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PRICE FIVE CENTS
SECRET AGENT OF
GERMANY TELLS OF
ACTIVITIES 111 U;S.
Sworn Statement by Horst
,Von der Goltx Issued. --
- by Britain.
DATES AND NAMES OF;
' PERSONS AND PLACES
Statement .is Corroborated
; by Checks Given by
Von Papen.
. LONDON. April 1.The govern
ment last night Issued a lengthy sworn
statement by' Horat ,von Der r Gotti,
secret agent of the German govern
ment and now In the United States In
custody, giving full detail of hU ac
tivities in America.1 '-
, The statement bristle with dates
And namea of places and - of person
associated with htm. The government
prefacea It i with a memorandum! re-
' latlng to Von Per Qoltt'e identity and
the manner of hie arrest la Eng
land. )"
The memorandum says that when
Von Der v GolU vu shown-a -check
Signed by Captain von. Papen which
had been seised at Falmouth, he ad-
' mltted his .endorsement and asked to
fee allowed to make a voluntary state
ment He thereupon spent the night
of January 1 In compiling a state
ment, to -which he afterward swore.
Checks Corroborate) Him.
. The government memorandum re-
tnarka: ': ,
. "Von Der Golti's statement finds de
tailed corroboration in the von Papen
checks, which he cannot have known
were In the (possession of the British
authorities." ! . :,
' The statement of Von Der Golts, as
given out by the government is In part
as foHows:.;''i.'.-
"OnAugust mv Ileft the
Mexican army on leave and arrived at
El Paso, where Consul Kuck directed
me to report to Von Papen. . After
visiting Washington and Asbury Park
I arrived in New York? in' mid-August,
stopping at the Holland house. I
visited Vic Consul Kraske, who' sug
gested that t avold-vbeig. seen about
" the consulate and he would notify me
wtien to meet Von Papen. A few days
alw-eKVcpPX,wt4tJe
. my opinion ef a scheme suggested by
a . eertaln 8ohumacher- fot' raiding
towns on the coast ef the great lake,
with a , motorboat , armed with . ma
chine guns. The proposal .later was
rejected owing to the embassy recelv-
In - unfavorable information about
Schumacher.
"I was then requested to assist In
a scheme for the invasion of Canada
by a force recruited from reservists
In the United States, aid by German
.warships then In the Pacific.
Scheme Abandoned.
"This scheme, which was proposed
by von Papen and Boy-Ed, later was
(Continued on Page Four.)
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
L
' Makes Impassioned Plea For
Commutation to Life
Imprisonment.
WILL DIE MAY 26
NOTTOWAY COURT HOUSE. Vs.,
April 20. John Williams, the negro
who assaulted a young white girl near
Blackstone, this county, on March X9,
while the young girl and a younger
brother were on their way to school
was sentenced to die In the electric
fchair by a Jury here today.
The Jury was out only thirteen min
utes. Williams will pay the penalty
for his crime on May It - .
Before sentence had been passed,
Williams arose and . made an lmpae-
atoned speecb in his own behalf. He
asked that the death sentence be com
muted to life Imprisonment and
promised that if this was done that
lie would devote his life to God. -
Judge Southall listened attentively
to the appeal, but after the negro had
taken his seat, he told the convicted
man that he had been given a fair
trial and that he would not set the
verdict aside, even If he could have
done so. 1 ' ' ; - t , ;' - ' ""-
The trial began at 11 o'clock and
the case went to the Jury at e:t
o'clock this afternoon. As. soon as
the verdict was jbrought In and .sen
tence had been passed, Williams warn
rushed to Richmond In an . automo
bile and lodged In the stats peniten
tiary. 1
. Only aiz witnesses were examined.
Feeling has been running high In
the county since the crime was com
mitted and fifty deputies guarded tne
prisoner during the trial. Persons
were searched before being allowed to
tenter the courtroom. . .'-'
The militia was not called out as
liad been expected, following the
demonstration around the Jail st Pet
ersburg on the day of the negro's ar-
rest . ;. ,; '
The crowd there was dispersed only
after streams of water had beenurn-
d on them by the Are deoartmant.
RUSSIA SENDING LARGE
NUMBER OF SOLDIERS TO
. IVESTERN THEATRE OF WAR
Picked Troops From Czar's-Domain Land
ed at Marseilles and Are'Cheered by
French Presages ' Rapid fiction on the
Western Frontier.
LONDON, 'April 20.The arrival in France of a large.
number of Russian troops to:
line has brought great joy to
wnere n nopeat uiai . wiux- mem ugwuug' tsaoiuutsr w
shoulder at different points .witK the British, French and
Belgians a material changetinTthe situation may shortly
develop. '
Number
' How many Russians have been sent across the seas
by Emperor Nicholas is not
as a "great flotilla of transports" arrived in the harbor
of Marseilles and almost immediately landed the forces
amid the cheering of the populace and the French troops
gathered at the quay to greet them and with the roars
cf salutes. :,
; General Joff re, the French commander-in-chief, in
welcoming the Rusdans in
were "soldiers chosen from
armies and commanded by officers of the highest renown. "
Coincidental with the arrival of the Russians comes
the statement from Paris that the, Germans, owing to the
strong resistance of the French at Verdun, are withdraw
ing large forces from their fronts in Russia, Serbia and
Macedonia and throwing them into this hotly contested
theatre. . :,
Attack
Here the French, according to the latest official
communication, have delivered an attack near Le Mort
Homme, northwest of Verdun and succeeded in driving'
theUermans out of portions bf a trench previously cap
tured by them. The. Germans admit theiehtry .ty the
French of German trenches'
Ms aux iter aijeavy. irenclt atteckr but jwyjtbafr other
wise the attack was" repulsed with heavy casualties. V .
Around Ypres, the Germans, according to Berlin, at
tacked and" occupied six hundred metres of British posi
tions, lne J5ntisii official report concedes a German gain
here, but says that except for
rear St. Eloi and on the
Germans were expelled from all the positions they cap
tured. u
- Tutks Driven Hard.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians are giving no rest to
the Turks They have now dislodged them from mqun-
( CONTINUED
WILLIS G. CUNNINGHAM
SELECTED AS CHAIRMAN
OF
Asheville Man Honored by
Education and Industry.
Conference.
MEETING ADJOURNS
NEW ORLEANS, April 10. The
Kit annual meeting of the Southern
Conference for Education and Indus
try, which began here last Sunday
night, concluded late today.' The time
and place for the next meeting -will
be selected by the executive committee
later. :
; The conference 1 adopted the com
mittee's plans for organised recreation
work In the south for the coming year
and elected the following chairmen to
have charge of the various depart
ments: Social center, I J. Hanlfan,
Charleston, W. Va.; special days and
celebrations, J. H. Montgomery, Rich
mond, Vs.; athletics and playgrounds,
J. Sterling Moras, Washington, t. C;
music and choral organisation, Willis
O. Cunningham. Asheville, N. C;
drama and folk play, Howard A.
Odum, Athens, Oa.. and C. A. Smith,
University of Virginia: public discus
sion, Rolto Lyman. Chicago commun
ity fairs, J. D. Johnson, Nashville,
The conference endorsed the Smith
Hughes btn. now before congress,
which proposes' to establish vocational
training In high and normal schools.
'Miss Mary; Brrayser, -of Rock
Hill. 8. C in describing conditions
among mill workers in southern com-
inanities, said It was not possible for
a mill worker with a wife and. three,
children to properly Tear and educate
his children nnder tba present scale
of wages.' which range from Its to
ft! a month. - ' r
Miss Leila A. Russell, of Rock H1IL
8. C, was elected - secretary of the
conference of southern women. . .
) i ..
reinforce the western battle
the entente allied countries,
" ' 1 ' " u ' ; - '
Not Known. ;
known but what is described
'I 'A-'r' - '
an order of the day said they
the bravest in the Russian
' ' '
Delivered.
in the Caillette Wood, west
two craters and one trench,
Ypres - Langemarck road, the
ON PAGE TWO.)
LL INTENDS TO
RETAIN WOLFE VON IGEL
Believed He is Fully Prepar
ed to Furnish Evidence
to Support Stand.
IS STANDING FIRM
NEW TORK, April 20. Notwith
standing the German ambassador's
demands for the release of Wolfe von
Igel and the return of papers seised
at the time of his arrest,' in the for
mer office here of Captain Prans voo
Papen, United States Attorney Mar
shall reiterated tonight his determi
nation to retain not only Von Igel, but
the documents. - .
Although Mr. Marshall refused to
reveal the basis for his firm stand. It
was learned from other federal o Ul
cers that he was fully prepared to
furniah the state department with
evidence that th leas for the Von
Papen offices, the point upon which
the entire controvsw.e - hinges, was
drawn in the name of Ven Igel.
Von Iget the Unted States attorney
contends, was nor a member of Am
bassador von BernstorfTs official fam
ily until December, 111, and ite
doubts if he can be classified as a
member even after that period. ' The
lease for the offices, federal authori
ties state, was made out by Von Igel
during the time that he had no offi
cial connection with the German em
bassy. Mr. Marshall said he had turned
the Inquiry on this point over to Cap
tain Offley, of the department of Jus
tice, who conducted the Investigation
which resulted in the returning of In
dictments against Captain von 1'apen,
Von. Igel. and three others on the
charge of conspiring to blew up the
Wetland canaL
Mr. Marshall danled officially that
thev confiscated papers had disclosed
new plots or the existence of a Oer
snan spy system In this cotintry. .
'4 AT f ON' IS ' A; '
DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS WITH GEN.
CARRANZA AS WELL AS VILLA PURSUIT
ATiSTA NDS TILlf ENDING MORE REPORTS
United Stat f Ik Waiting tor General Scott to Arrive at the Border
lore Making any Further Move In the Mexican Situation Additional Reports From :
' M . Pershing Expected for Cabinet Today. . ,
f AKRANGING TO WITHDRAW T
- TORRBWN, . Mexico,- April
-f 10. Colonel -"Brown, In La
f Bouqullla, is neported here to -f
be arranging with General Luis ,
v Herrera ;,at;:PsTaIiby tele-
f phone' for the ue f the . rail : t
-a roads 4 to facilitate the with- .
-f ; drawal of the American troops.
WASHiNO,TON,i; April .lO'jDlplo.
matlef negotiations. with.TOsneral Car
ransa as cvell sthe pursuit of Villa
by American soldiers apparently Is at
standstill, while President Wilson
awaits full advices' as to the military
problems the troops have encounter
ed in Mertco.
With the arrival of Major General
Scott, chief of staff, in Ban Antonio
tomorrow night the Information
sought by Secretary Baker will begin
to come forward by , wire, but it W
Improbable that any Important step
will be taken by the cabinet tomor-'
row or until General Scott returns.
Baker's Suggestion. ,
Mr. Baker explained today that he
had suggested sending General Scott
because the lack of knowledge of
local conditions surrounding the forces
on the border and In Mexico was so
apparent that it seemed desirable to
ascertain by personal consultation the
full views of General F. naton.
Additional reports from General
Pershing probably will be ready for
consideration by the cabinet tomor
row. As the last cabinet meeting was
devoted almost wholly to the German
situation, 1. seems probable the Mexi
can problem will be fully reviewed
tomorrow for the first tims since Gen
DYESTUFFEXPORTATION
Bemstorff Informs Lansing
that 15,000 Tons Will Be
Sent Over.
WASHINGTON, April 0. The
German government has agreed to
permit . exportation to: the United
States of 15,000 tons of dyestoffs, lack
of which has seriously affected Amer
ican textile manufacturers. Notifica
tion to this effect was contained In a
note delivered today by Ambassador
von Bemstorff to Secretary Lansing.
The communication explains that
while Germany refused at first to per
mit exportation of dyestuffs unless ex
changed for American goods now ex
cluded from Germany by the British
blockade, after careful consideration
of the situation It has been seen "that
this blockade has resulted In serious
embarrassment to those American In
dustries which are in need, of - dye
stuffs," and ths Imperial German gov
ernment now is prepared to make a
"single exception" In permitting ex
portation tn this inatanoe. It Is re
quired only that the dyestuffs shall be
consumed by American manufacturers
and not re-exported to Great Britain
or her allies. ' " ' ' t
It is expected the state department
Immediately will make representa
tions to Great Britain to Insure the
safe arrival of he dyestuffs In this
country. '
Th concession mads by Germany
Is the result of a long aerie of nego
tiations between the state department
and the German embassy.
eral Carransa urged! the withdrawal
of the expedition.
Reports from Mexico reaching the
state department also will be avail
able. As far as known, the toll of
Increased difficulties surrounding the
expedition v An Instance of, this Is the
report that nn unknown ummber of
Carransa troops have been moved by
their immediate commander to the
Parra region, . where , General Par
sh!nge. most, advanced bast now Is lo
cated. The observer who reported this
added that , while the movement, he
believed, . tras hot authorise by. the
as Tacf government beads. It was in
tended as a hint that the AmsHaaw
must not move farther era ui ward. ,
Small Tstm Involved. .
ApparenU : enly a comparatively
mall force was Involved and officials
here regarded It Is significant rather
than serious. It was accepted, how
ever, as added proof that the out
lying Carransa garrisons are not en
tirely under the control of the war
minister. The diplomatic situation
showed no ehange during the day,
although It became known that the
United States already had acknowl
edged Carransa's note asking that ne
gotiations for the withdrawal of the
American troops be taken up. He Was
assured his arguments were being
studded, but there was nothing to In
dicate today that a reply stating the
position of the United States was be
ing drafted.
No additional advices came as to
the reported death of Villa, although
Mexico City advices last night re
newed speculation on this subject. The
last word to the stats department
from the Carransa capital east much
doubt on the rumor. 9o far no .mili
tary official on the border or In Mexi
co has thought ths report worth
transmitting to the war department
T!
FOR NATIONAL FORESTS
Prepares Amendment to Ap
propriation Bill Doubling
Suggested Amount.
WASHINGTON, April JO. Con
gressman Britt has prepared an
amendment to the agricultural appro
priation Mil, now before the house
seeking an appropriation of $1,000,
000 for the continuation of national
forest reserve purchases under the
Weeks' law. He has planned to make
the strongest fight possible for Hs
adoption and It Is understood that he
already has ths promise Of very large
support for It. An effort will be made
in the eenate also to have an appro
priation allowed when the measure
reaches that body. The house com
mittee on, agrioulture by a bars ma
jority, a few days ago failed to re
port this item favorably. When the
hearings were heM'by the committee.
Governor Craig headed a large dele
gation which appeared seeking to
have th money appropriated. '
.
ovum OF MURDER.
, "ELt PASO, Texas. April 10. ,
wm six Villa bandits placed
n trial at Doming, N. M
yestertay charged with killing
Charles D. Miller In the Co
lumbus raid, today war found .
guilty of murder In the first ,
degree, according to word re- '.
celved here. The Jury was out
thirty minute. .
and Investigate Conditions Be
No steps .have been taken by - the
Washington government to Investigate
the matter,
Mexican vsauriox.
L PASO, Tex., April 10. On Mon
day the Chihuahua City, newspapers
printed dispatches supposed 'tohave
oome from Juares stating that Presi
dent Wilson wan a bot to deliver' an
ultimatum to Germany and thatrwar
would be declared -within a , week.
This Information, was brought her
today 4y -inrloans returning ' from
Chl-iinna, wha brought copies of the
newspapers In 'which the dispatches
appeared. t '""''?1X':'-':J1'
'The arrivals said that th .news of
the crisis between Germany and the
United States was common , talk In
Chihuahua City on Sunday, forty
eight hours before the facts were
made public in this country. On
Monday an American who visited
General Gutierres - was greeted with
this remark: "Well. I suppose the
Mexjean. situation has . beoome of
minor Importance now that the United
States is going o war with Ger
many" The Americans who returned here
said that th Mexicans were "being
kept fully acquainted with every step
In the negotiations between Berlin
and Washington through an official
agency in Mexico City, and that they
knew more about the crtsi u between
the United States and Germany than
they did about the pursuit of Villa.
Major 3. M. Carpio, General O Ore
gon's staff, who Is In El Paso, !ssuid
a statement tonight denying the re.
ported stories that General Obreson
Is hostile to the United Statee. The
last of these stories and one which
received wide credence was that Car-
(Continued on Page Two)
E
ARE PROPOSED IN BILL
Would Make Loans on Land
Through National Farm
Loan Association.
- WASHINGTON, April 10. A bill to
establish twelve regional land mort
gage banks as part of ths administra
tion rural credits legislative program.
was perfected today by the house
banking committee and will be urged
for passage next week by house lead
ers. Ths proposed banke would malts
loans on land through national farm
loan associations. Stock would be
taken by the federal treasury, but un
der an amendment, adopted by the
committee today, no payments would
be mad on sueh stock until the bank
In question had received applications
for loans from at least ten loan asso
ciations. -.
Subscriptions to stock - also would
be made by the loan associations and
when they had subscribed to ITS0.OO0
In any land bank that bank would be
authorised to apply semi-annually to
ths payment and retirement of the
shares issued to represent the sub
scriptions to th original capital.
twenty-five per cent of all sums there
after subscribed until all such original
capital stock was retired at par.
At least twenty per cent of the cap
ital stock of any land bank paid in
by the loan associations must consist
of cash in th bank's vaults, of do
posits in member banks of the fed
eral reserve system, or of Investments
In negotiable interest-bearing securi
ties, approved by th federal farm
loan board. Not lea than five per
cent of the capital stock must be In
vested In United States bonds, ' t -
- : X
POSSIBILITY;
i
1
Li
1
Such Action, Pending Reply
- From Germany, Might '
Hasten Rupture. " "
U. S. MAY AGREE TO
j CRUISER WARFARE
Present Illegal , Method
Must Be Abandoned -.
, ; t " by Germany, 1 ' ;
WASHINGTON, Cprtl" 10. WhlJ
th United State waits for Germany
to reply to the note, demanding the5
Immediate abandonment of present
methods of conducting submarine
warfare, one of the chief sources of
concern here is , the possibility of ant
other attack on a peaceful ahin crrv
ing Americans before the Berlin gov
rnmnt nas aetermined , upon its
course, in, such an, event.lt is ad
mitted that ah . Immediate . runtura
could be prevented only by proof that
uermany nad been unable to eom
munloate with her ubmertn , com-,
mandera ;;:S' ""i-'' ' 4 ..t;..'.
AgreenHnt possible; '
. In explaining the demand J of ;'th
United state today officials said that
while abandonment of the presentf
Illegal . methods at, once wa. ee
sentlai to continuance Of . dlplomatlo
relation,, the United State I might
agree ,to German submarine operat-,
Ing under the strict restrictions of
uruwer wanare. , u was empnaucsiiy
reiterated, however, that a discussion,
or mat phase would not he entered
Into untl( the present campaign was
brought to a stop., The United States
stands firm In its determination not
to tolerate unlawful and- Inhuman1
sinking of another shlp-T ff? t
Cruiser warfare such as would b
regarded, a, legal '.by th American
government would make Imperative
the exercise of the right; of visit and
eeeroh,, the. passengers , ana -crews
nelng aocordsd a degree of, safety.
considered adequate, , The . mere
B u- . .!. . .WMW II.
small boats fay from land and In
dangerous sea would not meet, th
requirements. ' ?:' "1 '
The Mediterranean, plain of warfare, '
as announced In th German' memo
randum on January IT to the United'
States, hss not worked satisfactorily,
administration officials' .oonstder. It
Is held that In many Instances sub- -marina
commander operating In th ;
Mediterranean nave disregarded ' tn ,
undertaking In letter and In spirit
Count von Bemstorff, the ' German
ambassador, Is understoo.1 to have)
suggested to his government that It
Issue a new declaration applying to
all submarine operations similar to ,'
that ooverlng th campaign In the
Mediterranean. , '
Confer With LanMng. . .
Th ambassador called at th stat
department today and had a twenty .
five minute conference with Secretary
(Continued on Page Two.)
FOH FAIRFAX HARRISON
Chorus of 500 Children Ap
pears to Honor Rail- :
road's Head.'
eMssMMsssM
HEARTILY ENCORED
SPARTANBURG, April to. A most
unusual feature of the entertainment
of Fairfax .Harrison, president of th
Southern railway, who- was ths guest
of ths Spartanburg chamber of com-'
mere at dinner this evening was th
elnginv of ths children's chorus of SO0
voice, which appeared unexpectedly
JuM as ths dinner was at Its height.
Heartil encored for Lohengrin's
"Bridal Chorus" the children re
sponded enthusiastically" with the.
"Star Spangled Banner," two large
United States Tags and hundreds of
smaller ones being waved at the cH-'
max. At the conclusion of the sing-'
ing Mr. Harrison was presented with
complimentary tickets and given a'
most urgent Invitation to attend with - .
Mrs. Harrison the annual Spartanburg
muslo festival It wa stated In the
presentation that the performance of .
the children had been planned a a
special recognition of the part Mr.
Harrison has taken In promoting th
musical interests ef th entire country
by lending, his sM te th establish
ment of a national music festival at
Black Mountain. Later Mr. Harrison
stated that the first festival at Black,
Mountain will he held this summer In
a temporary auditorium, as it I not
likely that the ew building win b
finished In time. . ' -
t . ' THK WEATHER.
- WASHINGTON, April 19. Pot-"
cast for North Carolina: Probably lo-.
raj thunder-showers Friday and Bat
nrdar; somewhat lower temperatur
in th Interior. '
TDHPEDOirJG
ANOTHER VESSE
BOTHERING U