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Generally fair Sunday, and Monday.
TWO SECTIONS
VOL. XCVUI-KO. 24
FRENCH IN VICINITY
OF DEAD MAWS HILL
MAKE HEAVY ATTACK
Berlin Statement Claims Line Af
ter Line of the French Troops 5
Were Mowed Down. ' .
ENTER TEUTONS' POSITIONS
'There, the Report Says, They were
Slain in Bayonet Fighting
Paris is Silent. '
HEAVY FIGHTING IN EAST
)l Anstrians Claim InfBctingSevere
Losses on Italians.
That the French troops defending
the fortress of Verdun have launched a
Vigorous counter attack in .the region
of Dead Man's Hill, on the 'west bank
of the river Meuse, was disclosed by
the official report issued Saturday af
ternoon from the German army head
quarters. The attack ' followed violent
artillery preparation and was directed
against the German positions' south; of
Corbeaux wood, in the Cumieres wood
and on Dead Man's Hill. '.
Though line after itfte of French
troops were mowed down, the German
statement said, by the concentrated ar
tillery and machine gun fire of the Ger
mans, some French battalions succeed-1
ed in penetrating the Teuton position
on Dead Man's Hill, On gaining a
footing in the trencher there, however ..
Berlin declares, they : were ; slain In
bayonet fighting. - - . , ...
Paris Officially Silent..
Paris officially is silent regarding
this battle, the afternoon statement an
nouncing great activity of ..French., bat
teries on the west bank' of the Meuse,
particularly to the west' of (Corbeaux
wood
d and along Forget, brook,' but that J
no
infantry enaR-emenfs"had- tkmeWt- of the 10th -cavalry and wai
-T I
place. The latest Official statement
issued at Paris fails to mention any ac
tivity by the French ; Infantry. Both
east and west of the Meuse there have
been artillery bombardments only..
On the eastern front sharp fighting is
going on between Austrian and Russian
forces for positions on the lower Stripa
and the Dniester river in Galicia and
for others northeast of Czernowltz in
Bukowina. ,
In the Italian theatre, 'the Italian and
Austrian armies have resoeetivel v
taken the offensive at various , points i
mai iront. Austrian troops
Btormed an Italian Dosition at. Marz
livrh, and claim to have .beaten back
several counter attacks in which the
Italians are said to have suffered heavy
-OSSes. - '. v,';
The Austrians admit they were forc
ed to evacuate a defensive positior
south of Sperone, but claim to haVe re
pulsed the Italian attacks In other sec
tors. , . ' :
The British steamship Shenandoah, of
,886 tons gross, and the German steam
ship Sispania have been sunk by mines.
The Danish schooner Proven has been
sunk by a German submarine at a point
south of Stockholm and the Danish
steamship Kasan has been captured In
the Cattegat by a large German sub
marine. . , . : .
,DAISH STEAMER SEIZED ' f;
BY A GERMAN SUBMARINES.
Copenhagen, via London, April 15.
the Danish steamer Kasan, Liverpool
tor Copenhagen, was captured today
in the Cattegat by a large German
submarine, according to the newspaper
outiken. The submarine placed . a
Prize crew on board the vessel.
"AXISH SCHOONER: IS THE .
VICTIM OF GERMAN U-BOAT.
, Yrauirien. Netherlands. April 15. The
n'sh schooner Proven, Setubal, Por
Zll . Gotlienburg, Sweden, was
uiik oy a German submarine. The
hp, was !anded here today. 'Befofe
eing pjPked up the saiiora were adrlft
an open boat for 56 hours.
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER
EXPRESSING HIS REGRETS
lable t Attend Young Men's Dem-
Ij, "inner ax flew XOTK. -
son",, k' April 15- President' Wil
as th ara-cterized the Democratic party
ine f?JJarty for'"all the forward lookr
1-4,1 t of the country" in a letter
Hen', r annual dinner of the Young
Thl "ernocratic Club here tonight.-,
PnncinniresuJent was to have been the
from fin- speaker. but was prevented
sure
. ""s me eneaeement hv. rtres-
- cign arrairs
Joseph P. TU-
"uirv
'hich f., oceiary, reaa tne letter,
il'.S
"incfr wi-h the keenest and "most
We for rfisret that" r t impossi
evenine nieT t0 attend the banquet this
verv J, . had Promised myself, the
"ef'Cinip n "M4vwm; tuna
for a,,. ,'lf: Party for young men and
the
tit
forward-looking , forces of
tur'( bark 7' fr tho8e Who "Wi" not
'Jo
tioBo, ; eo forward to the realiza-.
1 1'ad hJ y, genuine human right, and
BPcaknP(e to have the-privilege of
"Tfectu 1? you ton,&ht, however fm-
tti-h f message of hope and caro
emocr sprine to the lips of every
a,f,,- ''ho sees in their true light
tunif,, .Yen,ents and future ODDor-
Belong.-
great parly to, which we
iv fri i-aouie oi consorting witn
W'etr, nds of the New York .Young
crati,. Kcratic Club- The Demo
ill I niAn a a a .
I1,- . ... - ' ;.
FOPilAHS
KILLED AT PAUL
' i " : ' i v. ' . -
General Pershing Reports That At
' tack on Unarmed American
Troops Was Unprovoked.
V i
TWO OF THEM WERE KILLED
Had Gone to the Town to Purchase
Supplies and Left Their Arms Out
side No Mention Is Made
i v of tlte Wounded.
San Antonio, Texas, April 1"5. It was
an "unprovoked attack" on unarmed
soldiers who bad entered Parral, mere
ly for the purchase of supplies, that
precipitated an action between Mexi
cans and Americans there Wednesday,
according to an official report received
tonight from General Pershing. He
said that a part of the soldiers leaving
their arms outside the town entered
to buy food. The ywere fired upon and
retreated in the direction of the camp.
The troops there moved . forward to
meet the Mexicans who were pursuing
the retreating troops and began a
sharp, fire, killing 40 Mexicans. Two
(Americans were reported dead.
No mention of wounded, either Amer
icans of Mexicans, was, made.
" This was the first news received of
the incident which drew from Carran-za-
the urgent,- recommendation, that
American , troops be withdrawn.' It
confirmed Consul Letcher's report from
Chihuahua .Thursday. . General Per
shing sent his report in duplicate from
Satevo, 90 miles northwest of Parral.
It appeared that he did not receive a
report.from the troops in the vicinity
of Parral "until .today and that upon its
receipt he communicated with General
.Thef American tvoops: wore aVotaeJrHE&i
Indicated that' theywere commanded
. - I
by Colonel WwC. Brown.
Dlpatehe Additional , Troops.
Genepal Pershing said he . had. dis
patched .additional troops in . the l. di
rection of Parral, but General Funston
withheld for' military reasons that part
of . the v information relating to what
units-were' being moved and the ex
act disposition.
General Fiinston sent General Per
shing a message tonight' asking him to
amplify as quickly as possible his re
port Whether the attack on the men
who went into' Parral was made by
was not stated and no mention was
made of any assistance given by the
Mexican troops in the suppression of
rioters, or in the restoration of order.
Whether, Colonel Brown's - command
still was camped in the immediate vi
cinity of Parral or have continued on
to the "south over some -trail that
passes around the town was not known
here.
General Funston also is without in
formation regarding the troops at
Parral ..on the day after the trouble between-the
'Mexicans and American sol
diers. . The routine of the pursuit of Villa
again is occupying the - attention of
officers, at headquarters, where" no
Continued on Page Two)
RACIAL PROBLEMS ARE
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
Mob Violence is Described as An-
archy and Savagery.
Dr. C. M. Bishop Declare Its Presence
, Has Dulled Public Conscience as
to Saoredness of Life and .. B
; . Sanctity of Law.
' New Orleans. April 15. With the
election of officers today, including Dr.
C. H. Brough, of Arkansas, - as" presi
dent, and a mass meeting tonight deal
ing with racial problems, the Southern
Sociological- Association about com
pleted its work here and was prepar
ing for adjournment after, a Joint meet
ing tomorrow night with the Southern
Conference for Education and Indus
try. - -v" 'V'"
'Dr. Charles.' M.' Bishop, president of
the Southwestern University, George
town, , Texas, and Bight Rev. Theodore
D. Bratton, Protestant Episcopal bish
op , of Mississippi, delivered the; princi
pal addresses tonight. ' Dr. Bishop
spoke on the cause, consequences and
cure - of mob violence. He referred to
lynching r as the- "great American
snort." and said that in JL915 there were
69 lynchings, 67 of which occurred .in
me ooulji. - . .. , .
"The prevalence of mob violence.'
he declared, :"hasr . dulled ;,the public
conscience with respot, to the sacred
.ness of human" life and sanctity of the
law. i Mob 'violence Is anarchy In It.
relation to government and ' brutal
savagery as compared with civilisation,
T.vnehinsr increases lawlessness, de
grades : the ; finer . sensibilities ;of the
The eradication of mob ; violence, he
said, would be achieved through' tho ef-
(Continued on rage ;j.wo.j , v
WltMrNXTOK,
' Tl E ILLEGAL
Ir nil aphiiiiiim
ulbDibtnifflin
Two Other Ships With Americans
' Aboard Sent Down Apparently
Without Warning.
r -
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY
President Wilson 'and Secretary Lan
sing Spend a Large Part of the
Day Considering the Sub
marine ' Situation.
Washington, April 15. While President-Wilson
and Secretary Lansing. to
day were marshaling an accumulation
of evidence that Germany in her sub
marine warfare has violated solemn
pledges given to" the United States, offi
cial word of two more shipping disas
ters, due aparently to illegal acts by
German .. submarine commanders, ; was
received at the ; State Department.
Consular- dispatches indicated . that
the steamship Margam Abbey ' was at
tacked without warning on April 8th.
and that the bark s Inverlyon was sunk
by shell fire after -the 'crew had been
forced to the small boats more than
100 miles from shore. Americans were
aboard both, ships and were endanger
ed. These two cases are being inves
tigated and . may be included In tne
American indictment of German meth
ods of - conducting submarine warfare,
which, it was understood tonight, prob
ably would be ready for transmission
to Berlin early next week.
; The President and Secretary Lansing
devoted a large part of the day to con
sideration of the submarine situation.
They had before them a number of af
fidavits secured from American survi
vors of the Sussex and other vessels
recently attacked and a number of doc
uments containing information for
warded by Great Britain. :
Value of Affidavits Lessened.
It was said the actual value of the
affidavits had- been materially lessened
by the contents of the German note re
plying to American inquiries." The affi
davits probably would haVe played, an
important part in the Indictments -if
..CtV1!
HIT : CUI1BL1LUL1IIK M. V IIL UM.1. Hil III INMIIin III
a& constituting a virtual admission of
guilt. . ; - ;
It became known here tonight , that
the- contemplated' action of the United
States, which is expected to bring the
submarine controversy , to a clear-cut
issue, is being watched closely by .the
diplomatic representatives, rf other
neutral nations. The United-States is
taking into consideration the cases of
many neutral vessels which,, while not
carrying American citizens, have been
sunk by German submarines. An in
vestigation of these cases had been
proceeding on the ground that it was
only by chance that American citizens
were not aboard the ships.
Other Neutrals Concerned.
Furthermore the . interests of the
United States and other neutrals are
understbod to be identical in some of
the cases. : So far, however, the United
States had declined to act Jointly with
other neutrals, not only In regard to
the submarine question, but on other
subjects as well. It was said tonight
by a high adminstration official that
the American government saw no need
for Joint 'action, In the present situa
tion. ,
It was reiterated tonight that be
fore taking the action contemplated
the President would consult with con
gressional leaders.- It was indicated
(Continued on Page . Two.)-
SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES
IN STATES TO BE
E
Prominent t Engineers Named to
Organize State Boards.
This Step Taken as One of the First
Towards Industrial Preparedness
. The Organisation to Be
Singular One.
,New York, April 15. The names of
250 .prominent engineers who are to
organize state boards throughout the
country to make a complete survey of
American manufacturing and produc
ing resources, as a first step toward
Industrial preparedness, were announc-
ed tonight by the committee , on indus
trial preparedness. of the naval consult
ing" board. ;?
The engineers have'. been appointed
state directors' by Josephus , Daniels,
Secretary ' of - the Navy, after" being
chosen by five,' engineering societies
who have pledged their total', membership-'
of -? 30,000 to aid I the,, movement.
;- These organizations are the American
Society" of Civil Engineers; American
Institute bf Mining Engineers, Ameri
can' Society of Mechanical' Engineers,
American Institute of Electrical Engin
eers and the - American; Chemical So
ciety.!
. The state directors, who will serve
without -pay, also ., become " , associate
members of the. naval consulting board,
of which Thomas Ai ' Edison is chair
man. .. They are Instructed to organ
ize as speedily as possible and begin,
with the assistance of field aids, chosen
from the membership of these societies,
ah inventory -of, the manufacturing and
other industries that could be utilized
in case -of war.. This ..work will be
done under the direction -of. W. S. Gif
. (Continued on Page Two.)
ID
C., SIJKDAY MOKNIKG, APBIIi 16, 1916
B. CARTER
BURNED TO DEATH
Cumberland Man, Overtaken by
Forest Fire That Does Thou
sands 6i Dollars Damage.
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VALUABLE FORESTS ABLAZE
Roper Lumber Plant Reported Burned
-Several Couptjes in East . Caro
lina; Swept Historic Cnurck
at Pantego Destroyed.
Raleigh,' N.. a, April 15. One man
is dead, one of -the largest lumber
plants of 'the,. South destroyed, and mil
lions of feet of timber in ashes as th
result of forest Ares raging in widely
separated polnts-,of eastern North Car
olina, according- to reports reaching
this city tonight.
In- Beaver Dam. and Cedar Creek
townships,' Cumberland county, where
stood some iof . the 'most valuable for
ests of the country, the .conflagration
Is at its worst. This afternoon . Daniel
B. Carter, a farmer, was overtaken by
the lire while walking along the pub'
lie road and -was . burned to death.
Carter's death is, the only fatality. One
home is known, to have been destroyed,
that of Purdie Hall, and1 fear is ex
pressed for many more in the region be
ing devastated by", the flames. The fire
in Cumberland was still t raging, at 6
o'clock this afternoon and had burned
an area ten -miles long. Hundreds of
fire fighters from all parts of the coun
ty - have been summoned to assist in
checking the flames. t
Damage in Several Counties.
A report from Rocky Mount says that
high winds1 have reached almost the
velocity jof -a-cyclone, coupled with the
extreme dryness of the East Carolina
country, is held' responsible for the
most serious; forest'' fire, known, to that
region. Fires used . to clean up now
ground havev spread ,in many sections,
resulting i tremendous loss , to the lum
ber" industry; of . several counties. The
fire has not ben zconflned' to forests en
tirely, or a Pantego.'a lighted, brand
swept, oy tftetjr winoa -from tne aitr
of St James church, a ? historic land
1
mark . of . BeaufortrTBBt fire to the edi
fice and burned )t to the ground. The
chureh was valued at (10,000. At Terra
cia, the wind fanned flames from the
forests upon " the residence - of Ralph
Howell "destroying It, 'together with all
buildings and . servants .'quarters, . en
tailing a loss of thousands of dollars.
Roper. Plant Renorted-Burnen.' --
At Roper,", the large 1 Roper Lumber
Company plant-is reported to have" been,
burned thismorning. ; ,
The town, of Bayboro was "menaced
for several hours last night. Fires arc
said to have been raging all' around
the town,-threatening to consume many
buildings. .A call for assistance was
i despatched to New Bern, but it wac
later reported that the flames had swept
by without doing damage to the town
property, i
FOREST FIRES ALSO SWEEP
SEVERAL VIRGINIA COUNTIES
Norfolk, '.Va., April 15. Forest fires
in several counties in Virginia anfl
North Carolina did ' damage estimated
at many thousands of dollars last night
and the flames are now spreading in
some places. ' -.
At Wallaceton, Va., the fires destroy
ed valuable timber along the Disrrfal
Swamp and did damage estimated at
$100,000. The Norva Lumber Company
lost considerable standing . timber and
ten cars of Juniper lumber ready for
shipment. ."Forty men fought the fire
all night and saved the , company's
building's from destruction. Their loss
is placed at 25,000. . ;
Benjamin Smith, engineer on - a log
ging train, stuck- by his . post until the
heat from the fires broke the .windows
of his cab. His clothing caught lire
but he was saved by companions.
The men fighting the fire found es
cape cut oft from three sides- and
were obliged to run several miles to
save themselves from the flames. The
fire at last reports was still .burning
pear the swamp.
St. James Episcopal church at Pan
tego, N. C, was destroyed. . It was an
ancient structure and was valued,' at
$10,000. The building caught fire from
flying embers from a burning forest
nearby., :
In Nansemond county, four men and
women fought the flames last night and
saved many homes. . in - uinwiaaie
county, heavy damage; was caused by
forest fires and, thousands;'of fowl were
burned. - Five thousand pigeons were
hnvncui rn on a farm.
The fire 'in' Nansemond "county ' has"
practically been extinguished except.!;!
an uninhabited" section "near ' Dismal
SwamD. The fire is sun burning in
i several places' In' NbKhV Carolina; 'ac-
cording 1 td reports received here.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
, SENATE 'r
Met at 11 a. -m. ' -. v ...... "
Resumed debate on array rebrganiza
tion bill, adopting : amendment requir
ing National Guard soldiers to take
oath of allegiance ' to President of- the
United States as well . as to the '.State.
Sisal inquiry continued. '' - ' -
.'Adopted .Iftpiendment to army-l)lll.' to
provide for Federal pay for all National
' ' Guard officers 'above the rank' or cap-
tain
Adjourned at 4:48 p. m.! to noon Mon
day." . - '- , '
HOUSE -
Met at 11 a. m. t. .
Resumed debate on Agricultural Ap
propriation blll.; ; ::- ''. ":' ';'
Annual fight uver- free seed 'distribu
tion to the farmer was begun.? v
. Adjourned at 5 p. m. to Boon Sunday
when a memorial service , will be held
for the late Representative Brown, of
West "Virginia- s-"- r f "w
DANIEL
MAJOR TOMPKINS' TROOPS
7?fZQfA
v t Major Frank Tompkins.
Z The advance., column of .the Americ
Major Tompkins was- fired on when it
Amy m
the extreme, southern. part of Chihuahua, 400 miles from El Paso. Following
that General Carranza asked the administration to recall the troops. If tho
"first chief insists these troops may
they may have to-maintain a line 400
NEGOTIA TIONS
WOULD NOT HINDER PURSUIT
OF AMERICANS AFTER VILLA
-EMedHidireiin
That the United States is Willing to Affree to Limit Distance
The Troops Shall Go, and
They Will be Withdrawn
Washington, April 15. President
Wilson has deeided to inform General
Carranza, Hn response tb his request
for withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico, that, the 'United States
will negotiate for an agreement along
these lines.
This government is willing to agre
to fix a-limlt on the distance the Amer
ican troops, now in pursuit of Villa,
shall proceed into Mexico, and to make
thatlimlt not ttmch farther south than
the troops already have proceeded.-
.'The United 'States" is willing to give
assurance that - the American troops
will be withdrawn, within a "reason
able time" or as "soon as it is definite
ly established thatVllla has reached a
point w'here he can be dealt with bet
ter by the CJarranza; forces.
These' points', it' became known to
night, were discussed fully at yester
day's cabinet meeting. The President's
advisers are said to have agreed on
such a course in the belief that it would
make stronger; the chances of catch
ing Villa.' ''A- reply to. General Carran
za Is. said to be virtually completed
and is expected to go forward in a very
short time. s - .
, Pursuit Continues in Meantime.
Meantime the pursuit of Villa by
American troops will continue. Sec
retary Baker sharply outlined this to
day in a formal' statement.
The status of the' expedition into
Mexico is as it was at the beginning, in
cordfal. co-operation .with the de facto
government of Mexico," he said. "That
co-operation continues and the expedition-continues.
; There has been- no
change in the orders and none is in
contemplation."
Secretary Baker and other officials
laid stress on the fact that co-operation
of Carranza troops was regarded
as an Important element and negotia
tions for ,an agreement with lthe de
facto government will be conducted
with the Idea that It would strengthen
Carranza at home, and make the task
J pf .catching Villa easier.
The lines of communication or tae
American troops alreaay' nave been
lengthened to the point where sending
supplies ha become difficult. It is
realized here that, it would be extreme
ly .hazardous for them to go much fur
ther. ' v
A dispatch from General Funston to
day said he had not heard from Gen
eral Pershing for Jthree days. General
Funston. added he was trying to ob
tain -from the front an authentic re
port of what had occurred at Parral
on ' Wednesday.
; Much importance is attached to this
report in view of the negotiations with
Carranza. The. long delay and an un
confirmed report today or a second at
tack " on the Americans . near ; Parral
caused un-eaelnesa-Jh some quarters.
'' VI still hope," Secretary Baker said,
"however.i- that reports ', pt the Parral
incident are exaggerated; that it will
prove to have been local and accident
al, and that there will "be no further
bonsequences -of any kind." j .
Mexicans Little Impressed.
.. The only-word the State, Department
had regarding 'the-Parral ; case .came
from "consuls atMexico 3ity and "else
where. V-They; reported that , Mexican
papers had minimized the incident, and
that i popular .feeling had been little
impressed by (t. ,
"As' a "matter of fact," the' only reports
T
FIRED ON IN MEXICO.
xica
an troops on the hunt for Villa under
passed-through the' town of Parral in
not use , the railroad for their "supplies,
miles long.
WITH MEXICO
giving' a 'serious turn"tbj -'the Outbreak
and to which officials --can:' attach any
importance .are those furnished Thurs
day by the Mexican embassy. In these
two messages, one . signed by General
Carranza and the other by his foreign
minister, the incident is used as an ar
gument for the proposal that American
troops be withdrawn. The telegrams
however, give so little detail that no
conclusion, it is felt, can be based up
on them.
Secretary Lansing has planned to an
swer these messages and deal with the
Parral incident as entirely a separate
matter --from the negotiations growing
out of the. request for -withdrawal of
the American troops. '
General Carranza's charge that the
American commander . violated his or
ders and sought to occupy the town is
a serious one and officials believe it
grew out of imperfect knowledge of
what had transpired. Unofficial re
ports reaching the border ' seem to con
firm that view," stating : that not only
was no attempt made to occupy the
town but that unarmed American sol
diers, seeking only to purchase sup
plies, were the victims, of the attack.
Watching Carranaa Troop Movements.
Movements of Carranza troops in
and about the region in which Amer
ican forces are operating are being
carefully "checked by the general staff
and General Funston is transmitting
information in this connection as rap
idly as it reaches him. This may be of
use to President Wilson in reaching a
conclusion. as to the ability of the Car-
ranza forces to carry alone the cam
paign . against - brigandage.
Announcement,; by Carranza officials
of the close 'limits to- which they will
seek to have future expeditions across
the border confined show the following
course of the negotiations for with
drawal of the American forces. 'Offi
cials say It manifestly " would have
been impossible for a thousand caval
ry to accomplish . "anything whatever
in checking border raids.
There are Indications that the Amer
ican note will contend that the present
expedition necessarily is outside any
such proposal "as that suggested by
General Carranza, since it had for its
purpose the. crushing1 of an organized
and numerous force of bandits, not the
pursuit and punishment' of a maraud
ing band of cattle, thieves.
Report , on Clasn - at : Parral.
The first official-report on the clash
Wednesday at Parral reaching the War
Department late tonight from. General
Funston- said - two American troopers
and 40' Mexicans were killed. . Secre
tary Baker made' this announcement:
"A telegram from General Funston
quotes a telegram, from General. Per
shing to th effect that he has just re
ceived information of , an unprovoked
attack upon American soldiers who
had entered Parral -to buy supplies. His
information is that two American - sol
diers and 40 Mexicans were killed, but
no further details had been reported at
the time."' :;;v:.
General Pershing also ' reports that
he hAs given, fuU ,.informatlon to Gen
eral Herrera as; to : the popitlon, . direc
tion' and general ; destination- of our
troops pursuing Villa- He has-sent by
aeroplane for. full particulars.
in Reon&lleTlme. - 1 .
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REPORT IN MEXICO CITY-
PLEASES CARRANZA OFFICIALS
Mexico City, April -15.- The - state
ment is, published here, 'and Is given
credence by the Mexican-people, that
CContinned" on - Page. Two) "
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WEtOLE NTJMBER 39,555
RUGS EXPECTED
at HinuT ocDinnr
HI IllUill ULIIVIUL
AT RIR TARFRHARl F 111
m m w . av si -w - s : w v saw si s si saaTB Sasat . . y
Busy Day Planned for Second Sun-
day of Chapman-Alexander
Revival in Wilmington.
SERVICES IN AFTERNOON
Special Separate Meetings for Men,
Women and Children Announc
ed for Today.
Prospects indicate that the second
Sunday "evening service of the Chapman-Alexander,
revival . campaign in
Wilmington : will attract to the big
Tabernacle" on"" Castle street tonight
such a . throng, as will - more than tax
Its seating capacity, which is 4,500.
With the exception or a small section
of the choir; gallery, the spacious
building was : filled at the first." evening-service
of the campaign last Sun
day, notwithstanding the fact that the
weather' was . unseasonably .and un
comfortably cooL Since then a gradu
ally rising tide of interest has charac
terized the meetings and, with the
promise of : pleasant weather today,
there is every reason to believe a tre
mendous throng, including both Wil
mington people and many from tho
surrounding country will attend the
service tonight. 1 - - .
Dr. J. , Wilbur Chapman will preach
this . afternoon . at the Tabernacle tb
women and girls only ut s o'clock. Tho
second service, will be held at the Tab
ernacle thif evening at 7:30, and every
body is invited to .attend this service
and hear Dr. Chapman's sermon. At
both services - a special - programme of
musiq will be -renderedr by. the chorua
under . the j leadership of Mr. Chas. M,
Alexander.,. Mr. -.Albert. Brown., the soloist-
of the: party, -and Mn. Henry Bar-
raclough," the ? pianist, , will also take
. m rt inhWiPart OtUhe., programme,
" The programme of evangelistic meet
ings for tomorrow . and Tuesday in
cludes a conference for ministers to
morrow, afternoon, at 2. o'clock at Grace
Methodist 'church; .' tomorrow evening
In the Tabernacle, sermon by Dr. Chap
man, ."The, Unpardonable Sin" ; Tuesday
morning' at' 10 o'clock, conference for
ministers, church officials. Sabbath
school teachers and all Christian work
ers at Grace Methodist church; Tues
day afternoon at 8 o-ciock, sermon by
Dr. Chapman - at - the Tabernacle, "The
Holy-'Spirit-,' and at 7:30 "o'clock Tues
day evening, sermon by Dr. Chapman
on the ' subject of "Wages',: , Good and
Bad." . '
Dr. Chapman and Mr.-Alexander will
conduct -services thfisr morning at'. 11
o'clock in Winter Park Presbyterian
church.- , - .
Special Meeting for Men.
At the special meeting for men to: be
held this, afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Y. M. C. which will be attended -by
the members'-of the Young Men's Com
mittee, which has now been recruited
to practically its fiif strength Of C)0,
Rev. W- Marshall Craig -will speak on
the subject of "Personal Work.". Mr.
J. B. Huntington, chairman . ! of the
above named comnjlttee, will conduct
the song service at the meeting and
"Alexander's Sortgs" will be used. -
Rev. M. T. Plyler, chairman of the
committee on delegations, announces
that In addition to people In general
who will attend the services, special
delegations from the various churches
and church organizations will attend
the services, at the Tabernacle as fol
lows: ; .
Monday evening: Members of the
Yojung People's societies of the various
churches and, guests from the home of
Mrs. CM. Weathers; Tuesday evening,
members of all the Adult Bible classes
of the - different churches; Wednesday
evening to be known as "Suburban
Night," members of churches from all
the outlying districts and Boy Scouts
to attend; Thursday evening, business
young women and city government of
ficials and employes; Friday, pupils and
teachers of the city'a public schools.
Those desiring to arrange for space
for delegations either from organiza
tions or from : outlying towns, are requested-to
get in touch with Mr... Ply
ler. ; Clarkton is considering sending
a large delegation and doubtless other
towns will follow its 'example. , '
, , Meeting for Children.
Rev. C , Tr. SchaefCer, member of tho
Chapman-Alexander party in charge of
Young "People's work, has arrived in
the city from . Springfield, Mass. He
has , been actively-in charge of this
branch - of the , revival work with the
party-for? the 'past-12 years.
Mr. SchaefCer will-conduct his first
meeting this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
at the First - Baptist church, at which
time all children and yo-arig pebple of
the city are : invited to attend to hear
his taddress on "Habits," an exposition
of this interesting subject which is
said to be "Unique, as the speaker uses
objects to illustrate his points.
The ' work with, the members of the
Young "People's societies, and - other
ypungr people ; who are not members,
will be f one ? of - the features of the
Chapman-Alexander religious cam
paign in' this city..- Mr. SchaefCer will
conduct, these .meetings every after
noon except Saturday at 3:80 o'clock
in the afternoon; Mondays and Fridays
at the Tabernacle and the other days
at theFirst-Baptist churchy ,
' Yesterday; was a ' day of rest and
recreation . for the members of the
Chapman?Alexander party. Dr. and
Mrs. Chapman and Mr. -. and -Mrs., Alex
ander spent the greater part of the
day enjoying a motor ride to dilfere.1
points, outside .the city, while . Messrs.
Browp, Barraclough and Rock spent a
part of theday at the Cape Fear Coun
try CJub . at .tennis, and Mr. Potts also
took his recreation' at the club,. Jut
played golf instead of tennis. , ;.-;
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