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HEB TODAY: cooler tonight. ire Popularly Suppos- 11 lie in the United Stales' PU SECRET Except to a Few Offi- jnd the American Newspapers Lwwlaiert Press) Mav 23. Marshal id Former Premier irrived at Brest last their return from Id States. reached Brest at and are due in liKhL led Away Secretly i, May 23. Vice Premier al Juffre and the French .I from New York Tues- unknown except to a few many American newspa !l wan the secret kept fpr rensorship by which lwpjirx lire co-operating k.rnmcrit that the French irs generally were suppos- in Washington and up to iuiione to Ihem to visit ns ere received In great 'litiwd awav on the same n brought them over and a French warship. Mire attended by BS r as Hie government could jr, II. Ii M.u 14 tlie Frenchmen t Washington on special "ii'ir tnur. -tuned they were return: ip their conferences, but returned to make their i tn President Wilson and -. Their special train uniting mid late Hint aft. ii-icin sped away nguln " Virk hefore midnight. waiting and the French- 'ii'ii to the liner In mid i s! ip sailed out thru the in the early hours of MW LEAGUE tNDS ANNEXATIONS V .-. :V. J'frr i. t via London.) May 23. ' Hi the rather artificial 'iiiih the Pan Germans llf' are endeavoring to rH ! tag last week, the, -it'U tho text of a lettor 'lr v.m Ileihmann-IIoll. '"i-Orinan leaRitn In May '"'f aNo threatens rev " hariies demand for "'Xn'i.Mi. s m,t mPt ;f t.v,,tt.-1. vice president 'rm.ui league, Kaid the '''I not propone a wide '"i"" of victory. He de "dinte ronseqiiorire of " iiil he revolution and 1 the dynasty. Copies et,t to (hp varloun r'!ll0. Mw't'tid t',Ht the !et '' '''n-iiiu'e. H i Umax to i'l'lamert wl.l, h yHul ,e govern ix .-re (., Mr ,, lha, Precum could onlv " t all opponent)) had h cni-hei w.nu- r. f,,.,! , pprMlll If HI V.I..U II....' tt ,, ' , " "'"iman. a n mirnq I;' '"n'-ren.e s romi0(.t. ; ''!' to fsten a charge .' , i,El,;iU(in among the Hay strike. .PRTITI0NING L0RRANE DECIDED ; vla Undnn ?, ro-Illllshed by (r! a' ' f;.. ?v".? "re- t r.. ..." m re- "u,"ti Prussia and r,1n?' am hllhrrto l.mt i?' V'",,,,"n baa ,,"."" disposition of ftllnr . rn. H 7" tn con hit. !. 1 d " by fall .d 'Uttct.,Bbto,r,B W Ifthyear :ci .to I PARIS TONIGHT TWIN- CITY SENTINEL FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PR INGARIAN PREMIER AND CA tmmsm each War ITALIAN OFFICIAL I v a s. battleship Montana TALLIES THREATEN MISSION ARRIVES ' . ; . . - KEY POSITIONS OF AT WASHINGTON .'ri. -V'v'-fl -V--" WANSINIST Prince Udine Heads Representa tion to the United States From Rome ENVOYS MET BY HIGH OFFICIALS AND TROOPS Cheers Go . Up From Thronged Streets as War Commission ers Pass (By Asoclated Press) Washington. May 23. The Ital ian official mission arrived here today at noon, headed by Prince Udine. Received by high American government officials and escorted by troops of cavalry, the visitors were taken to the house of Jo seph Leiter, which will bo their home while they remain In Wash ington. ' They were received enthusiasti cally by ciowds at the railway station and on the streets. DENIES MEXICO SENT PROTEST TO GERMANY (By Atsoelated Tress) Mexico City, May 23. Ernesto Gar za Here, in charge of the foreign of fice, denies that Mexico has made any representations to Germany on the snbmarlno Issue. Senor Perez was shown a statement from Amsterdam which said the Mexican minister to Germany was believed to have protest ed on behalf of Mexico against unre r4r.tA anhniarine warfare. He de clared the Mexican government had not authorized any sucn reprKUL tions and that Mexico had nothing to say to Germany on the subject. "The senate and house have passed a bill authorizing congress to appoint temporary state governors to act un til those chosen by popular election shall take offlce. President Carranza will name these candidates In each state and consress will select one of them. WARNS AGAINST POLICY -OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY (Hv Associated Press) viuii!m'nn. lnv 23. Chairman Taussig, of the tariff commlsslon.gave warning In a spoeen toiiay colore me inmiHean fnttnn M ftnufacturers' A aoclatlon that the t'nlted States must not expect to carry out a policy or 'Industrial self-sufficiency" and at the same time expect a policy of Interna tional growth. "We should adopt a far-sighted and generous policy! In commercial age nients with other countries," said he. "Experience shows that endeavor for special trado favors with foreign na tions are likely to he fruitless In the end. The only policy which promises permanence Is that of equal treat ment the door open on the same terms to all." Speaking unofficially, Chairman Taussig dlscusseed the war tax bill and urged the manufacturers to heir m vmiulltlns and mistakes which he aid are sure to creep Into such a roat undertaking. s. p. firmen TAKE VOTE ON CALLING PAY STRIKE I Hv A'Hintert Prexs) Globe. Arizona. May 23. Firemen on all the lines of the Southern Pacific rompuny are taking a secret vote to determine whether a strike shall be called June 10 to enforce their de mands for pay they claim under the Adainson law, between the time the law was passed and the time It went Into effect, accordnlg to a letter re reived today by George Tlmberlake, a Globe merchant, from a Southern Pacific fireman. The letter. It Is said, are being sent to San Francisco and all must be In before Jisjie 9. ' $2,000,000 IN BONDS TAKEN BY N. AND W. (By Associates) Press.) Philadelphia, Way 23. A tub crlptlon of $2,000,000 to the lib erty loan was mads by the Nor. folk and Western today. Ar rangements will be made where by employes of tha company msy subscribe for the bonds and pay Installments of flva par cent monthly. WINSTON-SALEM, Commission 4 ' ' ' " rm 9i ' ' . - - Great Hnttle Lulls' While British V" '' .! ' .1' ' 4"" " Prepare to Break Droeourt- - ' i i 1 ? Tl (Jueant Line Allied Purchasing Board Would Spend Ten Billion Yearly (By Associated Prr) Washington, May 23. Plans for an allied purchasing board are be ing drawn to Include purchases for the American army and navy esti mated at approximately $3,500, 000,000 for the first year of war. The plan, 'as tentatively outlined, would place a purchasing power of approximately $10,000,000,000 a year In the hands of a single com mission. Indications are that this tre mendous purchasing power will be vested In one man who will have under his command an army of trained experts familiar with all American markets. The pro- gram has progressed to a stage where officials have In mind the man for the place. Determination to Include the needs of the American army and navy in the centralized purchas ing board has 'virtually been agreed upon and the numeroua details are In process of formu lation. It Is understood that the program calls for purchase of arms equipments, munitions and , all material used In the physical waging of war by experts of the navy and war departments, rath er than by civilians, and that these experts will be guided in their activities 'by the wishes of the secretaries of the navy and war, subject however, to the ap proval finally of the commission. All the allies will be Included In the scope of the . commission, includingJapan. The Internation al agreement to make the pro gram effective has not yet been concuded but probably will be ready soon for the signatures of the various ambassadors. New legislation may be sought to vest the commission with pow- era not conferred by present laws. WILL I)ECIDE FREIGIIT RATE MATTER BY JULY 1 (Hy Asoclateit Press) Washington. May 23. Hearings of the railroads' petition for a fifteen pet cent advance In freight rates were resumed todsy by the Interstate com merce; commission with an exhaustive program under which shippers, state railroad and public utility commis sions and others will be permitted to state their views. Hearings will laHt three weeks and decision. It Ih said, will be rendered prior to July 1, the date upon which the roads have asked for authorization of tho proposed In crease. Shippers of various commodities In. eluding live stock, grain, lumber, oil. fruits and cunned goods hsve entered protests and will bo heard as to the reasonableness of tho road's de mands. Two days, June 7 and 8. will lie allowed the carriers to submit re buttal evidence and the final three days will be devoled to arguments. Proceedings today opened with the cross examination of representatives of eastern carriers. They will be fol lowed by representatives of southern and western lines who also will be cross examined. KING GEORGE RECEIVES AMERICAN MEDICAL UNIT (Bv Assoelsted FreJ London, May 23. The American medical unit under command of Major Harry L Gilchrist whlrh reached Eng. land last week, was received by King George today at nurkingham palace. Ambassador Page presented the Americans. N. C, WEDNESDAY, fE Draws Republicans' Applause By Declaring He Will Vote Against Bill HOUSE STRIKES OU TAX ON ADVERTISING Br Auiatr4 I'm) Washington, May 23. The section of the war tax bill pro posing a tax on advertising matter other than tht contained in newspapers and periodicals, was stricken out today by the house on motion of Democratic 'Leader Kltchln. Washington, May 23. Consideration o fthe war revenue bill was completed In the house silting as a whole this afternoon and an agreement reached to have aeparute votes on the Income tax and second class mall rate amend ments. Mann Opposes Measure ' Washington, May 23. Republican Leader Mann aroused applause Xroin the Republicans In the lust hours pf debate ou tho $1.8uo.0no,iiu0 war rove, nue bill today by declaring that he would vote against the measure. Too great an amount of money, Mr. Mann said, would be raised by linmo diata taxation under the bill. Ilond Issues or supplementary taxes, ho de clared, should raise the greater part of the required war rovoline. Democratic leader caused surprlso by asking that the proposed tlva per cent tax on advertising be stricken from the bill. Hn said hfl did not think It fair to tax advertilsng If news paper advertisers were to be exempt as tho bill proposes. The advertising section was strick en out by an aye and nay vote with only a few members opposing. Representative Madden, of Illinois, Repuhlftan. who has vigorously op posed the bill also, announced that ho would vote against It. Itepresentative Cannon. Republican, of Illinois, declared that he would vote for the bill because the country wieded the money right away. In crease of second class postage rales on advertising portions of publications Is proposed In an amendment to tho war evenun bill Introduced lu the senate today by Senator ilardwlck, of Georgia. Jt would ksave the pres ent coiit-a pound rato on news sec tions of publications but Increasotfbat of advertising sections to three cents a pound until July 1, 1!U, six cmtH a pound until July 1. 119, and eight cents a pound thereafter. Unutilized Foods. ( Hy A"wf l''l Pre New York. May 23. Filet, gray fish, various forms of edible sea weeds and a large array of practically unutilised American foods of the highest dletlc value are among the exhibits In the food and health xhlbltion opeaed to day, at the American Museum of Na tural History. MAY 23, 1917. Returns To SENATE OPPOSES NEWS CENSORSHIP Conferees on Bill, Summoned By President, Make Plain That Body's Attitude Toward the Measure. (By Associated Press) Washington, My 13. The adminis tration's (Joternilnalion to forco a newspapor censorship thru the pendii.g espionage bill, which generally wa supposed to have been abandoned in tin fnce of the opposition in and out of congress, canie to the fore again t day and threatened to force l he nsiit all over again. President Wilson early this morning summoned the senate conferees on the bill to tho While Houki. It was un derstood lhat In) soi),iit to liiiprons upon them the necsaiiy for an en forced censorship as outlined In his leiter made public lust night to Chair man Webb of the house judiciary com mil tee. Tho Minutr conferees have been holding out against the section, us the senate vol.d It out of thi b.lL The bouse conferees contend for a so called "tuotlllled censorship' section in mo house bill, which had Hie .""port of the administration Until Ihe President made his pr- j tlllon plain it was supposed he hud giv- j en up nil Idea of an enforced censor-1 I shin. These who fought censorship on I the lloor of ImiUi h'ltmcs pointed out Hint the administration still had opportunity to exert prersiiro on the conferees. Senutors Overman, FhSeher anil Nol- son, the sc nsle's conferees,. wore asked by the President to burn whether It! is iiossible to allay the senate's ohjoe lions and. If possible, bring out a new and so-called modified censorship clause 1 President Wilson tatd lh.it he j dooms authority to Invoke censorship of some sort sbsolutely essential. The President said ho Old not ask for aj drastic: provision, lut felt h" should have legislation giving him some rio greo or power to iinisisc newi-pjpT censorship The President said he had. complete reliance In the patriotism of; American newspapers as a whole, but I felt, censorship authority was neres-, sary to deal with Is.iluted cases which! might be detrimental to tho national interest : Thn senate's opposition to any form I of censorship was made plain to tho President bv the conferees, who ex-i pressed doubt thai the senate would consent to any censorship whatsoever.! Hut all agreed under the President's earnest request to sound out sentiment and see If It Is uossllil to pass a Itiodllled section. j Senator Overman Mougni inai niosi that could be done was a mod I fled compromise. lie believed the bouse censorship provision that Juries that Juries shall derlilo whether violations of rencorshlp regulations gave tnfor n.iinn tn iii piifmv would be rejected If the new censorship provision rein be agreed upon. Senator Overman thought It probably would not go fur ther than one by Senator Cummins, once adopted and later stricken out by ih. -..mite which authorized "reason- ..n.,.nr,.iiii. when In the Inter-1 est of "public saf"tv " It was deemed necessary only for "public welfare. At a brief session the conferees were unable to agree evea to the extent of considering a compromise section and adjourned conferences until JFrldav. ESS CITY EDITION. CUSTOMARY RUMORS OF PEACF, FOLLOW PAUSE German-Spanish Crisis Averted By Berlin's Satisfactory Assurances C Hy Amicillleil I'rrSH) Evidences accumulate that Gen eral Petain is preparing for an other offensive drive on a large scale along the Aljne and Cham, pagne fronts. On Monday a brilliant series of attacks won for the French ail the important observation posts In the Moronvllliors region; In the Champagne last evening every one of the observation points In the Craonne region dominating the Aillette valley, were taken by the French. This vantage ground will give the French the needed opportunity to prepare effectively for their next drive, which would imperil , the Rheims salient held by the Germans. Mors Important It would open up still further the route by which General Petain Is evidently planning to strike at the German key point fortress of Lson from the rear and' compel its evacua tion and the falling back of the entire German line In this sac tor. Lull on Isonzo Front Tim Italian offensive in the Gorlzla region lias entered one of the phases of roninaratlve unlet, common to such movements. The new Italian positions are being firmly held ugalnst Austrian counter attac ks. The new Russian ministry lias shown Its good will toward llelglan In . , ... .1... I ul. a message or greeting sciii m lin forelirn minister at Havre ny Michael Terrechtenko, the UiisbImh foreign minister. lUissla. says M. Tereschtenko, will continue the war so mat all nations may be assured the right to shape llielr own arralrs and he guaranteed "against new attHcks.." Political development that limy have an Important International effect are Impending In Austria Hungary. Tin, Hungarian ministry of fount Tla long the Pro-German parly lead er In' the dual monarchy, bus appar ently been tottering Tor some time past' and reports coming Hint llollund today say that It has fallen The safe arrival home of Marshal Jotirn and Minister of Justice Vlvlanl from their visit to the t'nlted States, Is announced In Paris. The second phaso of the great bul lies of Arras, Alsno und Champagne lias e.ml"d In the completii failure, of Ihe most delci mined and costly tier man efforts to stem the tlilo of victory now settlnw a;iiint them. The net result 'of l'ld Marshal Hln denhiirgs supreme efforts to regain the Initiative has been lhat tho lint Ish and French have tightened their grip on Ihe German line and have placed In great pern cue -7 "".., held hy t no (ierinsns In northern France. The customary lull which separate all major operations in modern war fare has now come and the expectation id that it wltl be broken bv a ltrlllsli blow on a great scale SKiilnst the Drci eoiirUJncant III)" already, practically out Hanked. In Ihe meantime the usual crop of peace rumors which marks these lulls hss made lis appearance. Ileportf from all kinds of sources, unofficial, semi official. "Inspired" and the like, te.ll of offers from Austria to Itiissla, .r many to Hussla and Austria and tier many to the c ollective entente powers. The unnamed diplomats who apparent ly Infest Switzerland are unusually ac tive but there Is nothing tangible or authentic to show what these reports are worth. The latest German-Spanish crisis his subsided with the receipt by Mad rid of assurances from Berlin which premier lYleto announces as satlsfac lory. Germany promises to respect Spain's tn her territorial waters, but the text of the communication Is not made public. The recalled iilmn minister to tier tin reports thst matter are going badly at homo with the Germans and sees cracks In the Imperial edifice and there are fresh reports of strikes in Hungary. There seems little question that the food problem Is an acute on for the central powers, hut Information la too mesgre to permit judgment as to whst effect it msy bave on. (be mili tary situation. BINETOUIT HOME CIRCULATION LARGEST OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY :: j: TWELVE PAGES ONE SECTION. France TISZA LUST Influence of Berlin in Affairs of Dual Monarchy Gradually Expelled RESENTED BY EMPEROR Premier's Downfall Due to Fail ure (o Carry Out Democratic ' Reforms (By Assiictiitxil l'rvaa) London, May 23. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam, says that tho Hungarian cabi net, or which Count Tiszu was premier, has resigned. Count Tlsxa the "Iron man" ot Ausjtrlu has hnuii for many yoars I hu leader of the Pro-German party In Hie dual monarchy and was the last survivor of the tit tle group of statesmen who sur rounded Kmperor Francis Joseph when the European war began. On Ihu occasion of Kmperor Charles tho majority of the uttl ulTlcials of the previous rogline were miner dismissed or resigned. '1'b ere have been persistent re ports from many sources that Kmperor Charles keenly resentod the dominance of llurlln In Aus tro Hungarian aflalra and that fount Tisza was the one groat obstacle wnlch prevented hini from freeing hi empire from the Influence of Potsdam. There have been sovaral re ports recently that the fall of Premier Tisza was imminent but Hie rigid censorship Imposed by Vienna has prevented the oiilslilu world from learning the exact con- i (III Ion of affairs. At the outbreak of the war a truce was declared between Ihe political parties In Hungary hill lust August Count Apponyl.' leader of tho liberals and a si rung opponent of the Pan Germans, announced that the truce was ended and that he would resume) ciltcisui of the gov- , ernment's rorelgn policy. He was Joined by Count Karolyl. president of the Hungarian Independent party, and the two popular lead ers'lnslttuted a vigorous campaign against Count Tisza for his fail ure to carry out franchise and other democratic:, reforms, . , GERMANS ARE AGAIN DEPORTING BELGIANS (By Assr lBid Presnl Havre, .May 23. The Germans have resumed the deportations of Itelglsns, according to Information received by the llelglan government. Three thou sand persons are reported to have been deported from Hie suburbs of HrusseW tilnce the beginning of May. The deportation of IWiians was re ported to hsve reused last month ac cording to representations from Pope Rnnedlct. On May 14 the Belgian government learned that all men In lbs Helgiun province of Luxemburg were being deported and acensus of wom en was being tsken by the German au thorities. The census was for thl purpose of replacing male agricultural workers by women. Alter Constitution. c Hy AmtociiU'd I'restc) Jassy, Hoiimanla. May 23. via Lon don. I'remlar Rrattlano has announc ed to tho chamber of deputies that the government requests that parlia ment Insert In tha constitution the principles of universal suffrage and expropriation In favor of the peasant.. The government Is also conslderins the Jowish question. IH MFWHANTMKM hLXK. DIKING WKliK . , . (By Associated Press.) Loudon, May 3a. .Tim sink- " Ing of eighteen men-hantmen of more than 1,60(1 tame la re ported In Uie wt-rklf elilppliMX statement. ' Nine vessel of lea than l.eoci ions and litre fishing , " vessel also m-t-e sunk. PRO-TEUTON STATESMAN
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