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. A' .. FUL'L LEAgEIpIRj SERy LCg It--- VOL.XXIH. NOJ32 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. TOU RSDAY, AFTERNOON. MAY 31. 1917. nntrp itti rr?i ryi.ri Vi' ONLY THREE CAWPS TO BE PREPVKfeUf NOW. . D)Lf J MMI m a-nwAPfMm r Countrywide Scheme to Pre vent Young Men From En? listing in Army HAD HEADQUARTERS IN COLUMBUS OHIO Government Officers Raid Shop and Find Literature Important Arrests Made in New York City, Today In Alleged Conspiracy." (By Associated Press.') Columbus. Ohio, May 31. A gigan tic plot, with national headquai ts In this city, organized to induce young men of military ageall over the -United States to refrain from registering for conscription next Tuesday, has been uncovered by State and Govern ment secret service agents, according to announcement made this afternoon by Governor Cox. Details of the plot which was said to have extended in many States, be came known when United States- Mar shals raided a print shop and office at 111 1-2 South High street, where prac tically all of the propaganda literature was printed and distributed. It was stated that the plot appeared to be well financed and well organized. , Arrests Made in Gotham. New York, May 31. Ottea Cattrell and Charles F. Philips, described as Columbia University students "and El erator, were toaay arrested. Dy -agents of the Department of Justice, charged with being engaged in a conspiracy to spread anti-conscription senUlhent. The complaint against them alleges that as a committee appointed at an anti-conscription meeting held on May 8, they went to a printing establish ment on May 24, with manuscript fold ers containing anti-conscription litera ture and headed : "Will You Be Draft ed?" The names of the three, accord ing to the complaint, were signed to the manuscript. SOLDIER FELL FROM BRIDGE AND KILLED (By Associated Press J Nashville, Tenn., May 31. Colonel Harry S. Berry, commander of the First Tennessee, announced the death today of Private George W. Moore, of Knoxville, where he fell from the Louisville and Nashville bridge he was guarding. His sister resides atJ acotiand Neck, N. C. :VES LADEN ER Caused by Mysterious Explo sion Two of The Crew Killed. (By Associated Press.) Honolulu, May 31. Two members the crew were killed when the wamship Hamakua, carrying explos es burned yesterday off the Island 1 Haui, of the Hawaiian group, ac "oraing to word received here today, vessel was a total loss. George Nystrom, first orficer, was than While directing the fighting of "e tiames. The boatswain is miss and is believed to have perished, captain Wichert thought the fire caused by an explosion which shil the natches and. caused the ip to be enveloped in flames almost '"mediately. The easoline drums on shi !P s deck exDloded shortlv .af- ter. making impossible a successful fight against the fire. Captain Wich haiu the cause of the explosion mysiery . 'hf Hamalriio i i xi t x island leamstnp Navigation Corn- a,? f Honoludu. was of 646 gross STORM'S DEATH TOLL GROWS. (?y Associated Press). Q. " '-""-U A 1 COO . T rprn ' May 31. Additional 'tS on the havoc wrought by i- 8 in Southeastern Mis- i and Southern Illinois Wed- tni, ay brught the known leath EXPLOS STEAM BURNED in- 8 t0cIay. The list of t "J.ured has grown to about 60, w a family ot 7 is reported miss-' ng- ' 4 . ; - 14 TAX BILL Amount Reduced by Commit i tee to Bilfen an4 Half Dol lars -Bill Nearly Ready (By Associated Press.v Washington, May. 31. Progress so far on the War Tax bill by the Sen- fate Finance committee made it seem possible today that a: redraft of the measure would be completed by Sat urday and presented to the Senate by the middle of next week, for imme diate consideration . . The committee has pared down the total amount to be raised by the bill to $1,460,000,000, and indications ate that the measure' as finally redrafted; will carry about $1,500,000,000. The bill as it passed the House carried a total of $100.000,000. The committee today-took up minor tax schedules; including those on news papers and magazines. " - Further reducing the War-Tax bill, the Senate Finance committee decided to raise $8O,000,0Of in :xcise, or con sumption taxes, of 2 cents a pound on coffee, 5 cents on tea, one-half a cent on. sugar and 3 cents-on cocoa. An other -important change: agreed upon was elimination of the presfent tax; of x t w X - f SuMtitutes, for tea and coffee alsp will be taxed. .. . From the new taxes, the committee-estimates the following revenue will be" raised; Sugar, $50,000,000; coffee, $li?,000,000; tea, $3,000,000 and cocoa $7,000,000. Coffee and tea taxes lifi IN THE SENATE t will be levied upon imports . Under the House bill it was proposed to tax coffee one cent a pound and tea 2 cents . Another provision adopted today by the committee would exempt from taxation alcohol reclaimed by refining beer and reducing its alcohol content in the makins of "near beer" when such alcohol becomes denatured for commercial purposes. The committee did not discuss the proposed increase on second class publications. MORE GERMAN SHIPS IN AMERICAN USE (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 31. In addition to the German commerce raiders Prince Eithel Frederich and Kron prinz' Wilhelm, the ..seized German ships Liebenfels, and the gunboats Geier and Locksun will be used by the navy. For colliers and cargo carriers the following German ships will be used: Hohenfelde, Frieda Leonhardt, Ni caria, Kiel, Rudolph, Blumberg, Vog esen, Breslau, and Saxonia. PRINCE UDINE ADDRESSES SENATE (By -Associated Press.) Washington, May 31. Prince Udine head of the Italian mission, delivered in the Senate chamber today a mes sage from; King Victor Emmanuel to the American people: Resplendently garbed, in uniforms of . gold and blue with green shoulder sashes, the mis sion was enthusiastically received. The union of effort and purpose of Italy and the United States was em phasized by the prince. PROMINENT EDUCATOR DIES IN; RICHMOND f (By Associated Press.) - Richmond, Va. May 31 Captain William T., R. Bell, 73 years old, a Confederate' veteran and widely known educator, who formerly con. ducfed a military academy , at King's Mountain, -N. C, died ;.this morning at the home of his" daughter, in this city. His body will be taken i to Ruth erfordton, ; N . C . , tonight for burial there, s '.; SUBMARINES SINK MORE NORWEGIAN SHIPS : t (Byiusclated Press.) London, May 31. Further losses of Norwegian . ships are - reported, in a Central News dispatchr f rom . Christi vnnia. It nuotes' -the Norwegian, foreign miwster;Wioe,ueci-uii..wciiuu ouu-. lmarines,iiaTe sunk the sailing vessel Asters1- (1,531 tons gross) - and V the Steamship, Glyn (probably, the Glyg, ,358 i tons ) - and , the v steamship - Fridt jof AUSTRIA DIVIDED ON WAR policy: Many, Differences Shown In Parliamentary Debate ' Government in Minority fBy Jtssociated Press.) Amsterdam, (Via London), May 31. Dr, Gustay Gross, leader of the Ger man National League, has been elect ed President of the Lower House of the Austrian Parliament, according to & Vienna dispatch. hfs opening address, Dr. Gross promised freedom of speech and im partiality iu debat. He urged the House to see to it "that -"the expecta tions of Austria's enemies thafe-great dissension would develop during the session should remain unfulfilled. "We are one in our unshakable de termination," he said, "to continue the fight, which was forced upon us, to the -greatly desired honorable peace, which will guarantee our safety and independence in the future. At the same time nothing is further from our thoughts than suppression of other na tions." t t After the policies of various par ties had been stated by their repre sentatives, Premier, Count Clam-Mar ilnle said the Government would make L declaration in regard to all the que? aitex me speecn irom tne inrone? i'ne next sitting was fixed fortune. 5 uuuwueiiiuis ,on iub meeting vx -ui- Austrian. Parliament, the Tageblatt, of Berlin, sdys ; differences of opinion were marked, especially between the Germans and the Czechs, and that the Austrian Government had done noth ing; to improve this; situation. 'Itfl continues: "The fact is that the Gov ernment appjears (before the House without a majority behind it, and it may easily happen that the Govern ment Will find itself in the minority." Various successors to Count Clam Martinic already are mentioned. NAMES DIRECTORS OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (By Associated Press.) New- Orleans, May 31. Archbishop Henry ..'Moeller, of Cincinnati, has been appointed supreme spiritual director of the Catholic Knights of America, to succeed the late Archbishop Blenk, of New' Orleans, vaccording to announce ment here today by Dr. Felix Gaudin, supreme president of the Order. LEAVING FLORIDA TO ESCAPE Young Men Said to Be Going To Cuba to Prevent Con scription. (By Associated Press.l -Jacksonville, Fla., May 31 Sheriff s along the Florida seacoast today are maintaing a close watch for slackers who may attempt to leave the State for foreign shores by launch or by steamerin order to escape registration next Tuesday. Under instructions from Governor Catts, who says he has information that not a few draft sub jects have already left for Cuba, the sheriffs will from now until next Tues day detain any person within the age limit suspected of trying to make es cape. The Governor's order reads as follows: "It has been brought to my notice that many of the citizens of Florida are going out of the State to Cuba and to other places in order to escape the draft which we will have on the fifth of June. In order that these people may not5 escape this draft which has beeil set up by our President and in which- every able bcfclied American, white or black, between the ages of 21 and 31. is subject, I therefore ask you; to "appoint special deputies to watch; the roster of all outgoing ships.; W and-' if' any white or black Americans had been taken to prevent men, L LfT- Magnes. poimea oui inai uie.ar inV Florida are taking passagedut of .subject to military . registration, rganizers of the conference had resolv- the State between now and June 5th, ypu are hereby conftnanded to demand said person to remain in the State until- alter the fifth day of June and see that such person r is properly register- oh' vjif ter which said nersonT may be (By Associated .Press). ' Charlestoiii Mav 31. First work of preparing training 41 camps in the Southeastern Mil- itary District wilt -ha centered on fr three campe, p1r& Augusta- and Columbia, according to an announcement at headquart- 4 ers here todayi5?lfreparation of .4 4 the other nine camps would not 4 4 begin at once, it was Indicated. hut. aa it in believed thav will ho . ! needed-wlthwvai X6w months, it 4 v is not expejcted hat work them would be long delated. on 4 ! . ,; EHELTr HESIOEQTS AS T RES DENGE Hundreds feiege MarshalsW VJmceS to r lie Applications For Such JPermits. - TlliJIC CVTCMCTAM iilYiC. AlaOiVUN FOR APPLICATIONS, - - J Hkt T?tr v -Jnrx a v w uiAiuuj Crowds Many Stand In Line All Night Fifteen Hundred Applications (By Associated New York, May 3Lt Unaware that the phrases he used were: "The ques the time had been extended to June 9,tion of Alsace-Lorraine is purely a several hundred Germans formed in pej;man internal one. Alsace-Lorraine ., v....,. lis German land." ixUC w.iue uuuumg eany uBJ u.uB t .a. au nmtions does not apply to Alsace permission to live or travel in the Lorraine, because there has been no zones about forts, navy yards, and'nange m 0s8es8ion during th7j S? Sn.iS?fn'tT?v2SSSS refNeither the German Government or LtSiS1 the German . Socialists are going to rTrJV:Z;:,nw"i8'irreiiier Alsace-Lorraine Carthy, and his assistants. Investiga tion of the applications already filed began todays ' r, Tn mtVbn 1ST ' T ? rtw, . MA nsrnmrs. nmm wag ?ai Hqv oorrfo .ii. for permits. It was estimated fhat 1.K00 annlinatirms wprP madA nn to the time the office closed. Naturally Larger in Spring Campaign Than During Inactivity- of Winter. (By Associated Press.) London, May 31. The rBritish of fensive on the Arras front, involving some of the severest fighting of the war, naturally has resulted in a large increase in casualties over the in active winter season. Casualties for the last few months have not been receivedbut in February the total re ported was only 1,243 officers and 17, 185 men. ' The assertion of the British that their losses are 50 per cent, smaller than in the battle of the Somme, not withstanding the fact that larger for ces are engaged, is not borne out by the May figures, although in the ab- penoe of tne casualties report for lApril, early in which month the of fensive was launched, the showing is not conclusive. The casualties re corded in the first three months Of the Somme drive were 307,169 of ficers and men. In August of last year, the second month of the, Som me battle, the casualties were 127,945, as compared with 112,233 for May, the second month of the .Arras battle. OFFICOyEW. GERMAN WIRELESS POSTlthe first American conference on dem AM D A r'lFir" CTi A CT'ocracy and terms of peace, which was (By Associated Press.) Seattle, Washington, May 31. A I tlmho'r pmlsAP roair?ine' in Sogtilo Viga reported to United States authorities here, that" a secret wireless plant is in operation on Elk Creek, in the Olympia Forest Reserve, about 24 miles from the . Pacific ocean. The cruiser reported that materials for the wireless plant were taken into Queen's county in the summer of 1915. Three Germans bore the stuff on their backs over trails that horses could not have, traveled, the cruiser said. About eight hundred pounds of material were carried in . -3f WILL STOP THEM FROM LEAVING THE COUNTRY. Washington, May 31. It was'ould follow the Prussian example at announced today that, steps from leaving the country before ea-uia-pnjpwwi "wvuuu-w jxujr v- June 5. Department of Justice tion contrary to the law would t he de " officials said every effort is be- Glared out of order, but that they re 'ing made to prevent evasion of 'garded as "perfectly . within the law, the law by, leaving the country. -and favored -all discussions as to the No Territory Annexation f D 1 i ! s.' Proposition Does Not Ap- U Ibsli U bUll llll II V ttHJIi WUf II ?; y (I ') -' ply tc Alsace-Lorraine. ' -. . . ' ; , . r . .i Jlr. t; ; GERMAN SOCIALIST POSITION OUTLINED By Leading Member of That Party Indefinite As to Belgium Proposal Re garding Poland (By Associated Prosa.) Copenhagen. (Via London). Mav 31. I w miciuicvuailt. Ill Hit? JtzcLKS" movement that the German Socialists and the German government, in order jto arrange peace, would be ready to 1 negotiate a settlement of the Alsace- I fact, according to a statement made to the Associated Press by Dr. Eduard David, a prominent German Socialist ,ucicgaic io me otuuK-numi conierence. Dr. David was emphatic in declaring tnat no German .party and no German government could or would be found ! which would consent to the alienation 1 cii li i ui lerniury wnicn was regaraed as a fixed part of the German empire. The only alterations of frontier which could be contemplated by the German Socialist! party were such minor ones as were based on local conditions and considerations. Among . The formula of peace without an-J In further explanation of the pro gram with which the German mairiri- ty Socialists are going to Stockholm, Dr . David said that it included the l "l ' "a U-Bm Witt t. f'KAf Ttlorj'iim fh Vila U nis Ian- . - , - - . c-.. ..r ing the desolated country 'to Its pre war condition. As far as Russian Po land is concerned, the majority So cialists advocate a plebiscite to deter mine whether the population wishes the establishment of a kingdom under Austro-German auspices or alignment With Russia, either as part of that country or as a Polish State with close relations to its great , eastern neighbor. The statement of Dr. David, regard ing Alsace-Lorraine is illumined by nn article in tne Socialist organ .of ; cialist Reichstag Deputy Joseph L. Emmel. The socialist organ argues against anv cession, on the ground that in a centralized State, like France, there is no place for racial particularism for a population like the Alsatians, marked out by names and dialect from the great body of the French nation. The. paper argues that a federated structure, like Ger many, just meets, on the other hand, the need for a state form in which Alsace-Lorraine can fit as. . an inde pendent portion of the empire. SPE SELECTIVE DRAFT Meeting of So-Called Pacifists Denounces Act As Immoral (By Associated Press.) New York, May 31. The Conscrip tion act was characterized today as KrVi immnrol anH iinnnat1tiiHrm9.1 - at Square, with Socialists and pacifists in attendance. The speaker, was . Daniel Kief er, of Cincinnati, who was intro duced after Dr. Judah L. Magnes, one of the organizers of the conference, had referred to newspaper dispatches from Washington telling of the pur pose of the Department of Justice to take stenographic notes at peace, meet ings and prosecute those who infringe the law. "I don't know whether this Is the kind of meeting the Department , of Justice, meansjt" said Dr. Magnes, "but if it is, and there are strangers here, I would like to invite them to this nlatform where they may see and I hear everything that , transpires. In Prussia, at political meetings the sten .lographers are seated on the platform. . 1 They take notes and report to the Gov jiernmentv Inasmuch as we arev very rapidly Decoming tTussianizea we .ou meeung. . AKERS ASSAIL GERiriY STEALS AMERICAN IHFA Her Hydroplanes Using .. Ad- miral Fiske's Invention For i Handling Torpedoes. (By Associated Press.) . New York, May 31. Ideas embodi ed in Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske's invention of a torpedo launching sea planes have been "appropriated" by the Germans and were used by them in torpedoing the 3,000-ton British steamship Gena, off Aldeburgh, May 1, according to a statement given out here tonight by the Aero Club of Am erica. The torpedoing of the Gena was re ported by the British admirality May 2. Two seaplanes participated in the attack and one was brought down by the British. , The charge of theft against the Ger mans is based on evidence received by the Aero Club, the statement Bald. 'T,he evidence consists of a sketch : of 1 the cantured German seanlane. which I i , . snawsitnattn. arrangement iopnoia:j Admiral Fiske's invention. - Dr0ken into only by trench ' raids. . la- Admiral Fiske's original idea, the . creasing artillery activity. 'from the statehient said, provided for the con- f arras battle front, however, is - re stK.ct.0, of .arge capab.e ; of launching tne regulation, wnue- neau torpeao. iiaier ue ueuueu il would t be best to reduce the size of the torpedo, provided this could be done without materially lessening its explosive power. Th British admiralitv. in reDortlng the torpedoing e torpedoing of the Gena, claimed that this method ,ot attack was prac ticed successfuily for' the first time in August, 1913, by Royal Navy Air Service pilots, who sank several ships in the Dardanelles. CLOSING AT THE ODD FELLOWS' ORPHANAGE (Special to The Dispatch.) Goldsboro, N. C, May 31 Closing exercises at the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home, will begin Sunday evening, June 3, with the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. M. L. Kesler, D. D., the efficient superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville, N. C. The Rev. Mr. Kesler needs no introduc tion, as he is one of the most, forceful speakers in the State. Interesting exercises will be given by, the children each evening, and on Wednesday night, June 6, it will be concluded by a. play prepared and giv en by the children of the High school department. The final examination will begin Monday and will close next Saturday, by which time everything will be in readiness for the closing exercises. COLLISION AT SEA; BARK SELGE SUNK (By ''Associated Press.) New York, May 31. News of the sinking of the Norwegian steamship Selge in a collision at sea was brought here today by a Norwegian bark which was towed into port: In order that she might undergo . repairs of damage re sulting from the mishap. ;The Selge had left Baltimore with coke for Pertv At 3 a. m. on May 24 she was run into by the bark which reached here today. The barks bow opened a hole abaft the Selge's bow. The-steamship filled and went down within ten minutes. Her Crew of 22 men took to the small boats and were rescued by the bark. The collision took place off the coast of North Caro lina. ITALIAN TROOPS ADVANCE IN ALBANIA (By Associated Press.) Rome, May 31. (Via London.)- Italian troops' in Albania have oc cupied the villages of Cerevoda, Vel isesti Csoja and Cafa, the war office announced! today. The town occupied by the Italians are in the Central part of southern Albania. This extension of k the Mace donian front' westward to Avlona, on the Adriatic, has been long held by Italian forces, v Their advance is re claiming morp ;of Albania from Aus- . , - ;:'' :i Von Hindenburg Making Des perate Attempts to Recap ture Vital Lost Positions FRENCH LINES SO FAR ARE UNBROKEN i Comparative Quiet Along the British Front Situation in Spain Said to be Grave and 1 is Being Closely -Watched Desperate attempts by. German ta push back the XTencn from the van tage ground won in the recent 'at tacks by General Petain's forces in the Champagne region have been re" newed. . ' ' ' As a whole the French line remain4 ntnt iivkI aw fin- aiinnaoalvtt dAVara blows dealt it early today in a sus-. tained effort of an extremely vlofent ; being liberally employed. The' frpnt was dented at only one place'- and this but slightly, the Crown Prince's troops gaining a footing in some ad vanced trenches, northwest of Mont Haut. , : V At the Teton, the Casque,at 'posi tions northwest of,' Auberlye and ;at Mont. Blond, on the ... fronts T against', which the attacks were launched, the net German gain was nil, the valuable . ground which the French need lor the . pushing of further offensive parti , cularly for observation 1 purposes, be I Inir wtlncH tnta ' ' ' .'. 1 rrtr" rT'Ii: - . 'v w. gomewnat lively fashion near Bulle Court, and further north along . tb, Scarpe east of Arras, British losses in men in the Arras battle are reflected in the figures of nn nnnUino nil Kl 1 0 aA I tl Tl T CT M O V --0.u?i"cf . . . I wnicn toiai iiz,z66 mciuuing ,v,9v ui- tinor.a .. f The political situation in Spain is being closely watched, particularly, in view of today's newspaper announce- ment in Madrid that the constitution t al guarantees would shortly again be suspended. Former Premier Roman- ' ones is quoted as declaring that con ditions in the country, which is known to be suffering keenly-in a general economic way. from the war; ( as well as directly from submarine . sinkings, were becoming graver every. hour. He considered the recent great meeting of pro-Ally sympathizers as of enormous importance and as per-' haps likely to exercise "a greater ln- fluence on foreign than on home poll- ' cies." FOOD LEG! BEING DEBATED Senate Discussing' House BiUV i Mouse Committee r rammg Another Food Measure. . . . . (By Associated Press.) ' ' - 1 Washington, May 31.-Food legisla- -tion was under consideration on both sides of the capital -today. 1 . In the Senate debate on the bill, al- ready passed by the House, providing : ' for a survey and stimulation of food production was resumed, ., while the '. House Agricultural committee -began work of perfecting the bill for estab' , lishing food administration and price ; fixing. Both bills are ' administration 1 measures. ; . 1 " I ' The Senate is expected to pass 1U bill within the next two days.v Chairman Lever, of the' House Agrl It cultural committee, plans to report out the bill his committee Js. considering -some time next, week. If possible, for ; immediate consideration by the Houses EARTHQUAKE TREMORS REQ 4, ISTERED. - r ' r (By Associated Press) . . Washington. May 31. Earth- 1 quake tremors lasting over a pe'. 44 riod of two hours were recorded 4 this morning by the,Georgetown , 4 University seismograph. They, be- ' gan at 3:57 o'clock,'.reached their maximum at 4:20' and ceased tat o'clock. University experts, estl- 4 I mated the center ofv the . disturb- ance at 4,000 "miles distant. i, 1 1 i i I it4 ti i pett-'to-'protfeed-n'nlii' way." -fr r laws. .' -' i - "trian influence. Nansen (2,197 tops). - y
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