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COUNT CZEUNIN _ . HAS RESIGNED AUSTRIAN PREMIER GIVES UP I HIS OFFICE AT REQUEST OF GERMANY. THOUGHT POSITION BETTER However, He Had Involved Emperor Charles in Most Unpleasant Poei tion—Czechs In Revolt. Coincident with tl»e report of the acceptance of the resignation of Count Cz' rnln, the Austro i premier, comes a report of a serious outbreak of the 'z• lih at Prague, which for many month* has been re ported to he seething with anti pan' Germanism Ilohemlans, or at least the Czechs minority in that country, object to the (realion of a German government there, hut the incident may lie more significant than has so far appeared. Tin* Slavic races of Kohenila have long heen standing out against the Germanlzation of their country and the outbreak nf Prague may he onlv another Indication of Hie deep-seated opposition to -the war as pirations of the central powers Washington N'fwn of the resigna tion of Count Czernin us Austro Hun- Karlan foreign minister lead to much speculalion among officials and dlplo mats here as to the causes which brought about fh»• rather dramatic exit of Ihf Aurtrlan offlrlal hi h mo ment whi'ii. through IIIK decided fining of attitude toward war Issues, Involving Ills complete acceptance of tin' extreme Oemmii views, II had been supposed that he had greatly strengthened his position Thl't change was manifested soon after the llrest I.ltovsk peace confer ences, where Czernhi had become convinced thaMiln moderate views re garding the basl* of peace were un acceptable to the dominant annexi tion and forced Indemnity parlv Therefore officials here are Incline I to believe that It was not bociiusv the count was obnoxious to Austria's great silv that he was forced out of office, but rather that th« explanation WIM to I " found In Internal Austro Hun garian I'.-lies. It is recognised that Czernin In volved I tnperor Cha les In a most unpleasant position by his speech try Ing to fasten upon Frame the re sponsibilii v for initiating peace pro posals last year, thereby enabling the French. Kjjvernnu'iit to dellvef a ma*; tor stroke in diplomacy hv produclnn (lie famous letter of Charles to Prince Kixtus Hut quite aside from the Six! us letter, recent events In Austria Hungary have Indicated that Count C*ern Ill's tenure might be short. In the llrsl place there was the frightful suffering of the population and especially in llohemla. from tho stale of semi-starvation for which they held the government responsible be cause it would not make peace at once Then there was the hitter dis satisfaction of the I'oles and Czechs over the relinquishment of the rich country of Cholm to the I'kraine as one of the conditions of the Brest I.ltovsk peace Finally there was tho concentrated hatred of tho foreign minister by the anti (!erman element* of the Austrian confederation because of his relapse" into extreme conserva tism and his adoption of the pan (•orman program in its entirety, with all of lis reactionary policy. It is understood Kmperor Charles himself still has liberal leanings and Is disposed to moderation so far as war Is concerned, it Is conceived that he might easily be Inclined to rid himself of an offlcl"! so nnpopular with a large part or the Austro Hun garian population It has been known, too. for a long time that the count has been a sick man and that he has often shown signs of distraction and has many times been near the point of absolute physical collapse as the result of his strenuous efforts to maintain control of the widely discordant element., that make up the dual empire. AUSTRIAN RULER HURRIES DENIAL TO THE KAISER Basel. Switzerland. Apt4T>l.r» Km peror Charles of Austria has sent the following telegram tn Emperor Wil liam of Germany, according to ad vires from Vienna' "Clemeneeau's recusations aKa'n°t me are so low that I have no inten tion longer to discuss this affair with France. My cannon In the west is our Inst reply "In faithful friendship (Signed) "CHARLES." SCOUR THE SEAS TO FIND MISSING VESSEL Washington. Unremitting search of trade routes will he carried on hv American and French naval and mer chant vessels until every pradblc hope of finding some trace ot ihe missing Cyclops has been exhausted. Although time passes without a re port stnngthenlng In the slightest de gree the*lfo|>e still felt by Mr. Daniels and several of his chief assistants these officials refused to believe that the ship Is lost • - LADY FURNESS Lady Fumes*, one of the noted \vomen of the British peerage, It serv ing as a nurse In the Red Cross be hind the lines In France. Many, like her, have given up personal comforts and the 1 joys of social life, to enlist their efforts In their country's cause. Many are serving in the hospitals tlose to the firing line In France. BUTTLE ON 30 MILE FRONT HINDENBURG USING HIS HEAVI EST LEGIONS AND MIGHTIEST GUNS. Americans Fighting on Toul Sector, But None Reported on The British Front. Swinging his heaviest legions and iniKbtleHt guns far to the north of tho l'lcardy battlefield, Field Marshal von lllndenburjc now Is driving attack after at tack against the UritlHh lines between Arras and Ypies Charging across the level country behind a tern pest of high explosive and gas shells, the Germans have succeeded by ter rlllc IIKJII ing In penetrating the Hrlt Isli defenseM at points over a front ol nearly 110 milea to a depth of almost kix miles Just to the south of Ypros The loss of Armenllores is aumitted by the British. but this was expected from thi' trend of events in that sec lor durliiK the last few days The enemy had driven in on both sides or the town and holdinK out longer by the llritlsh would have Imperilled the whole line. So far *s known, the withdrawal of the Brlllsh forces from Arment lores was orderly and was only for the purpose of straightening out the line.ln the region where tho Gor man pressure is the heaviest. Tho Hrltish have stood Arm at vital points along the line. \Vytcliaelo is still held by Field Marshal Hair's men who also maintain their grip on Me» sines ridge, Loslrenl, I'loegsteert, and I'loegsteert wood and Hollebeke, against which furious assaults have been launched only to break down or bo null! Hod by British counterattacks A terrific attack made against Holle beke and Wystehaete was completely repulsed with great loss to the Ger mans This particular part of the battle lino in the went liiih been tho mono of terrible fighting for nearly four years Arinent lerea marked the farth est retirement in this region of the French, British and Belgians In Aug uat and September, 1914. Just to the north, near Ypres, the Oerruans on April 2, 1916. first loosed their poison ous gas, and here on December 19, the same year, they drove hard at the thin line of Canadians In a desperate effort to reach Calais, On both occa sions the Canalli/ns heat back the enemy and held their lines intact. UNUSUAL WEATHER FROM HATTERAB TO CAPE COD Washington Southern Now Eng land and the middle Atlantic Coast districts are experiencing extraorill nnry April weather, sleet, snow and driving rain accompanying a high northeast wind blowing along much of the coast from Cape liatteras to Cape Cod, Temperatures were from 20 to 30 degrees below the seasonsal average, hut nowhere had they reached the freezing point, though they were only u few degrees above it. , The cyclonic depression off the Caro lina const. Instead of pacing to sea as the weather forecaster had pre dicted, gan moving slowly northeastward. High northeast winds blew over the Virginia and North Carolina coasts and have reached as far as Nantucket where tlie wind attained u velocity of 42 miles an hour At Cape Henry (he wind blew . r >2 miles an hour, but mod erated in a short while. CLYDK LINE SHIPS ARE COMMANDEERED Washington.—Leading Atlantic and gulf steamship lines will be unified under control of the railroad adminis tration. President Wilson, by proc lamation, commandeered Clyde, Mallory, Merchants' A. Miners' and Southern Steamship lines and assign ed them to the supervision of Director General McAdoo, who already has con trol of railway-owned lines, the Ocean, Old Dominion, Southern Pacific, and Baltimore Steam Packet. THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTfI CAROLINA AMERICAN TROOPS IN HARD FIBHTING GERMANS FAIL IN REPEATED EF FORTS TO REACH AMERI CAN THIRD LINE. LOSE HUNDREDS OF MEN Manay Deeds of Individual Bravery and Heroism Have Developed Among the Americans. Preceded by an intense bombard m«• rll of high explosives and poison gas shells picked troops from four German companies hurled thennelvH against the American position* on the right bank of the Me tine north Mihlel. but were completely repulse I after terrific hand to hand fighting. The Americans captured som«i prls oners. The (iermnn losses already counted are 34 dead and 10 wounded who were in the American trencher, and 30 dead in No Man's Land. Rev eral of the wounded enemy were taken bark by their comrades to the Ger man positions After another night of terrific artll lery fire and a bombardment with gas shells, the Hermans continued their • •fT>rt H to drive through to the third line of the American positions near Apremont forest northwest of Totil They made two attacks. both of which failed The enemy's casualties In the four days' fighting are est I mated at be tween .'((in and 400 Of this 'number more than 100 were killed. Although the enemy wasted fullv a half of his specially trained shock troop battalion of 800 men, he WBH unable to penetrate the American lines, which remained unchanged. Of the 30 prisoners taken by American trcops In the fighting northwest of Toul, during which two German at ta«ks In force were repulsed with heavy casualties to the enemy. 12 have since died of their wounds. The American troops also captured two German machine guns besides a quan llt V of small arms, grenades and other war material The prisoners taken belonged to the twenty II ft h and sixty fifth Lahd wehr units, the sixteenth pioneers ami llw I'hlans The prisoners said they liiill hud no food lor two days, as the American artillery hnd prevented their rations from being brought up to their position The captive Oer matin quickly devoured the food given tlietn by our men SENATOR WM J. STONE OF MISSOURI PASSES Was Chairman of Senste Foreign Relations Committee. Washington Senator William J. Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the senate foreign relation* committee, and for many years ropmlnent among Democratic leaders, died here after a stroke of paralysis Senator Stone suffered the stroke while on a street car on his way to the senate office building A slight cerebral hemorrhage affected Ills left side, rendering him helpless, but he did not lose consciousness and a few hours later rallied and began to talk about getting up. His family and friends were hopeful until there was a decided turn for the worse There was a second cerebral hemor rhage and the senator fell Into x state of coma Death came r.t 4:,10 o'clock but the physician made no announce *Sf ment until an hour later because twice the patient's pulse had become so weak tlmt the family thought the end had come. At the ,fesd*ide Vere Mrs. Stone and their children. Federal Judge Kim brough Stone, of Kansas City; Mrs. John W Parkinson, of St Joseph, Mo., and Miss .Mabel Stone, and niece Miss Margaret Winston, of St Louis. All the members of the Missouri dele gation In congress were at the home durliiß the day and there were scores of callers among officials and members of Congress. YET ANOTHER DRAFT CALL IS ISSUED Washington.—Another draft call, for 4!>,84.'{ registrants, has been sent to governors of states by General Crowder Mobilization of the men is ordered for May 1 and 10. the w.ir department announced. Thiß call increases to more than 300,000 the number of select nien ordered to camp since late in March. This is far In excess of the monthly average that would have been niobilis ed under the original plan. ENTIRE BRITISH LINE IS HOLDING FIRM The entire allied line in Relgium and France is holding Arm. Nowhere have the Germans been able, notwithstanding the great num bers of men hurled against it, espe cially that portion in Flanders where the British are holding forth, to gain an inch of ground. Field Marshal Haig's order that no mare" pround bo ceded is rigidly being compUetl with, as Is attested by tha tliousandr of Ger man dead. MARSHAL VON WOYRSCH ing^r JT n K fl |^^^HlßMK|^gl ; Field Marshal von Woyrsch, who, It Is authoritatively stated, will lead the much-advertised spring drive of the Germans on the West front. He com manded the Teutonic armlea In the in vaalon of Poland in 1015. SENATE PASSES SEDITION BILL PROVIDES 20 YEARS' IMPRISON MENT AND HO.UOO FINE - OR - DISLOYAL UTTEftANvtS. Prohibit* Language or Acta of Dis loyalty; Obstruction of Draft and Liberty Loan. Washington.—The sedition bill, pro hibiting under penalties of 20 years' Imprisonment nda SIO,OOO fine, lan guage or acts of disloyalty or obstruc tion of the army draft and Liberty loans, was passed today by the senute without a record vote, ending protract- Ed debate. It now goes to conference between the house and senate and final enactment Is expected soou. Though modified to meet the ob ject ions of senators who claimed the original draft would urb legitimate freedom of speech, the bill retains the broad inhibition of words or acts \Vhich "support or favor the cause of the German empire or its allies—or opyOse the cuase of the lulled States." It also would punish willful and "disloyal, profuse, scurrilous, con temptuous or abusive" language about the American form of government. "constitution, military or naval forces, flag or uniform." and willful utter ances designed to curtail production of essential war materials The senate adopted an amendment by Senator Jones, of New Mexico, pro viding for dismissal of federal execu tive employes making disloyal state ments This was a substitute for one Introduced by .Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, several days ago after attacks had been made upon George Creel, chairman of the committee on public information, and other officials on account of their writing In the past Senator Lodge, after he and other senators had denounced alleged dis loyal publications in the German- American withdrew his amend ment prohibiting Oerrnan language publications unless paralleled by Eng lish translations. Senator Borah, of Idaho, did not press an amendment he had offered to repeil the postmas ter general's press censorship authori ty conferred In the original espionage act. AMERICAN TROOPS GREETED WITH INTENSE ENTHUBIASM With the IJrltish Army In France. — The first of the American flighting troops have arrived on the British front and have been greeted with In tense enthusiasm The overseers pio neers were a hattallon of infantry, which came swinging along the road Into a certain sector after an all-night march that began on the anniversary of America's declaration of war. The dusty uniforms and unshaken faces of the Americans showed that they had been long on the road. GERMAN ALLIANCE QUITS: GIVES RED CROSS MONEY Philadelphia. The German-Ameri can alliance, which has been the storm center of congressional investi gation for some time past, will dis band anil give the $:!0.000 now in the treasury to the Red Cross. This an nouncement was semi-otTically made during a recess, following an all-day secret session It was said the disso lution of the alliance will become ef fective at once TO STAMP OUT MOSQUITO PESTS AROUND CAMPS Washington.— lmmediate measures to stamp out mosquito pest in regions surrounding southern army camps will be taken by the ramy medical corps. The war department approved a sug gestion that army funds be made available for the purpose, setting aside the legal difficulty of using these funds for sanitary work outside of army posts. First efforts of tae medical corps will be centered about the southern camps. ISSUES ORDER TO HOLD TREIR GROUND FIGHTING WITH BACKS TO WALL HAIG SAYS THERE MUST BE NO FALLING BACK. RfADY TO STRICK BACK 7 "The Safety of Ouh Homes and the Freedom of Mankind" Now at Stake Saya Field Marshal. Great Britain's armies stand at bay in France and Flanders. After three weeks o fa combat which has eclipsed anything that has raged during the entire four years of warfare, Field Marshal Haig has issued a command to his men to hold their ground at whatever cost, and fight with the knowledge that their blows are struck "for the safety of their homes and the freedom of mankind." The end of the first phase of this giant struggle now may be considered as passed "Bhere must be no re tirement." is llaig's admonltoln which adds that the British now are "fight ing with their backs to the wall." The withdrawal In I'icardy was officially rc'*ptfrted to have been a part of the al lied strategy, but the period for such tactics seemingly has gone into his tory. The order issued by the field mar shal contains another sentence which may be pregnant with significance. "The French army la moving rapidly and In great force to our support," he said, and this Is the first official in timation that the allies are ready to strike back at the German Invaders. This blow may not necessarily fall in Flanders, nor yet in Plcardy, but may be aimed at some part of the line where Generalissimo Fooh may be lieve he can cut through the German front and compel the Teutons to re la* their pressure against the British. "EVERY POSITION MUST BE HELD TO THE LAST MAN" London. —Field Marshal Sir Douglas llaig. in a special order of the day address to "All ranks of the lirltlsh army in France and Flanders," says: "Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no re tirement. With our barks to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us might fight on to the end. "The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike up on the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment.", Held Marshal Halg announced that tho French army "in moving rapidly and in great force" to the support of the British. The special order says: "Three weeks ago today, the enemy began his terrific attacks against us on a 50-niile front. His objects are to separate us from the French, to take the channel ports and to destroy the British army. "In spite of throwing, already, one hundred and six divisions into the bat tle and enduring the most reckless sacrifice of human life, he has yet made little progress toward his goals "We owe this to the determined fighting and self sacrifice of our troops Words fall me to express tre admiration which I feel for the splen did resistance offered by all ranks of our army under the most trying cir cumstances. "Many amongst us now are tired. To those, I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the longest. The French army is moving rapidly andln great force to our sup port. There is no other course open to us to fight It out. "Every position must be held to the last man There must be no re tirement. With our backs lb the wall and believing in the Justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at 'his critical moment " SOUTHERN YARDS ARE ASKED TO SET THE PACE Washington. Southern shipyards were called on to set the pace In building ships In an address made by Chairman Hurley, of the shipping board, before the shipping committee of the Southern Commercial Congress. Mr. Hurley pointed out the south's ad vantages in coast line and climatic conditions and said was no rea son why it should be second to any other section In producing ocean ton nage. WILL BASE QUOTAS ON NUMBER IN CLASS ONE Washington—The war department's plan for basing draft quotas on the number of registrants in Class 1 In stead of upon population was sustain ed In the house after an all-day fight over a resolution passed by the sen tbe, authorizing the change. Oppon ents of the plan championed an amendment by Representative Schall cr.berger of Nebraska to base the quo tas on total registration and liability to service, which was defeated. A CHILD GETS SICK CROSS, FEVERISH 1 IF CONSTIPATED LOOK AT TONGUE! THEN GIVE FRUIT LAXATIVE FOR STOM ACH, LIVER, BOWELS. -CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS" CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND THEY LOVE IT. Mother! Yuur child isu't nuturally cross mid peevish. See is coated; this Is a sure sign the little stomach, liver and bowels need a cleansing at once. When listless, pale, feverish, full of * cold, breath bad, thront sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gen tle liver and bowel cleansing should always be the flrst treatment given. Nothing equals "California Syrup of Figs" for children's Ills; give a tea spoonful, and in a few hours nil the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which Is clogged In the bowels passes out of the system, and yon have a well and playful child again. All children love this harmless, dell clous "fruit laxative," and it never falls to effect a good "Inside" cleans ing. Directions to:- babies, children of nil ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle. Keep It handy In your home. A little given today saves a sick child tomor row, but got the genuine. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," then see that It is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company."—Adv. f All He Wanted. Two out-state monument dealers chanced to inert on the rear platform of a street car, and they were soon talking shop. 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