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Government Waits Only Official Re« ports on Sinking of Brazilian Ship Parana.

PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS NUMEROUS IN RIO JANEIRO

Public and Newspapers Demand Immediate Action With Breach of Relations Least Expected of Government.

RIO JANEIRO, April S.—Up to 6 o'clock this evening, the foreign office was without information from the Paris legation in regard to the sinking of the Parana. The German minister had a fifty rqinute conference with President Braz and Foreign Minister Lauro Muller. The newspaper A. Noite says the conference caused no change in the attitude of the government. The Bstado of Sao Paulo demands that Brazil range itself on the side of the United States "for the defense of the rights of neutral peoples who are tempermentally oppose^ to action because they understand nothing of their destiny."

Patriotic demonstrations were continued throughout the. day, but there was no disorder. It is understood that government action only awaits the arrival of the official reports fropi Parisand Cherbourg. In official nicies no doubt is expressed that the government will act decisively in accordance with its warning to Germany, when unrestricted submarine warfare was declared. In this connection the wording of a telegram by Dr. Lauro Muller to the Brazilian legation-in Berlin on Feb. 13 is recalled. The telegram said: "We will consider it essential to the maintenar.ee of friendly relations that no Brazilian ship be attacked on the seas under any pretext, even that of carrying contraband of war, as the belligerent nations have arbitrarily put everything

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Germany Plans Denial.

An indication that Germany* may deny that the Parana was the victim of a German submarine is shown in statements appearing in the newspapers here and attributed to German diplomatic officials. According to these statements the Parana probably struck a French or English mine, as, it is contended, it is improbable that a German submarine would have been able to operate so close to Havre. The German minister is quoted as asserting that the testimony of the commander of the Parana is open to suspicion because he is a Portuguese.

There is little disposition here to take these statements seriously and the newspapers continue to demand energetic action, a breach of diplomatic relations at the least. Some of the papers express impatience at'the slowness of the chancellory to ke action. The Gazette De Noticias says "There is no reason to hesitate. Brazil is at war with Germany and the government ought to recognize that situation. The Brazilian nation should be represented in the tribunal which will judge the crimes of Germany."

The Journal Do Brazil demands an immediate breach of relations and the turning over of Brazilian interests In Germany tq Switzerland. The Corriero De Manha says the time for diplomatic temporizings is past and that no satisfaction" can be accepted from Germany less than immediate suspension of the submarine campaigns The paper expresses astonishment that the Brazilian government has not yet made any move ^.nd demands Immediate action.

TWO HELD AFTER BLAST

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 9.—Wil« liam H. West, Thomas S. Paulson and Benny Lee were being held by the county authorities today In connection with an explosion yesterday at the Fort Pitt plant of the Aetna Chemical company, near here. The men, the police say, had marked maps on the United States and the Panama canal zone and note books containing what appeared to be an elaborate code system and cipher.

The explosion, which is the fourth in the Chartiers valley plants of the Aetna company within two years, caused a loss of $50,000 in the drying department, but was not attended by loss of life as the employes had just gone to lunch.

DENTAL SOCIETY HEAD DIES.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 9—Dr. Frederick ^Wishard, president of the American Dental society, died here today as the resultrof an automobile accident last night. Mrs. Buth Pettijohn, of Indianapolis, his sisterln-law, and Mrs. Edwin Keller, of Los, Angeles, his daughter, were 'Injured' seriously. Dr. Wlehard formerly. -waa. ar resident of Indianapolis. J*'

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BRAZIL READY TO ENTER WAR ON SIDE OF U.S.

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U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD APRIL !. 6 a. m....' 28 Noon 42 9 s fj -j-J

Relative humidity, noon, 77 per cent

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CONDITIONS AT APRIL V, 1017. Station pressure, 29.56 temperature, 30 highest temperature yesterday 43 lowest temperature last night, 2S precipitation, .05 direction of wind, north velocity of wind, 9 miles per hour state of weather, clcar rel

ative humidity, 86 per cent sunrise, 5:22' sunset, 6:21.

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Fair tonifeht and Tuesday rising temperature frost tonight.

INDIANA-—Fair tonight and Tuesday rising temperature' heavy frost tonight in south liortion.

ILLINOIS—Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday.

OTHER LOCAI, REPORTS. Temperature l.y' Buntin's t'neimometer: 7 a. m., 87 2 p. in 49.

Rlvfr stupe—1X8 feet.

BRITISH BREAK GERMAN LINES ONLONGFRONT

London War Office Announces Advance of Allied Forces From Arras to Lens.

PROGRESS ALSO RECORDED IN DRIVE IN ST. QUENTIN

Villages, of Bermies and Boursies Are Stormed by English, Who Report Capture of Number of Prisoners.

LONDON, April 9.—The British early this morning attacked the German lines on a wide front from a point south of Aripa to the south of Lens, thus opening what is believed here to be a general spring offensive. The move has been looked forward to eagerly for some days. The offensive of the British flying corps in the latter part of last week, the attack on Zeebrugge Saturday night, and the activity of the French in Belgium, as showfi in yesterday's official communication from Paris, were considered a prelude to important military operations.

The British commander, General Haig, whose reports are always modest, says the German line has been penetrated everywhere and that satisfactory progress has been made in the direction of Cambrai and St. Quentin, two important positions in connection with the new German line. The extension of the attack northward to Lens doubtless was intended, to give the British more elbow room for their operations from Arras to the point of juncture with the French around St. Quentin.

LONDON, April 9.—British troops today penetrated the German l-ines all along a wide front from Arras to Lens, the war office announces.

The statement says that in the direction of Cambrai the British have stormed the villages of Bermies and Boursies and penetrated Havrincourt wood.

In the direction of St. Quentin, the British took Fresnoy LePetit and advanced their line southeast of Le Verguier. No estimate of the number of Germans captured can yet be given, the statement says, but the number is considerable.

Referring to the attack on tine front between Arras and Lens the statement says: "We are making satisfactory progress at all points."

German Attacks Fail.

PARIS, April 9. "Between the Somme and the Aisne patrol encounters occurred during the nights," says today's war office announcement. "Notwithstanding the bad weather there was active artillery fighting in several sectors. "Northwest of Rheims a German attack on our positions in front of Coucy was repulsed by our fire. South of this point two German detachments were repulsed, after a lively engagement with grenades. In the region of Maisons De Champagne we made some progress in grenade fighting. There is nothing reported from the remainder of the front."

TWO KILLED BY TRAINS.

LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 9.—The lifeless body of Henry Johnson, colored, 60, of Brookport, 111., was found beside the Wabash railroad track ten miles west of here. He had fallen from a freight train.

DELPHI, Ind., April 9.—The body of J. W. Caruthers, 30, colored, was found beside the Monon railroad track here. He was struck by a train and hishead crushed. A letter in his pocket gave his home as 910 Bathen street, Memphis, Tenn.

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RICHARD OLNEY DIES At HOME

Secretly of State Under Cleveland Won Honors in Great Britain— Venezuela Boundary Case.

BOSTON, Mass., April 9.—Richard Olney, secretary of state under President Grover Cleveland, died at his home here last night.

The end came after a protracted period of intense buffering which had failed, however, to shaken the courage or good humor that had Inarked hia 82 years or to divert his mind from tlfe intense interest which he had maintained in this country's quarrel with Germany. Three dayp ago he lapsed into semiconsciousness with a smilo on his face.- He had just been advised of the president's message to congress asking that a state of war be recognized and his joy was unbounded. It was the consummation of his most earnest hope.

He served successively as attorney general and secretary of state during the administration of President Cleveland and, although at the head of the state department for the short period of one year and nine months only, he won reputation as a statesman of commanding ability and force. His greatest triumph was his successful insistance upon arbitration of the boundary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela.

Imperturbably disregarding the warnings that a rigid maintenance of the Monroe doctrine might plunge the United States into war with Great Britain, President Cleveland and Secretary Olney carried out their own ideas of diplomacy. In his famous message sent through Ambassador Bayard to Lord Salisbury, British secretary of state f6r foreign affairs, Mr. Olney, premising the inalienable right of the United States to intervene in questions affecting the territorial integrity of South American countries, said in part: "Great Britain both admits that

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FREEZE-UP HITS CROPS

Sunday evening brought a frost in this vicinity which will do some damage to vegetables and possibly to fruit buds. Meteorologist W. R. Cade said frost at this time of year was not unusual and that the average date for a killing frost in this section was April 27. His records at the government weather bureau show that killing frosts have been recorded as late 'as May 28. Mr. Cade predicted frost for Monday evening.

Arthur Pollitt, a gardener, living south of the city, said he had radishes seven or eight inches high and that these had been damaged by the frost. He said the frost of Sunday night went into plowed grtftmd to a depth of about one and one-half inches and that this would hurt all tender stuff.

Arthur Pollitt said none of his vege tables had been hurt, but that he could not yet tell as to the effect on fruit buds.

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he did not believe the frost of Sunday evening would damage the crops of Vigo county to any extent and at the Haas nursery it was said the fruit buds, were in grvod shape Monday morning.

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THE TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE

TERRE HAUTE, IND.,<p></p>CUTS

Under the Guns—American Jackies Ready for Battle

This group of jackies, aboard one of Uncle 'Sam's lafest superdreadnoughts, is shown gatheited in the shadows of the big turret guns, whiling away the time with the ship's mascot. The future is causing these tars no concern. They are confident their big barkers, which serve as a background for the picture, are powerful enough«to defeat any attempt of the enemy to invade ourshores.

IN ELECTION

Supreme Court Judges Hold States Authorized to Act—May Release Terre Hauteans.

WASHINGTON, April 9,—Federal authority to prosecute fraudsi in general1 state elections and United Statea senatorial primaries, was materially restricted by supreme court decision/! today. •Federal indictments for alleged corruption "conspiracies" in the 1914 Rhode Island congressional elections and the 1916 senatorial primary in West Virginia were dismissed. The court, decided the states and not tho federal government are authorized to act.

INDIANA CASES AFFECTED?

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Special Prosecutor Daflej^Refuses to Comment on Ruling. $ INDIANAPOLIS, April 9.—Frank C. Dalley, special assistant United States district attorney, for the prosecution of the cases in which conspiracy to violate election laws is charged,* declined to make any statement, regarding the possible effect on the election cases in Indiana of the decision by the United States supreme court today restraining materially the authority of the federal government to prosecute frauds in general state elections and United States senatorial primaries. He said he desired first to read the deci7 sion by the supreme court, as he wa&

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MXLQUD1SEX0NERATED

Frank McCIoud, 16', 1516 South Fifteenth street, was exonerated Monday by Coroner J. O. Garrigus of any intent in the shooting of his 14-yearold Sister, Nellie, at their home last Saturday night. McCIoud accidentally shot his sister with a .22 calibre rifle when he was demonstrating the use oil the gun to members of his family. The bullet struck the girl just ,above the left hip and she died as the result of a hemorrhage caused by the wound. Frank was sent to jail but was released Sunday afternoon after Coroner Garrigus made an investigation and returned a verdict of accidental shooting.

COALCOHBINE CHARGED

NEW YORK, April 9.—An indictment, naming twenty-one corporations and eighteen individuals, charging violation of the Sherman anti-trust law in fixing prices of coal, was handed down today by the federal grand jury.

The individuals are accused of having combined during the past thr?e years to eliminate co&ipetition in the transportation and sale of what is known as "smokeless bunker coal," mined in West Virginia and Virginia.

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McAdoo and Rainey Decide Upon Big Loans to Allies andjor Conduct of War With. Germany.

WASHINGTON, April 9.—A decision to introduce the $5,000,000,000 bond issue measure on Thursday in the house was reached today by Secretary McAdoo and Rep. Rainey, of Illinois, ranking democratic member of the ways and means committee.

The measure will carry a $3,000,000,000 issue for a loan to the allies and a $2,000,000,000 issue for conducting the war for this country. The $2,000,000,000 issue is expected to meet approximately one-half of this country's war expenses up'to June 30, 1918.

Consideration of plans for raising additional funds by taxation for conducting the war for this country will come later. The most essential thing to be accomplished now, it is agreed, is to prepare the allies' loan in orderi that they may obtain much needed food and munitions.

Heavy Taxes Planned.

Every effort to rush the bond measure through the house will 'be considered by the ways and means committee, Wednesday. The question of the tenure of the bonds has not been definitely decided. Some members of the committee prefer fifty-year bonds, but think that it would be best to pay them off at different time£

The question of raising money by taxation still is being considered from many angles and no concrete plan has been worked out. It is generally agreed that excess profits, incomes and certain luxuries will be heavily taxed. What will be done about increasing the inheritance tax, however, still is problematical. Opposition to increasing it because of interference with state inheritance tax laws has appeared, but it is not believed it will prove strong enough to prevent raising the government's inheritance tax.

LINER BARELY ESCAPES

NKW YORK, April 9.—-Running safely through the dangers of the German submarine blockade and without sighting a periscope either on the outward or homeward journey, the American mail and passenger liner St. Louis arrived at her home dock today.

The St. Louis had a narrow escape from destruction from mines laid inside the Mersey bar. A British ship which passed up the narrow lane an hour later was sunk. How the big liner got through safely is a mystery to British officers.

ARMY BILL ABOLISHES RANK.

WASHINGTON, April 9.—The rank of brigadier-general in the regular army of the United States is abolished by a provision of the army appropriation bill taken up today by the senate. All general officers after its enactment would have no less rank than that of major-general.

17 ALLIED FLYERS WINGED.

BERLIN, April 9.—Seventeen entente airplanes were brought down yesterday on the western front, the war office announces.

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SEIZE AUSTRIAN SUPS AMEHCAK HARBOI

Port Officials Act Quickly After Chai of Embassy Delivers Passports To State Department

EXPECT WAR DECLARATION SOI

WASHINGTON, April 9.—Baron Erich Zwiedenik, charge of the Aus-tro-Hungarian embassy here, today delivered his passports.

By this act Austria-Hungary breaks off diplomatic relations with the United States.

Almost at the same time a dispatch was received from American Minister Stovall at Berne, announcing that|rela)tions had been broken by Austria at Vienna on April 8, a day after American Ambassador Penfield left.

All American consular officers as well as diplomats will be withdrawn from Austria-Hungary and Spain will take over the interests of the United States in Austria. All Austrian consular officers, as well as diplomats, will be withdrawn from the United States^

Austria-Hungary has asked SwedeffWtake over her interests in "the United States.

Up to the time Charge Zwiedenik asked for Ms passports no similar action. had been taken by Bulgaria and Turkey—Germany's, two other allies and their representatives here dis-

U. S. WAR COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, April 9.—A joint resofution for a congressional joint committee on the conduct of the war was introduced -simultaneously today by Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, and Rep. Madden, of Illinois, both republicans.

The committee would *oe composed of six members of the senate, including four democrats and two republicans, six from the house, evenly divided between republicans and democrats. The resolution provides that the committee shall be known as the joint committee on the conduct, of the war and "shall sit during the session or recesses of congress, shall make a special duty of the problems arising out of the war, shall order and advise with the president of the United States and the heads of the various executive departments and shall report to congress from time to time in its own discretion or when requested to do so by either branch of congress."

HIGH COURT UPHOLDS WOMEN'S WACE LAWS

WASHINGTON, April 9.—Oregon's law, fixing minimum wages for women, the first compulsory minimum wage statutes ever before the supreme court, was today upheld as constitutional by an equally divided court. Similar compulsory laws of Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin, California, Utah, Minnesota and Ohio were likewise sustained.

WASHINGTON, April 9.—The supreme court today upheld as constitutional the Oregon lav/ limiting labor of men in mills, factories and manufacturing establishments to ten hours a day, but permitting thirteen hours labor if paid time and a half for overtime. It was the first general hours of labor state law ever before the supreme court.

HOLD ALLEGED PLOTTER

NOGALES, Ariz., April 9.—John W. Weiss, a German, is under arrest here today, charged with violation of the neutrality laws of the. United States. Weiss had been to Canana, Sonora and returned to Nogales through Douglas, Ariz. His arrest followed the receipt by federal officers here, of instructions to arrest alien enemies who cross the boundary from the United States into MexicovMirLia^sr return to this coun-

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Austrian Ships Taktm

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 9.collector of tho port of Philadalttf today, took physical possession ofitl Austrian steadier Franconia, warbouJrcc! here since the European war begarvjif

NEW YORK',April 9.—The Austria steamships Martha Washington aj$Jpjl Himalaya, self-detained in port/ hortf^iji were today seized by the customs *aU& thorities.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Apri^iThe Austrian steamer Budapest«M| up here since shortly after the .Ou break of the European war, was sill about 12:30 today by federal officii following receipt of advices that tria-Hungary had severed diplotVMpko relations witht the United States.

BOSTON,: Mass., April' 9.-—tThe"7Sii| trian steamer Ernoy, warbound was seized today by port officials, announcement that Austria*Munga^ had broken off diplomatic relations wj' the United States. The Erney -its only Austrianrefugee ship at 'th|i port. ft

NEW ORLEANS, La., April Three Austrian steamers, the Anna and Teresa, were taken4ifon by federal authorities this afterho' it.

claimed having any knowledge 'K intention qf .heir governments expected here they will follow breaking diplomatic relELUonfc. r-

Au stria's break with the U States undoubtedly is the preludi declaration of the state of wa^ S two days elapsed between' the b£ in relations between the United^ Stai and Germany and the formal d£cl£i tion of a state of war. How many will elapse before Germany's chief: enters a state of war with German newest enemy will be decided en' by ciroustances. The diplomatic tory of civilization and the prece of centuries show a state of wa,t$f variably follows a break in diplo: relations between first class powerfe

Quite aside, however, Austria subscribed even if only academical to Germany's campaign of ruthles^ ness, although she lia,? not carried •'ifciF'i out against American interests. Jr

Beside that it is considered that would be quite impossible to abroad in the United States on*,^ friendly status the diplomatic and co sular agents of Germany's ally.

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Anti-American propaganda ducted by Austrian agents, under man direction, has been no iess'-ofBj sive and scarcely less effective tn the German propaganda itself. clean break between the United St%ti aiid Austria was some time ago nized as the logical development.

It is quite possible, however, wii there may not be war like operation between the forces of the two goyjKi^ ments unless Germany, carryingy^ ther her domination of the Vi'ea^ government, should force it. "I"

Spain Takes Charge.

Charge Grew, at Vienna, also rtf. turn over to Spain, British and anese interests which this ^ou%ry hi looked after since the beginn the war. Italian, French and ian interests in Austria-Hungary viously looked after by the States, were ordered turned over$| the Swiss minister. '0

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The American ambassadors, fr||3 isters and consular officials in, Frani Great Britain,. Russia,, Serbia*, 'Jai Greece, Morocco and Egypt will ready to turn over Austrian -interest which the United States represent© in those countries since the beginrifc^ of the v/ar, to whoever the Aus foreign office shall indicate.

The United States by the break, fry. relations is released of The care of probably 2,000,000 war prisoners. »Triii Russia alone it is estimated that^J^C|' 250,000 Austrian prisoners were undeft'l-fj American protection with a consider^f ble number in France also. In Au^ri^j^ the United States has cared for all &U&TL'J, Italians and Rumanian prisoners."^. Other small groups are thought to Nr bring the total well up to 2,000,000.

About 200 native Americans thought to be now in Austria arifrffe Hungary with perhaps another naturalized Austro-Americans, most whom may prefer to stay in Xlie c&UlJjffS try of their birth. Officials here-pxpin no difficulties to be placed '-befbij Americans in Austria and that stll tjTj American embassy officials will bevpfi mitted to leave without restr inconvenience, owing to the deJB friendly feeling that Austria has si despite German pressure.

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