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GERMANY'S REPLY-
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poks 'not satisfy the
imtki) states.
reply to the Ameri-
rr,o German
on 1 1' aiiin."e
received in Wasnington
and is generally regarded
was
last nipl11
-.,.if!rtorv to tins govem-
as
mer.t.
fie note
defers a direct answer
miestions raisea v
President
tO
i
pending a further exchange
rsf views.
Germany aesire3 to esiaD-
lish whether the Lusitan'a waa a de
fenceless merchant ship or was be
. us,ni for the transportation of
ar uumitions and soldiers, on which
u,peting passengers were per
mitted to take passage to safeguard
,he wit materials.
in its reply the German govern
jaei'.t lec lares that it is not its inten
tion to submit neutral ships in the
var zone which are guilty of no hos
tile acts to attacks by submarine or
aeroplanes; that it is investigating
lhe circumstances in connection with
the attacks on the American steam
ers cushing and Gulflight, and that
in all cases where neutral vessels,
through no fault of their own, have
been damaged, Germany will pay in
demnification. The reply urges that in the case
of the Lusitania, which Germany al
le?e5 was armed and carried large
stores of war munitions, "it was act
in? in justified self-defense in seek
ing with all the means of warfare at
lis disposition to protect the lives of
its soldiers by destroying ammuni
tion intended for the enemy."
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The
text of tne uermau
lows:
The imperial government
has
. hefted the communication of the
American
government to a thorougn
investigation
It entertains also a
keen wish to co-operate in a frank
and friendly way in clearing up a
possible misunderstanding which
niav have arisen in the relations be
tween the two governments through A
the events mentioned by the Ameri
can government.
Kezarding. firstly, the cases of
the American steamers Cushing and
Gulilieht. The American embassy
has already been informed that the
German government has no intention
of submitting neutral ships in the
nar zone which are guilty of no hos
tile acts to attacks by a submarine or
aviators. On the contrary, the Ger
man forces have repeatedly been in
structed most specifically to avoid
attacks on such ships.
"If neutral ships in recent months
have suffered through the German
submarine warfare, owing to mis
takes in identification, it is a ques
tion only of quite isolated' and excep
tional cases, which can be attributed
to the British government's abuse
of flaes. together with the suspicious
cr culpable behavior of the masters
ff the ships.
' The German government in all
cases in which it has been shown by
its investigations that a neutral ship,
not itself at fault, was damaged by
German submarines or aviators, has
expressed regret over the unfortu
nate accident and, if justified by
conditions, has offered indemnifica
tion. "The cases of the Cushing and the
Gulflight will be treated in the same
Principles. An investigation of both
cases is in progress, the result of
"'hich will presently be communi
cated to the embassy. The investi
gation can if necessary be supple
dented by an international call on
the international commission of in
lairy as provided by article III of
The Hague agreement on October
18, 1907.
"When sinking the British steam
r Falaba the commander of the
German submarine had the intention
of allowing the passengers and crew
a full opportunity for a safe escape.
Qaly when the master did not obey
lhe order to heave-to, but fled and
summoned heln bv rocket signals,
did
the German commander order
me crew
and passengers by signals
dnd megaphone to leave the ship
within ten minutes. He actually al-
lOWed them tu-onfr.thrno mlniltAK
tirne
hen
ar d fired the torpedo only
s,ispicious craft were hasten-
lr'S to the assistance of the Falaba.
"K-raiding the loss of life by the
akine; of the RHHsh nasaeneer
earner
I-usitania, the German gov-
frnment
has already exDressed to
the
neutral eovernmenta concerned
Its kee
Jen regret that citizens of their
8las lost their lives.
0q this occasion the imperial
government, however, cannot escape
mv ituyicaoiuu inL i tci i.aiu ixxiyur-
ant facts "having a direct bearing on
the sinking of the Lusitania may
have' escaped the attention 'of the
Airerlcan government.
"In the interest of a clear and
complete understanding, which is the
aim of both governments, the imper
ial government considers it first nec
essary to convince itself that the in
formation accessible to. both govern
ments about the facts of the case is
complete and in accord. The govern
ment, of the United States proceeds
on the assumption that the Lusi
tania could be regarded as an ordi
nary unarmed merchantman. The
imperial government allows itself in
this connection to point out that the
Lusitania was one of the largest and
fastest British merchant ships built
with government funds as an auxil
iary cruiser and carried expressly as
such In the 'navy list' issued by the
British admiralty.
"It is further known to the im
perial government, from trust-worthy
reports from its agents and neutral
passengers, that for a considerable
time practically all the more valu
able British merchantmen have been
equipped with cannon and ammuni
tion and other weapons and manned
with persons who have been specially
trained in serving guns. The Lusi
tania, too, according to information
receiyed here, had cannon aboard,
which were mounted and concealed
below decks.
"The imperial government further
has the honor todirect the particular
attention of the American govern
ment to the fact that the British ad
miralty, in a confldenial instruction,
issued in February, - 1915, recom
mended its mercantile shipping not
only to seek protection under neu
tral flags, and distinguishing marks,
but also, while thus disguised, to
attack German submarines by, ram
ming. As a special incitation to
merchantmen to destroy submarines,
the British government also offered
high prizes and has already paid
3uch rewards.
" "TJh.& Imperial. government, in vew I
of these facts, indubitably known to
it, is unable to regard British mer
chantmen in the zone of naval oper
ations specified by the admiralty
staff of the German navy as 'unde
fended.' Germart commanders con
sequently are no longer able to ob
serve the customary regulations of
the prize law, which they before al
ways followed.
"Finally, the imperial government
must point out particularly that the
Lusitania on its last trip, as on
earlier occasions, carried Canadian
troops and war material, including
no less than 5,400 cases of ammuni
tion intended for the destruction of
the brave German soldiers who are
fulfilling their duty with self-sacrifice
and devotion in the fatherland's
service.
"The German government believes
it was acting in justified self-defense
in seeking with all the means
of warfare at its disposiion to pro
tect the lives of its soldiers by de
stroying ammunition intended for
the enemy.
"The British shipping company
must have been aware of the danger
to which the passengers aboard the
Lusitania were exposed under thtse
conditions. The company in em
barking them, notwithstanding this,
attempted deliberately to use the
lives of American citizens as protec
tion for the ammunition aboard and
acted against the clear provisions of
the American law, which expressly
prohibits the forwarding of passen
gers on ships carrying ammunition
and provides a penalty therefor. The
company, therefore, is wantonly
guilty of the death of so many pas
sengers. "There can be no doubt, accord
ing to the definite report of the sub
marine's commander, which is furth
er confirmed by all other informa
tion, that the quick sinking of the
Lusitania is primarily attributable to
the explosion of the ammunition
shipment caused by a torpedo. The
Lusitania passengers would other
wise, in all human probability, have
been saved.
"The imperial government con
siders the above-mentioned facts im
portant enough to recommend them
to the attentive examination of. the
American government.
"The' imperial - government, while
withholding its final decision on the
demands advanced in connection
with the sinking of the Lusitania un
til receipt of an answer from the
American government, feels impell
ed in conclusion to. recall here and
now that it took cognizance with
GREErJSDORO, U C,
satisfaction of the mediatory pro
posals submitted by. the United
States government to Berlin and
London as a basis for a modus Viven
di for conducting the maritime war
fare between Germany and Great
Britain. The imperial government,
by its readiness to enter upon a dis-
v
cussion of these proposals, then dem
onstrated its good intentions in am
ple fashion. The realization of these
proposals was defeated, as is well
known, by the declinatory attitude
of the British government."
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
OF THE PAST FEW DAYS.
Deeds transferring Guilford coun
ty real estate have been recorded in
the office of the register of deeds
during the past few days as follows:
T. F. Wrenn to H. F. Wright, 9.4
acres in High Point township, $2,
000. John M. Coble to Charles A. Shep
hard, 63.5 acres in Clay township,
$1,200.
J. R. Hughes to Fleida Johnson,
a lot on Grace street, in Greensboro,
$10 and other considerations.
W. O. Goley to the county board
of education, one acre in Clay town
ship, $1.
Orlando Coble to the county board
of education, one-half acre in Clay
township, $10.
V. A. Smith to the county board
of education, two acres in Jamestown
township, $60.
W. C. Tucker to the county board
of education, one acre in Fentriss
township, $2,750.
P. H. Sumner and G. R. Apple to
the county board of education, one
acre in Fentress township, $1 and
other considerations.
R. W. Wyrick to the county board
of education, two acres in Washing
ton township, $60.
W. L. Clayton to Bascom Ho3kins,
a lot on Redding street, High Point,
$600.
C. R. Ward to Dr. O. D. Baxter, a
lot on Hamilton street, High Point,
50 by 230 feet," $1,200.
Bascom Hoskins to R. S. WyriQk
a-ToT Vn Myrtle -avetfueTWglW6tnt;t
$150.
Mary E. Bartley to John and Char
lotte Bartley, three tracts of land in
Sumner township, 100, 39.5 and
415 acres, $175.
Mary E. Bartley to Charlotte Bart
ley, 16.65 acres in Sumner town
ship, $25.
Mary E. Bartley to John Bartley,
41 acres in Sumner township, $50.
Oliver S. Nelson to Mrs. R. C.
Ridge, a lot on Sycamore street, in
Greensboro, 40 by 128 feet, $1,600.
C. M. Vanstory to C. W. Bradshaw,
a lot at intersection of Penny and
Vanstory avenues, city of Greens
boro, $10 and other considerations.
J. Planning to C. M. Glass, three
tracts, 50 by 145 feet, 50 by 50 feet,
50 by 150 feet, Gilmer township, $1
and other considerations.
W. M. Albertson to A. F. Jones,
eight acres in High Point township,
$500.
AMERICAN WOMEN ARE
SENTENCED TO PRISON.
Charged with insulting a German
officer, Mrs. Harriet Boyce and
daughter, of San Francisco, have
been sentenced to three weeks' im
prisonment in the little German town
of Lindau.
Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin,
sent a memorandum to the German
foreign office on behalf of the Amer
ican women. Pending action by the
foreign, office, Mrs. Boyce and her
daughter are at liberty under $5,000
bail, offered by the American consul
at Munich.
The authorities at Lindau alleged
that the American women used in
sulting language to the German of
ficer who examined their baggage;
Mrs. Boyce explained that she in
tended no insult, and that if her re
marks were so construed it was be
cause she was unfamiliar with the
German tongue.
The court" at Lindau, "however,
sentenced both women to serve
three weeks in jail. They were al
lowed to communicate with the
American consul at Munich, who pre
vailed upon the Lindau authorities
to grant a stay of sentence.
Mrs. Boyce and her daughter were
released on bail and went at once to
Munich to await the outcome of Am
bassador Gerard's intervention.
Mr. md Mrs. R. F. Dalton have
gone to Oakwood, Wilkes county, , to
spend some time with their son, Mr.
Tom Dalton, who has a large apple
orchard at that place.
MONDAY 1615
LOCAL HEWS III BRIEF FORK
HATTERS OP INTEREST TO THE
READERS OF THE PATRIOT ,
FAR AND NEAR.
Summer School. The summer
school at the State 'Normal and In
dustrial College will open tomorrow
and)continue until July 27.
Has the Mumps.' Mr. W. E. Allen,
secretary and treasurer of the
Greienshoro Loan and Trust Com
pany, is confined to his home with a
genuine case of mumps.
Cool Weather. The weather con
tinues cloudy and uncomfortably
cool. The weather bureau predicts
more rain for today and makes a
guess' at fair weather for tomorrow.
In Extremis. The condition of
Mr. Samuel A. Denny, of Gibsonville
Route 1, who has been seriously ill
for some time, is reported as critical
in the extreme. His death is expect
ed at any time.
To Pave Street. The city com
missioners are planning to pave Ashe
street from the north side of Buch
anan streets to the railroad, this be
ing the only block of the street south
of West Market that remains un
paved. On Special Duty. Mr. A. T. Ver
non, baggage master at the South
ern's passenger station here, left
last night for Richmond, where he
has been assigned to special duty
during the Confederate veterans' re
union this week.
Negroes to Salisbury. A good
representation of Greensboro's col
ored population left this morning on
a special train for Salisbury to at
tend the annual memorial services
in honor of the memory of the Union
soldiers buried at that place.
Baptist Revival. A revival meet
ing was begun at the First Baptist
church yesterday. Rev. A. G. Rid
dick, of Durham, will arrive today
and do the preaching during the re
mainder of the meeting. The music
will be in charge of Mr.P. E. Epps,
of Durham.
June Weddingv Mrs. W. L. Gris-
liffiSt fr&sissw
marriage , of her daughter, Miss An
nie Lee, and Dr. R. L. Offen, of Con
necticut, the ceremony to take place
in West Market Street Methodist
church Wednesday evening, June 16,
at 9 o'clock.
Back to the Farm. Mr. John W.
Shue, who came to Greensboro from
eastern Guilford about three months
ago to take employment in the Prox
imity mills, has decided that the
farm is the place for a young man
and Saturday returned to his home
on Whitsett Route 1.
Gets Good Contract. The Pomona
Terra Cotta Company has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
the terra cotta to be used in the good
roads work just inaugurated in Dav
idson county. Davidson recently sold
$300,000 of bonds for permanent
road improvement and is losing no
time in getting to work.
Boy Drowned. Samuel Shrop
shire, about 15 years old, a stepson
of Mr. W. H. Gurley, of High Point,
was drowned yesterday afternoon
while swimming in the pool at the
Southern Power Company's plant in
High Point. The body was recover
ed in about half an hour, but efforts
at resuscitation . were fruitless.
Death of Infant. Winfred, the
nine-months-old son of Mr, and Mrs.
E. E. Hanner, died yesterday after
noon at the home of the parents, on
Arlington street. The funeral will
be held from the residence this af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, followed by in
terment in Greene Hill cemetery.
Rev. Dr. P. H. Fleming will conduct
the services.
Bird Had Flown. Sheriff Staf
ford and Deputy Marshal Kennett
went down below Pleasant Garden
Thursday to arrest a man who had
been reported for the illicit dealing
in liquor, but when they arrived the
suspect had departed. It seems that
some one norated it around that the
officers were coming and were not
careful to keep the information from
the alleged law violator.
On to Richmond. The special
train carrying the Confederate vete
rans tr the Richmond reunion left
here this morning at 10.30 o'clock
and was loaded down with a happy
crowd of the old boys. About 100
veterans boarded the train in
Greensboro and other members of
the Guilford camp got on at High
Point, Jamestown and Brown Sum
imit. It is probable that 150 Guil
ford veterans will be in Richmond
this week, which is doubtless the
largest number that erer attended a
reunion from this- county.
J. P. Minitree Dead:- Mr. Joseph
P. Minitree, formerly a. well known
young traveling man . of this city,
died Friday morning in a sanitarium
in Laurel, Md., where he had been
a patient for the past 1 8 months. He
was afflicted with! paresis. The body
was brought to .. Greensboro Satur
day morning and the funeral held
from the home, on North' Edgeworth
street, at 3.30 o'clock in the after
noon. Rev. Robert Ewell Roe and
Rev. Dr. Melton Clark conducted
the services. Mr.. Minitree married
a daughter of Mrs. A. B. White
about ten years ago and is survived
by his widow and four children. He
also leaves, a mother, five sisters and
a brother, who reside in Washing
ton, D. C. '
Boys Held For Court. Hassell
Turner, Roy Rumley and Pete James,'
white youths of Stokesdale, were
given a hearing Saturday before Jus
tice of the Peace Collins on the
charge of entering and robbing
stores in Stokesdale. Turner was
arrested recently for the theft of $32
and made a confession in which he
involved the two other boys, who
were arrested by Sheriff Stafford
last Wednesday. It was in evidence
at the t'rial that the stores of V. E.
Vaughn and J. S. Preston had been
entered and robbed several times
during the past year. Rumley denied
any connection with the thefts and
was released for the lack of evidence.
Turner and James were held for the
next criminal term of court under
bonds of $200 each.
GERMAN SAILORS LOSING
MINDS OVER WAR STRAIN.
The New York Times reports that
several sailors aboard the German
liners tied up in Hoboken have be
come insane owing to the mental
strain caused by the war. Although
every effort has been made by offi
cials of the North German Lloyd and
the Hamburg-American line to keep
it secret, it was learned last night
that three of the sailors who had be
come violent had been put in the
Hudson county jail They are being
King.
Last Saturday Reiner Koenig, a
sailor in the Barbarossa of the North
German Lloyd, went ashore to make
some purchases. On his return he
asserted he was Kaiser William and
issued orders directing a battle in
France. He was turned over to Police
Chief Patrick Hayes, of Hoboken,
and taken to jail.
Max Thainernicht, a blacksmith of
the Vaterland, on Sunday said he
was going to sink, the Vaterland be
cause she wouldnlt take him back
to Germany. He was also turned
over to Police Chief Hayes.
Yesterday Hermann Heidecker, a
steward of the Barbarossa, became
too Vehement for his shipmates and
was placed in jail.
It is believed by Doctor King and
the Hoboken police 'that there are
many others among the several thou
sand men in the German liners who
have temporarily lost their reason. It
was reported last night that at least
three men were being watched on
board the Vaterland. The ship's offi
cers said that Thainernicht was the
only man who had gone, insane.
Doctor King said that the men un
der his surveillance were under , the
strain of acute melancholia produced
largely by homesickness and absence
from their native land in time of
stress. .
"Many of these men," said Doctor
King, "are reservists, and I have
heard that some of them, under the
impression of the force of the Ger
man law that any man who shirks
his military duty will have his prop
erty confiscated, believe they are In
personal danger. I am also confident
that their strained mental condition
is due to the fact that they have too
many idle hours.'-'
Doctor King also said that lack of
proper nourishment might be a con
tributory causei Several weeks ago a
committee of sailors waited upon the
Hpboken health board with the com
plaint that they could not eat their
food. Dr. William D. Kudlich, of the
health board, made an investigation,
the result of which has not yet been
announced.
Calls For Explanation.
People who believe that the high
cost of living limits the birth, rate
are now called upon to explain why
the town of JIarrisville, in West Vir
ginia, which owns its natural gas
and oil wells and has no taxes at all,
-has beerf compelled to offer a bonus
for every baby born there.
VOL. 94 HO, 43
,r-,
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
x CTTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The commencement .exercises of
the Greensboro, high school were
held in the Grand opera house Fri
day night, when diplomas were pre
sented' to the 15 members of the
graduating class, prizes awarded,
scholarships announced and an ad
dress delivered by Dr. Thomas W.
Lingle, of Davidson College.
The following graduates received
diplomas: Clarence Angef, Ellebre
Brodnax, Kirk Call urn Kemp Clen
denln, Mary Foust, Robert Frazier,
Oordon Hunter, Edward Mabry, John
McAlisterr Mary Rees, Carol Shel
ton, Connie Stout, Adelaide Van
Noppen, John Walker, Hilton West.
The Mann medal, donated by Su
perintendent Mann for the best
year's work, was awarded to Miss
Adelaide Van Noppen. The set of
books given by Mr. E. P. Wharton
every year for the best essay by any
member of the graduating class, was
awarded to John McAlister, who pre
pared an essay on "Greensboro's
Waste Places and Practical Sugges
tions for Their Improvement."
Winners of scholarships were an
nounced' as follows: Hilton West,
University sof North Carolina; Ed
ward Mabry, Trinity College; Eller
bre Brodnax, Lehigh University, Pa.
Dr. Lingle made a very interesting
address on religion and education as
the two great forces that tend to
elevate mankind. He said a man
may have education and no religion
and still be a fair sort of citizen; he
may have religion and no education
and be a fair citizen, but a man with
out either religion or education is a
liability on society.
Exercises by Grammar '(Grades.
The closing exercises of the gram
mar grades of the city schools were
held in the Grand opera house Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock, when the
children presented a very attractive
program of recitations, songs, drills,
etc.
Superintendent - Mann presented
certificates to 100 pupils who have
xmDteted the worlr
high school next fall.
The-" school children were address
ed by Mayor . Murphy, who empha
sized the importance of conserving
the health of the community and told
his young hearers how they could
be of assistance in the work.
.Must Walk to Avoid Jail.
Akron, O., May 28. After he had
pleaded guilty, to a charge of man
slaughter in the. death of Mrs. Wilda
Fyfe, prominent in social circles in
Canton, L. Oscar Beck today escap
ed a sentence of from two to 21
years, when Judge E. D. Fitch, in
Criminal court, suspended the sen
tence. " Conditions of the suspension are
that Beck must not operate an auto
mobile, reckless driving of which is
alleged to have cause Mrs.' Fyfe's
death; that he refrain, from use of
intoxicants, and that he must pay
$100 annually for three years to the
Young Women's Christian Associa
tion. Beck is a wealthy business man of
Akron. Mrs. Fyfe was killed last
February when Beck's machine
crashed into a telephone pole.
Death Warrants Signed.
Two death warrants were signed
Friday by Governor Craig for elec
trocutions to take place in the elec
tric chair of the state's prison. The
first is for Charles Trull, of Meck
lenburg county, who is to die July
2 for the murder and robbery of an
aged storekeeper in Charlotte from
whose person he took nearly . $600.
The other death warrant is for Abe
Allison, of Iredell county, who Is to
die July 9. He is a negro, under
sentence for entering the home of a
white woman several miles from
Statesville, while her husband was
away for some time on contract
work, and attempting criminal as
sault. Eighteen Lives Lost in Storms.
Eighteen persons are known to
have lost their lives as a result ot
storms and floods in Kansas, west
ern Missouri and eastern Oklahoma
which reached their height Thursday
night and early Friday. The number
injured is placed at 20. The prop
erty loss will be heavy.
Mr. E. Poole has returned from
Henderson, where he-spent -a few
weeks recuperating from a recent ill
ness. j '
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