UNITED SMS NAVAL VESSEL
SIS GERMAN AT! MIC UAH
Boston, April 9—Widely circulat
ed reoorts are being given, ereitenca
here »hat a United States torpedo
boa' destroyer or submarine lo
cated the Gorman raider wlvcfi has
been, hovering along the lanes of
commerce between 'he United States
and Europe early Sunday morning
of* Xanfucket, and after a short
chase succeeded in destroying the
unknown ship.
W.ieu naval mea wore questioned
as th.e authenticity of the re
ix)rt tliey replied, "We can say no
thing about ft."
BREWERS DAUGHTER UNTIED
II SECRET WIRELESS PLANT
New Yctrk.k April 9—Agents of
the I'ni'ed States secret service de
«ia; * have discovered, that until
recea'ly Mrs. Hugo Reisinger,
daughter of tha lat© Adolph. Busch,
the faaous St. Louis forew^r, lias
maintained a powerful wireless re
ceiving station on the top of her
Fifta Avenue residence in this city.
It is now positively known that
Former minister from Gremany
I Bernstorff has received many mes
| sages from his government by this
source.
Bv order of the government the
plant has been dismantled, and! all
wires *o the building has been; dis
connected, while secret service men
have been stationed in. the big resi
deaef. where a constant watch will
jbe \»ej>t on all things that transpirer
I there.
PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL A1XIOUSLY
AWAITS Mill ENTER HUB
Hi. Janeiro, April 9 — President
Wenceslaus B.. Pereira Gomez, of
Brazi', hurriedly returned from
Para Sunday and immediately up
ou his arrival went to the oapitol
bui'dhife where lie issiied a statij
mei.'t that lie only awaited the facts
reganlirg the sinking' of the Bra-1
ziliau steamship Parana, and de
clar't!- upon receipt of the facts
sumwnding the sinking cf this ship
lie would then act with the spirit
demanded by the national dignity of
the Republic of Brazil.
Will Ask For
Six Billion Dollars
Washington, April. 9—In order ;
to Li-Pt the demands made upon, the
United States Treasury to carry on I
♦ha war of this nation against the i
Gerira-i government, Congress will
be a-^ed to vote an appropriation of
?6.000,000,000.
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U-Boat Thrice
Attacks Ship
Paris, Ax>ril 9—The Brazilian
cori-u' a art) has notified his govern
ment today that a German U-boat
had three times attempted to sink
another Brazilian ship while sailing
for Marseilles and that she "was
'orccd off her course and made in
at. Vigo where she docked.
The ressel was considerably dam
ag©-1 by shots fired from the diver,
Du* managed to keep out of the
way of the torpedo which was fired
at her.
FORMER SECY. STATE
OLNKY I*ASSES AWAY
Boston, April 9 — Former Sec
retaiy of Stat© Richard Olney, died
at his home in this city ut an early
hour this morning after a sickness
of several weeks.
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Washington,, April) 9—The Austria!
Uuneaiy gorerament severed their
diolamatic relationship with the
IJai.-d states today.
Charge d'Affairs Zwieadienk call
ed at the State Sept. and askad
Secretary L;unsing for his passport
and those oI his official staff. He
informed Secretary Lansing that the
order for his action, was Issued by
Us government yesterday.
A short time prior to the time
wlio<". the Austrian, Minister called
on Secietaoy Lansing Minister Sto
vall at Berne, Switzanlnad, cabled
■he Hate Department that the toroak
in Hl.e dipdomatia relations between
tho Austrian and tU« United States |
cofvornmeut had been ordered yeaten
day.
Ambassador *o Austria from the
Uni'id States I'enfield is in ignor
ance of the situation, as ho left
Vienna last Saturday, and has not
been in communication with any of
the United States ambassadors up to
the present time.
It is stated by high up officials
that a break with Turkey and BuJ
naria will follow at any time, ne it
)s almos* poeitiva that these nations
will take a similar action to that
Jaken by Austria.
IELLE NOW ORIVINIi GREAF
WEDGE INMii FRONT
Loadtin, April 9—MveJle is driv
ing a wedge with sledge hammer
dIows a0ainst the Germane north- of
1 a Fere, and at tho same time by
hot pursuit ia forging another such
"•trl^e and. thrufcting Laon. The
iu' bitter fighting of the advance
a Lid retreat so far is cantering
around the point of tho second
wedge near St. Goba, in th§ forest.
Miliary experts here expressed &d
diiation for the marvelous speed
with which' Nivelle moved in Xolloiw
'n up every advantage of the Gor
man retreat and in forcing the eai
■>niy in advance of its carefully laid
o!ans to give way befoul a tremen
dous pressure of French forces, lu
the meantime the British front is
•righting stiill in the osfen variety as
wpiesed to the massed, men $pw
coming to grips on the French sec
tors..
New York, April 9—The spring
thaw checked the German drive.
Hindenbur^'s plan of attack 011 Rus
sia was frustrated by nature at a
critical moment. The check afford-.
»d the Russians ample time to pre
pare defenses which, should prove
effective in checking the German ad
vance.
The Russian people ar<j bending
every energy in speeding up the
war sluoplies . '
No Mail For
Germany At All
.Washington, April 9—Postmaster
General liunlosoa suspended mail
servcie to Germany during the coji
•inuation of the war, the order be
coming effective Saturday.
In addition <o suspending the
service *o Germany, all postoffices
are instructed to refuse any mall
destined for Austria, Hungary,
I/eui^u'g Bulgaria and Turkey.
I* is believed that all express
tonu anies will bo ordered to sus
pend operations to those countries
'n order to prevent money being
shinned from the United States to
*h sp belligerent nations.
$5,000,000,000 Loan ..
TO Entente Allies
Washington, Airil 9—It is stat
ed *liat President Wilson yrill put
forward sweeping measures for can
cre.-aioual apmrovad, chief among
the measures which, President Wil
son advocates is a loan of $5,000,
000.000 to the Entente Allies which,
is to bo raised by fho issuance of
United States government bonds.
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London, April 9—Following n
bombardment of the Teutons posi
tions covering a wide front ex
tending from Arras to Lens, the
Br'.Msli forces today penetrated the
German lines, eating their way; fair
<u'o 'h.6 ooiuaitry which. hag been
stubbornly occupied by the Huns.
'Ihc war office here pays that the
'igi 'lug was fierce, but that the
enemy could not withstand thg shock
o£ the British, forces, and were
comnelled to fall back on rear
supports With telling losses..
STEAMSHIP SEWARD TORPEDOED
AND SUNK II MEDITERRANEAN
F&ris, April 9 — The steamship
Seward Is reported to have he en
on>edced ill, the Mediterranean Sea
yesterday afternoon hy a German
toipedo boa', according to a report
r«c»'*ed herg, this morning. The
report states that all the crew were
landed in safety.
(The p*eamship Seward/ formerly
belonged to the Alaska Steamship
Co. bein'o built by that company in
3ea':le, and operated iu these waters
and to <he Westward. She W^s a
larbe vessel with, a carrying ca
pacity ol between 3,000 and 3,500
tons. At one time she was charter
ed by ilia Alaska S. S. Co lor ? 55,
000 per mouth, and was sold to
eastern people about two years
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Teutons Offer
Russia Terms
Loud on, April 9—Holland dis
patcher today; report two German
moves o* exceedingly great interest
'o military critics. The first is
Llia' the. Germans are preparing for
wor>- of ahortenng their lines by
withdrawals in, Alsaoe, i*articularly
U Mulhausen.
Tho second is that Berlin has
□nade tentative ofiters o£ seip&rat<>
peace to Russia, the terms to in
:lu''e autonopiy for Poland, the in
'ornationaDiisatioa of Constantinople,
und Russian dominion of At
tnenia, in return for the Russian
evacuation of Austrian territory
new held.
London, April 9 — Before re
treating, Hindenburg ordered his
itoods to loot villages and thcji to
burn them. The destruction was
,'cne with thoroughness. Chateaus
were left stripped flrom attic to cel
lar before the departure of the Ger
mans
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Rio jaaeiro, April 9—A large
number of students carrying the
Brazilian flags and also those of
♦be Entente Allied and the United
Ptatess, took part in a huge demon
s'Ta'iC'i: ia this city today against
Germany.
The demonstration was also staged
•i: the square opposite the Gorman
consulate's residence, and showed
Miat the feeling agajnst the Germau,
government is very bitt&r here.
To Raise War
Fund By Taxation
Washington, April 9—It has been
virtually agreed, according to de
clarations mode today by both lead
ers >n the House of Representatives
and the United States Senate that
measuies will at once be passed
tending towards raising fully fifty
per ceil' of the money necessary to
meet the expenditures which will
bo made for the war, the money to
be raised by taxation.
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