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4 -'i WEATHER FORECAST North and South Carolina; Prob. ably showers wu; .-.. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE XXHI. NO. 301 j V' f' n CTTTTTVv T?l ! A Tl T7 A: n 11 n i r h n n ri n r AM m m j! mm "DUbf r -i iii?iirs ' ikw if MK-iiiitfeuis lr.A J ft . . in rJ. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAYCAFTERNOON; AUGUST20, 19171 PRICE FIVE OENT9. ; MP m CTr3 4- BIS Immediate Expansion Planned By the United States For Destroyers WHAT THE SUBMARINE MOSTLY DREADS r r bportam .e State Trbops Arrest Uaders- MApen becretarv Uaniels. , . xt :i . IN. W. STRIKE DID NOT OCCUR i c Qk:. R,,:u and uvci utuic -iiip uuuu ers Would Be Stronger Than Any Other Power i -Officials Have Nothing to Give Out $fr -5f ' GERMANS RUN : WITHOUT . FIGHTING, V - (By Associated Press). Berlin; 'Aug. 20 , (via Xondon. 5?: The A7ar, office. anouncQs that the French without fighting- have- j occupied the, Talou-ridge on the ,vC Verdun front, cast of the Meuse. 4 'A- At all other, places" over a front-- , of 14 3-8 miles, ther German gen- : . xt . j eral staff reports .fighting is in By Slicks Trickery Obtains. ful1 swing, -7'U ;. money ana Misap- i. & says tnat Talou ridge was given up hy ,the Teutons' because this line of defense since -last March -5? X- .had . only been .occupied , by out- FEOPLE FOR COIN- Forces of the Central powers - f : : - ; . on the Rumanian front have driv- s- P1nimol W YC C bac ifi W'lTnanians on boths-5f Maimed He Was bon of Secre- Sides,of the Oituz valley and in tary camels and liius Ap plied His Hefarious pears: TOUCHED MANY SERIOUS PROBLEM UGH CONFRONTS Game X- the direction of theTrotus val- ley,, it was officially announced Jf today by the German war. office. . ' - . 4f -x- -Jf - (Br Associated Presr.j . Spokane, Wash., Aug. 20. A geirMost.boiitv $47 and succeeded; in bor- strike-of the Industrial workers ortne ruwmgnrunmne snip s paymaster ,S20. .World, called as a- protest against J fuh? rf"1Iar1. navTy Te?fpt - - -f' . A which he sigfled "Herbert J, Daniels." On July 25 the same man called on (Hv Associated Press.) Washinsi'on, Aug. 20.-r-Immediate ftnansion of building, facilities of the holding its members in jail without United Siate? tojlouble or trebloN the charges, supposed to' begin today in output of dostroyors during the next Montana, Washington, Idaho and Ore- 18 months was the object of a con- f onr did not get ap good start, accord- ,0 in cy tn vonnrra rooiiron hero - frrenco today between Secretary Dan- -" Ids and representatives of 25 or more - (By Associated Press.)' Washington, Aug. 20 The myste rious stranger passing himself off on naval officers and others as a son of Secretary Daniels has obtained numer ous sums of money and to date has eluded capture. - t .Thet layy.-Department, today issued a , warning against the Jmposter. Ac cording to the Department's announce- mentthe - first-occasion, was July 9 WKif Man SKnt "Rv'-Nwyrn when thfi lmnoS Pr irr.rtni MmLif : Wftlte iVl3n OilOt Dy, INegrO VV uiuiovtl to the officers of the receiving ship at "the New York navy yard and was invited to luncheon. He said he' had THE AMERICANS, The Necessity ' oF Supplying . Their Allies With Needed Fresh Meats- , DEMAND INCREASES AS WAR PROGRESSES Present , Shortage' in Meat Supply; Fnormous: Con sumption Among Al . - lies Grows - - - , , ' . . ..... i 7 ..- 1 . v. : .'-- . FftTflLNSEDLDSB0B0 ship and engine builders. nower marine fears." It was indicated that all the destroyers, the,, builders, could James Rowari, district secretary ,of the. I. W. W. in the far northwestern -t? Kst'wm-eS,ed yesterday by Natlona. Guard, reiaij ,uu' men, remained in the county jail as have more destroyers than any other . v . Tliev are the one thing a sub- m ' " , Nothing , to Give Out. Washington, Aug. , 20. Department produce would be ordered. . Every ef-!or Justice officials declined today to fort of the department will be laid comment upon the labor situation in upon speeding up tho large number of i wasnington, uregon, Montana, ana contracts now pending. . .Idaho, .where a , general strike Of -In Every aspect of " shipbuilding that JustriaV Workers of the World had qw qtiH OR ntha laonAiQ f tha ini. , imt , difficultly nnwer pnr nes; boilers -.mswub vi we tui 6b.. agftiUBi-iww- i j . . . ' - . Jl i i A tab ,m t trip flnnfftiwiice.-. There is leraay 01 James nowan, aisinci se it- " - T , T- I Dow no-facilities tntninir flnnnvh miu.no ' .T- j vs. "iii.. and reduction gears - jau auu ma ,suaaie, lUBuuresng a- Secretary Daniels said no addition-'tion to be conducted and of thecauses al chasers would be ordered at pres-f or employing Idaho National Guards ent. The chasers are valuable for men in. making the arrests, officials harbor and inshore patrol' work, but . said, were subjects about which it was the destroyers are far superior even ! deemed expedient to say little just for thes e duties and have in addition .now. It was intimated, however, that sea goine qu ilities which make them' the arrest of the I. W, W. leaders was of far great ei- value In ail ways than the small chasers the principal of the Mont Clair, N. J., academy, . introducing ; himself- as Frank Daniels, .a : son of the Secrer tary, land said he had been commis sioned by Rear Admiral Usher, of the New York navy yard, to arrange for an encampment on the academy cam pus for 200. sailors. He also express ed a desire to visit Thomas A. Edison at his laboratory at Orange, N. J., and this was arranged through Dr. Reese .m; Hutchison. The -Navy Department statement says that Dr. Hutchison lost $250 in cash by taking the stranger's check. "When Dr. Hutchison came to Wash ington he 'handed Secretary Daniels a letter, from his "son" and the fraud was- disclosed. ' .. I . V . , , In the meantime, the "imposter had only one feature of the programme contemplated to prevent a general tie- Every suggestion that the ship or en-up of industries in the. affected sec- gine builders had to make today as to additional motive power "for the de destroyers will be laid down, Secretary The possibility of making som0 of the new vessels with oil engines was among the suggestions offered. As to the plants at whieh the new destroyers wil be laid down, Secretary Daniels said he favored expansion of the planta now building destroyers as the most efficient means of speed ing up. Experience gained in previous building will enable such plants to turn out new ships more quickly, :M: is I tions. WAR REVENUE BILL STILL BEING DEBATED felt, than would be possible for a rie' plant, lacking that experience. Secretary Daniels' decision shows number of destroyers, have carried their point. The experience of all al- "iied navie.s that the destrover is more deadly to submarines than anv other (By Associated Press.? Washington, Aug. 20. The much disputed income war profits, publish ers' and consumption tax provisions of the war revenue bill were reached when the Senate resumed debatefpfl w 11 till Lue ocuciLe icauiucu ucua.tr ;yMJ I -jfW.t the measure today and a sharp flgntK 1. was certain to result. Most of bill's un fl Q V V ! to stay there- a -week. He Taorrowed a camera from the butler and then proceeded to the Edison storage bat tery plant, where he go' $30 from the superintendent on a bad check. JAs soon as Secretary Daniels learn ed of the fraud," the statement con tinues, "the authorities, were notified to be on the lookout for the impost-er.- On Sunday, July 29, a secret serv ice man, in company with a police man, sa wthe young man on Park avenue, in Orange, and approached him with the intention of placing him under arrest. However, the ybung man, saw the young man on Park from that he had worn when he was j at Dr. Hutchison's and had no glasses, and tne secret service men not being sure of his ground, did not arrest him. Since that day the imposter has not been seen." Later Captured and Hur- ried Off by Sheriff I contested sections have been disposed of. r Senator LaFollette, in a speech that nro o airTif di f r APPimv m ncf nf trio that the officers who have been con-, . anntru' tn inr0ca tho irnmo tendmg that the best answer to the'and war profits rates. Most senators t-boat was to turn out an enormous. ,i profits tax. . The Senate is now in its thirtieth, and, what the leaders hope will prove tn ho Vio -firi-il woolr of rlohate nn tho tl,r,n , -I 4. I '"" - 'Ji'c oi ci iiii, is uorne oui uy reyui ta , jjj .. from Vice Admiral Sims founded on. B"efore discussion began today the e actual experience of American de- Senate discussion began today . the stroyers in European waters. . ' Finance committee met and decided Another aspect is the problem of )not to reS0rt to cloture to expedite the (Special 'to'-. (The. Dispatch.) Golds boro, N, C, Aug:j2a,r-Livison Jones, a young white majt;pf this city, was shot and almost, instantly killed at 10 o'clock yesterday . morning by a negro known as "Pig",-Austin. The 1 tragedy occurred in the "eastern sec tion of the, city and. tnereare many rumors current as ta ihe motive of the crime, but as far as can: be learned, the men exchanged a few harsh words.i resulting in the negro pulling a pistol from his pocket and firing two shots into the man's body, both entering the left side. : . ;--.-;-..'. The negro made his escape but was later capture 'by Sheriff i Edwards and posse: Upon hearing that a" mob was hot .on the; trail of the fugitive, , the sheriff hurried away witli" the. prison er, .presumably to . Raleigh, for safe keeping, but just where he is no one seems to know. - Had : the .negro re mained -in Goldsboro hordoubt .he would have been subject great bod- easternr tioidsporo laremucn Jwrougnt up' over, tho crime:'1 J,"f '' ' j V . Coroner Baker refusdd to give out any statement regarding the tragedy and did not state when an inquest would be held. The body of the mur dered man was removed to a local undertaking establishment where it was, prepared for burial. ' Mr. Jones . was about 30 years of age and is survived by a wife and 2 small children. v By Associated Press. ; Washington, Aug.. 20. The problem V devolved mainly on "the United States, and daily the burden is grow ing more onerous, . according to a statement issued , by, theTood - admin istration, today. , War-time .1 demands have, been so great that Europe has been making alarming inroads on its herds, with a consequent reduction in its domestic; supply. . . Since the warstarted there has been a total; decrease of 115,005,000 in ! the worid.' supply of meat producing 1 Animals.: Cattle ".increased r 7,090,000 m the Und states, while the world's MEASURES PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS To Be Acted Upon at Present Session Adjournment . iti Th irty Days Expected , , (By Associated Pre'.fe.j iWashington, Aug.' 20. The legisla- supply was diminished by 54,500,000.'! tive program remaining for the extra Hogs increased 6,275,000 in Americ.1, session of Congress has assumed such SoOO6 generaVsupply decreased fj definite forni that leaders tonight ex During the year, ending June 3o,i,Pressed nPe for a vacation about Sep 1916, America exported 1,339,193,000 J tember 15, or not iater than October pounds of meat; as. compared with a 1 1. 3-year ante-bellum average of 493,398,-' win m th nromn, for Hisnns. 000 , pounds j- These exports went chief ly to the Allies, whose capital stock of animals has decreased 33,000 head. "Although the, European countries have drastically reduced! meat con sumption among war workers," says the statement, "this saving has . been overcome by 'the greatly increased de mands to supply men in the armies and shops and women who- have tak- al within the next three or. four weeks are: ."' . The $2,006!o00,000 war tax bill. , A new war budget authorizing about $7,500,000,000 in bonds,, probably at 4 per cent., for further loans to the al lies and to retire the $3,O00,000,000 of 3 1-2 per cent, bonds already . au- While Italians Initiate Great Onslaught Against The -.V. 'v: y-'' Austrians -'-l FURIOUS FIGHTING i ON BOTH FRONTS British ;Have Advanced Their Line Slightly r- Another" , Great Air Raid Over Bel f gium by the British Forces.- 7- en P physical- labor.- Millions of in-i thorized and providing for, $2,000,000, dividuals to whom fresh meat twice a week was a luxury,, are now, by n 000 worth of 7 certificates of indebted ness - and a like amount of small de- cessity of their extreme physical la-i nomination war savings certificates. , por, eating lutwice daily. , -7 1 . Ardeficiency appropriation measure The war - has ; in jected , into an al- j aggregating between $6,000,000,000 izing 'the ultimate animal- - products j teel supply of the world. Th6:producti6h of fodder in Europe hai diminished , by the diversion . of productive . labor ; to war, and jts import has been .curtailed by shortage of shipping and by. the isolation of markets by belligerent lines. - v "The problem facing America is .not only, one of supplying the immediate demand of the Allies, but one '. which is more far reaching in its significance. An inquest over, the body of Lierson. As tne war goes 0n,"there will be a Jones, murdered "here yesterday, was held last night. The coroner's jury de cided that the deceased came to his death by two pistol wounds from the hands of Pig Austin and recommend ed that he be held without bail for the August term of Superior Court, which opened here this morning. Austin will be brought here for trial. The funeral of the murdered man will be held from his late home this afternoon at 4 o'clock. INFANTILE PARALYSIS NOT YET CHECKED Correspondence With the Kaiser Found Among Pub lic Documents in Athens (By Associated Press.) Harisonburg, Aug. 20. The roread of infantile paralysis in Rockingham (County shows no sign of abatement, two new cases in the county and, one new case in Harisonburg being re ported today. SHERIFF AND JUDGE ARRESTED IN KY. (By Associated Press.) . London, Aug. 20. An Athens dis- rrtlh f rt ttn TvnVt o r eta ToloffrdnVi 'Drnishin pnnvnvs tn trnnns and SUT)- t.:n t-i : ' tu e-.r ., v.,xr v.n. n v. ; 1 I D1V Khint; urViirtV urill crvmir od A m dH. . . m x x ' jt x x' . xi I . A!"K.iaieU 1 reSH. I . . 11iv.ii "in giun . pvpt . i na rmaTi isiTnninns rxiirkt.s lq mann nnniimems rnunn in AT.nfins n 1 1 : 1 1 rr . a nn 01 ste iMn . j i -. . ; i nuaaeiivint', i v ., iug. oueuu JZv 1U Francve,.are increased., ask that a date be. fixed for a final j since the change in government is aJJames s. Taylor, a member of the ny ofiicrrs now believe that de-)Vote on the prominent questions in ( dispacr: of former King Constantine, Logan Exemption Board, ahd County -"!..-. 6uata.1n.ee b " , controversy. senator wiiuams, 01 written a iew aays auer tue war ue- j judge J. W,j Edward, were placed un - - iiaunij uum Buumauuc i .Mississippi, who toaay urgea tne com-i gan, in response to a message irom jack. The thing needed, in their view,' mittee to initiate cloture, virtually iEmpeior .--William, who -proposed s au adequate number of destroyers was aione in it& support. ' Of eece should range herself with the Central powers. Constantme said: "The EmDeror well knows my oer- apparently has approved this view., jits levies, planned fef today, was post- sonal sympathies as well as my poli V fisurc.s have ever been made' p0ned until tohaorrow. Senator Jones, itical opnuons attract me to his side. PuDlic of thp nnmhop nf riant verve f a xt a-t in I TMovorfholosa it is imnnssihlf for mo .. --x - j ui iN J w mcAiuu, dhic iuua; tit o uy- 1 'v . v - r constant lessening of the capital stock of , the world's food animals. Among our Western Allies ttte .demand out runs further every day, the decreasing production, and as shipping becomes further shortened by submarine de struction, further destruction of the herds must ensue." The food administration points out that the only immediate solution of! the problem lies in reduction; of con sumption and elimination of waste. V. s, The administration trading with the enemy bill- which passed the , House July, 11. VV:-' :-;: The, administration measure for in surance of soldiers and skilors. : -The Webb export trade bill, -peace resolutions in the Senate, extension of th espionage act and ; several minor measures. ; . ' ;: ' ' Most of thesemeasures, leaders be lieve, can be disposed of while the war tax bill is in conference.' Should ob structive opposition develop ' against the less important bills some may be postponed until Congress re-assem. bles. alloweS LOAF uidk. it ce rtain that supply lines Senator LaFollette's - speech in fa 8re not iiitrrnintpfl Thp rlpnartmpnt ' 1 t nf. 1 v -x v 1 1 1 111 1 nisi caoiun ixiitlu.c aixu men iiui- "w building. Secretary Daniels said nrt nf hi nlan to tax comoratlons' -.m , to understand in what manner I could 1 nu 1 1 11 u v runruvpii x : 1 m uio, .vjvv. uisinuuieu . surptu Nay, however, that maximum eanacitv nf thp oountrv. J8 builders and engine and boil- makers at present equipped. To "Pand that capacity will require thej japansion of every existing plant -and 'ne addition of new engine and boileti FAR HEEL SOLDIERS BEING TRANSFERRED r 'Ry Af?soclated Press.) ui'Tnvi u a n a nn ared fini (,.,... .1 m tht, o, '"""j mn, urawn irom and Tf be useful to him in mobilizing my army. The Mediterranean is at the niercy bf the ; united fleets of England and"-France, which could destroy our navy .and merchant marine, occupy "our islands and, above all, prevent concentration of my army, which could be effected only by sea in the absence of railway communications. Without it being in our power to be useful in any; particular, we would be wiped off the " map. I am necessarily of the nnlninn lmt TiontpflHtv ia imnnaoH nn . ,,. . . - i v.."'"" " ersman mercnant Attempting -us.": REFUSES TO HAULT der arrest here today by Deputy Unit ed: States Marshal B. M.. Richardson, on the charge of conspiring to violate provisions of the selective draft law. SOLDIERS Ri ; EH HOUSE State-wide : Registration of Unemployed Begun To Be Put to Work The French took the offensive this morning oh the Verdun' front, striking along a sector of 11 miles .on both banks of. the Meuse river. Early 'bffV cial reports " from Pans, while giving , few details of the battle,- say it' has developed to the ; advantage of the French and.hat prisoners already are; passing to the rear. The' first reports do not show whether! the " French1 have inaugurated '5.ma36ipffensiye,i';;i'ajr:. Ithough ) thev iridicatibns i are that the operations vis- an unusually important ' one. There has been sharp fighting art the Verdun front which has- been the scene of some of the fnost san-' guinary struggles of the war. . It was in this sector, that the: German Crowh. Prince-' launched" 1 an i offensive; early, 4 i last year in van attempt to break the f French line, .'losing several hundred thousand men-without. ; gaining - any v material 'advlantageff. '' Last - Week the Germansi inadeva ? sharp; locals attack ''. there, possibly having- learned of the "FVench - preparations yan'd hoping - ''tQ'-. zreak them up..- For--several days ..the ...... .;' .i rifle bombardment-: of - the, if uennaA , ' i fin the ..north the , Germans- made ft counter attack on the positions . taken : yesterday by the British near;' Epehy. .London reports ; that the 7 assault . Was 4 repusel completely. The .British .line.' on the Ypres front has been advanced, slightly: ; y . ; -: i ' Another great aerial raid over-Bel gium was made 'by, British alrplapes? on : Saturday r night.? V Many, tons 'of bombs were dropped on the various, objectives. The British airplanes 're-i. turned safely after a battle with Jer", man machines,- one of- which was ho down. '' - - V- 7 v . .. ; ' The official German announcement7 records withdrawal of the Germans from - Tnlon TidcA.' nn - thp frnnt north . t TO BE REDUCED of Verdun, without lighting. : The rea son given is that since March this' , height has been occupied .only by put-.' posts. Elsewhere on this ,sectioh. of . the line, the report says, heavy fight-' ing is in progress. . r . : ;" 7 The Italians . haye t won a brilliant success in the opening phase of their ' i; new offensive, begun yesterday on f a- : 37-mile front from the region of Tol-" mino to a .point near the Adriatic.5" Rone reports officially that the Ital- THE PRICE OF SUGAR (Bv Associated Press.) . Washington, Aug. 20 Measures to stabilize sugar prices were discussed today by Herbert C. Hoover the food administrator, with a committee from Ithe New York Coffee and' Sugar Ex change which stopped sugar futures trading last week at Mr. Hoover's re quest. Prices have advanced sharply within the last few months. ...'. The. food, administration plans ; to ians already have taken 7,500 prison-' take; control' of sugar dealings as soon jers. A new crossing of the Isonzo rlV-' as it has completed a programme for. er has been forced. , i . -fv supeWising wheat trading and flour J Further successes on the Rumanian 5 :and bread manufacture.. . front are announced by the Germans;; to Slip Across Border Into Canada Arrested Gottliet? von Jagow, then German Foreign Secretaryfi replied to Constan tiiie. "that 'Emperor' William would, un der. tatfd the necessity of maintaining (By. Assnclated Press.) nPiHralitv. at. : nresent. He advised SauU'Ste Mwrie, Mich.. Aug. 20.-;; ConP. tantine to' reach an understand- 1 Alfred Jenningnaus, a uerman merino. u. th Sofia and Constantinople. chant, was wounded by machine guflj , , - . bullets early today, when 1 his launch nri ": r I AM TVyflCQinM . 1 rim. 1 wns. Tirpn nn iiv wi iciiikcLii luiauu vuieu ' . I Y VInmM. 1 - . - . u 1 . , . . ... - v mm A i inr 1 1UIS Ur F ICERS '"in a patrol boat, after a command to5 kundre Carolina, North Carolinaf ow 'n"f"ssoe companies of infantry,) ransf'J. !.tnp Seviei. are today being . .H'lr. ,1 to the Smith ParftHn. VJ r'er!; l:illalion. YEARS EACH FOR IN PHILADELPHIA atoo had not been obeyed.: Two other t -jf ; - New v I -Associatfid Press.) J' persons in. tlie launchtescaped;injury Press.) 'tHeiu Aug- 20. Dr. S. J. Bern-y Benninghaus ' and "his "companions j Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Members of mbf , ' rlH X" Cheerey, indicted reached the Canadian side where theyj the Belgian mission, ; .headed byBa 89, t0( of he exemption board No. T were promptly arrested and are being ron Moncheur, were guests, of the city . chare r'nlered Pleas of guilty to held pending -inves'tlgaUon;-';-'-v" today.- iQrevX- hours;.-;The - envoys idraft law ' i0nspiracy to obstruct thet It is alleged that the. trio attempted were met -r iU. sLalion byf. commit UUced on n lhpy were about to be- to evade Jnspectlon -by; the American tee headed : by Mayor Smith, and es tot,... - ,rial. Thev wpr nentannA offiinia nn.a.w'n from thft Ampricfln 'corted to the BelleVue-Stratford hotel. 'aUarJe!fs.each'Itt the Federal pen- to the Canadian: siJe v of St: Mary's where they were tenderd a reception J Atlanta. ' vC';M.- ' f ; : and" luncheon. Five Hundred Swarm Off Train at Richmond and Rod - . Restaurants V lanta. .'vVV.fi;;;.irlTe . (By Associated Press. Y Richmond, Va., . Aug. . 20. Troops, said to be from Pottsville ami Scran ton, Pa., passing Danville last night had a lay- over of 20 minutes. Five hundred, soldiers - swarmed up town and invaded ; two restaurants and vir tually -wiped out-every thing in them. Nothing ' was paioPfor. :. The men ' are I said to have, stood on the counters and walked on the .tables m a mad effort to secure food. . Pics, ' melons, , bunches of bananas, boxs of chewing gum,' and tobacco, to 1 say nothing of bread;7 were seized and carried off. The single policeman on duty was powerless. The negro cook in one place who remonstrated Was 'knocked dqWn.V Both restaurants look ed as though a swarm of locusts had passed .through when the men, answer ing bugles; hastened .- to i:. catch the trains The companies are said to have ibeen identified and a claim will be sent i .the 'government. ; v(By Associated Press.) Baltimore, Aug. 20. The work of onrolling the State's unemployed be- igan today when the" circuit court 7clerks of the counties and of tho city (threw open their boks to list idlers. 'Every man without a definite job musj; register, if he is between -18 - and " 50 years of age. Th job will follow "through the medium .of a- FederaLem ployment agent. I The enrollment is mandatory under I the compulsory work law. Its purpose f t is to gather in the nonWorkers : and , idlers so. that they can. assigned to ao some 01 me very, necessary wur. to help maintain the nation's fighting forces. Every . non-worker is a liabil ity in the eyes of the law and he will be enrolled and given a place in the producing capacity. ,.t " ; Only a few, classes are Exempt, These include students and others studying for trade or industrial call- ngs, persons temporarily unemployed ecause of differences with .their; em ployers, an exemption made in favor of those folowing seasonal occupations in the city or in Allegheny county. Those failing to register may be fined as much as $50 for the neglect- ALL MORTAL SENATOR MORE HALF CITY : ; KERN LAID TO REST! SALONIKI DESTROYED (Bv Associated Press.) . i'; London,' Aug.- 20.-r-More than ;half-"v of the yalled ctty of aloniki,' tn Greeks Macedonia,' which' is uhder occupation : 7 by the allied troops, was destroyed 3ay VI (By Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., Aug. 20. In the quiet of the Virginia hills the body ' of ; ex Senator John W. Kern, of Indiana, ma jority-leader in the last Senate and former vice ' presidential candidate, was buried on the grounds of his sum mer home, "Kern Cliff," near Roanoke, yesterday afternoon. A The, . press of war legislation at Washington pre vented a delegation 'of his former col leagues from attending the services. TO HER SOLDIERS ,;fire on Saturday. ; Eighty thousand'; ,'people who 'were rendered, homeless .were . being removed - to neighboring" villages last ' evening, according to a', idispatchjreceived In London . The fire; is now under 'control. : - . PROPOSED STRIKE 7 ; : NOT MATERIUZED New York's "Fighting Sixty- Ninth" Leaves for.Concen- -S , trati'on Camp. , L - (By Associated Press.) ; 7 i " TtBy Assoteted,PreTss.)i Vr V London Aug. 20. The strike of the. Associated Society of , Locomotive . En; ' : gineers vand Firemen, , which was to have been? called today T. involving 7 about 40,000, had not. been begun at noon, although some of .the men bad quit wprk at. midnight y" : '' VU r The executive 'committee of :. the union remains in, London discussing -the.' Situation.' The v opposition ' of . vir- . tuaily the entire press may have a dls heartening effect Xm the -,' men, ;;-- J regiment, "the fighting 69th," now the . w . nn 1 rr ' 165th Unted ' states National Guard, CEDAR LUMBER FRE1GH 1 i when the, regiment left for Its train- ' - : . . a MM I -m w T . M mg camp atijviineoia; iong lsiana, ai- New York, Aug; 20. New York City , pRpcinFNT TO NAMF 7 1 bade 7 farewell 'today, to its,; famous . Vfif iii1 V . MAIN CUIN 1 KUL tUAL MUST BE REDUCED - (By - Associated presai vv T Washington, - Aug. 20 The Inter state Commerce' Commission Today or dered the Southern Railway, and the Seaboard Air Line to aisconunue their practice of charging 3 to 4 cents, per hundred pounds more for transporting cedar" lumber 7 from North Carolina points to general; destination, than is charged for the transportation of sen called common? lumber. The new or ders become effective November 15. 7 j (By Associated '. Press.) .3 - K --V Washington, Aug. 20. Plans forp; ter a parade through Fifth avenue pointing a oal : administrator - wre and other thoroughfares lined witli taken up today , by President Wilson cheering thousands. The , regiment with the Federal Trade Commission.; . will comprise part of the first "rain- f The President, It is : understood, ta- . bow ' division? : that, soon will tjoin the , vors appointing bhe, man instead of a expedij-ionary force of , Major-Geneitfl : committee of three; as asked by min-s Pershing inr France, ' r -; r . ; owners and workers'. ; There .was talk . A picturesque feature of the parade in official -circles today of ; the ap-. -was the escort of "honor composed of pointment of Chairman Loyett, of the Spanish war veterans of the 69th, led Union Pacific system, ' but- an opinion , h v Colon el Edward Duff v.' who ' com- prevailed that he. might ; not under-. manded the unit in the. Spanish-Am-. take it in addition to his, work as head of the war Industries board. 7 7 i a 7,7.',,, . 7 , : . -...-.t-: ; .':. ..V ' eHcan war.- J ; f I hi S ( . 1 - if m I, I :7-t' 1; ft i:.'- it, " .01 .ii-.jr7 'C 14 ! 1 w i .iii". ., 1. 1 r'ii".i- fH:; -II, " , t : (in : ' Mi ,K::f . : --, . I -, : 'MM- 1
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 20, 1917, edition 1
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