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7JGTON : ? FIRST IN HEALTH Convention, ? - i THE ~ -f v' . ?' ; Washington, May 17 - DAILY NEWS T IN WEALTH, AND-IIR6T IN THl , N. C., WEDNESDAY Al I ERNC^N, : T&E RANKS OF THE BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN." MAT 10, me. NU1U3ER.108. Of SUSSEX ADMITTED BY KAISER I A FOR)Al ADMISSION OP THE ACT IB NOW ON THE WAY TO WASHINGTON. HAH COM KOTE Avowal of the Bomcx Sinking Shows Hut Germany Hu Fully Accept ed the Conditions Set Forth in Che U. 8. Note. By R. J. RENDER, United , Prees Staff Correspondent. Washington, May^'lO. ? Germany' has made good on the first promise in her note, accepting America's position in the submarine issue. Ambassador Gerard today cabled the State department that the Kaiser has formally admittod the tact that I a German submarine attacked the channel packet, Sussex. A formal , admission to this government, Ger ard stated, is en route to Washing ton. "Ample reparation and punish ment to the submarine commander I will be given. It is stated. The ' pledge in the German note makes It obvious, according to the v German | embaisy- here, that there will be no hesitation on the part of Germany' Along these points. They refused tol forecast, however, what tjie punlsh ^?fneht' of the' commander woahft?be,i bul -it was explained that it would i Hot be "too lenient." German naval ! discipline for disobeying instructions | as importsnt as those involved In submarine warfare is very strict. Bill DIME HERE TODAY Picked teams from Aurora: and Washington are meetfng at Fleming Park this afternoon for the first game between the two cities this season. The batteries are: "for Washington. Hobgood and Rivers; for Aurora, Mining and Thempson. The Aurora tearfi was accompanied by a large number of fins and an interesting contest is expected. NEW BOAT LINE TO BALTIMORE BY NEXT FALL VKW YORK COJP?*mr TO PUT UN A BAROE-FRKKiHT LINK FROM THIS CITY. . BOATS ? BUILT WUl Operate Two SOO-ton Barge*, Self Propelled. AJnd Talk of Baltimore-Cai-pUna Company Com ing to This City. By nBXt fall, Washington will be connected with New Bern. Eliza beth City. Norfolk an <*?" Baltimore by a barge^frelgbS line, ownftd and op erated by M. BE. Tracy Jb Co. of New Yj>ck City, acoording to Information, which was jlven out tier* today. I j-v A ro reaentatfve of the company was In the city a few days ago, 4n-j vestigatlng local prospects. He se- 1 cured data as to the . amount of ; freight that came In to and went oat from Washington and appeared to j be greatly pleased with prospects generally. He slated that his com pany was having two 600-ton self prope'.led barges built. These ves sels are of the Berhanrd type and are especially adaptable- for the kind of work -they would have to do. They have a maximum draught of 9 feet when loaded and are able to jnaln taln a fair rate of speed. *A regu lar schedule will be maintained. It was "also stated today that the Baltimore and Carolina 8teamshlp Company is planning to leave Wil mington on account of lack of wharfage facilities and was inves tigating the feasibility of making New. Bern and Washington their "Nbrtt Carolina port* of entry. | While the matter has been under | discussion for some time, there is S still nothing definite to give out. however, and none of the officials of the company have stated that they . j actually would put their line in op eration betwee nthe points named. | ENGLAXD TO CONCEAL t HER LOSS IN WAR London, May 10. ? Premier As qulth announced In the House of Commons today that the Govern ment has abandoned the usual prac tise of publishing perfbdYcally the figures covering British casualties. He explained that the fignfes hereafter would be withheld "for military reasons." ' fRENCH BEAT THE GERMANS BACK WITH BARE OSTS ? J'i r * Graphic Description is Given of Blood iest Attacks in History of the World's Warfare Paris, May 10. ? The Oornian of fensive on both banks of the Mease hAs once fnore resulted In completf failure A whole corps of frestf troops hastily summoned by the Crown Prlnoe to reinforce the* one which has already fought at Verdun merely succeeded In Increasing the tremendous number of casualties In flicted in the terrific French artl!-| lery fire. < / After two days end nights of un* Interrupted drenching with heavy Shells of explosive and asphyx!at*ng , character of the Preach advanced , Bell mo T t might V '* wrn-Ar. fpttr reel PROGRAM ' \ VIVIAW RICH in "THB 8ILVBK UNIK'O Drum a In IW p?rl? Hitnnsh't Henpecked Husband A on? reel comedy "BuetM But B?n?Tol?nt" A OH fWl romfldy *T<c?* ???<><? MMh** * Night I ' " : ' : ?>i:' lines, which were reduced to an un recognizable mass of debris, the Germane launched an Infantry at tack, expecting to break the stub born French resistance. Wave upon wave of gray-coated men. to a total of 26,000, advanced and were blows to pieces by the Im passible curtain of fire from the French 76s, well supported by heavy guns in the rear. Calls Attempt Useless. How many lie dead on neutral ground between the opposing trench es is now impossible to estimate, but ft is certain that the victims lost their lives In an utterly useless at temp. ' The pet result of this new out break of the German offensive 1* merely a slight widening of "the j 1 field of death,* that narrow strip of ground separating the French and! German positions. It is especially to the northwest of Hill No. 304 thst the battle has I attained Its climax. Battalion after battalion Was launched at double jtfuick step to Its last march, an easy, i mark for the French gun^rs. j When finally the remaining troops i managed to obtain a foothold In th!s t^uo, ,i m?ci, rMitiw. mi WANT NEW STATION FACILITIES HERE Chamber of Commerce o Take Vp the .Matter With the Norfolk Southern. Steps were taken at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night to have the^Norfolk-Southern make soihe greatly-needed improve ment* in their terminal facilities In Washington. The railroad commit tee was Instructed to get into com munication wfth the proper officials and request them to put the station in better condition. Complins about the present statin Have beon numerous of lste and it'. Is hoped that the railroad company will see their way clear to giye Washington new accommodations' . OVER A WON . MEHT VERDUN (By United Press) - Berlin, May 10. ? Over a million men are no wengaged on both sides in the renewal of heavy fighting | around Verdun, semi-official dis- j dlBpatches announced. The French alone have 800.000 and the- Germans number about half that many. GIVE BANQUET TONIGHT High School Clubs to Entertain the Member* of the (Jradauting Class. A. banquet to the graduating class of the high school will be given by the Etta Kappa and Cornelian ciub3 tonight. The two clubs havtf made elaborate preparations for the event and It promises to be one of the beat of Us kind that has ever been given. -JPSJES* several speeches and tofests. RATTLECRY OF PEACE AT NEW THEATRE Biwctocnlar Picture Will Bo Shown Here Today and Twice on Tomorrow. At the New Theatre today and to morrow will be shown "The Battle Cry of Peace," the spectacular film which has created a nation-wide sensation and is claimed to be the! most thrilling and realistic picture: ever fllmod. There will be two per- J formances tomorrow, matinee ar.d night. "The .Battle pry of Peace" Is said ' to be superior to the "Birth of a Nation" or any of the other foremost pictures of the day. In other cities in this section, where the film has ' been shown, it has been most favor- ' ab.y received and has been seen by large numbers of spectators. AMERICAN RED CROSS WAR RELIEF *1,0.11, 180 j Washington, May 10. ? Supplies' forwarded by the American Red Crots for war relief In Europe, reached a total value of $1,051,139 ; durlcR the flrat nineteen months of hostilities. ?j Of thla amount $790,070 went to the allied countries, $248,521 to thel Central Powera and $12,648 to Oth- J er affected countries. Always In war. It Is thp women and HUM children what suffer moat, who least deserve It. See "The Battle Cry of Peace." New Theatre today aild tomorrow. French Infantry counter attacked with the bayonet and chaaed them out everywhere except In a amall communicating trench of the^ out posts. The hand-to-hand battle, ' aay eyewitness ps. reached a terrific paroxysm. Bayonets, knifes, rifle butts and flats were equally good weapons for the Verdun defsndets, who. one and all, bad sworn to die rather than -give Way. The liumbef of French casualties,' owing to the General Staff's itand ing policy of sparing lives whenever possible, 1a not to be compared with the German losses. When the flgurea are published, the awful tfut hwlll be revealed to the world that nearly $00,000 Ger mans have faren dead or woufidfd or bsen taken prisoners during the jnpajr?*? 0( U, (rot MtUti I U.S.TROOPSARE CMCMV rORANATTACK IMPORTANT . OOKM I'M CATION'S HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY PERSHING PROM FUNSTON. DETAILS NOT KNOWN Fmc? Arp Being Dcdlstributed. lit cur? Gunrdt H?Tf Bem Placed A ling All PodnU In the Vicinity S * of Columbus. % R (By Ualte^pTegs) Columbus, M., May 10. ? American forces art being hastily redistributed and pfilnts along the communication lint are being strengthened, following the receipt of Important conpnunicatlons by General Pershing frbm F.un*ton. Just what information lit contained In *he dispatches has not . been given out. A heavy guard Was thrown about [ the camp last nlgfct and the out posts were moved farther from town. Triple guards wer? thrown about huge gasoline 4*nla>, which contain thousands of gallop* of the fluid. URGE DECORATING ' . OFBUILDINGS Prizes Offered by Are Expected to Arouse Considerable COMMBOB. Local citizens ure urged to begin work as soon as possible upon tiie i decoration of thdiL buainess homes and automobiles for the ElkB* convention next week. It is planned to have every build ing in the city decorated for the occasion with flags and bunting. The local lodge of Elks have offered several prizes for the best decorated house or automobiel in order to stir up interest and help make the dec orating general throughout the city. RUSSIA HEARS REVOLT THREATENS HUNGARY Petrograd, May 10. ? Mutiny tha\ threatens a great revolt Is reported to have started In several garrisons in Hungary. This is said to be due to numerous executions ordered by the Austrian government because Hungarian soldiers refused to go to the Wetern and Balkan fronts. Opposition to the war is steadily Increasing In Hurgary, according to Bucharest advices. These says hun dreds havo been killed in anti-war riots at Pressburg. former capital of Hungary, omy 84 miles from Vienna. PRESIDENT AT CIRCUS WITH BAG OF PEANUTS Washington. May 10. ? President Wilson went to the circus last night. 8eated In the front row with Mr* Wilson, and sharing a bag of peanuts with Secretary McAdoo. he appar ently lost nothing of the spirit of the occasion. The President many] times laughed heartily. When the party entered the big | tent the crowd of sereral thousand rose and cheered. As he pansed one of the rings, the President took off his hat and laughingly made a mo-j tlon as If to throw lUln. x Australian* in France. London. May 10. ? Australian and New Zealand troops. have arrived In | France and taekn over a portion of| the ty-ont. It was announced today. A powerful love story, weD told, cannot fall talmprett you. See "The Battle Cry of Peace" New Theatre today and tomorrow. WHY NOT USE Cabot's Creosote Shingle Stain? The Stain approved by (he government. Won't wear off. MOSS PINNING MILL No Action by U. S. in Sinking of the Cymbric, T, ' ? 1; (By United Press) Washington, May 10. ? A strong Intimation la expressed that the United States will take no action In th*? case of the slaking of the Cym ric. Landings' position has been frequently defined as applying to cases where American lives were not jeoperd'zed. There lias been no protest against aubmarine attacks. It was also stated on the highest authority that "there has beeu no change yet" In Germany's position. C> rubric \Va* (.'nnrnted. I.ondon. May 10 ? Consul Frost today wired confirmation of the re ports that the Cymbrlc was attack ed without warning. He also con firmed th"e fac tthat there were no , American 5 on board ar.d bat she was not armed. It was author! lively staied tiiat the Cymbrlc was not In the admiralty service and was/ [therefore Immune from attack. i OI/ER 700,000 GERMANS KILLED London. May 10. ? Over 700.000 Germans have been killed and *1? 700,000 have been wounded, accord ing to German casualty lists. Pris oners or those missing are reported s? being 300,000. ClUBS MEET TOMORROW O. Henry, Adclinco and Crescite Clubs Give Announcements of Meeting Place*. I The book clubs will hold their regular bi-weekly meetings tomor row afternoon. The following no tices have been given out: Ceraclce Club. I Will meet at 4:30 o'clock with Mrs. C. L. Carrow on West Second street. O. Henry Cluli. Will meet with Mrs. Charles i Brown at .4 o'clock. Addim.? Club. .'S. .? I Will meet with Mrs. Herbert Bon ner on West Second street at 4 o' clock. VETERANS PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD Impressive Memorial tfxcrrlses | Were Held at New Theatre This Morning. | With over thirty Confederate vet erans present and a largp attendance of men, women and children, the Memorial Day exerelses were held In tho New Theatre this morning, | W. H. Call acting an master of cere I monies. J Hon. S. M. Brlnson, of New Bern, made the memorial address, being Introduced to the audience by H. C. Carter. ! Mr. Brinson hejd the closest at tention of his audience for almost I an hour as he reviewed the great battle between the States. He spoke of the heroism that the wearers of the grey had shown In the unequal struggle. His tribute to Generals Lee and Jackson was expressed in most- beautiful and Impressive words. He was frequently interrupted by loud app'ause. Vocal solos by Mrs. D. M. Carter and Mrs. R. W. Brown proved an enjoyable feature of the exercises. After the presentation of the crosses 6f honor and the singing of "Carolina," the exercises were con cluded and the veterans were taken In automobiles to the cemetery. The paTade was headed by the naval militia and formed an Impressive sight as it slowly wended its way along Market street. Upon their return from the ceme tery, the veterans and their wives were guests at a dinner, which had been prepared for them by the' Daughters at the Confederacy at the armory. I . flplre at Naval HI at Ion? Key West. Fla., May 10. ? Xll ?n-l trance* to the naval station here ex cept tbe main entrance ware closed today and the general public wan excluded from the ground* Officiate at 'the atatlon gave no reason for their action, bat reports were cur rent bere that one or more persons | were under surveillance as possible hH?wta" ?A prohibition ? 1 M food reason tin b* tluuMI I ??*lbM ?lth?r otln. So* 'The B?ttl? i^li ? V M,w Tb,*'r* 8C0H HOLDING THE WHIP HAND Fop Plmt Time Since Start of Coo ferc-nce, Atnorirana Outnumber Mexicans. By E. T. CON RLE. I'nitrd IVrtiii Staff CnrreK|K>ndent. El Paso. May 10. ? General Scott held the whiphand today In the con ference with Obregon. For the first time since the American forces were avafable fbr border duty, they are numerically superior t.o the Mexican | troops and military officials belleva i that Obregon's bluff has been called. American ofllclals are confident that some agreement will be reached In i this afternoon's conference.* WAR ON LYNCH ' WELLUNDER WAY Attacks Being Mudc on HI* Candl dwy for Chairmanship of the Nutionul ( 'oiuniittce. j (Uy United Press) Washington. May 10. ? War on Frederick B. I.ynch's candidacy for the chairmanship of the National Democratic Committee is well under way. Lynch, chairman of the fi nance committee, is practically the only man who is repeatedly men tioned to succeed William F. Mc Combs. The war on Lynch is said to be punitive for his weakening in the support of President Wilson at I the Baltimore convention In 1912 and "Because he also belongs to the I conservative srhool. snnarrloe to ths Daily Nnvi. WON'TTAKE CHANCE ON 6ARRANZA PROMISES MILITIA HAS BEEN ORDERED Ol*T TO PROTECT AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE TREACHERY. ACTIONS ARE PUZZLING | Officials at Washington Admit Tliat Situation Han Become More Grave Because of Carranza'H Waiting Tactics Recently. By CARL D. GROAT. Totted IVeNN Staff Correspondent. Washington. May 10. ? The ad ministration will take no chances on Carranza. ThiB Is believed to be the Inner significance of the orders reinforc ing the border patrol with additional | regu'ars and militia. Officials be lieve that Carranza Is acting in good faith but they admit his attitude regarding demands for withdrawal | In view of the fact that practically an agreement had been reached be tween Obregon and Scott Is some what puzzling. They4 alio say that the Mexican situation has suddenly become more grave because of Car ranza's waiving tactics. As for intervention, the adminis tration believes that the latest steps tend toward the elimination of this necessity. Some officials believe that Obregon is laying a foundation for his own following In Mexico. GERMAN FLEET INNORIH SEA (By United Press) Londor. May 10. ? A large Germau squadron, accompanied by submarines, were sighted in the North Sea today by Norwe gian vessels, according to Cop enhagen dispatches See the r\qui*tte Norma Talmadge in her greatest picture "The Battle Try of Peace" New Theatre today and tomorrow. INTERVENTION IN MEXICO FAVOREDJHAN-AMERICA Sentiment is That U. S. Has Been Patient Long Enough, Says Senator Fleteher | Wa^hinpton. May 10? Senator Dunran Fletcher, Democrat, of Florida. Just back from a Soulh American tour with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, declared today I.at!n-A merlca would approve lnt??r jventlon by the United Statr* in Mex ico. "I found the people there believe the United 8tatea has been patietat enough with Moxlco," said Senator Fletcher. "I would not 'undertake to quote the offlrlal view ther?. but the lmpr?a*lon I gained was that the general sentiment would approve any antlon the United Statea might deem neceasary to reatore order in Mexico. | "Contrary to the common Imprec ision In thla country, I do not believe Interference ,in Mexico would hurt jour Pan-American po'.ley In the least. Many people here think If we ! Intervene !n Mexico It will stir up [new hatred against ua all over I South Xmerlea. | "But the Latln-Atnerlcan people are convinced by PreaiAent Wllaon'a utt?ranoes and t>y our patience in denlipR with the Mexican situation |tb|t ?r? ?Q Wldih Intar??\ in Mexico and that If we *o In there It will be for the Mexican's own good. "I found a great many of the op inion that order can never bo reator ed until the United State* doe* act decisively, and that the day of hop ing that a government Of bandits ran bring back conatltutlooal peace In Mexico la past." I O-NIGHT - AND ? . TOMORROW "THK I1ATTLK CRY OF ' mcE" In nine p?rtt * Show ntfcru at 8: IS p. m. Matin** *t 4 p. ?. ISc and 50c
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