Newspapers / The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, … / March 17, 1916, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
1 s - WEATHER. 'V.-' Fair Tonight and "Saturday. .? Frost, Rising Temperature. s 'v - ; -X ' FliLEOltlOfJ 7e Papers Thatlf&MS'Otters May Follow VOLUME TWENTY-TWO. . WILMINGTON NORTH GAROLIN FRIDAY, lARCH 17; 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MYSTERY STILi ONE OF VILLA'S CUT-THROATS AND HIS HORSE KILLED CLOAKS CAUSE AGAIN SHIFTS SHIP'S SINK BE IN VILLA ZONE 1 ."..I L - V i V - ..- -it r-- -V,v. . ;',..., '"'V'"- I .... "V A :i N7 rs Ms as?; v JJ llUfflniiimnTniii in I AUIICflWAIE GUARD WILL SOON IN DRIVE c. Ulllil n I 111 h M I lU 1.1 hlEASFIl WITH ITS 0 RECTI American Consul Says He Thinks Dutch Steamer Struck a Mine. CREW DECLARES IT , WAS A TORPEDO Holland Aroused Over Sinking of Big Steamer- Ameri can Agents to In vestigate. . Amsterdam March 17. (Via London) Tlie newest and finest steamship eailins under the Dutch flag, the Tub autia. of the Holland-Lloyd' line, was sunk shortly before dawn yesterday, 30 miles off the Dutch coast. Although it. is not positively estab lished whether the sinking was due'za. to a mine or a torpedo there is ap-the parent unanimity oh the part of those ? ed 0I1 board in attributing it to a sub- j overnight dispatches received by marine act. The crew base thr be- Acting Secretary Polk, of the State lief in his regard chiefly on the in-. Department, and Secretary Baker were tense violent of the explosion and optimistic. It was said by the adminis .onJh A.!?? ! tratton that the Mexican situation Tm V qT! r 1 , ports, carrying a crew of 294 and 82 passengers, the latter mostly neutrals aud a in ong them it is said there were t'aree Americans. The ship bore ths usual identification marks of her neu tral character, including an illuminat ed name and flag. The disaster has created a profound con r inn thrniicrhnnf PTnlTa n A tttTi ayn the ship was a great popular favorite owin? to its size and : luxuriant ap pointment. The press comment re flects anger and indignation. It is now believed there was a small num ber of lives lost in. the sinking of the vocf,.i either in the explosion or in .la attempting to launch a liit-boat. The steamer remained afloat for several hours. " ' Mine Says American Consul London March, 17. A ' Reuterdis patch from Amsterdam says: .. 1 imfSgSm&sr' "the American consul, who with his "wife and daugh ter arrived here this morning with other survivors of the Tubantia, ex presses the opinion that the liner struck a mine. The steamer, he said, soon came to a standstill, after be ing struck, and almost immediately keeled over. The passengers and crew, rushed on deck, leaving all their be longings behind, and consequently lost alL their baggage. "Mr. Schilling had heard that some persons on board lost their lives, hut! the correspondent was unable to ob tain any confirmation of this". Instructed to Investigate. Washington, March 17. American consuls in Holland have been in structed to investigate the sinking of the Dutch liner, Tubantia, with Amer icans aboard, said to have been tor pedoed. Consular agents at Gibraltar and Lisbon have been instructed to in vestigate the reportd unsuccessful atternpL-to torpedo the French liner, Patriu. EE FLEET MAY E OUT TO FIGHT Retirement of Vori Tirpitz In terpreted by Paris In That Way. I'utJs. March, 17. The retirement " 'Admiral von Tirpitz in considered in Froh official circles, according to '''iris newspapers, to be . due to the ' that he has opposed the coming 0;jr of the German fleet while Em I" -ror William desires to see it engag '''! 1: the British naval forces. rl'( conclusion is consequently ',,H'vi) that a change may be looked fJ-,r in the German naval policy and "iat jhf. recent appearance of the Ger man warships in the North Sea is a that preparations are beingimade f,JI" "urly action by the high sea fleet. M"i S . MitcirellTof New Berlin, was 'on fotel gu2St. 5- BRITISH SAID TO BE IN RETREAT. j rlin. xMarch 17, (By wireless toSavvillo'k -British forces on below Kut-El-Amara. .' 'he Tisris htgan a general retreat - after Hicir defeat at Felahie on March " H. U'itli V, rn..1 i :i II me a uiilb iu pursuit., jw;- t j 11. ia ill uxic ouoj;o aUu vv - - ' "rding to today's dispa'tches ter personnel in the State. He stat- "fr ll'fmi r' ,.l n- , i j jul' j t frmToi'nmRnt PXTlfiCtS 1 .ill i k , .I i nmi u rpi'pi uuii wme i non 4 j - - . 'T ,J, ' 4. 4. Reports Show Carranza Forces Are Co-operating With Americans. BELIEVES DANGER IS GROWING LESS Republican Senator Introduced j Resolution Approving Pres I ident Wilson's -Course As To Mexico. I Washington, March 17. Very sat-: isfactory assurances regarding the 1 attitude of Xhe Carranza government j towards the entrance of i American : troops into Mexico have been convey- j ed to the State Department by Consul; SillimanV who is with General Carran- He reported tliat no trouble from i Carranza forces may be expect- seed entirely saUsfactory President Wilson received the re port before the cabinet meeting. The administration believes the danger of ivcuve opposition by the Carranza for- i ces is growing less. Consul Silliman's dispatches from General Carranza's headquarters re viewed favorably the sentiment there. senator Lanoiiette, Republican, to- ,day introduced in the Senate a resolu- j tion, which was adopted without op position, approving President Wilson's course in sending a punitive expedi- j tion to Mexico and assuring the Mexi- can people further that the object of; the expedition was merely punitive. 1 Calles' Troops Are Helping. ! Douglas, Arizona, March 17. The ' V3".za ops, jmaer tfenerai calles, I governor, of were ma vrt .trtfia v -. in f-rkncx 1 a to eoHJue- rate, with the soldiers composing the expedition from the United States in pursuit of Francisco Villa, according to reports received here . AMnTUTD nfranxiT AINU 1 HhK DUPONT ' PI ANT FOR VTRr! INI A i Wilmington, Del., March. 17. An nouncement was made today of the acquisition by the DuPont Powder Company of a site for a new dynamite Plant of moderate capacity on The York river, near Yorktown, Va. This site comprises about 3,000 acres and is a few miles northwest of York town. The new plant, it is said, will be in no sense:-another Hopewell, as it will not have to hurry-up the work of munition makings POPULAR TRYON HOTEL BURNED DOWN TODAY Asheville, N. C, March 17. The j Miamosa Inn, a popular resort nearj Tryon, was destroyed by fire today! shortly before noon. The hotel at the time was filled with visitors and al though np lives were lost, in so far as known here, many guests lost their trunks and personal belongings. The fire is said to have started in the boiler-room. The amount of damage and insur ance are not known here. COMMISSIONERS ARE READY TO REPORT Washington March 17. The com- missioners appointed by tlje supreme court to -mark the boundary line of North Carolina, and Tennessee report ed today that their task had been completed. The commissioners are D. B. Burns, D- D. Hale and Joseph Hyde Pratt. , ANNUAL INSPECTION State And Government Think High ', Of Wilmington Light Infantry With every man present except two, one of whom was sick, wmie the other was out of the city, the sec ond company coast artillery corps, North Carolina National Guard, more familiarly known as the Wilmington Light Infantry was inspected Thurs day night by Capt. A. Greig, U. S. A, Col. Thomas Stringfield of the State militia and attained a high mark with some exceptions. , . in speaking of the company Capt. Greig said that they made their usual excellent showing and while there is room for. improvement in the artillery work, taking the company as a whole. i rt V.ono arA fhoro iS nfl bet" on n wkvki. liir w w t v a 11 " the companies to have- strength of o ota tViroo nflrtnArs. The W. L. VO CUU WW w..-r - - ... l has only 56 and three officers. DEAD VILLrfSTSi This interesting picture shows one of the band of Villista outlaws, who; raided , Columbus, N beside hjs dead horse. Both horse and rider were brought down by the mounted rangers in the back. COTTON SEED CRUSHED OF THE 1815 CROP Census bureau Makes These and Other Cotton Figures Public Today. Washington, March 17. -Cotton seed . . crushed from the 191o crop, the census bureau announced today, amounted to 4,132,466 tons, compared with 5,779,6G5 tons from the 1914 crop. Linters ob tainediwere SSO.780, equivalent to 5Q0- pouud bales, compared with 856,900 from the 1914 crop. The bureau's includes 50C,69S tons of seed to be crushed and 121.606 bales of linters to be obtained after the date of the march canvass . Active mills operated for the .1915 crop numbered 840 . Linters obtained " numbered 895,274 running bales. Seed crushed and linters obtained by States were North Carolina, seed crushed 292,291 and linters obtained 52,531; South Carolina, seed crushed 322,922 and linters obtained 67,337. i II TE PLANT Establishment of One North Carolina Line ' Advocated. On Washington, March 17. A govern-1 ment nitrate pianc to De locatea near the intersection of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee was recom mended today to the Senate agricul tural committee by Thomas H . Nor ton, former American consul at Chem nitz, Germany, who is now attached to ; the bureau of foreign and domestic j commerce. The committee had under consideration the bill - of Senator : Smith, of South Carolina, to appro i priate $15,000,000 for establishment of plants for the manufacture of nitrogen for fertilizer, for munitions of war and for arts. Such a location would be reasonab ly free from invasion of a hostile army an cheap water power could be ob tained, Dr. ' Norton said. This plant for the manufacture of fertilizer would be so constituted that within 24 hours nitrate acid could be made for explos ives. TCI? TO HI IR Y.I IP lKJ flUf"VI Ur THE ARMY MEASURE Washington, March 17. Under a rule limiting debate to 10 hours. The House today began consideration of the army-bill, the most extenscive pre paration for military forces ever laid before it in peace . If possible a final vote will night;, ' be. reached by tomorrow California's Jap "Picture Brides." Sari FranCisco, March 17. -Thte num ber of Japanese "picture brides" en tering this port and the number of : Jan weddings in California, mostly pic- ture weddings, are gradually increas-, insr. In 1M.1 there were 589: 1912, 906: 1913, '7t8 ? 1914, 887,kand 1915, 915. The , V . . u. i-i i CUSlOm COnsiSlB ul a xuatcxi mitue uy an exchan;d of photographs. SHOULD HAVE Tfi .-,vJ.M-..M..Mt,,11,r.,,ltr,VlW1tf)TTnrwriB K- -K -Sfr -X- -S -X- COTTAGE kMEETINGS vr The followingicottage prayer 4 meeting in connection - with . the Chapman-Alexspier revival .will & iv be held this evening at 8 "o'clock w'at the places named: Section No. ; l.J" Mrs. Donald w McRae, Corner ffiird and cDock. v5- Section No. 2. irs. M. J. Fv- ler, .512 Nun street. Also Mrs. -X- Wni. Bryan, 81& jFourth street. Sectioa-No. 3. Mrs; R. F. Bass, i 1416 South Fourth, street,' Section No. i.7.Mrs. William -;c-Struthers, 1012 Market street. X-Section- No. 6." tMr. J.'C.Stew; eoifrrr "CatherTneTTeirif nedy Home corner Ninth and w Princess. . ! Section No. 8. St. John's Mis- X- sion. -K- Carolina. Mrs. Eugene Phil- & X- yaw. 1808 Market street. 1 -x- GYPSIES--BELIEVED -TO HAVE THE LAD Kidnapped Youth Probably With Band In Vicinity of New Bern. t New Bern, N.iC, March 17-t-The '.authorities throughout Eastern North Carolina are searching for a band of i ' r I f Gypsies who are believed to have! with them James Glass, a disappeared from a small boy who - I farm-house at 0r.lv Pfl ,Rt' Mav it wa nminimn- ed here today. A natfion-wide search has been made for the boy since his disappearance and hhs .picture j has been shown in motion picture theatres throughout the country. j The Gypsies were in New Bern re- cently and at that timd had with Jthem a boy answering the (description of young Glass. Several persons j here who had seen the photograph of the loss boy and saw thfe lad with the Gypsies express the jbelief that the boy here recently was Glass . jProm Beaufort county today came report that the Gypsy band was near Wash ington several days ago. j A reward of $500 frny informa tion or arrest that would lead to the recovery. If the lad had been offered by his parents. Out For Constable Friends will be interested in tbje an nouncement of Mr, T, Pi,yer, formerly k deputy sheriff here, who is now; out for the position, of constable in Wil mington township. Announced,' 4 i L A i for John Mr. they tnis position are uonsiaDie Davis, the popular " incumbent; Chas. Kunold, whose friends say .-it l 1. 1 l, " ! nr 1 Will gel, LLLLll IUC JUU, : ctilU 1U1 Piver, the race with all c j who views ence. .bnfid- Want Molasses.: The C. C. Coving ton, Company yesterday instituted claim and. delivery proceedings in Su perior Court for 98 puncheons of mo lasses held by the Clyde Line .here, valued at about . $4,000. It is alleged that certain charges are; against the shipment and that the defendant, re fuses' to deliver thejeojigigrim the charges are paid., at la further ai- leged thattbe 'djeiendant is unable and in i. .:.u u.u.i.i,-iu wm uui imuwu ou ucuueu icyun ul 1 the charges. M., lying COLORED REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING ACTIVE Leagues Being Organized in Stat i .1 an d Convention Has Been Galled Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C'l, March 17. Circu lars issued by prominent colored Re publicans and reaching Raleigh yes terday have given to the few receiving thpm-.snilvtntifll tmanirinn . ;tlit '?:tVifl pate m pontics as they have not clone since 1898. ' ' U t-- A call for a mass, convention "of all true Republicans of North Carolina on! Monday, April 24, at twelve o'clock, noon, to take such action and devise such plans as may be deemed neces sary to preserve and make effective the principles of the Republican party as t!hey were handed downT by . the founders and fathers of thai organiza tioni" has been sent-out and eighteen years have gone by since the black man has talked more seriously of his political rights . j All over North Carolina colored 1 - 2 5 I leagues aiB uuiug uigituiwu aim . it strong one was given life here Wed nesday night . : While the call for the convention" on; April 20 addressed to "all true Republicans" it is very gen erally declared among the colored Re publicans that they will never affili ate as a State element' with the old organization. 1 " ' ' "AIL true Republicans of whatever race or color i or previous condition, are invited to join: us In this move ment," the circular says, ""and assist us in building up a party whose old and honorable; landmarks arid whose grand achievements have shed lustre upon the Republic and whose victories have brought blessings to mankind the world over, t "This action has been taken by, rea son of the many letters .coming top. these headquarters from Negro Repub licans in various sections of the State, and in accordance with the unanimous concurrence of the officers of this or ganization in informal conference with a number ! of the executive committee and other leading Republicans . It is hoped that those attending the con vention will come with the one pur pose of formulating such a course of action as will ; secure to all Republi cans of the State of every class and color their rights and privileges in the party organization and in promot ing the peace arid progress of our grand old .commonwealth . "It is hoped that negro Republicans in each county will bestir themselves to; the end that their mounty be rep rARPnf fid .hv a. lars'fi dp.lAerat.ion of their most thoughtful citizens. Against' The Bosses. , "We can no longer afford to , be made the football of the bosses and designing politicians . With us there is ; a great and fundamental principle at stake, ;for f which we must stand, united and forever contend. In the confidence, that the patriotism of the North Carolina will make hearty re sponse to this. call, . I am.: -.a :- : "Very Respectfully, i ! ' ; " - i " : "H. H. Taylor." : L The writer of the call is the chair man of the executive committee.. He lives in- Warrenton -and the'circulars come from that place . It was learned ago that the colored Re-j publicans; held a nieeting-here 'about the time - of the regular -Republican convention but nobody Jwho' attended i I (Continued on ' Page Six.) . Expectation is Keyed to High Pitch On The Texas Border. TODAY MAY BRING FORTH A FIGHT j Rumors of Revolt In Carran - za's Army Given Little Still On. I El Paso. Texas, March, 17. Ex i pectation along the border was keyed i to its highest pitch today by the gen eral belief that' before nightfall the advance" guard of the American, ex peditionary forces would have enter ; ed Villa territory in the mountains i of the Casas Grandes region of Mex ico. : While the censorship prevented any official news of he whereabouts of the American column ' report I brought by Americans arriving from interior points coupled with the cal- culations of men thoroughly familiar .'with the territory over which the ex i editicnary force is passing made it j reasonably certain the United States soldiers must be close to the district ! where Villa is believed to exercise his greatest ' influence and have the larg est number of sympathizers. With the possibility that the actual fighting with Villa's men might begin jat any moment interest redouble;! in every item of intelligence that threw. xu.l vi tii avi.i k u.u.v vri.. luc jai iranza adherence and more especially jthat of the five detachments of Car- rahza troops , declared by officials j of the de facto government to be operating against Villa. Rumors ot disaffecting and revolt among the Carranza troops are plenti ful here, as there are ' . people, who i spread them, but all reliable informa tion isi to the effect; that thus far at -thejssljJ ants have ;fmaintaihed l.1eistrl?tes( order. " - . -;v' :: " ' :."". ... ; : k BIG LAND SUIT IN SPECIAL HEARING IRE T-" - 11 1-" Lmmett iDeliamy, tsq., asl Commissioner, Presiding in Federal Court Matter. Depositions in the land title contro versy between the Brunswick Land & Lumber Co. and Mr. D L. Gore, of this city, which was designated by Judge H. G. Connor, at the last term of the Federal Court to be heard be fore Emmet-Bellamy, Esq., appointed as commissioner to hear the testi money, were heard in United States Court room Friday morning. The evi dence is taken prior to the next term of court so as not to consume to much of that session. v ! The land involved is a large tract formerly owned by the father of the late Governor Daniel L Russell and the documents date back ten years prior to the civil War. Several of the oldest citizens of Brunswick are in court to testify in the case. The land is known as the "Old Russell Tract. " The defendent is represented by E. K. Bryan and J . D . Bellamy, Esqs . , of this city and Messrs. Cranmer & Davis,' of Southport. J. O.-Carrand C. Ed. Taylor, Esqs.V are appearing f6r the plaintiff. JOINT RESOLUTION HAS BECOME LAW Washington, . March 17 . President vvilson today signed the joint congres-1 sional resolution authorizing an in crease of the standing army to its full strength of approximately 120,000 men. j Kansas School j ) eachers Meet, " Lawrence, Kas . , March 17 Four hundred high school teachers from i cities and towns in Kansas, are meet- ; irig here today at the University of Kansas.; The educational conference will continue tomorrow, and there are many prorriinent educators on the pro gram for; addresses. ' t' 4 ' ' " . -.' :; 4 NO CLASH AS YET. ' S: .- . . . ' '. .'. . San Antonio, Texas, March 17. The. American. expeditionary forces have had no casualties or clashes with the Villa forces to- date, according to reports receiv- ed today at Fort, Sain Houston. ' ! T There has been no incident of sniping reported.. 4 , vi -f 4' I French Claim to Have RepuUf j ed Violent Infantry t . I Attacks. . RUSSIANS ARE GETTING ACTIVE ! Vital Developments Looked, r For In Southern Russia Italians are Also Busy : The vGerman drive at the j Verdun defenses has again shifted its direc tion. Strong assaults were bade by the Germans on the lJ-ne east of Verdun during last night, five assaults in the Vaux region being repulsed by the French, Paris announced today. V'V The German attack was most vio lent, but each was broken up by the ' . French fire, the Paris war office de- ; jelares. Both the fort and the village c-: of Vaux were the objective of the Ger-. mans, two attacks being made ..on'";'; each, while a fifth was delivered in Ian ;;', effort by the Germans to advance tfc from the protected roadway "southeast ; yt of the Vaux village. ;'. . The recent heavy fighting has been 2 northwest of. the fort and only ; last : night Paris reported a; massed attacic - .; by the . Germans, who ; drove ; the French from the position at Dead Man's Hill, only to be forced back '; j eastward to . Corbeaux Wood,;- suffer. ; i: ing heavy losses. Although the bon , . bardment has been continued in this region- the infantry attacks have not been renewed. '. Important operations may be de veloping along the southern part of the Russian front, as Vienna reports increased activity by the artillery ou both sides. . ,; :,"-". v. :-'v,; In.r Galicia the Russians . have at tacked along the Stripa river, but without success, the Austrian war .of fice declares!; , ' . , . , '--, : The Italian offensive along the Ison zq is "commanding .attention, although lfirlaslSOrlEpnt declares the attack; battte Attstrlart::: line has decreased In violence. ; The current statement by Xhe Rome. ' ! war office records counter-attacks by ' the Austrians on: the positions newly t ; won by the Italians. , These are de- ; clared to have been repulsed. . ; 1 ORGANIZATIONS PLEASED iMoonlight Schools Show Pros pects of Having Large At- -tendance Tonight. : Members of - the ; Colonial Dames, North Carolina Sorosis and the Junior Order of United" American Mechanics are highly pleased with thes results of the first session of the spring terra,, Of the moonlight schoolsbeing con ducted under their auspices at the Cornelius Harnett, William Hooper and the D,elgad6" school buildings. The extreme cold weather prevented many of . the scholars from attending that , had signified their intentions; but nevertheless the principals and-' the teachers are not in the least discour aged as they expect the number to be doubled at tonight's session. ' In the three Of the schools there was a total of 45 persons who attend ing for the purpose o f taking " the course. They were of all ages, men and : women, boys and girls. - Good progress was made and great results , i are anticipated. "'."" :- .' t' ! The second course of instruction w ill be held t night and on Monday j night the regular tri-weekly sessions ! wil begin. The . nights are; Monday Wednesday and Friday,; for .the Wil-. ! Ha tn TTnnner and Carnpiiiia Harnett gcnools and; Monday; . Thursday and- Friday at Delga do school. GREENSBORO HOTEL E Found In DyingCondition In Alley atj: Midnight - ! 'Died Today, j V Greensboro, N .. C . , March 17 .J . v Wl BradyJ manager of a local hotel. : died here early today ae results of; a wound received last night in what the " police believe to have ben an attenlpt' ed robbery, - - " . ' " ' .." Brady, ' with his throat cut and skull" crushed, was found unconscious in an alley jat midnight His pockets had ' been turned Inside out, but the police, discovered j that his ;pocketbook had ' been left in the hotel safe.- No arreata have been made. . - - . ,'. ' .-. : ..." . 1 .. MA MURO .1' i 3." i i
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 17, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75