Piqua Daily Press (Newspaper) - April 23, 1917, Piqua, Ohio WOOL AND MUTTON GO UP REND Ore April dollars a ton for hay plus he cost of a haul lo his ranch on folins river is he price Dan is paying oday lo keep his sheep alive Others in central and eastern have lost much stock be- cause of the hay famine THE PEOPLE'S PAPER LEADS BY 24 HOURS FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE UNITED PRESS EIGHTY-THREE YEARS YOUNG NEW YORK April MS eye still for a pretty girl Depew celebrates birthday today Pretty girls regular habits and a serene mind help keep men lie Always was a gay old TUESDAY AND COOLER PIQUA OHIO MONDAY APRIL 23 1917 VOL II NO 99 LONDON SAYS HAIG IS DRIVING ENEMY BEFORE HIM LONDON April a wide front on both sides of the river Scarpo Field Marshal early day resumed the British drive with u tremendously forceful attack We attacked at Dawn this ing on both hanks of the and made satisfactory progress he reported South of the Cambrai road captured the re- mainder of the village of and at night gained the greater part of the wood The attack was over a wide front London hailed Haig's report as indicative of resumption of the eral British offensive While there has been no statement in the sure around Lens and on the Quentin line luring the past week nevertheless it was felt here that the Franco-British strategical plans contemplated alternate smashes in force between the Haig and Nivelle armies While the French army was making its terrific assault on the Soissons front the British seized the time to consolidate the positions they won in the first smashing drive and during the week have more or less confined their offensives to smashing drives suddenly executed at scattered points Now however according to tary experts belief the British army has started its concerted offensive forcing to concentrate his reserves in opposition and in permitting the French in turn to their positions bring up more guns and get a breathing spell The thrust along the was regarded as a new development in the allied offensive I hug is now reaching out with powerful force ward Douai Today's statement did not definitely locate where Haig's blow on both banks of the was delivered but it was probably near about eight miles southwest of Daual A drive in this direction is now only a menace at Douai but it is part of the general enveloping scheme around Lens Sunday's cial statements indicated a ing of the noose around this coal city by attacks delivered by the British near the north of Lens The Scarpe offensive is to south nine miles from the city Further indication that operations on the British front are starting in motion in a concerted offensive was seen in the official report of gains on the Cambrai road is now practically rounded by the British forces cault itself is a bare eight miles dis- tant from point in the line WOOD SAYS HE IS ARMIES AFIELD WITH FRENCH TELLS OF IT United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK April lias just gone through the most de- week for her in the history of the war Today on the week's anniversary of the great French drive the French army staff permits me to say that j the coming seven days are likely to I unfold more clearly the nature of the Franco-British offensive The fighting which is now in progress j is of tremendously vital importance Since Monday a week ago when the great French offensive began General forces have Capture of more than one dred guns from the Germans Taking of twenty thousand Occupation of 20 largo I not including hamlets of about fifty miles of French territory Inflicted losses in killed wounded and missing on the Germans estimated at Two great battles were raging to CHAUTAUQUA FOR PIQUA IS A NEILSON day One is along tho Chemin Des Ladies Laon and the Plateau the other around Heights dominating the northern Champaign plains Although the French attacks are against the strongest positions held by the Germans on the entire western front General men have ready won strong footholds over they are enlarging these holds The fighting which was in progress today supercedes in importance any on the entire western front At any moment newer and more im- portant situations may be created While the German disaster of the past week has been tremendous the week's fighting is only the first stage of an entire tion planned by the French The front comprises only one portion of the great Franco- British offensive That offensive now extends over at least miles Every operation undertaken on the east front is AMSTERDAM HAS EXPLOSIONS TOO AMSTERDAM April mendous explosion at shaven Friday wrecked many ings and caused damage for miles around according to reports ing here to day Wilhelmshaven is the second important German base ALBERT CLARK CASE POSTPONED Albert Clark murderer of shal Hake will find two weeks of his time on earth very short to him when it comes down to getting the plea for a new trial decided upon by the court of appeals Such an action was supposed to come up day but because of the illness of At- torney A R Johnson of Ironton Ohio who is interested in the case in Clark's behalf the hearing will be continued for about two weeks Clark is to go to the electric chair June twenty-second If the court of appeals holds that Clark is sane the case can be taken to the Supreme court THREE MEN ARE INJURED FORD GOES INTO DITCH E BERNHARDT IS VERY WEAK You may tell the people of Piqua that the city will enjoy the best ever held here and the affair will occur at Fountain Park this year So stated J T Nielson to a Press reporter Monday ing Mr Shaw the syndicate representative will be in Piqua this week to talk over the ar- continued Mr son Coming from Mr that Piqua will have a Chautauqua this year means such the program will be carried out- Tho affair it seems will not he promoted tion had practically dropped the subject because of past losses This year Piqua as a whole will be appealed to in staging the great affair and Thursday April 28 a meeting of those interested in a Piqua Chautauqua will be held at tho headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce Piqua has had several successful Chautauquas not from a financial point but from a view-point of ent This year with the country at war people will want recreation of a Chautauqua type and so Mr son's announcement will be splendid I By United Press NEW YORK April Mine Bernhardt passed a table night at Mount Sinai hospital her physicians today were ing the advisability of a blood trans- fusion operation to strengthen the famous patient She suffered a slight relapse but rallied quickly No plans have been made to give Mmc Bernhardt more blood but in- are a call may be made SOME MORE OHIO NEWS THAT'S WORTH KNOWING By United Press CINCINNATI April center fielder of the Reds who made more hits this season than any other player in the big leagues will be out of the game at least two weeks He badly sprained his left foot sliding into second in day's game here with the Cubs Chuck Wortman Cub shortstop also was injured at second base in the same game Larry Kopf spiked for volunteers within a few days j him so severely as to break man's left big toe He will be out at Mine Bernhardt has now been in the hospital more than a week since an operation She still is in a condition but physicians stated her case is not hopeless her of Commerce as that i news to the public WAR BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM BRIEDENBACH SERIOUSLY ILL least a month WOOSTER O April Landis was placed on trial here day for the murder of Charles who was shot in the back at his home on the night of Feb 1C It is said that Landis has confessed to the shooting Elva wife of the dered man was also indicted for the crime and will go on trial within two weeks Three men were injured one seriously when a Ford motor truck owned by the Val Decker firm of this city jumped off the river road two miles south of Sidney Sunday morning and upset One man Enoch Williams colored who was driving the machine was pinned to the ground when the steering wheel rested on his chest George Plock white farmer residing on the ington pike north of Piqua was also injured as his right arm and side were badly bruised Clifford ers colored had his little on his right hand sprained while his left side and leg were badly bruised The Ford after being righted was wrecked when a farmer endeavored to run the machine The latter crashed into a telephone The farmer was not injured Williams and Rogers were brought to Piqua by Will Decker who hurried to the scene in another machine Mr Plock was brought back by another party the Accident Occurred Williams who is employed by the Decker firm had taken the machine and with Rogers had taken Mr Plock to Jack place where the latter had a number of hogs that Mr Plock wanted to see ter looking the animals over the party made arrangements to start for Piqua Because of the ful day Williams decided to take a way home While elign along at a fair rate of speed the steering gear seemed to go wrong and a rut caused the car to suddenly shoot into the air liams managed to close off the er but the light Ford turned turtle throwing Rogers and PlocK clear off the wreck but catching under the machine The Ford set in a shallow ditch Williams who was in great agony screamed for help pleading that the car be lifted from oft him Plock and Rogers hurried to the man's assistance while a number of farmers also quickly arrived at the scene Rogers was unable to aid his friend because of injuries liams after being removed from un- der the machine was in a state of collapse and seemed to be suffering from internal injuries A deep and long gash was cut in the man's left thigh On being brought to Piqua Dr Robert Kunkle attended Williams and the latter is at the Spring street residence Rogers is also there while Plock was able to attend to his business and farm this morning The Ford was greatly damaged as the result of the collision with the pole The latter was also ed April reme court may be asked to the case in which the court already has decided that former assistant adjutant general Bryant was entitled to war time pay for services at Camp Willis last summer The decision gave Bryant extra pay Military experts now have raised the question as to whether the court's ruling for Bryant did not bold in effect that all national guardsmen mobilized here for service were en- titled to war time pay This construction would cost the state about entitling privates to instead of 50 cents a day for time spent in camp prior to their formal muster into federal vice GREAT WAR CONFERENCE BETWEEN U S AND BRITISHERS IS NOW ON By United Press stimulate red cross recruiting an army commanded by two pretty nurses has been placed on the court house plaza in the heart of the business district In one week membership in the Harrisburg branch has ed from 175 to Lippman French journalist issued a call for all jews born in to join tho American forces and pull down the Prussian Star Spangled Banner is being sung for the first time in pal churches in the diocese of risburg Bishop James Henry ington yesterday authorized of the national anthem to rot urn to Germany to fight for the and fearing he would bo interned j linm Tannhouser asphyxiated himself j in his home WASHINGTON has broken relations with the United States the state department was of- advised today by Minister at Berne BOMB EXPLOSIONS LAI A letter has been received by Miss Kate Johnson from Mrs John man of Swampscott Mass now at the bedside of her brother Warren Briedenbach in which was stated tLe news that the young man is in a critical condition following an ation performed recently at the Miami Valley hospital Infection has has occurred and there is great fear that death will result Warren Breidenbach as well as the sister are well known in this city Mrs Bateman was Miss Helen Breidenbach The brother is a of Piqua high school and is a talented violinist He is a medical student at Michigan university and will graduate this June For a number of years Mr Breidenbach has been in failing health because of a serious malady and the CONGRESSIONAL OVER BIG BOND ISSUE STARTS By United Press WASHINGTON April land and the United States through high war commissioners joined hands here today to frame ca's part in the greatest war in tory Previous utterances of foreign Secretary Arthur J Balfour head of the British commission and of President Wilson crystallize the operative conference which begins as a continuation of America's battle for freedom begun in Lansing other members will call upon leaders of their own branch of service It will be a day of greeting but business starts at once and within a day or two the mission will be deep in consultation with American chieftains Tomorrow night tue commission will be guests of cabinet heads four dining with Lansing and the others dining with the cabinet bers corresponding to their own rank Afterward Secretary sing will be host to them at a stag By United Press WASHINGTON April gress today started debate on the ad- ministrations conscription army j being brought to bear on wavering members It will continue until the end of the debate probably Wedncs- which if passed will subject the administration hopes lions of American citizens to the draft to have all uncertain opponents GARY of zens cheered the departure of Serbian steel workers all veterans who left Gary by special train to join the allies United Spanish War veterans will issue a newspaper called The Veteran in the interests of recruiting R Thompson founder of n string of restaurants throughout the city told an By United Proas CHICAGO April troubles were believed today to have been responsible for two bomb explosions last night Seventy-five guests in the New hotel on the South side were thrown from their beds when a bomb at the rear of the building wrecked a row of stores on the first floor Michael J Boyle former business agent for the electrical workers union recently convicted of conspiracy with ten other men and sentenced to the Bridwell for one year is one of the owners of the hotel One man was slightly hurt when tion was cure him in the effort to and enable the government to im- mediately start training the biggest army in American history for a smash at Germ a 113 The house had before it the army as reported by the Military Com- with conflicting tions one proposing the volunteer plan and the other President son's selective draft The house fight was bitter Representative Kalm of California a republican and a native of led the Welcomed here with an tion worthy of king's but withal in a manner wholly democratic the British commissioners will meet Secretary of State today and will then see President Wilson Their commission is not one of receiving rather it is one of giving They would have America profit by corps England's mistakes and they propose to show the chiefs of naval military aeronautic supply and di- corps just how may tread the wisest path While Balfour visits Wilson and reception in the Pan-American building f Following one of the great tions Washington has accorded any visitors the British party settled itself in comfortable and spacious quarters out on Sixteenth street From early in the day crowds of Washingtonians and tourists from all over the country were in the neighborhood to catch a glimpse of the Members of tue party wherever they were seen and recognized on the streets of the cap- tal were cheered that American women throw enough n in tho of food into tho garbage pails to feed a apartment building Germany's hungry population on Sheridan road Fielding shall tho owner said he had had trouble with the janitor's union NEW IT will use omo of his wooing ability to woo recruits for Uncle Sam Ho ed a noon enlistment mooting today Julia Marlowe read war poems AX AMSTERDAM STORY NEW McKay 17 who can't enlist because of a alight oyo defect wrote Uie Newspapers asking if nny doctor would volunteer to cure his trouble so he can join the navy By United Press AMSTERDAM April strike is steadily declared tho Bed liner today All strikers have been ordered to BRICK ARRIVED FOB BIG JOB One hundred thousand brick for the Washington avenue paving ar- rived in Piqua last Saturday and workmen employed by the sey Bro firm of contractors im- mediately started to place the ial in position along the fare the paving campaign which will be under way on that street within two or three weeks The firm is well pleased with the manner in which the shipments are being re- and it is expected that no de- lay will at any time when actual work is started on the im- provement South street on one side of the street has been graded as far as Washington pike while on tho other section much of the grade is also completed As soon as this work is on that thoroughfare at- administration forces Dent of the military headed the opposition volunteer army Stron Chairman committee favoring a g pressure is DEATH TO FOOD DESTROYERS whipped into line The senate fight is not so bitter A group of Progressives gave ed strength to the president's forces when they endorsed a number of administration measures including the draft The big bond issue which will provide the sinews of war for ca's first armies in the field and for the work of training recruits is about ready for sale Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo plans advertising to awaken the ple to the fact that this huge sum must be raised to insure the defeat of the Kaiser and release America's forces for the battle lines CO-OPERATION AMONG GERMANS IS IN EVIDENCE ACCORDING TO U P By United Press CHICAGO April death penalty for food destroyers will be asked in a law to be introduced in the Illinois state legislature by Guy Guernsey of Chicago It will be a war measure only Injury or destruction of water plants destruction of food depots warehouses food supplies by use of kerosene or obstruction of trans- of milk or foodstuffs would come under the scope of the proposed legislation KILL PASSES CONGRESS United Press Staff Correspondent COPENHAGEN April I3 thronged with Turkish troops en route to the western front and red by socialist peace talk according to information from the German cap- ital reaching here today Despite the bolstering of the ern front revealed as necessary by resume work within 24 hours or else j tention will be turned by the con- be summoned to I tractors to Washington avenue WASHINGTON April groat bond issue awaits only President Wilson's nature to become an actuality House and senate today accepted the conference re- port on the measure which was sent at once to the White House for the presidential approval necessary to hake it a law ADDS TO THADE CORX ADVANCES TEX TEXTS Markets from a local standpoint showed no changes Monday with the exception of corn which ed from to per hundred Wheat remains steady while oats did not move a fraction Sugar still sells for for twenty-five pounds and all in all the public is in hopes that the upward trend of ces is at a standstill By United Press WASHINGTON April United States exported worth of during the nine months ended March last com- PROF HEARING BEING WATCHED pared with 760 worth of exports for the same nine months of 1916 and 031 077 SCO for the same period in tho bureau of foreign and domestic commerce an- today CHICAGO April became known today that federal officials ire closely watching the activities and speeches of Scott Nearing ousted professor of social sciences at ledo University recent statement in an address at the of Chicago that following the president now would lead to the ruin of the is regarded in some quarters as at least seditious The German propagandists are again becoming active here federal declared Their activities now are centered on Russian exiles many of whom are preparing to re- turn to Europe upon the invitation of the provisional government One an ardent pacifist who is a at the University of Chicago will be detained at the request oC the Rus sian consulate m 4 the drawing in of Turkish forces the Berlin public Is being fed on tory stories by the Berlin papers and the German staff All information from Berlin cates tacit encouragement if not tive aid extended the socialists peace efforts by the German government The aim is encouragement of the pence party among the Russian The German are also aiding the in de- nouncing the general strike Reports of the meeting of the eral committee the German social Democratic party received today quoted Phillip Scheidemann as de- We attempted connection with the neutrals and with the Russian socialists but the made our work difficult Our effort is ward general peace But if a al peace is impossible we shall naturally accept a separate peace All dispatches emphasized the wido split between the two socialist Scheidemann branch now devoting its energies to peace work and the minority faction now on demand for of Germany's government and on thering the general strike There has been a great influx of Germans to Copenhagen recently and tho American legation has been extremely busy in work A number of German spies have been discovered here trying to go to
