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FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
VOL. XXIII. NO. 151.
WILMINGTON,, NORTH CAROLINA, TUE SPAY AFTERNOON. IUNE 1 9. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENT3.-X:
SISSIOSUT
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X -!
-7.
SHORE HOTEL
SESSggagjBWaiL m l it 'I ,, i , , . . . , . , . -
M llif:IIPtij iHAROWARE MEN
U U P kl Q CP K ! SEA
Drive to Raise Hundred Mil
lion Dollars is Now In'FulI
Swing.
NATION MAKING A
LIBERAL RESPONSE
Outside of New York Over
Tlirre Million Reported and
Campaign Just Started
Northern States in Lead So
1 ar Good Work in The
South.
Ry Associated Press.)
v.:uhint;ton, June 19. Early re
ports today at Red Cross head
cuartcrs from 137 cities, exclusive of
w York showed $3,203,256 suK'crib
e,l or pledged to the JIOO.000,0001 war
Hi ft" fund on the first day of the big
(Irivr. The total is expected to in
d rapidly when New York and
u'hf-r larpp centers are heard frou:.
Few of the larger cities had reported'
up to noon.
Tho host showing the first day was
male in thenorth central States,
whprr $l.R.rfi,605 was reported. The
Middle Atlantic States were next with
?jfl,:i, New England third, with
i4h:M''' the westerh group fourth,
with 1.200, and the Southern States
fifth with $49,829.
Largo returns are looked for today
as the result of mass meetings held in
all sections of the country last night,
which marked the real beginning of
tlu' campaign.
Work In the South.
Atlanta, Ga., June 19. When the
drive for subscriptions to the $100,
i!.w Rd Cross- war-:ftifiafcgtir
thf Sout h today, it was estimated that
upwards of $1,000,000 had been sub
fcribod at mass meetings which mark
ed the opening of Red Cross week.
Active campaigns, for funds began
this morning in practically every city,
town and hamlet and generous re
sponse were reported.
Richmond apparently led all South
ern rities with a total of approximate
ly :,inhmiii, a large portion of Which
was subscribed at a mass meeting
Sunday New Orleans reported $100,-
Savannah, $50,000; Birmingham,
muoiK Memphis, nearly $30,000,
whit most of the other Southern cit
ies had in hand amounts ranging from
i.;.."(ni IO ? 20,000.
In Mobile the drive was not to be
gin until tomorrow morning, while 'in
Atlanta the camnaien was DostDoned
until next week hpran;p of the Rotarv'
nH .SZ !
?M ntr.r conventions. ( Macon also
postponed its campaign' until next
SEABOARD INSTALLS
GAS ELECTRIC SERVICE
'My Associated Press.)
Savannah. Ga.. .Tune 19. The Sea
board Air Line railway yesterday in
augurated a gas-electric train service
oetwr.on
Savannah and Jacksonville .
that ojjmirmtRK thu stpam lnrnmot.ive. :
T-1
1 up vat is nmnollofl Ytr craanlino and
Wtricity and it is capable of carry
inc sfn-oral light-weight passenger
cars at tho rate of 65 miles an hour.
It is th first equipment of the kind in
!)if South. It is to make double daily
'"Mules between Savannah and
Jacksonville. The- new cars re-place
trains 23 and 24, which have been
Operated between thpsp two noint.s.
THE THIRD ARREST
FOR KEET ABDUCTION
. 'My Associated Press.)
Hutrim-jfjon. Kas.. June 19. The ar-
r'st ff Dick Carter, of, Springfield,
. Men in st whom a warrant charg
!n? first degree murder has been is-
connection with the disap
and death of baby Lloyd
P?arnn-n
c!. was announced by the police
todav.
All Indicted Men in Custody.
sInngfieid, Mo., June 19. With the
arrost ()f Dick Carter reported from
'""'inti
-on. Kas., today, the autnori-
n;ivo in ciiRtftd all three men
'npJiust whom warrants were issued
l-RiMjr the murder of baby Lloyd
p.rr-' The two other men, Claude
lf'rso and cietus Adams, were re-
ai r.
'S City to St. Louis.
CUBAN REVOLUTIONISTS
BROUGHT FROM HAYTI
,
v (By Associated frewO -
:H'w Vork) June 19 Five Cubans,
to have been men in the recent
'Prising who had taken refuge In
"aitl. reached here today on a Dutch
leamship in custody of American of-
Jrs. They were arrested and
Jught to the United States, officers
Jthe ship said, on orders from Wash-
HORRIBLE RAVAGES
SHOWN IN CHILDREN
Of Those Sections of France -
From Which the Germans
Have Been Driven.
MANY ORPHANED
AND DESOLATE
Living in Sound of Battles
. v - 4-
IN umbers Tearfully Wound
edOthers Afflicted .
With Nervousness.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Behind the British Lines in France,
June 1. The French children found
in the villages- of northern France
""" wwiuna uuuer mo
pressure of the British and French of-!
fensives present a picture of the ray
ages of modern warfare.
Many of these children are orphans, ) Atlanta, Ga., April 16th, 1854, and was
without home or relatives. Many ! reared in, the country nearby,
have been , grievously vounaed. Most! HiS primary education was acquired
of them suffer from a peculiar spe-i in-tne common schools pf Fulton coun
ties of sheirshock which afflicts' lryand his f- M- degree from Emory
... L
tJjm anerallx witbL sort of tremor r
not unlike St. Vitqs dance. j
They have had life and death, hor-j
rors human and inhuman, revealed to!
them in guises so terrible that they !
. . ... . I
will never be quite normal again. !
All are underfed and frail from con-j
finement in cellars. Cut off suddenly
from relatives and friends, perhaps
two years ago, they have continued to
live within a few hundred yards of
the front lines, listening always to
the thud of shells and the crash of!
explosives until their idea of heaven
is "a place that is very quiet."
The condition of peasant men and
women who have been living under
the shadow of the invader through
these long monthsand years has been
bad enough, nut the condition of the
1 6U1"CU' wuuucu w '"""J- r
deranged Jittle children nas been far
worec. i
All the children were collected and 1
shepherded by the first entente troops '
into the newly occupied areas.
Everything that can be done to cure j v
and care for them is being dono, con-'
stituting one of the most important!
immediate tasks of the French com-
mittees on reconstruction. The first i
step was to remove them well behind j
the front areas. Those who were or-
phans were taken far away from the
siht and sound of shells, manv of i
them to the soutn ot trance. ine
to
mildest cases were there put under
the care 'Of farm mothers. The more
serious cases must, of course, be kept
under close medical supervision in
special institutions.
The children who were not orphans
were not usually taken away from the
district, but were placed in farms
nearby, where it is possible for the
parents to visit them frequently.
One French organization has a hos
pital with 4jOO child patients, all un
der 12 years of age. Most of them are
wounded. Some have lost legs or
arms, others their sight. Others are
suffering frpm brain fever or a puz
zling anaemia under which they rap
idly waste away.
"They are the victims of the ruth-,'
iessness of modern warfare," said the (
head of the hospital. "There is no
better argument against war than to
see these mutilated little victims who
will never play or enjoy life as other
children do. ; They are mere shad
ows of childhood. It is diff ietfTT to
make them talk and they tremble and
start at any noise or sudden move
ment. Women are always gentle with
children, but with these children we
need a special gentleness, as if we
were handling something mor& fragile
than the most delicate children."
One of the patients, a 5-year-old boy
who had, been rendered dumb from,
shell shock, showed no improvement
until 'after he had been in the hospi-;
tal 7 weeks. Then one aay ne openeu
his eves after a long sleep and said
with a twisted smile to the nurse :
Tt
is very-quiet, nere i n..
Cas'es
like that 1 encourage the
But there are many sadder
nurses,
ooaf.hUdnatients whose wounds
TT . . ix-vi-i. tto foklv na.t.ient.s
Br ffri7!.
; weaker--Sutse krSdual-
y.eaer. pauenwu
iy losing tu , rr .
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JUDGE THOMAS
This distinguished Southerner and Great Incc:iQiie- of the Improved
Order rf Red Men conies In WHminsrirm tn visit thn Worth rnmlini r.ron t
council, which .will kmcilo its fires at
deliver an address this evening.
Thomas Henry Jeffries was born in
uonege.
. ... r . . -..
early manifested in his ralerest in his
college fraternity.
The Great Incohonee began his reil
ca1r?r ln- J1"? tei.'m ty "Tli of '
which craft he is a Past Grand Mas-
ONCE MORE BELGIUM
BOWS TO AMERICA
IN DEEP GRATITUDE
MASSING AIRCRAFT
BY THE GERMANS
Their
New Plan of Aerial
Fighting Successfully
Met r?y British.
(By Acsoclated Press.)
British Front in France, June 19
(Via London).
Having been virtually
dri ven f rom th air during the battle
of Messines the German air forces
have been attempting, to reassert
themselves during the past week by
adopting the familiar old Teutonic tac
tics of mass formation. The British
pilots report that they seldom meet
the Germans now in squadrons of less
than 15 machines, wnile occasionally
they encounter an enemy aerial
"army" consisting of from 40 to 60
airplanes. -
None of these great formations has
yet been able to cross the British
lines, for the new tactics have found
, the royal flying corps prepared, and
numbers have been met with num
bers. The battles of the last" few
days have found as many as from 70
to SO machines involved. All these
rap.otT1pnts. have occurred well in-
if, German territory, and have been
barely, visible from the British line.
The pilots-engaged found the fighting
so heavy that they had no time to
reckon the losses inflicted upon the
retreating Germans. Later, however,
British, machines flew low over the
ground, counting the machines- which
had been burned or wrecked. After
one of these generarmelees 10 enemy
airplanes -were seen smashed while
only two British fliers had been com
pelled to quit the fight, one of these
being able to land within his own
line.
BRITISH TRANSPORT
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
(By Associated Press.)
London, June 19 The British trans
port, -Cameronian, with a small num-
ber of troops omDoara, was lorpequeu
the eastern Mediterranean on June
it was officially announced. Slxty-
three persons, including the captain
of the transport , are presumed to
bave-Deen drowned.
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HENRY JEFFRIES
Wrightsvillc Eoach -tonight. He will
i
ter of Masons of Georgia, and he-is
now Grand High Priori of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Georgia.
In addition to having been a presid
ing officer of , ail the York Rite. Sub
ordinate bodies, he hi- a Knight Com
mander of the Court of Honor of the
J Scottish RiteBeiithorn Jurisdiction:
He is aiao a Past Chancellor of his
lodge, Knights of Pythia.".
His career a.'.; a Red -Man began
with his adoption into Charokce Tribe
?00 lj of Atlanta- Ga January 6th,
1889.
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King Albert Sends Warm Let
ter of Thanks by the Bel-
gian Commission.
LOOKS FORWARD TO
DAY OF SETTLEMENT
Expects Full Justice on Day of
Reparation, Toward Which
The United States Has Con
tributed So Bountifully.
(B.r Associated Press.)
Washington; June 19. The personal
letter to President Wilson from King
Albert, delivered yesterday by Baron
Moncheur. head of the Belgian mis
sion to this country, is as follows:
"I commend o your Excellency's
kindly receptioi? toe mission which
B'ars this letter. This mission will
express- to the President the feelings
of understanding and enthusiastic ad
miration with which my government
and people have received the decision
by him in his wisdom. The mission
will also tell you how greatly the im
portant and glorious role enacted by
the United States has confirmed the
confidence which the Belgian nation
lias' always had in free America's
spirit of justice.
"The great American nation was
particularly moved by he unwarrant
ed and violent attack:, "made upon
Belgium. It has sorrowed over the
distress of my subjects subjected to
the yoke of the enemy. It has suc
cored them with ; incomparable gene
rosity. I am happy to have an oppor
tunity again to express to your Excel
lency the gratitude which my coun
try owes you and the' firm hope en
tertained by Belgium that on the day
of reparation, toward which America
will contribute so bountifully, fuL and
entire justice will be rendered to my
country. j
"M. government has chosen to ex
press its sentiments to your Excel
lency through two distinguished men
whose services will command cred
ence for what they wil have to say
Baron Moncheur, who for 8 years was
nfy representative at Washington, I
and Lieutenant General LeCleroq, who?
has earned high appreciation during a
long military career. :
"I venture to hope, Mr. President,
that you will afford. full faith and
credence to everything that they say,
especially when 1 theys. assure you pt
the hopes I, entertain: for the happi
ness and prosperity of the United
States , of . America : and of my faithful
and very "sincere friendship.
"ALBERT."
j Appreciation of Secretary's
Work Shown by Increase
Of Salary. '
FORTYrFOUR NEW
MEMBERS ELECTED
Four Welcoming Addresses
Delivered Reports Show
Association to be In
Splendid Shape. v .
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tleport oi the secret ary and address
of the president showing the wonder
ful growth of the organization -during
the year, just closing and its. splendid
condition at the present despite" in
creased expenses brought about by the
unusual conditions existing through
out the country, election of 44 firms
to membership in the associationthe
granting of an increase in salary to
the secretary in an effort to show the
appreciation felt for the splendid serv
ices rendered since he was inducted
into office nins years ago, coupled
with four welcoming addresses that
gave every delegate, present to under
stand how very glad the city, beach
and business interests of both are to
have them come here and decision to
meet in joint session with the Bank
ers in the aaditorium on Harbor
Island tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock
to hear an address by Mr. Clement
S. Ucker featured the opening ses
sion of the thirteenth annual conven
tion of the Hardware Association of
the Carolinas.in session at the Sea
shore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach.
The address' of President Arthur R.
Craig, of Marion, S. C, was wihout
frills. He spoke of the unusual condi
tions the country is facing; of the
changed coriditions the hardware men
have been called upon to meet since
their last convention, and he pleaded
for co-operation on the part of all.
Prices on hardware today are the
highest on record, in his opinion, and
the zenith has not yet been reached.
He told his audience that the proper
and only way to cope with the situ
ation which is the most unusual in the
lives of all the delegates is to cut
down living expenses, conserve and,
above all, co-operate. Forget the luxu
ries aceste.med to- nd -nroy idenljf
the necessities. ' C1'
President Craig urged all to get
rid of their old stock at this time
stock that has been shelved for
months and perhaps years, declaring
that, no better opportunity was ever
offered for the unloading of the "ware
house" stock
As a prelude to his report Secretary,
T. W. Dixon, of Charlotte, apologized
for the "shot up" condition of the
program, attributing its ..condition
partly to the activities of the German
under-sea boats, but coming back
strong with the statement that there
were many "stand-bys" present who
could fill in and deliver the best
talks on reeord and his mention of
the names of the two "original hook
worms," Maurice J. O'Neil and Roy
F. Soule, brought forth prolonged ap
plause. The report of the secretary embod
ied a brief resume of the growth and
accomplishments of the organization
during the past nine years. When
Mr. Dixon was elected to office nine
years ago the organization had less
"than 100 members and its liabilities
were in excess of its assets. These
conditions have been overcome, ac
cording to the report, in a remarkable
manner, and today .the association
stands financially firm and. with a
membership of 350. Mr. Dixon spoke
of the great saving to members in
freight charges by Auditor W. L. Gil
bert, of Statesville, declaring that the
money saved members through tms
medium .was far in excess of the dues
they had been called upon to pay.
He declared the success of the organ
ization was due mainly to the- co-oper
ation of the members, but this asser
tion was later disputed by delegates
oh the floor, who publicly told the
convention that the succes"s of the
association was due almost entirely to
the untiring work and efficiency of
the secretary. ;
One of the biggest things the con
vention did was to increase the salary
of Secretary Dixon from $J,200 to
$1,500 per annum. It was concrete
evidence that he had discharged his
duties and got results. The delegates
said so and - when one lone delegate
suggested the advisability of in
creasing the salary in executive ses
sion the . convention would not listen.
"Question, question," was the cry Jnat
started near the speaker's stand, and
welled back toward the rear, rising in
volume as others joined in the cry of
"Question." President Craig obliged
the crowd by putting it to a vote and
the-crowd expressed its opiinon o Mr.
Dixon by voting the increase unani
mously voting this added expense
when they knew their expenses dur
ing the incoming year would be much
larger than in the past. It was v their
method of showing appreciation for
service and they took " advantage of
it.
The concluding part of the secre
tary's report was a request that the
members of the association call on
him more often in the future, the
Mecklenburger declaring that he was
conceited to the extent that he be-,
lieved his office could give help Jio all
members. The motion to increase the
salary ht the secretary was made by
Mr. M. J. O'Neil, of Henderson, N. C,
first vice president of the association
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SEVERE FIGHTING
LULLS ALHNG THE
T
Germans Form For Great
Counter Attack But French
Guns Smash It.
U. S. AMBULANCE
DETACHMENT ARRIVES
Numbering Two Hundred an
Fifty at a French Port
French Press Condemn
Swiss.
! There has been a let-up in the sev
erity of the fighting on the British
front in France and Belgium. Along
the lines occupied by the French, how
ever, a renewal of activities of a more
intensive character is noted.
General Petain struck the German
lines in the Champagne a blow which
netted the French a trench system,
nearly a third of a mile "in length in
an important sector. The French line
was thereby straightened put along
the hills between Mont Carnillet . and i
Mont Blond, in territory vita, to suc
cessful observation work.
Last night a violent attempt was
made by the Germans to recapuire
their lost position. After a heavy
bombardment, an attack in force waat
launched The French guns broke it
up, causing the Germans eriojus.
losses. ' '
General Haig reports only raids, in
which his troops successfuly felt out
the enemy lines towards the southern
end of the British, front.
American Ambulance Corps Arrives.
Paris, June 19. An American am-
hnlanoo Hota nTimant nf SKrt nprsnnsl
has arrived at a French port. W. K.
Vanderbilt, of New York, crossed on
the same liner.
i Roundly Condemns Them.
Paris, June 19. The efforts of Rob
ert Grimm, the Swiss Socialist, whose
expulsion from Russia has been order
ed, and of M. Hoffman, member of
the Swiss Federal Council, to pro
mote an-arrangement for a separate
peace between Germany and Russia,
arr condemned roundly by the French
press, (inmnvs action is considered
bad enough, but that of Mr. Hoffman
3 . 1 - A 1 TT-
is alluded to as much worse. He is
generally considered to have been
guilty of a grave breach of neutrality
in transmitting proposals made by
Germany with a view of detaching
one of the Entente Allies, employing
Swiss diplomatic channels for the pur
pose. The newspapers refer to the
fact that Mr. Hoffmann is chief of the
Federal Political Department, which
controls the Swiss diplomatic service.
It is remarked that the Swiss'
States counsel and the national coun
cil have just pronounced officially
against mediation by Switzerland and
that M. Hoffmann, at the same mom
ent, was acting in a contrary sense.
NEGROES WANTED
LYNCH NEGRO SLAYER
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, June 19. A squad of po
lice with difficulty, dispersed a mob
of about 30 negroes who gathered
early today in front of police head
quarters muttering! threats against
Walter Diggs, a negro who confessed
to attacking and murdering Pearl
Newbold, nine-year-old negro girl. The
body of the negro girl was found in
ari ash pile in th8 rear of Digg's home.
Diggs implicated another negro.
GET BEHIND HOOVER; .
THE WOMEN'S SLOGAN
Washington, June 19 "Get Behind '
Hoover' la the sioean aaoDtea py tne,
women s committee of the council 01
National Defense for a food conserva
tion campaign, in an appeal, sent to- f
day to each of its 48 State divisions. 1
WESTERN
I
The committee is prepared to assist securing the sole benefit and farmers .-, -in
registering women between July 1: bearing thte loss; li' ' !
and July 15 and to see that women ; :-"We contract tomorrow , with the AK, i
are informed of the food administra- lies for a certain, return or' every.
tion plans and principles. Through 1
Its State divisions, every woman, will ,
be urged to pledge, herself -to. follow
the advice of the food administration
for management of the household. "V
Herbert Hoover Explains t
Senators Purpose of. The
Food Control Bills .f J
ALLIES LARGELY rZ
DEPEND ON AMERICA'
Responsibility, He Decjarcs 5
Rests Upon Government f or i-
Failure of Democracy-;;:
Through Food Shortegeij
"Rampant Speculation , b
Home. ,
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BOTH HOUSES ON BILLS, 'j
(By Associated Press.7 .-"
Washington'. Juno - 19. Both .
Houses of Congress went at' the ;
Food bill again today with ' the ;
x- opposition fighting at every turn .
and the administration leaders
pushing it hard. 'V -
Before the Senate session be- .
gan, Herbert C. Hoover raced; a
cross fire of attack from. Senators :
who oppose it, at a four-hour con-.."H
ference arranged so he could, ex-
55- plain the purposes of the bill. ' j
The Senate resumed consider-
ation of the bill with its support-;v :
ers 'defending its constitutional- r
ity.
In the House the debate wan- t,
dered off the subject; and Into
conscription, the last , Presides
tial campaign and a few other un-', .
related Kiibiects.
4
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Washington. urie"19.FoW specu
lators have been taking $50,000,000 a
month for the last five -months a total .'
of a quarter of a billion dollars from
the American people, Herbert C. Hoov
er today told Senators ln explaining
the purposes of the food control bill
now before Congress.- ' ,
Mr. : Hoover outlined broadly the.
question of prospective food supplies. ;'
"The real question," he said in a pre- -'
pared statement, "is whether the
shortage will continue next year, arid
what will tbe the needs of the. Allies
and America. Despite the . reduced
consumption of the Allies, they will re- ;
quire a larger amount of cereals net
year than ever before. The Allies ere
more isolated in food sources.
"The Allies are dependent upon
North America for the vast majority .
of their food Imports. We should he
able to supply 60 per cent of what '
they require. The other 40 percent,
must be made up by further denial on,
their part and saving on ours. With
out an adequate food supply no Euro"
pean population will continue to fight,
and we shall" find ourselves alone
against Germany. v
"The Russian revolution was a food
riot and even yet that ally Is tempo
rarily paralyzed. Responsibility resta
on our government for failure of. de
. nln 0 A
mocracy tnrougn a snoriage oi iooa,
Turning to domestic conditions, Mr.'
Hoover said this country has been ex
periencing "unprecedented prices and ,
rampant speculation," citing how mid
dlemen and all .other 'persons ln the' 7"
distribution processes have been pur-y
chasing increased supplies to avert, in- -dividual
shortages. .'
"The average prices to the consum-, ,
ers in countries where food adminis- ,
tration is now in effect, are lower than
those now prevailing in the United i -States,"
he said. "In England the price
of bread is even 25 per cent below the ;
price we pay. 4.
Mr. Hoover denied that tlhe bill ea- -tablishes
a food dictatorship: He char
acterized the purposes of food admlri- "v
istration as to mobilize the people In,..- '
order to carry out the advice. given :
them .by thte government officials and;"
to decentralize. the functions: of the ad-; '
ministration in order to centralize the v
iuncations of the food adminstration
into the various States. , r..
A commission to take charge of pro- . , -duction
and distribution of flour, sugar -''
and possibly a few other principal
commodities, Mr. Hoover said, Is beto-sL. -
contemplated. ' ' .
"Provisions for the government to', . ,
buy and sell commodities-will be nec ,V ,
essary for use only as ''to a very few '
prime commodities,' he "aaid. "The' :
aim is to stabilize prices and thus elim-
lnate speculation. ?he. balance wheel,! ' .
for stabilizing prices is gone. We. . -
need an artificial balance wheel. By.
setting up a wheat commission, we can
buy wheat regulate its shortage and
transnortAtlon and hanme it until. ex- "1
ported or sold in this country. If
do not do this wheat. prices may. re? tr?
lapse on account of not being' able to - -
store and carry it-with speculators' .
bushel of wheat we can sell.. By con-
trolling prices at Interior terminals we r
can assure millers their supplies and
simplify transportation.
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