WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina-f-Generally fair Sunday and Monday . A ; s ' couth Carolina Partly . cloudy , Sunday and probably. Monday. ' - : - VV a ,: V FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICER : rs yiV' , ; , . f 1 VOL. XXIII. NO.96. 1 - y' j-y - - WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLI$AUN DAY MORNING AUGUST 5 ; - V a '.If. V '! : PRICE FWEXXm Miff WtliK " e J n n vi ii ii t -ii.i i -it i ,t ' I i I'll i-i. t . is fm!Mm;-&mmm k. .jrjssmmmmitsxt3mfx m iwm&wteimKmmmmw&mm:mmtm?z:M s siaseswssu m1:.: . i . . -. . m -t Hack r rom tussia neaa oi American Mission Gives Battle Cry. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AT STAKE, HE SAYS. Delivers Stirring Address, Calling Upon America to Rally -to Beat Down Ger man Aggression Must Win or Be a Serf of Ger many, is His Iolea. (By United Press.) . . A Pacific Port, Aug. 4. "As sure as the sun rises tomorrow, if. this war ends with the triumph of Germany, our people will be a subject nation of the German ruling class." - So warned Elihu Root,' head . of the American commission to Russia, iu his first public address here since his return to Amr-ica befote a gathering of several thousand "persons this after noon. -- -' .. ; ;. . ii'S v-V , . ." : Root's speech, a tremendous, appeal to "sacrificing" patridtism aroused the; audience to mighty cheers. - . . Becaure it was a diplomatic mission that went to Russia, Root declared that it war, not "suitable to talk of the special circumstances jor' conclus ions of the commission." "But I cannot refrain," he added, "from raying that we bring hack an abiding faith in that Russia, through ! trial and tribulation, will work out, create and make perpetual a" great democratic government." Hoot ihen discussed America's own problem of the present time. . "Don't argue about the cause of the war, or whether' we sliould or should not have entered it," he said. "Roalize this: The time has now come when American libertyand jus tice, the independence and freedom of each of us are at stake for . which we must fight." . t . "Almost in sound of the guns," 'he continued, "we came nearer to the truth of the war that we are in than we had been before. - ' "We -ee now why it is all the world is at war. We see that for centuries we have been building up. a structure of civilization. In that course of civ ilization and freedom our American Republic wasTSbrn, and all that is best in Amer ican nature was given to that cause. "But we find today ' instead, that a greai military aufocracy has thrown down ihe gauntlet to civilization' and liberty. Germany repudiates the rules of morality of nations. . "The principles of good and evulib erty and slavery, humanity and 'cruel ty, luwc locked her. in a conflict The ideals (t" this Republic must go down before i ho German Moloch or those loyal to the ideals must 'throw their manhood to its support. We are none too oorn in beginning our preparation for preservation." ' X- .jg ANTI-DRAFT AGITATOR SHOT TO DEATH. y T) TTu. j -r nawneefi Okla., Aug. , 4-Bob i 1 r- ' . .. i iu fc c5.?retiiiy ot tne -isonawa ; v-uiyier working Class Union, 3 .-hot and Irillfirt tor. ieht when ! II T; J.ncl 9; band of nine other anti- i u.art agitators resisted efforts of;.,. hf. nmi "r" -riT" iAur of the band finally were cantnri x. tered hrn,V"r I escarp ;j; Anvx. olar.; X ,r rlT.:r r v .ix miles from Konawa. Fougle carried a shot gun. two it voi vers and "hi or cunnlv nf 4t ; a'"iininition. -',; t Kfports that the rioters plan- to storm Konawa ".tonight ; Sf;nt armed posses from all parts m wutliensiern Oklahoma there. j iiinrnobiles were nressed into O r. w.c;r.. and the K. and AT, n.uoaa sent. a special train to no pii i 1 i.a.ivc away women una w . - ''uin the trouble becomes - JC - ' T " IPmWHf CT5ftL,vT. .l.Wl . ..: U 1... mm $ I . Food Measured theCbn . i .. i f :.v.vma; : - x av ?y..:.tty..:.K.--i:-?vX':-:'y..M sr n -:v.:';-;:vXWv:- f va x-:-:.:.v;w-:'K-:-v.w&iv:'X . - . r w ... i.f. CE; TO MAKE APPEAL nv. Oi iwingmen's and Soldi ler s Congress Decides to Issue Such Plea. VOTE CONFIDENCE r INKERENSKY Despite Weather Allies Ad i vanced in the WestGer man Press Prepares Peo- i ..;', pie For Bad News. V;. - (By United Pr'e3s.) Petrograd, Aug. 4. Russia (wants world, peace. ; Th -executive commit'T Pongress today-' determined " upon- a proclamation to ! the - worm which would detail the "tragic position" in which a continuance of the war plac es me new democracy., sucn a conn tinuance, ' the proclamation will de clare, means the . wreckings or all , de mocracy, won in revolution and asks prayers for world-"wide and a just peace. -. At thesame time:that this all-pow- erful executive committee Determined upon mis rar reacning appeal tor et-p tlement of the war, party leaders of the three great Russian representative assemblies met at the winter: palace, i JThey were the "Workmen's and ' Sol-i. diers', the Duma memters and - the f peasants.' They voted general confi dence in former Premier and Minister of War Kerensky. - Going .even fur- ther they declared him "the only man! Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 4. Governor with sufficient authority to assure sue- jBickett tonight, aiding - Solicitor Siler cess, of the government."" and , Sheriff' Lane in their suppression The commercial and industrial ele-of an incipient resistance of the draft ments flatly refused to join in a new Haw, denounces the effort of certan ministry. Kerensky faced the task, People to make ineffectual the law, as of forming the cabinet with only.rad- traitorious and murderous. ' ; icals and socialists. j The two officials wrote the Govern- In pressing his resignation, Keren- or declaring there was an organized sky sent a lette? to Vice-Prestdent effort to oppose the draft and to de Nekrasow, of the cabinet, wnich be- fend with money the men who resist eame public only today, declaring "he ed it. Governor Bickett, - answering, could no longer continue responsible recites the law and: says: to the icountry, in view of the impos- r We are in death grapple with the sibility despite all measures . which enemy and the man who in this peril he had taken of constituting a MPro-!ioug hour iifts his voice or hand to visional government which could cope : we-aken the nation's will or shorten with the necessities of the present. hiS arm, is a traitor to his country timo " . ' (: I . I J. - 11. f Tt T 11 ' time ' ; '-" Allies Press On, London, Aug., 4 The fourth day of roin QnH mil A At tint TlVa. :rrS:i,f'Tnta;-5we ther' ground ""Sv "in aSaPt own any treason in North Caro- mi T- k"'n.1 tlx-. 41 rnn rt Una. - 1 III IJUu JI ' I lie uiuu lucv uuuuucicu northwest of St. Julien to press the Germans stilL further back. pSpiH Marshal Haie reDorted the day's gains in these words: ; pense of fighting these cases before ."It continued wet - and stormy.; the Supreme Court. - , ? Northwest of St. "Julien we gained fur-1 Many -were interested in the - Gov ther ground during the day. East of ernor's statement, an utterance that Messines -and Nieuport, enemy artil - lery was active A graDhic picture bfthe other side llUULUtlUllS ICfcCJVCU- IUUOJI 11UU1 Ul-uii 1 omiaHBerlin-liews papers. or otoq t onvi m hi t-ni i h i nrir viri ?ZZ R tnaTi reartp.rs for "erave losses uounut. i, in rMnTnnfln of -the iieli':-!. rir. $ . . . V, . i "Tiie . battle nas oniy oegun .. iw, Flan(jers oUe editorial declared." ' ..' rni nVA1 tn h oil - fn- German troops' lived in hell - for f ine and sank, it was announced to past fortnight," asserted the Mn- y- Dutch -torpedo boats saved all . hXhtP ich Nachrichten ench trpops, located in today's statement, as ; around tne ;.orteKeer river, southeast of Ypres, were like- J . . , . J wls 10CKea ra ine fflUQ 1 . . , .1 1 1 ii mm LONDON WANTS BILLY SUNDAY AND GOMPERS (By United Prcss.1 London, Aug. 4. President" Samuel GcmDers. -of the American Federation of Labor, and Billy Sunday, American evangelist, have ; been asked to come 10; ningianu-' lu. bui- yai.iiui.iu "xtsspuns; to various jvar 'aims, the " London i Evening Standard a announced v today. :The war aims committee was said tc j be -arranging the matter. ' Aj: '. .'A . i.-'h: .'I (iMMv..,h ml 4 . 'f... Ill , 1-?, I- M . ference:-.,; J Pershing! Petain! Haig! Brusiloff ! Four great names; The Four "Men of, the Fourth Year. This is the beginning of the fourth year of the world war and we find these, four men. heading the. legions of America, France, Great Britain . and Russia in the battles for the preserva tion of democracy: It is interesting to note that when the world war began on August 3,' 1914, only Petain and Haig were taking an active part in the war against autocracy. Will Use All Law Possible to -Suppress Resistance in State. BITTERLY DENOUNCES THEM AS MURDERERS . . 0 i. j Ci .r o iPOUCltor and Sheritt Keport'tO Chief Executive Organized Movement to Resist the Draft. (Special to The Dispatch.) and a friend to its foes. Worse than that, he is a murderer." The Governor declares that he will ail the State and Federal law to From what Chatham officers said, there; is an effort to raise funds from the men selected and to pay the ex- did not refer to Dr. Alexander and his ? reputed speech in Salisbury, but was broad enough to put down any further JIG UNER SINKS ' vi i AL.rv rii iiiviiiii iviimr. . - '"V . r (By United Press iy- ti til,k A,iL"mti .-, ';6c, Holland- 1 American liner ttoordom struck a "line and sank. it was announced to-1 cr. board ' All Aboard Saved. Alow York, Aug. 4. The liner Noor dara. mined off the Dutch coast, was hor 1 ward bound with betveeit 200 and Arid 30-0 passengers, William Van Bopren general manager ' of the Hol lo Hll.ArifiriMTl : T.ino ' "-' tnnierhl Cablegrams to the company said ail f phoard were removed and that the liner wd.i returning to port . The Noordam was a liner of 12,531 tbns.xr She built ' at; "Belfast, in 1902,; was 5.t t. long, and was reg jsierea; irc&i ie port "of Rotterdam. Ever since . -she was 'put in coinmis- sion. the Noordam had plied in the regular passenger, traffic between New York and Holland. . " ' '" GOV. BIGKETT ASSAILS THEM - . -. N - v - .-.if'; .'.. .. ...... -..-. Petain was; a colonel in the French Marshal Haig in France a force vari army. "He'is now aJ.. supreme com- ously estimated , at from' two to three mand of aU of the forces of France in Europe-. Haig was: serving as a division commander under ' Field Marshal 'French. It was largely, due to Haig's ability that the British army in the words of the. Germans "the contemptible viittlev army" was - not utterly destroyed by the Tu ton. hordes in the disastrous retreat front Mdfis. The British -were, outnumbered ten to One. Now the. British have under Field IllyuULJ jaS LI Resistance to Law Encountered in Chatham County and Well Known oung Farmer Arrested The Government ents oh the Alert Trouble s Being Encounter ed in pklahoma and Arrests Being Made Posses Jiunt Down The;nnrtors -- Un- , rest Also in Georgia and Virginia, (By United Press.) 'i Durham, N. C, Aug. 4. Anti-draft sentiment in Chatham cbuntV reached : a serious stage , tonighClfollowrihg arl - rest of S. W. Burns, prominent young farmer of near Goldston, charged with raising funds to fight conscription. He waslater released under a' $5,000 bond for trial Thursday at Sanford. i " :f Opponents of the draft are reported to be arming themselves. . Leading citizens of Goldston, while still trying to persuade the anti-conscriptionists to abide by the law, plan to take forceful measures, if necessary. .' " Federal agents i who made the arrest are watching the situation closely. Reports from Goldston tonight de clared sentiment against, the draft law is increasing rapidly. A leading merchant declared he heard . numerous : 'ot military age declare hey would die before being drafted jBiXHOimatioh of . Gohlston youths for' military .service does not begin until Tuesday and the final outcome of the uprising is uncertain. , . : ' Vv Burns was active .In collecting funds for Thomas E; Watson, editor of the ' Jeffersonian ; at Thomason, , era., who appealed for aid in fighting the con- f nriction law, . througn the courts. Burns' . speeches 1 have been repeated 1 1 t.y conscnptable yourns , who were! y conscnptable youtas : who were j heard to remark: . - : v ' "The law " is unconstitutional, i ' We wi" not submit." " . A AAv v ;l The majority of Goldston's resi dents were said to have contributed Ho the Watson fund. ?; ? . A -- A more optimistic view of the - sitr nation " 1 taken by Major H. A. Loit dom a North" J Carolina Confederate --oran and leading Chatham county cttfzen. In his opinion, the uprising is not serious. ' - - - ' Draft Rioter Shot. 4 Shawnee Okla.. Aug., 4. SIx mem bers of a. sheriffs .posse-reported to v.' tr iMiirr' I TTY. CTFJ111 T lliniirilT , I 1 ... Mill nrfh n-'- own- HrafV .-rthf Ar. Clivv LCI TT X v-"- uiuv j . w v. one of . the riotershad been shot' and four .. captured; v The encounter occurred- about six mile3 south of Kon awa. Deputies - were expected . te bring missipns.y t- . :, V Pershing was in the Unitel States. If he ever'dreamed of participation in the great war he certainly was making - ready for it,' for when the JJme came Pershing really was ready! The sword of "the United States has been referred to by the Germans as a '.'wooden sword but as the ''contemp tible little army" of the British devel oped into a mighty f orce,so' will : the their prisoners to the county jail here tonight. '.;' i -,. At a monster mass meeting held at Rock CrossingUonight, citizens agreed tance to any rioting should be contm ued. The citizens were organized with a leader for each district. The posse men can be. called at a moment's no tice. Arms and ammunition have been distributed for the arming of all citi zens. f:':'"f'."4v...? -f-"'- i-'7 At Ada, Robert Wilmbush, former county attorney,' chairman of the Vigi lanteS, announced 5 that the organiza tion would do its work of eradicating lawlessness -. A thoroughly. , : A ., meet-ing-of a special committee was- sched uled for Sunday,, at which, time : defi nite plans will be laid for the cam paign to be carried out by the Vigi lantes. . , x ' : Six county seats Jn southeastern Oklahoma-tonight reported more than eighty .anti- draft rioters arrested and held, on treason . charges. The back- hnna nf ttio 'I emnifatrn tlfttl . ywhicll for a time threatened to; spread-over. the State, was broken 'when armed -posses, totaling more than 600 men,, opened. a concerted drive on the rioters.". ' v Late today, members of the various posses returned to their homes, leav- ns sheriffs 'and : their deputies to round-up , the individual members.and small groups of rioters. Ten -alleged small groups of rioters. Ten -alleged members of the mob were being neid at Ada At Wewoka forty-two alleged rlot- I ers -were under arrest. ; Sheriffs depu ties were scouring the river bottoms for members of the mob: . i - . ; Authdritiesat Holdenville.had made 21 arrests, including that of J,T, Cane;- one of the "alleged ring leaders. rpv w otori-ii riamar rftnorted i during the two days' rioting' was. the. burning 5 of two . railroad bridges and the - destrucUon of ' communication1 through, the districts . affectedA AtnTt atiRral Faro, of Oklahoma w T I.IIV Klll LUUltlU - 1 . J- . VAflr.hinsr his office indicated the worst -w w o i of the rioting was over.. - ; - n : i l ill Governor Williams stated ne; war. Oklanoma, are reponea, ior.ue . aeB confident the local; authorities could vated by irritation: over delayed, gov i (Continued on Page Eight) ernment payments to , the Seminoles. "wooden sword" : of, America ? develop $nto a nighty weapon of steel. - ' . Brusiloff was not heard' of until the Grand Duke Nicholas was. transferred from the western front ; in Russia ' to the Caucasus. It . was Brusiloff who generaled the great Russian drive into Galicia, and it was Brusiloff who was put. ini supreme command : when the Russian people found themselves and threw off the yoke of autocracy, and established a free Russia. j Pershing! Petainl Haig! 'Brusiloff! .. The Four, Men of he Fourth year! BY Of What to Expect if Convict ed of Offering Forcible Resistance to Law. TROOPS TO BE USED IF TT BE NECESSARY .-'-'. -; T-y - '' To Quell Any Disturbances - Keeping Close Watch on : Disaffected Dis- ' ' ' ''"' tricts. ' . A (By United Press.) - Washington, Aug. . 4. Troops 1 will quell anti- draft uprising if necessary. , With this official announcement to night the government .warned eligible men reported organizing in Oklahoma, Georgia, North ' Carolina", . Arfeoha, Washington and Texas to resist the draft that they., will be treated as de serters. ' "Desertion- in ' time of vwar is a capital offense,", . said Provost Marshal General -Crowder significant ly.' ."If resistance v is attempted the' ,whole T strength ; of , the . military-' aria of the government is available to ap prehend deserters, if necessary. :;.:, , . At the same, time the' "government instituted a ciose . watch-' on; the sit uation in the disaffected districts. The LI Department of Justice, ordered its agents.; everywhere to report ; Imme diately any threatened uprisings. Al so . quiet, determined men - in the na tional revenue bureau who have hunt ed "moonshiners" and know the bapk woodsmen in North Carolina' reported they were . keeping an. eye on "slack ers" in the mountain districts there. )-": "If draftf-d: men fail to- oVy when called2 they will' be reached and over taken by the strong arm of . the .Feder al law," said Assistant Attorney Gen eral Fitts'. : ; ".. A-"-'''" '' '. However, .officials made it plain that only, in ' the. extremest V emergency 11 j 7 - would they "substitute force for their Mt-reneated boast" that the draft. was not to be effected at the bayonet ppinr. General Crowder, advised ' anti-con scriptionists that their demonstrations "are . simsiy futile , strokes in - the air: There . is no- field for resistance," he declared "If men between" 21 and 30 fail to take advantage of - the opportunity- to "present reason . why they should nor report ' for. military duty, itl . x 1 -. 11 A- - .... 1 only lmeresis me guv eminent.. t a punishable crime of omission. They will be automatically, inducted into military service : Aid from that point they Fill be; under the ; ..swift and summary ' procedure ; of courts mar tial' A -'A " -,'-':. ': ' .-' ' ; " ; '',-.' - An intimation of -the steps under consideration to ; reach ' men spread ine anti-draft propaganda was; given by-the Postofflce .Department which is seeking a method .of permaenUy suppressing such publications. One Georgia anti-conscription paper refer- red to Congress as "crazy; and ad m - xi 4- 4. nonnH (hair q riTi a ' " v T ' . - . - . . ' to enter the war. r Tne mmcumes m oeuic wuU Assail ix. ... I REED OPENS WITH " A ATTACK ON HOOVER Senator Chamberlain iCbnfj M i't Will Arfnhtf-?. "House 'TsJces 'a v Re-A'i. ? i j. j " (By United.. Press.), Washington, . Aug. . 4. triple ; . on7 slaughtj on-, the -food control bill. vm be made .next weekJ when" the SenaU resumes reconsideration of tne co u p l ference report. ' v A : "J' I . AAt-V.---,'" ;j! i Senators Reed, Gpre and Hollla. ari 'j,1 ; to' lead- the aUacksAvA': : .Xi'.V-.'i'.b A j HOilis complains that the; Confereei struck from the bill; the labor; exempt ion clause of the CtaHon.laand rilt demand it be ': restoredv.: :-ArV;A v; s. The movement, headed byjHogjli r6c3gnized . as a protest ' by :orgaxI'?e4 labor ; -against striking" out of ;t utbe, clause, and, is gaining" some, support from other. Senators A , -;A;'AV ';-?"A Senator' Chamberlain,-; in, charged of the bill, predicted "confidently, 'bow- ' ever, . the conference report will, -be V t adopted.;.;'- :'i:-rr..- Vt: $ Reed-' opened; his attack today,. by : j ; i flaying Herbert A Hover.whom hesap- ', ! cused of misleadingthe Americanpeoi ; ! j ! ,) pie to gratify a personal iinhiUonA ' 1 ' i "He tells that ; food - control Jhas inai j food i fcheaper-'in .'Europe than there.? said Rped. Vand then issues bullettai to shpwthat potatoes were selling In, l43ndAo.4.sa. -a busheUn-"' vhen they- broilght but, $1.40 a tu-. 1 , in this , country." '.,.' '"A : :;-v-V i (During the past" week; 7 howteri Congress particularly thetr; House-rr showed .real war spirit and advance the ;day of the sessions- adjournment by, prompt action on :importaht.vmez(4j :ures.v . : ' .'".- ': '- . "Hi 'h Having conducted , itself like reav war body, the House " decided: todqiyf to recess for three ,'days at-..:ttni,V rom now on until the Senate catchesf up' in the legislative. business.' . ''jtl t During the week the. H6useAadopte" iponference reports on the food survey ind control bills, the bill to increase1 the Interstate Commerce Coinmissipn from seven to nine members,' and. thej prioriety shipping measure. . V - .A4 The Senate, waiting fdi4 the finance , committee to report the $2,O00,00O,0M tax bill adopted a National prohibitioij' amendment , to the ; constitution, l passr ed a bill authorizing the government to negotiate -with the ' Allies relative to drafting aliens ihte military e'ryiea and n talked' at length , about vripus j subjects. '';. .;.!."' : 'X'iir-.'U'''--'.: . : " ;. -. f - - UNIFORMS HOME GUARDS CAN WEM ' -a;v. - ."."' ' .:. " n.,-z: : ' '(By T)nited Prest.l rS ,'i . Washington, Aug. 4. Home guard organizations can wear a' uniform 0f 'forestry green" or v. blue" gray, tji9 War Department ruled tonight; ' isug gesting the following nobby cut: ;.y Single breasted, 'straight front, four ; button : sack,- with , lapels, having : twet , outside hip belloWs pockets . and .one outside breast bellows pockety all; dec-- . orated wUh white - metal buttons witty , the State coat of ; arms and shoulder. . loops ; r trousers ; of ' same - jnaterial as j coat.' A AA.;:- : '-A.;-AJt 'Uff . I BIG BUSINESS FEELS ; ' EFFECTS OFfTHE DRAFT .- . - ." . A - ' i ' ' (By United Prwu.) A 'Chiraeo: Auz 4. Big business! beginning ; to feel ;the "pinch'r. f .thef, draft: ; ' ; A. i-.?.sr' ?.f?V, From scores of factories, jneatpacl j ers "and big c6rpd.rationB-througo; j the State, today came, letters : totb Illinois uoucu .o .ueieijBe ui kju& y pany, "which operates ; 800 cabs ; ar i employs more than- 2,000 , mechanician j. and chauffeurs has already, sounded can lor women xnauaeurs. it.: ')' women ' be engaged ' to nil. .places c. men drawn forJtfar service. :t 1 ";J The . , Yellow-Shaw j -Taxicab . I.Cor BUTTE FEAftS MORE V TROUBLE ON SUNDA .. A ' ' - . (By United Press.)' . v; ;",Butte, Mont., August: 4.-rPercne3 high among her .copper, hlllsr; the . pier tureskue mining.' town of Butte was tonijght waiting, tense, for; the devel opments that tomorrow may "fimi&ft . Torn with 'dissatisfaction, strike:', labor troubles, lawlessness, "near-rlotT ing the city wondered tonight If-the funeral of Frank. W. ' Little, I. W! V. executive, will ' e : the spark that vnVA. set aflame the smouldering, tinder box of hatred. AJ iJ ;Av ";;'-'; ' V A , Four thousand I.- W.', Ws ' are ex pected to follow the ody. of the" Vigi lantes' victim -to the jgrave." ' ,;, ; t j, - .,.---,-. 4 . .-- , .. - J . .. . 1 1-. i 1 1 . . -- . t .4--'. A- ,