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BRITISH LINE HOLDS TERRIFIC GERMAN DRIVE TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST. Aurusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. $7.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER CO PY. VOLUME XXIII, No. 105. CZERNIN RESIGNS HIS JOB Recent Publication By France of Austria’s Futile Peace Appeal Probably the Cause. Amsterdam. April 15. —Count Czer hin. Austro-Hungarian foreign min ister. has resigned, an agency dis patch from Vienna declared today. Kmperor Carl is said to have accept ed the resignation. The foreign minister will continue in office until his has been appointed. Czernin has been in dis favor with the militarists of both Austria and Germany for some time, owing to his alleged Inclinations to ward peace. No Official Word. Washington, D. C.—No official word of the reported resignation of Count Czernin had been received by the government today but all offi cials were deeply interested in the report and it was recognized that the development undoubtedly was the outgrowth of Czernin's declaration that France had been ready to talk peace. Doesn’t Alter Situation. Amsterdam, April 15. —An official state ment received here today from Vienna asserts that the latest statements of the French Premier. M. Ciemeneeau. con cerning the conversations between Aus tria and France regarding the possibil ity of opening peace negotiations do not alter the situation as regards the ma jority of Count Czernin’s declarations. The ustrian foreign ministry, the state ment says, is unable to ascertain who was responsible for delivering to the French what is said to have been a forged letter substituted for the letter which was to have been delivered. Neith er Prince Sixtus, whose character is be vond suspicion, nor any one eles is ac cused of falsification, continues the statement, which concludes: ‘•The affair is herewith declared to be at end.” When Statement Made. Amsterdam, April 15.—Count Czernin did not know' of Emperor Charles’ letter to Prince Sixtus when he made the state ment that France had initiated the con versations with Austria, according to a Vienna dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. On learning of the letter he re signed but yielded to a request that he remain in office until the conclusion of the peac£ agreement with Rumania. The recent publication by the French govrenment of the futile peace appeal sent out by Emperor Charles of Aus tria-Hungary in March. 1917, and the ef forts of the emperor and the Austro-Hun garian foreign office to explain this let ter to the satisfaction of Germany and the German emperor, prabably were the most potent influence in bringing about the resignation of Count Czernin. Since he was appointed foreign min ister on December 23. 1916. in succession to Baron Burian. Count Czernin has been very active in attempting to bring about peace and the moderate tone of his speeches has been in sharp contrast with that of the German chancellories and the foreign secretaries. However, his par ticipation in the forced peace upon Rus sia as well as that upon Rumania, did not show that his actions kept step with his words. The “Peace Offensive." In the “peace offensive” of the pres ent year. Count Czernin in the Austrian reichstag on January 25 suggested an exchange of views between Austria-Hun gary and -the United States. He an nounced also that Austria based her ne gotiations with Russia on the policy of wo annexations or indemnities, but there always was some doubt whether his paci fist maneuvers were honest or were in spired by Berlin in an effort to bring about a split among the entente allies. Count Czernin on April 4. in an address at Vienna, declared that Premier Ciem eneeau had sought peace negotiations with Austria. The French premier re plied that Count Czernin lied. The French foreign offices then issued statements ex plaining the unofficial negotiations in Switzerland. Early last week the French govern ment declared that Emperor Charles and Count Czernin both had said that the claim of France to Alsace-Lorraine was just. Denied 3y Emperor. This brought a denial from Emperor Charles in the form of a telegram to Em peror William to whom he reiterated his lovalty to the German cause and denied that he had said France was justified in wanting Alsace-Lorraine returned. This immediately brought from the French government the publication of a letter from Emperor Charles to his brother-in-law. Prince Sixtus of Bour bon. which was autographed and which the emperor asked be given to Presi dent Poincare In the letter the emperor saiC that France should have Alsace- LoWalne and that Belgium and Serbia should be re-stored. He also asked that Jyondon and Paris be felt out as to prob able peace terms. German newspapers have artacked both Emperor Charles and his foreign secre tary because of thin letter are! attempts have been made to show that it was not written by the emperor. It 1 gis been re ported in Vienna that there was no at tempt to hide its authenticity but that the French version was garbled. It has also been reported that the letter wai written by the emperor's mother-in-law. Summoned to Vienna. Count Csernin was in Rumania when the letter was published by the French government and he was summoned to Vienna Friday. Count Ottokar Czernin von Chudenits, a wealthy Bohemian land owner was minister to Rumania when that country •ntered the war Within six weeks after the death of Emperor Francis Joseph, Count Csernin was appointed foreign minister by Emperor Charles. Count Csernin la a very close mend of Count Berchtold, foreign minister at the out break of the war and who has been re ported as the political mentor of the young emperor Count Berchtold has been opposed to ths Pan-German war party and hia resignation was brought about by them. In addition to being foreign minister. Count Csernin was premier and chancel lor of the dual empire He is about 61 years old. FIRE DESTROYS ZEP FACTORIES Zurich. April 18.—Thr Zepp.lin f»r tariM »t nr»r Frledrlchuhaven, w«r» dpetroyed by fire Saturday ni*ht. It mum learned here today. THE AUGUSTA HERALD (UNITED PRESS) Hun Fought To Standstill Except Near Neuve Eglise TURN IN HUN OFFENSIVE IS NEARING War Department’s Summary For Week Says Germans Have Failed. Soon Com pelled to Resume Old Tactics. Washington—-‘‘The turning point in the west is being reached.” The w r ar department’s weekly summary of operations today voiced this view, adding that the Boche has failed "to achieve victory in the field." and will soon be compelled to go back to the old tactics, "seeking to gain limited objec tives.” The statements warned, however, that "the Germans have scored a distinct ad vantage which it would be very unwise Ro endeavor to belittle." The summary revelations were sup ported by other official information, which indicated the struggle is likely to be long and bitter, hut. showed that Gen eral Foch has his troops so disposed that probably the German will make little, if any, more real progress. Another War Winter. And, German news reports, contained the warning that another war winter may be in prospect—a virtual notice that the Teuton has not achieved his aims. Meantime, American feeding of troop? to "over there" proceeds vigorously, and a new call for 50,000 the first part of May. was made today.. At the same time, it developed that more men will be called in May than in any previous month. This was taken as proof of the efficacy of accelerated transport plans. Mean time, the battle will go on furiously, it is held, but with the German gradually los ing the advantage. At Weakest Point. "As time passes, it becomes evident that the enemy is striking with renewed vigor at the weakest point he can find opposite him” said the war department summary. "In the offensive in Picardy, the Germans sought for a rift in the line where the French and British forces joined. Failing to achieve any definite far-reaching results from this operation they promptly returned to the assauU elsewhere and plunge forward hoping that by driving a wedge into the sector along the front held by the Portuguese and British units they may be able to roll the British towards the sea and effect a break through.” The statement points out that the Ger man has taken tactically advantageous points northwest of Bethune and that h« is now within 40 miles of Calais. with the main lines of communications radiat ing vertically from this hattlefront to his advantage. Battle of Annihilation. “We must bear in mind, that the enemy is waging a battle of annihilation to achieve victon r .” continued the sum mary. "He is fighting today with the sole aim of annihilating the British armies. Thus, terrain conquered counts for little. If the enemy can muster the driving power, he will, in all probability, onntinue his assaults, hoping fl|at by ‘an enveloping attack on an ohliqim front’ he may score a complete annihilating vic tory. * "While it must he admitted that Ger man operations since “he beginning of the present offensive have resulted in more than a mere plowing up a portion of the British trench system and capture of local objectives along a wide fronV nevertheless, the aim of the German Higher Command to obtain a decisive strategic success by these assaults has not been obtained. French Holding Firm. The statement pointed out that the French hold firm along the important Montdidier-Noyon sector. “In the sectors where our own forces are fighting, considerable activity pre vailed." said the statement reviewing the engagements and pointing out that Amer ican casgualtie s have been relatively slight. Officers here are gratified at the snap our men have shown, and say they will continue to give Fritz all he wants The probability of an enemy offensive against Italy when weather conditions are more favorable was noted. AMERICANS BEAT OFF HUN ON VERDUN FRONT Germans Completely Repulsed Following Violent Bombard ment —Enemy With Loss of One Hundred Men—Boches Wary of Toul Sector After Casualties of Four Hundred Inflicted (By United Pr«M.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE. APRIL 14.—American troops on the right bank of the Meuse, (between Sr. Mlhlel and Verdun;, were attacked by picked detachments from four companies of Qemtans following a violent bombardment with high explosives and *a« shells, which lasted from midnight until early this morning. The enemy swarmed Into the trench close behind their barrage just as the Americans burst from their shelters, wielding bayonets and hurling grenades The Oermans were completely repulsed, leaving 34 dead and 10 wounded on the American wires. Thirty more dead Germans were counted In No Man's Land. A party of 25 Americans, surrounded by a superior enemy force outside the trenches, fought their way through the Germans and returned to the Am ericans with prisoners. An unknown number of enemy dead and wounded were dragged back to the German trenches. ON THE TOUL SECTOR, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIESIN FRANCE, APRIL 14 (night) Tha Germans are tont.nulng their attacks on the American outposts In ths sector northwest of Toul. These attacks ars a sequel to the violent assaults In this sector Friday and Saturday In which tha enemy attempted to capture the Am erican advanced positions. The Americans are entirely repulling tha Germans In thalr heavy assaults on this difficult position Nineteen mors Germans have been captured la raids by French and Am erican troops. rTHE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 15, 1918. KAISER ON THE FLANDERS FRONT Amsterdam, April 15. —The kaiser was on the Flanders bat tlefield near Lille, IS miles bark of the present lines, from Tues day to Thursday, according: to German newspapers received here today. He conversed with soldiers and declared he was convinced the army is desirous of a decisive vic tory and “a strong German peace.” Amsterdam, April 15—'The full strategic plan has not been ac complished," declares the Frank furter Zeitung. “The battle ap parently does not produce the de sired result.” ANSWER BY THE AUSTRIA CANNON Copenhagen, April 15. —Premier Ple meneeau’s accusation is of the lowest” Emperor Karl is quoted as saying re garding the Sixtus de Bourbon let ter. “I do not intend any further discussion with France. The Aus trian cannons on the west front will provide my answer.” TODAY’S WAR REVIEW (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) The British lines on the Lys front near the Franeo-Belgian border are holding well against the terrific drives which the Ger mans are continuing to make upon them. All around the sweeping semi circle created by the enemy attacks to the southwest of the Messines ridge positions she has fought to a standstill yesterday and last night and in some localities the British positions were improved by counter strokes. At only one point did the defense give way in the least. This was at Neuve Eglise, on the extreme lower edge of the Messines spur, where the British finally withdrew from the village after beating off attack af ter attack. The probabilities seem to be that the German tenure of even this small bit of ground will be a short lived one. The village has chang ed hands repeatedly during the fighting of th, last few days and the .British were once before defi nitely out of it, only to re-capture it in a counter attack. This morn ing the British again were back at the Germans here and were re ported to be giving them a hard pounding. Largo results hinged on the bat tle further within the salient, in the Merville section where the Germans have effected their fur ♦herest westward penetration. They are pushing here for Hazel brouck. occupation of which would cut off important railway connec tions of the British and make the holding of the line to the north east extremely difficult. The Germans displayed their ap preciation of this by attacking less than seven times in the Merville region, the desperation of their attack being evidenced by the fact that one assault was carried out by troops in five waves. This was the only attack that bent the British lines In the slightest and the position here was speedily re stored in its entirey by a counter attack. The Germans similarly have been foiled in the efforts to push in fur ther in the Bailluel region and this important town is still In the British hands. Far to the southwest on the Lys front they have failed likewise In their attempt to drive In back of Bethune. The British In local operations here have advanced their lines (Continued on Page Two.) FULL STEAM AHEAD IS ON IN 3RD LOAN Liberty Drive Enters Second Week With Total of $620,- 947,550 Exclusive of the Minneapolis District. (BY THE ASSOCIATES PRESS.) Washington—Liberty Loan subscrip tions tabulated today at the treasury showed a total of $620,747,550, which is $67,000,000 more than was reported Saturday. This did not include re -ports from the Minneapolis district which started its campaign today. Gain of Ten Million. New York.—Third Liberty Loan subscriptions In the New York federal reserve district totalled $248,400,000 at 11 o’clock today. This was an over subscription of $10,327,550. Atlanta, Ga. —This city's campaign in behalf of the third Liberty Loan will be formally launched at a muss meeting tonight. Governor Dorsey of Georgia, and Lieutenant Merrick of the Canadian expeditionary forces, will be among the speakers. Atlanta's quota is $9,000,000. Active canvass for subscriptions will begin tomorrow. Chaplin in Columbia. Columbia, S. C.-— Charlie Chaplin, Movie comedian, spoke to the men at Camp Jackson at 11 o’clock this morn ing at the Liberty Theater, In behaljL of the third Liberty Loan. Later iff the day he addressed a largo crowd at a downtown theater. Full Presaure on. (BY THE UNITED PRESS.) Washington. —The third Liberty Loan campaign steamed into its sec ond deek with full pressure on. The Minneapolis reserve district, delayed by a long pre-campaign speaking drive, opened sales and reports this forenoon indicated the people of that section are responding well. The Minneapolis district will dispose of its entire quota and then some,” said an encouraging message from the Minneapolis headquarters. The mes sage also showed It had taken much restraint to keep the selling campaign closed to dale. District Percentages. The St. Louis district rounded the turn in the lead. The $130,000,000 quota was 30 per cent subscribed without the St. Ixiuis city subscrip tions Included. Kentucky led in that district with $9,678,450 while Arkansas was a close second. The other dis tricts' percentages are: New York, 26; Dallas), 25; Boston, 21; Chicago, 19; Philadelphia, 15; Cleveland, 14; Kan sas City, 14; San Francisco, 11; Rich mond, 7; Atlanta, 4. Hundreds of cities expect to go over the top this week, and about 1,000 communities have already asked for honor flags. $2,000,000,000 TAX PUT ON RUMANIA Zurich, April 15.—The Germans have taxed the Rumanians $2,000,000,000. it was reported here today. Re-elected Steel Board. New York.—All retiring, directors of the United States Stee- Corporation were re-elected at* the annual meeting today. KILLED 3- .... weal -th - shruluuu Waehinflton. Three children were kill ed when the German submarine bom barded the port of Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on April 10, the State Depart ment was advised in a report today from American Charge Bundy. Three persons were injured. The bombardment fol lowed a demand upon the Liberian gov ernment that It destroy the Kreneh wireless station at Monrovia. HEAVY CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST Ottawa.—A casualty list published by the war office, today contain* the names of 504 officers. Seventy-nine were kill ed. 2*5 died of wound* and 140 are miss ing. Presumably this”"|H the first casualty list from the heavy fighting in France In the pant three weeks. LIMIT MEAT IN ITALY Rome, April 15. A decree will be issued shortly according to Kpoca lim iting the consumption of meat to three days a week. VICTORY IS NOW SYNONYM FOR BREAD WITH HUNS London, April 15.—'"Victory now la a synonym for bread in Germany," declared Haron Rhondda, food con troller, In explaining to The Asso ciated Press, the bearing of the Ger man food problem on the offensive In the west. It Is a fight not for Paris, but for food," h<- added The cry of 'give us bread' resounds Inces santly In Hlndenburg's ears and in my judgment that cry ha* set the German legions moving ■The kaiser hoped to starve na Into submission by t-e (.'-boat war fare. He failed. The Russian and the Rumanian granaries proved to be nothing but a mirage. The despair ing energies of hunger are M the nean U this fury of battlA** British Repulse 7 Heavy Attacks at Merville, German Losses Very Great; Huns Retake Neuve Eglise CLINGING 10 HOPE OF LOCATING THE U.S.S. CMS Giant Navy Collier With 293 Aboard Unheard of Since March 4th. Presence of Hun Raider or Sub May Account For Disappearance. Williatri Michael Homo, of 836 Ninth street, this city, who was a fireman on the IT. S. H. Cyclops, missing naval collier, la the non of Mrs. Fanny Horne, of that ad dress. and a nephew of Mr. John K. White, with whom he was for merly employed as bookkeeper. Michael Horne’s father is dead. He has one brother living in Au gusta, Peter G. Home; a brother in Jacksonville, Hugh S. Horne, and one sister, Miss Bessie J. Horne, also of Jacksonville. Dr. Geo. T. Home is an uncle of Michael Horne. Mrs Horne has been notified by the Navy Department that tho ship on which her son sailed as a fireman has been missing since March 4th. On account of the state of her health. Mrs. Home had not up today been told that the Cyclops was missing, but relatives state that thoy will probably tell her during the day. Michael Horne enlisted In the navy more than n year ago, volun teering his service. He is 33 years old. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Washington.—Orders for greater efforts to find the missing naval collier Cyclops, overdue from South American waters for more than a month, went out today to American ships. In addition allied naval craft on patrol duty in the south are aid ing in the search. So far not one word has come to clear up the mystery of the collier’s disap pearance. Secretary Daniels said today, however, that he still clung to the hope* that the vessel would report as many other navy ships had done, after they had been given up for lost. Naval officers were no nearer today to a solution of the disappearance than they were three weeks ago, when anxi ety over the safety of the ship first de veloped. There is absolutely nothing on which to found an explanation. The big carrier has simply vanished from the sea. The Theories. No possible theory was rejected by of ficials In seeking an explanation. Sug gestions heard most frequently were that German agents had boarded the ship in port and captured her from her people at sea; that she had broken In two and gone down in a sudden squall; that she had been overtaken by a submarine and sunk without trace and that an Internal explosion bad sent her down. All of these suggestions had flaws In them, it was said. A theory that she had been captured by a group of Gorman agents aboard appeared to be the only thing that would account for the silence of her radio equipment. Since the ship failed to appear, naval vessels have patrolled all coasts in the vi cinity of her route, looking for wriM-kagc or survivors. Nothing has been found. KvCry vessel known to have been any where I n the region at the time has lieen communicated with. None saw or heard* anything of the collier. Reports from every source showed nothing to warrant the storm theory. It is the mild season of the year In those waters. The route the Cyclops would have followed was somewhat shelled. To Secure Fuel. The ship had aboard an insufficient quantity <>r ><>■.|| f..r :• lourvtay t-, th# nearest German port, had she been cap tured. Home officers think that If the ship was captured her captors may be holding her out of trade routes, waiting for a chance steamer from which to i*e < ure fu«-1 The explosion theor yla met by the fact thal only sufficient ammunition for hit few guns was on board The ship’s cargo of manganese ore was not explos ive. Secretary Daniel* said the department had no word that would indicate the pres ence in southern waters of a German raider. The sea Inner* are busy with shipping, yet no vessel has sighted any suspicions crafl. Silence of Radio. It. is the absolute silence of the radio that makes the case one of the most mys terious in naval annals That fact aione inclines officials to the view that the ship might have been captured by persons aboard, for in no other way would It have been possible to silence rails fur aid In case of a storm or an attack by enemy craft, or even If the ship were torpedoed, on page two). To Repeal the German-American Alliance Charier; Intern Women Washington— ftepeal of the Keden* 1 charter of the Nation*! German -Ameri ran Alliance wuh approved unanlmous’y today by the senate Judl* lary commit* tee The bill of Senator King of Utah for annulment of the organization's char tar wa« ordered favorably reported despite the recent vota of the organisation to voluntary dltwolvo. &OON AS BILL SIGNED. Washington— Many German and Austrian women are under surveillance by government agents and will he arrested arid Interned as soon ua President WII* son signs the bin which Includes women fn tha f-imm of «d«my aliens. It was said today tha number Is mors than UHL (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) By Tho United Press. London, April 15. —The Germans have again retaken Neuve-Eglise. “There was severe fighting all day yester day before Neuve-Eglise,” Field Marshal Haig reported to day. “After beating off numerous attacks we were com pellel in the end to withdraw for a second time from the village.” By The Associated Press. FRENCH SUCCESS. Paris, April 15. —0 n the front above Montdidier, the French made a successful local attack last night, taking pris oners, the war office announces. By The United Press. GREAT GERMAN LOSS. London, April 15. —The Germans have been driven back with great loss in fierce fighting northwest of Mer ville, Field Marshal Haig reported today. “In the sector during the course of the day no less than seven attacks were repulsed with heavy loss,” he said. “Once the enemy advanced in five waves. Under the weight of the attack our line was bent back slightly but a counter attack completely restored it.” RETAKEN AT BAILLEUL. "Southwest of Bailleul, enemy parties temporarily pen etrated our positions but a counter attack restored our lines.” “On the northern hank of the Lys canal, hostile infan try attempted to advanee but was caught under our artillery fire and was unable to develop its attack. “Successful minor operations east of Robecq last night resulted in the capture of prisoners and machine guns. “South of the Somme, in the neighborhood of Hangard en-Santerre, in fighting early this morning, we improved our positions and took a number of prisoners. There was hostile artillery fire last night in the vicinity of Bucquoy— midway between Arras and Albert.” MOBILIZATION IN DRAFT IS ORDERED TO 49.043 MORE Third Big Call Within Month Issued By General Crowder. More Big Ones in May. Re markable Speeding Up As Allies Call. (■Y THE UNItTd PRESS.) Washington, D. C—Orders for the mobilization between May Ist and 15th of 49,843 drafted men- the third big call within a month were sent out today by Brovost Marshal General ftrowder. More big call* will follow during May. It |s officially stated present plans ar<* to break all mobilization records for any month since the war began. Today’s order takes men from every state, and includes all remaining quotas of the first draft. This mobilization will follow directly after the one for 150,000 men, scheduled for April 26th to May 1. Another mobi lization of 96,000 rnen has just beefi rompl'twl, In addition, numerous spe cial calls are being made almost dally. Speeding Up. The remarkable f.peedirig up of the draft mobilization Is in response to fur ther Allied appeals for more men. Afl the draft machinery is Iri shape now so that on short notice the provost marshal general’s office can furnish practically any number of men for which accommo dations at. the cantonments can ba found. Following the policy of sending re crults iri small units to camps Just as rapidly as the trained fighters can he transported to France, the mobilization order today will he scattered over eleven regular army poets. It will he the first time any large number of draftees have been sent to other camps than the na tional army cantonments. Camps Selected. The campe selected are: Fort Hlocum, N Y.; Fort Thomas. Ky ; Columbus Bar racks. Col ii in bus, Ohio; Vancouver Bar racks, Seattle; Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Fort Mr Dowell, Calif Fort Screven, Ga.; Jefferson Barracks Kt. Ixiuis, Mo , Fort Logan, Colo.! Jackson Barracks, New Orleans; Fort Ham Houston, Tex Following are the southern state quotas- Alabama. 261: District of Columbia, 197; Florida. 266. Georgia, 316. Ken tucky. 1.126 r<oul*iana, 516; Maryland, 462; Mississippi, 620. Missouri, 2.163, North Carolina, 481; South Carolina, 289, Tennessee, 442; and Virginia, 7M. HOME EDITION Around Neuve Eglise. (BY THE ARBOCIATED PRESS.) With the British Army, France* April 15. The battle about Neuve RgllHO near the Belgian border which has been retaken by the Germans continued to rage this morning with the same intensity that has marked it for days and tho British are pounding the Ger mans hard. Another assault on Bailluel. four miles west of Neuve Kgllse Is ex pected momentarily. The latest reports that the fore noon showed that the British line was being held as a whole in this northern zone, and In some in stances has been considerably Im proved by counter strokes. The British last evening follow ed up their success of Saturday when they pushed the Germans hack from Kobecq on the Clar ence River. Local counter attacks delivered on the German positions 3,000 yards to the east of this town were completely successful and the enemy again was forced to fall hack somewhat. Th© British In the course of the afternoon also pushed out several posts north of the canal between the La we and Clarence Rivers. These operations indicate that the defense of the entente allied troops has stiffened. YBY THE UNITED PRESS.) German* Are Stalled. With the British Armies In April 14. —Despite the most desper ate efforts to progress toward their first goal, the Germans apparently are stalled. Haxebrouch. Bailleul. Aire, LHMers and Bethune are still in possession of the British The German blows are growing more feeble while the Allies resist ance la strengthening The battle has slowed down prac tically to a dead atop, similar to the Picardy drive after the first week Though the first phase seemingly has ended the fighting continues and un doubtedly will not reuse for some time But another crttlcal period has been put behind the Allien, who are awaiting further onslaughts undis mayed. Bloody Check. Pmrt. of von Arnlm’s fourth army and practically all of von Quasi a sixth army, comprising more than 20 divisions <240,000 men) have been bloodily checked The British were the first to admit the seriousness of the German ae (Contlnued on page two) JAP AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN lI.S, A Pacific Port, April IS.—Any acttoi Japan msk take In sending troops U Siberia will be In the Interest of all th* nations with which Germany la at wai and not In the solo Interests of Japan Viscount Inhll. now Japanese ambassa dor to the United Stares, declared her* today. Ishii has arrived from Japan an rout* to Washington. There Is it possibility Germany might establish a base on the Pacific Asian* coast should she make a successful drive through Hiherla. Ishii declared, ane It will be Japan’s duty to prevent such s < ontlagtnej Ambassador Ishii would not discuss thi landing of Japapvsa troops at VTadlva* tok.
