St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 12, 1918

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_ The dias ot eke 5 re car Post- Louis compered season by season ever before in the history of this newspaper. | is also true of the Sunday Post- _ Culation books open to all.” “First -Dispateh ae St. is greater than This Dispatch. ‘“Cir- | in Everything.” The Only Evening Paper im St Louis With ‘the’ Associated’ Press News Service EDITION VOL. 70, NO. 173. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1918—20 PAGES. ‘PRICE t Risewnere, Two seawen eos Cul Two Cents, ~ iL SSIA OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL FR ALLIES STILL HAVE ADVANTAGE ON BRITISH FRONT Haig’s Men Have Not Been Idle During Winter and | Are Disposed to Make Use’ of Their Superiority in Men and Guns. Tommies Are Optimistic and | Sitting Tight in Ominous Silence While Continue to Mass Forces. eemans Rehearse Attacks in Rear— Some Austrian Units Have Been Identified | in Flanders. ~ WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES 1N ‘FRANCE, Feb. 12 (By A. P.).— While the tension along the British- German front is tightening there js everywhere a spirit of optimism. Net- urally, the Entente Allied prepara- tions cannot be discussed, but every soldier in the long line knows what is coming and smiles with assurance, for he knows what his supports are The Allies will have a preponderance of men and guns along their front and they have an inclination to use this advantage.. The Germans wil] find that their opponents have not wasted the winter months. As the extraordinary bright, mild weather has continued to dry out the sodden fields, the two great armies have becomé more alert. The inertia of the days when the Western theater was held in the grip of snow and im- passable mud has disappeared and ’ contending forces are poised, watch- ing each other like duellisis, for the first move, which wil lmean that the most sanguinary period of the war | ! has begun. Something seems cértain to happen before another month has passed, if the present weather holds. Indeed, even now the ground in some sec- tions is quite fit for fighting. The enemy continues to make in- tense preparations for what has been advertised as the “great offensive.” Gedman trops and guns keep pouring into the Western front, and there are indications that a few Austrian units are in Flanders. Certain areas back of the German front have been cleared for action. and daily bodies of troops have been practicing attacks under the tutelage of experts. Prisoners say that leave for the soldiers was stopped Jan. 20. So far as actual fighting is con- cerned it is still confined to identifi- eation raids, air activity and occa- sional bursts of artillery. Along many miles of the front, which the correspondent visited in the last two days, there is an ominous quiet. One may sit for hours on a vantage point so close to the German lines that the enemy can be seen working about,.yet there are few sounds’ vr? strife. The enemy is playing ‘possum or | ignoring the military movements be- hind the British lines and the British themselves are sitting tight, say aa little. Australians Take 37 Prisoners, In- flict 100 Casualties in Raid. LONDON, Feb. 12 (By A. P.).— “A hostile raiding party attacked one of our posts last night northeast of, Epehy, but was driven off by our fire,” the War Office reports. "“Yosterday evening troops. successfully trenches west of La Bassec. casualties were inflicted on the ene- my at slight cost to ourselves and seven prisoners and a machine gun were. captured.” Last night's announcement said: “Thirty-seven prisoners were cap- tured in the raid of the Australians last night south of Messines, Three) German machine guns and a trench) mortar also were captured. Heavy - @asualties were inflicted on the ené- _. my. In addition to the losses caused by our preliminary bombardment, it is estimated that 100 Germans were killed by our raiding party. An ene- my counter attack was successfully ) od. We had some ‘70 casual. ee 2 | Repulse Alr Attack. | PARIS, Feb. 12 (Ry A. P.). tive local operations were carried @ut last night by the French ana 2 Bheyingg raiding parties were beaten : The official statement reads: night was marked by great Prussians | The silence is uncany, and it | is portentious. \ ‘ Manchester | raided German | Many ar ee | ‘ ° ae Gratitude and Affection to Theodore Roosevelt I “gratitude and affection’ to Theodore Roosevelt Executive Committee of the Re- publican National Committee: Republican party, in duly constituted official confer- in this hour of pain and shadow a tribute of our grati- courage and strength from your example in constant counsel gression on land and sea, and in fearless maintenance of all mankind. We fervently pray for your. speedy return to per- power for national se!f-respect ° > and international righteousness G. O .P. Sends Tribute of HE following tribute of was adopted here today by the “We, representatives of the ence . assembled, send you tude and affection. We take: for preparedness against ag- American honor in the face of fect health and strength as a that cannot be spared.” 1918 “YEAR OF DECISION,” Member of German Gencral Staff | Predicts Great General Offensive by Hindenburg This Spring. NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (By A. P.). i——-Open prophecy that Hindenburg will undertake a great general tensive in the West this spring in an endeavor to crush the British, wa., was made by Maj. von Olberg of the German General Staff, speaking before the German Colonial Society | iat Berlin last month. According to aun account of his address, printed | in German papers which have} | reached here, Maj. ithat as 1917 had been the revenge, _ 1988 would be the decision.’ Germans their eyes and hearts to the West front from Flanders to Venetia, ig- noring the peace negotiations in the East, the outcome of which was “‘mil- itarily without importance.’ “Today; said Maj. von Olberg, “our back is free and we have the reserves which we lacked in 19114, when we had to defend Hast Prus- sia against the Russians. The great offensive can now start, and then God help Albion!”’ BUSCH HOME MADE READY FOR ‘vear of House Renovated and Advertiscment Placed in Newspapers for “a Good German Cook.”’ The Busch home at No. 1 Busch place is veing renovated from base- for the widow of ment to servants’ quarters, reception of Mrs. Lily Busch, of Adolphus Busch and mother August A. Busch, the vrewer, expected to arrive shortly from Ger- many. There also was an advertise- ment in today’s papers for ‘a good German cook” for the establishment. August A. Busch, when questioned mother’s arrival, said that he had | been Warned by the State Depart- 'ment. to answer no queries as to whether his mother had sailed for the United States. . Mrs. Busch was met land a few weeks ago by Hawes, St. Louis attorney. abroad to escort her to the United States. They remained in Zurich for some time. Since Mrs. Busch went to Ger- many, four years ago, the house has become occupied only by a caretaker. ‘BELGIAN KING VISITS VENICE Tours Battic Fronts With His Queen | and Italian Ruler. ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS |NORTHERN ITALY, Monday, 11 (By A. P.).—King Albert of Bel- in Switzer- Harry IN 'Asiago front& and the lower Piave. King Victor Emmanuel accompanied | King Albert along the Piave, and | | the two Kings went through the first- | line trenches. Queen Elizabeth are: not go to the front line. conferred the Com- of Italian troops and he ‘decorations on Gen. Diaz, 'mander in Chief, and many gallantry. in. the recent were in Venetian were raided the King of Italy cities when they (enemy aircraft. PETERSBURG, Va... Feb. 12 participation of a Southern Legis- lature in the observance of Lincoin’s birth«dnay took piace here today, members ice conducted by the 319th origade-. pooondaesa exclusively of Virginians The Virginia brigade obsdrved the ;aay in return for the compliment recently paid the memory of Gen. | Robert EB. Lee on Jan. 19 by Penn- | The. | aeiven ie. troops at Camp Lee. Legisiature at Richmond adjourned until Wednesday, the members could attend the Yncoin Memorial. SAYS MAJ, VON OLBERG. of- | French | and American armies and end the)! von Olberg said | “year of | were to turn) ARRIVAL OF MRS. LILY BUSCH who is} today about the probable time of his, B. | who went) Feb. | gium and Quéen Elizabeth left Ital-| | jan headquarters today to visit Ven-. | fee after ‘a tour 6f the Pasubio anes : Are You Among the Few Who have not discovered the great pulling power of the King Albert reviewed a large as | other | _officers and soldiers for conspicuous | operations, | |The King and Queen of Belgium and | by | LEGISLATORS AT CAMP LEE ‘ By | A. P.).—What is said to be the iirst, when | of the Virminia General | feemngpey attended exercises at Cam). a G.0.P. COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUE OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Two Groups, Favoring and Op-| ' resulted. One group of three enemy | airplanes fell so low that they became | posing Proposition, Appear Before Repubiicans. FIGHT FOR CHAIRMANSHIP Executive Committee Passes Resolution by Vote of 10 to 1 in Favor of Amendment. | The Republican National Commit- | tee began its Lincoln’s be meeting at the Planters Hotel $0 this afternoon. Although a bit- ter fight was pending over tne chair- manship, the committee gave its first ettention to the issue of woman suf- frage. Just before the hour of meeting of the National Committee, leaders stat- ed that they were favorably consid- ering an adjournment until row to give time for further ecfforis to reach a compromisé on the chair- | manship. Two groups of women, represent- ing suffrage and anti-suffrage | bodies, appeared before the commit- ‘tee to argue that it should or shotild not indorse the Susan B. Anthony ‘constitutional amendment for nation- al woman suffrage. The appoint- ment of a women’s advisory com- mittee, as an auxiliary to the na- tional committee, was also up for discussion. The suffrage workers were encour- aged to believe that the .committce would indourse their cause, when the Kxecutive Committee, at its meeting in the forenoon, voted 10 to 1 in fa- vor of a suffrage ‘resolution. one opposing vote was that of Fred | W. Estabrook of New Hampshire. at of the Republicans in Congress voted for the national suffrage amendment and comménds them for expressing the sentiment of the party. Adams Leading Candidate. John T. Adams of Dubuque, Io., vice chairman of the committce, was still the leading candidate for chair- inan as the meeting opened, but the | fight on him had caused so much bit- 'terness that there was talk of post- |poning the election. Rudolph Hyn- icka of Ohio prepared a resolution providing that a committee of sever | should be named to consider. the chairmanship and to report at a spe- cial meeting of the committee 39 | /dayvs hence. uames of the members of the pro- posed committee, including Senator ' Penrose of Pennsylvania, Senator Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and ‘Senator Calder of New York. But the general feeling seemed to favor proceeding witty the election today. George W. Perkins of New York, rormer financial backer of the Pro- gressive party, and his group, in- cluding T. Coleman du Pont, Dela- /Ware powder maker, continued to /oppose Adams. They preferred Will Ht. Hays of Indianapolis as a candi- date, but showed a willingness to support anyone to beat Adams. There | Was talk of Fred Stanley, Kansas’ inember of the committee, as chair- man, but Stanley said he Was pledged | ‘to Adams. Adams’ supporters continued ‘aim 50 or more votes for him. “number required to elect a oOo” . am | to The chairman is The Executive Committee in the |} morning passed resolutions com- / mending Republicans in Congress four | | supporting war measures: suggesting. that the national) administration | make use of the assisiance of the. ablest men in the country, regardless | 'of politics, in prosecuting the war. tontinuced on Page 3 Cok 2. birthday | tomor- ! The. The resolution states that five-sixths | His resolution states the | | MANY ENEMY AIRCRAFT OVER AMERICAN SECTOR ‘Germans Take Photographs and Make Observaticns—Several Fights Result. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Monday, Feb. 11 (By A. P.).—It was bright and clear to- day and a considerable number of aircraft was over the American sec- tor. The enemy machines were bdusy taking photographs and making ob- servations and a number of air fights targets for anti-aircraft and machine guns and were driven off. The artillery continued active on the Americar Only American lines and /artillerymen replied. was reported wounded last °4 hours. He was injured by a ‘bursting shell in a village behind the lines. Several American patrols reached ithe enemy wire entanglements last night without encountering any Ger- mans. REPUBLICANS INVITED TO WAR CONFERENCES BY PRESIDENT Serics of Mectings on Proposed Leg- islation With Leaders of Both Parties to Begin Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Fek. iZz (By A. P.).—President Wilson will begin a series of conferences tomorrow with congressional leaders—both Repub- | } of war législation. For the first timemembers of both parties are to be taken into the White House councils in the consid- “ration of war legislation, and in this way the administration expects to smooth out some of the difficulties which confront the |The pending bill to empower the ' > : | President to consolidate executive de- partment functions and redistribute | , work among them, now openly op- / posed by the Republicans, will be one | of the first subjects to come up. Some | icrring too great, authority. ilo arrive at this subject first, indication that they on throughout the war. The President’s move is regarded but there is everv parties more into his toward calling the into the ayar bers of both confidence and Republicans actively councils. ee eee eee ae BAKER SENDS STATISTICS Data Regarding Ships, “Highly Confidential,”’ Was Com- piled by the General Staff. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (By ‘A. P.).—Secretary Baker today trans- mitted to the Senate Military Com- mittee the shipping statistics upon which he based his estimates of transporting a million American sol- diers to Europe this year. The information was ‘highly confidential,” and labeled will be final prob- behind for Baker, and committee as the basis | cross-examination of fably later this week oe doors. The information was largely by the general staff and understood to give complete details | of both American and allied tonnage javailable for transport service. |KAISER TO TAKE THE CURE AT SPA ee ---t— . ular ile Nome FAIR AND COLDER TONIGHT: TEMPERATURE ABOVE 32 j ’ | THE TEMPER. sATLRES, OS: Wh. . ae Detectives are looking for We- Buchananne. The warrant alleges that De Buch- poe ananne and Levy accepted a deposit when. they knew the bank was insol- | vent. The affidavit is sworn to by | Coleman, a Valley Park ' butcher, who charges that De Buch- ananne and Levy on Dec. 28, when | they knew that the bank was insol- vent and in failing circumstances, accepted a deposit of $88.30 from him. selves, Although the announcement. of Russia's decision was made yester- day in several dispatches from Ger- man sources, this is the first werd from Russia regarding her. wih drawal from the war. “Great Enthusiasm” in German, 30 Depositors Testified. A dispatch to the Exchange Tée- The action is the result of infor- | 8Taph from Amsterdam says: “There nation obtained by Prosecuting At- | i* great enthusiasm !1 Germany in- | the reported end of the state of between the Central Powers and Ris«- sia. Cities everywhere are befla and there is much rejoicing Trotzky's unconditional surrender “It has been arranged that - Central Economie Commission, in Petrograd, shall settle the = of the resumption of relation tween Russia.and the Central Roms ers ”’ From the purely military most of these had been withdrawn | Russia's withdrawal is not r by the depositors agd the bank was °* altering the situation mater insolvent when he resigned. He sata | ** the Russian army tong had ‘he was under bond and had done 'to count in western calculations. | . > nothing wrong. 'as a political end economic eve : The bank! Was closed Jan. 2, after | “Snificanes Ss eoasideres = Faton had. import. ‘rile ~eneral tendency of the made an examination and had found | ment is to regard it as hevin the bank’s affafrs in bad shape. Wil- | : liam H. O’Brien was placed in charge prettigarege be as special State Deputy Bank Com- | recnanined . tntadend missioner. He found that the books showed deposits of $49,082, but there. of Russia must substantially hinder was no cash. In place of it there | Germany s full realization ef the were notes, some given by De Bu- en pte ny cdg ye oe later chananne and associates, and unse-| 7" “* Mis cured. He found that $7100 had’ ‘ been loaned to the Missouri Plate, aban oer: prune es pee Glass Co., which ‘had gone into the PF@s:iea moment. ‘ hands of a receiver. advantages she can reap from The county authorities gave Buchananne’s address as 6270 Berlin | C@U#!iy lnportant. avenue. Detectives who went out | Final Disintegration of Russia vestigation last week at the bank, at which the statements of more than 30 depositors were § taken. These statements are to be turned over to the May grand jury. Levy said he did not understand why he was arrested. He was cash- to Jan. 1, 1917, when he 17, 1916, | Brert-Ltvotsk sre regarded here as. no such address. marking the final 4 The failure of the bank, follow ing ‘the collapse of the effort of De Bu-}| Russi. as a great homogeneous and its daintegraston is to reju- | repean Power, into a number of weak states, . | which Germany will be able ae “ chananne and associates lexploh at her full pleasure. _ ‘They will, it Is contended, vassals politically and econs ond from their snanvagitian! tion they will open to her just t ‘avenues to the cast which rires. Ce A petition has been presented t-: that Dr G. F. Wueliner of Alton, a’ veterinary surgeon, be taken out of sian Peace on Allics, The petition cites that Dr. Wuell- | ner is the only veterinarian available | in the vicinity of Alton and that his I’.).—How Russia's mane “pes " = from the war will ¢ signed by many owners of horses. Continued on rase & Gob L %, . >. POE a, So ee eT le a HEE, BPO 5 PR ene Saal a Mote! +e — 'fense of the frontier some de- sign a treaty providing for an- disorganization | sia’s resources of good, ee The events of the last few sors WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (BYR Up Into a Number of + 3 LONDON, Feb. 12 (By A. P); 4 in an official Russian statemedt : a ie a Ye ¢ . De! new situation are rega;ded az quite he cae a. S iad 1 nee oer | Miltary Men Minimize Effect of te <, esa : ag: eee i “J REFUSES TO. } ACCEDE 10 ESE SRE INOS Ia its iain