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- t North Carolina 'and ' JUL iLL tf i cht. cooler In north 3 it portion. Thursday n-tly cloudy. FULL LEASED.WIRE SERVICE VOL XXIV. No. 105. WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY AETERNOON, APRIL 24, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS ON SEVERAL HUNDRED RAID ON GERMAN ON 'TODAY'S IIE17S H TODAY GElMAlf RESUME 1WE AM tuflliyaJ IMIllM m FOR WILMINGTON Enemy After Two Weeks Asrain Tries for the Impor tant Allied Base BLOW AT THIS PLACE HAD BEEN EXPECTED Germans Forced to Change Their Attacks if They Would 1 Keep the Advance Up With ; Their Right Flank. j The drive on Amiens, for which the Germans plunged desperately but fnMrt t . rci'jnh in their trroaf rffon- ! I fire !?.?t month, was resumed today. ; In the effort to push toward this im-1 pcrtanT junction point and Allied base renewed after a two weeks interval 0 in which the main German effort was transferred to Flanders, the enemy this morning launched a heavy attack on a front nf approximately 20 miles. The line at which the German in fantry is again being thrown extends from the district north of Albert, northeast of Amiens tothe Avre river, fouineast or tne city, rseany au cms i front is held by the British, whose ' line links up with the French at the river Luce, about three miles north cf the Avre. It ha? been regarded as almost in evitable that the Germans would egain strike here as the advance of their right flank in the Amiens re pion was stopped short by the strong British resistance at Albert, laggings far behind their left, which was push- ed at Castelton within a short dis- tance cf the Paris-Amiens railway. & frv'tn-ir ririno- i r rvf tVi o worl fa south cf Amiens was thus virtually ! impossible unless the line to the north i --.lttii.;iv.i uiivi 1.1. 41-1. vs..,ii-v, t v- t coulu eilso be advanced. The attack herp. furthermore! rei resents a continuation of the per-, sstent German effort to push in be tween the French and the British by k- u, ' " . :-u liwng uei wiuws iifax mis uuini of junction. The comparatively ..narrow field in vhich the enemy could attack with reasonable expectations of profit to himself has thus given the Allies warning, largely eliminated the ele ment of surprise, which was so strong a factor in the earlier German success end doubtless has led to the massing of strongAnglo-French forcje at tho point where the Germans are now stnlfing. Tl r i i tX 1 e UMeawuiEmsup, a euuug aiLineijr uic ailing i u Luai y rhe whole British southern front ?or several days, following the eas 'n? of their pressure on the Flanders front, but the preliminary intensive bombardment was of comparatively Fhort duration. The drum fire began parly this morning followed shortly by the advance of the infantry. What was apparently intended as a F'irprise blow without notable artil lery preparation was launched by the Germans at dusk last evening north west of Albert. The British were on the alert, however, and met the ad- vance with a hail of rifle and machine , sun fire, driving back tne enemy Meanwhile the enemy has maintain ed sufficient pressure on the Flan fiprs area to keep the Anglo-French forces well occupied (here. Not only has the artillery bombardment been heavy in many sectors but last night there was-a strong hostila attack on!tlie writers to the president of the j fhp. nnrthAHv aid of the L.VS salient, tiar Dranoutrre close to Mount Kem- me!. The French were guarding this region any they repulsed the asasult after sharp figfating, their artillery co operating with the British guns in severely punishing the enemy. UNITED STATES MAY WITHDRAW OFFER x, . r. tt t4. j Washington. April 24-The United States is prepared to withdraw Its re - i':t ofiiia! tonnage snouiu leave; :i harbo - for America, is to be r n indicative of the feeling of j N'ethrviando government and peo-j 4.-George Creel (-' '-M-nK-i.il nf the Committee on Pub !:r 'nforniat-oii took the' witness stand day in the trial cf Max Eastman, editor of the Marcos and others c On te ith the publication who are cused of obstrucUns the draft law. ("J U S l &Sf .fife K'H n GRADUATES W YEAR'S MILITARY TRAINING WANTED Men of This Class Will be Given Preference in Offi- School cers ! WANT APPLICATIONS BY FIRST OF MONTH Persons Seeking Entrance to I School Must Be Endorsed By Three Reputable Citizens The following issued from che War Department will be of Interest to graduates of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Eu- gineering and should be read careful-! ly by graduates of all schools who j have had one year of military train-j ing while in school under an armyj officer: "Any graduate of draft age who has j had at least one year of military in struction at an educational institu tion onder the sttpervision txf -an Offi cer of the Army while attending same and who desires to attend a ' training school, should submit with- Out delay to the head or his eauca- tional institution or to the proressor of military science and tactics of the - . mstituioni a iener apyiyiug iw thft Fourth Officers rain- in& School. In each case the appli-1 cant should name the years In chichi ne auenaea 'usuiuuuu hpfl - ai rpnidpnre. the date and place of , , ... J rritr Vila! his birth, his citizenship, weight and j ' - . j ; height. He should also submit a ae- tailed report of his physical condition 1 made by a well-known doctor or sur- geon, the scope of this examination j to be equivalent to tnat prescnuea in regulations for a commission in the Officers' Reserve Corps, the re quirements of which can be obtained from the nearest officer on recruiting duty In the locality in which the ap plicant resides. He should state that !he thoroughly understands and agrees Jf gelected to attend the tram . . ing school, he will enlist Tor the pe riod of the war; that if not found eligible to be listed, he will serve In it HntArf as eMzible. will rpsmaln on dutv as an enlisted! man until such time as he may be appointed second lieutenant. In . his application he should include a de tailed statement of all military serv ice and training and of all executive experience and opportunities for lead ership which he may have had. At the time his application is mail ed the applicant should have three letters written by three well-known and reputable citizens, none of whom should be related to him, testifying to his character and standing in the community in which he lives, and giv ing their opinion as to the fitness of the aDDlicant for a commission as an officer. These three letters should be mailed separately, and directed by i iirntlonal institution. T.hey snoum not be inclosed with the- application. "All applications should be In the fcands of the officials of the 'educa tional institution not later than fayj 1. No applications will be received th or considered by the war Depart-1 iage of Seicheprey, around which ment ,and no applications will be giv- J centered the hardest fighting in con en consideration if receved after nection with the recent heavy German lu.r i or if the recoras or me lnsn- tution do not show that the applicant ha had at least one year of military tritlninz under the supervision of an; , of the Army while attending , ;cfstitutlon, 0r if an applicant on ,m.T srwc urrru HUL UUW vviah SEABOARD AIR LINE ! Norfolk, Va., a 11 ot . tv n Tnri- general superintendent ocu . . , . I son, formr the--Chesa?ea . o Ihhe -MDo&iq ' v p tt irltb headanarter. at Hamlet JS f. He succeedr- B Marsnaii re . Ywmi he ?oJay? -!!!! CONTRACT FOR SHfPS SIGNED. Washington, Aprii 24.Contracts for 22 steel freighters of a tQtal of 2Q4.6C0 tonnage were let today by the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The ships will be built at San Francisco and Wilmington, N. C. The ships will be of the Isher wOod type. Twelve will be of 9,600 tons each and the others 9,400. The contracts went to the Union Construction Company of San Francisco and the Carolina Shipbuilding Company ofWilming ton. Instructor and Cadet Killed. . Wichita Falls. Texas, April 24. An instructor and a cadet were burn ed to death when the plane in which they ere riding exploded and fell to earth near the camp this mornin Details have not reached Call Field headquarters. Increase Building Program. Washington, April 24. The Ship ping Board has decided on a substan tial increase in its building program for 1919 over the tonnage planned for this year and indications are that the increase wll be continued n 1920. " No Use to Telegraph. Sacramento. Cal., April 24. An- nouncement that he would "pay no attention whatever to the organized sending of telegrams and letters, nor to strikes or other demonstrations designed, to iufJuenr Wm Jn-JLhe, sas of , Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to hang, was made today by Governor Stephens. Twenty-Nine GuMty. Sn Francisco, April 24. Twenty nine persons, Hindus, former German anlr nffi-Arj, hiiRinPso nnrj Ullll O, tt c .vsuuvi O J vu.i, Federal corn- of r-m- ny i jury m .ne eaerai court or con- apiracy to violate the neutrality of j the United States tnrougn plots to foment revolution against Briish rule In India. Air Raid on Paris Paris, April 24. Airplanes having been heard coming toward Paris, an ir rid wrning ws given shortly before midnight last night, but no airplanes reached the Pars district, according to n official statement. HEROIC DEEDS AT SEICHEPREY FIGHTi Battle Destined to Hold Proud' Place in American History A FEW CASES OF INDIVIDUAL HEROISM Passed Through Barrage Seven Times Two Armed With - Pistols Killed 8 German and Captured Machine Gun. With ' the American Army In ; France, April 23. The shell-torn vil- attack on the American positions ap pears to be destined to hold a proud place in the story of American partic ipation in the. world war. As further details of the engagement become . j, i $ , . uisciusea aeeas accord with the traditions. now permitted cases of individual heroism which will convey an idea as them, David Griggs, of East Hamp- I ton, Conn., passed through the enemy harraee ai ieau duvcu umcd auj ' ammunition to his hard-pressed com- j TTi'iro Via was nartlv hnriert bv - j . -h ,uoturtled ' by shells falling, all iuucs. Oriees who is 19 years old, was O""8- t ne would not tell his ; b t insisted on speaking of the; Ibrweix ol others. Finally on of his 1 Tidewater Power Company is Calling on Womanhood of City Just Now EXPECTED FOR MONTHS AND IS NOW HERE 1 Must Be Over Twenty Years of Age That is Only Qual ification Mentioned in Advertisement Female street car cpnductors. and motormen in Wilmington. Can you "beat" it? It's come at last. New York has nothing on Wilmington, the coming metropolis of the South; Ap pearing elsewhere in today's edition of The Dispatch is an advertisement of the Tidewater Power Company to the effect that conductors and motorr men for operating trolley cars are needed to handle the increased sum mer schedules and war service, and that applications will be received from women over 20 years of age. The age is the only qualification mentioned, and the presumption is that the charm of the applicant will play' no part in the arrangement looking toward plac ing her in charge of one of the Tide water Company's cars. Application, according to the advertisement, should be made to Mr.-'T. J. Baird, superin tendent of transportation. Don't b bashful, girls step forward and get your badge and assist in winning the war tnrougn your release of man power for work that cannot be per formed by women. It's been::exj?ected for months this radical departure from a custom of years and it -is fitting that it should come at a time when Wilmington, through the establishment of a ship yard here, has been awakened to a and those girls 'and women whe have been wanting to do something to help win the war, being denied the privi lege of wearing the uniform now have this opportunity and in event they shirk it some Alecky Allow is going to say "slacker." Newfrork has 'em; why not Wilmingtont ATTACK RESUMED. London, April 24. Strong Ger man attacks delivered last evening in the neighborhood of Dranoutro, on he Flanders front, but were repulsed by French troops, the War Office announces. Heavy Infantry attacks are re ported to be in progress this morn ing in the Albert sector, North of the Somme, and also between The Somme and the Avre rivers. On the front Northwest of Albert a German attack early yesterday evening was repulsed. comrades pointed him out; ,An4, said: "That is the bravest man in the regi- ment." Raymond A. Ferris, of Medford, Mass., acting as a courier, was blown off the road twice by the concussion of shells. Although stunned and nearly crazed by the intensity of the eunflre when he reached the Doint In sent for ammunition, he carried out his orders. Then he asked for a re volver, saying he wanted to get out and fight the Germans, but he faint ed from exhaustion. When he re gained consciousness his first words were an inquiry whether his message had been delivered. Charles Sinkler, a Philadelphia law yer, who is now with the Red Cross, and was in the thick of the fighting, told the correspondent today of two Americans who, armed only with au tomatic pistols, charged the enemy machine gun, killed eight Germans and captured the gun. It .is also re lated that one American sharpshoot er killed 15 Germans. In a village a short distance behind the front lines Gladys and Irene Mc Intyre, sisters, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., Salvation Army representatives, during the height of the engagement handed out to the soldiers coffee, chocolate, doughnuts and much good cheer. They went on with their work while the shells were falling all around them and would not leave' un til at last they were ordered to do so. At another point near the front a middle-aged motherly woman, also of the Salvation Army, is. braving the German shells" to dispense" comforts to the men. "I had to come to France," she said, "to find out what wonderful men we rais - America." DF Federal Agents Raided the Home of John Keys Yesterday SEIZED QUANTITY OF SUGAR ALSO Wine Was Not Moved but Re ceipt Taken for it and it Was Left on the Premises Approximately eight hundred gallons of wine were seized at the country home of John Keys on the Carolina Beach road in Federal Point township j yesterday by Deputy United -States-, Marshall Burt Kelly arid Deputy Col- lector of Internal Revenue W. A. Mc- i Gbwan, it was announced from the Federal building this morning. The confiscated property was not moved, but Mr. Keys' receipt taken for it, and it was allowed to remain on the prem ises for the time being. Failure to bond premises and operation without a permit was given as the cause for the raid and confiscation. It was stated that Mr. Keys, who makes wine and who is said to be an artist in this line, had violated the laws covering its manufacture on two previous occasions by using sugar and water on grape hulls from which wine had previously been made. In both other instances he was allowed t COfit it a tate(L A quantity of sugar was also seized along with the manufactured article. Interesting Meeting of Club Held Early Yesterday , Evening Engineers and others in charge of the construction of the yards of the Carolina Shipbuilding Company were guests of the Rotary Club at its reg ular luenthly meeting, held yesterday evening at the Y. M. 0. A. at 6:15 o'clock and Southern hospitality was dispensed as only those in Rotary are capable, of dispensing it. In addition Messrs J Hugh MacRae, C. C. Chad bourn and James K. Cowan were in attendance upon Invitation and all re sponded when called upon for short addresses. Ths affair was of a very informal nature and the visitors made to feel at home from . the very first. Their welcome was extended by for mer President Roger Moore, who waS called upon by President J. C. Wil liams. The reply for the visitors was made by Mr. E. O. Glass, who declared all were astounded at thte welcome that had been given. Continuing, he said that in no other community had they been treated better and that while qll were workers and not talkers, they were deeply appreciative. Mr. Cowan's address was a tribute to the work accomplished by the ship ping committee, composed of Messrs. J, A. Taylor. Hugh MacRae. 0. C. Chadbourn and Thomas H. Wright, expressing the opinion that it was the most wonderful committee that had ever visited Washington. Others spoke during the evening, adding much to the pleasure of the occasion. A number of selections were ren dered by the Acme quartet and was accorded a rising vote of thanks. The following resolutions were adopted in memory of Capt. H. Tate Moore, a member of the club, whose sad death occurred at Camp Kearney. San Diego, Cal.. some tw6 weeks ago: "Whereas, it has pleased God in Hts infinite wisdom, to call from his eartn i.. i.Kam niir eunmefi rriena ana ;i f f ifit: his memory that we, the members of the Rotary Club, whose good fortune it has been to have been associated GALLONS WK AR ON AI D SHIPBUILDERS WERE him as a co-worker and. to aayojine tbbsh. ine uecu ioau oi iuuiusr been an eye-witness to his high quall - ties as a physician, and his efficiency QB a member of this club "Whereas, Dr. H. Tate Moore al ways stood for the highest and best in his profession, find "Whereas, That in the dealh of Dr. H Tate Moore the State has lost one of its best citizens and this organi zation one of its most valuable mem bers kind, and just as a man of. the highest Integrity in all the relation of life Tnnrfr.re. be it resolved. that we, j w.,mH.i rtf thP.' Wilmingtorr lotaryi riiib wish to go on record as axprss- ing our loving memory' of his iaithful and fruitful life, and our sincerest sor row at his death. "That, we resDectfully tender our SUBMARINE FORTY-THREE NAMES ON CASUALTY LIST Six Killed in Action, Three Died of Wounds, 1 1 died of Disease Washington, April 24. The casual ty list today contained 43 name3, di vided as" follows: Killed in action, six; died of wounds three; died of disease, 11; wounded severely, 10; wounded slightly, 13. Lieutenant Renville Wheat is the only officer named in today's casualty list. He was slightly wounded. The list follows Killed in action: Sergeants Joshua K. Broadhead, Orville G. Fuller, Cor-j poral Frank P. Gordon; Privates Charles W. Foote, Felix M. Oliver, Roger Wilson. Died of wounds: Corporal Frank D. Brooks, Wagoner John C. Burwell ; Private Charles B. Knutson. Died of disease: Sergeant James A. Mulligan, Privates Guiseppe Galdi, Clarence Bashaw, LeRoy Cook, Don aid Newell, Ora Newton Tidd, John N. Tweten, Winifred . R. Vaux, Karl Wagoner, John Hodges Weston. Wounded severely : B. Rldeout, Privates Corporal Vlnal j Steve Adorns, ! Hormidas DesRochers, John W Gos- mlnski, William E. Loper, Edward H. battery in the neighborhood had con Monahan, Thomas Morrison, Louis H. centrated its fire on the cruiser. How Palner, Garrard Stillings, Carl L. she was able to get ahead none of, ' Withans. those watching her understood. Great Wounded slightly: Lieutenant Ren--17 inch shells and others of smaller1 ville Wheat, Battalion Sergeant Major calibre flew around her like hail. She Joseph E. Houseworth, Jr., Sergeant Charles W. Cockerill, Corporal Ar thur L.. .Muirhead, . Buglers! Frederick JD. HurrelL, 'Earl H. Ramage, Priv&tSs Walter E. Cheever, Raymond E. CroAharbor. The German fire apparently well, John Crawley, William J..ra-:was ham, Gaze Guernsey, Anthony Kowal?r zyck, John.R. Stoddard PRESIDENT OPPOSES WAR ON HUN ALLIES Washington, April 24. Definite op position to a declaration of war on Bulgaria and Turkey at this time was indicated by President Wilson today at a conference with Senator King, of Utah, who recently introduced a reso - - lution calling for war with both coun tries. Senator King sought the President's views as a result of debate in the: guns were destroyed one by Senate vesterdav on a' resolution by (while others in the landing Senator Brandegea of Connecticut, ! seeking the Senate foreign relations committee for immediate action on the King resolution Senator King announced after the conference that he would not press his resolution at this time. The Brandegee resolution was laid aside yesterday after the debate, al though several Senators announced they were willing to vote for a war declaration. JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS London, April 24. Wllfaount Mo tono, Japanese minister for foreign affairs, has resigned, according to a Reutcr dispatch from Toklo. The question of Japanese interven tion in Siberia probably led to the withdrawal of Viscount Ichiro Motono from the foreign ministry of 'which. ft.e has been the head since November, 1916, when Count Teraucai formed the present cabinet. There have been reports recently that Viscount Motono migbt resign in connection with the Siberian situation, but explanations of such a possibility were scanty. Sehoorr Scotia Reaches Port. jupper works. Her steering gear wat 5 H -An Atlantio Port, April 24. The; injured and she signalled an escort ill ; " schooner 8cctia. lumber laden. Jacksonville, for ( Cape Cod and aban- iviu doiiBd in n watertoeeed condition off jthe Carolina coast several days ago ar - j rived here tody in tow, after wrecnevs j haa cu, away ner masts ana ngntea jwnK "he j 1- could be washed ishoi-e and it was S&lci laved. sincere condolence to the bereaved members of his family, and them of our deepest Sympathy. "That these proceedings be ' . sented to the secretary of the club? tho-mlnnroa nnrf n WnTTr:aDly eVer aCCOmpilSneO. r". rr ' r: page oe mscriDea to ms mejuwj' t! u iu.. 4.u v mMtci, s,, jne i.ity papers. . - That a copy of this preamble r d these resolutions be transmitted to the family of the deceased Respectfully submitted. ' "G K. PATTERSON, "C. W. POLVOGT, ; . "Committee." ASES succEssm Mouth of Zeebrugge Canal Blocked and Guns on the Mole Destroyed 1 ONE OF MOST DARING FEATS OF THE WAR Germans Thought the Raiders Were Americans and Bolted, Leaving Their Guns Went Through a Hail of Shells. : London, April 24. Not only was the mouth of the canal at Zeebrugga k blocked, but the British sailors and ' marines who participated in the raid f on the German submarine bases be, lieve they destroyed every gun on the mole, deminished jthe sheds through-. out its entire length and blew up j large stores of munitions contained : in the sheds, according to stories given by the survivors to the corres-, I pondentn of the Daily Chronicle at ! a Kentish port. j Until they were within a half mile jof the harbor of Zeebrugge no ships had scarcely got within sight of the ugQi wnen it, was uiscoverea Dy xne Germans. Star shells instantly pierced the 1 t A. 1 J A J.J . 1 J. j thick haze, showing up the cruiser as clearly as though it hod been day;' light. In one. second it seemed as If every (was apparently hit by eorne of the gniall ones,, but she plugged aheifd and was -.seen to. turn the - corner of the" mole and" gain the inside of the". deflected from her vital parts by the intervening structure of the mole and most of the damage donu . ' was above the water line. ' Disregarding all that had happen ed the cruiser went up to the mole v and landed a large party of blue jack- Z ets and marines. The German .de fenders conceived the idea that their . assailants were- Americans and ac- '. cording to some of the survivors, this -cry was heard: j "It's the Americans! "It's the Tan- kees!" Some of the Germans bolted ea masse from the nearest ' batteries, leaving their guns to the British. The dealt with the sheds and munition stores with flame throwers. Apparently under cover of this op eration, continues the account sent' by the Daily Chronicle's correspond- ent, the concrete laden cruisers,, witn which it was intended to block the -channels made their way through the harbor, accompanied as far as it cari ; be ascertained, by only one subma rine. As they approached the en- ;. trance, they anchored, swung arounl on the cables and, according to the : testimony of one of the observers, were sunk within 23 minutes. None of the destroyers or submarines explod- -. ed a charge at the gates of the lock to the Bruges canal and they are bellev od to have been destroyed. Meanwhile four destroyers entered , the harbor and cruised around mak-' ing observations, but were unable to ; take part in the battle. a When the attacking ship and itt landing party had completad theii work the ' sailors and marines were taken aboard again despite the danv , aged condition of the cruiser which ' then began to make its way out ol the harbor. - - One of the 17-inch shells out oi the hundreds of various calibres fired at the cruiser got well home in her ' t . i 1 1 ll- . V- . T -If. Bnm to snow ner cue wav oui uui no in - fore help arrived she had found he ,, ,her own steam behind the lines of protecting cruisers." - 0ne man wno watched the opera' tion from an escorti V a TotItt ?ViTTTiir1o'o rrroaTVTirlorr " "j "When we"" saw the damage she had - suffeed, it -seemed scarcely possibl.. that she -was able to keep'afloat. Tha .'' i trojans for she was throwing flamef; i 10 feet high from her funnels and she made the fastest time she prob- The narrator described the com- The narrator described the -iv,j. intoohidsxe . OTn,lva?r.Ts n ho mnt no a L eion .mle 38 '"We were only gour or five hun dred yards away from the point of the -mole, but were afraid to fire a Continued on Page Seven). I i s 2I m Hi ;3.U !;.':; ! I; - 1 i ft fir: fl HI.. ,11; party , $i; :; h!;;, -J ti :;... 1 i -. i'i:- I- ,4 i "t. i ! "i ililii U-ili-l. J by. i-ili
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