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T THE WEATHER FAIR. H 1 VOL. XXXIII, NO. 209. ASHEVILLE, N. tt, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTP And in the Meantime! U.S. FIGHTERS TO FLAW TO CONSERVE BE IN MR 2 Regiment of Marines Added to Expedition to Be Sent Abroad. The New Cabinet Declares Named by President Wilson Nineteen Guns Roar Forth Salute and Cadets Act as Escorts. Against Separate Peace. Prepares for Action. to Take Charge of Food Situation. I ALL BBS OF RUSSIA PREPARES HOOVER OUTLINES mm MISS ON FORNEnPAIbN VISITS B IG10ND ONES AGAINST TEUTONS 0 DURING WA WARMLY GREETED JJ. S. DESTROYERS ALREADY ACTIVE Army, Navy and Marine Corps Will Be Represent ed on Firing Line. W JLSIITNtJ TO J, May !. All thre arms of Amsrlca'a fighting fore, th army, nary and marine corps, will b rpraantd in th war son. With Aniricu datroyr already combatting th U-boat mnao In Eu ropean waters and army regular concentrating to carry the flag to th battle lines In Belgium and franca, regiment of marines wu designated today to Join th expeditionary fore and round out th nation's represen tation In th field. Status of Marines. Th marines will b attached th army division under General Par thing, which Is under orders to pro ed alVpad aa soon aa practicable, Although details are not mad public, It waa sacculated tonight that with th matin regiment th total Amert can fore ' how designated for land service In Europe "Is close to 40,000 An army division at war strength comprise about 11,000 men and up wards of 11,000 are expected to be In th nln volunteer regiments of en glneers now being recruited. Th for astry regiment and th marine regl ment each will number more than 1, 000. The strength of th naVal force In dJuropean waters has not been re vented. ; General Pershing and his staff will all for Europe ahead of th troops, as there Is much to be don on th other aids to pave th way for-final training of th force and for th hug army th United States Is preparing to pour across the' seas after it as ranldiv aa men can be trained and v equipped. For obvious reasons, no . - 'tar mtlH wul be mad subUcv - When General Pershing leaves New York, details of th organisation and equipment of hfa troops will have been, worked out. He will know ex. actlyt what preparations, must be mad and -what use Is ito be made of his division. , Presumably he will have wide discretionary powers to co-oper ate with commanders of th French, British and Belgian forces. Census June 6. ' While attention here was centered today on these Immediate matters, the whole strength of the federal and State organisation was being prepar ed to complete on June 6 a military census of the 10,000,000 men from whom will be selected 00,000 for the war army. From the office of the erorost marshal general alt necessary lanks for registration were sent out to the state and municipal authorities who will enroll the men as provided in Presldenf Wilson s proclamation. SPECIAL MEETING OF BILL CALLEDFOR TODAY fProublesome Questions Will Probably Be Settled at Meeting. NEW PROPOSALS. WABHnroTOK. Mar U.-2-Jn an effort to whip the war tax blU Into shape for flnal passage by Tuesday night. Democratic Lieader Kltchln to night called a special meeting of th wars - ana means commute ror to morrow to consider amendments. Pinal disposition will be made then Is possible of the troublesome second class mail rate increases ana ute aa vertlslng, automobile and musical Instrument taxes. Defeat of a proposal by Representa- . tlv Lenroot, of Wisconsin, to strike out the five per cent, light and heat tax and adoption of an amendment lowering the express transportation tax from ten to six per cent., were the outstanding results of today's de bate In the house. The Lenroot pro- ' posal was voted down 68 to lit. The proposed second class mall rate " increase and the advertising tax are ".' causing the committee much concern. With the committee virtually agreed to accept the Moon amendment on th second class mail rate and stand by the five ner cent, tax on all ad vertising except newspapers and pe- 'rlodieals sow in the bill, Representa tive Johnson, of Washington, a news paper publisher, and Reoresentatlv i Fitzgerald, of New York. Injected new ' proposals which resulted In the com mute deferring final action until to morrow. Representative Johnson declared that the Moon plan to Increase the - mall rate on periodicals carried In the malls to any sone above the sec ond was unjust and uggestd a sub Ulan basing the mail rate on the num. : ter of subscribers served by mall and th subscription price of newspaper or periodical affected without regard to distance carried. - Under this plan a publication selling at fifty cents a year would pay. In addition to the regular one cent flat rate, a new rate of one smarter of a cent per pound -up to 30.000 subscribers. At 20,000 sub scriber th additional, rat would be raleed to on half cent par tbotuaad. - BRUSSILOFF AGAIN. AT HEADQUARTERS Little Infantry Activity on Western Front, But Ar tillery Is Busy. Russia, unaggressive . In the field for several months because of Internal dissensions. Is making ready under th leadership of the new coalition government to resume an snergetlo campaign against th Teutonic powers. Th new cabinet, holding the confjH fldene of the radical council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates, has declared against a separate .peace and announces Its Intention. of yiklng the most energetic measures against any counter-revolution. Declaring that the re-establlsh-ment of a general peace without an-, nexatinns and Indemnities is possible only through the overpowering of Germany, the cabinet asserts that Its most Important work Is the revivify ing of the army. Brnssiloff at Front. General Brusslloff. leader of the great campaign 1n Volhynla and Gal tela last year, and other commanders have returned to their headquarters and Minister of War Kerensky Is to visit the battle fronts immediately to Inspire th Russian troops. Already the Russians have shown signs of ac tivity and artillery and mine throw ing bombardments by them are re ported from several Important sectors. Along the western front there has been little Infantry activity, but th artilleries continue to bombard Im portant points. Field Marshal von Hlndenburg apparently la convinced that his armies cannot regain the ground raptured In the past six weeks by ths French and British and th Germans for the present are restln on their arms waiting tor the-next stroke by the entente troops. S North or Gorlxla, th Italians hav captured the heights of Hill (52, th key ta-aha-Ved lee -position,-.in a long and sever action In which the at tacking troops were eomrtelled to ad vance from rock to rock. Desplt desperate resistance the Austria ns were driven from th stronghold, with the loss or nearly"' 400 r:sonera. . Seven Millions Killed. ' Seven million men have been killed in the war thus far and ths total casualties exceed 45, 000.000. -This Is the estimate made by Arthur Hender son, member of the British war coun cil. DAXTEM BUYS BOXDS, RALEIGH, N. C, May 19. Secre. tary of the Navy Daniels, in the name' of himself, wife and four sons, has subscribed through one of " the banks of the city for 110,000 worth of the liberty lpan bonds. Fifteen numbers of the Internatloanl Asso ciation of Machinists of this city at a meeting of the association last night each Joined the bond club started bv one of the banks of the cUy which allows subscribers to pay ne dollar a week on a $50 bond. Governor Blckett. state and olty officers have Joined the club In order to popularise the movement. PROVIDE RELIEF SYSTEM iT Indowment Fund of Not Less Than $4,000,000 Is Contemplated. NEW BOARD MEMBERS NEJW ORLEANS. May II. The Southern Baptist convention today took definite steps to provide a relief system tor southern Baptist minis ters, the meeting unanimously adopt ing a report of the relief committee recqmmendtng appointment of a com mission 'Of nine to begin work Imme diately on devising a pension and re lief system, with an endowment fund of not less than $4,000,000. The Bun day school, board has set aside $100, 000 as a nucleus for the fund. The convention instructed the Sun day school board to consider and re port at the next meeting on the feasi bility of th board financing the ad ministrative exDenses of the .horn and foreign mission boards out of the surplus from Its publication business. Among those elected to the execu tive committee to act for the conven tion between sessions aold -serve In an advisory capacity on questions aris ing between the various ooaras in cluded -Z. T. Cody, Greenville, B. C and Livingston Johnson, ' -Rocky Mount. N. C. . V I New members of the convention I board elected today Included: . ' 1 Foreign Missions x. w. u mut, North Carolina: Elovd Wilson. Ten nessee; B. B. Bobo, BoutU. Carolina. local members w. J. nanon ana J. W. Klnchelo. Richmond. Horn Missions John T. Vines, vir- nia, and C. H. Durham-North Car olina, i . -. - Th Ills convention will be held In Hot SDrlngs. Ark- next May, pro- Tided arrangements for. the meeting satisfactory to the executive coaualt tea ax mad. LOOKS FOR PLENTY OF VOLUNTEER HELP Says Democracy Will Dem onstrate Its Ability to Undergo Discipline. WAHHINOTCJ. May 1. Presi dent Wilson In a statement tonight outlining the administration's food control policy, announced that he had asked Herbert C. Hoover to become American food administrator and that Mr. Hoover would accept th place. A statement given out by Mr. Hoover, alter the whit house an nouncement was made, gave hi plans for food administration and called on the country to render voluntary assistance in carrying It ut - - Voar Branches. Mr. Hoover proposed that th food administration b divided into four great branches whose duties he de nned in detail. Most of th work would be carried out by men and women of the country on a volunteer basis. "If this cannot be done," said Hr. Hoover's statement. I shall cer tainly and willingly surrender th task to some other method of emer gency. I hold that democracy . can yield to discipline, and that w can solve this food problem for our' own people and our allies In this way, and that to have don so will have been a greater service than our Immediate objective for we will have demon strated the Tightness of our faith and our ability to defend ourselves with out being Prussianised. With th president. Mr. Hoover be lieves it will rarely become necessary to apply large powera Jive Principles, Five cardinal principles of food ad ministration outlined by Mr. Hoover In his statement are: , 'That the food problem Is on of wise administration and not express ed by. th words 'dictator' or -'con troller.' but 'food administrator.' "That ' this administration can b largely carried out through the co ordination and regulation of th x lilting .Hrrltltnsiii fl'-,"IK"t1"t agencies, supplemented by certain emergency bodies, composed of representatives of th producers, distributors ..and consumers. - , - The organisation of th com munity for voluntary conservation of foodstuffs. "That all Important positions,, so far aa they may be, shall be filled with volunteers. . ' "That Independent responsibility of the food administration De airectiy under the president, with the co-op. e rat ion or the aepanmenx oragri culture, the department of commerce, the federal trade commission and the railroad executives." "I conceive," says Mr. Hoover, tnat the essence of all war administration falls Into two phases: First, centralized ana single re sponsibility to decentralised adminis trative organs. CHARTER AMEXPMEKT. RATJCIOH. N. C May 10. The Western Carolina Power company, of Charlotte, filed an amendment to its charter yesterday Increasing its capl- fnl .fork from I3UU.UUO to It.DUU.UUU This Is a subsidiary of th Southern Power company. LIBERTY LOIN WILL RE SECRET UNTIL COMPLETE No Announcement Will Be Made Until Subscrip tions Are All In. HELP IS PROMISED. WASHINGTON. May II, There will be no official announcement of subscriptions to the liberty loan until th subscription books close June 15. No official statement of the amount subscribed at any period prior, to that date will be made publlo by the treasury department ' ' . . In announcing this decision today, officials stated that It would be "phys ically impossible to give out any totals until June 15." The number of sub scribers, however, will be officially an nounced from time to time and treas ury official will have accurate infor mation, virtually from day to day, from th federal reserve hanks and other agencies as to the total sub scriptions In hand." ' ' ; It is not deemed wlsa that the re- turns should be made public while th actual work of obtaining subscriptions la in progress. - Official want a tre-1 mendous over-subscription and to an nounce at any stag that th bond had been nearly subscribed, it la felt, might result In a falling off of sub scription. - . -Encouraging reports from all sec tions were received by the treasury department today. Assurances of co operation from the governors of fif teen states have been received In re sponse to requests that all official en velopes carry th red line, "Your dsu triotla duty buj Uberfcr bc&d." - THI6F-H X X J : vox out a ( mmm' ( PROVISIONS OF FOOD CONTROL PROGRAM NQ MORE DRAS TIC THAN THOSE WHICH OTHER COUNTRIES AT VAli HAVE TAKEN Presldeut Vitson OutUhts ffte i Ppwth Vested in Him by titw-firitfolty An j t-fnounccJ:ljpertC HoejuBhiktilo Te Ckm'olJhi, FoadQueslho f. . Jn the Nation Hoover Will Accept the Post , '?,r r i WASHINGTON. . Mar It President Wilson outlined the administration s food control program in a statement tonight and declared the powers asked for , tho government are no greater than those other governments at war have been compelled to take- ' rnere Is no Intention, he said, to restrain or interfere with normal processes of production, i- 1 Th statement also makes formal announcement that Herbert C. Hoover has been asked to become food ad ministrator, and that he has accepted on condition that neither he nor his Immediate assistants shall receive pay for their services. I;, Needs Full Powers. "Although It Is absolutely necessary that unquestionable power t piacea in my hands," say th president's statement, "I am confident that the exercise of those powers will be neces sary only in the few cases where some small and selfish minprlty proves un willing to put the nation's interests above personal advantage." The president's statement iouows: "It Is very desirable. In order to prevent misunderstandings or alarms and to assure co-operation In a vital matter, that the country snouia understand exactly the scope and miroc-M ofl the very great powera which I have thought It necessary in the circumstances to ask the congress to out In mv hands wltn rewra to our food supplies. Those puwers ar very great indeed, but they are no greater than It has proved necessary LGAMATION QUEST REFERHEDTOCOMMITTEE Various Matters Decided at Presbyjberian Meeting at Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., May II. Submission of the question of the amalgamation of ' tho southern and northern branches of th Presbyterian Church to a committee for settlement, the selection of Drant, Okla., as the next place of meeting, and the re fusal of the committee on publication to recommend the establishment of a printing plant for the church at Richmond,- Ya., featured today's session of the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church here. Members of the committee, nana- line- th ouestlon of merging the northern and southern churches ex pressed the opinion that the commit- tee will return an adverse report and that . there Is -little chance of the amalgamation of the two branches at this time. Dr. C. W. Crafton, retiring moder ator, offered a stirring prayer for President Wilson. Me reierrea to in president, who Is a Presbyterian, at "mi. Hwither in the white house, and h prayed that Ood will be with the president in Uie crisis wmcn (aces me ntlon.V Ths annual report of th commit to of publication and Sabbath school work showed that during th year thirty-seven Sabbath school field workers were supported by th com mittee and these worker organised slxty-on Sabbath schools In addition to reviving fourteen oia ones. a huda-et of IS0.000 1 recommend- d bv this committee for It work duriog ti comUK year , to lodg la -th other governments which, ar conducting this moment out war, and their object is stimula tion and conservation, not arbitrary restraint or Injurious Interference with the normal prooesses of produc tion. They are intended to benent anq assist the farmer and all those who olav a legitimate nart In the prepara tion, distribution and marketing of foodstuffs. Draw Sharp line. "It Is proposed to draw a sharp line of distinction between the normal activities of the government repre sented In th department of agricul ture In reference to food production, conservation and marketing on the one hand, and the emergency activi ties necessitated by the war In re ference to th regulation of food dis tribution and consumption on th other. All measure intended direct ly to extend the normal activities, of the department of agriculture In ref erence to the production, conserva tion and the marketing of farm crops will be administered, as In - normal times, through the department ' and the power asked for over distribu tion and consumption, over exports, Imports, prices, purchase and requisi tion of commodities, storing and the like which may require regulation during th war will be placed in the hands of a commission of food ad ministration appointed by -the presi dent and directly responsible to him Objects Sought. "The objects sought to be served by PRESBYTERIANS WILL HID THISTER5 Those Incapacitated by Cir cumstances Will Be As sisted. , DAULAS, Texas, May II. Presby terian preachers who in th discharge of their duties, become physically un able to continue their work will be given financial aid by the church, re gardless of their age or years , of ser vice, If a resolution presented today to the nineteenth general assembly of the Presbyterian church In the United States of America Is adopted. The resolution was referred to the com mittee on relief to be reported next week. Present rules of the assembly pro vide relief for preachers who - have been pastors for thirty years or who have reached the age of seventy. The assembly today went on record against Sunday newspapers. It also adopted resolutions against Sunday amusements. Overtures relating to a reunion of the Presbyterian churches of the north and south were presented and referred .to a committee--which' will report next week. Prominent dele gates say prospects for a reuniting of the forces are brighter than ever, but several express belief that the reunion will not take place, at least during th present assembly meeting. i ' THE WEATHER. ' WASHINGTON. . May : J! CTore cast for North Carolina: Fair Sun day and probably Monday, renU to uodaraW Mutbwett outhwlad. . . th legislation asked for - are; full inquiry into the existing ' available upply of foodstuffs and Into th costs and practices of the various food Pro ducing and distributing trades; - th prevention of aM - - unwarranted hoarding of every kind, and of the control of foodstuffs by person who ar not in any legitimate sens pro duosrs, dealers or traders; the requisitioning when necessary for the publio use of food supplies and of th equipment necessary for - handling them properly; th licensing of whole some and legitimate mixtures and milling percentages; and th prohl bltlon of thj unnecessary or wasteful us of foods. Authority Is asked also to establish prices, but not in order to limit th profits df th farmer, but only to guarantee to them when nec essary a minimum price ' which will Insure them a profit where they ar asked to attempt new 'crops, and to secure the consumer against extortion by breaking up corners and attempts at -speculation when -they occur by fixing temporarily a reasonable price at which, middlemen must sell. "I have asked Mr. Herbert Hoover to undertake this all-important task of food administration. He has ex pressed his willingness' to do so on condition that- he is to receive no pay ment for his services and that th whol of the' force under him, ex clusive of clerical assistance, shall b (Continued on rage Two,) OF; So Declares Major-General " Wood in Address Made at Atlanta. ATLANTA Oa May 19 That ths country mutt let nothing hinder Its preparation for the "greatest war in history" was the message Major-General Leonard A. Wood, commander of the southeastern department of the army, delivered to thousands who gathered here late today to witness a military civilian parade and flag rats, ing. Oen. Wood said the war may last several years and that America must strike hard and soon. The seriousness of the war, also dwelt upon by the department com mander, who said America will realise this when casualty lists begin to come back from France. "But it is a war for democracy," he declared. Later, speaking of the part the south will play, he said th "south Is awake to the situation" and added: "I hope the south will send th first army across the water." General Wood came her on an In spection tour of his department and' the parade and flag-raising were made the occasion of the first publie demon stration of patriotism here since the war was declared. . GET BIG INCREASE. . i WILMINGTON, N. ' C, Way !. Announcement was made today from the general offices of the ' Atlantis Coast line that effective May 1, all employe not belonging to any labor organisation and receiving $309 or less per ' month, ' would receive in creases in salary ranging from, sight to twlY pw canJU DECORATE STATUES OF LEE AND JACKSON Vast Audience Sings "Ood' Save the King" and "The Star-Spangled Banner RICHMOND. Va., May II. Rich mond, th capital of th confederacy and rich In traditions of th old Eng.. 11th oavaller days, today gar British Foreign Secretary Arthur Jamas Bal four and th British mission ia th asm of th whol south, a reception which for warmth and spontaneity has not been surpassed during th lon "ay of th British ia America. . Th eminent visitors, who had com both t pay a call of courtesy . on th south and to honor th eon. fdracy'a famous leader, Robert B. Lea T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson, and ' General J. K. B. Stuart unci of th present governor, wer showered with, vry honor' that th hospltabU city could civ., . , , .- Nineteen-gun Salut. Th mission was received by a salut of -nineteen guns, escorted by the Virginia Military Institute cadet In full drees uniform through cbeerv ing crowds riotous with flags, lunch sd aa guest of Governor Stuart at th executive mansion, and wer cheered to th echo at a packed tnast misting at th olty auditorium. A big south ra audience, looking ' baric to th day of th revolution and th war btwn th states in both of whlnii Virginia played . such, a large part, sang "Ood Save th King" and th oir epangiea Banner wiui fervor Th first address which Mr. Balfoue ever mad from th rsar-end of a train took plae during a brief stop at Fredericksburg. - Mr. Balfour, break Ing another roord during his iter in : this country, told a small group of bearer that he feared he had failed utterly to express the deep amotions he had felt at. hi reception In Rich- mend and that h hoped som -of th gratitude which he felt might b conveyed back to bis friends there. ,w ., Triouja f4 Heroes., - Th British army took the occasion today t exprSss through Utut.-Qsn. Bridges their tribute to th military heroes of th south by placing wreaths t on th statues of Lee, Jackson and Stuart. General Bridges spoke feel ingly of th lessons ef 1 character leadership and endurance taught by -these men and Of his hope that these engaged In th present struggle, both 1 her and abroad, would be worthy of their memories. Or 90VERN0R BICKETT Sheriffs, Clerks of Court and County Physicians to Serve. PLANS OUTLINED, RALEIGH, N. C, May ll.-r-FoHow- lng th lead of President Wilson' nrnnlamatlon for selective draft reels tratlon June t, throughout th country for th raising or the first installment of America's army for the world war,? Governor Bickett today named a reg-i istratlon board for every county In th ' state, this board consisting of the sheriff, clerk of the court, and county' physician, these In turn to nam th nreclnct registrars who shall b on" duty June 6, from 7 a. m to t p. m. to register eligible between th age of 11 to 10 year, inclusive. At the same time, th governor telegraphed instructions to th governing bodle of Wilmington, Charlotte and Winston, Salem, for them to nam today th. registration board for these clUe un der th provisions of th seleotlv draft act that provide for separate boards for cities of 10,000 or mora inhabitant. . ' ' Th governor win Issue a special letter of Instruction to the eounty and city boards and registrars and a proe lamatlon to the people paving the way for the most prompt and complete registration In this state- la his letter to tne county registra Hon boarda Governor Blckett ask that they convene at one and nam the registrar in strict accordance with the law, notifying hlra as soon as this is don in order that he may' notify the war department that North Carolina 1 organized. t THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN Circulation Yesterday ....... ,.-. V ""'Vtf ' City ... . . . 4,628 , Suburban ; . . 4,552 Country . . . 1,700 Net paid . .10,880 Service..,.',... 200. Unpaid ...... ; 102 4 ' s r Total . .'. . .11,182