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I RATHER TODAY: . I jrobably IxKal - Rains. -Firl-H YEAR 1! THAI Tlemolished; 2,000 lh SI, (100,000. iVELS BLOCK ,0( K OF HOUSES ;and Homeless jardsmen Order- trie Scene. o,M ted Tress) .March 12 With jjig steadily ahead the jn yesterday's cyclone led t twenty today. Injured waa estimated i 2m, while the prop I at $1,0(10,000. Fully st of them frame te destroyed, while r dines all tn soutnern were damaged. ns numbered among found among the , in fly hurt. The injured !or it) hospitals today, was under military approaching martial i we iv closed while jhut down and the put to work clearing tlechanies began re I structure.. fer Report .. .Marc h 12. The the tornado which yesterday afternoon earlv today and Red man, believed to still digging Jn the fvictiins. A score or pre reported, missing s were crowded with patient. The prop- reach at least Jl .ernes were demolish- lately H.iwiO were dam- Bd are: liernice Davis.Orice liis, Uray; Davis, ulrs. Davis. Orville Davis, Davis, Mrs. Archie lce Williamson, Miss Heller, thlr. Jrii HHller; - fcu W. I. Razor; . i'e IVay, eight, June ry K. 'illiams;Mrs. ie nal: Vart Wnter- J Waterman; William fheltona twenty-four, Jmlttee sworn in by patrolled the streets Wrecked homes until I Indiana guardsmen Here hy Governor truck the cltvi from veiling the roller pr valley. It swept Win. of tin city from P PACiE EIGHT) JnGranted pn Granted. lilted Pres'-) Jrch 12.rermlssion ft" Georgia authori fo court to begin a fnist the Queen and Fmlnal proptrty at W hy the 'Western f .v of the state of ill Has Heen Rec- 1 President by 'ffirials. "1 l'ris,s) ' r('h 12.-Alr.Wli... P recommended by I approval of Pres- f I 'irea before ord '"'S nut the re- ! '."P naval militia sea servlno la!,u" of the first- " e included 10 make nr, ... , u' 00 pt-ned shortage bll-;a'ion ot force3 I militia or re ? r"iting campaign ?: supply all f lth full com- ueiieve they f'lty in obuta- P'llZatinn .... " "tic VI'- N DEAD IN WCASTLE TWIM.GITY FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE Id tornado wes path of athandruin AMERICAN S LAIN ARRIVEAT ZURICH Now Famous Prisoners of the Yarrowdale Tell of Hard Experiences. (By Associated Tress) Zurich, Switzerland, . (via Paris,) March 12. Laden with cigars, cigar ettes and foodstuffs, the now. famous and historic American prisoners of the Yarrowdale arrived here today. The Bailors said that the Yarrowdale altho capable of only ten knots had to make fourteen at times to escape capture, and . that she was carefully mined so that she could be detroyed at a moment s notice. They said from their observation and impression that the German raid er was new and had been built ex pressly for aiding purposes, and for that reason she was equipped with steel rails below, and while appearing as a tramp steamer, was In reality an armed cruiser. . .. With their immediate needs such as board and lodging provided for, the next attention to be given the men will be to Bupply them with clothing, of which they are badly In want. Their chief interest at first was in something to eat, Between bites the Yarrowdale men told of the severe treatment to which they had been subjected in the eGr man prison camp at Neutrelitz, Dul men, and Brandenburg, where they had been successively interned after having been' brought into Swlnemui- den on the Yarrowdale and where they, as Americans, they said, were apparently singled 'out from all others.- During their stay in Germany they reported they had subsisted on one allowance of soup daily and had made their long journey to the bor der on one "such meal." There was hardly one of them they declared, who had; not fetthe first of a Ger man camp guard 'and' the squad" of five soldiers which brought them to the border had exercised the privilege of abusing them up to the last posi ble moment. The men tell of the terrible suffer ings they underwent during a period of severe cold weather in Germany due partially to lack of fuel, but more to the absence of "t he shoes and cloth ing which they had lost. Since their entrance into Switzerland at Itos-, chacb,' they say, they have been roy ally treated. The party includes all the Ameri cans detained except one seaman named Bulleat, of a French Canadian family, claiming to have been born in Massachusetts, who was held in Brandenburg. They were accompan ied by" one Brazilian and one Span iard. - " - The Approximate Cost Is $649, 250 and Four Companies Will Construct Them. (By Associated Press) Washington, March. 12. Purchase of sixteen non-rigid airships for coast and harbor patrol work at a total cost of $649,250 was announced todayi by the navy department. The Curtis Aeroplane Company wjs awarded three for $122,250; the Con necticut Aircraft Company two for tSiOOO' flm r.nndvear Tire and Rub- ber Company nine for $360,000 and the Tt V' fJonilrich Cnmnanv two for $3,- -000j)elivcricswlllbeglnjvithln220 uavs. The fllrshlns are the first of such type to .be bought by the navy unds-r the recent $5,000,000 appropriation ior aeronautics. They will be 160 feet In lpnirth :u 1-2 feet in diameter or 50 feet htah over all, will be equipped j with radio enniDment. and 100-horse-1 power motors capable of making a con-, tlnuous flight-of sixteen hours at thir ty-five miles each and a maximum fnrtv.fivA miles for ten hours. The dirigibles will be able to oper ate from shore bases and alight on water surfaces jn good weather. SEC. DANIELS SPEEDS UP "NAVAL CONSTRUCTION (Bv Associated Press) ' i Washington, March 12 Secretary Daniels today continued conferences with ship builders and. manufacturers in his efforts to speed up naval con struction to the maximum capacity of the American ship yards. j Probably within a week an agree- j ment will be reached where present j construction can be hastened ana new ships laid down under the annual pro fit agreement. Ship builders also conferred at the department about building submarine chasers1 . Gompcrs'lssuod Call - t To Organized Labor K if 7 f Mr; Oompers has issued a call to la bor leaders to mset in Washington to formulate the demands of ornamit ! labor in the preparedness program, LABOR LEADERS IN More Than 100 Respond to Call To Define Labor's Atti tude to National Defense. (Hy Associated Press) Washington, March 12. More than 100 representatives of organized labor to define labor's attitude toward the national defense movement. When the 'meeting convened, the executive counsel of ,the federation presented a tentative draft of a .statement "ad vocating in general terms measures of preparedness and the delegates pre pared to make this a basis for discus sion for the next day or two. This was the first conference ever held by labor interests to consider uniting in a common stand (in nation al defense issues. SENATE ENTERS UPON SECOND WEEK OF SESSION (By Assnela.1 cil Press Washington, March 12. The senate today entered upon its second and probably the final vyijcjj.flf its session, Both Souses' of rcongrMs will meet in special session on April 16 and many senators are known to be anxious to spend as much of the intervening time as possible at home. i Adjournment of the special session is looked for after the senate consid ers a number of nominations, includ ing that of Dr. Carey T. Grayson, na val aide to .President Wilson, to be medical director and rear admiral in the navy. No serious objections are expected. An effort will be made to ratify the $15,000,000 Colombian treaty. Senate In Brief Session, (Ity Associated Vress) - - Washington,. March 12 The senate had a brief session today, but trans acted no important business, adjourn ing to 12.35 p. m. until noon Tues day. . Senate . Informed ' hy Senator Martin That the Dili Will Be Called at Present Session., ( Hy Associated Tress) Washington, March 12. Senator Martin the majority flood leaderan nounced at the Democratic caucus, to day that an effort" would be made, to cet a .vote at the present special ses sion of the senate on the treaty wih Colombia providing a payment of $15, 000,000 for the partition of Panama. Senator .Martin conferred with Presi dent Wilson and It was iindcAtood the 'announcement reflected the Pres ident's wishes. No attempt waa made in the caucus today' to bind Democrats to support' the treaty. The Republican conference develop- ea sirong oppostuon to me treaty ann. altho no attempt was made to bird ii. . . . .li SESSION AT CAPITAL senators, leaders expressed confldeucn with Count von liernstorff and his par of Its defeat. ty. 1 FRESH SOURCES OF FOOD SUPPLY HAVE BEEN OPENED (Ey Associated Press) New York, March 12. A statement issued by Joseph llatrigan, com missioner of weiVhts and measures w bo haB been leading the local fight fagainst high food prices shows that food and agricultural departments- of thirty-two states new sources oi sup ply have been opened for the retailers in New York city. Local potato dealers in the past have depended to large measure upon Maine, iNew jer sey,' New York and Virginia but potatoes are coming now from a number of Western- and Southern states. One result of Mr. Hartigan's canvass he says; is that retail grocers here have contracted direct - witn shippers .In far on states io iu.uvu, 000 pounds of vegetables, mostly potates and onions, in. a large number of these transactions the middlemen have been eliminated. A corporation which owns one. of the largest chains or restaurants in the country have notified the mayor's food supply committees that, since it .discontinued serving potatoes free its needs here have dropped from 500 bags of potatoes a week to 160. . 0 F WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH THIn IMF t ; i w i 1 1 w niita rnnnrnm it if runutu uui OF BAGDAD I - h British, Under General Maude, Capture Mohammedan Stronghold. E IS England's Victory Shatters Long-Standing Dream of the Germans. (Pii Associated Press) London. March 12. After announc ing the fall of Bagdad in the house of commons today, Andrew Iionar Law chancellor of the exchequer, said there was every reason to believe that two thirds of the Turks' artillery had fallen into the hands of the Brit ish or had been thrown into the Tigris. POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF OCCUPATION OF BAGDAD London, March 12. The fall of Bagdad in the opinion f the London press is of even greater significance for the effect it is -said to have on German alms than for Its value in res lorlng British prestige in the eyes of the Mohammedan world arid the east generally. While it is generally rec ognized the. British misfortunes in Mesopotamia bave had a serious In fluence on the prestige of the ruling power in India and Egypt, and while it is claimed that the capture of Bag dad will restore the balance, the chief gratification expressed is that the suc cess of General Maudo'i expedition '"has shattered the dream that Ger mans have indulged in iop more than twenty years." i As one typical commnt puts it: , "The .Germans proud or ' an eastern empire is dissipated 1 before their eyes, the German route to the east Is blocked and the flffectirlR terminus of Berlin to Bagdad railway has pass ed into British hands. Tjo orientals It will seem to sound theVkuelUof German aspirations." ' 1 It is also contended that Turkey's value as an ally -of Germany now is weakened and that the fall of Bagdad crowns the disasters which have al ready befallen Ottoman arms In oth er Asiatic theatres of the war.' It -is pointed out that Bagdad will be a difficult city to hold under as; sault as it. has neither natural nor artificial defenses and lies in an open plain. It is believed however, that the Turks are 80 thoroly routed that ! there is no present cause' for anxiety j altho It is .admitted, that they have i shown in Armenia and elsowhere a I considerable gift for bringing a vie- torlons enemy to an eventually halt, j Further developments are believed to ' depend upon the speed and effective- ness with which Anglo-Russian co operation can be established. PARIS PAPERS COMMENT ON THE FALL OF BAGDAD Paris, March 12. - The morning pa pers comment at 'length upon the fall of Bagdad and dwell upon the politi cal downfall of the British success. The Matin; says: "Perhaps after all the effect will be deeply felt in Germany. Hamburg's Bagdad line ,tho lust of the dreams cherished by'Gemuui megalomania, must remain a. dream in the face of the realities.,, it is certain that hopes of fulfillment .were : fostered ' by the government apd contributed largely to keeping up' the spirits of the public." i nfffi(,t Hny pianfl f,,r a fiir(,hr advance. China has made another move to The Petit Parlslen says: i Given the assurance of adequate sup- ward possible entry into the war. The Turks ,were;thrown Into the j war forcibly by the committee of union and progress, which only main-1 talned itself in power -by terrorism. Will its prestige "survive, the Meso potamlan disaster?" Von Bernttorff Leaves Chrrsttana.- I Ry Asnoeitd Frees) Christiana, March 11 (via. Ixm r rt tpi. . , le,.mlii,i L f rwl as a re"ult of his ipqiuries among the .... oon, matrn iw-n , '-"'b aff(M.t(;d !n n0 small measure by the erlck VIII. left for Copenhagen today W "n Ruan col- T II E ASSO.C.I A 12, 1917. Mary Tickford Is ' . Sued For $163,750 rm .-vwv- Mary Plckfeid In Hie defendant In supreme court iielmn winch is 1 1 U . -ly In iiinke tier feel mere than ever in touch wiili the ,,! or her cur rent I'liariii-ler, "The l'imr I. Mile Uleli !irl." "l.llllr M,ir." wnse r.elis from screen proline! ions put Iter m the royal clnss as resariis nmmie. whs les.illy reiiuesleil to bun. I ever $101, Jrl) lo Mrs. Cora I'. WllkenlliK. "Kent for uulhors anil actnrs. Mrs. VVilken Iiir: wants Jusl ithoul ten weeks of the little star's sulury beeaiine. s et fori ti in her I'oinplaint, fur the tuist three years she wan eniployioi hy Mif-s Plckfonl as general liiunaKer and per sonal representative. She ileclm-cs she was retained ou a commission liasls. L The Kochambau Clears New York for Foreign Tort With American Sanction. (tiy AHanrlntcfl l'iss) Washington, March V2 - Permission for clearance ut Ihoi. ...FruttoJi ljuar, Itorharhbafi tram Iv'ew, York the' ilrst iMjIllgorent merchant man to arrive lu an American harbor with guns mount ed fori) as well an aft, was today granted by the stale dupartinenl which ruled that the Itnchumhuii as a passenger-carrying vessel plying us ual routes, was a peaceable merchant man, entitled to take adequate - pre cautious against illegal iitlnck. RULING WILL LEAD TO GENERAL FEDERAL POICY Vndoubtedly the Itocbambau rul ing will lead Id a general policy of arming vessels In the fore. It wns thought she was sent into port lnrgidy as a test of this governnituif s policy and now that a widu unmiment, is al lowed, 1t Is assumed Iht other entente merchaiitmcnt will follow suit. 3 k:- k r B S"V.t V i If !. -... '-i ' . I ' ft 's ! i X ; i . '' I ARMED FRENCH SHIP PE1IIIEOI0SAI WAR -SUMMARY: - , (By AHioolat.uil I'i cssj . . While great political Importance is attached to tho capture of liagdud by the-HrlUHh the military results of the notable event are of even greater In tent, pointing to the possibility, of a comparative speedy linking up of the ever has yiit been Inaugurated. To Hritish and Uussian movements 'day's report of Intensive lighting comes against the Turks in t hin far awa j from Paris recording further French field of war. ' j succeHseo in ihe Champagne where The conditions which General .Maude! gains have been affected I nt.he reg found upon entering the city of Call-4 ions of Malsons do Champagne, the pha and the status of bis 'Supply ar- scene of the recent activities In this .',nr..niiiilu ttmul In preM tlie.lHlirn pljes Hn(j replenishments it seems nrobable that he will not rest con-1 tent wllh holding Itagdad,' but - will attempt a further move mi the. I Igns. 1 This river is navigable for small I steamers northward on Its course asj as ' Mosul nearly 2? miles sway, fav oring the transport arrangeiiienlH" orj ' the British forces. The measure oi Turkish resistance along this line will j rate of progress timns moving toward Mesopotamia from Persia. ' These columns, operating from Ham adan and Sakkiz are still far short of the points where they stood lastsprln; when the HritlBh were halted at Kut-KI-Amara by General Townscnds sur render. Bagdad however,' Is reported to be the point from which the Turk ish defense In Persia was supplied and its capture may weaken the Otto man resistance and facilitate the Rus sian advance Linking up tho Russian and the British forces therefore at. ft point con siderably north of Bagdad does .not aeera an impossibility. The .recupera tive power of the Turks repeatedly shown in this war, ha to be taken In to-consideration in this connection. Enver Pasba the Turkish minister of war is quoted as describing the Turkish retrograde movement in Meso potamia as a strategic retreat and de claring that military reasons are like wist induoing a drawing in of t.'ie Turkish .front in Persia" towards Ker miiushah. ' , ' . . E T E D ,P RES CITY EDITION."'""' TEN FORMAL NOTICE GIVEN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TEXT OF NOTIFICATION ; TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES Washington, Mrch 12. Follow ing Is the text of the communica tion made public by the state departmenti "I view of the announcement of the Imperial Gerrtmn government on January 31, 1917, that all ships, thoe of neutral Included, met within certain ione of' the high ea would be sunk without any precaution being taken for the safe ty of the persons on board and without the exercise of visit and search, the government of the Uni ted States hai determined to placo upon all American merchant venrln sailing thru the barred areas an armed guard for the protection of the veaiela and the lives foe the persont on board." Chinese House of Representa tives in Secret Session Sec onds Federal Policy, (Hy Associated I'ress) , ' i-ondon, March 12. A Pekln ills patch to Keuter's says that tho house of representatives ut u secret session approved the government's diplomatic pulley Including u rupture with Ger many, The Chinese foreign office announc ed on February ',1 that It would sever dlplomaiie relations with Germany If the unrestricted submarine warfare decree was put Into effect. On March four the Chinese cabinet agreed that rwttrtiimir hottrl bfl brokinrrbflt 'HreHi deni Yunn tiheng refused to accept the decision of the ministers and Premier Tuan Chi Jul resigned. Three days later, however, the premier re Hiimed office aflisr President l,i ' Viihii lleng had agred to give tho cabinet full power to frame tho country's for eign policy an 1 also on condition that parliament 'should vote on the (iios tlon of a breach wllh Germany. There have been reporls from num erous sources thai China was conlein- plallng not merely the severance of relations, but an actual alliance with tho entente. A dispatch from Pokln on March eighth, slated that the Chi nese foreign minister was sounding llie ministers of tho entcnlH as to the condllloiiH under . which Ibe allies would be willing lo accept China as a partner. On tho Franco llelglan front vlrtun! ly each day now brings news of some active .operation of more Important than a mere patrol encounter or a raid In force. No sustained offniislvj on a large scale by either side, how- flflcTrr Pekln dlSpatcheg today report,' tlie house of representatives voting appro- val of the government's policy Inclu J- ing a rupture wllh Germany. I- Adults and Children Killed and More Than 30 Houses Prac tically Destroyed. (My Associated Press) Richmond. lud March 12. The death list of yesterday's tornado in Wayne county was increased to four today whon it becamo known that two unidentified laborers on a farm near Magerstown had been kill ed. Two children also were killed. 3 Dead; 4 Injured. Cincinnati, March 13. The death list resulting from the cyclonic-windstorm that leveled numerous houses APPROVES CHINESE BREAK W ITH BERLIN in Hyde Park. In the east end of the ! city, last ' night, had not increased ; today. Three people are dead and! four others are dangerously injured, j No estimate of the property damage j had been placed today. More than thirty houses were practically do- j etroyed. - ' 1 ' V" A CLEAN. CONSTRUCTIVE. A N D COMPLETE NEWS PAPER ,:: ::. :: PAGES ONE SECTION. -WILL BE ARMED FOR SELF - PROTECTION All Embassies and Legations at Washington Are So Notified. STATE DEPARTMENT MAKES NOTICE PUBLIC Communication Says U. S. Ac tlon Is Prompted by German Ord,er of lUithlessness. ' (lty AsiHielste-' I'rcss) Washington, March 12. Formal notice that American ships traversing the German submarine, jione are to carry "'armed guard for thoir protec tion of tlin vessel and persons on board," was sent by tho state depart ment todRy to embassies and legations In Washington to nil foreign govern ments. The notification, it u ald, will b sent to Germany by the Swiss lega tion here. . , - , Wbolohnr other neutral govern ments will admit American armed ships to their ports is a question for them lo decide, but It is not cxpoctod hero Unit objections wll be nisdn. Hol land Is the. only neutral known to have barred armed merchantmen. Stute department omduls did not wish to tnuko It clear whether it waa mandatory for all American vessels to have nrms or whether they might sail without them if thoy so desired. Previously the navy department un der lis policy of silence as to such questions, had also refusud a ruling. The navy department's, position Is that It will equip with arms all ships 'whose owhera apply to It, E E REGI Germans Are Successfully Hold . inR Their Ground, Say Berlin Reports. (Hy Associated Press) Berlin, March 13.;. via Haytvllle, French, troops this nuirnln.j attacked the German position, south of Rlpont In Ibe Champagne district but weri rtpulsed, sayn nti ofliclHl statement, is. sued today by tho German army heart quartern HlalT. In the Alsiie sector land In several districts along the I Hiver Alfliie and In Champagne yester day there was especially strong ar- . tillcry liritig. . .. Continue Offensive, j ParlH, March 12. The French con tinued their offensive operations in I the Champagne, lust night. Further gains lu the-Tuglon of Malsons d Champagne are reported In today' of- " flclul announcement. Prisoners were taken in raids and patrol encounters at different points on the front. The statement follows: "Between Holssons' and Kholms a surprise attack directed by the enemy against one of our trenches in the region of Poissy was repulsed prompt ly by our fire. Thn enemy suffored losses and left prisoners in our hands. "Near Malsons do, -Champagne we made further progress last night by grenade attacks. Patrol encounters occurred In the sector of Aubertve. The number of machine guns which . we have captured in the region of Malsons de Champagne has been in creased to twelve, , t "In the Woevre we made a success ful Incursion -Jnto Germsn "trenches north of Soicbeprey. In the Lorraine thero were patrol engagements. We took prisoners nearest. Martin, north west of Badonvlllers. "KlKcwhore the night passed In' quint." ' ; "Big Bill" Edwards .Nominated. ( By AsHocJated Prese) . Washington, March J 2. (President WiUon today nominated "William H. ("Big Bill") Kdwards to be collector of Internal revenue for the second dis trict of New York. PRESIDENT WILSON HAS RECOVERED FROM COLD (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 12. Pres ident Wilson had completely re covered today from the cold which kept him In bed most of last week and this morning held two conferences, one with Sen ator Martin, the new Democrat ic leader,, an the other with 'Secretary Lansing.. ' - 1ERICIVESELS ir
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