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s WEATHER FORECAST 'kLth Carolina: Generally Jfair; a i ton'S " this - afternoon .: or ana Ortiuiviar. pi vwvws. ww jhun rry wiv - , . . ' . J. 111 olina: Generally fair ton1 .'flu Quu'u FU LL LEAS E D'yIRESER Vl'CE i- if? . 1 NO. 305: vol ,.ry r; v Wilmington, northcAdolina; frid ay afternoon; AUGUST 24, 19 t zS PRiCElFIVE if; j:. ;-r Mill A n US T EHTiOliRlflf J Tl L8W TO BE IE ETTER lOEr ii eiimm 1 eaJ of Nation May Give His Views on reace Terms. POPE'S PROPOSAL NO I ACCfc-KI AtLL - " ' i . m . . UndcKs'ood rontift nows It kin Put Mopes Ground Work Has Been Laid-Wilson to View Replies of Entente Before Speaking. !Pr As3)daed Tress.)' V.'asl'iir.ion, Aug. 24. President Wilson may c'eciae to aaaress con gress un peace, at the 'same time he makes r?ply to Pope Benedict's propo sals. In ia.it way ne would taite uio national legislative body into his con dence HH't. nt the same. time, not . only inform ibr country on the questicp, but also enable members of Congress ' to carry government's views home to the rr"P,(? when Congress adjourns. No indioations of the President's plans had tome from the White' House todav, bn" the posr.ibil.-y of hin dis cussing the .subject-before Congi ess, in this way. and consequently before the nation, was being considered at the rnpUoi as a probability. ' . It is understood that the President will have bpfore him very soon, the substance of the replies-of Great . Bri tain and France will make to the. Pope. From Viscount Ishiihead of the. Japa ncsf million, te President will get an Intima'p understanding of Japan b pur- pose. in the situaiiou,... Also, it is un uation in Russia. No one has been authorized to say what reply the President will make-to the Pope's proposal further than that it will ho in harmony with responses of the other allies. It seems to be gen eral I y acoT.:rd in official and diplo matic circles that the Pope's proposals cannoi b" accepted. indeed, there have I), on indications from the Vatican that Pope Benedict did not expect it would he accepted, but-addressed thf belligf-r nts with the purpose of build: inz ih ground work for another dis cussion later on. . .-. The n-iofrk-ial forecast of what the President will say if he speaks, is that Pok- Fi-nedict's nroDosal contains nothina: on which tn nrnnprt and thnt a disHix-Hoii of peace terms'can best Of a pr-ron f'lf-ll hv fJormanv ata tin or ! Piprmanv her'.s us ;ho Allies have done. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ' IN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA M!y Associatcjl I'rpss.3 ni'-HiiiuiKi. Aug. 24 Dr. Ennion G.,for Will.-,,, ;, Slate health commissioner. - I'.iiit I hat while infantile ' epidoniic in the Virginia ' i"' ! itiq in Rockingham coun ' -niiition is not alarming,-and "' 'li.-il the crest of the out-h'-'.'n passed. While the n t iowns in the vessey and i'par;ilv vol!, y. ,ty, ti,, brr;ii; I,-com-, i OthtT ,- tion hi i "i" the northwestern sec Si ate have taken quaran- ll",J :" ;i nr. 41. i'gainst the disease, "f,n purely local and the 'lie.- have not considered Stat" riiill,,,.. i-ufliciently grave to take 1 i' Iri from undine a mem- any .-, i br r jr, cal . ra!(h department to the I ' ''ict;, to assist in any 16 r "' d?emed necessary. PyBIJc HEARING REHISJ'D BY HARDWICK "'." A '-' i.TtPrl Pre 1 V fSllirU.-tr-n Aurr OA A ' arguments the Senate .'"My aMain committee todayde q-iP; , "f" U hm Public hearings,?te- ''Ml to nrnhihit tho conrlinir Ul A,-,, thf-j,. ,. ed it alorif. oldiers abroad without The committee decid- 11,1 he?r Senator Hardwick ' '--? hour next week, but re- f 1 f ;ir a delegation of Georgi i!"'',r Hai4wick desired to have SPUTHRRN NEGROES FLOCKING NORTH I Press.) Twenty thousand ,:, (' h'fi. North Carolina un '" "ifMis from agencies- in ;" iw.-s holding out. high '"'"1 living conditions.'iac- V,r:,;. ' r,nimissioner of Labor '"' North Carolina, who in " inquiry from William ';"ijiniiin-at-Iarge, of JVlil- MVO tVitc 1L.- ii Coi... U; :l i.-.i m v emu oiuer tO tile labor Ritliatirm . A,,,,,. til- , Q, ,,. J.r"-'.:1,: Uolina, has not been so ;, : n'e of the States fur- 't Hit practice of unscrupu- . ftl)ie jn 1 ' l?.p, become Uinre nntlfo.' "iw uurmg me past few. Hill L SGIISSE the Senate-r-Battle Over In- v come ; Tax Tentative . ' Amendments. V : (By Associated Press.) ' ' - Washington, :4ug; 24,-The . battle over conscription of .wealth to : pay for the ? war continued: n the Senate today with the i leaders hopeful , of disposing of the war tax bill's income tax s section before night. '. Once in comes have been disposed of, v the way will have been cleared to - begin the fight over ,war profits, which promises to be even more spectacular than the present one. ' ;- Today'.s chief contest was; expected c ;o ovdr Senator, LaFollette's sub stitutes for the income tax schedules, proposing to levy- about? $600,030,000 and $505,000,000, i respectively,' .' and Senator Hollis substitute designed to raise about $550,000,000. . ' . . . Leaders who oppose d additional in creases expressed the belief , today that the new proposals would - be de feated. They based their belief on the Senate's action yesterday when; in the 'first test vote,, the LaFpllette proposal, to-raise $658,784,000 from" in dividual incomes instead of $490,164, )00, as" proposed in the bill, was , re jected 68 ; to 2i..:'" : .- r:----i: The '.LaFoUette and Hollis amend ments,; wre passed over -for the ttno- QCbS.nJkpsq) a nd th443 eh;atet6ok' administrative provisions' of the In? come tax section. Senator Norris- an nounced that, he would oppose (reduc ing minimum' incomes subject to tax to $2,000 for married ' and $1,000 for unmarried men. . f - ' v An amendment to provide a mini mum of $3,000 and $2,000, respective ly, as the present law, has. been intro duced by Senator Trammel. ' -f Subject to further consideration later,, the Senate - tentatively . adopted commfttee amendments increasing the additional tax on- corporate incomes from. 2 to 4 per cent. ''- .. .. ; Another revision tentatively approv- ed without objection was the elimina tinn nf thf Hnusp nrnvisinns fnr 'tha retroactive tax of one-third on 1916 in- rnmea ' - ' ; ; . ' While both provisions were approv ed only in committee of the (Whole it was thought probable that the action would finally stand. -, An amendment to exempt religious, agricultural, fraternal, scientific and rtnntirTi5il Tin hlirn ti'nns not r-nnrfur-f or? profit from tne provisions of the mail rate increase was introduced by Senator Sterling. , Senator Hardwick, who is opposing an increase in postal rates, announc ed that he -expects to ask to take, the section up for consideration Monday. PREACHER LYNCHED BY BLACKS AND WHITES (By Associated Press.) " i . ' r York, S. C, Aug. 24 W.- T. Sims, a 'negro -preacher, about 50 years of age, met death 5 miles from here this morning at the hands of a mob com posed of unknown white men and negroes. . Sims --was spending, the night at the home of Bob Burris, who states that the yard . vas full of men of both races -at . the t .iine Sims was removed.- .. ; : c -,';;'V Sims was found about 500 yards from Burris' home, shortly after day light. He was - conscious at the;time, but could give no. coherent story; bf ithe night's happenings He did say t bat-he' knew of no cause' wny herhad been so treated.-: ' - , - It' is said by members of his race .that he had "made reckless statements about the war. and had endeavored to stir up opposition' to the draft. ;;- It is said thaVhe had incurred he enmity of . many 5 members , of . hfs Con gregation of .late because of keen criti cism ' and alleged misappropriation of church funds-; . '' :hf v.,y.... Two men. Fred Penninger,. white, and ! Frank Twitty, colored, are being held by the police ?on charge of .com plicity in the crime.. . -J. ifi "f .GERMANY REFUSES , ; ARGENTINA'S DEMANSD i '-..-' (By Associated .Press.) Zurich Aur- 24. British Admirality per a Wireless ;;Press),r-Gernlanyi'-, has replied to the : Argentine notey which dejnanded compensation -Tor- tlje torpe doed ' Argentina ship and ; a ' pledge from G ermany, tha t sh e "would ab stain from; torpedoing Argentine ;yfisselsih t he future. It is , officially ' announced from Berlin Hhat - Germans . has not onnp&rtiaA Hlco Vl onrt n n rl ' hilt' tW-nr.a eihfHfift nf . nW-iinifnfitiliii ' flfttHorriknt lit not STILL Dl excluded- , : ,Y;7- . ;: ; . ,; - . .v :, (Continued on Page Eigbt) i ; erUes.; . r ,, ;,.;,- ;.-;::' J tentmueu ourwsr grcvSpldlers Go Oii rtRamjS-5 agejand Many Whites " RIOTERS BEING S t f ; U i ROUNDED-UP TODAY Uprising followed Glash Be i tween Policeman and Negro 05r Soldiers-Tp Remove; V : Offending Infantry. . . v "i 4 i , :T':;- -, ; ' !; DEATH LIST MOU NTS. ; fidence in the new Rjussiai- govern-''jAugl :24 .One of "the . greatest V prob W "ti nvm.n;. -Vinw:V, -aiJ lems American officers, have before i Tlv'7--' -A cCnnin toI C Diet ). i; m!J? i Houston.- Texas. AueS 24. The I death list; resulting from' rioting 4 fof negro soldiers rof the 24th In- .fantry last, night reached 1? this- - aiternoon, wnen ti. A. Tnompsod, of HemnRfpad Tpyasi nt ai let wounds he received when the ; negroes fired into his automo-l bile. .: ; . ? t 1 i f : . Houston, Texas, Aug, 24. After a night of rioting, due to an outbreak of 150 : negro soldiers, members of , the ! 24th United States infantry,' in which 15 bersons ' were-killed ' and a' score.' or trt ; more injured, Houston today was un-. (der'-i martial law and normal condi tions rapidly were being - restored. (Jeneral John A. Hulen, of the Texas National Guard, who is acting as pro,. Ul lvuli. ; xvum- - - , . A , . I The position taken Is that the news yost marshal, stated that the situa- j rec6ived from there is of a nature that tion was . under control and. with slv-j it should .be given out by t&e provjs eral hundred regular army troops Uonal government." Reports which cer mshPd herp from Oaivpstnn natml- i'tain officials regarded as r. disquieting, . .. , . . , ling tne city ana rounamg up tne scat - tered remnants of the riotous soldiers, no further disorders was anticipated, fwPPn a nniir.omsi.Ti who hart arrfistod r, - r - " i a : negro woman, nrt n snlrtlpr nf the 24th infantry, who demanded her release..- 'r.-'-y- - Other members of the : negro regi- " ,-v..v- ni gh t between the negro Troopers and I further ..nancial assistaQee.-roiild be? ens.' General Hulen tendered and': that prompt measures itati ri;.. 1T JZ,?: 5 5 the police 'and citizens took charge of the situation early to day.- ; - ; In addition to the riotous tjoldiers, ten companies of Illinois Guardsmen and -several companies , of Texas, troops were assembled nere awaiting orders to proceed to their canton ment at Camp. Bowie. One of the Illinois -companies was . composed of negroes, but made no attempt to join in the rioting and officers declared their conduct exemplary. Several companies of the Federaliz ed National Guardsmen aided in quell ing the disturbance. A rollcall this morning of the bat talion of; the 24th infantry stationed here developed that 125 of the men were absent. Eighteen of those, who' did not answer rollcall later surrend ered and others are being rounded up by thfe, provost guard, as the search OI llie negiu uiatiiia ui v-iuj yiw . f xi- ' J!.t.!,n tt tkn ti4-r nrn I gresses. , ; All street cars carry armed guards, ail shops selling ammunition are guarded and saloons are closed. Captain Mattes, Illinois National Guard officer, who was slain by the negroes, was mutijated almost beyond recognition. Feeling among the Illi nois troops is running hisn and regu lars from Fort. Crockett at Galveston havfi been 'rushed here. - Maior L. S, Snow, commanding the' battalion of negroes, stated that the bitter - f eeling among men , of ! his com mand had been increasing since they were sent here from Deming, 'N. M.-, three weeks ago. He said: t ' "Thursday morning a Houston po lice : officer arrested a negro woman and in doing so I am informed slap- and m: doing-so i am miuimeu &uiy- Ded her face. A soldier ?of the 24thJ: who had. been drinking, remonstrated with the patrolman- for what, he con sidered his unnecessary violence an Striking her. The' officer then began beating the soldier with his pistol. The man's face and head were badly cut hv the Distol butt. He vas arrested L by the same officer; and taken, to the thracite coal were fixed in -a state station, where he is) now lield. Thurs- J ment issued last night by President day afternoon, according to reports made to me by ; corporal Baltimore Of my military, police .force; a soldier of my command ; was ?a,rrested by an officer... Corporal Baltimore, who was nearby, wearing "his .military: police badges v asked i the officer, purely for information, he says, ';why the man was arrested. 7''' '-:,;:U: r'i'C ;"The h 'policeman - told ) him that it wan none of his business. He then, Corporal Baltimore ; and Uhe;arrestedi -ildier both state.- hit Baltimore over the - head with ..his pistol butt? Cor poral Baltimore ran. up the street the poJ'cemaniring at him as he fled. He took refuge m a nouse. unaer a ou. Thft. policeman fpllowed, dragged him t him, "nd struck mm twice more, witn ... ... the pistol." I'V" --;. K "Ss-Asfj . A revised list . of. the dead today LOUOiJ I either I showe ; that 15 persons were killed outright; in last night's - rioting or died later of ' their, wounds. , " . -i Th e body of S ergeant Vida Henry, a 'negro soldier; believed to have been a leader in to ..;-uprising, i Was; found this morning 5'ldied with buckshot," a huarter bi a' mile tro'm the camn.. ' iThe entire city of Houston and its surroundings are j under" niatrial lawl General, John: A- Hulen, :pi , the, Texas 1 bUi tptake pver and operate tne prop-: j" ' '"vA:'"-7 State Department; Has Infor , mation to This Effect Which -; - is Not Made Public. .': IN NEW GOVERNMENTS n Greater German Success Would Notj; Mean Defeat. America's Aid, to The Russians. ! . , i (By Associated rreBs.1 i - AVashmgtonAug: 24.-Uomplete con Tr. .------ r.v apartment - Secretary Lansing denied that news from Russia had catised ; this govern-iTc ment to take a pessimistic view of 'the ! ,,, Hon derlarini- thit irtnad of l - 81tua?on: clanng- ma .t instead of ' . there Prcvailing a feeling of pessimism iquite the .contrary had been created by f !thA confidential difeDatclieshat hAvei I regard the government of Russia -as stronger today than it has been for a montn, ne saia. 1 mean m general . ne added, "both from- political 'T and S(military points of view. This opinion !is based upon reports more or less lflJ((BH1irt tuuxiucuuai , iuab t xx a usxx feet ting.' Secretary Lansing, however, did not alter his decision not; to, make public have been received within the last : week but Secretary Lansing's flat ex impression of confidence Is the' first offi-. j cial intimation that the, opinion was UDon v ot:hQ witi, v.v. ... . Uv.vulbuUiub )n 1 loot tn.a - v.- - '' iii uic taoi Mi.uuuio,. Secretary ' Lansing pointediout that ! the recommendations of the' Root com-; mission are : being: carried - out. .The would be taken to relieve the railroad situation by forwarding of rolling stock and railway material.- secretary iansmg proressea less con cern than has been displayed by many observers and by a few officials of the. government, s He explained that the loss of Riga had.not been confirmed and pointed Put i that the place had been evacuated! five times during the war without once having-been taken by the Germans. Rumors of the chang ing of the -capital from' Petrograd to Moscow appeared not to have alarmed this government. Secretary Lansing pointeij out that such a move has been contemplated for years. ; Major General Scott, chief of staff, who vas a member, of the Root com mission, said that capture of Petrograd would be only a slight strategical loss ,hu iue iiusamua. -..; i 11, T , .!-. in some quarters wnere the Rus- 'ion situation is closely watched and appraised with an inner knowledge of affairs, the prospective loss of Riga and the capture of Petrograd with a move of the capital to Moscow are not .regarded with such great apprehen sion , ; THE PRICE OF GOAL D . . c i C "resident Announces ocale ot Charges- H. A.r Garfield Appointed Adminis trator ' (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug.. 24. Prices of an- Wilson, and Harris a. iiarneid, presi dent of Williams College, was' named coal administrator The ahthrocite prices, effective Sep- tember 1, -range from, $4 to $5 per ton (2,240 pounds) f. p. b. mines.; 'Jobbers are"! allowed to add a profit of not more than 20 cents per ton for deliv eries east pf Buff alp and of. not more than 30 cents west 'of Buffalo. f . t. The jobbers profit ; on bituminous! is limited to 15 cents per ton pf-2,000 pounds, .wherever .. deli veerd Anthracite -prices are.' fixed ;as -follows - White; ash 0roken)-T-$4.55, egg' $4.45,:::stovef $4.70, chestnut $4.80, pea $4; red ash .(broken) $4.75, egg $4.65,; stove $4-90, chestnut $4.90,' pea $4.10; Lykens Valley: (broken) ' $5, egg .$4.90; stpve ?5.30,: chestnut $5.30, pea $4.?. .-; .... .' .. '7-i:yf7-.'ir 7 . iSDn i -. tirVv - in rT t 4-Via AWVAte- 4 .1UU UVCl &T TV 11V7 . , IXA CA(ICUOU ( re:screehing anthracite "at .Atlantic pr Lake pprts ; fp? reshipment .y wa ttan ceK Den tc t7h -ufoii oL.io t-nhhir wmrnn i ter are - permitted A to add not ; more result of drastic restrictions; placed on jobbers' rofitsJ'----V;;i9-v; . in case, tne Eiiues - h.u .j-u uiac vc tthe - regulations.prescribed.Kthe;Fxesi aent h 1 Went to France to 1 5 II U II t,; Nptf Look" at Enemy . Through J Spyglasses S - GREAT IMPORTANCErj S KEEPING UNDER COVER -1 ';:!U':'',:"-: ir A Problem Which"; Our Offi- cers Have Before Them -The Danger of Too Great It Enthusiasm in Battle . -;- (By Associated Press.) " U American Training; Camp in France," them : is v impressing, upon vthe?r ; men he absolute importance of .learning Uie best ways of keeping under -cover. Anierica,n soldier is not a natural Sgcr-m', He ig much like his Can- auilu -"V"ier w arms m mat reaped, fQT it-is aI1 old- saving on the British front that , Canadians ;ill die in the lats, ditch, , but never, dig it. " i I t Js the American spirit, as it was " tfiprhf. but the world war has lor. since - passed : that tage and now: in tht ' ing wear and worry of a struggle of i- 4An ,a-.nnn,n.n.j0 " ti, i'viBit to tK ilflndprs- front.:-- on ..Wed - wno best conserves his men by keep-, Ing them under cover f une or -me great reasons wny me Germans are still, in France and - Bel gium is r their wonderful facility? . for digging-in. -Theyhave a perfect pas sion for. it and an ihcentiye. as well, for .the allied artillery; never ceases to pound them day. and night. The German - belief that -they can dig faster thai; a' modern army can . . ... ... - . . j. - aavance . is .one oi. tne nnneiDies or . their defensive tactics. Notwithstand-Uiew. ing.ajl that has been; told along this line : - notwithstanding- the ' heroic ef forts to rouse his enthusiasm over the pick ;and shovel, the American soldier has remained : deci'dediyV lukewarm. He came to France to fight the. Ger- TnanaVho- cava n Tirl s nrtt , rt tritr '.'a hn a ! and look at them through a; spyglass, - , . - The French, Canadian1 and Australian soldiers all resented the iidea of dig ging ' In and would not , admit the ne cessity of dbin'so'nhtii bitter losses taugt'tWenva?arly.bought..les.spii. tu-LZL' tw L-ihLviS .d; there f eems ..to be, littler doubt now that, only actualbattle. experience will convince . American Soldiers - that the ability to take' advantage pf any bit of cover is Op' of ,the ,greatest as sets the modern man", at arms can have.., 7 ' f ' 7 :'y :;:V ' "It eems a shame- to have to curb the first line " fighting spirit r of our troops," said ' an American - training officer yesterday. "But the men must be. made to understand as far as pos sible that impetuosity must be sub ordinated to steadiness.; - This has be come a timeclock war." - The men must r advance in given time and go no fur-j f 4-1 Tj1t s--wr rvn sP infnmfiKir a I ti r a LilCl .-w aJVCI J Otcy ui imauuj auiauvv . . i . a. ... All must first be worked out with, .artil lery and when the plan is arranged, it must be strictly adhered to. "We realize that it w'ill be difficult to hold our men to this plan. If they see a battle goingr on their favorite impulse will be to push on as fast as- they can and 1 some are bound to do so just as the Canadians did in the earlier stages. We will undoubtedly have big losses in this war, but the men who come through our first, bat tles will be wofth their weight In gold thereafter,- They will learn quickly the value of steadiness and absolute discipline under -fire and they will be the steadying influence we can distrib ute through the ' newed units 5 of our great army as they get their r final ! preparation for trial by fire." .; I The natural fighting man, it seems, . - - x t U.t inrnrlniv I r io rrn-nta nt in. niveu. iu mcoc 101c muuiuo -i.inv rr . mm,M rr,iir.h war. aritisn ; Tommies wuuiu muuu ratherr remain "above ground and stand chances- of getting killed by .shells than to dig deep dugouts bo adored by the Germans. In planning the; bat tle of Messines Ridge,' which was" & model of a clean cut victory, the Brit ish army cPmmander took intp ao- ann the Advance hadf reached rstago hero it gave the British cov-" ered high ; ground the fighting mep were' directed to take a rest while sbeciallv organized labor battalions were rushed up from the rear to do the -necessary digging and consolidat ing of new trenches so .as to make them thoroughly proof agams , counter attack;- The result - was that the .fighting men,' unhampered , and- unwbrried by thp rTifir.p.ssitv of dieginr. went .for ward later in7 the day; an( took objec tives that weer rather; hpi ed ,f PC tnan nrtiiallv exnected. -These are thetac tics the Americans fighting man..wouia like to see".- -They appeal to him but just now he , is : being put . thrpugh a pretty '.. stiff course of diggingt TJiis does not apply - to digging - trenches fire, thus getting temporary; shelter and :the protection of a sort 01 graye like: excavation. v ' '?''': ; not sP often nowadaywl ihow- ever,; that, a man has :actually to: digj himself- in onsolid ground, for; there Over : anything but : ground all pitted aid" torn with shell craters; H: ; ; Fighting from - shell holes is ; an : art in itself and one that Americans' must .tnt.' -Mo ia ht?nr taneht hov tO dig) in th markpt The statement nornta i i:-f tlf-rMnall-i'whilA -lvihGf nntf that it la rt"h. infenttnn 4n 1na .'ing' the Papal peace . ...t. -.- 1 ..fn(.nf onornv 'j tv,A !ni nin , -.o ie:. -Benedict II a T On llie w . UIIU m aovc , vi . . uu y u uic oumu. uuuBr . -, ir wfhr taVirifr their niaces n tne xne iMetnenanas witn tne conui-.-sr oii.w? uno nprmnn nrisonerff": de-' -J5- tion that certain portions of it i 1 aa.V v-iV vorhy - nPTlT" TTT i.. u.!wiW rorh flcht from! 45- wilt ko to-relief of Belgians. sions TO BEAT ENGLAHQ t 11 t 1 1 1 1 1 it t r iir n n n pt i fll llvnHltVLn uuai Is the Burden of Emperor, Wil- Ham's Recent Address to Soldiers. " (By Associated Press.) Copenhagen, Aug. 24.- England, the arch-enemy of" Germany, must be beaten down at whatever cpst, Emper- or William told his troops hUe-an:r" nesaay. an pmciai staiemenx lssuea in Berlin says the Emperor addressed deputations from all detachments . ' , V ,V . wmen . nave nan a snare in meeuns ... i . i - . tne Jbritisn . auacKs; lie saia- ne ieir impelled to express, ni tnanKs ana ma tun rficoenuion or ine neroic:?ai oi. ueimauy m me uaiu uBuuu6 ui the Tast week. The Emperor, referred to the .marked contrast between the r j-i i ... i tt t vreiuiau . auu aubwt -icuhu; uwmio and continued: - ; ; . ' ,v f hi is in God's hands when ii His wisaom ne win give us victory, tie . i.on and now we are: going to pass the ex- ominatinn : With the. - nlrt : flprman confidence, in God;; we shiedrsiipw what we can ao. xne gravur.aijm, uiiuui the "problem the more -gladly we shall ' grapple with it and solve lt;; We shall fight and conquer tmtil- the' enemy has had ' enough of ' these: struggles; ; , ? "All ; Germans have; realized.., "who is ful adversary.; She--spreads the ha tredVof Germany tp the whole . wprld, filling; her .allies vwithiatred-and ea gerness to' fight. y- Thus every' one at home knows what you know, still bet ter that England is particularly the enemy to be struck ' down1 however difficult it may be. " Your relatives at home who, too, have made great'saCri fices thank you through , me. . - "A difficulty struggle lies, ahead pf us. England, ' proud ' of her stubborn resistance, believes in her Invihcibil- ity, but . you will show ' that : you? can attain still greater things, for the prize ; rf 4-Vt a nro t 4-Via riATTV o t noArilo'a tt a a ui wax o uixa uiau jvsla a i i i t -l m . ... m . dom to live freedom atsea and free dom at . home. With; God's help we shall see the struggle through and be victorious' ' , ' : JAPAN CONGRATULATES . . A . mcr AlVir.llVA. W IV (By Associated Press. ' . : . . Washington, August 24. Viscount Ishii, special ambassador and head of Japan's mission to the United States, presented r his credentials, to . Presi dent Wilson , late yesterday and with them dn- autograph letter from his and the people of theUnited States! upon , their decisien tp enter the war against Germany. r ' v r ; i H The ambassador recalled seeing Am erican and Japanese colors waving to gether at the relief of , Peking in 1900 - , , , , .. ... and told' the President it was a source of pride to every Japanese that the United States '.now.-waa5 &Une wiUi is; fighting with Japan- for a-safe and; enduring-peace. : At : night ' Viscount ; Ishii and the members of his mission ; - were ; the guests of the President at a state, din ner in the White Housed closings a day of the formal calls of . courtesy, pre- ceding Uhe important;conf erences; at j be diocussed. -: , i.-i. PACIFIC LUMBER" MILLS CLOSE FOUR MONTHS (3r Associated Piess.) - Seattle Wash., .Aug. 24. Announce- ment is .made by the s organized lum- ber manufacturers of an indefinite and - f practical unanimeus 'shat-dpwn pf all the Pacific. , Northwest; plumber, mills and ' logging camps for, at , least four , months, or until after the: beginning of 1918.: , : :f:V.'-''7.- -; The 'lumber operators declared that the shut down was not due ; to the 'strike which has 'seriously : affected the lumber output for several months, but rather was the result of "a slump . if. '-'-' . - - - REACH ES AGRE E (A ENT WJTH HOLLAND.'"' ' ' - " '.-Jf J ; . - '". -v ii; 3& ; (By iAssociated 'Press.) - ft - f ment i has ;been Teached between the United States . ' and Holland whereby some quantities, ef grain will be released for shipment, to ; J :.;; Uhe instigatprjjpf this- T the; - chieT;?: enemy England, V Every held bef pf eOh"e beginning of tho gteat, Hill 30ff In Verdun Sectdr. Wrest From the Germans ! - - - After Hard Fight. w. ifTLJ 4 Lav 4-1 1 , v, I VITAL POSITIONS (Assault Started Less than Week Ago Ends in Brilliant Success-Fightihg i Cbntirf-"" - . -.. l.; ' -1 -V - ucs un vuicr rruiu. r 11. l. A a. T" id-: J: In;; a brilliant v attack this morning ;. - . i .nui.. ou,.:one 01 me most ouieriy yisyuLcu juaiuyus ux iub war, m vuo. struggle ! for; which; thousiinds of men -,trk Ti..v'JJ4!:i . iHHt iUIll UICH JITCB. 1UC i'lCUVU BU-. i . ' . ..-.. . .. i vxnim, m an avpra en urni n . nr iii.a. . , ; ' 7 v T i .: ..'" ;- tc u. ucinccu.-AT , un, hwu auuviycau wau. nm Hill 304 stormed the fortified ; worKa ' Hf ttv.w'-; D-t,i- ' f between Haufcourt . and Bethincpurt. ' I n npw H rpTirti a RRmiif man a- iais - . - rr t . wana weeK ago, arter tne Degmnmg oT the . new : off ensive,- was deliyerfM ."."viv.,.. v u h. , shorter front, than Monday's obenlnz' attack.whichas on both sides Pt. the . , i river. ' ' -:'':.'.' : L'm j, French a'. tiiougn niguiy , suupcBbiui ; aia. notqo? iajn -aii meir qojecuves " ana toaay s attack doubtless' was intended tp cpm- I ' T x A 1 A A. 1 irL ! ij. A. i M 11. . mlLl mediately in view. . The French Jar s On the, British. front, the bitter. fight for ithe . possessioh of Lens was con tinued during . the night. The official British" statement' announces that 'the tsntisn now noiq uerman trencnea,im.-1 ,!mediatel3 v nprthwest pf the . Green ' Crassier, tp ttie seuth.pf Lens and that psnpriallv hfthvv lnssps'hnvA'hn ; now 5 masters pf all j the impprtat ! inflicted on the Germans.' Portuguesel . " troops which ; are holding a sectpr. in Nprthern i Franco c. repulsed ; German S raids , in the vicinity. , .of.; LaBapsee: Heavy " artillery fighting cpntinues f around Ypres, whre the British' have improved their positions and succeSs- I n mm i a i a. a. 1 IUlIy WlinSLOOa COUU ter&t t&ClvS . The official German repert frpm;the : western front while not definitely, ad-. mitting ; the less , Pf Hill 04 says it j was evacuated Tuesday night, pnly a 9 weak garrison being -left there. ; - . I Heavy fighting, continues: alone the Italian, front. - Rome . announces, that more than .20,000 .prisoners have oeen , taken, as well as about 0 guns. The Italians have stormed; further '. Ais-r trian positions and broken up violent . ccunter attacks. V ;; - . ' . ' ... ';',. -" Fighting Along' the Jsonzb. t Rome, Aug.. 24. The war office ' te pprts that , the battle pn - the . Isonzp -m front ; continues r and , that about 60 guns have. been, captured. ,Y MAY BECOME COUNSEL FOR SEABOARD AIR LINE wasnmgtpn, August tZ4 . .Marvin Attnrnov'.flinJ'." -r777 -A a oi " u. ttI wood declined to cpmmnt pn. reports. irom tne sputa mat, ne. wouiq uewme.. general counsel for the Seaboard; 4lr Line Railway, saying ; he will make known his "plans" later. " T ' 7? rnfi Mr. Underwood ' eave - ud - the brae-; tlo nt law - In ""Atlanta . Fphrnarv '24.V 1914, to accept his present position. ' ; u7;:7Mr.-Watts Resignav;,. v. . . Fortsmputn, ya., Aug. zf. juage ight cpnfimed the - repprt that h ' had resigned as general cpunsel 6t thjf seaDoara Air tine rauroao, ; enecuve ; - AUgusi, oi - auu iuai ue- nuum ,un put--, jceeded by E, Marvin Underwppd 410.W. assistant Attorney: General - pf .,, United States: : . . r.;V;-!.''v:-. DUI Sl AM IWniTMMlTV - " 7 ADVOCATED BY POPE ' " ' (By Associated Press.) ? , '- London, Aug. 24. Telegrams receiv ed here from .Rome' say that prpmln-. ent perspns at the Vatican Interpret-; nete,' assert that believes an indemnity lis necessary for the'restoration of Bel t . 4- i L" L Bium ana wprinern UTance, aiso. mai I the, Pope takes the view- that reBjorj ; ylun oeroia is eBuenuai, dui uiu iiul mention it in his note, as he1 believed the whole, Balkan ' qtiestlpn cpuld, be dealt with more effectively by negotia tions as a separate problem.' i . vv From the same source it is said that issuance pf the -peace npte was pre ceded by nneffie'ial cpaversatiens with preminent Germans in an endeavor to obtain Germany's vcosent . to , prpvi- f pr restoration pt Invaded tern- tories.; -.1...-., : .; 7 VvM;-' z&'&'i - : ."7'- -v' :; 7 7Vc7:; 7- :' 7 ; -vjl: .5r:;