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GERMAN PRISCWERS S EARCHING FOR THEIR W OUNDED COMRADES.
SUESBIIiSii
iiECDiliES
SCENE OF V1QLEWT
Government's Stand Makes
German Undersea . Boats
Hostile Upon Appearance
GERMANY'S ACTION
JUSTIFIED SUCH COURSE
. i . r o AUA ."ill.
Sight or renscupc ruuuc wj
177 J- Al-olr AtmOT.
iVa Not to Issue a White!
Book as Rumored Pos:, paris Claims New Freiich Suc
tion Clear unougn, n-( Achieved in The
tends Lansing.
CLASH IN ill
cesses cnievea m
Champagne Region.
(T.v Associated Press.
Washington, March 10. The mere
appearance or a uerman suomanuw ui
it? periscope in the presence of an
i,-!Ti nrmArl mprrhant vessel
tvou'j entitle that ship, according to f Russians Still Cline to Ground
State Dtpartmeni opiuiuu wudj, w
take all measures of protection on the
presumption that the U-boat's purpose
was hostile .
Under this ruling an American arm
ed merchantman couia lire on a wr
man submarine the moment it is .sight
ed, without being considered as taK,
to' asnnvssive' aCtfon. This vieiv As
based on Germany's declared
tion to sink on sight within certain
GERMANS ATTEMPTED
REGAIN LOST GROUND
On Rumanian Front-
German Airmen Drop
Many Bombs.
zone- ail vessels, neutral as wen as
be!iiser.?nt, and whether passenger
vest Is, freighters or contraband ' car
riers.
The United States was said to stand
The Champagne region in France
continues the scene oi? deaperatei f ight
fng, whrch Paris reports -hafe resulted
inten-,in new French successes.
Last night the Germans made an at
tempt to regain the ground lost in the
rprent French attack on the salient
near Maisons de Champagne, created
by a successful German operation S,ast
EIGHT OFFICERS
OF GERMAN SHIPS
it GO PRISON
is
MANY SHIPS HAVE .
BEEIISENT DOWN:
CLAIMS BERLIN
Men Convicted of Sinking! German Admiral ty.Giyei Out
XT 1 yl . T I T . : r ft r l
vessel in Charleston Mar- Long List or victims or
tor Sentenced Today.
FQUND GUILTY IN
FLORENCE YESTERDAY.4
Each Also Fined $500 For The
Crime- Not Able to Give
Appeal Bond At
Once.
Submarines.
"X.
GENERAL AND OTHER 1
OFFICERS LOST.
Were On Italian Transport
Sunk, Accdrjding.-t Re:'
port -Activity iri,. The
Mediterranean." '
Many German mines buried at a recent mine explosion near Douauin ont resulted in the death of a great
The French mi meaiateiy aner lu caviubiuu soti j -
The picture snows mem at wuik..
number of Germans
search the ruins for their comrades a mong the debris.
FAK
flaily on its armed merchantmen warn-lmonth. The Germans made several
desperate charges and the tide or. Dai
tle flowed back and forth. Finally,
howevej, the French arms prevailed,
according to Paris, and not only was
the ground originally gained held by
General Nivelles forces, but fresh pro-
mg of .iareli liitn last, m wnicu ii ue
finitely recognized the "right to pre
vent capture" as part of the "right of
self protection" which could be exer
cised either by flight or resistance.
mere presence of a German sub
marine is declared ground for assum-jgress was made.
in? hostile intent because of the state
ment by Germany that all vessels are
to be sunk on sight. Denial by Ger
many of the old rule of visit and search
makes all its U Boats actually hostile.
Whether the government will issue
Operations in the Rumanians pro
vince of Dobrudja are mentioned in the
official reports for the first time in
weeks 1 A statement from Berlin in
dicates that Russians are still cling-ino-
tn anmp ernnnd near the northern
any general rules for the guidance of j oundarrv of the province . It reports
American armed ship commanders is
uncertain at present. Opposition to
such aetjon has been expressed on
ground that the situation is now en
tirely clear, that in all events the ac
tion of thp rnrnmjmr)vr must deDend
on his judgment and the actual condi
tions prevailing, and that the govern
ment does not wish to take any steps
shich miehf he construed as a de-
NG GERMANS
ME IS ARRESTED
Native of Hamburg Nabbed in
'New York For Playing
Swindling Game.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, March 12. Max Wex, a
native Jf lambxirgiisunder arrest
Wei cliaYsea.fth V swin&lMg ' it
mans in different parts 'of the coun
try by means of a machine said to be
eapable of reproducing paper cur
renhy. The po.ice say uiey have
complaints from Germans in New
York St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago
and other places. Frank Sternberg,
of this city, told- the police that Wex
assured him that he had been sent
out by the German government on a
mission to entangle the currency in
n.iTSnntitrv so that there would be
more paper money in circulation than
thcie was gold to secure. Sternberg
oid he had put a thousand dollar bill
into Wex's machine and received a
scaled metal box which he was told
contained ten bills of the same de
nomination. When he opened the box
he next -day he found nothing but
tissue paper. .
SENT BY ALA-J
a German air raid on Russian estab
lishments near the Suliana, an estuary
of the Danue in nodthern Doorucua,
numerous bonds "having been dropped
successfully.
ANOTHER BIG HOTEL
FOR SHOPPING DISTRICT. I
(By -Associated Press.)
New York, March 10. Plans for the
erection of an apartment, hotel in the
hpart of New York's shopping district
where unmarried working women may
On the Eastern Front.
Berlin, March 10 (Via,Sayville).
"Tlere was no fighting of importance
i-u n,.ffli.n fT-nnt vpsterdav." saVS
UJ.1 tliC CODWii" -" " J - I ouuuu"- ' . . Air
today's official announcement. i"be 12 stories mgn au wm
lienor ts thni thp state Denartment f m taken by the
as preparing a vhite book of Ger-1 storming of Magyaros Height (on the
many's plots and intrigues in this coun-1 Moldavian frontier)' reached 13 offi'
ny tor presentation shortly either to j cers an(j 291 men. We capturea i
depress or to the Senate were denied - macnine guns and five mine throwers.
lll-O, i t . IT. Z A
-! otL-ieiary liansms: toaay. ne bhu
that no such step was in contemplation
and t h -i t - i . . i .i lrtw,;
VENDERS C AN'T DISPLAY
SIGNS OF CONTENTS.
(By Associated Press.)
, London, March 10. Beginning to-
There was no change on the Ma
cedonian front."
, Russians Driven Out.
(By Associated Press ) - f
Rerlin March 10. (Via Sayville.)
iRussian troops in the Champagne at
tacked the German lines near frosneb
,0ot0rH Today's war office an-
.Te.TiTTiftnt savs Russians penetrated
nnOTnor, troTirhPs at. some points, but
. " ' cd ijciiiiaii v v'w -
bystreets news venders will no lon-rr Oiicormentlv driven out. oouui
J- , . " .. .WCIO J - --i.
of Rinont in the Champagne new nguu
ing developed without important re
sult. -The French failed in an attack
on the Verdun front.
rent room for 4 dollars a week, were
announced to day. The structure wi;i
wen lis-hted rooms. Food win De iui-
nished in the restaurant at cost.
Provision for the construction uvi
maintanence of the hotel was made in
the will of Chas. Bertram weDstei,
for many years head of a department
store in this city who set apart $1,325,
637 for that purpose. .
All the directors of the Webster
apartments believe that marriage is
the ultimate goal of all single women
Secretary Townsend announced, and it
is their intention "to give all the
young women who live in this hotel
an opportunity to be courted.".
It is expected the hotel will be m op
eration next year. -
FATHER AND SON
BAM A TO SIT iN SAME
CONGRESS.
SHOULD KEEP
(By Associated Press.)
Florence, S. C, March 10. Eight
officers of the German steamship
Liebenfels, sunk in Charleston har
bor the night of January 31, last, to
day were sentenced to spend a year
in the Atlanta Federal -penitentiary
and pay a fine of $500 each. They were
convicted yesterday- of sinking a ves
sel in a navigable btream.
Bond was fixed at $6,000 in each
case, which the defendants were not
immediately able to give. While ef-
(By Associated 'Press.) ''
Berlin, March 10, (Via, SayyJUe.
The following account of submarine
operations was given duftdday bythe
admirality: , . ' . .
In the Mediterranean ; there have
been sunk nine steam ships and Stall
ing vessels, with an aggregating ton
nage of 32,000. Among the ships sunk
were: ' ' ;
"Morlno, afmed '' Italian- steamer.
4,159 tons, laden, with Cotton; stink
fnrta txrovo H.oincr marlo tr nrratioo friT '
bonds the prisoners were kept in the February :14 - r.
Federal Court House under guard., "Rosalie, Indian transport f steamer
The defense gave notice of an ap-' 4,237 tons, with- ammunition and, oats
peal. Nine officers of the vessel ' from New York to Salonica sunk Feb
were indicted but Captain Klatefcn-truary 14i ' ' ;-
hoff was ill, in Charleston, his case''. "Wathf ield, armed British steamer
was postponed. Each was charged !3,012 tons; with 4,500 tons of; magnes
with conspiracy to sink the Liebenfels ium for England; sunfc February 21.
and also with sinking a vessel in a "French steamer of about 1000 tons,
navigaDie stream, iney were acquit-: sunk; February 22
"Tcoiain. Prince. armed Britlsh steam
er 3jW6 tohs-With a cargo of feted, aunk
February 23:. . . . - . . . ,
i(Bhrnhy, armed: British 3,665. tons
;i3ta 5,200 tons ot coal fromr Cardiff
SUCH SECRET
Spies to be Prevented From
Having Chance to Learn
Important News.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, March 10 Shipping
men here agree- with Secretary pan-
tels- JOiarlHfo
farming anxT sailing of American mer
chantmen should be withheld from
publication. Those who expressed an
opinion today said they would do
it..!- j- wn4- TVTt- Tq niolc' an-
LUtJll pan, iu "V , ciDtot anrinaor- TWrk-riTT vnn TV. 11 Ten I . ' - Tl
noal nnrJ that chmniTie bUSmeSS WOUlU '-"b" . " " ' ; auuuiuiub iu icpuiio Hum twu xnx-
eSL CniZT - t third assistant engineer; August (Ian soidiers rescued from the Italian
. " " . . . roi ! Neuse, fourth assistant engineer, ana troop transport Minus, sunk February
- Phillip Daronde, of the Rental wilnelm schwarting, machinists. h5 in the Mediterranean by a German
of the first to send an American 'ship i All are Germans except J ansen,
into the submarine zone, said that i who maintains, he isa Dane.
i : KAiiiQQt "-incrVlt tn . Tha- trnvornnlont 0hilT&tA thnt til P
iTZ1 )ZL :riT n; x " r : 7; Th;;. regiments . On account of the rough
ted of the conspiracy charge. Major
G,. A. Youngberg, a United States en
gineer stationed atCharleston, testi
fied that there was possible danger
to . vessels attemting to - reach; the
navy yard in tne course , tney naa to $ f or Aleers xuk,Fmiai6i;Sv,V
ktake, because Tj
rxeis.
Those convicted are; Johann Luhvfsunk February 26 .
ken, first officer; George Sunkel, third
He tralisport gteamer of ' ' .
about 5,000 tons, with a cargo df coal,
'"Victoria, Greek steamship 1,388 tons
officer; J. E. Janeseh, chief engineer; sunk February 26
Heineych Wattenburg, first assistant; "Craigendoran, Armed British steam-
engineer; Johahn W. Buse, second as- er 2,789 tons sunk March 3.
Submarine, the vessel had on T)oard
one general, 3 colonels 2 majors, and
1,000 Italian soldiers belonging to3
coonnoVs Panain? her to ETraduallV . Bct lucBO ucllauc"
JCVv iVO uruu'.u.Q ar
sink, but that they wrecked the ma
chinery and opened :the wireless
plant, officially sealed by United
States-off icers, after the vessel was
AJ30Y&!- SENATOR J.H AiKHEAt
'dlSDlav TinsterR in indicate the con
tents of tho which thev
imucu ail U1UC1 yiuuiuiui'8
CnntentR hillR" ns thev are I
ecl which have been so familiar ic
streets of London.
- French Continue Raids.
i
it would make tne worK 01 garner
ing and transmitting information
more -difficult for them."
"I believe," said Mr. Daronde, "tjiat
j i. -.,,;il VimrA Vrt ffof1 exf
SmiShTng the amouV of ed up. here; when the war began
tion which is readily accessible to I
men of sinister motives and force '
them to resort to measures in order!
tn e-et and send information which
will make their detection easier."
Mownnmh Pari ton. Dreslirent o? the
Western Union Telegraph CoinpanyJ
Saia LI)C CctUlC juxyau.i.m ""-
in communication recently with gov
ernment officials relative to the sup
pression of messages to go abroad
concerning the armament and move
ments, of American ships. "You may
he sure." he said, "we will cooperate
ifliniii n cuiiG-c i
IMVUUlU uiiiuuull
GOODS ABOARD
with Secretary Daniels
out his wishes."
in carrying
Alabama is so pleased with Senator
TVi XT TlonMlQI A' a t Vl i ft V-t h V PA-VP3 T
record in Congress she has decided to r mrn
keep up' the line of succession. That GER. LOAN AMOUNED
is why, for the first .time, it is said, a JO TEN MILLION MARKS.
father and son will sit in the same
.Congress. Representative William B.
Bankhead is the sequel in this case.
The State of Alabama 4s said to be
"mighty proud" of its father and son
combination. t .
RUMORED THAT FRENCH
SHIP HAS BEEN SUNK.
(Bv Associated Press.) .
New York, March 10. A report was
K- -X- -.- tf-
Paris, March 10 . un tn v , ir shinping circles today that
e Germans ton freight steamship Ohio,
trenches recaptured Dy tu . ' Vrfinch flag. had been tor-
fronf the Germans attacKea
north of Cauneres wooa. Aue".cc I'doed - The vessel left here Feb
trated these positions at some, points Pdj9tn. was due in Havre to
but were rejected by a counter-attack ruary ".anQ had
The French continued tnei i-m. - nfirmtion The Ohio One of the
penetrating the German P"'l'uua " i lareest freighters in 'the allied service
Arinancvjui ioa
es, and taking prisoners near Crouy,
nbrtheas' of Soissons . ,
Russians Fighting Hard.
-Petrograd, March, 10r-(Via London)
The Russians still are trying to retain
the heiehts. OH the nortneru xvua0irx
was well armed'.
7 .
MORE IMMIGRANTS
ARE COMING ACROSS
(By Associated PresfO
Washington, March 10. Despite
submarine dangers and other risks,
nearly as many immigrants came to
the United States during the last six
months as in the ent)re year of 1916,
when 298,826 entered, the federal bi
reau of immigration reported today
Alleged Plot to Get Stuff "On
Interned German Liners
At Philadelphia.
The sinking of the Rosalie, Trojan
Prince, and Wathfield has 4een an
nounced previously by London Lloyds,
The Burnby was last reported at Bar
ry February 12. The recent movements
of the Victoria and Craigendoran are
not recorded. No Italian steamship
Morino is listed in current maritime
reference books.
The sinking of the Minas was an
nounced by the German admirality on
February 23. 4 The .statement said
said the vessel was on the way to Sa-
lonivi and that 1,000 men, a large quan
I tity of ammunition and gold to the
l value of 3,009,000 marks has been lost.
GASOLINE LIKELY
TO CONTINUE HIGHER.
(By Assorted Press )
Philadelphia, Pa., March 10. Al
leged attempts to smuggle goods on
and off the two German commerce
raiders interned at the Philadelphia
criber was the Continental Caoutch-
to search wagons conveying food
! stucs to the Kron Pjinz Wilhelm and j
(By United Press.)
' Washington, March 10.- Congres
was too busy with other things to
look into the price of gasoline as sug
gested by Representative. Steerier
son's resolution in the House; and in
consequence automobile owners prob
ably will pay a good stiff pride for
their gas again this year. Thousands
of cars were kept In garages last
year because gas was too high; and
unless a substitute is found or prices
over.
FAIR WEATHER NEXT
WEEK AFTER MONDAY
ouc and Guttapercha Company, of Han- "f., gge'rlch is sa to ' ' J"0 "U"
. 1.- i l.. J All -CiaA- ao-ontai n..i"c mio jm.
I I Ut ill V Ul V CU. All X'&iti u6vi.
' j.in.ttmo fha o11qo-d(1 amnHiTl C
(. V CO tlgatlllft 1110 l.iv, vi era o
scheme refuse to taiK. it was report
ed several arrests will be made.
Some of the articles reported to
have been smuggled from the ships
VICE PRESIDENT TO
MAKE TRIP SOUTH.
(By Associated Press V
Washington, March 11. Vlce-Preal-
5-5- -K'tf- w
:,
ANOTHER PLOT UNCOVERED.
!
Associated Press.)
Aew York, March 10. Instead
of being v. machine for making
cunterfeit paper currency, a
lh-dr. v.-as alleeerl to have &
s en.:- 1, . . ,
mpri in viirinns nMiep.. tho nolice vf
cland this afternoon that the vC-
' ('0IHviv..yw. 'i.- - 1-1- 4- i
S wir.u.st JSSle of re- front northweqi OcnjecenUy taK;
i : :lfl5 messages all the way :en Dy tne w:- hv o ervaionsT taken when the In
.a Berlin. statement repor- Th" TTwi situation became . most
mis conflnsinn xj.,cn reached - the Russian truoya. iii -" -"r"7L otrn have
- - ' S - , I QPllTO . a , T - W W CCHO t-l ' -
ter Monday is forecast for the south-
oaatem states dUcins the week begin-
, Of the 24,745, immigrants who came ning tomorrow.
nMi7n8M ;;h in --Overcasts are said to be part of the merchan-
and wteather with local rains and thun-! dise seized by the cruisers while raid-j dent-Marshall leaves tonight on a. tea
der storms followed by generally rairung. mere, is uu wmumuuu i day trlp througn.tne ssouin. airs.,
ii. j a tomnoroture.iif. reoort that some of the boxes alleged. Mara),Qii will acnomnanr him. He
weamer auu "utto' i": 7. 1 T 1 w,-uh oharH i ; . 'Z, . ' ij
xo uavw uccu duiu56i a caned at me wnite nuusu wujr -v
ships contained ammunition.
in January with intention of remain
ing, 3,397 were English or Scotch, the
largest proportion, and 1,020 were
from Germany. Three hundred Mexi
cans, 151 English and 12a French were
excluded.
NOT GUARDING GOVT.
, PROPERTY AS BEFORE.
(By Associated Press.) ,
Waahine-ton. March 10 Precautions
Today's of ficial ! for safeguarding government buildings
YOU GET YOUR
REGULARLY?
UNFILLED STEEL
ORDERS BREAK RECORD.
BE SURE TO EAT
AN ORANGE A DAY.
(By United Press.)
Tins Anseles. March 10. Through
out the United States, today is being
r 1 niiJciii. w 11 eicoo u u ijitii."- p . , . .
1 the J Western front: s
ances and rifle; firii
rmer Rumanian front: J
ICKlUg.wici I ""rrr' -V xT-r Varrl are
nt mi ni Tv."0 5 l wt nrrecanturmg the heights riost by White . W
' ! l -iA.- .,n' that f nracticallv. all
Western front: Scouting recount- oeeu A,
're tho oniv n.,t f the emiin- iwe ire counter attacking .with the ob-: btate.
4 ...
I.. "LK niniinu i.nl,: v.
hacr examined tne j wesiem "r! .r the otrartlnns of the city are. again
i Qnri rir IP r linns art? ujuw.uB. '-" . .wMr. - - . , mi.
v - . . i 4-a faitnr'a ann inunsia. XiltJ
the
Tn.nr.es ana rme nims 1 .- - - -j
ti. . "u,niu 1 . -.. xwwur .Af nrM'nnAtt tn visitors tmu tuuiioto
U Kr and e transformer Rumanian-. h ob-li W building,
njisKino- v, i4Q caM trt nf recaDturing tne uci&" v ; . aoi-vaions
H -1. believT theTe could 'us on March 8. . SMrmtshe, by scouta; onen. All olhs
t caried in the "box." . and Infantry, tiring are . j , " "- visitors anh tourists,
fTtv AannMAfert Press.)
$Z of t UnTed ate-CoT; observed as fr Ore Da
noration on February 28 were ll.b.b,- m douii - rr"i;ri-
. .
p&prR 4rifi97 tons, breaking an
a " ' w m y .
'orods. The figures showed an m-
! crease of 102,643 tons over, the report
Any reader of The Wilmington jfor January 31, last. '
receive ? i , ;
Wbl .ll,o., . . , J -x- V, ic
697 tons, breaking an previous rw
To "Bust" Outlaw Horses.
DO
Disnatch who does not
their copy of The Dispatch by
.. r nr t. 1 I . ...Ill .AMfA a fairtP
n-xii r'ciclk win .www. - -
on the
if thfti Will call US L" ciliici v,
- .1 4-1 si
ii i a 7c n irK s?i nnnn liic
---v. . .:,., aw T.rhf.h rmeneri a
uispatcn is vi-i tsreeuers oiiu, .tiuvh -b- -
week's session nere touay. i,
buckers have been imported from ail
pay his respects before leaving.
After spending Sunday; at Fortress x
Monroe the Vice President .will visit
the following places, where be has
speaking dates: -
Washington, N. C, March 12; Amer
icus, Ga March 14; Winston-Salem, :
N. C, March 16; Atlanta, March 11 r
Macon,- Ga., March 19; Montgomery,
March "20. He will return then to
Washington. . " x
ing celebrated. 4 '
As a result of tne mouon pictures,! pMN RAncv ON VMEXI-
postcards, newspaper maine:, ERMN CJ, ?-'5
advertising, personal ieuci, gm-o , , ,
citrus fruit and 'scores of other meth-,
-
! - V . . .-i, the mav- ly iiwwmreu "w) . T
Fort Worth, Texas, March jo.- oas uy - - Galveston. Texas, March 10.
- .i-i i. -i ,ito lmrcoa i nrs or nearly ivu v-inco , - 11.. rxri. a
Circulation Department Some oi tne . wugui "-".r i orlVmations calline attention to this Amewan P"k " 'T-
either in tne country aie uu? wee r.7" t,ov , askine their vlniane steamsaip . ximiu, T
ueiUB, v'b . 7 1, ' .'j. hero
The Wilmington
endeavoring to perfect its deliv
National Feeders' and
. 1 4-a wn4-n1yk
townspeople tu vuu ""r.."' I' .L JaAiaM nworf nl rft
2.uAJe "'S.'f d,nte?esTan?aye hill near Mexico City.- undeTS
today' r from Vera
-v, rrv svstem so that every one buckers nave ueeu wivyiu
,may read their favorite newspa. parts of the west 4?. nged for practically aU Eotels to direction . f Cerman engineers.;
'peryoy supper time. 11!
-A .
r-
c ueo caried in the "box." . and mtaniry. iiub - open to -visitors ana tourists,as
the remainder of the front. i1 r . , - ,
4.. -. - S , v . "V - -V - ' -