North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER FORECAST. North Carolina Rain tonight, fair and colder In west ncj central portions. South Carolina Rain Tucsc'ay, fair and colderi tonight. OL. XXII. "NO. 398. THOUSANDS OF SPIES IN COUNTRY s Ays - S SENATOROVEMIAN jsjorth Carolina Junior Senator Insists On Drastic Laws for Protection ANSWERS OBJECTION OF SENATOR CUMMINS Declares SuchLaws Necessary to Protect Naval Stations and Submarine Bases First Cummins Amendment Goes Down In Defeat. (Bt Associated Press.) ' V;i?Inr.?;t"on, Feb. 19. Opposing amendments W Senator Cummins to temper some of the stringent provi sion? of the espionage bill, pending in tho "senate. Senator Overman, of North Carolina, today declared he had j,,vn told there were 100,000 spies in ill,'. i'nited States and that it was ab solutely essential that drastic laws be enacted to protect naval stations, submarine bases and other National defenses. Senator Fall, Republican, of N. M., irontli for stringent laws and de clared that the government of the I'nited States was on trial ijr effi ciency to perpetuate itself. v Senator Cummins' first amendment,, to modify the first section of the bill, w.is rejected. COMPLAINT OF RICE GROWERS SUSTAINED iDy The Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 19. Complaint of tV Southern Rice Growers' Associa- HUH UlcU lilc I dill Uttua 111 i- CA.C1.S5 CllllA Xonvegian and the other Spaaish drawing milling in transit arrange ments which were maintained by them from December, 1912, to September 1H14. was sustained today by the Inter Siute Commerce Commission. The restoration of such arrange ments was ordered. A two cent milling in transit charge was found by the commission to be reasonable. ' '' '- - SAW SUBMARINE SINK TWO BRITISH STEAMERS (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 19. Captain Jacob ?i n, of the Norwegian Ship Thor II., who with his wife and daughter, were taken aboard a German submarine af ter the sinking of his vessel two weeks ago, arrived at Copenhagen today, sa; . a dispatch from the Danish cap ital to the Exchange Telegraph Com pany. The captain and his family spent eight days on the submarine and ir. that time the U-boat sank two Brit ish steamers and a trawler. One of tho steamer, according to the captain, "as loaded with ammunition and as it was sunk without warning thQ explo sion was so sudden and violent that the submarine was severely damaged and forced to return to port. iSTIC RULES TO HERN IMPOSTS ttonar Law Announced Such Today But Particulars Not United Thursday 1 T.y The Associated Prss.) London, Feb. 19 Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer, stat ed in the Mouse of Commons today ithat tr'e British government had decided "non very drastic restrictions on im ports. Tti new measures, he added, would Jfect the allies of Great Britain and tne British dominions. A statement garding the steps to be taken, he sa'd, would be made Thursday. This statemc-n! was to have been made by 'remier Lloyd-George today, but the wvery of his speech was postponed wuko of unexpected delay in thef iiiJi.'iio nof necessary negotiations tli tiic dominions, and allied and neutral countries. ; CHICAGO NATIONALS READY TO TRAIN 'By The Associated Prss.) Chic; Cairo. Pph 1Q Twontw-fnnr Ji 'i)iiJ(.rs of the Chicago Nationals re 1 ortod hero today to Manager Mitchell. players will-get away on the laimng trip to Pasadena, Cuba, tomor- th.V rfslcIent Weewhman expects; - 11 cry member of the club will y;'; S1sned before tomorrow. Pitcher W 1" I!..," ?""1"?r,'' "-I: , u 1 1 t lTl"oaTa l'ne specmi I PROJECTILE CONTRACTS GIVEN AGAIN TODAY Wo. !T,y The Associated Press.) for ngton, Feb. 19. Contracts 11 'A VT Vllin4 I.M 1 m - ' j fiujeuuies wnicn naa Deen 1 10 Hadfields Limited, an English 'C(,rn were tQday g.ven tQ M.d s't,.(('rfoel ComDany. the Washington tiu. and Ordnance Company, and ' ccible Steel Company, -y.v v SEMITE DEBUTES A BILL TO REGULATE Holderness Says He Was Told Wilmington Dealers A Ques tionable Lotv I. NEW MACHINERY ACT INTRODUCED TODAY Would Allow Towns Operate Under Nevjr Constitutional Amendment House Held No Morning Session f (Special to, ,The Dispatch.) darsionoT-tho Senate concerned itself with junk This is said advisedly, in spite of the fact that many local, semi-public and pub lic bills were passed, and at -Jeast one measure of great StateVvide im portance was introduced, for the de V of the day, and the Senate must always have its .debate. It was on a bill providing that the records of junk dealers should be complete as to each purchase of copper, brass, lead, zinc, rubber and leather belt ing. As the bill came up it provided for a record of every purchase, but a ma jority thought that scrap iron might be eliminated. Senators from Robeson, Caldwell,1 Randolph, Buncombe, Anson and Da vidson secured the exemption of their counties. In this connection it seems that Thompson, of Davidson, must have bought some junk in time, for his first motion of , the ses sion was one to table the bill. Some comparison ; of the character of the junk dealers of Buncombe and New .Hanover counties was made., Jons, of Buncombe, said Asheville dealers were about all that they should be, while Holderness, of Edgecombe, quoted Wilmington people as having told him their junkers were a ques tionable lot. . Brenizer, , of Mecklenburg, intro duce a machinery act for the cities and towns of the State to conduct their affairs under the operation of the new constitutional amendments, Nv'ihich prohibit ' local legislation by the General Assembly. The House was not in session until 2:30 o'clock. SHIP IN PORT WITH 6 NEW SMOKE DEVICE (By The- Associated Prss.) Baltimore, Feb. 19. The Donalson Line freighter Lakonia, of Glasgow provided with the new smoke device of the British admiralty to render ship ping immune from submarine atacks, arrived here yesterday. The ship al so carries a three-inch gun mounted astern. According to one of the ships gunners today the new device, perfect ed by British chemists, and scientists, can generate enough smeke in several minutes to mask a vessel from the enemy's view for several hours. The Lakonia encountered no enemy craft on the trip to this port. NO MORE NEWS OF 1 SHIPS IN THE CANAL (By The Associated Press.) Panama, Feb. 19. The canal au thorities today ceased the publication of information concerning movements of traffic through the canal. ROADS GIVE MORE Order as to Empty Coal . Cars Has Been Postponed to March 1 5th. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 19 The Inter state Commerce Commission post poned from February 21 to March 15 the operation of its recent order re quiring railroads, to return under $5,000 penalty, empty coal cars to connecting lines. , The order, -adopted as a measure u; rotation after the railroads w nnsncnessfullv sOujrht to do so by. their own rules, was regarded as the forerunner of other similar orders to be applied to all classes of freight cars. Recent action ot the railroads, how ever, in agreeing to'veturh as -speed-ilv as Dossible all empty cars on f their lines, At is understood, impelled! the commission to postpone, tne enec tive date of its .order so that the rail roads might have a further opportu nity to relieve congestion by their own methods.- v ; , ' ' - - . JUNK DEALERS TIME FOR R FULL WILMINGTON, - 4 "I - - "BOY PLUNGER" CLEANS UP , ON "LEAK." v . 4 4 4i 4. 4. Nev York, Feb. 19. New details brought to liht in the Congressional investigation of the "leak" wbicn is KV! - i0 ta the veloped during the last days of the hearing. Jesse Livermore, once known m Wall Street as "The Boy Plunger," testified that he had made a clean million .dollars on the day in question. From testimony introduced at the hearing it was evidentthat Livermore had advance information on the con tents of the note. KING REX GIVEN KEYS TO NEW ORLEANS (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, Feb. 19 Rex, king of the Mardi Gras Carnival, arrived from his mythical retreat this afternoon and : wrs ariven the kevs to the city. The royal-yacht was escorted up the river by a large fleet of all sorts of craft, including several warships,. Several pageants and balls -tomorrow and pro m i sMi 011 s maskine on : the streets in WOULD HURRY AND TURN CLOCK FORWARD (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 19. Marcus M. Marks," president of tlie National Day light Saving Association announced to day he had written to President Wil son urging him to expedite for passage the Gallinger-Borland bill, now. in the I hands of committees, providing fori turning the clock forward one hour during the summer months. i FIVE SHIPS FROM THE DANGER ZONE Reached New York Today and Big Standard Oil Steamer I .ff For Furone (By The Associated Press.) New York. Feb. 19. Five steam- ships from war zone ports arrived ' Titich Btpnmprs iikik luucl y m 1 11c kJu"' . Folia, from Bristol, and the Sebas- tian, from Rouen, both left after Ger many's new submarine nnmhiannor) TVio PYlin a. campaign Cunard . iii. ii. ...... -m- - J- - - , . freighter, came by way of Halifax. , tion. The raids were resumed with The other arrivals were the Belgian) the object of tieing up within the is steamer Escaut, from Cardiff;. French lands and eliminating from the Somme steamer Guyane, from Bordeaux, and the Dutch steamer Noordwyk, from Hotteuda'm. The Standard Oil tanker Wico sail ed from here today for an unnamed Euronean port, the first vessel of the Standard Oil fleet to leave an Ameri- is now regarded in expert circles in can port since the U-boat campaign I Germany as decidedly secondary to was inaugurated. The Wico was not their great value as scouting agents armed. for operations of the fleet. Soon after the German restrictions The people nere are decidedly with Wyere announced the Standard Oil r moyement. We occupied the pub Company recalled by wireless all its" lic offices which are running smoothly vessels then at sea bound for the warand satisfactoriiy. Tranquility gen zone. I erai. Have guaranteed national and The American freight steamer. Bor- foreign interests with the assistance inquen, reported two weeks overdue fa the more sedate element of these at Boston from Fowey, rvngiand, has ' populations for the triumph of our been sighted off Bermuda in tow of a cause of peace and right against the Dutch steamship, according to cable 1 actions of an arbitrary government." advices received here today by the owner, tne uanana oieamsmy um pany. , . 1 J 1 i f The Borinquen was last reported leaving Fayal, the- Azores, on January " - w . j xT J. 1 T J " 1 22. JUSt prjor IO UiaL sue uau ueeu stopped by a U-boat and ordered to rescue tne survivors 01 a , uesiroyen destroyed J A I ship. She carried these men into W ai. The Daimata was a vessel 01 tons gross, 245 feet long and built at "Port Glasgow in 1902. i The Mar Adriatico was 3,410 tons gross, 295 feet long and builfin 1895 at Sunderland. The American liner Philadelphia, whi6h left Liverpool February 14, for New York, with passengers, reported her position by wireless as 1,235 miles east of New York at M a. m. She is expected ft) dock Thursday. LEASEDKWIRE SERVri NQRYH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUAY ZEPPELIN RAIDS Air Attacks oh yEhglish M tropolis Declared to Be Un profitable ONLY OF BENEFIT r IIdpiPECT A- Serve to Keep Guns and Aero planes at Hbiri'e; Sb Will Not be Entirely Aban " doned (By AssociaWrt Tress.) Geven, Feb. ' 19. (From a Corres pondent of the Associated Press) The Zeppelin campaign against Lon don has been found to. be unprofitable. The cessation of German air attacks on the British metropolis after the latest appearance of the big dirigibles over the city last fall has been due, not to fortuitous circumstances, but to the deliberate determination of the German leaders to abandon these at- The correspondent, who Was then in Berlin, was informed from a trust worthy source a few days after the final London raid of the decision to send no more Zeppelins and sister ships of the Schuettelanz type against London. Air raids against England, the cor respondent was told, would not be en tirely abandoned. They were consid ered to be of great service in holding at home guns, airplanes and men of the British aerial defense, which oth erwise would be freed , for service in France, but in the future the attacks would be directed against the prov- 1 inces instead of. London. The next and final expedition of the year, on November 27, was directed against the Midland counties, inr accordance with this prophecy and resulted in the loss of two Zeppelins. "Q-. The predominant reason for the de cision to; A sCQBtjhi Lj?fu dorr probably - -is - the ' increasing strength and efficiency of the air de fenses of the city, but the effect , of raids on neutral opinion, in view of the contemplated peace overtures, may also have been a factor. It may be interesting . in this con nection to record a bit of unwritten history of. the war. In the early days of the conflict, when the air raids were just beginn ing, President Wilson caused to be conveyed to Emperor William and the German government a personal and f unofficial message which set forth that . airships and airplane raids .upon popu lous cities were looked, on with dis favor by the American people and con tributed largely to stirring up anti German feeling in the , United States. In view of this, the wisdom of their discontinuance was suggested. The message did not fall entirely on deaf ears, but the views of, the military party prevailed and the air attacks, then the only German means of bring- iin home the realities of war to the JJCUyiC W lllllll IMC UllHOll tuu- tinued Later they ceased for a time, to the displeasure of an element which open ly accused Chancellor von Bethmann- , """vvs ut SUCttUU"6 "10 "cu" defense of neutral opinion. This el- ement was appeased but little by Count Zeppelin's published letter to the Chancellor wherein the Count dis- avowed responsibility for this accusa- offensive as large a number of anti airship guns, airplanes, searchlights and men to equip them as possible. Aside from this service which is of considerable military value, the role of the Zeppelins in land warfare TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK. (By The Associated Press.) .jj, . 1 London. Feb. 19. The British steamer Iolo, of 3,903 gross, has j -jc- oeen sunk, L-ioyus announced to & dav Th British steamship Oke- J ment. 4.339 tons gross, also has 45- been sunk, Lloyds announced. Eleven' men of the crew of the j. British steamer Romsadlen, re- , -X- ported, unk yesterday, are miss- ing, Lloyds said today, but later it. in WCa' A 55- the men had been landed.- 4 X ft ON LONDON NOT WORTH WHILE 4 A 4 RICHARD D. KATHREfJS. ' ICHAT2D D. JeATHISEiTS. Rich D. Kathrens, of Kansas C.ity, is known as one of the most virile writers in the West. Some time 4go he created quitie a sensation by writ' ing an article on "Let's Civilize Mar riage Laws." He is deeply interested in the Chi nese problem and in speading of the questions involved says: "Measurel by a military yardstick, China seerds to be somewhat out classed "by her Christian rivals, but let's have, another look at China: Its statesmen and scholars have ever stood at the forefront with the great est of the earth. Much of, our West ern wisdom is but the borrowed and revamped learning of old China. Our much preached, but little practised, Golden Rule the very soul of our nioral life came to use from Confu cian sources. "And take another idok'at China, my munition-boosting friends; let me point you a perspective of this- won derful nation that evidently has never come within the range of your obser vation. For more than 4,000 years China has preserved her geographical integrity , practically unchanged,, and without only thing now menacing China's" Ter ritory is the attitude of certain Chris tion exploiters (not Japanese) who (look upon ttese unfleeced yellow mil lions with about the same brotherly concern that inflames the savage heart of a chop-lapping wolf in the presence jof an unprotected sheep fold. IN.1RTHEATRE Activity in Various Fields Seems Have Temporarily Subsided Another Steamer Sunk The activity in various war thea tres reflected in the bulletins of the war offices during the last few days has subsided temporarily. None of the official statements in dicates any really severe fighting during the last 24 hours. Operations along all the fronts have been con fined to reconnoitering, -artillery and aviation activities. The current Paris official statement containfs one item possibly forecast ing a renewal of operations by the Zeppelins with, the coming of more favorable weather. One of these air ships flew over the French coast on Saturday night, proceeding as far as Boulogne, near the entrance to the English channel. The bombs which it' dropped did no damage, the French report declares. Shipping agency reports today add ed one more steamer to the t list of merchant vessels sunk as a rasult of the German blockade measures. The steamer was the British Iola of 3,903 tons. . Eleven men from the British steamer Romsdalen, which was on yesterday's list of shipping destroyed, are today reported missing. ' A COUPLE OUT OF GOTHAM GO DOWN One a Norwegian and Other Spanish, But No Americans Were On Aboard (By The Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 19.-Two steam ships out of New York under charter to the Kerr Steamship Company, one Norgegian an dthe other Spanish, have been sunk in the submarine zone, according to advices received by the company todayv They were the Da'l mata, Norwegian, January 24th for Havre, and the Mar Adriatico, Span ish, January 16 for Bordeaux. The Dalmata was sunk February. 9, and : the Mar Adriatico February 11. The latter arrived at London on Feb ruary 2 and was probably proceeding for Bordeaux when sunk. Officials of the Kerr Steamship Company said they did not believe either vessel had Am ericans aboard. j I FT 11 GOMES 19, 1917. UNCLE SAM AWAITS BUT ALERT TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION FRENCH LINER GAVE BATTLE WHEN A S0B. ATTACKED. Steamer and Undersea Boat Had Fight for Forty-five, Minutes at Sea LATTER HIT AND PROBABLY DESTROYED Master of the Guyane Makes Ntew York With Tale of Thrilling Experience (By The Associated Press.) 1 is regarded as reducing the chance of New York, Feb. 19. In a forty-min- an attack on an American ship or loss ute battle between a German U-boat of American lives, but with the com and the French Line teamship Guy- ing of warmer weather it is expected ane, off the coast of France, on Jan- to increase in intensity, uary 22, the submarine was sunk, j There was no 'further indication to according to officers of the freighter, day of the President's plans for going which arrived here today from Bor-: before Congress te ask for additional deaux. 'authority. The Guyane was one day out of! Through the Spanish embassy, tha port. At 3:30 p. m. Captain Rousse-' State Department has been informed, lot said, the U-boat was sighted somelthat the American sailors taken aa distance to port and apparently en-, prisoners to Germany on' the prize deavoring to cross the freighter's steamer Yarrowdale "would be releas bow in order to stop her. The sub- ed shortly." marine fired a shot which fell short i The?State Department, through tho, and the Guyane then turned sharply ' Swiss minister, forwarded to Berlin to starboard, so that her big 65-milli-, Saturday a request for their immediate metre gun, mounted at the stern, ! release. A previous message inquired could be trained on the approaching (s to the .reason for keeping-the men vessel. . , prisoners and insistiHupon their de- The submarine fired a second shot, ten Uon. Because of the slow; and un which fell cOns-'derably. short and a certain communication between Wash third, which 'stifck thewattr close byjingtdii and Berlin, State Department the freighter; , . officials were unable to decide wheth- Mean while , the Gugjifs gunner Ur today's dispatcheawre in answer? bd seon fattcdito itfij&jst the weyjotts one "hit'.-'but struck very nelrHts inar. A State pepar'tnjeniv official ar'Watchy secomf shot from the Guyane, Captain, ing the situation with some impai Rousseldt said, hit the U:boat square- tience. . ly and the underwater boat was ' Austria's real attitude perplexes of seen to collapse. facials here and'there is hope that Am- During the next thirty minutes the bassador Penfield will find some way German craft seemed to be struggling , to influence the Vienna government not for existence. No one appeared on to formally sanction the extreme post the deck and no further attempt to tion taken by Germany. No answer shell the freighter, was made and the Guyane refrained from firing any more shots. At t,he end of the half hour the submarine disappeared. The freighter's officers said they had no doubt but that the U-boat was The Guyane, ..a steel vessel of 2,068 tons net, carried 37 men. There were no Americans aboard. She brought a general cargo of about 1,000 tons. Names New Rear Admirals. Washington, .Feb. 19. Captains Hen ry S. Knapp and William L. Rogers were nominated today by President Wilson to be rear admirals. ALL WILL BE HOME IN EIGHT WEEKS Gen. Funston Makes Known Plans for Moving Guards men From Border (By Associated Press.) San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 19. The ' general plan to be followed in sending all National Guard organizations home from the border for muster out, in ac cordance with War Department In structions, was announced by Gener al Funston today. The 50,000" troops J to be moved have been divided into two contingents, each including ap proximately 25,000 men, and units em braced in the first contingent have been arranged in four groups. It is estimated that four weeks will be required for the movement of these four groups, it is expected to dis patch each group at ah interval of one week. Then the home-goine of trooDs in the second contingent will be com menced. To Start Going Next Week San Antonio, Texas, February 19. Organizations placed in the first group of tne first contingent will begin departing within the next few days, according to headquart ers. The fourth Illinois Infantry at Camp Wilson probably will inaugu rate the movement, by leaving for Fort Sheridan February 22. The first group includes the follow ing organigations': Third district of Columbia Infantry, Troops A., cavalry and battery A, field artillery second Florida Infantry, first battalion Georgia Field Artillery, sec ond North Carolina Infantry and Bri gade headquarters, second South Car olinaf Infantry- The second group includes: Third North Carolina Infantry; Ambulance Company No. 1, Field Hospital No. 1 and troops. A., and B:, cavalry; first find third Tennessee Infantry; first battalion and battery D., Virginia, field artillery. :... fr- " ; FINAL EDITION ; PRICE FIVE CENTS, Submarine Campaign Slack ens But Expected Break , Forth Ajgam Soon YARROWD ALE PRIS. SOON BE RELEASED Administration Perplexed Ov er Austria's Attitude What Would Be Central Powers Position if Mer chantships Were Armed Not Known. (By Associated Press.) ' Washington, Feb. 19. The subma- , ,rine situation seemed at a standstill today, with the government apparently closely watching developments, stead ily preparing itself for eventualities, and adhering to its plans for taking action to protect American rights when the moment arrives. The slackening of the ruthless cam paign in the last three or four days i has been received to a direct inquiry as to whether Austria intended to fol low Germany. It was authoritively said at the Stats Department today rthat so far nothing has been heard from the Central PoW' ers as to what course they would take in the event that the United States au thorized the arming of American mer chantships It was stated definitely that Presi dent Wilson has made no plans so far for going before Congress, al though it was not denied that he still is considering the advisability of such a step. In some quarters it '.was be lieved possible that he concluded not to go to Congres at present. Officials generally said, however, that some means must be found for getting American and- other vessels to resume, sailings, . Vhile, consider ation has been given to various sug gestions for arming and convoying merchantmen, it was considered pos sible that before long the vessels may sail of their own accord. Although officials maintain retic ence, there has been an unmistakable lessening in the tension within tho last two or three days. Count Reventlow Makes Bit ter Newspaper Onslaught On Ambassador (By The Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Feb. 19 (Via London). Count von Reventlow devotes the leading editorial in the Berlin Tages Zeitung today to an attack on James W. Gerard, former American ambas sador, whom he accuses of having used his official position . deliberately to transmit important war informa-. tion to the Entente by way of Amer ica. Many indications, he writes, have continually pointed to the theory ; that the' uncontrolled - cable service and letter service to the United States permitted to the American embassy had also been an, uncontroll ed method of communication' with London and Paris. This was best 11-' lustrated in the events .rwhich led to. the ' capture and execution of - Sir . Roger Casement. Thus London learned in good time of the enter prise which led Casement to the Irish coast and his capture followed. Amer ican Ambassador Gerard ''' and . his personnel were the- ones "who deliv ered the honorable Irishman to the hangman." ' v ; . An attack on newspaper service from Berlin is appended ' arM - . the article closes with; an expression of hearty thankfulness -that; Mr; Gerard i . has ' left'' Berlin, K Wi , t( : . v--, :.'' DECLARES GERARD , ...i.t v ' r i-',rt