WEATHER.
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Aow west, rain
'""'low cast tonight;
or 8"" fair, cold
virave
xxiv. no: 17
A.,.tro- Hungarian r oreign
Minister Is Bitterly De
nounced for Speech.
SERIOUS CONDITIONS
IN CENTRAL EMPIRES
Political Situation Ureatly
Disturbed An Intensive
Submarine Warfare Is Fore
cast. Count Czernin's speech on Austrian
olIUS aw u.t,vw.
MflS S6ni 111 auiauiO w vuawv
.on has aroused the Pn-Qennans, and I
(heir newspapers are bitter in their
denunciation of the AustiHungarian
Foreign Minister. It is declared . tnat
0e Count's action means a. break in
tie Austro-German alliance and one
Pan-German newspaper has been, snp
vessed for suggesting that Germany
abandon- her foremost ally. - '
Wiile the workmen m. Autsria . ap
parently have returnea to work, re
ports haye been received in Holland
jf disturbances in the industrial dis
met alons the Rhine, in - Germany.
Few details have been obtained," but
it is said that troops with machine
. l 2. X 1 .IV.) A
pas nave Den seui, iu lYiuciueuu, a
manufacturing town on the iRhinei op
posite Cologne. Meanwhile Pan-German
attacks on the leading politicians
and even including the Emperor con-
tfaue,aad have spread toicriticismpf
Count von Roederh, ."et-vjmperial
Treesurer, who -is said" id aire . told
Emperor that GeJmany IsrgLtxtl
Jnancial condition for offensive pperar
Hons. Dr. Von Kuehimann, the : rorr
eign Minister, has defended his course
in the Russian parleys" by assailing
the Bolshevik government and its pur
poses. His efforts, however, .failed to
check Socialists attacks on the gov
ernment's peace attitude toward Rus
sia. ' - ' ;
That German submarines will try to
rat off communication with Europe
simultaneously with the expected of
fensive on the Western front, is the
opinion expressed by Secretary', of
War Baker in his weekly review of
the military situation. Strong efforts,
is believed, will be made to prevent
all American aid from reaching the
Asglo-French and American forces
tow on the battle line. The ; U-boats
now are preparing for their part in the
Ouensive at German bases.
CUNARDER ANDANIA
GOES TO THE BOTTOM
London. Jan. 28. The CuUarder
Andania, reported yesterday to have
tan torpedoed but not sunk, went to
the bottom in spite of efforts to get
w into port, according to informa
tion reaching the Associated Press. -
The Anda
plater ctist on Sunday .morning: Press,
patches from Belfast said it' was
relieved no deaths rfisiittd from the'
plosion.
"he Andania. 13.4ftK tnn wtR hntlt
& 1913 and has malo mnnv trfns hf-
een Eritish and American ports.
GERMAN OUTBREAKS
AGAIN REPORTED
Lond
on, Jan. 28. Reports of dis-
turban,
C6S in Oprm Qnv Qorflln oik nnr.
in TTnllQT, ii
"e said to have
einiBh
ila marhin - -u -u
j,. , feujjio uavo yceu euxu
eo to Muelheim, on the Rhine, op
hite rnlncrr,,, l.Jj.-u- jlv
tails uut mere are uu tie-
RICAN PATROL
BOAT GOES ASHORE
Yashin
Datmi , uau- ah American
Savv n at waa tod&y reported to the
iam ruaeilt ashore on a rock in
ae hnaf ttt j. v . ' ;
onjflT,,; cliL anore aunng a io??
January 25. There was no loss of
HIbtaCu, 7 lo the -crew. The ses-
4oned i 7 W1U have to-be aban-
Postp
ft;.. vl
one Murder Trial
''(.LSnalJ w 1
LiB;;, ftlass- Jan. 2The trial L
th thl i McKinley Grant; charged
this citv i7Tder of Milea Hewitt, in
We BtJrV february. which,: was to
torto v m tne superior court
toaed. r ' een nidefinitely post
tfcestUr.1 has been committed to
Statf Vi "ecu vommiua, lit
fn? 8Pital for the criminal in-
' foi
. " Umom.il ...
Hewitt was
m 1!? his bam by a blow from
IWLV, au axe. His wife .waa
Vnl8!0' Thdate
PAN-PEllMHil;P: l-; : ;! 0 GOVERNORS ASI(0 '
BS;1- iSifiiWSS . . OVER THE EAST ; ON MOONSHINERS J !
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- :r -f- fuii;;leaseo?wire service?.' i ; - - :-v r-i?- :,f r? - . - - .-,...:;.. .
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SBSRETARYr BAKER -- 'immlW m m-f- -x Wc:Mm :
;-nfli wi-A-.,. l ' )Jtm Mil ftS EXPECTED TO'REACH : '
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'iV U r?Tvn A-Khrrt''KMMM f: ,. x it - the sooth today
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II .III II IIIIIJI 111 III I II !& VmSi2&- l'? ". I . ' . -' ' . . .,.-..'.:. U.l", ill- ' II It . ".T ' 'i' 1 ..I I I
A Comprehensive Statement
of All Army Activities In
the War.
CRITICISM COMES
fKOM IMPATIENCE
Admits Mistakes, But Says
Remedies Are Being Ap
plied lore Than Mil
' Hon Men Armed.
.Washington,. Jan. 28. Secretary
Baker, In a long personal statenient
today, before" the Senate Iklilitary Com
mltee replied to Senator Chamber
lain's., charges" of 1 inefficiency and
breakdown in the : War Department.
Without ' prepared -manuscript and
in. a frank conversational manner, the
Secretary . of War ; told the. Senators
he came to defend no mistake or short
comings but to, insist most emphatic-
"aj --that fdeflclehcies where" disclosed
fihv,Mrara the ezoentlon rather than
aiIe7nmttUiv
Of America'suadertakb.-iuade errors
TneidehtallT in' lefendinjs- the -war
machinery-:- against the. charge of inefc
flciency and lack of Initiative : to ;preq
pare for war when war was assurea,
the Secretary disoiosed some facts
hitherto, held 1 confidential. .
Prance and Great Britain, he said,
are ; supplying artillery tbthe Ameri-
can; forces- as they -had an excess on
hand and because they wished to save
ships for more vital necessities. ;
Thirty-two divisions or National
Guard and National Army troops in
camns In ; the " United States more
than a million menin all are .consid
ered-ready to go overseas for service
whenever it is decided they - " shall
move. " .
Every American soldier who uses
a rifle. Secretary Baker told Senators,
already has been provided with one
and the rate of manufacture assures
a steady supply as troops " become
ready to use - them. ' Lewi$ machine
guns, he said, Sflthough they have been
ordered, are not being used for the
troops on land because General Per
shing and his staff desire them only
for airplane work. ; Grea Britain and
France, he said, are prepared to fur
nish machine euns for the land forces
isptil the American supply arrives and
in fact, wisn.toao so.
Responsibility for calling out a
large number of k men before equip
ment" "for' them was ready, Secretary
Baker assumed to himself, but added
ttiat ia . hfist- military advisors in
eluding Major-. General Leonard Wood,
pressed for it. Charges of mistreat
mflnt of troons in hospitals, - Baker
said, were ; acted dn vigorously and
pointed out the War Department only
last week refused to permit dismissal
of two aimy doctors, who mistreated
soldiers, but, insisted they would have
prison sentences in. addtion. , , 7
" Chamberlain's speech Seotetary
Baker thought," had given the country
the'.imnre&sioir that: the difficulties
comnlained iof ? were "characteristic,
rather - than pccasibnalf" For th:v.
reason he deplored 4t9 : effect, -but he
emphatically: declared he came' before
the committee ' not to defend indiv
iduals, deny 'delays or "false starts'
"but," said . he," "I think. I ; ca,n . say, in
confidence that : in thend we haye
sought the reniedy.w -1
2 SpValentlnVf Golf Cat Pinehurst. V
PtaehurstK', C, Jan. 28.r-A goodly
array- of prominent golfers lined up
on the links of the Pinehurst Country
Club today f 6t theiopening - of the
fourteenth annualSt,' Valeutme's tour
nament. r.The - tournament play will
.cohtlnuelthrougn'.thet entire week.
f . - . . a
- interest in steel umaena.
New York. Jan.' 28-In the. market
there is.v interesting speculation as to
what difidend. will be declared by the
directorB of . the United. States Steel
36rporation.:at iheir dividend meeting
tomorrow. T711 last - Quarterly . diti
dend was one' and a- quarter per cent
regular-end three per cent extra, put
ting the stock on a fXf per. cent annual
basis. "f But considerable s doubt i has
arisen as to whether this; ratewlll he
maintained.' . ' - 7? - T '-T 4 v
WILMINGTQNr NORTH bAROLlNA,,
11 ! mmm$mm?-WiW&$m it- i
tflf -.- r - , - - . -. ; .. UUi
FORWARD MARCH A drill at Camp
few months of training.
YORK CITY AG!
Observance - of Second Fuel
: less Monday . More Gen
eral Than Week Ago,
New York,-Jan, 28. Industry in
New York City halted again today
the second of the 10 workless, heat-
less and lightless Mondays and re
ports to-local administrators indicat
ed' that the obesrvance was far more
general than a week ago. Hundreds
of Claims- for exemption - poured into
uthe authorities even upHo a late hour
last night, but 'only in rare cases were!
exceptions granted. The)blice. and
largeiyrttugmsnteo force rorvolunteer
watchers kepfa Ehaxp:lookout for pos
sible dodgers of the orders. .
.The New York Stock Exchange
which kept open a week ago, although
without heat, - was cl6sed-today as was
the consolidated stock exchange and
xnany , of the . great . "banking institu
tions in the lnancial district.
, The return of colder ' weather has
caused the administrators to again
warn the public that the coal shortage
is still acute. While the: situation is
improving so far aa the railroads are
concerned there ihas been a diminu
tion of the supply actually received
and j delivered to the city.
one en
couraging reature, nowever, is tnat
conditions 'in the harbor, are better,
much of -the ice being broken up by
northeast winds yesterday!
.Kansas to Observe Birthday.
T6peka,.-Kans., Jan. 28. The State
of Kansas will reach its fifty-seventh
birthday tomorrow and arrangements
have been made for a suitable 'observ
ance of the anniversary. .vThe princi
pal features of the celebration will be
a State reunion of Kansas pioners to
be held in this city and a dinner of
the "Kansas City Club,, at which Sen
ator James E. Watson, of Indiana, is
to be the chief speaker. ,
jQermany-: Recalls LWBoats to
. v Prepare for a Big Under
- . sea. Drive.
Washington, Jan. 28. The flow Of
rnn. muntt'iisX and supplies "from
America toi France is the objective on
v iicih- G.ermany wilt' enterher htpontr
est submarine offensive this spring, ' it
,is annpunced ;: in a Secretary . Baker's
weekly -war revue. v U-boats which
have been, operating in . tne Atlaattc
4anes have been; recalled ,to their home
ports. lor. repairs xn , prepare non . jor
the drive on trans-Atlantic shipping. ,
-? Secretary Baker . points ut .that the
ubinarine- attacks probably will bp ac
companied by th expected - German
drive on the west front ' -
. , '. sr
' No Copy . of Czfernln'a Speech.
Washington, Jan. 28. Surprise - was
expressed :at ffie State Department to
day at :news xdispatches saying - that
Count Czernln had forwarded to Pres
ident Wilson, a copy of his speech be
ofre it was delivered in Austria. Sec
retary Lansing declared no copy had
been received in advance of publica
tion nor sinoe. '; . --;
'&M' British Casualties Decrease. - .
haonjAn ZSr-BritiBh" casualties
during - the yeek ending' tbdiy wefo
8,68 divided as follows:: Killed or died
of -wound s : ? officers,: 25 men- ; 1,714,
Wounded or mislng;i: - officers VJ28;
NEW
SUSPENDS
n
INTENSEllBilE
flA(GN!!S PLANNED
Lee, Vlralnla,VThjs photo shows how
' ; . . . ;
INVESTIGATING PRICES - WSAI ABBOTT ON
IN OUTSIDE STATES
'Believed That Dealers In
Flour Are ; Overcharging
j North Carolinians,
(Special-to; The Dispatch.)
. Raleigh, Jan; r28. Notwithstanding
the fact that the Food Administration
has frankly and readily granted a few
merchants permission to sell flour on
hand at .mo'an.i$i2.50:per. barrel
and sugar at -more than 10c a pound,
where they have shown that the deliv
ered vcost - :of tli product has iaP'
prokghed theExresetfV a ' further
certainty and a jstill "further cut in the
maxximum price of flour is intimated
as & possibility. ; "
Aa a result of complaints from mer
chants who have paid very nearly the
maximum retail price f or their, flour
and - sugar, the Food r Administratidn
has taken up with the Washington
authorities 1 the matter : of : prices
charged bya number of flour mills
outside of North Carolina and is also
investigating what' appears to hex un
reasonable charges' for sugar by a
number of dealers outside the State.
A Food Administration official
staled today that in only one instance
has a North Carolina
jobber been
found who recently
charged more
than the margin allowed him on.sugar
In this instance the case was due to
a delay in the invoice and was al
together excusable, especially as the
merchant very promptly refunded to
retailers his profit in excess of the
margin allowed. . In very : (few in
stances haye North Carolina) jpbbers
been found to-have exceeded the mar
gin of 50e a barrel allowed them for
the handling of flour. .
Millers and the: War. .'.
LansiriK. Mich., Jaiu 28. The effects 1
of the war on the milling, industry is j
being discussed by the Michigan mill
ers at the annual convention of their
State : organization which assembled
here today. The . meting is attended
by , prominent representatives of the
industry from airsectiphs of .the State.
Convictions Sustained.
Washington,: Jan.. 28. The Supreme
Court, by declining to , grant , a .re
hearing of their - case "and ordering
jthe mandate at once," today refused o
delay further-the carrying out oL- the
sentence. . of EmmaGpJdman. andt. Al
exander Berkman, convicted fn "New
Yotk of conspiring tololate the dralt
law.5 The r court ; sustained , their 1c
viction on: January 14JI I"
Decrees tset Aside. - v m
, Washington Jw28ederal Court
diacrees denying ithe . right- of-the Su
p j-eme tb
Increase assessmBntsriE)n-5in
the "endowment das?''- uuder its by
laws - as aioaehded in iSSIfweVe today
set "aside by theSuprline1 Courtr" v
V: v ;; v-- : i. yxQM: ; X::
r -WoodLjphoppef!lH
Greensborp, JSfc; Ja8y sleet
storm cti'iinusualr proportions which
s-iyept i this section last, night causedv
thp abanddnnienfetpfthe pfa4 p;trana
pprt to the country todayi- the second
of the heatleas Mondays promulgated
by -th Fuel AdministratiPnfan army
of iOQ business., and; professional' nieh,
cierkVfnd'abrjBfJor,
chopping obd Tfpttt&isVf the-ebm-munity'a
poo :: Th- storm was accom
panied by lower teinperiture? and any
attempt to operate business ; without
heat was 'found impossible,;,:
4-.-v.-, v; - ; - V' fef.v.y
h$iif' R e vol utro trt FinlairtS
Stockholm, . ;f Jan. 28,-The long
threatened ireyplutipntn;?
proceeding inlthe eastern -provthces,'
accordifig ito sparse reports; reaching
Ha'pharanda, : and f onRarded here,"? V
1 j 8;
soldierly a civilian becomes after
. J; . -
THE BLUE RIDGE BOARD
Two North Carolinians
, Central Committee for
; , : the Campaign.'.
on
(Special to The Dispatch.y
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. c" 28. Two
North CarOlinnians, have been ap
pointed as members of the . central
executive committee - in connection
with the Blue Ridge Association $215,
000 campaign to be' conducted in this
rState simultaneously -with " 12 other.
Southern States and . theDisYrict of
ruary 3rd.
George Watts, prominent banker, of
Durham, and F. A. Abbott, real estate
man of Charlotte, have accepted the
appointments made ;at the recent At
lanta conference , attended by promi
nent Southern,. business men, religious
Workers, and Y. M. C. A. secretaries,
where it was decided to campaign for
a $125'000 fund" to met the war-iiine
needs of the . institution which servos
the Southland" as . conference and
training, grounds for religious leaders,
Y. W. C. A. arid Y. M. C. A. secreta
ries. ' Blue Ridge Association Is lo
cated at Black Mountain, near Ashe
ville, N C. .
North Carolina has ieen asked for
$15,000 as as its" portion of the war
fund,. $89,000 fpr necessary new build
ings and, $11,000 for a working ftmd.
Present property valuation is $2lM
046.046. The State campaign machin
ery is now in. the process of ; set-up
Army. Y. . M. C. " A. secretaries will
be released from , training camps to
speak at the various meetings. Hun-
L dreds of religious workers and Army
Y. M.: C A. secretaries must' be train
ed, this summer at Blue Ridge schools
to meet the war-time call to! service
at home and over-seas. In 1917 at the
war schools conducted 163 Red Trian
gle secretaries - were trained.; - The
forces of. the Army Y. M. C. A. in the
South are back of the campaign, as
well as the Y. W. G. A. atodrreligious
leaders. . . ; ; -
WILLIE McEACHEBN DEAD.
Died ct Tyr'onCp.rry . Hemains
to
. Jacksonville, Ffa. '
Telegram - was , received Monday by
Mrs. A. S. Holden; from her sister,
Mrs. J.'D. McEachern,.of-Tyron, -N- c4
conveyin?j trie sao intelligence of the
death cfi her son, Willie McEachsrn.
iThe telegram -further stated that the
remains would be carried to-Jackson-
l villa. Fld for interment.- Messrs. W.
iH,. trt, m., Aiex anu wuncan aicjaajca-
ern, ail or tnis city, were uncies 01 tne
deceased;.. --;,:,;:.:-.;
DEATH OF KlR3. PIERCE
Old Lady Passed Away Yesterday at
I ' Resldenoe ' Near City.
$h Mrs Sarah vE 'Pierce, died Sunday
fifternoon . about 4 ojclock at the home
of; her-daughter, Mrs; A. J; Eason; on
the Castle Hayne. roadear the city.
; . She, was 31 Teats old, ; She; js- sur
vived - by; three - daughters as follows:
Mrs. Al S: Easting of thifticity i Mrs L
&. Futch, , of : Rocky Point, .and. Mrs.
W. H. Dudley; Pf ; Richmond, Va, ' , Sur
Tiving v also are V three: sisters Mrs.
Nancy "Jarrells, of; Eastt Wihiiihgton;
Mrs. B: JV- Hawkins,vbr this 'city and
Mrs. Bettie Ellers, of Mount Olive. I
TThe sympathy; of many friendswill
go out to the family in their1 bereave
ttenL ;-. .. .- ' ; ? : - t"-' . '
; The funeral was held thia afternoon
at !8: 30 .o'clock, from Bladen Street
Methodist , church cf - which teg- ide
ceased iWas.'.a'faithfiil, member, and
was conducted by ? rpvvsa ueeus,
pastor, of the church, assisted by Rev.
AiDiMcClureDJ)stor of jSt
Andrew's Presbyterian .church; ' 4 In
terment'lnOBellevue' cemetery rftVk ;
Seventh Snow ofthe Week In
PenhsylvariiarNortherrt ;
Virginia s Coated With
'.' 16 Inches.
Washlngjtonv -l Jn. .28. Industrial
and railway centers, of : the East, -.Unaffected
: by ,Uie Fuel Administration's
weekly, heatless Monday order, -were
forced to slown down their important
war operations today; byl a. snow fall
which, in some sections, was 1 heavy.
Indications were that the snow? would
continue Tuesaayi from-the, JLaKe re
gion .eastward, ; and theworsttie; rP
of railway traffic , of the. . winter was
in prospect ; should!: the A Weather Bu"
yeau's predictions be;" fulfilled. Low
temperatures continue ;eastL of the
Rocky " Mountains.; There will be Jlt
tle. change, from the Ohio valley east
ward today; or,tpjnorrp-r,:.but through
the y South : a cold, wave .V is ; torecast
reaching - the . coas aft far south as
Northern Florida by Tuesday; : " - T
: ; SfipW in Pennyiyania. ; ; 1
Philadelphia, Jan 28.-Another
snow storm, the .third in three days,
prevails throughout', the- Pennsylvania
coal region; Near $ero teiopratuie-
is reporteu ;m vanous sections .ana
this condition, necessarily slows dowh
the minigg a4 shipment": of .cqbJvAI-
thougniarget: torcesrmen- woraea
freening weather. ; -5 -
i, ; At 8 a. m: tody,"' four and one-half
inches of snow had fallen in'-this city
since midnight, and the temperature
was. 12 above and still. gPinjrt down.
Chfcaao A&aln vThreafeneq.
ChicagP. Jan. 28L--Light show, fell
in the region during most of last night
and according toV: weather for:
cast another storm is headed - in - this
direction from the southwest today.
Should the snowfall vbes heiyy. raifc
way officials fesjjthe movement of
coal and food suppHesTwill again be
seriously hampered. : Just as the rail
roads had: practically recovered frpm
the blPckad$ , caused - by the1' heavy
snow of the last-two weeks.
Seventh Show In a Week.
Scranton, Pa.,. Jan.?-28vfrAonther
snow, storm; the seventh in a week,
prevails, in this N section; - Six inches
fell f between) Saturday midnight ;;and
last. nighL Today another storm is
under: way
Railroads which- had . moboliied loco
motives and crews to move coal foundJ
the snow a mighty , obstacle to over
come. As a: result. Ythe; number v of
trains, actually moving was, insignifi
cant compared with' the" thousands of
loaded cars, stalled at; delivery points.
: Sixteen Inches of. Snow in Virginia.
Winchester Vat, Jan .28. Northern
Virginia, today in, some secuons is- un
der : 16i inches of n snow.and railroad
traffic where not fat a standstill, is-se-.
riously interrupted. Tha Shenandoah
river, 13 frozen over to A depth of 16
inches, and heavily, loaded wagons and
trucks are being; driven' over the ice.
Not in 3p years have Uch' conditions
prevailed, it is, said
AIMERIGANJAIMEN
IN BOMBING RAID
With the American Anny in France,
Sunday, - Jan; 27ri-Four t American - avi
ators attached to French squadron,
have participated in a daylight bomb
ing raid over Germany. All. returned
safely. , . " Xv
Because the weather was foggy !the
aviators -were unable .t determine
just what damage "was" done; but as
they flew, fairly low . over, the targets
it-is believed thf results Weregopd.
After recrossing the; lines the bomb
ers were fired upon vigorously .byen
emyanti-aircraft ' guns,;
FIRST; OF TOUfi: SERMONS
Rev., Or. J. J; Hurt Heard by Large
CongregatloRSunday Night. , .
Interesting subjects? win; be discuss
ed by Rev.. Drj John Jeter Hurt, pas
tor efthe First Baptist churchy on. the
three :, coming Sunday i. evenings and
large cohgT egationj arer expected -to
htiif- ' rF 'v;
.The firsiof a sPrlesof .fou suhjects
were ' handled " Sunday night when Dr.
Hurt discussed. -The Stars and Stripes
Fceter Kext Sutid j 0vfclng; hp
will:.preach on' "Service . Stars , and
Men Who FIght,rOn' the evening et
jbruary ldth he :wiU discuss'nsecn
Stars that Shine' in Ixuiely Place, and
on the tolplwmg Sunday eTenlnft Feb
ruary 17th. Dr. Hurt will'dlsousa "The
Star of : Bethlehem . IHummatlng 'Aim
PRICE; FIVE! CENTS
Roper : Calls Upon; AllState
arid County ; Officials' 4
t6 Cooperate. -
BUBLESHES LETTER;;
PART OF CAMPAIGN
Claims That Mtich Whrskey Js
" Being IlIegaUyuMade:;an4:: 'if
'" Sold in Dry States Esl
neciallv he -South' Cl -
Washington, Jan. 28. The necessity
of arousing State and county .officials j ;
to their responsibilities ; in . assisting (
the' governmentito break up the inanu '
facture v- of -moonshine "whiskey" Is ;J
urged upon the Governors of prohibl- ;
tion States today in a letter, from Ja ' !
ternal Revenue Commisisoner .Roper . ;
; The letter was made, public as part
of a nation-wide Campaign, .against il
licit distilling recently: anonunced - by
j Commissioner Roper when4l"was dis
covered that The manufacture. ;;of j
"moonshine" was rapidly increasing
in bone dry States and .whiskey ; was ;
being sold illegally ' to soldiers : in:
Seuthern training camps. c Tl'lX.
; "Constantly increasing .violation of
prohibition laws" in several localities,"
said, the Commissioner's appeal to tka
authjprity, and the apparent inability of
autnority. and .tne, aparent-inability of
the local police to cope .with. cdndi-
tions, r arov astounding - and oistressingi ;
The morale of every ' army "camp in
the; prohibition ' States is in . jeopardy
through the illicit - distilling:: and sale 1
of whiskey. You will,' I am'sure, de j
termine upon the most -practicablar -
aethod . of arousing' your ountyoffl
dais to .their responsibilities, and
ties iln -co-Qperaton'Twith!Feder.l!,
gfessmen from prohibition-States ask-;
ing their co-operation, and 'letters of ,
instructions went forward tP??l4tornaI i
revenue collectors. ; ' " ' !
in arrests in many States, but--! the I
Commissioner points out the records j
show the main effort to keep moon-1
shining in check continues to Coma l
under the Federal direction. In- this
connection the destruction of 411 stills '
and 697 distilleries jn. North Carolina-'
and 121 stills and . 206 ' distilleries Ua
South Carolina by Federal agents dur
ing J.917 is cited, Evidence gathered
by Federal agents shows 1 that .raw
corn liquor- had been sold about army
camps at $8 to $12 a quart. In his let
ter today the ; Commissioner informs
the dry State Governors that Federal
collectors hereafter will promptly in
form; county officials as well as; the
revenue bureau of all cases, reported,
so that all agencies may operate to
suppress, vioiauons.
Southern ' training camps Tpported
as most affected - are Camp Wads-
worth, Spartanburg, S. C; Camp.; Be- i
vier, Greenville, S.: C; Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S.- C.,: and Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. . ' ' ' !
" Figures show moonshining 'heatiest
in the Southern States, but indicate
illegal manufacture also, increasing. la I
Kansas; Iowa and Oregon.'
PREACHED AT ST. ANDREW'S.
Rev. T. P. Allen Already Entered , Up;
on Mis . New Duties. ' - . , i
Rev. Thomas P. Allen, who has, re-1
signed as pastor- c immanuel 't Pres-1
byterian church and who has already j
entered upon bis duties as. evangelist i1
for the Wilmington Presbytery con-:
ducted : services at St. -Andrew ves-'
terday morning in the absence of Rev. j
Dr. A. D. McClure, who 'conducted
services at the army post at Fort Cas
well. : . v.. .-.. ..',.'-A-'i';v;-vv;
No successor .has been 'chosen:; for"
Mr:-Allen who severed his connections .
with Immanuel church' over.-, as-Week i
ago and who accepted the 1 place ci
evangelist diuing the past ' week .
-ANNUAL MEEriNQ THURSDAYi ;
'."-' 1 '''-r:r'it?;-'- -
Review Year's Work of - the WHnjln
ton rtfcd Crcas Chapter. ;'?:,
The annual meeting oi the A Wil
mington chapter of tue Red Cirpss So
ciety will be neld 'i nursday - morning
at L oclocK in . tne rooihs - of j tna )
Chamber: of.-Uommerce, vbeventii Vfloop
or the Murcnisou zvauonai Jians:. Build: .
ing and a full attendance of the'meo '
bership is expected. .
REALTY TRANSFERS.
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Deeds filed for record today are as '
follows!. -. :j ; - : :-::(? sr y
Vilmiigton Beach Corporation: to .
J.v'AiRobertsonf: Srfpr $1 and othey i
valuable .considerations, .iTIot ' at Wil- ;
mington Beach, 4 . i - . i
' Southern Realty and Development ;
Company to J. A. Robertson, " Sr- for -
1. and : other . valuable r consideration? . -a
lot" at Lakeside Park, ' ' v
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