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r : w-u 1 r i U St. v V V The Weather 5LNCE your show window can't , put on roller skates and circu late around, your newspaper ad-: vertising must circulate for it. thundershowers 'Thursday and Friday. LAvD -A 867 VOL. XCIX-3TO. 301. WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,121 ABANDONED ,-I-J-7Jf"WK"-!-i-if"fciv--i ft.;. Stab Local WO ACTUAL SOLDIERS OF BecalcitraBt Troops StilliDesertingj in Large Numbers While Teutons Press On J KAISER WITNESSES 'BATTLE Only on the Rumanian Front HaveJ the Russians Shown Their Old Fighting : Spirit ; " CEOWN PRINCE GIVES UP His Attacks Against iPetain's Men Bring No Good; Results Even the actual entry of women soldiers into battle on the Eastern front has been insufficient to im bue the ranks of the recalcitrant Russians with patriotism. They are still deserting in large num bers in Galicia. leaving a virtual ly free road open for fresh ad vances by the Germans and Aus- tro-Hungarians. 'Oaftis on Rumanian Front. From the Baltic to the Black Sea only at one point along the line in the southern Carpathians have the Rus lians risen to the occasion and shown some of their old fighting spirit. Here," fighting shoulder to shoulder with their Rumanian allies, they have at tacked and captured several villages from the Germans and broken the heavily fortified Teuton line on a wide front. In Galicia, the precipitate retreat of the Russians continues almost every where from the Carpathian foot hills to the region around Tarnopol, the government apparently not yet having had time to put In force its strong repressive measures which M. Keren- sky, head of the government, has promised to apply in order to stay the retreat. Slimy Towns Hare Fallen. Xadvorna. in the fringe of the foot hills, Stanislau and Tarnopol and numerous smaller towns have been taken by the Teutons, who are now approaching the important railroad junction of Buczacz, which lies some mnes east of Halicz. The German emperor was an observer of the battle on the Sereth front and saw his men Put down the only effort of moment that was made to hold them back an attack by the Russians between Tar nopol and Trembowla. Since the penetration of the German unes on a wido vnf no. vrA n , . - ""11. 11 Ul A&.AOYV, AAA wnich the "command of Ae.a.rh" mm. Bsed of women, took a notable part, oespite which large numbers of the Russians ignominiously retread to weir old positions without even the nl V of hara8sent by the enemy, e Russians have not stirred from tneir benches to face the foe. German Attacks Ceaae. Tfle hostiiiHoo ti. i m a. wastf weeks the Germans have tt!":.men by thousands in ineffectual tain-Tf greak thro"Sh General Pe tinerVZ'' h:";e Ceased and only er- ttednesdaT " ,?roreM now- Early the la of """"'"B wunessea one or to M?i at,temPts of the crown prince the am obJective. This was on "'etahfornie nlfltoa,, , "as eomni " .:r. a" The rl puisea. hwinnin Zs nave been successful tk, S 200 yaris of trenches from hh tw tVJ ? Monchy-le-Preux, ?orseVrJ , ad bombarded violently th Position Past- In tbe capture of 10 the USP nf enemy agaln resorted Irnt in v;(V m nre Along the "tillen- rt,hern Belgium the heavy there h.. v 1 continues, but as yet British or tV o no sign of either the fantry attack rmans starting an in- Petro SlTHEAS'r OF TARNOPOL 8uards corn, ,7 25 The ,. Russian Kted, lPLdef,e?dinS Tarnopol re- ne icial sta t. y the enemy. says headm,,-. Slatement issued bv eenem . Jensk '.r! tonight. But the Prnh. r faithf fm,sky reyiments remain '0utheast 'P duty and are fighting In th. iarnP0l. slorn hn, btanislau there were P,pu'ace thrnet "Semen The mg Russian troogprsenadtiS n the retir' i i n; c-34 srvii- Benin .. 1 ERMAJV TJ-BOAT It. "11. T I - T a anK, 'ine C-34 has been sunk Winced "ne- " was officially 'an-' !n Prisoner." 50le 5urvivr was l909B"8h ?ubmarine C-34 was hmit . ' She ? of identical 1: ximum a rZ" u a 1 01 313 tons and 6vd of knot? Kf 12 feat with a 10 knots o,.vKn0ts above water and of I She War erged- ltlbes. ts. quipped with "tw Hm- normal. " PATRIOTISM l-AK l JUlfA 1 1UN FAILS TO TO SELECT THE Those Turned Away After Exam ination Will be Rejected, Rather Than Exempted MUCH WORK IS YET AHEAD Numerous Details Must Be Worked Out Before Drafted Men Will Be Trans ferred To The Military And Sent To Camp. Washington, July 25. Preparations for actual mobilization of the National Army went ahead here today while the local, selection boards in many parts of the country began summoning for examination the men who will com pose the force. There are numerous details to be worked out before those summoned can be actually transferred to the military establishment and sent to their train ing cantonments. It is believed now that a considerable number will have "been" finally selected and will be awaiting the call to the colors before August 1. Practically the entire force will be ready by the time the sixteen cantonments are ready early in Sep tember. Provost Marshal General Crowder, undr whose jurisdiction the selective draft men will remain until they, are i tknsferred- to vthe toks- of thwafljn tant general as soldiers, pointed out today that the local boards actually are selection, not exemption boards. Their primary purpose, he said, was to select from registered men those qualified for military service. The men they turn away after examination will be rejected, rather thanexempted, be cause of physical disability or depend ents. The exemption boards proper are the district boards, who have pow er.to say whether the work a man is doing at home will be more important to the government than, his services as a soldier. When local boards certify any man to the higher boards for service, Che man becomes a soldier and subject to soldier law. It will be the duty of the provost marshal general from that time on to see that he complies with all army orders affecting him and algo to turn him over to the army authorities when .he is called to the colors. Quotas from the various districts probably will be assembled at their district headquarters when the call comes. Whether they will be turned over to an army officer there and taken to their cantonment or whether one of their number will be placed in charge to conduct them to the cantonment has not been decided. LIQUOR CASES MAY BE SETTLED WITHOUT JURY Wholesale Submissions in Raleigh Forecasted Last Night Humors Current Following: Confer ences Between District Attorney Carr and Defense Counsel In Federal Court. - (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, July 25. After spend ing the morning examining witnesses for the prosecution In the cases. charg-1 ing conspiracy and smuggling of whis key to Raleigh and Durham from Washington, against Sherwood Up ckurch, former Raleigh alderman, R. N. Wynne, -J. N. Singer and W. N. Mc Gee, in the Federal court, there were a-series of conferences- this afternoon between counsel for the defense and District Attorney J. O. Carr, and well defined rumor has iv that submis sions, at least in a number of the cases Involved, . will .be announced when the court reconvenes tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. It seems that the statute against smuggling liquors carries only pro visions for fine and Ithe indications are that "the' defendants are moving to submit .in. practically' all the charges to make sure that the court will deal with them-who-lly on a-fine basis. It is possible that the trial may proceed to morrow," but probabilities generally point to a, complete settlement of the cases as a whole so far as tne aeiena ants now on trial are . concerned, and the compromise may extend to the whole series of cases, including the Washington- parties who seem to have supplied the whiskey to be smuggled into -the state. The Federal Court had a steady grind today in the examination-...of witnesses in the conspiracy case eagainst former Alderman Sherwood Upchurch, R- N. Wynne. J. N. Singer, W. H- McQee and Roy TJtTeyT the latter being a fugitive, however London Whltted, negto 'hotel porter v -(Continued; on- Page Eight). - - LUUAL BQAHDS TO HUG MEN OF WHMEN GIVE SPIRIT THE RUSSIANS mm WAR TAXES LIKELY Several Senators Predict the Bill Will be Raised to Provide " $2,000,000,000 RAILROADS MAKE PROTEST Their Representatives Argue It Would be Better for the Country to Let Them Spend Their Surplus In Improvements. Washington, July 25. While await ing the forthcoming estimates of $5. 000,000,006 or more under preparation by the executive departments to cover war expenses, Senate finance committee members discussed informally today what paft of the total should be raised by taxation and'on what commodities the increases should fall. As soon as the estimates are available the com mittee will begin another revision of the war tax bill. Sentiment was widespread today that a considerable increase in tax levies would be necessary. Several Senators pr.ediote.d that the $1,670,000,000 total of the bill as it now stands would be increased to at least $2,000,000,000 with an authorisation to cover additional expenses, by a new bond issue Others Tavo'red a greater increase in taxes and less bonds or indebtedness certificates. Most leaders apparently were resigned to a further increase of not less than several hundred million dollars. The general feeling seems to be against any basic change in the bill. Committee leaders apparently most generally favor securing the additional taxes by increased levies on income and war excess profits with addition of a few but comparatively minor tax sour ces. How- much time will be required to bring the bill before the Senate again is a question but hope is expressed for beginning Senate debate within a week or ten days. Protests against various features of the excess profits sections were receiv ed by the committee at its informal session today. A delegation of railroad representatives, including A. P. Thorn, general counsel for the National rail road legislative body, argued that the country would be more benefited, in view of the transportation needs, to have the railroads use their surplus in betterments and extensions rather than to pay it in taxes. A number of merchants and manufacturers urged re duction from 8 to 6 per cent of the war excess profits tax. RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS ATTACKED Charge of Lobbying Made onTdie x Floor of the Senate Senators Kenyon, Jones and Klnsr Lead In Criticism of the Organization While Senator Ransdell De fends It. Washington, July 25. Attacks in the Senate today upon the $27,000,000 riv ers and harbors bill centered in an in dictment by several , senators of the National Rivers and "Harbors Congress, which maintains headquarters in Washington and carries on an active campaign for' waterways improvement. Senators Kenyon, of Iowa, and, Jones, of Washington, Republicans, and King, of Utah, Democrat, led in the criticism of the organization's activities, wbich were vigorously, defended by Senator Ransdell, of Louisiana, Democrat, for many years president of the waterways campaign. "Back fires" have been set in their home states against certain senators and representatives by those " interest ed in the , organization's propaganda was charged by . Senators Kenyon and Jones. Senator King declared. he could see no difference between the activities of the rivers and harbors- -campaign and that of other organizations criti cised for Illegitimate lobbying: - Senator Ransdell protested the or ganization's efforts have been along strictly legitimate-and public lines,, der claring that no one . connected with it had never been charged with lobbying among members of congress. f Senator Jones, said -tha,t after lie' opposed- a rivers 'and harbor bill the secretary f th waterways congress "tried to enlist the, newspapers of Washington State to . make a cam paign" .against him. : Senator Ransdell disclaimed any knowledge of .. the, in cident and said he would have stopped it. Whfen ' Senator . Kenyon'. declared . (Continued on Page Eighty , - INN'S ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP FOOD BILL SHATTERED His Republican Colleagues Turn Against Him and Join in Vote to Shut Off Debate BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE House Conferees Are Instructed to Disagree to All the Sen ate Amendments Washington, July 25. The adminis tration food bill was sent to conference by the House today with blanket in structions to disagree to all Senate amendments. The Senate conferees will hold their first meeting tomorrow but it will probably be at least a week before a report is ready. Blocked In sending the measure to conference yesterday by the effort of Republican Leader Mann for a separate vote on the amendment creating a con gressional war enxpenditures commit tee, the Democrats brought in a spe cial rule to force action today. Thirty one Republicans joined in supporting a motion shutting off debate, and af ter that, Mi-. Mann's opposition col lapsed completed. The principal trouble in conference doubtless will center around the Sen ate amendments for the war expendi tures congressional committee, for a food control board of three members, for a minimum price for wheat, and to permit continuance of the use of foodstuffs in the manufacture of light wines and beer;'- ' In" view of President Wilson'e an nounced opposition to the war expen ditures committee, which he maintains would embarrass him in the conduct of the war, administration leaders are certain that they can eliminate it. The proposal to have three food commis sioners instead of one probably will lead to a very stubborn fight since the President's desire that It be stricken out to give Herbert Hoover a free hand has many opponents In both houses. . Indications are that the Senate pro hibition provisions may be greatly strengthened. At least five of the sev en Senate conferees are said to favor personally a bone dry country and Chairman Lever of the House con ferees has promised the prohibition representatives' that he will endeavor to retain the bone dry plan for which the House voted. - A compromise plan receiving much discussion would give the President power to limit the use of foodstuffs In light wines and beer when he believes it necessary, and provide for the redis tillation of all spirits in and out of bond. Senate provisions now. in the bill would not touch wine and beer and contemplate only the redistillation of bonded liquors. Whether the $2-a-bushel minimum price for wheat will remain In the bill is entirely problematical. The House conferees will make a hard fight against it. The personnel of the conference committee Is virtually the same as that named for the food survey bill, and reports on both probably will be re turned at the same time. The conferees on the control bill are Senators Gore, Chamberlain, Smith of South Carolina, Smith of Georgia, Ken yon, Warren and Page and Represen tatives Lever of South Carolina, Lee of Georgia, Candler of Mississippi, Hef lin or Alabama, Haugen of Iowa, Mc Laughlin of Michigan and Anderson of Minnesota. RE DISTRIBUTION OF 68,814 CARS ORDERED Action Taken to Rapidly Mobilise Enough Empties to Take Care of Government Demands. New York, July 25. Thirty-six Amer ican railroads have been ordered to im mediately move 68,814 empty freight cars to the lines of 54 other railroads, according to a statement issued here to night by Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the railroads' war board. This action was taken, it was explained, in an ef fort to rapidly mobilize, in different sections of the country, the larger num ber of cars necessary to handle the ab normal government, and commercial traffic developed by the war. The pol icy is new to the railroads it was point ed out, since it takes no account of .ownership of the cars, which are being moved without load in the quickest possible 'time. ' IS BURIED IN FRANCE. Luis Reinbardt, American Bluejacket. Falls Overboard and Drowns. . Washington.. .July 25. An ' official dispatch from Paris made public to night announced- that Luis Reinbardt, a bluejacket, was the first American soldier' to "be' buried abroad "during the war. with. Germany, Reinbardt was lost overboard from his- ship at a- French port and his body, recovered four days later, was buried with military honors In a. lit tle village graveyard. Local. -French officials took part in the funeral exer cises. He 'was nineteen years old and until: he enlisted, two, years, ago - had lived with his: mother, Mrs. (Agnes R. Reinbardt, at 324 East Sixty-Sixth fit.; New-York City.' - -w V .. - ' - . ' A ' v ISO, 000 National Guardsmen Added to Federal Pay Roll - TWENTY-POUR BRITISH STEAMERS SEN DOWN London, - - July - 25.-r-Twenty-pne British vessels of more than 1,600 tons each and three of less than 1,600 tons each were sunk lastrweek by mines or submarines, according to the weekly admiralty report on shipping losses. One fishing vessel was also sunk. The announcement of the British admiralty given above shows an increase of seven vessels of more than 1,600 tons sent to the bottom as compared with the report of the previous week when fourteen were sunk. In the smaller category the loss is one less than that given in the report of the previous week, while there was a falling off by seven in the number of fishing vessels sunk. Greensboro Man, Former. North Carolina Legislator, Died Suddenly in His Office WAS SPECIAL U. S. ATTORNEY Was Son of Judge Justice and Mar ried Wilmington Slaters -Educated at Wake Forest Funeral Not Announcsed. San Francisco, "July 25. Edwin J. Justice, of Greensboro, N. C, special assistant to Attorney General Gregory, dropped dead in his office here today. He had been on the coast two years prosecuting the government oil cases under the Taf t withdrawal act. Jus tice was formerly a member of the North Carolina Legislature. Greensboro, N. C, July 25. The first news of the sudden death of Edwin J. Justice, of this city, in San Francisco today, to reach Greensboro was a tele gram to his law partner, E. D. Broad hurst. This message was from F. P. Hobgood, also of this city, who has been associated with Mr. Justice in thr prosecution of important suits on be half of th'e government. The telegram merely said that the death was sudden and that no funeral arrangements had been made. While it is probable that the burial will be here, where Mr. Justice lived for 12 years, .it is not known to be a fact. Mr. Justice was born In Rutherford ton and was the son of Judge M. H. Justice of the Superior court. He was educated at Wake Forest College. He practiced law successfully' at Ruther fordton and Marion, and came to Greensboro in 1902. Here he built up a large practice before he was ap pointed a special assistant to the At torney General of the United States in 1914. Active in Public Life. Always an active Democrat, Mr. Jus tice was in every campaign in North Carolina after reaching his majority. He was state senator from the Marion district in 1897 and helped to draft the Constitutional Amendment with regard to suffrage. He was elected from Guilford county to the lower house in the 1907 Legislature and was speaker. His advocacy of legislation regulating railroad passenger rates attracted con siderable attention, and he was one of the attorneys for the State in the liti gation that followed. In 1913 he was again in the Legislature but did not seek the speakership. Before his term as a member of the General Assembly expired, he was called to the great task he has been performing in California. His work has attracted much attention In the West, and he has been consid ered the ablest man in the legal de partment of the government. Married Wilmington Sinters. Mr. Justice was twice married. Hi3 first wife was Miss Lila Cutler, of Wil mington, and his widow is a sister of the first wife. He is also survived by seven children, one of wliu.n is Mrs. Kenneth Hardison, of Wadesboro. There are five unmarried daughters and a son. Besides his father. Judge Justice, there are a sister, Miss Mar tha, of Rutherfordton, and two broth ers, M. H. Justice, Jr., of Norfolk, and Dr. Gaston Justice, of Marion. WOOD URGES ELIMINATION OF VICE AT ARMY CAMPS Fledges Fullest Military Co-Operation With Municipalities. " Charleston, S. C, July 25. Major General Leonard A. Wood, commander of the Southeastern military district, in a statement issued here tonight said that "moral and physical contamina tion is one of the greatest menaces to military efficiency" and that he would insist upon absolute eradication of vice conditions in or around army camps. 'To this end the fullest military co operation will be extended," he declar ed. "When the local authorities are unable or unwilling to take the neces sary measures to eradicate' the evil, they should at least restrict it to the smallest possible area in. order that the soldiersjnayle kept out, sl-. It and thereby prp'irAsralnst this dan ger to theL ; l efficiency. " ' ' ... E. J. JUSTICE DEAD IN SAN FRANCISCO All Units Except Those in Califor nia and Southwestern States Are Mustered In OTHERS WERE ALREAI7V IK Federalization to be Complete Af ter August 5 and the Status of the Militia Lost TO FILL RANKS BY DRAFT In Short Time Some of Best Train ed May be in France Washington, July 25. The entire Na tional Guard of the country, with the exception of troops from California and the Southwestern states, was in the Federal service tonight under President Wilson's call. The remaining units will be brought in August 5, on which day the whole force of probably 300,000 men will be drafted into the army of the United States and will lose its status as mili tia. From that day on the State troops can be used for any duty the President may direct and will be subject to no limitations that do not apply to the regular army. - The first increment of the guard was called out ten days ago. j Those called today in the second in crement embrace New England, Middle Western and Northwestern states and several Southern states. Probably more than 150,000 men went on the Fed eral pay roll. With Federalization of the entire force complete after August 5th, the ranks of all regiments will then be fill ed up to full war strength from men of: the selective draft, lists. -r There have Jseen -many things to in dicate that guard regiments which are now fairly well equipped and which have the benefit of the border mobiliza tion will not be held long at the divi sional training camps. If transporta tion Is" available, the best of the state troops may be hurried to France at once, stopping only for final outfitting before they sail. The intensive in struction to fit them for trench war fare will be given at the American training camps In France where Gen eral Pershing's regulars already are at work. FROM 50 TO 80 PROBABLY DIE IN MINE EXPLOSION Sydney, C. B., July 25. Fifty to eighty miners at work in the Num ber 12 colliery of the Dominion Coal Company, at New Waterford, are believed to have been killed today as the result of an explosion which wrecked the mine and released deadly gases. ,Two hundred and six ty men wers at work in the pit at the time, many-of whom became in same. A rescue party of 15 was reported among the ynatosing. JAPAN MAY TAKE OVER THE PACIFIC PATROL Viscount Ishii Probably to Submit Plan to U. S. Government. Japanese Mission To This Country Will Not Bring Up For Discussion The American Note Recently Sent To China. Tokio, July 1 (Correspondence Of The Associated Press). Viscount Kik ujiro Ishii himself, and other Japanese, speaking authoritatively, have laid stress on the point that the forthcom ing visit of the Ishii mission to the United States has no relation to the recent action of the American govern ment in sending a note to China. Th. mission is purely connected vwith the operations of war, it is explained. Viscount Ishii probably will submit to the Washington government Japan's willingness and readiness to substi tute Japanese warships for the Ameri can naval force - now in the Pacific ocean, including those making up the Asiatic fleet with headquarters at Man illa. The underlying idea is that Japan taking up the task of protecting Am erican territory and interests in the Pacific, the American fleet would be free for transfer to the Atlantic ocean where it would be more useful. Also, the envoy will discuss in a concrete way a project of practical co-operation with the United States govern ment in the matter of- furnishing am munition and general war supplies to the entente allies. A strong movement In favor of Vis count Ishii taking up the Chinese ques tion has arisen in Japan, as aresult of the discussion over the United States' action in China. The press generally has been urging that the present offers an - excellent : opportunity for a frank exchange Of , views with - the . American r authorities. . ., .v, r. , AMERICA TO PREPARE FOR LONG FIGHT Complete Collapse of Russian War Machine Not Unexpected to Army Officers ITS SERIOUSNESS REALIZED How to Roll Up the German Right Flank in Belgium Now the Supreme Problem THE PRICE WILL BE GREAT Reports From France Give No Cheering Picture of Situation Washington, July 25. No at tempt is made here to minimize the seriousness of the situation in the war theatres in Europe. The United States is in the war and will go through with it; but any hope of a short struggle has gone glimmering with the apparent al most complete cbllapse of fSe Rus sian war machine. The development' was not unex pected by many army officers. When the offensive of July 1 was started by the "Russian forces, the most frequent comment heard here was that it was probably the dying kick of the old Russian machine. Prolong Western Struggle., For the United States, the Russian collapse may have an immediate and direct bearing. It will, if the German general staff presses its advantage, re lease additional German forces to bols ter up the Western front where Ameri can troops are to be engaged. The German line in the West has not been seriously impaired a, any point, offi cers believe. They do not claim to know the situation all along the battle front, but they are unable to see that the British and French have wrested from the Germans any key positions of such importance that It can be used next year to hurl the enemy back. It has been noted, in fact, that the one strategic advantage gained In re- ! cent fighting was gained by the Ger mans. Many officers here believe that when a small sector of the British line in Belgium was overwhelmed and its ' defenders nearly all captured or killed the Germans improved the situation on their weakest front materially. That view is based on the opinion that the only hope of decisive attainments for the allies in the West lies In rolling up the German right flank, where it reaches the sea in Belgium. If that could be done, it is argued that the U-boat bases could be stamp ed out and the only offensive instru ment of the Germans be eliminated en tirely or made Ineffective. Would Reqolre Naval Operations. The big question is whether It can be done. It would require combined army and navy operations on that part of the Belgian coast held by the Ger mans, for it would be necessary to force a landing behind their line and force the whole right flank back from the sea' as a result. The price Pf a victory of this natUM against the U-boats and German shore batteries probably would be appalling, and there is nothing to indicate that the effort is being seriously considered at the present. However, many army men, both here and in Great Britain, favor some such desperate attempt to bring the struggle to a conclusion. Reports received from France give no cheering picture of what must be done. There appears to be no doubt that the allied line can stand against any f prce Germany can bring against it. Even the Russian disaster does not affect that situation. But to gather the necessary strength for a successful offensive will take time and ample sea transportation facilities if the United States is to furnish the needed surplus of men,-airplanes, munitions and food. Increasing Transportation Problems. The transportation problems before the United States both on land and sea are constantly increasing in scope. It seems to be certain"-now that' whole railroad systems will have to be set up in France to give the American line the flow of war materials and men that it must have to press home an attack. There is an old military rule that a fortified position can not be taken by direct attack, but must be turned or isolated entirely. Some observers here say the allied offensive has consisted only of direct attacks against a line of fortifications stronger than any fort, of former days. The maze, of trenches, entanglements, armored; strong posts and fortified villages ' extends ' miles back ' of - the I front on :both sides,' so that in effect,, a fortified belt; stretches (Continued on page' two. : V. r; u 1 1; .I"