3,000 CETtMAN PRISONERS
SENT TO NORTH CARO
LINA.
They Will B« U»ed to Cultivate
S00 or Mora Aero* of Land
Which Tho Government hu
Rented.
Washington, May 8.— Mors than
3,000 interned Carman* now twin? de
tained at Elli* Inland, N. Y., will he
transferred to a detention camp at
Lake Kunutra, near Heiidursonville,
N. C.. The fimt ennHinnment of these
<>ermun prisoner* of war will tie ntart
«d from New York some time thin
week and other* will follow a* rnpidly
a* they can lie taken care of hy the
railroad*. It I* prohulde that more
camp* will lie imtiililinhed in the west
ern part of the state. The excellent
climate in the mmritain* of North
Carolina won the camp. SeScretary
Wil*on Maid today that hi* assistant*
had vitited New England, New York
arid North Carolina. *nd easily decid
ed that the climate of North Carolina
l* the l>e*t in the count!" and there
fore the Herman* will Vc placed at the
T.ake, whi»re thev will he afforded
excellent opportunities for work und
recreation.
Secretary of Labor Wilson made it
known also that it in the intention of
the government to put the German
prisoners to work. They will be used
to cultivate the .100 or more acres of
land which the government hus rented
/or the camp and others will be hired
out for farming, road building and
lumbering. Prevailing wage scale*
will be paid the men for the work thus
performed. In announcing his select
ion of the Asheville ran^p Secretary
"With the coming of warm weather
it was realized that opportunities
should be provided that would afford
the individual* interned a chance to
work and obtain recreation; apparent
ly they would enjoy greater liberties
thnn are possible rit the various im
m:" -ition stations where they nre now
interned. This govt*-nment desires to
treal interned persons with the great
est courtesy and make the condition*
undei which they must l ve as pleasant
as possible.
"Consequently, I d< tailed F-ederic
C. Howe, commis-: • of immigi ati'/.i
at th» port of New V 'rk t> -eb t a
suitable camp site, lie covered New
England, North Carolina and New
Y< k and recommended the place
which I have selected.
"The property wa originally im
proved for club purposes and later
C"" verted into a um:n"r 1 'e! .There
i n large ce'.tral building and 40
c< t'agi's, each capable of aor< mmodat
ir,vr f,om seven to fift'en men. All
of ,l-" buildings are fitted with up-to
d it • *nr:itary and lighting facilities.
There U on the propelty u large lake
which affords swimming. boating and
fi -hiii);. More than J M) no res are
u' Jer cultivation, thus permitting of
the utilization of the int "1 men for
agricultural purpose;. • hile plans are
being considered for the development
of industries.
"To this camp will he consigned
the 1.800 officers and men from the
German interned ships who have been
temporarily hold at F s Island, Bos
ton, Philadelphia, and New Orleans.
In addition there are approximately
1,200 individuals who arc being held
at the immigration stations who
must be cared for. These are alien
enemies, alien neutrals and alien allies
who have come to tliis country throu
the regular channels of immigration,
hut are inadmif able under our laws.
"Ill establishing these interned per
sons in camps a poli of segregation
will pe pursued. Alien enemies will
be separated into one class; alien neu
trals and alien allie mto a second
cla s, and aliens who have been found
on examination to be feebl» minded,
into a third class. It will fall to the
Immigration hur*nr to ;.i >>ldc for
the interment of all alien enemiM
whom it is not niewHrjl to
intern um military prisoners. A* a
result alien enemies resident In thla
country whom tha department of
justice <laama it advisable to restrain,
hut against whom Immediate prose
cutions are not brought, will go into
lha rump* established by thia depart
ment. To rare for these several
classes of individual* will probably
make additional camp* iiuceasery.
"Under The Hague treaty thia gov
ernment is empewered to work the in
terned men, ur to farm them out to
individuala or corporation!). When
worked by the government they will
receive the pay of »oldiers, and when
farmed out will lie remunerated at
prevailing wage rate*. After making
deduction for their maintenance, the
interned men will be gTvcn at Ihn time
, of their di tchuige by the government
whatever 'iims they shall have earned.
"The men in the camp in North
Carolina will be used to cultivate the
tract, and will be fanned out for
lumbering and mud building. In
view of the necessity for guard* the*e
tw.i Ij'iei occupation< appear to lie
the only one* in whi.h they can be
conveniently worked by private capi
tul.
"Arrangements ha1.e been made al
ready with the department, of agricul
ture for tho employment of a number
of the men at road building on the
Vanderbilt tract that adjoin* the cump
which ha* been taken over by that de
partment at a forest preserve."
Will Build One Hundred
House* for the German*.
Asheville, Vay 8„—A message ra
■ 'tMvwJ heit* lo(iay from Washingtsn in
Charlotte, owner of Kanuga Lake,
i for Hendersnnville, for the un of
the take property as a model deten
tion camp for 3,00<) interned German;: i
from th< merchant ships war bound in
Atlantic ports.
The Germans, many of uh< m havg
their families uith them, will hepin
.•ji-Hvmf nt I.ake Kanuija, within the!
next few davs, it lieini; the plan of the
■ i nil".! to • I t u m :i n mpain-1
es of 250, at intervals of 24 hours'
until th" jn' • '!.f>00 have arrived
They wiil be placed under iruard and
kept here Until the end of the war. i
1 ' I
The liuil iinifs now on the property
will be u til to house the first who ar-j
■ive and It i cottages will be elected
for the others. It i.» the plan of the
Tedi ai government according to Com-j
'ni ier !•' C. Howe, of the port of
N'i V k, who was here a i. w day*
1 .• in ihe interest of th..- camp, to
work the Oinjan? on farms in thu
•ection, aUhonjfh they will be paiii
f ■ thi-ir ,.ork.
Judge Bon<] Clvei Warning.
Wilmington, May £. Stress was
!•• .<I up< *i th i' nductjon of foodstuffs'
an 1 i'jii rrvation of all foods hurve.t
el in Jud„-e W. M. Bond's eharjfe to
his jrrand jury yesterday when the
May terra of Superior court wa con
vened for the trial of criminal caaui.
•ludjfe Bond dec Tared that the subma
rine menace should not be regarded
lightly for unlc-s this nation should
have more success in dealing with the
situation than did England the entire
world may feel the effects of want and
privation. Another statement was
that if this country had remained neu
tral and if Germany had emerged a
victor from the European conflict that
a quarrel would have lieen picked with
America on some pretex, possibly be
cause we sold munitions and supplies
to the allies, as the ruler of the nation
was practically an insane man and
had no respect for richt or principle
I when brute force would obtain hi*
end*. His concluding remarks were a
flowing tribute to the people of (Jer-1
many, whom he said wore honest,
thrifty and eournjreous but misled by
an In an* rider who desired to control
the world.
ENGLAND HAS JOINED
FRANCE REQUESTING
AMERICAN ARMY.
British Would Be Overjoyed to
Welcome an American Force
In France.
Waahinirton, May A.—Grant Brit
ain formally joined Franca today in
axpriwHinir th« hop* that an American
expeditionary force noon would take
ita place on the weatern front in
Europe.
Foreign Secretary Balfour tolil the
council of national defenae that the
Hritixh would be overjoyed to wel
come an American force in France,
and that ita early dUpatch would
have un enormoUH pajfcholoj(ica1 ef
feet both on the alliea and 'in their
eni'mien.
Today's meeting brought together
for the first time for formril confer
ence* the Hritixh and American mili
tary official*, and there wax n prelim
inary study of the wpole general H,tu.
ation under the five head* of inltl
ligenee work, munition*, muteriala,
and the expeditionary force question.
Flv« joint committee* were appointed
to work out a ieriea of recommenda
tion* on thene subjects.
Official* nt the meeting summar
ized the result* of the individual con
ferences held duily .since the liritish
mission arrived and laid the ((round
wor'. fur general discussion- of all
phn.es of military co-operation.
While no formal announcements were
made, the impression grew after the
meeting that an American army will
go to the western front an boon as
possible.
The question of sending an expedi
tionary force in understood to depend
allies would prefer to divert from the
transport of food the amount of ton
nage necessery to carry the soldiers
across the Atlantic. The committee
on the expeditionary force will con
sider thi; subject, particularly to
gether wiih problem* of -upplie .
equipment and the like, before report
i ... In addition, .it w ill take into ac
e> nt the fact that sending a force
i i 1 liul the gennal .taff's plan,
for trailing the ne.v armies and will
d.j' where on the French front an
American force w< uld be sent and
a'..a; it.- status would be.
The committee on intelligence i ex
pec ted t i lake up censorship, espion
age and delated subjects. It i
thought the experience of the British
will be of value.
The munitions committee will fact
the task of enlarging the output oi i
munition: in this country so as in
mc : An.eiica'i new needs without I
i u,: the vital flow to Europe J
Th* - have brought over accuralcj
det.t:i of their needs and the general'
.raff ! compiled figures for the j
new American armies.
A. the out»et the material com
mittee will be charged w<th an offer
dcu■■■ m.ning whether an Ami- lean
force, if one is sent, /nail l>e based
and supplied from England and,
K: unce, in order to save the 3,000-j
mile line of communications. Also;
the committee will interchange opin
ion as to the better kinds of supplies
for the armies.
The hospital committee will discuss'
first the plans for sending base hos
pitals to France from the regular
American army.
The names of the officials on the |
several committees were not an
nounced. It is understood all of them !
will begin sessions at once.
Already trade committees of Amer
ican officials and members of the'
Hritish and French missions are at!
work on a general expert program to
lie submitted to the American and al-.
lied governments.
A plan of apportioning American J
supplies among the allies and the
maintenance of a proper balance be
tween munition!, food and other ship
ment 11 the first thlrij to be v rV.jJ
out 1>y the trade committee.
ALL PERSONS WITHIN AGE
LIMITS WILL BE REQUIRED
TO ENROLL.
Tha Governor o# Each State
Will Ba the Chief Registra
tion, With Sheriff of Each
County.
Washington, May 5.—An official
outline .of the method by which mili
tary regintration in to tie carried out
uniler tha xaUctiva conscription bill,
was made public today, with an ap
peal from the war department for
the voluntary services of stata elect
ion and other official* in order that
ihere will 1 • no delay in enrolling
ami clarifying million* of men for
army duty, t'nieful preparation hai
ii«n made to place the whole tank in
the hand* of civilian -official* of the
states and to remove every sugge tion
of military force in putting the m.a -
iire into effect. The only function of
the federal government will be *U|>er
vi ion throughout the office of the
provost marshal general. The de
partment'* statement follows:
Ill Hand* of file People.
There was n time in the country's
hi. lory when military enumerators,
backed hy bayonets, went out among
the |H!»ple to take a compulsory ser
vice census. Today under the prin
ciple of universal liability to service
the execution of the law is put into
the hand of the people.
The approval of the new national
army bill and the President's procla
mation thereunder will he coincident.
All person., within the age limits pre
scribed will be required to present
themselves for registration at the
customary voting places in the voting
precmcU in which they have their
hitity is, that from 10 to 15 days will
elapse between approval of the bill
and registration day.
The governor of each state will be
the chief of registration therein. The1
machinery of regi-tration in each
ounty is to be in charge of the |
sheriff, the county clerk, and the
*
•ounty physician, acting ex-officer, I
unices a different board shall be nn
iouriced by the governor. In cities j
containing populations of more than |
•'-10,000, the registration will be under j
the control of the mayor and selected j
toards of regiati ation. In order j
that the designated county and city
officials, and the people generally,
an get u clear understanding of the j
census method* the following brief j
outline is given:
The sheriff* or other designated j
r. cials, immediately Upon receiving
ice t"r»nn the governor, shall ap- j
; t ; ta: .< for each voting pre-1
cinct. 1
int' \|ip(»n{iiun[ 01 icegisirar*. '
The proportion of registrars shall i
be one for each 170 persons to bej
..■ 11 red. Kach age to l« register-;
ed will comprise a' out 1 per cent of I
.lie :l. If, for instance, ail ^
men between 1U and 25 years of age. |
inclusive, ate to be registered, the |
registrar would have to enroll al>out 7
per cent of the precinct population.
It is desirable to accept the service!
of competent volunteers registars to
serve without compensation. All reg
istrars must l>e sworn in.
The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be in
the hands of sheriffs and mayor* on
the fifth day after the President'*
proclamation.
In fillet of Over SO.OOO Population.
The mayor of a city containing
more than 30,000 inhabitants, or the
officials designated by the governor
therein, shall, with approval of the
governor, appoint for each ward or
convenient minor subdivision contain
inn about .10,000 people one registra
tion board, and shall designate one of
ficer of each hoard to perfurm duties!
similar to tli c Imposed on the
► V, iff, as heretofore r<iilined. If
th« mayor desire*, he msjr appoint a
central board to co-ordinate th« work
of minor hoard*.
On the fifth Jay after the Preai
Mailt ha* mauaai hi i proclamation,
clerk* of countie* ami cities of ovar
JO.OUU mu»t rrura a supply of blank*
and copies of the registration regula
tion* from the sheriff or from tha
mayor. Absentee* and the sick will
apply to *u<h clerk* to have their
re.'.Mtration card* filled out. In no
case shall nut h peritoim lie given regin
tration certificate*. They are to lie
instructed by the clerk that the bur
den in on them to see to it that the
card* reach the regii-tiars of their
home precinct* by registration -lay.
Absentee* and The Hick.
Persons absent from their home
counties limy be . i t>gi»teied by mail.
If »o absent, a man should go to the
clerk of the county where he may lie
"laying, on the sixth day after the
date of the President'* pi oclamution.
If he ix in a city of over 80,000 popu
lation, the city clerk i* the official to
whom to upply. The absentee will be
told how to register, but he mu •
mail his card in time to reach hi <
precinct !>- registration day.
Person* too *ick to be present them
selves for registration mu-t send a
competent person to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the is
suing of the proclamation. The clerk
will give instructions for registra
tion.
t oiiegeH, i Diversities.
Officials of education, charitable ^
nnd other institutions should apply
for instructions to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the date
of the proclamation for instructions
a* to a convenient method of regis
irai'i I
and reformatories should appfy to the
county or city clerk for instructions
on the sixth day.
five day - after the date of the
President's proclamation complete
regulations will be in the hands of all
heriffs and of the officials of cities
of over 30,000 population.
The President is authorized to call
upon all public officers to assist in the
execution of the law. It is expected,
however, to rely on the people for the
proper execution of the law. It is «?\
pocted that patriotic citizen* will of
fer their services free us registrars.
Such services will lie greatly acknow
ledged. Volunteers for th. .service
houJ-' communicate immediately with
the proper official.
Lifeless Body of Negro
Found in Yadkin River.
Elkin. May 8. Sunday aftern ^i."
the lir"!e 1 sly of a ne^to man was
disc wred in the Vt.lkin fiver, lodged
upon some limbs of a' tree about i)0
yards belr w the rive b. idge at this
place. Upon in' c tiuati^n, it proved
to l>e the body of iiobert Mann, of
Jqpc-.illc, who had be absent foi
about three d.ij . The Yadkin county
coroner was summoned and an inquest.
hald Sunday evening. At fir>t it was'
thought the negro might hpve been the
victim of foul play, but a careful ex-1
amination of the l»x.y by local phy
sicians -evcaled n > oruises of any
kind and the decision was that his
feet slipped as he was walking nl >ng
the top of the steep cliff above the
river and the distance of the fall into
the river below possibly stunned him
so he was unable to swim out. Prior
to his sudden disappearance, the negro
had lieen working upon the farm of
William Shugart, of Jonesville.
Durham Newipaper Man U
Given a Smaii Judgement.
Durham. May 6.—G. G. Dickson, *
local newspaper man, was late today
awarded a Verdict fur 112.50 by a Su
perior court jury in a suit agoin.it tht
Durham Coco-Cola Iiottling Wort*
company, in which he asked $5,000
damage* for having drank a portion |
of a bottle of v ico-ccla that contain-,
ed an embalmed mouae.
NF.W YORK THE SCENE
OF WAR PREPARATION.
Airplane* CircU About Status
of Liberty in Practic* For
Poitibla Dcftnic.
New York, May f>.—Prom the clerk
of a Staten laland of Hay Ridge fer
ry boat theae day a on* ran (ret a
aplendid view of both land and »ea
war preparation* and a* the chugging
dumpy little rraft a '«■ crowded with
enlhu iaatic aightaeer*.
Although the patriotic voluntary
cenaorahip prevent* the revelation of
all detail*, it i* **fe to **y that tha
wmld'a greatc <t port huatlea with the
ac'ivity fo Mi>ri and nigh after night
rnmn into view which atir i the blood
of itn American.
Probably the firat tiling noted in a
;;rn i ful aeroplane circling thousand*
of feet above ;he statue of liberty. It
Cornea awooping down in big circle*
to the field on Governor'* Inland,
where score of Uncle Sam's flying
boy* aie training hard to protect the
city.
Ill' rerry ">»■ p« - I • • eno'i^n to
the inland to see the line of hanger*
and the long level stretch wKce the
mechanical bird* are turned up for
the start. » l
>
The eye is distracted from the lier*
to the island drill ground, where
thou amis of rookie* have lieen labor
ing perspiringly for many week*. All
sort- of aggregation* are seen—the
trim, jierfect regulars, the half-drilled
men arid the newcomers, some still in
civilian clothes. The latter a:e arm
ed with "broomsticks" or wooden
rifles. The bars have been let down
thin spring so that almost any one
who wants to drill can come over to
the taUaii on tile government ferry
waver through the drill manuel under
the hoarse guidance of the drill ser
geants.
farther down the harlx r the navy
ingio- es attention. It wr aid betray
no confidence to tell what pn'licular
ship are -ten, for they e ly come in
to sper I a few hour and are "hen off
on unknown m;- ions a vain. Hut for
th" -a .e r f principle they tail lie
nameless.
Giant dreadnoughts a1 in a minor
their tation is ki n to almost
it?vie the nrvy it If. But
formidable looking older lettieships,
cruisers, colliers with their f.rests of
dv'-icks, oil tenders and miscellane
ous craft are always on ha 1.
Sw.ft dc-tr>.;»eiri whip th ■ w,h the
water anil wapfch n ■ juito vessels
■ .< -ted : a h' and rnotorboats,
<!»•: here and there.
If •■in are luc'y i ira.y evult in
the -■ rht of a lone lit of ' . whale
bape . ir own U-boat*, slipping
•!mt through the water with a
• onitor or other above ater >:nip
convoying them.
The ubmarines always e\ ite great
interest and br: ' crowds from the
nv rhantqpen they pass.
In the distance as the ferryboat ap
proached Bay Kidge. a gliinp.se may
be caught by the keen eyes of the
outer harbor defenses, the fort, the
buoys over the great steel nets and
the sentinel craft but of these no
more must be said.
Meeting at Second Baptiat
Church.
A meeting of days will commence
at the Second lluptift church on Next
Sunday at 11 o'clock. The meeting:
wili continue for ten day* or longer if
the interest demands it. I will not
ask the business men to cloae their
house* for the days service hut will
extend a special invitation to them,
and all other* to attend every servic®
they can. We hope to make the ser
vice* interesting to all. Rev. W. A.
A) ens pastor of the First Baptiat
.hutch of New Tort New*, will b« in
Monday evening and remain with ua
to the close of the meeting.
C. C. liajraor*.