St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 16, 1918

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City in Swamp Near City. | “DUTCH” KOOB, HIS CO- a ENDANT FREED > ‘Unusual Term Is Average of ; | i 'were many Opinions of Jurors When They Could Not Agree on Sentence. there Wwas A murder trial, in which dramatic night at incidents, ended last lwhen a jury in rman Crews Are Rescued by found Nathan (‘‘Baldy’’) Walston, 65 English Vessels—British Have No Casualties. LONDON, April 16 (By A. P.).— Ten German trawlers have been sunk by gunfire in the Cattegat (between years old, ; ‘the murder Sept. 8, ‘Schwartz, so, oft Granite City, last, shoe merchant, shop was at Twentieth street and IlIli- | nois avenue, ‘resided at 1422 | Sweden and Denmark), the 4dmiral- | crews were There were ty announces, Their sav ed by British ships. 'no British. casualties. Koob, a codefendant, The operations in the Cattegat, the | statement says, were undertaken by 'the Commandcr in Chicf of the ‘grand fleet. | The statement follows: ‘shot seven times. | hacked istripped of all | “The Commander in Chief of the: ‘grand fleet reports having under- taken to sweep the Cattegat on April 15. Ten German trawlers were sunk by gun_fire, by British — There were no Brit- ish casualties.’ et ee ee ee “PERFECT 40’ ORDER FOR POLICE TRAFFIC SQUAD STILL UNFILLED Six-foot policemen are to make un the reorganized traffic squad, which their crews being saved ‘against Granite City, O'Fallon street, St. Louis. The unusual sentence Was an aver- | ‘age of the te "ms proposed by indi- Charles (‘“Dutch"’) Was acquitted. néid up on @ marched Vidual jurors. Schwartz was lonely road about midnight, across country three miles to Gab- aret’s slough, a dark swamp, and His body was then knife, and, finally, clothing except un- with a derwear. day by hunters. ‘Koob has since confessed that: he and Walston had lost their week's wages in a craps game at Venice, and were on their way home when they ‘met Schwartz and decided to rob him, Schwartz recognized them, he said, and threatened to inform them. Walston then Schwartz to the swamp and killed him, to prevent him from “snitch- ing.’’ Koob testified that ' later told him. will get its new equipment o€@ mili-: tary-looking uniforms about May 1. , Men of 5 feet and some-odd inches, and men with no stated limit as to girth, can stand in front of school buildings morning and after- noon, and can thump: West End pavements at night in response to the Sergeant's signals. But the men who are to semaphore automobiles at downtown corners must have height and shape. Something like this known by the board ago. Yesterday Commissioners Fouke and Sheehan looked over. a number of the 40 men who had been ‘picked out by Captains, at the Chief's order. The was made several days commissioners were not sSat- isfied. Five feet 10 or 11 seemed to be the prevailing height, and some of the waist measures were disheart- ening. The commissioners said they ‘would go out and find men for the ‘traffic squad, They are to do this policemen straight- are making their rounds, at roll call will stand their est. US. WAR BOARD TO MAKE NEW Many Commodities of Gencral Use to Be Cut Off in Effort to Save Ship Tonnage. WASHINGTON, April 16 (By A. 'p.y—A new imports restriction list will be issued in a few ‘War Trade Board, beginning the RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS 'Koob said: . from brooding over rest. Arrested in St. Louis. Suspicion was directed to the two. men when Koob became nervous came to St. Louis. The Granite City police, attracted by his ance, rated and caused his ar- investig Waiston was connected with him and both were indicted. As the State was introducing its evidence in their trial in the Circuit Court at Edwardsville last Koob suddenly announced ‘wanted to tell it all.” He then re- ‘lated the circumstances of the rob-' him that end, he said. in the next few days, and while they | ‘lay in the jail at ‘said you Ruedi days by the) of transportation of many articles of every day use in’ American homes. The first loff only commodities of which there /was an ample supply or which could ibe produced here. make it necessary, | first time since the war began, for people “to do without,’ Pxtent of the list and the amount of tonnage to be saved for war pur- i poses have not been made known. list cut! The second will | almost for the. | Conferences have been held with rep-. 'resentatives of the trades affected ‘sentatives of Governments of fureign eountries from which the imports leome. -Lvery effort has been made te work as litue hardship as possi- blen. / 35 feet i -ter and brother bery and repeated what Walston told | him, “Sar He further State's Atorney ston’s attorney, testified that former James Bandy, Wal- had promised to “get out of it if he would keep his mouth shut,” and that he (Koob) had Jearned that there was a “frame up” to lay all the blame on Koob. To he had been in- Bandy'’s son as his duced to retain lawyer, but had discharged him when. |Charles and that a sharp exchange ‘of opinions took place. he learned of the alleged ‘frame up.” Koob’s testimony was followed by that of Arthur Ruedi, a court report- | er for St. Louis. who related how he Ldwardsville. teigning a drunken stupor, and@ took down a conversation between Koob and Walston, in which the coached Koob as to how he was to testify. ‘According to Ruedi's notes. “But T have already killed testified, told them vou Schwartz.’ To this Walston replied: “That's ali right. You were not un- der oath, and that can't be intro- duced as evidence, so just say vou have fergotten it.’ ei One Ballot on Walston. It was learned after that Walston was convicted on the first ballot; that Koob was acquitted on the second and that the jury de- pated Walston’s punishment for two hours. One juror favored life im- prisonment. Walston, who had charge. exhibited no the verdict was read. * ehling when were sitting in the courtroom, in the same row the widow of Schwartz Mrs. around the rotunda. below, Hiarry tt. Louis, brother of the prisoner. ih « ontinucd on Page 2, Column x ig Walston’ Kdwardsville | the Cireuit Court | guilty of | ot Abrahan. |! whose | and who. It was found the following | took | .ing school to. an Walston , be assigned aboard. the murder and' ‘disappear-. Iriday, | that he. latter | the verdiet enied the is wife, sis- | With | Wal- ' ‘and in some instances with repre-| ston later left the room and ran to ‘thre railing The marble floor of the building js | Walston of A er ee a meee 95 TRAINS OF GERMAN WOUNDED . SENT FROM FRONT EVERY NIGHT | That Number Passing Through la-Chapelie, Shows What Ad- vance Is Costing Enemy WASHINGTON, April P.).—-The heavy are paving for their to the State Vepartment ing that 20 trains ‘wounded are passing through Aix loaded Lo paola lle every Sigdeae’ “STRIKE- OUT” AND “CAN” FOR KAISER AT CARD-CUB GAME. Cidenaeas Arranged for Liberty Loan | Demonstration of National League ark Opening Game. strike-out ceremony for. the i ; Mea to be followed by the attach- | ‘ing of a tin can to his imperial and was arranged for the National League frame, game at roval opening ‘ark, this afternoon, between the. Commandant Expects Men to Come in Installments; St. Louis Quota Will Be 551, | hero ra and the Cubs. It Was arranged that the impersonated by a player, come to bat first, and should ihree strikes, each Liberty loan. After the third, be out, and the allies will walk around on his neck until they grow weary, after which the can will be | appended, and he will goose-step off | the field. |] DISTRICTS REPORT LIBERTY LOAN SALES OF $806,465,250 - ‘Includes Most of Monday’s Subscrip- tions—No Word Yct rom Min- neapolis Campaign, Started Yesterday. WASHINGTON, April P.).—Liberty loan amounting to $806,465,250 were re- | ported today to the Treasury from 11 of the 12 Federal reserve _ dis- tricts. This is $114,853,450 (more ‘than was reported last night and in- .cludes most of Monday's’ subscrip- ‘tions. No report has come from the Minneapolis district, where the sell- ing campaign started yesterday. Kaiser, should is. (or oe SAILORS CHEERED AS THEY MARCH THROUGH STREETS HERE 300 Men F'rom Pacific Port Kin Route Kast Parade, Headed by Great Lakes Band Detachment. Three hundred and fifty. sailors, cn route from a Pacific coast train- Atlantic port, where ‘they will ships, drew cheers of early morning marched through ‘streets shortiv before § a. m. today, headed by a detachment of 50 pieces yfrom the Great Lakes Naval Train- ing Station Band. Thé “‘jackies”’ hundreds they from workers as presented a did appearance and evidenced their: | @ppreciation at being allowed to ex- ercise “between trains’ by cheering loudly as they marched. The sailors departed for the Fast at 9 a. m. ee ee COUNT CZERNIN i ENTER ARMY LONDON, Ape 16 (By A..P.) /Count Czernin has decided to enter the army after retiring from the For- eign portfalio, the Copenhagen cor- respondent of the Exchange ‘Tele- | graph Co. cables. He will command 'a brigade on the Italian front. The correspondent Says the ‘Count had an interview hour vesterday with also Emperor ec ee Re WEATHER HERE PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES, .09 72 noon 1 lp. m. Yesterday—High, 63, at 2 p. m.: iow, 61, at 10:a..m. Official fore- cast. for St. Louis and vicinity — Partly cloudy to- night and tomor- row; not change in perature. Missouri — Partiy cloudy to- night and tomor- dow: gshtly cooler in north- west portion to- night. Hllinois—Part- lv cloudy tonight and tomorrow: not much change in temperature, Stage of. river Ot 4 a me. FI feet, a fall of .6 of a foot. tcm.- sli Aix-) 1q@ (By A. | price the Germans | i udvance on the! with | F irst Use of Jefferson Post Mobiliza- take | representing aj he will | + ae subscriptions the downtown | splen- | of half an | much) ‘and regularly taken. renee een erm LS 12,000 DRAFT ME TO PASS IHROUG BARRACKS IN IM western front was told in dispatches * today, say- | Here for the tion of Men for the Selec- | tive Army. PART OF MOVEMENT State’s 2163. 4 ger The movement of 49,845 drafted }men to camp between May 1 and 10, which was ordereaG yesterday by | the Provost Marshal-General at Washington, will result in the pas- ge in May rome Jefferson Barracks, which Gor the first time-is to be used as a mobilization post for drafted men. This will impose upon Jefferson Barracks the greatest burden it has had since the post was overcrowded with 16,000 regular army last December. } stallments so that there quartered there at any than can be comfortably ‘dated. He expects the movement to | be completed by May 20 The states which will send men to | Jefferson Barracks are Missouri, llli- nois. Kansas and lowa. The War ; Department has not announced wha disposition will be made of the men efter they reach Jefferson Barracks, but it is probable that they will he ‘outfitted and then distributed to va- rious training cantonments just as regular army recruits have been. | Quotas for St. Louis Wards. The St. ment .will be 551 men, it Was an- nounced yesterday by ‘Lieutenant- executive officer for ‘the Missouri draft. The entirgpState will send 2163 men. The qu for. the various St. Louis wards follow: | First, 17: Second, 15; Third, 13; ‘Fourth, 28; Fifth, 20; Sixth, 22; Sev- | 14 Bighth, 16:3: Ninth, 17; Eleventh, 21; Twelfth, 20: °4: Fourteenth, 19; lif- sixteenth, 16; Seven- ‘teenth. 26: Eighteenth, 14; Nine- kee 18: Twentieth, 17; {irs 21; Twenty-second, 18; Twen- ns ete 70: Twenty-fourth, 32; iTwenty-fifth, 21; Twenty-sixth, 16. Twenty-seventh, 32, and Twenty- ‘eighth, 22. Kach of the three St. Louis Coun- ty districts will send 19 men. | The Legal Committee of the Mis- 'souri Council of National Defense, at | the Planters time Colonel MeCord, } (;enth, Tenth, 16; ‘Thirteenth, iteenth, 17; a meeting yvesterday at ‘Hotel appointed an attorney county to act as chairman of a local committee of attorneys to give free | leg al advice to drafted men and their | families The State composed of Atorney-General McAl- lister. chairman; Morton Jourdan, St. | Louis; Peyton A. Parks, ‘Howard Gray. Carthage: Woodson, St. Joseph; N. | Dexter. Ruling on Married Registrants. Chairman Selden P. Spencer of the District Appeals Board in St. Louis, announced yesterday that the rulings of the hoard in denving déferred classification in certain eases where men were married after the passage Ben PF. A. Mozgley, of the selective service law have been: upheld by the Provost Marshal-Gen- eral’s office. The Provost Marshal- General's office said: “If the district beard has in fact found that the registrant married after May 18, and by this action actually evaded military service and! this action was deliberate, it is a finding of fact and may not be set aside by appeal to the President, duly Five cases in which married regis- trants had been put in Class 1 had been appealed to the President, but. this ruling’ of the Provost Marshal- Ueneral’s office denied them relief. ne eC ere A CO A CG AT et One of the best soldier camp is his will think of you breaks the Wrapper. Central @600- and Lispatch tor him. heme paper-—he every time he Phone Olive or OF 49,843 TO CAMP, of about 12,000 men' recrults | Col. George Kk. Hun- | ter. the commandant, does not ex- | pect, however, that there will be any | crowding because of this movement, | for he is of the opinion that the men | will be moved through the post in in- | , will not be | more |, accommop- | Louis quota for this move- | Twenty- | -in each | : 'dazzling headlights, dazzled the pros- | committee is. Clinton: | 'preme Court ‘who were the prosecuting witnesses, having ithe facts, ithe start. whether the lights were more influences on your. order the Post : i Hogan, in di : Map, Showing Relation of Bailleul, Taken by Germans Today, to the Channel Ports | yy >. | | | | | | | DUNKIRK . # VOSTEND. = VALENCIENN & - Le CATEAUS black. | since the great offensive began. critic, | RANK H. SIMONDS, the Post- | Bailleul, F Dispatch’s military pointed out yesterday, in of the fighting in Flanders, ‘that, while Hazebrouck, a highly im- ‘portant: railway center, is the main ‘objective of the German attack, the ioss of Bailleul by the British would present a very sinister aspect, be- ‘cause it not only would ‘Teuton armies a few -Hazebrouck, but would al!so put them in possession of excellent rail-| roads and highways leading to that great strategic point. | review SA A a LS EN ne DAZZLES PROSECUTION. his | greatly capture of the town sapie | Channel! The fall Aaiel > IN HEADLIGHT CASE 'Henrv S. Priest’s Line of Wins Discharge of His Chauffeur. Henry 8S. | lormer Federal Judge Unit- | Priest, general counsel for the ed Railways, appearing in Court today to defend his chauffeur, |Harvey Schuler, accused of having ecution with an array of fine legal points, and smothered the opposition with technicalities before lv started. The chauffeur was dis- ' charged. Priest went at the case in real Su- form). The nothing to stand on except were overwhelmed from When they had related the facts, Priest triumphantly pro- duced the ordinance. It provides, he painted out, that headlights must not be more than %6-candle-power, and must he visible 150 feet away, under normal atmospheric condi- tions, at a distance of not more than J2 inches from the ground. Policeman Hlagenseiker § testified Attack | ; ; Police | lold A. ; ; : “" llist. issued by the it was fair- | _i.ouisans reported among the missing | policemen | The old battle line is indicatcll by dots and the new one by solid | The shaded portion beticcen them represents the German gain | reported § today, ‘therefore, that the increased their advantage in striking at Hazebronck, though they have not gained a great deal by the itself. In the article, Pimonds said _ that. if Hazebrouck should (fall, the whole Ypres salient, bought with the bring the lavish expenditure of British blood, miles closer tw | would be endangered, and that Gen. Haig might be forced to abandon, jt ‘entirely to keep his line intact. T ‘he ports also would be men- LOUIS PHYSICIANS, MISSING IN ACTION Capt. Hardesty and Lieut.. Good- rich First Men Here So Re- ported. Louis pre sidlnais. Capt. John. Two St k. Hardesty, avenue, 30 years old, of 5266 and Lieut. Har- 29 vears old, of California f;oodrich, Webster Croves, are reported miss- ingg in action, in the official casualty War Department Sunday. These are first two 8St since the United States entered the war In yesterday's casualty li«t Car! (. Luedeking, a member of the Thir- teenth Enginers and a son of Charles Luedeking. 6143 pigce. former chemistry instructor at Washington University, is again re- quoted as slightly wounded April 9% He was gassed March 16 and receoy- .ered in a few days. ‘ish forces in Flanders. ‘js a First Lieutenant. that the lights were reflected in the windshield of his “flivvet”’ a block ahead of the machine -in which Priest and his family were returning from a theater. ‘But you must prove every ment of this charge to substantiate it.” Priest contended. than 36-candlepower 7?" The policeman did not. “Can you state whether or not the. atmospheric conditions were mal?” interposed Judge Hogan. That was too much for the policeman. H2 didn't even answer. “The attorney for the defendant is right: every element of this charge must be preven,” announced- Judge | shilssing the case. ) « ‘France last July. nies] t ) “Do vou know. Nore | Both With British Forces. Both doctors were with the Brit. Dr. Goodrich and has been in active service in a first line dress- ing station for nearly eight monthe. | ‘He was assistant to Dr. W. RF. East Lockwood avenue, Web- | North of 17 ster Groves, until he departed for of St. Louis University School. His mother lives Haven, Mo. A telegram was receivec by her Sunday from the Adjutant- General at Washington announcing means Germans have ‘Lille and Revetsberg, i Kemmel, Kingsbury. Hie is a graduate Medical in New TRAWLERS SUNK BY BRITISH IN CATTEGAT Fresh Assault at Ridge Posi- tion Develops After Haig’s Men Are’ Forced to Relin- quish Bailleul When Three New German Divisions Storm Heights to is ENGLISH RETIRE TO LINE NORTH OF TOWN Important Point Nine Miles East of Hazebrouck Center of Fierce Struggle—Heavy Artillery Battle Is in Prog- ress Near Montdidier. ~ @ LONDON, April 16 (By A. P.), —The Germans have captured Bailleul.-on the northern battle front, the War Office announces, ‘The British have fallen back to new positions north of Bailleul and Wulverghem. | Fresh German attacks are de- veloping in the neighborhood of ~Wrytschaete. A German attack southwest of Vieux Berquin was repulsed. (Military critics have pointed out that the loss of Bailleul, an impeor- tant highway center, would be seri- ous. It is nine miles east of Haze- brouck.) ; The statement reads: “Yesterday evening, preceded by an intense bombardment, the enemy launched very heavy attacks against our positions between Ballleul and Neuve Eglise. The assault was de- livered by three picked German di- visions which had not been previous- ly engaged in the battle and it suc- ceeded after a flerce and bitter strug- gle in carrying the high ground southeast and east of Bailleul known as Mount de Lille and Revetgberg. Our Aroops on this front have fallen back to new positions to the north of Bailleul and Wulverghem. Bailleul _has fallen into the enemy's hands. “This morning fresh German at- tacks are devoloping in the neighbor- hood of Wytschaete. “Karly this morning the enemy also attacked southwest of Vieux serquin under heavy artillery and trench mortar fire, but was repulsed. “A number of prisoners were ta- ken by us during the night in a suc- ‘cessful minor enterprise southeast of Robecq. | “On the remainder of the British ‘front there was nothing of special finterest to repent Although the hiode of Bailleul and some of the comparatively high ground around it, such as Mount de represents «a4 decided setback for the defense, the tritish line, since it has been with- drawn, is on ground much higher than the Germans occupy. Chief among these high apotsa is Mount | two miles to thé south. One paragraph in Field Marshal Haig’s report has Importance at- tached to it. It records the repulse of heavy German attacks southweat of Vieux Berquin. . The German line here runs along the easterly border of Nieppe Wood, and it is by a push to the northwest in this region that the enemy hones to reach Haze- brouck. some five miles distant. Well nigh vital rail communications to the — Messines and Ypres sector would thus be cut. * —— Houses in Rains, quaint old town of Bailleul is already amass of ruins Many of the beauti- that her son was reported missing | gince March 24, Mrs. North said today that they had received a letter from Dr. Good- rich the first week in April. dated March 14. In it he told of being in the front line dressing sfation, -and of ine extenatyy > peseerations pone ! a which supplied wonderful grapes t people in all parts of the world, been demolished. The Germans have been bering : bad time with their traneport on Armentieres battie front because ¢ ihe wet nature of the erouns: wh more than 400 feet from. ithe low ground about Wulverghem, Bailleul With Wonderful Grape Hot _ WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN- FRANCE. April 16 (By A. P.).—The tins 5. ta hate 8s Seni ta “hp TOA RN tone . - % es 4 by Peat ‘ ; ; he Tent 4 7 AWD Vian a he ey ae BS hg " \ . + ag) Ree Patan te a naa Thess Rach