North Carolina Newspapers

. . "... fV ' - : - '!?- -vji- ."- ' 'V--.; "V .... . ';!i,;;,v:i-.v;;';;;' . - PUBLISHED- EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ESTABLISHED 1821 GI-ZSTdSBORO, M. C. MONDAY. APRIL 30, 17. ....... - i - - -. - - . ' ' ' . E .: " I - C - r STAFF ARMY BILL PASSED FRANCE AHD ITALY'S TURN FACES A SERIOUS SITUATION ,.,v,cTRTI()N WINS FIGHT VOII SELECTIVE CONSCRIP TION BY BIG VOTE. i liJj RECEIVE HUGE LOANS WITHIN A FEW DAYS FROM J AMERICA. GERMAN CABINET TRYING TO FIND SAFE GROUND BETWEEN ; - TWO FACTIONS. ,i,-itrtrn- ADrll 50. y OTer- - Wasninertrm Anril 97. Pracit Vulniinn majorities, both the sen- Wilson has approved requests from se passed late tonight the France and Italy for immediate fin- a war J incial aid. and " f mm onn nnn aaa ate and n3U3 ministration bill to raise by selective draft. t10 final roli cans Drougnt into -pr-e behind the bill many senators a rpnresentatives who had fought U-- ' ' . .... , t'p volunteer system until routed- , .. ric-oive defeats of rolunteer ..,.n,impnt6 earlier in the day in lotlv 'houses. tsp pnate, which has voted down -he 'volunteer plan 69 to 18, passed h-ll bv a vote of 81 to. 8. In the at .army - The Hague, April 28, via London. The German cabinet is facing the mAsr difficult situation . of its -war time existence in its efforts to find a to $300,000,000 will be , loaned them safmiddle ground between the So-t bjr-the United States within: the next cialists ;and. Conservatives. Both few. days 3IIITER WHEAT $3.01 BUSHEL HIGHEST PRICE EVER KNOWN OX ; THE CHICAGO V f MARKET. - Chicago, April 27. A car of No. p red winter; wheat was sold by Pres- dent Joseph P. Griffin, of the board bf trade today at the" highest price ver known here, $3.04, which 4 was 8 cents . over" the , May future with parties are be InaHnn hilHn ttti j. . Tn Mc.Af n., .::. ' , " r""- ".eat at St. 44aujr aic ueea maae lor the transfer j of the money and the loan --.-v . tm . may be announced tomorrow. While government and peace without the amount has not " been, divulged, conquest or indemnity, while the it. is understood to- be between $50,- conservatives are demanding uuuuuu and ?lO0,0Q0,000. . e(1ai ro. fna . . I ivivimo win receive oetween $150.- L, . , in -with exactly. 000,000 jand $200,000,000. Before the vote against the jrolun-I the end of next week the loan should be in Ambassador Jusserand's hands. With the completion of these transactions the total of the govern ment's loans to the allies will ap proximate $500,000,000. ThPrp iB every indicatipn that at least $500-- liouse. t.T. nlan was 313 to 109, and that hv vv'iich the bill itself Was passed Avas 397 to '24. ? nassed by the senate, the meas- -lire provides for the draft . of men hptvveen the ages of 21 and 27 years, while in the house measure the 'age 000 more will be loaned the al- limits are fixed at 21 and 40. This lies before the end of the fiscal year, ir,1 lesSfci Llioi-i cyauico n ill u C threshed out in conference early next week so that the bill may be in the hands of the president as quickly as nnssible. ' The war departmnt al- ready has completed plans for ear ning it into effect.. Senators who voted against the till were: Democrats Gore, Harci Vick, Kirby, Thomas and Trammell. "Republicans Borah, Gronc-a "and LaFoIIette. Senator Vardam'an, of Mississippi. Democrat, was excused from voting, at his own request' ti:l r.3t give a reason. 1 June 30, and the amount may run t'5 $1,000,000,000 more, bringing the grand total of America'4 loans dur ing the first three months, of .war up to l,500,000,000. At tins rate $6,- 000,000,000 a year would" be put out, or double the sum provided for in. the war finance law: j Issue Treasury Certificates. The administration has definitely decided to; continue its loans to en tente governments pending the issue He pf Dondsjthe money being raised' by me tell you what new order we Con ine issuance of treasury certificates I servatives desire. of indebtedness. It is likelv that Dr.,Diederich Hahn, leader of the agrarian junker party and member of the Reichstag, yesterday delivered speech in Berlin in which he de clared that Germany s submarine success now insured .the uncondi tional surrender of her- enemies. "Has monarchial Germany fail ed?"- he asked. "No," he added, 3 i !ii! .i . il smuus unmaniiy oeiore tiie world as conqueror. We are today within sight of peace. May it be a real German, peace. We hope those who govern us will realize our strength, will keep their nerve and continue to face the enemy as con querors, not as cowards. Let us keep to I Bismarck's policy. Ger many's future is a future of battle and conquest. "Some people are demanding a new order of things in Germany. Let The- rQnrp;pntativPS voting .in Vi native were: Republicans Bac- 'Secretary McAdoo .will issue another iiiiii-m . b b m & a. bar ri n King, Hay, Hayes, LaFoIIette, IA ' LO oufuuu,- linden,. Minnesota; Mason, Nolan, Powers. Democrats - " Burnett, uuv Deipre the end of next week through, the federal reserve banks.' ; aurch, Clark, of Floridai Clavpool, 2. ' -T . aJ2L ??UJe neeas ,,i-tii' -TT1;i-jnaicai inat me amount thev 'will require prior to June 30 the date tentatively set for the receipt of pro ceeds fori the first bond i SS111 will Grosser, Dill, Dominick, Gordon, Hil- liard. Huddleston, Keating, Sears, Sherwood, Sisson. Prohibiti-onis Jiandall. 'Socialist London. liaises Pay of Enlisted Men. Washington, April 28. -Both "solv ate and house adopted an amend ment today roll calls which wouj&'greatly-'lu- creac the pay of enlisted men dur ing the war. The house 'provision would make their, pay $30 a month and that approved by ' the senate would fix it at $29 a month. The present pay is only $15. 4 . , .Among the amendments adopted n ue senate was one which would permit Colonel Roosevelt to recrui ,u,uuicci iurce ior service in J ranee. A similar proposal had been cjcawi oy the house. Speaker "-lark. Democratic Leader Kitchin Ml Chairman Dent, of the military omuattee, who had favored the vol mieer system, all voted for the draft on the final roll call. Republi- reader Mann also was recorded -fl t!lP U FH r-rvi n H,. -. .i niative, as was jmiss Kan- ".".vho previously had voted with volunteer advocates. Farmers Exempt. -mong be nearer $1,500,000,000 than the $1,000.000,000 originally estimated. To meet these requirements certifi- just before the final If of : indebtedness may be issued uy in e treasury department in blocks of $250;00 0,000 every two weeks in stead of every three weeks. .The pro gram as to this and other details,' however, is still in a tentative stage. Seven nations have applied direct ly for loans or indicated they would appreciate' them, Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Cuba and to the surprise of many admin istration officials, Haiti. Inaddition, it is reported that Brazil, contem plating war with Germany has sounded informally the sentiment of officials with a view of determining whether her application for a loan would be fovarably received in case of war. I ' . Russia s needs . probably will be the next taken up by the adminis tration with a -view to advancing such financial aid as may be imme diately imperative. The financial program with respect to Russia, Oiiis commanded . even a higher ists demanding: the rfm Ihriie. than - 4. oi.-IL. f JjTo. 2 red sold at $3.10. Thse prices for sample wheat in arUots reflect not only the urgency f demand, but it reflects ihe legiti- iiat?e, situation. The sales of rash rhat -wer.e" small as the offerings ere confined to a few cars in the Ikrger markets of the country. There was a 17 cent spread for : aywheat today, the range of sales l2ig; from '$2.-53 to $2.70, compar l i'ith, a resting spot on Thursday c: $2.54 3-4 and $2.54 1-4; closings t .day were at 1 1-2 cents below the 1 ;ghest levels for the various futures a ; there were heavy sales in the way c! securing profits. The more de f rred wheat, futures sold " at new hgh prices the July between 2.16 aid $2.25. and September between $ .87 and $195. Resting spots for t e two latter months were quite rag gid, pranging at $2.23 1-2 to $j!.24 -12 and $1.91 1-2 and $1,92, respectively. : Net gains for' the day w3re -Jk to 4 1-4 cents. The" bullisli pit conditions and the sif all-offerings of wheat ruled dur ing the entire day. . jAvanceawere shown of 4 1-2 to 5 j3-;foryrn'and. 1 3-4 to 2 1-2 cents for oats. 'Cash sales of 20,000 bushels. of -corn anitj :365,000. busltels oi ioms. were reported GERMANY'S D-BOAT BLOCKADE HALF HILLIOH STATE BOIID -iti, u A I I ISO STATES WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BREAK IT. ALL THE BIDDERS' AVERE FITOM NORTH CAROLINA INST1TC TIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. Washingon, Apr.il 27. Evidence of gro-R'ing success of the ruthless German, submarine . blockade has Raleigh, April 27. Ben Lacy asl ed bids on $500,000 in bonds today and after tearing onen fh sjTd forced the proDlem of supplying the offers .he .found $1,451,500 wanting entente mifrlrlv tvith fnnri I i , -orui arouna lours, r This was the first installment of the $3,000,000 authorized by the late legislature for state" institutions and primary schools. The sale was an Immense success. Every bid came entente quickly with, food and other necessities sharply into the forefront t 9 4.?-o a . s u. tuc Amencaa government s war program. Aroused by. information :" brought to this country by the. British and TP ran nil wot. m i - $ t- ,j . V- I . mioaiuus x-resmeni wii- rrom North Carolina, nnt a rtnlhrW son and his cabinet set about today ihg offered from' without to launch. with its full force as While nearlv all th nMis speedily as possible their campaign. were,par at 4 per cent several were to break down-the bloekade, planned willing to put up a premium- either by the administration as the nation's in nrincinal or In tn rt f a first physical stroke against - Ger- est. The Wachovia TBank and Trust many. The food problem occupied Company, of Winstcn-Salem, wanted the cabinet meeting almost to the ex- the entire half million. It perhaps elusion of. all the other important has best bid for'it offered $500 000 war questions before the govern- plus $1,250. But the combined bids ment. Afterward, it was indicated of the Citizens National Bank, of that the recent German submarine Raleigh, which took $150,000 with avages were considered so success-1 a premium of S602. nrt thn f ful that the United States must mar- several smaller denominati ran shal its resources immediately to put the aggregate to $170 more "than the more merchant ships in cpmmission, f Wachovia's offer. to help devise some means of fight- Here a controverav &rnS tk ing submarines, and to - insure a l-bid Dresented hr w it. wiiu. greater yield o( food stuffs to offset the increasing destruction of food cargoes In the war zone. jieiaoers or me caDmet took to Ll cue meeting a great quantity of in formation given by the visiting ml Winston-Salem bank, was accepted on its face as the best. But figuring by several mathematicians showed it differently. Nevertheless, it is esti mated that the additional plates which will be necessary for the bids "We must have the coal fields of Longwy and Briey. We must have fresh territories for emigration in the east. We must. not return any lands we have conquered .V - "Already we have foolishly be st o we da kingdo in" up on ' Pofan d w 1 1 h out securing Germany's rights there in. - .. , "There also must be changes in the army j where there is too much' young and irresponsible blood. The government must cease conferring with the Socialists. "There is only one way to deal with our Anglo-Saxon enemies andf that is to be as brutal as they. Look at what our government has done in MAS 1 ..?" T ENTER ARMED SERVICE. Washington, April. 28 North Car olina set the first good, honest-to-goodness examples to gain "recruits for the army and navy today when rosephns Daniels, Jr., son of secre tary of the Navy Danieis, walked in to p. recruiting station and enlisted in the marine corps an-d at the same time Mills Kitchin, of Scotland Neck. son of Malnritv T.airin j the case of the United States. Long K1teh.n. went to Fort Mvr v. J , J - , . -, uuu looting j f-igned nn as an orlietori t;. Mr " " vi-.iaicu uiau iil L-IC after we knew on- what America stood, we allowed Ambassa dor Gerard to live among us and to mix in our politics." army. This action on the part of the two North Carolina patriots probably sets a precedent for young men en listing who could have commanded influence to secure a commission as an officer. Nearly every senator and congress- "-aents ariAf - , " however, may remain in tentative -r-v. m cue uuuse was one Powering the president to exempt ;rom t!le draft, in his discretion, per ons ..engaged in agricultural' work. 'Kie- would require each state to J1' a quota of men apportioned -n.g to population, and srili - Mer provides that "no bounty oe paid to induce any person to and that "no person liable -utuvy service sliall hereafter be -ih ! ttt(I r allowed to furnish a "s"tute for such service." form until the American commission soon to go abroad sh all have made at least al preliminary report as to i her requirements. In the case of Italy, the govern ment is preparing to go further than to lend money. Italy .' needs both food and ooal Urgently, and, just as urgently needs ships to transport them. Officials are. hopeful of find ing means to get sufficient ships to supply her: most pressing w;ants. I!-' MTU SODA HELPS CROPS. Kington. -ilison d.'si HOPE ABANDONED FOR ! 120 ENTOMBED MEN. April 27. Senator mitli. of Rn s niakin "" i a j,,, an' aPPeal to the farmers uin ,Ilim at 11Ce if nitrate of uc oi val 'nnf. 44 "trences eaders hp ue to them. In with administration inn.ounced Trinidad, Col., April -27. Mope that any of the -120 men thought to be- entombed in the' Hastings mine, near here today, may be rescued was abandoned by resuce crews to night. The men were caught behind a .wall of fire which followed ari ex- tie r-i, -wuuvea lonignt tnat univ are good t0 set a good plosion in the main stope early this litli it onaDle rates. Senator I morning and cannot be reached. on th ft 11 asKed for information ' The helmet squads, which re-en- , -v- lenn asked for information S of the farmers regard- tered the mine after the first group PUbliC thlC (if n i ' I xl lx , . x., XU. Sen t otaiemeni: , iorcea to retreat, nad penexratea cue rmpre. . ' &m"h asks the main stope a distance of 1,200 feet. flini ; e state to wire or write Evidence of a gas exDlosiom .was . ; .u eniately what fi Tops in e the effect upon the Urace of the men; all of whom were lle Starp if nr. wni!.Abi .-' '; r e n a f-. , a,ii auKnuiiLH i ucucf cu tu ivcr ucany .uvu j.4. farther in. 1 . Rumors ; current that the explosion was the result of f a plot were dis counted by company ; officials.' HICKORY SOLDIER DEAD, ' : SUICIDE SUSPECTED. & ' : , Asheville, April 27. With his man and others high in political life head split wide open from a high I ' Washington who have, sons of powered bullet, Robert Jones, of military age have secured .commis- Hickory, a private in company F, sions for their offsprings. But second North Carolina infamtry, was Kitchin and Daniels have set a most found lying dead on the west side of excellent example and one that will the concrete bridge at Murphy June- do more to secure real sailors and tion here this morning at 5 o'clock, oldiers than any other one thing A stick about fifteen inches long, since the war started by casting aside which remained in the trigger guard the most powerful political influence of his rifle, apparently points to sui- in Washington and taking their cide on the part of the young man, I ihances along with "those who have although no reason for such action I no influence can be learned. The bullet whioh caused his death SAYS MEXICO WILL was fired from his own rifle, it is be- BE STRICTLY -NEUTRAL. lieved. A train crew coming in over the Murphy branch of the Southern Mexico City, April 27. General found the body. -: j O Oregon, minister of war, today is- Jones Had just been to . his home sued a statement in which he declar- at Hickory, leaving without leave of ed that Meixco would maintain neu trality in the world war and that overt acts by foreigners to violate neutrality would be punished. The statement says:, "My sole interest lies in the re- SiOHS. Including r n 1 1S- crti-riA -mom n.9 tint.n (.Jt.tj t j, :. j suuic iiiciii- i wi. luuoa Auuiviuuais ana corporations Ders ot the French commission that I which propose -to nav S3.75 and America must act quickly if the $3.98 for the thousand dollars, earn. world is to be'saved from famine. I will cost:$400, thus leaving the ad- Recent declarations in the British I vantage with the Wachovia hv tan parliament were reviewed as supple- It was thereupon agreed that the mentrng. tliis evidence. .There., was I state do not announceUhe "bidder uh- no attempt to conceal the. Impression tiV the - govera lVrrefuriis:- Thkt.Vwi .C- i that the-.' foodprolem; had take' on. oevSatufdaynigh'tVjr an .aspect;.-making : it incomparably Thefbnly .'question before the trVaft- - l1??3 Pressing question facing! nrer'Ja' the- rngth'tfA of coimtine . th tlwfaited QU tea ; tteftop nrtrstlHTrnhl stem the progress of its .enemy. . pense of preparing tlie plates it ia There were indications tonight I claimed that the Wachovia is winner. that more -energetic measures might If it does not then the Raleleh bank be expected to speed up the work of and several individual bidders . are relieving the food shortage in the en- awarded the money. . . tente countries. These measures, it The contest for North 'Carolina was predicted, would be the first to bonds pleased "the treasurer. The take form as a result of the interna- war times do 'not appear to have tional war conferences here. lessened the amount of monpv ' tn h. Acceleration of the shipping spent in good investments. The buv- board's program for a great fleet, of ers do not believe times should be wooden s-hips to carry foodstuffs is any less flush a year hence. The fact -regarded as certain.' that evervbodv To increase the transatlantic ton- the above par sale certain. ' nage, the board is striving to put the German and. Austrian ships into ser vice as quickly as possible, and the transfer to foreign trade of as many as practiable of the coastwise and Great Lakes steamers. Early action on food control legis- ,a"uu iciituasc. . wnat tne navy- will do directly to combat the sub marine menace has not been fully developed, but it is known that Sec retary Daniels is planning further Some of the Bidders. -The bondsT'sold today run in short years. The first hundred thousand matures July 1, 1923; the second a year later, 1924, the'third 1925, the fourth 1926 and the last 1927. The treasurer will advertise the second sale in a - few days and or course new bids will Jbe offered. - It will be seen from what has been done today that the bonds will hardly conferences with shlnnildprs . ? ' ' several oiaaers wno wisned.to taKe them at $3.75 and several others absence, but no action had been taken against him for this act. No powder marks are visible on the young man's face, but this is ex plained by the high power of the bul let and the fact that smokeless pow- habilitation of Mexico! I have no.in- der is usfed. No inquest will be held and the body will ne given military burial. s speed up the construction of destroy ers, the type of naval vessel general ly regarded as most elective against undersea craft. It is known also that American .naval experts in their conference with the visiting officers of the British and French navies, are considering various, proposals for American -co-operation in developing means to fight the submarine. POSTAL SAVIXfSS 3IADE READY FOR FARM , LOANS. GERMANS CAN'T COXCEN- , TRATE NEAR BORDER. Washington, April 27. Official advices to the state department to- ,day said the Mexican government had warned Germans in Mexico that any concentration of Germans near the American border will te follow ed immediately by their arrest. t6rest or intention of furthering the interests of any power engaged in the world war 'and neither has Mex ico. - . . "Mexico will maintain absolute and strict neutrality. No foreigners by any overt. act will "be allowed to violate that neutrality and the -Mexican government is amply able to prevent and punish any such ovjsrt act U 1 1 x' n,J nilrate of sda at reason-' Wie. ', Price COUIfl Vn kx.: , won Tu7 r Tuesday at the uld be greatly appreciated." X'orth Carplina's Quota .10,000 3Ien. Washington, April 29. Under the In conveying this notice, the Mex-new draft act North. Carolina's quota ican authorities explained that they will be about 10,00 Omen. Hr qucta could do no less in view of the fact f tor tne regular army is. about 4,400. that a state of -war exists , between I Governor Bickett will be asked to hGermany and the Dnlted States. f help enroll- the men ; of the state Officials of the American . govern- under the draft law. ' ; ti16 y?!?-Iy.this fist prac- The number of inehi enrolled; in titfai manif estation" of Mexico's pro- the nation will .be 7, 0 0 0, 0 0 0 Tmt only, claimed neutrality. 5-;- 600,000 will be enlisted in the army. t 4 - wasnington, April 27. Part of the $125,000,000 deposited, in postal savings banks will be made available for farm loans by a decision of trus tees of the postal savings system, announced . today, to accept at par farm loan bonds which will be is sued soon to secure savings deposits. Application for loans already re ceived by the farm loan board indi cate that farmers will borrow more than $100,000,000 this year through the land, bank system to help solve problems of shortage of labor and high prices of seeds. From a single county in Montana, the farm loan board was notified, the planting of 300,000 acres of spring wheat 'de pends on loan of money to buy seeds. Asks Men. to Work. Amsterdam, April 27. -Berlin pa pers publish an appeal . made by Gen eral Groener, director of munition supplies, which 'has been placarded, asking that they refrain from partic ipating in any strikes and continue their work to supply the men in the" field with, the Necessities ,f on carry ing on the -war. -. - .' wro put up cash premiums. This in dicated that they will be in the next bidding and the second doubtless will- sell just. as well .The longest run is for a period of 41 years. The Jefferson Standard Life In surance Company, of Greensboro," was a bidder-in the sum of $100,000 today. . It chose the bonds maturing in 1324, '25, '26 and '27. - George W. Watts, of Durham, ' asked for $50,000 at 4 per cent, no premium. W. B. Venters, of. Richland, a far mer, aked fo $10,000 -and desired those maturing in 1927. The.CitI zens bank, of Henderson, subscribed, for $25,000 at a premium of $125. The Wilmington. Savings and -Trust Company wanted 90 of the 1,000 de nomination and $20,000 of the 500 variety, making $110, 600 on which it offered $112 as a premium. The Citizen's National Bank, of Raleigh, making the highest Individ ual bid worked to the finish for this offer. It .paid .$60.2. to get its hid. It wanted $100,000 for 1927 and $50,000 for 192$.-The Savings Bank and Trust Company; of Elizabeth City, wanted $100,000 at 4 per cent. Proximity, ot Greensboro, offered to take . $50,000 of the 1927- bonds and Mrs.. W. L. Banks, . of Wilson, agreed to take $25,000 with a rate of $3.75.' T.W. Wade, of Charlotte, asked-for-$5p,000 at $3.98. That made the accountants sore. The Murchisoh National, of Wilmington, asked for $5p',000 at. 4. R. M. Mill er, Jr.; of Charlotte asked for $100, 000 at par and 4. J The Wachovia; of Winston-Salem, was. the last opened with its" $1,250' premium. -