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V Ir TV. iLt f'.rv'j'l - . I I k" I :v.w.- i Ml LJ-- -4 TWO MANY REPORTS ON Flood The Department of Jus tice in Washington COMBINES ARE FOUND Special Agents of the Department All Over the Country Tell of Com bines in All Kinds of Busi ness to Control Prices. Washington, Aug. 18. Reports from officials and special agents investigat ing the rise in food prices since the European -war began continued to flood the Department of Justice today. A special agent in the Middle "West Itelegraphed that he had found evi dence that sugar producers and refin ers had combined to raise prices. An other announced that a State associa tion of flour producers was issuing price bulletins, and that evidence gathered showed the organization t, jprices are followed by individual mil tiers. A wholesale firm furnished the de partment a circular letter issued by rthe Spool Cotton Company, of New (York, announcing a 20 per cent ad vance ni prices on numerous lines of spool cotton effective August 15th. A 1-eport from Kansas City, Mo., said re tail grocers there had formed an as sociation to control prices. A charge that a large combination of drug stores has raised prices 100 ;per cent on vario.us articles is being investigated. "JOHN DOE" PROCEEDINGS. "Will Begin in New York Thursday to Investigate High Prices. New York, Aug. 18. With city de partment heads planning municipal '(groceries and meat markets and police -obtaining comparisons between pres ent and past food prices, it was an nounced at the district attorney's office late today that the promised "John Doe" inquiries into the high cost of living here since the outbreak of the var in Europe would be begun Thurs day. District Attorney Whitman will iconduct the proceedings. Retailers have raised prices because .wholesalers did so flrstT according to "statements made at the prosecutor's office today. With wholesalers mak ing the retailers pay more for their .staples, one retail butcher said, re tailers were forced to increase prices !to he consumers to make any profit. SUGAR MEN BEFORE JTTRY. BSan Francisco Hotel' Keepers Will Shove Bills as Proof of Advance. San Francisco, Aug. IS. Robert O' ' fDearn, American sugar beet man, and iA. A. Brown, of the California-Hawai-;ian Sugar Refining Company, were or dered today to appear Thursday be ffore the Federal grand jury investi gating the rise in price of foods here. Managers of the foremost hotels of !the city will bring their bills to show what increased prices they have paid kslnce August 1st. MILLERS DIDN'T DO IT. sAdvaJoce In Price of Wheat Caused Ad -ranee Ir. Four Savs A cent. i Minneapolis, -Minn., Aug. 18. The re- j !ent advance in the price of flour was ADVANCING PRICES jnot due to arbitrary action of the mill- your guard against any excesses, (ers, according to C. W. Sterlin, special j "In this new experience you may fagent for the Department of Justice, find temptation both in wine and wo twho completed an investigation of the ! men. You must entirely resist both Jflour market here today. "The millers', explanation that the price is controlled largely by the price of wheat seems reasonable," Mr. Ster ling said. "I have found no evidence of any (arbitrary action or agreement to raise tprlces." RELIEF BOAD IS BUSY WITH PLANS (Continued from Page One.) sprite to Walter H. Page, American .ambassador, and now Germany's rep resentative in Great Britain. He add ,ed he had little doubt that Germany fwould show her appreciation for the generosity of Falmouth and her citi- j eens by footing the officers' hotel bills. The United States cruiser North Car olina took on board $200,000 from the jcruiser Tennessee which will sail to morrow for Rotterdam with Mr. Breck jenridge on board. "I don't anticipate any danger from mines in the North Sea." said Mr. pJreckenridge, "although I cannot guar antee our ship will return safely. We rwill go to the Hook of Holland. I ex pect to return to Falmouth Sunday, frhe North Carolina, which goes to ;Cherbourg, may be a day or two later Returning. By that time our collier from the United States will ave ar rived and we will take on more coal Irom her. I shall go to London ftgain j ion my return to see Mr. Page." ! CHARLOTTE LADY IN LONDON. fCame From Berlin on Ambassador's j ' TrainResident Americans Remain, i London, August 18. Most of the I American residents in Berlin will r- j lain tnere, according to Mrs. T.nv ! lalliburton, of Charlotte. N. C, who ileft on the American ambassador's ppecial train and arrived in London to day. The Americans, according to Mrs. jianiDurton, ieei secure in Berlin and xio not fear a famine. Pricpr. won I raised slightly there, she said, but the I ;Tanks cashed American travelers' j checks without discount. English- ; speaking people were advised by the authorities not to use that language on the streets lest they be attacked by Ignorant citizens. Mrs. Halliburton said travelers from Germanqy were struck by the sudden exodus of Japanese prior to the issu ance of Japan's ultimatum. All trains for the border carried Japanese, bound for England. They apparently had been notified of the Impending cri sis. H. M. Hyndman, leader of the Eng lish Socialists, says members of his party have been unable to .get any news regarding the German Socialist leaders. They credit, however, ac cording to Hyndman, the report that Carl Liebknecht was tried and shot tor refusing to serve with the German irmy. Lumina Tonight. Mid-week Dance. Exhibition danc- I ng. Moving- pictures. CAdvertlsecient. NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE NELfiiS MYSTERY Affidavits Ask Detention of Lawyer and His Wife. Marshall Xelms, Brother of the Miss ing: Woman of Atlanta, Files Affidavits in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio, Texas, August 18. Af fidavits filed in Justice court here ask ing for the detention of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Innes, of Portland Ore., in con nection with the mysterious disappar ance of Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennys and Miss Beatrice Nelms, of Atlanta, Ga,, were made public today. The affidavits were filed by Mars hall Nelms, brother of the missing women, and are. said to be based upon circumstantial evidence gathered for Nelms by R. L. Barnes, chief of the United States Bureau of Information, and Deputy Sheriff James Galbreath. The Nelms sisters disappeared from Atlanta last June and it was believed they came to this city. Ines was Mrs. Dennis attorney and obtained a dis vorce for her. He is said to be near' Springfield, Ore., and a request for his detention was sent there. On Country Farm. Portlad, Ore., August 19. "As far as I know Mr. and Mrs. Innes are on their farm near Springfield, . Ore.," John McCourt, attorney for Innes said today. "I have not been advised that either was to be arrested, though I anticipated that might happen on learn ing of investigations on foot in San Francisco. I communicated the facts regarding these investigations to Mr. Innis. I saw him last about three weeks ago." Innes Is Arrested. Eugene, Oregon, August 18. Victor Innes, wanted in connection with the disappearance of Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis and Miss Beatrice Nelms, of Atlanta, Ga., was arrested tonight by Sheriff Parker and Deputy Elkins, on the Innes farm near Leaburg, about 30 miles from here. ' BRIEF REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES COME FROM EUROPE (Continued from Page One.) "You have to perform a task which will need your courage, your energy and your patience. "Remember that the honor of the British army depend on your indivi dual conduct. "It will be your duty not only to set an example of discipline and per fect steadiness under fire, but also to maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you are helping in this struggle. tir-wi. . . - xne ..p"a""H T,nion..ru De engapea win, ior tne most pari,: take place in a friendly cou.-itry, and j you can do your own country no bet- ! ter service than in showing yourself in France and Belgium in -he true character of a British soldier by be ing invariably courteous, considerate and kind. "Never do anything likely to injure or destroy property and always look upon rioting as a disgraceful act. "You are sure to meet with a wel come and to be trusted. Your conduct muFt justify that welcome and that trust. "Your duty cannot be done unless temptations and while treating women with perfect courtesy should avoid any intimacy. "Do your duty bravely. Fear and honor the king." all you God COLLIDED WITH BARK. German Cruiser Severely Damages BriU.sli Vessel at San Francisco. San Francisco, August 18. While the German cruiser Leipzig was putting to sea early today in charge of an American pilot she collided with the British steel bark Lord Templeton ly ing at anchor in the stream. The Briton was badly battered by the blow. The Leipzig held the outward course, but the yards of the sailing vessel are believed to have carried away part of the wireless apparatus. The dam age probably could be repaired at sea. The Matson liner Wilhelmina, which arrived today from Honolulu sighted the Leipzig at 9 o'clock this morning, 20 miles south and west of the Faral lones and headed west. The Japanese consul here let it ba known that he expects the cruiser Idzumo to arrive here tomorrow from Sandiego and that she may go into drydock before crossing the Pacific. FRENCH CAPTURE AEROPLANE German Craft Reported Captured Pilot Killed, Officer Captured. Paris, August 18. "French troops have brought down a German aero plane near Dinant, 14 miles south of Namur, Belgium. The pilot was kill ed and the observation officer taken prisoner. The machine was not dam aged." The foregoing official statement was issed here tonight and to it was added the following "When our troops entered Blammont, department of MuerthelEt-Oselle, France, a few days ago they found notices posted on the walls that the next morning the mayor and prominent residents of the town would be shot. Ther sudden arrival of the French and the disorderly retreat of the Germans however, saved these persons from death." 3M AIL FOR EUROPE. Is Being Despatched Several Times a Weelc, Says Mr. Burleson. Washington, August 18. Mail for Europe is being dispatched several times a week, the Post Office Depart ment announced today. Mail for Ger many and Austria-Hungary is sent by steamers landing at ports In Italy, Norway, Holland or Denmark. j The American Line steamer Philadal j phia, scheduled to sail tomorrow, will take mail for all parts of Europe ex cept Germany and Austria-Hungary. CARRY COAL TO EUROPE. Two British Steamers Clear from Nor folk With the First Cargo. Norfolk. Va.. Auer. 18. With cargoes 0f COal on board the British steamers Hnnemoor anrt TVTaedala. sailed todav j for Toulon, France and Lisbon, Portu- lsal. respectively. The Hopemoor car- THE MORNING STAR, ried 5,678 tons, while the Magdala had 6,933 tons. This is the first sailing of vessels with coal for the warring countries of Europe since the first declaration of war by Austria-Hungary. THE GERMAN ACCOUNT. Of Invasion of Alsace-Lorraine and the Fighting at Liege. Berlin, via Copenhagen and London, Aug. 18. The Wolff Bureau, the semi official German news agency, today gave out the following account of the battle of Huelhausen: "One and a half French army corps entered Upper Alsace while our troops were concentrating. Nevertheless, we attaced the nemy, who was thrown back toward JBelfort, but whose march afterward continued. "A smaJ.1 section of artillery from Strassburg was defeated and two bat teries, which had been rendered useless were taken by the enemy, who then marched toward Schirmeck, eight miles from Saales Alsace. "An investigation has been begun In an endeavor to ascertain if any treach ery exists among the local population." A series of statements of the Liege situation is published from the head quarters of Gen. Stein, according to which French officers and perhaps French soldiers were sent to Liege be fore the war to instruct the Belgian troops in the defense of the fortifica tions. . "It was impossible to protest against this" says Gen. Stein, "but after the war began this conducthad to be re garded as an infraction of Belgian neutrality by France. We had to act with all speed and mobilized. Regi ments were sent to the frontier and marched on Liege. Six weak brigades on a peace footing with some cavalry and artillery took Liege. "The brigades were mobilized and they received as first reinforcements their own reserves. Two other regi ments came later. Our mobilization has just finished. Our enemies thought 100,000 Germans were at Liege, and owing to difficulties with the comis sariat were unable to advance. This, however, was a mistake. There was another reason for the pause. "Now, the forward march can be be gun and our enemies will have an op portunity to convince themselves that the German forces is well supplied with goods and arms. The Emperor has given the word not to sacrifice another drop of blood to capture the Liege forts. "The enemy believed themselves se cure in the forts, but the fire of our weakest big guns forced the forts to surrender or quickly demolished them, burying the garrisons in the ruins. The Liege fortifications will no long er serve our enemies but will be a support to the German army." "GOOD LUCK" AND "GOOD BYE" French Rejoice at Scotchamen Again Fighting for France. London August 19. To the Daily Telegraph comes a story from Boulogne of the experiences of the British sol diers there. "The people of this city" said the dispatch, "have given over their ordin ary requisitions to show their hospita lity to the men of the British army who ore on their way to the front. ": V ! n i Ps-kVij-.Vi'tTTiAiitA -wo c o-rDf on ovorv. . ...i... .uv ......-..i.... - towns people have learned to use the English words "Good luck" and "Good i bye. 'As the men swing down the hill to ward the train, the crowd presses for ward to shake the hands of each sol dier and each delight at the Scotchman once more fighting for France." "As the soldiers approach the station to the sound of bag pipes, the crowd becomes more insistent, fore enthusias tic. The soldiers march gaily and are not abashed even when some old wo- j man or young maid rushes out to be- ! stow a kiss. This frequently happens. and amuses the crowd hughely. i ou can't help liking these big strapping men." one remarked. "They call us the 'die-hards' and we shall live up to our name when we meet the Germans." As they leave the crowd sings the j Marsellaise to which the soldiers reply with "God Save The King." MUTINY IN AUSTRIA. Mobilization Very Unpopular With Cer tain Classes There, is Report. London, Aug. 19. It is officially stated in Paris that the mobilization of the Austrian army was accompa nied by much disorder and even muti ny in many places, owing to the un popularity of the. war among many classes of people. This Information is conveyed in a Paris dispatch to the Daily Telegraph which continues: "In many parts of Austria enthusi sam for the war is completely lack ing and the people complain bitterly against spending blood and money in a useless cause." GERMAN TANKER AT NORFOLK. Dodged British and French Cruisers for Twelve Days During Trip. Norfolk. Va., Aug. 18. The German tank steamer Dolphin, Capt. Kriete, has arrived in Hampton Roads, after dodging British and French warships for 12 days. The Dolphine left Ham burg July 29th, four days before war was declared. For eight nights the Dolphin burned no lights and Capt. Krietz says he was on the bridge for four days and nights without sleep. He ran his ship at full speed, and succeeded in eluding warships of England and France. He says his wireless operator heard sev eral Lrltish warships exchanging wire less messages and from the distinct manner in which the message came in, the ships were not far off. JOFFRE MAKES REPORT. Declares That French Arms Have Been Successful in Alsace. London, August 19. In a dispatch from Paris the Daily Telegraph's corre spondent sends a communication of General Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French forces, to the French min ister of war, declaring, recent actions in Alsace. "Summing up," the communication says, "we thus have obtained in the course of a few days several impor tant successes which reflect the great est honor on our troops, whose eager ness is incomparable. "In all the actions of the last few days the Germans have suffered losses. Our artillery has the effect of demoral izing and crushing the enemy." TWO MORE ARE DEAD. Tragedy In "Love's Bungalow" Results In Death of Seven People. Spring Green, Wis., Aug. 18. Two more deaths today brought the fatal ities of Saturday's tragedy in Frank Lloyd Wright's "Love Bungalow" up to seven. Only two of the nine occu pants of the cottage when it was set on fire by Julian Caj-leton. the negro chef, are alive. Thomas Brunker and David Lind bloom, Wright's gardener, died today. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 191?. OF First Day of State Convention Passed Quietly ROOT MAKES A SPEECH Important Changes In the Fundamen tal Law of the State Are Contem plated In Tentative Plat form Prepared. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 18. Important changes in the fundamental laws of the State of New York are contemplated In a tentative platform prepared for the Republican State convention now in session here. Upon this platform the party's can didates for election to the State con stitutional convention will make their campaign. One of the principal contests is re garding the extent to which the pow ers of the governor should be In creased. It is recommended that the proced ure for removal of judges by impeach ment or concurrent resolutions of both houses of the legislature be simpli fied. The recall of judges or of Judi cial decisions is condemned. A thor ough reform of judicial procedure is recommended to lessen delays and ex penses. The woman suffrage plank reaffirms and urges the legislature to pass, for the second time, the suffrage amend ment to the constitution that it may be summitted to vote. The first session today passed in a decorous manner. Temprorary organi zation was effected, Senator Elihu Root, who was elected temporary chairman, made his speech, and com mittees were appointed. Senator Root's Address. Addressing the New York Republi can State Convention which met here today under the novel condition of being without power to nominate can didates for office, since the new pri mary law calls for their selection by the voters of the party at the primary election on September 28, United States Senator Elihu Root, the temporary chairman of the convention, pointed out the most essential factors which might lead to Republican success this fall. It is, as he noted, the first time in eighteen years that the Republican party of the State comes to the elec tion of its State government and its l national representatives as the party of opposition both in the State and Nation. The party was about to ap peal, lie said, to tne voters of the State 1 not nnlv for a Inrlfrment imnn the cnn ! ct of the government by the Demo ! era tic party at Albany, but also in Washington. He charged that since the Demo cratic party took possession of the na tional government a year and a half ago, with a programme "by which they proposed to set free every Ameri can from the incubus of too erreat suc cess by others, . to reduce the cost of living, ana to give new lire and pros perity to American production and commerce," it had failed. He took up particularly the experi ments with the tariff, which he assert- I ed had been carried out in a spirit of j hostility to American industry, and : suggested that "perhaps the time has I now come when the American people (are ready again to try the protective i system upon its merits and to call for legislation inspired by a spirit of friendliness toward American "indus try." He believed no one could claim any reduction in the general cost of living as a result of the tariff for reve nue only. He likewise attacked the Democratic programme in relation to the financial system and the control of trusts and corporations. He remarked that eight months had passed since the banking and currency act became law and that the delay in putting this into opera tion, together with the proposed leg islation against trusts and corporations had had an ill effect on the country. "The spirit of the dominant party," he said in dealing with these business problems, impressed the enterprise of the country "with a sense that the government is hostile." "Enterprise halts," he continued, "be cause it distrusts and fears the Demo cratic party. In the meantime, while private enterprise is repressed, gov ernment control grows. It has been discovered that by graduating the in come tax and fixing a high exemption, practically the entire tax may be drawn from the great Industrial communi ties of New England, the Middle States and the Central West, while the dis position of the money raised by taxa tion may be determined by representa tives of other parts of the country which have paid none of the tax; so that one set of Americans Is to pay the money and another set of Ameri cans is to spend it." He pointed to the $35,000,000 voted to build railroads in Alaska, and the $25,000,000 voted by the House for good roads, as "the pre lude of schemes running up into the billions" for spending the money taken from rich States by taxation. Progressive Movement Nil. His estimate of the Progressive movement he reflected as follows: "In this controversy with the Democratic party the Republican party stands alone. The threat of a third party, which alarmed so many Republicans two years ago and still vexed us one year ago, has practically disappeared. It is now plain that it never had any real substance apart from the power ful personality of Mr. Roosevelt." At the coming State primaries the Republican voters are to select candi dates for twenty-four offices to be fill ed by the voters of the entire State: United States senator, judge of the court of appeals, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, comptrol ler, attorney general, state treasurer, state engineer and surveyor and fifteen delegates-at-large to the constitutional convention. - Under the conditions of the new pri maries, Senator Root saw many pitfalls. He saw defects in the primary law, but urged upon the Republicans that it was their obvious duty to accept it for the present in good faith. The duties of the convention, he said, were to adopt a platform upon which the Re publican candidates chosen at the pri maries might stand; to approve the proposal of the national committee of the party to make representation in the national conventions conform more closely to the Republican vote in the several States; anS to represent the Republican voters of- the State in coa- REPUBLICANS NEW OR GATHER ALL IN READINESS TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS N. C. Currency Association on Business Footing. President Brovm Returns From Wash ington With O. K. of Treasury Department The Procedure Outlined Raleigh News. (Special Star Correspondence) Raleigh, N. C, August 78. The North Carolina National Currency Association is now ready to receive applications and securities for the issuance of ad ditional currency to the maximum of 125 per cent of the capital and unim paired surplus, these applications and securities to be passed on by the board elected by the association here last week and then forwarded to Washing ton for the approval of the Treasury Department. President Joseph G. Brown is just back from Washington where he pres ented the credentials of the North Carolina Association and procured the official "O. K." of the Treasury De partment, putting the association on its full fledged business fotting. The procedure now will be for member banks in this State to send their ap plications and asscuriation here. Then dent of the association here. Then the examining board will pass on them and, when approved, forward them to Washington. Thus far thirty of the seventy-two national banks in the State have join ed the North Carolina Currency As socition. Tahe by-laws also provide that State banks and trust companies that- become members of the National Federal Reserve chain of banks may come into the association. TWO MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF WORK DONE. Kansas City, Mo., August 18. Resi dents of 90 Missouri counties spent to day improving the highways and when they were through it was estimated that Missouri roads had been improv ed to the extent of $1,000,000 by the 150,000 volunteers. suiting about the policy to be follow ed by the party in selecting candi dates so that the voters might act ef fectively at the primary election "with a common purpose to secure party suc cess at the regular election." He foresaw an unfortunate result if in each place the Republicans were to vote at the primary, "as they naturally might, for residents of their own vicin ity, or if the voters of one large place were to vote in that way, while the Republicans of all the rest of the State divided among a great number of can didates. "Our opponents will have no such trouble," he continued. "More than one half of the normal Democratic vote of the State is cast in the city of New York, and the great mass of those voters, following the directions of their local party organization will dis tribute the nominations as that organi zation directs. The voters in the Re publican primary, scattered through sixty-two counties, unbossed, will fol- i low nobody's direction, but will act each according to his own judgment. and it will be necessary' that they themselves shall consider what will be the effect of their action in regard to the distribution of candidates." For the chief offices, for which men widely known would be candidates, he saw less trouble over this geographi cal cohesion, but he believed it would I be Impossible for the voters to make up a, iic-L ui iuiccj: ueieg i ic - L-im B to the. constitutional convention prop- erij oisinDuiea mrnugnoui tne oiaie witnout some previous understanding. He looked upon it as a duty of the con- vention to remedy this situation in part by drawing up recommendations, leav ing the voters to accept as much or as little as they chose. IS"II"I'3a'SScIIIIIIII'I TWENTIETH CASE OF PLAGUE ! AT SEW ORLEANS. 4 New Orleans, August 18. The twentieth case of bubonic plague was reported here today. Louise Welsh, a negress, 24 years of age, was removed to the isolation hos pital after her illness had posi tively been diagnosed as plague. She was taken from a residence where her mother also contract- ed the disease. Her mother died. Delicious Concord Grapes your grocer. Advertisement. Phone it won't make an athletebut it will help keep an athlete in prime condition. Satisfies that consuming athletic thirst. Your beverage, too. Demand the Nicknames COCA - Whenever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola. XX. THE PRESIDENT APPEALS TO AMERICAN PEOPLE (Continued from Page One.) r papers. I think it Is a very good ex pression and a right one." The Japanese ambassador and Charge Barclay, of the British embassy, de clined to comment. MUST RE3IAIN NEUTRAL. American Government Determined to Stay Out of European Trouble. Washington, Aug. 18. The deter mination of the United States govern ment to keep this country from be coming involved in the European war and its controversies was manifested in several ways today. President Wilson addressed an ap peal to the American people calling on them studiously to refrain from an ex pression or act that might reveal the slightest partisanship. Leaders in Congress of all parties voiced similar views. For nearly three hours the Presi dent and his cabinet wrestled with the vexed cable-wireless censorship situa tion. The matter still is under con sideration. Official information from Berlin said the Japanese ultimatum had been de livered to the German government and that diplomatic dispatches indi cated that war between Japan and Germany was not unlikely. The Jap anese minister at Berlin apparently foreseeing such an eventuality, asked Ambassador Girard to be prepared to take over the Japanese interests in Germany. The President received from Emperor William a long message transmitted through Ambassador Gi rard the contents of which were guarded closely but which it was learned expressed the grateful appre ciation of Germany for the tender of good offices made by the United States. The German Emperor took occasion to point out causes of the present war and argued, it is understood that while he was trying to mediate between Austria and Servia, Russian mobiliza tion began. White House officials de nied the message contained any pro test concerning the attitude of the American press toward Germany. Offi cials said there was nothing to indi cate whether the Emperor would at any future time accept the tender of good offices. Washington Deeply Interested. The Japanese ultimatum demanding that Germany evacuate Kiao Chow and withdraw her fleet from the Orient, was uppermost in the attention of offi cial Washington. Discussion was general as to how the interests of the United States ul timately might be affected and it was obvious that a feeling of relief fol lowed assurances given at London that should Japan take action against Ger many such activity would be confined to the Cihna seas and German terri tory in Eastern Asia. Baron Chinda, the Japanese ambas sador, conferred with Secretary Bry an, but declined to talk about it. Col ville Barclay, charge d'affaires of the British embassy called immediately af terward and left with the Secretary a copy of a note from the British gov ernment announcing that any action taken by Japanese would be confined to German territory in Eastern Asia. The note was similar to that an nounced by the British information bureau last night. " The British 'charge sought informa tion about the possible cable censor ship and was informed that the sub ject still was under consideration. Pre dictions in some official quarters were that wireless censorship would be maintained while the cables probably will be left in their preset status. Mr. Barclay said after his visit with Mr. Bryan that every assurance had been given for the preservation of the integrity of China and the sofeguard- mg of American interests in the Far ii.Asi.. xne reriiia.ii cnarge a ariairs, on Haimhausen, who also saw Mr. Bryan, said it was greatly to be re gretted that Japan had raised an is sue in the Far East as Germany had been willing to neutralize that entire section." He expressed the view that , i nis wouio nave Deen the most hu- i mane course. But whatever the out- j come might be as to Kiao Chow he , felt it would be a detached incident 'which could have no effect on the gen- eidi isue m r-urope. There is no information thus far as to what Germany's course will be on the Japanese ultimatum. But the prevailing view in official and diplomatic quarters is that Ger- li .Mir .1 1 1 1 . i nxanj -an nu l ci ii u win nui ucceae 10 the demand In that event, it is be- I lieved the garrison will make a deter- I & mined resistance, with the prospects I Washington, Aucust 1 T -' of slaughter against the overwhelm- I ! dent Wilson tonight stctvd ing odds. J amendment to the Innr'.i i It is understood Germany would pre-- f act under which for'-u-.vt-l" fer to have Kiao Chow pass back di- ? ships may be admitted to v rectly to China rather than through ! 4 can registry for tho -Japanese as an intermediary for Chi- trade. The measure bee., -; na. This possibly may serve as the fective immediately and , -basis for an offer of compromise. But j U pected to aid materially tr. r there is little or no prospect that Jap- : JL ing the problem of l m.r an wouPd consider such a proposal even if it were made. Mr. F. H. McCullough, secretary and treasurer of ShenarrTs Chemical Company, returned last night from a business trip to Raleigh. 40 years old and still able to sting the ball. Manager of the Chicago White Sox. In his prime he was one of the most famous pitchers. Managed one of the teams which has just completed a trip around the world. is the idol of the Chicago fans and is con sidered a Chicago "hoy" although born in Fitchburg, Mass. The first ball used in the game recently played before- King George V. was tossed by the King to James Callahan. He believes in eenuine by full name encourage substitution. COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA. CONFERENCE IS J IE HELD IffilY To Consider Plans to M ove Cotton Crop. TREASURY DEPARTMENT gageu in -n iines interested n the Cotton Condition m Be Invited. m . m mm v . . Washington, August IS. t0 v t.w. r,. CO,t0:i producers and manufactuj f i ? , . DanKing interests oi tne cor.-r? ja the present emergency, ecrt try Adoo today called a confer? nee to held at the Treasury Department M0n day. Members of the Fe.n i u p.,,?erv Board, Secretaries McAdoo .nr & ton, Postmaster General Bnr!psc.n an(j delegates representative of all V.r.-inob, of the cotton industry will ;,i i;c rar. Cotton producers today to),l y:ecr?i tary McAdoo they estimated tint 0 of this year's crops there vuuM ba 3,000,000 bales of cotton for wh! they now could see no market. "I have called a confei enc," 5aj Secretary McAdoo today, "to enr-sj,. the cotton situation, to he held -,r t'. Treasury jLepanment AUttut Jl. at A. M., to which representative n-:---n ;,, the different sections of th.- rount-v interested in the production, tirunrir. and the manufacturing of cot ton v."v be invited. The names of rhos-e will be asked to attend are now unijl advisement and a list will he f irni?i ed in a few days. Reserve Board Will Attend. "The secretary of agriculture nr,j the postmaster general will inin th secretary of the treasury in the con ference. The Federal Reserve Roar.j will be invited to attend as a l,,,,;,. The purpose of the conferem - will h to consider the general problem a. view to sec.nriner the lartrect nnei-n. aegree oi co-operaxion iiet" . r. producers and the cotton and the banking interns r,; the country. A delegation of representative ,v cotton interests from the fnnth. p" ticularly from Louisiana, Allnn .i, Ar kansas and Tennessee called oi .cf. retarj' McAdoo today. They jok! th;; from the cotton to be haivefte.i th:; fall there would be about 3"""' "'io fn which they could not see an vr..irkj: at this time. They sought a pr.-Ktir.: discussion of the best w n y i i t'.'hici to take care of this cottcn. Secretary McAdoo told the Af-hz. tion that they had the sympath mo in terest of the administration .md thr the forthcoming conference wis v.ein; called for the purpose of con skier-Ins the subject. AMERICANS VOLIWTKEW. Airman ana civil jt,ngineer jane ser vice in French Army. Paris, Aug. IS. R. Neale Piviith. o'. Baltimore, an airman who wi.i v; Hubert Latham in his American thsfc! has volunteered for service with th I French military aviation cory- H: otter has been accepted and ne wi. leave for "the front next week. Adolphe Helweg, an Amerir.m civ. engineer of New York, whet if i France, finishing the Rouen r.iilma! terminus has volunteered and ben v. 1 cepted as a French military nrin- i He will be commissioned as an 0:1:0: i London August 18. An official des' i patch to the French eirbaspv s..v? ! -tvi r;nmn Vmve a lv, nrim-. .i rebourc: where thev were ;urr.; established with heavv artillery" ! , j 4;.-J!.3'vv'fV ; v 1 " . SHIPPING AMF,DMET IS MADE A LAW. , "r .1 . I f- V ( Y- j 4. American exrorts v-hil'- tV 7 ; 4 European nations are at ir -j- j The President also rizv'i ," ? j bill to regulate dealings it. cot- Li. tnn futiiros i 4. 111 It - -i-St .'III ill kltfUi HI, f A?.fJOTBA . . .- HP V
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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