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j v.v.i.'-;". : KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS K' A1IICQ tllPlPlnil Slnrnnnnniiimnrli. ALLIES INSIST OH LATEST REPLY TO AMERICAN PROTESTS REITERATES CLAIM TO RIGHT. U.S. DOES NOT ADMIT THIS Promise to Remedy Any Fault, Abuse of Serious Mistakes In Cen torahlp That May Be Brought to Attention of Allied Governments. Washington In their last reply to American protests against Interfer ences with neutral mulls Just made public, by the. State Department, the Allied governments reiterate their right to Intercept and search all gen ulne mall found on neutral vessels on the hlKh Ha8 or In allied ports but they promise to remedy "any faults, abuses or sorious mistaken" in cen sorship that may be brought to their attention. They declare unjustified by facts the American charge, that illegal jurlJustfon baa been gulneil by diver sion of neutral ships from the high , seas Into the territorial waters of the 1 Allies. The next move of the Ameri can Government has not been deter mined. 1 The note, transmitted Jointly by j the Ilrltlsh and French governments ; was delivered to the Slut" Depart ment by the embassies several days ; Hgo has Just been made public by ' agreement of the governments con- 1 cerned. It makes reply to Secretnry Lansing's memorandum of May 24 In which the I'nlted States declared the , Allies had been guilty of "lawless practices" In their mall censorship 1 methods and that "only a radical ' change, restoring to the United '' Htntes Its full rights as a neutral pow er will satisfy this government." The Allies maintain they are "sin cerely endeavoring to avoid any en croachment on the legitimate exer cise of the rights of Inoffensive neu tral commerce" and suggest that the Hague convention quoted In the j American memorandum Is not bind ing because it has not been ratified by several belligerent powers, though the allied policy- has been guided by i the intention It expresses. The note Is nearly 6.000 words In length. It argues that the United States and the Allies agree that the postal union convention does not ap ply and that postal, packages may be examined to aee If they contain contraband. REPORT SUBMARINE OFF NEW ENGLAND ENTIRE DESTROYER FLOTIILA OP ATLANTIC FLEET ON NEU TRALITY DUTY. BRITISH CRUISERS ARE NEAR English War Vessels Lurk Near Am erican Waters Neutrality Patrol Searching For Possible Hidden Sup ply Base or Wireless 8tation. Boston An unidentified submar ine off the New Kngland Coast wus reported by the steamship Bovlc at a AMERICA ALWAYS READY TO FIGHT FOR THINGS AMERICAN Pennsylvania Democrat Hear Presi dent Wilson at Shadow Lawn. Long Branch, N. J. In a speech before a large delegation of Penn sylvania Democrats who came here with bands playing and banners fly ing, President Wilson declared that while he Is for peace, "America is al ways ready to fight for things that are American." He summed up his Idea of the Issues of the present cam paign In these words: "America knows that It Is faced with this choice: Peace, the continu ance of the development of business along the lines which It has now es tablished, and developed and the maintenance of well known progres sive lines of action, on the one hand; or, on the other ,a disturbance of policy all along the line, new condi tions, new adjustments, undefined al terations of policy and back of It all Invisible government." lime when the steamship lane : hurope was dotted with munition I laden ships Just released from the I embargo placed on their movement . after the Herman submarine raid off Nantucket. ' The reports of the strange suIh niiirine were coincident with i nouncenients that a fleet of Ilrltlsh cruisers and destroyers was off the l coast and that virtually the entire available destroyed flotilla of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy was on neutrality duty. That the American .destroyers were coil' ducting an active investigation of sto ries of secret submarine bases on this coast was indicated in a dispatch from liar Harbor. Maine, which said the de stroyer Paulding, sent out from the Newport naval base, made an ex haustlve search of the coast between Bar Harbor and Kockland. There was not a cove or rock inlet that escap ed the sharp scrutiny of the destroy er's crew. At dusk the Paulding put back to Rockland and it was under stood thut she had discovered notb Ing suspicious. Other destroyers known to be off the coast and believed to be engaged in much the same work as the Paul. I Ing are the McDougal. Fanning and Warrington. The McDougal, during the evening anchored at Eastport. In proximity to the Canadian border The presence of these destroyers in Eastern Maine waters recalled rumors that have persisted for months that Teutonic sympathizers had a hidden wireless station somewhere In the vicinity of Bar Harbor and that there .vas a suspicion also that they were establishing a secret submarine base on the Balne coast. Few places on the Atlantic shore line of the United States, shipping men say, offer better advantages for submarines having de signs on allied supply ships. Subraer slbles operating from one of the In numerable isolated coves on the Maine coast. It Is pointed out. could threaten both the steamship lane to Europe and the transport ships. HIS MAJESTY THE AMERICAN. CITIZEN KING CONSTATINE FAVORS GREECE JOINING ALLIES VOTE FOR HUGHES DOES NOT MEAN A VOTE FOR WAR Lincoln, Neb. Charles Evans Hughes characterized as "preposter ous" the declaration that a vote for him meant a vote for war. "I am a man of peace," Mr. Hughes said In a Nebraska speech. "Who wants war? I don't want war." Correct policies, Mr. Hughes said, would keep America out of war. "That sort of thing we have been having will not keep us out of war," he said. "It will embroil us in diffi culty." In the six addresses which marked the opening day of his presidential campaign in Nebraska the Republi can nominee discussed nearly all the Issues of the campaign. He charac terized as "temporary and abnormal" the present prosperity of the country and urged support of the lie publican party so that a protective ) might he enacted to fortify Aitign enter prise In post helium daio.ott un equal corepetlMon. " "f S?.. "The country was liylflOrfo J said, "on the stimulant" of thig,4ropean war and would not long have the stimulant. Guarantee of Country's Integrity Nec essary, However, Before Entry Into Hostilities. Athens, via London King Constan tino motored In from Tatio, his sum mer residence and presided at a meet ing of the crown ccuncll to which he presented the report of Prince An drew, his brother, who has Just re turned from a visit to the Entente capitals. The king discussed the form wwhich Greece's proposals to the Entente with a view of abandoning neutrality should take and declared his convlc tlon that Greece's future depended up- o nher Joining the Entente. He ex pressed a readiness to do so, not de manding more than a guarantee of the Integrity of Greece and such ma terlal assistance in equipping the army as would be essential to render Greece's participation In the war of real value to the Allies. Discussing a telegram from M. Romanos, the Greek Minister to France on September 30, reporting a conversation with Premier Briand, the sovereign pointed out that the three compensations which the French Premier offeied Informally did not Include a guarantee of integ rity, and he expressed the opinion that Greece's entry Into the hostili ties was Impossible without an offi cial pledge. 1 ISlEl!Ilfi - ( tiT i 1 ; ' i 1 1 i-: tlj S li m i I WFIII MllflPA i i ill iiiiiiiaaiii iiiibii"! i i I tltlUMDIAb rriAlDtD I Wr KING CONSTANT! SUBMARINE QUESTION NOT TOPIC OF DISCUS8ION JN OPEN SESSION, HERR BASSERMANN REPORTS BRITISH FEAR U - BOATS NO GROUND FOR ACTION EXERCISING CAUTION IN ALLOW ING 8HIPS TO LEAVE LANTIC COAST. AT- Still Presumbaly in Position to Strike Effective Blows at Enemy Vessels on High Seas, While on Way to Base at Helgoland. PRESIDENT WILSON AND SECRE TARY LANSING CONSIDER SUBMARINE ATTACKS. 8TEPHANO CAPTAIN SAYS 8HIP FIRED ON WITHOUT WARNING. FEELING TOWARD U. S. TROOPS IN MEXICO CHANGES. El Paso. Texas. Cordial relations between American punitive expedi tion and neighboring Carranza auth orities Is the subject of an article In El Democratn, Carranza organ, pub lished in Chihuahua City, which is significant of a changed policy toward the United States, looking to a more extended co-operation against Villa. It was this paper that brought first news of the agitation last June for the retirement of the punitive force. Washington. The Britls steamer Stephano. dunk by the .German sub marine U-62 . off the New England cbast, was fired on wiwthout warning, her commander, Captain Smith, re . ported In an affidavit received by the State Department. Captain Smith declared three solid shots were used, "the first of which hit the Stephano's bow. No evidence corroborating his statement haa been received by the Department SOAKED AND SHIVERING S. C. TROOPS END HIKE. ' El Paso, Texas. Soaked from hard rains of the last 24 hours and Bhiver ing from the cold wind which pierced their summer uniforms, 15,000 Nation al Guard troops of the tenth Wovls- ional division reached this city after a bike of 86 miles which requireNd 13 days to complete. General M commanding the Tenth Oivlslo viewed the troopB as they mi Into the city In a drizzling ralA. New York. Although there was no news to Indicate that the German submarine I'M still was lurking in the Atlantic Sea lanes and while some shipping interests believed she has headed for Helgoland, there was evidence that the British Admiralty will proceed with caution In allowing British ships to depart from Atlantic Coast ports. There was a strong tendency in na val circles to believe that the U-63 un less that craft has received fresh fuel supplies on this side of the Atlantic, has hauled off shore and is headed for her base at Helgoland. This be lief is founded on the knowledge that the cruising radius of the U-53 class boats does not exceed 7.000 miles, or Just sufficient to permit making a voyage out from Helgoland, via the north of Scotland to Newport and re turn. It is considered possible, how ever, that sufficient extra fuel was carried to permit of a couple of days stay on the operating ground. By every precedent in commerce de stroying work, experts said, the U-53 might be expected to have abandoned the Nantuket shoals locality after Sunday. Merchant ships, It was pointed out, would give the Nantucket lightship a wide berth as soon as ap praised of the presence of a sub-' marine. One report that has not been veri fied was to the effect that the U-53 took on board crude oil from the Christian Knudsen before sinking that craft. In the event that the U-53 has not been able to replenish her fuel tanks, the view was , expressed that the logical course for her to take would be to follow the line of the Gulf stream to the "corner" as It Is known to navigators. The "corner" is the turning point In the North At lantic where traffic between the United Kingdom and the United States either heads up for the Eng lish Channel or shapes away for var ious ports on the American seaboard. ALLLIES DEMAND GREEK8 TO SURRENDER FLEETS London. Vice-Admit al Dartlge du Fournet, commander of the Anglo- French fleet In the Mediterranean, has presented an ultimatum to Greece demanding that Greece hand over the entire Greek fleet, except the armored crulsr Averoff and the battleships LemnoB and Kllkis, to the Entente Al lies, according to Reuter's Athens cor respondent. Demand also is made for the control of the Piraeus-Larissa rail way. "The minister of marine," the cor respondent continues, "says vice ad mral Fournet's demands will be com plied with and that the fleet will be handed over before the prescribed time. 'The demands were made as a pre cautionary measure to. ensure the safety of the Allies' fleet." It is explained that the dispatch of artillery and ammuniton to the interior, the movements of Greek ships and the continued activity of the reservist leagues have arcused fears of a disturbance of order at points where the Allies' war vessels are anchored and also endanger the security of the Allied troops on the Balkan front. Pointing Out to Germany the Inadvi ability of Operating so Close to Te rltorlal Waters of U. 8. Interna tional Law Was Not Violated. Long Branch. N. J. President Wll son and Secretary of State Lansing discussed In detail at Shadow Lawn German submarine attacks on mer chantmen off the New England coast The conference lasted until late night. It was indicated by officials that facts so far collected through govern menial agencies have disclosed no grounds for drastic action by the Uni ted States Government because of the attacks themselves. No evidence has been found that international law was violated by the German submarine or submarines. It was understood, how ever, that the president and Secretary Lansing discussed the wisdom of point ing out to Germany the Inadvlsablllty of operating her submarines in close proximity to the territorial waters of tne united states. Administration officials took the pos sitlon that the transferring of sub marine warfare so close to America's shores was fraught with grave danger because of the possibility of mistakes being made by submarine command ers. Reports that strong sentiment ex ists in Germany for the resumption of submarine warfare on a broader scale caused some alarm among officials. The announcement of Counselor Polk of the state department in Wash ington that the United State will re fuse to accept the contention of the Entente Allies that neutrals should deny the use of the harbors to all submarines, was discussed by the Pres ident and the secretary of state. In discussions of the submarine at tacks officials here referred to diplo matic correspondence between the United States and Great Britain begin ning in 1914 In which the American government protested against the pa trolling of the American coast outside the three-mile limit by the warships GERARD, ON ARRIVAL FROM BERLIN, SILENT AS TO PEACE Ambassador Does Not Expect to 8ee Wilson for Several Day. New York. James W. Gerard. American ambassador to Germany, upon errival here declined either to affirm or deny published report that he was returning to the United States on a peace mission ou behalf of the emperor of Germany. Mr. Gerard's attention was called to a story which appeared In The New York World to the effect that hi er rand was to Inform the administration that a renewal of submarine activity is being considered by Germany In a manner which might threaten German American relations. Mr. Gerard, after quickly glancing through this story, said: "You don't see me quoted anywhere In It do you?" he said. Mr. Gerard said he did not expect to see President Wilson until after the president's return from hlB trip this week to Indianapolis. FRENCH TROOPS ON SOMME BEND GERMANS' LINES. GERARD DENIES COMING ON SUMBARINE MISSION New York. James W. Gerard, Uni ted States ambassador to Germany. who returned here on his first vaca tion In nearly three years, issued a formal statement In which he denied that his homecoming had been caused by the need of warning the administra tion at Washington of Germany's In dlscrimlate submarine warfare against neutral as well as hostile shipping acroee the Atlantic, London. The French troops, fight ing south of the Somme region In France, have bent back the German lines considerably over a front of two and a hall miles from the village of Bovent to the Chaulnes wood. National Liberal Leader Emphasizes Entente' Presur on Neutral Pow ers nd Effort to Fore Hellenic People Into the Great War. Berlin The most notable tacldent at the opening of today's Reichstag session was supplied by Major Besserf man, leader of the National Llbernls, ID hls-TPpoTt--from--th. Bu4ge--B mlttee that although It had been un able to reach a decision on the subma rine question it had voted. 24 to 4. against a discussion of the subject In open session. Ilerr Basserman ran through a short report of the general International situation emphasizing particularly the Entente's pressure on neutral powers and its efforts to force Greece Into the war. In connection with which he expressed admiration for the attitude of King's Constantlne. He then read the committee's recommendations. "The committee occupied Itself with a thorough discussion of the question of submarine warfare," the report read, "the members of all parties and the representatives of the government participating. All the naval, technical, military, economic and polltcal as pects were thoroughly investigated and weighed. "An agreement could not be reach ed in the committee, which therefore refrained from making a decision. The committee recommends that the Reichstag in Its deliberations abstain from a discussion of submarine war fare. It bases this attitude upon the standpont that a thorough discussion of the naval, technical, military, eco nomic and political details is Impossi ble without injury to the interests of the Fatherland, but, on the other hand, that without such thorough discussion the subject could not be completely cleared up." The speaker pleaded for the aboli tion of the censorship. He said the committee had received the impression that the "military situation everywhere was'eatlsfatorcy and hopeful." Herr Naumann alluded to the causes of the war, Insisting that the only means of avoiding resort to arms would have been direct communication between Vienna and St. Petersburg, which Was rendered impossible by the continuation of the Russian mobiliza tion. LINER WITH 353 PASSENGERS AND BIG CARGO DEFIES U-BOAT White Star Liner With All Lights Out Follow Two Freighter Out of New York Harbor. New York. With all light extin guished the steamship Adriatic of the White Star Line, carrying 363 passen gers and 18.000 tons of war munition was speeding south from this port. well without the three mile-mile tone of safety. Her announced destination Liverpool and her course to that city would lead east from Sandy Hook. She apparently followed in the wake of the freight-laden Pannonia and Mlnneahaha. The Danish vessel Helig Olav, more venturesome than the British steamers, took the easter ly course after clearing the bar. They were the first vessels to leave New York for European porta since the sub marine raid. The Adriatic left her dock, but after reaching Sandy Hook dropped anchor outside the bar. As night fell, no lights flashed aboard the liner. SPECIAL MEMORIAL HELD . FOR KIFFEN POCKWELL Paris. A special memorial service has been held In the French Protest ant Church for Kiffen Rockwell, of At lanta, Ga., and formerly of Ashevllle, N. C.. the young American aviator who, as a member of the French air corps, was killed recently In battle with the Germans. S. RECEIVES ALLIES' MAIL SEIZURE PROMISES MYSTERIOUS SUBMARINE IS REPORTED OFF TYBEE BAR. Savannah. Ga. The presence of a submarine of undetermined national ity off Tybee bar, below Savannah, was reported to local custom house officials and to the British consul here, it was learned. Official at both the customs house and consu late refused to say where their Infor mation came from, but stated that It was entirely unofficial. . . ..; No American undersea boat are known to tm In these waters. - Washington. Identic memorandum from the British and French govern ments replying to the American pro test against, seizure of neutral malls were delivered to the state department by the embassies here. The text was ot mndo public but the Allies are un derstood to give renewed promises that evp-y effort will be made to minimize delav and' anoyance caused by exami nation, hut to insist upon certain le gal rights In regard to malls. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraph sf Stat New That Hav n CondtnMd .for Buy , Ptopl of th tut. Lectures at Chapel Hill will begint thi year November 16th. Th Farm Lit School at 8uutowa opened recently with 80 student. Adjutant General B, S. Royster, of Oxford, and hi assistant, Colonel O. 8. Peteraon, of Clinton, (pent a day but week in Washington, A splendid life size oil painting of Dr. George W. Long of Graham, wa presented to the Hall of History by member of the Long family, the cere mony having been In the admlnlatri- tlon building. The Cllnchfleld Manufacturing Co. recently let the contract for the new Cllnchfleld Cotton Mill at Marlon to the Galllvan Construction Co. of Greenville, S. C. The contract calls for the completion of the new mill by April 15, 1917. The "Million Dollar Train The Pet tlccit Special." that went from New York to the West to win votes for Hughes carried at least one North Carolina delegate. Mrs. B. Frank Me bane of Spray Is on the history making flyer. November 30, Thanksgiving day. will he orphanage day again this year, It haa been determined by the North Car olina Orphan Association, and on that day It is expected that the contribu tion be made to an orphan institution In North Carolina consisting of at least one day's salary or lr.come. Former Congressman John S. Hen derson died at home at Salisbury at the age of 71 years following two weeks' illness and a general break down. Besides serving 10 years in Congress Col. Henderson, who was a Confederate, had frequently repre sented his county in the legislature. Mr. George H. Rhea, specialist in bee keeping of the North Carolina Exten sion Service who has Just taken up the work In this state desires a list of those interested In bee keeping write him at Raleigh giving Informa tion as to the number of swarms and kind of hives used as well as other de tail. Supt. R. L. Davis, of the North Car olina Anti-Saloon League has issued a statement reiterating the demands that his organization will make on the next general assembly for the tightening of the prohibition law and making more difficult the procurement of liquor even for ordinary beverage and medi cal purpose. Farmers and bankers In seven counties ar to hold meetings at once to organize National Farm Loan As sociations as authorized by the new Federal Farm Loan Act. The Divis ion of Markets and Rural Organiza tion Is receiving requests for the ser vices of an organizer from all port of the state. Almost sixty million pounds of tat bacco were reported from the leaf to bacco warehouses in the state for the month of September, according to the monthly statements of the Commis sioner of Agriculture. The exact num ber Cjf pounds was 69,498,064. Of this amount 53,200.004 was first hand; 2.464,116 wae resold; J3.833.94., dealers. ' The State Board of Elections has Just completed Its work of distributing five millions of tickets to the one hun dred counties in the state for use by all parties in the November elections. It has been a tremendous task that has required the close attention of Chairman Wilson O. Lamb and A. B. Freeman of the state board and of a number of assistants Two new charters are issued. The Liberty Hall Store Company of Greens boro, capital 110,000 authorized and 16,600 subscribed by J. L. Kenodle and others for general dry goods business. And the Armfleld Bros. Company of Monroe, capital (126,000 authorized and $10,000 subscribed by Rufus Armfleld and others for handling cattle, farm machinery, vehicles and farm supplies. . NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. ITALIANS TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN QUEST OF TRIEST London. Another step toward their qnest of Trlest has been made by the Italians In the region soith of Gorlzia, additional points of vantage to their progress having been Captured and 1,771 men made prisoners. In this region, which is about lx mile northwest of Trlest and in t mile northwest of Trlest and in the Julian Alps, to the east of the Italian from August ff to the present report they have captured 80,881 Austrian. Mrs. Jacksle Daniel Thrash of Tar boro, was elected president of the North Carolina division of the United Daughters ,of Confederacy at their annual convention at Gastonla last week. V Buncombe county feels slighted. When the federal relief fund for the restoration of roads in the stricken district was distributed to Buncombe, although this county suffered as heavy road losses in the flood as any county In the west. The spoke and handle fantaiVpf the uermanla Manufacturing CJt f y at Wilmington was destroyed by W. was not discovered until thename had gained such headway that the Are department was unable to do any thing. a. r Dr. R. H. Wright', president of th Eastern Carolina Training School, spent the day in Raleigh as president of the North Carolina Teachers' , As sembly, going over tentative program for the annual session In ' Raleigh Thanksgiving week with Secretary E. E. Sams. The official program.-will be made public very soon now.
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