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-THE COURIER ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Asheboro, N. C. Thursday, July 29, 1915 No. 29 VOL. 40 THE AMERICAN NOTE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SENDS NOTE TO GERMANY SAYS A DISREGARD OF NEU TRALS' RIGHTS WILL BE CON SIDERED AN UNFRIENDLY ACT ' Following is the official text of .the latest American rote to Germany .re garding submarine warfare, which was delivered to the foreign office at u,i; iKt Friday by Ambassador Gerard: ''Ml Department of State, Washington, July 21, 1915. You are instructed to deliver .text ually the following note to the minis ter of foreign affairs: . "The note of the Imperial German government dated the 8th of July, 1915. has received the careful consid eration of the government of the TfnifMl States and it resrrets to be obliged to say that it has found it vcrv unsatisfacory, because it fails to meet the real differences between the two governments and indicates no way la which the accpeted principles of law and humanity may be applied in the grave matter in controversy, but Broposes on the contrary, arrange ments for a partial suspension of those principles which virtually set them aside. "The government of the United States notes with satisfaction that the Imperial German government recog nises without reservation the vanoiiy of the principle insisted on in the sev eral communications which this gov ernment has addressed to the Imperial rtprman government with regard to its announcement of a war zone and the use of submarines- against mer hnntmen on the high seas the prin ciple that the high seas are free, that the character ami cargo of a mer riiantman must first be ascertained before she can lawfully be seized or destroyed, and that the lives of non combatants may in no case be put in jeopardy unless the vessel resists or seeks to escape after oeing summoned to ubmit to examination: for a bellig erent act of retaliation is per se an act beyond the law, and the delense of an act as retaliatory is an admis- inn that it is illegal. The gtJV iTfi?i'IKf?'-riK3Saf; Htotoa ?a however, keenly disappoint ed to find that the Imperial German government regards itself as in large AorrDe ovpmnt from the obligation to observe these principles, even where neutral vessels are concerned, by wnat Koiioiroa iht nolicv and practice of of the German government are to be in the present war in regard to neu a. i ,aw. The Tmnerial German government' will readily understand that the government 01 me tmiw States cannot discuss the policy of the government of Great Britain with re central trade except with that government itself, and that it must regard the conduct of otner Deuiger ent governments as irrelevant to any discussion with tne imperial German government of what this gov .mmont. wtrards as srrave and unjusti fiable violations of the rights of American citizens by German naval commanders. Illegal and inhuman acta, however justifiable they may be thought to be against an enemy who is believed to have acted in contra vention f law and humanity.are man ifestly indefensible when they deprive neutrals of their acknowledged rights, particularly when they violate the right to life itself. If a belligerent ran retaliate against an enemy with out injuring the lives of neutrals, as .well as their property, humanity, as ''Tell as justice and a due regard for the dignity of neutral powers, should dictate that the practice be discontin ued. If persisted in it would in such circumstances constitute an unpar donable offense against the sovereign ty of the neutral nation affected. The government of the United States is not unmindful of the extraordinary conditions created by this war, of th radical alterations of circumstance and method of attack produced by tne use of instrumentalities of naval war fare which the nations of the world cannet have had in view when tjtc ex isting rules of international law were formulated, and it is ready to make every reasonable allowance for thse novel and unexpected aspects of war at sea; but it can not consent to abate any essential or fundamental right of its people because of a mere altera tion of circumstance. The rights of . neutrals in time of war are based up on principle, not upon expediency and the principles are immutable. It , is the duty and obligation of belHger- GREaRIZE CONTEST FULL DETAIL... - 'LL BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK OUT THE NOMINATION BL.- NOW. Full announcement of the Courier's automobile contest will be made in next week's paper. This announce ment will designate the prizes io be given, the -districts into which the ter ritory is to be divided, and the rules of the contest. There is a nomination blank in this issue which you are urged to fill out and bring r mail to the Courier Con test Department. Upon receipt of this we will send you full details of the contest and will mail you receipt books in order that you may begin work at once. It is important that you get started in the contest at once so that you may get a good lead while the field is not crowded. The few weeks of the con test will pass quickly, and if you want to be sure of the automobile or or one of the other big prizes, an early . start is advisable. Get your friends to help you. Thope who get the earliest start will have the easiest work. See your friends, relatives, and acquaint ances and get their support before they promise it to a more enterprising candidate. A little effort at the beginning will pay you big .dividends. Fix your ipye on one of ths big prizes and go in and win it. ents to find a way to adapt the new circumstances rto them. "The events of the past two month have clearly indicated that it is pos sible and practicable to conduct such submarine operations as have charac terized the activity of the Imperial German navy within the so-called war zone in substantial accord with the accepted practices of regulated war fare. The whole world has looked with interest and increasing satisfac tion at the demonstration of that pos sibility by German naval commandei-s, It is manifestly possible, therefore, to lift the whole practice of submarine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and remoye the chief cause of offense. r.--"In view of the admis&ien o,?IU?gaJ ity made by the Imperial government when it pleaded the right of retalia tion in defense of its acts, and in view of the manifest possibility of con forming to the established rules of naval warfare, the government of the United States cannot believe that the Imperial government will longer re frain from disavowing the wanton act of its naval commander in sinking the Lusitania or from offering reparation of the American lives lost, so far as separation can be made for a need less destruction of human life by an illegal act. "The government of the United States, while not indifferent to the friendly spirit in which it is made cannot accept. the suggestion of the Imperial German government that certain vessels be designated and agreed upon which shall be free on the seas now illegally prescribed. The very argument would, by implication, subject other vessels to illegal attack and would be a curtailment and there fore an abandonment of the princi ples for which this government con tends and which in time of calmer counsels every nation would concede of of course. "The government of the United States and the Imperial German gov ernment are contending for the tame great object, have long stood togeth er in urging the very principles, upon which the government of the United States now so solemnly insists. They are both contending for the freedom of the seas. The government of the United States will continue to con tend for that freedom, front whatever quarter violated, without compromise and at any cost. It invites the prac tical co-operation of the Imperial Ger man government at this time when co-operation may accomplish most and this great common object be most strikingly and effectively achieved. "The Imperial German government expresses the hope that this object may be in some measure accomplished even before the present war ends. It can be. The government of the United States feels obliged to insist upon, by whomsover violated or ig nored, in the protection of its own citizens, but is also deeply inter ested in seeing it made practicable between the belligerents themselves, and holds itself ready at any time to act as the common friend who may be CHICAGO RIVER TRAGEDY Hl'NDERDS ON FESTIVE TRIP ARE DROWNED WHEN SHIP TURNS TURTLE, STEAMER WAS JUST LEAVING WHARF WITH 2.500 EXCURSIONISTS ABOARD More than 1,00 persons, perhaps 1,- 300. most of them women and children, were drowned last Saturday within a few feet of land by the capsizing of the steel steamer Eastland, as it was about to leave the wharf in the Chica go river with 2,500 employees of the Western Electric Company and their friends, for an excursion trip to Lake Michigan. By Sunday night 900 bod ies had been taken oat and the divers were still at work. 7.000. men, women and children had assembled on the wharf to fill five large lake steamers on a holiday trip to Lake Michigan. The Eastland was the first to be loaded. ' The ropes had been cast off, and the engines started but the ship, instead of moving, slowly turned to one side and in five minutes went under the current of the river. Durine the miehty turning of the ship with its cargo of humanity, life boats, chairs and other loose appur tenances en the decks slipped slowly down crushing the passengers towards the rising waters. Many sank, en tangled with clothing and bundles and did not rise, hut hundreds came to the surface, seizing floating chairs and other objects and were dragged in by those on shore. In an hour the water surrounding was cleared. Those who had not been taken to land had sunk or were whirl ing down the river towards the drain age canal locks at Lockport, III., many miles way. The locks were raised to stop the current and arrangements were made to take bodies from the river along its course. The Acting Mayor sent out a re quest that the city display signs of mourning. Flags on public buildings were placed at half mast and many places were draped in mourning. Work of tae-Eing the bodies and placing them for identification lasted all dav and night. Identification was slow and scenes at the temporary morgues were as affecting as those at the riyerwhertbi,ipJc?is'l Federal and County grand juries were impanelled to look into the cause of the catastrophe, and the po lice arrested all the officers of the Eastland. The exact causes of the disaster have not been determined, but marine architects assert that the Eastland was faulty in design. It has been decided to raise a relief fund of $200,000 to be distributed un der the direction of the Rational Red Cross, the Associated Charities and the Municipal Board of Health. About 100,000 from life insurance funds is also available. President Wilson has orered the Department of Commerce to make a complete investigation of the catas trophe.. Telegrams of condolence were re ceived by the city of Chicago from President Wilson, and the General Slocumb survivors, of New York. A Cablegram was received from Sir Thomas Lipton, of London, England, offering $1,000 to the relief fund. WARSAW NEAR FALL The Teutonic troops are closing in on the city of Warsaw from the north and south and it is expected to fall soon. It is thought that Grand Duke Nicholas is now fighting in the hope of saving Warsaw and defeating the Germans. That the Germans are feel ing that their forces are not entirely adequate is indicated by the news from Riga that a German army corps recently landed at Libau has been dis patched on Warsaw. privileged to suggest a way. "In the meantime the very value which this government sets upon the long and unbroken friendship be tween the people and government of the UniDed States and the people and government of the German nation im pels it to press very solemnly upon the Imperial German government the necessity for a scrupulous observance of neutral rights in this critical mat ter. Frindship itself prompts it to say to the Imperial government that repetition by the commanders of Ger man naval vessels of acts in contra vention of those rights must be re garded by the government of the United States, when they affect Amer ican citizens, as deliberately unfriend ly. "LANSING." , , THE WAR TRUST THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BUILD BATTLESHIPS AND DO AWAY WITH HUGE PROFITS TO PRIVATE CONCERNS ' (By Congressman Clyde H. Taven- ner.) The question has been raised as to the patriotism of those who insist up on the Government manufacture of all munitions of war, including bat tleships. I can not see how it can be contended that it is any more patriotic to advocate two battleships to be built by titivate contractors, with huge profits to the builders, than it is to advocate two battleships to be con structed by the Government, which policy means that for every dollar ex pended for battleships we will get a dollar's worth of battleship, and that the men who actually do the work of building the ships will receive higher wages and work under far better con ditions than if the contracts are given to the Shipbuilding Trust The "big-Navy-to-be-built-by-pri-vate-contractors" policy will meet with the approval of the armor ring, ammunition ring and the Shipbuild ing Trust. It will also be eminently satisfactory to the Navy League of the United States, which organization has from the first been an adjunct of the house of Morgan, and is constant ly agitating a larger and larger Navy, but, mind you, not a larger Navy to be built at the lowest possible cost with a Government armor plant, and in Government shipyards, but a lar ger Navy to be built" by the armor ring, the ammunition ring, and the Shipbuilding Trust. Ever since I have been a member of Congress I have been receiving literature from this "big Navy" lob by, and finally I determined to call the attention of its officers to the fact that their plans for a larger Navy are tainted, and will continue to be taint ed until they advocate the Govern ment manufacture of all munitions of war. On January 16 of last year I addressed a letter to Mr. A. H. Dad mun, the secretary of the league, in which, among other things, I said: "Assuming that you are in good SoXL w :tki g'tation and really de ;f re the largest possible Navy for patriotic reasons, I am going to take the liberty of suggesting to you that if you will inaugurate a movement for the Government manufacture of all munitions of war, including all battleships, your campaign will strike a much more responsive chord with both members of Congress and the people. "In other words, if the Government is to do all of the manufacturing of munitions of war, including battle ships, the point can not then be suc cessfully raised that the agitation is for the benefit of the armor ring, tji ammunition ring, and the Shipbuild ing Trust. --- "But if you do not advocate the Government manufacture of all muni tions of war, including battleships, you can not successfully deny that you are carrying on a propaganda which means millions and millions of dollars of extortionate profits to the above mentioned interests." I hardly expect readers to fall out of their chairs in amazement when I report that the Navy League has not accepted my suggestion. I desire now to present some infor mation as to who is behind the Navy League: Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was until his death one of the directors and in tensely interested in thfe league' work, to which he was a liberal con tributor. Mr.. Herbert L. Satterlee, general counsel for the league, is a son-in-law and heir of Mr. Morgan. J. Pierpont Morgan, jr., is one of the active directors of the league. Gen. Horace Porter is president of the league. He was for many years an officer of the Pullman Co., which is a Morgan corporation. Mr. Charles G. Glover is treasurer of the league. He is president of the Riggs National Bank, which is closer to Wall Street than any other bank in Washington. Col. Robt. L. Thompson is chairman of the executive committee of the league. He is an eminent financier of New York, whose gteat interests gen erally coincide with1 the colossal un dertakings of the Morgan group. He is also the head being chairman of the board of the International Nickel Co., and holds the honorable post of president of the New York Metal Exchange. HEARD INJHE COUNTY WHAT OUR TOWN CORRESPON DENT HEARS AND THINKS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. We are glad to know that The Cou rier will conduct a subscription vot ing contest. Several handsome and expensive prizes will be awarded to the people absolutely free. Any man, woman, boy or girl may enter the contest. This is a race free and fait for all, and you will always regret it if you do not enter this race and win one of the prizes. Mr. Hiram Freeman, of Ether, spent a short while in town Monday. It is about time for the Muddy Creek watermelons to be on our mar ket. It improves the stew to throw a lit tle pepper in it. Same way with town. A good way to make the world bet ter is to begin with the home town. Mr. W. B. Webster, of Ramseur, was in the city Sunday. There is some talk of the Bonlee and Western Railway being extended from Bennett to Asheboro. Mr. M. U. Kanoy, of Spero, was in town one day this week. Mr. L .F. Fentriss, of Franklinville, spent a short while in town Sunday Mr. W. A .Williams, of Randteman Route 2, was in town Monday. Mr. S. W. Miller, of Trinity town ship made 1,365 bushels of wheat. 477 bushels of oats, and 151 bushels of mixed grain a total of 1993 bush els of grain. Mr. R. J. Pearce, the worthy super intendent of the County Home, was in town a few days ago. Mr. J. R. Parks is opening up a stock of goods in his new store house at Seagrove. Mr. W. R. Poole, of Randleman Route 3, was in town one day last week. Cattle raising in Randolph county should be encouraged in every way possible. Mayor H. B. Moore, of Ramseur, was here a few days ago. Mr. J. H. Kearns, of Farmer, was here Monday. , Mr. and Mrs.. ILL, Jordan,, of Troy, were here one'day last week. Mr. Bob Burns and family have moved to High Point. The Courier is the best advrtising medium In this section of the State. The workmen will soon have the walls of the new jail done and will soon be covering the building. The large new brick garage of W. D. Stedman and Son is nearing com pletion and will be occupied as soon as possible. Whenever a town girl gets too proud to marry a man with 100 acres of land and 20 red pigs just because he wears blue jeans .and can't tell the tango from any other vegetable, you can set it down as a fact that she will either die an old maid or marry a $6-a-week clerk with a head full of ozone and one change of socks. We should just as soon be hooked up to somebody who wears 49c overalls and knows when to hit the top of the mar ket as to be yoked to some pampered son of society who plays the mandolin, smokes Egyptian cigarettes and lives off his father's income. Ex. ASHEBORO GRADED SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 15 Announcement has just been made that the Asheboro graded school will open Wednesday, September, 15. The following teachers will have charge of the work for the coming year: 1st grade Miss Janie MeLeod, Car thage, N. C. 2nd grade Miss Mary Kelly, Car thage, N. C. 3rd grade Miss Louella Lowe, Asheboro, N. C. 3rd and 4th supply Miss Elbie Miller, Asheboro, N. C. 4th grade Miss Enolia Asheboro, N. C. 5th grade Miss Kate Asheboro, N. C. 6th grade; Miss Cora Asheboro, N. C. Presnell, Phillips, Redding, 7th grade Miss Susie Mclver, Che- raw, S. C. 8th grades Miss Lillie Bulla, Sophia N. C. 9th grade Miss Mary Lamb, Guil ford College, N. C. 10th grade Mr. C. R. Wharton, Gibsonville, N. C. Musical Dept. Miss Nannie Bulla Asheboro, N. C. Ass't. Musical Dept. Miss Lillie Parrish, Asheboro, N. C GENERAL NEWS ITEMS ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHER- ZD FROM OUR EXCHANGES AND CONDENSED IN HRIEF FORM FOR BUSY READERS. Mr. Cicero Harris died at hi3 home n Greensboro Saturday evening. Mr. W. P. West, of McLeansville, died Saturday night, July 17, in St. Leos hospital, Greensboro. , Mr. J. M. Reece, editor of the Greensboro Daily Record, who has been desperately ill for eight weeks, is improving slowly. The Confederate Veterans of Chat ham county will hold their reunion at Siler City Saturday, August 21st. Miss Lillie Mae Holton and Mr. H. W. Benbow were married at Winston Salem Thursday of week before last. The 37th annual Masonic picnic will be held at Mocksville, Thursday August 12. Among the features will be an address by Hon. Tasker Polk, of Warrenton, and exercises by chil dren from the Orphanage. Theaters and picture shows, dealers in manufactured tobacco and others liable to Internal Revenue special taxes must pay for the six months from July 1st to December 1st, or a 50 per cent, penalty will have to be paid in addition to the taxes. The first step in the reorganization of the Wabash Railroad was taken Wednesday of last week when the committee of creditors bought the $220,000,000 corporation for $18,000, 000 at a public sale. The road went into receivership January 1, 1912. Sunday school workers from Lee, Moore and Montgomery counties met at West End July 13 and 14 and en joyed an enthusiastic institute, with strong addresses by prominent speak ers. The High Point Merchant's Asso ciation has set aside the week of July 31 to August 7, as pay-up-week. Im mediately following this week a new rating book will be made, and the standing of those who run accounts will be made in the new book in ac cordance with their credits at that time. The rating will be based on the amount owed, to whom owed, and the time it has been running at the end of pay-up-week. . Messrs. . Goe.S. HolUngsworth and Max H. Jordan, two Raleigh young men, were drowned in the surf at Ocean View last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Hollingworth was a drug clerk in the Galloway Drug Store, while Mr. Jordan was a watch repairer and run a small business in Raleigh. The J. A. Vance Iron Works, of Winston-Salem, is now engaged in enlarging its force and adding equip ment for the manufacture of steel jackets for the United States govern ment, to be used in the manufacture of shrapnel shells. BAR ASSOCIATION AT ASHEVILLE The approaching meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association which will convene in Asheville at the Bat tery Park Hotel on Monday night, August 2nd, promises to be largely attended. A very interesting program has been arranged. President, Judge J. Crawford Biggs, of Raleigh, will make an address on "The Power of the Judiciary over Legislation." Hon. Wm. R. Vance, dean of the law school of the University of Minnesota, will speak on "The Political Party and Primary Laws." The other non-resident speaker will be Hon. James H. Lewis, Senator from the State of Illinois. Hon. Josephus Daniels has been invited to speak at the br.nquet on the 4th of August. LIBRARY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS At the County Sunday school con vention held last year at Liberty, a plan was proposed by which a library of books suitable for Sunday school workers might be established. The Executive Committee, at its last meeting, appointed a committee to make out a list of books that would be helpful, giving the price of each, and present to the coming convention to be held at Ramseur. All persons who are willing to help thi3 cause will be asked to contribute the price of one or more books. The library will probably be kept at Asheboro, and the books will be loaned to workers all over the county, but the plan has not been perfected in detail. This will be one of the im portant matters that will claim the attention of the Sunday school peopl at the Ramseur. convention.
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