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WEATHER FORECAST
i x'i . Watch For
Norih Carolina-r-Falr and warm
er tonight; Friday, partly .cloudy. V
South Carolina rFalf ..tonight and
probably Friday. .. -
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FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
VOL XXIII. NO. 345.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THU RSDAY
AFTERNOON OCTOBER: 4, '? 9 1 Tr:
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British This Morning Struck
Enemy Lines on Wide
Front
STREAM OF PRISONERS
SENT TO THE REAR
o l tjJ..-. l
Mo T UkU fr
Stave Off New Offensive.
Striking again on a wide front east
of Ypres, the British this morning be I professional men, and salaried men Alabama, that certain members of Senators were said to 'favor' resolu
ean arothcr drive at the German I as well ,' ho nave incomes of more Congress had "acted suspiciously" in tions deploring hisattttuae and cen-'
gan a.i.univ 115111 5fi rtfin o von y fana a war nrnf ito ' f!rTlTlfotinn with the war i- ; . .
lines in Flanders. Field, Marsnat,
Haig, m his early report, announcea i
thct Q.Tticf;irtorv"-hroeress was uj:ncr -
made. Already a stream of Germci i
prisoners is Doing sent 10 me unusa :
rear. - I
The renewal of the Flanders drive
. i i j- ix: i -v
comes arter an eigm-aay mierviu. .yu
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,'ednesday pf st week; the British,
swept
sides
torwara over grouna on mf,u
of the Ypres-Menm road, ad-;
v.inrine from a half mile to a mile at
various points along the line
various points aiong me nne. .
Some of . the heaviest fighting in ,
the
or tho wotm frnnt fnllowedJ
s- 5 'T
the Germans; making assault after as-
sault in desperate attempts to regain-
the valuable" high ground they had
lost. Almost every inch of it, how-
r. ?tact;V'e -nu0mer, yiTO.
juewai ui i-xic utv,, ,
T ... ?:x r.xxi , K'thOT hav.n't fnrmnllv rm tho
to resemoie iai years uaiuc ui 1
Somme which was followed by tne,
momn,wn "TUnrlnhnrsr strateeic re-
memorable
'Hindenburg strategic re-
treat.
The same general tactics now
llTIZZtL
sued pf persistent armna me
le point in the line are. evidently
pur
same
nmnraA vtv trip Rritish to achieve a
similar result. This time, however,
the ground which would nave to pe (
abandoned would be far more valuable 1
to the Entente and its loss a corres-j
pondingly heavy blow to the Germans, j
for the Uerman-neia Belgian coist-
line, witn us suuuidiiuo iuui tcimi
bases is at stake, together with the
.1 ... : 1
great i-rencn manuiacmrmg city ul the Red Cros parade down Fifth ave
Lille and wide stretches of territory e Fifty nurseS) wno have seen
in Northern France and Flanders. service on European battlefields, and
Today's attack followed sharply a 1500 women who are soon to sail for
last despairing effort of the Germans ; service overseas have been awarded
to stave it off. Crown Prince Rup- the piaces 0f honor in the procession,
precht struck at the British line yes-j Another veteran in the honor di
terday at its most vital" point between vjaion is Tristrsn, the Red Cross war
Tower Hamlets and Polygon wood,!dogf who went through the terrible
but his troops again were mowed dayg following the battle of the
down by the British., guns, the assault j Marne a broken leg. He is now
making no impression whatever on owned by Henry - Hass, of Dohglas
the British lines or affecting the Brit- Manor, Long Island.
ish purpose to attack, today. j Mrs ' M aude Metcalf will carry an
The French fighting front has been
comparatively calm, except for intense
artillery activity northeast Of Verdun,
TUe French air forces havei been
to TTfon.Vi air fnrrps havei been I
busy again, at reprisal work, however,-
visiting the Prussian city of Frank
fort once more and also bombarding
Rastatt, a city, of 14,000 population, :
in Baden
The force of Field Marshall Haig's
' " ' 1 .X JO" " T rtl
drive today apparently was greater;was unanimously adopted amid great
than that of last week, for the early
press dispatqhe's reported -.advances
of a mile or more , in places, as "the
British advance nwept over the crest
of the Passchendaele-Cheluvelt ridge.
!i!iH tion of the capture of this
tlii ridse is the immediate Objective
of tin British, Posselon of it will
or, a, the level of Flanders plain
to ih ;; .
In th. early fighting the attacking
troops i netrated some. distance be
yond Br. ;(isefndef, lying at an -important
cross roads.
Hroodseinde is nearly a mile andj-
a 'inarter east of ZonnedeKe, tnrougni
ii.'h the British line passed as this
morning's attack was opened up..
''i.v advanced materially further to:
'ho south rt'ian Ipnvi'np- the hntlv dls
putffl -round about Cameron Covert
11 in their rear. " - v; " ious machine for utilizing free en-
M fhp northern end of the frpntLrtrv. devised bv Garabed T. K. Gira-
' t t t . 1 . l . T T"IX JI X ..ill. 1 I
" M ine rsxinsn urove. 10 wiimn
u,B ouubn U1UYB.IU witxiixi.
L T la liSftWt. Spnatetodav and U
" b ctuuui ct iuu aim . cx uaii
northwest cf Langemarck.
C T T T I rr. a nimii nrmr 1 nm
wrr KAUt 1 , 1 1U D i AK 1 i ;
A OVELY SCRAMBLE
'
w, Jl7 ssoclated Press.)
.-.mur,uji, jct. . oeyenieeiif
''it sentinels of thp Woman's Par-
T3 ioing time in the Occoquan work
hou:,. fnr nffUotin-r fha.whub Mmiao
ai 1
tli,
oruiseri and aoratrhrl tnrtav .as
result of a froe.fnr:-n cframhia
1:1 yesterday, when 'the authorities
lfjniovrri nn nt v,i.
n(l it)iiai without giving notice of her
'sti nation.- and .the otherlbickets
l- winj ul i X IXXXA UCl . IU U1U '
- "uuuub,. and .tne omer "pjcJcetst mrougn ,tne restuipu iit. - icouug,
'ornu-d a flying redge to rescue. their' Prof. Langley's flying' machine; sup-
t'OnirartffJ ; i, . .4Afnl rrtcinlittlnn -.voeterrtnv. j' ; f i I
D ' f '
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ES TO
BE DOUBLt TAXED
reople With Incomes ori
$6,000 a Year Will be
Hard Hit.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 4. Business . and
tax of 8 per cent addition to the i
income surtaxes, under the provisions
oi a section wnicn nas Deen aiscover
cd in the War Tax bill.
The section was not introduced on
.the floor nor discussed in , either.
hoiiso of l-onsress. but was inserted J
by t;- conference, whne they were )
i . in secret, session to hrrnar
. " " " .
out the perfected bilL
The war profits tax sec ti
lub yeiieticu uu .
. section of the
tali, lays a tax or 8 per cent, on tne
8 per cent
4f1
net income or;,H Dusmess or traae :
Mi
1
q rnon'I-ton. Lltile attempts to obtain the right to J
tf,wuo a year m ine make a statement on the floor. Speak-i
?.,v.
1 Si
1 se f arTiv1fJ
,ihe caso of a . partnership or an indi -
vidua!. A subsequent section, justl
discovered, declares that a .traae pr
?,h,,ir,eSs" include Professions and-
" ti .
In tne opinion of members of the
Ways and Means committee ;that
guage hits eery- doeloriorHawyef
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Intpmsl rovonno nfnorrq wni o'
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1 ""i-" ' : . ' . 1
quesuon, are mcunoa to ueneve mai; .
the language permits of no other in-7
tp ir .(on'j, nrAfoinnoi r.-co1
incomes I
on tneir incomes.
yRED CROSS PARADE
IN NEW YORK TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 4. Nurses and oth-j
Rpf1 Cross workers from
manv :
Nortijeastem cities pame to New York
today to e part1 this afternoon in!
!
American flag which she made herself f
nH carried throuerh the Serbian re- L
treat frrn Nish.
. T
Congress Adjourns Saturday.
T2v A aatftntn 4-a A Pmoci 1 ' I
Washington, Oct. 4. The resolution
off ered in theHouse todayby Demo-;
Aratip Txjaor TTithiTi trt nrtinurn P.nn- V
ori-oo! o Q n'ilMlr Q a tiirrlciT7 nftomnnn
applause.
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Congressmen Are Lnthusiastic
1 u
. T-v . . r- T T.l
Over Device For, Utilizing
Free Energy
- (By Associated Press.)
WashingtQn, - Oct; 4. The
Houso
bill, providing lor tests of a myster-
tJ .
. JAli?a- imrontnr frftm
- - :
Congressmen, enthusiastic over the J
1 war possibilities of the machine,:plan- !
ned a drive for immediate action. .?
!" Giragossiansoampressed five mem
bcrs: of the "House Patents commit-
itee. ai a secret demonstration, .that
-
they recommended passage or tne pin
to prpvide for a demonstration bef ore 1
a hoard of five scientists and the Sec-
retarv Or me lmerior, as a preniuiuai y 1
toi.the kovernment buying the rights
.to use' the device .-- v '
rnrmor1 Snpalrpr 'Cannon. - who. in
'the face of ridicule years- ago, forced
through -the resolution i for testings
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WANTS illEW WAR
. hr 1 iniiiHir Trnrrn
llll it I U I 111 I. IL L
V nUHSIIL ILUILU
(ported ; the. resolution yesterday-,. . . I
. . ' . -. ; T 1 . i. . -.,
: fr 4 . ;,
WOULD DEPORT LAFOL-
, 7 LETTE.
"1 :
(By Associated Press) .
Columbus, Ohio,- Oct. 4. Dep-.
4? ortatioa of Unitfed States Senator
.' Robert M Xa-Follette and Ms
supporters throughvthe Allies. Jto
Berlin, because of their' "treason- f
able utterances'' was urged in s'i,
resolution received today by.Gov-.
ernor Cox from:' the Executive
club of Toledo; representing 24
clubs and associations in that'
4. City. -f
a copy of the Resolutions were
sent to President Wilson and to 3
win tfen?eauLft2aIyebrenn t
tcred in thS Congressional Rec-
ord. !
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EST! GATE
11 1 I I I i PUnUPC
II L I LI II UllllllUL
House Names a Committee of
Fiv tn Innnir anrl
d
HeDOrt.
(By Associated tress.
Washington, Oct. 4. A committee
of five members was appointed by the
House today to investigate . charges
made by Representative Heflin, of
The committee must report before
ne adjournment of Congress. It
consists of Kepresentatives Barn-
hardt, of Indiana, chairman; Venable, !
Mississippi;
Dewalt, Pennsylvania;
Longworth, Ohio, and Walsh, Massa--
cmisetts.
Representative Stevens, of Missis-
j ,..x-
-,151 ouneu iue resuiuuon unaer
nThih Vio mmm4fn tn ij
which the committee was appointed,
While consideration of it was in pro-
gress Representative Heflin made
tile attemnts to nhtain the nht tr,
malce a statement on the floor. SDeak-
er Clark held that ne as out of or"
Afr : iW.
TO i
, Th nrtinn JaV, , uicm. n, f;t';J?x,"-.more
mao .iflnfl,i BjMr.- v
?wvw;'. i wr tH- x 2 -A a ' ;
8 01 nemn's vcnaige;. o.Uie.v9oor
"r.
o - " -.vmwo uuvi
Tnoilfffir cortafti mamharo To
art nir eneniAnov
v.uuB. susyicwusiy.
ti- iw ,- ui? awuubib flroW';iLanBg vuue; tti recuitxineiiu n. jnquiryi j;
iWSHoii wirn,,n..e :".:3CiosUTesii tnat f to mat ,etteet:rrrt- 'ador1 -n hv ; tvis
French Shipping Losses. 1 Follette continue to pile in, although .
Paris. Oct a --Th wtw rovJnnne have Wt. nnton n v,Q a.
of losses to French shiDDimr bv sub-!ate
that Ave
vessels of more than 1,600 tons each
and five of less than that size were!
destroyed. Four of the smaller shin
were lost in -the nrer.eriine' wpok
Five vessels were attacked unsuccess !
tuny, ope ot tnem m ttie previous
week. Six fishing vessels were sunk
two of them in the preceding week
YESTEflDAY WflS BUSY DAY
ATCOWTEST HE
Mriliy of The Active Candidates Called at Office With Their
Subscriptions and Votes an d Many Others Mailed
Them Diamond Ring Period Ends in Two Days.
) f 4. 4.
? THE PRIZES.
'$775'6riscbe Automobile.
Ford Touring Car.
$200 in Gold.
$100 in Gold. -v
$93; Furniture Suite.
$75 Columbia 'Graf onola.
50v Merchandise-Order At J. W..
H. Fuchs' Department Store. 4
! $25 Wrist Watch.
Twn Sfirt Tliamrmrl Rintrs 4J
-Ten per cent commission to
4 aTT' non-winners, who remain
4 active, on money for new sub-
scriptions.
ImU we.
4 4 t f
The fine weather we have . had for
the past few days has seemed to
cause many of the contestants in The
t)ispatch Contest to increase their
activities in securing subscription and
votes.
The number of subscriptions re
ceived is Increasing at a rapid rate,
j ana i is a sure iaci mat me voiumej
C DUSineSS done DV the end Of th9
t period Saturday night, will be
orirrTnoiiB.. Noarrvnll Of thfi contest.
ants are reserving their ballots until
a "r,iny day" but many cjf them are
certainiy "maRing nay wniie tne. sun
shinoi." ;
There was scarcely a minute yes
terday .When one or more of the active-
subscriPtion-eetters were not in
me diicc turning m meir oraers ana
money and receiving the votes to
which they were enlisted. This is
mmjl out .""u ju
consider
the fact that the first period of the
contest and the Diamond Ring period
twill :hoth "clos Satr.rday night.
Many i of the candidates realize
that ; they only ; have a: few days left
uiau ,iuy um; nave? a, icw uja ieu
in which-tb secure th high first
-nerinfl Vnt.ea -rnnHI .,v?rvk fnr the - Din..
period votes, .and work for, the Dia-
s , - ( - . ; - ; - - s - .- ' ;
i DEEISilM
IHfTOI
D
PHJIfliaM
Senate CommitteAdjjDurns
-.ti ,m r-. 1 :wt'i r . , t'i "
unm rnaay, wiinoui aK-
ing-Anv ActionT.1
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DR ASTIC ACTION'IS -
HIGHLY IMPROBABLE
i Dome senators ravor Adopt-
J ing Resolution: Deporingv'
l , LaFouette's Speech ancj
Censuring Him.
(By Associate Prtss.V --
Washington, Oct 4. Decision as to
wliat action it shall tak oik petjjiona
Follette was again postponed today by-
the Senate Privileges an4 Elections j
committee.
Another meeting wijl be
3W, when it fe hoped .tot
held tomorrow
determine whether any faqtiQn rshall "Roosevelt" for the occasion. The ex
be taken and if so,wflethrbf6e;orjecIse. was..part;:o,a"' program of bat
after adjournment of tbe lireRpnt.i hps.) talion problems' Twhfch is being car
cion. . - 'V , i
Thf nnmiifpfi . ia 'otvniAA
0us courses. Today theuesiioii oi a 'visional attacks. ;
formal invpsns-n.rim hrina nJ- In addition to General Pershine.
on Senator I-aFoIlette'sr. Weechs . and
statements was discussed." Several'
suring him.
More drastic action, m&lx- a? an cx-.
pulsion or impeachm'enirtfsrai8aid
a ; ? -
There was some sentimeiiV'in'thl1
tpnmmitfee toward VHi I
vestigation of Senato" 'LaFollltte's
i. i' - .r""
. ' - ..T- r,
League at St. Paul. The k "committee I
...x j . . .1 . . ; .
viriuany aeciaea mac iinere' .was--no
prima facie basis- for ,extendlne" anv '
fnn4n knnjn. UwniaLv
investigation, if one should be;,de-lonetJ3;
fu-lcided upon, to Senatorsdimal'fitnne .
W ntherc nam in ..,. 'v. 4
or others named in thepetifions.H
It was decided ttiat--jthe.: conj
It was decided that HhK, rnrnmit
tee has authority to recohimendrsuch
lan iora. m,V i--
- . . i - - .
'v Anotner poV? ; decided -bythe com
vjw-. x.xxxVx.
nrilnnrnmotif
Telegram i0ttrQ art MnHnn,
Senators advocating elston"
for two days because the narlia-
mntary situation prevents it, Some ,
of Senator LaFollette's? friends are !
said to favor an investigation be-
lievins- it wnnH hrOQir rf,va o
Itark anri Rtnn the mo f r,.
tions. The St. Paul sneech thev and
many other Senator&feel contained1 3 01Jk a-"0"0"" . days., rne negroes win oe segregai-
nothing disloyal and no basis for dras-'be,ng cleared from the field during its.ed, it is stated by the camp officials.
tic action-
mond Ring,, and they are making ,
every minute of this time count fori
votes. There are some of the can
didates, though, who have not been!
doing what they could or should, andj
the Contest Manager wishes to state
to these candidates that they still
have tw&dayii in which to work for!
first period votes, and much can be
accomplished in that time with the
proper effort.,.
Each club of $15 completed by Sat
urday night will give 150,000 extra
vntPR flnrl after Tfrirln-ir n i o-Vi t lurmcr
the second period, vthere will be a re'J- T- Terry, pastor of .the Methodist
dustion of 10,000 votes. Some of you Episcopal Church, South, here, rallied
may tmnK that this is not a great
amouht of votes, but it can be enough
to mean defeat for you and victory
for' an opponent, li you have already I
completed a club and have another!
one started be sure that you com-.
plete that one by Saturday night, or
if you have not completed a club then
make a special jeffort to - complete one
before the . close of this period. If
you" complete a- club and have some
over, this amount will count toward
a second period club, but will receive
(credit Ifor second neriod votes
There were quit a number
bf
irntAo nooKWAotAf TAKir nI
didates which xusdl. shake-up in
position. If you are Iookihg for ex
citement just, keep your eye on the
"Standingv.pf Candidates" each day.
You wilifind. plenty of it by follow
ing the 'scoreVeach evening in The
Dispatch's Great Prize Campaign.
Mr. Reder.rif you have promised!
your ,uD3cripuon to one 01 tne can
didates but have put off giving it "to
her, see that she. gets it between now
and 9 o'clock Saturday night. If you
have already subscribed, then ' take
out another suhseriDtioh and send
it to some relative or friend or sol-
dier boy." They would certainly ap
preciate the gift and the candidate
would be ..-"'delighted "..to., get - the
votes. - , '"j -
, - (Continued on Page; Seven).
PFRSHIHG WATCHES
- inirn nin rrinnnA'
i rjinr un'nni i uiiiiiiL- i
i uiiiir ni iiiiiu i nil ii r i i
WIJI Villi- I II w U I U
r n t n ti n n t rt r i m i r n I
V - V,J :S-t " '
(American and French OfHcers
" . o ' , r
ff opeciaiors at exercises or
! ' , v Sammies - '
-
RIFLE STILL HAS ITS J. .
i' . PLACE IN FIGHTING
fvine is n-mencan weapon
and Pershing Wants" it '
1 Used For Dleiensive ahd
1 lOffeyisiye Purposes
1 iBysaodatea Press.)
'American
France,t;':WenesWy; - Oct " 3vMajor
battalion of -Major General Siberfs
command as it stormed and toolc three
supposed enemy trenches which had
been named "Wilson," "Taft" and
ned out' daily, and "will develop grad-i
uallv into reeimental. brieade and di-
uallv into reeimntal. brieade and di-
several French officers witnessed to-
toy'8 maneuvers, after which- theyfDe charged with desertion and every
were criticised by American and.'efort wiu be made to apprehend and;,.
French, observers, and by .the Gen-
A un 1 X, I IB T T ' ,J xi X X I-"
tne three trenches, the soldiers, he
"oUced,::did,not use their rifles. This
h thought, wass nf mi stair p.
"You must not forget that the rifle '
is distinctly an American weanon" t
aid the General. "I want to see vit !
mi 1 .'IT 1 t
amninvoH Ti,Qi.a enwiir miii h niT
& of opportunity for its-use, and if
unn 'om imfomiiiop -nriitv i -nmonmt
' "'-"" -"c
ivoli will insp t.nnse nnnnrtiinittes nav
yu Wl11 lose those opportunities. Bay-
and bombs are all right and
ry -valuable, -buf rifle-fire still has a
place in modern warfare."
The General said . he had heard of
'soldiers in this war who had been
'chasine Germans a hundred yards or
for an opoDrtunity to bomb or
bavonet . them. If thev had thoueht
Uv' rWt
""6"", iJ;c xv -
Some' tine ago the . American ; army
authorities here decided to d!evote
tbi ijBrench -nor the BriUahi
attention- to musketry.' -... but
areinclined
tat phase of
ing become, accustomed' to the tactics
of attacking . solely with , bombs, bay
,''oneHt mach.ine &uns- ..American
somielrs an?ays naye Deen tme marKS-
men, however, and the officers still be-
"eye in n
iivc iu line me iui uuiu uucusivc.auu
waStai. today were
rA ? El a"acl,s toa&? wre
made undef theoretical, creeping bar-
rages timed to move iorward at a giv
en pace. The men used live bombs as
tthey advanced. The Wilson trench .
uwupaijuu. grceu iwnei ttuuuum;-
ed success and tnen tne attacners
rushed forward against the' Taft
trench. Here, again, success was
achieved quickly, being signaled v by
a red rocket It required a second
wave of attackers Who "leap-frogged"
over " the troopsholding the - Taft
trench, , to take the Roosevelt trench
Jand the two redoubts flanking this
I final objective.
j A three-starred rocket announced
tne tact mat tne Kooseveit trencn nad
J fallen, and that the position had been
consolidated with the maenme guns ,
in strategical position for a . flanking
fire to beat off counter attacks. The
operation required just an hour.
STILL A MYSTERY
Physician Dead, Minister Mor
tally Wounded as Result of
- Pistol Shots.
(Tiy Associated Jesa.) -
Russellvilie, Ala., Oct. 4. The Rev.
toaay ana wasuie 10 uui u-
'cc-nlmg-to the police, refused to make
a statement-concerting the killing of
Dr. Tom Hughes and the probable
fatal wounding of himself, near here
yesterday
Terry called for a, cigar, it was said,
and the information' from his bedside
now is. that 'there is a v slight , chance
for his recovery. .
The funeral of Dr. Hughes . took
place this morning at Vina, Ala.
- The two men left -Russellvilie a
short time before the shooting, occur
red, apparently for a squirrel hunt.
They went in Dr. Hughes' auto
mobile; after Dr; Hughes had com
pleted his "duties for the . day, as' a
member of the Franklin "county ex
emption board, r; It, was . generally
knows they had planned the trip,
and they were in the automobile when
last: seen before the Killing
. Two pistols were found, but pnly
one - Ol . mem nau. uetsu uiscuajgcu.
Dr.". Hughes was. shot at least twice,
and possibly njore, as wounds in dif-f
ferent parts of his body would Indi-
cate. ' Terry was shot, twice.
Sd far as could be learned today,
there . never was any 111 feeling be-
tween the two nen .
Terry had been a member qf the
North Alabama -Methodist Conference
for the past 15 or 20 years. "He is
about 45 -years-old. - v s I
SHOOTING
A
' ' 4 .
V -
- ADVANCE ONE MILE.
r- r, ..'7- v
(By Associated Press)., t.t
' British Front in r France and
Belgium, Oct 4.-Field Marshal
Haig's-forces ia the offensive be-
gun r to the . east of ' Yprea thia .
morning;;? in some "places have
' penetrated the German1 lines to
a depth of one mile 5 and over-
run vthe- crest t)f the Pjasschen- "
dale-Cheluvelt - ridges. v . .
At an early hour the Germans 'j
wersurrendering by hundreds.
. ' ' ' :V: 4.
? ' -
Punishment by Report
ing Now ; Otherwise Treat
ed as Deserters.
(By Associated Press.V .
Washington, Oct. 4. A- last warn
ing was issued todayto drafted men
who have failed to answer the all to
the dolors. ' The government gave
notice that those who have failed to
report will be given an Opportunity
'to escape punishment if they join the
colors now, 'and explain their previous
failure to do so. If they show a wilful
disposition to evade service, they will
punish them, j Drafted men failing
to report now will be promptly adver
tised as deserters, and a reward of
$50 offered for their apprehension .
Divisional . ?;ommanders, however.
have , been directed , to question per
sonaiiy such men, Detore trial is or-
3LJ ISm
I t W111U11V AUUUL LU XCLKAKJ JlllllLaiV
service.
Many men who failed to. appear,
War Department officials believe,
have legitimate excuses, while others
are merely careless. For that reason
leniency will be shown, except where
wilful intent to. evade" service Is
clear. ' V
Men tried and found guilt3u.as, de
serters will not be permittekJ to es
cape their duty as soldiers,, by dis-
honorable discharge
"The holicv of tht
The policy of the department will
be," Jt was anhouncedi..,,tQpnish
them and retain them in the service."
Where no " intent to desert is,shown
JSIl
ana aamiiiea 10 earn nonuraure siacua
with their fellows by close applica
tion to their duties. ' ' ,
-s. ' . f.
CAMP JACKSON GETS
READY FOR NEGROES
(By Associated Press.) '
Columbia, S: C., Oct. 4. Camp Jack
son is being1, prepared' today for the
reception of over 2,500 negroes from
this State, the movement of which
begins tomorrow and continues three
coiumpia and Kicniano county sent
1 102 negroes to' the camp yesterday,
'these being thefirst to arrive, with
j the exception of 12 who came from
f Florida-a few weeks ' ago, due to a
misunderstanding of orders.
Negroes . from Florida and "North
Carolina will .not be sent to Camp
Jackson for the present, the War De-
' 1 1 1 ' ? Ii j ji
partment again having changed its or-
jder for their movement, according to
information received here.
Georgia Negroes in Camp.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct: 4. Approximate-
iy 2.000 negro select nleff began ar-
riving at Camp Gordon today, and Of
ficers expected that by night the
day's quota would be well filled. This
call is" for 3,562 or enough to make up
a. separate s regiment for which pro
visions have been, completed. In At
lanta, the city's quota was given in a
dinner n the auditorium and speech
es were delivered by city officials and
others. -
Publisher Broke Bread
in
Somcj Suspicious Company
Says Attorney General
New York, - Oct v 4 The -investigation
of Attorney. General Merton E.
Lawis into the activities here , of Bolo
Pasha, under-arrest in France ' as a
spy and peace propagandist disclosed
that Wrilliam Randolph llHearst, the
nawspaper publisher, attended" a din
ner given in this city, -by "Bolo in
March, 1916, according to the attor
ney general. - - " . . , . v '
There, were present at -this dinner,
Mr. V Lewis told : newspaper men
Adolph Pavehstedt wbo figured as an
intermediary ' for Ae transfer ' of Ger
man fund& Intoiew. York banks, to
be- sent to Paris for peace - propagan
da1 amohg Frepch newspapers ; Capr
tains Boy-Ed and Vdn. Papcn, naval
and military, attaches of the German
embassy; and Jules - Bois, ". a French
lecturer, who, it t Was , . revealed,
received money from Bolo Pashai'
, Some time prior to this-dinner, Mr.
Hearst had. v entertained Bolo -at-the
editor's home. - 41 - ' -
j . . It i was explained : y the attorney
general, that a the editor's relations
with Bold v were purely social, so far
as he was. aware. " , - iJ,. .-
Tha ottni-nav conoral was Kliav tr-
HEARST UNO BOLO
DIKED TOGETHER
Hay examininajfnrther witnesses in.N. Snead, Lynchburg; I,-. B.TaJton,
the Bolo Pasha matter.. -Further dis- City Point, Va., and W.; a .Wallace,
closures are expectea. . , t -
ANOTHER EFFORT -
m inr n nnnriD;
JT FAVETTUIL
H
Delegation of oinent NbrtK
'4i Carolinians Gall on Secret 1 S'tV
:P;v;;''tary
. u - ; , ,
v.- . ,
SECRETARY BAKER
MADE Na PROMISES
Will Have to Wait Until Con-
'- gress Appropritesoneylg
' Before Arrhjr' Schools .
Can Be Located JSJ
. (By :7Geor&er.H. Manning. JrtlM;i '
Washington, D. C Oct 4-Ahothier v - .
mighty effort to. land an army trainV,
ing camp' for Fayetteville .was m9.de;; i
today -when a delegation of promT-: -'
nent men from Fayetteville and other . x
cities fij the. State, accompanied by
Senator.cSimmons andpvemaru GovV iy
ernor Thomas W. Bickett and all the 7 ; -North
Qarolina , Congressmeh, vcalledy' 3
on Secretary ofriWar ;B$ker this mbrniv
ing to tirge that, thVf proposed mtm-ij
chine gun K training school and artH-
lery range be located, at Fayette-1 .
The delegation wast the, most form-
idable that has put fts:''.8hcMder:M.I!f ;':-:
the wheel to bring sohiething ; to the ' .
Old North State in-imany years, ; and- '
made a most profound impression
upon, Secretary Baker..'.-; v,;,:T'v.ifV:,'!''l': .
Senator Simmons, aptingjak spofcesv
man forme delegation, said It "cojq; : - -tained
mem from many: cities toa the
State, in addition to Fayetteville and -that
the delegation wished' to ask' on
behalf of.rall North Carolina that the
machine; gun camp ; and arUUery
range be; located at Fayetteville.? He '
reminded Secretary; Baker that "twice q .-1
before. Fayetteville ; had "been Lprabti- j2 ( -cally
chosen v for an army-v camp and
had both times . been V. : disappointed, ;;
the training : camp finally going Uo v
Charlotte and the quartermaster camp.
toyirgihia S .ff I V'vM
Secretary Bakei said vthe y'tMro't
membered :Fayetteviller ,?iwasi !s0rr3r
that circumstances 4 had ."preventedjlo
eating the two other camps there and t C
saiaeapjpreciatem '"
inr which Fayettevlnehad cepted!; ;
thd deDartment's ' "Previous disannoint- -
ing- decisions..'. ' ' .lir ' 1 f f
"But," said Mr, Baker,vThef plans. .
for the machine gimschool and -arX'r ? '
tillery ; range are not . in ahy def inlta1
shape; , we do not jkhow when -v
shall establish the cam;, whether
shall ever esablish Kit; . and, 'ihTlact "
we ha,ve no appropriation to establish
it.
"I am sorry . tha.t: yUr? delegation
a!nd other delegations .have ' come ;to j-
Washington underj &M misapprehend V
sion," Secretary - Bakery continued,
"Some time ftgotprofijiting 'M tjr bar,-fc: ,
former experience of -vWaitlng 'XtQhQ'$;y:'.
Cate camps apd not knowing where
to put them, we. thought" It best to"- ,
'have a number of; si tea examined fso':'
that if " we decided '" later . to establish -a
machine gun school and - artillery -: ;
range vwe would have information, bh ,
hand " as to desirable places Uo puv
them.,:',.- " ' . ,- . - V ; " .
"Accordingly, v-we 4iistrucfedV6ra '
manders of all the army divisions "toV-:
examine sites and report ttpon . them ; ! .
That is as far as the matter hasv
gone; we do not know that .we jBhalljV .':
establish, such camps, and if we do
we' shall have "to wait, until Congress ',
appropriates the money ; luj ' Decem--ber,
as we have; riot, asked, for ,an ap
propriation for this purpose. 2 i s,, , ; i
' "When: the time ;: comes y. that we
shall establish! a camp'; I ' shall cer- - - -iainly
keep Fayetteville Uppermost Jn !
iny mind." :
The delegation waS fnade up as fol-'
lows: y Senators Simtnons land Over-?
man, Governor Bickett Congressmen :
'Godwins Hoodr - Kifchin, " Stedman,
Doughton, Weaver, Small . and -JCVebb, -'
Former. Congressman John GyShaw;.
Joseph' Widerwood, Johh Underwood, x
Thomas HiS SttttonA tii McCaskelU 1,1
C. C. McAlister, C . . 1 : Watson,:
j F Clayton and C. iW. Sandrock, of ,
? Fayetteville; Walter : Miirphy,' of - Sal
isbury; W. J.C- Craig.r Of Wilmington;- -J
. E . ' Latham; Greensboro ; C . ;; C . .,
Taylor, Greensboro jWAv. Blue, : of
the Aberdeenarid Rockfish Railroad,
and C. E.f Muller.iof the Seab6ard
Governor Bickett and Senator Over :
man remained ;with VSecretary.; Baker :
a v few minutes ? afteftth others ; had -
gone, to " discuss military matters- in
the Stated
Senator Overnian .iiben took Gov- -;
ernor Bickett voVer lftridf introduced f :
him to. President yilBonr ; : , - .
MANY GRADUATES OF I t
v N AVAL PA; SCHOOL;
- : -V"' " - .j, '. '':.. v ,
t ; (By Associated, press.) ; i r s; " , .
; Washington, Oct 4.The largest
class in the history ,6frthe Pay Corps,
117 students, has just been graduated ;
at the. Naval Pay Officers' school, here,
after a period qt 10 weeks instruction.
The graduates, have - the title of as-
sistant paymaster, - with the -rank ; of '
ensigflnd( the majority ot them will?
be ; assigned tb, sea : duty,:, as supply p,c:
fleers.:.
. The new Officers Include , M., W. Boy-
! kip, Norfolk ; ; Q. ; Wr Clement, Belton,
S C.; W. J.' Carter, Dillon; SC.; t.
E. Hipp, Newberry," S. C. ; H. M. lla
son, Blackstone, : VKi :i'Lf .-' H- McKay,'
ThoriiasvillelL ; Ga; ; WallaceX ; Prior, .'.
Buies, N; C:; G." Rembert, Rembert
Buies, N; C:; G. Rembert, Rembert
S. ,C; C. 4 Saftnders Richmond; G .
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