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v.,:v.- WEATHER FORECAST. FINAL EDITION North Carolina Cloudy tonight and Friday, probably showers. South Carolina Cloudy tonight and Friday, probably showers. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXIII. NO. 105. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAM 3-1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS; Mm NG 8 AT CM 0 0) k One of Three Countries Hov ering on Brink Active War fare With Central Powers; POSSIBILITY OF NORWAY'S ENTRANCE Because of Havoc to Her Ship ping By Germans Advo cates of War in China in Majority Situation in Cen tral Countries Obscure Rupmors of Crisis. (By Associated Press.) Brazil has drawn one step nearer to war with" Germany and today is one "of three countries who are hovering or the brink of the maelstrom which has convulsed twq) thirds of the world. Norway and China are the two other countries which may shortly be added to the ever-lengthening list of Ger many's foes. Two events have happened in Brazil which may easily form the impetus to the last remaining step on the road to war. Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazilian For eign Minister, has tendered his resig nation on the eve of the day set for the Brazilian Congress to decide whether the republic shall draw its Sirord. Dr. at iyipr haa hftAn pftrHifgnt, it : Iv reported as, if not actually pro-Ger-1 mnn. nt nt n firm nnnnnpnt of hos-1 ...... , . . . . . tmties between Brazil and the Teu- tiinic emjpire. His resignation coin, cides with an order by President Braz detaining the dismissed German Min ister. The order was issued on re ceipt of news from Berlin that the Brazilian Minister in Germany had been refused permission to leave the country. The possibility of Norway's entrance into the ranks of the Allies is based on the havoc wrought among the Nor wegian mercantile marine by German submarines. Norway, prior to the war, fourth among the world's seafaring na tions, has suffered so heavily from the ravages of the U-boats that her 'ship- Ping is actually threatened with ex-(Exchange Telegraph from Johannes tinction. The bitterness among the burg, South Africa, says that on Tues 'orwegians over German war methods 'day an internalist Socialist May Day is growing rapidly and many voices are J meeting was broken up by a crowd urging that she could not be worse off ; of citizens and soldiers returned from as a belligerent and might find com pensation if peace found her in the lists with the Entente. All reports from China agree that the advocates of war arein a major ity, at Pekin, but apparently the Pres ident is still reluctant to take the fate ful step, it has been reported that Ja pan was unwilling that China should enter the struggle, but the Japanese foreign Office has officially denied this. In the meantime the entire situation in Europe remains obscure through con meting reports and the extraordinary ettortsef- the censors, especially in me realms of the Central Powers.The 0ly definite fact in regard to Ger many is that a political crisis exists and that the antagonism between the Parties has brazed-TJTTt with a violence unknown since the beginning of the r. Chancellor Von Bethmannr-HOll-eS is the target for all shafts, but PParently can rely only on a lukewarm -MPort from the moderate Socialists, ineie is no light whatever on the r'Ke situation and no reliable news 01 any kind from Austria. STATE AID h Conduct of The War Dis cussed at Conference in Washington. (Ty Associated Press.) Washington, May 3. Governors .Of J ?s or their representatives holding "ie second dav derm? of Natinal Defense discussedj isit tv. uy viicn aiates may as- miiit-, goVernment in carrying out w'ithnt and economic war measures fffort 0veappinS or conflicting of cial6??7 Redfield outlined commer StatJ . o s and weaknesses which overcome 1 autuorities may nelP EFINITE PLANS FOR 1 tot ifli Innl -35- -3 -X- -5f -X- -X- X- .is. BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK (By Associated Press.) .London, May 3. The -British V- 3fr transport, Arcadian, was sunk' by a submarine April 15. It is believed 279 men were drowned. -X- . -55- -2 -X FRENCH GUESTS ITD TOUR COUNTRY I Jvlany important Questions j o j 0 . d. J kjciueu rveceptioii uy House of Representatives (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 3. The French mission expects to complete its work here soon after its return from the!. tour which begins today. 4 Shortly after noon the House recess- ed and Speaker Clark appointed a com- 4. mittee headed by Chairman Flood of 4, the Foreign Affairs Committee, to ush--j. er the visitors into the chamber. -4. M Viviani took a place at the right '4. of Speaker Clark, on the rostrum, Mar-'4. shal Joffre on his lett - MbfiTO - 'titM.httW fffra V and! vMarquis de Chambrun, great- grandson of General. LaFayette lined themselves up In front of the, rostrum. . , , than five minutes. Speaker Clark in troduced M. Viviani, who said in part: "Never shall I forget the acclama tions pf the American people. If I do notthank you adequately it is not be cause our gratitude is lacking, but be cause the words with which to ex press it are insufficient." Members of the commission leave late today on a special train for Chi cagorthe first leg of a tour of the coun try, which will last a week, or ten days. SOUTH AFRICANS RAID SOCIALIST MEETING (By Associated Press.) London, May 3. A dispatch to the the front, who wrecked several places where entertainments were in prog ress. The citizens and soldiers suspected that the celebration was connected with enemy propaganda and demanded that interment of all Germans and the enlistment of all Greeks be made. On One Of Uncle Sam's Ships c IS ' if . f i - - - if s I WrM ? SJs ''""-' : ty1 S- ... . w-!t.:.:.::cA:..5:.:.:-:.:.-:.r.:.:.:.:.:-: GITNSOF 1T.S.S.IOUI5JANA. Two of the four - 12-inch turreit ?gana Uncle Sam's most powerful pre:dreadnqught ;type of battleships. INFESTING THE PATHS OFTHE SEA Startling Experiences With Them of Some Americans in The Danger Zone. SECOND CAPTURES AFTER RESCUES Three-Monsters Rise Along side One Steamer One Three Hundred Feet in -. Length. (By Associated Press.) London,. May 3. American citizens landed during the past few days from ; vessels -sunt by German submarines tell remarkable tales of the exploits of the U-boats. In one case three undersea boats appeared simultan- eously along side the ship, one being) a submarine cruiser 300 feet long and! -4-L 1 .3 C 1 1 1 ! me uiiicis ixiu ittsmoueu suumai lues . , In another. case a submarine wore! Unconfirmed reports from Copen- , , . ,. . . .... ihagen state that Prince Eltel Fried- an elaborate disguise of a fishing the Kaiser.s secpild s5n has died boat. It carried a gun which had a cf typhus. Prince Eitel is the favor range of nearly five miles. ite son of the German Emperor. He In at least, twn rasps thp rr?wa nf ' vessels sunk were rescued from open I j boats by a passing ship only to suffer J a repetition of the disaster when thef shiP 011 yhi,ch they h"d tnkonrefuge wastorpeaoea. ; 4'- PAY FOR MEN IN TRAINING 4. CAMPS. 4 (By Associated Press). Washington, May 3. Conferees 0n the Army bill today agreed on a provision to pay $100 a month 4 to men in training camps 'seek- 4 jng to qualify as members of the officers' reserve corps. 4 4. 4. 4. 4. 4; 4-s4 4 .fr 4 4 4 -f WltSdN VETERINARIAN EXAMINE APPLICANTS (Special to The Dispatch.) Washington, May 3. The War De partment has announced the appoint ment of Dr. L. J. Herring, of Wil son, to examine applicants for the position of veterinarian in the army. His services will begin at once and Tar Heels who wish to serve as vet erinarians will apply to him. Dr. Herring will make both physical and mental examinations. Ten veteri narians from North Carolina are de sired at once. Those selected will be commissioned as second lieutenants. x- -x- -K- -x- 4 Af. 4f- 45. -Y. AC - . 3fr RUSSIA TO STICK WAR. IN THE .. I IT i (By Associated Press.) w . Petrograd, May 3 (Via Lon- -Jf -X- don). The Russian provisional & , -a- government has sent to the Rns- -X- sian representative in the enten- -X-X- te allied countries a note assur- ing the allies that the change in w X- government in Russia cannot af- -X-X- ford a pretext for any slackening -X- on the part of Russia in the com- -X-. ' mon struggle of all the entente X- -r x- 4? -x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -X- r3 $;.tiie V- s- s- Louisiana, one of . Licouipa. 4 KAISER'S FAVORITE SON RE- PORTED DEAD OF TYPHUS. h . fr i ! was born July 7, 1883. In 1914 he' i ululcm L"c . Federation in J-)urham Pledg ing Itself to This End Wilmington Delegates (Special to The -Dispatch.) Durham, N. May 3 The Fed eration convention of the Federation .pf Wqmen ..Cllal is having a busy session today. By securing the pledge of every woman of North Carolina to "do her bit," in conserving the food supply of the nation, the Federation hopes to do wonderful good in aiding- the move ment to avoid a food crisis. . "In view of the pressing military necessities of conserving the food sub ply of the nation, I hereby pledge my self to do my bit. I will use only those amounts of food as required for ade quate nourishment. I will endeavor to control the waste, in all kinds of ma terials in the household and to live1 simply. I will begin now." At the meeting of the executive com .j mittee yesterday a committee to draft resolutions tonowmg tne convention was annointfid. Members are Miss Bettie Windley, of New Bern; Mrs. F. - f i t t n r j ' t xteaae, 01 j-ienoir; ivirs. ixeorge iMy9 " 5" hj. ciars, 01 uaar- lotte, and Miss Margaret Berry, of Chapel Hill. A committee on credentials was ap pointed. Members are tMiss Margaret Gibson, Wilmington; Mrs. F. C. Brown, Durham; Mrs. T. F. Woolsey, of Ashe ville; Mrs. Elmo Powell, of Whiteville, and Miss Adelaide Fries, of Winston- Salem. Mrs. T. D. Jones was hostess to the omcers or tne league at a luncneon yesterday at noon. Mrs. Jones is pres ident of the local Civic, league. Memorial exercises were held as a tribute to Mrs. Susan Moses Graham, wife of President Edward Kidder Gra ham, of the State University. Among the tributes was an eloquent eulogy by Dr. .Archibald Henderson. Among the interesting reports sub mitted vesterday afternoon was that of Mrs. M. L. Stover, of Wilmington, corresponding secretary of the Fedoi- ation. 1 j A I ICTDIA AMD fT I 1WI A M V AUolKlA AINU bLKMAJNI 1 PERFECTLY AGREED (By Associated Press.) London May 3 The conferences that have been Held in Vienna be tween Count von Her cling, the Ba varian premier, and Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian Minister show that a perfect agreement continues between Berlin and Vienna regarding questions of peace, according to a semi-official telegram from Vienna regarding questions of peace, ac cording to a semi-official ' telegram from Vienna forwarded by the Ex change Telegraph1 corresponent , at Amsterdam . The Vienna Cabinet, adds the mes sage, realizes that German newspaper criticisms are merely expressions of private opinion and it "insists that Germany and Austria must hold to gether to the end as otherwise no good will accure for eithejr power in the future." - ASM RECRUITING MAKING GOOD SHOWING - (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 33 Regular army recruiting again showed good results yesterday with a total of 2,665 men accepted, making 45,540 brought into fine service-siuce-Ayi u x. WOMEN TO HELP IN FOOD CRISIS FE OF BUSED Mrs.-Vawter Faces Publicity in Effort to Save Her Hus band. INSANITY MAY NOT BE THE PLEA Letters Have Caused Defense to Switch Its Tactics Wife Telling Story This Afternoon. (By Associated Press.) Christenburg, Va., May 3. Physi cians testifying for the defense today at the trial of Charles E. Vawter on the charge of murdering fjtockton) Heth, Jr., declared their belief that the letters he wrote to Heath reveal ing his knowledge of the latter's re lations with his wife indicated Vaw ter was insane. The introduction of expert testi mony furnished the first intimation that insanity plea would constitute a part of the defense's case. When court recessed until 2 o'clock after devoting the entire morning session to hearing physicians testl: mony, it was announced that Mrs. Vawter would take the stand at the opening of tha afternoon session. Counsel for the defense claim that the introduction of witnesses to prove Vawter's insanity at the time of the undated letter does not mean that they will rely upon an insanity plea, but that it was merely to establish his insanity at that time, entirely de stroying any value that the letter may have as evidence. Mrs. Vawter took the stand at 2:30 o'clock". She- was strickingly hand some in the costume of blue in which she appeared first in court yesterday. She answered preliminary questions of her husband's counsel in a low, clear voice. Court this morning opened with Bernard Williamsj the student lodger at. the Vawter home, on ;tlie, stand 1 for a few additionaj questions as tdctii' rences the night of the tragedy.' At this stage counsel for Vawter 'held a lengthy conference and at the resumption of proceedings Dr. A. M. Showalter, a local physician, was in troduced. W. H. Colhoun, of Vaw ter's counsel, propounded a long hypo thetical question involving incidents of Vawter's life and asked what was his opinion of the sanity or insanity of such a person. Dr. Showalter testified that the let ter to Heth, supposed to have been written about the middle of last May, taken in connection with previous events, was In his opinion written by a crazy man. The second letter, of October 18, was in his- opinion evi dence of a more normal mind. His tes timony was taken up largely with qual ifying and technical matters. Mr. Lee, examining for the State, in questioning Dr. Showalter, laid stress on a possible distinction be tween alcoholic insanity and degen eracy. Dr. Allen D. Evans, of Christians burg, answering the same hypothetical question, said that taken in connec tion with previous facts the man who wrote the letters was, in hi& opinion, insane. . Dr. H. F. Henderson, college phy sician at V. P. I., testified that he had had opportunity to observe condi tions of insanity and, answering the same question, said it was his opinion the writer of the first letter was a crazy man. On cross examination, Dr. Henderson said he had noted many ec centricities about Vawter. He said that -while Vawter's mind was highly developed in his particular studies, about other matters he was mentally as a child Dr. Henderson said he ai- ways had regarded Vawter as unbal anced. At the conclusion of Dr. Henderson's testimony counsel for defense an- nounced that Mrs. Vawter would testify t- npfpT,s aild nrosecution Joined in a request that the court room be cleared and Judge Moffett took the re quest under advisement. After a conference outs id j the court room Vawter's counsel retired for further conference and when at the end of half an hour, they returned, ad journment was announced until 2 o'clock. The sudden termination of the morn ing session gave rise to a feeling thai some event of importance in the se quence of the case would develop when court re-convened. INSANITY TO BE DEFENSE. 4' - (By Associated Press). . , Christiansburg, Va., May a. y i ESSiEBES UN TPSTAND . ti,q fT,0i ir. tvio trial nf CharleslJPhiD&. Greensboro. N. C., field Eli- "K- A. uvv- muu in v - E. Vawter, charged with muraer- ing Stockton Heth, Jr., today switched to insanity and in intro- 4' ducing physicians to support the 4 new tack. 4 Vawter's letters introduced yes- terday by the State, it is believed, determined the defense to bring his sanity into question. There was not a woman present in the throng which packed the court room this morning. 4, -X- -X- -X- X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- X- THREE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED. -X- X-v- -X- (By Associated Press.) -X-London. May 3. Three men -X- X- X- were drowned by the .sinking of -X-X- the American steamer Rockin - -X-X- ham, by a German submarine, -X- survivors who reached land to- -X--X- day report. No word has been -X-1 X- receit'pH nf Ho hnat rnntntniTic AC I x- the 13 missing men. There -X- were 12 naval gunners on board. ' . X--X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X- TO THE FRONT 1 Her Young Men Enlisting and Farmers Uniting For Big ger Food Crops. (Special Tto The Dispatch.) Goldsboro, N. C, May 3. The prospects are that Wayne county is going to furnish her required num ber of men for Uncle Sam's service. That is if the record that is now go ing keeps up its pace for the next few wpplrn na it Vino far tha nnsst wpplr S-yewmefl-reft herg - thta - eej for some point of enlistment, with the intention of offering their serv - ices to the United, States navy. It is also reported that a like number! have applied for service in the army and several young men of this city, formerly college students, voiced their intention of making applica- tion to enter the officers training camp at Fort Oglethrope, Ga. At the sanie time it is not forgot ten that food stuff is going to be needed badly later, and the people of the county have gone to work with a determination to raise more food crops than anything else. A food commission has been organized among Wayne county people and a meeting has been called for next Sa'turday. Governor Bickett and S. G. Rubinow, of the State Agricul ture Department have been extended an invitation to be the principal speakers of the occassion, but they have not yet accepted the invitation. The object of this commission is to encourage larger food crops and con-J serving the food supply of Wayne county. FROM TAR HEELIA Over Half Number at Union Theological Seminary, Rich mond, From N. C. (By Associated Press.) Richmond. Va., May 3. The one WAYNE COUNTY MANY GRADUATES hundred and 'fiftieth year of the Un-1 German artists are the latest recruits ion Theological Seminary will end demanded by the German war ma next week, tjhe commencement exer-Jcnine The German Academy of Arts cises being inaugurated Sunday ,naa been notified that artists will be morning, when the baccalaureate ser-1 subjects to compulsory enrollment un mon will be delivered by Rev. J-Jder the national service law. .. The Lay ton Mauze, D. D., pastor of the academy advises its members to get Central Presbyterian church, of St Louis. Among the 31 graduates are 17 from North Carolina. Their names, home addresses and the fields of la bor to which they go follow: Robert Sarrowood, Candor, N. C, field Louisa, Va.; R. C. Long, Mat thews, N. C, field Chicago, Ills.; N. N. Fleming, r Woodleaf, N. C, field Tarbero, N. C; Junius -Horton, Marshville, N. C, feld Texas; W. C. Jamison, Charlotte, N. C, field Belhaven, Va.; D. T. Caldwell, Mt. Ulla, N. C; J. S. Cook, Pilot Moun tain, N. C, field Harman, W. Va.; E. S. Currie, Fayetteville, N. C, field Raleigh, N. C.;'J. T. Pharr, Charlotte. N. C field Texas; J. R. - " zabethtown. N. C; G: H. Rector, Plumtree, NT C, field Cornwall, Va. Rockingham, N. C; H. S.. Turner,; seized oy me gomnmeuv wm u tv MebaW, N. C; Moses D. Hoge, fel- paired and ready for commission wlth low post graduate student at the. in five months, unless concealed dam seminary for another year; Locke "age Is discovered, the Federal Ship White, Charlotte. N. C, field Mays- ping Board estimated today. They vilfe, Ky ; C . D. Whitley, Greens- will add 535,722 tons to America's mer- , boro, N. C; field North Carolina; (chant marine. Many of the smaller' G. L. Whitley, Greensboro, N. C; ships can be made ready for service In K L. Whitington, McLeansville, N. less than four months, and necessary C After a year or so a number of .repair work is now being rushed In these will go to foreign fields. (private ship yards. v , - ' v - . - . ' . .. ,'. . J. . HUUCIOUU, iv....., - - - , Passenger Train Service to bo Reduced in Order to Send Output to Europe. THESE MEASURES BEING WORKED OUT By Railroad Board of Defence Council Many Passenger Engines to be Put to Freight Traffic Use Time For Dis charging Freight to be Shortened. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 3, Curtailment of passenger train service and ship ment of the country's entire output of rolling . stock rails to the Allies were forcast today by Daniel Willard in a speech before the National De- ; fense Conference of Governors and representatives of State Defense Councils. Already, Mr. Willard said, the Fed eral Council's general railroad board is working on a plan for readjusting schedules. Other nations at war, he said, have discontinued passenger schedules entirely, but the American' 1 government hopes to bring the rail-; roads to their highest point of effi ciency by; eliminating duplication and reducing the number of passen ger trains U8 far as possible without inconveniencing the public - tg" tal4,'W";pss8enger--'WHtt' 10- - comotives' in the United States, the 1 railroad board hopes to release four thousand for freight trains. "it is vital that France andOlussia' uave luuoiuouveg ana cars, saia xvir.i Willard. "We will have to furnish them. How can we do it? We can j do it by getting along with what equipment we have and by putting In to force measures of greater railway economy. "The general railroad board of the Defense Council, comprised of five railway presidents who are operating the country's lines as one continental system, is working on these measures ndw. By reducing the time allowed shippers to load and unload cars we, will save 245,000 freight cars for on , trip a year. Germany has reduced the loading and unloading time limit - ..y ? to six hours. We can reduce our pres ent limit from 48 to 24 hours and al though it will cause some inconven ience, it is in the interest of all the people." CHAMP CLARK DEFENDS FREEDOM OF PRESS. (Br -Associated Presi.7 Washington, May 3. Speaker Clark left the chair today to open the fight ' to strike out the censorship section I of the House Espionage bill as pro-y posea Dy Kepresentauve uranam or. , Pennsylvania. The speaker declared . the section was in direct violation of. the constitutional guarantee of free speech and a free press. ' GERMAN ACADEMICIANS CALLED TO THE COLORS Copenhagen, (Via London), May 3.", under cover by volunteering fdr suit able avocations and suggests that man ufactories need draughtsmen. INTERNED SHIPS ! Seventy-one Will Be Ready For Use in a Few Months. (By Associated Press.) . Washington, May 3. Seventy-one German and Austrian merchant ships . 1 , . ... BEING REPAIRED .I I V . ' 1.1 ll fM i' ( M 1 t 1 M um " t 1 1 ll;.'. if:' .ii; a ij ll i,' ;
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