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WEATHER.
! Fair Thursday and Friday. f -
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WHO MAKE POLITIC CAPITAL OF
THE NATION'S R
president Declares Division Among
Americans Should Not Go Be
yond Our Borders.
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political Parties Should be Used,
But Partisan Use Should Not
be Made of Them
KE. WILSON AT BUFFALO
Discusses Internal and Foreign
Problems Facing Country. j
Buffalo, X. Y., Nov. 1. r Presi
dent Wilson, in his first speech in
Xew York state since t the jcam
j)anii opened, ' today Questioned
the patriotism of men " who in the
midsCof the .mosj; critical relation-'
ships, he details .of which they do
not know, make play with the loss
nf thp lives of. -American citizens.
en in order thajt they may create
a domestic political advantage. ' '
He declared, that political par
ties should be used, but that par
tisan use should not be made of
them. ' . - . .
"Out of a heterogeneous nation
Ave have got to make a unit, " said
the President, "in which no slight
est line of division is advising be
yond our borders. -Variety of
opinion among' ourselves there may
be, discussion, free counsel as to
what we ought to do. but as far as
every other nation is ; concerned,
we must be absolutely a unit."
Questions Patriotism. '
"And I want to register my solemn
protest here against the use of our
foreign relationship for political advan
tages. 1 cannot, 1 will nott-regard 'any
man as a patriot who does- that men
who in the midst of' the most critical
relationshps, the details of which they
do not know, make play with, the loss
of lives of American citizens, even in
order that they may create a domestic
political advantage." .
The remainder of the President's af-'
ternoon speech, delivered at "a lunch
given in his honor by a' non-partisan
club, was devoted to a discussion of in
ternal and foreign problems facing tbfe
Tinted States. He declared he was glad
the campaign was nearly (over, because ;
"within a week, we can begin to. talk
sense again." He added thai "nothing;
60 disturbs the discussion" of public
questions as a partisan - approach to
them." ' .
Makes Xon-Partiftan. Speech.
In fvdilition to his afternoon1 speech,
night under non"-prtisan auspices, and
made two automobile tours ,of Buffalo,
after shaking handS with station
crowds at 1 5 cities and tovyns in New
York state on the way heref.' He was
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Mras Mar
fiaret Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow
Rones, Secretary Tumulty and. Dr. Car--y.T.
Grayson. He left tonight for New
York, where he -speaks tomorrow at
4a lunch given by business men at a
meeting 'tomorrow night . at Madison
Square Garden, and later at a meeting
at Cooper Union.' -
Country at Orltleal Stage
In his afternoon speech here Presi
dent Wilson said in part: -
"It is exceedingly important that this
country should discuss its affairB with
as little partisanship of feeliitg-"as pos
.t'iMe, beeause its, affairs were never so
"iticaily set about, if I may so express
fl- as they are at this moment. There
as never a time when the determina
"on of our domestic questions bore a
r'-'-re rtirftct relation to the determina-
"on of Dur relations to other countries,
"aero never -was a time when the dis
tus,"s';: of our own affairs needed to be
frore -honestly, more thoroughly, more
almly conducted than now. - There is
xciteme"nt enough in the world.' " There
.! unrestrained impulse enough, there
ls.evei.fuaness of -power enough. Am
'nea has, so to say, given promise to
le wor'H that she will look at things
-Without the passion that has determin
f0 the affairs of other nations."
v i ,ferrin social questions '- with
'hich legislative bodies have to deal
-to the need for social justice, the
'resident continued:
Progressive Party's.. Or! grin.
Let me make an allusion which may
je'm Hke a political allusion but it is
!t so intended. The reason that the
f'Wfcssive party was formed fouT
fcf'rs ;tg0, was that the large body of
UlCli ...i. x- . .... .... ,
their
lurmeo'tnai party maae up
llinds that the nartv thev were
grating themselves from had not
t:'0,Jh out the question of social Jus-j
? Is not that so? The programme I
new party, aside from the items
th
tayou would ' exDect in all nro-
gamines
was a programme of social
just
"an four million men Joined -its ranks
j Ul 6l'olls, not all of them, of course,
Jare say, men Who had thought the
'atter out, but all of them who felt
'"a- impulse
There are things that we
to see to that we have notJbeen
eei
ng to the health, the moral op-1
TING RENEWED
SQMME REGION
Germans Succeed in Holding Anglo-French
Forces Back Ex
cept in Three Places.
RUMANIANS KEEP UP DRIVE
Have Made Further Galna In Jiul Val
ley But Suffered Losses in Iloth
enthurn Pas Riissf ans
Agrain on Oflensive. '
Hard fighting is again taking pla'ce
on . the Somme . front in France be
tween, the Entente Allies and the Ge e-
mans.' Since, Tuesday the British, and
French near Courcelette and on the Ies
Bouefsjjplfeudey'ourf. frSh't- and to -'
south haveeen -Attacking violently,
with the. Germap tenaciously holding
them back, except "t& the east of Les
Bouefs, where combined Entente forces
have gained sjeme grounds and to the
west of Les Bouefs, in the St. 'Pierre 1
Vaast wood and, near Sailly-Sailllsel,
where the men of General Foch took
additional German' trenches between Le
Sars and Guedecourt and in the vicinity
of the Schwaben redoubt the Germans
are heavy bombarding British positions.
On the Transylvania front, the Ru-,
manians are keeping up their drive of
the Austro-Germans in the Jlul valley,
but according to Petrograd the Teutons
have occupied two villages south of the
Rothenthurm pass. : In the Predeal pass
dor ttcej eyritkniiJra ve. v ene tra tJ -the'
Kumaniaii poeittons and . Raptured ten
scannn and 1J machine guns and also
have made further" progress south of
the Rothenthurm pass. . '
Again the'Russians have assumed the
offensive in Galicia along the Narayuv
ka river and in the Michisouv region.
Berlin records the repulse of five heavy
attacks and Petrograd admits that tha
Russions ih. 'the latter- zone'--have been
pressed back- by superior Teutonic forc
es. '
Bad weather "is again hampering the
operationsm the Macedonia front, but
nevertheless, the British in the Strums,
region have taken Barakli-Azuma from
the Bulgarians, while the" Serbs have
made a slight advance on the left bank
of the Cerna river and also put dow;; an
attack by the Teutonic allie and made
prisoner of both Bulgarian's and Ger
mans. "
lO PER CENT WAGE INCREASES
Granted to Cotton Mill Operatives at
j, ' Laurens and Greenville, S. C.
I Greenvile, S. C. November 1. The
Laurens cotton mill, of Laurens, and the
Poinsett - Mill, of Gj-eenville, have an
nounced wage increase of 10 per cent,
for their employees. About 700 oper
atives are affected. 5
portunity, te just treatment, the neigh
borly relationships of men of all sorts
and classes and conditions. I tell you,
my fellow citizens, un.til a political par
ty or any other group of men get that
thought at their hearts, they are unfit
for national confidence."
The President .alluded to what he
termed the need "to organize the re
lationship, between the private initia
tive .and,, governmental action."
Give Primate Capital Freedom
"I am . just as anxious as anybody
ca nbe,".he Said, "that private capital
should be ffiven the freest opportunity
to develop the carrying trade under the
flag of the -United States, and I advo
cated, for one? the Shipping bill which
has beeri piitde law, only because after
we had waitecPvindflnitely for private
enterprise to undertake the thing,' it
had not undertaken it, and it could
nol wait; It had to be undertaken. But
it was undertaken with the under
standing that, If the government took
the initiative, the government was to
withdraw when private capital was
ready to take its place, that the object
was riot to forestall and prevent pri
vate capital, but jto go where private
capital would, not go. It seems to me
that furnishes an- example of the rela
tionship that may exist in many other
matters, between governmental action
and private" initiative. When, things
are necessary " to be done the govern
ment ought not to hesitate to do them
if somebody else does not undertake It,
arid, therefore, social relationships can
be guided, :- the relations ot classes to
each other can be - organized, by gov
ernment influence and initiative."
It was at-this point that Mr. Wilson
made the reference to "the use of our
foreign relationships for political ad
vantage" quoted. In the. foregoing, and
in conclusion he said: - .
, Glad Campaign m Closlngr." J
"l am glad-we are near the end of a
political ' campaign, when the distem
pers , of pre judtced discussion will be
broken away by the wholesome airs . to
wh.lch.we are accustomed, in this coun
try, when men willcease to think of
each othr as antagonists arid begin
to think Vif each other - as co-operating
lovers of f their country.- 'Political -advantage
has no dignity unless it is ac-
companie4 Uarg,e, s deunue,, avowea
patriotic purpose.".
FIGH
IN
THOSE
BLADEN
PROGRESS
BIG BOOST
Her First County Fair at Clark.
ton Yesterday,, a Revelation
andean Inspiration!
EXHIBITS IN BIG VARIETY
Far Superior to Those of 31&ny County
Fairs and Some of Them Said to
Excel Those at State Fair.
Affair a Hugre Success.'
- (Special Star Telegram).
Cia-rkton, N. C, Nov." 1. Today will
go down in t,he annals of Bladen coun
ty, and particularly the town of Clark
-
tori? as 'a garla day, this being the oc
casion of the first.' county fair ever held
in Bladen, althougi through the un
tiring efforts of Mr. R. K. Craven,
county demonstrator, a series of "com
munity fairs were scheduled to. be held
at several points in the county, Clark
ton being one of the favored locali
ties.
However ,the idea of a community
fair, while splendid n itself, did not
appeal to the public -spirited citizens of
this enterprising little town, as they
were ot the bpnion. that this should be
operated on a much larger scale and
should be known ,s7a county fair at
which prize winning exhibits from the
other community' fairs, as well as from
Columbus county, could be exhibited
With this end in view, the citizens of
the community went to work and in a
neat and the necessary funds were-sou
cxn.r4iedvBlljotiaa.y and--Tuesday
scores Of "people were at work at the
tobacdor warehbuse,, transforming its
bare interior into ah attractive and
j charming fair grounds.
Did it pay? Was the fair a. success?
Ask the hundreds of. happy faced, smil
ing' farmers, merchants, bankers, doc
tors, preachers, -mechanics, whd with
their wives and children, sweethearts
and friends elbowed and jostled each
other in a happy merry. crow4.' " The
hall was beautifully draped in red.
White jand. blue bunting witlv United
oiaies nags groupea nere ana mere.
Exhibits Pratsed by Visitors.
It was said by many? experienced
men; who have attended fairs In many
sections, that the exhibits were the best'
they had ever seen anywhere. The fair,
as some one said, was a. revelation and
an inspiration. The spirit of co-opera
tion that has been manifested through
out the whole affair has been splendid
and this will mean much for the fu
ture development of the county.. .
Through the generosity of Mr. O. L.
Clarkf the building was electrically
lighted at night, he having' loaned to
the management his new DelcO lighting
system for the occasion.
' Splendid Variety of Exhibits.
The booths were artistically arrang
ed. One of the -prettiest was the flow
er booth. Ferns, geraniums, chrysan
themums and potted plants, of different
kinds, made of this a flaming mass of
color. The needle work booth was an
other attractive one, containing cro
chet, embroidery, tatting, drawn work,
plain and fancy sewing, all of the rar
est and most difficulty designs. On
ofi the prettiest specimens of hand sew
ing was a baby dress made by a lady in
her 78th year. The quilt booth was
also a revelation. Quilts that have
been packed away as heirlooms were
on display, hand woven bed spreads of
antebellum day were 'a curiosity to the
young people. Among the interesting
displays in antiques were a little pink
gingham dress, the first shrt dress
worn? by Mrs. Joe Smith, an esteemed
citizen from an adjoining county, who
tips the scales at about 250 pounds.
Soirie hand woven homespun dresses, a
night cap 'and shawl", spun and woven
by -an old lady from Columbus,' was
also Interesting. "The culinary exhibit
was pleasing to ,the taste as well as to
the eye. Cakes, candies, bread, bis
cuits, chees straws, a pone of corn
bread," all vied with each other in their
charms. Pickles, canned fruit, canned
vegetables, preserves, all appeal to the
inner man. A jar of peach pickles made
in 1892 created a sensation.
flgfflB. . . .aioriHtohwtyqgcitfisgHRDLU
Among the attractive mercantile dis
plays were those of N. A. Currie and
Co.; O. L. Clark and Co., and Clark
tbn Furniture Store.
Revelation' In A grleulture.
The agricultural exhibit were a
splendid revelation of what Bladen can
do along farming lines in -cotton, corn,
pea, peanuts, pecans, watermelons, egg
plants, turnips of mammoth size, col
lards, - patotaes, both sweet and Irish.
There were also excellent specimens
of butter and eggs. -
The poultry and stock exhibit was,
it was said, even better "than that dis
played at the State Fair. Ducks, geese,
turkeys and chickens of various breeds
were iia.ll. there, eac hone adding their
voice to the general melody.
- On th eoutside,-in their reservations,
hogs, cattle, mules, sheep and horses,
a splendid testiriiony to the fact that
Bladen is progressing along lines of
better' breeding.
School Exhibit Splendid.'
The exhibit by the Clarkton High
School was excellent, showing that the.
pupils are. being trained . in v manual
work as well as in -classics.
v The jAbbottsbufg school-won renown
: by' giving a. holiday and having .every'
L dudIL present. v
GIVEJ
in TARGET
FOR P0LITIG1S
Both Democrats and .Republicans
to Make Final Desperate Effort
in Next Three Days.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS TODAY
Madison Square Garden Arranged
to Seat 14,000 Persons To
Have Grand Parade.
New York, November 1. Democrats
and Republicans prepared tonight to
turn their big guns on New York city
in a final effort to swing the vote of
the Empire State Into their respective
columns. Beginning tomorrow with
three speeches by Presiderit Wilson, no
let up in the oratorical battle is ex
pected un$41 Chariest E. Hughes, the
Republican :. nominee, closes his ci
paign here Saturday ' night.
Two' monster parades (on the schea,
ule one tomorrow night in honor of
the Prdfeiderit, and another Saturday in
honor 9t Mr. Hughes. . A.
Led byCharles Murphy, and oth
ers, prominent in; the organization, the
Democratic parade will march down
Fifth avenue' to Madison Square Gar
den, where . the President will speak.
The seating capacity of the Garden has
been increased to accommodate 14,000
persons. ' m
At Republican National headquarters
it was said that" enrollments for' the
(big Hughes demonstration Saturday
night alreadf exceeded expectations. A
feature of tne closing days of the Re
publican campaign here ,. it was said,
I .would-be VappjtHirscerfatthe" vari
foSs. meetings. VWeginrilnlfoniorrow, of
lpubllcan rGlee nub, of Columbus,
Ohio, -' i - t -.' ,
Mr. Hughes will , speak at three meet-
ings Saturday afternoon in addition to
. ' ; . n . .
his address in Aamson square liaraen
that evening. -
WHOLESALE RAID
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B? THREE
Twenty-One , Ships Sunk Within
' Few Days fiuEnglish Channel.
One German- U-Bpat While tn . Lawful
Search wa Attacked by Armed
- Steamers,'. Says ; Berlin
' Wireless Report.
! Berlin,- Nov.. 1. (via Sayville). The
Overseas News Agency reports ihat
three .German submarines which re
cently returned to their home . ports
sank within a few days 21 ships of a
total of 28,500 tons ih the English
Channel. Among th vessels sunk were
the French-bark Condor, 760-tons; the
French bark Cannebierre, 2,450 tons,
loaded with x;61orlng wood; and the
three-masted -French schooner - St.
Charles, 521 tons, with 400 ton of fish.
The same agency states that a Ger
man submarine which tecently return
ed from "cruiser war" repeatedly was
offensively, attacked by armed steam
ers or shelled by others when it began
lawful search. This, submarine, the
agency says, was attacked altogether
seven times. In nearly all cases the
steamers were British which 'carried
one or more modern guns. The same
submarine had been fired at six. times
by hostile stearhers during a previous
cruise- of several weeks in the, Medi
terranean. The commanders and crews
by their ability and presence of mind
escaped in all cases.
The French, bark Condor . was last
reported as leaving Havre on October
20 for New York. The Cannebierre
left Buenos-Aires August 16 for Havre,
according to the last report.
PAYBTTEVILLE MAN LOST
WHEN MARINA WAS SUNK
London, Nov. ., 1. A telegram .re
ceived at the American embassy
this morning from Consul Frost at
Queenstown gives the names of the
.followinff.Americans as having been
lost, on the Marina: . - .
Daniel" Thomas, Wilmington, Del.
J. Brown,- Roanoke, Va.
. .s . Brown, of Charlotte, N. C.
George , Fletcher . Sedberry, of
FayetteviileN, G; ...
. . House, of Norfolk', Va.
The exhibit of Bladenboro township
was fine. ' " 1
Music was furnished by Stephens &
Barnes Piano Company, of Lumberton.
The story. . would not be complete
without mentioning the zeal and splen
did spirit which prompted Mr. C. 3.
Clark, president of the Coriimunity Ser
vice League to carry through this ev
ent ; to 'such'-a:' triumphant success. -
TheJudgaand.. prise winners .will
be announced, later.
K. M. S."
MAD
SUBMARINES
TECHNICAL ISSUES
LEIH
This, Rather Than Whether Ger
many , Has Broken Pledges,
May Feature Discussion.
TO BE NO DELAY IN ACTION
Lansing . Says Full Investigation
Will be Made in Face of Po
litical Campaign.
Washington, Nop. 1. So many con
flicting elements hape appeared in the
destruction of the British steamer Ma
rina by a German submarine with loss
of American lives that the incident
threatens to fall into a technical dis
cussion rather than a clean-cut issue
of whether Germany has violated her
pledges to the United States. It be
came apparent today, that much which
is Wsential to a determination of tfie
responsibility remains undisclosed,' if
Indeed the United States, Germany, or
Great Britain are in possession of the
full, facts. , .
May Await German Version.
I.t appeared certain, however, that no
move would be made by the United
States .until the German version of the
affair as well as that of the destruc
tion of the British steamer Rowanmore
by shell Are, with endangering of
Americans, has - been secured.
The only positive developments to
day were the action of Count von Bern -x
storff,' the German ambassador,-in ask
ing his government to forward -tull de
tails by wireless and the issuance of a
statement by Secretary Lansing, - that
the investigation would be in no wise
delayed because there is a political
campaign In progress. This was Mr,
Lansing's statement:. -
- rTThe fact that, a pqlitleal campaign
is Tn progress wjll In no way affect the
practice of the department in - negotiat
ing, and j,n making , lull., investigation
of cases of ; this sort. We shall do it as
w always have with as much; celerity,
eo tnesiK1a .
Gwernnient's Polley -Unehanced.
"I wish also' to make another state
ment on a matter which has been
brought to my attention. The question
liaS'been raised as to whether the pol
icy of. the President or, the department
in regard, to submarine warfare since
the Sussex was sunk has been changed
I wish to say e'mphatically that there
has been no change in any particular."
.While they await full details, two
outstanding facts attracted the atten
tion of officials. One was the announce
ment that the Marina was armed' with
a 4.7" inch gun mounted astern: thef
other was a news dispatch from Lon
don, the language, of which was re
garded as significant. -If said:
"Jt is regarded here as quite proba
ble that the American State Depart
ment will make, still further Inquiries
with the object of definitely determin
ing the status of the Marina,- While It
is said that she was under private
charter when she was torpedoed, it ap
pears that the vessel may have engag
ed In admiralty work not long before."
Marina In Warship Class T
This was generally construed as re
flecting sVme indications of doubt in
London over whether the ship was en
titled to the immunities of a peaceful
merchantman.
The United States, however, never
has altered its policy of regarding mer
chant ships,, temporarily In admiralty
service, as; merchant ships still, unless
they have been actually taken over by
a belligerent navy and manned with a
naval crew.
The question of the Marina's arma
ment, however, Is regarded as likely
to become the point on -Which the case
will revolve unless other circumstances
arise to clearly; define the issue in an
other direction. .
It brings the submarine " question
back to a point where Germany and the
United States have held to-directly op-
LpoBite views. Germany has steadfastly
contended that, ? in view of the novel
conditions-surrounding submarine war
fare and in view of the British admir
alty's alleged instructions to merchant
captains to destroy enemy submersi
bles any armed ship was liable to de
struction on sight and without warning.
The position of the United States was
clearly defined in the formal memoran
dum of March' 25, 1916. Some of the
significant sentences from the declara
tion follow: .
The American Atttltude.
"It is necessary for a belligerent
warship to determine the status of an
armed merchant vessel encountered on
the high seas.
"The determination of war-like char
acter must rest in no case upon pre
sumption, but upon conclusive evidence
because the responsibility cannot
be avoided or lessened by a standard of
evidence which a belligerent ' may an
nounce as creating a presumption of a
hostile character.
"The belligerent should. In the ab
sence of conclusive evidence act on the
presumption that an armed merchant
man is of a peaceful character.
"A presumption based solely on the
ARE
PRDBAB
THE MARINA CASE
presence of armament is. not a
sufficient reason tor a belligerent to
declare it to be a warship, atid proT
ceed to attack it without regard to the
rights of persons on board. ' Conclu
sive evidence of a -purpose to use the
armament for aggression is essential.
A belligerent warship can, on fie
high seas, test by actual experience
the purpose of an armament on an
enemy merchant vessel and so i deter
mine, by direct evidence ,the status ot
th vessel,"
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DEUTSCHL AND BRINGS
TEN MILLION DOLLAR
CARGO, SAYS CAPTAIN
Consists of Dyestuff s and Drugs,
and Possibly Stocks, Bonds
and Precious Stones.
BREMEN GIVEN UP AS LOST
j Captain Eoenig Says His Vessel is
the Only One of the Line in
Operation Now.
TALKS OF THE TRIP OVER
Says Storms Gave More Trouble
Than British "blockade."
Th "Amerlka" Never Existed.
The Amerika, which some reports
have indicated was a merchant subma
rine, captured by . the British, never
existed, Captain Koenlg asserted.
"I must complete this traffic alone
for the preseA v; that is, for the
rDeutschland," he said. "In,a fortnight
r shall be gone, I hope, but to return
before the endlif the year." Cv
It was possiblefthe navigator stated,
that other merchant submarines would'
be built by that timife '
In a summary of his voyage, just
completed. Captain Koenig,-who return
ed with decorations from German roy
alty as marks of recognition for his
pioneer-voyage, said this was "a quiet'
trip." Recital ot Its incidents, how
ever, t developed matters of lively in
terest. Dodged Under Warship.
The Deutschland did not lie on the
ocean floor this time, as in the voyage
which ended at Baltimore last July.
The submarine instead varied, the mo
notony of ?)ts -sailing' under V water or
on the surfacewith-.occasional dodges
beneath Vessels ldehtlfied as warships
ofbfelligerf nt " nationality, fit thought
tjfcj be.V, SVen, fiijieS, ,Captain Kbenlg
said." he" maae' uvereVi. 1 ri "this way. '.The
last tiriie";wi.ff,'l5ajntuckst yesterday,
when The, "slghted a. ' four-funneled
steamer," "arid dived' beneath her;. . ..
"'The storms- gave us. more trouble
than this so-called blockade," he con
tinued. "We were beset by heavy
southwest " gales for" days, and they
were with, us most of the way "across.
Fog also . hindered us. .We might as
well have been submerged, the weather
was so terrific' at times.
The superstructure ot the (Deutsch
land was dented by the blows of the
seas but Bhe suffered no severe "dam
age her commander said.
Collided , With a Tag.
Leaving Bremen on October 1, the
Deutschland had ;rrioved only a short
distance out of , the harbor when she
came in collision "with1 a tug which
as -so foolish, as to run into .-us,"
sai dCaptain Koenig. The Deutsch
land was forced , to - return for repairs.
The" venture' was begun again on Oc
tober 10 and the engines, after being
started on that day, were not stopped
until the Deutschland came into the
slip .'prepared for her here.
"A heavy southwest : gale was on
when we went through the North Sea,
crossing between Scotland and the
Orkney Islands In the- Fair channel. I
took the shortest course on the chart
for New London. -
"The blockading ships were many,
but'WB passed them, or rather, went
under them. The storm followed us
and-we were tossed many hours."
Captain Koenig said the Deutschland
was kept under way on the surface
during most of the disturbance, but at
times he hadr her submerged and un
der water she "moved up and down
easily with the. seas."
Storm Hindered Speed.
So severe was the stroma that at
times the submarine . made only a mile
an hour headway. In all she was de
layed three days, her captain figured,
and fuel, was consumed at a rate In
excess of normal. The Deutschland
was still Supplied for "nearly 30 days"
when she came In.
During the trip of 4,500 miles, the
Deutschland trayeled under water less
than 100 miles, '"95, I should "think,"
Captain Koenig said. ,
"They call it a blockade. You can
judge how much it blocks," the skip
pe rexclaimed.
To questions whether the submarine
brought o this country among its drug
consignments, any medicine that might
contain relief from infantile paralysis,
Captain Koenig 'replied in the nega
tive. 5 There is such a serum in Ger
many", he said, but its. development re
aulrea test through monkeys.
"There are no more monkeys in Ger-:
many since the,.: war, so they .cannot
make it," .was his' explanation.
t Cargo of 500 Tons.
Neither Captain Koenig nor Paul L.
G. -Hilken, vice -president of the East
ern Forwarding Company to which the
Deutschland cargo Js consigned, woult.
give the details of her. cargo.'. She car
ried drugs and dyestuffs," they said and
each "thought?.: she might hays' aboard
jewels and securities. ln.-$retgtit, ,the
cargo, aggregated ' 500 v"ltojis; The
Deutschland brought ajsd "a packet of
official mail for -the German 'ariibassa
dor which was sent to the German em
bassy at Washington ' In charge of the
first officer of. the ., submarine, Franz
Krapohl. It , was said here tonight
that it vas probable ' the Deutschland.
would carry mails under contract with
the United States -government on the
return trip.
The fact that the Deutschland was
officially classed ' as a merchantman at
Baltimore will have no - bearing on her
standing at present, it was said. Ac
cordingly, : Commander Tates Sterling,
of thenavy.. station here, at the - rt-
quest of customs officials expects to
make a visit of inspection tomorrow.
Captain Koenig said the only weapon
aboard as on his previous visit was a
revolver, which he carried.
Reports of a conflict between the
Deutschland's officers and the naval of
ficers at this port over dismantling of
the submarine's wireless apparatus In
keeping with the government's neu
trality regulations, were denied, by.
both Captain Koenig ' and Commander
Stirling.
"The wireless of . the Deutschand Is
sealed," the latter said.
Shrouded In Strict Secrecy-
The Deutschland is shrouded in strict
secrecy. The wajls of the shed which
houses her return cargo,, supposed to
be rubber and nickel, from a protection
at two sides. The fence surmounting
a pontoon, shuts off the entrance to
the Thames river ancr one the fourth
side the North German Lloyd steam
ship Willehad acts as a barrier and as
a home for the- Deutschland's crew.
Only a guard on the decks remained
aboard the submarine tonight. Captain,
Koenig and his 28 men having removed
i their effects to. the roomier steamship.
Mariners discussed with adhiiration
today the feat of Captain Koenig' m
brfngtng his vtsstl Into this port wltl
ofrt a 'pilot ln the. darknesSyQf nfghk
and of fog. The slip into rhich he -r
poked the; Deutschland wlthotjy assist
ance is a mile from the. mou otthe .
.Thamts rfcer. 3he chirj -hicbhe
used wasdij&wh In 180, he said. The -captain
"learned that he could sufcmerge ,
aiao an ai net uvva aitui oiip "vui - i. yj
sea entirely under water, if he wished.
"We'll go out in daylight and we will
not have to submerge so soon," he re
marked. .
Visited Emperor at F"ront .
Describing . a visit , to the German
army headquarters on the east front
where he was the guest of the Kaiser ,
at dinner. Captain Koenig said he found I
the Emperor in good health, "a little
white and- drawn.but not atWl weak,"
He found the Germa npeople -uuring his
.stay, he said, believing the war would
last at least another year.
From the Emperor the Deutschland's
captain received the Knighthood Cross
of the Order of Hohenzollern; from the
King of Bavaria the Order of St., Mlchr
ael ; f pom. the Klng of - 3?VurMembur,
the Knighthood Cross of Wurttemburg,
crown, and. from: rulers of two minor
German, states; crosses qf .honps.,,.
POLITICAL 'SEIISAIION'
Grissom Sends Democrat $2 to
Vork Against Stedinan
Rumor Says Republican Nominee Will
Spend 1MX0 In Efforts to Defeat
Present Congressman Let
ter Misguided.'
(Special Star Telegram).
Durham, N. C, Nov. 1. The political
sensation of thercampaign in the Fifth
congressional district was sprung to
day when Hamp Umstead, a Democrat,
of Bahama, Durham county, divulged k
letter which he had received from Gil
liam Grissom, Republican candidate for
Congress. The Jetter, signed by Mr.
Grissom, solicited the aid of Mr. Um
stead to go to the polls on November 7
and work for his election. Two dol-
' 4
lars was enclosed to pay hirn for his
services.
The note was written in the briefest
form, and only told the purposes for
-which the money was sent. ' s
Durham county Democrats revived
the rumors tonight, which is going the
rounds, that Grissom had indicated that
he was going to spend $10,000. to ac
complish the defeat of Chas. M. Sted
man: The letter sent Mr. Umstead was
a misguided one, according to local
politicians, and was intended for Lee
Umstead', a Republican inJDurham. This
misdirected campaign note has created
wide spread comment.
... .-j.;
LOOKS LIKE DEMOCRATS WILL N
WIN IN HARNETT TUESDAY.
Max Gardner at Dunn Tonight Joint
Discussion -Land Sale.
- (Special Star Correspondence.)
Dunn, N. C, ,N6v.l. Today was a
big day in Dunn. One of the largest
land sales was put on by R. L. & H. L.
Godwin. They sold a lot of suburban
property cut up Into lots at good pric
es; also some valuable city "lots on
Broad street amTJRailroad street.
. Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, at the
opera hall, Hon O. Max Gardner, can
didate for lieutenant governor, will
speak to the citizens of the town. He
will come here from Lilllngton, ac
companied by Chairman Ross, of the
county, arid other prominent Demo
crats. They will be met at Duke with
an automobile procession and escorted
into town. A'large crowd is expected,
as this is the last gun of the campaign
of the town.
Unless all signs fail, Harnett will
certainly swing back in the Democratic
column next' Tuesday. A. vigorous cam
paign has been waged and it now looks
like the entire county ticket and the
senators will win.
Friday night Congressman H. L. God
win arid Mr. McCaskill, his opponent,
will pull off their joint debate here.
They will have a good hearing for both
sides. -V- .'
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