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36TH YEAR.
EL PASO TEXAS. TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 1918.
ENGLISH SECTION TWELVE PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CLEMENCEAU NAILS "MADE IN BERLIN" CANARD OE AUSTRIAN PREMIER
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ESTIMATES
ON LOAN
DRIVE
Under Instructions Issued by
Secretary Daily Estimates of
Subscriptions Are Not to Be
Given Out by National Uis
trict or Local Headquarters.
Object of Order Is to Prevent
Dissemination of Misleading
Complications That May En
danger Campaign; AH Fig
ure Must Bear Official Stamp
By Ar ftocfah'ri Press
Washington. AprH Estimates or
dally Liberty Loan subscriptions will nol
be given out durtnr the campaign by
national district or local headquarters.
under tTiatriii-tioti.4 Is-netl puitght by See
retary McAdoo. instead tne treasury will
gather r cari federal reserve bank
figures on subscriptions actually filed
wlih them together with receipts from
mo initial per cent payment ami
tabulaiion of these will ho made public
tfli dSY
i (H iii coamHHpea may compila sunMar
reporta of subscriptions turned in to local
banks and vivo out the results.
This method of supplying information
on the day by day progress of the loan
campaign adopted today by the treasury
after toiur discussion is mtenusa
j rovent the pnhiicstton or hieren rate
sttaiates which might not he oorne not
bv actual subacrlations. secretary Hi
A Joo requested itewspepers aad Liberty
i mu committees in observe the new
rule ovar kwr dlatance telephone frora
luchraond Va. where he made his first
Liberty Loan apeerh on a southern tour
the secretary aulhorlied this statement.
No pTgerea Far Several Day.
'in cailar to remove the nak of in-
accurate Information and of over Ban guiñe
and misleading estimates concerning the
amount of aubner (pilona to tne third
Liberty Loan no rigures will be riven
out for anata days and tlten only rigores
aa to the actual amount of eubscriptlona
officially filed with the federal reserve
banki. The danger or relying- upon opti-
mistic eailmates and unofficial iubarrlp-
ttoos will thua ba avuitiea.
"This information will bo made public
berDhlnr at an early date when the de-
partment will be prepared tu rive ac-
curate figures. After the plan han been
developed the federal reserve nan kit wftl
report to the treasury department the
amount of subscrlirtlon actually filed
ami theac reporta will be given out dftlly.
The federal reserve banks will simultan-
eously announce the amount or such sub-
scrlpttotia orrtclally filed in their own
district and will permit local commit-
tees to announce the amounts of aub-
scriptiona ofTlclaUy filed.
Axk Co-operation of Newspaper a.
' "I ask the co-opcrs II on or newspapers
and Liberty Loan committee Uiroughoul
the country in tbe policy above indicated
which Ik of vital importance to 'the ob-
ject we all bave in mind in making the
Lthciiy Loan an unqualified ra cecea."
The sew arrangement reudera value-
less the system developed by the Llherty
Loan organisation after week of work
to gaviar from each city town and couuty
at the close or. the day's soliciting an
estimate of subscriptions gathered that
day. These estimates were to bave been
collected . by tne publicity organization
In each federal reserve district and tele-
graphed to Washington tn be made pub-
lic here the rollowing day.
During the second loan campaign these
unofficial estimates were made public
dally to gather with oficial reporta of
federal reserve banks and tbe aggregate
official figures ordinarily were about
two-lhirda of the estimates. This ratio
continued to tbe last day of the cam-
paign but a week after the period fluked
final ofririil figuras as announced were
appro' imttely tbe same as the earner es
mate .
ir official reports arc made at the
same rate tlda time Hie treasury's an
mi uu cements will be from five to ten
days later than the days work they
represent.
Usaarr ef niipllralloe.
OMclals explained that the danger of
duullcatioii. or "watering- tn estimates
even If carefully made arise from the
fad that campaign workers report sub
rrtp'kme which may be made payable
through a bans mis nana in turn sun
scribes a lump sum to cover all the sub
acripltoqa it handles. Thus a pledge
might be counted twlee. and Ihe eggrc-
aate of these duplications might result
In a misleading showing fur tbe nation
tn believe that it- loan subscriptions were
ser sjove what they arbtally totalled
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FORECAST ACUTE SAMMIES
Government Report Estimates
Winter Crop at 560000000
Bushels and Opinion b Ex-
pressed That Spring Harvest
1 Will Bring Total Close to Bil-
lion Bushels.
By Associated Press.
Washington April s. Forecast by the
department or agriculture today or a wlu-
ter wheat crop or uouoonuu bushels this
year brought optimism to the food ad-
ministration and the prediction was un-
orrtrially made that If the spring wheat
crop matntahu'il the same ratio the nett
harvest will furnlih nhieWM wheat ra
lake care of the needa of this country
and the allies nert year.
fhe forecast indicates an Increase of
Hi.000.000 bushels of winter wheat over
last year's winter crop which waa all-
uoo.Ou) bushels.
Assuming the spring wheat crop will
yield the same ratio of increase there
will be a total crop of ato.000000. or an
Increase of ahout t30.ODO.Ooo bushels over
last year when the entire crop waa esti
mated at 631000000.
Big Mércese la Bye Cres.
in addition there Is an increase or 96
ünouoJ bushel In Ute prospective rye
crop or a total proactive increaae over
last year of about .'uo.wj ñusnéis oí
bread grains.
There Is ain nope or an mercase
IO0otMii00 buatielB of wheat over laat year
in Great erliam and France and also an
lurrease in caned.
Ibe necessity tor rlgoron saving Ik
tween now and harvest Is. however In no
wav relaied by harvest prospectivas the
nubile la warnml.
Hye production will be about M.000A
bnabels. Us condition on April I being
SfcB per cent or normal.
condition or wuiter wheat In the lra
portan t growing stales follows :
Ohio MO; Indians. W. Illinois SB; Mis
aourl M; Nebraska. 75; Kansas 67; Olds
horns. S3.
Aerasse Largei knun
Winter wheat sown last autumn oi
tí.VKJXO acres the largest area ever
Planted to tiutt crop In the history
American agriculture enterra the winter
witb lite lowest roodlUoti of record
HxmUnued on Page Two
Situation More Serious Than at
Any Time Since Height of
Freight Congestion Last Win-
ter Fuel Administrator
Warns; Vigorous Action May
Be Necessary.
By Associated Press.
Washington April 8. Shortage or coal
care at toe mines has become again so
grave that ruol admlnlstrailou officials
say vigorous action will have to be taken
at once by the railroad adminlst ration to
maintain eqtiality of supply at all bltu-
mlnous mines if another coal famine next
winter-Is to be avoldetl.
With the situation mure seriuus than
at any lime since the height or tbe rrelght
ngestlon or last winter and Uie coal
car eliurtage greater than in r ebruary.
lurl Administrator Garrield in a I rutin
Baruch. of Ibe war taduatrtca board- sad
John ekeltou Williams. Ui charge of tha
purchasing dlvtalon of the railroad ad
ministration have been holding almost
dally conferencea to determine relief
measures.
dmrrontrd with the necessity or sup
plying alt government needs too per cent
and at Uie same time lurnlsb the railrosda
a loo per cent supply the ruvi adminis-
tration siso Is urging that non-gorern-
meni conaumer innst be taken rare of
next winter by assuring autficlent cara
at tlte mines now thus assuring capacity
production.
I! I luminous coal production 1n the
United Sutes fell sff ST per cent the
week ending March S according to the
latest rlgurea compiled by the geological
survey due chiefly to a shortage of coal
cara at tbe mines of .o per cent
throughout the country. The actusi
shortage of cars at tbe eastern Brises
ranged front K.4 per cent at the Poca
bonus fields to Sf.s tn tbe Fairmont
dlatrict ror Ihe same pertod.
Mtuatlam Alaraalsg.
Several ración enured into the slAw-
Hon that are pointed to as alarmlnt.
Without cara many mines may be com
pelled ta close down entailing a great
losa to labor tosió a causing a falling off
In production of cost that will be needed
ne&l utter and with riirUllmeni pro
Cuntas ued on Paae Two.l
Americana Wait Until Germans
Are Within Few Yards of
Trenches and Then Outposts
Open on Attackers With Ma
chine Gusts and Send Enemy
Scurrying to Safety.
By Aaaor laird Preak.
With th Amenean army In France. April
8. A large tiermas patrol atiemuteii
surprise attack on thu American ouiposis
In the'aertor northwest or Toul early this
morning hut waa dispersed without lie
Big able to reach any of Uio American i
snstkos.
A rorporal in a listening post seoing
tíie Germana api'roar'hlng watted until
they were but a few yards away ami iiien
rhaileturrd. The enemy ariMwernd with
rifle fire whereupon ihe American out-
posu opened with heavy machine aun
and automatic flro acklierina the (iermana
and driving them back to their own tines.
loieut artillery tiuH went on all
through the night along the whole length
of the American front. Tin- Hermans threw
more abells into the Amarirau positions
II an In any almlUr period ror the Usl
rew months. Tlte American batteries re
piled vigorously.
anA ITSUENTS Of GKBMAN PBIHOAF.BH
SHOW HUN OBJECTIVE IS CBKAT
ihiiwm was rtais.
By Associated Press.
Waahluarton April A. ftutemems of
German prisoners have conviuced French
mlUtsrv crlUca that ti real objective or
Sis great German offensive waa Parla
and that so far from especiing rhecka
which wonttt lusfce Amicus tbe goal or
Woody o it undecisive bslUea Hie 1 es-
tonio high command sent IU rorrea ror
ward prepared ror rapid advances tn
open warfare.
"la order to alievteu tha march or the
troope" says an ofnrui dispatch re-
ceived from Prance "the order was given
lo prepare for their depsrture and tu or
ganiio the convoys in audi a way aa only
to carry with mem what was iiidispensa
MS. Tas remaining waa to be stored
a depot designed by the divisions. Tas
loading carriages the munitions to be
carried the eoulpment and aiming of
ton .fit un faga fsKM
GOVERNMENT
IS HUH BY
DECLARES
Amending of Sedition Bill So
That Radical Shall Have
Nothing to Do With Its En-
forcement Would Break Up
Administration Says Illinois
Senator.
Asserts Measure Is Designed to
Prevent Full Discussion of
Governmental Questions in
. Next Campaign and That It
Will So Be Used; Bill Too
Brorfd Is Charge.
By Associated Press
Washington .April 8. Another day "f
lively aenate debate on ibe sedition hill
which Wuuld punish disloyal utterances
and attempts to hnder the army tlrart
and liberty Imnd campaigns resulted in
the adoption of amendments unsigned iu
met't the ubjectlnn of senators that the
measure might prevent lealtlinate criti
cism tn the war.
The changes ware In the clause pen-
alising "disloyal profane scurrilous
abusive or contemptuous language" di-
rected at the "form of government con-
atltuttou figf or uniform of the nailon.
ana caicuiatcti io unng inem mto con
tempt or acorn."
. neualur '.juh. or Idaho aald that u
fas tneaaura would prnhlhtt a free dls
éo a j Ion or the efficiency or merriciency
of any department or otricial or the
wudoin or unwisdom or any orricisl
he would oppose it. Senator Merman
said the language of Ute bit! la suffi
clsntly broad to make any slight ua
complimentary nleraiico to a public of
flctal. an ofreusc.
Senator Sherman said tin had heard
more criticism or the government and
lbs aupreme court at meetings of the
national league of popular governments
than at Mciallht meetings un tha lake
rront in Chicago.
Post la Attacked.
"Have you heard criticisms of the su
preme coart in this rhamherT" askei
Senator (ialllnaer uf New Hampshire.
"1 bave" was tbe reply.
An altsck on Louis V. Post asalsUnt
.ecreUiy or labor was made by ihe
IlllnoUeftenator who said the Post family
owns ihe publication called the "Public."
will ii he said was "a single U sheet
jii'i bocialist at heart" aim the ts
peneiil and mouthpiece qt every guv
ernmenlal error. Mr. post he runlnuect.
la contributor lo thai publlcallun as are
S "great variety of shHaJ aellletnest
warkera all of wbont sra high m uiti
administration.
i Senator Hhennan declared tte hill f'
passed would be administered by "social
settlement workers and not statesmen."
"Do you approve or that k'lnd nf
preaching-" asked senator Poludetter or
Washington referring to The Public
"I do not" Sonalor Sherman replied.
"Those are the thlnga this bill is in
tendej t prohibit" aald Heuator Pom
i.'M. r. who added that he suggested m
Mil b amended so that no "Bolsheviki
shall have anything to do with Its en
forcenjeul."
Would Break up Ad mis.! ral lea.
"That would break up the admlnls
timón replied Henator Sherman.
An amendment by Penalnr Thomas nf
roiorartn was adopted provldina iliat ut-
rrUniHKi'on PageTwo'f
Countryside Rocks With
Detonations of Violent
Artillery Duel Raging
By a-so. up-.i prsss.
With the British Army In France
AprH I. Throughout the day a tre-
mendous artillery duel continued to
rage st various poBits along the new
battle front tn the British tone Par-
llculaity fierce waa the gunfire be-
low ins Aomme. where the Hermans
have been making such strenuous f-
forM to break through to ihe north-
weal and occupy Amiens.
A German stuck had seemed to be
forecast by thu great cannonade but
up to an early boor this afternoon no
eviny infantry forward movement
had been reported. The enemy bom-
bsrdiueru below the somme began tn
the early morning and spread south-
ward to ins frenen - i n
The allied battsnes casns Into ac-
tion and ss the houra wore on IBs
contest between the neevies ft aw la
Intensity until the wigile countryside
waa rocking front ihe aeumatious.
SHERMAN
Allies Fight to Enthrone
Right to Shine Forever in
World Says Lord Reading
"Only by Force Can Germany Be Met and With That Force
She Will Be Met' Declare. British High Commissioner
Emphasizing President Wilson's Challenge.
By- Associated Press.
Wuiringtoo April a..prealdent Wti
son's pro noun cement at Baltimore Sat-
urday that Orrmany'a challenge can tie
met oniy with rurre uss emplieSlacd
Ikto today by the Kai l or Beading. Brit-
ish ambassador and high commissioner.
In an address before the national confer-
ence oí American lecturers.
"only by force can dermsny he met
and with that ror re she will be met" de
rlarrd Lord Beading. At another point
he aald:
"America stepped Into this w ar and
with li a wlKtle new plane or tlimjghl
was ranted. America has rought and will
fight only lor ideals of world drmoc-
rsey." Ambaftador'i t ordn -tgplautlrd.
The ambassador was rretuenlly sp-
plsuded by the autllence composed large-
ly or speakers gathered here fur a con-
rerrru-o preliminary to launching a new
patriotic speaking- campaign. In addition
to Hi I arlr of Beading iddresses ware
delivered hy the Belgian and Serbian
ministers deorge ('.reel chairman of the
committ'e on public information) and
John Barrett director of Uie pau-Amerl-
can union.
Fiplsinlug Un entrance of Qrssl Britain
Into the war Lord Beading salt) hia na-
tion cast her lot with the allies not be-
cause she was bound by treaties but be-
suso Ilka the 1 nlted Slates iie coultl
not stand by' and see the smaller ngtlona
surrer from Germany's aggrrsalon. He
urged tha fostering or a spirit ur self
sacrifice.
"Is ihe sacrifice worth It?" he asked.
Yes worth it again and again. It's
.nrth it if ar realise wn are righting
for liberty and Justice. This war Is a
hallante of brutality to justice ir the
allies win and they assuredly will light
Hudspeth Goes to Austin
to Urge Appointment of
More Rangers for Border
Necessity for Immediate Action for Protection of People in
His District Calls Candidate Away and Mass Meeting
Set for Th ursday Is Postponed.
Gathering Will Be Held a Week From Tonight and Will
Be First Event in 1 Paso's Magnificent
New Auditorium.
fluty In (he people or his district Is the
motto of Slate senator Glande B. Huds
petti candidate foe congress who yaalur-
t'ay caused the tutiunement or the mass
meeting or his supporters which waa to
have in o hold Thursday night at the
Tetas Grand theater. Senator Hudspeth
accompanied by BeprcsenUHva II. M.
Pudley i. ll last nlgkl for Auatlo to lake
up wiih Uosenior llohhy the matter or
the appointment of additiongi rangers to
pitrnl the Itorder and prolett the cattle-
un o and rsnciiera of the Big Bend coun-
try from Hm depredalluns or lawless
Meilesiis rrom across the line. The coin-
nutten in charge or the ufasa meeUng
upon in in k- uotiried of Mr. lludspeth'H
delenninattou to go to Austin in the in-
tetesl or his constituents decided to
postpone the meeting until luesdsy nest
when it will J. lield In the' magnlliceut
ispw i i I'aso auditorlutn on Uie court
house souaic. The ftieetlug will be the
first arrair Ut bo held In the building
v hich has a sealing capacity of ftoou peo
( In and Is one of Hie finest edlllces of
the kind in Tesas.
Banchmrn Buffer Serious !.or.
Itaiichtnau alonaytel border have or lat-
i.uirefed largesffaelrejsttnrk ami not a
fttw pel son Tiave been killed by the mi-
lauding bandits from Ute oilier side.
Juat what has be;it lost in stork it is uu
possible to sute at this time. Most of
Ihe range Id this section Is open and there
n no way at present to entúnate llin lium
ber of rattle and horses thai have been
driven by tha bandits to Uie other side.
Cattlemen at a meotlng at Van Horn
last weak which waa atended by colonel
T. I anghorne ti.:useij ways and
meane orvpultlug a stop to those costly
rani it was lenunviy uRuuru hi m-ou
representatives to ausiiu to confer with
the governor for the purpose or ileUr-
tiiinlng tr some plan muid not be ep-
rorced which would srrord relier. The
atorkmen decided that ir anytme was to
be sent It should hi Senator Hudspeth
and B. M. itudley who aueiidad Uie meal-
ing with the Ll i'aao dslegauon.
Saturday Senator Hudspeth's friends
and supporters derided to hold a mass
meeUng for him on Thursday and en-
gaged the theater. All plana ware par-
reeled senator lludapetlt was ill saiur
day arieinot-u and was unable to he st
hia office. In Hi- meantime the sPck
men appointed a rouimlilee composed or
lr. J. li slruregor T H. love end John
Means v meet and decide on the beat
policy ror the cautelara to pursue h
geiuug the desired proiectlon from raid
ing baudiu. The cotrsiilttee derided that
relier shoald be grrorded the stockmen at
owe and that ths beat way to secure re
and Justice will triumph. Lend aB your
aid and all your rower to It
"And by your assistance you will have
done your part In driving down under-
ground Ihe power of wrons ami In up-
holding and entlirontiiK on high to shine
forever In the world itie power of right."
While sdmlttlug the ert.m mrss nf the
submarine menace ttr ambaanad r point
cd out that Great Britain nai 'ranapotttd
millions or righting men scrt is tin seas
with a loss or only WU0 or them iicmd-
ing the ma) wounded men vslvi have gon
down with torpedoed Itospllal ships. The
cargo ships hgvu suffArt'd heavily he
said lull Kliglsnd has been .it io ioe.
mure than i " "o Ions u' rorttnviditles
overseas despite the I'-boet.
heclarlug f list America's economic as-
stsiance Is of the rcalcM t nluo the rm-
basssdor urged the leelneitia io dci'mfn-
ale the dorlrlne that "ever stMke of the
laboring man is equlvolrnt to a ahot at
tiiu enemy."
Serbia's Hiimlllallnn ReeMeJ.'
Minister MichailovlU'h .i erhi4 w-
clartMf that iits nation mala every effort
suffered every humiliation tn order to
avoid the present war.
"Serbia consented to imprison Innocent
people; lo discharge! rrom Ihe army or-
neara who had committed no crime t to
suppress patrioUc societies to el'er
apt logias for deeds or hicn uo ct.e in
serbia waa gtilltyt to reviaa( ths urogram
or her schools and even tó change the
paragraph or the conatltutlon in order
to bo able to suppress llherty or speech
and or the press as demanded by Austria-
Hungary" he said.
The central iHiwors aald the minister
viewed with much concern the entry or
the l ulled Sutes Into Uie war "berauso
their new enemy does not threaten them
only with its minim v forre bul also
with the strength or Uie Just principles
It represent."
her would he lo send senator Hudspeth
and Mr. Pudley to Austin to cmder wlUi
the governor. Dr. McGregor represent-
ing Uie committee arrived hi m Paso yes
t -rday morning. He ami Mr. Dudley went
10 ncusuir iiuuspem s orneo 11 . in.
ter waa still HI at his home However
he phoned tPai he would be down In Uie
artemHn. Aithougti in senator Iluda
pfth left ins home snd kept thn appoint
ment with Dr. Mctlregor. Hr. Mctiregor
informed Hie in tor that the calllemen
liad derided to send htm and Mr. Imdlay
to Aflstin ror a cunrerencu wlUi the gov-
ernor. Ilelavs DeageroiiN.
"When otiid you want us to go?"
askftl i-t'inuir HudsptMh. "Tonight." re
plied lr Kciiregur "The rattlemen miiat
hgva relier at once. This Is' a mol Im
portent man ir and delsys vttmld be dan
gerous and oostly."
"II in neuator is scheduled to snesk s
a mass nieeiuuj Tburstlay night aud nil
arrangement H have been matle' one ol
the sftnaior'ii friends hld hr. Mcdregor
w sppriMiato the rail ihat Uta catüe
udiiHtry at this time is of viui imiHirt
anee hul the jneeung has already been
adverlWi'd and-
I regret' rtild fft'uaior Hudspeth In
terniptiiig. -diasfiKitnilng any or my
Irlends. hut this IS a matter that requires
imuisdlaie sitniiilou. The cattlemen musí
have t t 1 1-. r j and 1 am ready lo dd
anything I can to help them. I am ready
go ton gin nStiauir Huospeut ssid
turning tn Ur. McUregor. "I am not very
well but I guess Mr. iHidley will take
rare or me on tlte way."
I will see that you get there all
right" said Mr. Dudley.
Plan (alls far Border Patrol.
Tho plan of ihe catUeansn sa worked
out la to have s aufflclent number or
men appoBiled tu patrol the district rrom
candelaria to Fort Quitman being ahoui
lf& milea of rrver fronuge. IT Senator
Hudspeth and Mr. Dudley are successful
in having ihe men appointed by the gov-
ernor as apsi'isf rangers they will be
selected by the caltlernoti. Men who are
familiar with tha rangu and the riwr
country will be selected. Thry will be
kept on duty at all Ume. The special
guard la to ro-opersU with Colonel Laug-
borne and kep in touch with him al
Marra. The ranchmen have all Installed
telephones and tbe first warning or a
raid will be telephoned m ibe different
ranchea and In a sbori ume reinforce-
ment composed or cowboys and soldiers
will he on the Mena. It hi believed that
erter Uie bandits come Into contact with
" Humted on"Paasfwn.T
MAKES CLEAR
POSITION OF
FRANCE III
PEACE
DRIVE
Attempt of Austrian Premier tc
Drive Wedge Between Franca
and Her Allies Brings Sting'
ing Rebuke From Pans; Rec
ord of Controversy
Bare.
French Government Like
France Itself Immovable on
Question of Alsace-Lorraine;.
Diluted Lie Still a Lie Asserta
French Statesman.
By Assoclateii press.
Paris April s-IHe stflee ef Pre-
mier t'leaaeneeau ha i i Ihe lol-
losl.10 Malsasenl !
"A diluted Me U still Hr. Canal
trernhi luid a He vthen he said that
sonic lime before the Uerman .n. n
she began Premier Uemeueeau
eauseti him In be aaked 'IT he waa
ready hi oirn aegollallons and upen
what bash'
"As to Ihe passage In the maau-
hrrlat nute of Count Beverlala In
which he a)M he acted for Auolrla
In nhlaln iroui Kraneto peace pro-
posals the aollehant'M lest Is su-
theaUo and Cosnt has de-
elded to dlaajdte It.
"Ta hide hu m-hm he Iclrd la
anata I a hi ism . ike reuTersairea wae
resumed at IhsNeonest ef K. Cleears-
en n I 'Mprtiinalely for him there
1 S reel wbleh redueea bla allega-
Uoa to sethlng. naanely that tlemea-
raan waa apprised of Ihe matter on
November Ik. 1S17 (that la to nay. IBS
Say aflrr he look over the mleletry
ef war) hy eomtnunlesSea fresa Ihe
lalermedlary Sated Noveasker B) and
lalended for hia predereeear. Per
Count Crrnla's ranleellen Us he true
M. tlemenreMi would hat e had to
lake the Initiative In question Before
he waa premier. Thus Count Csrr
hIh la ralegortrelly contradicted by
taris."
"He la mint cd in malnlalnleg that
Maor Anuaad nas M. i:iemenceau'
eeariSentlal maa. Well unlll late
Bteldeal M. Clemen run had sean Ihla
sffleer er the Intelligrnee th'narlnient
only ooce fur live mlaulea at a rldlsg
arfcael tHIeea or manly yrmrn age.
'Tkaally Count Crrale as a last rs-
eeurrc saya thai what he allrlbuleN
la M. tlnuenceaii I- iialmpnrlaat.
'What U really imp . he af
fjraia 'la net Iu know who touk Ihe
iHlllatlve for the eotivrrtallun9i before
Ihe effratiUr but who caused ibem
Is fall.'
'-Then wh) all tbls fHeaf To demon-
atrate that every French gut em-
Meat like Frame Itself u laaaaea-
ble ii Ibr ajuealluu u( I -l.or-
rssss?
"Who could hair Ihnughl It wuuld
have I'ctn nrressary for Ceunt Be-
verUU to elurlrtale fur Ceunl tier-
aba a ajuesthin upn whlrh Ihe rm
perur et Aiifrla klmself htw vaid Ihr
laat word? It was no other than i m
grrer CharVs who In a Idler dated
Marrfa II7. gut on record in bin own
writing hi adheaioa lo 'Prosee'- u-i
rlalm relative lo Alaace-Lerralnc' A
secoad Imperial Icllrr aletea that the
emperor was In surer men t with his
minister. II only rrmalurd lor Cirr-
oi to contradict blnisrlf.''
Amsterdam. April H.-Tha suietneitia or
the French luverumeai aim evrreuiier
I'ainleve that it was Austria not Franc.
Which took Uie Inltiame. re.ultiug In Ihe
inversatloni m e iui lauit cum cniing
the possibility of opening prate ncgOUS-
inuis. are dented ny tie usiriau gov
ernment which li.- -i that France took
tho ftial step.
The urficial Austrian statsnient aays:
"in contrast with Ihe rirst brief de-
claration of premier ciemem eau in which
ho gavo n lie tu Foreign Minister Cser-
DtQ II l obseoed with satlafacUon that
i-leiiit-ni -eau a laiemcnt oi April g
admita that discussions in regard to Ihe
question of peat ti look place between
two confidential agenta of Aualrla-Huu-gary
anil France. The account given by
M. Clarneureau or the initiation snd
course uí lítese negotiations and hkr-
wisc Uie suietneni by M. Patulave ou the
name Hubjcct. Iwwever deviate in many
imiKirunt pariicuisrs snd tu such a de-
gree rrom the rails thai a deuiled cor-
rection of Ibe French t-ommuufccatloii
appears to be necessary.
"In July 1017 Count Hevaruta was re
quested by an inleniuMiiary tn tha name
of the French government to stale
u un i i i- be was in a position to receive
a couifBunlcetlon iroui Uial gt eminent
lo Uie government or AustrtS-Hiinsary
essalsre. staaetlea er Austria.
"When count itevertaia. after Itavlng
ohtalued tho sanction or the Austria-
Hungarian government replied In Uie
arrirraativa to this itupjtry. in the santa
uoitih-Juiy. iviiT Major Ann and waa
iiarged with such eommunicaitmi By Sha
tiien rrench premier Biboc Mt arrived
Augut 1. HH7. st count lojvortatas pri-
vate residence tn Frtcburg tha couut
being distantly related to him.
"Major rmand addressed to Count
i evsruis a queitiou aa to WaaeBSi dta-t-usaiona
between Franca snd Austrta
Umigary were po-Mblc. TBss. the tnt-
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Black, James S. El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 38TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 9, 1918, newspaper, April 9, 1918; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth199584/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.