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FORM LEAGUE FOR NATIONAL UNIFY WILBON ENDORSES MOVEMENT IN ADDREft* EMPHASIZING NEED OF TEAM WORK. EDUCATIONAL PATRIOTIC MOVE New League Represents Church, Po litical, Labor, Agricultural and In dustrial Organizations Which Will Work for Unity of Thought. Washington—An extensive move ment to lead and express public opin ion on the war was Inaugurated here by formation of thh League for Na tional Unity, representing church, po litical. labor, agrlcultrral and Indus trial organizations, to which Presi dent Wilson gave his endorsement in an address emphasizing the need for team play by the forces of American thought and opinion. Welcoming the leaders of th« movement at the whit# house in a brief speech, the President expressed the belief that American public opln lon, although understanding the war's causea and principles, needs guidance to remember that the war should end only when Germany Is beaten and Germany's rule of autocracy and might are superseded by the Ideals of democracy. This Is the issue, which the Amerl can people should always keep In mind, the President said. In order to avoid being misled Into byways of thought and of the resHltant scatter Ing of the force of public opinion. Talk r»f early peace before Germany Is defeated Is one of the evidences of misdirected thouyht, he suggested, and should not cloud the vision of those who understand that the United States is fighting now for the same Ideals of democracy and freedom that have always actuated the nation President Gives Warning. The President gave warning that it should not be forgotten that German success would mean not only preven tion of the .spread of democracy, but possibly the suppression of that al ready existing The league, which will have head quarters In New York, chose as hon orary chairmen Cardinal Gibbons and Dr Frank Mason North, president of the federal council of churches The ndore N Vail, president of the Amerl can Telephone &• Telegraph Co.. Is active chairman, with Samuel Goto pers. president of the American Fed eration of Labor: Charles Harrett, president of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union, and Georgf Pope, president of the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers, as vice chairman The object was stated as follows: "To create a medium through which the loyal Americans of all classes, sections, creeds and parties can give expression to the fundamen tal purpose of the United States to carry on to a successful conclusion this new war for the Independence of America and the preservation of detn ocratic institutions and the vindica tion of the basic principles of hu manity." WIDE DIFFERENCES IN BREAD PRICES SHOWN In Consumers' Reports to Food Ad ministration from 52 Cities snd Towns. Washington Consumers' reports k to the food administration from 52 cities and towns In all parts of the country show wide differences in bread prices The lowest price re ported was from Pleasantvllle. N J., where a lfi-ounce loaf sells for six cents. The same size loaf sells for 15 cents in Rock Falls, III.; Kastport, Me.; Red Hank. N J ; Miami. Okla ; Nashville, Tenn.; Laramie. Wyo.. and Newport. R. I loaf is sold for eight ' cents in many cities throughout the west and in some cities Ir. the eats. A five-cent loaf of 12 ounces Is sold in a few cities. ITALIAN U BOAT FIRED UPON BY U. S. PATROL Washington. Vice Admiral Sims cabled the navy department that an American patrol vessel had fired on an Italian submarine which failed to answer recognition signals, killing one officer and one enlisted man. Secre tary Daniels at once sent a message to the Italian ministry of marine, ex pressing the deepeet regret over the unfortunate occurrence .and tendering tils and the American navy's sympathy for the loss of life $35,000,000 DESTROYER PROJECT TO BE PUT IN FORCE Washington.—Contracts to put into Immediate force the $350,000,000 de stroyer project approved by Congress Just before adjournment were made ready and signed by Secretary Dan tela.. Preliminary contracts made with *hip, boiler and engine buiding com panies, providing for the competlon of the big Job In not more than 18 ► months, were of a tentative nature and '" aotne minor changes war* necessary. OR. E. 0. HOVEY A 'lD***' Bk m p*j , • ' |» II fV MSEBBB** .J* igj ft ■ ' - m Or. E O. Hovey curator of geology at the American MuMum of Natural History and member of the Donald McMillan polar exploration party, who haa returned to New York. Hovey waa I In charge of the relief expedition which \ found McMillan In the North. INSURANCE BILL IS PASSED WITH THE TEN THOUSAND DOL VAR MAXIMUM INSURANCE PLAN RESTORED. Provision is Inserted Which Raisea Major General Pershing and Major , General Bliss to the Rank of Gen eral. Washington- With the $10,00(1 max I I mil in Insurance plan restored. as urged by the administration and with an addition provision raising Major General Pershing. commanding the American forces in France, and Major General IIIIhh, chief of staff, to the rank of general, the soldier's' and sail ers' insurance bill, carrying un appro priation of $176,000,000, was passed by the senate by a vote of 71 to 0. An amendment by Senator Snioot. adopted. 37 to 33, provides that $25 u month shall he paid widows of Civil War and Spanish-American War vet erans as well as to the widows of men who may be killed In the present wur. Jhls will mean an Increased cost to the government of $3,600,000 annually and an advance of sls a -month to 4.141 Spanish war widows and $5 a month to 4.1,544 Civil War widows Other amendments offered by the Utah senator authorizing the Jjuroau of war risk Insurance after the wur to turn over to life Insurance compa nies at government expense policies held by soldiers and sailors, and pro viding for the payment of SIOO a month to men permanently Incapacita ted because of wounds or disease were rejected Reductions were made by the sen ate In the house provisions for com pnesation paid for ileatlr-or disability of soldiers and sailors or members of the army and navy nurse corps. Un der the bill as It now stands a widow would receive $25 a month, compared ; to $35 fixed by the house, while a i widow with two children would re ! celve $47.50, a reduction of $5 The i other sections of the house bill were accepted with only minor changes with the exception of the insurance section which permits a soldier now not later than live years after the war ends to convert his life insurance without med ical examination into any other form of insurance he may request. GERMAN RAIDERB ARE OPERATING IN SOUTH SEAS Washington Two German com merce raiders, mainiinl by the crew of the famous Sea Adler, which It now develops stranded on Mopcha Island, In the South Pacific, after roaming the seas for seven months preying upon American and allied shipping, are oper ating somewhere in. the South seas, according to a report received at the navy department from the command er of the naval station at Tiitulla, Sa moa Islands. The dispatch .transmitting the story of Captain Ilador Smith of the Amer ican schooner C. Slade, one of the See Adler's victims, was sent on Sep tember 29, several weeks after the two new raiders left Mopeha Islands, where they had been captured by the Germans. The first put to sea on Aug ust 21. and the other on September 5, ! and it, probably was their operations i which*led to recent-reports of raiders i in tho Pacific. SCARICITY OF WORKMEN DELAYS WAR CONTRACTS i Washington.—Detailing of skilled 1 mechanics in the national army with out discharging them from military | service was urged upon President Wil | son by Representative Madden, of Il linois, who pointed out that hundreds ■JT employers holding war contracts are handicapped *y scarcity of workmen. The president promised to ask Secre tary Baker to in-entlgate the question after receiving reports from the labor commission bow In the weat. THE ENTERPRISE, WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA ADJOURNS 616 WARSESSIDN LAST DAY OCCUPIED IN DEFENSE AND CRITICISM OF LA FOLLETTE. SESSION DE6AN APRIL 2ND Generally Regarded ae Moat Momen tloua In American History—Osi lerlea Were Packed to Capacity During Laat Houra. Washington —ln the mldat of a day'H thrilling debate on alleged din loyalty of Senator LaFollette, of Win cousin, the extraordinary aeaaion or Congress, which began April 2, an I J generally regarded as the moat mo I mentous In American history, waa ail Journed nine die at 3 p. m. Vehement criticism of the Wlacon sin senator and lilh own defense occu pylng virtually the entire day, mark ed the close of the war session, with other customary adjournment a&l legislative procedure, including Prst- Ident Wllson'B attendance at th*- capltol The usual eleventh hour grist of legislation was put through, fol lowing six months of Important war action. and most of the membera wh' had remained for tt-.e final daya wer en route home to await the call o' the next session, December 8. With galleries crowded to their ca paclty, Ihfi senate chamber waa th«* I scene of live hours stirring dlscuaslon of Senator LaFollette's attitude, but In the house there was little to mark the occasion except submission of a committee report mildly censuring Hepresentallve lleflin of Alabama for crltlcls'ng fellow members In connec Hon with C'oijnt von Bernstorff's re [quest for Berlin to furnish funds'to Influence Congress Speak* Three Houra. The day began with a three hour.-* speech by Senator I.aFolletle In de nse, of hla criticisms of war que* lions Without mentioning hla recant address before the Nonpartisan league at St Paul, for Investigation of which arrangements were com pleted by a senate sub committee, or naming any of his critics, Mr. Lo Folletfe read a civrefully prepared defense of his course and declared Ills Intention to follow It In the fu ture lie was Interrupted only once and was applauded by the galleries when ho closed. „ ANOTHER NATION TAKES UP ARMS AGAINST GERMANY Uruguay Follows Peru In Severance of Relatione. Germany has still another nation arrayed against her In the world war. Following closely the action of Pers, the republic of Uruguay has severed diplomatic relations with the Imperial government and the German minister has been handed his passports \l though Germany had committed no direct act of hostility against Uru guay the president of the republic In his message to parliament said It was necessary for Uruguay "to espouse the cause of the defenders of Justice, democracy and small nationalities" Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay has severed diplomatic relations with Germany. A presidential decree an nounced the rupture In a vote In fa vor of It by the chamber of deputies, 74 to 23. The German minister has been sent his passports. The vote In the chamber was taken at 2 o'clock this morning President Vlera In his message to the parliament declared that the Uruguayan government had not re celved any direct offense from Ger many, but that It was necessary to espouse the cause of the defenders of Justice, democracy and small nation alltles. 8,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS REFUSE TO GO TO FRONT Petrograd. Fight thousand soldiers at Gomel In the province of Mohllev. after a meeting, refused to go to th> front, says a telegram from Gomel REICHSTAG TO DISCUSS WAT AIMS THIS WEEK Amsterdam—The Cologne Gazette, a copy of which has been received here. In Its report of the address of Dr. Karl lleifferlch, German minister of the interior, in the relchstag Satur day, represents him as saying: "The question of war alms will be discuss ed in the course of a big debate next week." The Rlielnlsche Westfalische Zeitung In its version says "the bl» debate will take place Monday." AMERICAN DESTROYER IN CLASH WITH A SUBMARINE Washington.—Making public an ac count of an action between an Ameri can destroyer In European waters Mid a German submarine, the navy department avoided any claim th it the U-boat had been destroyed, jl though all indications pointed tq that result. The report on which the de partment's statement was founded was made by Vice Admiral Sims, -n command of American destroyers In the war zone. CURTIS H. LINOLtf - ' * Jfl Bfe. mf . » '' Judge Curtis H. Llndley, prominent California jurist, Is head of the legal department of the food administra tion. SENATE ACTED SPEEDILY NO FORMALITIES ATTENDED SIGNING OF BILL WHICH IB NOW LAW. Within Three Months Senate Adopted War Appropriation Bill, Bald to be Largest of Kind In History of the World. Washington,—The wsr tax bill be jiame u law with President Wilson's | signature No formalities attended the signing of the measure, which levies for this year more than two and a half billion !dollars new taxes to provide war reve nuSk. It touches directly or Indirectly the pocketbook of everybody In ths country, through taxes or It.conies, excess liquor, tobacco, soft drinks, passenger and freight trans jportatlon, proprietary medicines, chew ing gums, amusements, musical In st rumentH, talking machines, records and many other things. One of the immediate effects of the I signing of the law will be an Increase jln distilled beveri**® prions to moot the new tax of $2 10 a gallot., which reaches even the stock of the retailers In excess of BO gallons Within less than three minutes the senate adopted the conference re port on the war urgent deficiency ap propriatlon bill carrying $7,757,434,410 in cash and authorised contracts. To morrow the house la expeted to adopt It and send It to President Wilson. The measure Is aald to be the great est of the kind In the history of any government It emerged this after noon from conference between the two houses in which sections involving over 1780,000,000 had been In dispute and went through the senate In record- time without the formality of a roll call. " The bill carries $6,355,976.016 93 of direct appropriation and authorising the government to enter into contracts for $2,401,458,393.50 more, almost en tirely for war purposes, Including the navy's great destroyer program. In conference, subsistence of army, for which the house had voted $176,- 000,000 and the senate $321,000,000. was provided for In a compromise of For ai my transportation for which the house had voted $35.- 000,000 and the senate $413,000,000. the conference substituted $375,000,- 000. For regular quartermaster sup piles, $125,000,000 was agreed to after the house hnd voted for $100,000,000 and the senate $163,000,000. Probably the largest appropriation In the bill is for the ordnance depart ment of the army, which gets $6M>.- 100.000 for purchase, manufacture and test of mountain, siege and field cannon, and $225,000,000 more of con tract obligations authorisation, to gether with $663,000,000 of cash and $777,000,000 of contract obligations authorised for ammunition. LABOR TROUBLES THREATEN FULL WAR PRODUCTION Washington.—The government Is working to develop some comprehen sive svstem of dealing with the labor unrest which threatens to hamper war production. It is concerned over the pronounced upward movement of wages, disproportionate for various Industries, and the difficulty of sta bilising conditions without doing In justice to workers or employers. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FAVORED BRITISH EMBARGO Washington.—Great Britain's em bargo on the export of all supplies to the northern European neutral countries. Just announced, was declar ed after every phase of its possible effect was gone over in conference between American and allied states men. American officials, it was learn ed, initiated the discussions and In sisted that the British step De taken to make sure that there be no nulli fication of the purp«Mes of ths U. S. ARRANGE TRAINING; WORK MAPPED OUT y*- * - IB BABED UPON SIXTEEN WEEKS OF INTENSE TRAINING WORK. SCHEDULES ARE ANNOUNCED Work Will Be Varied With Lectures by American and Allied Officers Who Arm Experts in Modern War fare Tactics. Washlggton Training work map ped out by the war department for national guard and national army di visions before they will be regarded ss ready for duty abroad is based on a 16 week course of the most in tensive kind of work in the open, varied with lectures by American and allied officers, who are experts In modern warfare, he schedules have been announced. Great stress is laid upon the ne cesaity for night training. Trench raiding, scouting, trench building and operations of sll kinds which may be called for in actual combat will be duplicated at the' camps through ths night hours. To give the men some respite, their Wednesday and Satur day afternoons will be kept free, ex cept In the case of backward indivi duals or units. Target praactlce runs through the entire course and the schedules call for 40 hours' training each week. A striking feature of the program is the fact that practically the entire 16 weeks will be devoted to training Individuals, platoons and companies. Brigade, divisional and even regimen tal exercises are reserved for a later period with some minor exceptions during the last weeks. Blnce the pla toon. commanded by a lieutenant. 13 the actual fighting unit In trench bat tles the new regulations fix upon the lieutenants of each company the re sponsibility for training of less than company units, so that they may get In close touch with their men Rigid requirement Is made that of ficers be present with their commands at all drills. The whole system is to be prepared in advance so that each officer and man will know Just the work to be done during the day and night before him. New elements will be Injected into the training each week. The lecture program with graphic illustrations will show all that three years of war have brought of gas attack, of bomb ing and of bayonet work. First aid instruction holds a high place for wounded soldiers today must depend largely on themselves. At regular Intervals review courses will be given and a program of test courses to determine the proficiency of each man In each phase of his work has been devised which will give a perfect line upon every sol dier's ability and be the stepping stone of promotion. COAL MINERS WIN fIGHT FOR INCREABE IN WAGEB Operators' and Miners' Representa tives Peach Agreement on Terms of New Contrsct. Washington.—Bituminous coal min ers of the central competitive field who their fight for a general wage in crease when operators' and miners' representatives In conference here roached a compromise agreement on the terms of a now contract. The agreement pressages a wage raise throughout the Industry since the cen tral field scale serves as a basis for all other districts and a consequent advance In tke government's fixed price for ooal. Operators' representatives agreed to the new wages no condition that they' be absorbed in higher coal prices. After the agreement, drawn by a sub committee, Is ratified by the full con ference, they will go to the fuel ad ministration and ask a revision up ward of present coal prices to meet the raise. The wage Increase, accord ing to operators' estimates, will add from 36 to 60 cents a ton to the cost of producing coal in thick vein mines REVOLT AGAINST MEXICAN * GOVERNMENT IB STARTED Brownsville. Texas. A revolt against the Mexican government has bean started by Gen. Porflrlo Gonzales, former Carranta commander, who has mobilised 800 fo lowers at Aldamas, near the Nuevo Leon-TaTmaullpas line, 150 miles west of Matamoras, ac cording to reports reaching here. Alda mas Is 100 miles south of Roma, Tex. All trains out of Matamoras, ad vices received here say .have been can celled. SEVENTEEN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS APPROPRIATED Washington.—Since Congress con vened In its extraordinary session last April it has placed at the disposal of the administration seventeen billions of dollars and has authorized con tracts for almost two and a half bil lions more. Most of the money was for war purposes, including seven bil lions for loans to the Allies. The ap propriations committees, through chairmen, Senator Martin and Repre sentative Fitzgerald, made the figures public. an m issues WEEKLY WAR REVEI Washington—Decisive ascenisaty for the allies in the supreme teat eff battle strei.gth BOW taking place aa the bloody fields of Flanders Is MB ed by Secretary Baker in the weekly review of war operations Issued by the war department. While It may be premature Ui UMrt that the British war machine ha* forced a devision over the Germaask Mr. Baker says, the victoriea of Iks past fortnight, threatening the Ger man submarine bases on the Belglaa coaat, are conclusive indications «f aft lied superiority With favorable weather he thinks these victoriea vfl be repeated and extended. The review for the week, makea aa reference to the Amertcan forcea ks France or to the great preparations for war going forward at home. Titanic Struggle In Flandsra. "The attention of the world." II says, "Is focused on the titanic strag gle now going on In Flanders. - The battle raging there is proving aa ea gagement of wholly unprecedeatsd scope and potentialities. "At the beginning of the week, aw ing to bad weather, the Oermaas vara able to launch counter-attacks igslnal the positions recently gained by tka British. Notwithstanding , the CaA that the Germans made use of sneka screens, liquid Are and brought lata action an imposing array of artillery In their attack afealnst the advanced British lines between the Tower Haas lets and Polygon wood as wed aa along the Menin road, their effects proved futile. "It is significant on the other kaad. that while the British were smtslalag the shock of German assaults eaa cesssfully they were able to briaf ap sufficient fresh troops in order la launch another offensive actloa aa an even larger scale than the prwoad Ing one in the face of the enemy'a on slaught. Drive Bweeping Onward. "Slowly, but therefore the moat Ir resistibly, the allied drive at the heart of the German line in the west te sweeping onward. "The wisdom of the RrKlsk la maintaining a great density of froat would appear justified by the reaaMa achieved during the past week. ■ must be borne in mind that it la tea to the depth of the British line aa much as to any other cue factor, (ftst, while the enemy is still reeling aadv one blow, the allies are ready la 4a liver another and still a third. "It has been characteristic of tka campaign in Flanders hitherto tkat neither belligerent has attained vkad we may call a decistve-^uacees. "The Germans* have massed their greatest war strength along this hat tie front." V Sound St^stegy. "To sttack them at their straagMl point of resistance Is sound strategy. "The defeats inflicted upon tbaa during the past fortnight are caa cluslve Indications.of allied saperiar- Ity. In the light of past experleaea* It may be premature to assert fltad the British have succeeded In fnirlag a decision, but It may be stated with emphasis that In no engagement hlto erto has such vigor, energy and eea certed speed of action been dlsptayat. "The full success of these epssa tlons means that the Belgiaa eaaat. with Its numerous submarine haaaa will become untenable to the eaeaay. Zeebrugge, Ostend and the systea ef canals leading out of Bruges are threetened. "The supreme test of the batfla strength of the contending beiHg*- ents Is taking place. Allied aeesad enry would appear decisive • Contributing Factors. "The two Immediate contribateg factors of this success are: Ahr aaa trol and shell supply "The former made It possible ka the allies to locate enemy coninatia tlons. the latter to break them 9 be fore they could develop into sertaaa offensive actions, at the same Has permitting their own concentratloa cff men and guns to be carried oat with clockwork regularity, unhampered by enemy interference. "The British are thus able to aa port that since July 31 last they kaoa not lost a single gun. while they kaaa captured 331 field and heavy gwaa aafl taken 51,436 prisoners. Dnrllg toe fighting of the past two day* (hay have added 4,44€ prisoners, lactates 114 officers, to this imposing taM. Enemy Rsallzes Danger.' "The enemy realises the daagar ha is facing. -» "We may expect him to coaatara*- tack in Ht may even nph certain secondary objectives taapa rarily. but the British war maebtae Is moving forward, and if time persdb and the combat season remains epaa. with the weather continuing favorable for reconnaissance and careful sir craft observations, the allied vieteriee of the past two weeks mill la sfl probability be repeated and exteafled. "The enemy pressure along the eastern front has been relieved kg the strong allied offensive in Vtss ders. No engagements of mora thai local Importance are reported la (ha east. "The German advance In tha asrth east has apparently weakened, ari the Russians have been abla to aa organise their position in the Hgi sector."