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YOUR . 1 .. LEATHER FORECAST. North and South Carol ina Thun " showers thit afterhoohor : S cooler Tuesday; probably EDITIOtl fair- F, U .L L IM WSM D, W1R E S ERVICE V0L XXI1I.NQ.129. wilmington,north;carolina, Monday afternoon.may 28: 1917. PRICE FIVE CENPTS. 1 DUMBUN- AMERICAN SHIP. I FaRIOTIC THE i ririni ML PA liyiy N Italians Making Slow, But Steady Advance On That Important Austrian Base CRISIS IN SPAIN DRAWlINCi INfcAK Hastened By News of Sinking of Another Spanish Steamer Brazil's Active Participa tion Only Question of Time Politicial Discord in Ger many and Austria. The Italians have fought their way forward to within two miles of Duino, the most formidable natural barrier between them and Trieste, The great battle now enters its eighteenth day without any sign of an abatement in the fury of the struggle. Vienna stubbornly refuses to concede the Italian victories, but the map tells the story of General Cadorna's steady advance. Duino, at the r gates of which the Italian guns are now ham mering, marks a point at which the Carso plateau almost touches the sea. Protected by the ocean on the one side, it is powerfully defended to the north by Mount Querceto, a height of considerable magnitude, which domi nates the country for many . miles around. At the foot of -Motint .Que?'! ceto, facing westrlies the little town of Modeazza, and the Italians have smashed their way to within a few hundred yards of this village. It is possible that a lull will occur before they attempt the formidable task of f storming Mount Querceto. From no other theatre comes any news of importance, but the political situation continues of absorbing in terest. Dispatches from Brazil indicate that; it is merely a question of days before, me crazuian parliament ionows tne lead of the administration and aligns Brazil with the eleven nations now fighting the Central Powers. . At the same time a new crisis is threatened between Spain and Ger many through the sinking of a Span ish passenger ship with a heavy loss of life. This disaster occurs on the heels of the announcement from Madrid that Germany had given sat isfactory ' assurances in reply to Spain's latest note regarding the de struction of Spanish ships by German submarines. No details, however, have been re ceived in regard to the sinking of the Passenger liner, and it is possible that the tragedy was not due to a Ij-boat. The battle between the reactionaries!1 ana liberals in Austria-Hungary goes merrily forward and there are reports of further impending ministerial res ignations in Vienna and Budapest. Sensations are promised at the ses sions of the Austrian Parliament, but wTiemains to be seen how muck new 111 be able to escape the censor. In Germany the violence of the at tacks On flhanoolln. -DoVtmann. HoliweV in T u nuuueg indicates the acuteness of - luuiuaies tne acuteness ui e political crisis, but the recess of je "eicnstag renders even . more eagre than usual the information lQat seeps across the border. German Activity at Verdun, aris, May 28. The Germans de "ered three attacks last night and "is morning in the Champagne in the not the Casque, the Teton and VjZ r?2on AU were repulsed, the ar Office announces. - "uians are uermans are bombarding heav- n0o , , cn Positions in the region of vL, Mn Hill and Hill 304 on the Ver(lun fmnt thp cFrecch detachment penetrated to e seconrl fiorm 1: tti w. jj, - -"'au 11UC lit; ill U 1111VJ1 the7rCu Snd found manv dead in back Prisoners were brought itvv!r? was verv &reat aerial activ- Til airniaw' . uu ldSL nisnt. ninemy gion if, o drPPed bombs in the re Vincem Baccarat. Nancy and Pont St. age causing no important dam sortiPt r SQuaarhs made numerous threw iln the course of which they! (15 400 n nearly 7.000 kilograms emv ".P.ounds) of projectiles on en- roal "l"y establishments and rail- Da rt irnlni j i, and n tv, ' m ine nampagne e,. 1 ttle region of ChonvillP Nine . lv airnlaneo nm- 1 1. i j and tn.n "iaues were Drought down in our rWere ComPelled to land wih were Lr 0thers badlv damaged lines d t0 land back of the enemy MTALIANS CROSS TIMAVO RIVER. a ; (Bv Associated Preaa x. r - , , Kome, May 28 (Via Indon).;.9K,Atuv ; a wv i- : t-rrsn order to prevent possibie west of Duino, near .the Gulf of ,ai"urDance8- Trieste, the- War Office an-i Conspicuous among the decorations nounces. They have captured pat bullring were the names nine 6-inch guns thirty-six torpedoed Spanish vessels, , . ..( in huge letters. The speakers includ- HAS EXERCISES Commencement Occasion Was a Splendid One Spir ited Contests Held ( Special : to The ' Dispatch.) Hamlet, May 28; The commence ment exercises of the Hamlet high school were. , held on Thursday and Friday nights in the Hamlet opera house. On Thursday night the con tests for medals were held. .There are three medals contested for each year tfee debaters , medal ivjn Jy ET T7 Langstpn; the rtfclters medal I- given by W. R. Land, and the declaim ers medaViven by M. W. Nash. The debaters were: Affirmative, Miss Bertha Moore and Hubert Sharpe; negative, Miss Le!a Mere- dith and:! Franklin- Moore. The judges decided for the negative and awarded the medal to Miss Lela Meredith. The declaimers were Morris Jor dan, Glenn McDonald, Harold Duke and Harold Bo wen, and the medal went to Harold Duke. The. reciters were Misses Thettis Smith, Eula Adams, Ida Bertha Bauersford and Dora Kendall, the medal going to . Eula Adams. On Friday night the graduation ex ercises were - held. There were four members of the graduating class, Clar ence McDonald, Benson Tuttie, Theo Hawley and Broadus Thompson. Two members of the class, Benson Tuttie and Clarence McDonald, recently an swered the call to the colors and are now members of the United States army. 1 The annual address was delivered bx Dr. Charles Lee Raper, of the State University. His talk was in structive and practical and much en joyed ; by the large audience. :-. TRIED TO MAKE THEM . m (RESIST ARMY DRAFT : (By Associated Press,) Roanoke, Va., May 28- According to information here today, William Velon; McCoy and his partner; "Gen eral" ' J. W. Phipps, who . were ar rested Saturday at St. Paul, in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, and brought here, are charged by govern ment agents with attempting to or- ganize mountaineers to resist the 5 -4" ,,Alrt nnn of goyemment officials show McCoy and Phipps had about 300 followers. Government officials allege that the band planned - to raid St. ; Paul, kill revenue agents and land owners and divide the property , thus secured. So Declares the German For eign Office-rRumors of -Their Presence ? v. ' ' ' (By Associated Press.) Berlin, (Via London), May 28. The Associated Press is informed by of ficials ; of the German., Foreign , Office that? no German navalforc had eently'beeh despatched across theT' At- lantic. . A rumor tat a uerman suor marine vt&a i at present in Americaii waters 'was dismissed byVfthe Govern ment officials as a "probable invention of early . summer .visitors to, the Maine Mst . rainrts wh 'ftrA endflavorihff to deprive the famUiar sea-serpent M its 1 ss wir, HELD;!? flNC Populace Enthusiastic for the Allies America's In- ! f luence As An Ally (By Associated Press.) Madrid, (Via Paris). .May 28. The long expected assembling of the ele- ments in, Madrid favorable to the En- tente Allies was held . yesterday morn- j . In Cr or fho Plova H iiwah HIUau ... - o xutvo. mere wan . . "" uu luc nann a wnn vara oet mataH -v numhm. 1eQ w ine eaaers or the progressive party in Spain. Miguel Unnamuno, former rector of Salamanoca University, provoked thun derous applause when he declared that the liberal objects of the Allies in the war were demonstrated by. the entry of - the "great American democracy." HARVARD M. D. UNIT ENTERTAINED BYUPTOI? (By Associated Press.') London, May 28. The most elabo- rate welcome yet given to any armv.bama, where 31 killed and more than mg American units was a luncheon and tea tendered by Sir Thomas Lip ton at his country home today for tie doctors and nurses of the Harvard Medical unit which is on its way tq France. Left Destitute By Man Who Persuaded . Them to Seek Homes There (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 28. With dreams of wealth unrealized and faith in pro moters destroyed, home-sick American negroes have petitioned the acting Governor of the Gold Coast Colony in Africa to send them back to Texas, which State they left in 1914 under the sway of the arguments of "Chief Sam," who pictured, lives of ease. The negroes turned over to "Sam" vary ing sums of money with the under standing that he would land them on the gold coast where they would re ceive titles to their own land. Ambassador Spring-Rice has. noti fied the State Department that .the indications are that Chief Sam grossly misled the immigrants and finally de serted -them, leaving many in destitu tion. . Whether any governmental as sistance will be given to the negroes so they may return to the cotton fields of Texas is unknown.- VISIT NEW YORK Mayor Mitchel Extends Mis- K sion Invitation r irst r ormal Conference Today (By Associated Press.)' Washington, May 28. The Italian mission today tentatively accepted an ifivitation to visft New York, which is said ,to have a population of Italians greater than any city in Italy. The date was fixed for June 11. Mayor. Mitchel and a delegation ex tended" tne invitation. .The mission' held its nrst formal j KtidlncsQ rrmfprpnopa with Amerifian uusuv.. r . , . 1 transportation. The continued impor tation of coal and raw products for r munitions manufacture is absolutely essential to Italy's safety and alarm about the U-boat campaign has been only slightly decreased by recent suc cesses against them. ON CHARGE AS DANGEROUS PERSON (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., May 28. Mary Brooks; wife of Fisher Brooks, a ne gro, alleged leader in the murder of TEXAS NEGROES OraiD EOAST re-lMrsJulia May Hess, of Fulton, Ala., who was arresieu nere yeaierujiy, ib Deing,,uBiu. u dangerous and suspicious character Brooks ( and; Albert Sanders, his alleg ed companion in the crime, are in jail Jni Montgomery. ..The regular sitting oflthe grand Jury will begin next Mon- jdak: and Athe Hess; murder; will be' the Big Wirid Swept Four States and Left Tragedy in .'I : its Wake OVER HUNDRED SO FAR KNOWN RF HFATI r A Wr1 DtL VEJM' ' . . ' Storm Took Heaviest Toll in Kentucky .Coiirity Heavy Losses V in Alabama Great Daina(gieJi In yennessee Mississippi Also Suffered. Reridrt.a renetved to noon tnrtnv frnm I the devastated territorv in th fl States swept 'i by tornadoes yesterdayl , . . . .. a . a . ana tasi nignv, piacea me numoer or aeaa at . anu me mjurea at more than 300.- 1 v ' Telegraph and telephone communi cation to scores of points had not been restored, TJt' iiews trickling into the larger towns indicated .that property damage Was heavy, though no esti mates weffr.! available. None of the larger cities in the territory was seri ously affected by the storms. The tornadoes took their neaviest toll apparently in the country around Hickman, Ky.; "where 40 persons were reported killed and more than 50 in jured. Bafftwell, Bondurant, Clinton and Ledfordwere among the towns re porting losses. - in Mississippi county, northeast Ark ansas, 10 dead and 29 injured were re ported. Six were killed at Manila, while Burdette and Clear Lake report ed two each. Heavy losses also were suffered in Jefferson and Blount counties, Ala- 100 injured were reported. At Sayre, 8 were killed and 40 injured. Village Springs and Bradford, 20 miles north of Birmingham; reported 17 dead and 40 injured; Carbon Hill had four dead and 21 injured while Sylacauga and Bibbville eachSreported one dead. In Tennessee the storms struck in Tipton, Dyer and Carroll counties, tak ing more than &. score of lives. , At Dyersburg Steady and'40. injured were 28 injured; Trezeyant, 4 dead and 10 injured; Antioch , 2-dead and 20 in jured, and at Sharon two dead and 32 injured. Dead in the Scores. Memphis, Tenn., May 28. With the dead already counted in scores and J tne injured at more man a nunarea, reports were awaited today from in numerable hamlets and remote settle ments in the path of the storm to re- veal the extent of the toll in lives and nronertv taken bv 'tornadoes, which tore their way through half a dozen counties in northwestern Tennessee, southwestern Kentucky, eastern Ark ansas and mining towns in the vicinity of Birmingham, Ala., yesterday and last night Reports today estimated the number of dead in the vicinity of Hickman, Ky., at approximately 40; in Mississip pi county, Arkansas, 15 were killed; 12 were reported dead at Sayre, Ala.; 6 were killed in the vicinity of Dyers burg, Tenn.; 6 at Cates' Landing, near Tiptonville, Tenn., and 2 at the village of Baker, near Antiosh, Tenn., and 2 at ISharon, Tenn. Witnm a radius or iz mnes 01 hick man, where the storm probaiy wrought its greatest havoc, more than two scores of injured have been recov ered from the wreckage of farm dwell- mgB ttim lii uiuic "u"" ings in the towns of Bondurant, Bard- rwell, - Clinton and Ledford. Near Cates' Landing the number Injured was reported as Detween zo ana au; in the central part of Dyer county, near Dyersburg, about 30 were injur ed, and Sharon reported 32 injured; Latest reports from Sayre estimate the number injured at 50 or more. No estimate of the damage to prop erty or to crops could be made with accuracy early today. Hundreds of buildings, however, were demolished or badly wrecked and large areas of growing cotton and food crops leveled by the wind and heavy fall of hail, which accompanied the storm. . m a 1 1. 11 A. jTS A moa itr, onruoTanM nn Aftansas UonAKto iiifiinQTa -Tnnr. iinR Hinrm 11 i hl side of the Mississippi river in Missis- in close touch with all the alumni of sippi county, near the town of Manila, the college and help them to increase where 8 persons lost their lives. Cross-the patronage of the college, aim ing the river, CatesV Landing, Dyers- mittee, consisting of President W L. burg and the territory about Hickman Poteat, Dean N. Y. Gulley, Hubert .A. iv -..11 v, cfnrm lofi, Jones and W. L. Wyatt. was appointed """S" laaf nht t.ii minine- ' . "" . - .. tnwn of savrp several nunored mnes to the south, was swept by a tornado. I ment and to urge their cooperation in In Hickman, a number of residences, the project. It is expected that some were damaged andiin West Hickman action will be taken soon, the power plant -which supplies the j " The board of trustees announces the city with light -was .wrecked, putting 1 resignation of Professor Highsniith that city in darkness last night and from the chair of philosophy and edu adding to the confusion, besides mak-;cation and Dr. Smith of tne medical ing difficult the caring for the injured faculty, and the election of Dr. George from the" surrounding territory, '4... Aiken,' who has during the last year brought there. In Hickman 2 persons filled so acceptably the chair of an were killed. Of the other known, atomy in the medical school, as full deadv in that vicinity 18 lost their lives professor in his department. J'H. when tenant houses on the farm ofparrott, of Kinston, was elected as Syd L. Dodds at Lediord were mown down. Ot the villages lri ; southwestern Ken tucky through which the storm cut its path, Bardw'ell and Clinton were re ported badly damaged. Virtually ;the entire business section of Bardwell was wrecked arid at Clinton a number . . -j . . " . . of residences and . sevens scaooi ouuu- ings were demolished, t Sodth Dversburgr: stiff ered promal (Continued on page- eight.) 1 (By 4dciaie3 "eiiiy:- Havana, May 28. An explo- sions occurred 1 today in the hold of the American steamer Lacka wanna,- while its t cargo of coal wasbeing unloaded at a dock in 4 the harboriS,,Two Cuban and one 4 - Spanish workmen were Injured: the Cubans ) seriously.- ; ; : " , The amount ot damage to the 4 vessel has' not been determined 4' as the explosion caused : a firer4 and it was necessary' to flood this hold. . . - " ' .. apxam jonnson Relieves the, e- t plosion was caused by - bombs i placed by spies in Norfolk, whence tne shIP sailed. LLOYD - By Berlin to Make Good Sate ment As to Defeat of Sub marines "' (By Associated rreas.) Amsterdam, May 28 (Via London). The speech of Premier Lloyd-George last week, in which he said German submarines were being combatted successfully and that England could not be starved by the submarine campaign, is characterized as "only empty words," in a semi-official Ger man reply. "Facts are lacking," says the reply, "because our navy has found little trace of the new methods whereby,' according to the views of the enemy, the submarine danger can be met. Hitherto all enemy experts have agreed that with the present means they are powerless against the serious dangers occasioned by submarines. A change in tactical methods cannot be achieved in a fortnight. We calmly await Lloyd-George's prediction as to the future." J ff , By Shippers of Game arid Live stock Before Interstate Commerce Commission ' (By Associated Prssil.) Washington, May 26. Shippers Of grain and live stock had their oppor tunity today before the Interstate I Commerce Commission to cross-exain- ine officials of railroads which are asking for a 15 per cent, increase in freight rates. ' " The commission has scarcely begun to hear the " cross-examinations by shippers and that phase of the inves tigation will continue until June. 2. By that time it is expected that ep on kii, Wm,m k1 nn finite rHnnnmirn IHHHJr&M 1 11! IkII TU Z o"rw" .Ti h."been thrown at the police station, been heard, and the attorneys for both sides will have opportunity to submit evidence in rebuttal and close to the case. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS-! fSnecial to The DisDatch.V wake Forest. May 28. The Wake r,nrMt Alumni Association has elected une flowing officers for the ensuing year: President, N. W. Weatherspoon, , of Laurinburg; vice president, W. L. Wyatt, Raleigh; secretary-treasurer, Hubert A. Jones, Wake Forest; ora tor, Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, Nashville, Tenn. After a thorough discussion as to the matter of appointing an alumni representative whose duty it shall be to organize and keep in touch with local alumni associations throughout the State, to arrange inter-high school contests at Wake Forest, to confer with prospective students, and to keep to lay the matter before the board of ooriioor nnmlKln mn. nuotcco ""'' - president of the board to succeed Mr. E. F. Aydlette, of Elizabeth City. REAR ADMIRAL SIMS i MADE VICE ADMIRAL (By Associated Press.' . Washington, May 28. Rear Admiral Sims, in charge of American -naval op- derations in European waters, was tor- by, President Wilson, DEATH TOLL IN MIDDLE ! 'WEST STATES. (By Associated Press). Revised figures on dead and in- jured 'in the storms of the ' last three days in Illinois. Indiana. 4 4k Kansas, . Kentucky, Missouri, 'Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas show , a total of 246 dead and 1-, ,207 injured. The table of casual- 4 ties: State: Dead Injured 95 650 . 12 220 .26 60 . 40 60 .. 1 12 .20 53 . 32 100 .23 52 . 246 1,207 ' ' 4 'Indiana . . Kansas . . f Kentucky Missouri . ' Tennessee .Alabama . Arkansas . ' Total .. BY PEACE Police Arrest Socialist Speaker: r:roting rUoWsryy Cleveland, Ohio, May 28. Police at-j tempting to prevent' anti-war speeches by Socitlists on the. public square were attacked by a crowd of 300- late last afternoon and a pitched battle ensu- 4 . ed. Just previous to the trouble the recruiting station, erected on the pub lic square, registered 211 recruits. The police dragged one of the Socialist or- ators off the stone rostrum and the' crowd atttcked 'them. Reserves rush- ed to the scene; clubbed the crowd and half a dozen men were arrested. The, crowd followed tha nolle and nrison- ers to the police station, where an other battle took place and more ar rests were made. Mounted police and inore reserves, a hundred police In streets, after sticks and stones had breaking several windows The police guard was doubled at the public square at night, . as more So cialist demonstrations were feared. SPY HUNTING IS ACTIVE IN GERMANY (By Associated Press.) Copenhagen, (Via London), May 28. Spy hunting and precautions to pre vent leaks of military secrets are the order of the day in Germany. New regulations to check the passage of military information across the fron tiers are published daily. German soldiers whose families re side abroad can no longer meet them when it is most convenient. A military order designates five cit ies on the Scandinavian, Dutch and Swiss frontiers as meeting places. An other bars alien workmen from facto ries manufacturing airships, subma rines, explosives and weapons for close range fighting like hand grenades, mine and grenade throwers, etc. j . : AMONG THE Changed By German Attacks on Fishing Fleets and Threats to Shell Towns (By Associated Press.) London, May 28. According to stories printed in the morning papers there ' has been a complete revulsion of feeling toward the war in the south find southwest of Ireland, as a consequence of the recent attacks by I German submarines on lrisn nsmng fleets. - A . number , of fishing boats have been sunk and the victims of one attack oft Baltimore say that the Germans told them, that they; had al ready sunk the Kinsale and Water- ford fleets and would soon, put, all Irish fishing boats to the bottom of the sea because they sent fish to Eng land. They also threatened - to; shell villages on ' the coast, - s POLICE ATTACKED IRISH To Exempt Movie Films, Jew elry and Chewing Gum From the Burden of Tax DECIDES ON STAMPS FOR SOME ARTICLES Changes Today Follow Decis ion to Strike Out 5 Percent Tax On Manufacturers Sales Proposed Tax On Confectionery (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 28. Involving further reduction of the House War tax-bill by $15,500,000, the Senate fin ance committee today decided to ex- : empt motion picture films, jewelry and chewing gum from taxation. A new; confectionery tax was considered. Instead of the House rates on man ufacturersV gross sales of athletic goods, perfumes, cosmetics and propri etary medicines, the committee decid ed to keep them as sources of revenue, but by stamp taxes instead of ' the, $ per cent, gross sales tax. : -: The changes decided upon today fol- lowed the committee' declsldn to b true out tne per cent, tax on au mapufacturers sales, ' No ubtUtute SAFETY SURVEY OF FEDERAL PLANTS 1 WaaHJMto,d8LTL . ' vey of . the country's . navy . yards . and arsenals and other government estab lishments where employment is con sidered most hazardous Is being made by the new Federal Employees' Comr pensation Commission in co-operation with the various executive depart- ments. . j . Tn an announcement today the com- 1 miooIUU eiiwuueu mat it uesirea 10 ascertain tne condiuons under which .civil employees labor, in order to ad minister the compensation act intel ligently and, if possible, to reduce the number of accidents and personal in juries." , SUNK IN COLLISION N OFF CAPE HATTERAS (By Associated Press.) Lewes, Del., May 28. The Norwe gian bark Stifinder, from Savannah, arrived here today and reported that .she collided with the Norwegian steamer Selje off HatteraB on May' 24. The steamer was sunk and the crew is aboard the Stifinder. The Selje was last reported at Maltimore. HUNDRED THOUSAND AMERICANS AT FRONT (By Associated. PresO London, May 28. An official state ment issued here today r says s that counting the Americana serving .In the British and French armies, and the ad ditional units ordered to France? there will shortly be 100,000 Americans in France. . STORM HIT RICHMOND ' ' ' AND DID DAMAGE TODAY. (By Associated Press,) Richmond, Va., May 28. With the wind velocity officially , reported at 38 miles an hour, rain, storms, accompan ied by heavy lightning, did consider able damage to property in Richmond and nearby places today. V Trees were.t split open, houses crocked, windows broken and fences blown down. Crops including corn, which was a foot, high in many places, werey damaged. , In low-lands much corn was washed away by high waters. , . , ' CONFEREE8 AGREE ON , SPIONAQE BILL , : ,.i .. - (Bv Associated Press.) Washington, May.'. .Sir-final and complete agreement on ' the . , ''- Administration Espionage bUl, including the newspaper censor- ,fc ship provision as re-drafted: Sat-, N v urday, the export: ; embargo, , ..'.;'; search warrant and. mail censor-. ' . -x ship section, was reached today : by the Senate and , , Housed con- ; . ' ferees. Tieir report. Will; be sub- . 4 : -. mitted .tomorrow-; with action,' first in. the House-probably next. v':v Thursday. .1 '.l-" ' - Ti': ;' r 3fr t . " 11" ll , .? . 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