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v , v ' ' i , 4 ' ." ' ' . ' 'r . f - - 'w ".. ,.." . : : ; ' " .-" v - -v 'xi';i-"v-.!. r : .'.-I 1 ... . :;.. . . ,, - . , .-. - ; . , .. f ' . -. , . - ' ; . . - . . . i - , 'if . - , , J ' , - . - - 1 '; - , '; ' . , ; 4t- i Firi FINAL gj EDITIDfJ VVEATHEU FOi&CUJlY ; North Carolina Fair 7 : tonight; .lightly warmer west and central' DOrtions. Friday, fair and v warmer. .i South Carolina Fair tonight; Frl- day fair; siigntiy warmer interior. : FULL LEASED WIRE. SERVICE VOL. XXIII. NO. 125. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 24,: 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i AIM Illi':' THEIR ENEM 1 BACX f iTf fl 1 W Unsuccessful Raid by Zeppe lins on Rural Sections if England. ITALIAN FORCES BREAK ENEMY'S LINE Austrians Surprised Air plains Shower Bombs Upon Them Counter Attacks Repulsed Italians Gain Important Ground Ger man Naval Activity In The Battle. - The Zeppelin and the submarine fig ure most prominently in the war news of the day, with a raid by airships on the English east counties announced, and the sinking of the 14,000-ton Brit ish transport Transylvania, officially reported. , The Zeppelin raid began shortly be fore midnight and seems, like other raids since the British deefn'slVe meas ures were perfected, to hare been a rather abortive affair. . Pour airships penetrated inland above; thick raih clouds, which handicapped the raiders and the British defensive forces alike. The Zeppelins had little; success In Id eating their positions ' and thevbdmbs the reports indicating thak the damage caused was negligible, while the only casualty was one-man killed In a Nor folk village. The Zeppelins got away . tl . airplanes during the from the pursuing thick weather. The last previous visit of the Zep-' pelins to England was on March 17; when 27 bombs were reported dropped in rural districts. A Zeppelin was ap- proaehing the English coast on May 14. when it was attacked bv British I May air forces and destroyed. fr?es are '.JSL?? - . tof the previous fortnight, and the Am- Military operationsjn JFrance are mt.H finif.: oithoueh still & small one. "ne or the periodic states of compara tive quietude. The French front is the liveliest, the Germans reacting there after the recent French successes- Un A counter attack on the Vauclerc pla-rine teau last night, was repulsed imme- diately with heavy losses to the Ger mans. The Paris war office announces that ' so far in May 8,600' unwounded Ger - mans have been captured in the field of the French offensive, between Sois- sous and Auberive. German Naval Activity. London, Mav 24. Pronounced Ger - man naval activity in the Baltic on Tuesday is reported in a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen. Yes terday a violent cannonade lasting throughout the night was heard by per sons living along the shore. Houses n Southern Danisb. islands shook from the concussions. Italians Break Austrian Line. Rome, May 24. (Via London) Italian forces yesterday broke through the Austro-Hunerarian lines from Cast- agnavizza to the sea, taking more thanjijj- or No Damage Don 3-W0 DriSOnPra cava a-n rtR1al abate. I VI raf,nt issued today by the Italian War Department. . The War Office announced that Ital lan forces had occupied part of the "ea south othe Castagnavizza-Bos-comalo road, had passed Boscomalo -! MroniTeUMs east of Piettarosa andBagni. The official statement -said that the ustro-Hungarians were at first sur- nau captured the town of Jamiano Prised and nonplussed. Towards even ts they launched counter attacks, but "e repulsed. firitalian airPlanea numbering 130 uropped tons of bombs on the Au-stro-Hungarians. iti??u British batteries Wlth the Italians. cooperated TO REDUCE NUMBER 0F PASSENGE1R TRAINS Ianu aroppea uuwuci ui country districts, apparently being un h. v-. 1Cuu xviay uiscon- abie to. locate their position. The nuance of some of the passenger raiders were pursued by our airplanes, rains on the Southern Railway system but thick clouds enabled them to make n order to conserve the coal supply, good their escape. One man was kiU l reiease men and equipment and ed in -Norfolk village. Tbe materfcrt hanvar the tracks for the efficient-damage is. believed to be negligible.' : paling of troops and supplies for the- -v t. . , ., '&Ji k jrmy and navy, is asked of the variousl Well Known Virglmart Dead, inroad commissions in the States h Roanoke, Va.; May 24.T-Alonzp O traversed by Southern lines, in a Burks, 67 years, old, city treasurerof fliv e,r forwarded Wednesday to the in-' Buena VistaVav died rin ? abospital ulviaual commiaeinnora m w nnTx. yra Aflrlvitodav. He was a. candidate JJjn. vice president, in 'charge ' of op-for r - ' JAP. WARSHIPS IN THg MED- ITERRANEAN. 4 r-: (By Associated Press.) " London, May ; 24.--The arrival of a "considerable number of 5- light Japanese navaictaft in the Mediterranean' to co-operate with the naval forces Of 1 the Allies" -X--5f was announced in' the House of Commons today by Lord Robert 4fr Cecil, minister of blockade. A Paris dispateh last . Friday said a number of Japanese gnn- -X boats had arrived at Marseilles x to1 assist in the operations -K against German submarines. -x- -x- -55- -x- - -x- -x- . American! Destroyers Take Active Pari "inHThis Im 1 portant Work. (By.AssoclatedJreM.) London, May. 24. Th sinking of 18 merchantmen of more than 1,600- tons is Reported In the weekly shipping ftaanent.NlBe iresaels btjlesffait ;:tft)nsana mymfW: also - were sunk: 4 A For the third week in succession the losses of Britfsh shipping from the submarine war, have been held sub- stantially below the large figures which JzZ, T, mnh ,m ,Ast mnnth. caused so: much alarm last month. Thg losses reported last week were considerably less than half those of the preceding weeK as regaras num ber of vessels sunk and the report giv en out today shows only a small in crease over last week. This week's figures of vessels sunk by submarines shotr that the allied shares the credit for excellent work. w An admiralty - official, speaking to the Associated Press, said: The American destroyers are. play- 4 th anti-snhma- war, and our officers have express- ed the greatest enthusiasm at the spir- it. enterprise, acumen and quicR-wit- tedness-with; which the American unit has taken un its work. It is the old American doctrine of keeping everlast- Jingiy at it. The Germans, who at said they would strip us of our tonnage by June 1, have now advanced the date to October 1, and we are con- jfident that when October comes they 1 will be under th same necessity of advancing the date again." Heavy Clouds Enable Them to Evade Pursuit. (By Associated Press.) IndonMajr, Fpui- or five Grr man airships raided the eastern cdtra- - Ue - of Bngtend last nlgM. according 'to an official, statement issued this m0rning. The airships dropped bombs ,anA aanancA ilthniiffh nursned. ClUU VUVMiVX j The official statement -says: "Four or five hostile airships p proached East Anglia shortly befoe midnight last The weather was over cast and a thick bank of raiD-cIouds made observation difficult. 1 "Four airships appear to have pen etrated inland into the eastern couja- -tles" Tner Allowed erratic courses, State treasurer -at the: time' of ;Ws CERiilIS FOB COMMITTEE Oil CHURCH UNION Adopted By The Assembly of The Southern Presbyterian Church. SUBSTITUTES FOR BOTH REPORTS Of The . Committee Offered and Discussed Report of Committee on Mileage Made. (By Associated Press.) .Birmingham, Ala., May 24. The General Assembly of the Presbyte rian church in the United States de cided today, by a vote of 142 to 40 in favor oj appointing a committee to confer with a like committee from the Northern branch of the church on the question of organic union. Discussion of committee reports on the proposition to unite with the Northem'branch of the church, was resuraed '-this morning- when the as sembly begun what was believed to be its laa&lay's work of this assembly. A majority committee report .sub mitted yesterday, and still under con sideration when the assembly - ad journed for the day, recommended against appointment of a committee to -negotiate with . the Northern church. A 'minority report took the opposite view, expressing opinion.vthat failure to; apppint WIWWALMJ burden of 'failure of property,, to meet a courteous' and sincere approach. Dr. Thornton L. Whaling offered a substitute for both nlajority and minority reports, which in substance suggested the appointment of a com mittee to confer with a similar com mittee from the Northern church, and recommended "consideration of the federation of all the Presbyterian churches of the country upon some practical and effective basis." The committee on mileage reported that $6,849 had been paid out. ANTI-ENLISTMENTS CONSPIRACY IN TEXAS . (By Associated Press.) Abilene, exas, May 24. Eighty-four 1- B 1 1 nnMMAnf n T MltAH lr .t a u4 5 Jones county today turned over all papers and other data in their pos- session to authorities who are invest igating the association's anti-conscription activities. They said they had been misled in joining the associa tion. Eighteen men are being held in jail at Sweet Water in connection with-alleged activities of the associa tion. ITALIAN MISSION VISITS DIPLOMATS (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 24. Prince Udine and the members of the Italian mis sion paid a formal call at the State, War and Navy Building shortly be fore noon today. As they entered they were cheered by crowds and as they passed; through. the corridors, men and women clerks iapplauded. Secretary Lansing immediately re ceived the Italians in the diplomatic room. On Streets of London Offi : fcers and Red Cross Mem bers Everywhere. (By Associated Press. tibtidon, May 24. The engineers from the American, army who have ar rived in England-made a call early to day on Ambassador Page and later separated for a series of conferences with war office officials in regard to their tvarious specialties. They were entertained at luncheon by the' Earl of Dferby, Secretary of War. American khaki was . very much in eyidefice in London today. A number of additional officers and hospital units have arrived, and nurses, especially of the Cleveland and Harvard units, "in their blue uniforms, with white arm bands .labeled witb the insignia of the American Red Cross, already have be come j a familiar sight to the London oubliciiMore than .1,000 persons ber ' longing to the American army are now W IN EVIDENCE In Second Phase of Great Of fensive They Strike To wards Triest. CAPTURE MORE THAN NINE THOUS AND MEN New Drive Considered Direct Menace to Triest Aus trians Rallied and Launched Counter Attacks But They ' . Were ReDulsed. Striking down the coast toward ! Triest, the Italians opened the second phase of teir offensive with a sweep - ing. victory. They DroKe t entire Austrian- uuui aotag- abQut Ave miles, and took more than Tl VI 7.ZH. LU LUC? X-VC J.C nv. a J.1.VUV v. :ft0 prisoners The new drive is a direct menace to Triest from which General Cadprna's troops are now less than ten miles dis tant. The route lies along the Carso plateau, and the advance of the Ital ians over this difficult ground was sur prising in its rapidity. The present onensive was opened oy attacks mostly to the north and east of Gorzia. The sudden switching of J the drive to the southeast of that town evidently took the Austrians by sur. prise. The Austrians rallied at night and launched counter attacks but these were ineffective. uticlaSn PuHiStioii In The 5sr German Newspapers. (By Associated Press. Copenhagen (Via London), May 24 The von Bissing memorandum, in which the late Governor General of Belgium urged on the Emperor necessity of the annexation of tne Kingdom, is tabooed to the German press. The censor has apparently forbidden its publication or any re- fprenofi or comment UDon it The case is similar to that of tne manifesto of the six leagues early in 1915. This manifesto by the big in dustrial and agricultural organiza tions of the Empire advanced' similar wiae reacmns ? e .lVTZZZSZ TJa Krupps. The government at once for; bid -further publication or comment under heaviest penalty, declaring that it was calculated not only to stir up dissension at home, but also to check any inclination for peace abroad. Evi dently the same reasoning has been applied to the Bissing memorandum, in comparison with which the phras ing of the six league manifesto was relatively mild. 'S BODY EOUND IN GREEK Mystery Surrounds Her Death. Seen to Fall From An Automobile. (By Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., May 24 Discovery of a body early this morning in Chickasa bogue creek, near Mobile, has created a big mystery here. The woman, who has not been identified, was well dress ed. A large gash in her throat leads officers to susnect foul nlay. An in- ? vestigation is being made. The wom an wore a weddinj ring and was ap parently between 21 and 30 years of age. Investigation this afternoon strength ened the theordt that the woman's throat was cut. Her; identity still re mains a mystery. Both the police and sheriff's departments are working on : a clue that the .woman was fatally cut in an automobile at 3 o'clock last Mon day morning and that the dying wom an was thrown into the creek by som.e.1 one in the automobile. The latter theory was based on a statement made by Porter 'Gainey, pri vate of Company M, first Alabama Infantry, who saw a, person fall into the waters of ChicRasabogue. Tne machine, he said, kept on going, in creasing its speed 'each yard. The drowning woman struggled desperate ly In the water,' but before the. soldier I coald getfaboatto .Pthei drowned. . me soiaier ai. nrst iaouKui- the person in the water was a man. It was iso dark, Gainey said, r it was hard tri distinguish sex. He thought it was a case of suicide and so report- WIN I hull liiHii nprinrnn ; . y .-uh liAILWAI UIUtlib GIVING TESTIMONY ON FREIGHT RATES Under Cross Examination By Representatives of Groups ' of Shippers. , 1 INCREASED COSTS AND EARNINGS 1 Points Gone Into by Examin ing Attorney and Railway Men of Southern and Louisville and Nashville (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 24. C. H. Mark ham, president of the Illinois Central railroad, under cross examination be fore the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, today on the 15 per cent, freight rate Increase said that without the advance his road, and-possibly others, could live, but he insisted that they would be unable to properly handle the needs of the shippers. Mr. Markham was one of the sev eral railroad representatives . cross-examined by J.sV. Norman, and other attorneys representing groups of ship pers in the : southeast. "How much could you increase the earnings of your road by the elimina tion of congestion and the consequent shortage of cars?" Mr. Markham was asked. ; v '('"'"'' r' , ' . -The witness said he had never figur ed sit out.V-.He added he", believed; it 3cheap,e fofVfchlpperjj i-i$TaifeFfittfiB by lack of shipping facilities. Mr". Norman read figures to show that -net operating income of the Illi nois Central had been Improving for some time, adding "the further you go into this year of gloom, the better tne i, : is i i . ,i -ntri the'ness agreed to that statement, except as toNthe gloom part. .Questions regarding the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, of which Mr. Mark ham also is president, related especial- . Qlol rtXurt In view of your financial condition, where does your emergency exist?" Mr. Norman asked. Mr. Markham replied that he felt im mediate relief was more necessary for 'home carriers than others. He read statement to show increase operat i - "" , r -,rr"- ; r tnat mignt De ODiainea iruiu au au- vance in freight rates The only economy it had been pos sible to effect upon his system since the Adamson law went into effect, he, said, was a small saving on switching charges. Every effort had been made to effect further savings, but without success. Comptroller Duke, of the Southern Railway, was cross-examined on sta tistics. The questions were designed to bring out that the income recently had been steadily growing. L. R. Smith, vice president of the Louisville & Nashville, in response to questions, said the road had earned more money during the last three months than in the corresponding three months of last year. Mr. Normtafn asked the" witness whether he thought the Louisville & Nashville in view of its good financial showing, was justified in asking for a 15 per cent, increase. Mr. Smith said that 15 per cent, was merely theo retical and that the actual advance would not be more than 10 per cent.., and that the system did feel it was jusified, because of rising costs. But True Condition of War Being Kept From People, Says' Penfield. (By Associated Press.) - Washington, May 24. Former Am bassador Penfield, who has just re - turned from Austria-Hungary, said to- day at the White House that condi tions in that country are hot so badk as might be expected. There is no starpation, he said, but a great deal of denrivation. He said he had but-lit- Ue to report to President Wilson that a,readv known. The people in - .- -.. Austria-Hungary still believe that. . Germany and Austria are winning the war because their only inf ormation-Js j. given in newspapers censored by the j i government. NO STARVATION YET IN AUSTRIA l -X- PUGILIST LES DARCY DIED THIS AFTERNOON. 35- (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., May 24. H-.Les Darcy the Austrian pugi- -55- list, died at a hospital here UUs afternoon from pneumonia. 'Hundreds Have Gathered For I Big Ceremonial Wilming mington Well Represented (Spectal to The DiepatcH.) Rocky Mount, N. C, May 24. To day is a big day in Rocky Mount. ; The spring ceremonial of Sudan Temple is being held here and nearly a thou sand Nobles of theJlystic Shrine, are in attendance, together with hun dreds of visitors and wives and daugh ters of Shriners from .all parts of the State. Tne Kfteaive patrol ana arum corps fromNorfoikthe Sudan Vrum Corps nY&im&ZzZ .sT. v; Sudan f" 2 temple, Charl6tte,'larrived 4 lasti'nliht aiiu i. ma luuiumg. Recorder J. F.t Rhem and A. B. Andrews, Potentate of Raleigh, ate ' here ' 1 ntJ program began with a "fresh meat" display. The "ungenerates" whq were to hike across the sands of "the deserts of Shrinedom this afternoon at the ceremonial t6ok their medicine good-naturedly and derived as much a, fun from the show as the great crowds that thronged the streets', did. The grand parade began this morn ing at 11 o'clock, headed by the sec- ohd regiment band and the Sudan Drum Corps of Wilmington ;The display of gaudy and bright uniforms were beautiful and the horl zon of the city took on a reddish tint with the presence of the thousand of fezes of the Nobles. This afternoon the Shriners, their wives and daughters, will be given an automobile toiir of the city im- mediately after which a reception will be at Ricks Hotel. Tonight a sumpt uous banquet will be tendered the visi tors and this will be followed by the grand ball. The ceremonial will close with to night's session. 1IQ ARTHUR lillAITr ii ii. nil i nun vuni 1 1 m-m w TO BE EXECUTED To Pay The Death Penalty To night For Murder of John E. Peck. (By Associated Press.) Ossining, N. Y., May 24-rWithin three days of the first anniversary of his conviction, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, a young dentist, will die in the electric chair in Sing Sing prison at 11 o'clock tonight for the murder of his wealthy father-in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich, i A jury in the Supreme Court of New York county found Waite guilty on May 27, 1916,' after he had told how he had anesthetized Mr. Peck and then smothered him with a pil low. This was after admitted at tempts to kill his victim with, poison, suffocation, and other method's. Waite also told the jury that he had killed Mrs. Peck by inoculating her with disease germs, and then giving i her poison. His life was a self-con- fessed record of theft from the time he was 13 years old MORE AMERICANS SAFELY OUT OK TURKEY (By Associated. rress.) ; Washington, May 24.- The safe ar rival in Switzerland; of more Ameri cans from ; Turkey has been reported by American- Minister s Stovall at l$erne. . v ; , Consul. General. George Horton, wife and -" daughter, were - among Mhe - ar- SHRINERS CROWD ROCKY MOUNT I ' I r Transylvania Was Sunk in TTij Mediterranean and Umcers and Men Drowned. . HAD BRITISH TROOPS i ABOARD AT TIME Sinking Occurred May ,4th and Was Result of Torpedo- . Steamer Had Made Many f ' Trips to. The United States. . : V (By Associated Press.) . -London, May 24. The British trans j port , Transylvania was torpedoe ; ox May 4 with the loss of 413 persons.. 'J The Transylvania was torpedoed III ' the Mediterranean. The following; of- r ficial' statement was given out today "The Britisb transport TransylyaniaJ withcroops, aboard, was torpedoed. In the Mediterranean on May 4 resulting'; in the following losses: Twenty-nlnb." officers and 373. of other ranks; alb the ship's captain, Lieut. S. : BrenelU and one officer and nine men of the r crew.". - . .. 'U t-l New Reaches New York.'- ; ' ' New Yorkr May 24.-The Atichqr ) Line steamship, - Transylvania, wAs sunk in the Mediterranean off 'vtha ltjK-tu . u-m.'i' iMniM tt'lTTTJK . "2 ' -2 A 'H fbfer' ladar.'h.Vfeurvivorsl wereitait V; -1 malned unUl May 12, cared for1 by th populace and administered .to by Red Cross authorities. , ' Captain Brenell, who lives In; Scot land, commanded the Transylvania when she went down. . He is one of the oldest captains In the Anchor Line service. The Transylvania's last appearance in American waters was on the day when the Lusltania was torpedoed May 7, 1915. As she was about to sail from New York with 972 passengers. Captain John Black, then commanding, wai given the information of the Lusitan ia's fate. The vessel left ostensibly for Liverpool, but Captain Black steer ed in a round-about course and landed his passengers' safely at Greenockt Scotland. It was generally reported at the time that the Transylvania also was mark' ed for destruction. L : The Transylvania, an Anchor Lino, steamship of 14,315 tons . gross, has been in the service of the British gov ernment since May, 1915, when her sailings were canceled. There have been no recent reports of her move ments. When she was first taken over by the British government, she was engaged in transporting troops to Gal llpoll. . . ; . The Transylvania was built la 1914. She was constructed especially for pas senger traffic between New York and Mediterranean ports.; She was 648 feet long and had accommodations for 2,450 passengers. " V ; CONNANGHT RECEIVES AMERICAN STUDENT (By Associated Press.) Y - i London, May 24. The Duke of Con naught shook hands today with sixty. American college students , who . have come to England for duty-in the camps of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion. The ceremony took place at the Y. M.'C. A. headquarters. here. The Duke stood in the center of a group of Americans and welcomed , them. He said their presence wasi"an addi tional evidence of the whole-hearted way In which America has throws in her lot with the Allies in the fight for freedom and civilization." RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS , DISAPPOINT GERMANS ' fBr AfsocIAted Press.) Amsterdam, (Via London), May 24. The Socialist newspaper Vorwaerta of Berlin says that the recent state- - ments of Premier Lvoff;and Foreign 1 Minister Tereschtenko, of Russia, ex pressing determination to continue the war with the '.country's ; allies are a great disappointment to those in Ger-. many v who expected a separate peace.' quickly with revolutionary - Russia; ', The Vorwaerts says Germany's pol ley is not dictated by the pan-Germans and that the statements of the Russian ministers -would never hare, been xas4e f had Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg replied fully and- satisfactorily,, to the , interpellation of, the Social. Democrats , regarding war almaand said that, the desires of Austria- and- Russia were al so those Dse of the German .government. V. j v i! i;ii 1 1 It 1 i hi. 1 1
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