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J C H FT P 1 f CC?P I iVY -IkW LU ' iSsiSiias: ihrA "t h Urnn " fir i i inPate llifl fl 11 II II 1711 il II I I I I IE II I I I w Hours or your time eacn weeK w f m m a Kaawfi as - . -m a mm i . i. . ja a . - mm mm mm mm mm mm mm m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm wm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm d. , i Several Coast Guard Stations GUNS OF HEAVY CALIBRE IN USE The Firing at Point Just Out-1 side Massachusetts Bay- L Too Rapid For Salutes. Maybe Engagement.- 'By Associated Press. Boston, Mass., April 18. Three coast guard stations, at Race Point,- Peaked Hill bar and High Head, "re ported that they heard heavy , guns being fired at 9:41 a. m. today north of the stations, in quiefc-succession. These stations are off Provincetowiu Stations 12 and 67 rendrted that at S:ll a. m. they heard north 'from thep stations about 15 guns,' 'and after station.! S3 snri R8 a Q-n WnnWoH ' five or six heavy guns, and at 10 : 20 several more in rapid succession general direction north. Stations 34 and 70 report three guns in quick succession and firing at intervals since. General direction j northeast to north of station. Heard quite plainly at times. i The firing apparentlycame from .a. ' point just outside of Massachusetts " crowded on the engines of the freight bay at the end of Cape Cod. The er and for more than an hour the race reports to the navy yard did not 'was about even: then, the steamer staie thai; any v ressels had been I sighted. Navy officials hero o-t-nTatna' tTiot ' the firing probably indicated thatr a P firino "U i x t.m m, i ai engagement was in progress. Heard Off Cape CoAT ; Prineotown. Mass AnrimC Hoamr firing was hearrl nfF ihJin nf r.QTvo Cod today. The regularity of the shots led to the suggestion that it Might have been an exchange of sa- lutes by naval vessels, although it as stated that vessels on ar.t.ive? yar duty are not permitted to thus reveal their positions. 1 Navy Department Report. Washington at-h -iq a r4- i "om the Canp Jon forwarded to the navy by the Boston naval distrir.t onmmandunt says there was heavy firing this morn- nma orm of the station. Heavy ns were heard in rapid succession. A0 explanation nf v, ;S whethe report was trans- nutted Three rnoct , j ... (p - suaru siauons in ine fe tod reeion inino t-n tv. nT-f 9 n- a,t-the firin was heard , at that ?il k this morning. All agreed heavv indicated the use of J guns fired ir -aDid suc-aission. Bost aAThri" Through People. j Vaw ' tss- APru 18. Reports of . termaster and deck watcn 01 uie ae 4chng fUtnfire at the entrance of Mas- stroyer Smith early yesterday morn pnoJ le :s bay sent a thrill alone: the ine just before the wake of a tor- tions Three coast guard sta-1 ported tn 1 Lod successively re- thev hA c uavv yard nere that ed nncT , UIiLCU uisimct and repeat- It f thve tip of tne cape, that lf ?eheved at the navy yard .... . "mian vpsod e ,he enemy was sighted by the minutes th uons and afrr the firing 30 It ceased. ships'mLS?!Sested that allied patrol y warqw e come UD wltn friend HoTrevpr and salutes exchanged. "ever nav.ii . . . . stahd waVoV n - Uia n0t uncler- lng their acuve auty betray- quette. '"v-aLin mrougn naval eti- AUem'nte 1- ... ' n'te faiCr ,earn something defi taken to n, JIeairtime steps were The fw 66 any emergency. E- G Rial P0 reached Lieutenant naval diK A m charSe of the radio at Pmvfi!!:01 Station No- At 9 i f wn. it read: eat bv nnrft vt" ln dlrection aiorth successinr ? 'i5 guns neard in quick ision. After an interval of 15 A rarLi0 more snns were heard." es, 1 JUce Point X- ouiuo11 wo. 35, at CaPe, folWoec"y on the P f the "At ft ? quickly- It read: " Wck R,;:lif.avy. fi"ng of gunsr in T iJJlL Trntvi cii-j.. Several nuvn neard- due north. son crm0e,gUns heard 10:20." Coast GuaSt ? third message from ton , "ara Stat inn Mn o - .tnLt:. It ' OU the OUtsidPs nf i "At ; ft . . :. ., .7 . v ' . .. ...... - 9:41 ihr. fc?pss J rn - , n IIY.n n.ll fl.n BY SUBMARINE - . " - - er Disguised by Masts and Canvas Superstructure as : a Sailing Ship. : - . . " -fyr' .. ?? -'"' (by. Associated Pi9.) ' -:: '." . New York, April 18. A Derman sub marine disguised as' a sailing ship, car ryiijg threejjcnasts was sighted hy the British steamship Southerndown on April;.4 when about 300 -miles west of Osboit,. and for-two hours the British fighter was chased, escaping capture ibc; destiiction through, l;her superior peed, - according1 i ;to officers of the recognized as an enemy craft wheA I she approached within about one mile. What appeared to be a false super--structure of canvas surmounted by the masts was: on hef' decks and it was while a portion of this canvas was be- to get into action that her true identity was disclosed ; the glistening hull of the. rnnndnd drTr ViaW nlainlv rvvti through glasses. Full speed was slowly drew away. For some reason marine did not fire on her. tt i n At a J xesieraay wnen near uie amencaii coast, the officers said, the , United States cruiser Birmingham came up and on signal the Southerndown stop ped. An officej and an "armed guard came on board from the American war ship and established the identity of the Southerndown before she was allowed to proceed. ' - SAW PERISCOPE Men On Board The Destroyer Smith Plainly Be held It. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 18. A periscope of a submarine running submerged was sighted by the deck officer,, quar pedo was seen crossing the destroyer's bows. This information was. contained in a radio report' from the commander of the Smith received today at the NavyjtDepartment. Navy officials said this confirms the report of the pres ence of a German submarine in Amer ican waters. The report from ihe officer said the periscope was moving on a course parallel to that of the destroyer. The torpedo crossed the bows of the Smith atu distance of thirty yards, , as re ported yesterday, and today's statej mem aaaea uiai ui ui iub mcu uu. wo ship who saw it were experienced tor pedo men. ' , The officer on watch on the Smith reported . that the periscope was dis tinctly visible at a distance of 300 yards from Jhe' ship. The quartermas ter and the members of the gun crew agreed in this report. The Cominercial Cable Company to day announced that French," English and Spanish are the -authorized lan guages for use in cables to and from the Philippines.. Code addresses or signatures are; not allowed. Messages must be fully addressed and signed. succession northeast by north". Heard . nlainlv" -; - :;:--: v? rM ! ) . No i citizens at Highland 't Light or other : points nearby could f be: found who heard gunfire, vbut the ,: reports were taken Very seriously7 at tbe navy yara, wnere ine ieeimg was- 1 wasR- tnat, WILMINGTON, NORTH Jfr mnrninsrs at 'in n'rlnrlr sinfa fw 45- c y , - - . vf- linnrs of' vrair timo orh wdpk as. i will increase the ; hospital sup- 55- plies. 45. If you are ja man you can help with money, which is needed to buy materials. Eferything connected with this 5f work is contributed and the call -55- 5fr is a national one. -X- ' fr v 4f -X- ENEMIES 1 LIMITS Move Residences Those Found With Certain Articles tfc be Arrested. - - (By Associated Press.) Washington; April 18 All alien en- mile of govern- fac of "munitions, are required to remove prior: to. Junel, under penalty of sum mary arrest, underlnstructions issued today by the Attorney General to Unit ed ; States marshals. Certain' excep tions may be made within well defined limitation?. This carries out the, terms of the President's proclamation. Alien enemies found with forbidden articles in their possession after April 2 shalr be arrested, except in cases where the marshal shall be satisfied they are not dangerous to miblic safe ty. .. : Alien enemies who tear down, mu tilate, abuse, desecrate, or insult the flag are to be regarded as "a danger to the public peace," and summarily arrested. - ;MLel. n - i-a o MANY SCIENTISTS LIST FOR THE WAR . - (By United Press.) Washington, April 18. Five thou sand scientists, engineers and skilled mechanicians have been listed by the civil service in the war. v- President Wilson has conferred with John A. Mcllhenny, president of the commission, relative to the quick mob ilization ; of the cqfuntry's scientific men. Arrangements have been made J to speed up examinations for such ap- jplicants. Jno general relaxation of re quirements, however, is said to be con templated. CAROLINA LEAGUE : SEASON BEGINS r ' .-. C , , hi 1 - -. ?By Associated Press.) aleigh, N. C, April 18. The pen nant race, of the North Carolina League, began today j with Durham playingat Raleigh; Asheville at Greensboro, and Winston-Salem at Charlotte. The playing season will .ena.pn: August, zy, First With p - 1CEB Must Wm& CAROLINA; WEDNESDAY Ground and Still ' Pushing On Over Fourteen Thous and Germans Captured in Past Two Days. Continuing their, great offensive along the Aisne and in:.. the Cham pagne, the French' have made further important gains'. More than 14,000 prisoners have been taken in the two days of the attack. Twelve cannon, including three of l&rge calibre, were among the large quantities of war material captured. The battle,, the greatest since the battle of the Marne,ahd considered a logical continuance of that struggle, after an interval of more than' two years, developed during last night's heavy fighting in the region north east of Soissons, where General Ni velle's troops made their most notable progress. r Pushing far north of the Aisne, the French completed their occupation of Chivy, east of the Oise-Aisne canal, and pressed on to Braye-enr-Laonnois, which was entered by French patrols. On the Aisne farther : west, tiiey oc cupied the village of Chavenne. To the east of this region several forti fied positions ,wee wrested, from the 36ej3$nfly Att-BdisTxhre& , 'inUeA.,. southeast of Craonhe, arid . on the main highway leading northwest from Rheims. Momentarily halting, in, the Cham pagne district to organize the posi tions, the French were attacked in the process by the Germans. Three counter attacks were delivered at Mont Carnillet, ten miles southeast of Rheims. All these German reatcions were beaten off with heavy German losses. While the French are delivering their heavy blowsVin the Aisne-Cham-pagne battle, they .axe organizing their forces for a renewal of the struggle in the Arras region. The process of envelopment is being continued about Lens and the similar operation at St, Quentin is registering1 progress. In their operations northwest of St. Quentin, General Haig's forces last nignt straigmenea put meir uue uy au advanca. of inOPe: than a mile, captur ing the village of Villiers-Guislain, and made further progress east of Epehy toward the St. Quentin-Cambrai rail way, opposite La Catelet. They also improved their position in the vicinity of Lagnicourt, north of the Bapaume Cambraf road, which the Germans made a desperate but vain attempt to hold after entering it in their at tack on a six-mile front last Saturday. An Important' Success. Paris, April 18.-5:45 a. m. The latest French victory, while on a small er scale than that of Monday, is an equally important success. Both of the sections attacked had been left alone hitherto on account of the excep tional natural strength of the German positions. The French command held that an assault could only be success fully undertaken When overwhelming resources had been accumulated and the general situation was favorable. The general who commands the armies of the right center had been planning the attack for several weeks and had. left nothing to chance. Every thing was provided for and the chiefs under him had nothing to do but fol- (Continued on Page Two ) The paper with the circulation. And what is .more Important to the advertiser is the quality of this Circulation. The paper goes into homes of the people who buy . are obtained by all advertisers who use' The Wilmington Dispatch, the paper of the largest circulation. the. News In practically everything that happens the N afternoon paper carries to the public the firsts news. ; Joiriwith the thousands of s' ( others who are daily readingWilniingtbn s' evening newspaper. : - ; . t AFTERNOON, APRIL 18; 191 NO LIQUOR SALES 'SELECTIVE DRAFT AFTER ONE O'CLOCK, PROPER METHOD Order to This Effect Issuped by ! Governor Bickett Goes on Rec- - Mayor of New York City, Effective First of May. (By Associated Press ) ' New York, April 18. War will soon cast its pall over the gay night -life of New York city. "An i order issued by Mayor Mitchel, to take effect May 1, will stop the sale of Jiquor at 1 o'clock in the morning. All night li censes held by saloons, hotels, roof gardens, restaurants and cabaret places will be canceled for the dura tion of the war. The Mayor took this action after a conference with notei. and restaur rant nrnnriptnrs - who wprft virt.iiallv horrennee(d: the clubs hasi requested. the dubs : TOd.Br0b the..; order' : and received assurances , that many of the leading organiza tions will do so. ' : v NAVAL REVOLT IN PERU CHECKED (By United. Press.) Lima, Peru, April 18. Charges that a number of important "officers were implicated in a plot for a naval revolt are under investigation by the Peru vian government today. The conspiracy is said to have, been hatched in retaliation for the arrest of certain naval commanders. The nrh istry marine gained an inkling of . the situation and promptly dismantled the cuns on the warships besides disabling the vessel's engines by removing es- sential parts of each wmch were iock- ed up in guard. the arsenal under heavy RESIDENCE WRECKED BY BOMB EXPLOSION (By Associated Press.) ' f " Petersburg, Va., April 18. The home of A. B. Ciszk, in Chesterfield county, one and a half miles north of this city, was destroyed by an" explosion last night at a few minutes aftervll o'clock. The explosion was of unknown origin. It was very heavy, practically demol ishing the two-story, eleven-room, build ing, and was heard by many in this city, producing excitement. The Ciszk family was asleep at the time, but was unhurt, save for minor injuries Pe- tersburg police were rushed to the scene and bloodhounds are being , used in an effort to trail the bomb placer, if, as supposed, that was the cause- of the explosion. Ciszk is a Bohemian farmer, long a resident of the locality and highly respected. He had not the faintest idea as to the origin of ; the explosion, as he haLno explosive in the house and has no enemies, .5, ora as avocate or 1 nis Means of Raising Army.l T (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, N C, April 18. Governor Bickett strongly champions today the selective draft system of raising an army, and answering the New York American's telegram relative to the selective draft, which Mr. Hearst has Instructed all his papers td advocate, he said: , :. "Equal rights entail equal ', duties. "But men there 'be ...who -boldTyi assert their, rights, and? shrewdly forget, their duties. A decent-respect for' the t-TiTicinlft nf omiaHtv "nf rierht nnn1 timands- that in pro, an armv for the common da- 'Riding an army for the common de- f nse selection should be made upon the basis of a common liability. No sane person would propose to finance the war with volunteer subscriptions. Even in times of war money must be accorded the equal protection or the law. But the volunteer system of raising an army works a tragic dis-! crimination against manhood.. The flower of our youth present their bodies as a living sacrifice to their country, while baser breeds remain at home and propagate the race. The burning injustice of such a system is surpassed only by its" nauseating stupidity. Men should be selected for service upon the basis of natural fitness. To be so called to the colors ought, and, when properly understood, will, be considered a Nation's stamp of distinction." FLAG TO YOUR PL And Work For Your Country as You Would Fight For it is Georgia Farmers' Slogan (By Associated Press.) Ocilla, Ga., April 18 "Nail a flag to your plow and work for your coun try as you would fight for her." is the slogan adopted by farmers of Ben Hill and Irwin counties. Preparations are under way by a committee of safely of the two counties to furnish the flags, following a mass meeting here last night, at which South Geor gia farmers were urged to produce larger food crops. BERLIN STRIKERS GRANTED DEMANDS (By Associated Press.) London, April! 18. A Berlin dis patch to the Politiken of Copenhagen as forwarded to the Exchange Tele graph Company says that work has been resumed in most of the Berlin factories. !; The Vossiche Zeitung, of Berlin, says that as conditions of returning to work the strikers demanded a sufr ficient supply of bread and potatoes proper distribution of food and a guar antee of the promised Prussian elec toral reform. : ' ANOTHER SPANISH. STEAMER TORPEDOED - N By -Associated Press.) ; f i Madrid, April 18. (Via Paris, 1:30 p. m.) The; Spanish steamship Tom Pom has been torpedoed ' arid. sunk without warning. Eighteen lives wer lost. - ." .. . , It is expected that news of .this oc jcurrence will further inflame public feeling in Spain. - . V " The Tom. Pom was , 2,400 tons gross, and was owned In Bilboa. . -' V Recent news dispatches fromsSpain j said that much rexcitement? Was produc- ed by : the torpedoing of. the Spanish steamerSan Fuigencio.' The spamsn givernment sent ari emphatic protest to Germany. ' -. i NAIL NATION'S PRICE FIVE CENTS, Fight Narrows Down to Tug Between Conscription and Volunteer BILL WILL REACH THE SEN ATE TODAY House Military Committee. Favors Volunteer Method First President Does Not; Want Delay and Prepares tr Show Why Opposition' h Mostly in the House. 4f HOUSE COMMITTEE PXR VOLUNTEER METHOD. ..v(By Associated Press.) ' tirac.lilnot.n V tn,ll 1C-.Tn' J& volunteer provision,' as drawn was later formally adopted this . ; -X- afternoon by ,he Hquse. Military: j Washington,' April, l8.The . admlm istration bill to raiser a big airmy malni ly by selective conscription'-was ready, to be reported to 'the"Senite today by the Military committed and all the force of the administration will be emi ployed to urge its early; passage ' la both Houses. -. i'VY ' The President ' arid hisVadvIsers re gard further delay in passing the bill as threatening a serious handicap in the war with Germany, and efforts probably will be made to force v the . fight of opponents of conscription into the open so the public may judge, the merit of their contentions. , . The strongest objection; to the, con sCription feature comes from House Democrats who favor a volunteer sys. tern. To these the. administration. is ' prepared to point out that-the army general staff plan already provides for . absorbing 700,000 volunteers into the ' regular army and National 'Guard for".', the period of the war. The Senate Military -committee be- . ; fore reporting the bill, today prepared v to take a vote on Senator' McKellar's ; v amendment authorizing the President to call 500,000 volunteers in addition to those who might be pbtained by draft or through the "Army and Na. tional Guard. Little hope was' enter- tained that the amendment' would be tlpproved. The commltiee v yesterday -voted favorably on the selective draft , . provision. , - l'-rv-.-- J ': Meantime the bill including-the com . . scription provision wa4 approved to- day by the Senate Military coinmUtee, T ten to seven. . . " : y'w-K .' Opponents of selective inscription ' plan got the upper hand -In; the House Military committee today; foted 12 to. S to have the new Army hilKcariy. av , 'provision to first try. to, raise the now While the two comniitteea'were act . (' ing, President Wilson was at the '. capitol conferring -wltir; Seriate lead- ' ers on the administration war ;meas. 1 ures, particularly, the; army bill.'es-' ' pionage bill and rivers , and, harbors V bill. . .. ;;-"' The Senate committee amended the '.: , army bill so as to barliquor from all.V camps where, the new army. Is ; to be ; .V trained. Another " would -exempt per sons engaged ;in agriculture f and in war industries , from' service in the ' army. - , i 'if The President told 1 Senators he ; would consent to no compromise be cause the War Department experts -after careful examination and discus-; sion, had decided that selective con scription was the only effective 'way of raising a strong army, . . , .'' The t administration -expects .the army bill . to . be pushed to passage , promptly in the Senate. r , Having passed the Senate, the measure Is ex- , pected to , receive more prompt and ; :. favorable consideration' In -the Housed The President! was assured that the majority of House Republicans, were supporting his pIansC'- V ; ; ' . Rates on 1 imported rblackstrap mo lasses from Gulf ports and on domes tie blackstrap from New. Orleans and Louisiana-producing points td Chicago and points taking -the, same 'rates and . ! to Milwaukee,', were .sustained '.today Ty ; the Interstate 'Commerce Commis sion. ' ; ' Hi 1"
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