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VOL.XCIX-NO. 251. WILMINGTON, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1917 WHOIiE N U BER 39,970 nn In rv nn IB) : v- it 5) IliUfl II MIU lltJM I JiU lyj UJ -iilklS II iy) U llflr If lu MANHOOD OF THE NATION OBEYS PRESIDENT'S CALL AND SETS AT NA UGHT ALL GERMAN PLOTTlNGS - Registration Day Passes Without a Single Untoward Incident of Consequence . MEN VOLUNTEER IN MASS Governors Are Unanimous in Re porting That Pull Regis tration is Indicated MANY CLAIM NO EXEMPTION No Report on Actual Figures Giv en Out Last Night Washington, June 5. More than ten million young Americans enrolled themselves today for war service. Registration day, with but a few weeks of preparation, saw the first military census ever taken in the United States com pleted without a single untoward svent of consequence. . The manhood of the nation obeyed the President's call'4 and volunteered in mass, setting at naught all schemes and plottings of German sympathizers and the few cranks who have agitated against registration. It remains but to select the men who are to go to the front. , Quiet Prevailed Everywhere. From virtually every state reassur ing messages came tonight to Brigadier General Crowder, provost marshal gen eral, Federal supervising officer of the great enterprise. While no complete rettfrns from any state were trans mitted up to midnight, the governors were unanimous in reporting that complete quiet had prevailed through out the day and that a j full registra tion was indicated." In some precincts the late comers forced officials to keep the polls open until long after the 9 p. m. closing hour set m the registration regula tions. General Crowder authorized them to keep open as long as men wished to enroll themselves. The re sult will be further to delay the trans mission of returns, however. The early reports showing a full turnout all over the country, indicated that the estimates of the Census Bu reau as to the number of men within the specified age limits would be veri- a by the count. Wherever partial fi?ures were available, the estimates checked closely. j A typical message received was that from Idaho: . "Registration will be 100 per cent.", it said. "Spontaneous and without Murmur or incident." The situation was so clear and the response so ready throughout the country the governors of 46 of the 48 ates had sent similar assurances ,ng before registration had closed and the other two were close on their heels. Make o Exemption Claim. A feature of the registration was e refusal of hundreds of thousands (;r men to make any reply to. the ques- on: "Do you claim exemption?" "en men who reported that they had pendent families; men with obvious pny.-'ical disabilities and whose occupa tions are certain to keep them at home, joined to make such a claim. Ap wently they have entered fully into e very spirit of the law: They are p "tent to leave the question of ex emption to the exemption boards. 4'ey have no claims to make; but 6 ready to do their share, whatever 't may be. jth the closing of each registration ta'v officials went at once to the earn f sortinS and classifying the d0!, . There is much work to be hiov,ln rder that the brief synopsis fa in each governor will make to Gen s;at vcler of the registration of his il it vay So forward promptly. It to 'a sme hours, in many cases, 3(n. aim iil uguica lur tilts evprl . come to Washington until Ins 1 ecmct has reported. Jietp rUCtions to registrars were com- and clear. Their task has been trai r-as slmPle as Possible, and Gen iLrowder is hopeful that another IlOllVo ... ths Ui see tne recora or """y on nis desk. Supplementary Registration. nerp rAm; ........ . . sten- V,"QU1 ocveiai supplementary be taken- Today's registration state tuiiiiiicuiai . uinteu their ii " olia ana Hawaii will record later L'"s men on dates to be set iiir0 and the rU of Americans now ill ar Who are besiesing consulates card, "d the world for registration 8tatP'n add to the sreat list. The department was called upon, for A-uunuea on-Pjge Three). Sons Of CartilmaMMntcun State's Honorable Recordl Registration Day Remarkable for Promptness Shown by Young Men, White and Colored, in Presenting Themselves and Gratifying for Patriotic Spirit ShownRegistrars Swamped in Some Places No Disturbance; Few Evasions . Registration Day in North Carolina was remarkable for the promptness with which the men went to the polling places to register early in the day and the number of men, white and colored, who presented themselves for registra tion. This is indicated "by reports re ceived from numbers of cities and towns and villages in the city last night. While, as might have .been ex pected, it was impossible to more than estimate, the number registered In the State, the reports . available . indicate that the number will exceed all esti mates made prior to yesterday.. In numbers" of places yesterday morn ing, especially in the larger towns and cities, there was a surprising rush of men for , registration at the polling places, necessitating in many instances the calling of extra help to assist the registrars. At Goldsboro the crush be came so great that National Guardsmen were called to the scene to keep back the crowd to await their turn. The registration forces had to be multiplied at Charlotte. At Rocky -Mount and other places men stood in r(long lines awaiting their turn. A remarkable feature was that in many instances long lines of -men were at the polling places waiting when the hour struck for be ginning registration. A feature of the day was the large number of negiroes who presented them selves for registration and the fine spir it they showed. It was remarkable that few of them gave notice that they would claim exemption, even when closely questioned on this poifit. many of them saying they were ready to fight for their country if needed. According to the reports from over the State, there were very few eva sions, and the spirit everywhere shown was fratifyingly patriotic No disturb ance of any kind in North Carolina was reported last night. The reports as a whole from over, tne State indicate that the event was a complete and inspiring success, so far as North Carolina is con cerned, and that the Old North State did well her full duty yesterday. The day at Rocky Mount was remark able While the previous estimate placed the number to register at 1,450, the number will probably reach 2,000. tvi itwo-davs-old Red Cross chapter swelled its membership yesterday from 84 to 478, and the bankers and others there succeeded in securing ou mat vidual subscriptions to the Liberty Loan, aggregating a quarter million dollars and perhaps considerably more. a Art WfiTSTER IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE; REGISTRARS RUSHED Charlotte, N. C June 5. Forty-four hundred and sixty-one persons were registered within the city limits here Si OPPOSES RATE E Says Now is Time for Roads to Spend Some of Their Surplus Declares He Believe. This Will Be Banner Year For the Carriers Thorne Voices Further Op position. Washington. June 5. Former Gover nor W. R. Stubbs, of Kansas, told the Interstate Commerce Commission today that the railroads of the United States have a billion dollar surplus, and that if an emergency exists, now is the time for them to spend it. "I believe this will be a banner year for the roaas, without a 15 per cent raise in freight rates," declared Mr. Stubbs. "The consumer and ftthe pro ducer would have to foot a $300,000, 000 additional bill, if thl.: advance were approved. With tne puuiio insr heavy war taxes, now is the time fof the stockholders and bond holders It the carriers to do their bit. and not throw an added burden on the con- 8Uprortests of the nurserymen of the country against the proposed increase were presented by P. W Kesley and Orlando Harris, officers of the Ameri can Nurserymen's Association. Clifford Tornes, counsel for the Na tional Shippers' Conference, told the Cmmis!roSPthatthe net earning of the carriers in 1917 would be less than Continued on -rase Tnreek EX-GOVERUOR OBBS R today under the selective draft act, and it is expected when the returns from the rural precincts are in they will shew that six thousand or more wari registered in the county of Meck lenburg. The county precincts are ex pected to . register between ! 2.000 and 2,500, J . The surprise to the ' local registrars today was that , those liable to enroll ment made a rush for the polls in the early hours of the morning and at almost all registration places long lines of applicants patiently waited their turn till the middle of the after noon. The eleven registrars in the city precincts had to be increased to sixty to take care of the registration. Negroes showed great eagerness to enroll and to enroll early. They crowd ed to the polling places early in the day,- No suggestion of anti-registration sentiment and no disorder of any kind was observed at any box, but on the contrary, many negroes applied' who were obviously " under or over age. The registrars . believe there are only one or two individuals within the city of Charlotte due to register who did not do so, but they were not sure of these ases. REGISTRATION IN WAYNE IS -1 Goldsboro, N, C.,' June 5.- Officials who have watched closely for any agi tation against registration here today declared tonight that there was abso lutely no indication of any movement of this .kind, while the large registra tion gave the impression that there will not be any ellgibles convicted for treason , in Wayne county. j The registration . in Goldsboro and Goldsboro. township was 1,056, it being estimated that the total for the county will be between'? 3,000 and 4.000. A patriotic concert was given here to night when the -registration places closed at 9 o'clock, by the Second Reg iment band. REGISTRARS OVERWHELMED AT GOLDSBORO; GUARDSMEN CALLED Goldsboro, N- G, June 5. Registra tion Day dawned in this city today with a clear sky and patriotism in the air everywhere, and long before the registrars had gathered , at their re spective places, long lines of men, both white and colored, were gathered in an orderly fashion at the different reg istering places. j The registrars realized from the be ginning that the work set apart for them was going to be beyond the ex pectations of the officials having the affair in charge, and so great was the rush upon the registrars, that they were forced to call for volunteers, and even after help had been secured, the crowd continued to increase in large numbers, and finally it was deemed ad (Continued on Page Seven). MANY OLD 'GRADS 'PAY HUGE 10 ALMA MATER Eight University Classes Hold Reunion Exercises Judge Francis D. Winston Presides Alumni Luncheon a Most Delightful Occasion R. D. W. Connor Elected President. (Special Star Telegram). Chapel Hill, N. C, June 5. Alumni Day at the University of North Caro lina commencement brought a large number of old "grads" back; to pay homage to alma mater, renew; old ac quaintances and take part inj the re union,, The climax came with the alumni luncheon" in the afternoon. Eight classes held special exercises in Gerrard Hall during the morning, the classes of 1857, 1887, 1892, 18.97, 1902. 1907 and . 1912: Judge f Francis D. Winston of Bertie, county,; presid ed over the exercises with his usual wit and eloquence. He has missed but two commencement occasions since his graduation In '79 and was the first student to enroll when the University was re-opened. I Major John W. Graham, of Hillsboro, and Col. Robert Bingham, of Asheville class of '57, were the first to speak. They received an ovation. I Among those who took part in.-the. morning program were Dean Lucius Polk McGhehee. '87; Hon. Walter Murr phy, 92; H. G. Connor, Jr., Wilson, (Continued on Page Three). y REGISTRATION Iff SIXTEEN GERMAN SOUTH MET WITH airplanes take READT RESPONSE PART IN IIP Many Cities Make Day a Patriotic Holiday Few Alleged Slack ers Are Arrested NEGROES ENROLL EAGERLY Figures1 Show That Work of Ger man Agents Has Not Had the Slightest Effect Atlanta, Ga , June 5. Registration under the draft law in the South today was almost wholly without untoward incident and in many cities took on the character of a patriotic holiday. A few alleged -slackers were arrested, but in the main men between the ages of 21 and 31 showed eagerness to enroll. .Two distinct features were the wil lingness of the negroes to register and the rush of Virginia moutaineers to the precincts. German agents have been charged with working among these people since the United States broke relations with Germany, but to day's registration .figures showed that their efforts had not the Slightest effect. The day was celebrated as a "flag day" in Birmingham, with the raising of the National', colors In Capitol Park, after a parade and an address by Major General Wood, commander of the South eastern Department of the United States, Army. . Twenty flve thousand men', marched in a ; loyalty parade- in Memphis, and business, was suspended in many cities. .. ?. I ' nmoucp emu nit? rinsins 01 cnurcn Ttells called the young men at the op ening of the registration precincts. Negroes Enthusiastic. Charlotte, N. C, June 5. Registra tion Day passed without an untoward incident beipg reported from Charlotte and community. Particularly notice able was the enthusiasm of ne groes to register. National Guard re cruiting parties were" at all the regis tration booths. Bankers and insurance men devoted the day to soliciting sub scriptions to the Liberty Loan. Quiet Reigned JQ Aaheville. Asheville, N. C, June 5. Registra tion of male voters between the ages of 21 and 31 was conducted without any untoward incident in this city and county today. Negroes Register Promptly. Lynchburg, Va., June 5. The size of crowds at the booths here today indi cated that there were few, if any, eva sions of registration, and the day passed off quietly. Negroes were no ticeably prompt in presenting them selves at the places of registration. Day Passed.- Quietly. . Roanoke, Va., June 5. Registration Day passed off quietly. No disturbanc es in Southwest Virginia and full regis tration believed. Estimates Surpassed. Spartanburg, s. -C, June 5. Regis tration Day passed quietly in Spartan burg county with indications that the number registered will exceed prev ious estimates. The early hours of tho day were the busiest, all precincts heard from. No difficulty of any char acter has been reported and officials in charge .of registration express them selves as greatly pleased over the re sults of the day. High Enrollment In Virginia. Richmond, Va., June .5. War regis tration day passed -off quietly in Vir ginia with a high enrollment and prac tically no disorder. Two arrests were reported. J. L. liitz, of Coeburn, was arrested, according to a report reach ing Governor Hrtiry C. 'Stuart, ,fo? cursing the President and the adminis tration. Israel Gerson, of Richmond,7 was taken into cuody for registering twice. The enrollment j of " negroes throughout the State was heavy. No Evasions .Evident. ; Bristol, Va.-Tennr June 5. Registra tion day passed without incident in both Bristols .todaV; The registration was steady all .day in-both cities a.nd it is not believed there were any enva sions. , . " ExpeetatloiqtS-Exceeded." Norfolk, Va.,;.June, 5.--Registration Day in Norfolk was; without a mar-" ring incident The response ' exceeded expectations. ."he turnVout of negroes was lare,! jjljj showing eagerness to comply . with the law. TURKS CHANGE PLANS AND WILL JtEFEND JERUSALEM Stockholm,- via London, June 5. The Turks have changed 'their .mind con cerning the defense of Jerusalem, ac cording to information reaching the Associated Press, from a most trust worthy source. - .t Less than a fortnight ago the Turks had decided to , evacuate , Jerusalem, without battle, providing the city was seriously menaced. - It has been "learned that this decision has been , changed at the ' Instance of Germans and that" the city 'will 'be defended. ' " Essex and Kent Counties Raided With Loss of Two Lives; 29 Persons Injured TWO MACHINES SHOT DOWN German Naval Base at Ostend, Bel gium Heavily Bombarded by British Squadron A raid by a squadron of German, air planes over the counties of Essex and Kent, England,: serves for the moment to distrapt attention from the man euvres ojVUhe battle fronts, where for the mostvpart artillery engagements are still fti progress. About 16 of the German aircraft were engaged in the attack,- during which bombs were drop ped and two persons were killed and 29 injured and material damage result ed in residential sections. Taking to the air, British aviators succeeded in driving off. the invaders , who lost two of their machines. The British and Germans near Wyts chaete, in Belgium, are still engaged in a violent artillery duel, which prob ably, is the .forerunner.. of a great in fantry action at an early date. Al ready, according to Berlin, the Britr ish,' after .having hurled great quanti ties of steel against the German de fences, , advanced to see the result of the work of their guns, but were forc ed by the German fire to .return to their .p.osiUonsiWheuo-t4ie -rain of again was resumed There has been no resumption on the paCrt of the line where the French are facing the Germans of the intense battles of Saturday and Sunday, and the artillery duels there have died down, in volume. v ' , During Tuesday . eieen ..German airplanes were accounted for' Brit ish aviators on the Western battle front, 12 of them haying been, brought down , in air fighting. The British themselves lost five machines. Apparently the Austriahs" on the front (Continued on , Page Three). VILLAGES Oil BRITISH COAST ARE ATTACKED Many Boinbs Are Dropped by German Airplane Squadron So Far as Late Reports Snow Only Two Persons Were Killed 7 and Twenty- ... Nine Injured Two Ma chines Felled. London, June 5. Sixteen German air planes came over the North Sea this evening and dropped many bombs on the small towns and villages in Essex and Kent. Only 14 of them returned to their home base, for two were brought down by British guns. So far as late reports show, only 'two persons were killed a l 29 injured in the bombarded distrh The raiders met with a lively reco:icn, extra pre cautions having been - ta.: n by the British authorities after x j recent very serious raid on the south.'.st coast of England, in ..which 250 perso . i were killed or wounded. The German, 'vere attacked by British aviators b-'ore they bad an opportunity to carry . ?t their raiding intentions to any grea. extent and the British anti-aircraft guns were very effective. - The official statement says: "An airplane raid this evening was carried out by a squadron of about 16 airplanes. -They : crossed the Essex coast at about 6:15 and dropped some bombs in the country and on small towns in Essex, and then proceeded to attack the naval establishment in Med way. A "considerable number of bombs were dropped and a- certain amount of damage- was done to house property, but the damage done naval and military establishments was practically negligi ble. '.The raiding airplanes were engaged by gunfire and pursued by aircraft. Af ter having, lost two machines, they made off seaward. "The casualties so far reported are two killed, two dangerously wounded and 27 wounded " v According to a local report the pilot and observer of one of the air raiders brought down were rescued at aea and made prisoner. Warning sirens were sounded at some places prior to the raid and most of the people took to shelter. 1 The small num ber of casualties is attributed to this precaution. Persons arriving in London from the. raided; area, state that ample warning of the approach of the raiders was given And that. British airmen were " (Continued on Page . Three) PRESIDENT WELCOMES THE HEROES OF DIXIE TO NATION'S CAPITAL - ROOT SAFE IN RUSSIA Reports: received at the Navy De pactmn Wanoouned thfS Ji-ivaL at a" Russian port of the American com mission headed by Elihu .Root. Their arrival is regarded as timely here, be cause .of the, need . for,; America influ ence to offset', the Intrigues of German agents lri; , Russia,., " Mr. Root will be in a position - to '' explain , arid elaborate on President "Wilson's outline' of this Government's war, aims as incorporat ed in a message recently dispatched to Petrograd. The. State Department will make the- President's 'statement public as soon as word has come from Amer ican "Ambassadbr Francis- that it has been presented .officially afthe Russian capitol. ' ' . ' - ' F. Prof. . Wannamaker,: Succeeds Dr. Cranford as Dean of College Dr. J. S. Montgomery; of ' Washington, Preaches - Commencement Sermon . Rev. M. T.' Pyljr Speaks for Class of 1892. (Speical Star Telegram.) . , - Durham, , N. C '- June 5. Dr. William I Cranford,' dean of Trinity College during "the incumbency of President W. P. Pew,' has tendered his resigna tion which- has been" accepted by-the board of trustees." Prof. William H. Wannamaker, head . of the department of French, has been named his suc cessor. Professor Wannamaker is a graduate of "Wofford . College and at tended Trinity and .Harvard. Fred Harper, of Lynchburg, Va., was this afternoon elected president of . the alumni association - to succeed 'B. S. Womble, of Winston-Salem. Other alumni officers are M. EJ. Newsom, Jr., vice-president; H E. Spence, of Dur ham, secretary-treasurer, and Ifrof. E. C. Broo'.:s, chairman of the execu tive comr-ittee. . - The s-:mon to the graduating class anu tho celebration of the 25th annf-versa- y of the removal of the college to Durham marked the exercises of to day. Dr. James S. Montgomery of Calvary Methodist chilrch, of. Wash ington City, preached the commence ment sermon on the theme, "The Creed of 'Jesus." He-declared that a man's creed or philosophy of life determined whether he was an optimist or a pes simist. It might produce a: tranquil emersion or the jaundiced outlook of a Schopenhauer, whose' diseased mind frowned -down the best and noblest; of our kind. He described the active side of the life of Jesus 'as" being marked by his courage "and his constancy. The ' address to ' the . alumni was de livered .by Dr. John Franklin Crowell, president of Trinity ' College twenty five years ago, and who was instru mental in the removal of the college from Randolph county to Durham. He pleaded for the breaking away from provincialism and for .a world-wide unity. He characterized the section al spirit that obtained in parts of the United States as abject cowardice, the spirit that says, VI believe in ade qniate national preparedness but I want the other section to foot the bills.'! v.-' . Rev. M T. Plyer, of -Wilmington, was spokesman -for the ; class , of .1892, the (Continued on Page Three). : ' i j i i I I ! FRED HARPER HONORED BY AL IMI Striking Declarations I in His Speech Greeted With Rousing Cheers by Veterans IS GIVEN GREAT OVATION Reunion Gets in Full Swing With i Thousands Upon Thousands of Visitors Attending; SEVERAL NOTED SPEAKERS Corporal Tanner Welcomes Veter ans in Behalf of G. A. R Washington, June 5. Veterans and visitors in Washington by the thousands for the 27th annual re union of the United Confederate Veterans joined today in giving President Wilson a great '-ovation when he welcomed the soldiers of Dixie to the nation's capital and told them that the country was beginning to understand thai one of the purposes of Providence in keeping the nation united was for the opportunity now before Amer ica to" fight for liberty arid man kind. . -j United Country Re-Dedicated.' His declaration that the day was on of gladness because of the sacred mem ories, and of a re-dedication of a united country to those principles that have made-America great among the nations of the earth, was greeted by the Vet erans With a rousing cheer. ' The great hall in which the Presi dent j spoke was filled with thousands and twice that many more had to be turned away because of the lack of room. While waiting for the Presi dent the Veterans and visitors cheered the various leaders as they eame on 1 the platform. The Marine Band "kept the old sol diers in a joyous humor by playing the beloved airs of the South ,and each j time they swung into "Dixie," the ''Rebel yell" would go ringing through the hall. The Confederate choir from Portsmouth, Va., dressed in gray Confederate jackets, sang "If you Want To Have a Good Time Join the Cavalry," "Maryland, My Maryland." and other tunes to which the young men of the South marched to battle in the sixties. i -V Nearly 7,000 Veterans Present. . The number of Veterans here is es timated at nearly 7.000 and the . tents provided for them in the Union Station plaza: could not accommodate all of the late-comers and nearby buildings .had to be utilized. Officials who'have charge of arrangements for the accom modations estimate the attendance as one of the largest gathered in Wash--ington in some time. Many of the leaders declare this the largest re- union in point of attendance of visi tors, ever held. ' j r The presentation of a United States flag to General Harrison at the in itial meeting of the Confederate Vet erans! by Colonel Andrew Cowan, of the G. A. R., was the signal of a pa triotic demonstration led by the Vet erans and in which the women: and visitors who packed - the hall to the doors j heartily joined. The Stars and Stripes were hung side by side with, the Stars and Bars behind the presid ing, officer and will remain . there throughout the re-union. Telling of . his four years! at the Georgia Military Academy, where he learned' to love the Stars and Stripes, General Harrison said: ; , '"'For four years I learned to love another flag, the Stars and Bars, . which you have truly said, was borne with honor through the war and furled with honor at the end. And, so long as red blood flows in otfr veins, we. will' cherish its heroic and tender memor ies. Now that the war of sections has ended and our country is again united, my love for Old Glory has returned and we who wore. the gray now stand side by side with you who wore the,.blue in fighting for liberty and! hiiman rights whenever and wherever i our country calls." ' - ; j Welcomed by G. A. R. Corporal James Tanner, who served in the Union army as a member of a New York regiment, and was wounded at the battle of Second Manassas, welcomed- the Confederates in the name of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is a former commander;! He was received by the Veterans who stood and gave three cheers, and-nis references to the mutual respect and esteem existing today between the for mer foes brought-applause. . Colonel Robert E. Lee, grandson ,pt the South's chieftain, declared in his address that the sons of the men ot the North and South would emulate the (Continued on Page Nine), . 1 i 1 it it 1: : -ft! ' ! - 1 1
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