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XMlKGTOSr, !N. C, SUNDAY MOTRKING, JULY 23, 1916
WHOLE JTUMBEB 39,650
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DRIVEN STILL
THE GALICIAN
Eussians Under General Sakahar
off Thursday and Friday
Captured 12,000 Prisoners.
FURTHER INVADE HUNGARY
Make Progress in " Advance To
ward Erzingn.'in Armenia,
and on Black Sea . Coast. .
NO GAINS ON SO
FRONT
Successes for the British and-Belgians
in East 'Africa.- -
Austro-German forces continue
to be driven toward the northern
border of Galicia by Russian
troops under General Sakaharoff,
the Czar's army having captured
12,000 prisoners on Thursday and
Friday. Fighting west of Berest
echk still continues. "Further suc
cesses are attending the '"-attempts
of the Russians to enter the Hun
garian plains from TJukowina. Mi
nor defeats for the Austrians south
of Delatyn ar e. reported from Pe
trograd. , " : '
Lively ArtiUerr Duel.
Lively artillery duels continue north
and south of the Sorome. , The Germans
are reported to be using gas shells -and
the British are . replying- vigorously to
the bombardment. No further attempts
to advance .by either the Anglo-French
or German forces are reported.
In Turkish Armenia, . the Russians
are progressing in their-advance to-6-ard
Erzingan GraKd Duke Nicholas'
men also ' have" made progress- long the
Black Sea coast.
Additional successes for. the British
and Belgians against the Germans In
East Africa: are-claimed. ,-THe Germans
have lost a number . of prisoners as
wel as several towns, and Lieut. Gen.
Smuts, the British commander, reports
the occupation of the whole . of the
Usumbara .railway. .- ,
A new Turkish movement against the
Suez canal is reported from London,
which says that "the Turks are now en
trenching at Katia, 30 miles east of the
canal. British mounted troops are re
ported to be In contact with the Turks.
TURKS ADVANCE TO WITHIN v
30 MILES OF SUEZ CAXAL
London, July 22.- A new advance of
Turkish forces on the Sinai peninsular
to within about 30 miles of the Suez
Canal, has been reported to the British
authorities who announced today that
British cavalry had come into- contact
with the Turks and that measures were
being taken by the command in Egypt
to meet the Turkish movement.
RUSSIANS PENETRATE fTTUST'
LINES OB" GERMAN. FORCES.
Petrograd, July 22, vla London, July
23.) Fierce engagements have taken
place south of Riga and Russian troops
have penetrated the German first line
at several points, says the official state
ment issued by the war office tonight
In the Caucasus the forces of Gra'rfd
Duke Nicholas have occupied Ardasa,
about 13 miles northwest of Gumus
khaneh on the Chit river. ' '
OFFERS OF AID FOR FLOOD ,
SUFFERERS ARE COMING IN
Raleigh, N. C., July 22. General Ju
lian S. Carr, of DurTiara, telegraphed
the Raleigh committee for the relief
oi western. Carolina flood sufferers,
that he will give $500 toward this fund.
There came to the offices of Governor
Craig today a letter from the First Na
tional Bank of Richmond that that In
stitution will honor the draft of : the
,,Governor for $250 for this purpose.
v ' There came to the offices of Gov
ernor Craig today a leter from the
special Rutherfordton committee, of
which Judge M. H. Justice is the
chairman, setting out the terrible con
ditions in that section and giving no
tice that both State and national aid
to the sufferers and for registration of
highways and bridges may , be asked.
The letter set out that the committee
is informed that practically all the
splendid highway that Buncombe,' Hen
derson and Rutherfordton counties,
from Rutherfordton via Chimney Rock
and Bat Cave, to Hendersonville and
Asheville, has been almost literally de
stroyed and numbers of houses al
aion the way washed out and the
People homeless Copies of this let
ter were sent to the North Carolina
delegation in Congress. , ,
STREET CAR SERVICE TIED .
UP BY STRIKE AT MEMPHIS
Effort to Keep the Cars Rnnning Prov
ed Ftotile Last Wish-
Memphis, Tenn., July 22. The "tie up
f' the Memphis street railway com
PTiy, instiuted by a strike this after
noon at 2 o'clock, tonisrht was prac
tically complete. An effort was made
n the early part of the evening to
keep the servic going, but by 9 o'clock
not a car was moving in the downtown
portion. - ; ,
Washington, July ,22. Newspaper
Publishers throughout the country were
Invited, today by the . Federal Trade
Commission to be represented at a
hearing here August 1, at' 10 a. m. on
- netfter there has been .an .undue Jn
duejn-
nr - , l u.ynmi liiuuiiulUv
IV&AKJbK
BORDER
GOVERNOR APPEALS
FOB RELIEF FUNDS
- .
Issues. Proclamation Calling Upon
People of the State to Aid
: "Flood Sufferers.
MANY OF THEM DESTITUTE
W1U be Unable to Support Themselves
for Weeks Edward E. Britton is
. .Named Chairman of General
Committee :'--
Raleigh, N. C, July 22. Because of
the utter destitution in parts of West
ern North Carolina resulting from the
floods of last week, Governor Craig to
day Issued a proclamation calling upon
the people of the more fortunate . sec
tions of the State to contribute to the
aid of the storm sufferers.
"There is every reason to believe,"
declared the Governor, "that many will
for weeks have to be supplied with the
necessities of life in order that they
may-be sustained until they can find
a means of livelihood."
Other members of the committee are
John A. Park, J. W. Bailey, Raleigh;
E. - L. . Daughtridge, Rocky Mount;
General J. ri. Carr, Durham; Cameron
Morrison, Charlotte; Santford Martin,
Wmi.-ui. .-Silcm; A. . Scales, Greens
boro; Oerulti Jtit:nson, Orson. horo; Na
than G'Uerry i. !ti(.bcro; , Walker
Iuylor.. Wiiii.inp.ton; A. 1 Watta,
Statesville, J. J. Far ris, High Point;
M. H. Justice, Ruth ertorfl ton ; John
Sprunt Hill Durham; E. C. ' Duncan,
nHsljih: ;eogv A. ic-Merness, Tar-
boro; Hash IfafiU "Tf.mihgton; John
V. Brut'sn, Wilsf.r.; Ci. nce Poe, Ra
leigh; H. E. Fries, Wiiifc'rti-Salem; X.
J. .licuso. I I:i s i,cr.; " D. J Turner,
Statesvin; R. Mi- Miller, . Charlotte;
E. B. Crc.x, Kaieigh. .
A general committee - is appointed
with Edward E. Britton, of Raleigh,
chairman.' The appeal 'for' aid 'will be
made only to the people of the State, as
the sentiment, is general that the State
is amply able to take care of its own.
A fund started here by the News and
Observer is being .contributed to liber
ally, over $400 having been pledged to
day. The Governor's, proclamation in
full follows:
; The GovernaP Proclamation
"To the People of North Carolina:
"A great disaster has befallen a large
region, of our State; hundreds of peo
ple are homeless and helpless. At this
time I. cannot describe the extent of
the damage done by the unprecedented
floods of July 15th and 16th, nor can
I undertake to portray the present an-1
prospective suffering. By reason of the
fact that Asheville has been - cut off
from communication with the outside
world I could not be as promptly and
adequately informed of conditions as.
others. But I. am now prepared to say
that along our western streams, large
and small, running eastward from
Wilkes on the north to Rutherford on
the south, the floods have- swept a. way
not only the homes and the growing
crops, but even the lands themselves of
hundreds, if not, thousands, of our fet
lowmen and women. - They are in dis
tress and many of them utterly desti
tute and helpless. Their all has been
swept away in a night.
People Shcmld Shave Burden.
. "Now, therefore, I, Locke Craig, Gov
ernor of the State of North Carolina,
am calling , upon our, generous, people
to respond to the cry of those who have
been so terribly stricken. There is
every reason to believe that many-will
for weeks have to be supplied with the
necessities of life, in order that they
may be pustained Until they can find
a means of livelihood. It is but right
that our - entire people should share
this burden but " reasonable that the
people in regions of the. State in fhich
no damage was done, wnere crops were
6pared and homes undisturbed, should
open their hearts in generous giving.
"I understand that a number of local
subscriptions have been started and
that at least two relief committees have
begun work. It is not my desire to in
terfere with their work. I -take, occa
sion, rather, to commend them. At the
same time, the disaster is go extensive,
the work of relief so great, that I feel
constrained to appoint, a committee of
general- relief and to authorize it to
take subscriptions and to appropriate
funds as needs appear. Every dollar
shall be accounted for,: and every pen
ny shall go to relieve , actual need.
"Subscriptions may be. sent to Ed
ward E.i Britton, chairman,' i Raleigh,
N. C- ',; "
'"I "am sure our people, once they real,
ize the distress of : their fellow North
Carolinians, will be quick to pour out
their money in this noble cause.
FERRT TRANSFER SERVICE
INAUGURATED BY RAILROADS
Charlotte, N. C, July 22. The South
ern, raiiroad today - announced that a
ferry transfer is being made over the
Catawba river at. Catawba, near
Statesville. on the Asheville-Salisbury
line and at Catawba. Sr C.. near Fort
Mill on-' the Charlotte-Columbia line,
and that ferry service will be inaugu
rated Monday or Tuesday at Belmont,
on the ' charlotte-Spartanburg-Atlanta
"Local1 trains are being operated be
tween Belmont and Atlanta, and with
the completion of. iee,fryh?ns'"2
vice wiU be Put OXi toT tlft 12 miles
between the river And Charlotte.
-feTbe Seaboard Air Line and the Pied
mont & Northern interufbanoadave
" rrisd a olnt: ferr3K service,, at
Mount Holly, rj,e,-eBl"fJ
T Miv; re-establishingjpasserfger
BY BOTH SENATORS
Wilmington Man Recommended to
the President for District
Attorneyship.
NO REAL HITCH 'EXPECTED
Senators Simmons and ' Overman Joint
ly Sisn Letter of Recommendation
- and Issue Statement Giv
ing Reasons.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washington, D. C, July 22. Senator
Simmons decided today to recommend
James Osborne Carr, of Wilmirston,
for appointment as District Attorney
for the Eastern District "of North Car
olina and a Joint letter signed by him
self and Senator Overman was sent to
President Wilson tonight, endorsing
Mr. Carr for the place.
His, nomination and confirmation, it
is believed, will foUow quickly, al
though some of Mr. Carr's enemies have
written letters to the Attorney General,
protesting against his appointment.
The protests against Carr are not tak
en, seriously and will not- be unless
something more . tangible can be hunt
ed up. . .
There never has been any doubt that
Mr. Carr would get the place since he
entered the race unless one could work
himself up to the point where he be
lieved a man outside would be named
without the- endorsement of anyone of
the Bar Association of the State.
It is . estimated that 80 per cent of
the lawyers of the State and a goodly
number of men- in other professions
wrote the President asking that Mr.
Carr be named. .. As soon as it was
learned that Carr wanted the place, let
ters and telegrams from every part of
the State began to reach the White
House. They were still coming today
when it was decided to stop the good
work by announcing that Carr had
been decided upon.
Senntors Make Statement.
Senators Simmons and Overman gave
out the following statement today with
reference to their-- conference to select
a . man ;vfor. recommendation to the
President for appointment as -District
Attorney tn the r Eastern "District;' of
North Carolina: V ' :
"'An examination of the 'endorse
ments of the candidates discloses a re
markable and overwhelming prepon
derence of endorsements . in favor of
Mr. J. O. Carr, of Wilmington, N. C.
"In . addition to letters of endorse
ment of individual .lawyers and other
prominent, citizens, resolutions of mu
nicipal bodies and petitions, Mr.. Carr'a
candidacy is endorsed by bar associa
tions in 38 counties in the State. These
endorsements by bar associations are
signed by 407 lawyers.
"Having considered the matter from
every standpoint, and giving due con
sideration to the unmistakable expres
sion of the peopler and especially of the
bar, contained iu these endorsements in
favor of Mr. Carr's appointment, we
hayr decided to recommend him to the
President for the position."
. But for. these strong expressions in
favor of the appointment of Mr. Carr,
there is little doubt that Collector Jo
siah W. Bailey, of Raleigh, would have
been given the place. Few people fig
ured that any one but Bailey would be
considered in fact, those on the inside
had no idea that any one else would
apply for the place. But when Mr.
Carr, one of the strongest and most in
fluential lawyers of the State, entered
the arena and the . people of the State
got behind him, the contest was soon
ended. P. R. A.
James Osborne Carr, whose appoint
ment is ' practically 'assured from the
foregoing telegram, was born near Ke
nansville, N. C, in Duplin county, on
the sixth of September, 1869. He're
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
DEATH CLAIMS JAMES
WHITGQMB RfLEY, POET
Expired Last Night,. Following a
Stroke of Paralysis.
For Years He Sang the Joys and Sor
rows of the Middle Western Folk
One of the Few Poets to
Amass a Fortune.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 22. James
Whitcomb Riley, one of the mostly
widely read of modern American poets,
better known for his child lyrics, died
at his home sere at 10:50 o'clock to
night following a stroke of paralysis
which he sustained earJy this morning.
Shortly before his death he had asked
his nurse, the only person awake in
his household at the time, for a drink
of -water. He ' then reclined on his
bed. X When the . nurse returned she
found him dead.. ..
-.Mr. Riley suffered a-violent stroke of
paralysis about 7:30 o'clock this morn
ing and the members . of his houehold
were greatly alarmea, but under Dr.
Carleton B . McCulloch's ministrations
the poet seemed to improve, and ' early
this evening was regarded as much
better. ; -. ' : -.
information; was given to the pub
lic that Mr. Riley was in nodanger
but within a few hours he was dead.
Member a of Mr. Riley's family were
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COTTON MILL
ELECT OFFICERS
Manufacturers Will Iiiaugurate
Campaign ' of Publicity Dnr-:;'
ing the Ensuing Year.
MEET NEXT IN RALEIGH
Addresses by Hon. James A. Emery and
Others at Morning: Session En-.
Joy Barbecue and River Trip- .
in the Afternoon.
With the election of officers and' the
adoption of a resolution . authorizing
the inauguration of a campaign- of
publicity during 'the coming year' for
the purpose of informing the people of
other sections more thoroughly as to
actual conditions in the South and, par
ticularly in this State, the North Car
olina Cotton Manufacturers' Associa
tion adjourned yesterday afternoon af
ter a business session on board the
coast guard cutter Seminole to meet
again in' Raleigh next January. The
association was in session for two. days
at the Seaeshore hotel at Wrightsville
Beach and had a most profitable con
vention in every respect. '
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, Mr.:
W. C. Ruffin, Mayodan; first vice pres-i
ident, Mr' John L. Patterson, Roanoke
Rapids; second vice president, Mr. Ar
thur J. Draper, Charlotte; third vice
president, : Mr. T. C. Leake, Jr., Rock
ingham; secretary and treasurer; Mr.'
Hudson C. Millar, of Charlotte, the
latter being re-elected.
Thank Retiring President.
CoL Alf. A. Thompson, of Raleigh,
who served as the very capable presi
dent during the past year, absolutely
refused a second term. He was ex
tended a vote of thanks for the most
excellent jnanner in which he adminis
tered the affairs of his office.
At the morning session yesterday in
structive addresses were made by Hon.
James A. Emery, 6f Washington,. D. C,
general counsel of: the National - Asso
ciation ; of Manufacturers; "Mr E. A.
Groff of New York, general manager
of the foreign .trade department of the
Nationals City- bank, and-Trof r Thomas"
Nelson, of Raleigh;- dean' of .the textile
department of - the North Carolina - A.
& M." College. ' ' I
Immediately ' after the adjournment !
of the morning session, the members of
the association and their friends en-!
joyed a barcecue at Cedar point on
Masonboro, which was given by the
Wilmington Rotary club, and in the af
ternoon were the guests of Capt P. H.
Uberroth, of the coast ' guard cutisv
Seminole on a delightful trip.-down tho
Cape Fear river to Fort Caswell.
The closing session of the association
was held ort board the Seminole. Reso
lutions of appreciation to tlve Wilming
ton Rotary Club, the Chamber of Com
merce, Captain Uberroth, the officers
and crew of the Seminole, the ' man
agement of the Seashore Hotel, and all
others who' contributed so -freely to
the pleasure of the "convention' were
adopted. A vote of -thanks - was also
extended to Mr. John L.. Patterson for
the splendid work -which he did as
chairman of the committe'e, which has
been opposing the Keating child labor
bill. ' "
While the winter meeting to be held
in Raleigh will be'in' January,' the ex
act date was left with the executive
committee. A number, of other reso
lutions including one condemning in no
uncertain terms the. Keating child la
bor bill were , referred to executive
committee for such action as they may
consider beet. - ' -
The recommendtaion of the retiring
president that a campaign of publicity
be inaugurated was endorsed and the
secretary was instructed to take such
steps as may be necessary to inform
the people about conditions in the
South in the textile centers.- . ,
Finance for Markets.
The center of i international trade
can be brought to the United States,
where it rightly belongs, declared Mr.
E. A. Groff, manager of the foreign
trade department of the National City
Bank of New York, who made a very
instructive address on foreign trade
finances. Mr. Groff after pointing' out
the great possibilities offered to trade
in South American countries, pointed
out spme of the things, that are . being
done to promote credit in those parts
of the world. He explained that the
bank with which .he- is connected has
established a cha'in of banks in South
America and has,also acquired .control
of a number of banks in the Orient.'
The arranging of means of financing
business in foreign countries, he ex
plained, is Just as important as secur
ing the trade and in his address he out
lined very clearly what has 'been done
in this line.
As. a result of the splendid address
by Prof. Thomas Nelson, dean of the
textile department of the North Caro
lina A. & M. college, of Raleigh, who
spoke on the relation of .textile schools
to the mills, on. motion of Mr. W. .A.
Erwin, arrangement were .quickly
made yesterday morning for if'ior'n
course at ' Raleigh institution next
winter for instructing-young, .men in
cotton milling. Professor Nelson stat
ed that in the past short courses had
been Offered bu,t that they had not been
utilized and that for this, reason they
had been dropped. Mr. Erwin .quickly
secured' the promise of at least 14 stu
dents and "Professor Nelson said that
the course would be offered.. It wasall
done In less' than two minutes time and
Illustrated i in- a very apt way, the
quickness with which . an' - American
business .man can, act, . ' '
Professor; Nelson explained in his ad
dress that the cotton mill is not a
school -in the orinary acceptation , of
that term..-. He deared that?. cotton
manufacturihg.is both a science and an
art and that in order for' those follow
ing the . business to be" successful it
is necessary for tera ito.i apply scien
tific methods and buslhesa principless.
He was heartily applauded when he de-
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COTTON MILL MEN OF STATE
0
... . Capt. Preston' I ; Uberroth, the popular ., commanding officer of the coast
guard . cutter Seminole, was , the genial host -of the North Carolina Cot
ton Manufacturers' Association on a pleasant trip -down the historic Cape
Fear river yesterday afternoon. There were more than 200 , in the party
which en joyed the delightful hospitality of Captain Uberroth and the other
officers and crew of the cutter. .
ENGLAND'S BLACK-LIST OF
AMERICAN FIRMS DOMESTIC
LEGISLA TION, SAYS E VANS
Phief of the Department of Foreign
t ition' Hardly Open to DisputeActionv Pro
hibit British Citizens Prom Supporting Firms Who Are
Working in the Interest of Germany. ;
London, July .-reat 'Britain's
black list of American firms and indi
viduals under the trading with the ene
my, act. is a-piece of '.purely domestic
legislation and is hardly open to dis
pute. Lamington Worthington Evans,
chief of the department of -foreign
trade of the foreign office, declared in
a "statement to the Associated Press
today. . .
.The black list was compiled solely to
prohibit British citizens from support
ing firms which , were ;. strengthening
England's enemies, he .jsaid, and it. could
not . be contended that, it was , mpra
onerous to trade than the French sys
tem, which long had been recognized.by
ihternatiohai law. I Mr- Evans state
ment reads: ,
Stop jgupport of Enemy.
. ""The statutory list has been compil
ed -from one point of view only, name
ly, to prohibit. British citizens from
supporting firms which are strengthen
ing' our enemies. The test applied be
fore putting a firm domiciled in Amer
ica dn the statutory list is this: Is that
firm, by its business operations streng
thening our enemies? . If so, then Brit
ish firms may not support it. -
"It is one of the principal lessons of
the world war .that the strength of a
belligerent does not consist only in the
resources and supplies available in' its
own territories but also on those upon
which he can draw from neutral coun
tries. As a result, of the semi-military
organization which the German gov
ernment has imposed pn; its commerce,
every German firm throughout the
TWO HUNDRED OUTLAWS
ARE RERORtED KILLED
Villa Said to Have Led Band in
'' Fight With Carranzistas.
Engagement Reported to Have Taken
:- Place Saturday!, a Week AgoXear
Hacienda E? Florido, South
of Parral.
Chihuahua City, July 22. An all day
running battle ' between Carranza soi
diers and bandits commanded by Fran
cisco Villa was fought Saturday near
Hacienda El Florldo, south of Parral,
I in 'which 200 outlaws were killed and
their forces scattered in disorder, ac
cording to delayed dispatches sent here
by General ' Ramos, who commanded
the Carranzistas. - -Villa, 'the report said,
was pursued 50 miles into the state of
Durango. - The. battle was begun early
ln the morning, the attack being-made
iix four columns, -directed by General
Ramos, on the center and left,: by Gen
eral' Ernesto Garcia on the -right,: and
General' Lares, :on the. south, to. the
bandits 'rear. The outlaws' were scat
tered in an directions; according :to the
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HIS GUESTS YESTERDAY.
Trade in London Declares. Ques-
world is an outpost, seeking to do its
utmost to assist Germany in her effort
to dominate Europe.
"Can it then be" said fairly that when
the British government is fully aware
of these activities it should do nothing
to frustrate them?"
French System. Long Recognized.
"It can hardly be contended that the
statutory black list is. more onerous to
trade than the r French system, which
long since was recognized by interna
tional law.
"Moreover, from strictly ..legal points
of view, the black list System is a piece
of purely domestic legislation which
simply prohibits British subjects from
dealing with certain persons. The right
of any government to; impose such pro
hibition on its own- nationals is hardly
Open to dispute. ,
"Before- the adbptidn'of -the statute
ry black list - there 'was-'an unofficial
black list in existence "Experience has
shown that uncertainty on the part of
both British and: neutral traders as to
who is and who is riot.on'the black list
would be far more injurious to: com
merce than the publication of the list
which enables every one to know ex
actly wlfere he is. .
"Complaint is made: that the statu
tor vllst is unnecessary as the same
results ' might have been obtained sub
rosa. But if so done, it would have af
fected not merely the firms in the Unit
ed States which now figure In the sta
tutory list, but also others, because
British 'traders,' to whom alone our pro
hibition is" addressed, would not have
known the names of the prohibited
firms' and might, out of caution, have
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GARRANZA EVIDENTLY
E NO REPLY
Ambassador Arredondo and Mr.
Polk Again in Conference.
Cnlted States Urging That Proposed
Commission Should be Given
Broader Powers llkan Propos
ed by the First Chief.
Washington, July 22. Acting Sec
retary Polk held his fifth conference
today with Eliseo Afredondo, General
Carranza's ambassador designate, in an
effort to arrive at an agreement re
garding the proposed negotiations for
settlement of matters in J. dispute be
tween the two governments. The fact
that no announcement followed today's
meeting was construed to mean that a
satisfactory reply had not been receiv
ed from Mexico City to amendments the
Washington government has proposed
to the commission plan suggested by
General Carranza. . . .
The, United States is urging that wide
latitude be : given" negotiators, rather
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HAS
ID
TIED BOMB GOES
OFF AND BLOWS OP
SEVERAL PERSONS
Machine, Hidden in Suit Case, Ex
plodes in Midst of Throng View
ing Preparedness Parade.
MORE THAN FORTY INJURED
Communication, Strangely Signed,
is Received by All the San ;
Francisco Papers.
San Francisco, July 22. At least six
persons were killed and 44 or more in
jured here today when a timed bomb.
concealed in a suitcase, exploded on
San Francisco's main thoroughfare in'
the . midst of a throng viewing a pre
paredness parade. A one-story brick,
structure against which the 'suitcase
stood, was wrecked, and the explosion
blew a gap through the growd, blasting
men, women and children. It is possi-
ble that some bodies were blown out
of existence, the police believe. The
suit case contained cartridges, bullets,
gas pipes, scrap iron, and glass. 1
One Man Arrested.
iThe police arrested Frank Joseph
son, a lodger in a sailors' boarding
house, who cried, "I didn't do it! I
didn't do it," and trembled violently
when he was being searched at tho
station house. The police said he had
not been accused of anything. Charles
M. Fickert, district attorney, issued a
statement attributing the deed to a
mind unbalanced by arguments for and
against preparedness. -The parade was
not interrupted. .
The . explosion occurred at Stewart
and Market streets, two blocks from 1
the Ferry building. The holiday throng, ,
cheering a contingent of veterans of
the First California infantry of tho
Spanish-American war, became a sham
ble.' The blare of 50 bands and the
roar of drums, drowned the cries of the
injured, but the sidewalk was strewn
with torn bodies.
: "Two women standing beside me
were blown to bits," said a woman who,
wifh her two children, was Injured.
Letter to the Newspapers.
All the newspaper oflT:3 in San
Francisco yesterday received a com
munication written in Roman script
with an indellible pencil, many of the
words, being heavily underscored. The
communication was signed: "The De
termined Exiles from Militaristic Gov
ernment. Italy, Germany, United,
States, Italy, Russia."
In several instances the writer re
peated himself. The communication
read: :
"Editor: Our protests have been in
vain in regards to this' preparedness
propaganda so we are going to use a
little direct action on the 22nd, which
will echo around the earth and show
tbat 'Frisco really knows how and tha
militarism cannot be forced on us and
our children without a violent protest.
"Things are going to happen to show
that we will go to any extreme, the
same 1 sthe controlling class, to pursue
what little democracy, we still have.
Don't take this as a joke, or you wlU
be rudely awakened AWAKEN (sic)
WE HAVE SWORN TO DO OUR DUTT
TO THE MASSES AND ONLY SEND
WARNINGS to those who are wise but
who are forced to march to hold their
jobs; as we want to give only the po-.
criptical (sic) patriots who shout for
war but never go, a real taste of war?'
"Kindly ask the chamber of com
merce to march in a solid body ff they
want to prove they are not cowards.
A copy has been sent to all the papers.
Our duty has been done so far."
Suitcase Attracted No Attention. :
Every possible precaution, police of
ficials said tonight, had been taken, but
the innocent looking suit case, standing
where a country visitor of whom thero
were thousands, might have set it.
down, attracted no attention. -
The force of the bomb was astonish
ing. A piece of lead pipe was blown
two blocks Into the Northwestern Pa
cific railroad waitlhg room. A wo-'i
man's gold watch, presumably belong
ing to one of the victims, was blown
through the air and landed in a fruit
stand a block and. a half away.
An ambulance, summoned to care for
a fainting spectator, stood across Steu
art street when the explosion occurred,
the patient had his leg fractured- and
a man aiding the attendants fell with
a fractured skull but the ambulance
steward was uninjured. He packed
both men and some other victims into
the ambulance and rushed them to a
hospital.
The official count of the parade In
dicated that. 5i,319 persons were in line.
NUMBERS - ARE REPORTED
HOMELESS IJf BURKE COUJTTT
Raleigh, N, C, July 23. At least 1,
500 people have suffered loss and num
bers are homeless in Burke county, ac
cording to a telegram received this
morning from Morganton. Morganton,
the telegram states. Is doing all it can
for the sufferers in the rueal sections,'
but is unable to cope with the-need,
and Federal aid has been asked for. v.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
: SENATE '" .
Met at 10 A. M.
Further efforts toward Senate action
urging clemency for Sir Roger Case
ment failed. ; I .
Resumed debate on Army Appropria
tion bill.
Adjourned at 5 P. M. until 10 A. M.
Monday. " ' t
HOUSE
Not in session. Meets Tuesday, vr-
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