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’ . TREATIESSECRET ALLIED CENSORS CUT OFF PE- TROORAD DISCLOSURES WILSON ALSO IGNORANT State Department Has No Knowl edge of Allied Secret Agreement* * —(irowing l>is|H>sition in America to Demand Information of Se<*i*et ; romptt<*t.s—fllolshevikl DhaJosals are Not Condemned in Washing- ' ' 4 Vt ' ton—Some of the Treaties Slip Through. . ; Neither at the American state department nor at the,. Russian embassy in Washington has any Word IxM-n receive<l of tlie texts of the various secr«*t diplomatic trea ties and correspondence which have recently published l>y Trot/ky in Petrograd. Copies of thesi* documents have never seen at the state department. Preshtpit Wilson lias never s«*eii them and d«K*s not kii«»w what they contain. satisfaction Last wssk this paper published the supposed contents of two of the treaties, The first agreed that Rus sia waa to determine Germany’s east ern boundary, and that Prance and Great Britain were to have the same privilege with the western front. The second gave Constantinople to Rus sia and contained agreements .be tween that country and Great Britain as to Asia Minor and Turkey. The text of a secret agreement among France, Great Britain, Russia and Italy were published in Petro grad Tuesday by the Bolshevik! gov ernment, according to ^jelayed dis patch. The agreement gives Italy sanction tp annex certain territory in return for entering the Entente Al liance, and embraces the inadmissi- bilit.v of the intervention of pope Benedict with a view to stopping the war. i The document was signed in. Lon don April *26, 1915, by Viscount Grey, former foreign secretary; Paul Camboti, French ambassador to Great Britain, and Count Benckendorff, _lhe Russian ambassador to Great Britain., It contains a memorandum front the Italian ambassador at Lon don to the foreign office nd the Al lied ambassaders. Italy was to have the assistance of the French and British naval ford's until the Austrian naval force was destroyed. After |»oace, Italy was to receive the Trentino, the southern Tyrol to the Brenner Pass; Triest and Istria and Dal matia, with additional geographi cal lioundaric* outlined in great detail. DRIVE BACK BRITISH GERMANS ADVANCE TWO MILES BEFORE CAMBRAI SECTOR TAKE 4,000 PRISONERS Teutonic High Command Rushes * •:' ,•y , * v ■ 1 - 1 ; n, ■ ■' 1 :■ <:i f , -"'"T 7*^ i *• ••T-S-* Khormou* Reserves and Com mences Rattle to Determine Fate of Cambrai—Fighting Continues But Brtish Line is Holding—Brit ish Had a Hard Time. Sunday the twelve hundred and twentieth day of the war, was one of constant hit-and-hit-back fighting on ttre Cambrai front. The German* didn’t get any further n incessant attacks, so after an all night’s artil lery drumming they tried again at dawn Sunday and kept at it until dark. Last word from British headquar ters Sunday evening was that all their assaults broke down. They did make some slight Inroads Into the British lines around Masnleres, which w’as the center cf. the car nage. but they were each time thrown back by the Tommies in well organ ised counter thrusts. As the battle HUNS TERMS READY KUEHLMANN WILL NAME THEM IF ASKED BY ALLIES HINTS AT MODERATION State department officials can only explain the fact that Ambassa- j : Italy was to govern the foreign dor Francis in Petrograd has not relationship of Albania in the event j stands the Germans have to content fqywarded the texts of these dccu- that that country became an autono- themselves with the comparatively ments by supposing that he believes mous government, hut Italy was not small area they recaptured fn Fri- that the I’nited States has received to oppose objecticns if It were de-' day’s fgurius offensive, them freely through the ordinary dded to apportion parts of Albania Strategically, the outstanding fact press channels, and Jhenre haa not to Montenegfo, Serbia and Greece. Is that the British lines held firm on considered it necessary to burden his The agreement supported Italy’s the northern side of the salient, that code communications to the depart- contention in the principle of bal- 1 Hour Ion wood, with tta d« minating ,aent with them. • ance of naval pcaer In the M»dl- In this curious situation of ignor- terraneon Sea. subjec t to future defl iace as te the actual extent of the ! *»ltlon Italy was to have rights in *rotsky reexlatlons. there is much L)bta enjoyed by the Sultan on the IbmlalM li tffWftT circle* in *>•»*• the l-ausanne treaty Italy Washlnstoa regardina their nature agreed to the proposed tndependenr cxuater diiv and importance Prominent officials Mu»ulman sacred places in Arabia doubt that Trotthy coujd^hate had *» the eveat^of Frames sod Great publUlL Africa at «*• etpease of Germany »hat ft* baa published Is prob-1 Italy waa ta have the rtfftt to »»• ihe diplomats correspoadenre crease her buldtegs Greet Itntal ding these treaties It Is felt rendered freer and more actlVe and therefore stronger “In (iennany the governmcNh li carry ing oet the program Ink! deem by the chancellor yesterday, not ing way under party pressure, rather proceeding with clear per. tion of historical necenalty. Tne de velopment haa beeb actually opcoulte that of England and France, whdre freedom of thought and free It m oi speech have been suppressed, par* y by violent and brutal measures. ; In these countries which had been de mocracies things are tending more and more toward absolute dictvtor- ships. • “In . France, actuated by the dogged desire to continue the war which finds its mainstay in President Plneare, Clemenceau has been called to power as the last card in tho game. At the same time that in Germany the chancellor is makir^- the government program a matter of detailed discussion with the various parties, in France the newspapers devoted to Premier Clemenceau ari; praising him for having constitute! his cabinet entirely without consut'- ing parliament is an absolutely dic tatorial manner, and as one of the first functions cf the government the ruthless suppression of pacifist ef forts is announced. “In ■ England the development which has mow occurred In France gether her adversaries ct. the con- took place dome time ago. The party | ference table she would come out fpr war to the end brought Lioyd- ifcjth impossible claims, reckoning j Gerrge to the fore.- He was invested that the people, being tired of war with powers under which, disregard ant prepared for far-reaching sacri- Ing the provisions so dear to the fices. would not give their states- British constitution, he was made de ipen the support necessary to refute facto dictator.’* The foreign secretary said Lloyd- from newly * concentrated German guns. In the northern attack the Ger mans succeeded In pushing down be tween Mouevres and Bourlon wood for a considerable distance, but were hurled back by a counter attack par ticularly sanguinary fighting. The line in this station was virtually as it stood before the Germans attacked. In the southern battle the Ger mans broke through the British front south of Villiers-Guislain, and, by executing a turning movement to the south, succeeded in enveloping Gauche wood, Gouzeaucourt. Gonne- lifeu and La Vkcquerie temporarily. *After the first shock of the attack by a superior number of forces, the Bcitish organized a counter attack and sent up reinforcements. The British troops were throw;n against the Germans in Gouzaucourt, which represented the enemy’s extreme ad vance, a distance of about 4,000 yards. The Germans got into Gou zeaucourt about 10 o’clock in the rhorning and from that hour until 2 o’clock in the afternoon hand-to-hand fighting of a most terrible nature^ took place there. The British were outnumbered, but so furious was their onslaught that they pushed the Germans back from the town and reoccupied it. Just east of Gouzeaucourt is a ridge, ami the Germans had occupied this in force. The British continued their attacks ahei gradually forced the enemy from this ridge to the lower ground beyond. As a result the ridge was retaken by the British, together with Gauche wood, south east of Gouzeaucourt. and they push ed on the western edge of Gonnelieu. I German demands. On this account. In the meantime British counter | it has been said, it would be necew- attackn at lai Vacquerie had pro- | »ary for Germany’* enemies to con- ceeded lucce— fully and the Germans , tinoe the fight until Germany ma* were thrown out of this place with 1 forced to make a detailed statement heavy losses. The German line was | of her terms. He continued; Just west of Villiers-Guislain. which i«• presented an advsnee of about 3.- oihi yards. r< Foreign Secretary Declares It “Ab surd” to Imagine They Would lie Large—j-Denies Entente Is Asked to > j ’ Act Blindly—-Views Lnisdowne lAdter as Hopeful Sign of Liberal AMemlciicy. Doctor von Kuehlmann.smbjress- ing the Reichstag Friday, intimated that Germany was prepared to state her peace terms on request. The foreign secretary told his hearers it had been said Germany had shown great reserve on account of the fact that she had a fraudulent design and that once German astute ness had succeeded n bringing to- oet thai ehly rrga that the treaties tiiemaehee Meal have heeft twmc%ed from the ftnHlftft' for*Iga efftre hwf«ee ««*uM net his haedf eft i K < *« There een he hft doe hi theft the testa ef tarines serveft dtfthMesttr coei Meek at lees were ••prsiy pat* tithed kaft weeh te Fetreered Frees dtapetrftea reeftelelBft eesenfftea rf Ihetr rweteets have heee peneitted te pees Hu eegh the reweerehlp Many are spsprr remmsef alee here siipied ihreefth te reeArm the that theft the teefte heee heeft Mhfehed. Ae eereilaftl tftehMMftjftft-lhePlPfte he feend hi e New Yeth Wertd di* petrh ef Neteftiher IT fr**ei lie Fe- t r*»t *sd ceetvafteftdeftt. Iiesch* Yewrel. erhtrh —yt The pwhlMileft ef th* dB'i*«4T M eiailr «or i rspi»adce«» he* heee fietahad eftd fhe keftAMNrthl Reed ers heMeee It has made a frael Hatpr*-** **M of Hus*** If the IteMenthl li eAe he- Mrte this, pvsweieeef ft*whieai«*e tcftMWeet ts hruleelea ••• sep. lhe| heir pEhefted e Mlewil thr tltir«l t DVlselrlx, hef• ecscr- Ihefess, %**ry sevkseaftf, ee*e In eft rtrvhw «f ft eshieet«<e *ff»its ere hr* tee la* te esht **fthet de Ihrer tfeetlm erteel* li * ft h) etc ihetr train hv^ In* «»t lit • 1*1 hy I hr AUlrst tt*e» ■MNV«hf|t? f»*r» me* a a'g^vttrev, w i* to thr unoihk al r«ie4e**t kf in pttl*i• *p*a* these trra- nt %m«Hk *. which ha* al* SdcteiMed th* ret dlpton*.*> > •I f«*r (rvnk and pwhttr dc t iiaik* Acid, can not spur. Hill 1<if. Is coniidrtrly In their hand*. To drive the British from this position four mile* from t’am* brat and dominating that town— was the altlmate object of* the Teuton and In tbaY they ftUled. n» . " rmesa an aatomatlr British retirement by - »-hiug In the flanhs of Byna’s MOB BURNS NEGRO Infuriated Teeneseee* Turf err aetl Fire daftly A seeitaet. “If tear adtcmerlrs ere anxloe* to know whet our alms ere, this matter Is very simple Imlerrl. There In a waffrieet number of ways at their dlsponel. History hen eot furnished a single exam ple of any great diplomatic an- semhly |»urpo«ilng t«» settle Inter- nelkmel affairs ever hexlug here* c« mi treed wlthoet prethnisly hn« • In dentins th wedge did »*<r Uwea n« north they hit gmntte Thus the menace to f’em brat U as <Mninons •• It waa at the end ef the BrtUeh third ilw! army * great task drive. mtUtary ex* 1 peris pot a ted rwt. and If tnla men A negro name*! Ug. ' sa _ • n th** pubb- tentUms of lIm* s*iuare at Dyersbnrg. Teas . Huaday . * afternron for attacking a young Oennftfty, hnld Ihr-ftgft KfttdMk nhite n<*m«n In that fwnnty ten dnynl®*^* welcomed the clearieg of the lings nss to fnHtltath the rnnee of Italy In borrowing 2»9.oog.eo# pound* in the British marker FVuore. t«rwsf Hrttnio nod Itnsnie nee* to soppMrt Itofy In the Papal Inflneme fr««m war nod to w gwlotlog need 1*01 ran crewing I hr war. Italy s fteopetwitnn | nee I* nne to hen in one month after the he rempetled sooner nr Inter In dmn t hnch between <*amhml and Arena and taste cm# of their main commnnica Ikon ha see etth lie great * etiy he- Oa the southern aid* they | Virtually the wholu county raUftreUr n of the T fares aing la n mnrw deiali- m of the treaty reparted Louden I mil? Mail dispatch from Frtrwgrad nf Movetnhnr AA and recsired hero Friday The Imtly Hall dispntch msntlonsd the agreement to peovent ftkp ^ftjftl Inftnenco from ending the war. and Inrftnftpft m the cwtftpnftMftlnft to Italy foe fntenng the war ver• tain Ipbftii in the Ofevftnft atehl* polaga and tervftlftViy Ift Asia Mtftne and Affka ftntnfts or n seeften nf ftnfftgMftfta pwhftshed hr the MnftfttPtihl gnsifu meat rsdofllog to twriynslte eowctm* •mmm —ffrtrd Im fAeeme foe the pwr* pM«o of todoctou her to uwsAst urHd* ore sent hy INrtr«*grod csareosfuMMft* ftenth the city in the British hut the end ef the Camheni hortnWflft The per>ft»isni I ton chomes showed they are I ftftnnd to thfftw the ftrftlieh hm «tines**q ’h* crarMimo seenn^—H As lafortated mob wrested th# ne gro from the melody nf ftherlff ftry ant of Dyor con at y. and throe effl cere oho were taking the prisoner fti an ankNnohlle from t’niuu Oily, I where ho was arrested daturday. to 11tyerehnrg for tftnl As the news spread through the J reentry thousands flwhed to Ifyoce- j burg A trial was erranged far. a I Jury aeterted. and the mub wan tm* ■ port sued tr withhold ftciftnn until n | verdict was reached The negro eon* I feased his guilt Ah Iran etn^e*wae driven Inin the ! a round and ihs nundgm ued man lied ef the whole area, via miles deep end 1 eleven Utee wide. Intndnd hy ftyngaf trwapu t onrentratPMi nf tiennnn reserves! tu it He wne striped «*f • t«*(hiaf Mr.i h• -< irons wove epplied In nil «' * • **' hi* hndf. * A hsnftro one hutit art and gun* on the Camhesi front ton* I Eton ttnoea Thors wee* ihrvwnaing signs | he late ftnndny ef n massed frontal ae* snail against the Dlcesvree- lloertuu Funtsine Hus the vital sector How •fiong the British are hete, ho*ever, end shoe# that they not only heat eft the Teutons, hut took some Tee prison era In the heat of Friday’s hat* I# In §»ft 1 nwmwnrd preen lied Ml md him nee were camenmed hy he croud dispersed soon The eeual ftendsy uuk*! the town. SIRS SINK 16 SNIPS rtH*. Th* 1 ** MM 1* dod an ntlar of •oatbrra Albania, i •%«rntla* AvfnHft* an nffrr aft tovriioi ry Ml Aft a Miner and other uffars n t tho fft| peUaa nf Turk ay. The*# nil ram* hn nothing f«af VartOM* fr 4'MrMM ttar «I«M aaMUt. 1 1 1* add* 4. daal* uith a proposal to tc ttulinria If ftt Eatenle Allle* tireet Hc1ta*n‘» off t'yprws tu Greece, log lu the rvlnsnl h.*»t | i ml fel* Haunehtle the British prex* and I pnhlir are rvjei* Ing t ver the fact that I the Teuton gam I* so small In pro-1 paatlkdl to ohal I hex out to do Thr liowmo* D'vktovi c apt new I I.* I cvm iuti»h aod varveral hatterVr^ la I the t umhta! region^ says an ••ffh iai j irptoi i%«m*'*I N^luvvt.*v rrrfiBttg TUc sluicment says that betueep I Mnenvrua and Bourk a anti from I F«Mitaliftc and l«a F«*lk* the Germans I lt»iew hack the llvitieh, storm*'vl the I tmoh the t ■4 «»f Batitt'uv.l . t TV lt.« iBpimu.i t lake the tu«»ral Is4uc v y. In Let. there is quite »;►- t) public apinion a feeling of Hef that a few more of the cards in the great game have been thrown rn the table. As f«*r the moral issue, America »cnn not fall to rerogni/c that there is it il« , c|» and fundaiiMTital one on the other side. She can not c»ra|»c the significance of the fact that, although sin* Is now fighting side by side with the Allies for osten sibly denuHTHtie aims, I’residrnt Wilson docs not know the con tents of the various s«vret treaties which hind the Allies among themselves. This is a fact constantly forgotten by ’England and France when they say that, although £he is willing to co-operate with them, America shows no disposition to enter into a real alliance. America, furthermore, can not escape the deep significance of the fact that the name of the United States is not signed to any secret treay which Troztky has it in his power to publish. ; . Trot/Jky doubtless has violated a long* established convention, hut not nrerfcpily M pnlnt nf +*trnrsrrTfn ah il- has had diplomatic manners, in other words. But this is exactly what he intended to do, because he did not believe in secret diplo macy,,, Neither does America. Why have not the Allies permitted the American public, to say nothing cf the American government, to the t&xt of documents openly pub- Ished and rea don the streets of Pe trograd? ,Thig is a question which America is asking with growing dis- F01GHT EACH OTHER Two Au'dro-Gcrtnan Regiments At- moM Exterminated by MiMakc. Details have been rfflrlally re ceived of one of the most sanguinary fighu in the northern zone, in which two Austro-Hungarian regiments! fight until they almost exterminated each other. The fight waa hack of Aslago during one of the main at-1 tacks against the Italians. The enemy advanced from the two ' flanks and toward night a regiment of Hungarian Czechs became engaged with a regiment of Galician Poles, beth wearing a different uniform apd speaking a different dialect. .The rifle fire was followed by a bayonet charge and then a hand-to-hand struggle with grenades lasting through the night until the two reg iments w’ere disentangled after heavy losses when it became known that they belonged to the same side. > DETAIN BRITISH / t il 1RV ict.i™ > TVnTml/%p« n*>fAVPf»n Bolshe vik i and London Authorities. Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevikl for eign mfnister, has issued an order that no British subjects shall receive permits, to leave Russia pending the settlement of the cakes of Russians alleged tc be interned in England be cause' of their political convictions. Recently the unconditional release of several Russians under arrest , at London was demanded hy the pres ent Russian administration. ►lit: In th< tnbra! regiot mans i* gun a turning movement, hut the British were able to pull back most of their troops and guns at the first attack and save them from be ing caught. The British blew up a certain number of guns. So far as could be ascertained no British guns were captured' by the Germans. / .The German casualties were ex ceedingly large. The /British prob ably lost a considerable number of men. There is no concealing the fact that the enemy gave the British an uncomfortable hour or two, but the situation is not one to cause particu lar uneasiness. Some scattered. British in the front line may nave fallen into the hands of the Germans, but most of the troops are .reported to have been withdraw n safely. Some ground has beeh lost, but unless unforeseen events arise, the German plans have been frustrated, with the infliction of serious losses on .them. The attack w T as the first, preten- tious attgmnt to onst^the British from the territory won by Gen. Haig last week. They have thus far fail ed to accomplish their object, al though they captured a considerable stretch of territory in the Gonnelieu region, just south of the scene of the recent British offensive. Two great attacks were delivered. One <*xu*mled from Mouevres to Bourlon w'cod; the other was along ;ipproximntefy’ a l:\00fl-yard front bekw^en Vendhuile on -the southed Crevecpeur on the north., Both as saults were made In very force, and th§_ infantry w'as supported by fire IUmUIi am| Italian lam**** fug ftreft D’ndlnn ft rftnexaftni. Font tea# ttvftllsli aterrhanti I .Co** ton* end over, end so te** than I,(ten tan*, were si Mi fi**» » 4MIt*** lu«t O•*< cordins to tlie weekly adi statement ‘4*u»-*t Weduesdav Ins during the ln«t *«-ek in He •els in flit* larger category #»% number reported sunk m Jest r^irtrF.'TF^Ii ~— - Itallan shipping !«»*»*« to i rtne aflack* during the meek Neve ruber J.'* wave an*' more than l.ftriti tons, that tonnage snd one i *. e**el. it was officially situation n* regards the western poe ate. “under praaawvw nf our rarent so remans “ Ho added Thom In favor of war In the os* tretn* have coma ant Into th# opoa. demanding rirtory and nothing hat vletory How they Intend to me thta v let ary la »!>«•• a hy the ear rat dare- meat published hy th* Hnsuftan gov- . r r.; 1.1 The secretary referred to the letter of th# Marquis of tmaudowno. say- I mg It may ho that Lnnodournes let ter ran ho taken an n hopeful sign that even In England the frrrm of I moderation are gaining ground 'Hut to-day,** he coat Mined. **11 la | curtain that the Fnpe’g mamoge la re ’ cel ring an rmponm from the o ester n power* and that France and Bag I land are resolved to rety only on v|o- | leftrn Therofote. the Gemma pm 1 pie wilt stand up and he prepared to . hmi force with form nntll the daoa I of the better and mure humane un derstanding ohieh is beginning to * appear In,the enutern shy shall arias In the nation* nf the weet. which are . as yet filled nth greed far money ? and pownr. Our eyes ht the present moment j are Id rued toward the east Musam has sot the world ablate The gang •*f bureuucrsis and spct'tdmuts. rot- ng the weak rolmhly s«*ll i ^ i *|*l it iousiy l»llir*ti«*u of s the *« tu.tI th** gncsiith* 1 th** s» ib! George probably had not quite come up to the expectatk n of his friends, but that Inasmuch at there seemed to be no one to surpass him In the determination to carry on the war, unless laird North*-(iff* should be re sorted to, “we may probably for some time tr come see the western de- MM.. I.,. 1»*. under the leadership of their dictators, discussing in full harmony questions regarding the (ommand of the Allied forma ** Font ending that Britlah statesmen were astoundlngly Ignorant of Ger many. Dr. von Kuehli r&t* had pl.iMd do.a UM Bruton goveramoat to tha story of utlttaa* (Ion hy tho Germs as of th# hodian nf the dead, and had declared thai the reported plan to institute Mi Germany was rhararti German rises and lastltutloaa. In reply ftp a q amt loft Dr. ftgft Ka*h I man a said rumors that ftou- manla waa ghost to offer to eater aegotlatlcMm Inc peace had not t • '•nUrmsd Ho ref arced I# tho fart that pari of Honmania fta sGU Ift tho hands nf Meussaalaa troops, and said •his army Ynight rout > a an te wag# war a tho aamuq Its own risk. If decide to negotlals th# f« retrry added. It uonld he to rondact separate SUNMNAVUNS AGREE ftlftfts ga i*a ot t tan to th«* c rora, ovorrul ink b> ' sad mingtak 4*d though | * k. nr* ! meantaft Im ought at milfit mh( ■ tout th** no eftralty even* j that round ry whMb wi i Cam- < and in mbit l ate «ans* of *r th«* i glia 11 >pii• ► W h!« h In f* * rv h t , 1, “Noy ^ *‘w4f|e pi ftrv* 1 t \ Uur- utpf m , ( amer «>( un*l**r null 'mIIIdic snnount «• I BAR NEGROES FROM STREET r i4 tabor tns t«» find, thmiigh an aruiUtue and peace, an f*p|M»rtunity for pussibl** Ih- teraal re* <»n>*ti urtio^. I : need auf | supplement the clear words in whbh • th»* chancellor yesterday stated th** aHltmle *tf fh** German g< vernment toward these aitin* H**r** again our ptdlcy w ill adhere to th»* prlitriple of firm but moderate • statesmanship $ baaed upon facts. t nrulv “The principles hitherto announ*- . , ed to the world by .the present rulers Maavacliuaetts. | in Petrograd appear to be entirely acceptable as a basis for reorguniza- The kings of .Norway. Ds •nd Hwodsft aft their r«»iif»rw t hristianla. says sn * ffWial meat, reochod an sgrmmsni follow las points Firm Hy reouoa of the nahftfHg hntftnaH the thr** couni huosvor long tho our may Inst, whatever term It may take, the dial r*tallows and ftwtuaJ eri of the three kingdoms shall hs tained ’Hecoad In conformity with tho prevtoue derlnrntlons and pollrim of the three countries It Is the fat! In* lent ion* of their governments each for Itself tc observe the ut most de gree of neulraHiy toward a 11 helllg- eirnl powers. TUIrd Hie lr»- j* expressed re* iprtM%||y to Aid one another with i«-i« haadise during the present dif ficulties and special representatives are to meet Immediately to facilitate the exchange of men handIse.’* Military Aullioi itii-s t m b t’4»Ulls tin n | Five hundred negro troops of Mas- 1 lien which. hlle fully taking into sachusetts recently sent taCharlotte. account the right of nations to deter- N. C., have been <leni(*d the liberty of Charlotte streets by military au thorities unless the soldiers are on otficial business. This order follow ed the overrunning of the V. M. C. A. huts and the IiuUk of the Knights of Columbus upon their arrival, and the arrest later of two negro sol diers on the streets \yith bayonets concealed under their ccats. The authorities are vigorously enforcing the order, however, and look for no trouble. MORE WAR DECLARATIONS Stone Favors Deglartog Against Ger many's Allies. Declarations of war against Aus tria, Turkey and Bulgaria, Chairman Stone, of the Senate foreign rela tions committee, declared last week, seem “exceedingly advisable to sim plify a situation now anomalous/’ Congressmen Return.^ The party of American Congress men, members of which came under German machine gun fire recently in France, returned home on an American steamship. mine their own destinies, is calcu lated permanently to safeguard the essential interests of the two great neighboring nations, Germany and Russia. * “1 am profoundly satisfied that we shall be able to pursue this course in full agreement with our allies, and I take It also with the almost unani mous moral support of the^repre sentatives of the German people here assembled—a fact which will give our action necessary weight.” After referring to the Teutonic victory in Italy and to the bitterness caused in Germany by Italy’s en trance iijto the war, Dr. von Kuehl- mann said: “Nevertheless there be some who. in this hour of utter collapse will not withhold sympathy from the Italian people.” The effect of Germany’s military successes, the foreign secretary said, w as noticeable also in England and France. “In Germany,” the speaker said, “the great words spoken by the em-. W ror at the* outset cf the war have during the war borne fruit and have developed relations eetween the peo ple and the crown which have, on the basis of the most sincere and mutual confidence, forevermore been STOP FIERCE DRIVES Italian* Reptile Willi Bloody Five Teutonic Attack*. Possibly In a supreme endeavor to break the Italian line before the Brit ish and French reinforcements enter the fray, the Austro-Germans, com prising an entire division, have at tacked the Italians In the Brenta Valley on the northern sector of the Italiair front Like similar though smaller attacks during recent days the offensive was stopped by the Ital ian artillery and infantry, the enemy suffering heavy losses In men killed and mrfde prisoner. Four additional attacks between the Brenta and Piave rivers also were put down with severe casualties and everywhere the ’• Italians held their original line. British’casualties Cambrai lessee Fail to Swell Total Losses Which Are Smaller. British casualties officially report ed for the week ending Tuesday ag gregated 30,314. They were divided as follows: killed or died al wounds, officers, 269; men, 5,947; wounded or miseing, officers, 896; men, 23,- Notwithstanding the heavy fight ing. This Is an increase of four ves- bral district the British casualties are less than in the preceding week when they totalled' 32,227. Two weeks back they were 25,065. . • • • ' • . 4 Pay Your Subscription to The Now