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ACTION BY JAPAN SEEMS IMMINENT GERMANY'S DECISION TO OCCUPY FINLAND HABTENS ACTION BY THE JAP, TOMS CLOSE CENSONSHIP Japanese Expected to Move Quickly to Check Germany's Influence In Siberia. London - The British. French, Ital ian ambassador!! in Toklo intended Jointly to ask Japan to take the neces sary steps to safeguard allied inter ests In Siberia, according to The Dally Mail. The newspaper adds that the American ambassador was not expect to to Join the request but that no dls turbine conclusions are to be drawn from this fact, as no American opposi tion is expected, Washington.— Military action by Japan In eastern Siberia to check German influence and protect war stores nt Vladivostok Is believed here to be imminent. The United States has not yet expressed its views on the pro|H»sed step, but it was said in dip lomatic quarters that the Japanese probably would move quickly to meet emergency conditions, leaving to the pending diplomatic exchanges (level- ppmont of nn understanding, with America and all the allies upon the scope and purposes of the enterprise. While ii has no direct bearing upon the Hit nation in Asiatic Russia, the news which came to the Swedish lega tion that Germany baa given notice of her intention to occupy the whole of Finland will tend to hasten an agree ment upon Japan's plans The German explanation to the Swedish foreigfn office, which has prolested' kgalnHt the proceeding, that the occupation is to restore order and without intent to take permanent possession, Is regard ed us a very clear indication of what ibe Teutons may undertake in any part of Russia now that the bolshe viki have been forced to accept their hard peace terms. officials and diplomats here profess ignorance of what preparations have been made by Japan for the opera- tions about to he undertaken. As a matter of course, secrecy has been oh served, and a strict censorship in re gard to the Siberian question is In force at Toklo. Possibly the next word to come out of Japan on the subject will be an announcement of something accomplished. BELGIUM PEOPLE DEFYTNS THEIR GERMAN MABTERB In Protesting Against An Effort to Separate Flanders. Washington— How the llelglan peo ple are defying their German military masters In protesting against the ef fort to separate Flanders from thfl rest of Belgium and the deportation of judges who sought to Interfere, is described in an official dispatch re ceived at the Belgian legation. General von Falkenhausen, the mil itary governor general, In a letter to the court of cessation, which suspend ed Its sittings as a protest against the arrest of the Judges of the court of appeal, has given notice that the ac tion of the judges in instituting pro ceedings against the so-called activ ists who set up the separate Flanders government, was regarded as an act of hostility to the occupying power. The dispatch adds: "The movement of protest by the Belgian people against the intrigues of the activists has taken on larger proportions. The voluntary suspen sion of all Judiciary activity, as a pro teat against the outrage committed against the court of appeals of Brus sels, has cauaed a tremendous Impres sion even upon the German authori ties. New lists of communal councils and of Important personalities who have made protests continue to reach Havre, being brought nightly by de voted patriots who have passed thru the electrified frontier wires in spite of redoubled vigilance on the part of the Germans." CALLS 5,192 NORTH CAROLINA NEGROES SOON Washington, D. ment is preparing to call out 5.1f»2 North Carolina negroes. This will wind up the first draft lists for the state, as the quotu was 15.974, and 10,782 have Already been called. North Carolina negroes will be sen* to camps north of the Mason-Dixon line. The failure to call the negroes heretofore was due to the fact that "camps had no tbeen selected. i ' TWO LIEUTENANTS ARE DECORATED FOR BRAVERY Premier Clemenceau, who spent a day on the American front northwest of Tonl decorated two lieutenants, two sergeants and two privates with the Croix de Guerre with the palm for heroism which they displayed in the recent German raid In this sector. One of the lieutenants comes from Brooklyn and the other from Charles ton, 8. C. Both men went out Into No-Man's-Land in brood daylight and got • German prisoner. RUSSIA HAS SIGNED GERMANY'S TREATY COUNTRY HAS LOST CONSIDER- WOULD NOT SI6N AT FIRST Turkey Is Beneficiary of Change Made In Terms—Germany Claims M.OOO Russians Recently Captured. Russia has bowed to the Teutonic allies. The bolsheviki commissioners sent to Brest-Litovsk have signed the treaty of peace presented by the Ger mans, according to an official state ment from Berlin, which says that military movements In Great Russia have ceased. It was reported on February 23 by the lH)lshevlkl commissioners that they w«rs about to sign the treaty. This report was telegraphed to Lenlne and Trtozky after the delegates sent to Brest-Lltovsk had rnfet the Ger man emissaries. There is little In formation available as to the details of tint meeting between the peace del egations, but the bolsheviki say they realized that any further delay would mean more onerous conditions and they would sign the treaty without further discusslonx. Russia lout by the delay that en sued when Trotzky announced that tin- war HO far as Russia was con cerned. had ended, but refused to sign the formal treaty. In the Inter val between the breaking up of the llrsl Brest Utovsk meeting and the one held lately, the central powers Added materially to the demands which wore outlined wlien the now famoUH ''HolTmun line" was drawn by the commander of the German forces on the eastern front. Turkey was the beneficiary of these changes in the peace terms. The new demands included that Russia relin quish the regions of Ratoum, Kars and Karaband Karaluigh) to the Turks. These regions are In Trans caucasia and mark a considerable ad-.i ditlon to the sultan's dominions In that section of HIH world. The doc trine of the right of peoples to self determination was the pretext upon which the new terms were added to the treaty It is probable that the bolsbevlki delegation acceded to tho new demands. SECURE GERMAN PLAN OF ATTACK—OTHER INFORMATION Fach Machine Placement and Dugout Indicated on Map. With American Army fcn France. — A plan of attack, Including a map of tho American posltionn, Indicating every dugout, which was removed from the body of a Prussian captain which led to the recent assault upon the sec tor north went of-Toul, shows how coin ; pleteiy the Germans prepare their raliiß—if, in fact, this was but a sim ple raid not-having as its ultimate ob ject the retention of a portion of the salient. The map goeß Into such detail as to show every machine placement, every trench and every depression in the ground within the American lines. At the bottom there is simply a line drawn, labelled "our front line." Along this line are live shaded portions, each marked "nest." Four rehcsrsalß were held for the attack and the troops who made It were specially picked from new ar rivals of freßh troops in the sector. They were told that the Americans were In front of them. After the artillery had nearly level ed the American position, the Ger mans started out from their nests, each of which contained 40 Infantry men, one lieutenant and three pio neers to precede the Infantry and Ave to follow It. The two groups upon ths American extreme right went around this flank and the group upon the extreme left carried out a similar movement there. THE MEATLESS MEAL IS NOW SUSPENDED AVasington.—Temporary suspension of the meatless meal mid of the spe cial restrictions HRulnst the use of pork on Saturday was announced by 'lie food administration as a readjust ment of its food conservation pro pram. Increased meat production and thr necessity for still greater 'saving in wheat, it was declared, make the change advisable. Tho suspension Is for an indefinite period,, and probably will last three months or longer. —The war depart FRESH MASSARES ARCE REPORTED IN ARMENIA London. The Copenhagen corre spondent of the Exchange Telegraph company says information has been received that Turkish soldiers have committed new massacres in the dis trict of Armenia which has keen de serted by the Russians. Hjalmar Branting, editor of the Social Dem okraten. has telegraphed two German socialist parties to make energetic representations to the German gov ernment, the dispatch adds. ABLY BY THE DELAY IN BIGNING Turkey Benefits, Out From Their Nests. THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA NEW RUSSIAN INVASION BY GERMANS * l -«• , | V-/ Of wiiVxwi} 1 y\ • /• X • \ \ (, LOoZ • •RCSLAU\\ *'Am '^^, w AU4TRIA-HUNAARV \\N*...._ The dotted line shows the approximate boundary of the territory Ger many wan reportejJ to have demanded In the peace proposal mode to Russia nt the Hrest-Lltovsk conference. I—Where the northern advance was made by the Gertnuns ncross the Dvlna rlTer In the occupation of Dvlnsk. 2—Where the southern German advance was begun In the occupation of the Russian fortress town of Lutsk. B—Later reports from Berlin stated that the Oer» mnns were advancing on the Russian front nlnng the entire line from Rigs to Lutsk. This front Is approximately 4K) miles lone MACHINE GUNS EFFECTIVE BUT ARE REPULSED WITH SOME LOBSEB ID THE AT TACKEKB. • The Americans Suffered No Casual ties, But Five French Soldiers Were Wounded. With the American Army In France —A strong German attack following u heavy barrage flrse against the American trenches to the ("hemln-Pes- Dunies sector was repulsed with losses to the attackers. The well placed American machine guns sent streams of bullets Into the advancing enemy and as the German barrage fire lifted the American artillery quickly laid down a curtain of Are, the Germans retiring without a single prisoner. Thero were no American casualties. Five French soldiers were wound»d (Turfing The "fighting. The Americans stayed In their dug outs until the proper time, when th« y jumped to the guns and fought like veterans. One ofTlcer and one man were killed and two were wounded by enemy shell Are. One American soldier was "gassed." The Germans made a gas attack also In this sector, firing 60 projectiles of high per cont gus and 20 high explosive shells. One American soldier 1r dead and eight are suffering from the effects of poisonous gas. so far as reported, but It is probable that more casualties will develop, as In the Toul sector. There was another attack, but the number of casualties to the American troops In this sector since they HW came engaged cannot be determined All the killed and wounded In these operations are from the Nw England States. BRYAN "HOWLED" DOWN BY CANADIAN TROOPS "What About the LuettanlaT" Shouted In Chorus. Toronto.—William Jennings Bryan was refused a hearing when he peared at Massey hall here to address a prohibition meeting under the au»- plces of the dominion alliance. Returned soldle-s caused the dis turbance by shouting various epithets. "What about the Lusltanla?" they also demanded in chorus. The first disturbance came before Mr. Bryan's entry, when the chairman told the audience they were to oe honored by listening to the fraternal delegate of the Anti-Saloon league of America, "one of the foremost citizens of our ally." When Mr. Bryan came in. pandemonium broke loose. Moat of the audience stood, waved hand kerchiefs and cheered him, but the n.iswerlng hoots from the gallery out lasted the cheers. For five minutes Mr. Bryan tried vainly to make himself heard. The interruption kept right on and the in terrupters sang "Rule Britannia" an.l "God Save the King." SPANISH CABINET HAS RESIGNED; NO SURPRISE Madrid.—The cabinet has resigned. The retirement of the government was expected in view of the outcome of the elections. Furthermore the minlstfy was divided on the ques tion of to be pursued toward Germany in consequence of the recent torpedoing of several Spanish steam ships. Public opinion Is expressing Itself strongly against the action by the gov- WILL NOT FI6HT RUSSIA VIOLENT MEASURES BY GER MANY WOULD BRING NO GREAT SURPRISE. Further Evidence of Growing Btraln In Relations Given In Dispatches. Fron* France. Washington.—Further evidence of the growing strain in relations be tween Germany and Austria over the refusal of the latter to participate in the renewed attack upon Russia 13 given In an official dispatch received here from France. It quotes the Aus trian premier us formally reiterating on February 22 that Austria Hungary will take no part In military action against Russia or Rumania, and will hot send her troops Into Ukraine. The dispatch follows: "Charles i old a ..visit to William II the 22nd of February LudendOrff wan present at the Interview If we are to judge from the tone of the In terview It must have been larking In cordiality. seems to be little doubt but what a serious conflict has broken out during the week between the courts of Vienna and Berlin and which Germany Is determined to Bet tie If need be by violent measures. "The situation of the dual monarchy la such that the Vienna government In order to avert *a catastrophe has been obliged to distinguish by means of public declarations Its own policy from that of Germany. The report that at the conference of February 14 Hertling and Ludenorff had decided to pay no attention to the Russian demobilisation and to prepare to be gin the conflict on the east front, caused a great stir throughout Aus tria. It was not simply the dissenting nationalities, the Czechs, the Slov enes, or the Poles, who do not desire to fight any more, but It Is the mass of the population of German origin who refuse to sacrifice themselves an? longer to assure the triumph of Prussian Imperialism. "An official note of the llth had announced that Austria for her part would continue to consider the -war as terminated with Russia and would abstain from taking part in the oper ations planned by the German com mand. A second note of the 19th re peated the same statement. When asked to give further particulars at the sitting of the chamber on the 22d the Austrian premier formally stated: " 'The words uttered by different deputies have proved that the explan ation which has been furnished up to present by me have not been suffi ciently explicit. I repeat, therefore that Austria Hungary will participate in np way in the military action which is now being carried on by Germany against Russia. I repeat that there is no question of having our troops penetrate Into Ukraine with whom we are at peace. I repeat that the armis tice eists between Austria-Hungary and Rumania and that we are only considering entering as early as pos sible into peace conversatiQns with this country. AUSTRIAN ATTEMPTB TO ENLIBT AT CAMP BEVIER Greenville, S. C. —Armand Deßiv and, an Austrian cittsen, was taken into custody by United Stateß Mar shal C. J. Lyon, after he had tried to enlist In the army, and is being held until Instructions am received as to hia disposition. Deßlvand haa been playing In the orchestra at one of the showa at Camp Sever for the paat few days. According to Deßivand, ha waa formerly a second lieutenant in the Austrian army. THIRD LIBERTY LOAN APRIL 6 ON FIRBT ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO THE WAR. FOB THREE OR FOUR WEEKS How Largo The Loan Will Be Depend* Upon Fate of War Finance Bill ' in Congreee. . Washingotn.—On April 6, the flr«t anniversary of the United States' en try into the war, the third liberty loan will open. There will be a cam paign of three or four weeks. In announcing the date, Secretary McAdoo said the amount of the loan the Intereat rate and other features such as convertability of bonds of pre vious issues, maturity and terms of payment, are yet to be determined, and that new legislation will be nec essary before plans can be completed. The fact that the amount of tha loan is dependent on further legisla tion indicates that It will be far more than $3,600,000,000, the remainder of authorized but unissued bonds, and the fact that certificates of indebted ness now being sold in anticipation of lotin bear 4 12 per cent Interest, af fords some indication of the interest rute. How large the loan shall be depends largely, however, on the fate of the pending war finance bill carrying an appropriation of a half-billion dollars and action on the railroad bill, with its appropriation of a similar amount. Although Mr. McAdoo made no spe cific announcement. It Is now_ taken for granted in official circles that there will be but one more loan be fore June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The statement concerning the date of the campaign was made at this time. Secretary McAdoo explained to give every community time to prepare for the big bond sale, and he strongly advocated popular demonstrations of patriotism on the day of the opening of the loan and second year of war. -* After starting the date of the cam paign opening, the secretary con tinued : "April 6 will forever be a consecra ted day in American history, and It seems peculiarly appropriate that the opening of the second year of our par ticipation in this war for the honor and rights of America and the free dom of the world should be celebrated with a nation-wide drive for another liberty loan. "The camalgn should begin with great demonstrations of patriotism in every city, town and hamlet In the country that will truly express the spirit of aroused America." MAY LEAVE TABK TO THE JAPANESE ALONE To Take Bteps to Combat German Aggression In Siberia. Washington.—lndications now point to an agreement between the entente powers and America to confide to Japan alone the task of taking such measures as may be necessary to com bat German aggression and Influence in Siberia and to protect the military stores at Vladivostok. No final con clusion has been reached, however, and it was said in high official quar ters that condition were channging so rapidly and so many new factors were entering Into the problem that It would be unsafe to predict overnight what the issue might be. Exchanges are proceeding rapidly between the entente governments and Washington and the matter was coa aldered at a cabinet meeting. It is understood that the state department la being slowly but steadily Influenced to accept the view which seems to obtain in Great Britain and France and poeslbly in Italy. That is that a single ppwer with an efficient army and navy within easy reach of Siberia and not otherwise employed, and act ing In conformity with a general agreement might be better able to deal with the situation than any Inter national force, such as was at first contemplated. GENERAL BIDDLE MAY BE BENT ABROAD Washington.—Numerous changes in the personnel of the general staff of the army are expected to follow the arrival here of Major Qeneral Peyton C. March, who landed at an Atlantic port, returning from Franca, to as sume his duties as acting chief of staff. Officers here have no knowl edge of plans General March may have laid in this regard, but it has been assumed that he will draw to his aid men in whom he has confidence. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS PROBABLY BROKEN OFF London.—A message received by the bolshevik government in Petro grad from Brest-Li tovsk ordering a train under military guard to meet the Ruaaian delegates at Horoahaeta, w&s considered by the government as prob ably signifying that the peace aegotla tlons have been broken off, according to a wireless communication received here from Petrograd. ° "Bine" and Worried? '"Blue." worried, half-sick people ahould find out the cause of their trou ble*. Often it is merely faulty kidney action, which allows toe blood to set loaded up with poisons that irritate the nerve*. Backache, headaches, dizzinesa and annoying bladder troubles are add ad proofs that the kidneys need help. U*e Doan's Kidney Pills. Thousands thank them for relief from just such trouble*. A North Carolina Case Mrs L L. Straughn, TlWwWlfcH' (07 W. Brass St., Greens bore, N. 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