North Carolina Newspapers

' ' . " V . . ..'4 - - -V -X - , " , " T'-rc ' - - weather. North nda.rS.uth 'Saturday, Mr, vernier. - TODAY'S HEWS TODAY i FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE r. f XXIV. No. 59. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918. PRCE FIVE CENT3 EW AlliiW DROP liiis ON ENGLAND TJeven Persons Killed and 46 Injured-m i-asi iigni s Raid SEVEN OR EIGHT fLAIXlD IIS iflU I Attack Came as a Surprise to London, Catching reople Coming From Theatres May Be Other Casualties c London, March 8. Eleven persons , AG. nthpra werft in- fere " . , toed in last nignrs air raia on um jon according to the latest police report" says an cfticlal announcement today It is feared that an additional Eli bodies are m me rums ui iiouaea wtecked. The official report reaa: Thp latest police reports state that I -erg killed and 46 injured in last light's airplane raia. u is iearea mai in addition to tne aDove six uouies are mil buried in the wrecKage or nouses. All the casualties occurred in Lon don." . Several persens were Kiiiea Dy me t J. fraction oi nouses in norineasi Tiindnn. The house of a vicar was hartiallv wrecked, but the clergyman I 1 . i a t i a escaoed. He is a special consiame ana had left tome for duty when the warn- k' came a few minutes naefore the emlosion which damaged his resi' deuce. The vicar worked, throughout the night, assisting the wounded and homeless neighbors. The greatest damage in London was iflicted in the northwestern section Ubere four bombs demolished several house;. A single raider appeared over this area. Hundreds of persons were just preparing to desert their; homes, most of which are three-story build- ags, torme more suDStantiao gneuer e newtoettd itasJ? ab;, a tf)he two nearby subways whn thefgfw seSae of the realities, with n- iicinbf fcesan to fall. The first bomo iiide a square hit on a three-story dwelling of concrete and brick, crash it? through two floors before it ex ploded. While the police, special con stables and volunteer rescuers were busy there three more bombs fell nearby in quick succession. Ambu taces arrived speedily and notwith itanding the confusion the resetters- prked effectively under the a'Mi crcraft barrage. For twenty minutes ifter the bombing of the district, the larrage was continued. Official Announcement. Seven or eight German airplanes sate a raid over Eneland last night. One of them reached London and ped bombs in the northwest and MDthwest districts of the city. Another raider drnnnfid bombs in tie northern district of London, de molishing several houses. The follow- H official announcement was made: Last nieht's air I. (J " -J It X l A U.A Te been carried out by seven or yw. enemy airplanes, of which two wenea London. The first two raid- approached the Isle of Thanet ajt 'Ut 10.5") n. m. and nropfifidftd UD N Thames estuary. Both were turn- -k oeiore reaching London. Meanwhile thp thirrl raider ra.mi. OSS the EsSftT-pnast arrl at 1190 IJm., and steered west. At 11.45 p. m., reported over East London. A Minutes la j.,t - . . t .t KM tj .m m m u m southwestern and northwestern Jjncts. At 11.50 p. m., the fourth ' er yhich had also come in across "vvw uuuios io me norm oi ss the capital, dropping its remain w n Vie northern district be- 12.20 and 12.30 a. m. The re- I "Sim. ' '"itiuucB. ctll Ul WlllU lijrnod v uie issex coast were Dack beforP thpv rohoH Intl. Certo - . ctuiuunt oi damage was --v.ij.ncn JI UJICl LJf 111 JLfUll- CsevprQl u i . i lushed uuuses nave Deen ne- ndoners were taken by surprise i Th e waming signals were sound Tie B7re theatres were just closing. rnine t W6re soon cleared- The 1 ! avoid danger from shrap- y neeaed, every one LZm For a time-tbe gun fire tekZ l 0n- Then as if to accen ts t: Uilsniness by contrast, the IVe TLa e soutb-ward towards ' IKwrT. English Channel seem 1 the -?h aark Another feature Jrl? was the strong . breeze ODPr?- persons believed hindered nations rf V. 1 n . lea. UOSe Whn ni-Qr.ViQ fr-nm Wi..fts th SDectacle of th N hntlf nd the sun flashes won- tan V enemy could face the Iortr!!?8 a remarkable display of Revert I lights iast nInt and v c1 Cnnri-f max iui mr- work more effectively a P.lpnr ctav.ljf olrn L "rs nn tu on.. f befor! the Kent coast said that in? ti, y "earn tfce raiders ap s me whole Northern sky be- KAISER LEANS ON SWORD AND THELORDS HELP Is Filled With Grattitude for the "Great" Victory , Over Russia Amsterdam, March 8. In reply to congratulations from Philip Heineken, director of the North German Lloyd Steamship Line, Emperor William has sent the following; telegram: "The German sword Is our best pro tection. With Gods help it will also bring us peace in the West and, in deed the peace which, after much dis tress and many troubles, the German people need for a happy future." The Emperor detailed his gratitude at greater length in a message to the vice president of the Reichsfag, say ing: "The complete victory fills me with gratitude. It permits us to live again one of those great moments in which we can reverently admire God's hand in history. What turns events have taken is by the disposition of God. "The heroic deeds of our troops, the successes of our great generals and the wonderful achievements of those at home have their root in moral forces and in the categorical impera tive which has. been inculcated in our people in a hard school. They will also carry us through in a decisive and final battle to victory. "In the great tasks upon which the conclusion of peace, re-construction and the healing of wmmds of, war will set us, I desire, my people to-rely on the historical experience that unity means strength; May our people face bending faith in itself, and its mission and with strong, patriotic and proud joy in the Fatherland bound to me and my house by old and proved bonds of mutual trust. "I do not doubt that a rich and happy people will arise out of the storms and sacrifices of this time." IIP Military Authorities Have Not Surrendered Officer to Civil Court Raleigh, N. C, March 8 Until he has received word from Adjutant Gen eral Mclver, . -mmandant at Camp eral Mclver commandnafr at Camp Jackson, that Major George L. Peter son will be turned over to the North Carolina authorities a deputy will not be sent to Columbia to bring Major Petewson back to Raleigh to face a charge of embezzling over $7,000 of State funds, Solicitor Herbert Norns stated today. Mr. Norris sent a telegram to Ad jutant General McCain last night, urg ing that he direct the delivery of Ma jor Peterson to the civil authorities to answer felony charges but at noon today no reply to this message had been receivd. Major Peterson Will Return. Columbia. S. C. March 8. As soon as a deputy arrives from Raleigh, N C. with, the proper papers, Major George L. Peterson, of the quartermas ter's staff, at Camp Jackson will re turn for trial on charges ot embezzle ment while paymaster of the North Carolina National Guard. Major Peter son has filed a detailed denial of the charges against him, claiming that the alleged shortage is technical. He ex plains that his absence when the case was called for trial was caused by his failure to secure leave of.absence from his duties at the camp. L Crosby Arrives In Rome. Rome, March 8. Oscar T. Crosby, of Washington, president of the American section of the inter-allied council, and Paul D. Cravath, his le gal adviser, have arrived in Rome to study the economic situation. came illuminated, in bands of red and white light, which shone over the sea with far more powerful Effect than the full moon." A bomb which fell in a northern suburb destroyed - two houses and damaged thewindows of every resi prlnfP in the , street. Doors were wrenched froih-the hinges and chim neys collansea.r.l Not far away a dance was on. It was not interrupted, although the roar of the guns Almost drowned the music. , ; r M GAIN HAS NOT GIVEN MM PETERSON FARM LABOR TO EARLY CALL Notified of Temporary Relief for Upper Classmen Agricultural Colleges in FURLOUGH PROVIDED . - IN A SENATE BILL Men May Be Furloughed From Military, Service for Farm Work Seniors Fifth Class in Washington, March 6. Governors were notified today by Provost Mar shal General Crowder that all stu dents in land grant agricultural col leges whose class standing places them in the upper third of the senior class may enlist in their quartermas ter's enlisted reserve corps and will be placed by local boards in class five on the ground that they are in the military service. The evident purpose of the an nouncement which takes the form of an amendment to the selective serv ice regulations is to exempt as far as possible registrants who may be used on farms. This is in line with policy to increase the country's food production. ' JAPANESE WILLING FOR CHINA TO AID London, March 8. Japan, accord ing to a dispatch from Tien Tsin to the Daily Mail, is reported to have intimated that she would welcome Chinese co-operation in the event that extreme measures were necessary in Siberia, thus desiring to demonstrate her unselfishness. The Chinese government, it is add ed, is said to have obtained documen tary proof that the Germans have made definite offers of assistance to Russian revolutionary leaders if they would, cause trouble ; JJhe ..4ocu m enfcs are, reported to mention uermany s in tention to use released German war prisoners In Siberia against China's northern frontiers. China hopes to secure Japanese and American finan cial assistance to meet -the expenses of the northern expeditionary forces. WEALTHY PLANTER KILLS HIS MANAGER Richmond, Va., March 8. Drexel P. Shelly, so?i of a wealthy merchant of Milwaukee, Wis., last night shot and killed the negro manager of his farm in Goochland County. A shot gun was used. Shelly is now in the Goochland jail awaiting the arrival of his father before making an effort to be released on bond. Shelly is about 27 years old. He has lived on a large . farm near Irwin, Goochland County, five years, his father having bought the place for him after the-son's health failed sev eral years ago. The young man was in a sanitorium in the West for some time and had undergone treatment for nervous trouble. French Ship Owner Dead. - Paris, March 8. Jules Charles Roux, president of the Compagnie Generate Trans-Atlantique (the French Line), is dead at his home here. He was one of the leading ship owners and ship builders of France. SPANISH CABINET AGAIN RESIGNS Madrid, March 8. The Spanish cabinet, recently reconstructed by the Marqufs de Alhucemas, who, in addition to being Premier, held the portfolio of foreign affairs, resigned today. Furloughs Authorized. Washington, March 8. Furloughs for farmers and other men needed in non-military pursuits necessary to the war, were authorized in a Senate bill passed today by the House, with the approval ' of tEe War Department. AGAIN WHIPPED HUNS. With the American Army in France, Wednesday, March 6. An American patrol of five men three nights ago outfought an enemy pa trol of 10 men. They met in No Man's "Land and the Americans -opened fire. The Germans replied and for-three minutes there' was a sharp skirmish. The enemy re treated, leaving two dead and two wounded Bavarians, Vho were prisoner. The American patrol returned to its own lines without having received a scratch. Officers report that despite the . fact that the Germans fired many shells to prepare the way for a raid not a single enemy soldier got into position to carry it out, the American automatic rifles, ma- .chine guns and riflestopping the Germans in their tracks. . . AN Wheat in FarmeVi Hands 11-.1,272000 Busfcihnd orn 1,292,90fel wasnmgton, iviarcn 8,-vs-i in farmers hands on March an ounced today by the:l Deparwnft of Agticulture was: - Corn 1 292,905,000 bushels or 40.9 per cent, of the 1917 ;rop. Wheat .111,272,000 bushels, or 17.1 per cent Oats 595,195,000 bushels or 37.5 per cent. Barley 43,404,000 bushels or 20.8 per cent. The percentage of the crop which will be shipped out of the counties where grown was announced as fol lows: Corn 21.9; wheat 51.2; oats 32.0 and barley, 38.8. About 60.3 per cent, or 1,905,723,- 000 bushels of the 1917 corn crop is reported as merchantable-. FRITZ IS PLANNING A Indications Point to Unusual Goings on in Frbnfof the Toul Sector With the American Army in France, Wednesday, March 6. The enemy apparently hag something he is planning against our troops in the sector northwest of Tonl. His camou flage constructions at certain places have suddenly been doubled in height and much wxrk is , going on within the enemy line Last night an American on patrol who understands German heard this conversation within a German trench. "Come here, Fritz. Take this pick and pry that stone loose r and then throw that dirt out. Those over mere: we wort all night to fix things here and they, blow them to hell in the-day time": The men in the - American t patrol, American lines Tram a Shell hole near the German trenches, where they had been hiding, have explained why they started put in broad daylight on their backward sprint. They had lost their way in the dark in No Man's Land and got into the shell hole, af ter wandering for several hours Finally the men got hungry and all of them decided they would rather take a chance with German bullets than go any longer without" food and water. The sun came out today, drying out the ground and the trenches and the men's damp clothing. DURHAM DENTIST IN RECORDER'S COURT (Special to The Dispatch.) Durham, N. C, March 8. Dr. Geo Carr, a prominent surgeon dentist thrice married and twice divorced since 1915, was fined $25 and costs in court here this morning fr as saulting his stepmother, whom it was said by witnesses he blamed with re sponsibility for his third wife leaving him a few weeks ago. Witnesses testified in court that they were called to the Carr home last night by screams and found the young dentist choking his step mother. . They also said that he was threatening to kill her. Dr. George Carr and his father, Dr. I. N. Carr, were both fined in court for being intoxicated. COMMONSVOTES NEW WAR CREDIT London, March 8. The House of Commons late last night agreed unani mously to the vote of credit of. 600, 000,000 pounds moved yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, An drew Bonar-Law. This brings the total of credit during the war to 6,842,000 000 pounds. CHARLIE CHAPLIN TO SELL LIBERTY BONDS Washington, March 8. Charlie Chaplin, the movie actor, will devote two weeks beginning April 15 to a tour of the South, speaking in behalf of the third Liberty Loan. William S. Hart will make a similar tour through the West. LITTLE HOPE FOR MEYER'S RECOVERY . Boston, Mass., March 8. The condi tion of George von L. Meyer, who has been ill at his home here for several weeks with a tumor of the liver, was more serious this morning and physic .ns said there was little hope of his recovery. He had an un comfortable night and in his weaken ed condition it was said that it was difficult for him tq. xesist the effects of the jUse&sje. ' SURPRISE FOR SAMMY CA1SERS PROPERTY FIRST TO. BE SOLD BY THE CUSTODIAN Palmer Outlines His Plan for Selling German Property in America TO BE KNOCKED DOWN TO HIGHEST BIDDEER Wants Germany to Under stand That Her Holdings Over Here Are a Thing of the Past Washington, March 8. Property in the United States owned by the Kaiser himself, former Chancellor von Beth- mann-Hollweg, the German "junkers" generally and the German government itself, will be the first to go under the hammer under plans of A. Mitch ell Palmer, alien property custo dian, to 'sell German owned property here to the highest bidders. Palmer's- testimony to the Senate ap propriations committee in which he proposed necessary legislation, which was made public today, makes plain that properties of merely minor indi viduals probably will not be sold, but that the direct purpose of the move is to break up the outposts of kultur in America. "The time has come," Mr. Palmer told the Senators, "when the owner ship of some of these great German properties should be permanently sep arated from German capital and that the enemy might as well know that the connection which he has been able to maintain with American indus try and commerce, is broken, not simp ly during the war,Htmt broken never to be restored. "The German Empire, through its financial operations has put an indus trial and commercial chain all the way across the country and through our insular possession. We have become thoroughly convinced that it would wise and highly desirable at this time. If the ownership of some (jot "those tt way. If the legislation be adopted, 'Mr. Palmer stated that it was his inten tion to sell principally the enemy properties in this country in which the German government and the "junker capitalistic class are interested, and not that of minor individuals. The Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd wharves and docks at Hoboken, N. J., Mr. Palmer told Sen ators, are "a part of the German -Empire's commercial grasp upon this continent." Plans of the German shipping lines to hold their dock properties for ex tension of German commerce, after the war, were disclosed by Mr. Palmer, who added: "That is a fair indication of the hope and purpose of enemy capital that not a day shall elapse when the war is over, before they again put their grip upon the commerce and industry of America. You cannot strike a heavier blow at the enemy today than to make him understand that he has lost his connection with the industry and commerce of the American continent." BOMBS FALL BEHIND AMERICAN FRONT With the American Army in France, Thursday, March 7. A half dozen bonfbs were dropped behind the American front in the sector northwest of Toul last night by Ger man airplanes which were looking for ammunition dumps. They did not suc ceed in hitting any of their objec tives, however, and none of the bombs dropped caused any casualties. Groups of German bombarding air planes, oh the way to cities and towns far behind the lines, are passing over the American front almost continual ly. They are greeted by a hot anti aircraft fire from the American bat teries. Peace Announcement Cheered. Basel, Thursday, March 8. An nouncement of the conclusion of a preliminary peace with Rumania was eceived with cheers in the Austrian lower house. After the outbreak of enthusiasm, Dr. Wimmer, minister of finance, arose and spoke of the nec essity of the chamber granting addi tional war credits to the government. BRITISH CASUALTIES LOW. London, Thursday, March 7. For the first week of March Brit ish casualties were 3,343, the low est of any week for several months. The official report for the week ending today follows: Killed or died of wounds: Offi cers, 63; men, 628. Wounded or missing: Officers, 179; men, 2,473. The lowest previous week for several months was the last week of February, in which there were 3,571 casualties. The total casual ties for Febru.Vy, a low month, were 18,961. THE RUSSIANS STRIKE BAG1 AT GERMA1 KIEV STILL IN HANDS OF Capital of Ukraine is Not Held by Germans as Was Reported London, March 8. Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine, is still in the hands of Russian revolutionary troops and has not been occupied by the Ger mans, according to a statement is sued Wednesday by the Russian offi cial news agency in Petrograd. The previous message saying Kiev had been lost to the enemy, the statement adds, was due to the receipt of a wireless message which must have originated from enemy sources. The German War Office in its offi cial statement of March 3, said that Ukrainian and German troops had captured Kiev. Since then, however, there have been no claims of any ad' vance beyond Kiev by the invaders. WANTS KAISER S SON AS FINLAND'S KING Reported That Finnish Gov ernment Has Asked Prince Oscar to Rule Them. r - London, March 8.-rThe Finnish gov enifiniiai kedthe , Getman Em" land, the Afton Tidningen of Stock holm says it ' learns from diplomatic circles, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch. Prince Oscar of Hohenzollern will be 30 years old next July. On July 31, 1914, Prince Oscar apparently against the wishes of his father con tracted" a moganatic marriage with Countess Ina Bassewitz who had been lady in waiting to the Empress. Prince Oscar suffered from heart trouble during the early months of the war and was reported to have col lapsed after leading a victorious charge at Verdun on October 3, 1914. He returned to duty and narrowly es caped capture in Poland in December of that year. There were few reports concerning his activities during 1915 but early in 1916 he was slightly wounded in the head and thigh on the Eastern front. DESCRIBEOAS TRAGIC Bonar-Law Discusses War Sit uation Russia's Failure Was Serious Blow London, March 8. In his address to the House of Commons yesterday An drew Bonar-Law, speaking of the mili tary situation, said that the dropping out of Russia deeply affected every theatre of war except that in the Ger man colonies? out of which the Ger mans had been driven. The only re maining force in the field was one of 2,000, of which only 200 were Germans, now wandering in Portuguese, East Africa. Rumania, through the failure of Rus sia, the Chancaller pointed out had been put into a position little less than tragic. He said peace negotia tions were proceeding between Ru mania and the Central Powers and.it would not be right to go further than to reiterate the sympathy felt for the 'Rumania people and regret that conditions absolutely beyond Allied control, rendered it impossible to go to her assistance. Referring to Mesopotamia and Pal estine, the Chancellor said he doubted whether it ever had been possible to carry decisive operations by means of troops transferred by sea. "When we had sufficient tonnago to move troops by sea" the Chan cellor continued, "we did not have a sufficient number of trained troops to move and now the tonnage position has made it impossible to move very large forces in that way." These operations, however, Mr. B6nar-Law continued had resulted in a degree of which the country could feel proud and of which the capture of Jerusalem was the culmination. That event was not the nd, he said, but be could not say what the plans were for the future. RUSSIAN TROOPS RUMANIA S POSITION 11: it,; Revolutionary Troops Ha.v Captured Jamburg From Invaders , 1 1 PEACE FORCED ON THREE GOVERNMENTS: f . -4-. In Five Days Germany . H Compelled Russia, Finlan and Rumaiurto Accept Hefcl Harsh Terms rA : , . i Russian revolutionary troops .havdtt struck back at the Germans who dei . - ml clined to halt their advance WfleiU .vj 'h '5 peace was agreed to and have takei' i V; if1; jamourg, 68 miles soutn-soutnwesr ob f Petrograd, from the invaders. Jam jKu burs is a railroad town on the Larai- & river and the Germans naa movev -.jg t V there from Uarva to straighten outJtilvili'. their line southward toward Pbkota 'j ; after peace terms had been reached. - 4 v- M- ? ' Differences between Ensign Krylv J. ,;. ' enko, commander of the Bolshevik r j 4 w , btitiIps jj-nri tho nnnnlAa rnmrntnnarlea s - are reported to have led to the resign nation of Krylenko, who recently had. urged the Russian people to use all mAonQ t thf4r onmmaiid to r.Rlt. :thfc-v uentrai rowers. inis is ine nrsi spuc a mi m m -m a. 4 ' i among the men who have compoed thai Bolshevik government, although there ' W jf i have, been reports from time to time i . that either Lenine or Trotikr. nr-i Hh . German claims thi the Ukrainian f !H 1 city ot Kiev had been occupied; are denied in Petrograd, which says' that the city iSv still in the hands ot. the Bojshttviki, Vho captured it more- thaa a monti. ago from the Ukrainian-RadL which faltiw m4rtAvrAJic.A -with tSim Tferi.l v tons. vBerjjjfs' , annocem,entftie Russia and . Germany agreed to peace? ? J terms and since then there have been.) i no reports of military activity in thax 1 1 region. In five days Germany has forced peace terms on three different oy-i ernments Russia, Rumania and Fin land. The Finnish government-apparently submitted to the German terms in order to gain military, aid against the revolutionists who hold much territory of Southern Finland along the Finnish gulf. With Finland and Esthonia under German suzerain ty the Gulf of Finland is taken from Russian control and great Russia has less than 150 miles of coast line along: the gulf. t Although the Germans apparently will permit King Ferdinand to con tinue to rule Rumania, the victorious enemy has compelled his victim -to ! agree to humiliating terms. t v Important wheat, oil, and salt, con cessions are to be given Germany, which is to control the Russian rail roads for 15 years and is to have A most favorable trade agreement with Rumania which loses Dubrudja and control of the Danube. 1,1 Raiding operations have not yet de-j rolnnoH inn laro-a nnonHnns nn Vi A ' Western and Italian fronts. The artil-j lery duels, however, continue intense i. - . A All ll 'V ill UUpui IdUl ocULUI o, All llie HillUBUlO armies from the North Sea to the Ad: riatic have withstood enemy raids, while at the same time successfully penetrating the Teuton lines. ' ARTILLERY BATTLE RAGES AT VERDUN Paris, Thussday, March 7. The arv tillery battle on the Verdun front con tinues, the War Office announced to night Four German airplanes were brought down on Wednesday. The,' statement follows: vt "The artillery fighting was rather heavy on the right bank of the Meuse, north of Hill 344 (Verdua front), and at some points in the Woevre. There was no infantry fightr iner . -' i "On March 6 four German airplanes 1 were brought down by our aviators. 1 Our bombarding squadrons dropped. 12.000 kilograms (more than 13 tons) of explosives on railway stations and V munition depots in the enemy zone. ; "Macedonian front: Heavy artil-'' lery fighting occurred in the regions-." of Lake Doiran and the Vardar, north' . of Lumnica, and in the Carna bend.' ; Our raiding parties brought back Bul garian prisoners." , ON RAILROAD BILL Washington, March 8. Finishing: ' touches were put on the conference report on the administration railroad , bill today by the Senate and House ; conferees, preparing their agreement: , for submission to both houses. 1 -t Representatives of railroad inter-, L ests made an ineffectual, effort 'to'-':-. have minor changes made in the bill. -The conferees refused to reopen .t&3 .T j question t4 n r, Si! i - v - 1 . ft v Hi ' m fe i ? 1 1 'mi 1? ! i i i .f i - 5 - 1" f