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SEIZE
BELGIAN
Two Boats From the Petrolite;
Sunk By Submarine, Are
Missing
VESSELL HAS HAD
CHECKERED CAREED
Another Lull On the Franco
Belgian Front Germans
Sent Out Feeling Expedi
tions British Cavalry
Meets Disaster.
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AMERICAN STEAMER PET
ROUTE A VICTIM.
(By Associated Press), ...
Washington, June 12. The Am
erican steamer Petrolite" has
been sunk by a German subma-
rine. Consular reports which
brought news of the disaster to- 4
t day said one boat", with 18 men,
the third mate and the chief en- 4
gineer. had been landed, and two 4
' boats vith an unstated number of fr
men were missing.
Belonged to Standard Oil.
New York, June 12.- The Pet-
rolite, a vessel of 3,710 tons, own- 4
ted by the Standard Oil Co., of
New York, left here April 30 for
Savona and Leghorn, Italy. The
vessel was in command of Cap-
tarn Thomas. H. McKellum and 4
carried a crebl 38 men. of whom I
t iv were mei i aip wa.Y'
termed and
carnea a gunners' -
crew.
The Petrolite was formerly the
steamship Excelsior, under the 41,
t German flag, and was transferred 4
to American registry with other
ships of the Standard Oil fleet,
early in the war. She was built
at Stettin, Germany, in 1898. She
carried oil in bulk.
Another American vessel, the arm
ed oil steamer Petrolite, of 3,710 tons,
has fallen victim to a German subma
rine. Twenty men from her crew
have been landed. Two of the steam
er's boats are missing, consular ad
vices reaching Washington state.
There were 38 men in the Petrolite's
crew, including 10 Americans, when
she left New York on April 30 for Ital
ian ports. The time and place of the
sinking have not been disclosed.
The time and place of the attack
were not given in the dispatches.
The Petrolite, a tank steamer, first
figured in the news nearly two years
ago, an attack upon her by an Austrian
submarine threatening diplomatic re
lations between the Vienna govern
ment and the United States. The ship
was shelled by the submarine and men
aboard her were wounded. The sub
marine sent a crew aboard the vessel
and removed a large quantity of sup
plies. She then was permitted to pro
ceed. The incidentw.as the subject of a
series of notes between the United
States and the Austrian govecament.
There is again a lull on the Franco
Belgian front. The British, after cap
uring yesterday an additional mile of
trenches west of Warneton, in the Bel
g'an sector, where their recent ad
vance was scored, confined themselves
iast night to raiding operations.
The Germans, for their part, sent
jeelmg-out expeditions against the
British lines at several points fn this
area. Thsre were repulsed by the
British, who took some of the Ger
mans prisoners.
According to Berlin's account of fight
around Messines yesterday, a Brit
3 cavalry force was sent into action
Qere. Only remnants of the force re-;
umed to the British lines, the German
rePort says. J
On the front occupied by the French;
wre was inactivity, except for the
artillery.
The
Italian advance begun Sunday i
1 l'ie i rentino was not pushed further
yesterday. The Rome official bulletin
' s that adverse atmospheric condi-
ions interfered with the operations.
In tL
a TT. iT"1 transfer to those
against the Russians on the Baltic', imnnaaiM
Don oenin aamiramy loaay re-
j!r,s attacks by German seaplanes on".
Russian naval bases on thfi Tsland of'T
vast TV, ,. n , . , l -
off the Gulf of Riga.
SWEDISH VESSELS
VICTIMS OF U-Boat
(By Associated Press.)
lnhagen, June 12 (Via London),
ani u Swedish sailing vessels, Alida
ma Helene, have been sunk by a Ger-
Ml n rrva rinn A V..-.J nhin woe
C perSed to TShS5
UI' the crews nf tha voaoola which
FOR THE
FIFTY MILLION
.
Davies S. Warfield Makes
Final Plea Before Commis
sion for Security Holders
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Washington, D.' C., June 12. The
concluding hearings before the Inter-1
state "Commerce Commission on the!
15 per cent, freight rate advances,
urged by the carriers, as being neces-l
sary to meet their increased costs of
operatipn, due to advancing labor and
"torial costs, was marked by an ar
otimeht in behalf of the fifty million
people who, directly or indirectly, own.
the $17,000,000,000 securities of the'
railroads.
S. Davies Warfield, of Baltimore,
president of the National Association
of Railway. Securities Owners, in pre
senting the argument in behalf of
these security holders, reminded the
commission that never before in its
29 years existence had
tniS v great
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for protection at your hands."
He summarized the evidence given
by Darwin P. Kingsley, president -of
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany; Robert F. Maddox, president of
the Atlanta National Bank: M. S
Schpnk rsidTit
ini ana jonii
Boston.
noted financial
of the vital interest of that great
part of the public which puts its
money in insurance policies and sav
ings banks, in having the value of rail-j
road securities stabilized and made
secure.
"Theyrely particularly upon you,
gentlemen of the commission, as their
only protection," said Mr. Warfield,
earnestly. "While demagogues claim
ing to represent the people have rant
ed, they have silently waited until
now, brought face to face with a cri
sis, they have become aware of the
strength of their position and have re-
solved to organize for mutual pro tec -
Hon "
In conclusion, he said that unless'
protection is afforded now, the chan
nel$ of money supply heretofore open
to the railroads might be closed and
the railroads b unable to discharge
their functions in serving the business
interests of the country and govern-j
ment itself during the war.
MORE THAN SCORE
P
LST
Over Hundred Bodies Taken
From Mine Sixty Yet
Believed Inside.
(By Associated Press.)
Butte, Mont., June 12. More than a
score of funerals passed through
Butte streets today, carrying to the
grave victims of last Friday's fire in
the Granite Mountain and Speculator
mines of the North Butte Copper
Company. A total of 109 bodies have
been taken from the mine and 62 are
believed yet to be inside, making a
total of 171 dead. Thirty-one miners
have been rescued alive.
WOOD PULP IMPORT
TO BE ALLOWED
(By Associated Press.)
St. Johns, N. F.,.June 12 The New
Eoundland Legislature, now in session,
V i ,t a la -rsr norm 1 T Tl tl ft
is expeciea 10 euaui ic '
th. TTnitPd States of a con-
nf the Bowerv Srv-i f-"""!""r ."round Grensbproi'sbc-farms with the'. "7" "T,-, ;
NERA
siderable quantity of pulp woodr cut.peace table, the rignt to say: 'We de -
in- this colony since the outoreaK oimand a just peace, ana no pt.u A;".
the war. The wood was intended ior,De a just peace unless n is a iuug
shipment-to England and France, but -peace.'." I
because, of the shortage of ships its. Mr Taft described the acts or Ger-
countries u uc -
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4 TWO MORE SITES SELECTED
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4 tBy Associated ress.)
Washington, June x r un T
and Des Moines
41 ments of the National Army, y
I Twelve of the sixteen sites have
now been approved. .feglTSStf8 aoS?S, rand,RXfeigrtoday he is expected to state
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GOLDSBORO SOLDIER KILLED.
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(By Associated Press.)
' Durham, N. C, June 12. Pri- 4
vate Frank Brown, Company B,
Second North Carolina Infantry,
t uuiubuuiu, luemuer oi a aeiacn- t
It TYI pnt nn criiarrl of o roilwoi hrr J.
in this district, was struck and (
instantly killed early today by a i
passenger train. v
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FOR EXPLOSIVES
IN EXPRESS GARS
Ruling of the Interstate Com -
rnerce Commission on The
Subject.
Washington, June 12. The Inter-
normittinp- tho trqncnnrtainri nf a-r.
"O " . 'I .
D.icui.iWBi,ipl0MTeg Dy express train or in
ex
press cars in passenger trains was
amended today to restrict such ship-
lo emergency requirement or-
the army or navy. The amended of-
der requires that a declaartion be
mcuJ" vvl,:'ilK W1" "
quires the quick transportation of the
explosives in question.
Cars containing explosives trans
ported by express,, the commission
heldf need not be piacarded, but train
and express employes must be ad
vised of the presence and location of
such cars in the train.
BRITISH PATROL BOAT
GETS TWO SEAPLANES,
(By Asspciatea Press.)
London, June 12. Two of five hos
tile seaplanes that were sighted by a
! drifter of the Dover patrol yesterday
.were destroyed by the British craft, it
was omciany announced lasi mgni
The admirality statement announc
ing this incident says:
"The Vice Admiral at Dover reports
that about 5 a. m. yesterday one of
His Majesty's drifters, while on patrol j
duty, encountered a group of five en-
1 emy seaplanes ana engagea tnem .
lOne machine was destroyed, the pilet
being rescued by another enemy ma
chine. .This machine was in turn at
tacked by the drifter, and both pilots
were taken prisoner, the machine be
ing so badly damaged that it sank
while being towed into the harbor."
UNITED STATES
AT PEACE BOARD
Effect of This Country's Sacri
fice of-Men and Money in
- The War.
(By Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa., June 12. William
Howard Taft, speaking yesterday at a
general meeting of the National Con
ference of Charities and Correction,
whose subject was "International Ad
justment After the War," declared,
that the United States would have toi
!put billions of money and millions of .'
en into tne struggle. "This," he con-
.. d wouid give this country, when
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01D wov gathered around the
the nations were gatnerea arouna tne i
many against tne unueo otaiea
, i "deliberate murder
HELD AS PRISONERS
OF WAR BY GERMANY
i (By Associated Press.)
yv u, , - - - - o rt
noimea tne --r".
IT Oldnam,?0Kt in PTrtenv-ATlstr-wnfrh DToseciited ifttB
Writer, ieiimgllrDfi tho ni.t fmniMrtotlnn f rt,""""1 vuuuicu -ui uiU "MUV buifl.
.:.irpwu- nX'amD this'gaging, the attention of tne State a
adequate care in the prison camp tMs, gagi s Mr, Smith eets to
THE BICKETT IDEA
IS EXEMPLIFIED
In an Executive Order Parol
ing Young Man Frorh Chain
Gang to Farm.
KILGO CONTROVERSY
. CTII I I TMcrTTt'rn
O 1 llJU U Wot 1 1 LJfcJLI
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Letter in Bishop's
Hands.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, June 12. Andy Joy-
ner, senior, gets Gilbert Newell from
the Guilford roads, and that tractor
which Andy has found intractable will
walk about under the manipulation of
Young Newell, who Is now paroled.
The Guilford boy drew tHis clem
ency from Governor Bickett yesterday
J and enters immediately upon the re
maining three months of his term
! The Governor giver copious reasons
and all of them are interesting. The
Newell boy was doing a year for lar
ceny. .The petty court in which he
was tried did not feel his to be a case
which called for imprisonment, but the
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auently the Governor uses his Dowers
and harmonizes the whole. Says Gov:
ernor Bickett:
"Andrew Joyner, of Greensboro, has
iven serioug and diligent attention to
tne call of tne mtry,-f6r increased
j food production. He is
These farms are operated upon the
joint stock principle and whatever is
made is equitably distributed among
those who produce it; He is in sore
need of a man to run a tractor on
these farms. Gilbert Newell is well
qualified to do this work and is anx
ious to do it. The only thing- that pre
vents him is that he is at present on
the county chain-gang serving a sen
tence of 12 months because the Su-
judge of the city court exceeded his
jurisdiction, in committing Newell, who
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1.11c piuuauuu umci iuolcou ui
mitting him to jaiL The Court was
undoubtedly correct in its interpreta
tion of the law, but the executive clem
ency vested in me by the Constitution
enables me to harmonize these differ
ences and give full effect to the legal
opinion of the Supreme Court and to
the judgment of the police justice bas
ed upon an intimate knowledge of the
case.
"I, therefore, parole Gilbert Newell
and order him to be delivered to An
drew Joyner and worked on a farm
under his instruction until the end of
his term for the following reasons:
"First, it is better for the boy, who
is only 16 years old, to spend these
three months on a farm under An
drew Joyner than on the roads under
the gun of a convict guard. In man
aging the tractor the "boy will himself
become tractable, as he will learn that
the value of power depends upon the
manner in which it is controlled;
"Second, the economic value of the
labor on the farm will be double that
on the roads; and
"Third, he will be doing his part to
ward increasing: the food supply of
the State."
In sending young Newell to work un
der Mr. Joyner the Governor is fol
lowing his own policy of contributing
all possible to food production and con
servation where manhood production
and conservation can follow in the hu
maner process.
Bishop Kilgo now has the A. E.
Smith letter,' so the latest from the
I Durham seat of war says, and "the
, , Mg mind as the j t Mr
Shakespeare would haye said.
' The letter of Mr. Smith is just about
what rumor ahead of it indicated. The
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Airy man is masmg a ngnt on tne
nr.oatti whri lloa Uoan ho
storm center of the Trinity typhoon
for the last week. It is not possible to
ive tne contents of that letter and
nobody here has seen it; but Mr.
Smith has wearied of the bishop and
,sent the word to neaaquarters
Whether the Mt. Airy man means
to call him to account for calling the
class liars, buffaloes, traitors, cowards,
sons of Benedict Arnold and expres
sions of episcopal meekness, the rumor
does not .say. It is hot even hinted
whether Mr. Smith regards these legal-
ly objectionable. The interesting part
of it is that A man .of.- size is bucking
kiil-f ivf innr I
Governor General Bissing
Wanted to Make Ready For
Germany's New War
"LET ONLY RIGHT
OF CONQUEST SPEAK"
Such Was The Keynote of His
Idea and Would Even Put
King Albert Out The Way
By Death Startling Publi
cation Brought to World
Light.
(By Associated Press.)
Copenhagen (Via London), May 23.
(Correspondence of the Associated r
Press). The memorandum of the
late Governor-General Bissing, of Bel
gium, in which he advocated the an
nexation of the littlo kingdom as the
sole policy for Germany, is published
in full in Greater Germany, a review
issued by Deputy Bacmeister, of the
Prussian Diet, a National Liberal and
Annexationist. The unshamed naked
ness with which the memorandum
calls for the dethronement of the
Belgian iyal house, the exploitation
of Belgian resources and prepaartions
for a new war to follow the present
struggle, shows that the document
was never intended for public view.
Von Bissing recognizes that Ger
many can have little hope of making
friends of" Belgians after this war,
warns against "illusions of possible
reconciliation," and calmly counts up
the value of booty from Belgium and
the advantages of pocketing the coun
try, from a military, naval and econ
omic, standpoint. He points out that
the offensive prosecution of the pres
ent war was possible only through the
invasion Of .Belgium,
The memorandum says that the
strategic aim of the present war is to
gain room for the concentration and
advance of German armies in a new
war against England and France, and
Bel-
waiU
basis
According to Von Bissing the ab
sorption of Belgium must not be dis
cussed at any peace conference. ''Let
only the right of conquest speak," are
his words. In the Bissing Belgium
there would be nor room for King Al
bert and his dynasty and the memo
randum quoted approvingly the advice
of Mnbhiavelli that, under such cir
cumstances a king or regent should be
nnt nut nf thr tva v if rpfdooo r-v htr
Under- the Von Bissing scTieme Bel-
tirely, but is to be subjected to such
r;il narTnit n
VjJLV4CVAXvJ C0 WW ill plUilt J C L A CL l Jf IV
use it as a lever for fixing prices on
the world market in German inter
ests. In the same way Belgium's coal
supply is to give Germany an econ
omic monopoly on the continent.
Von Bissing foresees the necessity
for a continuance of his style of dicta
torship for many years and says that
"reforms introduced must be based on
military might.
SECOND STEP
hi iinnnu nmrT
HMVII UnHM
Men to be Summoned Before
Exemption Board No Fur
ther Time to Slackers.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 12. Arrest and
possibly a year's imprisonment to
day threatened men of registration
age who have failed to enroll for army
conscription. Governors had orders
from the War Department to cease
extending leniency to those' who did
not register on the single legal regis
tration day, last Tuesday, and to pros
ecute violators vigorously. The early
publication of lists of registered men
is expected to aid in detection of
slackers.
Provost' Marshal General Crowder
today awaited registration reports
from 15 States so that the nation's to
tal can be figured, each State's con
scription quota determined, and rules
announced for the second step in .-the
process the summoning before local
exemption boards of 'a proportion of
the meu registered.
LORD NORTHGLIFFE
OPENS HIS OFFICE
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 12. Lord North
cliff e, representative of the British
government on special mission - to co
ordinate the various war commissions
in this country, who arrived in Amer
ica yesterday, opened offices in New
York today. His office staff will come
to America within a few daysrit was
announced, he would have no. state
ment to make. He wanted it mallei
clear, however, that he was not in
America on a diplomatic mission.
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mm mm m-r awass w I
E TO
GO TO THE FRONT
Additional Forces of Van
guard Arrive and Given En
thusiastic Welcome
PILING UP STORES
REACH FRANC
rnn VAQT ADMV'front is Proceeding at an altitude of
rUI V AOl IxiVl I 1 ?nnn foot amiA Rtnrmir atmnflnhflrie
Description Given of Ameri
can Ships That Are in
French Port Austrian
and Germans Help
(By Associated Press.)
Bouligne, June 12. Anotner install
ment of the vanguard of the American
army has arrived in France, in the
form of 150 ambulance drivers and 75
nurses. Preceded by a British mili
tary band, they marched through the
streets to" their quarters amid the en
thusiastic cheers of the population.
A Visit to American Ships.
i JPariSt Juue 12. A . correspondent
faAyttre- JouVnal desctibes ivrsll1?
aboard the first American ship of a
new type which arrived recently at a
French port. . He says the steamer,
which he calls "J," belongs to a class
of vessels which accompany the squad
ron far from its base and are capaule
of keeping it constantly supplied with
food, coal and materials for repairs
The "J" did not come alone, but was
accompanied by one of the new boats
constructed for the pursuit of subma
rines.
The "J" brought thousands of tons
of wheat flour in a miscellaneous
cargo, the correspondent says, and a
veritable mountain of medicine and
surgical dressings. A huge electric
crane on the deck keeps unloading
the cargo to waiting' trains aligned
along the quay.
A large number of German and
Austrian prisoners assisted in unload
ing the "J," looking with surprise and
saddened faces at the stars and
Stripes waving above this formidable
instrument of war which had come
so far to insure, the defeat of their
country.
TRADE RELATIONS
Secretary Redfield Advises
Suspension of Certain
Classes of Commerce.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, June 12. In correspond
ence, made public today, between Wil
liam C. Redfield and John O'Donhue's
Sons,' coffee dealers, the Secretary of
Commerce, advises the firm not to
continue commercial relations with
business interests in Central and
South America, and. the United States,
which "are presumably controlled by
subjects of Germany, or who are sub
jects of her allies," pending action by
Congress on the so-called trading with
the enemy act. The coffee firm had
informed the secretary of a shipment
reoeived from "a certain house with
a German name" in Venezuela for sale
here on a commission basis. The sec
retary was asked "whether or not it
would be an act of disloyalty" if the
proceeds were paid to the Venezuela
firm. Secretary Redfield replied, ad
vising withholding of payment, which
he said should be disposed of as pend
ing legislation, if enacted, may pre
scribe, and suggested suspension of
further business relations) with the)
Venezulean firm during the. war.
GERMAN GENERAL
CAPTURED BY PRIVATE
(By Associated Press.) .
Paris, June 12. It is reported from
Easbrouck in northern France, behind
the British front, that among the Ger
man prisoners who passed through
the town yesterday was a geenraL He
is said to have been captured ' single
handed by a soldier.
WITH
GERMANS
Amid Storm the Italians 'Con;
tinue Attack Begun on The
Trentino Plateau
AUSTRIAN CENTER
IS THREATENED
New Offensive Despite Gather
ing Forces of the Austrians,;
Rome Points to Restitution.
of Territory as Not Annexa
tion. ' Aj
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, June 12 (Via Paris). The. ac
tion begun, by the Italians on the
Trentino high plateau of the Alpine
conditions.
The fighting is along the
same front, where the Italians stopped
the Austrian invasion a year ago.
Now the Italian advance is threaten
ing the centir- of the Austrian posi
tions leading from the Trentino high
plateau toy the Surgeon vaUey, which
ends near Trejite. ' i
The present "action in the Trentino
is the best proof, Italian military of
ficials point out, that the Austrian
counter offensive on the Carso front
neither inflected the heaty losses
claimed nor-affected the. morale of the
Italian army. After holding all the
chief positions, taken in' the Carso ad
vance, the Italian command instigat
ed a new offenslye on.; this Trentino
fronfdespite Ui4lr knowledge that t a
sreat'tOncentraUoni-ot. Aujtro-Hunga-
? Only Restitution.
Rome, June 12 (Via Paris). A!
semi-official communication given out
here says, in commenting on Presi
dent Wilson's note t Russia, that the
return of Alsace-Lorraine . to France;
Trente, Trieste, Istria and Dalmatla
to Italy; Transylvania to Roumanla
and Bosnia and Herzegovina to Ser
bia, would not have the character of
annexation, but rather of restitution xt
territory.
REGISTRATION RETURNS,
OF THIRTY-THREE STATE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 12. When the
provost marshal general's office closed
last night 33 States had .sent m com
plete returns. They4 showed a total
registration of 6,358,388, compared to
census allotments totaling 7,063,482.
The returns during the day about kept
up the percentage of previous reports
and predictions as to the grand total
that would be shown by all the States
ranged from 9,000 to 9,250,000.
In the 33 States reporting the whlto
registration Was 4,817,980; colored,,
830,586; aliens. 482,439; and alien ene
mies, 58,304. The possible exemptions
indicated were 3,439,527, ,
DECLINES TO MAKE
JOHN D. PAY TAX
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 12. The Suprtfm ,
icourt has refused to disturb Ohio de
crees, which held that John D. Rocke
feller could not be aed In Cleveland,
Ohio, by the treasurer ot;Cuyanogan
county, because he alleged he Is
New York resident. The court declin-
ed to review an appeal of the county
treasurer. . i
ONE OF ROBESON'S
FINEST CITIZENS DEAD
(Special to The Dispatch.) '
Lumberton, N. C., June 12. Iron
Jenkins, who had been critically 111
for some time, died Monday evening.
Mr. Jenkins was 82 years old, a Con-,
federate veteran, . and one of the
county's best-known and most highly-respected
citizens. He is survived
by his wife. '
Funeral services were held this
afternoon. , ,
STRENUOUSDAY
FOR GEN. PERSHING
(By Associated Press.)
London, June 12.-Major General
JohnJ. Pershing, commander of the.
American forces in Europe, had a rath
er strenuous day Monday in a social
way. Accompanied by United SUtes
Ambassador Page, General Pershing
had luncheon with King George 'and
Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace; .
later he went to the. war office and
discussed plans for the co-operation of
the American and British forces;.- In
the afternoon Tlsitedr-the House -of
Commons and In the evening dined at
the residence of Ambassador Page,
where the first men of.' England ' sat
inrirn tn the table. iT- ' ': ' "
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