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J :, EV.E vrr EGRAM MAKE KNOWN YOUB WANTS THBOUQH THE TELEGRAM WANT ADS. ' Weather -la Foi-ecast PRICE: FIVE CENTS VOL. IX. NO. 2.0. ROCKY-MOUNT, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 9, 1917, JIPILLTO THE AMQUNTUFTIIE ANNIVERSARY TD BE UF TWELVE MEW TU m m ISSUE A RECRUITING JAY PRESS DM THE WAR A SEVEI THE NING Today VgEX DER PRESS URE GERMAN DOMINATION AUSTR IS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS 5fc The House Is To Receive I he Measure on Thursday of This Week I1 Secretary McaT 'i VotfFERENCE 1 MtADOO IN TODAY "ReprescnTative -Rainey, of - t he Way a nd M eansConi niiltec, Decides to Present the Measure Soon; Confi- dent ji Passage. -AVashingXyiu idi'inluec .1,1.1 i e billion'. ii':ti bum i, sue measiwe on-Thursday in llir !i,,u - ii ; today 1 1 v Secretary. Me Aduo ami i.Vpres'ou.lati.y o lininoy of 11 i .1, Hie ai.Uug vs lind 1 ii'tiiu, cat i,' mi.'; in I'm Mc.'l MS Colli Hi it t (V. Wi KITCIIIN RESENTS WORD "TRAITOR' Ivinston, N . ( ' , A to i It.r'v.Cnngi'er.smiin C!lUIl ' Kiti'lini.. en route to cot laud' k from Washington. Saturday nii'lit resent ed a r I-. I elliny p:iss,-nge!. I'- 'Ui lb !!', i, a ;;iic t 1 I," uar i J , bv iiiipiircd.if t h S.llill. il'id Ke.ii'i ,; It thiiM' . Vvlioi Voted 'siiliil inn v, is t ra.it, irs . nrtn mi-::.,nt to he per t I, Hit !'V f.lio' c.eit dec t ::(',( l.i i in . Aeenrdi -1 o- a promim i,' rai't'nnd iliruv, yy ho it uess, ,1 . t he in, f ;lit, tlic Democrat if i.ender use-it ki ii'il i:.n gunge " t t i . T It . i-. The man, who 'if d nut know Mt.V kitchiii. mr.de f l u DECISION OH PRICES QF PATEN i .... TM MP I 7 . ' Wi.l.injjii.n.-? -iri1 - Pi'ii rininini; : 1p,m)! taut iiii'1 ii'i,- i i';:a; nr it'iitn1' In' .'.ati ntn's . ,, I' r.'i i ! t i i of 11, i-ii ," ". . i' -O'lri'tM 1 1n' uim-rn'r I'ouvt tiiilay.)'io , . ' I'OUDi'i-il ttalfiwt'al l lie 'oii'i',"! I ii'iois.' ' ' ; , jjan .'. i.inlrr .i hii'!? tli Vii ! ,r Talti in; A.'ai liiiii' I ,'in j'aiiv ami n .;i :i v .1.. In r 1 1 . t , i h i . 1 s ;(!'!' .,l,i-il,!it.'.. ,-, J a -in'-itlor. similar a!i',it iafrit:", v I .Out it of tin Iri'ti'il, (.iitli.' ;'l.H'lit . ' , roMioaii v ". iittai i,'. tin- liiiMial "I'ilri : ; .Jiaiiiifio't 'iriiii;. :'t'''i'iiiiv, . ami... 1 In' ot li ' f -i In,' iiiiir.t lo'l.! iiuali'l r.'-trn tioii i-' if tin' (i.'iti'lit i'omi;liiii'l l:'i"l u.-"' ot $ Jf),i inij'Ctitiii.s iiltn-. ii. tin' j.rii.irftiiic na RICHARD OLNEY . DIES E RIA T()I)A noston, M a -i i'V," sVi-i'i'lary ( I'OVI'f t Irvi.la 1a.it niKlit.; A; ' :l !'. Ii'i. lianl ( ll Stato, iiioli't' I'li'siilrnt I, il ii'il .'it li is Iioiiic lioi i: COTTON MARKET i'v Viirl, (iji 'lll'il I'XI'it April !t. .('ottoa futnri'.--1. Sl'ay .-'(Liin 1 n '.M .L'o, ,1 nly O oO to L'l.tH: O.'tol.i r I'.I.T.", to H'.l. ln; lii'i-i'inlii'i' Jil.iiii to llfl'i, ami .lanii.'iry !.) .",(. . . - .' ... . Ynrk, Anil 111.- Oiu'j'f tin' tin.i'.t jn-nsai t iiTHTH-Jul' ' 111 t In' ro! tun t nolo i 1 1 1 ,n 1 1 ;.' t jTio''hi;.i-iiiit,' iim; iiini.'' 'Ii'wl.'iv iv riiiit rai'tM soLil'iii, ?-."i.."o ami July $7.s0 a luilo nlmvi' Tliiii s.lay '. i lo.siiii; 'j-rii'i'S. 1 .. NVw York', A)i?il The i'o1 ton rnar l,vt liai a H.'Ssatiniiril Hi'tivc oiii'iiini; to iv lirst prii'iM lir-iji n lij to l..") iiiints .i'iovi- the i-losiiiK lif,rnri's of last Thurs . rayMay poii.t'rai't.s sol.l t- l.?C -nii'l .l.ilv ;it il. HI in, tho I'lill, mtikiiij; arr ml r -uli-i- of $r,.(t to $7.H0 1'i'V ImJo. . TIllTC y.i'io piimparativoly -fow m-llors in rvi . Ci'in'o at tlio start iitit. tin.1 I'xtraorilinary n Ivain'C lirniiirlit in iin'toasi'il otl'crinos anil lliii'taations aftrr tin' niH hi.ti' v."C ti'LiJH'lvti('tyiiiis iiinl. irrojrrfaT. STOCK MARKET Now York, April i. The week rnil in tin- stork market opi'in-il with an all npiii'i' of tmscttlinir inlliioiic.'S wliiili proviilcil lasf 'Hatiinlay ,'s heavy liipiiila tioii, altlioiir- the irreiilar treml of j riecs stinestoil fnrtlier caution. Muni tions anil equipments were liiuher by 1 to 2 iioiutM, and 1'iiiteil States Steel also reaiionileil to an extensive tleniaml with metals. Mexican I'etrolejim, ship- ing and sojne of the motors coaters eaturcil tne railway Kronp. ueccs-nonn of 1 to 2 points were minleiy Texas (!nniniiy. American Johacco, (.uniiti Americau Sugar nud Kihloss Shefliekl A Great Patriotic Display 1st Plannned By Committee National Defense P UTT7REVERE S-RIDE WILL RE DUPLICATED 1 'oem of-pdul Revere To-Re Rented At All Theatres and Public Places. Modern Lexington Alarm by Fly ing Machines. I'lii' annivei ".i'l'.y. of tin' l;i 1 1 1.' of J.-v tin' Tj; it "8t n't i'- mi ,:i national n'l-Yilil-'. ig day. according to a telegram i .nrii '.-. I thiVn'ii.riii-iij,' by.Mayor I: I', Tilery, t'l'im, Ai- .ni, ! ! -I. 1 I cm pi, ,1.1, ; i'Ii a, r ma,, I' ii'i' In cruitinc; Commit tee of N at iunn I lofeuse,; of New Vol li. : Tin.' telegram s .11, at . t in' commit I ih1 '"proposes- to ma,,, 'it, at nav. u uay ui i;rr;n nariniiai li'ii!Mij-t ration of loiaity tn t Ih'I'hJ'. ii tit , ami yo ri'ii ini'iit lit' tliv " l'nili',1 tnti V a an .i'.'i rsi''ii of t lo' t'ri'! it, 4s t l.l', VM'rl'i I'lll'l al !' rolllit I V. . I,y I In- I'l'oji IiVi iii.rjlii 1 1 ! or.. sM s I ll.il ' i! I. a ' in1 rani'i to 1 1 il pi l ' ,l'l i l lie ii'ti'.oi i a i , i k'eM'ie oa the ei;jlit,'i tit 1 1 ami that ;t lo ...'in of I'finl Key. le will I." iei'iVe.1 at ill- llirii'Viy.-, srhooi nons'es, f'liiin-. lies in. 'I rll lie l ii'.ni ,,n I lie M-ieeiis i.,y an 01 1 1,.. . lie.! ion . 'i, tn'i JueiM-s i,f ti'i' ill: trv on tin' ;i iiif! e at If, the iianirei sal y f t !, Ir-t l,:it tie i'f .i he HcyoJut iiinni'V' at. Thy tvteiain also s;iys: that fin' omiiiittie hopes to have: the incii'i'i Lexington a ..!.' in list ril.iiti'.l hy llyme niaeliiiii s,.1ty (tie tiiUiiifx of i hiiteh liells, hells, and ta'toiv wliisfles. The lu i-i uitin (jimmittee of Natinn : f liefcnse vas aj.p'i'iilfil hy Mayor M iti fi.'l. of , u " Yorh,. a,,,i Mt;:.is: tln'ir po'p.f-.- to e.i in t .- w :! ii t he i'rut moveieent ."nl''- fivr.uit intf the army ami n::y up to war trenth. So. to oive im: pvt. i.i's'- t,r ..the ':rcc i lilt iii;- in the I ' nitc'l St at, -St hey .have' foi i:ilar,-,l: . .lyvaiii f.o one of the ti'ritet pati i.etie lleinon- vt ratietis t h.is .'.! t: I .1- ever Known ii. t he. a ii ni ei sa i y of "( he fa iiKOis .. Hat :; :ii- iVC' -Kevil.tnii. in wliu'h' J : i ill He--i ip place:! sii.-h nn import a at part in wa-lline- t he '.-people of tile 'silli:iIIJI.dif: eiu.nt i'y Tf the; .'oil! ills; -of the Br-t i-h. .. Tlii' .oiiiieitte" r.'.iiest s - that Mayor' Till. r.r and t lo'" ei' '' ef Hoeky ' Mouiit i i ep.-rate with tin-ill iii c:i i y i n out :'hi-s i'iu:al- .1 i 1 1 i x of patriot is it; .iiiel r.-iiPii'the details of t he pr,i;ra m : !' re re . .-en.-. I t'oie the I.1iii,',i'i,-e of National 11,1, i,s, hrliey. d t fa t the .people of in: ,'itv wilh.lo t heir ' 1 1 1 i ) .ll-Hit.,st".-t l make. 'it ii -sii. e.-sS. ' .-"'-,. ;' 'Jiie t '!.'., urn to t lie" Ma vo r f.'.lh.v. s : . :"'.;. New York, April 7, 1 1 7. Ho!,;. I.; i'; Tilffi y. Mayor,. liocky M,,,in,f N C: T1 ' li'e, ;i n it ins; 'omieittee ,.f. Nation il lieltiise; appioiit.'d l.y .Mayor Miieh--l..:eari,e-tl- Hf;si';es tty vo-nperai e will,' von in t-e.-riiit iiiir 1 iii' aniiy.aiid -iiavy nj to war- sti,-i!;'.;h. eSV. h.-ive started aira, ; ,., 'nnpai.n sii'po te.id.v. t he I'.iisiai-ss iiiti'i-e-ts' oi' -(ii-eater Ve'w- : Yot U. lo- ,iis: 1 1 ileite iit ei at are of all kinds' ami ate e ' ,p, i ;it inir Avith the annv.and navy and utiinne ,-ort olli ipp. - e, I h' .Hit, I Oil I " allv iinx tin' lay s:'r,iiit iiijf duty.-. ,'e are ions to have a National out lie a iinivei'sn ry of 1 1 i'Midon an I would eanle: liattle of .ex y reipiest that von en operate w if h us to tiiake this a uri at national deuioiistratioti of loyalty to "iir ooverunieiit as an expression ot our feelintrs to the world i;enerally. We ),a i' an . a lilted to dnplieate' t he ride of I'aiil Kovero on the eighteenth and the ; in ni t'aul l;ev7ro will he recited at ill theatres, sellout houses, i-huri-hes and shown on the screens l,y all of tho niov inr; picture houses on the nineteen! h.- e hope to ' I'.-r. e t he m .dern I,ex:ni;ton lnni ,fiti ilnited hv living maehines. tii'liiToflif el,ureu"':.T'etts,-e-hi-HsrI.,i'''-' '.,:v whistles I'leiise advise if yon will en ope-atc with lis ami would you like to have ns forward you the details of the pno'Tain that we arc weikini; upon. Al i:AN DKli .1. IIKMPIIM.U .. Chairman h'eerilit ino t 'oininit tee of" Xa 1 ional . I lel'ense. . HANGED STONE AND LAFOLLETTE IN EFFIGY ' Washington; April 0. Quietly and without osteutatiun. Senators l.a i'nl lette. of " "Wisconsin, and Stone, vt'Mis- solirij were haiic.i;d in elliey in downtown Washington- late S.'itiirdny nlyht. Two figures, placarded with the names "f the two Senators who voted against the war resoliitimi in the Senate were strung up t i liimn posts near the corner of four teeiith and II streets.. The elliyies wim-c shrouded in Ida, k and yellow robes, ami each Imre a placard marke I "traitor," A tratlie policeman hiilf a Idock away from the scene of the lia.iiyiao was at tracted )iy a l.ig crowd th"at . gathered. AVIien lie, reaehed the . scene, however, he was un'alde to find the men who hint;; mi the dummies. Thee rowd. augmented by theartre-goers, cheered and jeered as a reserve siiiad ot ,lieemeii, liurrieilly sunimoiied. cut down. the two Cglires. The lxdicp failed to find anv trace of the men wlio liaugeJ the effigies. Roth-HousezandSenate-Get Measure For This Pur pose on Opening IS-TO ACT. UNDER THE DIRECTION CONCRESS J om t Com m i 1 1 ees From thei House and the Senate Are 7Asked For in a Republican -Measure. 'Introduced To- 4 da v. -.:- '... ,Va'di7.,,t,oi, 'piil it. --() joint resoln jhiii for a e.ont'.-ssional ' joint coinmit tee on flic iiit rod lie,',! cothl let i-F'ti;;- war, . to.hiv simriltan iiU'jIv liator Verek: !'p;;i;H,-i,i'ai e of-Mas laehnsi't t s, jand M .'olden oT 1 iii nois.-hoi h vepul'Iii'iiiis SIX MEMBERS FKOM EACH HOUSE. Was hi i, -toy, A prit I, The efi:nii:i! ; ', vxen j 1I fie . eompios.'d i.,f six. iio'!!iln-,-s ,it tin Senate im-lyd i nrj four ,lK-inoi-r:its ind two Jeiiililii'ai7snirit" six i rroitlo ilv . livid, i lhj l.iveeli ii lieans and democrats. - The resolution provides that the eom leitfei .- slis a'f '!; lyomii s the .loint iimn;itte on. t he ( 'oiidiiet of nV'iir-' and .shall sit .iui'iuif t lie si'ssioius ins t he re i-esses of f 'oujress. Sh.all. to like a ,s,eeial study' of. the pt'oldriMS arisilie; nut of the uni', Shall confer and advise with the 1 'resident of t he I'll i ted States and the head of the yai ioiis exeeiitive-di'pait merits time t I shall report to ( oni;r,'SS frotii tl!' in ;ts o'.' n. diseretion. ADVANCE IN WEST The Rritish This Morning Attack on a ule Forest South of Avis, the War Of fice Announce. , London. Ai.'ii ! The I'.ritis.li early this morning attacked the (lerinati line on a wide trout, from a oint sjmth ol' Arras to' the south of 1.,'iis,: "t I, us open ii'g uluit is lielieveil here to he a general stiing of oceiisiv, s. The move has heeft looked for am! to eagsll;l).r I'l' -IT hiol:,-,!; t'oryvi, r.i to eagerly for si, me days. The oceiisive of fhe I'.ritish flying corps,' in the latter pint of last week t.h'e iitt.-ii'k on Zeelo-ugge Saturday night and the activity of tile l-'rench in llei ginni is.shoc.n i u yesterday 's oftii-ial iominiiiiiciit ion from I'aris, were consid ered a prelude to important military ope rat ioiis. The .l.trit ish comma mler says the' (lerinati. line lia. l,i"'ii penetrated eveiyw here , '111,1- that, satisfactory prn giess has lie u made in tlie direction of I 'aiuhrai ii ml St. (.Juent i n, two important positoiis. in tiie eoiiueiM ion with the new ( I rrma n li ne. BIO LOSS OF AIRPLANES Herli, April 0. .Via London. Seven teen I hi I , nte a i rp.Ui nes wf re liroiight down :yesterday on the vyVxtcrii front, the win' otliee aniiounccs. HOPE-TO AVERT A Loudon. At'tl !. A dispatch to the Kxi'liauge.Teiegrajih Tiipipaiiy from the Hague savs that. Dr. Xn, ,, nermann, the (lerman l-'orergn-tjecretary, c-onfei'red for an hour on Sun, lav with the Minis ters of Itruvil, Atgentina .ind Chili. The dispatch says that it is thought in Mer lin that, the conference was ennnocfed wi1h a possilde rej.ture of relations be tween (iermany and the three South Sout h American republics. THIRTR YEARS TO ' DESTROY WAR STORES Washington, April 9. Senator Culberson's bill imposing a pe-nalty Pf 30 years imprisonment on any person who destroys any material in the United States in time of war, was passed today in five minutes, without debate. . BRITISH MAKE An BREAK IN SOUTH AIRICA EXPERIENCED ARMY rzzrrr...- . . b " . Ill fPi tift Aht$fc ov- rix I l aoullj' MASS MEETING AT 8 O'CLOCK TQIICHT Short" Patriotic Talks P Prominent -Men-of Rocky Mount. Music .Ry Local Singers. The mess. i,ee Hoeliy Aiouutwi i i"' of -t he ei t Iens' ot if bo held tonight' rit soli ie.opei a ho'il -ii, it I, t" tJ.ie ', ily, oil' the pro .:' ;-;'!;,- talks "a .-id leu O click tit tt'.e At; ,von,ier:t: t.i. a , e raiu fur .-hoM ! sic aporoi.. iate to the. occasion w '! i,e furnished b. the. inoi.t.bers. 'of the ,l ,,ii- iifv' Hoi'ky- Melllft elilfl ehes. : ; The object of t i;e gat heri llg is sin. ply to givn the pe .pie ot tioeky Mount an nppo, tunity to -show- thi'.ir loyait v aii'l patr,,,t;sie jo' Jhe ,-,'ieiiy ,an-l tii'ir Wl lliligile-'S to d,, a 'i llili . t nr. t'-n- u;, tiolial welUire in eVciit ol"- st ri )',. . a lei liee,.: l! oiyi'iclv is "weleomeil . t o ie present i he prog; am 'Jor. I i,e Snug---' ' A mer i, ;i ,' . In l' Chili il all', .tit. Address Hon. I.. V. Liissett., Song --' ' Star Spaimle.l Haiinei ' !;' aH j, resent. Ad. In ss Mr. T. T. Th'ome. : Addles-- Mr. I'rtge (.TMVelv. ' Addles- Mr. II I. Il.ihlen. Aildicss- lion. K. s. Spnii.ll.. Song -"'1 ' ;ie " by. all .e es, nt.'-' The liiiis!,.: will be under the direction of Mrs. L. VW. Korrieo.'iv and all- who have becks with t ties.' .,oigs i tv t h , -m are urged to iniiig, thein. Tlie choir and speakers Mill take their places on the stage. Tin' seats lm the lint Scent t loops, (iii! Se uts and ('amp i'it'c (Jirl hiive already been designated. SERIOOS-BIOW IS'ffl lilCTIMTS...V- R1VFWE! rnTinw i LAWS - WnMiiiiton, April FcliMnl niith'tr ity tu i tis-'-tit I'r.-iM'ls in st;iN- cin'i.t! rii'ctiiMi-; ii.nl I iiltfi, St;itfs Si ml a t tfvi: 1 thi' suprt'iiu- rtiiirt il-'i is'iuu truijiy.. ruptiou 'conspiracies in the 1!1I Hhode Island Congressional election, and tl, l!io Sen.', to' ial primary in West. Vir ginia were disniissedi Th'e court dc , cidi'd that the slat.- and not tly Federal , govei'iimeut authoiied to act. W. A. BUNN CASE ON i TRIAL AT TARBORO The case of. W. A. Jtunii, ajiiinst ; the Atlau;ic ('oast Line l'a Iroad, is in course of trial at Tarboro today. , iiunn was working on a car of the railroad in IMF! and fell, breaking his back, " AVIATORS TEACH YOUTH-ART OF FLYING ol army aviiiliuu bthool at Isewyort News, Va. ROCKY MOUNT'S HONOR ROLL TODAY Enlisted for Home Guards 11. C. Crowder. Ephraim Ellis Jones. George R. Home. Joe Lamb. R. G. Hart. William G. Woodard. 0. A. Snipes. J1. S. Gardner. , ;,",v Vol k, ; April it the i lilirches :l f ht iiasier s, ;' ices vva Wet'sh ipp'Ts ' the Stiliihiv I out. into n . snow t inin yshii li cunt i ntii ng all . n ighf 1 , le'.e! tod ay.' iittier laying livi inch ! 7-; ,e o! w-trite upon II, e city. TlnMeeil, e r.'i! lire. of. lTi- de-gr e. iis (I i low est of the I t i 'i'('.'ek -this ni, rniiig, . v.as tin I n,i - aiiv A en! IU'i, in the lecon.l i !';, i v. eathef bureau; .. T, V XiEK I ALL AT PIIILADELnilA. . I'liihi'l, !phia,.A,r:i !h - Kight and one half ioih s "f ;-,i,,w ravfivil I'hiladei phia tndav, exi'eeding iii depth any siMi'.vlall dining the past winter. The snow began to fall last night and ceased iff 7 n Ylnek this morning. l!i COIL PRICE N'eyv York, -April !'. --'An indictnicnt naming -I corpora! ioiis aad IS individ ;,als, ciiargiiig violation of the Sherman ill,!, tt'ilSi i.'I'.V illld tixillg ,li' l'S-of CJjill, were handed down today by the Federul gi.itid jury. . - AGED NEGRO MAN DROPS DEAD Bob Hines, an aged Rocky Mount negro, t' , lav .dropped dead..' near the l'ep-i Cola Unfiling plant. ' The old negro hud la-en J:i resident , ol . this pla.ee I'm- about t wenty-live .years and was well known. " He was driving tiis car; when lie stopis1-,! and alighted IVoin the vehicle. Walking a short distance he fell and then Lretting up walked a little fuither and fell again, dying- before uny aid could bo rendered. If . ": ''-. "" " " '' - I 1RTH EilES A ! BIGSNOWSTDRM : w - U I 1 I FI1G EOUR RAIE T Storm Sweeps Over Wil mington Last Nijjht and VVrecjvs Part of A. C. L. Roundhouse. Wiliiiiiigtoii, X. (',, April if. Kour men j were, pii i ii fu ily ioit led seriously injured by ii falling wall at the Atlantic ('east Line .roinid house and half of Wilming, Ion . shioiided. in ' darkness last night v, in o tit s; ii o'clock ii sudden outluirst of- wiiid tor a brio!' period blew at the ta'fe of i.'i mill's an hour. This was the" strongest gale that Wilmington lias had in i. any vo-nis. 'I n", loin n.en injured afi'TT'inployes of tin' 1 1 a i, t i e t oil s t Line iiiif weie in the j; . of" the round house I,, reman when Iii part- of the wall, left standing a year I ago w hen tie top of the strui tare crush ! td in Was blown down, T.urving two en- ."ees iieneaia tee ih'itm, i in- c',,n lei ira.shed through the roof of the M f' n ii, nit ,'',v iiiibodv" wns-scr ot1; sly (,li,'t. , lie ,,'.st -ulf.'ier from the falling of t.'n in il l, liouse u :i t'oi :-m:u'., scalp wall at the A. ( . L. round Mr. .1. S. Smith, round house , v, l.ii received il . nuijiber of nl . head wounds. After hi were r.teated he was removed to Wnllil li-is' home a Will livahs ; reef, slit1'' Mi, Llovd No. g-tl .Mcliiie street. Mr. a brakeinan, living on Dock led a w. un ! in the knee, and le llotliiisworth, 'A. (.','. L. oiei'i'-tn: . v i, o lis cs at No. nli Walnut tri't. .iistai,ied a bruised liili. .Mr. .Iack Andci-nn. a bVukeinan, living at No. 7-':: Chesliiiit street, was Kliglitly bruised. lr. It. H. Slocum, local surgeon far the Coast Line, wiis 'lialled toxitteud the in jured men and after an examination' and irgieal tieatinent, they were removeii in are enn .The two iiisiderable IIOLICE BREAK UP "SKIN GAME' Yesterdav iv.fternoon fvn negroes of Soul h ' L'ocky Mount decided to get to gether an! have a lit; le. " skin" game. Therefore thev' selected the. old.South ern le factory bfiihliug as mi appro priate place to .imlulg" -, in such a ..Mstiiniv -The leader ot the bunch was a i,i-n, named -'.Key W,it " and thry sn.ii, s.-Tl t'o , ow u IO lilisniess. i.,i thing 'Will s going hue until a .portion ol,ice 'force of ITocky Mount of the I made their ' appearance on -t he scene and proceeded t escort the tenjikin gamers to the rjiuuicipal liosteI. As a resurt-3' the. raid by Oflic.era penbv, Wheeless and Hell. Vie ten t-were iiriiiigiie"! i.ctore .inoge roun- tirn '.his morning and '"Key .West'! v. as lined $:lo, while the othre nine co skinners paid -tin respectively. . Oliver Ward, another negro," who was in the "skin-game" and was fined SI. VI also was charged with cutting a negro woman recently and had to pay an additional line of $10 fur this of ffense. .--'- Ocorge Jone.sy a wliLy Jian, i.waa found not guilty of disordftiy eonduct and released. . I! EMPLOYES HUR HER SHIPS IN PORTS E-UNITEOTATES- ARE-SEIZEO TODAY IiaroivZwiedinek Calls For His Passports Back Home Today THE FORERUNNER OF DECLARATION OF WAR Austro-IIungarian Charge Calls at State Department I to GiveJIis Country's De cision and Get His Papers For Departure. Washington, April 9. Ana-tna-Hungary has severed dip lomatic relations with the United States. . UNDER PRESSURE - ; OF GERMANY V? iislniiKtoii. Ajiril Austria IlmifCMfv, under tlie pressure, of (iirmaiiv litis severed diplomatic relations Avitli the liiiitcd States. Karon Zwiedinek, charge of the Anstro-lliiiinai'iaii ctnltiisHy herc citlled nt the State Department to day find asked ior passports lot hitiisi'lf and tlie embassy staff, t Almost nt the same time dispatch ' was received from American Minigter Stovall at Heme, snving the dual mon nr"hv had broken off diplomatic rela tions with the I luted States in Vienna vesterdav. It is presumed it was done bv handing passports to American ( Large (irnw. American Ambassador I'enfiebl. who -left V lennn on Hatur lny, pndinldv did not know of the govern ment s act ion. .. All American consular officers ns well as diplomats will be withdrawn from Austria Hur.jrnrv and Spain will take over the interests of the Luitcl State. All Austrian consular officers, as well as diplomats will lie withdrawn from the 1 nited States. Austria Hungary has asked Sweden to take over her interest in the United States. Ausl ria sb reak w'lth the t.nited States undoubtedly is np relude to a declaration of a state of war. The dip lomatic history of civilization and the precedents of centuries show a state of war invariably follows a break in dip lomatic rolatoms between first class . prwers. ONE TIED UP ' AT NEWPORT NEWS. Newport News. Va.. April 9. Th Austrian steamer Budapest, tied up here since shortly niter the outbreak of the I'.uropenn war was seized about 12:."i0 to'lnv bv f ederal officials, following re ceipt of advices that Austro-Hungarr had severed diplomatic, relations with the Tinted States. ONE SEIZED AT PHILADELPHIA I'hiladclphia. April P.-J-Federal offi i-r cial", todnv took possession of the Au trian steamer Franconia, war bound here s'nee the European war begin. TWO TAKEN IN GOTHAM. Ne w ork, April O.--Two Austrian steamships in port herewere today Beli ed bv the customs authorities. ONE SHIP AT BOSTON. Huston; April 9. Tne Austrian steam er limy, war bound here was seized to day by ort officials, after announce ment from Washington that Vtritro Iliingary1 had hr-l;cn off fiiplomJtie re lations "with the Vnited States. The Hruv is the only Austrian ship in this port. THREE TAKEN AT NEW ORLEANS i New Orleans, April 9. Three Aus trian steamers tied up here since the be ginning of the war were seized by Fed ernl authorities this afternoon. EXPECTED SEIZE TWb AT HOUSTON. Houston, Texas, April A. Federal au thorities were expected this afternoon to seize two Austrian ships which have been interred here since their arrival from Galveston early in the war. They are the only .Austrian ships in Texas wateia.
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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