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THE WEATHER: Fair in west, local rains and cooler In east Wednesday; Thursday (air, cool. THE ASHEVI LLE CITIZEN CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXIV, NO. 188. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS FLANDERS COVERED WITH GERMAN DEAD AND ALLIED LINES STILL HOLD FIRM pause Again Comes in Battle, With Germans, Beaten Back at Every Turn, Apparently Resting While Planning the Next Move in Battle Which Has Been Disastrous For Them So Far. TERRIFIC EFFORTS FAIL TO BREAK BRITISH LINE GermanOffensiveConstantlyGrowsWeak er and Any Moment May See Immense Allied Reserve Army Hurted Into the Fray By General Foch. NTS Again there has come a pause in the battle of Flan ders, where the ground everywhere is covered with the gray-clad bodies of German dead, and the British and French are holding securely to all their positions. From Saturday until well into Monday night Gen eral von Armin's forces continued their efforts to break the British lines on the Ypres salient and to prgiss back the British and French from the high ground to the south west, but everywhere their efforts were fruitless. True they gained their objective and again captured Locre, but a counter-thrust forced them out again and at last accounts the French were holding the village. Enemy Pushed Back, (F In the hilly region just to the north of Locre, the Tttritish also pushed back the ettemy..at . several ,fipjnt& v i,otablyrt)etweeii Kemmel and LaCiytte. Much of the snap of the German attacking forces has been absent from the, maneuvres they have been carrying out in Flanders under the stiffened line of the entente troops, which has been apparent since last Sunday. To the south near Amiens and to the east around Noyon, the enemy likewise has failed in all his attempts to push forward. The British east of Villers-Bretonneux which lies directly east of Amiens have advanced their front and in the Noyon sector the French have re-established their lines which the Germans previously had cap tured from them. , Tons of Steel. The Germans on various sectors of the line are still hurling tons of steel against the British and French posi tions, but the allied guns are everywhere answering them in kind. While the present halt in the battle possibly may in dicate the near approach of the throwing into the fray tof the great reserve army which General Foch has gather ed, that siich is the intention of the supreme commander of the allied forces has not become apparent. It is not im probable however, that at a meeting of the inter-allied iwar council in Paris Wednesday, which will be attended by the American, French, British and Italian representa tives, measures having in view the turning of the tide of battle will be uppermost in the discussions. Relatively Calm. In all the various theatres except the western, the jituation remains relatively calm so far as fighting is con kerned. All along the front in Italy, reciprocal bombard ments continue and small maneuvres by reconnoitering parties are being earned out. In Macedonia the Serbians in the region of Monastir again have entered an enemy position and annihilated the garrison. They also have- been successful in repulsing an attack by Bulgarians which had as its objective .the re capture of positions near Vetretsk, taken by the Serbians a week ago. The.emperbr-king of AustriaHungary is again re ported in Swiss advices to be holding out the olive branch of peace this time in the direction of Italy. He is said to have appeale to Italy to consider the proffer in her own interests. t"'"' ' " : s German and; Austrian newspapers are beginning to I 1 express Iheir" fear concerning the entry of the United States into the war, which they previously had referred to with scorn.. : ' VW e must hurry and obtain a solid victory HI-BRITISH PLOT OF GERMAN AGE CLOSES AT ' Twenty-nine Germans, Hin dus and Americans Sen tenced by Judge Vanfleet FRISCO "A Word to The Wise" HUNNISH CREWS COME TO GRIEF Conspired for Many Months to Overthrow British Rule in India BAN FRANCISCO. April 30. One lurid chapter In the history of Ger many's intrigue to win mastery of the world waa closed today' when United Statea District Judge William C. Vanfleet pronounced sentence upon twenty-nine Germans, Americans find Hindus convicted of having conspired to overthrow British rule !n India, The trial of the principals In the world-wide conspiracy was a series of sensations, including exposes of criminal German diplomacy and the shooting to death of two Hindu de fendants in the coui-t room a week ago. .' "V . The total of the prison terms im poted was twenty.thres and two- third years and the fines totalled $64,000. Louis T. Hengstler, San Francisco admiralty lawyer, was the only de fendant to escape a prison sentence. Judge Vanfleet remitted a jail term of four months after Hengstler made a plea to the court, asserting 'his Americanism and denouncing Ger man Imperialism. A fine oi 85,000 remained against him. Guilt for the conspiracy was placed squarely on the German supreme command, Judge Van.leet character izing the Hindu conspirators as mere cats paws of the "ruthless Prussian miMtary system." He told them that had their revolution succeeded and they had been placsd under such a system they would hava spared no effort to escape It. , Nerve Centers. The German foreign offlse. em bassy at Washington and consulate at Kan Francisco were the nerve cen ters for the world-wide plot to wrest India from England, Judge Vanfleet declared In sentencing Franz Xtopp, Wllhelm von Brlncken and E. von Schaick, - the heads of the consulate. Bopp and Von Schaick were given the maximum sentences provided by the laws for violation of neutrality, two years' imprisonment and a 810.000 fine each. Von Brlncken was sen tenced to serve two years, this sen tence to run concurrently with a similar Judgment hanging over him (Continued on Page Two.) STATEMENT DECLARES HIS LOYALTY TO THE U, S. Disclaims Any Intention of Uttering Disloyal Sentiments BADLY PUNISHED GERMAN TROOPS ARE MAKING NO FURTHER ATTACKS ON THE FRANCO-BRITISH LINES IN THE WEST 4 - -. ' -, ' - - ' ' - German General Busily Engaged lii Reforming His Broken Divisions and Bringing Up Reserves 1o Rtplace Ihe Thousands of Men Who Have Answered Taps"Desperat Assaults By Germans Meet With No Success. to break through and capture the hill positions west of Kemmel. Not only did the British and French maintain their positions at virtually all ' parts In the face of furious on slaughts, but during the night they re claimed several bits of territory on which the enemy had succeeded in getting a hold. Locre had again fallen Into Ger man . hands late, yesterday .but the French one mora made a dashing a.vu mou ,11V. - nV uu.io mr- l coumer anve, ana inrusv me enemy --bi-d-$S?-P-?d -r- put .th Important, pla,;, fat -RwTJ'nioreof he hill posl-l The. allleoT lines In , Flandera, this morning were to all Intents the same as when the German surged forward yesterday and In front of the defend ing positions gray uniformed men lay in .reat numbers, .representing the awful price paid by the Germans. North of Kemmel the British and French, countering in conjunction also pushed forward somewhat during the night and bettered their positions. At one time yesterday the Germans ac tually had some men on the lower slopes of both Mont Rouge and the Scherpenberg, after they succeeded In driving a small wedge Into the French line between these two eleva tions. Fierce fighting continued about Locre all day and enemy sacrificed great numbers of men in an attempt to push through here. In the meantime the flanks were holding brilliantly against successive hocks. A particularly bitter battle WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 80. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Uj. to noon today the badly punished German troops along the Flanders front, had, made no fur ther attacks against: the allied lines which held so brilliantly tnrouRhout yesterday's intensive fighting. The German general, Von Am in was busy re-forming his. broken divisions and, presumably, bringing lip reserves to replace the great numbers of men who gave tneir ,tivs iry Trainees as saults.. wrench: tions and thereby gain M dominating position with the idea of forcing the allies to pull back thslr lines to the north. 4 , . Allies' Day. Yesterday was a great day for the allies, and today those divisions which were engaged In the. sanguinary strug gle received a message commending them for the magnificent delenHS they had nuwio. Not only was the allied line virtual vJ.T act at all point tofl-;y but thn latest reports show that the British during the counter attack yes terday aftsMicon north of Kemmol re claimed jorsldovable ground which the Germans had hold since Kemmel was taken. Further desperate smashes by von Arnln'a army against the allied lines on the Flanders battlefield yesterday afternoon and evening met with no more success than the enemy's futile and costly attempts earlier in the day was waged astride the Kemmel-ta-Clytte highway, near the junction of the French and British. Here the enemy tried his favorite trick of divid ing the two . forces, but .he, found no weak spots. " , . Heavy Fighting. At Ridge Wood, west of Voorme seele, heavy fighting also continued throughout the day the Germans los ing great numbers of men, both kill ed and wounded. It is impossible to say -now? many - attacks the enemy or the day ftfisy, came forward in waves throughout the1 long hours. There was ho cessation, of the terrible battle. The wonder is that the allied troops were able to hold In the face of such onslaughts by superior num ber . .. The German artillery which had been greatly augmented for this at tack, pounded the back areas in cessantly, and the duel between the opposing guns of all calibre from Sat urday evening until , last night was appalling. DAY S SALES MAKE RECORD FOR LOAFIl SALES IN ONE DAY Total for Yesterday Largest Received During Any Day of Drive BANNER WEEK AHEAD OFFICIALS BELIEVE Many Subscribers Yet to Be Reported and Confl- ;', dence Increases WA8HllilJfl, April u. JjIDBny 1 174,448,000, the record for any 1n v gle day in the campaign and the be ginning of what the treasury hopee will be a banner week to drive the ' loan far above the three bllljon dol lar minimum. ' . The campaign total tonight was f 4H J, 744. 000, not including today' business, which appeared largo judg ing by reports from all parts of the country of a final Intensive canvass -' under special instructions from the treacury to get subscribers to' "bny ' another bond," and to plaot bemf in every home. ' , Many Unreported. "( . '!. Many subscribers are yet to coma In,- according to available -. returns. . particularly, corporations and em ployers of a large number of men. with arrangements for selling' bond to employes on multiple Installment v basis, have not reported the sum they wish in hundreds of , cases. '? These conditions, although " recognised by headquarters -and local campaign committees, will not be allowed to slacken efforts to round up every pos sible' pledge, and to reduce the num ber of "slacker dollars" to a very low figure. - t ' Br Districts. Subscriptions by districts were an nounced tonight as roiiowe: Subscription Minneapolis .. . . .,im,62,B0O , St. Louis ........ 15S,80,050 Kansas City 144,a0,00 Chloago i i89,Sl7,750 San Francisco . 18.H7.0KO Dallas 69.178.150 Boston . 10B. 077,460 Cleveland . 42,47.70 Phnadelphla 197,488,480" Richmond ........ t,7,7S0 New York 593,028.700 Atlanta - S2.702.4C0 The most notable feature of the dis trict records waa the sprat of the At lanta district from thirty-seven to fifty-eight per cent In a single day. bringing it within seven per cent of. the New York - district which . now stands second from the bottom in per centage of quota subscribed .although : its total $692,022,000 Is the greatest of any district. Atlanta's sudden jump was attributed largely to special ef forts to improve the standing of the J 125 117 110 81 V 88 ' 88 I,, 88 80. !-7s t. ' 88 The British Improved their position slightly before Villers-Bretonneux. The district. In which subscribers have not oho. ii j. niiiijr waa very active in us i neen binding tneir pledges wnn, initial rogiun, ana me enemy guns were in. creaslngly busy from Vimy northward. Thus far the German capture of Kemmel has done them little good, for tne anted artillery has kept the crest of the hill so smothered with shell fire that It has been Impossible for the enemy to occupy it in force. . FEELS INNOCENT (COMTINCBD OK FAQS TWO NEW ORLEANS, April 80. Wil liam Edenborn, wealthy president of the Louisiana Railway and Naviga tion company, who was released from federal custody on 810,000 bond here last night, on charges of violating section three of the espionage law, Issued a statement late today de claring hie loyalty to the United States and disclaiming any Intention of uttering disloyal sentiments In his speech at an Americanisation meet ing h-ld her last Friday night. His remarks at the meeting and previous acts and statements attributed to him led to a' demand for his prosecution from the executive committee of the Louisiana division. National Security league, and resulted In his expulsion from one of the exclusive clubs of the city. His arrest by federal au thorities occurred Sunday night. "I feel consciously innocent of any wrong," Mr. Edenbom said in his statement. "What I said at the meet ing was extemporaneous and if all I said had been reported I feel sure that no construction could have been placed upon It that would In the slightest reflect upon my loyalty. I understand the grand jury Is In ses sion to, consider my case. If an in dictment Is returned -I - will gladly1 face the issue and am anxious for a oaedr trial." , TAKEN UP IN THE SENATE Amendment Adopted Giv lng President Direct Con trol of Work. WASHINGTON. April 80. The senate . again today took up the housing bill appropriating $80,000,000 for federal purchase, lease and com mandeering of quarters for workers, but renewal of opposition, based largely upon alleged socialistic poll. clee Involved, delayed a final vote. An amendment was adopted placing control over the housing pro gram directly in the hands- of the president after Senators- Frellnghuy sen of New Jersey and Fall of New Mexico, republicans, had criticised the proposal to have the work : done under the secretary of labor. The senate also adopted an amend ment by Senator Jones of Washing ton, republican, providing that in commandeering houses the govern ment shall not requisition them ex cept by contract, upon a certificate of "necessity" issued by a federal-judge In the local jurisdiction, unless they are upon lands which the government desires lor building operations. ALBEMARLE RED GROSS Mercantile Firms Thus Fined for Violation of Food Regulations. RAID "SULITARY SHOP." CHART jOTTE, N- C April 80 Fed eral aa-ents tonight raided the "mill tary shop," the Charlotte branch of a chain of stores located in cities ad jacent to army camps and owned by the Military Bales corporation.' wnn headquarters in New York. Nothing was seised except some of the papers on file and the government agents de clined to say what was the nature of these documents. No arrests were made. ' - The raid was a.sequal to the arrest In Brooklyn Vlarch 18 of Johann May er, reputed joint owner' with Charles Sol-fiavery of the Military Sales cor poration on a charge of espionage and pro-Gorman activities of a eeoret nature. DENOUNCE LA FOLLETTK. ' DENVER. April 80. The Colorado republican state committee, meeting hero late today to elect a-chairman, passed a resolution denouncing United States Senator Robert M. LaFoilette for his war attitude and demanding his expulsion -from the senate. The resolution also denounced Colorado representatives In congress wno voted against war with Germany, , although aot giving; their names. . RALEIGH, N. C April 80. The Albemarle chapter of the Red Cross society will benefit to the extent or 8126 as the result or nearings-oeiore State Food Administrator Henry a. Pave here today, when Williams ana Carter and the Albemarle Mercantile mmmnv were riven their option of making a contribution of 878 and $80, respectively, or closing, their storee for two days as a matter of atonement for violations of food administration rules and .regulations. This self lmDosed punishment is in lieu of blacklisting. H. W. Harris of Hickory and S. A, Underwood and T. F. Clark, country grocers in Stanly county, were given hearings for flagrant violations of rulings of the food administration with regard to quantities of sugar which may be sold. Mr. Page has not announced his decision in these cases yet, but it is not likely these gentlemen will get off as light as the Albemarle merchants. The Albemarle Milling company of Albemarle had been disregarding the order which forbids the sale of Dour except in combination with cereal substitutes and will close Its doors after It completes the grinding of carload of flour for export. OF Demonstrations, of Serious Character Taking Place, Is Declared. SHOOTS TWO. WHITESBURG. Ky., April 80. James Rumley, a farmer, ehot and fatally wounded Kyre Kllburne and seriously wounded Kllburne's com panion in the country near here to day. The two men were riding past the home of Rumley when they fired two shots in the direction of the house. Rumley thereupon emptied the contents of one barrel of a shot gun into the vitals of Kllburne and the other barrel Into the thigh of his companion. Rumley surrendered. MAJOR BAIR1 PROMOTED. . , RICHMOND. Va., April 80. Major H. Baird, who came - to Camp Lee when the camp was first begun, has been promoted, relieved from duty there and ordered to report to Wash ington to take a position on ths gen eral staff. - . - State Senator -Aunrey ti. tnroae. oi Lynchburg, also has .been called to Washington ana wiu join uo wsj ot (ronerej Crowdsr. . , , - . ... t . LONDON, April 80 A dispatch sent out today by Reuter's Limited, says It has been learned from Serbian sources that 'Unmistakable signs of an ap proaching revolution In Austria-Hungary are becoming dally more evident. A plebiscite is being held among the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes In favor of their union with Serbia and Montene gro In one national independent state under the sceptre of King Peter of Sterbla. - The prime archbishop of Carnlola is at the head of this movement. "Demonstrations of a very serious character are taking -place In the Jugoslavs provinces," says the dis patch. ."Now comes hews that at the request of the Austrian government, and with the sanction of the pope, the nuncio at Vienna has opened a dis ciplinary Inquiry against the arch bishop of Carnlola for placing himself at the neaa or .in is revolutionary movement. Great developments are expected." r RICHMOND'S BIG BUT. payments, and banks have not been - reporting subscription to tho dis trict headquarters. ; YOUTHFUL VETEHANSJfl I NEVnUUEH FOR LIBERTY fiOIiD SALE Pershing's Men and French "Blue Devils." Deliver Talks at Metropolis BONDS ARE SOLD RICHMOND, Va.. April 80. Fol lowing the singing of "Dixie" by Miss Mabel Garrison, soprano of the Metro polian Opera company, at the Wed nesday club musical festival tonight a Rlohmonda audience subscribed $2. 226,000 to the third . Liberty loan in one of the most remarkable patri otic demonstrations ever held in Rich mond. ' This makee the city's total ap proximately 18,000,000, an over-aub- acrlptlon of about thirty per cent. Miss Harrison lea tne exercises oy buying $1,000 bonds for herself and national army men and sailors took subscriptions from a majority of the 4,000 people in the audience. TORNADO NEAR DANVILLE. , DANVILLE. Va , Apt 80 A tornado sweeping a email area near here this evening, which old residents claim the worst experienced . in their recollec tion, . blew ' housee . on, swept barns away and demolished other buildings. besides laying low nunareos or pine trees and telegraph poles. No deaths i t nnWj4 Kit. tKa Aftin. see done Is considerable, besides the had Introduced tho "blue devUs"1 aa Croat. liUurr ; to. the. fruit trees., , ,.v some of the -nowora r tocsv - - NEW YORK. April $0. Veterans. notwithstanding their youth, from ths American forces in France and Chas seurs Alplns. the "blue devils of tho French army, today inspired m uiou sands of New Yorkers something of the "feel" of war, in a series of dem- onstratlons in behalf of tho Third Lib-" erty loon. . The returned .troops front the American trenches appeared at a : rally on th sub-treasury steps, a which 8280.000 In bonds was sold aft er which-they joined the Frenchmen in a parade from Battery w. to tne city hall and thence to ths Sixty-ninth regiment armory. Tne tact tnai ooi a the French and American veterans had appeared publicly yeeterday . caused ho diminution, in tho fervor of their reception. Streets near the eib- treasury were seething mass of people, and civilian aeaaers reireaiea.. into the background when the .four-; . teen khaki-clad, steel helmetted men. of the Pershing expedition made their ; appearance. A machine.gun' crew took " lis stand nearby, and frequently the. gun's staccato bark pierced the. swelling roar of cheers as batches of, bonde were sold for cash. . . Private John McCormaek. of the 185th Infantry, "he old Sixty-ninth) . who wore the French Croix De Guerre on his uniform and who has been . wounded in action, lead ths speaking. , telling the crowd "the boys over there ran't do it all." He said the men la v the trenches will "stick until they are killed," but tho people back home -"must back them up with bonds." v Sergeant Eugene McNHf said he was "willing to be hit again" If he could "get a few more 'boche' ' '- In ths parade a company of ths . Twenty-second United States Infan try acted as escort, tho 106th French chasseurs having tho- poeltloir of honor and being followed by the Pershing contingent, only f onrtejii of whom have remained In New York, , , while others have gone to other cities to take part in tne loan timjunn.. . The crowds were dense all along the line of march and there was con-' tinuous cheering. - - 'r - Mayor Hylan addressed tho troops th. -! hn fter General Clou- don, of the French high commission.
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