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YOUR j TTi 77-- -ID I- ar VOL. XXIII. NO. 131, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA,, WEDNESDAY AFTEjRNOON, MAYisO, 1 9 17; PRICE FIVE CENTS!, t A Aw Ttr BUY: "weather forecast, I -. ft:s-v.- - .'FHEft--. --: : . ' V v . ; v r .; -:::vk- --4 , - ' " : " a -'full leasedVwireir vi'r.R - J : : .:; " ' Tw 1 I I :5 I- 1 . president ueciares rie jcvnvies The Men Who tr ought to Preserve Liberty ' MAKES A STIRRING C MEMORIAL ADDRESS "A Free Nation Espousing the Cause of Liberty,' ' He. Char acterizes America s Part- United States Will Sh ow Herself Greater Than Evr. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 30. president Wilson, speaking today at memorial exercises in Arlington cemetery, de clared the time has come for action DV mis iaiiuu, ciiiu uiai uc uau uui fear of the part America would play' in the great world war. j "In the providence of God," he said, I "America once more has an opportu-l nitv to show the world that she was ! born to serve mankind." Tho ProciHont Horlarpd that urhlla no such day as this could be with- out sorrow, he looked rather with envy on those who served their coun try in the Civil War because their work of liberty is accomplished. The President said: "The program has conferred an un merited dignity upon the remarks. Jj am going to mane Dy caning tnem .an address, because I am nof-here to de liver an address. I am here merely to show in my official' Capacity rthQ sympathy of this great" gpverninent with the object of thi? occasion ,anl also to speak just a word o the sen-: iment that fs fn iny'wirlfel "Any Memorial Day of this sort is; of course, a day touched with sorrow ful memory, and yet I for one do not see how we can have any thought of pity for the men whose memory we honor today. I do not pity them. I envy them, rather, because their's is a great work for liberty accom-! plished and we are in the midst of a work unf ished, testing our strength where their strength has already been tested. There is a touch of sorrow, but there is a touch of reassurance also in a day like this, because we know thp men of America have re sponded to the call of the cause of Merty and it nils our mind with a Perfect assurance that that response come again in equal measure, nith equal majesty, and with a result which will hold the attention of aU mankind." "When you reflect upon it, these men who died to preserve the Union, died to preserve the instrument which we are now using to serve the world a free nation, espousing the cause of numaji liberty. In one sense the great struggle into which we have jow entered is an American struggle, because it is in the sense of Ameri can honor and American rights, but it is something even greater than that: is a world struggle. It is a struggle 01 men who love liberty everywhere, ?Da m thisxause America will show Wrself greater than over hoanse she wi'l rise to a ereatr thfntr Wp have said m the beginning that we plan this great Government that men io wish freedom might have a place rn u 86 and a place where their hope hi v.be realized and now, having es wished such a Government, having vinHerved such a Government, having waicated the power of such a Gov- kin?6?1, we are sayin& to all man. We did not set this Government "raer that we might have a sel-: now separate liberty, for. vee are ami fi6udy to come to your assistance nrM fu Ut UPOn the flelds f the thi ?, cause of human liberty.' In s thing America attains her full dig- "urpos? the fUl1 fruitition of her' great thinV3 Kman can be glad that such nessTrf - e haPPened as we have.wit Perhp m these last fateul years, but to b ;f u may e permitted to us to shn d that w have an opportunity to ivW Principles that we profess heart princiPles that-Uve in our Pour in and t0 have a chance hy the to vinl- out of our blod and treasure pr0flilcate the things which we have fruition 6 For' my fiends, the real W Jt-A fe is to d0 e things we times v, We wishe(l to do. There are '6S whpn woras seem empty and $ action seems great Such a time God a and in the Providence of "Pnorh Tnca wiu once more have an ftein I:y t0 show to the world that dS born to serve mankind." EAST StTlOUIS QUIET; NEGROES LEAVING East sBt As.sociated Press.)' break th s May 30. After day ances nere was no sign of disturb leave th Nesroes continued to tag Clty in considerable num- i ' - - : MEMORIAL BEmm OBSERVED BOTH SIDES 1' Colors of American Legion in Canadian Cdntineiit Placed in oi. r-aui s, London CONFEDERATE CAPITAL 3v OBSERVES THE J) AY "Boys in Grey" Marched in Parade in The South New York Has Great Celebra tion Graves of Union Sol diers Decorated at State Capital. (By Associated" Press.) ' London, May 30. It was like an other America day at St. Paul's today when the colors of the American le gion in the Canadian contingents were placed beside the altar to remain there until after the war. There were five flags, one from each battalion ! the 97th, llth, 212th, 213th and 237tn. They were escorted to the cathe dral by 500 .Caaadiatt soldiers. -. -? Ab the troops -passed"- the central aisle: the crowd -which-? filled the edi fice sang; "Mine Eyes Have Seen ; the later, "Onward, Christian Soldiers," At the conclusion of the service the "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung, fol lowed by JfGod Save the King." The service was attended by Am bassador Pag, Consul -General Skin ner, high officers of - the Canadian forces and physicians and nurses from the Red Cross units which have ar rived here most recently from St. Louis and Philadelphia. A large silk flag of the 87th battalion has the place of honor surrounded by smaller flags of the other four battalions. Tar Heel Capital Observes Pay. Raleigh N. C, May 30. Graves of federal soldiers throughout the State were decorated today, but while Mem orial Day generally was observed as a holiday few organized celebrations were held. Confederate "Vet" the Orator. Richmond, Va., May 30. The Rev. Richard Ferguson, of Emporia, yha was a member of Pickett's original brigade, was the Confederate Memo rial Day orator here this afternoon, following a parade through the prin cipal streets, participated in by sev eral thousand soldiers and cadets. The exercises took place on Holly Wood cemetery, where Jefferson Davis is buried. At 10:45 this morning exercises were held in the Seven Pines National Cemetery, many Richmonders, includ ing G. A. R. veterans, their children and grandchildren participating. This (Continued - on Page Three). ' TODAY'S MORNING GAMES. -American League. Boston 4; Washington 3., -Detroit 4; Cleveland 1. St. Louis-Chicago, rain. New York 6 ;! Philadelphia 0. National League . New York 3-6; Philadelphia 2-0. Brooklyn 0; .Boston 4. Chicago 6; Pittsburgh 5. International League. At Rochester 7, Montreal 1. At Providence 5, Baltimore 3. At Buffalo 4, Toronto" 3. Only three1 scheduled. American" Association. At Toledo 3, Louisville 5. ,. At Columbus 8, Indianapolis 2. At St. Paul-Minneapolis, rain. Only three scheduled. THINKS RUSSIA WILL BE LOYAL (By Associated Press.) Tokio, May 30. "I am immensely satisfied with conditions In Russia, in- eluding Siberia," said Prof. Boris Ba-, khmeUeff, the new Russian Ambas sador to the United States, on Arriv ing here yesterday. "I . think the new regime is carrying on the work of or ganization successfully and.. will soon be able to launch an off enslvebagainst the enemy t" - ;.Prof. Bakheinetleff is at the head pf a special commission of forty on its way to the United States. J He repudiated tne laea tnai, nis country would make a : separate peace, ? IS ON OCEAN FAVORABLE REPORT ON U-BOAT WARFARE (By Associated Press.) London, May 30. The weekly re port of British;: menwnt vessels sunk by submarines will again show a fa vorable total when it is issued tonight. Summer weather and the long days favor warfare on the submarines and the admiralty, is taking full advantage of these conditions. It is- the belief of naval men that as long as these con ditions prevail there is vlittle likeli hood that the submarines will makf any better showing than in past months. TO SET ALL TIE PIECES The Daylight Saving Plans v mittee. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 30. "Daylight saving" legislation, requiring all time pieces io be set forward one hour during summer, months, is expected to come before the Senate within a few weeks with the favorable recom mendation of the commerce commit tee. Senator Robinson, or Arkansas, has filed a report for the committee upon the bill of Senator Calder, of New York, approving it as "fairly cal culated to accomplish valuable econ omies in our National life." "The comfort and convenience of many millions of our people will be promoted by its passage," the report states. "It is regarded of special value in the present National emer gency. The legislation is endorsed by many boards of trade, chambers of commerce and other commercial and civic organizations. Thousands of let ters have been reecived in advocacy of the legislation. It is believed by the committee that the possible bene fits of the legislation are more than sufficient to offset objections present ed. " In view of the increased food production which will be brought about under the bill, the comfort and convenience which it will bring to la DAY FORWAO borers and the public generally, andjj. Reynolds Tobacco Company today the saving of expenses, especially re-1 issued notice to stockholders annouc lating to light and fuel, it is be-! ; ing an increase of $5,000,000 in capital Iieved by our committee that the ' stock, the new issue to be fifty measure should be enacted." . ! thousand shares of $100 each of 7 Der That the legislation -saould not go into effect, however, until next year, is recommended. The change in timepieces j would be in effect from the; last Sunday in April until that in September. Want Ads In The Wilmington Dispatch reach thousands of folks in the city and rural districts. There's no surer, less expensive way to reach prospec tive buyers for your live stock, ' poultry, farm products, implements, wagons, automobiles and real estate. For Quick Results Your want ads should be phoned to No. 1 4 4j ,5.- VILLA MAKES SURPRISE ATTACK. ..- ., r ;.. . . By Associated Press.) .. Presidio.' Texas,; jviay 30. -A i Villa ; force attacked Ojinaga, K j iucAivuj ujivuduo ovtc, cany tu . i day, rprising thejM gov- x- ernment soldiers in the garrison 4i there and" causing them to flee K- to the American '4side, leaving their arms in Mexico. AH worn- X- en and children ai Ojinaga fled across the line into Texas whP.n the attack started 5 .... -X- . -if - -J5- "v. -DRAFT PLOT Men and Women Being Taken Into Custody on Con spiracy es (By Aiociate Prtss.J -Chicago, May 30.---" An . important angle" of the anti-draft plots was Un covered in Milwaukee, according to Hinton G. Clabaugh.f divisional super intendent of the bureau of investiga tion of the Department of Justice on his return from that, city today. Sev eral suspects were detained and ques tioned in the Wisconsin city and one of the results is said to have been a de cision to send ten additional operatives there. More than 30 persons including sev eral women, suspected of conspiring eral building during- last night and questioned, and maby 'Others are ex pected to be taken into custody todsiy by. government, operatives. FIRST DIRIGIBLE y Makes Successful Initial Trial Trip of FiVe Hundred Miles. Chicago, May 30,-r-TUe first of the dirigible baloons, being built for the navy, much fafter. the pattern of the British "Blimps" made an entirely suc cessful flight yesterday from Chicago to Akron, Ohio. Leaving Chicago at noon, she landed without mishap at Akron, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon making an airline distance of about 500 miles. BIG WAGE INCREASE BY L. & N. RAILROAD (By Associated Press.) Louisville, Ky., May 30. Wage in creases involving approximately 1920,000 a year, have been granted to over 8,000 shopmen ami-foremen in the ,' employ of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, whose nine hour day was re duced to 8, according to an announcs ment today. The1 pay of machinists and boiler men was increased from 42 to 48 cents an hour. Car repair men, helpers and apprentices shared in the increase, which ranged from' 2 1-2 cents an hour to 4 cents. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., INCREASES ITS CAPITAL. (By Associated Press.) Winston-Salem. N. C, May 30 R. cent, cumulative preferred stock of company. All of the new stock is offered to holders of common stock. This will give the company a capital of twenty million dollars, ten being common and ten preferred. .v 176 R 1ER I W . ! PIII A gwmmm'mmtm ) 111 I llll" I" i nil mm iiu i ru n i i u i r mm Ell IIIIU U I n I L Htfll Secretary nf Staff Prfnarinfy ..fecrerary or otate rrepanng Blanks For Them Under New Law. CLOSING EXERCISES OF A. & E. COLLEGE Degrees Conferred State Board of Elections Appoint edSatisfactory State ments by, State Banks (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, May 30. Colonel Wilson G. Lambe, chairman of the State Board of Elections, is here assisting the Secretary of State's office in get ting out registration, blanks for ab sentee voters. The last General As sembly arranged for. such voting by an act that will give absentees the privileges of citizenship. It did not Rrranpfl for rps'istprintr hut c-ifoinioM ed the ballot, bv nroJidin that. sentees shall go away in good faith before they can vote. They must pre pare beforehand for their privileges. Nearly 3,000 North Carolinians lost their votes last year on the border and the Tenth district row was heightened by the absence of voters who would have made the result denihs front, while on the French frontJ cisive. The blanks are going out from who are being called to training camps. All absentees, of course, will be permitted to register and vote un der, this act. Governor Bickett has reappointed ) velopment. They have mentioned the the board of elections composed of Russo-Rumanian front as the places of Colonel Lambe, R. T. Clayweli, of expected attacks. The trend of the Morganton, J. W. Pass; of Yadkin-! news from the Entente side of that ville, Democrats, and Clarence Call front, however, has not been such as of North. Wilkinson, and W. J. Davis, to lead to the belief that an effective of Hendersonville. I stroke could be delivered upon the The State chartered today the.Teutonic lines there at present. Southern Land and Timber Company,! Emperor William in addressing his of Kin3ton, a quarter of a million dol- troops on the front in northern France lar corporation that begins business recently exhorted them to stand fast with $200,000 naid in hv R. C. Strnne Jin the decisive time ho pictured "near William Hayes and Orin Weeks and the Eastern Carolina Land an4 Lum ber .Company. - The Elizabeth Citv Shinvard Com? pany Ts Chartered witf f 10,000- of itsl $100,000 paid in. It will do a general. business in shipping and fitting out vessels. R. B. Cotter and J. C. B, Eringhaus, of Elizabeth City, and R. W. Cotter, of New York City, are the incorporators. v - - i Mont Blond in the Champagne and an The regular bank statement issued important raid by the French at the by the Corporation Commission yes- famous Hill 304 in the Verdun region, terday shows growing health, and to-1 " tal resources for the period ' ending r Further Italian Gains. May 1 reveal a gain of $23,406,790.05' Rome (Via London), May 30. (3:50 over last year. There are 442 banks 'p m.)purther gains by the Italians in the State and in all of the depart-!on the Trieste front is announced in ments that are indicative of health it'tOQay.s official Statement. The Itali is shown. Deposits increased more an lineg nave Deen extended west of than $10,0001,000 in the checking ac-Medeazza. counts, and both demand certificates j ' of deposit and savings accounts went Heavy Artillery Firing, up nearly $3,000,000 jach. The whole! . 3 business is flattering. I Paris, May 30. Violent artillery Ambassador Henry" Morgenthau, ing occurred Je." closing the commencement ceremo- south of St. . . . .. . . .. ..annnrHinir tn a n oTnp.iai statement 13- nies at state uonege or Agriculture and Engineering, yesterday, made one of the best speed records in college final history when he quit in 23 min utes and a few seconds. The opening exercises at the State college consisted of senior orations. The class had been decimated by the war's call and only 25 of the 85 were present. The orators were -left "in larger proportion, three remaining for the speaking contest. "A Satisfying Rural Life" was the theme of A. S. Cline; "The A. & M. Spirit and the Present Crisis," subject of R. W. Mc Geachey, and "Government Ownership of Railroads," the text that gave W. K. Scott, the opportunity to win the medal which was presented by Charles W. Gold, of Greensboro. Mr. Scott has been "away, too, but he has been teaching Robeson . county people how to prepare things at home that will save the world at the front and supply the people ' at home. Young Cline had a fine speech, which he did not put over with quite the art that it deesrved; jvfcGeachey pre- ! sented a good round table college talk in superb style, and Scott offered the worn-out academic theme in thought and speaking well "proportioned. He won without serious debate among the people and received a beautiful gold medal. W. A. Erwin, of West Durham, presented the medal of fered by the 'National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, and M. ' A. Stough, of Cornelius, took it. National Committeeman -Wilton Mc Leanv presented Mr. Morgenthau in a speech just half the length of the ad dress itself, but the Lumbertbn law yer had a good subject for conversa tion. - Following the announcement of scholarship honors and. those going to the classes, the graduates were pre sented and their degreed conferred.! The absentees received their awards along with the others. The follow ing were announced: - Bachelors of Science In Agricul ture: John Welsford Artz, John Wil liam Avera, .John Robin Baucom, Ty- son Yates Blanton, Almon Hill Car-Jin itsr. Ambrose Schenck Cline. Minanwnicn vessel sail to uuDa, toaay, on I Cecil Ddnnell, William Henry Elliot, 1 Arthur crawiora roster, Jonn yyaqe:F4'"5 wwu w uuus Hendricks, Edward Holland Holton, ! sailing who might be leaving to avoid William Ransom Hoots, John . Eli .conscrfptioh. .The Goverobr's instruc Tver. Paul Worthy Johnson. Carl tions include the statement that such ' James Kirby, Joseph Lee, Jr., Henry. practice has been called to his atten . (Continued on Page Tfto.) , tion. v a y ERE THE ALLIES WILL STRIKE NEXT Quiet Along Western Front -. Indicates Preparation For Another Great Battle EMPEROR WILLIAM ' ADDRESSES SOLDIERS Artillery Duels and Small Counter Attacks Only Ac tivities Italians Still Pushing Forward There has come such, a pronounced pause in the major activities of the great war as to give the impression that preparation for a new phase in the development of the conflict may be in progress. Only on the Austro-Italian . front where General Cadorna is determined- Pushing his campaign for Trieste is any sustained offensive movement going on. Three great battles which developed last montn on the front in northern France have come to a halt Even counter attacks by the Germans have virtually ceased along the Brit 'they have lessened m numDer ana vio lence, rne recent pronouncea aeuai activity also has subsided. When the next blow is to be deliv ered can only be surmised. ' Indica tions are multiplying that the Ger mans are looking for some new de at hand." Apparently thus, a renewal of the Franco-British attacks possibly on a larger scale than ever, is antici- I gated. As "Tof some time recentlyrthe flght- fc-- ing on the western 'front yesterday and last night was-of a local character. London reports faly trench raids Paris announces the repulse of a Ger- man attack on a narrow front near - L ' nma tMa sued bv the French war office this morning. A German attack at Mont Blond in Champagne was repulsed, the Germans leaving dead and wounded on the field. German Raids Repulsed. London, May 30. Hostile raiding parties were repulsed last night in the neighborhood of Fontaine-le-Croisilles and west of Lens, says today's war of fice report. "South of Neuve Chapelle, our patrols entered the enemy's trenches and inflicted casualties. Noth ing else of special interest occurred." y Passing Into Mexico Daily - Supposedly to Avoid Draft Registration. (By Associated Press.) Laredo, Texas, May 30. Federal officials here today disclosed the fact that from 15to 20 young Americans with but little baggage, but carrying plenty of money and apparently of good family, were crossing into- Mex ico daily. ( They go south ostensibly to ''mine, prospect for oil or pursue other occu pations for which they apparently are not trained, and officials believe they are leaving the United States to avoid conscription. Most of the young men are irom eastern states. A full description is taken of each American leaving the country, for fa ture identification. Keeping Sharp Lookout. Tallahassee, Fla., May 30. Sheriffs Florida counties having ports from instructions from Governor Catts, werej I MANY 1 MEN CROSSING '. v .f : SUPREME COURT ALL LAWS SAFE , . . .... - , n State Tribunal Declares Thf Amendments to Constitu tion Effective Jan, .10. NOT OF NOVEMBER D ATE, AS CONTENDED - ii ' Court Also Decides Vital Case That Gives Health Board More Money Recess ' Until June 9th. (Special to The Dispatch.) . Raleigh, May 30. The Supreme Court, adjourning today till June 3th, settled the questions as to the effect iveness of the four constitutional amendments by ruling unanimously they date from January 10th, instead of November 7tb, as Attorney General Manning had construed the- act. - The Durham case seeking overthrow of amendments to forestall issue ot quarter million water bonds furnished the case today. . Judge Walker writes exhaustive opinion, holding every contention with the defendant city. v The court also decides important case in which the State Treasurer ls ' authorized to pay for extension work in the Department of Health $10,000 -annually. Judge Manning had ruled that this act, passed two years ago, was automatically suspended by the. act -providing $2,500 annually for si years. The court holds against Attor ney General. Health-work thereby gets $20,000 from the State and $20, 000 from the Metropolitan Life Insur ance Company. ' THE Report on Cause?rTo Prevent Repetition No Blame on ' - - - -. - . Any .One - (By Associated PressJ .n. Washington, May 30. To make lm possible- any repetitibn of the recent unprecedented accident on the Amer ican steamer r Mongolia, in which two . Red Cross nurses were killed, the brass type of powder cups used in American naval guns for a score of years is to be abandoned for wood or fiber substitutes. v In making public last night a report -of a special investigating board which exonerated the naval guard on the Mongolia and attributed the accident , to an unexplainable deflection at ' t right angles of a portion of a brass , J powder cup, Secretary Daniels an-' nounced that while a Bimilar tragedy "might not . occur again in another twenty years, yet we do not propose to take the risk." Beyond . saying that wooden disks , or possibly fiber mouth cups would be substituted for the brass type, the Sec-7 retary did not reveal the plans of the ordnance of officials. The change will - be a sweeping one, for great quanti ties of shells of the kind used on the ; Mongolia are being supplied other' merchant ships and all the vessels of the navy itself carrying small calibre r guns. - :5 The special board of inquiry which was headed by Captain F. A. Wilner, . retired, found that the blame tor the ' Mongolia accident apparently rested solely on the type of gun cupr.the. : cups used .being perfect and the gun-, ners without fault: Attached to the ; report was a statement by Rear Ad-; miral Earle, chief of ordnance, empha- sizing that the shells were of a newf lot, carefully inspected, put on tne Mongolia after removal of the old ammunition responsible for previous accidents, and of a type adopted by, the navy after extensive research1' and heretofore regarded as absolute ' ly safe. ( J mm . GIANT LIQUOR RAID MADE IN RICHMOND (By Associated Press.) , i Richmond, Va., May 30. Probably the largest liquor raid since the State : went dry was made today, when po- . lice seized about 500 or more quarts Y of whiskey in a leading hotel. The) liquor As reported to be worth . about f $2,000. ..The police have 'Seized 2,60 Q ' quarts of whiskey here this month. ! - The whiskey as seized in the Lex- ington HoteL State Prohibition Com , ! missioner J. Sidney , Peters had a ,, , hand in the big capture.No arrests, ; have as yet been made. i . 4 , 4 QUESTION 8 TO BE ft ANSWERED. , 4 On page seven of today's Dis4 patch will be found a reproduc- - tion of the registration 4 blank : which will be used .on June -5th.. ' ' It contains all the questions that . must be ahs wered,-and will prore' interesting, as well as enlighten- lng reading. ' , , ' . .:.;.:.; ' '1 I V , -fe-, '