North Carolina Newspapers

4 1 frirlh acg3p; bj in hum i ii nn I irirmiiMMiM i i FOURTH YEAR, NO. 263. HENDERSON, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, 1918. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY. mm ES STILL ACTIVE ATLANTIC COAST DECLARE SHPS iVessel Arriving at a Gulf Port Chased Off Coast of ' Smith F, Days Ago ew ANOTHER REPORTED BELOW SANDY HOOK New and Flagrant Example of U-Boat Barbarity Re ported in Sinking of British Vessel Abroad (By the Associated Press.) , A Gulf Port, June 20. A coast wise passenger steamship which ar rived here late yesterday encounter ed a German submarine last Satur day off the coast of South Carolina, it was learned today, but made good her escape because of superior sp'jvl and her wireless calls for help, which apparently forced the submarine to give up the chase. Officers of the vessel sighted the submarine as it came to the surface less than a mile off the port. ABERN E THY-DORTCH CONTEST S ARGUED State Board of Elections is Hearing Congressional Dispute BOTH MAKE CLAIM On Face of Returns From Pre cinct Boards, Dortch Has 183 Majority For Nomination In Third District. U-Boat- Seen Near Sandy Hook. An Atlantic Port, June 20. An American steamer arriving here to day from a Central American port reported that at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon she sighted a submarine south of Sandy Hook and was pur sued for a time by the U-Boat. Ship's Crew Badly Treated. London, June 23. A new and flagrant example of German subma rine barbarity is reported by the newspapers. A U-boat first torpedoed without warning and then shelled a British steamer. "When the officers and crew took to the boats they were forced to go on the deck of the submarine. The captain was taken below as a prisoner. As the steamer had not sunk, the captain ordered some the British to row one of their two boats back to the steamer with a prize crew which rifled the steamer systematically and then sank her. The occupants of the first boats were picked up in a very critical condition on the fifth day by an American vessel. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 20. The contest between W. T. Dortch, of Goldsboro, and Charles L. Abernethy, of New Bern, for the Democratic nomina tion to Congress in the third dis trict, probably will be decided late today. The morning session of the State Board of Elections was. taken up with arguments by attorneys for Abernethy and by arguments of at torneys for Dortch, who contend that the board has no right to go behind the returns of the precinct boards. On the face of the returns Dortch re ceived the nomination by a majority of 188 votes. HAS EVIDENCE ON SINN FEIN GANGS British Government Has Enough Facts To Prosecute Them, But Won't Do So Now. PHARMACISTS NAME OFFICERS FOR YEAR (By the Associated Press.) London, June 20 Edward Shortt, chief secretary for Ireland, stated in the House of Commons today that there was sufficient evidence against the Sinn Feiners recently arrested to enable their prosecution for treason, but that it was not desirable or necessary to institute it. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PEACE DEMONSTRATIONS OCCUR. IN THREE Big GERMAN CITIES Police and Military Disperse Mobs In Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne Riots in-Vienna, Premier's Residence Stoned. TWO CENTS A COPT. REGULAR EDITION OF AUSTRIANS' ON PIAVE FRONT WEAKER, BUT FIGHTING CONTINUES 'PRESSURE , (By the Associated Press.) London, June 20. Heavily censored private messages received in Stockholm Indicate that peace demonstrations havo been held recently in Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne, and that several workmen were killed and many persons arrested, says a dispatch to the Morning Post from Stock holm. The police and military dispersed crouds of demonstrator. REALIZING FAILUR E OF ENEMY ITALIANS niOTIXG SERIOUS IN VIENNA. London, June 20. Serious rioting broke out in Vienna yesterday J f-ajs an exchange Telegraph dlsjatcli from Amsterdam. The mob broke into a number of bakeries, stonucd the residence of the Pit mler and also one of the wings of the 1 1 ol burg palace, the message adds. Cavalry is being rushed to the capital to restore order. It is prob able, it is stated, that martial law will be proclaimed. The rioting was in I protest against the reduction of the bread ration. FIGHT DESPERATELY Tenacious Resistance Offer ed To Further Attacks By Austrian Along Piave River REDUCTION OF FOOD CAUSES EXCITEMENT. Amsterdam. June 20- Vienna dispaiches to German ncw!paicrs sari SPIRIT OF TROOPS that the reduction of the bread ration in Austria-Hungary caused lm- Jg AT HIGH PITCH i.icnsc excitement throughout the dual Monarchy. AH Austrian news papers without distinction of party protest the measure, demand its re- pj i. ( moval and ask immediate help from Germany and Hungary. rxeavy rigniing continues nrouna momciio rialeau, And Near San Dona Di Piave On South ern Wing E XPRESS INCREASE REFUSED BY I. C. C. ITALIANS WIN BACK CAPD SILE HEIGHTS Emperor Charles, Fearing Utter Failure, Personally Urges His Troops Onward UKRAINIANS REVOLT AGAINST THE TEUTON Forty Thousand Armed Peasants Have Risen and Uprising Is Spreading Western Front Inactive (By the Associated Press) Austrian pressure" on the front from Lake Carda to the Adriatic U growing weaker. althoush the fight ing i still strenuous along the Ptave from Montelio to the tea. Since Sunday the enemy has beea held almost completely ia check on the Flave line and has made no gains on the mountain front, while his loss in prisoner alone baa riv?n to 5.000. Repeated e Sorts o de bouch from the western bank of the river hate ben repaid sangui narily by the - Italian, and onlr ( around Cato Sile hare the Austrian J- (By the Associated Tress) Italian Army Headquarters, Wed nesday, June 19. Realizing that the Austrian offensive has failed U spur- made any progress ring the Italian troops to desperate! Heavy fighting continue around Application Will Not Be Re- Town West of Piava River resistance along the Plate. Heavy . the Montelio plateau. The Austrian opened By Rate-Fixing rr rrom U3lXianS near the San Dona dl Plav on th south CifcT MORE GROUND n Montelio, which la hilly and Body At Present VANCE COUNTY BAPTIST WOMEN MEETS AT KITTREL.L, Union Meeting Will Be Held Next Saturday Beginning at 11 O clock A. M. MERELY ONE STEP Further Action Contemplated By Companies Ii This Had Been Granted, Allowing The Raise Sought. (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 20. An crder refusing to reopen the application of the leading express companies for a ten per cent increase in rates so as to consider an increase of 15 per cnt was handed down by the Inter state Commerce Commission today and a few minutes later was with drawn without explanation. The commission is expected to give a decision in a few days on the ten per cent application. cca at Sobllla. The British o2.elal statement says that the Piare river has risen suf- wooded. the opposing forces freCclently to carry away many of the Territory eBtween Zenson and quent,y 8tunbled upon each other bridge which the Austrians had Fosetta Canal, on West Bank of Piave River, Again Is In Italian Hands. unsuspectingly. (thrown across the stream. The snlrit of the Italian troona is I Vntfnr rhirt rArfni tt- it.. at a high pitch despite wounds, loss I Austrians by themselves, will not b of sleep and constant morements. Italian Control Air. Italian Army Headquarters. Wed- S. E. Welfare Is President, and F. W. Hancock, of Oxford,s Is Sec retary of State Board. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 20. S. E. Welfare of Winston-Salem, was elected presi dent of the North Carolina Phar maceutical Association at the close of the annual convention here today. The association will meet next year in Wrightsville. G. R. Piltington, of Pittsboro, was elected first vice-president. The of ficce of secertary and treasurer was consolidated and -J". G. Beard, of Cahpel Hill, was elected to this of fice. F. W. Hancock, of Oxford, was elected to succeed himself as secre tary of the State Board of Pharmacy for five years. The Vance County Woman's Mis sionary Union will meet with the Baptist church at Kittrell next Saturday, June 22, at 11 o'clock. The women of every Baptist Mis sionary Society in the county- is urged to attend. A very interesting program has been arranged for the J n occasion. THE CASUALTY LIST CONTAINS 73 NAMES Seventeen Killed In Action, 10 of Other Causes, and 30 Are Wound ed, With 1 Ussing. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. The army (By the Associated Press.) London June 20. News reached London today that the Italians have nesdar Juno 15- The Italians hava regained Capo Sile. the town on the won complete control of the air along lagoon to the west of the Piare river! the Piae line, where the most de- near its mouth, which was captured tcrmincd fighting of the present by the Austria-Hungarians. It la Austrian offensive is in progress also reported that tho Italians have This afternoon not a single Austrian regained all the territory between machine was aloft on this rront. the Zenson and the Fosetta canal. I Austrian IrUncr .rc linnsry. I - a t . - f m ft. The Austro-Hungarians. It Is declar- " general, me snuanou i ed. have been confined to the cround Austrians along the Piave appears - - - . between the Fosetta and the Sile far from satisfactory to mem. ins- canals on the west bank of the Piave oners taken by the tlalians all de rive I clare the Austrian army has mile food. Some tf the prisoners baa not eaten for forty-eight hours ARREST AGENTS OF THE WESTERN UNION lYiilay Longe-t Day. Friday Is the longest day in the calendar year Postal Inspectors Take Into Custody of 19 IS. The sun will rise at a. m.. and set at S: 10 p. m. . &i according to the new time, and not the sun time. For the sun time of RED CROSS MISSION NO AGREEMENT YET ON EXCHANGE PLAN (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. Failure so far of efforts to reach an agreement with Germany in regard to the ex change of prisoners, was announced today by the State Department. . FROM API 01NG Will Tender Sympathy In Work, And Also Visit Entente Countries asualty list today contained 73 names, divided as follows: Died in action, 17. Died of wounds, .9. Died of airplane accidents, 2. Died of disease, 7. Died of accidents and other causes, 1. Severely wounded, 32. Wounded degree undetermined, 4. Missing in action, 1. The list includes: Lieutenant Calvin L. Capps, of Lucama, N. C, who died of wounds (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 20. Postal In spectors today arrested a number of traveling agents of the Western Jnion Telegraph company on trains between Boston, New York. Phila delphia, Baltimore and Washington. and seized suit cases they were car rying filled with messages filed for transmission by telegraph This practice, which is said to Mr. and Mrs. George Robert Mc Kewn, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cooper, have returned to their home at AMERICANS BOMBING ENEMY RAIL STATION (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 20. Successful bombarding of the German railroad yards at Constans was announced to- ( Correspondence Associated Press.) Tokio, May 10. Dispatch to En- ton ra nnnntrfoa rt o QTtonf al miatnn by the Japan Red Cross Society was Orangeburg. S. C. ject of the mission is to visit the Al- I- C. C. DENIES RAISE lies' Red Cross headquarters, to ten- TO EXPRESS COMPANIES der the svmnathv of the Janan Red Cross and inspect the condition of Hands Down Order to This Effect the medical relief work carried on by the Red Cross at the front. . Prince Kiekyu Tokugawa, one of the prominent members of the House ! of Peers, has been appointed the head of the mission, and will be ac- and Few Minutes Later With draws it Unexplained. (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 20. The Inter state Commerce Commission today comnanied bv Dr. Arata Ninatrawa. handed down an order refusing to a well known authority on interna- grant the express companies appu- inr a , t I ration for a ten ner cent increase in j " icmu6 o wuuuuiu-i , i ratpu siifi rew minutes later wim V L11K rtCt.llIII V llltf III1V 1 - --F sicians will stay at the front and give drew the order wunoui explanation. their services que for yesterday. Pour Minute Men Speak. Solici tor Garland E. Midyette is to be the Four Minute Men speaker at the Liberty Theatre Thursday evening, and R. S. McCoin will speak at the Amusa. War Savings will be the subject, and the approximate hour is 9:30 o'clock for each address. WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Prob- ably showers Friday in the mountain districts. Light north- east winds. - The mission will first go to the CANNING THIS YEAR IS United States leaving Yokohama by NEARLY DOUBLE OF 1917 the Korea Maru on June 3, and spend some time there inspecting the Estimates Say 1,500,000 Quarts of extensive medical relief work car- Foodstuffs Will Be Preserved Tied on by the American Red Cross. Against 850,000 Later the mission will proceed to England, France and Italy, finally (By the Associated Press) visiting the world's Red Cross head- Washington, June 20 Home can quarters at Geneva and returning I ning will preserve 1,500,000 quarts home after about half a year. I of foodstuffs this year as agalns The Japan Red Cross Society a 850,000 quarts last year according few days ago sent large qquantitles 1 to a statement today by the Depart of medical Instruments and band-1 ment of Agriculture ages and other materials useful for medical relief work to England, I Miss May Hunter left Thursday for France, America, Italy and Belgium. I trip to Garysburg. Employee Of Company Charped With Violation rising and setting, the hour shoull be mOred back Just an hour. F 2 RANGE "MOTHERS" ,000,000 REFUGEES have been In operation by the tele- . . D U-,J1J eranh company for some time U con- Thcy Have Beep Handled With System bo As lo Distribute Burden able to emulate the Auttro-Orraaa nucces of last fall. U personally urg ing his troops forward. Meanwhile. Internal troubles In Austria, especially as regards food, ere causing trouble. The city coun cil In Vienna has protested against reduction of the bread ration and the labor organizations in the Aus trian capital call for the "cpoedlest general peace." The food supplies In Austria are reported al the lowest ebb since 1914. The German Crown Prince has not repeated his attacks aralnst Ithlms. before which 40.000 of hi troops were repaUwd with heavy lo la a nlsht attack Tueiday. The front there ecaln is quiet and the Krrnca maintain their pmltlor.s. Kl" where on the western front there has beea only minor raiding actUlty. Kasl of Chateau-Thl?rry American patrols have cro?d the Marne la boats and btd cn"ny ratrols In cnecunters. In aaduion to swim; a arse enmbor of Crmans. the raid ers brought back rrioners. German arercMlon In the I karino s beginning to reap the uhlrlwlnd. according to reports from Moscow. A reToIt on a large sol has broken out la the Ukrainian raplul and there has ben much street fUntin-. Forty thousand armed peasants hare risen and the revolt has pread to the proTinces. graph company sidered a violation of postal laws orbiddlng persons not connected with the postal service from con ducting a communication over a post road. (Correspondence Associated Press.) Paris. May 0. France has "mom ered" more than 2.000.000 refugees STRIKE IS CALLED imposed upon her while the waa ea- AT rilDTlQ PI A NT gaged la war, with the country un Al tUKUD riJn 1 lDreDared to receive a helplesa mas 1.. i,ni iA AAA AflO nonnlatioa . . . I ttuu uu wu . w - r Two Jiunureu jien, ixwiem tuum, nnn nnn fro have Ly Down Their Tools Upon Deea handled with system. They Orders From Union. I have been distributed orer France with as much foresight, aa to their (By the Associated Press) lability to adjust themselres. aa pos- Buffalo. N. Y., June 20. A strike gible. Each department ha no at the main plant of the Curtiss Air-I within lis borders from 10.000 to plane and Motor Corporation was In- 25,000 refugees. When a city.U or augurated at 10 o'clock today. Twojdered evacuated by the military hundred men, according to the lead-1 thorltles. If posible train are made ers, laid down their tools. James I up for the civil population. Groups E. Kepperlcy, general manager, met I are formed and the whole organized a committee of the men later. I into convoy and their desunatlon The strike was called as the result (determined by the character of the of a mass meeting of 800 machinist! refugee and the Industrial neces- and tool makers of the' plant wholsltles of the section of country to voted to walk out unless demands! which they are senL were granted which Included an The whole 1 performed by the cen eieht hour day and a wage scale t rallied French government. The which equalled that paid In nary (transfer of refugee from tne war yards for the same work. I zone to a safe place where they can v I settle' I conducted much a is me Odd Fellow Meet. A meeting transfer of the army from one section which is announced aa one of Terylto another. It la done with military great lmoprtance Is to bo held by I precision o far as the exigenclc o the local lodge of Odd Fellows on the situation wui auow, Thursday evening. Among other matter to come up was that of the Mrs. B. II. Goodrich, woo oa election of oncers for the last term I beea visiting relatlre la the city ioit an mAmfthr are nreed to I and conntr. ha returned to her be present. The hour 1 8:30 p. m. I home at DeWitt. a. SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE SOLVED LAND PROBLEM (Correspondence Associated Press) London. May 17. la the future history of South Africa, the Botha government may be longest remem bered as the author of the "NatiTea Land Act." The measure Is the greatest experiment that has ever been made In the admlnlstratioa of a mixed people. The Land Act Commiitioa ap pointed to review the division of land under the act between natives and whites, decided that the whites have been given aa undue share. The native population of the coun try U about 3.500.000. The lands set apart for native under the act amounted to 40.000.000 acre out of 300.000.000. All the remainder wa allotted to a white population of lesa thaa 1.S00.O00. A the object of the act was to provide for the development of the native people under suitable con dition, the commission has decided that the native must have a larger share. It remain now for the South African Parliament to conSna the decision, after which Tariou other reform will be put Into eSect. among them the creation of native council, the ubstitutJoa of a system of paid agricultural labor for Irregu lar quatUng. and the extension cf the franchise and of education- 'X i