The C( \rd< wa Daily Times
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Member of Associated Press—Day and Night Telegraphic Service
VOLUME 111. NUMBER 248 THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918.~ T PRICE TEN CENTS
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tary of War Baker’s announcement
yesterday that more than half a mil
lion American troops already had
heen dispatched to the front in
France was the subject of wide dis
cussion among members of congress
yesterday and today.
The number of men over the half
million announced who have been
sent overseas has not been disclosed
for military reasons.
fERMANS nilll
MM OF IHE TOON
COPENHAGEN, May 9. — A Ger
man institute of inventions has been
fopnded at Giessen. It is intended
“to foster German creative technical
work by the selection and promotion
of persons endowed with inventive
talent.” Prizes are to be offered for
the solution of important problems.
ALLIED LINE PENETRATED BY HUNS
BUT POSITIONS ARE REGAINED LATER
1X)ND0N, May 9. — A Keuter’s dispatch says that after
a heavy bombardment on a wide front in Flanders, the Gor
mans seemingly have launched an attack south of Dickebush
lake, between Ypres and Kemmel hill. The Germans appeared
to have penetrated the British front between the lake and the
ridge woods. Some Germans are reported in the eastern por
tion of the wood itself.
Germans Penetrate Allied Front Line
General Haig reports to the war office than in an attack
against the British and French lines between Laclytte and
Voormezeele, in the Ypres sector, the Germans succeeded after
heavy fighting in entering the allied front line ]>ositions at
certain points. At all other ]>oints the enemy was repulsed.
Oust Germans from Captured Positions
The official statement issued by the war office this morn
ing says that a new German attack opened this morning north
of Kemmel, but the Germans were pressed back. The British
line, which was slightly broken at one point last night, has
been restored by heavy British counter-attacks which drove
die Germans from those portions of the lines they had entered
in the Laclytte and Veormezelle sector.
Two German divisions attacked on the Flanders front yes
terday, hut were repulsed, after suffering heavy losses.
The British progressed farther east of Amiens, between
the Somme and Anere rivers, yesterday.
Allied Line Restored
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, May 9. -
lighting was still in progress this morning near Vierstraet,
>ii the front southwest of Amiens.
Tn the Ypres sector at one time the British were forced
hack by machine gun fire.
All the rest of the original defenses appeared to he in the
hands of the defenders in the Voormezeele-Laclytte sector.
Canadians Make Raid,
CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE,
May 9. Strong raiding parties composed of Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick troops yesterday entered an enemy outpost
line near Neuville-Vitasse, southwest of Arras, and inflicted
many casualties on the Germans. They took some prisoners
ind two machine guns. Their losses were slight. '
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WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN PICARDY, May 9. — Except for
desultory artillery fife and patrolling
activity, there is no change in the sit
uation in Picardy.
Every day the Americans are be
coming stronger, and apparently they
are better intrenched than the Ger
mans, who are being continually har
assed day and night.
Despite the enemy’s heavy expen
diture of gas, it has been bare of re
sults so far. The weather remains
unsettled, which prevents much in
fantry action. Several aerial en
counters have taken place.
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JUNIOR RED CROSS
TO HOLD SALE
Finkelstein & Sapiro have gener
ously offered the Junior Red Cross
the use of a front window and count
er space for their Food Sale next
Saturday. Look there for your
goodies.
WINTER WHEAT IS
IN FINE CONDITION
WASHINGTON, May 9. — Hope for a billion-bushel
wheat crop, for which the government has been striving this
year, was strengthened yesterday when the May crop reports
of the department of agriculture were issued. The reports
forecast a harvest of 572,539,000 bushels of winter wheat.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston said that the depart
ment has every reason to anticipate increased farm yields over
the record production of last year. If the realization of the
winter wheat crop harvest is as large as forecasted, lie said, it
would make this year’s harvest of grain the third largest ever
gathered in the United States.
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* WASHINGTON, May 9. — Senator
Hitckcock of Nebraska has been
made chairman of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations, succeed
ing the late Senator Stone.
Senator Hitchcock has been senior
Democratic member of the committee
for some time, and during the early
stages of the entry of the United
States into the war acted as chair
man of the committee because Sen
ator Stone was out of harmony with
the administration and congress.
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LONDON, May 9. — A Oerman sub
marine recently landed a man on the
Irish coast, where he was arrested by
1 government officials. This announce
ment was made in the house of com
mons yesterday.
It was further stated that the man
; is now imprisoned in the Tower of
London, where he will be court-mar
tialed and in all probability shot as
a spy.
RUMANIAN PEACE TREATY
STRIPS THAT NATION OF
TERRITORY ANT RIGHTS
AMSTERDAM, May 9. — The peace treaty between Ger
many and Rumania, recently signed, provides for the imme
diate demobilization of the Rumanian army, with the excep
tion of ten divisions which may be used for the protection of
the frontiers, the total number of troops not to exceed 20,000
infantry and 3,200 cavalry.
The province of Dolirudja is separated from Rumania.
Bulgaria, by the terms of the treaty, gets all of the Bulgarian
territory which Rumania seized in 1913, during the Balkan
war.
Rumania also cedes to the central powers all that part of
the province of Dobrudja north of the new Bulgarian frontier,
the lines running to the mouth of the Danube. Likewise the
frontier has been rectified in favor of Austria-Hungary.
The treaty further provides for the free navigation of the
river Danube by the central powers, who also have the right to
keep warships virtually anywhere on the river.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. — The
Twelfth federal reserve district sub
scriptions to the third Liberty loan
totals $254,020,200, or $44,020,200 in
excess of the quota. An unofficial
estimate for the district gives the to
tal as $270,000,000.
New Loan Next Fait
WASHINGTON, May 9. — With
the work of the third Liberty loan
still unfinished, the treasury depart
ment’s loan publicity bureau already
has started preparations for the work
connected with the fourth loan,
which will be staged some time next
fall.
•Artists and designers have been
asked to submit designs for posters
and other advertising matter by June
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Miss Edna Thawley has accepted a
position as bookkeeper at the Mod
ern laundry.
SHELL EXPLODES
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 9. —
Right American gunners were killed
and several more were injured near
here yesterday afternoon, when a
three-inch shell exploded during tar
get practice.
One gun crew was entirely wiped
0», and the crew of a second gun
suffered several casualties. Six men
were killed instantly and two more
died within a short time.
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PASSENGER LIST
OF NORTHWESTERN
SEATTLE, May 9. — The steam
ship Northwestern sailed at 9 o’clock
this morning for Alaska ports with
♦he following list of passengers for
Cordova:
William Kop, Mr. arid Mrs. O. M.
Smith, Mrs. G. Belding, Mrs. A. Bon
ner, N. Bedford, Mrs. E. T. Thomp
son, C. M. Anderson, M. E. Torrell,
Joe Nichalich and Bergen Boe.
NEVADA FOOD OFFICIAL
FACES GRAVE CHARGES
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. — James A. Wood, deputy
Tinted States food administrator for Nevada, has been arrest
d by officials of the department of justice on a charge of
bribery.
The charge against Wood is tliht he accepted $.?>(MFas part
payment of an aJIeged demand made by him upon the South
Fork Flour Mills Company, at Elko, Nev., for $500^. month for
alleged protection in their handling of-wheat and flour under
the food act.
AVIATORS’ STIRRING ADVENTURE
AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 9. — Two aviators have .just
been brought here after having had a thrilling experience at
sea. They were rescued by a passing steamship after having
been adrift at sea in a leaking hydroairplane for eighteen
hours without food. An accident to their engine while off
Miami was responsible for their plight.
When rescued by the steamship their little craft was^sur
rounded by sharks.
SAM WANTS GOVERNOR REMOVED
WASHINGTON, May 9. — Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, has asked President Wil
son to remove Arthur Yager as governor of Porto Pico. He
said that the governor had handled the labor situation on the i
island in a most incompetent manner.
AGE LIMIT OF DRAFT
LIKELY TO BE RAISED
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Legislation which contemplates
the raising of the draft age to 40 years was discussed as a pos
sibility within the next few months at a meeting of Provost
Marshal General Crowder and the house military affairs com
mittee yesterday.
While Mr. Crowder made no specific recommendations on
the subject, members of the house committee said that the war
department was seriously considering plans looking to the
change.
MEN TURKISH
LONDON, May 9. — The British
forces on Tuesday last entered the
Turkish town of Keerluk, eighty
miles southwest of Mosul, in Mesopo
tamia, meeting with no opposition.
The Turks, on retiring, left six
hundred sick and wounded men in
the Kurluk hospitals.
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AVhy Bake?—when you can buy
fresh salad, light bread, deviled eggs,
delicious cakes, crisp pies, toothsome
dainties at the Junior lted Cross sale.
IS LIKELY m
BE DISSOLVED
AMSTERDAM, May 9. — The Co
logne Gazette says that Chancellor
Von Hertling, after his consultation
with Emperor William at Potsdam
yesterday, said he would dissolve the
Prussian diet if the franchise reform
bill fails to pass after its third read
ing before that body.
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The officers of the Home GHards
will meet at Eagle hall tonight at
7:30 o’clock.
GEN. MAURICE’S CHARGES
MAY CAUSE DISRUPTION
OF LLOYD GEORGE CABINET
LONDON, May 9. — Herbert Asquith, former premier,
in the house of commons today, moved for the appointment of
a committee to investigate the charges made by General Mau
rice, to the effect that Mr. Lloyd George and the cabinet had
misled the country in respect to army matters, and impugn
ing the veracity of the premier. Mr. Asquith denied that his
motion was in the nature of an attempt to obtain a vote of cen
sure of the government.
Premier Lloyd George was loudly cheered when lie rose to
speak, in the house. He said he had been unfairly treated.
General Maurice, he said, had he been imbued with a desire
to truly serve his country, should have come to the members of
the cabinet and pointed out in what manner the ministers had
erred.
In concluding his speech the premier said that if the mo
tion were passed Mr. Asquith would be responsible for its ef
fect upon the war situation.