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VOL. Xyni -rNo. 36
SECOND EDITION
HNSTON, N. C, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1916
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VICTORY:
CROSSES
OIANT SUBMARINE IS
MERCHANTMAN; LARGE AS MANY A TRAMP
MIITO
t; NEW TRI
"Deutschlatid Brought Valuable Cargo Dyestuffs arid
Other Goods to Baltimore from Fatherland and Easily
Eluded Waiting Enemy ShipsWill Take Back Need
ed Munitiohs--Captain States Others Are Coming
, Bremen Chamber Commerce Man Originator of Idea-
Treasury Department Reports to State Department
Visitor Is Within the Law Crew Passes Quarantine
and Big Undersea Monster Docks
(By Carl Groat)
Baltimore, July 10. Out of the depths Captain Paul
Koenig brought a word of mouth story of the first cross
ing of the Atlantic by a commercial submarine, the
giant super-submersible "Deutschland."
: Supplementing a written statement, Koenig told'how
the submarine laid on the bottom of the English Channel
one night; how he and the crew played a graphophone be
neath the waves and lived on champagne and the best of
foods, sailed openly for 3,000 miles and submergedonly a
few times, sailed 90 miles beneath the surface on her en
title trip ; had bad weather one day, and traveled 3,800
wfes." : The cargo is 750 tons in bulk. The ship can car-
ryl,000 tons. She can go down 300 feet and stay there
four days. He brought no
uu. ne expects no mmcuity m getting out.
Vessel's Status Determined. ...
Washington, July 10. The submersible Deutschland
is.-toot a "warship. She is not, even an armed merchant
man. There are no guns nor armament of any kind on
board. This was reported to the Treasury Department
by customs officials who boarded the submarine at Balti
more, Secretary McAdoo told the State Department. The
report, although preliminary, is considered to have defin
itely fixed the ship's, status. The British and French em
bassies today called attention of the State Department
to, her arrival ,
More Giant U-Boats Coming.
Baltimore, July 10. Captain Paul Koenig, command
er of the'submarine, today stated that several others are
following.., The first will be the Bremen, he said. When
customs men and doctors scrambled aboard the Deutsch
land they wrote the finis to the biggest dramatic marine
gamble in all time I Koenig was on deck when the vessel
anchored off quarantine He left Helgoland on June 23.
"iicu uie examination oi tne
completed, the Deutschland
as tney boarded the submarine to greet the crew. Koe
nig would not say when he expected to return.
' Jhe work of unloading the. valuable cargo of dye
, stuffs has started. .
Interest is divided between the Deutschland and the
crew. The latter, all young, danced and laughed when
they landed. Koenig said he brought a valuable cargo of
dyestuffs "for American friends." He said the idea of
building the submarine was conceived by Alfred Lohman,
president of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce. He said,
"When danger approached we went below the surface.
I am not in position to give the full details, in view of the
near presence of enemies. The boat has, a displacement
or 46OO tons, a speed of over 14 knots, and is unarmed.
Germany is convinced of final victory for German arms.
We are a peaceful merchantman."
Crew Pass Quarantine. ' -;
Baltimore, July 10. The Deutschland, the first cargo-laden
super-submarine to cross the Atlantic, ended
Jer journey early today and is waiting for permission to
dock. Quarantine officials found every man of the crew
in good condition, though some were- slightly, under
weight. . , , ' "
Seems to Be Merchantman O. K.
- (By Philip Yoder) '
. Washington, July 10 The 24-hour rule apply
ing to belligerent ships wont be enforced as regards the
Deutschland, officials unanimously say. The State De
partment wants ample time to settle the status of the
'undersea monster, however. ' The State Department will
"not recognize the presence of the ship until it receives
a report from the Treasury Department, which is expect
TER SUBMERSIBLE
ATtlTIC
PROVEN PEACEFUL
UMPH OF NAVIGAT'N
message to the President, he j
men .of the crew was
made dock.- Germans cried
GREAT
TO
ed today.
Mail and Cargo.
Baltimore, July 9. The world's
first submarine merchantman, the
German under-water liner Deutsch
land anchored below , Baltimore to
night, after voyaging safely across
the Atlantic, passing, the Allied
'blockading squadrons 'and ' eluding
enemy cruisers watching for her 'off
the American coast. She carries mail
and a cargo of 750 tons' " of costly
chemicals and dyestuffs, and is to
carry back home a similar amount
of nickel and crude rubber, sorely
needed by the German army.
Fifteen days out from Bremerha-
ven to .Baltimore, . the submarine
reached safety between the Virginia
capes at 1:45 o'clock this morning,
passing in on the surface, covered
by a heavy pall of darkness, which
settled over the entrance of the bay
with the setting of a tell-tale rialf
moon. Once inside, the visitor threw
caution aside and began shrieking his
siren, signalling a pilot, and at the
same time attracting the attention of
the tug Thomas F. Timmins, which
had been waiting .in the lower bay
for nearly two weeks to greet the
Deutschland and convoy her into
port.
Flies German Merchant Flag.
Four hours later, at 4:45 o'clock
this morning, the big submarine
started tip the bay with the German
merchant flag flying, under her own
power, piloted by Captain Frederick
D. Cocket of the Virginia Pilots' As
sociation, and convoyed by the Tim
mins. She was making more than
12 knots an hour, and could have
docked in Baltimore tonight, but ar
rangements had been made for re
ceiving her with formal ceremonies
tomorrow and her captain was order
ed to wait in the lower harbor. He
and his crew of 29 men remained on
board their craft.
Regarding his vessel as a mer
chantman, subject to no unusual res
trictions, the skipper, whose name is
said to be Captain Gairig, went up
the Chesapeake without waiting to
notify local customs and quarantine
authorities of his presence. He was
five hours away before Norman Ham
ilton, collector of Norfolk-Newport
News heard the news, and started on
his trail aboard the coast guard cut
ter Onondaga. At last reports to
night the cutter had had not ap
proached the submarine, and it is un
derstood that she merely was order
ed to keep the strange craft under
surveillance as a neutral precaution.
Quarantine and port regulations will
be complied with f when the vessel
moves up to her dock tomorrow.
Propelled by Deisel Engines.
The undersea liner- is at least
as large if not larger than any of
the German naval submarines, and
carries 750 tons deadweight of cargo.
Hundred Tons Dyestuffs.
. New York, July 9. The German
submarine Deutschland which enter
ed the Virginia Capes today, carries
a cargo of approvimately 750 tons of
which about 100 tons' consists of
chemicals and dyestuffs consigned to,
five New York houses, it was an
nounced here today.
While the New York merchants
knew the submarine was on her way,
they had little detailed information
regarding the history-making voy
age. They estimated tonight that
the submersible carried 150 tons of
mail which the business men of Ger
many had been unable to get past
the British censor.
REV. MR. CRAIG MAKES '
. PLEASING IMPRESSION
Rev. W. M. Craig of Wilmington
occupied the pulpit of he First Bap
tist church Sunday at both services.
Mr. Craig has been associate pastor
of the First Baptist church of Wil
mington for the past year or so, and
has- made splendid impression, . it
is said, among the-people, of. all re
ligious faiths there. lie has recent-
AMERICA
IONAt GUARD IS
BUILT OVER
DlfG THESE WEEKS
Entirely ; New Equipment
and Defectives Cast Out
Another, Recruiting Par
ty; Men Badly Needed a
Camp Glenn
Gradually the ranks of the infan
try regiments at Camp Glenn deplet
ed by the ' physical examination of
the men are being filled by recruits
But the recruits are not coming
nearly fast enough. First Lt. J. O.
H. Taylor and Sergt. Leo Komegay,
here for half of last week, returned
to the reservation Saturday after
noon with only five men Norman E.
Crane, Arthur Byrd, Norman E. Hud
son, Carl Garner and Hampton
Brown.
Today Second Lt. W. A. Faulkner
and Corp. Ross Barrus of Company
B arrived to scour the city for addi
tional men. Recruits are being sought
in every nook of the State. Full
ranks must be had before the troops
entrain for the border, which will be
soon, from all indications.
Certain instructions given the Nor
folk Southern Railroad lead to the
belief that preparations are in pro.
gress for the moving of the North
Carolina brigade to El Paso or San
Antonio, j
The Natipnal Guard of the United
States is being thoroughly overhaul
ed. The physical examination
throughout the country has weeded
out the defectives, and every piece
of equipment is being exchanged for
spanking new stuff, even to rifles,
There will be, before the guard is. re
turned to civil life, 150,000 efficient
reserves as a part of the first line of
national defense. 'Machine guns have
been sent to a point in Texas for the
North Carolina troops. Each regi-.
ment has a machine gun . platoon,
comprised by men detailed from com-'
panies. ,
PEOPLE WILLING TO
HELP IN THE WORK
OF RELIEF COMM'TEE
No Holding Back; They On
ly Want to Know What Is
Needed, Says E. G. Bar
rettSubstantial Contri
bution The local Committee for the Re
liefa.of Soldiers' Families disbursed
some money today. The committee,
it wa stated, has a regular weekly
expense now of about $20.
There is no tro'iile in securing the
necessary money; the people - are
waiting to see how much is needed;
they are willing enough, according to
Committeeman E. G. Barrett.
A donation of $25 was made today
by Hines Bros.' Lumber Co.
A militiaman belonging to one of
the Goldsboro companies-', at Camp
Glenn who developed a "etiffarm" at
the reservation and finally, when the
deception was discovered, told his
messmates that he would be called
anything but had rather die than go
to war," was a PoUocksville resident.
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ly , resigned his charge in Wilmdng
ton. . ' r""'---'--::;"
His sermons Sunday were listened
to with much interest by large con
gregations. . He created a most fav
orable impression. His earnest man
ner of delivery was most impressive.
Whether he is being considered for
the local pastorate to succeed Dr.
Blanchard, who recently resigned,
could not be ascertained. The offi
cers of the church replied to ir ; ;ir-
i-es that there was nothing for j Il
ea'.; in.
NA1
BEING
WILSON SAYS WON'T
HELP MEN WHO WANT
tllPOSE ON MEXICO
Neighboring Republic Sus
picious of U S. Because
of Activities
A MESSAGE OF PEACE
Delivered by President At
Detroit' Today The War
Brings . Hatreds That
Check Progress," Tells
World Salesmen
By R. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Detroit, July 10. President Wil
son today answered Roosevelt's spir
it of militancy with a message of
peace.
Addressing 3,500 visitors at the
World's Salesmanship Congress, he
said fighting results in hatreds that
ruin opportunities for the progress of
trade and civilization. "We must re
spect the sovereignty of Mexico," he
said. 1
"I say this for the benefit of those
who wish to but in. Mexico feels that
we do not Wish to help her but to
possess' her. This was due to the
manner in which some men tried to
exploit her possibilities. JL won't help
these men."
!.. - , t,,ii.M ' L ' . ,i -
ARGENTINE PRESIDENT,
TARGET FOR ASSASSIN
Buenos Aires, July 9. An attempt
to assassinate President De La Pla
za was made today by a self-styled
anarchist. The president was stand
ing on a balcony of the government
building reviewing some troops when
man in the crowd ? of spectators
suddenly drew a revolver and fired at
him. The shot went wide and the
would-be assassin was arrested.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE '
STARTED A BOOSI THERE
London, June 20. (By Mail) Ok
lahoma's fame .in England is in the
primitive stage, according to the geo
graphical expert "of a London newspa-Per-
'
(Printing an account of a cyclone
which demolished a portion of Kemp
City, Okla., the "expert" appended a
footnote t the item to tell his read
ers something about Oklahoma. The
footnote:
"Oklahoma is an American terri
tory, adjoining that? of Kansas in the
northeast of Texas and its chief
town has only a population of 5,000.
town has only a population of 5,000.
SOCIETY DISPLAYING
'SOME BATHING SUITS
Atlantic City, July 10. Creations
bathing suits- that would turn a
Paris modiste seven shades of green
with envy is the acquatic style intro
duced with a low bow and a lower
neck to Atlantic City's fashionable
beach by society women today. They
are as gorgeous, thin and carefully
fitted as a cerise stocking.
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
- OTHER CITIES AND
TOWNS E. CAROLINA
The 'Ne-f Bern police late Saturday
night seized between five and ten gal
lons of whisky and a quantity of
beer in the home of Laura Spencer.
The beer was in a tub and was float
ing in iced water. Sixty pints were
taken there in a package marked
'beer in the Norfolk Southern sta
tion. A runaway engine on the Norfolk
Southern near Neverson tore up 200
yards of track after nearly overtak
ing a passenger train, blocking traf-
fr four hours.,. There was no on
ari the locotive, which was badly
I.
FRENCH THREATENS
PERO'NE HAVE TOWN
AT MERCY OF GUNS
BRITISH EXTEND WORKS
By HENRY WOOD,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Paris, July 10. The French today
pressed closer to the railway town of
Peronne, objective of the great offen
sive in furious fighting south of the
niver Somme, capturing a line of
German trenches in the region of
lE'arleux, northwest of Peronne. They
also Captured trenches west of Bulle-
le-iMesnil, along a 500-ard front
Three attacks were made, in tho
Champagne region. The historic city
of Peronne is at the mercy of French
guns.
Britibh Push Forward.
London, July 10. The British who
captured the southern end of a wood
north of Hardecourt Saturday, today
extended their positions, it is reports
ed. Heavy fighting is progressing. A
German counter attack today was t&
pulsed after heavy fighting.
SHARKS KILL TWO
ON JERSEY COAST
fipringlakW, N. J July9. .While
hundreds of summer visitors on the
beach and in the south end pavilion
looked on helpless, Charles Bruder, a
bellboy in one of the beach front ho
tels, was attacked by a shark and
before help could arrive lost 'both his
legs. lie died 10 minutes after he
was brougnt to shore.
This si the second case of the kind
on the Jersey coast "within the last
week, a young man having lost his
leg and died at Beach Haven the same
way a few days ago.
TIGHTEN UF ON THE
i .... ,
GUARDSMEN THIS WEEK
San Antonio, Texas, July 9 iN?i
bering now more than 70.000 and
still increasing, the barder army will
be subjected this week to such dis
cipline and training as the staff here
regards necessary for converting it
into an efficient fighting machine.
TRY HABEAS CORPUS
TO GET A KINSTON
SOLDIER DISCII'RGED
W. H. Avery, Alleged , to
Have Enlisted by Fraud,
May Be Prosecuted by
National Guard In Retali
ation, Said
A special to the Raleigh News and
Observer Sunday said MarshalW. T.
Dortch of Goldsboro Saturday after
noon served a writ of habeas corpus
upon Col. W. C. Rodman, command
ing the Second infantry, and Capt.
A. L. C. Hill of Company B of that
regiment, to appear before Federal
Judge II. G. Connor in Wilson Tues
day at 1:30 p. m., and show cause
why Private Avery of Kinston should
not be discharged. The only Avery
in Company B is W. II. Avery, a pri
vate.
According to the News and Observe
erss story, Avery enlisted a year
ago. His parents claim he did so
under age and without their consent.
He has now refused to. take the new
National Guard oath and is demand
ing release from the service, v
'Judge David L. Ward of New
Bern is , his attorney. According to
Brig.-Gen. Laurence Young, the Na
tional Guard is going to fight the
case hard and prosecute Avery for
perjury in swearing as to his age.'
Marshal Dortch, it is understood, has
prospects of serving ajumbefi -of
such papers for similar) cases, but he
is doing all the serving personally,
STATES
THE PROBE DOESN'T
HINGE ONONE CASE
Stocks Small Potato in ,the
Lynching Investigation,
Says Shaw '
BOND SIGNERS A CROWD
One Hundred . Times . Teri
Thousand Dollars Is Up
Clerk Discourages Fur
ther Signing Uncertain
About Date Trial ' .
Solicitor H. E. Shaw this morning
stated that he could not say wheth
er the case of Samuel Stocks, alleg-
ed lyncher, would be ready for trial
at the next term of Duplin county, ,
court or not Judge Bond Saturday
ordered Stocks tried in Duplin. The
grand jury must pass on the evidence
and some other details be attended to
There was called to the attention of
Col. Shaw, an ' opinion expressed in
street gossip that the State would .
rest the investigation into "the
lynching of Joseph Black until after
the trial of Stocks, and that if the
latter should be cleared by a Duplin
jury the whole matter would be dropr
ped. Stocks was a small issue an the
matter, he said. He would not pre
dict when further action toward the
investigation would be taken; The
$10,000 Tiond of Stocks was signed by
more than forty persons Saturday, as
follow: Lovit Hines, manufacturer; J.
H. Darden, Sr., planter; L. P. Tapp,
tobacconist and alderman; W, " C
Knox, merchant;" R. "A. Woolen, far
mer; W, D. iLaRoque, postmaster;
R. W. Fowler, traveling salesman;
B. Taylor, roads superintendent;
'Wilson, farmer; W. E. iMewborn,
farmer; J. Hv Parham, tobacconist;
P. S. iB.' Harper, merchant; J. 0.
Miller, merchant; E. L. Hardy, 'farm
er, A. li. Hardy, farmer; .rranKiin
Dail, farmer; (E. V. Webb, tobacco
nist; J, F. Hooker, farmer; Albert
D. Parrott, planter; II. W. Brothers,
farmer and Democratic nominee for
assemblyman; W, H.; Phillips, plan
ter; D. R. Phillips, planter; G. W.
Sumrell, merchant; Richard Stroud,
the special officer who served the
warrant on Stocks; T. B. Ashfordi
the court crier; J. D. Bissell,' real
estate dealer; E. P. Marston, drua
gist; M. E. Gray, farmer; J. C.
Dail, merchant; G. P. Fleming, to-
bacconist; C. R. Dotdson, tobacco- .
nist; Dr. Ira M. Hardy, physician;
Thomas Harveyt traveling salesman;
Leon II. Sugg, farmer; L. A. Cobb,
merchant; R. F, Mill, planter; - L
M. LaRoque, manufacturer; James '
Moore, insurance dealer; H. P. Forty
mill superintendent and councilman;
W. A. Knott, tobacconist, and T. A.
Knott, tobacconist.
Others telephoned in and notified
Clerk of the Court Heath that they,
would sign tho-bond. He informed
them that the bond was completed :
and the prisoner released, and dis- -couraged
further signing.
The men who signed Stocks' bond
could make good for more than a
million dollars, easily.
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MEN
IN TRAINING 'CAMP
Monterey, July 10. Businessmen
from over the State and other points
on the PaciC- slope assembled here
today in army khaki to become stu
dent officers for a month ' in Uncle
Sam's service.; '
They placed themselves under the
jurisdiction of regular army officers
appointed by' the War Department
and entered the camp routine of in
fantrymen. -X' ' V ' "' " ' ' '"' ' ' - v"-A-'-.;'.'.V.-"
Militia officers point out that there
is only one National Guard compa
ny in the district of Congressman
John Small, who voted against the
Hay bill for the relief of soldiers'
dependents.
to cause as little, friction as possible
between' the Guardi and the Federal
Court," ' i