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1 r . WEATHER FORECAST. North and South Carolina Gener fair and decidedly colder tonight and Friday, with severe cold wave, j FUL LLEWgD ; W I R E S ERVI CE VOL. XXIL.NO. 381. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THU RSDAY AFTERNOON JEBRUARY 1, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS- i FliL EDM . .m - - - . ' - U oiyo-. lvlt?y. . i!M!MM 11 1ILJ ii vyy I y) RR FV X 111 M MOT MGffll GREAT BRHAIM TO iiuLnvii v v a iiiiii umIWM BILLS REPORTED CONTROL SHIPPING niHiniIiii7ni . TTTVTrjnTT THim n mTT.J 1 1ii irn mniu mi ninnrn nrnnrr -Tk - a mm mum. m - m - - - .mm e m w m m m m i m m mm m i m m mm MMIVI- lM H tf ll y la o sRILLCU lUUfmUII Dlbbtn UtbllLL m - ---- n h So Cbrribat Will Be Fought --h -w u if -u. dLm W4J 3iLi L) GERMAN DECISION CAUSES CLOSING OF "LEAK" PROBE British Admiralty Orders Will Wilmington given almost THIRTY THOUSAND. Notification That Germany Will Tor pedo Neutral Ships Starting at 6 O'clock This Afternoon GRANT AGAIN TO FORE IN BATTLE. COMMUNICATION SENT GER- f MANY. ! (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 1. While all Made Fine Speech On Boiler Inspection Proposal- State wide" Bill For Cities Introduced. SITUATION CANNOT REST UNCHALLENGED Note Or Ultimatium yill Probably Be Sent Germany By United States Before Relations Are Severed. (Rpeiial to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 1. Five edu cation bills that had -as many differ ent obiecta : were brouehtinto the 4 official information was withheld House this morning and reported kill- late this afternoon there were in- le(j by the big joint committee on edu- dications in official quarters that i cation, itself nearly half an Assembly. a communication actually had ' These embraced the Page bill, giving been sent or was about to be ' uniform electipn of county boards, the sent to Germany. Turner bill, providing uniform ap- . - v !pointment bv State Central commis- !sinn. the IVTnRarv bill, electiner boards and superintendents in all counties, and the Oates bill, which elects boards in all counties under Democratic aus piecs. TJie' fifth, the Tucker act, was purely a local Person county act. These were the bills which were heard in .joint committee meetings Tuesday afternoon and evening, the hearing of , nine hours having resulted in no vote. A conference this morning of the cemmtttee eliminated all. The Regulate Movement, It is' Thought. DEFINITE ORDERS i t ' ' (Special to The Dispatch.) 4 Washington, Feb. 1. United 4 if' States Census Bureau has issued 4 a report giving the estimated pop- 4 ARE EXPORTEX) NOW elation July 1 last, of cities with Investigation is Moved to Washington to Convene On Tomorrow. over 8,000 inhabitants. 0 j. . A . T . Estimates of Wilmington's pop- 4 3canuiimvian-.mcrn;ciii L.iiicr, ulation are 29,892 Booked to Sail, Postpones Trip American Craft Will Sail Regardless. 4 I (By Associated Prefes.) i New York, Feb. 1 Although rep-' HOLLWEG THINKS TIMEfPORTUNE FOR "SUB" ' CBy Associated Press.) IB j resentatives here of leading allied lines said today the movements 6f their vessels would proceed as sched uled regardless of the German note defining a new naval warfare, it was understood on good authority that the movement of all ships will be controlled to even a greater degree than heretofore by orders of the Brit ish admiralty. Prompt action was taken, however,! by representatives of neutral lines whose vessels have been touching at Kirkwall and Falmouth for examina tion. The Danish steamer Helligolan booked to leave today for Copenhagen was ordered to remain here until fur ther notice. Similar action was taken TY 15'- STILL EVIDENT EXCHANGE INQUIRY URGED IN RESOLUTION. F. A. Connolly Again Insists That He Cannot ' Recall Names of Persons , Telling Him of Expected Peace Note. resumed ln Wash- , ' afterfcoon. at, ; Country-wide Continuation of j "Plenty" is Shown In Report. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 1. Continuation of country-wide prosperity with the expected inid-wintef "lull after Christ mas is reported by the Federal Re serve Board in the monthly bulletin made public today. Reports by dis- (Bv Associated Press.1 New York, Feb. 1. On account ot ... tne international crisis tno wew xorK -v hearings in the "Leak'J. '..inquiry.. wi)Zt:S$ close with today's session ,'The-ln-.".'':; ':-) vestigation will be nigton tomorrow r9 rl rrlr F. A. Connolly again todar insisted i that he could not recall the name of any one who gave him any informa tion about the peace note. "His firm, Connolly said, was mak ing a living," but not profiting great ly." "Isn't it a fact, demanded Repre sentative Campbell, Republican, that you recently laid out a great sum of money for an old country estate." yi laid out $3,000 and my wife gavei me half of the money, "Connolly said. James R. Reilly, managing editor ,of the Wall Street Journal and the ticke service. testiifed he put out the SUBMARINES INCREASE TO GREAT EXTENT NOW. Washington, Feb. 1 . After conferring with President j Speaking Before Reichstag Wilson for an hour, Secretary Lansing refused flatly to make j Says Moment Has Arrived any statement or to indicate what action had been decided upon I For Ruthless Plan. as the result of the German submarine announcement. After the conference between President Wilson and Sec retary Lansing the opinion became general prevalent in offi cial quarters that a break in diplomatic relations with Germany seemed inevitable although it was thought probable that an ultimatum or warning to the Berlin government might precede this action. The view was taken widely in official quarters that the United States could not let the situation stand unchallenged. hv the TTniiand-America Line which;tricts say. has five ships in American ports. New York Evidence of growing dis- Dosition to exercise greater caution in thatAcanm nearest receiVilUt a fa V- ) A j. n-Ai-ntimarnt? fommlttTipntR hv 4naniifajtiir. iaei3ttlM tftftisr tt664buW--for later in 'tofcWWffM--: WiAW; wates dmi; wcn -nounimusH euuu.uy From reports of several shipping , year. , iticnmona rHixporis, uanK clearings, , rnilrnarl fiarnities and nnstal rfippints show la4ge increases and continue in j full volume. I boards, including minority party mem- J bers. in Democratic primaries. The vote was 19 to 16 against this propos al. The McRary bill, providing for elec tion of both boards and superintend ents, received only five votes. All minority reports reserve the right of combat upon the floor. In view of the reports today it is - . ('accepted that there will be no ma- Declares Conditions Are Al-!teriaI change in the educational pol- compames it was learnea mat mej were doing nothing pending receipt of official orders. Representatives of the Scandina vian-American Line announced late note largely"' oil -tip'-brou.ght Mm V" by Harold T. Johnson, a reporter, that the President would issue a ! peace manifesto Christmas. May Probe Exchange. Washington, Feb. 1. A resolution directing the attorney general to inT vestigate transactions on the New ready Critical in England and France That U-Boats Will Make it More So. Starts Tonight. Paris, Feb. 1 . The notification that Germany and Aus tria would torpedo neutral merchant ships without notice be- icy. The House today passed a- State wide .boiler inspection law,, with $5 fee attached to it, the salary of $1,800 for inspector being paid by the boiler owners. Grant, of New Hanover, again led debate today. He made admittedly the best speech of the many on the boiler Atlanta Manufacturers have ord- today that the sailing of the passeng-j ers far in advance. Trade conditions V?l II Her i i t3 l 1 1 (J V cL HJU-VVJU tu ica v . w ex oaiioiavLui .y ii o ai. uai .y . x c x . J i i i 9AA rvnofinnnrorp .- To line T nil -f r1 1 riiri n or Vi rl i rl r itc V at - y. in. iuudy witn o f-"-f.. --w"--e, i York Cnttnn TCvr.ha.Ti to to aRr.Prtain .. : and cargo for Copenhagan via Kik-.aWy will continue unti spring trade ' hlt. r thev ..aro n7nwflll rt-4n ro. , 7- wan, naci Deen iaeiijiin.iy yusipuucu. upcus The American Line steamship St. Louis will sail Saturday as scheduled (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 31. (Via London, Feb. 1.) In his address to- Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg explain-1 inspection, that developed such unac ed why in March and May of last year eort teSte'lt while little was he had "opposed unrestnetedubma-. n ginning at 6 o'clock tonight, reached Paris too late for publica-lierT according es- man. rebuke2 JiJSi: tion except in last editions of the morning newspapers. Ger-!ment of the political and military au- t IUU1 ItlCO, LtlC 4UCOLIUU ITUk) UVU UIIOIU- ered ripe for decision." The Chancellor repeated his pre vious utterances that as soon as he, in agreement with the supreme army command, reached the conviction that ruthless submarine war would, bring nan notification to the United States mentioned no specific hour on February 1 . The announcement caused a. sensation. PATBOL BUTTLES ON FRENCH FRONT ,,. CP.y Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 1. After an Jour's conference between President ""son and Secretary Lansing, it be Jwne Known today that the German Ration is viewed with extreme grav i anrl the the American government If already begun to formulate defi nip steps. !t was regarded as not impossible CX action of some kind had already laten, but ther 11011 Of its nature dication tfte e was no indica There also were s that no announcement of course of tho we until certain steps had been "en trough the Navy Departmerft -a the Treasury for safe guarding r;can ports and other interests. u was riicri 501 1 luocu tilclL JTItJSlUKill, VV 11- feren Secretary Lansing had a con thpn i last niht although it was Wli iucj uau comerrea at ti,p n as in-dicated today that before taaie f f the United States was e. Public, there were certain nec - steps to be taken. emwr , Hitchcock,' Democratic uer ot the Senate foreign rela- HoSLTT5"66' was at the White not d;.f today but ne said he did Pas4 the SUDmarine question. ori"r J for Count von Bernstorff, ard imDassaaor irer- resr.j, T 1 warmngs to Berlin that nrl "'' ller Pledgesmeans sever- led to know "upon whom falls the bur den of inspection?" x "They would best ask upon whom falls the burdens of these preventable accidents," Grant exclaimed. By Federal Inspection statistics he showed an amazing reduction in fa-J talities and accidents. He undoubt (Continued on Page Eight.) and no effort will be made to paint the ship in conformity with the regu lations prescribed by the German government as a guarantee for the safety of the vessels flying the Ameri can flag, according to announcement today by the International Mercantile Marine. After being sealed all night by a cordon ci aesT.royers hiiu wast a l o J D 1 J patrol boats the port of New York J Aerial Squadrons ttombard was today opened by the customs au thorities to all incoming and outgoing shipping. ' The stand taken by the collector of the pert was that ships conld sail at their own risk. They were permitted to clear as usual. whether they straint of trade," was introduced , to- J i1 day by Senator Smith, of South Cax- ; ' ! olina. He. expects to discuss it later. . t The preamble declares that , com- .' plaints have been made that there . is ' ; a practice on the exchange of buying and selling cotton below the local spot price and that this is demoralizing to domestic and foreign trade. Railway Station and Enemy Storehouses. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Feb. 1. Patrol encounters oc curred at various points along the front, especially east of Rheims and in the region of Altkirch, says today's Elsewhere REVENUE ASSETS OF STATE to the President's confidence before i,"i; VxMvn U.te uipiuuiauu 1C10.L1U11S aic uiun.cn uu.. rlTY,,r no, 0 ,rifo tho TT.hnat Germany's sudden declaration of her , fi h iTo a ? j . .. ..r. . . j. war would be started. detention without warnmg to destroy moment has now arrived," he all shipping over a wide area, comes contlnues. Last autumn the time ? J. t0 1" ST:STVlf" was not ripe, but today the moment 6,a,aiB.u "a , , has come when, with the greatest pros-i es nas gamerea evidence tnat ner, uccess, we can undertake the !.. , --, pledges to respect International law at . 0 ; w; nilst thprpfnrA nnt , f 1 1 f 1 1 fl 1 1 T Oil I ITTI T ir: rr: ;v;; i hiiiilh i sbii i a i i- mum uuu I I LL lost since we siaie wats GERMAN VESSEL IS A score of American lives have been ..Ai- iD u ritinni Vn tnnw WipeQ Dy ' Tfaiv o Ti1 Trranpo Oiit cnhTTtflrinpa yi uiui&tjs in xiio ouooca b; vait;.01 iPJoniatic relations or tense asi(p r cij. act wuuia sweep icar plomacv and bring the Amer- are 0Vernnient to the point of action the luK the contingencies which fill -situation todav. "esifipnt Mm - . ... vvuson comerrea witn Germany's case. But in each instance there were conflicting influences, and in each case came repeated assurances from the German embassy here that noth ing' would be permitted to, disturb rel ations with the United States. After each of the new sinkings came informal assurances that Germany will make it still more critical." TWO WARSHIPS IN CHARGE OF FOUR CRAFT y (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 1. Four large steamshipshaving the appearance of was ready to make amends if her sub- passenger vessels and escorted by two marine commanders had violated warships were sighted January; 29, off orders. 'Sable Island, N. S., by officers of the An evidence of the efforts of the! Dutch steamship Zuidedijk, which ar German embassy here to keep rela- rived here today from Rotterdam, tipns tranquil is found in a comparison The officers said they got the im-' ofNthe note handed yesterday to Sec--pression they were carrying Canadian retary Lansing by Count von Bern-' troops. Teutonic Freighter at Charles ton is Half Submerged No Reason Given. NewDort. News, Va., Feb. 1. The official communication. German, prize ship Appam. the Ger- tne nignt was cann man steamer Arcadia and the aus trian steahier Budapest are tied up here Last night one of our aerial squad rons bombarded the railway station tV, a -nam nbitn hv both i and enemy storehouses at Marchy and the"British and the Germans, has been VOyannes and also some barracks to ooto-u- n vrar nd tbf othrvr two the East of Nesle.' 111 nai j . " J --- steamers have been here since war was declared by 'Germany. Shipping at this port will go on( ... . . . i : . i. without interruption, accoruiug i-u British Vice Consul C. E. Kenworthy. Mr. Kenworthy says that Germany's announcement is simply an admission of what she has been doing ever since J war was declared. Twor-Rratish steamers, the Berwick law and the Leysian, both carrying I supplies for the British left here to-. Jugustaf Ga., Organizations Resolutions to Close Dur pnnnii nmm UU! lUil LAUIiniVOL nrnnTrn ni nnimn UtdflltD ULUuliVb (By Associated Press.) Charlestons .C Feb. 1. ,The Ger man freighter Liebenfels of the nuatyd. iine Lieu up omutj tu ul-, ctmc -mo hna hpon break of the war began to slowly k ; - an Austrian snips this morning with indications, marine 1UV ; or. Guard is Increased, New York, Feb. 1. The neutrality Col vi$or l- House, his friend and ad- was hurriedly summoned Early today he had who mT." York Callorl j tsAa,jr "3 uau anv y meetlng of the cabinet, y conference with th fnin W h committees' ot ConTess who een assured of being taken in- ; storjf with tha one handed to Ambas-j sador Gerard. . The note published in Berlin an-1 -renounces in bold terms the determina-j -5f tion of Germany to wield every , weapon at her command without quar ter, while the note presented to the American State Department says the same thing in softened language. The German embassy has for months been . building up an atmos phere of hopefulness and at one time it was said that Von Tirpitz, who originated the campaign of ruthless ness, actually had been forced from I his high position by influences brought to bear by the German am bassador here in an effort to preserve good relations with the United States. Now -it' frankly discussed that Von Tirpitz was deposed because he did not carry his campaign ; of ruthless ( Continued on Page Eight.) T -A i At. A!. M. Ai Af. Af. At At 'i AJ. VVk . ENGLAND THRILLED. officials said, that she had been scut tled. Afer gradually going down un- tin the stern rails were within a few feet of the water "and her bow keel almost visible, the settling apparent ly was arrested. Whether or not she sinks she has been so badly damaged thatMt would take some time to make 3f , her seaworthy, valued at approximately $50,000,000; tied, up in New York, are being care fully watched. No unusual activity has been reported. TJp to noon but two ships had pass ed out, the British steamship Parima for West Indian ports, and a small American steamer whose name could not be learned on account of a heavy ing Warfare. (By Associated Press.) vr 45- London. Feb. 1. The German w 55- declaration pi unrestricted war -X-; f ered help which was declined by an Whpn it was observed the shiD was IO sinking Captain Lockwood of the tug -Cecilia pulled alongside and. of- Guard German Steamer. (By Associated Press.) Augusta, Ga., Feb. 1. The Augusta Cotton Exchange members today adopted a resolution providing that all exchanges be requested to close dur ing the uncertainties caused by the German note. No definite steps were taken here .other than omission of the posting of spot prices. X at sea has . created a profound X- sensation in England where it X was unexpected. All interest cen- SJ- ters on the policy which neutral 5f nations will adopt. The decision of the United -X- States is awaited the most in- X- tense interest as it is recogniz- -X-X- ed that it will have a strong in- -X-X- fluence on other neutrals and be -X-X- the most important factor in the -X- solution of one of the most -X--Jf serious crisis of the war. -X- . -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X 4 -X- Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 1. Chief officer of the Liebenfels He gave no reasons ' for refusing assistance. It wa believed that Captain Klat- tenhoff was not aboard; The Lascar steamer Borneo, anchored here since September, 1913, is the only repre sentative of the Central Powers here. Seh came into port shortly after the Tax Must Be Large Enough to Care. For Needs For Next Two Years. war was declared and has made no effort to leave No Changes. Paris, Feb. 1. The Central com mittee of French ship owners inform ed the Associated Press today, that Deputy Collector of Customs Bobbitt, of this port, today detailed a .guard to watch the; German steamer, Frieda Leonhardt, the only vessel interned 1 'A. crew members were serit to their here as a result ot tne war. it wab homes soon after the vessel tied up announced that the steamer which is hem in niv 1914 OtiIv fivf nr six anchored in mid-stream will be nffiVors manTipH th vpsbpI rrt nsirfp hroueht to a dock where she can be the new German submarine policy from the cantain thev remained watched more! Closely. After having will cause no change ih sailings from aboard when she began to sink to- lain idle for nearly two years, the day. (Frieda Leonhardt was recently dock- The Lienefels which is 2,830 tons ed and thoroughly cleaned and over- V . 3 l. If : l i . , 1 gross is aucuureu uh.il miie liuiii uauieu. ; . - , , . , , . tt-i Taart hofnro -nitrYtt . - 4 the water front in between 40 and 50 J Austrian Ship Arichored. Increase insurance rates and freight from El Pas o he Tor e ni h Jr.i' J (Special to The DiBpatch.) Raleigh, Feb. 1. The sub-committee working upon the revenue bill held one of its sittings yesterday after noon and went over the multitudinous properties subject to the tax which must be raised to meet the grown-up demands upon the state for the two years ahead. ' ' The committee had not gone far enough last night to say whether it will have anything unusual to use in revenue-raising. 'Already every indi cation of record . demands this year has been given. The finance commit tee, is regarded an exceedingly stong body and its Republican members are generally men qf business. They have some tremendous calls upon the treasury if their bills. get through. The Workmen's Compensation Law was the special order last night be fore the Senate Judiciary No. 1 and the House Insurance Committees. The Dalton-Brenizer bHlt introduced in the House by Representative Dal ton of Guilford, and Senator Brenzier in the Senate, and the other law intro-. duced by Senator Jones cf Buncombe, were up for discussion. . The hearing was set for 8 o'clock. During the afternoon in the office of Insurance Commissioner James R. Young an executive meeting of the insurance committee was held. The worrkmen's compensation act i3, one of the big recommendations of the in surance commissioner but it is get ting its bumps as they all do. 1 1 If' ' 6 France. The Germans t was declared, can An no .more than thev have already done and the only result will be 'to i try is scheduled to start for home 4J "FIRST" STARTS HOME. (By Associated Press.) . 4 ' San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 1. The First North . Carolina Inf an- f feet of water. 1 Tampa, Fla., Feb. 1. 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