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! MEMBER OF THE (C j, ASSOCIATED PRESS j S LOCAL WEATIIER FORECAST: COLDER TONIGHT. alsbTUDf y EveinilM PRICE' C; VOL 13. NO. 47. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, HIT. PRICK TWO CENTS 7 id B mm nSnv German Government Admits Sending the Instructions to the Minister in Mexico and He Was to Act in Case He Knew War Would Be Declared Between the United States and Germany Berlin Papers Ordered Not to Publish a Word About the Affair Knoweldge Would Lead to Zim mermann's Resignation and Whole Affair is Regarded as a Help to the Entente Allies and Greatly Strengthens the Hands of President Wilson. Washington, March 3. President Wilson has no Intention of taking any action that would bring on war with Germany unless Congress Is summoned In special session. This Information has been conveyed to Con gress by the President who takes the posh tlon If no extra crises arises there will be no use of an extra session of Congress until late Spring, and then only to pass any ap propriation bills that fail to pass at the reg ular session. CLEAR AND COLDER. Washington, March 3. Clearing and colder weather Sunday followed by several days of clear and moderate cold is forecasted for the Southeastern State for the week beginning tomorrow. Fair weather is predicted after tomorrow. BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT. Washington, March 3. The Senate today agreed to the conference report on the forty million dollars legislative, judicial and executive supply measure. The bill now goes to the President. APPROPRIATION CASWELL SCHOOL NORTH CAROLINA IS NOW "BONE DRY," PRESIDENT HAVING SIGNED THE BILL Senate Passes $76,000 Bond Bill for Training: School and Pro vides for Reformatory. CERTIFICATION, INSTITUTE CONDUCTORS BILL PASSES (By Associated Press.) London, March 3. Foreign Secre tary Zimmermann's instructions to the German minister in Mexico City, as published in -the United States, are admitted in Berlin to have ibeen cor rectly quoted, according to a Rueters dispatch from Amsterdam. The dispatch quotes the following received at 'Amsterdam from the Wolf news bureau which is regarded as semi-official: ' "The American press contains re ports about the instructions from the German minister of foreign affairs to the German minister in Mexico in the event that Germany, after her proclamation of unrestricted submar ine warfare, failed to keep the Unit ed States neutral the reports were based on the facts. ; After the decision had been made to begin unrestricted submarine war fare on February 1st,, we had to rec 'kon on the .previous attitude of the American government with a possibi lity of a conflict with that country. This calculation was right as is prov en by the fact that the American government severed diplomatic rela tions with Germany soon after the proclamation of a barred zone and asked other neutrals :o follow her example. Anticipating these possi bilities it was not only theight ut the duty of our government to take precaution in time in event of a mil itary conflict with the United States in order to balance, if possible, or the adhesion of a new country to our enemies, the German minister was in structed in the middle of January, in event of war with the United States was declared, he should offer to the Mexican government and alliance and he was instructed to furnish the de tails. These Snstructions to the Ger man minister provided for no advance towards the Mexican government un less he knew to a certainty that Am erica was going to declare war. How the American government re ceived these instructions sent in a se cret way to Mexico is not known. It appears that the treachery,-, and it must have been only .treachery, was committed on American soil." , ' A Central Nes dispatch says that Berlin dispatches regard the instruct tion which Zimmermann sent to the German minister in Mexico as semi-! official German Press iForidden to Publish Facts. lLondon, March 3-r-The German press has been ordered not to publish a word regarding the American-Mexican revelations until further notice, according to an Amsterdam dispatch. It says, that only av few circles are aware of the intrigue, and it is con sidered possible that the result of the affair becoming geseral knowledge would mean the resignation of For eign Minister Zimmermann and the ending of the diplomatic ctreer of Count Von Rernstorff. ... News Caused a Sensation at The . Hague. v The Hague, March 8. The news of the German intrigue in Mexico caus ed a sensation here and it is regarded 'as a stroke of good fortune for the cause of the entente allies and has immeneely strengthen the hand of President Wilson. ZIMM ERMAiNN SAYS DEFENSE MEASURES, German Foreign Minister Fails to See How Such a "Plot" Could Be Classed as Unfriendly Falls Flat if lUnited States Does Not Declare War Against Germany. Barton via Sayvillei March 3-VThe following was given out today by the Overseas News Agency (the official German news bureau.) : "Foreign Minister Zimmermann asked by a staff member of the Over seas News Agenciy about the report that a German plot had teen revealed to get Mexico to declare war against the United States and to secure Jap an's aid against the United States. Secretary Zimmermann answered: "You understand, it is impossible for me to discuss the facts of the 're vealed plot' just at this moment, and under these circumstances I therefore may be allowed to limit my answer to what has been said in the English re port, which certainly was not inspir ed by sympathy with Germany. The English report expressly states that Germany expected and wished to re main on terms of friendship with the United States, l':ut that we had pre pared measures of defense in case the .United States declared war against Germany. "I fail to see how such a plot is in spired by unfriendliness on our part. It means nothing but that we are us ing means universally admitted in war in case the United States de clares war. "The most important part of the 'alleged plot' is its conditions and re forms. The whole 'plot' fails falls flat to the ground in case the United States does not declare war against' us." REPRESENTATIVE CONRY OF N. Y. DIES IN WASHINGTpN Washington, March 2. Represen tative Michael F. Conry of New York City, a Democratic member of Congress for foAir terms and re-elect ed for a fifth, died at a hospital to day from kidney trouble. He was 47 years old. He had been at the Capitol regularly until last week. As a member of the ways and means committee had worked hard in con nection with framing the revenue bill and other legislation. The death of one of the Democrat ic members-elect may have an im portant effect upon the political com plexion of the House in the sixty-fifth congress. The Democrats and Re publicans elected 215 members each and there are five independents upon whom depnds which party shall or ganize the next House. WOMEN WILL DELIVER THE MAIL IN PARIS. Paris, March 2. 'Women letter car riers will soon be delivering mail in Paris. Preference will be given to wives of soldiers. Doubt has P5eeri expressed as to whether women will be able to shoul der the wooden ibox that the Paris postmen carry. The wooden boxes now are well filled since several mail deliveries have been suppressed or consolidated with others. Some t'Uies also the mail from the United States is so heavy as to greatly increase the weight of the boxes. , MAY MINT MEXICAN COINS. JAPAN SURPRISED AT GERMANY Cannot Imagine What Germany is Thnking About and Says it is Need less to Say Japan Remains Faith - ful to Her Allies. Tokio, Japan, March 2. The de claration of the Japanese government through Viscount Morricio that Japan has no proposition from either Mexi co or Germany was supplemented to day iby a statement' to the Associat ed Press by the Vice-iForeign Minis ter. '; "We are greatly surprised to hear of the German proposition," he said. "We cannot imagine what Germany is thartking about to conceive that she could possibly involve us in war with the United States merely by asking Mexico. This is too ridiculous for words. Needless to say Japan re mains faithful to her allies. SPUDS" DROP IN CHICAGO. Eggs and Hog Prices Remain at a StandstilL Chicago, March " 2. The Chicago potato market today reflected1 the decreased use of that vegetable In a decrease in the wholesale price rang ing from 15 to 80 cents a bushel. Eggs, after a 7 -cent drop of Toes day and Wednesday, remained prac tically stationary. 29 upward course of hogs, which ed them to a top price of $13.65, was halted. . - . - Carranza Said to Be Sending $20, 000,000 in Gold Bars. JPhiladelpnia, March a Financial agents of the Mexican government, it has been learned here, have made in quiry at the Philadelphia mint re garding prices and facilities for mint- Fng Mexican gold coins. Within the ast ten days a representative of Stallfarth & Co., New York bankers, asked the price per thousand ,pieces for coining cinco pesos, $5 gold pieces. He was told the mint could manufacture 60,000 pieces a week. The price was not made public. Authority to do the work must come from the director of the mint at Washington. It was said at the mint that unofficial information had reach ed there that master dies, made at the Philadelphia mint for the Mexican government ten years go, are on the way here. It was reported that Rafael Nieto, of the Mexican treasury, is bringing $20,000,000 in gold bars here, but nothing was known of this at the mint. SALOON KEEPER MUST PAY $5,000 TO PATRON'S WIDOW. Philadelphia, March 2. The- lia bility of saloon keepers for furnish ing "by gift' sale or otherwise" liquor to any person visibly affected iby drink, was fixed by a jury before Judge Staples in the Court of Com mon Pleas today, when a widow was awarded $5,000 in damages against Cornelius P. Quinn, a liquor dealer. The award was made to Mrs. Mary MoCusker, who has five young chil dren. Her husband, Fran A. Mc Cusker. was a mill worker. He died on June 10, 1916, shortly after ibeing induced by friends to have several drinks in Quinn's saloon, it was testi fied. He fell in leaving the saloon, striking his head on the pavement. His skull was fractured. It was con tended that the indirect cause of Mc- Cusker's fatal injury was the fact while in the saloon he was allowed to get an over supply of liquor, and that the saloon keeper was responsible. MEXICAN MINISTER ENTERE DENIAL. Says His Government Had Not Been Approached by German With View to Forming Alliance to Make War on United States. Guadalajara, Mexico, March 3j The Provisional Minister of Foreign Relations today formally denied that Mexico had (been approached by Ger many with the object of forming an alliance hostile to the United States. The statement given out by the Mex ican Foreign Minister says: "The government of Mexico has not received in behalf of the govern ment of Germany any proposal for an alliance looking toward war with the United States." CUTS OFF CHILD'S HANDS. AllenUwn, Pa., March 2. Railroad men report that a foreigner at Port Morris named Worlovekoski became enraged at his little daughter and cut off both of her hands because she threw his pay check into the fire. The, child bled to death, and her mother dropped dead when shejfound her. ;. The father is a section hand, and had just received his' pay from the railroad company? ' He brought it home and placed it upon the table. While he was upstairs the child, not knowing what the check was, put it into the stove. When Worlovekoskl returned he missed the check, and the little tot pointed toward the fire. The father seized the child and carried her to a block ahd with an ax ehopped off botn ner nanas a irtue a dots ine wrists.. The foreigner was taken into custody. . v The most important point," says Albert Ballin, "is to cut off traffic be tween America and England.". The Mint is not without importance also in an America -jrith goods to sell. New York World. Uoyd George's Crank announce ment as to food, conditions are in ac cord with the general impression that this is a war in which TWuffing" is of no senrice. Veshiigton Star. AMERICAN MILITARY ATTACHE KILLED. Major Elvin R. Heiberg Accidentally Meets Death While Riding on the Italian Front on Observation Duty. (By Associated Press.) Wash in a ton, March 3. Major El vin R. Heiberg, American military at tache at Rdme, was accidentally kill ed Thursday while riding on the Ital ian front A report to the State De partment today from the embassy said the officer was at the front on observation duty when killed. CHEAP FISH FOR NEW YORK. Mayor's Food Commission Orders Great Quantities of Fish From Ta coma, Washington. (By Associated Press.) New York, March 2. -For their Friday fish dinners several thousand New York families today bought smales from the Columbia river at six cents a pound. Atlantic coast smales have been selling at eighteen cents a pound. The mayor's food sup ply commission bought a car load of Pacific coast fish from Tacoma, Wash, announced that large quantities could fee purchased at the same iprices to day, swelts having been placed on sale at forty grocery stores in different parts of the city. CONFISCATES U. S. SHIPS. British Court Refuses Further Delay in Prize Case. London, March 2. The British prize court today refused to postpone the confiscation in the case of the steamers Kankakee, Hocking and Genesee, all flyingthe American flag, and alleged to be German owned. Further postponement of the con fiscation decree was sought on the ground that documents essential to the defendants were lost on the La conia and also that the president of the' Trans-Atlantic Company was un willing to travel through the danger zone to testify. ' Forty-two Senators Signify In tention of Remaining on Ground Until Session Closes. Mr. A. IB. Saleeby this morning re ceived a telegram ' announcing the death of a cousin, Mr. Farrah N. Saleeby, aged 23, at Asheville. The remains will tie taken to his home in Florence, S. C, where the funeral and interment takes place tomorow after noon at 3 o'clock. Ed ard -Whitehead, a student of Davidson, is home for a few days visit. (Special to the Post.) Rareigh, March 3. The Senate to day passed the certification and insti tute conductors bill, thus making at law. It also passed the $75,000 bond bill for the Caswell Training School for Feeble Minded and $25,000 for a woman's reformatory, and the substi tute omnibus bill, appointment of county boards of education, making several changes in the House appoin tees. In the House Senator Pollock's bill "prohibiting intermarriage of the races" when blood is of the remotest degree was killed on second reading, while the House was in great confus ion. Senator Pollock's personal ef forts to reconsider it failed and the measure was lost Answering inquiry as to how many members would remain through the session 42 Senators were favorable. The House holds tonight and will determine its course. The House passed the State High way Commission bill diverting the automobile fund by which 70 per cent returns to the counties and 30 per cent 'will ibe used by th State. Some Amendments Passed the Senate SBaleigh, March 2. Bills to amepd the Constitution passed the Senate today in rapid succession subject to rauncauon ray ine peapie. i ney were the Scales bill for" initiative and ref erendum; the Governor Bckett meas ure to exempt from taxation notes and mortgages to the amount of $3, 000, when given for purchase of farm homes and the Oates bill to amend the Constitution to assure six months' schools for every county. One other, that to Emit State officers to two suc cessive terms of office and county offi cers to three terms (another Gover nor Bidkett proposition) went to the table because passage was useless since the House had tabled a dupll cate. Municipal Bill Passes. The House tonight passed, without amendment, the municipal bill pro viding machinery for city government under the Constitutional amendments and passed the substitute composite bill made up of the Pegram and the Brenizer fodlls, the substitute being that worked out by the joint commit tee of the House and Senate. There was an effort, through amendments, fcy Grier and Doughton to change the basis of elections on Uie propositions to change forms of government, but proposed amendments were voted down, the roll call being 48 to 52. The bill then passed its readings'. "Bone Dry" .Bill. The House received tht Jonas "bone "dry" bill from the Senate. nassed- late last night, and assigned it to the unfavorable calendar under the rule as subject matter on which the 'House has heretofore acted un favorably. It is mrecluded from be ing restored for consideration Iby the fact that two-thirds majority woum be necessary to put it on the calendar. Next the House bill came up w exempt notes and mortgages given for thu nurchase of farm homes to the amount of $3,000 from taxation and was passed with practically no op position. Little, of Anson, ana erocx vote dagainst the bill, which is now ready for ratification. President Gardner next offered the Senate bill to amend the Constitution to limit terms of State officers to two terms and county officers to three terms. This was another Governor Bickett measure. However, there was mqtion to table that carried with it the explanation that the House , had already tabled a duplicate of it and there was no possibility of its getting through that body. The Scales bill for a constitutional amendment to incorporate the prin ciple of initative and referendum to vote was 35 to 12 and the measure was sent tothe House. .' Other bills passed in the following order: ; Bridge bonds for Iredell, amend Winston-Salem charter, pro vide for retirement bonds for coun ties, Yadkin bonds for bridges, school bonds for Kinston, financial machin fish law, amend Avery road law, allow a woman en the Nash County Board of Education, city manager for Golds boro, protect" Hyde County stock, amend Chatham road law, amend Pender primary law, repeal Pitt high way commission act, amend Green ville dog law, sinking fund for school bonds in Greenville, regulate Sunday sales in Forsyth, relating to fishing in Albemarle Bound, relative to Onslow County courts, fix salaries of Pitt of ficers, increase Bertie board of edu cation. Senator Harding introduced out of order his bill appropriating $150,000 for ne wbuildings for the Stats School for the Blind to be erected on the new site near the city. It was given im mediate passage and sent to the House. BREAD CARDS TO B E ISSUED IN FRANCE Wounded, Sick, Children and Aged to Have Preference, in Milk Dfotribu (ion. Paris, March 1. Minister of Pro visions Harriot made today this an nouncement: "To avoid waste, the Minister of Provisions has decided to regulate the consumption of bread by institut ing cards. Instructions will be given to the Prefects of the different de partments to put the new regulation into effect".. The Minister is also studying meas ures to be applied in lare centres of population to assure that in the dis tribution of milk preference is givea to the wounded, sick, children and the aged. .... REPUBLICANS LIMIT ACTIVITIES. Will Concentrate Fight During Re mainder , of Session on Certain Measures, But LeFollette May Make General Fight (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 8 Ths legis lative situation in ; Congress today, according to the optimistic views, in dicate that Senate Republicans have deeded to limit activities for the re mainder of the session to the follow ing: Passige of the army appropria tion bill; approval of the House reso lution for a $150,000,000 naval bond issue: enactment of armed neutralitv bill; . Republican leaders, however, were without arty assurance from Le Follette, who may oppose it LAYS OFF SHELL MAKERS. Postal Bill Receives Signature of President and Is Effective , at Once-Federal Govern ment Prohibits Shipment of Liquors Into North Carolina and Other StatesUquor Correspondence Barred From Mails. ; . .: WILSON SIGNS P. a V v -APPROPRIATION BILL, . Washington, March 3 Pre. ident Wilson today signed the lostoftre) ' appropriation bill containing the 1one dry" pre-'' hlbltion bill provisions. V ; , (By Associated Press.) ; Washington, March 8. The "bone dry" provision became effective when the President signed the postal bill. Six Southern States,-1 Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Gect gla, Alabama and Mississippi, and at least eight others, are added to the "bone dry territory, and hereafter It will be unlawful to import liquor In any quintity for personal use into these States. . , The same bill prohibits ths delivery in the mails of : any ' publication or any correspondence bearing liquor ad vertisements in States which by their own laws prohibit such advertising in their borders. , , , ' ".", Shell Baldwin Works Complete CoTtfract for Britain. Philadelphia.' March 2. (Eiirhteen hundred men emoloved by the Bald win Locomotive Worke in making 13-inch shells for the entente alUes were laid off today because of com pleted contracts, according to an, an nouncement by the company. Within the next six months other foreign contracts for war munitions will have beeh completed. MANN EXPECTS EXTRA SESSION But Does' Not Look for Its Being Called Together Until Next Summer Some Bills May Not Pass. Washington; March B.Republican Leader Mann in a speech this after noon said there was every probability of an extra session before next sum mer. He said it was evident ' the Senate is not likely to pass the army, sundry civil, military academy and general deficiency appropriation bills. $60,000 TO FIND PTOMAINE. Canners Provide Money, and Harvard Will Make Research. Cambridge, Mass., March 2. An extensive research into the subject of ptomaine poisoning, with especial ref erence to canned goods, is to be made at Harvard. The National Canners' Association has offered $20,000 annually for three years ti investigate food poisoning. This has been accepted by the univer sity, and the investigations are to be carried out :by the Harvard Medical School under the direction of Dr, Mil ton J. Rosenau, professor of preven tive medicine. CUBANS RAID BRITISH SHIP. Mobile, Ala, March 2. Cuban rev olutionists forcibly searched the rit ish schooner Percekr in the harbor at Neuvitas, Cuba, Feb. J4 according to a story told here today by C?t. R. A. Russell, master of the vessel. All firearms and ammunition on fcoard were carried off, he said. Weald Ivpeaeh Texas Governor, . (By Associated Press.) Austin. Texas, March 3 Impeach ment charges were filed against Gov ernor James E. Ferguson in the Tex ss House of Representatives today by Representative H. P. Davis, of Van sandite. county. . ' ; , 1 ; Death at Keeler MilL V ' Mrs. O. S. Gryder, aged 28 years, died this morning at her home near the Keeler mill of pneumonia. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral. 'Surviving are the hus band and two children. ii . . r Fair and colder may Increase the crowd going to Washington. VIOLENT INFANTRY ATTACKS ON BOTH SIDES ANCRE, Otherwise the Military Operations on the European War Fronts Are of Only Minor Importance. (By Associated Press.) Militsry operations yesterday were comparatively of minor importance., . Berlin reports violent infantry en gagements on both sides of the Anere where ths great German . retirement yas been taking place. No mention Is made of ground gained or-lost - - Only , raiding operations occurred in the other Francd-Bolglan sectors and the same is true of the Russian front, according to a Berlin report A Berlin wireless report announces the sinking of nine armed Russian freight steamers b y the German sub marine recently sunk near Hammer seat, Norway. This submarine prsvi ously had been reported ; -foundered off the Norwegian coast .last January.' Cotton Shows Renewed Strength. New York,- March S.-The- cotton market showed renewed strength ear ly today on continued buying of old crop months by spot house brokers, further covering and fresh buying frr long accounts. There was some real ising brought in by the sharp advance of yesterday but the market opened at an advance of 1 to 9 points and quickly firmed up with March selling at 17.60, May at 17.49 and October at 16.48 within the first half hour or about 27 to 28 points net higher. The close was very steady, ', f 1 March ., 17.55 t Mfty 9 4 ' ,17.48 V July ... 17.43 October .......... 16.49 December . , . . . , . . .16.60 , Opening of Cotton Market. New York, March 8-Cotton open 'ed as follows: -; ; . ' - March .. . . ..' ... 17.22 - ' ;:- May ...... ,17.17 w;:; July .. .. 17.17 October . . . . , . '. ,. , 16.25 . i December 16.42 ' Wheat Price Sharply Higher. Chicago, March S. tActive buying by houses, with sea'jard connection carried wheat prices today sharply higher. I'The opening ' quotations which ranged from the same as yes terday's finish to 8-6 higher with May at 1.84 S-4 to 1.86 1-4 and July at 1.56 1-4 to L66 3-8 were followed by a moderate sag and then a substan tial advance all round. - Mr. Henrr Korinkle. who has been on a furldugh and spending the time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. n. i. Sprinkle,, leaves tonight for rew York from which nlace he will sail to ' Join his regiment in the ' United States army, being stationed at Pan- , ama. ' ' . Both No. 11 and No. 37, southbound passenger trains were late this morn ing, the first being nearly an hour be hind time while the latter was run ning nearly two hoars late. Mr. Lon Holshouser spent yester day afternoon in Concord.
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