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PROMISED FIGHT NIPPED 111 DUD PRESIDENT WILSON IS UNALTER ABLY OPPOSED TO COURT MARTIAL BILL. ON A LEVEL WITH GERMANY Letter to Overman Leads to Abandon ment of Fight for Chamberlain Measure. Washington.—What promised to he a sensational tight in Congress the proposal to turn disloyalty and espionage cases over to military , courts-martial was nipped In the hud by President Wilson Champions of the plan abandoned It for the present at least, when Senator Overman, of North Carolina, chairman of the Judi ciary committee, made public a letter from the President declaring unalter able opposition to the Chamberlain court-martial ,bill as both unnecessary and unconstitutional Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, j author of the measure, announced In ter that in view of ihe President's at titude he would not press the bill and j that further hearings on It by the inlil- | tarv committee would be postponed Indefinitely . Witnesses before the senate military j committee, Including representatives j of the varUms-branches of the govern- j ment. have urged transfer of trials of j spies and disloyalists from the civil to the military courts as the only effec five means of dealing with the menace I and reventlng a wave of mob vio lence President Wilson's letter was writ ten In response to one from Senator j Overman asking his opinion of the j Chamberlain bill The President's letter follow*? "My Denr Senator: "Tbnnk you for your letter of vofl terdsy I nm heartily obliged to you J for consulting nie about the court- j martial bill as perhaps I may call It I for short I am wholly nnd nnalter j ably opposed to such legislation and very much value the opportunity you give me to say so I think It is not only unconstitutional, but tli.it in character, it would put us nearly upon the levi 1 of the very people we are fighting and affecting to demise ! It would be altogether InCO 11 H Ist t-n t with the spirit and practice of Amer ica and in vh w of the recent leglsln tlon. the espionage bill, the sabotage bill, and the woman spy bill. I think, it is unnecessary and uncalled for "1 take the liberty, my dear sonn tor. of expressing myself in this em J pliatle way because hiv feetlngP Is j very deep about the matter, as I gath- j er your own Is "It is admirable the way you have J been handling these Important hills, ' and I thank you with all niv heart ! for standing by the bill which hears your name without any compromise of nnv kind. , "It gives nie the greatest satlsfae* ! tlon to tell how much I have appro- J ciated what you have been doing | "Cordially and-sincerely yours, "WOObIIOW WILSON." "TELL THEM BACK HOME WE ARE JUST BEGINNING" "Tell them back home that we are just beginning." said an American lad. who was in the thick of the tight and i severely wounded with shrapnel. "It 1 WHS fine to see our men go at the Huns All of us who thought baseball was the great American game have \ changed our minds There is o*lv one j game to keep the American Hag llv ! tng that is. kill the linns I got sev- , ernl before they got liie " The other men in the hospital wore j of the same spirit, while In a tienrhv ward was a wounded German oner, who, it develops, was spared aft- | er he had held up his hands at ih° i tame time carrying concealed bombs, j Tills fellow sneering!)- and In a sulkv | manner waved off the American guard i with one hand A nurse said he had j given more trouble than all the Amer icans combined. CARRIERS AUTHORIZED TO FILL NEW SCHEDULTS Washington In compliance with a request of the railroad admin Ist ration, tjie interstate commerce com mission authorized carriers to file rate sch«\V ulos increasing joint rail and water and all water tariffs to a level not i higher than existing all-rail rates. Carriers are authorised in n s-in. , plemental order, to establish the new rates without observing the lone and ! short haul provisions of the oommis- j sion's regulations. AMERICANS SUSTAINED OVER 200 CASUALTIES : Washington. General Pershing'® flrst report of the German assault upon the American and French forces in the Toul sector is understood to In dicate that the Americans sustained more than 200 casualties and to esti mate tb« German losses at between 300 and 400. It was learned that the report had been received, but war de partment officials refused "to make It public or to comment upon persistent reports concerning its contents SENATOR FREDERICK HALE V. f'¥;' - J* 1/ P A I New photograph of Senator Fred irick Hale of Maine, who succeeded the late Senator Johnaton. He is a Republican and a very active member of the committee on naval affairs. NAMES 26TH "LIBERTY DAY" CALL UPON EVERY COMMUNITY TO HOLD LIBERTY LOAN AND PATRIOTIC RALLY. Call* Upon Citizens to "Liberally Pledge Anew" Suport to Nation's Cause—Loan Half Over. Washington. Friday, April 26, will be Liberty day throughout the United States undor H proclamation issued by President VV'IIHOII calling on citizens of every community to hold Liberty loan rallies and "liberally pledge anew their financial support to sustain tho nation'R cause." President Wilson's Liberty day proclamation follows: "Ily the PreNldent of the United States of America. "A Proclamation: "An enemy who has grossly abused the power of an organized govern men and who seeks to dominate the world by the might of the sword chal lenges the right* of America and the liberty and life of all the free na tions of the earth Our brave sons are facing the lire of battle In defense of the honor and rights of America and the liberty of nations. To sus tain them and to assist our gallant associates in the war. a generous and patriotic people have been called upon to subscribe to the third Liberty loan. "Now. therefore, I, Wood row Wil son President of the* Ignited States of America, do appoint Friday, the twenty-sixth dny of April, one thou sand nine hundred and eighteen, as Liberty day. On the afternoon of that day I request the people of the United States to assemble in their respective communities and liberally pledge anew their financial support to sustain the nation's cause. Putrl otic demonstrations should be held In every city, town and hamlet throughout the land under the gen eral direction of the secretary of the treasury and the Immediate direction of the Liberty loan committees or ganic Ml by the federal reserve banks. Let the •nation's response to the third Liberty loan express in unmistakable terms the determination of America to light for peace, the permanent pence of justice. "For the purpose of participating in Liberty day celebrations, nil em ployes of the federal government throughout the country whose ser vices can be spared may be excused nt 12 o'clock noon, Friday, the twen ty sixth of April. "In witness whereof. I hnve here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to he affixed "Pone in the District of Columbia this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the in dependence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty second "WOODROW WILSON "Dy the President "KORFRT LANS!NO. "Secretary of State " IRISH TO RFSTST "BY MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS" London The leaders of the nation alists in Ireland, including the Red mond it es. who are now led by John Dillon, the Sinn Feiners. O'Mrienites. lahoritos. and lTieals are united In ihtir determination lo resist con scription "by the most effective means at our disposal." which is the wording of a resolution passed at a meeting of bishops at Maynooth. GERMANY IS ACTIVE IN SUPPRESSING PROPAGANDA The activities of the German mili tary authorities in suppressing prop aganda at home are shown in the fol lowing quotation from a German bul letin which has been received at American headquarters: "Baron von Gay!, commanding the seventh army corps in Muenster. of fers ? 000 marks to the person who first succeed® ir ifn Eng lish or American agent guilty of in citing disturbances or revolution*. THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA IDAHO BLOWS. MADE AGAINST AMERICANS oMlt II V:• GERMAN HIGH COMMAND ESBAYS STROKE AGAINST AMERICANS IN TOUL SECTOR. HOLD'NG LINE EVERYWHERE Berlin Official Statements Claim Cap ture of 183 Americans and 20 Ma chine Guns—But Report is Uncon firmed. The German high command, having been unsuccessful in piercing the Brit ish front in Flanders and separating the British and French armies, has essayed a stroke against the Ameri cans and the French northwest of Toul and here also Teuton strategy seemingly has failed utterly to bring its plans to fruition. Although the Germans attacked in waves with greatly superior number of men. the Americans and French man have held all their positions and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. What gains were made in the Initial onslaughts have been entirely retriev ed and the American and French lines restored. The latest Berlin official communl cation asserts that in the drive IS3 American prisoners and 25 machine guns were captured by th'i Germans, who cut their way for about a mile and a quarter into the American lines at Helcheprey There has been no confirmation of this statement, or of the added claim that the Americans sustained heavy casualties. It seems evident, however, that the fight was a bitter, cine and that It was the ambition of he specially trained Germans to crush the Americans. Ev erythlng the enemy had In stock was brought Into play In the fighting Shells of all calibers. Including gas missiles, were used prodigiously, but the Americans, notwithstanding this cannonading and the greatly superior Infantry forces arrayed against them J fought tenaciously and gave ground ! bv inches, and then only when they I had exacted a tremendous payment for It In German killed or wounded. Although the enemv was able to ! reach the shell torn village of Selche prev. the Americans rallied and In bloody hand to hand fighting reversed ' the situation and regained the town. Likewise, nil the terrain which the French In this region were forced *o give up temporarily now has been retaken. The German official commu nication. in what seemingly Is a half- I hearted admission that the attack was repulsed and that the Hermans lost what thev had gullied savs the Ger mans "after the destruction of enemy , works, reurned to their lines of de parture," Americans Drive Enemy Back. After the heavy German attack the 1 American main positions remained In | tact, and after a brief bombardment | the American troops attacked and drove the enemy out of the old out -1 posts which ahey had gained, thus ' breaking down an offensive which It I is believed was Intended ns the begln j nlng of a German nlnn to separate | the Americans and French •QUAKE IN SOUTHERN PORT OF CALIFORNIA j I T,os Angeles, Cal All of southern { California and part of western Ari zona and Utah were shaken by nn enrthquake which wrecked virtually all buildings and residences In Hemet and San Jacinto, two Inland towns. 45 miles southeast of Rlversld Cal , ! caused minor property damage in | practically every town and city, j One man Frank E. Parnell. of this city, was trampled to death in a panic 'at Santa Monica A woman in jured by falling from a second story I window at San Jacinto and a number of persons were Inlured there and elsewhere, none seriously Three men I entombed in a magneslte mine tunnel near Hemet probably were savaed by j fellow workers who drove an air j shaft to them and were expected to j dig them out before morning. STILL SLAVING INNOCENT WITH LONG RANGE GUN j Paris.- The long-range bombard ment of Paris show's that shells have fallen on 17 days since March 23. and that,-with the figures for two davs missing. 118 persons were killed and 230 Injured. Paris was shelled by nln German ! batteries from January 5 to January 27. 1871. during which period 105 Par i isians were killed and injured. I ' AMERICAN GETS 66 JAPANESE STEAMERS . Toklo. —Negotiations which have been in progress some time between Roland S. Morris, the American am bassador to Japan, and the Japanese ■ government and shipbuilders have | been concluded. Sixty-six steamers, I aegregatinp 514 000 tons deadweight, j will be turned o v er to ihe United for use In the war. t~ - Deliveries of, vessels w'' 1 ' ,n ?tn j In April of this vor. and will con tinue until June, 1?19. COMMANDANT RIXXO I li r3>-iT > K^raftL * rUwi Commandant Rixxo la In charga of Italy's aerial forces. BATTLE IS MORE INTENSE RECAPTURE METEREN AND PART OF WYSCHAETE IN POWER FUL COUNTER ATTACKB - Artillery Engagements Develop Between the Somme and Oiae Rivers. Out of the chofts of the tremendous hat tin along the Lys river, south and southwest of Ypres. the thunder of which may be heard 40 or 60 miles away, there have come during the past day, reports which are more encour aging to the allied powers The British not only have held all the ground which they yere defending but have struck back so powerfully that Meteren and part of Wytschaete were retaken and held for a time Only after heavy attacks did the British retire again from the villages. The most disturbing news has been a report from Berlin that PoecapeHe and Langmafck, north of Ypres, have been taken by the Germans and the admission from London that the British have retired from certain of their lines in the Ypres salient. The retirement here WHS expected, for the advance of the Germans at Neuve Ktlise and Ballloul left the positions In front of Ypres open toa (lank at tack It is officially stated that the retirement was orderly and It is prob able that It will have more of a senti mental than a strategic effect. Just how far the British lines have been withdrawn is' not known. It may be. however, that ihe German claim of taking Poelcapelle and Langemarck was the result of the British retire ment The battle jinw In Its ninth day, has deepened*n intensity at many points along the curved front from Messines ridge to Meteren There have been reports that the Germans have occupied the vllalge of St Eloi, THE O. B. JENNINGS AND WAR KNIGHT COLLIDE An Atlantic Port Thirtyseven lives were lost when the American steamship O B Jennings and the British steamer War Knight, both la den with naphtha and inflammable oils, collided off the British coast on March 24. according to members of the crew of the O B. Jennings, who arrived here All who perished with one exception were on the British vessel They were burned to death by blazing gas and oil U. S. ARMY OFFICER IS TARRED AND FEATHERED Sante Fe, N. M —Four hundred con victs In the state penitentiary tarred and feathered and led around with a rope about his neck. Major John M. Birkner of Camp Cody. N. M.. held in the penitentiary as a federal prisoner. He is charged with violation of the espionage act Major Birkner. who WHS born in Nuremberg. Germany, han been in the American military forces for more than 30 years. NOMINATION OF FOCH APPROVED BY WILSON "The American military representa tive in the supreme war council has officially informed the government that he has received the following cablegrams under date of April 16: " *ln the name of the republic -of the United States of America, the President approves the nomination of General Foch as commander-in-chief of the allied armies in France'." TARDIEU REAPPOINTED AS HIGH COMMISSIONER Washington.—Reappointment of An dre Tardieu 89 high commissioner of France to the United States was an nounced in an official cablegram Mr. Tardieu received the following message from Paris: "The high mission which you have so successfully performed in the Unit ed States and which expired on the 15th of this month, has been renewed by a decree of the president of the republic." 'WAVE OF OPTIMISM FELT OF THE ALLIES OFFICIALS SEE PROSPECTS OF A VICTORIOUS COUNTER OFFEN- SIVE SOON. NEWS DISTINCTLY CHEERING Italian Troops Pouring Into France to Share in the Crucial Struggle. British Hold Firm. Washington.—Events on the west ern batle front are shaping themselves officers here believe, not only for de- j feat of the German drive, but for a counter-offensive by General Koch's I armies that may open the road to an ■ allied military victory. A wave of optimism swept over not | only American officials, but also the | I military men of the allied missions in ; ! Washington. Some of them think It j | will bejiome days yet before Genearl , Foch can comlete his troop disposi j tlons for a great thrust at the enemy, ; but others look for word that he has struck at any time. The news from the battle front was distinctly cheering. The British lines In the hard stricken Flanders front j were holding flrmly. French rein forcements had arrived there, making practically certain that the German drive toward the channel ports from that direction has been defeated Italian Troops to France. At the same time, official announce ment came from Borne that Italian troops were already pouring Into France to share In the crucial strug gle there. This added to the opti mism. for It me>ans that the fighting men of France. Italy, Great Britain. America, Belgium. Portugal and the Russian units are being massed under the one leader for a mighty blow when the time comes. There were many indications of In creased pressure toward getting American troops overseas in time to share fully in the battles this summer upon which may rest the final issue. Secretary Baker conferred for sev eral hours with President Wilson, the j I regular cabinet meeting being can celled to clfar the way for the con I ference, which had to do with both j | immediate and future steps for accel- j j crating American participation in the I' struggle. It was the first opportunity Mr I Itaker has had to present fully to the .commander In-chief his report on his ' trip along the fighting lines and give ! the president at first hand an account of the mighty work General Pershinx I and his officers have done in France and are doing. COTON PRICE-FIXING TALK RAISES A STORM Some Southern Cotton Holders Hint at Dampening of Loyalty of the Washington.—The talk of fixing the price of cotton and cotton products has | arosued cotton holders throughout the south to such a pitch that some of I thom hint that the loyalty of some j cotton people might be dampened if any such action is taken. Some dealers claim that the manufacturers would , fix the price on raw cotton at a lower price than, the market price so that 1 the prices of manufactured goods can i he lowered without cutltng their profits. i The North Carolina delegation Is ! beginning to receive protests from the cotton men of varrlous callings. J Al lan Taylor, of Wilmington, has asked Senator Simmons to take up the mat • ter with the proper He said "theagitatlon for limiting the ■ price of raw material as a necessary means for reducing prices of cotton goods is absolutely unwarranted." Senntor Simmons took the matter up with Vance McCromick, chairman of the war trade board There Is no immediate danger of any fixing of the prices on raw cotton, i The government may fix the price on i the finished products. SOCIALISM POISONOUS "GERMAN PROPAGANDA" Cleveland, Ohio. Socialism in l | America was branded as poisonous ! German propaganda hv Samuel Gomp • ! ers. president of the American Feder i j ation of Labor, in a speech in behalf of the Liberty loan campaign at the : | City club. "There is no such thing las an American socialist party," Mr. '! Gomptrs told an audience of 1,500 at > i the City club. "The American sociel ' j ist organization is merely a branch of ' | the one In Germany—lt Is part of | German propaganda." I CROWDER INVESTIGATING I ! EFFECT OF AMENDMENT I - ! Washington.—At the request of Pro r j vost Marshal General Crowder the ■ senate military committee postponed I action on the house amendment to r I the senate bill changing draf quotas ( from state populations to the number • of men In class 1, under wh+eh states - ! would be given credit for -men fumlsh ( ' ed hv enlistment end draft. General I j Crowder said his office is investiffat s | insr the effect the amendment would jhave on the new-draft YOUR SICK CHILD IS CONSTIPATED! LOOK AT TONGUE HURRY, MOTHER! REMOVE POI SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH, LIVER, BOWELS. GIVE "CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS" IF CROSS, BILIOUS OR FEVERISH. No matter what nils your child, • gentle, thorough laxative should al ways be the first treatment given. If your little one Is out of sorts, haif-siek, Isn't resting, eating and act ing naturally—look, Mother! see if tongue Is coated. This is n sure sign that the little stomach, liver and bow els are clogged with waste. When cross, Irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar rhea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and In a few hours all the con stipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the lit tle bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless "fruit laxative," because it never falls to cleanse the little one's liver and bowels and sweeten the stom ach and tbey dearly love its pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, chil dren of all nges and for grown-ups printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "Cal ifornia Syrup of Figs;" then see that It Is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company."—Adv. The Last to Use Them. "Started your garden yet?" "No. You see I have to wait un til the neighbors get through using my garden tools." FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED —TOBACCO TASTES BETTER |rOASTED Since the day of the caveman, who liked his meat raw, civilization has learned a lot about the scientific treat ment of the things we eat. Naturally none of us would now prefer to have our meat raw, our po tatoes as they come from the ground, our coffee un roasted. And naturally follows the great dis covery recently made by The Ameri can Tobacco Co.—that tobacco tastes better TOASTED! This wonderful new idea—simple like all great inventions—was first used in producing the famous LUCKY STRIKE Cigarette—made of toasted Burley tobacco. Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely different from the tobacco usually used for cigarettes It is a pipe to baccoand LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes taste like a pipe. Adv. » ~ Naturally. "Do you remember the time when here was such a rage for red hair?" "Oh, red hair is dyed out." 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GROVE S TASTBLBBB s » nd Knricbfs the Blood and tl, I^'* 0 ' e 1 It contain* the weU P«>P"'lei of Iron ami Quinine. Ton SStoaei! °" the Blool aiur Many a man's dyspepsia is due to the mistaken belief on the part of his wife that she can cook. Add Stomach. Heartburn and Nausea quickly disappear with the use of Wright's Indian \ egetable Pilla Sead for trial box t0 St., New York. Adv. f ' —— . It is often but a single step from 'he- divorce court to the stage.
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