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f.;" WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina Fair and colder tonight, with cold wave near coast. Tuesday ffjr. ; -i i Sou night; freezfng temperature. Tues- to day fair. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OL. XXII. NO. 412. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 73 ft K I FINAL EDITION ATA "OT Armed Neutrality Essential; for Nation to" Prove Its j Lofty Purpose J UNITED STATES NOT BOUND ON CONQUEST Country Has Been Sorely Tried Because of People Akin to All Nations in the f. Great War Immediate Future of Great Concern, President Says i 4 41 '-fr 4 4 SOUNDS WARNING. i (By Associated Press.) 4 h dent Wilson took the oath oi or- ti.e in public at 12:45 o'clock this afternoon and deliveredTiis inau- sural address before a great 4 crowd wiucn pacKea me piaza at v the East front of the Capitol. i Vice President Marshall had been inaugurated in the Senate ' chamber a few minutes before. With a new consecration to the 4 Nation's service, the President, touching on the International cri- 4 sis, declared there coum now De v ' no turning back from the tragical ' events of the last thirty months, v- which have brought upon Ameri- cans a new responsibility as citiz- 4 tns of the wor.ld. The President . declared anew that America must stand for peace, that the seas v must be free to all and the fam- ily of nations shall not support any governments not derived from die consent of the governed. Rnnnrtiner' a snlpmn warnine to v me nation against any iacuon i or intrigue to break the harmony j v or embarrass the spirit of the Am-"4; i ffl for nn America. "uniterl in ffeliiis. in purpose, and in Its vision of duty, of opportunity and 'i of service.'' At the conclusion of his ad- v dress, the President led the inau- sural procession back to the 4 White House where it passed in review before him. Washington, March 5 President Wilson's inaugural address was as fol lows: ".Vy Miow citizens: "The four years which have elapsed since last I stood in this place have been crowded with counsel and action of most vital interest ' and conse quence. Perhaps no equal period in oar history has been so fruitful of im portant reforms in our economic in- aii'l industrial life, or so full of insig- luncant changes in the spirit and pur pose of our political action. We have sought very thoughtfully to set our house in. order, correct the grosser er rors and abuses of our industrial life, liberate and quicken the processes of w national genius and energy, and lift our politics to a broader view of the peoples essential interests. It is a record of singular variety and singu lar distinction, but I shall not attempt t' review it. It speaks for itself and v''ll be of increasing influence, as the 'ars go by. This is not the time for retrospect. It is time, rather, to sneak our thoughts and purposes con cerning the present and the immediate future. 'Although we have centered coun 8(1 and action with such unusual con entra;ion and success upon the great problems of domestic legislation to lien v.e addressed ourselves four 'ears ao, other matters have more d more forced themselves upon our tention, matters trying outside our pV'fe as a nation and over which had no control, but which, despite Jr wish to keep free of them, have ,raw" us more and more irresistibly .o their own current and influence. u has been impossible to avoid ; m- They have affected the life of ""- wnole world. They have shaken men everywhere with a nassion and an for: apprehension they never knew be- ,:"a cunsel while the thoughts of 'hat .n people swaved this wav and under their inflnenr.p Wa are a ""M'UMie ana cosmopolitan peo !,;. Vlp are of the blood of all the ftrnt Um Prp t; war- nrae c"r" cur? f our thughts as well as, the sea f 0Ur trade Tun luick at a11 Crimr.r.: l - . a,,, uacK and forth between us The war inevitably set its r,Ur ' our industries, our . commerce, To hr . ltlcs and our social action, of ji "different to it or independent c as out o fthe question. e0lls , yet a11 the while we have' been it. In!? that We Were n0t Part - iudt COnscinnsnpcss wo iloemto zohi ulvlslons, have drawn closer to 'ill-' r nr. 1 er. Wo t,o 1 , "vc ueen ueepiy wroug- V RNING, 7 J7ThTD tnTtiTTJinn m jl- MJLV XjXJ iuj. jl jl 9 GLARES WILSON Washington Early Astir On Inauguration Day and Greet ed By Clouds DAY COLD AND RAW I NEARLY ALL TIME Great Crowd and a Great Pro cession Marked the Day President Appeared at 1 1 O'clock and Given an Ova tion SplendjrJ Display of Military. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 5 Inauguration Washington, March 5. -With a spa Day began under leaden clouds that , cious mile of bedecked and bannered threatened to spill rain or snow q,t any moment. A cold raw wind whipped the rain soaked decorations of the capitol and swept the water-logged "--r.'l stands which have stood under drenching down-pours fory nearly a week. The sun broke through the clouds at 9 o'clock and there were indication that the weather might clear. Hours before the time for the cere monies at the capitol the city was astir making the final preparations for the show. Pennsylvania Avenue was covered with a thick coating of fine sand to dry the route of the pro cession Troops, assigned to the President's guard or to the procession were mov ing through the city to their places; platoons of boy scouts assigned to assist in preserving order, were march ing to their posts. Thousands of spectators who had no places on the reviewing stands were beginning to pactfv tle avenue H&ehfrid the lines of stout steel cables strung from the White House to the capitol to keep theAvenue absolutely clear of everything. President Wilson Vas up at 8 o'clock and took breakfast before 9 wim uiemueib ui uij miii.ijr ttilu ii.b :iv i v. :i j l, : " nouse guesis. ne iiau iiu eugagemeuLs before the time of his departure for the Capitol at 11 o'clock. His in augural address, which was sent to thepublic printer late last night, was returned to the White House "early this morning and finally gone over by the President. The President had a touch . of cold yesterday, b,ut was better this morn ing, and although worried over the . international situation was said by his physician to be in good condition for the inaugural ceremonies. Jusf before 10 o'clock the twelfth and sixty-ninth regiments of the New York National Guard began moving to their positions along Pennsylvania Avenue, where they were detailed to line the streets while the President was passing. The twelfth was placed along from the White House toward the Capitol and the sixty-ninth was de tailed from the Capitol- toward the White House. -Bronzed and hardened by months of service on the Mexican border, the regiments presented fine appearance as they swung along in their long heavy drab ulsters. At 10 o'clock Major General Scott, Grand Marshal, and his staff, began assembling in the state war and navy, building. The staff was composed mainly of more than fifty regular army officers, head ed by Major General Bliss, as chief. They assembled in columns of fours and with platoons in order from front to rear, ready to swing out into exe cutive avenue and over to the front of the White House grounds into the court' of honor. An hour before the tlm lor the President Marshall's hotel, ready to es House to the Capitol the New York troops were all in their positions, lin ed with their backs to the crowds, standing at rest with the butts of rifles on the pavement. The men were icT-h r. tor, nnQrt ! ird the two long lines of olive drab ci r.n in ahnrn onntrast. to the siuuu ""-'r . . crodw behind them. It was the first time since the first inaugural of Lincoln that troops had been used to guard the line of march. Then, as now, the country was a great crisis. Meanwhile, cadets from Culver Mili tary Academy were forming at Vice President Marshalls hotel ready to es cort the vice president and Mrs . Mar shall to the White House to join the presidential party for the march to the capitol. The celebrated black horse troop was the Vice President's scort Just before 11 o'clock the President and the whole party moved off for the capitol. - While things were getting Into mo tion about the White House, last mm- UkLUB xxwU, - utes preparations were rapiaiy taxing fnrm at the Capitol. Senators were asmbling for the special session' nd ei? nart of the inaugural cere- SanTttet'Sl on the, plaza was gathering tor tne omaoor , BA CK Pageant of Patriotism arid Splendor Greeted the Na tion's Head Today PENNSYLVANIA AVE. SEA OF FACES Gaily Bedecked and the Air Killed With the Clank of Soldiery a Wonderful Spec- 1 tacle v Was Presented Court of Honor An Espe cially Attractive Sight. (By United Press.) boulevard stretching before it from the Capitol to the White House, the' grand inaugural parade started slow-j ly from the Capitol west front short-! ly after noon today. ( Long before, all traffic on Pennsyl-! vania avenue had been suspended, j Straining against a mile of steel ea-i ble, separating the street from the.j sidewalk, turbulent seas of people there since early morning to hold a place of vantage, awaited the proces-l sion. t J Others of the more fortunate taxed' the flag-draped wooden stands, erect-j The Avenue was a veritable tri umphal court. Graceful columns, decked in garland and wreaths, lines: the way while regal arches sugges-j tive of ancient-Grecian splendor, were! reared at intervals. Masses of eVer-j green, and endless folds of bunting, and drapings, adorned tneni. j Up at the White House, as tho parade advanced slowly fclown,, ,the ; avenue, the presidential party assem-j bled to review. j With the White House in the back-! ground and in the. center of the grand , court of honor, extending one square' along the north side of the executive' grounds, the President's pavilion, en-. - " ciosed in glass, electrically heated . and furnished, was erected. Before' it on the street; a military guard stood at attention. ' As the parade swung around Penn sylvania avenue at the Treasury turn President and Mrs. Wilson, with Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, j Chief of Staff General Wood, and hisi personal naval and military aides, took their station in the reviewing 1 pavilion. As the President appeared the vast throngs seated in the White , House stand and the Lafayette stand , opposite, cheered. The court of honor running along before the reviewing stand was of classic design. Arching pavilions, reared on white columns, guarded the two entrances at the intersec tions of Madison and Jefferson Places. Connected with swinging festoons of evergreens and entwined with garlands and flags, towering white pillars, crowned with gilded American eagles, lined the court. Both the White House stand, con-, taining in the center the President's' reviewing pavilion, and the Lafay-j ette stand opposite, were heavily draped in bunting of the national colors. y The first section to enter the tri umphal court was the vanguard of mounted police, headed by Major Bullman, chief of police. Immediately following was the first of the bands the U. S. Marine in scarlet coats and white belts. Following came the grand marshal of the parade, with his staff, the President's troop of the Culver Mili tary Institute of Indiana. The parade entered the Court of Honor in the following order: First Grand Tivision, First Brig ade; marshal and staff, commander nnd staff; U. -S. West Point cadets; U. S. Annapolis midshipmen. Rp.cond Brigade, commander and staff i company of engineers; regi ment Coast Artillery Corps inira rigduts, commander and staff; marine detachment; regiment of seamen. Second Grand Division. Marshal and staff; commanding general Dis trict of Columbia; militia and staff; Third District Infantry, first separate battalion, D. C. Infantry; First Com pany D. C. Coast Artillery; Batter ies A and B, D. p. Field Artillery; Troop A, D. C. Cavalry; Company B D C Signal Corps; Field Hospital No. 1, D. C; Naval Battalion, Naval Militia, p. C. Delaware State troops; Governor and staff; two battalions of infantry; detachment of sanitary troops. Pennsylvania State troops; Gov ernor and staff; three regiments of infantry. New Jersey State troops; governor " f TohllSettS ou., .cs.- State troops. Maryland" State troops; Governor and staff; First Maryland Infantry; Fourth Marylanc 1 infantry; Troop A, JIa t (Continued on Page , Eight) . - r ; ' 1 i 1 ,i i , Once More Nation's Heads . kg- ELEVEN BRAVE LADS GO DOWN TRYING TO SAVE SAILORS PLOT TO KILL THE PRESIDENT. (By Associated Press.) Hoboken, N. J., March 5. An alleged plot against the life of President Wilson has been uncovered here, ac cording to detectives who today aVrested Frit? Kolb, a erman reservist rrom Mexico. In a hotel where Kolb had engaged a room were found two bombs which, the detectives said were to have been sent to night to the President. Have Been Af tef Him. New York, March 5. Kolb, arrested iri Hoboken today is a German reserv ist who came to the United States from Mexico after the European war began, ac cording to information giv en out at police headquart ers here. New York detectives have been following him for some time, it was stated discovered he was handling explosives. GEORGIA ARTILLERY ON WAY BACK HOME (By Associated Press ) San Antonio, Texas, March 5. The first battalion, of Georgia field artillery at El Paso left for home today. Bat teries of the Georgia Artillery, with j exception of Battery B, will go to Sa-1 vannah. Batterys B and A, detach ment of sanitary troops, will be mus tered out at Atlanta. Germans On the Attack. Paris, March 5. A violent attack was made yesterday by the Germans on the Verdun front. Today's official; announcement says repeated German j attacks failed under the French fire, although north of Caurieres Wood the attackers obtained a foothold in ad vanced positions. The German losses weresheavy. - TAFT TO AGAIN SPEAK SOON IN GREENSBORO (By Associated Press.) New York, March 5. Arguments for adequate preparedness for na tional defense and for a league of na ' tions to enforce peace after the war . will be presented in addressesJjy S former President Taft in a rftfmber ' of Southern cities between March 21 i and 29. His itinerary given out to day by the league to enforce peace of which Mr. Taft is president, fol - lows Richmond, March 21 ; Greensboro, N. C, March 22: Atlanta, March 23: ! Birmingham, Marcb. 24; Nashville, March 25; Memphis, March 26 (morn ing); Little Rock (evening); Dallas, Texas, March 27; Oklahoma City, March 2 8and 29. Mr. Taft pan railed all his naid lee-' ture engagements for the tour. I I Members of Crew of jhe Coast Guard Cutter During Heroic Work MAKING EFFORT TO HELP THE LOUISIANA Baats Launched in Angry Sea and Quickly Capsized -Number of the Drowned From North Carolina f- ---j.-: (By .Associated Ptpj?r V P 4r : . Ocean City, Md., MarcbTS. Eleven 1 members of the crew of the Coast Guard steamer Yamacraw were drowned last night in attempting to assist the American tanker Louisiana, which grounded on Little Gull Shoals, out here, yesterday morning. The Yamacraw launched a small boat, manned with a crew of nine. It cap sized in the tremendous sea and an other boat, with two boys in it, was- ! launched in an effort to save the other- boat's crew. It met the same fate and the entire eleven perished. A third boat, with four men, cap sized in the breakers. They were all rescued and taken to the Coast Guard station near here. The names of the men drowned fol low: Rayfleld Garrfsh, Ocracoke, N. C.r Monford Austin, Ocracoke, N. C; Davis Fulcher, North Carolina; Grady, Philadelphia; Ross Harris, North Carolina; 'Morris Camborne, Chincoteague, Va.; Simmons, Virginia Beach, Va.; Jarvis, Virginia; Jhomas Midgett, Manteo, N. C. The Louisiana with her crew still aboard was in an unchanged posi tion this morning. The sea had mod erated. "BONE DRY" NOT IN EFFECT UNTIL JULY (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, March 5. Fol lowing the action of the House late Saturday night in passing a resolu tion postponing until July 1 the oper ation of the anti-liquor advertising bill and "bone dry" law , Senator Bankhead, chairman of the postoff ice committee, called up a resolution in the Senate in the early hours of Sun- I dayx morning and secured its passage. Senator Bankhead interrupted the filibuster being conducted by Senator LaFollette and his eleven colleagues long enough to present the resolution Vardaman objected to its adoption. A few hours later, after consoling Vardamani Bankhead called the res olution up 'again and had it passed. This will permit North Carolinians obtaining importation of liquor, to whkjh they are entitled under State laws, until July 1, when all importa tions will be stopped. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CALLED. (By Associated Press) ., Washington, March 5. A Dem- I & ocratic caucus has been called for fr 10:30 tomorrow morning at which 4 one of the subjects discussed will be a fight for a cloture rate to S prevent filibuster by a few Sen- S ators, such as killed the armed ' neutrality bill. RIVERS IK SOUTH GO ON RAMPAGE: RAIN HAS CEASED Train Service Stopped in Sec tions of Western North Carolina JAMES RIVER HAS GONE TO FLOOD STAGE Other Streams, Swelling, In cluding the Cumberland River Storm Signals Up Freezing Tonight v5- '- - -5? .v. is. -X- CAPE FEAR RISING. Raleigh, N. C, March 5. Ad-( ; ditional heavy rainfall over up- ! vei ape rear waiersnea. The v. nvti wui conunue 10 rise, reacn- ing about 43 feet at Fayetteville vr Tuesday or Wednesday. -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X-, -X- -X- -tt Washington, March 5. Rain has,readin that day without the know ceased falling in the Southland the , ledge of the House, but only fourteen Southern disturbance, after moving 1 of the one hundred and one members rapidly, was centered this morning over the Middle Atlantic coast. Storm warniner signals wptp rH- played along the Atlantic coast today ', 81011 of the General Assembly little all the way from Jacksonville to to do except ratify bills and to work Eastport, Maine. ' 0ff some private and semi-public legis- There has been a sharp drop in tem- iation perature in the Atlantic States, with !,.'... . freezing temperature . predicted for ' The Senate this morning confirmed tonight as far south as North Florida, the nomination of Governor Bickett for . ' 1 the consolidated board of directors of Cumberland Rising. ! the ree hospitals for the Insane and Nashville, Tenn., March 5. The members of the new board of charities Cumberland river gauge at Nashville j Gnd Public we2'are. stood at 40.5 feet at 9 a. m. or about! These are: liw3pitals for two years a half foot above the flood stage. expiring April 1, 1919. A. E. Tate, VThe-v river -was rising -st&adily and High Point; C. Ar Woodard, Durham; was expected 'to" reach 42 feet toriight. W: H Williams, Washington ;"f our At that stage a t few families would be forced from thSir homes. The basement of wholesale stores near the wharf would be flooded. Only a mod erate flood is expected. The river is five feet above the flood stage at Car thage, just above here, but the crest has probably been reached. Many barns filled with hay and grain have been damaged. At lower river points the flood stage is not ex pected to be passed. The Cumber land will probably be held at a high level for several days and until the seven-inch snowfall of Saturday and Sunday melts. Trains Stopped. Asheville, N. C, March 5. The Asheville division of the Southern Railway, runing out from this city 123 miles and connecting at Murphy with the Louisville and Nashville, suffered more disastrously from the rains of the past two days than in the flood of last July and no trains can go through, say the officials, before the end of tne week. Traffic is uninterrupted be tween Asheville and Balsam, about half ,way (o Murphy; but from that Doint on 20 or more slides and wash outs are reported. The Tuckaseege river was reporxea out. 01 uouuus iasi night and running through"" some of the streets in Bryson City, about 75 miles west of Asheville, and many small bridges have been carried away by the mountain streams. The Salisbury, Knoxville and Spar tanburg divisions into this city are re ported open this morning. No serious damage from high water is reported near Asheville. Roanoke River High. Roanoke, Va., arch 5. Heavy rains of the past four days have sent the Roanoke rver to the highest" point reached in years. ' Lowlands are all flooded. Several industrial plants are threatened with inundation, but clear ing weather has brought a brighter situation and indications are thit dam ages in this section will be slight. Weather Gives Some Relief. Chattanooga, Tenn., March 5. The flood conditions along the Tennessee river were relieved to some extent here , tM mornlng by a sudden change in ture falling from 41 degrees at 3 o'clock Sundajrto 20 at 7 o'clock Mon day morning. While this checked the rain and will . stop a further rise of the upper river, It increased the suffer ings of the poor people who have been driven from their homes in this im mediate section. The flooded district was not alone confined to the negro settlements, but some of the best res idences in certain parts of the city were inundated so as to force the oc- cupants to move out. , The cold weather will not prevent the further rise from head waters which have accumulated In the upper sections by the recent heavy rains. The crest of the tide is not expected to reach Chattanooga until Wednes day. The gauge registered 41.05 at 7 . o'clock thi morning and reports from Kingston and other upper sec tions showed that the river was still rising and it is expected to reach 45 feet at. Chattanooga by Wednesday (Continued on Page Six) , CLIMAX OF SESSION TO E The 3 Million Dollar Bond Issue Now the Overshadow ing Feature GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORKING HARD Both Houses Settle On To morrow For Adjournment Governor's Appointees Are Approved (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh,, N. C, March. 5. The legi3- , lative agony promised to end Tuesday COMEATSOM HOUR TUESDAY n;en,t fwhen both Houses passed resolutions for sine die adjournment, and worked morning, afternoon, and promise of night. The overshadowing issue of the day was the passage of the $3,000, 000 bond issue, which aroused much opposition from Saturday when It was learned that the bill passed second opposed the bill. There remains for the present, ses- years. C. P. Matheson, TaylorsvIIle, B. B. Adams, Four Oaks; F. B. Mc Kinne, Louisburg, six years. It. R. Clark, Statesville; J G. Brown, Ral eigh; J. W. Thompson, Goldsboro. Board of Charities, for two years, C. W. Horne, Clayton; J. A. Mc Aulay, Mt. Gilead; Mrs. I. F. Hill, Durham; two years, Carey J. Hunter, Raleigh, Mrs. Walter Woodard, Wil son; six years, A. W. McAlister, Greensboro; Gilbert T. Stephenson, Winston-Salem . The Senate passed a bill to au thorize the State Department of Agri culture ta engage in immigration work, $5,000 being appropriated cut af the fertilizer fund for the work of. in teresting settlers. LATEST REPORTS (Noonday, Advices Showed Damage By Flood in South Won't Be Great , (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., March 5. Reports from flooded areas in the South to day were more reassuring and indi cations at noon were that the damage would not be great. The general rains of the last few days which have caused high water in at least fifteen rivers in Tennes see, Georgia, Alabama and Virginia, had ceased and a sharp drop in the temperature appeared to hsve re lieved the situation considerably At Chattanooga, where the Mennes see river has overflown its banks and forced many people living in low lying sections from their homes, the greatest suffering j is expected to be" caused bythe coldi The flood's crest is expected to reach Chattanooga Wednesday. , The Cumberland river was half a foot above flood stage at riashville this morning and was rising steadily: Although a few I families may be forced from their homes only a mod erate flood is expected. Reports from other flood sections indicate th'at the situation is not alarming. ' 4 4v can president arm mer- ci-Iantshipsz, ; ' " (BV Associated Press.) 4 Washington, . March 5. Presl- 4! dent Wilson has referred to his 4 4 legal advisers his doubts of his 4 4 power to arm American ships In 4 4 the absence of direct, authority 4i from Congress. Some decision Is 4 expected from the Attorney Gen- "4 4 eral within the next 24 -hours. 4 4. .41 -'' IRE RE ASSURING 1: --a - 1 li vve nave been deeply w Continued on Page Eight.) . (Continued on Page Six.) f J ; ... . v . P. S :