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TEHE" jr " J - : -v:- 1 ' ' .' - . " I ' V ' 3 T AT T- f . WEATHER FORECAST North and South Carol inar' Fair 3nd continued cool tonight; with light f-ost in exposed places In in terior: Thursday fair and some what warmer VOL. XXIII.NO. 351. 17 Another Series of Sensational i clc grams Made Public by Lansing. JEREMIAH O'LEARY'S NAME IS MENTIONED Bernstorff Was Head of Gr??.t! System in This Country Neutrality Violated a Year 3efore War Was Declared. (By Associated Pres3.) i 'a. hington, Oct. 10. Another se - c sensational telegrams which -sel between the German eovern- Tl- p:: n ! v; i:T and its embassy in this country m?de public today by Secretary j Lansing, ihey are remarkable forj tilt degree of cunning and ingenuity i displayed NF W 'sVeiT,' ZZSTPS Had to Push Forward I do all possible injury to Germany's Luiwpt'di: tii unlit; s liirougn cuiimg on Their resources in America, while at the same time avoiding as far as pos sible incurring the wrath of the Am erican people by actual destruction of life in this country and Canada. The three telegrams . comprising this series form U13 natural comple ment to the torrespondence already ment to the torrespondence already disclosed- by- the-State- Department.-ffors conveying absolutely convincing evi dence of a well calculated and sympa thetic violat;on of American neutral ity by Gemnny during a period of more thon a year preceding the be ginning of ruthless submarine war fare, and the breach of relations be tween Germany and the United States. Secretary Lansing said the tele grams had not ben sent through the; Sta'e Depart mc:ir, thus leaving the in frrrvKe that ihey must have moved th' oiv"h one o? the neutral legations. Th-- a! oni'Til follows: '"Th: Srcrc'ary of State publishes the following two telegrams from the Gt-nnan i'or ign office to Count Von Berii.'r;T in January, 1116: "'January :i. Secret. General staff desire.; energetic action in re gard tn proposed destruction of Cana dian Pacific railway at seyeral points with a vif v, to complete protracted in terruplion oi traffic. Captain Boehm, vvho known on your side and is .bort!" re turning, has been given in- sfrur. 10ns. tache and fi::.'!, 1 Signed ) " 'Jf.nuarv Inform the military at- provide the necessary " 'ZIMMERMAN.' For Military At- 26. tii one. on can obtain particulars as 1 floundered -knee-deep. How they 10 'irons suitable for carrying onjcoui.j make their way forward over f-ibo:Ho in the United States and ,Krh ?rnnnrl. mnrh Ipss fisrht nvpr it. Cana-la from the following persons: On Joseph MacGarnty, Philadelphia, I';; : two, John P. Keating, Michigan , Av;-n:;e. Chicago; three, Jeremiah , O'l.earv 16 Park Row, New York City. 'One and two are absolutely re !i;;!'e and discreet. Number three is f :k'Mp but not always discreet. T'n persons were indicated by Sir Kf:-er Casement. In the United S'aie-; sabotage can be carried out on (rv kind cf factory for supplying 1 :ii!r.if ior-s of war. Railway embank ti1f n -; and bridges must not be touch- !. Kmbassy must in no circum-iwas "": be compromised. Similar prefaurlcns must be taken in regard' f) lr; ;i pro-German propaganda. !) "'REPRESENTATIVE OF OK.1-:ral STAFF.' "Ti'e following telesram from Count ; tier::;- 1 i 1 1 v cnT to the foreign office in Ber- sent in September, 1916: ns ember 15. Wiih reference to r , T!:e A. N. tvo hundred "and sixty "f "Jay tenth, nineteen sixteen, finbargo conference in regard to earlier fruitful co-operation Dr. can give information is jutet wlic: J !..;;. r-nti i:e,.,. riar v Ti;e; ( (o enter upon a vigorous cam in secure a majority in both cf Congress favorable to Ger aiid requests further support, is no possibility of our being f"'m;.romif:ed. Request telegraphic reply.' ; esurnably those papers form part; ' t' fi-f. taken hv the American secret s rnen in the mid on the office fi V' oli von Igel in New York. That ( -uu; iVmstorff was fully aware of ''i' intimate danger in which he per "!i!ly ,,v.ls piacec by the raid on the ; ( ( . f!ic:.a j3 now recalled by news ;'': men who had daily relations unu. He did not hesitate to ex the belief that his official tenure (Continued cn page eight.) ! !'f; win nf7TTSTN YESTERDAY'S DRIVE GAINST GERMANS ft GREAT SUCCESS ,wk Was Not Expected, and Hit Enemy a Hard Blow. AmAMrrnnMnCD MANY DIFFICULTIES Through Knee-Deep Mud. German Morale and Or ganization Weakened (By Assoclsted Press.) British Front in France and gium, Tuesday, Oct. 9.-The -blow j " 1 today against a wide section of, the German defenses, between the Hoatholst forest and Broodseinde, has' resulted in another success. 1 Over much of this, front, the attack- j ing troops swept forward to a depth j of 1,200 yards or more, over-running - many important strongholds of the ' shattered enemy. This afternoon, the mi; , ; i (,,;2ame is tola in tne Jiuits tritr ui6blub 1LL oiiuuoi uii 111c outskirts of Houtholst forest. The British were beyond Poelcappelle, aft-! cr sanguinary hand-to-hand fighting, i and further south they had gained the Passchendaele ridge within less than 1,000 yards of Passchendaele, thereby! wrenching away almost all that re-j mained to the Germans of their fa mous Passchendacle-Gheluvelt ridge system of fortifications. great, and reports from all along the ! line indicate that their organization 1 n -w tm Affl 1 - urn ir lilt li o r"l aim mui aic rv i 1111 iiai va. It has been another wonderful per fosmance on the part of the Allies, and the victory has been more re- jmarkable because of the tremendous natural difficulties to the advance. The rain of the last two days had turned much of the battle ground into a. morass, through which the French and the men of the British empire ,is the amazing thing. This very fact undoubtedly contributed to the day's triumph, for German prisoners say; nobody on their side had thought the' obody Allies would advance under such con ditions. The appearance of the mud- covered Allied troops coming out ofj the marshes before the German lines apparently unnerved the enemy. They, surrendered in large numbers in many ; places, or ran away as fast as theyi. could. The Germans attempted one coun ter attack of considerable size. This astride Ypres-Roulers railway and was fire. smashed by the British artillery The attack was launched as dawn was breaking. The French, on the jleft flank of the British, were facing probably the worst section along the line, as the ground over which they had to advance was interlaced witn little streams and the rain had turned the ground into a bog. The French pushed forward rapidly, however, reducing numerous German pill boxes and redoubts, and had ac complished all they had set out to do by 10 o'clock.. This meant that they; were 500 yards beyond Mangelaer-i hand and almost." at the edge of the Houtholst forest Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Germans by the preliminary bom- bardment and during the fighting. At! an early hour the French reported the capture of several hundred pris oners and also that their own losses were light. A separate attack made by the British, south of the main offensive line on ' a narrow front embracing Reutel and Polderhoek was report- ed to be successful. No deep advance was attempted here, the operation be-j ing mainly to improve the positions 1 (Continued on page eight.) i Wilmington; north Carolina, Wednesday afternoon; oct. iq, 1917. 1 u R H E Chicago 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 0 5 3 New York 00 0 2 0 0 0 Ox 2 8 2 Batteries: Cicotte and Shalk; Benton and R.ariden. HARD HITTIJN G SOX WE RE SCORE ON GIANTS Giants Scored Two Times in the Fourth by Timely Hitting. CICOTTE HAD ONE DISASTROUS INNING Robertson Featured at Bat, WVe Whole New York Team Played at Top Form. White Sox Got Five Hits. Polo Grounds, New York, the New York Giants back on the world's series map today, j- turning the Chicago White Sox batsmen away from the plate Bel-'and carrying the National L ue champions to a 2 to 0 -rYr.rv TLP Giant hnrW Y&ipf , .victiiit nuficr ,held the OOX batters helpless -fi L- L,ffl- 0 TUa!rns mira base, Kig.er. nine I Willi lllO UU111111K VVO, x 11 ' 1. 1 . series now sumus. Chicago Americans 2; New w 1 ivt 11 York Nationals I . 1 i .1 foil owine: , official boX SCOre : - ' rtun nnre uuun IIH SIlIilH 1 1 1 Hit 1 9 m H e a v m a 11 1 k i 'W m wmr m Mar mum mmm mw -ww mm mm n H jmm. mm trmm mum mum. IVIUU I I12.L. Do Not Allow Yourself to Become Discouraged Remember That the Other Contestants Are Having Just the Same Difficulties to Overcome Coupons Now Appear ing Not Good After Saturday $775 Briscoe Automobile. Ford Touring Car. $200 in Gold.. $100 in Gold. $93 Furniture Suite. $75 Columbia Grafonola. $50 ' Merchandise Order At J. W. II. Fuchs' Department Store. $25 Wrist Watch. Two $80 Diamond Rings. 2. 4 Ten per cent, commission to nil nnn.roinniri! urtin rpmnin A . . ."f "' " l! scriptions. 4 jj jj' I v 4 4 Tho race for the Briscoe Automo- bile and other valuable prizes offered in The Dispatch Contest is getting more and more interesting every day. Today it is one favorite in the lead and tomorrow it may be another. The candidates that win will be the ones that try and keep on trying un Ml they get the subscriptions. It is "is new and long subscriptions that c unt the most votes, and candidates ld tr to get a many of these a3jthe contest manager the .different possible. Those that made an early start may nave a little advantage over the others but they will have to hurry to beat some of the candidates wjjQ started late. Candidates, now that the First Pe riod is over, some of you will think that you have done about all that you can do in the way of securing sub scription'; and votes. There is where you are mistaken. Go off into a room by yourself and think over the people and business houses that you neglected to r vring the first pe: iriod cZ tho contest. Write their names and addresses down before you forget it. Make out a list every day of the people "that you are to see that FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE Chicago : AB. R H. PO. A. E. J. Collins, If 4 0 0 1 0 2. McMullin, 3b .. ..4 0 0 0 1 0! E. Collins, 2b.., ..4 0 2 3 2 0. Jackson, rf 4 0 0 0 0 oj Felsch, cf . . 3 0 1 5 0 0 Gandil, lb 3 0 0 6 0 ' 0j Weaver, sa ,3 0 2 0 2 01 Schaik, c .3 0 0 9 0 0 Cicotte, p 3 0 0 0 1 r ' Totals 31 0 5 24 6 3 1 ! ! New York: AB. R. H. PO. A.E. Burns, If ... . . . . . 4 0 1 1 0 o! ilerzog, 2b. 4 0 1 1 1 01 Kauff, cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman, 3b ..4 0 1 0 3 0 Fletcher, ss. ..4 0 0 1 4 1 Robertson, rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 Holke, lb 4 1 1 15 0 1 Rariden, c. .... . .2 0 1 7 4 0 Benton, p 3 0 0 1 2 0 Totals .33 2 8 27 14, t Holke, Weaver; J Two base hits: 1 v. u v: Robertson; stolen ,base, Robertson." Sacrifice hit, Rari den; double play, Rariden and Her zog; left on bases, Chicago 4; New York first base on errors, New York 2; earned runs, off Cicotte 2; struck- oTitbxCicatte G; Benton . 5 Umpires r At rrxm -plate; Klem; -first base, " O'Lousrhlin: . second b.?se, Ev- 1:55. FIRST INNING. Chicago. John Collins up. The 1 . 1 crowd gave a great cheer as Collins walked to -the plate. Mayor Mitchol threw out the first ball to Benton. Ball one; foul, strike one; ball two; John Collins fouled out to Rariden, Jl (day, and then see them. If the first j ones that you call on say they ar f J helping some one else, don't get dis- couraged. but just stand up straight 4Jand think that you will have better success the next place. Where there is a will there is a way. If things do not go just to suit you, as well as you wouid like, do not get e.iscouraged and give up the race. Remember that your opponents are having just the same difficulties that you are having, and start out the next day more determined than ever j . u j i .1 : . ' 1 lu win one oi me giaiiu pnztss. vve never appreciate things that CjOme to us easy as much as the things that we strive to gain. The coupons now appearing in the paper will not be good after Satur day, October 13th. All of the can didates, living in Wilmington must have the coupons in the office not later than 8 p m., Saturday, and out-of-town candidates must have theirs in by Monday in order for them to be counted. Remember that the contest depart ment, is open every evening from 7 until 8:30 or 9 o'clock and that you are invited to call and talk over with problems that come up in your work for the prizes, if -you do not find it convenient to call through the day. We always stand willing and ready to aid the contestants in any way we can w'thout being partial te any one cand'eatc. " Each $15 club completed this, the second, period of the contest, will give 140,000 extra votes. All sub scriptions from $1.50 to $14.00 will count toward this offer. The first subscription that a candidate secures and turns in will give 25,000 extra votes, and the nxst two subscriptions for one year each will give 50,000 extra votes. . (Continued on Page Seven). BLE TO who took the ball near the grand stand. McMullin up. Strike one; foul, strike. Eddie Collins up. Ball one; strike one; foul, strike two; foul; ball two; j ball three. Eddie Collins, got a single i into center neia. Jackson up. Ball one; strike one; ball two. Benton throws out Jackson No runs," one hit, no errors. New York. Burns up. Foul, strike one; ball one;, foul, strike two; ball two; foul. Burns struck out, and the Chicago partisans cheered loudly. Herzog up. Strike one. Cicotte was working the ball around the' knees. Foul, strike two. Herzog flied out to Felsch, who did not have to move to take the ball. 01 iXaiili. uu. jdhii uiic. oJiiLL vuiuua dropped Kauff's high fly and the bat ter reached second. Kimmerman up. Strike one; ball one: strike two. Zimmerman scratch ed an infield hit, Kauff going to (Special to The Dispatch.l third. Kinston, N. C, Oct. 10. The first -netcher up. Ball one; foul, strike business session of the annual conven on,r Fletcher forced Zimmerman, tion of the United Daughters of Con MoMiitiin to Eddie CollirxS. federacy. of North Carolina was held SECOND INNING. Chicago. iFelsch up. Ball strike one. Felsch fouled Holke. J Gandil up. Ball one. Gandil also. i sent up a high fly to Holke. Weaver up. Ball one. Weaver slunir a single over short stop. Schaik up. Ball one; ball two; I One of the lions of the convention is strike one. Weaver stole second. The General James I. Metts, of Wilming umpire had called him out, but then ton, the snowy-haired commander of discovered that Fletcher nad dropped! I the ball. Ball three on . Schaik. 1 Schaik flied out to Burns who had to come in fast to make the catch. No runs, one hit, one error. New York. Robertson up. Robert-' son singled over second. Holke up. Eddie Collins took Holke's grounder and touched Robert sonson on the line, Holke .being safe at first. Rariden up. Ball one ; ball two ; strike one; ball three. Rariden sin-. gled over second, Holke going to ( third. Benton up. The stands were. in an uproar. lue liruas'J imieiuuic aiiicu vvauucu uiiajjuci, uuist iu played in on the grass. Benton flied to Felsch but Holke held third. On the throw to the plate Rariden went to second. Burns up. Strike one; strike two; ball one: foul: ball two. Burns struck cut for the second time. No runs, two hits, no errors. THIRD INNING. Chicago. Cicotte up. He was warmly applauded by the crowd. Strike one. Cicotte sent up a high foul to Rariden.' . J. Collins up. Benton had plenty of speed and a sharp breaking hook on the ball. Ball one; foul, strike one; ball two. Holke dropped John Col lins' high foul; foul, strike two. (Continued on Page Eight). 4. t MUTINY AMONG GERMANS. (By Associated Press) J. motafrtam Dot 10. A 4, . Trill- V 1 i3 ua row of fnur:one of the convention's most distin i.iv,-o y,c r.orman flpot iwiiiesmipo ; - .! audience by " Mr. Jacksie Daniels J has occurred at Wilhemshaven. j, president of, the North Caro- One of these battleships was the .. jr'eA Diuzhters of the Confed Westfalen, whose captain, was , Un,te(1 Daughteis ot the Confed thrown overboard and drowned. f was; closed by the sing . The crews landed. Marines re- , fa fused to fire on tnem wnereupon ,he announcemeat th at 'on account somiers surruunueu me F wno surrenueieu. , A mutiny, is reported to nave v is reported lo ud,ve -rj t was prevented from attend the German warship i ino Tik moot in o- wa c rpfoivor1 ' witH occurred on 4 Nurriberg, which 'was at 'sea. 4 The men seized the officers and proceeded in the direction of 4i Norway, with the intention of being interned. The Nurnberg was overtaken by destroyers and forced to surrender. . v.m nfirnr William went to ! Wilhelmshaven and ordered that 4 one but of every seven mutineers be shot. Chancellor Michaelis protested with the result that only three were shot. Heavy j sentences were' imposed on the ' others. ' ' ' " ANNUAL MEETING OF DAUGHTERS OF Fl Convention Opened in Kin ston Last Night -With Big Attendance. hjiamv niCTiKTriTicum MAIN I Ulbl UNUUlorlCXl PERSONS WERE PRESENT National President Cordelia Odenheimer, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Gen. Jas.'I Metts, Gen. Julian S. Carr 3 Kfef cW&:.Tto0i'tti3tg; jht&z. afc;..iba1?4ii . I delegates; were served luncheon in THE CON EDERAGY j the Gordon Street Christian church as one ;i guests of the Chamber of Commerce, out to 'Another business session will be held this afternoon, followed by receptions at the residence of Mrs.. William D. 1 uuutK. emu iviis. -. reijjt narvey, both of which promise to be brilliant affairs. the State's veterans. He is sharing honors with Mrs. Cordelia Odenheim er, of Washington, the National Pres ident. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of Secretary of the Navy, and Gen. Ju lian S. Carr, of Durham, will be here for part of the convention. The convention was formally open ed in the local theatre building last night at 8:30 o'clock, when an attend ance of about 500 representing nearly every town and city of importance in the State, Following the opening song, the convention was called to order by Mrs. James F. Parrott, president of the convention. The invocation was by Rev. John H. Griffin, rector of St. Mary's Epis copal church, and addresses of wel come were delivered by Mrs. Parrott, Mayor Fred I. Sutton and Elisha B. Lewis, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Greetings were then extended by Mrs. C. Felix Harvey from the sever al women's organizations of Kinston; Mrs. C. A. Johnson, of Raleigh, pres ident of the North Carolina Feder ation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Mar shall Williams, vice regent of the" State organization of Daughters of the Revolution, and General James I. Metts, commander of the North Caro lina Confederate Veterans. The adresses of welcome were re sponded to by Mrs. Thomas Walter Bickett, wife of Governor Bickett, and her appearance was a signal for a demonstration by the dele gates. Mrs. Bickett made a magnifi cent address. iyiL D jKJL iiciic l uv vyrjiiiAoixi-iCJi. , guished visitors, was presented to the.' -iof an njury reCeived in a recent ac cident Mrs. A. M. Waddell, of Wil expressions of general regret by the delegates. V BAN JOHNSON READY TO GO TO EUROPE (By Associated Frees.) New York, Oct. 10 Ban B. John- son, president of the America League and member of the National liaseDau Commission, admitted today that he had volunteered for military service in France. He said he had offered his . services to the government, but in what capacity, ne aecnnea to say, explaining that the offer had not been ' definitely accepted. . - . . P . .. . ; f PRICE FIVE CENTS Further Sections of Dominate ing Positions Captured by : ; The Allies. . ANOTHER ''STRATEGIClMI RETREAT" IMMINENT ! British and French Gain, More ' ; f Important Territory in Flan ; ders, at Heavy Loss of Merj Vv to Germans. Field Marshal Haig, with the help : of the French, has struck another ?v successful blow in the Ypres salient, ' and the German tenancy of the doml- ; :i nant ridge, east of Ypres, is.nearing ,an end. The British yesterday cap-. iured further sections of the rWge';la';lvri the direction of Passchendaele, - and :,; British funs now dominate that, part .still in German hands as well as the C railway centers of Staden, Routers ; and Menin, and the railroad between ' Roulers and Menin. One more stroke, perhaps two, an& ' the Germans must bow before thevtt ' , perior power of the Allies in Flan ders1 and retreat. Should 'the ..Ger- mans retire to the line ot-Brugetk -TliieltCourttai-LiJle, -.ther.. wbmr& TfrmWshihtr5old: '6iftee4t;5':; 'part of the Belgian coast now used ; , by thetn for submarine bases. Their t retirement to this line also would. ' : make a sharp salient north Of Lille, : . unless they choose to give up that .ctv, t Tn,0 Tuesday the British and French made their gains under difficult conditions. The weather was stormy and the ground was soaked from-the rain of several days. From southeast of Broodseinde to St. Jansbeek, where they joined; the French, the British made gains - all along the line. At Broodseinde the. Australians went over the. crest of the Passchendaele ridge, while other troops advanced a mile north along the hidge, gaining all objectives. : In the center, PQelcappelle fell , into British hands and a considerable ad vance was made between it and the ridge. On the left, the outskirts' of the forest of Houtholst were gained in an advance two mile's northwest of ; Poelcappelle. The French took all the I German defenses on a two mile front, T.' captured two villages and reached the forest of Houtholst. , : . ; German prisoners to the number of. more than 1,300, were taken , by the 'y Anglo French troops. 'Heavy; losses ' : were inflicted on the Germans, ,: and t,;--the British and French, despite the , V adverse conditions iid not lose heav- : ily in man power. ' f A move to paralyze ..the German :.; fleet, in order to force ' the Oermatt government to make peace, has heen, ' ; .uncovered by the Berlin , admiralty. : : The ring leaders have been appre- C hended . and Vice Admiral ,von Ca;! ."'"'.' : .pelle, minister of marine,- announces ;V that they have been punished. Aji at-t," tempt by the government to throw they ;hlame for the movement on the radl-. . cal Socialists, who. have been outspok recently in their hostility to the" gov- . ernment, met with a demand i by ; ; leader of the majority Socialists . that - ; it produce proof and that the Reich-: ;' Stag suspend judgment. :'i i v - ' The radical Socialists' efforts A to'r', heckle the government through an. jx I terpellation pn,pan-Gexman propagan-;. ;, da were stayed, . however, by the an- . 'nouncement-of-the. plot in the-Reich V ' stag, and probably rescued,. Chancellor : ' Miche'alis and1 his aides from an em- J y barrassing situation. -;, ' ' ' -; -- Russia aparentiy hAs -come J safely, v;-; through the crisis arising i fcom . the. v Korniloff revolt, and a new coalition- 'government,- including.- foutr, members i f of the Constitutional; Democratic par-; ; 'ty, has come into power. t The latest effort 6t 'Premier Keren- sky to strengthen ills country against, ; r v the enemy, . is opposed , by 'itie more. -;. 'radical 'elements. - The new govern-. ment pledges an., active; foreign, policy, , ; increased fighting power, the7 stamp mg out of anarcny and tne calling oi . German ' counter 'attacks '. -came (promptly last night after yesterday's:' .'allied advance in Flanders, but .were launched in only, a limited area and ; iiwithout any success -of. moment -ac cording to today's official report irom , London. The British gains all along (Continued on page eight.).-...'r V x r 'V- 4 fA 7; i i '- . . 4".. . " 5t ,