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f WEATHER. North and South Car olina: Fair Sunday and Monday; Httle change in temperature. VOL: XXIV. No. 1.16. . THIRD LIBERTY LOAN IS NOW EXPECTED T( REACH $4,500,000,(0 More 1 nan 1 hree Diinon urn cially Compiled Early Sat urday Evening NO FINAL FIGURES FOR SEVERAL DAYS Probably Be Wednesday Be fore Total Will be Known. Nation's Indebtedness Ap proximately $1 4,000,000.000 Washington. May 4. America's third great liberty loan closed at mid night tonight with the prospect that it might reach $4,500,000,000. Official figures compiled at 6 o'clock riving incomplete totals from all dis tricts UP t0 noon today showed that 3 203.655.000 had been subscribed and at leat per cent cash paid in. Treasury officials believe the final complete figures on the loan "would not be in before Wednesday of next week. Individual subscriptions are expected to number 15,000,000 or 6. 000.000 nore than in the second loan. Final urge was telegraphed to all campaigners tonight to keep up the drive until midnight. Scores of mil liens are expected to be added in the bt hours of the campaign. Csing to the fact that until the last fe day? the nation's 'banks have ken called on for very little, the cony's finances are in splendid sjapc at me close or tms loan, expert- tonight declared. The third loan will bring the na tion's indebtedness up to approri y $14,000,000,000 a comparison t with i the national debts of the other bel l'f?rents shows the strength of Amer ic i" position today. ; ccording to Dr. Karl Holfferich, Taer German minister . of finance, r rpr.nvs national debt is $29,000, . ooo today about three-eights of ! - entire national wealth. Austria-r-tn?n-v'; debt, is approximately $20, '"'.O'ioiioh: Great Britain's $27,636, i 'li France s $23,240,000,000, and i! -.'Vs is approximately $7,000,000,000. "Tlr per capita debt of the United O'icia' figures reported to the !? sury department tonight showed f it e ery federal reserve district !p" oversubscribed its quota. The following tablp giving subscriptions "(I quotas of the 12 districts does rat show Cleveland, Richmond and Ulrnti to have gone over the top, hi official telegrams later reported t';o?e districts had not failed: Districts Subscriptions Quota Mi nneapolis . .$140,026,809 $105,000,800 St. Leu's . .. . 173.475.500 130.000,000 Kansas City. Boston Philadelphia . Dallas s- Francisco. York . . . lichmond Cleveland 'anta .... 1612,765,300 150000,000 L'84,248,900 250,000,000 275.806.400 250000,000 471,253,100 425,000,000 84,242.300 80,000,000 214,453',600 210,000,000 912,500,100 ' 900.000,000 128.111.950 130,000.000 84,732,750 300,000,000 72,038,700 90,000,000 11 HIE JAMES REPORTED VERY ILL Kentucky Senator is Said to B in a Critical Con dition 'Special to the Dispatch.) OIHp t eton' D- c- May 4. Senator 16 James, of Kentucky, one of the infimTres of the Democratic .party, PeZ friend of the late Thomas J. Tisor ff North Carolina, arid ad tfticai?; -?e President, is reported -iit.i tQnight in Johns Hopkins Cm 'at Baltlmore. Senator tion U? chairman of the conven on in ? nominated President Wil JamPI altiTnore 1912. Senator did nnt" .critical nature of his illness 'ftt Tte-come known nere until to' ator hin r uaaersiood that the sen- snenJ JeS not realize the se" n , hls condition. An affec- toakp h?r "-ianeys is reported to S T . . ? Admir i ery doubtful, enu n a.ry T- Grayson, the Pres- Went: 8icians 7; iLa ' was one of the sici the 111 TO rrm en I o tfsvn nrhAn for treatrnenraS takm t0 Baltimore most nfrft 1Ue James one-of the ii, 01 Pictures, Q -..L.i- "ie. -i- ugures in puDiic taat hpiu immense size and Uve bp ' he Is understood to few week, Jhin witihin the past JKht. but i -is makIng a game "imroi,-. . " nienaa hpr are nnv !tuckvK'cVe ver his chatnees. The toil. P senator i -J.x Wb'mJ fnator is one of President v. rs has a CUUB a"Q ior many "ocratl ne -veoman service as a .Tffo of Paign orator. tr!enj- . Senator Tsm irs. iw ed within the Wt two rL North (LZ 1'nom J- Pence, Ncratic n, ma' Becry of the 8ena. 'L national tnm a iW Billi Hughes), of Npw ! ILHE. Lo9i.il WAR DEPARTMEr I TO INQUIRE INTO AIRCRAFT BRANCH A Military Investigation Or dered Into Charges Made Against Board ALYONE FOUND GUILTY WILL BE PUNISHED President Wilson's Order Comes As a Climax to Sen sational.Reports Made Dur ing Past Week Washington, May 4. To check irre sponsible reports of graft in Amer ica's aircraft production program and at the same time lay hands on any one guilty of criminal mismanagement President Wilson has decided upon a military inquiry . into that branch of the war government. He has called upon Secretary of War Baker immediately to begin the probe, acting in the belief that a mili tary investigation will be quicker and more thorough owing to greater fa miliarity with the subject. Full pub licity is assured and prompt action promised against all offenders. If any military man is found guilty of a crime he will be courtmartialed. If any civilian is found guilty he will be turned over to the justice depart ment for ' prosecution. If it is found any one has been guilty df maliciously disseminating false reports of graft or other misapplication of trust, he will be prosecuted for criminal libel, ac cording to the plan now. The president's action came as the climax of charges brought by Gutson Borglum, .the- sculptor, .wfco -made t-afthu need of 'a rest and announced his I personal investigation of the aircraft situation and then published his re port. It made startling charges which immediately brought demands from congress for an investigation. Those close to the president declare Borglum showed "utter recklessness" in his report, many of his allegations being based "merely on hearsay." Therefore It is much the president's intention now to. "see that honest and loyal army and civilian, offiicals" working for the government be pro tected in the future from "irresponsi ble assaults from without" as it is to prove or disprove the charges against the aircraft work in launching the military inquiry. Agitation for the probe has been hoiline ir coneress for days. It came i to a head there today when Senator Galllnger introduced a resolution call ing for a congressional prose into all war department expenditures. It will come up for debate next week. Many members of both houses tonight de clared congress should malce an in quiry into aircraft work despite the investigation ordered by the presi dent. The president has already in dicated his willingness for such ac tion if congress believes it necessaxy. Baker already has started the pre liminary work. This will develop the course the later inquiry will take. Today it developed that Borglum. who has been reported as a "personal investigator for the president," car ried on his recent probe of aircraft produtcion solel" as a personal ven ture. After writing several letters of complaint to the president regarding this branch of the air service he re ceived a renlv from the president, it is said, which suggested that if he (Borglum) thought something was wrong, the way was open for him to make a personal investigation. Out of the report he made on his findings have grown the wildest ru mors with resultant widespread sus picion that there was crookedness in the aircraft work. NINE CASUALTIES ' Anyirvwr- lJfA01!MFQ' AMUINU rvlAltJiNlLO - Washington. May 4. Ine American Wo Wiled in action, three died of shell wounds and five wer-3 slight- ly wounded, the navy department an- TirrnTirP.f1 toav. Private Raymon Franklin Crow, of;of Sa'; Li ke City, Utan, was killed in action. ' Dead from shell, wounds are Pri vates Harry Elton Clark, Tacoma, Wash: Privcate James B. Manning, Detroit; Sergt. Frank Conroy, Ch? cago. Slightly wounded are: Privates Lloyd J. Mayfield, Anna, ,111s; Alfred G. Beyer, Ellinger, Texas; William J. Sheehan,, Grand Island, Neb.; Chas. L Thompson, Detroit, and Harry Her man Davis, Gainesville, Ga Germany and Holland Agree. The Hague, May 4.-rThe entire German-Holland affair has been set tled satisfactory to both countries, a Germa ;wvs agency said today. WlLMI - WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA; SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1918. OVERMAN otNAlUK WON TWO o Bincr NAT E VCTORES North Carolina's Junior Sena tor Successfully Leads Big Administration Measures GOES HOME FOR A WELL EARNED REST Espionage Bill Will Be in Charge of Another Tar Heel, Representative Webb, in the House (Special to The Dispatch.) Washington, D. C, May 4. With the appreciation of the administra tion for. winning two distinct victo ries in the senate against long con tinued opposition, Senator Overman left Washington tonight for a brief vacation at his North Carolina home. Late today Senator Overman put through the senate the conference re port on the espionage bill. The vote was 47 to 27, which was exceedingly gratifying to the junior North Caro lina senator. This - victory closely follows the passage in the senate of the Overman empowermnet bill au thorizing President Wilson to co-ordinate the war time activities of gov ernment departments and to transfer their functions. Discouraging opposition from both sides of the chamber was thrown against Senator Overman in the han dling of both the empowerment and espionage bills. For his uncompro mising support of the fcfrmer measure the President recently wrote Senator Overman thanking him "with all my heart" for. his insistence upon pas sage of the bill in unamended form. With the?bMdge8 burned In the sen ate behind e last of the two meas ures, Senate Overman tonight felt intention to go to North Carolina He will probably spend most of next week at his home. In the senate today Senator Over man took a final shot at the obstruc tionists whf have delayed both bills. He declared the espionage bill was necessary if the department of jus tice is to deal with spies and those making seditious utterances. The senator lectured his colleagues for talking for days and weeks on measures which were needed by the administration for the proper conduct of the war. The department of jus tice, he said, has had its hands tied because of the insufficient powers be stowed in the original espionage leg islation, and has been practically un able to move against those who en courage sedition by word and act. The same dilatory tactics were em ployed, he argued, in the considera tion of the socalled Overman empow erment bill which gives the president necessary jurisdiction to coordinate government activities in war time. With the passage of the Overman empowerment bill and the adoption of the conference report on the es, pionage bill. Senator Overman may afford to take a well earned rest. Representative E. Y. Webb, of North Carolina, chairman of tiioouse judiciary committee, . is scheduled to pilot the Overman empowerment bill througji the house. R-presentativei Webb has consulted with the presi dent regarding early action on the bill in the lower body, and it prob- ably will be ready for action within the next few days.. It is not expected that Representa, tive Webb will have in the house trouble similar to that encountered by Mr. Overman in the senate. The Overman bill, in substantially un amended form, probably will go through the house by a tremendous majority and without serious oppo sition. Should serious opposition de velop another North Carolinian by a curious coincidence will be in posi tion to come to the aid of the admin i3tration. "epreseniauve awara w. jtuu i chairman of the rules committee, and debate in the house can be quickly shut off by a special rule reported by Chairman Pou. In this respect the administration forces in the hous senate in that no filibuster can longer survive in the lower body in the face a special rule. FUNERAL FROM CHURCH. Services Over Body of UncIe", Mills Donaldson This Afternoon. Funeral services for Mills Donald son, respectable colored man, whose death occurred Friday, will be con ducted from St. Stephen's church, of which he was a member, at 4:30 o'clock and interment will be made in Pine Forest cemetery. "Uncle" Mills was in his ninetieth year and was known to almost'everyone in the city, particularly the older persons. His life was well spent; he had perform ed his duties as he believod right and his passing will be-regretted by those who knew him. 11 .VUT: FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE ENGLAND ISSUES A THROBBING APPEAL FOR MORE TROOPS Vowing to Fight to Death, She Frankly Admits Serious Condition RITISH CASUALTIES A QUARTER MILLION: T ' The Appeal for Reserves Will Stir America to Even Great er Effort to Rush Men to the Fighting Line Washington, May 4. Great Britain, with a "quarter million" casualties to date in the western offensive, cried out today her need of reserves whist Germany prepared to hammer anew on the west line and in Italy. In an announcement from the Brit ish official war mission, revelation of her tragic losses was made. At the same time it was indicated the "eu ton had lost perhaps double that many men. i For England, the statement was a throbbing appeal to relieve the hard pressed though still determined men, many of whom have been through the hell of Flanders without sufficient resting spells. Vowing that Germany will reach thp. channel ports only "over the bodies of' the British army," the statement) snowed, however very frankly thati the British reserve question is seri ous. The British armies, it was said, "will undoubtedly be in a serious po sition" unless great reserves are at hand to meet the renewed Teuton smash. To America, the statement meant that further, cutting of non-essential shipping must be accomplished and that' the nation must bend every ounce of its strength right now .to get ting its men across. Inferentiaily the statement was another hint to the shipbuilders to hasten their tasks. That statement was particularly significant when coupled" with the daysr -nwsfroinfoadthSti fhe German is hitting hard at Flanders and before Amiens, preparatory to hurling more men against the allies, while at the same time an offensive, apparently Austrian, is developing in Italy. Italy has given over her military fate to the allied commander-in-chief, General Foch, the Italian embassy announce.d today, making him literally supreme commander of the 4 allies. That Italy will prove a desperate bat tle ground is the likelihood, and the developments there may relieve some what the big smash now shaping in the west. The story of the British part in the offensive will go down doubtless as one of the gamest fights by numer ically inferior forces in all the an nals of war. "It is certain1 from the severity of the fighting and from the fact that the entire combatant force of the British army have been almost contin ously engaged,'' says the statement, "that the British losses in proportion to reinforcements immediately avail able must be very heavy. It is prob able that one would be approximately accurate in quoting these as close on a quarter of a million." Relating the "epic doings" of Haig's fighting men. the statement showed the gallantry of two British divisions serving with appalling losses throughout the Flanders offen sive. "The 25th division (a new division) was engaged continuously from March 22 to 26 in the region of the village of Epasy, stemming the tide of the German advance," said the statement. Its' casualties in infantry alone amounted to more than 4,000. The division was then withdrawn and sent to Flanders, where it was again in the line from April 10 to 19, during which time it was under intense bom bardment and engaged in heavy fight ing, which increased its losses to over 9,000. Any soldier knows that a di vision which under ordinary circum stances has suffered 3,'000 casualties in a short period would be considered on paper as of indifferent fighting value. A loss of 5,000 men would necessitate a withdrawal from the line and. complete rest and opportu nity to reorganize. "In spite of its terrible casualties this division, owing to the critical na ture of the situation, was put in to make a counter-attack with a French division brought from reserve to re capture Kemmel from which the French had been forced to retire. The division succeeded in fighting its way up to Kfemmel, but later in the day having become isolated retired to positions in conformity with the rest of the line. The division continued holding the line and on April 29-it is reported that with its remnant of of ficers, N. C. O.'s and men, reinforced by any troops available, had beaten off four heavy German attacks, again suffering severe casualties. "Another division, the 21st, was holding a sector of the line March 21 when the German attacs. commenced. The village of Epehy was held against attack after attack and the division retired only when ordered to do so. - . s. HIS L ALLIEDMINS Besides Strengthening TI.eir Lines, Allies Have Checked the Enemy t NIBBLING PROCESS STARTED BY FOCH Von Hindenburg. Embarrassed Vnn PJ By the Severe Losses His Forces Have Sustained But He Can't Stop New ork, May 4. The allies have considerably improved their positions west of Amiens during the past week, at the same tima inflicting a severe check upon Von Hindenburgs efforts to advance beyond the hills south west of Ypres, into the Flanders low lands. The nibbling process which General Fach has started against the German front east of Amiens Is the most strategic initiative taken by the al lies since the beginning of Von Hin denburg's present offensive,. The safeguarding of this sector is much more important than the regaining of positions or even the railway center of Hazebrouck in the northern area, a secondary purpose of Von Hinden burg's assaults against the lines hairing the way to Ypres and Haze brouck has undoubtedly been to tempt General Foch into rushing reserves northward and thus weakening the Amiens front, but instead of being led Into this trap, the allies have driven Germans out of highly desir able positions facing Amiens and have simultaneously . enforced heavy new death - payments along the north ern front. The security Of Amiens has "been increased during the week to an extent suggesting the existence of much German weakness in that feector. Von Hindenburg's lavish ex penditure of his reserves is causing hinj at the game ,m.e.yer-iicxeasin difficulties ' to "keep lip his offensive role elsewhere. . . Nevertheless the growing criticism in the central powers after the mea gre results of the policy of west front slaughter make it impossible for Von Hndenburg to stop his as saults. The capture of Amiens bein,i too ambitious a project to attempt with partly exhausted troops, Von Hindenburg seems resolved at ' the close of the week, to make still an- 'other effort to slaughter Vis way over dead Germans into Ypres and Haze brouck. But caught between strong Anglo-French resistance in the west and increasilngly powerful criticism at home, Von Hindeburg is gradually being forced into a position that may soon become intolerable. LLOYD-GEORGE SAYS BE OF GOOD CHEER London, May 4. "Be of good cheer, we are all right." Bringing this message from British armies in France to the people at home Premier Lloyds-George in an interview tonight declared the German offensive in the west has rendered two distinct services to the allies. The attack has tened the advent of American troops to the fighting front and made the un ity of allied command. It fought continuously from. March 21 to March 28, losing 4,000 infantry out of a strength of under 9,000. Sent up to reorganize in Flanders, it be came involved in the Lys battl and has remained in the line from April 14 to . the present date. Its losses have been over 6,000. In spite of this, on the 29th, it drove back an enemy attack carried out .by five fresh German -divisions, maintaining its ground everywhere. "History coolly reviewing facts will record what is perhaps often now lost sight of in the crowded interests of every day life and obscured by hear say and extravagant writings. Britain at this very moment is making the supreme sacrifice of endurance for right against might and now strength ened by and shoulder to shoulder with the famous French fighting divisions is prepared to hold the German mass es in check until the right moment arrives for the great revenge." Four hundred thousand to 500,000 is the estimated Teuton losses as giv en by official diplomatic dispatches quoting the French press. These messages bear the startling information that 2,000,000 Germans were halted by little more than 500. 000 Allies. (This tallies in part with British statements that "in some cases" British defenders were out numbered four or five to one.) By using some of his divisions more than once, the Teutons has had the equivalent of 186 divisions in the western fight. His fresh reserve ; as estimated at 66 divisions, but 10 of these apparently are culls. The French statement said that the allied reserves outnumbered the Teu ton. Germany's 1920 class' available this fall will provide about 450.-000 men. GEN ERA FOCH HAS GREATLY IMPROVED MFC only DEAD FOUND HURRY IIP POST CARDS ARE RESENTED BY POU North Carolina Congressman Says House is Using All . Possible Speed (Special to The Dispatch.) Washington, D. C, May 4. Repre sentative Pou, of North Carolina, de livered a speech in the house today j protesting against a deluge of postal cards which are arriving urging mom bers of congress, "For God's sake, hurry up." The words quoted are those of the late Joseph Choate. law yer, diplomat and former ambassa dor to the court of St. James, who died several months ago. Represen tative Pou said there was no neces sity to urge congress to "hurry up," because it had enacted more import ant legislation than, any congress since the civil war, and is dealing in billions instead of millions. The endless chain of postal cards Representative Pou said, is an unfair insinuation against congress, which has not been negligent in Its duties. "If this hurry up offensive is in tended to imply that the house of representatives has failed in a prompt and vigorous performance of its duty to the American people, I for one re pudiate such implication utterly. Why should this house be told to hur ry up? Let any man name one prop osition we have put aside that had the backing of the American people. There have been times when it seems we might have, acted with less de bate, but we are laboring under great responsibilities, larger by far than the wildest dream of any 'American be fore this war began. Our predeces sors in this chamber were called upon to raise revenue counted in millions. We must provide for the raising of billions. Representative Pou declared that "this congress has enacted more leg islation than any since the civil wax and yet we are told to 'hurry up.' " The record of congress, he said, mad strangely out of place a postal, card campaign begging it to "hurry up." J&&ismn&Tr'-Gr&G rules commit tee, Representative Pou said the com mittee had presented 26 favorable a ports on measures, these reports be ing for expeditious consideration. The time spent in debating all these reports, he said, would not equal one legislative day and most of th m were war bills. MAKING ALL PREPARATIONS. Letitia Lodge Will Act in the Role of Hostess This Year. The tenth annual session of the Re bekah state assembly will be con vened here in Odd Fellows hall, May 21, in conjunction with the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and members are expected to attend from all over the State. The sessions will be of three days duration. Th Rebekah assembly derives its power from and exercises its author ity by virtue of a charter issued by th9 I. O. O. F. of North Carolina. It is an affliated branch of the grand j lodge of Odd -Fellows and its mem jbership is composed of women. The organization's principal work is the upkeep of the girl's dormitory at .th9 Odd Fellows' home, Goldseboro. Additional work is taken up at the assembly meetings each year. The work engaged in during the past two years has been in the installation of laundry equipment at the home at the cost of $3,500. The tenth milestone will find the organization in splendid shape, financially and numerically. The local lodge, Letitia, will be hos tess this year and the members are looking forward -with a deal of pleas ure to the assembly meeting. The degree staff has been engaged in practice for the past month and will be in position to demonstrate Wed nesday evening, the opening date. The officers for the present term are: Miss Lillian Byrd, Asheville, president; Mrs. S. F. Garrison, Wil mington, vice-president; Mrs. Charlie Taylor, Wilson, warden; Miss Pattlo E. Beck, Winston-Salem,1 secretary; Mrs. Hattie Reid Whitaker, Hender sonville, treasurer. REALTY MARKET QUIET. Only Three Deeds Filed for Record With Register Haar Yesterday. The local realty market yesterday was anything but restive, only three deeds being filed with Register Haar up . until the noon closing hour and neither of these were of importance. C. C Chadbourn and wife transferred to A. W. Campbell all of lot 20 and part of lot 21 in block 31, Carolina Place. The consideration was $100; and other valuable consMerations. S. J. Cockrell and wife transferred for $100 and other considerations farm 40, Winter Park Gardens, to William E. Reece. P. M. Greer and wife trans ferred to L. D. Harrelson for $100 and other considerations lot two in block 58 of the official plan of the city. Allied Attack Repulsed. Berlin, via London,' May 4. "En emy counter-attacks at Kemmel and , Bailleu (Flanders front) failed with! heavy losses," the German war office! announced this eveningg.- ' 121 AGES oo ay: PRICE FIVE CENTS Artillery Had Demolished EnV emy Trenches and Killed V Those Who Remained , jj COUNTER BARRAGE f" BREAKS UP ATTACK Germans Heavily Bombardec! American Sector 'on Verdun Front American Inf antrys men Penetrate to Third Lins With the American army in Lor raine, May , 4. r American patrols, pen etrating - deep into the Gennaa' trenches in Lorraine early yesterday, failed to find a single Boche alive.' The American artillery with amazing accuracy, had utterly demolished the enemy trenches, burying or killing every German soldier who had hot fled to the rear areas. North of St. Mihiel, (Verdun sector)' the enemy bombarded the American yesterday. The American artillery! ' countered effectively, evidently"' thwarting a German raid. There was extraordinary artillery northwest of Toul yesterday and this -morning", but no infantry combats. A German patrol plane was brought down by American artillery and antt . aircraft guns. The German third line in the region, of Dogs Wood, on the Lorraine front, was penetrated by 300 American . in-! fantrymen Friday, in the first opera tion ever conducted exclusively witbii American artillery. ? i The attack followed an intense bombardment by the Yankee batter 1 ies. :) "The American gunners displayed perfect mastery of the French artll-j lery methods" declared the FrencW. official note, in which the attack waa! announced today. No goies de chien the French fotf dogs wood-1 can ' be found in any map or gazeteer. There are two; American sectors in Lorraine, onss Northwest of Toul and the other; north of Luneville. NQ EANCY EOOD JrQR ; GERMAN PRISONERS Washington, May 4. Official denial was received at the war department today from the commandant of the wa5 prison barracks, Fort McPherson, Ga.; that the German prison band had play; ed the German national anthem as part of the welcome to the captures crew of a U-bout. .A Georgia grand jury had made the charge along wita, others that hinted the prisoners' ex istence was so pleasant as to make? them seem guests of the nation. Reports that fancy food is lavished upon the prisoners also were denied Commenting on the attempted es-' cape of several Germans yesterday it was said at the war department, sucbi plots freuently occur, but thus far only three German prisoners have madg good their escape, presumably to Mexico. SENATE CONFIRMS ' ANGUS W. McLEAN Washington, May 4. The Senate to day confirmed William P. G. Harding, of Alabama, and' Angus McLean, of North Carolina, as directors of the wac finance corporation. Action was de ferred on the nomination of Eugene Meyer, Jr., of New York. Charles J.. McCarthy was confirmed as Governor of Hawaii. Germans Did Not Attack. ' London, May 4. "No attack follow ed the enemy's heavy bombardment south and southwt of Yprs this morning," Field Marshal Halg re ported tonight. Local Infantry Attacks. Paris, May 4 Local infantry action on both sides of the Awe (Aniens front) today, were reported by the French war office tonight. There was;'1 mutual cannonading in the upper and lower Ailette regions. GERMANY ENROLLING FORCE IN MEXICO Washington, May 4. Germany is enrolling a strong force in Mexico. Gathering men from all South and Central America some of them es caped Interned soldiers she Is mass ing them m Mexico for propaganda work and to try to organize a fighting force there, according to official ad vices to this government. The grip of her propaganda in Mex ico is tenacious. It controls many -newspapers and became so flagrantly open recently that a Tampico paper attacked President Wilson violently. Prompt measures by the mayor and the military commander caused sup pression in this tone. The government's information Indi cated that; German money is being, spent liberally. Mexico is starving. Bandit riots are worse than ever. However, it, is known that the gor ernment is keeping a close watch of the border to protect it against man-inspired trouble, . GERMANS BY AMERICANS ha r - - I . -A i t l I mi .' f. ... v-
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