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Dr. H L, Savage P.ockySMeunt, North Carol ins Will be in Scotland Neck on the third Wednesday of each month at the hotel to treat the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and fit glaser, Dr. A, G. Liveraoii Dentist Scotland Neck, North Caralina Office up-Rtsira in the Whitehead Buildine. Office hours from 9 to 1 and 2 to 5 o'clock. Willie M. AHsbroak Life Insurance Scotland Neck, North Carolina Representing the Metropolitan Life Insuranoe Co., ofNew York, nrniorp llfsfi WITHHOLDS HER INTENTIONS UNTIL UNITED STATES RE PLIES TO HER NOTE, a rv-r 9 ? IN c ? t ri r- j- r- ? ? . r- Reasons For Sinking Lss'.atan! and Other Ships. Tone of Reply la " FHenciiy Throughout. Berlin, G-srfTka itfe&ilda its final eseliiaa on th d&n&i&i advanced by the lutted States GprerfHiieiit. in con nection With the sinking cf the Lusi tsiiia, until the receipt of an answer from the United States, to the note IT ?.. . . .u iifi r iuu jagow, tne uoreign HI iiL,i UUL Filial rtrmpenai i Minister, has delivered to Ambassador I Gerard in reply to the' American noto received by the Gtrman Government en May 15. In its rordy the German Government declares thai; it is not its intention to I submit neutral ships in the war zone, I which nrn enntv nf no iviiii, ante ! attacks by submarine ox aeroplanes, j iaat it 13 invoatigat-ing the odrcura- etan&a fn eoKeeUMt vrith tke attacha ca the Atii'Sean steamers Ouaaing fetd GultNgkt and feat Pa all casa Wiier-o neatrcJ veaaels. through no ts.v.1 cf r'r nwi i.avA ti-.,n Vji.- aired. Germany will nav indemninpa-! tion - , t.;4.J;- - , , r, ., the L ,. . Wi-.a t-ijiit-u jnu ciirneu inrye stores 01 war munitlcna "it acted in justified relf-defeyso in seeking with all the means of warfare at its disposition to protect the lives of its soldiers by de stroying ammunition intended for the enemy." . The German Government recalls the proposals submitted by the United State Government to Berlin and Lou don, designed to end the fcubmarine r,.,.i;.; o.- ,..t , .. A, . " ' f lf , - r, .... I or the refusal cf tse British Govern- - - J - i"- The following is the text of the Ger man note: "Tko undersigned has the honor to f-ubmit to Ambassador Gerard, tho following answer to the communica tion of May 15, regarding the injury to American interests through Ger man submarine warfare. "The Imperial Government has sub- erican Government to a thorough in vestigation. It entertain also a keen vih to co-cpera-to in a frank and fondly way in clearing up a possible DUFuncierstancing wnicn may nave arisen In the relations between the ! two Government1; through the events mentioned by the American Govern ment. "Regarding, firstly, the case of the American steamers Cushl&s and Gulf light. The American Embassy has already been informed that the Gor man Government has no intention ci submitting neutral shins in the war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to attack by a submarine or submarines or aviators- On the con trary, the German forces have repeat edly been instructed most specifically to avoid attacks on euch ships. Isc'atccI Cases. "If neutral ships in recent months hflvo suffered through the German submarine warfare, owing to mistakes in Identification, it is a question only oj, quite isolated and exceptional cases, which can be attributed to the British Government's abuse of flags, together with the suspicious or culpable be havior of tha roasters of the skips. ':The German Government ia ail cas in wmcn it has Deen feiiown r.y its investigation that a.noi'Uml chip, not itself at fault,, was damaged' by German submarines or aviators, has prpresaed regret over the unfortunate accident and, if justified by conditions, has offered indemnification. Cyshir.g and GuiiiiiQht "The cases cf the Gushing and Gulf- light will be treated on the same prin- ciplos. An investigation of both cases is in progress, the result of which will presently b& communicated to the .Embassy. The investigation can, if necessary, bo supplemented by an in terjia.tional cull cn the International commi&eian of inquiry as provided by Article III of The Haguo agrement of October 18, 1907. Sinking cf Falaba. "When "sinking te Sritsh steamer Falaba the commandtw of the German submarine had the intention of allow ing, the passengers and crew a full opportunity to escape. Only when tho master did .not obey the order to heave-to, but fled and summoned help ! by rocket signals, did the German commander order the crew and pas sengers by signals and magaphone to leave the ship writhin 10 minutes. He actually allowed them 23 minutes time and fired the torpedo only when sus picious craft were hastending to the assistance of the Falaba. Lusitania Disaster. "Regarding the loss of life by the sinking of the British passenger RtAamer Lusitania, the German Gov ernment has already expressed to this neutral Governments concerned its keen regret that citizens of their states lost their lives. "On this occasion the Imperial Gov ernment, however, cannot escape the impression that certain Important facts having a direct bearing on the sinking of the Lusi tania may have escaped the attention of the American Government. . An Auxiliary Cruiser. "In the -interest of a clear and com plete understanding whicn is the aim cf both Governments, the Imperial Government considers it first, neces sary to convince itself that the in formation accessible to both Govern; merits about the facts of the case is complete and in accord. The Govern ment of the United States proceeds on the assumption that the Lusiatania could be regarded as an ordinary un armed merchantman. The Imperial Government allows itself In thi3 con nection to point out that the Lusi tania was one of the largest and fast est British merchant ships, built with Government funds as an auxiliary cruiser and carried expressly as such ia the tVa-ty Hsf issued by the British Admiralty. "It U further known to the Im perial Government, from trustworthy reports from its agents and neutral passengers, that for a considerabla time practically all tke more valuable British merchantmen have been equipped with cannon and ammuni tion and other weapons and manned with persons who have been specially trained in serving guns. The Lusi- tania' too according to information received here had cannon aboard which were mounted and concealea Doiow aeeiis. Prises for Ramming "The Imperial Governen.t further has the honor to direct the particular cttention of the American Government 1 to the fat that the British admiralty in a conSdential instruction, issued in February, 1915, recommended its mer cantile shipping not only to seek pro- guislving marks, but also, whilo thus cissuisea to attack German subma rine-s by ramming. As a special inci- tatJon to merchantmen to destroy sub marines the British government also offered high prizes and has already paid such rewards. "The Imperial government in view of these facts, indubitably known to it, is unable to regard British mer chantmen in the zone of naval oper p.tions specified by the admiralty staff c-i the German navy as 'undefended German commanders consequently are no iQnger aole to cbsorvc the custom ary rsuat:on3 of the prize law, wliicl . , c , '5?"9?,1L"th(i- 'j'6rldl. govfrr'nenj' j Tijust point out particulaidy that the Ijusitania on its last trip, as on earlier occasions, carried Canadian troop3 and war material, including no less than 5,400 cases of ammunition intended for the destruction of the brave Ger man soldiers who are fulfilling their duty -with s&lf-sacrillco and devotion in the fatherland's service. "The German government he!ievo-3 it was acting in justified self-defense p'n seeking with all the means of war fare at its disposition to protect the liver? of its poldiers by destroyfng am- munition intended for the enemy "The British shipping company must have been aware of the danger to which tho passengers aboard the I.us'tania were exposed under these conditions. The company in embark ing them, notwithstanding this at tempted deliberately to use the lives Of American citizens a3 p-rotection for the ammunition aboard and actod against the clear provisions of the American law which expressly pro hibits the forwarding of passengers on ships carrying ammunition and pro- vuies a penalty tnereior. Tne com pany, therefore, ia -wantonly guilty of the death of so many passengers. Tli ere can be no doubt, according to tho definite report of the subma rines commander, winch is timber confirmed by all other information, "that the quick sinking of the Lusitania 13 primarily attributable to the explo sion of the ammunition shipment caused by a torpedo. The Lusitania passengers would otherwise, in all hu man prouaD.aty, have been saved. "The Imperial government consid ers the ubovc-mentionel fact3 Impor tant enough to recommend them to tho attentive examination of the American government. Withheld- Final Decision. "Tho Imperial government, while withholding its final decision cn the demands advanced in connection with the sinking of the Lusitania until re ceipt of an answer from the American ; government feels impelled in conclu- ei-on, to recall here and now, that It took cognizance with satisfaction of the mediatory proposals submitted by the United States government to Ber lin end London as a basis for a mcdus Vivendi for conducting tho maritime warf-iwe between- Germany and Great Britain. The Imperial government, by its readiness to enter upon a discus sion of these proposals, then demon strated its good intentions in ample fashion. The realization of these pro posals vva3 defeated, as is well kno-yvn, by the declinatory attitude cf the Brit ish government. "The undersigned takes occasion, etc. (Signed) "JAGOW." British Tullochmoor Sunk. Barry, Wales.- The British steamer TaIlochmor was shelled and sunk by a German submarine. The crew escaped and has landed here. The Tullochmoor was in ballast from Genoa for South Shields. Russians Have Over 600,000 Prisoners. Petrograd, via London. Prisoners taken by Russian armies and interned in Russia up to the first of April ac cording to figures made public, num ber 10,734 officers and 605,378 men. MOTHER BRITISH BITTLESHIP SUNK GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS THE MAJESTIC OFFICERS AND CREW SAVED. MORE AND SHORE HAZARDOUS Submarine Activity is on InrrMs ;nH Menace is Growing for Sea Eorne Trade. iLondon The British battleshio Majestic, another of the ebips eupnort- mg the Allied army on the Gallipoll Feninsula, vras sunk by a German submarine. Nearly all the officers and crewr were saved. At about the same time the steam er Princess Irene, built last year for the Canadian Pacific-British Columbia Coast survey and which was taken over by the Admiralty at the com mencement of tho war, was destroyed by an accidental explosion while at anchor at Sheerness, where she was undergoing repairs. All her crew, numbering about 250 except one sea man, and 78 dockyard workers, aboard at the time, loet their lives. The Majestic, which was the oldest battleship in the British Navy, wa3 the sixth battleship lost by the Allies einco the beginning of the Dardanelles operations, and the second which has fallen a victim to German submarines which recently arrived in those wa ters. The submarine menace is a growing one, both in the Aegean Sea and home waters and these veswels promise to take an active part in he operations in the narrow waters or tne Aoriatic, vnicii, as m tne Aegan Islands, afford good shelter. While the warships are able to es cape submarines in the waters around the British Isles, the increase in their numbers makes the carrying on of sea-borne trade more and more hazardous. The Admiralty still believes that the American steamer Nebraskan, now cn her way to Liverpool was torpedoed. The British steamer Morwenna bound for Canada and the Danish steamer Betty have been sunk by submarines. Only xi few. days ago the commander of a submarine informed a Danish captain that he had no orders to sink Danish vessels. WANT MARKET FOR EXCHANGE. May Make Americans Legal Tender For Export Duties. Washington. A definite plan for creating a market for bills of exchange drawn cn hanks in the United States payable in dollars was presented at the conference between business and ft nancial representatives of the United Si-ntrss n-nA the Chilean dfilttsrnt.inn at tending the Pan-American Financial Conference. . . It was said that the Gugcnheim cop per interests, the Bethlehem Steel Co. and the Dupont Powder Company, all of which have large interests in Chile, are behind the plan, which would in volve exchange aggregating some $20, 000,000 a year. Representatives o the United States in this conference group were told that Chile exacted an export duty on itrate and had provided that SO day' bills of exchange cn London pay able in pounds sterling shall be prac tically legal tender in the payment of these duties and for other purposes. It was suggested that a law be enact ed to make bills drawn on banks in the United States legal tender to tho same extent to facilitate tho business cf. the interests in the United States which spend million? each year in wages and in purchases in Chil. Battleship Damaged. Newport, R. I.- The battleship Rhode Island dragges her anchors during a heavy galo that swept Nar ragansett Bay and was blown against tho battleship Nebraska, carrying away a portion of the Nebraska's bridge and injurying some cf her guns- Both vessels lost considerable side gear. Engineers Endorse Suffrage. Cleveland, O. Woman suffrage was indorsed by the annual convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers. President cf Portugal Resigns. Lisbon, via Paris. The President of Portugal, Manuel de Arriaga, has resigned. President De Arriaga offi cially announced to the president of tae Portuguese Congress bis determi naticn to resign his office. C. & O. D-uys Locomotives. Richmond, Va. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ha3 ordered 24 mallet type locomotives from the American Locomotive Company at a cost of 720,000, according to an announce ment by the railway company. Pay for Cargoes Promptly. London. The foreign office an nounced that the government had in formed the representative of Ameri can cotton interests whose shipments on 17 vessels have been purchased by the government that it was ready and anxious to make payment at once. The representative, however, admitted his inability at present to make any defi nite claim in respect cf any one of the cargoes of these vessels, but he has un3r;rtaken to obtain the neces sary information In ordr to present his claim as soon as possible. GEilY'S REPLY IS UNSATISFACTORY NOTE FROM GERMANY IS PRO FOUND DISAPPOINTMENT TO WASHINGTON. WILL ANSWER PROMPTLY Want No Prolonged Discussions But Demands Assurances That Our Rights Will Be Respected. Yv'asnjngton. Genaany's reply to the American note concerning the sinking of the Lusitania wdth a los3 of more than 100 American lives pro duced a feeling of profound disappoint ment here. Dissatisfaction at the fall ure of Germany to answrer the de inands of the United States was re flected in government circles gener ally. It was generally predicted that a prompt answer would be sent to Ber lin at once. This is expected to give the American government's under standing of the facts, that the Lusi tania was unarmed and carried no con cealed guns, that ehe sailed from the Lnitod States a peaceful merchant man and that under all rules of inter national law and humanity, the ves- pei should have been visited and searched and her passengers transfer red to a place of safety, whether sh& carried ammunition or not. American law does not prohibit " ammunition from being carried on passenger ships, it will be asserted, but only self exploding material and lines in the past have been permitted to carry crms and ammunition by special ruling of the state department on the mean ing of Federal stautes. Germany's failure even to discuss the reparation demanded by the American note, and evasion of' the re quest that guarantees be given to American vessels and lives be not dangered in the future are the main points, however, which the United States government, it was generally believed, would advert to in the sec ond note. The expressions of regret and offers of reparation for uninten tional attacks on' neutral suips are "ex pected to have little weight in deter mining the nature of the response of the United State3. When the note of May 13 was sent it wa3 pointed out that such promises did not remove tho risks to which American vessels and lives were sub jected and to support this conten tion, the United States will add, it is Gaid, that the American steamer Ne braskan was torpedoed without warn ing within the la.2t few days. While it is generally thought tho United States wdll answer Germany's request for facts with a re-statement of the circumstances as recited in the American noto of May 13, the prompt ness with which the reply will be dis patched is counted upon to serve as an indication that the American gov ernment wishes an early answer an does not desire to engage in a pro tracted diplomatic discussion. Persons close to President Wilson have learned that he is determined to obtain reparation for the Lusitania victims and assurances of respect for American rights in future, and that failing this, 'he would not hesitate to sever diplomatic relations with Ger many. DEAL FIRMLY WITH MEXICO. Fresldent Wilson in Statement Saya Fighting Must Stop. Washington. There were plain in dications that from now on the Admin istration will vigorously seek to end the chaos in Mexico. Until President Wilson makes public a statement ho has prepared, details of his plans will not be known, but it is understood that tne Mexican leaders will be Informed that the timo has come for them to stop fighting between themselves and agree on a government wrhich the United States can regonize. It is expected that the statement will recite famine conditions in the Southern Republic as Du val West and other Government agents have portrayed them. The President will point out how pa tiently the American Government has waited for the Mexican factions to ad just the problem themselves and how helpless the Mexican people generally have besome in the hands of the mili tary elements. The statement Which is to be sent to all the f?.ctional leaders will not announce the course the United States expects to follow in case an agree ment does not result, but will point out that conditions have become intol erable and mu3t be remedied by out side influences if there are no such elements in the country. The advisability of placing an em bargo on the exportation of arms and ammunition to Mexico has been urged as one means of putting a stop to fighting there. Mighty Battles Raging. London. Around the great fortress of Przemysl a mighty battle is still raging. The Austro-German armies are making a supreme effort to cut off tne stronghold and free these armies for operations against Italy and tha Allies In the west. PRESIDENT T GIVE HANS WARNING INTOLERABLE CONDITIONS MUST CEASE THROUGH M EXICAN8 OR OTHERWISE. PEOPLE FACE STARVATION Military Factions Keep Up Fighting and Pillaging and Are Accomplish ing Nothing. Washington. President Wilson has decided to serve notice on the warring factions in Mexico that conditions in that country have become intolerable and that unless they themselves coin pose the situation soou some other means may have to be employed to ac complish the result. The first intimation of the Presided taking this step came in an appeal is sued from the head of the American Red Cross setting forth that "several years of internal disturbances in many parts of Mexico have reduced the peo ple to starvation" and urging contri butions to relief funds. Officiate at the White House and Siate Department declined to say what the President's forthcoming statement contained but denied that recognition of any faction was contemplated. The Presidents action, it was eaid, was to demand, in effect, that the Mex icans arrive at an early settlement of their troubles or at least provide for the sustenance of the starcing popula tion. High officials referred to tho Presi dent's forthcoming pronouncement as not meaning "immediate intervention." The impression in executive quarters would be to place responsibility for the present state of affairs squarely on the military elements in tho Republic, which have over-run the country an appropriated Its food supply or pre vented the tilling of the soil. While anxious to continue the policy of allowing the Mexicans to settle their difficulties without Interference the President is said to be determined that the civilian population of the country shall not be starved In the meantime. NO REPORT ON NEBRASKAN. Germany Knows Nothing of the Chip. Sank the Gulfiicht. Eerlln. via London. The Foreign Office and the Admiralty are still with out nows concerning the reported tor pedoing of the American steamship Nebraskan, and depreciate all discus sion of possible effect on German American negotiations pending an authoritative confirmation of an at tack on the ship. German' newspapers have printed nothing about the Ne braskan incident since the first Rot terdam dispatch reporting that the ship had been torpedoed and that she was still afloat with the crew safe In her life boats. The torpedoing of the steamship Gulflight is now established as due to a German submarine the report of the commander of the submarine In ques tion having been received by the Ad miralty. The commander stated that when he first saw the GulflMght she was being convoyed by two patrol boats and he concluded that she must be a British vessel or was carrying contraband. The presence of the pat rol boats, the commander reported, made closer investigation dangerous. Seizing Food Supplies. Douglas, Ariz. To relive the situa tion at Hermonsilla and Guaymas, Villa forces are raiding the Cumpus district, seizing all available supph3 of wheat, according to information re ceived here. The district, It is said, will be left without food and the pop ulation, consisting of women, children and old men unable to bear arms, will be reduced to absolute starvation. Russians Possess Urumlah. Petrograd, via London. Urumlah, Persia, has been occupied by tho Rus sians after an engagement with the Turks In the direction of Dllman and near Bachkala, according to a state ment issued by the General Staff of the Army of the Caucasus. Southern Republics Invite Delegates Washington. Another step towara the Improvement of business and financial relations between the Amer icas was taken at the Pan-American-Financial Conference when delegates from the Southern Republics unani mously approved a resolution calling upon the business and commercial in terests of the United States to unite within tho next six months in nam ing a delegation to visit all the South and Central American countries. Members of this delegation shall be the guests of the various nations. Captain Grant Heads Submarines. Washington. In line with his an nounced intention to develop the sub marine arm cf the navy and elimi nate its present faults. Secretary Dan iels designated Captain A. W. Grant one of the highest ranking officers ch. his grade to command the Atlantic submarine flotilla and exercise gen eral supervision over that branch of the service. Captain Grant, who now commands the battleship Texas, wik assume his new duties this month, with headquarters aboard the flotilla flag ship. S3 Spring Cleaning -CALLS FOR Mattings, Druggetts Grass Druggetts Tapestry and Velvet Art Squares and Rugs Oil Cloths and Linoleums Window Shades Curtain Poles Hall Poles, Etc. We have a complete line of the above and it ) will pay veil fo call and look over our line. i Scotland Neck Furniture Company r New Ice House AT Womatfc's Grist Mill We have equipped a stora ge for JCE aiul ha ve received our first ship ment. lee will be delivered from wagon any hour and anywhere in town. 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