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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER AL ACTION ON DRY BILL AGAIN DECAYED (By The Associated rres.1 Washington, Sept. 4. Final actios -t tha bill providing for national pro tiitio after arxt July 1, an J rontin ,ng antil the demobilization of Aoier aa troopa haa beea completed after 1 ) war, fail? J agaia today in the Sea !tc owing to the introduction of amend ments to the $l2,ti,000 Emergency Ag irultural appropriation bill to which the prohibition legislation is attached. Senator Jones, of Washington, a pro hibition,, leader, predicted during de ists, that the House would aerept the senate' prohibitum plariVllmTifeelud ing the possibility of change being made ia conference. A substantial ma jority in the Houae ia claimed by. pro hiliitioa loadcra, who also aay President Wilson will not object to the legisla- tiOB, ' : Aa amendment providing for the pur chases by the -government -f-aU 4i-- tilled spirits held in bond on July 1, at a priee to be filed by a commission npivointed by the President, was intro duced today by Senator Bankhcad, of Alabama. Under its provisions, the romniisaioa would fix the value of aurh spirits and report to Congress through the Secretary of the Treasury, If Con gress held goverament would pay the owners fur surh liquors in ranh or government bond. The amendment was not tak ea up. Amendment by Senator "Walsh., of Montana, appropriating "CO.OtMyMO to lie loaned to the farmers in drought strickendirtricts for- the purchase- of seed was rejected, but another by Sen ator Jones, of New Mexico, authorising the War Finance Corporation to make loans to banks in aurh distrirts so finnn eial assistance can Te given farmers, was accepted. - An amendment by Senator Core, or Oklahoma, chairman of the Senate Ag ricultural Committee, presented at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture; and permitting that department to use for other purposes parts of tipprnprin tioas not needed for tho immediate purposes for which they were designed, was defeated. A motion lo eliminate' from the bill appropriations totalling-rUUOfor the preventation and eradication of insects and plant diseases injurious to agri culture was made' by Senator King, of Utah, but action on it was deferred. The Senate, by unanimous vote, at tached a rider to the agricultural bill an amendment designed to prevent rent profiteering in the District of Colum bia. It provides for the appointment of a rent administrator to determine upoa the fairness of rents now being charged. BOILER EXPLOSION ON BOAT KILLS SEVEN (By The Associated Tress.) Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 4.-Scvcn per ton are dead and one is in a critical condition tonight as a result of the boiler explosion Tuesday night aboard t.oat IW? of the Pnttoii-Tully Trans portation' Company at Kox Island, 4" miles down the Mississippi river. Joseph Harlan, engineer of Memphis, and two negro members of the crew died in hos pitals here today. Mrs. Harlan, who served as. rook aboard the bout, though frightfully scalded in tho explosion, walked and crawled seven miles to the nearest logging camp for aid. Physi tians say her recovery is doubtful. The dead are George Herman, Mem phis! Joieph Marian, Memphis; Jesse and Jefferson Coleman, brothers, Green wood, Miss.; Perry Hell, negro boy, fchon, Ark.; Allen Tankerslcy, negro boy, Oxford, Misa. One unidentified negro. . SUSPENSION OF SUNDAY PLEASURE RIDING SAVED 100,000 BARRELS OF GAS (By The Associated Press.) Xew York, Sept. 4. Suspension of pleasure riding in gnsoline driven ve hicles lout Sunday in response to the reqnest-lof the Fuel Administration re sulted in the saving of between 1(HI,(XI0 and IjO.IK'O" barrels of gasoline, accord ing td figures made public here tonight by A. C Bedford, chairman of the Na tional .reroleum War Service Commission.- ',. "'" A census, Of traflie on important au tomobile roads showed Illinois led in the percentages of reduction, with an estimate of D.'i per cent. New Torji was far duwa the list with 74. Other perreutugca were: West Vir ginia, Louisiana and Tennessee, 87; Alabama. 71 ! Georgia, Ml; Mississippi, 71; North Carolina, fl; South Carolina, 66; Virginia, K',. DETAILS OF 81 TPI.EMENTA1. AGREEMENTS TO RU8S- GERMAN PEACE PACT. London, Sept. 4. A Russian govern ment -wireless messager giving details if the supplementrtry agreements to the ,Brest-Utovsk jieace treaty says that the !elimitation,.will begin forthwith on all fronts. Germany will evacuate the whole occupied territory east of F.sth onia and Livonia immediately frontiers are established. Other occupied terri tories to the east of Germany will be o vacuated " whew "rnssl3,i'w,"issi "cewrpleteil" ber financial obligations, which must be .lone in the first four months. With the exception of those portions f Russia not affected by the treaty, . ermany will not support the formation if new independent states in Russian orritory. Buaaia win fight against the troops f the entente powers ia northern Rus sia. Germany promises that Finland will ant attack Russia. Russia renotineea its sovereignty over Ksthonla and 1,1 vonia, Russia Is entitled to free transit- to Deval, Riga and Windau, War -tiips taken after the ratification of the Urest-Litovak treaty will be recognized by Germany aa Russian property, Want War Alms. Derby, England, Kept. 4 3. II. Thomas, labor member 'of Parliament for Perbv, preclptated a lengthy and bested debate at the Trndea t'nion Con- reas today by Introducing a result! ' ion calling for the war alms of the 7 abor and Socialist parties of the Ten ' fin rowers in answer to tne war aims t the lnter-AHled conference held- in ' ondoa. The resolution was declared irrled by a targe majority. The res ; tit lea urges the government to estab li peace negotiations -as soon as the emy, either voluntarily or be eom Vlnn, evacuates France and Belgium I reaffirms his belief in the princi- of the Internationale as the safest .rnnfee for world's peace.' The reso !n al demands lahor Tepresenta- st the f tongreaa, LANSING'S SISTERS DECORATED WITH FRENCH WAR CROSS 1 - ? 3 ' ' j S 4 EMMA LANS I NO Sisters of Sccretaryof State Ijnsing, the Misses Knuna S. and Katherine K. ljinsing of Watertown, N. Y., havo beeu decorated with the Krencb war, cross and cited in the army orders. The two sisters worked in the Amer ican Hed Cross canteen at Kpernay during the recent bombardment and displayed marked heroism. They are the lirst members of the Red Cross can teen to receive this honor. ENGLISH AIR RAID ON ENEMY TERRITORY liondon; Kept. 4. An oflieial oommun ieation issued by the air ministry says: "On the nfternoon of the third, in stant, our squadrons carried out a moat successful attack on the hostile air drome at Morhange. Hoveral hangars received direct hits and two hostilo ma chines on the ground were blown up. The extent of the damage is continued by photographs. Alt our machines re turned safely. "On the night of the 3d-4th, instant, our squadrons again heavily bombed the airdrome at Morhange. Several more hnngars were hit and some fires were atartcd. The hostile airdrome at non lay and the blast furnncea at Kseh, southwest of I,uieuibug, were also at tacked. Direct hits were obtained on the blast furnaces and fires were start ed at Houlny. All our machines return ed safely. "On the morning of tho 4th, instant, our squndrons attacked the airdrome at Morhange, this being the third at tack within -4 hours. Kxcellent shoot ing waa again made and seven hangars received direct hits. All the bombs were seen Xa burst well. ' "One squadron attacked the Buehl cirdroine with very good results. All our machines returned safely." The aerial operations referred-t by the air ministry were carried out by thd British independent air force. WALKOUT CALLED OFF. Cape Henry And Virginia Beach Line Employees book To Commission. "'- (By the Associated Preaa.) Norfolk, Va., Sept. 4. Relying on the recommendation of Federal Manager J. H. Young to the railroad commission to grant thera an increase in wagea, mak ing the scale for passenger train men 52 cents an hour, and freight train men 57 1 2 cents an hour, the employees of ttie'Tape ' IlfPtr and - Virginia Beach branches of the Norfolk-Southern Rail way, today agreed to call off their rro. posed walkout sn.il abide by the decision of the commission. TO PTVPY t'TIUZATION or EX-SERVICE MEN AFTER WAR An Atlantic Torfl Sept. 4. Commis sioners Pavid C. l-amh, of I,odon, aa international secretary of the Salva tion Army, who waa appointed by the British government to serve on a com mittee studying ntilir.ation of ex -serv ice men after the wwr, arrived here to day with, ltrigailier General George Da vis, principal of the Salvation Army training school in Chicago. lie will spend six weeka in the I'nited States, going to Canada before returning to England. Threaten Entente Statesmen. Amiterdam. Bept. 4 Tha Moscow cor respondent of the Frankfort Zeitnng, reports that a member of the Sot let l.a asserted that the Russian government contemplates informing entente reuu tries that any further attempts upon the lives of Russian government offi cials will be countered by attempts up on entente stateamen in their own countries. The1 same eorreapondent la quoted aa saying that it has been declared in Soviet circles that General Boris Savink ntt organized the recent Crimea against high persons in Russia. Germany Eipreaaee Regrets. London, Sept. 4. The Berlin National Zeitung, a copy of which lias been. re ceived here, saya it learna the German government rouimuuieated Its regret to M. Joffe, fbe Russian Ambassador te Germany, Immediately It learned of the attempt oa the HIq of l'rcmicr Leninc. till' valuatwu -to be tmr the . t " . y. I amin&- V '' - . 1 -T " V V ' n. , x-: i . ; f"' v X .'.:: 1 V a? i . jw M AMERICANS IN CLOSE PURSUIT OF GERMANS (By The Associated Press.) " Washington, Sept. 4-Aaerieaai troops la close pursuit ef the Ger. ataws retiring north ef the Vewle, have captsred the villagra ef Da xorhea. Periea, FUmstte and Daali eax. taking prisoners aad machine guae, Gea. Pershing reported la his rommunjq ae for today received to night at the War Department. The American forces, he said, have reach-' ed the general line Vaaxcere-Blsaty-I.r-Graad Harness. Americas avl. ators also have saecesafnlly bosabed the railroad yards at Longayea Do-asary-Daroncoart aad Coafiaas. The atatemeat follows: HesdqHaters Aaseriraa Expedi tionary Forays, September 4. Section A Yielding to the con tinued prewsare of the Allied forces tha enemy ia In retreat aorta of the Veal. Our troops. In close psrsatt, have taken -Daaochea, Periea, Fis mette and Dsalienx, capturing pris oners and machine gans. They have reached the line Vauxcere-Blaaxy-Ie Grand Ilameaa. "In the Voagee a hostile raiding party waa repalaed, leaving prison- era In our hsnds. "Vestrrday our aviators lucce- fnlly bombed the railroad yarda at Longnyon, Domary-Daronroart aad Cenfians." DEMAND ON B0LSHEVIKI FOR REPARATION IS MADE BY- ENGLAND (By The Associated Press.) London, Bept. 4.- The British govern ment at Moscow demanding reparation and prompt punishment of those cul pable in the attack on the British Em bassy at Petrograd on Saturday when the embassy was sacked and Captain Criniie, Tho British attache, was killed. The British government threatens iu the event of the failure of the Bolshe vik! government to give satisfaction, or if there ehould be a repetition of acts of violence, to make tho members of Soveit government individually respon sible and have them treated as outlaws by civilized nntions. Captain Cromie was one of the first British submarine officers to earn the distinguished service order medal, lie waa accorded this honor for his prowess in sinking a number of German ves sels, including the cruiser I'ndine, which was sent to the bottom in the Bultio when Captain Cromie was iu com mand of tho British submarine flotilla in those waters. ' English Demands. Ixmdon, Bept. 4.--In its protest against the sacking of the British Em bassy at Petrograd and the killing of ('apt. Cromie, the British attache, the British government declares: "An outrageous attack has been made on the British Embassy nt Petrograd, its contents have been sacked and destroy ed; Captain Cromie, who tried to de fend it, was murdered and his body bar barously mutilated. ' "Wo demand immediate reparation and the prompt punishment of any one responsible for, or concerned in, this abominable outrage. ' "Should the Hiisisnn Soviet govern ment fail to give complete satisfaction or should any further acts of violence be committed against a British subject, His Mu.iestys government will hold the inemlers of the Soviet government in dividually responsible and will' make every endeavor to secure that they shall be treated as' outlaws by the govern ments of all civilized nations and that no place of refuge shall be left to them. "You have already been informed through M. Litvinoff that His Majesty's government was prepared to do every thing possible to secure the immediate return of the official representatives of Great Britnin of the Russian Soviet government to their respective coun tries. A guarantee was given by His Majesty's government that as soon as the British officials were allowed to pass Ruaso-Finniah frontier, M. LitvinotT and all the members of hia stall should have permission to proeee,d .immediately to Russia. ' "We have now learned that a decree was published on, August 29 ordering the arrest of all British and French subjects between tho ages of 18 and 40 and that British officials have been arrested on trumped up rharges of conspiring against the Soviet government. "His Majesty's government lias there fore found it necessary to place M. Lit vinoff and the members of his etaff under preventive arrest until such time aa all Britiah representatives are set at liberty and allowed to proceed to the Finnish frontier free from molestation." TWO DEATHS FROM AVIATION ACCIDENTS. ( By the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 4. Two deaths by aviation accidents in training at flying fields in this country are report ed for the week ending August 24. This represents one fatality for every 10,047 hmn-ff-fMwirfws; traveled. TALKS TO HUNS COM OR RAYMOND &TONC Commander Raymond Stone, I. 8. JC., retired, of the atalT of the judge advo cate general of the navy, ia the naval delegate to the American Gorman con ference on prisoners of war now con vening at Borne, Switzerland. V X i v ! TITLED WAR WORKER NEAR FRONT LINES LADY I-ondon, England. Among the many of England's nobil ity doing war work is Iiidy Cheaham, daughter of the' late John Ijyton Mills. She is near the first lino dressing sta tions making bandages for the boys near the present battle line. Lord Chesham is ia a Hussar regiment and serving at the front with a signalling unit. SECOND RAID FOR DRAFT DERELICTS CATCHES ONLY 9 (Contlnaed from Page One.) number were found wanting when they were called upon for their rartx and short while later they were arrayed before United States Commisioner Batchelor. The Mysterious Iieons, Wva, ,e Human Fish, and Saloma fared alike with the manipulators of the bear and baby "knock 'em down'' contest and the Punch and Judy show. The crowd was perhaps the largest the. carnival has been favored with since opening in Raleigh and the uoiae from the chatter chatter crowd vied with the screams of negro women who saw their theatrical partners fall into the hands of the law. COLLECTION OF MONEY FOR RESTORATION FUND STOPPED. (By the Associated Press.)'' New York, Sept. 4. Collection of money toward the French restoration fund organized about a year ago for the avowed purpose of restoring French' towns and cities destroyed by the war has been ordered discontinued by Dis trict Attorney Swann. Investigation revealed that about 9, 000 bad been collected since the organi zation's inception, and 7,00O expended for salaries and overhead expenses. GERMAN MAIN HEADQUARTERS MOVED FROM SPA TO BONN (By the Associated Press.1 . With the American Army in France, Sept. 4.- It has been reported and what seems partial confirmation has been given the report that German main headquarters has been moved from Spa, Belgium, to Bonn, Germany. A dispatch from Amsterdam Tuesday said the German General staff head quarters had been transferred from Spa to Verviers, fourteen miles east of Liege. FRENCH BEST GERMANS. Paris, Sept. 4. --(By The Associated Preset. -General Humbert's third army has been fighting a desperate battle for the past-two days tiortlieast-of Noyon along the line of the Canal lu Nord in the neighborhood of Campngne and Ocnvry. The determination of the French troops eventually 'overcame .the powerful resistance of the enemy, who early today began to gjpo'way along the entire front. The Germans had resolved to hold on here and had fortified the canal in the most formidable manner with great fields of barber wire, cemented shelters and defense systems bristling with ma chine gnus hidden behind enormous logs. The enemy machine gunners had re ceived orders to hold at all -costs and die at their posts rather than give ground. In many instances they did so and the advance of the French had to be made literally foot by foot. '"The FrcncTi had brought B jfrcTlt'Bmy of artillery to bear on the woods and villages fronting them. The enemy guns were alao extremely active and counter-attacks were frequent. The object of the French maneuver was to attain the northern border of the billy mass formed by Autrecoiirt wood tnWTMimauqraittiacB German line began to give way the French cavalry joined in the action, and early thia morning reached the farm of St. Martin, on the toad between Noyon and Guiaeard. 'The infantry ad vanced to a front running through 8a lency, Bourbeteuse and eastward through Tarlefesse, Poilbarbe, Crisolles and r'retoy-IiO-Chatcau. Itehind the German lines Juasy, Chauny and I .a Fere can lie seen in flames. The French are pursuing the enemy and keeping in closest touch. TEXAS DEMOCRATS NOMINATE GOV. W. P. HOBBY FOR GOVERNOR Waco, Tex., Sept. 4. After one of the shortest sessions in its history, the IVmoerstic State Convcution adjourned here late today following the nomina tion of Gov, W. P, nobby as the can didate for Goxernor and the ratification of primary nominations of all State offl cists. The convention unanimously adopted all the resolutions submitted by the platform committee before cdjourn-. ment. Food Prices Increased in July. Washington, Kept. 4. Retail prices of food in July showed an average in crease of .1 per cent over prices in June, the Pepartment of Labor en rouneed today in making, public resulta of an investigation by its bureau of statistica. Retail prices in July aver rged 15 per cent higher thau in July last year. . CKESKAM. PASTOR TELLS WAY TO PUNISH GERMANY Would Bar Her from Peace Taj ble and Execute Officers For Crimes New York Times. The Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews, of PeLttle, Wash., preaching yesterday af trr,on ia the Fifth Avenue Presbyte rian Church, Fifty-fifth street and Fifth avenue, stirred his large audience to frequent and enthusiastic applause when he outlined "tea commandments" under jwhirh peace shall be dictated to Germany, as follows: "1, Germany shall noTsit JsMhe peace able. She has forfeited VVy right to sit at a table where gentlemen of integrity and honor preside. She has outlawed herself, ia unworthy of be lief, trust, and confidence. She may watch the procedure' at the peace table from 'her sest in the cage bTclITprits. "2. The peace" table shall be preceded by the court-martial which shall for ever prevent Germany and any other nation from committing the outrages which Germany has committed. We must first ascertain from Germany the commanding officer ia charge of the submarine at the time of the sinking nt the GusitaniaJleuslbecourt martialed and shot. Who were the of ficers in command when Red Cross boats were destroyed, hospitals' bombed, nurses killed, and Belgium raped! These commanding officers must be court-martialed and shot. Every officer in command of division or corps, end who had authority to. order- or prevent the outrages committed, must be court martialed and shot. Mast Surrender Her Sword. "3. Germany shall surrender jjer sword, demobilize her army, and sur render her navy. 8he must not be per mitted to have any army or navy. She may answer that she needs an army and navy for protection. The Allies will guarantee her ample police protec tion. , "4. She shall restore Belgium, repair every injury and repay, in adequate financial compensation, for every ruin he has wrought. She must return Al sace and I-orraiue, free Poland, restore Rumania, Serbia, and all parts of Italy and France injured or held by her. She must relinquish all claims on Rus sia and restore to Russia everything claimed in the recent farcical treaty with Russia. "5. She shall relinquish all hopes of ever again possessing her colonics; they shall never be restored to her. She is incapable of self government, because she does not believe in government by the consent of the governed. She be lieves in government by force, regard less of the consent or objection of the governed. She is not competent to gov ern her colonies. Her control over them has been detrimental and disastrous. Palestine and Asia Minor shall be free of Germany and the bloody Turk. Con stantinople and the Dardanellea shall be freed from all German and Turkish power. They shall be free to all the world. "6. Germany shall live on herself, within herself and to herself. She shall remain in isolation, in sackcloth and ashes for 100 years. She shall not have during that period entrance to the po; litical and commercial league of na tions. Her crimes have barred her from meirbership in the league of nations. "7. She shall be cut off from the com mercial confidence of the world. She shall not be recognized as a trader nmong tho civilized nations. Any mer chant, or any person, a citizen of this government or of the governments of our Allies, who buys an article made in Germany for the next 100 years ought to be court-martialed and shot as a traitor to humanity anir" right eousness. It is a crime against hu inanity for any one to trade with an outlaw. Most Be Saved from Herself. "8. Germany shall submit to. a pro tectorate over her mind and conscience for nn indefinite period at least for twenty-five years, or until we have trained the mind of a new generation. Germany organized her present mur derous mind through her universities. She must be saved from herself and for the world's safety. ". The Kaiser shall lie exiled to some lonely isle, there to spend the rest -of his- life, and be made to read only literature which tells of the suc cess, triumph,- peace, and prosperity of America and her Alljea. "10. The seas shall be free! The wold shall enjoy liberty. Militarism shall be crushed and representative, righteous government shall be estab lished on Ihe earth." As the preacher drove home each of his ten mandates for peace, burst after hurst of applause, mixed with a hum of approbation, greeted them. Dealing with; the many peace feelers of the Central Towers prior to laying down his "Ten Commandments," Dr. Matthews said: f Every peace proposal heretofore sug gested has been Germau-made, regard less of the pious or uniform lips or pens through which it has been filtered. There never shall be a negotiated peace, a propaganda peace, nor shall the in sidious propgandn for negotiated peace be conaidered. 1 dare sav, though, that wnen me opportunity onereu, would s'peok favorably of a negotiated peace, but such people vuld be materialis tic and would be merely seeking to put dollars in their own pockets. "Tha Vatican shall not have a seat at then peace table. It has no right to such a place unless it were tq frankly admit that it is one of the belligerents; if on the side of Germany, for that rea son alone, as well as others, it .shall never have a aeat at the peace table, h is not an intermediary, rann ot be, and h-s no right to lie claimed as such. "Germany shall be crushed and made to submit to terms of peace dictated to her by America and her Allies. It ia right to destroy a mad dog; you would not negotiate with biin, would youf lit niemler, the German people are jnst as much to blame aa the Kaiser and his war lords. Therefore, there- shall be no peace except that which follows sbtolute victory and the establishment of righteousness." Dr. Matthews aUn spoke of the war profiteers, whom he referred to as "in famous traitors who should be so treated." Turning to fhe reiHirt of the aircraft production situation, he aid: "Every one found guilty in the air plane fiasco should le court-martialed and given the severeat -sort of penalty. I have no sympathy for any one when he jeopardizes your boys and mine ia 6rder to satisfy a profiteering spirit.' Allusions to nation-wide prohibition and the necessity for 'copartnership' instead of strifs between capital ad GOVERNOR'S LADY HVt! ) ) 4 f TCR8. The wife of Governor Northey of British East Africa is serving in a hos pital in France. labor also were followed by applause. It waa said it was the Jirst. iime. in many years that a preacher lid received so demonstrtive a reception in the staid old Fifth Avenue Church. BOTH PARTIES IN NEW YORK PREPARING FOR ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS New York, Sept. 4. With the passing of yesterday's primaries into political history, the managers of both the lead ing parties began active preparations today for the campaign which will begin almost immediately. The democratic state committee will meet in this city Friday or Saturday of this week and the republican state committee will get together within a few days. The vic tory of Alfred K. Smith, democratic candidate for Governor, over Wm. Church Osborn, was overwhelming. With 1,04." districts missing, he had 187,803 votes as compared with 28,18o for Osborn. Gov. Whitman's defeat of Attorney General Merton K. Lewis for the repub lican nomination for Governor was leas decisive than that administered by Mr. Smith to the man who opposed him. With 827 districts missing the vote was: Whitman, 248,6fi6; I-ewis. 10,t,35. WILL BE ENOIT.H NCRSES SAYS MISS ADELAIDE M'TTING New York Sept. 4. There will be enough nurses to care for the sick and wounded of America's army of 5,000, 000 next year, according to a statement made here today by Miss Adelaide Nut ting, chairman of the committee on nursing of the committee of national defense. She said that 27,000 already had been enrolled by the Red Cross and 16,000 of these actually inducted into military service. A survey of the nation's nursing strength, she declared, showed a reserve of 100,000, not more than M per cent of whom would be ineligible for service. Moreover, she said, 14,000 nurses had been graduated this year and "the yearly increment may lie expected to be greater as long as the war lasts." GET 2.80 ALLEGED DRAFT EVADERS IN NEW YORK BY ARRESTING 50,000. New York, Sept. 4. Approximately 2,800 draft evaders have been inducted into the army or held for punishment by the courts as the result of the t-T-rest of moer than 50,000 young men in the first two days of the government's slacker hunt in New York and nearby cities, according to aa estimate tonight by Charles F. I c woody, chief of the local bureau of investigation of the D partment of Justice. Thomas I). Mc Carthy, I'nited Statea marshal, esti mated that 500,000 men had been accost ed tin the streets aince the drive start ed. ' . CAPTAIN AND FIVE OF SHIP Gl'ILTY OK CONSPIRACY New York, Sept. 4. Captain Leland P. Havkins, of the Steamship Yadkin, and five officers of hia ship were fnuud guilty of conspiracy against the gov ernment in Federal Court here today. The maximum penalty for the offense ia two years imprisonment and $10,000 fine. The men, after .taking food supplies to Allies ou the Yadkin,- took the ship for a "marine joy ride" iu the Medi terranean and financed the cruise by sellinj; the sliipViiTisrFirHnd coal' from the bunkers. They were .arrested on their arrival at nn American port. They will be sentenced Fridav. ROOSEVELT WILL OPEN LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAICN IN BALTIMORE SEPT. 28, Roosevelt will open the fourth Liberty Loan campaign in Baltimore by speak ing at a qieiting to be hold at the base of the Washington monument on Sep tember 28 under the auspices of the National Security League according to an announcement here tonight. GERMANS FALLING BACK. French Headquarters in France, Sept. 4. (Reuters.) The Germans are fail ing back between the Sommt and the Oise before the armies of General De beny and Gen. . Humbert, whose ad vanced cavalry ia within a mile of Guiscard. The enemy has absndoned several important positions along the unfinished crtnal and is retiring r.ith the Oise protecting his left flank from General Mangin's troops south of the river, but not from his artillery. On the Ailette frout Torny-Sorny is is now some distance in the rear of the advancing armies and they have worked up to the edge of the ravine acpart ing Torney Sorney from IjiD'aux. In the Veale sector there are numer ous signs that the Geriuaus are prepar ing for a general withdrawal, probably to the old fortified line rrossiug the Alsne from Juvincourt to Rheims. Berlin Camouflage., (By The Associated Press.) Berlin, Aug. 4 (via London i. "t'p to the present no important fighting ac tivities have' been reported," says the German official communication issued this evening. TELLS 0FTURKISH CRUELTY TO GREEKS- Germany Instigated Persecu- tionSp-Says Head of Con- mission, in Aidro33 . - ' i New York Times. Ia their first official appearance be fore their Greek co:r3rtnut in this country, the members of the newly ar rived commisa'on represeut'ng the cause of -enslaved Hellenism" made a strong appeal at a luncheon in the Central Park Casino yesterday for American and allied support for the liberation of 4,0U0.1KK oppressed Greeks now lan guishing in Asia, Minor under the tyranny- of " Turkish and Bulgarian rule. Nicholas G. Kyriakidea, head of the commission and President of the Cea tral Committee of Unredeemed Greeks, said it would be the purpose of his mis- . sioaTdafoye tirthis count ry-eueh-sympathy and interest in the suffer ings of the enalaved Greeks a Would -cause public opinion to recognize their liberation aa absolutely essential to the achievement of the ideals of democracy and humanity in F.urope. Mr. Kyrlakides was joined in his plea by his associate on the commission, C. Vassilakakis, a member of the Greek Parliament, aiid the Greek-4tin4tr to the I'nited States, George Rouasos. Tells of Systematic Persecution. The luncheon was given in honor of the commission by the Society of Mar 'moriana, an organization of natives from "that part of Asia Miuor, where the Greeks are still under Turkish fule. George Kyriakidcs, sun ot the head of the Greek Commission, as President of the society delivered the address of wel come, to which the elder Kyriakidcs, speaking in Knglish, replied in part as follows: Systematic, methodical, and syn chronized persecutions of which even the darkest period of history has no re cord were and are still inflicted upon our oppressed brothers in Asia Minor, Thrace, and Eastern Macedonia, by the Young Turks and Bulgars, instigated by ( the scientific, barbarism of Germany. "Nothing else ia heard from our un fortunate and enslaved country except ing reports of rapacious atrocities, slaughters, massacres, deaths, premedi tated and calculated starvation, de portations on a -wholesale scale, long marches, night and day, exhaustion., terrorism. Suppression of the liberties of our Patriarchate, all committed by the criminal Governments of Turkey and Bulgaria. "Ixuis Kinstein, late Special Agent ot the American Kmbassy at Constanti nople, writing on the 28th of July, 1M3, on the persecutions' of our brothers, re ports in his book, entitled 'Inside Con--: stantinople,' the following: ""The persecutions of the Greeks are assuming unexpected proportions. Only a fortnight ago they were reassured and told thatwtlie inc.-tires taken against the Greek villages in Marmora were temporary and not comparable with those against the Armenians. Now it looks aa if there is equality in suffering and that the intention existed to uproot and destroy both peaceful communities. "'The poor Greeks are obliged to . leave their homes often without any i.otice, compelled to march night and day without food or water, and when they cry for this, the Turkish guards point to the mosque and tell them the high road to the comforts lies in Islam. Their cattle are requisitioned, and they are obliged to nourish them when they themselves starve.' "The above is tho report of Louis Kinstein about the Marmora Islands and vicinity But .do not lose courage; do not despair; do not faint nt the hearing of These atrocities, oppressions, and persecutions. Let us rely upon the vitality of our race and upon the sup port of our noble alliance and that of our mother country. Race Destined to Live. ''Our race is destined to live and will live. Sixty thousand of our enslaved brothers, who took refuge in Greece, in dependent, faithful to our national tra ditions, are now fighting at the Balkan front side by side with the gallant armies of our allies for a common cause, for the same ideals and for our national restoration. "About twenty thousand Greeks hare already joined the; American Army and" are. now fighting under the Stars and, Stripes against the German barbarism on the western front. The great Amer ican Republic, faithful to its ideals and its traditions, has gallantly undertaken, together with the Allies, to defend the cause of all the small nations under yoke, of liberty and justice. 'We can look forward to a brighter day, strengthened in our assurance for the future, now that President Wilson has become for the whole world the elo quent champion of democracy and hu manity as against the ancient menace of oppression and autocracy." Other iipfSkers r the luncheon werrr John I). Stephanidis, Chairman of the Committee qn Knslaved Greeks, and two ecclesiastical membera f the commis sion, Archimandritis A. Papadopouloa, Secretary of the Holy Synod, and Chri sostomos Papadopouloa, Professor of Theology in the University of Athens. Parliament, appealed fur strong union and organization of the Greeks in this country, declaring that only in the strength of their organization would they he able to assist the liberation of their oppressed compatriots in Asia Mi nor. George Rouasos, the Greek Minis ter, paid a tribute to the members of the commission for undertaking the great purpose of which they were the cham pions. Among the other prominent Greeks present were Stephen Pantelidis, At trcho of the Greek M'nistry in thia country; Alexander Vnuros, Consular representative, and 8. G. Taylor, one of tile leaders in the organization of the Marmorian Society.--. Prior to the luuclieon, the guests at tended the first appearance "affile Greek Church in this city of the Primate of Greece, Archbishop Meletios of Athens, who came over with the commission. Several thousand Greek residents of "New York thronged the church and par ticipated with great.' enthuaiaam in the reception to the Archbishop. BRITISH MERCANT SHIPPING ENTERED FOR SERVICE DURING AUGV J24.7S TON'S. London, Kept. 4.- British merchant shipbuilding completed and entered for service in the month of August amount ed to 124,67.5 gross tons. This announce ment was made by the admiralty to
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