Tlb d UU. HH HUE IIOKGIML Germans Are Fought to Standstill Everywhere Counter Strokes Ad vance British Lines. Large Results Hinge on Battle Further Within the Salient of Merville Sector, The British lines on the Lya front, near the Franco-Belgian border are holding well agalnat the terrific drives which the German are continuing to make upon them. All around the sweeping aeml-cirele created by the enemy attacks to the outhwest of the Mesaines ridge posi tion lie wa fought to a standstill yesterday and last , night and in some localities the British positions were im proved by counter strokes. At only one point did the defense give way in the least. This was at Keuve Eglise, on the extreme lower edge of the Mcssines spur, where the British Anally withdrew from the village after beat inn -off attack after attack. The' probability seems to be that the German possesion of even this small bit of ground will be a short-lived one. The village has changed hands repeat edly during the fighting of the last few days and the British were once before definitely out of it, only to recapture it in -a counter attack. This morning the British again were back at the Ger mans here and were reported to be giv ing them a hard pounding. Large results binge on the battle fur ther within the .salient at the Merville sector, wher the Germans have effected their furthest eastward penetration. Theyre phlua hert for Havebrotick, occupation of which would cut off im portant faflwVy "connections,, of the British, i '.'' j , Tup Germahs displayed the apprecia tion of thin by attacking uo less than wven - linws 'in the 'Merville region, tb desperation of their attacks being evidenced that one assault was carried out by troops in five waves. This was the only attack that- bent the British lines in the slights and position here was speedily restored in its entirety by a frontier attack. v The. Germans similarly have been foiied In their efforts to push in further in the Bailloul region, and this import ant town is still in British hands. Far to the southwest on the Lys front they have failed likewise in their at tempts to come in back of Bcthune. The British, .iu local operations here,, have advanced their lines and pushed the enemy back from the Clarence river. The took ISO prisoners and some ma chine guns in one of these operations. Allied Ships Join in Search for the 1 Missing, Naval Boat Washington, April 15. Orders for greater efforts to find the missing naval collier Cyclops, overdue from South American, waters for more than a month, went but today to American ships. III addition allied naval craft on patrol duty in the south are aiding in the search. ' ' & far not a word has come to clear up the mystery of the collier's disap pearance; Secretary Daniels said today, however,; that lie still clung to' the hope that the' vessel would report as . nuny other, ships have done after they, hud lpert given lip for lost. PRESIDENT CHEERED , BY BOHEMIAN THRONG Amsterdam, April 13, Thousands, of persons gathered in the streets of Prague, capital of Bohemia, on Satur day, denounced the Germans and cheer ed the entente, and President Wilson, say a dispatch from that city to the Lokal Amscigcr, of Berlin. TWO GERMAN PLANES SHOT DOWN BY" TWO AMERICANS With the American Army in Fran., April 14.(By- the Associated T'reits Two German fighting pieties wer shot down' this morning inside the; Amej c:ui lines by Lieuts. A, 8. Winslovv, of Chicago, and Douglas Campbell, of Call- :.. i.-.. -i. . "i""- imrn miBiown 'OTlf "inaenrnr Both the enemy aviators a-erf made pi toiler. One of them- was alihtiy Wol'Vf1 -I. i m mm , . , W J COUWCC Japanese Action in Siberia Would Be for Allies Good and Not Japan's. A Pacific port, April 15. Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the Unit ed States succeeding Ambassador Sato, arrived here today, en route to Wash in gton. Ciscussing Japanese activities in Si beria he a'd that if the Japanese gov ernmcnt deemed necessary to uiiderta"Ee sending of a military expedition into Siberia such intentions would be for the benefit oft he allies and not for Japan. the ambassador said any suggestion of a Japanese-German alliance is ab surd. "Germany may establish bases in Pa-cine-waters by a auceesHful drive into Siberia,' he said. "In this event it would be up to Japan to sweep them away We'cannot guarantee that Japan could do this, but we would try our iM'st, and we must not relax our vigi lance." Five Soldiers Killed, and 43 Injured Id Railroad New York, April 1 .1 Five sol diers are reported killed, eight se rious! injured and .'11 .slightly in jurcd early today in' a wreck on tdie liong Inland railroad, near Islip, X. Y. AH the dead and injured are said to be stationed at Camp Upton, at Yapahank, N. Y. the injured were removed ta the state hospital a,t Islip and to hospitals at Camp Up ton. The hospital authorities, in refus ing' to disclose names of the killed and ' injured, said government offi cials had taken charge of the situa tion and had ordered that no infor mation he given out. A car neart he middle of the 13 car train jumped the track, taking four others with it. Three of the cars toppled over an . embankment. The accident is believed to have been caused by ab roken rail. . Alleged German Under Arrest. Norfolk Va., April 15. Charles lies er, who admitted thai he is a native of (iermany, was arrested by department of Justice agent,' charged with failure to register, and was ordered held pending Internment proceedings..- He was remov ed from the crew of a jural steamship i a zone barred to aliens. Irish in America Send Protesct. Clipttanooga, April 15 -At a' mass, meeting of reprcsentatiyo Irishmen atii eit.ii.ens of Irish linkage1 here a resolu tion j rotesting against the attitude of the nationalist leaders in Ireland tq wihl conscription was passed and a copy cabled to John Dillon, nationalist leader in parliament. ' Merchant Dies Suddenly. Ra'cigh, April 13. 8. V. Brewer, wholesale merchant and broker, dropped dead at his home. The buhiness man fell ill following a bath, but waa not regard ed serlotu and death came unexpectedly, lie was C6 years old and leaves a wife, a son associated in business with him, and a daughter. 1 Claim Attack Wa sSuccessful Berlin, via London April 15. Herman troop;" according' WTLTirSfrTATTJpiJt from headquarters, made a successful at. tack against the Americans north of St Mihiel. T JAP-GERMAN 10!! ABSURD SAYS II HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 1918. GENU QUITS as ran of His Resignation as For eign Minister of Austria-Hungary, Accept ed by Emperor. Futile Peace Appeal of 1917 Believdto Have Brought About Action of Foreign Minister. Amsterdam, April b. Count Cssernin, the Austro.lluiigarian foreign minister, according to a dispatch from Vienna, has resigned. Emperor Charles accepted the resig nation and entrusted Count (V.ernin with the conduct of foreig affairs until his successor is appointed. The recent publication bv the French government of the futile peace appea sent out by Kmperor Charles of Austria. Hungary in March, 1917, and the effort of the emperor and the Austro-Hunga-rian foreign office to explain this lettei to the satisfaction of (iermany and the German emperor probably were t In most potent influence in bringing about the resignation of Count Czernin. 8i;;.c he was appointed foreign m in. ister in December '23, in 101(5; in sue cession to Baron 'Burian, Count Czemin has been very active in attempting t bring about peace and the moderate torn of his speeches has been in sharp con trast with that of the (ierman chancel, lor's and the foreign secretary's. How. ever, his participation in the forced peace upon Russia as wc'l as that upon Rumania did not show that his actiom kept step with his words. WASHINGTON WITHOUT OFFICIAL WORD OF ACTION Washington, April 15. No official word of the reported resignation ot Count Csorn in has Wen received by' tbt government todays but all officials wen deeply interested in the report and i was recognized that the development un doubtedly was the outgrowth of Couni CwrninV declaration that France had been reached a to peace. REPUBLICANS IN FIFTH WILL GATHER TOMORROW Called to Mee't at Greensboro to Adopt a Platform and Nominate Candidate to Oppose Major Stedman. The fifth district congressional Ke publican, convention, has been called ti to be held at the courthouse in (ireens boro tomorrow. April 10, at 1 o'clock Superior Court of (Juilford county in t he in xession thiK week but it U ex. pected that if the comthoiise cannot h. utilised as a convention hall, some of he: suitable pace will be .secured for tin RepublicaiiR. The chairman of the con ventton i John T. Benbow of Winaton- Salem and in the call he Untied for tin convention if was stated that it woujfi be held for the purpose of "adopting u platform and nominating a lepnhlicai to represent the fifth district in th house of reprcseiitativcti. at Waahin" ton." . There is a gowl sized crop of candi dates already in the field, or wine of them are aid to be at least in a recep ttve mood for the nomination at tin hands of this convention. Among thosi mot prominent y mentioned to Waae a campaign for the seat now held by the Democratic incumbent, Maj Charles M Stedman, are g. K. Marshall of Mt Airy, John Kurfesj of tiermanton; ?: Strowd, of Chapel Hill, Eugene Holt and James N, Williamson, Jr. of Burlington, . KEV. NORWOOD BOWNE V RECTOR AT ALL SOULS AhlinvHIo, April 15. Kev. H. XorwooJ Bowr, rector for several years of the Church of the Holy Cros, Try on, has aoceptet a call from the vestry of All Soul' church, Biltnwre, and will as sume his duties about June 1. Rev. Mr, Boy-ne came to Tryon from Long In land, Jf.T., and is regarded as one of the ableat clergymen of th Episcopal church, i The new rector is about year old and ha a wife' and two daughter. ' Qua daughter ia now at St. Mary'a nchool, Kaleigh. French Suecesafni ' Tarw, Aril !.". Un the front nN.it .Voiitjidier the Irench made a success. ful local attack last night, taking prU-1 oner. PEACE APPEAL ' "Side-Door :.. ,-.'." , ,,,., V ..- .-I-. ..,.. y.- . ,.-,v. ,--,' : : -,.-.'.. . . -.,.,;. ... . ,. .,.'.-.:' .-.: ;.- . ..-aw. :. . ! - .-. i'jfJ - 4fesrC-- r .-i- mikk s iJ hi . s - -i-r - SM I .K ki t ' , " v . i r I ? 1 s' "1 I vI-. i T . I .t . . i - s I f i h 1 f r'1 1 h I- u I: u Is P '" ..MSM:-:. P ; " niKf&M P Wnfm-j,' - ,1 :,, n, 1 1 1, 1 1..'" ,;' "' ..." "' ' -' "' " ... . r Ktmmmmm OK '.. THE VW '10 TH& Happy American marines ridng in TRIBUTEJO STONE Funeral Rites for Missouri Sena tor Today Body to Lie in State at Missouri Capital. Washington, April U Official Wash ington turns from it- war duties today to attend the funeral of Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the senate's foreign relations committee, who died at his home here yesterday as the re wit of a paralytic stroke sutl'ercd last Wednesday. It was announced that the" service would be conducted at 4 p. m. today with ltec ,1, Forrest Trettyman. -chaplain of the senate, in charge. The fam ily and a congressional committee, will accompany the body to Jefferson City, Mo., where it will lie in atate Wednes day at the Misour'Bnital, Burial will take -place at'Vevatla, Mo.. Senator Stone's old home. Senator William ,1. Stone was in pub lic life 45 years and during that long period probaly engaged in as many po litical contests as any man of his time, ranging all the way from controveries over county offices to the broadest na tional issues. At the entry of the. Cnited States into the war, Senator Stone performed the trying feat of antagonizing his own party administration and then relin- ing himself with it in u generally sat isfactory manner. It was in connec tion with the hill proposing the arming of American liicnhunt ships' thaf he took sharp issue' with President Wilson. He stood with the dotfen Senators whose opposition caiiscl the' failure of that measure at the dose of the tilth Con rress, and bronyht down the denuncia tion of the President upon "the wilful twelve." While Senator Stone made no apologies for his course on that oc asion he always contended it was in strict lino with hi duty as a senator because in accord with his convictions and. as be believed; in protection of America's interests. His opposition lo the declaration of war on (iermany was also pronounced," and he declined to take c)m.e of thv (Continued oil page 7. HOOPER ONLY OLD OUT- FIELDER IN LINE-UP t tT. TT .... I'oftoni April 1. -uarry nooper was he onlv metnber of Km fn,nn. old oiunciu oi tne lioston Americans to appear in the line "up., announced by Manager Barrow to .oppose -the At!i. Iet!c in the opening -game of the sea son here today, ! ANOTHER DRAFT CAtt . FOR 49,843 "SELECTMEN Washington, April 1.1, Another d ni ft ! L. WiSHIIGTl Pffi call, for 40.843 registrants, has been '' Washington. April l.. Liberty Loan Rent to governors of states by Provost ' ""''Sfripiions tabulated by the treasury MarshaK.cncral Crowdcr. Mobilization!'""' 14 u,1h1 of ii!.!7.-V)0, which in of them eh i ordered for May I and 10. 1 WfKMI,(M0 nunc than was reported on the war department .announced last ; Sh,,,,,1i,.v- Thj did not include n'purt night, and tbov will be sent to 11 forts; and recruiting barracks, probably for training with regular army units there. Carved Up by Two Negroes. Kocky Mount. April 13. Jamea A Hood, a fanner of tl KnlmMinlillln Kcctiori. was hmllv iit h .,,' men last week. according to new reach-1 imr tht vitv. Vr Want Biiff,.r-,ul o ..ai.i. ful cut in hw throat, atld two slashes mwalitMfafc awl aeveral crpaJit bak. The negroes were brought . to WlHiamnton and . lodged in jail, and will 1 brought up for trial at the next term of court. Pullmans for the Boys "Over There." FRONT 5CArrr hiderdoor Pullmans' from a seaport to LIBEfin LOAN DAYi Secretary McAdoo Requests Ob servance in All Churches of the United States. J. F.lwood Cox. (hairnian of the Lib ertv loan committee of (iuilford county SUNDAY CHOSEN AS this morning received a telegram from ,,mIh"-v 'r mmhn ,,f lmlwrtnt of' Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo AvJh '" N,th l"aroHna' ',ti! to the . . . , I election laws of the state. The nrovis- , ... .. . . , Siuidav and cailnur tor every minuter to , . . " , de ivt i an appropriate ernion on the oe- , ' , , .... casion. Press dispatches from Washing - 1 e ton state that the bonds are not being absorbed, bv the puuiile ot the nation - 1 1 fast as the official, would like and at the present rate of bnyinjr the niinimum aiiMfiuii, .T..oinr.o(s.oij win not oe laKcn by the close of the campaign, Slay 4. It is probable', however, that the cir.. cumstJtmrr-rn''many" pn,rts-of tlic cqnn- trv are ihc same as in (Juiltonl cinmtv the campaign drive (Sim's not start until this week. The (iuilford campaign start tomorrow morning while that, of Utah Point, underway to tent at present' wi 1 not a certain ex gat her "Tea t j impel us 1 1 1 1 1 il J The request .ib.- ervaucc a I I hiirla niorning. of the secretary for th over the nation of sue cial Liberty loan meetings next Sunday ; will do much to attract the attention ; of the people and t hereby cause nianv ! to lUirHmse bond So Stupid of Him" She Says of Hubby Whn Wft f n4iaoyof - VVnO VYaS inaiSCreei t i tango. April 1.1. -The case of Dr William Thomas, ('hicago university professor, was continued today in the Morals court ivntil next Friday. Mrs. It. M. Craligcr. wife of an army oll'icer in France, with whom the educa tor is alleged to have registered at a hotel as man and wife last Thursday, was not in court. It was said she was still at the professor's home where Mrs. Thomas, asstateij by her son, who is a hospital interne, were trying to soothe her shaken nerves Mis. Thomas' interest in young Mrs. (.'ranger she is 2.1. while Professor Thomas is ft:( -showed no signs of abat ing today.. Yearn ago she accepted her husband's luhanced theories of relations between 1 men ami women tne "w liter view as many intellectnals term it, and she is now mothering both the gill and her husband. The girl she has called a "silly little thing'' and her husband a "silly boy." "So stupid of him." she said, LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS , TOTAL $620,947,550 tP"ln Ul1' Minneapolis district, whhh bh,lt'1' its campaign today ROOSEVELT HAS BULLET THAtvyouNDEDHissoN! t, J V)T ! v , ' ,tioiml Mimbiy niommg nti.l n .l nisiht! li Oyster liny. April 1-1.-Colonel' Tlm-! restaurants in the "white lijjht disfb-f1, tclol'O lIoo'Vi't reeeived Hid (ieiiiiiin bill ! Win eoi.ilocii.ft uiwli.t" ti... .liu.i :.. ..i dote, lvoocve f ree'ived t he tierninn bill . "'l """'" wounueu out tailed to t.m 1114 lon,' t'aiit. 'Archie' Roosevelt, drnrlntr a recent engagement ' in Xo Man' Land in France. With the bit' let dime a mes. ,- ,T,..,.;i 1. ,...,... nvni -1- io mini father (hut he expects soon to be outJstrecN, Nearly lolltl persoiw we! ipieM.' t, tne iioipitui ami back m tlic Aiucrifttn (renches. 9 f?amimr, fernMa frff t their training camp in France. E TO BE FILED SOON Time for Arranging to Contest for Important State Offices Ex pires Next Saturday. Next Saturday. April 20, is the time limite for the filing of notices of can- ion rei im ius inese nonces is an import - . . nt one. Secton ti, chapter 10!'. laws , . . . . ot 1!"5- clearly specihes that notice of 1 ... . . ... . . , I candi.lacv iinint he tiled six weeks be i , , I tore the primarv. A simple deduction ... ,.. , f,. ,, . ., ,. ,. .. - .reveals the tact that the time limit for , ,,, mth M year is next Saturday, , A.,, il U. Tlu.se who fail t eo.nnlv wiO. the conditions cannot be chosen by- the vote of the people when they ballot tiext VJiritl1uil' ilun t 11.. ' .'..1 tot tlrriir-ttf the icrat - VleelWn: - I'mler section ;.v, ciiapter 1(1. lawn ; of 1!H., candidates for t'niled Slates j senate, reiresentatives in Congress, judges for the Supreme and Superior j courts, ! sioiiers solicitors, corporation commis and state senators in districts d of more than one county, arc oinpiii required to file, with the state board of elections. Italeiub. X. ('.. notice of Hi..ir candidacy six weeks before the primary, , "'hicli is Saturday. April 20, 11)18. ; 1'mb r section four of chanter Kll laws of l!)15, the fee for Ciiited States I senator and congressman is $.10;' f or judges of Supreme arid Superior court, j solicitors and corporation commissioner, i $20, and for state senators, .$5. 1 Va',hm' il U"" miW Uy Aprilj 20 mis. will deprive the candidate of i laiug voteu tor n the .November elec- """ 1 Superior court judeu will he vol ed for at the November election from the ,llir'1- f -"venth. 11th, l;!th. 1.1th. i 1 TtU. ISth loth and 20th districts and ! solicitors in all the dsitricts. It is not likely that any of the can didates groomed for the oil ires to h ! tilled this year will overlook the little , -st-Mi mi oi ainciug up tlic money nec i esHftrv In )u hii-iio...l t i. . , r:o-e. Hovu-M,- all f.h.nds of candidal .w laic urged lo coininiinicate the necessity i of posliiig the entry fee lo (hose con I didates so that tbere will be no em j baiiassiiif. Mini coiiiplicating features to j mar the formerly .classified "iion-po-!itical cnmpiiii;n that is t he waged 'during the next few months. Germans Hurl Seven Attacks Against the British Near Merville I.oinldii. April 1.1.--Seven attacks, by the tiermans in the Merville sector of the northern battle front have been rc 1 pulsed by the Jiritisli, who indicted heavy losses on the enemy. tlic British have ost Xeuve l-!i-.. ' '-' CANDIDATES NOTIC ... .......... ,i.e ..ermans tern- j morning yviih thc saimc Intensitv hi;-h poiarily penetrated the British ;o;tin ; ll. nmWl K f,;r muh but were driven oul by a counter at- ' afe Riding the (ierman hard. . -la ' j Another assault on llailUml, fot.r 1 " min nest f N'cuve Ktise, i eper'd AntLVice Crusade Raid. i nioi.irutarilv. n as conducted under the aim-won nil uistrict Attorney Swami. f w.is- nn loth er step m Ihe anti.tW invade now ell under v ay. - . Tl. ..1 ... M...1 I .i.i I . . 1 K.i 1. liotieu v !u! iui women ami 1.5(1 men were arresi'ed. Member Associated Press. HBKG CAIHGiIOF niiiuii; Conquered Terrain Now Counts for Little in the Campaign to Annihi late EnglUh Army. !Ul. I.U.- -i -lll-l s i Turning Point in Battle in West is Approach ing, Says Weekly Re view Today. Washington April l.).-;-The turning point in the battle on tin west Jront is being reached, says the war depart' ment's review of the military nituatioi) for the Week ending April lii, published here today. , - The I id-mans bave'f.u'ed in their pur pose to achieve victory the statement continues, and w ill goon be forced to re some, their o!d tactics. - "We must bear in mind,'' the review says, "that the enemy is waging a battle of annihilation to achteve victory. Ha is fighting today wilh the Hole aim of annihilating the British armie. Thus terrain conquered counts for little. 'While it must be admitted that ier man operations since the licgiminig of the present offensive have reunited in more than a mere ploughing up, of more than the a'lied trench nvstem and the capture of local objccM'ves along a wiite front nevertheless the aim of the (icr man higher command to obtain a detL she strategic sueceM by thest assault has n:t hen obtained "The turning point in the west i being reaihed. The (ieiman have cor ed a distinct advantage, which it would be nnwHto belittle, They Tiave failed in, their great puriswc, to achieve vidor? In. the Held and will ftooa bit for -ed ta : .rsnwjh.eie, d,4atit JbU.JiBK ited objectives' Aged Resident Died Early Today After " Illness of Months W. S. French, aged (it year, died this niorning at his resident on" Howell f street after1 an illness of several months. He has heei a reMdent of High Point ' for about two and a half years, coniius ? I r,n M Irom Daiivile. Va. f ' Surviving' are Ins widow and eight' ' children, one brother, T. M. French, and sister, Mrs. Martha Ann Barker, both (the brother and si.ter heins; reidents of ii.M ldnglmm county, funeral aervires '" will be ndueted from the KaptUt church at Me !iani,-st tile tomorrow after- ' j noon at 2.:i() o'clock. lmrmaiit - w 111' be j m -,U in the church hiii yin;; ground, 1 , ' '. FnMl f I-f I Sunday Afternoon ' ! Fuiici 1 .lames ii services over, the remains f Harold Kverhnrt. aifed live ' """ " h" ,ilvd SttU,r,l.V '''i'.gHt li"'in' of his httivtilw 'M'l IivL ..t.-!,,.. .wire i'oiidtiited from the residence yes.- 't'-uhv aftenuM.n mi:A w't!iM-k by Kev. , Mr. Wall pastor (;w.c street Bap tist clunvh. The boy was thenoii of 1 Mr mid Mr. .1. drover Kverhart. the ; father being a iiiemhT of l2(Hb infantry, .stationed at ( amp Sevier,' He as'iiol'l." iliel and turned in the ei(y to 'attend ! he funeral. Inieiment occurred In Oak- wood cemetery. ,' -1 " . BATTLE RAGING WITH , SAME FIERCE INTENSITY , ith Hie. 'British Army ' in riu.ef,' April li4By Aiicited, rrr'iTh buttle ;hiuit .Veuve I'.SliM near k hil'iiui border, which lis bcfn rifakeu ' Hie ( 1... 1 , . " . n. tlic. tA'rman, ttmtiintcd' to r.rif tltia FLYING INSTRUCTOR , K . T f . r-rf n MlXtU AI KtXLT flLLI ' ' ., . '..'' . ... ... 1 ! 1 - t .. " U .HMOIIHI, in,, ,1II rh- I.OII'I, - a. ii,,., - . (,,,., .1 , ,( ,w u 4 , int8,v killed l-Iav In .... T ' . . lum fl,w (, dnini. 1, ftaj4 .erii.ulv hint l.i home v in rnm thine f.-l! '.' m u . MM mi Mb- mBKKOBXUaSt ftftjamab