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Aloof a lSd-mile-front battle line the French and British are pushing back the. German armies In a titanic struggle for the mastery of the western front. Stepping into the fray after the British had been hammering the German lines in the Arras region to bits for a week, the French struck along a twenty-five mile front, along the Alsne, carried the German positions to an averago depth of from two to two and one half miles capturing more than . 10,000 prisoners and maintained all the ground won. Occupy New Position. Last night after the great success of their initial rush General Nlvelle's forces occupied themselves with consolidating their new positions and resisting German counter , attacks. All these assaults are repulsed and in the allied region west of Craonne the Germans suffered heavy losses. Their total casualties all told, in the first twenty-four hours fighting are estimated at 100,000 men. Both British and French reports today indicate that the continuation of the operations is being hampered by bad weather. Nevertheless the British . pushed forward in the region between St. Quentin and Cambrai, advancing east of Apeby to Le Tombois farm, within two and one half miles of Le Catelat where they threatened to cut the St. Quenttn-Cambrai main line of communication. The outlines of the Anglo-French attack have been worked out in com- . plete harmony by the staffs of the two trmles. Dispatches indicate entire coordination tor, placing teaming the blows delivered so as to insure their greatest possible effectiveness. In a broad way it may be judged the French now have for their immediate objective the isolation of the present railway- center of Laon, to turn the WILSON WARNS ALIEN CITIZENS IN RECENT EDIT WASHINGTON, April 17. Residents of the United States, both citizens and aliens, were warned today in a proclamation-Issued by President Wilson that the government will prosecute vigorously persons committing acts of treason either within this country or elswhere. The President quoted constitutional and legal mandates against treason. Including the authorized punishments by death or heavy fino and imprisonment, and cited court decisions to show that. neglect to report information on treasonable acts, or attempts to shield persons accused, also constitutes guilt LAW PRESENTS BILL TO EXTEND THE PARLIAMENT LONDON, April 17. Andrew Bonar Law, member of the British war council moving in the House of Commons this afternoon the second reading of the bill to extend the life of Parliament until the end of November said the British troops were engaged in the greatest operation sinco the commencement of the war and were meeting with success which exceeded his expectatlonc. At a meeting of the Irish nationalist party today it was decided to oppose the bill for the extension of the life of Parliament. Weather Forecast Fop Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Overcast in south and probably rata In north and centra portions tonight and Wednesday. jmewhat warmer tonight. Temperature Today. Noon 73 Yesterday. Maximum .....57 Minimum 2S For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Thunder showers and continued mild. General Conditions Extensive storm west of the Mississippi river is causing rain over the central states and middlewest. Heavy snows in northwest. Temperature not far from zero. Weather remains cold in east. BY CARL W. ACKERMAN (Copyright 1917, The Tribune Association. Registered in - accordance with the copyright act Canada, 1917. , The Tribune Association.) Two American doctors who were inspecting prison camps in East Prussia shortly before diplomatic relations were broken stopped one evening at a small inn, where they had to spend the night. Their arrival war soon known lu the village. About 10 o'clock an old man entered the Town Kaffee where they were sitting and introduced himself, with, the temark that h had a son in New York. The pby-

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southern end of the Hindenburg line. The British already have pierced this line at the northern end. The Joint operation apparently is aimed at the rolling up of the present German front in -an effort to compel a retirement on a greater scale than any yet witnessed on the western front since the battle of the Marne. t Operations in other sectors of this front and in the other war areas are at present of secondary importance al

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WASHINGTON, April 17. A German submarine today fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles soutfr of New York. The presence of enemy submersibles in American waters indicates that the threatened German submarine blockade of American Atlantic ports has begun. This announcement was made at the navy department: "Reported from Fire island, iignt ship to the naval stations at Boston and New York at 3:30 a. m. on the 17th an enemy submarine was sighted by' the U. S. S. Smith running apparently submerged. Submarine fired a torpedo at the U. S. S. Smith which missed her by thirty yards. The wak of the torpedo was plainly seen crossing the bow. Submarine disappeared." First Aggressive Action. Whether the presence of the German submarine merely foreshadows a sporadic raid such as the U-53 conducted off the New England coast or whether it is the signal for the beginning of a general submarine blockade of the Atlantic coast is not known. The attack by the U-boat is Germany's first recognition of the state of war declared by the United States. It was stated in Germany soon after thl action of C6ngress that no aggressive steps would be taken against the United States.' " :: v. z v - Practically no American officials be lieve this: statement, .'however, and steps to meet aggressive action were at once taken. The probability of submarine attacks on unprotected sea board cities and towns, raids on ship ping within sight of American shores and a submarine blockade of the principal Atlantic ports with the purpose of terrorizing shipping and people were expected. Report Submarine Blockade. Last week word came to Washington in around about way that Germany was about to declare a prohibited submarine zone about the harbors at Boston, New York, the Delaware Capes, Chesapeake Bay, Charleston and Savannah. This would have included all the imports of the Atlantic sea board. It was said then that an official warning to neutrals of the prohibited zone would be issued from Berlin. Some American officials were disinclined to credit the report but the ? entente diplomatic corps here beieved in it and predicted that Germany would soon carry the submarine campaign to this side of the Atlantic, principally for the purpose of scaring neutral shipping away from COUNCIL ADJOURNS UNTIL WEDNESDAY Council was only in session a few minutes last night, adjourning on account of the patriotic meeting to meet again Wednesday evening. A resolution, submitted by Councilman Welsh a unt. was missed, thankine members nf the various committees in charge of the patriotic demonstration, tne news papers and the general public for their efforts to make the event such a complete success. FRIENDS BOOST MASON FOR DELEGATE'S SEAT B. F. Mason, of Hagerstown, is being boomed by his friends for a place in tht constitutional convention. He says he will not accept the nora--ication, but his sponsors assert they will place his name on the ticket desrle his protests. Mason, who is an attorney, was Democratic candidate for the circuit bench in 1914. FINDS SHIP'S WRECKAGE ST. JOSEPH, Mich., April 17. Wreckage thought to be from the steamer Chlcora, which was lost in Lake Michigan twenty-two years ago, while en route from Milwaukee to St. Joseph, was brought here last night by the tug Herbert. sicians. Dr. John A. Roler and Dr. Frank H. Harms, f Chicago, invited the old man to sit down. i. During the conversation which followed the Americans asked him about the food situation. "Well." replied the East Prussian, "we don't have everything we used to have, but we get along," and then with tears in bis eyes, "he added: "Our Kaiser, our Kaiser,. he provides everything." . When Americans ask why the German people don't overthrow tbe government I cite this story as one of the reasons. East Prussia is as loyal

though the French activities further west in the Champagne and in the Alsace-Lorraine ; district apparently will bear close watching for possible important developments. In Mesopotamia the British have advanced further up the Tigris to within little more than ten miles of Samaria, seventy miles northwest of Bagdad where another battle apparently is impending. Little resistance has been made by the Turks in their retreat.

American harbors and , to raid the great squadrons of merchant ships which are moving food, and supplies to America's allies on the European battle fronts. , Somn officials are ' Inclined to believe that the lack of a declaration of a prohibited zone in American waters may be due to the crippled condition of communications with Germany since the United States entered the war. Without such a declaration, they point out. t Germany will , incur great claims of damages to neutrals and will carry on a new campaign without the color of legal authority which she contends' the declaration of a barred zone lends to it. Possibility of Bases Revived. With submarines war brought close to the doors of America, the possibility that German U-boats may have bases on this side of the Atlantic is again revived. The possibility of bases having been planted by the German raiders recently at large in the south Atlantic is one of the foremost problems. It even has been suspected that parts of submarines have been shipped to 1 Mexico and assembled there, but by many well informed officials that is doubted. The possibil ity of a German submarine base in the Gulf of Mexfcp. ; however, has long been recognized, .and many officials have . been conyihejed that when the raiding beganas they were sure it would soon after the declaration of war the raiders t would - come from that quarterT h BERLIN REPORTS GREATEST FIGHT OF WORLD WAR BERLIN. April 17. "One of the greatest battles of-- the mi?bty war and therefore in world's history," says the official statement lasted today by the German army, headauarters staff, "is in progress on the riv)r Aisne." ORCHESTRA PRAISED BY BAND DIRECTOR J. B. Vandaworker, director of, the famous newsboy band of the Indianapolis News, a musical organization which proved such a popular feature of yesterday's patriotic demonstration, paid a high tribute to Prof Ralph' C. Sloane and his Richmond tv.t school orchestra. "It is a splendid organization, one of the best I ever heard." said Mr. Vandaworker. Vandaworker also said that the demonstration held here yesterday was the largest and most Impressive event of Its kind his band had ever participated in, outside of Indianapolis. LIGHT GUARDS DINE GUESTS AT WESTCOTT Richmond members of the Light Guards of 1878 entertained the visiting guards at dinner at the Westcott last night after they bad marched in the parade. The out-of-town Guards were Horace Starr and Walter P. Benton, of Indianapolis, E. W. Davis, of Logansport, and Harry McGuire, of Cincinnati. Richmond Guards are: Captain Joseph P. Iliff, John H. Nicholson, John Y. Poundstone, E. P. Dennison, Frank I. Reed, Sam Buckley, Everett Davis, Harry Downing, Mark W. Pennell. Dr. W. W. Zimmerman and Frank Williams. as this old citizen because the Kaiser and von Hindenburg stopped the Russian Invasion in 1914, and because the Kaiser is personally overseeing the rebuilding of the destroyed sections. Hindenburg is German God. But East Prussia is not representative of entire Germans. Bavarians have no such love for Wilaelm of Hobenzollern. People in Berlin, who do not have as much food as the farmers of East Prussia, don't believe that the Kaiser can' provide everything. . Soldiers at the front don't have the confidence in tbe Kaiser that they have in von Hindenburg. The Chief of the

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BY W. R. POUNDSTONE Through solid and, for the most part, silent ranks of spectators along an extended line of march, crowds which in the Main street business district congested sidewalks from buildings to street ropes; under a veritable canopy of tossing flags, Richmond's imposing pageant of patriotism swept along yesterday afternoon. It required over an hour for this parade to pass a given point. There were about five thousanefmen, women and children paraders and, probably, twenty-thousand people witnessed the spectacle, the like of which, had never been seen in Richmond before. That both marchers and spectators were , deeply impressed with the momentous significance of the occasion was plainly evident. It was seldom that either marchers or any part of the great crowd gave vent to emotional outbursts. It was as if paraders and spectators had peeped behind the curtain of history how in the making, had seen the hell horrors of modern warfare, and had then gone forth soberly and with grim, omniously silent determination to register unfaltering approval and loyalty to the republic's just cause. Bands blared forth patriotic airs that made the blood leap and the pulse beat fast. Tears came to the eyes of thousands of men and women, but the people .who lined the streets were so sternly silent that any sporadic outburst of applause was particularly noticeable. . Sixty organizations of various kinds participated in the parade which was in three sections and was led by.Captain Paul Comstock as grand marshal. It was appropriate that in the van came three young men dressed in the costumes of Washington's Continentals "The Spirit of '76."

Modern Fighting Men L.eaa ' Then came the "Spirit of 1917," a sergeant's squad of I company, Third Ohio infantry, attired in their natty, olive-drab field uniforms, types of American manhood which is now to come to grips - with the Kaiser's legions. : But the sight that made the eyes swim with tears and throats choke with savage pride was the delegation of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic. 150 in number. Years of hard fighting to save the republic appeared to be only a light burden to their advanced years, for they marched, for the most part, with a light, almost rakish step. Over their shoulders were the ancient muskets with which they. shot rebellion to death. 'One looked at these wonderful men of another period, glanced at groups of youthful "slackers" lurking in the fringes of the crowd and sighed. What emotional Outbursts the spectators did give vent to were saved, as a rule, for this remnant of ,the greatest, hreed of. fighting men the world has ever seen. Their, escorting band played for them their battle songs and these old-young warriors almost cut capers ready then as in the old days for either a fight or a frolic. Veterans Pay Their Tribute . It was a beautiful spectacle when the G. A. R. men, counter-marching i west on Main street, passed the splendid delegation, of the women of the

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"Be it resolved by the citizens of Richmond and Wayne county in mass meeting assembled that we most heartily and earnestly support the president of the United States in his determination to resist by armed force a war which is waged by the imperial government of Germany against human liberties and the common civilization of mankind. "With the German people as individuals we have no quarrel. We are bound to many of them residing in our midst by the strongest ties of personal affection and mutual service, butJ against the powers of the monarchy guilty of this merciless slaughter of the innocent, we pledge our lives and all that we possess and will not cease from the struggle until its military domination has been utterly overthrown. "We urge the heartiest co-operation with the allied governments engaged in the same great cause by furnishing the fullest resources in men, material and money at our command, to be used in whatever way and in whatever part of the world, at home, at sea, or on the battle fields of Europe, they may be most effective for the accomplishment of this great object We most unreservedly approve of the appeal this day published by the president for the organization of all these resources, military, agricultural, industrial and financial. While we by no means oppose the 'employment of volunteers as a temporary expedient, we also unreservedly endorse the president's demand for universal military training and universal military service. In no other way can we meet the emergencies of this great war or realize the ideals of a democracy where the rights of government and corresponding du General Staff is the Gorman god today, and he dictates not by the Emperor choice but by the people's. Tbe Kaiser never wanted to name von Hindenburg as his chief army officer, but the people had such faith in -von Hindenburg that the Kaiser, when he saw von Falkenhayn's popularity fail, was forced to select Hindenburg to regain the public confidence. V "What would . the Geraian people gain by overthrowing .the . Kaiser?" "What would be their object?" it is asked frequently. w Their object would be to make neace and they would probably gain peace

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Richmond chapter of the American Red Cross. With waving hats and brandished muskets the veterans paid their tribute to these women of an organization whose duty it is to minister to war's victims. The Red Cross members, attired in white nurse garbs made a most impressive appearance. There were seventy in this delegation, all "representative women of the community. 1 L Another interesting and. popular feature of the first divieion of the parade was the delegation of SpanishAmerican War and Philippine War veterans, men how of middle age but straight as lances in their khaki. In the rear of them marched , a squad of sturdy regular army men in their blue dress uniforms, bearing an immense banner on - which was inscribed that stirring call : "Enlist now. Your country needs you." '- ', , -" Navy Also Represented Uncle Sam's first line of defense, the ever-ready navy, was represented by three happy-o-Iucky naval. .reservists, wearing their deep-sea uniforms and ff oUlcking along with the rolling stride of sallormen. The Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Women's Relief corps, two splendid organizations, were well . represented. Six " hundred , high school, Garfield school and Whitewater school children, with their teachers, all under command of Superintendent Giles, made a sharp but pleasing contrast with the ties to the state are shared equally by every citizen. - "Resolved that this declaration be forwarded to our representative in congress and to the senators from In diana with the earnest injunction that they do all that in them lies to secure the accomplishment by every means in their power of each and every one of the matters included in the foregone resolutions." 3,000 Persons Attend Rally. . Unanimously and enthusiastically was the above resolution adopted by the three thousand people who at tended the patriotic mass meeting held at the Coliseum last night, a rneeting unrivaled in Wayne county's long and eventful history. This resolution which has been forwarded to Senators Watson and New and Representative Comstock, was introduced by William Dudley Foulke. Two brilliant and inspiring addresses were delivered by Arch M. Hall of Indianapolis and Henry U. Johnson, the latter acting as chairman of the meeting. v The action taken by the mass meeting was a fitting climax to a day de voted entirely to a remarkable demonstration of Wayne county's sincere patriotism. The crowd which filled the Coliseum last night began to pour into the big building in a steady stream shortly after the supper hour and by 7: 15. when the patriotic concert by the Newsboys' band of Indianapolis, began the Col iseum was filled. . I Could Be Heard Blocks Away. I When the Via nH nlavflH " A ' I and "The Star Spangled Banner" the crowd joined in the singing and the mighty choruses could be heard blocks away. Selections by the Rich by doing it. But, if they overthrew the Kaiser, they would : have to dielodge Hindenburg, and at present public confidence in this military god has not been shaken.; Before the democratic forces in Germany can be placed in power public faith in the . almighty power of the sword must be shaken. Not only the Kaiser must be overthrown, but also von Hindenburg, the Chancellor and all leaders of Germany today. ,.-',: There was, and still is, a .democratic movement in Germany. Tbe best evidence Of it is the fact that the official "North. German Gazette" had to an

ranks of the fighting men who were In the first division. Young Folks Ready to Serve.

f That the nation now turns to Its young men of high school age with a call to service, and that the call has been heard, was Indicated by a banner the ligh school boys carried proudly. "Dad in '98. Our turn now," it read. The younger children of the Garfield and Whitewater schools, soberly trudged along with rakes and' hoes over their shoulders, showing they were mobilized for Uncle Sam for work in the gardens which are to feed far flung battle lines. This sight so pleased Sergeant Warner, army re cruiting officer, that he almost feU out of the window at recruiting station. The newsboys-band of the Indianap olis News was one of the very pleasing features of the first division. No better organization of its kind is to be found in the United States and the youngsters thoroughly enjoyed themselves. That efficient and always useful organization, the Boy Scouts, made a most impressive appearance. There were about fifty of these youngsters in the parade. . - . , Young Horsewoman Pleases Eye. Nearly 150 Earlham students made a splendid appearance. There was also a large delegation of county and city officials in this division. Miss June Robinson was one of . the honorary marshals of the first division. A splendid horsewoman, she caught the fancy of the crowd. The advent of the second division was heralded by the stirring music of one of the finest bands ic the country, the famous Weber band of Cincinnati, which was brought to the city by The Palladium. Marching behind this band came the seventy employes of The Palladium, the young women employes riding in a motor float representing a submarine. Back of this marched the reporters, advertising men, printers, pressmen, stereotypers, circulation and mailing room men and a large squad of very happy newsboys. All of these men and boys wore white trousers, blue coats and white hats. The Second Division In the second division were the uniformed bodies of various fraternal organizations aa. veil as un-uniformed lodge members. This was one of the most interesting sections of the parade. Included in this list were the Knights of. St John, St. Andrew's Cadets, St Joseph's -Benevolent Society, Uniform Rank, Richmond company, Third regiment of Knights of Pythias and other lodge members, and all the I. O. O. F. lodges. The stationary engineers of the city, the Motorcycle club, and a delegation representing the negro churches and lodges participated in the second division. The banner borne by the c61ored men received much applause. It read: mond High School orchestra,, the best organization of its kind in Indiana, and patriotic songs by the Richmond Maennerchor followed. A remarkable patriotic demonstra tion followed the concluding address of the evening, by Mr. Johnson, when the colors were paraded under the escort of a squad of the Ohio National guard, now on duty here, and by men wearing the American army uniforms of the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812. the Mexican War, the Civil War and tho Spanish-American war. This tribute to Old Glory evoked a demonstration that actually rocked the building. ' . Johnson Introduces Hall Mr. Johnson Introduced Mr. Hall as the principal speaker of the evening following a prayer by the Rev. Addison Parker, a veteran of the Civil war. Some of the crowd were discourteous enough to leave the build ing when Mr. Hall began to talk and it was necessary for him to quit talking until order bad been restored. Twice during bis address Mr. Hall electrified the crowd into remarkable demonstrations. "The kaiser has said that should an American gunner aboard a merchant ship fire one shot at a German submarine he would bang that gunner, if captured, as a pirate," thundered Mr. Hall. "I want to 6ay right now that if I was president and the kaiser dared commit Each a crime I would spend every American dollar and sacrifice every American life necessary to eweep over the trenches and into Berlin, and I would hang the kaiser " Chaplain Starts Real Riot The speaker got no farther. JumpContinued On Page Nine. nounce, after Congress declared war, that the Kaiser looked forward to a "people's Kingdom of Hobenzollern." IX there was not a nucleus of democracy in Germany, and if It was not aroused by our declaration of war. why did the Kaiser announce on Easter, instead of several months afo, that ha favored a "people's kingdom"? - Kaiser Has Had Trouble. " To fully understand the democratic forces which are at work In Germany today one must know something about the Kaiser. 4 . . William of Hobenzollern never has had more trouble as. Emperor of Ger-,

"Remember San Juan hilL The black troops fought nobly," which was an accurate statement of an historical fact. The Third Division Heading the third division behind the Richmond City band came one of the largest delegations In the parade, the Elks" lodge, two hundred strong. The Elks carried large flags and their band worked overtime on, "ThereH Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight." the ragtime battle Eong of the Spanish war, the antlered brethren singing and whistling the chorus. Their spirit was very contagious. Following the parade the Elks, marching In a body about the big flagpole fn the lawn of the Elks' home, "paraded the colors" and it was a truly spectacular sight. ... .?c.ir--"-.-4 - ' V Fifteen "members' of the"old Richmond Light Guards.. Richmond's firEt and only militia company sines the close of the-Civil war, recruited in 1378. and mustered out In 1883, followed the Elks, and they registered a decided hit with the crowd. Church Shows Its Loyalty. ' "-" Twenty-five Richmond ministers marched In the third division, showing the church's loyal support to the nation in Its latest war for humanity, liberty and democracy. In the rear of the men of the cloth came the Knights of Columbus, 150 strong. Patriotic young womanhood of the city was splendidly represented by a delegation of 250 girls employed at the Indianapolis Glove company and the Beebe Glove company. With their fresh laundered gowns and parasols of red, white and blue, these girls broke many a heart Other features of this division were the St Mary's school children; Post C; T. P. A.; Modern Woodmen; Hokendaqua and Osceola tribes Red Men. over 50 garbed as Indian braves; Post Office employes seventy strong; Barber's Union; players of the Richmond Central League team: Moose lodge, headed by its own band and drill team. 250 strong; Junior Order of United American Mechanics; Cambridge City band; Bartenders' Union; Richmond Aerie of Eagles. 200 In number; fourteen Greek-Americans; a float representing an American submarine chaser; employes of the Bethard Automobile garage and agency; nearly two hundred employes of the Pennsylvania railroad with a drum corps; Prosecutor Btrayer and his deputy, .Walter Lewis, working away Industriously on two of he drums; police ambulance, squad of firemen, fire Chief Miller in bis car, and two Are trucks. The assistant parade marshals, all mounted, were: Frank Taylor, Fred Carr, Harry McLear, Horace Iredell. C. R. Richardson. H. J. Hanes, Frank Cooper, Omar Whelan and ' Anton Stolle. PREDICTS FROSTS LAST OF WEEK Don't let the weather man work bis - way insidiously into your good graces by this show of real spring for he's treacherous and is planning a mean trick. Weather Forecaster Moore today announced the approach of a cool wave due here either Thursday or Friday. The wave will be accompanied by' heavy frosts. Fire Damages Inn LIBERTY, Ind.. April 17. Fire at coon today, damaged the Auto Inn garage to the extent of Si.100. The blaze started from a coal oil stove upstairs in the office. Stock on the second floor was damaged about $G00. Damage to the building is estimated at $500. No insurance on any of the loss. Automobiles on the main floor were saved. MANGOLD STRUCK BY STAHL MACHINE Joseph F. Mangold, a barber and veteran, of the Cuban and Philippine campaigns, was seriously hurt while riding a bicycle east on Main street, an automobile, driven by William Stahl, going the same direction, colliding with him. Mangold was most painfully hurt In his right knee, which was wounded by a rifle ball at the battle of San Juan hill. many than he has had since the, sinking of the Lusitanla. When Iresldent Wilson's first note was published there was a storm of Indignation la Germany because ' the - leader of tbe greatest neutral objected to an act of a German soldier. In Germany tbe people are taught to have such lespect of and fear for tbe uniform tb?.t they never . question an act which a man does ''when dressed in . field gray or navy blue. These two colors make a Prussian god out of an ordinary citizen So for Mr. Wilson to object to what a Continued On Page Eight 1

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