North Carolina Newspapers

AMERICAN TROOPS ■ED TO ME AT ACCELERATED RATE CONTEM PLATED IN GOVERNMENT'S BPEED-UP PROGRAM. NO DETAILS 6IVEN OUT Amsrlcan forces to Be Brigaded With British Troops to Hssten Ameri can Participation. Washington, Transportation of American troops to France already Is proceeding at the accelerated rate contemplated by the speeding up measures taken after the battle of Plcardy began. Acting Secretary Crowell made this statement but would give no details Following the conferences between Secretary Ilaker and allied officials, orders were given under which a British official statement was Issued saying that American forces were to be brigaded with British troops In order to liusten American participa tion in the war. Officials explained that the process to be followed was similar to that adopted In pluclng American troops in the front lines with the French for training It has been estimated that 30 days' training of thU character, with Amer ican battalion units assigned with the British organizations, will fit the newcomerß for active duty at the front. All divisions now moved from this side are composed of men who have had several months of prelimi nary training and who need only final Instruction to take their full share In the fighting line. The training process will bo quicker with the Hrltlsh than with the French, It In believed, because the language difficulty does not exist. American units will find every llritiHh veteran an instructor, and there will he no need for Interpreters. It WHN indicated that the new plans cull for a more extensive training Hellenic with the 11rit IHIi army than li as been the case with General Pershing's original force. There probably will be 110 attempt to Net up a purely AmerlcMii force within the Hritlsh ranks, as has been done with the French. The Americans are lo be withdrawn when trained and turned over to Gen eral Pershing as a part of his army. They will share fully with Qjielr llrii ish comrades the battles on their front and the belief here Is that they wyi not be withdrawn as long as there Is pressing need for their serv l ice with the British lines. SAYS GERMAN OPINION UNDER ESTIMATED AMERICA Washington—Word that American reinforcements are moving to the sup port of the allies in l'lcardy has re vived argument In Germany over the efficacy of the submarine and drawn from Captain Perslus .military critic of The Berliner Tageblatt, the com ment that .after being persuaded to under estimate America. German opin ion is undergoing a change. An official dispatch from Switzer land. reviewing the latest discussion, quotes Captain Perslus as follows: "We were at first a good deal per suaded to underestimate the partici pation if America in the war, We begin now to note a change of opin ion, It is beyond a doubt that it would be well to curb at the present time these more or less fantastic va garies of persons discussing the sub marine war. We cannot for the mo ment estimate when the United States will have ready the millions of men which her population will permit her to raise, but It is certain that America will In the very near future succeed In amassing armies which will consti tute a very valuable aid for our ene mies." Captain Perslus expressed without great conviction the hope that the present offensive will attain a result which will frustrate these plans. DECISION IN $57,000,000 ' DUPONT SUIT DELAYED Philadelphia. Pa. —A decision of the United States circuit court of appeals in the $f>7.000.000 DuPont stock suit Is delayed perhaps for a year as a result of the refusal of the court to order the case argued during this month. The litigation arone out of the ac quisition by the DuPont Securities company, formed hy Pierre DuPont •nd others, of the holdings of Cole man DuPont in DuPont Powder Co. WHEAT FORECAST PLEASES U. S. FOOD AUTHORITIES Washington.—Forecasts by the de partment of agriculture of a winter wheat crop of 660.000,000 bushels this year brought optimism to the food ad ministration. and the prediction was unofficially Madef that If the spring wheat crop dialntained the same ratio the ' next will furnieh suffi cient wheat 11 take care of the needs of this country fend the elites next year. Forfait* indicate an inereas» Of 142,000,000 bushels. . • i- KAISER LEAVES WEST COMMAND HIS DREAMB OF AN OVERWHELM- ING AND COMPLETE VICTORY ARE SHATTERED TO BITS FOCH BIDDING HIS TIME Meeting Assaults with Powerful Re sistance and Here and There "Conforming" Lines. The second phase of the great but tle along the Homme has died down. It lasted less than three day*, and the fighting has resolved Itself Into more or leHH Isolated engagements In which the French and British allies have more than held their own. The attention of the Germans for the present Is mainly directed at the lower end of the battle zone, which apparently they are attempting to en large for the purpose of getting elbow room In which to move their vast masses of troops. Meanwhile, General Foch, the com mander in chief of the allies, Is bid ing Ills time, meeting the German as saults with powerful resistance, and here atid there conforming IIIH lines to the necessities of the battle. It Is confidently stated at I'urls that Foch will not be drawn Into amy false move- -where each move Is r f such vital Importance—but will strike with hln reserves at the moment chosen by him. There may be Home significance In the report that the German emperor, after a conference on the western front on Saturday with his chiefs, Von Hlndenburg and Ludendorff, Intends to proceed to Rumania. At the out set of the great German offensive, when It was sweeping the allied forces before It, notwithstanding their tena cious reslHtamce, Emperor William, tt was announced officially from Ilerlin, was In supreme command That an nouncement was regarded at the time ns evidence that the emperor expect ed a complete and decisive victory. Since then, however. British and French and American reinforcements have come up. West of Noynn a German detach- merit which bad gained » foothold In the French linen was forced out by n counter-attack Another attack nt Grivesnes wan repulsed, hut the Ger man efforts along the Olse to enlarge their previous gains were continued In the soctor between Chauiiv and Harlsls. Here the French commander deemed It advisable to withdraw to positions previously prepared, and they are being held strongly. GENERAL PERSHING SENDS A STIMULATING MESSAGE Washington.— From headquarters of the American expeditionary force In France came a Liberty loan message from Oeneral Pershing. "Every dollar subscribed to the Liberty loan is a dollar Invented In American manhood," cabled the Ren oral "Every dollar subscribed an the result of self-denial means partner ship In the hardships and risks of our men In the trenches. Every dollar subscribed will confirm the determina tion of our people at homo to stand by Its army to a victorious end An over whelming subscription to the third Liberty loan will be a patriotic ex pression of confidence In our ability ns a nation to maintain all that we hold dear in civilization." Nearly 50 communities reported they had exceeded their quotas in the first day's work, and thereby had won the right, along with 160 announced, to fly the Liberty loan honor flag. In a statement on behalf of the loan Secretary Lane said: "The year of war has crystallzed the spirit of our peoples. We know srhy we are fighting and to what eno. From a standing start, w* have in out- year made progress at which we should not be discouraged. The pur chase of Liberty bonds is the one ef fective way in which most of us can fight." COUNTER-ATTACKS BY BRITISH SUCCESSFUL London.—Successful Drltish coun ter-attacks were launched against the Germans In Aveluy wood, mi the west the Ancre river north of Al bert. The war office statement issued says the British recaptured all their former positions. A German attack on the railroad lines opposite Albert was repulsed and another Teuton as sault south of HebuterrtKjrfts wwi pletely broken up by the fire of the British artillery. BOLO PASHA APPEALS TO PRESIDENT POINCARE Paris.—President Poincare has re ceived Albert Sales, counsel for 8010 Pasha, who wes-convicted on a charge of treason and sentenced to death. The attorney presented a plea for clemency for his client. This la 8010 Paaha's last hope. It is contrary to custom to publish the decision reach ed by the chief executive. 8010 might attempt to prolong his life in the event of an ndv*-je decision by ask ing to be heard as a state's witness TXfW. hktwpphtri? WTT.T.TAMSTON. NOETH CAROLINA RESULTS OF GERMAN DRIVE TO APRIL I s -iru-urv TeerHts trenches Vy . 2r„* teyzga. !' 11 \J T \ mm mm mm UNC -MAA 21 « MAK » J THIS MAP M V U ... . - . • *s / Wf > IP MOOoo® - • ii —* • ®T JtJff y t)w from T VA4 29 *> APRIL 1. S _ MtUC I C »bkgr*rnr i v\ MIU&Qf f tCAMfiPAI &CW ■ Wl->P v |2«? */\\ & JVI AMIENS -AA; "Xt \ 9 +a,.« A > ?t T .—o*" f */ If P. tostQMHW ""C« *vr %>/ S\ l\ —.'""if •••?: 4-\| „I/f ,K'V..V-| c —- A v \ "*.. w 9 MONTWWEpOy 1 '•» NOYOW ° — Thia mup, prepared by the war department, shows the proft-«M of th« Oertnnn drive in Krone® from March 21, wh*n It b«can, to April 1. Whe« U wan stopped hy the nllt««. BRING UP HEAVIER GUNS BRITISH AND FRENCH ADMIT YIELDING SOME QAINB TO IN VADING GERMANS. Armenians Have Organized An Army and Recaptured Erzerwln From the Turk#, Says Report. After several days of comparative Inactivity along the battle front in l'icardy, bitter fighting haß been re sumed along the western sector of the salient In the lines of the entente al lies. Attacks by the Germans against the British and French are admitted to have yielded some galnn to the In vaders In the critical sectors Just to the east of the etiy of Amiens. The fighting, according to latest re ports, hns been heaviest in tho neigh borhood of llamel, where the Rritlnh were forced back slightly, and In the triangle formed hy the HI vers Luce anad Avre, farther to the South, where the French were forced to give ground Nothing is known as to the details of the battles in these sectors, but the fact that the Germans have been In a degree successful would seom to indi cate that they have sueceeded-.ln brnig ing up some of their heaviest cannon and new divisions with which to con tinue their attempts to capture. Reports from the French and Brit ish fronts have mentlnOed heavy rains which would mean llial the Germane have been working under H severe handicap in bringing up gunn, ammuni tion and supplies to the front. The battlefield over which the allies have retreated was left In a devastated con dition, the roads and bridges being mined in by 'he retreatlng forces. Th® lull In the buttle for the last few days probably was caused by the Inability of the Teutons to move their heavy supply trains over these roads, togeth er with the necessity of reorganising the shattered divisions whtrh bore the brunt of the fighting after they bad passed the first field of fire of their heavier guns. The British, since retaining Ayette. south of Arras, have not resumed their offensive operations, so far as reported by London,but the German official statement says that four at tacks by the entente forces ngalnat the heights southwest of Moreuill were repulsed with heavy losses Ther* are no reports of fighting except out post encounters along the French Knee on the Olse river. VON KUEHLMANN SOOON TO MAKE "IMPORTANT" SPEECH Amsterdam. —At an Important con ference held at German headquarters between the emperor, Field Marshal von Hindenburg, General von Duden dorff and l>r. Richard F. von Kuehl mann, the German foreign minister. Count Csernln's speech was discussed among other matters, it is understood that von Kuehlmann will deliver an important speech at his earliest oppor tunity. Count Csernln is expected at eßrlin and at headquarters. JAPAN COMMANDEERING SHIPS FOR AMERICA Seattle. Wash. —The Seattle office of the Nippon Yusen Kalsha. a Japan ese steamship company, announced it has received a cablegram from Tokio saying the Japanese government has commandeered nine of the company's steamers, to be turned over to the Uni ted States government. The company announced the commandeered boats world total anprox'mately 6 000 dead weight tons. According to Lloyd's reg ister, the beats total 38,?20 gross tons. STARTS PEACE OFFENSIVE SAYS NEGOTIATIONS WITH AL LIES RECENTLY WERE NEAR POINT OF PEACE Peace Move, Evidently Conceived In Germany, Made Following Fall ure of Big Offensive. W ashlngton.—American government officials and the entente embassies saw another Teutonic peace offensive in the reported speech of Count ('zer i>ln. the Austro Hungarian foreign minister, decluring that recently nego tiations were near between the Aus trian and the allied governments. The move, evidently conceived In Germany, they said, was made Just an It became certain that the German drive in the west had failed of its purpose and was intended to bring discord among the allied powers. The foreign minister's statement that Premier Clemenceau. of France, had advanced a suggestion of peace dlscus'slons and his reference to Al sace-Lorraine as u stumbling block. It was declared here, were designed to create the belief that the allies' de sire to recover Alsace-Lorraine for France Is the only thing that stands In the way of peace. Amsterdam—Count Tzernln. the Austro Hungarian foreign minister, ad dreslng a delegation from the Vienna city council which waited on him In connection with the burgomaster term ed "the aggravated distress of the population," which Is closely connect ed with the general political situation, said: "With the conclusion of peace with Rumania the war In the east ended. Before, however, turning to Individual peace treaties and discussing them In detail. I would like to revert to the declaration of the President of the United States. In which he replied to the speech delivered by me on Janu ary 24 "In many parts of the world Presi dent Wilson's speech was Interpreted as an attempt to drive a wedge be tween Vienna and Berlin. I do not believe that, because I have too high an opinion of the President of the United States and his outlook as a statesman to believe him capable of such a way of thinking. President Wilson is no more able to ascribe dis honorable action to us than we to him." GERMANS ARRESTED FOR SELLING "GLASSED" CANDY New York.—After candy believed to have contained particles of glass had been sold to a sailor in Brooklyn to day, the police and the federal ati-. thorities arrested Rdward Waller, pro prietor of the store, and his clerk. Henry Willems, both Germans. They were held as enemy aliens, the federal authorities announced, pending a chemical analysis of the candy. LENROOT IS ELECTED TO UNITED STATEB SENATE Milwaukee, Wis.—Congressman Ir vine IJ. Lenroot, republican, of Supe rior. has been elected United States senator to succeed the late Paul O. Husting, having defeated Joseph E Davies. democrat, according to incom plete returns by a majority estimated at more than 10,000. Victor L. Berger, socialist, ran third, approximately 35.- 000 behind Davies, frcm the figuree at hand. VITAL CHANGES IN DRAFT IS URGED PROPOSAL WOULD PUT POOL ROOM LOAFERB AND GAM BLERS TO WORK. BY A NEW CLASSIFICATION Plan Submitted by Provoat General Crowdtr'a Office nad the De partment of Labor. Washington—Drastic modifirationa of the draft classification Hats which would affect In one way or another the status of everyone of the millions of registered men Is proposed in a plan submitted to President Wilson by of clals of the provost marshal general'a office and the department of labor. While the primary purpose of the new program la the "purification" of the second, third and fourth classes of registrants who are not engaged In any productive industry, attention also would be given to lower sections of Class 1 and the affect. Its framers be lieve would be to solve the nation's labor problem and largely Increase the output of the necessities of life. The proposal would utilize the draft machinery for putting Industrial slackers to work. Every registered man who has been granted deferred j classification would be given to under stand that such deferrent Is not a lngal right, but a privilege and that If unfair advantage is taken of that privilege. It will be summarily re voked. It 1b proposed to make a moat care ful survey of the lower section* of Class 1 and of other classes to iden tify those men who are idlers or who are gaining their living through un desirable or "harmful" pursuits. Un der the latter head, officials suggest might be listed gamblers, bookmakers for races, poolroom touts and others Formal notification would be served upon these men that, unless within a specified time they obtain employ ment in some useful industry, they would have their classified status changed so as to send them into mili tary scrviie immediately. Tli« plait designed to inter fere in the slightest with the so-call ed nonessential indusrtles. These may be affected to some slight degree, but officials say such injury would be offset many times over by resulting national good to be obtained from the augmented labor supply and the great ly Increased production of essentials. Administration officials who have participated in the preparation of the plan declare that the next step would be to obtain authority for the indus trial classification of the man power o fthe country up to the age of 60 years. GERMANS HURL MASBEO DIVISION AQAINBT ALLIES In a battle of utmost fury, the Ger mans have been hurling massed divi sions against the British and French lines from far north of Albert to a short distance north of Montdidler. Probably there has not been a more sanguinary battle fought since the beginning of the Teutonic offensive March 21 than this, which has for its objective the driving of a wedge between the British and French ar- mies, the cutting of the Parls-Amlens rail road south of Amiens and the rupture of that city. But, in spite of the power of the attack and the desperateness of the fighting, the entente allied legions have stood firm over the most of their front. At only two points have they been forced to give ground, and these seem, on the m p. to be only minor successes when compared with the sacrifice of lives which they have cost. Just to the southwest of Albert, the British have withdrawn a short dis tance. and the French have given up the village of Castel, west of Moreuil. which has been the storm center of the German assauls for the last few days. At this point the Teutons are within three miles of the Paris Amiens road. GERMANS TAKE BIT OF TERRITORY FROM BRITIBH Hard fighting was proceeding north and south of Albert as the result of a heavy attack by the Germans on the British lines along a front of 9,000 yards between Aveluy and Dernan court. According to the latest re ports, the Germans had succeeded in getting a foothold on a small triangu lar bit of territory, Just southwest of Albert, which brought the attacking troops close to the Albert-Amiens rail way. FIRE IN GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN WASHINGTON Washington.—Fire of unknown ori gin destroyed the upper floor of a building near the great state, war and navy building, occupied by the navy bureau of construction and repair and the camouflage section. Some Mpptias and papers were bowed but the dam age is Mid to be Insignlflant. No one w\as In the butldng when the flre start ed, except a watchman. So far as oould be learned there is no suspicion of incendiarism. CORNS LIFT OUT! COSTS FEW CENTS Drops of magic! Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a iittle Freeznne on a touchy corn, instantly that corn stops hurt ing, then you lift it off with the fingers. No pain! Try it! A V / IQJj Why wait? Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and _ calluses, without soreness or irritation. Freerone is the much talked of discovery of the Cincinnati genius. One Great Truth. "I suppose you claim that you will leave office poorer than you entered itr "I'm not making nny statement about that. Hut I enn truthfully say that the campaign depleted my bank roll considerably."—Kansas City Journal. A stasia lon of Dr Pmit"* Shot" will axpal Worm* or Tapeworm No second do** or after purgative neceaaary. Tone* up the stomach and Bowel*. Adv. The child who cries for cake may live to cry for breach Building-up for the Spring Attack at the Front is a good deal like putting the body In condition for an Invasion of the germs of grip, pneumonia or "Spring fever" here at home. At this time of the year most people suffer from a condition often called Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn out, before the day is half thru. They may have frequent headaches and sometimes "pimply" or pale skin and white lips. The reason for this Is that during the wintertime, shut up with in doors, eating too much meat and too little green vegetables, one heaps fuel Into the system which Is not burned up and the clinkers remain to poison the system—a clogging up of the circu lation—with Inactive liver and kidneys. Time to put your house In order. For an invigorating tonic which will clarify the blood, put new life In the body, sparkle to the eyes, and a wholesome skin, nothing does so well as a glyceric herb extract made from Golden Seal root. Blood and Stono root, Oregon grape root and Wild Cherry bark. This can be had In con venient, ready-to-use tablet focm at all drug stores, sixty cents, and has been sold for the past fifty years as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. By reason of the nerves feeding on the blood, when the blood Is pure the nerves feel the effect, and neuralgia or other nerve pains disappear because such pain Is the cry of the starved nerves for food. 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