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CITY Leather tqday: HOME CIRCULATION LARGEST OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY :: :' tonight and tomori-ow. LEASED WIRE s: S E R V ICE OF T H E A SS'OCIATED. PRESS tHFTH YEAR. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1917. CITY EDITION. FOURTEEN PAGESONE SECTION; TWIW SENTINEL F U L L TSER SHIFTS kSTERNARMY TO WEST FRONT sre leased iuss TROOPS' 1IORALiZATION Deadlock in France Lest Allied Efforts Fail to Break. ABOR ROUSED TO NATION'S PERIL 1 Ute?-SiRns Multiply Political Crisis in Germany. II ALUS GAIN ON T HE I FRON I Intense Offensive Action Wins Italy Important Successes. : J rress) ..li.utinn f the Ttusslan Iran--1"-- he consequent withdrawal fun-fs from the eastern ms their effect in France. 1 1 j . , t leld Marshal von muuuu ,pn able U throw into the hi sorely battered lines e time being at least cans 'ok the most furious ,e British and Krench havvj freak. -jl fruit of chaos in Hud mere ominous In the hint of fuiure pofsibllitiea. Tim joMiers' and workmen' m to have been aroused the peril of the course It ; to follow, but it I a ques-.iki-niiis; ban not come too soldiers in the ranks evi i' ibo bit la their teeth and o be seen if there is a hand jsh to check them from ml pructkal anarchy, fill tide of the picture Is ih nmitiplyitiK signs that ii criw in Germany 1 as f.er. Tue extraordinary .uen !v the German censor- cm tiiu oil side world from :,Uh ni" In the empire hava v siiivet.Ml but some tacts he coil' ed'ed. PosslbWi for ue m history revolution and rcpiliiic hae been openly in the reti hstag and most of all, iiptiarently, the au 'i nut dare to check the : aiiiaclty of Oie radicals. pn-iwire of the malcou--wme so great a to force I'M In hastily withdraw tta :rmlt radical socialist dele 'fiid the International soc- Ht Stockholm. '"'n in Germany also Toxin steadily, worse MXMsnd in various quar i'iiUI; supply will no'. M the ration until the The offensive promises ii'n!nltratlon cheek ily strike agitation hare " nnd rhere are com ' I he attempt to aubetitnt 'f"l , aiTlllU-.lv Himlnl.hl. f ''"-k of milk animal. " rr",- the only news irte- war regions 1 Julian front, General u p..nw oftVnslv on b.it the reports from ' re diametrically ' Initial results Th' - Th Vl." Tn KHln!' In Tnt, bllt ,t ,,, w,f the operation will '""" in Prance (he harl confined to tha T ' T r"!l"n north In ,h.. Arr, hattle area "Jt : i : mil., i .I th. '- tern end of the "'-1;' from I). L' m' '"''""-l virtually : n.. L """I to have I:,b;i r'""' front bwTd. The rrmin Ime. r'i Ifl l,l"n, h"re r"t 'tod.'" 16-Th 'H.e. 100,C00.. . (By Associated Press) Rome, May . 16., via London. The war office announced today that as a result of the offensive begun yesterday the Italians thus far have captured 3,375 prisoners, . a mountain battery and thirty machine guns. The Kalian have captured the wood ed heights on the east bank of thu Inonzo, north of tiorUia. Thoy have forced a paasxse of the river botween Ixigma and Uorezma, capturing thu later village. In the centre of the field of attack the village of Za?or:t ,i Zagomila wero taken by the Italians. ITALIANS TAKE ALMOST IMPREGNABLE POSITIONS Rome, Tuesday, May 16., (via PariB, May 16.) Important successes were won by the Italians today in inau gurating their drive on the laoiizo front. The following official note In regard to these operation was given out here tonight: "The offmislve action now being de veloped on the Julian front which was announced in today's statement' was preceded by vaitt. Intense and method ical artillery preparation. FJre was opened on the morning of May 12 along the whole line from Tolmino to the sea. It was maintained with a regularly quickened rhythm until the morning of May 14 w hen It was lnten tUl&ed to a powerful drumfire. "During the first part of the bom bardment the enemy reacted but feeb ly. It seemed as thou the Austrian! had been taken by surprive, but their reply was more vigorous on May 13 and extremely violent on the morning of the fourteenth. Austrian batteries then opened a heavy curtain fire pour ing thousands of projectiles on the frenches on the Italian Hues. "Undeterred by this tompest of fire the Italian infantry towards boon leaped over the parapets and dashed resolutely forward towards the ob jectives prevloiiHly assigned. Tliexe positions were most difficult ones and some of them hitherto bad been regarded as Impregnable; such, tor Instance, as the heights on the left bank of the Isonzo from Plava to Sal cano 1'aas. The steep slopes covered with rocks and dotted here and there wth-thick clumps of brush consti tuted a formidable obstacle to an In fantry advance. Successive lines of trenches prepared months ago above deep caverns well supplied with de fensive and offensive material were defended by seasoned troops and pro tected by batteries placed "so as to Sank' attackers with their fire. "Notwithstanding these conditions the Italian infantry advanced and still continues to advance. Valuable positions have been wou and prison er are flowing Into our concentra tion camps. "Our aviators cooperated with great effect by bold and ceaseless re connalsances, by skilful regulation of the artillery fire and bombardment ot depots and convoys aud by brilliant combat with Austrian airplanes." FROM TRENCH SHELTER TO THICK OF BATTLE ..-.Vvi.V r:--?: ':;:--: .-r-- vr:':- i-V--;J' ,"-..;Vw- p:tl:i ; fm ii. . an ... iimwsi i MiiWtLitlWiitrf . jT - , lt rfhrf t' 9 ii iia mi i sir NOTABLE CHANGES: IN RUSS CABINET; MILUKOFF QUITS taraaaQsesbaKajBJMiuc This remarkable vhtoaraph, taken In the re-nt Prltlsh drive from Arras, shows an oltU-er Ifiulmtt lua men oui f a eai In rhsme on the CJertnm defence". A burntluB Gorman shell Is shown at the rlht. (Copyright fntlerwowl A Underwood). SENATE TAKES UP WAR BUDGET BILL Measure, Carrying $3,307,946,- 000, Will Be Kept Before That Body Until Passed. DISCUSS WAR BUDGET IN SECRET SESSION ( By orl.l l"rr..l ' Washington, May 16 When the senate today took up the great $3,390,000,000 war budget it olosed the door and discuss- d It privately because, many senator said, it entailed discus- ion of confidential information on prosecuting the war. The house passed the bill openly. PRESIDENT ANXIOUS TO CURB SPECULATION (By Associated Press) Washington, Mayi 16. Members of the senate and house agriculture com mittee today reported to thler col leagues tliat President Wilson ij tin timally anxious for early passave of leKlslatlon to stop speculation In foods and regulation production an.1 diatrlbutlon. The food situation rank second only to the army and navy In Importance, the President told com mittee members at a White House con ference last night. It seemed possible today all food legislation jiending In congress will be arranged In three admlniatratl m bills, one providing for a food survey and stimulating production already tin der consideration in the senate; sn- ouier reinimtiiu- (list riLiui Inn and prices; and the third authorizing a (system of preferential shipment. Attorney (Ieneral Gregory today din cussed phases of the federal Investi gation into high food prices with Kob ert W. Child and (!eor;e W Ander son sperlal assistants In charge of the inquiry. CONGRESSMAN GARDNER RESIGNS TO ENTER ARMY Washington, 'May 16. Debate on the big war budget bill already pass ed by, the house began In the senate today and the measure will be kept before that body continuously until disposed of. The bill erris a total of Mfi.OOO mostly for the1 army and navy and Is an Increase of 4750,000,000 over' the measure as it cams from the house. Of this Increase $400,000,00, would be for the use of the shipping board in carrying out its- program for a large merchant floet. The senate first took up the t.'iOO.QOQ appropriation for the council of na tional defense-and then the HOO.OoO. OflO appropriation to start constmct iou and purchase of a fleet of merch ant ships. An amendment resigned to relievo tho freight car hortage wag offere.1 by Senator Smith, of Uoorsut, propos ing that of the appropriate for mer chant ships JlOit.cXxi.oou be used to construct or acquire freight cars, and permit their use by the railroads upon term to be approved by the President. . .The bill displaces the ailtnlnlstra tlotia food conservation Mil on tha senate calendar. (By Asclated Press) Washington. May liv-leprenta tlve Cardner.of MasHaehusetts.has re signed from congress to enter tlu: army. Mr. Gardner has been ono of thi ; roost active figures in the movement; for military preparedness and was a member of the ways and means con, I mlttee. He has been ordered to act-1 Ive duty as a reserve officer. He U the first member of elthor house (o quit congress for military service In the present war. Mr. CiHrdiier holds the rank of colo nel In the officers' resorve corps and he will report next week to Major (ieneral Wools headquarters at Char leston for active service. Ho was tak ftn In from the old officers reserve corps. which enables him to enter act ive service, altho he Is of military age. SEVERAL KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT PIER Fort Brady Dock at Sault Ste. Marie Blown I'p Military Investigation Started. GOVERNMENT LAYS TRAP FOR SLACKERS (Dy Associated Press) Washington. May 1H. Slackers who seek to evade registration for the war army on the day to be set by President Wilson can be detected eas ily. A war department statement to day explain that list ot persons reg istered will be posted and all citizens who know of evasions are expected to report them. In falling to register say the state ment, a citizen "place blmself cross current to the overwhelming senti ment of tho country as voiced by its representative in congress. He casts dotiht upon his courage, commits a misdemeanor and renders himself lia ble to imprisonment." ROOSEVELT WOULD BE DE LIGHTED TO ACCEPT (Hv AMMMdated Pr) Albany. N. Y May 16. At the con clusion of a two-hour conference to day with Governor Whitman, f'ol Theodora Koosnvell announced that he would accept the governor's offer of'a major general' commission In the suite service. If the federal army bill were repassed without the pro vision to permit him to go to Europe with an expeditionary fore. GRIDIRON HERO'S WIDOW TO WED MARSHAL RUSSELL (Br Assm-lal.d Pr) New York, May IS. The engagement- was announced here today of Mr. Thomas Shevlln. widow of Thomas Shevlln. the famous Yale foofs hall player, to Marshal Husicll, of Winchester, Va. I WAR TAX BILL REACHES THE AMENDMENT STAGE (Hv Asencim! Press) Washington, 'Maji M. The war tat bill reachod the amendment stage in lt ooneldoratlon by tho house tod'' and the measure ran the gauntlet of numerous proposed change. Mora her' speeches were limited to flvo minutes each, general dolwte having been concluded last night. Criticism has boen directed princi pally against tho excess profit. In come and automobile taxes and the proposed Increased rates on second class mall and prospect wero .tlut score of amendments would be of fered and diseased. House leaders hoped lodsy to rarli a final vote on tho bill eeparately. Senate finance committee conclud ed Its hearings on the war ix W!I lat yesterday and today hnan a re view of the masa of testimony taken durltvg the week. The committee Is expected to report Its bill about the time the house actn on the bill now under consideration. TO HANDLE FRANCE'S COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS (By Aasoelateil Pr.es) Washington, May 10, Captain An dre Tardleu, of the French army, a member of the chamber of deputies, has arrived on the United FUtes with a corps of assistant to correlate with the purchasing agencies of the French government and take charge of the commercial aspect of French official affair. Captain Tardimi' mission la not a political one, and is apart from that of tha French mission headed by Rene Vlvlonl and Marshal Joffr. (Hy Associstod Press) Sault 8t Marie, Mich.. May 16. Six or more men were willed and sev eral other erioiisly Injured In an ex plosion today, at the end of tho For; Ilrady pier. Most of the victims were laborer. It is believed dynamite stored under the dork exploded. The fish hatohcry ud . adjoining buildings were badly dsmaged. Sol diers stationed t Fort Hrady wen ordered to patrol the area swept by the explosion and a military Investi gation was started. One of the men killed as George A. Cook, a member of the I". S. Coast Guard Cutter 'Mackinac. Armyt officer said It was probable that one or more persons were blow n to pieces. Other bodies may have been blown Into St. '.Mary river. Na trace ha been found of several per sons who were on the dock. aviatoTaTdWpil barely escape death WILL GERMANY ACT RUSSIA RE TS COUNCIL'S CLAUSE Provisional Government Fails to Agree With labor's Pro posed Peace Basis. INB E HALF OF JEWS? Deputy Cohn Puts This Question! to Bethmann-Hollweg in the Reichstag. Machine Plunges to Earth, Sma-shes, But Fliers' Injuries Not Thought Fatal. (By Associated Press) Newport New, May 16. Ted He qucniberg, Instructor, and Lawrence Curtis, of Boston, student, were se riously, tho not necessarily fa: ally, hurt abrut ten o'clock today when a fylnm boat, In which Iieq:wmberg wa giving Curtl leeeon. fell a distance of alout fifty or evcnty five fet at the .Atlantic Cot aeronautical elation here. Offlclula of the sUtlon said that the accident wa raued by banking too aharply. The machlna wa badly mashed. Today' accident ws th second within a week, Victor Carlstrom. In structor, and Carry E. Kpp, t ident, having been killed by the fall of their machine last Wednesday. ( By Associated Pre?sl London, May 10. An Amsterdam dispatch to tho Times says that Dep uty Colin, an 'independent socialist, asked Chancellor von Ilcthinsnn lloll weg In tho relchstag if he was pre pared to exert Influence on Ibo Turk ish government to prevent as tar as was still possible a repetition of the Armenian atrocities In Palestine. Itenutv Cohn said that DJenial Pa sha, commander of the Turkish forces In 8yrla, at the end of Mann had ordered all Jews, Including Gorman Auatro Hungarian and Bulgarian sub ject to bo removed from Jaffa and It neighborhood. DJemal Pasha Siiid mltlfirv Considerations required this, altho Deputy Cohn said his German chief of staff said It was unnecessary. Th .iiielled Jews were reporieo to have been subjected under the eyes of the Turkish authorities to violence and rohhsrv. many being killed. I ne Turk also did nuthlng toward fend- In. the fua-ltive. Deputy ( olin IU ed that Germany would Inour a great moral responsibility if she took no action. GERMAN YM1,Tr(EL OUT ALSACE-LORRAINE (tly AssoclHt.d Pr.ss) Amsterdam, (via London.) May Jl. The Harlln Post believes that tho interpellations In the rolchstsg con cerning Alsace will certainly be post poned. It say that th administra tion Is about to mske a radical decls Ion In regard to the futur of Alsace Lorraine Involving a division of the province between ilavarla and Prus sia. . ' REMAINS OF JOS. H. CHOATE TO REST AT SUMMER HOME. (By A"ncleti1 rt'l New York, Miy 16 FuTiernl serv ice for Joseph II. Choet. former am bansnctor to Great llrltaln, who died Inst Monday night, will be held at o'clock tomorrow morning In St. Bar tholomew's protssUnt Kpiscop 1 church. Burial will be at StockbrldgH, Msss, where Mr. Choate had hi um r.rr homo for many years. (Ily Ansoclftteil Press) Petrograd, -Mny Hi., via Ixindon Having discussed the conditions un der which representatives of council of workman's and soldiers' delegates would consent to enter the cabinet, tho provisional government decided to day that It was unable to accapt the first of these condition. Theee called for the enunciation as a fundamental principle of a foreign poliry openly pursuing the aim of reaching as soon as possible a general peace without annexations or Indemni ties on the basis of the right of na tions to work out their own destinies. Tho provisional government was un able to agree to such a principle be cause it did not consider powilhle any renunciation of principles set forth In its proclamation of April H. The provisional government further thinks It necessary to confirm the un ity of all allied fronts and Insist on sn energetic struggle aRalnst anarchy, 'to the financial and economical re forms mentioned in , the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates the government raises no objections re garding it as part of Its task to real ize such reforms. The exncyfTvecTm. il,,t,,T-T7 11, ,IIIIU huh Ol',U,,l luin ; decision of the jiovernment. ANOTHER SOUTHERN INTERNMENT CA? (By A"M-lalei Prepe) Washington, May Hi Agents of the I'epartment of lalutr again are looking for a site In tho South for a concen tration camp for Interned Germans. A commission braded by Alfred Hampton, nsiilslnnl commissioner gen eral of Immigration, returned today ftom Ilt'iiilersonv.llo, N. (.'., a report to Secretary of IjtlMir Wilson tlut It w fiold not be possible to use the prop erty of the Kanug.i (,'luli A contract for the use of the prop erty hail been slgnetl with K. Ilr (iresh. am, nf the hutr.i.i of Immigration, at Ifendersonvllle. but a protect by the members f the club developed1 (ho fact that Mr. GreMiam bad acted with out authority. Secretary Wilson said that a con tract for amsher large tract In the South probably would be signed In a few days BELIEVE" BETH MANN j OFFERED TO RESIGN (Tty AsB..-'ted Press) I London, May 16. A dlspafn to th j Kvenlng .Sews from The Hag say ' the Berlin Deutsche Zeltmig. th of ficial organ of the annexation, da ! dares that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. I the German imperial chancellor, went to general headquarters recently to (offer hi resignation. The correspond nt adds that the Berliner Tagblatt Indicates that the resignation wa not accepted. "Berlin parliamentary circles,' th correspondent continues, "bellev that the emperor and Junker party wished to close the relchstag and so nullify th plans of the constitutional com mittee for electoral reform. Tha chn rellor, it appears opposed this mut zllng plan and probably threatened to resign If it waa put In operation." DR, Resignation Is Believed to Satis fy Demand of Rad- ,' icaU. 1 MILITARY OFFICERS' RESIGNATION SERIOUS Former War Minister Guchkoff Was One of Russia's Strong-' est Men. , ( Hy A..ocle Preset Petrograd, via London, May 18- , Pul M. Mllukoff, minister of foreign affair, haa resigned, leav ing th cabinet altogether. M. Trschtnko, minister of finance, ha bean appointed foreign min ister and A. F, Ksrsnsky, previ ously minister of Justice, ha been named minister of war and marine. CABINET'S REORGANIZATION INCREASES RADICALS' POWER Washington, Mayi 1 6. 'Reorganisa tion of the Russian cabinet was re garded hero both a increasing tha powers of the radlcals and a lookina forward to a greater degree of unity. It Is generally felt that the coming in. to power of the radical party Is mora doalrable than a situation where (ha power sh divided between radical and moderate , with both, practically powerless to act. The resignation of Foreign Minister Mllukoff 1 regarded as the price de manded by th radical for their act ive co-operation with the government. MUukofT Incurred much enmity when he pledged Russia without consulting thu radicals, not to mak a separato ' peace. He haa also been unpopular In some quarters for hi vigorous fhslsv enc that Russia be given Constantino ple which wa regarded in conflict with tta po-annsxation pronouncement. The resignation of many military! officer Is regarded a vastly mar dangorou than tha political shifting of power, as th wool discipline an I morale of the army may bs affected. Regret was expressed that th former war minister (hjchkoit was not retain ed In th new government a hJ considered on of Russia's strongest men who had resigned merely to fore the Issue. BRITISiinroYETMENT ; SEEKS LABOR AGREEMENT (By Associated Press) Indon, May 18 Th Dally New ssy It understands the government, with a view to arranging th itrlk . difficulties, ha mad an offer to th engineers to the effect that If th trade union executive can per suade the shop stewards, who fo mented the strllie to co-operate with . them, the government I willing to confer with both sections with refer ence to the trouble. "It seem however," say th Dally News," that tha stewards' committee Is unwilling to art with to trad union executive and the offer ha not yet ibeen accepted." Th newspaper says that develop ments may be expoctad today. , " B R I G A D I lni; VL ERAI . TO INSPECT MILITIA (HpecUl tn Tlie K.ntlnetl Ttalnlgh, May 16. -Under Instruct ions from the war department i order was Issued today for Hrlxadl. General Laurence W. Young, of the North Carolina National Guard, Imme diately to mak a persons! visitation to the borne station of all companies In thl tat. Colonel of regiments are to accompany the brigadier gener al In the visitation. It la proposed to have public m sel la? arranged ) people may be en thused In th cause of recruiting In preparation for th Impending order mustering1 tho brigade back Into serv ice. ARMY BILL AGAIN" SENT ' BACK TO CONFERENCE PAUL RITTER AWAITS SUCCESSOR'S APPOINTMENT, (By Assnr-tatad Press) Washington. May 1 Dr. Paul Hit tar, minuter from Switzerland, whoe transfer from Washington to The Hague wa announced yesterday from Bern, will lev for hi Dew post as soon as hi sticreeor I appointed. It I understood tha 81 government ha named the new minister but that this government ha not yet Ifnlfled acceptance. " - (Bv Aseoelatod Press) "iVashlngton, May 11 Th army bt'.l wa a,raln aent back to conferenc to day by th hones with instruction tn Include an amendment ror a graduated increase pay for private during tho war, beginning June f. Chairman Dent, of the military com mute, wa awept over by the vote. of 199 to 177 despite hi appeal, "for God sake let us have law before th house doe another aomeraault". SAYS BETHMANN'S SPEECH STRENGTHENS ALLIES HANDS ny Assocteteil Pre Amsterdam, via Ixindon, May 16 The Ntews Van Den Tag retrsts that Chancellor von Harhmann-iioltwag's speech haa not cleared th ohscurpy In regard to Germany's war aim. - It say that th chanrollor' word hav trenrthend hi enemle hand and mint be considered equivalent to an sd mission of defeat AMERICAN DESTROYERS REACH BRITISH WATERS. uiv Aaem-iB,,.. rraw.r London, May: II. Th admiralty to day announced th arrtsra! of Ameri can dostroyan In British water.
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