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# BRITISH HIT AGAIN MILLION POI ND MINE EXPLOD ED IN FROM OF GERMANS h— 5,009 PRISONERS TAKEN IImIk SilikrM .\KaJnM< IU l^ian Lino am! MnJtOK Notable Lain*, Taking M^MlnoN Rid*©-—Kyery Dorice of Modem Warfare la I’moiI in MU lark. In ono of tho most elaborately planmnl .and daringly executed ma- noeurroH of the war Sir IKniKlaH Ha^ s forcefl have dealt a mighty blow against the German line in Bel gium hihI have been rewarded with notable gains in terrain and the cap ture of ntoro than prisoners and numerous guns of various cali ber. In addition they inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans. Over a front of more than nine miles, extending from the region of Ypies southward nearly to Armen lien *, the British started their drive In tin- early hours of Thursday morn ing and at nightfall had everywhere advanerd their line, eapturing vil lages and numerous points of advan tage. among the latter the Messinos- Wyfs< haetn ridge, whieh romrminds the surrounding plains for miles and which for two and a half years has been a troublesome salient The villages of Mensim-s and Wyts- chwrto fell Into the hands of British during tbs attack and the British even pressed on eastward from Wyts rh.v te and o< cupl«*d tbs village of Ooetavern* and trenches east of the village on a front of more than five miles Bmbably never In the history was an altw k launched with greater pro p^ratien Kor days the Wytacha+ta •a I lent had been tha ob)ertivw of th« Brttitth gun*, which had hurled ton* of alevl M|eia It WlMSI the time for u*e altar h rmtmm the tftnoafc beMml IAS Ive •• of live With rtaa*4rvaatkm rei^aiag am*m* Iba Cesmaaa a*4 wader a f sflal* of Sre I wgliah. Iriab Sea tealabd aad Aaatrabaa lafaairymaa a lb * taaba'* t<* art tArm alarted acfwaa tbe «"ge*a T"S# i^rrmawa <*fVerad «*alf allgkt ra agata* • and a«*fywkere aev« keatea off »••• Lata la tbe aftefkHana • bea they had aeasew kal »*gaiaed IkoAf e«asy>4*«rw aad a* Iemp4e4 a * ■ aalor alt*' a *»*# I be aewtkera aad of Uko i.oo akek oaa kr«4aa ap bf tba Brfilak artilharf tra fta-eat te# a ««ev«a*a a« task awasaw tba r>e*»k aertbaaaf of 09 • kerb tba |r»«a*k trwapa rw b tswaa till rf *(<ivi«y Vpewa r«a i ba*a ■ > i09aiM< • M0ewa kembard a v a« fa# atflbaafl Cktrvy m.ma aa tkia partma «f tbaar frees T%e aaikvat ivoaff la afcaat tb'ea atkaa la a idtk pad tha aama 0iafla* • ta fvptk Ak e#fartiaw ad aaa*a <a tbsa malar awald —rkawaif maasra tba tiertaaa bald aa LiUa vbt** ia ahowt taw m tsa tfwm tha aaarwot PnitaA pMwstiea A aiafV rorvwapaadoat af tha Aa avetatsd t*veaa affh tba Hmjah mmiaw ik France «aya tba Itrftftah turn mm »' r •#* aa a bea fvwai aad a aa a wtery ahtcb aappwmaata tha aa<«eaa at Arvwa 4 a Map tha last ta« meatba Tha trarmaaa tkaaph aptly aee/a that the W->w waa cam kp aad driven tram their paartf thraa ywarw hold ok Maas.saw rtdpa oppowita t prea tha laat ramkakt of kk impur laat itelpika toak. which tba help of the French and Hnttkh tk tim haa held ost sgstkat all tha maaaed St tb' k* * ha Germans eowtd • fttug kgstnat It. tkcluding the first great surpnae of polaon gas as a mean* of supposed clvlllied warfare Yprea in a aenae was avenged, for MeaaJntw ridge has been the vantage point from which the Germans have poured torrents of shells Into thw stricken city The British also wiped off an old score against the Gormans for they held the ridge in October. I ’j 1 i. with very small forces and vir tually no artillery, fought boldly. l>ut vainly to hold It when the Brussian troops massed their modern ami ov- erpowering weapons of war against it. Th e attack lacked many of the elements of surprise which accom- panitnl the battle of Arras and the successful storm Lug ol. -Viiuy. rniiaiM Major <*enrral RefM>rta I neventful THp Armas Atlsntlrv—Rwiwi- V wl by |le*»trojerw. General Pershing arrived In I*on- don F**idny pfternoon. He wn* wel comed hy .Waiter IiHies Huge, Ameri can ambassador; l.ord Derby, secre tary of aiate for •-waf, Viscount French, commanding the British homo forces, and other officers, in cluding Lord Brooke, who will be attached to Gen. Pershing's staff during his stay in England. Major Gen. Pershing and his staff arrived at a British .port Friday morning after an uneventful trip. All the members of his party were In good health and spirits. Their ship was escorted/ Into port by A mericaiL,-de8troyera. —^—- A hearty welcome was extended to the Americans by official repre sentatives of the admiralty, the war office und tfrb municipal authorities: The war office has assigned a briga dier general of the British army as side aide to Gen. Pershing. He look up. ^his ,duties with the romrnamhr- Tn-cftief as. soon as the latter reach ed flip British nort. The formal welcome to the Ameri cans on the landing stage was a stirring ope.; A gWrd of hohor com posed of Itoyal Welsh fusiliers was drawn up at the'landing, with a reg imental hand.; - After Gen. Pershing had been introduced to the military officer in command of the port h»» inspected the guard of honor while the band played “The Star Spangled Banner.” The only civilians who met Gen Pershing were representatives of American press associations and newspapers Gen. Pershing said to The Associated Press: “The trip has been delightful, par ticularly tha latter staitek. when we • ere escorted through tba danger rone by our own destroyers. Speak- tag for myself and my staff, wa are glad to be tba standard-baarers of America In tbla great war for rtettl- tattoo The opportsalty of landing at s llrlttsh port and the welcome we received are very sicaltcaot Aad are deeply appreciated Wa egpart In the coarse of a very abort timn to be planno oor port, whim f am coot- dent will be a very bid port, on lb* •esiera front ** Geo l*srsbinn and bis stnff prw- ir —14m4 leaafd Imndon llefore lea** ian ibe •«earner tk* peneml tSeabed the • aptata and ere a 0m *be*r fwwr- t >dsrtag Ibe roysns The H*NI0b deieggllon Wblc|| r m»d ibe tvewbmn pony on boned the de*b of Ibe liner «s*eAMed Of Msor Admiral mlWosaa Unnt Gan 09* W imam FMonM l ampbafl and •be Lead Mayor of Ueoepon! TV* •nip 0—hod ai * e rlorh A Rev Ibe hood bod ployed Ibe 1 eoni gnbbssb, ii yon* too i ho mam.- oG nomn at tba oitsls t bp aft of mm trip tbere waa a Gen rivghmn mi Tbere eae grswt hoard oben three «*a vame a# In or Aiirr my sui direr TIwtc has been no doubt for three weeks past as to the intentions of the British. The Germans'knew that a big push was to be made against Messin.es and they had plenty* of' lime to* prepare for the defence of that place. Tho successes won along about a ten-mile front from phservatofy ridge, southeast of Yi)res. to Ploeg- srtert wood, just north of Armenti- eres, proved another triumph for British artillery supremacy.- _ As the lighting was wholly on. Bel gian soil, however, the Belgiali ar tillery. stationed some distance north of the actual line of attack, lent aid with a violent bombardment of the German positions within range of Its varied call bred weapons. Meskines ridge iv a Ipw -lying prom ontory, extending along the greater part of the fighting front. It is an insignificant bit of ground to look at from below At its greatest height it rises barely seventy metres above s» a level The surrounding countrv h» s<> b*s and flat, however, that M»-»'.ne* h.td an obsenaliog value virtually in*sk'ulable It ss* t posi- t on vrbirh donilnst«*tl tha anrlhem r.A.f et the lintisb bar ia tha v*n. • nd ao opr-ra* t«»e n f-s farce rhsrsrlrf • «**i4‘br pUt.ar4 wilboat it* p*w 0. * - . / • ^ndgimi^BlgG Fas* 'hildrsw lb# ahdaat II ywpfh •f ag# ralmty rarmad »• rmibtp gawn at Databl. Oh la bww tbay plagbaf abd rsrcatrd t ba htiliag af Iba* fbib* rr. P L. Witbgfiwb. g farmsr. wbila ba lay aalaap at big bama bapf Hag a tag tog. last Tharsday algbt Tba laa yoaagaat rblldvgRk. Haby. aged I# yoars. aad OUa. ». ratal ad tba tragedy la tba ragrt rgam All wars •eat to tba mate irlafkilary. The child era drclarad their fat bar fragaagtly usad hgrab lagg—g hut nJmltte«l that they had got been shipped more lhag.other children of their acquaintance Tba two young er children testified that they hilled their father at tha bidding of their elder slater and brother. They declared they, went to their father s room three times and each time ran away frightened Finally with the encouragement of the older brother, they testified, they mustered courage and fired on Wllkerson as he lay asleep. AUSTRIANS ADVANCE rlaim rapture of <1,500 Men on the Italian* Front* * IN AT CAPITAL OBLITER ATES WILSON MAKES ADDRESS sios. declared that the North abd ftrntl ttbdefslobd each other hotter. Tha country today, ho said, stand* unitedly behind the President, nnd “we pledge anew our all to crush au- torracy and keep alive on this aarth the principle for which Wnahlngton. Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson so well typified and fought for.” The President apoke In part an fol lows:' f “I esteem It a very great pleasure end n reAl privilege to extend to the BAYONETS FORCE CONVICTS BACA INTO PRISON WALLS ——n*^ , , 000 Itrtvrl ait Joliet, III.—Fire Build ing and Resist Troops 1‘nlU Storm Drives Them In, President Says ProvTilentc^Kcpt Na tion I'nited In Order to Fight for liberty and Mankind—Rand Plays , “Dixie” and “Rebel Yell” Gocw Over the Rig Hall. Veterans apd vlsltora in Washing ton by thousands for the twenty-sev enth annual reunion of the United Confederate* .Veterans, joined Tues day in giving President Wilson a great ovation when he welcomed the soldiers of Dixie to the nation’s capi tal* and told them the country was beginning to understand that one of the purposes of Providence in keep ing the nation united was of the op portunity now before America to fight for liberty and mankind. ■ His declaration that the day was one of gladness because of the sac red memories and of a rededication of a united country to those princi ples that have made America great among the nations of the earth was greeted by the Y’eterans’with a rous ing cheer. The great hall In which the presi dent spoke was filled with thousands and twice that many more had to be turned away because of the lack of room... While waiting for the presi dent the Veterans and visitors cheer ed tha various leaders ss ttrey came * H paratlon. ?h»» pssvton of difference on tha platform. Tha Marina Band kept tha old soldiers In s joyous hu- After one prKt?ner had been kill- , .. eight *cvcre!y Injured and several men who are attendlngfthis reunion otlierg hlt at Jolietf Ul> Tuesday the very cordial jffootings of the gov- during three riotous outbreaks at the ernment of ^9 1 nited States. . 1 state prison by a thousand convicts, I suppose that as you mix with a ru j n H ( 0rm drove the last 200 of ka G J nother y 011 r hl**f lv And these to t y ie mutineers to the cell house, al- °* “l mory ; y° ur though they had stubbornly refused oughts go back and recall those move before the bayonets of Na- < ays of struggle In which ybUr be&rts tional Guardsmen who quelled the were strained, in which the whole outbreak. ' nation seemed to grapple, and I dare j * pipes 8 et within the prison de- « th rv.V ed ta a * S v y i° U re stroyed the yard buildings,entail- member the heroic things that were lng ^ total los8 of | 2 00,000. Sev- i en aone. | era j 0 ther buildings were damaged “You are glad to remember that by the flames. John Murphy, life heroic things were done In both convict, said to be a leader of the sides, and that men in those days riot, suffered a fractured skull when fought in something like the old he was struck by a guard with a spirit of chivalric gallantry. There clubbed rifle. There were three are many memories of the civil war riots, hut the disorder was almost that thrill along the blood and make cohtinuous from the first outbreak one proud to havq sprung of a rac^ irntTl orider was" finally restored by that could produce such bravery and troops. constancy, and yet the world does The first disorder came at break- not liye on memories. f ; >st when 1)00 convicts showed dis- “The world is constantly making plefliure over an order issued by its toilsomcr^way forward into new ^Warden Bowen that hereafter pris- and different ways, and I believe oners see no visitors except relatives^ that one of the things that contrl- The second outburst followed the butes satisfaction to a reunion like setting of a fire in the chair factory this and welcome like this is that about three hours later, this is also a day of oblivion. There The threatening attitude of the are some things that we have thank- convicts caused the warden to ask fully buried, and among them are for troops. the great passions of division which once threatened to rend this nation In twain. “The passion of admiration we still entertain for the heroic figures By the time the soldiers arrived fires had been set in several places, threatening the entire prison. The outbreak then became so of thow. Old day., but th. puui.m of ‘A*’ C»pt. Hldaew.j or- d* r*»d the soldiers to drive the men ■ the beloved sirs of h time they swung rebel yell ‘ would i the hall. Veterans Is rsti- 100 and the tents roeld not arroar sir corners Many are this the larg- i ef attmdnncnjtff nsyNt mr eej* uuujtgg gf-ft*, *■ Wr ’4rrete I *"* iso «* I ear ■Menat mu In the Austfo-ltalian theater the Italians have been forced to give gpound before .violent attacks by the Austrians south of Jamiano;, which lies a short distance front the head of the Gdlf of Trieste. The Vienna war office claims the capture of 271 Italian officers and 6,500 men in this lighting. All along the front the Austrians are heavily shelling Ital ian positions, with the It,aljans reply ing vigorously. crews had been bathed for days in gas shells ^sent over by the long range British guns. The night ivas tilled with red incendiary flame. Shells that spurted molten metal in surging streams .of 'golden rain crashed in appalling numbers about the heads of tha defending soldiers. High explosive and shrapnel fire was (•arrled out Vith such rapidity that the earth writhed under the force of the attack. Mines that had taken two years to dig and 011 with an overwhelming ex|*l«*sl«e broke into en avaUnrhe of flaming <|e»trwrtion o# the half light •>f dews. This wna Indeed an Ypree day ef r^i i'ton. **4 victory for the virlenr sefMnca of two peers •ad nghl month* Ititf 0# t ef eeil rwnoee. nlwnVs the neerwai peoisw |e. Yprvs non! ap wMh ethrf mmam peant* nnd»r the » mor by playtr the South and eg into “Dtile” the go ringing throuj The number meted at nearly provided for th* Bmdste all of th of the tender* 4 e«t reunion -in point Tfstrors ever hold The presenution Otfeirs flag Vo Gen initial meet teg ef the Voufedern Vevemoa hy Cel. Andrew Cowan., the GAM. we* the etgnej ef a p t not nr dewoNMiraiion led hr the \* *ran* The 0ter* end 0tripe* net hse# aide hr cede wtfh thw nt*r* a* Hafs hehled the p*esidie0 sfflre* dese. end s*0 female there throeg ee« the vwenien Telling ef hft» fee* yeer* el tl jlMM? Aendmaf. vheee i In twee the 0ter* end 0tr%p* - For Beer fenre I teemed in twee I sneiiier flag tho fieri and Hem. I nhash ynn have t*etf ead wee hams ** wish hener thrwegh the war and I M fa* ted wnn honor ai the end And I Ml i n* long ns fed Meed Gene In agr|*** Mge* ee will ctiruB He here** and I dm tender memeriwe Vee ihOA the on# I ef «nr0M» bee ended nod oor *won- mm iff is egeto enMeg. my twee Mr OM Uter* bee retemed end we wbe were ibe gray Mead dde by tide ettb pee wbe owre Ibe blee • •gblftOg fe* of principle is gone gone out of our mind*, gone out of our heart*; and one of the thing* that will thrill thl* country a* It read* of this re union is that It will rend of a re ded teat ion on the part of all of ns to tho great aattoa which we serve In common “Thane are days of oblivion ns well a* days of memory, for wo am for- geftiad Ibe thing* that norw held ns ha< k *ith ba>< >net* while th* fire department fousht the fl*me« A* !he nhsrp point* of the Me«l p*n- etrsted the rlothllig of the front rtnk* of the rontirl* they etn<*e<1 *nd fin*tly broke into • run thst • fried *11 the ou11*a • to the prison wall* There the men sere told th»t the> I RiU«t return to the ret) houM With I the f •n.r* rr*''feiing nesr they re ualv th*L but tbsu MJm Csaad le AJniiL appaxcnUl I ^kLstNtLmj* vp*'® «• M A* ibe flame* Veg*n t* d • do* s m»nf re*..!’*** (•*• up \ :| hut *to>st •** of the cost • t' ■ rr« |h«»« pts* ed •• !*» tear • ••4 *'f T % • rvmaiade* ••?!»•!* •* ^d tkett «*TMiSd * ** t t I. • of * K * *• J#"! f#d * '' to •*» a the e* -rt *• < !*•« »SSK>** b*.* !««•• to f*it I* * »ff»Stft «■• the p*^«*»Se-* •* 1 »h*i • •f#es4e*»d te g* a *be te* BIG CITY IN RUINS DISASTER HITS SAN SALVADOR’S ’ CAPITAL-NEWS VAOl'E I EARTHQUAKE OR VOLCANOi ■ - ♦ Report* Imlicute Destruction tm Va.st Scale—Caused by Firo Which Fol lowed Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption—No Communication Fri day. ' San Salvador, the capital of ths .. republic of Salvador, with a popula tion of more than 60,000, has been totally destroyed, according to a dis patch from San Miguel, Salvador* No details as to the manner in which the city was destroyed have been re ceived, but it undoubtedly was the result of an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. ’* ,' *• ’A dispatch from Tegucigalpa, Hon duras, says that in addition to the wiping out of San Salvador the towns of Quezaltipeque. Nejapa, Suchicho— to, Palpal, Arnrenios and Mejicanos also were destroyed. Mejicanos was a cuburb of San Salvador. At 9.50 o'clock Friday morning there was still no communication between San * Salvador and Tegucigalpa. An operator who reached the edge of the destroyed zone reported at 9.20 o’clock Friday morning that San Salvador wa* )n ruins and that everything within a radius of the city for 30 mllea had been destroyed by the earthquake Di»pwlrl»e» from American Minis ter l*»ng mi Smm Hnlvndur, *rml mi 0 o'rtorb Tfmrsdajr night, while the tnArano «»f Hnn *^sl»•*l*»r nns erupt ing. anld pnft uf the rHy had berw^ drstisvyed hy 0rr. but that It wn a nnger rwntroi. Grant damage wa%W Tbr 4l*| m Tba itch *ai4 that about • May **ver* eartb sbo )-*4r*r. and contiaued until abou 1 ha^.ag ? ♦ n.th * ajj tag Urgrwua of .aua* t.t ~t At abaiwt * bait ado* hagai to • n*t •*!-•*•'* » • ■wwmMaawuummu^msngm run* af gab **s 1 it •*»••• ! • - I •• • - •••• u«w me tints of Frovt gfV never qn*u Frs*Igew*• h*rau*w tbe i f*ai ain a* N nnintdu hnn n Ran* it nag a gegniten*** at x an • taunt mg ef Meut ulgcn a Mrunnhtr at mn* * rtag a* J «• wurb tbtng* eul n«b ggf a Mbanf tRgM and n»n9 ctmngtb ■ An I *nm* nmng the *t*uwt* * i minut Ml my h*n#f nan fuh th# theqgbt lhai this li vngMIfg' a day Wig ywa gal •spggrt MnMag Mat iMPa la name mggig Hi (ft Mg 0 uanmdmm tint tbt* R. wbun I name in vuirwmu ynn tr taagl aagMak la a dag whan »•# a* fan were la Man* aid rwa#d mitepei ,tr* ugr very aeve* su*a*s af tbe uurtl ** waring * *elra*r TK FOOD SUUTItN M »««sr Ml ■■ n c Mweumra fagwn m tba mmmmma gg Ghat tSa eggeg 0AM msG ga M uwniMa K0 agMa Ml land mada pghgf Thamday. mm mm mm maim and a Mw ana •n wbwa mast ba •aaMiwML m ■ amerwaa •**•■'-««*• suimtn* a tit I I der g agMgggggMp. hog BngR afl i erg* a*w nnOe It ndd* thaR ag t ■ •Rtf prwperft appeared pmrtftaalb I mawatahtr One important «w I baaMam aaRMng had hung 0mai I bp gPK rnamm M thn ttmagg* IpMpgmg aeauapd 0P ha oggar *wt v« gugm* arm rrprrted ta ■bia*eo«* • dmpaRrh a* hrtag bawt that hnat It la aidM punathta •« RMgg tag* ■laMftag inta gvagi i a ggip Rg g mm agggMp MM •X* Yarb halite af Man sans* wet- i rafsdemtm ia tha game td Army af tha gapghttr. i li g Mfgp ramnund** hy lha Yet arena am three cheer* tS. lrm.r taT af mtniaiura coafademtr ring prenrht and Kooaavalt permitted th# restoration of the name of Jeffer son Davis Jo Its pine# on Cabin John tpolntment of Chief Justice White, n former Confederate •oldler, by President Taft, nnd the meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic at l<oul»ville were further evidences of s reunited country, he said. “But. when I contemplate,** con tinued the npeaker, “that Woodrow Wilson, a Southern man, has twice been elected president of the United States: that Southern men constitute a part of the cabinet: that my old comrade, Chief Justice White, has with him on the supreme bench other representative Southerners: and that nttr-HotUbem senators and represen tatives in Congress are in their seats and the peers of their colleagues from all sections of the Union, I know’ thaH the’ war of sections is over.” In concluding. Gen. Harrison ap peals to a united country to stand firmly behind the president in the war against Germany. Col. Robert K. Lee. grandson of the South's chieftain, declared in his address that the sons of the men of the North and South w’ould emulate the example of their fathers and serve their country in any capacity in which they are called. The presentation of Mrs. iana Ransburg Briggs, bf Briggsdale, Ohio, to the convention as the “Veil ed Lady of Camp Chaae” by Gen. Bennett H. Young moved the Vet eran* to resort to the old “rebel yell” to express their appreciation of the woman who for ten years, heavily veiled^ scattered flowers on the graves of the Southern soldiers who died in Camp Chase prison, bear Co lumbus. Ohio. Tha cemetery an* for year* neg lected and Mr* Briggs. Identity hid den. was accustomed to Uke krr two little rbildrew and drive rtv mllea from her tmgm to l amp Ctob*e earti daromtloa da* sod «Rrrw Oogre* eg the irata* «d tlisle’s lapllsrs. f 0rg>ie* sad fwf n «• * Can •* M qaim 4*rtag tba neat ywai a bilgag <**<» beabel* mi *nmaia #*•## aad ibal tdm tbetr **nd< mi ainat* Mta aad mga* Fr*in*<tea ta ttw» Allied *«»*atn«n •ad imywno fenm atbat *n«at#vm <na mnwt aaty a pa*Un* af tbnn* •nnd*, Amarwa ai*n4 enpplf lbn m man mm. Amemgp sgiplM aa tba prnnnat *c*In mi rwaaniRpOna Will ant mrnmi thn dnMtamy Mr Hnemr aa?* Mr Mown*, ta nniuatag tba all wntina sbmgd said Grant Itrttaia notmnBy raise* •bent na* fnwlf b af tbr grata *bn annd* fa* bar brand t rnnen abort oaa-bsif Tba sdditwa* nnranaary la mabe wp tba totpl qaanttuaa paagad tog ag A marl ran ettlaag qaarrtla for nm brwagbt ta from vsfMg* Rang- a memaat altb tba Idea that tba trine gat la tbaaa abavrmsl timnn Caggvaaa af tba t ailed 0t*tan ba* tba native peadgrtlan of tba Pgbtlag tba right t# call apog whom It wgl Alliaa la greatly radacad by tba wltb- ta servo tbr aattaa • 1 dmwal of man poeer from tba farm* i f mo • unnn of young mmm ta tba arm la* and maaittaae facto- going to-day all ovor tba l ntom ta rtaa; alao by raaaon of intr th«* pirn ra of regtetraUoa ought to this year * crop Is tba be s slgBsl to tha world, to thoen dom. France nnd Italy who dnre flout the dignity nnd honor fnllure Opportunity to nnd right* of tba United States, that j certain grain raining all her manhood will flock to thst! Russia and Koumanla. standard under which we all delight, lacklsg and from certain other*, a* to nerve, and that he who challenges ! Australia. South America and India, the right* and principles of the Unit- t» greatly leeaened on account of the ed States challenges the* united 4*»» • t«n *g%t era • • ss •• • • • tbnf M a 0*| and i bn artvttngw la aaeva faBa apaa ng pggpT Tbere la aagmRbmg vary 0ga. my fniinw rgugagg, In tba •pint mi tba tglggiaor. bat daapar tbaa tba vwlna laa* aptm t* tba apieft of abggnllag Tba*w la gat g maa af no wbe meat gat bald himself ready ta ba earn asaaad la tba dety mi teppaniag tba great gasarggiagi agger which w# Kan. IM rwnKy GMggMfM and pa tnati* saab In lagftgga af that <.b §* Ung Hm maa «rbg really aadnrataad* tba privtlaga aad tba dignity af ba agfibgggba mlibl bgaa wraagm gaagAsr darngga after tba aaggng a bis message RLSSIAN NElS KTTIR i • gn00Mra aad pa b«* laia a #a •i lad Kiag- a partial p<»rt from strength and devotion of a nation. “There are not many things that one desires about war, my fellow citizens, but you who have come through' war, you know how. you have been chastened by It, and there comes a time when It is good for a nation'Id know that it mast sacri- fic* 1 if need be everything that it has to vindicate the principles which it professes. “We -have prospered with a sort of heedless and irresponsible pros perity. Now we are going to lay all our wealth, if necessary, and spend long haul for which ship* can not be spgftd. “In addition, the actual cereal and meat situation of the Allied countries is Increased by the transfer of mil lions of men from sedentary occupa tion to those of great physical activ ity, and by the wastage Incidental to the feeding of the great armies in the field.*’ America’s duty is set forth by Mr. Hoover thus: “All those conditions throw on North America the brunt of the burden of supplying o,ur co belligerents with the human and ani mal food necessary to maintain their our blood, if need be, to show that i great armies in fighting condition, we were not accumulating that | as well as to keep alive and effi- wealth selfishly, ( but were accumu lating it for the service of mankind. People over the world have thought of the United States as a trading and money-getting people.” When* the. Senate, after a short session Tuesday, adjourned until Friday in observance of registration day and to permit members to meet visiting Confederate Veterans, Sen ator Bankhead, only surviving Con federate soldier in the Senate, wear ing a gray uniform, pald/this tri bute to the Veterans: cient the families of the fighters, and the great industrial army at home. “The exports^ from America neces sary to meet th.ese needs, which ab solutely must be met.if the war is to be won, or even is to be carried on at all during the next year, must be larger than they have been Jn nor mal times. “Our consumption must be re duced. This can be done, first, by elimination of waste; second, by the substitution for the kinds of foods needed by the Allies, of food not so the armies of Lee and Johnson and Bragg, and Jackson, of the “To-day the shattered remnants of needed, but which we can just as well use, as corn, for wheat, poultry and ci for red meat and so on: navies of tbe Confederacy, are " in th | r( j by voluntarily restricting our- Washington. and on Thursday will selves to a sufficient and sensible ra- marrh with their sons down Pennsyl- non: and If done at a little sacrifice vanla avenue In review before the 0 f preference of taste or Inclination president of the United States f or ^ r M |tng of over-repletion, will “A little mere than half n cen- be of advantage to n* morally ** tury ago the*© same ipen In arms ,,, ■ ■ „■ ■■ « were hammertoe at the /gates disunited State* * Washington In an effort to aeirr, “| am gmtefnl that* God has Famofagtag tmpravamsRH m the KaaaAnn iMoalJaG ana fagartad ta af« •ml MsaaRrha* ThetaAny toGMn at RtftrRae dxnMpun* in tlta n#my ant*n ana •enmaip tnemseaed hp the pm IMMnl nghoaval This t* n—%a>»4 to a* a PamMl at 00rn afMrta mi IIIM0* tef of Wn# Keeanohy. vim haa heaa ti •nag tho ftravta Offwtal rape ft* frem Itnaain hi* way* ha«* L<«a mach mare '■ x tic than prana diapnftrhon and mam* Mstratly have erv^ted tha Man af a •a para f paata The grant effort In la ha friendly and §vnipnn»etir toward th# prwvt- ■toaai authorities at Petrograd rath er than distrustful aad intruatva Tha genaramaat haa adopted n firm y of not allowing tho sllghteot •uBpiclon to nrlaa that It la trying t< mterffr*- in the internnl affsir* oi Russia. Prompt *ettlemeot of tha Kronstadt trouble haa strengthened tbe belief that Russia will find Its own way out. The anti-annexation, anti-indemni ty program of the Council of Work men and Soldiers’ Delegates Is not literally Interpreted as opposing ter ritorial readjustments In the spirit of self-government and national de velopment which the Russians them selves proclaim they are fighting for. The first is thought only to forbid actual conquest and the second the Imposition of punitive indemnities such as Germany placed upon France when 8he extorted a big sum from her in 1871.- It is felt in official quarters that, while at first sight, the Russian pro* gram appears to be In conflict with the readjustments* desired by the Allies, a detailed examination shows it is not to be in spite of the insidi ous workings of German propaganda to create a chasm. e~e~* — 1 STILL TIME TO REGISTER their relation* with the national gov ernment T* j r%daT« marching with broken hod? and faltmne step, on g mimton of pence sod love, not mi hatred and hhoMadehad. hot fin • igafti af ainafnfip kevatty in an# ftndL they will audee ta Whswot tone* te aM iW i am g *r &rt*d mr to are Thursday when my old fwmrndte to arm# of the Con fed- rraev are here In the rapitnl of that Rmtaun ahlrh to* low# y«n#a I hoy mjt ngglad daaprrnlotf to dsaRfwy. haft oYwh RwH* ana and aft chin gvea* tm § * v /' ape now ■nan nnanma In p#a “liberal Policy’’ for Few Days, Says War Department. Gov. Manning has .received the following telegram from the war de partment: . “Attention Is invited to paragraph forty of the regulations which con template* tha registration of persons who. for any reason, shall not have been registered on registration day. While scrutiny should ba made of each case to determine whether puni tive action la required. It Is de sired for dhe nett few days to pur se# n tlhevnl pottry Hi this regard li order that tha ragictration am • ». mm rGAs I wfian of the mmaw n • *.4 » *