Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 140, 24 April 1918 — Page 1

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THE VAT YT ITT -Krr iiA Palladium and Sun-Telegram VUL. Atlll., XSjU. 140 Consolidated 1007 RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1918 SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

LIBERTY LOAN DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED IN CAMBRIDGE 1 ,000 Persons, Including 300 School Children, Are Expected to Participate in Demonstration at Cambridge City Friday. NO CELEBRATION HERE CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., April 24. Liberty Day will be obBerved In Cambridge City Friday with a big parade In which It is expected about 1,000 persona will participate, including 300 school children. Milton, Pershing and Dublin will send a delegation here for the event, and Richmond also will Join In the celebration. The line of inarch will lead through the principal streets of the city, and will end at the railroad station at 1:30 o'clock, when 31 local boys will entrain for Camp Taylor. Henry U. Johnson and Charles Jordan of Richmond will deliver patriotic addresses, and an Interesting program is being arranged by the committee as a part of the demonstration. Roy Copeland Is chairman of .the committee arranging the parade. Those in charge of the demonstration are Robert Hicks, chairman of the Liberty loan committee; Claude KitUrman. P. R. Gine of Pershing:

Thomas Butler of Dublin, and Frank C. Mosbaugh. Wnmcn nr nlsn taklnc an active part In the day's events, their work being in charge of Mrs. Frank warson, chairman of the woman's department of the Liberty loan committee. To the Citizens of Wayne County: Next Friday, April 26, has been designated by President Wilson as "Liberty Loan Day," and throughout the country there is to be a general effort made to arouse new interest in the nation's appeal for financial aid, to the end that subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan may be greatly increased. In Wayne county there is planned a special celebration to be held by the patriotic citizens of Cambridge City. There will be a patriotic parade and a meeting to follow at which addresses are to be delivered by Henry U. Johnson, and Charles W. Jordan, of Richmond. The attention pt cJUzens, throughout the country is called . to this celebration and their attendance would be welcomed. In Richmond there will be no celebration, and it is urged that all Richmond's citizens who can, shall go to Cambridge City to assist in the observance there. . "The call of the government to Wayne county to further increase its Liberty Loan subscriptions is being answered in every township and the county committee hopes that Friday, Liberty Loan Day. will bring hundreds of citizens, who thus far have not purchased a bond, to a full realization of their patriotic duty. All committees, in towns and townships, are to be active on that day; the banks will be open to receive subscriptions for bonds and there is no reason why the government's request that Wayne county oversubscribe its quota at least 50 per cent should not be granted. Citizens who have already made purchases in keeping with their financial ability have done their part. It now is up to those who have not made a purchase of a single bond or who are able to buy more than they originally subscribed for, to do theirs. Help make Liberty Loan Day a gala occasion for Wayne County. THE WAYNE COUNTY LIBERTY LOAN ASSOCIATION. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair in north, rain in south portion tonight. Thursday, probably rain. Today's Temperature Noon 46 Yesterday Maximum In Minimum 40 For Wayne County by M. E. Moore Cloudy tonight and probably Thursday, with rain. General Conditions The storm reported yesterday in the west Is moving westward and rain is already falling west of the Mississippi and snow has fallen over the northwestern states. Temperatures have been 10 to 20 degrees below normal over the northwest. 14 degrees above zero at five different places. There is a very warm wav in the southwest.

fs the Americans" Cry Fleeing Germans When British Block Belgian Channels

(By Associated Press) LONDON, April 24. Not only was the mouth' of the canal at Zeeburgge blocked, but British sailors and marines, who participated in the raid on the German submarine bases, believe that they destroyed every gun on the mole, demolished the sheds throughout Its entire length and blew up large stores of munitions contained in the sheds, according to stories by the survivors to the correspondent of the Dally Chronicle, at a Kentish port. Until they were within a half mile of the harbor of Zeeburgge, no ships In the attacking force had picked up the light on the mole. The attacking

Americans, in Fighting Around y Village of Seicheprey, Uphold Finest American Traditions

(By Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Tuesday, April 23. Gas shells continued to fall along the American front northwest of Toul today, but generally speaking, the artillery Are was lighter than usual. There was a slight increase, however, in rifle and machine gun fire against the American positions around Seicheprey. - - . . A German taken prisoner east or the Meuse has died of his wounds. At one point three German propaganda balloons descended carrying copies of the Gazette des Ardennes, which Is printed in French. The shell torn village of Seicheprey. around which centered the hardest fighting in connection with the recent heavy German attack on the American positions, appears to be destined to hold a proud place in the story of American participation in the world war. As further details of the engagement become known there are disclosed deeds which are fully in accord with the finest American traditions!. Kept at His Task. The correspondent is now permitted to tell of a few cases of individual heroism, which will convey an idea as to the mettle of the men. One of them, David Griggs, of East Hampton, Conn., passed through the enemy barrage at lea3t seven times to carry ammunition to his hard pressed comrades. Twice he was partly buried by earth upturned by shells falling all around him, but he kept at his task. Griggs, who is 19 years old, was so modest that he would not tell his story, but insisted on speaking of the 43 Names On Casualty List; Three Killed and Ten Severely Wounded (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 24. The casualty list today contained fortythree names, divided as follows: Killed in action, six; died of wounds, three; died of disease, eleven; wounded severely, ten; wounded slightly, thirteen. The complete list follows: Killed in Action. Sergeants Joshua K. Broadhurst, Orville G. Fuller; Corporal Frank P. Gordon; Privates Charles W. Foote, Felix M. Ollva, Roger Wilson. Died of Wounds. Corporal Frank D. Brooks, Wagoner John C. Burwell; Private Charlie B. Knutson. Died of Disease. Sergeant James A. Mulligan; Privates Giuseppe Baldi, : Clarence ,. Bashaw, Leroy Cook," Donald vHrrMmm, Ben -Newell, Ora Newton Tidd, John N. Tweten, Winfred R. Vaux, Karl Wagner, John Hodges Westen. Severely Wounded. Corporal Vinal B. Biderut, Privates Steve Adorns, Hormidas Dusrochers, John W. Gosminski, William E. Loper, Edward H. Monahan, Thomas Morrison, Louis H. Palmer, Garrard Stillings, Carl L. Witham. Slightly Wounded. Lieutenant Nenville Whott; Battalion Sergeant Major Joseph E. Houseworth, Jr., Sergeant Charles W. Cookerill; Corporal Arthur D. Muirhold, Buglers Frederick D. Hurrell, Earl H. Ramage; Privates Walter F. Cheever, Raymond E. Crowell, John Crowley, William J. Graham, Gaze Guernsey, Anthony Kowalczyk, John R. Stoddard. Commander Brock Said to Have Been Killed In Raid On Sub Bases (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 24. Some of the newspapers say that the officer referred to by Admiral Sir Eric Geddes, the first lord of the admiralty, as having developed the fog and smoke screen for the British raiders on the Belgian coast submarine bases and as having been killed in the attack was acting Wing Commander Frank A. Brock. He was the son of a widely known fire works manufacturer. Young Brock entered the naval air service in January, 1916, as a flight lieutenant, became a flight commander in 1916, and received the order of the British empire this year. . LONDON, April 24. Admiral Lord Beresford in an interview on the raid on German submarine bases, while eulogizing the Zeeburgge achievement as a splendid thing and quite worth attempting, warns against disappointment if the results do not reach the most sanguine expectations. He says that the blocking of a harbor is a most difficult undertaking and it never can be certain that the obstacles have been placed just right. Moreover, Lord Beresford says, there is always the possibility of dredging a channel around the obstacles or finding a passage between them. ship which started for the mole followed by muttered calls of "Good luck" from the ships' companies of the escorting fleet outside the harbor had scarcely got within sight of the light when it was discovered by the Germans. Star shells instantly pierced the thick haze, snowing up the cruiser as clearly as though it had been daylight. Shells Fly Like Hail. In one second It seemed as if every battery in the neighborhood had concentrated its fire on the cruiser. How she was able to get ahead none of those watching her understood. Great seventeen inch shells and others of smaller calibre flew around her like hail. She was apparently hit by some of the smaller ones, but she

bravery of others. Finally one of his comrades pointed him out and said: "That is the bravest man In the regiment." Raymond A. Ferris of Medford, Mass.. acting as a courier, was blown off the road twice by the concussion of shells. Although stunned and nearly crazed by the int ;nsity of the gunfire when he reached the point In the rear of the lines to which he was sent Continued On Page Ten.

AUSTRIANS STILL HOSTILE AGAINST NEW MINISTER Government Is Informed of Anxiety which Holds the Masses. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 24. The stir which the retirement of Count Czernin caused among the Germans of Austria is not lessening, according to an official dispatch from France today, quoting various Austrian papers. The parliamentarians have informed the government of the anxiety which has seized the masses of Austria-Hungary, and the dispatch says hostility against the new minister, Barbn Burian, is not lessening. The Vienna Neue Frie Presse recalls the check which' Baron Burian suffered at the time of the negotiations which preceded Italy's entrance into the war, and adds: "We do not wish to speak of mistakes concerning a situation in which the wisest of persons could not ha ye foreseen, buf that diplomatic campaign is not sufficient title for a statesman to become for the second time minister of foreign affairs. It is unparalleled In Austrian history. The negotiations in process with Germany concerning Poland, do not constitute either any glorious claim for Baron Burian. Austria desired a minister of foreign affairs who would hear her famished cry and would be her advocate with Hungary when the food supply is distributed and who would symbolize the inner-harmony between our allies." The newspaper Reichspost is quoted as follows: Baron Burian's past, the fact that bis nomination was mad on the Influence of the Magyars, prevents us from feeling confidence in the new minister." The Arbeiter Zeitung says: "Baron Burian is the servant of Tisza, who incarnates the principle of reaction. His appointment constitutes a provocation to the democrats of Austro-Hungary." Alien Women Registration Presents Difficulties to Government Officials (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 24 The citizenship status of German and Austrian women enemy aliens, who by presidential proclamation have been made subject to restrictions imposed on males of these nationalities, is puzzling department of justice officials. In scores of letters, now reaching the department come queries as to what effect on the citizenship marriage of women of German or Austrian nativity to Americans, neutrals or naturalized aliens may have. The department is preparing a code of definitions to cover most of these cases, and it may be several weeks before registration regulations are Issued. A number of German and Austrian women are applying for passports to leave the country, fearing internment if they stay here. Temporary permission to leave has been refused and the women are notified that if they abide by the law, they are in little danger of internment. Two Powder Factories In Austria Destroyed ' By Incendiary Fire (By Associated Press; LONDON, April 24. German newspapers received at Zurich say that two large powder factories at Olasenbach, near Salzburg, 156 miles southwest of Vienna, have been destroyed, according to a dispatch to the Exchange telegraph company from Switzerland. The explosions, which are believed to have been caused by incendiaries, are said to have resulted in heavy casualties. , ' plugged ahead and was seen to turn the corner of the mole and gain the inside of the harbor. The German fire apparently was deflected from her vital parts by the Intervening structure of the mole and most of the damage done was above the water line. Disregarding all that had happened, the cruiser went up to the mole and landed a large party of bluejackets and marines. The German defenders conceived the idea that their assailants were Americans and, according to some of the survivors, this cry was heard: "It's the Americans! It's the Yankees!" Some of the Germans bolted en masse from the nearest batteries leaving their guns to the British. 'The

29 GUILTY OF ATTEMPT TO VIOLATE U. S. NEUTRALITY

Former German Consular Officers Are Among Men Convicted of Attempt to Start Revolution in India. J. F. CRAIG ACQUITTED (Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 24. Twenty-nine persons, Hindus, former German consular officers, business men and others, were found guilty early today by a jury in the federal court, of conspiracy to violate the neutrality of the United States through plots to foment revolution against British rule in India. Thirty were on trial and the only verdict of not guilty was returned in the case of John F. Craig of the Craig Shipbuilding yards. Long Beach, Cal. The German defendants were not entitled to bail, Judge W. C. VenFleet ruled, and the following were ordered Interned pending sentence, which will be passed next Tuesday. Consul General Interned Franz Bopp, former German consul general at San Francisco; E. H. Von Schack, vice consul; Charles Tattendorff, body guard to Wilhelm Von Brincken, military attache of the German consulate; Walter Sauerback, navigating officer of the German gunboat Geier; Captain Edwin Deinat, commander of the steamer "Holsatia," German merchantman interned at Honolulu; Captain Heinrich Elba, commander of the steamer Ahlers, German merchantman Interned at Hilo, and Henry Kauffman, chancellor of the German consulate. The bail of each Hindu defendant was fixed at $25,000. The remaining defendants and their bail was announced as follow: J. Clyde Hysar, San Diego, Cal., city attorney of Coronado, Cal., and former paymaster of the United States naval militia, $15,000; Joseph L. Bley, member of a local brokerage Arm, $15,000; Bernard Manning, San Diego realty man and politician, $25,000; Robert Capello, local agent of the North German Lloyd Steamship company, $25,000; Harry J. Hart, wealthy San Francisco shipping broker, $15,000; Morre Stock Von Goltzheim. local real estate and Insurance man, $25,000; Louis T. Hengstler, San Francisco admiralty lawyer, $15,000. Kills Co-Defendant. Public Interest in the trial was increased by a dramatic incident In the courtroom yesterday when Ram Singh, a Hindu defendant shot and killed Ram Chandra, a co-defendant Ram Singh was in turn killed by a bullet from the revolver of U. S. Marshal James B. Holohan, who fired over the heads of the panic stricken crowd that was fillag from the court room just prior to the noon recess. Ram Chandra was editor of "Hindustan Chadre" (revolution). The shooting was the result of a feud among rival factions of the Hindu defendants, federal- authorities said, and the dislike that existed between Ram Chandra and Ram Singh had been heightened by a controversy over a parcel of land in Canada owned by Singh. President Indicates Opposition to War On Bulgaria and Turkey (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 24. Definite opposition to a declaration of war on Bulgaria and Turkey at this time was indicated by President Wilson today at a confeience with Senator King, of Utah, who recently introduced a resolution calling for war with both countries. Senator King sought the President's views as a result of debate in the senate yesterday on a resolution by Senator Brandegge, of Connecticut, asking the senate foreign relations committee for immediate action on the King resolution. Two Fliers Killed When Airplane Burns (By Associated Press) WICHITA FALLS, Tex., April 24. Second Lieutenant Stephen R. Warner, flying instructor" of Maplewood N. J., and Cadet Edwin D. Cryer, of Allegheny county, Penn., were killed two miles east of Call field near here this morning, .when their plane, flying 50 feet above ground, suddenly burst in to flames and fell. Both bodies were badly burned. guns were destroyed one by one, while others in the landing party dealt with the sheds and munition stores with flame throwers. Apparently under cover of this op eration, continues the account sent by the Dally Chronicle's correspondent, the concrete-laden cruisers, with which it was intended to block the-channels made their way through the harbor, accompanied as far as it can be ascertained, by only one submarine. As they approached the entrance, they anchored, swung around on the cables, and. according to the testimony of one of the observers, were sunk within twenty-three minutes. One of the destroyers or submarines exploded a charge at the gates of the lock to the Bruges Canal and they

Women Here Do Not Hesitate to Tell Age When Registering to Aid Uncle Sam in Winning War

The woman who has been "left behind" Is registering for war service. She Is not content with having given her son or husband or brother to her country, but she wishes to give her own services It Is the women who wears the - service pin who is most eager to - sign the registration card for war work. The registration of women for war service Is as interesting at study, in democracy as was the registration of men for military duty. The Italian woman, with a shawl over her head, comes to the registration booth, and asks to register. She Is not sure what It Is all about, hav lng an Imperfect understanding of English, but her children who are In school told her It was the thing to do. She wants to serve her country, which is America. The women register her for domestic and Red Cross work. After her comes a girl just out of college, pretty .intelligent, willing to serve. Want to do Anything. "I want to do anything, and I want to-do it right away." she says. "The man I am to marry Is over there, and I have two brothers ready to go. I want them to know that 'the girl back home is doing her part." Then there is a little woman from the farm, who will win the war if any woman will. No one has to explain the registration to her. She knows all about it. And she knows just what she can do. She signs up for farming, fruit farming, dairying, poultry raising and gardening. A gray-haired mother comes in. Her service pin has three stars in it Yes, all her boys are over there, she GERMANS TRY TO PLACE HOLLAND IN THEIRPOWER Situation Acknowledged Serious by Dutch Demand Is Made on Dutch Tonnage. (By Associated Press) LONDON. April 24. Relations between Germany and Holland are still discussed in special dispatches from Holland with the suggestion that the situation is extremely serious, but no one is able to give authentic details of the alleged German demands. The sand and gravel question takes a prominent place in all the reports, but some of the correspondents write of several others. The correspondent of the Times at The Hague mentions among other things the reported demand that Holland shall guarantee to Germany a supply of raw materials immediately after the war, while a certain quantity of Dutch tonnage Is demanded for the same period. It is further suggested, the Times adds, that the Germans expect to be able to force Holland to accept such conditions as would virtually compel the entente allies to formally occupy the Dutch colonies, which would throw Holland completely into German hands. There are no special indications of nervousness noticeable in The Hague and the correspondent of the Times says that reports such as the foregoing emanate solely from German sources. MAY WITHDRAW OFFER. WASHINGTON. April 24 The U. S. Is prepared to withdraw its recent offer of three ships to expedite grain to Holland if the comment of Dutch newspapers accusing the U. S. of duplicity in the condition that equal tonnage should leave Dutch harbor for America is to be taken as indicative of the feeling of the Netherlands government and people. Officials today expressed disappointment and surprise at the reception accorded the offer of the United States, which was based on a proposal of the Dutch government to alleviate suffering from a shortage of bread stuffs. The offer was supplementary to President Wilson's statement of March 20 when the Dutch ships were requisitioned that 100.000 tons of grain would be provided for Holland if ships were sent to carry it. If Holland does not desire to take advantage of the offer to expedite the grain, the original offer to furnish grain still holds, but the time consumed in sending ships from Holland to America will delay the relief the United States is ready to. grant. WILL NOT PRESS CLAIM WASHINGTON. April 24. The Swiss government has decided not to press its claim of Swiss citizenship for Dr. KarlMuck formerly leader of the Boston Symphony orchestra now interned at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., as a dangerous German. ; . are believed to have been destroyed. Meanwhile, four destroyers entered the harbor and cruised around, making observations, but were unable to take part in the battle. , When the attacking ship and its landing party had completed , their work, the sailors and marines were taken aboard again despite the damaged condition of thevcrulser, which then began to make Its way out of the harbor. One of the seventeen inch shells out of the hundreds of various calibres fired at the cruiser got well home In her upper works. Her steering gear was Injured and she signalled an escort ship to show her the way out but before help arived, she had found her way out and taken her place un

explains, and she wants to do something over here. There is not much she can do, for she was reared in the generat'on when women did not work. But she signs for sewing and the care of families at home, and Red Cross work, and goes away happy in the thought that she has done a little to make things easier for her boys. Diversion Is created by a colored woman of the "befo the wah" type, Continued On Page Ten.

FRENCH TROOPS PRAISE VALOR OF AMERICANS Many Germans Killed When Attack Is Made on Our Soldiers. (By Associated Press) WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 23. The valor and steadfastness of the American troops during the German attack at Seiche prey last Saturday is given unstinted praise by the French troops on the same front This admiration for the fighting qualities of his trans-Atlantic comrades is demonstrated In a report forwarded to the general commanding, by the colonel of a French Infantry regiment which took part in the Seicheprey engagement. "I visited Renneres wood after the counter-attack in which the position was captured, and examined the situation in detail," says the report "Everywhere traces of hand to hand fighting show that the American soldiers, despite two hours of heavy bombardment by large calibre guns, defended themselves valiantly. "In the vicinity between the front trenches and the communication trenches connecting the Jury and the Renners wood, two American machine gunners died fighting on their weapons after covering the ground around with German dead. The enemy suffered great losses thanks to this heroic resistance. "Everywhere there are signs of German wounded having been carried off, while many German bodies remain because the retiring enemy was unable to remove them. Numbers of these dead belong, to German storming detachments. ' The French soldiers who Joined In the fighting declare that the Americans displayed a Splendid spirit of combat. They relate that north or Seicheprey an American detachment was separated into small groups and was cut off from the company to which it belonged throughout the en tire fighting. Behind the Americans and on their left flank were German units, but they could have retired on the right However, they decided to stick and fight, which they did with wonderful valor. notwithstanding the incessant enemy bombardment and rifle Are. Numer ous band to hand combats were fought in the course of this long struggle from which the Americans found themselves obliged to retire toward nightfall, but only after destroying their machine gun. In Seicheprey. a squad of Americans found several cases of grenades with which they succeeded in putting up a terrific fight and holding out the entire day on the northern extremity of the village. They refused to surrender when summoned to do so and at the end of the fighting only nine out of the original twenty-three were left. A cook, surprised by the Germans and half stunned by a blow from a grenade, seized a rifle and continued firing until he fell dead. Toward evening a hospital which had been established in Seicheprey was blown up along with the doctors and ambulance men. The chief surgeon of the American regiment engaged, hurried to the spot with French and American ambulance cars as soon as he learned of the occurrence. The rescue party passed through a severe barrage fire but eventually reached the village where they tended to the wounded for many hours under a heavy enemy fire. An American lieutenant with only six men patrolled six hundred yards of the front during the entire day and maintained communication with the battalions on his right and left. Many other incidents of bravery are recorded by the French, but details are not obtainable. WILL STUDY CONDITIONS WASHINGTON, April 24. A Belgian mission to study industrial and social conditions in the United tSates, with a view to gathering Information to be used in the reconstructing of Belgium after the war, will visit the United States soon. der her own steam behind the lines of protecting cruisers. One man-who watched the operation from an escorting ship said to the Daily Chronicle's correspondene: "When we saw the damage she had suffered, it seemed scarcely possible that she was able to keep afloat The men below must have worked liks Trojans, for she was throwing flames ten feet high from her funnels and she made the fastest time she probably ever accomplished." The narrator described the combln ed noise of the German gunfire and the explosions on the mole as a "tenfold hell." He added: "We were only four or five hundred yards away from the point of the mole but were afraid to fire a shot lest we

HUNS LAUNCH HEAVY ATTACK ON A FRONT OF 20 MILES

Is Continuation of Persistent Effort to Push in Between French and British by Striking Near to the Junction Point. ALLIED FU READY (By Associated Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 24. The Germans began a heavy bombardment of the Britlah positions in the 8omme sector this morning and the latest report states that an attack ! in progress. (By Associated Press.) The drive on Amiens, for which the Germans plunged desperately but failed to reach in their great offensive last month was resumed today. In the effort to posh forward this important junction point and allied! base, renewed after a two weeks' interval in which the main German effort waa transferred to Flanders, the enemy this morning launched a heavy attack on a front of approximately 20 miles. The line at which the German infantry Is again being thrown extends from the district north of Albert, northeast of Amiens, to the Avre river, southeast of the city. Nearly all this front is held by the British. The attack here represents a continuation of the persistent German effort to push in between the French and the British by striking heavy blows near their point of junction. r British Not Surprised. The comparatively narrow field in which the enemy could attack with reasonable expectations of profit to himself has thus given the allies warning largely eliminated the element of surprise, which was so strong a factor in the earlier German success and doubtless has led to the massing of strong Anglo-French forces at the point where the Germans are now striking. The Germans have been working up a strong artillery fire along virtually the whole British southern front for several days following the easing of their pressure on the Flanders front, but the preliminary intensive bombardment was only of comparative short duration. The drum fire began early this morning followed shortly by the advance of the infantry. What apparently was intended as a surprise blow, without notable artillery preparation was launched by the Germans at dusk last evening northwest of Albert The British were on the alert, however, and met the advance with a Hail of rifle and machine gun fire, driving back the enemy. Meanwhile the enemy has maintained sufficient pressure in Flanders to keep the Anglo-French forces well occupied there. Not only has the artillery bombardment been heavy in many sectors, but last night there was a strong hostile attack on the northerly side of the Lys salient The French were guarding this region and they repulsed the assault after sharp fighting, the artillery co-operating with the British guns in severely punishing the enemy. In view of the report from both the Somme and the Flanders front' the possibility suggests Itself that the Germans may be simultantously resuming major attacks in each area with Amiens In the one sector and Bethune or Hkzebrouck in the other as the respective objectives. British Take Prisoners. Along both battle fronts in France the cannon continue to roar mightily. From north of Ypres to south of Verdun, the big guns are active and the Germans especially so in the region south of Albert; south of the Somme and around Noyon. Field Marshal Haig is improving his position on the Flanders field by successful local attacks. In the vicinity of Robecq, at the apex of the salient, he has again advanced his lines slightly, capturing more than 100 prisoners and some machine guns. Success also attended a local attack by the British near Meteren, west of Bailleul and the nearest point to Hazebrouck the Germans have reached. In making their apparently successful attack on the German submarine nests at Zeebrugge and Ostend the British fleet assisted by the French, has given the German fleet something to ponder over. British sailors are marines who have returned from the gallant enterprise report that the gate Continued On Page Seven. reveal our exact whereabouts to tht enemy. Apparently he nearly judged it for he threw any number of shells around us. At a moderate estimate between three thousand and four thousand shells were fired at the attacking squadron." The German destroyer which was sunk was rammed amidship and torpedoed. Those who returned to the Kentish port also say that boarders rushed on the German destroyers anchored In the harbor, taking them completely by surprise. Some of the Germans hurried - up the hatchways in their night clothes but before they could reach the decks, the British sailors knocked them on the head with clubs and rifles and sent them tumbling down the hatchways.