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kmericans Will Be Called. On
to Make Sacrifices Berorc
End of War.
BRITISH FOREIGN ; !
MINISTER TALKS
iThanks United States hor.
Great Things Done and!
Sends Greetings to Nation.
GERMANS MADE TRY
TO SINK VESS EL O F
EN GLISH PREMIER
(By United Press.)
London, April 21. What may have been an attempt by
Partv Will Reach Washing-i German destroyers to sink the British ship bringing Premier
ton Today and Be Given a Lloyd-George back from a conference of allied premiers on the
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Big Welcome.
46-
if BALFOUR GREETS AMERICAN
NATION. s
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Continent resulted in a brilliant naval victory for British patrol
vessels last night. An admiralty announcement today reported
the sinking of two and possibly three of the German destroy
ed in the Straits 6f Dover, with jio material damage and in-
(By United Press.) i signjncant casualties on me siaeoi me Dnusa.
j Washington, April 21. Greet- s Ostensibly the uerman raiders aimed at Uover, sending a
52 5 1 1 few shells into a ploughed field near by ; but the fact that publi-
Secretary Lansing tonight from cation Jiad been made of Lloyd-George s presence on the Uon-
; -aST; Z v most I tinent evidently inspired the Teutonic sea tends to an attempt
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to duplicate the kitchener assassmation.
Lloyd-George, it was officially announced tonight, returned
safely home tonight.
Bodies Brought In.
Dover, England, April 21 . Trawlers, arriving late today,
brought into port the bodies of thirty German sailors, includ
ing several officers, killed in last night's battle with the Teu
tonic destroyer squadron.
When the British patrol boats' prisoners were landed a
hundred of them the townspeople of Dover hissed them
heartily.
cordially for the warm expres-
sions of welcome from the gov-
ernment and people of the
United States conveyed in the
letter handed me by the Ameri-
can consul at (deleted by censor). '
Please convey to the President
w deep appreciation of friendly
sentiments, and tell them with
what great pleasure I accept, on
v ehalf of myself and my mission,
the generous offer of hospitality
made by the President on behalfv
of the Nation, f
"May I add ah expression of
r the profound personal satisfaction
with which I find myself on
American soit at this crisis of
the world.
"(Signed) -
"Arthur James Balfour."
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Somewhere in the United States';
lApril 21. Spirited out of England and
usnered into America by a cloak of
mystery the British commission head
ed by Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Bal-
iuur, arrived in this countrv todav to
tell its new ally how it can help win
me war.
Scarcelv had thp cheorc onH wnvinfir
flags of the rural village at the point
t reception faded into the perspect-
lve and the enlri-hrnirtoH rffiptra ot
the army, navy and -air corps, disap
peared into their staterooms when the
a11, slender figure of Balfour appear
ed Personally to deliver his first mes-
bde to the Amprif-flti nonnlo Slim-
aed up, it was:
Realize, neoivle nf Amprica. that
J'u face a real fight, and be prepared
!,fat individual sacrifices, for 'it
wu be demanded."
Almost the first act of the. British
funster as he and his party of twen-
him t rd?d the- train now sPeedinS
Za 0rs at Washington, was to ex
We e the(ry that thifg country
"a d snnrf hi ai
Roif uiuuuiess war.
Will K wai LilC w cLx
80HPP S; thlt U WU1 taX OUr re"
hav men; wm require all we
manrt 1financial strength; will com
iniinot a of our commercialism and
di 5r!al energy; will involve the in-
can effort of every true Ameri-
BICKETT
CALLING
ON COUNTIES TO
CO TO PLANTING
(Governor Appeals to Commis-
sioners to See That Idle
Farms are Cultivated.
AUTOCRATIC REGIME
TO GO, SAY SOCIALISTS
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NEBRASKA IS ALSO
TO BE "BONE
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For Enticing Negro Laborers , Women Are to Be Allowed
to Leave The State Vote For President Gov-
Others Implicated. ernor Signs Bills.
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(By United Press.)
Berlin (Via London), April 21
placement of "the bureaucratic re
gime" by parliamentary council, was
demanded by resolutions adopted by ers
the general committee of the Social
ist party.
"We confirm the decision of the
wt-ikers of Germany, to emerge from
the war as a free state,
tions asserted.
(By United Press.)
Durham, N. p., April 21. Convicted
of enticing negro labor away from the
State, C. S. Smith, a colored Metho-
dist minister, was today sentenced to
sixty days' hard labor bh Durham
county roads. 1 ,Smith admitted his
crime, saying that a New York firm
had offered him a "good job" if he
could get as many as fifty negro labor-
The police declare that others
are implicate!.
Three men in khaki, and eight blue
jackets, led the procession down Billy
the resolu-i Sunday's sawdust trail in New York
last night.
(By United Press.)
Lincoln, Neb., April 21. Nebraska
is to be bone dry after Mayxl, and
Nebraska women will hereafter tabje
part in Presidential elections.
This was assured when Governor
Neville this afternoon signed the pro
hibition bill and also the partial suf
frage for women bill passed by the
Senate during the dying hours of the
Legislature.
The condition of Mme. 'Bernhardt
was unchanged last night, an
official bulletin from her .physicians
at Mount Saini hospital announced.
Mme. Bernhardt is rapidly recover
ing, it was stated yesterday.
WOULD EVEN PAY
FOR FARM LABOR
Tells Commissioners State
Will Permit Such Con
victs Can Be Used on
Farms.
We have ,
said he, "to help
rica. tiirr, . ' .
chant- ue "rsi Pa&e m. a new
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(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, April 21. Governor
Bickett continues his vigorous propa
ganda in behalf of agriculture, and so
today issued an appeal to the chair
men of the boards of county commis
sioners throughout North. Carolina,
urging that steps be taken to culti
vate State idle farms in each county
and recommended that convicts in the
county cnaingangs, who can be spared
from road crews be assigned to plant
food crops. Where there is an insuf
ficient number of convicts to do the
work,vthe governor advocates the em-
Unit , ""usiy, Dut earnestly: The U"0'1U'U,' L auuuiuuu Iauui '"'""f
."lea statQ a ; r "
it win iT uues not yet realize am .oavcuuivuis . " " ' " i
... uc caiiea upon to do and what Glaring ne naa Deen lniormeu uy we
TimV1 wiu d. and it is much, attorney-general that no law of the
Will hrino- u i iHtoto TiTiihita oiinh tt rmirse.
"& mc war nome io you
as it w A
. : uuue to us
cUt,". it .
an imnm 8 susgestea, "tnere is
'pression that WQ ,ii i it
UU011 tr J " TV 111 UC
tion nthmg but make muni
" and build shins.
fDat hp exPression showed clearly
ae Z was astonTshed. After a pause.
, Mgnincantly:
shall see."
1 ilrinrani.i. .
,;;'r.uie' ne went on, "that it
(Conti
State prohibits such a course.
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FAIR WEATHER ON
TAP FOR THIS WEEK
(By United Press.) .
Washington, April 21: The' Weath
er Bureau forecast for the- coming
week in Southern States follows:
Generally fair throughout "the
J week,- with temperatures' near the
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months. ; .
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SPIRIT 8F REVOLT
RUNNING MUCK
IN FATHERLAND
I
Emperor Faces Serious Situa-
tion Among His Own I
People.
UNREST MANIFEST ' i
IN MANY PLACES f
Victories of Franco-British 1
Forces Cause Excitement.
Hungarian Cities In
Turmoil.
United Press.)
London, April 21. Despite official
German denials reports from a score
of sources indicated tonight the Kaiser
and his chieftains are facing wide
spread dissention among the people.
Reduction of the bread ration, effect
tive last Sunday, was the signal for a
general strike "settled," according to
Berlin's official wireless declaration,
but continuing with the violence of
riots in half a dozen cities, according
to the unofficial reports.
The success of the Russian revolu
tion, coupled with President Wilson's
strictures on "military oppression"
and awakening of a demand for demo
cratizing of Germnay is causing wide
spread unrest.
Success of the Franco-British offen
sive, which must be read even between
the lines of the "strategic retreat" ex
cuses of the official statements, proba
bly is likewise having its effect.
Reports indicated twenty-six cities
in Hungary, including Budapest, had
been put under martial law, following
serious outbreaks, presumably based
on general public demand for throw
ing off the German yoke. Gf the gen
eral strike, reports tonight indicated
that At least 20,000 still are out in mu
nitions factories in Berland and
Spandu, despite efforts of military
leaders to appeal to the workmen for
patriotic speeding up of the work.
Magdeburg and Leipsig were reported
to have experienced grave disorders.
BRAZILIAN REVOLT
CONTINUES TO SPREAD.
(By United Press.)
Buenos Aires, April 21. Brazil's
German revolt appeared to be spread
ing tonight, despite official state
ments from Rio de Janeiro that the
situation was being "controlled."
ARMY ENLISTMENTS
ARE STILL VERY SLOW
(By United Press.)
Washington, April 21. Enlistments
accepted for the army since April 1
have totaled 25.S42, the War Depart
ment announced today. At this rate
it would take four years and three
months to get 2,000,000 men.
Illinois has furnished 2,427, nearly
10 per cent.; Pennsylvania is second
with 2,254; New York third, w .
2,126, and Indiana fourth, with 2,124.
Illinois also leads the list for yester
day's recruiting with 150. This Is the
fourth successive day that Illinois
has been on top.
Delaware is at the bottom with a
total of twelve recruits since April 1,
while Vermont, the home of Ethan" Al-
i len, has enrolled exactly thirteen.
I Recruits accepted for the navy yes
terday numbered 1,148, bringing the
total figure tor ennstea men to vt,Duo.
French and British Havq
Taken Over Thirty Thous
and Prisoners in 1 0 Days
INDICATES GIANT
FORCE OF DRIVE
British Commander Pushed
His Steel Wedge Further
Yesterday French Also
Report Gains.
(By United Press.)
Pans, April 21. Thirty-three thou
sand prisoners and 330 guns werei
captured by te Joint Franco-British
offensive from April 9 to . 26, the
French: official: eutenient'finnouncetl
tonight.
This staggering total of captures
indicates the tremendous force of the .
allied drive and gives hint of the
wonderful victory so far achieved.
The French statement likewise told
how, north of Bray-en-Laennais.
French curtains of fire defeated four
different enemy attempts to leava
their .trenches and counter-attack. ,
"We continue to advance," was the
laconic declaration in tonight's official
statement. v
Between the Somme and the Olse,
especially to the south of St. Quen
tin, there were violent reciprocal ar
tillery firing, the War Office said. To
the north of Sancy on the plain the
French forces continued their ad
vance. British Push Forward.
London, April 21. Field Marshal
Haig rolled his juggernaut war ma
chine closer to Cambrai today and
pushed his steel wedge still further
east of Fampoux and southwest of
Lens.
"On the north bank of the Scarpe,"
his night report declared, "to the east
of Fampoux, we gained ground.
Southwest of Lens, we slightly, ad
vanced." ' .
The Haig statement also reported
an unsuccessful attempt by theGer
mans to recover Fort Gonnellieu. The
attacking forces were driven back,
leaving many dead on the field.
London tonight looked for Haig to
take his turn at smashing. The Brit
ish force has now been steadily .
pounding during the week, but experts ,
pointed out that during the past 48 '
days since the British offensive start
ed, the Franco-British plan of strat
egy has apparently been to alternate
blows on the Hindenburg line. The
French have now been at it since
Monday and in that time Haig has
been consolidating his -newlywon po
sitions here and there . forging ahead. '
The French, far to the south, kept the
Germans far too busy on the defen
sive to permit of much strength: in,
their desperate attempts to, counter
attack against the British.
With the undreamed of British ex
penditures in ammunition necessary .
to such an offensive as the Franco
British forces have. been making the
most systematic and careful plan of
supplying must be maintained, guns
must be, constantly moved forward,
provisions hurried up.
Lord Curzon emphasized the lavish
expenditures of munitions' when, In a
speech this afternoon, he said four
million projectiles were ' hurled
against the German lines.
.
WOULD CONSCRIPT MEN TO
WORK ON FARM8,
(By United Press.)
Mineola, L. I.,: April 21. Col.
Itoosevelt came out flatly in fa-
vor of limiting the amount of
grain for use throughout the ,
United States In the brewing In-
dustry and in distillation of in-
toxicating liquors in an address
here this afternoon.-
In case of a food i shortage, he .
also advocated mobilization : and
conscription of men for tilling
the soil. r '
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