i FTI FINAL : Vl EDITION i ' , , 1 ' !, . WEATHER FORECAST. j North and South CarolinaFair . catiirHav and nrahahlv Aim. little change in temperature. day; VOL. XXIII. NO. 119. D 1 North Carolina Troops Notified to Mobilize on July. 25th. NEEDS THEM .FOR BIG WORK AHEAD i Governors of States Author-1 ized Recruit Regiments to War Strength Dates For. Mobilization of AU Umts Announced by Washington Kv Associated Press.) Washington. May 19. All National; Guard organizations will be called into Federal service between July 15 and August 5. Governors have been authorized to recruit all organizations to war strength. The dates or assembly, fol low: Julv 15 New York Pennsylvania, Ohio,' West Virginia, Michigan, Wis- w 1L. T consin, Minnesota, lowa, wiu ua-x kota, South Dakot-d-bxaskaiv.:.it July 25 Maine, NeW Hampshire, Vermont, "Massachusetts, , Connecticut, Rhode Island. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Vir ginia, North and South Carolina, len nessee, Illinois, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. August 5 Alabama, Indiana, Ken tucky, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tex as Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah 'and California. Arrangements for formally incorpo rating the Guard ihto the armies, of the United States, terminating for the war period their status as militia or State troops, are understood to be based upon the possibility of supply ing full war equipment for the troops. It is understood also that the 16 di visional cantonment camps for the Guard will all be in the Southeastern, Southern and Western departments. Dates upon which various State units are to be moved to the big camps from State mobilization points will depend upon completion of the quar- ters and supply system ment camps. August 5. Nevada. supply system at the cantoh- - tDERAL RESERVE S MUST HELP Board Tells Them Much De- pends on Their Arousing Interest in Liberty Loan (By Associated Press.) ashington, May 18. Representa tives of all Federal Reserve banks, Dallas and San Francisco excepted, have been told by the Federal Re-m-e Board that upon them would depend much of the task of arousing 'lie "snirit nf '17" tn Inanro a large (,ver-subscription to the $2,000,000,000 libf-rty bond offering. The conferencewa called to en able the directing heads of the chief 'berty loan subscription headquar ,prs throughout the country to re ceive detailed instructions for the campaign, and to exchange views as the best manner of handling the field work inririoTit!ii tn flnfltine the i big offering, subscriptions have been received bv the reserve banks for the past1 Jbree days, but no computation yet heen made as to the total ENGINEERS STRIKE ON OLD DOMINION , (By Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., May 18. Because of a strike by the engineers all the Vir 6nia oi vision steamers of the Old !) minion Steamship Company, eight in number, are tied up. The points af- iectea are Richmond, Newport Nevs,; ""'unneid, Old -Point, Hampton, '.all Jamei river landings, and Gloucester county points. The strike is due to reiiuai of the comp.nv to increase n UiJ Ui n YJ W Ln La j i 1 1 iii i i ii i . i UNCLE SI1CILS ! IT: 1 0 MR IN WILKESCOUNTY PEOPLE BELIEVE E "iof emarkable Statistics in The Records of Public Schools of That County. STATE TEST FARMS IN EASTERN SECTION Splendid Corn Lands Con test WitH State Over Land Test geportBy W. B. Kilgpre. ' (Special to Tbe Dispatch.) Raleigh, May 18. County Superin tendent C. C. Wright, of Wilkes coun ty, who has just finished his five county commencements and is down here looking over the test farms with other mebers of the board of agri culture, brings to the capital the best story of attendance ever heard in North Carolina schools. Mr. Wright's work in Wilkes has made him the talk of the State since he built from that raw county the greatest special tax lot of schools in the State. The spirit that made men march up and vote to tax themselves to support schools has also made them , reach down through their chil dren and fill the houses. In the late commencements he found some statistics that thrill. In bestowing the prizes and distinctions Professor Wright found 1,000 chil- dren in the county who had not been - '7 '"J Z".tTtZ:r"0 a day. nt gnC tci uuv-avta iw than 200. It is certain that, this rec ord has not been equaled anywhere in the State. But the Caudle family produced the marvels of the county. In It are three children, one of 'whom has not missed a day nor turned up late a morning in nine years; an other whose record is the same for seven years, and the third tne same for six years. Members of the State Board of Ag riculture have returned from the nootom tact farms, wnere tney in quired particularly .into the Terra j Ceia section over which has been something of a controversy within thet ! Agricultural Department. The chemist, Dr. B.. W. KUgore, re cently issued a bulletin on the soil of the test farm which contained 200 acres donated by some big corpora tion. The .chemist's write-up was not much of a compliment to the land and the department sent the agronomist, J Li Burgess, who found no such condition, but did find poor drainage and consequent sourness. The donors of the land demanded that the State give it back. They contend that the State has not lived up to its contract and the State has not yet returned the land The board of agriculture does not naor tn hR ready to make a report, but it is understood that while mem- Ders think the land company tnax ie hinffiner a bit. thedepart- mfint niinwpd the objectionable bulle tin trot a currency tu wmu 4- -nrViiAll it was never entitled Dr H Q. Alexander, tne new mem ber and president of the Farmers Union, went down and looked over ho anil-. He.is not,ready to say how nnorW inPThaustible it is and there- UCUll - frYa "HOW deDendent it may be on ro tation. "But . we did see soil down there which has been in cultivation 75 years ana they have never had to put guano on it," the doctor said, it tho Nissen farm the visitors found 20,-COO bushels of corn in spite fvroct tire down meic men. if v, T burned a, bam and took 3,000 a. nam anu iuujs. o.uvy . . . v4 oi cum . i, m nfith IT I ir AldilUUCl the eastern lanas UCTON of the corn crop for 1917 and to do a man's part in the food battles. ( i FULL WILMINGTON, NORTH BAPTISTS APPEAL FDR DRY NATION Today. TEMPERANCE REPORT UNANIMOUSLY ADdPTED Declare War to The Hilt on Alcohol Vice President to Name Committees Hereafter. (By Associated Press." New Orleans, May 18. The propo sition to establish in New Orleans a new training school for home and for eign missionaries of the Southern Bap tist convention, and on the resolution to institute a new system of finances in the work of the denomination, as proposed by the Maryland Union As sociation, were among important mat ters for action before today's sessions the convention here. Other sub jects, expected to be up for considera- tiuii were uuiuc uiiasiuus, icuipci o,uv,, social service and education. Union DURING THE WAR - i I planned to adopt resolutions and electfEmperor Nlcholas . and a med -against - A. r . 'Pronpp is eiven in the last issue or OmcerS IOr Uie ensuing JI, ai w day's sessions. The committee in charge of the Union's new missionary training school being erected at Louis ville, Ky., reported the building .was expected to be ready for occupancy by October 1, and that 100,000 had been raised for tibe Institution. An appeal to President; Wilson and fnn?rpss far absolute prohibition In the -Unite'd?t:xluringr ther 'period? oT th0: war wlffi" Germany' was adopt ed and telegraphed to Washington by the. Southern Baptist convention here today. - The denomination also pledged its aid to the government in the Kea rnis action was - . . i . taken when the convention unanimously, Dy a rising vote, adopted the report of the com- mittee on temperance and social serv a nn tpmnerance and social serv-l ice. The committee mentioned that 26 out of the 48 States have abol ished saloons, and that only seven Stated within the territory embraced hv the convention license the sale of liquor. The committee recommends I that telegrams be sent to l-resiaent Wilson and both Houses of Congress "protesting against any increase in the tax on intoxicating liquors and fervently petitioning for the absolute prohibition of the manufacture, sale, transportation, importation and expor tation of intoxicating liquors during the continuance of the war with Ger many and that a committee of five representatives of the convention be appointed to visit Washington and lay this memorial before the President and Congress." The report also declares for the "complete and permanent destruction of the liquor traffic"; recommends support t)f the Anti-Saloon League and Women's Christian. Temperance Union; urges ceaseless war against the social evil and segregated vice districts in many cities; pledged the denomination to do its utmost to help the Red Cross to 2,500 members and induce BaDtist women to unite in preparation of hospital supplies and give all assistance possible to families of enlisted men wherever needed. The convention amended its by laws so that hereafter the four -vice presidents, ' instead of the president, shall appoint all convention commit tees. j T. Henderson, of Chattanooga, made a plea for liberal support of the laymen's movement among the churches. HOLDS On News of Another Spanish Vessel Torpedoed by Germans. f Ttv Associated Press.) Madrid) May 18.-Via Paris-An ex """" .u. traordinary meeting ol tu v;auixxCt . nniled vesteraay evening uuuicuiaicij caiieu yeaLciudj o upon receipt ot news oi - the Spanish steamer Patricio of 3,500 tons. . The crew was saveu, uui c coiinr was seriously wounGed. 1 n wt y-v Vv 4- AVI A 0ca,Av , The authorities were extremely re- i served as to the result of tneir two ..... . ... i5 ' Vinlir flRIlDeraUOIl. UUI 11- 10 ouypuocu I f - , ... ... . vQt- the rabinet decmea to sena an i:z;;nto nf the most energetic char- ' . . U LUvi um w. the war througn assisting me rteu . nowever ever forgave Count Witte. j came an overture asking the assem Cross and helping families of enlisted, beginning of the war, Count! bly to define "worldly conformity" in SPANISH CARINET aeter to Germany. , LEASED WIRE SERVICE CAROLINA, FRI DAY AFTEkNOON, MAY 18,-1? ii iiiwir MiluLy) i. -X- vr vr -a- v.- -a- w -a- -a- -a- - a P p 9 W HONDURAS BREAKS WITH 4 GERMANY. -X- - . " . - . -t (By Associated Press.) ) Washington, May 18. Hondu- :- ras has severed diplomatic rela- K tions with Germany following -X the'lead of Guatemala. V jj. 44. -x- -X- -X- -X- - SECRET BETWEEN RUSSIA Against France Made at Close of Russo-Japanese War WAS FRUSTRATED BY COUNT WITTE Who Forced The Czar and Kaiser to Abandon It Just Brought to Light. (By Associated Press.) Paris, May 18. A long account of a secret pact between the Kaiser ana COMPACT AND MAN - ----- " 0I rQanhlctanriinr vnt. tho lnat Paris. According to tne story, tne ex istence of the treaty was discovered by Count Wltte, in 1905, while the pface negotiations between Russia and Japan were proceeding at Portsmouth. Count Witte, furious at the decep tion of the Czar, informed: the' Kaiser that: unless the Dact was canceiecC"n9i of Prihsmoutb Aa Germans bankers were interested : in a loan to Russia, this would have hit them hard; and the story goes that rather than have com nlications in his economic policy, the Kaiser yielded. Neither Emperor, j ttt. ,-oQ faota tn R. 1 VV ill e ruuiiuuuiv.aiw w.'v- . Mo00ff0r mo. , ijiinsKy, euiLur ui lc jucdcoSii j 1 " . , . j.-i x i hnnH tho Pditor to keep .. ,H. ' oan rat until ho CnilTlf. , , j . . ,.,., nf Nicholas'i inconceivable levity of treason- ww fLl X ailLU l.uv w which ever you like," ? ' TO VISIT OLD CONFEDERATE. CAPITAL. iBv Associated Press.) Washington, May 18 Foreign Minister Balfour and a large num- S ber of the British mission party ' 4 will pay a visit of courtesy to the ' South tomorrow by going to Richmond, the capital of the Con- federacy. The , party will eave Washington on a special train i jnmnrmw mornine and return to- 4 morrow evening. THE ELECTION OF DR. As Moderator Considered Step Toward Furthering Union i of Presbyterian Churches (By Associated Press.) Dallas, Texas., May 18 By oiontinn of nr. J. W. Chapman, New York, as moderator, the 129th general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of Amer ica took a step which many of the delegates said went a long way to ward furthering prospects for union Of the two branches of the church the North and South. I Two other candidates nominated for the moderatorship were Dr. Harland C. Mendenhall, or new xorK, ami jji . John B. Rendall, president ot Lancoi University, Lincoln, Pa. The vote was ni..m.n Ron- Rnndall. 139: and Men - denhall, 121. The election was made unanimous by acclamation. The General Assembly opened its second day's session today with pros - ; - - - Pt??""Ar. Psai Ior a re:uu " o"Th :un u"lTl"ttr'"r.r 0 f the cnurcn, m mi iu ium voiic diirir.i- the day. wuuia ue uiuuv.- - , - ( ,l ia mnrle leaders hw will be in the form .5! TTr ZHrcr tnf xirhat we think we are is the psychological moment oeiore taking any action toward a reunn, I 1 1 AMtont lAednro GQ 1 ft one 01 tne prun""- j tvo fnronnnn urugram caiieu iur I Mor, nroeram called for re .me , 4 nvaMUlVP f 'f 1TT1 TT1 I KHM JU , - yori.s ul uic ive rnrnmisHMm un -- x a An novmanonr ovnnif ki- i the committee on permanent evangtu MAN mm DR. JOHN M. WELLS OF THE ASSEMBLY Four Commissioners Placed in Nomination For The High Honor. MANY OVERTURES FROM PRESBYTERIES i I On Matters' Affecting Church Government Reports on Church Comity and Bible Distribution. (By Associated Press.) Birmingham, Ala., May ,18. The outstanding feature of tna 57th assem bly of tlie Presbyterian church in the United States here yesterday was the election of Dr. John Miller Wells, D. D., a commissioner from the Pres bytery of Wilmington, Synod of North Carolina, as moderator. Four commissioners Wjere placed in nomination for the position: Rev. Thornton Whaling, dTl)., president of Columbia Theological Seminary, Co lumbia S. C; Rev. A. B. Curry, of Memphis, Tenn.; Rev. W. R. Dobyns, D. D., of St. Joseph, "Mo., and Rev. J. M. Wells, D. D., of Wilmington, N. C. The mode of election was by the commissioner nominated being voted upon first, and the onV receiving the fewest votes be ing dropped out after each ballot. Dr. Dobyns was eliminated on the first ballot, Dr. Whaling on the second, and Dr. Curry and Dr. Wells ran off the third, Dr. Curry getting 99 votes and kDr, WeUs- as. -.The iecuon or a rising vote. The Pine Bluff Presbytery pre- garrison. Bulle Court itself, over sen ted an overture touching the sep-1 which much blood has flowed, stands aration of the gifts of women's socie- on a height overlooking a broad val ties from the gifts of men. I ley which runs ' directly to Queant. From the St. John's Presbytery the narartive manic, or omit u. si I . .. John's also presented an overture .. . - , , I "aootino- the trfltisfpr hv tha Pre.shv- terian Assembly, U. S "-""ej " , - - j A., of all its churches in Florida to our assembly, in exchange for the transfer to it of our churches in Oklahoma." The St. Louis Presbytery protest ed against the action of the last as sembly on woman's work in the church, and asked for a change of its deliverance. Dr. L. S. McElroy, representative of the General Alliance of Protest3nt Churches in America, and Dr. John B. Brown, general secretary of the American Bible Society, delivered ad dresses to the assembly. Dr. McElroy reported that much progress had been made during tne past year looking to more comity among the churches of the United States, while Dr. Brown reported that 1,000,000 New Testaments had been j distributed during the year to sol 4'diers in Europe, and that 40,000 had 1 been distributed along the main bor t der to soldiers. Dr. Brown cited fig ures showing that ir.,uuu,wu aiDies have been printed in all languages. Among the more important over tures presented to the assembly today were the following: The Suwanee Presbytery asked the assembly to instruct the home mis sion committee on presbyteries to use mnns for providine living salaries for ministers serving in home mission fields. . . . . The Brazos FresDytery requebieu, the return to the old method of giv ing aid to candidates for the minis try. The Winchester Presbytery asked a ,riCivn the standard of efficiency tht" in Sabbath schools so as to empha ol i . ii, otndir nf th rntpp.hisms and slat; iuc fiuu.i Sabbath observance.. HOSPITAL UNIT F f . , Arrives rirst Ot OIX to De oem A-wrrivco , j in England on Way to Army. (By Associatea rress.; . - London, May - "T l t a TIT-KI. Ill B1A m"r .rsamr.u, 1 r" . T'y "7 tal units wnicn me - nHm tn France arrived in uius oumub .. : cforor The unit com-, of ""Thout 300 nersons. including 20 , " . . . army medical officers, 60 nurses and more than 200 attaches. triol the 1 ml Atter a uriei t!pald--tf reflected In a' request of Sec- unit wiU Jbe sent to the a8 taae cuia - will - ; tha untisn irouu TT' v,va ancrimmodatlons tor OUU paueuw u . . . .n.u ,i V,oTro tQ-f,,iiv emiinned bv tne unusu - j" " "Y hospital service. .-.V y - . : : . ,'. ' i I I i I III M I I I HI 1 II I ii T ' .-I - .I I -r -rrr IP 11 Oi - '- f ARMY BILL READY NOW FOR APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT BRITISH CAPTURE BULLE COURT AND ARE PRESSING Japanese Warships Reach France to Help Hunt Down German Subs. RUMORED ARMISTICE WITH THE RUSSIANS German veport Says Such is LikelyBritish Now Near Queant and Are Rushing On. . . Bulle Court is at lajjft in British hands and the Drocoaift-Queant line appears doomed TJate tremendous sacrifices made by Germans have proved in vain an4$J flames of burn ing towns behindtUffr" lines give color to reports thatiFjipld Marshal von Hindenburg is contemplating another strategic retreatST' ' The capturggoi Bylle Court has broueht the KrlUsh. to within twa miles of Queftt; the northern side fxf th p f a nNi5witchi line. k-. Their lrtflka-4iav JMmiUt- ftt1' ifresoutl$ and east. ndrthwest Ites-'pen to; the t it presumaDiy wm for thA Britisn to estaunsu their heavy guns on this height, but the fate of Queant seems sealed. Additional reports from the Italian front emphasizes the importance of the victory won by General Cadorna, but they also bring word that the Aus trians have reacted, and apparently the usual period of counter attacks will follow the first successful assault ni the. Isonzo heights. The enormous difficulties of the terrain over which j General Cadorna is operating render improbable any sensational aavance, and the prospects are for a repetition of the hammer and tongs fighting that is proceeding in France. A. hitch in the formation of a new government, in Russia, developing yesterday, apparently has been set tled over night. Every indication vesterday was ? tnat tne acute crisis had been settled h the formation of a coalition gov- ornment. but a dispatch filed in Pe- trograd last night announced that the settlement was not yet final. Quickly following this, however, came a dispatch under today's date, stating definitely that a cabinet had been formed with the inclusion of six Socialists. - Thus it appeared that whatever difficulty there had arisen had been adjusted. German rumor meanwhile is busy with the Russian situation. News agency reports from The Hague to day gave evidence of this in announc- ( Quf KGelan originJ that as the result of i thp nohtical changes in Petrograd a iiio- the r.nrrencv tnere oi a ruiuui - .n . t he arransedN be- tween the Central powers and Kussia UVC t w wwv - Every Indication from Petrograd is directly contrary to any such as sumption, one of the cardinal, features nf the new government's program being the continuation of cordial unity with the Allies. Probably the most important news from Europe is the announce ment that JaDan is going to take an active part in the great struggle. A Japanese naval force has arrived at .'Marseilles to join tne campaign against the German submarines, es pecially, according to the dispatches, with the purpose of protecting French shipping. ANOTHER BIG ISSUE OF TREASURY NOTES (R Aaarwifltfd PreSS.) New York. May 18. Announcement !waa made today by the Federal Re Ioorv. nflk of New York, that it had "V been requested to receive subscrip- ami for an additional issue of $200,- Itions for an additional treasury certificates of indebt OUU.UUU -treasury teruuwico ' The government's apparent inten tion to advance approximately $1,000,- 000,000 to the Allies before July 1 $670,000,000 "of which already has been laree amounts of treasury certificates .Jn hn0fhi0 ftnrt at least eaual to 50 " ' . i " nf tha navmenr inpv win of - the payment they will i have to make on subscriptions. German r i v PRICE FIVE CENTS. Final Legislative Formalities Enacted by, Congress Today. WILSON'S SIGNATURE IS THE NEXT STEP Senate Adopts Amendment to War Budget to Put Con scription Out of Force Four Months After End of War. Given Hearty Support. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. -Final legisla tive formalities were attached to the Armv bill today and it was prepared for President Wilson's signature. Speaker Clark affixed his signature soon after noon and the parchment was sent over to Vice President Mar shall for his. President Wilson's approval was the next step. After the Army bill had been per fected in both Houses of Congresa today and sent to President Wilson for signature the Senate adopted an amendment to the war budget bill to put conscription out of force four months after the end of the war. The amendment had the support of Senators who unsuccessfully fought the conscription plan and fought unsuccessfully to confine the new army "to the duration of the Var" Instead of the "existing emer MWf ... (Pv AuAilat(l PrMLi. - Mew York. May 18. The British steamship which picked up 14 men of the crew and naval gunners of tht American steamship Rockinham, after that vessel was torpedoed and sunk; off the Irish coast on May 1, arrived here today with them. Two men wera killed when the Rockingham was at-' tacked. All the survivors have return ed to America. The arrivals today Third Officer Arthur McKenny and 13 naval gun ners said they were adrift in an open boat for 48 hours before being rescu ed at a point about 140 miles north of the spot where their ship sank. They had ample provisions and water, they said, and suffered no hardships. Congressional conferees today be gan their work on provisions of the Espionage bill in dispute between the two Houses. Prompt agreement was predicted, as the administration has withdrawn its insistence for a provi sion for newspaper censorship. NEXT SESSION If Necessary to Raise Addi tional Funds For First Year of This War. (By Associated Press.). Washington, May 18. When the House took up the war revenue bill again today the measure still fell far short of providing $2,245,000,000, Sec retary McAdoo'8 revised estimate ot one-half the cost of the war for the first year, which the administration had planned to raise by taxation.. - The 25 per cent, surtax increase on incomes over $40,000, which the House approved yesterday in committee of the whole provided about $66,000,000 additional, a Ways and Meana commit tee expert estimated. i Majority Leader Kltchin declared the House would make no effort to raise the total to Secretary McAdoo's new estimate, and that if more rev enue is needed, a separate bill would be introduced at the next session. The committee .met today to consider changes in the bill. ' The House today by a vote of 123 to 154 refused to strike out the section designed to levy a retroactive tax of one-third the amount of last yeafi . income taxes. - j Attempts to amend the excess linhaTWI NEW REVENUE BILL profits section were unsuccessful. De- bate then began on the beverage tax s section. ; ' The excess profits tax section 'came next. Several members indicated -a desire to amend the section but Rep-;; resentative tfairchild. of New -York. -who' carried the opposmon fflght In . committee, was unable to be present, , and It was expected that the. chief at-' ' tacks on the section would be nade in the Senate. A- proposal by Represen- . tative Dill, of Washington to make pub lie all Income tax returns was defeated. 129 to 64. . . :MlTltlCi 'Bit ... h t C:h ii i'J r