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VOL. XXII. JSC 410.
Action Taken Only as a Mat
ter of Defensive, Declares -Foreign
Secretary.
i noKFD UPON AMERICA
AS HOSTILE NATION.)
Cities Alleged Incidents That
Went to Prove It, He Says.
Had a Right to Act In Time,
According to The Rules of
War. He Contends Ex-
iains The Situation.
(I'.v Associated Press.
lnnrW March 3. Foreign Secre
tary Zimmermann's instructions to the .
German minister to Mexico, as puu
lished in the United States are admit
ted in Berlin to have been correfitly
nn.itcfi coonrMns to a dispatch to Reut
ers from the Germaa-eapital by way of j
Amsterdam . . .
The dispatch quotes the following i
telegram received in Amsterdam from!
Berlin on Friday and. which asap J,
flaminrwnt DyTvwirrTOir-u, unrr
se mi official German -News Agency ..
ports about instructions from the mi the next House still m dispute,
tery of foreign affairs to the german As a result of the death of Repre
minister in Mexico City in the even. I sentative Coney, of New York, the
that Germany after the proclamation i Republicans appears to have the lead.
tXtiS no have 215 vote, assured, it
tral These reports are based on the is conceded while Democrats have
following facts: jonly 214. Reports also have reached
"Afrov the. Hpfisimi had heen taken Y,ar.a that thfPA npwiv elected Demo-
-11 l1 i l ilU V u x
to 1
begin unrestricted suDinnriiie !crats are seriously ill. No successor
; on February 1, we had to reckon,; tort before
fare
in view of the previous attitude or ober; it is beUeved. Five
the American government with the ' ir,nmin ron.
,.ossibilitv of conflict with the United embero of th indenen
Stfte That this calculation was gress are classed as indepen
ww C that the dents." Hence, if a special session is
ngatw proved by the Jact ! hat Uw, n'ext December, It would
American government Bevered diph ,caue Republicans will have
tnf TTb-S U?eP advantage As a majority of the
frhaereeother Mto snx!
nticfpatmg these possibilities lt a speaker; however, the Democrats are
was not only the right but also the not without hope. '
(iutv of our government to take pre- How stfrious a defection m the Demo
cautions in time in the event of acratic ranks over prohibition legisla
militarv conflict with the United States tion will' effect the proposed organlza--in
order to balance if possiple the tion of the House is causing Democrats
adhpsion to our foes of a new enemy, some concern. About a dozen 'wet
TIk German minister at Mexico there-' northern Democrats have split with the
fore was instructed in 'the moddle of southern "dry" leaders, and yester
hnuarv that in the event of the United day they showed their independence
States declaring war-he should offer by defeating a Judiciary bill greatly
to the Mexican government an alliance desired by southern Democrats. Both
and arrange further details. These in-j sides are threatening retaliation in the
strurtions, by the way, expressly di- way of committee ' assignments of
rr-cted the minister to make no ad-jthe Democrats organize the next
vances to the Mexican government un- House. Democratic leaders hope, how
Hss he knew for a certainty that Am- ever, to effect a truce before - a vote
i,ra tvgt 1 on tho Snpfllrprshin comes.
' t-l o f,VJHl U.V1CLA s
'liow thp AmpnVnn p-nvemment re-;-
ivoil infi'm'iti'An tViQ inctmntinns
'l i;-v uie secret way iu meAiw ia
i(' known, it appears, however, that
IK: lr(':ifhorv o r A it iinTv TTinst have
,n- 1 . i i j j T,T c .
' - 1 j i LiJiii i l. wiiij "
lren treacherv. vas committed on
Ai
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frican. territorv." "
A Central Jpw Hisna.tp.Ti frntn Ams i
t(
"-f . i
i'uaill smv trio Rorlin TplpeTam in
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iw j- ici.o.ij umimvim.-
; iiK tions to the German minister m
xic ) is semi-official.
Zimmermann's Version.
'(,.- ., rr l r. tr! -f
un, March 3 (Via Sayville).
Tl
i.. in, w,o
"'V Overseas News Agency (the
"!! Gorman news bureau): V-UU1C.1C" x": ir Tvarimi T im-
Fff-iRn Secretary Zimmermann'narmonizmg differences
akd by a staff member of the portant measures i ! i
Ov, ,.,. :,, Nf:ws Aeencv about the Adoption of reports from these con
Ensli,,;" rort that aGerman plot ferences will occupy the closing hours
M b,,.n revealed to get Mexico to of the Senate and House .
'Ifflate war against the United States i President Wilson will go to the capi
JJifl o secure Japan's aid against, the toL'tomorrow to sign bills passed at
L'niicd States. Secretary Zimmer- the last minute.
Mann answprprf- ' i One hundred and two members of
'You understand that it is impossi-
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bl
.-i- mt- iu UISCUSS uue lav. lo ui
"" 'revealed nint' inQt at thia mo-
;nt and under these circumstances, tion. Of this number 15 are Senators.
1 therefore may be allowed to limit They include: -j?y
answ er to what is said in the Eng- Bryan of Florida, and Lea of Ten
1 h reports, which certainly are not nessee. .
'Tpired by sympathy with Germany.! The number will return to private
lw Ensiip.h rpnnrt oYnrosoiv states lifp after tomorrow is unusually large
"!at German v p-mpptpri nnrt wished to
;main on terms of friendship with
il" United ststoo mt Vi-jt wo hail
f spared measures of defense in case' Sparkman, of Florida, who has serv
United States declared war ed 22 years successively. Representa
Jgamst Grmany. I fail to see how tive Murray, of Oklahoma, familiarly
a -plot" is inspired by unfriend-
Continued on Page Eight)
NTROL OF NEXT
Present Congress Will Ad
journ Tomorrow, After
Vigorous Last Day.
REPUBLICANS MAY
GET NEXT HOUSE,
Death of Democratic Con-
gressman Lxives 1 nem
Lead Independents
Hold Balance Power.
SS - wf
-TVashiheloh. jWarcE
ongress aM-
!journs tomorlw with the control of
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Cnnotnrc on i TPnrp.Rp.Titat.ives today
a i v,nii. loot 94. hnnrs of
the present session wuu legiownuu
fore them which may keep them con
i : 11 -m-oi-V until tindfl SundaV
, A 1 T ini V-
LillUcllAj' (X i. nui v majlvaa -
law the 64th Congress ex-
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'nirpa
. A n. t
"j. ne Din iij giv
.. .. i : . on1 tlio
thority to arm Aiuenwui omto auu
Army Appropriation diu were lug im'
. . if d r DreSsure in the Sen
late to be followed by the military acad
emy appropriation bill, and provision
tnr q s i hll mill UUU uuuu ioouo --'
' -r 7 - ... .
Q1Uo nnval p.rmstruction as soon as
rpp.pived from tne nouse..
. a . .ft
Congress will close their legislative
fnmnrrnw nnnn when the 64th
uuccio iuiiii4-" -
session ends by constitutional limlta-
in both House and Senate. Among
the more picturesque of thesefigures
1 the Wrjiisft are.
known as 'SAlfalfa am," ana ,epre
sentative Davis, of 'Texas.
GO
HOUSE REMAINS
MUCH 111 DOUBT
FULL
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, Ma H 3, 1917.
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PENNSYLVANIA R. R. WRECK IN WHICH MANY PERSONS WERE KILLED
Wreckage of the Pennsylvania r ailroad flyer, the Mercantile Express, crashed into a dense fog at Mount
Union, Pa., by a fast freight carrying food supplies for the East and going fifty-five miles an hour. Bodies of
eighteen persons were recovered from-the wreck. Almost every person in the last car of the express and
sleeper perished. The terrific impact caused the sleeper to telescope the car ahead, another sleeper, and they
appeared as one car when wrecking crews arrived. This is the first fatal wreck on the Pennsylvania in three
years. -
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BOABD NIEOi
Messrs T. E. Cooper and C. B. I
Newcomb New Members
nfRnard of Education. 1
fRnpri.il to The DisDatch.) I
nibus education bill passed by the Gen- j
oral Assembly last night carries the I
legislative appointees for county
boards of education with only a few
counties whose members are created
in bills.
Alamance is provided in bills, as
are Bertie, Currituck, Gates, Guilford,
Halifax and Lee. The others named
are as follows:
Alexander Van W. Teague for 6
years.
Alleghany N. A. Higgins, 6 years;
F. M. Osborne, 4 years; W. v. Cox,
2 years.
Alison J. P. Ratliff, 6 years.
Ashe Dr. J. C. Gambrill, 6 years. 4
Avery R. L. Wiseman, 6 years.
Beaufort John B. Sparrow, 6
years; R. L. M. Banner, years, aim
T. R. Hodges, 2 years.
Bladen C. Monroe, 6 years; Dr. W.
H. G. Lucas, 4 years; F. D. McLean,
2 years. i
Brunswick John L. Simmons, 6
years.
Cabarrus W. F. Smith, 6 years.
Caldwell W. L. Minish, 6 years.
Camden John R. Sawyer, 6 years;
J. Logan Sawyer, 2 years.
Carteret Denjamin F. Royal, 6
years.
Caswell L. A. Gwyn, 6 years.
Catawba Robert Brady, 6 years'.
Chatham W. B. Hradnig, 6 years.
- Cherokee D. T. McNab, 6 years;
Dr. H. N. Wells, 4 years.
Chowan W. S. Privett, 6 years; W.
D. Welch, 4 years; J. L. Savage, 2
vears.
Clay William H. Harrison, 6 yearsd
Columbus E. W. Wells, 6 years; J.
Lee Williamson, 4 years.
Craven C. H. Wetherington, 6
years.
1 Cumberland J. W. Hall, 6 years.
--Dare Thomas J. Fulcher, 6 years.
Davidson C. T. Cochrane, 6 years.
Duplin L. Middleton, 6 years.
Durham W. H. Wannamaker, 6
years
Forsyth W. N. Poindexter, 6 years.
Franklin Edgar L. Green, 6 years;
L. B. McKinne, 4 years.
Gaston J. H. Radisill, 6 yeaxs.
Graham Troy Hyde, 4 years; S. P.
Herwood, 6 years.
Greenville C. H. Cheatham, t
years.
Greene J. H. Mewborn, 4 years;
B. F. D. Albritton, 6 years.
Harnett C. Bradley, 6 years.
Haywood T. L. Gwynn, 6 years.
Henderson J. W. Morgan, 6 years;
J. C. Bell, 4 years.
Hertford E. B. Vaughan, 6 years
Hoke F. A. McDonald, 6 years.
Hyde H. T. Fortescue, 6 years.
.Tankson E. H. Stillwell, 4 years;
t t. urnvles. 6 vears. and R. R. FishH
er, 2 years.
Johnston W. G. Willson, 6rears.
Jones B. L. Brook, 6 years.
LenOir G. V. Cowper, 6 years.
Lincoln Milton S. Budisill, 6 years
Macon T. Cf Bryson, 6 years.
Madison W. H. Sams, 6 years.
Martin John D. Biggs, 6 years.
McDowell J. K. Cowan, 6 years.
Mitchell J. W. Gudger, 6 years.
Montgomery Alfred R. Moore, I
years. ,
(Continued on Page 'Eight.)
LEASED WIRE SERVICE
7
PRESIDENT!
ilW BILL
Military Park For Guilford
Battleground Is Now
Assured. --
(Bv Georae H. Manning.)
gress has passed the bill to establish
Vol ITrio 1 milit'JTv narlr lit thp h:if-
a National military park at the bat
tlefield of Guilford Court House, N.
C, and it has been signed by the
President.
After several meetings between
conferees of the Senate, and House
the bill was agreed to by both houses
containing provision for a commission
of three members to have charge of
the park.
But the salaries of the proposed,
commissioners was reduced from
$2,000 to $1,000 per year for the resi-1
dent commissioner, and from $500 to
$100 per year for each of the two
non-resident commissioners.
The bill provides that the resident
commissioner shall be a resident of
Guilford county, and that one of the
non-resident commissioners shall bei
a resident of Maryland and the other
j? T .. 1 .. rnl, nffiiA ii P t li n -1-1 t- 1 1
Ul J Jclct W Xl ir. X lit; uuivc i V
dent commissioner, who is to also bej
secretary-treasurer, is to be at Oreens
boro. .
It is planned to appoint Paul
Olinnilr i i.nn c-ir-iTl r G roH:flntlt !
commissioner. Shenck has been'1 in ,
cnarge or tne oatae em ior u m .
-r -r.r nun ct uc fi iu ti pt kii i ii nv i t m ii i -
ford Battlefield Company, which was
organized by Shenck's father.
Colonel Stedman, of North Carolina,
introduced the bill in Congress and
was chiefly responsible for its-'" pas
sage. MEXICO HAS NOT
HAD PROPOSAL
.Denied That Germany Had
Approached Mexican Uov
ernment For "Alliance.
(By Associated Press.) x
Guadala.iara. Mexico, March
3.
General Candido Aguilar, the provi-
2 jfl
Ii
sional minister of foreign relations, to-rhouses, and it was stated, only one
day formally denied that the Mexican ! small establishment agreed to sign
government had been approached by!the agreement with the union.
Germany in the object of forming an The demands included a .minimum
alliance hostile to the United States. : wage of $6 a week, provision lor over
The statement given out by the .time and arbitration of differences and
Mexican foreign minister says: 'certain otherrules as to hours and
"The government of Mexico has not! working conditions. In a statement
received in behalf of the government replying to the union demands the re
of Germany any proposal for an alii-1 tails contended that the requirements
ance looking toward war with the J of the labor organization as to wages
United States.'
-X- 4fr -X-
-X- "BONE DRYW BILL SIGNED.
(By Associated Press.) 35-
4f Washington, March 3. Presi-
vf dent Wilson today signed the 45
vr nostoffic aDPropriation bill con- -X-
taining the "bone ; dry" prohibi- -K-
tion provision.
DlSPA
" "
JAPAN STILL STICKS
By THE ENTENTE
I Foreign Minister Hoots at Idea
Of Proposal Through
I Mexico-..'.-,. -
(By Associated Press.)
Tokio, March 3. The declaration
of the Japanese government through
Foreign Minister Viscount Motono,
that Japan has received no proposi
tion frcin Mexico or Germany to join
in a possible war against the United
States, was supplemented today in a
statement .made to the Associated
Press on behalf of 'the government
by Kijuro Shidehara, vice foreign
minister.
"We are greatly surprised to hear
of the German proposal," he said. "We
nnnnnt imnerinp what. Germany is
thinking about to conceive that she
could possibly involve us in war with
the United States merely by asking
Mpico. This is too ridiculous for
words. Needless to say, Japan re
mains faithful to her allies."
GUSH WITH UNI
CLOSES STORES
Scores or Department' btores
R f . q hei
Loors in Memphis.
(By Associated Press.)
Memphis, Tenn., March 3. Efforts
of a recently organized union of clerks
to compel recognition of their organ
ization and enforce other demands
.reached a climax today with the refusal
of approximately sixty department
stores and other retail establishments
in thp. downtown shopping district of
(Memphis, to open their doors and an
announcement by the Memphis Retail
ers Association that .business would be
temporarily suspended" to prevent
possible disorder." Employes, however,
! will be paid their regular wages during
! their period of enforced idleness, it
was announced.
Thp action of the merchants was
taken in answer to resolutions adopted
at a mass meeting last night of rep
resentatives of various trades unions
for the recognition of the union. Pre
viously the demands had been pre-
isented to the different business
and working conditions now are gen
erally observed.
EGGS WAY DOWN IN
PRICE IN ALABAMA.
' (By Associated Press.)
Mobile, Ala., March 3. Eggs were
advertised here this morriing by large
rptfl.il erocers at twenty five cents per
IJ dozen, guaranteed strictly yard eggs.
The price is a sensauonai arop irom
w "J "J! l-4..- T, n1A .,
Mgh. ag atxty centg per dozen
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ISSUE BILL
Senate Adopts Measures Car
rying Money For Two
State Institutions.
OMNIBUS BILL
IN UPPER HOUSE.
Several Changes Made In
House Appointees Pol
lock Loses His Pet
Measure.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, March 3. Forty-two
Senators, indicating their purpose to
stay out the session, made certain to
day considerate treament of all future
bills introduced and acted upon in the
assembly. The $3,000,000 bond issue
yet to be voted by the House has had
all sides at work today. Leading Re
publican politicians are urging the mi
nority not to head off progress but
many Democrats are objecting. Little
doubt of its passage is expressed how
ever. '
The Senate today passed the certifi
cation and institute conductors bill,
thus making it law, with the solitary
"no" of one member in opposition. It
passed the $25,000 bond bill for the
j Caswell Training School for the Feeble
Minded, and $25,000 for the Women's
Reformatory.
It passed the substitute omnibus bill
appointing county boards of educa
tion making several changes in the
House appointees.
In the House Senator Pollock's bill
"prohibiting intermarriage of the
races" when the blood is of remotest
degree, was killed on second reading
while the House was in great con
fusion. Senator Pollock's personal ef
forts to reconsider it failed again, and
the bill is lost. The House passed the
State highway commission bill divert
ing the automobile fund by which
course seventy per cent returns to
the counties, and thirty will be used
by the State.
BERNSTORFF TO fifc
REICHSTAG MEMBER.
(By Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, March 3. (Via London)
Count von Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States,
has been nominated as a candidate for
Reichstag in place of the late Herr
von Neiding, according to the Tele
graaf .
WEATHER STYLES
FOR NEXT WEEK.
(By Associated press.)
Washington, March 3. Clearing and
colder weather Sunday, followed by
several days of fair and moderately
cold weather is forecast for the south
eastern States during the week begin?
ning tomorrow. Warmer weather is
probable after Wednesday.
PRESIDENT TAKES OATH TO-
FVTORROW.
T t
J (By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 3. Presi- 4
dent Wilson will take the oath of
office for his second term in his
4 room at the capitol at noon Sun-
day. ' ,
HOimLtake the oath again on
4LNsn front of the , capitol
just before he delivers his inaugu-
ral address.
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NOT PASSED YET
BUT SEEMS SURE
FINAL EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
President Makes This Plain to
Republican Leaders In Or
der to Hurry Vital Bills.
WOULD CALL CONGRESS
IF WAR IS IMMINENT,
Senator Stone Intends to Press
His Amendment to With
hold Protection From Muni
tion Bearing Ships Presi
dent Has About Completed
t His Inaugural Speech.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 3. President
Wilson has no intention of taking
action that would bring war with;
Germany unless Congress is sum
moned in extra session. This was)
communicated to Senate leaders today
by representatives of the President,
who takes the position that if no ex .
traordinary crisis arises it wltlhot " I
be necessary to call an extra ses- .
sion before late in the spring and
then only to pass any appropriation
bill which mayfail at the present
session.
Administration leaders aproached
the closing continuous session today
fearful lest opposition by Senators La
Fcllette and Stone to the bill author
izing arming of merchant vessels
might prevent enactment by noon to- '
morrow.
Senator Stone, it wa's declared, wag
determined to fight for his amend
ment to withhold protection from munition-carrying
ships. Senator La
Follette, wno yielded a point late last
night in permitting an advance in
the preliminary position of the bill,
was ready to make a long speech '
against it.
When debate was resumed today
Senator Hitchcock, to perfect the
bill's parliamentary status, had the
Senate draft, with two slight amend- r
ments, substituted after the enact
ing clause, for the House text. One
amendment eliminates the provision
for arming merchantmen "fore and
aft," thus removing specific direction
as to armament. The other prevents
United States protection for foreign
snips.
The President today continued ef
forts to persuade Republican Sena
tors to assist in the passage of need
ed appropriation bills. These Sena
tors were told by representatives of
the President that their argument
that Congress should remain in ses
sion because of the German situation
was not logical because he naturally
would take no action leading to a dec
laration of war without the co-operation
of Congress.
The President was represented as
feeling deeply the implication back ;
of the effort to force an extra session.
He desires the important appropria
tion bills passed at this session, so -
that if an extra session is forced by
the German situation Congress could
begin work immediately on emergency
measures-.
The President will seek an opportu
nity in the near future to make his
position clear.
Although the President has com
pleted his inaugural address he may
decide to make some changes in it
with reference to the foreign situation
should developments warrant. The
address probably will not be issued
to the press until shortly before the
President begins his speech after tak
ing the oath Monday, in order that he
may reflect the situation as it stands
at that time.
GREEK VESSEL SUNK.
(By Associated Press.) 4
London, March 3. Reuters
says the Greek Bteamship Pro-
connisso of 2,769 tons gross, when
4 had been requisitioned by the '
-fr Greek royalist government 'to
go to America for. 5,000 tons oL4
grain for the assistance of the 4
'- royalist population of Old Greece, ;,
4 has been torpedoed and sunk by 4 -4
a German submarine.
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