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1—Thf t'nlvmdtr I'nlon J.ulld.nc in I*nr1*. npm«I n* nn •rmjr riub tor college turn and Ihrlr friend*. 2—Amerienn l.lu.Jarket* going uhoonl one of llie Ijntcfa Heomem Uicti over by the American g.o.rnnient S—Italian »oldleni placing wire entanglrnients along the Plave river line where an Au>trian attnek wa> threatening.

NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Great German Drive Slowed Up and Allied Counter-Thrust Seems at Hand.

AMIENS THE HUN’S OBJECTIVE

British Speedily Check Diversion Attack on Arras—French Stubbornly Hold Line on Oise—Americans Acquit Themselves Well—Ukrainians and BoUhevikI Recapture Odessa. By EDWARP W. PICKARD. Another week of the bloodiest kind af fighting faTed to bring to the Get^ man': the real victory on which they km! w> confidently counted, for though flie British and French armies had keen forced to yield further territory, their line* were unhmken and their spirits undaunted. A* the German military authorities. General Anlenne. my*. It Is n.*t the capture of territory that can bring a derision, but only a victory over and through the shattering of the enemy' nrrale*. So far from being shattered, the allied forces, weary and battered us they are. are lull of confidence, and n» this is written are hut nwaiting the opportune ; moment t« strike lan-k with the big i army of maneuver which was placed j at the disposal of the supreme war

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Amiens, a most Important link In 1 the British line of communications. | appeared to Is- the real objective of | the Germans, and they were able during the week to push forward toward that e|ty. along the line of the Somme. ' as fur a« Hamel, and a little farther north they took Albert and wen- hobl-

the south they tail forward a little hel.ut there the French . . with such elan that

the Brill

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ked dashingly south ive the enemy back s'lnt of tin- bayonet, east and west Imse Hent that the allied the great counter-

had not lieon made dear nt the time • '{ writing, but testimony to their excellent fighting was given by a wound'd French mptnln who arrived In Parts. "Entirely new In this warfare." said be. "the Americans worked like the best veterans." Some of Pershing's men. nt least, were moved over to the sectors left by Fn-ndi troops who were sent farther west to stem the German advance. In I their o« ti sector near Toul they bad a rather lively week of It. for the Got- , man artillery shelled them contluu ( ously and seemed to be preparing for nn Infantry attack. The American 1 guns made effective re*po*»e. and on j occasion dtenrhed the enemy poaltlo'vs with gas shells. There were increasing evidences dur- ' Ing the week that the Italian front Is to be the scene of another Teuton drive. Airplane observers reported that heavy re-enforcements to »lhe Austrian force* were being brought up dally from the Koumaolan front, together with numerous new pieces of heavy artillery. In the mountain section the artillery duels grew In Intensity. ami everything pointed toward an early effort to break through *o the | plains in that region. It was supi»«set! the Austrians believed the Italians would Ik- dlsdrited by the German sueThe "miracle gun" with wltieh the Germans have been ahrltlug Paris from a distance of 7(1 miles turns out t« Ik- a product of the Krupp works,] os' is proved by the kaiser's message to I tort or Krupp von Itohlen und Ual-ba.-h cotigmlulutlng him on the success of the new weni>on. A Ge. tnBn . ordnance authority says these extraordinary gun* are merely being teated on Paris and have been l.utlt for the |Mir|M)se of bonibardlng London.

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Another considerable victory was scored last wiK-k by the British force* In Me*o|iotamin. the '-ntire Turkish army in the Hit area l»-inc captured or destroyed. In Palesline AtlrnbyV men continued their advance tieyood the Jordan, approaching the Iledjax railway ou wblcb tbcy^baavily bombed tns'p trans|sirt tmiti«.

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The revolt of the Russian* against the brutal pillaging of the German* who have penetrated thrir country Is iM-glntiltig to l-mr fruit. T;oop* of the rkminlan rada are is>-o|K-mtlns with the bolslievlk force* and already have r«-«-aptiircd Odessa after a lilisidy Iwttle. In which naval forces took liar’. Before that the n-d guard* and armed eivlUatis had retaken Khersor Nlkolayev nnd Znametikn fmni the Teuton*. In some place* the peasants kill**] the German Soldlet** who were

v igorously denied l.y Senator Jonca and others, who contend.d that the public should Ik- told the truth and not fed on misleading Mutetncnts of the ProgrMa of our war preparations. In a follow-up s|K-eeh Thursday Senator William* bluntly declared that Senator fjj Follette should be expelled from the senate, and that Victor Berger. Sslnllst candidate for the senate from Wisconsin, should Ik- Interned. Mr. Wiliiams* colleagues appeared to he startled by this, but not one of them had the nerve to Indorse bis sug-

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As to airplanes. It was admitted In the senate that Instead of the 20H0C or 12.000 planes the airrraft hoard had promised to send to France by July 1, only S7 will be shipped, according to the present schedule. Testifying be fore the senate eominlttee. Gen. Leonard Wood told of the crying need fot airplanes for the American expeditionary forces now on the other side. Mr. <Y.-e|'s publicity committee came In for a sharp reproof for sending out misl-ndlug captions on photographs oi airplane construction. On Thursday Senator Overman mused the senate by making the pos- . Hive statement that German spies were employed in the Curtis* airplane plant nt Buffalo, and that their work had delayed the making of plane* for months. These spies, he said, had weakened joints In the p'anes so that they eollup*.*l. nnd lie exhlbltisl one of the part* so t-.mie-red with to prove his •settlon. Mr. tfrermon advoeatisl that the government rommnnd'-cr the Curtiss plant nod turn out every one Its present employee*.

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Following the debate In the senate the shipping lionnl l«*u.*| a statetnenl ■f Its work, showing that since It began Its activities iks vessels have been launch.*!, of which 102 hove been completed and put Into acrvicc. O! the Inutiriiings. net we:c r>*iulsiMon.-d vessels and 23 Wer« built for tbe Isuirv! coat met In new yards. Eleven ol the launching* were wood. “Quantity pmdnrtlon will Wlr. tbe war. and that is what wa» are getting." said Chair man Hurley Negotiations for the trnn»f.r of l».ts>i t..ns ..f Jatuinese snipping to Mk- I'r.lted Stnte. havi l-K-n eompSeted. and It I* underst.KM)

Mouqt Holly.—An

ng to Warren C. Marsh: III.-, enguged In eatiing .lies from Bblladeiplih

* overturned at the

«K-a*g < nek at Ilalnv ult of lK-ing driven it

Mil.- The driver cannot espial •the accident happen.*! He vvsaj

Jured.

M:ilville.—Charg.-d with drb automobile hearse t • .. funeral out u driver's lirm*e. Horace wn* arrvaited by UflUvr Strait. Just lee Chard 0n'*l him ff*' and. Carton wa* an experienced drihi* lii'eaw was revoked by St bh l. Inspector Hesdley some tl

following an accident.

Woodbury. — Henry S-liomber haa plant.*] 8li btndiets ..f onion s-* 1 *. Hightstown.—Tl.e IWiaH of Trade lias elected George I*. Dennis prrsK

dent

VK-ean City.—The new parsonage and social room of the Baptist Church tras fonually dedicated. Aura.—Several farmers around here have signed cwotraets to furnish tomaUks at $2.’> a ton to a canning concern. (Meaaantrtlle.—To raise funds for ILe Red Cross tbe W. C. T. C. Is holding a series of eu ten a laments at tbe homes of members. Glass!*)TO.—A crusade against bicycle riding upon sidewalks lias l*een revived here, nnd offender* are being fin.-d by Squlrv Panllc UJsley.—Mrs Eva Munlott. one of the oldest reaidents of this ptscr. died suddenly of apopb-xy while walling on her husband at tbe dinner table. Cape May Court Hopsr.—The joint committee to arrange tbe details of the plans for beautifying Cape May county met here. • Camden. — Claiming that several

| Paulsharo —An effort Is being put forth by resident* to have the I’e*--'-sylvania rati road place safety Pit" at the Delaware ulreet .Tossing, which several bun-1 r a-riKK)! .-hlldren !■•»*

every day.

Oc-sr. City.—Chief of Police Scull ba . Ikk*xi tvotlfi**! that 18 young men registering front this city have failed file tbclr qaeslloinialres with the

must report

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o truck county authorities. Tlwy n nil "f Ph-nMSl- ( a i m,.-o to t>'.ir|tlf Miller.

te<ti sup- | Orean Clty.-^Offl' ial* of the trolley i Camp Uix. i.n,- give notice that they linve_n*ked of the Ran- tor nn Inetn-ase In fares from •> to 7 >rt ns a i cents, and the i.mtter will couie l»efor-'

the State Public Utility Cotnmlaalon

Tuesday. April S.

Col I Ingswood.—William P. Tniem of this place, two days after arriving In Camp Devena, Ayer, Mas* , having • till slcl two weeks ago. was stricken with pneumonia and beccmo so e- riou* tlmt his |.ariails. Mr. and .'Ir*. Henry It. Tat. m. were sunttpon."'. »ud they

1«a (or the ramp. •

% Trenton—Ship carpenter* at Mnnrieetowu. porcbeoter and beesburg. on klautlce liver have asked for nn Increase in wages of from BSTiO to $4 a

day.

Millville.—W. F. KriK-mmeltKdn of the state department of agriculture was in Millville arronglng for an auto truck line to carr^ eggs and perisluiWe produce from this idsce. Vineland nnd surrounding {wints to New York. I*aterson.—Falling to appear for senfence before Judge Watson after he had tieen convicted of the burning December S of bis heavily Insured silk mill at 48 Redwood avenue. It Uranic known that Morris Lefkowltx of 483 East Eighteenth street liad trsnsferrod his proiK-rty interesls Wednesvluy after his bond of 81,000 had been forfeit.*I by tbe court. He Is said to have left

the city.

Jersey City.—Tbht the law passed by the legislature at the Inst rewslots permitted the drawing of struck Jurl.-s to try criminal cases upon application of either the state or the defendant in tkst class counties may he unworkable was indicated when struck Juries were to have been drawn before Judge Mark SuMivan here to try five election

GEUH! 1055 Pi!

S*nding«cstof Th«ir Wcui to SHgtorn.

case* of embroideries were damaged b.Kie,|s of Jersey City, the

In transit to the extent of SLSOO, the u . h , ( .,, nrr barred with frauds at the Camden Curtain cn-1 Embroidery Cora- ! k|M *-i a i .-..mmlssion governmeat clecpany began suit against tbe Reading j Jpnh . v ntv October 18. 1B17.

* . ... J.-rsey City. — The Hudson county

Mocnt noyaL Uniter frecholdei* elected William E Kuntx D^Hughea. age.1 flftoroaud seventeen. Mi) BVe(1up . th fi, rt ty. a

. U, . :‘ r member of the hoard to fill the varan-

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* county sU|K-rvisor. It had been rvaeroenton.—George B. Wright has |KirtP ^ that n West Hudson man would been appointed postmaster of this r , l<18PM . otlter name was ofpta. . to succeed Pearl I-abor ! f.-n*! Fre- holder Oscar L. Auf der Mantua.—Petitions for a local op- t ] pl j p officiated as director for the tlot. elc-tlon were filed with Townahlt. Urst tlmp having lK*en elected two <W - weeks ago. Paulshoro-The recently ..rganixe.1 Jprw7 city.—Warden Kel’y nollft-., Jimlor Red Cross here realised $130 county freeholder* that from a two night* moving picture ea- , hp p^teotlary wn* so erowdcl he trnaltiment. has trouble In ii.-eomrotKlallng |•risenI j*-* burg. Twenly-flre convict* Pr *_ Freeholder Boland suggested that from tin* State P/Ison fann. near hen-, the county Judges might commit pris-rvi-airing the link of tIve fcW-mlle ouer* to other Instltutious until the

THE COUNTER OFFENSI

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tnn-b- Any conGdenvl.le advance to the north tli.-r.- It wa* point-d .mt. wmM fore- Ihe Germans to draw back 1 to save their lines of communication, which already arc *-■ badly «tniched ,

thrir fomlsinff*.

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the G.-rmans to go far hey-ond the m* "f the peace treaty and strip • country of Us store* oT grain and

TIm- government, nnd Great Brltnln nnd Franc.- ns well, -ontlnur to enij "naslxc the fort that the lasts of victory for the alll.-d cause Is on adequate supply of shipping f..r America's armies must Ik- transport'*! to France, food nnd inanitions for them and for llw allies must he taken over, nnd for these purposes •■hips roust Ik- provid'd mart, faster then the German U-boats ran

sink them.

The latest report of the British od ml rally shows an Increase In the nutn her of larger v.-rs. i« sunk by suluna-

As a spur to .Vo,. • . ! Mithtfinsoi. Premier IJ ; to Ikic! Beading. Brit an appeal for urgent 1 rnn troop mov.-tiK-nts i Ixrd It.-fidlng read :• hi* honor In New Yorl - hie." said the |u.-t

pike between Camden nnd Cape May. Westmont.—The l olly Anna girls wllleschew lunches at their inecllng assist in fold cuaservatian nnd will purchase a war aavlng* stamp as a gift for the first member to l>e mar-

ried.

Millville —Tlie tuetnlK-r* of the fire department p- titionr*! the City Commission Increase their salaries. ' clalmliig tliat they are paid leas than

congest! jti la relieved.

Newark. — Gradual repinc—uont «-f male help with female l-.c-tp in the office buildings of Neo-ark Is favored l.y metnlH-rs of the Newark Building Managers Aaaociatkm. The question was dlscu>«e>l nt length ns to the ndvhuitdlity of using women as elevator oper.iporti r*. tueehanlcs und ciemner*.

. th • general ojdnlot. that

e would help solve tin- Ial or

j problem.

Newton.—Toe twenty-odd farm* that 'innprised the thousand acre tract !^- ! longing to the late «1*arie» C; Cox of | Andover township Will Ik- *1*rated.

any department in South Jersey.

Westmont.—A first act outfit

been oni-Ted for the public school buihliug for caring for any slight Juries that may beiall Hie pupils.

Camden. — Women cleaning about ! Tlie ndmlnl*tn.tor* have Mild _ the Pennsylvania railroad terminal in Jrp ,i n(r ,. , arni ct White Imkr to lil-

tbls city uitnnTnl attention, nnd Su- wan j Smi-.llev for M.3tW or ,-rr, n,B- s „ nrt , o,.- ? I,.—n.u«, Uu., ;

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•-.. --oto-d „d Ud,, ...v ! ''S •“■"j C12 liw.,.„d ...n.., tomi • duldl, l,i™i TO. »«.™ .r. W M ■•- “»• •“"’ iMiurne. N. Y.. It 1S-3 «Ad studied In the Csxeiinvla S<-n«llittry. He was

and

Hopewell.—With Hopewell township' cmduaied from Cornell In 18*6

divide) Into districts the pupils of the ovhoolk have been engaged In an active emuiialgn in taking the survey of the forms of the district. Map* were leade of the different districts and tin natues and location of cacti farmer written uism each. This ci-nsus is taken as a war measure, and it in-

tlie

t.ecaine instrurior of history at Michigan Military Academy. Pro fiwsor Gilman leaves his wife and two

daughters.

Newark. — The polW of tlda city l ave l*-cn nske<l to Inveatlgate the theft of a bronze urn containing Hie a she* of the late Henry Rnndrt Ccn

eludes the hired labor, amount and "' r The urn I-ore hi* name and Hie kind of live stock, crops, fruit, seed. 'Lite of his death. Novemiier 19. lOntt. etc. The Information •- u*.-'iil to ||, r Mia Calliertne Center, the widow, oc fanners In securUig Itrip and to thux- cupled an a(*rlmeat at 170 Tlilrd who desire to punlmse seed or live j street. Itccrnlly she went t< Wastistock. | Itigton. D. c. nnd left the apartment Gloucester -Beatty da-alers of this . In charge of Mr* Mark Milk, n friend ] city have sold’more projirriles In the Mrs Milk discovered aevenl articles J Inst inotith than tn any ye .i for a long 1 were missing, unu-ng ilw-m the un. A I isriod. sneak thief had rohticd the apartment. I Burlington —The Kona of Liberty Hoboken. — The government soon I lodge b»« volunteered to campaign , will take over the four teniilii-.il butldanioag llnllsns for sube riptlun to the j lugs of the northern boundary of this ihinl Mherty loan. j place. Tlie buildings an- In Fifteenth Ojfllngsw.MMl - This city «*iutrlbutrd street nnd extend west f-w more than one ton ui.d a half of rioihing for Bel- thee blocks All ntv 12 stories high, giau men. women and . I.ll.lren In a ! built of concrete snd ntianlutrly fire campaign of five hoars. h.-ndcd by- Hie pnmf. Tliey ntv tlie biggest factory Ked Cross and vt..rk.*l out by IWjy hr.lldlngs In H vU.ken one of then. I* Krouts In automobile* loaned by 4Iff-: m-Tipled j.j |t(p R POI t ncl . >n Ariu ,

Teutonic Force* Make Deeper.-*: tempts To Reach The Amlena Railrcad—Both S,dtt Claim Su cease; Washington.—A French • mate of the Gennac lor.. great battle on tho western • their total eaaaaUie* at bet . CG0 end 200.000 men. The ■ me e nding most of their v to Belgiutn. It U declared, t from the German people their b.* ir j sacrifices. It ha* been possible to Identifj. _ dispatch say*, nearly 100 Genua ^ rislocs, more than 10 of vhu twice encaged. Some of L sions. it la declared, nad to bt at the csd of the first day ait - more than hail their men. The dispatch follows: "Alter sn 11-day offenslv :«* which the Germans have reckK-j pushed forward their attackIr.r v. a t, one may gather z fair!* accurst- « mate of tiielr losses. "It the first place. It has te*c p tible to idectify nearly loo of tk divisions since the baginnir.i: cf t offensive, more than 10 of which vet twice engaged. Some dlvivor- Ld to be relieved at the end o.’ th- tat day. having lost more than half d their men; such was the cs»e j! tM 45th and the 8$th The !*>>- ia be* n nearly entirely wiped ou: Aisaj those that have suffered the ter--the Sth. 12th and 107th diviswc well as the 2d (Prussian Guardi. 16th. the 21st and the 2<tb d:vi>Ma! of reserves. "In the second place, aa eaon number of corpses were found •« battlegroand. and the prisone-s o ing questioned acknowledge i : tent of the losses of their res!"

unit*.

"To conceal -from the Cerrisn pi' the heavy- sacrifices tbs: offensive methods required, the Hermans are rending most Of their v--ed *o Belgium. "It is not an uaggeralloii t-’ mate tbe total of their loss- 4t tween 275.000 to 200.000 men' Both Sides Are Digging I* Washington.—Both aides at* ging in" between Montdldl-r at on. General Pershing repor ••d t War DepurtmenL The report from General IVrs

read:

"Summary of th# battle alo=S British sad French front: "Ne new attacks launched » Germans north of the Somns' ' of the Somme and on the IronMarceicave to Monldldier tlimans made heavy attacks !'• ' Montdidler and Noyon both *.■!■ • glng In. The batilellne on the • Ing of March 21 was am folio* - "Hamel. Marcelcave. Au!-:’ ' Hangard. Demuin. Moreuii. j RanvaL Sourellerp. Gravlgr- | tieny. Fcntalne Hesneil. Iki"" ' ! A’ encourt. Rollot. Orvlll-r' B • ' | Hoye. PI easier. Passel and al Oise. Bsrlsls." German j Aiming At Paris-Air •£"■ While the advance of the c armies in Picardy has con to a halt, there has been ***»• inx on the extreme weaterw • tbe hatUe *one. Ewoon'e: - large forr*s have been eat* occurred north ol Moreuii. b u seems to he no derided ad rained by the Teuton!* it»'* Jr claim to have taken heiib' have carried wood In advan r line ngar Moreuii. but the 11 tbsl they have driven back •* ' from positions they have e’.ewhere in this sector The French lines fartbe: stood firm against savax' especially in the region of V snd eastward of that piers. * part of the line gfclrb to a terrific strap* for two d* last Week. TO PROBE ARMY-CHAIR - senate To Look Into Non’=Appointments. Washington —Follow Ins r" • Icism of asvimment of Ura-

rienaantv lilt-.—The Kinking Fuad >Mnixi:sshiu creatiKi by th.- t’uy toun41 is '-lultued to be illegei and Has K*-n rvfi-iTed tu Koliritor <1iiiiapli>n ! i rut •ti -Small quantlili-s of voutli Jersey, hut U»e> ur>- but a “ilrop u the I'li*Let' au tar as <1- Mauds are ' GIbssIsku. High i, u iMtat

Had

•■•ftrid.—In the Fir

Presby-

•blneton tie K*ri ion by Senator -..king the Wet

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