GomMonwealth.
hLUBIE
XXXIV.
TWICE A WEEK
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
NUMBER 34.
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Lmmfceir .- Russian KevMiitiori N
Kerased " Pep
oses Czar
our Hundred Thousand Members of Broth
erhood Called out Saturday at Six O'clock
j Grand Duke Michael Named as Regent and
Ends The Monarchy.
PRESIDENT STUDYING SITUATION PRINCE LVOFF HEADS CABINET
;ews'From The .
State Capitol
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Vice-President Marshall Spent Secluded Day.
In Raleigh Hotel This Week
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NEW YORK, March 16. Indications today are that President
ilsoti will be asked to mediate the theatened railroad strike.
The railroad managers have been in continued conference
ncc President Lee, of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, sug-
csted such a step.
(BY UNITED PRESS)
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'.r'h 16. The Minister of Justice of the New
Provisional Governmt. ecided to extend amnesty to the political
offenders. , . i y .
Fifteen Assemblies of the Russian Mobility endorsed the revo-
lution. . . V
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WASHINGTON March 16. President Wilson will accept Grand Duke Nicholas, m command of the Russian armies in
v - xi, il, lirwrvrl rw li o manflcprs mfiv make, urovided it is tViP Caucasus the mnst nnnnlfiT man in "Russia tAlfci-rir1 ba Dnm i
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NEGROES ARE TALKING POLITICS
hade with a determination to mediate, said a high authority today.
NEW YORK, March 15. A "progressive strike" of the ,4Q0,r
iOO members or the tour great raiiroau uruinerauuus u w
clock (Central time) Saturday on Eastern Roads, was ordered here
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f,.iio,- Tho waMrniit. wi fixtPTid to-an tne raiiroaus in
;i f- i unci . . .
Grand Duke Nicholas will in all probability be appointed army
dictator. V
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Democracy is now in control of the' Duma. The Czar has ab-
uicateci. urana uuKe iiexanaerovitcn ?nas been appointed regent
mmtrr withm nve clays, umeis oi tne woi-Kiuen urgctiiiaLiuup. sc ,x v.
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he strike machinery in motion within a few minutes after an ulti- Assassination. of former premier' Sturmer and Minister of the
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matuiii (leiivereu tu im; cuiueicnuc cupjuhuco an interior irrotonn is still unconnrmea.
ters had been rejected. A compromise proposal offered by the mana-
bers was declined without debate. STOCKHOLM, March 16 Latest idetails of the fighting at
WASHINGTON, March" 15. President Wilson was notified Petro "d ffives tiie killed as numberingltwentv and the wouiided
ramecuaTeiy or tne caning oi ine aiiu ue uegaii cuusmcianuu ax one imncireci au(j twenty
If the steps which might be taken to avert it.
Althousli the President had been watching the situation close
tv he had not abandoned hope that a compromise would be reached fETKUGKAU, xiarclvlb.--Tne mperor or nussia nas auu
imd so far-as revealed had made na definite plans-for-intervening. -No leated, and Grand Duke Michael Alexandrviteb h loagger brother,
Statement was forthcoming from the White House, but it was'well has been named :"as regent. 1 The Russian ministry, charged with cor-
hmderstood that some move would be made as soon as officials were ruption and incompetence; has been swept out of office; One minister
full v advised. . . .. ' Alexander Protopopoff, head of the interior department, is reported
The general belief in official circles is that the president will to have been killed, and the other ministers, as well as the president
make an appeal to the patriotism of the men, urging them not to tie of the imperial council, are under arrest
up transportation facilities with the countrv facing a'ereat interna- A new national cabinet is announced with Prince Lvoff as
tional crisis. president of the council and premier, and other offices held by the
There was every indication that the President would not call men who are close to the Russian people
the representatives of the two sides to Washington again as he did
last year when the strike was threatened.
JAPANESE AMBASSADORS TO AD
DRESS PITTSBURG PR3SS
PITTSBURGH, March 16. Ambassa
dor Sato arrived here from Washing
ton today to attend the banquet of the
Pittsburg Press Club, at which he will
be the guest of honor. Whether the
Japanese diplomat will touch upon
Japanese-American relations is not
known.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the Canadian no
velist, Hoy W. Howard, president of
the United Press, and Senator Warren
Harding have accepted invitations to
loliver after dinner speeches. About
fioO are expected to attend the dinner.
LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT AT WIL
MINGTON ON MARCH 28th.
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OF CONGRESS IS
TO SPEAK IN N. C.
A meeting which is expected to in
crease interest in livestock in Eastern
North Carolina and serve, also, to. break
down . tho old time prejuidice against
the stock law, will be held in Wilming
ton March 28-29 when there will be a
gathering of those interested in stock
raising to witness an exhibition of
breeding stock.
This meeting has been arranged co
operatively between the North Carolina
Experiment Station, the Extension Ser
vice, the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce, and the Southern Settlement
Trouble Began Week Ago
PETROGRAD, March 15. Events leading up to the revolution
began a weef ago with street demonstrations of workingmen who
quit wort as a protest against the shortage of bread. The first two
davs mounted patrols kept the crowds moving without resorting to
i TmiotTio Whan nrvlfvrori in firp on the reor e. thev reiused. l once
were substituted and battle occurred between them and the troops
Regiment after regiment joined the revolters and seized arsenals anc
other strategic points.
The Duma joined hands with the revolution, on being dissolver
by the Emperor, and declared that the existing government had been
overthrown. The Duma resumed its sittings after it had sent the no
tification to the Emperor of these developments, warning him that the
fate of tlie dynasty depended on his acceptance of the new torder of
affairs.
"RALEIGH, N. C.A March 15. Raleigh is arranging for the
glorification of its returning soldier boys from the Mexican border,
who are expected to reach the State in the course of the next few
days. One of the practical measures under way is an effort to find
jobs for about fifty members of the Raleigh company (li) and the
Third Regiment band. - A large proportion of the men enlisted in
hese organizations are not natives or residents of Raleigh, and some
of them "joined the army" largely to secure jobs. But they have
served their country at pretty hard labor and very small pay and M
they are capable they deserve to be given consideration in filling posi
tions suitable to them.
Some people are criticising Vice-President Marshall, who turned
up suddenly in a Raleigh hotel this week and spent the best portion
of the day here, for not having heralded his coming, so we could have
given him a "blow-out." But there are others who are disposed to
ook upon the incident in just the reverse light. .Mr. Marshall is
very democratic in his habits, lie is not afflicted with an overirrowu,
personal ego" and has no penchent for advertising himself a fact
that should be commended and not condemned. Gentlemen avIio
know him will say there is a good deal more to him and in him than
appears on the surface. Gov. Bickett andMrs. Bickett made a formal -
call on the ex-governor of Indiana and would have tendered Mr. and -
Mrs. Marshall a reception at the executive mansion, but the distin- -guished
visitor preferred the' quiet for a restful day.
Public school children, in the rural communities especially,
will leariv with interest that t
larged moving-picture scheme which is now being arranged under
the direction of the State Board of Health, which has been doing con
siderable, along this line lately. By the terms of a law just passed
means are provided for the development of the scheme and work
whereby a wider scope of instruction and entertainments is to be
provided.
A new weekly newspaper owned and edited by negroes, winch
has just .made its appearance in Raleigh, gives evidence in its first
issue that one of the objects of the publication is to get the negroes
of Raleigh and North Carolina back into politics. Considering the
remarkable good fortune that has attended the physical, moral and
financial progress of this section since they ceased to "take an active
interest in polities," it is hard to convince of anything worse that
could befall the race than their proposed return to politics.
As the sap begins to rise in the limbs of the human youngsters
the call for the ball is heard in the land and the diamond will be again
the centre of attraction. Raleigh will be in the State League circuit,
again this year although it came near to passing up the professional
game and the-manager is now enlisting players. The lease on the
athletic ball park near the Soldiers Home has been renewed and will
be put in good shape at once. Several of the Big League teams will
play exhibition games here soon.
and development Company.
Among the speakers will be Major W.
A. Qraham, Commissioner of Agricul-
7 i -,r at t -. mi a. Tir ! ture : Prof. Dan. T. Gray, Director B.
l.oHry ?Jnn,t, March 16. That Miss ; ' .
t .H . . I v v . ivngore, toi. vj. r. vv imams, j.vxr.
Mil hi' it;1 I. fill l-i n f in '1ii'o irnmon ill o 7 7
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T. B. I'arker, Mr. 1C. . Curtis, Mr. A.
J. Reed, and Dr. F. D. Oweih
The feeding and pasturage of live
stock will be discussed by Prof. C. B.
Williams and Pro. Dan. T. Gray. A
system of feeding will be discussed
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is to speak in this city on j
and that she will make a
tour df nine North Carolina citic3 dur-
lnS fiat mouth became known here to
day. Miss Rankin is to come here un- j
dor the auspices of the Y. M. C. A, and
a autaiujua concern. Other North
aioliun cities which Miss Rankin is to
vit include Durham, Wilmington,
Oolrtshoro, Raleigh, Fayetteville,
Greensboro, Salisbury, Monroe and
Winston-Salem.
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which has been found to do away with
the softness in the bodies of the hogs
caused by feeding on peanuts and soy
beans, and yet to retain the gain that
the soy bean can give.
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Did you see the mud-bespattered gray little car in imvn
terday,and if so, did you inquire about it I .Probably not, but the "
dirty as it vas as it passed through town, is of considerable import
ance to the touring public, for it is the National Boundary Highway
Trail Blazer, which is to extend around the entire border of the Uni
ted fStates, and marks the longest highwav in the world.
ceiticize Spanish: ambassa
dor TO ARGENTINA FOR DIS
CAURAGING IMMIGRATION '
AIRES, Feb. 25. (By
BUKXOS
-iau Ambassador Solerv Guardiola ji
-i'nin Lns i)eon un(er violent attack by
a e ti n of the Argentine press today
'aii-e of his message to the Madrid
SOVci-n inniit ' t...-4.:
n'n imiij; llltlU I III llllg III tlUIA
to t
Pres.-.,,
tli inks
('0"iitiynu:n to warn them of
fiaii t;
1'i'j.ublie be discouraged for the
t- The Ambassador s?yj I13
'if1 was doing right ov .lis own
existing
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here. La
defends
HAVANA, March 15. Secret Agents of Germany trailed J.
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w. werara irom me moment ne laimcu a, -j. Starting from Washington on the diy of the inauguration the
his leaving here on board the steamship Governor Cobb, of the - j little Saxon roadster, stock model, in battleship gray color, wallowed
insular and Occidental service.- ; through mud, that it was difficult for a butry to navigate, all the Wav
While talking in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel, Mr. Gerard j tQ Norfolk and from tfrere to thjs town it waJJ mmc t()() J
' saw one of the German agents, who Had been most ootrusn e ana pci-, me dHver ga;d k muth beUor Jn this countrv t,an fart,,or H)rt,
- LONDON Feb. 2o.- By Mai )-A . lo shadow him Mr. Gerard hastened up to the. p h . t vel d t() Ro" k t t'h t wi r
heachor in the Harrow district asked a . v 1 i faA ' 1U1U 1 lllVLtLU LU u"u J1,ltl"1' UIU1U l U1,s()l1 1x11(1
class of boys and girls whose ages av-. man, who was a typical German. The spy, taking alarm, flea . frQm there & B Hne tQ the coast down rs far as low(r F,orida aM(
erage 7 years to write essays on Lloyd j Mr. Gerard's trail was taken up immediately by another Ger- then keep as close to the coast as possible. .
George. The results included tuese pa- man, avIio followed mm to tne sieamsiup, .auuaiu mun tne .v
ragmphs: - reserved a stateroom.
Llov'd George "is a'very brave soldier. ! T-r,;4- 1,qv0 Voon mnd? h- fionnaiiv to stop the I
He is King of Parliament. They are merican-di lomatist from reaching Washington, Mr. Gerard ear- j to say that he was glad to return.
trying to poison him. Ameiican diplomatist lrf - J nannv I F. C. Boutto, with passports showing that he is a Dutch sub-
He has won many battles. He has nes papers containing inioniiaiiun- i'
thousands of soldiers. most unfavorable position. . . . I
King George is King of England, Important developments are expected jn the German situation'
but Lloyd George is King for the war. after nig conference with President Wilson.
He is a Weshman but speaks Lngiish. ( TVlien he left here Mr. Gerard was closely guarded against
He has lots of soldiers and he tells
them what to do so as to win the war. danger by government detectives. . '
this evening aboard the Governor Cobb, lie refused to talk except
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".vuu.r mat -Argentina i
7 i'Miion to take care if
Jst now.
rot In
rani'. iants
He only lets the people have 4 pounds ;
of bread.
Lloyd George is a good King and the
Germans have tried to poison him.
Officials Seize Four Men
KEY WESTFla,, March 15. James AV. Gerard arrived here
ject and in the army of Holland, was taken from the Governor Cobb
by immigration officials, .who has been instructed to watch for Ger
man spies trailing Mr. Gerard. Boutto said he was a tobacco mer
chant and was making a business trip to the United States
Three other passengers, who were said to have been armed
were detained?". One was a Spaniard and the other two Portugese.
La Noche, a Havana newspaper, last night published a report
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of a plot to- assassinate Mr. Gerard before lie left Germany.