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NO. 2543.
FEROCIOUS FIGHTING NEAR YPRES
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BRITISH DERPERATELY
DEFEND POSITIONS
NEAR YPRES
liONDON, April 16—The German
forces continue to drive their heavy
mass attack against the positions ot
Alerville. They have been repulsed
a number of times without capturing
any ground in a single instance.
Bajlleul has finally been abandoned
and is a mass of charred wreckage.
'The British troops were compelled tc
evacuate the town of Wjulverghen,
which is even and one half miles
northwest of Bailleul, six and a hall
miles directly South of Ypres and six
and a half miles almost due North of
Armentieres. Tho British forces in
this district have fallen back tr
stronger positons to the Northwest to
ward the village of Loche and are
now making a determined stand in
their new positions.
Haig reports heavy fighting at Wyt
schaete about a mile and a half North
of Messines. The German forces con
tinue to follow up the British troops,
whom they greatly out numbered, but
who are constantly wreaking a heavy
toll on the foe for every foot of cap
tured ground.
All along the Alessines ridge the
most vicious attacks are being made
by the enemy and are being met by
a spray of metal, from the combined
action, of heavy howitzer, machine
guns and infantry fire which tears
great gaps in the masses of charging
men.
The British are defending their po
sitions with the utmost desperation
and should they fail in the mighty at
tempt, only a miracle can save Ypres,
six miles to the North.
Messines, Wytseliaete and St Eloi
are al strong fortifications along this
, ridge between Ypres and Armentieres.
i They are positions of eommandering
importance, and will be mighty hard
to taite with the British ir) their pres
ent state of mind.
ANTICIPATED AUSTRIANS
ABOUT READY TO LAUNCH
ATTACK ON ITALIANS
WASHINGTON, April 16—Home .
dispatches reaching hero state that the
inspired articles, now being published |
in the Austrian newspapers, some time
past are hereby confirmed.
The Austrian army has been pre
paring for a lor/g time for the great
drive on the Italian positon and it is
understood that the preparations
were all completed some time ago.
Since that time tho Austrian forces
have been marking time, the Teu
tonic powers believing that the suc
cesses which they expected to accom
plish on the French front would do
much to frighten the Italian troops
and make Austrian victory easy over
Italy and her allies.
The Emperor Charles lias left Vien
na for the front and this is taken to
mean beyond all doubt that Austria’s
intentions are to cease marking time
and commence to fight.
LONDON, April 16—The Germans
have captured Balllenl about six and
a half miles north of Armentieres. The
town has been bombarded, by the Ger
man artillery, since last Saturday and
has been wrecked and burned, forcing
its defenders to finally abandon it..
The position is not held to be of
any great importance from a military
standpoint.
It is expected that the Germans
having now accomplished the capture
of Bailleul will now concentrate an a
drive toward Hazebrouck. This is
an important railway center connect
ing Dunkirk and Calias on the English
Channel.
Hazebrouck ic about fifteen miles
West of Armentieres and about twtnty
two and a half miles due south of the
port of Dunkirk.
The present battle center is about
five miles to the eastward of Haze
brouck. The fighting now going on
the northern section sector of the
Dritish lines is of the most bloody
and violent of any of the engagements
of the second stage of the German of
fensive.
FORMER GOVERNOR
NEW YORK INDICTED
NEW YORK, April 16—Former
Oovernor of New York, William Sulzer
(Brother to Charles. A. Sulzer the
present Alaskan delegate to Congress)
•who was some time ago deposed from
office by Tammany Hall, Jasiah New
comb and Wm Childs have all been
indicted by the grand jury.
The Indictment was returned, after
a lengthy investigation of the charges
brought against them for having been
connected with the Mitchell campaign
■fund.
It Is alleged ' that the defendants
raised a fund of a million and a half
.dollars to re-elect John Mitchel.
Mitchel when running for re-elec
tion for Mayor of New York City
against John Hylan Democrat, and
Morris Hikiuit Socialist, had such
saen as Roosevelt, Hughs, Taft and a
arge number of New York's four hun
3 rod.
He was beaten by one of the Largest
)verwhelming majorities In the his
:ory of New York City and the present
ndictments have resulted as a natural
sequence of the charges made at the
time of and before the election. The
>pponents of Mitchel said at the time
that knew of the large fund being
raised for his re-election and that they
would surely have the matter thoroly
nvesti gated.
AN ATLANTIC POUT, Apr. 16.—
Secretary of War Balter arrived here
peaterday on his way to Wash
ington.
The Secretary has been on an ex
tended trip to Prance and while
gone he visited every section of the
West front and was very much im
pressed with the fighting methods
of today.
Mr. Baker said while on the West
front some time ago that he be
lieved that his trip would not only
do him a world of good but that
his impressions gained by his ex
periences, would enable him to at
tend to his work at the head of
the American War Department much
more effectively.
When he arrived he refused to
make any statemnt and It is sup
posed that whatever Information he
may have to divulge he will first
make his report to the President.
It is expected that Mr. Baker’s
return will result in the speeding
up of all bhranches of the War
Department.
ALLIES URGE U. S.
SEND TROOPS EUROPE
SOON AS POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 16.—
All American troops now fit for ser
vice in all the great military canton
ments, of the United States, have
been ordered to the Atlantic sea
board at once.
The government as a result of a
plea for help from the sorely press
ed Allies in northern France, is
rushir.g trocp movements with every
available boat and train.
In some sections of the United
States, the great trunk lines are
being subjected to their first real
test in moving immense bodies'of
troops with despatch. In these sec
tions all traffic is sidetracked and
troop trains have a clear right of
way over everything, they are even
superior to mail trains.
Civilian passenger trains and other
trains have not been allowed to
mov for hours, the governmnt offi
cials being in complete control of
the railway systems of the. country
are rushing these trains towards the
East, with the greatest possible
speed.
The trains are being run in short
sections and just as close together
as safety will allow.
At the Atlantic ports every avail
able ship is being loaded with men
and supplies for the front.
The ships will leave in great fleets
and will be convoyed by the war
ships of the combined navies or
America and Britain.
This troop movement in the United
States is probably being carried on,
when one stops to consider the great
distances over which some of the
trains must travel, on the most
stupendous scale in all history.
MILWAUKEE,
& SAN
MILWAUKEE, Apr. 16.—The So
cialist Mayor of this city. Daniel
Hoar, in delivering his inaugural
address here today threw a scare
into the ranks of the County Council
of Defense.
Mayor Hoar stated in his address
that unless the Council ceaser its
political activities and turned its
energies into other channels, he
would feel called upon to reorganize
the Council.
Just before the Mayor was re
elected he was ousted from the
Chairmanship of the Council because
that body did not approve of the
Socialist idea of war.
CHICAGO, Apr. 16.—Attorney
Prank Vandeveer, who is assisting
in the defense of the members of
the Industrial Workers of the World
has intimated, while the venire men
were being examined, for the new
jury that he was well aware where
the missing documents were.
The documents alluded to are
those seized by the federal officials
in the raids on the Industrial Work
er Halls and Headquarters last fall.
Mr. Vandeveer stated that these
documents were now planted.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, District
Judge of the northern District, Ill
inois. before whom the cases are
to be tried, ordered one of the ven
iremen excluded over the opposition
of Vandeveer.
Mr. Vandeveer immediately charg
ed that class distinction was being
resorted to by the prosecution.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. J6.—
Mother Jones, the famous woman
labor leader, will speak here ar. a
great mass meeting to be held to
night, to protest against the hang
ing of Thomas Mooney.
Attorney McNult, one of the at
tornies for the defense, will also
speak at this meeting which is ex
pected to be largely attended by the
laboring people of Frisco.
COUNTERFEITER
PLANT IS SEIZED
NEW YORK, Apr. 16.—Charged
with a conspiracy to obstruct jus
tice in aiding a notorious counter
feiter of 1,000-franc French Bank
notes to escape, E. L. Parodi, a
w‘ell -known lawyer of this city,
was arrested yesterday. He is held
in bail by Commissioner Hitchcock,
on complaint o (Captain W. M. Offley
of the Department, of Justice.
At the same time Captain J. J.
Henry of the Secret Service, gave
out the story of a counterfeiting
Pur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT READ
THE WORKER.
. Modini lias opened bis cafe, and
doing business as usual.
Bring your forfeit*!’* notires to
the Industrial Worker. *
plot and the seizure of an elaborate
plant with $125,000 in spurious
French notes.
Parodi appeared as counsel last
September for M. Gonzales. A
month before Gonzales had tried
to pass a counterfeit 1,000-franc note
on a well-known firm and after
being detected and trying to escape
was shot in the foot by a secret
service agent.
Parodi succeeded in having the
bail of Gonz?!e3 in the Tombs re
duced from $5,000 to $2,500 cash
bail which was deposited.. Later
Gonzales disappeared and forfeited j
tho bail. A few days ago Gonzales
was arrested in Cuba, to which place
Capt. Honry will go with extradition
papers to bring Gonzales back for
trir.l.
With the seizure of the counter
feiting plant in the fashionable up
per West Side, Chief W. J. Flynn
and Capt. Henry found elaborate
drawing? and plans for Gonzales’
escape from the Tombs in the event
that his bail could not be reduced
by Parodi.
Captain Henry, who displayed the
prscses, inks, paper, dies and plates
yesterday, showed several of the
spurious 1.000-franc notes. He said
that they were fine specimens of
of the counterfeiters’ are. There
were also other plates for counter
feiting Spanish passports and an
engraved plate for printing a “safe
conduct” in the form used by the
French government.
firing your forfeiture notions to
the Industrial Worker.
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