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FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA. WmNESDAY, MARCH 6; 1918-
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Russian Government
ON-PEACE ELEMENT
GAINING UPPER HAWU
zky s Nw "robable.
Army to Rerist - the Ger
mans '
Petrosrad is being evacuated by
BoF-hevik government. Moscow,
p ancient capital, is to again be
.t.. nf thA Rnaian eovern-
Lma Tlld rui
Lt vrhile Petrograd is to be made .
free oort.
ThP copulation of Petrograd is quit-
ne it hurriedly and various govern
ment departments are removing Hir
er inland away irom uie veriua.u iu
i(,er Bolshevik councils in Moscow
fcd the provinces are sa,iu iu ue mure
to the (iermans ana a sepa-
Ite peace than those in Petrograd.
Previous reports tnai me ua.ru.
rm1; 01 lac vjci umu ycav ""wi
hich take from Russia thousands of
ould not be accepted oy iue aii-xvuu-
Congress of workmen a ana ooi-
i 3 .1 T-l -V.
le non-peace eiemems iu iub jjuisuc-
k ranks were gaming the upper
land. Evacuation ot Jfetrograa was
entioned as one of tne measures tne
ar party proposed.
Refusal of the peace treaty Dy tne
t ; . . A. ti r
ongress wnen n meeis at ivioscoiv
xt week probably will cause tne
ownfall of Lenlne and Trotzky, if
ev do not resign beforehand. A
ction of the Bolshevik is said to
tan toward the Social Revolution
ists of the left, who have been jjj-
osed to the Lenine regime, add -fin-
lned to be friendly to xhaJSntente
llies, although favorable to an im-
ediate general peace. Apparently
ermany unwittingly played into the
ands of the All-Russian Congress by
panting a respite before "the treaty
hould be ratified. Reports from Pe-
bgrad indicate that the Congress
nd allied organizations will use the
fterremng days in recruiting an.
rmy and preparing for . a defense
gainst the Germans.
American Consul Tredwell has re
ped to Petrograd along with Ray-
oad Robinson, head of the perma;
lent Red Cross Commission in Rus-
a. Removal of the government to
03cow probably will compel them to
lo there also.
On the fighting fronts in . France
nd Italy there has been little activ-
17, except by the artillery. There
ave been no further details of the
Nerican repulse of an enemv attack
l T
p Lorraine.
SERVICE AT WORK
Whole String of Observation
Balloons Manned by Amer
icans, Now on Duty
AIRSHIPS HEAVILY
PROTECTED BY GUNS
SOME OF O.UR- BOYS MARGrHNGO THE TRENCHES
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TALIAN SILK WAS
SENT TO GERMANY
Rome, Tuesday, March 6. In con
ation with the scandals over the.al
fged sale of silk to the enemy, three-
Ctors Of a onmnnnv far nHHfcine
-
aste ave been arrested.
The Polo Italia srivps th numbers
14 railroad cars leaded with silk
"ich were nermittP.d to en to Chi-
,jso as recently as the last week iff
wroary. From Chiasso, which is in
tzerland on the Italian frontier,
rvi aayt,, tUB CtlfS UUUUUUl'
y reached Germany.
in mip
II1T0RPED0E0
IV
sel Beached in Damaged
ConditionCrew Reaches
Home Port
All Atlar: n . .. .
lAw L1U r-orx, Marcn t. rne
ccaiuHiup Armenia, iormer
nTlan merchantman, lies beach-
TZ i!ing. torpedoed by a Ger-
k ; "muu. it was learned wiin
lere ,"val of the Armenia's crew
J- me attack tooit Dlace
,;reDruary 9, about three weeks af
, oecretarv nQ;i j vi:.
Enemy Planes Continue to
Come OverV But Are Kept
at Safe : distance Ar
tillery Active
With the American Army in Prance,
Tuesday, March 5. This has been a
quiet day In the American sector
northwest of Toul. The artillery on
both sides seemed content to fire a
few destructive shotM. They sheila
were Infrequent until late In the aft
ernoon when the American artillery
livened things, up a bit, firing on a
town in the enemy lines where troops
had been seen.
Although the weather was bright
and clear for the first time in several
days, a mist arose from the snow, and
Observation was obscured by the
ground haze. Aerial forces took ad
vantage of the improved weather and
operated freely. Groups of enemy
planes came over for photographic
work, but were kept high in the air
PK; the- Amqaiiwan
jrxanes rrom xne . American ; lines .aiso
were out in force. In ' the trenches,
the men divided their time between
watching the aerial operations and
drying themselves in the dug-outs.
Observation balloons were up for
the first time in several days, being
stationed at intervals -along the front
as far as the eye could see in both
directions. For the first time in the
war an American observation balloon
fully manned and protected by Amer
leans, went up.
This is the first complete unit Of
the American air service to appear in
the field. For two days it had been
ready to ascend, the observers having
been up in a French balloon several
days previously. Today an American
balloon company was working where
the French hitherto have been.
Th balloon was hauled out from its
hidden nest and a slight delay was
experienced in getting it off tue
ground because the telephone wires
from tne Dasicet, m wnicn were an
American captain and lieutenant, were
fouled.
This was quickly remedied and the
balloon was sent up, remaining in
the air several hours. It rose higher
than either the . UTencn or tne Herman
in an attempt to reach an altitude
specialy favorable for observation.
While it was at Its highest point, the
watcher- saw two airplanes with the
black cross of the enemy on their
wings, headed, in their direction. The
balloon was hauled down, so that it
might be grounded quickly if neces
sary. American gunners were on du
ty at many places nearby, for the bal
loon was protected heavily. They
stood by their guns but the . enemy
planes, sailing vacross the sky with
shrapnel puffs streaming out ,behind
them, like the tail of a comet, sudden
ly changed their course and headed
for home.
The appearance of a squadron of
planes from behind the American lines
bearing the Insignia of the French
on their wings, probably was the
cause.
r tori a v,
eor
ktaih 7 y Daniels made public the
tona i similar attack on the Ar-
111 ennm),
toiLsailrs living today, 33 in
a that after the Armenia,
irst t,lluUb gross, was torpedoed the
L; " ' ln the English chanenl, on
oporar-i ' e was beached and
iW, re?alred. Most of the
ruarJSoel renewed her r'oyage of
ck L ' bound for a British dry-
lB? another U-boat sent a tor-
ced Yn i. Dul1 and aain 8he
hi. fcu.each, the
was
fa "Cttn, me crew said, and
fevei on whether she could
COMPLAINT AGAINST
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.
Washington, March 6. Complaint
was issued today against Sears, Roe
buck and Company, of Chicago, by
the Federal Trade Commission, charg
ing unfair methods of competition in
the conduct of its business. x
The complaint summons tbe firm
to answer a charge that it has adver
tised sugar for sale at 3 to 4 cents
a pound, actually at a loss, but only
upon condition that certain amounts
of other groceries be purchased for
which a sufficient price is charged to
make a profit n the combined sale.
The complaint further charges that
Sears, Roebuck and Company, with
the purpose of injuring competitors,
has circulated catalogues representing
the quality of merchandise sold by its
competitors as inferior. ,
The complaint charged the low
price on sugar was made for the pur
pose of lessening competition and cre
ating a monopoly. . . .r V
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Here is shown a detachment of
American troops on their way to the
front lines " in the Lorraine sector.
Each man is wearing a steel helmet
which affords the head ' protection
against pieces of shrapnel. After a
period in the trenches they are re
lieved by. other troops and permitted
to go to billets behind the lines for a
rest Copright, Underwood & Underwood.
THREE KILLED IN
ATTEMPT TO ROB
3old Attempt to Rob Gather
ing of Covington, Ky.,
Business Men
3TWO DIRECTORS AND
V.:
PRISONERS PAROLED
TO
HEAR
MRS
BOOTH
Honor Men in . Penitentiary
Will Be Permitted to Visit
Raleigh Tonight
pirectors Were in Session
When Three Bandits En
tered Room, Demanded 9
Money and Fired
Covington, Ky., March 6. With one
bandit uead and a suspect in custody,
the police of Covington and Newport,
Ky., and Cincinnati, O., are searching
the river front for the third member
of the gang which held up a meeting
of the Ninth Ward Building Associa
tion of Covington, last night and kill
ed two of the directors and wounded
a third, the latter the Chief of Po
lice of Covington. One of the ban
dits was killed by Chief t Kleumper,
after he had shot down the two di
rectors, Andrew Nordmeyer, 63, and
John Rehm, 83. Nordmeyer was
president of the association; The sus
pect, Pat Kearney, was arrested early
today with Edward -Wellman, . of Cin
cinnati, on information furnished by
Vernon Corbin, a chauffeur, who was
taken into custody sooit after the
hold-up. Corbin said he ' drove the
three men to the saloon of J. B.
Haack, in Covington..- The directors
of the building association were hold
ing their meeting in the rear of the
saloon.
Soon after the men entered, Corbin
says, he heard a fusillade of shots and
two of his fares ran out and at the
point of a re)Iver forced him to
drive them away from the scene.
Kearney, police say, has a criminal
record, and is - wanted on umerous
charges. Cprbin identified him ask
one of his passengers.
The shooting was the boldest and
most tragic - that has taken place in
this vicinity iii many years. The six
directors of the association had just
been called to . order by President
Nordmeyer when the three- bandits
leaped into the .room and with , drawn
revolvers demanded . the money on
the table, which amounted to about
$2,500. Rehm attempted to hide the
cash box and fell across the v table,
dead, witha bullet through his head.
The other director made a wild rush
for safety, as "all three of the desper
adoes had opened fire with their guns,
and Nordmeyer fell Into the arms of
his son, also shot through the head.
Chief Kleumper, in citizens' clothes,
began to return the fir and was shot
through the cheek, but not before one
of his bullets had reached the heart
of one bandit.
Raleigh, N. C, March 6. From 25
to 30 prisoners at the North Carolina
State penitentiary will be paroled for
several hours tonight in order that
'they may hear Mrs. Maude Ballimjton
Booth, of New Yorkjia, prison refdrm
worker, deUvetfedresSf iOut : of
tlxehjgrLJjeffe
Una conference for Social Service, at
the city auditorium, according to an
nouncement today by Superintendent
J. R. Collie, of the prison. The pris
oners, many of whom are serving long
terms, are from the honor class at the
penitentiary.
The convicts will leave the prison
about 7:30 this evening and are asked
to return in a reasonable time after
Mrs. Booth concludes her address.
No guards or other prison officials
will accompany the prisoners to Qjr
from the auditorium. The uniform of
the honor class at the penitentiary
will be worn by the convicts.
JOHN REDMOND,
IRISH NATIONAL
LEADER, IS DEAD
Has Had No Communication
With Japan as to What
Course to Follow
The U-Boat Campaign js;H--1
.But Has Not Beeh
Mastered
4 j I M
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SINKING THEM AS
FAST AS PUT OUT
DOES HER TALKING
THROUGH ENGLAND
Sir Eric Geddes Tells of the
Naval Activities of the Al
lied Powers The Tide is
Slowly Turning
Although Not Discussing the
Question Directly, Japan
" Understands Ameri
ca's Position
One of Great Forces in English
Politics Passed Away
This Morning
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OFFICIAL ENGLAND
EXPRESSES SORROW
Redmond's Death Removes
One of the Most Remark
able Figures of Day in
Great Britain
MAN'S BODY CUT
IN TWAIN BY SAW
Elizabeth City.N. C.f March 6.
William H. Owen, sawyer of the shin
gle mill of the Dare County Lumber
Company, was killed here yesterday,
when caught in the carriage. He was
drawn to the saw and his body cut
in tvrain at the '-waist,; -
CO-ORDINATE WORK OF
HANDLING ALIENS
Washington, March 6. Represen
tatives of the various government bu
reaus of investigation and secret serv
ice were called into conference to
day at the Department of Justice to
discuss means of co-ordinating their
work and eliminating duplication in
the ferreting out of enemy agents.
These meetings have been held
weekly for nearly two months, it was
disclosed today, although heretofore
care has been taken to maintain se
crecy. Officials finally consented to
publication of the facts, after it be
came evident that propaganda is be
ing conducted throughout the. country
for some sort of consolidation of the
bureaus.
Represented at these conferences
are the Department of Justice's Bu
reau of Investigation, the Intelligence
bureaus of the Army, Navy and State
Departments, respectively, and the
Treasury's customs bureau and secret
service.
At the conferences, representatives
of the different bureaus discussed par
ticular phases of espionage . cases in
which they are interested and obtain
suggestions or . sidelights - on . the situ
ation from heads of the other bu
reaus which may have conducted inci
dental - inquiry . into - the cases.
LA FOLLETTE CONDEMNED.
Madison, Wis., March 6. The
resolution condemning' Senator, Da
Follette was . passed by a vote . of :
B2 to 32 in the State Assembly
this afternoon." ' '
The resolution passed by the
Senate a -week ago, and by the As
sembly today follows:
"The people of the State, of .Wis
consin . always have stood and al
ways will stand squarely behind
the aNtional government - in . all
things which are essential to
bringing the present swar to a suc
cessful end and we condemn, Sen
ator Robert A. DaFollette and all
others who have failed to see the
righteousness of our nation's
cause, who have i failed to support
our government in matetrs vital
to the wining of the war, and we
denounce, any attitude or utter
ance, of theirs which has tended'
to invite sedition among the peo-.
pleof our country , and to' Injure
Wisconsin's fair name "before -the
tfree peiople, of ;the world. '.. i
London, March 5. John E. Red
mond, the Irish National leader, died
this morning.
Mr. Redmond, who underwent an
operation in London last Friday, pass
ed a fair day yesterday and apparent
ly .was maintaining the progress
shown Monday.
The Irish convention, which had
been supported by Mr. Redmond, yes
terday adopted a message of sympathy
in which an earnest wish was ex
pressed for his early and complete re
covery. ;
Mr. Redmond passed away peace
fully at 7:45 o'clock this morning.
Death was due to heart failure, follow
in the recent operation, which was for
an intestinal obstruction. This was
borne courageously and it relieved the
patient, but heart failure intervened
Tuesday night.
The physicians attending Mr. Red
mond issued the following announce
ment: "We regret to announce that John
Redmond died at 7:45 this morning.
Owing , to several serious attacks of
illness, a severe operation was faced
with great courage. It had become
Imperatively necessary, owing to an
intestinal obstruction. This was re
lieved by the operation and for some
days Satisfactory progress was main
tained. After a fairly, comfortable
day Tuesday, heart failure superven
ed during the night and after a few
hours Mr. Redmond passed peacefully
away."
The, news of the" death of the Nationalist-
leader brought messages of
sorrow and regret from all sections of
the community.. King George was
deeply shocked and expressed his pro
found regret. Premier Lloyd-George
was similarly- moved when he , learn
ed the news. The Premier will move
an appropriate resolution in the House
of Commons. '
PATROLS ACTIVE ON
AMERICAN SECTOR
With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, .Marcjh 5. During last night
the normal artillery firing continued
Land patrol parties were active on the
American sector ' northwest of Toul,
but there were no engagements.
At daylight an enemy airplane
swooped down on the American lines,
but was driven off by ' anti-aircraft
and machine gun fire before it could
bring it3 gun into use.
Today an observation balloon went
up back of the American lines for the
first time with an American crew,
which has been in 'training for several
weeks. Anti-aircraft guns were .train
ed to protect the balloon from enemy
airplanes, some of which attacked it
lastiwaek.- ,;
Washington, March 6. It was au
thoritatively stated today that the
iJnited States has no communication
to Japan on the subject of action in
Siberia and that if any views of this
government are expressed they prob
ably will be conveyed to Great Bri
tain, through which the United
States has received all its informa
tion on the situation.
It was further stated that the
United States has not dissented, as
sented or protested, and: that without
any exchange of written communica
tions Japan already understands the
friendly attitude,, of the United States
.- . ahd4ta diaposktonitftakqrLIa
addition Japan understands tfiaF the
United States credits her with disin
terested purposes if action in Siberia
should be taken.
At the same time, it is understood,
Japan understands the United States
is giving , thought to the moral effect
in Russia of such, action and would
feel that the absolute necessity should
be apparent before it is taken. These
views have befn expressed to Great
Britain which j as an intermediary ad
vised the United Stages of Japan's
views.
Administration officials are some
what disturbed at the various inter
pretations being placed on the atti
tude of the government toward Ja
pan's prospective action in Siberia.
The statement that the United
States is in accord in principle with
Japan's plans, supposing always that
action is necessary, has been inter
preted in some dispatches to mean
that the United States has assented
to the plan and "the further statement
that the Unietd States States has not
asented, has been construed in others
to mean that the government has
withheld its assent.
These various statements are ail
generally regarded as a play upon
words at a time when official an
nouncements of the exact status of
the situation is being withheld.
Japan, so far as can be learned, has
never asked the approval of the
United States to her plans, conse
quently there is nothing for ,thB (Unit
ed States, under the circumstances is
not assenting to the plan is not to be
construed, in the absence of s official
announcement to that effect,' that ' as
sent has been withheld in the diplo
matic sense of the term.
The United States has been advised
of Japan's feelingr through Japan's al
ly, Great Britain, and these two gov
ernments are discussing the situation
in the light of the Anglo-Japanese
agreement for the preservation of a
status in the Far East.
As Japan's special ally, Great
Britain is reported as having confi
dence in Japan's intentions and has
sought to impart that confidence to
the United States, not with a view to
seeking any active co-operation in a
Siberian campaign, but simply to
allay any feeling of apprehension htat
might develop- in this country that
Japan intends her sovereignty over
Siberia permanently.
ft is believed that the State De
partment has been convinced on this
point, but does not consider it neces
sary to recrod itself either affirmative
ly or negatively.
will Withdraw further.
Petrograd, March 5 (Tuesday).
The Bolshevik leaders are pre-,
pared to 'withdraw even as far as
the Ural mountains rather than
submit to the defeat of the revo
lution, said Leon Trotzky, Bolshe
vik foreign minister, in an inter
view . today with the Associated
Press.
London, Tuesday, March 5. The In
troduction of the naval estimates in
the House of Commons today was
made the occasion by Sir Eric Geddes,,
First Lord of the Admiralty, for a
lengthy speech in which he summed
up the naval situation during the past
year. "On the whole, naval warfare dur
ing the past year has proceeded in
creasingly in our favor," said Sir Eric.;
"It has continued chiefly to test the.
strength between the enemy subma
rine and the measures we and our al
lies have taken for combatting that
menace. "There has been occasional Inter
ludes such as the exit of the Goeben
and the Breslau and the recent raid
by enemy destroyers on a Dover pa-'
trol. Occasional raids on our con-
voys and the English coast are a nat
ural outcome of the blockaded enemy
trying to harrass the blockading fleet.
"The exit of the Goeben and Bres
lau (from the Dardanelles), was a raid
of a similar character. The Goeben
was refloated, and while the reports
justify the belief that she was dam
aged, we must for the present tiat
her as a still efficient engine ofwar.; '
The loss of the Breslau" is a serious
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one for the, enemy in that area andt3!t'
viewpoim the loss of our Rtfgiafrthd - : f , j
ox. o (.rtncisn monitors" sunKAUXing.. ,
the engagement with the -Goeben anti'i ; I; . ,
the Breslau outside the Dardanelles). & '
"Thfi TDnver rn'rl "s in n wt a- nt ,
isfactory incident. It has been com
monly believed ..that the passage of
submarines through the straits -of Do
ver have been prevented by nets aai
obstructions since the early days of
the war. That is not true and un
doubtedly a considerable number of
submarines passed through .even to
wards the end of last year. A more
vigorous policy was .adopted recently
and the surface barrier is now main
tained day and night acros the chan
nel. At . night patrolling craft nuin
bering 100 burn flares, so that any
submarine attacking the passage haa
a reasonable chance of being engaged,
"To raid this barrage, the enemy
came out on the night of February 14
I cannot comment on the incident beo
cause the admiral afDover has ordeiy
ed( a court martial to elucidate it, but.
devotion of the men, who, after being; i ;
ed ther patrol arid went out again,
the next morning and ever since. .f H
"In previous statements I dea! -
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BULGARIA
WOULD
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RUMANIA
OF
DOBRUA
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Rumania and Central Pow- , ' ;l
ers is Signed
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American, March 6. M. Toncheff !
Bulgarian minister of finance anf ;
head of the peace delegation, has re r
turned from Bucharest to report to, i
his government on the negotiations I
TXT t f V, Diimo-nio T-7 a avnlalna n fh.'
Bulgarian Sobranje that on the explz
ation of the armistice Saturday, the
Rumanian delegates announced that
the crown council at Jassy. has decid
ed to accept the conditions offered b
the Central Powers, including the
sion of the Dobrudja, re-adjustment of
the frontier between Hungary and RijHi
mania and the granting of economic! f
concessions.
The Rumanian government wa4( .;
then informed that it must sign before
noon of March 5 a preliminary treaty! ."
embodying these terms and that n
gotlatlons would be resumed ImmM
diately with a view to a further armis ;1 ,
tice and the final conclusion of peace v.
N M. Tonchec said that the prelitnv
inary treaty between the indivlduali
countries would be drawn up in idehV
tical terms, but in the final treaty
which would require some alterations ;
in the wording, it would expressly
stipulate that Rumania cede the Dob-Jf :
rudja to Bulgaria. The economic con-j I
cessions also would be set forth clear-
ly, the work of defining them probably
occupying some time, . .
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