The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 19, 1917, Image 3
SPEAKS TO NATION
PRES1DEITT UR6ES BIO FOOD
CROPS AND ECONOMY
SUPREME TEST HAS COME
Wilson Vrgtm Men, Women and Chil
dren to Stand Together ** Appeals
to Farmers of the South to
'. i ^
crease Food Oops—Asks Every
body to Practice Economy" for
Good of Country* .
President Wilson Sunday night in
an address to his countrymen called
upon every American citizen-^man
woman and child—to join together
to make the nation a unit for the
preservation of its ideals, and for
triumph of democracy in the world
war.' ~ ' . V
“The supreme test of the nation
has come/’ says the address “We
must all speak, act and serve to
gether/*
The president urges all the people
to concentrate their energies, prac
tice economy, prove unselfish a
demonstrate efficiency.
. He appealed to the. farmers with
emphasis 'on his words and particu
larly to the farmers of the South, to
plant faodstuffs. The Southern far
mers. he said.*“can show their pa
triotism In no better or more
vlnctag way tbaa by reatsting the
great temptation of the present price
of cotton and helping to feed the na
lions and the peoples everyth'
lighting for their llhertlm and our
T
ef the country and to all w
aa the farms tha saprwns i
our own nation and of tha
with which we are eowperatlng lb an
shundmice of supplies %nd especially
of feodstuffa Tha importance ef an
adeqcate food supply, especially for
the present year, la superlative
“Without abundant food, ahhe for
armies and the peoples now alt war,
the whole great enterprise upon
which we have embarked wlfl break
down and fail. The world's Tood ( re
serves are low. Not only durlng^the
present emergency but for some
time after peace sail have come both
•our own people and a large proper*
tlon of the people of Europe must
rely upon harvests in America. Upon
:he farmers of this country, there
fore. in large measure rests the fate
of the war and the fake of the na
tions. • . ~ *•
“May the nation not count upon
them to omit no step that will in
crease the production of their land
or that will bring about the most ef
fectual co-operation in the sale and
distribution of their products? The
time is sfyort. It is of the most im
perative importance that everything
possible be done and done imme
diately to make sure of large har
vests. r call upon young men and
old alike and upon able-bodied boys
of the land to accept and act upon
this duty—to turn in , hosts to the
farms and make certain that no pains
and no labor is lacking in this great
matter.
To Southern Farmers.
“I particularly appeal to the farm
ers of the South to plant aboundant
foodatuffs as well as cotton. They
can show their patriotism In no bet
ter way than by resisting the great
temptation of the present price of
cotton and helping, helping upon a
great scale, to feed the nation ant
the people everywhere who are light
ing for their liberties and for qnr
own The variety of their crops wtl
be the visible measure of,their com
prehension of their national duty.
Tr gotrrnmrnt • of the Cnlted
IHE WARUST WEEK
BRITISH ATTACK AT ARRAS IS
SEQUEL T0 THE SOMME
. ' »
GERMANS FACE DEFEAT
New York Times Military Expert
Hays German Evacuation of Ha-
pa ume, First Objective ef Hattie
Laat .Summer, Merely Made Tank
of British and French Easier.
All interest during the last week
has centred on the battle of Arras,
the greatest offensive stroke the
Western Allies have yet delivered at
a single blow—greatest in the*
strength and effect of artillery fire,
greatest in the number of prisoners
taken^ greatest in the depth of pene
tration into the German lines. Aside
from the actual fighting however,
there are other interesting topics for
consideration. r
It is a fact, widely advertised and
known to be true, that the British
have spent the winter months pre-.
paring for an enormous attack In the
spring, an attack carried out on a
scale exceeding even that of the bat
tle of tine Somme. It was further
more aasumed that when the attack
was launched it would be a contin
uation of the Somme battle, and
would naturally begin where the lat
ter left off. Thin was a perfectly
logical conclusion, the reasoning on
which It was based still being sound
The Srst objective of the Somme
battle was Hspaume. Inasmuch aa
*u w*a not gamed before the winter
I
The addre«« follows
|*re»WV»r« %
•*My fellow roe a fry
“Tho ewlmnre of owe beW^rd
toootry loto the grim and torrthi
oar foe 4em«rcwo awd human right*
ehoJUML I
ao moot problems
*od net too ohlrh roll foe immediate
rooasdemtbao and orsilem—t t
hope yon wilt weemN
•o yow a few oorde of oorwmf mow
sel awd aptepl with rogoed lo thorn
' M'e ore fwp*dlf po*t«Wf owe WWW
wpoh sW effOrttee wo# fOollwg awd
are ahoot to rreofe aod ewotp a gpwhf
aeme hot them am the eimptost
ports hee che g*«ot tash to oht*% %e
hove s0 f~■ i ■ I eonoHes Yhefe lo
aoO a easotv vrtgwh eWroneo* m ear as
I •so asm to the rooao wo are •ow
•eg far Mo are ighthag f«e ohol
we bogese aed ooh to ho tho rhfhto
of osaPhaM aod hat the tsdoev poor*
aod aeemmv si tho oorhd m
To do t% a piO'vt toeog oeerwoa _
awd owvvosofwMp oo moo geoeas
osMNo^'Veo I* tho veprlro ar*hoot to- 1
gaed to prwds eg naaroewal adroatsw t «
owd trmh ww swigo aod ipaoMI
•hot e Ml rwe So the hrael of IS
•etwotae ir«e«f Ms IWoet rsor«se te I SUOS
put an end to the fighting, the only
Alafr* and the go ten* meets of th«* ( p^Mtible conclusion was either that 2 from Arras
several statea mand ready to co-op* ; the llriltab would have to achaewl*
crate Tt>ey will do e%#rythiag pos-| «dse defeat or. when spring broke,
aihle to aaalst tarwmrs in aacaring an « ooald begin whore they left off la
sd^wate supply o faeed. an sdegwata , the foil That the British were ready Ithrrst to the * ai
fer* e of la here ra whea they are most ( t^ aciaowiedge defeat could not la i locidewtalty. ow
needed, at haMeM lime, and the any way hw fwcuhclled with n|har in- | man
mewna of rspediting toitw»eats ef .fJfnmtmn thai wa bad ai hafild as w i^luaav. avi qL>
V7SNlia»ngtwfiw0«ir»-i*"WMMhon4 dwno>4M dhM hfi HI fM fMghtMM wdM
elt as hf the rpspe
red nr lo turn them In order to get
tho German* atlll fWrtbor hack and
Bp the retreat going
Tha Germans ware not randy to
Mt thla became known . Tharafora.
wa had tha greatest air battla of tha
war, all of which ?ai fought orar
tha lines south of Arras. Another
point la that It was eaaantial to tha
British plan for the German scouts
not to find out that preparations had
been made for an fiction wait of Ar
ras, and the best way to stop them
from finding this out wan to occupy
their attention somewhere else.
Tbs next point to gfifabliah Is the
connection between the buttie < f Ar
ras and that of the Sim me, so that
we may understand why one was the
result of the other. First let us con
sider the local strategy of the
Somme, which is exactly the same
as that of Arras. Ip both cases we
had a salient already existing.
Yet in neither did the British
make any effort to break in the sali
ent by crushing in the sides. This
has been the German plan, but the
British, not satisfied with taking
such a small bite, have adopted the
policy of extending such a salient by
deeTrring it. In this way a much
deeper section of territory held by
the Germans can be affected.
The line between St. Quentin and
Lens must be straightened out. Oth
erwise the line will be turned and
the entire so-called von Hindenburg
line outflanked and compelled to fal
back. Once It is straightened, the
whole German trench system has
been destroyed and the German
army must depend for protection on
such field defenses as they can dig
while under fire. Just bow much
protection these would give against
the British artillery we may imagine
from what was done with their
strong positions just aken. Also, a
deep bile would bw taken toward
Ik>ua! sod the whple northern part
of the Una thrown In danger.
To achieve the full benefits of the
battle of tho Homme, therefore.
Iiouta would have to be taken nnd
this could he done only by n drive
Arras, therefore, la a
omplemeat of the Homme flowing
llfectly from It. ft>r nut only does
it threaten lAonal hat H la else a
e lliadenherg line
•of the large AAer
sehmartwe bases ta at
The resfse of trade will he on an
W: w»p»f«-d na h u pB**- Me te msb* l*
aod theta shall he no noowrvnnted
a»***p* ef the notAah e twOd-
staffs by those whe baadle M Oh lie
•ey to the cethHHHNV* Yhte in oot
eppefteOflf in dsMMMdfoio
•* tsory ef e grwai dvtnswtnsy end as
thnh net hitt sheet ef
f • the Hvddhssaem
Tbt« |»t Om» eat le the mbfidie
| The WO mKM 1 then Ihnh -&&■
I pawme ooold reotanee to he the Hilt *
■ • a <sS|s«ii*e was the oely aoeweg
Hat why Hapawme* ^*e ohyssfi ef
the ernMov of ear atttee m Frnose in
toefwid. nrvt in nwnmh tho tB*etoooo
store niSfidbsn te etill n thstof in the
•eateen tg ^ I - eg nod. teeood. tw
drive the Uatmooe onfl ef Fmoso aod
•nsv? the ear ha Oesnaen toil ho
poonssv thesensre. of m fhgt nog vsi
leg hhffff goto*, li Ml 0O eeOse the
eod hot father s* «ety «oe •*•y to
ward se eod whhh ts *tiH rwtneve
»wg the sneethte ef thle I
tsn the etude, theta. M
the ether ttalee tote action whon-
evor posaiblv* It the morale of the
Germans becoming lowvr. their fight-
in gnblltty dacllnlng, or has tha Brit
ish artlllary grown to bo ao much
stronger than tha Garman defense
against It that It can not be with
stood?
These are natnral questions The
British artillery has largely Increas
ed Its effectiveness. Tha guns are
heavier and there are more of them,
and. most of all, they are being
much mors effectively handled. The
co-operation between the artillery
and the infantry arm Is much more
nearly perfect, and this, combined
with ao unlimited quantity of am
munition, haa multiplied many times
the effectiveness of this arm.
Certainly it seems that the offen
sive i|i again in the ascendency and
that all it needs to maintain this po
sition is an adequate shell supply
and means to get it to the firing
line.~ If a naturally strong position,
artificially strengthened by two
years of work, can be taken in four
days, what hope is there for the rest
of the von Hindenburg line?
With the fall of Vimy ridge to the
Canadians, the entire German line to
the south seemed to crumple up and
fall back. . It was, of course com
pletely outflanked, taken in rear
from a commanding height. The
pressure from several directions was
more than the Germans could stand,
and the British had little trouble
surging forward.
One place after .the other fell Into
their hands, the bulge In the German
Ttue growing deeper and deeper. The
Germans were even unable to get
their horse artillery away, something
over Ifif guns, varying from three
Inches to nine Inches, being taken
This In Itself Is sufficient indication
of the speed and the effective
with which the British want forward
The rock-like character of tha new
German line about which so mark
baa been written seems to etist
everywhere except before the Brit
Ifh gups The whole thing la a most
•I gal fir sat occurrence Kleephere oa
the Mae the British made little ef
fort during the week to . odynaoo
juatll Thursday oight oboa. with the
Ormans harrying all puosihlo rota
form m»ats northward lo the threat*
safid sector, tho Brtttoh struct far
ther sooth agalaet the t’ambrst
hf lilM|fciML
od tho Mao ahoot
tong This ohm seamed la take tho
Uormaao by aoppftgo. and another
mile «4 Free* h tsri iior yweec this
length woo odyded In the provinno
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nnr ssnaim am nnly hat aftaa fer a
large part ad tha aadfinaa wtth wham
to abeea anppM nnd if whaoa abd
wa shall ha tahimd
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bond reds anl ed aar shipyards ha
entry in lha other s*da of tha son.
aahmsrtaeo ar na sobmnrlaee what
will ovary day be nsndad thara. and
abandon t mot male am m awr ODeidv
which, am oaly ta c lot ha ar. i <*,. p
•nr o«n farenp oa land and sen bat
aleo to cloth# sad support oar pan-
pi# for who mthe gallant falloars an-
dor arms can no longer work, ta
help clothe nnd equip tha armies
with which we are co-operating la
Europe and to keep the looms add
manufactories there In raur materi
als; coala to keep tha fires going In
. ships at sen and In the furnaces of
hundreds of factories across the spa.
fiteel out of which to make arms and
ammunition both here and there;
ratla for worn out mil ways back of
the fighting front; locomotives and
^rolling stock to take the place of
^ those every day going to MfiBia
* mules, horses, cattle, for labor and
for military aervice; everything with
which the people of England and
France and Italy and Russia have
usualry-Mil.plied themselveft but can
not now afford the men. the materi
als or the machinery to make. ^
Greater Efficiency.
“It is evidence to every .thinking.,
rrurn that our industries, on the
farms, in the shipyards, in the mines,
in the factories, must he made more
prolific and more efficient than ever
amPthat they must ho more econom
ically mahaeed an dbetter adapted to
the. particular requirements of our
task than they have been; and what
4 want to say is that the men and the
women who dovote their thought
and their energy to these things will
ho serving the country and conduct
ing the fight for peace and freedom
just as truly and just as effectively
as the men on the battlefield or in
the fr« n< hen/ ^ '
"• ^Tha industrial forxuii nt ihe coiin
# ry. men and w'omeu alike, will be n
great national, a great international
service army—a notable aqd honor
ed boat engaged In the service of jth»*
nation and the world, the efficient
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of right nnd
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prrviro. and aaalgnsd ta tha fanda
at ratal vavutpmg work af lha
nnd fnrtanaa and mfinan. nnd they
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larmip that la faan in Arfala aa awl
#g ihr t&o.cbt ihni tha Ufa pf lha ,f ’ «>4it tAt* r? »p5rr-J . f# , ri , aaaiward Apprwriatlag tu
nmy dapapda vpoa him Tha food tt by lha almpla aapadiapi af dlract-1 impart a art iha PTapeh hapnn • or •
and iha sax lappBafi mart ha egr*;*** h*avy aHacb aMPVfi-fiht 9a* j mg tum+td u iu ih* rariy Apr-ag of
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many Ahlp* art PPPl IP tha bottom jovemaol That ha did not da , Lahynaih and-ahawt Notrw Hama Da
Tha plnrwa of thoaa that go iIoa# m> la indlratloa that hr wn* eonlml ix>rrttr hnd thla one ohjact In Haw.
muat ha aupplird auJ AucpUed nt ,r t th* Garman plnn taka Its f The filhit grand affort to tdka It
courma. and. farther, that ha had VAB thr battle of \jOom. ‘fought In
other plan* to mind which the Ger- Hrptrmbrr I PIS. which resulted In
man retirement did not affect ith#* Hrltlqh gaining a foothold near
It la ea»y to vee why he wax wtll-l tht . rrfHI , of t |, e n 4gr. although they
tng to let the Germanv maintain the j *cre completely defeated In all at*
Initiative l>etween Arras and Sms-j j,, rapture enough to permit
•ons. since the inltiativ* involved a th# . in to ix to advantage
retreat* and not an advance, if he Because of Ha importance as a
could hold it between Arras and the j dominating feature of terrain, as
sea. Ohvlousier, if he could force the , W(t |l we |t U k the fart that it was the
process; and l Wantonly to reraind ( / t * rma " s l ba / k ( #r 1 f nou f h on # a Jf c '! pivotal point on which vou Hinden-
tion of the front where he controlled | hurg swung the entire southern see
the' situation, it would be of small , tfon of his line, it w’as one of the
confluence what they did on hts- njosl sfYomBy fortified held positions
right, because ho would be certain ; in , h e German lines.*
one#
“To th# miner lot me my that ha
stands where the farmer doe* th*
work of the world await* on him.
If he alackena or fail*, armies and
statesmen ar alielplaaa > He also la
enlisted in the great service army
The manufacturer does not nod to
be told. I hope, that the nation looks
to him to speed and perfect uxery
his employees that their service is
absolutely * indispensable and is
eotinted rm by every jnan 'vrticrtdVes
the country and its liberties-.
Plant Gardens.
“Let me suggest also, that every
one who creates or cultivates a gar
to turn any line they might take and
keep the reirement in full swing.
To return to the battle o^/Arras:
As fa ras it has gone it is not the re
den h£lps greatly, to solve the prob-jsult of a-sudden decision made as
lem of the feeding of ihe nations; i the result of an unexpected move-
that every housewife who practices nient in the German lines further
strict economy puts herself in the
ranks of those who serve the nation.
This is the time for America to cor
rect her unpardonable fault of waste
fulness and extravagance. Let every
man and every woman assume the
duties of careful, provident use and
expenditure as’a public duty, as a
dictate of .patriotism which no one
can now expect ever to be excused or
forgiven for ignoring.
“In the hope that this statement
of the needs of the nation and of the
world in this hour of supreme crisis
may stimulate those to whom it
comes and remind all who need re
minder of the solemn duties of a
time such. as the world has never
I lM«g- that -aU adRor*
and publishers everywhere will give
as prominent publiratidn rud aa
wide circulation as posnible to this
appeal.* I venture to suggest also to
all advertising agendas that they
would perhaps render a vary auh*
Aianilal and timely aervira to tha
country If they would five It whin-
»pie«4 rapatitloo. AM I hop* that
fnapgjmaan will not think tha tbsasa
of fti an anworthy nr Inappropriate
wabjpri af annMnapt aM h^aajf trmm
•halv patpava
"Tha awprwaaa Mi af iha nation
Mpl hi* «pwah» aak,
south. This would give to^trehch
warfare, proved to l)e extremely
rigid, ji flexibility it does, noj pos
sess 1)ue to ttie enormou$ problems
of transportation and of great con
centrations involved, any .decision,
however quickly made can be car
ried out only slowly~
For the Arras battle preparations
have certainly been goig on • for
weeks. The great mass of shell
used, and the concentration of men
and guns made in prepSTSttOD pn a
small sector of the front, is complete
evidence on this point. It is, there
fore. apparent that the great battle
now in progress found its origin in
began.
There Is still further evidence.
About ten days ago there were re-
p«uris of extraordinary activity of the
atnufrO ou both sides. This whs not
for.tha purpoA# of pt^itcvgraplting or
oth**rwia# ascertaining tha German
pu>*jton* east of Vimy Indeed,
t* r t was only little, sartil gctivity
ao this panic eUr ssefhMi
? • c <»•. . i. * -• r •*«ry In. know
ahoot lha K im y pMitieo a as f«Mod
mm Immm ago * lioso hM hens phofio*
gywpaod aM mops moha H
»* l
A *+ !•
a
The preliminary bombardment of
the British guns was, from the ac-
countsrof both sides, the m(»st terri
fying thing yet seen in artillery
work. It was. almost inconceivably
destructive and so effective in rear
of the German trenches that the Ger
man supports were unable to reach
their first line trenches.
Tt is possible t'hat the iGtark
caught the Germans- by surprised TF
would appear that von Hindenburg
felt the British to be so .occupied
further south and dis disorv.mi/cd
through his retreat, that there was
but little danger of an attack else
where. At any rate, the Germans
were completely averhelmed by the
ar tiller) fire, so' that tire infantry
Had little difficulty in going ahead
with small loss for several miles
Thfi depth ‘<f penetration had
reached five miles at the end of the
third* day s fighting. This in itself
is a most significant fact. Tin* ad-
the minds of the general staff he-
Npmm4mmmmbmmmMjiMq SSSvtiiDrMvirfnyTBf t be
battl«* was measured in yards.- To
ward the latter days of the Somme
fighHng a gam of a mile o rot even
two w t« not Vu'ncorftmon And yet
here In Artois. agalBM » section of
the line y*o»*e*%mg more natural
•mm ai >ha amifipa ism OfiosMBhush fima
Is MaafiaBM hp h fthhBMM apasaiiaa
aa s grwaSt* ssMs tssa safthiag
siiesASieg Tha Oosmaa Baa t*
taagfhammg aM ts bmmm a amtap
mi Ataaoms tamtag mMmtmm aash apt*
rytag with p a mparai* •fisawmp mi
gaapas Tam DOtMaahpfg a gaaaA she*
•art ia haMaatag aa tha mass g*at
Att* gafiasi iha aaai haa fat aaaa
mmaVnE m
United States Is to Build Small 11
chant Vessels of 8,000 Tone 4
Route Them to Various Porta
Europe Causing Increase ta
to Be Watched by 8
, - j ■ O •
Ships Hard to Torpedo.
A campaign of colossal , propor
tions to break down the Genvm
submarine’ blockade and keep tha
Entente plentifully supplied with
food, clothing and munitions haa
been determined upon by President
Wilson and his advisers as Auieii-
ra’s first physical stroke against her
enemy. .
Unable now to send sn army Into
the trenches, the president believes
the United States can do even great
er-service in the common cause
against Germany by providing a
great armada of merchantman to in
validate the undersea campaign,
about which have been rallied tha
fading hopes of Prussian conquest.
For weeks officials have been at
work on such s plan, bat not ontll
this week It wis revealed on how
great s scale the teak has been pro
jected, or hdw greet importance wan
attached to tt i# the a deni mist ra
tion's general war program. Vir
tually every detail bow haa been
completed, and by fall the campaign
itself will ha ta full swing. Ifinnp
officials belie** it may' attain a eu-
premarv over the submarina which
a ill prove tha darielv* victory af tha
great war
Qeickly belli, light aoadan shlpa
af l.sss Ians sad upward are fin
mafia ap tha first fw# af
men. aM to las are ahasimom
tract lea. the shMbfig hop
MF1T ST.
the w«»id Upwards af a hi
envoi* piaaiA eill •<
board * arders prt
Man fif waft asaapt iha ■
naval eaaelrwrtftan fiNsr
poor prMartian m aaposfii
aa* tbrwe ships a day
Already lambs
gtAae aaanafihma af an
pop at f ■ ■■aafiis as
^••paeation tan and nM tha
•ary SMshoaory mn f
flhai an ihap sap ha h
oata altandf ana and
TM q«Av< «o of In
g^viog nfr- km-m amos*
eoP mop ha feaso*
• naSle r«AOWsSWiSNI hp
manso tho* tho a* <m •• * i
m sod o
i
lo spit* *f rwis sM
fony-mPo gnPv Pvttmh If
Pranva sgsia boa 4*01 eared tel hag
bto* a soothaaal of Arras aM lo I ho
north on tho remslnlnp portion of
the Vimy Hdnn-Ah -Iho hands mi Aha
Gar maw ^T* bad eeatbec haa aa*
lea dad to tha front hold by tho
•boa**-aM Thoradoy sa^r aa -wrtyi^
Ity tbefis esrapt In th* nntore af ra*
rlprneat homhardmaa**
Th* latsat Brttlsb gala soathaaat
of Arms gave them tha Hllagee of
lleala*! and Wsncourt sad also par*
.mined them la this region to croaa
the Uojeul river. The UsasdlgBs
kept ufrthelr good work oa the Vimy
ridge and made additional progress
Thursday in clearing It of the enemy.
The Berlin war office admits the
rupture by the British of Monchy-le-
I'reux Wednesday, but says attacks
north of ,the village and on Vimy
and Kampotix were repulsed with
heavy casualties Of Thursduy I
fiulitiiiK the German official com-
municat on v;i\s lintisli att.nks lo ir
Sotiiehez and Famp«mX' failed. It
adds that 2 4 British and French uir-
enylt were lost on the western front
during air fighting Wednesday.
RESULTED FROM PLOT
Oft d ial Says IMant V os Blown
hy Disloyal Ffiiployee,
Ip
strength than any or the Hon-rue
sad fortified to a greater eiient. tha
British, with relatively smelt loss,
drove forward Pfie miles hr tors they
were even cbeafied
All af tha prisoners wars Bavari
ans ar W sfftsmha»t*rs * Hm Dhrwa*
» 4. • a ere fiasMBd Are all bet hfi*
ami tpsbnhi **
ubasa m a fififiM
A Hlatement Wednesday by a high
official of the Fddystorie munition
corporation placed the blame of
TucHday’H dTsuslfbus exp 1 osion on rf
disloyal employee, who is thought to
have sacrificed his life writh the Ilk
known dead, most of whom were
girls and young women.
This amazing development spurred
<>n the investigations of the catastro-
'jdie..;itre^idy. under way hy federal,
state, county and local officers and
officials of the company. Numerous
suspects were, rounded up at Chester,
!*a 7 in UTifra(TelphTa 7ind Villa Nova,
I'*., and in Camden. N J., and in
earh case the disposition*of the pris
oners was placed in the hands of
agents of the department of justice
fit Philadelphia. The arrests so far.
however - apparently have furniehsd
a# thel IMuPfid
•a aasfi ah lha
•t
H ia
** »*mparaiM*
« III ba raaalrm
lb* toard atll
rasa la *a «4 i
A worst<
reM» I
part are
MjM jiMWi dtj
as pan af tho
af lha
la I a valve
Ratal h
Imhith ia<
rHhia tbs aaai
■ af l.fifid.fifid
.-1 no tangible clna to tha perpetration
f the alleged plot. If such was the
Imerlraa WA«wawer TWmMuM
Th* Amefuso steamer fieward v
repawad t^rpadssd aM aaofi with*
• craoMI m lha Madtiarvaaaaa bj
tb* Asaht tpani
Uamaai f»*eJho at
uw cswa mi ifiaftp
of tho
for tha moat part of pfiao
and fir, tha sblpa will range fmrw
S.fififi lo S.lfifi tons Moat of thorn
probably will ba aguIppM with aO-
bamlng engine* and al) will carry
wireless and ba armed. Th* rngtaaa
will be standardised as far as poa-
•Iblc. ao that damaged parts may ba
replaced If n ere wary An average
cost of about $300,000 par ship la
counted on. Each will carry n craw
of about thirty men. n
The first vessels are to be ready la
about six months, and during tha
year following the number afloat la
expected to pass 1,000. Such a num
ber, officials believe, constantly will
be augmented in the months that
follow to render it absolutely im
possible for Germany to maintain
her blockade with any degree of of- .
fe^tiveneKS.
In their calculations, the president
and the shipping board have had tho
advice of the Allied naval authori-
tioa and have computed carefully tho
ability of German U-boats to cope
with large numbers of merchant
men. They are convinced that by
building ships*of only 2,000 or 3,000
tons, and forcing Germany to pay
with a torpedo for each one sent to
tho bottom, the United States can
exhaust the resources of the sub
marine fleet for operating far from
its basfhi. The Get man resources
can be still further dissipated by
routing the American merchantmen
through hundreds of ocean lines to
scores of European ports.
If the blockade-ruji-ning campaign
does not actually end the war by de
stroying -Germaav s faith lt» tha €f~-
bo»t *to which* her reliance waa
transferred after hope of dtv*isles *
vic tory on tend apparently had been
abandoned, the ad minis? rati ob tfi
confident It at leant will thwart thw
German threat of foreleg an early
peace on the Allies through a star
ve t Ion blorfiode
Offi< islv are fully *" ve to Lhw
dangers to this *ouatry whUh l
IfifiMw •••• a prqre. sM have I
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