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s -?.,-. .. WEATHER FORECAST, I North Carolina, and South Caro lnaFair tonight and, Tuesday;, ot muct1 chan9e 'n5 temperature. F U I? L E A S E D WJR E S E R V ICE VOL. XXIII. NO. 88. WILMING; NORTH CAROLINA, ; MONDAY AFTERNOON,-APRIL 1 6, 19 1 7. - -I PRICE FIVE CENTS ' ' - - . ' - -jl EDiTion ; ; fc i, f. , '' ii I. I 1 k - ... I Ficrhtine In r ranee nas lasen On Proportion of General Engagement -lit Tnriurvr i KEEP PUSHING ON' . I , 0i .. ai Lens ana ji. vuciitm rw-t most Within Their Grasp . . i- i Artillery r ire increases I In Intensity The fighting on. the western front has assumed almost the pr-portions of a general engagement alors the whole line, from the North Sea to the Swiss border. As yet -the infantry has not bean heavily engaged much to the north Loos, in the-Bens region, or east oi the Soissons region, within which con fines the battle of Arras and the struggle for St. Quentin are " being waged. The artillery duel, however, is grow ing in intensity in the region "of Rheims, in the Champagne, and down the line to Lorraine and Alsace. Raid ing operations by the French in these sectors alco have assumed great im portance, and similar significant ac tivities are being displayed by the Belgians north of the present great battlefield Were attention not centered on the dramatic situations about ; Lens A tujd St. Quentin, the fall of both teing considered imminent, the great artil lery battle in the region between Soissons andRheims, whichhashea going on for savj!ral5da;4disst would have attracted more notice. As it is expected, the potentialvnport ance of this duel of the Dig guns can: not be minimized, presaging, as it may, offensive movements of the -infantry on a large scale. In this connection the probability of a northward push by the : French from the Rheims region to turn the left flank of the Hindenburg line, as the British have turned the right flank at Vimy, has come to the front. Desperate German resistance and a probable desire by the British to squeeze the Germans out of Lens, rather than drive them from this coal mine and factory district by a direct bombardment and frontal attack, have delayed the fall of the city. Today's official statement from London, how ever, shows the British lines creeping steadily closer, notably in the north west. Within the town the Germans are reported wreaking havoc with plants and mines and feverishly removing guns and stores to follow the popula tion in the exodus which already has been effected. The situation around St. Quentin is little changed, but both the Brit ish and French statements reveal a situation there which is making the town untenable for the Germans. In the district to the south the French are steadily pushing forward, report today the capture of several Points of support in the region of the. upper coucy Forest increasm? nrnhnhilitv rf thp nnen-l 'g of important operations between oowsons and Rheims and in the west ern Champagne is indicated by the ''ennan official report that "infantry nghting developed this morning, over wide sectors," after heav "artillery nring and reconnoitering drives. the severity of the fighting accom panymg the German ' counter attack . e&teraay on a six mile front on both the BaPaume-Cambrai road is mpnasized by today's German' head warters statement. It announces the JJPture of 475 prisoners and 15 ma uine gung from th Tt,--!, tllfl! "estruction of 22 British euns which l oeen captured by the Germans, i. PParently could not be taken witH ulPm Vvhpn tVQ stwrt Lns to rePrts brought to Am en?? y travelers from Germany a mornS Strike began ln Berlin this U!ng. accompanied by rioting. LnHave Not Fal,en As Yet. . Patriofsnh "L1 16--Although British W Iaoe been in the streets . of the 1 , General Haig-s men are in of neitb rtS 0f St Qntin, the fall ,-been off'1-,f these towns, has .as) yet officially announced. announced. it is app HIP fidrm' "T . vv . . sent in trriauE' " is apparent, ; have a desn;: ana are m ir reserves and are making cnginwTp0 f ueiense to enable their he minS Jcomplete destruction of might hi an.d factories of Lens which Desn?t Jlbeen usetul to the AlMe.s: 1;ne bet ?Ct thatll along the Germ. Lens and st- Quentin Genera l resistance has stiffened, lure of v7ulg rePrts today the'eap- northii!1'!1, which straightens his nounces f st Qntin, and an- (clfXl the,r ogress -to the north- K;0ntlnued on Page Eight). , : T -t .-t v "-.t Tuvo w nww iwucgiiiuiaw BOND BILL UP IN SENATE TOMORROW. - iuj 8uattw)u rress . v ministration's seven biliion dollar revenue bilL which has passed the House, was approved today by tue Senate Finance committee lawiUJe taken up ih the Sen-" ate tomorrow for passage. 1 - Hungary's Premier Declares His Country's Attitude To ward America and Russia, - (By Associated - Press.) ' ' Amsterdam, April 16.-'(Via London.) -Premier Tiszaxjf Hungary is quoted in a Budapest dispatch as having said in, the r House of Magnates : -r :r. "As regards the question of the Unit ed States, :we have had occasion to ex pressa pur, point of view. ' .Since, as I have' previously- pointedv out the Unit ed Statesi toour regret has1 declared itself ina state, of :war withyGermaay, thltfglcatjroncluslon Tiecessariltiad to beMawn . , . Tiat . Is a precise and conre-f act tov6rig no jieed of expla-; natioi I should' make a mistake if I added any explanation." Premier Tiza's statem en t was made in reply to an interpellation by Count Anton Sigray. Speaking of Russia the Premier said: r , ,r(' "The situation is very clear, ifo one thinks of interfering in the in ternal affairs of the Russian state. The events which have-taken place in Rus sia have changed in no way our inter pretation of the aims of the monarchy and the nation in this war. I think that J f now by any fresh statement I were to repeat completely the clear declaration already made by the al lied (central) powers, I should not be strengthening our position, but . only weakening it and I should not be fa voring the cause of peace which we all have befbre our eyes, but on the contrary should perhaps be compro mising it. Consequently I beg the House i i i- 4.i.1 -..(tl. 4-Vxtr, ofnf .1 " DIVINE BLESSING ON AMERICAN AID (By Asiofia'ed Tres?.) Manchester, April 16. A special service will be held in Manchester cathedral next Friday "to invoke a divine benediction on -the strength-1 ened ties between Great Britain and the United States." The LorS Mayor will attend in his official capacity as representative of the city. 1 Not in Violation of Rules of International Law Gbvern erning Such Gases N (Dy Associated Press.) London; April 16. Ari official state ment issued by the Turkish War Of fice says that tue American gunboat, Scorpion, has been interned. - ' In Accord With International Law. Washington, April "' 16 The intern ment of the . Scorpion has .been ex pected, here for some time and is per fectly in accord with the rule neces sitating such action for a belligerent war vessel not leaving- port within a prescribed time." '-s-1 . About two weeks ago the War Department,- through the State Depart ment, cabled Ambassador Elkus, sug gesting that the Scorpion leave Turk ish waters for the Black sea',. but Tur key objected to this on ,the .ground that the sea was practically domi nated by Russia, an enemy of Tur key's ally, Germany. Departure through the Dardanelles was thought impossible, and as a re sult part of the crew went through Austria into Switzerland- before the break with the former country? . SAYS SITUATION IS VERY CLEAR NT iS GUNBOAT SCORPION WO U LD P R E P A R E FOH ' A N w 'l EMBARGO. : . i - ; . - (By , Associated -Press.) ' " WasBington, April . 16. With the approval of the atfrainistra-- tion Chairman Adamso of- ths -s-House - commerce committee ..to- day - introduced a war embargo hill to empower; the President to forbid export ; of anyC cfrt when he deems it in the public interest to do ' so; ; '. " a -X- 45- ''v 4C- -5f GEfiSOR BOARD . v m w - Government says (By. Associated. Press.) Washington April . 16. Secretaries Lansing Baker o a Georga Creel, who anVl Hanmlo o Tl government pub! icity bureau created by President Wilson, held their first S-'' or c"on- . The primary purpose of the bureau. it was stated,- was to profit immedi ately by tlie mistak? made abroad in imposing a military; censorship on the press at the , beginning of the war, and to open. to. the "public all proper information as to what the govern ment is doing; or intends to do. . Details of the plans are still to be worked out. There will be no effort to withhold any information except such as Intthe judgment of ,the press Itself "it" would be uriwise to print. An advisory relationship- with the press 4 representative.s in Washington will be established to secure that end. , Indications are that no attempt at direct censorship "will be made. The bureau will formulate- after, a' conference- with- the newspaper men. here a set of regulatioAs; for tho" guidance pt newspaper editors and which it is believed .will be so- clear and, if pos sible; : so few restrictions, , that there can: be .no mistake as to their meaning,- It will be left to the . papers ttiepiselves to comply and there is no plaii "for watching the papers. k v ltrwas. explained that in the view Of t s6me members tf t the,bureau much 0?j Atmy 'aAd maTJT, maUers, in imcepeaS- CI ON PRESIDENT Conferred With Wilson and Declares He Is With the Government (By Associated rress.j Washington, April 16. President Wilson received William J. Bryan at j the council of soldiers' delegates, the White House this morning. They j General Buroff cbmmanjdi'ng the first conferred in the President's room be- Slberian brigade .and: General Tiuro fore he went to his offices. .,, j. .'' ;" Mr. Bryan reiterated to the Presi-Imillen' commanding the local brigade, dent his offer recently made by tele-jalso have been arrested, graph in tendering his services in any The officers are charged with, dis capacity he should be needed by thejtributing arms to Russians in various government during the war. After leaving the President Mr. fryan dictated a statement declaring' it his intention to support tne ernment in any plan upon which it might decide. He declined, however, to discuss conscription specifically. BRITISH COMMENT WILSON'S APPEAL 1 , (By Associated Press.) London, April 16. President Wil son's appeal to the American people is giyen great prominence in the evening newspapers, which print the proclamation textually. . "It goes straight to the heart of the great problem," says the West minster Gazette, "and will be read with , great appreciation by the allied nations. ,",No message addressed by their governments to any of J.he countries at War," adds the newspaper, "has better combined an appeal to the heart with shrewd, practical counsel and shown a keener eye to the fun damentals of the situation." PREDICTS THERE WILL BE 20-CENT BREAD (By Associated Press.) Jacksonville, Fla., April 16. Twen ty, cent bread within a year was the prediction of G. F. McDonald, of Memphis, president of the K National Master Bakers' Association, in a statement issued here today. Mr. Mc Donald also. is a director of the South-' eastern Master Bakers' Association,' and came for the opening of the South eastern convention day. The conven tion will be open" .to women, and Mrs. Frank : E. Jennings, of Jacksonville, is included in the list of speakers. JULY WHEAT TAKES ANOTHER JUMP TODAY (By Associated Press.) . . " Chicago,' April 16. July wheat sold at $2.00, just before-the close of the market today," an advance from Saturn' day; of 8 1-2 , cents. - May ' - jumped j "12 3-4 cents to s 2.37 3-4. . J EVIDENCE '.GERMAN DOWN :; I J( -x- to Becomememer of new x economy bpard. i v. A t A!.. JA Jijft 9&..Jl -V. Joseph P, Grif fei, president of the Board of Trade of Chicago, who it is expected Will j be' named a member of the new Coinmission of Economy appointed by tho National Council of Defense, for 1 he purpose of mobilizing the commercial i interests of theNa tion for effetilivehd. Economical dis tribution of ' comntddites during the war. ;;- . : .'.V -.;':' . '- : '-. He and Others Charged With Distributing Arms to. Rus sians in Turkistan (By Associated Press.) Ta'shkent; Asiatic Russia, Sunday, April 15. (Via London April 16.) , General Alexis Kuropatkin, governor- general of Turkistan. his assistant, General Yeorf off, and General Sivers, J chief of staff, have been arrested by districts : forr defense againstr natives in event of an attack. . This action has been held to. be of a provocatory char- gov-iacter. Colonel Tcherkesj, commandant of the town, has been appointed tempor ary commander of, the Turkistan troops. General Kuropatkin was appointed governor-general of Turkistan last Au gust At the beginning of the Russo Japanese war General Kuropatkin was in chief command of ' the Russian forces in Manchuria. . . WILL SEE BRITISH DELEGATES TIIS WEEK (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 16. It was an nounced today that President Wilson would receive the British' commission ers, coming to-discuss conduct of the war, at the White House on Wednes day. Foreign Minister Balfour heads the commission. It also was announced that the Pres ident would receive the French com missioners on the same day if they have then arrived in the country. The French commission .includes Former Premier Viviani, General J off re and other distinguished Frechmen. Both sets of commissioners will be formally welcomed to the country by official: delegations representing the army and the navy. MAKE PROSPERITY PERMANENT GUEST IN WILMINGTON SPEND YOUR MONEY Witk LOCAL MERCHANTS vr i v w vr : ,. -1,1 mmmmL i - I 5:-f: $. ff(ft s 3-' ss:" ...... . ::as:-5W'i 1 'yi I 1 Hr I I f i m M I -I iifiliffliffiiM mm mm Hi ir bp Mil COMES OF ACTIVITY IN MEXICO Teutons Trying to Exert In, fluence Over Mexican :;, Government GOING TO ENTENTE Report That Thousands of Barrels of Oil Have Been Burned Information Con tained In Diplomatic Re ports. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 16. Further evi- deuces of German activities in Mexico spreading anti-American and anti-entente propaganda and exerting" Ger man influences upon the Mexican government, are contained in diplo matic reports passing through here to European capitals. Circulation of any matter at all fa vorable to the United' States or the entente is disapproved by Mexican; J oif icials, and the newspaper, El Uni-iof versal, recently" was suppressed. Efforts of the German propagandists and agents are directed especially against materials which might "he of assistancs to Germany's enemies. The writer of one of the reports asserts that, he has information that twelve thousand barrels of oil, the property of the Eagle Oil Company, a British concern, have been burned at Minatit lan. General Carranzas Add: ress On Convening of Con gress .If-' CongrsV J tonight i; defihed txicioX position as S neurajitiO!iu follows":'- t' .'; V p yfl "With respect to the gigantic, war which is being sustained by :two groups of European nations, and in which the United States, Cuba and Brazil have now entered, the govern ment under my charge sent a com munication to the neutral nations on February 11, in which it, upon the ba sis of the most absolute impartiality, invited all these countries to use the necessary efforts to discourage the progress of the war and prevent its spread. TUe note also suggested ais- cussion or measures wmcn ,wouia serve to prevent wars in the future. Mexico will endeavor to continue to follow a policy of the-most rigorous and strictest neutrality in the Euro pean conflict. I am able to assure you that actual relations with all the peoples on earth are friendly. General Carranza devoted much at tention to the resumption of diplo matic relations with, the- United States. He referred ' to the occupa tion of Vera Cruz as a "lamentable incident." After an account of the Villa raid on Columbus and the clashes with American troops at Car rizal and Matamoras, he said: "This can be considered as a period of war with the United States, for hostility had commenced. Nevertheless, the government continued to treat the sit uation by diplomatic methods and se cured in the shortest possible time the retirement of the American forces. Actually both countries were inspired with the most sincere desire to con tinue the cordial relations which pre viously existed. Still I am obliged to inform Congress that the American government, notwithstanding its de sire to encourage friendship with us, has not raised the embargo on arms and ammunition consigned to this gov ernment." STUDENTS TO HAVE MORE TRAINING TIME (By Associated Press.) Columbia, S. C, April 16.That more time may be given to the mlli- i tnrv tTniTiinr nines. ; which' UUmberS 252 students and 25 faculty members, thA othlRtin advisorv board of the University of South Carolina has de- cided to cancel all intercollegiate ath letic contests after the baseball game here on next Saturday with the Uni versity of North Carolina. BUYS AMERICAN El-AG TO FLY ON BUNKER HILL - v (By Associated Press.) ' f i Boston, Mass., April 16. Miss Gol 'die Sharakwho lives ott the slopes of historic 'Bunker Hill, did not like to see the famous monument without a flag in war time. : When officials of the association, which cares for the iSoRLD'Slfi u I granite r shaft I informed v; her $ they were without funds .for the pllrchae of a flag and a pole,- Bhe volunteered to raise the necessary money.) Her - offer was accepted and the flag will soori be floating over the " heights of j the Charleston district . t i. " . r . v . ' - GOVERNMENT ; TAKES -'. OVER - ' RIVER STEAMERS. - . . (By Associated Press.) s Newport News, Va., April 16. The Old Dominion Steamship Company announced today that owing to the fact that: the river, -steamers Smithfield and Poca- hontas had been requisitioned by the government, service to points served by these boats would of necessity have' to be ' discon- tinued. The Pocahontas has been making daylight trips to and from Richmond and Norfolk via Newport News, and the Smith- field has been operated to and from Smithfield and Norfolk, via Newport News. BIC OIL SUNK BY U-BQAT One of the Largest Oil Car- riers Torpedoed By Ger mans Off Irish Coast (By Associated Press.) New York, April 16 The -British tank steamship Narragansett, a ship 9,196 tons and one of the largeat carriers of bulk oil ever built, has been torpedoed and sunk somewhere off the Irish coast, according to word brought here today, by officers on a British ship The Narragansett was owned by the Anglo-American Oil Company repre sented here by E. A. Eames. At the Office of the company jt was said no word of the vesser had been received, although several reports that she had met with disaster had reached here from' unofficial-sources. The Narragansett was, last reported when she left here for a British port on March 5. She was built m 1903 at Greenock, Scotland, was 512 feet long and could carry 11,000 tons of oil. Southern' Section (By Associated Press.) Washington April 16. In an appeal to air citizens of thfe country issued last nlghtj' President Wilson stressedJ the opportunity for the farmers of the south to wshow their patriotism," which he said can be done in no better way "than by resisting the great temp tation of the present price of cotton, and helping upon a great scale to feed the nation and the"people everywhere who are nghting for their liberty and our own." ; ; The President's appeal urges all Am erican citizens to join together to make the nation a unitfor the preser vation of its ideals and for the triumph of democracy in-the world war. "The supreme test of the nation, has come," says the address. "We must all speak, act and serve together." Putting the navy on a war footing and raising a great army are the" sim plest parts of the great task ahead, the President declares, and, he urged all the people with particular, emphasis upon his words to the farmers to con centrate their energies, practice econ omy unselfishness and demonstrate efficiency. Declared By Germans to Be of Those Voluntarily Abandon ed By Their Forces (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, April 16 (Via London). It is asserted in a dispatch received here f ronr Berlin that various ; villages in the Arras region which the British official statement of April 14th report ed captured, -were villages and pieces of ground which the Germans had vol untarily evacuated several . days pre viously. "The English press," says the dis patch, "is circulating reports regard ing the - piercing of the - Hindenburg line. The English attempt to break through was directed, however," against the old positions held since 1915 and, despite r local: successes, it - has com pletely and, finally failed. It is not clear what the English press means by the: Hindenburg line, for all lines are.. Hindenburg lines." , - T REPORTS RIOT AND I STRIKES IN BERLIN (By Associate Press.) -V' ' , London, April 16. Travelers arriv ing in Holland from Germany Accord ing to a dispatch; from rAmsterdam' to the Central liews Agency : say . that: a general, strike was commenced . this morning in Berlin, and that riots have taken nlace In the German capitaL - . FADnflrnn nun I n inui v rna in uulu . . : ' --.v ... " ii 5 ISHDKA1HS1 BRITISH CAPTURE OF ENEMY POSTS RADIO STATIONS CLOSE BY ORDER All Except Government . Con . trolled: Wireless "Stations i to Be Dismantled FAILURE TO,OBEY WORKS FORFEITURE Apparatus Must1 Be Completed ; ,; ly Dismantled Persons ; Operating In Defiance Un- .1 der Suspicion! 1 (By Associated Pres.V' - ' j ? Washington, April 16. All wirelesa telegraph stations not operated, .by. the ! government, were ordered dismantled during the war. today by; directions, ot, ; , the Secretary of thff Navy. Failure ot. . owners to comply.-will result In con, fiscation of, equipment.-: V l;,:;': The action was' taken under the: ex' . ecutive order, recently Issued by; Pres-I Ident Wilson, directing that the!: Navy ;' , Department take over -all ' radlo r sta- i. tions. The Department's statement. ;' says: : : : V. .""f--; " Al licenses . for . radio stations on. shore are suspended 'tor the duration; ; ' of the war. The Secretary of Vtfeo;, Navy has directed that during the war ; 1 all radio sending and receiving1 Bta tions, other fhan those operated by the United States goVernment, be cIob i: ed. A station 1 is considered r closed' ; only when its antenna laC lowered;; coil- ; ed and sealed; ground , connection:, broken and : the apparatus dismantled and packed aiay.' Vlfc ls incumbent up , their stations. Failure to close f Bta. ; ', H f ; tions will result in Its apparatns' -be r ing confiscafed 'by vthe government.. i ne owners ui a vpuuu uyeityuuifi m. defiance of this i ordr ' will W under suspicion of being anetiemjr allen(. ? jlt ; -is requested Jhat full publicity be gir, en this notice, in order that air per ; sons may : be acquainted yrltiX Vthes - j r Hiniilratnantg''' .','--.'' ;" ' i'.'v.'.,,'l-(: .' ilUIIL U D - , 1 j 1 4 II Ma FUM I V None to Be Built After First of MayTime : Limit : ; Problematical - : " (By Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., April lS.German submarines in l&rg&V numbers ; have been built ln Norway, -. according to a letter received, here' from Chris Mania, which adds that -Germany fhaa V given no orders; to build submarines after May 1.'. l' ''J 5 . The letter - was written by O. C ' , Dahl, of ChrlsUania, a , shipbuilder, ; to his nephew, Dr.-AndreWs, of Chrls tiania, a phyBician in the Back -Bay district. It' was dated February-10. . Mr. Dahl wrote: ' ' , , "We continue to build up to . May X . this year, but Qermany has not given . any orders to continue building sub marines after-May 1 This means to 1 the United States that either .she had enough boats" or that the war : will terminate some time-this coming sum- mer. INCREASED FOODSTUFFS FOR NORTH CAROLINA mmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmt (By Associated Press;) ; ' ' Ralelgh, N". C, April 15. To aid. ln the Increased production of. food and feed; crops in this State, the State agents in agricultural clubs have started a campaign -to increase tho membership to a productive, arm of fully 20,000. This will : mean - -200 members - to the county..'- - More . than 5,000 members have' already started their activities toward prb'ductfpn- on a more Intensive scale than ever bet iore. BEFORE COURTS -, J , , , ; -A ..... Damage Suit for Two" Million Dollars Against Interned German Ship , . fRv AnwiAtl Presii.1 Washington, April 16,Another im portant dispute . growing out Of. the war, involving more than a score of the German ships recently, taken over by - the government, was reached ; to day in the Supreme. Court', On its docket tot oral hearing today was the test "attachment" suit . of . New York banks against the ' North " German Lloyd liner; Kronpriiizessln Cecile. v . Breach of . contract with more than $2,000,000 damages claimed is alleged by ' the banks because the . steamer turned back-to America.when warned by - wireless ; of the '.war's outbreak, and failed to ' deliver gold . bullion worth $11,000,000, in England.' Prob ability of. seizure is ' the owner's de fense.!' - V . 1 "v. i ii if?- I" 1 1- 4-T' .ft L .'".I ' .VI W .1 i .if r ( T t' . i - fii-:. 1'' i . v '5 .. - T ' : - -
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