; ' .; q-f ,. , , , ; ,, . , ., . THE WEATHER. V For North'. Carolina Local rains Wednesday, followed by fair, some what colder in interior; Thursday fair. ft VOL. XCVU-KO. 165 V WILHESTGrTON, 3ST. C, WEDKESMT MOKJOTG, MAECH 8, 1916 WHOLE NUMBER 39,526 TT" TT TT "Tf2 "T-- 'AttV A tt 10 Pages Today HOUSE BY STANDS NEGOTIA pecisively Kills Movement to Warn Americans Off Armed Merchantmen. OPPOSITION IS CRUSHED Big Democratic Majority and Nearly Half the Republicans Stand with Wilson. McLemore Resolution Tabled by 276 to 142. Washington, March 7. Presi dent Wilson today completely and decisively won his long and sensa tional tight to compel Congress to acknowledge that it stands beside him iti the submarine negotiations with Germany. To the rallying cries of 4 ' Stand by the President, ' ' and "Is it Lansing and "Wilson or Von Bernstorff and the Kaiser?'' a big Democratic majority and nearly half of the Republicans in the House, three times rolled over whelming votes against the move ment to warn Americans off ., the armed merchantmen of the Europ ean belligerents. . The celebrated McLemore reso lution, around which the anti-ad-ministration forces centered their fight, was tabled, v in other words killed, just as was the; Gore reso lution for a similar purpose, in the Senate last week. Victory from the Outset. From the very outset of the fight to day the President's supporters, without regard to party, swept over the opposi tion j . ' On the first vote, which was a parlia mentary proposition to prevent opening the McLemore resolution to amendment and unlimited debate,, the administra tion forces carried the day 256' to 160. On that 192 Democrats, 63 Republicans and one Progressive voted - to support the administration. Twenty-one Dem ocrats, 132 Republicans, five Progress ives, one Independent, and Representa tive London, the ' lone Socialist of the House, voted against it. This was the crucial vote of the fight, the one point on which administration leaders were uncertain. - With victory in hand, they moved on to the next proposition, the adoption of a special rule for five hours discussion of the McLemore resolution. Again they carried the day, this time 2T1 to 138, and then pushed their vic tory to 3 conclusion by tabling the Mc Lemore resolution, 276 to 142. In seven hours of tense, turbulent session, in which the administration op ponents charged that the President was contending a doubtful legal right and was shifting'the responsibility of diplo matic negotiations to Congress, the House swayed back and forth in the most sensational congressional specta cle of a decade, probably not equalled since the eve of the declaration of war on Spain. - President Wilson, calm and confident, heard the early results Of the voting in he cabinet room at the White House, with some of the cabinet grouped about hi'ii. He told them he was much grat ified with the support of Congress. WUaon's Hands Untied. Released from the bonds of embar rassment forced upon him by- the dis sensions in Congress, which have been represented in foreign capitals as indi cating that he was making his demands on Germany in direct opposition to the -ntiments oi the elected representa tives of the people, President . Wilson - stands prepared to go on with the marine negotiations with the Cen tral Powers. Tl'f next step probably will be an 'nswpr to Germany's last proposal to ttle the Lusitania case, in which the 'ted States probably will ask for such uither assurances as it considers suf ficiently broad and complete, to guar ntee that the new submarine campaign, "nidi began on March 1 and in which "tice has been, given that all ships carrying guns . will be sunk without arning, will not endanger Americans el'ng the seas on merchant vessels 'he President and his advisers re- .drfi the action of the House today as sufficient answer to reports circulat- m Berlin, sent from Washington, "Congress stood 2 to 1 against him 111 the n-isic ' ( Bryan Influence Missing. -Jne of the day's surprises was the iiure of the so.called Bryan influ n..e to develop and appreciable strength dSaii.st. (he President. . ' ,and by the President and do not :rrass him in his diplomatic nego - lons. with a foreign country," was Hi .hDle burden of the argument of administration leaders. They paid Mi at,ention to tne involved legal th K of the situation. It was enough, wn "ed, that the President had a '' the reported attitude of Congress "Pnosed to his policy was embar jtu;'Kr'? hlm abroad, and to that they Tributes were paid to the President' (Continued, oji Twp.1 OVERWHELMING BESIDE WILSON TIONS ONCE MORE HE WINS; Long Before They or British Government Expected. EARL OF DERBY SAYS Certain of Getting All the Single Men, In Time, But Unless Married Men Come Forward, Shortage Might be Fatal. . Manchester, Eng., March 7. The Earl of Derby, speaking here today on the question of enrollment of married men tfor military service, declared he regretted this early calling up of mar ried men more than he could, say. ' "They are being called up long be fore they expected to.be, and long be fore I. expected they would be," he said, "but I should be casting a slur on their patriotism if I believed, they were not going to come forward when 'called upon, j "If the scheme of getting recruits by groups had been in existence before the war," continued Lord Derby, "the de tails could have been fought out. As it was, the government had to get men while the organization was being pre pared. He was certain that in good time they would get all the single men, but unless the. married men came for ward there might be a shortage which might be absolutely fatal. "I am receiving the assistance of all the government departments," he con tinued, "and I have no doubt we shall succeed in securing an army sufficient for our purpose, made up ror tne most part of single men, and. at ,v the same time leaving behind all those essential to the carrying on of the indusVies of the country." 7 " . ' "' ; ;; . ' FBYTOS AND WALDROM RELEASED. Were Held for Crossing" Rio Grande Into Mexican Territory. Saa Antonio Texas, March 7. The release of Second Lieuts. Bernard R. Peyton and Albert W. Wa dron. has been ordered by MaJ. Gen. : Frederick Funston and " the military charges against them for crossing the? Rio Grande ? to .rescue two United -yStates soldiers who had been taken prisoner, by Mexicans bave beeu drpppea - v P y 4vy V 25v 1J CALLING MARRIED ill INTO SERVICE VOTE IN HIS WITH GERMANY HIS HANDS ARE UNTIED Butler to Make Personal Con tribution of $20,000.00 CAMPAIGN IS PLANNED 925,000 to be Spent in Third and Equal Amount in Tenth . Congressional Districts Twenty Counties Marked, for Prey , (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh! N.C, March 8. , Plans of Marion Butler, J. M. Morehead, new na tional committeeman, and other party leaders to carry North Carolina for the Republicans in the impending cam paign, following the sensatLonal Repub lican State convention of last week, in clude a $20,000 personal contribution by Butler, $20;,000-fby National Committee man Morehead and an appropriation of dollar for dollar by the National cam paign fund committee for , all moneys raised in the State for the campaign, according, to . seemingly authentic in formation that has developed here. Indeed, the plan is to put at least $100,000 into the State campaign fund, and -trust to the damaging effect of con test between Democrats in the State wide primaries for State officers to so impair the Democratic party conditions for the general campaign as to make the capture of the State all the more easy. . , Democratic estimates are that the, State carfnot be less than 35,000 Demo cratic majority In the next general elec tion, but the " Republican campaign Lplans divulged and traced to a party IN NORTH CArBa leader close in the party, councils de pend largely on the judicious expendi ture or the $100,000 fund to be raised as indicated and on Democratic party dissensions anticipated in the trying out of the. new Statewide primaries, effect ive for the first time, with especially aggressive primary , campaigns pending between Democrats for SecretarV" of State," State Treasurer and some other offices. . . The campaign plan' of the . Republi cans includes especially the retention of the. Tenth congressional district, repre sented by J.,J.Britt, and the capture of the Third district, now represented by. George " Hood.. ' To ' do mis, tne Wa- CCoatiAued oa "Page Two) h y 4 f ' '.:..-. vr.i-,- . A NOTE OF WARPy He Declares the Lacks Driving JUST FROM TRENCHES Former Sea Lord Declares' Admiralty Must be Revitalized Before It la . Too l.ate Not Keeping Up With Germany. London, March 7.-Winst6n j Spencer Churchill, former first lord of - the ad miralty, now a colonel and fresh from the trenches, sprang into the parlia mentary arena today in a daring speech answering ,First Lord of the Admiralty Balfour, who had just presented the naval estimates, and declared that the admiralty lacked driving force and must be revitalised before it was too lute by bringing hack Lord Fisher, the former first sea lord, to : had the ad miralty administration. Great interest attached to Colonel Churchill's absence as a period of si lence while 1 serving with the army and while the naval policy he had in augurated at the opening of the war was undergoing considerable change. . Mr. Balfour had just circulated an optimistic statement of the naval out look which strongly appealed to the pa triotic sentiment of the house of com j mons, so that Colonel Churchill's criti cisms were at first coldly received. But 'he gradually gathered attention' and applause, until he closed amid scenes of much enthusiasm. He referred to his remarks as a "jar ring note of warning" which he said had to be given. . Since he returned from the front, he had received in formation which was not entirely sat isfying concerning the progress of nav al construction. Details must necessar ily be avoided, but if it could be said that every capital ship provided for in the naval programme had been com pleted ,the navy would e ready with an ample margin of safety. It was within the power "of the' admiralty to complete this programme, but he ex pressed doubt whether ; this had been done. Meanwhile thereStfa's an impene trable , veil over . thepjietmaa gramme.'-'' - "That is ta grave fact," said Colonel Churchill, "for while we know nothing yet, we may be sure, that something is going on there. That the Qerm?a navy, built up by the Kaiser's greatest ef forts, is remaining idle in Kiel canal without some further supreme effort for its development is unthinkable. "We should' therefore assume Ger many has completed her naval pro gramme. And if ours has not been com pietea, tnen some weighty reasons should be given. These new ships are what the country relies on to meet arid overcome any further development Germany may have made. Alerad ythe country had felt the grave effect of a shortage of ammuni tion and if now ther eshould come a shortage in naval -equipment he con tended it would cause irreparable loss "It is with a deep sense of responsi bility that these words of warning are spoken," continued Colonel Churchill "It is hot too late for action, and the admiralty must hurl -herself into the task of meeting every requirement." Referring to Mr. Balfour's state ment that the chief restriction on nav al construction was labor, Colonel Churchill declared that when the navy was at stake there could be no limita tion by labor. If the first lord of the admiralty found this difficulty, then it was for him to overcome the difficulty. It would not suffice to say he was doing his best. The speaker said that he admiralty must prepare to meet new and novel dangers by novel expedients. It was the unexpected that must be guarded against. "The submarine menace," he said, "may present new and grave dangers for which the admiralty must be pre pared with maximum efficiency." HEAR BREAKERS AND SEE SURF . ACROSS CONTINENT BY 'PHQNE Remarkable. Demonstration of Achleve . ments of Telephony. Washington, March 7. Remarkable demonstrations of recently achieve ments in the development of long dis tance and wireless telephony featured the annual dinner of the National Geo graphical Society. Among the guests of honor were Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, and Theodore N. Vail," president of the Am erican Telephone . & Telegraph Com pany, who met face to face for the first time in 30 years, in spite of their mutual. interests of almost a life time. The diners heard by telephone break-, ers rolling against the California coast and at the' same time watched moving pictures of the surf at the same point. THE DAY IN CONGRESS .: - . , SENATE. Met. at - noon. . Debated water power bill. Senator Sutherland, Republican, in a speech defended- President . Wilson's course in, the negotiations with , Ger many. Confirmed nomination of Newton D. Baker, as Secretary of War. Subcommittee continued investigation cf Louis D. Brandeis' nomination to Supreme Court bench. Recessed at 5:55 p. m. to Wednesday at 10 a. m. ' ' : ' house. Meet at ll am. , Began consideration of special rule providing for vote after four hours of debate on a motion to table the McLe more resolution' warning Americans off armed ships. Voted 258 to 160 to end debate on the rule. - - Adopted the rule 271 to 138. After debate, . tabled McLemore reso lution 276 to 143: Adjourned at 6;33 p. in. to noon ceaday. :,.y : y;yiVo? yf OTH SIDES AGREE ON JURISDICTION AppamV Owners File An Amendment Libel BERNSTORFF PROTESTS Judge Waddill, of U. S. District Court, : Ausured That German Officer Will Not Take Vessel Beyond His Jurisdiction. Richmond, Va., March 7. Although contending that the United States courts have no Jurisdiction over the British and African liner Appam, brought to Hampton Roads by a Ger man prize crew after her capture by the raider Moewe, counsel for Lieut. Hans Berg, the prize crew commander, agreed today to present a defense at the trial before Judge Edmund Waddill in the Federal district court to deter mine the status of the steamer. The court announced 'that the hearing on the libel proceedings instituted by the former British owners would be begun during the week of March 27th. Delay in beginning the hearing was due to the fact that counsel for the British & African Line filed an amend ed libel today and opposing' counsel asked for time in whicn to make an swer. Judge Waddill gave them until March 20 A note from Count Bernstorft. the German ambassador at Washington, to Secretary of State Lansing, in which the ambassador protests against court proceedings in the Appam case, con tending that the matter was covered by the Prussian-American treaty, was read to the court and filed. It was dated February 22. With the matter of jurisdiction of his court admitted, the main question which purturbed the .court, Judge Waddill said, was whether there might not be an attempt on tne part of the German lieutenant to take the vessel beyond the j.three-mlle limit and sink her so that she might- not again fall into British hands. Such action, . re plied counsel .for Berg'," was unthinka ble, since the German Empire would I take: no "step ,whleb,: woiji4 be Jn.. con- ment of. the united States Asking that the; court 'set an- erly date for the' trial, counsel for the Brit ish owners said that tney were respon sible for the valuable cargo which the Appam carries in holds and "thanked God that -the German navy has no ju rlsdiction over Hampton Roads.'' It was i finally . agreed that; the Appam should be tied up to some wharf in Norfolk pending disposition of the libel action against her and counsel for Berg and the German government promised- that no attempt would be made to carry the vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the court. Note of Protest Read. The note of protest from Count von Bernstorft was read to the court and filed, and attorneys for the British owners asked that like action be taken in regard to the reply of Secretary of State Lansing to Ambassador Bern storft. Counsel for the; opposing side replied that there were only two cop ies of the note, one in possession of Secretary Lansing and the other in the hands of the German embassy, and Judge Waddill expressed a doubt as to whether he could properly call for a copy of it. He' said 'he -was anxious to see it, . as it might throw some ligljt on an unprecedented ana aDsiruse cae, ' In his note of protest, Ambassador Bernstorft argues that the Appam should be regarded as a prize ship un der Article 19 of the treaty of 1799 be tween Prussia and the United States and renewed in part by Article 12 of the treaty of 1828, providing that "the Vessel and effects taken from the ene mies of the contracting parties may be carried wheresoever they please and that such prizes shall not be put under legal process when they come to and enter the ports of the other party." The Original Question. The note of Ambassador Bernstorft was presented to the court by Assist ant United States District. Attorney Hiram Smith, acting as a "friend of the court," who said that the United States would not be represented. The origi nal question had hinged solely upon the jurisdiction of the court, and this being admitted by attorneys for Ger many and Lieutenant Berg, the ques tion . came up as to fixing a date on which to hear the. case on its merits, Counsel for the Britlsn Sc. African Steamship Company urged an early date, suggesting five days. Counsel for Germany, dissented, saying it would be impossible to get In touch with the German government in that time, since "the British government controlled the cables,-read the wireless and took mail from the ships." Counsel ror the Brit ish company replied spiritedly that this was. a reflection on the United States government, since the latter had ready use of the three means of communica tion The court ruled that 13 days would be sufficient and fixed March 20 as the time for filing answer. BernstorfPs Protest. Count von Bernstorff's note of pro test to Secretary Lansing follows: "Washington, D. C, Feb. 22, 1916. "GERMAN EMBASSY, Washington, D C, J. NR A1293: "My Dear Mr. Secretary: "Lieutenant Hans Berg, of the Ger man Imperial Navy and commander of H. M- S. 'Appam', now lying at anchor near Newport ,News,.Va., has informed me that a libel was filed against said vessel in the United States district court for the Eastern district of Vir srlnla. at Norfolk, on the 16th day of February, 1916, by the British and Afri can Steam Navigation Company, Limit ed, and that, under the authority of said court, he has. been cited by the marshal of the JJastern district of Vir ginia to 1 appear before -said court on Friday, the third aay oi marcn, j.3it to answer the said -libel. "As the Appam was captured at sea byl German man-of-war,' and brought to the Virginia-port as a prime snip, ac cdrding'-to the treaty. existing"- between ? ICoatiziued on Pago Two. 2 GERMANS HA VE MADE ADDITIONAL GAINS IN DRIVE TOWARD VERDUN hSuSt Has No Other Differences with LAST TERM IN CONGRESS North Carolina Congressman Will Not Run Again Because he Cannot Agree With President in y Submarine Controversy Washington, March 7. Representa tive Robert N. Page, of North Carolina, a brother of Ambassador Page, at Lon don, has announced in a letter to his constituents that he will not be a candidate for re-election because he disagrees with President Wilson in the submarine controversy. Mr. Faee. whose announcement caused a sensa tion in the House at the moment of a vote- on what practically was a pro posal that the House shall not interfere with the President's diplomatic nego tiations, today supplemented it with the declaration that he differened from the President on no other points "at pres ent." I could not bring myself to , agree with the President in the present con troversy," said he, "so rather than em barrass my party by; running again and not supporting "the President fully of being, untrue to my own conscience by ' supporting . him unqualifiedly, I chose to announce, that I would not run again. "The President and I have no. other, differences at present. Here is ;my "position on the warning controversy,:". I feel that the president &je44respanf tusked Congress to pass on this issue. If he had chosen to pass- on it himself, I shduld; no-t-'haye criticised his decision; tnougn l -mrgnt not nave agreed with him. Then- he would have exercised an executive function . that was his own affair Ar-e a .' "Conscience to ..Consider "But when-ha aked Congress to pass on the issue ( then ,T had my own con science, to consider: , I. am for a warn ing resolution. If - one comes up on thefloor today I will vote for it. If nothing more than, the McLemore reso lution comes up I shall vote to table it. I don't agree with. it. . "My action was taken after, long de liberation. My friends tried to dissuade me from taking the step. I put the matter up to y conscience and it told me not to be a candidate again. "When I came to Congress I promis ed -to use my brain and my flesh and blood for my people. : If I cannot do that and in this instance I cannot be cause I believe many of them would wish to me stand by the President despite my own views, it is time for me to get out." Reports today that other southern Congressmen planned to follow Mr. Page's example could not be confirmed. Statement to Constituents. In his letter to his .constituents, Mr. Page wrote: The loan of $500,000,000 to Uinglana by American . capitalists, to say nothing of the prpflts of munitions manufactur ers, has -destroyed the semblance even of neutrality in the, ynited States and probably will lead us itno war. I will not stulify my conscience or stain my hands with the blood or my country men, neither will I do violence to my conscientious convictions or auiy, thereby forfeiting .my self-respect." RAILROADS ASK FOR REVISION OF RATES IN GEORGIA STATE Want Southern Instead of Georgia Classification Adopted. Atlanta, Ga., March 7. General re vision of freight rates on intrastate shipments and adoption of tlte Southern instead of the Georgia classification rates was asked in a petition filed here today with the Georgia railroad com mission by a commlttee of railroad offi cials representing seven railroads op erating within the state. The railroads represented are: Southern, Seaboard, Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic. Cen tral of Georgia, Southern & Florida, Georgia Railroad, and the Atlantic Coast Line. The. petition states that the proposed new rates would maKe tne Intrastate rates conform with the interstate rates recently granted- by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Georgia classification rates are. lower than the interstate rates, it is said. DROWNED AT RELIGIOUS, MEETING. Four Men Precipitated Into Vat While Hearing Evangelist. Connellsville, Pa., March 7. Four men were drowned and a number of others injured - here today when the roof covering a vat of hot water in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops col lapsed during a religious meeting. The men had assembled to listen to a talk by an evangelist who is con ducting services in one of the local churches, and a number of them climb ed to the top of the vat which collaps ed under their weight. Six were sav ed by the prompt action of persons nearby. Rutland, Vt., March 7. Local, option won over prohibition in this state, to day by a margin of 13,164 votes. The prohibitory amendment was flrt plac ed on the statute books in 1852 and was repeated in 1903 by a majority of 729. The -vote today on-the "question oT re enacting this amendment was, yes, 18,- 503; 3,66Z.; -yy y y v But With Extremely Heavy Casualties, According to French Report. TOWN OF FRENES TAKEN Teutons Seem to Have Ad vanced Three Miles Since Capture of Forges. f Rome Says 20 German Dread naughts Have Left Kiel. Driving hard against the Frenchi line northwest and southeast of Verdun, the Germans have been enabled to make additional gains toward Verdun, but with extreme ly heavy casualties, according to Paris. Hill 265, to the southeast, and a portion of Corbeaux Wood, directly south of Forges, have been occupied by the Germans, through strong infantry, attacks that were preceded by extremely heavy bombardments. The town of Frenes, in the Woevre, also hast been captured. The German attack was ovet the entire front jvest of the Meuse, extending from Bethincourt to the river? but except in the Cordeaux Wood and at Hill 265 the French held" Back" "the " attackers at all ' points. : ' .' y French Hold Important Position Thus the French' still occupy the im portant strategic position on the heights of the Cote De L-OIe, for tha possession, of which numerous san guinary engagements have been fought. The occupation of a portion of tha " Corbeaux wood would indicate that the Germans have advanced over three miles since they took the town -o i Forges..; . The. Germans succeeded in penetrat ing a French redoubt in the region of Douaumont but immediately were thrown put in a counter attack. The re capture by the Germans of a position from -the French in . "Champagne, the pushing of the German line further fprwar din the Argonne forest and tha expulsion of small British detachments from, captured German trenches north- east . of Vermelles, are related in the -latest German official report. Tha British are defending the famous Ho he.nzollern redoubt position against German bombing attacks. . In the British house of commons, Oolonel Winston Spencer Churchill, for mer first lord 'of the admiralty, has tak en issue with A. J. Balfour, the pres ent first lord, and has charged that the admiralty lacks driving power and needs more vitality. Colonel Churchill came direct from the trenches to sound! a note of warning. -He predicted 'That the German- fleet would be found to have been greatly augmented, and he expressed the hope that the . British .' programme of construction had been carried out to the full requirement. Ha clearly , intimated, however, that it had not been. 1 Colonel Churchill also urged the re appointment of Baron Fisher to tha. admiralty to revitalize and animate that department. Despite the report from Rome that 20 German dreadnaughts have come in to the North sea from their base at Kiel, and other reports which seemed to pressage the imminence of a'; naval battle, nothing definite has coma through to show, that German war ships are out. maneuvering or seeking battle. . By a vote of 276 to 142 the House of . Representatives has tabled the resolu-" tlonbefore that body which sought -to warn Americans from traveling on arm ed merchantmen. As the Senate, had al ready taken action in favor of the ad- y ministration. President Wilson's hancUi 1 are now free to continue negotiations with Germany concernihg that coun try's method of submarine warfare, and especially its announced , intention to , sink ' armed merchantmen without warning, INFANTRY ATTACKS INCREASED Paris Admits Germans Have Made a Gain in One Sector, Paris, March 7. The German infan- y try attacks have been greatly Increased ;s to the northwest of Verdun, between Bcthlncourt and the Meuse, and tha j Germans have made a gain in that im portant sector, getting a iootnoia in mo Corbeaux wood, which lies to the south west of Cote De L.Oie. The official : y statement Issued by the war office to- ; night makes this admission, but de clares all other attacks in that neigh borhood were repulsed. The text ofhe statement read: : ; "In the Argonne, in the" region o ' -Avocourt, our special' guns shelled' a y German aeroplane which fell within our lines. . The aviators, -who wera ' wounded, were made prisoners. . . V"! "West of the Mouse the bombardment r sjy with big shells continued with, great . . intensity. In the course of the day the enemy multiplied his Infantry ac- , J 'j lions Detween tiie usuiiuwuiv o.uu iaa tiii, Meuse. These attacks were repulsed yfS except in vns .wnuu - ui iuq .. - s (Continued on Pago Twa. , 'f- ' '