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"l If THE WEATHER. DVERTISERS know that to . break faith with the publio Fair Saturday and Sunday. would be fatal worse than throw ing their money away. VOL. XCVUI-NO. 37 WILMESTGTON, 1ST. C, SATURDAY MORKIKG, APRIL 29, 1916 WHOIiE KTJMBER 39,568 AID OF CARRANZA DISPERSING IS TO BE plans for Co-Operation in Scouring Northern Mexico Are to be Sought in Conference WOULD DIVIDE TERRITORY Obregon to be Informed United States Still Has Fear of Oth- , er Raids Along Border TO BE GIVEN. ASSURANCES That Troops Will be Withdrawn When Bandits are Destroyed Wasnington, April zb. Un the eve of the conference at Juarez be tween General Obregon, Carran za's war minister, and Major Gen erals Scott and Funston, represent ing the United States, it became known here tonight that the Amer ican officers have been instructed to work out in detail military plans for the co-operation of the Mexican and American troops ' in the dispersing of bandit bands, in eluding a division of Northern Mexico into spheres of ' activities for the two forces. TIiam vT - a Generally speaking:, the aim of Gen erals Scott and Funston will be to se cure consent to the employment of th iuueiitan iroops in ine territory imme diately south of the border, and to the organization off the Meixican force along definite lines in "order that all of Northern Mexico may be scoured thoroughly for Villa and other out laws: ' -., General Obregon will - be told that the United States is not yet-satisfied that American border towns will be safe from further raids if the Ameri can troops are withdrawn but will be assured that the troops will be with drawn just as soon as there are' rea sonable grounds for such a belief. The Mexican question, including the instructions to Generals Scott and Funston, were gone over fully at to day's cabinet, matlne- tha firot val4 since it was determined to send Gen eral Scott to the border to see Gene ral Obregon. ' , Press reports that General Obregon intended to urge the immediate with drawal f tlia A I S Mexican territory brought no comment from officials acquainted with the in structions for General Scott. The pursuit of Villa is still going on, according to most recent reports from the American advance basis, and unofficial statements from Columbus today that additional cavalry had started south were taken as possibly Waning that it might be pressed with renewed vigor in the region west and north of Parral, where the last engage ments occurred. Mexican advices generally were Jleagre today and reported no Impor tant change in conditions in any sec tion. OBREGON WILL MEET SCOTT AXD FUNSTOIf "HALF WAY u faso, Texas, April 28- On the Te of the Obregon-Scott-Funston con rerence tomorrow over the disposition or United States troops In Mexico the eeimg grew in El Paso tonight that lentatlve American occupation of part Yin huahua' Pendlng eradication of "ia bands by the defacto govern ment, certainly would result from the legotiations. The American represen tatives who came to El Paso this even- s were non-communicative and opin on regarding" the outcome of the de lations was based on the attitude 01 Urranza officials. From an authoritative source, it was "ned that the Mexican minister of ar ig willing to meet Generals Fun and Scott "half way" in the com negotiations. This is taken to 'ean that General Obregon would in v to American troops remaining ...'"eXICO DrOVirierl tho ontiml Viqsa nt jvas relinquished entirely iza troops and that on re cipt of assurances from the defacto en, " bf. ent that tne bandit groups had y. ,Pea out the Americana ahould e"re immediately. ' tni,cPlnion wae general that If the tinuan tes troP insisted on a con recpnn of the new troop movements and I ordered by General Funston tninit being ca""ied into effect, the to " " of war could not well refuse be tn the Proposal as to do so would tl)e Am - winger tne relations between erica n and Mexican govern- ments. tion from the American expedi te tnt in Mexico this afternoon troivn " lare forces of Carranfca 0Uerr were being moved into the.' CoWv, distrlt. Information from Stated Said a lare 'rce of United alner i"fantry has been moved south "icatL Amerlcan line of commu- ften- of hat an American , detach to fi:v.cval-V have moved westward ranch in cvrflpr that It ""Stlt coas into Mexico tomorrow. WrioagS TdePsita made ' with the r bew ,nk & Trust Company on er c? r May 2nd be- drawing - 4 i rum Ma-., -f . IN BANDITS FOUR MILES OF CAVALRY 'TO CROSS BORDER TODAY Columbus, N. M., April 28. A col umn of cavalry, about four mites long, moved from the base camp this afternoon, it was planned to encamp tonight at Gibson's ifne ranch. 15 miles west along the bor der, and cross the frontier early to morrow. The detachment was the largest to .leave . Columbus since the original expeditionar y force crossed the border March 15. TO VISIT THE KAISER Informs State Department He Does Not Enow the Purpose of the Conference GERMAN EMBASSY HOPEFUL Berlin Dispatches Described as Indicat ing Germany Will Attempt to Meet the Demands In Ameri can Note. "Washington, April 28. Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, in advising the State Department today that he had been in vited to confer with Emperor William at army headquarters, Baid he had not been informed of the purpose of the conference. In fact, Secretary Lans ing said, when announcing the receipt of Mr. Gerard's dispatch, no explan ation of any kind had accompanied the" Invitation. ' : : . f - . The belief prevails here, ," howver, that the emperor desires to discuss the general submarine situation with Am bassador Gerard and possibly explain in detail his views for the benefit of President Wilson. Diplomats, especial ly those attached to Teutonic embas sies, seemed to regard the conference between the emperor and the ambassa dor as holding a certain degree of hopefulness. Only brief consideration was given the submarine issue at today's cabi net meeting the first held in a week as information on the subject was very meagre. : . In view of the apparant intention of German officials to reach a decision as quickly as possible, the President is disposed not to instruct Ambassador Gerard to press for a reply to the Am erican demand at once. The question will not be allowed to drag alone many more days, however, It was said today. The attack by a submarine on the British merchantman Industry reported today and the placing of the crew In open boats: 120 miles from shore creat ed an unfavorable impression on offi cials, although there were no Ameri cans on board and therefore the Unit ed States is not directly concerned. Germany had admitted that it is only proper to place passengers and crews of attacked vessels in open boats when they are near shore and the weather is good. Optimism regarding the ultimate out come -. of the situation was apparent in German - circles following the re ceipt by the German embassy of dis patches . from Berlin, described as in (Continued on Page Eight.) EIGHT GERMAN BOMB PLOTTERS Federal Jury Also Returns Indict ment Against Dr. Scheele They are Charged with Conspiracy to Place Incendiary Bombs on Ships ' Loaded With munitions for the Allies. New York, April 28. The Federal grand jury returned an indictment to day against the eight Germans re cently arrested on the charge of en gaging in a conspiracy to place incen diary bombs on ships carrying muni tions for the Entente Allies, and against Dr. Walter T. Scheele, presi dent of the . New Jersey Agricultural Chemical Company, the alleged lead er 'of the conspiracy, who has not yet been arrested.. It was at Scheele's factory . that the bombs were partly manufactured, it is alleged. v ": i The indictment was found on testi mony sriven by Captain Charles von Itleist. who was employed in . - the Scheele factory, and Ernest Becker, an electrician aboard the Hamburg-Am erican line steamship Friedrich Der Grosse. on. which also it Is f -alleged hnmbg were manufactured. Both were indicted, but, have been promised im munity, acording torney. to the district at- BAYS BOMB CONTRIVED BY - -FAT WORKED PERFECTLY ' Tsrw. York.- April 2S. The operation of the mechanism of . the time bomb aj lexed to -Tiave; been Invented by Lieut. REQUESTED GERARD OH WAY INDICTED FILIBUSTER OVER BRANDEIS CHARGED Statement by Senator Ashurst Draws Anger from- Some Re publican Senators OVERMAN CHECKS DEBATE Says Delay In Reaching Vote on Mrw Brandels Nomination Was Caused' by Democrats Decision May Soon be Reached. Washington. April 28. A. stormy de bate over the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis for the Supreme Court broke in the Senate late today and before it was over predictions were made, by two members of the Judiciary committee, one a Democrat, that an unfavorable report on the appointment would fol low when the committee reached a vote. Discussion was precipitated when Senator Sutherland, of Utah, a Repub lican member of the committee read to the Senate an Interview published-yesterday quoting Senator Ashurst, of Ari zona, as charging that Republican members of the Judiciary . committee were filibustering in order to delay a vote on the Brandeis nomination until after the National political conventions. Senator Ashurst stood steadfastly by the quoted statement during" heated ar gument which followed until assured by" fellow Democrats on the committee that there was no such filibuster. He withdrew the charge at the suggestion of Senator Brandegee, after he had de nounced executive sessions and charg ed that the Republicans were angered over the Brandeis nomination because he was a champion of the masses. Tonight it generally was ' believed that the debate would serve to bring the committee to a vote on the nomina tion within a few days. All the sena tors who took part in the discussion were members of the committee, Senator Sutherland took Senator Ash urstfo task both for revealing to newsi papermen .what, had taken place yester A day in the Judiciary committee and for saying that the Republican members were filibustering. Mr. Ashurst respond ed that he had not said anything about what had transpired in the committee room, and added: "Newspaper men did ask: me if I thought the Republicans: members were filibustering against the confirmation and I said I did. I said .it and I would like to see the color of the hair of the man who can imprison my thoughts." "I am not one of those set ators who pretend to deliberate, after .their minds are made up," continued Senator Ash urst. "I can well imagine the conster nation of Republican senators when the nomination of Mr. Brandeis came to this Senate. Had he been a man who spent his lifeNin steering corporations around the law they would have been fighting for his confirmation. But having spent his life in fighting for the poor people of the land casuistry is resorted to." "Does the senator know," asked Sen ator Cummins, "that three-fourths of the time spent in consideration of the Brandeis nomination has been consum ed by Democratic members of . the com mittee? If there is any filibuster it has been a Democratic filibuster." Senator Overman, a majority member of the committee, denied that there had been any filibuster and confirmed Sena tor Cummins' statement that delay had been caused by Democratic senators. Philadelphia, ? April 28. Harry S . Wells, of New York, a professional, won the Wawaset trophy at the Key stone Shooting League tournament to day when he smashed 100 targets with out a miss. DULY AEROPLANES AND MliERHRE ACTIVE This Marks Progress of the War on the European Fronts However, According to Constantinople ' the British Have Met With Re verses In Both Egypt and Mesopotamia. Only aerial and artillery activities mark the progress of the war on the European fields, but the British have met with reverses both in Egypt and In . Mesopotamia. In a battle near Quatia, according to reports from Constantinople, a British force of four cavalry squadrons has been, annihilated by the Turks, who captured 300 prisoners besides inflict ing heavy losses. London announces that an attempt to relieve, the beleaguered force of General Townshend- ih Kut El Amara failed when a vessel loaded with sup plies grounded in the Tigris river, four miles east of Kut. rne anair, tne om cial statement . says, was"carrled out with-"the utmost gallantry.' Airmen also have been 'active in the Asiatic field. Constantinople claims that a British aeroplane squadron raid ed Quatia after , the British Idefeat and threw bombs on a hospital. The Turks attacked from an aero plane an entente-allied warship at El kantara and the docks of Port Said. They also, dropped 'bombs on entente aviation grounds on Imbros Island. There .has been some Infantry .activ ity along the front in France held by the British : forces, but along the rest of. the - front tho .artillery and aerial REDMOND DEPLORES 'INSANE' MOVEMENT Declares It is an Attempt to Drive Ireland Into Pauperism and Slavery as of Old SAYS IT IS .GERMAN PLOT And That It is "As Brutal, as Sel fish, as Cynical as Germany s Invasion" of ! Belgium" . London, April . -28.-r-John Redmond, leader of the Irish-nationalists in the house of commons", " tonight gave the Associated " Press the following state ment . concerning the uprising in Dub lin: . '; "My first feeling,' of course, on hear ing of this insane imovement was one of horror, discouragement and . almost despair. I asked myself whether. Ire land, as so often before in her tragic history, was to dash the cup of lib erty from her lipswas the insanity of a small section vof her people . once against to turn all -her marvelous vic tories of the last few years Into irre parable defeat and to send her back on the eve of her final, recognition as a free nation, into another-long night of slavery, incalculable suffering arid weary and uncertain struggling. Reviews Fast Achievements. "For look at the " Irish -position to day. In the short space of ; forty years Ireland has by a constitutional move ment made an almost unbroken trium phal march from pauperism and slav ery to prosperity and freedom. She has won back the possession of Irish land, she has stayed emigration; she had at last begun an era of national prosperity. ; Finally she has succeeded ip- placing on the fcta"tu"t books the greatest carter of- freedom, everxjoff ex ed her ' since "the rdays .tf Grattan. is all this to be, lost? ' "When war came she made a choice which was inevitable if she was to be true to all the principles which she had held through all her history and which she had just so completely vindi cated ' on her own soil, namely, the rights of small nations, sacred princi ples of nationality, liberty and demo cracy. "Moreover, the Nations for which through all her history she had felt the sympathy that came from common principles and common aspirations were trampled, as she in her time had been trampled under th eiron heel of arrogant force. "What has Ireland suffered in the past which Poland, Alsace, Belgium and Servia have not suffered at the hands of Germany? And I may add also that a portion of the soil of France, ' her old friend and ally, which is in the hands of Germany? Germany the Suppressor. "What has been the record of Ger many, but tne suppression oy nation ality of freedom and of language in short the suppression of all things for which for centuries Ireland has struggled, the victory of which Ire land has achieved. Take the case of Belgium. . Has there not been there the same ruthless shedding of blood of the priests and the people that is part of Ireland's own history. Leave the question of principle out s.nd con sider the question only of the mere In terests of Ireland herself. . What did the situation demand? "Neutrality? That was impossible. Hostility to the just cause of the Al lies? Is there a sane man in Ire land who does not see this meant in the drowning of Ireland's won liber ties in Irish blood? Be this view right or wrong, this was the opinion of an overwhelming majority of the Irish people. It was the opinion which thou sands of Irish soldiers have sealed with their blood by dying in the cause of liberty of Ireland and the world. "But " any how it was the opinion of Ireland and surely I need not argue the principle, especially with anybody who has professed himsel fa home rul er, that the policy of Ireland must be decided by Ireland herself. That is the principle which has been adopted by the Irish race everywhere. "Millions of our people in the United States and elsewhere whose general de votion helped us so largely, to win our victories for the motherland of our race always accepted it. However (Continued on Page Eight.) ' THE DAY JN CONGRESS SENATE - Met at noon. . - Conferees on army bill continued at work. reorganization Sharp . exchanges on Brandeis nomi nation resulted from charge by Sena tor Ashhurt that Republicans were fili bustering against confirmation. Adjourned at 5:51 p. m to noon Sat urday. " HOUSE Met at 11 a. m. Discussed agricultural, appropriation bill, .Including a "rider" embodying the bills tor grain grading. Federal ware houses for ' agricultural products and new cotton' futures law. r Adopted conference report on bill passed by1 both houses to double the number of cadets at' West Point. . Passed Senate bill limiting railway employees' hours, of labor. Lever cotton futures bill" was voted into annual agricultural bill as . an amendment. Adjourned at 5:30 to U a. in. Satur day. " ":..-' ' : vy- .;. : Savings . deposits .made with . the American ; Bank & Trust Company on or before. May 2nd begin. .drawing A per'; cent. from May ls.;' , . passes were also issued to judges L. & N. and N., C. & St. L. Rail roads Charged With Attempt ing to Influence Courts LETTERS ARE MADE PUBLIC snow i-oat 'ree Transportation for Witnesses and Jurors Was Also Requested Over 2200 Fames Were Issued In 1913. Nashville. Tenn., April 28. Records compiled by examiners of the Inter State Commerce Commission and read Into . the records of the hearing here today of the charges against the Louisville & Nashville and the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St.' Louis ail roads showed that more than 22,800 free passes were issued by these lines in 1913. These represented a mileage Of approximately 7,728,600 with a cash valuation figured at $226,224. The . ma jority of these passes, according to the testimony of Will H. Carlton, ex aminer for the commission, were issued to and on the request of legislators in Jientucky .and Tennessee. Mr. Carlton also showed copies of let- ! ters. illustrative of the requests for! passes for judges of courts, witnesses, jurors and newspapers. Questioned by Counsellor Folk, for the Commission, Carlton testified that he had found letters in the files of the- railroads indicating that passes were being requested to influence judges of courts, witnesses, jurors and others. Copies of sample letters were read into the records, giving the names of the writers and the parties for whom the free transportation was requested. Judge Had Shown "Favors." One letter asking passes for the wife and -daughter of a city judge in a Ken tucky town stated that the judge "had decided practically every case in our favor that has come before him afM there have been a great deal of small ones,-" and that "I think, perhaps I will be in Dosition by etllnsrt'5is favor TorTilm, to get a" better class o? Jit-' rors.". Another writer asking a pass for a hewlyelected judge said he was "sat isfied Mr. will fto the right thing by, us, and will, always be fair and square with us.", Judge Henry L. Stones chief counsel for the Louisville & Nashville road who took" charge of the cross-examination of - Mr.' Carlton, brought out the statement that of the total" of free transportation issued in 1913, 2,631 passes went to newspapers and more than 1,100 to attorneys listed as "com pany attorneys." ' Passes for Luke Lea's Paper. It was shown that the Tennesseean and ' American, the local newspaper owned by Senator Luke Lea, author of the charges against the railroads on which the present investigation is based, secured 265 free. passes in 1913 from the two roads, seven of which were annual or card passes. Senator Lea,' who was present, smiled broadly as the figures were read. Replying to questions by Mr. Stone the witness stated that no investiga tion had been made of the pass sys tem of other lines in Tennessee and admitted that the use of passes for a large part of the mileage given had not been actually established. Mr. Carlton occupied the stand the greater part of the day and followed Harry Williamson and John W. Mc Kinney, members of the Tennessee leg islature, who ' testified to distribution of free passes by legislators to Chef? constituents. More than 40 men were employed for three to six months In the examination of the pass records of the two roads involved, according to Mr. Carlton. COTTOH FUTURES BILL ADDED flSJMNDUT House Adopts It as Part of the Agricultural Measure Under Its Provisions a. Tax of Two Cents a Pound Would Be Levied on Cotton Sold as. Futures by Any Exchange. Washington, April 28. The House today, sitting as a committee of the I whole, adopted the Lever cotton fu tures bill as an amendment to the an nual agricultural measure, after a spirited debate. The vote was 101 to 23. The Lever , bill is identical with the former cotton futures law whicli was held unconstitutional by Federal Judge -Hough, of New York, on the ground that It was a revenue bill which had improperly- originated In the .. Sen ate instead of in the House. . -- Under the provisions of the measure a tax' of two cents a pound would be levied on all cotton sold for future de livery in any exchange, board of trade or "similar institutions or places of business." ' Adoption of, this measure came after the House had passed, by a vote of 184 to 86 a special rule providing for consideration, of the cotton, futures grain trading and Federal warehouse for agricultural products amendments v (Continued on Page Eight.) Savings deposits ; made - with the L&.merlcan Bank , & Trusty Company , on or before May znd begin drawing , per cent irom . BUSINESS PLAGES IN DUBLIN CLOSED Rebellion of Sinn Fein Society and Larkin Followers Complete ly, Dislocates Life DETAILS OF THE TROUBLE Revolutionists Assembled Monday as if for Easter Parade When They Sprang Surprise by Seising Postoffice Building. Dublin, April 25, via London, April 28. Dublin now has. been held up for 24 hours by a combination of members of the Sinn Fein Society and followers of James Larkin, head of. th Transport Workers' Union; -and well known as a strike leader. There has been the same violence in the city as marked the big street car strike in 1913, which was headed by Larkin, but supplemented by the use of an armed force with military pretensions and the . seizure of strate gic points designed to give the disturb ance the aspect of a revolution. The lord lieutenant ; of Ireland, in a proclamation today, cals the movement it is due to foreign prompting. It is, he says, "small." He adds that 'stern measures are being taken to suppress it." The revolution thus far is considered an Imitation, though on a much , ex tended scale of "Fort Chabrol" in Paris, which was held by political rioters some 15 years ago and the riots in Sydney street In London. While it is declared not to have the support o: the people generally the situation cer- talnly is very serious and far beyond the dimensions of a riot. Dublin Life Dislocated. The trouble has gone on now for twenty-four hours and. has completely dislocated the life iOf Dublin. . No shops are open and - no business is being transacted. Streetcars, have: ceased to run and the gas supply . has been cut otp. TJse: of. the telephones between the eity an dthe , suburbs has been . forbid- dntby the -military fcndSltbe - running of trains t6. and from' the country- is very Irregular. Yesterday (Monday) at midday the Sinn Fein revolutionists were assem bled as If for one of. their usual par ades. They i.were, supposed to be go ing out for an Easter Monday march Some of the rank and . file even imag ined that this was their purpose. About 600 of them, however, took possession of the general postoffice in Sackville street, where they still hold forth. Telegraph and postal communication insofar as it goes through this, the chief optsoffice in Ireland, has ceased. The raid was beyond the power of the police to deal with. . . Smal detach ments of lancers appeared on the scene, but after two or three of their horses had been shot and two or three of the men wounded they withdrew Since then the Sinn Feiners in the postoffice have been left alone and have hoisted the flag of the Irish republic over the building. Various corners in Sackville street have been occupied by the Sinn Fin ers and barricades of barbed wire erect ed in the .thoroughfare. In this street there has been a great , deal of looting of shops and smashing of windows. In St. Stephens Greens a detachment of the Sinn Feiners entered the Green, which is surrounded oy a high railing, and locked themselves in and began digging trenches. The authorities con sidered that this move as a last stariS might be intelligible but at an outset of the disturbance they could not guess its purpose. Countess Among Rebels. The Countess Markievicz, the sister of an Irish baron,, in a volunteer uni (Continuea on Page Eight.) PARTY IN 00LDSB0R0 Biggest Audience Ever Gathered There Electrified Baraca-Philathea State Convention Thrilled, and Moved by Addresses and Music of a Memorable 1 Hour Yesterday. (Special Star Telegram-) Goldsboro, ' N. C., April 28. An hour of spiritual regeneration, of broaden ing jsplrltual ylsion, of outpouring of God's grace, was the .hour given ovei this afternoon in the Baraca-Philathea State convention to Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, . D. D., - .. the world-famed evangelist, and his ..co-workers, Mr. and Mrs." Charles : M. Alexander, Mr. Al bert Brown and Mr. Henry Barra clough. The congregation that greeted them was the largest that was ever seen In this city and was truly elecrifying In Its responsive spirit to the "Season of Grace" that was so spontaneously rec ognized by every soul , present. The subject of his talk to the great State audience that" greeted him and hung upon his words was the Bible and to tel what be said and how he said it would be like essaying to "gild refin ed gold or paint the Illy." The whole service of the hour, tfie singing of -Mr. Alexander and of Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Brown, the sweet ly persuading talk of Mrs. Alexander on the Pocket Testament ..League and the - discourse : of Dr. Chapman win surely .'prove a spiritual leaven long GHAPMAN-AL EXANDER (Continued on. Page -Eight.) MANY RESPOND TO APPEAL MADE BY THE EVANGELISTS Men and Women of Every Age In dicate Decision to Follow the Christian Life AT TABERNACLE SERVICE One of Most Inspiring Meetings of Chapman-Alexander Cam- ' ' paign That Last Night One of the most interesting services so far in the great Chapman-Alexander revival campaign was held last night in the Taberna61e when Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman preached another of his great sermons in which he expressed in no uncertain words his belief in a person al devil. The appeal of the evangelist met with a wonderful response and men of influence ' came forward to take tha hand of the evangelist as evidence of their intention to live Christian lives. The first to come forward at the close of the forceful sermon was a bright eyed young woman, the . next was a middle aged man, then came two child ren and following were scores of men, women and children of every age and condition, including those of high po sition and those who are not so promi nent in the affairs of the world. The single delegation attending the service last evening was the Wilming ton Rotary Club in which were 25 live and enthusiastic young business men of the city. They marched up the aisle at the close of the sermon, two abreast, and took the evangelist by the hand as evidence of their interest . in the meet ing and as a pledge for Christian ser vice. ; - - Firemen to Carry Testaments. Fcom-all parts of -the audience cam. . hearty amens-when the evangelist, an nounced that every fireman and practi cally all the policemen of the city, in cluding Fire Chief Schnibben and. Chief of Police- Williams had signed up as "members 'of the Pocket Testament League as a result of the work of Mr. W. W. Rock, a member of theevange listid party. Dr. Chapman also an nounced that four firemen had made definite decisions for Christ. Mr. Rock met the policemen at the city hall last evening and while a few were absent, those present " gladly accepted the op portunity to join in this world-wide movement. Choir is Enlarged. Mr. Charles. M. Alexander had his mammoth, choir augmented last night i with a large number of school girls, whose voices sang with much sweet ness and melody some of the . familiar -selections that the song leader uses with such ; great success. Pausing in the midst of the singing, Mr. Alex ander easily secured a dozen or more song books: from members of the au-. dience, who' purchased them, and - dis tributed them among the girls and then at the request 0f Mr. C. C. Covington they sang "Shine," the chorus that has gripped the hearts' of so many Wil mingtonians. Mr. Brown, the soloist, sang with wonderful effect a song, "But I Know." This hymn of faith made a profound impression upon the big "audience and Dr.. Chapman requested ' that all who could voice the . sentiments expressed with such tenderness by the soloist to signify it by applauding. There wae a loud clapping of hands from all parts of the Tabernacle. . Dr. Chapman took his text from Ze chariah 3:1,' "Satan standing at his right hand to resist him." His sermon was another searching .and eloquent plea that men would turn from sin and give themselves to Christ. Servieea Tomorrow. There will be no services at the Tab ernacle today, but tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock Dr. . Chapman -and Mr. Alexander will conduct a special ser vice at the Tabernacle for men. ','What'a the Matter With Wilmington?" will be the subject of the sermon by the evan gelist. ' Tomorrow night there will be & service at the Tabernacle for every body. A service -for the women of the city wiil be held tomorrow afternoon 'at 3:30 o'clock by Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Chapman at the First Baptist church. It is hoped that as many women of the city as can do so will attend this service. 1 Services for children by Rev. C ,T. Schaeffer will be conducted by him as follows: For boys from 13 to, 17 years of age at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at 4 o'clock: for girls from 12 to 18 at Grace Methodist church at 3:30, and ior children under 12 years , of age . In. the Sunday school room of the First Bap tist church at 3:30. Mayor P. Q. Mooro will preside at the boys', meeting; Miss Anna - Trotttt- at the meeting for girls, and- the younger children's meeting will be in charge of Misses Pickett and King. Every young person In the city and county &f the ages mentioned are expected . to J be present at" these ser vices. Mr. Schaeffer has a wonderful faculty of entertaining children. He la winning their , hearts and giving them some valuable lessons. ";, , , Pleads for Revival. Dr. Chapman and Mr.. Alexander went to Goldsboro ' yesterday to conduct- a service at the State- Baraca and Phlla thea convention. Speaking of the. trip. Dr. Chapman said last night in his ser mon that he. had; received many in--(Continued on Page Three.) , Savings . deposits made with the American Bank & Trust Company ; on or before May. 2nd 'begin- drawing- per cent from" May 1st. - -. (Advertisement) - mi mi r mm "V jj Y A fin 4'J? " i 1$ i f. Pi tAdvettiaement.3L Advertisement - (Advertisement , , (contiauea on -a jkxw b- ? .... .
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