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7 FULL LEASED WIRE SE.RVICE, , WiSM VDL. XXII. NO. 413., WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLIN A.sTUESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 6, 1917; PRICE FiyE CENTS. . - i. "STANDING ft AT'' ON f liSlEGflL STlLLIISINE; DBHlDn 'UlWCllD IU submarine police ml 00 SB cLDTOi GHEGK.I nrT n nn17r- Answer From Dual Mon ' archy Leaves, Little Hope to Avoid Break riTES ACTION OF ENGLAND IN REBUTTAL! Declares That All Neutral-Vessels Enter War Zone at: ThpW Own Risk Draws! Difference Between Neu-i traU On Neutral Ships and ; On Fnmv Vessels. W" " . :- w -x- w -r T! RREAK LOOKS NEAR. 4f (Bv Associated Press.) Washington March 6 Aus- : adhesion -Jr to ihe general principles or un- w ir restricted submarine warfare, .. holds out little, if any, hope that -K-; I a break between the United -X- j I Spates and the Vienna govern -X-j men' mav be avoided. vt -X- vr -ir -X- i London. March 6.- me Auiencau mi A mbassador, at Vienna, ! - ' nns npp.Ti i handed the reply of the Austrian liov-, ernment to the American note, in- quiring as to the position of the Aus-j tn: f?Teriime?LinJfS2 t0arZ;".t0 tncted submarine wariare, accoru- ins; to a Vienna mspatcn to iteuiers bv way of Amsterdam. The reply declares that neutrals are TPsponsible for losses they suffer -by entering territory where war like ope rations are taking place. - - - The text of the Austrian reply is tiiiOfed to not0- I dispatch to Reuters: From tho memorandum of Febru ry IS, of the American Ambassdor the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis ter has concluded that the Washing ton cabinet, in view of the state ments made on February 10. of last year and on January 31, 1917, by the Austro-Kungarian government i$ row in doubt regarding the attitude which Austria-Hungary will hence forth observe regarding the subma rine v,ar end as to whether the as surances given by the Austro-Hungar- tan government to the Washington i Cibin: t in the course of negotiations aoout the Ancona and Persia papers, 1 nave not oeen nuinneci oy tne aiore meniioned statement. The Austro Hunparian government is ready to make a clear and definite statement so that these doubts may be solved. "The Austro-Hungarian government roay be allowed first of all to discuss briefly the methods employed by the Entente powers in waging submarine war, because they are the starting foint for the intensified' submarine var begun by Austria-Hungary and lr allies and also throw a bright lusht upon the attitude which the Ai'stro-Hungarian government has taken hitherto in regard to the ques ons which have arisen. When Great '-ntain joined the war against the 'antral Powers only a few years had elapseci since that memorable time jvlipn she, in union with other states, besran to lay the-foundation at The Hasue for modern naval war law. won afterward, the British eovern- ent had assembled in Holland repre-j atives of the great sea powers in f- r to consolidate the further work Ihp Ha!?ue conference, especially In the sonse oXa just arrangement be en imprest ed belligerents and neu Those efforts aimed at nothing than the mutual establishment of wmeiplr-s of right which, even in war "mes. would embody the principles of eedom of the seas and the safeguard Thp interests of neutrals, -sutrals were not to enioy these T. : - "J! long, liaraiv nad tne Kingdom decided to participate "1 th 0 W5P iirV.., I. i. J. X hop. "cii, ttiuiusi. at (iiiut;. it 1. " to break down the barriers nich the principles of International naa enacted. While the Central 1 uw fS, in thp TDI-V hotri nninnr rf VQ "d". hUll J i-i. - a. n J rlai-ilnnJ I. it ,1 VP thn 1 1 i r. uic ueuwrauon oi London, also bore th e signature or tne '"i'lsh threw ortant representative, Great Britain over board ome of its im provisions. Tn an endeavor to cUt off the P.pntrnl nnxo-orsj from 'tin hf'S from overseas she enlarged, til , IKtep' the list of contraband un thin vas missing in the list of si which today men want for their sistence. TFh'Tfhen Great Britain Proclaimed 'at she called a blockade of the aho .f the North Sea, which forms .iij'sta-n ln)Prtant commerce route for vPnf H;!ngarians. in order to pre 'tf, R?0(Js which, were still missing Gc,nT st of contraband" from entering ea t nv and in 0rder to Prevent all as wiiff'C by neutrals to those coasts, b-ah as a11 exPrTS ' through neu th lhat this blockade was in fla- contradiction tn th rMistrnnnrv GETTING READY TO' END SESSION IT T - Sensation of Repeal of State- Wlde Primary Still Uumost Topic. PERPETRATOR IS VIRTUALLY BRANDED But No Further Time For In- vestigation Strong Ap peal Made For Women's Reformatory Bill. - (Special to Tiv 5ispatcb.) Raleigh, N. C, March 6. Without indicating any hour o fadjournment, j Speaker Murphy louay tieclarec: it ap- n!irnnf rt ' . i.i i OTtt 1q for thin i ?1 i o o f trtwn -vrr .i - V -"" uu uc- urged the House to speedy action, The Charlotte men, urging the House Pass tbe reformatory bill so .hr.inncH iw n, tit. Geachey, begged the members td abide until after midnight .when the ?25,000 issue of bonds forthe reform atory would be passed on third read ing. ,r.jX,,f uic uuuuico aiici uniutu 5 in.. The Senate, working desperately to clear its calendar for .adjournment to night, debated this afternoon the fur ther, investigation of the repeal of the Statewide primary act through the alleged substitution, of Senator Hall's bill, bringing Stokes county in to the State law. House and Senate committees of investigation had worked fruitlessly upon the apparent trick. Each had accepted the assur- ance of Senator Hall's friends and political asspciates that the Senator properly sent his Stokes county billto throush committees and sougnt the Statewide primary, bill for his county. When the Secretary of State Monday evening found a dummy bill, which repealed the Statewide primary, a sensation went the capital rounds. JSenator Jones this afternoon declared ,the trick perpetrated upon the Gen eral Assembly was as rascally as it could be; but the Senate must ad journ and as a member of it he must go home. Burgwyn agreed that fur ther investigation, after adjournment, would leave the committee witnout remedy or power of punishment, i If the guilty one is a member of either body there is no power, nothing to be done. Senator Scales thought the publicity would brand forever the perpetrator of the wrong. In the House the most touching, of all modern legislative scenes was being enacted. Speaker Murphy's colleagues gave him a $450 solid sil ver service, and during the presenta tion speech of Representative Dalton the Speaker broke down, with uncon trollable emotion. nie weeping spread over the House until Repre sentative Wright confessed that he felt "like a d d fool." Little" Miss Elizabeth Murphy was given a gorgeous bouquet and the Speaker will convey It to his daugh ter. The House passed the act designed to abolish adult illiteracy; passed the orthopedic hospital bill, with $20,000 appropriation, tbe women's reforma tory on second reading; the county reformatory for women; the entire appropriation bill for State institu tions, and increased the salary of the Governor's private secretary to $2,500. The- House Monday. The House opened with an excellent attendance of "held over" members. A resolution was offered by Mr. Grier and immediately adopted providing for sine die adjournment at noon Tuesday. Speaker Murphy announc ed the House members of the commit tee to make the annual audits Vof the i i, p t,o QtotP dAnartmentsRep- resentatives Forest,' Suttlemyre land TCiiiian. New bills offered were: 1 , Gardner improve the hall of thej TTnnse of Representatives. HIGH Wilson Place- Harrison , McCall onlsigned . the' pe'nsldn'-t'"''5:''., ' i Geo W. Jack, of Shreveport, La., . McLendon Amend the law as to l g "strict Judge for the Western undertakers passed at this session. I District' of Louisiana . - " wvwiiuni,u 1 LAUCUICU I 11CV Willi 11 HH H H BB M 1 1 ITU Mil II B If II W -it- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -4- 4'- MARTIN TO BE SENATE LEADER. -X- -X- -A- (By Associated Press.) -K- -X- Washington,' March 6. Sena- -X- tor Martin, of Virginia, was se- -X-- lected as majority leader of the vf X- Senate by the Democratic cau- -K- -X- cus today. -x- -X- -X- -x- -x- -x- vv -x- x x WORKMAN'S ACT UPHELD TODAY United States Supreme Court Declares Several of Them to Be Valid. (By Associated Tress.) Washington, March 6. The first compulsory workmen's compensation. j or industrial insurance law to come hefore the Supreme Court was up held as constitutional by that body today, the case being one appealed from the Washington State courts. The Iowa workmen's compensation de-ilaw, voluntary upon employers, also I was iinhelrt c mnstitntinnal an,l Np was upheld as constitutional, and New York's compulsory workmen's com-led pensation law is sustained as general ly constitutional. The decision as to the Washington State law was by a vote of 5 to 4, Chief Justice White and Justices Mc dissenting. The court alsoyaf firmeclM State decrees - compelling, "the Moun: tain Timber Company,, of Kalama, Washington, to contribute to the State compensation, or insurance fund. GOVT. GIVEN DECISION AP.A1NCT IMPHDT17DQ (By Associatea Press.) Washington, March 6. Decision in I vnr nf tho Federal eovernment rth! favor of the Federal government and Kagainst importers were given today by the Supreme Court in the five per cent discount cases. The cases were ap pealed by the government in an effort haye the present tariff laws pro. vision for the discount in duties on merchandise in American vessels de clared wholly void arid in operative, or at least inapplicableXto foreign vessels. TIDE OF BATTLE IS FLOWING STRONG IN WESTERN ZONE PRfQinrNT mm 1 hluidlib i numisi NAMES DR. GRAYSON Sends In, His Nomination Along With Others to The .Senate Today. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 6. Renomina- tion of Dr: Cary T. Grayson as medi cal director in the navy, with rank of Rear Admiral, who failed of confirm ation in the Senate during the last session after a prolonged fight, was sent to the Senate today by President Wilson. President Wilson today nominated Brigadier-General Hunter Liggette, U. S. A., as a major-general to suc ceed the late Major-u-eneral Frederick Funston. v Injtddition to a long list of old nominations which failed of confirm ation at -the last session of the Sen ate, President Wilson today made the following other new nominations. pvanciS j. Kearful, of Oklahoma c-ty assiStant attorney-general, succeed William Wallace, Jr., to re to Fight On in Behalf of The Country. TELEGRAMS DENOUNCE THE FILIBUSTER Extra Session of Congress May be Called Before July 1 Senate's Action Bears , On It. (By Associated Press.) - Washington. March 6. President Wilson, it was stated authoritatively . today, will do everything possible to ers in Eastern North Carolina today find a way to arm American ships and still were rising, but cohi weather had protect them in other ways from sub- J checked the upper wtes tf the marine danger insofar as the failure I streams andweather bureau officials oi tne aenate to pass tne Din giving i stated that except for oite instance the him specific power. cregts of the floods hardly WQUld reach ' A final determination as to whether the levels predicted yesterday, the President can legally arm the, The Neuse ri at mithfield, to ships without specific authorization is day stood at 18 feet or one foot above expected shortly The opinion ex-.the sta expected. At thi point it pressed during the Senate debate of Btm wag risi but the crest was ex the bill, that without action by Con- nMpH Roni timft trv Tho nthr gre?s the President has . no right to streams win reach their highest Jev arm American merchantmen, was tak-.els tod- and tomorrow; it was de en into careful consideration, how, I ciared While lowlands along the riv ever wri the President will not act tera are fl0o4edi little property damage until he is xjertain, ! has been reported. , in ueyjiwvr. on the legal status of the cue cm. it vwas learned the Pres ident and his advisers are consider ing the intent of the old statute, pass ed in IS 19, which was cited in the Senate as prohibiting the arming of merchantmen for action against arm- public vessels of nations in amity with the United States An extra session of Congress be- fore July 1 to . pass appropriation measures, if for no other purpose, anient nds its rcle so prompt ac tioi tion can be taken On an armed neu trality bill, an extra session of Con gress may be expected within the next two or three weeks. Messages, apparently spontaneous, (which came to government officials to day, from all parts of the country, crit icised in bitter terms the Senators who ' nrevpnfprl artinn niirmE" thft last ses? - ;f n. . . .i Urality bill. pi TM A RH I INFR HA VUlrvl LllILrV nO REACHED PORT SAFE. (By Associated Press.) New York, March 6. The Cunard Liner Orduna, which left here Feb ruary 24 for Liverpool, has arrived safely, acording to cable advices re ceived here today. The Orduna had 110 passengers, of whom eight were Americans. Clash of Steel and Roar of Big Guns Along The Franco Belgian Front Today. BRITISH EXTEND THEIR ACTIVITIES Berlin Declares Attack of Bri tons Repulsed French Pressing On Russians Make Night Attack In Gali cia But Repelled. Military operations of importance are taking place in two sectors of the FrancoTBelgian front. The British have extended trleir ac tivities further south in the Somme region, and Berlin today reports an attack near Bouchavesnes, north of Peronne. This is declared to have been repulsed and an effort to repeat it frustrated. North of Verdun severe engage ments are still in progress along the line near Caurieres Wood, where in roads upon the Frencii position were recently made by the Germans. Paris reported last night, the recapture of some advanced positions, which the Germans had occupied in their attack the day previous. An effort was made by the Crown Prince's troops last night to retake these lost trenches but Paris declares the attempt was futile. - - On the Russian front jfn Galicia Ber lin announces a repulse of a Russian night attack near Brzezanyf and the breakdown of an assault made by Russian contingents in the Kelemen mountains, near the northern end of (Continued on Page Eight.) Reach The Levels Predict ed Yesterday. CREST OF NEUSE EXPECTED TODAY. Little Property Damage in North Carolin Lowlands. The Tennessee Makes Many Homeless. - i (ny Associated iTess.) ualeign, N. C, March 6. The Roa- noke, Tar, Neuse and Cape Fear riv-i Many Homeless and Factories Closed. Chattanooga, Tenn., March 6. Flood conditions from the Tennessee river were as threatening this morn ing as they "have been any time since the river reached the-flood stage. The gauge registered 44.6 at 7 o'clock this morning and was rising, at the rate of almost two-tenths of a foot per hour The prediction is still for a cjse to 'forty - six and sixteenths . by Thursday 7 The rising tide of bacfe Vaters flbdd ed another large area of ground and many more persons were driven from their homes, ami many more were moving today. Many of the new suf ferers are white people who live in the factory district of South Chatta noonga. - - ' . .. liave been thrown open to accommo- date the homeless and some of the school buildings are now housing as lany as twenty families. The relief work is well in hand and subscriptions aggregating ten thous and dollars had been received early today. The affected districts have been di vi'ded into police zones and marshalsi appointed to have charge of the relief work and order, and the plan is work ing nicely for the alleviation of the suffering of the stricken people. The crest of the flood has reached at several up-river points and v is re ported falling at these stations but it will not reach Chattanooga before Thursday afternoon and in the mean time every hour increases the damage being done and intensifies the suffer ings of people. Many factories along the river front have been flooded and closed down with considerable property losses. River Steamers Free to Go. Richmond, Va., March 5. River steamers, which were tied up last nieht at Norfolk and Richmond be- probably will resume sailings tonight, the crest of the freshet being due to pass Richmond at noon today, accord ing to weather bureau calculations. Today is clear and cool over the water shed pf the James. Judge Whittle Heads Court. Richmond, March 6. Judge Stafford G. Whittle, of Henry County, was to day elected president, in open court, of the State Supreme Court of Appeals, succeeding Judge Geo. M. Harrison, of Staunton, resigned. DECLINES TO REVIEW "WHITE SLAVE" CASE. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 6. The Su preme Court today refused to reconsid er its recent ruling in the so-called t "Diggs-Caminetti white slave" cases in which it held that the Mann white slave law applies to private, personal escapades as well as commercialized vice. The court denied . the applica tion of Drew Caminetti for re-hearing. RAILWAY CAN STILL RUN STEAMER LINES. (By Associated Press.) ' Washington, March 6. The Inter state Commerce Commission, in a de-; cision handed down todayT indicated that the Southern Pacific Company may retain possession of its steam shin lines between New York and Snip lilies uciwccu iuia cjj.u.1 " , j xt ir i, a ni JNew orieans auu iew ium ttuu vj&i- veston if the company corrects, with- ;J : 7 a ire wJrt in nhioctinnnhie 111 OiALJ UCJ . . x practices at present in force. i r m u ri n n mw mm mm mm h w Bbb B WEbaaB Bltfll ilU U IBICsaUsa 4 4 4 "5 ! & NO DECISION IN A DAM SON CASE. . ' (By Associated Press.) Washington, March , 6. The 4 Constitutionality of the Adamson railroad law was not decided to- 4n v day by the Supreme Court, al- ! 6 Chough a ruling on it had been v: expected in some quarters. 4 I v 'r 4 4' SENATORS TRIG I? Williams Scores Colleague Lodge Introduces Armed Neutrality Bill. (By Associated Press - Washington, March 6. Senators Vardaman, of Mississippi, Democrat, and Kenyoa, of aowa Republican, tw Ofthe twelve-SnMerswbdid-iet: sign the Senate 'loaamtfes to -Sir favorv of the armed neutrality and who were included in the group referred to by President Wilson as "a little group of wilful men," who had rendered the country "helpless and contemptible" before the world, explained to the Sen ate tocfay that they had not been in complicity to prevent a vote on that measure. Senator John Sharp Williams, reply ing particularly to his colleague, de clared emphatically that President Wilson was right in his criticism of a few Senators who made legisla tion by air overwhelming majority im Possible in the Nation's crisis, and that whatever might have been their motive they and I not Congress were responsible for the United States be ing "helpless and contemptible" be fore the world. Senator Vardaman said he did not desire to prevent a vote. on the bill and had taken only sixteen minutes to discuss it. He declared he was "sorry there had been such ''savage and indelicate criticism of Congress by the President." He said he did not favor the bill because he was unwilling to delegate to the President the power vested in Congress, especially when it might bring on war. "Personally I do not take orders from any man or any set of men out side the State of Mississippi," said Senator Vardaman. "I am in favor of free and ample discussion of a measure and after that a vote." Senator Williams replied that Pres ident. Wilson had not expressed dis satisfaction with Congress, but with those who had helped defeat the arm ed ship bill. Senator Lodge introduced in the Senate today the armed neutrality bill which failed of passage Sunday. While he asked its reference to the foreign relations committee, Senator Thomas, of Colorado, made the point of order that Congress was not in session and was sustained. INDICTMENTS IN HIGH COST LIVING. (By Associated Press.) New York, March 6. The Federal grand jury which has been investigat ing the high cost pf food and fuel re turned two indictments today naming as defendants in the first 108 corpora tions and 55 individuals, in the second ten corporations and 16 individuals in the business of producing or selling 'coal. GA. COURT UPHELD IN RAILROAD CASE. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 6. Georgia de crees refusing injunctions sought by the Rome (Ga.) Railway and Light Company against Floyd County au thorities and requiring the company YAVA r U-V. :,rjiQ tn advance $75.0000 for the privilege i . , , . . , i of placing tracks on three bndgs-to be built in Rome were today affirmed I Kr ThO by the Supreme Court. T Highest Tribunal Holds That The Ship Must Be Given Back. AMERICAN RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED. Neutrality Broken by German Naval Officer and Lower ' Court's Decision Sustained. Recounts How Passengers Were Terrorized by Bombs. Court's Verdict Unani-' mous. (By United Press.) Washington, March 6. British claimants of the German prize ship Appam at Newport News, Va., today won their suit in the Supreme Court to regain possession of the vessel and cargo. Treaties of 1799 and 1828 between the United States and Germany, the court held through Justice Day, do not entitle German prizes, unaccompan ied by the captor warship, to indefi nite American . asylum. Jurisdiction of, -American courtsNver the Appam v Pitt .uvu6mr; -.. .-r-w . -(. nFtodrngteof. Federal" JMgg' WaddM. of. Virginia that the Appam violated American neutrality after . being brought into Hampton Roads a year ago by Captain Hans Berg and a Ger man prize crew were sustained. In sustaining the British libel at tachment suits against the Appam and cargo, the court held that the British owners are entitled to restitu tion, because the Appam violated American neutrality. Justice Day gave the court's rul ings. He recounted in detail how the Appam's crew and many passen gers were kept in subjection by bombs distributed on the ship of threats to blow up the vessel if op position was offered the German cap tors. Justice Day said the usual course would have been to take the vessel to a German port instead of being brought more than 3,000 miles to a neutral port. He said the principles of International law would not permit United States pos to be rused as places to lay up prizes. "From the very beginning,"1 he said, "our government has been careful to maintain neutrality." The court's decision in the Appam case was unanimous. ' , Tied Up at Norfolk. . Norfolk, Va., March 6. The British liner Appam, which was brought into Hampton Roads a year ago by.' a Ger man prize crew, is tied up at a' dock, here in the custody of the United States marshal. Lieutenant Hans Berg, the prize commander, and his crew, were removed from the vessel on the Marshals, order on February 3, the day diplomatic relations with Ger many were severed. They have since been removed to Philadelphia' and in terned. At the time the Appam was brought into an American port and the British laid claim to the vessel. Lieutenant Berg declared he would take the ves sel to sea andiblow it up rather than surrender the liner to his country's enemies. As far as known no damage was done to the ship nor had any steps been taken to disable the machinery when the German crew was removed. The ship and cargo are now in cus tody of the Virginia Federal Court un der $2,000,000 bond given the German claimants. , - HORN MUST FACE TRIAL BY STATE. (By Associatea Press.) Washington, March 6. Werner Horn, the German reservist lieuten ant, who dynamited the International bridge, near Vanceboro, ' Maine, in 1915, today lost his habeas corpus suit in the Supreme Court, which he sought to avoid being tried at Boston for alleged transportation .of explo- y sives on passenger trains. The court did not decide Horn's contentions vthat, in a belligerent act against Canada, his . Germany army,' commission made him punlshableyonly by the State Department. The - court -said Horn's appeal was not author- . - 'ized and dismissed it. i Continued on Page Three.) umtwuvu v o-, s