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WEATHER FORECAST
North Carolina Fair and colder
tonight, with cold wave near coast.
Tuesday ffjr. ;
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to
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fair.
FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
OL. XXII. NO. 412.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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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,
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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