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EVENING TELEGRAM Today's Weather Forecast- VOL. IX. NO. 269. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK AT MAI SAID TO HAVE 0 ONEJD AM AG E Rome Dispatch Said to Indi cate Severe Loss of Prop erty and of Life MANY ARK KILLED AT MONTERCI1I BY QUAKE The Province Damaged Is Directly North of Devas tated Abruzzi Region, Which Lost Heavily in the Eearthcjuake of January 13, 1913. : London, April 27.--A violent .nil, (pinkr in Tns.'n.iy mi.! t ' m J rl?( is i-o ported in ii Koine 1 1 is ;i t 'h to.lhe Kx change Telegraph company to have on cinred on Thursday, morning. M:in v persons are report i killed ;it M m t it chi, -iiisiiiT.-ilile material damage is .'ils.i repotted. ... Tin- province if Ttiilni.r is d irr-ct lv forth of t It province .if lilnzzr which was dovnsfcil I v tin' tremendous earth (pinko nf .lanuarv l.'i, l!lo. In this latter disaster '2,.imt:S pcopl- lust their lives and "ill towns aild villages . were Wiped out. CITIZENS CAMP AT FORT OGLETHORPE Raleigh, N. ('.; Airil 7.Iisiritijr the next, ton days ri'iruit -ji fur .applicant8 for admission to the Officer's Training Camp lit Kurt Oglethorpe, will lie car ried cm briskly in an effort to -recruit S.'.OOO men from Nurtli and Sunt It Car. ..obun and Tennessee, A local committee was organized hero -terday after noon and t'lie .division secretary,. Mr. If. AV, (lleon, of ,: (iri'i'iisliorii. is to he assisted in . the -work by; Mr. W. 1. .Ii'vtiir. It- in' til p. hope of. the. committee that at least one hundred nien . w ill go from Kale;gh to Tort. Oglethorpe. The go.w .eminent plans to have .vJ'i.fitM) men in cnmp there by May M h and one third of this 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -r is expected from North Cirolhin. These men to bi.- selected will he of 'commission calibre and af ter three 'moir.h's iuteiis ye" training. 1.0.1100" f ..the lipsf i'neu. "w ill lie selected a-i nllieets for the armv of half million men now being raised. Ul' the remain itur '25.1100 as.maiiv as. prove them pelves fit will be i'oiiun;ss'oned and idaeed on the ren-i i e list from which list i', is frobahlv that f ut.uro officers, will he drawn. The opportunity for getting a conim's-s'i,ii, therefore, wil li mit serving time as a private -is. won derful and the training is without njry cos., whatever to the applicant. Local men desirous, of Ming appli cations mav. applv In Mr. , Jovner ,nt .10 l-S' Citizens National Hank Building and those outside the city jslioulil ad dress or apply to Mr, (lleuiv, N, C. di vis:on piiffpt a ry for the Military train i 11 tC Camp, Association, whose 'honibpi.i r. tors are.at fireensliuro. . BAR AC A -PI II LATH E AS TO MEET IN WILSON Wilson, April L'7. . ThiWilsou ciuinty Bnraca I'liilathi-.n i-o.iiMortiiih. will, he held at Marsh Swiiriip. Baptist -.church, pear Hock Hide;''. Satnrdav .and' Sunday ipt. The speaker" will he Rev... I, lldward Alleiitoii,. of Warn nton : Hev,. I!. . I'ittmaii; of l.ucama, and Miss Kola Koiie;, of 1 1 n-cii'-lioro. COTTON MARKET I'd Steady. May 10. SS; July O.'tii lnr lS.os; neci inlier Is. OH; January ls.(i."i. Neve York, April .127. -The cotton market opened 'steady today at ;in ad vance of one point on May hut generally t to 10 points lower under scat tei ed Kclliiij,'.- May easi I off with the rest of tlu-fwt, sellitrfr-dow n from. 10. s to 10.77 shortly after the call, while July .sold off to 10 00 nnd Oetoher lvfilt or liliout li to 10 points under last night's lose. Trading was rpiiet. THE COTTON MARKET CLOSED 'New York, April 27. The cotton, mar Vet closed: Mav, 20. 1 (i; Jul v, 10.ll." ; Oetoher, l-S.Ot; Deceniherv 1J'I ; Jan narv 10 01. STOCK MARKET New- York, April 27. A (inn under tone pivvniloil nt the lipfriiinint; of .to dav's operations. important -stocks showing a disposit ion to. rally from yes tevday'8 l;i(p sellintr movement. Metals piuiiiiipnt anil shippinijs led the ad vnnpo, the lnftor ln-hiji feverish liecansc of the alinndoilment of Hie British 'idaeklist. Central Kenther and Virfriiiia Cnrolinn Ohpinical arose aprcaciahly, with Rending and I'nion I'acific gen orally irregular and inactive. Many initial gain wore lost in the first half hour's trading.. TEST VALIDITY OF SEGREGATION LAW The Supreme Court Today Receives For Argument the Ward Segregation Act Regulating Negro Abode in Cities. Washington, April 27. Validity of muay city negro segregation ordinances was argued todav lictore the Supreme Court. ' '" ' The test case hoard was that upon tlie constitutionality of a Louisville, Ky., ordinance t slahlisliiug resilience .ones for white and negroes. Atlanta, liiehiiioiid, Baltimore, St. Louis and many ot her cities have .simi lar ordinances vvhose fate depends upon t he court ' decision in the present ease. TO BE AIDED B i : Louisville, K v., in.'itely nun LanluM Kent ncky were i i) ;itteinl n eoHtVii-iK'i Anl 27. vpi(tx! t'rum iill si'( t ions (f J.ouisviilt . today to ; i-alltil tv (iowrnor St :t nicy to i'orinuliitc :i prorain t'or cx ti'inliny; Jinaitcial assistaiH'i'- to t'arincis in ciil:triiii "the 'production of ! f'l.m -1 4'roji.s .in thin-state. PLAN TO IMPROVE MILK SUPPLY With tiic ohject of iinprovini; tlie mill; supply of the small dairymen the Health (Itlicei- 10. Bi asweU has inade arrange iiien.ts. with the dairy division nf the I'nited States .1 lepa rt men t of Aiiric'nl ture to demonstrate a simple homeniade T.'i nil s.teani sterilizer for- dairy; uten sils. The demonstrations Will lip held in; fho ollifvs of- tin; lleaith l.lopiirt incut i'n.o: Ma '.oi. ' May 2"!h. Kpei iuients eondui'ted hy . the 0e paitnieiil of Agriciilturc and the city health, department slo w that unsterili ed liiilii r.aiis, pails, siaiaei; cloilis, al'd separator jiarts eiintaniinate clean niil'i and tend to make it s- nr ijuickly; to spoil its tliivor; and to yive a liigli hac terial count hy the time it reaches the citv. (iflinarv .washintr -of the utensils is nit effect iye, as eApeiiments sho.V that as many as eifiht hillion liaeteiva may lemain in a milk can washed in ti e Usual manlier. I :ans ordinailv washed harhor many millions of haeteria which affect all' mill; place J in tlieni and rea .icis the milk -tin lit for humao cousninp. t ion. The device which has heeu loaned ti e health depart is that desci-il.ed in tl e Fanners Bulletin 7-ls. Tl lit tit can he made" hv tinsmiths at a cost not to ex ceed tin, When placed on an ordinate iaiii;e " or over a two liuiner oil slove, which apparatus can he. purchased for $.".1111 or less, this apparatus generates steam' cimoedi to ,itcrijp ordinary dairv utensils: thus inilk has a chance to reach market in a satisfactory ciiuditiou. Milk is'exauiii'i'd hy the hea It h ollicer, Ir, Hraswp-11 frOni time to time and the results, of such examinations' are pnh lished 'monthly for the heuelit :of the puldic. Hei'ords of all examinntions are lile.l af thii health depaituieut and in rorniiilion will hi' dludly furnished live to the milk, produced; hy the local dni ry men..' '; ' -. . " HON. .1. C. IJUXTON PASSES AWAY V i ust on leni, A .r'i.l 27.-,-- lion. .1 oh n Cameron' Buxton, one .of the loading lawcrs of North ( 'arolina,' passed nwav i(uietly at his home in this eity yester dav imil-ninst at .Si 10 o 'clock, ae.e.1 ' I eiirs, after :iil illni ss lastine- since Oc lel.ci, when he reirese(ited North Caro lina at the general convention of the Kpiseopal church at M. louis. ; ; , , Mi.., liu'itni 1.. Kdwards and. Mr. Cameron Buxton of Pallas, Texas, who w ilharrive Satur dav afternoon, and Miss. Anna Buxton, nf this cily. A shcit service will he held at thp heme at 2::'.0 Sunday, follow ed hy the funeral at St. Paul's Kpisco lia'l i lunch, conducted hy Bishop Joseph HI it Cheshire , of lirili-isjh, ami Rishop Uondthaler, of this citv. A service will he held at Salem graveyard, where iii torment w ill he made, ' i 1 1 i , , COMMERCE MASS MEETING MAY 1 " Itockv Mount leads the way pvrry day," ''.. insl how this is to he accompiished is to he the chief Wipje- for discussion nt JJiiUjiiUliahS "M'rtitiiUlf the llQX"l'CtSJlt the Chainher of Commerco til Ii" held in the Chainher of Commerce rooms cm Friday nieht. May Ith. at S p. in. Let every meniher jrivo evidence of his in terest in the, development of Hoeky Mount hy heinir present at this meet in;- - .. - NEW CORPORATION FOR DURHAM Raleigh, N. C, April 27. The Hester Coal Manufacturing Co., of Durham, capitalized nt .toOO.OOO of which-$50,000 has tieen paid in was ehartpred today tiy the se'retary-of state. The concern proposes to manufacture cotton mill machinery. KENTUCKY FARMER BANKER balfour sends ms nnPT nrnnnT nr FIRST REPORT OF RECEPTION IN 0. S. Note To Re Made Public First in London But Is Cause Rejoicing WANTS ALL PEOPLE IN NATION TO KNOW lie Talks Enough to Let Is lie Known That Report Will Re Enthusiastically Received in (Ireat Britain. Expect Note to Be Pub lished Soon. Washington, .April 27. Arthur .) , Balfour, head of tireat Britain 'h expe dition here, scut today his lirst report of the reeept i i.i ii accorded t he corn in is sioii and the. progress' of; rn ot iat ions which it was started liy 'thi' coinniittee would he very;., joyous - iu-us fur.: the British coiiruiittec. . : . ; : -This, Mi! Balfour's fust report, will he made puldic thiongh the London of licinl ntvfis hiintiu. Mr! Balfour it is stated, .is ea'cr to make the- whole situation a ''mat tec of popular iiiteiest and iiioiuled'i' in the country :.nd to lav hefore not oiilv the two (,'ovcrnnu-iits, hut hefore the press ind I'lieple all the news, except that tit utival governiileiit operatolis, : IMPROVEMENTS FOR NORFOLK SOUTHERN -Mii-ioiu ia April -i . ,'stiicKliolileis of the Xoil'ollv Soutlii'rn fiailioad have hecii calie.i to meet at .1 1 o 'clock M on. lay iiiurni'ntt t : authorize ii notc.issiie of I,0IKi,Oim. -; Alt hi.uirli' in. delinite ini'iii unit ion con I I . tie iihtaiii ed last irht, it is understood that this amount i,s to he put in new eipiipinent and in improve ment of existihe. roa.ilu ays.. J. II. V'ouii, presi ient iif the coiiipaiiy, is out of-tUe it y. .-Other officials said yesterday,. that tlu'v wi'i'i.' not in a position to savjust how' the funds will he utilipcd. The new issue will lie, in tin' .-'form of three-year, 0 per. ecuf collateral ."tried L'ohi notes, to hear ilate of April 1, 1017. I'liey. will he seemed hy tin' Norfolk Southern and hv t lie -(.Vat nil Trust Com pany, of ..New Yoi-k, as trustee. RECRUITS WANTED FOR CITIZENS CAMP I!uleie,h, Apiil 27. I nfonnat ion ha- heen seat out hv li. ". (Menu, fornierlv division secretary for. the I'lattshure movement , now di'ision secretai'V tor the olliccrs ieserc cauiis, that eamfe will not In' held '-this suninipr at 1'lalts hill); a.s was plauaed;there will he no volunteer citiens .training vamps. In stead there will he held at '. various points in the country t r:i i ti i njr camps for applicants tor commissions in the olli ccrs; reserve corps. The camp to which will he scut the applicants I'niin .North ( 'nroliila, Sunt h Ca nil ilia a nil Tennessee Willi be hold at Fort Oylethorpe, (la. Twenty-five hundred men will e, to that place the lirst w eek iii .May . Iiayiii); oh iiyated theinselves to remain in tiiain injj for tlie three nioitt lis and at theeiid of that time to accept such a.comuiis: siou in t he ollii'fts reserve corps as shall he otfered to; them l'ro i.ston has .heen niiide for the payment of the !u:i;);ssary expenses of t hese nien. Tlieie is at pres ent no provision for paying tin's' men for the three iiiijuths ' service, but that, matter i.s now recciviiig the attention -.if Congress and payment will probably be provided for before the terms of service begins. Hefore being admitted to this Ogle thoiiie camp an a it 1st actoi v physical examination and must satisfy an examining ollicer that he possesses a good character, n good ed ucation, axd the ability to handle men, that is he bust show that he is commis sion calibre. All men who have made application for admission to I'lattsliiii g or who have, applied for commissions in the officers reserve should take notice of this change. Those prior applica tions are no longer of interest. Both movements have been" supplanted by this new training -camp -movement. ; CHRISTY'S WIFE PLEADS FOR PARDON Raleigh, "N. C, Apri, 27, CSovernnr Mickett has received an urgent, appeal from M is, ( 'a I lie Christy nf Houston, 4V x a-st in tke in l.urxrft . o.l'c X ecntivo clcniency fin; .Sam I' Christy, now serv ng a life sentence in the state prison for the murder of the husband of Ida Ball Warren, who with Christy, barely escaped the electric chair. The Texas woman to' whom Christy was married after he lied from North Carolina and f romivhom he wits drag ged to face triahfur his life in this state has a (inn faith via his iuuno'iiee, judging froni her letter. "I feel it is my duty to write you in regards to my .husband Sam Christy as I don't believp liim guilty of the crime he is being punished for," she declared Further in the letter she quotes the statement of Jda Ball Warren to Sheriff Flynt "that if people knew what she did, Christy would not be in prison.' GERMANS "FAIL TO REGAIN LOST ECONOMIC WASHINGTON TURNS OUT EN MASSE TO 4 ft s" ii' ;:., .ft ,s. i vm m ffisrfcaK sw-w sv?f Balfour and Landing, in li mourn ne at nght, leaving Washington Union B tat ion; Balfour and Lansing snapped outside the station on the former's arrival. Thousands of people crowded around the Union station in Wnsh-wp-ton to witness the arrival of Arthur J. Ualfour, British foreign minister, and his party. Secretary of Stale Lanmng mtt the party and was photog;raphe.d with Mr. Balfour. In order that there mijfht be no un toward incident, dozens of mounted police rode beside the limousine carrying the distinguished visitors to their quarters. IS BY GERMJ BOUTS The Teuton Destroyers Fire Number of Shell on Eng lish, Coast Town. Driven Off by Land Batteries. I.Oiolon, April 'JT, l u-ruia n destroy is al taehed Kanisa'.e- lat ui);ht , accoi dine, ti olticiaJ aiiuoinieeaieiit issued by t.lo war oflii-e. A laie number -'of shells were fired, but the : -tn.V! 's were -driven otT by the lire from the laud batteries. TWO KILLED IN BOMBARDMENT. . London-,' April-,1'7. One man and one v on I a n u ere Uill.d d Trine the bombard; meld and one m:in -and two women w ere injured. Ii.'iniae was done lM dwelling houses. . . - TERRY MUST (JO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR lialeieir, Ail il- 7. .1. . Terry loses his apeal .from a death ;se!iteii.-e and 1ho days Supreme count (Incisions niid the OtTtlford slayer of diihii -H. fsieuart .Inly ' l "i,' last year must fin to I-iickot ! fur' mercy.." ,o ease carried- to i-he hiehest couit apeureil to iia-vivhud b'ss -hope in it, albeit the ' no 'i l o heard t he ar;;u melit w ere :. .impressed, w it h. the plea of insanity. I'll liieher- tuiurt simply tinds not hiuy; on w (Ti.-li to has,, a vecersal and in every o.;cption it naves com plete creiiit to .ludjjo Webb in his rulings. -- ''., -ft As to tie in.-anitv ph-a the court 1 liomicnle ami T no approach " 't IVwv to Stewart who was iuilk.ine w.'l'lie i nn versat ioii, ' l I yl- lo, Mr. Stewart, w as t he' a pproac ind Hello, Terrv,' h. Th-e colll'e thiiiKs videiice ti iids- strnyly tiiw-ard delibeiate and prcinedinled minder aiol alt hout;li the plea of insanity is strong ly supporn d by evidence it is power fully couibatted by the state. The jury had to pass on that issue and did it. As to the charge of insanity the up per court lind's 110 reviewable error. The burden ihrov.ii upon the defend ant, in the establishment of insanity is correct, tiie couit says. JOSEPH ZEMAR FOUND GUILTY (ireenville, X. C, April 27. loe Ze. t n a r. .the It iJFe; 1 rian , ho murdered his wife at raetolus about three inbiiths iijii, was found guilty -of murder in the second ! .'Ice by - tile Suierior court ,iuiy Wedirrsilay mylit. I'lie penalty ranges from leu to thTrty years in the penitentiary. Zemar's trial was nf but short dura tion. The defense was ra;her weak and apparently conlined their i-ITorts. to sav ing the Hungarian's life. This they sueeeediii!' in doine;. The jury took the case ufr six o 'clock .Wednesday eveiiinir and returned at tin o'lick with their verdict. Judjre Stacey has not yet passed sen tence. There are two more murder cases on 111" docket, and lie will prob ably pass sentences on these at one thiH - . RAMSGATE D SITUATION z- L f:ii. V HEARINGS ON THE E The Railroads Are Expected to 'Present Their Case on May 7th. Hearings Are to Be Continued Later in the Month. W'ashhiednu, April 27. llonrins on the k '"el a! increase in ' freight rates will be hi Id before t he' lute 1 si ale ( '0111 iiu'ice coniinission, be.inuiii); May 7th, during that week it i.s expected the rail reads will put in their ease-. Hear'ns will be Yijs,.uii-d MaviT NECJRO BEING HELD IN MURDER CASE Wilmington, . ('.. April 27. Oscar .lohnson, the nejru ciinv.Ct trusly', who was arrested late . -Tuesday afternoon mi suspicion of be'nifr the slayer (if Neaf Walton, is still held in the enmity jail altlioiioh 110 warrant, has 'us yet been issued . finnially ''chariiijr hinC w.th ; he cl inic, Altlmueh Miss T'lorence ItaVidsou, who was Walton 's conipaiiioli (in do' nieht .of tlie ivadedy has identified the iif'jrrii'tm beirisr' tlie' man who killed her i ouiianii,iu ' and 1 lieii . attacked her, there is st II 11111. h donbi ... ti to the neio'si;uilty.. The strone-t7!' act that tends to discrdi( tliis is that those in i-ha-rue ai the stoi kmle are positive that .lohnson was locked in h s ea(-e tit the time the shooting oecurn:n, ; Another point that is helping to es tablish a brief of the. nee;ro's inno cence in the minds of the people, is the fact that the adrkness of the : " too. 'Hot u itli M ISS Iliavidsiiil 's present nervous condition, nigiht make her ali.'liiv to reeogm.e her assailant somewhat deficient. Then too, there is .some difference in the opinion of various .olliccrs as to w heth er Miss liav dson recognized Johnston by simply hi'arinsj linn speak oi' after she had a look at him. The fact that no warrant has as yet been issued in generallly 'liken ty mean that the-olliccrs arc not at all sure that t li,. . ma a - is guilty, f.veu when taken vo the conietei-yjn the dead of night, a. 'gruesome jourmy that would make the average negro feel tremors of fear, the prisoner still pro fe-ded Tits innocence. . poise who claim to be exxperts in the psvchology of the negro say that had Johnson been guilty, he would never have ridden eight miles through, thp country (in a - mule tomeet the slier IT. GREAT RAISE IN DEMURRAGE RATE Washington, April 27. The raiirnads of tie- count ly ,'i'Jid 111 ', chief shippers .11 pn seiite din the National liidusi 1 ial tin" 1- league have aoree upon a l"ii per cent increase in demurrage chartre over the rate in effect prior to December 1st, last, when emergency rates Were pre scribed by Hie Interstate Commerce Commission. The nevrate which will go into effect May 1st. provides chrages of.S-i! per day on each car detained for loading after arrival at its destination for the first four, days and live dollars per day thereafter. j hTK 7SJ (' ( V Vnr, hi 1 C E S IN GERMANY SERIOUS GREET BALFOUR .mrriia' ' ' The War Army Bill Reach es Its Ginal State in Both Branches of Congress Today. Washington, April 27. T'ebate on the war army bill rcaclied'final Htate in Con jjress today. 1 ii the House general de bate was concluded alter a session winch lasted iiut l 2 all o clock this iiionnnt. I he House met at noon todav to le'ar suuiming up speechca. After (hat members speeches were to be bulli ed tu five minutes. House leaders hope to reach n vole to night , alt hough this appeared doiihtf 11J. In the Senate the bill was taken up under an 'agreement to inch a dual vole by tomorrow night. Sixteen Senators st;ll were to be heard. ' liebate in llm Sena ti' was opened by Senator Jones, He. pulWii ari of Vv'ashingloit, wlin supportcd the selective draft. Senators Kcnvon sniil he-expected to support the bill, but w.i, ile 1 exemption 111' favor of men in ' liiibi.'ii'v ompicvinent idiangeil sir that the changing of such powers should not , I be in the hands of military nien, . ;. I I Senator Kciiyon read (igures to show I ! in en a so' in the; incomes 01 corporations efTect'eil -.by f he war. and added: ' I want 1 to say that, w liih' 1 am voting for con-1 senptiiin of these men, I am going to vote later tor the conscription ot the great -incomes of this country to help) pav the expenses ot this war. ( (inscrip tions of incomes above the ordinary amount of t he ordinary demands of lite'. 4 il as lie I ion of , men. In my judgment every income above ifloii.imil should be com liiaioleered or conscription for the bene lit of the 'government to -carry 011 the war." : ' BOTH COUNSELS IN JOINT MEETING Washington, April 27. Military, -naval and hnancial .cooperation between the I'nite'l States an I Trance were d s cus od todav bv members of the French coiiimissiiin and representatives of the American government. The ground work lor coiilereiices between the British, French and American representatives was xpoetod to be laid later at n confer, eace -between foreign Minister Balfour, head of the British, mission and M. Viv iau.'i, head of. the Kroni.li party. The chief's of tlie missions had orders to meet at the headijuarters of the l-'reneh mis sions. - ' HAS MANIA FOR BORING HOLES Charlottesville, Va., Aprile, 27 Kesideiits of the Fi'otti: neighborhood ill this county, are aroused over the actions of a stranger who is traveling on a bicycle through that. section with beads around his neck. He stopped at th0 vhurch near Hivaiuia and bored a holeJh rough the walh Later he spent two hours at aurel Hill Baptist Church where he chiseled and bored a hole through an eighteen inch wall. When officials were put on his trail he sud denly disappeared. BOTH LABOR Oil MILITARY NEEDS POSITION; FAIL TO OUST ALLIES FROM CAPTU REDJjE I G HTS Increased Nervousness Over Political Troubles in Ger many Reported WAT0N LINE DOOMED RY ALLIED FORCES Economic Situation in Ger many Becoming Serious. Labor Trouble Expected on May Day. World's Greatest Battle in France Still Undecided. The (lesperntft effortu of the Orrmant to drive thii liritish from the eapturitd heightH on tihe Arrn front have failed alter ftur davs of tliA Iwtterest fighting tliflt the, world lias seen since the bloody davs of Verdun. Tens of thousands of (icrmnns were hurled forward again and again onlv to ieoil, blasted and wither ed from the inferno caused liy the Brit ish (ire. ' ' "' .1 Malitarv critics expect, that the at tacks.' will be renewed again if the (lerinnii man jiower can stand the awful drain, Thev face this expectation on the great, strategical point of the blood soakml heights which the British havo wrested from their foes. Thow I1III1 . crown the great pluh) of . Dounl and their unmolested refpntitm by General Haig so-lls almost certain doom to the Wotau line, the last protecting barrier before Denial and ( ambrai. In the lull of-the great battle the murmur of the rising enrrei'ita of discon tent which are sweeping through Ku rop can he heard more plainly. The political ami (vonoinic storm which hnii been brewing in (lennany has appar ently not been averted by the hasty measures of the government. The mea ger items which elude the censor throw some light on the situation. Not merely are the Merlin papers showing increas ing nervousness over the threatened general I ght on Mi 1st, hut it appear (list the recent strike has not been as serted 111 oflicinl circles. The Lokal Aimr.cigcr, staunch organ of the Junk ers, admits that some of the strikers are ntill out, and oflicinl reports to the. Washington Htate Department speak of l'WUmm) laborers in Berlin who have (put work. The seriousness of the eeonomic nit tiation in (tiTinanv is Indicated by the statement of Chancellor Von Both mnnii Ilollowcg who has appealed to the various (ionium government officials to iiinish strikers with greatest aeverity. This follows on the heels of an an-; iioiiiiceineiit from Berlin that large num ber of men previously exempt from mil dlarv -service are now being sent into the Held. This announcement has added ilgnl (icanee front the fact that one of the prnelide demands of the Berlin strike b ulers w.as Hint none of their number should in- punished by being drafted in to the arinv. Interest has been quickened in the situation 111 Spain hv n statement by the "cw I'ri mcr bv assorting that neutral ity was impossible where the honor and interest of Hie count rv were at .takc. mm ' (ierinnnv's answer to Spain' latest note is expected within a few days. The Spanish note stated plainly that if (erniaiiv persisted in her present course she must not be surprised if Hpain arted to defend her national interest. Having withstood all the violent at temots or the (lernmns to drive them from the num. landing positions they have tal e in the Arias battlefield the British gimi have begin to forge ahead, (ienetal Haig's report today showed ad vances for his troops in two of the moat .inportant sectors on the front, of two and one half mile line between Boeux and (iavrelle important positions have been captured driving still further the ved"e into the (icrman lines towards D0111. Likewise in the Moncliy-Gueappe re gion near the Arras Samhria road aiml. lar (tellings inroads have been made in the derman defense system. The V 'rendi armies along the Aisen fffint are also -employing their infrantry to good effect. Ouiiis of grounda in the region where German possession of Cracone is being nieanaeed is being re ported today by Paris. The French po sition near (Jenny west of Voctercy pla teau Wso has bleei Improved. The French likewise have advanced in the Champagne. The British campaign in Mesopotamia continuiv to score marked progress, (leneral Maude has followed the Turki northwestern from Samaria from which they have retired several mile and now reports the British in tonch with them along the foot hills in the range between Diala and the Tigris where they are entrenching. . 'i . '
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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April 27, 1917, edition 1
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