v
: A ' - I-.-. -tin-. Sr1 'Ki-
North Carolina Generally fair tew'
night and Tuesday," . . . ' . . : -,
South Carolina Probably Show
ers tonight and Tuesday. , ' J
TODAY'S NEWS TODAVJ
That Is the Mission Performed 'by tl.i
niurnoon fapers i ne Dispatch '
' An Afternoon Paper.-. i:
F U L L LE AS ED WIRE SERVICE
VOL. XXIII. NO.'; 197.
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAV AFTERN6bN, AUGUST 6,1 91 7.
PRICE FIVE dSHtm
WEATHER FORECAST
mmmmmW r -v'"f - t jH J- i J t w, ' r, t 1
7 TT TT yTFTY
AND
HONORED
Distinguished Patriot and
Staff Reached City This
Afternoon
GIVEN BIG OVATION
UPON THEIR ARRIVAL
journey Through City and
Lunch at Cape Fear Club
Will Inspect Camp Sites
This Afternoon Great
Patriotic Meeting Tonight
at Harbor Island Audi
torium City Profusely De
corated Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood, he1 of
the Department of the Southeast, ani
on whom the-yes f the entire South
is focused, is Wilmington's uest this
afternoon and tonight he saks at a
public meeting in the Harbor Island
Auditorium to which every man and
woman in the city is invited to at
tend. General Wood reached the city
at 12:o0 this afternoon on a special
car attached to the Charlotte-Wilmington
Seaboard train. He was ac
companied by his aide and the party
was met at the union station by the
reception committee, composed of the
leading men of the city, wnile Wil
mington proper awaited, along Front
stieet to pay homage to tne biggest
man in the South today.
Front street, from the union station
to Market and even t further south
presented a patriotic appearance un
eurpassed in the history of a city that
is rich in things historic Jh side
walks on either side of tW?'8treet
were literally. lined, with persons, anx
ious to get a glimpse of the city's hon
ored guest anxious to show General
Wood that his presence in thecity
is considered an honor second to . none
possible that Wilmington ts 'more
than glad to have him here.
The thousands of flags, of all sizes,
that nodded a welcome from the
score.s of business houses fronting on
the street rrrost have made, their im
pression on one who loves things pa
triotic and the many children with
uien nags n unu w.iwui CV" on his left and Major A. E. Waldron,
dence that in Wilmington the people United states engineer in charge of
stand united on at leas: one thing he wilmington district, on his right.
Automobiles darting hither and thith- others around the feative board were
er were gaily decorated with the na- c tain Donald MacRae, British vice
tonal colors. The flag was in evl- cQn Mr m. W. Jacobi, president of
dence everywhere; the . decorates Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Thorn
could not have been more complete &g chairman of the Board
Z r.T k v T ;CTfc
flags presented a fresh beautiful ap-
vcainiiLc. intrie was uui a ucuio-
gled one in the lot and as the sunlight . . . . U. r,iK tdt,o
, j atA t,.ident of the Rotary Club, Representa-
shimmered on them and reflected the . r,lo, rnaany.
color which means so much to the lJje Jf: J?! TS
heart of every American it must hav. w- n A t '
touched a spot in the heart of Ue President of the Cape Fear Club Judge
city's distinguished visitor who places George Rountree, Herbert McClammy,
, the flag before everything except the f;V Robevt Ruark, Esq .. and . Messrs.
i God that he reverancea and worships... J. Craig, E. A. Metts, Charles E.
Tho members of the Wilmington .Baylor, W. H. Sprunt, C. C.Chadbourn
Light Infantry were drawn up at aHugh MacRae, Thomas H. Wn
tention in front of the postoffice and:J: L. Struthers W.. A French, F. W.
the oar containing the general and Skelding, H. C. McQueen,
members of the reception committee L. B. Hall and James H., Cowan. - .
haltPri tor ihP cn9 nf u fpw RPronds Following serving and enjoying of a
in orcW that General Wood might re-' delicious course luncheon the; party .er by the House, are made in the Sen- Americans have not been familiar
vie this splendid unit of artillery-' embarked on trolley cars to Winter ate bill. , with sums current in Allied countries,
men. The W L I one of the old-paric,- where automobiles were in t The revised Senate bill strikes out but they will ' become . so by , the exi
est military organizations and the just, waiting to carry General Wood and! the retroactive tax upon last year's gencies of the situation. Already they
Pride of Wilmington never presented Captain Williams on an inspection of incomes, but principally by increasing have slightly relaxed the strict reg-
a bettpr appearance than toaay when
me pyes of the great army officer ca-.ior camp .purposes.
Assert each individual member for at - After -this inspection the party will
secon-1. Member?, of the -TrooD Train
stood at attention on the east side of
Front street, between Princess and
Market and while not completely uni
formed., presented an appearance that
was worth while. The erectness with
which these men held their snoulders
and tho light of determination that
gleamed from their eyes atoned " for
the lack of full military regalia. And
!t v.-a 3 thu-. At close intervals Gen
eral Wood was privileged to review,
the city's offering to the State and na
tional government, five distinct units,
the rcemherfTof which stand 'ready to
?o anywhere for service;. are awaiting
joe recript-of orders that may hurry
thom 1 0 France; men who have step
ped forward and signified their wil
jingnpsK to do and if necessary , die
that Old Glory, the proudest emblem
that iiMs ,.ver been unfuried to the
oi'ld, may remain unsullied and ; su-
prpnif.
This afternoon Is being spent in in
bythns Winter Park'site offered
Rihi i,y and eyery courtesy pos-
BlOI(- i;: lu ini-r V.r. 4-, l xi sx
di.stir
'-uisiied guest. The visit of in-
dr.,...-
vuun is being made over , the site
luiomobiles
a special car having
provided for the pleasure .of
it
Islani'1 he sPeafe8 at the Harbor
w'onn ltorium and every man and
attr'nn m lhe citv is -urged to be in
win "Auditorium ' Specials"
Pow. T'r "pM'atod y ' the Tidewater
Islam mpany to and from ."The
and the citizenry is-urged to
n nHnued on Page Eight). " :
FINE LUNCHEON
EBEB THE 1
TED QUEST
Came . As Prelude to Distin
guished Soldier's Visit to Wil
i . ' " Club
PROMINENT PEOPLE
WERE PRESENT
Came As Prelude to Disting
f lushed Soldier's Visit to Wil
mington Buildings De
i .. ' - corated
The preliminary social event of the
visit of Major-General Leonard Wood
to Wilmington was a magnificent
luncheon tendered him at 1:30 o'clock
today at the handsome Cape Fear
club.". , ,
After the General and his aide,
Captain Williams, who, by the way, is
a - South Carolinian, being a native of
Greenville, had journeyed through the
downtown ' streets of the city, inspect
ing Wilmington's four military units
now - mobilized - here (this - not count
ing the ..marines) they were escorted
to the club, where the delightful social
affair ,hd - swayf ocoupl e. of hours.
The sbafclous and. elegantly. Appoint
ed dieting room of the- club waa.artia-
ticall- decorated with American flags,
witKnere and there the flaes of the
TEND
Allies, while , the dining table itself4phases of the agitation. Fuller reports
was a thing of beauty, being decorat
ed with cut flowers and trailing vines
- Major-General Wood sat at the head
of the table, - with Mr. J. Al
lan Taylor on is right and
lr. Lyman -Delano on his
I left while Colonel Walker Taylor, col
lector oL customs, was at the foot of
the long table, with Captain Williams
of Education, Mr. W. A. McGirt, chair
man of the Board of County Commis-y
sioners; Dr. C. B. Nesbitt, superintend-
x e..iit, Tn-
tne county ana snown sues ,vuitauie;SUrtaxes on weaitny persons oy aou-
go to Wrightsville Beach, where Gen
rrr
eral Wood and his' aide will be guests
at the elegant" seashore home of Dr.
Jmes Sprunt. Tonight the , distin
guished warrior will address a patri
otic meeting ; at . Harbor Island audi
torium. He'.will be introduced by Her
bert McClammy,, Esq, - ,
PORT BATES CLOSED
n iiLiii juiiii ui 1 1
" (By Associated Press.) . 1 rates by a zone system, was re-
New York, Aug. 6. A report that ined. The' House ; provisions re-im-U-boathad
ben .sighted near the! nosing; Spanish war stamp taxes were
trans-Atlantic lanes off this port caus
ed" the War Department authorities to
close the gate,, in the net . protecUng eralevenues of $2,006,970,000 propos
the harbor mouth here at . 1'.. o'clock 'ed wAer the amended bill was said to-
this morning. The gate was opened
at 6 a. m.
- Report of Submarine.
, Washington, Aug. 6.7-A preliminary
report from the master of a merchant
ship who things, he. sighted ! the perl-j
scope of - a submarine off . New York
yesterday,- has been , received L at. . the
Navy Department. : Investigation is
being made. - l' C '-- ;:-'" -'.:' ---..:
- : Re-opening of the port of. New York,
tame after an Investigation by the
navy which -developed no facts re -
garded by officials as justifying
tinued closing.
CITY'S
GU
'ESTS
. -X- ' 4f 4
BRINGS IN SURVIVORS.
(By Associated Press). -
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 6. A
Jt steamer arriving here today from
i crews o flveiSr ail of
which had been sunk by German
4fr' submarines off St. Maria, Azores 'r
The Vessels sunk were: '
American . four-masted schoner (
John Twohy, Norfolk, Va., to Al-
yp 1 rx . . C . v
giers, captain J. B. Morehouse.
Jf- o. Norwegian steamer Allen. CaD-
tain John Lbthe, from Philadel-
phla to Marseilles. v
Norwegian steamer Ranseat,
from Itftiv fn Wamntnn pn9 .
- New Foundland schooner Con-
queror, St. Johns, N. , Y; for
Cadiz.
-r Norwegian steamer Sorland,
Stockholm? to France.
' The captains and crews declar-
ed that" in each case the vessels
were; stopped and boarded by the
submarine captain, after which
the menwere put into life boats
and given plenty of time.
'f..: v,", ' ' ':
' .' -X-
DRAFT DISTURBANCES
UNDER INVESTIGATION
' ! . (By Associated Press.) . ' '
Washington,' Aug. 6. Attorney Gen
eral Gregory today began personal
consideration of reports from district
attorneys Jn Oklahoma, . North ? Caro
lina Vand other 4 sections of the . South
as. to-lhe jAnti-draf t. demonstcationsf in
tneu respective jtocaiuies. 'rf
'"rfepofte received' by the f depart
-ment did not deal with the i latest
are awaited. In the meantime the De
partment, through its investigators, is
carefully studying the situation with
a view W iiviu5 wiitttcyci BiCI,a i
u
necessary.
TJX BILL
REr
As Finally Revised By Finance
Committee. Its Prin
cipal Features
(By Associated Pres.'
Washington, Aug. 6.-The War tax
bill, finally revised to meet atest.
- , x. i.i....'Tt
WAR
PORTED
NT
umaies, was iavoraDiy reponea ioaay,it iwui m
by the Senate Finance committee, lt.-?ne has not" taken into account-the..ex- j
proposes to raise $2,006,970,000 by tax
ation.
The House bill proposed $1,867,000,
000 in new, taxes. No provision for
additional bonds, to be considered lat-
Li 11 J x T. J J a lx.
iDimg tne normal tax on corporations,
j.pEOposed to raise $777,000,000 in addi-
tion to the $330,000,000 now secured
from Incomes. It proposes' a -levy of
$562,000,000 on war profits and extends
the tax to individuals in trade or bus- anciai mecnamsm. . iue uniiea cstaies
iness, as well as corporations. will do as other belligerents and' can
. The House tax yields on . distilled do" so less;, inconveniently, '" because
spirits of $100,000,000 is raised to they, have been enriched: since the be
$135,000,000; that on beer from $37r ginning of tne European war. ;
500,000 to $46,000,000 ; and that ' on j "They .will-open to .the . Allies of
wines from. $6,000000 to $21,000,000; J (Continued oc Pagre Eigtat.) ,
' A p-ohibitive tax on further manufac
ture ov importation of distilled bever
ages alKn is provided. , .
? ' The original Senate committee pro--;
4 vision for an -increase : of quarter or
one cent a pound in publishers' mail-
i ing rates and a 5 per cent." tax upon
their net: incomes overs $4,000 in lieu
of the House plan for increasing post-
substantially retained.
iThe total estimated increase in Fed-
day by Chairman Simmons and treas-:
ury experts to be conservative." Many
of those in: charge of the revision be
lieve the bill will in actual operation
yield many millions more. . ' 5 ' '
Chairmanr Simjaons plans to call up
inereusiuu uui iur ueuam 1 a, tier
part i o(the -week and ".hopes . for its.
final ' enacteio"!. by Congress early
next month,; t.,o-fc of the new taxes
proposed: under - the revised bill for,
war expenses ' of the present fiscal
, year .would come from incomes, 'war
con-.excess profits, liquor and tobacco tax-
' es..
3 AMRRICA'S PART JENMiiPlPi IK WlTMiWSl
B ' INTHEWORLD IB iTOIlPPHINTi Ji MiC, MIMM 11: ;
no rnJiiinrnrt-n it nr nrRirniii ihii ryr-:
r Her Duty to Give Unliinited ,
Credit to ' Her Allies
As Needed
A COURSE NECESSARY
TO FINAL SUCCESS
Changed , Conditions-When
She Became An Ally In
stead of a Neu
trial (By Associated - Press.) -i
Paris. Aug. 6. The Journal Des
DeBats, in a prominent review of fin
ance yesterday, : caua attention that it
is America's imperative duty to rec-
oenizR ohHtrations ff toward irran
.which it cannot escape and that it
must open credits toj the 'i Allies as
large as . may be i required' without wruii5 anyuunB jusi auom, iuis ume.
which they cannot continue the war. The. message, to the . Chatham, offi
The article points out that the status cials . was 'to get. the word Jo Samaria
ofthe United States is different now and throughout -the uttermost parts
that she is in the war and says that , of . the rabbit: world to come up and
it must not expect the same securi-
ties as when her standipg' was on a
private basis.
tk ri0W ftIwni-with'4I :,O8mo nf
existing conditions'" which require ur-
. . . - "
gently that purchases outside of T,he, Papw-;edrn suggettipM
France must be restricted to the low- of sewCTt.tnafn 0 Carolina
est possible limitsfor if the country! : -The Wasbingto?i JoW-up of W
shows a willingness to cut down in-1 cominiion .to Bweialn
ternal expenses and 4o without all im- renfe Yonf WSL!-vS i
ported luxuries then.it will have a eifn hSSS,,?
right to call on theTAllies for all need- f,eturn f.tf?Siiv'S
ed financial aid.- The Allies Know, the Jje SIf
review adds, that France is in a pe-tthTet th m0I1-
,wSxW . . . j : It is the one piece ot. Slate news
ir,A
" Vt'ootf iTc 'i. w
solely upon Itself and-short of tlabqr.
nglant:onm,we jdepend.jor
; St
pbal.nd:inaiy;9theli Uarigay
dream of ! refuslne nsTfcredit X forSur:
would - purely and simp y put us in a
i .... .
xne - war, me Allies, , m accoramg
credit necessary to regulate our pur-
II, . ii k k I -1 f ,
chance to live and figh by their sides,'
J!l i.1 A 11" A 1 -
What has Just been said about our
agreements with England applies fl
equtuiy as wen iu Liie reiauons De-
tween England, France and the Unit--
i .' . ' ..
f I heAfer ar in effec suppliers
of the Allies of Europe and the Allies
wcycxia xuuuu iiiui uii.Aiuenua mail
we ao on nngiana. vvnile America
was stil neutral, it could limits its cred-
x.. wv, o uu uCmauu in.nc .
I?!? JL"rU5l J1!1!!'
,;v , 'n ""r, u x x TV Miss Mabel Howell, of the State De
it would be folly on their part to wish jpartment Cf Agriculture, received last
?tt:i??&t. telegram from New York City
es-land and France with, all they need.
I. 1SJ iU.t 4- A -1 ...
6T.o 3 - , T,r ' -V , ' The disbursing -offices are sending
Some -.people still figure itis pos- gr t stores of ;quipment to the sol
sible to make war with peace-time fin- ier; dail and fhe depot for such
ances. Likewise, many - have been B-nrkUB L nria nf nbt i-.
somewhat frightened at the amounts
. . ...
f nccoTr ' , A 1H.A
of credits necessary for the Allies.
uiauons unpoBea ua uanK8. : i,uey win
go, uy .vae, , luree..;,-. irowHsnmcw,
much farther along this lne r it is
impossible : tbat a,-war which over-
turns the economic -life of the. country
should leave absolutely intact its fin
-Attempt .of Prisoner to Escape
, r rom INorth varolma KJi
ficer in Pennsylvania :?
(By .Associated Press.)-- " .
Hari"burg, Pa., Aug. 6. Henry Lew-
is
a.; negro who escaped from Sheriff
K.c.der, of Salisbury, N. C.,n yester
day by Jumping; while handcuffed.
tnrougn a winaow 01. a passenger
train, -on -J,be outskirts of this city,
was captured today by two National
!' ' V 1 - Jit. , . .
'Guardsmen. 'Q He was found ' hiding in
a patch of woods.; z,- ' . ;,
Lewis : was .being taken rrpm Fltts-
burg to Salisburyi where he was want
ed on a charge of mtirder.;. In leaping
from the; train hi only Injury was a
slightly sprained sTioulder. , "
I riinrnrnhnfl Tnmm
LLHrLU rnuv mm
' . m m m mm m mum
., " ' ' " ;. . ' . . . .
Rumored That . the Governor
is to Appomt rlim Adju-; v v vv AJ Wl ; V Siov; l 3 ; ,
GOVERNOR AT WORK
ON MORE PARDONS
A Unanimous -Agreement
That Was Not Unanimous
Death-of L. D.
y Howell
(Special to The Dispatch.) '
Raleigh, Aug. , 6. Governor Bickett
whispered over to Siler City and Pitts-
outu iatot aue0011 ?me ueciaea wis-
dom of imparting-to the incipient reb-
s over there the danger of absent-
hemselves , fromi- the" exemption
board, in addition to the hazards of
si einpuuu u geiwuiB. iub
conference by .wire did not indicate
trouble more serious than .already has
occurred." ' And "generally speaking;
h rrA Via a noon nntto nvai " tnn ' Qrora
about which nobody-apears. to have
trustworthy- information. - Gen'
? - , ,x iTl wo,i,ir,r.5
ton ls under stoMthereand, has been
W.JW?t
erals wnich ne- temporarily laid
asiUB to eu iu luc uuiuu iasi jcai.
vrt AaB nftt ton v.!thi9 vear the numW was l.m.921
t hfs reappointment as ad-
jutant 'general, he declares, and but
for a lot of new gossip nobody would
7L nvthi ahnut a condition
j be saying anything about, a condition
which had been lost in the larger shuf-
Without announcing when he will
aCh;Wo7 Bxett las
dicated his purpose to release the sec
ond batch prisoners whose merits
he hastudiefor months in his pri-
Slirv(av Th RovArnnr hnn this 1
at ttaw. n.namnr- n;rs o.
ond paroie of aU trusties in the prison i
and the gift of $10 to the meti who had .
.dependents,
announcing the sudden' death of her
brother; Logan D. Howell, author and
WW"
publisher of public schoolbooks and
formers-school - superintendent-- ;.v-."4r
in 11 if i.f 1 1 irkT a. a uiivj Liiu uiwu if - mwu w 1
ninx .. th. rii nhinnpi GAnrpo
f""-" ' ,.
Peterson has been shipping' these out
and he is beginning '-. to have a' great
show. The supply depot is 'the big
gest thing seen here in military shae j.
in a long time.. :; . 7 . ;;:-. :
Changes in the "figures of the gross
quota required inl the" State' are - an-
bounced - from headquarters today
and. a statement issued; relative to
em Jn fiVe -C0Unties - there is,' iinf
increase; in 95 others a corresponding
decrease.
The . "unanimous; agreement; of t the
State Council to ask for men : in . the
employment of the 1 State Department
no exemptions except : those, stipulated
in the selective draft now turns out to
have been harmony, almost; solely; be
cause Governor Bickett insisted.- .
-:True,- the Governor,- who. first , found
the council against ihiin did convert
the body to , his own way of; thinking,
according - to - the: signatories that were
seeli. y rThe;Governof r himself has-'not
heard that there : was anr disposition
to talk; about It since the , terms were ;
siened. -but Treasurer Lacy , has not
. vet annended his name to the compact
land having been unwilling to break 'Capt. T. W.. Slocumb, Goldsboro, sec- of the interior. : ' v v r .':-,
the unanimity of "the .vote, Mr. .La.cy'retary-treasurer: Jesse K, Davis, New'""' : Second Germin- Failure;
was excused! And his name no ., more 1 Beni attorney;; T. C. Etheridge,. State, uriusn .neaaquazxers. m j?Tancer anq - .
adorns; the. resolution which State rpa-jproxy; Albert Rountree, Kinston, -ex? .'Belgium, Aug- 6 (9y the i Associated
pers have commended , than jBishoi pert. George F, Parrott, Kinston.' au-. Press). Hollebeke, a . Belgian t'towit
Kilgo's name heads the list.- of - those Iditor; SI- M,: AUen;' Goldsboro. ' and W. southeast of Ypres, which was the
who signed Trinity College " diplomas m. Webb, Morehead City, finance com-' scene of heavy, fighting early yester
at the late lamented unpleasantness. H mitee - "v i V . ' f day morning, was again the object of '
TDniM Mil I PI TlYni v !
tinWT MnDC MA1MFV
TV V lHVx
(By Associated resfl. ' 5 y
' Reading, Pa., ,Aug. 6. xsKing - an
advance from $9.75 to $11.50 in the
ton rate, more than 1,000 ; puddlers
employed by the Keaning - iron v-nm
idle. ! A compromise oner 01 j.v.w
was rejected by he mew
Remarkable Increase of Ef f i
5 ciency' Compared With
: Same Month Last Yar
(By Associated Press.) ' '
New York, Aug. 6. Railroads of V
the United States gave 16 per cent. V:
more freight service in i May, 1917, 1
man m the .orrftsnnndiTie" mnnth n
year - ago, with virtually ; the! samel
uuiuuers oi cars ana locomotives, ac -
Cording to a statement made by Fair- j
fax - Harrison, chairman' of the -" rail-
roads war, board j v s J
, "Actual returns' just now-compiled,"
the statement ; says,' "are" from rail-1
t)ads - having 173,105 miles of llne
The reports show that V these - lines in i
May ' last year'gave: service equival
ent to carrying ?25i426,B4a,011 tons df 1
freight one mile, While- thig year they
earned
increase ,
VThis
rendered with a Very, slight increase
of 46 pertceBVV-! V puea....in- underwits covri; Tbeyj met
great increase In-service ; was , wjtth no. , more ; success. however. ' than
in the amount of equipment. used..The J On the French front, aside from the
number of freight locomotives in serv- Flanders. area, there was considerable
ice; May last was 24,362,' while this ' activity, on the part? ot the- .Germans. .
year the-Jlumber.was24,4$3.vi'-v'-' They! made attacks In the region qt
' .."Last year in May there; were lJBoville.tat'Avoeburtwood and in 'AJ
800,342 freight cars m service; while-sace. The French-guns-were "able to ;
A distinct mark of progress is the.
great . reduction in"' the number "otj I The ; strong hand ; cf ; Kerensky i
freight cars in the shops or awaiting .again at the helm in Russia, whete ;
repairs. ' :" ' - - ithe personnel of the organized c&br
"Last yeai- in May there were 113,-1 inet has been agreed upon under his )
147 cars under, or awaiting, repairs,' premiership. --Thtf, c6nstltutional.Vden.vf
while this year - only 104,061 were in .ocrats are represented in the listt;; . v
that condition. Locomotives ; in re- f phina, apparently is One the -yerje l
pair or awaiting repairs last year werejOf declaratlon"pf "war against Gpj-nia'iiy,
4,006 and. this year 3,503. I and Austria-Hungary A cabinet 'meet?';-
"Last year, , railroad ' companies ing decision In favor Xt a' "war declafr
made an average of 65.5 miles, while
this vear . thev mad 71.3 milea.'
Freight cars made an average of 28.3;
m May last, ani tnis year za.e miles,
In the same period the mileage of,
cars moving, empty wasrreduced 5 per.
cent., while the mileage of cars mov-
ing under load was increased' by 9.5 Affairs in succession to Mr. ,Zimmef
ner cent. ' - -v-. -' ; - -1 mann. ': '":. ;: ;;"-. - - - f'l?':-.iCJ.--
The foregoing figures will appear
all - the more remarkable when it , fi
realized tha'
May, 1916, was itself a
month of heavy traffic."
' oaIt5er otSl nis 11jL ame?
to Lirectorate otate taiiroaa
Commutation Given ;
RHnsnrt nmintv snneHntendetit'- of
Cravens was ' today -Recommended by
Governor Bickett. for. the presidency
or me i
railroad,;
Wil-mi-nctnTi
Governor, Bickett's1 recommendations,,
f ronrsp settled tr's The :rtitni-R are
" " - -. O- , , - .
Samuel 'Brinson and Thomas .Hy
; New; Bern; Ohas S.. Wallace,? - More -
head City; J. K. Dixon, Trenton; U. l
M- Cotter. Pamlico: W, B.; JJrake. Jr.
- a w. w MhElwee. Raleieh. The.
WUNglOilN;
uannc , ana iNonn - Carolina - , . , .
and : Charles E. ; Taylor, of mermann. appointed November, slfieV
isnnp nf the directors resiaeni- or' inejiTOa -?iteguiwpa i
inffioT - a at-o- s ?m firinann nteKMent-'Istry
Governor Bickett today commuted
f the sentence ofDr. J. W. Summers,
the Mecklenburg physician erBeny
fanna - rf throo vonr frtr criminal on
eration resulting in death,' changing
it to $1,000 fine, and giving1 up medical
license for three ' years. The .Govern-
or's reasons are i largely the Jurys',
w-htnh a.id it would have given a. dif-
Many opposed it.
Inll )) I Ofl!'' I:n .
) A Number of : the Z Ministers
f' and 1 Secretaries. ' ResigilJ
Their; Positions
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ARTILLERY DUELS
V; IN WESTRONT
Germans Make ViigorousAt-'1
tempt to ;' Shake:- BritjiK
" Hold iOnyRecently Cptu
ed Positions rSimilar :.-At-:
v tacks' On- French Front. Al-r
so Unsuccessful -
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J,.;,.
, .xesteraay s tremendous eann
on tfae Flanders battie ; front wa ,lbK "
, - 'vCV1ao' uy, iwo uerman ;
temPts to shake 4he-British-from-thir- '
hold on important sections of, tiewly
won " ground. ; Neither; of v these 'tnt'
with any success , whatever, London re ;
Ports. a w , . f
- ; Ane , jam ? attack , was Iaunchea j la
the Hollebeke ,i region.. The . Germans l
did not even ' succeed: here In -reaching-
tberitish- lines' Later he Getv
man - guns , laid;;, down :a t barrage
lbey had done 'at .HoHebeW.'-'.-iJl. V :i' .
cope with the, situation In eachecasd, V
raris announces. : . ; i
ation has; been! approved by Acting
President Fene Kwo flhane and tha
declaration, Peking, advices state, ;is V
texpeciea 10 De issuea.inis wees.,
Dr. Richard von Keuhlmann; the
German Ambassador 1, to .Turkey has
been appointed Secretary, for Foreign
; . German Ministry Resion. t ; -: r;
-Berlin, Aug. . 6.-(Via London) Of
flcial announcement was made ' today
j that 5 Ministers of State, includiCT
Foreign Secretary, Zimmrmann ; and. .
4 ' Secretaries of; State- including -FInr '
ance Minister Lentze and Interior Min- '
ister VonC Loebell, . had resigned ' their .
portof olios. ' . ';.' - , ..-
The Ministers and Secretaries '. of
, ' Mi.nisters of , Stater-rMinlsterAol tJuv
tice. Dr. Beseler, appointed November, ;
1 1905 Minister of Ecclesiastical ' Af ; f
; fairs and Instruction, DriVon Trott Zti ,
Agriculture, Domains and Forests, Dr.
von schoreiemer, appointed m- ii.u; v
j Minister- of - Finance, .;Dr. Lentze, ' ap
'pointed ;in. August, 1910 Minister -for
Interior. Herr von Lobell. .abhointed -
Secretaries Of . State Imperial, POf
vBlce, Herr ? Kraetke & Imperial ;Secro: K
tary ofjustice, Dr,iLisco; Secretary : ;
T m. , . TX .. '..I
cara, vaoipn von aiocKi. :t f .
:- Dr: RIchter, .Under-Secretary of ... im i
1
s post.r :vv . 5 ; .frtfpir'-: .
' Ayiv neiuerwi;..wjiv.cuauauBjo
,e the representative of .the imperia;!
chancellor and a 'member "of the. raim '
of state and temporary-minister
a Herman counter attack-last evening.
but the; enemy was repujsed. by the
:
ra to n trio nrS ort fa J If."- frfttit Af f hrt
trenches had been reached. : . V.
-After the failure of their, morning
assault on Hollebeke "and on, a post
just:orth or the .canal the Teutons
continued to bomDard ,tne position
the newly acquired British llue.
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