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- ' ' . v ' . ''. - - - ; ... .. . . .. , - "','--v. .ft ' .. LEATHER FORECAST, .,av with probably showers. Tnerally claiudy tonight , and y lis LARGEST CIRCULATIO N UN WILMINGTO Nl J if TWENTY-TWO i - - - NT I Wiilll t PVPIOffill'TllilPI -Jfliifl pRiicMbi PRICE: FIVE GENTS4 "X. ft I oil I hile Brave pbuls Die in El fort to Rescue Imprison ied. Men, ELEVEN TRAPPED IN THE - i TUNNEL AND iLL KILLED St. 1 Accident Happened. In Tunnel of Waterworks and tke Su perintendent Dead Cause Not Definitely Determined.. VIGOROUS ACTION BYUII1TF.0 STATES 1 cted to Protect American Business.Against "Black iv" List Ain onA Tkose of Expl osion (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 25. Protection of American business houses named in the. black list proposed by Great Britain' is looked for in vigorous ac tion by the United States. Early steps might be taken, it was indicated today, unless a satisfactory explana tion comes from London in reply to j the informal inquiry by " American Ambassador Page. President Wilson has let it be known that he is deeply concerned. Officials see . complica tions in the report that the intention of the Allies is to take concerted ac tion along the line of British trade with the . enemy, ' act that would increase the difficulty of business con cerns. The State Department al ready has gathered a mass of infor mation regarding the black list, for use in whatever action it may take. (Special to The Dispatch.) Warsaw, N. . C, July 25,. A special feature of the opening of Dupllin county court at Kenansville yester day was the presentation of three i ; (By Associated pjess.) handsome oil paintings portraits of L Durham, July 25. Heavy raia ,dur- renowned Duplin county men Ste-SmS -ine last two aays nas causea near Kphen Miller, Dr. John M. Stallings.i flood conditions to exist in Durham noted members of the early Kenans-s county. The $10,000 concrete dam of (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, July 25 Twenty-two men are dead and a half dozen dying is result of an explosion of gas in waterworks tunnel, five : miles from shore, underneath Lake Erie late last night. Those who are dead inclu3 the wrkmen who were trapped in the tunnel, "when the gas exploded and members of two rescue parties. Of tie dead eleven were in the tunnel and trapped by the explosion. None of these escaped. The first rescue party consisted of seven men and four per ished. The necond rescue party was composed of eleven men and six of them lost their lives. The first res cue party accomplished nothing. The econd saved one member of the first. None as yet has reaached any of the trapped by the explosion. Of the eight rescuers who got out to two died later and tbo others Vi dying today. Tic men were also Nercome by the fumes who did not n AILEY FOB ANY Collector Says His Political Activity Can Be Looked . Into at Any Tinie. Mi BH in BATTLE AT SEA Big Demand For Small Craft ; to Follow In Wake of The Deutschland. 8o into the tunnel A third rescue party entered rim., , 1 at 8:30 this uugnt out alivp (By Associated Press.) Norfolk, July 25. Reports from sources that a strong (Special to The Dispatch.) j T 1 I X. XT n T,,t-n OK r"n11oifnii .... authoritative j. vv. 5auey ana jrosimasier. uamug, j . - . . . . , , . ' second ,line of allied warships lay whose administrations have been fired . . ' -' " . , . 'sbhie twenty miles off Cape Henry in at in. somewhat incendiary fashion hy .. , , . , , readiness to s;eze or sin ae Deutsch- Bailey's former friend and congres- fand i eyadeg flr t line patrol sional booster, Col. Jim H. Holloway, I on the three miles limit, today made said yesterday that they know nothing nemandf for small sea worthy craft of any investigations from Washing ton but would be glad to have any. "Of course I am entirely -willing to have my conduct investigated,'" Collec- small sea worthy brisk. The possibility of a fight at sea is suggested b rumors that a convoy of armed German submarines also awaited outside of the three mile morning G. C. Van Dusen. 'UPerintendent Of the watPr wnrlrs instruction, who had aided the sec- n relief party. Van Dusen Dle( from his exr.Prio tor Bailey said. "I am sure that the pub- j limit and has aroused such interest lie will draw no conclusions on charges ' that owners of strong small vessels sent up from an irresponsible source j capable of being out twenty miles and spread abroad by a malicious ' or more, are. flooded with requests I newspaper correspondent. I am rather , from private parties for use of their the surprised that the Greensboro , News boats.- " Many government officials, and. should permit its columns to be used asvfl nrniHtur fnadv to take'un the wake they are; but that isno matter. One ' 0f - the Deutschland whenever she comes down the bay. Vi Incr -nr a 4 11 mo v Via eiiia r?iTi o nan- pie have common sense and their sense soon, of justice can be trusted." Postmaster Gatling declared that no Many small yachts and motor boats are preparing to follow the big subma rine out to sea, so that it looks as if ry. --v. j m kilty UUV lVJ Dvw aJ iuat it. luuaa 00 jne bodies of a members of the . Democrats have been removed during j any action that takes place will be wit- 'his term of office. Collector Bailey uie thir ira?edy oi th n tl Was due to the fact that they:8-11 c wnnout oxygen helmets, which ui mose rescuca afterwards rlioH at hand for use in n ttamn L "uot'ie them. who Ioue partv. The sam: 1 ao not even Know me names The new allied warship thought to e first and second rescul'of the men wno have been removed at )be a British cruiser, which first ap ue tn th fot 1,0 any time. I don't know anything about .nj art nn iha frrmt linA ff nafrnl VPS- the postoffice and have had nothing to terday and relieved a French ship, con do with it." ttinued its lone vigil today. The two had not seen any of the Jn German circles it was believed charges made against them by Mr. Hoi- that the Bremen, sister ship to the lowav until they were printed in the v;-t.l',-i- I'e cause of the explosion has not1 Wews' Tne simasier na-s receivea by the:AnIed shipS or had suffered an I ttetermiiiP,! , .. . no nouce 01 any purpose 10 mveBugaie .pedant: V 1 his administration. 1 ouue ui rmniPfi of .? Workmen struck a pocket I m co: a.p,c.k-or possIbly gas'HolIowayhave the witnesses cited by Mr. I ppcctnrNT Wil l collect eri , iu I ' fe Hoiioway.nave come to me ana yoiun-! - . ne ignite1 hv , tarilr said that they were amazed that l; , 1 : UN 1 titL &IL.L. lueir '..uaues uavu ueeu ucu uj iui OUPLIB lifliJDIlS BRILLIANT lilS WHO AHE COflE Portraits ; of Illustrious; iDead ; ' Presented at Opening of ' r. ?. INCLUDjm PIGTORS : Splendid SpeecKes vMade. in Presentations -r-Paintecl by Mrs. Marshall Willj&ms, .. - of Eaisom ;1 . ; SUBMARINE' STflLl. AT BALTI- ' . . ' MQRi4r:Bsf ; 1 .-t4; 1 ' ' (By Associated Press.) 5 Baltimore JWy.J? 25feiTCum1 stances and conditions- over J? which we have no control are keeping ; us ' in , Baiitjmpre. 1, There is no cause for alarm ifrpni any source.. At the proper timelvfe :.wiirget aay." Therje is atlme .. for everything." f This was Capf P41 Kctenig's statement - today cpneerning ' the sailing p the . German ..submarine - 5F Deutschland. :: ; ' ' ,. -. . ) - 1' - . i ' V.. . . : . . -55- f ;r BIB BRIDGE IS : isiii Durham County Feeling The Effects of The HeaVy Rains. V Lands Flooded. FRESH TROOPS INTO THE FRAY But Unable to Dislodge The British, So Conies London 'fX:-'-y-ll Report; . NOT AN ENGUSH ; J ; ( v TRENCH IS TAKEN French Claim Advances Along The Somme-r-Another By The Ital ians Reported an electric spark, ONE OF THE BEST Holloway and that they know nothing ( of the allegations made by him," Mr. (By Associated Press.) Washington. July 25. President URKISH DIPLOMATS Baney said; He gave the names of Wilson; let it -be known today that he 1A 1 j three and he expects;more.'';-:.Thnextwtli,:-irisist on the enactment of the (Bv A.,- A. . sh nt frnrn' Mr. HollowaV is awaited. Thfl 1, ' aiea Kress.) T " ";. -Hague, Netherlands ti or I . -7- - ,, ,;ritraet a r-j f , TRYING TO REACH . i 1 hp . ri,, "i iviu mill ne Hague of Muktar Bey, 8tantinonip b y aavices frm Con- ts of L vne f the best dll f'etert i; unS Turks, i8 inter- AGREEMENT ON BILL t (By . Associated Press.). lllH I IlirrtVi f. . . - - that tha piess as show-f conferences are looked for today be- m?n. . . imputes a special . tween the- Senate. and House to flndf .-AtA wir TO,h -haa uv-e 10 this nncf 4 I..,. . I T . : ... v ' . , . . . yVH" "v r m,Q u- , " tuuecnon agreement in rue wavy diu. , mai ac- House V - I ro'e Which Hnllnr,! 7, i -.ui-J u-, "?8e : , 1 i "al Mediation TT!; l Play in event- for sweeks. - negtiatin,lc ' , Penig of peace V The Senate -conferees will hold rout import Mhe VUeen i Child Labor and Federal employes com- pehsatlon bill by Congress during the present session. M While It has .been known that he fa vored7 both measures it was indicated that the u President might consent . to have them' postponed . until December. ' A favorable committee report ; was filed Jn the Senate today on the com passed the 7 thnt .. ' and with the probabil-lfnr -jin in rreaHfi th thft House meas J,ace hQ negotiations will take urn. thnnirh willlnc'tn 'malm nnnces. "'C. r, - r o" -7 s 1 . 01 ForeiL LSt.ate" at the Minister f the me of hf m Consttinople ?efre the , appointment, and Heijust J r Mini8ter at Athens. Muktar Bey waa Under sions. The House ''members named will fight particularly the Senate bill's GREENSBORO RAISES -V OVER TWO THOUSAND progress plan Senate leaders believe Atoday $2,300 had been raised by , the the ' administration's support, . besjdesf citizens of Greensboro , for use by the defending the plans, will insure some rener ? commuiee 10 -aju; me uuwci Increase of ttie House bill.; , . t Jnthe f looddistrict, of Western North President WJison has been urged tovCarplina and the .rund? continues uee bis Influence. - 1 , - grow. - : - (By Associated Press.) Greensboro, July 25.--At 12 o'clock to ville bar, and the late D'r.John ,W. Faison, of Faison, the work of paint ing all three having -been done by Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Faison. Duplln county has the distinction of being the first county of the State to so honor her illustrious deaj). The first portait presented was that of Stephen Miller, and the presenta tion speech was made by IIon. Henry E. Faison, of Clinton. Mr, Faison had the records to show that Mifle?s fath er came over with Henry McCuillough, one. of- the lord proprietors, and set tied at Sarecta, in this county. . Ste phen Miller was a Duplin county law yer, represented the county -in the legislature1 from 1825 to 1831. "He was also solicitor of the district ; which then comprised all the counties from New Hanover to Currituck. inclusive, for three sessions, as they were then called. Mr. Miller movedJ from the county after his marriage. ' Hon. H. Li. Stevens, of Warsaw next .pregentedi.hejto in::SteV:StIinas''$briiinupup lin nearjKenansviUe, went to school there to Itev. James 'W. Sprunt, and after graduating at the State Univer sity, where he was a' charter metpber of the Delta'si Fraternity, he studied law under Hon. Richmond M. Pearson at Rockford, N. C. After practicing law for several years he was ordained a minister, Nand continued to practice law and preach, as well as farm in the county for several years. He at one time was editor of a paper at Magnolia, '-The ; Duplin :Becord," and one in Clinton,, "The Caucasian." He was also at one time head of the Warsaw High School,. Clinton Female Institute, and Thomasville Female College. He was also an inventor of note, securing patents for a wash ing machine and a sash balance. He was moderator of tb South Yadkin Baptist Association for eighteen suc cessive years. He died in Salisbury, where he had lived for several years previous to his death in 1913, and was buried beside his wife, who was Miss Bettie Houston, sister of Captain Wil liam Houston, a former noted Duplin statesman, whose portrait is also one of those on the walls of the bourt room. . Hon. George R. Ward, of Wallace, then presented the portrait of Dr. John W. Faison, of whom he said, among other things, that he gradu ated at the University of North Car olina and also graduated at a medi cal college in New York-tti 1885 and practiced his profession for 25 years, and - during this time he attended the rich and poor alike. At one time he 1 edited a paper, ".The Duplin Journal. ' Dr. Faison was a benefactor to his county, building a public park 1 for them only a short time before his heath, and trying In any way he pould to benefit his friends. He was elected to Congress in 1910 and 1912, and died in the spring' of 19" 13. Among those attending the presen tation exercises from a " distance were: Mr. Miller, of Tallahassee, Fla.; Mrs. John H. Hicks, Mrs. Mar shall Williams, Mrs. John Faison, Misses Faison, of Faison; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Pierce, Mrs. T. B. Pierce, Mrs. J. H. Pierce and Mrs. D. E. Best, of Warsaw. j V ? FRENCH PERFUME v IN COMMON BOTTLES (By Associated Press.) J Paris, July 24.- Fine French per fumes are now. being sold in ordi-r nary druggists' rials, corked, instead of in -artistic flagons with glass stop pers. : This , crisis is . due to mobili zation of glass workers in the North of France, and one of its revelation is : that the art flagon 'has been re presenting considerable part of the cost of pertes. ntiamong fasti dious women the pefumes do t not smell so Tsweet whn prosaically pre sented, and. a' result is a . new industry that of collecting lld perfume bot tles tatgleh the sence may be transferred. ': Kj" the Little River Manufacturing Co., lqcated 8 miles North' of Durham, was washed away last night and the water on the land of Col. Bennehdm Cam erons plantation, near here, was sev eral feet deep. vy-v-S Ellerbees. creek was,- flooded and the crops along the banks lost to Jview in some places. Many bridges and high ways are reported completely wash ed way in the country. :"' . - 1 ? DEATHS AND CASES -DAILY INCREASING ' "V ' ,. :.. . . (By Associated Press.) New York, July 25.-r-Both the deaths and new cases " increased : in number today in the epidemic of infantile par alysis. During the twenty four hours period ending at 10 o'clock this morn ing ; tbirty-eight children were killed by. the disease and 150 were stricken; presideottBij " ; bYTrtSEiAfE BEAUTY DF. THE " BIG VALLEY IS THIilB OF: PAST FIoo da ;Deva mo station wannanoa.v. SENDS 1JETTER ABOUT the great Disaster (By? Associated Press!,) The British are holding all tne ground gained -along the Somme front. In Northern France, against desperate, counter-attacks by tlie. Ger mans, ' according to today's official statement from London. . ! Fresh troops have been pushed to the fray on the German side, but the British commander reports that the attacks - on both . the ;. British ' right flank, and central were topped- by the concentrated artiliery; fire of the British. ; ; - ; ;,; - . r':'The Germans at.no point: have suc ceeded in reaching the British trenches. The important fortified town Of Pozier is standing, while the ground which stood the vital advance toward Bapaume is in British " posses sion. North of the town despite the strong operation by the Germans addi tional ground has been gained. Lon don reports, and slight ; advances at other points 4n hand-to-hand fights by the infantry 'is announced. , Resuming their assault . on the Ger man line ; South, of the Somme .the French have made progress, both to the 'North' and South: of Soyecourt, on the right flank' ot their offensive. -To day's Paris official bulletin 1 reported slight advances South of Estrees and. the capture of trenches north of Ver fl$i!aovilIeTs7 . C .;i "ICSs'Ih . Ti tAti Verdun there are indicat ions of (By Associated Press.) v , - . Washington, July 25. Official; word went tu iutj uyikui tuuajf luaw i: icoi- i - , uw dent Wilson stood beside the construe-1 cently , have v been , using extremely operatfon of importance northeast , of the fortress, a violent bombardment being reported in Flexjry and LaLua- fee sectors, where, the 'Germans re- tion program' of the Navy bill as it passed the Senate, including four dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers; to be built immediately. . j . MANY TT D THE GELE Twenty-second Anniversary of The Founding New Hope .Sunday School. I ; . . The celebration of the 22nd anniver sary of the founding of New Hope Pres byterian Sunday School at New Hope Brunswick county last Saturday was a great success and was attended, by a large number of people.; . i Mr. John Reid, an elder in the New, Hope Church, made the address of wel come,, after which the program which had been previously arranged,' was carried out. Those present were much disappoint J ed by the non-appearance of Rev. Dr. J. M. Wells and Rev. Mr. Shaw, both of whom were unable to be present on ac count" of pressing engagements , else where. - '' ; ' . ' ' S '.V'-: -j '1 Rev D. T. Caldwell made a most in teresting address on missions, ; both foreign and home, he bringing out sev eral noteworthy points: Mr.- "pozier Latta also spoke for some time he tak ing as his subject,' "The Organization of Sunday School Work." Dr. Jonathan Hagerman spoke for some time on the advantage of Sunday School Work in teaching the Scriptures: ' r " ; Mr. and MrsI Jackson Johnson, who were among the members of the Sun day School when it was first organized; were present and took active, part5 in the services.'! ' , VJ Following the speakings, reports and the like'the Crowd adjourned -to. the lawn, where a most bounteous dinner was served. ' - ' . . neavy. pressure. On the Austro-Italian front Rome announces the capture from the Aus trians of Monte Cimonl. :. Colonel Jones vMakes Report tiohMerchahts Are 'I ' Readyt : to Help;; , v ',:! ;-'T k v v. r-':t.'-.. :y ; (Special to TheDlspatch.)7 J Raleigh,- July 25 Governor Craig : wz3 able to get another letter through . to his office yesterday, and narrated: - , ?, . his experience in taking a trip up th' Swannanoa Valley since 'the. flood that :;-7 ' now 'makes his office the center of v relief.' . '.-iy--:yai'rr''-'-'fY "The beauty) of that ' valley Jis. a thing- of the ..past." ., he .wrote to his ; office but it iaf supposed thai he writes purely of the Immediate effect follow- ; ing tfce floodlit would 'be hard fox- V down j easterners .t to ; belleye that tho "nymph of : beauty, is , gone; fory all 7 time. 7 RAINS CAUSE FEAR R Dp P LI 111 Cli OPS 6everal Bridges 1 Have Been Washed f Way-Water Standing in Fields. . (Special to The Dispatch.) Warsaw, July 25 Continuous heavy rains are causing apprehension in regard to crops. . Rain has fallen al most -, continuously for the past five days and nights. Water is standing in pools in many of the streets, as well as in tho fields around town. It is feared that much of the' cotton of which there were prospects of a good crops before the rains,1 will be wilted when the sun begins to shine again. Several bridges qt the county , have been washed away, among them the one at Best's Mill three miles from Warsaw, and the ope at Cooper's Mill about five miles distant. HOUSE TO HEAR . EULOGIES OFVANCE 6 fc fc fc .X ; c;!,: r.-' - - ' U. S. WILL BUY DANISH WEST ' . INDIES, ' ' --S "U i - - (By Associated Press.). - , .Washington, Julyi 25.T-0fficIal announcement was made at the White .House today; that ne'gotl- ations have practically been com- pleted for purchase 1 of the Dan- . ish West Indies by the United States from . Denmark for $25, 000,000. . : - , u A treaty closing the transact 4(- tion probably will be-signedlto- i day. and sent immediately to the Senate." - . ' " " While details of j" the treaty were not given out, it 4s under- stood that the - United . States , would come ; IntoT complete pos-- session of the Island. Word re- ceived from Denmark 'said, that the treaty is ' practically certain of being ratified -by the Danish (By George H.'Mannlng.h Washington, July 25. The House of Representatives today', adopted a re- Hnlntinb. offered ' hv-Mainritv' Lnader Claude Kitchin, to set aside Saturday parUament and'; 4t is understood afternoon : for heariner r' deliverv""of ' that ? the administration hopes eulogies and adtlresses ln. connection? that it will be ratified at thisSf- with the un veilirig of the-mohument'-. session of Congress, in the capitol to Governor-Zebulon'B.! -'! Vance. -' ', on. Governor Craig ' has appointed--la general relief committee Tffhich has. the work in hand; but j the :committ6tf will not take " his own hand off 'the work.' , Indeed he Will be master hand at work and from ; immediate contact will apprise the state of ; the needs, up there. The letters ndwpour iiju One of the niost Interesting ' in his office '.. came from . a school teacher at .Ednyville. Nothwithstandlng the fact that . "the wind, flood ( atid land- . slides .rulhed Uhdir crbps Washeji away their homes j and .drowned their children,'; the .teacher.- s4id, Htopeo- -pie are ' not rasking ri for monei but " tot aiufldiiig of ; thef roa41 tn ;th BatCavet cjnityto :UaUffti,p6 pie- themselves tb r.begin anew; i: v ' Governor Craig x made 'it possible to; have this-: road f originally : and they call upon him in i their distress.' They. i went in debt for It - and: the . road isT: gone. The, people " do not know what to do but'they arevnot ; dismayed, she says. ' She tenshe- Ctoyernor' . that he 1 would be proud' to ; observe their; spirit in the face Of such disaster ; . ; Colonel Edmund Jones of , Lenoir gets a letter through, too. Its', posfr mark shows' that Jit made fair timel His Was the first direct, report : from his county Caldweji. ; .The letter was personal but it ; chronicles fa condt- . tion that is almost unmatched apy where in the trail of ihe floods. The Catawba and the Yadkih traverse his country and it received , more than its . share of -water! . His story . of the j washing away of handsome old homes. ; the sweeping of bouBesfrom under their owners, feet is thrilling. , , ! Just to show whatsit dan mean hei quite . incidentally told he story of the leath of Miss Laura Korwood one C of the very prominent ; women of '; North Carolina, whose burial ground r was , the old family cemetery far out from 'Lenoir. But j th waters swept' i in between and made i it ; impossible - to take her there. ; Miss Norwood. will': be; remembered by hundreds of St. Mary's almunae. ; Shewas' formerly' head of the art I depattnjient here,' ' studied abroad and became a . really beautiful artist. i i Mr. and 'Mrs. " Victor Boyden and f) their daughter were aWe' to communi-!; , cate today by .mail.' I v These former Raleigh people had been in Morgen ton and went over toC: tJnville Falls. While there- the storm struck them. ' . .... - - s . They, took refuge in a house4 occupied . by ; kindly people and; the rains de scended in antediluvian style. kThe waters came to thehouse, surrounded it,; poured intojlt and drove: them tot the roof. Here' they- Bat for five hours while the rains, beat -Upon, them, each . minute : the family expecting, to be washed down the' streams . that had'. gathered oyer a spot ! supposed - to bo ,' beyond ' K any possibility df ; dangeri ; They, escaped .without Injury; ' V - v " , The.' Governor's .office announces a -meeting of . thev committee Wdnes- v day and the, : members , are r sending out appeals everyyherein the mean . time. The responses . have been gener ous and the state isv thoroughly hearty! m, us aesipe 10 neip-. . f - " u - Parker and Bland, : merchants ; of Rose ,Hill, seeing : in -(the papers , that . peas had been, quoted at.$1.75 to $2.00 , a bushel, have, htifled Major Gra ham commissioner; of agriculture that " they will be i glad to ; furnish f 25 to S5; bushel f. o.-b.at $la bushel tnd asked instructions. : about sending them. They are. the - first merchants to make " such concessions and it ; is ; lieved that many will follow this lead if they have hearf th suggestion; ' . Cqyernor Craig his announced the appointment of special policemen . for Stanly and Mbntgome f or 8 wain c6untesr;a f i' j ' :. "i . : - V A ,1 t.- - ' " ' T t -