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LOST! AN OPPORTUNITY!
The day a newspaper reader falls to
glance through the advertising of a
newspaper Is probably a day of lost
opportunity. The Want Ada especially
are a mine of opportunities.
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VOL. XCVII !NO. 28.
DANIELS OUTLINES
PLAN TO EFFECT A
BIG HEY SAl
Recommends .That Goveff
m ATI t EnuiD Itself to Buil ix
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More Naval Craft. f
SPEAKS AT, STATE FAIR
Should Make Armor Plate and
Greatly Extend Manufact
ure of Munitions.
Kaleigh. N. C, Oct. 20. What the
navy expects to do toward preventing
private manufacturers from reaping
excessive profits on the expenditure of
hundreds of millions involved in the
administration's national defense pro
gramme was outlined here today by
Secretary Daniels in a speech at the
North Carolina State Fair. Mr. Dan
iels said his annual report to Congress
would recommend legislation' to enable
the government to equip itself to
build more naval craft, make its own
armor plate and greatly extend its
manufacture of munitions. .
"The government has invested many
millions of dollars in navy yards," said
the Secretary, "and unless this invest
ment is utilized for new construction
much of it is wasted. If the govern
ment is prepared to construct naval
craft, private ship building companies
desiring contracts must compete with
government yards. This tends to se
cure' competitive prices and prevent
combinations between private corpo
rations to charge higher prices than
conditions justify. .
"Xot only must the yards be able
to build ships, but naval establish
ments should be equipped to manufac
ture a portion of all munitions of war."
Big Saving on Powder. ' .
In this connection Mr. Daniels point
id out that the government paid 80
:ents a pound to a private . manufac
turer a tew years ago :-lor making
powder, but the navy now was mak
ine it at a cost ofabjJitJ3!j.'C9ZltS "a
pound. Torpedoes and mines, he said,
also were being manuafctured by the
:avy at a great saving of money.
"Do not understand me to advocate
my monopoly by the government in
the manufacture of munitions," Mr.
Daniels added. "there are many
things we can buy from private man
ufacturers at a reasonable price.
"It has been asserted by a special
commission that the- navy, with a
modern plant, can manufacture armor
plate from $230 to $260, as against the
aon-competitive prices of $425 to $468
a ton charged in the last contract. Ex
perience in Europe teaches that the
navy should no longer rely upon pri
vate manufacturers for projectiles and,
if Congress approves, we will erect a
large factory which will turn out a
large product of 14-inch armor pierc
ing shells, as well as smaller projec
tiles." V.
Lack of Merchant Ships.
The Secretary practically directed
the attention of Southern . farmers to
the lack of ships in the American mer
chant marine to carry their ..produce
to those who need it and are willing
to pay for it.
'TVhat the navy needs and, in case
of trouble, would need sorely," he add
ed, are auxiliaries properly built and
equipped with trained Americans. A
merchant marine with foreign crews is
not an American need, either for com
merce or defense."
Explaining why a. five-year-building
Programme for the navy was decided
upon, Mr. Daniels said: -
"vise men. in aM out of the naw.
believe that fhe, nrntramme. Involvine
n expenditure of $500,000,000, will
give us a naw well orooortioned and
far better than so large a programme
ir it should be authorized in piece
meal, year-by-year. The programme is
based upon all that could be learned
by naval experts In Europe and our
naval statesmen in America.'
Hope that an international under
standing eventually might be reached
by the naval powers was expressed by
the Secretarv. "I trust." he said, "that
ftis country will take the initiative
nfl that steps will be taken by a con
ference of all the powers to : discuss
rerluction of the heavy cost of "the army
navy." : - .
No Monopoly Intended.
i-xpiaming that his plan does not
-Onternrjla tt a nvrnment mnnnnnlv nf
the manufacture of implements . and
munitions of war. Secretarv Daniels
b not me doucv or me aeDart-
ent to extend manufacturing by the
Jelxy to all that it needs, but to con-
e -- uying the bulk of its sup
from private manufacturers
and
ahie
business men. It should be
however, to demand competi-
ti
iVfc V, I , r- 1 1 1 nA.tt.l .111
0r armament n-r ennlnmeni whifh at
3r!y time Vvo rnnl.nll.J l -hnA nrhn
irarir excessiv prices.: There 18
notner reason why the navy. depart-
Rrit hem 14 K aY.1. mm,,o. .r
munitions of war that policy -would
, nx ective agitation or organl
p ioji for bigf preparations for ' war
- "- icied by those wno . make profit
.'.tile-, rnanufaot-nra nf war annnlles.
t v. .. , ft
?n suspected In some coun
0rr" VJns and fighting craft hav
;o .Jnteri steadily increasing equipment
hPlJ,nt navies and large armies tor
. - personal enrichment, as others
'-t'-. pra?ticed 'philanthropy and 5, per
rar The incentive of personal ag--rzment
by preparations for war
L;nt not be Permitted to exist in the
"l!-&a btatea TVi atr.-n.
btates. The effective way to
..-vent so baneful an influencs-is for
rK5.ress to Sive the department au-
V1 y to manufacture implemnts of
continued Pn Page EIght-
M ELLEN BEGINS TO
TELL LONG STORY
Explains Conditions When Al
leged Conspiracy Begun.
COMPETITION WAS FAIR
TJses Map of New England Railroad
y System in Explaining Conditions '
Twenty-Seven Years Ago
Greeted by Defendants. '
New York, Oct. 20. Charles S. Mel
len, one time president of the New
Vork, New Haven & Hartford railroad.
testified as a government witness to
day against the '11 men with whom he
was formerly associated on the road's
hoard of directors, whose trial on the
charge of violating the Sherman anti
trust law began one week ago.
Standing before a government map
of the New England railroad system,
with a long pointer in his hand, Mr.
Mellen spent two hours explaining the
nature of the competitive railroad con
ditions at the time of 25 years ago,
when the New Haven's alleged con
spiracy to control the entire transpor
tation traffic of the six states began.
It was only the preliminary part of the
lengthy story which the government
expects him to tell the jury.
. Greeted by Defendants.
The former New Haven president was
greeted with every evidence of cordiality-by"
the defendants when he en
tered the court room, and there were
numerous handshakings exchanged
with him when the trial adjourned un
til tomorrow.
Mr. Mellen gave his occupation as a
farmer an agriculturalist." He told
the history of his railroad experience
from 1869 and then traced on the map
the routes of the dozen New England
railroads which in 1890 had an inde
pendent existence. He described their
steamboat line connections with New
x ork and other points and their rail
connections with other roads outside
of New England. The Old Colony 'with
its steamboat lines from Fall River
and New Bedford to New Tork was
getting the major share of the traffic,
the witness said, the New Haven's
chief strategical advantage being in
passenger traffic as none of the other
roads could ' maintain through passen
ger traffic as none of the other roads
could .maintain through passenger ser
vice to New York except'. over, the 2ew
Haven tracks. -.
Competition "Fairly Lively." '
All these roads ; maintained their
freight connections to points outside
of New England through traffic ar
rangements with outside lines, Mr. Mel
len explained, and contributed pro-rata
to the expenses of about a score of
freight soliciting organizations which
routed through traffic over the various
connecting lines. These various
through routes were in "fairly lively"
competition, Mr. Mellen said.
The New-Haven itself,, as was the
case of some of the other lines, the wit
ness explained, never solicited traffic
as their financial condition was not
such at the time that they could stand
the expense. The witness was in the
midst of .this phase of his testimony
when adjournment was taken.
When completed, the government ex
pects, to use it as a basis upon, which
to build Up the story of the gradual
acquisition of the lines by the New
Haven, with which Mr. Mellen became
.connected as vice president in 1892.
Official Identify Documents.
Mr. Mellen was preceded on the
stand by two present officielsgfigwfl
New Haven who identified about 2,000
documentary exhibits . subpoenaed by
the government from the New Haven
files. Their introduction was the oc
casion of an unsuccessful effort on the
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GERMAN AUTHORITIES
PUT NURSE TO DEATH
Despite Intervention of Ameri
can and Spanish Ministers.
No Commutation of Death Sentence of
British' Nurse French Nurse
'May Fare Better Pope and
Kins Intercede.
London, Oct. 20. The American and
Spanish ministers to Belgium inter
vened to have commuted the death
sentence passed by the German author
ities at Brussels on Miss Edith Cav-
ell, a British nurse, but their efforts
were fruitless, Lord Lansdowne told
the House of Lords today. In the case
of two. French women, however, also
sentenced to jieath. strong representa
tions made by Pope Benedict and King
Alfonso of Spain, had the effect of
postponing the executions until the
German emperor considered the re
port. :
Lord Lansdowne added that the' peo
ple of this country were being contin
ually shocked by such Incidents, the
last one always being more shocking
than the one preceding. A full re
port of the Miss Cavell case, he said,
had just been received from the Amer
ican minister to Belgium and it would
be published without , delay.
Lord -'. Lansdowne added that Miss
Cavell might have; by her conduct, ren
dered herself liable to severe punish
ment, but he had ho hesitation In saying-
she might, at any rate, have ex
pected - that , measure of mercy which
he believed In no civilized country
would ' be refused .to one who not only
(Continued On -age sighs.)
WILMINGTON, C,
MUNITIONS OF WAR
UNDER EMBARGO
On All Shipments to Mexican
Chiefs Except Carranza.
.
ORDER OF PRESIDENT
Proclamation Make it Clear United
States Does Not Intend Opposing;
Faction Shall Obtain Muni- .,
. tiona Here.
Washington, Oct. 20. President Wil
son issued simultaneously today a
proclamation establishing an embargo
on the shipments- of arms and ammu
nition to Mexico and an order excepting
from the prohibition the recognized de
facto government of which General
Carranza is chief executive. The proc
lamation makes it clear that the United
States Intends that no forces opposed
to the recognized government in Mex
ico, particularly those of General Villa,
shall obtain war munitions from this
country.
In enforcing the e.oarso. the treas
ury will have the co-opeiatlon of tb
Departments of State, War and Justice.
Order will be telegraphed to customs
office officials along the border and
on both coasts of the United States.
Consular officers, agents of the De
partment of Justice and United States
district attorneys on the border have
been advised and instructions to co-operate
probably will go to Major Gen
eral Funston as soon as the State De
partment informs Secretary Garrison
just what the army is expected to do.
With the announcement that the
Villa agency here .will be . closed ' it
became known today that the consul
ates established by the Villa faction
in New York and other cities probably
would be discontinued.
A cablegram to the Carranza agency
today- described scenes of rejoicing- in
Mexico City over the news of Car-
rmza's recognition.
Another dispatch to the agency told
of a "report received' in Mexico City
that Lagoz Chazaro, one time conven
tional provisional president, had died
from wounds received in a recent en.
counter between constitutionalist
troops and a band of Zapatista irreg
ulars who .were ndeav,Qjfln8f to protect
CBazarkrrom capture. "
WILSON AND AMERICA LAUDED.
Mexico City Morning Papers Printed in
American Colors.
Mexico City, Oct. 20. Recognition by
the United States of the de facto Car
ranza government resulted in all the
morning newspapers of Mexico City
being printed in American colors and
containing extremely laudatory arti
cles on President Wilson and the
American nation. On all sides and in
all circles cheers and praise for the
American executive and for the people
were heard.
Enthusiasm over the recognition of
the Carranza government is growing
and the feeling of pessimism long
prevalent is everywhere being supple
mented by one of hope for the future.
TRANSPORT TO HAITI.
The Prairie Left Philadelphia Heavily
Laden With Supplies.
Philadelphia, Oct. 20. The United
States transport Prairie left the Phila
delphia navy yard today heavily laden
with supplies. She will stop at Nor
folk for several days and then proceed
to Haiti, it was said, with money and
supplies for the American forces sta
tioned in that country.
T
RESULT OFEXPLOSION
Factory and Buildings Wreck
ed; 52 Believed Killed.
Hundred or More Injured When Gre
nades Explode at Factory in
France Forty-One Bodies
Already Recovered. ,
Paris, Oct. 20. Fifty-two persons
are reported to have been killed in an
explosion today in a factory in the
Rue de Tolbias, while 100 or more
I were injured. Many or tne victims
were women workers in the factory
which was wrecked as were buildings
in the vicinity. President Poincare
and Minister of the Interior Malvt,
who were imhVediately informed of the
disaster, visited the scene and gave
directions to the rescuing forces.
An auto-truck was being loaded
when workmen accidentally dropped
one grenade causing an explosion
which was followed by two others in
quick succession.
' The explosion destroyed not only the
main factory and other buildings con
nected to it, but everything within a
radius of 100 yards and damaged build
ings 500 yards distant. The explosion
was followed by fire, but the flames
were soon extinguished.
Of the 41 bodies already recovered
31 are those of women. Forty injured
persons were treated at the emergency
hospital which was quickly installed
at-the scene. Twenty others were re
moved to another hospital.-It was said
that the injured would, exceed 100 in
number. Reports, that; the explosion
was the work of spies were denied,
MAN
WOMEN
VGTIMS
THUK8DAT MOBNING,
AND BALKAN FRDE
VIE FOR INTEREST
Situation South of Riga Con
sidered by Russians as Be
ing More Serious.
DRIVE AUSTRIANS BACK
Austro-Germans and Bulgar-
ians Slowly Advancing into
Serbian Territory.
London, Oct. 20. Battles south of
Riga, where the Germans ..have made
some progress in the new thrust at
the Baltic province port, - and in Vol
hynia and Galicia, where ; the. Russians
have gained victories, i are now com
peting In interest with the Balkan op
erations.
The Germans have . concentrated
large forces, with a ; great amount of
artillery, south of Riga, and a stub
born battle has been in progress for
several days. Field Marshal von Hin-
denburg, who is in command in this
region, reported two days ago that his
forces had reached the river Dvina,
but, as on previous occasions, this wa
terway appears to have held him up
for the time being.
The situation, however, is consider
ed by the Russians to be' more serious
than, for a long time,' and there again
is talk of the evacuation of Riga by
the military who have been in sole oc
cupation of the city since the civilian
population left a month .ago.
At the other end of the eastern front
the position is just the reverse. Gen
eral Ivanoff, who has proved himself
to be the most aggressive of the Rus
sian commanders, has been striking
hard at the Austro-German forces on
the middle Styr and all . along the
fringe of Galicia that is still in Russian
hands. ,-
Austrian Driven Back.
At several places Ivanoff has driven
his ppponepts back, and there is a- re
port tonight 'that , the Austrtans,, have
evacuated Czernowitz a reportiwhich
finds some confirmation in an Odessa
dispatch declaring the Russians aban
doned their contemplated evacuation or
the northern districts of Bessarabia.
The progress of events in Serbia is
surrounded, by considerable mystery.
The Austro-Germans and Bulgarians
are advancing along the various
fronts, but slowly. The Austro-Germans
apparently have spread their ar
mies over a wider front, as Berlin to
night reports they are advancing on
Shabats, a long distance west of Bel
grade; while for the Bulgarians ft is
claimed that they have captured Sul
tan Tepe, southwest of Egrl Palanka,
and that in advancing ' toward Kuma
novo they took 2,000 prisoners. Both
of these places are east of Uskub.
There is still some doubt as to
whether they have cut the railway
near Vranya.- The Serbian government
denies a report that they have, but
other accounts say the Bulgarians
reached the city, and were driven back.
The general opinion is that the Ger
mans in the first place aim at the Serb
(Continued Oh Page Eight)
War News at a Glance
The Serbians continue their stub
born resistance to the Austro-German
advance in the north, and to the Bul
garians 'along the eastern frontier.
Their lines have been broken at place
and some of their towns have been
captured but from all reports the
pros-reu of the invaders has not been
great.
. . French and British force are being
landed in large numbers at Salonlki.
Some of these have been engaged with
the Bulgarians, but the greatest ef
fort of France and England apparently
is to concentrate sufficient troops at
strategic points and along- the line of
defense to make their service count.
The British government, according
to the London Daily Teltaph, has
proffered to Greece the Island of Cy
prus If Gree will enter the war with
the Allies. Greece may be given the
alternative of plainly defining her at
titude in the world conflict.
Diplomacy has been at work at Bu
charest, and a Rumanian commission
is reported to be on its way to .Paris,
first having made a brief visit to
Odessa.
In explaining in the House of Com
mons his reasons for. resigning from
the cabinet. Sir Edvfard Carson de
clared that he held views with respect
to the military situation in the east
strongly at variance with ether mem
bers of the cabinet, and that he felt
his presence In the cabinet would be of
no further service. He declared lie
had acted In the best interest of his
country. '.
Premier AMnith's 'continued illness
has relieved for the moment the ten
sion in England caused by the threat
ened cabinet crisis and 'temporarily
quieted the .cxtntr&rtrnT which had
arisen over the ministry.
In the eastern and western war
zones the war drags on. In the west
the Germans'; have been bombarding
heavily the district to the east, of
Rheims, while the French batteries
have exploded munitions depots in the
German lines on the Alsne. -
Except in northwest Russia, the
Russians are vigorously on the - of-
tensive and are tAlng- towns and po
sitions from ' the Austrian and Ger
mans . and inflicting heavy, casualties,
Petrograd reports.
General von Linstngen's army along
the Styr ; river, Is on the defensive
against - the. Jiiussia ns . . - .
OCTOBER 21, 1915
RETURN OF MISSING
MEN MAY8E ASKED
Germany May be Sent Note
Regarding Escaped Tars.
REPORT BEING STUDIED
State Department Officials Considering
Form of Note-Men Not Yet Lo
catedRaiders at Norfolk
'' Are Closely Guarded.
.1
Washington, October 20. State De
partment officials are considering t.he
form of a communication which may go
to the German government in regard to
the escape of two commissioned offi
cers and six warrant officers from the
interned German commerce raiders at
the Norfolk navy yard.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the
Navy Department, sent to Secretary
Lansing tonight a formal report on the
escape of the men, his letter following
a conference with the Secretary of
State.
If it is determined from the report'
that the general parole covering all
officers and men of their crews, given
by the commanders- of the Kronprinz
Wilhelm and the Prinz Eitel Frieder-'
ich, when the ships were interned, can
be construed as a personal obligation
upon the two commissioned officers,
missing "from the Eitel, the German
government probably will be asked to
return Lieut. Koch and Dr. Kroneck
to the custody of the United States, in
the event they reach German soil.
In the meantime, strict guard is be.
ing maintained upon the two raiders,
and their ship's companies are being
held closely to their vessels.
Should it prove necessary, care of
the ships will be Wken over by the.
navy and their crews transferred to
detention camps ashore. -I
No Trace of Men.
No trace of any of the missing Ger
mans had been reported tonight. Navy
and Treasury Department ships have
been instructed to maintain a close
watch. Should the yacht Eclipse, upon
which the six warrant officers from the
Kronprinz Wilhelm put to sea, be over
hauled, the men would be returned -to
the "Norfoilc"" navy yard, even - though
they were found beyond the three-mile
limit.
A precedent for asking for the re
turn of the escaped men is found in
the case of two Russian- officers who
left an interned Russian cruiser at San
Francisco during the Russian-Japanese
war and made their way to Vladivos
tok. The Russian government prompt
ly arrested the men, and sent them back
to San Francisco, where they remained
until the end of the war. Should the
fugitives reach some other neutral
country, it is possible they would be
returned to the United States as a mat
ter of comity rather than through any
international obligation that exists in
such cases.
Doctors Released.
It became known tonight that the
Navy Department recently held that
Doctors Casimir Caspar and Gerhard
Bartram, civilian physicians on the
Kronprinz Wilhelm were not subject to
internment, and permitted them to sail
for Germany by way of Copenhagen
to engage in Red Cross work. The doc
tors, who left New York October 14, on
the steamer Helligoaf, carried a letter
from Secretary Lansing to Count von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador, an
nouncing their release from intern
ment, and a German Red Cross docu
ment, countersigned by Miss Mabel
(Continued on Page Eight).
SAYS GERMANY AIMS
LI
British Fleet Always Surest
Protection Against It.
Statement of Balfour Winston Chur
chill Says "Grand Fleet" Domi
nates and Will Finally De
cide Fate of Belligerents.
London, Oct. 20. "Germany aims at
world domination and against world
domination the British fleet from the
time of Queen Elizabeth ito the present
day has always been found the surest
and most effectual protection," is the
contribution of A. J. Balfour, first lord
of the admiralty, to the navy league's
symposium in connection with tomor
row's observance of Trafalgar day.
Winstdn Spencer Churchill, ex-first
lord of the admiralty, and at present
chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster,
writes in part:
"For six months no hostile flag has
flown outside the Baltic We are
stronger than ever and incomparably
better adapted for war conditions. The
great strategic conclusions upon
which bur naval disposition is based
have been vindicated. From its shroud
ed throne amid northern storms, the
grand fleet dominates and will finally
decide the fate of the warring nationa
and by that formidable combination,
strength and patience, will secure the
victory of our Just .cause.
"On land good days have not yet
come. The valiant Russian front
wears thin, the French and British
offensive In the West has pierced, but
, (Continued on Page Eight
AT WOR
J COM NATION
GENERAL J. I. METTS
HEADS STATE U. G. V.
Will Hold The Net Annual
Reunion in Wilmington.
HISTORY TO BE WRITTEN
Dr. D. H. Hill May be Asked to Resign
A. & M. College Presidency to
Write True ' Story of North
Carolina's Part in War.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 20. The North
Carolina Division of United Confeder
ate Veterans tonight elected General
J. I. Metts, of Wilmington, as major
general commanding the Division, in
the stead of .Gen. J. S. Carr, of Dur
ham, resigned on account of having
been elected to . the command of a Di
vision of Northern Virginia. Other
officers elected were: Division Com
manders, P. C. Carlton, Statesville; W.
L. London, Pittsboro, and R. H. Ricks,
Rocky Mount; Major H. A. London,
Pittsboro, secretary.
The Division adopted a resolution
providing a special committee to raise
by private subscription $25,000 to meet
the expense of preparing a true history
of North Carolina's part in . the Civil
War, and appointed on this committee
Major General Metts, General J. S.
Carr, R. Hi Hicks, A. H. Boyden and W,
MAJOR GEN. J. I. METTS
L. London. Col. J. Bryan Grimes made
a stirring speech in advocacy .of the
resolution and in explanation of the
plans for-the preparation of the his
tory, which is intended to be ; written
by the very best historian that the
State affords.!
Money Seems Assured.
While there was no definite an
nouncement of such purpose in the dis
cussion, it is understood that numbers
of the leaders 'in the movement hope
to induce Dr. D. H. Hill to resign the
presidency of the A. & M. College and
devote the next several years to the
writing of this " history. Already sev
eral prominent citizens have pledged
subscriptions as large as $5,000 each
and it is expected that the fund neces
sary will be very soon in hand.
The Association received an invita
tion through Major General Metts to
hold the next annual encampment in
the early summer of 1515 in Wilming
ton. The- invitation was backed by
the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations and was en
thusiastically accepted.
MAKES GREECE OFFER
TO SIDE WITH ALLIES
Great Britain Formally Of fers
Island of Cyprus
Transfer Would Take Effect as Soon
as Greece Entered War -An-nouncement
is Made by Lon
don Daily Telegraph.
London, Oct. 21. Great Britain has
made a formal offer of the Island of
Cyprus to Greece as soon as Greece
undertakes to intervene in the war on)
the side of the Allies. The Daily Tel
egraph makes this announcement this
morning.
"Thus far," says the Daily Tele
graph, "Greece has not replied to the
offer of Cyprus. Our Athens corre
spondent informs us that it is believed
the offer will create an excellent im
pression in Greece, since it is an actual
present concession and not a mere
promise which GermaAy might sug
gest and would never be carried -out."
The Daily Telegraph in an editdril
claims that its report is uased on good
authority. The newspaper points out
that the offer differs from the German
offers to Greece, inasmuch as it is not
contingent upon the final triumph of
the Triple Entente, but would take
effect as soon as Greece performed her
part in the-suggested agreement.
"The sooner we all recognize that
purely chivalrous motives are not
prominent in-the Balkan politics of to
day the better," the Daily Telegraph
adds. "The cession of Cyprus to the
state to which most of its inhabitants
(Continued on Page Eight.)
T7HOLE NUMBER 39,358
COUNTRY BACKING
THE PRESIDENT IN
HIS DEFENSE PLAN
Employers Approve Creating
a Great Continental Army
as Contemplated.
LET EMPLOYEES JOIN
President and Advisers Con
sidering Methods of Rais
ing Necessary Money.
Washington, Oct. 20 Endorsement
of the administration's plan to creata
a great continental army for defense
are beginning to reach Washington
from large employing firms and corpor
ations. It was learned tonight that ap-:
proving- letters had been received from
several such concerns, and that at least,
one had expressed willingness to grant
its men leave on full pay for servico
in the proposed organization.
Enlistments in the continental army
as contemplated In Secretary Garrison's
programme would be for six years, but
the men actually would be required to
serve but two months a year for the.
first three years during which time
they would undergo intensive military
training in field camps. Officials real
ize that the success of the scheme de
pends to a considerable extent upon
co-operation with the government by
the employers of the country's young
men.
Good Business Proposition.
One of the companies heard from,
wrote that it gladly would grant leave
with pay to any of its men desiring
to enlist, not only for reasons of pa
triotism, Out because it was regarded
as a good business proposition to per
mit the men to take advantage of an
opportunity to spend two months in
vigorous camp life with military train
ing. .Further details of the army pro
gramme, which provides for the build
ing up of a regular and continental
army with reserves of more than 1,
000;000 men in six years, became known
tonight. To obtain officers for tshe in
crease in the regular establishment
the addition of 144 cadets to the pres
ent corps at the West Point military
academy will be recommended, bring
ing the corps up to the full capacity of
the academy, 770 men. By this means,
and by the promotion of qualified men
from the'ranks, and appointment to the
regular service of graduates, from mil
itary schools whose courses are ap
proved by army officials, at least 1,000
officers soon can be added.
No increase in the size of the West
Point academy itself will be recom
mended for the present, although It is
understood that a considerable en
largement or possibly the establish
ment of another military school is un
der consideration for recommendation
at a later date. Details as to the num
ber of new general and staff officers
which Congress will be asked to au
thorize have not been made public
Addition to Navy Forces.
Secretary Daniels' plans for,
strengthening the navy will call for'
the addition of '41,500 men and 1,30a
officers within the next five yearsw
Thirty thousand men and 1,000 officers
would be required to man the. 186 new.
ships provided for in the programme
and 11,500 men- and 300 officers will
be asked for this year, to make up
present deficiencies. Altogether it ifl
proposed to give the navy about 100,000
officers and men or nearly double the
present establishment of 51,500 men
and 3,500 officers.
With the national defense programs
about ready for submission to Con
gress, President Wilson and his ad-,
visers have begun consideration of
methods of .: . raising the necessary
money. It was indicated L today that
the bond issue was looked upon as the
best way to meet the emergency.
Administration officials say they
have been satisfied by telegrams and
letters and personal reports brought
by senators and representatives, that
the country is behind the President
in his determination to strengthen tlw
army and the navy, and that the peo
ple are willing to pay the added ex
pense. E. O. Wood, Democratic na
tional committeeman from Michigan,
saw the .President today and after
wards said that the people in Michi
gan, and in the Middle West favored a
more adequate army and navy.
SIMPSON FOUND GUTLTT.
Charged Witn Using Mails to Defraud
Will Take Appeal.
Atlanta,'. Oct. 20. John J. Simpson,
a member of the defunct Simpson &
Harper Company, was found guilty In
the Federal court here today ef using
the mails to defraud. It was charged
that he mailed false financial state
ments to a mercantile agency, thus ob
taining a rating which enabled his
firm to borrow large sums from banks
in Georgia and elsewhere.
Federal Judge Newman announced
that he would sentence Simpson tomorrow-
. His attorneys gave notice
that an appeal would be taken and
Simpson was released on $2,000 bond.
HOPES TO DEFEND LONDON
Admiralty Doing All Possible to -Meet
the Zeppelin Menace. ,
London, Oct. 20. Speaking, for the
government in the house or lords today
the Duke Of Devonshire, civjl lord of
the admiralty, said tne admiralty,
which was responsible for the air de
fense of London, doing all possible
adequately - to meet the Zeppelin men
ace, and although the problem was not
an easy one, It hoped to be able to
make the defenses of London satisfac
tory In the future.
The duke said there was no evidence
that any Zeppelin dirigible balloon had
been brought down by gunfire either:'
on the latest or the previous raid.
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