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THE WEATHER FAIR. VOL. XXXIII, NO. 183. F E T Another Period of Intensive Fighting From Lens to Southward. VILLAGES TAKEN IN THE LATEST DRIVE French Have Also Materially Advanced Their Lines in West. Again the Brttleh bare begun a period of Intensive fighting from the region of Lena southward to the Havrtoourt wood and, according to the London war office, have been suo- ressful at various points In capturing important Oerman positions. In ad dition, mors than twelve hundred German were mads prisoner in the first day's flgtfutlng In the new offen sive. Both north and south of the Scarps river the British have materially ad vanced aft several points toward Doual. North of the river the village of Qavrelle and positions two and a half mile long south of the village were captured, wWle south of the stream they took the line of the Ger mans on a wide front south and east of Mondhy-Xje-Preux and captured the villages of Gavrelle and G-ue-irwuppes. Village Taken. Farther to the south the entire village of Tresoault and th greater part of the Havrlnoourt wood now are In the hands pf General Half's forces. On the northern end of the battle line additional progress has been made southwest of Lens, seem ingly placing that Important town In great Jeopardy. The latest Berlin official communi cation dealing with the fighting Mon day, says the new British offensive on the Arras front broke down with heavy casualties. Berlin admits the penetration of German trenches on a front of 600 yards northwest of Lens, hut says tho British later were ex pelled from them In a counter-attack. Northeast of Solssona, between the Alsne and the Ghemin-Des-Dames, the French have further advanced their line, but elsewhere on the front held by the French artillery duels have predominated. Sunday night the Germans tried, but without suc- cess. to -penetrate French positions, notably east of Craonne, in the Cham pagne, near St. Mlhlel, and In the Yosges mountains. Renewed Aerial Activity. . A return . of good weather to the western front has brought about a renewed aerial activity and numerous battles In the air. A British airship Is believed to have been destroyed over the Straits of Dover by a hostile airplane, with the loss of its entire crew. Sunday French airmen In aerial engagements shot down six ene my airplanes. A similar number fell prey to British aviators, while fifteen others were driven down out of con trol. Anti-aircraft guns disposed of another German airplane and seven kite balloons. Berlin reports that German airmen forced down eleven entente machines and destroyed four captive balloons, The British war office admits that seven BrtWefli airplanes failed to re' turn to their base after forays. Heavy artillery duels are taking place In tjhe region of Lake Doiran and in the Cerna river bend sector of the Macedonian front The Germans evidently are prepar ing for the drive on Petrograd that has been expected in the Russian caipfttal. Warships convoying trans ports are reported unofficially to have left Llbau on the Baltic sea for an unknown destination, and meanwhile the Germans have renewed their ac tivity on the northern part of the (Continued on Page Two) FIRST AMERICAN LOAN TO THE ENTENTE ALLIES COES TO GREAT BRITAIN Amount and Other Details Will Be Made Public Later. INSTALMENT BONDS. WASHINGTON, April 23. The first American loan to the allied nations will go to Great Britain. The amount and other details probably will be made public by Secretary McAdoo within a few days. Whatever the sum, the amount will be available out of the proceeds of the JB, 000, 000, 0-00 bond issue soon to be offered to the public, of which 18, 000,000,000 will be loaned to the allies. Announcement to this effect was made tonight at the treasury depart ment after a day crowded with con ferences between Secretary McAdoo and federal reserve board officials and American bankers and bondholders and official representatives of .Great Britain and 'France. Another development was the an nouncement that the size of the first Issue of bonds authorized under the 17.000,000,000 war finance measure will depend largely upon the immedi ate" needs of the allies. Reports as to this have yet to be received In detail. The entire 85,000,000,00ft of the au thorised bonds will not be offered In one lump sum, according to present tentative plana but probably will be called for In several 'instalments or Issues. By this course it is believed that financial disturbances which might result "were the country called upon 'to absorb' the whole issue at once, will be averted. BRITISH ORCFS HENEW-D V WESTERN ON THE T L BITTERLY FOUGHT Administration Bill Will Pass Senate But Faces Fight In House. REPUBLICAN LEADS FIGHT IN THE HOUSE Leads Administration Forces For Selective Draft Plan to Raise Army. WAflHTNOTON, April 88. .With both houses of congress debating the war army bill today It became more than ever apparent that there Is no fight over whether a great army shall be raised, the only question being what strength can be mustered by op ponents of the administration's selec tive draft plan. Senate Will Pass Bill. In the senate passage of the gen eral staff bill virtually without change Is regarded as certain; on the house side the president's supporters also are confident of success, though the contest there will be bitter. Dis cussion In the senate may continue until Saturday, but the house, under a tentative agreement for eighteen hours of general debate, probably will be ready to vote by Thursday. Many of the speeches In the house were In favor of the administration plans, after Representative Dent chairman of the military committee, had made an opening statement earn estly supporting the bill as amended by his committee to authorise calls for volunteers, with provision for applying tne draft only if the volunteer sys tem falls. Representative Kahn of California, ranking republican of the committee, appeared In unique posi tion of spokesman for the president and . leader of the administration forces. ? ' Speak for Draft. Representatives McKenzle, Cargo, Pennsylvania; Olney, chusetts, Lunn, New York; Illinois Massa- Greene, Vermont: Adamson, Georgia; and others spoke for the draft as the only effective method of raising the army needed. Representative Nichols, of South Carolina, Joined Chairman Dent In championing the volunteer plan. Senators Wadsworth and Weeks vigorously advocating the draft, and Senator Thomas, as strongly opposing it. made the principal addresses In the senate. Chairman Chamberlain, of the sen ate committee, said tonight that he might seek unanimous consent Wed nesday for a vote that day or Thurs day. He said he did not now expect to endeavor to use the new cloture rule, both because he was not certain he could get the two-thirds necessary to Invoke it, and because It might re sult In more talk than would follow In the normal course. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, April 23. Fore cast for North Carolina: Fair Tues day; Wednesday fair and cooler. STATE EXAMINERS AND ANNOUNCED BY BICKETT Three Men and Three Wo men Named on Board by the Governor. GOOD POSITIONS. RALEIGH. N. C, April 28. Gov ernor HlcKett announced loaay tne personnel of the state board, of ex aminers and teachers' institute con ductors, as authorized by an act of the recent general assembly. Three of them are men and three women. the sla&riea of the men being fixed by the executive committee of the teach ers' assembly af $1,600, with $500 ad ditional for expense, and the salaries of the women at $2,000 and $600 for expenses. - The members of the board are J. H. Hlghsmlth, Wake Forest; Mra'T. Edgar Johnson, Salisbury, and Miss Hattle Parrott, Kinston, each for four year terms; A. T. Allen, Salisbury; D. F. Giles, Raleigh, and Mlsi - Susie Fulghum, Goldsboro, each . for two year terms. They takeVup their dutlea June 1. Mr. Allen Is president of the state teachers' assembly and was secretary of the last state sub-text book com mission. He is superintendent of the Salisbury schools. Mr. Highsmith was a member of the faculty of Meredith and now of Wake Forest college faculty. . Mr. Giles ' was county . superin tendent of -McDowell county, served aa senator In the It IS legislature, and has since been superintendent of the Wake county schoola Mrs. Johnson has served fifteen yeftu aa primary teacher and super visor In the Salisbury schoola She is president of th State Primary Teach ers' association. - Miss v arrott nas naa - muon - ex cellence as institute conductor, now assistant superintendent of the Lenoir county ' schoola -fine was a member of the state text book commission. MLsa Fulghum has for tne past eight DRAF QUESTION INNEMYBIL years neon primary isacner in ue sacrifice rather than conclude a sep Cidsbore schoola, arate peace. .. ASHEVILLE CITIZEN ASIIEVILLE, N. DEADLY BARRAGE T After Slumbering For Week, Battle of Arras Again Breaks Forth. GERMAN FORCES ARE PRESSED BACKWARD Surrender by Hundreds and British Take Large Num bers of Guns. FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESH. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE (Via London, April 2J.) The battle of Arras, wblch had been smoulder ing for a week past, burnt Into flaming fury again today and la still raging tonight, wth some of the heaviest fighting of the war In progress. The sky la alight for miles with tne flashes of guns, with star shells that spread a moonlight paleness over the battlefield and - with varl-colorad rockets, which flash signals to the opposing artillery. The cold eaat wind carries the echoes of the reverberating cannonade far back of the British line. Eight-Mile Front. The fighting today covered ap proximately an elght-mlle front, from south of Vimy ridge to a point well helow Crolsllles. At the north end of the attack, the British swept over German fixed positions running al most due south from Lens and cap tured long sections of German posi tions In front of the Hlndenburg line and a great number of prlsrtiers. More than 1,200 prisoners were counted In this sector late today, and others' were still coming In. The largest number of prisoners was from the One Hundred and Forty-first Pomeranians, who surrendered In hundreds after very brief resistance. A battery of field guns also was taken. Between Gavrelle and Crolsilles the heaviest fighting occurred along both banks of the Scarpe and around Monchy-Le-Preux, where the British Easter advance had projected a sharp salient Into the German lines. Monchy was taken in the first phase of the Arras battle after three days' fighting and has been held against desperate counter-assaults. dins to Slope. The Germans always managed to ollng to the slopes on either side of the hill on which MonohyrLe-Preux I u perched, this being the highest point eaat of Arras and Vimy, over looking the great, broad eastern plains of northern France. The Ger mans today were undoubtedly throw ing their full force Into their re sistance along the Scarpe. They had brought up strong reserves to oppose a further British advance and had thrown In scores of new batteries of artillery. The fighting about Guemappe, due south of Monchy, waa extremely bitter. The attacking British waves "went over," in the half gray light of dawn. It was still dark enough to make a fiery spectacle of the barrage which crept ahead of them a veritable wall of exploding shells. Men who have been over sev- (Continued on Pnxe Two.) E TO FIGHT ACCORDING TO Recognition of New Gov ernment by United States is Encouraging. NO SEPARATE PEACE. WASHINGTON', April JJ. .Further encouraging reports from Russia came today in a dispatch to the state de partment telling of the affect of President Wilson's war address and declaring that Russia under the new democratic provisional government Is no more likely to abandon the war without achieving her object than is the United States. Recalling that One of the impelling causes for the overthrow oi the Im perial regime waa the belKf that It was planning a separate peace, the dispatch said the revolution would expedite the defeat of Germany and the establishment of a general peace. ' Prompt recognition acoorded the new government by the United States, gave encouragement and help to the council of ministers and their sup porters, the department was in formed, while President Wilson's allu sion" to the Russian revolution In his address to congress made a deep, lasting impression on the people. The address has been translated, and is being given wide circulation in pamphlet form. w No people, says the report, ever have made greater sacrifices for free dom than he Russians and they fully realise that a separate peace would Jeopardize all they have gained. The American form of government has been taken as the model of the Rus sian people and the participation of the United States has Infused In them confident spirit. They believe thev have an army unequalled In number, unexcelled in courage, and led by commanders of ability and patriotism. if Americans are incensed at the in trigues and luiderhand machinations or Germany in tneir midst, and on their borders, the message declares; she Russians have four fold cause for like resentment and will make any FIR E COVERS B ATTACKS 0., TUESDAY MORNING, BRITISH COMMISSIONERS ARE GIVEN EVERY MARK OF HONOR AND COURTESY 4- WITHIN THE GIFT OF THE Foreign Secretory Bilfour Worth the Trip, Were Nothing Else Accomplished Various Groups of Officials Seek Similar Groups Of U. S. Officials For Conferences. WASHINGTON, April 28. Great Britain's war commissioners spent to day In the American capital reoeivlng every mark of honor and courtesy within the gift of the government. Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour, formally presented by Beore- tary Lansing to President Wilson In the morning, waa the guest of honor tonight at the most notable dinner given at the white house in a gen eration. During th day he waa pre sented to Vice-President Marshall at the capltol, lunchtd . ith Ambassador Jusserand at the yrench embassy and received cards or? "call from ' many prominent persons, including .former Secretary Bryan' 1 pV-, Soldiers Get Together. Meanwhile, Lleutenant-O e n e r a 1 Bridges and other British army of ficers called on Secretary Baker, Major'Genoral Scott, chief of staff, and war department officials; Ad miral Dechair and his naval aides called upon Secretary Daniels, Ad miral Benson and other navy depart ment officials; and Lord Cunllffe, gov ernor of the Bank of England, called upon Secretary McAdoo at the treas ury department. The conferences so far, with the en thusiasm that the people of the cap ltol have shown and the courtesies and cordialities extended 'by the of ficials, have taken the British com mission completely by surprise. Mr. Balfour, after three-quarters of an houV's conversation with President Wilson, remarked enthusiastically that his trip had been Justified by that meeting alone. While no formal negotiations were entered into today, the preliminary conferences were stated not to have been wholly perfunctory, but rather to have laid an excellent basis of ac quaintance and understanding for the detailed conferences to follow. Broad Phases of Situation. President Wilson and Mr. Balfour are known to have touched on the broad phases of the situation in such a way as to give each an Insight to the other's personality and viewpoint, and to have established an atmos phere of confidence and concord Be tween them. The official nredletlon was mads that no formal conferences would be begun until the arrival of the French commissioners, expected now In the next few days. Groundwork -will be laid as rapidly as possible so that the ALLEGE PLOTS HERE FOR H Complaint Against 1 Certain Persons Will Be Made to ' State Department. NEW TORK, April IS. Complaint will be made formally to the state department in' Washington against the activities of persons In this coun try, who, it is alleged,1 have beon plotting to create another revolutotn in Cuba, according to an announce ment here tonight by the republic of Cuba news bureau. , A statement Issued by the news bu reau said that the Cuban authorities had come into possession of a procla-. matlon purporting to have been writ ten hv Dr. Orestes Ferrara, former speaker of the house of representa tives of Cuba, woo now w in in is cuy, setting May 20 as the date for the proposed uprising. Dr. Ferrara when shown a copy of the proclamation, denied that ha had written it and characterized It as "a base libel and a forgery." VOTE FOB Slf t'ItAGE, TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April II . The Florida senate by a vota of twenty-three to seven ate today parted Joint resolution to submit the eouaj suffrage amendment to the vnii in The resolution goes to the house for consideration, ; APRIL 24, 1917. Why Father Hasn't Enlisted 'foH, tftm Y, PROMISC ME TNtf YOU . I warir Vi$r, sr ctrir Mve . v SOU qo to WAR- LOOK SfMPlY f GfAtfitL tN GLACK Meets President Wilson and Says moment the French arrive the nego tiations may begin in earnest The British visitors held un organi sation meeting at the embassy today, and Mr. Balfour plans to spend to morrow morning mapping out the division of work snd arranging for the proper British and American officials to meet for the task before them. An other score of subordinate British of ficials ane expected shortly. The Brit ish commission announced that its purpose In coming to this country was purely one of oo-operatlon, serv ice, and gratitude, and that from now on, the direction of the conferences would rest largely with the American government; At th same time, Ameri can officials convinced the British by the warmth and cordiality of their reception that this country appreci ates England's courtesy In sending such distinguished spokesmen and Is fully dedicated to every possible ef fort against the common f j... Public Statements Promised. Mr. Balfour, it was also stated, will make several public statements during his stay as to the English point of view. Vice-President Marshall In vited him to address the senate, but It is Improbable he will apricar before congress anless perhaps with French Minister of Justice Vlvianl. Arrange ments are being made for him to see members of the press Wednesday, General Bridges will be Interviewed tomorrow, and Lord Cunllffe Thurs day. Tonight's dinner at the white house was the climax of an eventful day. Mr. Balfour, British Ambassador Spring Rlce, and all the ranking members of the British commission were Invited to meet the President and Mrs. Wil son, the members of the cabinet, Chief Justice White, tho advisory committee of the council of national defense, Secretary Tumulty and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, cousin of tho president. At the same time other members of the commission were be ing entertained at dinner at the Six teenth street mansion occupied by Mr. Balfour's Immediate party. The British cabinet officer began the day with a trip to the state de partment, which, because of his long association with foreign affairs and with American statesmen, he has al ways been eager to see. Ambassador Spring-Rlee and Hugh S. Gibson, the latter assigned as Mr. Balrours aide, accompanied him to the door of Sec GERMAN RAIDER CHASES T Seeadler Again Reported in Action Off the Coast of Brazil. NEW TORK, April 28. An Ameri can steamship was chased for five miles by the German sea-raider Seeadler, oft the coast of Brazil, April It, according to the captain of the vessel which reached this port today. The Seeadler, previously re- J 1 U ..,,,.-,.. m V, aMa n w their arrival at Rio Janeiro, was for-1 merly the American bark Pass of ana twenty-one aldermen; plan B, an Balmaha, Into which the Germane other form of the aldermanic ayatetn had fitted gasoline motors. : havln, . mv.nP .m.. The -taptain--the which is engaged in the South Ameri can trade, aald the raider was sighted at 6 o'clock in the morning, bearing down on him at a point thirty-nine miles north of the equator and be tween 200 and 800 miles off the coast The pursuer, he said, put on all speed, making about thirteen knota an hour. As this was slightly less than his own veseel'a speed, he waa able to throw her oft after a des perate chase. . Although within range, the raider did not attempt to fire on nlm. She had Norwegian flags painted on her ides, ha said, and mounted two guns, apparently of eight-Inch cali bre. Thie ! the first report of the ac tions of the Beeadler since crows from ships she sank, reacaea jio Janeiro Jlarca It. GOVERNMENT That the Meeting Alone Was retary Lansing office. When trie visitor came out later with Mr. Lansing for his trip to the white house, he waa greeted in the corridor with applause by a large gathering of Btate department employes. Introduced to President. Mr. Balfour was ushered Into the white house by Secretary Lansing and Introduced to President Wilson, In the presence of the military and naval aides, for what was expected to , be but a few minutes' conversation. The statesmen withdrew into th blue ToaiMhowayer and" were' engrossed for over three-quarters of an hour, Mr. Balfour afterwards expressed himself as more than delighted with his call and as feeling that his trip was justified if nothing else- were to take place. A large crowd surrounded the white house lawns to watt for the visitor. In the meantime', a wild west show passed with a huge calliope playing "God Save the King" and "The Marseillaise." Aa Mr. Balfour came out of the gates a great cheer broke out and he bowed appreci atively. The quick trip by automobile took him to the caplto!,- where another enthusiastic group greeted him on his way to Vice-President Marshall's of fice. There he spent about ten mm utes. After luncheon at- the French em bassy, Mr. Balfour returned again to headquarters, where he met former Secretary Bryan, who came to pay a courtesv call' hecauae of their former acquaintance In Enrland and to tell the British statesman of the month's speaktng tour on which he was leav ing tonight through the southwest in aid of increased food production. After that, Mr. Balfour went out for a long walk In Rook Creek park. KESTING COMFORTABLY. NEW YORK, April 28. Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the noted French actress, who is dangerously 111 here, was "resting comfortably" tonight, ac cording to a bulletin Issued by her physicians. It was said that unless there was an unexpected change In her condition, no further anounce ment would be made until tomorrow morning. IS ADOPTEDATCRARLOnE Queen City Voters Favor Newer Form of Govern ment by Large Majority. CHARLOTTE, N. April J. Charlotte adopted the commission form oi municipal government today by a majority of 428 votes. ThVee forms were voted on: The system under whioh the city has been man- "ed' tha aldermanlo plan with mayor -th n,u.(- -,-"" under which a mayor and two commission ers will be elected at the next munici pal election. The old system received a grand total of twenty-six votes, out of 3,000 votes cast. CLEM80N" TO CO-OPERATE. CLHMSON. S. C.. April JS. Clem son college Is preparing to co-operate with the council of national defense by furnishing that organization with names, training and experience of all former students of the institution. A circular letter . has been . issued to graduate by President Riggs, request ing that they furnish to the collejre authorities information shewing thV uiuvbw ivi wvi iv im iim, x dim UHr-y will be placed in the hands of the ounctl at national defense. , CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS : PRICE FIVE CENTS CONGRESS TAKES HEARINGS BEGIN Sec. Houston Sets Forth Ad ministration's Food Con trol Program. GOVERNORS ASKED TO ATTEND MEETING Farmers Promise Support to Price-Fixing Legislative Program. WAHTIINOTON, April . Con. grens took up the food problem today In public hearings by the senate ag riculture committee, at which Secre tary Houston set forth the adminis tration's food control program. At the same time the federal trade commission, directed by President Wilson to investigate with the agri culture department tha causes of high food prices, asked all state gov. ernors to send representatives to Washington April 80, for a confer ence on state co-operation in the in qury. Explains Plans. Before appearing at the commit tee hearing, Secretary Houston put his plana before the heads of five of the country's big farmers organiza tions and received assurances of sup port for any measures the govern ment contemplates for rettlnr a firmer grasp on food production and distribution. The farmers' represent atives promised even ,to give their en dorsement to legislation giving the government power to fix maximum and minimum prices in emergency. as its part in tne government ' plans the department of labor an nounced that it had undertaken the mobilization of a million boys throughout , the country as active farm workers for the summer. An organization will be formed to be known as the United States Boys" Working reserve. Its operations wl& be directed from Washington. Hoover's unties. ' r Two announcements of ' tha day bearing on the food situation were a definition of the duties to be ' per formed by Herbert C Hoover, as chairman of the food committee or the council of national defense, and the statement that William J. Bryan1 would tour the west to help spread tne agriculture nepartmenrs appeal for Increased food production., Mr, Hoover, It was stated, will advise as to . the tieat meana. of assisting the (Ctontlnaed o Pare four.) DIVERSION OF STEAMERS TO TRANSPRRT SERVICE IS OFFICi FORECAST May Take Vessels .rom Coastwise Trade to Carry Supplies. TO FORM PLANS, WAaHTNOTON . Aorfl 11. Xmima- dtate diversion of a number of steam ships from the coastwise trade to Trans-Ajtiantne service, was forecast by officials today after a conference here of transportation oonvpany rej resenitativea with the abipipinjr board and the Council of National Defense Many vessels, it waa said, can be re moved without dlaarrangtajr , railway aervloe. . ; 1 At a meeting here next Wednesday newly-created shtpulnx committee of the defense oounoll will taka np measures to put the veeaele to trans porting supplies to the alliee. The committee was named today with William Denman, chairman of the shlppiiur board, at Ms head. Xl will work oat' plana In oo-ioperatlaa with, a general railroad board named re cently to co-ordinate operation ox rail systems during tha war. Vessels will be taken oft sheir runs wfcn aa little dislocation to docaeetla eaaunerss as possible. Legislation lntntduoad (n beta the senate and house today by the ad tnlniatratlon would authorise the president to confer title and posses- , ten of the German and Austrian ships held In American porta. Its tetms would extend to vessels owned by any subject or citizen of any country with which the United States is at war. Repairs to the damaged German and Auetrlan ships Is being pushed as rapidly as possivle. Some of them will be ready for service within a few weeks. 'i The ehlpiplng board Is planning further standardisation of steel mer chant ships and will call a conferenc of shipbuilders within ft few days ta discuss increased anipouuuine- auuvuy. THE ASHEVILLE CI1IZEN Circulation Yesterday City . . . Suburban Country . . 4,73?) . 4,476 - Net paid ... .10,941 Service. . ..... 204 Unpaid ... . 155 Total .11,300 UP FOOD PROBLEM
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