iSiiiKiiljw
LEATHER FORECASTi
North Carolina Fafr tonight and
Sunday; warmer in extreme west
rti0n Sunday. v V
South Carolina Fair tonight and
Sunday; continued cooler.
V0L. XXIII. NO. 148.
n
I
Many Americans in Foreign
Legions Want Join Own
Country.
GREAT VOLUME OF
BUSINESS FOR HIM
Tackled The Job With a Will
Today Yesterday Ameri
mn Chieftain Laid Wreath
Upon The Grave of UFay-ip
ette.
(V.y Associated Press.)
P;U'i-. June 16. After being three
tjni, a iiiest of France, in which
exinton Hilary honors were bestowed
;,i,un hint. -Major General Peivr'ng to-
,i v i.hinttvd into the work of m
M-:;r.-.uiins for
s iur tut- an ivai 3.u.u uii5-1
f the American military j
drot s which he is to command. Early (
T!ii iiiornimr he walked from his note'.
can vini an armiui 01 aocuments i ; t
ii,. now American army headquarters j
in :b. Paie de Constantine, near the!
Hou ! ,i. s Invalides. He sat for the j The British are attacking again in
first time at the plain table m the the Arras region, today's official bul
bar.!) furnished office and took up letin frQm Berlin indicates. FYesh en
!. gn a; volume of business which j gagements developed this morning in
bs 1- n accumulating before and the region of Bulle Court and east of
inre his arrival. . Monchy, says the German statement.
i;,iural Pershing found in his mail, u wag -n the Bulle Court region
nuuit -ror.s requests from Americans that General Haig yesterday renewed
s nmg in armies of the Allies to bejthe Arras offensive. Apparently he
transferred to the American army m .g striking again in this vicinity and
K:;.K-f. .l any American uiviuaus m;
Fnmce have made application to en
1 iif fur commissions. The general
. 1 i i tit T- 4.
is yiiiLit-v.: Strictly Dy ine .war uepau
not toireauSt : the
not to request .me
H'iti's decision
tnu:sf. r
oi Americans trbm tlie For-1
t :;il i-t Sieil Ul lit-m i"
fana.luin armies, except for work m
.' ,,. ...T-;., ormir qo inctrnctnrs or.
in n -ir sneeialized caDacities. Cons
rpout mlv, most of the Americans now
strymg witn oiner armies w"4
"I'll UK 111.
Central Pershing motored
ai rersmng muLuieu . luf i
tr n
l:Zh Tr
heenadenot i
1 hi t-ici, i i
niK before 1
Yesierdav General Pershing laid a ! was carried by the Italians, says to
rreaUi on" the grave of the Marquis , day's official bulletin from Rome.
d9 LFayottt
EMMA GOLDMAN
UNDER ARREST.
fl'.v Associated Press.)
Nov.- Y-rk, June 16 Emma Gold-n-m
and Alexander Berkman, known
to tin-, police as anarchists, were yes
tf r.l::y arrested bv the Federal author-
i'i-s in the office of the No-Conscrip
tion League, charged with conspiracy i
'0 fnifr:itA tho nneratinn nf the Se-I
if-etive draft law.
SPAPER TAX
STILL UNSETTLE
Senate Finance
Still Battling With This
Question.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 16. The Senate
finance committee revising the War
r:iS kill may reconsider its action, it
yi said today, in deciding to impose
:' 1, vy of 5 per cent, on net. profits
,J! nw.-papers and magazines in lieu
,J ! ''ist age increases or tax on adver
isi'i. A motion to reconsider, of-
i'-d by Senator Penrose, is pending,
'jm cannot be taken up before Mon
La'. as the committee has adjourned
u"tii tiien.
The i,eNV tox was adopted late yes
rday by a majority of only one vote,
"li several committeemen absent,
'l alter a vigorous figst led by
, ; tll"ian Simmons, who favored a ; sau echoed with patriotic songs ami
on receipts from advertising. The orations today at the 170th commence
'""I'Osa! would have been defeated on ment. of Princeton University. The
I vr.tf had an absentee arrived in customary . exercises 61 graduation
to f:;isr his riisRfrltine, vote. I -worn r.nr verted into a notable demon-
"ornniittpo iviomv,QT-a c-o,- tTio k not-
tf-nt
Jjiiblishprs' nmm tn-r was de-I
tr...
I'm in;
npon because publishers' rep-' f
IV;-
:;'f:,s" in the bill, had made the plea, sented by the Allied Powers at Wasb
our profits, but do not put usiington. There were also exhibition
of business by a postage increase." drills and exercises by the Princeton
-'.(V ii.. i ... ij j.
Mlrd.-.p
'" ine pronts tax wouiu uui,
ihe Diihlishprcj in the aeere-
nv ri- tv. 1,. TYfATn c a e 9 '
- ' rem
advertising tax or the House i
a'( zone increase.
. uassauui , un.-. "
GERMANY" lUAlFQ nFFFR French ambassador; Count Vincenzo
Hl AwffiJiMacclil di Cellere, the Italian ambas
PEACE TO RUSSIA1 sador; Amaro Sato, the Japanese am-
. i bassador; M. De Cartier de March-
t0rkholm, June 16. (Via- London).' iennes, minister from Belgium, and
,'le -Social Demokraten says Ger- Viscount de Alte, minister from Por-
ally liqo me a x 1 . "ItltsM. vcnlnlon ta nf honorary
nUSSia 1 1-, 1- . . - -t '
uiciutj ail oner 01 utaue iu
tPflr, i
- ' uugu a memoer ui me dwibh
1
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BRITISH ATTACK
AGAIN WITH FURY
Engagements Develop.
ed in The Zone About
Bulle Court
CLINCH HOLD ON
GROUND GAINED
j . rs 1 -
Italians Carry btrongly r orti-
fled Austrian Position-
Peace Reports Again
In Air.
lc flirthr north, alnnsr the Arras-
Cambrai road.
Last night saw the British clinch
the,r hoM on the ground they gained
tm,,. v-TteKrf-rTr -frrmt.
, V nnmi,0, r,ai a
SUUU1. ul lite x pic-vumiiiv v""w
n1i,m,.D,l ofbr cttnnir
TOC nr.miptoiv
rei).m5eu
Along the French front the opera-
' tions were mostly confined to raids.
Indirect advices from Berlin indicate J
i tViot tVio flprmans are exDPCtine a re-!
lilUl, v - - r. " ' f
f thP Pvpnrh offensive in thetin
I
on the Austro-Italian front a strong-
r r'AT.tin.r'Quantn i
l"i""e" L y"1""""
r eace reyuns mc agaiu m
Stockholm has one today, telling of
an offer by Germany of a saparate
peace to Russia. A Socialist news
paper there prints the account, ac
mrHin? tn which a Swiss Federal
i councilor is the medium of the offer,
'which on its faceis-an indirect one,
purporting to have passed through the;
political depai'tment ot tne owiss reu
eral Council to the Swiss minister at
Petrosrad. who was to communicate
to a Russian Socialist leader
HIGHER TEMPERATURE
(By Associated Press.
Washington, June 16. There will
IN ARRAS. REGION
be a reaction iu u-sii -vy.. . Q - nf thp rmintrv's
m
!he j,
aooo burins' the first half of the
I week with moderately warm weather
'4. fVio Woattapr Bureau's
ineieaitci, -" . -
weekly forecast said today. General
Committee ly fair weather will prevail trie first
'half or ne ween, wuu
! the last half.
FOOD CONTROL BILL
REPORTED TO SENATE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 16 .Following
President Wilson's request-for immed-
ate action on tne jrooa louuwuhi
the measure was reported to the Sen
ate without committee recommenda
tion today and may be reach Mon
day. . "
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
AT PRINCETON COLLEGE
ate
Princeton, N. X, June 16. Old Nas,
tfinr, nf Da triotism. The leading
fontnr of the urogram was the con-
erring of honorary degrees upon ail
d ministers repre-
..ii.i! .1 v r, owiorinn norrls
of
Datiaiiuu uim
tho university.
Tho ri irvioTTti ? who received
the
Sir
honorary degree of L.L. D. were:
npr.il A. Snring-Rice, tne tsnusn am-
ii a- at Toon t Tiisserand. the
iukii. uiuw v-v.--w-.- -
j . QnAvatarr nf State Lan-
aegree,vcjc ucv j -
F ULL
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1 6, 1 917. '
. - ; ' -H- -
55- MAJ-.GEN. J. FRANKLIN BELL. -X-
.
Major-General J. Franklin Bell is
commander of the Department of the
East, succeeding Major-General Wood,
who was transferred to the newly
created Department of the Southeast.
OUR NAVY GUARDS
SUFFER OEEEAT
From Submarine - Steamer
Sunk After Four Hours
Fight--Four Deaths.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June ' 16. American
naval gunners have met their first
defeat in open fighting with a Ger
man submarine. Official dispatches
yesterday announced the destruction
of the tank steamship Moreni, aban
doned ablaze June 12 by her crew j
and armed guard after a desperate
running fight in the war zone which
cost the lives of 4 of her crov.
Half an hour after the tanker had
been sent to the bottom her 43 sur
vivors, including all of the members
of the armed guard, were. picked up
with their lifeboats by a passing
steamer. The German, commander
had set them adrift after congratu
lating the American, skipper upon his
game . flgkt an 8 'havfhg the ' wounded
men treated by the submarine's sur
geon. The submarine began the action at
a range of 8,000 yards, four nautical
miles, when she hardly was visible
to the steamer without glasses. Pre-
senting hardly no target herself, she
con t 9O0 shells at the bis: tanker, mak
. ' - , 1- r
mnnv hit while the American
gunners 'wasted 150 shots without
harming the speck from which the
flmllv hail name.
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Further details of the sinking of the
steamer were awaited by the Navy
Department. The first report, . which
came to the State Department late
Thursday, told of a two-hour running
fight during which the steamer was
riddled with shells from the under-sea
craft
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
IN GOVERNMENT HANDS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 16. The vast
amount of steel merchant shipping
under construction in American yards
probably 2,000,000 tons will be tak
en over immediately by he govern
ment under power granted in a pro
vision of the War Budget bill signed
yesterday by President Wilson.
The announcement was made ves
.hippmg
board and its emergency ileet i ipo
ration. Shipping now on he rds
will be hurried to completion by the
institution of a system of double and
triple working shifts and when the
ways are cleared of present contracts
the fleet corporation will begin con
struction of its great fleet of standard
ized steel vessels.
Th above photograph shows a
- - where --several thousand young Americans are being prepared for-active se
LEASED W R E SERVICE
SSI
AT WASHINGTON
Large Majority of The Russian
People Supporting the New
Government.
GOOD RESULTS .
FR0M MISSIONS
f : - - ., :
Of The Two Countries Now
in America nri Russia Ex
pected, Through Situation
Still Delicate.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 16. Russia
has
become the preoccupying question at
the State Department, with . .the ap
proach of the Russian mission to
Washington, the beginning of negotia
tions by the American commission to
Russia in Petrograd, and the contin
ued reiteration of the . demand of the
Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's J" R' Bass' one of the leading busi
Delegates for a statement of allied j ,nn f Tennessee, who was
elected president ot the Travelers
peace terms. - - Protective 'Association at its annual
Recent reports indicate that the
Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's
Delegates is not so dominating a fac
tor as is generally assumed. It rep
resents not over 5,000,000 people of
Russia's 180,000,000v
The peasants comprise, according to
these reports, the vast majority of the j
population, and have voted overwhel
mingly in favor of a vigorous prosecu
tion of the war. The one great event
for them has been the final establish
ment of local self-government, which
they feel is directly due to the present
leaders and which they fear might be
lost by any change.
Moreover, the business men of Rus-
sia, it ?s pointed out;
have recently
voted practically unanimously for a
vigorous prosecution of the war.
Nevertheless the continued insist
ence of the Soldiers' and Workmen's
Delegates, for a new declaration by the
Allies shows a lack of confidence or
a misunderstanding which, it is real
ized, must be swept away before Rus
sia can present a : united front. J De
spite the recent American,-British, and
French announcements? -this . haste not
asT,yet been done, and some means
will be sought to reach the Russian
radical on his own ground.
' Great hope is felt that the Root mis
sion may find that way. Mr. Root' is
expected to proceed very slowly and
cautiously and no decisive word is ex
pected from him for some days.
KINSTON man chosen
PRESIDENT BY OIL MEN
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, June 16. N. B. Moore, of
Kinston N. C, was elected president
of the Interstate Oil Mill Superinten
dents' Association at the close of its
eighth annual convention here yester
day. Other officers elected were: W
S. Vaughn, Ghester.S. C, vice presi
dent; Fred Strickland, Anderson, S.
C, secretary; F. J. Willis, Troy, Ala.,
vice president for Alabama; J. J.
Crabtree, New Born, N. C, vice presi- proclamation carrying out the recent
dent for. North Carolina, and T. T.jly announced policy of extending
vvoifterden, Washington, Ua., vice , clemency in such cases. Without the
president for Georgia. Selection of aexercise of sucn clemency, the per
meeting place for 1918 was held insons affected would have been corn-
abeyance because of the war.
-X
.V. .V. M,
JAPANESE
STEAMER SUNK. -
X (By Associated Press.) -X-X-
Boston, June 16. The Japan- -55-
ese steamer. Tansan Maru. which
-X- left Boston, May 9, for Manches- -5fr spur of Speaker Clark's injunction i.o
X- ter, Eng., has been sunk by a I speed up action, the House today again
K German submarine. Cable ad- -X; : debated the $29,000,000 Rivers and
-X- vices to agents here today stated Harbors bill, with the leaders deter-
that Captain Nichikawa and the vf mined to press for a final vote by to--X-
crew of 27, all Japanese, are be- i night, if possible. Failure to reach a
lieved to have been lost. -j vote by that time will result in the bill
1 being laid aside for the Food Control
& 4fr -X- -X- 4fr -5fr -X- -X- -X- -X- j bill.
GREAT LAKES TRAINING
remarkable view of the Great Lakes. Training Station at-Lake Bluff, 111.,
3
5ft -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X-
-X-
3?-
J. R. BASS.
-3f w
convention held in Savannah recently.
THE MAILED FIST
OF KAISER WILLIAM
Characteristic Message to
Former King Constantine
From German Emperor
Berne, June 16. (Via London). A
telegram from Berlin says Emperor
William has addressed the following
message to one of the Greek diplo
matic representatives abroad for
transmission to former King Con
stantine:
"I have heard with wrath of the
infamous outrage committed by our
common enemies upon you- and upon
your dynasty."" I assure . "ydtt that
your deprivation can be only tem
porary. 'The mailed fist of Germany,
with further aid from Almighty God,
will restore you to your throne, af
which, no man, by right, can rob you .
The armies of Germany and Ger
many s allies will wreak vengeance
on those who have dared so insolent
ly to lay their criminal hands on you
We hope to welcome yoif in Germany
at the earlist opportunity. A thou
sand cordial greetings from,
"YOUR WILLIA.M."
PRESIDENT ISSUES
A PROCLAMATION
Washington, June 16. Nearly 5,000
persons at liberty under suspended
sentences imposed by Federal courts
have been granted "full amnesty and
pardon', by President .Wilson in a
pelled under a Supreme court man
date to return to custody tomorrow.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
BEING PRESSED IN HOUSE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington', June 16. Under the
STATION.
vice.in the United States. Navyy v
inRHPnN i M n o mi f
wmsmmmsasmi i Over
i iiiitMWwiiiiMwi. il-
THE LIBERTY LOAN
SITING IIP AS
Su -Ytfion Will be in
Reac'-.
Billi
ion
V
rs.
NEARLY THREE MILLION
PEOPLE SHARE IN IT
Large Number of People of
bmall vleans Bought Bonds.
This District Ran Ahead
of Estimate.
(By Associated Press.)
TXT T a '
wasumgion, June 16. so over
whelming was the country's response
to the Liberty loan that officials were
unable at noon today, 24 hours after
the closing of the books, io strike
more than an approximate of the huge
total.
Only one reserve district, Atlanta,
had completed its work of tabulating
the totals al that hour. Estimates from
the other eleven districts sent the
probable aggregate for the country
risting to new high levels.
The totals 6f figures that had ac
tually been tabulated in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chica
go, Cleveland and San Francisco
where, with the exception of Atlanta
the work of compiling the totals was
still in progress and of official esti
mates of totals in the other districts
showed a subscription of at least $2,
815,500,000, representing only a por
tion of the full amount. - '
Estimates of all districts, including
the official tabulated returns from At
lanta, sent the prospective total to
$2,951,000,000. These figures Included
$1,500,000 subscribed in the Philip
pines, but did not include any of the
subscriptions sent direct to the Treas
ury here, no estimate of which has
been made public.
Official estimates made at the re
serve banks and tabulations fol
low: New York: Tabulated $1,050,000,
000; estimated, (last night) ,$1,200,.
000,000. - . "
Boston: Tabulated (late yesterday)
$263,300,000; estimated $270,000,000 to
$300,000,000. j
Philadelphia: Tabulated $223,000,
000 :
Richmond: Estimated $103,000,000.
Atlanta: Final tabulation $58,500,
000. Chicago: Tabulated $345,000,000.
Cleveland: Tabulated $276,200,000.
Estimated $280,000,000.
St. Louis: Estimated $90,000,000.
Minneapolis: Estimated $62,000,000.
Kansas City: Estimated $90,000,000.
Dallas : ' Estimated $48,000,000 .
San Fran&scof tabulated $171,000,
000; estimated $180,000,000.
Assuming New York's big estimate
of $1200,000,000 as approximately
correct and allowing for shrinkages
of $50,000,000, there and in other dis
tricts from the total of all estimates,
it appeared that the total would reach
$2,900,000,000.. . -
No estimates official or unofficial
were forthcoming at the Treasury De-,
partment. Indications were that the
final returns would not be available
before Monday. Even then there
probably will be no approximate
idea as to the total number of sub
scribers .
What is regarded as one of the most
remarkable showings, came from the
Navy Department. The department,
and the ships took an estimated total
of $3,000,000.
Tabulations at noon, with the work
still progressing, showed a total of
$2,639,900.
More than 15,000 sailors, clerks and
officers subscribed.
This District Ahead.
Richmond, Va., June 15. George J.
Seay; governor of the Fifth Reserve
Bank district, said today that the Lib
erty loan had been over-subscribed in
the district and will exceed the max
imum allotment of $103,000,000, the
minimum allotment being $83,000,000.
Richmond over-subscribed more than
$6.0CO.OOO, or a total in excess of $13,
000,000, the city's maximum allotment
being $7,000,000.
Two big audit companies placed
their staffs of accountants at the serv
ice of the Federal Reserve bank here,
and the men are working night and
day counting the amounts of the
loans.
MORE CHANGES MADE
IN PENDING TAX BILL
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 15. Income tax
exemption allowance of $20 for each
dpnendent child of a taxable parent,
nnd rp.dnct.inn of the 2-cent stamp taxiBishoD Kll go declined to sign the iW
on bank checks to one cent were de-
cisions reached today by the Senate
Finance committee In revising tne ,
war tax bill
4t - "
MEMBERRS OF CREW SAFE.
-
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 16. All the
crew and naval gunners of the
American tank steamer Petrollte,
4f Sunk by a German -submarine
n itk.AU.p 1-isvnr Vi o it a noon 4C I
accounted for, and are reported
- closing team and;, will not- report to v
FINAL
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Some Sensational Develop
ments From Trial of These". '
Cases Expected
RALEIGH TO HOLD
RED CROSS RALLY.
J .
Capital City New Police Com
missioner Making Many,
Changes In His De
partment. ."!
(Special to The Dlspatcb.)
Raleigh, June 16. The government
returned a number of capiases yester
day afternoon which had been served
on men variously charged by the
United States. These arrests grew;
out of the special grand jury investi
gation which began in Judge Connor's
court Monday. They were made pos
sible by the testimony of B. A. Nor
ris and Jake Senger. who have been
found guilty of violating the white
slave act. The two girls , mixed up
with them gave testimony tending "to
incriminate Raleigh citizens.
Ed Bailey, P. B. Batchelor, Oris
Branch, June Daniels, Jim Fowler
John Kambiss, Will McGhee and Sher
wood Upchurch had been served with
papers yesterday. They were r&
quired to give $1,000 bonds. Thd
charge against Mr. Upchurch, famous
as sport, umpire, sanitary inspector,
alderman and bass singer ni one of the
city choirs a few years ago, is con
spiracy. . . . . ,
Other charges against other meh
are retailing chiefly, but the govern-'
ment proceeds bnT:he principle or fc
big combination in the liquor business
Certainly as many as twelve warrants
CAPIASES ISSUED
- IN LIOUOR CASES
l BY FEDERAL COURT
J V...
will be served and there may be
more, though newspaper men are
said to have flushed the game and &U
lowed a few to escape. '
As a part of the campaign wliich la
to raise Raleigh's $30,000 for the Red
Cross serrioe,. Chairman J. W. Bailey,
of the Wake-county committee, has
called a mass meeting for Sunday
night and Governor Bickett Is tb be
the chief speaker. This mass meeting ' "
will , be. the biggest thing: of it kind .
ever planned here. Buch is the Inter
est in it that four persons In' Raleigh
have made contributions of $1,1300 to
the work.
Governor Bickett yesterday par
doned Carl W. Meadows, of Stanly
county, who is serving 40 days for fail
ure to pay a board bill.
A Wake county jury yesterday took
the case of E. G. Richardson vs. John
H. and Thomas L. Love, colored drug
gists, whom Mr. Richardson sued foj
$50,000 on the charge of selling dope,
to his wife. The jury gave plaintiff
a verdict for $1,000.
Raleigh's 32 patroimcn, trao nave '
been reveling in the 8-hour day, must
go back on 12 hours July 1. Consid
ering the conditions of the city, the
ease of 1& wvolation and the free
dom from trouble that almost any N
violator enjoyed if he acted with any
sense at all, Commissioner Uzzell does
not think the force has been over
worked, and, master printer as he has '
been so many years, he doesn't object
to abrogating the 8-hour law so far
as it applies to his men. Mr. Uzzell "
has made a number of changes and
every day or so somebody's head gets
chopped off.
BISHOP
Q U ITSTB I N 1 TY
Climax of Controversy Grow-
ing Out of Alleged Dese- '
cration of Flag.
(By Associated Press.)
Charlotte, N. C, June 16. Bishop
John C. Kilgo, Methodist church
South, has tendered his resignation
as President-Emeritus, trustee and
chairman of that .board as well as
chairman of the executive committee
of Trinity College, as the result of a
controversy growing out of the alleged,
desecration of the American flag by
members of the 1917 graduating class
during their sophomore year. A rag
containing the numerals "1917" was
fastened on American flag. Collective-"
ly and . Individually the members of
the class, denied knowledge of it, but
are since said to have confessed, un"
der penalty of Immunity. At the time,,
bishop in ' an address at Chapel hilj
denounced the members. The class
then adopted resolutions resenting his
remarks as the - Intrusion of an out
sider, at commencement this spring.
Iplomas of any male members , of the
class, because they knew or too action
or tne guilty mem Ders.
CUTTING MEN DOWN
TO PLAYERS' LIMIT
(By Associated Press.) .
..Mobile, Ala., June 16. The Mobile
club Is cutting down ;to the player
limit. Carl Adams, pitcher, has been
released and Ward -McDowell has
been given notice of release. War
ren Butts. ' outfielder from the Caro-
.Una League, also M flated, for relate.
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