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UlUME TWO
ASKED FOR $5O,O0 TO
N
u:
SECRETARY OF STATE OFFERS IN EVIDENCE TELEGRAM
FROM FORMER GERMAN AMBASSADOR ASKING FOR
POWER TO SPEND M ONEY WITH UNNAMED.
1). S. CLINCHED WRONGFUL GERMAN ACTS
(By United Press)
Washington, Sept. 21. The for-
Wr German ambassador, Count
on Bernstorff, was active as an
anti-American plotter while his
nation and the United States were
ill on friendly terms, and he
asked the Berlin foreign office on
anuary 22 for $50,000 to influ
ence the United States congress,
'as on former occasions."
The state department made
his fact public today m an
nouncing the text of the message
he forwarded on that date.
Announcement of the state de-
partment said, "the secretary of
state issues the following message
irom Ambassador Bernstorff to
he Berlin foreign office under
ate of January 22, 1917. I re-
quest authority to pay out up to
fifty thousand dollars in order,
as on former occasions, to in-
uenee the congress of the United
States, through the organization
on know of, which can prevent
war.
"'I am beginning in the mean
mie to act in accordance with the
above circumstances as a German
public official in a declaration in
avor of Ireland being freed, as
t is highly desirable, in order to
.'am the .support of the Irish in
fluence." "
The activity of Count Bern-
storft' was in the nature of influ
eiieiii lt the American congress
thr 'Oil 'I'll l i i mi t m rwl rini niv'ifinnc
v'i)ieh he informed his govern
ment "could norhtins nrovont
1 ' " -T' i
Mar."
ibis revelation, on the heels of
e veotlish-German, Argentine,
xican and Phillipine exposure,
wuplcd with the, Zimmerman
Mexi(-o-.Iaan plot note has now j
CliUchd tills; iT.imhn'V e nn t on 1 1 mi
that Germany has conducted an
a;,tive plotting propaganda all
f'Vor the world.
Ihis startling message however, j
ls 111,1 first evidence published i
l'at IVnistorfr w norwmallv i
was
rllllIy f Knowledge of. German
lutl'ue in the United States.
!don. Sent. 21 It has
"en s.;inn!S(-r'. t-luit. fnnnt
v"" iV-rustorff had been the di
etl,jr hand in the anti-Ameri-ta"
pl'jtlinjr work, that this gov
UlUonr h?td proved his colleague,
me
Austrian Ambassador, was i
alsi
Wirrm! 4.rti :.. xi ..i.j
-'l'"stin;u ill me VICIOUS piOl ! YV etSIUJlg l-uii-j ocjji. -l jv-lj.
bile tlio tlt-n ,x- .i:nL:: x ,,,,o.n in a yfori-7n
i-vvw cuuiiLllCs were sun
ai Peace.
riiStoriT's atlvice
regarding
A1Wand
.CidlHl was annarpntlv ,ulorl
,trit gave Germany an opportun- war has developed in congress.
y make much of the fact that; House and senate leaders are
favored home rule for Ireland. astounded at the spectacular an-
.e hnk between Germany and f (Continued on page eight.)
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I
Weath r report for North Carolina:
SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOB
AFTERNOON DAILY
NGRESS
FRISCO STRIKE
UNSETTLE
(By Chas. P. Stewart.)
Washington, Sept. 21. Media
tor W. T. Boyce of the San Fran
cisco strike situation has advised
the department of labor that con
ferences day and night had fail
ed to produce a "satisfactory
common ground settlement."
the Irish-Americans has been
known to this government for
something like a year, and show
ed rather conclusively that Ger
many was seeking Irish-American
sympathy in
trying to stir -up
trouble for England.
The state department did not
announce the name of the organi
zation that was to handle the
$50,000, though probable inves
tigation has given the
govern-
ment a line on its identity.
Just how the message came in
to the hands of the American gov
ernment has been kept a secret,
as in the case of other documents
: n ii j.
proving uermany s gum.
The date of the communication
was at the time that Germany and
the United States were on the
verge of breaking off relations,
and less than ten davs later Ger-
manv put into effect her unwarn-'
ed submarine decree. !
t
News of the state department s i
latest expose of German intrigue
stirred congress as no previous j
circumstance. The senate is not j
in session but in the cloakrooms!
ad committee rooms a1"' rriv
dors there is a buzz oi conversa-
tion mingling on the mysterious!
' ' ewern 11 i v-a t i nil " thrniio-li wllioll
Bernstorff is alleged to have!
operated. j
Long before the house met at j
noon there was talk of investiga-'
tion and a call for an answer from j
everv renresentative in the lower !
(Srm&im AcnUS Americana Plotting
branch. i secretary, Paul IS. Milmkott and eel in betuddiing the Russian
It planned to hear Lansing's Michael Rodselanko, the presi- mind almost to the point of help
revelation in both houses this af-; dent of the Duma, as well as 20 iessness to the point where the in
ternoon. i other Duma members. sane cry is for blood.
Both houses developed strong Nothing could strikingly show . The Russian armies are holding
anti-war sentiment during various the horrible distortion, that is at bay ninety and a half divisions
crisis through which Germany ; menacing Russia, developed by of German troops, in all 1,357,000
and the United States struggled; the German propaganda, than ; men, while Germany concentrates
previous to the declaration of this growth of the guillotine spir--her intrigue upon the Russian of-
war.
-nr u : cs 01 toot !
miuaiiun iu micai m uiiuiu
tion through which former am-,
'bassador Von Bernstorff had i
WnrkP.H in Hs efforts to Drevent
Partly cloudy and probably
MMONW
A FTRRisinnw
EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK'
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 19171917.
ROCKY MOUNT
FAIR
READY
Rocky Mount, Sept. 21 Among
the items of special interest to the
farmers in this vicinity are the
amateur races, confined to mules
and horses, owned and driven by
residents of the surrounding
counties. These races will be pull
ed off between heats of the regu
lar speed program and a large
number of farmers in the vicinity
have already signified their inten
tions of entering. There is no ent
ry fee and no, charge of any kind
is made.
The Rocky Mount Fair is again
offering larger racing purses than
any other fair in the state and
. . .
with its fine track, m the best of
'
condition, it is expected that rec-
ords will be broken before the fair
is over. Already fifty horses have
been entered and it is yet a week
until the entries close.
Among the most interesting ex-
J hibits are those entered for the
special prizes offered for North
Carolina Food products. A spec
ial section has been appropriated
for these entries and the demon
stration agents of the nearby
counties assure representative ex-
hom eah;countv.- Compe-
tition for the county prizzes will
be keen.
Making its debut last year with
the avowed intention of becoming
the leading fair in Eastern Caro-
linj te Rocky Mount Fair Com
pany believes it is in position to
claim its laurels and leaves the
judging to its patrons.
& ii iarof k k w a sua in
PEOPLE DEMAND THE LIVES OF FORMER
DUMA'S PRESIDENT AND OTHER
INENT MEN
ALL PART OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA
&
AVn fl Rli oili (i'(i
Stockholm, Sept. 21. Russia
has reached the reign of terror
period. Today the cry is for.
blood, for wholesale executions. ;
Bolshieviki members are de-j
1Tj an diner the lives of the former
it in Russia.
divt41- ta rapiflst5 and
i xjji ichi ,
;'ii-t- inmonfl nnivprsftl brother-
i n-y in,muuu .
hood, and are resorting to killing
and executions to obtain their de-;
mands.
j Germany's propaganda, more
than Germany's armies, menaces
( the life of the Russian democracy
.today.
showers tonight
and Saturday; general to moderate northwest winds.
nAiiv
PHILADELPHIA'S
MAYOR ARRESTED
(By Unite " Press.)
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 21.
Mayor Thomas Smith, common
councilman, Isaac Duetsch and
police lieutenant David Bennett
have been summoned to appear in
the municipal court on charges of
conspiracy to commit murder and
other crimes.
Local Couple
Secretly Married
Intending to keep their mar-
riae secret until Christmas, r
until the bride could be released
, u , , ,
; from her school duties, two of our
local people met in Weldon two
j Aveeks ago and were married by
the Methodist minister at the par
sonage; The story leaked out when a
travelling. man, waiting in Wel
don for a train, saw Mr. P. E.
Shields x;ome out of the parson
age with Miss Ella Mae Miller,
and knowing Pete Shields
thought the matter suspicious. It
was not however until this travel
ling man recognizzed the lady
here intown last4-rweek that he
' told w&t'he-had seen in Weldon
Mr. Pete Shields came from
Henderson last night, not antici
pating the secret had leaked out,
and when told about it this morn
ing admitted the truth of the
story, but stated that both he and
Miss Miller had wished to keep
the matter quiet until the Christ
mas holidavs.
SECRETARY,
PROM-
, Tpnton llltvio-no T-onfiln';ni'
even into the winter palace in its
attempt upon Kerensky's life.
It tempted Korniloff to revolt.
It is spreading scandalous stories
about Russia's great leaders to
create dissention and has succeed-
! ficers, keeping together enough of
their forces to nrevent, damasre
beiner done.
a
, A mysterious story emanating
from German sources is that Ker-
'ensJty is a morpmne nena- An-
other lie created is that Kerensky
has divorced his wife to marry an
actress. Though utterly untrue
these stories find some credence.
EALTH.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
COME TO UNITED STATES
FOLKE CRONHEIM HAD PLA NNED PREVIOUS TO EXPOS
URE TO MAKE TOUR OF THIS COUNTRY WITH
CALIFORNIA A S OBJECTIVE
FEAR SAFETY SINCE
TQ FORM NEW
STATE GUAR!
'By United Press.)
Raleigh, Sept. 21. Plans for
the -organization of home guard
for North Carolina, to be com
posed of citizens of over 31 years
of age, for the purpose of main
taining public order on the ab
sence of the regular 'guard, was
presented to the state counsel of
defense bv Goverr- r Biekett. V
federal government, it is said, wm
furnish' all the necessary arms.
r
IN WEST N,
i ine yd 1 1 nere deiiiaimnig tne lile-
of the negro, Earl Neville, for
(By United Press.) -assault on a white woman, Mrs.
Charlott-'e, Sep't. 21. Western F. S. Coley, the wife of a street
North Carolina and surrounding ear conductor, Governor Biekett
sections face the worst coal fam- ordered an immediate special
n , . , i term of Wake '.-ountv court,
me in all history. i- fm ,
' 1 he speedy trial of the negro,
t is believel, alone will prevent
fTl . n 1 'F'L. : lil0'' violence as the most extreme
Wtiat MakeS lOSi y is engendered throughout
! tin's section-
Men so Foolish?' Tb; rT'"' Mrs-
cy, declares that the negro enter-
ed her home in the absence of her
A good show appeared here last'. viio entered through
night, and the people generally
enjoyed it, but this does not ex-."'- 111 J ,,a"' l" "n'1 I'"""-
cuse the men who wero around a revolver at the woman ac
'town all night long kicking up a compiishcd his dastardly purpose,
disturbance, shooting, shrieking, 1
and doing all manner of unseemly
'things, that made last night stand
(;nt. as a reflection nnon a law
out as a reflection upon
abiding community. j
Are men so besides themselves s
i
iiiat a dozen chorus giris can ,
inL-i VrJc fif tfivii full fir men '
Surelv not, and we must put the
7
onus of the wild night upon ihc'.Kmi passenjrer train at Finger,
shoulders of voung men who'T(,;!I- 1hi-.v "tii of here,
know better, and failed to live up detacchmg the engine and expr-s
to their up-bringing. . car from the coaches, and after
noviTTinco -it dvor flip timf tor
J Cl 1 iV 111. lO VV.A v-iv.
misdeeds, and for this season
there is a reflection upon both
men and women who are known
to keep late hours upon the
streets, but that is no excuse for
the madness of some men in rush
ing off to see the last of these dis-
turbing show women. !
Strong as this repremand may
appear to be it is not nearl3' as
bad as it should be, but we hesi-
tate to say more from the very re-
gard with which we hold the
mothers, fathers and other rela-
fives who would be greatly in-
jured were the names published,
NUMBER 62
F1 If It
SCHEMES UNCOVERED
o
(By United Press.)
Mexico City, Sept. 21. Folko
Cronheim, the former Swedish!
charge de affairs, whom the Ger
man minister, Von Eckhardt,
thought worthy of a decoration
for his services to Germany, de
cided to delay his visit to the
United States until the wholo
matter had been cleared up.
Folke Cronheim had previously
planned a visit to California.
ON
RALIEGH LADY
(Uy United Press.)
Raleigh, Sent. 21. Makinir
fMHT
vim a
ASS
:-Juvi4.t'his proir;ie,niade tqke en-j-
raged mob during th eurly hours,
j of the morning as thev stormed
i w,!1(lov NVi!i!(' :';l( w:is VOi'k-
j JJ & QlTf' TnVM
ifljHii iflLlI
...
7 ITS tVFti 3 at
JacKson, i
asked
, Sept. 21. Three
lust uiirht held
: 7JP tj: liortiibound .Alobile and
"SI"
J ' 1 V
eral miles dynamited the safe.
The railroad company say they
secured virtually nothing of
value. ,
"LAG MAKERS
ARE ARRAIGNED"
(By United Press
Washington, Sept. 21. The
exploitation of' the stars and
stripes for illegal profiteering is
charged by the commission in for-
mal complaint against the asso-
ciation of flag manufacturers of
America, and twenty other of the
largest banner makers of the-
country. r0 V. -