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NVrtTcarollna--rUC; and bolder 1 : ', tfe : Ui; !li:v: V, . M-rHjV" ''V ' ! ' , na a I rniTinm MLLUlIIUr. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXIII. NO. 49. wjlmington; north Carolina, -thu rsday afternoon, march 8, i $17.: PRICE FIVE CENTS, TAKES T Wbon Takes Oath Of Office For 4lyrs More 1 : :.f EMOVE THE 1 - - -s - ' X v c " . SENATE UP I TELLS WHY THE -TURKISH HOLD TMA T WO uMt) : . ....... . . ' & 1 i. Cloture Agreed Upon By Both Democratic ana tepuDiican Caucus Taken up Today " ccwATOR SHERMAN Will Vote For Rule or For War but uian t likc presi dent's Statement One Senator Declares Body Takes Itself Too Seriously. div Associated Press.) Washington, March 8. The cloture amendment to the senate ruies, ap- nfd by both ueuiuciauc aim xiepuo- . jl 1 1 1 l lican caucuses, was laKen up py me Senate today unuer uiiauiuiuus con sent. spintor Martin, majority leader, in . 1 gskins unanimous cuiiswih sctiu ue uau bo desire to shut off full Jtebate. Sen ator Lodge, rauKing w.epuDiican 01 the Foreign itt'laiiuns uuiuiuiitcc, oam to honed tliore would be no objection. I hoped this rule mignt De a mue more clrastic. saia senator romerene. it is my belief a majority of the Sen otp sW.M be able to limit de.L:te. I am satisfied, nowever, wiin mis hange." Senator Sherman, one ot the two 1 A 1 S A A.1 p.Tjublicans who voiea against toe Went Wilson's statement on the fil-lin are of the ' armed - neutrality" bill, ( savins in a it it would be useless to call special session now to pass mat biii as unless the senate ruies were ducted a filibuster could successfttf !v maintain against .it. The rreskk'iit," said Senator Sher pan, liiteniionaiiy si'eht ii uuuvejr w be country the impression that only Ry a change inthe Senate rules can he neutrality bill be passed at a spe- .. . mi l mi ression or Lor.greas. inai is prac- ically true theoretically. It may be ought to make it appear true." Senator Sherman added that a por tion of the truth vas deliberately viitied from the President's State- pient. ; -w; "In intend to support stfee arUred eutralitv bill." he said, '"aut I d6 ob- ectto making a few SenatOTsr'flltnF1a-jn ect of the President's wrath in a tement sent out to "the general;pub: ic. The congestion of legislative busi- ess was not referred to jn the Pres- Kent's statement, Senator Sherman aid. and there vas no question in his pind that the bill could be passed within thiriv clays if the President iould call an extra session. b be made the scapegoat in this em- rgency," he declared, and added that, thAllht it nnnonoecorv to nTnpnd he ruies to pass the bill. UllllV - -UUUIA J WW Senator Sherman said be failed to see any reason to be "Precipitate" and pointed to the sinking of the Lusitania ' pearly two years ago. and the sinking of other ships since to show that the resident had not been in a hurry to demand action. I wish to remind the President," said the Senator, "when he seeks to oiame the Senate and the Senate rules and a few Senators, that during a large part of this time he has ridiculed pre paredness. He has ridiculed in the anuy and in the navv." M. .u ..... I donh in w . . A . ouerman declared there was no i tra tv hn riA id ! . -.. v.un; give LIIO i 71 CBlUCUt lRe right to arm mnnltinn shins and ! Hniibn warships to convoy. vuen we do that," he said, "we 3rp in in t - ... ... . L , la-viv var WltnOUt tne lOrmai- .nat precedes the clash of arms. 1 f3 Pear i !" mind that I will vote for this ti ... F'll- And T am J A 5 when the President exercises the given in this bill." ' " He said hp h CYCll Tiro w ziAiilfl Vv r o -r 4 r ConJ,,:.. nimeu in .. - -1. ..1.6 every iew XOfK eaiior r continued on Page Eight) ' iILT MARKED FUST SES ivelyTime at Meeting Kobeson County Road Commission. LumhJr1"1 t0 Thft DiPatch.) The Suinr meeting of the new coun-i ad commi..; . i, : t :0n r "oiuU siuc. its orgauizia.-i V lrlSt Wpplr nfiirna "Kir 'iliMn-,, r:: . J t 5(i U t, "airman J. IVi . iSUtier u H. f o, . . . 1 SON oieiujf, auorney tor a aeie-war 10m T.nwinr, . -v vim c. Vi i n ' f ' hn tn r" """ir:; " - ' vr - V SK tnat tne chamgang acv"vf. on the Rowland road. Mr. I chaiged that the ehaimrane : 1 v' O. V I IIX I F1M B n M 1 II I-l Tl . . -UU.AU.0US i - that the chaingang ; ',as bei '"l-lf l-rM.1-, -- - . h Z?rnJ? rtncl townciliir. Vi ,3 1 . liti i ix ualaUlC Uiicvcuio vi iui - vwnw. TO ito -- 1 U 1 -.4- --i-.1 A 'et thr aco Vl CUll, UUi, UUU1U 1 tfr) i gang; in fact that Row- ,, , wvnshin was paying . for the , r On t I f,f rauiS roaUS. TWO sec- ,Uiof thu . .i x ! ifcr ieffations wprp nrpspnt. "U ROv, i cicgituons Were present al parts of the county. An-1 hhcifi rn, s or ine commission will Tv , 1 1 I (J 1 1 r i n , . BiDilKER IS tfiEllli FBiiEIGi NOWPROEIiTIIIG WAR'S RAGING Only Artillery Action in Some Sectors Seems to be Spirited. STAGNATION IN THE MACEDONIAN THEATRE. Berlin Adds Over Score of Steamers and Many Sailing Vessels and Fishing Craft to Submarines Toll. Today's reports from the European war again indicate a period of bad weather, and unimportant mili tary operations. Aside from the raiding activities the only feature in the 'of ficial statements is the mention of rather spirited artillery activity in gome sectors. Paris mentions the rrv-. orai region between the Oise and Aisne in this connection and Ber announces that only in the Cham-1 pagne was the big gun fire violent, There has been similar stagnation along the Russian and Macedonian I ficials when the jury resumed today fronts, according-to the German of- its investigation Into German plots, ficial statement. j The bail bonds furnished Dr. Chak- Berlin announces that an additional raberty and Sekunna by the National 21 steamers, 10 sailing vessels and Surety Company were withdrawn by 16 fishing crt of an aggregating of I the company today with the explana 91,000 ons gross, have been sunk by tion that it had concluded not to furii German submarines . The period in I ish bail for persons regarded as un which these sinkings occurred is not 'American or hostile to the United definitely given, the word, "recent- ly" being -used. Artillery Active. Paris, March 8. Spirited artillery actions continued during the night between e'Oise and theAisne says uwy b oiuciai T-eyort. x ne r rencu j Federai authorities. They declare took prisoners ; to,, raids in, Lorrainekov.KAt-. of'tinoc. n .nrfimto tr uii rr.ucu yvsiL-uiiti itt, ;ypus"1-';"iUnited States nam. iJW announcement ioiiows: "Between the Case and the Aisne there were rather lively artillery en gagements. Patrol encounters oc curred in the region of Moulin-Sous-Toutvent. "In Lorraine northeast of Ember menil French detachments penetrat ed German trenches and brought back fifteen prisoners after doing con- f siaenroie aamage to me wurKB - Alitu "ur pusitiuus Ileal c.yyuiD-ic-uaui ,ms i.p.i..u tn; V"L 1 J -,14-l.. XT Ptoners. . v. "".. 'The night passed in quiet on the re mainder of the front." Quiet, Says Berlin. Berlin, March 8. (Via Sayville.) Conditions on the Franco-Belgian front were- generally quiet yesterday owing to the prevalence of bad weather, army headquarters announce; eel today. xne omciai Buti.ui.ut reads: "Western front: Only in the Cham- pagne was the artillery tire vioiem. On the other fronts during the hazy weather and .snowstorms conditions were generally quiet. "During reconnoiters, advances be-, tween the Somme and the uise x4 ( A wr0 n.ntnrAr) anrf -"i Vt r,a Hr-ht in.." I Unimportant Operations. Berlin, March 8. (Via Sayville) Operations oh the Russian front yes t.prdav were unimportant. In Mace donia only outpost skirmishes occur rrna rmv honniiarters state-' Vt TZZtV No military muuv nw - action of importance occurred. Be- tween Vileika and Molodeehno bombs . which were dropped caused a Russian J railway train to jump the tracks. Macedonian Front: North of Lake . i. inM Jjoiran tnere were outyust biuiuii-u-o. Russians Pursue Turks. Petrograd, March 8. (Via London) The Russian in Persia have made further important progress in their pursuit of the Turks from-Hamadan,, the war office announced toaay. Al ter their capture of the AsaaaDaa summit they continued their pprog- ress southward and on Monday oc- cupied the town of Kangaver. r !,.' Italian Front. Rome, March 8 (Via London, Brit- WAmtraUtv Per' Wireless Press) !" . . - -v-- rpT-oTitiTir. frnnt In snite of yes r t.r a.v todav's ' teiuitjr a uau ---, - t .;. tioro wprfi violent . oiu.e 1011., IV' rtiii erv actions, especially in the Ad-. ICR V 13 V iv JLAV f o - - - , wi-u v- Several small eneounveis wi. , enemy occurred. He was everywhere 1,. . Tmn front there were no 'mmT. i nf imnnrlnTlPP " - -Y - i r.-r- A r DC A I CO TO ROV. Albanv N YT; Mar. 8 A personal : . 't .. An.iralion piea Dy J-.es van;,: t. .1... i-.-v-nn.wH.n..rn recon-1 f enter to appear m mc .-. i ... iis"ti w m i.v, ---o - - York State because he had evaded military duty in his own country, was i -.Qf..coH hv the exerutive today; OFFICE L 1 UPI Declared That Zimmermann Also Had T Hand in Pro posed Revolt in India. MEN BEING TRIED IN NEW YORK. United States, However, Was Not The Intended Victim. Federal Officers Find Evidence. (By Associated Press.) New York, March 8. Documentary evidence purporting to show that the plans of Dr. Chandre Chakraberty, a Hindu, and Ernest Sekunna, a German, chemist, arrested here in connection with an alleged plot to foment a revo lution in India, had the approval of Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, with recommen dations that financial aid be given cer- tain intriguers in this country, will be laid before the Federal Grand Jury, it fwas learned from the government of States Among the papers seized by the po lice in the home of Dr. Chakraberty, it ife explained, is a document bearing ,the address "75 Wilhelmstrasse, Ber- m,, thp forpin nffire This evidence ig considered highly important by the The jury investigating the plot re- cently indicted Albert A. Sander and Karl Ajinnehberg, officials of the Cen tral Powers Film Exxchange, in this city, for conspiracy to obtain British war secrets for the German govern ment. mrri imp ta rrT? AXJLJIXJLt X M, M-l CONFIDENCE IN STONE. (By Associated Press.) Jefferson City, Mo., March 8. A motion expressing confidence that United States Senator Stone acted only from patriotic motives in oppos ing the armed neutrality bill but, de claring that the people of Missouri supported the President was defeated by a vote of 56 to 82 in the Missouri House of Representatives. LAST COMPANY TO LEAVE BY MARCH 25TH (6y Associated Press.) Washington, March 8. The last of the National Guard organizations from !tne border will be en route for home j. Mf,rrh or. linder the schedule of J - j" ; Pershing today reported to the war de partment. , Some of the returning troops will be compelled to make the trip In cjiair cars-and day coaches because of the shortage of tourist sleepers, General Pershing said. MEMBERS FAILED TO APPEAR T y Aftermath of The Irish Home Rule Scrap in Parliament Yesterday. (By Associated Press ) London, March 8. The Nationalist members of parliament were holding a meeting to discuss the situation aris- ing out of the debate in the tower hnnoD last niffht on, the Question for ' . 1 T.Aln'-1 n-nA AA Tnri- TMl'f nome ruie ior neiauu ouu v.u: vt. in an anoearance when the speaker --- , , "v,;-. . Hn,1M nf Cnm- took his chair in tne House oi torn- mons this af ternoon. - The Nationalists, of the William n 1 w ,7V ' r-kT ymi-n anrt i f nrPTir.p iTnnneii. ana lnaepenaent iKauuuan.i . Westmeath, were the only occupants of the benches usually occupied by the Irishmen. The Nationalists adopted a resolu tion v declaring that the Irish party should remain in London in its full streTrth. Z AntAaA H.t the nnrtv while It was: decided that tne party, wnne " Tr s " - - . -n."i,. nf the nll.eci fpit justice or f -JJ" do uuu w vyfwc bt---- rv the means jn us power. TR PLOT Photo shows the inpressive sco the oath of office for four more years President. I F Mi People of His State Taking Action to Show-Their Dis approval of Filibuster. (By Associated Press ) Wiggins, Miss., March 8. A petition is being circulated here condemning Senator Vardaman's act in not sup porting tho armed neutrality bill. The petition has been signed by practical ly all the citizens of the. town and reads a3 follows: "We, tho undersigned citizens of Stone county, Mississippi, realizing the crisis that our country is now un dergoing, and placing implicit confi dence in the ability of our President and relying ' upon his judgment in dealing with the warring nations, and approving of his policy to arm merch ant ships for the protection of our commerce, do hereby condemn the act of Senator James K, Vardaman in at tempting to block, and. voting .against J3ajIpoSfidiJ2Ul -. -J. -X- X 4r A!. 4 . PRESIDENT MUST REST. HAVE 4. JC- (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 8. Dr X 4? vv Grayson said at noon that the vr jrresiaenL s temperature was. 4f above normal and that absolute 4f rest for several days was neces- 55- sary. The President spent a quiet .5- night. The .prospects were that iv Mr. Wilson would have to re- v. main in bed for several days al- j 14- t'hr.nf'h Viie r-on rl i firm was not X- serious. v W VV Vi W Vf 'A- -A- A- 'A- "A" -- 34- STRUCK BY WHEEL; KILLED INSTANTLY. (Special to The Dispatch.) Lumberton, N. C, March 8 Luthe Towagend, a young white man, was' struck by a flying wheel and instant ly killed while working at a saw mill near Moss Neck, this county, Wednes day morning. When the governor belt on the engine came off the en gine ran so fart the large driving wheel fief off. This struck Mr. Townsend, breaking his neck . and one arm. Hector Duncan, a laborer at the mill, was slightly injured. OVER FOUR THOUSAND' SECURED FOR ARMY. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 8. Recruiting during February resulted in 4,852 men being added to the regular army, the war department announced today. Of ficers believe the army can be brought to its authorized strength before June 30. CAPTURED REBElLs NOW IN PRISON. I (By Associated Press.) Havana,, Cuba, March 8. Sec retary of the Interior Hevia arrived at Havana at 9 o'clock this morning bringing with him ex-President Jose Miguel Gomez, Colonel Quinopes, the former military chief at Camaguey, Captain Juan Izquierda and-several lieutenants of the insurgent .forces who were captured in battle yester day near Placetas . General Gomez, the rebel leader, was placed in the presidio and the others were taken to the Cabansas fortress. ; MORE CONDEMNATION. (By Associated Press.) St. Paul, Minn., March 8. A resolution censuring the United States Senators who conducted, ! the filibuster against the armed neutrality bill was passed by the Minnesota House today With1' one 4' dissenting vote that of F. G. Strand, Socialist. N i ne enacted m front of the National In tire picture Chief Justice Wfiite - TROOPS LOOKING f ra.fi United States Cavalry Off From Fort Hancock to .Scout For Rebels. MACHINE GUN SQUADS READY FOR ACTION. International Border Being Strongly Protected Today. Villa Men Visit Ameri -can Ranch. (By Associated Press.) Fort Hancock, Texas, March 8. At dawn today patrols of cavalry left here to scout along the border for signs of armed bands ?fi the Mexican RU NS E , not traces of General Murguia foree.fe;,, 'n nnn , , - . .. T which expected to engage a rebel force at the f San Martin ranch to- day- The machine cun cnmnfl.nv nf tho thirty third Michigan Infantry, in command of Captain Crossman, has hcort i jtci on, -i-lirt r r-V 4- --. ---. - - v. ajl umuu wuu cue cigui mutux 1X1 CL' chine guns were sent to guard the river fords near here. All regular and national guard troops stationed here were held under arms all night ready to repel any attempted crossing by Villa forces. Signal rockets were seen on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande last night by American army patrols . A Villa band of thirty men, in com mand of Epifanio Holguin, and believ ed to be engaged in smuggling was lo cated on the Mexican side late yester day. Holguin's band visited the San Juan mine, owned by Americans! seven miles south of the border Sun day, but took nothing save food. WILS ON IS LIKEL Y TO ORDER ARMS ON SHtPS SHORTLY GOVTS. MARCH ' CROP REPORT Department of Agriculture Gives Out Figures On Farm Products. (By Associated Press ) Washington, March 8. Corn on farms March 1, wa&-about r89,416,000 bushels compared with 1,116,559,000 bushels last year, the department of agriculture today announced in its March crop report. Wheat held on farms March 1, was , aDout ioi,365,000 bushels. Last year 244,448,000 bushels remained on farms March 1 . Oats oh farms were about 393,985,000 bushels, compared with 598, 148,000 bushels last year. Barley on farms was about 32,841, 000 bushels, compared with 58,301,000 bushels last year. FAVORS BIPARTISAN HOUSE ORGANIZATION (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 8 Representa tive Lever, of South Carolina, who has been chairman of the House Agri culture committee, since the 63rd Congress announced today he was strongly in favor, of a bi-partisan or ganisation of the House in the coming Congress. He is the first prominent Democrat .to openly command' such organization ... . 1 1 capital, when President Wilson took is administering the oath to the " ' GETTING BIG MONEY FOR THEI Operators Soaking Both Re tailers and Railroads For Higher Prices. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, March 8. Operators of coal mines are asking greatly enhanc ed prices for their product even of their biggest customers, including the railroads, it vas stated today. In- stances the prices at the pit mouth are 100 per cent more than a year ago. Following are some of the new con tracts: The New York Central this week bought 600,000 tons of Southern Illi nois coal at $2 a ton for steam lump, an advance of 65 cents a ton. The Southern Railway bought 900,000 tons of big seam coal at $1.65, compared with $1.12 1-2 a year ago. The coal bought 400,000 tons of Pocahontas lump and egg coal at $3.75. The price a year ago was $1.60. The dock also paid $3 for Pocahontas mine run coal, which last year cost them $1.35. 'The Louisville & Nashville Railroad paid $2 a ton for Alabama coal, which cost $1.23 1-2 a year ago. These instances are said to be typ ical of innumerable others and sug gest the possibility of even greater exactions from the small consumer next fall. , There is no shortage of coal at the mines, it is stated. Experts esti mate that the 'underground supply is sufficient to last the country 2,500 years. The car shortage, however, has adversely affected production during the last year. Signs Accumulate That Presi dent Will Take Firm Stand for "Armed Neutrality." MAY AWAIT ACTION ' .-OF SENATE FIRST. Althought Confined to Bed By Cold The President is Still vxnsidenng ine viuestion. Resolutions For Approval! By The Senate. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, March 8. Indications accumulated today that President Wil son is likely to act at anytime in the situation caused by Germany's an nouncement of ruthless submarine warfare. Although the President was kept in bed by -a cold, it was stated he was still considering the subject. In some administration quarters it was believed the President is certain to act this week, but other officials took the position that he would wait until the Senate has had an opportu nity to revise its rules. Mr. Wilson has been advised that he ha-sufficient power to arm Ameri- can . merchantmen Without waiting for, action by Congress, and some officials , believe he will act on this advice forth-, with. , i On the other hand, a strong sentl-. meht undoubtedly exists in the admin- istratiori for the President to take, action along the line calling an extra session of Congress to meet in. the very near future. I Reports given to the President agree that the Senate rules will be revised (Continued on Page Eight.) British Commission Makes Known Its Finding About Dardanelles Campaign. TAKEN ON INITIATIVE OF SPENCER CHURCHILL. Russian Note Spurred On De sire to Capture Straits From Ottoman Government. Responsibility Fixed (By Associated Press.) London, March 8. The Dardanelles expedition as far as Great Britain was concerned was, undertaken on th in itiative of Colonel Winston Spencer"" Churchill, then first Lord of the Ad mirality, according to a majority re port of the commission appointed to inquire into the responsibility for the expedition which was issued today. The report summarizes the conclus ions reached as follows: "The question of attacking the Dar danelles, was, on the initiative of Mr. Churchill, brought under the consideration of the war council on November 25, 1914, as the ideal meth od of defending Egypt, It may reasonably be assumed that inasmuch as all the authorities concerned were prima facie in favor of a joint, mili tary rather than a purely naval at tacks, such an attack, if undertaken at all, would have been, of the former rather than of the latter character lad not other circumstances led to a modification of the program. A com ihunication from the Russian Govern ment of January 2, introduced a fresh element into the case The British Government considered "'that- some thing must be done in response to it and in-this connection the question of attacking the Dardanelles was again raised. "Political arguments which were adduced to the war council in " favor of a prompt and effective action if such were practicable, Were, valid and of the highest importance but the practicability of whatever action was ; proposed was equal importance. Mr. Churchill appears to have advocated an attacit by ships aj one before thw -fi3Ehearted:&BdL: hesitating - expert opinions which favored a tentative or progressive scheme, "beginning with .in a'. facie ipon the uler frts. Thi3 attack, if successful, was tP be follow ed by further operations against .the main defenses of the, narrows. There does not appear to have been direct support or direct opposition from the responsibile and naval military advis ers, Lord Fisher and Sir James Wolfe Murray as to the practicability of car rying on the operations as approved ' by the war council, viz, to bombard and take the Gallipoli Peninsula with f. Constantinople as the objective. "The First Sea Lord and Sr Ar thur Wilson,v who was the only naval adviser present at the war council, expressed no dissent. Lord Kitchen-, er, who occupied a commanding po sition at the time the decision was taken, was in favor of the project. Both Lord Fisher and Sir Arthur Wil son would have preferred a joint naval and military attack, but they did not so express to the war council and were not askecr to express any opinion on the subject and offered no objection to naval operations, as they considered them experimental and such as could be discontinued if the first results obtained were not satis factory. The commissioners think that was an obligation, first on the (Continued on Page Eight.) ' BEFORE BOAR South Carolina Folks Pres6 Claims of Columbia For Nitrate Plant. Columbia, s March 8. 'The Government Nitrate Board, consisting of Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of the Interior Lane and Secretary of Agriculture Houston, and a corps of government engineeing and electrical experts accomppanying them, held a public hearing this afternoon at which olumbia claims for the location of ope o fthe nitrate fixation pplants here were heard. - Because the train carrying the board members was late, plans to take them to nearby power sites had to be. abandoned. The padty is expected to leave Columbia this afternoon at 5:50 o'clock for Augusta, Ga. 44 BRITISH ALMOST AT NBAG- DAD. ' (By Associated Press.) London. March.. 8. British cav- airy is now within 12 miles of Bag- dad. Thfs statement was made today to the Associated Press by Major General F. B. Maurice, chief director of . military opera- tions, at the war office. S ? . . . , . COLUMBIA'S CASE .... ... V j -. ' r A 'V V ,i ry.-", "j . , i t 1 "J . ) v 1 . - .... -t'