The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
AuSTRo-HUNGARIAN RULER BE.
COMES ENTANGLED IN WEB
SET BY PREMIER.
REVEALS LIE TOLD TO KAISER
French Minister Makes Public Aus.
trian Monarch's Note Recogniz-
ing Right Of France to Alsace.
Lorraine.

has been issued:
Once caught in the cog wheels of
lying there is no means of stopping.
Emperor Charles, under Berlin's eye,
is taking on himself the lying denials
OF Count Czernin and thus compels
the French government to supply the
proof. Herewith is the text of an
autograph letter communicated on
March 81, 1917, by Prince Sixtus de
Bourbon, the emperor of Austria's
brother-in-law, to President Poincare
and communicated Immediately to
the French premier:
MY dear Sixtus: The end of the
third year of the war, which has
brought so much mourning and grief
into the war approaches. All the peo-
pies of my empire are more closely
united than ever in the common de-
termination to safeguard the integ.
rity Of the monarchy at the cost even
of the heaviest sacrifices.
Thanks to their union, with the
generous cooperation of all national.
tiles, my empire and monarchy have
succeeded in resisting the gravest
assaults for nearly three years. No
body can quetion the military ad-
vantages secured by my troops, par
ticularly in the Balkans.
Warm Praise for Frahee.
"'France OH her side has shown
force, resistance and dashing cour-
age, which are magnificent. All un-
reservedly admire the admirable
bravery, which is traditional to her
army and the spirit of sacrifice of
the entire French people.
Supports AIsatian Claim.
"'With this in mind and to show in
definite manner the reality Of these
feelings. beg you to convey private
ly and unofficially to President Poin-
care that / will supply, by every
means, and by exerting all my per-
sonal influence with my Allies,
Frances just claims regarding Alsace
Lorraine.
belgium should be entirely re-
established in her sovereignty, retain
ing entirely her African possessions
without prejudice to the compensa-
tions she should receive for the loss
es she has undergone. Serbia should
be restored in her sovereignty and as
pledge Of our good will we are
ready to assure her equitable natural
access to the Adriatic and also wide
economic concessions in Austria-Hun-
gary.
""The events in Russia compel me
to reserve my ideas with regard to
that country until legal definite gov
ernment is established there.
Would Prepare Ground for Pact.
"'Having thus laid my ideas clear
ly before you, would ask you in
turn, after consulting with these two
powers, to lay before me the opinion,
first of France and England, with a
view to thus preparing the ground
for an understanding on the basis Of
which official preliminary negotia-
tions could be taken up and reach a
result satisfactory to ALL
"'Hoping that thus we will soon be
able together to put limit to the
sufferings Of so many millions of men
and families now plunged in sadness
and anxiety, beg to assure you Of
my warmest and most brotherly af-
fection.
(Signedy "'CHARES'."
Charles Sends Denial.
Vienna, via Paris, April 12.-An Of
fetal statement giving the text of a
telegram from Emperor Charles to
Emperor William relative to the claim
Of Premier Clemenceau that the
former recognized the claims Of
France to Alsace-Lorraine, has been
issued. The statement reads:
~ accuse M. Clemenceau Of piling
up lies to escape the web Of lies in
which he is involved, making the
false assertion that I in some manner
recognized Frances claims to Alsace-
Lorraine as Just.
81 Indignantly repel the assertion.
At the moment when Austro-Hungar-
ian cannon are firing alongside Of
the German artillery on the western
front no proof is necessary that I am
fighting for your provinces.
The statement concludes that no in
IL
darity between the two empires.