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i a T1 TIT. ? Mr '-Vnivfor Snxrc RhrrStirl PffollTr T7 T7 ti - J I V II H II - IT ' r-, I A A US: V ' -. L W A . . : B-J U. W ,. - - - - . - - . - 111! I II ''II l , II i i r . r noil run-" w sv5 n . - - . - . - . -r . . ctw rTiTirw wa ,-.r lVM4V4 ? 'She Fired- Gnu vWenw 01d;Glory u 4UMUUiMai ... W - Soldiers and Workmen Demand Confidence the Government 2000 GUARDS PROTECT MINISTERS By "William Sbepard (United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd, May 4. An open rupture between the provisional I government heads and the work men and soldiers committee, came A today. A The workmen and soldiers de- I J -manded that the government take Juffhem into their confidence. The tension is growing nouriy. The first clash between the ele ments of the new government came yesterday when the greatest feeling of indignation was arous ed among workmen "and soldiers by the announcement that " the provisional government intended standing by the czar's contract -with the allies. - At yesterday's meeting of the council and jnjijisjters two..,tb.6u sand MdiersTwith loaded 1 riflesT drawn from the Petrograd" guards. guarded the buildingsv where the government leaders met. Throngs of citizens there and here was a gigantic demonstra- ion against foreign minister Mi- lyukoff. Speakers from the soldiers ex- orted the people to join them in eir demands upon the govern ed to take the people into their bfidenc'e. . : - A great mass meeting of pro- ist has been arranged for , to- ight. There is no disguising the ten-' seness of the situation. ' Petrograd May 4. The soldi ers and workmen have formerly declared that they will not ap prove of any loans to Russia un- W they have been fully inform- ea ot the complete war aims of 2Billions off ecretary McAdoo Wires Scotland Neck Bank to Aid in Floatation of Bonds 1 1 i lie TSTO CLOSE J5le Scotland Neck ' Bank re-1 lOtlav the f nil nwino- t.pl e- . 0 . . from treasurer, W.' G..Mc- which should be' of iiiter- to our citizens in view of the that .many want to subscribe issue if the denomination small enough 'to meet the ur people. J. IT Al.nJi; t: 't . tlio C!ii.i,V;T'.,i i -r- ' i "l i i . : v.. - t-uuuoiy communicate with ry McAddo to find out the filiations that the govern- ififig proPoses to issue these cer- e tele gram is as 'follows : J 1 (Aerre f Germany Denies Chilian Withdrawal (BY. UNITED PBESS) London, May 1 4. That tjie Chi lian minister's pass ports have been demanded is denied from Berlin today. MEETING OF ALT THE IiADIES OT THE CITY SATURDAY AFTER NOON AT FOUR O'CLOCK The ladies 'of the Bound Table CluD request the ladies of the town -who are interested , in the war relief fund to nieet With them at the school auditor ium on' Saturday afternoon May: 5; at four o'elock. - - . . . MRS. G. HOFFMAN Sec! the entente, arid all- the details of ;.thecompaj?ts . enteef antbliy' the Czar, -dnd his ministers have been made plain. " ' They; disapprove vigorously with; the statement credited--, to Milyukoff that Russia ; aims : to Crush Germany and Austria. . 1 . Petrograd, May- 4. Virtual armstice exists along almost the entire Russian front. Not a shot has been fired on the:Austro Rus sian' front for more htan a month. vNo real activity of the German Russian sector, and in many places the Russian and German soldiers fraternize, meeting un armed in no man's land. . ' Generar Gqurka has issued ' a warning to beware of a German ruse. v . - ' , Soldiers are arriving for the Duma meetings, ; and they are the authority for f the statement : that absolutely .no fighting is taking place along the Austrian front. Libert v s ON JUNE 15TH Scotland NeckBank, 'Scotland Neck, N. -C, . . ' The government will receive" sub scriptions mntil J une the fifteenth v for two billion dollars of three . and " one half , per cent : liberty.' loan " bonls. ( i , You can render invaluable service to your country by receiving : subscrip tions and eo-o'perating vwith. thq Feder al , JRcserve Bank of your .district. jWill you kindly do this and- tela- j graph me, at the government s - ex pense as soon , as practicable, a rough think will be subscribed by you and j --.v:v.; ' u .. ,. ... .! ' your . euaiumtsis. : - W.. G. McADOO,Sec. of the Treas. The ' governor of the fif tWeder- al-reserve district,. Geo. J Seay.' of which this section is a partjJias '-1 s ' also sent out a similiar afl: ? 17Vistianburg May4. The de- rfcuv rested today after the ex- animation, of only two more wit- xjicooca aiicr .jxli v v it W tCI tCSUU- ed last njght. V . The court recessed to allow a conference' of the commonweal th 's attorneys with Heth 's bro thers asvto a possible rebuttal of the ? defence which was enlarged by; the , statement of; Mrs. Vawter that she had her finger on - the trigger when' the shot s was fired that killed Heth. This creates a doubt as to who fired Ihe pistol and increases the difficulty of securing a convic tion of the accused. , Mrs. Vawter, upset by yester day's ordeal, remained at-home, in .bed, today. The two last witnesses for the defence today testified that Vaw ter was not drunk o nthe evening of the killing of Heth. . - Northcliffe Says Full . be Published AMERICA RECEIVES THE NEWS By Ed L. Keen .(United Press Staff .Correspondent) (Coprright 1917, by The United Press) London, May 3.-1-America is getting the full ' and complete facts of every news feature of the British end i of the war diplomats except the actual figured of sub marine losses and .may expect to receive the mvery soon. The submarine menace is the . strongr est card Germany has played, but it will never win the war. v - The foregoing is on. the authori ty of the man; whose prophesies and:' statements on the war have come tov carry more .weight than those of any figure in the allied countries--Lord Northcliffe. , Northcliffe ' is probably the squar est facer of facts in Eng land. He never dodges. ' Today the. United Press put squarely up to him the'proposition of the ga thering doubt of distrust in Am erica resulting from the belief that British officialdom had not hoer, frank with America in . its statementlof submarine losses nnrl -rnhlVad not. hpen tnlrl the full truth" regarding the al- lies' successes on the west front. " "In regard to the loss of ton- nage by submarines' said Lord Northcliffe," .'.there, is no doubt tlkt the figures are serious The government does not prevent our , "Save for-the submarine ton newspapers from saying so) nor. j nage' figures which I believe will prevent American correspondents' very shortly r be made public, i-I from sayinglso. , The government know' of nothing in the way of will,' I believe,- very soon publish the, full facts and figures, as soon Kith our French and Italian al 1 li net ' ' ' M . ",. , "iV : .. . : ... .. ... r; lies. "I do not hesitate to say in my newspapers that ' the t submarine menace, is the greate&t difficulty we have so .tar),' but to -pretend that the war can -be won by the -UNITED IRESS) 'Richmond,1 May 4. Marines, sailors, .infantrymen, ; - artiUery- 't , - - men, etc; on duty before the. re- cruitin'; .stations . stride thir beats wib eyes' ojen; for the al most persuaded. It's up to thee out posts; to help the would-be recm ;fo finally make up. his mindniiq-d to offer himself for his country service. ' ' ' - Nineper cent of the . build ings" of r( Iihmond fly old glory. Occasionally a Union Jack and the . Tj&Color of France is' to be seen.' However its not iact of pride nr. the allies but a. lack -in allied fiags that -C prevents their appearand ra numbers here. .Most cyery man lwears a amali flag;.ih las; coat lapel. V. . . The X 3d' White and Blue ha I come in' .Eichmond.' 1 U-Boat Resirits will submarine is preposterous. "The whole situation of the I war is that in 1914 and 1915 the Prussians, owing to' their many years of preparation were suc cessful in certain areas, though they lost all. their, colonies A and had alii their ships driven from the seas. Last year of final pre paration by the allies, but during 1916 the fight resembled that point 'in a. tug of war when neith er side seems able, to pull the oth er over the line. Today Turkey is on its last legs, Austria k and Hungary are crying out for peace ' and Prussia and Rrevaria are dis- contented 'iThroughout l.the British do minions and in France and Italy there is a complete understanding of the fact that the entry of the United Statesf is, the most impor tant event in the war since the days of August 1914. I am sure ' that our government quite un- I dewtands' that Iad kof frankness) - between the allies would be disas-; know to hat in anr case and, .the new? can only! be held UP for a week or two' and ! I "" Bupyresieu wuimi Cv - ' entually leak out and sow, suspi- cion thro,unout the United States news of importance on land or sea that has been withheld ' by the British- censorship during r many months- except the details of? one or 'two signal successes with: cer tain" new war instruments the na ture of which the government is wisely hiding from the enemy in the; same way that itltept -the great eeeret of" 'the', tanks:" - . i,. , "!. ..1, c . Centra! Powers Fear. Anarchy Unless ; Peace . Comes Quickly : HOLLWEGG ASKED TO EXPLAIN Tventv-three Billion Wasted at Verdum ; London, April 28. Million of ! , (Br UNITED PRESS) sheUsrfrorn German - and French guns t)f various calibres have left the battlefield of Verdun holding a veritable mine of reayt refined steel.. So great is the store of scrap metal that, ttfe steel indus try is .figuring, the advantages of trying to ,rake, the-olood-soaked area of 'France 's, supreme resist ance. , f, ' A ; total freight T of l,350,t)00 tons, is believed to-v await profit able; redemption- from the area, othe fortress.' At the present I frm rlorroif ic ximlt t'Q . 000.' ' i ; . ONLY TWO LOST OP THE ROCKINGHAM CREW . , - (BY .UNITED PBESS) , - London, May 4. Thirteen more survivors of the American, steam er Rockingham have been report ed to have been picked up. Only two are said to have been lost. NATIONAL BANK STATE MENTS ARE CALLED FOR Washington, May 4. The com ptroller of the currency has called for a statement o fthe condition of all the National Banks 'up to the close of the first of May. Richmond, May 4. Everyone in Richmond will be wearing a tag by' night. This is annual 4 'tag day ' ' for' the" Instructiv e Visiting Nurses Association; .,i-r. COTTON MARKET .... . -..- Open. High. Low. Close. May 19.66 19.31 19.6a ,19.83 July 19.50 19.75 "j 19Dr 19.67 Oet.v 18.73 18.94 18.73 1S.S5 Dec. 18.80 18.98 ' 180 19.92 Jan. " 18.S8 - 19T.19 18.86 '18.9:5 Local Market 19 1-2 Eiritisk Eeafeini , ' . - . , : , . t . . n - : ' ; . ... ,r , W eight Ot' Oefman .KeSeryeS VOXCGS J jDntlSIl' 1 ' ' Troops to Retire HAIG MAICES XIAIN ELSEWHERE (BY U1TITED PEES3) London, May 4. The tremen mendous ' weight of - the German reserves . flung against the .Brit ish ..advance forced a slight fall ing, back of the British troops from: the advanced, positions cap- tnred. ; Byl Arthur Mann . (United Press Staff Correspondent) Copenhangen, May 4. Either Germanys war : managers are.' playing the shrcydest publicity game for . the purpose of causing a . relaxation of America s war" preparation, or. Germany' is actu ally beset by the worst-internal -dissentions. ' , " Private advices which appear to be authentic, emphasize the se riousness of this situation in Ger manvV ' J- v ' v' ' ' : -""Austria carried ,a;hint.oh the solution by, stating, that Germany mayv, appoint jount , v on uernst orff, the former Ambassador to the, United' States' .the, successor to foreign secretary Zimmermann the; idea being, that Bernstorff ( piliiitinn with thn United States. ciliation with the , United (States. The hear approach to a crisis.., is indicated, in the news summar ized. . A bad feeling is growing be tween Prussia and Austria Hun gary, in which both countries fear are entertained of anarchy un- 4 less th?b governments show the people that there is some hope of peace. . - " ' Another idea has laid hold of the people, though not widely ex pressed, that the Germans sub marine policy is not producing the results anticipated. Hamburg, with vast- shipping industries, is now approving the course of the foreign office ail op posing submarine ruthlessne3. The leading men of the. city hold that Germany's commercial prospects have been injured for, rears. ' : Shipping industries demand Germany immediately announce, that it1 ha?rho idpa; of t anncirig any territory.' . ' Washington, May 4. The" o- , pinion is.rifeTthat'Germau social- ists here vho attempt to force, or influence, a: "separate Russian peace .should be , punish ed to the limit. . ; ' ' . a: General Haig . however reports that progress in" an entirely new sector from that of , the British drive, was heretofore centered: during the pastj jfcrty . eight hours ; has been , mal3 northeast of Qt: Quentin xjd';C: I'; !.; cf Hcrci- ccurt. , " ' ;" '" v. J :s
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