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Insurgent Forces Under
D'Annunzio Must be Driv
en From the Adriatic City
of Fiume.
ITALIAN UNITS NOT
TO PARTICIPATE
American Troops May Take
Part in the Affair if the
Italian Request is Granted.
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, Sept. 2.1. Tomasso Pittono,
Italian foreign minister, has resigned
because of the Fieume incident, ac
cording to announcement by a Rome
newspaper.
Italy Calls on Allies.
London, Sept. 2.1. Italy, which was
given a free hand to handle problems
arising out of the seizure of Fiume
by Cuptain Gabriel D'Annunzio as a
domestic affair, is said in reports cur
rent here to have made an appeal to
the allied powers to take the matter
off her hands and send a force to
Hume to expell the insurgent troops
from the city. It is claimed that Italy
stipulates that if a force is sent to the
Adriatic city it must not include Ital
ian units. It is probable, according to
reports, that American troops will
participate.
American Authorities Decline Assist
ance. London, Sept. 22. The Italian gov
ernment has appealed to the allied
powers to send an allied force, exclu
sive of Italians, to drive D'Annunzio
out of Fiume, according to a report
here tonight, which is considered re
liable. It is understood the American naval
authorities' here, who control the op
eration in the Adriatic have declined
any assistance whatsoever, pending
the final decision from Washington or
the peace conference in Paris.
The Italian government, it is re
ported, has pointed out in its appeal
it would be difficult for Italy to han
dle the situation in view of D'Annun
zio's popularity with the Italian peo
ple, and also because of the fact ihat
the Fiume decision has been a thorn
in the side of the Italians.
It is understood the Italian govern
ment declared it deplored the situa
tion and did not wish to make the
slightest move against the dec mo n of
the peace conference, but pointedly
inferred if D'Annunsio's hold on
Fiume was to be weakened it must be
done by other than Italian troops.
The Associated Press learns even
should the appeal be favorably re
ceived no United States troops are
available and, pending instiuctiom
from high authority, the United
States naval vessels would stay out
side the three-mile limit.
Believed to Have Been Implicated in
the Stealing of $240.000 Money
May He Buried on Farm.
Chicago, Sept. 2'i. Three men, one
of them John Wejda, a clerk in the
Chicago postoffke, who is said to have
planned the robbery was arrested here
early today charged with stealing
$240,000 of a shipment of $415,000 lust
Thursday from the Federal reserve
bank here to the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana at Whiting, Ind. Of
the stolen funds $96,620 were recover
ed. The remainder, according to an
alleged confession of two men, was
abandoned on the outskirts of Chicago
when the automobile in which they
were returning from Whiting broke
down.
A fourth man said to be the owner
of a small farm near Chicago is being
sought. The police say they believe
most of the money is buried on his
property. He was said to have been
at Whiting with two of the alleged
robbers.
CARPENTERS 00 ON
STRIKE AT CHARLOTTE
Charlotte, Sept. 22. Carpenters
went on strike here today, some 400
out of 500 in the city failing to re
port for work. Recognition of the
union is the demand which caused the
strike. Contractors last week met the
demand for increased pay and shorter
hours. The local is affiliated with the
American Federaton of Labor.
UNUSUAL RIOT A
DRIIMRIGH
J
T.0K1A
Resignation of City Officials De-
manded and Telephone and Telc
I graph Wires Are Cut, Hindering
Communication.
(By the Associated Press)
Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 23.
All efforts to reach Drumright, Okla..
where a riot was reported last night
in a telephone message to this city,
failed early today for lack of tele
phone and telegraph facilities.
The telephone and telegraph com
panies assert that the fires were
either taken over or cut by a mob
which demanded the resignation of
the the city officials, according to
last night's telephone reports.
A telephone message from Oilton
today stated that the chief of police
of Oilton had started for Drumright
with several deputies following a re
port that the mob was shooting reck
lessly in the streets.
EVERY PLANT IS WORKING
AS USUAL IN BIRMINGHAM
FEW DISABLED MEN REMAIN
Soldiers Formerly Seen in Berlin
Streets Now Have Jobs.
Berlin, Sept. 22. One of the most
interesting contrasts between the
present and six months ago is the
disappearance from the streets of
wounded and broken men. Last win
ter the streets were thickly dotted
with the victims of- the war. Today
you see practically none.
A special effort was made on their
behalf by the employers throughout
the country with the result that the
great bulk of them has been absorb
ed in the returning industry; It was
not done through a bureau or any
thing of that sort, but 'by the mutual
understanding, among- employers that
wherever crippled men could possibly
be used they were to be given the first
chance
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22. The
end of the 'first day of the steel strike
in the Birmingham district found
every plant operating as usual, with
practically normal forces, it being es
timated less than 500 men failed to
j report this morning.
I Lbor leaders had little to say re
i gardinsr the situation. While admit
I ting they were disappointed in the
small number of men responding to
the strike call, they claim more men
will quit their posts from day to day
as the strike progresses.
At a meeting of steel workers in
lEnsley today, Local Secretary E. S.
Ingram stated that "this is only the
beginning but by the end of the week
i every union man in the 24 allied
trades here will be out.
American Stat Department Said to
i iB4 Inclined to Ckeck Activities of
Anti-Saloon League Abroad.
(By Associated Press) I
London, Sept. 23Th American
state department is taking measures
to check the extension of the anti
saloon league prohibition campaign in
Europe according to the Daily Mail
which says two agents of the league
who recently sought pas port facilities
in Paris for the purpose of visiting
England were unable to obtain them.
"The .American state department,"
the newspaper continues, "is fully
alive to the detrimental effects the
extension of the anti-saloon league
activities to Europe might have on in
ternational relations, especially at the
present time and it is said to b re
solved to avoid possible misunder
standing." There are practically 100,000 mem
bers of the. various Christian church
es ia Japsn and many f these mem
bers occupy poistioni of greet is
fluenee in educational, business tsi
PRESIDENT RECEIVES NO
ADVICE ABOUT THE STRIKE
AND WJLL NOT ACT NOW
On Board President Wilson's Spe
cial Train, Sept. 22. President Wil
son was without official advices to
day regarding the strike of steel
workers and it was indicated that for
the present lie did not propose to
interfere directly.
He was represented as feeling he
had done everything possible to pre
vent the strike, and that the best
that could be accomplished now was
to iriaintain order while the situation
worked itself out.
Much interest was expressed by
White House officials, however, in
the progress of events as reported in
kthe newspapers.
Fatal Railroad Wreck.
(By Associated Press)
McConnelssville, Pa., Sept. 23.
The Pittsburgh-New York night ex
press on the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road leaving Pittsburgh at 12:20 this
morning was derailed near Tonflu
ence, Pa., and the fireman of one of
the two locomotives hauling the train
was killed. No passengers were in
jured railroad official said. An en
gineer was badly scalded.
Ship Still Unheard From.
New Orleans, Sept 22. The steam
ship Preston, a Norwegian vessel op
erated by the United Fruit company,
was still unheard from tonight at the
.company 'office here although the
ship Is nine days Overdue at Havana
ana sailed during the tropical huri
cane. - The J. W. Hammond company
here was notified late today that the
Munis! and the Corticana were prob
ably lost in tka stem. , They sailed
from Mobile-.
ORGANIZE LABOR
STATE RESTS ITS ; THE GREAT STEEL
CASE AGAINST RITCH STRIKE GAINING FIGHTS ANTI-STRIKE
' AT ALBEMARLE! MOMENTUM DAILY! PROVISION OF BILL
I !
The State Rested at This Union Leaders Report New .Glen E. Plum Appears Be
Morning at 11:35 and Ad-1 Recruits to Ranks and fore Senate Inter-State
journed Court Till 2 This' Shut Down of Mills Sub-! Commerce Committee in
Evening. stantiate This. I Interest of Labor.
SALISBURY TO BE AUSTR01NGARIAN
! STATE LUTHERAN ! MINISTRY PLANNED
I HEADQUARTERS! THE WORLD WAR
EGGS MOST VIOLENT .RIOTING OCCURS AT j ADMITS R. R. TIEUP
METHODS RITCH URGED:
SEVERAL PLACES
BRING STARVATION
Defendants Motion for Noni Greatest Walkout is in the Says Provisions of Railroad
Suit Was Dismissed by 1 Pittsburgh District But! Reorganization Bill Are
Judge Ingram This Morn- Number of Others are Ex-1 Directed Solely Against
ins
pected.
(Special to The Post)
Albemarle, Sept. 2.'!. The state
rested its case against Marvin Ritch
and J. H. Graham here this morning
at 1 1 :'!") and the defendants asked
for a non-suit which was denied. The
court then adjourned till 2 o'clock.
The state's first witness this morn
ing testifying to the meeting on Fri
day night before the trouble at t,he
mills, stated that Ritrh advocated' the
use of no violence, but the use of the
"right hand smackers" an1 stated
that there were rough necks in Char
lotte who could be brought if needed.
(Evidence was to effect that the
plans agreed to were to put the women
first and let the men back them up.
C. E. Hendrix was put on the stand
to corroborate his son's evidence, and
fhe conflict in the evidence of the two
Hendrix led Attorney Maness to ask
the elder Hendrix's testimony be
thrown out. Judge Ingram in response
to this said that he would read the
testimony and decide.
Four or five witnesses for the state
said that eggs were the most violent
measures advocated by Ritch.
Miss Effie Turner, who works in
the office of the Wiscassett mills stat
ed that she heard Ritch urge the use
of rotten eggs. Miss Turner was ner
vous nd showed clearly that she was
preiud'eed against the union.
R. W. iRssell, city clerk, said that
Ritch advised against the use of the
"smoke stick." but said to keep the
men from going to work. Mr. Russell
was questioned about some sawed off
axe handles that disappeared from the
mayor's office about the time the first
effort was made to prevent an organ
izaton of a unoin at the home of Bar
ber, the president of the union.
State Rests Its Case This Morning
(By the Associated Prtis)
Albemarle, Sept. 23. The Stat
rested its case at 11:45 this morning
in the preliminary hearing of Marvin
L. Ritch and J. H. Graham, charged
with conspiracy in connection with
the rioting ji the Wiscassett mill
here last week in which two men were
shot and seriously injured.
The defendant entered a motion foi
non-suit but this was overruled by
Judge Ingram.
Scott Hendritks, son of an overseer
in the Wiscassett mills and a member
of the textile union, was the only wit
nes introduced by the state who had
attended the meeting of the local un
ion at which plans are said to havt
been made for picketing the mills
Hendricks said . a vote was taken at
this meeting to form a picket line
Monday, September 15th, and en
deavor to persuade non-union men
from going to work. Ritch advised
at this meeting, according to Hen
dricks, to put the women in front and
let the men back them up; to leave
their guns at home and try to prevent
trouble.
Hendricks told of relating this to
his father who does not belong to the
union and when the father was put on
the stand to corroborate him his testi
mony conflicted to such an extent
that Judge Ingram ended the wrangle
by promising to scritinrze the record
with the object to determine whether
the evidence of the father be tak?n
from the record.
Court then adjourned until 2 p. m.
LITTLE EVIDENCE
THE FIRST DAY
(Special to the Post.)
Albemarle, Sept. 22. That Marvin
Ritch advocated the use of rotten eggs
against scabs and that picketers drag
them through the fence around the
mill was the strongest evidence the
state brought out here today in the
preliminary hearing against the labor
attorney in the charge of conspiracy
against him. And every state witness
who so testified, also testified that
Ritch warned them not to carry any
firearms while picketing or use any
methods of vilonce. No evidence was
brought out against Graham who is
arraigned with Ritch, except that he
advocated picketing.
The state witnesses icluded union,
non-union, deputies and disinterested
citizens. After Mr. Flowers for Ritch
had asked for a bill of particulars
Sheriff Blalock was put on the stand
or rather carried to the front of the
court and created quite a sensation.
The court house was crowded to its
capacity and the sheriff was continu
ally driving back the crowd. All of
the twenty-seven men wno are chars
ed with Ritch of conspiracy and" have
(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)
( lly Associated Press.)
The second day of the great strike
between labor and the United States
Steel Corporation with the question us
to the extent to which the industry is
affected by the strike is confused by
the confl.oting claims of leaders on
either side.
That the industry is crippled in the
great centers of Pittsburgh, Chicago,
and Youngstown is certain and te
ports today re.-orded several gains for
the strikers. In the Pittsbutgh dis
trict several of the Carnegie Steel
Company plants are closed and at
Braddock and Rankin the plants of the
American Steel and Wire Company,
both of which attempted to continue
aperations yesterday, were shut down
today. These two employ approxi
mately 10,000 men.
In the Chicago district similar con
ditions prevailed today. Nearly all
plants in that region, including Gary
and Hammond were either closed or
operated at greatly reduced capacity.
Strike leaders claim that 75 per cent
of the 90,000 men are out, in Gary the
percentage is 95 per cent. Steel com
pany officials refused to concede high
er than 20 per cent.
In the Mahoning Valley district of
which Homestead is the heart all re
ports agreed that the strike was a
m arked success. Strike leaders claim
S5000 men quit work and their claims
are supported by the fact that many
large plants are closed, three in par-'
ticular which employ 16,000 men.
Practically no progress was made
in attempts to extend the strike to
the Birmingham, Ala. district.
The possibility of the spread of the
strike to as yet unaffected plants was
more threatening today.
At Bethlehem the works of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation union leaders
announced that no reply for a request
for a conference with company offi
cial had been received and prepara
tions were Deing completed tor call
ing out workers.
At Buffalo switchmen of the South
Buffalo Railway quit work when or
dered to remove cars to the Lackawan
na Steel Company plant.
Rioting which broke out at the close
of the first day of the strike was re
sumed at different points this morn
ing. The known casualties are one
dead, three wounded who are expected
to die and scores more or less serious
ly wounded. The fatality occurred in
the Pittsburgh district.
Every mill in Farrell was closed
this morning but this did not prevent
a renewal of the rioting in which 11
persons were wounded. Simultane
ously with the outbreak of the rioting
at Farrell a pitched battle between
military guards and strikers took
place at New Castle in which eleven
persons are known to have been
wounded, two of them are women.
Three of the injured men may die.
The situation throughout the Pitts
burgh district today was regarded as
so menacing that reinforcements for
the State troops were Rent from oth
er parts of the State.
At Buffalo where the independent
plants of the Lackawanna Steel Com
pany was forced to suspend opera
fiong, according to the police reports,
rioting occurred last night. It was
reduced this morning and the disorder
is apparently not so serious as in
Pennsylvania.
The Donnor Steel Company, a sister
plant of the Lackawanna, announced
that operations would cease tomor
row. More Rioting at Farrell.
Farrell, Pa., Sept. 23. More riot
ing Occurred today in Farrell where
a man was shot last night and sev
eral others injured. Many shots were
fired in the new disturbance. The po
lice say at least 11 person were struck
by bullets. All of the steei and wire
mills in this vicinity are closed today
and not a whistle blew anywhere.
Labor.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 23. Organized
Uihor is fighting against the anti
road organization bill today before
the Senate inter-State commerce com
mittee. Glen E. Plum, general counsel for
the railroad brotherhoods and author
of the plan for tripatite control of
the railroads, said the provisions were
a guarantee of industrial revolution.
"The provisions destroys the right
of collective bargaining, said Mr.
Plum. "They are directed solely
against the wage earner. The right to
strike is inlieritant and recognized by
innumerable decisions. Strikes are
symptoms of social disorders, not
causes. You propose to treat the
' v i.pion and let the social fever rage.
There is a change coming in the na
ture which this committee does not
recognize. Formerly strikes were car
ried on only to secure for labor a larg
er share of the profit. Hereafter it
will be to compel a reduction of pro
fits and protect the interests of labor
on the consuming side. Labor must
retain the right to strike to lower the
cost of living," said Mr. Plum.
In answer to a question by Senator
Pomerene, Democrat, of Ohio, Mr.
Plum conceded that two weeks tieup
of transportation would mean disas
ter and starvation for the people of all
the cities.
"But the way to prevent that is not
to let the owners of capital keep tl.e
utilities of public service from being
used for the public service," said Mr.
Plum.
OVERMAN SAYS
N. C. FOR LEAGUE
Finds Only Few Men Opposed to Wil
son's Plan.
Washington, Sept. 22. Senator
Overman returned today from Salis
bury where he had been to see Mrs.
Overman, who was sick. He brought
back encouraging reports.
"North Carolina," said he, "is for
the league of nations. Here and
there you find men opposed to it, but
most of these conveying their views to
Congress are republicans, who hope to
make trouble. I found no serious op
position to it among the people I saw.
"The talk of democratics leaving
their party for the republican party
in North Carolina is folderol. This is
one time when our people in the state
ate standing together.
"A number of labor leaders have
appealed to me to oppose the Madden
bill to do away with the Jim Crow
car law. I shall do my best on that
score."
GERMAN PRISONERS HERE
New Castle, Pa., Sept. 22. Seven
persons were shot, one probably fat
ally, in rioting which broke out at
the Carnegie Steei company's plant
here late today.
The trouble started when a crowd
of about 400 persons attempted to
prevent milf workers from entering:
the plant. About 20 workmen were
being assaulted when the mill guards,
consisting of deputy sheriffs, came to
their rescue.
The mill guards were met with a
volley of bricks, stones and clubs.
They drew their revolvlers and at
tempted to hold the mob at bay, but
the ihower of missiles continued, and
the crowd sefused to disperse.
j When the situation appeared to b
Two Train Loads of Germans Held
by United States En Route to Their
Native Country.
Two special trains of 15 cars each
passed through Salisbury this morn
ing at 3:25 and 5:05 o'clock having on
board German prisoners who have
been held by the United States since
this country entered the war and who
were foiTner members of the crews of
interned German ships and were held
not as combatant prisoners of war but
as alien enemies. These men were
from Fort. McPherson. Ga.. and were
tn their way to a northern port to be
returned to Germany.
The men attracted interest by train
men and others at the station during
the brief stop of the trains here. One
noticeable thing about the men is said
to have been their cleanliness and
general presentable appearance and
all seemed to be in a happy frame,
this probably being due to the fact
that they were again en route to their
native land after a confinement of a
year and a half in United States de
tention camps.
getjtinf? beyond control the guards
are alleged to have opened fire on the
crowd with their guns. Two women
shot. A man shot through the stom
ach is reported to be in a local hos
pital in a critical condition. A boy
also is w ounded. The other presons
Were struck by bullets, but not se
riously hurt.
Following the shooting the mill
guard? haT little difficulty in clear
ing the streets about the plant
Another outbreak occurred today
at the plant of the Sheaango Tin
Plate company, in which two local
policemen were wounded while at
tempting to protect mill workers. One
officer was stabbed and another shot
Their wounds were not serious.
President J. I Morgan of the N. ('.
Synod to Move Here From Raleigh.
Rev. Mr. 1. ingle Secretary and Mr.
Jamen 1). lleilig Treasurer of the
Synod.
iRev. J. I.. Morgan, who for several
years has been pastor of thf Lutheran
chinch at Raleigh and who at the last
meeting of the North Carolina Luth
eran synod was elected president of
that body and the office pl iceil on a
salary basis and who is to devote his
while time exclusively to the synod,
has decided to move to Salisbury and
make this city his headquarters and
from whose office in this city he will
officially conduct the work of his of
fice. Before leaving Raleigh Rev. Mr.
Morgan was presented with a hand
some gold watch by the members of
his congregation there and Mrs. Mor
gan was also remembered and valu
able and useful gifts presented to her.
The coming of President Morgan to
this city to establish headquarters
makes Salisbury the capitol as it were
of Lutheranism in North Carolina.
Rev. George H. L. Lingle, pastor of
Haven Lutheran church, Chestnut
Hill, is secretary of the synod and Mr.
James O. Heilig is treasurer of the
synod.
Rev. Mr. Morgan and family will
receive a cordial welcome to Salisbury
not only from the members of the de
nomination of which he is the state
head but by all of the people of this
city.
Archives of Former Austro
Hungarian Government
Show Plot Was Led by
Count Berchtold.
COUNT PIZA WAS
OPPOSED TO WAR
But Germany "Was Ready"
and in 1914 Was the Tirrvb
to Strike the Opening
Blow.
SPLENDID DISTRICT
MCA MEETING
Held in First Methodist Church Last
Evening and Addressee Made by a
Number of Y. M. C. A. Leaders.
A district conference of the Young
Men's Christian association for this
district, embracing 12 counties, was
held in the First Methodist church last
evening and was largely attended and
much interest and enthusiasm was
manifested. Representatives were
present from the counties of Burke,
Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie,
Iredell and Rowan. The meeting was
presided over by Mr. H. A. Rouzer
"f Salisbury. The object of tlds con
ference was to put before the people
of the district the enlarged program
for Y. M. C. A. tvork and also to or
ganize for the big 'financial campaign
to be conducted in the South from Oc
tober 20 to 30.
In addition to the representatives
from over the district several men of
prominence in Y. M. C. A. work from
other points were present and ad
dresses were made by a number of
these.
Mr. iE. G. Wilson of Charlotte, in
dustrial secretary of the international
committee and campaign director for
North Carolina, made the first ad
dress. Mr. S. K. Hunter of Charlotte, state
county work secretary for North Car
olina, presented the county side of
the work of the association.
Mr. B. J. Fenn of Atlanta, Ga., in
ternatonal secretary of foreign work,
presented the foreign phases of the
wck.
Mr. Odis Hennent of Wilmington,
boys' work secretary, spoke of the
boys' department of the Y. M. C. A.
and its work.
Mr. Frank iRitch of New York,
spoke on community work.
The conference was planned and
worked up by Mr. Lloyd Ransom of
Charlotte.
Rev. Dr. C. A. Owen of the First
Baptist church, who is county chair
man for the coming camnaign was
unable fo be present at the meetin?
last night on account of being called
out of the city yesterday.
At the close of the meeting reso
lutions were adopted strongly endors
ing the program of the association as
presented by the different speakers
and pledging financial support in the
coming financial campaign.
Mr. G. C. Huntington of Charlotte,
state secretary, was present and took
great interest in the meeting, which
was attended by a representative del
egation of leading Y. M. C. A. men of
this section of the state.
Similar meetings are to be held in
Greensboro, Raleigh, Rocky Mount,
Wilmington. New Bern, Hamlet,
Charlotte and Asheville.
At the close of th conference the
lidi.es of the First Methodist church
served a' delicious luncheon to all
present and this was one of the most
enjoyable features of the evening.
ROYALTY ON THE WAY.
( By Associated Press)
Vienna. Saturday, Sept. 20. There
wp-: mad public today from the
archives of the former Austro-Hun-garian
government minutes of the
"'"ing nf the privy council July t, .
j;i4 ai wnicn it was virtually decided '
ill r w lti n wn r nn s.a-Iai u
According to this publication the
ministry' of Austria-Hungary, espe
c:allv Coun. Leopold von Berchtold,
foreign minister, was solely respon
sible for the outbreaks of hostilities.
The minutes show the meeting to
have been opened by Count von'.
Herchtold who pleaded for immediate '
resort to arms against Serbia, stating
that Italy and Rumania "could be
compensated afterward for not hav-
inf oeen consulted before hand." ' "
Count Stephen Piza, then HungSf
rian premier, opposed war, demanding '
that diplomatic action be taken first ;
and then that an ultimatum of ac- "
"Stable nature be sent. Only in case
both failed should he have resorted to -arms.
Count von Berchtold thereupon
said: "Now is the rie-ht moment ha.
cause German v i nndv tn aaaiat "
MAY BE RESORED
TO AMERICAN MOTHER ,
Father ToHt Lad to Germany in 1914
and Soldiers Adopted Him &S Mascot.
Paris, Aug. 31. (By Mail.)-
seph FVinger, a 13-year-old Chicago 1
boy who was taken to Germany by his
father in 1914 may be restored to his
mother in the Illinois city, as result '
of his adoption as a mascot by one of
the American units at Coblenx. The .
boy's mother is Mrs. Emma Fringer
of 38 Dearborn street, South Chicago.
He was brought by American mili
tary police the other day to the office
of Capt. Paul E. Peck, formerly dean. .
of Grinnell college, Grinnell, Iowa,
and now head of the home service .
work of the American Red Cross in
Europe. Captain Peck learned that' in
1910 tht boy's father died and the
mother remarried. Early in 1914 4he
tejfather, George Fringer, took the
boy from Chicago to Germany. Then v
came the war. The stepfather en
tered the German army and was kill
home with relatives in Berlin and
then drifted to'Coblenz where he at
tached himself to one of the regi
ments. The doughboys helped him in
writing a letter to his mother who re- '
sponded immediately urging him to
come back to her at once. ; : '
'When the regiment left for Ameri
ca several unsuccessful efforts were ;
made by his soldier friends to smug
1 . I I I L I A. .
gie ine uoy aooaru me iranajrorc, pm
each time he was detected and sent '
ashore. Finally he was sent back to .
Paris. The Red Cross took up the j
boy's case with the American pass-
of identity that will enable the boy,:
to start for home and mother shortly.
Strikes, lockouts and Industrial
controversies, directly and indiectly
now affect more than 100,000 work
men p.nd their families. , v
CONGRESS TO PROBE
BIG STEEL STRIKE
King Albert, Oueen E'iTjlvh id
Crown Prince Leopold Sail For the
United States.
Ostend. Belgium, Sent. 23. Kinr
lHert. Queen Elizabeth and Crown
Prince Leooold of Belgium are today
on the high seas on their voyage to
the United States. The steamer
George Washington left hr moorin'-s
yesterday afternoon shortly after the
roval couple went on board from a
United States destroyer which Jtook
the mout of Ostend shortly before
noon.
Trade unions of carriage and aut
mobile workers and electrical work
ers of Winston-Salem, N. C, have
been organized.
iSenate Labor Committee Will Sum
i on Witnesses and Probe Into the
P'K Industrial Tie-Up Now, Going'
On. ' ,,
(By Associated Press) ;,
Washington, Sept. 23 ilnvestig. .
tion of the steel strike by the senate :
labor com-mittee was ordered today by
the senate. S ,
A resolution by Senator , Kenyon,
Republican, of Iowa, providing for the
inquiry and authorizing reports as to
whether any remedial federal action
could be taken was adopted without
roll call. 6 r
Senator - Kenyon said v it was pro- ,
posed to call leading representatives
of the .employers and, employes to
Washington in an effort to determine
the csuse of the strike. - Visits by the
committee to the steel tenters were
not planned, ho said. !
Senator Kenyon announcM Is t - r
that the. investigation would - i
Thursday ? and 5 the rst i
would be Chairman 5sry ef t
ed States Steel eorpontien f
ritzgerald ehairmsa of the r
committee organising st'
workers. ,