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Dramatic Scene rresentea oy
House As It rasses u
craft Bill.
MEMBERS WERE IN .
WARLIKE MUUU
Shouted Approval of. the
Measure Carrying Oyer
Half Billion Appropriation
and Yelled They Were
Ready to Trust the Govern
ment. . '
TEUTONS TRYING
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fort to Dislodge Kormloff.i
Men But in Vain.
(Hv United BreBS.)
Washington, July 14. Following
pne ot MP- most uraiwtuu bucucsiu
pe chamber since tbe-war: bganh0.
JHouse today passed the -great" aircraft
construction bill appropriating $640,-
) to make America king of the
hrinds.
Hanllv had the measure been
bought up for . discussion when (
shouts of "vote, vote", burst tortn
oil -t n.c. XPrr Yia first TITTIP 1
uuui an iUJM-s. x j- i i rr W,?1fP'c Tr!r
since President Wilson's fateful an
nouncement that a state of war exist
ed with Germany the House seemed
moved by a belligerent spirit. A lim
ited debated rule was adopted, but
there was practically no debate on the
bill. y
Isolated efforts to prolong discus
sion were met with demands to trusi
the government
"England has been at war three ---V Tniqoin?
years and does not know today now French Tak Trenches.
many submarines Germany is turning! T,5i Ti n pvpnoTi forces caD-
reply Representative j tnTe trenches from the (Ger
mans in a lively battle south of Courcy
today, tonight's ''Official statement as
serted, r .The Germans assumed the
GERMAN AIRPLANES
ARE BROUGHT, DOWN
General !Haig Reports Much
Success in Air Fighting
French Take Trenches
From Germans.
ENSE BOLLS
FOR ARMY DRAFT
Austrians Make Desperate EM Are Now Filed Away in Office
of Provost Marshal
General.
EARNEST WARNING
TO MEN ON THIS LIST
ey :Must-; I ake i Notice or
Drawings and Act With
Prompt Compliance.
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" (By United Press.)
Washington, July 14. The mighty
torious Russian forces from Kalusch,
but w;ere unsuccessful, the War Of
fice declared tonight.
German Airplanes Shot Down.
, London, , July 14. Field Marshal
Haigh's report tonight detailed the
bringing down of four hostile planes
and the disabling of ten others, v One
additional enemy machine was shot
i down. Seven British planes were re-
fOREIGNERS FLEE
FROM MOB'S WRATH.
W 1,y Press.)
group:
s 01 from 3 to 50, with wives
tagging along and all
4nd children
tti .' I'un.icssiuiia in rr au".')
"cei harrows or on their backs. Rus
sians, l'filf .,.,1 ti: -IfUnw I
jjj, ,,oni1'" Tcrre tonight from Flat
Md., a niining center. -g
,. foiriiK" rs explained, in broken
'Siish, u1I;y ,,a(1 been rounded Up by
the
over
"""lip; nst nitrlit at Tlat RivPr
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AI KouFoF SHOPMEN
AVERTED YESTERDAY
Vai,- 'nitftd Press.)
alifm,f ,,uiy A- A tnreaienea
smiti! - Miuymen ana uiacK.
fca(kh,n : (Szpn Southeastern rail-
tor iiJV '"",M--r,;iy averted by la-
ounpr. 1 conciliators, it was an
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(By United Press.)
Petroerad. Julv 14. Austrian troops
i marl a desDerate attempt twice to-, rolls of men for the draft lottery were
approaching completion here tonight.
In fifteen huge cases in the provost
marshal general's office more than 7,
000,000 names with their "red ink se
rial" numbers were filed. The lists
came, from 3,671 districts from coast
to coast Only 883 districts were still
trailing. Many of them telegraphed
assurances that their lists were al
ready in the mails.
Until the last district is heard from,
the draft is held up. The War De
partment hopes to stage the lottery
before the end of the week, but some
officials set it 10 days to 2 weeks
away.
With the draft close the War De
partment . tonight sounded s a note of
warning to registered men. By fail
ing to heed the directions in the regu
lations. -they may commit a capital
crime desertion and in the war
time the. penalty is long imprisonment
or death, it was stated.
: Unless a registered man appears for
physical . examination at some board!
or proves that he is unable to appear,
within 10 days after notice is mailed
ordering his appearance he will be
notified that he is held for military
service.
Later, an order will be mailed or
dering, him to the mobilization camp
for service. Then if he fails to ap
pear he v is a deserter and liable to a
heavy penalty.
The burden of finding out what to
do is saddled upon the registrant.
Mere posting of the name at the local
board is deemed sufficient notice, but
an order i3 sent by mail.
Again General Crowder emphasize!
the necessity of men watching the
newspapers for announcements and
visiting their local boards to ask questions.-
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The big cities are delaying the draft.
Only 5 of New York's 189 districts
have finished their work ; about one
half of Chicago's are ready, but Los
Angeles', Pittsburgh, New Orleans and
St. Louis are ready and waiting upon
their sister cities."
Many inquirers ask whether draft
ed men have a 'chance to rise from
the ran s to commissions. Shortly
in-
likely
out," was thr
Khan shouted to requests for specific
information as to how the great air
iwd is to be snent. "
A sharn fip-ht devplnnad over that! . . mi. - .
r - - o - - g- , i v -ffs-ivv mTf ani a rra pitoii i mi- n r-- 1 1 1 ' -1
section empowering the President to c f "
draft men into the air service. Some .made their gains in counter assaults,
members declared men forced to fly i'A small French post remained in the
ould not make eroort aviators 'and'
these were told fhnt vnlimt.er atDlica-?' iurto1 QillArlTie' snpr.iallv vio-
v m. - r I .U. U 1 UWK u0f -w -
uons for the service already included r iftnt in the regions of Mount Haut
more than twice the number of flyers .'Casque and Teton," was also reported,
i. tne statement adding: "Two tnou-
Efforts to strin thp War Derjartment aand shells werp directed at Rheinis."
f some or the arbitrary powers del-' The Fight in Champagne.
egatnl by the bill were promptly de-i Berlin (Via London), July 14. Live
feateiL Members were assured they f ly firing continued throughout the day
Jjuld obtain from Chairman Dent, of fin western Champagne, the night onl
ine milihirr nnmmitfnn nil in f nrm a - nil 1 vannrf ogtlArtpH todflV. On t.Hfi
UOli on how both nower and money east front there was rain and little
appropriated were to be used. activity. -
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GUARD OFFICERS
Adjutant General of North
Carolina Announced Ad
ditional Appointments.
Last Night.
The above map shows the area i n which the Russians are waging
their successful offensive, aiming for. Lemberg, which is the key to the
present situation. '.. . )
WILSON PLACES BAN
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IN UNITED
AGENTS
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GREECE'S NEW KING SENDS
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Paris, July 14. President Poin-
X- caire tonight received hearty
felicitations for France on Bas-
tile day from the new King of
Greece.
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VON HINDENBERG HAS
IMPORTANT MEETING
. (Bt United Press.)
Copenhagen, July 14. Field
Mar-
Takes Another Step to Pre
vent Information Reaching
the Enemyv
WAR RISK AGENCIES
ORDERED CLOSED
Branches of Marine Insurance
Companies -May Have Giv
en Information to the Ger
mans President Issues
Proclamation Barring Them
? (By United Press.)
Washington, July 14. To prevent
German v firetting' Information from
Report on Conditions in Bel
gium Shows ' Suffering
. Rampant.
MANY ARE SLOWLY '
t5STARyiNG;TODEATH
Women Seeking Food From
Commissions Faint Chil-dren-Give
Meals to Fath
ers So They Can Work
(By United Press.!
Washington, July . 14 Belgium, I
racked by the horrors of war, is-dying
of hunger and disease. .
A tale-' of unbelievable suffering
lives of men, women and children
snuffed out through want of nourish
mentis told in the report of the Bel
gium Relief Commission made-public
tonight. ;It showed:
The U-boat has cut down Belgian
food rations; For ' days - some people
are forced to go witnout eating any
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All Members Tendered. Theirv
; Resignations to the Kaiser i
Several Days Ago. ; "
THE CROWN PklNCE My
, " FORCES THEM OUT
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The Chancellor and Several.' ,
i : Others No Longer in ItKe
r Cabinet Life-Iorig Fok :
lower of the Emperor Goes "
Down at Demand of - the
- Militarists. i : :;; 'ji
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" A Londo July 14-aiser WUhelni 'P j
Imperial hwtoiS
Bethmann-Hollweg and; hasappoiht- ; v
ed , Dr.' Geore Michaelis' nndftr Smm. :' ; ; J ' t
tary of ' Finance f or Prussia and -fa:,
privy, councelor, in his place, -i
An official German wireless di8patj)a '
with this information was announced
by the British , admiraJlty here to
night. : '-- m :!';:,-ry.
No further , details ..were given. Un
doubtedly,, however,, the .whole j Holl-
weg cabinet has fallen. r
Official confirmation was' had ' earlier
in the day that the Prussian ' Minioter
of War, General von Stein,-had resign
ed and that his retirement had been ?l
approved by the Kaisef. ;. . ',''
The resignations of all -the Prussli .
Cabinet - were . formally tendered the
Kaiser several .days ago, when; thV
German ; political situation bec&ons
acute. The Emperor delayed accept-. J
ance of ., several of these, liut delayed
dispatches: from Berlin , today mention- 'h
thing. The best fed eat two scantled: that 1 neither; Minister- of the. In- w : -
meals a day. Women and children Jterio' Hericlr norf Minister .of I'
..'. xi. - u- l-straction Solz,.of the Prussian Mini ;
try, had been in. attendance at recent
meetings' of that body, indicating their V
imperial, t master had, dropped t them C ? ;
share their allowance with the father
that he may have strength to work.
All laboring classes are becoming
more and more emaciated. The mor
tality rate of men has increased to
three and half times that of the pre
ceding three years. Loss of vitality
has made inroads by disease easy. In
many instances men have been forc
ed to starve because they lacked
strength to work.
from his. official list of t counselors.-
In dropping Hollweg changing, pi
lots in the midst of Germany's great? ;
est crisis internationally-as .well as ex-
ternally the) Kaiser;, ha abanddnedT
pne of his oldest friends, ;.The two b(H '
came friends back in the. days When
the Kaiser, as the Crown Prince WIi-
German marine and war risk insur-J
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.wnmon -nnAine- fnr fnrtfl t th nam, auenuea me universuy Ol DWU,
) commission headquarters have many hd through all. the year s,.Jnce; Hol-.
The stri&e, original-
special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, July 14. Additional
apppintments from the Adjutant Gen
eral's, office today are as follows:
TTma intrbr. disbursing officer.
-';k Dnmtoi s,-iC. after the drafted men are gathered
captain ; of the Regimental Supply, nmlljlisaion camM, the most life
Company, and Matt H.. Allen, of Golds70ricer iftferlal' will be picked out anc
boro, captain and assigned as adju-jj nt into another training camp vto
tant' first baVtalion of New Bern, I mike -officers. The War .Department
Washington and . Durham batteries. "isSalready working on plans for this
Tievpriv Rovs.ter. Jr.. is commis-camp.
Binned first lieutenant of Battery C,
P';irmn V last Thursday, was Durham; vol. J. n. yvaaaea, ui new
fiiadc . vv,,ile investigation was j Bern, captain of .; New Bern battery;
Hal . ' "'iiorences nrraneed. Fi- First Lieutenant U. v. ivicuenuon, oi
Ul)0r'v-I!'n Wils ,eft t0 Secretary of Durham, is transferred from the Third
tla
th.
l;ui uauif xa t. - .
1 Infantry to the artillery: and promoted
gia, fhr ;iKt Lne,' Central of Gedr-1 First Ueutenant Reld R.: Morrison,
Ohio M'HU'uko & Ohio, Mobile & of Mooresville, s is S taken j, from iFirst
Air Linl Ik & Western, Seaboard . Infantry to the ' artillery, and- made
le and Southern."
, 1 contain Ar ttiA Mooresville company. '
V. ith the ; cnstruction of canton
ment camps barely underway, the War
Department today found 16 addition
al mobilization camps for the National
Guard must , be built at once. Al
though th ta.-k .; is simple beside the
cantqnnv- 's, because x there is little
wooden . construction, a daily " water
supply , of 1,000,000 ; ; galons v must be
supplied i each 1 camp and Sewerage
systems installed, v
Bha. von Htadenberg and General Lud- gj- SJSr M
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enaorn conierreu witu iwu icihcdcu-
tatives of each party in the Reichstag,
such companies, ordered their con
tracts cancelled, and forbade Ameri-
except the independent Socialists, ac- j qans to do business with them.,
cording to , Berlin dispatches received
here tonight The. military and politi
cal situation was discussed.
LUMBER PUT
BADLY DAMASED
Jacksonville Lumber Co. Suf
fered a Loss of Ten Thou
sand Dollars by Fire.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Jacksonville, N. C., July 14i The
large plant 'of the Jacksonville Lum
ber Company, a $50,000 corporation,
located here and owned by Messrs. S.
S. Ambrose ' and A H.t Aiaorose and
The sole exception is with respect
to contracts covering ships now on
the' high seas.
The President had learned German
Insurance companies might be sup
plying the .Fatherland with valuable
shipping news. . .. '
"It has been considered of great Im
portance that this information (about
cargoes : and sailings) should not be
obtained by alien enemies," the Pres
ident wrote in closing the Teuton
agencies.
President Wilson's order follows:
"Whereas, certain insurance- com
panies incorporated' under the laws
of the German Empire have been aa
mitted to transact the business of
marine and war risk insurance in
various States , of the United States by
means of separate United States
branches ' established pursuant to the
laws of such States, Tand are now en
gaged In 'such business under the su
pervision of the Insurance Depart
ment thereof," with assets in the Unit
ri state deposited with -insurance
Conway, S. C, was damaged greatly J departments or in the hands -or rest
by fire early this afternoon and placed
out of commission for about three
weeks. , Presumably caused by a
spark, one of the, ,big dry kilns of the
plant sprang into a big blaze. The
flames quickly, cotnmtmicated with an
other kiln and' We two, filled.to capac
ity with 'lumber, waiting, to be
shipped north, were destroyed. The
flames . were conquered, .however, be
fore the main part of the plant could
be reached.;
dent trustees, citizens of the United
States for the protection of all policy
holders in the. United States; y
. Ahd Whereas thenature of rWa
rlne ahd war : risk insurance is ; sufch
that those conducting it must of ne
cessity be7 in touch with tne movement
of ships arid cargoes, and it has been
considered by the government . of
great Importance that thig information
should not; be, obtained by' alien ene-mleift&Z-iA
'c'
Thi omoira omnnnta in nr.niitJlo:. r "Now, 'Therefore .-I. Woodrowiwu-
000 and destruction of the kiln forces son; President of the United States or
the plant to close-down for- about America, by 'virtue of the. powers rest
three weeks;' - About 100 jnen are ein- (ed in me as such,"- hereby declare -and
Dloyed T. " , 5 ' . ' -tcontinuea on jragc-. aibb;
times fainted or died through weak
ness. . .
Progress of tuberculosis in the pop
ulous and industrial districts is plann
ing. V" : ""
Men, are undergoing tortures by Ger
mans rather, than submit to deporta
tion and those who go return broken
in spirit and body.
From Lloyd-George on Pros
pects of Complete Victoryf
Over Germany.
(By United Press.)
weg has served his royal, friend faith ¬
fully. ''.-.. .-.- .-.vV'.'":: .
Germany's v censorship, has., conceal- '
ed the fullstory of the political strife t
which has how culminated In the' '
downfall of the; Empire's 'most astute r
and most ; powerful ' , politician arid,
statesman. Tho reformists twho pro- .
cipltated the crisis originally-, marked
Holfweg for destruction V purely ler- ;
cause , of his individual rttusal to ac
quiesce : ini their demands : for wid v
electoral reforms and for, a pledge
that Germany's - peace 4: alms .do . not'
contemplate annexation. The later,
dispatches 'stated that the Center par-'-ty,
revolters, . and the Radicals, who'
joined them to assume control In thi
Reichstag,, were - opposed ,to Hollweg'ii ,
retirement, being fearful that his;, suc
cessor womld ' be even less amenlable :. '
to reform Influences than Hollweg.V
.United Press dispatches received td- .
day, from "Berlin;, having been delayed
by censor, emphasized that if HollWee
London, July 14. Premier -Lloyd-fQr , paramentary reforni; there was
George today took advantage of Ger
many's international dissentions and
Russia's victorious offensive to tele
graph congratulations , to Premier
Lvoff of Russia and emphasized once
again that' Germany's autocracy must
no reason ior . aim w reajgu uu v
count of inability to agiee . with, th ; : ; ;
Parliament on the question of peace . ;
aims. m ' s:h q-7;: ' :V
This ' would ' seem to Indicate that X ;
Hollweg has flatly refused the parlii4 ,
mentary reform program-;. '... : '( f ,.. V";..:
onf. . - . .
. . . ' . I Before receipt of the official
"Coming as it does, a last phase of nrmation ofHollweg's reUrBment. the
newspaper Germania was quoted . to
ran . r
dispatches here as asserting his
was Inevitable, - since the junkers,
the great ; battle against autocratic
rule' it offers encouragement to us
clearly, sees there can 1 fasting '.headed by. the Crown, Prince, -ere :
peace without a reconstruction of. the ' miug .the upper-hand, to; the ..sltua-
nn.u ..lAiiir hotter n, nnrii
1 Ul 111 Will 1 ril -m.-- , - - - - ' '
The Germania Is the-Center party's
official organ. In'this-connection, ..it
was rotated out thall y:the - Crowti
beria and other disponed nationalities
are rescuea rrom xne uiasuus - tj i an-
be no
rWTv jstabUshed from one end . ofitnat- toaay ww wum,xuUUOuU.
Europe "to the other.T , n
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