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4.. V.cATHD ' WATCJ t2i.v a' faar . S'l". rsiwwat I Oars Wsre mdatlaa mi ame iMiaa air.! Mrr , rveir Centrally fair the coasts probably local thsadsrshowers la U Interior. . RALEIGH, N. G. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1919. FORTY PAGES TODAYr . VOL CX. NO. 6. FORTY PAGES TODAY. PWCEt FIVE CENTS. '.w- r ?-... r ''.'v! V GUI DIRIGIBLE R-34 HEAR HONTAUR POINT; FUEL SUPPLY DDKHIKG Expected To Resume Flight To Mlneola Today After Re- ceiving Fresh Supply of s Hydrogen Gas 260 navalISanics quickly respond to ; call for assistance xitu&C from Dirigible To r-Ur J-lfairr Department in . Which Plan To Land at Chat. frim, Mass., Wai Revealed; Progress of The Big Blimp Saturday Afternoon and Last Wight Slow and Uncer tain; Much Bad Weather Xnconntered; Plenty Fuel at Montana; Point ' WIN Land at Moat.nk Point. ' Washington, July oV-The British dirigible B-34, at 1:29 o'eloek tkJa morning, reported directly to 'the aavy communications officer here that it would land at Montauk Point. This message waa received: . "Will land Montauk Point. Re port time later." f Washington, July 5. Contact with the British, dirigible B-S4, whose calls for help continued to grow more urgent all day an aha neared the finish of her trans-Atlantic journey only to And gaso- line and auttainiag hydrogen gaa ex ' boosted, waa eetnblished tonight at fllrtO p. m. by th destroyer Bancroft . tho United States. ;v JUo Bancroft, at that hour, according ta uilwegee, which roocbed the nary - depart meat, 'waa trailing the dirigible a it proceeded southwest' across the Gulf of i alaina. Tha, E-3JL, w .atill Javul t ' i . . ' ttaii th ' Jcstreyot would AMU l aland by ! dirigible wnUt-iaylig, falling Hut Stevens to her aaaiaUneaJmeanwhlle. No attempt t take tUMlrahlp in w or to refuel u. iZM be hoesibJe until theftit waa aU. If tha ainUlD has gas ani fuel ' ,wglritutaiii herself until sho Can .reach Boston. It i expeetea uai no .attempt will be . made to resupply her ai era. .a wmmm mm tha BaaerotLto the eOBimaBdaat of the firat naval diltflet forwarded to the Nary Department, in dicated the B-84'e fuel supply will hold out until tha dirigible reaches Chat haai, Mats. The message readi as follows: ; Poaition 42:51 north. 68.04 wet. i Beading for Chatham. Speed 23 or 24 knots. B-S4 thinks fuel will held out." ; Aaather . meases, evidently seat ; from the Bancroft to the B-34 and In ,i tercepted by Otter Cliff radio station Mid: "We are ou are heading for Chat has. Course 0 true. Speed 23 kaots Keen me Informed of your more mtl.' The new positions of the a-a, as give 1 the Bancroft dirfpateh shows " that the Cirijible is making ateady pro- mM toward "Boatoa. and was, at the time the dispatch was filed, about 113 vmllrl from its objective. At the rata the B-34 is trTeling, it should etrver the distance in fWe hours, whkh would bring it orer Chatham between nd o'clock a. sa. Sunday . Uf CAGING STORM SM MILES FROM DESTINATION. Kew York, July fc-Battling her way Mnth. ahart af fuel aid with an electri- mI atnna raainaT across her path, the v.mi Brltluk diricible. the B-34. was to Sight In the Tieinity of St. John, N. B, atill sheet 800 miles from her goal at ilia tola, K. I. At the same time, American warships were rushing at tap speed up the Maine coast in answer ta wireless calls from tha s4aat alrahiv ttt the Kary Depart- ' meat at Waahington, After a long tNvkt urkb foes aad eaatrary winds, th commander of tha dirigible flashed aaeatage that his petrol supply was fall ing rapidly and that assistance might be eeded.--? - --tr la answer t the meesage, the Amerl- 1 tan karal authorities ordered ths con verted, jrneht, U, 8. a. BatilU, tha near est araiUbH vessel, to stars xrem ju kUa Bav. ifaiae. Brtrcelr - hid the yacht ilrared -when she was followed " by the submarine ehliier 407, from Bar Harbor, and shortly afterward tha U. B. . drat rover Bterens. sttamcd out of Boatoa hartrar under forced draught. Cardea af Tass Thraww Out.- Vtmu Bt. Johns a cordon of British tugi was throws out and in ths stormy . Bav af Pundr the french cruiser ' Bnmme. answered the summons, start' ing south is aa effort to cross ths path f ths airship. ? 1 : - All day long teery wireless station from the northern coast of New Found- l id to th mouth of the Vndsoa was saanaed by eager listeners and wntehers, who strained eye and ear for tight or signal e( the trareller of the skies, but. only sues did aba emerge ' long enough from tha mists to be recognised. This glimpse was csngM Irons tas lit tle Kots Scotia a towa af Psmboro, - 33 miles west of Balifas, tha town at which the Handley-Psge, is light from " Harbor Grace, N. ft to Mioeola, N. T- v snads a forced landing early this morning. Tha mammoth airship passed NON-STOP FL SUDDEfYSTOPS Admiral Kerr's Big Bomber Biplane Stood On Its Nose , In Trying To Land (By The Associated Press.) Parrsboro, N. 8., July 5. Badly dam aged while making a forced landing early this morning, the Handley-Page biplane which started from Harbor Grsee, ST. P., for Mineola, N. Y., yes terday, under command of Vice Admiral Mark Kerr, stood on her nose at the edge of the Parrsboro race track to- igbt, incapable of resuming her flight. The huge bomber cruised back and forth over the town from 2 a. m. until day break Uf fore coming down for the pur pose" of making necessary repairs to her engine. Her pilot tried to effect a land ing on the rare track, but the machine orcr-raa the track, struck a wire fenee, puncturing a tire, and crashed into tree. The impact with the tree stood the machine on end, wrenching off wheel, wrecking the pilot house hud slightly damaging her right wing. - Admiral Kerr and his erew of three were shaken up, but' none was seriously injured. He and Von Hollweg Apparently neuiuj un n Te To Uftload Off Lift L( JCaf$erk Ex (By the Associated Press.) London, July 5. field Marshal Voa Hindenburg, former chief of the Ger man stuff, declares that he is responsible for acta of Gorman saais headquarters unee August, 1910, aad also the procla mattona jf former Emperor William cancerniag4he waging of warfare. He asks president ben, or uermany, to inform the allies to this effect, accord ing to A Copenhagen dispatch to the exchange Telegraph Company. The fleld marshall arrived in Hanover Friday, the dispatch states, and tele graphed tha following' message to Presi dent Ebert: The signing of the peace treaty gives me occasion for declaring that I am responsible for the decisions nnd acts of main headquarters ajnee August SO, 1916, and also that all proclamations and orders of His Majesty, the emperor, and king, concerning the wnging of war fare, were issued upon my advice and upon my responsibility. 1 beg you there fore te inform the German people and the allied governments of this declara tion." The declaration by Field Mnrshnt Von Hindenburg thnt he naa responsible for acta committed by the Germans aad for proclamations ef the former emperor i the second to be made by a German leader since it was ofReinlly an nounced that tha allies purposed to plsee on trial polical and military leaders of Germany for causing the war and for violations of ths rules of warfare The other leader, who as sumed ' responsibility for the aets of former Emperor Willium was Dr. Theo bald Von Bethel-Hollncx, former Ger man chancellor, who held office st the beginning of tiie war. BAHKELL HIGH COMMISSIONER; t PEACE COUNCIL MEETING. Paris, July 8. (By ths Associated Press.) Col. Wm. Uaswel! waa today appointed high . commissioner for the great - powers, United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy. . He will have entire charge of economic ques tions in the country, with most extended powers, reporting to the couneil at Paris. All relief organisations, in Con stantinople, Georgia and the provinces throughout Tnraey will report to him. Col. Haskell recently returned from Bumanla, where he went In connection with tba distribution of relief to the populstion. Hottest Ith of 3uty la I Years. New York, July 3. The hottest July 5th since 1911 today Sent the offleiiil thermometer to ,M degrees ut 3 p. m. snd though thandershowers were pre dicted for tonight, tbs sky was clear at midnight and the temperature only a few degrees below the day's high mark. Only about a dosea persona were overcome by ths heat, however, due largelyi.lt was said, to the fact that today was observed generally as a holiday- " ' vr V : Thousands of persons spent tr.o sight on the sands at aearby beaches, while otherrflepT Is" parks,' or. Va the" river docks is as effort to escape the sultry heat that made tho congested districts neatly unbearable. ' . 4 flM,Me Paid Bar Oae BuIL Belvedere, N. J, July &Kluk Pon tine, a famous" blooded Holstoia bull, was sold today by Mrs. , Helen Uas aenat, of tho plequett Stock PsrW hers, to E. BHager, of Algonquin, IlL, for 1100,000; ' Insuraneo of 170,000 Is tarried a King Pontine. Ho U five years old an4 weighs about 2100 pounds. IDE BURG SAYS HE S GUILTY AS B LL DEMORALIZATION 9 Unless Reorganization MeaS' lire Is Speedily Enacted ' V ' By Congress ORDER OF SECRETARY OF WAR FORCES THE ISSUE Question of Permanent Military Policy Will Be- forced Cn Present Session of Congress By Order Reducing Army To 233,000 By Sept. 30, Ex perts Declare - (Bv The Associated Press.) Washington,- July 5. Thd question of permanent military policy- robauly will, be forced before the present ses sion of Congress by Secretary Baker's order, reMutlug tho army to 33,000 ufll eers and men by September 30. Military experts here believe only speedy psss- aire of the army re-organization dim will prevent demoralization of the mili tary establishment. The recent army bill makes nmnila tory the continuance of the- four new staff corps: ehemical warfare, motor transport, tank and air service none of which was provided for in the national defense act. Officers and men must be drawn from the line and from the reg ular staff personnel to provide the necessary overhead of these brandies. Skeleton Army Reached. "A return to the atatus of 190S," wus the prediction of one oflieer conrcrmuK the effects. In that year companies eouia muster only 35 men and regiments were frequently under the charge of one major and one captain.. The general staff is already at work on some program which will come within authorised expenditures, and yet permit the retention of a skeleton establish ment which may be expanded for war. Plans for the Organization of the air service and tank corps looking to fur ther progress will have to go by the board, it waa conceded.. Services will be kept setive through a headquarters organisation with repairmen and guards at the various depots. Requirements Tht Mast Be Met. Primary troop .requirements which must me met include: Garrisons for tho Philippines, Hawaii and tha Panama Canal, conservatively flgured at 60,000 ansa; guard foi . the Bouthora . border,. -owuuntairiod, ,t 30,000. a force of 8,000 on theTBhiite, and, for the time being at least 1,000 men for Siberia. ' There total 06,000 officer and men and do not tako tuto consideration the hundreds of small garrisons needed at home army posts, which is estimated at 20,000 with further addition for the coast defenses. War department plans approved as late as March provided 58,000 officers and men for the coast de fenses. The 23,000 temporary officers who have applied for permanent commissions in the regular army must be discharged forthwith because of the lack of money. CASE TO TEST WAR II Ordered By Atty.-General To Be Brought in District Court of Missouri Kansas City, Mo., July 5. A test ense in this district under the wartime pro hibition act has been ordered instituted by Attorney-General Palmer in a letter received today by United States At torney Francis M. Wilson, of this city. "The test ease," Mr. Wilson said, "will be brought on the point that beer con taining more than one half of one per cent alcohol Is in violation of the war time measure, regardless of whether or not it is intoxicating. Previous Inter pretations have always included the word 'intoxicating' and this latest order clarifies this theory." Mr. Wilson declared he was not at liberty to .revcnl the contents of the letter received from Attorney General Palmer. GERMAN MILITARISTS NOW THREATEN POLAND Monarchical league Leader Refers To Huns' Acceptance of "Scornful Peace" Amsterdam, July 5. dencrsl Von 8toekhauscn, leader 'of the newly es tablished monarchial league, tnld the Berlin correspondent of the Al Ucmeea Hendelibladt that all former oflirers of the eld army were much dissatisfied with the government, according to the correspondent's dispatch received here today. General Voa Btoekhausea was quoted as saying ths officers' dissatis faction' was over the signing of the "scornful peaes treaty." He said the officers were soldiers aot politicians snd eannot bo expected to agree to sur render their own commander.'' The of ficers, bo said, were so longer willing to support tho government ia military operations.' V A Tho Correspondent transmitted a re port that General Von Btoekhausea's officers and troops intent! to take mili tary actios against Poland oa their ows Initiative. - Paris, July 8. Tha allied eorjncll wifhi M. Clemeneeau presiding, ' and -'M. Piehoa, Preach foreign minister also present today, considered questions ro tating to Hungary ad ths opening up of tho Danube. No decisioa wis reached. OPARMY POSSIBLE U. S. NAW PIRIGIBilES ATrROOSEA:HEm ? jpf p -"' - ''"TTf .. fcr,)ur , . 1 .V... ,..X...i,l H h, 1 i ft mmmuifKWm iolsasiisia iw m . mt wtm . -feunaJ jN hjawiMaaOTaiiMnMMK.irMayJ'' iTXi? 1 (C) Underwood & Underwood. MAKING READY FOR THE DIRIGIBLE ( 1) U.; S. Navy dirigible! arriving et Roosevelt Field, Mineola, with loads of materials to be used io preparing for the arrival. The blimp iu the background will guide the British airship to landing place. (2) The guard of honor, U. S. Army and Navy Air Service experts. (3) A small part of the huge gas plant at Edinburgh which supplies tho dirigible with gas. r President Expected To Reach New York and There De liver Brief Address ! GEORGE WASHINGTON TO DOCK IN THE AFTERNOON Expected To Present Peace Treaty To Senate Wednes day or Thursday and Soon Thereafter Start On His League of Nations "Swing Around The Circle" New York, July 5. A "wireless mos- tng received here today from hc transport (ieore;e Washington bearing President eViUon, said the vessel would reach Ambrose Channel lightship at noon Tuesday and dock at Hoboken about 3 p. m. -Washington, July 5. President Wil son has approved the program for his reception at New York Tuesdny. II will land at Hoboken at 2:30 o'clock. rross on the ferry to Manhattan nnd proceed by automobile to Carnegie II ill ft hero formal welcoming cercaaouie will be held. The President plans to make a brief address in reply to the welcome by Governor Bmith and Mayor Hylan but the understanding at the White House is that he will not touch on the peace treaty and the lcngue of nations. After the exercises at Carnegie Hall he will start for Washington on a special train, arriving late Tuesday night. White House officials have not been advised of the President's plans nfter he arrives here but the general expo'' tation Is that he will present the peace treaty to the Senate Wednesday or Thursday. Utter he expect to mnke "a ewin? around the circle" speaking for the tfen'y nnd the league. The Day On Board Bkria. - On Bonnl tho I'. S. 8. George Wash ington, Kridny, ,hi!y 4. (By Wireless to the A'socintod Press.) Fresinent Wilson ni'-rlit hnvn been as American sailor, he told the seamen of the Wash ington t itlay in the course of a stirring tribute lie paid to the American navy and the pair it M borne throughout the war. His speech ti the crrw was made when the sailors assembled between decks to giro the Preiideat a hearty greeting as he ' moved - about among them. It was the navy, be said, which had put the army in the lighting field by aifely transporting two million " men across tho Atlantic aad it is the navy now that Is sngsged in. tho prodigious task of promptly and safely returning tho great boat back heme again. His continued thought and his jfride daring the days of the war, he said, were those me of ithe Americas navy who pcr- . . . j.i -... . lormea me anngeroas tuun ai 1 Tho President then disclosed his (Centlaaed oa Pago Two.) BMTOVI HOUSE TUESDAY GERMAN ASSEMBLY TO RATIFY TREATY MONDAY, IS REPORT London, July 5. The Ger man cabinet discussed this morning the question of rati fication of the peace treaty and future diplomatic serv ice, according to an Ex change Telegraph dispatch received by way of Co penhagen. The German National As sembly, this dispatch says, will ratify the treaty Mon day, and Dr. Mueller will outline the government's fu ture f oreiga policy. Senator Simmons Desires Mor; Equitable Distribution For Atlantic Ports RAILROAD OFFICIAL IN LETTER SHOWS PROBLEM freight Rates Prom Western Points of Origin To Southern Points Must Be Lowered in Order To Compete With North Atlantic Ports, He Says (By Special Ussed Wire.) I Washington, 1). O, July 5. -Edward Chambers, director of the Divisiou of Traffic of the United States Kail road Administration, haa been considering at the instance of Senator Simmoni the problem of nd justing and equalising the distribution of export 'traffic among all the ports. It has been a persistent ecmphuat,that the South Atlantic ports have not been fairly treated tin the matter and that a more equitable dip tributioa of tbs export traffic shouUI be made. Mr. Chambers expressed him self as being ia sympathy with the claims of those who are speaking for the Sooth Atlantic ports. In a letter to Senator Simmons he says: "The bulk of the export traffic out' aide of grain, lumber aad cotton orig inates in ths : territory East ' of the .Mississippi aad North of the Ohio river. Tha aoriaal rate from ports in this territory to the North Atlantic ports applying -oa domestic as well as export traifie ia lower than from the same points of origin to tho South At lantic ports. Very Difficult Problem. . "Therefore, you sa understand that SOUTH IS SEEKING MM EXPORTS ' t - -'" . eanaasssusssw-M i - - : (Continued oa Pago Two.) ' 11 I llnTIIPn PIAIIT IA ANUPrlHiiliu OPEN TO DEIV1PSEY Offered $30,000 To Meet Willie Meehan On Labor Day at Atlantic City WILLARD NOT BADLY HURT; PECULIARITIES OF FIGHT Eoxing Commission Physicians Examine Willard and Find He Is Not Seriously Injured in Any Way; Bruises Mostly Superficial; Plans of The Two Pugilists Atlantic City, N. J., July 5. Fight promoters connected with a local snort ing eluti, today wired Jack Dcnipv-y, the new h avyweigiit champion, gun: 5 living him S:K),(MH) for sn eight rou bout with Willie Meehan hero Uibt lljy. Meehan has consented to meet Doupscy. Toledo, 0 July 5. Though a new h 'avyH eight champion has been crown ed in Jink Demptey, and the exodus of ligtit fjos haa di'populutcd Toledo ho'.els, lontroversies still ruge over the scusut.o.inl dc fe.it of J cm Willard. Ho many uuubuul angles developed during the nine minutes of terrlUe Cm ic bom bardment thut scarcely two spectators Sew the scene the same. The uncer tainty regarding the situation at the end of tho first round when Dernpsey left the ling believing that he had won w.th s knockout, nnd the payment of such w:igers as hinged on when Wil lr.rd vus stopped furnished unlimited uinteriul for argument. So weak ,:n the sound of the gong and in great the uproar about the ring, that Referee Peeord failed to bear tho hell and continued to count I over Willurd ns be sat on the rina door near a neutral corner, although Timekeeper Barbour ordered the rlung when record's arm wss falling or the seventh time. The referee notified Dempsey that he had won r.nd the Salt Lake City pugilist was well on his nay to his dressing room before his man ager overtook him and told him he was in dsnger of being disqualified on a technicality for leaving the ring. - Peculiarities o( the Fight. The question of which round Dompsey nou bis new title, in was plnced before several veteran ring officials by men who bod wagers at stake, snd the con sensus was. that Dernpsey stopped Wil. lard ia the third round, n the letter's seconds 'tossed the towel f defeat Into the eenter of the ring before the bell rang for the beginning of the fourth session. These same veterans pointed Out several other interesting features. They stated that it was' the first time thst a heavyweight champion had ever admitted defeat without leaving his chair as well as tho shortest heavyweight championship combat of modern ring history. . " " ; . -.: i In other respects ths first few hours after tho battle were muck the same as iContlnaed oa Pago Two.) SENATOR IBS SOU KILLS SWEETHEART Body of Dead Girl Had Been Hauled Around In Harry New's Auto ; . SAYS HE SHOT HER FOft, REFUSING TO MARRY HIM Mother Says She Was Divorced Prom U. 8. Senator New 18 Tears Ago; She Leaves In. dianapolis Por Scene of -Crime; Senator New Denies Alleged Marriage By ThT Associated Press.) Los Angeles, (Jul., July 6. Harrv 8.' ' New, of Glendalc, Cal., walked into ' police headquarters early todsv, in formed detectives that there1 was a ded woman in his automobile and ho do- 1 sired to give himself up as a murderer. He then led tho officers to a ear out side the stntion, where the body of Frieda Jf issuer, 21 yca.-s old, was , found. New, according to a statement of Hie police, said he had quarreled w'.th tho young woman at Topanga Canyon, sev eral miles from the city, when the re fused to marry him, and had shot hor. She had a bullet hole through the head. New wss charged with murder aad held ' without bond. New told the police, they said, that he waa the son of United States 8enatnr Harry 8. New, of Indiana, and his claim was corroborated by relatives of the dead girl, who they say had knows ' New and his family in Indiana. Statement By Harry New, "We didn't understand each other," said New, according to Detective Ser geant 1). A. Davidson, "add so I shot her, sod here I sm. There she is too."- he added, ss he gazed st tho dead girl, t New, 30 years old, told the officers, ' according to thir statement of his 1 story, that lie nil engaged to Alias Lesser. He siiid he urged her to marry him and when alie refused he shot her. He said he had borrowed ths automo bile from his mother, Mr. Lula M. Bergcr, of (ileudale, aud had drivea with the girl to Venice, then through Hollywood, and Anally ny tho Topanga Canyon road, where their quarrel cul minated ia tho shooting.) Hs told tho officers, they said, that for three hours afterwards he drove around town, try ing to ifiaks up his mind to surrender. Now is of slight build. Hs showed no evidence of seitement and officers said he had aot bees drinking. Mother Cora ta Stone of Crime. Indianapolis, Ind , July 5. Mrs. jLnla Berger, mother of Harry 8. New, tho man fcho today surrendered to the Los Angeles police aa the murderer of Miss Frieda Lesser, left Indianapolis early Ihia evening for her home ia Glendale, California. Mrs. Berger stated that New is the son of Benator Harry 8. New, of Indianapolis, . nd that she wss divorced from Senator New about IS years age, Mrs. Berger also said sh expectcd to wire Senator New and ao- licit his aid in behalf of her son. Never Married, Says Senator. Washington, July 5. Senator Now issued a statement tonight denying that lie snd Mrs. Burger over were mar ried or divorced. When shown a dispatch from India napolis quoting Mrs .Burger, Senator New said: " "The only thing I care to add Is that the statement from any source (( ntlnttd os Psge Nineteen) ! EX-KAISER WILL1 For The Present There Ap pears To Be No Where Else For Ex-Empcror To Go p - Amcrongcn, Thursday, July 8. (By the Associated l'ress.) William Hohesw rollern, former emperor of Germany, lias decided to stay here at least until the end of the summer and perhaps throughout the autumn owing to tho difficulty which has been encountered is finding a suitable dwelling elsewhere. The healths of both the former emperor nnd empress remain very good, despite the worries of the last few weeks. ' The mineruhle weather has somewhat , hindered the former monarch's lo saw- , ing operations, but whatever the nature ! of the weather, Count Hohenxollers posses two or three hours dally at his favorite occupation, taking shelter with his assistants beneatb k garden shed when the downpour of rain Is most severe. He exjieets to complete the saw ing of his six thousandth tree this week. Ko visitors are now at the castle except' Dr. Erics, the former emperor's one : timo official doctor who is occupied is liquidating Count Hohentollern'i prop erty in Germany. Bona Offer To Take His Place. Berliu, July Z, (By - the Associated . Press.) I'nnc- Eitel Frederick, of Prussia, sc-ond son of the former Ger- . man emperor, has sent the following , teleirnm to Kine Georce: . To-TTisTiajesty, the King of Grest 4 Britain snd Ireland; , ' "In fulfillment of the natural duty of son and officer, 1 with my four , younger brothers, place myself af your majesty's disposal, in placs of my Im perlnl father, la the event of his extra dition, in order by our sacrifice to spare him such digredation. ' "In tho same of Princes Adelbert, August William, Osesr and Joachim. (Signed) ; "EITKL FBKDEJUCS. STAY IN HOUflD r
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