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WILMINGTON, vNi SATUBBY HOBNIKG, SEPTEMBEB 2, 1916
WHOLE NltMBEB 39,691
EIGHT-HOUR DAY LAW PASSED BY
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN THE
HOUSE; SENA
GREECE,
NATION NOT AT WAR,
IS NO W IN A TURMOIL
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Generally Believed 'the Measure
Will Pass the Upper House
Virtually Unchanged.
XAW EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1
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With Its Ratification, Brotherhood
; Leaders Will Immediately
Annul Strike Order
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SENATE IN NIGHT SESSION
Vote Promised Not Later Than
jp 'clock This fevning f -
Washington, Sept. 1.- preven
tion of the threatened railroad
strike through an act of Congress
seemed assured tonight, after the
House by an overwhelming vote
had passed the. Adamson - 8-hour
day law, and the Senate had
agreed to take a final vote on the
measure not later than 6 o'clock
tomorrow evening. ! - r, .
Although, it is possible that Sen
ate amendments may make confer
ences necessary, itis generally be
lieved on both' sides of the Capitol
that when the test - comes the
House bill, as it stands, ' will be
accepted and rushed to Shadow
Lawn, X. J., for President Wil
son's signature. . And while no
U formal statements were forthcom-
its were
mg from the T employes V brother
hood heads toni t,i'4s--iaiithori-tatively
stated thatVthiriSrill re
sult in immediate, dispatcn of code
messages, calling ofi the " geneal
strike order for Monaay7m()rTAg
Bill SIlBtly Am.V .Kf
The Adamson ,bill, as passed! in the
. House by a vote of -239 to it with min
or amendments , is the same measure
-w hich the brotherhood leaders -officially
'. declared .yesterday- woyld constitute a
"satisfactory ,ett!emenf ' and. prevent
the strike- The amendments, added
to confprm to a-draft framed by the
Senate Interstate Commerce committee,
would fix the effective : date at Jan
uary tfinstead of . DecemberX 1. 1918.
W and ese,mpt: railroads les 'than 100
miles long and electric streetaijd. inters
urban ;lines. Briefly, it-pfovides:
' ' PVSPrjiiMl be deemed a
flag's VwDrk.ahoTe s?adard fpr replfe
oningV campensation of railroad lem-
PmetbpttJttinft trains in", interstate
. CO
mmerce after, January 1; 1917; s;d
Thjt a commission of three jifejLjit
T$y President Wilson shall vhSSM
gate the" effect of the 8-hour stand -
-ard- for from six to nine mphths,and
then report -to Congress, present yWtg
es not to be reduced during: the Inves
tigation or for thirty days thereafter,
ana overtime to be paid, pro -rata."
Day of Heated Debate.
It was after a, day of hot deba-te that
the House passed the, bill under a spe
cial rule brought In when Republican
Leader Mann objected t U considera
tion. Less than half ot.the Republicans,
followed their floor .leader in the op-
position and whVthe final- vote came
seventy of themued up with the ma
jority while only 56 voted against the
measure. Jusl two democrats. Repre
sentatives Steele, of Pennsylvania, and
Black, ofTexa4, stood out against the
lill. and Representative London, pf New
York, the" only socialist, voted, for it.
Red tape was eliminated, as far as
possible to rush the measure, over to
the Senate, which after several hours
of lively discussion over a bill report
ed by; the Interstate Commerce - com
mittee, has recessed until -8 "o'clock,
vn the Senate reconvened the
Jwse legislation was there awaiting
action. . " v .- 1
The Senate committee . bill, drafted
during a late session last night and
another this morning, was the Adam
son measure with : the same 1 amend
ments adopted today by the House and
an added section empowering the In
terstate Commerce Commission to. - fix
' the wages of interstate railroad em
ployes at the end of the proposed pe
riod of investigation and thereafter.
Senate Bill Stde-Tracfced.
At the outset of the night session.
Senator Newlands sought and obtained
unanimous consent to jut aside the
Senate bill and take up the, one sent
ver from the House,' thereby paving
the way for quick final action .without
Parliamentary formalities that' ptherr
ise would-be necessary.' Then 'Sena
tor Underwood brought . up the Issue
over which the Senate is divided by
Proposing as an amendment the rate-? '
fixing provision of the discarded Senate 1
MIL. - ; ; ;
Over this amendment debate "waged
"tor three h&urs, Senatprs .Newlands
And-Jnderwood advocating it, and Sen
ator Cummins making ; long speech
'criticising! the whole proceeding! Most
f the Senator shad little to say and
v n the cloak rooms ihere were -0trpng"
intrmations that inrthe end the House
ciii would go through without change.
For a while there Was talk pf an. aU
'light session, but early in the evening
""ord was passed that, an agreement tp
adjourn and voe at a certain hour to-
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS SAY
THOUSANDS OF TRAINMEN
- WILL NOT
Declare.They Will Have Men Enough . to Prate5!ra Regardless
of a Walk-Out Brotherhood Officials Deny luiports 'of ' Defec
tions From the Ranks of the Organizations Embargoes
Being Rescinded or Modified.
Chicago, Sept. 1. Convinced that
Congress will force "them to surrender,
presidents ot important , Western rail
roads tonight ordered rescinding: or
modification" of the- freight embargo
established in; preparation for a gen
eral railway strike.. At the same time
the railroad executives announced de
fections from-the Tanks of 'pie railway
brotherhoods and ;declared they ,nad
enough . men to operate trains, strike
or no strike. This was denied' by
brotherhood officials.
Hale Holden, president of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Qulncy, spoxen
mari for the r railroads in the coniter
ences . wltlr President Wilson, said, the
railroads ar convinced Congress will
force through th eight-nour day law,not take the strike vote because of a
Derore tne date set. for the strike, but
that they are taking no chances.;
Going Ahead With Plans.
It seems tonight that Congress will
make us surrender," Mr. Holden said,
explaining an order by his freight de
partment,. revoking the embargo. The
Burlington and other roads have felt
today that there is little chance for
a strike' 'now. We-are revoking - our
embargo so as not to ' Inconvenience
the shippers -at all. But we are J go
ing ahead with our plans to operate
trains in event of a strike. The strike
order must be" actually, revoked .before
we let up Jo eur precautions. We have
men. enough, to run our trains.". "
. Modifications ot the freight embargo
were , announced here , by the Brie' and
the Rpck'.Islanosyatems. -tjjeri; roads
were - erpwrt-- taJk
within, a few:'fcPtrs. ;-C' .:
Deny There Are. DefeetlPns. ; '
While the , railroad executives, were
claiming the defection. of thousands of
brotherhood members, officials of " the
unions .through" Timothy Shea, vice
president of the - Brotherhood of Fire
men and Enginemen, said the railways
habitually clrculAte- such stories and
they iave no i iears their men would
not obey the strike call.
, ' Polls of employees who are members
of . the unions were' "practically com
pleted and In' general the roads said
that they svould be able to count on
the loyalty of about 25 per cent of
thei -rtarinmen eyen if the strike or
der' is not revoked. ,- -
" The most startling, of ?he aitnounce
ment cme!fro.m the generaFbfnces of
the Atchlsoii, 'Topeks.ad .Santa Fe in
a statement that ; the. fourbrotherhood or J-a'( '. ..wpuio,-. -: anoum tne
wiA' JZAnni -wktijie order go Into- 'effect next Mori-
narlneers. firemen, VctuVductors and
trainmen would, hota meetintrs to 1 1
nlsfht to ' reauest thj heads , of the
unions' .t W-ashington j.i6 revoke. t'tfiej
strike order, v " . ' dl; .i
- Sulta For Injunctions. .. .
In addition suits for Injunctions
against- calling strikes were . filed by
LARGE ALLIED FLEET
REACHES GREEK PORT
This iS the N0nc6nflnned Report
Publlshedrin London
It la Also Reported the General Elee
tlena in Gree ;Will be Postponed.
' . " Countriri'May Join the
, . AlUea. : ' '
. London,' Sept; 1. After two days pf
silence' in telegraphic communication
with Athens, during which- sensation
al rumors of a revolution have gained
currency, but without .' confirmation,
comes the startling news of the arriv
al of an Entente Allied fleet with
transports at Piraeus and that the gen
eral Greek elections likely will be post
poned fPr 'a fortnight. .
The .brevity of the; "dispatches seems
to indicate that something unusual is
happening nd developments are 'await
ed with the greatest curiosity here.
From fragmentary dispatches reach
ing' London, it is 'deduced by. some ob
servers that changes of decisive char-
. acter already have taken '; place in
Athens: and., that the Greek de . f actcf
government . ' has decided to abandon
neutrality and align itself oti-the side
of the Entente1. ' -' ' - J':.' ; '
. .Others - take . . a more. '-conservative
view. The Times attaches 4 small, im
portance to Wednesday's revolutionary
movement at Saloniki, declaring this.is
overshaiSowed by ,the newt of the ap
pearance of . Entente . allied ships oft
Plriift.V.'Vy v - i - - ;"
- "This mutt be taken td Indicate," It
ays,t 'that the Allies are., wearied . Pf;
the equivocations which so ,16ng have
prevailed in Athens and are resolved
to battle' the " Intrigues pf their :-v ene
mies. - r - .: : -rtf rt: f - " ' : f :
The Chronicle discusses - what 'r;it;
terms the great difficulties fbrmer Pre
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GO ON STRIKE
lndividual brotherhood members in va
rious parts of the country, .including
a number of Santa Fe trainmenv em
ployed in Texas,
The Minneapolis ana St. .Louis rail
road, at Minneapolis, stated" that 'en
gineers of that road would remain at
work to a man, averring that the vote
necessary to. make a strike imperative
had' not been taken. President Calvin.
of the Union Pacific, ai Omaha, - an
nounced that the engineers of that line
would remain, holding themselves' not
to be involved in the movement, and
he adde dthat a very larsre Dercentasre
mt conductors and trainmen "would re
main. ;. The general manager of the
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste
Marie road stated that assurances of
loyalty" had ' bee nreceived from 40 per
cent of- the trainmen and that the en
gineers and .'ilremen of the road did
there years' s contract.
1 Conductor RefnMe to Strike.
One thousand conductors of the (Jhl
cagor. Milwaukee and St. Paul tele
graphed President Garretson, of the
Brotherhood, that they would not walk
out If ordered to do. so, and a delega
tion .of cdiiductors of the Chicago and
Northwestern "was en route to Wash-!
ing.ton tp oppose a strike before Con
gress and I the brotherhood heads. At
Louisville, Ky., 15 Louisville and Nash
ville conductors obtained an injuno
tion to restrain calling of a strike on
that road, ' asserting'"that -the conduc
tors of the road Voted against it, and
that a strike would be contrary to the.
public policy. ' . . .s ; "
k Many Will Remain IOTlr
H. K jSryan, ylce-preiident pifthe
BurljjigAott-.joad stsied tha-apppajj.,
mately"25 per cent of "brotherhood
members -employed on that- road- had
given promises ,pf remaining at-, work.
General Manager Gordon, of the Chi
cago Great Western, .stated that 20 per
cent of his :tra,in crey-s .wpiild remain.
' : "A large number" would remain with
the Chicago, 'iBock 1 Island and Pacific,
it : was'-'stated ' at the 'headquhrters of
that. road. -; "- - -' - '
Frorn St. Louis ;calhe .reports ; that
roads .With 7 headquarters, there were
preparing to run trains. iThese includ
ed the Missduri, Kansas and Texas, the
Kansaa City. Mexico and Orient-railroad
and. the .Missouri, - Pacific-Iron
Mountaiit system- r . '
From St. Paul it was announced, that
ciflc and the.ChicagOi St. Paul, Minnfe-1
Apolis and Omaha railroads, with hea
dT
A i.' . 1 J A '
ay," runone paswbnsrer train each way
aauy on every,; pvivisjonpz tneir. . re-
speciive lines. in. aaaiijon to passen-
gers, the 'A roads jf
handle, milk,
maty and' express on, iheee . passenger
trains which . will run 6n da yiight
schedulesvexcept in the case, pf trans
continental trains. f
79 HEW LAWYERS GET
LICENSE TO PRACTICE
Skidoo Number of ADnlieants
Failed to Pass Exam.
supreme , cwurt Announces .List of
'- Those Who Were Successful Be-
. -
fore Court Monday Mr.
' Junius Davi Passes.
(Special Star Telegram).
Raleigh, N.
Sept.1. There were
79 of the 102 applicants' for licenses to
practice law who were successful in the
examinations before the Supreme Court
Monday. :; The court made . announce
ment to this effect-this evening, giving
the 'names of those successful. - They
follow j v ' .
Arthur AV Aronson, Raleigh'; William
F. Midgett, Elizabeth City; jCphrad W.
Sand rock, ' Fayetteville; Alan Turner,
Stateaville; Peter K. .Hine, Aydeh; Leon
G. : Stevens, " Smithfield; William S.
Bogle, Hiddenite; . Ellis C. . Jones; Gay,
Jackson . county;' Thomas L. Williams.
Ap ex ; Ephraira ; L.' Br ckhouse, Colum
bia f ilerbert."B..tHarrell,.. Weldon; - Ben
jamin .McL.; Covington, Wadesboro; R.
E.Littlerf' Jr., Wadesboro; - George W
Craig, Asheville; John R. Manning,
Henderson; Eura A.. Mathews, Atkin
eon; Mack P. Spears, . Charlotte ; .Alex
ander T. , Shaw, - . Raleigh ; V Elred H.
Woodard, " Wilson; Robert A. . Wellons,
Smithfield; Richard M.s Lewis,. White -villp;
George E.;;Edden8, :Palmervllle;
Samuel E. Edwards, Mars Hill ; Lloyd
T. Wilson.- .Jr., - Richmond, Va.-; Edgar
ltPhtlL-vlRaleigh; ;, Htinter:;K. : Penn;
Stpnevllle;" John '.LLeitch." Salisbury;
Rowland -F. 'Mint,. Goldsboro; George
G- Brinson,, Baybdro ; Peyton McSwaih,
Shelby; tiary ; E. Mooje , Dillon, S. C;
James -A'. vMcKpy.: Rowland: Walter L.
Johnson, Apex; Elish C. Harris, Elisa
beth -City ; -Enoch', S.-' Simmons;. Wash-
From lt. Paullt was .announced.that kand upon the . whoH . public their own
the Great Western, the Northern pW demaifda by5 the strong army of their
teoTtlxrae4' on",ya".Twa)r
Contend That the Eight-Hour Day
is Not the Issue of the Pres-
NOT "ACCEPTED" BY PUBLIC
The Statement, Designed to Explain
Position' of the Southern Rba'da
Is Addressed "To the Peo"
pie f the South."
Washington," Sept. 1. -Advancing th
contention that the 8-hpur day is not
the issue of the present controversy, 1J
officials - representing practically all
i
Southern roads, issued a statement to
day explaining their position. It is ad
dressed "To the people of the South:
-"It lias been suggested that'an 8-hour
day is not the iprpper subject of arbi
tration," says the statement. "To this
they (the railroads) have replied that
an 8-hour day is not an issue, but ev
en if it were, there is no evidence sUffi
dent to place the question beyond the
limits of hPnest difference of opinion,
that th S-hour day for men engaged in
train service has been finally acceptr
el by social .opinion;: . ..
"To Justify rthis yiew they point to
the fact that the .men themselves have
not demanded., it; do' not want -it andr
would not accept it, if offered; that the
underlying principle of an1 8-hour day
wherever it lias "been Introduced, 4s humanitarian-for
the purposes of actual
ly shortening the hours of labor and
has never justified by any law or by any
social movement as a means of increas
ing wages for hours which shall remain
unchanged; 'that the -establishment of
an 8rhour day in train service has nev
er been favored by any political plat
form of any party, and, while the sub
Ject of an eight-hour 4ay has been un-
der consideration. In party conventions,
its application &a bee&.caefullyiimlt-,
ted by party opinion and has excluded
employes' In . railroad ' rfervice and gen
erally In industrial pursuits? that it
as never Tbee"n-rreeomntended by exe
cutive officers Th-this country for adop
tion by any legislative body and has.
never been pul.lnto ilaw- either by the
Congress oz ena unite states-. or Dy any
stajte, and, that if haa fieVer been
brPtfghi' Into' - pTOmtnent ,tn-tUc- discus-.
neycgpT'ih'-ure mmtiiinirirw&r
given to it in ; this wage controversy,
and is now being thought of only as a
means of avoiding the "nation-wide dis-"J
aster of interrupted transportation fa-.
cillties." , V y
After ppinting out the fact that the
men had- refused arbitration of - all
points at issue, the', reason given being
that no faj,r arbitration of sucfr mat
ters of difference is. possible, the state
ment, says ::, '
"In saying that no arbitration can be
fair, they indict the whole nation, for
the proposition was that the President
should appoint the arbitrators. They
-claim the right t arbitrarily mit uponJ
tne, raiinoaasf upon me omrr iupiuj'ea
irresnoniiblr and unregulated powder
"The country is ' therefore confronted
by the questiem , whether Jt is to be
ruhtt by law, or by. foe: few men-who
acknowledge w - nmtiation oi torce
-upon their obligations jto the social
welfare." : - -' ;
SECRET AJl Y. REDFIELP MAKES 1
REPLY TO BTUGHES' ' CHARGES
Declares Durand Was Inefficient In the
7 Census Bureau. 1 ' .
Portland, Me., Sept. I. William C.
Redfleld. Secretary of Commerce, to-
night answered the charges of Charles
E. Hughes that appointments tp the
post of Director of Census and super
intendent of the Coast and Geodetie
Survey had been made for political
reasons without regard, tp the efficien
cy' of the service.
"I have reason . to,know," h said,
"that from, within his own party the
candidate has learned that he was mis
informed."
' ' "The census work." Mr. Redfleld said,
"was found to be so much behind that
mnv-larnrA exbendltures : "had been
wasted. y. ".'-'"':-?
' "Whoever 'is disposed to urge the
claims of Mr.-Durand as an able admin
istrator is recommended to read the
reoort of the committee
. "Now and here'. I plainly say that
neither my 'conscience nor my busine
jSdgment would allow nie to retain. In
office under Whose administration such
things existed," the Secretary said :of
Durand." ;'Had he not resigned unasked
I should have removed, him he added.
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MORE THAN 1,000 ALREADY
OUT OF WORK AT NORFOLK
Norfolk'; Val, Sept..;!. As- a result of
the railway embargoes more than, a
thousand men employed at. box facto
ries and lumber mills near Norfolk
have already been thrown -out of em
ployment and twice as many more ex4
pect to receive notice if the' strike
dikes place Monday The E. H.' Barnes
Lumber 'Company today laid off 50Q
men until Tuesday, though - the lay-off
-will extend' fp s-ra longer period if the
strike -develops. The other five hun
dred me nlaid 'off today were scatter
ed among the smaller lumber plants. ;
' Upon application : of C. I. Leper,' su
perintendent of the New York. Phila
delphia and' Norfolk, railway, Judge Cj
W- Colemin of the. Norfolk county filr-
cult . court,; today .appointed 54 special
police ; agents; with; tull jurisdiction
over the. property of tne applicant; com
pany.:j.j;U-:j; v h: '
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. New BerVNVC.,-Sept. .l.-r-Due to the
threatened rtralnmen's str Ike, , the John
LV Roper Lumr. Company closed down
Its plants here andVat Belhayen today
and' all othr';plantB will be closed E to
rn nmnw. . until 3 the situationVclears.-. Be
tween 3,000' ahd'4t00u, men are affected.
,000' ahd'4,000,men are affected.'
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None of the Reserve Districts Send
Generally Discouraging Re
ports for August "
ABOVE AVEBjAGE IN SOUTH
Riehmond District Reports Conditions
as Belns; Cheerful Extracts of
Reports -7 " Front Bif
Twelve Districts.
Washington, Sept. 1. General busi
ness conditions through the United
States .continued good during August,
according to summaries from the -12
Federal, Reserve Districts made public
tonight by the Reserve Board. Gen
erally discouraging reports "were re
ceived, from no district. Extracts rfom
the Teports follow:
..Richmond "General business is muc
abpve .the ' average, reports on condi
tions are cheerful, and the outlook for
the" future regarded at least with com
placency." Atlanta "Although future prospects
in this district are . largely dependent
upon the'developments of crops Aug
ust. has been a prosperous month, con
sidering the usual midsummer dullness,
and .has .been; no marked cessation , of
general business activity." Rains,' the
Kreport says, havt retarded some crops.
Dallas "Midsummer dullness, inci
dent to all 'lmes,:pf trade at this sea
son, has been felt during thirty days.
Business has, however, been normal and
there i nothing unfavorable in the
situation except that in some sections
of the district lack of rain is causing
alarm.
Boston "There is, it would appear,
less hesitancy today than last month,
and .buying in fair volume is again
becoming evident. Business is again
expanding after the past temporary
lull." " .
New York -"The general industrial
eondLtion is practically unchartged. An
unusually well . sustained - demand for
manufactured goods and raw materials
has continued throughout the., surani
Th'e'co'urse; of business' has been s'tead-
tUrrVafift tha rp.actipn..14.J3UBft4jtf-
prices a few months ago. . Collections
are better." . . .
'.Philadelphia "Commercial and in-
dustrial conditions have shown no es
sential change during recent weeks.
Generally, the situation reflects more
activity than at this usually dull pe
riod, 'and both manufacturers and mei
chants anticipate : that -Hlirpntinue
during the fall and winter months."
Chicago "Excessive" heat' during the
past' month has had deterrent effect.
Mercantile houses appear to be actively
engaged." . j. -
St. Louis "Sales and. collections con
tinue satisfactory and increases ue
generally reported. The. ouUOokJr
fall business . seems to be entirely fav
orable." . - .
Minneapolis "Wholesale , and retail
business inactive. , InduslriaPlines are
prosperous and labor is fully -eniployed
andrfn brisk' demand atf godd wages.
The .riresent outlook isfavorable." ' -,
- Kfiisas fty ?.'Absencd of : rains- in
this district appear to have generally
interfered with the previous favorable
agrjculturaljirrospectfe. ; General busi
ness, however, is said to continue gfcod."
Cleveland "Changes, repeating bust-,
nesa and agricultural conditions, inso
far as being significant, are few, com
pared with 30 days'. ago. Many who a
month or two ago were rather uncer
tain of the future now speak quite
confidently."
'San Francisco "Conditions, in the
main, seem exceptionally ; favorable.
Favorable weatlrer during the past
month has especially benefitted agri
cultural interests."
MAY NOT-VOTE FOR THE '
R-EPtTBLICAN CANDIDATES
Republican Organisation Not a Parjt
in Louisiana.
Baton -Rouge, La., Sept. 1. Candl;
dates for presidential electors for
Hughes and Fairbanks - will hot be
placed on the ballot in Louisiana for
the flection next Noyember.unless a pe
tition for that purpose containing
names pf 1,000 voters is filed with Sec
retary of State Bailey,- according to
that official's announcement today. Mr.
Bailey seated that under the state law,
the Republican, organization is not a
party " in Louisiana, haying failed to
cast 10 per cent of the total vote polled
in the last -general election as the stat
ute" required.
INDUSTRIAL PREFAREDNESS
IS ALREADY , ACCOMPLISHED
This Secretary Daniela " Declares
Speech at Oakland, Me.
in
' ' Oakland, Me., - Sept. 1. "Industrial
preparedness is'not a promise; it is an
accomplishment," said Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in an address here to
ftlght. "It needs only to be extended
to give America a preparedness in times
of peace that Europe has been forced to
put into' operation at enormous expense
during the stress "of war.
PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
-' THE CHILD LABOR. BILL.
Law : Will Become Effective on Septem-
' . ber 1, NeaCt Year.
' Washington. Sept. 1. -President Wll
nn tedav siirned the Child Lftbot, bill.
Tha ceremony was witnessed' by Secre
tary Wilson, Senator Robinson. Repre
8 eh tatlve ; Keating Julia. Jjathrop, hlef
of the Children's Bureau : or the Laoor
pepartment. and a4arge group of men
and women Interested In teh legii.tionl
Abandons Greek Throne?
According to. an unofficial British
statement from Salonlfcl," King Constan
tine has abdicated in favor of the
Crown Prince, "with ' ex-Premier Veni-;
zelos as the power behind the throne.
This probably means, that' Greece will
join the cause "of., the" Entente Allies. .
Cheering Throng Greeted Presi
dent WhenHe Arrived at His
Summer Home Last Night
TOWN . IN :
HOLIDAY MOOD
PresidentiaV'Farty Escorted to Shadow
- Lawn, the Summer Wnlee House
Where Reception, Ceremonies
: Were Held.
Long Branch, N. J;, Sept. 1. presi
dent Wtlson was enthusiastically wel
comed to his summer home, when he
arrived tonight for the .. formal' notifi
cation of his rehoniination tomorrow.
A cheering throng greeted him ,at the
station and reception ceremonies, were
held at Shadow Lawn, -the Summer
White House.
A crowd of more than 500 persons
were gathered at the station to re-
liye the Fresiaent on nis nrst reai
home-commg to New jersey since ne
entered the "White House. Buildings
were.draped with flags and the. entire
town was. in holiday mood. The spe
cial train on which the President made
the trip with Mrs, Wilson, Secretary
Tumulty and Dr. Carey T. Grayson, the
White House physician, arrived : short
ly before 9 o'clock. Mr. Wilson was
on the observation platform and cheer
ing and hand clapping broke out as
the crowd caught jsight of him.
.. An automobile parade? was formed;
and followed . the President's car to
Shadow Lawn. , There a reception
committee was , awaiting. Mayor Mar
shall Wooley, of Long Branch, and
Mayor A. F. Golden, of West Long
Branch, delivered brief welcoming
speeches -and the President declared
he "was- glad to be back in !Jersey."
Everything was in readiness -tonight
for. the notification ceremonies tomor
row. At 1 o'clock the President and
Mrs. Wilson Will give a luncheon for
Senator Ollie James and others of the
notification committee; Democratic Na-J
tional- Committee, . members- er the
cabinet and other prominent ' Demo
crats. ..'
Members pf the notification commit
tee will meet' in .New Yprk tomorrow
and caerie here .together. The formal
exercises will be held on the lawn of
Mr. - Wilson's temporary home, and the
President ..will dsliver- his speech at 4
o'clock from the veranda.
The President plans" to leave here
tomorrow night for Washington,
where he will arrive early : Sunday. He
will remain '.there only three hours
an dthen -wlU leave ror Hodgenville,
Ky., to deliver a Lincoln speech Mon
day; : ' '
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. Oklahoma1, Okla., Sept. .1. Attorney
General Freeling said today that the
Moran-Mof rls fight scheduledt for Tul
sa Labor. Day wduld 'not be permitted.
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BE NflllHiO TODAY
Constantine Reported to Have
Abdicated and Crown Prince
t Named as Successor
GREEK GARRISONS EEVOLT
Entente Fleet of Twenty-Three
Warships and Seven Trans
.. ports Off Piraeus
ANOTHER RUSSIAN ADVANCE
Germans Re-Occupy Some Lost
Ground in the Somme Region
'Greece, the only Balkan nation!
not yet in the European war, is
in a turmoil. - It is reported thati
King; Constantine has abdicated!
and that the crown prince has -been
named as his successor withi
former Premier Venizelos as the
power behind the throne. The
British foreign office says it has ho '
confirmation of the king's abdica
tion. ' .-i
An Ehtente fleet of 23 warships
and seven transports is reported
off Piraeus, the port of Athens. ,' A!
dispatch from Athens "says .it is
probable that the vGreek. elections,
set for October 8,"will be postpon-'
ed for a fortnight.
Revolt at Saloniki ConfirmegL .
The Greek, garrisons at Saloniki, at
Vodena .and at Fort Little Ka'raburun v
have susreiidered to a committee which
has taken :over- thcadrainistration . of
part of Greek Macedonia, according to
dispatches ? from-; Salonika The revolt -in
Saloniki is conflqpsed - by the British ...
foreign office. Greeks, friendly, to the '
Entente, surrounded the barracks , of
the Greek infantry in Saloniki and are
said to have exchange shots with them. .
General Sarrail, Allied commander at
Saloniki, Intervened to. prevent further .
bloodshed. ' :
Another Russian Drive.
Russian troops have begun another
advance and Petrograd reports fighting
in Volhynia and in Galicia. The Rus- x
ians also have seized a series of
hf ight in the Carpathians' and are
moving westward along the Rumanian
border of Bukowina. Petrograd claims '
the capture of about 16,000 prisoners. .
'Teuton Ljnei Withdrawn. '
A withdrawal ..of the Au'stro-German
lineslsoiith of. the Zlota-LipaTDneister
ection i recorded by Berlin. ' ."Prbg
feas by the Russians west of Tarnopol .
is admitted but Russian attacks in the
Carpathians and near iAitsk vere re-
pulsed Berlin says. ,'(,
In Albania; Italian troopB advancing "
along the Voyusa- river have occupied: s
Tepeleni. Rome says that twlb villages -were
stormed and Jthat prisoners were
taken , In the flghtinig along theUroyusa,
Germana Rp-Occpy "Lost Ground'
The Germans'report-the reoccupation
of lost groundjnear Longueval and the
Delville wooa. on tne somme iront.
London" admits a Gprman. advance-but
says., the .attacker sustained seyere
losses. On the rest of the 4rcft''"in . j
France there has been little ac't&Hty-r
No fighting is repotted IirMa:cedpn-,(
and there are no late reporte i'(5 the
operation in iransyivama.v ...
Turk Take SfiOO Prisonerp.V
Petrograd claims. the repulse. of Turk
ish attacks west of Erzlngan and west
of Dgnott in Turkish Armenia. The
rout of more than two divisions of Rus.
sians by the Turkish left wing is re
ported by Constantinople. Prisoners .t
the number of 5,000 were captured by
the Turks.
. German Retreat in East Africa.
German forces in German East Afri
ca are in full retreat, ILeutenant Gen
eral Smutz, the British commander
there, reports. Mrogoro, seat of the
German' government, has been occupied
by "the British.
MORE EDUCATION FOR THE -
NEGRO IS RECOMMENDED
Southern University Race Commission
. Concludes Sessions.
Asheville, N. C, Sept. 1. The South
ern University Ra,ce Commission, an
organization of Southern college prd-'
f essors studying the race problem, as
it exists in 'the South, concluded its
deliberations here this morning, when
it issued an open letter to the college
me nof the South. In this item the
commission appeal's for more education
for the negro as the only solution for
the existing, problem. . "
"The' negro ts-" The-, weakest link In
our civilization,' says the letter, "and
many means are open to college . men
to promote vigorous public interest in
the negro's welfare." A gratuying ae-
crease in lynching during the past 20
years Is noted. Prof. E. .!, Branson,
of Chapel Hill. , N., C., . was eelcted
chairman for the ensuing year. , :The
next meeting of the' commission wUl
be held in the far South, probably la
Mississippi.-' -
W. P. BYNUM ELECTED
Becomes Member of Executive Coun
cil of Bar AsaociatlOn.'
Chicago, Sept." 1'. -William P. Bynum.
of Qreensboro, N. C., was tonight, elect- ,
ed avmember ' of the executive cduncll'
of the American Bar Association. In '
session hefel ' , ,-t ' ,
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