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WEATHER FORECAST"
North Carol ina Rain tonight
and Thursday; cold in west tonight.
South Carolina Cloudy tonight,
and Thursday; probably rain; cold
Thursday in interior.
VOL. XXII. NO. 407.
GIVE
Senate Seems Inclined to Go
Further But Awaits Action '
of The House.
BILL TO BE OFFERED
BY FLOOD TOMORROW.
Would Cut Out "Other Instru
mentalities" of the Presi
dent's Wish Republicans
May Force FilibutsTer to Get
Extra Session of Congress.
il'.y Associated Tress )
Washington, Feb. 25. The si Luntion
in' Congress fell into a tangle again
ioday and the prospects that there!
wouH be no e::tra sessrn were not !
t.) promising as tney were last nig'i...
The House Foreign Affairs Com-raiitt-e
reported the bill to empower
the President to protect American
nghfs against the German submarine
menace, but with changes which are
unwelcome to the administration.
It declined to make provision for
in
lie President to use "other instru-
menti'liiies" which he desires, and!
prohibited giving government war in-j
surance to munition ships.
The bill reported yesterday by the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
is practically agreeable to the Pres
ident. The two measures, however,
m:y be reconciled In some way
nliliough t" - President -has given nb-
cli;tnees. v ,- .;1.,' :-' ' '
Prospects of a Republican -filibuster
loomed up again in the Senate.
Senators who today began to insist
upon "free and full" discussion of all
measure openly assert that the rea
son for their course is to force an
extra session of Congress. The ma
jor part of the Republican opposition
apparently does not lie against the
bill to grant the President broad pow-j
ers to deal with thersubmarine situ-i
anon, although there are probably a
liali" dozen senators on the minority
silo opposed to it, either in principle
or because they regarded it as too
sweeping in character.
Senator Watson, Republican of In
diana, who was prominent in engineer-1
big the filibuster against the revenue
1 .I . -r- VI!
mil, saio. xoaay mat many nepuoiicans
would not oppose granting the Presi
dent merely the power Jto arm mer
chant ships and provide funds for that
purpose, but were decidedly averse;
to authorizing him to use "other -in-1
strumentalities." J
These Senators feel that Congress
should be in session if sich powers are
granted.
As reported by the House commit
tee the bill would read:
' The President of the United States
be, and is hereby authorized and em
powered to supply merchant ships, the
property of citizens of the United
States and bearing registry of the
United States, with defensive arms,
and also with the necessary ammuni
tion and means of making use of them
ni defense against unlawful attack;
and that he be, and is hereby author
ized and empowered to protect such
ships and the citizens of the United
States against unlawful attack while
i their lawful and peaceful pusuits
on the high seas."
This eliminates the provision which
v'nuld have empowered the President
bi 'vmploy such other instrumentali
and methods as may in his judg
ment and discretion seem necessary
and adequate."
Xo record of the vote in committee
was kept, but five committeemen an-
""unced they would file minority re
Ports, one being Hoddleston, Democrat,
01 Alabama.
Chairman Flood will renort the bill
t(i 'lie House tomorrow and endeavor
10 secure a rule during the day for its
"'iisideration.
1 'le Senate will take no action
"n 'he armed neutrality bill until the
lOliHO hr,o V. S TITO
Practically assured today, when Sen
"'or Stone, chairman of the Foreign
'Rations committee, and Represent
ative Mann held a conference. Mr.
Mann declared the Senate could not
a,,t on a bill providing for an issue of
"oiifls until it had been passed by the
House.
HEAVY SELLING OF
STEEL FEATURED TODAY
(By Associated Press )
New
m iiyinienem Steel issues at increased
, ws me conspicuous
of today's dull and. heavy stock
"i.vrkfit. By 2 xj'clock the old Bethle
n,,in Steel shares showed an, over
J'Kht. loss of nine points at 120, with
J 1 -4 for the new : shares ; at 1.17 1-4
t u6 3 4 for the subscription lights
ill. u) ). i "lf (C(I)''(1"'"SS
POWER
: ; i . .
ZD
WILSON ALL
ME
TO THE NEED FOR
PRISON REFORM
Bill Providing For Humane
Methods Passed Upper
House of Legislture.
HOT FIGHT ON THE
SECRET BALLOT SYSTEM
Grant Takes a Hand and Tells -
M I7 :
i ty itAiiyj v i j 4iA.jjci.i- I
XT m m . I
ence INeW Measures by
I Rvnf,
(Special to TJfi Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 28 Thorough
ly aroused to the need for reform of
the State's prison system the apper
house of the; General .Assembly this
morning passed, with practically no
opposition, the'bill introduced by for
mer Lieutenant-Governor Turner, pro
viding for sweeping! changes in ,thj3
which would have provided that coun
ty convicts sentenced for two yearajrom. tne puipit and altar for Can-
ur uiuie uuuiu nave ut'cu iteyt iu worn.
on the county roads, offered by Jones
of Buncombe, and for the use of cor
poral punishment as a last resort by
Burgwyn, . were voted down by close
margins. The bill, as it stands, pro-
vides that prisoners shall receive
some sort of remuneration for their
Work, given some chance to improve
fioii m in o and n,rsr1ioe cTirsll nnt hp
worked over ten hours a day, and j
ahf.ii hP hm,P,i in spnpratp r-eiis flfl I
have their sanitary conditions super
vised by the State Board of Health.
Whites and negroes are to be segre
gated as far as possible, and youth
ful criminals are to be separated
from old. A system of rewards for
good behavior and substantial com
mutation of sentences are also pro
vided for. The bill would have pars
ed third reading but for objection by
Burgwyn, a member of the committee
investigating the penal system, who
wanted the Senate to read the report
of the committee before taking final
action.
Roberts, of Buncombe, chatterd ex
Speaker Bowie while the House was
in murderous mood today and helped
in the universal slaughter of Sena
tor Jones' Australian ballot bill apply
ing to Buncombe, Madison and Hen
derson. Then catching his bearing he
begged the House for reconsideration,
and, by 69 to 41 carried the bill
thrOusrh second reading.
Perhaps the intensest debate of the j
session was that between Roberts and
Ray, of Macon," the Maton member
denouncing the Buncombe representa
tive's speech as "unfair and unman
ly," because it attacked conditions in
the Tenth. Ray declared the State
wide primary the cause of all allega
tions of corruption, . non such hav
ing been made before. While debate
was warmest, Grant, of New Hanover,
joined Roberts with the seaside
county's experience in the secret bal
lot. , . , '
Page had threatened as reprisal to
repeal Grant's bill, whereupon the
Wilmington man said:
"If you tried it, the voices of all
the New Hanover people would rise
up against you, a Nemesis would trail
you and damnation would be in its
wake." The bill will be amended to
Include many counties, and" therefore
remained over for third- reading.
The. Teachers' Institute bill in cor
porating examination and certification
features Waa passed with less-than a
dozen votes in opposition.
Grant of New Hanover, introduced
fmir hills today relating to fees for
coroner, defining his duties and ru-l
ral policemen.
"The ;. Senate -Tuescay.
The Senate convened at 11 o'clock
with Lieutenant Governor Gardner
presiding. New mus were muuuu
as follows:, " . .
Pollock -Provide for ,the transfer
of old records. Restore former prac
tice of trial by jury in certain cases.
Provide for- the preservation of fam
ily ' records. - " -Scales
Broyide for an, art commis-
S1Scales Amend the act -establish
ing the Guilford a4ed4SchMls
Bennett Commemorate, the Confed.
erate dead of Hay wood county.. . .
( Continued ,on Page Four) ;
FULL
WILMINGTON, NORTH
iVOT
SEEKS
PLMjlfi PART
Dominion Getting Ready to
Send Thousands of Troops
For the Spring Drive.
(By Associated Tress )
St. John, N. B., Feb. 28 Canada is
making active preparations to take a
prominent part in the great allied of
fensive on the western front this
spring. Thousands of troops have ar
rived in New Rrnnswirk within (he
last few weeks for final training be-
pre emoarKmg at Halifax for Eng
land
".
Major-Ueneral Lessard, inspector-
general for Eastern Canada, has been
here supervising work of mobilizationH
ne recently was quoted as saying
that 100,000 additional men would be
needed vithin the next few months
to offset possible casualties in the
spring offensive and to keep the Can
adian divisions at full strength.
The. presence of large numbers of
troops has stimulated recruiting.
Since the provisional election the
work of enlistment has been taken
up with increased vigor and a close
competition has developed among tlieJ
ChttscffSs have opened their doc
to recruiting parties and appeals
adians "to do their bit," is ' meeting;
with ready response.
Officers ana men alike express con
fidence that the war is approaching
its final stage and all are eager for
service at the front. Increased activ
ity on the part of German submarines
caused Jittle concern. Officials point
out that not one life was lost in the
nftBffr?tIon1.over-sfs of moJe an
300.0QO Canadian soldiers and they
confidently expect this record will be
kept up. The transports are ade
quately armed and convoyed.
PICKED IIP MEN :
N OPEN BOATS
Steamer Arriving at Newport
News Tells of Tragedies at
Sea.
(By Associated Press.)
Newport News, Va., Feb. 28. The
Dutch steamer Arm undo reported on
her arrival here today tbat on Janu
ary's she picked up the survivors of
five ships that has been torpedoed in
the Bay of Biscay. Many women and
children were included in the survi
vors who numbered 179. All were
landed at Vigo, Spain, by the Ar
mundo, which was bound from Rotter
dam for Hampton Roads for orders.
The ships sunk were two each of
Norwegian and British, and one-Italian.
All went down in a compara
tively small area, and it was the ap
peal for help flashed by the wireless
of the last victim on which the U
boat brought the Armundo to the
scene.
LACONIA
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CANADA WILL
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4- ,
1
mi mn i ' rT" ' mn j 1 1 -m I.,,,
IS
wasfc with It is rebbrted; many Americans dn board. The Laconia sailed.
Illf
LEASED WI RE SERVICE
CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY
BRIilCUNUt
lOIIBLJlKS
m ON TIGRIS
Invaders -Not More Than Sev
' enty r Five Miles Now
From Bagdad
BUTWEftENEARER
THAT POINT BEFORE I
Succeeded In Recapturing!
Gunboat. Taken By Turks.
Teuton's on Offensive in
Rumania.
IThe British -are rapidly pushing
their way up; the Tigris river towards
Bagdad Today' official statement
from London &n the Tigris operations I West Indies, a passenger on the La
shows that aftc? foreinsr the Turks' conia, who administered the last rites
from Kut-el-toara, General Maude's
forces have pursued the Ottoman
troops 'more han thirty miles west
and northwest of Kut-el-Amara. This
indicates an advance of some 15 miles
since the last report and nlaces the
British not iabre ihan 75 miles from
Bagdad, theii cbjectiv
In their first . expedition, late in
1915, the British were within 18
miles of Bagdad; but were forced towar(js an(i her body fell over the
retreat ia mjr-ei-Amara alter a de
feat at CtesiiCiGii. Afterwards Gen
eral Townshendy was hemmed in at
Kut-el-Amaii and surrendered last
April. j . v v s
. In the retreat Vftom CJ&siphon the
British wjef forced to sj&renderx two
nboatse
wteini jre
JSiWiwa.;;&eing" used against
the British. ? The British official re
port of today announces that one of
the last gunboats, the Firefly, which
is a 455-ton vessel, has-been recap
tured. The capture of one Turkish
vessel and the destruction of an
other is also reported.
British casualties in all war thea
tres fell to the comparatively - low
mark of 18,428 during February, de
spite considerable sharp fighting on
the Somme front. The January total
was 32,354.
British Still Advance;
London, .Feb. 28. The British are
continuing to advance rapidly on the
Tigris front. Official announcement
was made here today that on Monday
the Turks were being engaged on the
left bank of the river more than 30
miles west, and northwest of Kut-el-Amara.
The British service reports a raid
on German iron works near Saarbrue
ken, 50 miles inside the border of
Rhenish Prussia. In the air engage
ments resulting a German machine
was destroyed.
The British gunboat Firefly, which
was lost at the time of the retreat
from Ctesiphon, has been recaptured.
no Tnrweh ehin ha hppn tskpn and,'
one destroyed.
Teutons On the Offensive.
Berlin, Feb. 28 (Via Sayville). On
the Northern Rumanian front yester
day the Teutonic forces took the of
fensive, the war office announces.
They qaptured several hill positions
from the Russians, taking more than
1,300 prisoners, 11 machine guns and
9 mine-throwers.
Russians and Germans Fight
Petrograd, Feb. 28. (Via London) I gation it was said today there was no
British Admirality per Wireless Press J confirmation" of the report published
German forces yesterday attacked; earlier in the week that the Dutch
the Russian position on both sides of i steamships Bandoeng, Eemland and
the Jacobeni-Kimpolung high road, i Zaandijk were still afloat, The latest
says the Russian official statement is- j information received by the Dutch of
sued today, and occupied the heights ' f icials led to the belief that the ves
two miles southwest op the village of. sels had been lost. A search for them
(Continued on Page Eight.) proved unavailing.
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
,iAVvmVa'MCiN:-Vi'..v;
- -i iiiirCT.Tiniiiii-'iiiMniYTuri'irrnn'
nia; of 18,099 v tons 'gross,- sunk by a
AFTERNOON, FEB. 28, 1917.
RIEST TELLS A
GRAPHIG STORY
How Women and Men Perish
ed in Open Boat From The
Steamer Laconia.
HEART TEARING
SCENES ON THE DEEP.
Mrs. Hoy Died in Arms of Her
Daughter Voung Woman
Tried Heroically to. Save
Her Lover.
(By Associated Press )
Liverpool, Feb. 28. The Rev. F.
, Dunstan Sargent, of Grenada, British
or tne itoman uatnoiic cnurcn to sev-
en victims, gave to the Associated
Press today the following account of
the death of Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss
Elizabeth Hoy, of Chicago, and Cedric
P. Ivatt, of London.
"Mrs. Hoy died in the arms of her
daughter. Her body slipped off into
the sea out of her daughter's Weak
ened arms. The heartbroken daugh
ter succumbed a few minutes after
side of the boat as we were tossed by
the. huge waves.
"In icy water up to her knees for
two hours, the daughter all the time
bravely supported her aged mother,
uttering words of encouragement to
I her. From the start hotja were vio
lently seasick which, ;;oupled with the
cold i- -igu-&iio
down their ' courage. They 'were brave
women." ;-
Father Sargent continued:
"The first to die in our boat was
W. Irvine, Robinson, of Toronto. Af
ter his body had been consigned to
the sea we tossed about for an hour,
getting more and more water until
the gunwales were almost level with
the sea. Then Mr. Ivatt, who was
not physically strong, succumbed in
the arms of his fiancee, who was
close beside him trying in vain to
keep him warm by throwing her
wealth of hair about his neck.
"Even after he died she refused to
give him up and although the addi
tional weight made the situation more
dangerous for us all we yielded to her
pitiful pleading and allowed her to
keep the body. It was taken aboard
the rescuing patrol, from which it was
buried. The burial aboard the patrol,
at which I officiated, was a solemn
and memorable ceremony.
"The Hoys were next to pass away
after Mr. Ivatt. Then a fireman died
and later two others of the crew were
too thinly clad to resist exposure. Al-
toeether. we were in the boat ten
.T-w: thTm7d
the morning
die ot the morning.
Father Sargent said his boat was
badly damaged in launching and be
gan to leak. At the start tfteir boat
had three feet of water, which in
creased steadily. - v
NO CONFIRMATION
COMES OF STORY.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 28. At the Dutch le-
German submarine ; off the Irish
from New York or Liverpool on reD. is
N R
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DO UBLE TRA GED Y
STaED AT DOOR
OF COURT HOUSE
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ADMITS HE KILLED SAVAN-
NAH WOMAN.
-X- 45-
(By The Associated Press.)
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 28.-W. C.
4'-
5fr Bradley held by the police for
-X- grancy today confessed that he
K- and another man killed -two worn- -st-K-
en with an iron bar in Sav.n- -X-
nah, Ga., more than a year. ago, -5fr
while attempting to rob a house, -K-
according to-the police. .'
The German government's ac-
tion is based on circumstances
X- which, through no concern of the
if United States, detained Consul -5C-I
-5fr Mueller at Havana, Cuba, while -X-
he was oh his way from Atlanta
5fr to Quito, Ecuador.
That the German government -X-X-
has been misinformed regarding -X-X-
Consul Mueller and other Ger- -X-X-
man consuls formerly stationed -X-
in the United States is certain. -X--X-
The departure of none has been -X--X-
hindered by this government. -X-X-
Mueller was forced to remain in
Havana because of temporary
X- lack of transportation and fail-
X- ure to receive passports from the
X- Ecuadorean government! He
X- left Havana for his new post sev-
"4(- p.ral davR aeo. -X-
-Y-
-X- ' "
Senate Democrats Clear it of
All Amendments to Pre
vent Conference.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 28. In order to
assure passage of the emergency rev
enue bill, the Senate finance commit
tee has practically agreed to with
draw all its amendments when time
for voting begins at 8 o'clock tonight.
This would obviate any necessity for
a conference and the bill could go to
the President after the Senate votes.
The first vote on the revenue bill!
was on the Underwood oleomargarine
amendment which was lost 59 to 21.
It proposed a flat revenue tax of 2
cents a pound on all oleomargarine in
stead of the present tax of 10 cents
a pound on the colored and l-4c a
pound on the uncolored article.
Senator Underwood urging adoption
of his amendment predicted that un
less steps were taken in the present
food situation the people will organ
ize and "the capitol resound with
their cries for tneir rights, justice
and relief from the yoke of special
interests."
"Inability of the government to re
lieve the situation," he said, "is part
ly due to control of railroads by spe
cial interests. The time will come
when the great consuming public will
not consent to have bread taken from
their mouths through laws in behalf
of special interests."
The determination of the finance
committee to offer no amendments
was clearly indicated by Senator Sim
mons after defeat of the oleomarga
rine amendment, announcing that
the committee had nothing further
to offer. This forced Republican Sen
tors to begin introduction of their own
amendments.
-X..&
STATE SENATORS KICKED
OUT.
mv The Assrciated Press.)
Little Rock, Ark.,. Feb. 28.
State Senator I. V. Burgess and
S. C. Sims indicted Monday on
charges of bribery, today were
expelled from the Senate. A res-
olution which declared that brib-
ery charges against them had
been sustained in an investiga-
tion by a Senate committee and
ordering them expelled, was
adopted by a vote of 25 to 8.
ENGLISH AIRSHIPS
MADE SUNDAY RAID
(By Associated Press )
London, Feb; 28. British air
planes made a raid over German ter
ritory Sunday, attacking, iron works
near Saarbruecken, in Rhenish Prus
sia, about 50 miles beyond the border.
The. following official account of the at
tack was given out here today:
"On Sunday naval airplanes raided;
the Brenbacli.lron Works;"fiYe and a
half miles southeast of Saarbrueckeiu
'There were-"several "air' encounters;
One. hostile machine was destroyed"
REVENUEllSURE
I FINAL EDITION!
11 ' J "-A f
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
S
Law Suit in Nashville Climax-?
ed By a Murder Row This
Morning.
PISTOL AND KNIFE
WERE FREELY USED,
E. G. Tompkins Shot Man,
Who While Dying Plunged
Knife Into His Heart An
other Man and a Woman
Wounded.
(By Associated Press )
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 28. E. G.
Tompkins was killed, Will Hoffstet
ter fatally shot and Jim Hoffstetter
and Mrs. W. A. Bevington, a by-stand-er,
were wounded in the Davidson
county courthouse this morning, fol
lowing the continuance of a case in
the circuit court in which Tompkins
is suing the Koffstetters for alleged,
alienation of his wife's affections.
Following his wife being divorced,,
Tompkins filed suit for $50,000 dam
ages against Hoffstetters' brothers and
their sister, Miss Emma Hoffstetter,
alleged they had embittered his wife
against him. The case was continued
today because of Tompkins' counsel
withdrawing1 from the rase.
As the parties were leaving the court
room it is Alleged Tompkins drew a
pistol and shWlll Hoffstetter in the
abdomen. Another shot struck Jim
Hdffstetter in the arm. Still another,
struck Mra.: TJevington, a by-istaiflferj
fnttndeSB
sieuer piungea a snire in TompKin:ri
heart. The parties are farmers an
live hear Donelson.
Bishop Kilgo Will Be Present;
at Dedication of Church in
Lumber ton.
WILL DEDICATE
CHURCH SUNDAY
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Lumberton, Feb. 28. Chestnut
Street Methodist Church, one of the ? ' '
finest buildings of the kind in this y
section, will be dedicated Sunday. ;
March 4, at 11 a. m. Bishop John C.
Kilgo. of Charlotte, will conduct the
dedicatory exercises.
The church was completed about Y.
four years ago during the pastorate - rV
of Rev. J. W. Bradley. The first
money to build it was raised while
Rev. J. P. Pate was pastor. The :
work was continued by Rev. E. M,. X'
Hoyle and he saw the foundation for
the building laid. All indebtedness
was paid since Dr. W. B. North, the i j :
present pastor, came to this charge.
All former pastors of the churchj :
who had a part In building it are ex
pected here Sunday. Rev. E. M.
Hoyle will address the Sunday School
at the regular Sunday School hour.
Dr. Kilgo will preach at 11 a. m. and v
7: 30. p. m. and Rev. J, W. Bradley '
will speak to the Ep worth League
at 6:30 p. m. Special music is being V&
prepared for the dedicatory exercises, -y
A large number Nf visitors' are ex- f;
pected here for the occasion.
Chestnut Street Church was built Viv
at a cost of approximately $25,000. : :y
Six hundred dollars was ' contributed V
to the organ fund by Andrew Carne f
gie.
GERARD LEAVES
SPAIN FOR CUBA
American Ambassador and v
Party Now On Way Back - r
to United States.
(By Associated Preag )
Corunna, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 27.
(Via Paris, Feb. 28). James W. Gei V
ard, former American ambassador at J ;
Berlin, sailed today on the steamship '
Infanta Isabel for -Havana. The " i
steamer is expected to reach that port; !
Marnh 8 or ft ' "'.-:
F Mr. Gerard was escorted to his boat -
by the Mayor of Corunna, In place of
the Governor, who is ill; the. British; t;
vice consul, and the i Cuban ; consul. ,T
The Infanta Isabel was filled to capac-;!. ".
ity, carrying. 750 tnthe; sfferage. ;, ,
William H, Gale formerly Americaa '
consul general .. at . Munich, v arrived ;
here, today and rwrthvdiffinilty obtain
ed passage: on: the" Infanta Isabel. :
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