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i 1 t. LT l- 4 Ai 7 1 sP cc a RAM ERALD EPU LICAN I I 0 UTAH'S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER THRE THREE WORLDSWORLD'S GREATEST NEWS SERVICES EDITION I I ON IJ NO 84 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH THURSDAY EVENING APRIL 25 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 I So MEN HOLDING HUNS AT AMIENS fer man Cavalry at hollands holland's s. Frontier I TR CRO CROSS BORDER i tum G- atum Given Iven to to- Re Demands Re- Re Quickly to Reto Re- Re to Pass Through Re-I Re United Press tsy QUE GUE April 25 Ger Ger- Ger cavalry has appeared the border 1 0 guarded only by land- land ng ong German note demanding ply hashaa arr d. The mand man is lz forfreefreo 1 ii 1 a Ia is a Prussian province pro along the greater part of cli frontier It contains the I Fist Neutral I United Press April 1 25 Ger 25 Ger- Ger I Iding themailed list over- to over to enforce sanctionS sanction of sup ments that country glum desperate efforts to drive drive- sion on the west front is oncemore more- ts iNt ts ruthless disregard for Tf neutrals appeared fraught I but there was dearthof official news here pig development comes Germany would tin tm- eek to plow through ening a path to Belgium for troops and sup sup- border Js Js' well pro rd trained troops but that the Dutch could am any serious attempt here that Holland to GermanysGermany's Germanys Germany's Is willing to sacrifice herhe- rI I TN iu DILEMMA I knows that If she throws in with the Germans the the- a ft a position to take Vir- Vir her ships and her colonies 10 little position vely dangerous It the succeeded In bottling up Tan boat U-boat outlet at Ostend Germany is forced to 0 action in Holland or see se i campaign utterly tall fall tj on The Netherlands 4 ing ng standing Some Somo years le- war be- be war German influence sought measure through the Dutch to fortify the mouths of the the- TOTO thus affording protection from the sta This was was- ee reat Britain an ana England Englan strongly so sti a as to constitute ultimatum and the bill was Gt GL OLLAND'S HOLLANDS HOPE tw here believe that tedled forces ores are sent to Hot Holt Hol- Hol od would require scarcely IL a i half million Germans to little country uld depend on Hollands Holland's de- de ever i to lo literally sink 51 I rhe he scheme of or defenseof emb embodies con inlii a ed area area area- i Hand and foi fortress ss tress comprising 1 Ie eta of or North Korth and South h- ori lI- oi IIo- IIo ri i i parts of ot ZealandZeeland and thirds of ot this area Is lEi by the sea On the land Wrongly established military fG exceedingly difficult inundations sian an land and approaches to lo th tn are lire buyhily Amsterdam andthere also are In- I In- In I which might pre pre- UI attack by bv the Ger- Gel Ger- 1 jf inundations hahas not jy in fn how how- lip lie fear fesi i is expressed herehete I nys ny's lon long arm of intrigue etchEd to thoth point where limed on page 5 5 4 I ff a- a liberty Cabbage To Remove Stigma Of 01 German Dish Dishi i MEW NEW YORK ORK April 25 25 LM Sauer kraut may be camouflaged under the he name nam of Liberty cabbage if the federal food board here acts favorably on the the recommendation of local vegetable bledealers who assert assert assert as assert that the pro-German pro stigma of the dish has been responsible for a falling off of 75 per cent in consumption consump- tiontion since America entered the war The Th-e dealers told the board yesterday that there ere ere- isis now enough sauer kraut kraut- inin stock in New York City to supply a fair sized German German German Ger German army The board ordered ordered ordered or or- deredthe dealers to submit statistics showing the exact quantity of sauer kraut they have on hand vv Doctor Answers Call of 01 Distress From Far i b- I I By Dy Associated Press Prell FT YUKON Alaska April 25 5 Bringing with hin him an appeal al al- tor for tor a a doctor doctor by bi mur theArctic explorer explore who lies dangerously Ill on on Herschel island a messenger reached i li here hir late yesterday after aCter a record breaking trip on the long long- II trail fromfront the north In a ames ames- message mes message sag carried ed by the courier I tel on told of ot being ill fit fifty ty- ty days ays after being stricken with typhoid and pneumonia followed by complications A A. Northwest mounted police police- a a- tt ms ml and two Eskimos have a- ready already al- al ready Teady ready diedof ot typhoid while several sev several cal others are ill the messenger said saidA A doctor already is on his way vay to Herschel island from here starting several days ago upon learning of ot Illness message said III Ill Iii fifteen days Still run- run i ning nine Temperature Had typhoid an and pneumonia followed by complications Managed to get theHerschel Island rave Have been taken care of or by missionaries mission mission- arlesaries s.

Wash April 25 It It It- isis assumed here that the mes mes- coming south must have tr traveled by a slightly different route rout from that taken by Dr Burke or of the Royal NorthWest x-NorthWest mounted police who Jer Ft Yukon April 16 to gO goto to Stefans Stefans- sons son's relief eller Jo 4 No uneasiness was felt beca because se se- thethe dispatch made no mention of or or- thethe messenger having met Dr fc a TARS TARS' TARS WIN RR PRAISE ISE FOR RESCUE 9 CASTAWAYS i BY By United PressPresa 4 WASHINGTON April 25 25 Officers cers and men of ot the United States destroyer Parker larker 1 were commended today by Secretary Daniels for tor bravery atIlt alid heroism in their work rk of ot rescuing the nine survivors rs rs of the British hospital ship Castle torpedoed thi February 25 6 The he men en commended ar are are C. Cote Cole Roxbury Mass who jumped overboard to escue rescue a frowningdrowning man and J. 1 T. Newman NewS New Brunswick N. J.

wh went to Coles Cole's as assistance and had to balled be called backbade by the executive cere Two others David Goldman Philadelphia and Wilbur Mathews N. Jumped overboard to to the assistance of ot the fourth officer officer of at the British vessel Others commended are Roy E. HoUse Providence R. Thomas rhomas F. Brooklyn N.

James II 11 Quinn Mt Vv tn N. and Fr Francis W. Beeghley SeSec Second a ond street Des Mines la Ia The Toe officers and crewof or th the Parker were given Great Britain's thanks by Thomas J. McNamara secretary of or the admiralty who commended them before parlia parUa- me ment HAM Br Britishtish Regain Gr Ground in Counter Attackand Germans Meet With Losses in Severe Fight By United Press ONDON April 25 linden Hindenburg Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden LONDON burg burg- burgis is striking simultaneously simul in ill Pic and Flan Flan- I ders I While the tile battle still swirled aro around tonne tO today hi- the inhi in- the in- the I the drive Amiens i s. th thov OcrGer r- mans wewere thrusting ag against ins the 1 a I tp front I The enemy suffered rec a tempo temporary ry re- vers reverse re reverse vers on both fronts front Har HalgHaig reported ported to to-I to day In litthe neighborhood of Villers Villers- ux the British regained some I ground by counter attacks Northeast I of Bailleul In Flanders Flanders' the French repulsed repulsed re reo i pulsed a heavy attackattach yesterday even- Ing even- Ing evening even evening but the assault was renewed early this morning and was beingpressed on ona a wide front Including a sector held by the British to the east of the I French Fr positions i General Haig Reports Repts Rep A iR Localcal Successes By United Press Press LONDON April 25 British 25 troops have regainedground by by counter at- attacks at at- tacks east of Amiens Field Marshal HaigHalg reported today Heavy fighting occurred around Villers-Bretonneux Villers throughout the night and was continuing today HaigHalg said British artillery and tanks have Inflicted heavy losses on the enemy There was heavy avy fighting throughout through out the night in and around Villers Villers- the report port saidMid Tl fighting still continues We regained ground by couter counter attacks attacks attacks'and took a number of prisoners North of Villers-Bretonneux Villers on the St St.

Quentin road the enemy three times but was yas repulsed with loss The enemy Used a few tanks Northeast of Bailleul yesterday attacked the evening the enemy le French Frenchi but were repulsed Early this morning the atta attack was renewed against the French positions ns togeth- erer with the British sector to thetile east ea I following an Intense bombardment The fighting continues on a wide front Th The fightinglIghting on the whole Villers front was extremely se severe Heavy enemy casualties were our by our our- artillery and tanks tank ft Enemy Raid a at Driven Off I By United PressPreas LONDON April 25 An An attempted enemy raid in the neighborhood of ot last night was repulsed Field Marshal HaigBalg reported today Hostile artillery was active last night In the Festubert and Robecq sectors ARMY AVIATOR I IS DROWNED DROWN IN GATUN By Associated Press Prell PA PANAMA AMA April 24 24 A A. A J. France was drowned in Gatun lake to today today today to- to day when a hydro airplane hj in which helie was flying tying caught fire at a height of feet It came down clown safelY but Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieutenant FranceTrance was drowned while hile at attempting attempting at- at tempting tl tp swim ashore JOHN REDMOND LEFT SMALL ESTATE By International News Service LONDON April 25 The The estate of ot John Redmond the late jh Irl-jh leader amounted to 1 it was announced toda today i 1 f. SHORTAGE Of FUEL ll OIL Il MENACES I COAST li i Estimate ShowsFlow i May Run 50 Barrels Barrels Barrels Bar Bar- Short and Paper 0 Industry Is Threatened I By United Press SAN QAN FRANCISCO April 25 25 Li Fuel oil consumers rs on on the Pacific coast arearc fa facing a total estimated shortage ofbf barrels barrels barrels bar bar- of oil a day lay within thetho next year Vice VIGe Pr President IS R. Kingsbury of the Standard Oil on co company pany oJ Cali Californi Cali- forniafornia forni told thetIle United Prea oday iy Tbs iC Professor iii M.

If fu fuel l- il oil il administrator forlor California Tj Tie oilall shortage may 1 seri seriously usty ham- hamper ham ham- per the production of or news print paper pa- I paper pa pa- pa I per in inthe the Pacific Northwest they said and practically every industry listed Jn In the federal fuel administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administra- tion'stion's priority list as nonessential may have to run on curtailed supplies The problem said salt Professor Fol- Fol FoU som Is Js onone of i increased creased consumption consumption I tion stationary production and cur- curtailed curtailed cur curtailed distributing facilities Government commandeering of oil tankers has seriously hampered hampe ed dis distribution ofPacific coast oil supplies he said Production Is far more likely to decline than remain stationary said Kingsbury The amount of oil oil con con con- sumedis more likely to Increase Within twelve months all oil stocks above ground will be exhausted and there will wUl be a shortage of barrels a day Paper manufacturers however were not greatly perturbed over the oil aU shortage Almost every paper mill mm in- the In Inthe in- thethe Pacific Northwest where nearly allthe Pacific coasts coast's supply of paper comes from runsrons directly from natural waterpower and fuel oil Is Is' used only for auxiliary heat heaL Northwest paper mills consume aan average of barrels ot ollaoila month About acres of government oil on land hand are aie now tied tIel up by litigation Oilmen and the fuelfuet oil on administra- tiontion Lion are trying to lo push through con- gresS congress congress con con- I gress legislation to release these lands ands immediately SIX MEN CRUSHED WHEN rR TRAINS INS CRASH IN MIDDLE MIDDLE WEST WEST- ByBy Associated ed Press Prell BAYARD Neb April 25 Six Six men were erb killed in a collision be between between between be- be tween a Burlington BurU fast freight and a work train In the outskirts of at layard yesterday during a snowstorm The Th deardead ad are areS GERALD GERALD- KIZZIRE GEORGE KITTELL farmers living liv living near here iero Iere who lio were tidingrIding on the work train J. TRINIDAD DOMENGUEZ DABAS DAllAS DINEGA DEl MARTINEZ JUAN Mexican railway railway railway rail railway was seriously hurt The trainmen of ot both trains saved themselves by Jumping The work train was standing on the main track and a flagman had been sent to stop the freight but so ISO heavy heay was wis the snowfall that he was not observed by the engineer SENATE VOTING ON OVERMANMEASURE By Associated Press Pre WASHINGTON April 25 Voting Voting on amendments to the Overman bill which would grant authority to the president to reorganize government departments departments departments de de-de- de was in sighteight when the senate senate sen sen- ateetc resumed debate today on the measure with speeches limited to twenty minutes on amendments and and thirty minutes on the the bill bill itself The voting offered the first test of strength between advocates of the measure and its opponents Eachside has claimed a small majority Huge U. S. Steamer Steam Turns Turtle After Leaving Drydock IMy Mysteriously i fei-i i Opened ned Believed Responsible i i sible Several Hundred Workmen 1 Escape ape Drowning By Se Special ch 1 I NEW EW- EW YORK April 25 The 25 The huge American Amer can liner St St. Paul Pul ul sank ar at her her- dock her- dock dock at th the foot foot of Twenty first street shortly after noon to today ay Ier Her sea sea- a- cocks a- a cocks are supposed to have been en left open pen either from accident or or design As far as is known there ther was nb loss of or life The steamer was coming from the Brooklyn drydock where sheshohad been undergoing repairs since her arrival from a European port Ai April 15 As she was warping intohito her berth alongside pier 61 61 in the th North rth river she began to sink She settled dsl slowly Into the ooze of the river river- riverbed bed and Isnow Isnow is is- nownow lying hying on her herport port sid side only partially partially par par par- submerged SOLDIERS GUARD ARD PIER PER A heavy gu guard rd of soldiers and policemen policemen police policemen hien was instantly thrown about her The only information given out was wars a police statement tha that it was was bell believed ved her had been opened Whether this was through carelessness at the Brooklyn drydock or whether It was done while she was sag en ro route route- te to her her- berth her- berth fc I berth is not known wn This This phase is being investigated by federal authorities AMBULANCES ARRIVE Ambulances were rushed to the pier but it was declared there had been no no- loss of life Police PoUce and military of officials officials ot- ot were checking up the members of the crew crew however so that each member will be accounted for No one will be allowed to enter or leave the pier untilthe investigation has been completed The St.

St Paul is one of or the largest American liners She is a steel twin screw steamer of ot tons 5 feet long and has has' hasa a beamof ot 63 feet and depth of 26 8 feetfeel She was built by W. Cramp Sons of ot Philadelphia in 1895 She is owned by the International Mercantile Marina- I MarineMarina I company and is registered at New York She is a sister ship of ot the steamer St. St Louis and during the Spanish Spanish- Americanwar both ships were em- em as auxiliary cruisers by the United States navY i-f i jr fA-M ff Two I WO Men ivien Snot Shot By Bandits in Saloon Holdup By Associated Press LOS ANGLES ANGELES Cal April 25 Two Two men were killed an and three three- wounded one dangerously early today when three masked bandits bandl tried to hold up up- a a a. a saloon at Vernon Vernn Vernon a a separate Incorporated incorporated city adjoining thetho Los Angeles industrial section on the south William Griffin a a. bartender who failed al ed to throw row up his hands as the three bandits commandedas they entered the place vos was shot dead Cadet proprietor of the saloon saloon sa sa- sa- sa loon oon who who was talking in a rear room with Frederick Harris city marshal was was shot through thetile right lung lurig Harris killed one of ot tue banditsbandits' at- his at at- his at- hishis first shot The two remaining bandits firing continuously backed to the swinging doors then turned and raran 1 to an mobile outsideoutRide Harris followed An Another Ah- Ah other bandit tel teU screamIng as hahe was about to enter the car car apparently ht hit by Harris Harris' bullet HisIris companion picked him up and tumbled him into the car Harris firedtired again and the third bandit staggered backward rd app ap ap apparently shot In the the lp but recovered himself He jumped into the automo automo- bilebile started it and escaped aped MAN LOSES LIFE I IN FIR FIRE I I By International News Ws Service I CHELSEA Mass 1 April An 25 25 An unidentified unidentified un un- un- un identified man was burned ed bu to death iu in ina i a general alarm fire tire which broke out in thetIie bobox plant oc the Parsons Manufacturing company today and threatened to spread to Greens Green's shipyards shipyards ship shipyards ards adjoining Boston firemen and two fire boats help helped to fight tight the flames s.

Great quantities of lumber made fire fighting a difficult task It was believed that the loss would reach DISASTROUS FIRE I CHARGED TO rOo HUNS HUNS- ByBy International News Service Pa April 25 German agents are blamed for the complete destruction by fireof the Tin factory at at Parsons early today The company fixes the loss at The factory covered five acres ofol I ground and was at work on war con contracts COLLEGE HEADS CONFER TODAY By International News Service TACOMA ACOMA Wash April 25 The 25 The conference of or college and university heads of or Northwest institutions here today for a three-day three session One of or the chief topics to be considered will will- be will- be be the educational peeds needs of or the national national na na- army men at Western stern tern canton cantonments a- a 1 Jo 4 Irish I Are A. A re Ready a a To Resist New Draft Orders By United Press DUBLIN April 25 Throughout Ireland Ire Ireland Ire- landlandthe are quietly and determinedly marshaling resistance to the draft A A joint joint national defense conference confer confer-conf conference r- ence r- I A. ence consisting ot bt of DI Dillon lon and Devlin forthe Irish party Devalera and Griffiths GritGrif for tor the Sinn and Healy and OBrienO'Brien for tor the Nationalists was in Jn session all day yes yesterday erday at the Mansion house working out plans for resistance and coordinating co the cal ecclesiastical and i laborbor forces To meet eventualities a a proclama- tiontionhas been issued against carrying arms or ammunition Uon in ip ten Irish counties Sir Edward Carson ordered his to reorganize their machinery machin- machin ery and hold a a council meeting Immediately Im Ima un- un mediately at ater thefhe the introduction lon tion of or home homo rule declaring Ulster's UI position gravegraye Nationalist members of or parliament are urging the people to refrainretrain from violence They report the tension great however priests are directing the collection of a national defense fund In som tome some districts assessing 10 per cen cent of of the valuation Already large sums have ha been gathered BAKER IS URGED URGED TO II SHOW MORE SPEED IN WAR PROGRAM By United Press WASHINGTON April 25 Sur Sur Surprised and disappointed at Secretary Secretary SecSee of or War Var Bakers Baker's failure to outline any plan for tor increasing the American army or to indicate he hassuch a plan congress cons today Is Ison is- on is- onon the rge of ot independent action on the subject Though Baker hasbas appeared this this' week before house and senate rom mili mili- tarytary affairs committee he has not to quote committee members given one new idea on the war Bakers Baker's reticence on the subject about which both houses were eager to hear created an immediate Immediate immediate imme Immediate demand for positive action by congress to start things moving ing Get guns munitions and men across across men trained halt half trained quarter rained urged Senator Williams of Mississippi today Williams Is known as one of ot the administrationsadministration's spokesmen He gave expression to what many other members expressed privately ThereTiters Is now under considera- tiontion a draft measure providing for for- an for- an for- anan army of Its sponsors tb do not expect their particular measure to be adopted If they de decide decide de- dde de- de cide to Introduce it They know BakerDaker will In thefinal analysis sayay what is to be done But they want ant to start something BRACED 8 BY AMERICAN TR TROOPS Allied Defense Stiffened as Germans Ma Make Pow Pow- erfulerful Thrust on Wide Front South of Somme By United Press ONDON April 25 Ameri American LONDON can troops arc aiding in tl the defense of Amiens These units the French night disclosed are holding hold- Ing hold- Ing hold holding positions southof ot the the Somme Somme and and- alonalon along the Avre re in conjunction with the French i 1 It was Against these positions that lila mt p- pd Jb bt IK the the resumption ot of their ott offensive lv yesterday esterd The Th Js Is isa- isa continuing along a wide front there according to the latest officialre reports re- re ports An Intense bombardment of or tIll the Franco-American Franco positions south of or or- thethe Somme and on the Avro was fol fol- lowedlowed by a German attack along this whole front by considerable forces at 5 p. m. today declared thothe night ht official statement from Paris The enemy efforts were directed against en Hangard terre tho tue re region re- re glongion of ot HaillesHallIesand wood FURIOUS BATTLE CONTINUES South of the Avre the cattle which lasted hasted all day dav continues It was vas particularly stubborn in the re region re- re glengion of Hangard Hangard en After a series of ot furious th tbs Enemy enemy enemy en enemy succeeded in obtaining a foothold foothold foothold foot foot- holdnorth of ot the village as well as as- In as- in as- inin the eastern edge of the village itself which we are defending des desa In the neighborhood of ot Hailles Hames the fighting was less violent Several enemy assaults directed against th the ridge east of the village mage were frustrated frus frus- frustrated rusa by artillery firetire and counter counte attacks Further to the south the the- GermansGermana were similarly checked be before before be before wood and hill bill 82 which remain entirely in our possession Field Marshal Haic Halg in Ills hits nl night ht report admitted the capture of or Villers Villers-Bretonneux three miles mUes north of en Hangard and eight el ht miles and a halfhalt east of or Amiens After Atter a violent bombardment th tle I enemy attacked on an our whole trotH froth south of or the Somme and a against the French on our right about a.

a tn I toda today and was repulsed the British night report said LOSS OF VILLAGE REPORTERREPORTED Later an attack on purgur position in this sector was renewed with strength and although repulsed ed with loss on the southern and northern ends made progress progress Bre at tonneauX tonntonneaux where here the fighting has as been severe throughout the day ay By I evening the enemy had gained possession possession possession pos possession of ot thothe village and the fighting was continuing Other attacks by the enemy today on thothe north bank of or the SommeSomma and north of or Albert were repulsed We took a few tew prisoners Regarding the fighting In Flanders HaigHalg said By a a. local successful operation this morning northwest of ot a a. post captured by the enemy in this locality 3 on Monday was regained We captured a few tew prisoners and four machine guns The enemy delivered a strong local attack without success against our our new positions east of Robecq early In the morning Our line was maintained main tamed and we took four eighty four pris pris- Additional prisoners were ere taken In In minor enterprises in the Nieppe forest and near Meteren 1 There is nothing new to rii 1 from any theatre was allthe Ber- Un Ber- Un Berlin Ber Ber- Un lin night report said The German day report sat Fighting activity on the Lys ap Somme battlefields was limited Jia Ia local actions actions' By United Press Prell WASHINGTON At April 25 Fighting Fighting Americans are in the storm south of or the Somme Brigaded with the allies they are taking a a. valiantvallant part In the that rages there according to advice to today TheThc dilution of the allied armies with ith Americans hashaa proceeded Continued on page pae 5 i. 5.