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.PITTSBOROjt CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. FEBRUARY 13 ,1918
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IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR '
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS JIFJHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The , South
land Will x . Be ' Found" In
Brief Paraaraohs ' -f
Domestic.
A score or more scientists and busi
ness men interested in food conserva
tion and new sources of food supply
sat dflvn to a "whale steak luncheon"
at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City. When it
was over they declared the big mam
mal furnished as delicious and appe
nding a dish as any meat market af
fords. The commission on navy yard and
naval bases says that Charleston, S. C,
offers the only suitable site ' between
Hatteras and Key West for a great
navy yard.
Heatless Mondays have been abol
ished in North and South Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
A German spy was reported to .have
been found among forty first and sec
and cabin 'passengers of the Dutch
liner Nicuw Amsterdam, who were de
tained by federal agents for examina
tion at "An Atlantic Port." The man
is said to have broken down and con
fessed that he was in the pay of the
German government and had-come to
this country in order to furnish spies
operating in this country with a new
code. '
Emergency deliveries of coal enabled
many New York factories to continue
operations andvfciMrrV to reopen;1 after
being closed for short periods, and
brought cheer to thousands of hqines
and apartments. Warmer weather in
the East gives promise of increased
coal receipts.
Federal legislation compelling "the
most severe treatment of spies?, and
"enemy agents" is recommended to
congress in an executive committee re
port adopted by the chamber of com
merce of the state of New York at
a meetingheld in New York City.
Contracts have been awarded by the
French government to the Foundation
company for the construction of 36
mine-sweeping vessels-at the company
yard at Savannah, Ga.
News that Capt. Peter McLean, com
mander of . the tqrpedbed Miner Tusca
nia, has been . saved" reached the. An
chor line offices in New "York .Cityl
It is also stated that both the' purser
and chief steward were saved; - .:
Washington- ,
A Mexican napef, reaching New
. York, gravely informs, its ..readers that
the United States 'government is 'plan
ning an invasion of -Mexico? with Can
ada and Cuba operating'-jointly "With
the United States. "' ';.; ' ": ;;'
Representative Glass; fn a speech de
. livered in : the house', 'west to the.- de
fense of the administration, -answered 1
the charges contained : in n' Senator
Chamberlain's indictment of the war
department and- denied thai-the Amer
ican war machine has- "fallen, down.".-.
Apparently retributiont-oncebefeli J
underwater boat mat sent- the
Tuscania to the bottom. According
to the, testimony of an. American -officer,
who was one of the last.. men to
leave the Tuscania, a : British de
stroyer dashed toward the evident lo
cation of the attacker and dropped
depth bombs that resulted, in the ex
pressive phrase of the. 'submarine hun
ters, in the enemy being "done in."
Consideration of the administration
railroad bill has been completed by the'
nouse interstate commerce committee.
The committee recommends that the
states retain the power to tax railroad
Property during federal control and
hold on to states' police power.
Major General March, now" chief
cf artillery ' with ' General ;"- Pershing,
has been, named-acting chief of staff,
. and will return to Washington immedi,
ately. . , . . ...
, A story of disaster "at sea, "affecting'
t ne hearts and , hopes --of Americans,
although they have been. schooled to.
expect it ever since the "first cohtin-l
gent of their fighting men left an Atl
antic port to become brothers-in-arms
to the entente warriors who .are en
trenched . against the , German hordes,
fortunately has dwindled" in the' telling.
Une hundred and one lives were lost
w the torpedoing of the British troop
. .hip Turcania, off the Irish coast, at
- v x uebaay evening, according to
t!le latest report:
Troops of the regular, .National
uard and national arm divisons
be made available for parade or
Wiews in towns or cities .near their
irammg centers to' th fullest- extent
wssible provided tttev dA n'ht'-n.
; -cessary burden to the railway f acil-!
ies. ' ". - I
,Uv:o cunce bread ration was or-,
red by the- food administration for
jrons of hotels, restaurants and din
nrTwCaLS' This allowance is about that
w observed - in England. - Telegrams
tionl r?, SeDt t0 f00d administra
statP 5v rePresentatives in every
it' delsnating the; new ration.
cincernZanT RinteleP' German, naval
Gerrnnn rePuted. member of the
c uVin defets, in-federS
ii ret , 7 Yor conspiracy to
'mbJ ' a?Hes "Placing "fire
m their cargoes.
Continued improven nt In weatner
and transportation conditions;. "will
bring an end to the heatless Monday
program after its enforcement next
Monday, it is announced by the fuel
administration. -:
A favorable report on the war de
partment's bill amending the selective
draft law to require registration of
men as they reach 21 years and bas
ing quotas on the number of men in
class one, instead of on state popula
tions was unanimously ordered by the
senate military? committee, is the in
formation emanating from the national
capital. , 1
Every soldier lost on the Tuscania
carried government insurance. ; This
insurance aggregates about $4,300, and
will be paid at the rat-f-about25
a month for twenty years. . J' 1 7
Vice Admiral Sims has arrive .ii
Rome, Italy, and has been properly
feted. He will remain there oaly a
few days. '.
The greatest and perhaps" the most
dramatic rescue work of the. war was
accomplished in saving Amejican sol
diers aboard the torpedoed Tuscania,
officials believe. The picture of destroy
ers, "patrol tfdats and hospital ships
maneuvering about the sinking vessel
with a net saving of 90 per dent of the
thfetened - li,; is one that will re
flect giory in inafval history.fof fleers of
the navy say. - ...
. The first survivors of the -Tuscania
werjj landed at Lame and Buncrana,
two!;widely- separated Irish ports.
Controversy over the government's
war efficiency and the bills for a war
cabinet and Munitions director has
been ' renewed in the senate with a
debate which virtually occupied an en
tire day. Many sharp things,- pro and
con, were said. ' r '- , .
European.
; Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Maurice,, the
chiefldirector oj military; dperatiohs at
the ,Brritish waf "office, says the allies
are vjji superior in number on the
western frpnt, notwithstanding the
Germans have moved trbops from the
east to the west. ;: '
Artillery activity continues on the
British, French, Italian and American
front, but, aside from this, the opera
tions have been confined to patrol and
aerial attacks.' - - . .
London hears that twenty enemy air
planes' which endeavored to cross -the
American lines were violently shelled
by anti-aircraft batteries: and driven
off.
A member of the military police on
the western front found . three little
French children wandering along the
road immediately behind the front,
which is shelled very frequently by
the enemy, and is considered very dan
gerous. He- turned the -children over
to an ambulance driver, who returned
them to their horties in a ; nearby vil-:
I&gCjs-. j i
; ; Thata German submarine endeavor-,
e'(l- to attack the destroyers while the
latter; were .engaged in "rescue work,
is thel statement made ttyan-American
officer aCa.n Irish porthre a large
number of men were landed
, . Few events of the-war in the past
"few months have stirred the- English
people more , "deeply j than the disaster
to American troops approaching a Brit
ish harbor on a British transport. Such
an eventuality had been feared. ,.
The. 'latest casualty list indicates
that the loss orf the. .Tuscanja, may; ,be
one hundred 'or . even less. This causes
a distinct" relief from the tension.
The bodies df4bfthe jmissing J01
victims of the Tuscania disasier were
wahdii4 Joc 15' miles; from
the scene'bf the torpedoing. The bpdies
were mutilated 'beyond;, recognition,
n6ne 'of nbfa wdre1 adntifiCatibn tags.
the Cun'afd lecAurania, "... 13,400
tons, was toipedoled. by ;a. German sub
marine while b6imd;:for the United
States. ' Although tla,dry damaged, the
ship was not- sunk, aiid no loss of life
is reported. i " '
. Operations on the western front con
tinue'td' be marked by heavy, artillery
exchanges in conj'unetion with raiding;
attaolts.on the opposing trenches.
London hears Ithat 'looting has-again
broken out in ipetrograd, and that",
many wine cellars, have been sacked.
Armored Jcars Were used . by thfe au
thorities gainst the pillagers.
:The Finnish railway authorities at
Torneb have received a report that
the allie,d..missioris have been expelled
from Petrograd and that they, have al
feadyvoleirarted.. There is no confirmation--of
this report.
'VThoiiias : Smith of Glasgow, boat
swain on the Tuscania, says that the
loss, of life from the: destruction of the
Tuscania, was enhanced by many sol
diers jumping" overboard instead of
w'aiting tor ;the boats to be lowered..
Venustiano Carranza, president of
Mexico,. not only congratulated Emper
or William of Germany , on his birth
day recently, .London rars, but was
more profuse in his felicitations than
the occasion warranted. . ; "
Norway's ieplyvta the proposals
from the American war trade board
regarding supplies from the United
States to Noway, published recently,
emphasizes the. firm resolve of the
Norwegian people and government to
remain neutral. . . '
kome , reports slight artillery activ
ity bpv.all the Italian front, but that
hostile, aircraft have renewed their
bombardments of Italian towns.
Next -in importance, tq the opera
tions on the American front have been
attacks by the Germans against the
French, in the Aisne region and north,
oCyerdun. The- French war office as-sek-tS'
ihat the attacks riorth of the
Ae.were repulsed, bjStljthe German
wa office says that sWro of Beau-,
court Baden, storming ?xfp?ps pushed
fat into the, French front, . inflicting
he?vy casualties and returned to their
own lines with prisoners.
J
ft P!
Hill
TEN AWIERIGANS
riVE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KILLED WHILE FOUR OTH
ERS ARE MISSING.
BARRAGE FIRE RETURNED
Patrolling Soldiers Were Fired Upon
Fom Concealed Positions-by Large
Numbers of Enemy Put Up Good
Five -American' soldiers are' believed,,
to have been killed,, fbur are missr
in'and one was wounded; when an
American patrol was ambushed in No
Mans Land by a superior force . of
Germans. i
The spot where the encounter oc
curred is an isolated one and reports
Concerning . the casualties inflicted by
both sides are meagei.
Only bie American is known to
have escaped the trap of the'.. Ger
mans, which was laid in front of our
wires. Tae: one survivor, who crawled
back to the American lines with a bul-.
let in his .chest, is unable to talk. -
Our artillery . immediate ty.. laid av,
barrage around the ': ambushing Ger
mans and some are believed to ha
been accounted for. The infantry ac
counted for others, as it is certain
the ; ttacked patrol fought to a finish,
according to information trickling In
from the front line. -
Our patrolling soldiers were walk
ing in front of our wire entanglement
when a J)ig enemy patrol that had
been divided into parties which took
up concealed positions opened .fire
at close range. The night wrs. clear
and the forms of the Americans, made
the best possible targets for tjie hid-'
den Germans. There is no doubt th?t
the Americans battled i gallantly until
completely overpowered., '-
The "artillery duel , in our sector
continued. Scores of airplanes were ,
out observing ' and r making photo
graphs. ;;, The men ;i6" the line were
thrilled by a number qf air duels high
in the sky over their rheads.-- ; .. r 'V.
: . Artilleryman Killed. .-.-,..
One American artilleryman was
killed , and- five artillerymen were
wounded by shell fire.
The Americans sprinkled the enemy
Frenches with shrapnel all during the
lay. . There was. considerable patrol
activity, but no further clashes were
reported. - -
red CRdss Gains
MANY NEW MEMBERS
Red Cross Adds Approximately 17,50O,-t
000 in the Recent Big Drive. '
Washington, D. C.-r'-Figures . now
available on the Red Cross Christmas
membership drive show a total enroll
ment of 23,475,000, or 22 per cent -Of
the .population of the United 'States.
.Of this total the ': jte -.Cross. . had
about 6000.000 " members before the
Christmas drive: started, so that the
gain from the drive was approximately
J.7,500,000 new members! The central
'division of which Chicago is the head
quarters, leads ...the Qther 'twelve divi
sions- of .the. .country in "th'e .ndnrber of-j
-new members enrolled . ennstmas
tweek:';i;', i '. '
By' divisions; the. gains were "as fol
lows: Atlantic; 28,00,0'OOi Central, 3,-
000. 000; Gulf, 384.000-;. Lake,. 2,300,000;
Mountain, 276,000 ; : Nfiiw England,. 670,
000 ; Northern . 685;00Q;.v Northwestern,
693-.000; Pacific, 327,000; Pennsylvania,
1, '600,0O0 ; Potomac, 25fl,000 ; Southern,
37,000; Southwestern,, 3,?5,006;.
.From the fourteeph' division com
prising" all of the .territorial insular-
and foreign possessions of the "United
States the new members aaaea num-
' beied 48,000. -. ? :
-Unprecedented urifav-orable;: weather
' prevailed during- the-- drive -so .that the
showing' is'; considered; ..exceptionally
good. Final figures, are. net; expected
to change the .foregoing estimates to
any considerable extent.!.;
One of the chief "benefits anticipated
from the .enlarged meihbership; Is the
addition sof thousands of active work-
. ers to Red; Cross chapters ' where sup
plies are being1 prepared for out army
and navy an,d the military forces and
civilian population of the allies.
GERMANY'S OFFENSIVE ""
MAY BE -APPROACHING
Washington. Development of .'Ger
many's long deferred offensive in the
west from the reconnoitering thrusts
"munched during the past week around
"ambrai and at other points is sug
gested as a possib'lUy in the weekly
military review issued by the war
department. So far, however. In sn'te
of heavy, fighting the department
says no-fiaotiens of mere than .local
character- have been recorded!
SERVICES-IN MEMORY
' OP JOHN L. SULLIVAN HELD
New? York. Services in memory of
the lafeJfihn L. Suiyyan,.; former
heavyseiht champion, . pf America, j
were neltt- nere..- une . cnurcn was
drowdeft with personal ;friends pf the'
dead gfadfaor and; men and tf omen ;
whose...names' aire prominent tffi the
world of.sport and the staged TH'e life
cf Sullivan was. praised by. Iefepeak--ers,
anions -thrm'.waa "Jack'McAu
Ifffe. the fr-rmer -piigilist.r .
GERMANS
lDiieu
UUUII
HEATLESS BAYS
HEATLESS DAYS- IAVE BEEM
ABAN DONED IN EIGHT SOUTH- s
ERN' STATES.- .
: . .ft JH it' -t ';'..'.- -
GDND TmNS AbLiOST -
Improvement in Weather Condition
Causes Fuel Administrator Garfield
to " Lift Order Roads Moving
Freight.-
" Washington. Continued improve
ment in weather and transportation
conditions will bring an- end to the
heatless Monday program after it?
enforcement Feb. 11, Fuel Administr
tor . Garfield announced.
Suspension of the program Immedi
ately in eight Southern States was an
thorized by Doctor Garfield after the
receipt of reports showing that higher
temperatures have relieved the coa.'
shortage in South to such an extent
that further closing is unnecessary
The states are North and South Garc
liha, Tennessee, Georgia, lorida, Ale
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
. Doctor Garfield - was more hojefu
over the general outlook than at an:,
time for weeks. Although there, is dan
ger of floods from melting snows anc
consequent interference with traffic
. All places housing workers who art
members of the International Ladies
Garment' Workers Union were ex
empted from the Monday closing. Manj
of them are working on clothing for
the army.
The first section of the closing or
def establishing a prefertnial list ic
coal distribution and section ten pro
viding a penalty for non-compliahc
will continue to stand.
AMERICAN SHARPSHOOTERS
ARE GERMANS' MATCH
Dr. Von Seydler, Austrian Premier,
Has Resigned.
f American sEarpshaolefsP'dn the sec
ton held by the United States forces
northwest of Toul on the western
front have matched their marksman
ship and wits against the skill and
experience of the German riflenian op
posed to them, and thus far "have had
the advantage. Enemy snipers have
been, routed from their hiding places
among, bushes In the hilly,; wooded
terrain or in shell holes by the. expert
fire of -the Americans, and. where the
rifle :'proyed unavailing, there was
brought into action machine' guns anil
light-, artillery -which destroyed- the
German - shelters and made casualties
of their occupants. .
Dr.' von Seydler, the Austrian pre
mier, has tendered the resignation of
his' cabinet to ' Emperor Charles, ac
cording to . Vienna advices Teaching
Amsterdam. Parliamentary; circles in
the . Austrian , capital understand that
the cabinets resignation is due to the
opposition of Polish deputies ' against
special .debates and the -provisional
budget. .. pf, von Seydler'.informed. la
bor, delegations -tnat .it was the wish
of the emperor- to end the war at the
earliest possible moment by an honor
able peace, and this declaration of the
premier was instrumental In ending
the strikes in Vienna.
. The Turkish foreign , minister, Nes
slmy Bey, speaking in the Ottoman
chamber of ' deputies Thursday, as
serted that Turkey was in full accord
with the 'attitude of Germany and
Austria as outlined in the - recent
speeches of- .he German chancellor
Cpuntr von Hurtling, and the' Austrian
foreign minister. Count .Czernin.r In,
regard .to the' Dardanelles, Nessjmy
Bey declared that the strait would
remain ..open in the future to- inter
national traffic "as In the past and on.
the same conditions." This declara
tion is regarded as Turkey's renly -to
the ;provis?on in President Wilson's,
announcement of America's war aims
which required ,that the. Dardanelles
should be opened permanently . as .a
free passage to! the ships of all na
tions. ' '
PROPOSES T" STAMOAPOIZE
'RAILWAY . EQUIPMENT
Washineton. Extensive standardiz
ing of railway enu'nment is contem
plated by Director General McAdoo
under p-overnment operation. He ex
plaind thtxt he , exnects the 'dfvlsion
of fin?Ti',! ?nd pnrhse of tfie railroio
admln'stration, hofl by John Sve'
tfwi W'lHo.ms. to out 11 lH'inhpr O
'reforms aloi? t.hs 1,"r 'n ?o-ovi-,iM'n
with . rq-'Tr"0''. eycMives and maun-,
fnnfr-.r.-c! 'o"f-nrcf.ives, cars and
other equipment.
I. W. W.'S PLANNED
' TO PLAY HAVOC
Wflshjno-ton. Industrial Workers of
.the World on the Pific -coast have
planned wholesale destruction of in
dustries' and shippirigJtand other, inter
ference with prosecution of the war, it
was said at the department ot iu&t'ce.
The "indirstmer-ts of 53; at' SacramiUii
by a federal crand lury Is the resulttlff
recent Invtf action.", of s-ovemmojit
agents who discovered that- leader
Vre Dlotf ?ng systematic sabrae .
NOBHl
GOVERMMEHT MAY
FACE LARGE DEOGIT
IF RAI LWAY I N C6ME CONTI N U ES
,THE DECLl"NE OF RECENT
.;-y
MONTHS
1917 RBURES !RE CHEO
Earnings About $958,000,000; Near
Amount the Government Will Pay
Roads in 1918 Will Cut Expenses
Considerable.
v.
t Washington. Railroads In 1917
earned about $958,000,009," which is
near the amount tho government will
have to pay the . roads" this year as
compensation under national opera
tion. This was indicated by figures
on j re venue, expenses and income of
all roads earning more than $1,000,000
last year, available today in unofficial
computations based on interstate . com
merce . commission reports for 11
months and estimate for December.
The sum the government will have
to pay the roads under the .bill-. pen"-,
ing in Congress is estimated at $945.
000,000 by Chairman Smith, of the
senate committee having the railroad
bill in charge. . ;
Figures for 1917 show that if rail
way income continues to decline as it
has in recent months, the , govern
ment will face a. deficit in making ' Its
compensation payments,, .augmented
by increases in wages -and the con
stantly rising cost of materials and
supplies.' ; v V .';"
'" To Cut Operating Expenses.
On. the. other hand, the railroad
administration hopes . to be able to
cut operating expenses sufficiently
and economize on charges necessaiy
only under competitive conditions, to
offset the declining income. "t.The size
of these items, which will play such
a big part in1 railroad financing " this
year, were disclosed by the-latest com
putations. . ........ ; .
v Compared with the estimated in
come of $958,K)0,000 "last year, : the
figure for 1916 was $1,087,533,000; for
1915, $716,476,000 ; .f6r.l914.$693,330,
000. and for 1913; $816,510,000'. . . ;
. ' - " Total Ttevenues. ; ' - -
Last year the total revenues from
railway pperations werfe' $4038,000,000,
and operating expenses were $2.861,
000,000, leaving a . net . revenue of
$1,177,000,000. From, this were de
ducted $217;ooO,O0(taxei' Ina '&irior
items of -uncpllectabie; i'evenne1 'to- com
pute -the., net , income r figure, which ..
compared in a general weytd the ba
sis of government 'compensation.'
These, figures will be increasedoabout
four per. cent .by addition r, of- reports,
from .numerous, small, road , v haying
operating' revenues,', of 'less7;'. than1 $1,
000;000 a- yearihose'recordi aro- not'
included : fi ith .,the torts pf stand-,
ard C(lass J. roads.' . tv. . ' ..
BLAMES DISASTER ON ' '
i ,.BAKER :-"lJQ.UISIT10N
North -Carolina Governor Wires This
Opinion tp the, New York'World. ":
Raleighovernof :" Bifikett sent ; a
telegra-m j-to i The"' New. . JSPork e World
charging.' that, the; ;;nresent senatorial
inquisition into the affairs Of the' war
department is directly respohsible for
the torpedoing of .the - United States
troop transport reporte4 tn .the morn
ing papers. The, telegram read: ;'
"You aVe in the -habit of drafting
my opinion on : public questions. . For
once ,1 am going ; to,- volunteer one. In
my ORinion the senatorial inquisition
of the war department is -directly re
sponsible for.th"e. sinking .of the Tus:
scania..x:Theyput .Bake.r.on the rack
and.jtorturedl. out- Jiini. a confession of
the gigantic movement; '"of but troops
across - the. seas. "V Then , the .enemy,
knew what was happening and the sub
marines . lurked, r for their prey. This
whole inquisition -1 bdtbraed on the
inordinate . vanify ipf ar;few-..senaotrs,
. who seek . to . pose . aa the saviors of
the nation.. Their "bill "has no more
chance to keep out of the. congression
al trash pile than a food grafter has to
keep out of helL . And .they know it.
Yet the inqu'sition continues. Why?
Why?". :.
TUSCANIA RAIDER IS . ....
PROBABLY. DESTROYED
Washington. Much satisfaction is
found,, by. officials'-' lief e1 in - the Unoffi
cial accounts of'tne'destructfoh of , the
British liner Tuscania .by .'a , German
submarine which showed that a de
stroyer, presumably British, gave
chase to the "raider and "possibly sunk
her with a depth bomb.
No details of the attack had come
from official sources. They are await
ed eagerly; ' ;
CHECKS BEING .SENT, TQ.
DEPENDENTS OF SOLDIERS
Washington. Secretary McAdoo re
norted to the senate that clfecks due
dependents of soldiers and sailors .un
der the war risk act in November and
December. . have " been ent and that
those due in January; will ;ha-ve be.en
mailed out by "February. 18. The re
RTJohse to .ai.resolutlon offered, by Sen
aor;Hitchcock. . of' th6'-hate military
"ommittee. who- said.-' -complaints ' had
heen. received ;that ;th.e chejeks had ..net
been mailed. . .; .' :-"!""v ".
U. S. TRANSPORT
CARRYING; 2,179
TROOPS IS
FIRST GREAT DISASTER- OF THE
WAR .TO AMERICA'S ARMED
FORCES REPORTED.
250 MEN PROBABLY LOSI
Cunard Liner Tuscania, Carrying.
y Small Detachments From All Over
the Country Is Torpedoed Off Irish
- CoastWas 14,000 Ton Liner.
'Washington. The Cunard liner Tus
caniay carrying 2,179 American sol
diers, has been torpedoed and sunk off
the Irish coast. 1,912 of the "officers
and men abroad the transport were re
ported accounted for, in a dispatch to
"the state department from the Ameri
can embassy in London-, leaving 267
missing, and officials fear that most"
of these have perished. !.
News of the first great disaster in
tne" war to America's armed forces
came in a brief dispatch to the war de
par tmentv.fr om London. ...It. did not
mention the' possibility of further sur
vivors, but hope- was built here upon
the fact that the survivors landed at
two widely separated Irish ports and
indications that relief vessels were at
hand quickly.
The soldiers on board the Tuscania
were small detachments from almost
every' section of the country. There
' was no distinctive military, unit, from
any state,, and for this reason war
department officials announced that it
would be impossible to announce a list
of those on board until complete re
ports had been received. Instructions
were sent by wireless and cable by the
war, navy and state departments to
thir representatives In England and
Trland. directing that every detail be
fordwarded at the. earliest possible
.moment.
N The disaster was announced in this
statement:
, 'The. war department has been of
ficially advised that... the steamship
Tuscania has been torpedoed and
sunk . and that survivors' numbering
1,100 as far. as could- be ascertained,
were landed at43uncranna and Larne.
"a Ireland. There was a total of 2,179
United tSates troops, on this vessel.
No name of persons -lost has been re
ported to the war department and no
name of survivors was reported. Ad
'ditional particulars - are promised as
soon as received."
At first officials of the - department
thought it would be unwise to publish
the list of soldiers oh the ship until
the -names of survivors could be given,
fearing . it would cause , unnecessary
anxiety "on the. part of the families of
the men saved: Later, when .t was
pointed out that delay in giving out
the". list would ..-give . heart-breaking
hours to nearly, every family in the
country with a boy in the service.
Major General Mclntyre, chief censor,
' announced that it had developed that
it would be impossible to give the
names from the department's records
bcause there was ho distinctive; mili
tary unit on board. - , . , -.
The troops, composed chiefly of deV
tachments pf . Michigan and Wisconsin'
. national ' guardsmen, were traveling
on the Tuscania.. a 'British vessel, un-
Lider convoy of British warships.
ASKS FOR POWER TO
CHANGE EXECUTIVE BRANCHES
New Measure is Introduced by Sena
.. tor Overman of North Carolina?
"Washington: r- Almost coincident
with Secretary Baker's , reappearance
before the senate military committee
for cross examination upon his recent
statement of what America is doing, in
the war,, the administration's, answer
to congressional agitation for a war
cabinet and a munition director was
given by introduction in the senate of
a bill transmitted by President Wilson,
which would giye, the presidsnt blank
et authority to reorganize and t;o-ordi-nate
all federal departments bureaus,
agencies, official and personnel.
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES
STAND ;ABOUT THE SAME
London. The admiralty reports 15
British merchantmen sunk by mine or
submarine in a" week. Of these,' 10
were of 1,600 tons, or over and five
were , under 1,600 tons. Four fishing
vessels were- also sunk. ...
V The British losses by mine or sub
marine during the past week are ap
proximately the fme as the nrevious
week, whn nine British merchantmen
of more than 1.600 tons and s!x of less
er tonnars were destroyed.'
CARRRANZA IS THE 7
- KAISER'S FRIEND
Venistiano Carranza, president of
Mej'ico, has sent the following tele
gram to the kaiser:
- "To your majesty, who celebrates
hist anniversary today with just cause
for" rejoicing. I have the honor to
sexto? your majesty my most cordial
eoAcfatulations and. am pleased tc
xprRss to you my best wishes for
your personal happiness and that, ol
rtirvas'ust family as well as for the
prosperity of this friendly nation."
SUNK
OER GH IS
HELD FOR COURT
JURHAM MAN CHARGED WITH
MAKING SEDITIOUS REMARKS
GETS riEARlNQ.
GOV. BICKETT TAKES A HAND
Says Germany Can Take Care of Her
self; And Does Not Have to Go Off
to Have Clothes Made.
Durham. W. -F.. Millerschoen, fore
man for the Durham Iron Works, was
placed under-' $1,000 bond, and bound
over to Federal Court by United States
Commissioner Hugh Scarlett, follow-
trrr 1. t n 1 1 -
ug ma yi ciiiuiuai y ueai iug uu a
charge of making seditious utterances,
intended to obstruct the military af
fairs of the United States. He did
not give bond immediately, and is i.i
custody of United States Deputy Mar
shall Stell, of Raleigh. ;
After a 'morning trial, that was at
tended by more than five hundred peo
ple, and which developed one sensa
tion after another in rapid fire style,
the case of Millerschoen came to a
sudden close. It had . been generally
predicted that arguments would -bj
made by counsel, but owing to late
ness of 'the hour, Attorneys , Bryant
and Brogden, appearing' for the de
fendant, waived arguments. . The only
speeches to the court, were made by
Attorneys Jones Full"- .T-T,T .t
bee, representing the government.
They insisted upon a. large bond.
" Some Utteranecs. '
VI wish they had burned the whole
damn place,, and every other seaport
in America.,: -
"I. wish. Germany would lick hell
out of England, and make peace with
America.". .
"Did you go to that damn pow wow
last night?" (referring to a local pat
riotic deomnstration.)
"Before I would let a son of mine gc
off with that damn bunch, I would kill
him," (speaking . of the- soldier boys
leaving Durham for camp).
. ."Germany can attend to her own
business. She doesn't have to go away
from' home to have her clothes made,"
(speaking of :comparing governments).
"If, they take, me to war, they will
have to carry me in chains."
These and many other disloyal ut
terances were charged against the de
fendant Millerschoen, in the prelim
inary trial by ' numerous government
witnesses.
The stage setting for the trial was
perfects The court room was filled
with citizens from every walk of life.
Working, men, millionaires, lawyers,
physicians and women were present.
Ladies' of the Red Cross occupied half
of the gallery.
:" J.'P. Dalton. an employe of the Gold
en Belt. .Manufacturing Company, was
the first witness for the government.
tie sam he had known Millerschoen
for several years. He had on numbers
of occasions discussed the war with
Millerschoen, and prior to the entry
of the United States had been pro-German
in his views, as was the defendant.-
After the United States broke off
diplomatic relations with Germany,
they; disagreed.. He said Millerschoe
would start heated arguments about
the wan after ' the breaking of .rela
tions. I would tell him that he didn't
mean what, he said. "Yes I do, I mean
every damn word I say," the witness
quoted the' defendant as saying.
'
' Governor -Thomas W. BIckett has
taken a hand in the trial of W. F. Mil
lerschoen, foreman for the Durham
Iron Works, who was bound over to
Federal, Court . under $1,000 bond by
United States Commissioner Hugh
Scarlett, charged with making sedi
tious utterances which, according to
the warrant; intend to incite riots and
hinder the prosecution of the military
and naval war against Germany. The
Governor has written a Durham citi
zen Interested in the prosecution of
Millerschoen, and encloses a letter
from a, Raleigh citizen throwing fur
ther light upon alleged seditious ut
terances of the Durham machinist.
Home, for Fallen Women.
Charlotte. The idea has been ad
vanced .that a house for deiinqueat
girls might, in some way, be attached
to or incorporated with the he use of
detention for fallen women, which 13
to built: in this county. The city com
missioners and members of the board
of county commissioners discussed the
matter at a' meeting at the city hall.
r E. T. Cansler, attorney for the coun
ty, and.J.:A. Bell, attorney for the
city, were present and gave their opin
ions as to what could be done.
g ucrman rroTcssor nesigns.
s - n f '
x Greensboro. At a meeting of the
Executive committee of the Greensboro
College for Women trustees, Robert
L. Roy tendered his resignation as
violin instructor. The committee ac
cepted the resignation, and expressed
their highest appreciation of his serv
ices and. jbility.
Mr. Rqy.is a native German, who
once sought naturalization and failed
bply becaSfs'e his proceeding' Mras in
the State court Instead of Federal
court, tie men renounced nis allegi
ance to ,the kaiser.