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associate; t Carried-ByvTh Cvrr.: CI:-;, Together rWith Cxtsnxlvv C-;:U Correspondence,..; . - , - li , Pobably local thundershowers t. -night and Sunday. ; Moderate son' -west winds.' - ? . JO' WILr.IINGTpN, .N. ;C.f 1 ATURDAY, JULY 3 1915. mmmi ' TT f m 177377 Y?i " 1 : . ii - . 7 C ' 1 rf A . ' : mm - ' .v i Foremost Financier Shot in Own Hbme-Two Bui- lets Elffective. t . PHYSICIANS SAYS WOUNDS NOT SERIOUS Wall Street Heard-. First Re ports of Matter Prices Dropped a Point and Re mained Steady Assailant' Gives Name of F. Holt, and ' Claims r He . is ; of - German Descent. " ; t - New York, , July 3,-TT.Pierpont Mor gan was shot but not seriously, wound- ed by an unknown man at ms nome; at Glen Cove, Long Island at 9 o'clock this morning. - v - - This announcement was issued ; by t J. P. Morgan & Co. here today:- "J. P.j Morgan was shot-toy an unknown man! probably a crank, at his home at, Glen? Cove, L. I., . at 9 o'clock this morning. Th physicians advise that the wound . is not serious. ; The .first news of the shooting was ' received at 10 o'clock this morning from the office of Sheriff Petit of Nassau county, at 'Mineola. The sheriff immediately dispatched,-rumor, men to Glen Cove to" investigate the report." . w . . J: ..-" , . Details of the shooting where lack ing at that hour." It was reported in Glen Cove that the man" who shot ; Mr. Morgan secreted himself in the Mor gan home last night.'' 1 ' ; " . Assailant Captured.- -s j; A later statement by the " "Morgan firm says that two hots. were fired and that both had takeh' effect.: A- tele graphic message, received trom . Glen Cove states!; that "the; man who shot ,Mr. Morgan-had been captured.-. - Mr. Morganappareitly did "not con sider himself rvety iseriously.-.wQunded, When "it wrepct that "Tiwasl shot, the Morgan house d was- the tar get for a volleys Ot ? telephone -calls . The first calls were answered by Mr, Morgan himself, who calmly told- of the shooting and. added that it did not amount to much. . " Name li Holt. .-" Glen Cove, N. Y., July 3. Mr. Mor gan's assailant this afternoon assert ed that his 'name was F. Holt, and said that- he. was an Instructor in French in Cornell University ' - It is unofficially stated that one bul let took a glancing course after strik ing Mr. Morgan's breast,, an3' passed out through his arm. The other wound is said to have been in the Wp.. Mr. Morsran's assailant.' it is de clared by officials at the court house here, where he was taken, to have said he was of . German , descent and was willing to give up his life at any time to end the Var. It was added that he declared that Mr. Morgan was responsible for the shipment of arms and ammunition ' to, the allies, and: that -he could stop the war if he would. , ' . " Justice of the Peace Luystei4, ques tioned the prisoner, but "I am a Chris tian ygentleman," -was- the only , reply the man would give' when pressed for his name. He declined also to say where he came from. As to his ,rea sons for shooting Mr.- Morgan he was more communicative, however, He told the justice that he had' not quarreled personally with Mr. Morgan, but felt that the time had, come for the war to come to an end that it .was becoming more and .more unbearable and that it was his firm belief thatTMr. Morgan had it in his power to end It;' and that he had:lntended to go to him and ask him to end it. ' " v "I wanted to see" Mr- Morgan," said the prisoner, "and reason with him. I have nothing against him personally-" Wall Street CairrC. , New York, July The rumor of the shooting reached WaU Street sooii after the opening of the stock market and was currefat on the' Stock Ex change before jit . reached the office f J. P. Morgan-&' Co. , ; The market',, which opened irregu larly, shaded' a point and remained practically; stationary after" the " news was confirmed. -, The only partners of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. who were in towip today so far as was known were William H. .Porter and Mr. Morrow. , W-P. Hamilton, anoth er partner, , wais-said to have been at his country home at Tuxedo, N Y. H. P. Davison is in London and Tho3; W. Lamont is Oh vhis. vacation in Ore gon. , VV- ' f " ' A second statement Issued by-'-the Morgan fi rm , today' follows : 'Two shots Wefl red at -Mr. Mor gan, both of which1' took effect. De - tails ro.,,.. ii, a' - nnt - ct 'j t ix; ; "ie aoctors Is expected in about . an tour." -1 New York' July When Mr. Mor san's assailant arrived at 'Glen- Cove Washington Hears Davis. VC " - i To Succeed Lansing Washington, 'July 3.-According : to John W, Da vis, solicitor, geri- eral of the .United States, is to suc ceed Robert ' Lansing,, recently ap pointed rSecretary of State, was.Couu-sellor- toV the 'State4 Department. ? Te rumor, adds that A. Mitchell "Palmer will- succeed Mr. Davis-in jhiSi posi tion .of solicitor.- general.' i; 'he secured au auto and, was driven by a chauffeur,- Matthew Cramer," to the Morgan ' home , ' 'Z ; - iAs soon as the man had-been over powered .by servants after 4 the shooting they secured ; a' rppe andtied out on -the- laWn'ttr await' thesarri yal of. the .omcersfrfam." QienvJCove, lor whom: they hadr telephoned.-. v - ' ; Dynamite.; -Judge Villiam ;Luyster and Consta ble ; Frank v: McGill t took v'him - in an auto to. the xourt house at Glen Cove, where the contents of twa newspapers carried 'by the prisoned were exam ined ; One was found to, contain three large "sticks. of: dynamite and the other a . bottle r of ; nitro-glycerinev There were also two large" boxes of cartridges for ; his revolver. ;: ' ' ' The ; prisoner is a tall, lanky man, was "extremely reticent at first, but was later persuaded ?to . talkj; although he would notr say much about -himself. ' When" asked who inspired the plot against Mr. Morgan," he said ; not any one. ' : "Itcame ' to me from on high," . he said. The ' man seemied to lack com plete comprehension of ;what, had . hap pened, and ' he could not. be persuaded that he had wounded-TMr. 'Morgan. : ; $500,000,000 IN NOTES TO ISSUE i v. s Russia Takes Steps to Replen- " bh Treasuryr-Short Term ' i Five Percnts.n ' , Petrograd," July 3.-pThe : official Journal today " published an Imperial - j. edict authorizing the Minister of -Fi nance to make two issues of treasury obligations-of y$25O,OQO,0OO each. " The issue is,-to -be -made In 5 per ' cent' short-term jiotes, , free' of income tax..i . - i'. V - . .. -j".r- SHE DOES NOT GET ;--tV;THE THOUSAND i'r- r-';,.,; j t Raleitrh.4 N C Jul 3. Judge Bond, of Pittsborb. at noonHoday set aside the verdict 6f a thousand dollar ward ed to 'Miss Lou Reiley, against W- H Stoned the judge saying he could not allow the verdict to stand. - The case? nf nllpp-atinns bv GreenSDOrQ i store that: the young woman -carried) off articles without maicing . out ucKeis for: them. It is said Pittsboro is indig nant -Are You "Going To Take The: -cnlldren' to Lumina'. Monday? Every convenience" aCLumiria i'or .family parties, v Delightful music. Dancing. Pictures. Advt. v ' I ; - 7r' r r. The Don '.Richardson ; Orchestra at TnTTiina tomorrow . afternoon , ana 1 niguu r , Drink' Mint-Cola: Healthful and In- .'vfgoratmg.Adjtlsement; - ' rl"" - ' rv-' ' - ' "-- 'v. - . i . - o . -: . . ..v ; , ' : . t & I !J gi'iMwnfeiM mmm GUARDS HuertaV" Lieutenant Eludes SixTVIen and Has Disap- x; peared-. SEARCH J United .States Authorities"; Feel Confl- 41 - V dent, of ; Recapturing Him . He Can Cross. the Border, t Before : : EI- Paso, E'july 3.-pascual . Orozco, who,- with General . Huerta has been under the?-6urveIlance--of ' the United States autnorities here Was - believed ! t . . "t - - I not in the house in-which six men had been' guarding him. .The ' authorities did , not abandon hope of recapturing him in his attempt to escape over, the borderhtd Mexico. : " ' . . ' UNABLE TO FIND WHO THIIEV BOMB , . , : - . Washington Police Have Only One Clew Life Had Ex- clamation Point. , -- . .Washington; July " 3. The .public reading " room1 in the Senate wing of the " Capitol , building of , the United States fwjaagamaged AU-axpIosIon late last ''etenlMg "probably "caused "by i a bomb or att infernal machine. No one was implicated, and today there is but one clue a letter received by -the Washington 'Times, an evening news j)ajer, timed before the explosion, an nouncing that it would take -place. : C The j letter, although ;; written , June 1st, fras not mailed until last night at 10 o'cldck,"1 nearly.'two hours before the explosion .occurred. It -was signed "R. Pearce." -It was typewritten, and indicated' that the writer had been waiting some time for an opportunity to carry but his plan. The writer said that he expected the " incident to be the. exclamation point in his career. The letter; was at, once turned over to the i police. Only one man of that name was . in v the Washington direc tory, and a search was begun for him. Spend Sunday Evening on the-river 15 cents trip t Carolina Beach Pier. Steamer .Wilmington leaves 7:30 P. M. Advertisement. HALF MILLION Enormous Losses of Musovite ; - Army Reported From - -1 German Capital Beirlln v(Vta SayvillelWli-eless . Sta t'ou,, li. II.) July , 3. Military-"; obs?r y er s ; declare that the' ; Russians rom. May, 2nd' to June 27th;lostn Ga litlattuApaiep'fl,630 officers, ; 52&Mb men, p'rl86ners, and 300 field guns, and? 770 machine guns, C besides incalcula ble War materials. ' , v - LINEMAN FELL TO V 7 Vl SERIOUS INJURY 'GaldSboro,,N. C, July 3. H. L. Rick- enbacker a. lineman, employed ;byJ the , Carolina ; Power - and Light Company,? reu i at lease twenty ieet; ironr1 a .-,poie here ; today and was seriously injured. Mr Rfrlfotihnkpr Inst1: his . fnrt1n"'ATifl fell' lo the-ground, He was -'carried to ft hospital. : ; . : jj. .v :t -: - v GdVERNMENT. LOSES SUIT. : ',-' j!-s v ; u : : - Philadelphia, July : . 3. The Uhitfed States District Court de-( fr cided against the government In ! its - suit v to'. dissolve the ! Reading 4 Company,', and to 1 separate ' the New '.Jersey jRailwayTi from' ithe Reading. Company. ' " ' - , v . FRO RUSSIANS TAKEN All CrajVceptVOne Crashed Through Overhead V , Trestle .NeTacoma DEAD li 70UN0ED c - Number of Those' Who 'Will Die as Result . of Accident 'As .Yet. Undeter-, mined Wourfded X Hospital. 7 " iViacoma, wash., Juiy 3, a.11 the 3,.11 coaches of the Chicago-Milwaukee" St Paul f passenger; rtrairi' froinTa- coma for Gray's Harbor-broke through s . - . ,'-11 . ' , . south of here about o'clock this morning, and felupon;afrelght-train passing unaerneatn. Thevdead and dying are being "taken to Ranler. The loss of lives is' unknownT" 'I' HAD CANCELED Status of Artnehran Sunk bv submarine, Hcj veyer, Ra-J mains Und Anged ' Cv? . -JU WahiugtonJnly Imbassador Pageat London cabVvi tcayhat the ' ',,,. .0- y,, . and sunk, last Xonday Germp submarine, had been requisiuonea ,oy the4 British government - hutk that ; the requisition -had been canceled -before the steamer- sailed from Newport News." - The ; status , of , the' ship r as heretofore understood, however, is un- ' changedas will bV'shownf in the dis ! natr.h i which has not vet "been nub patchy which has not yet "been -pub: lished BETHEL HAS $40,000 FIRE UNKNOWN CAUSE Raleigh,. N. C, July 3. Fire of un known origin destroyed Bethel- Bank ing and Trust Company early today, causing ; damage : of $4,0,000; Bethel Hardware Company and Blount Hotel completely destroyed. . Germans Still Fighting Arms Export. "Detroit, Mich., July 3. A giant meet ing of representatives: of ; all German and Austrian church, social, fraternal and political societies .will be' held here today, to discuss how ,to stop the sale of arms to belligerent nations. - A temporary political organization of all German, Austrian and "Hungarian so cieties will be formed to compel Presi dent" WLlroh, if possible, to , place ' an embargo on thefexport of "arms and ammunition. . Among the.distinguished Germans invited to talk are George S. Viereck the poet, prof. Edmund Von Mach of ? Harvard, Dr. C. J. Hexamer of .: the Gorman-American Alliance and Congressman Richard . P Barthold ot Missouri. . . - ' "r 7 It is the sentiment;of the leaders in Hhe movement jthatt strength only com- Imands respect, and that only' by, show? Ing a united -front for the millions of Germans and. Austrians can; the sup plies for the Allies be stopped. " Dedicate Natheniai Greene Monument. Greensboro, N. C, ;July 3. The statue " erected to 5 General Natheniel Greene, - Rhode Island's Revolutionary War hero at Guilford" battle , ground by the United States Government, - will be dedicated today 'with impressive ex ercises." Roswell B. Burchard of Rhode Island will deliver the principal, ad- dress,, as t the j official 5 representative leader. ' Other- prominent men "will ' ofcn., -.mwuums-, my . mcuwuau. . emor of Georgia. - Sentenced for Land Fraud.- : Tacoma, Wash., -July D..R. Col lier, convicted in the federal court of usiner the mails in a land fraud, will r be sentenced today, k ..The U! S. ' dis- jtrlcCattorney has recommended a fine -of $1.000.. Collier's, brother, a lawyer. be tried on a similar charge next ; fall "1 Lumina Concerts Tomorrow by - The. Don Richardson , Orchestra. . Program includes 'Cello solo, f'Aida mr rJ,march,"Madame 5 Butterfly;'' . ; 'The Swan," 'and vocal , solos by . ''The "Man afternoon;- Advt,',s , -f -V w ' :7 REQUISITION : : if .' - Should Mi JLosivAppeal to , Supreme Court of United 'J. States WUl Tell r f - SIX MEN , - i' Some of f hose- to be Named Are Now Officials of The ' New York-Police - Department , is Reported. , Kew- York, July S.On "authority of Charles pecker; f Becker's", counsel, Mar tin jT.-Man ton, it fwaa; said' that. if Becker ; failed in ' securing his 'appeal to the United States Supreme : Court he, will," before" going; to the electric chair for ; (;he in ur der , ot, Herman .rUoa euiuav maite:.a f-puonc asqiosur. or the names of :those -witli -whpm h,e. js alleged to;hav ,dividedv$lC),000"gf aft money collected f romi ginmblerg arid keepers ofIow'reiorts; duringhik Ca reer -as head' of -the ; faicou& "strong arm" police s squad, i - Six men," some v of them police 'de partment officials, ar e: ' understood s to be nanedin " the statement - which Becker .'hasiptepar :3d y -VvMore Rumshops Closed 7" Kansas. ;City, Mo., July; 3.--Seventy bar-rooms in'' this r city. , close ,v their 'doors1 tonights tmder. the order of "the new. ; board of . polfcecoinmissioners issu - ediurlMarch.- 'Av. hundred: saloons were affected by thev order,', thirty tpf which were closed down at OnceTFprT ty psaloons owned ;Ty . breweries "have also been- closed dowW' i" r . ' ? So - strict are; the-, newirules 4regard-i ijjgthe booze dispensaries that on Main su"ei,pfiweejauLraafcg.iJCij,streets. only .one salobiLlsallowed;tb,"th: block andVmuSbe iiL thefmiddle, of.the blockiand have atcigarstore'in front. No display .windows showing . the'v bril liant bottles are allowed. ' '"7? Saugus, Mass., Celebrates Sentennary. Saugus Mass. July -3.-rThe;100th anniversary of :the information of ; the town of Saugus is being celebrated to-day- 'A pageant-presenting the history t of the regioh from-the Arrival of the J first white man to the present day is I the ; principal feature of the '.observ ance " Governor -Walsh presided- at the opening of the pageant today. The celebration ' extends 1 until 'Monday night , , .' - Go to Carolina Beach Sunday.Batb ingr Boating, and Music Advertise ment. 3t , ' - , ' - ' ; ' , . " ' Tr., 'Cello - solo at Lumina . . tomorrow night; by Mr. Gordohri, of.the;D6n Richardson : Orchestra. Ad vt.;.- r-- NOTED GERMAN ARMY COMMANDER First picture of General von' Fran cols,' German army commander, who aided in the' fall of. Lemberg This picture; is sent' out i primarily for stock purposes and may be 'used at any " time -a; story warrants -iC.' ( " JS- -" ; 1 ( .I'M. l?' s GENERAL VON f FRANCOIS Wdi ,"TuVn.Up" :Grafte,rs; 'v. - "j - :t- - 1 'I - ; -i - -i "X x V s CHARLES J. BECKER. Former : New , York t Pol ice ; Lieutenant, . sentenced to deathforinurder, -?- i will teil- narrtes of " men l ' r'- -- "higher upJ i',4 Former, .Mexican, V President . Lived ' Quietly .There, ; v Did of Old Age ; GRIEVED FORMEXICO He Made- Few Friends Among " the - Frenchf-But' Eagerly . Received? His ! Countrymen and ' Kept - rn - Touch With -Mexican Situation. :', ," Paris, July. 3. Memberfrtherf am Ily of Gen. - Porfirio , Diaz," :.who died here' v yesterday . have not yet ? deter mined what arrangements -.will -s.' be made foV his funeral, but,21 it will be of a simple" character an keeping with his quiet life . In . Paris. . - - .The ex-President, of Mexico died of a complication, of diseases; duetto ad vanced age. - - , ' v ' General Diaz, during his four years here, made few. friends among the French, .though he received - many Mexicans and absorbed news of, Mex ico:; Hebecame more" and more dis tressed as the " disorder there Jncreas ed. " . ' --;- : ' i " - Naval Militia Goes to Sea. New -York, July 3 The; summer cruises of the naval militia of the At lantic States and Wisconsin got under way today The Wisconsin naval vol unteers embarked here, for a 12: days cruise; The District of Columbia' and North l Carolina men boarded . . their warship at Hampton Roads, while the N4w sJersey and Pennsylvania contin gents were embarked at Philadelphia. The i program ' of . exercises," . including target practice, will be carried;; out while the civilian' sailors are' on their cruise. ' The contingents wiii oe paia outVof government funds during :the time of the cruise . J ' ' " . . , Monday at Lumina. : j, '' Good music,' athletio -contests, de lightful surf, bathing. ' Lumina '-is an ideal place" to spend. the day.; Every convenience for family parties. Advt ' Sunday 'evenings; 7; 30 trip.to, Caro lina Beach' Pier and return on Steamer Wilmington, 15 cents.-r-Advertisement. - WhfHnrir-WeKt Orchestra at Caro lina -Beach Sunday.- Concert at 4:00 p.- m! Advertsemeni 3t.; IN PI IIS ;'';' . . s- T-'f. '. (. , . y v. . ' " ills Russian and German;Cruicrw Rght Half Day, Results : Tet Unknown l: t PCTROGRAD CliAIMSIVffi DECISIVE advantag: Unofficial Reports Received ct London, However; Dedro OtherwiseEbjtentel All:: SubmarinePut' in ;sHs-v;"l , Steamer Sunk, .y'i. 7- . '--1 ' London, July3 Detail s of tha ' naval battle between the Hussion; and I ucituak) v. UDIC4 o tu. , wa.XMiug jf cocci - dav- apparenUyj were to ! which -enshrouded the .zone oLthe ea; " fgagenienMpl f Petrograd claims officially v that a itiissian nrnispr-Rnnafirnn nan iirirpn n. German cruiser ashoreibutSalI Vunofi cia advices agree that the vessel beach-? ed was the mine layer i Albatross. : Pe-' trograd says - the '.Germanrivessels .. re tired before the Russian- attack, iwiiili unofficial reports declare the;llusslaii3 had to retire before superior numbers,, afterfighting;half:;aday? , '-.t 'i Entente Subs Active. . . " - The submarines Of the Entente; al lies had their inning yesterday. From. Athens it is reported that a Turkish troop ship was sunk in the Sea of Mar mora by a British submersible while Petrograd reports thatja' Russian; '' sub marine obtained avheavy . bag of . Turk Ish 'merchant ships In, the. Baltic.' .. . . Ijondoh has been , encouraged by ti: ports irojn Gen. .Hamilton, at the Dard anelles, sa vine that' the 'French tron-t laiso luid (advtmced Frenich ! lme ohUhGallipolUPenta fialnt1!!-! . " This report;is. countered: by" a " Cc n-- stantinople-cIaim-W werejxorcea.; oacK intQ -ineirr-origuiat. :posftionsip1f kMMmm v" :-ctivities; frOnt' excited, interest CwUh'respecti' . the strong German attack in the" Argonne The vAustrb-Gmiii arniy steadily ' hoai in Tahiti toWpK fntr'h ' ha t one of the outlying' defences of ;War- " c Russian SubEffectlve. K : Petrograd July. 3.-Ai, Russian : sub marine in the Baltic 'Sea, , says an Ad miralty, statement, has unk two Turk ish' steamers- and lone sailing vessel; and exchanging shots with three arm-. ' Bosnia, driving them ashore. : . , 'f-s- v'i: GeHpanySrntiOnei ; London July. 3. The Belgian steam ship Boduoqunad .was torpedoed - and sunk by . a German fsbniarine.?rhe crew was landed at-Fainmuth. V v i " German Cruiser Beached. s Petrograd, June' S.-When the . Rus sian naval squadron in' the Baltic gave flotilla of , torpedo ; boats 'off - the ( east cpast of Gothland July. 2nd,, one Ger man cruiser was beached and the Other warships were, put to flight ' according to an official statement issued " today by the; Russian' Admiralty. .The dam age tothe Russian; cruisers, the: state ment added,", was insignificant. t . : V ' ; Shlp Perhaps Sunlc. ' ? ' Londoni; July ; S.Ah empty life boat' and another:! boat marked 'Craigard, .Leith"' were to"wed" Into ; Penzahce to-' day.' it is thought that the steamship Craigard which -sailed from' Newport News on June 11th may have been lost. London, July 3.The British steam er Gadsby. was sunk tbday: by i a Get' man , siihrnarinp. tTho: crew-, was land- ed at Moville, .rleland, The Gadsby sailed from Sydney on. June 18th ' for ' an; European port. ; l;v Unveil Shaft at F6rt Llgonler. ; ' Pittsburgh, Pa., 'Julj 3--The hc-3 granite" shaft to commemorate .the erictlonVof: Fort ,Ogone1f" was unveiled todayatl4gonierv Pal byltheSons. pf tbe . American . Revolution. Jn -the lot ritinr forth thAfllifttnrv nf 'fhft . fortt whichJwasS buUti W41758, .after George Washington,- then' a"' surveyor, had designed the plans'; ' The old fort is still in eood condition. V From it uenerai vroes, wnu v-ut. asuui& ton, marched against the t French at Fort Duquesne, and it was": there that the exp'edition for i the relief of Fort Pitt was:organized5: V ; Sentence Louisville; Slayer -Today. - LouisvilleKy July -Julius Babey, convicted'of wife;murrwur be sen tenced to the electric chair today, tha first white Louisville murder ; to F"7 the penalty' in & thiwjf ashion.J Babej was found guilty lnthO, firfet degree c Z the murder of His wife, which .toc place . April . 23. r - His defense was in sanity and his mother testifle&Jn ti behalf that he ;vas; injured bratlo imj:p
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