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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST. 10, 1918.
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SELL FOUR ENEMY
OWNED CONCERNS
Government Seizes More Alien
Property.
One U the A. W. Fabrr Pencil Manu
facturing Corporation The Four
Concerns Capitalized at Over
$2,000,000.00
New York. Augr. 9- Seizure of more
enemy owned corporations with a total
capitalization in excess of $2,000,000,
was announced here today by A. Mitch
ell Palmer, alien property custodian,
after a conference with the "Washing
ton advisory committee of the selling
branch of his department.
- The corporations which will be sold
under the supervision of Jos. F. Guffey,
sales manager, at public auction with
the approval of the advisory commit
tee are:
The Berger & Wirth company, of
Brooklyn, manufacturers of printers'
and lithographers' inks; organized
about 109, and owned by Emil Wor
litzer, of Leipzig, Germany.
The G. Zeigle company, of Rosebank,
L. I manufacturers and importers of
colors and chemicals, organized here in
April. 1904, with a capital stock of
1250.000, all owned by the G. Zeigle
company, of Stuttgart, Germany.
A. W. Faber, of Newark, N. J., man
ufacturers of lead pencils and station
ers supplies, trade name of a business
which has been in existence since 1761,
with its principal offices at Stein, Ba
varia, owned by Alexander, Count of
Faber-Castell, and his wife, Oitllie,
Countess of Faber-Castell, residents of
Stein, Bavaria.
George Genda, of Boonton, N. J.,
manufacturer of bronze powders, a
branch of the concern of. the same
name in Fuertha, Bavaria; established
in 1824; business here conducted by
Adolph Nuebauer on behalf of him
self and partner, Eugene Kirschbaum,
now in Germany.
RAT IS ENEMY OF ALLIES.
The Rodents Are Present In Trenches
by Tens of Thousands.
Behind British Lines in France, July
5. An enemy whose activities do not
figure in the official reports but
against which allied soldiers wage daily
warfare is the rat. Tens of thousands
of rats, huge sharp-fan ged fighters,
have dug themselves in among the bil
lets and trenches in France and Flan
ders, and they are a constant torment.
Thanks to modern medical science,
there has been little or no disease com
municated by the rodents.
Rats multiply rapidly in the trenches
and thrive well. They steal the sol
dier's rations, disturb his rest and spite
fully bite him when he offers resist
ance. The pest is hunted with ferrets,
terriers, poison and traps, and when
particularly numerous given a gas at
tack. After the trenches are drenched
with gas, they are generally clear of
rats for a long period.
F-RANCE PROTESTS AGAINST
ACTION OF" THE VATICAN
Peking, Aug. 9. (By the Associated
Press.) The French government has
lodged an objection to the appoint
ment of a Chinese minister to the
Vatican and the reception of a papal
nuncio at Peking as being in contra
vention of the Tien-Tsin treaty of
1858, which recognizes a French pro
tectorate over the Catholics in China.
A dispatch from Rome July 10 said
that as the Chinese republic had ex
pressed a desire'' to establish diplo
matic relations with the Vatican the
pope hai .-pproved the appointment of
Tai Tchene Lin -as minister to th
ARTILLERY DUEL INCREASED
IN ITALY, VIENNA REPORTS
Vienna, Aug. 9. (Via London.) In
the seven communes the artillery duel
has Increased to great strength," says
the official communication, issued from
Austrian headquarters today.
"In Albania the fighting has died
down.
Re-eroittasr In Ireland.
Dublin, June 23. Correspondence of
th eAssociated Press.) Lieutenant
Percy, director of naval recruiting in
Ireland, declares that recruiting for
te British navy was never more brisk
in Ireland than it is at present. There
are Irishmen in every department from
admirals down, and the recruiters in
the towns and villages throughout Ire
land are always warmly welcomed.
Dublin has just given a cordial send
off to a number of recruits of the
trawler section of the Royal Naval re
serve. This branch appeals particu
larly to Irish flsher boys, who have ex
perienced in the past few months
around the Irish coasts the cruelty
with which the German submarine
campaign is conducted.
The recruits paraded the streets of
Dublin, accompanied by bluejackets
and marines and the band of the
Berkshire regiment. Among the in
scriptions on the banners in the pro
cession were:
"The Germans are sinking Irish
ships and murdering Irishmen. Join
us and avenge these crimes."
"We are Beatty's boys, brother
Irishmen, come along."
FINAL BATTLE MAY
NOT BE FAR AWAY
This Is the View of Some Amer
ican Army Officers.
German Command Seems Face to Face
With a Vital Decision, Either to
Attempt a Stand, or Fall
Back to Old Line.
Washington, Aug. 9. The startling
rapidity of the British-French advance
in Picardy coupled with new successes
in Flanders and on the Vesle, produced
an impression, among some officers here
tonight that one of the decisive mo
ments of the war, perhaps the begin
ning of the final battle, was rapidly ap
proaching. On the basis of such reports as were
available, the German high command
seemed to stand face to face with a
vital decision. Either his reserves must
be rushed in and a pitched battle risked,
or virtually all he has gained at stag
gering cost in his greatest offensive
of the war must be abandoned and a
general withdrawal toward his old lines
of last March begun without delay.
While no American troops are known
to be involved in the Picardy thrust the
capture of Fismette, the suburb across
the river from Fismes on the Vesle, ap
parently is part of the general scheme
of attack. Coupled with the develop
ments in Picardy and Flanders it indi
cates to many officers that Marshal
Foch is definitely challenging the en
emy to fight it out now or to with
draw. The French and British have ad
vanced , with such rapidity in Picardy
that the German retreat must have
reached the proportions of a rout in
places at least. The extent of enemy
losses in prisoners, guns and war ma
terial bear out this view. The whole
bottom of the great Picardy salient has
been flattened out in two days and the
enemy position at Montdidier and north
of that place to the line of the Oise
appears already to have been turned.
If he is forced to withdraw from this
salient where one of his strokes was
delivered the last menace to the French
capital will have been removi
SMOKER BRINGS N. C.
ROADS CONVENTION
TO PLEASANT CLOSE
Will Discuss Mexican Labor.
New Orleans, Aug. 9. Announcement
was made here tonight that a meeting
of cotton and rice planters would be
held under government supervision
here Wednesday to discuss obtaining
Mexican labor for those industries. All
planters in this section -have been in
vited to attend.
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Since its remarkable astringent and
tonic properties became known, clever
women all over the world have been
using the saxolite face bath to "tone
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draw flabby cheeks and neck back to
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The skin tightens evenly all over the
face, thus reducing lines and saggi
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one-half pint.
This simple and harmless face bath
is a splendid thing for the outdoor
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are so provocative of squinting and
other contortions which cause, wrin
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ins weather.
(Continued From Pege One),
ternoon session was not very large, it
was one of the most interesting of
the entire convention, addresses being
made by Maj. George E. Butler, of
Clinton, and Prof. Alex H. White, of
Poll-ocksville, as well as reports from
the various committees. Major Butler
spoke on the benefit of wide tires
in the maintenance of roads. During
his discussion he not only pointed
out the advantages of wide tires as a
maintenance measure but those to be
derived by the farmer in the use of
ordinary farm wagons in ploughed
land. He declared heartily in favor
of a law that will hring about the
universal use of wide tires but did not
attempt to tell the convention how this
could oe secured.
Findfng it impossible to be present
discuss the proposed Atlantic coast
highway from the standpoint of a mili
tary asset, C. E. Foy. of New Bern,
was well represented in the person of
Professor White who made an eloquent
appeal for the support by the associa
tion of this project. He pointed out
the many advantages to be derived
from such a thoroughfare both as an
asset to the government in prosecuting
the war against German militarism
and to the territory it is to traverse.
Professor White declared that the
one great need of the American people
today is to win this war and make
the world safe for democracy, and he
emphatically stated that the Atlantic
coast nighway is most essential in ac
complishing this purpose. Now that the
increased traffic caused by the move
ment of soldiers and war material and
supplies has caused the people to real
ize the great need of more roads and
better roads, Professor White expects
to see a great revolution in -oad con
struction work in this county during
the next few years. " I expect to live
to see Wilmington connected by a
modern highway with C larlotte, Nor
folk and all other important centers
throughout this and adjoining states,'
declared the speaker. "The government
needs good roads if this watv. is to be
won, and while we cannot build them
we can help and it iz our patriotic
duty to go the limit in aiding the gov
ernment in the construction of what
ever highways It deems necessary for
the prosecution of the war. We should
first build coast highway from Maine
to Florid, and this would be af great
er value to the government, and then
turn our attention to connecting with
inland centers.
Sabs Boost Waterway.
'The recent attacks by German sub
marines off the east coast of the Unit
ed States has caused the government
and the people to appreciate more
fully the importance of the inland
waterway, and I expect to see an ex
tention of it at an early date. It already
reaches as far south as Beaufort and
I confidently expect t see it extended
up New River through. Jacksonville
and from New river to connect with
the Cape Fear near Fayetteville by
a canal cut between the two streams.
ana crown the Cape Fear to Wilming
ton.' H. D. Williams, chairman of the Wil-mington-Goldsboro
highway commit
tee of the Wilmington Highway asso
ciation, reported on the work that has
been done on this thoroughfare, stat
ing that the Duplin link is worse than
any other, but improvements are being
made in the lorm, of a --foot road Le
tween Warsaw and Kenansville.
CoL Benehan Cameron gave a brief
resume of the accomplishment in high
way construction during the past sev
eral years, which was very interesting
and instructive to good roads folks.
New Officer Elected.
The report of the committee on nom
inations was made by W. D. MacMil
lan, Jr. The nominations,- which were
unanimously accepted, . were as fol
lows: President, "WV A. McGirt, Wilming
ton; first vice-president. Col. Bene
han Cameron, h Durham; second vice
president, A. M. McDonald, Charlotte;
secretary. Dr. Joseph. Hyde Pratt; as
sistant secretary.-Miss H. M. Berry,
Chapel Hill: engineer in charge of pub
licity, John D. Waldrop. District vice
presidents elected were, as 'follows: J,
I Warren, Washington; W. F. Wood
ward, Wilson; Oeorge B- Butler,
Clinton; Joseph G-.VBro-wn. RsJeign ; W.
C. Boone, Pomona; W..Ti MacMMan,
Jr., Wilmington; W. S. Blakeiiey, Mon
roe; W. W. Strlngfellow,- ; Blowing
Rock; H. , K. Davenport, Gastonia; J.
D. Murphy,: Asheville.
' Severs:! resolution a ver introduced
h-oi'lfT - n Winiama nf tha rcanlntlnna I
committee, all of which were adopted
by the convention and supplemented
by additional ones. One, of these ex
pressed to Judge Francis D. Winston
the appreciation of the association of
so ably presiding over .the convention
in the absence of .the - president. An-,
other ' expressed regrets that Presi.
dent Varner was unable to "attend. A
unanimous and enthusiastic vote of
thankB was given Miss H. M. Berry,
acting- secretary, for the excellent
manner in which she handled the con
vention. Other resolutions unanimously
adopted follow:
Better Organization.
"Owing to the weakness of divided
efforts and the useless expenditures of
private funds involved in the support
of the various statewide organizations
such as the North Carolina Good
Roads association and the association
of county commissioners and the vari
ous special highway and kindred asso
ciations. Be it resolved that a .com-r
mittee ' be appointed by the ' associa
tion to confer with the other above
"mentioned associations to formulate a
plan whereby one convention may be
held each year where all these inter
ests may be' represented and a strong
team for road as well as civic better
ment may be hooked up that will pull
with effect and accomplish result3."
"Resolved: That the most sincere
thanks of tne association be extended
to the cities of Wilmington and
Wrightsville Beach, to the board of
county commissioners of. New Hano
ver county, Wilmington chamber of
commerce and Rotary club; also the
Wilmington Highway association and
the various citizens that have contrib
uted so generously of their time and,
efforts toward the success and pleas
ure of the convention;
"To the press of the city of Wil
mington and the state at large for
their , publicity given the convention
and their support of our cause;
"To the Tidewater Power company
for the use of the convention hall and
to citizens who have contributed to the
success of the convention."
"Resolved: That we greatly miss the
management and assistance of Col.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, our secretary, and
that we send to him somewhere in
France, our warmest regards and
hopes for his health and safe return
to our state now needing his efficient
labors.
"Resolved further, that the acting
secretary of the association transmit
to Colonel Pratt a copy hereof."
After the adoption of resolutions
Mr. McGirt, the newly elected presi- i
dent, was escorted into the building
by Mr. Faison. and was introduced by
Judge Winston. In a few remarks he
expressed his appreciation for the high
honor that had been conferred upon
him.
Use Hvns on Roads.
At the smoker given last night in
the Oceanic hotel the North Carolina
Good Roads association went on rec
ord as favoring the transporting to
this counry of Germans captured by i
Americans and of working them on the :
state highways, and instructed the i
president and secretary to draw up a '
suitable resolution and forward copies
tt it to the North Carolina senators
and representatives. The resolution
will urge that some action whereby
German prisoners may help build state
highways in this country be taken at
once and the transportation of the
men to this country begin as soon as
possible.
R. A. Burnette, superintendent of the
New Hanover system of highways,
explained how maintenance work la
carried on in this county. The good
roads men seemed much interested in
his remarks and additional knowledge
was gained by asking direct questions
concerning problems confronting them.
Informal discussions were led by
Major George Butler, of Clinton, and
J. J. Gaillard, of Atlanta, and a most
interesting address was made by Dr.
Charles E. Lowe, county health officer,
on sanitation in prison camps.
The smoker was arranged and car
ried out under the direction of W. D.
MacMillan, Jr., T. R. Ames and A.
Fred DeVere.
Shipbuilder "Made" QrfeMy.
Washington, Conversion of man
power from peace to war work was
given striking illustration recently at
Hog Island shipyard.
Raymond Curatola, Frend Roller and
Arthur Burnley entered the Hog; Is
land riveting school to begin a 10
day course which would lit them to
help build ships, but in 20 working
hours they were handling the pneu
matic hammer and punch with such
dexterity that they were told to re
port for regular wwk. "
Curatola formerly was a chauffeur.
Roller had been a mechanic, Burnley
was a horse shoer.
, New Typhoid Vaccine.
Kinston, Aug. 9. A new kind of anti-typhoid
vaccine has been introduced
by the health department here. One
injection takes the place of the three
required with the old kind. The army
has successfully experimented with
the "sling-shot" variety, it is stated.
Persons receiving the first treatments
here say the reaction is not worse than
for any one of the three doses hereto
fore administered. The vaccine is be
ing administered free at a school in
North Kinston. A large quantity of
the serum will be used during the next
few days.
Another -New Bern Boy Wennded.
New Bern. Aug. 9. Another one of
New Bern's soldier boys who are fight
ing overseas with the American ex
peditionary forces has been severely
wounded, this being Private Guy P.
Rose, of Company K, 119th regiment,
who has been in the recent fighting
along the Marne. Mrs. Kate Willis,
whose home Is at No. 16 Eden street,
yesterday afternoon received a mes
sage from the war department to the
effect that her eon had been badly hurt
while in action, but no details of the
injuries or how they were received
were given.
Is Prisoner in Germany.
Kinston, Aug. 9. Lieut. George Rat
terman, of . Nashville. Tenn.., a. brother
of Mrs. W. L. Nolan, of this city is a
prisoner in the hands of the Germans,
according to information that has come
to Mrs. Nolan. An earlier report said
Ratterman had been missing some time,.
Lieutenant Ratterman is an aviator.
He has been in Europe some months.
He was engaged in bombing duty for a
time, but is supposed to have been pi
loting, a scout machine at the time he
was captured.
San Antonio, Texas, 'Aug. 9. Lieut.
Col. Clarence Lee Roy Cole, medical
corps, formerly in charge of the labor
atory at the base hospital, at Fort Sam
Houston, was found dead at his bead
quarters today by his wife, death hav
ing resulted from a bulhst found in the
head. Recently he had been under
treatment at a hospital in Washington
a?1 utd eturnd to San Antonio to
visit his family. A military board ap
pointed after finding the body, has not
yet made its report. ;
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VILLAGE OF FISMETTE
TAKEN BY AMERICANS
(Continued From Page One),
and other timbers so fallingr, however,
as to make the ruins available.
In the village a rather weak, resist
ance was encountered. The German
force wrhich had been left there had
been unable to retreat to their own
lines because of the heavy artillery lire
and when brought into the American
lines the majority were wounded.
BAKER IS HEARD ON
DRAFT LEGISLATION
(Continued From Page One.)
Manning said. "The country demands
the speeding up of the war. In South
Carolina we have exhausted Class 1.
I suppose othef states have similar
conditions. Calls for September and
later months cannot be filled without
changes in law. I desire my state to
fulfill every call. Delay means greater
and prolonged sacrifice. The sooner
we throw greatly increased force into
the struggle the sooner we will win.
The country demand of congress pro
vision for force without limit. Man
power is the demand now. Respect
fully request prompt action."
A great many of the defending force
were. killed.
Another incident showing how the
German soldiers were sacrificed occur
red on the American front where a
German lieutenant led a party of less
than 30 men in a thrust against what
probably appeared to be a weak point
of the line. A machine gun section
caught the party under its fire and an
nihilated it.
The only general action today was
when the French and Americans laid
down a box barrage and carried out a
reconnaissance on a certain section of
the front. There was some belief that
the Germans had withdrawn from a
large part of this position and it was
desired to learn if the enemy was still
there. He was.
WRECK DELAYED ALU TRAINS.
Freight Smash Thareday iht Was At
Reslndale on Seaboard.
The freight wreck on the Seaboard
Thursday night, reported as haying oc
curred at Spout Springs, was at Rosin
dale, and it delayed traffic yesterday,
the work of removing the debris being
rather tedious. Trains moved through,
however, running lte. Little could be
learned of the smash, except that no
body was hurt, it was stated, though
the track appears to have been pretty
badly disarranged.
Greb OvtfOAgat Timer.
Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 9. -Harry
Greb, of Pitsburg, outfought Clay Tur
ner, the Indian boxer, of St. Paul, in
an eight-round bout here tonight. Greb
weighed 165 and Turner 163.
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