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AS
Hie Quettion.
CONGRESS IS
IMPRESSED
TL Grare Sitaatioo is Reflected
Throughout the Gorernroent
. ' 'May lacluda Consuls. 1 '
"(Py the AMocUtod Prew.)
WASHINGTON. April 20.
The United Sutes'govern
tnent having said Ha W word to
Germany in the submarine conUo-
verty, turned today with grave ex
pectancy to Berlin, where reejr
tJie decision whether the imperial.
government will . abandon its
metKoda of submarine war faic 'or!
ueriod to allow to Germany .r a:
dtrision. ; -v
1 none is'fortliconilruj within a rfa
'sonable time the step accomplishing a
break in relations, with all its grave pos
sibilities, will be taken. Ambassador von
Beraatorff alTl receive Tiis passports and
American Amba.Rador Gerard, at Ber-.
lin, will be 'instructed to come home. .
Confrets aseiuled today inipresned
with the dni significance of the Presi
dent's action.
Tlia i.r "sident's wor4 to Congress to iU
on force il meaning when with the pub
lication ol the note to Germany almoct
. identical in outline and phrase revealed
in what unmistakable terms the Ameri
can government has declared itself.
Count von Bernstorff, who has been
optiirristlcthroughout the long negotis-
. tions that have now approached a crisis,
was hopeful that hia government would
Cad a way to prevent - break in 'rela
tions. Last night the ambassador sent a long
mcaaage to Berlin in which he is said to
have recommended some assurances as
were given regarding the submarine op
erations in the Mediterranean now should
be thrown around all submarine Opera
tions. ;
'v Secretary Lansing said early ' today
that Ambassador Gerard had not up to
that time notified the state department
of the receipt of the Amercran note.
Xeither had Mr. Gerard reported having
received from the German foreign office
another memorandum on the Sussex ease
as bad been reported here. , ;
- Whether all of Germany's consuls and
consular agents would be dismissed and
such American consular representatives
in Germany recalled ill case diplomatic
relations are severed was discussed " by
state department officials. It was stated
that a rupture would not necessarily ex
tend to tha consuls. , ,.-
krut vntk Wathino'ton '
PMiln Wilinn will nrohiL v -..-..B . xa proposmon 10 secure a pernia- the condun oi suDmarine wanare in mei . . .. . .... .
President Wilson Wll probably , wh warfare . t fcU Plymouth, Dr. A. P. Bonner, HorAefi . ' Vr ,.h . .n i.. . .i,..m i- u..i im- W preUbly that the transport
wait until the enn of the woek lor ,n ptn9 u ,i- h. I City; Dr. Ernest Bullock. WilmiiurU; ..:,. "... , .....V .!' .. ,. ............ rywg troops made a wide sweep
,- . ... .t I . e " - r l ... .., uibi. iwi). ww oi inir agriauie tuinvs meoiaieiy w cover an suuiiiarme opera- ii.: . .- .
Germany to Teplr to his virtual ul- .itk,n to move his force in lanre units. ! Dr- M. M. SaliU, Wlson ; Dr. flm . w tK, W1PHH1, nt t. m... j t. 1 i f rt Atlanfe be.ore heading for
. -.-AUu-. .t.... :-'-1t. Wltaf I. m.mI V,a m;.. ,. 1 Hackner. Brnum: Dr. A. C. Campbell.1 ...... - I ' , J Mediterranean to avoid the
umauun, -iiu.'hj r:iv t. ui, i lr i unwumcw in securing ine reinirrtHi i.t) I lie .Meiinerraean aiH'iarauon oi Mt'H1 1' J- i Jt . .
..V -r -i .M.-i :T-Vi fWtroni,. will e..nW ,,. PaiWirh: Dr. .f. E. H. Ikvidwn, asr- ......... tone ia the vicinity of the
tune JUnU eet, rresiceni YHSC3 y T ' i . iv. . w u, tM.. x, "". ibx coinmuie. January coniaineu auBursiu-r. uiyen j r
known to hold the omnitm 'tl'iath itMriwin than M " the J- Kk,B; . ixpw-ti-d to meet with discouragement, broader in their scope than those ov- .
known to hold the opumm that iriTt.toottwMd Xo word h Adams, SUtesville; Dr. C. V. Ueynold,. . ... . . ... . 4K . allllln.rlll.. ,n 1 -. net w.th thn ,t w.ll be
Oreo or four days U U reaorial.le General Ckvaea. wh. with AsheriUe. ... . f i.. . ., -K . 1 1"''... .v... .wuw tJ... l tu word York
. v.- Betnstorff Calls on Ijuiaiiig. .
- " V , Washington,' April 20. Count von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador, went
""to the ;:ttaMraepar4neiit today; for.;' a'
,,f eoafeien;witlB Secretary, tansing on
the submarine warfare question and for
a discussion of the arrest in New York
of Wolfe von Igel, secretary of former
military attache, Captain von Papen..
Secretary Lansing and the German am
bassador were in conference fully 20 min
tttes. After thambassadd had left the
.secretary Estate would, make jio state;
ment regarding the discussion. '
III!
Fears Are Expreued That Serious
Trouble Will Follow An Or
der to Withdraw.
STRENGTHENING POSITIONS
The Period of Waiting Being Used
to Prepare For Any Possk
ble Trouble. , ',
By tie Associated Prena.)
El Pajw, Tex, April -20.-While the1
Amencaa punitive expedition ia narking
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time todav in ita ourauit of Villa, efforts
are being made to atrengthen the army
base, and the fine of communication.
Feara are openly expressed by army
,.t& iL . & i ii 1 .
OF MEXICO
THAN
wUhdrtwal of the Amfrican troop, JCreenville; firt vice-president, Dr. D. J.
vilU and other marauding bands will HiM. of Lexington; second vloe-pcesi
raise the try that the Americans are in(dent' I)r- J- L. Spruill, Columbia; third
retreat, with the result that the Amcri-! l'wident. l- J- L. Bhuford, f
ci i im-vtm i ii m c siiifiii lit sin nrnor MimA Hit
can troops will be subjected to constant
Colonel Cartaiua, W TeporW to have
gone to bring back the supposed body of
VUla, Officers of the- Joarei garrison
hear that General Carsos and his com
mand hare Jeen sJnbushe. -
A. dispatch 'toa Chihuahua rays that
the Parral dittrlrt ts qnipt, A th.t vi;.
la has passed on into Durango, many
miles from the nearest American column
now resting tear 1'arraL
MRS, X B. TOMUNSON,
DIED EARLY TODAY .
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Leonia Tomlinson, wife of J. B.
Tomlinson, died st her borne at 602 Wil
lowbrook street at 12:30 this morning
from a complication of diseases. The
funeral services will be held at the South
Main treet Methodist church Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock," with the pas
tor, Rev. H. H. Robbms, in charge.
Mrs. Tomlinson wss 48 years, 7 months
and 10 days of age at the time of her
death. She is survived by her husband;
two sons, J. W. snd - Ba scorn; three
daughters, Misses Vatlah, Bate! and Ber
taj three brothers, Geo. T. Penny, R. D.
Penny and James I. Penny; two sisters,
Mesdames "Arthur Lamb and Effie Hay
worth. HIGH POINT HOSIERY
MILLS BEGIN WORK
4 ENLARGING PLANT
The High Point Hosiery mills has
started work on its addition, which will
consist 'of ' one new building and one
three-story annex, the cost to be approx
imately $20,000.
. The addition 'will be four stories high
and will cost $10,000. The new build
ing will be on the corner of Pine and
English streets. It will be of brick and
will be three stories high and is to cost
about 410,000. The work of breaking the
ground has already started..
NOTE ARRIVED IN GERMANY :
LATE WEDNESDAY, EVENING
Berlin, April 20cMVia London.)The
American note to Germany arrived at
Berlin late yesterday evening; and Am
bassador Gerard will probably, present it
to the foreign office early this afternoon.
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LARGE BODY OF RUSSIANS ,
; r 'LARDED TODAY IN FRANCE
Paris, April 20. A strong; force of
Russian troops disembarked at Mar
seilles at.aoon ioday.Uia Russians will
fighJtjiwith the allies' orces in France.
- . . .It. mt.m .nA t hmm.4 I 1 Tie board of council: Dr. W. H. Wsrd. ... . .,.. :n nwmu ana me allies in Me
A BREAK
t mm OFFICERS OF
MEDICAL
Dr. D. A. Stanton, of Higk Point,
Chosen Alternate to National
. . Association. : - 'N-
ASHEV1LLL NEXT YEAR
SUte Medical Sooety Completes
an Interesting Meeting To
day in Durham.
(By the Associated Preiw.)
Durham, April 20. The North Caro
ni. H...II...I n..!.i. i.i j : 1
mik-w no. iy o.-.or Mjuumn-it
this afternoon selected Aaheville a the
! Mxt mating place. The time will be
the lh,rd Tuesday in Jyne the year of
i H17. Tlie officers elected are: rreai
Aani IW i fi 1 iiirlitinoluiitJLa fif
' a""ikv
"u-nory
SOCIETY
cat association: IJr. h . Loiuj, Oreens- went In-fore the business arri professiw-first that she wss engaged in a' earn -boro,
Dr. W. L. Duaa, Aahebore; Al-aj flf the M gBd aiked ,50j , of retllition or the Britinh
ternate. Dr. 1). T. TaytsAWshington; ; of MB gub(IcriLe (of two of j.bIocktdf.
Dr. D. A. Wanton, Ihgh Pwat,, IVle-j . c,ub arfl(K) m, stwk The assurances were to the effect that
gates to Virginia Medical society, Dr. J. u u. hn fw t of 5!fcn1y , rruiMr warf,re W0Illd b,.
WMdrehew, Reideville; Dr. C. S. Law-j ynf fw eiKht years, deferred pay ! ducted against enemy merchant -hip-rence,
Vitton; Dr. L. J. Picot, Little- muli. . jBf,M. at ... ro. , !..: ....i ...n-.n,i,t.nt .MiM of
ton; Delegates to South Carolina Medi- j
cal societyt Dr. F. A, Ilarriss, Hender
son; Dr. A. B. Proom, Msxton ; Dr. M. IL
Biggs, Rutherfprdton.
THt HTT.TVI- THAT VTT.T. A IC
mrnrnm mmmmmmmmm, m rnmrn m w
DEAD IS GROWING
El Paso, April 20.-The growing belief I lhe lwrP,iaU" program. It is also
that Villa is dead, althou"h his body has' announcf1 tht untu th club movr into
not been recovered, was 'strengthened to-!"8 own home the mcmhi'tn wH1 be
w w m , t m tt- given privilw of the old club build -
concern here from agents in the inte -
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report of Villa't death ia common among
the peona of northern Chihuahua and was
generally accepted as true.
CRISIS IN THE BRITISH
CABINET IS SETTLED
London, April 20. It was stated au
thoritatively that a settlement had been
reached in the cabinet crisis.
Small Fire Last Night.
Fire broke out in the kitchen of the
residence of R. A. Hampton on Virginia
avenue last night and the alarm was
turned in about 8:15 o'clock, all of the
fire companies answering the call. Quite
a little damage was done to the kitch
en snd closet of the house, it being es
timated at $100. The fire was extin
guished with chemicals.
Senate Agrees to House Bill.
Washington, April 20. -Senate Demo
crats in conference last night decided to
enact into law the house bill repeaksg
the provisions in the Underwood Sim
nionr tariff law which would have pa ed
8vj.ar on the free list May, 1915.
.: .To Charlotte.
V'Mr.' and Mrs.' Alvin ott Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Chase" Idol, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Co went to Charlotte to be present
at the Parker-Anderson marriage which
takes place in that city today. "
Mxt. Tohn D. Shaw Sick.
Mrs. John D. Shaw is sick, being con
fined to her' room at the home 6f. Mrs.
R. B. Strickland,
The Weather.'
-"Partljrcloudy toni-Kt;&nd 'Fri
day; moderate southerly winds. ;
FACTUHERS
CLUB NOW ASSURED
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The Required 150 Members Have' fondt a Mcuage Exprening the Slav.. VJ Jcin AUicd Troopi in
Signed Up For $30,000 ' Belief That United State j Trenches Along Franco
Worth of Stock. Means What it Says. Eeljian Fro:t.
BENCINI HOME BOUGHT
I Club Expects to Occupy Ita Own 1
Commodious Quarters in J
Thirty Days.
j Kvery doubt at to the suwrs of thf
nioviincnt looking toward tlu reorgani
zation of the Manufacturer' dub and
ortag tr Bmoini hom th club
, quarter, if there hr been any doubt,
waa removed yeattrday afternoon when
the ranvaiing( committees reported that
in- limit of ISO itockholding members:
had hern secured. The option on the'
ni'U' home of Ihtt rtllK 1w taVon im
,t onw an4 Mr j Btate that ,h(
building will be ready for the club withm the address of the President and the
SO days. A meeting of all of the stock-j note, said:
holders has been called for Friday even- j i can make uo comment cither upon
l ing of this week at 8 o'clock in the. the address or upon the communication
i rooms now occupied by the club for the' which has been sent to my government"
.purpose of perfecting an organization. However, he was authoritatively de
'and transacting such other bushusH ax scribed as having advised the Berlin
may come up at this time.
, J'resident Tom (Jilliam and otli.r- who
" " n ms aw (1 vv VI VI IM, HIIU t list V HW . v w...--.
per cent, per annum. The response was1 every character, freight, as well aj pns
surprisingly hearty. I w nger carrying, would be accorded prop-
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nie ui iiiiiiji imT iu nic i-rnire iiirnuwr -
sliip of the new Manufacturers' club and!
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18 rtfM,irw lIiat vtr7 om" of the 150
j stockholders be present and take part in
l.,n JU8t " thouh th, v "e uld - m -
t Ifcfirai
Tin- Bencini property was purchased1
for 123.000. and somethintr like iT,.Ooo!
,i.i:i i .:n im f..-ii.:...
fluuiiiuimi win w myvuh ivi I Ul llliillln. -
The building is considered ample for alljf,"w,d satisfactorily to meet the posi
uses of the club now and for years to;'"" tn' United SUtes."
come. It will be handsoiaely furnished
throughout, and for the Convenience of
the members there will be reading rooms,
card rooms, billiard rooms, ladies par
lors' assembly rooms, ball room, smok
ing rooms, tennis courts, bowling alley,
swimming pool, gymnasium and other
things that go to make a modern club.
The organization will he for both social;
im) hiioinpBH nnriwtua and it. in iilnnnoil !
i i 1 - - i
to make it the equal in comfort and ef-
flcK'ncy of similar organizations to be
round in the younger cities oi the coun-
try. . "
The following is a list of the 150 men
fwho signed up for two shares of stock!
each and who will constitute the mem
bership of the new High Point Manufac
turers' club:
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The Stockholders.
F. J. Sizemore, J. J. Farriss;, Carter
Dalton, H. C. Kearns, Jr Frank Wines
kie, II. W. KrorAeiraer, E. A.: Snow, Rod
ney Snow, R. A. Wheeler, A. A. Lind
say, George Lowe, B. S. Cumroings, J, H.
Adams, C. A. Barbee, Claries R, Godkin,
D: R. Parker, Dr. J. T." Burma, W. T.
Parker, S. C Clark, 'Dr. W. .T, Oayton,
ti'H 8. Salsbury,"W. P.-Bsgan," C. M.
Kephart, Jl W. WelbornGeof. "Wood,
Ji, S, Hall, O. k.frHau8er, ft ILlHall, J.
4 W. ' Chandler, ' B. F.eainsf' ))r. 0.3 P.
Batf r, J4-A. ; Eshe lman Bird" Coter."
C. C. Robbins, W;cJoncgf John Peacock,
C. H. Ellis; W P. SWle," G. F.: Wilson,
A. E- Futreli, Thornwelt Haynes, H. A.
ite, Peacock," H. Walker,' A.
aisaon,, W'Cl4B4V'Dr;'a.'.&-:Coe,
JVC. tlill. J. S. WelbornFredG. Barbee,
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(Continued on Page Eight)
DERHSTORFF WKS
ULIII GOVERNMENT!
i'uT STILL HAS HOPES
rllJ;Rdo Q.:o. :1 as .yit g
He Believed Some Way Out
Would Be l oend
, Wunlilnjjton, April 20. - Count von
1 IJcniHtorff, the (JiTiniw nnilmsHndor, wnt
j to Hvrlin lant night a long tliHpntch in-
am, mMnu Lrun rcon.mfnation.
He irf understood to have advised his
government that he believed the United
States meant just what it said in its
suhmarine note and that something
would have to be done quickly if friendly
rulntlnni tvr fn fvintinlll
i
The ambassador himself, having readl"' l"c orPr aay, me r rendu
foreign office in the message sent last '
niKht that he believed at least some
I : ....I (..r !...! nouimii. I
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, rs hiiu im-hb. r rvui an- o i.w.v..
have been given for the war zone around
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'the Hntisli isles covered oniy nuern.
1 While the ambassador appeared to N
( more perturbed than at any time since
the beginning of the submarine contro-
v,r-v ,,' wa8 said to that hU
1 eminent would go to every pouible
1 Ifflgth to prevent the severance of d.plo-
I matiit mint tMt I
Persons in close touch with embassy
""'" M"0111 him
"I believe that some way will
TWO BIG REPUBLICAN
SPEAKERS TO BE HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT
A. A. W'hitener, of Hickory, and Wil
liam Crissom, of Greensboro, will be the
oiit -of-town speakers at the big Re-
publican rally to oc iieui lommrow nignt
at the armory.
This is the first ftw in the local cam
paign. There of course Iihs been a little
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piCKCl UUIV H'lirviru rmu no " "-
out of circular utters urging ine,
; laying of m.11 tax, houd.ng of club meet-
'"K? educational purposes, out " -
day night's rally is to start the earn
paign rolling.
4 .JIlg1 JPoint Kepubnean leaders think
tpey 'ave oeen iortunaw! in awurin
I it r'i . 1 a t .
thetf; speaKers. iney am wisn w oe sure
to have Judge William Preston Bynum,
bit be could not come. Whitcner is,
however, a political orator such as High
Point has not heard in a long while. Hfl
is one of the western North Carolina Re
publicans that can think and talk at the
same time. Although he has never held
office, he has sacrificed himself to the
party several times.
.Gilliam GrisBom wants to succeed Ma
jor, Stedman. Ho is the Republican can
didate frvthe nomination and will doubt
less find littel trouble in beating Sam E.
.Marshall-. Mr." GrUsom is secretary of
the state committee, editor of the Pro
'toctlonist, and one ;of the state's ablest
men. The big rally will have first class
speakers for the occasion and it is said
that tha. erowl-vill come. with enthu.
niasm fit for the hour.
1
IRUSSIA SENDS BIG
FORCE 1 FRANCE
FRENCH TAKE OFFENSIVE
Allies Become Aggressive Brit
ish Cabinet Crisis is Re
ported Settled.
. .'.HiBy the Aohociated Press.)
' Russia hr.s come to the aid of
France and Great Britain in the
straggle ' on1 the western front,
sending a strong force of troops
to fight with the allies there.
The Russians disembarked at
Marseilles at noon today, their ar
rival being noted by Gen. Joffre?
i .L . I r . i . r .
commander citing their coming asr
another striking proof of Russia's
devotion to the common cause of
the allies.
The Russians axe believed to have em
turked for IVance from the port of
Archangel on the U'hite sen, the only
.,ort that hftft frw, pomnjunition be.
west.
ear-
into the '
the ,
Huomarino .. .
British ' ..;
not. '
today
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tuivvu I'l iv tit i- VttUi." HU iltttl Mil ( ,
',la,lit4.ilvwd the.j.ort, of Arthasiyl to,.;
all except goverument tiafic. Thia may , ,.'
indicate tkai other troop movements to
the western front are either und'nrair
cr are being eiilemplat(d. 1
Several times during the war there .
have been report that Kimxia was send
ing trocjs to th Franro-ttelgiaa front,
jtravelersyeven declaring that dvtachmcnts
had been seen en route in Scotland and";
I.neUva.1. No such troops have ever ap-
irarrd cn the western battle line, how
' ver.
AiuLas ador Gerard, at Berlin, has re
.vii! the, American note to Germany.
Th Beiliu dispatch reporting the arri
val of the note said that the American
ambassador was instructed to present it
to the (iernian foreign office this after
noon. The Preneh have again taken the of
fensive hi the Verdun battle ami have
j launched attacks against the Herman line
.on trie right bank ot the M use. ram
declares that this aggres ixe movement
was successful, resulting in the capture
of a portion of the German trnches and
the taking of several hundred prisoners
This offensive on tin- part of the
French followed closely a (iiimaa move
ment in a new field m tin- struggle for
the fortress. This took the form of
drive on the catreme iij;ht flank of the
French forces in this sector, three suc
cessive attacks being delivered at Les Es
parges, nboiit 13 miles southeast of Ver
dun. - r r
, mw swh operation bv the Hermans as
of a movpmpnt iltended:te forw
Ai,mtmi of the fortri.M.- Tha new
latt( t w unsu,C(ls8fu, however Pa.
ns reporting that the Germane were
driven by counter attacks out of the 200
yards of trenchrs they had iuoeeeded in ;'
occupying. '
Acccrding to a London dispatch tho
British coalition government has been '
given a new lease ou life, a settlement
having been reached in the cabinet crisis, '
over the conscription question. ' k
BRITISH BELIEVE 5
THEY HAVE UNCOVERED
7 AN IMMENSE PLOT
. (By the Associated Press.) , ;
London, April 20. -As a result of the
seizure, of German and Austrian subjecta
aboard .the China mail liner bound 'from
Shanghai to the United States, the Intel
ligence department of the British gov
ernmeut contends that it has uncovered,
a plot of ittunense proportions conducted
Kvith the urpcgjj.of ,?.aw?mg....S'0uol
in Ind.a. , - - . ,
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