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INSTON-gALEM JOURNAL PUBLISHED AT GREATEST INDUSTRIAL CITY OF THE CAROLINAS TIIE WEATHER SHOWERS THE FIXL LEASED VIRE SEFwVlCE Ob ASSOCIATED PRESS o PAGES O TODAY VOL. XIX, NO 149 JOLKXALS CIKOVLATIOH UlABAMIED WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1917. BIST ADVEHTI8IN3 MEDIUM FRICE FIVE CENTS MACHINERY FOR DRAFT ALMOST COMPLETED BY ! OFFICIALS OF NATION Announcement Made That no Question of Exemption of any Reg istered Man For Any Other Cause Than Physical Disability or Dependent Relatives Can be Taken up Before the Local Ex emption Boards The Whole Matter of Industrial Exemptions is Left to the Superior Boards, one of Which Has Been Creat ed in Eath' Federal Judicial District (By The Associated Press.) Washington. July 16. With draw ing of lots for the selective drift army .waiting only completion of exemption machinery in a few scattered sections of the country, officials here are anx ious that registrants take every op portunity between now and the day of drawing to inform themselves thoroughly regarding exemption regu lations so as to reduce to a minimum the confusion to be cleared up af ter designations are made. To tnis end attention was directed today to various sections of the reg ulations over which question have arisen, and it was suggested that the local boards and the press co-operate during the week or so remaining be fore lots are drawn to Insure that the registered men know Just how to per form their part in the examination and exemption. So that easier access may be had to the lists of registration numbers in the hands of local boards, Provost Marshal General Crowder telegraph ed the Governors of all the Slats ask ing that instead of posting the lists at the board offices, they h placed "in some safe, central office such as police headquarters." In the larger cities, especially, the provost marshal gen eral said, much inconvenience haa been caused by having the lists avail able only at out-oS-thti-way board offices. Only eleven States tonight had not reported their organizations complete. In many of these only a few district boards hart lipt finished numbering registration cards. Officials think the drawing will not be earlier than Sat urday. Officials are anxious that locnl boards make it clear everywhere that no question of exemption of any reg istered man for any other cause than physical disability or dependent rela tives can be taken up before the local boards. The whole matter of industrial exemptions is left to the superior boards, one of w hich has been croat ed in each Federal Judicial district. No individual case where exemption is desired because the registrant is en gaged in any industry classified as vi tal to the conduct of the war will be taken up until that invtdual has heen called up for examination hy his local hoard, found to b without dependents "and physically fit for' military fluty, and certified to the superior board. After that application to the superior board seeking exemption and the case will be heard promptly. Another point on which there has been much doubt is the status of reg istrants absent from their registra tion districts. Scores of requests have come from men in this situation, ask ing if they will have to return to their home towns for examina tion. They have been informed that if thev nre selected for examination, each will be notified by mail by his local board and then cRn apply to the local board for permission to undergo examination in the town where he s located. Such action cannot be taken until the registrant has actually been summoned by his local board. The Government ha distributed to all local complete sets of blanks to cover appeals, transfers and any other matters in connection with the pro cess Full Instructions for filling out any form of blank and specific In structions as to the manner in which each is to be used, also have been provided. Registrants may examine these at the quarters of local boards but every effort has been made to pre vent the filling of affidavits or other documents that do not apply to a case actually under consideration. The regulations provide Wat no man eome up for examination m any way before either local or superior boards until he is actually summoned for military duty. ' . . Probably the point In the whole process which has led to the greatest mis-understanding and confusion is the svstem by which Industrial ex emption Is to be granted. Many per sons have regarded it as certajn hat men in munition making or other srictlv war Industries would be ex empted as a class. That Is not the fact What is to govern the process is the Importance, of the Individual In such an industry. If another man could take hrs place without prejudice to the working of the plant, he will not be granted military exemption. To make this poltcv effective, the su perior and not the local hoards were assigned the task of saying whether or pot s. man should be retained at his desk or his bench The buly of exemnt ions will be- for physical un fitness and on account of dependents, and consideration of these causes will keep" the local hoards fully occupied. ARE PARTIALLY (By The, Associate Press. ) Washington. July 16. Volunteer censorship regulations under which newspapers Jiave refrained from re porting troop movements were par tially suspended today by the War Department and the public informati on coinml tee so as to permit the pa pers to print almost unrestricted new about the mobilization of the Nation al Guard for war service: The statement was Issued: 'The only restriction that the War Department places news of the mobilization of the National Guard is thtt of secrecy concerning train routs and train schedules." Publication of the exao: routes and times of departure, It is pointed out, might Invite attempts to interfere wl'h the trains. CONTRACT LET (By The Asi. ciate'l Press.) Spartanburg. S. C, July 18. The contract to erect the buildings for the 8partanburg encampment was let to day to the Fink-Carter Construction Coi"iv pf Worcester, Mass., with branch effiees at Greenville. S. C. Work begins at once, and it expect ed to have the cam ready .In two, ,ka. ' ., CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS SUSPENDED Russians Have Captured ihcjusands of Prisoners (By The Associated Press.) Again the Teutonic allies have cultured reverses in the loses to the Russians of a part of the vil lage of LoiUiany. iu the Lomnlca river region of Gnllcla; in the re pul.se ol an attack Oy tne Ku.-Mnn.s northeast ol Kalusz, and in Hie Ciuimpagne region of France wliero the French drove them from positons tltey had recap tured. Inflicting heavy casualties on them. I-Youi Riga on the Baltic Sea to the Rumanian frontier the Russians and Austro-German.s uloiig the entire front are engaged' ji buttle, but except hi Gulldu, win re the Russians continue to develop their udxitiita'to or hold iuiclt. thrust 01 Hie teuton lit tle lias jet hceomc known eon i ruing Uie operation.. Not alone huve the Russians in their drive In Gnilcin niiule con siderable giuis of terrain, but their captures of men, riiiis mid 'malt rial hate been enormous. From .Inly I to July 13. according to a Russian official cmuiiiiiiiea tlou .".ti.tiKi ufliivrs and men of the Teutonic allied armies line lieen made prisoner hy Goivrnl Bnislo.Tf forces nn:i 113 heavy and UVht guns, 28 trench ninrtnrs. 403 machine guns and 91 guns j of other descriptions luue heen 1 taken. I re Grmuins In Chnninn;rii: hate utfaui attempted with Inig -bodies of men to recapture posi tions taken from litem recently nenr Mont Hunt mi l the Trton. i They rcvipture positions liken j from them recently near Mont j Hant and tho Teton. They wore entirely reunited near the Teton. nuffeKng hoavv easunlU-s. On Mont Hnut during n night-lone j battle" their efforts according to the French war office, were mo. menwrflj iiuoressful In regaining 1 nearly nil the ground they hod i- lost. Violent rotinter-nttaelis j launched hy tb" French, however, I succeeded In tho return to G"n j ernl Petnln's forces of all the I German gains. I'ons.dernble f)htlng has taken place betwern the British and the Germans on the northern front In Franco and Belgium, hut appar ently the Infantry attacks nre still In the nature of raiding enter prises, nlihough Berlin records the repulse of British attempts to recapture posit ons at lomli aert7.yde. in Belgium, and the in fliction of heavy losws. The probable recommencement of heavy fighting along the A us-tro-Itallnn front wonis apparent from the latest official communi cation from Rome. Heavy bom bardments have been begun along . tho entire front, with the Italian gunners doing effective work in destroying rneniy positions nt va rious points. In the Jaminnn vnl ley the Italians, following a heavy - l-omhardment,' delivered u sue-" ccssful ra'd. capturing 25 pris oners and machine guns and war material. Comparative calm still prevails on the Macedonian front, al though in the Vardar sector the Teutonic allies have endeavored to carry out raids with strong forees. These were all repulsed by the French fire. WARLIKE APPEARANCE IN THE NATION'S METROPOLIS 'By The Associate-! t'-esO Richmond, Va., July 1. The Old Dominion Steamship Company ls con templating withdrawal of all of i its vessels In Virginia waters. Including the boats plying in the coastwise trade between Norfolk an New York acocrding to information reaching the State corporation commission to day. The reason given is that the "property can be ruit to a more profitable use." Definite aotlon by the company, it is said, will be taken at a meeting of the board of direc tors !n New York on Thursday. The contemplated action will mean the suspension of sen-Ice along the James East. War and Seven -rivers,- leaving these sections practically without transportation facilities, while the Old Point, Hampton, Smlthfleld and Mobjaek Ray sections will be serious ly affeced. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND SERIES OF .CAMPS' (By Tile Associated Press.) New York, July 16. Applications far In excess of the allotted quotas have been received for the second series of officrs' training camps, it was announced here tonight by the military training cajiips association. Military officials were gratified, it was stated, by the high class of men that had responded. "From New York City, J, 900 ap plications were received at' Governors Island." the statement said. "The quota to be selected from the city is 972 while 2, 300. applications were re ceived form the balance of New York State, the selective quota of which is T14. "Figures from other States Includ ed In the Jurisdiction of the eastern department show: "Virginia quota 347. applications received at Fort Monroe 1,000. "The same proportion of applica tisns reeeivtd by the eastern depart ment exists throughout other parts ol- the country.1' (i ' . ( , , , !, i ' :, !, , ; i ', H-f- E RATES II STATE E That is the Opinion of the State Commissioner yJn-j sura nee James Pooling.! Just Retur Home! From A-sIv-te, Meeting j WILL IECT j SEVERAL UNITS; Great Number of Commis sions for Officers in the Various Military Organi zations of National Guard Announced (By W. J. Martin) Raleighl July 16. Commisiontr f Insurance James R. Yousg, Just back from Asheville. says mere is nothing In the way of definite information as to proposed increase of fire insurance raws in this State. He says he ex amined 'he proposed increases and told the committee from the fire in surance companies that an increase in North Carolina would be unfair to the people of the State and that if any increase is necersary, the scale of increase asked for are too great and discriminatory. The Increases are proposed on shingle roofed dwellings, churches, school houses, note's and mercantl e risks on which classes they clslm to he losing money. The commissioner Is insising that these, clafses of rl&'.i are not caumng loss to the companies in this State, ami hut there should be North Carolina loss es shown in these risks before any increased burden is put on the people. The fire insurance company repre sentu Ives are to have a conference this week, the commissioner is In formed, and will then ask for anoth er conference with the commissioner and go fully into the matter. It is on this account 'hat the commission er has refrained from giving inter views ii'ked f'r by a number or newspapers Funnily Reunion Dr. Norwood (J. Carroll and wife. Dr. Delia Dixon-Carroll nre h"s and hi'stess' thit-. w eek for a ni'-s notable family house party in which the Carroll family Is gatherer! In force at the loveiy summer home of Doe tors Carroll Jus' north of tlu c::y. Firs', sf all, there Is Mrs. C. J. Car rol), the mother, of the hou.seh.old. Thep there are William P Wliita ler ai 1 Mrs. Whitaker. who was M's-t Mary Carroll, with thlr daugli Lr. Miis Msrv: Mrs. L'A. Tunsiin son. who waW'-M'sS "".Jessie Carroll, with Mr Tomlinson and son. Louis A, Carr of Durham: .1. C. Carro l of New York, wi'h Mrs. Carroll and three daughters: Mr. .Ino. I.. Barry, who was M!rs C.onklin Ca of New- Orleans, wl'h Mr. Barry Mrs Wal ter Wichard, who was Mirs T'attie Carroll of Norfolk, with. Mr. Wlchnrd pnd two children, and Mr. ami Mrs. Hubert Carroll and son. recently of Richmond, and now of Raleigh, Mr. W. P. Wh'taker was formn-ly in newspaper work as the buainess man ager of the Raleigh Morning Post, and formed many close friendships throughout the State In that work. To Make Inspection Captain Willis (1. Peace, of the t'nited States War rjepartment. .vi'l Inspect, a number of the un'ts for the pew regiment of field ar.lllery In pre paration for Federal recognition within the next few days In the fol lowing order: Rattery D, Wadesboro, and Monroe. July 1"; engineer train company, Wilmington, July IS; bat tery A, New. Bern. July 19. and hafry C. Durham. July 21. The other units of the regiment are not yet remiited to a point where the inspection for Federal recognition can beheld. MIIHtary Appointments A great number of .commissions for new officers In various military organizations of the North Carolina National Guard were announced to day, including the following for the various baterles of the field artillery regiment: Frank L. Ashley and .Wil liam B. R. Nton, first lieutenants, and David R. Moris, second lieuten ant, Battery A. New Bern; Wiley C. Rodm; n. capta'n, Knoch 8. Simmons and W. B. Baufge'ls, first lieutenants and Geirge S. Dixon and Robert I. Lawrence, second lieutenants, Bat tery B. Washlngition; Kenneth Harri son, captain. Frank B. Ashcraft and Julian B. Moore, first lieutenants and Harry B. Covington and William H. Harrison, second lieutenants. Battery D, Wadeshoro and Monroe; Louis B. Crayton, first lieutenant, and George A. Morrow and Robert B. Walker, second lieutenants, Battery F .Moor esvllle: Other appointments are: Richard D. Clowe, captain engineer train; Jno. Holman, first lieuvenant first Infant ry; Matt H. Allen, captain and ad jutant, first batallon first regiment, North Carolina field srtllleryr B." S. Royster. Jr., first lieutenant, battery C, Durham. Charsters Issued A charter is Issued for ths Ameri can Baking Co.. of Wilmington, cap ital $70,000 authorized and $2,000 subscribed by George T. Johnson, J. S. Craig and others, for a general bakery business. Another charter Is for the Durham Tobacco Manufacturing Co.. of Dur ham, capital $10,000 authorized and $7,600 subscribed by George H. Beall. R. L. McGhee and others, ror handling tobacco flavorings, making cigars and other manufactured tobac co. IXSIXT TO THE VTflFORM CAl'SES A CONTROVERSY (By The Associsted Press.) Newport News, Va., July 16. In dignant at what they considered an insult to the uniform, a party of mi litiamen this afternoon held up a C. and O. train here because a man wearing a sailor's uniform of the HUE IN5URANC HIGH NOUC I'nited States navy was being placed ; on board handcuffed to a negro con-, vict. The white man had been con victed here of theft and was being, taken with the negroes to Richmond-, t He had no other clothing than tho uniform he Wore. The prison guard I was flnalh- prevl unn to reli the man from his fellow convicts and permit him to ride in the cpaeh for, white people. At one tims It seemed j .hat a riot would result , ; J , ' ' '1,1 LE OVER .REQUISITION OF APPOINTMENT CP MERCHANT SHIPS HERBERT HOOVER1 Senator Reed Said that In stead of Saving Pie Crust By Not Putting Tops n Tarts, Warehouses Should I( Biult F Harvests SENATOR PHELAN ! DEFENDS HOOVER Declared Hoover Had At tracted the Attention of the World, and Lauded His Vision and Patriotism in Great Work (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 16. -A wnngls over President Wilson's .appointment of Herbert C. Hoover as food ad- rmnistrator occupied virtually all of pmg board's fleet corporation, post todav', debate in the n.t. nn h. P0111"5 hiB l'lan to requisition all steel toda s debate in the Senate on the , niei.chan, phlp,, umier construction food control bill, but meantime con- 1 gnj ,0 it contracts fop1 building two ttderabl -progress on compromise 1 Government owned ship yards for amendments was made bv the leaders 1 producing fabricated steel ships. , ,. , At General Goethals office it was In bi-p;a-t.san conferences.. ,Mid the pof,t,men,etu was due to a ror more than two hours Senator ( request liv Chairman Denman, of the Reed criticised Mr. Hoover, derlar- shipping board, for a short delay to Ing his residence abroad had kept plve the board time to go over the pro hlm out of touch with American gram. This was denied at the ship ideals. Senate- I'helan defended the ping board, although the statement food administrator as a patriotic and 'was made that General Goethals had oltii.it in official. ibeen asked to supply additional ln- Tho Democratic and Republican 1 formation concerning his plans, leaders agreed in their conferences : Today's development was regarded upon changes In the bill expected to aa bringing to a direct Iwsue the ques comntiiuri cenrul sinmnrt ini.inHinrr tlnn of who Is to have supreme HU- an amndnient crenting a' board of cod administration in lieu of one man control provided in the House measure. Most of the leaden- also agreed upon limiting the aontrol leg 'sletion to foods. feedH and fuels, the latter, to Include gasoline and kero sene, but a considerable Senate fnl lowlm. ..ia'.s-toW'sl upon retention of Cove -nment corot over steel and Iron and the products. ' ' "iipei : will lie held tomorrow- by the lenders, with a niee-- ilT llf Mm UAMOtfc I lf ........ 4 (m ... . .... ' .. ' . UK I'liiiiniuer piunnen utter ror nnat negotlat'on toward a complete i-om- prei'l'f Senator Reed declare! that If the Gove-nrient is to eneid millions for a food . control ndviinteirot'nn, 1h authorty should be vested in some body ""'ho l--ew Hf "-l-'-a; j'ti H" exhibited a letter written by Mr. Hoover te the Pullman Com- serving of food on' dlplng cars. ..The 'etter. he decalrd. ih?tructea - the ; M llieel German submarine company to reduc portions hile 1 menace declared tonight that I'resl prlres were to remaltli umshsnged. i lH,,, wilson might be called on to set- .1 The instructions ircr'i,4 by . M,i nnovvrw hni.iw r In coolt try .were ridiculed M- t''? M:t"n! I nu n appears to be largely over thhe fenptnr in - rnr-T:h attack which ! number and the type of wooden ves rn"sd lauchte- le tS" "ar.ii'er n-d to be built. It Is no secret among r.i""rlfs an't ,-eee --'Kifd frciuent their friends tliut their difierences go calls tnr order Hfj n-iti fh -mre-tion to order .bread, twenty 'oiv ho.-rs In adv-ince. declaring that If Mr. Hoover had lived in this roun-- pounced that he would start Ills pro try Inner, he would know the Amer- pram today. The fact that he had Icj.n housewife depends on the corner postponed It wan made known after groce-. and not the baker A food :4r1miniut"i?k,. Iia a uc:a,t Instead of spending his time saving this letter neither would divulge, and pie crust by not pun ng tops on tarts, ' at the offices of one it was declared should be planning for the erection Mr. Denman had asked for a delay of great warehouses to hold the vast while nt the office of the other It was crops which are to be harvealed this asserted he merely had asked for year. more complete information. Defending Mr. Hoover, Senator. Mr. Denmans statement accepting Phelnn pointed out that during his ; for the shipping board and the cm speech the Missouri. Senator had 'riot (poration responsibility for tne snip denounced the food administrator 'building -program, given to the press ability or impeached his integrity. - tonight, reads: ,i,i. -"Mr. Hoove:- has attracted alien. "We requested of General Ooetha s Hon . of the . world." said Senator I'helan. "The Senator from Missouri, accustomed to trial If Jury cases, ha.i Introduced irrelevant matter to msk an address entertaining if not con- vlnclng. He did not say Mr. Hoover responsioie. .i ..... "jj "--- -lacked expenen.e." the condition of PPre','ieH"' He paid tribute ,o the vision and It n nTrl have been tnri patriotism of Mr. Hoover and read a lje J"'""1'"" p" "J. h" m statement showing that the food ad- i"he? ln m ,f ? I Jnfornmtlon was mlnlstrator Is a native of Iowa and ! b',".t?!d ,f tht i,lfornmU " a citizen of California. j n dn tne formation In REC0HSTRUCT10N OF THE iSSSrHHi (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 16. Reconstruc tion of the Republican Government of China following the futile attempt to restore the Manchu monarchy was re ported in dispatches to the Chinese legation here from Peking today as progressing rapidly. Wang Ta Shin, formerly secretary of the legation here nd minister to Great Britain and Japan, has assumed the office of for eign secretary, and Admiral Liu Kwang Hsuns, for three years min ister of the navy under Yuan Shi Kai, has accepted a similar posf'wlth the new Government. Tuan Chl-Jul, the premier, has been given the added portfolio of minister of .war, PRESENTS PLAN TO COPE WITH THE SUBMARINES I By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 16. Prank J, Spraarue, former president of the American Institute of Electrical En gineers and a member of the naval consulting board, presented to Secre tary Daniels today a general plan on which he has been engaged for some weeks to cope with the sub marine problem. While no details , were revealed, it ls understood in a general way that tho proposal is based on a recogni tion of the principle that offensive rather than defensive measures are to be preferred ln combatting subma rines. It is said to provide for new types of sea-going patrols, equlped ln part with a new weapon of offense, whose function would be to make cer tain regions of the sea more perilous for the submarines than for cargo boats. If adopted. he project would In volve. It Is said, Important changes In te fhlnhulldlng program, both mer chant and naval, in order to meet th critical period of troop, supply and ( Camp Meade, the national army en munltlnn transportation next spring, i campment t Admiral, Md., today. Neither the secretary nor Mr. ! were themselves ousted hy a detach prsgue would make anv detailed. men of regulars on guard there, pur statement regarding the nlan. which ' "n "board train bound for this rlty '"" "'mslderatton hv de-j snd told that If they ever came back partment officials and probablr the they would be severely dealt with general board of th navy bore a I The Italians. It was said, feared the decision i made. , , j negroee w"ould work for lest money. ''' " ' ' 1 1 ,". ." I' H f HAS BEEN HALTED Major General Goethals Has Postponed His Plan to Requisition all Steel Mer chant Ships Now Un der Construction GOVERNMENT YARDS WILL NOT RE STARTED Statemcnt Made at Gen. Goethal's Office that the Postponement Was Due - to Request For Delay to Study the Program (By The Associated Press.) Washington. July 16 The Govern ment's merchant shipbuilding program was halted today when Major Gen eral Goethals. manager of the smp- thority in carrying out the building irogram Chairman iienman oi i. eral Goethals. Authority to spend JTiMI.OOO.OOO for acquiring a great merchant fleet, given to President Wil son by Congress has been divided in an executive, order between the ship rd and Its corporation, the h"S authorized to 'le , v!" ' Vrhaw and the cotpora- tr, miio h.-iiDe of building In announcing his program laHt Fri day, General Goethals upparenuy as sumed that us manager of the corpot-- ' Hiiiiii he would be giv ven a tree uunu, : . . ., . .,,,., i mtement to- uui ii i . nignt usfumes responsibility for tne shipping board, whose members are iliiectois UllU SlOCKIlOIUl'ro Ul mr -"- poration. , , i . tinicials who have watched the sit- uut develop and who have been concerned lest, differences between Chairman Denman and General Goeth als hlnuer the Government's ship building plans Ht u time when every vessel that can be const rucieu w. cnntrovei KV once for ull. W hile nnMmnnr-' between the rwe .lt.,.. tlsn thut In a letter to .vir. ueiiomn imo-.o nubile. Friday, General uoeumm he had received a i I in,.,,,.,,,' I hiu mnrnint?. The contents of iria , i .... . ... . . . ... ...i.,;- lila certain . information nuraiiuw program for the expenditure of the -tn nnn nan f nuhllc money of whicn ti,e 'preHtrient's executive order has niade the ; board and tne m , '' ' building shipK. What we want is speeny j construction of shijv reasonable prices for steel in ship labrication auu retention of all alien tonnage, on our stocks, which may he necessarv to carry troops and supplies to Kurope if the rate of submarine sinking con tinues at even two-thirds of that for the last five months. ."We also are interested In the re tention by the Government of any fabricated plants constructed hy the Government and are interested in de termining the policy as to their sale on facts as they exist after the war and not now. We- cannot now de termine conditions of the world com mercial warfare after the war and we may require operation of these plants by the Government after the Euro pean war ls over. "General oetha!s has not even told the public or the directors of the cor poration the name of the two con tractors who- will undertake the fab Heating contracts. For all we know they may be mere subsidiaries of the steel producers. "We ari awaiting Information from General Goethals on these and other matters referred to In the letter Gen eral Goethals gave to the public re cently. ' "The fact that we desire Intelligent discussion of these matters Is no rea son why all persons responsible for them cannot come to an agreement." 'There Is no Indication of how long the building program may be de layed by the new situation. RFX'Kl'ITING YKSTERDAY (Ry TV.e Arriste-1 Press ) Washington. July 16. Recruiting for the regular army yesterday and Saturday brought In 1.177 men mak ing the total of war volunteers In the regulars 147,1 16. THIRTY ITALIAN LABORERS SENT AWAY FROM CAMP , (By The Asoust4 P-eu. ) Ralfllmnre. MdL. July 16. Thirty Italian laborers who tried to chase s. group of nerro Workmen from GERMAN CHANCELLOR IS CRITICIZED BY PAPERS ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS George Bernhard in Vossische Zeitung Openly Accuses Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg and His Foreign Secretari Dr. Zimmer man, of Having Played a Double Game With Washington, Making War .Inevitable by Attempts to Deceive and Mislead President Wilson in Regard to the Policy and Intentions of Germany Yorwaerts Says Germany Must Get Away From Ambiguity . Greece Full Belligerent In European Struggle (By The Assocrstefl Press.) Washington, July 16. Cn certainty as to Greece's hiatus In the world war was cleared away today with the receipt or official Information that the Greek Gov ernment not only hus severed re lations with all four of the Cen tral Amers hut Is actually In a state of war with them. Information hits reaehed the State Depnrtmeut that (he Greek minister in Parts ha notified the French Government that Urwe eoiislderH herself h full belligerent and will aet accordingly. It wild it was not necessary to issue n formal declaration of war as the Government feels It Is bound hy the declarations previously Issued ut Salonlki hy Premier Vcnlzelos wlio took with 1 1 1 in to Athens all the rrNMinNihllii es and commit ments of the temporary Salonlki Government. As a belligerent. Greece Is ex- Cted to lose no lime in mnhlllz .. fier war resources and Jon Ing effectively In the common Al lied operations in the llulkans. The strength of Hie Ycnixelos army is placed nt obout HO.OOO men, and the remnants of the former regular army, while not over 30,000 now, has at times heen mobilized to a totul of ilOO, 001) men anil is capable of reneh :ng 300.000 If munitions are pro vided. The regulnrs practically were demollslMMl by tho Allies when the former King Constan tino held the organization as a threat to the Allies' renr, hut can quickly be called to the colors ugaln. ' While It Is understood the npw Government has not yet mob lli'd this army, the classes of . 1916 and 1917, prev iously prevent ed hy the Allies from being called outr were colled to . tho . color bout two week ago. A Giwk mission may lie5 sent to the I'nited States, not only to negotiate for sufflles for this army, hut also to present Greece's situation as to the general world reconstruction ntuvr the war. For the present, It Is probably Greece will he munition hy t lie Allies. It Is understood here lhat while some pro-(iernuin, unli-war spirit remains In Greece a great majority of the people uro happy that a fleet decision has at. latt heen made and that the perils and uncertainties that have ltesct the Nation's attempt to he neutral arc. ended. WANTS A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF RIOT (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July. 18. Urging prompt adoption of his resolution for a Congressional Investigation of the recent race riots at East St. IouIs, III., Senator Sherman told the Sen ate today the .situation was still seri ous there, and "that there Is much Influence for acquitting the guilty men than there ever was." He urged triat the Federal authorl ties either through the Departmnt of Justice or a Congressional commit tee Investigate the situation n, If the House refuses to concur In the reso lution, that a Federal grand Jury be empannlled to Investigate and prosecute (hose responsible for the riot because prosecutions would be "Inconclusive and Incompetent" un less made by government authorities. Senator Tillman made a speech sup porting the resolution, remarking that the "average Yankee" wanted the negro's vote and nothing else, hut that the North was beginning to un derstand the South and the race problem. "I have known for many years and not hesitated to say so all over the North In my lectures and on the floor of this Senate," said Senator Tillman, "that the average Yankee we Southerners call men Yankees north of the Mason and Dixon line -has no love for the negro, except for political reasons. They want his vote and nothing else." . "The North is now beginning to understand the South and to under stand the race problem too, and I am very g!ad to see so many North erners being ordered to camps In the South for training. In this way. they will see something of (he problems where there are most negroes. They will learn nmr than they would have ever learned In the North about It, "The more the Northern people know of the negro the less they like him." GASXATTACK IS MADE ON THE GE.-.MAN LINES (By The Asociafe7 Press.) Canadian Army Headquarters i.i France, July Ifi The western part of Lens, particularly that known as the ,Cltn Dn Moulin, was subjected to a gas attack early this morning. Tho first of the gas cylinders w.is prejeeted into the enemy's positions about one o'clock and proertie,i f;ml drums loaded with deadly vapors ! were sprayed Upon the G,!-ina is for ! almost two hours. The eremy nt- I tempted to cause a eess.itlnn of th-i ' attack by putting an artillery and gie ; shell barrage otn that part of our front from which he supposed the! gas was being circulated. In 'nl he failed and the operations proceed ed until the available drums had been discharged.. I oy ini Misociatca rreas.j Copenhagen. July 16. In their re views of the administration of the re- ' tiring German chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German newspapers comment prominently and often ln an uncomplimentary . manner on his treatment of relations with America. In ths Vossische Zeitung, George Bernhard openly ac cuses Dr. von Bnthmann-Hollweg and his foreign secretary, Dr. Zlm mermann, of having played a double game with Washington, making; war lnvitabl by attempts to deceive and misled President Wilson ln regard to the policy and intentions of Ger many. Herr Bernard intimates that tha submarine policy, if managed skilful ly, might not have led to war with the United States had not these di plomats artificially Increased the dan ger and. destroyed every chance of avoiding a break. He says they en couraged the Idea of mediation by President Wilson in America but did nothing to make it acceptable at home, launching the proposal to Mex ico to turn against the United States while negotiating with Mr. Wilson, and arranged the dinner to Ambassa dor Gerard and approved the text In the speeches at the dinner, and then astfnnished the President and the am bassador with the submarine not. As to this note, Herr Bernard saya much more might he written If pa triotic considerations did not forbid. After all these acts, he concludes. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg followed tha customary course and attempted to unload the entire responsibility on the former . German ambassador at Washington, Count von Bernstorff. The Vorwaerts comments on tha retirement of the chancellor ln a manner similar to the Vossische Zei tung, saying: "We must get away from tha am biguity and lack of clarity whloh have given Germany's foreign policy the reputation of dishonesty." The newspaper demands that th new chancellor declare plainly whether hlB peace program Is one of conquest or not. It saya thera can ' be no middle ground. - The Berliner Tagbiatt and ' ths Frankfurter Zeitung shares th friendly appreciation of Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg as expressed In the official article concerning his r slgnatlon printed In the North Ger man Gaiette. Other newspapers, however, unsparingly criticize tha departing, chancellor as having been a weak though good tntentloned of ficial, who did excellently In subor dinate posts but was unable to see his own lack of qualification for a position of chief responsibility during a tremendous war. I'ARLI AMENTA RIZINO OF THT5 ADMINISTRATION UNLIKELY Copenhagen, July 16. -If the Ger man press correctly reflects public Opinion on the event tKa er.v,nnM-H. of George Mlohaells as Imperial chan cellor will be associated with the death of the movement to parliamentary n imperial administration hy giv ing the Kelchatn? Bents in ..k inet on a new controlling body to he 1-rrmru. sucn as tne proposed Imper inl council of representatives. Tile Dress nf Vtnvnrln er.H States ln the empire was quick to point out mat a parliamentary min istry could not be Introduced without upsettlne the whol tr.e-.t eh-... ter of the empire, which finds ex pression In the supreme Bundesrath. Tho alternative Idea, which Dr. von Rethmann-Hnltwer arin.iu, .nn.u... ed for a time, namely, the institution or an imperial council consisting of five representatives each nf the Gov ernment, the Bundesratn and the rceicnstag to serve as a conneotlpg link between the Government and the representative Institutions of the Nation, has been drnnned . anennrflnv to the Catholic, newspaper Germanla. MI ST GIVE PARLIAMENT POWER SAYS NEWSPAPER Amsterdam. July 16. The Tags blatt of Berlin says the new chan cellor must guarantee personnally and by his actions that he has made up his mind to prepare to give parlia ment full power to control future events and assume responsibility for them. The Deutsche .ages Zeitung. asserts that the burden of Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's Incapacity prevented the German Nation from breathing and that danger of actual suffoeatton -wes -not far removed. Moreover, he was un able to find a way to advance the cause of peace. Notwithstanding the political crisis. says the Catholic. Germanla. the Na tion remains' determined not to end the war until a happy conclusion Is as sured. .The Socialist organ Vorwaerts says that tho SoclaJ'fts In cooporatlen with the future Government are will Ing to raise Germany to the level of the freest countries of the world and support a durable peace. PEOPLE OF P.I RUN STIRRED BY EVENTS (Bv The Associate Pr-ss.1 Amsterdam. July IS The events of the past few days have stirred BerPn as the city has not been stirr ed since the war began, according to Information reachtng here. The man In the street took tremendous interest in tne great political oattle going on behind the scenes and although tha exact Issues between the two great groups of combatants were veiled from the. "common people" the lat ter nevertheless quickly gained tho mpresslnn that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollwi-g, as champion of popular re forms, had entered the lists against the emperor, the crown prince. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Lundendorff. It was almost the first time that von Bethmann-Hollweg had figured (Continued on Pata 61a) ,: 1
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