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NO. 2541
SHELLS DROPPING IN CITY AMIENS
LEGAL TO STRIKE TO
RECTIFY GRIEVANCES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 14.—
Itather than at this time cause a
serious disruption in the labor sit
uation, the Conference Committee
of the Senate and House today
agreed to eliminate the very ob
jectionable clause bearing on the
right to strike.
The clause inserted in the Senate
Sabotage Bill, which bill has been
before Congress for about a year,
made it unlawful for any organiza
tion to strike for higher wages or
better working conditions.
President Wilson protested to the
Senate, not to pass any such measure (
at this time and though he was
not able to prevail upon them, at
the time the vote was taken, it is
understood that his sound judgement
has now prevailed and they have
reversed themselves.
Both Houses of Congress will now
be asked to approve of tbfe measure
as it originally came from the con
ferance Committee. It specifically
provides for workmen to strike as a
lawful means for the redress of their
grievances even though they may be
working on war work.
The House passed a bill provid
ing that the next draft shall be
limited to Class One. The Senate
passed a measure somewhat similar,
a conference will be held during the
present week and both Houses of
Congress will agree on the final.
Buy your Spring outfit now
Every $10.00 received, $1.00 given to
a Good Cause. “HOLT'S"
CITY OF RHEIMS IS
APPARENTLY DOOMED
I*ARIS, APRIL, 14—In the Woev re
sector to the North West of Toul, the
Amerioans who have been attacked, by
a strong force of Germans, not only
repulsed the enemy but also succeeded
in taking prisoners about thirty six
«f their number.
The Americans suffered slight losses
in their exploit.
The Allies'have recaptured Hangard
to the Southeast of Amiens, about nine
miles.
A heavy bombardment of the French
positions from Montdidier to Noyon,
near the Oise and about twenty miles
apart are now being carried on by the
German gunners.
Along that section of the front in
the vicinity of the city of Rhein’s the
French positons are being subjected
to an intense artillery fire and the
city has been fired by bursting shells.
This ill fated city has been the scene
of violent shell storms from German
monsters time without number and it
now looks like that portion not entirely
destroyed by projectiles will be finish
ed by the flames. The French troops
assisted by the remainder of the civil
ian population are doing all in their
power to check the conflagration but
are greatly handicapped by the
constant falling sheila
As a result of an enemy air raid
over this city today twenty four peo
ple were killed and sixty two injured.
Far garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
APPEALED TOO
Indianapolis April 14.—The Inter
national Executive Board of the
United Mine Workers has forwarded
a lengthy appeal to Harry A. Gar
field, the Federal Fuel Administra
tor, in which they urgently reguest
ed him to stabilize the fuel price.
They show very conclusively that
at the present time the production
of coal from all mines in the United
States is far below that which is
required by the nation, even at the
lowest possible estimates.
They advise the Fuel Administra
tor that something must be done at
this time, in order to avoid a re-!
currence, of the fuel crisi3 of last
winter which caused so much suffer
ing in the country.
The coal mines in many of the
states at the preseat time are- work
ing less than half time, thereby
causing much hardship and want
to the miners and their families.
The method now prevailing of con
stantly changing the prices, is caus
ing this grave condition of affairs
to exist and they believe it is no
more than reasonable, at this time,
to ask the fuel administrator, to
apply the remedy, \vhich they are
suggesting to him.
TUBERCULOSIS RIFE
IN AMERICA
DENVER, Apr. 14.—“Tuberculo
sis and the War,” was the subject
of discussion at the National Con
ference of the National Jewish Hos
pital for Consumptives, which was
bold at the Hotel Savoy here yes
terday.
“One of the first benefits of the
war has been to awaken us to the
extent of our national problem in
tuberculosis and other diseases,”
raid Dr. J. Hatfield, president of
the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tubercolo
aio. "Previous to the war it was
the generally accepted opinion that
there were not more than 1,000,000
cases of tuberculosis in the United
States. A study of cross sections
of the first draft however, shows that
at least 2 per cent of men between
the ages of 21 and 31 are affected.
Applying this pecentage to both
sexes and all ages, the most concerv
ative estimate places the total at
from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 cases.”
Colonel Geo. E Bushnell of the
surgeon general’s department, U. 9.
A., said examination of men in the
army shows less than 1 per cent
affected. “Fears of the danger of
tuberculosis have been much exag
gerated by the public," he uatd.
“The original estimates or 80,000
cases discharged from the French
army In the first year of war was
50 per cent over estimated."
Colonel C. U. Dercle of the med
ical department of the French gov
ernment told of methods adopted in
France to check the disease. Miss
Jane Addams of Hull House, Chicago
spoke of tuberculosis as a disease
whose most frequent cause is pov
erty.
GERMANS BOMBARDING
CITY OF AMIENS
LONDON, . .pril 14—The British
have made a strong counter attack to
the East of Ijdhune anti have suc
ceeded in recapturing the strong posi
tion of Givenchy, which is about two
miles to the west of La Basse.
The German attacks on Lacon. about
four miles to tyie Northeast of Lacon,
have been repulsed with heavy losses
to the enemy.
The German artillery fire has now
begun to strike in the city of Amiens.
The Germans seem to pick out the
churches over ; ny other high building
in the French cities, which could be
used as a position for observation and
destroy them' by concentrating their
artillery fire upon them. Yesterday
they succeeded in hitting the Amiens
Cathedral. This beautiful Cathedral
| was built in the thirteenth century and
I is one of the masterpieces of theGothic
j architecture. Other famous buildings
in this quaint old French city on the
river Homme are the City Hall (1600
1700), in which the Peace of Amiens
was signed in 1802; the large Museum
in Renaissance style (1854); ond the
Public Library (1791).
Haig reports that the British forces
are now holding all positions on the
Flanders front and that he feels con
fident they will be able to continue to
hold present positions despite the Ger
man onslaughts.
The British troops have countered
and bettered their positions at Festu
bert and have succeeded in taking a
number of prisoners.
The enemy forces are now striving
desperately to gain BailleuI, about
seven and one half miles Northwest
of Armentieres. They are now bring
ing strong forces to bear on the ad
vanced positions from the South but
have made very little if any headway.
With the possible exception of Mer
vilie, a little over ten miles West and
slightly South of Armentieres, the Ger
mans have failed in every instance to
reach any of their objective points in
the region around Admentieres.
The German areoplaines yesterday
made another raid over England and
succeeded in killing five people and
wounding about fifteen more, all of
wham were noncombatants.
GERMANS SLAUGHTERED IN
DROVES NEAR MERViLLE
LONDON, Apr. 14.—The German
forces are now making efforts to
reach Hazelsouck an Important rail
way center, twenty-four miles to the
North-west of Lille, seventeen miles
to the Southwest of Ypres and about
eleven and one-haf miles to the East
of St. Omer.
The Germans' violent artillery at
tack on Bailleul has set fire to the
town and about one-half of it is now
in flames. Despite the heavy can
nonading now going on and the
fact that half the town is in flames,
the British forces still tenaciously
hold onto the northern section.
' Between Bailleul and Bethune the
German salient is being pinched dan
gerously narrow.
The Germans having crossed the
river Lys at Merville attempted to
drive on to Hazebrouek just five
miles to the Northwest but made
very little headway.
The British forces defending these
positions compelled the Germans to
I fight dsperately for every foot of
ground gained. The enemy died in
| droves before the withering machine
gun and infantry fire. The sacrifice
of lives by the German commanders
bears out the ascertlons of von Hlnd
enberg and General French to the
effect that, if valuable position* Can
be taken, the lives lost are well
spent.
Northward the Germans fared
slightly better being able to cross a
wide bend of railway.
The British forces have succeeded
in recapturing Nenve Ehlise which
has a great tendency to relieve the
great pressure on Lacrose.
Keep Posted, Head the WORK KR.
GEN. PERSHING SAYS ALASKAN
DOGS ARE NOT A SUCCESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 14.—
General Pershing reporting to the
War department states that Alaskan
sled-dogs are not a success in
France. He says they cannot be
used to advantage, as the Alaskan
dog cannot be trained in war or for
warfare
Mr. Philip Ott of Fort Yukon and
many other Alaskans have been of
fering their dogs and their services
to the War Department through
Delegate Sulzer of Alaska.
Th War Department now having
received Pershing’s report notifies
Sulzer of the General’s decision.
LONDON, Apr. 14.—Haig reports
that the Germans have now been
driven from Neuve Egltse to the
Northwest of Armenteires.
The Germans have launched four
successive attacks upon Bailleul and
have each time been repulsed with
frightful slaughter.
Many reinforcements of French
and British troops are coming up and
are taking the-^positions assigned
them on the battle-torn lines. Haig
expresses his satisfaction for the
timely support and states there are
now no danger to the present posi
tions.
The British and French positions
are now holding fast on all fronts.
' l’ARIS April ii—An official French
reports state that French troops at
tacked on an eleven hundred yard
front, about seven and one half miles
to the Southeast of Mantdidier. have
succeeded in driving the Germans hack
about seven hundred yards. In the at
tack the French took a number of
German prisoners at a slight loss to
themselves.
In the Noyon sector along the Oiso
river the French are successfully hold
ing the enemy in check, in spite of
the heavy artillery bombardments-, be
ing Indulged in by the Germans, on
most of the allied fronts.
WIRELESS REPORTS
INTERCEPTED
LONDON, April 14—Wireless re-j
ports, intercepted here, supposed to |
he from Berlin, state that an attack f
has been made on the German sub- (
marine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge!
in Belgium.
The British monitors, torpedo boats j
and aeroplanes made a combined at- 1
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tack on the German bases but the Ger
man reports state that the attack was
repulsed without any material dam
age to the sub bases and that one of
the British torpedo boast caught fire
during the engagement alid was fin
ally abandoned.
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MYSTERIOUS
SUBMARINES
"WASHINGTON, D. 0.. Apr. 14.—
Jnconflrmed reports coming in to
he Navy Department says that sev
■ral of the American submarines
low lying in an atlantic Port have
>een mysteriously put out of cora
nission.
An investigation will be immedi
itely instituted by the Department
i ascertain the facts.