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GERMANS ARE OUTMATCHEDBY
THE ALLIES BOTH WmMS
ATTACKS
Enemy aim nits uiven xto indica
tion of . Starting His Long" '
Boasted Drive .
HAY FACE CRISIS AT HOME
German People Apparently Grow
ing Restless and Demanding '
More Than Mere Words
AMERICANS GIVE NO BEST
Bombard German Trenches and
Towns in the Rear of Them
(Associated Press , War Summary) . '
Xotwithstanding the fact that the
Germans for some time past have ad
vertised largely their intent to begin
g general ofEensiye on the allied fronts
at no distant date, nothing bejlond in
tensified bombardments and here and
here infantry attacks on various sec
tors have been forthcoming."
In both these kinds of maneuvers
the Teutons have met more than their
match in the guns ot the men of the
allied armies-the Belgians, British,
French, Americans, Italians and Por
tuguese.
German People ReatieMi.
Probably realizing that .their efforts
to hearten the people at home are be
ginning to require : something more
V -. XI 1 . . n Xnnlr
SUUMauuiU Ulan wvruo, luci hawa.
ias beentaken which either must-re- J
sail in ra suempt o -carry oui seem -
isgly vainglorious promises or result
m the German populations believing
is the allied leaders long have believ-
t that. with their '' opponents
lengthened in everjf department an4
repajred - to - counter -any awrult, -the-i
German high command i strong .on
Mijng out chimeras and weak in
endeavoring to -make good their
Viists. - ' . . ,'
Grrmana Boaat Ibet DrlT,
ihiost . as pexxurictoruy as invita
tions irtvlssued for attendance upon
suiManctions. tne uermans now nave
Kddtt journalists of neutral countries
to appear on tho western battle front'
to witness the commencement of thXf,
German offensive opejations. The"
correspondents, it is stated, are ex
pected to begin their journey toward
tie scene of the purposed fighting
Wednesday, where- all along the line.
figuratively speaking. -the allied arm
ies, their guns shotted and their men
in serried ranks, are waiting with con
fidence of the tocsin. , ". '
Hertlins Sensitive.
Probably not unconnected with this
latest announcement of the Germans
is the apparent sensitiveness display
ed by the German imperial chancellor,
Coant Von Hertling, over the declina
tion of the United States. and the enT
tente to accepts at its face value "Ger
many's latest proffer of peace. Run
ning the gamut from Germany's good
intentions to the fate that wUT ulti
maely befall the allies for their refus
al to be taken in by Germany's sweet
ened words, the chancellor ended his
ords with the well-worn admonition
that for all future bloodshed "the al
lies must accept full .responsibility.
la the meanwhile all along: the bat
tlefronts in the west, Lfrom the North
Sea to the Adriatic the hostilities con
tinue to be carried out by means of
the big &uns Qf the opposing sides
by small units of infantry in raid
in? operations. In none of the raids
as any material gain been achieved
jjy either side, except possibly by the
French troons nf fien. Petaln; who in
le Rheims region have penetrated
German positions to a depth, of about J
wee-fifths nf a milo nnr? nnt down i
effectively an attempt on another part
nf in. . ......
ffectivelir o n nit n. nn' onnthtr riart '
01 this front, made by' the German
"own prince to pierce the French
line. ... .
Belgians Take Prisoners.
T;e Germans are trying out with
artillery attacks positions held by ehe
&1s-aiis. Although they succeeded at
''crai points in their objectives they
later were driven out from the greater
rtion of the positions gained, leav
es Prisoners and machine guns in the
naad3 the forces of King Albert. ,
Americans Allow No Rett,
f ne American troops on the Toul
sector continue daily to give the en
httle rest bombarding towns be
.a the lines and also trenches in the
int of them. Along the Chemin des
heiH16!?' another portion of the front
em by the Americans, there has -been
thfp heavy play of &as ahells from
t German guns, but the .men r from
versea3 have answered four-fold all
e German projectiles.
j. Opposing Airmen Active. '
everywhere the airmen of both
' es are keenly active. Particularly
"are the British who, in addition to
W?Krous air raids behind the lines,
mDing points of vantage and Indulg
Wzln fihts.in the 'air with enemy
jiit ;-r-s' since October have : carried
man ? flisbts, or 38 raids into Ger-
v t2rritoi-y- The important . town
Mannheim has been their latest tar
Plosive bombs exceeding a ton
Both -eht havins been dropped there.
viatS are claiinlnt a heavy toU . in
,the Bhot down during combats in
t..ria Situation"; Preearioiia. '
from o scant nws now is coming out
fro eat Russia, advices receives
carifn a seem to indicate a pre
'"iteiv stltuatin there, it seems defi
y established that former Germaa
U-oatiaued Ou PagftThreel -;
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ARTILLERY
Sup
J jr. :
reme vvar
Key to West
With That Body Bests the Decision as to Time and Place of Allied
Offensives During the Year American Military Observers
Convinced the Germans Will Not Take the Initiative
Washington, March 19. The key to
the 191? riddle of the western battle
front , la , in the hands of , the supreme
war council at Versailles.
' Decision' as to the time and place of
major offensives by the Y allies ; rests
with .that body. It directly controls,
also,' officials here believe, a, new
weapon. forsred during. the winter with
which to make effective its, plan-of
grand strategy. That weapon is, be
lieved .to' lie in a pooling of the army
reserves of all the allies' armies, .per
mitting overwhelming, concentrations
at selected points of attack. :
'American observers 'now ere i convinced-
the , German high command
plans a defensive campaign ' and that
the long talked cf drive on Paris or
the channel ports Has been abandoned.
C. Trr K1A A
r1"" nauw wawuftujf
Seeming Discourtesy Over
x: Seizure of Ships ,
J:. - """"' v- r -V -
TO BE NO BACKING DOWN
Unless tk.e Dntek. RepIyjto TJltimatom
Give'." C tUe SUpa Vluwtarily, ;
Tkey Will Be Commandeered .
As Already Plaaned. ,
; Washington, March 19. 'Plans for
taking over utch shipping in Amer
ican waters at noon today were chang
ed , at the . last moment. In the ab
sence of a reply from Holland" to the
British-American demand for transfer
of the ships according . to the agree
ment," which Germany blocked, it, was
decided to wait, at least another, day
to avoid seeming discourtesy, to the
little, kingdom which has .had one of
the, tnost difficult roles among ; the
neutrals in the world war.
Tonight the United; States , .still
awaited final word , from : London
late in 'the day asking for a report.
" It is believed that some trouble in
coding or ', cabling , is responsible for
the delay in transmitting the Dutch
reply. -.-y ,: -: -
: Unequivocal apceptance of the orig
inal agreement for the transfer of
ships is . wanted by the United States
which will accept no less and is pre--pared
to go ahead with the requisi
tioning of the tonnage unless a favor
able reply Is received. : Press dispatch
es indicating ' that Holland had asked
that the ships be prohibited from car
rying troops or munitions were taken
to Indicate that she . was - making a
last effort, to placate Germany In the
lace or suomanue
threats : and t eco-
n6m
nomic pressure. Suoh conditionsare
-A&A n m cA-na- Tint " t nnRA ' nf HOl
reearded as being not those ' of Hoi
land but of Germany- and accordingly
will be refused. It was said on high
authority there was no possibility of
the United f States and Great Britain
accepting any limitaion . on the - exer
cise v of their sovereign rights under
International law. -v-.'."'-'.
There will be no delay in the trans
fer of th ships fwhen word was re
ceived,' as the government has made
every- preparation . to act. . "
Duich seamen who are to be ; re
placed by Americans can demand to be
repatriated to Holland, take employ
ment on any -merchant - marine ves
sel of th United States or any other
countryT or they can be admitted to
the- United States if admlssable under
the Immigration laws. .
COM FEB. ? ON THE PBOPOSEaJ
CHANGES f IX DRAtT? LAW
" Washington!' March 13. Members of
the hduse military .committee confer
red with Acting Secretary Crow ell at
the war department today on proposed
changes in the aanunisuauou .uioxji
ment - to" the draft law. Mr.. Crowell
promised to discuss nheir .suggestion
with Provost General Crowder , tomor
row and the. committeemen came away
hopeful that the , department ; would
agree to have ' draft quotes based
upon total registration Instead of upon
registrants -in Class ! . : '
Tvro JDeatis At Jackson. .
r Columbia, S. .. C.. ; March 19.--Two
deaths were announced at Camp Jack
son.' todays Sam ' Harkness, infantry,
died - from 'meningitis complicated
with lobar pneumonia, and Joe Stev
ens., infantry, of lobar, pneumonisu No
home addresses or .untts to which the
men were assigned, were given r :
ONE MORE DAY OF
GRACE TO HOLLAND
DUELS
council rioias
Front Riddle
The initiative, according to this view,
rests with the . allied and American
foroes. Communiques are being close
ly scanned, for the. first .indication of
offensive operations mapped out at
Versailles. . . . ,
" TThe , supreme cbunoil .was created
under the urgent insistence of Presi
dent -Wilsoji for aggressive action this
year, " based on co-ordination plans
and under the direction of single
agency.
The exact seppe of "the council's au
thority has never , been disclosed. It
wasr said both by Premier' Lloyd
George and by Lord Curzon, "however,
in explaining the status of the British
imperial - general - staff and the com
mander in the field, Sir Jouglas Haig,
that certain British forces had been
assigned to the council's control.
' Decision by the council, officials here
(Continued On Page Three)
PLANS TO STRETCH
THE FLOUR SUPPLY
Food Administration Announces
Series of Steps for Conserv
ing Breadstuffs -r -.
EXPORTS ARE FAR BEHIND
Renewed Eflort Will Be Made to Bis.
tribute. Store So That There . Will
: Be Enough te Feed Both
t : - Ajerta aid Allies.
. "Washington. March "'19.- The food
administration tonight announced the
first of a series of steps planned ; to
stretch , flour , supplies sufficiently to
feed the. country and; maintain ship
ments -to the allies until the next harvest;;-
. . - ;
Beginning with the baking trade
which uses 40 per cent , of the Wheat
flour consumed in this , country, the
administration has approved plans for
a division of flour supplies between
shops sharing - of wheat substitutes,
and for a nation-wide . educational
campaign to eliminate waste which
will be worked out at a meeting in
Chicago next Friday. - J- -
Further restrictions on -the con
sumption of . wheat which ; were , an
nounced last week as under consider
ation will: be put into effect next. .
i Aside from the shortage . of wheat in
the United, States another, serious
problem is confronted by the food ad
ministration In making good promis
es to the allies. - Not a single week's
shipments of grain and cereals abroad
has equaled the 4 announcement pro
gram since January 1, so there, re
mains a deflqit of 812,000 tons to be
made up in addition to the - regular
supplies..
r Shipments reached a Mow , point in
the week of Feb. 1: to 7 as the culmir
nation of weeks of bad weather which
demoralized both railroad and over
seas transportation. Only 84,658 tons
went abroad In that" week.- Improve
ment has been shown since, but even
with clearing, weather it has been im
possible to transport the 270,000 tons
promised every seven days. Since Jan.
1, shipments have totaled 1,416,914
tons. : -.' '-f '-''-'
Inasmuch as the -allied -peoples
abroad are being rationed strictly, of
ficials . here do . not contemplate any
curtailment of exports nor do they ad
mit of a possibility of failure in sup
plying' the food necessary to carry on
the 'war. ;From- the response received
Jthey believe the American public will
give cheerfully, whatever, is required
to achieve victory with fod and those
who attempt to obstruct by "hoarding
or selfish buying beyond their needs
will be held up to the publicgaze for
discipline. .; '-'Z v "'''"
Plans of the bakers for1 economy; in
their business were outlined - to state
food administrators here last ' week
by Henry "W. Stude, president of the
national association of master "bakerSr
and W. M. Campbell, chairman. of the
associaiion's - national technical ser
vice committee. : Wlthithe approval of
the. administrators, a technical ; service
committee. w ith , the approval 1 or the
administrators, a technical service;
committee will be appointed in each
state, which will in turn 'appoint dis
trict ' captains , and county leaders,. all
of them-expert .bakers who have learn--ed
to - use , wheat flour substitutes in
baking .victory bread. Meetings arid
demonstrations ; wiH be. held, in every
town apd village. . " .. : , , ;.
No baker will have an excuse for
failure to -produce victory bread of the
of the business have been' imparted to
most palatable ; character . after . .the
trade secrets of the leading -members
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Six Hundred Workers Who Were
. Granted Increase a Month
Ago Demand Still More
WANT 100 PER CENT RAISE
Mine Sweepers Being Built for the
Navy and Merchant Ships
Left Unfinished v
RETURN TO WORK TODAY
Baltimore, Md., March 19 The 600
shipworkers who .laid down their
tools at the Baltimore Drydock and
Shipbuilding Co.; plant here on Mon
day, will return -to- work tomorrow
morning. Local v No. - 35 . boiler
makers, iron shipbuilders and help
ers, which included the strikers, is
sued a statement . late tonight an
nouncing that' the layoff was . due
to a misunderstanding of the wage
adjustment boaf d , scale but that- it
had been prpperly .explained at a
meeting tonight . -and - the men had
voted unanimously ' to -.return to
work.. -;: : ' ' v
Leaders deny that they received
any message , frpnv the shipping
board inducing tham to resumes
work. -' ' ''',..
Washington, j March j--.-A . serious
local interruption in the shipbuilding
program due to' derriands for increas
ed wages by workers: who . a . month
ago were given substantial advances
in pay was reported to the shipping
board today 'from Baltimore ' rher
600 .riveters, choppers, ; caulkers, ream
ers anddrillers:ef tthej, hulls on which
'they' wVeJorkdaii'-
Baltimore Drydock ShipbulWirig Ci.
' ".: Naval Cft Affected. . : '
. .Mine sweepers under construction
tor the navy were left unfinished" by
the strikers as well ' as . the 'merchant
ships building ! in ."an ; effort. to: offset
the losses from . submarines, -, The
company officials reported that the
walkout took " place; without ' any." ex
planation that they understood the
men refused to "work until a. decision
was rendered .qn their ' demand - for
$10.56 a day for 'chippers and "caulk-.
ers and" $24 , a . day. for; riveting gangs
of two men and a boy, all of whom are
employed on what is known as allow
ance work on intricate , parts of the
ship's hulls. .' v ., - . ' , ;'
Already Receiving Big;, Pay. v.
Officers of the" ohlppirig board think
the strike is an "effort to force a "day
wage scale on,' the basis of. pay for
special - work. The present" day scale
for chippers and caulkers is '$5.60 for
eight hours, with many making great
er Bums , in getting . time 'and a half
for overtime and? double -time -for hol
idays and Sunday.'?-Riveters make
eyen more workiiig on piece'-rates. ;
r " Hope For Settlement ; '" ;
J. A. Franklin,' president of ' the
boiler makers' union to which most of
the strikers belong, was notified f
the trouble and confidence was ex
pressed by officials that' the 'national
officers of the union .would settle the
difficulty. . y All 7 of the - metal - trades
unions have - promised "complete . co
operation in the shipbuilding program
and have refused to hinder production
by special demands such as were made
recently by the carpenters. . The Balti
more trouble .-Is r believed , here ; to -be
entirely local with . no . likelihood-of
affecting other yards where the work
ers "approved the new wage scale re
cently instituted. ; v ; , . . . ,
FIRST OF FERRIS TYPE OF
. WOODEN-SHIP IS IiAUNCHED
Newark, N. J., March 19. The Coyote,
first of the Ferris type of wooden, car
go steamers building under , the emer
gency fleet corporation's program, was
launched here today, at the yards of the
Foundation 'company, in the presence
bf hundreds -of cheering spectators.
Christened by Miss 'Phyllis' Hughes,
daughter of the late Senator Hughes,
of New Jersey, the, Vessel. slipped down
the ways and into the water without
incident, ; Chairman Hurley of the ship
ping board attended , the launching.
Contracts fo ships of this type were
placed, by the ..fleet' corporation ' last
summer with . 2 3 shipbuilding firms on
the Atlantic coast.,thei Coyote 4 and
other vessels of her type measure 281.6
feet in lengthr- 48 ;feet; beamr 23.6i feet
deep and displace 8,500 tons. ' . 1
-The ships are i of Jhe single . deok
cargo' type and ' are ' . driven by 1,400
horsepower triple expansion engines,
which, will, give a peed.; of ten, knots
ah hour; , - ':. :. -.""- ;-v ' ;
FRENCH StrBMARiNE ; MST.
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(Sot T Heard , 'Frem 'In J JLiong) Time."
X'V " -- Hope Ia'Glven'':TJp. ' - f
f Paris, ? .5. -Suridayi t-' March -,V 17.-The
French submarine ' Diane,: not - having
been . heard f re lp, in ralong.- tlqje,v i
considered aa iloettlt-was officially
announced . today. . .. ! " . ';: , i,-
The submarine j Diane, was of ' sea
going type, built -at '.Cherburg inlli
She? displaced ;i 630 ...tons. !Her comple
ment was '3mei;;":-rA .
TREASURY FIGURES SHOW
THAT THE COST OF WAR
. .Washington, March 19. Imminence
of Secretary McAdoo's announcement
of;. the r size - and interest rate of the
third piberty loan tyopen April 6 gave
special importance today, to a treasury
announcement of ' government receipts
and. expenditures from which might' be
calculate ' with : fair : accuracy the sum
the, government would need- befdre"the
end of the fiscal year, June 30. " . j
, Outstanding features of these figures,'
a8 unofficially analyzed, were that war
costs are not increasing from month
to ' month, as had been ; expected and
that: ordinary expenses . and; loans to
allies in the next 3 1-3 months probably
will-not be much over $4,000,000,000. To
this 'must be added the necessary out
lay of 'about $3,155,000,000 to redeem
certificates of Indebtedness now out
standing and maturing before June 30;
$500,000,000 for the government's cap
ital in the war -i finance corporation,
whose creation is expected soon; and;
$500,000,000 to provide a current work
ing balance at the end ' of .', the year.
These. twould ' make a 'total of $8,655,
000,000 needed -between now and June
30.". ': ' : .. ' ' A
:.. Dn the oth,ersid of the books might
be placed th$ $853,000,000 working bal
mated receipts from income and ex
cess 1 profttsTl taxes and , other internal
revenue , sources ; -. $7000,000 estimated
miscellaneous receipts; $43,000,000 esti-
House Committee Proposes Greater
; Appropimtion Sec- j
S i i retary Requested sv '
IT EXCEEDS $1,300,000,000
This,- With Apprepriatlons the Past
' Year, Amoonti ito Nearly aa MvcK '
'r a 'Had Bee 'Spent on NavV :"'-
? t or 122 Year.- v : ' ' ;
".Washingtoh, March 19. The annual
naval V appropriation 'bill,' carrying
more' than' $1,300,000,000 and authoriz
ing -a, war-time increase" in the navy's
enlisted strength from 87,000 to 180,000
men, was' reported to the house today
by , 'Chairman'. Padgett of ,. the naval
committee. e - - .-'
i Secretary Daniels tonight expressed
complete satisfaction with the meas
ured -saying , the -' committee had im
proved on official recommendations as a
result- of a . thorough . study of the ' de
partment and its needs. 7 .-- r - .
'The. bll' is larger by over $800,000,
.000; than- any prior naval bill carrying,
roundly," $1,327,600,000," " said llr. Dan
iels. ;.' "Thls sum, together with last
year's bill and the supplemental appro
priations carried in', the two deficiency
bills ... of the preceding session, make
almost $3,000,000,000 provided for the
navy.; in i a little more , than twelve
months, while the total .expenditures of
the navy, from 1794 to 1916 inclusive,
a period of 122 years, only exceeds this
sumby three hundred- and; sixty-odd
dollars. I make this comparison better-
to convey,: what it means to support
and operate the navy on a scale de
manded by "the present conflict., ..:
- -, Almost $200,000,0'00 Is provided for
aviation purposes, , and while I' cannot
make -public the details, to which . this
large '.credit. Is to be applied, .it repre
sents fwhat our experts felt necessary
and. will be used to greatly; Increase the
efficiency of the 1 excellent services the
naval aviators are performing!: . . 1
; fThe 'bill provides the. money neces
cary ' to carry forward the three year
program'; of dreadnaughts, . battle
cruisers and other ; types of ships J al
ready authorized! It provides sjp rec
ommended another - emergency fund of
$100,000,000 Which may be used in the
construction of destroyers ' and other
small craft, which are are present most
pressing need in the fight against the
submarine menace. f! Small i, craft -, and
merchant ships are the need of the
hour, but I am going to press the con
struction of the big craft as - soon as
posgible.t ' ;;-:' ;-''3': ''r- .',
ItFOIUP IX RAILROAD
;.v :M v ACCOUNTING . JN ATJC TTRATED
. "Washington, . March 19. Simplifica
tion of railroad freight "f accounting is
involved -in "an order issued tdday by
Director General.. McAdoo establishing
universal interline billing which .will
eliminate most of , the billing work
heretofore done by each carrier on a
shipment passing through - its .hands.
Now: .a;' single bill, will accompany the
shipment to . its destination, regard
Jess of distance or the number of roads
traversed and J, the ..movement will be
expedited to some extent. ; v ... ,
. Another .railroad traffic reform on
, which, the directprgeneral expects to
act t is.1 the jnore; uniiorm application 01
classification rules,; descriptions - and
weights -for the . entire country; A
Comrnittee' or rate . experts., is ? now at
woxlfi.'DaHhia7. subject, -v; Cv- iti?
DANIELS ' PLEASED
WITH NAVAL BILL
mated customs receipts; approximately
$200,000,000 revenue expected from sale
of war savings and thrift stamps and
$500,000,000 to be received in the next
three days from a', current Issue of
certificates. These would make a total
of nearly $4,500,000,000 which might be
expected- to flow into t the treasury be
tween now-. and ; June 30 1 from oUier
sources 'than the Liiberty loan. .
On this basis of calculation the dlf
ference to be provided- for would be
between . $4000,006,000 and . $5,000,000,
000. This sum is much less than' had
been calculated in - the past as neces
sary on the basis -of estimated expen
ditures of government! departments and
loaned to allies.-- ":;,; ' ' -
: These figures' do. not necessarily dis
close the size of the third Liberty loan,
for other elements of financial mechan
ics,' 'Judgment of the money market and
appraisal of popular, feeling ; enter into
the actual, distribution;.. The features
ereessentially. " the .'same, however, as
those which -Secretary" McAdoo and his
advisors J have before,- them in deciding
how many billions are to be raised in
the big' campaign.. , ; : .
It is believed the.' amount" already
has been' determined 1 by the secretary
and that as soon as he decided whether
the interest rate, shall be. four per
cent as on thesecond loan, or higher.
to accord with the upward tendency of
interest rates' in' the ; lafs few months,
he will make ".known his' recommenda
tions. These will goTto congress, prob
ably, late this week ori early next-week;
'-- CContinued On Page Three)
Defense in Case of Officer Charp;-
4 rWith Embezzlement :aA
:Tr: Springs a
kV'iP'vr:
ARGUMENT TSIS MORNING
Attempt is - Made : to Shew That Adjn
''tant Creral Yotibic Hlmselx Ben-eflted-vF.rem;-State:.Fiiiid
EhcpeAded Wlthoat Lw.'
' (Special Star .Telegram-) " -.
- Raleigh,- Maroh 19.r The def ense in
the case of Major . George I Peterson,
U. " S. Al, former . North Carolina pay
master general, charged with embez
zling $7,600 of state' funds after the
prosecution had rested this afternoon,
sprang a rWurprise when it announced
that it' would" offer- nb evidence. This
gives the defense the. right of opening
and closing . the . argument, which will
begin tomorrow morning when court
convenes. It had -been' expected -.that
Maor Peterson ; would go on ithe . stand
and; a-large number, of, witnesses- had
been summoned," none of whom will be
called: . ' ' . ' ,. :' :: -' 'I .
Four .hours and a half for, argument
were- allotted eac'h feide by Judge Stacy,
and this will , be ' consumed ' by five
speeches . for the defense and - two for
the state.' - -. ; , - r - t- . -l ;
. The second day ' of the "couTt was
given over very largely to cross-examination
of : Ad jutant ; General Laurence
Young,1' witness for the state, who gave
his principal ; testimony Monday after
noon and .who offered-, other evidence
this morning. X General Young was sub
jected "to aT severe..' grilling- by - Mr.
Grady, for thedefense. Principally the
defence sought ' to show : that Gen.
Young was ; prompted in his evidence
by antagonism T toward Major Peterson
and himself vhad been peneflclary of
state, funds. expended without - law.
General, Young denied all of this.- -
- The cross-examination developed the
fact that until the fall rof 1916 the re
lations between- Major Peterson and
General Young .were most cordial. Then
it was brought out that in January,
1917, General Young procured national
guard transportation to . San Francisco
and carried Mrs.Young. along on one
of the tickets; that payment by the
states was ; disallowed rand ' 0eneral
Young was called , Upon; to pay; it to
the Southern instead . o, the state. Gen
eral Young has' declined' to do 'so on
the ground ihat he followed the usual
practice that for .many; years ' hid been
followed. ':' -- - " . .-'- - - : - ' '
It was Major Peterson who, as pay
master,' turned down the ticket that
Mrs.'- Young used, "Cater - in the same
year' there were ; Southern tickets for
General Young, wife and family from
Morehead to i Asheville,- - and ' these for
members of . the ' family were turned
down-and request made bjr the; South
ern to General -Young to make it good
but General '-Young declined. '. 4
The - next "questioning' v of ; General
Young rwas s to voucher No. 29, De
cember 14, 1916 . ixw which Paymaster
Baker of 'the naval reserves paid -General
Young $100 salary and $22 mileage
on . the part 'of "the' naval ; reserves for
attending a - naval outing - for training
naval' reserves . and this - Was disallowed
by the federal" auditor: and 'Paymaster
Baker" palled on General .Young' to "re-
' fund, which he lias declined to do' on
-iQiatiaued on:Paffft' Bix.) ,; :;. ; v;.
mi, PETERSON TO
OFFER 110 EVIDENCE
TmpLE 39,357
iiliSfpS
Jackson and Harriss Boll Up Hea-
yy Majorities anbf Blair and
King to Run for Register ' T
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TRASK FOR COMMISSIONED
Second Primary Will be Necessary
td Nominate Johnston of Mc- - -Glaughon
for Board
The demccratic primary in New Han
over yesterday resulted in the nomina
tion, of Mr. W. B." Cooper for the, state
senate and the fenomlnation of Repre- .
sentativo I' Clayton; Grant for the
house of representatives, "while Sheriff -
George C. Jackson,, and Recorder
George Harriss ; were renominated as '
candidates, to succeed themselves. J
Mr. . John Haar, , register of deeds for
many years in: New Hanover, was ap-
parently eliminated as a candidate in a
second primary by the, narrow margin y
of 10 votes, and. the race will be be
tween Messrs. Walter H. Blair and B. r '
F. King, Sr.; according to the returns
last night, v Mr, George W. Trask was
nominated ' by a- safe 'majority as a ;
candidate for county commissioner but .
a second primary will be necessary to :
nominate another candidate. This race' ;
will be between 'Messrs. : J.' Herbert'
Johnston and"W;'P.;McGiaughon. 1
Total Vote About' 2.400. 1
""While with the exception1 of the race
for the state senate, which was' hotly 7'
contested, and thajt' for register ot t
deeds,' in which ' there were six candl
dates, no great interest was" manifest
ed, the ybte,- in" yesterday's primary
was In the neighborhood of 2,400 votes,
which Is 200' less than ' wa the case
fouryears agoThls can;be accounted .
forby .the. absence.1? f.. many,. men .with - .
the colors, who did not vote. However, ;
nearly; 200 of .these jcastftheir ballots by rT
niail, this being , the . first . primary in
this ' county., to .. be held . In -which such ,
votes' could be. oast. ; '; '. ... .
"Recorder . Harris . Ied Ticket.
The surprise .of-the primary perhaps r
was the largenajority secured by Re- .
corder "George Harriss ' for renomina
tion. He led the ticket. 'among the '
candidates having opposition with 1,775 .
votes, while, his opponent; former Re- v
corder Brooke' G. Empie received 60?." ;
Both candidates have .been In publie
life for many years, and it was expect
ed , that the .race between them would
be close and that the successful candl- . .
date, would win by a- narrow margin, ; '
JaefeMOn 1,615; Cowan 820.
Sheriff George C. Jackson. , who was
nominated ; two years ago. oyer former
Sheriff S . ' P . Cowan, i was the next r;
highest, on the ticket with i,61S votes.
Former Sheriff . Cowsin,." his" only oppo- -nent,
polled 820 votes. - Sheriff Jackson ...
carried every precinct In the county by.
safe majorities 'with the exception "of
Seagate,'- which' gaye a majority of 28 ?
to. Mr. " Cowan. '.Recorder Harriss car
ried every ipreclnct-in. the county by
large majorities. . " ' y
TraK Surprise Package.
Mr. George W. Trask, a prominent
trucker of Cape Fear -township, was v
expected to poll a , heayy vote, but even .
his. most -optimistic frierrds were snr
prlsed . at the large number, he re
ceived, when "it was considered that he-r
had five good men eafafnst' him.- He '
got-1,444. votes whiie Mr. "W.. PJMc
Glaughon,. of "Wilmington, was next,
with 9 77 and. Mr. ' J. , Herbert Johnston, r
also of Cape Fear township, was third,.
with 812 votes. Mr. 8. A. ' Matthews .
of "Wilmington ; ran fourth-In the race. -,
with 581, and Mr. John, R. Mbrris was :
fifth with 831, and Mr. G. T. Smith '
got 164. ' ; r ' " ,..-.-"-'; -
- Blair 858 1 King 402 r Haar '392. . f
i, Mr. "Walter H. Blair, former city tax .
collector, led the race for register of
deeds- with 868 . votes and the.,- next . '
closest was 'Mr. B. F. .King, Sr.i - who ;
got 402, this being but 10 votes more :..
than, that-cast, for-Rekister of Deeds j
John Haar who-was credited with : 392. ;
M'. Henry ;HornV deputy clerk of su- i.
perior court, was a I close fourth with
368. - Mr. J. D." Edwards got 273 votes
and Maji C. H; "White received 11.
, Winn'" In' City and County. -'
"Former Senator W. B. Cooper carried
every precinct" in the city with the ex-
ception'of the Fourth ward which gave;
Mr. W. D. MacMillan a' majority of slxr
votes, and likewise, carriedevery pre-
cinct . in the county .with the exception
of Cape Fear township, which-gave Mr., ,
MacMillan- a majority of ' 21; iln the
Second ward,, which polled more than
400 votes, the race between them was
neck arid neck resulting in a majority
tor Mr Cooper, of 26 votes, - while, His..
majority in the second precinct of, the
Fifth ward was bu"t; three votes. - .
- With the- exception of the . ; Fourth
ward, which gave Capt.' Edgsr D. "Wil
liams a majority of 20 votes, Represen
tative Clayton Grant carried every
precinct ; in "the county.; His majority
of 486 was secured largely In the city,
but all of the country precincts went to ',
him by good majorities, considering the
size of the vote.. .'; ; "v T ' - . . - "
Ooantins: VoteTvme'Slow.
By ,9 o'clock all the country .precincts
had "been heard from, but , It. was 11
o'clock' before : returns began to corae ."
in from the. city "arid it .'was-. 12:30 be-'
fore the counting;, was completed in the '
Second ward and even then the returns' ;
were not complete, as the; vote' for the
unopposed candidates was not tabulat- '
ed. From the returns that, came in, in-,
dications were that practically jthe en-;
tire .vote had . been polled for3; County '
Solicitor E. t T. Burton. MajfTV.- N.v.;
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