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EL PASO. TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 19. 1918.

SINGLE OOPT riVE CBNTi

14 PAGES TODAY.

TODAY'S PRICES

Mexican bank notes, state Mils, 91Sc; pesos, 70c;

Mexican gold, 5254c; nadonaJet, 1718J4c; kar sil

ver, H. 4 H. quotation, 8754c; copper, $23.50; graini,

higher; livestock, steady; stocks, higher.

NY TRIES TO ENSLAVE

SWEDEN

I. W. W. WOULD HALT

U. S. WAR PROGRAM,

GOVERNMENT CLAIMS

Sensational Revelations to Be Made When Government

Hake Anewer to L W. W. Petition for Beturn of the

Papers Confiscated in Nation Wide Baid; Arizona

Properties May Figure in the Disclosures.

CHICAGO, Jll , March 19. Sensa

tional revelation showing care-

fully laid plana cf the I. W. W.

in impede g-uvernment war work in

factories and industrial plants in all

Part? of the country are- promised In

the government answer to the pe

tition of I- VT W. members for the re

turn of papers seized by the govern

ment in the country vide raids last

fajl, the answer is expected to be filed

-before judge Landte In a few days.

Store Than 100 Arrested.

This was the raid in connection

wth which more than 200 members,

officials and leaders of the Xndua

ir al Workers o fthe World were ar-

WILL GERMANIZE

RVSSInN STATES

Courland and Lithuania

Are United te Germany,

Says Von Hertling.

Copenhagen. Denmark, March 19

Chancelor oo Hertling, on the first

reading in the reichstag of the peace

treaty- with Russia today, declared he

did not wsh to discuss the opinions

of Germany's enemies regarding the

treaty.

"Hypocrisy," the chancelor added,

"has become second nature to the

enemy, whose untruthfulness la made

worse by its brutality. Every at

tempt at calm explanation and ev

ery real deliberation meat fail when

the enemy, t the very moment they-

are laying a heavy hand on a.stentraj

rested. These lnclnded several Ari

zona and New Mexios L W. W. mem

bers who are believed to have been

active in the agitation in that state

last summer and fail.

Has An Arizona Bud.

The aliened nlot to xaunser the

United. States in its war program is

believed to include the sioppage of

work In the Ariiooa copper mines,

since copper is one of the essentials

In manafaetare of monitions and

other war i fin lain

The government obtained by this

raid many tons of documents in I.

BRITISH AIRMEN KILL 50

A T COBLENZ; TERRIFIED

GERMANS CR Y AMERICANS!'

W. W. headquarter,, which has been

investigated for evidence of an in

criminating character. The head

quarters in Globe were raided and a

large amount of documents' one kind

r another obtained.

4 HINTS

TIE ODESSA

Capture large Quantities

of war Materials Which

Russ Can't Move.

T ONDOX, Eng, March 19. Fifty

I persona were killed and great

material damage was done by

bombs dropped ay allied airmen when

they raided Coble nx, Germany, on

March IS, according; to a neutral

traveler who-arrived Monday at The

Hague, the Times says.

The Times says:

The people believed the raiders

were Americans.' the traveler said.

"I was in the neighborhood of a big

munitions works at Mniheim (north

of Coblenz and also on the Rhine), at

ten minutes past soon, when suddenly

all the factory whistles started blow

ing and the sirens were sounded.

Many women rushed from the works

for the bombproof shelters, wh.le

passing street cars were stopped as

the crews bolted into houses. Four

or five airplanes were visible in the

clear sky. j

"Presently some one exclaimed!

They are Americans" Another

German High Command

Invites Newspapermen

To See The Offensive

London, Eng.. March 19. The

heads of the German army have

Invited a number of neutral corre

spondents to be present at the

German offensive on the western

front the Exchange Telegraph

correspondent at Copenhagen re

ports. The correspondents, it is

stated, will leave for the front on

Wednesday.

person sereamed aloud. The Amer

icans are eemlngr A Dutchman

1 knew rushed op to me and said.

Didn't I tell yeu the Americans

ttouM come sooner or Inter V

"I cannot say whether the machinea

actually were American, but the strik

ing thing was the evidence that there

has been general skepticism whether

American airplanes ever would come

and equal fear of them when they

do."

The neutral traveler added that,

although the machines . merely

passed over Mnlheml on their way

to Coblenz, It was not until 4

ocloek that the "all clear signal

rras sounded.

Coblenz is the capital of the Rhine

province of Prussia. On March 12 the

British war office announced that

British aviators had dropped a ton of

bombs on ractories. stations ana oar

racks there. The attack was made to

daylight and two fires and a violent

explosion were seen to have been

caused by the bombs.

Berlin always has denied any serious

losses caused by allied air raids over

German territory, but if W were killed

at coblenz. the British ram rest) Ilea

in more serious looses than ever have

been reported from Germany before.

I DEI 33 HIT

WHEN HANGAR

ES

FRIENDS WILL URGE GD8B TO MAKE

DAGEEOilSDESSFROM EL PASO

Effort to Induce Collector of Customs to Run; Many Ad

vantages to His Election Are Being Urged by His

Friends; Is Influential With Administration

and a Supporter of the Wilson Policies.

' POMejri

country, dace to

raided ha- cmr TiTe

-Thetreary with rimmta" eOYl ta! ha

r.n conditions disgraceful to Russia,

if the provinces breaking away from

H'Jss.a say it is in accordance with

their own wish and tne wish is ac

terted by Russia."

The imperial chancelor declared

Courland and Lithuania were united

to tennany politically and economic

ally and militarily, and added:

"Livonia and Esthonia are the

eastern frontier fixed by the treaty,

but we hope that they also will have

close and friendly relations with

Germany: not, however, to the exclu

sion of their friendly relations with

Russia. Poland is not mentioned in

tne treatv and we shall endeavor to

serf if it is possible to live in stable

and good neighborly relations with

the new state.

"If the re:chstag adopts the peace

treaty, peace on the whole eastern

front will be restored, as I announced

February 24. but among the entente

powers there is not the least inclina

tion to finish this terrible war. The

responsibility for the bloodshed will

be upon the heads of those who wish

continuation of the bloodshed."

Australian Soldiers

Marry British Girls

At Rale of 800 Month

Sydney. New South Wales, March

3 9. The agent general of the New

.outh Wales government in London

has telegraphed to the premier that

Australians are marrying English and

Scottish girls at the rate of SOS

monthly. He expects that the rate of

marriages will continue or increase,

and requests that the government

srant free passages to these wives

when they are ready to go to Aus

tralia with their husbands. The gov

ernment will do this. i

It is said that the Australian sol

diers are peculiarly susceptible to the'

Scotch girls.

Fetrograd, Russia, March 18. Poor

regiments took Odessa without a

ffStfit, according to advices received

here, the Austro-Germaiis captnriag

enormous quantity at war materials

and other booty, the rapidity ef the

Aastro-German occupation having

made removal impossible.

Before retreating, the Rues

made a feeble effort to set lire to

Odessa, but were frustrated by the

quick arrival of the enemy.

At MUcolayev. the banks lisisiff

ately resumed basin win trader Got

maa control- Kharkov was Tacslsi

hastily when it was learned tkartoc Laoset to him la

Atro-Orrnmn ad- ocetrpiM BaTtS- T CTcV IliasurouH

maicn. nontop ana voroja.

Three thousand Aastro-German

prisoners at Rostov are reported to

have captured the town. The famous

board regiment from Moscow has

been disarmed.

The head of the Turkish army has

accepted the proposal of the autono

mous government of the Caucasus to

negotiate lor a separate peace.

MANY RAIDS REPORTED;

BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS

London, Eng.. March 19. "English

troops carried out successful raids

last night in the neighborhood of

Villers-Sulslain La. Vacquerle and

Bo is Grenier and captured a number

or prisoners, the war office an

nounces. "The enemy's trenches east

of Neuve Chapefle were raided by

Portuguese trojpe who brought back

prisoners ana two macnine guns.

"During the night the enemy at'

tempted three raids In the neighbor.

hood of Fleurbaix and Bo is Grenier

out was repulsed with loss in each

case. There was considerable hostile

artillery activity, in the forward and

oacat areas oi the Tpres sector.

HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE

OCCURS ON VERDUN LINE

Paris. Prance. March 19. TTaaw

arrxuery ngnting is in progress on

the Verdun front, says tonight's offi

cial communication. On the Belgian

front there were severe strusrries be

fore the Germans were expelled from

positions in which they had gained a

footing.

seeee germax coloxists

TO BE SEXT TO CO URL. VXD

London, Eng., Mar-m 1. The Ba

varian colonisation society, meeting

in Munich, has decided to send 5S.0M

German colonists to Coarland. accord

ing to a dispatch to the Dally Mail

from Annemasse, France.

HEN Each Lamar Cobb, col

lector of customs at El Paso,

returns from the Texas Cattle

Raisers' convention at Dallas, he will

be asked to enter the race for con

gress from the new EI Paso district.

uuring the past few days a quiet

movement among some of the leading

men of the city has been ander way

to induce Mr. Cobb to make the race.

It will be put op to him by a delega

tion of erUaens on Ms return and. if

he shown an Inclination to accept, a

mass meeting- probably will be the

next step, to formally request him to

ntmm r uacr race.

It Is nelated ant that Vr nnhh

wmUd. as a ronreaaoxatire from El

aao. go to WsMttajneB-wtth a ao

te

qualntance

acquainted with all the Inmrttait

heads of the government and Is looked

upon by the president and his advis

ors as an authority on border and

Mexican affairs.

"Would Be Xatlonal Figure.

As an orator. Mr. Cobb' has made a

reputation that would be an asset,

it is cited. As a congressman, he

would command a large hearing and

could be of much service to the gov

ernment, as well as to his people.

That in a few years Mr. Cobb would

become a national flense in conzresa.

is predicted by those who have been

iurtnenne bis candidacy.

Mr. Cobb's acquaintance is not con

fined to cabinet officers, but Is ex

tensive in congress, too. it Is stated.

and this, it is pointed out, would be

an asset in his favor, if be is elected.

In the position he now holds he

renders important service to El Paso

and to the government, bat those who

believe he should go to congress as

sert that he would be of much more

importance and halo to the national

administration as a congressman, to

assist the administration in Its legis

lation, both In congress and In speak

ing tours over tne country when nec

essary. This. It is asserted, wonld

nut him in a short time In snch rlo

and confidential touch with the ad

ministration that bis influence for El

faso and tne EI Paso district would

soon be second to none In the country.

cjenia urratly Help El Paso.

ir El Paso had had a congressman

of the right type, we would now be the

neaaquarters or a caitonment of real

proportions," said a man today, who

is doina all he can to further the

plan of having Mr. Cobb make the

race. "Mr. Cobb stands well with the

administration already: we know that.

If he was a member of congress, ,he

would have arrester Influence, for. in

addition to being regarded personal

ly as a friend by the president and

cabinet members, he would not be In

the position of a subordinate of the

government. On the other hand, he

would soon become one of the leaders

in the legislative branch of the gov

ernment, whose Influence would be

lam. Mr. Cobb la In tborouarh sym

pathy with president Wilson and all

that ne s tanas ror. He :s a pronioi

tionist because he believes prohibition

is the best thing lor tne country, par

ticularly in war times. I believe i

large majority of the voters of the El

Paso district believe tne same way.

In electing Mr. Cobb to congress, they

would be electing a man or their own

faith in this respect aa well as in

others.

"In a debate with any other candi

date lor tne Honors, Mr. ooo wouia

easily be the victor. I am certain he

can walk off with the nomination if

he will run and he Is the logical man

for the place.

la senaing a man as tne urst rep-

reatatnttvo - qg the new district to

n I Will M ! I M til Mill M

IPJSSSSSLSS i?,UJyV!J .SK adnairixWraUeis. it

T . . I wouia in a large measure serve an an

expression of confidence from the dis

trict in tne administration ana ns war

worlc

ALLEGED RUSSELLITE IS

BEING HELD AT CARLSBAD

Carlsbad. X. M, March 1. A. Pro-

german, who was takeninto custody

at Algesia, nas been lodged in tne

carlsocd JalL It

is a Russellite

"Fireman's Life Is Dull"

New Raven. Conn, March 9.

Declaring that the life of a fire

man was too dull and gave him too

much time to think, Harold JU

Staeey, after three months' service

in the local fire denartment, re

signed and went back te his work

In the new liaven rail roan

Daylight Saving Bill

Is Signed By Wilson

SelUp Clock MarckSI

Washington, D. C, March It. h

daylight saving bill was signed today

by president Wilson. Tt pats alt

clocks forward aa hoar on the last

Sunday in March and turns them

back again the last Sunday in October.

The daylight sariag plan wm go

into etieet ana oe ooeervea wtx

the slightest disorganisation or

palrment of exfetuag

Trains will run as riwial, and every

feature of daily ltfe rato which the

element of time enters- will remain

unchanged.

Before retiring oa the last Saturday

of this month, the American house

holder will set his cloak aa hour

ahead and then may go to sleep and

forget entirely aooat daylight saving

nam tha laat SUndar of October.

ft that date he jrTU reverse the

PrOeessrvrn4ff4g-Tbsf'rlee)Mfs.'?ytttTT

clock an hour.

rniCItS FOR TEXAS UGXITE

COAL ARB FIXED BY V. S.

Washington, D. C, March 19. The

fuel administration has fixed maxi

mum prices for the sale of lignite

coal ia the Texas field as follows:

Rnn of mine, JL4; screened lig

nite with at least 15 percent of

s charged the man' screenings taken out, J1.S0; screen

ings, s cents.

40 Workmen Caught While

Wording In Haste To

Complete Structure.

NAVAL AIRMEN

BEINGTRAINED

Storm Causes Collapse Of

Hangar; NineMen Are

Seriously Injured,

IAKJ. u March IS Two men

ere Killed and M others were

injured early today in the col

lapse of aa unfinished hangar at the

Dinner key naval air station, five

miles south of here daring a storm.

Niae of the meet seriously Injured

wars brought to Miami for treatment;

the ether wet gtvea first aid on the

grounds. The) dead are:

Matthew Mullen. Brooklyn. N. Y,

aad aa unidentified man.

About M workmen, whites sad

negroes, were on the Bight shift rash

lag to eeesplete the plant. They were

working around a concrete mixer be

neath the hangar when It collapsed

ia a wind Sturm.

tltasaarh faseonrplete. the station

ulraady i being amed for the training

of naval air puots and observers.

MIAM

RED CR0S AIDS FRENCH

AFTER FACTORY EXPLOSION

Parte. Ti suae lias sh 19. The

Freaoa area ia aaaiilisiiisi ia expres

afaas of gratttaeo aatd praise for the

aeastraUa work oerforad bv the Amer

ican Bad Craw oa Friday following

)Htl at La, Coarneuve.

flea at La Oaaraeove is still

in the rains of the factory

r exsjoeiens are of fre

quent occurrence, bat the blase is an

der control. Twenty-four bodies have

seen recovered. It is not expected

that the aaatber ef dead will reach

more than M. as was officially a

nounced.

ATTEMPTS TO FORCE

NEUTRAL TO AGREE

TO TRADE DEMANDS

FAILING III OIUACy, GERMANY

HAS SEIZED jSLAiS OFT SWEDEN

Intention Is to Compel Sweden to Bow Down With Rus

sia and Grant German Bequirements With Regard to

All Questions Affecting the Baltic; Official Dis

patches Tell of German Compulsion.

W

ASHXXOTON, Ik C. March 19.

Germany la charged tat of

ficial despatches reaching

here today from France with having

attempted to force 8 wed en to become

a participant in the Brest-Li torsk

conferences for a settlement of ques

tions affecting the Baltic.

Falling with, her diplomacy, the dis

patch says, Germany resorted to fores

in occupying the Aland tststada. land

ing her troops nnder the pretext ef

acting on a request from the Flans.

This apparently is a movement by

Germany virtually to enslave Sweden

commercially, German's purpose being

completely to dominrte the Baltic and they therefore dominate.

pat in effect a series of "most favored

nation' trade agreements such as

Russia was compelled to accept.

It would hare been to Germany's

advantage to drag Sweden into the

Brest Litovsk conference, where Swe

den could have been pat side by side

Kith. Russia and tho same compeiing

arguments applied.

The occupation of the Aland Islands

Is significant, Sweden has a very di

rect influence in the Aland islands

Schick lie but 50 miles off the Swedish

coast, and which is mostly populated

by Swedish nationals. The Swedish

population is about 25.960. The islands

are claimed by Finland, but He more

than lev miles from Aba. tha searest

Finnish port.

The Aland Islands lie a the en

trance to the Gulf of Bothnia which

-te GARMENT WORKERS

UO OUT OX A STHIKJ5,

CxUoago. UV Marco T. More tana

H9 luuiusjui.i ufaho -PwMoil Gauai BSrt I

Workers employed by St firms, went

on a strike this afternoon bee)

their demand for a ten percent in

crease in wages was refused. The

employers offered an increase of

7 aeroent. The workers at first de

manded a raise of It percent but at

a mass meeting held at noon this

quest was changed to a ten percent

increase, shops aoiaar government

contract work are not affected by the

striae.

Time To Put Out Roses And Trees;

How To Treat Soil For Plants

Wilson 9s Reply To Hertling

May Affect German Offensive

Who ham sees more of the stmt baft

N"

MOW is the time to plant rose

bushes and trees, if yon have

not already done so.

Do not get too much fertiliser in

with the plants. The best method is

to plant without any fertiliser.

Water well when set out and do

not apply water again for a week;

then water well again. Too much

water rots the roots, particularly

when the weather is cold.

It is best to shelter new rose

bushes from the wind, by patting up

cunny sacks to protect them. If this

is not done, the wind is likely to burn

vp the leaves and buda and the roots

will not oe strong enough to send out

another crop. Plants breathe through

""Dosheen" Is Latest in

War Flour Discoveries

Chicago. HI., March 19. The

latest "dasheen," or "war flour" is

the invention of Fred Miller, a

steward of the Blarkstone hotel.

The formula as given by Miller

follows:

"911 x potatoes and artichokes

half and half. Grind the mixture

well and you have a tasteless but

very potent flour. Mix this half

and half with wheat flour and you

have dasheen flour. It makes fine

bread and pastries."

the leaves and it is necessary to have color. Too much or too little water

leaf surface if they are to live.

Mulch the soil about the roses and

trees. When necessary to fertilize

flem, stir it Into the soil some dls

tance away from the plant Itself, to

keep from burning the plant. Roots

of roses and trees spread and water

ing and fertilising close to the plant

uo not always give tne oesirea result.

A wide area must be kept covered.

In the ease of rosea, it is best to

put them out in a bed. two and a half

or tnree feet apart, and keep the

whole bed mulched. Besides stirring

the ground to mulch it, the surface

should be covered with straw and

fresh manure, but care should be

taken to keep the manure from the

stems of the plants.

In most of the soil in El Paso, a

large hole should be made for setting

out each rose bush, and. when the

plant is set in, it should be snirounded

with well pulverized adobe dirt, well

packed about the roots. This is

clinging and sticky, when wet. and Is

just the sort of soil a rose likes. The

more of this soil one uses, the better

the roses will do. A depth of from

six incbes to a foot of this soil should

be put in the bottom of the hole be

fore the plant is set in.

If roses or trees look yellow, the

soil needs treating, either with manure

water, slacked lime worked into the

surface or bone meaL The soil Is

short of some one of the necessary

constituents for plant life. Pulver

ized copperas stirred into the ground

around a rose often does the plant

good, if it is showing a sickly, yellow

will make a plant yellow, also.

A rose can hardly be given too

much water or too much plant food.

bucji as bone meal, manure water.

etc, after it once takes root, but it

snow a not be fertilized for a few

months after being put oat. There

is always enough humus in the aver

age adobe soil to carry a plant

icrougn me iirst season.

36 GERMAN AIRPLANES

SHOT DOWN BY BRITISH

London, Eng, March 19. Eighteen

German machines were dest-oyed.

eight were driven down out of con

trol and an observation balloon was

destroyed by British aviators In the

air fighting on Sunday, according to

an official statement last night, deal

ing with the aerial activities on the

western front. Ten and one half tons

of bombs were dropped on sidings

and airdromes.

Prefers Citizenship to

Regard of Brothers

Pittsburg, Pa, March 1. Julius

Demjan, a young Austrian, has

several brothers in the Austrian

army, bat on applying for natural

ization papers here he declared

that the right of American citizen

ship meant more to him than the

love for his brothers.

SW TORE. March 19.-

many's decision to make or not

to make a grand offensive in

the east In a large measure rests with

president Wilson. Upon the rresi

dent's answer to the speech of count

von Hertling, the imperial German

chancellor, depends a drive against

France. That is the German view of

the question as I know the German

military and political mind.

This is confirmed in the laat days

by the Frankfurter Gazette, the most

Independent and Influential news-

paper in Germany. The Gazette de

clares that the question of peace now

lies wholly in the hands of president

Wilson. It is a reiteration of a state

ment made to me by Matlmlllan Har

den juat before I left Germany that

"there can be no general peace con

ference until your president signifies

nis willingness."

The German chancellor has stated

that the president's four fundamental

general principles provide a basis for

tne discussion oi peace. The marauis

oi Lansoowne declared tne otner day

mat wiiiie rierumgs admission ox

president Wilson's principles should

oe cioseiv scrutinized, tne cnancel-

!ors speech none the less was aa ad

vance toward Deace.

The French government has neither

adopted the president's four cardinal

principles nor as yet made reply to

Hertling s speech to the reichstag.

President Wilson's answer is awaited

by the Germans. Until then. It may

n assumed, an oriensive in the west

will not be launched in full force.

Asks Peaee; Then Fights.

In the last two years of the wsr

Germany almost invariably has pre

ceded a big military initiative with a

peace move. Before Italy entered the

war Germany, with far greater diffi

culties than generally known, argued,

persuaded, cajoled practically forced

Austria to ofer the Trentino to the

Italians to keep them out. The old

emperor Francis Joseph, who mental

ly still lived back In 18C0. was like

adamant For weeks and weeks he

would not even listen to an IntimariAn

of a suggestion of giving up Austrian

soil to the Italians, much less dis

cuss it.

Nothing could be got out of him as

to what he would answer if Ttn.lv

would make certain demands. To the

suggestion of his ministers and from

Berlin that he should "vnlnnfnrllv

offer" Italy the Trentino, he long re

mained deaf and refused to answer.

Katie Schratt. the aged actress

friend of the emperor and his most

Intimate companion, was finaily in

duced to "sound" him.

I Will not barter mv snhleots

foot Of mv soil aav." was his rerlv

The pressure of Berlin, of his minis

ters and tne Innuence of the church,

wh'ch were brought to hear upon him

finally induced th enieror to reluc-

By KARL II. VOX iriBGAXD.

ties In this vrar from the German and

correspondent.

Germany. Austria-Hungary .tnd Bul

garia made a combined effort in

Bucharest to prevent a declaration of

war. It failed. On the day tiat Ru

mania declared war count voa Hert

ling. then prime minister of Bav,la,

declared tj me "Rumania's entrance

tantly agree to 'offering" the

Trentlnto.

tsx'ony other American

Austrtaatlie

Before En mania joined the entente,

into the war will not change the mil

itary sltantioa" and predicted that

"no matter what happens Rumania

will be dragged nnder the wheels."

On May . 191 S. I had the famous

"peace on the basis of the war map"

(Continued on Page 11, Column 5.)

AMERICAN PATROL IS CAUGHT

IN BARRAGE AND IS SHELLED

American Patrol Fights With German Patrol and Tries

Vainly to Take Some Prisoners; Airplanes From Be

hind American lanes Pass Over Into Germany and

Bombard Metz; Germans Abandon First Line.

W

ITH The

France. March

American Army la

19. (By The!

troops

in the American Haea were tapped

danag the nrgst, not far from

ieaa patrol coappooad of -

(name deleted), in the sector east of

Loneville early yesterday morning

were discovered by the Germans who

put down a heavy barrage, the sheila

striking among the party. Intermit

tent fire proceeded on this front all

day.

Amerleaa arililety on the Tout

front bombarded tovnxs vrlthla the

enemy lines. On several occasions

n ceasfderabie number of gas

shells were used. The gunners

also dropped proleetHes en Ger

man treaehes. Some shells hit Ia

the town of Essey and others in

Mont See.

An American patrol between Ren

nierea wood aad Jarr wood (between

Seichepray and Flirey) encountered

aa enemy patrol early yesterday

For an hoar and a half the American

patrol tried to make some of the

enemy prisoner bat without result,

altaoogh a number of fia-hta with

postols aad rifles occurred as the Oar-

tree. American Slitters made a no

ber of lucky shots today and Germans

were seen to fall.

wires Tapped Again.

The American telephone wires with-

again

where the natroi encounter eoearred.

I or eras shells at our lines.

The weather was well suited for

aerial work and mn ch wis acco m -pllshed.

American antiaircraft guns

drove off at least six enemy airplanes,

while others crossed the lines at sue a

a height that they were out of range.

Sunday night airplanes f rem tr e

(Continued on paice S eelamB 3.)

Armed GuardsBoard 40 Dutch

Ships At New York; Are Ready

For The Formal Seizure By U S.

KW YORK. March 19. With

armed guards from the naval

reserve oa board the 4 Dutch

ships in New Tork harbor, all was in

readiness today for formal word from

Washington authorizing the actual

transfer of the ships.

Do ten crews will be taken off as

"guests of the nation. The men will

be allowed to sign articles under the

American command. The officers, be

ing members of the Dutch naval re

serve, will be granted transportation

home, if they desire.

Says Holland Gives In,

The Hague. Holland (delayed),

March 18. Holland has accepted, with

the certain conditions, the Anglo

American demand regarding Dutch

shipping. This was announced ia the

second chamber today by Dr. London,

the foreign minister, who added that

Holland could not go further and

was awaiting the anglo-American re

Ply to Its latest communication. The

minister's declaration, which will be

discussed by the chamber Tuesday.

Id:

The German government, havine-

ueciarea its inaoiiity to lurnisn leo.eeo

tons or, wneat in two months, the

Dutch government finds itself com

pelled to accept the demand for sailing

Dutch ships through the danger zone

wnicn tne Aiuencan ana British gov

ernments had attached to the deliv

ery on April 15 of 10.000 tons of

wheat,"

Dr. Loudon added, however, that

the assent of the Dutch government

was oasea on conditions, included

among these conditions were the

claims that the allied governments

should guarantee that no troops or

war materials be transported on the

ships and that vessels destroyed be re

placed by others after the war. An

other condition was that bunker coal

necessary for transporting merchan

dise to Holland ought te be furnished

uutcu snips.

Xexr Warning te Holland.

London. Eng, March 1$. No con

firmation having been received

through either the British minister

at The Hague or the Dutch minister

here of Holland's reported acceptance

ui uie allies terms respecting the use

of Dutch shipping; Great Britain, It is

learned, has sent a fresh notification

to The Hague. In this, it is said

that, falling unequivocal acceptance

of their terms, the allies most pro

ceed immediately to requisition the

vessels.

Requisition Is Delayed.

Washington. D. C March 19. Re

quisition of Dutch ships In Ameri

can waters still awaited word from

London at noon today and officials in

dicated that actual seizors would not

take place until the Netherlands gov

ernment had been beard from.

A reply to the American and British t

aemaaos was said to have been dlr

patched tarorgh London, bat It h

not been received here.

All departments of the government

wnicn win taae part in the seizure

were ready to proceed the minute

word was given. A proclamation by

president mison announcing the

requisition and the reasons for It

was prepared and signed yesterday

ready for issuance.

Apparently through a misunder

standing, one of the Dutch ships in

New York harbor, the Samarinda, was

boarded by officers of the naval re

serve today and her ommander noti-

ned that tney had come to take pos

session of the ship In the name of the

American government.

The commander was told that the

American flag would go nn at noon

and that the officers and crew of the

ship would be given until midnight to

leave. The commander of the Samar

inda reported the circumstance to the

Rotterdam Lloyd, her owners, and

said he was preparing to obey, when

shortly after noon he again reported

saying that the naval officers had

left the ship.

He said the naval officers had In

formed him they had been instructed

to return to the navy yard and that

the contemplated seizure had been

postponed.

Do You Know?

Well, You Can

DID you know the United States

is planning to establish a

great pleasure resort on the

French Riviera for its soldiers off

intv. out of the trenches?

Did voa know Germany has oodles

and oodles of birch wood for air

planes and the United States and

the allies may rnn short; that the

United States may have to take

aver its forests in order to get out

Did yon know that a sister of

and conserve this wood?

former Mrs. John Jacob Astor is

oarsiagr American soldiers in France

and doing a stenographers work;

that the former Miss Ethel Harri

man is engaged srmilarly?

Do yon realize how hard pressed

the Germans are for food? Would

yon like to read an authentic story

of just how hard op they are?

Turn to page II of today's paper

for all of these.

The HeraH is always fall of goai

news all the time. It is sot all on

the front page.

For instance, tarn over to the edi

torial page and read K. C B.'s ar

ticle today and have a hearty

ehnekle to yourself. It will be gooe!

for the digestion. And the one to-

orrow at even runnier.

Yon can't afford ta miss any col-

any page of The 1 Paso

Herald any day.

Wdoal

HEX the U-

Omnipresent

shewed one morning in

aa asloaadcd Kom Lea-

AVhen Kereaskr ef Hsfa nn saddeaW fmw a v vi,

bag and go

When Halifax Harbor eapieded-lnio the ale

Who nm therr. eternally on the Job to give the news to the world t

The Associated Press.

Xewa has neither time nor jpeaee.

And the Associated Press has neither boundary ner off tee Tauaro.

It I- easy te act seme neiss. Hot to get all the sens, all the time,

from aU the wettd (hat Is a record which beleaKs exeiaairely to

The Associated Press

It Knows

The 1 Paso Herald is a member of the Associated

Press and prints its complete dispatches.

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