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GONCOSB TRIBIIN TODAY'S N1WI - TODAY ILY VOLUME XVIII. k. mTCTni. e w CX)NCORD, N. G, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1018. Price Five Cent. . NO. 177. V 1HE DA CQ!;C0RD TEAL1S VIH EH BOTH THE DEBATES 4. . " .Win Both Negitive And Af firmative in First Prelim inary Contest Hefd Last Night. this Puts them in second debate The Team That Wins Tonight .Will Have Their Names Engraved on the Cup, to Hold It One Year. . j A telegram from Prof. Fred Wi Terrell this moraine announced that both the Concord teama won In the jrat preliminary . debate laat night Thla means that they -will debate 111 the second preliminary thla morning. The winner of tba morning context will enter the final contest (or the cup tonight The teama that wlna tonight will bare their namea engraved on the cop and will hold it for one year. The team that wlna the cup two year In aucceaslon will own the, cup. No school baa ever succeeded in winning two years in succession, so there are now twenty names on the cup. The Blgh School boys and girls are j Jubilant this morning that their teams hare won first blood and they hope that the good news will continue. MWDOO SAYS HUN SHALL NOT PASS. Not Discouraged Because Lines of Allies Have Been Bent Back. Columbia, 8. C. AprU 10. Confidence that ' the allies' line on the western front cannot be broken by the Ger mans was expressed by Secretary of the Treasury William O. McAdoo in a speech here todsy. "We are not discouraged by what Is happening in Europe," be said. "We are -not dlsocuraged because the lines of oar gallant allies have been bent We are not afraid that the Germans can break through the western front. We are not discouraged because Rus sia has collapsed and that freed Prus sian, soldiers are now fighting on the western front. Those things are dis couraging, but they are not fatal to America's cause. "I have not the faintest doubt in my heart that the day of reckoning for the kaiser is going to come. I have not the slightest fear for ail his horde. and oeVS .nd. ,niuiwi , Jlrf.M upon defenseless women and cbtWreui caVbreak that western front I have no doubt that those lines will bold, and I thank God .that America's valor Is now asserting Itself upon that front' CLYDE LINE COMMANDEERED. Also Mnllory, UtM. and Southern v; Steamer lines. Washington. April 11. Leading At lantic and gulf steamship- lues wilt be unified Saturday under control of the railroad, administration. ' ' , President Wilson, by ' proclamation, today commandeered tbe Clyde, Mal- lory, Merchants' A Miners' and South ern Steumship lines, -and' 'assigned SliL? JlISltSL General McAdoo, wbo '.already; has control of rallway-owneudlnctfc)' the Ocean, Old Dominion, So at be rn Pa cine, riaitimore steam packet and Chespeake Steamship companies. This action adds 63 coatwtse ves sels, averaging 3,500 tous eacht to tbe 48 other coastwise ship already un der government management, making total of 111 vessels, aggregating near ly 40,000 tons. These will be as-1 expected to reassure the Kusaan m slgned to carrying coal and other ma- rials, who for a time after the Japanese terials between Hampton Roads ana lenais oeiween oampiuu Jtvuaua aiij New England, cotton f rom the south to New England, and othef traffic which will result in wlledng rail transportation ? 1 ' . &!.'. BOMBS ON HOSPITAL HURT S AMERICANS - -Bwaaaav '. . Two Doctors and Nurse Victims of Hun Tactics. London; April 10. During the "re cent fighting and retirement on the western front," says an offiolal state ment issued this evening by the war office, "a surgical team, which very generously had been sent to one of our casualty clearing stations , by a H,n..ini.i,i. ; i,,it.i ' M.,.w.,n rj bombed and two officers' and one nurse - ... t .. German Alllaoce Quits; Gives Red Cross Money. Philadelphia. April lL--The German I American alliance, walcb ha been tho storm center of congressional lnvestl- Ktlon for some time past, will dis. band and give the 139.000 now In the band and give the $30,000 now In tbe treasury to the Red Cross, This an nonncement wa aemlofflcially made during a recess bate this afternoon, following an all-day secret session. It wa said tbe dissolution of the alliance will become effective'; tomorrow." ' One man ''denounces" the Kaiser, and another "evokes the wrath of heaven upon the Hun"; but the only - way to win this war a to pitch in and Jt. 'TILE.RAIN OF FIRE 12th Enlsodo of, THE MYSTERY SHIP AT THS ''. my PASTCIE , TODAY ' ' ' ' m ah L-Ko Comedy WHb Ev.Uo L..Jt - nUTOXGB LICTNSS taxes au raxa By Board af llaVnw at TWar R tntar sleeting Laat Night. The meeting of tba Board of Aldcr mea laat evening at the City Hall was one la which mock Interest entered, ii was un regular time for as sessing the annual privilege taxes la the city. Quite a bit of dlacoasloa was forthcoming, especially aa to tbe taxes to be Imposed on the Jitney and hire automobiles operating la tba city. Attorney Linn, from Salisbury, was present to represent tbe local street railway, and Attorney L. T. Hartsell represented tbe Jitney Interests. The discussion wanned up considerably, and city attorney Caldwell took a hand In It favoring tbe Imposition of tbe license tax on Jitneys, while Mrv C. H. Peck, owner of tbe Jitneys, also got Into action, opposing tbe levying St tbe tax. It waa finally decided by tbe alder men that their previous arrangements would stand : that is, each automobile In the city charging a fare of only five ceuts would be required to pay an aa-, nual privilege tax of $50, and would be required to run on a certain sche dule, and along streets designated by the oBard of Aldermen. . Automobiles charging a fare of 23 cents are required to pay a privilege tax or $ju per year. They are pro hibited from making a charge of more than' 29 cents anywhere within the city limits, except in certain specified cases which are excepted. A new license tax of $10 per year waa imposed on persons engaged in doing electrical wiring ; a ta of $60 per year on gas compjanies; and $00 per year on telephone companies. The license covering restaurants was made to cover only establishments serving regular meals, and not to ap ply to places which served things to eat, along with, their other line of goods. In some cases the restaurant license has been taken out to enable the place of business to stay open on Sunday, and sell other gooas as wen as eats. - A ruling waa made by .the Board, under, which all licenses can be re voked by them If It is shown that any licensee has violated any of the ordl- i nances of the city In tbe conduct of his place of business. MODIFICATION OF COTTON TRANSPORTATION RATES Nearly Fifty Roads Are Affected By the Modification. (Br The Aaeaelatea Press) Washington, April 12. Modification of cotton transportation rates from Southern producing points to Ohio and Mississippi river crossings, Gulf ports and South Atlantic porta to eastern cities were killed In the supplementary decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission In the case of the New n..inr r.nttnn Rrhanw. am In1 the f . . l Louisville Nashville Kaiiroaa, com- nan?. Nearly oo roaas are airectea oy be'modlflcatiowhich ine increases and- decreases in transport-1 l!" ' ".dif!Lfl il'il? vioas urut.ru in hub vmms nivuwi w mw- i lfied as to the rates on Indirect lines I from' Intermediate points to interior ccmDetitive points ; that changes ; In rates to eastern cities should De per- mlttod to- correspond f made In water rates ; that specific re- lief should be afforded as to rates from certain points along tne Tennessee riv tain points along the Tennessee rlv- and other navigable streams, and t the specific relief should be af- AA In mao, affair In IT ntat er that forded in various cases affecting rates for interior Junction, points. NO WORD OF LANDING OF OUR MARINES AT VLADIVOSTOK , t: - r -i- ' . I -Mutton of American Forae. Expected to Reassure Russians. (Br The Aaaaelatea Itssst Washington. April 12. No word of the banding of American marines at Vladivostok to aid Britain and Japan forces as already told. In press dis patches had reached the State or Navy departments early today. The addition of American iorces is lanaea, appearea to oe uicmwu w ue- i uuucu, myvcmi v V ."7. . . Japan planned invasion of Siberia. It is believeu this would emphasise the atclon taken Is purely of : a local character. Press dispatches from Moscow nave said the the.Bolsbevlki officials were not an fearful now a at first that the Incident would lead to an advance into THE COTTON MARKET. Showed Renewed Nervousneaa Earty Today, Opening 5 to 22 Point Higher. i ? f f p ":''' (By The Aassriateo FMasl New Tork, AprU 12. Tbe a, ' - I mirtirf ahnwMt reneweo aervousness rg"w..-0 to I early today. The opening 0 on Munnnl hnvltia I 1 . "T . . " ---- i nr hit anil juiv. ana eoverina insuir ed by steady cables, a more optimistic view of war new, and reports that I price nxing was unuaeiy. nui mere was a Tenewai 01 tne selling move- ment which bad been In progress yes- Iterday, pnder which prices almost lm mediately turned easier with July and netnhPi..alllnB off 10 to 12 nolnts net , . T ' lower. opened steady. May, vjouon iuiures upeneu eirau. mij, X2.Hu: juiy, oa.ao; uctooer, ou.ou: w . .... . . a. .. Mr n- -omhor M11R-. Jannarr 80.04. A Heavy Frost Tonight Probably. - (Br The A atSata Twn-i Columbia, 8. C.J April 12. A warn ing was Issued by the' local weather bureau today inac inero wouw pro Dably be- heavy frost tonight in this IviclnitT. ' - t"t f The thermometer dropped to 07 Oc gross this morning. ' Great, damage gardens la feared. ... ' American Marine are Landed at - xtMv..,,Vladltok...s.'(t'.s; Harblni Friday, April B. By tbe A I soclated Press.) American marine have been landed t Vladivostok, a well a British and Japanese .force, ifrtpbS In control of the anese are guarding (according to advice I Th American ar v. whil tk janiMM ara marninc 1 uuubo, -- - the railway nd ammunition depot, M.. k.lu A mUaH 4mVW Alt i.Av -i i... as -.a eotton t -TO cost PLAHSFORSPEEDIHG UPT HIPBIIIW Discuss Contracts Already Awarded - for . Increasing Facilities of Southern Har- bors, Terminals and Yards. CONFERENCE WITH CHAIRMAN HURLEY Committee Is Prepared to Pledge Full Co-operation of AU Southern Interests in Ship Building Programme. (Br The a slats rm) Washington, April 12. Plana for speeding ap ship building contracts already awarded for Increasing the fsdllty for southern harbor, termin als and yarda were discussed today at a conference between Chairman Hurley and the newly appointed ahlp plng committee of the Southern Com mercial Congress. . Tbe committee, headed by Senator Fletcher, of Florida, former president of the con trees, announced In a state ment Issued today that it is "prepar ed to pledge the full co-operation of all southern Interest In the shipbuild ing programme." ; In addition to Senator Fletcher, the committee Includes Representative Small, of North Carolina, Gen. Julian 8. Carr, of Durham, N. C. , WILL DESTROY BRITISH ARMY, BOAST OF HUN Blows to Fall Until English Power is . Wiped Out, Say Prisoners. British Headquarters In France, April 10. The second phase of the great German offensive baa developed on a scale which, If it does not yet riv al the first operation. Is of very large proportions, having today spread north of Armentieres to the old battle ground of Messlnes. Prisoners of whom we have taken something like a thousand In this fight ing tell us this is the second great blow of the offensive to finish the war and other blows will follow with de liberate Intention of destroying the British army. Prisoners are not al waya to be trusted, but this, no doubt is belief of the German soldiery, that the object of thla summer's fighting is to be the crushing of tbe English. . .Ti. i . . . ,R loose aiuome ni raugi.. ine ikuiuvbuw ui vuv,ymxui a'"""! 0 " V IRISH QUESTION . - Majority of Nationalists Agree on r Schena of Self -Government. (Br The Awweiatol Press) London. April 12. The Irish con- Uentlon laid the foundation for an . , t.iuk nwinn hih , .!;. a,. t in uiiurM-nirTuirju au uintuiJi ajia uvi'i rpYn;:, fe S nTg of that boto CCMnpanyUlg lBe report OI Ull VUUJ. The convention did not 'find it im possible to overcome the objections of the Ulster Unionists, says Sir Hor ace. The majority of Nationalists, all the southern Unionists and five of la- HAnKiuiAno-Ba-twAa attwauhAsl .t nriAn . aa wheme of Irish self government, which Is given in the conclusions reached by a' majority of which he states should oe enactea into tne law. BRITISH AVIATORS DROP BOMBS IN LUXEMBURG. Brinr Down Eight Enemy Alrplanee But Lost Seven of Their Own Num- - Te aasssitst rrcsw) London, April 12. British aviators I " . ' - I today droped more than a ton of bombs on railway stations at Luxem- burg. In reporting on aviation actl - tltlea on the battle front Wednesday, tne omciai statement on aeriat oper- atlon.s says that eight enemy airplanes 1 were accounted for. and that seven untisn macninea are missing. announce oaonmiw ui tan wmmn vaav ji-.-si '- nadrn. ..,.(. -k- Richmond, Va, AprU 11. Official of the fifth federalreserve bank district """""i " -f Zii i " " "ff . .. . . j ... i n.fh fTaimiiti ia nvin an iiiMiriimi- I . . m lotto, WWSSX wonalem,!, I with their annortlonments. are-: vjnari 1 liAvvi. Lhovllla BOO nnrham ; X l : aimoiin. toil - 1 avn.auu: ureenaooru, auoi.iuv, n- mington, ai,rs,iuu; aaieigu, si.io. I TOO. ; .-, "v'y i -, . ' i College "Drys" Hold convention. Cambridge. Mass. April 12. Tbe an - lnuai convention of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association - of , Southern k.. wnino mr at aHrvard Unl- , 1"".:. n. MV,n i ZT i .Ion over tomorrow.!1 Among uw mi 1 - . . . . . . . i .titntlons renreaentea oy aeiegates ai I.k- V tk. nwnxxllnm were the opening of tne procings we Tale, nrown, tiarvara, .wuhbh. xkib. ton Unlvendty .fcd the University of eVrmont- Immigration Inspector at Norfoub (Br The AasMlated rsss Washington, , April . 12. ecretary Wilson today appointed Joseph Wei ll Immigration inspector at KortoiK. to I ncceedliig W. , R- Mortoni who has been , transferr to St Johns, New Brunswick. Wallis. who has been assistant immigration, inspector . Jaokannriile. Fls . Is to assume . new offlco at obe. i ,' .( . Ibcomo Taxes May Ron to H,Mo !w..hington. April nU-Bepoit from revenue collector Indicate that tbe government may receive from in- line aovemmeni mar 1 .i. . icom ana excess proms rax in jun, much more than the 12,500,000,000 e i""-yrZi r'"V.T" J J. miTlrhlef among- these cemmunicauonB tb tlmated. Borne estimate based on pre- Mrliimina aMmination of returns mi luaay ago, rw !"' aoetiwwivvui' " w w "WIN THE-W.UT CONGRESS! asaaaMas - " Ta Have Its Fsnaal .Oiwnhs m ttr- astBghasa ftuaaajr. Birmingham. Abu April U. Tba V la the-Wsr Vongreaa, which la to nav its tonaal opes log ta this dty oa Monday next will bring together a boat of men widely known la public affalra In education and la national re form and progressive legislation. The list of delegates that are to attend from , various Mtatas, representing el ties and counties, colleges and schools, commercial bodies, patriotic societies and various oUior organisa tion, has grown until tbe detent number many hundred. . Women will hav a prominent part in tbe proceed ing of the congress. Tbe gathering will meet under tbe Joint auspices of tbe Southern Soot-' ological Congreaa and tba Birmingham Civic Association. The chief objective will be to piece a unit of volunteer workers In every Southern community to preach the gospel of bealtbi food and labor during tbe war. A. crusade will be launched to enlist every 'man, woman and child in the South, ta fight disease and produce food In every pos sible manner during this critical Deri ort of. the nation'a history. To this eul the congress baa adopted for Its slogan, "Make the home line aa efficient and patriotic aa tbe firing line.", .V., Several of the best known leaders of reform and civic movements lo Amerl- will address the congress. Miss Jane . Addams of Hull ,HooY fame, now an assistant to Federal Ifaod Adr minlstrator Hoover, will apejlk on America's Obligation In Feed hi, the World." Another woman speaker will , be Hiss Grace Abbott, of the; federal Children's Bureau in ', Washington, ' whose topic will be "Women irlklCb.ll-' dren In Industry During tbe War?' There will be besides probably the largest array of distinguished meu among the participants in the eobgress 1 that ever gathered in any cttjf of the South at one time. - 4 - Tbe gathering will be formally open ed Sunday afternoon with addressee of welcome by the Governor ef Ala bama and the Mayor of Birmingham. The regular sessions to' be devoted- to papers, addresses and discussions will begin Monday morning -and Continue through Tuesday and Wednesday. ' Among the speakers at these several sessions and the subjects assigned them will be the following: "The Sou th's Answer to the, Nation's Call," Thomas W. Blckett, governor of North Carolina. ; !Tbe Nation's Labor Problem. Dur ing the War." Dr. J. W. Abererombie. of the United States Department Of Labor. j, ' Every Southerner a Producer, and Conserver of Foood,"' Dr. .; Bradford Knapp, of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. . , "Temperance the First Lino - -of National Defense," William Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of State. . . "Lessons from Great Britain- Re garding Food in War Time,"; Sir wlm nruiUK xuvu u " ailuv, ,u. wood Mears. of the British mission Jn Amwini j. ... "Keentns the Army Fit to ' Fight?' Major Bascom 'Johnson, of Iba.Coni- miSHldn on Trahiliig Cam Activities. "A Health Message Tram fTance, Colonel C. U. Derclc of the French Army Medical Corps. "The Moral Basis of Permanent Peace Maintained by a League of Nations," Br. Frederic Lynch, aecre- tary of tbe Church Peace League of America. . "The Solid South for a Wln-the-War . Campaign," C. a Brough, governor f Arkansas and president of the South- ern Serological Congress. ti- .1 n-t h.-hnml -"The World. War and rBotherhood,'! Dr. Charles I. MacFarland, of the Federal Council of Church of Christ in America. "America's Answer from tne nome Life." Dr. Stockton Axson,- general ecretary Of the America Red. Cross. . An uv,,.xi nmvDii flan Iwnairla Bravo Dies at''El PaMil " ; . i Ana i iwr. (By The A etafd Press) FJ Paso. Anril 12. Gen. Ignaclo DraVU, UllUUti J vviuumuuv, w City during the Huerta regime, led here last night ueuerai uravo; wuo waa Rl veara old. -commanded the ar- tllterv In the campaign that ended r : ., Wlth the overthrow of Lmperor Maxf- mlllan in 1864-67. With General 1 Huerta. be was arrested in El Paso by . United State officers In 1915 ut Was not held. To Re-Sentence Moooey. Ban Francisco, Cal., April, ' 12.- m,m J Mnnnev. convicted to-, a har of murdfer growing out. of the Ban Francuco rrepareaness -xsmw n . .n.u.U fVourttom 110, -Will i-oe -aff.l apn fenced to : death. The.. rate ot Mooney-wlll then rest witn uor.. w.l Inheiia. who ha receivea many Bom- I i ' : . . . IwnnMT ffl MIMIinV ill u rw km. - I "r . .t1 . .TT ; i tn,i - .SaffiSE I uiuiuc. vua.a . -----71-.-, were two- irom rreBiueni.' nuauu one from Samuel Uompers, presuwni of the American Federation of Labor. Germans Press British Back. . 'v?01' :p ,.it.wi t pi. London. ': April 12 Attacmiug yes- wroay ui iue iBit."-r --. ateert. the Germans press pa? w fJSS - 1 - 7 . - .fltMoii. i I , T , M 11,1, , ,11, 1 rl uuiwa.aji i" .. nnmui - fighting occurred nlKPl ",e - nd Neuf Berauln. On n'wMm front there- is lltttle change. North of L'" '""" V..w 7;i T restuoen ion Drum" b counterattack. On the front be- tween the Loisne ianw n . . , . r tbe German attacks were tepalsed. School Closing at HlgtrTototi ., ;. High Point cbool wlU lo0 tonight at 8 :80 o'clock . Kev. u a. clamper, t of Mt Pleasantr-wiu me me saarem, the Following the address mere win ln exerci- renaerea bj h consisting or recitations, munuiunun, play and music Ore ;.. " - - L i ,. '(BrTke aaaits rnmrn, Subscribe Its Washington. April . 12. Oregon tbe (first State to report -officially an oversunoeripuon vinj urn filed ouota. and coiweuuently Willi stand GERMANS PUSHIHG WEDGE IN DEEPER Point of tyedge Driven in Last Night Further Along . the Lys Canal to Merville, Near Lestrera. HEAVIEST PRESSURE IN THIS REGION Southern Side of the Salient is Being Strongly Held by the British, who are Stand ing Firm at Loisne. tUf The 'a rtt0 Prm) , With the British grimly holding to their great butt of the Messlnes ridge. their bulwark In Flanders, the Ger mans to the south are pushing their wedge deeper Into the British lines northeast and east of Bethune, one of the British advanced bases. The point of this wedge was driven in last night further along tbe Lys canal to Merville, two miles west of Lestrem, which the British held uo to yesterday. The salient was extend ed also slightly toward the north near Its tip to the vicinity of Neuf Berquln, two miles northwest of Estalres, an other point where the British have been making a stand. . The Germans today were viewing what appeared to be tbe heaviest pres sure In this region, and had made some progress when the noon official report waa issued, in London. The southerly side of the salient as it runs southeast toward Glvenchy, Is being strongly held by the British. They are standing Ann today at Loisne three miles northwest, of Bethune, and along the line northwest to eMr- ville region. Further southeast like wise, they repelled the German attempt to advance northwest of tiiven chy. the high ground about which pro tects the British right flank before Bethune.' The British task here patently is to prevent the sides of this salient from materially widened out as the tip cannot be pushel in much further without great danger to attacking forces, from flank atack, unless they succeed In broadening advance front. Northwest of . Armentieres, aban doned yesterday by - the British the line was straightened out by their withdrawal from Ploegsteert whence they fell back fighting, to the vicinity of Nenve Agllse close to the southern, ly end of the Messlnes ridge, which protects' their new position. e-Wtlsb -lines apparently are beM-hnt ing firmly 'maintained along the high. ground in Messlnes and Wytscbaaetc regions and to the north toward Ypres. No material change in tbe situation is reported here. The battle, however, Is continuing along the! whole front from La Bassee canal north to lloll- ebeke, the Germans are hammering bard in their desperate attempt to win something substantial out of this jew amDitionus e iron pr tneirs. o far its only definite result has beet, he P"" P ' casualties on both sides, IlOtflhlV their OWn. new ambltlonus, effort of theirs. So notably their own. .On the Homme there has been no resumption of the Infantry engage ments on a large scale. The British however, were subjected to strong local atacks near Neville-Vltasse'. south east of Arras, all of which .they re- nnlsed, The artillery is reported in Icreaslnely active, in the vicinity of ratnet nevy flomDarament ajong inr irraiicn nnft rn rne nom.n or Amiens in the vicinity of Hangard. ,. i AT ' MESSINES . RIDGE But British Again Drove Tbem Out ; Early Today.. (Br The A ctmf PreMt London. . April 12. German troops made a determined attack along the Messlnes ridge, and succeeded hi gain- ling some ground, says' a Reuter dis patch' from army headquarters . in I France and Belgium, but the British once again urove mem oui uy nnuin- auaoa eany ims iuuriiuiH. . Three attacks whicil thf enemy I UtuiAkAii naaiasilaii In maiifr urutrml I" Sfi ' vS. r i 1 7 Mi. losses .to. the Germans. The uwar line yuaptriii; were icyuiom nuu grouna was strewn wuu tueir corpses. " a'1 acuvuy , ui um wumetu rra, i ji mu T, . r, .1 r. rf , n r - 1 h.kt nMiu.nf.nfr i ""iTk ISSSS&SJti. Is I A, , ui. a .ki. i.. oaiiuiiuuiu.wu uxmiB "w.p- " - . , i -ine uermana wv uirawun m iuch I reserves In the same prodigal manner a In the opening day -ot the offen sive. STRATEGY OF GERMANS STILL UNREV BALED. "Will Be Recognised Only In the , Course of Further Operations. . ., (By The Aaaaetate Praaa) Amsterdam. AprU 12.-The .trategy ' Ti .'ZZ, V?" mand 1 rtlll unrevealed, says the Koe- I lnlsche Volka Zeltung. and wtU be re- , , . ,,-. I cognled only ln the course of tnrtheM 1 niurftrinni. ... i n. TkaTvr niimnnni rnp .rr, r .7 "7J. JHT l" .VT "extremely thinks may crop up, that the German thrust against tbe Anglo-Purtuguese I came when indications were that the offensive in Plcardy could not be car 1 riM ta and the German com. mat,aer wished to try experiments oe .laewbere. r , xno rrannrurter zitung regaros 1 ue new thrust as a portion 01 ine great plan of attack and 'dwell, ou tbe great strain put on tne enemy i nerve, br necessity of making, dis position in th greatest baste. , Is German Renew Bombardment of Pari v iBr Tka AaiHMlated. rnaal . . Part, April 12, The j Germans, re at uewed this, morning the bombard vt uui, w t'h w m MURDERER TO FACE THE FIRING SQUAD The OaU SayMg, "Mar Will oi is Agate ITlustratoi. I Salt Lake City. Utah. AprU 11. Tbe old saying that "murder will out" was perhaps never I letter IIIuki rated than In tbe case of Howard DeW who will soon he led before a firing quad In tbe Salt Lake City prison to be shot to death for tbe murder of his wife. After a legal battle lasting many mouths tbe Judgment of the trial has been affirmed by the higher court which means that DeWeese must suf fer the penalty for his crime. Tbe Utah law gives a couvlcted murderer the choice of execution by hanging or abootuig. DeWeese has chosen to face firing snnsd In preference to meet ing deutn on the gallows. DeWeese owes his arrest and convlc- tlou wholly to that mysterious some thing which so frequently impels s person guilty of murder to divulge his own crime. Had he been able to ban ish from his mind the recollection of his bloody deed he probably would still be at liberty. But day after day and night after night the memory of his crime ho preyed upon his mind that at last he was irreslstahly impelled to surrender himself to the authorities. Up to the time of his voluntary sur render the police were wholly without a clew as to his whereabout. In fact, the murder of which he was accused had Ixrn virtually listed umong the 'unsolved mysteries." It was on Septemlier 20. 1010. that DeWeese and his wife arrived in Salt Iake City and rented an apartment under the names of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rohblns. But little was seen of them until DeWeese was seen leaving the pluce early on the morning of Sep temlier T2. Two days later the pro prietress of the house, feeling concern ed at not seeing her tenants and sus pecting that something might be wrong, unlocked the door and entered the room. - The landlady was horrified at what she discovered. The body of Mrs. -DeWeese was found lying on the bed. partly covered with the bed clothing. A flutiron with a cloth wrapped about It was lying at her head. The wo man's head was badly beaten, her face was crushed, and the blood of the vic tim had splattered the bed clothing anl the walls of the room. Everything possible seemed to have been done to destroy evidence of the identity of the parties. The face of the slain woman had been crushed and beaten beyond all recognition, and the room, had been stripped of everything that could throw light on the identity of the persons who had rented the apartment or the person who had com mitted the murder. Suspicion naturally rested upon De Weese, who had disappeared and left no trace behind. In their search for the suspected murderer the police were handicapped by their lack of knowl edge, concerning the identity of the couple and their previous movements. Even thel rdescriptlon of DeWeese was of tbe most meagre sort. What few ciews were obtainable were followed, without result-. Search for he--usect had been vir tually abandoned when, oiv December 22, exactly three months after the com mission of the crime, DeWeese walked into detective headquarters in Chi cago and communicated to those in charge that he was the husband of the woman who had been found mur dered in Salt Lake Mty One of the most peculiar features of the case is the nover a(,mlrteu prote8ts his inn whlnh ho huo hj the case is the fact that DeWeese has the murder and still innocence of the crime for which he has been sentenced to death. The 'story .which he told the Chicago police and which he . repeated at his trial in this city was to the effect that his wife was murdered . by some one unknown during his absence from the apartment: ' According to. Uls story he had long been engayed as n pro fessional thief 'and burglar. On the' night of the crime, he said, he left the apartment berore midnight to engage m a : burglary expedition, uiion Ills return in the early hours of the morn ing. according to his story, he found that his wife had lieen slain, presum ably by a thief 'who had entered the apartment in search of valuable jew. elry; possessed by the couple, and which lie declared was missing after the crime. Fearing that he would be ac cused of the murder. DeWeese said that he left Salt take City by the first train. Notwithstanding the story told by DeWeese on the stand, and' the fact that the prosecution possessed" little direct evidence against him. - he was found guilty by the jury and sentenc ed to death by the court Among the most successful business women of New York city are several who are earning annual - incomes of W,01K) or more as advertising mana Hindenburg Driving Attack After At , tack. I r - Swinging his heaviest legions am I n, tfhtl.ut mmu ratt ... thainnh si . . &LlZ . i ..unu .... ninueuuurit uuw- is uririiiK - tiiiucn ,ft i ti, Rrini, n..u. between Arras and Ypres. Charging across the level country behind a tem pest of high explosive and gas shells, the, eUrmans have succeeded Jjy ter rific fighting In penetrating the Brit ish defenses at itoints over a front of ncorly 80 miles to a depth of almost six miles Just, to the south of Ypres. The loss of Armentieres Is admitted by, the British, but this was expected rrouT ine irenu oi events in mat mx- tor during the last few days. The eneuy had driven, in on both sides of ."'1 . ."n.T hv the British would have imperilled the K, -ca o- .. !,-, the """'I . --.L ..V..w T. ' wimurawai vl uio dhu Armentieres was orderly and was only or tne purpose or srraigniening urn ... . - . I the line In the region where the Ger- man nressure Is the heaviest. The British have stood firm at vital points hlong the line. Wystchaete is still held bv Field Marshal Halg's men who Uo-malntaln their grip on Mes slnes ridge, , Lestrera,- Plegsteert ' and Pleastreert . wood and Hoiieoei:e, against which furious assaults have been , Is unched only to-break' down or he nullified bv British counter-attacks. A terrific attack made against Holle- beke and .Wytschaetc ws compietei, repulsed with great loss to the Ger man. Rev, R. M. Tsvlor will conduct the services at .the' Methodist rrotostani church tonight at T.30 o'clock, .- -. 1 ' ".. T i 'i""L. lit Tbon th Ifawf. UlUVJun itiPTnii Stats 1 nuuiu.i nftTuMlGETHEH Will "Jointly Enforce An Honorable Peace,' Say. v Austria's Emperor to Old Kaiser Bill. J ' AGAIN SAYS FRENCH PREMIER HAS LIED Denies Statement By Prem ier Clemenceau That He Recognized French Claim to Alsace-Lorraine. (Br The A rtataa Fins) Vienna via Loudon, April 12. Com plete solidarity exists between Austria . , and Germany, and "we shall Jointly enforce an honorable peace" says am- ,.4 peror Charles In a telegram to em peror William denying the truth of the declaration made earlier In the week by premier Clemenceau that the Ans- : , trlau Kmperlor recognlieu ranees claim to Alsace Lorraine. - It Is added that the fact that Au trla-Huugary troops are fighting from Alsace Lorraine on the western front . ':. demonstrates the emperor's falthfuu - liess to his ally. The message to em peror William in part reads: , , The French premier, anven into a v corner. Is enaeavormg xo bkib "-; net In which he has entangiea nun- . , self by piling more and more untruth, . and be does not hesitate to make the : completely false statement that I re- -cognised that the French had a Just. ' J claim to the requisition of Alsace Lor-. ,:. ralne. I disavow this assertion with indignation." '.".;. Al'8TRL SOUGHT PEACE r MONTHS AGO WITH AMERICA. i -'-- Man Named Anderson Approached for . ; ; , the Purpose of Learning if Govern ment Would Hear Proposals. Wflshlneton. Anril 11. The fact that ' some Austrian officials sought to open peace negotiations mouths ago with the lliltea states was uinuc today, when Secretary Lansing ald - he recollected that a man named An-.. , derson, whose first name ne uw vm . recall, had been approacnea . trla for the purpose of learning If thl government would hear proposal. v- v-.v" A Mr. Lansing saw wx. . f partment attached no Importance to . ( f the incident at the time. Anderson. . . ha aaid. was one of a Urge number Ot' - ' persons striving to start peace negov ; tlations. . ' .-. ';.! ,',-''' rAMfcTTn'TIOVALITlL OF- VViMaaF'-T'r! . " if... .. CIIHJ) LABOR LAW ATtiiynw - j. Arguments In the North Cwotoa C j jf to tie nearu nex n, ' (Br Tfco Aaett.J.j.- w.htntnn Anril 12.-The consti tutionality of the child labor law ta " attacked in a brief filed today to thO snnreme Court In connection wuu mc - . proceedings appealed by the govern- . ; ment from North Carolina, where tbe- , ., act recently was held to be Invalid. r The statute, which prohibite Interstate shipment of articles proauceu ui x-- torles employing children under four-, . 1 m. .. i. Ikaa . teen- vears oi age is uraaarcu w - ; , . perversion of the powers of Congre, . . . . dlscrtminatory, anu.au mm 'rTTz:?'.r ..-; with the police powers oi avaw;-; .r,v Arguments in the case will be beamli.)-, . v next week. - V VV'; M ''' Pitcher Alexander to Go to ... -. ruuuon. ::; . ' (Br The Assatea rvaaat - - ' : 4'"-' ':',' St. Paul Neb. . April 12.-JGrover v -t 1 Cleveland Alexander, pltcner ajm ' cago NatlonaKLeagu Base ball rj?;;: was selected iy t-,araxi, iw v , , Howard County to go to CmP Fnja-- s ton during tlie five days beflnnftw :f r April 20. ... . Dronorntorv HprvlCCS at St- AndreW ' -i . ; Lutheran Church tonight at 7:45. 8pe- . v, cial sermon by the pastor, Rev. Ohaa.-y.,. H Day. Holy communion nexi du- - ., ' da morning at 11 o'clock. ' W: want yr?' the public at all services of the church, -v,. . Choir practice on Friday night after Vrt: j Uw, preparatory service. We hall e- ; i i; peel all members to ue prann...,.,,.' ,,. 1 PASTOR. , . , . ' ' - '" . : i,f .' ; Several d'ajrs ago a special train carrying physicians arid hospital ' unite, 5; passed through Salisbury on thei wM ;O f ';, to Ashevllle where the government ha -taken over Kenllworth Inn for a ho- v; Vv pltal. Soon the nurse and. the ol-y .,, ..i..o n-m ho itaulnf thronvh v. ,T U It'l yniiruin 111 , '-... . 1., Salisbury on tne war 10 Asnevme. , Mr. E. C. Davis, of Charlotte 1 la the city today. Buy Coalli ' . ",' -" .' J. " .; i, Xome in and Sign Up At Once. . For your year's supply I can deliver all at one ! time or as you call for 3t throughout the year, provided I have the coal. ' TERMS CASH , a. b. rc... I State, i