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V YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL AND NEED-BE jfalOTIC AND WEATHER FORECAST; North and South Carolina Prob ably local thunder showers tonight, and Saturday. VOL. XXIII. NO. 140. Pill Vo So Commander IK Capital of Republic Destroyed j and Tens of Thousands Lives Lost. " 1 EARTHQUAKE ALSO ADDED TO THE RUIN Eye Witness Reports- Great Area of Death and lestruc tion American Minister Cabled News Last Night Big City Only Partly De stroyed at That; Time. r. r.:;7 rjl U1J w 1 1 ' (By Associated Press.)" r- San Juan del Sur, June 8. An operator who reached the edge t? of thp destroved zone reported X . " ::-San Salvador was in ruins ana . that everything within a radius of the city forO miles had been destroyed by the earthquake. 1 ,. ., San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. June 8 -San Salvador, the capital of the republic of Salvador, with a popula- uun ot more man ou.uuu, uas uccn , totally destroyed, according to a dis-i patch from San Miguel, Salvador. No details as to the manner in which the city was destroyed have been receiv , r,Ti Mifrnpi Salvador. No ! ed, but it undoubtedly was the result of an earthcniake or volcanic erup- tion. ; Daniels expressed great disappoint- A dispatch from Tegucigalpa, Hon-'ment today at the action of the House duras, says that in addition to the wip- yesterday in killing provision for the ing out of San Salvador, the towns of acquisition of the Jamestown Exposi- Quezaltipeque, Nejapa, Suchichoto, Paisnal. Armenios and Mejicanos also joining Hampton Roads, as the site were destroyed. Mejicanos .was a for a great base for the Atlantic fleet, suburb of San Salvador. f - "It is a serious situation," Mr. Dan- At 9:r.O o'clock this morning there 'iels said. "We have a fleet popula was still no communication between tion now of nearly 30,000 men and San Salvador and Tegucigalpa. (there is not one foot og government The town of Santa Tecla also has land where they can put their feet, ten destroved, according to this . re- A great base on Hampton Roads is an port. Residents of San Salvador are j absolute necessity and it is vital that campiiiR in the streets and Darks. At the quickest preparation be made for the time the report was sent it had i b-t-n raining heavily for five hours. 1 The disaster is supposed to have been ! faused by an eruption of the volcano fJf San Salvador, at the foot of which ; ttif city is situated. American Minister Heard From. situated near me water mat c ui Washiugton. June 8. Dispatches ed for the purpose." "ouj American Minister Long, at San Salvador, sent at 9 o'clock last night while the volcano of San Salvador was erupting, said part of the city had J beeii destroyed by fire but that it was, u'iucr con.'.rol. Great damage was: done. I Th p dispatch said that about 6:35 P m ., yesterday, severe earth shocks UM''in i.? i a?i l a o . 4 uiu cuniinuea until aouui o.iu with varying degrees of intensity. Ar about 8:45 the volcano of San Salvador beean to hplnh fnrth firp and HiOke unnnrontlv- rn t Vic cMo tnwafd i "uaitepeque. There was later one verv severe, shock, but the tremors "i" earth -continued with decreas ;ng vio ncev At the same time there a steady shower of dry ashes tailing over the city. Hie report says damage to the ' ni'-riean legation building will render 1T ""inhabitable, but that all records are saf,,. It adds that all other city ptOljiity nr.riPfivpfl nrnntirQllv nnten- abl One important central business , uVl !)n na(l been destroyed by fire, nit; Liiiie ui ttjiegi o.yxii6, j 'jney declare iiiej' wilucoocu uv, 0(( to ) lindfir rnntrol. No! otnintiiTi of th American shiD after oealh s were rennrtoH in tho Tninitrs ! 'J'lKltcll as hairnr tnnwn ar that hniir -t is eanie nuite possible that further vol- Km have wrought greater damage ur the sending of his dispatch, MINISTER ELKINS REACHES PARIS in the Chamber of Deputies yester - I dav that the proportion of submarines Pa jay A8soclatea Press.) r's, June 8. Abraham Elkus, for-! Dier arrived ""iuassaaor at Constantinople, a"Ved Paris from Berne ..today, LOmpanied by his family. ENORMOUS TASK PUT Oil AMLV ' To Supply Allies With Food Mr. Hoover's Report on The Subject. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 8. Herbert C. Hoover's report to the government on what the United States must do to sustain its allies with focdtoade pub- Jic yeaterday, shpws that, theyies. -nnnafiibro) ronniro rTiTriTto flit Tl PYt year near a billion tons of cereals alone, and that their needs of meats, fats and sugar will also be enormous. Production in the allied countries nrl imnorts from other countries can i t onlv"a ooi-Uon of these needs- Amerte? mist siwd 1 J. ml)1buUsPP the present f" "consumption w 11 no? meet flefoo' 1 nf hnfi f Tt- nut tht tS Tnormitv of' task reauired reduction of home 1 consumption in mauy ways. nronrT A DV rfcAUlIPt C OH.ll x vrv i IS DISAPPOINTED (Br Associated Press.) Washington, June 8. Secretary tion grounds, and Sewell s foint aa- adequate quarters for the men we are taking into the navy. The exposition buildings are not the kind we would , construct ourselves, but they could be used quickly. They are the only build-. mgs l Know ox in me unneu bwlcs AMERICAN SHIP i The Steamer Torpedoed and Crew in the Life Boats Shelled. (By Associated Press.) Paris, June 8. The torpedoing of a big American steamer end the shell ing and sinking by the submarine of the small boats in which the steamer's crew reached Havre in open boats, survivors of the French three masted sailing ship Jeanne Cordonnier. The French ship was torpedoed in Trncriiah rhflnnel on May 31 and the HI uuu - - . crew reached Havre in open boattfcr. th ol bad hpfiri sunk. : SUCCESSFUL WARFARE i ON SUBMARINES I (By Associated Press.) Paris, June 8. Rear Admiral La 'pji7p. minister of marine, announced I sunk has increased marKeoiy, aaumg. "We are employing a, very efficient method and we are aDie to see me possibility of developing this method so as to render it more efficacious." SUIBYU-BOAI FULL WILMINGTON, NORTH 4. 4. 4. InL WOODEN SHiP FIGHT BROUGHT TO HEAD j - V General Goethals Charged iy Members of Board With Blocking Progress. v (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 8. Differences over the government's wooden ship building program came to a head last night when F. A- yEustiS)'1 assistant general - managTBTt oT the emergen tleer corpwatton, and his assistant,- f; Huntington Clark, issued statements virtually charging Major-General George W. Goethals, general manager of the corporation, with halting build ing of the vessels by prescribing an ; . ; i e , U1 "U"L1L- The statements reveal that the fIeet corporation has just received offers from 10 firms to build 496 wooden ships, within 12 months, or 786 with- in ,18 months. General .Goethals has turnetl tne PrPsals down because ships on a cost plus ten per cent. , profit basis, instead of contracting for a flat price for the ships. Mr. Eustis and Mr. Clark are the mining engineers who originated the wooden shipbuilding plan adopted by the shipping board and regarded by General Goethals as impracticable. When the board formed the fleet cor poration and put General Goethals at its head with full powers to build ships the two' engineers were as signed to the corporation as the gen eral's aides. After taking charge of the build ing program, General Goethals turned to steel construction and limited the wooden program to not more than 250 ships, in 18 months. Mr. Eustis and Mr. Clark contend the corporation can build 2,000 wooden ships within that time without interfering with steel building. Tne disagreement between Major Generai Goethals, general manager of tne Emergency Fleet Corporation, and hig aidg) oyer tne wooden ship build- ing pr0gramme was considered today at a special meeting of the shipping board, with the prospect that F. A. Eustic, assistant general manager of the corporation, and F. Huntington Clark, his assistant, originators of the wooden ship plan, would offer their resignations. Major General Goethals today dis missed F. A. Eustic, of Boston, as sistant general manager, and F. H. Clerk, of New York, the two engi neers who originated the wooden fleet idea. EARTHQUAKE SHOCK REPORTED LAST NIGHT (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 8. Seismographs of Georgetown University last night recorded a severe earth disturbance about 2,000 miles from Washington. First tremors were recorded at 7:57:30 o'clock. The maximum shocks were recorded at 8?07 p. m. and the disturb1 nnno pnded at 9:25 p. m. It was thought the quake was in the same region as that recorded several days ago. WISCONSIN SENATE TABLES LIQUOR BILL. y (By Associated Press.) Madison, Wis., June 8. There will be no prohibition measure enacted by the present Wisconsin Legislature. This question, .which since the first of the session has been an overshad owing issue, was disposed of finally in the Senate yesterday when con sideration of a bill drawn in the form the Governor desired, was aenniteiy postponed. Off r LEASED WlRE SERVICE CAROLINA, FRl6 AY AFTERNOON, JUNE 8, 1917. R USH1NG UP TROOPS IN FRANTIC EFFORT TO STOP THE BRITISH IUIIUKI AT BIG HEARING Owners of Railroad Securities Appear Before Government Commission WILMINGTON BANKER PLAYS l VITAL PART Mr. Thomas E. Cooper Ex- plains the Situation Clearly to Public Mr. Tl F. Dar den at Hearing. T--4 - (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, . .une 8. Mr. Thomas E. Cooper, ofAtilmington, is in Washington and V4ttended tnis afternoon a hearing granted by -the Interstate Commerce -C6mmission to the National Asociatiori'of . Owners Cooper is one of the leading members, in regard to the 15 per cent, rate in crease asked by the railroads. Mr. T. E. Darden, of Wilmington, assistant to the president of the At lantic Coast Line, also attended the hearing. This is the first hearing ever ac corded by the commission to organized- holders of railroad stocks and bonds and marks a new era in rail road history. The National Associa tion of Owens of Railroad Securitie3 was organized in Baltimore about two weeks ago, to stabilize the securi ties of the carriers of the country. After the hearing before the Inter state Commerce Commission the as sociation will hold a meeting late this afternoon for the election of a full set of officers and to effect a permanent organization. "We believe that as the owners of many millions of dollars of stocks and bonds and other debts of the railroad carriers, we are as vitally interested as the shippers or the railroads them selves in this proposed 15 per cent, rate advance," said Mr. Cooper. "The Interstate Commerce Commission has accepted this view and has agreed to hear us. "Our association believes, of course, that the railroads shall be granted a fair return ontheir investment and sufficient profit to enable to expand their facilities to handle the business of the country, which has been grow ing by leaps and bounds, while the roadsi have been unable to expand to handle because of insufficient earn ings, f' AUSTRIA MASSING ON ITALIAN FRONT (By Associated Press.) Udine, Italy (Via Paris), June 8. A semi-official announcement say that Austria has made a formidable con centration of forces on the Italian front by the withdrawal of troops from A semi-official announcement says that the Italians are now confronted by an estimated two-thirds of the en tire Austrian army. DISMISSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE (By Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., June 8. John L. Litz, former member of the Virginia Legis lature, arrested at his home at. Coe burn Monday on the alleged charge of cursing the flag and the President, was given a hearing before United States Commissioner Taylor at Norton today and was dismissed for lack of evidence. The officers of the Second Virginia regiment, who made the ar restr did not testify against him. r -: 55- SIR LAURIER RESIGNS X- LEADERSHIP. , (By Associated Press.) X- Toronto, ,,Ont., June 8. A dis- J patch to the.?vrToronto l eiegram tf from. .Ottawa says that at the -55-4fr Liberal caucus this morning Sir ?e- Wilfrid Laurier resigned the leadership of the party. j. IN WASHINGTON ( 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. But So Far Germans' Counter Attacks Have Little Force Against Attack GREAT THRUST STILL GOES ON German Losses Reported to be 1 Large Situation In Russia! "! T T I All Clearing up r or Allies Spain Approaches a Crisis. Vast numbers of German troop3 are being rushed forward by Field Marshal : von Hindenburg in an effort to stem j the British torrent which has swept! over the heights dominating the Lilla! plain and threatens to sweep the Teu-! tons from the great industrial section ceeding clash between th3 mighty armies on me western ironi nas dwarfed the one which preceded it, so the initial phase of the battle of Messines promises to bemerely a prelude to the struggle which is to come. The British thrust follows almost on the heels of the triumphant announce-1 ment by-the German Emperor that the allied offensive in the west had been indefinitely checked, bearing put reports that the Germans had un- er-estimatea the pQw.erjana reQurcegi and rsferS not ac withctonH toTM-if.v. hw Whw.w upon them. From the captured heights the British guns today are sending their message of death across waa lue m"f VL" a low and level plain of scarcely five yet accomplished, ensuring that miles in breadth, which separates? Ostend will be crippled as a useful them from the industrial capital 0f,Gerrnan base for weeks, if not. perman- northern France. Lille is the chief of a little group of three cities in which prior to the war centered France's great textile indus tries. It formerly had a population of 210,000 and its two sister cities, Rou baix and Tourcoing, were the homes of about an equal number. Turcoing and Roubaix stand on rising ground from 4 to 6 miles northward of Lille, the only high land now in front of the British. To their right, however, Lille is protected by a ridge which the right wing of the attacking Brit-j seven persons known to be in custody ish army rests. An advance into the in connection with alleged plots to plain will outflank this ridge. j kidnap c. A. Clement, Springfield So far the Germans have reacted jeweier, a Springfield baby and a St. hesitatingly before the tremendous munitions maker, with the ab- thrust which the British have deliver-! auction of the Keet infant close ed into the long held German line in I friends of Mr. and Mrs. Keet say they Belgium. Only weak counter attacks are gradually losing hope that their were reported during last night, ac-1 son wm De found unharmed, cording to the unofficial accounts from Rumor after rumor has been sift the battlefield, and Generai Haig's ed, only to leave the case clouded In troops have held all the ground they the same mystery that has surround won, which reaches at points a depth ed it since the night of May 30, when of nearly 3 miles. The force of the British drive is only in part indicated by the reports of more than 6,000 prisoners taken. More Germans raked in by the British net are being sent rearward and there yet remain to be enumerated the many guns taken. Several batteries ara known to have fallen into British TinHs thP rnrrfisnnrtil pti ts snv. and i prisoners tell of the destruction of I Provision and drastic additions to ex scores of German guns by British! laws aainst spying but shorn shells I newspaper censorship feature, whiiP tfcp nhuTitPr ro furl passed by the House yesterday, .w " j delivered have been readily repulsed, I much furious fighting is to be expected before the attack can be pressed fur ther into German-held territory. An event of prime importance in connection with American participa tion in the war is announced today in the arrival of Major General Pershing and his staff in London. The Ameri can officer preceded the expedition ary force he is to command. There has been renewed activity, within the past day or two on the French front near St. Quentin. The artillery has been strongly engaged on both sides, and the Germans appar ently were preparing an attack last night. The French guns, however, broke up the effort along the road be tween St. Quentin and La Fere. The renewal of the British offen sive has overshadowed all other war events, but the news is timed with; the arrival of reassuring reports from evidently were written oy two Amen Russia. cans and five Spaniards. One of them The surrender of the Kronstadt se- was dated January 27, 1916. They cessionists has been followed by re-1 contained no information as to the ports of the enthusiastic reception' ac corded Minister of War Kerensky on his tour of the Russian fronts. The energy with which the minister has acted to restore me morale ana ais-i cipline of Russia's army has appar-! ontiv had its reward and has revived' hope that the great Slavic country 873 tons gross, owned by the United may soon make her military power, States Steamship Company, of New felt again on the eastern battle line, i York, left here January 2, 1916, for Outside of the belligerent ranks in- Archangel, Russia. She called, at a terest centers in Spain, where the in- Nova Scotia port for coal and proceed ternal crisis is apparently coming to. edjpn January 18. Nothing more was (Continued ou fago cibuw; , :. . -' .-r i BUY A UgElili0ND V 7 . :W Willi ImU' 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, 4. saiiv ior 1 1 REMARKABLE FEAT T Photographs Taken of Bom bardment of Ostend Show Great Destruction. (By .Associated Press.) London, June &.: A series of pho tographic plates ot the bombardment of Ostend, which have arrived in Lon don, afford a remarkable example of iJs - cviitfoA and' record by airplanes Tney snow in undeniable fashion that the bombardment of Ostend last Tues- J 11 A. 1 l4-. ; entiy. HOPE DWINDLES TH AT CHILD WILL BE FOUND (By Associated Press.) Springfield, Mo., iune 8. The fear that Lloyd Keet, . 14-monthe-old son of J. H. Keet, banker, of Springfield, may not be returned to his parents, appeared today to be increasing. De spite the belief of detectives that they vpt will oonnpr.t some one of the the child disappeared. ESPIONAGE BILL PASSED BY HOUSE (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 7. The tUULCl ence report on the administration Es- pionage bill, with its export embargo an. . ro 00 LU SEA EIVES NEWS OF LOST SHIPS Bottle Containing Letters From Long-Missing Steam er Washed Ashore. (By Associated Press.) London, June 8. A bottle contain ing a number of messages apparently written by members of the crew of the long-missing American steamship, Frederick, has been washed ashore at the Orkney Islands. The messages circumstances under wnicn tne snip was lost. One of them said: "We are sinking in mid-ocean Others said the writers were dying, 7 , .,.. New York, June 8. The American steamship Frederick, a vessel of 1,- :uearu xiuiu .uer. QbRAPHY FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. . Wipr E 1 Commander of American Ex pedition Reports Ready For Business. GIVEN OVATION UPON HIS ARRIVAL' Has Party of Almost .Two Hundred With Him- Crossed On Line- Escort ed Through Submarine Zone By American Destroy ers. - V"' (By Associated Press.! here this morning, -after an fcnerentful ' .i trip. All the members of his party, were in good health and spirits. Their, ship was escdrted into port-by Amerfc can destroyers. A hearty welcome was extended tck the Americans by official representa tives of the admiralty, the War Office and thei municipal authorities. The War Office has assigned a brigadier general of the British army as aide to General Pershing. He took up his duties with the commander-in-chief as soon as the latter reached here. The formal welcome to the Amerl cans on the landing stage was a stir ring one. A guard of honor, composed of Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was drawn up at the landing, with a regimental band. After General Pershing had been introduced to the military offi cer in command of the port he In spected the guard of honor, while the band played "The Star-Spangled Ban ner." General Pershing said to the Asso ciated Press: "The trip has been delightful, par ticularly the latter stages, when we were escorted through the danger zone by our own destroyers. Speak ing for myself and my staff, we are glad to be the standard-bearers of America in this great war for civili zation. The opportunity of landing at a British ' port and the welcome we received are very significant and are deeply appreciated. " We expect, in the course of a very short time, . to be playing our part which will be a very I t T, 1.1 . J t-1 J. ceeded toward London. Before leav ing the steamer the general thanked the captain and crew for their courte-, sies during the voyage. The British delegation which wel comed the Pershing party on board the deck of the liner consisted of Rear Admiral Stileman, Lieu tenant General Sir William Pitcalrn Campbell and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. The ship docked at 9 o'clock. . After the band had played the Amer ican national anthem, it rendered "God Save the King," all present standing at salute throughout. The voyage was la quiet one. Th time was devoted by General Pershing and his staff to hard work with close concentration on the study of French by all the officers. During the trip there was a concert at which General Pershing made an address. There was great enthusiasm on board when three American destroyers came' up' to act as escorts. London, June 8. General ' Pershing arrived in London this afternoon. He was welcomed by Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador; Lord Der by, secretary of, state for war; Vi count French, commanding the British home forces, and other officers. Includ ing Lord Brooke, who will be attached to General Pershing's staff during: nia stay in England. Has Numerous Staff. Washington, June 8. Major-General Pershing, -whose safge arrival ' in Eng land is recorded in the foregoing disr patch, has with him 198 officers, en listed' men and other attaches. The party sailed more than a week ago, without any publicity ' being given to their departure, despite the fact that it was known to some' American newspapers. Here again, as was the , (Continued from Page Six) ; , I . -1 t it V.'1 1,1 if.' 1 y 1.: S'r. (, 4, 1 -'I'll ; k i " ? 14 ( ! ;J . hi. i- il-j 1 "XT
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