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WILSON'S MESSAGE TO RUSSIA The President's communication was delivered to he Russian Government by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. In full it is as follows: "In view of the approaching visit of the American delegation to Russia to express the deep friendship of tho American - people for the people of Russia and to discuss the best and most practical means of co-operation between the two peoples in carrying the present struggle for the freedom of all. peoples to a successful consum mation; it seems opportune and appro priate that I should state again, in the light of this new partnership, the ob jects the United States has had in mind in entering the war. Those ob jects have been very much beclouded during the past few weeks by mis- . takes and misleading statements, and the issues at stake are too moment ous, too tremendous, too significant for the whole human race to permit any misinterpretations of misunder standings, however slight, to remain uncorrected for a moment. "The war has begun to, go against Germany, and in their desperate de sire to escape the inevitable ultimate , defeat, those who are in authority in Germany are using every possible in strumentality, are making use even of the influence of groups and parties among their own subjects to whom they have never been just or fair or even tolerant to promote a propaganda on both sides of the sea which will preserve for them their influence at liome and their power abroad to the undoing of the very men they are using. "The position of America in this war Is so clearly avowed that no man can be excused for mistaking it. She seeks no material profit or aggran dizement of any kind. She is fight ing for no advantage or selfish object of her own, but for the liberation of peoples everywhere from the aggres sions of autocratic force. The ruling classes in Germany have begun of late to profess a like liberality and justice of purpose, but only to preserve the power they have set up in Germany and the selfish advantages which they have wrongly gained for themselves and their private objects of power all the way from Berlin to Babdad and beyond. Government after Govern ment has by their influence, without open conquest of its territory, been linked together in a net of intrigue directed against nothing less than the peace and liberty of the world. The meshes of that intrigue must bo wrongs already done are undone; and adequate measures must be taken to prevent it from ever again being re woven or repaired. "Of course, the Imperial German Government and those whom it is us ing for their ewn undoing are seeking to obtain pledges that the war will end in the restoration of the status quo ante. It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitious war is sued forth," the power of the Imperial German Government within the Em pire and its widespread domination and influence outside of that Empire. That status must be altered in such fashion as to prevent any such hideous thing from ever happening again. "We are fighting for the liberty, for the self-government and the undic tated deevlopment of all peoples, and every feature of the settlement that concludes this war must be conceived and executed for that purpose. Wrongs must first be righted and then adequate safeguards much be created to prevent their being committed again. We ought not to consider, reemdies merely because they have a pleasing and sonorous sound. Prac tical questions can be settled only by practical means. Phrases will not ac complish the result. Effective read justments will and whatever readjust ments are necessary must be made. "But they must follow a principle end that principle is plain. No people muet be forced under sovereignty un der which it does not wish to live. No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No indemnities must be ln sj&ted on exrfpt those that constitute payment for manifest wrongs done. No readjustments of power must be made except such as will tend to se cure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its peoples. "And then the free people of the world must draw together in some common covenant, some genuine and practical co-operation that will in ef fect combine their force to secure peace and justice in the dealings of nations with one another. The broth erhood of mankind must no longer be a fair but empty phrase; it must be given a structure of force and reality. The nations must realize their com mon life and effect a workable partnership-to secure that life against the aggretwsions of autocrattic and self pleasing power. For these things we can afford to pour out blood and treasure, tor uiese me uio -"'"6 we have always professed to desire, end unless we pour out blood and treasure now and succeed, we may never be able to unite or show con quering force again in the great causa of human liberty. The day has come to conquer or submit. If the forces of autocracy an divide us, they will overcome us; if we stand together, viotory Is certain and the liberty which victory will secure. We can afford i mh-t!!: " we ran not iX j'''" IT TlilBuWlnVlMI .wvv.vAsyitvNw,yWsw:ih 1 Scene In the great Russian fortress of Kronstadt, whose garrison revolted but later yielded to tne provisional government. 2 Eleanor Parker of Barnard college and Charles F. Phillips and Owen Cattell of Columbia university, who were arrested in New York for conspiring against the draft; Phillips pleaded guilty and asked permission to register. 3 Brig. Gen. It. E. L. Michie, aid to General Scott in the Root mission now in Russia; the low-collaited uni form he has on is now disapproved by the war department. 4 One of the battering ranis used by the Germans to destroy without explosives the cottages in the French territory from which they are being driven by the allies. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK More Than Ten Million Young Americans Register for National Army. PERSHING REACHES ENGLAND British Start Tremendous Offensive in Belgium, First Blowing Up Messines Ridge Japan Warns Russia Against Withdrawing From the War Food Scarcity Wor- ' ries Germany. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. More than 10,000,000 men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty years responded to the call of the na tion on Tuesday, June 5, registration day for the national army. Thus the first step in the execution of the se lective service law was completed with gratif ying "success and the predictions of the Germans and of the traitors in America who side with them that the registration would be a failure were proved false. That there would be opposition to the registration was a foregone con clusion, but it was sporadic and on the whole was of no Importance. Such hostile demonstrations as there were generally took place in strongholds of the I. W. W. and the Socialists and were promptly squelched. Returns from some states were be low the estimates of the census bu reau, but In other states those esti mates were exceeded. A large pro portion of those registering claimed exemption, usually because of depend ent relatives, and the war department officials, as a result, intimated that the rules governing exemption would be tightened. The considerable number of claims for exemption really does not mean that so many young Americans, desire to avoid service. Such a conclusion would be most unjust, for everywhere there were evidences of unbounded pa triotism and loyalty, and the indica tions of exemption claims arose mainly from the necessary answers to ques tions that were merely statistical. As soon as the machinery of regis tration is readjusted, 1,500,000 names will be drafted, the exemption boards will do their work and 02.1,000 men will be called for immediate service. Pershing Arrives in England. The safe arrival of General Per shing and his staff at an English port was announced on Friday. The naval collier Jupiter, laden with grain and other supplies for the Per shing army and escorted by American warships, arrived at a French port ; a squadron of our warships arrived at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, presumably to relieve the British navy of the pa trol of the South Atlantic; and more hospital units landed in England and proceeded to France. So much the government allowed to be known of the movements of our armed forces. Military expediency demanded the sup pression of much more Interesting news. Preparations have been made for tho reception of American troops in France. A number of bases have been organized, camps for infantry and ar tillery have been laid out, and aviation parks established. From France came the news of the exploit of the American steamship Silvershell- which encountered an ene my submarine In the Mediterranean. The two vessels fought for an hour and a half, exchanging many shots, and then one shell fired by the naval gunners on the Silvershell found its mark and the U-boat was sent to the bottom. British Offensive In Flanders. After a smashing bombardment last ing three dayR, the British began their expected offensive in Flanders early Thursday morning with an explosion were blown info the air by 20 charges of "high explosives, totaling a million pounds. Instantly the Englishmen, Irishmen, Australians and New Zea landers that make up the British army in Belgium sprang forward in succes sive waves, and one of the fiercest battles of the war was on The attack was directed at the Mes sines ridge, between Messines and Wytschaete, where ever since October of 1914 the Germans had maintained themselves in a sharp salient that al ways threatened Ypres, only three miles to the north. The morning rush resulted In the capture of. Messines and Wytschaete and the enemy's de fense systems on the nine-mile front, and later in the day another forward movement took the British into and throueh the village of Oosttaverne. The entire salient was straightened out and all the counter-attacks were re pulsed. Any considerable further ad vance In this sector will threaten the German hold on Lille, which is about five miles from the nearest British po sition. Large numbers of prisoners already have been taken. The Germans must have known that the attack of Messines ridge was in tended, for the preparatory bombard ment was terrific, and yet reports from prisoners Indicated that they actually were taken by surprise. In preparation for the operations in Flanders the British fleet co-operated with the land forces, subjecting Os tend to severe bombardment. The British air forces also were In action, repeatedly raiding the German bases at Zeebrugge, Ostend and Bruges. In retaliation a squadron of German air planes attacked the British naval base in the Medway, close to London, on Tuesday, but was driven off with the loss of eight machines. Several times during the week the Germans made vicious attacks In the Alsne and Champagne sectors and even gained possession of some French positions; but the gallant poilua al most Immediately recovered the 'lost ground, inflicting severe losses on the enemy. The Austrians claimed to have ef fectually checked the Italian advance toward Trieste, and announced that the Italian losses in the offensive were 180,000 men. On Tuesday the Italians were forced back south of Jamlano. Dispatches from Rome revealed the fact that Italy had proclaimed the in dependence of Albania. Once more the British admiralty is sued a very satisfactory report on the work of the submarines, showing but 23 British vessels sunk In the week, fi;e of which were fishing ves sels. The American destroyers com pleted their first month In the war and have proved themselves most valu able aids to the British naval forces. Russia Is Warned. Conditions in Russia remain chaotic, though they may be straightened out somewhat by the work of the Root commission and the American railway engineers. The revolt of the garrison of Kronstadt, which declared the Is: land fortress Independent of the gov ernment, caused considerable concern In Petrograd, but as the action of the garrison .was denounced by the Petror grad council of workmen's and sol diers' delegates It collapsed, and the garrison bowed to the authority of the provisional government. Following President Wilson's exam ple, France replied to Russia's state ment of her peace plan by setting forth In a general way the demands of the French. 'These, embodied In a vote of the chamber of deputies, In clude the liberation of the territories invaded by Germany, the return to France of Alsace-Lorraine and just reparation for damage. Japan also took official cognizance last week of the Russian crisis, in forming the government at Petrograd that if Russia withdraws from the war Japan. In consultation with England and the United States, will consider what measures to 'adopt. The pro visional government was warned that if Russia accepts a separate pVace It will become another Austria under the domination of Germany, will lose Po land, Lithuania and Finland and will be stripped of many of her outlying possessions. Furthermore, Japan In formed Great p.riijain that while, In a vfltnrnvl from thn Russia, If the new situation seemed to threaten Japan the latter would take measures for self-protection. This means she would declare war on Rus sia and take away Manchuria and pos sibly, outer Momgolla. The best informed opinion Is that the entente allies have little to hope from Russia in the way of further ac tive participation in the war. If she can be persuaded to reject a separate peace and to hold the Germans back from further invasion, that is about the limit of reasonable expectation. The provisional government seems ut terly lacking in cohesion and its power is' negligible. The strike of munition workers in Petrograd was averted on Wednesday, but only by granting the demands of the men, Including the six-hour day. General Brussiloff was made com mander in chief of the Russian armies, and General Gurko again resigned as commander on the 'western front. Two Things Worry Germany. Two things are causing especial anxiety In Germany. One Is the per sistent demand of the masses in Austria-Hungary for a peace on tho Scheidemann plan of no annexations and no indemnities a separate peace if Germany remains obdurate. The German Socialists are aroused to an ger by the prospect of this breaking up of the alliance of the central pow ers, and lay all the blame on the pan Germans. The other cause for German worry Is the scarcity of food, which admit tedly is increasing throughout the em pire. Food Controller von Batockl told the reichstag that the potato crop is smaller than was expected, and that the crops in the occupied territories are a great disappointment, as seed will hardly germinate in ruined soil. In Turkey, Bulgaria tfhd Austria, he admitted, the food situation was des perate. The cities and towns over there are suffering far more than the country districts, for the peasants re tain much of the meats and other food stuffs they produce, despite the ef forts of the officials, to force them to disgorge. In some parts.of Germany the townspeople have been conducting regular expeditious into the country to seize food, by armed force if neces sary. The war and the question of China's participation therein are causing a lot of trouble for the rulers of that so called republic. The situation is con fusing to occidentals, but the concrete results have included the revolt of 11 provinces, which formed a provisional government, and the resignation of the vice president. Germany undertook to appease Spain by apologizing for the sinking of a Spanish vessel and offering to pay damages, but the Spaniards are still angry and the food situation there is bad. King Alfonso last week .ruade a demand on the central powers that the abuse of Jews in Palestine be stopped, and In this was backed up by the, Ar gentine republic. Northcliffe Comes to America. An Interesting development of the week was the acceptance by Lord' Northcliffe of the position of head of the British war commission in the United States in succession to Arthur J. Balfour. The great editor and pub lisher is, next to Lloyd-George, the most influential man In Great Britain and it is predicted that his work in America will be momentous. A neat example of German methods of oppression is supplied by the treat ment of Mons. That Belgian town was fined $100,000 last week because a Belgian paper, printed in -Holland, announced that Crown Prince Ru precht of Bavaria was In Mons when that city was bombarded by allied air men also, probably, because the Ger mans needed the money. . The finance committee of the senate put In another strenuous week revamp ing the war revenue bill, -and finally got It in shape for consideration by the senate. The campaign for the sale of Lib erty bonds is still being carried on with vigor and the greatest success throughout the country. Why It should he necessary to urge people to put . their money Into these absolutely safe .ind very desirable securities Is not easily understandable, but since It Is, ho men who have the work In charge MANY MERCHANTS TO ATTEND Indications Foint to Unusually Suc cessful Meeting of State Associa tion at Wilson. Statesville! Every indication points to a large attendance on the fifteenth annual convention of the North Caro lina Merchants' Association, to be held in Wilson, June 19-20-21, accord ing to R. L. Pos'on and J. Paul Leon ard, of Statesville president and sec retary, respectively, of the state as sociation. Messrs. Poston and Leon ard are now working out the details of the convention program, which they consider a very fine one, and which is expected to make the convention one of the best in the history of the organ isation.' The merchants make their annual meetings largely educational. Whlle all those Invited to speak to the convention have not been heard from, a sufficient number addresses, lectures and business talks to make the occasion interesting and instruc tive ar already assured, Governor T. W. Bickett w' deliver an address along the lines of commercial patrio tism as an opening feature of the con vention. State Insurance Commis sioner James R. Young will deliver a lecture entitled "Fire and Accident Prevention," which will be Illustrated by lantern slides and a modern mo tion picture play. Driving Tleks Out of State. Elizabeth City. A serious effort is being made to drive the cattle tick out of the six counties of North Carolina lying north of Albemarle sound. Wfth a little co-operation on the part of the people in these counties, pay rate notwithstanding. Since the middle the work, the task will be accomplish ed within the present year. The work is being done without any blare of trumpets, but it is going for ward steadily and at an encouraging rate notwithstandin. Since the middle of April eight dipping vats have' been constructed in the counties of Pasquo tank and Perquimans alone and wWhin a few weeks there will be a number in Camden also. ' Dr. Arthur J. Knilands and Dr. J. W. Buchannan went to Mr. H. C. Fere bee's farm in Camden where a vat will probably be constructed, and from there they will go to South Mills to interest progressive farmers in the construction of a dipping vate there. They have been at Mr. W. G. Ferebee's farm In Camden and ar ranged for the construction of a dip ping vat in that neighborhood. Farm ers interested there are W. G. Fere bee, Anson E. Cohoon and Jesse Wil liams. Opens Market News Bureau. Elizabeth City. The government market news bureau, established here a year ago to serve the potato growers of the state by furnishing them defi nite telegraphic information of the prices and of the movement of pota toes toward the various markets throughout the country was re-opened on May 31st in the offices of the coun-f ty agricultural agent in the Kramer building and Is now issuing the report daily at 2:30 every afternoon. "It is the intention of this office," said Mr. Julian Smith, of the Federal Department of Agriculture, to furnish this report to every potato grower in the state who wants it." Two Sights .Offer Advantages. Washington. A few days ago the North Carolina members of Congress sent a letter to Major General -Wood asking that one of the cantonments be located in North Carolina. A reply was received by Mr. Small from Major C. E. Kelbourn. He stated among otner things: "Inspections have been made of a great number of cantonment sites in North Carolina ,two of which see mto offer advantages. These and other possible sites in the state will be inspected by officers." Small Tornado Hits Wake. Raleigh. With the wind eustaininf the rata of .fifty-seven miles an hour for five minutes, the highest velocity recorded by the local weather bureau, a. small tornado swept over Raleigh an Wake county, Uprooting trees, smashing outhouses in the county, snapping telephone poles and break ing out window glasses in the city. A new brick garage in process of con struction was, hurled to the ground here. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. With the object of Improving the quantity of milk supplied to residents of Goldsboro, John M. Mathews, city sanitary inspector, will demonstrats to milk producers a simple, home-made farm steam sterilizer for dairy uten sils, designed by the dairy division of toe U. S. Department of Agriculture. Lawrence B. Ray, seaman, who was with the aimed juard on the Silver shell that destroyed a German sun marine is a native of Burnsville, N. C. A liberty league for Fayetteville and Cumberland county, having as its o'D ject the promotion of all movements pertaining to the war, was formed at a patriotic mass meeting held In the county courthouse at Fayetteville last week. Lleut -Gov. O. Max Gardner was the commencement speaker last week at the exercises of the Scotland Neck High School. The new automobile tags for 1917 1918 are being recived by the secre cary of state. The tags are white with numbers and monogram N. C. in g() CRYING SPELLS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. . Enhaut, Pa. "I was all run down and weak inwardly. I bad female troubles and nervous feelings and my head both ered me. I would often have crying spells and feel as if I was not safe. If I heard anyone com ing I would run and lock the door so they would not see me.. I tried several doc tors and they did not help me so I said to mv mother 'I cuess in ir I will have to die as there is no help for me. 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The Chugai Shogyo estimates, the cost of GOO candidates at not less man 5,o-iu,uw : 'mis is more jnan representatives In the United States expend, but senators have been known to pay half a million for seats. In that body. The Chugal says the govern ment spent $200,000 for supervising the election, shich. to Americans, will appear moderate. This sum includes "stumping trips" through the country by cabinet ministers ; members of the opposttion paid their own expeuses. The editor regrets that so many men entitled to vote fail to exercise their high privilege. Repeated dissolution of the diet not only causes political disturbances, he argues, but imposes heavy financial loss upon the nation and upon Individuals. Worse Than Crazy. Wife You. were Just crazy to marry me I , He Crazy! I was a lunatic I Town Topics. Certainly Good. "There's one good thing about Bragj son. J "And what is that, pray?" I "III" opinion or himself." Grape-Nuts I for Lunch I Puts "PEP" into the afternoon's work mil 1 'fXlhere's a Reason" Ti ' -1
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