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F U L L L E A S E D WIRE 5 E R V ICE
XXIII. NO. 183.
Wilmington; north Carolina- mon day; afternoon, july 23, 1 7.
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PRICE f JVE CENTO
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lf EXPLOSION " IN NEW YORK
v-' THiS' AFTERNOON. ' -
' .v J"'('M, !:,1 i
A
p XNew xorK,. Juiy-za.-r'An expio- v
j-fr sion on a steamship pier, at the. '
K foot of West Twenty-.Third street .
4': and the blowing yp, of ; manholes
1? along the water front r for five
f blocks this ariernoon - called out ; 4--iire,
apparatus andambulances
:
vAI. Eomon
QL AAiii- ' - , . - . . ; -
NEXT eOIRNOfl
& mi i inn iiiinii in -i '0imM i i I'iit i
U II I -: -1 1 III ts- II II II 111 ' 111 i jr.J.k! .:WJfc-f..i.
1 1 1 1 I 1111 II III! II IU I II ' '. - Z-- 'ii -v'-
w. w.. . w ?;. , , Trir: rrr
ON IN FRANCE
H nu n K H s :.:.:v. "w1:. -1
I 4illi,MfcW...Wlliy,l.. -..4 ,,,, ; : - . ,
iAnd J That's the Hon. Jim
Pou's Idea of Politics
In "-General
'Unlimited Powers Given
War Minister Kerensky
to Meet Emergency
DIFFICULT TASK
LOOMING AHEAD
landate of Powerful Factions
Is to Restore OrderBoth
Western and Eastern
Fronts Claiming Attention
Germans Attacking Both
Lines
. .. - .
SHOW BECEIPTJ
After Slump of Five Months
Revenues Take Bound
Upward
have been i
CTntPfl the Russian nrovisional t
government, under Premier Krensky,l IVlAl XJr t tilD ILAK
w M
in pranitif with thp sinister fTr
threatening to wreck the new Russia, Commission Makes fUDllC rve-
born oi' the March revolution.
Tht- grant comes from the most'
powerful representative body in th "
Ijiation, i he Council of Soldiers and '
Workmen's Delegates, and peasants of
all Husia. assembled in Petrograd
port Showing Increase In
Revenues South
ern Roads
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 23 After
five
The title of the ruling body, the months oi decreased earnings, com-
'Govpinnient of National Safety," te-.Par with a year ago, returns from
calls immediately the famojis commit-. all of the railroads to the Interstate
tee of miblic safety of 1793, formed Commerce Commission for May made
in the crucial period of the French'... T i-aOB t nat
, T it tt- t i public today show an increase In pet
revolution. With Kerensky serving J
not only as premier, but as minister l revenue of approximately $3,4o5,000
of war and marine, it is- apparent that' and an increase of $1,100,000 in rail
vast powers are thus lodged in the way operating income over May, 1916.
hanJo of this one 'man, suggesting QperaUng revenues totalled $345,
those of a virtual dictator. I . . .
ThP maTiiijitP nf thi iminmittPP i5!:773,079, an increase of approximately
to
and
task
tnce
tion
gime. It is evidently ono - however, erating income was $92,079,548. after
with which Kerensky, concededly the taxes and tincollectable revenues have
strongest man to be found for the Den deducted. An increase of- ap-
task, is willing to grapple -with all his, . . , nnn t '
widely ,-ecognTzed force and ability, proximately $2 4 00,000 m the railways
The war situation for th- moment ;ltvt, 1
demands consideration chiefly at the
,two poin
concentrated their main military ef-
SOLDIERS WILL
- CONTROL COUNTRY
'4 4 'if 4 4 v 4 4 4'
Colonel Cox Has Not Yet Quit j
the Bench -r Would Ex
empt Soldiers From
Poll Tax -
ii im rv m ii i n
UnilMSO ttl IHUIV
1 , A VI i IIII II I - 1111 Jill 1 1 1 1 I J
:unutnDbu uui
' President! Said to Favor The
; House Measure on the
Food Control - ;
MAYTAKEHAND
IN THE FIGHT
' (Special to The Dispatch.) -Raleigh,
July 23. Poll tax exemp
tion of all North Carolina soldiers is
lexpected to come from the resolution
Make Dashing Raid on Ger
man Trenches and Take Po
sitions and Prisoners
Reported He Will Bring His
Personal Influence to Bear
Upon Senate Members
This Week
(By Associate" Press.) ' v
Washington, July 25. President
Wilson probably will bring his per
sonal influence to bear ort Senate
and House conferees on the Foqd bill
to accept the House provision . for a
TD SHOOT ALL
;;s)dn;tcW
EVIDENTLY HAlTi'C.?--H
1 BEEN UNDER FlRl
Bv-
1
DESERT!
TnConfinti pK3rt'f.EnthusiM
ic Welcome Given 'PiTtif.:Mm-m
t'fl'.
Demoralization Js Rampant in f
All the Russian
Armies
Grjfe.SouyeniFrom
(By Associated Press.)
British Headquarters, in France, Ju-
of the Wake county bar, which has ! 23The Canadians carried out a
nlaced this issiir. hftfnrp the ?nv m. daring and highly successful raid ear
ing bodies of the county. ly this morning on German trenches f!nge f0?d administrator instoad of
. tat . Portion or the southeast of Avion. After heavy ar-, StSI
tionalouncn for Defense, whVch ! tilIery Preparation ttie raiding party,: hand in some of the other conflicting!
has headquarters h-re. At a meet-! forced its way to the second line of , r.ections.
ing Saturday of the local bar resolu- German defenses, along a front of 700
tions were offered for this purpose I ards. where it made determined as
and further resolution presented in!saults on strongly fortified Gerriran
which the local attorneys agree to I dugouts along the Avien-Herincourt
make no annsaranop for men seek-! railway. According to latest reports
STERN MEASURES
TO MEET SITUATION
Front
(By Associated Press. -
An Atlantic Port, July 23. Eleven
American army Officers,, members
a special oDmmissioni 1 sent to . France,
as ' inviestlgatora' of army conditions,
Englamj , and Belgium early in June,
v.-
mm
j 1 i" '! te
Jng to escape tbe conscription service, j most , these positions were renaered nn a "bone-dry" s3Ction. The Presi-jthe Russian front are disclosed in a
They also agree to attend to the ' unienawe. r mdi uewiis are not yet i dent has heretofore opposed a con- telegram sent to Premier Kerensky,
Dusmess ot soiaiers aunng tneir aD- j - "-o -'
sence and-to make no charge for this oners including an officer were
service. i, brought back by the Canadians whose
The small attendance of the bar
casualties were light.
TIq aortirkTi rr ilio rv 1-111 o r tinn ia
iprr ino nnoannTi or nnn-annpnranpp . .. . ;
open, as, the bar did not wish to
pass a resolution of such character
without notice to everybody. But the
State Council for Defense is seeking
tu .u,n, - iCa Br.aj. ur, British reached the first line trenches
heves that every patriot! lawyer left f thg Gemana turned a heav artillery
to
President Wilsnn i unrldrsstrinfl
prefer the Senate prohibition section J
forbidding manufacture of distilled
liquors but allowing the manufacture i
of beer and wine
5prd Goes Fbrth to Let Coun-! arrived ' here today on an American
try Know the Truth and
Then Act Without Mer
cy Towards Enemies
steamship
: The ; officers decjined to say Just
what their work was, - but itwris
learned "i they visited , ; all the com?
mauds' on the . - western : front,, .and :
shrapnel-scarred steel helmets, .rhich ;
.mericatir ;H.
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Sunday, July 22.-The , thebf.OUJth t back as souvenirs. suiT
The House put chaotic changes prevailing on part of ported - their admission that they : had
gressionai committee to investigate , the provisional eoverninent and the
the conduct of the war and there is council of workmen and soldiers' del
egates by the executive committee
and the commissioner of the provis
ional government with the second
at home ought to be willing to pro-
mdnvu nr-icr i-nfii at tho f frknt S 1 4R ftOft i0O. Rxnpnspa -increased . an-1
iloiuic: vimri. uuiu m i.iv- i ujii. ,.; s-r. rr . . 1 ongnrnmanT .-. mi o r innirarpfi us willing, i ,i , i mk wmk ah am at a nr"
at home admittedly' a difficult Proximately "41,00,000; reaching! neks to, finish the reeiment. vwhenlV SvLa"a -JX j-At-
in the face of the Powerful JBAu.ggg-jij. .
noth within ana witnoux .me na- '-. - . - . . unni,'A.;s'o0'hoan fmin.1 Tiopa and ' -
AAiSli... .Tauway operaungs ox up-iwt- .-rt--- . . .., 4QaM- -Prpii -v
Eastern roads as a group show a
ts where the Germans have ' decrease m net revenue compared
with May. 1916. Their operating rev-
forts-thP yielding portion of the Rub- nue crpased $16,000,000. Expenses
sian iron, in Eastern Galicia and the hwAeAvner; mSWT
section of the French front near 500;00' leavin ne f Zee Jm.
Craonnp - erating approximately $4,500,000 less
In the former war theatre there is than in May, 1916. Net operating in
little sign as yet of a change m the for Ester5 r.S .fVni if
temper of ibe disaffected Russian'794, as compared with $42,661,404 m
troops sufficient to bring about an ef- May
fectiv re.'.i.stance to the Teutonic pro- Southern railroads maintained about
gress which threatens" disaster to the the same average of net earnings, as
Russian arms. !last year the total for May being $13,-
On the western front .there is a dif-t 272,494, compared with $13,359,345 a
ferent story to tell. The desperate year ago. Operating revenues and ex
onslaugh? of the crown prince's forces penses increased in each case approx
are being met -with gallant resistance ;imately $7,000,000.
by General Petain's troops and such ' The biggest gain was shown by
small lots of territory as have been Western roads whose . revenues jump
gained by the Germans have been'ed $22,000,000 to $139,169,370, while
dearly iaki for, expenses showed an increase of ap-
Last night the German assaults proximately $1,000,000 more in taxes
were renewed on the California and than last year, leaving net operating
Cassemates plateaux, for the mastery income at $41,633,260, as : compared
of which colosal efforts are being put with $34,911,046 in May, 1916, an in
forth. Some headway was made on crease of approximately $6,720,000.
both these elevations, but General Pe- ; : :
tain's men aro rlinp-inc hravelv them:
both, although driven out of first "iine
trenches. The Germans atacked the
support trench on the California pla
teau, but it was retained by tlie;
French in its entirety. -
Today's official reports from the
Galician front are little if any more
jncouratring than those oLihe Tast few
days. Whilo pffortK-jrrfT beins: made
to restore order among the Russian Cutting Off Exports to Neu
between the stripa and the Zlota Lipaj
Js being pressed and additional : vil-(
-a-13 iidvu oeen occupiea Dy me xtru-ions.
iThe Wake division is taking its cue!sneus
from Dr. D. H. Hill and James R. Pou, j
members of the State Council. j
AH the signs point to Colonel Al-j
bert -Cox's -complete-regiment whenj
the men are called into service oni
.Wednesday. Colonel Cox garnered
quite a number of recruits at Sanford
Saturday when he and Governor
Bickett spoke.
" Colonel Cd.x took the regiment with
no reason to believe he will favor
such an amendment to the bill.
House ' prohibitionists declared to-
one o; the most dangerous to fight lUay they would fight some of the army, on the southwestern front. The
nvAr for hpnmn tnp first iitio rrpTi?np! : .. j .v.' . ....... ..
' - , ijtiiaie iiuuui uiueuuuieuiH iu iuc
are numerous brickyards through pood bill uncompromisingly 1 regard
which it is necessary for assaulting Iess Qf appeals for speedy agreement.
troops to force tneir way. . Avnen the Drv leaders look to makinc the bill
nearer in form in which it left the
House bone dry for the duration of
the war. . )
fire uponc them, employing larger gas
CI
T JOIN AFTER
telegram announced the. inauguration
of stern measures to combat disaffec
tion. 1
"We unanimously recognize that
been, under fire.
They confirmed cable, reports of th?
enthusiasm with which the"A.merican
soldiers .were received by the French""'
people: and as one officci expressed
it: "We a?e mighty proud of the way V
our bqys sized up. alongside the sol'
diers or whom they are now allies .''A'
"The French - peopje are wonderful
ly impressed with" , the' "Americall'
game of baseball," 'the officer said.'
They pee in it something more than
mm
If';
l .
f
1he situation demands extreme meas- sport and the-almost unanimous ex-
ures and efforts, for everything must
be risked to save the revolution trom
The House drys concede it may be catastrophe," the message reads. "The
impossible for them to restore abso
lute prohibition or manufacture of
pression 'is thai, the way 1 they -cafe
throw the baseball ' will make them
great, ilghters when it comes to hurl-
ciose
commander-in-chief on the western.' ing hand-grenades in
front and the commander of the sec-1 warfare,". V
beer and wine, but they hope at leastvond aVmy aoday have given orders to
M
ES
RHE POST
C
L
D
to set in a section giving the Presi-
dent, power to limit or prohibit their
production. Mr. Smbot's redistillation
amendment also will be subjected to
attack because it would not affect
liquor coit of bond. ' ,
just a start made and in a few days ; . . r - l Ml l D 1 "i. I!
he has made a great showing. The j Provost Oeneral Makes Kuhng
h '4 C4
4 CHARLOTTE "MVrUOSE HE
.CAMP.- V - f
By"' Associated Press)
Charlotte. . July 23,
fire on deserters and runaways
"Let the country know the truth. t'
Let it act without mercy. Let it find
enough courage to strike those who
by their cqwardice are destroying
Russia .and the revolution."
Referring to the threatened disas;
tei the elegram- says
IMPORTANCE OF
irenctt
mi
Mi
THE CORN DEBATE
". (By Associated Prens.) ',;..V
1 ndon. July 23.-i:The : importance i ;
that the Eovernment : attaches to th. v ;
debate qni the Corn; Pyoaucjtion-'hilV
it" '
,lf,
oinrp thf. draft trrms were announced ; vasmii6iuuf juij iwr6fp-w uauuuc Viw -SRfifJtii
lu u iiinder the selective draft law re not for 50,000 guardsmen ana regular
lr iiZ ?J . . , , 'eligible for voluntary enlistment in army regiments instead- of a
Unttlthe Aar Department ruled on.the regular armyN or the . National ramp for 26,000 guardsmen alone,
me rigui iu euiui any mm- ui-luic jGuard atter tneir names have been as originally stipulated, the camp
tne exemption uoarus uu uien worn
it looked .very doubtful. Many ara
now drawn for the service and they
will have some option in the service
done. ''Colonel Cox's retirement from
posted -by local exemption boards as will be removed to another city. '
summoned for examination? This announcement was authoriz-
Brigadier General Crowder, provost ed this afternoon by Major Kil-
marshal eeneral. Dromulgated this rul- bourne of General Wood's staff,
ing today to make definite the status who will await the arrival of Col
the bench did much to persuade young i . - th reristratlon lists who onel Edward R. Ladue tomorrow
men, some of whom are not required !now may desire to join the regulars morning before final decision is
ot ,complte Wiscjganization. i : Theitl.farmjrlp
sniritfor the offensive has utterlrlr of: years; after W?!9! 11
o loWIkfen to it a tatementxme Hweraj!T?m., r; i
wnerera . tne request jVif :--r.? i
to attetid ; - Js trebly , unaer v. t :
lined and a division on the minimura . p ;
orders of their leaders'and -they neg 'fWUip
porters
even replying bv threats - and shots.
Some elements voluntarily evacuate
positions without even waiting for the
approach' of the -enemy.
"Cases are on record in which an
order given to proceed .with all haste,
to such and such a spot to assist com
rades in ' distress "has been discussed
for several hours at. meetings, ami re
inforcements consequently have been
delayed several hours.
The troops abandon their positions
waee of $6.25 a eek. it is proposed t6- ; V I
pay, farnYv labbf ers , is declared' vitalr
Supporters - ani?i;6pponeits of V$.
measurihotn ; prqtesp to- Denevet uiaj
danger ; will be averted.; ;.':. ..i .. .': ,y ;
french cRbais t)k :7
WAR FOR AMERICANS
and Qtx
v may uesuo iu juiu mc icumia v uiui mug - . , - KnriS. July 20. iue.f tcuvu viwovi
t. .Sll I. , c.,Vi nnM " ' . . . ,i .1 ... l 1 A 1 ,rj.a Tc' "" . T -- ; -.-I,
mt-iii. vvui ii man, supplementary to examinations sent to 4: lotte business men claim, mat v a aistance 01 seveii uuuuicu DtD Neftel of Larchmont.'N. Y.,
antain Annur r ierr.ner nas reurun-, recruiting officers by Adjutant uenerai 4. they will procure a tract ui t
ed his' supply company to full j McCain as follows: ' land necessary twice the sipf
strength and he can give the, govern- . ft registered person has been that already leased, for the camp
ment something new on advertising. b , ite
Captain Fletcher does not believe he called for military service by his lo- l
could have reached .the required num-ical board and directed to appear for
bef but for the advertisements put in physical examination he ceases to foe T ' :
the State papers. He found it neces-' eligible for voluntarily enlistment. rrm MIQQinM
sary to turn back some boys who I The ruling of General Crowder was DU1CH MilU . -
came to go into his company. necessary m oraer 10 esiaDiisn ueu- I U tUML AMtMt A
ADMITS APJIERICA
iwiii nmiiwT
1 if ILL UUUI1 1
1 - ' , . - ;' ;. -: - " ' "
Colonel Cox has not resigned as
judge df the Superior Court- and
Judge' Thomas H. Calvert, his succes
sor, has not been commissioned. It
is fully expected that Judge Cox will
do sbi however, no matter whether"
his rfefciment is raised or not. The
cajotiel has not said anything about it,
bufie date of his resignation, is;
fnitely the time when a registered manj
was to be considered as falling within
this prohibition, uenerai urowaer
(By Associated Press.)
I Amsterdam. June 23. me Minister
held that posting of the' name of a'nf Aericulture and "Commerce has ap-
registrant by the local board at its pointed a commission of three to pro
headquarters constituted notification. ceed to America tofi'epresent Dntch in
to the registrant that , he was called tprests m connection with American
for examination and thus set the pe-j exports. The members are: Engine?
ricd when he would be no longer eli-. Vanselbe : Honvenvanoodt, ex-vice.
trals Will Cut Off Ger
many's Supply
iTtv A sawvfu f HH 'Prpsis.'l
Toward the norfhen end of the Rus- '.' T,onon. Julv 23 That high Ger
Jan frfin, the situation is different. c0mraand had based its calcuiaj
missifins have taken the offensive
1(1 Otlf'Tlfil 7111 -n. fmn miloa 1pn
1 i ' 1 j' u, gay t nu iuAxv. vw-
innVH fhr this week. In all nroba-lKible for voluntary service. Prior to nrpsident East Indian Council, . and
bllit he will retire the first of Au-lthat time, even though his name may, Van Vollenhoven, director' of -the
gust. . !be among those who will foe called m Netherlands Bank. '
Cblbnel Cox leaves the bench withjthe first quota in any district, a regis-', . .
great feluctahce. He admits that heitrant may be accepted ior me regular j urxpppri TA flJT
long files of deserters, armed and un- McMurray - of MadisOttj Wis.botn; "
armed, men in . good, hea 1th and vo- AmeTican field . gerrice. : , Thf
bust, who have-lost air shame and .J - . f the courage andC
feel they can act altogether with im- J . indTing wounfe ,
ed jwhile under fire. J 7,
WOULD EUMINATE 3
ALL WAR GRAFT
.1,;:.'
' I' Si
Freauentlv eiftire units desert in this, , ?aV '
manner.
.'-3--N . .
' GERMANS OCCUPY CITY OF
K- TARNOPOL.-,
" r
likes the job and he started off so
well that he regrets the abbreviated
career. The bars in the several towns
where he has held court have been
kind to "him. The Supreme Court
has befett good to his rulings and left ;
all as lie made them. Judge Cox
tried the Riley-Stone case the last
tiine it was up. He got it back on a !
reversal from its first non-suit. An-!
pher appeal is pending. '
But Colonel Cox's friends do not!
service as
a voiuuteei. i
PIAMiyinlf: FfIR !
(By Asociated Press.)
London, July 23. The occupa-
4f tion by the Germans of the city
of Tarnopol in Eastern-Galicia is
hv T?pnfprs Liimited.
V X V-4x j -.- i'(
t x .' PDATFQT AHAitNST
' r t.
(By Associated Prtki.) V .
Washington, July 2tTo permit
proseoution of war contract graft;' it
nnv he discovered.- 'RfebresetttatlvB
j Clark, of Florida, , today introduced a ' ; (C 1
Vbill to suspepd the operation 'of th; ; 4
,ter peace is declared.,
OUT EXTRA FEES
-(Bv-Associated Press.)
Washington. July 23. All customs
pniiectora-were ordered today to dis-
' continue charging extra fees for clear
ing vessels Sundays, nonaays. ana - . , c i Ali: Nn-
nht which recently has been on the United States and Allied INa-
AGREE ON RULES
1
WOMEN pickets
i noi.toin conn arts the urac
lucre ttse . ui t 1 - , j
tin it was said, apparently origlnat-
ing from misconception of the law of'
think" a" sudd on abbreviation of a po-i r i . a 1913, amending m. certain .esptAts
end vrra"cc vjCLiing ixcau.iui run; nract
lltical career will mean an
They are sure that if the young j
colonel gets back from France the!
people on this side will remember
tions-on food supplied which America
In an im. .,4 . n0n0 n has. : been sendintr to neutrals became ' i,i-
.. HUH tJlUl Ul lUG UtH"" . ,, ' - - . ' I UJUi.
"n1 noar Krvo and Vilna. incident- known, according to' the Daiiy Mail, James"' H: Pou, who lias done so
aily umnnriir. mnro thnn 1.000 Ger- tho famnnc! onepph of Werr ! much ' w"ar SDeakins;. has been hinting
O " . v i. . ' .IU1VU5U llll. illlliu 1, 1 ' t' v I . , . - ... ,
erican Airmen Part They
Will Play
practices and fees!
tion Reach.Agreement On
Ship Regulations
Washington, July ,23,-rThe National r
Association Opposed - to; Woman Suf-v
frage today mde public , a - letter .
from-Mrs. -Jaa. W,-Wads worth, U"
president, , to President .Vilsod, prpf ,
testing against the picketing of . th ;
White House by suffragists of : the;
Woman's Party, and declaring': that f
the 16 pickets were Justly sentenced
to 60 days in the wofKnouse. -
Eight suffragists oV the ; woman; ,
ntv took un their posts .besides, the
gates ot the White . House again , to
day. They carried banners ; ..wiin. . quu-, v
r-
iH"
Wash;ngtbn, July 23. Regulation cf ng from 80me: of ' Pesident;WH: ;
ocean steamship rates between the; -neecne8 to Congress but attract-
. . i .. ' : .111 . .
(By 'Associated Press.)
Paris, July 23. Plans have
SHOl Al iUUJItKD v unHcd states and allied nations has I'" e. attention;-and one; speCiil
AND WERE LYNCHhUjbeen agreed upon in principle Dy ; tne ( - an easiiy pregerved order. v
been '
man -'., vxxxu&ii i . -. 4 . n . compietea ror uriusmg-.uu.; awwiwh T.rnirrnd. Julv 33.
!!; !TTCar i Eer, noaa orthe Catholic Party :-- -"-"i aviation ...forces here, under a single' ts of -motor- car d
ed upon bv evtromir and iTre the Reichstag, made before a se-, p" 'onies right out and says that ' direction, working m conjunction .. soldiers shot at a
4 inalnfLK ,cret session of ;that,foody . thSfo war will rule the I with other m; itary uni Aerop:ane on the
- no -v,lopment of the Russian The newspapers referred to this ad- country another ff-hJ-;itwo"clas, tactical and strategic. 'ftlie rat
- " 'dress as bomb sheir' Hcrr. T lu ny ITX,: I The former will operate , withm a ; vft, vora nf the as
Amerfran anu rinn gumii(w- i
.... ' - ....llvrr Virt-'l
Negotiations are now piwucuiu6 " J 4.'
-",. , -( - .'
lr-PETrtOCiRAT : 4 K i
PRE88EO.' ' 'V ! ..li-'-i
REVOLT
SUPPRESSED,
(By Asociated Press);.
Hi
Lorn
ijn ki-i rn:x:.L. r..H . . . m. a ..
c u.m.in num.. hereer remarnea tnat aiiauugu aiuw-i- vfu,s v. uiava tnoiro
Hon. .ThIv-9'! A onAfti1 In- " ... . ruu .wiuna,
CaI oF,.:ition was carried out by us ica's entry into the war is ot little, the w0rld afe. for democracy will
last n-i,, south of Avion " saVs Vc- military value it was important. owing raake the iolitical world secure for
:u- Office report on Tue.to the extent to which Germany was
'Sinn iront operations, uui dependent on the neutrals iorviooa
: c hP,i their-objectlves with n , 'tHav snnniies. He said that
IVOOtk
little 'inV
Prison, in
v.
: nil P5irktnrr1 o nnmhor nf
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or whom 51 have already America naa aecreeu umt sue woum
ts tn neutrals a5?-lone
, r-i .ii. - UUl J)C1 V" " c
titr, V1' 0 r,idd the enemys' poi- ag thesb neutrals "exported to Ger-
rm-Z lt ight ?th many: Consequently, Herr Erzberger
R ',n'' ,n the nighborhnod of u.r
aul(coii. T,.t . jj.i! i mm nprmanv would very shortly lose
-- mm nuiieoeKe. ivaaluucll " , . m,.
themselves and their friends
VThe candidates for Governor have
(Itv Assocwte.l I'ross.j neBoiwuuiw .w f Wahtn I
x mi n M i . ' . nyiMmnn rr T 11 A snitl-l
i nree uulu- tween i;nairmaii ucmuou, -
res's'ed as sail-1 ning fooard and Counselor Polk, of the -
- - x a. -l A4 4- rtl hvl
group State Depaarimcnt, ueiBHtiru j
steps of j president Wilson to represent the
soldiers mvrninpnt, and British adnurality i .
shots from omcials to devise a program to mw, nndon 4uly 23. Dispatches 're-17 ?
sailants. Thehe- reculation effective, and . onng, -',vtkA ..hv the; Russian embassy . ; I
- . i i tJt... mi, . . , 1.1 . . .tit !!!. 1 " " " " - . ' . . a ' - I .. f
range of 25 Kilometres ana me nutei xmrd of 550 soldiers msnea .irow ,down" present .promuuive ic. .. f nerP; state that-the rising in Jfet-r : t ;
within a range of 200 kilometres. i.imine and fired on the three men, FranCe and Italy -have signified their .- d n ay ,e considered asdeftt, ; p(. i
The tactical units will operate di- who attempted to . escape, J)"t 'willingness to accept the principle. i iiely suppressed. The reglments.
rectly with the troops doing preii mi- lvnched . by the crowd. . Fifteen Negotiations probably will -be opened . . . participated in the disturb- :
nary reconnouermg, piusumg civilians wero wounaeci in mv "'jWith Japan upon uie hit" " ances are being disarmea Ana ma-,r
; :'
ued the backs on the capital at! aviators and .tiTlt -!
RaJeigb, Mt. Pou is saying. "They are
runting away from Raleigh. The
next ' governorship will be determined
lishments. The strategy-squaarons in
Eenr..l will operate indepenaentiy
Th y will be engaged in destroying
; i the Japanese mission headed by Vice
4 ;
Admiral Takeshita
ext governorship win De aeterminea " j iwL,, anVs'mtv :
& .. -t i xu ...;. Vrpmv defenses and attacking supply. T . . .
in t rance or Vjrsrmany. uei- uie V n t-ntrtrlo'ii' ThPv w il AIRSMir P,ui
who aspired to be Governor raise a ! bases depots and irh Tl wU t r HC
Prison,,,,. "v"cwcf-c; AUU,uv?t" snimlv. The terrible behind .Abril 6 is ancient history.
S'TthP enemy were kill3d and fact, he sanl,. nad to be faced that
"''"Routs bombed - i'the military autliorities had entirely
m"?vh' raidinK parties were ' ire ngured;on
mW mnihana i vi hodir in ;authority could find an an-
wuu cv.tv" " i tvin ennnHfnil fielltlnZ
niiit--. j- r i Ohservme balloons wiil De usea y
ciam miMQ WAR v
AT THEWHITE f -Vff CT IDM ANY
HOUSE.
Observine balloons
WpII. '-.T-re Cox is in the fourth Nargeiy a u .UJUw
congrr' 5 1 -district and Congress
man El. tdu, forotheV of James, rep
resents 'it. Judge ' - Cox is alW in
(By Associated Press). .-. ,;
tj. i J that horpailPT. -UR w-i.t.wi
names of no American, officers, ex- the wnue
pept Major-General Pershing ana
Major-General Sibert be mentioned ill
banded, these advices report, and :
the city is being patrolled by
troops, : fj'
Isolated "cases of shooting from;
- windows ' have occurred, but,' or-; i-v
der is being energetically: restor: :
ed and all nuspecte arrestee,
!.'
tp1 Presar) '
' Londonrjafj Siam hasclard r"'C 'Ti 'ft,; . I
OOO aviation Dili wem, - Ti-stria, according tP a Reu. ;ther insuDorqinarion or ,ct. , ,
House toaay ior t-r- , f m Bangkok. Nine j agitation.. . , , . , f
Vi""" '7 " o '.-'-'1 4 steamers; : aggregating . UU3i:' 4:x.v!' "'4c 4? ' ; '
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' swer' or give- any. id
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(ContinnoH to- wt-i, ! H.thpRft su)Dlies weie ti
news dispatcnes. c v v
o come." .t
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