WEATHER FORECAST.
North Carolina Sunday, fairy
Monday, increasing cloudiness; xnot
much change in temperature. V ,
VOL. XXII. NO. 404.
STERNAL
BREAKS
INTBE
gut Midnight Brought Truce
on Revenue Bill, After
36 Hours Filibuster.
PRESIDENT WILSON
THE STORM CENTER
"0M Guard" May Still Force
Extra Session, Unless Wil
son Yields Over Resolution
to V est Sole Power of Inter
national Situation in Him.
i Vy United Press.)
Washington, Feb. 24. Suddenly call-1
ins thoir ster against the ad- j
ministration revenue diii, wmcn rag
ed -unbroken for 30 hours, Senate Re
publicans at midnight reached an
grei merit with the majority, to permit
a vote on final passage of the measure
cot later than Wednesday . night at 8j
o'clock. j
Middle Western Democrats f orced
t
illusion of an agreement to devote
five hours on Monday at 3 o'clock
to ti.e flood control bill.
Whether the compromise means '
abandonment of the minority plan to j w
force an extra session or congress, ; w
loaders declined to say. With six large
appropriation bills still remaining and
-after Wednesday but three days left
-the Republicans, it was pointed out,
still held the whip hand.
Democratic leaders claimed openly
that ' he back of the filibuster was
liiwen. Division among tne KepuDii-
cans, tluy said, was responsible ia
bringing them "into camp." '
Rcpublicans at the same time refus
ed to say there would be no extra ses-
;:ni.
"Nothing definite can he said on that
point yet,'' one leader- said.
indications that something was in
tae an- became manifest shortly after
11 o'clock when, following cloak
room ca!):i:et bv Republican leaders,
Senator Cumminr. was observed mov
v uuione: the Democrats in an an-
'a -.-nt attempt to effect some sort of
u!l agreement. ,
he movement at first seemed doom-
i-i io iaiiure through the refusal ot
fiootl control factions t oaesent to any
agrrTir.pnt which dia not include ac-J
uo.i on men- measure.
bena.or Ashurt also held out until
f vwi i arantea two nours on Monaay
iw i-onsideration of his Indian appro-
-
? r :lL J'!6 ST1 reCff eL?t I
-.1, uut.l o clock Sunday, the first
b-u!,::. s(.sion on regular business for ,
liianv ruo'uhs.
I
It was admitted though tonight by
both aides that unless there is another
outhroHk it wiil be at least a physical
l'ossioiuty for Congress to finish up
us husiuet-s. before March 4.
Thrre was no new devolnments in
tiir- cjurtiou of whether or when Tres-
( ontinueu on Page -Seven.)
iir
TIKE FRED"
SION AT BEST!
'
Ul
iy the trade commission. Fitzgerald,
, . 7 : , ! wh) f olio wed'hhn',, differed sharply. -
uneral or Army Hero - Held j . 7We need nt) investigation," Fitzger
'( esi prrltr TrJern ' flid said!. "The reason for advanced
.
!
Beautiful Tribute.
il!y UnitfMl Prpjisl !
liancisco, Cal., Feb. 24. On
tin
f.r ,- , ! , 1,1
o'C of q wmd.swpnt pminftnce :
in Pre
national cemetery, met .
,. . , 4.1,
UJ PjRhtine Fred" Funston lay
'f t tonignt. Several soldiers
from thM v-nuKn y,,r v,Q' q1q tn.
VJi: nin v,Q i, o foW of
iours (.;i;!ipr tbPhad firort iaSt I
sa!'"" in memory of the dead major- j suggested remedies a flat food em
A 45-mile wind b'ew over i bargo or giving the President discre
2o snr t xx .-. xt- x. A : Hftnarv nower to declare an embargo.
1 i ;"-oms with which loving San I "We are told, when men are starv
rci.seo frindc a,i ,,vrpH - the ! ing 'and decent women are crying for
mo,r,M or earth. The worst gale of food, that we . camnot declare an .em
winw.,. tt a. e i x0 hareo because we might offend a great
auniucu lilt; luuciai luliij
tie m
nil; if
ceremonial San Francisco 1
'' v;itnessed Tint the hi eh wind its
V!'ich (ir ivp tho ron in hnrkntitfli i
'Urd to - keeD indoors the .
i -ands who wished to pay tribute
' i i.I i ' .
As
uiis memory. we
; especial mark of respect to
nvn nrv,, ,11 j ..i on tt
T, " uu UiU SU 111UU11 1UI pau
JM'Qn.:... , -
,JHIHf'n f nrino- h x,.: Hoiro oftpn
"To xconrs'e nf IftOfi nil street !
" fc ceased at 12:30, the hour the
1 u-ci .; i - x j j n ' -f
' iiniiui.es mousanas m an sec-
,0Rs (1 San Pranfisfn stood with I
lu-a.ris - v I
r , ' ' ' i I
i no crixf ft? TTi iftft w 1
Rev. W. K. Guthrie in his !
taneral
rmon at the First Presby-
if.
-n?n church
'ni through the trviner davs of fire
nu (j;.vihn,,oi, 1 j x- 1 via
"Ovrh wimn v.j j i x
' ' HI i 1 1 1 1 l I IHH IMUII III Kill! VW Ulil III
I , "rai ills geniUS ailU .Ilia Jxiau.-j.HJ
"u Drought r.-rAar- v f nnnfnsinn I aA
lr distress. And this he didT not 1
count no- xU A , . , . .,
in, r"sz 10 -pmseij, ana risK-
ttat h
i . - : : :
STR
WITH
U.S. SENATE
EDUT.LAYS PUNS
TQ TAUKLE HIGH I
COST OF LIVING
Stem Rising Prices and
t
Give Relief
MEANWHILE ASCENT
GOES STEADILY ON
Food Embargo Again Looms
Up and Some Propose Fed
eral Control Foodstuffs.
Situation Grave.
ft
'ft
ft PRESIDENT ARMED FOR THE ft
ft FIGHT. ft
.
(Hy United Press.)
vv asnmg,ion, u. tj., j.eD. z.
ft President Wilson will get his ft
ft $400,000 investigation by the Fed- ft
ft eral Trade Commission, of the ft
ft food situation if the House can ft
give it to him. ft
By a vote 'of 83 to 51 the ft
ft House, sitting as a committee of ft
ft the whole, tonight adopted an ft
ft amendment by Representative ft
ft Borland, of Missouri, appropriat- ft
ft ing $400,000 for a general food in- ft
ft vestigation by the commission. ft
ft. Practically, all the Democrats ft
ft and many Republicans :' on the ft
ft floor supported the amendment, ft
ft It is believed the Senate will sus- ft
ft tain the House's action. ft
Vv vr vr
Washington, D. C, Feb. 24 Gov
ernment agents and agencies from
President Wilson and Congress down
trniTiie - ht -nlannp.rl ap.finn of everv nns-
siole sort to lower tooa prices.
While"
they planned prices rose
r.teadily.
Remedies offered included huge le-
f,,,1c, amyr.aa nmr,0ti.llllul'1 UL lIllt;tJ meiicaiis Kineu in
Uon .feder'ai food control and an ei?btiTra.id l?e Corner Ranch m New
v,r, hha aaa Tr.diVntn i
fripral trade nmmisaion '
ikiiiii nn ma ww.ifiiif 'ii vrni itaLiuii u v i.ij
Representative Borland, of Missouri,
, h House late
4J .
sundry civil bill giving the comniis
sion $400,000 for the investigation
ordered by the President. The propo
sal was fought bitterly by Chairman
, Fitzgerald, of the appropriations com-
' mittee, who suggested a food embargo.
Other influential Democrats known to
ihave little faith in the ability of the
commission to relieve the situation,
joined Fitizgerald.
The House agreed to vote at 9
o'clock tonight on the Borland amend-
ment. -
Borland, defending his proposal, de-
clared every source of food supply is
controlled by huge interests that can
not be dissolved without the ai(K of
every possible department principal-
prices 4s obvious! The people of the
United States require six bushels of
wViPflf Tier ranita a vear. We have
Mn nnn 1 rim. loot wheat
- ' .nn nftn nnn hhfi1s in the
UU Y U.U WWV,-"-'v - .
, A j t
last year we ucivc cau u,
: nnn nnn i v, wnmno
" . ' tJ. ' j n,.rt
u ' . x , .
The food riots of today are not riots
ruthless people but of goodly and m-
dustrious men and women. I have
- - , . , . . .
nation. But tnat great nation aia not
hesitate t declare a food embargo of
own.
"Ota .must, feed our DeoDle first.
When peonle are crying tor tooa, u
will be a horrible cruelty if the bestl
A vrlllTI i 2 Oil U J I f 1 1 I ,
uau uu is a" iiMmuB-""
Representative ixmaon, oi ew
ir v nrrni-n iiaolaroH in favor of his
IUI&, again vx- -
- - n 1 1 1 1 .
nlan fnr fArlArfll TOOQ COHIIU.1 UV iX UOIU-
mission of cabinet officers.
ISenatpr Borah proposed a $iu,uuu,uuu
fnnd frr the suffering noor.
j rm;nor Qiirh a fund is
xionaon wuuc lavui " x- ,
nnnn'sfid to eiving. away food. He a
anjaii - flt wants the food commission
(JVV'Mi''wv " - .
ft,,, 4rxnA MoTirl sfill at reasonable
S
prices which the rioting working peo-
pie can pay
The departments of justice and ag
riculture as well as the trade commis-
L.n"n-.Aa1 nrvrlr rrn t be food
BlOU, UtJBdlX xCa.x yxxx - , - , '
Mm tnaw Kii, .hft forTtier. ordered
,,x cnApiiigtnrfl. Is confront-1
1 t I 1 1 I I LUUU T X" v ' -
yruocv-uic "F"""'
with hfi ilttlCUltV OI DrOVlUlIlK UUU-
riiirMiin.ls. it. is feared. -the
anti - trust laws cannot reach ; and the !
:...H.,. jnnn.tm0nt nnH tmdft ram-.
said. But it wffl, throw
FULL
WILMINGTON, NORTH
IF
FUR Y
BRITISH PLUNGE
AHEAD
ON FRONT
OF OVER A
E
West.
REPORT CAPTURE
OF A VILLAGE.
Germans Vacate More Ground
Along the Ancre Berlin
Reports Fighting On
All Fronts.
p
(By United Press.)
London, Feb. 21 "Considerable
progress on a front cf a mile and a
half was reported tonight by Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig as having
been achieved by British" forces south
and southeast of Miraumont.
t The village of Petit lairaumont was
occupied and the British commander-in-chief
reported:
"Owing to our increasing pressure
astride the Ancre theenemy vacated
further important positions."
"In a night attack the enemy rush
ed one of our posts west of Lens,"
General Haig reported. "We counter
attacked immediately and regained
the position."
No Important Actions.
Berlin (Via Sayviiie), Feb. 24. J
"No fighting actions of great magni
tude" was reported 'in the official
statement this afternoon detailing op
erations on all fronts.
MEXICANS CHAR
KILLING AMERICANS J
(By United Press.)
Hachita, N. Mv Feb. 24. Three Mex
icans giving the names of Felipe Karo, !
Julio Grudo and Refugio Gutierrez, I
have been brought here under heavy'
guard.
They will bo charged with f he
Gutierrez, who is only 18 years old,
is said to be a favorite of Francisco
Villa. The throe men were arrested
near the International boundary line.
They are under heavy guard to pre
vent lynching.
VIRGINIAN KILLS
SELF BY SHOOTING.
(By United Press.)
Norfolk,- Va., Feb. 24. W. J. Walls,
a well-known citizen of Nurneyville,
Va., committed suicide tonight by
shooting himself in the breast. He
had been despondent because of ill
health. '
4 f i ! ! "a S i "I5
ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER
SUNK.
(By United Press)
London, Feb. 24. The British
steamer ,Longhurst has been "-S
sunk.
4 The Longhirst was a steel screw
'-S" steamer Longhirst has been
4 at London ana property of the 4
L London and Northern S. S. Com- 4
4 pany, Ltd.
'
VElS'IAKGHiEE
Confederate Hosts Peeved
Over Method Used for. Fi
nancing Annual Event.
(By United Press.)
Mohile, Ala., Feb. 24. Confederate
veterans may take their reunion to
another city than Washington, it be
came known' tonight, because the
finance committee of the reunion has
asked Southern cities to defray their
expenses of entertainment.
- 1
The reunion was to be held in
Washington next June. Violent pro
.vo.oxxxxxfexx -----
test pr ----
into Mobile. As a result General Jbiar-:
rison, commander-in-chief of the Unit-i
j n cranj: fa hAiiAVPi tn
t3U WJmcucjaio " ' I
. - nff rolininn i
uu yi eyai nig, w cx uu.
the national capitol and select another
city. - ; '
. Adjutant General William' E. Mickle
is optimistic wiU be settled
-VI believe tne matter wm ue seitiea
MIL
REUNOn N
, a damper, on the enthusiasm.". v I -
LEASED WIRE SERVICE
CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 25, 1917.
THOUSANDS MAKE
STREET PROTEST
EUU YORK
Motherls, Hugging Close Their
Babes, March In Demon
stration Against Prices.
GOTHAM WITNESSES
A STRANGE SIGHT,
They Shout For Bread But Not
Disorderly Governor and
Mayor Work on
Problem.
(uy united .tress.)
NN
New York, Feb. 24. Within thej Washington, Feb. 24. As this gov
shadow of Madison Square Garden j'ernment today entered its fourth week
where the past few days certain New ! of broken relations with Germany,
Yorkers paid as high as $2,000 for altfiere loomed immediately ahead one
dog, other New Yorkers gathered this ;'of the most critical periods in the na-
afternoon and demanded the price of
bread and potatoes be brought within
their reach.
It was a new throng . Madison Ave
nue, Fifth Avenue, and Madison. Square
ocw tuudo'.
It was a throng of women and child -
ren marching and crying their protest
against prevailing food prices.
. There was some 6,000 of them
Mothers-carrying babies in one arm
and banners in the other,
."Open the warehouses. We de
mand food for our children," one ban
ner read.
The women came from Rutgers
i Square, from the Brownville section
cf Brooklyn,, from the Bronx and from
Harlem. The Harlem delegation, 2,
000 strong marched down Fifth Ave
nue. The marchess carried potatoes, on
ions and other vegetables stuck on
spiked sticks. A boy who addressed
the marchers after they had massed
in Madison Square held up a huge
ring upon which a potato and onion
was mounted.
"Diamonds today," read an. inscrip
tion appended. -
The demonstration was without dis
order. Some of the women walked
miles to take part. Most of "them wore
shawls. They represented numerous
nationalities, - but In -their utpouringH
they demanded action from the repre
sentatives of their adopted country.
At one time during the afternoon
speakers were addressing the women
and children from a half dozen dif-
ferent improvised rostrums.
There wa3 no set program, no idea
of organization, "simply a concerted
march and protest.
Iiu the meantime Governor Whit
man was meeting with Geo. W. Pen
kins, chairman of the State food in
vestigation committee. The governor
said he was willing to send an emer
gency message to the Legislature Mon
day, empowering the city to expose
and sell food supplies in an effort to
break the present prices. A food and
market bill is now pending before the
Legislature and upon the results of
his observations here will probably de
pend Whitman's decision.
A section of paraders, following the
demonstration in the square started
out to look for the Governor, He was
at the Stregis. But the leaders of
nearly 3,000 paraders who marched
up Fifth Avenue were confused and
the throng of poorly clad women and
children halted before the Waldorf
Astoria.
Keen eyed East Side women with
shawls down tight over their head and
shoulders tried to crowd into the great
i hotel.
Behind them their "comrades" shout-
ed:
"We want bread!"
"We must see the Governor."
Traffic was blocked at Fifth Avenue
and Thirty-Fourth street, but the
marchers created no disorder, beyond
trying vainly to push by the doormen.
Reserves who followed them from
Madison Square aided in coping with
the situation.
In the bronx borough at the same
time demonstrations were oh in Man
hattan, several hundred persons
marched to the borough hall and plead
ed with borough President Mathew
son to take some action to relieve the
food situation.
The parade of thousands in Manhat
tan was cheered by workmen home
ward bound and attracted throngs of
people. A great truck .carried a rep
resentative group of women and chil
dren, manyvqf them haggard in ap
pearance, and from a sign on its sides
glared the message:
"America first. We appeal to you
for merey and justice. Our children
are starving. Come down with the
price."
Awkwardly lettered signs carried
messages of protest. Some follow:
"Uncle Sam, why feed murderers?
Feed your own children."
"Poor, hardy, needy, hard-up.''
"Mr. Mayor, nevermind Riverside
Drive. We want bread."
Ji, "Avoid rioting with peddlers."
' Below a mass of potatoes, onions
Lj cfoW01! nn a. fnrtoH ctinV
e narader Tarried the sign.
iveep way, yuu awu wiw
high prices." .
Mrs. Anna Pastor, and Mrs. Bella
i x
Ziiiverman werej speaK-eiss ai Maiusuui
oUUare. VJlllcIS iuuuuicu uuaco auu
talked to the crowd m Italian. There
were calls for "Sweet Marie" Ganz,
who led the maich on city hall sev-ihis
eral days ago, but she failed to ap
Jpear.
(Contiriued on Page Eight
OlSPATCI
WEEK
X TO
TO BRINE OUT-
President Wilson Is Likely to
Go Before Congress This
1 Week.
AUSTRIAN REPLY
j ALSO TO BE EXPECTED
Not Thought That Break Will
Come With Austria That
Country Averse to
Such.
(lit TT,iitp.(i TroH
ition's history.
President Wilson is expected to ap
pear before a joint session of Con
gress during the coming week and dis
cuss the general foreign situation and
.means of handling it after Congress
U(jjourns
f Austria is expected to reply to this
government's virtual ultimatum on the
' R11bmRrino motion
That reply will bring the Austro-
( American crisis either to an abrupt
and fiery head or will serve to elim
inate all' danger of a breakfor the time
being.
'It appears unlikely tonight the
President will be called upon to an
nounce a break with Austria. In
Austrian circles it is freely predicted
that that country will make such a
reply as to render a rupture unlikely.
It is contended in those quarters
that the Austrian government probably
I'will assure no American ships to be
sunk without warning.
It is known that Austrian officials
here feel their government should be
left in a position to assist in peace
maneuvres when they again take form
in Washington.
WHITTED WANTS MORE
MONEY FOR HIS WORK.
V -v (By '.United Pressl) - ' l
Durham, N. C.. Feb. 24.-George.
Whitted, premier left fielder "for the!
Philadelphia Nationals, will not wear
a Quaker uniform this season unless
there's more money in it," he an
nounced here tonight.
Whitted, who in four years of ma
jor league baseball has been in two
world's series and arose to idol of the
fans, declared he wili not consider
any contract that doesVnot increase
his salary.
DENSE FOG MAY
DELAY THE STEAMERS
(By United Press.)
Paris, Feb. 24. A dense fog off the
coast was expected tonight to delay
arrival of the American steamers
Rochester and Orleans until late at
night or tomorrow morning, accord
ing to Bordeaux reports.
The Rochester and the Orleans
sailed two weeks ago today, the ship
pers of both ships announcing they
would race to see which would reach
Bordeaux first. Both are 12-knot
steamers. Being the first American
freighters to sail from New York for
destinations in the German war zone
they were given a royal God-speed
on leaving. Many bets have been
made on the race.
BERNSTORFF SHIP '
- STILL AT HALIFAX.
(By United Press.)
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 24. The Fred
erik VIII failed to sal tonight for Co
penhagen, as had been expected.
VILLA ORDERS A
DOUBLE ATTACK
Will Make Simultaneous On
slaught on Juarez and Chi
huahua, Its Reported.
i
(By United Press.) -El
Paso, Texas, Fob. 24. Simultan
eous attacks against Juarez and Chi
huahua have been ordered b Fran
cisco Villa. Villistas now are being
concentrated in " the vicinity of both
cities. I
The vanguard of the jChihuahua at-.
tacking force already has reached the
out-skirts of that city-and the United
States." government agents, closely
watching Villista movements predict
an early clash. x
The force ordered to attack Juarez
is mobilizing at Padre Burke's ranch
near Rancheria, sixty miles south of
: Juarez with Manuel Ochoa m corn-
,mana. 1
Villa himself is reported to have left
headquarters at Bustillos and, at
the head of one thousand men, to be
moving northward into -the Casas
Qrandes country.' ---.'f:;:''
m action
V
HOLLAND AROUSED
AND MAD OVER THE
GERMAN ATTACKS
TORNADO'S DEATH
TOLL IS YET AN
Fourteen Known to Be Dead
, and Over , One Hundred
Were Injured.
ELEVEN KILLED IN
MIDDLE ALABAMA.
Mississippi Alo Levied Upon
By The Disaster, Damage
Will Mount Away Into
Thousands.
(By United Press.)
Atlanta, Gav Feb. 24. The exact
death toll of the tornado that ripped
a death lane "through three States
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia
was still an unknown quantity to
night. ,
Meagre dispatches filtered into At
lanta reporting 14 dead, many more
believed s dead, and more than 100 in
jured. The property loss was not es
timated, but it was stated it may
reach into the thousands.
Repair of telephone and telegraph
Communication to the districts still
shut off- is being rushed, but broken
poles, tangled wires and fallen trees
made the task a slow one.
Rescue parties are still searching
ruined farmhouses, schools -and
buildings.
The most serious loss of life ap
pears to have been in middle Alabama
where 11 were killea. Two children
trapped in a crumbling schoolhouse
before they even realized the v pres
ence of the storm arexpected to die.
JThe storm ragd through many
towns, ' demolishing: - 'warehouses, up
rooting trees, swirling pedestrians
from the streets without injuring any
one and even tore a store from its
foundation and sent it crashing to the
street- without harming any of the
I customers inside.
A dispatch from Lithonia stated
two children were swept from their
feet high Into the air, whirled across
a meadow and deposited unharmed
upon a brush-pile. . j
Great trees were uprooted every
where like saplings.
Reports from scattered towns to
night and their loss follow:
Lithonia,, NGa., three dead, 30 build
ings demolished.
Midway, Hollins and Stewartsville,
Ala., s'even killed.
Birmingham, wires down.
Georgetown, "Miss., six children in
jured, two seriously.
Purvis, Miss.1; one dead.
Hurstboro, Ala., two warehouses,
mill building and residence wrecked.
Cogbill, Ala., two killed. '
Two KTTled in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 24. The tor
made which swept South Central Mis
sissippi yesterday left two dead, sev
eral hundred dollars worth of prop
erty was damaged.
Two fatalities were reported - to
night. Ernest N. Morris, a farmer,
was killed by a stroke of lightning
while standing under a shed near
Purvis, and a negro, near George
town. Most of the damage was at
Georgetown, where the storm demol
ished a negro schoolhouse, injuring
the teacher and six children. The
largest store in Mt. Olive and a saw
mill were totally wrecked.
Birmingham Escaped.
Birmingham, Ala Feb. 24. Bir
mingham escaped the tornado which
swept through Central Alabama late
Friday afternoon. In the immediate
Birmingham district, but a few trees
were torn down and roofs lifted from
a dozen or more houses. No fatalities
or injuries occurred here.
At Hollins, Alabama, 52 children
were gathered for Friday afternoon
exercises when the wind hit the town.
The school house collapsed complete
ly. However, all but two-of the chil
dren escaped. In addition to the school,
two churches and two stores and a
score of houses were destroyed. The
list of injured is a heavy one.
At Stewartville. two men were killed
and practically every house in this
small communitywas damaged.
At Midway, two were killed.
At Wetumpka, the Masonic Hall, was
destroyed with a loss of $10,000 and
much damage done , to other property.
These are tne ngures gatnerea Dy a
newspaper reporter who returned Sat-
urday after covering the territory
through which the storm passed. He
estimates the injured at more than
100.
Unconfirmed reports are that three
inegroes were killed at New Bernr, Ala
bama, and around Selma, the central
city of Alabama much property was
iia.mered. v
- ; .
Jim Flynn Matcfied.
.'..New York, Feb. 24. Jim Flynn, Pu
belo. has been matched .to meet Bob
Devere, , of Kansas City, next; Thurs-
day in a scheduled v ten-round bout. 5 y
UNKNOWN FIGURE
THREE SECTIONS, j
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
Many Ships of Neutral Sent t3(
Bottom by The Undersea
Boats. N
IN VIOLATION OF
GERMAN PROMISE
Dutch People Much Wrought
k Up Over The Destruction
and Press Condemns The
Action of Germany Rup
1 ture May Be Near.
(By United Tress.)
London, Feb. 24. Germany's un
bridled submarines seemed likely to
night to have brought one other neu
tral to the point of rupture with Ber
lin. It was believed here that the tor
pedoeing of seven Dutch steamers on
February 22 would arouse resentment
of the Dutch government and an Imme
diate demand for complete indemnity.
The fact that the Duch liners sailed "
a course advised by the Dutch Govern
ment iself, and only entered the "sub
marine zone," because of a supposed,
agreement by Germany that Dutch,
ships would be safe upJ;o the 2nd,
was expected here to make Holland's
protest all the more pointed.
Crews of the sunken Dutch ships ar
rived here today.
The full personnel of all seven were
reported saved. Arriving In London
they made affidavit as to the circum
stances of the attack to which their
vessels succumbed. At the consulate
all information was refused. The men.
themselves were under orders not to;
discuss the matter.
With the seven Dutch ships today's
report of shipping sunk in the war
zone totalled ten vessels, of a tonnage
of more than 34,650 tons.
The other three were British the
3,196 ton steamer Trojan Prince, the
1,104 ton Grenadier and the Longhirst
of 3,053 tons.
The Berlin wireless today announc
ed as a new sinking destruction of the
Italian transport steamer Minas, in the
Mediterranean.
Lloyds had; -previously, reported loss
of the vessel." ;TMef German :Teport,'
however, declared only two had- beein .
saved out of more than a thousand,
prisoners and crew aboard. No infor
mation has yet been received here lit
confirmation of this claim from the
Italian minister of marine.
Holland Arouseu
The Hague, Feb. 24. The acuteness
of Holland's relations with Germany
was emphasized tonight by general ex
pressions of indignation at news of
the sinking of seven Dutch ships In
the German submarine zone.
Tension was accentuated by an
nouncement of th0 foreign minister
that Germany some time ago had tac
itly agreed to except Dutch ships from
attack up to February 22, "but could
not guarantee absolute safety."
The seven ships sunk all went down
on Februay 22.
They were the Holland American
Liners ZaandijK and Nooderdijk, the
Rotterdam-Sche Lloyd r liners Jac-rata
and Menado, and the Emland, Gaas
terland and Bendoeng. The total ton
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HOSPITAL BILL
IN THE HOUSE
New Hanover County Praised.
Pistol Toting Bill Adopted
By The Senate.
(Special to The Dlspatcb.)
Raleign, N. C, Feb. 24 Both
houses worked rapidly today, and
it wa3 one of the busiest week-ends,
owing to the nearness of the, end of
the session. One of the most inter
esting features of the day in the
House was discussion of the Breese
bill, which would limit . the hours of
service , in hospitals in which young
women are being trained for nurses.
Twelve hours would be the limit for
continuous service,' save on special
cases, when sixteen would be allowed,
though the hospitals would have to
have sleeping quarters so the nurses
could sleep half that time. The bill.
was passed unanimously.
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inuring me uiscuhsiuu h ueveiuyeu
that New Hanover county requires
the shortest service from , hospital
nurses and this came in for high
praise.
The House passed the Grier ouster
law, which would provide a method
of attack in case officers do pot en
force the prohibition laws. , ' x .
The House passed' the act repeal
ing the State Board of Public Chari
ties and Corporations and enacted a
Board of Public Welfare.; ' v
'Senator .Warren's bill providing for
the investigation of indebtedness of
the Mattamuskett railroad was a
promising measure presented today.
The road has been much a consider-
ation of. the State council recently. ;
In the Senate the Brenzier bridge :
bill passed less the toll feature and
the land grant act , wasrepealed.
The Senate passed, tne regram iys-
tol carrying bill, which, provides dras-r
tic punisnment ior violation
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