VOUK:
yvEATHER FOUECAUTi
North and South Carolina Thun-,
der showers this afternoon; fair to
night and Friday, cooler JonigW
V0L. XXIII. NO. 1461,
Country Enthused Over Liber
ty Loan Which Will End '
Tomorrow Noon.
WASHINGTON MAKES
REPORT TODAY
No Other Until: After Books
Close Many Cities Hold-
r 1 rr Is i
mg ceremonies : loaay 1
Tar Heel
Wcrk.
Cities Hard at
5. 45. . fj I
CERTAIN OF SUCCESS.
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(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June "14. Secre- 48-
tary McAdoo, in a statement is-
sued today, in which he urged
4f all Americans having the means '-
to do so to subscribe to the LifcK'
erty Loan, declared that-the"loahJ-
"will find its successful corisum- &
mation" tomorrow. r
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Washington. June 4SuhscrJtiiAnflk-
f
G
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to the Liberty Loan reported to tbeiP4116 effort "often y lias -been 3 i
treasury at 1 p. m. totaled $1,843,000,
000. It was announced that no more
figures would be given out until final
figures for the total subscriptions are
assembled after the books close tomor
row noon.
Old Bell Sounds.
Philadelphia, June 14, A' .faint peal
from the Liberty bell in Independence
Hall reverbrated, with the aid of the
telegraph, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast today when Mayor Smith
struck America's most revered relic
with a golden hammer to call last, min
ute subscribers to the service of the
nation. This eleventh hour, appeal to
tardy Americans is expected to be the
signal for an avalanche of late sub-1
scriptions which will 'oversubscribe
the government's entire war loan ..of
$2,900,00 0,0 00. The Philadelphia dis
trict, according to the Liberty Loan
committee, was today but eompara
timely small sum behind its aioxment
f ?250,000,0OO, and the exercises at
the "cradle of liberty" were expected
to ring in the remainder of this total. r
After the old relic was tapped, at
Joon, the sound was to be taken up
bJ' churches, schools and factories
fromocan io ocean. : '
House Canvass in Thi State.
Raleigh, n. c., June- 14. Bankers,
cambers of commerce 'and Rotary
Uub committees, Boy Scouts and hun
Jreds of other workers throughout the
tatp today were making a house-to-Jouse
canvass in the interest of the
wberty Loan, following an announce-t
Jent here last night by the General
liberty Loan committee for North Car
Jfwa that officials of the. Richmond
ederal Reserve Bank reported. 200
"es and towns in this State as hay
ng failed to send in a single subscTip
I10.n trough June 12. . ".
JSPnh G. P.mwn nf T?ci1o?o-Vi nbafr.
Jjn of tho committee, said today he
had
received reports of subscriptions
urn several of the nlaces named and
3! I!nreDOrted subscriptions undoubt
""y had been made by many othersi-
- j i y uciliviisuiikivii'
mond, Va.. June 14. In old St
John'
nun
s church, where Patrick Henry
deliv
ered his famous snftp.h. "Give me
lib
rty. or give me death," - Mayor
Gpo:
Lih ? the PeoPie of Richmond to buy
R af y bonds to support the' United
iw'n its fiht against Prussianism'.
SuSy at 12 o'clock, the old, church
Almost simultaneously all
church
h)an , "1C UCil, WU1BUGSVOUU
dny horns in ntnU.A it. a n t
wer theatre !ast night short talks
enroVnade' U1"ging those in the audi
ce ,buy bonds today-. .., ,: v
Rno w Enatahders at Work. '
W ' June 14. Thousands of bua
thPir men in New England put -aside
tnlTn work toy a final effort
of i i hp 00.000,000 maximum quota
tion pNrrty Bonds allotted to this sec-
nf thi England lacked $125,400,000
24fl ftAn"mam. or ?65,400,p00 Of tne
24o nnn-X" u Minimum
,W4.000,ooo minimum'
;ii ;tWi m
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In
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TROUBLE DUE TO
Declare ;Washintori Officials
as to Japanese Resentment
Over Note to China,
- - - - - . . . . 1- .
(By Associated Press.) ' ',
Washington, June 14. Japanese
resentment over the American note
to China is . ascribed by officials here
wholly to the -publication of a 'igarbl-
ed version in Japan.
Later dispatch
es from Tokiq indicating that the Jap
anese ' resented the sending; of any
note .at, all " .were ' not commented
upon', s - J,- -. -s- "''. '
A It ; is admitted here that' although
a better working understanding theyj
have not; succeeded in reaching it.
terpreted, here as in denial of Chida's
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it
GARBLED REPORTS
sovereignty, and American policy has elayingrlpassage of , the admfnistra-hPAn-ite.rtori
in Tvi QO j tion's priority shipment' bill were
Interference in; Chinese affairs and
disregard of the : special position Ja
pan claims for herself in. China.
Invponnection with this latest inci
dent Secretary Lansing today au
thorized this statement: , .
"Whatever comment has arisen has
been due entirely to the publication of
a bogus note purporting to have been
cabled from New York to Tokio.
Since our attention has been called to
it, the complete text has been pub
lished from a Chinese paper. What
ever suspicion was aroused by the
bogus, note was removed when' the
accurate text was given."
HOUSE WAR TAX
BILL AGAIN DECREASED
"(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 14, The House
War tax bill was decreased about $9,
000,000 -more today by the Senate Fi
nance committee in deciding to reduce
the manufacturers5 tax On athletic
goods, patent medicines, perfumeries
and cosmetics from 5 to 2 per cent.
Si'. of Captain B J. SpraUing, of the
- (Fifth., ;Regiment, Georgia National
RUSSIA'. WANTS CONFERENCE Cuard,Il was arraigned in municipal
(By Associated Press.)
Petrbgrad, June 14. (Via Lon- .
don) .The cabinet has decided
to suggest a conference with the
Allies to examine the various
treaties among the several allied
powers.
. - " :'- '
Caused by Elxplosipn in Con-denser4-The
Casualty j . -
(By ABocIated Preaa.y
Brooklyn, IT Y.r June . 14. Two
men are dead, two are dying, i5 oth
ers are in hospitals seriously injured,
and fully 20 others are missing as the
T.Aeni t nf n fe which 'destroyed' an
h.,;unr Hcpri aft a refinfirv hv i
e meVlcaugar ,Ref iningV
nan v on tho Brooklyn waterfrpnt -late
tonight. The fire; was ; started by
the' explosion of. a condenser, . r
When; the search for.dead was be
gun this morning 36 persons were un
accounted for, although it ,was believ
ed that nearly half of these Were em
ployes,' foreigners; who escaped and
fled .to their homes .' The missing in-
Y,- TMirtrin a ski stant nieht
"lite, FOR HEiiDEHSOW
in o pad orr n rov - -
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hiiiMtnir ten minuces prior , w4 ufcy ouu..?' " -ZT --v.l--X.5-4-Wi'.--U-M
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Wilmington; north caroUnaIthu rsqay afternoon; tune i 4,
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ALL CANTONMENT SITES
- SELECTED. ' -
(By Associated Press.) s
Washington, June 14. The
War Department announced : to-
day, approval of the following 4'
four .national army cantonment 4(
4 sites, completin gthe-sixteen sites
;to be. selected": Petersburg, Va. ; 4
H'Rockford, IU.; Yaphank,. Soutp
Haven, L. I.; Annapolis Junction,
Md. -
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4v-
. f1?? Pnon
pnippmg Kill in Conference
-f- (By Associated. Press.) ' "
"Washington, Juns 14 . Differences
smothered out by Senate . leaders in
conference late yesterday, arid an
THE DIFFEPiEfJCES
agreement-was tentatively reached to laid on - the statement that they en
change Vthe measure so as t6 empower j joy;, themselves while here
the President only to direct shipment j Mayor Moore's address was replete
of military forces and supplies, with with ptrtbtism, the" movie men being
authority to the Interstate Commerce I given warm praise for their generous
Commission to determine -preferences of slide and screen in advertis-
for foodstuffs and other shipments. It
also "was agreed to eliminate the
clause, providing for compensation of
carriers , for -in jury ; or damages incur
red In carrying out priority shipment
orders. "
The - measure originally drawn
would have give the President food
regulatory authority over all necessity
shipments, with authorization to "is
sue orders direct or through such per
son or persons as he may designate
for the purpose."
CHARGED WITH THREAT
TO KILL HER HUSBAND
-. (By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, June' 14. Mrs. Mattie
Stokes Adams, who was recently aci
quitted at Macon, Ga., of the murder
husband, H. C. Adams, that she had
threatened to kill him to get posses
sion of the children. The case was
rnntiniied until June 207 and Mrs. Ad-
'ams was allowed to go free without
bond.
Grand Lbdge, Knights of Pyth
ias; Ends' 191 7 Sessions
"Dbkies" Much Evidence
i ' V (Special to The Dispatch.) .
Rocky: Mount, N. C, .June 14.
The 'Grand Lodge- of Knights- of Py
thias, of North Carolina, brought their
meeting tot 1917 to a close today, with
a record of splendid Work. In addition
to election of officers yesterday, .the
Grand Lodge in the afternoon decided
iinnn tho. next meeting place, which
will bs Hendersen. -
nrftTirt Todee Knights of Pythias aiid
the ceremonial of the t)ramatic Order
Knights -, 'of " Khorassan, - of Suez
Temple, Number J3, :f Charlotte, 'be
gan in the morning with the arrival of
th4 tjXiiiB S' K'& K;r off icials from the
Oueeh' Cit and the D. O) K. K.
druml corps : from r Gastonia.
v Iiast nightr following a- big parade
and, lawn dinner, - tne ceremonial oi j
mrvT nvTU iibi nnrrT
'LE AS E Dj: V 1 R E S ERV
(7ml
Fourth Annual Convhtic
Was Opexjtfat Oceanic
Hotel rTolSat Noon -
I GRANT4 DISCtlSSED
FATION
Visitdrs Welcomed by Mayors
Mbore;olight--Re-
s ' spbeasJVlr. H. B.
' Varher ; of ' texihgton --
.With scorei' of delegates :n atten
dance -v from every-'sook and " Corner
of the State and teariv. additional nnpss j
1 1
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from elsewhere, including some of theltion of former King Constantinc an-J
f A1VM Aof mAM'1 Af tl . !: 4 j- mimJ-mmh n AlmlltlflT Y4fl ' AVt)ltA f T Mry TITO CI - nAaAfl '.
foremost ' men itit -the '-r motion picture
world, who are on the - program for ad
dresses, the fourth annual convention
of the North Carolina Motion Picture
Exhibitors' League, of which organiza
tion Mr . P . W n Wells, of this city,
is chief executive,; was convened for
a three-day ' session tat the Oceanic
Hotel, .Wrightsville Beach, today at
noon. Many of the delegates reached
the city yesterday rand others came
in this morning, ' The attendance on
the opening session was unusually
good and others interested in the
moving picture industry will come
this afternoon and evening.
The city, along; with the beach, lis
in full' possession of the movie men,
the keys to both having been turned
over to tho-tlieatrteal" moguls and
they . have -been told -to enjoy them
selves, remain, as long as. they care to
arid come often itt the future. The
convention was called to order at
noon by. President Wells and tne dele
eaten Were'i welcomed hv Mavor:l Par
ker ; Quince Moore", who gave thaVis-l
4tor8ndit4s
wllmfngfoh Is- 16 have them .here
The' address of welcome on behalf of
the beach, was delivered . by Mayor
Thomas H ; Wright 'The visitors have
been given to understand the pleasure tments and retrospects, lauding Con
af forked the city arid beach by their stanUne: The : Lokal Anzeiger says:
presence arid special -stress has been
ing "Liberty Loan" war bonds and
stimulating interest in recruiting.
The mayor dwelt at length upon the
historic interest of the Cape Fear and
while admitting the city to be small
in point Of population, declared that
it did things and stood -as one man
behind the flag in ah effort to assist
in meeting Isvery emergency, and com
batting every evil that threatened.
The genial chief executive of the
municipality of Wrightsville Beach
made Mr position Crear: told the
movie men in plain simple " language
how very glad he was that they had
cpme to Wrightsville -and urged them
to take advantage of every pleasure
afforded by the famous resort the
home of conventions and men who
MR. H. B. VARNER.
.Delivered Response Today
must' spend a certain period each year
away-from work.;, If the picture men
do not enjoy themselves At Will be
their own fault for they have had the
beach officially turned overy to them
with instructions to . use its very
pleasure for their own and they have l
r . . x narAik. f'
been invited to the, city for an Inspeo
tion of anything or ; everything that
might interest. In. fact the things of
most : interest have been pointed jbut
by city and beach ; Officials ' and no
time ; need be lost in searching for
those : things -which will interest :
'The responsepn behalf: of -the visit
ors was byMr. H. 15 .varner;o Lex
ington, and was a gem; In glowing
woras meuiwj;, .i.s,
ATKlTiC AND'-
1
Of King of Greece, While the
v Episode Creates Painful Im-
; 1 pression in Germany.
PROCLAMATION
POSTED IN STREETS
Announcing. : Surrender .bfi
Throne by King arid Crown
v - Prince -German Press
Comment. " 1
v ""(Br Associated Press.)
Athens, June 14. (Via
London,
June 14)X-Delayed.-The croclama-1
nouncing hist abdication, was posted
throughout the Streets today. It says:
"Obeying the necessity of fulfilling
my duty, toward Greece, I am depart
ing from my beloved country withthe
heir to the throne and am leaving; niy
son, Alexander, my crown. I :Teg ; you
toN accept myMecisfonwith yctftaft as
the slightest incident may lead to a
great catastrophe."
Germans VVorried.
The Hague, -(Via London), June 14.
A Cologne dispatch says that the
news of King Constantihe?s abdica
tion "created -a - painful v impression' at
German headquarters; The Emperor
expressed great chagrin and sent1 his
brother-in-law and . Queen Sophia a
message of sympathy t -'. -
German Press' Comment. : 'i..;
Berlin, Via .London) i : June j4.
The absence ot adequate "telegraphiQ
connection with Greece has left Bew
lin without authentic Infornjation re
garding events there - since "the ' news
pftthe abdicatidn of KingConstantlne
was
fairs will have no bearing ciNlhe mil
itarys situation in Macedonia. . The
evening papers publish- copious . com
4. uc lie vv a muiuiicB uic uuai -,kiar-
ter 1n orie of the morning tragedies of
the s world ' war. This is not a trag
edy with a single hero; this is the
story or tne ravisnmenc oi a: wnoie
people, 'and in vain will one search
history for a parallel. 4 ' ' - ; ,
"It -is plain as sunlight that Con
stantine laid down his crown only be
cause he had not the heart, to deliver
up . his people to starvation at : the
command of England and France."
The Tageblatt suggests 1hatitis
possible ; that the role Constantine
played in Greece is not yetconcluded.
"If for the moment," the paper -says,
"Constantine was forced to retreat ;to
the face of over-powering opposition;
a source of comfort left to him - put
side the consciousness of ; duty. well
done is the knowledge that thei new
turn of things has disposed of his
worst enemy, the man who has been
opposing him in his own country. v
"Venezilos and his movement, as
is now plam, are but episodes In the
progress, of' the tragedy " of which we
have been spectators. Venizelos, a
willing tool, is the grave' digger of
Greek independence. The ipit,' howf
ever, is also prepared for him; -since
the . scope of his power and influence
have proved a disappointment.'
The Vossische. Zeitung dogs .:not be
lieve that active participation" lnN the
war on the part ".of Greece will have
any decisive bearing on the final out
come. . ' - ,
PROHIBITIVE TIL .
ON CRUDE OIL
By Mexican . Governtnent
: German Scheme to Cut Off-.
" . - Allies Supply. ' , h;
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 14. Publication
Of thenew Mexican oil taxation" dej
cree has disclosed that by the expedi
ent' of placing an enormous ' over
valuation on the crude product vthe
Mexican government, proposes ,prac-
ucaiiy: promoiuve laxauon upon, ex-
poris irom ine grea asx-.vow W
fields ' -unon- which the allied y fleets
fields, upon which the ? allied t fleet
have depended for: -fuel. . , German
agents are charged witht responsibili
ty for the scheme. It was learned to
day that American owners of .Mexican
oil properties have brought the mat
ter to the attention of - the, govern
ment with an urgent request that repf
resentations be made to General. Car
ranza f r modification of the v decree.
The tax rate on crude oil is : fjxed qt
10 - per t cent ad valorem on Valua
tion ' of $9.50 ' a ton in t the Panucd
fields, or just about twice ;the "present
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EEB1N LINt NOW
Teutons Forced to Retreat
Along a Two Mile -
Front " : ii
HAIG'S MEN ARE
IN HOT PURSUIT
tpntente Strengthens its Posi
tion ; in GreeceMbre
Troops Laridecl Halpli
.vest!jpte
Evidence
of this" ?appeara;ab:'
day in the announcement by London
ot a uerman reireai on a irom oi p-j
proximately two miles in the
southwept Of Warneton. - ' ;
After wiping out the Messines-Wyt-schaete
salient In the crushing at
tack lat .week, General Plumer con-
tinued Stacking the Germans from!
r
time to time east of Messines and
gained additional ground there. Fur
ther south the British also have exr
erted ; pressftiffc fd&! General , Von Ar
nim's lines. - '
Having lost the last of the 'com
manding artillery and observation po
sitions in this region, when the Mes
sines ridge fell into British hands; the
Germans are findng the pressure at
some points beyond their, ability . to
meet. One of the first - results ' has
been abandonment of important sec
tions of their first" line between the
rivers Lys and Stives-
General Haig announces that the
British are following the Germans
closely and are'moving forward east
of Ploegsteert wood and in the neigh
borhood of Gaspard village.
On the French front conditions re
main -comparatively quiet. Last
night the Germans, after bombard
ments, attacked French posts in the
Aisne region and northwest ; of , Ver
dun. The French easily -repulsed the
assaults. ' .'. .
In Greece the entente is making
good its grip on the situation shown
in the abdication of King Constantine
and the accession of Alexander, by
landing troops . tot occupy various
strategic positions.. French cavalry,
doubtless for the purpose of protect
ing the ripening crops of Thessaly,
already has penetrated far inland and
occupied Larissa. Today the landing
of other entente forces on the coast
near Athens- is reported. Preservation
of order in the capital and control of
the, situation, near the seat of govern
ment seems the object In view of this
move. . - !- '',
Jury Convicts Horn, Who At
tempted to BloW Up In-, y
; ) ternational Bridge.;, '
- )Cr .'. ';. , - .i V-
v,' f ; (By Associated Press.) ' ,
.. Boston, JuneJ.4. Werner Hornwho
declared himself an officer of the Ger-
nfan landwehr.was .found guilty jyes
terday; in the Federal -court On ".'a
charge; of unlawfully ' transporting
dynamite i inv Inters tote . commerce,
Horn, was arrested In February, 1915,
after an attenipt to blow up the inter?
p i
G FOID CILTy
TWO SECTIONS.
PRICE FIVE CENTS..
- r...
In StirringFIag pay praoft
; President Wilson Warns the !
. ' 'American'. People.
CENTRAL POWERS ONE
- TP I
BIG AUTOCRACY
: .-.-V:r..'V
Clearly Sets Forth Whjr Ger- v
many is Endeavoring' to Es-V--' '
tablish . Peace While Herr
Aggressions - Are Secure- ' : .
The Questions tbbe Ahs .
wered.:;- '-- !.-...
-' ' (By Associated -Press.) . ;
Washington, June , 14. -President - -;- r
Wilson ''warned-"' the ..American . people -:
in the' Flag Day. address, on the Wasji-; V: v
Ington monument, grounds' today that1- "-".
Germany, has carried- iitar-effect tfeT 'T
greater , part; of her .lniindiate . plan.;,- V;
of f conquest' and ,no& M Negotiating .'-v: -new,
"intriguer of peacef! designed to- ?
end the, wirt whIl;,lieVAagEreBdlons 4 ?'-'..
"atja: secure. y-jr& .z-X--y- V-Wr v i l '
iaii tne envrur empires, xnjrreaw ;w
abroad,Sl; Of ttec-
1 man military noweV .and nolitieal icon' 5
trol across the very center ofsEurope
ana Deyona ine jueauerranean into
the heart of Asia." This accomplish
ed, he said, it is. easy, to, understand
why -.Germany is fostering.1 a. propa
gnda for a.n early peace: . l-iull
"Peace, peace, peace s has been' the
talk of her foreign Office 1 for1 now
7ea4land.morer,fald the President.
- little of.the tflllr haft heen niiMlA.
A little of the talk has been public. -
but most of it has been ;. private,
Thrdngh all sorts . of.' channel? .'it : ha
come to me and in alLjBorts of guisest
The military masterB '-.under whom "
Germany is bleeding pee very clearly V
to what point, fate has brought them. '
It ihey can secure, peace itfow ' - :WiU V
the immense advantages' still "In their :
hands, which they have-up to this ap '
parently gamed, they wU have Juati- )
tied themselves 'befofe . the German
people ; they will htve, V gained, y by v
force, what they-' proniifie'd to, gain. by f .
. .. . , ' v. x' .T , th '
The President recited '-','' again the
German aggressions, which draged the :y
United. States- to war;, He, declared ' v":
the purposes for which American sol ' ."
diers now carry the Stars' and Stripea - ;"
to Europe for thei . first time v in : his-v:
tory, are not new, td: American tradl-,
tions.because ' realization of Germany? s
war' aims' must eventually 'mean the ,'
unddTng of the; whole worldr ' He tfpoke 1
as follows: ;;v; - v--.:, '
"My fellow ipitlzeniV , iWe meet to ' '
celebrate Fla .pay fiecuse J -cthis
flag which we nbnorJ and under which v
we strive, is the emplem 61 our' unity1,' v
our power,; our', thought and , purpose ;
as a nation. ' v; '.V V iV?'
It has; no; other.chkracter than that ;
which we give , it from generation . to
generaUon. v' Ve cerebrate the .
day ofats birth; afidfrdm ta birth. ' ,
until now-it; has wltiiesseda' great, ' .
history,-, has-floated-dxj hgh theyni-v
bol- of-' great ''events, t. of a great
plan "" of life - -worked ; out : by " a'-'
great: people. We lire about to carry y
it into battle; Tfoliftf it -.where It. will ,
draw the fire oi oiir. enemies.. : We are ;
about to bid thousands, hundreds . of
thousands, it may be.' millions, of our -men,
tbe young, the strong, , the . capr ; ;
able- men , of the nation,': to go forth ).
and die beneath . it on -fields of blood
far awayfor what? FOr some unac
customed thing? I; Fort something for '
which it 'has s never . sought te fire 1 .
before? Apierican armies . were never
before sent across the iseaa ; Why are -they
sentfnow? VFOri some new, pUr-.
pose, for , which this ? great . flag has ."
never been carried ; before, ' 5 or: fot "
some old, familiar, heroic purpose for -which
it' has f seen t men, its own men,
die on .every battlefield," upon ' which' "
Americans have borne arms-since the ;
revolution?; '-' "vv : Vj: --;;.- . ; '
"These are questions which must be
answered : :mi -'':':':-:)
"iC W plain enough1 how we wer ;
forced into the war. .,- The extraordi
nary Insults and; aggressions, of the '
Imperial Jeraanv government left t.s :
no self-respecting ;choiv0; but - tov take '
up arms in defense ' of Our. rights- aa '
a) free people and Of our honor as ' a .
sovereign -government - The military ,
masters ' of - Germany 'denied 'us" the C
right: to e nedtraj: ;;TheyJ; filled bur
unsuspecting; commimities with e vl-
j:
1 ,