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GRAM Today's Weather Forecast J i ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23, 1917. VOL. IX. NO - 263. PRICE: FIVE CENTS INCREASED FREIGHT BICKETT APPOINTS RATES-ON COTTON BOARD TO EXAMINE RESUMEIBILL TO CREATE Uli LOOKING FOR U-BOATS THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA'S BIG TELESCOPE ON FRONT ARMY B! SELECT1VB IL E DRAFT IS DEBATED ENINGTELE BRITISH GOODS NOT GRANTED SCHO TEACHERS NORTHERN FRANC i mmnm....-). 11 1 .t , jn. Commission says Would Dis criminate Against South ern Mills WOULD RESULT IN UNFAIR COMPETITION Interstate Commerce Com mission Says That In crease in Rates on Cotton Goods from Soul hern mills Would Cause Disturbance. ,-'' Washington, April- I ii'ct.'-ase.s in ' freight Tn1 os -im -cot tim --utt.l knit join4s 'friii.ii mills in tin' South tri t 'liicne,o, ('leveland (I ml I ct tuit .'in.! ihmi.v "ot liei pui lit H ill tin' Middle West Weic . .di-sap-prov ed today l.v t ho inte; stat - cooiiiiis gion. Tin commis-iou ton n 'I . ill' t it ii lengthy u-viovv of- tin- -cotton industry in. tin- S'.ntl ! n-i i : tT tli'1. mili '!" liui'! 1, ' li.-it innr.-wd nil" W'llllil i .ii! J ii discriiiiiiiatinii ..'itiiiinwt Sunt lu'i'ii mills in comj etitinn vv itli similar enterprises in New Kirsluti'l; Nm - Vork nu'd N ew IcifleV. .- "'"1'll'i1'TiM)lltl'"ii1' li!i'nii.lii'y.U.Ui present rates from tin1 South, (.lie com mission linds has j lii'i i-a-Sfil i :i j lilt I v . due til sliimii'iit Jrom t t.-oifi i !i ami I lie ( ;lio linns inn! novv .'iiii.roximiiii'S ri()..rOil.iMMl Iiiiiiunllv. ' ' Tlii." rt;iiil iiislini'iit of tln rates as pro posed bv tin' railroads would rtu)t in the opinion of the i oiiimissiou in cnnsi.l etable disturbance tn the industi i. s. GUNSJRRIBLE Smashing Effect. of British Artillery Demoralizing Germans on the Western Front, Says Prisoners. By WILLIAM THILIP SIMMS i I'uited Press Stall i 'iiu .s.,.ii.i.-iit v Wtii the lii -ifish-.: Anne-iu tin- 1'ivl.i Aii :l I ' ( Hv Mail :;.Tiic Miia-lniiu f I'.-ct of Hntish nrtill.-iv a lid it - ..ili'iio'n 'al izing mHiience on., tii" i.rnTinn- ei". I in io' to bo t he t lo'ti'.:. id' ..'viti-fN.-:ii'l pi'" suners ri mlfi'si utis, i .-!..! iri s diaries and rej'iirts i if i tl i ' i s ..--.' " I'fnm II,.:. in iiutH ." .-'In' .,' in tin iivnrti lay u'l.dor a ti.-.n'y and vrv ..-fTec t i ' o lire which cunt noied ' 'without a so, ' ' u 1 1 it e a . imi ni ;i:; liy coin num. lot ;nt' tlir oliit infaiitrv. reiriineiif of the I -in division in his repoit whii-h Was cap tilled with till' VV I it' !'. . '' No'thiiio - is li-t't of 1 1) . ticii. his aiH it,,. dugouts are so much diiuiiiced th:i! thev ciinint bo used..- The location ol' ;,,;r iIhouuh must lii iii'.i.'urnti'lv l.iiru ii :s slivU al'lri jihcll Iniist- ri';ii.t Vjii- t,i, of tlirm. m (iii'o i io-. l . Al-,. J..'!:.' . . u n an. I II i . in . tli.' iiii'inv N airllii of: In .'Ii inv. I in Hi ini'l lo'.'i y i alilu nli.-M.-l tin tll-IH'll With' II It 1 1 1', .i'..llt.''.. " ioli-lni' Mto'iii' aiiiii.'it lio.v'i i.-i ocr oiit j'iisi tionSt tilt-' w'lmli- .lav ami I'.niii' .on i;n 'lou-.' Tlii'.v iii;ivt.-l tin- lii, tliioiioliiiiil Our own aitilli iv s.- im .1 In ),a. fin-! vci'V little. ( in fiia n aifnii'ii api'i-ai'-I only tiiniinln I'vj-iiinj; Imt 111.' niu'iin V airnii'fi wiiiihl not let .T lo'ins.-l t-s l.i' iis tnrl'.'.J in tln'ir work.. Notliiiif; is let't of the tri-ni'li. ''I'ln- I'lii'tny ai'ii'ais to l.r nsin a now tyi'i' . i'f. iin ami shi'll. " A . n .1 Hanio in visililt' Init wo ramiol hear tin; report of the ,7.1111. The shell Innsts with an e plos on resein lil i 11 o 1 ha t of a mine .-mil the .lost met i e ai ea of the linrt is Inree. ." l"onsiler it niy ilnty to iliaw tli" nlfeiitipn jif fin- .1 1:1 1 f :i 1 i .111 stall" to the fart, 'that, in the event of a lionil.ar.l lllellt of eiiia I int 1 'unity tomoi 1 ow, 1111 iliik'iMit will lie left fn provi.le slielt.-r." DARCEY ENLISTS IN IT Has Been Unable to Engage in Prize Fights in U. S. Because He Was Alleged "Slacker." (.W.x-iiiti-,1 l'rev ' . : ... Memphis, April ?Ttr Li s IJari-y, the Australian pugilist who has been uniililo to engnfrp 111 nny 11110 luittles 111 Ill s country lipeaiist- lie was an nllem'd " slaekcr " today enlisted in flip reserve aviation I'oi'i of the t'uited States army at the Mcmiiliisi training camp. According to (."ajit atn I'liri.stie coinmnnil ing the camp, Da rev paused a.perfwt phyS'i-al exaniinatioii. NW BRITISH CORPS Hoard Created Ry Act of Recent General Assem bly of State THREE WOMEN ARE MEM B ERS OF" BOA RD Recent Act of the Legisla ture Required That All First Grade Teachers Pass an Examination for' Effi ciency. lial.'ieji,. . .('. April 2:i (lovernor Hii'kett "-t-rirlay . nniroinieeil t lit' ; j.oiiit nient of institution eiiiiilnetoiM ;niil )': a lii in els tn ate. I iimlei the :u t of the Teeent ti.eiieral Assemlily w Itieli reiptir i tin examination of all. fust o;iie S. I111..I tt-aellels ill the hoLlill;',. of-fill ill stitiiles '.v this l.oai. I :" Thi- three w:onit.ji nieniliei's a.re .Mrs. Thomas Kil'ar: Johnston of Sal islutiv, appoint oil for four yea rs"; "M rs,:' 11 at tie I'iir.rutt of Kinston,- four years; and W l'ss" sllihie: Fiii'gruinV o )""'! rilTlstiii'i'o," TRU' years. The men ari'rrof. A. T. Allen, superint eiident of the Salislmry selioolrf, two y.-ar.s: l.--'. (iile.s, mipennteiident of flu; Wake eou nty aehools, t W 11 yi'a rs : and I'rof. -I. IT. fi.(jliBin'ifli. of the faeitl Iv of Wake Korest eolleee, four. years. . Women 'uieinf.eis ot' the lioat-i ilraw salaries of ',iiiiu a nnually ,: with i'lHO for i'xpeiise's ..find the men lire, paid L'.ilu Mt li t lie N:mie;.f pense n llowaiie. Their terms of ofl'ii e: will In'in . .1 une 1 , next , ;'' WALTON MURDER STILL A MYSTERY . Wiiiiitjit.ui, . A pril L' !.- -1 n tot est is jii a lu, 'i 11 y -1 uto 111 . t he iniyv i-eielii at e.i Wa'TiiiriMirili i; a It li.iu'h' rumors' -ontin ue to yo t lie louii.ls and an I'.xpert ,li er lias I.e. 11 1 HI 1 .1. iv i-l to i-.-ai'-h t lie dept hs ot - illeeli s p. (id, IM al t he s'ene of the mii:.ri:'ii an etloit to lo.tate the eun' i.isv.l. I.v" the assassin u ho shot and kill e. .Veal Walfoir.oii: U eiliiesdav flight, April II.. ;, ' M ;j 'l.,i eir. i' 1 i;i idsoiij 1 .inii;ii.i"n of' Walton' on the niohf of the luiiiii. i.le, iv stid ii'iid.'i . eiiar.i at the .lames Wnluei M.'lnoi i :t I I j'ospi I a I Init is repni l i- l to lie i :i. :V ivors'1 1:0 fid it ion ii'ienta'lly t ha if she nioiiiino f.'illow ihg tl.e nilit of the tnui;. der: 'fhe ouard has l.eeii renio .d t'i on. tin- v.'i.r-o woniali s rooiii noon I11.111 of j.i swiaiis w ho di rli;i .: t '.at his jires.jn-e. il l' tates' the yi.uiiij). n niuan and ke'e)s .'lier in a-' hioji stale of .nei'Voiis. lless. - ; . I 'r. . Ii arli's T. e-l.it t, eounfy healt h olli.ei, has given his opinion that.tlie young wi man ill l.e . siulieieiit Iv i,e .'oei eif to t est if v vvithin 'ti.'ii days ji 11 t 11 H .' interested are a'gree.'l- that should -he In- uiial.l.' to throw any light on the litest .on that tle niui.lerer iif Neul a1. t on i H. 1 1'ma i 11 forewr fu e tnol nude leete.l. :. R. .I. EXUM ENLISTS FOR NAVAL SERVICE ' li'oekv Mount I.. is add. d a init her 11111 11 Io ln l eolitril.iitioli to. the navy, I!. .). Kv'nin. of Koi-liy Mount lis Kent to the li.-iTy ii'rriiitiiig station at Italeigli this moi 11 iug liv I'ost mast er ; ( . A , Snipes Th is 111 a 1. es ti e: men f 1 om this etty that have enlisted fill naal. seiviee. . SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LAND CASE Wiislniiioii, A jn il 'J.".. ' I n lrS!iiij4 tin1 I 'ivjon ( tidiiiu l;i iitl rase tuiiav t )-o Hnrifii' fdiirt ntt'ii'itn'ti Tii Orient! l-'flct :il von rt 's Aii-. 1 re 't-iijtii n ifi tlii' SmttluM it Ma.'itii' railniiitl f'rnm I jttsi i of 1 1 iiiln'i-aii'l miiu'ials its lui.ils Tc t'ci n C( j 1 1 y t '(in 1 1 -vs. on a i jra n t s. COTTON MARKET New Yoik,' April .-.'!. - 'ot t on futures open.'. I steady. May L'u . ".I ; .1 ulv. ll . tin ; ( I.-toiler Is, ill; I leeemln-r- lv:i!: J.'i Mil ary is "s. .. New' Vork, April' 2-'l. The cut ton limr k!t opened stoadv tndav at an ndvanee of ) to l'i points, Imt later tin, dilations we iv .'rrei;ular.May, after selline at L'O. n.'i on the .-all, eased ofl' to. lli.sl, while Oi'tolier declined from 1M.40 to 1H.:::'. Iitndi ; .t 11 w it liiii I or points nf last, Sat urday V closing figures uli ier .scattered pressure. ' STOCK MARKET New York,. April. ' The inixed cliniioes which have eharacteHiz.sl re cent . operat ions in the wtock mnrket were airaiu ohserved in the rosuinpt ion of trnduiK today ' Kirst tiiotations t in 1 1 -1 toward liirher levels especially eipi pnients, munitions and shippings n ml standard industries. There was tin del-current heaviness in motors, indus trial Alcohol and utilities., t'nited Stat;1 Steel soon lost'its slight gain and metals inclined downward. Sighting through the forty power telescope of the battleship l'enns) Ivanla. The Germun subniurtnes have such a wide cruising radius that there i.s no telling- where one may turn up. A sharp lookout for U-boats is kept on all of Uncle Sam's bijj battleships while thev are at seu. -Objects at great distances are clearly distinguished through this telescope on the battleship Pennsylvania.-- IllrrtrTlinlfliylJfiyiSftGr: DERAILED SUM The Train Runs Into Open Switch at Speed, N. C. No One Hurt, Switch Lock Was Iiroken and Switch Thrown Open. At.lantic Cn:(st i.ine-pnssoiief train numlier s I w as del a iled' yesterday a (S !.eiirooh at Speed, N .' t ':, w hen I he, t rain ran. into an open switch. , The onc.ine and tender were partly- overturned ami all the passenoer roaches, except the reiir 1 nr. w.-iv .derailed. . The. track was I'H'lly .torn ui , and trallie on. that, side dela-yed. No one ws Ii ti r: '. . The sivitclf showed siejis of !i;iiiic; l.ee'n- tampered u it h. jThe switch lock was found .looked on the oiouiid near the switch and evidently so 11100 in- had Iiroken 'tlie io.-k and. throw 11' if oj'i'u in an attempt 10 wreck the tiaih. , , This is the s ind apparent attempt wreck the trains ot the Ailniiti.' Coast Line. The litt at te.iuj.t--tt.a-s when soiin- peisoii . or per Sons- pi l.'d.cioss,..-1 ies'. on ' t he- d racks alioiit.a, hundred yards fioin the pass enoer station at 'farl-oro. A fieieht 'lam ran into the cross tics I. ut as it wan muviujr at a slow rate of speed no dnma.ye-1 esult ell'. ' . "' : The' 1 a ill on. 1 oflere.l a reward for 'the lip'! eh. nion of. the p.'i 'i- or part ies who placed the cross, ties on the tracks hut so far as. know ir no one hus l.cen caught t'or this olTeusc 1 1 is nii.lei si ood t hat t he ( 'oast I .ine will offer one hundred dollars reward for.tlie npphension of. the person or jn'isons who broke the switch lock open -ester.lav causine 1 he del lllliuell! of tin- I'litne tia'tii except the. rcar cojich Mild e.et'.- etlnlt' Will l.eniildeto ill-rest the. guilty par;,es. , MORE dippim; VATS FOR HEAITFORT Washington, N. '.. Api il - 1 r . II. !,. Keiter. who has charee of the tick eradication work in lleaufort county, actine; under Mr. K. I". Vatrer, has had pro ii ris 's t'roni liet w .-en. forty and li ft y farmers oj thut'ouiity fur t he eonsl rue t ion of .1 ippiiio; at s in t he county. The farm. 'i s hae 1 n l.ehind some in their work this ; season and for this reason it has lieen inipi'ssilile to start wiii k iiJi nny iif t he .'it s, I U', Keiter is lieo'innine; to o,.t l.tisy now, linwi-vcr, and t'Xpects to erect ;i nuinlier of them in the near future. ' ' -The tick eradication work is jiinct.'.'d itn,' .splendidly in ICastcrii North t'aro-. dihaTaccoTilino to Mr. Vajer. I"i.tt, Mar tin, ('raven aii-l other eoutitii-s in this section have taken up the work with en thusiasm and it -is believed that the time will not he far distant when the entire state will lie free from the tick. BRAZIL TO INCREASE ITS CATTLE OUTPUT Rio Pe Janeiro, April To its output of cattle an-1 help f. ed the Allies, the Hrailian National Societ v i of Aoricultnre plans fo open a cr.-at cattle congress here earlv next month. J American packers-have taken a yreat iu-; terest in in. reasini; tne liiaiiian exporrxi I 'ri(.i n '.'Id at nine n rjin s. in this line and will -aid in- stayini; the'- Ju.bre 'Whe.triee then -chat-o,..! tin. exhibition. 1 j,,,v i a .,,rt addiess, ami hi char:...- rrT .- : ' ' ! was said fo l e iini'.'irtiiil to-either v:de ARGENTINE IMPORTS ! " - AMERICAN MOVIES !,' " "irylit and the jury was out from - that, time until eleven o'rlix-k Siunbiy Washington, April "3.- Tere than moruinc; without areeino; on a verdict. 200,(1110 pounds of .movie filtui, worth, Thr next term of sniporiur (.'ourt at about $.."i(l,00il have been iinport'.-d into Tarlioro will beirin the tirst Moll. lav Atprutiiie in five years, the Amerrcan inJTiTic and whether Nelson will be consul aT Hni'iios Aires reports. The city "tried atiain aV this term of court is has 1:10 movie houses wfiere Chapiin and 'not known, as no time for a new- trial I'iekford strut and coo,. ' has lieen net; , " ' " 1 - Nr' li ES IT NELSON SE After Rein?" Out 37 Hours Jurymen Stand Ten for First Degree Murder and Two for Second Degree. Tin juiy in too .'fiie of W. i'. Nil-sm-!!,.'' Imi-gfit with the kiii'ii;; of Mi j -il-ii I at uey and Kitten:!, of t he Tar l.oro pi-ii. e force, and: the wound ijio (.f Miiyoi' .1. I'. Kiech, of tha town, iif tor i.ciiioy out from ti-n o'clock l'ri d:iy nioht until, 11 o'clock' Sunday in . ill i i li jr. o" liiiiu-.s, failed to iierei' on a -1 . i t aiid w ere . discharged liv ..linle W In-ill no vesteiday luoruin:;; the .case i .-suit ini;- in a inist.rial, ''The" jurors stood lu ijr conviction, cd'. li i s, 'decree nnii-der and - or convict inn 'of seciiinl deoree innriler'. ' .' ' :" .. lsiiiiw us carried to Ii'aleih yev 'is il w us 1 e ported' that ' f.-.'-l i no no-jinst hiin'.rwas ri'siii.o in ,.t hi- viciuit . Slii-rilV .1 lyal t :,hoiloht if licst lo remove the 'pl'isolier to llaleieh sii as to ;noid a nv- .1 roulde f hat mieiit ai ie. ; , . Nelson was, , harmed . witli having slio: and -kill. ' I 'oliceinen (ivyit uey and I'il:;4:i a mid. w it h ha'vi no w .ujiidi d yiavor K.-ecli . Miinot inie a;;.. wTi mi -the otlici-rs vvet(. .;ii..'hino Nelson's horn-' for lopier. - Nelson's' 1 1 ia.l . I.eo.'in' .Monda v v. hen a. iii..ion to r.iinn e t he - trial; to iin.ot licr i-uiiuly and -iil-n a mot ion to -elect the iuiv from in.-n '. out -side of I..!'.;. cilllll.e colilit V w its denied l-v I ,. I . ,- f i Whedl.ce. Then a .-niii f null wns siinillianc.l Oil 1 1 I lie s.-iecnou oi.no II1V was .cimii.leted Wednesdav -illid the' takiuo ,. ..-s.-monv- beuan. ':j . ,: ..r ,i... l The state r. si-,.. I it,' ,j.,' I'hiHsdav mornine at. .-lev . li thn ty r1 and test' mony in li.-half of the '..t.-.f.ii.lniit" be Ullll. "The defense eon c I llde. I iv evi- il.-nee aiiiuit'len o'cloch l-'ridav moi-n ino and . the. s.eeches of counsel for the state and .lefeli-e I'.'oall, Mr.ll -lil liam, atti.Viiev 'for "the state, leadino oil. Solicitor' Ailslirools . or 1)i,.-sta ) and CI. M . T; I'ennl aiu : for, t lie .ief ense w ere next and t he coucluihiio areii nunts were made by-l'.'S. Sprill,' for Nelson, and .William li.. Maui'ds", for the state, Ii.. Hi men . making powertul speeilies, The only pica offered, by the de feuse was iifkaiii 'y and they int r.ct'-iced numerous w it in--..-, s . Inline; the course ,,f the trial to show that el-on was I subject of tits- of insanity. Sonic of Ihese witnesses on ciiAs exauiinatiou l...weer admitted. , that . Nelson knew- ieht lioiii wioiio ,md th:it Ins relations a. a business man were o,ood. 1 1 . w as l.i oiioht.,out in t he .lUii't of the evid e that Nelson was a mail of v iolent temper and f re.pieh.t ly nnder the iulliieuce of iiitoxicauts; The stall' off. led a rebuttal to tin' insanity plea I v hi iio.lucino thirty or tlni-tv- liv,- well known citieus of Tar born and vicinity ho testilied on ihe stand tliaf they had kown Nelson 1, time ini.'l"his Imsiness dealin . ,.,,..,1 a.ol that he. knew riht from wioie.'. " . I . -r a r.'uni' i'' s of the At m nevs for tl,,, st'e and d fens,, were i-oni lele. IE LTM-SS1 OF CITY COURT Transgressors Of All Kinds Appeared liefore Judge Fountain and Left With Emptiness in Their Pocket Rooks. Thi'- s.ss on of the municipal court this nun uino was , loiifj and varied, AI ii n v 1 1 auso l essors took !nlvant:ie;c .Of the holiday to lueak loose mid appear liefoio ,lu.li;e I 'i uiu: ain , hut the way he handled Iheny this moraine; would at least inake t ht-lii w ish t hat they had not. hud the privilege of jrraciiijji the portals of the city's hall of jushice w it h their .i esence. , . ' - . liuoeue .lohiisi.u, a ii i'i;ro w as eh a r o.'d w it it. t.i a n sport ,no. (lid John liar-leyi-nrm into ' a holer cafe and it. cost, h in Jivi' dollai s. for his tiouldu. MiiCeue - ..iiihnson was n'Oi sjitislied with liavine.' to answer to one , char)i' mil therefor,, he and Will Whitaker, another impoited African tooK it iipon I licinselves. to ,indiilj.:e, : ill a little ' dis t-irderly ciindiiiV I W vv as. t hoii)ht best, that they pay .' each for the first lrs"s.,ii is learnino; how to behave, which the cit y roui t . so effectively. teaches to 1hos.', ;(h:tt don't lituivy how. ... fid Hammond:, a ie;ro, frolicked Wil h (lid . I oh n yesterday and lis ii result of the little olltlii'ir he whs char .;, witli lieino .is..i..ih- and drunk. .Illdoe I 'on n t il I II colivilie.'.l llilll -thllt the chare,.' . w as rVue by .reliev'ing;Kd..of :jm.: : : r " v..-- . : iio.-kv Mount is bound to have its niol:iv "sk u " eanu-. . It Snakes, no 1 1 tl .-r l w ho plavs, it iioiinit io oe . -oil i i : - it .. .. L'i. ,. plaveil. I Ills I line will nimiiir, iiui . ....... ..... I.. .... Si,,it i n neyroes. , '. : ......... i - . w e! ,. . udel V '.lllti-r.upted -by the law -y-t erda v w 1, en .. i he v ' were : s,u'iid , nK their Mill. lav iill.-llioon ipiieuv ii'Kn" er.. Thev were ana unci lietore .Inline Fountain this nioinin and were lined $ 1.1; 00 each. ;' Uichaid Hatfle, a, nerrro, was churn ed with earryino a concealed weapon and . lined $.".ii. Th s is the minimum line lor this nll'cnso in accordance with the. law 'passed recently by the lasl looistaf me, ." ' ' .The ease i.f Clara Ha it I.e., .charjieo with retailinc; li.Vior ami his case was until toinoi row. , W. -1', I'.raswell, wlii''. vv.ns charged I with refadiuaf liquor (mil his case was emit inncd nut il toninriow'. I.'. I': llo-kins, white, was "'cliar,e;ed with diivino an automobile while- be- in llil.ler the llllllli'lli'i' III inio.xo .iin.- iiiid was, I'.i.c.l ''. . . Monald liullnek, wli''e., was charged with iivino his automobile too much ex'er. ise a lid' ;is a result he w.ls chnrieil with speedino and aid II fine of $.1.00. Henry Lewi-.', white, was chnreje.l w th beine; drunk and down and his case was nol prossed on payment "f I'l.sl s, K. I Jones, white, also drove Ins autoniol.ile at a s 1 tha did not hminoiiie'with the sii.'d limit of the citv- iind he was relieved of $.1,011. .loe Johnson, a ni'irrn, let (lid John take ins..'iiii nf him tn the extenit that he hud to be taken in i-Unrne'by th,- .-it ,- and lined $".on at this inorii session of the cour '. W. W, Whitehuist, white, was char oe'il . with .'"yi v ;uo a boons check, and in. Lenient was suspended on iayiiient of costs. - I'.i'ijri-ne .tovre'r. a -neero, was charged w th "ainldiuo and had his cn-e nol-prns.ed.- ' ; ' - NEW HANK FOR ROBERSONVILLE lialo'ehX. C , Anril 2.1 The Fanners Tiunk mill Trust Company of Hoberson ville. capitalized, nt $.10,000, was char tered today by the Secretary of 8tate The Revolutionary Fever Spreads All Over Europe, According to Reports DEMONSTRATIONS IN STOCK I I.0LM SUNDAY. liritish and French Regin Attack in Force Against Cerman Lines and Official Statements Report Satis factory Progress. j'shV-ti'd iii by a .proloii(ed artillery I i.im l.a i I itieli t a lenewcd attack in toiec hus be.-ii l.euii by the Itritish on the (iei ui.'ln .1: lies in ;Noithern 'riiiU'C. The new strike in it rk iuy a, rcsuinpt ioir after a weeks mt.eival lit the Itntihli oflensivc l.ej'iin April li, was iven its initial Im petus tO'lay nil both s.. Ies of the Ui.ver S.arpe :is the nUicial statenient put it. ihe statement issued at iinoii .embodies a report ol satist iictorv progress " Bent l.v (icueral ll:ii.. The esteni ot the attack has not been clearly developed ill an attack has lieen aiiiiouiiccd " to have been lnunched on a wide trout and it probable reached well into the tier man lines lu the Arras region. . , A J'.'ill of. silence has fallen over the Central l.nipne suiv'.lit; to extenuate Un reports ot grave uiternnl troubles. In spite ot the assertions of the (leinian press that the gieut lierlin strike which in volv es, :1110,00a Workers is over,: there is an evidence that agitation is contin il. ng. TheTierbii Tageblntt admits that the members T two' ot the iniinitioim work ers' union have retimed tu return to work ami sav those who persist in their refusal-will be called to the color. The meagre light which sifts through the (icrman censorship disappeared en tirelv i n the case ot Austria, r'ollowing pcisistent reports that Count Tisstn, pre inier ol llungiirv and foremost exponent in the dual anarchy of the (icrinaii idea, lias resigned all ml cu mat urn as to the con ut ion in Vienna or Hudapest has ceased. 1 'he onee thing; that appears certain is ..that the Socialists and liadi cals in both einpinli have recently drawn much closer together is being us ed with6 impunity ineoiieeivnblc in the earlier days of the war. . In t he : ineaiit inie t he, i evolul ionary spirit . iiinipant throughout Kurope, has been given n sensational demonstra tion in Sweden. Thi'" filed situation is ens Idv rue cause o enwirkarFTe- scene in Stockholm where n great mul titude of workers tried to force their way into the. parliament "building. The. fact that there were iinrcbukeit shouts lor a republic and that the word ''revol ution'' was freely used gives another aspect .to the nflfnir.: The Hovul. Castle i.s under ..guard and more serious oil t -break Hie predicted lor May 1, WAR LOAN RILL COES TO PRESIDENT ( A ss.iciated PresO :. sh i no t on Ain-tl L?.i The seven lnl , - r lion dollar war loan-hill finally was per fected in Loth Houses nf . Congress to tav l.v aiireement (ill all aineininieiits .n.1 sent to the White House tor I'l.'S: -rrTii Wilson's .signiituie. MUCH NEW PAVING FOR CREENVILLE I . ii-i-n ville. N.(.', April 2-;. An im nioti'.e ,'inioiiiit of new paving has recent lv .been put dov'vu by (lieenville. Prac tically all of the residential and busf ness streets have lieen asphalted, (ireen ville now boasts of having better and more paving than liny town . its size in the state. T WITH THE 0. S. Official Notification Receiv ed by State Department Today. That Ottoman Government Has Severed Relations. Washiiiirton. Apiil Oflieial noti- lica-iou of the Turkish govcrnn nt break ing off diplomatic .relations with the Knifed States-was received today by the State Mepaitiuent m a dispatch from American Minister Stovall at Herne, Switzerland. The communication came from the secretary of the American legation at Constantinople, actiiijr for Ambassador Klkus who is ill. It was sent to the American legation at Bemeunil for warded there to Secretary Lansing. ORKEY BREAKS Measure Up For Discussion In Roth Houses of Con gress Today , CONSCRIPTION URGED ASALASTRES0RT Strong Element in House Favors Selective Conscrip tion Plans as Last Resort If Volunteer System Fails, Senate Resumes Debate. Washington, April Tli admini tiatiou bill to create n fug- war armv by selective draft wan under debate in both houses ot nngri-,iN toilnv. Jt was taken up in the house for the first timo and in the Senate the debate waa re sumed. 1 he House bill, as represented bv a majority ol the committao, provid ed for volunteer eiiliKtiiient with eon--seriilion as only a last resort. The fight tor this measure wns led bv Chairman Mi nt of the militnrv committee, A strung element in the House wants the selective conscriptoin plan advo ented bv the Armv (ieneral Staff and reeoiniiiinileil by the military commit tee. The miriOf ft V ift'Ietr'TiV'" tive balm, ot ( abtornia. a Reiiubliran. In the Senate the lull under condid a'nin wns the (eneral StafT'a measure. In the House the hill was taken up under an agreement providing for eigh teen hours ot general debate to be foU lowed b v live minute talks IE New Battleship Is Sister Ship of the Mississippi Now Building at Newport News. Carrys 12 14-Inch (tuns. New York, April I!:!. The U. 8. Bat tlehii New Mexico w;ih u ocensf ally launched at the Hrooklvn navy yards to day. The New Mexico Naid to bp the gist battleship to be e.jiiijeil with electric drive will have a displacement oi .il:,uiiu tons nun i'hiiv J- .1 toimrtnjjruTisr" She is a sister ship of the Mississippi, liiiilding at -Newport. News. NEW MEXICO TO BE LAUNCHED T0DAT New York, April l!.b Tlio giant up-er-ilrendnaught New Mexico, Ulster ship ot the Pennsylvania, will slide down th wavs in Hrooklvn navy yard today and soon join the war mobilized naval orcei ot I lode Mam. I he New Mexico displaces ,12 000 tons and will have 1 U in.-h guns. The launching ceremonies will be private, at tended only by naval officers and offi cials ol the Htate of New Mexico. WILSON MAN COMMITS SUICIDE Wilson. X. ('., Ainl 24 A white man iiamcil Richard Moselv, .'(I) years old, living with Walter liailev, in Spring Hope tovvnshiji, this county, six miles north ot Kenlv. shot a pistol ball through his head on the public roai leading to Sinithlcld, within 40 or 50 var.ls of a dozen men who saw him com mit the act He fell in the road and they rushed to linn and picked him up. He left a note saving he could hot live. He did not desire to live and he preferred death, since his wife left him His wife v. eat to her mother 'S, TWho livea near Hock Kidge, about two weeks ago. 8ho is tin- daughter of Mrs. Lee Davis. Moselv is weak-minded, though, as tar as can be learned, was harmless, Thr couple have no children. Despite German Submarine Blockade Exports Next Highest in History. New; Record For Imports. Washington, April 23. Despite Ger many's submarine campaign American exports in March, last ' year reached a value of '551,278,000 which has been ex ceeded only onee last January, the ebst mouth in the country's history. Im ports of $270,484,000 set a new Ameri can record. NEW MEXICO IS LAUNCHED TODAY AMERICAN EXPORTS HEAVY FOR MARCH
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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