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The Weather 16 For North Carolina: Thunder show Sunday; Monday fair except show s near the coast. PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION I VOL. XCIX-NO. 283. .WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 19 17 -'-i v ' : ' : . : . WHOLE NUMBER 39,102 BidohSls 37; INJURES 141 Attack is Made in Broad Daylight With Machines Flying Low and at Slow Speed THREE PLANES SHOT DOWN Seven of Another Squadron Are Destroyed by the British Fliers at Dunkirk T,r,n .Tnlv 7. The second descent London by a squadron' of air- upon planes was made this morning between 9 and 10 o'clock when the business sec tion of the metropolis was most crowded. Although the German contingent was larger, more daring, more delib erative in its methods and descended much lower than on the visit of June 13,. the number of killed and wounded I was one-third the previously casual ty list. The destruction of property may have been greater, but that it is impossible to estimate. Thirty-seven persons were killed and 141 injured, it was officially an nounced this afternoon. , The flight of the Germans over Lon don lasted about 20 minutes. English airmen engaged the enemy for several minutes over the metropolis and anti aircraft guns were firing briskly, but without destroying any of the twenty or more invading machines. The admiralty was able to report tonight, however, that naval airmen who followed them to sea brought down three machines. A" British squadron sent up from Dunkirk to in tercept the returning raiders did Jiot encounter them because they had taken a more northerly route, but the Brit ish airmen met and destroyed seven other German machines. .;' The weather was haay , and most favorable for crossing Jther channel -without being observed. Ok inir tor- mer visit, made in similar "weathef, 'the Germans kept high up in the mists, hut today when they neared their ob jectives, most of them descended. All London Heard Battle.' . Hundreds of thousands, of people on roofs, from windows and in the streets saw the remarkable spectacle. All London heard the noise of battle. At first there were a few minutes when the anti-aircraft guns were crashing sharply and the machine guns were rattling aloft. Then came three or four minutes when the heavy explos ion of bombs and the shattering of glass was the dominant sound; , then a few minutes when the artillery fire receded into the distance. The Germans steered a course across London from the northwest to south east. They dropped the last of their supply of bombs on a section of work men's dwelling and crossed the Thames. Some observers say that a giant airplane piloted the squadron and that the bomb carriers were in the center, flanked by scouts for Agist ing oft the British airmen. The row attitude and slow pace at which the Germans crossed London and the dare devil way they circled over .their objectives has caused great sur prise. As the raiders left a fierce run ning fight ensued between them and a strong force of British machines to ward the mouth of the river. None of the Germans had been brought down when the combatants disappeared from View, but thp 'British snun rtrnn con tinued their pursuit and engaged them iicavuy. Raiders KnMr wh tit w. Today's attack was plainly directed 5dinst the civilian population and business and financial buildings. There '5 no Question that the Germans knew here they were and it was not a mat- ot scattering explosives blindly "m a great height. Why more per sons ! were not killed is hard to explain. ) the upper story of one building, wnere sevprai hnn.j ere employed, was partly destroyed, ail tK e Was even toured, however, as ai workers had been quietly mar bled lnt0 the basement f-Jie upper part of a solid office "una me- -mc . i - hinni, -"u&nea. j,arge concrete, P'ocks wpt-p v,. i x Pu no one wuunn auuui me street, I this building suffered "Wry. "V"e I hV "-uc was eariy sougnt in lu asement cement. Onp- v. , . . Am .! piaces attacked was one "L me most extensive metropolitan "OStl talc .7 "nuyvi.iau as iv whlrh the Red Cross flaS catinr, 'J s .lnsPicuously, and the lo Ait ' t nicl1 must have been known. the v veral bombs fe" close to it, .HI was not damaged. 'lav' Person experience showed that 5 in snliHli. constructed build- JPf Omnjpat!,..!.. - -r "auvci; sue. Nil Mllifnn, T Hi . e late of ----. uamagr, the humble dwellers in s houses was different. They ..an sicv. "rtrirp ror thfir lives distract"T fatm?liar to Londoners, of about ,1,:' ,".")n? mothers rushlnsr l0 flnrl . "i tenements, fearing BianEi tu,neum finding, the the St1n--,e-8 f their eWWreww 'man victorv JVT! JnCident of the Ger f th rc,,n thorough investigation correj" ; Ults of the battle by staff Weri tn ,ntS f the Associated Press PPlv Jlt;v?..mil,tary-'-mnions or APParemur usnments was touched. Germ- J """e was sought. well knew their Plve Prn?n Ja,nittd Streets. 6ea thp ,( -! me explosions tarv.j ie streets of humanity Jammed with masses of HVmKSr,8, ambulancs. patrol XT ZTZS Wi-th nurses and doc The Poilce lVPring "-cm-the earth. (Continnl everyrhere. Hun ntlnued on page two.) Brassiloff Dnvefjfnward With Enerx Along the Offensive Extended to Pinsk Re gion Where Germans Are Forced to Yield Ground TOWN IS REPORTED AFIRE Vigorous Defensive of Teutons in Galicia Has Held Up the Muscovite Advance BRITISH GAIN IN BELGIUM I rf -J 1 A t.il 1 x- !i A 1 OpiTliea Ar&lliery Activity Along Front Held by French General Brussiloff is pushing his of fensive on the Russian front with en ergy and rapidly extending its scope. He has begun an attack in the region of Pinsk, 150 miles north of Galicia, within which the forward movement had previously been confined, and is attacking with success in the region northwest of St. Anislau, southeast of Lemberg. At Pinsk, semi-official advices an nounce the German defenses as yield ing to the Russian fire.- The town it self is reported in ames. The Galician campaign is meeting with a vigorous Awstro-German de fense, and admittedly the Russians have been held up in renewed at tempts to advance in tilt Koniuchy re gion. - The sweeping claims of Berlin of a signal victory against the Russians, however.conflicts sharply with the Rus sian announcements of substantial gains in several sectors. The big guns are roaring all along the line on the Franco-Belgian front. Infantry movements developed in Bel gium, where a sharp thrust,, by the British- eajrrie4 -.Jthe-jllnLeisfecJWlv slightly in the neighborhood of Wyts cbaete. . Berlin, after laying emphasis on the artillery activity, noting its particular severity in some sectors of the British front and characterizing it as spirited all along the lines held by the French from St. Quentin to the western Cham pagne district, reports two French at tacks in the last named district, from Mont Carnillet to the Hochberg. The French penetrated the German lines on each 'occasion but both times were driven out by counter attacks, it is asserted. TURKEY CONSIDERS GREECE AS ALREADY BEING AT WAR London, July 7. According to a press dispatch received at Amsterdam from Constantinople as iorwaraea Dy the Exchange Telegraph, Turkey con siders as equivalent to a declaration of war the action of Greece in break ing oft diplomatic relations. The -Turkish government, the dispatch says, has decided to deport all Greeks and con fiscate their property. SEVERAL IMPORTANT POINTS OCCUPIED BY THE BtssiAfls Julv 7. Russian troops have occupied the heights northwest of Presoyce on the Galician front, the vil lages of Lavrikovce and Travotloki and the heights, east of Godov. They have also occupied Dzinatch and pressed back the enemy in the jamnica-raseai-na sector, northwest of the Stanislau region. The war office made this an nouncement today. HEAVY ARTILLERY BATTLE - TAKES PLACE ON Aismiu Paris. Julv 7. Heavy artillery fight ing occurred last night near Laroyer ere and Pantheon, on the Aisne front, and in the region south of Moronvil liers in the Champagne, according to today's official announcement.. VIOLENT FIGHTING TAKES - PLACE IN slv muvmiu Julv 7. Violent fighting has begun on the Russian front west Plnclr The ' city oi jriiion. " ii. n a n announcement i names, touiuius , , Lj v,, mi.nfflc al news agency. Luuaj . uj .imirn.T ium.1'im jurn -j - AT1VANCED IN BELGIUM t j, T,,i,r n The British made an attack last night in Belgium east ot Wytschaete. The war omce jmuuv that the Britisn line wa, slightly. . ' AMERICAN TROOPS WORKING ON AVIATION TRAinmu Paris, July 7. American troops are beginning work on the nrsi the vast aviation training cam.. V,ia namn Will De aDie commodate several thousand pilots. LUO.il lil&AW ' - f NEW OFFICERS TO TRAIN MEN IN THEIR OW. i Young Men Wanted For Second Series Officers' Training vamp. whtn?tnn. July 7. Men chosen from the officers' training camps for commissions in the new national army, the adjutant general's office announc ed today, will be assigned to commai u troops from their own states, a i in accordance with tne policy aimed to obtain the great possible team work among the half million men soon,to be put in the field. A vigorous campaign is being made ,. vnnnir hinnA to.flll the ranks of the new scerles of training camps to open August 27. The department nas ut ouira definite call for men between the ages of. 25 and 35, or even younger, Previous military experience will count onl yone-sixth "among points for ad- mission. dhd Rapidity Russian Front NEGRO ATTACK ON t!hE WHITES IS THREATENED St. Louis, July 8. Colonel . Con nolly, commanding the First regi ment Missouri National Guard, early this morning received a call to send troops from Alton, 111., to Hartford. 111., to protect the whites there against a threatened negro attack. Troops from Alton have been or dered to the scene. According to the report received here, the whites at Hartford and at Wood River, 111., have barricaded themselves in their houses and are prepared to re sist attack. Sixty to one hundred negroes are reported in the advancing - band. These negroes are refugees from East St. Louis, who arrived at Hart ford today. ' ESIEO AS SPY BUT IS RELEASED Dr. Berg Von Linde Taken in Cus tody for Passing Packages to Ship's Steward LATER PROVES INNOCENCE Helnrlch Schaafhausen, Former Ger man, Embassy Attache, la Sent Out of the Country by the Government. New York, July 7. Dr. Berg von Linde, an exporter and importer of chemicals, arrested by Federal agents at a Brooklyn pier today for passing money and packages of letters, to the.c 8 tea war of.c a, jteajnfiatn-.iao&syfa.ich, J Heinrich.. Schaafhausen, a former Ger man embassy attache in Washington, was being sent out of the country by the United States govrnment, was re leased tonight. Eric Lindstrom, the steward, who was brought ashore with von Linde, also was released. The departure of the liner was de layed two hours while Federal agents searched the steward's cabin. The seized packages contained 21 letters written in Swedish and addressed to persons in Sweden. Von Linde said he had given them to the steward to expedite delivery as letters mailed through the usual channels took two months to reach their destination. Von Linde was talen to the Federal building in Brooklyn. He sid he was engaged in the export and import , bus iness with offices In Wall Street. Schaafhausen was brought here this afternoon from Washington by De partment of -Justice agents. With him on the ship when he sailed were a man and woman who gave their names as Mr. and Mrs. J. Berg, and two child ren. Schaafhausen refused to make a statement. " Linde was later released, officials saying they were convinced he was not a spy. He said he had lived' in this country 14 years and had taken out first citizenship papers. Welville J. France, Federal district attorney for the Brooklyn district, said tonight von Linde had been released because the authorities were convinced after -an investigation that-he was not a spy. . BRITISH DESTROYER SENT DOWN BY GERMAN U-BOAT London, July 7. A British torpedo boat destroyer, was torpedoed by an enemy ' submarine yesterday in the North Sea and sunk, says an official statement tonight. Eight men were killed. HISSES MEET PLEA FOR SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT Speaker is Forced to Take His Seat Without Finishing Chncago National League Club Revoke Permission Given Conference For fc Democracy to Hold Sessions In 1 Baseball Park. . Chicago, July 7. Directors of the Chicago National League Baseball Club today revoked permission given the second American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace to hold a mass meeting tomorrow in the base ball park. First sessions of the con ference which began today developed strong criticism of the war-and Presi dent Wilson, and when the directors learned the sentiment of the gathering, they immediately took action. The pacifists announced that the meeting would be transferred to an other amusement prk. t Secret Service men and city detec Hvs attended the three sessions I of , , (Continued ' on. page two.) ARR MADE EFFORT TO OF CHINA AND JAPAN Germany Was to Secure Secret Treaties in Aid of Hindu Revolutionary Plots 139 INDICTMENTS RETURNED Millionaires and Diplomats In volved in Conspiracy San Francisco the Base San Francisco, July 7. Enemy agents were sent to China and Japan to attempt to bribe the press of those nations and to produce secret treaties between the German empire and those governments In aid of the Hindu revo lutionary plots in connection with which 139 Indictments were returned today, according to a statement made tonisrht by John W. Preston, United States district attorney. MILLIONAIRES, DIPLOMATS AND LABORERS IN PLOT San Francisco, July 7. Indictments charging conspiracy to promote a rev olution against British rule in India were returned here today against 98 men located in various sections of Am erica, and abroad and ranging from millionaires and diplomats to Hindu la borers, with San Francisco as the base of operations in this country. The true bills were presented to Federal Judge W. W. Morrow, by the Federal grand Jury after many weeks' investigation. . In addition to many prominent San Francisco business men, scores of Hin dus are included. Their names will not be made public until arrests are made. Telegraphic warrants prepared by United States Attorney John W. Pres ton were sent broadcast to Federal Agents,-and it was expected that many arrests in various parts of the country would be made. The ' government charges that the conspiracy dated from -the outbreaa ot tnev.wajr invi,- organized in Berlin and financed with German gold- EVIDENCE FOUND IN PAPERS - SEIZED FROM WOLF' VON IGEL New . York, July 7. Papers . seized in the offices of Wolf Von Igel, sec retary of Captain Franz von Papen. gave the government proof of German plots to foment uprisings in India and Ireland, it was learned here tonight. The information, it was said, also had an important bearing upon the arrest of Sir Roger Casement. Federal 'officers were reticent re garding the information involving Sir Roger Casement. Nothing could be learned of this phase of the conspiracy except that the evidence was Important. The Von Igel papers brought about the arrest anfl indictment pf Dr.. Ernest Sekunna, a Prussian chemist, and two Hindu students at Columbia Univers ity Chandra Chakraberty, and H. L. Cupta on a charge of setting on foot in this country a military . enterprise against a friendly nation. Confronted with a letter seized in his house in this city bearing the address of the foreign office in Berlin, Chak raberty stated he had attended a con ference with high German officials in the Wilhelmstrasse. Beth Hindus ad mitted they had received large pay ments of money from German agents. Sekunna and the Hindus are under heavy bail awaiting trial. The indictment charged the three men with dispatching a Chinese to China to purchase war munitions, which were to be sent secretly to revo lutionists in India. Von Igel's papers revealed also, it was said, that while Captain Von Papen was in Japan in 1915, he paid out large sums of mdney to foment trouble in India and that Chakraberty had been supplied with funds during his visit to Berlin. After the arrest in this city, the seized papers , were sent to San Fran cisco Federal authorities for use in prosecuting the majority of the plot ters who were said to have had their headquarters on the Pacific coast. AGAINST THE M'KELLAR AMEIIOMEIIT Fears It Would Disrupt Defense Council Machinery The Proposal Would Forbid Any Per son Connected With the Govern ment From Selling: His Product to It. Washington, July 7. President Wil son has thrown the weight of" his per sonal influence against a provision at tached to the food bill which, - it is said, practically would disrupt t the great-machinery of ,the Council, of Na tional Defense. . The provision Jn ques tion would forbid any person connect ed with the government from selling to it anything ..in. which, he has1 an' interest. Inasmuch as the greatest business interests of the country are represented on" the 'advisory commit tees of the council, the enactment of the provision, the President thinks would disrupt' all the - machinery set "up for anAefficlent, economical conduct of of the war by: marshalling ' the coun- (Continued - on 'Page Sixteen.) - P PROHIBITION BEVERAGES BILL; CERTAIN TO BECOME LAW irk tCiri J-hdO i nffhffi) r4- A ii v m. im .raw viuiiii y jg XLlf. 4 w m m m aw - w Ex-Attaches Of the German Embassy or Any of the Consulates Re quested by the State Department to Make Their Departure. First Step in Systematic Attempt to Uproot ; the Spies. Washington, July 7. All Germans, j formerly connected either with the German embassy or any one of the many consulates in America, have been requested to leave the United States. Notification that their presence in Am erica is undesirable has been sent to them by the State Department. The inference that their loyafty to the kaiser might make it difficult for them to remain In this country without attempting to send information of a military character to their government was made clear. Among the first to be affected was Heinrich Schaafhausen, formerly at tached to the German embassy, but left behind by Count von Bernstorff, and since attached to the department of German interests of the Swiss legation. In addition to Schaafhausen, thereis a long train of. clerks and servants. There is ground for belief that some of them are persons of more importance to the German intelligence system. Georg Barthelme, author of the much-discussed dispatch to the Cologne Gazette at the time diplomatic rela tions was severed, still is in Washing ton, but is required to report to cer tain government officials in person twice a week. Although the bulk of the German and Austrian embassy staffs departed with their . ambassadors, two of Germany's allies here.' still have their representatives Abdul . Hak Hussein. Bey,, charge of the Turkish embassy, pleaded with -the Red Flag of Russian Revolution ists Waved by Great Throng at Madison Square JEWISH FLAG IS HONORED Every Phase of Greater Russia's Na ' tlonal Life Represented $20,000 . Raised for Relief of Pris oners of War. ' New York, July 7. The blood red flag of the Russian revolution was wav ed with wild enthusiasm by more than 10,000 men and women who packed Madison Square Garden tonight to at tend a mass meeting, given by the Friends of Russian Freedom in honor of Boris Bakhmetieff, Russian ambas sador to the United States, and his fellow- members of the mission to this country. It was estimated the pro ceeds would amount to $20,000 which will be used for the relief of Russian I prisoners of war. Every phase of the national life of Greater Russia was represented. Lead ers of a score of American branches of organizations connected with the revo lution were prominent in the proceed ings and several of them spoke. But (Continued on page two.) FOR CONSERVING F Will be Enrolled as Members of Food Administration First List of Directions Sent Out Yes terday to be Passed In Kitchens of Housewives Who Have Given Pledges. Washington, July 7. A million Am erican women, it was announced today, have-signed pledges to follow the food conservation directions of the food ad ministration. All will be enrolled as actual members of the food admlnis- tration and from - time to time will be given' instructions on household economies. Within the. next three weeks the administration hopes to en roll virtually , every woman in the United States. 1 . . . The first list , of directions Were sent out today , to be pasted in the kitchens of women who have joined the' admin istration. They follow: . ,X)ne ; wneatless meal aT day. Use eornr oatmeal. v rye or barley- bread ' (Continued 1 on ' Para r Sixteen).. ., , nnfti n nuiT nil m MMif 4n i i it il l i i i ' unmiu uvniiuii iu GIVEN BAKHMET1EFF MILLION WOH EIILISI 00D OF ALL DISTILLED WRITTEN INTO FOOD rmnn tMffirirvlc mm mi a m IV IMIO State Department not to insist on his departure. His wife is an English woman,' and on the ground that her health might be affected byr going to Constantinople, the Bey has been per mitted to remain here. The Bulgar ian minister also , still Is at his lega tion. The cleaning out of former German officials .here is but the first step in a systematic attempt to uproot the spy in this country. State Depart ment officials say that- an iron-bound censorship will be established on all outgoing cables at the earliest hour that the machinery can be built up. They also are most urgently urging , 0f a mails censorship. Arrest of German spies, plotters and I uaycjL3 nave ueea materially increas- ed during the last month, as result of co-operation of several 'great pri vate organizations, and scores of lesser bodies. Department of Justice officials declar ed today that services of the Commer cial Travelers Association had been greatly augmented by the work of com mercial bodies, civic, semi-military, fraternal, charitable, benevolent, edu cational and other organizations as well as hundreds of individuals. Few cases of arrest ever are brought to public attention. Under the Presi dent's proclamation it is not necessary to bring suspects to trial. They are placed in jail while their cases are be ing fully considered : and if authorities deem their permanent detention ad visable they are turned over to the War Department, for incarceration in deten tion camps. 9 NEAR FRONT American Troops in France Put Through Vigorous Grind of Eight Hours Daily TAKE PLUNGES IN THE SEA Men Eager to Get Nearer the Scene of Battle Boatswain's Mate Dunn, Wbo Was Drowned, Given Mili tary Funeral. A French Seaport, July , 7. The Am erican troops today entered on the steps of the mobilization that Will pre pare them to leave within a few days for a permanent training camp some where behind the firing line. The un loading of supplies is almost finished and rolling stock is beirig concentrated here. The days have, been used profit ably for a double purpose. The more important one was to put the majority of the soldiers through a i I , J f t A. . vigorous Snn oi eism luu-nuu eacn day. French officers who had seen, ser- vice at the front took part in exercises. The drills included a these daily plunge in the sea. Another advantage taken of the time spent here Was to employ smaller groups of the more seasoned troopers to put the final touches on the camp so it will be in first-class shape.- The camp in the' last few days has been expanded enormously until today it ex tends for miles ' and can accommodate a large number of men. Water has been piped from the town and the system is equipped with every modern device. The drill ground Is not only ideal for the purpose but has the advantage of being at a distance so the men get a daily hike of five miles. For the men arriving at this and sim ilar' mobilization bases, the American system of llvirr !i fnfs or wooden shacks will be followed, but when they arrive at a permanent camp, they will be, billeted among" the townspeople and live in houses. Few, if any of the soldiers, know just where they are to be sent, but f all . are enthusiastic at the prospect (of getting nearer the scene of action. Their health is of the best with the exception -of a few cases of mumps. This morning, a military funeral was held for the only man who died since the American troops arrived here. He was Boatswain's Mate J. J. Dunn, who was drow'ned wben he fell overboard from a launch and was carried under before his comrades could reach him.. AMERICAN JOCKEY ' EMPLOYED BY GERMAN CROWN PRINCE Copenhagen, July 7. Despite all un friendly utterances from the German government regarding the United States, .the German crown prince does not ' disdain to employ an . American. He left two recently purchased horses in the hands of the former American jockey, Fred . Taral, for a number of yearsOne -of the most successful train er m the German turf. -' ' 0011 ENTER President Would Commandeer Bonded Stocks, Paying for It at Cost Plus 10 Per Cent BITTER FIGHT IN SENATE Amendment is Adopted by Vote of 45 to 37 Not Subject to Conference Change WILL DELAY LEGISLATION Cloture Still Threatened in Order to Hasten Action i , Washington, July 7. The Sen ate went on record .today in favor bone dry" national prohibi- tion during the war SO far as whiskey and other distilled bevci-' ages are concerned. Liquor legis lation was written into the Food Control bill in one of the Senate's bitterest contests which would strike at consumption of distilled intoxicants by commandeering stocks in bond in addition to abso lutely prohibiting their manufact ure or importation. The beer and wine industries would be left un disturbed. ' " Would Buy Bonded Liquors. In lieu of the section of the House -bill to prohibit the manufacture of foodstuffs -Into beverages "oi 'any ' de scription, the Senate substituted,-by a -vote of 45 to 37, a provision prohibit ing manufacture and . importation of distilled beverages during the war, and added, 65 to 12, a clause directing the President to take over all distilled spirits in government bonded ware houses and pay for it on the basis of cost, plus 10 per cent. While the final prohibition legisla tion will be evolved in conference be tween the two houses, It is generally regarded as probable that the House will accept the Senate's change, after a fight in behalf, of its original sec tion. The Senate provision would limit consumption to stocks in retailers hands or withdrawn before the law goes into effect. Stocks of distilled beverages in bond were estimated to night at between 200,000,000 and 300, 000,000 gallons and the annual normal consumption at 120,009,000. To purchase this enormous quanti ty of liquor, or what is left of itrafter withdrawals, it is estimated that the government would have to spend from $300,000,000 to $1,009,000,000. The prob able loss in Federal revenues is placed at from. $200,000,000 to $400,000,000, al though this, as well as the cost of pur chase, would depend entirely upon how much liquor was withdrawn tax-paid before the commandeering. Promises Much Delay. The Senate's action promises indefi nite delay in enacting the war tax bill, additional delay on the food con trol bill, and indefinite postponement ol adjournment of Congress. The revised $1,670,000,000 war tax bill was with drawn immediately after the final vote upon the liquor question to seek new sources of revenues in case taxation T on distfUed liquors is eliminated. The Senate's vote to have the gov ernment virtually buy, for industrial purposes and thus withdraw from con sumption or revenue purposes, the great stccks of distilled liquors held, in bond followed rejection of a pro posal to deal with beers and wines, a proposal to authorize -the President to suspend manufacture of the "light" intoxicants being defeated. It was estimated tonight that man ufacturers and dealers probably could raise funds enough to withdraw from bonded warehouses at least half of the existing supply of liquor or enough to meet consumption demands for a year or more. Certain to Become Law. One feature of the bill as it now stands the prohibition - of the manu facture of distilled spirits will not be subject to change in conference and therefore is certain to become law. At A resort to cloture still is threatened to hasten action on other disputed sec tions of the control bill. Senator Chamberlain tonight presented and then withdrew temporarily his cloture motion after failing to obtain unani mous agreement for a final vote next Wednesday. Hs announced that he would renew the cloture motion Mon day unless an' agreement could be reached. Part Victory For Both Sides. Another day of impassioned speeches under a flye-minute limit, "inside" con gressional maneuvering and parlia mentary tangles preceded the Senate's action in . the-liquor contest. The re sult was hailed as a partial victory by -both "wets" and "drys." Prohibition advocates were most elated, however, because they had won their fight to stop or at Jeast greatly restrict consump tion as well as manufacture of distill ed beverages. , . .l-.-' -C "' , M :. ,Thej "wets", were successful, howev er ,in cenflriing the Senate's' action , to (CeiT inuedon , page twe) . , ii If it. I 1 Jst t i H .'4 8 1 fii" - ! ' I ! -1 . i: V m PS- ff ts '41 it i. -. -A' t ' . It. 1 I , J. 'i i ? is? ft s i li Ml .- y-' s
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