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Delivered by Cairhr ; 4 Vcl. 23, No. ZZZ. men rciNT, c, Saturday afte' . july is, isi6. Scl)cnVa Price 55.C3 Per Yr. i' A.1 .IlL i i . . - OiViFilR V THE HECTOR BATTLED VAINLY AGAINST FIRE AND TERRIFIC SEAS EVERYOHE Oil Collier Rao Into a Gale cl 110 ROe Velocity, and Other Trouble Began. GROUNDED AND DESERTED Yeasel Left Srjwded 14 Oea From Cape RoouaWAt the Mercy el the Wind. ' : v (By ik Associated Prees. ; p HARLESTON, July 15. V Tales of the t unsuccessful , fight Ot the naval collier .Hector against a gale of from 110. to 120 mile an hour, temnc aeas,hres y una aisaDlca rnguics nuu 7 SHIP m RESCUED vlnBVffeacue of 102 men by the tug ' . Kr.tkt Kil .'done a soon aa poasible. . v - . Welhngton were brought here to- Haw hv Ke first BurVlVOra tO lanO. . , A, , ,. , . v : The Wellinrton Itorm-battered herself and having loet two barges Shriae located here. Dr. J. F. Rhem;'"!? toT a substaatia! reduction in the worked six houra taking ofTmeffl. has labored faithfully with this d in. F ?' ni"; . T - . i i ' ' .j-.Ulew and to him the maioritv of thel Tlie commiwion. ft year or more ago . bers .or tfte crew ana manne. , which the nector was tajung ""j njpanying rr. Rhem to Buffa toland "''PF". These answers make upjnnd telefraph wires to tnousanas oi aoi Pcrt Royel to. Guactanemo. ' ' , mttie the request for the dispensation of 357 pages, the sight of whichllars; tr, W fences and signs in the city ' Capt. 'JoseFh Newell,, of the Wa A. B. Andrews," Jr., of Ral&igh, L. ! wouId knock the average man into un-; wtre hi jn in all directions and stocks : i 'J in-.- .Wlt. necior. ana wen. '-" " , , . T, i'k i .'fate.T. , M-ir-.''V'r r f th tl-i?nS Corn- .: . V t. Jrl-. J. ' . -. v Tie Hector left the Cha at 4 Alo.k i Mil "" " 4' hurricane that was then swetpuig up the coast.' During Thursday the ha wave, swept over the' vessel" and the water, it was sua, aooa parv, o, ;lue fields and disabled the ergme. . v. ., - . . . it . i unen unauie w rj, . ther the" Hector sent; out. wireless calls for help. a. iswllik,r r,.1W in the water iio -tl,j mi v v i at the. mercy of the winds, dragging her tows towards Capt Komaia, fires troke out in the holds.', . T . .. ; . .. They did net gain much headway but added to the terror of those on board. , ,. r - v . The tug Wellington reached the Hec- tor it 1, o'clock . Fridsv afternoon,, one " t w , j hour after the oollier was grounded, H miles north-nortbesst of Xiipe Remain. . . , , , ' me Hector, iauncn.naa iwen ruuiru:.., br the etorm, but a small boat with i line put' out and succeeded in reaching the WeUingtop. The dangerous work of .. . Al . ' , t transferring the men was .Urted imme- , diately and continued for six hours. " Capt Newell with s score of his men ' elected to remain on the forward part The tuy Wellington, bound If or Jack nonvillc, arrived here this morning with JC2 men aboard. The Cypress left here last night to affajst the Hector Snd 15 1 f'jncn were left aboard, roujh seas f re yenting the tugrom rescuing more"yes- terday;;" r'7-r .! . The destroyer Terry arrived here thi. ! morning badly battered by the weather j in tow of the Relief. ; , One hundred and two marines and sail- j ors were landed here tbia'morniBg from' the Hector. They were brought in from the stranded sh'p now laying off the Charleston liphtshij) with the, captain and 1 6 men aboard. Four injured mar , ins were carried to a local hospital. N The Hector was commanded by Capt. r , ' . . iA . t- ?ntn and 12 ofTiers earned 60 marines , . , . , . . who had leen takn on at. the Port Roy-' al, S. C, naval training etation and who , , , .-. were to join commands ur baoto Do-f, iruogo. i , The naval eollirf Hector was .built t sparrows Point, Md., in i?08 &na j was one of tle first of the new type cf naval fuel ship, to be completed. f e carried a crew of 73 men.' T1. vrpoel was of 11,200 ton. dis- ft ft lori, E25 feetj. .f (.5 "f.tt.W entire 1 1 ., r anl h. r f cocl. THE COAST STORM WAS CENTRAL OVER CAROLLNAS TODAY Washington, July 15. The Atlantic coast storm was central thia morning over extreme western North Carolina with lately diminished intensity, ; the weather bureau's report .indicated, and the wind bad auhtided on the coast al though shifting gales have been " expe rienced in the interior ol South Caro lina and in southwest North Carolina. ne raia area from the stbrmwaaTr, - "v , . "? " the linaa, eastern Oeorgi. and aouth. i;f 1B,0tr wert Virgin . . ! Only faint Indication, remained of the Umbe' ,n "ff an( tro pkal disturbance noted early in the a .. cm v . week SUDAN TEMPLE WILL START with rrvx hundred jsxkbxxs New Bern, July 15. The glad news was. Thursday afternoon' received 1 In NeV Bern from Buffalo N. Y to the effect that the imperial council of the Mvstic Shrine baa ' granted permission jor ino ftfvauunrurnb vi a -aijevio oorinr; i. t . i j. n a i umpie in ew n ana uua win oe 't,,,,, wvn, npnr?n tn I u iw aa W. II-rjnnn.- - j with them the endorsement! 'tf.a Jflrpe numb rof Shrir.tr In th'J ,rtstfUd when the request wfts made ; 1th dispensatloirras cranted. . , ' Tfc ninm nf t.h Tif (iiiii)' 1m Vtn I .LtA . tU 1 it hi-, .Ktj.iH'k'Wiii.' sW,-'-W vL.; t CharloUe aisd.J.'.T. Barron, of Ce lumhia, 8. C, "the ather of the temple ; f.t Vharicwton,' H. C " V Before findan temple came to life j ii. ; - t. i- x iu j0a - , temp!e hag about 200 member..! vi irir win uiur one leiriuje in iurvn r htuian will start c-tT with about 500' members and this will rapidly be in-,' j ereafl- d. . . ' ' r' ' k n lJ - f . M Tl-:v -A I AMuxewB, . air. oi rnieign, ei U. ,nd Mgson,,.of Nortb . Carolina, will be the first potentate of ;lhe new temple. , -Tho establishment of the Shrine here JU be ct to New Bern in many i way. and Masons all over thi. of the ,uf know ', - viiws vmvvi Ko SSIUII IjUIB 1IUC liB as iDw been achieved. A ..7 . ' ' '." . CAROLINA HARDWARE MEN ELECT OFFICERS f atUnwga, Tcnn., ; July 15. j H"" . association cf North and South Carolina concluded a three-days' -. yelteTday and elected 'following officers: " President, A. R. j Craig, Marion, 8. C; vies president, M. . J. O'Neal, Henderson, N. C, J. Betts lock, Wadesboro, N. Cj W. L. Gilbert, Statesville, N. C. - V f Delegate, to the national convention: E. W, Duval, W. It Keith, M. J. O'Neal end T, W. Dixon Several .. . cities, including Asheville, Tate fipringn, Temi.j Wrightsville Beach apd New York invited the association for the next session, but the matter was referred to the executive committee with power to act. : ' " rm i 5HIPF1HG BILL CUT OUT Washington, July 15. Provision in the naval appropriation bill authorizing the President to take over all private shipping buildings, engineering and ord- nance plants in time of war or when . . . . ,. . ... war is imminent, was eliminated m ., . . , ' . . . , . c . ' , . Scmitor Borah. The proposal was held ,,, . ., ' . , . . hv th vim nrBiinnt tn h matter of special legislation.; ; . SUMMIT OF CASTELLETT0 IN T0FANA REGION BLOWN UP Rome, Ju'y 15 Via London. The summit of Castellatta in the Tof ana re gion luis ben blown up by the Italians, rtrian ' force being" buried in the wre I ( uncrj ti the war office an- PIIIC J IEIIIIG' i Oil VEIIEER RATES J. T. Ryan Left Last Night for Chicago to Appear Before Special Examiner. , L C C. INVESTIGATION I Furniture Mantrfactcrer All Orer the Country Are Initerested in the Hearing. James T. Ryan left last night for IT"" " . Vi Commerce commission. ; examiner in behalf cf the Interstate y as i is in progress now is reaiiy a hearing by the examiner preceding - the general investigation by the Interstate Commerce commission. It ia the .bigi gest thing the commission had started on the question of freight rate ia many yeara and it bits many poatdbilities of bringing great reilef to furniture- manu facturers. TheTelief will be secondary, , inn avarnink mpMinaa an mvwaT trrar irtrt on lumMr na pw duct., are . muMtufc of the I.H. p Mp Rr.n ri.r,r.u.nta KntK. "trtTi Veneer association, which is hop. iprorounded 17 questions to the railroads ' consciousness. v.- tx.vtn ra uw arKe, oi uree. ViJl-, here last ripfit ami the two. went DL to Chica. Uh.r. Mr. Clarke will actios hn K .,T,,r' '-;-,;f; j r.yan in appearing icr r.is Cuitms, rep- sQ bt tb' veneer shippers of the fwrtl.-i lle'ls. cOnfitent . that sahaisntial rtfl.v-tur.S 5a rt'.p' ei -vrsm..vj,l ri". it,on 8n(I a 1B " wJ Pt td fiu-" wanufartuwrs in the venTs cheaper. -; And . any thic.r tluit tw inio manu:aciure ct icrn.iure bhi- ing cheaper will.be of large. bt t the manufacturers these days. . EPIDEMIC C" LA GRD?PE OR t PTOMAINE POISONING WHICH?! Chapel Hill July 15. St.le Foou" C hemist WilMani Allen was in Chapel Hill yesttrday to mako a rigid investi gation, of an epidemic; which prevailed here for two daya this week. " Altogether about 65 people were affected, 00 being rummer school students. - It was at first thought to be ptomaine poisoning, but Dr. Abernetby, the college physician,' de clares it symptoms were, more those of la grippe, with chille and fever, rang ing from 100 to 102 degrees. The attacks lasted from a few hours to 24. , None waa seriously sick and all have now ";. recovered. Chemist Allen thoroughly investigated he local board in 3 houses, , four of which' had case., the university dining hall and markets. He was highly , pleased with sanitary renditions. It has been suspected that pork chop, caused the malady, though Mr. Allen was unable to find any one -j article of, diet responsible., , ', Agreement on Mail Bill Washington, July 15. Conferees on the postoffice appropriation bilPfvached a tentative agreement last irightunder which final decision as to whether the space rate payment plan for compenca ting railroads for carrying mails will be left to the Interstate Commerce com mission., .Pending a rule by the com: mission the space plan will be placed in effect on some line, in order to dem onstrate its possibilities. After testing the plan the commlsRlon will decide not only the manner in which compensation for the roads shall be fixed but what it shall be. Senate Bgiss Debate Today. Washington, July 15. The senate yes terday disosed of all the less important section, of the naval bill and cleared the way for beginning debate on "the enor mously increased building program rec ommended by the naval ) committee. Several day. of discussion are expected on the building section', which provide. Sot eight capital ship, in 1917, instead of the five authoried by the'house andiln wt' nr : !ons tonizht; Sunday contemplates' wmpletiorr-cf the--navy general board', five-year progra program with- h Push Germans Back T( The Third Line Position; 1 ie French Are Also Active (I'v the Atficiated Press.) London, .'ply 13. The British re med tl ir jCmaive today. The war c n,,lua(:rl that, at one point the German were forced back to the third line posi.'v V There were more than 2,000 pri-oner. j - BritW. ;n and infantry continue to deepen t big dent in the German line north of ; ' J Sommc , . ' After i .rang the. aeoond line along a four milt' front the British forces con- tinned' t?e attack today. : fh & nas at one point were pushed -This r rked the British advance of four $ . roa the original " , German line a it rusted at the beginning of the offentive, erf July 1 in thi Fricourt Mamets ftoe. ' : . ,'The U e of the renewed British drive CH. 3HE VISITED BY HuSIfiUCTI j- .'.(If (he Associated Press.) Charlotte, July 15. The wind and rain storm ' ich has been raging over ' thia section f r the past 12 houra settled to a atead iownpour of rain early this ornin? wbd which at tune, had reached wtoaty of 64 mile, an hour, did damags to electric power, telephone or lutrci. .jioie ana noueenoia goous were uHn;a:;e- vj jeawng rwia. i' piirrt turst;ors with the VE STORM N-n partly cut off but grov- j joint conference the ..'Republican, con are beat oown in many plac'8 j K nted to the appropriaion, revenue, iJkm, ,ereck are overflowing shipping and corrupt, practices act, but iSs.$; .farm bouses, barns and , te Democratic ; champion, of ' many LVvii nwvt, v , ; 1 measures are demanding that this 'pr)- : i ue their ' 1 ife - f . x r 4 rst'i.e. unune uaveyeii COOLER WEATHER iFAILEb TO REDUCE ' t! " EPIDEMIC'S TOLL1 t I'l vile P" n. I . iii. iff i .. j j i.. l ,1 l)n.i i Xew'Y raluro 1 failed tav to mate- itempt' rially reduce tli fa lenta of the xtalities and the do- velooment. of tlie infan-tile paralysis erMmic"dnrin?r ithe 24 hours endini? at ?7. ,Wh tifl 144 nnw ruses reported -To continue the fight on the epidemic which has been, felt in all part, of the asked for immediate consideration oi a country, the. Rockefeller foundation to resolution authorixing the department of day filrnished the .urn of $o0,000 to be ! labor to extend to New York city the used in the fight against the disease. . use of federal hospital buildings now Mayor Mitchcl has been named on the j empty and unused, the editorial con committee through which the. money will; tinues: be distributed. WOMEN NAVVIES BARRED FROM NAVAL MILITIA CRUISE Washington, July 15 M'cmea are barred from the naval militia and mo tor boat reserve eruise and maneuvers ; government snouia oe rnmoursea scheduled to begin today among the; for every bit of property destroyed in naval militia of 19 states under the.them. direction of the navy drpartment. The "The objections were made chiefly by cruise wiliest until July 29. member, from southern states, led by -The original plan was to have the Mr. .Howard, of Georgia, and Mr. Bur battleships Maine, New Jersey, Ken- jrtts, of Alabama, whose chief thought "hm v YnrV and New seemed to be 'why should the federal l- U V. I 1 V . . . M .HI. -'. . ' ' " 1 jersey ustbi miniiu at cruising to sea and to Kpv York Block island sound and back; while the battleships, tnm same gentlemen wno pro-jitSown morit KoQrorp and Virginia were to co toUxHast Saturday against the expem, Boston to Receive" the militia' from Masditnre of one penny for federal revenue sachusetts , Connecticut, ' Maine and ' to stamp out a dangerous epidemic, and Rhode Island; while the battleship! within the borders of one state, willing Alalama, niinois and Rhode Island at 1y Voted fcr a good roads bill, s.gned by I'hiladelpiha received the militia of 11- the President last Tuesday.; whieh aP linois, Maryland. District of Columbia, probated $S5,00rt,()OO from the federal Mehk-nn. Pennsylvania. South Carolina. Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio, and the battleship Louisiana at , Hampton Roads received the militia of Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas. But since the- Mexican situation became troublesome, other ships may le (used for the cruise... f Lexington Votes on Prohibition. Lexington, Mo., ; July 15. Lexington today is voting on local option. With a nnnnln turn of less than 6.000. this town I ha. 14 saloons, 11 of them in one block ; r:1': . '. ' Weather. ; Partlv cloudv in east, showers prcv f 'r and vyarmer in thei'"" work(,(,.tl,p,.firot r!t.of ih" interior; rr oderate south' and easfF"" month, s, m . to it shown not only in ground gained, but in prisoners captured. London reports f ,000 Germane taken in the past 24 hours, making a total in exect-s of 10,000. While tKe British are thus pushing back the Teutonic Dne, the French are not remaining inactive. They are busy at Verdun, where they repulsed an at tack near the Avocourt redoubt on the extreme left of Verdun front, while the artillery ia replying to the bombardment! of the Germans on the eastern bank of the Me'use. . At Apremont an attempted German attack was broken up by th French fire. Heavy fighting continue between the Turks in Turkish Armenia, where the Russians are pushing .west from Mama khakum. The result of this battle ia o far indecisive.' . ' SENATE DEMOCRATS TO HOLD CAUCUS TOIilEHT Washington, July 15. Senate Demo crats will caucus tonight to decide whether the legislative program will be extended at the cost of lengthening the present session of Congress beyond Sep tember 1. Many Democrats are Insistent that special measures be added to the pro- gram agreed upon, but the leaders real- il.... . L. :ii 1 ... ' . . 1. I -e liiKi me BenHuin wm usv mvu me lau n tins is aone. j Democrats and Republicans arc still I apart on w hat measures should be d'ur rural sec- j posed of. Earlier, in the wwk at a gt an, be enlarged, i , 7 'ATTACK ON SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN BT "SUFFS." Waslilngtou, Joly 15. Attack on cer tain southern coneTtgHmtn' for having ),olijtctd to federal aid in fighting the , . i l . emdemic of infantile imramis now rac- in in w York cit7 U made in an ditorial wiay s is.ue.oi 'ins.nui- . j. It it . J 11.- (Tt.. iragisi, me weeKiy orgaa o lUe gressional Union for Woman Suffrage. After recitinr the farts 'in regard to the spread of the disease and that Rep resentative Hiegel, of New York, had! "in the lace of all tins there was objection : amendment after amendment was added' to the resolution stipulating that the city of 'New York and not th federal government,' should provide the 'beds and .furniture and appliances' need ed in the buildings, and that the fed- I t " S ' "OvernienT care lor inese cnnuren oi New York r : ."easury to ins ... u,,.,uv, ,. -m ur on roads within state borders." WORLD'S BIGGEST COPPER MINE SUSPENDS TO GIVE MEDALS Atk:n?on who retired for age. Calumet, Mielu July 15-The bi.geKt :" fire Hay has been S repre , , , I . . w u - . (mutative: from Ih? sov-tnta Vinnr.a dis IWk-and Herla. suspended business 1, . , .. .. . v i ' .1 busines. that's keeiiing all mines on thet jump, to entertain its 20,000 emP'oyea and their families, in commemoration of the semi-centennial of the. discovery of the rich property.; 'Gold, silver ;, and bronw 'medals' were ' presented to 135 veteran employes by President Agassiz, 153 of whom have worked for the com pany over 40 years. Timothy (rShea, "OFFICERS ORDERED BACKTO MDREHEAD Lieutenant Armstrong and Cor poral Burton Get Orders to Rejoin Their Regiment THE RECRUITING IS ACTIVE Officers Are Putting in , Hard Work for. Reqruits During . Remaining Few Hours. Lieutenant Billy Armstrong has re ceived orders for his recruiting party to rejoia his regiment by Monday and coa senuently he is doing hi. level best ia the few remaining hour, to enlist rook ie, for the national guard. The re-,' cruiting officers will leave High Point Sunday, but they will sign up a young ster while the train is in the yard, if they get the chance. , Already lieutenant Armstrong and Corporal Burton have met with success. They hare sent 35 per cent of the re cruit to the First Regiment in thi. campaign. Sixteen lave left thi. city for Camp -Glenn as a direct result of these officers and several more have signed and are now on the waiting list. There is no danger of any of these rook ies coming ' back, either, for they were examined before they left. X . ; Denpite the rain today Lieutenant Armstrong and Corporal . Burton are working in the effort to materially in crease the number of ; recruits. Noth ing succeed, ilke success and these offi Cers, fired with enthusiasm, want to . . ' . . . . . make the very best possible showing. The men they enlist go to the first reg iment of the national guard, in camp at Camp Clenn, and are there assigned to nompatwes. Any man who can pass a physical examination, between the age. of 21 and 35 is wanted. If you can raft the examination but if , you are . only 18 years 'old and have your par enU consent you can enlist in the na tiou'al guard.'-.- " " The recruiting . officers- have - some mighty strong, talking points and they arn giving thm in a clear, cogent and e iwineing manner these days. They de c'are tjiat it is the best physical train- ;ng imaginable and that you, get a little rip to Morehead City and possibly to lilt- United states-Mexican border ' line all at the expense, of Uncle Sam,' And ) then, too, your. are serving your country by deeds no words, . - . Lieutenant Armstrong received hi. or ders to move yesterday afternoon, in a message -from Col. J. T. Gardner, of the first regiment. The message read: "By order of the brigade commander your party will rejoin your regiment ... not later than Monday's train." "v- Lieutenant Armstrong and Corporal Burton w ill, they state," leave Sunday in time to erach Camp Glenn early Mon day. t IS Washington, July 15 Th" state de partment formally ruled today that the German submarine Deutsrhland, is a merchant yessel and is entitled to all privilege, a. such. : In announcing his ruling Acting Sec retairy Polk said that it is not to be taken as a precedent and any similar case in the future will b? dealt with .on, PUTOPCrMT A TTV tiV - TO awwAi asaa a A A. .0 . NOMINATED FOR JUDGE., '. (Iiy the Associated Press.) YVashinuon,;. July ' l;V J'lvsident Wil rn todjy nomiiiat'd Kepreser.itative Jams Hay, of Miidii;i, V'a., chairman, jof the house military affairs committee, jfor;jndgo of , -.the 'United .States jurt 1 of '' claims' ..'to "Mtieeeed''.Tndr fieiinra W I trKt fr 20 a!ld ! h ! ''e "a "(,pn pcAv'r in the . Virginia IVrr. (rat ie nrtfomvot . .... c " ' nOIIjIAL TEKPERATUKES J 4- FORECAST F0r' THE VL"1 . ' Va"hinutrn, July I V The tempera-. hire will' average near normal in th 8rtith astern states durin-r the v, 1 - g tomorrow, a T Lureini's we I, '" ! " ,.r i t i 1 I ' f W 1 ; f r HOLDS DEUTSCH MERCHANT VESSEL v. j in the next three years. 1 reiire on 111 iiensnHi.
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