
narrates his experiences with the Brit
fish army in France, will return to the
western front soon as a soldier in the
American army. Announcement was
made that he had passed the physical
examination at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Empey recently cancelled all his lee
ture engagements because his man
ager refused to donate his share OF
the proceedsto charity. He is ready
10 again face death for liberty.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28
NATION GETS CUT
IN BREAD RATIONS
USE OF WHEAT PRODUCTS TO
BE REDUCED TO 1H POUNDS
A WEEK, PER PERSON.
HOOVER ASKS ALL TO COMPLY
Consumption Must Be Reduced Fifty
Per Cent SO Allies Needs Can Be
Met Till Next Harvest.

Washington-The seriousness of the
characterization generally is again en-
phasized in the announcement by Her
bert c. Hoover, federal food admins
traitor, of new measures of conserva-
ton, including request that the Ameri-
can people voluntarily ration them
selves to one and a half pounds Of
wheat products per person per week,
and one-half pound of cooking -four
and other wheat products.
Consumption Must Be Cut in Half.
Every American is requested to cut
his average ration of wheat by so per
cent, which would reduce the total nor
NAL consumption of 100000 bushels
a month to 100000. Flour sales will
be cut to one-eighth of barrel for a
town customer and to one-quarter Of
a barrel for any country customer,
that retailers stocks may be distrib-
uted to as great a number as posi-
bic.
The wheat content of bakers bread
will be reduced to rs per cent on April
Ia, which increases by per cent the
amount of substitutes that must be
used.
Allies Must Be Supplied.
The new conservation measures are
made necessary by two conditions:
First, it appears from recent surveys
that there has been an over-estimate
of approximately 100000 bushels in
the amount of wheat available in the
United States. Secondly our Euro
pean allies have called for an addition
al supply of wheat in excess of the
1876, 100000 bushels already promised,
because of the failure of supplies to
reach them from Argentine and India.
It is now planned to use the Dutch
ships recently seized to move wheat
to Europe and il is hoped that they
will make possible the movement of a
sufficient amount to meet the minimum
European demand.
The administration has abandoned
the idea of ration cards and will i'm
pose restrictions on mills, wholesalers
and retailers which can be established
inexpensively and done away with
quickly.
Control of wheat at the mills prob
ably will be frightened so that tbs dis
tribution throughout the country will
be based on an equitable scale and no
dealer will have more -four than he can
sell other than by strict apportionment,
if he desires to take care of his trade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
DANIELS FOR
SMALLER SHIP
COMPLIMENTS

WASH NGTON, Dec. a. Radical
differences between Secretary Dan.
icis and naval officers on naval or
Rnnizntion. developed out 81 Daniels
appearance before the house naval
committee today.
Daniels mule suggestions on
trunafer ~ reserve officers 20 the
permanent navy. on the authorize
ton Of permanent naval strength
and on the side Of ship compile.
nYenta. which varied greatly from
those previously made by officers.
The committee. with exception Of
Representative iiritteh. indicated
agreement with Daniels.
Daniels read ia the committee "a
proposed BIN to transfer 1000 r..
serve officers TO the permanent
force as follows
Three hundred lleutenautH. 800
lieutenants. Junior grade. and 400
enslgns.
How They Differ
To get this transfer the reserve
officers VIII have % pass "A strict
examination. Daniels said. and
would be- sent 10 Annapolis for ak
months. following their transfer
Daniels proposal differed from
that Of officers who asked unlimited
Transfers. lie aiso differed with the
Officers on the permanent enlisted
strength. which. he said. should not
bc increased
Officers recommended an increase
from about i3I 900 present strength.
10 2iI 900 Daniels plan Will nscea.
state employ mcnt 81 60 900 reserves
up TO June 80. 1919.
n don't believe u wise now 90
fix a permanent strength FOR the
navy more than fixed In tho last
bin" Daniels said
Daniels introduced a table. show.
Ing tho present permanent naval
strength ls 1856. and the tempor.
AIRY strength. including rescrvista.
hYlhtors and trade students, ~
gfs.2oE
Daniels then began O discussion
touching tho siEs Of ship compile.
ruenia. pointing out that the number
OF men now carried on ships has
been rapidly Increasing. The Penn.
Fyiyania. built 20 carry 800 mcn.
carries iito. and the Arizona. i.s4o.
Daniels said
The secretary then read report
BY Admiral Rodman. severely scor
ing the cfoWding 81 men In sleep.
Ing quarters aboard ship. charging
they were packed In Ike nardlncs. 3"
while officers workshops and other
things were allowed 20 encruach on
space designed for sleeping guar
terra
After Investigation am 81 the
opinion hattlcHhipa can be operated
with smaller compliments. The re.
port read Daniels read table
showing Britain carried. In 1914. 90
men per 600 tons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
British Editors Approve Wilson
Plea for Concert of Power"

LONDON. Dec. si.-England's
press heartily welcomed President
Wilson's speech at Manchester. The
editorial tone was that the problems
OF the conference. including freedom
OF the seas. win be easily settled n
approached in the spirit the presi-
dent manifests.
Tho Daily News was most cordial
In its comment. declaring:
III that is the note at the peace
conference. We need not have mis-
givinKs rs 10 the outcome There
can be no accommodation between
the old balance OF power order OF
things, which Clemenceau Is reluc.
tant to forsale. and the universal
concert OF power. to which Wilson
summons the world.
THE vital test is whether the
peace conference is n gathering OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
'Camouflage'- -That's How Pierce
Lonergan Terms His New JOB

appointed Col. c. c. Dalton - y
vorce proctor. And also. Prosecufns
Elect Fred Brown announced that
he was not in favor OF the divuru
proctor idea. but would appoint :
deputy to handle divorce casol Hs
chose Col. Dalton as deputy.
The county commissioners ssfDx
the divorce proctor's salary from
the 1919 budget
SO. when Lonergan returned. DsE
ton resigned. and Lonergan has ~
job back again.
But the job carries no salary.
Which same explains why Ion9>
gan describes IL all as -camouflase-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
TACOMA TO GET
new H0TSl;T0
COST A MILLION

TACOMA. Dec. Blooming as a
New Years gift for the city. was
the announcement today that "a
million dollar hotel for Tacoma. the
finest IN the Northwest. Ia praetie.
ally assured
The announcement came frr-n n
committee 81 prominent business
men headed BY ~. y. Alexander.
president ~ tho Pacific Steamship
company. thru whose efforts largely
tho hotel project ~ made possible
Tho hotel f. designed by Archi.
tect Kirkland Gutter. Of Spokane.
and viii occupy the site % the pres.
ent Tacoma hotel IL will be -
stories In height. and win be named
tho Alexander.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

Camouflagc.
That's what tho county commits
sioncrs handed Pierce Lonergan. d.
vorcc proctor. according to his own
version 81 IL.
IonerRan H. an cx-soldicr.
When he left to Join the army. he
WIS divorce proctor. position
which paid a salary and entitled
him to an office in the city-county
building.
when he returned. the county
commissioners. II seems. had much
to say about giving the old Job back
TO the soldier.
But they had IN the meantime
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

Mrs. Mae Acknowledgements. OF Ev.
erett was scheduled to plead guilty
or not guilty to charges Of attempt
ing to defraud certain men. referred
to in the Indictment as victims" In
judge ]. Neterer's federal court
Tuesday.
The indictment holds her respon.
slble for alleged fraudulent letters
written to c. Il. Estes. George Rob
inson and Harry Scott, in which she
represented herself to be 2S years
old. an accomplished musician with
n college education. and an aspirant
for marriage. The letters explained
that she was about ready to inherit
81 900. The three victims claim they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
SAVINGS & TRUST CO.
CHANGES NAME; WIDENS FIELD

ately for membership In the fedenl
reserve system.
A vigorously operated fUeip
trade department will be one Of IL
features Of the remodeled insctr
ton. Greater facilities viii be g;vea
10 customers dealing in stocks and
bonds.
J. a. SwalwcIl. president Of ths
corporation. viii have active charge
OF the new institution.
l.. y. Lyman. vice president an1
bond expert. win manage the bod
department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

Seattle has a new banking inst
tuition. or. rather. an old banking in
uiiiutlon. under a new name and
policy.
The Union National Bank is the
new title OF the Union Savings &
Trust Co. with quarters In the Hoge
building
Announcement TO this effect was
made late Tuesday by James II.
HoFc. chairman Of tho board OF di.
rcctorr Of the institution.
Application win be made immcdi-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

victors TO divide the spoils. or gain
cring OF statesmen pledged TO srp~'
dinate every section and national ~,
terests to the interests OF humanity.
The Times calls Lloyd Georges
question 90 Clemenccau. regardihs
Frances need Of the British navy
the decisive test. and. emphasizing
Wilson's acquiescence in IL. predicts
that the question OF freedom OF tne
seas will yield TO treatment by tne
same spirit that animated the pfesi'
dents visit"
The proposal 20 perpetuaie tns
peace conference and make II tne
machinery OF the league Of nations
coming from Wilson himself Is "
garded as most vital by the chr0H
icle.
Unless II perpetuates itself. II can.
not escape the fate of former pesS
congresses" this newspaper deciasN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

en- OF wealth and fashion. skilled d.
servers noted distinct revival Of
gayety in the tone Of clothes.
While simplicity Of outline and o..
nament Is still good form. many WON
en- are now appearing in brigh.f
colors. and more interest is shown in
novelties OF design. At the Metro
poiiuln opera II Is said that fun
evening dress has been resumed for
the first time since tho war.
There IL still. however. some Ne
c~ssity for conserving wool. and
those Of US who have better thines
10 think about than fashion VIII con-
unuc our wise habits Of nmpls
dressing
Prophets OF spring fashions are a.
ready busy predicting that the cut
81 our spring skirts will continus
narrow and a bit longer. and that
the box coat jacket suit viii return
10 favor. The spring colors are u
be tan. navy blue. and new shzd1s
Of red called rust. henna and cerisa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

Sweet. isn't III
Certainly. u must be for it's the
Candy Cane Gown,
As an afternoon frock for the
Christmas party. one can scarcely
Imagine a more apropos. striking
and detachable costume than this
pearly gray hilk duyctyn. with It's
horizontal rtriplnRH OF wine-rcd vel
vet 10 varied widths. \ softly shlr
red tucker % white net fills in the
low cut bodice
4 huge. dropping hat Of wine-coi.
orcd velvet and white and gray
piumes H. the pleasing accomp2nl-
mcnt Of this frock.
During war days women have oh
served a fiiiing reserve and oonserv.
aiism Ia their gowns as To cut. ma
tcriala and roiorH.
A. the recent New York Horse
Show. which is the playground and
display ground 81 New York's WON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
BRITISH LOOK TO USE
OF ALCOHOL AS FUEL

Especial TO The star by n. Il. ~
LONDON. Dec. 2i.--Britisn ).
entlsts are looking 90 the day wnss
coal will be unavailable for iu
and recommending the growing
those plants which viii proo".s
starch and sugar that can De ~.
verted into alcohol to suppiei''"'
petrol as motive power.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

JwN 10 MILES or GREER.
square mile OF bank. 30. 600. 900
yards OF dollhr-yRrd gold gravel.
Untold millions there for our COIN
pany or miners and Hhipynrd
workers. Installing machinery.
want Few more men 90 take re-
naming stock go with mining
cnginccrH call . mornings to 2
evenings. 40 Hincklcy Bldg. Sec
oud and Columbia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
Last Day of Year
Is Pretty Cold

The las; day OF the Old year was
the coolest. all but one. Dec 81.
when the thermometer dropped to
&c 80 degrees. Tuesday, IL rcria.
tered -. Colder weather f. pre-
dlctcd for New Year'A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

LIBERTY BONDS BOUGHT
ron EpOT CAHH
BASED nhfly uu NrN 1ufh MARKET
THEE rs so uETrEH PRICE
Daily the HENSON co .e Evenings
Licensed iiruhrrH
sgi Green iiidg. FOURTH ~ Pike.
Pull. MARKET PRICE PAID foE
Liberty Honda k4A t.eafY BIDS.
Second and Madison. open even
tnEH. sundays "a 90
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31

Buying or selling orders executed
for all classes OF railroad. indus
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Quotations and late Information
on file.
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Established 1895.
STOCKS AND BONDS
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WILL SELL
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