GERMANS IN MASS ATTACK SENATE VOTE ON PREPAREDNESS WORLD’S DOINGS ON VERDUN FRONT MOWED BANDITS ON WAY TO BILL IS PROMISED APRIL 18 GERMAN DESPAIRS Paris- Abandoning the new open Washington, I). C.—With the Anal OL CURRtNT WEEK formation and the lately established JOIN PANCHO VILLA vote on the army organization bill as­ OE EAVOR IN U. S. practice of night attack, the Germans sured in the senate on April 18, there Tuesday engaged two army corps (80,- still is much simulation as to the prob- 000 men) in dense masses against the able final form in which the first of the French positions northwest of Verdun, great national preparedness measures Brief Resume of General News between Avocourt and Cumieres. General Salazar, Huerta leader, will go to the joint conference com­ Reichstag leader Says Ixporters Forces numbering at least a division mittee of the senate and the house. from All Around the Earth. and a half (about 30,000 men) charged Plans Campaign on U. S. The senate agreed Monday to devote Bow to British Trade. the line between Avocourt and Bethin- to the army bill all its sessions be­ court. They approached within 100 tween now and April 18, with the ex­ yards of the French trenches, and ception of next Monday and Tuesday, UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL seemed insensible to the fact that PERSHING’S TROOPS EQUIPPED ANEW which were reserved for discussion of PEACE PROPOSAIS S iili ACCEPTABLE hundreds of their men were falling by the free sugar repeal bill. The agree- the way; but notwithstanding their ! ment contemplates final disposition of courage and the weight of their masses | the army bill before adjournment, they were stopped. There was a dead­ Clothing Worth $100,000 Now OnApril 18. No Hope Entertained, However, of Live News Items of All Nations and line beyond which they could not pass. Some senators believe that a consid­ Pacific Northwest Condensed When the attacking columns were Way to Front, Also Mexican erable increase will be made by the Reply From A llies-M ust Fight thinned out by artillery aqd machine senate over the committee’s pro|K>sal for Our Busy Readers. gun fire so that a reformation became Gold to Pay Off Soldiers. to fix the |>eaco strength of the stand­ On for Their Fatherland. necessary, the order to retire was ing army at 180,000 enlisted men. given. Both Republican and Democratic Twice they were obliged to fill up El Faso—General Ynez Salazar, one members have declared on the floor Berlin, vis London Following the All Florida cold-weather records for ! the gaps in their ranks, but none of they would support amendments for a speech of historical liiqxirlanru runde this late in April are broken by low j of the best known of the former Hu- temperatures over the state. The I etra generals, who has been living in the reichstag Friday by Chancellor “Saviour of Paris” Must Quithere, was reported Sunday night to WILBUR J. CARR von Bethmann-Hollweg, Dr. Peter minimum was 42, with light frost in j have crossed the border with the an­ the country districts. nounced intention of taking up arms Sgnhn, leader of the Center party, and The house of representatives agreed | against the United States. I Friederich Ebert, leader of the Social- to all Oregon and Washington appro­ The information was given to the , ists, endeavored to expand ujxtn the priations in the river and harbor bill, police by a man who was colHely as­ i chancellor’s declarations concernii g in the amounts reported by the riverj sociated with Salazar and was ac- Begiurn and the relations l*etwe«yi and harbor committee. 1 cepted by them as true, after investi- , Germany and the United States. The senate rejected, 41 to 25, an 1 ; gation. ____ • Dr. Spahn said America ’tad shown amendment by Senator Lodge to in- that her sympathies favored England. elude a tariff on coal tar dyes in the Torreon, Mex.—Canuto Reyes, at Dr. Ebert said neutral rights must be bill providing for retention of the ! the head of a considerable number of res|>ceted conscientiously and that un­ present tariff of a cent a pound on bandits, passed the Durango railroad restricted use of the torpedo must Ite sugar until 1920. Sunday near Fedricena, going north. opposed ‘‘with the utmost sharpness.” It is supposed that his object is to join Taking up the American question. A civilian military encampment on ; Villa, who, according to latest re|H>rts, Dr. Spuhn said: lines similar to the Plattsburg camp | is somewhere midway between Tor­ ” The press, |>eople and the govern­ will be held in Fort Terry, N. Y., dur-; m kt ■s reon and Farral. ing July. It is expected that between A large number of bandits are re­ ment of America have shown by their 500 and 1500 men will be in quarters ported by arrivals from the north to conduct that their sympathies and bus­ during that period. be operating in the Sierra Mojada. iness interests favor England and not The Sierra Mojada is 120 miles north Germany. America has become a reg­ The result either of a murder and of Torreon and an equal distance west ular arsenal and base of supplies on a suicide or a double suicide, the bodies of Farral. It is one of the wildest and large scale for our enemies. of Mary Hawn, 18, and C. M. Frazier, most desolate s|x>ts in Mexico. There "The American government has 50, were found on a bed in a room in is a good deal of s|>eculation here as to bound itself where we are concerned the Grand Hotel at Walla Walla. BoGi j the [H>ssibility that Villa and Canuto to the formal letter of the law and has were fully dressed. Reyes are planning to concentrate employed regularly a more generous Contracts for two steamships, under their forces in this sierra. interpretation of the regulations of construction in American yards, were If they do, any troops coming from neutrality only in favor of the states sold in New York at public auction on the direction of Farral would have to hostile to us. Much has been jiermit- the floor of the Maritime Exchange, cross the terrible Mapini desert, a ted there which, if done by us, would instituting the first ship auction held ; burning waste stretching 100 miles have been used in America to provoke in the United States. north and south and from 50 to 60 an outbreak of hatred agaii:r.t us.” miles broad. It is a spot that is dread­ Dr. Spahn referred to the prolonged An attempt was made to assassinate negotiations with he United States in the chief of the military police at ed by Mexicans and shunned by fore­ r J Carr is the director of theregard to the submarine question, say­ Amoy, China. A bomb thrown through igners. consular service of the United States,ing in that connection: a window of his residence damaged the General Michael Maunoury. Columbus, N. M. —American troops exercising general supervision over"Americans of German descentihave building badly, but no one was injured, i General Michael Maunoury, who led in the field will scon be equipped with the commercial agents of the countryindeed endeavored to create a senti­ The assassins es'^ped. the army out of Paris which turned thenew clothing to replace that torn into who are In every comer of the world,ment for our view, unfortunately with­ Three men wert fatally shot and an­ right wing of General von Kluck on shreds in the strain of the campaign. and also having immediate controlout of success. It is incomprehensible in other dangerously wounded in a riot what seemed to be a victorious Ger­ A consignment of shoes, hats, uni­ the expendituree for the maintenanceview of the sound business instinct of which started at a dance conducted by man march to the city, has been com­forms, sweaters and other wearing aj>- of the organization. Americans, that the interests con­ parel, valued at $100,000, V'as for­ cerned in legitimate export trade con­ a carnival company at Buffalo, Ok la., pelled to give up the military gover­ greater figure, some advocating hs one of the latest oil towns to spring up norship of Paris by ill heatlh. Forwarded south along the American line large a force as 300,000. Senator tinually bow to British encroachments in the Stone Bluff field. this exploit he was hailed as the sa­of communication Sunday. With the Chamberlain, chairman of the militaryon maritime rights. The hopes placed Nine more steamers have been de­ vior of Paris. While on a tour of in­ clothing went a shipment of approxi­ committee, originally proposed a peace | in the American congress in this re­ stroyed by German submarines, ac­spection a year ago he was struck bymately a quarter of a million dollars strength of 220,000. gard have been disappointed. ” a German shell which destroyed hisin Mexican gold and silver coin to lie During the week of discussion on Herr Ebert said he welcomed the cording to announcements from various left eye and broke his jaw. used in paying the wages of the sol- j enunciation by the chancellor of a British sources. Seven of the vessels diers. the bill there has beennothing to indi­ more definite peace program, hut de­ were under the British flag, one was cate the position of the majority of clared he had no expectation of any Norwegian and the other Spanish. their three onslaughts shook the senators. It has been noticeable, response from the governments at Official denial is made by J. W. ¡ French line, which had been consider­ Newly-Discovered Serum Is Used however, that there have been no pro­London, Faris and Petrograd, although White, inspector of immigration agen­ ably strengthened in the region of posals to reduce the committee’s fig­ it was evident the inclination for cies of the Canadian government, that Bethincourt by the withdrawal of Successfully in Drowning Casesures. The bill passed by the house peace was increasing among the peo- forces from the dangerously exposed _____ provides for a peace strength of 140,- William and Louis Schroeder, of Iowa, salient to commanding positions be- 000 and the struggle to come in the ! pies. had been executed or condemned as , hind the village. Baltimore, Md.—Physicians at the conference committee is expected to “Therefore,” he continued, "Ger­ 3pies at Clavet, Saskatchewan, on ’ Two fresh divisions attacked Dead Johns Hopkins hospital invented some be sharply outlined. many must continue the war for de­ March 24. Man’s Hill while the assault was in time ago a device to restore to life fense of the fatherland, and the Social- Professor Charles A. Davis, accred­1 progress on the Bethincourt line, other those apparently dead from drowning. i ists, who, as representatives of the ited one of the foremost authorities on forces at the same time trying to slip It proved successful on animals that Business Boom Reaches Retailers.! working classes, would be chief suffer- peat, dies in Washington at the age of through the ravine near Cumieres. could E>e put under treatment immedi­ | ers from the project in the throttling 55 years. He had been connected with To aid the maneuver, an attack was ately after the accident. | of German trade and industry,* must the United States Bureau of Mines for simultaneously made on the east bank With the idea of restoring life Chicago—As spring approaches and ! continue to sup|>ort the government some years and had written numerous of the Meuse in the region of Champ- some time after the accident, physi­the period for more active outdoor resolutely.” scientific articles. neuville-Vacherauville. The few hun­cians began to search for a desired operations it at hand, the business sit­ dred men who had succeeded in pene­ serum. uation is being featured by an inten­ The monthly statement ofunfilled trating the ravine were left on the However, in most of the cases there sity of activity exceeding even Carranza that Denies Giving U. S. orders of the United States Steel cor- \ field after the action proved unsuccess- have been after effects, such as highof the boom months just past. poration breaks all records. The or- ] fui_ blood pressure or hardening of the ar­ The effects of full employment ami Permission to Use Railways ders stood on March 31 at 9,331,001 ------teries. rising wagec are seen in the excellent According to the physicians, if the re|>ort8, on the retail trade which come Queretaro, Mex.—The Mexican gov­ U. S. Troops Ordered to Cross Border.serum can be injected into the person from all sections of the country. There ernment has not given the American ’966 tons, the previous high record. i Washington, D. C.—Such a markedeven several hours after the accident,is a large distribution of merchandise government permission to use Mexican At a meeting of the relief commit- improvement in conditions along the it will restore life. In one case on an and retailers, instead of buying for railways for any purpose whatever, Mexican border has been reported by animal the serum was injected four immediate wants only, are endeavor­ said General Candido Aguilar, Mexican tee for indigent Jews held in Berlin General Funston that the War depart­ hours after ‘‘drowning,” and the ani­ ing to stock up for some time to come. minister of foreign relations, after a the president said that 700,000 Jews mal was brought back to life, although This always is the case when the turnmeeting of the Carranza cabinet Sat­ in'" the^cupied distrTcts of Poland"«-1 some of the troops stationed in Texas it died later from high blood pressure. has been completely made, and the urday, quired assistance. Thus far nearly to strengthen the ever lengthening effect is to overwhelm jobbers and At the cabinet meeting General Car­ $2,000,000 has been spent in relief lines of communication of the expedi­ Three Killed in Auto Race. wholesalers and stimulate prices ranza and his advisers discussed the work, which has been made possible tion seeking Villa. Many alarming Corona, Cal.—Eddie O’Donell won unduly. modifications suggested by the United largely by help of Jews in America. rumors have been disposed of, and the the third Corona boulevard race Satur­ States in the recent pro|Kisals for an Governor Spry, of Utah, issued aborder situation generally is said to be day in a "‘Roman holiday.” Smoot Hits Garbage Can. agreement for crossing the frontier call for a conference on control and quieter than heretofore, but the plan Bob Burman, of Detroit, the race Washington, D. C.—‘‘The American between the United States and Mexico eradication of the alfalfa weevil, to be is not to disturb the garrisons or patrol driver, his mechanician, Eric Schroed­garbage can is the fattest in all the by armed forces of the resfiective gov­ held in Salt Lake April 20 and 21. The I in New Mexico or Arizona for the er, of Chicago, and a guard, W. H. world,” declared Senator Smoot to the ernments. states of California, Washington, Ore­ present. A part of the Twenty-fourth Speer, of Corona, all were killed or Senate Saturday, injecting into the General Aguilar denied vigorously gon, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Col­; infantry, negroes, withdrawn from Del died soon after the race and five others discussion on preparedness a plea for stories published in the American press orado, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona ! Rio, Tex., at the request of the local were injured when Burman’s car preparedness for good housekeeping to the effect that the Carranza govern­ and Utah are expected to participate ! authorities after one of the soldiers lurched off the track. and better homes. ment had given pernr^ssion to the in^the meeting. had been killed by a ranger attempting The list of dead and injured was Senator Smoot urged action on his United States army forccB to use Mex­ to arrest him, already has been or­greater than the number of drivers bill for increased appropriations for ican railways for transportation of Mrs. Joseph E. Howard, daughter of dered into Mexico. who crossed the finish line. home economics, to prepare the girls Michael Kilgallon, millionaire steel and mothers of the country for their foodstuffs and supplies. magnate of Chicago, and wife of Jos­ Lake Ports Ice-Bound. 92 Saved From Steamer. life duties. Indiana Hold Potlatch. eph E. Howard, actor and writer of Cleveland, Ohio — Backwardness in Malta, via London — One engineer Fendleton, Or. - The old-time In­ popular songs, committed suicide by the opening of the navigation season, and eight Lascars of the crew of the Allies Plan Tariffs. dians of the Umatilla reservation held shooting at a hotel in Omaha. An together with great increase in de­ steamer Chantala, were killed when Faris—It is known that at the con­ a potlatch Saturday. This is a custom actress acquaintance, who was with mand, has caused congestion of freight the vessel was sunk by a submarine. ference of the entente allieB here on Hlmost extinct and amounts to an ad­ her at the time, said Mrs. Howard was in Lake ports amounting to 100,000,- Ninety-two survivors were rescued andApril 20 the continuation of the al­ ministration of the personal estate of temporarily demented. 000 tons of iron ore and grain, accord­ landed here. They declare they hadliance and its extension to economic a dead Indian. When a member of the Washington denies any intention'of ing to a statement issued by the Lake no warning of the impending attack. and politial problems after the war tribe dies without heirs it is customary abandoning the pursuit of Villa. Carriers’ association. The weather will be considered. Tariffs designed for the friends to gather and divide the continues to hold the ice in Upper Lake London—Lloyds Monday announced to discriminate against enemy coun­ personal effects. This is made an oc­ Many families have been drivenports and it probably will be May 1 the sinking of the British steamers tries, to favor the present allies and casion for feasting and various cere­ from their homes by floods in the Mis­before navigation really is under way,Ovona, 6507 tons, and Adamton, 2204 to give reasonable encouragement to monies are conducted, but these are sissippi in Wisconsin. says the statement. tons. neutrals are expected. seldom held in modern days.