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Charlotte and Fayetteville Men j
Reported Dead By Ameri- f
can Consul Frost.
LOST LIVES WHEN
BOATS WERE LAUNCHED
h'assengers Make Affidavits
That Steamer Was Torpe
doed Without Warnings
Submersible Appeared But
Offered No Assistance.
London, Nov. 1. A telegram receiv
ed at the American embassy this
morning from Consul Frost at Queens
town gives the names pf the following
Americans, who were killed when the
British steamer Marina, sank off the
Irish coast last Saturday:
Daniel Thomas, of Wilmington, Del
aware; John Brown, of Roanoke, Va.;
Brown, of Charlotte, N. C; Geo.
Sedberry, of Fayetteville, N. C;
House, of Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Frost has procured joint affi
davits from the Americans who reach
ed Crookhaven and similar documents
from the Americans at Bearhaven.
The affidavits agree that the Marina .
was torpedoed without warning, that
Athe first torpedo struck in the star
hoard part of the ship and the second
hit the vessel 12 minutes later and
was followed by a boiler explosion, the
steamer sinking in six minutes 'after
wards. No Americans were killed by the
boiler explosion.' Those who lost
their lives were drowned when the
life-boats were launched. '
According to this information, a
submarine, which emerged after thei
second torpedo as fired, was seen
plainly by Americans, but it did not
communicate with the shop or offer
assistance to the boats Vhich were in
direct peril from the rough sea.
The names of George'Sodberry and
House had not been ' given be
fore as Americans on the Marina. Last
night's report said that six Americans
were drowned, two named Brown, two
named Middleton and one named Rob
ertson. "
Mother Lives in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville, N. C, Nov. 1. George
F. Sedberry, reported as among those
who lost their lives when the British
steamer Marina was torpedoed Sat
urday off the Irish coast, was well
known to the newspaper fraternity in
North Carolina, he having been con
nected with different publishing
houses as proof reader.
He left the employ of the Raleigh
News and Observer several months
ago, came fcTFayetteville for a short
time and then went North.
His mother, Mrs. H. O. Sedberry,
who resides here, received a letter
from him in Newport News on Sept
' ember 20 in which he said:
"When you receive this I Will be
on my way to Egypt." She has not
heard from Sedberry since.
ShI berry was 30 years of a,ge.
MANY NEGROES HAVE
LER
Northern States Trying to
Make Up For Loss of For
eign Help.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 1 Thre hundred
negroes arrived here today on a spe
cial train over the Pennsylvania rail
way from points in Virginia. They
(were accompanied by special agents of
a number of industrial concerns in
whose mills they "will work.
The movement to make up for the
loss of foreigners by drawing from
the Southern states has been going on
for over a month and has resulted in
several thousand negroes leaving the
South. One thousand or more have
already passed through here to West
Virginia towns, where they went to
work in the coal mines.
CONCERN CHARTERED
FOR FAYETJEVILLE.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 1. Application
for charter for the Carolina Wooden
Ware Company, of Fayetteville, with
a capital stock of $50,000, of which
ttO.ooo has been paid in, was filed
with the secretary of state here to
day. -
The concern proposes to manufac
ture buckets, barrels, kegs, boxes and 1
ther articles made of wood. '
VIRGINIA
hwhuhu UM UI UU U U U Vlif II
wmm..
HAVE BEEN. SENT
TO THE BOTTOM
Lifeboat of The Steame Da
I Yid8on,.FromMontreal, -
CREW PARTLjMADE
UINERICANS
Last Report FroinVesel Oc
tober 4th and She Has
Been Lbng Over
due. London, Nov.; l.-ALJpyd's dispatch
I states that a ship's life boat, marked
A. D. Davidson ."'has been washed
ashore off Cornwall. The last report
of the vessel is of her leaving IVIon-
treal on October 4 for Havre.
The Davfdson ise&ucVoverdue.
Carried American Crew.
Montreal, Nov. L Harbor officials
said today' that the steamier A. D. Dav
idson carried an American crew.
The vessel is one of a number .of
lake grain steamers purchased 'by the
French government. ' :' " " '' '
Shipped Crew for Vessel.
New York, Nov. 1. H. G. Perrine,
(manager of a shipping concern ot this
city, said his concern shipped a crew
of 23 for the Davidson. Some of them
were Americans.
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IN THE RED CROSS
Recently Issued List Shows.
One Wilniingtonian in" The
List of Aides.
Paris, Nov. 1. A section of the
American Ambulance Field Service
Paris left for Saloniki. It consists
of thirty-one ambulances (ten in re
serve), two supply cars and twenty
five volunteers. Loving Hill of New
York who has been in charge of the
section tor eignteen monms on me
western front continues as its leader.
This was the first of the field sec-
tions to serve aime actual ironi. ami
nas Deen Cliea in army orucis s a.
body for its work in Alsace, in Lor
raine and at' Verdun.
The following is the list of the j
members: Loving Hill, Commandan,
New York (Harvard); D. C. Armour,
Evanston, 111. (Yale); C. Baird, New
York (Harvard); A Bluethenthal,
Wilmington, N. C, (Princeton); F.
L. Baylies, New Bedford, Mass., T.
B. Buffum, New York (Harvard); A.
G. Carey, Cambridge, Mass," (Har
vard) ; C. T. Clark, Westfield N. J.
(Yale); J. W. vClark, Flushing, N. Y.
(Yale);"' F. Venton, Philadelphia
CPennsylvania); C. Hi Fiske, Boston(
(Harvard); G. B. Franpklyn, Lausan
ne; G. M. Hollister, Grand Rapids,
Mich. (Harvard); R. W Imbrie,
Washington, D. C; A. Innes Brown,
New York (Virginia); J. Magnin,
Paris; R. B. Montgomery, Rhinebeck,
N. Y. (Princeton) ; J. Munroe, New
York (Harvard) ; R. H. de Neveu,
Paris; H. B. Palmer, New York
(Harvard); T. W. Potter, Westches
ter, N. Yl; D. Sargent, Wellesley,
Mass. (Harvard); B. C. Sortwell,
Cambridge, Mass. (Harvard); J. M.
Walker, Lakewood, N. J. (Harvard) ;
C. Winant, New York (Princeton.).
The ambulances are giftes of
schools, COUeges ;ang Individuals and
bear the following names St Paul's
School; Middlesex' School; ' St. Marks'
School ; Mrs. H. P; Whitney ; Mrs.
Helen C. Juillard; Georgtf F. Baker.
Jr Miss Edith Scoville; In. Memory
of' Richard-Mall; In Memory of Sarah
Keys Todd; New York Stock Ex
change; Armory Carhart No. 2; Har
vard Class of 1910; McCull6ugh; In
Memory of P. Si' G.; In Memory of
Francis Hardbn Burr; 'In Memoriam
A. L. S.; Francis Lawrence; T. W.
Lamont (two ambulances.; E. R.
Stettinius (two ambulances); D. W.
Morrow (tjvo ambulances) W. H.
Porter (two ambulances); Henry P.
Davison f (two ambulances) ; H. M.
imop-ior! Mrs. Arthur K. Kimball;
Grand Rapids, No. 1.
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German Merchant Submarine
Reached American Port
On Second Trip Today.
CAPTAIN KOENIG '
STILL IN COMMAND
Uncommunicative and Crowds
Kept Away From The
Ship Left Bremen
October 10th.
New London, Nov. 1. The German
submarine, Deutschland, which arriv
ed this morning from Bremen, after
what is said to have been an unevent
ful voyage of 21 days, has a cargo of
750 tons of dye stuffs, medicines, and
chemicals. A gang of stevadores was
present to unload the cargo, -but per
mission has not yet been granted by
the custom officials.
Neither Captain Koenig nor HInsch,
of the Eastern Forwarding Company,
were communicative as to the detail-
ed account of the trip across the At-j being pursued by Rumanian troops,
lantic, but they promised to see news-j that have wiped out four batallions of
paper men later in the day. They j the Germans. 1 '
pleaded that they were too busy withy Further Russian "attacks on Lem-
the details of the unloading.
Crowds thronged the dock in the
forenoon in the hopes of getting a
glimpse of the submarine, but they
were disappointed. The submarine is
69 well berthed in a pocket that not
even her masts shows. Policemen and
detectives kept the crowd moving.
The Deutschland left Bremen Oct
ober 10 and tied up at a berth here
at 2:35 o'clock this morning.
ELECTION DAY
THIS IN
esting.
Havana, Nov. 1. The results of the
general election in Cuba today prom
ise to be most interesting, and while J
the present conservative government
is expected to be sustained it is more
than probable that a good many sur
prises are in store. The Conservative
party has the advantage that comes of
being- in power, while the Liberal op
position has waged the campaign
under the disadvantage of split ranks
and the further serious handicap of
being without funds.-
A multitude of public officials are
a
to be chosen, ranging from president
and vice-president of the republic
down to minor local officers. Ten par
ties have their candidates on the bal
lot which is 36 inches long, by 32
inches wide. Generals Menocal and
Nunez are standing for re-election as
pre8iden; and vice-president, respect-
ively on the Conservative ticket, with
the endorsement of several of the
minor parties. The candidates oppos
ed to them are Dr. Alfredo Zayas for
pre8ident and Colonel Carlos Mendieta
for vice-president, nominated jointly
by the Liberals and Conjunction Pa
triotica. At the present time, partly
as a result of the European war and
in part as a result of measures fos
tered by the adminitration, Cuba is
in the .enjoyment of an era of almost
unprecedented prosperity. As a con
sequence it is regarded as a practical
certainty that President Menocal and
the majority of the candidates on the
Conservative ticket will be re-elected
by substantial majorities.
LLOYD'S REGISTER
FOR QUARTER ISSUED
London, Oct. 31. Lloyds Register
of Shipbuilding for the quarter ended
Sept. 30 shows there were 469 mer
chant vessels of 1,789,054 tons under
construction in the United Kingdom
at the" close of that quarter against
440 vessels of 1,540,218 tons in the
June quarter and 432 vessels of 1,
536,177 tons in the September quar
ter of . 1915. Of the vessels under
construction 185 are under 500 tons
gross, 58 between 4,000 and" 5,000, 47
between 6,000 and 8,000, 23 between
8,000 and 10,000, 16 between ' 10,000
and 20,000, 9 between 15,000 and 25,
000, one of 30,000, and two between
30,000 and 40,000 tons.
AMBASSADOR NOW
VISITING CHINA.
Tokio, Nov. 1. George W. Guthrie
American Ambassador to Japan, has,"-
gone to Chine for a month's vacation.
This is his first visit to China. While
at Peking he will probably discuss
the Far Eastern situation with Minis-
ter Reinsch. Mrs. Guthrie accom
panies, her husband.
Teutons and Riimanians Con
tend They Have; Triumph
I ed In The fighting.
RUSSIAN ATOPICS
WERE REPULSED.
Czar's Soldiers Made Further
Unsuccessful Move , For
French Gam
On The Somme.
Important successes by both the
ft x euLuuie ami ivuuiiuimu armies are
claimed inv dispatch.es "from the Ru-
maninn-Trn nsvl vftniatl'frontier
Official Berlin announces another
i Austro-Hungarian victory south of
Kronstadt, Where a Rumanian position
has been captured.
Reports of Rumanian successes are
j unofficial, being based on a Bucharest saw any belligerent warships Captain
i dispatch received in Rome. It de-'Koenig would not admit it.
! clares that tha Austro-Germa'h forces! "At any rate, they didn't see us," he
have retreatdd in Rumania and are
f U . 1 1 T1J J 1
ueig were repuiscu, octiiu ueuiares.
On the Somme frdnt there has been
renewed activity-in the fighting. The
Frencldvanced last night in the vic
inity of Lesbeuefs according to Paris.
Berlin records the failure of the
British forces to advance along the
one and one-half mile line running
northwest from Lesbeuefs.
In Macedonia, on the Struma front,
the British have pushed into the Bul
garian lines, capturing another village,
according to Paris.
! Many Seeking State Offices
Over Half Are Nominees
of Socialists.
New York, Oct. 31. Official lists
of candidates of recognized parties
for the Congressional and State elec
tions coincident with the presidential
voting on November 7 show that
there will be at least two women run
ning for Congress and more than two
j score women in the contest for State
offices, ranging from Governor down.
Tn IVTrk-ntona TaQTinattA Ronlriru ie
. . . ' . . . . .
j the regular Republican nominee for
Congress and in Colorado Hattie K.
Howard is running on a Progressive
ticket. "'-
, The Associated Press hasjust com
piled all of the State tickets from
every State in the Union and it ap
pears from -these' lists1 that there are
exactly 46 'women candidates for va
rious State offices. This' figure may
be slightly reduced or increased by
the fact that some names of men, and
it is possible that some women have
escaped identification by the use of
initials instead of their full name, but
the figures given, if .not precise are
interesting, since they develop the
following facts:
Of the 46 women seeking State of
fices the majority (24) are nominees
of the Socialist party.
Idaho is the only State in the
United States where a woman is can
didate for Governor, Annie E. Trip
low being the Socialist nominee for
chief executive there.
There are thirteen other States
throughout the country where women
are seeking State offices, namely, Ari
zona, Colorado, Connecticut, Mon
tana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Rhode Island, South. Dakota. Utah,
Washington, Illinois, and Kansas.
In Washington there are two worn-'
en candidates, Prohibitionist and So
cialist, 'for the office of Lieutenant
Governor and two women of the
same parties for State ' Treasurer.
In Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ari
zona, Colorado and Kansas there are
women candidates for Secretary of
State. Various other offices, princi
pally as trustees of State universities,
or superintendents . of public instruc
tion, are those for which women have
been named. In only one or two rare
instances does it appear that the
women candidates are now holding
the office? for wlkich they seek elec
tion. 4. 4. Uf s
4- 4 4 4 4
MORE Atf'tnX&Lti AVIATORS
KILLED
Paris, Ibv. 1. Two American
y aviators ' nave; been Lt killed near
- Nancy! according to a dispatch
recervedMre froni that city. The
dispatch nave '.no further details.
f J 4 4
rfwri finiffT
,Un II U I fill L : I JU ! L 1
AFTERNOON, NOV. 1,191 6.
CROWD CHEERED
CAPTAHf AS HE
LEFT HIS SHIP
Hearty Reception Accorded
The Commander of The
German Submersible.
LETTER BROUGHT
FOR VON BERNSTORFF
Officially Entered Arrival of
The Deutschland Had
Heard Nothing of
Bremen.
New London, Nov, 1. A letter to
von Bernstorff , the German Ambassa
dor, was brought to this country by
the Deutschland. The letter was sent
to Washington by special messenger
this afternoon.
On her 21-day trip to this country
the Deutschland submerged 120 miles
near the English coaost. If the crew'
. said
Captain Koenig motored to tne cus
toms house at noon and entered the
arrival of his craft. A crowd cheered
the captain and he doffed his hat.
Many persons grasped his hand with
congratulatory words.
Within a few days the Deutschland
will enter her cargo. The value of
the cargo is said to be $2,000,000.
Neither Captain Koenig nor any of
, the officers asked questions concern
ing the Bremen. The officers of the
Deutschland, it is understood, were
aware of the presence of the submar
ine u-o6 in American waters some I
time ago. However, they had not j
heard of the safe arrival. in Germany'
and were pleased to find it out. . i
Captain Koenig said that the harbor
was especially adapted for his boat
and that he believed that he could
saf ely submerge at the dock and leave ,
here without anyone knowing ; about
it.
WERE TWO OF THEM
One Marina's Crew Says Two
U-Boats Attacked Amer
icans Being Cared For.
Cork Ireland, (via London) Nov 1
Fifteen Americans, wno reached Cork,
together with the other members of
the crew of the Marina that was sunk
by a German submarine Saturday, are
today in the care of the American con
sul here.
"I saw two submarines," said Robert
Preston, one of the crew. "While I
was getting in the boat of Mr. Smith
(the only surviving bfficer) the ex
plosion came."
Questioned further in regard to the
presence of two submarines Preston
said:
"There'were two plainly visible from
the bridge. The first attacked on the
starboard while the second laid off
some distance to port doing observa
tion duty."
DAUGHTERS OF THE
REVOLUTION IN SESSION !
Raleigh, Nov. 1. Miss Lida T. Rod
man, of Washington, State Regent of
the North Carolina Society Daughters
of the American Revolution, tendered
her resignation at the opening session
of the organization's annual conven
tion here today.
It was announced that Miss Rodman
will not be a candidate for re-election
when the officers are elected xtomor
row. PRESIDENT LATE
IN GETTING TO BUFFALO
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 1. After shak
ing hands wkh large crowds at fifteen
cities and towns in New York State
President Wilson arrived here at 1.20
o'clock this afternoon on his final trip
of the campaign. His train was 20
minutes late because of the frequent
stops en route.
CHIHUAHUA CITY CUT
FROM COMMUNICATION
El Paso, Nov. lv Railway and tel-
egraph communication from Chihua-
nua Uity rrom tne Doroer nas Deen m-
I
j terf ered with and Chihuahua City has
4been isolated as a result. All trains
between Juarez and Chihuahua City
.haye been annulled.
The South is in the saddle. Let's
keen her there. Vote for Woodrow
Wilson and contribute to the campaign
utbuirca intdt
0M
CARRY THE MAIL
German Ambassador Makes
Such Proposal For Mail Be
tween Countries.
Washington, Nov. 1. The postof
fice department iat prepared to accept
proposals submitted by the German
: ambassador that mails between the
United States and Germany be trans
ported in merchant submarines. An
nouncement to this effect was made
today by the second assistant Post
master General.
The proposal is that not more than
300 pounds of first class letter mail
be carried by a German merchant
submarine leaving an American port
at the regular rates paid liners. j
The suggestion that the mail be I
SUBMARINES MAY
placed in special containers was ' tnat no decisive action would he talc
made, but the postal authorities say I en until Germany had had an oppor
that it must be handled in the regular , tunity to Teply to the inquiry for her
equipment. j attack on the Marina and Rowanmore.
The German ambassador will con-' The re(uest sent to the embassy at
fer with postal officials within the i Berlm was said to aak for information
next few days to arrange the details. ! by Germany and not for an explana
German officials hope that the plans : tion- lt was not 8aid to indicate that
will be completed in time for the I the United States believed that it had
first shipment to be carried Xo Ger
many on the Deutschland.
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BIG CROWDS GREET
IILSI
i-T -Mr-
i
Democratic Nominee. Now On
His Final Campaign Trip.
Speaks in Buffalo Today
On Board President Wilson's Spe
cial, Binghampton, N. Y., Nov. 1.
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President Wilsotf today ntereitf on his! naval auxiliary.
-final trip of the Presidential campaign. The fact that England hag been
Passing through here' early this' arming more and more merchantmen
morning, en route to Buffalo for the has made the question a vital ope of
first speech of the campaign in New j a wider submarine campaign.
York State, he Was 'greeted by large j Officials here leave, no doubht, that
crowds. He shook hands with as 'the United States will not admit such
many people as possible. J conclusions. This government will
The Presidentwill speak three i stand by the policy that it has stood
times in New York City tomorrow, jon throughout the war.
REUNION OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VETS.
Columbus, Miss., Nov.
1. The
hundreds
iucu nuu vv ui c hag a c j 9 u uuui uuj 1
of them recruited irom every section;
of the State, rounded up in this city
today for the annual reunion of the ;
Mississippi division of the United Con-j
federate Veterans. With the old sol-!
diers came their wives, daughters,
sons and friends, making the gather
ing one of the largest ever entertain
ed here. In honor of the visitors the Capt Aga Burriss of the Clty Fjr8
entire city is aglow with flags and Department, will act as guide to the
bunting. The first of the three days' I captain of tne nsheries schooner
sessions was held this afternoon, with . ..Grampus when she comes hereto
the department commander, Gen. Cal- be&In ner investigations of the -fish
vin B. Vance, presiding. Governor banks off tne coast and 0ff Cape Fear
Bilbo, former Senator Frank H. White, bar PermisSlon was granted for Cap
of Alabama, and other notable speak- tain Burrlsa to accompany the "Gramp
ers are on the program. Tomorrow , ug by City Council thIa morning when
the visitors are to be entertained atMr E H pema 0f the fisheries
a mammoth barbecue and ; on Friday . commlssion came before Couricil and
the reunion will be brought to a close 'equested that tnIg be done Mr
with a parade and pageant. , j Freeman wa8 recently informed of the
j coming of the "Grampus' and the
vr a toi iikt- Tur rvnnT TC communication asked that he be pre-
rSV-D T A nnDCDC Pared to accompany her on her
OF NEGRO LAoUrvtLrvib. cruises or provide some one thorough-
: ; ly acquainted with the territory. Be-
Washington, Nov. 1. The Depart- cause it is impossible for him to en
ment of justice is watching the mi- joy tbe trip mf Freeman decided on
gration of negroes and other work- captain Burriss and his appearance
men from the South to northern in- Def0re Council with the , request that
dustrial centers but so far has found captain Burriss be allowed to accom
no evidence of election frauds. pany tne vessel was readily granted.
Every movement of Southern la-
bor is under surveillance and special
agents are seeing to what use they
are being put.
.
NORTH CAROLINA CASE
POSTPONED.
J
Washington, Nov. 1 Argu-
ment of a case testing the con-
stitutionality of the North Caro-
lina liquor law in its relation to
the Federal Webb-Kenyon act
was today temporarily postpon-
ed by the Supreme Court until
after the hearing of. a similar
case in West Virginia.
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PRICE 5 CENTS
Secretary Lansing Declares Po
litical Question Will Not
' Enter Problem.
WAS THE MARINA
ARMED AT TIME?
That is One of The Questions
To Be Decided Germany
Asked For Information and
Not Explanation on The
Subject.
'
Washington, Nov. 1. Secretary
Lansing authorized the statement to
day that the progress of the political
campaign would have no effect in the
investigation of submarine attacks and
Would result in no Changes of- the
United States government's policy.
Meanwhile Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, sent a wireless
to his government asking that he be
furnished by wireless with all the de
tails available regarding the sinking
of the Marina!.
Secretary Lansing made it plain also
any proor mat uermany naa vioiateu;
CRIED
any of her pledges to this government.
No affidavits from American survivors
have as yet been received, but they
are expected to begin arriving shortly.
The department has requested that .
they be cabled immediately.
i."
'lit. n V..AnAlrf-.M r9 nrt.A(kAM Ikn H f . f
:(yras armed or not 4s becoming in- ..
creaslngly important. No mention of
thaCjioJnt- .haKjjiejejdiaadvke-.-W
and he American, embassy in LoiuTon " ;
has asked for information on that
point.
Germany has concluded that ships
armed with small stern guns for de
fense only should not be entitled to
the ordinary guarantee, but could be
.sunk on sight as being
in a way a
GUIDE PROVIDED
.
FOR THE GRAMPUS
a d vil A
Capt. Asa burriss Will Accom
pany Vessel on Her Cruises.
Permission Granted.
Captain Burriss was granted leave of
ahHpn0fi wlth nav durine that Deriod
he is with the "Grampus."
Mr. Freeman stated that he expected
the "Grampus" here about the middle
of next week and he is very optimistic
concerning the matter. He told Coun
cil this morning that he was confident
the coming of the "Grampus" would
mean much to the city and Council
concurred with him.
The reports of the heads of the vari--ous
departments were read and ap--proved
and quite a bit of routine work
transacted.
The .Wilson-Marshall compaign fund
is growing, but we need about $650 to
reach the goal. A contribution from
you today would be very much appre-
elated.
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