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Ittryr '''m 't lot 25 Cents an Advertisement in It 'MN I 1 'i 1 -2---' '----) t'-''1-''V''' i'' -I -N )7 ks: -Nt 1 THE TIMES WANT COLUS i Talks to Everybody In Chattanooga' i i 1 1 ri 1 1 i 1 I ft Cc 1 1 1 AN 4' I-1 e'-'') i- Is I 1 -) 4- I i' 11 -7 I THE WEATHER 1 1 ii) i 4c441 i It Generally fair Monday and Tues I day- showers and cooler Tuesday 1 and Vklatty- 1 er I I N7 vAc4Nt" 4 147 Ail ---1 i k- 4-7''-'' t--1 Cao 0 tNIONIMS I 4 I 2 i4 t' 1 VOL XLLX NO 122 CHATTANOOGA TENN 31ONDA-i APRIL 15 1918 t' PRICE: TWO CENTS 1 i BIG COLLIER HUN SUPERGUN WORKS AT -NIGHT OUT-FOUGHT Amencans Reiulse ALLIED LINE HOLDING FIRM HOLDI Two Onslaughts MISSING a rshi es iliSnubj Be ut te Litt tole Sprat Noctznal By yANKurs BIG FIGHT AT NEuvE EGusE Foe Loles Heavily i il --Gun Roars During Sunday PS April it last night I II 11 AMERICAN REG MAN DE (JOTER FILL-u 1 Al) 7- ARI was subjected to its first noctu born- rnal bo- ARAI IN FRANCE Saturday April 13--iBy the Associa ted Anlerien Vessel and 293 Lives bardment binee the long-range shelling began the bornbardmettt being resumed Fand-to-Hand Struggle North- another night of terrific artillery fir and a born- late in the night Yftlerdays bombard- bardment with gas eshells the Ger- '-k Probably Lost on Voyage ment did not cause any easnialties west of Toni Diga-strous mans continued toaay their efforts TcelaV's bombardment of the Paris re- to drive through to the third line German Attacks Reoizised Gennans 'Make Powerful At i From Rio Janeiro gion was opened Kliortly after 4 o'clock to Enemy of the American positions near Apremont forest north est of a this afternoon one woman was killed Tont They made tvo attacks ti The beginning of nocturnal bombard- both of which failed The ea- 1 cnt is attributed to the fact the Ger- emy's casualties in the four days' htin estimated at between Turn in Tide eems Near tacks Again st the British mans now know that the French have tigg are een lame Without Ilesult i CYCLOPS MONTH OVERDUE hwated exattly the long-range gun s4) BRAVERY AND HEROISM Dm) and 400 Of this number thnf th 1------ at 11e 1111-4 i Ar-r-it ITV ont iro lino in BPI- i attack notwithstanding their vrast- For 33 Cents Advertisement in THE TIMES WANT COLUMNS Talks to Everybody In Chattanooga' and Vicinity VOL na NO 122 BIG COLLIER Is MISSING Anierion Vessel and 293 Lives Probably Lost on Voyage From Rio Janeiro -CYCLOPS MONTH OVERDUE HUN SUPERGUN WORKS AT-NIGHT Paris Subjected to First Nocturnal Shelling But Little Damage Done --Gun Roars During Sunday PARIS April last nigtt was sub-jet-tell to its first noeturnal bombariment bince the long-range shelling began the bombardmeut being resumed late in the night Yftlerdaysi bombardment did not cause any casualties To 4lay's bombardment of the Paris re- gion was opened shortly after 4 this afternoon one woman was killed Ishe beginning of nocturnal bombardments is attribute' to the fact the Germans now know that the Preneh have located exairtly the long-range gun s4t that there is CHATTANOOGA TENN OUT-FOUGHT BY yANKEES Hand-to-Hand Struggle Northwest of Toni Diga-strous to Enemy BRAVEM AND HEROISM Armi Amercans -Reitz 1 se Two Onslaughts Foe Loles Heavily I II 11 AMERICAN ARAI IN FRANCE Saturday April 13---(By the Associated Press)---After another night of terrific artillery fire and a bombardment with gas shells the Germans etintinned to4ay their efforts to drive-through to the third line of the Ameriean positions near Apremont forest northw-est of Tont They roade two attacks both of 'which failed The enemy's casualties in the four days' fighting ar estimated at between Ds) and 400 Of this number than 10() Lo -7 15 1918 ALLIED LINE HOLDING FIRM BIG FIGHT AT NEUVE EGLISE GERMAN DEAD COVER FIELD German Attacks Repulsed Turn in Tide Seems Near entire allied line in Bel- attack notwithstanding their THE WEATHER PRICE TWO CENTS Gennans Make Powerful Attacks Against the British Line Without Result 4 CARRIED 57 PASSENGERS TTIE gium and France is holding limn Nowhere have the Germans 1een ablc notwithstanding the great number of men hurled against it especially to that portion in Flanders where the British are holding forth to gain an inch of ground Field Haig's order that no more ground be ceded is rigidly' teing complied with as is attested by the thousands of German deed DtW1 lying before the British positions southwest of Ypres where it is the ambition of the high Germap command to break through and envelop Field Marshal llaig's forces and gnitt an open highway toward the English channel Northwest of St- Millie! the American troops hare bf4M1 COM pelted to withstand a series of persistent assaults SP COW" in intensitY only to those delivered by the Germano azainst the British in Flanders And the honors rested with the Amerkans who met the foe nt every style ef fightmg he offered and cieciAvely defeated him Along the front held by the French Sunday saw nothing of greater importance than reciprocal bombardments on various sectors the troops of both sides remaininz in their trenches Likewise in Italy the big guns were doing' most of the work although at several points ptitrols attempted to carry ont diversions but -met with no sm-cess At Nenve Eglise north of Armentieres where the Germans are endeavoring to drive their wedze farther in order to outflank Ypres the heaviest fighting has taken place Throughout Saturday night and Sunday battles of a most obvtinate ehsr etrT took the (rntanst throwing thousands of men into the 1 1 i Americans Repel Attacks At Point of the Bayonet 1 2 Picked German Troops Hurled Against Sector -Now-Sprawl- Dead in No Man's Land and in American Trenches at StMihiel OF AMERICAN Individual Exploits That Stir the Taken by American Troops Without Food for Two Enemy Was Tricked Into Front Line WITh THE ARMY IN' FRANCE Saturday April 13--(1ily the Associated Press)---Of the thirty-six prisoners taken by American troops in the fighting on Ftiday northwest of Tool dying which two German attacks in force 'were repulsed with heavy casualtiea to the enemy twelve have since died of their wounds The American troops also captured two German machine guns beides a quantity of small arms grenades and other war material The prisoners taken belonged to the fnth and 65th Lantlwelir units the lfith Pioneers and the IThlans The prisoners said they hnd bad no food for two days as the Amer lean artillery had prevented their rations from being brought up to their poiiitions The captive Germans quickly devoured the food given them by our men The enemy front lines had been destroyed by shell tire and during Friday's attack the Americans temporarily abaieloned their own front line allowpd the Germans to enter it and then forced them to ruzage in hand-to-hand fighting in the open in which the American troons greatly excelled 'this attack which was the longest at larpest scale operation conducted azaist tho Ameriean troops since the entry of the American troops during the war has many individual deeds of bravery- and heroism A young lieutenant hose home is just outside of Boston with three enlisted men attacked nineteen Germans who had penetrated into one of the American trenches 'rho lieutenant called on the Germans to snrrender One of them raised his pistol as if to shoot hut the lieutenant shot him through' the upon which the others lifted their bands high in the air and yelled "Kamarad" The lieutenant triarebeft the prisoners -into the rear of our line and then returned to the front and resumed the command of his Platoon Five other Americans penetrated into a German ducont where twelve of the enemy were slightly -wounded They resisted surrender but our men threw grenades into the dugout killing four of the Germnns The others quickly rare themsolveg up A emiI party of bandsmen voinnteered for streteher-bearing ditty in the brat line and worked until they were nearly exhausted The chief sulg-an ordered them to return for a rest hut thev until the surgeon disappeared and then resumed their duties An IS-year-old el-airier who carried a MASSS ze more than two miles under shell fire fell exhausted after deliverinz his message into the hands of the camintindor of the unit After a short rest lie begged to be allowed to continue his front-line courier service Another lientenant commandin a maehine-zun unit lust missed being Eftillek by a Shell whieh buried the gun but be ordered his men to dig out the piece and soon hart it tiring azain into the German positions sts)res of officers and men who had been assigned to rear-line duty plended for an opportunity to go to the front line The artillerymen also did courageous work and furnished wonderful sup-Port for the American infantry 6ERMAN LINES PENETRATED French Also Repulse Raids on Verdun Front PARIS April artillery activity on the front between Alontdidier and Noyon where French also have been acticely conducting reeonnoitering operations is reported in today's war othee statement Otherwise except for raids here and there the front was quiet The text of the tatement reads: -The activity of the artillery was somewhat lively between Ibilontdidier and Noyon Frezicii reconnoitering parties opt-rating in this region brought in prisoners "North of St Mihiel and In Lorraine in the region of Embermenil and Bures the French penetrated the German lines and took half a score of prisoners "The French repulsed tentative raids by the Germans north of Hill No :004 (Verdun front) in the region of St NHhiel in the NVoevre and at Col du Bonbomme -The night was quiet on the remainder af the front" The NV a office announcement tonight says: "The day was marked only by reciprocal bombardments at railous points alone the front there was no infantry Vtion -Eastern theater April 13: Our artillery wls active alon the whole front successfully carrying out methodical fires of destructian against the enemy bat teries and organization In the course of the aerial fighting (luting the day two enemy airplanes were forced to make a DESULTORY ARTILLERY FIRE German Batteries Silenced by Guns of Italians ROSIE April 14---The activity of the hostile artillery was confined to desultorY intermittent concentrations of fire along the entire front" says todayta war office report "We carried out effective roneentrations against enemy batteries on the As plateau and along the Piave Enetny patrols were dispersed by bursts of ride and machine gun fire lu the Lagarins alley or engaged and re- pulsed by detachments of our allies in the Asiago Basin" more were killed Although the enemy wasted fully a half of his-speeially trained shook troops battalion of Sts) men be was linable to penetrate the American lines which remained unchanged TEN KILLED IN BATTLE Pershing's List Contains Sixty: Seven Names EIGHT OFFICERS INCLUDED CAPT HARDESTY MISSING Two Lieutenants Missing in Action and One Glover Dies From Wounds Received in Battle WASIIIN'GTON April casuatty list today contained billy-seven names divided as follows: Killed in action 10 Died of wounds Died of disease 4 Died of accident 2 Died of other causes 2 Missing in action Seriously wounded I Slightly 'wounded 31 The names of eight officers appear In the list Capt Hardesty and Lieuts John Abbott and Harold A Goodrich are missing in action: Lieut John Galvin was killed in action Lieut Edmund Patton Glover tned from wounds: Monts Harold Gray 'n4d Martin A Chambers were wounded severely and lent Edward A'Chriatattoraotaws wounded slightly The ilst follows: Killed in Action LIEUTENANT John Galvin CORPORAL Matthew BnebananJno Me De-rmott Henry- Caron Joseph Snyder PRIVATES 'rho lb Stanley Poicry Lot Irovieo Boren' JaS IL Lonton Lcouard Dalton Died of Wounds LIEUTENANT Edmund Patton Glover PRIVATES Horad FitsgeraidChos A Matthias Died of Disease PRIVATES Jrto Callahan Ne! Albert Jensen Montague lionloy John 1 Lon Ian Died of Accident CORPORAL Winthrop Rodewaid PRIVATE Harry Kramer Died of Other Causes PRIVATES Clinton A Grant JaJues Reed Missing in Action CAPTAIN Hardesty LIEUTENANTS John Abbott Harold A Goodrich PRIVATE Louis Epstein Wounded Severely 1I EUT EVA NTS Harold Gray Martin A Chambers SERGEANT Marland A McPbetres CORPORAL Carl A Thorell MECHANIC Frederick Rucheishausen PRIVATES Giacinto Damaschi Francis Kenntn George Foy John McGuirt Arthur Graham Zygmont Stefansky Wounded Slightly LIEUTENANT Edward A -Christofferson SERGEANTS Seth A Beeker William QuinnJarry Johnson COOKS Win Fenn Jno Johnstoa PRIVATES Erlyrd Rader Wm Latham C-en Rutrber John Lorenz Louis Chortler Frank May Charles 1oray Peter Pedersen Jos A Deland William Ryan Vietor Dovan Miohael Shannon Howard Fraser Harry Seiztrled Rertran It Freeman Stephen Skelskey Michael GIrtse Ernest smith ColUn Hadley Loon Stomsky Thos Hanlon Chas swank Geo Hickey Jas Valentine Kelleher CPU Pershing also reported that Privates John Ellis Francis Osgood aud ttoksell 411- Sells previously reported erroneoucly as krsled in artion were severely wounded FIGHTING PLANES DESTROYED Amerkan fliers Get Two Enemy Ma chines Inside Lines WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE April 14---(By the Associated German fighting planes -were shot down'this morning inside the American lines by Lieut A Winslow of Chicago an Douglas Campbell of California Each man downed one machine Both the enemy aviators were made pHsoners (kne of them was slightly wounded The machines which formed part of a patrol of five aircraft were bronght down after a six-minute engagement no longer any necessity of refraining from night-time bring levit the flare of the explosion ghoul' betray the gun's position Reports up to mid-afternoon btill to show any asualties resulting from the first nig-lit's bombardment while the material damage vvas insignificant This negative result is likely to prove a further disappointment to the termans as revealing that the noeturnal shelling is no improvements from their viewpoint on th4 day bombardments which they have tried to time that the shells would reach the capital at hours when the streets were most erowded These were the morning honrs when the people were going to work: the midday period when 'finch was being taken and the early evening when the worLers were goine home Notwithstanctinz the2e -a lcu la tin 5r however the only shots of the 10 fired ramwot tiny notable casuPilties were those whieh rcspertively struck a church on Good Friday the infant asylum attached to a maternity hospital and an old rpen's bowling gTeen Shine others have hit the top stories Of houses which were empty the)r ocenpants having gone to -work Parisians as slime thnt the 4ermans hoped the night hombardment might tind such bonses occupied The general effect of the long-range bombs rdmpnt trepmf4 to have been negative so far- tis the Parisian morale is erneurned There is admiration for the aecomplishment of the unexpected but no panic- over the results which may be attained CHRISTIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN BATTLE Mar Shimun Assyrian Church Leader Slain While Fighting With Mohammedans NEW YORK April of an Associated Press dispatch from Tabriz Persia announcing that Mar Shimun head of the Assyrian Christian ehruelt had been slain while leading his people in battle against Mohammedans twat the Turco-Persian frontier was received here today by the Ameriean committee for Armenian and Syrian reliof in a cable message Mar Sbimun both civil and religions leader of the Assyrian Christians i the first political head of a nationality to be killed in this Wflt In 1003 when be was only 16 years old he succeeded his nada-Rowel Mar Shimun as 13Sth catholicos (patriarch) of the east Consecrated from birth to the servioe of Cod lie never ate meat and in Lent he and his people like the Nazarites of old underwent a rigid fast for fifty days Mar Shinitin was educated by native teachers and members of the mission established at GP roatriarrhial tni4Alon Qudshanis Koehannes) in Ktirdisum Ilk elder sister Surma who ranks next to him in influence over his people also was educated at the mission and later became a recognized authority on canon law church history Attacked by the Turks in June 1915 tar Shimun and his 12:000 Awyrian highlanders defended the narrow valley of their mountain home which might be termed a SwitDerland in Asia After Turkish mountain guns had battered down ancient castles and churches the Assyrians were forced to abandon their valley and retreat to mountain fastnesses When their supplies ran out Mar Shimun with a handful of warriors risked grave perils to roach the Russian lines at Salmas Persia but the Russians weakened by the loss of 'Warsaw could give no assistance Then Mar Shimun returninw to his people was forced to lend them down to the plateau of northwestern Persia where they scattered over the plains of Salmas and Urtimiah There 15 per eent of them died from cold and hunter in January 191n Mar Shimun was re ceired ty Grand Duke Nicholas commanding the Russian army of the Caucasus with the honors due the head of a chnrch and nationality The Russians asked the Assyrian hiiblanders for help against the Turks and Kurds and as late as October 1917 the Assyrians held the castle of Chal fifty miles from 'Mosul The cable message announcing Mar Shimun9s death also stated that Russian troops have been completely withdrawn from the district west of the TurkoPerldan frontier and that fiehting now la in provress between the Mohammedan tribe and Assy-rian Christians American relief workers are remaining with them in their fight against death and starvation PROF THOMAS' TRIAL TODAY Former Tennessean Arrested With Wife of Soldier CHICAGO April 14--Prof Thomas of the sociology department of tbp University of Chicago 'arrested in a downtown hotel last week after he had registered with Mrs 31 Granter the wife of an army officer now serving in France will appear in the morals court tomorrow to answer to a charge of disorderly conduct Mrs Granger for whom a warrant also was issued on the same charge although it was not served because of her illness is still prostrated at the home of Prof Thomas where she was given refuge by Mrs Thotuas by whom she is being nursed Meanwhile investigation into the case is beinz continued by the federal authorities District Attorney Cline said tonizbt but it is expected that nothing will be done until aftell the eity prosecntion University of Chicago trustees also have begun an inquiry as the result of a meeting Saturday but no action had been taken Seaplane Accident AVXSITINGTON April Jndsoll (11 nf Chic-R secoodclasis onarterrnaster UnitedStstes naval resei-re form attaehe4 to the aviation seetion wss kille1 in a seaplane seri(lent in 1-'ranee last Fridav the nary department was advised today by cable No detaila were anttotmcvd ONSLAUGHT NEAR BAILLEUL DISASTROUS TO ENEMY Sanguinary Struggle at Neuve Eglise the Village Changing Hands Many Times Hostile Attempt Near Mervi Ile Halted by British Artillery Enemy Losing Heavily wrrn TIIE Brun-sr ARMY 1N FRANCE April it ---(By the Associated PresR)--This morning found the British holding firmly in the critical BailloulNtarville sector after a night of the most intense fighting during which numerook heavy enemy sitacks were repulse and the invaders were driven from Robecti by a counter-attack The Germans today were contionint to drive forward in masses against the defending positions which block their way to Ilazebrouct with its railway lines but at the latest reports the British lines had not wavored in the face of the terrific onslaughts by superior numbers NVbile no one could predict the outcome of the fierce battle now raging the British position this morning seemed more firm and settled than at any period since the Germans begaOtheir on- slaught west of Armentieres The enemy atuleks in this region have been carried out with steadily increasing forces The troops employed on the opening day were few as compare4 with those now in the attacking lines Between St Vincent and the Ypres- Comines canal the enemy last night had at least seventeen divisions in line with six more divisions held in reserve There has beeu no cessation in the desperate work which has been going forward since April All last night the opposing forces struggled at close guar-(era at numerous points and when day- light came the Germans launched two 1 more tremendons drives one south of Bailleul and Meteren and the other against the bloodstained sons about Neuve "We are holding" was the cheering intport of the news received by the correaPondent of the Associated Press about noon concerning the sector involved The fighting about Neuve Oglise yesterday and last night was continuous and flanzaiinary During the day the enemy lauched three separate attacks agaist this plan and each time U113 hurled back without making any gains At 7:20 o'clock Yesterday evening the Germans again surged forward but they came under such cruel punishment front machine guns and rifles that they were faired to fall back This was only an introduetion to the night sa work Throughout the long dark hours the bat- tle continued and when daylight came it proceeded with added fury Its the rushed tin fresh troops and Bung' them wittiest the grimly holding British It is hard to conceive how the comparatively weak forees of the British hare been able to withstand these twiny shocks especially the fact that the Germans continnallv kent bringing up new troops But they have held and tho record of the defense in the sector will form one of the most grenhie chapters in the history of the WA The fighting below l3ailleuT ham differed little from that at other points The Germans made a heavy push here last night ahout Alerria but could make little progresm The British gave a tiny bit of ground below Moolenaekcr Nit the situation wEes virtuany unaltered This morning the enemy again began him vicious strokes here tymthweat of Vieux Berquin yesterday the Germans made four big attacks aecompanied by intense bombardment The onslanglit wam a territie and there wax at that time only one British brigade hieing several divimions of Germans How the British held probably theY themselves eould not tell today but they did bold althongh their line bent a little in places The German casnalties in this Pi eetor yesterday were apnalhug A heavy coneentration of Germans about Neuve Berquin who were about to be employed in an assault against a long-anffering British were caught in an artillery barrage and literally ripped to pieces For two hours the British ploughed through the enemy ranks and veritable slaughter resulted The same sort of thing hex been ping on for days Prisoners verify statements that the British harassing fire is frightful For two nights before the Gertnans began their present drive west of Armentieres the British artillery worked havoc Prisoners say that when the advance started they had to walk over bodies and the wreckage of munition and supply wagons Another instance oecurred on the lith northeast of Eatairs where British riflemen killed so many of the enemy that the advancin troops were piling nn bodies and uaing them as protection against the fire The first wave of the attaeking troons thus far in the fighting almost invariably has been broken and often the second wave has been smashed This is expeted by the enemy who depends upon subaequent waves for success British airmen eontinue to do marvelOUS work in fighting the enemy at close quarters Not only are they doing great execution in bombing roads and congested traffic but they have been sweeping down into the mouths of machine guns and engaging infantry with -their rapid firers Battles in the air are tmmerotia and thus far the British bave maintained vast superiority in this method of warfare cyrrAn-A4 Ontario APril bitter east wind is raging in Flandera and visibility la very lciav" sayst Renter correspondent et British headquarters in France in a dispatch received here tonight "The situation is generally unchanged The enemy continues to employ fresh troops and we are likewise steadily increasing our forces Cense WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN Prance April 14--(By the Associated by an intense bombardment of high explosives and poison gas shells picked troops from four German companies hurled themselves against the American positions on the right bank of the Meuse north of St Mihiet early this morning but were completely repulsed after terrific hand-to-hand fighting The Americans captured some prisoners The German losses already counted Bre thirty-four dead and ten wounded who were in the American trenches and thirty dead in No-Man'ai Land Several of the wounded enemy were taken back by their comrades to the German positions A concentrated artillery fire on the American position in the St lk libiel sec vrastage iu killed or wounded SPveral times the village chantoN1 bands )sit at last reports the British were still holding it under repeated German onslaughts Nowhere along tbeeight-mile front where the Germans are trying to drive through between Wolverghem and Meteren have the Germans met with anythin but reptilse and the price they have paid for their attempts to breach the British line has been enormous t)n no sector have they' been able to surmount the stone wall of the defense and for the moment at least there seems to be j-ustifleation for the hope that the turn in the tide of battle is at hand Documents ea pturf-41 from German prisoners show conclusively that thq great new offensive of the Germans -was launched with the intention of separating the British and Prench armies and crushing of the British The latest German official cornymmientioa dealing' with the -situation of St: Miltiel where the AineriCATIS are defending the line saja that the 4 errnaus inflicted heavy lossc-s on the Americans in a suc-- or-sKful thrust and also took prisoners The same report gives the termans credit for gains of ground nrt the Lys battle front where the British are opposed to them In 'Finland the Germans are continuing' to oremin the country and the fall of Itelsingfors is daily to Ie expected according to adyinex from Stockholm Detachments of the enemy already are within twelve milts of the Finnish capital in the arbor of which GVTInfill war vessels are lYing Thrt German long-range un rorttinnot throughout Saturday night rod Sunday to bombard Paris The material damage was slight and only 4-4no killed tor began Saturday morning It was resumed with increased vigor just before midnight and continued intermittently nntil nearly daybreak The Germans then laid down a barrage and leaped over the parapets and reached the American front line trenches closely behind the barrage At this moment the American Infantry burst from their trenches attacking the enemy with grenades and bayonet The struggle continued back and forth for some time but over most of the front involved the American troops were completely victorious as Was evident from the heavy toll of enemy dead and wounded At another point a large enemy force surrounded twenty-five Americans in front of their trenches The Americans suddently attacked and killed several of the Germans and returned to their trenches uninjured wild bringing prisoners "Enemy fors whieh were pushing forward toward the battle front anstained heavy losses by our fire which was effectively directed by ground and air observations "On the battle front on both sides of the Izonime there have been artillery duels An attack by PCVeral Prenct battalions avainst Hainvillers sanguinarily eel la peed numerous prisoners- remained in our hands "North of St Mibiel we carried out a sod-eessful thrust against American trootes We inflicted bear losses on them and broughtback prisoners "In aerial battles during the last few days thirty-seven enemy airplanes and three captive balloons were shot down Lient Menekhof attained hia twenty-fourth aerial victory" The evening odatement from general headquarters gays: "()n the Lys battleeld there have hcn Plieet-ltsful enzagements between Sienwerkerke and -Vieux Berquin" GERMAN VERSION OF RAID Claims Several Important Inaces Were Bombed BERLIN April 14----(Via The official- communication on the recent Lir raid against England gays: "On Friday night Frigate Captain Strasser with one of our marine airship squadrons attacked important storage manufacturing and shipping places connected with war industries in central Bug land Birmingham Nottingham Sheffield Leeds Hull and Grimsby were bombed -Despite the extraordinarily strong gunfire encountered and pursuit by airmen all our airships returned safely" CISW10110011001110FM British Aerial Activity LONDON April Saturday it was cloudy and misty" says an official statement on aerial operations tonight but our low-flying machines dropped 1211) bombs on enemy troops on roads leading to the front Only a few tights occurred and the resnitsi were indecisive One of our machines is mistsing" "7 our maculnes IS MI 1 crated States Consul Gottschalk and fifty-four Enlisted Naval Men Among Those on for Vessel Has Not Been Abandoned AASIIINGPON April big American collier Cyclops carrying fifty7 peen fifteen offieers and men in her crew has been oveplue in au port I ce Mardi The navy departmen an non ncsd today that she was last rrported at a West Indies port 1 3far4'h 4 and that extreme anxiety is entertained as to her afuty The vest SV a bringing a cargf) of manganese from Brazil The CycloOs had one engine damaged when she left the West (Indies but the department said this fact would not have prevented her from communicating by radio ami all efforts to reaeh her by that Leans have been unsumessful A thorough search of the course which she would have followed in coming to port has been made and continues it wa an- flounced I Moreau Crottselinik United States consul-general at Rio de -Janeiro was the only civilian among the paspengers 4)n the eolher the others being two naval lieutenalitS and tifty-four en' listed men returning to the United States The Cyclops was commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Worley United State4 naval reserve force There have been no reports of German submarines or raiders in the locality in which the collier was the departvaents statement said the weather had lont bft1-1 stormy and could hardly given ths collier trouble Official Announcement -4 By Navy Department The fset that the (sAller bad been missing nearly a month lscarne knovn bete Thursday April 11 The naval censor requested the ASSOC latPd l'ress not to puNish the fact on the ground that the ship had not been given up for lost and to publish the fact that she wa4 ovetodue might expose the Cyclops to submarines or -other enetny attack while sli might be disabled on the high twits "l'he offieial armouneement by the navy department today not give the chip up for lost but merely says "the navy department feels extremely anxiimis as to her safety" 'pie statement follows: "The Cyclops navy collier of ri(Mu) tons (lisplacvmeat loaded with a cargo of manganete mid with a oPrsonnet ou board of fifteen officers and 1 men of the crew and fifty-seven pas irm ot toe crew ana orty-seven paaaengera is overdue at an Atlantic port Pin! March 13 She last reported at one of the Vest Indian islands on March 4 and since her departure from that port trace of her nor any infortnation roneurning her has been obthined Vdio calls to 'the Cyclops fmm nil pointa have Fawn made and vessels sent to seareh for her along her probable route and areas in which she might be with no snrcess -No won-founded reason can be given tho Cyclops' beintZ overdue as no radio communication 'with or trace of her has been had since leaving the West Indian port Th weather in the area in which the vermel must have pasKed has not bgen bad and could hmlJy riven the Cyclops tmuble While a raider or submarine could be reFponsible for her loss there bave been LU reports that would Indicate the pre-We of either in the locality In whkh the Cyclops wao -It was known that one of the t-wc tria's' of tho Cyclops wail injttred and that she waa procefding at a reduced IPt'f'd with one engine compou nded This fact would have no effext on her ability to communicate by radio for even if her main enginec were totally disabled the ship would still be capable of using her radio plants -The search for the Cyclops' stIll ton-- Unites hut the nary department feels extremely anxious as to her Lbit of Persons On Missing Collier Names of the officers attsched to the Cyclops Were announced as follows: Names of the officers attached to the Cyrtlops were annotineed as (011011: Worley (4 NV lieutenant commander: Norfolk Va Forbes Harvey lieutenant Part nuns) Nitch VinKleton Louis lieutenant: Ports-tomb II Maenot lieutenant: Water Valkr Hodge lieutenant: Boand rtrook Setonnot IL ensign: Baltimore NI Cala ensign' Fairview Colo boatswain: Baltimore klautgomery boatswain: no record of in Ilnoth Phoenix Arts-green maehinist Ilrookiso Kanstovieb nsign Norfolk Ira assistant paymaster Hyde rick Morris lluch pay clerk: New York lin-t aitsistant aurgeon ChamwPrshorg Al: the officers exeept Assistant Surgeon A'Ier are of the naval reaerve force Tb lirt of passengers follows: Alfred Moreau tiottschalk convnl-frenVIII from United States to Rio de Janeiro Frank lieutenant ashooketa Ia bvinkle A lieutenant -NWest New York Harry NI carpenter Ile- '140 Eeach Cal 11ArlidoIle John Martin electrician Rock Wyo -1 vol ringtrno Robert boattraratrk's mate: 41) a or PS ate Larkin btaekernitht Tex Allen boatswain's mate "brt SrOttl Ark ll'ej Sumner Quartermaster: is lAse ship ftter: St Toy 4rai Andres fireman: Grand June- Colo IrrY Leslie chief water tender runer Meriden Conn See Page Two' Germans Claim Success Against American Troops Reported to Have Inflicted Heavy Losses and Taken Taken by Storm After Desperate Struggle BERLIN (Via London) April 14-- German troops according to the official report from headquarters today made a succewsful attack against the Americans north of St Ilihiel The Germans claim to have inflicted heavy losses and to have taken prisonersTbe text of the ststement Om the Lys battle front we gained ground as a res-ult of hard fighting South of Donve river Gen Eberhardt's troops penetrated the enemy's positions southwest of Wnlverghem and took Nieuwerkerke by storm after a desperate struggle with bodies of British troops who counter-attacked "An attaek carried throng in the evening hours under the leadership of Gen Maereken bronzbt us into possession of a height Co the west of the town -Near Bai fighting occurred with variable results llerria and Vieux Berquill were taken One of the enemy marbines feli in flames but the other was only slightly damaged It is believed that Lieut Campbell is the first graduate of a strictly Americlin school to bring down an enemy GEN FOCH DECLARED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF PARIS April official Dote is1 sued tonight sass: "The British and French governments have agreed to confer the title of commander-in-chief of tbe allied armies in Prance on Gen Poch?" Blown Up With Dynamite SAN SALVADOR Salvador Saturda-L April pipes furnishing water for electric Plants at San Juan Hondurasc have been blown noby dynamite The plants forniNhed 71a)t) horsepower day Tbe management of the companY has offered a large reward for the discovery of the perpetrators of the crime A 1 i bi immmoomaN2MAO.