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LIBERTY DAY CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT U. S. TODAY Efforts Are Made Everywhere to Speed up Sales of Liberty Bonds Routine Business Suspended.

) SALES INCREASE HERE There Is Just one more week left to purchase Third Liberty Loan Bonds. This being Liberty Loan day as designated by the President, the additional applications for bonds was expected to boost materially the county's total which now has reached $1,300,000, or $200,000 over the quota. The county committee confidently expects that the week intervening be- , fore the final day for receiving subscriptions will bring the total to $1,400,000. Banks are ready to receive applications. It Is up to these citizens who thus far have failed to respond to the call, to make up the desired sum.

(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 26. Liberty Day opened with a total of $1,956,776,650 subscriptions already raised for the nation's third big war credit, or within. $43,000,000 of the two billion dollar mark which will be passed before night. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 26. Subscriptions to the Third Liberty loan, which will bring the total well above $2,000,000,000, or two thirds of the minimum, was the goal of the Liberty Day drive under way today throughout the United States. The day was a holiday by presidential proclamation and virtually everywhere efforts were made to speed up the Rale of bonds by demonstrations. Parades and house to house canvasses were included in the activities In many sections and in the big cities banks and big corporations were being urged to turn In their pledges heretofore Id-back lorjnany business reasons. nrffStfashingfon high, officials and govefnment clerks marched in a big procession down Pennsylvania avenue. NEW YORK SPEEDS UP.' ' (By Associated Press) , NEW YORK, April 26. With routine business virtually suspended in observance of liberty day. New York speeded up its lagging liberty loan campaign today with a service of patriotic celebrations, culminating with a spectacular "win-the-war" parade up Fifth Avenue, in which mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters of Amer- , ican soldiers formed the nucleus of the 30,000 marchers. ;v Only women whose households have .jynen to the nation were allowed to nwrch and carry the service flag, while women whose flags bore four or more stars were accorded the privilege of riding in automobiles. Mrs. Robert Bacon, whose husband and three eons are in the service, and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell, wife of the commandant at Camp Upton, were the marshals of the women's division. Other divisions included various mf tary organizations and convalesj,yor Hylan and a delegation of visJtmg mayors from New York state lea: the allies trades of the ramW division of the liberty loan comittee. representing eighty-six asso ciations; labor delegations, groups of college students and patriotic societies. The reviewing officers included the - Earl of Reading, the British ambassador, representatives of the French and Jtalian governments. Gov. Whitman of New York: Gov. Edge of New Jersey and Gov. Holcomb of Connecticut East Side Bakers Parade A unique feature of the day was a parade of bakers on the east side, in which a five-foot loaf of bread, containing their $50,000 subscription to the loan was carried to the headquarters where a celebration was held. The Missouri women's club planted a native oak near Grant's Tomb and named it General John J. Pershing, soldiers from Camp Mills assisting in the ceremony. The various exchanges were closed during the afternoon and financiers devoted their energies to boosting bond subscriptions. Despite the fact that the progress of the drive in this district has been disappointing, the committee expresses absolute confidence that the minimum quota of $900,000,000 will be greatly exceeded. The amount raised as officially reported at the close of business yesterday is $468,279,850, equivalent to C2 percent of the quota. ONE DIVISION HAS FAILED CHICAGO, April 2C. Only one division of the seventh federal reserve district has failed to subscribe its minimum quota of the Liberty loan, Chicago. This statement was given out today at headquarters here, and also that Indiana had gone "over the top" with a five percent oversubscription. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois outside of Cook county the five states comprising the seventh district, previously had reported their minimum quotas subscribed and are now working on oversubscriptions. According to the tabulators at headquarters, the number of subscribers in the seventh district is 1,271,569. and the total amount officially reported is $318,013,300. The required quota is $425,000,000. Chicago expected to make a big parade this afternoon the feature of its Liberty day observance.

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Holland Embargoes Materials Needed By U.S. For War Purposes (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 26. Holland has placed an embargo on the exportation from the Dutch East Indies of tin, tin ore, cinchona bark, quiniae, quinine salts and Kapok, all of which are needed in large quantities by the United States for war purposes. The embargo became effective April 22. GERMAN ADMIRAL LOSES COMMAND AFTERSUB RAID Seebrugge Commander Is Blamed for Being Taken by Surprise by British. . (By Associated Press.) . AMSTERDAM, April 26. Vice Admiral Schroeder, the commander at Zeebrugge, according to reports reaching here, will be deprived of his command for being taken by surprise by the British Tuesday. German newspapers, in commenting on the raid at Zeebrugge, generally take the hint given in the official reports at Berlin and represent the enterprise as having been a failure. Some, however, admit that the attack was made with great boldness. "The cement laden ships which were sunk close to the coast will not hinder the exits and entrances of the German naval forces," the Koelnische Zeitung says. The Lokal Anzelger says that the raiders succeeded in blocking the waterway to a great extent but that the U-boats still are able to leave their harbor as a narrow passage remains. The Weser Zeitung regards the British version as a fantastic substitution of the wish for deed and adds: " "It is a success of which we Germans may boast." The Koelnische Volkszeitung sees In the attack evidence that the existence, of a submarine base at Zeebrugge is making "life intolerable for England." SUNKEN LINER IS BEING RAISED (By Associated Press) ; AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 26. The work of raising the American ItnWStrPaul, r4w sifhkv al"ler pTer here yesterday.; progressing rapidly today. The ship .bad no cargo and aside from damage.'f o the machinery and furnishings the loss will be confined to the cost of salvaging operations. The vessel lie3 with her starboard side above water. Three of the 350 men said to have been aboard the liner are reported missing while the list of injured will not exceed twenty. The St. Paul was returning to her pier from a drydock when she was caught in a strong ebb tide and water poured into her. It was said today that an ash port had been left open. Officers of the navy and army transport service, however, refused to discuss any of the many probable causes advanced for the accident. CUBA WILL STAMP OUT GERMANISM (By Associated Press) HAVANA, April 26 A committee of public.-safety has undertaken a nation wide plan to stamp our Germanism In Cuba. ; It is composed of twenty prominent citizens under the chairmanship of Col. Jose D'Estrampes, and was organized at a meeting last night In the house of representatives. President Menocal is honorary president and the allied ministers at Havana are honorary members. . Dr. Henry Penaloza, secretary of the committee announced that an energetic campaign of action will be carried on and steps taken to stamp out every kind of German propaganda in Cuba. All German firms, he declared, as well as German sympathizers will be boycotted.. Fire Causes Million Dollar Loss, Cause Mystery (By Associated Press) BURLINGTON, Vt.. April 25 Fire resulting from an unexplained explosion, destroyed the plant of the Vermont Milk Chocolate Company late last night, causing a loss of about $1,000,000. Three men were reported missing. The company, which had been operating this plant for less than a year, was engaged In filling a large contract for sweet chocolate for the Belgian relief commission. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Probably rain tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight in south portion. Cooler Saturday. Today's Temperature. Noon 53 Yesterday. Maximum 55 Minimum 34 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Occasional rains tonight and probably Saturday. Colder Saturday. General Conditions The storm which is causing the present rain, is central over the lower Ohio valle7, moving north. There is a cool wave moving northward from British Columbia. Snow is reported in Montana and northwest. This cold wave is likely to bring freezing temperature during the week.

SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE TO SUCCESS OF HUN PLANS

United Strength of Allied Armies Makes Perilous Salient Formed by Germans at the Somme. NO WEAK POINTS NOW (By Associated Press) ON THE FRENCH FRONT . IN FRANCE, April 25. The more they advance along the road toward Amiens the more perilous becomes the salient the Germans are forming in the Somme region especially in view of the fact that the allied reserves are virtually impact and the allied armies are now commanded by a single chief. The present moment is less favorable to the German plans than when they started their advance on March 23. Then a weak point existed between the French and British armies. Now there is no sensitive part of the line since the unified command has given the opportunity to make the most practical use of all the allied troops. An all night battle in which the Germans, after gathering powerful columns, hurled them upon Hangard-En-Santerre, resulted In the village changing hands several times. Individual combat with bayonets from house to house were of frequent occurrence. Fire burst out in all directions until the village is now a mere heap of smoking ruins which the Germans held this morning with difficulty for the French gave them no liberty of movement and their repeated efforts to advance further were stopped as soon as they began. Meanwhile, the artillery, extending the radius of its fire, bombarded heavily Hailles Castle and Seinecat wood, all sitpated on the same plateau to the southwest of Hangard, which eler vation bars the route to Amiens.' The enemy launched several .assaults upon Hailles and even succeeded in reaching the lower slopes of Hill ,82, just to the south of this village, but the French artillery and machine guns put an end to his progress here. At the same time the Germans are devoting great attention further north to the British sector around Cachy, there.,lh flsbting.wag very syverv WILL CENTRALIZE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 26. With adopting today of a provision for centralized reorganization of the air craft program the senate cleared the way for decisive action tomorrow on the Overman bill with its broad authority for the President to co-ordinate government agencies during the war. In a brief session, adjourned for senators to march in the Liberty Loan parade, the senate wrote into the bill unanimously the proposal of Senator Wadsworth of New York authorizing the President to delegate to a single executive agency or officer all power and appropriation for air craft production. A tacit agreement was made to vote tomorrow on decisive amendment proposing to exempt the interstate commerce commission the federal reserve board and other independent bureaus. Senator Overman of North Carolina and leaders of the opposition both still confident of the result said a vote tomorrow on these amendments and probably on final passage of the bill was probable. RUSSIA DEPENDANT ON GERMAN MARKET (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 26. Russia has frequently found herself at a disadvantage in negotiating commercial treaties with Germany, says a report on the German-Russian tariff disputes covering the period from 1890 to 1914 and issued today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Louis Domeratzky, tariff expert of the bureau and author of the report, gives It as his opinion that Russia's disadvantage was due primarily "to the fact that Germany was the chief market for Russia's agricultural and forest products and to Russia's need, as a debtor nation, of a favorable trade balance. He considers It "extremely hazardous" to make a forecast on the future tariff relations between the two countries. British Controller Resigns, is Report (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 26. Baron Rhondda, the Daily Mail says it understands has resigned the office of British controller, which he has held for the past ten months. He has been absent from his post for some weeks owing to illness. ; John R.1 Clynes, parliamentary secretary for the food ministry has been in charge temporarily. ; David Alfred Thomas, . first baron Rhondda, has been known as the Welsh coal king. He came to, the United States in 1915 to organize war munition supplies and was on the Lusitania when that vessel was torpedoed.

RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1918

WILHELMINA INSPECTS SUBMARINE BASE; THE KAISER WANTS IT AND MAY MAKE WAR

Queen Wilhelmina inspecting a partly submerged submarine at one of Holland's submarine bases; map show. ing relation of Holland to Belgium and Germany. Not satisfied with having nearly the whole world arrayed against them, the powers that be In Germany are endeavoring to add to their list of enemies by forcing Holland into the conflict on the side of the allies. . Feeling the need of U-boat bases near British waters, Germany has delivered an ultimatum to The Hague. Holland has several submarine bases which coul d be used to excellent advantage by von Capelle.

LIBERTY DAY IS CELEBRATED IN CAMBRIDGE CITY Business Houses in Western Part of Wayne Close at Noon. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., April 26. Patriotic expression was given to Wayne county's ; zeal for war work here today' at Liberty Loan rally

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demonstration in honor of thirty-one young men selected for military service from District No. 2. School children of Cambridge City, Dublin and Milton marched as a guard of honor for the selects. Fred Boles, member of Company I, I. S. M., was in the group that left for the training cafcp. His company, gave him a watch as a farewell gift. The parade formation from the central district to the railroad station follows: Cambridge City band, Company I., I. S. M., selected men, Dublin, Cambridge City and Milton school children, citizens and business men. Business houses in the towns of western Wayne county were closed in the afternoon and hundreds attended the rally at Hurst's opera house. Henry U. Johnson delivered ; the principal address. Robert Hicks presided. After the invocation by Rev. R. C. Hicks and the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner," Charles Jordan presented the Liberty Loan flag to Jackson township. It was accepted in the name of the township by Claude Kitterman. Mrs. Charles Druitt spoke on "Woman's Work in Wayne County." Charles Jordan made a patriotic appeal for an increase in the Liberty Loan quota, praising Jackson township for the splendid manner in which it had responded to the government's call. Jackson township, with a quota of $1170,00, has oversubscribed this amount already by several, thousand dollars, and was one of the first townships in Wayne county to go over the top. Henry U. Johnson spoke on the patriotic duty of the people to the nation, commending the . citizens of Jackson township for their display of loyalty in oversubscribing their quota. Cold Wave Now Slated to Be On Way Here The warm wave scheduled for Richmond has been "recalled" and Weatherman Moore says a cold one Is coming in its place. A cold wave coming from Medicine Hat will arrive here sometime Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures will rail to near treezing, according to woore. Ohio Electric Railway is Given Fare Increase ' fBy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON,- April 26 Application of the Ohio electric railway company for increased Interstate local passenger fares tentatively was approved today by the interstate commerce commission. President Makes Second Subscription to Loan fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 26. President Wilson made a second subscription lo the Third Liberty loan at a local theatre last night taking $2,000 worth of bonds. - He made his first subscription for $1,000 worth at the 6ame theatre two weeks ago.

TODAY'S CASUALTIES

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 26. The casualty list today contained 75 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 9 ; died of wounds, 5; died of disease, 3; wounded severely, 33; wounded slightly, 25. Seven officers were named, five of them being reported severely wounded and two slightly wounded. "The are: Severely wounded: Captain Henry H. Worthington and Lieuts. Orlando C. Brown, Edward M. Freeman, John J. Hyde and Harty F. Kelly. Slightly wounded: Lieutenants William H. Kirk and Alfred P. Kivlin. s v ln addition to the-- seven offic ers named another, Lieutenant J killed in action, was reported . a prisoner, in Germany and suffering from a severe wound. Killed in Action. Sergeants Harry T. Corbin, William R. Knapp, Corporal Louis M. Holmes, Privates Harry J. Akins, Delmar J. Warner, Joseph Dimarco, Charles G. French, Joseph F. Gaudette, Ralph Palumbo. ..... " Died of Wounds. Privates Albert Adams, George J. Duto, Penjamin X. Kasica, Clarence F.- Pyrah, Charles L. Shull. Died of Disease Sergeant Cooper D. Wells, Mechanic John L. Ehrle, George C. Ross. . . Wounded Severely Captain Henry II. Worthingeon; Lieutenants Orlando C. Brown, Edward M. Freeman, John J. Hyde, Harry F. Kelly; Sergeants Fred R. Himes, Abe Ruskin; Corporal Geo. W. Sterling, Cooks Frank Anker, Joseph N. Wood; Privates Alexander Alierdice, Joseph Amedeo, Leon K. Barden, Hugh Carroll, John P. Cottingham, Ralph J. Cullinan, Malvern Davis, Michael J. Dillon, Harper H. Faulkner, John Gawlak, John Giguere, John F. Granger, Basilio Guidora, George E. Hight, George Alfred Hopkins, Robert L. House, Julius Kulhayi, Frank F. Mellon, Peter Modzelavskt, John Norris, Samuel " R. Schlimper, Ben L. Siemon, Charles W. Williamson. Wounded Slightly Lieutenants William H. Kirk, Alfred P. Kivlln, Sergeant Charles Smith, Corporals Robert P. Barrett, Harry S. Gallagher, Martin O'Reilly, Mechanic Charles O. Thiesse, Wagoner John Wastrandia ; Privates , Harold F. Archer, John Bogdan, Walter Borek, Walter Cahak, William E. Devine, Caleb W. Feeback, George W. Ford, Charles G. Fyfe, Joseph Healy, Elmer Jernberg, Thomas F. Kelly, Walter A. Loiselle, Silvie June Ltisardi, John Madere, George W. Marble, John Norman, Maurice D O'Meara. Privates Thomas Connolly, Chas. A. Wiggins and Michael K. Holmes previously reported missing in action, now reported wounded in action. OCCUPY KEMMEL HILL LONDON, April 26. The Germans In their attack on the northern battle front have occupied Kemmel hill

School is Training Camp for Battle Against Germany Says I.U. President

The school is a training camp for the military and commercial battle against Germany, William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana University, said In an address at the high school chapel exercises Friday, morning.' The "address was given In connection with the Education Week program. Dr. - Bryan urged high school boys to stay ; at home, and prepare themselves more fully to take their place In the' war. "This is a war of experts " he said, ''We need to learn from the enemy the things that have made her formidable. It doesn't matter how brave soldiers,

ONE HON TERROR GUN DESTROYED BY THE FRENCH

Paris Deputy Says Germans Have Two Long Range Guns Left. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, April, 26. The long range bombardment " of Paris was resumed during the night, . Up to six o'clock, as far as " could be learned, T-nobody s had been hurt and the damage done 'was not appreciable. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, April 26. -One of three German long range guns, which have been bombarding Paris, has been destroyed, according to Deputy Charles Leboucq, of the department of the Seine. The deputy said he had talked with the general commanding the sector near Crepy-en Laonnois, where the big guns are stationed. The enemy, he declared, is constructing new emplacements. "As one of the deputies of Paris," said M. Leboucq, "I was anxious to assure myself personally with regard to measures taken to counter-attack the cannon bombarding Paris. I went to see the general commanding a certain sector who showed me photographs and gave me all the information he had. "The photographs show that the guns are placed exactly between Crepy-en-Laonnois station and the counter-forest know as Joy Hill. Two spur lines start from the station. On these the heavy guns are moved to the Iring platforms. "The first spur has a branch leading to a platform which is still occupied but the center platform is empty. Its gun has been destroyed. Two more spur lines are under construction, showing that further cannon are expected. ' r "The emplacement platform on which the gun slides, explains the regularity of the direction of the firing which we undergo. At the moment of firing ten heavy guns are fired by a special apparatus to camouflage the sound of the big gun at its location cannot be judged from the sound. At the same time thick clouds of smoke from surrounding heights protect the gun from airplane observation.". Only One Day's Food Supply in Petrograd (By Associated Press.) LONDON, April 26. President Zinovieff, of the Petrograd soviet, according to a Russian wireless dispatch, has sent a message to the grain growing provinces begging them to send food. ' Owing to events in Finland rations have been shortened and only one day's supply is available in Petrograd. . , , are, they can't win the war unless they are directed by brains. "The best tiling any body can do who is not called into active service is to prepare to be one of those experts who will match his brains against the brains of Germany. : Don't be in too big a hurry to run to Berlin, or you may never get there., Stay where you are and prepare to be of the greatest service to your country." " . . H. C. Mullins, teacher of : general science and basketball, coach at the high school, who leaves Monday for service in the ordnance department, made a short farewell talk at the exercises. The high school orchestra gave several selections. .

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GEUSML THOUSANDS OF r.1E( AGAINST HAIG FOnCES Peak of Mont Kemmel Is Objective of Germans in FlandersHeavy Fighting Progresses. FOE GETS FOOTING (By Associated Press Heavy fighting is still in progress along the ridge line of the Flanders front where the peak of Mont Kemmel is the German objective. .This peak evidently is yet disputed ground, but with the German threat against it more menacing as it is conceded by the British offical report that the enemy has secured a footing on the hill. Although faced by a superior force in the ten-mile sector between Bailleul and Holebeke, the Anglo-French troops holding this line, battled stubbornly all day yesterday giving ground only when, compelled to by weight of numbers. . ............ Line Holds Fairly Well. The line seems to have held fairly well to the southwest of Mont Kemmel, which is virtually Impregnable to frontal attacks, but to the north-east the Germans were apparently able to push forward tar enough to enable them to approach, the height on the flank. - The allied efforts naturally will be to concentrate against this enemy wedge and drive it back again suftlciently to ease the pressure on the easternly side of Mon Kemmel. That they have not conceded the height to the Germans is evidenced by the wording of the London official statement which admits only an enemy footing there and the battle still continues. Definite possession of Kemmel hill by the Germans might mean that the British would have to abandon the Ypres salient according to corresponndence at the front. Artillery is Active. The aghtins on the Somme front has died down to artillery fire following the successful execution yesterday of the British, coop which reclaimed the village of Villers-Brettaneoux. The British troops last night completed their operations for the time being by cleaning out hostile posts which are holding out to the southeast of the village. This established the British once more well on the high ground in this sector. Flanders is again the scene of the full tide of battle against " Mont Kemmel and the other hills forming the protecting" bastion to the plain east and north of Ypres the Germans are hurling thousands of troops. Standing on their second defense line the British are fighting tenaciously. Unable to make appreciable progress against the defense of the British, French and American troops on the line south of the Somme in Picardy, the enemy swung his attacks to the northern battle ground. As on Wednesday his first assaults on the seven mile front from Bailleul to Kemmel to Wytschaete were successful and the allied troops were compelled to give up their defense line. Not New to Hun. The tactics of switching attacks Is not new to the Germans and was per sisted in by them in their vain at. tempts to capture Verdun two years ago. After the first successful lunge on both sides of the Meuse, the enemy tried to gain his objective by attack, ing first on the right bank and then on the left. Apparently the Germans now are trying the same method by alternating between Picardy and Flanders In attempts to reach Amiens and wipe out the Ypres salient. It is not improbable the Germans may be making strong attacks on vital sectors in an endeavor to cover preparations for an effort some place else, but It is significant that they have attacked on the most important sectors on either battle front. South of the Somme the Germans have been driven from the high ground and village of Villers-Breton-neux by the British with the loss of 600 prisoners. Further south they hold Hangard. On this front heavy artillery duels are in progress. American Wounded Arriving. American wounded in the fighting , on the French sector from Hangard' to Castel ere arriving in Paris. In the Woevre, near Regnievllle, which is five miles northeast of Seiche prey, where General Pershing's men were attacked heavily last Saturday, the French have repulsed a strong German attack. The enemy gained a footing in advanced elements, but the French line was later re-established. Complete success, it is authoritatively announced, attended the dramatic and courageous raid into the German submarine base at Zeebrugge. The enemy, it is said, will be compelled for some weeks to use Ostend as a base and the British then can deal more easily with the German warships and submarines. The channel at Zeebrugge was blocked and much damage done to the defenses and shipping '' . ";-,, ; A change of wind prevented like success at Ostend, the Germans discovering the raiders before they had time to begin their alloted task The importance of the raid is shown by the fact that Emperor William visited Zeebrugge immediately to ascertain the damage, which Berlin insists was .- slight. ..,..:.:- ' - It Is reported that the vice admiral in command f t Zeebrugge has ' been dismissed. - - . , . - ' ' ' ' ' '.

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