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The News a. edObs Best Advertising Medium in North Carolina erver VOL CIV. NO. 40. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAL MORNING, AUGUST 9. 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS THE WEATHER Fair Wadamdar and Thursday- STATEMENTS BRANDED Alio Denounced As "False As To Facts" in Telegrams Sent By Officials SECRETARY REDFIELD TELEGRAPHS DENIAL Sweet Gives Detailed Refuta tion; Durand, of Census, Re tired Voluntarily As Did Also Tittman, of Coast and Geo detic Survey; G. O. P. Candi date Asked To Correct IBj Ttas Awxiaud ruati Washington. Aug Statement mule by Charles E. Hughes. Republican nomi nee for the presidency, in speeches at Iletroit yesterday were ehararterixed as "false n to facts and of misleading eul.stance' in telegrams sent by ad ministration officials tonight after a long discussion of the subject by Prcsi dent Wilson and hia cabinet at today's meeting The charges reiatc.l to changes in the coast an I geodetic survey and the Census Bureau. Secretary Rr.ificld, in Binghamiton, N. V., telegraphed to Secretary Tumulty denvmg the charges made hy Mr. Hugh 's an I later sent a aimilar tele grain to Mr. Hughe. Edwin F. Sweet, Acting s. crctary if Commerce in Mr. Hclriel I 'a absence, also telegraphed Mr. Hughes gmng a detailed refutation cf the charges. Mr Hughes cite.l the retirement of K. Ihina Iurand as director of the cen sua an i the appointment of William J. Harris in his plnce and the replacement of O H. Tittmnn as head of the Coast and (ieo.ietic Purvey hy Dr. K. Ixvster Jones Mr liedfield's telegram to Hecre tarv Tumulty follows: "False and Misleading." 'Matemi nt of Hughes respecting ap point mei.t". Census and Coast Survey in prtroit fa!c as t i facts and of mis 1-ading substance. Vou may say from me Ihirnn 1. of Census, retired volun tarily. was not removed or retired. I reconinien.il d him to present employ ment. Harris' succession was not politi cal. Made fine record and promoted trade commissioner for merit. Tittman, Coast Survey, retired voluntarily after my refusing one resignation. Jones, hia successor, promoted for meritorious work as Deputy Commisaioner of Fish eries. Has made wonderful record in stilling new life into service. Mr. Sweet's telegram to Mr. Hughes follows : "In a sneech at Detroit yesterday you are quoted as saving : 'We had in the toast and (ieo.ietic Ftirtcv mi eminen' scientist, a man who had won distinction in connection rwith his scientific work, a man of eminent rank. He ss displace I to make room for an cvccllcnt stock breeder and vet crmary surgeon. -In the Const an 1 tieodotie Survey we l.ave had a very extraordinary eon dition with rigard to expert places. I mean places that were taken out of the e;vil service laws. I shall not go into ejaet figures In the year ending nUml April. lul". there were taken out lc4 that is, appo.ntments l.y executive ac tion. renio..l from the operation of the civil service laws, to the number I bel.cve of about one hundred and f.ur I Iwlicvc that some twenty of those were made without seeking the adtice of the rivil service commission; I believe that about twenty three "ere made after seeking the advice, and with the appro val. of the civil service commission, and I believe that sixty two were made in opposition to the advice of the civil service commission.' brave Errors Corrected. "In the absence of the Secretary of the Department f Commerce (one of the bureau's of which is the Coast and 1,,-odefic Survey . 1 deem it my duty to correct some grave errors in the fore going statement. Dr. Tittman, superin tendent o,f the Coast and (icodetic Sur vey, the scientist to whom you refer was not displaced. In February or March. !il'. he ram" to my office, and told me that he had determined to resign on iccouut of ill health. He said that he had reached the conclusion many months l-cfore and had already pur chased a p'ce in lx-esburg. Va., which he eipected to make his home. I com tnunicatfi 'hia information to Hoere tarv Ke-ltieid. who expressed surprise nn.i reirr.-t. .. J!Tj, ..X'tt men's, aetjon. ..wja entire! ndun'ary and was not the re suit of n.v suggestion of the department uin.t or .u.iirect. -Vou re'.r to K. Ixster Jones, his aueeessor. ss a at oca breeder and veteri nary surgeon. At one time he had a farm in Virginia on which he raised stink This was sold some time lcfore he entered tue government service. He Drrr was a eterinary surgeon. He is a gentleman of education and refine Bient. Before his appointment to sue cevd Dr- 'Hitman he was Deputy Coin missioner of Fisheries (another bureau "of ttiis department and displayed ad ministrative talent of much high order that he was .teemed by loth the secre tary and myself worthy of recommen dation to SI! the vacancy in the Coast and lieode'ic Survey. In our judgment this Umau was well equipped from the acieiititi" taE toint but stood in great need of man of executive ability to direct organize its work. About two montha elapaed between the resignation of Dr. Tittman and the sppointaient of Mr. Jones. During that interval and Iwfore the reeommen Jation was made suggestions and advice were freelr sought from parties who knew the qualifications of Mr. Jonm, and also from parties who knew the needs of the bureau, some of them of the highest standing a the scientific world, since tCaatfiatasw sat fssw Cjxht.) BY HUGHES MISLEADS 5 fx -s V ininiirc nnrrr i ARE CALLED WITAK Cabinet Members Declare All His Utterances Can Be Easily Answered INDIGNATION IS FELT Some of Candidate's Charges Regarded As Very Unjust. "Pie "Eminent Scientist" In cident Explained; Political Campaign Now On in Earn est in Washington swt and Ol flnrvau. IM TMatrlrt .Si'lwll hatjl l.ulUUu. By H. E. C. BRYANT. Washington, Aug. i. The Hughes speeches of yesterday were discussed at the cabinet meeting today and pro nounced "weak" and "absurd." The charge that the civil aervice has been raided to make way for political hench men causeif indignation in the minds of corral memuera of the official family. Close friends of the President deny that he has ignored the civil service regula tions more than any of Ins predecessors. That charge will be answered by a re cital of the facts which are a matter of record. Democratic leaders pointed out today that Mr. Hughes had picked up s lot of cheap political gossip that has been in circulation around Washington for montha They claim that it was started by envious Kepuhlieans who lost their positions when the lemocrats came in. (CitiaM4 Ml Pat EurM I NOTABLE REVIVAL ENDS AT ROANOKE RAPIDS raped to Th Nwwa srfl ol Roanoke Rapids, Aug. 8 One of the greatest revivals ever held 4n.. Halifax eowaty ram te a eks recently at Roa noke Rapids. 8ev. J. W. Ham conduct ed this meeting and did the preaching Associated with Mr. Ham were Mra Ham, Frof. and Mra. Bctta, and ilr. V. O. Caudile. Feople attended the meeting from Norfolk, Charlotte, Sandford, Broadway, Enfield, Littleton, Weldon Halifax. Huie's Creek, and various places in the country. The attendance was record breaking; hundreds of women came one night through a hard rain to a specinl meet ing for women. A thousand men at tended the men's meeting, and it ia esti mated that over lMO people attended the last Sunday night meeting. Hundreds of people went forward for prayer in the meeting, over a hundred confessed Christ and over fifty united with the Baptist church, thirty three be ing baptized Inst Sunday evening, every other denomination in tho community also received members from this meet ing. EXPLOSIVES EMBARGO ATTACHED IN COURT rnr Tt Associated Trim) Trenton, X. J., Aug. 8 Jersey City's embargo on (thlpment and storage of high explosives was attacked in the Fed eral Court today by the agency of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company, I4d., in a suit to restrain the Jersey City Commission from interfering with the Delaware, Ikawnnni and Western Railroad Company accepting munitions at its piers Federal Judge Rellstah will henr ar gument on the application for a pre liminary injunction next Thursday. ROBERT R. REYNOLDS FINED FOR ASSAULT iSpcrta T aj"1 Oti Asheville, Ang." & Robert R. Rey nolds, one time candidate for Congress from the Tenth District, was fined Sin nnd " ?osf STin police "ioiifT 'tn is m'orrph'g as a result of an assault onTance Wells, secretary of the Elks Club, yesterday. X. A. Rcyrvi(TsTcharged with assault on John Y. Jordan, was fined " nnd costs. The charge sgainst Mr. Wells was dis missed. Judge Adams, of Superior Court, again reserved judgment in the case of Spears Reynolds, former police jndge. whose relatives are trying to have plaryd in a sanitarium. THE DAY IN CONGRESS. Br Tt A-fia'M Sraaa) SENATE. Met at 10 a. m. Adopted conference report on Army Appropriation bill, carrying 217i97, mm. Firance committee ma jority continued considerate of Revenue hill. Fassed Child Labor bill. 52 to 12. Adjourned at 6:12 p. m., until 10 a. m., Wednesday. HOfSE. Met at noon. Representative Harrison, of Missis sippi. defended administration course in Mexico. , Representative Bennett, of New York, advocated his bill to compel vessels touching at American ports to carry 'ex ports regardless of the British black list. Adjourned at 3 :37 p. to, to Boom Wed nesday. . 1 NVw York P.itv Calls On eminent Doctors For Aid in Saving Children . DH lUDW6 MEKTOEN Dr. Ludwig Hektoen, of Chicago, is a member" of the board of eminent physi cinns called upon by the New York do partment of health for aid in the fight against infantile paralysis. The number of caAes in the city has passed the 5,fiVi mark. Dr. Hektoen, who is a native of Wisconsin of Scandinavian descent, is an authority on infections diseases snd has lieen editor of the Journal of In feetious Diseases since 1PH. He was one of the prominent physicians of Chicago who investigated the action of Dr Haiselden in permitting the defective Bollinger baby to die last year. LI THE CRISIS IS HERE Time For Parleying Is Over, Railway Managers Are Told STRIKE VOTE PRESENTED Result, Railroad Operators Are Told, Was Overwhelming Majority For Proposed Stride in Event Demands Are Not Granted; Railroads Give No Definite Answer (Pt The Aaaoelauid PTwail New York. Aug. R The 00,000 rail way employes of the 'eunjry--engineers, conductors, firemen and trainmen, todav, through the chiefs of their four brotherhoods, placed before the man agers of the railroads the question ss to whether the roads were willing to grant their demands for an eight hour day and time and a hnlf pay for over time or submit to a strike. The result of the strike vote, taken among the employes during the last month, was presented to the national conference committee of railroad mnn agers and showed that an overwhelm ing majority were in favor of authorir ing their chiefs to cell a strike. The railror.d managers gave no defi nite answer to the renewed demands of the men today and it was agreed to ad journ untii tomorrow morning to give the managers time for further discus cusslon. A. B. (larretson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, noti fied the managers that the time for par leying was over Unless the roads were prepared to present a modified proposi tion. Eltsha Ijee, for the railroads, said : "I am not going to answer your ques tions now, in a definite form. I will take them up with the managers. Whether we have a proposition will de velop hv our own discussion." Mediators Go To New York. my ;.Tna A"clat.r ,.Pssu Washington, Aug. S At the sugges tion of I risident Wilson, Judge V, . L. Chambers and G. W. W. Hanger, of tjic I'nit -d Stat s Board of Mediation snd Conciliation, left Washington tonight for New York to be on the ground to morrow when the representatjt es of the 400,000 silwsy men threatening a strike confer with the r proscntat . .f the carriers. Judge Martin A. Knapp, the third member of the lioard now in C n nectient, also ia expected to reach New York tomorrow. I'nder the law the board is not authorized to offer its ser vices until asked to intervene by in terested parties or until a tie up is im minent, but in view of the magnitude of the threatened trouble it was said tonight that an offer to mediate might be made should the employers snd men fail to get together tomorrow. The American Federation of Ilior stands squarely behind the men in their de mands for an eight hour-day was mad. plain in a letter addr-saed to officials of the unions involved by President flompers snd made public here tonight. The eommuniestion wsasent on behalf of the Executive council to the secre tsries of the Order of Rsilway Conduc tors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Ixicomotive Firemen and Engineers. In it Mr. tiompers said: "It ia our moat earnest hope that ths ft 'V ' m I TRAINMEN DECLARE (Caatuns est Tsaw Curat.) I TOTAL 335,495 I in n nnn ninnn IN rLUUU rUNUG Over Half Thousand Dollars Was Added in Contribu tions Yesterday HELP SENT FORWARD Governor Craig Will Go To Wilkeshoro Monday and To Marion and Morganton Later in The Week; Chairman Britton Left For Washington Last Night The fund for the relief of the suffer era by the flood in Western North Csr olina was increased yesterday by 1)1.97. The total is now $.13,495.47. An.) every cent of this money Is needed ss well as more of it. The fund being raised and handled hy the relief eomimttee St Winston Salem is also growing, a telegram yesterday from Secretary F. E. Uriffith, of the Winaton Salem committee, saying that the total now is 10,1S9, this not includ ing the S-'I.OOO sent that committee by the State Relief Committee. After investigating the matter of train schedules. Governor Craig finds that he will not be able to reach Wilkes horo till Monday, as he is to be ia Raleigh Friday to attend the confer ence of representatives of the county commissioners and county school super intendents with the State Relief (,'om mittee. the meeting called by Governor Craig to discuss measures to he taken for the rehabilitation of the flooded districts. He will go from Wilkeslmro to .!rion and Morganton as train schedules permit, as he wants to talk with the people of the devastated sec tions direct. Acting under the directions of ftov ernor Crsig, Chairman Edward K. Brit ton, of the State Relief Committee, left last night for Washington to confer with Secretary of War Haker concerning the method of the distribution of the Federal appropriation in the mountain rountiea. He will return in time to present a report to the meeting ia the Governor's office Friday afternoon. The contributions and the report of the treasurer of the Ktate relief fond to date are: The Flood Relief rand. RALEIGH CONTtUBlTIONa. Contributions to Ut lUtaaf rival Fwsst fraaa Ratask. rwvivan fr a 'a Ci stnos Wat raport: Amriwt s. I. C. Blslr I ti 1 1 Mine w. nistr 1 B. T Cowper Brotherhood Locomotis Una-iwesia. Dbrlaton N III ... , . Jos. R Chaahir Ilrirsa Barae Clssk. First Bsla Bandar achool Friend 21 OS 5 10 SO 10M Previous If reported Total from KaM(h to date l.BCl T I t.WII Toe State PaaS Contributions to th Hcltef flood fund fman outside Kleiah, rvcvtvaw by E. B. Crow, ti aaa over, aino last report : First 'ro)rWrian Sunday aehooL Puna I 2 00 Wakefield oimdar acoool tit Bethlehem Methodist Sundsr achool. Parmvtlla t OS M. 8. Harriann. Enfield I SS New Bethal Baptist Sunday school. Garner I IB T C. Owen. Jr.. Krr 1 SO Friend IS F. l.row. Oaford I SS Concord Sunday arboot. Roahovo .... 4 SO Vanraurd Claaa. MratCa chapel I SO Mratt Chapal Sunday aohool U SD I SI 44 Froth .. E. Britton, chairman SO hS Previously reported 12.414 St Total from outside Raleih 111. SIS a Total frotn Ralclah . 1.S44 l Total to data II4.4M 4T RoaeipU by Edward E. Britton. State chair man : Levi Hill. Snow Hill I I SO Swift Ci Roykln. WaahtnrV. ,D C. .throuarh T M. Robertson. Wuh. Ina-ton. D. C.I I SS Conwar ritirana i additional, tarouarh W V. Bridsen aad Rev. K. fcV. Koaei . IIS Si Salisbury Citlrana fthrouffh Editor J. P Hurley, oallsbury Pot, addi tional) II M Tarnorn cltiaena l additional, throuah C. A. Johnson of Relief Fund Com. mittee It 00 Plney (irove church llhroufh K. H. Ballentina. Walthall : aslditionsll 4fl V. M. Kenron, Hlllsboro t 00 J. A. Lons. Haw Rirer I SO Mra. J. A ltis Haw River ISO Hkm H P. and F 1. Sta. Rock- Inar.am IS OS Mra Charlotte E Crimes. Grimaa!and 10 04 R. R Wsrrea, Grtmoaland 2 0 Salemhers; Baptist rharch I thrasaxh Mrs. Irn RoraK II M MiaaElla it Carver. Auhurndal. Fla Ml M. J. Baut, Cvoidsboro isoennd dona tloa. throush Nathan O'BVrrr, State Relluf Committeoi . . II OS i Riiuraway cuitens tthrouah M.. . Kiliani 444S Total . . . . Treasurer E. IS4 TI 11.44 4- Crow a report Total to date Itt.l B. II. LAM BE WEDS ALEXANDRIA GIRL sa OlatrVS v tvw-i Hank I'-.iM.r By H.t. C. BRYANT. 'Bteial lt Wits i Washington, Aug 8 It bersme known today that Ken Hall Iaimbe, of Siler C"itv. was married to Miss M.tr garet Rallenger. of Alexandria, Va.. en July 21. at I hiladelphia. Mr. and Mrs. I-aiinhe left today for New York, where itr. I-ambe will aork for the Associated Frees. Mrs. I-smbc is a daughter of Mrs. Marion Ballenger Mr. Imbe ia well known in North Carolina. Frt e !lsnge Desnocrats. iSpaclal t The Xws sod Otauial I Warsaw; Arrg - The Free Rang Democrats met m Kensnsville Monday, and nominated a county ticket as fol lows: For the Senate. Rurnette of Wal lace (slso nominsted by IVmoerats ; House of Representatives,' W. M. Csrr. Wsllace; sheriff. W. F. rickett. Msg nolia; register of desxls. Perry Dohaon; county commissioners, A. J. Pickett, Fred Bmith and J. IlolliBgiworth. WOMAN'S PARTY WILL TAKE ML v-, tv Woman's part m the furthcoming campaign in the movement for equnl suf frage, promising the most active participation of women in national politics in American history, is en the program of the meeting of woman suffrage leaders, militants and luicilsts at Colorudo Springs August l'i 12 Whit the conference of the National Woman's party is primsrily for officers and leaders in the suf frage csmMnign, hundreds of women of the riink and file of suffrage workers ex pressed their intention of stten'king Miss Martin, of Nevada, chairman of the woman's party, is president of the conference. A campaign fund which is ex peeted to reach the s,lofi,rm mark is being collected hv Mrs O II P Helmont, of New York State campaign managers stump speakers chosen. M-'h will tour all the suffrage states. Mrs. ( harlotte Perkins. Mrs. liheta Childs Iorr, Mrs Harriot Stanton Hlotch, Mias Rose Winslow and Miss Crystal Kastin.in, of New York, and Mrs. .1. A. II Hopkins, nf Morris town, N. J , are nmnng the speskers. Th soman's party wants to have adopted a national suffrage constitutional amendment. y Officials of Norfolk. Southern Also Inspect State's Well Drilled Soldier By FRANK SMtTHsJBST. (Special Stall orrsspondent.) Camp ilonn. Aug S - The review of the North CarolinaXngade today by the three regular army officers stationed here with the President and lieneral Superintendent of the Norfolk Southern Railway as guesrs of honor ns the lug gest single event during the n ninp ment. All commands showed the re stilt of continued drilling snd the entire brigade appeared to advantage in clean, neat uniforms ami splendid physical condition. Company H. .f Raleigh, un der Captain Cox. showing up particu larly well. Th- review begin at four o'clock this afternoon, passing before Mayor Henry J. Hunt. Major E. F. fieddings and Cap tain Rich, reviewers snd brigade staff appearing mounted. Colonel tieorge 1 Peterson and Major James Turner eou ducted President Young. Mrs. Young, and Mrs. Chsdwirk. of Norfolk, snd J. I. Stack, General Superintendent, alwut the camp during the day, they having dined at br gade mess as guests of lien eral Iurence Young. Swsrs Delivered Is Captain Cox. On the part of the Raleigh Rotary Hnh, Colonel ierge L. Peterson today delivered to Captain Albert Cox a sword, the gift of that organization to its former President. The deliv, ry was neeoniplih"d in the camp of the Third Infantry with Company H present ss m4i us Ike rj.ginu.n.tl .&.crs Captain Cox responded bnetlv to the speech of Colonel Peterson, pledging himwlf snd his -orfianv to u hold the honor of Raleigh and te true to the faith of the Raleigh people. I he sword a handsome blade, with inscription, "Presented to Captain Al bert U Cox by the Rotary Clu! of Ral eigh. N. C , June is er.graved ap propriately. Present during this cere mony were President Young. Mr. Stack, Major Turner. I.lttle Isforssstlon Given. Dispstchen from the War Department to Camp (ilenn continue to be lrren of information as to hrn this camp will 1 broken np snd the southward move ment Wgun. Major Henry J. Hunt, senior mustering officer, has received s communication from the department to the effect that equipment will continue ts be shipped to Camp ttlenn until An gnst 15. Major Hunt sees no particular reason why troops should move from here before September 1st. unless con ditions chsnge on the border, and has so indicated in recommendation to the department. In the meanwhiV. the regimental and enmpsay eommsnders sre wrestling with the varions aad overwhelmingly Burner ous forms supplied by the Wsr Depart-' ment to be filled out for certain objects. There are forms for every conceivable Cwtlai4 sat Pass TnrssJ 1 OH REVIEW BRIGADE Tl ACTIVE PART IN CAMPAIGN J have been selected and a large array nfother vensrls besides those of the capi- IKE STih FIGHT Slate's Congressmen Deeply In. tcreted in Plan To Get One of Twelve So ait1 fltwmr Rtia.i 404 litatnet Stil.nn ha ik I uixlini By II. E. C. BRYANT. IHuM-Jal LmotI Wtrp i Washington, Aug N North Carolina Congressmen sre going to make a de termined f.glit to have one of the twelve hanks authorised by the Fnrni Iioun Act located in North Carolina. Senator tlverman has call.,1 r rn.et ing for tomorrow morning at l'i oel..clt in Ins office at which time; he will t ilk over with Senator Simmons and the North Carolina members of thw !.iwer House pla.is for starting an aeti' e mm puirn to secure one of the l.anis tor North Carolina. The sentiment among the Congress men is to drat secure one of the bunks for the State, nnd then let llie lnn Hoard hold hearings snd do the dccilti( as to where in the State it shall bo lora ted. ( harlotte. Durham, Raleigh. Wilson and lireenshoro have all started move ments to secure th bank, should one be awarded the State. Several of the Representatives in Con gress have pledged themselves for cities in their districts: Kitchiu favors Wil son; Pou. Knleigh; Webb. Charlotte, Pag and Small have not pledged them selves. A North Carolina paper published a story recently that Mr. Pajir t..u!d light for Charlotte Mr Peg - todnv sm-1 he had not pledged hinuelf f.,r c h.irl..tte. but woiil I be governed by . thi- "t ishe of -thw tttn.toTiTy of hln rrm-errfirrtitt: STiff from imiuiries mr.de ahen he was in his dis'rict thn other dav. he seeir s to think that tie rnajurity of Ins peoplr would flivor Halelgll. SS It would be eas er of access from a!! pnrts of his dis'n.t. J. H. COOK. (.HKENSBORO MAN. DROWNS IN LAKE 'Sr- ill l- Tils News and m.rtc I Greensboro. Aug. H.- .1. II Coofc, a well knoyn insurance man, was drowned in the lake a' limlford Battle ground late this afWnoon while., in swimming He had uin scross once and started hack "hen he was apparently seucd with crump. Two men who were on shore could not swim and were not uf assis tance. It was rumored on the streets that he had committed suicide, but this is discredited. Mr. Cook was r4 years of age nnd is 'survived hv his wife and a son. He was a candidate for mayor last year. Capture Teamload of Whiskey. Ralisbnry, Aug. S Sheriff Krider this afternoon csptured twenty eight gallons of whiskey snd a team. sr.d arrested ToKe lientx, a white man, who had just loaded his buggy with ten gallons and started off. The capture was made near town. 110 BANK seems certainty: Adminibtration Leaders Believe Now Thpy Have? Won Their Fight PADGETT NOT OPPOSEVC Yields To Senate Increase. Senator Swanson Convinced House Will Accept Plant of I pper Branch For Contin uing Building Program; Ac tion of Padgett Big Surprise I Hi Tlx Aa.aird FTaaal Washington Aug t Administration lenders believed tonight they had woa their fight for authorization by Cos grest of the big naval budding program md iding (' ur drea.lnaughts and four bottle rruisers for 11)17, drawn up by the Senate naval committee after con r. rciu-es with President Wilson and Sec retary Pnmels. A 1 -i .i i it- J.'.'tders Kitchin, in serving notice today that he would call up thn i iii in ihe lioue ii.-tt Tueadsy, an nounced that Chairman Padgett, of ths House Naval Committee, one of tboss lio held out in eon ference sgainst ths Senate iiicreams, would move that ths .Senate amendments be agreed to. KaHicr in the day Mr. Pargett and Sen ator Snnnson, ranking Democratic mem-, er nf the Semite com mittee, bad talk ed over the suhject with President Wil li. I'hn is mull rst .o.l to have reiter nted his bel.ef that authr.riration of i'---.-- - ,...., (senator Swunsi.n s.n.1 tonight leaden Lad made a careful canvass of ths sit uation and were confident that the Sen ates personnel increases and continuing building program would be accepted by, the lii.'use along with the building in creases for 1D17. A call has been ssnt to absentee representatives to bs on hsnd for the vote Tuesday. In making his announcement to the House the ma jority leader said separate roll ralla would be taken on the Senate amend ment increasing the capital ships for next year from four to eight ; on ths proposal for a general construction pro gram next year providing for increased numbers of submarines, destroyers and tal class, on the three year continuing program, on the personnel increases; and on sn appropriation of tl,oo5,000 for a dry dock at Charleston, S. C. That Chairman Padgett would main crtme as a surprise to opponents nf a big a motion to cortcur in these a: endmenta fininl tifin'r im T!i,-v iv.nil.l Oct concede defeat and S"nt rut appeals to absent mi-mliers urging them to return Tues day und vote to insist on the House aa thoriations Senator Swanson, said B4 doiiht remained that tin' Seuate naval program would he approved. "The House will vote for the Senata building program," he aetd. "We have niade a thorough canvass of the situa tion and are confident of victory. I mean that there will lie approval not only of the capital ship construction progTam and the increased presnnel, but also the three year continuing pro gram." With final action on the naval bill immmcnt, the Senate today approved withoiit debnie the conference report on the i',r.(K),ii.H( nrrnv annroiiriatioB bill win. h will he railed up and acted npi n in I bo House tomorrow. A fsvor ablt tote is expected before adjourn ment tomorrow night, after which ths inej.stire will go to the President. If ex portation of administration leaders are iKirne out. the naval 1 ill will follow it to the President's desk within two weeks at must and nitiorml defense legisla tion undertaken as the salient feature of the Sixty fourth Congress will havs been concluded with appropriations to carry it into effect, aggregating spproii mately stttflHKi.ftnii. A PPK A L IS ALLOWED IN APPAM LIBEL CASE I Or Th Anria(4 Prwai Norfolk. Vs., Aug. n. -In the United States liistrict Court today Judge Ed mund VYaddill allowed the appeal aa noted hy the (ierman government itt the libel cases against the priie ship Appam, and accepted a I2,I)00,0U() super sol, as bond for the saf.-ty of the ship and part of the cargo remaining ahosrd, until the matter is finally pasHed upon Ia the t'uiT.-.i St;iTe Supreme Court. The decree and appeal are dated August v i-n.t in th- event jrhe decision oftbs tVSl'.'T- l"!"'S' sustains .Judge, WadiijI. jj rv!oring the Appam to the original owners, damages proven by these own ers will .late from tnday. In the appeal the (ierman government alleges that the court erred in its de rision as r' Mi.ivs: In holding that ths treatis litneen Germany and ths l ulled States had no application; in holding that the prize master and prize crew hud no riglil under the provisions of the treaties to enter an American port with a lawful pri.e without being subject to restitution to former owners; in denying that the prtr.e was exempt from legal processes, as provided ia treaties; in iieciaruig mat mere wsa any violation of neutrality laws; in maintaining that the court had jurisdic tion; Mr- holding that the title was not complete until formal condemnation; ia refusing a postponement of ths ess . until such condemnation proceedings had been complct(din tiermsny's prixs court or that the American proceed ings were not affected by the proceed ings! afterwards held; and that the court erred in not finding for the defendant knit dismissing the ease. ; Italian Victory Announces! Rome Aug. 8, via Iondon. The we office today announced the capture of the bridgehead by the Italians. It ia said the city is being shelled t drfvu not th Austrian. More than . tJXXk prisoners were taken on August 6.
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