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PAGES TODAY Two Sections VOL. CI-JTO; 232. AVTLillXOTON, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1918 WHOLE NUMBER 39,410. Swe Sund. d.pr.blMy . 1 - 4 ' A "XT U D . ' -. " . - N - t. v ..,.. ... .,..-..... . GERMANS, TWO TO RENEW OFFENSIVE IMWEST f&ey Apparently Have Been Wait ing For Foch to Strike With His Reserve Forces. & frOULD BE WELCOME MOVE But Allies Have Been Watchfully Waiting and Strengthening Lines at Same Time. FRENCH MAKE ADVANCES Carry Out Successful Operations At Various Points. Another week has passed. without a renewal by the Germans of the offen sive they began March 21, which was halted before Amiens early in April, end came to a definite pause on .its right flank before the barrier o fthe Flanders hills just as the month of May was opening. v. , Ever since the costly defeat of Gen eral von Arnim's army In its desperate assault on the front southwest of Tpres nearl two weeks ago, the beginning of a new effort by the enemy either here or on some other front has been looked for from day -to day. Possibly the Germans have , been waiting for some allied counter blow, which they felt able to withstand and. therefore. hoped would be dealt. No Time to Lom. -If this was the case, they must have been disappointed by the waiting, at titude of General Foch, which," it is felt, will now compel the enemy to re veal his further purpose with little de lay, as time Is one o fthe things he cannot afford to squander, with the American forces now rapidly swelling to formidable numbers. If, as is' considered certain, the Ger mans have employed such time as they have felt impelled to spend In' build ing up the machinery ;for alnew at tack on probably an even greater scale than before, it is equally sure that the allied armies under their, uni fied command have not neglected to employ the Interval In making every preparation possible to meet the Ger man blow. Allies on the Alert. , Every day : gives evidence of the alertness pf the allied forces. Numer ous minor operations have been under taken to improve their, positions on the various fronts and their artillery fire has been directed to equally, good purpose in breaking up the organizing efforts of the enemy. Airplane raids, without number, in which the superi ority of the . entente air forces ' has been clearly shown, have served the same and, besides being notably pro ductive of valuable informations while innumerable infantry raids have been almost uniformly fruitful In an infor mal sense. ' French Improve Positions. Betterments of the allied position reported Saturday included an advance by tie French on the Flanders front, in the neighborhood . of Locre, where the approaches to Mont Rouge, one of the bulwarks of the allied line, -have thereby been made more secure. Far to the south of the Somme, on the southerly side of t great . Mont dider salient, French troops likewise carved a slice out of German-held .ter ritory, neajr OrvillersSorel, seven miles southeast of Montdider. i As a complement to both these op erations were numerous i-"successful raid, notably one by the French in the region ndrth of Grivesnes, southeast of Amiens, near the point where. General Petain's troops made a ; notable ad vance as the result of a local attack Thursday, and another along the line southeast of Montdider. The. British . carried out profitable raiding opera tions near the westerly end of the Lys salient in Flanders. -' Trouble for Germany in East. Indications are multiplying that Ger many's position in the east is causing her uneasiness. She is reported to have made additional demands on Russia which are said to have affected sensi bly the sentiment of the Bolsheviki, whose attempts to weld an army Into (nape, the Germans are attempting to thwart. , ... . . .. . In the Ukraine the situation is even more disturbing to the Germans, ac cording To current dispatches, which announce a growing. anti-German sen- lment because of the repressive 'meas ures of the Teutons. To meet this ad ditional German troops are being sent to the disturbed regions, the western 'font, being drawn upon for cavalry, d'spaiches from Dutch sources an nounce. These report Bavarian -horsemen arriving at Liege, Belgium, on weir way to the Ukraine. Americans March T Ji.ro narh London. Troops of the new national, army of he United states paraded through wnrl0n Saturday, three battalions of 'hem, to -the plaudits of large crowds nl the compliments of King 'George, 'remier Lloyd-George and other nota bles. ... . . -. - - : T0 Knr.CT THOUSANDS OF v HOMES FOR WAR WORKERS Norfolk, Va., May 11. Rear Admiral "arris, representing the navy depart "ent, today took up with a chamber of wmmerce committee the government's "oponal to aid in the erection of thous tio . Permanent homes in this sec n for the housing-of workmen en. sei In government work. -The gov erimnr!t wm w ,t- Ion 5 terma and at a low -rate of inter- st. DEFINITELY JgLTED National Army Through Streets of London London, May 11. Three thousand American soldiers marched through. London today. They were men of the new national army of which Londoners had often- heard, but whom they 'had never before been privileged to see in march order. . The weather was perfect and Lon don turned out in masses, the- crowds being even greater than when the American engineers marched over the same . route several months ago. . There was a" difference In the wel come which London gave . ..today's marchers. When the engineers march ed, American troops were ' curiosities and were cheered as ' something novel and new.. .Today London has become accustomed to American khaki and the marchers were greeted as friends and brothers. " The Americans, who were virtually all from New York city, marched in column of fours from Wellington bar racks over a three mile route, circling that part of London in which , are lo RELEASE SOLDIERS DOING GUARD DUTY Organization of the United States Guards is Resumed by the Militia Bureau. TO i RECRUIT 15,000 MEN Twelve Thousand ItfAr Who Ha-ye Been in Training JBni. Fonmd to Be rhys--- leally Unfit Placed' -t Gexw . .. 1 .Carter's Disposal. Washington, May ll.-Organlzation of the United States guards was re sumed today by the war department's militia bureau. The department has placed at the disposal of Major Gen eral .Jasse Mcl. Carter, chief of the milltfa bureau, 12,000. drafted men who, after, training with the national guard - or national army" divisions, have been found disqualified physi cally for general military' service. It is intended to recruit 25 battal ions of four companies each, a total of 15,000 men. When the project was first approved some weeks . ago. 12 companies .were organized and are now in service. Volunteer enlist ments will ; be accepted to a limited degree through the regular army re cruiting offices; but only., men whk have had . prior military service and who can produce the best discharges will be eligible ;. Th 24 battalions will be distribu ted among the military departments as followc: .. f - : Northeastern department, ' three; Eastern department, nine; Southeast ern, two; Central, two; Southern, five; Western, four. ' ; There will.be required in all 775 of ficers, and these will be commissioned upon recommendation by General Car ter, who will base his action on the result of examinations J conducted by boards convened by department , oom mender " - ..'.- " The services of the organization will be utilized to release an equal nub ber of federal troops now engaged, in guard duty at munition plants " and shipyards. The me' in the force will not. be used on the battlefield of Eu rope ; tor the present," officials of , the war department said. , . The United States guards will be armed with rifles and will carry, the old model of infafatry qulpmerit. LEOPOLD OOHN IS DEAD. Goldsboro Citizen,' Native of Germany, Passes AwayFuneral. . (Special Star Telegram.) Goldsboro, May. 11. Leopold Cohn, a native of Germany, who . for many years has been one of Goldsboro's most progressive citizens,' died at. his home here , this afternoon, suddenly, r - ; Surviving are ; his wife, - three sons, Samuel, Jake and Sidney, and one daughter, Miss Helen Cohn; hia moth er, Mrs. S. Cohn; two brothers. Max and Abe Cohn, of Winston-Salem, and two sisters, Mrs. John S. Dortch , and Mrs. Isadora Cohn. The funeral . t will be held from the home tomorrow, after noon at 4:30. Interment will be made in Wlllowdale cemetery. ; - f ; KENTUCKY IS WITNESSED BY 1 V GREAT CROWD OP PEOPLE LKjulsyllle, Ky., May 'lL-One. of the greatest crowds . that -1 ever witnessed the Kentuoky derby ' todays saw W. S. Kilmer's recent, acquisition Exterminator,-, ridden ; by Jockey ' W.. Knapp, win the forty-fourth renewal of : that classic handily by one' length frqm R. p. Alexander's Esooba. " Eight lengths back came Viva America, which: had set the early pace, while the public choice, ' A. K Cacombefs ,War Cloud, was fourth.' ' - ' ' The race was run over a sloppy I track and under.- the circumstances the . i f time of 2:19 4-5 was 'good; " - , - Men March cated the government offices, the em bassies and the principal public build ings. ' ' ::" With . America, prfciseness, the pa rade 1 kept" exactly :t0 the time table which was laid out for it. . - On the war office balcony were Pre mier Lloyd-George and the war cab inet which had suspended its sitting in order to view the paraders. In front of Buckingham palace the densest crowd of all , was assembled around the white "marble memorial to Queen Victoria. Just . before The head of the line swung, around the corner, King George and Queen Mary, the dowager queen; Alexandra, and the Duke of Connaught, appeared at the main entrance of the palace and walk ed out across the court yard to the street in front of the middle gate, where they shook "hands with General' Biddle. The king stood in the center of. the sidewalk and took the salute from the guard of honor, which with the famous grenadiers band was drawn up' in the street. A touch was given to the parade ...... CContinued on Page TwoJ President Wilson Proclaims Thurs day, May 30, As National Memorial Day. CHURCH SERVICES URGED People Asked to Fray For Victory -r-WUft , Will Bring: Peace , Stranded" Upon Merey. Justice and - Good WI1L y Washington, May -11.- National Me mortal day, Thursday. May ; 30, Is des-, ignated by President Wilson in a proc lamation Issued 'today as a day of public humiliation, prayer and fast ing. -The people of the nation 'are ask ed to gather that day in their places of worship and pray for the victory of , the American armies which will bring a peace founded upon mercy, justice and good 'will. The proclamation ', issued in re sponse to a resolution by congress, follows: ,,.(';.' "By the President . of the United States, a Proclamation. "Whereas, The , congress of the United States, on the second day of April last, passed the following resolu tion: " "Resolved by the senate (the house of representatives concurring), that it being a duty peculiarly incumbent in a time, of war humbly and devoutly to acknowledge our dependence on Al mighty God and to implore His aid and protection, the president of the United States, be, and is hereby re spectfully requested to recommend a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting, to be observed by the people of the United states with religious solemnity and. the offering of fervent supplication' to Almighty God for the safety and .welfare of our cause, his blessing , on our arms and a speedy restoration . ot ah honorable and last ing peace to the nations of the earth.' ; "And, whereas, , it has always been the reverent, habit of the people of the United' .States to turn in .humble, ap peal to ' Almighty God , for His guid ance Mn ' the affairs of their , common me; -v . -.: :::r: ."Now, therefore, I, . Woodrow Wilson, president- of the- United States of America, do , hereby , proclaim Thurs day, the thirtieth, day of May, a day already freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a day .of pub lic" humiliation, prayer and fasting, and to exhort my fellow'citizens of; all faiths and creeds to assemble on that day in their several places and worship there, as well as. In .their homes, to pray Almighty God that he may for give! our sins and shortcomings as a people , and purify ..our hearts to; see and love the truth, to accept and de fend all things that are just and rjght and .. to ; purpose onfy those righteous acts and judgments which are in con formity with His will, beseeching Him that He w-il give victory to bur armies as they , fight for. freedom wisdom to those who take counsel on ur behalf in these , days of dark-: struggle and perplexity, - and steadfastness to ,.our people' to ; make, sacrifice to the utmost In support "of , what vis-just and true, bringing' us at last the:peace In which men's ? hearts can 1 be ; at rest because It Is founded upon mercy,' Justice and good will. , - !.' L . L..:: "In witness , whereof I ; have here unto set my hand and " caused the -seal of, the United States -to ; be -affixed.. PRAY FOR VICTORY OF AMERICAN ARMS : "Done ;. in the District of. Columbia, this eleventh ; day - of . May, , In 1 the' year of our liord nineteen and 'eighteen, and of the -independence of theyUnited - CContlaue4 son . Page .Two.) -A : VISION PRESIDENT AND HIS America's Industrial Structure "Seen" to Tumble as Result of I. W. W. Sabotage. TROOPS WERE DISBANDING Federal Officials . Were in Panic and the Rich Were Fleeing In Private Yachts.v Chicago, May 11, An adjournment tonight of the trial of 112 Industrial Workers of the World, charged with seditious conspiracy, the government had virtually completed introduction j of printed matter seized during raids last year on I. W. W.headquarters in half a score of cities throughout the United States. The story of a 'Jvision," which came to Harrison George, a defendant, and which pictured President Wilson and his cabinet in' flight while the I. W. W. rose up as saviors of the world was read, into the record today by the government. : It is charged in the narrative, of which the vision is the theme, was giv en wide circulation during last' sum mer as a part of the anti-war propa ganda with which; members of the or ganization are charged. In the vision, America's industrial structure was pic tured as tumbling like a house of blocks ; as the result of I. W. W. sab otage against great producing plants. W6rkers, of ail,; lands, arouse," ex horted "the printed version of the "vision." "Conscription is a challenge. We call upon workers of. America and all involved nations to meet conscrip tion or declarations of war by general strikes and 'insurrection. We? call. up7 on you in that hour to seize control of all authorities, 'Break your chains. Assert your , powejf' ; . . ' . . :;. "Mobilization . Is reripplea '" more and more as the days pass," the pamphlet continued after aasserting the l. W. W. had been deluged with pledges of sup port and that world strikes were about to occur. j , s ' ' - ; . , "Federal officials are in d panic and the rlchrare fleeing from' the. country in private yachts.' Through' sabotage hundreds of trains are stalled, wheels of Industry have - ceased to turn, cit ies are dark and troops are disbanding for lack of food.. , "The president' and his cabinet' leave secretly on a yacht for parts unknown, the senate fades "away ,nr , A resolution' drawn" up by the gen eral executive board opposing war was placed in the records overthe objection of counsel for ' the defense, who declared there was no evidence showing it was adopted Isfst July as contended by the prosecution TWO AMERICAN AIRMEN IN FRANCE ARE MISSING One is Probably a' Prisoner In Germany William Thaw and Paul Baer -t Cited For Brvery. - , : , Paris, "May .ll. Thomas Boffun, of New York,, arid Donald E. Stone,' of Mexico, N. Y., both members o fthe La Fayette Flying Squadron, are missing. Stone is probably a prisoner in -Germany. His machine was seen by jln-. fantry observers to fall behind the German lines after a fight in which nine . French airplanes and 13 German machines were engaged. - Thaw and'Baer Cited. Paris, May 11. Citations for: Ameri can aviators in the Journal Ofdciel to day as follows: ' . "William Tham, major (Pittsburgh), commanding the ; LaFayette . squadron, which, following its chiefs example, has been remarkable; for its boldness and success, a keen pilot, at the head of a patrol; downed an enemy airplane after a hard fight. ' ' ; ; . "Pul Frank Baer (Mobile), lieuten ant of the 4 same , squadron, a pilot, of marvelous audacity, 'never ; hesitating to" engage the enemy in superior, num bers, downed an enemy, the' second in two dayV . . . ' '. Lieutenant Baer, has a secefcid cita tion in the same Issue of 'the Journal OfficieL BAKER TO PERSONALLY . INSPECT, CAMP GREENE Secretary W- weAldee JLett KOr ) Charlotte '.Lict NlarbtMay - '.,v" Change Uses .of; Oampl;"'" ;; "! 1 .Washington, May . ll.-SecretaryBa ker, accompaiiiedVby 8urgreon QCneraj Gorgas, -Inspector j General; 'Chamber lain and 'Major GerieralBlack,: chief of engineers, :. left . tonignt for Charlotte, m. wnere, n wn mase a perssnaj 'inspe'etioni of Carjr .Green..- Much dipm pValnt has ; been mde' concerning , "soil conditions there which makes it diffl cult t drill troops following "rains.H' Se'creikfy Baker'land'.hia aides will decide whether the camp can be retain ed for its present usuage or will have to be -grven . over to; some other activi ty. Should they decided it to beV unde sirable to continue , C imp . Qrecn es a' divisional cantonment, vi It i probably would be.;, usedasrKlcpqicentratton point PRINCESS MARY EXPERT TY j SJ'-i - e-iT'?t - ,-.t if-- ?jjr fs4;V. k-n , v---?" ft PrincesB Mary, known affectionately Queen's Deputy," has just become of ert an influence for the strengthening and building ; of war service second to -that of no- other woman in the empire. . The past -achievements of this falr-halred young wonian. forecast ;such 'a missldn. An' income of $30,000 a year and, full independence 'are the now 'assumes, which make big : things PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA Ask& a Nation's Unity In Reveren Calls Upon All to' Pray For God's' Blessings Upon Mothers vAnd Their Sons Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Mrs. Anna Shaw Also Issue 'Messages. . . Washington, May ? 11. A nation's unity in reverence and in c homage to motherhood was asked tonight by President Wilson . in a Mother's day. 'message to the American' people. : Especially is it fitting at this time. the president; said, that the mothers of American men who have taken -up arms. . in : defense of world , liberty bo revered and' he called upon ail to .pray, to . God. "for .- His divine blessing upon them and upon their sons -whose.; whole hearted service - is now given., to. the country - which : we love." . Messages to American mothers also were -issued - tonight by Secretary of War. Baker," . Secretary of the . NaVy Daniels ' and ,Dr. : Anna Howard Shaw, chairman' o fthe woman's committee of the:; council of national defense. Mr. Baker's message was a word from "the soldiers. - at ;the " front -asking ' their mothers to be of good cheer, -while Mr. Daniels 'called upon the "nation to Join in prayer -for all mothers of the de fenders of democracy.- - -: ' president Wilson. "President Wilson's message, issued In response to a house resolution, said : 1'take the liberty of calling special attention fo ' the fact, that 'this is Mothers' day, and I take advantage of the occasion - to - suggest that during this day our attention be directed par ticularly uto- the patriotic : sacrifices which are being so . freely 'and geher ously 'made by the mothers of our, land in unselfishly ' offering their sons to bear arms, and, if need be, to die in defense of libertyand 'justice, and that we especially remember these mothers in our prayers, praying (ioa tor iisi j i : -viAsolni. - unnn . thflin' n'rtA n Tin n aivtiiB their' sons whose wholehearted service is now given to the country 'which . we love." ' ' -- ' ', ...... The .other .messages .follow: ;-,;;-;-: - Secretary.'! Baker ," ' ' "I bring ' you a message v from our boys in France. :-- They. are cheerful and earnest"and- full - of fight as proud ot thein country, as their country, is proud of them. - t- -,; . ( , ' : . "From you they yet draw- inspira tion, Vapd to you s. they-send -a message filled .with j determination f ano.jw, hbpe.They hope to make-. this war the last war that j America will ever have to fight against -.a- military despotism, and they want) to ?fight till that - hope has beep-achieved, r ,i ? : 'TJiey ask you - to- be of good cheer, to'.be with-them fondly lit your, thought and toe sustain your , hearts in the - day of ' battle as they will sustain their s.7 ; (Signed) ;". "NEWTON JD. BAKER." - - - . '' Secretary Daniel.. i ."To'-" the' ."mothers of ; defenders of democracy t s.i'-v',:- a ."The." courage of the mothers -in. the homes is reflected by the bravery of the men' ajt the front. It Is always true that theimorale of av nation's-- soldiers and; theiidealjB for iwhichf they flght'are bora in th apirituaVJxeroisxn oX aa- PIST AND NEEDLE WORKER throughout .'the lcing4om as "the age.. .The princess now; Is. likely to ex particular j elements Of ; the status she possible for. her., ce and in Homage to Motherhood tion's 'mothers. Det the nation- join inv international sprayer to all mothers I of defenders of ; democracy to cheer and strengthen them. -their sons, and the nation itself to fiht-to win the fleht that wust be 'woil' - "Our coiintry staiids before the world as a nation - fighting for ' the ideals of nations, and- the1- world knows ' that the mothers of 'America are sending men of ideals to the. front. In that lies our strength. -Faith- and . prayer are the two basic supports of national Ideal Ism. "International prayer, for all mothers of democracy there are' 13, 000,000 of them cannot but aid every soldier In" camp or- trench " as well as strengthen every mother at home. "JOSEPHUS DANIELS." ' '! . Dr. ; Anna Ska w. '' "To the mothers 'of the world: "The mothers of the world are one ln: sacrifice ' hope and ; pride In their sons and 'daughters who are serving their country while their, sons are on the battle line.- 'The mothers rejefee that they, too, .may serye rn the same great struggle for; justice and that with every rising and setting sun their prayers of .gratitude ascend and their hearts rejoice that they are the moth- ers ' of -men who -hold that honor is more precious than life and that the crowning'' glories "Of a" nation are Jus tice and mercy."- ; ' "ANNA HOWARD SHAW." ' y Today a Day of Prayer. The- National' Association for Moth ers of Defenders of Democracy an nounced tonight that it had set aside tomorrow as a day of prayer. , . "The result desired," said the '''an nouncement; is to cheer, console and I strengthen the hearts of the mothers 1 i - -a - r t . . , yv uu uaa auiig ju ims cumu or irencn. and to secure through mothers' letters to thelr-sons a higher spiritual soldier morale." - " ' . I. W. W. PLOT TO CRUMBLE : , WAR PLANS IS REVEALED Chicago.May 11. By defeat- of the aircraft program and -the -selective ser- vice.r act. ' toarethT? j-wlth th' nr.r.tlA of sabotage In th tmnnhM ir, van- Md the'faetoHm: nt'rinm.- if .W h'n. ed- by the Industrial Workers of the World to crumble America's war plans, according to evidence presented by the government today in the seditious con- spiracy trial of L W. W. leaders. The 112 defendants listened Intently -. . . .i . . uuiiuj; i tic preinoiauon 01 in great mass of ; documentary evidence which characterized conscription as a dial- lenge to the workingman, advocated spiking of guns and spoiling of powder and- termed the uniform of the soldier "the livery of the scab herder."! PMvent Rent Pnflfecrliir: tWashinsrtbn; Mar 11 The senate to- day.' passed a- bill - designed to prevent flculty has-been encountered In obtain rent proflteering; durlrig'the war in the I Ing fuel oil -; to operate the Florida, District Ot'ColwnJbia, - 1 MR. DANIELS URGES ... y?, OF AMERICA UNITE Various Branches of Church Can not Wisely Longer March in Separate Columns.'. SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE : t.ii Denies Christian Civilization Has Tailed Saying "It Alone Is Star of Hope." Atlanta, May 12. Secretary Daniels speaking tonight before the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal 'Church, South urged all branches of American Methodism to unite into 'one mighty army of militant' Metho dists." '.. Reciting how the reoeht unity of command . in, , the allied - armies In France had mobilized the forces - ot ' civilization Into one invincible army to- meet the Prussian onslaught, the. secretary of the navy asked if this : action did not afford a convincing rea son why American Methodists should do likewise and gain strength and ' solidarity "in the onward movement of their mighty Christian army" "In this , supreme hour," said the; seoretary, "when sectionalism . has blossomed into national ' unity and -love -.of .the republic , has broadened ' to make possible freedom and democ racy of all nations, the supreme duty of Methodists, north and south, is' to make any and all sacrifices that may be necessary to mobilize Methodists . into one. mighty church. There Is no excuse for a Northern Methodist : church in Atlanta and a Southern Methodist church' In Seattle. If politi cians and Vuslness men have forgotten there .was a Mason and Dixon's line, the Methodist churches cannot wisely longer march in separate columns un- ' der separate organizations." ' . : " ; Secretary Daniels denied that this; war showed that Christian civiliza tion ha failed. "It alone is -the star ' of hope," he said.' "A study of Prtts-' sianism discloses that' In ' that coun try the state had usurped the plade of God and that spiritualism had given place to materialism. No people could ' wantonly wage ' war for spoils who had not repudiated the teachings of Jesus Christ;" r I Immediately after Secretary Dan ' lels finished speaking the conference adopted" resolutions "pledging both to our warriors on " land and on sea stnd to our watchers at home our prayers that their faith fail not." The report of the committee on epis copacy featured the session of the con ference today. -Bishops of the church must reside in the district to :whlch they will be assigned for a "period of fur years, if the committee's re- port is ao:opiea. xi was piacea on ine caienaar. - xnere nas Deen no lniima- tion thus far which ot the mshops wm. be requested to reside In. foreign fields. GOVERNMENT LOSES . IN U. S. S. ARETHUSA CASE Judge WaddUl Holds Ship' ReDonlble "For . Serlee of ColIUlone In ' October, 1915. j '. t - : 1 - . Norfolk, Va.,' May , 11. In the fed-' oral court today Judge Edmund Wad dill rendered a decision ending a. case which - has been pending for nearly, three years, and in which he heM the U. S. ' S Arethusa responsible for ft series of collisions In Hampton Road on October 18," 115, in which the Brit- ish steamer Hesperon . was eo badly damaged she' had to be kept afloat by tugs to a dry dock, sunk one barge and seriously-damaged another. ' , The evidence showed that the Are thusa first rammed the Hesperon; aft j anchor in the Roads, and In attempt- ing to back .away, fouled the two barges Emelle and Cossie, in tow ' of the tug Gwalia. TheEmelie was sunk and the Cossie had to be beached. ' The amount of damages, to- be paid by the government, and which must will be fixed- by; a maritime commis sion. The government ; "fought te case on the ground ' that the Hesperon was loading a cargo of munitions1 in violation of harbor regulations, but the court ruled against the- claim, de claring the evidence snowea tnat ine I nitnol laltna - rf Vi A 9tM waa nrtf actual loading of the cargo was not in progress.' WHIOldCSAXiB FERTILIZER PRICES Farmers ; Can Buy as Much as Thirty Tone at Jobber Price. I - rSoeclal--Star Telegram.) Washington,. May 11. The United States department of agriculture i has neerotiated -an agreement with manu- I factlireM of ' commercial fertilizers whereby farmers in North Carolina and otner siaies can-.- " v. ..-- 30 ton or more ine; charged Jome.rea":. mation was dlvulg ed t oday by- Seore- taryor Agriculture Houstonln a let- ? ter to Senator; Dee S; . Overman. The soaring prices of fertiliser jeere dis-. nngg.ii nmi the denartment noDes T to - - , i . . . , correct grave abuses. rV 'Beyond this, however, ' the -depart- ; ; i, ment has taken no action to waf ds j regulation w iv'"f - gredients . up . to; the ;presenttine, writes the secretary to Senator Over-- man.-- A.-cia pauipoais io nucuiou vij . I the muuipiiea aemanas or munmonsj makers for sulphuric acid and a,lo dlf- I nhOBpJvatej inloe&r v.- mm K m . v 'it i ' : .1' . , !.' ill S .,::r:: ft. . 1 : : 1 1 :t.'- A., : - 'A. H4: : i 6 ii i n mi fcvi is- 1 1 ' ;2"-'K,'V,j ;-Ka--if it - T is '''i if- 'i . ) I ; ( 5,, if ', f -
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