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VOL. 23. No. 40.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917.
$1.30 PER YEAR CASH.
trik(: roi: the imatwAY
nvondeiit Says Now 1 the Time
aid Tiiat We Must Have IW-Mcr
lioads.
Correspondence of The Journrl.
Wingate. June 26. Aut biles
are keeping many away from church
ia our community. Aie we going to
How them to become a curse rather
than a blessing It is a good thing
ta use them to attend thurch, but
wtien you use them to keep folks
away rrom church, they are a nui
sance. The trustees of the Wlngate school
had an important meeting last Fri
day They are planning for a gr at
year this time.
The Wingate school catalog is out.
It is the finest we have ever seen
from here. If any one desires to see
aae, address Prof. Carroll. He has
em for general distribution. Every
Baptist boy and girl in the Union as
sociation ought to plan to be here
Aagust the twenty-first, ready to en
tar school and remain the entire year
Mr. Tonunie Perry and wife car
ried their little boy. J. C, to Char-
latte one day last week where he un
derwent an operation for adenoids.
He stood it exceedingly well and has
returned home. We are glad to state
that be is still doing well.
Prof. B. Y. Tyner and wife arrived
la Wingate last Friday evening. They
ade the trip from Fredricksburg,
a. to Wingate in an automobile. The
Seaboard will soon be out of it at
this rate.
Miss Kate Griffln of Laurlnburg is
visiting her grandfather, Mr. W. M
Perry. She will remain for some
tame.
Mr. Ira Mullls and wife of Raleigh
are visiting relatives in Wlngtae for
a few days. Mr. Mullis is the ener
getic advocate of good roads, and we
hope be may have many converts
wtiile here. We have a few good
reads, but must have more of them.
He is here to tell you about them if
jo desire the information.
Work has been begun on the Na-
vanal Highway this side of Polkton.
We hope it will not be long before
hey will begin at Peachland and
grade it to Marshville. The thing
far the Wingate people to do is to
get busy and get it to come by here.
Tail may be opposed to it now, but
it will not be long before all the
yeung farmers are going to have
Fords, or automobiles, then they will
want good roods. Why not try for
Vhetu now while you have the oppor
tunity? Don't wait until the oppor
tunity is gone and sit down and
wtilne when you see the great need
it. Strike -while the iron is hot.
Mrs. J. D. Griffln of Laurlnburg is
vtaitlng relatives in vingate this
week. She is a daughter of Mr. W.
M. Perry.
Mr. Kemp Stewart and family of
Paceland visited relatives in and
around Wingate Saturday and Sun
4f. He is a son of our towns-man,
Mr. Toninile Stewart.
Miss Una Kirkman of Siler City is
voting her sister, Mrs. Lovill, this
week. Her little sister, Eleanor, is
with her.
Mr. Milton Austin and his sisters,
Misses Ruth and Nellie, visited at
Olenalplne last Saturday afternoon.
We are always glad for our friends
ta visit us.
There will be prayer meeting at
Meadow Branch next Wednesday
evening at eight o'clock. Lot cvery
ne that possibly can conic. We must
get rawly for our meeting here the
second Sunday In August. We can-
ot do it unless we have a good
a rarer meet ins. We want as many
f the older people to come as can.
Now, don't stay away and say, "Noth
iK but the coin-tin' crowd attends
raycr meetin'." Come and help us
ia this work. We came here to work,
and don't niimKIt if we can get the
awnipaihy and co-operation of the
people.
Mr. Bruce Snyder, who works at
Badin, spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mr. Zeb Chaney was nt Meadow
ranch last Sunday in a new Ford.
Good, it has made tho road shorter
far him.
Mr. W. A. Bivens is working his
residence over. Ho will soon have
the job finished. It is going to look
like another place when completed.
It will look like Mr. Bivens lives there
re enough.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Harrell and
Miss Sallle Harrell visited Olenalplne
Snmlav sftpinnnn Wn wpre
t at home, but were delighted to)
nave tnem in our nome even ir we
were away. We are always glad to
have our folks visit us. Our home
ataoda open to them.
Prof. Carroll Is in Stanly county
looking after boys and girls interest
ed in education. We hope he may
In (I many.
The outlook for our school here
xt fall is very encouraging Indeed.
We are expecting a large crowd of
hoarders.
Mr. Var.n Williams visited his
aister, Mrs. Fay Manturn, last Sun
day. He nttend.Hl services at the
First Baptist church.
Hiss Ethel Mangum is attending
(ate summer school at the Greensboro
Normal this summer. She is one of
eur public school teachers, and of
ourse she is progressive. We like
to hear of our teachers trying to keep
abreast the times.
Mr. Tom Cutcheon and wife and
aby arc vudting Mrs. Cutcheon's pa
rents this veek. She Is a daughter
f Mr. J. M. Bogan. We are glad to
have them come buck to see us In
Wingate.
Mrs. J. H. Broom, wife of our
Wacksmith, Mr. J.. H. Broom, has
been quite sick for a few days, but
we are glad to note that she is Im
aravlng some at this writing. They
have a nice new boy about two weeks
old.
Mr. Eugene Stewart and wife went
to Iladiu yesterday. Eugene has a
good job there.
Mr. Craven Williams had the mis
fortune of getting one of his fingers
caught in a feed cutter one day last
week and came near losing it. but
good fortune turned his way and he
saved it by th skin of the teeth.
Mrs. J. L. L.iwM.n of Wad-'sboro
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. S. J.
Brigman. thij week.
Miss Ruby Bivina of Monroe visit
ed her cousin. Miss Lois Ross, dur
the week-end.
Miss Ada Mae Helms of the Cedar
Grove community spent the week-end
with Miss Naomi Hinsun.
Boyce Sherrin, Esq. of Concord
spent the week-end with his mother,
Mrs. Marshal Newsome. We nre al
ways glad to see Boyce on our streets.
Miss Mary Sherrin is planning to
visit in Badin the last of this week.
She is kind enough to take care of
her aged grandparents. This makes
it hard for her to get away from
home, but we feel that there is an
extra reward for the one who cares
for the aged.
An awful charge is being made on
"Gen. Green" in our community. He
is losing out fast. If we only could
clean up the Germans as fast, we
would soon have no war.
Rev. E. C. Snyder is in Lando, S.
C. this weed holding a meeting.
Ever - bearing strawberries are
quite a luxury at Glenalpine. Why
not raise them through the summer
as well as early spring? They come
in so nice for desert and Ice cream.
We would not be without our patch
for anything.
Mr. M. S. Humphrey made a busi
ness trip to Robinson county last
week.
Mr. Fernando Blggers, assistant
cashier of the Oakboro Bank, was in
Wingate yeesterday. Glenalpine.
CHARACTEH OF tiOOSK IS BAD.
So Say the Governor of Buford when
Called lTHn to Testify in an Im
lortant Case Before Judge I-m-inonil
Saturday.
Written for The Journal.
It was my pleasure to attend a trial
Saturday afternoon in the court house
when two of the city's brilliant legal
lights were pitted against each other.
Strange that such a thing gives pleas
ure, you say? Then you will think
It stranger still, when you know that
the muu on trial was guilty of mur
der and admitted his guilt.
Are you surprised when I tell you
that it was bo funny to me that I
could hardly keep from laughing out
loud?
There were a great many witnesses
and all seemed to be ready to laugh
when questions were fired at them
by the lawyera and judge of the
court. The only really serious look
ing person was the man who did the
killing, and he looked most serious
when Attorney J. J. Parker asked
him this Plain question : "Didn't
you know it was against the law to
kill the poor old goose? Didn't you
know It was cruelty to animals?
"No, sir; I didn't know, he was an
animal thought he was just a
fowl."
Then with tears In his voice Mr.
Parker addressed the judge: "Your
honor, it is evident that the defend
cnt dragged the poor old goose across
tho garden then fired the shot that
proved fatal, lour honor, a iu:n
that will do a thing like that, wants
but a chance to treat his fellowmnn
in tho same way."
Mr. Vann. appearing for the de
fense, said: "Yes, le did kill the
old gocse. and I don't blame him
either "I'd kill 'em oil, and you would
too." (Mr. Vann bring a farmer-
lawyer knows what It Is to have gar
dens destroyed.)
At this Juncture, his honor. Judge
Lemmond, hitherto silent and sober,
as becomes his office, requested Sir.
Jerre Laney, Governor of Buford, to
take the stand, and put the following
question: "Mr. Laney, what Is he
general character of the goose " Mr.
Lnncy arose, straightened himself
like a soldier, thought a llttla, then
answered, "Mischevious!"
To be more explicit, the said goose,
whose name Is withheld from the
public on account of prominence of
his family, being hungry, made fre
quent visits to his neighbor's garden
to fill himself. This so angered the
owner of the garden that heMook
said goo.se by the "tip ends of his
wings and led him out and shot his
goose-ship."
History is repeating itself In that
one man, a brother, is forced to say
"My old gray goose is dead." Spec
tator. lleaity Welcome For Boot and Party
In Old llusMun Capital.
Morrow, June 22. The American
commission, headed by Ellhu Root,
today for the first time since their
arrive! In Russia, made the formal
acquaintance of the representatives
of the workmen and soldiers. Con
ferences were held wilh the Moscow
leaders of all tha pilitiral and indus
trial fi'c'tlon'i commonly prnu;,. d un
der th? term proletariat. Wilhin a
few hours of the arrival of the com
mission, Mr. Root had dolive'el tivo
stirring addresses. th fir:-t In the as
sociated committees of Mfwrovr nnd
the second to the municipal diima.
Noted Irish Lnljor leader Arnnfed.
New York, June 23. James Lar
kln. noted Irish labor leader, was ar
raigned In a police court her? todpy
on a charge of violating the con
scription law. Hl3 arrest whs made
as a lefult of statements he Is al
LiRpd to have made at a in ruling at
tends! by socialists and pacifists In
Qu(-euborough last night.
!IS4 ll.liu;hit SOLDI I K VICTIM
OF XEGKO TRAIN HIGHWAYMEN
Both Were Stealing a Bide, and the
Wtiile Man llapM'msl to Have
Some Money, Which Fact the Ne
gro Knew.
While passing by a freight that
had stopped in the yards late Satur
day afternoon, some trainuien on a
southbound train noticed a man ly
ing senseless in a coal car. An in
vestigation disclosed the fact that the
man, Harvey lowd. aged about 21
years, was theie unconscious as the
result of wounds Inflicted upon his
head. Officers were notified, and
messages were sent in all directions
in an effort to apprehend the assail
ant, whom Hravey, after regaining
consciousness, identified as a negro
of medium stature.
Harvey, who had papers showing
that he had been honorably discharg
ed from the U. S. navy several days
ago, was taken from the car and car
ried up town to the police offices,
where his wounds were dressed. It
was discovered that his head was
split In a long place about six inches
in length. The wound was made with
a blunt Instrument.
The negro, w hose name was later
learned to be Gary Thompson, was
apprehended at Greenwood, S. 0.
Officer Clifford Fowler was dispatch
ed after the prisoner Sunday morn
ing, and returned with him that
night. In the Recorder's court this
morning he was sentenced to thirty
days for an assault, and bound over
to Superior court under a bond of
MOO for highway robbery.
The two men were stealing a ride
together. The negro learned that the
white man had money, and as the
train was passing the Richardson
creek trestle, he struck him over the
head with some blunt Instrument,
and robbed him of $44. The money
was recovered. Dowd gave his home
as Boyden Springs, Ala. He was
stealing a ride in order to save bis
money.
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD AT
POINTED Governor Bickett Telegraphed Ap
pointments to nil Counties of the
State It. J I. Hedwlne, It. C. Ash
rraft and Dr. Stevens Appointed in
This County Xo Favoritism to be
Shown in Exemptions.
Hon. U. B. Redwine, Mr. B. C.
Ashcraft and Dr. S. A. Stevens com
pose tho exemption board for Union
county to pass upon the selection of
men for the army out of those who
were registered on June 5th. Gover
nor Bickett yesterday telegraphed
appointments to all the counties
of the State, stating that the gen
tlemen named were appointed by the
President of the United States on his
recommendation. He urged In the
telegram that it is the patriotic duty
of every one to accept and serve and
expressed the hope that there would
be not a single declination, as each
one would clog the machinery for the
draft and greatly multiply work and
trouble In lining up the county ex
emption boards for their work.
Word conies from Washington city
that no favoritism will be allowed
anywhere In the United States in the
selection of the men. Every register
ed man, whatever his claims for ex
emption, will be considered. The
drawing will be done in Washington
from the lists now complete.
As the regulations stand now,
every registered man bears a num
ber. The numbers will be forwarded
to Washington, and the drawing will
be entirely by number. The Identity
of the numbered man Will be entirely
unknown to those in charge of the
draft machinery, and can bo establish
ed only by comparing a number with
tho printed list In the man's own dis
trict. As the numbers are drawn they
will be telegraphed to the home dis
trict, where registered men will learn
(hey have been drafted. Then the
question of exemption will come up
and this will go before the local
board. If a man Is exempted the
man bearing the number which was
drawn next In order will take his
place, and so on.
Iu this way all those available for
service out of the 10,000,000 who
registered will be made ready for the
country's call, and the first increment
of 625,000 will be assembled from
these. Plenty of time will be given
for drafted men to arrange personal
affairs and report to cantonment
camps. It is hoped to have them all
in training by September 1 or very
soon thereafter.
American Aviators Winning Fume in
France.
Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France, Friday, June 22 (Uy
the Associated Press). The Intensi
ty of the airmen's activities on the
trench front is indicated in the
week's record of the American La-
Fnyette squadrilla June 10 to 16.
Fifty-four of their airplanes patrolled
over the German lines and fought
nine air battles, v
Congress 1 1 cars Russian Envoy.
Washington, June 23. The new
Russia's devotion to the cause of de
mocracy against autocracy was re
pledged in ringing phrases today by
Special Ambassador HakhmetleiT,
head of the Russian war mission,
speaking to a wildly applauding Joint
session of the senate and house.
"With all emphasis," said the am
bassador, "may I state that Ruir-la
rejects nny Idea of a separate peace.
What Russia Is aiming at Is the es
tablishment of a firm and lasting
peace between democratic nations.
The triumph of German autocracy
would render such a peace impossi
ble. Russia will not fail to be a
worthy partner in the leagua ti
honor."
COUNTRY MORE THAN F.VI It
HI TENDS lltlN THE FA KM
-Mi. I'.hikcury Say the Financial
situation is ttHxl, and SIkms 11 y
Hanks s-rte the Country nod CalN
I mmi the leaders to Hold I p lli-li
Sluntlnid.
The Wilmington and Charlotte pa
pers published in full the speech of
Mr. W. S. Blakeney as president of
the htaie Bankers' Association at
Writhihviile last wok. While the
speech w;;s addreteU principally to
bankers it had many points or gen
eral interest. Th. follo.ving are
some extracts from the speech:
Now. more than ever beiore in the
history of this country, does agricul
ture become of transcendent impor
tance; and while the federal reserve
act seemed to be about as complete a
scheme of financial reform as human
sagacity could make It, yet it was
realized by the law-givers of that act
that agriculture was the backbone of
this country, and needed further con
gressional action where the reserve
act left off. To this end the rural
credits system of Europe were
thoroughly Investigated and, after
long continued agitation and study
in congress, we have today another
marvelous system supplementary to
the reserve act with land banks al
ready in operation designed especial
ly to develop the agricultural re
sources of this entire country. These
land banks may come In competition
with some of our Institutions in the
matter of rates and customers taken,
and in other ways, but it is a fact
that the field for long time loans to
farmers has never been fully occu
pied and commercial banks at least
ought to be very much gratified at
the prospect of losing tsome of their
moss-bark papers to the land banks
and getting back into that liquid
condition in which they love to navi
gate. Anything that helps the farm
er, helps the country and includes the
banker. In North Carolina the farm
ers and bankers are mutually depen
dent, reciprocal In Interest and mui;t
pull together. Many of our bankers
are backing up the corn clubs, can
ning clubs, pig clubs and other clubs
and offering prizes for best yields of
food products.
We are thoroughly aroused to the
need for more and better agricul
tural development as it is the basis
of all our material prosperity and
our bankers have readily responded
to the call for an active propaganda
to not only supply an urgent de
ficiency but to raise more food sup
plies than ever before to help feed
the allied armies and win the war.
Financial Situation.
So far as I can discern the signs of
the times, there is nothing threaten
ing the extermination of our banks
whether it be peace or whether it be
colossal war. We are disproportion
ately taxed and our profits may be
heavily curtailed on account of the
sacrifices we are called upon to make
for our country, but money has been
plentiful the past year and easy for
people to get and the banks of this
htate show decided gains in resour
ces over any prior year of our history
perhaps.
The total resources of our state
banks are more than 117 million, a
gain of twenty-tive million In one
year, which exceeds the total of the
preat state of Virginia by over three
million; our national gains which
demonstrate quite forcibly that the
financial situation in North Carolina
is altogether sound nnd tiie state was
never more able to help finance a
war than now. Seme pepolo harbor
the delusion that war is a shock and
a check and a strain upon the safety
and solidarity of the banks, but his
tory and experience teach otherwise
and no depositor in this country
need worry one moment over the
safety of our banks on account of this
war.
The total wealth of the Uniteu
States is estimated nt about two hun
dred and fifty billions and war in
Europe has been increasing that
wealth at a tremendous rate, making
this country the greatest creditor na
tion In the world and making the
American dollar the standard of value
instead of the pound sterling. As Ion;,'
as the sun shines nnd crops grow in
America we will continue to be that
creditor nation if we keep our head.
War increases the supply of money
and if our banks are to be undermin
ed as a result of war, they must be
looted by an Invasion of our foreign
foes and I am persuaded that wlut
evcr may be the results of war:,
rbroad, no armies from across tho
seas will ever invade our shores audi
proceed inlaDd to remain here long
alive.
It has been tried before when we
were only four million people strong
the country an infant and do you
believe that the spirit of our forefa
thers in the Revolutionary war has
left us now, that the fire. of our pa
triotism no longer burn upon the al
tars of freedom? That the love of
liberty hns died out in the hearts of
our people nnd they are ready to sur
render and be servile to a foreign
yoke when our country is now a veri
table giant in sti-ength? Nay, verily,
I do not believe that any foreign peo
ples, be they German, Japanese or of
any other descent, can dominate or
be masters of the American people
as long as we maintain jnviolable the
principles for which our forefathers
fought and until we so prostitute our
manhood that we are no longer com
petent to lead the van in civilization.
The bankers of North Carolina are
amongst the leaders of thought and
action In this country. I mean to dis
credit no other profession or avoca
tion in life when I say that we large
ly have it in our power to fix the
standards of life and mold the des
tinies of our people. Let us there-
tore tix the blandards high hUh
enough for arty ambitious soul and
let us ever hold aloft the principles
uf hoae-:y. truth and rigliti.ounesj.
It lies with us not only to teach,
but to prr.ctico these high principles
if we are to command the respect and
confidence of the people and keep the
banking business in North Caroli-i
above reproach.
CONTROL OK FtMI EXIMBTS
I'ndcr Act of Congress lYesident Wil
toii Tukes Charge nnd Issues State
ment of Iurjxse.
President Wilson't statement of
the export control policy follows:
"It ia important that the country
should understand just what is in
tended in the control of exports which
is about to be undertaken, and since
the power Is vested by the congress
in the President, I can speak with
authority concerning it. The exports
council will be merely advisory to
the President.
"There will, of course, be no pro
hibition of exports. The normal
course of trade will be Interfered
with as little as possible and so far
as possible, only its abnormal course
directed. The whole object will be to
direct exports In such a way that they
will go first and by preference where
they are most needed and most im
mediately needed and temporarily to
wlthold them, if necessary, where
they can best be spared.
"Our primary duty in the matter
of foodstuffs and like necessaries is
to see to it that the peoples associat
ed with us In the war get as generous
a proportion as possible of our sur
plus; but it will also be our wish and
purpose to supply the neutral nations
whose peoples depend upon us for
such supplies a3 nearly in proportion
to their need as the amount to be
divided permits.
"There will, thus, be little check
put upon the volume of exports and
the prices obtained for them will not
be affected by this regulation.
"This policy will be carried uot,
not by prohibitive regulations, there
fore, but by a system of licensing ex
ports which will be as simply or
ganized and administered as possible,
so as to constitute no impediment to
the normal flow of commerce. In
brief, the free play of trade will not
ba'arbitrarily interfered with. It
will only be Intelligently and syste
matically directed in the light of full
information with regard to needs and
market conditions throughout the
world and the necessities of our peo
ple at home and our armies and the
armies of our associates abroad.
"Tho government Is taking, ur has
taken, steps to ascertain, for example,
Just what the available present sup
ply of wheat and corn Is, remaining
from the crops of last year;, to learn
from each of the countries importing
these foodstuffs from the Uniteu
States what their purchases in this
country now are, and where they are
stored and what their needs are in
order that we may adjust things so
far as possible to our own needs and
free stocks; and this Information is
of being rapidly supplied.
"The case of wheat and corn will
serve as an illustration of all the rest
of supplies or all kinds. Our trade
can bo successfully and profitably
conducted now, the war pushed to a
victorious issue, and the needs of out
own people and of the other peoples
with whom we are still free to trade
efficiently met only by systematic
direction and that is what will be at
tempted." BED CROSS FI ND SECURED
Full Amount of One Hundred Million
Uiised For Purpose of Mercy.
Oversubscriptions to the Red Cross
hundred million dollar mercy fund
bccmcd a.Burred last night when the
eight-day nation-wide campaign clon
ed with final rallies in hundreds of
American cities.
All through the week additions will
be made to the fund, for campaign
committees iu a number of cities in
sisted on continuing the canvass be
yond the fixed time.
Ten million dollars of apparent
oversubscription may be necessary, it
was said, to make t he actual collec
tions equal $100,000,000, owing to
the possibility of duplicate recording
of soiiui corporation Red Cross divl-
den Is at tacir source and also in the
localities whore stockholders live.
Plans For Work.
lied Cross officials will now formu
late plans for the most efficient ex
penditure of the millions, largo por
tions of which are sought by humani
tarian interests In France, Russia.
Rumania and other European war-
stricken countries as well as here in
America.
Just as the campaign was closing
last night, the first actual money
reached the Red Cross treasury by
aerial messenger. Miss Katherine
Stlnson. a young air woman, descend
ing upon the capital at the end of a
two days' flying trip from Buffalo,
Albany, New York nnd. Philadelphia,
carried to Secretary V- .loo, treasur
er of tho Red Cioss, money and
pUdges gathered from cities blie
visited.
Alighting near ihe Washington
monument at dusk. Miss Slinson was
taken in an automobile by a Wash
ington womcn'H U-i Cross motor
(orp3 to t lie south tteps of the
treasury where Secretary McAdoo and
a great ciowd of Kiktseers were
waiting.
"You have made a remarkable and
hiring trip," said the pecretary as ho
took the envelope lonlulning checks
nnd pledgei. "You have typified by
your act the rpirit of the Red Cross
which is to dare anything, even death
itself, for the wkr of bringing relief
to suffering humanity."
NO IUSM4N SFIM l:TE I'FACI'
SAYS T1IOMAS.1 i;i:t il MI.M.xTKlC
He lWlarv That Country's MiliUt'y
ProMeius Are Being Solttxl aitrf
That OUVnvivo liy Rux-nut Aim) W
Material Possibility.
Paris, June 24. All thoughts that
Russia may conclude a Feparate
peace must be set aside, declared Al
bert Thomas, French minister of mu
nitions, on his return to Paris last
night from an extended trip to Rus
sia. An offensive by tho Russia
army is both a material and a moral
possibility, in his belief, but be de
clined to speculate as to wr.en such
a movement might be txpected. Tb
military problems are ia the way or
solution, and Russia's financial and
economic difficulties tre improving
every day, M. Thomas declared.
The whole tone of the French cabi
net member's talk was optlnilntir, al
though be did not minimize the dif
ficulties with -which Russia is stilt
confronted.
"I return," he raid, "with a feel
ing of optimism which I believe im
be soundly based. There exists la
Russia a difficult situation from aa
Industrial and financial viewpoint.
Our friends recognize these great
difficulties. But the two big ques
tions which occupied us were thoe
of governmental order and organisa
tion and the military problem," con
tinued M. Thomas. "Both these prob
lems seem on the way to solutioi.
The difference between provisional
government and representatives bf
the soldiers and workmen have dis
appeared. The government la daily
gaining in Industry and the hour Ir
coming when it will be able to utilise
that authority advantageously.
"There were, It is useless to deny,
extremely grave moments at tiru
for the army because of tae anti
quated and very brutal discipline that
bad been enforced; and a lack et
understanding of the new movement
on the part of a certain number or
officers. Today, however, the masses
comprehend the necessity of a dis
ciplined army and a turn military
organization for the preservatiou bf
the nation's liberty and to assorc i
permanence.
"I found that materially and mor
ally an offensive is possible. I can
not specify the date. If I knew tt.
you can well understand I would ntt
mention it. And tince French opfjk
ion seemed troubled, it should be re
peated that the thought of any sepa
rate peace must be completely st
aside. Without doubt, the Kusslaa
people reject all thoughts of a strug
gle for the brutal conquest of iit
country against the will of its popu
lation. They set much n.ote by
avoidance of all suspicion of imper
ialism, and the reports furnished by
the Russian government on this sub
ject concerning the agreements whilh
bind Russia to her allies have con
tributed greatly to clearing up tie
situation."
More Than Half Million Volunteer.
Washington, June 24. More than
half a million men have volunteered
in the American army and navy dur
ing the period of less than thru
months that has elapsed siate wwr
was declared to exist.
The army, navy and national guard
represented art aggregate strength cf
little more than 300,000 men when
the war resolution was adopted. T
day between 700.000 and 800,00
are enrolled ia the various branch
of the fighting services and tho grout
majority of theni are armed.' equip
ped and under training. They will
be joined tit the end of the suiiitiihi
by nearly a million men s-lertod toi
the new national army from tho ml
lions registered for war duty June ;.
The regular army fjtr.ll.'d a lit?
more than 100,000 men three montV
ago; It Is nearing the 250.000 mai.
today and war officials, backed f.y
the press of the country, are beud
ing every effort to bring it up ti
300,000 during tho present week.
The national guard, ldO.OUt) strops
when war cime, numbers nearly 2CI.
000 today, crcording to the best em
ulates available. Of that nutubr
nearly 75,000 actually are unrfr
arms, guarding ngninst German plot
ters and doing the job in a thorough
ly and soldierly way, as shown ly
the trivial damage the plotters hav
been able to inflict.
Alfredo Cocchl Has Confessed o
.Murder ol Now York Oh I.
New York, June 23. .Simu'tn'n -ously
with thrt news from Rome te
day that Alfredo Cocchi had contend
ed to the murder of U;;th Crugcr. it
was reported on hih authority tht
at least a dozen more motorcycle &c
licenien would be nuspended as an
outgrowth of the case.
The investigation, began by Inspe
tor Faurot, at the direction of Pol
Commissioner Woods, it was said Hi
night, already harl disclosed certs tn
alleged Irregular practices by Biotcr
cycle policemen, which sub-tant iafrti
a belief that motoriMs have been vh
tims of petty gran through falsified
records of summonses nnd arrests fr
speeding and other truffle violation..
Cocchl Is believed to have been a )o
between for the patrolmen in many
of these tranastiens.
Greater Hcriwfi For National Att
theia Asked.
Charleston. 8. Jur 23. An of
ficial memorandum iwued today hv
the southeastern depattment. Unite l
States army, points out that ' Put
Spangled Br.nncr" should never It
played in motion picture theaters. nr
as a medlty or for a dante. The
memorandum adds "that the nation
al anthem should be played omc
without repetition." and urges f&T- it
a greater cereatonial mpest aaiog
Americans.