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COMMITTEE OP ONE HUNDRED
BEING APPOINTED TO AR
RANGE PROGRAM.
NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL
Will Co-operate in Organizing Indus
trial and Civilian Activities of Na
tion "In View of tiie Critical Situ
ation."
New York. ? A tentative program |
for mobilization of the industrial and j
civilian activities of the Nation "in :
view of the critical situation," will |
be outlined by a committee of 100 na
tional leaders of capital, labor, agricul
ture, and organizations of citizens of !
foreign deecent, it was announced here
by V. Everet Macey, president of the ;
National Civic Federation.
The committee which is now being j
appointed, will co-operate with the i
committee on industrial mobilization j
of the National Council of Defense. I
Its formation was authorized at the j
recent meeting in this city of the Fed- j
erations executive council at night j
members of the defense council urged
the necessity of co-ordinating civilian j
activities with those of the, nation,
states and municipalities.
"Concerted effort poise and knowl
edge will be requisite to deal with the j
question of how far the government
shall enter into private industry
through the stress of war necessity,"
Mr. Macey said in a statement out
lining the scope of the committee's
program. "But it is the duty of i
American economists, business men, j
labor and agricultural leaders to take j
care that this is done as an 'emer- ;
gency war measure,' so to speak.
"In the event of war with the Cen
tral Powers, this country would face
problems never faced by any oth>r
country, growing out the fact that [
33.000.000 of its population are either I
foreign-born or of foreign or mixed
parentage and that 28,000.000 came j
from the countries now at war. many
having transferred to our shores their
hatreds and sympathies.
"These transplanted * antagonisms
will produce their own peculiar prob
lems, the solution of which will call
for raderstanding, tact and patience."
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EXPLANATION made by
THE GERMAN LEGATION
As to "Relative SStfety" Promised
Dutch' Vessels Navigating the ?
English Channel.
The Hague. ? The statement issued
by the German legation here to the
effect that the torpedoing of the seven
Dutch merchantmen was due "to an
extremely regrettable coincidence oi
circumstances which is unfortunate
but .was beyond our control," contains
also an explanation, made, it says, "tc
prevent erroneous impressions."
It states that in view oi the situa
tion of Dutch vessels in English ports
{he sailing time for these ships was
flrst fixed for February 5, then for
February 9, and then for midnight of
February 10. Finally "for reasons for i
-which England was to blame," the
sailing date was postponed to Febru
ary 22 or March 17, The only date of
sailing for which Absolute safety from
submarine* could be guaranteed was
March 17, ,the statement says, as by
that time all German submarines
would have possessed Instructions in
regard to these vessels. Even then,
safety from mines could not be guar
anteed, shippers having been warned
on Feb. 8 that the danger zone had
been mined extensively. For the same
reasons, the statement says, until Mar.
6, relative security, meaning safety de
pendent on good fortune, will apply to
tbe channel to the west of Denmark
which Dutch trans-ACantic
shipping must pass.
FODOER DESTROYED?
* MUST KILL CATTLE
The Hague, via London.? A large
amount of fodder was on board of the
Merchantman torpedoed on last week,
m consequence, It wQl be necessary
to-kfl! a large pare of Holland's cattle.
FOUR KILLED AND THREE
V Vcl :HfeK**iD m BIG WRECK
OF FOUR MILLION
1IG ARMY WOULD BE PROVIDES^
UNDER UNIVER8AL SERVICE
BILL.
SU66ESTS WIDE PUBLICITY
Secretary Baker Wants Benefit of a
Thoughtful Public Opinion^? BUI is
Sent to Senate By Secretary of War.
Washington. ? The Army General
Staff universal service bill was trans
mitted to the Senate Military Com
mittee by Secretary Baker without a
definite expression by the Administra
tion either on the general subject or'
the specific proposal.
The Secretary suggested that wide
publicity be given the staff plan "to
the end that both Congress and the
War Department can, in any subs')
quent consideration given to the sub
ject, have the benefit of an enlight
ened, thoughtful public opinion upon
the needs and wishes of the coun
try."
In round numbers, the staff plan
would supply a trained forpe of 4,
000,000 men with o^e year of intensive
military instruction. It is estimated
by the Wai* College that approximate
ly 500.000 boys in their nineteenth
year would be available for training
annually. They would, under the
plan, be liable to call to the colors
until 32 years of age, and then would
pass into the unorganized reserve un
til 45 years of age.
The bill's purpose is to constitute
a first reserve of '1,500,000, ready to
respond instantly to a call to arms.
A second reserve of equal size, but
only partially equipped, would require
some time to take the field. Eventu
ally, there would be 1,000,000 addi
tional men ready to fill in gajw at the
front.
In addition, there would be a regu
lar army of 24,400 officers and 285,
886 enlisted men. Of these, 97,900
would fjrm the oversea forces and
29,000 the frontier forces, the remain
der composing the permanent train
ing personnel which could take care
of the instruction of reserve recruits
annually. If the proportion of avail
able men -for training was greater
tt*n estimated the permanent train
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SAN FRANCISCO HONORS
MEMORY OF FUNSTONi
Remains of Hero Lie In State Until
Interment at Presidio.
San Francisco. ? The body of Maj.
Gen. Frederick Funston, who died in
San Antonio, Texas, last Monday
night, arrived here ov *r the Southern
Pacific Railroad , for interment at
Presidio.
A drizzling rain fell on Army of
ficers and four companies of coast ar
tillery who stood at attention under
arms as the flower-covered casket was
taken from the iar into a hearse.
The funeral cortage marched to the
City Hall where the body ' is lying in
state. At the depot and along the
line of march, crowds of civilians
stood, heads bared in the rain, In
memory of the gallant soldier who
won the hearts of all San Franciscans,
for what he did for them when they
were homeless and panic-stricken in
the chaotic days of the 1909 fire and
earthquake.
VILLISTAS CONCENTRATINQ
IN VICINITY OF JAUREZ.
CUBAN GOVERNMENT
FORCES ARE DELAYED.
aguey. and stffi another day has pass
ed without any serious fighting. -Col
onel PnJoe reports from Gasvar that
the IM'lit- been offering re
sistance to his advance, blowinguap
bridges and eulverts and removing all
stock from the zone through Which he
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El Paso, Texas.? Villas troops- are
reported to be concentrating in the
angle formed by the Mexican Central
and Mexico Northwestern Railroad,
south of Juares, in "the Guerrero and
in the St. Andres district west of
Chihuahua City. The State Capital
again is threatened with attack, and
residents of Juarez fear that city will
be beseiged by Villa troops. Villa's
main coitimand was reported to have
reached San Andrea, Chihuahua.
Wounded Carranxa soldiers were
brought across the border, following
thA fight at Kuidosa, Chihuahua.
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A NATIONAL 'BONE OUT BILL
ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION MAKES
LONGEST STRIDE IN
HISTORY.
Measure Has Already Passed the Sen
ate and Will Shut Off All Shipments
of Whiskey Into States Now Dry.
Washington. ? Absolute prohibition
legislation took Its longest forward
stride in the Nation's history when
the House, after two hours of uproar- 1
ous debate, approved by a four tof ono
majority a Senate measure which
would raise an iron-clad barrier |
against importation of liquor Into pro
hibition states. It is expected to re
ceive the approval of President Wilson
within a week, adding immediately tO'
the "bone dry" territory about one
third of continental United States."
The provision is said to be tile most
far-reaching that could be enacted by
the Federal Government, and..4 as
sweeping as would -be possible until
any method short ot 4 National pro
hibition amendment It would
entirely liquor Importations,
ing noijto millions of dollars
which have
the .
step, some friends of the cause de
claring so drastic a law would have a
raactionary effect. In the same way.
those who have opposed prohibition
were not unanimous in opposition
when the vote was taken. -The roll
call brought cheers and cries of "bone
dry" from all parts of the House, how*
ev?!\ and the result was greeted with
a noisy demonstration.
The vote as officially announced was
321 to 72, but a recheck of the roll
changed it to 319 to 72. Party lines
were completely broken down, and
numerous Representatives from promi
bition states were recorded in the
negative. So large a vote seldom is
recorded on any measure.
SAYS MENACE OF SUBMARINES
WILL SOON BE SOLVED.
Great Britain's Navy at Grips With
German U-Boata, Declare Carson.,
? London. ? In introducing the. naval
estimates in the House at Commons,
Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the
Admiralty, said the rote for 400,000
men which the government was ask
ing demonstrated the strength of the
nav>. He expressed the opinion that,
the country wis extremely fortunate
in having Admi/al Jellico at the hold,
of the Admiralty. Admiral Beatty,
Continued Sir Edward, was now com
manding the greatest fleet which ever
sailed' the sea, and -had the' Complete
confluence of the officers^pb inen. .
In announcing thaffce had reeciypd
reports of 40 encounters with subma
rines in the first 18 days of February,
Sir Edward said:
"Tue fact that we got to grips with
them more than 4C times in 18 days
"was an enormous achievement."
ONE DEAD, NINE HWRT A8
RESULT OF RIOT OF WOMEN.
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Philadelphia, Pa.? A riot by the
wives of atriking employes. c* tfce
the serious iniury of nine others when
the police and strikers clashed near
the refinery.* is . * KjggSPw ? C, vj
The dead man fell before a polled
on reaves rushed. trom city
Mounted police Sergeant Jolly's
jaw was broken by a-briS *nd a
spectator waa shot in tha -atarach
Columb!
VOTES FOR LARGER NAVAL BILL
COMMITTEE INCREASES TOTAL
APPROPRIATION TO NEARLY
HALF BILLION.
Class at Annapolis Would Be Increas
ed and Course Reduced For Time to
Three Years. ? $750,000 For Dry
Dock at Charleston. 1 .
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Washington.? Approval of the nar
val appropriation bill was voted by thd
Senate Naval Committee,, with the to
tal raised to about a half billion dol
lars by adding $12,000,000 to the
measure as it passed the House. Ap
propriations, are carried for the com
ing year's share of^e great three
year building program, and there are
various, special provisions, Including
authorization for the commandeering
of private shipbuilding and munitions
plans In time of national peril. The
emergency construction appropriation
of $150,000,000 recommended/ by the
Senate sub-committee was reduced to
$115,000,000 with a specific direction
that $35,000,000 of this be, expended
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The committee also added to the
mBBMHannajr- r ? ? dock at
Charleston, is. C.
Provision is made for , increasing
the* class at the Naval Academy by
614 members, providing lor appoint
ment of four instead of t^ree midship
men by each Senator and Representa
tive, for 100 from enlisted men in
stead of 25 and for four from tlie Phil
ippines. The term at the Naval Ac
lad emy would be reduced from 'our to
three years for a period, of five yearn.
Other important inreases Approved In
clude $400,000 for a high-power radio
station in Porto'Rico; $600,000 for bat
teries for merchant marine auxiliaries;
$450,000 for ammunition for such aux
iliaries; $3,000,000 for reserve material
for the Navy, and $1,950,000 for engi
neering purposes, including radio in
stallation on light vessels.
SUCCEEDS TO COMMAND
C TROOPS ON* BORDER.
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1 General Frbderlck Fans ton,
uidap of &?: Southern Depart.
who* sudden d?ti oce?,,?d
m+mk PPl
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g*ft* OF MAIN ARMY a J
ISPER8ES BAND OF REBELS
toahu City. 'Meirtcd.? The *aa
* torces^
PROBERS INTO LEAK ON PEACE
NOTE HAVE COMPLETE
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REPORT.
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LiiSON CHARGE UNGROUNDED
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Pall* to Substantiate Charges Agaimt
the Government Officials. ? Short
(telling on New York Exchange I* <
Criticised in Report >
Washington. ? Vindication of all
public officials whose names were
brought into the investigat'on of
charges that there was a leak to Wall
Street on President Wilson's peace
note was voted unanimously by the
House Rules Committee. The report
has been put in final shape after cer
tain additional records of New York
brokers have been examined.
"It is understood the committee
finds that Thomas W. Lawson's sen
sational charges were not substanti
ated; that R. W. Polling, brother-in
law of th6 President, had nothing to
do with a "leak" ,and that advance
information concerning the note was
furnished to brokers by J. Fred Es
sary and W. W. Price, local news
paper men, who connected' deductions
with facts obtained in conversations
with other reporters who had been
told in confidence by Secretary Lan
sing that a note* was coming. *
. In connection with violations of
newspaper ethics, thei report says a
sub-committee has been appointed to
confer with the standing committee
of correspondents to determine what
changes shall be made in the rules
regulating the admission to the con
gressional press galleries.
No recommendations are made, but
the practice of- selling short on the
New York Stock Exchange Was criti
cised. F. A. Connolly, a local broker,
is censured for his testimony befor-i
the committee and E. F. Hutton and
Company for failing to produce copies
of all mesagerf concerning the note
which reached its office.
ALL WOMEN WITHDRAW
FROM INAUGURAL PARADE.
,n.? Postponement of the
ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL PA8SED BY HOUSE.
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' Washington.? The Army appropria
tion bill, carrying abbut $260,000,000,
was passed by the House without o
record vote. An attempt to add uni
versal training legislation was defeat
ed by a' point of order.
In the Senate, an effort will be
made to attach as an amendment
either the universal service bill al
ready' favorably reported by the Sen
ate MfHtaryCommittee, or the meav
ore just completed by the Army Gen
eral Staff.
RESOLUTION to postpone
! ^ DATE OF "BONE DBY" BILL.
[efl^raMi^WoP^J^Dbne dry~jjEP
hibition amendment to the postofflce,
i 1, 1917, is W -r.tr ? r-j
? resolution introduced by 1
respntativb Moon, of ternessee, chair
man of the Postoffice Committee. Mr.
Moon .'announced tie 'would press It
through a? Boon as the .poatofflce blfi
itBelf is finally disposed of.
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AMERICAN, CLUB HO LOS ?
jartiErr srs
Washington's birthday was a patriotic,
demonstration. The principal sp,M*
Under-Secretar;
State, who represented, the Pre
Controversy With Chairman Harper
Ru|*
over
. _ eia shall take in the In
] augurction ceremonies came to a
head with an announcement by Mrs.
James. H. Boggs, president of the
Women's Wilson Union and a member
of the Inaugural Committee, that be
cause of a ruling barring from the
inaugural' parade a section of state
floats being organized under her direc
tion, she had declared "the withdrawal ,
of all women from the parade."
Ro'iert N. Harper, chairman of the
committee, replied to the announce
ment with the statement that Mrn.
Boggs had no authority ' to \ declare
such a withdrawal. He said women
were wanted in the parade, and that
the state floats had been barred only
because the plans for' them were in
P&JB9J eq 93b}S b hpmeaun oe
they could not be completed in time
to conform to the committee's stand
ards.
The declsiot) to withdraw, Mrs.
Boggs declared, had the endorsement
of the executive board of the /Wilson
Union, including the wives of m*nr
Senators And Representatives and
other public officials and would re
ceive the backing also of millions of
women throughout the country;
HEAD OF NORTH CAROLINA A.
AND M. COLLEGE TAKES OATH
OF OFFICE.
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BURK ADMINISTERS THE OATH
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Gov., Bickett Presided and Ceremonies.
Were Very Impressive. ? Dr. Drink
er of Lehigh Speaker.
Raleigh. ? Wallace Carl Rlddlck was
Impressively inducted to the office of
president of the North Carolina Col?
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
succeeding Dr. D. H. Hill, who has for
six months been devoting his energies
and talents to the preparation of "The
History of North Carolina's Part in
the Civil War."
The ceremonies were most succes3
fti) and inspiring, opening with the
academic procession consisting of 11
divisions, and including college facul
ty, student body, alumni, state officers,
trustees, delegates from societies, from
universities and colleges the country
over, and the staffs of the State De
partment of Agriculture and Experi-'
ment Station and Extension Service.
Governor Bickett presided at the
inaugural exercises in Pullen Hall,
and made a brief and forceful speech
on the scope and responsibility ol
the college in its relation to the state
There were addresses by Presl^eut
Drinker, of Lehigh University, and
Dr. Herbert Quick, of the Federal
Farm Loan Board.
The oath of office was Administered
by Chief Justice Walter Clark, and
?the formal induction to office was by
Governor Bickett. President Riddick
spoke comprehensively of the work
and aims of the collet ? the training
Monroe. The Girls' Canning
W. 0. RIDDICK
in agriculture, in textiles and In engi
aeering and other avocations, ot the
special short courses to meet the
needs of the great army of boys and
grown-ups who cannot take the regu
lar oollege training, but have time for
a few weeks each season to better fit
themselves fot life. He laid down a
broad platform for liberal education
and high technical training, seasoned
and elevated by the Christian culture
that makes for the well rounded and
polished manhood.
? There were greetings by President
E. K. Graham, of the State University;
Dr. W. L. Poteat, of Wake Forest; Dr.
J. Y. Joyner, for the public schools; ?
Editor Clarence Poe, of The Progres
sive Farmer; Major W. A. Graham,
Lieutenant Governor 0. Max Gardner,
James Edgar McDougal, for the senior
clasB and others. The invocation and
benediction was by Rt. Rev. Joseph ,
Blount Cheshire, Bishop of the Diocese
of North Carolina. . -?>
(After the ceremonies there .was a
sumptuous luncheon served the spe
cial guests and the member* of the
Legislature and state officers.
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Optometrists Hold Annual Meeting.
Greensboro. ? The North Carolina
Scientific Section of Optometry held
Ha regular monthly meeting here in
Dr. J. W. Taylor's office. This being
le time for the annual election of offi
tho following were chosen: Pres
ent. Dr. A. P. 3UJey; vice president,
? Ai G. Spingler; secretary-treasurer,
J. Fred Te^.. After the traneac
tion of business the section went Into
a scientific session, many subjects af
JBfptiof- the profession of optometry
were discussed, demonstrations ?n
theoretical and applied optics made.
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WHPWP|H Br
another year. The county commis
sioners have donated; IWO toward the
work, the county board of education
Cpmmerce *100
agriculture
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