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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1917.
CITY EDITION.
TEN rAGES ONE SECTION
STRIKE ORDER IS NOT OBEYED BY L W. W.
1
El
MCHAELIS TO INSIST PEACE MOVE MUST COME FROM ALLIES
m
Teutonic Attacks Repulsed By French Forces
IAN
CHANCELLOR IS
10 DISCUSS APPEAL OF
L ULI UML
I
Declare It in General Accord With
German Peace Proposal of
Dec. 12, 1916
HOWEVER, IS EXPECTED TO SAY
DETAILS CANNOT BE DISCUSSED
Teutons Have Earlier Indicated Peace De
sire, So the Allies Must Take the
First Step Now
(By Associated f resi)
Coptnhtgeu, Aug. 21. At the meeting of the main commutes of the relch
it. celled for today, Chancellor Mlchaelis was expected to declare the Pope'i
ace note In general accord with the German government's pace proposal of
ecember 12. 1916, and the recent retchstag declaration on the same aubject
-d therefore to be sympathetically received In Grmany. Grmany. cannot,
iweter, discuss details and particularly under no circumstances can It enter
to i ditrusslon of the status of Alsace and Lorraine as a part of the German
npire. Tlie chancellor, according to this forecast, will say that, as Germany
t earlier Indicated its desire to make peace, the first word must come from
e other side.
A meetiug of the Bundesrat committee on foreign affairs had been called
sterday in lierlin under permission of the Bavarian premier, Count Hertllng,
. discus the situation regarding the peace note and to discuss Chancellor
lichaelis' speech to the relchstag today.
RITISH REPLY TO NOTE
OF POPE 19 DELIVERED
Rome. Aug. 21. The British gov
nment'i reply to the Pope'i peace
;e vat handed to Cardinal Gas
rrl, the papal secretary of state,
: the British minister Monday. The
ply says the Pope's note will be ex
nined in a benevolent and serious
iy.
S. TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE RECEIPT OF NOTE.
Washington. Aug. 21. The United
ittb has not yet acknowledged re
Pt of I'r.pa Benedict's peace propos
l but mil do so thru the British for
?n office, which transmitted the com
inication thru Ambassador Page.
Indications are that the Popa's pro
Mis, at least In their present form,
ill be rejected by the allied nations,
has been hinted, hnwnvnr that ha
Inswer made by President Wilson to
ponuns plea for peace will ln
we a specific statement of terms
;'"n hlch this country . would be
I'lling to consent to termination of
t-9 war.
EIGHT DIE IN
MOTOR CRASH
New Haven Freight Engine Col
lides With Car Occupied By
Nine People "
(By Associated Press)
Saybrook Junction, Conn., Aug. 21.
A freight engine running light over
the Shore Line division of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road late last night struck and crush
ed at a crossing an automobile owned
and driven by Robert H. Rowloff, of
New Haven, who had with him a party
of four adults and four children. All
the members of the automobile party
were killed except LoulsW. Weyl,
aged nine. The dead are:
Robert H. Rohlog, Gustavs Weyl
and wife, Mrs, Louis Astorno, daugh
ter of Mr. Weyl and her three chil
dren, and Miss Mabel Wagner.
MJSTRO-GERMANS MAKE STRONG
ATTACKS ON RUMANIAN FRONT;
MUBBORN RESISTANCE OFFERED
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Ni on til . "...mKm5 "Sus
tout rV uuiueru uoumanlan
1 1"; e office announcement
bei off':f r,Bl"DDo:nre8l8tanc?
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ins ..Tr V ' ne tne Hus
5.M D"y. '.00k l! tensive, a
lerle. , V nce nas "eei1 made,
:ecomm;,I ' fie8. .beinS captured.
d. ' allUD 10 'ows:
KU8Sn-a Hl. r, :
01 K'Ei the enemy trained his
artillery fire agamst our trenches west
of the Riga-Mitau road.
"Roumanian Front: The enemy yes
terday made persistent attacks in
the direction of Ocna and Onecati.
In the morning the enemy attacked
the Roumanians in the region, of the
River Slanic. Towards evening the
enemy after a stubborn and uninter
rupted battle succeeded In occupying
a portion of the Roumanian trenches,
pushing back the Roumanian troops
to the southwestern outskirts of Ocna.
In the morning the enemy also made
a stubborn attack In the region of
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rS?? &AND-TO-HAND BATTLE
"SLOPED BY CANADIAN ATTACK
"Stag, Jenoru1 4 :!" lock thte
' FrE the British headauarter.
,h ' '"e attack develnnrrt
When the Gonaffians went over the
top they saw masses of gray figures
advancing toward them in the thick
haze. Both sides had planned the at
tack at the same moment.
Fifteen minutes after the clash came
the Germans were making their last
stand on the parapet of their trench.
They then retreated rapidily.
HIGH U. S ARMY OFFICIAL l ADVICES FAIL 10
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Brigadier Oeneml- William A. Mann, chief of Militia Pureau, Washington,
D. C. . Copyright Central News Service.
French Lines Stand
Firm Despite Fierce
Assaults By Enemy
BITTER FIGH
RUNT
T
F
OF VERDUN FORTS
Germans, Beaten Back By Their
Adversaries, Suffer Heavy-Losses
GERMANS ALSO ATTACK
ON THE AISNE FRONT
Increasing Activity Is Being Re
ported on The Northern
Russian Front
(By Associated Press)
The German reaction to tho
successful French stroke at Ver-
dun came laut night and the new
French lines stood firm in the
face of counter attacks of ex
treme violence. On the front
north of Verdun the fighting was
particularly bitter, the French
war office reports. The Germans,
beaten back, met with heavy loss
es. The number of prisoners tak
en by the French now exceeds 5,
000. The Germans also returned to
the attack on the Alsne fr.mt,
striking at Cerny and Hurteb.ee.
Paris reports the repulse of these
assaults.
On the British front the Ger
mans last night made their third
attempt to recapture positions re
cently wrested from them near
Epehevt northwest of St. Quentln.
A determined attack was made in
which the Germans employed
flame-throwers, but they were re
pulsed completely by the Brit
ish. Heavy lighting continues on
THIRD ATTEMPT OF THE
GERMANS IS REPULSED
(Hy AfHixiatcd Prows.)
Ixiudon, Auir. 21. The Gor
man this morning mulo a third
attempt to rccnpluro positions
ncur Impolicy recently Uikon by
the Ilrlilhli. The war olllce an
'flounces that they were repulsed
completely.
The Htutemcnt follows:
"Early tills morning the en
emy made ai third attempt to
regain ground recently captured
southeast of Kpehcy. Tho sup
ported by iiammenworfer Ills
attacking troops wore repulMed
completely. Wo hold all our
positions. Kat of Kpehey our
troops raided the German lines
on a wide front In tho neighbor
hood of the St. tjucntin canal
unci brought back prisoners.
We Improved our positions
slightly during tho night north
of the Ypres-Menln road."
FORWARD MOVE
BY ITALIANS
r nrn aaaa r'
UHure man iv,vvv rrisoners
Taken, Says War Office
Announcement
(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE).
(By Assoemted Press)
Rome, Aug. 21. More than 10,000
prisoners had been taken by the Ital
ians in their new offensive up to yes
terday evening, the war office an
nounces. The Italians, supported by floating
and flxed monitors, are marching tow
ard success, which the statement says
is becoming delineated in spite of the
urn'.im'nlshed enemy resistance.
The great battle on the Isonzo front
fontinues without inuenuptlon. The
war olBce states that the Austrian line
is beginning to bend and give way at
various points. .. ' .
INSTANCE
OF
Ml
Strike In Protest Against Deten
tion of I. W. W. Members
Fails To Materialize .
DISTRICT SECRETARY
ORDERED WALKOUT
Guardsmen Arc Still In Charge
of the District Headquar
ters at Spokane
(By AMocl.t4 Pre)
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 21. Ad
vices today from various parti of
Washington, Idaho and Montana
failed to record an instance where
Industrial Workers of the World
obeyed the order Issued by James
Rowan, district secretary, for the
agricultural and construction
workers to go on strike yester
day as a protest against deten
tion In Jails of many members of
the organlratlon. A report last
night that members of the organ
ization at St. John, Washington,
had walked out, demanding the
release of one of their number
held in Jail, was denied today.
Investigation of the cases ot
James E. Rowan, district secre
tary, and twenty-six other alleged
Industrial Workers of the World,
held in the county jail here as
military prisoners, was expected
to be taken up today by Major
Clement Wllkins, m command of
the Idaho national guardsmen pa
trolling this vicinity, and United
States Attorney F. A. Oarrecbt.
Rowan is still nominally In
charge of the affairs of his organi
sation in the Northwest, but he la
not allowed to communicate with
anyone from his cell. National
guardsmen are still in charge of
local I. W. W. headquarters and
the district executive offices here.
NOT LIKELY TO
MODIFY RULE
Change By President as To Ex
emptions of Married Men
Improbable
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Aug, 21. "If there is
to be any, modification of the present
rigid rulings of the provost marshal
general regarding exemptions of mar
ried men from the draft, it is known
only to President Wilaon, who alone
has authority to alter or modify those
regulations.
The war department so far, basing
Its rulings on what It Interprets as
the Intention of congress in passing
the draft law.hae gone on the theory
that a man's exemption was based on
a condition of dependency rather than
on the mere condition of marriage. The
department still holds to that view
and will urge it upon the public.
Recently! President Wilson, in a let
ter to Senator Weeks, of Massachu
setts, referred briefly to the claim
of married men to exemption In what
was Interpreted by many a a sympa
thetic tone but today there was no
Intimation from any official source
that he Intends to modify! the rulings
of the war office in that regard.
As the President alone has the pow
er to do so, there can be no change
unless he directs it.
J - ;
J,OA?f of $5o.mMi.ono
TO GREAT BltlTAIIV.
(By Afwoclated Press.)
Washington, Ang. 21. A loon
of $50,000,000 was made today
by the government to Great -f
Britain. This brings the total
advaneed to the allies up to $1,-
ee,40o,ooo. .
.
Defender Of Edith
Cavell Now In U. S.
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V-;.: 'av--
A uprnllalljr pnked phntit of nlnn
r Leval, tha HelRlan lawyer who
formerly on the etaff of the American
I.emitlon t Bruseela. lie w the
tlon'a defender of Rrtlth Cavell. who
wee executed bjr th Oermene.
(Copyright Underwood A Underwood)
CONGRESS TO BE
ASKED
F
RUSH
PR
T
ION
Would Provide For the Expan
sion of Ship and Engine
Building Plants
NECESSARY FOR THE
DESTROYER PROGRAM
This Program Includes as Many
Ships of Destroyer Type
As Possible
(By Asaootatad Preas)
Washington, Aug. 21. Congress will
be asked for special rush approprla
aions for the Immediate expansion of
ship and engine-building plants to car
ry out the big destroyer program de
cided upon by the navy department.
Secretary Daniels indicated today
that the shipbuilders have said this
necessary expansion could be carried
out only If the government paid the
bill. The navy will aBk Immediately to
start the work and will not await the
regular naval appropriation bills later
In the yenr.
Ship and engine builders have all the
(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)
PRESIDENT
1
APPOIN
T A COAL
ADMINISTRATOR
His Selection Is Expected to Bi
Announced Within a
Day Or So
NO INTIMATION AS
TO THE APPOINTEE
Bituminous Coal Shipments Tv
the Northwest Are To Be
Given Precedence
(By Aiaoolatad Praaa)
Washington, Aug. 21. Presi
dent Wilson cancelled the usual
Tuesday cabinet meeting to dsvots
his attention to the coal situation.
The President is about to ap
point . coal administrator bnt
be has not selected the man for
the place.
Officials say the President feels
there Is no question that the
pries of coal Is too high nd is
anxious to remedy, that condition
as soon as possible. He realises,
however, the necessity for tha se
lection of a highly qualified man
for the coal admlnlstrat.on por
tion. Washington, Aug. 21. President
Wilson's next move towards tha es
tablishment of government control o(
the coal Industry, following the ap
pointment of Judge Robert 8. Lovett,
chairman of the Union Pacific Rail
road, as director of priority of trans
portation, is expected to be ths selec
tion within a day or so ot a coal ad
ministrator. (
There was no Intimation to be had
today concerning the identity of ihd
man the President will name to con
trol coal production and distribution
and exercise the price fixing powers
given In the food bill. It is not be
'.k'ved t:ii'. a member of the federal
trade comuiisslon or Judge Lovelt will
be appointed.
Judge lovett's first official act was
to direct railway and steamdilp lines
to give bituminous coal shipments to
the Northwest precedence over all
other freight transportation.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
OURINQ PAST WEEK.
(By Assoolated Press.) ,
London, Aug. 21. British Cas
ualties reported In .. ths week
ending today total 14,244 offi
cers and men. Of this number
2,873 soldiers lost their lives.
The detailed figures follow:
Killed and died of wounds:
Officers 329; men 2.548.. Total
2,673.
- Wounded and missing officers
836; men 10,524; total 11,370.
URGES CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH
TO PAY EXPENSE OF THE WAR
(By Associated Preen)
Washington, Aug. 21. Conscription
ot wealth to pay for the war was urged
In the senate today by Senator LaFol
lette in presenting the minority plans
of the committee for heavier levies
In the war tax bill on war profits and
incomes. He suggested increasing the
$2,006,000,000 bill to more than $3,600.-
000,000 by such Increases with elimin
ation of consumption taxes.
The Wisconsin senator declared gov
ernments were demanding war while
their peoples were asking for peace
and contended that eighty-five peri
cent or the men drafted are protesting.
Large bond Issues desired by wealthy
interests, be contended, Inflate prices
and increase the present high cost ot
living. The Liberty loan, he said, was
made possible by an iron hand within
a ."kid glove" and persistent advertis
ing methods.
The postage bill, Mr. LaFollette said,
provides for taxes for only 17 per cent
of next year's war expenses , while
Great Britain imposes 26 per cent.
Next year's war expenses, he predict
ed, may reach $30,000,000,000 or M0,
000,000,000 and he urged that huge
war profits and incomes of wealthy
persons, by higher surtaxes, be made
to bear the burden of the war.
By keeping down taxes 'and increas
ing bonds Senator LaFollette said, the
masses are being "mortgaged to the
money lenders." '
Loans to the allies, the senator said,
may and may not be repaid, certainly
not for many years after tha war. Rno.
sia, he said, Is in the throes of- a revo
lution and Italy, "It reports are true,
on the eve of one.". , .-
"Even England and France," he
added, "will be in no position to repay
loans for a long time and if this war
should last for ' several years what
political transformations may occur in
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