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BRITISH THRUST LINES MEN'SIB H

TO WITHIN THREE MILES IE HEMSI
OF TOWN OP ST. QUENTIN SPECimSEWI
In the InlereBls of the W om an's Ml
aptured Eleven Villages Since Saturday in I/}ndon, A pril I.T h e BrltlRh forces slo n a ry Society on Sunday raornlnt'.
111 F ra n c a a re g ra d u a lly creoping up Rev, K. 3. T u ttle )ook as his su b je ct
Great Offensive on the Front in on iho Im portA nt tow n of 8 t. Q ucn- "T h V alue of W om an In Society."
I'n . conBldercd ono of th e G erm an
France. siro n g h o ld a In the so-called H lnded-
Buggestin-g in his tre a tm e n t one o r tw o
p rin rip lo of broad applicatio n . Ilea d -
b urg line A lso lo ibe n o rthw gt of ing from the fotiftewntii c h a p te r o f S t

EiCHPftTRQLS ST, OyENTIi the town they arp sw in g in g th o lr line

fo rw a rd at v a rio u s

ii.aklng good trido eastw ard .

Qormana Admit That They Had to Give Way Beiore Britiih On
slaughtEnemy Defene oi Oroiselles Waa DeaperateRus
sians Continue to Drive-Turks Before Them
Along Mesopotamian Border.
London, A pril 2.The B ritish have cap tu red
<;roiselles after a desperate defen.se by the Ger-
mans, Reuters eorrespondent at British Head-
<juart,ers reports. Tlie towns of Jionpfatte and Deig-
nies also have been captured by the Briti.sh, who
took some prisoners.
Prom a Staff (Correspondent of the As.s<iciated
p o in ts In a
ntru lg h to n lu g out m ovem ent th a t Ih
Wenl of St. Q uentin the HrlLlnh
h tv e th ru m th o lr lino th ro u g h the vil
lage of 9evy and th e wood of Savy
and a re now roatlng but th re e m lloe
fiom St. (Juenlin. N ear S ^ ty th e Qor-
rra n s re siste d te n a c lo u g lf, but fin a l
ly w ore b eaten off, losing heavily In
klll'>d and wounded. To the n o rth of
thia region Iho rlllageii of Vcndellea,
on th e St. Q ucntln-C rolsclloa road, and
Kpehy and Pelzlero on the RoUel-
C am bral. road, have been tak en by
F ield M arshall Haig'S forces. T he
G erm an w a r office adm lt th a t th e e sa en tla l tn w in n in g th e war. ISven the few e le p h a n ts a re being harneHsed lo the farm in g Im plem ents, a n d all re
G erm an lin e fo r a d ista n c e of from 1
M arkd Gospi'i, a aim plo appaalinic
sto ry w as to ld of CtiViBl'n la s t Jo u r
ney to Jt'tsn lem , w here He knew th e
C ro ss aw aited h im ; lils la s t 8tJtt!sy ^
pent nt the q uiet house In Bettuu^
the palm h ranchos stre w ed on *hl
way R He w as hailed a s the M essiah;
a n d la te r the b a n q u et a t Sim on's
houBP and th e gupreroe act of devotion
on Mary' p a r t In b ro ak ln g th e c o s tV
box of a la b a s te r, and a n o in tin g h e r ;
I..ord. in d ig n a tio n a ro se am ong s o m e ,
o f the m en; "W hy th is w a s te d ,% tc .
T hey becam e Im m ediately so lt^ to o a
ab o u t th e poor, b a t Je su s co m m i^d e d
th e action o f M ary. H e saw t h a t th e
EM SLlHHW OaiAS PLOOQHIXG W ITH AN KLEPHA NT IN ESGLAX D sp o n ta n eo u s a c t of worship* w aa
ThlH 1 ty p ic a l o f ^ e e srn ea tn esa w ith w hich the BrltiBh people a re c o n c e n tru tln g upon th e In d u strlea m ost
pro m p ted by h e r lo ro for H im . I t I
w as a tim e ly q uestion "W hy 'Jh l
so u rc e s m a rsh a llo d to keep the c o u n try th o ro u g h ly e quipped In food a n d n e ce ssa ry Buppllei. W a s t e r 'a n d m ig h t have applied' to

m
1-4 to 2 m iles w as forced to give way Sim on's b a n q u et a s w ell a s to ' tb
b efore the B ritish In the region bound action of Mary. Yet Je su a by HI pr*^
Pi-ess, British Headquarters in Fi-ance, April 2, 1

m ill wiLi I uLl

ed by th e Perom io-G ouH eaucourt road enee sa n c tifie d th is ex p ressio n
4
\da London.British forces today widened the a n d the O m lgnon brook.

JU
votlo n -^ it w aa a b e a u d & l, w holM om
T<MJk S T eii T llU ^^ es. a c t. a n ex ceptional de4. sUMn]Un;i
wedge tliey had inserted in the German line in the Seven v illa g es on a fro n t of 10 m iles g e n e ro sity allii| b a rm o n U jn s'

iSE S-
region of St. Quentin and captured the villages of batw een V erm and and H eu d eco u rt c o n il8 t n t b M fish life.
no round of* fe stlv iu s on ^!Inon*i
Atilly and Villecholes, respectively, southeast and wn igereh t'soccupied S a tu rd ay , say s Sunday
official s ta te m e n t from B ritish
p a rt, n o e x ^ ' v a ^ c ' 'On
h ttt l a t ^ to
northeast of the village of Vermand. The British h e a d q u a rte rs In FYance. A long the ^ i v r a f j p p ltn U o Q th ft q u e s tio n la ^
are witliin three miles of St. Qiientiu and are work sCoologne riv e r the B ritish adTanced elpedaltr iwrUiIeiit i t the

sm
d c ap lttre d Je a n o o u rty H s ry illy n d 'iwbeB-' ' is tail
ing eastwardJy in that direction, while the French H esb eco u rt. B erlin a d m its th e B rll- waste In the face of great
ibh a d v an c e re ac h ed H o n d eo o u rt and and sufferlng. Jttdinent rests 1
are pressing from the south. lL K m llle, b u t d e c la re s t h a t a B ritish upon the motive.
Yesterday the British drove a wedge in the outer a tta c k Q orth of M etx-eo-C outure, The place and Influencerl
n o rth of H e u d e c o a rt, w a re p u lsed . beauty was dealt with,
German line at Savy% also taking Bavy Wood. They M eanw hile, th e F te n c h to rc e s a re of strength entre around.?!
followed this up today by capturing Atilly and k eeping up th e ir o ffe o a tre to th e CHAMP CLARK IS EE-ELECTED LEADER while Ideals of beanty,
VOlechols. Figliting in the vicinity of Savy was and ag ain hv m a d e good pro g r sa
so u th and s o n th a a s t of S t Q u en tlo , OF HOUSEREPRESENTATIVE FLOOD and moral as well as phyatcai
soclatod'wHh women. In the
very deteiinined and German casualties were n o rth and so u th o f th e A ile tte riv er. HAS RESOLUTION READY AUTHORIZ- omy of Ood. It la womkns worl
found to have bpeu fai* heavier than w^as supposed trfench Bystem s
T h ey have o*|iti^sKi se v e ra l G rm ao m a THE PRESIDENT TO CARRY ON g'lve the touches of be^tntjr to life
Jesus Is authority ton the truth ,|
organU od p o in ts
at .first. The Gennans lost several hundred men, e a s t of N e u v m e -rtr-M a rg lv a l. lafU ct- WAR AGAINST GERMANYGARDNER, beauty has Its mlaelon tn the
This Is an age when things are ',
including 81 who were taken prisoners. Ing heavy c a s u a ltte a on th e Q e rm an s, REPUBLICAN, ALSO HAS ONE WHICH ured by their practical titlUty.
Berlin, April 2 (By vdreless)Russian forces and d riv in g th em iM ck to th e o u t-
klrts of Vaux&Uion a n d LAtfaux.
CALLS FOR WHOLE LAND AND NAVAL Is grave danger of Judging
by standards ckt atiU^r, Klvtng
after strong artillery preparation, yesterday A rtllla ry d u e ls a n d sm a ll op ra- FORCES OF UNITEl) STATES TO BE art, the classics, second plsce;
launched an offensive along a breadth of more tlo n s c a rrie d out by ra ld lo s p a rtie s USED AGAINST THE TEUTONS. with ioot>mle aod money Iwo; !
than four miles against the Gennan positions on cIno nFtinra nu ce eonandth eB reel|^moamin.d e rTofh e tha rtille
e fro n t
ry
give beanty opi>ortnnity to x r ^
selfl" Far back In the hitor^:^!
the Rumanian fiontier heights on both of the Oituz a ctiv ity Is e sp e cially se v e re on th e Washington,* April 2.President Wilson will race we see the tnstinct
valley, says the German official statement issued B elgian fro n t a n d In C ham pagne. address a joint i^ssion of Congress at 8 oclock this In to express Itself In deconi^j
today. The Russian waves broke dowm under Ger Quiet fai KmsJ. The Oensan people baft mno^
e q id e t p re v a ils on th e evening.
beauty of music and poetryV^i^
man fire and in one place after hand-to-hand f roCnotm inp araRtivu ssia but all were pressed toto tt m
fighting. a n d Qallclsu
K lrlib ab a, In the n o rth e a s te r n C ar-
N ear Washington, April 2.As Congress assembled of the statfrr-^klc in
lal, getting poverty ot spHfi^i*
London, April 2.Official announcement was pathiaDS, A u stria n tro o p s in re p e a te d at noon, President Wilson practically decided to Beautifut works of art re jtlte
made here today that the French' Commander-in- a tta c k s broku InCo. R u ssia n tre n c h M , make his address today immediately after the or THE VEW GEHXAK EET&EAT slon o f the soul's spiritual
Ohief, General NiveUe, had wired congratulations abtta ut la te r w ere ejM tod in a c o u n ta r-
ok. A T en t n lo a llie d a tta c k ganization of the Houset even if it should be de
the hopes and longing of the ,
T h is sh o w s th e R u y a n lc o n rt-S o re l and are ot educatlonaX Tdue;'^
on the success won by the British against the so u th of th e Jaoo6en)r-V al P u tn a road ferred until the late afternoon or early evening. forced lin e to w h ich th e enem y b a a b e an
to re tire . npou the spirit of-those that
T ^ k s, to Lieut. Gen. Sir Archibald Murray, Com on th e R u m an ia n fr o n t w s p u t dow n Senator Martin, mjority leader, announced in the late them; Oermaay did not
by th e R u ss ia n a rU lIe ry , a n d a n alr< to the voice of her <reat tcM^e):^
mander of the British troops in Egypt, saying the hip w as se t on t ir e by R u ssia n air* W ash in g to n , A p ril 2 P re sid e n t W il
achievements of the British meant the inaugur- p lan e s a n d g n n flr n e a r O dobechti. Senate lihat the o ^ organization was expected soP rnin'stear d edarerlyss tow dasayseanntd toh e thh ee ldPnbllo
bjui braugH-^<ndemnatlm.i,ipw
self. The nhordinam ot "
.ation under favorable conditions of the attack on T h e L ondon w a r o ffice r e p o rts th e to be perfected 3 p.m., and that President Wil s e lf re ad y to d e liv e r It a s soon a*htm-^ the
naturally tollowed. ta 'th ttbVf
th B ritish o f a T u rk son would addrep a joint session as soon as organ H ouse h a d been o rg a n ised . w^Icb is being b o ^ today
Palestine. fru atra U o n
great travail, woman will g
Berlin, April 2 (By wireless)The battles be- n e a r O elU w ah , SE m ile s n o rth of B ag ization was completed.
ish a tte m p t to m v e lo p th e B rttisb New Y ork, A p ril t W illiam How
larger place. In the new
a rd T aft, re tu m in c to New T o rk to<
^ n yesterday between British and German forces dad, and M r s th e T u rk s a r now tn Washhigton, April 2.Representative Champ day, a s s e rte d th a t the p eople of the
trength and beantr Ul
ettMr for tb^s m a ri t, tod I'
iouth of Arras, on the road to Cambrai, and on both fiiU re tre a t. T u rk is h a tta c k s o n th
C a u ca su s fr o n t o e a r A lm a, w h ic h tie s
Clark of M isso^ was re-elected Speaker of the sonUi a n d so u th w e st a r e re a d y to r w a r
a n d th a t th e U nited S ta te s m u s t e n te r
beatr ot mankliidi^!Rie-^Bw^
modem philosophy Is, the
banks of the river Somme, west of St. Quentin, to th e n o rth e a s t o f B rdngm n, h ave House of Repreiwntatives today by a vote of 217 th e c o n flict "w h o le -h ea rted ly ." . ot Instiot as opp<iwed.to ttw'i),
were further developed this morning, says the of- been p u t dow n by th e R u s h a n s . to205. I A m ong th e a lle g ed c ru e l a ct upon
ot reaeon. In tuitblng tbf^^S
jKfiiftl statement issued today by the German army d eMclare eavr A u stria n ; a tta c k s , w hich a re
Washington, April 2.A resolution declaring w hich U rs . A n n a P o lo w e tsU , o t f o r k
certain displsjr of ln st^ ct,ilu a||
headquarters staff. The British forces, the an-r re p o rtedd tobyh aRv eobm e t bsw ithh a vfainitug rta, kaerne that a state of war exists between the United b a a e s h e r s u it fo r divorce fro m h e r t)worknototbased the W. M. & of. tie
on the barin
'
h u sb a n d C harles, Is one t h a t h e t*>
Tiouncement adds, suffered considerable losses, p lac e on th e O o ^ x ia s e c to r of th e States and Germany was prepared today for sub fe rre d to h e r d ls p a ra s ln g ly
jand only gained ground where the German troops Ale nrys troactivity.
-Ita lia n th a tr e . V lo lan t a r ti l
mission to the House by Bipresentative Flood, P rn s sla n ."
.gave way under orders. On both sides of the Oise- G o rilla a n d onstiU con tin u m s s t o f
tIM C ar o f r o n t Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. It \St y o u r h o u se w ire d no w w hile * OCR STOGCSf':
'Aimt canal, and on the highlands of Vregny, it is T h e re h a s beett no c h an g e In th% would authorize the Pr^ident to carry on war you canr o b ta in fix tu re s a t 50 p e r c e n t
annotmced, the French naade some advanc under s itu a tio n in M aci|nia. against Germany. dli|COnnt S s tim a te s tre e . M edicine Mr. BsTM' Caivfll
lie a T y lo M e s .


Washington,April 2.A resolution to declare HUt L ig h t S upply Co. S24-2 .rived la tew ,wi
bene* te ealer (er the
P a i ^ April 2.The French patiols advatic flOOD PBIDX DO SHOW war between the German Empire and the United BRITISH KILLED SMw te
last night, to the German positions before,
^ e n t i n which_they^ound to be held in forc|,^.ac- Over oe l^i4red rtriet
Stated, as prepared by Representative Gardner of 8,000 TURKS
Massachusetts, ii^public^ says: That the Pres BATTLE OF GAZA
m k r
week..
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wording to the War Office statement issued tMay. hT tlT M tdr reeTMl fo r tries
th eo4 F rl% Dog
ident is authorized and directed to use the whole S ew h N T r'
Petrograd, via London, April 2.^Russian LoadoM, April ILAndrew
land and naval forces of the Wnited Stoteg againirt Benar
Sfcow. Tltt mj Scosto today Law, M estar ot
iroops moving westward f r ^ Kerind,^Persia, are s t a u M o n t M B lnv tic k e to f o r th said German Empire its subjects and depend
lipproaching the Mesopotamian.border near K h ^ - the ihow Bd hU ar* encies. The pre|mT?le sets out that the triumph of
Ikiii. 4ontiixiiiug to4rive the .j ^emt,f < need to M tke,iliw u II Germany wouldldjwtii^oy.the liberty of the world, that the tetal' cm u IMm *f-
<Jay^il- W ar Office sl^temept mdicaWs, ' ^ t t | me patrloUo piriMi kjr vjNqriv
Udcot*. irU iN | Ut ; - h a i ffie t o T J n ltt .8 ia t< w m ^ ii t _tI fie g C ta * -to M
northerly dolumn, whic^ alrea^j lias cross'pd the 1er doffi U^tke ibew akelOt 9hai - i m o f w a r te b e -b p m e
JtesopotAmian border spux of Banish,haheld it4
" ^ m id th e r ^ | i^ .ftk iT % f-b fi ,t