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HURLEY OPENLY AI
WAR ON PROHIBITION
Backs Up Colby, That Beer In
creases Shipyard Output
OPPOSES EXPERIMENT
Light Wine and Beer Neces
sary to Workers, Leaders "
Tell Committee
BURLESON SAME STAND
Hurley Points to Record Made
in Shipyards of Wet Dis
tricts of Oregon and
Washington as Proof
Washington, June 25. Mr. Hurley
end other officials appeared to support
the statementmade several days ago
by Bainbridgeu Colby, member of the
shipping board, which j led ; the com
mittee to re-open hearings on the
Jones amendment to the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill. Mr.
Colby told the committee that to take
ligh wines and beer from the working
man would reduce the output of Amer
ican shipyards 25 per cent.
"If merely private.' interests were
affected," Mr. Hurley said, ' I have no
hesitancy in saying that I would wel
come the prohibition spirit. Any tem
porary disorganization it might cause
would have ts compensation.
"It is not private business, but the
country's business in a great - war
emergency, with, which. I am concern
ed, and I am unwilling in this crisis
to stand sponsor for any experiment
with the personal liberty of nearly
half a million men in the shipyards
and contributing industries, on whom
we are relying to put through the big
gest shipping program in the history
of this or any other nation.
"If any one tried to tell me that men
worked better withthe stimulus prov
vided by liquor, I would simply cite
him the cases of the shipyards in Ore
on and "Washington, where the em
ployes, without such stimulants, are
doing good work. If-the argument
were made that the workmen in a wet
district turned out a steel ship in 27
days, and , thafc, because- of .this It
, migni oa wen iu EiTews-ik wjuie miu
IV. A wW 1nftitiw tttA A
Lif t-. I ia, I it rj noiuucu xax uiijuui buu t
Washington, I would brash , such, an
argument away as, -the. 'off spring of
folly. ;
"I would oppose an experiment of
that kind in Oregon and Washington
just as earnestly as I oppo&e the ex
periment that is proposed. Fortunate
lyin the two states I have mentioned
the sentiment of the workers was pre
pared by a long election contest, in
which the workmen had an oppor
tunity to vote on the question. How
ever they may have voted, there was
at least the quality ,of sportsmanship
In abiding by the result.
"All the states are now taking what
virtually amounts to a referendum on
the constitutional . amendment which
is pending with the legislatures.
"If the states act favorably upon it
the workmen can have no feeling that
there has been a lack of fair play. The
result sought by the proposal before
the senate committee then will be
achieved gradually and with ample no
tice for the accommodation of habits
and temperaments.
"To ,my mind there is more risk in
this proposals than there. would be. In
the conscription of labor, because Jt
is partial interference with- liberty
without any increase of control. " I
nave opposed the conscription of la
bor because t have felt-tfeat we had so
long as it may be possible rely upon
the voluntary and ; patriotic co-bpera-
tion of American- labor."
Postmaster General Burleson joined
In expressing fear that prohibition at
this time might interfere with pregi-
ecution of the war. He said he was
Hot nrpnnrort n v "whether it was
f - " " v -
necessary to conserve, food, and suf-
Rested that the mrr --v-Kee confer With
the food administration.
Mr. Hurley, answering many ques
(Continued on Page Eight)
FREIGHT RATES HIGHER
ON RAILROADS TODAY
Recent Order by McAdoo For
25 Per Cent. Raise
in Effect
Washington, June 25 Freight
rates on practically every railroad in
united States were 25 per cent,
higher today. The recent advance or
dered by Director -General McAdoq. to
meet increased operating costs result
ant from the increase in wages for
railroad workers became effective last
Midnight and became applicable to
all freight billed for transit after that
Hour. .
The new rates apply both to inter
Eate and intrastate shipments. Spe
cific advances are made for coal,
,,oke' ores, rtone, brick, grain, cotton,
Restock, meats, . sugar and other
commodities shipped ' in large quanti-
es and for export and import rates.
c.i nr. i ' il iMUAnrnn nniuru I
FREDERICK ALLAIN
Counsellor of the French High Com
mission, Who Will Address the North
Carolina Bar Association Wednesday
Evening.
THE BAR AH
1ETSJHJS EVENING
President A. W. McLean Will
Deliver His Address Tonight-
Other Addresses .
j
The twentieth annual meeting of the
North Carolina Bar association will
open In the Harbor Island auditorium,
Wrightsville Beach, this evening at
8:15 o'clock, and the indications today
were that the attendance at the open
ing session would be large. The meet
ing will be called to order; this even
ing by Angus Wilton McLean, of Lum
bertony president of the -association.
fcrfctfv B. "V. f&wrter. iff the Kinaton
bar, and the response win be hy T.
Caudle, of the Wadesboro bar.-Following
these addresses, President McLean
will deliver his address. The presi
dent's address Is expected to deal
largely with the war, probably discuss
ing the legal phases of the origin of
the conflict and the problems to be
met when the peace council meets.
Monsieur Frederick Allain, counsel
lor of the French high commission,
will deliver his address Wednesday
evening -at 8:15 o'clock instead of at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, as
published on the program, according
to announcement this morning by Sec
retary Thomas W Davis. . The public
and especially the members . of the
Wilmington bar is invited to hear the
distinguished French lawyer, and at
tend all the meetings of the associa
tion, which will be held in the Harbor
Island auditorium.
The program for the convention fol
lows: Tuesday, June 5.
8:15 p. m. Association . convenes,
the president, Mr. A. W. McLean, of
the Lumberton bar, presiding.
Address of welcome By .Mr. G. V.
Cowper, of the Kinston Bar.
Response By Mr. T. L. Caudle, of
the Wadesboro bar.
President's address By A. W. Mc
Lean. ' '
Wednesday, June 26, Morning Session,
10 A. M.
Historical address By Major John
W. Graham, of the Hillsboro bar, on
"Some Events in My Life; Some Law
yers I Have Known."
Reports of committees.
Evening Session, 8:15 P. M.
Address By Monsieur Frederick Al
lain, of Paris, counsellor to the French
high commission. " j
Address By Hon. R. H. Welch,
general counsel of the Federal Land
bank, Columbia, S. C, on "The Rela
tions of the Bar to the Succes sof the
Federal Farm Loan System in the
Third Federal Land District."
Thursday, June 27, 10 A. M.
Address By Hon. W. J. Adams, of
the Carthage bar. '
Reports of executive committee and
committee on admission to member
ship will be presented at Tuesday
evening's session, except that of com
mittee on memorials, which will be
presented at Wednesday afternoon's
session.
Reports of special committees will
be presented at Wednesday evening's
Election, of officers and other busi
ness! at Thursday morning's session;
MAKE PROBE OF
FIRE IN STEAMER
An Atlantic, Port, June 25: Army
authorities are making an inquiry, into
the cause of a fire which started early
today in the hold of a transport lying
at her pier and caused several thou
sand dollars damage before it was
extinguished.
An army unit of the local fire depart
ment responded to the alarm and
fought the flames which threatenedito
destroy- large quantities of airplatte
Darts and other war necessities.
FAR BEYOND PiAVE
lEvery Hour Brings Reports of
More Austrian Losses
CASUALTIES -AT 200,000
" '- :
Sudden Torrent of River Fell
As rabidly As It Rose.
Bed Is Dry
BLAME THE WEATHER
No Reports That Disorders and
Unrest Within the Haps
burg Empire Have -Yet
Ceased
Austria's armies again are beyond
the Piave and the river line once more
bars the enemy from Venetian plain.
The crushed Austrian forces not only
were pursued to the river, but the Ital
ians at points have occupied strong
bridgeheads on the eastern bank.
How thorough the Italian victory has
been is not yet clear, as every hour
brings reports of increasing Austrian
losses. Many thousands of the invad
ers were killed in their attempt to re
gain the eastern bank of the river and
the latest announcement from Gen
eral Diaz places the number of pris-
oners alone at 40,000. One report
places the Austrian casualties at 200,-
000 men. In addition the enemy lost
large stores of munitions and supplies
and many guns.
Apparently the sudden torrent in
the Piave which played havoc with,
'Austrian communications fell as quick
ly as it rose and the river bed was
dry when the Austrian retreat began.
This enabledthe enemy to get many
of his troops across, otherwise his
losses would haVe r .been measurably
fgreater.
Vienna blames the weather and the
high water in the river for the retire
ment and gives no credit to the stout
Italian resistance which held the en
emy on the western bank and was
gradually,' forcing him back, to
htver?. , c: says - theTorder to withdraw
was given last Thursday . and leaves
the impression that the retreat was
carried out . unobserved by the Ital
ians. It has been reported that Baron
Burian, the Austro-Hungarlan foreign
minister, told the German command
that grave events, possibly revolution,
would follow in the dual, monarchy if
an Austrian attack, which Germany in
sisted upon, was repulsed. There
have been no reports that the disor
ders and unrest within the Hapsburg
empire have ceased. In fact, late news
dispatches give scanty Intelligence as
to the state of affairs in Austria.
If the Austrian offensive was ex
pected by the German command to
relieve the situation on the western
front the Teuton strategists have had
a bitter disappointment. Austria prob
ably will be unable to takejip a new
forward movement on the'l'iWe line
for a few days at least. In fact, the
Piave front appears to be stronger
now than at the beginning of the pres
ent battle. Operations on the moun
tai nfront are still at a standstill and
if Emperor Charles still desires to
push his offensive against Italy the
next enemy attacks may come from
this front unless the Italians continue
their advance eastward from the
Piave, of which, however, there are
no indications at present.
Along the front from the North sea
to Switzerland the allied armies are
awaiting another blow from the Ger
mans. Premier Lloyd George has told the
British house of commons that an
other gigantic effort is coming within
a few days, possibly within a few
hours. The allies are ready to com
bat it
British and French troops on the
Flanders battlefield have carried, out
local operations successfully on the
plateau north of Le Port, west of Sois
sons, and along the Aisne the French
have improved their positions and cap
tured 170 -prisoners.
In a local effort in Belleau wood,
northwest of Chateau Thierry, Amer
ican troops have completed the cap
ture of the wood by clearing the Ger
mans out of the northwestern portion.
Some prisoners and five machine guns
were taken. In Alsace several Amer
icans are missing as, a result of enemy
raids,; There is no confirmation of the
Berlin official report that 40 French
and American prisoners were captured
in a raid near Badonviller, on the
Luneville front.
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TIDEWATER
WAS GRANTED TODAY
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, June 25.- Corpora
tion commission today grants to Tide
water company raise in street car
fares and gas rates, giving to the
traction company right to raise cash
fares to seven cents, blocks of four
for 25 cents and 17 for a dollar. Com
mutation rates, 25 round-trips between
Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach,
sell for $9.36; between Wilmington
and Wrightsville, $5.85, and between
Wilmington and Winter Park $3.41.
The straight fare to the beach or Har
bor Island is 25 cents for cash- fare
Hundreds Witness the Event
Despite the Rain
EVENT WITHOUT MISHAP
That Part of the Program Call
ing For An Address by
the Mayor Was Dis
pensed With
Strung from stem to stern with the
flags of the allied nations, the decora
tions forming a rainbow,, the red of
which stood out boldly against the
misty background of low hanging
clouds, the Isabel C. Harriss, the first
schooner to be turned out at the yard
of the Wilmington Wooden Ship Con
struction company, slipped quietly,
gracefully and without mishap from
her way at the foot of Queen street
this morning at 11:35 o'clock and
glided lightly across the sullen bosom
of the historic and treacherous Cape
Fear. The schooner, beautiful in her
dress of black and white paint, was
christened by Mrs. J. J. Turney, wife
of the man who financed the building
of the boat, who smashed a bottle of
real champagne on her side as she left
the way. She Is named for Mrs. Har
riss, wife of one of the owners.
Hundreds of persons assembled -on
the east .bank of the river to see the
big, handsome four-master take the
water, and they cheered wildly as she
was released and slipped gravely and
cautiously into the muddy waters of
the river. The weather was decidedly
inclement, but this ' did not keep the
Crowd away. That part of the pro
gram, however, that called for a brief
Continued on Pace EizhLl
SCHOONER ISABEL C.
HARRISS LAUNCHED
YOU START A
IN . ITALY.
A VICTORY
and for ticket 20 cents.
The gas rates will be $1.75 per
1,000, with 10 cents a 1,000 discount
by the 10th. Wrightsville summer
rate is $2.
H. A. Hayes, noted embezzler, who
has sought pardon so long and has
been laid up with supposed cancer of
the otngue, is an escaped convlpt by
grace of Governor Bickett's permis
sion to him to come home from hos
pital to see his son off to the army.
The 'case was reported today. -
Judge Frank Carter notified Gover
nor Bickett today of his purpose to
resign August 3.
TOTAL WOO MEN
Certain of Enemy Divisions
Lost Two-thirds of Strength
PRESS ACCLAIM VICTORY
Diaz Issues Order of Day and
Calls on Men to Prepare
For New Trials En
emy's Pride Broken
Paris, June 25. Austrian losses to
tal 200,000 men, according to the Sec
olo of Milan. Certain enemy divisions
lost two-thirds of their effectives.
A dispatch to the Matin from Turin
says that the rout of the Austrians is
complete and that the Piave has car
ried away many Austrian dead.
Italian cavalry, it is added, have ad
vanced beyond the eastern bank of the
river.
' French newspapers continue to ac
claim the Italian victory. Hope is ex
pressed that General Diaz, profiting by
the demoralization, of the enemy, will
not confine the fighting to local ac
tions, but will strike out boldly into
an offensive and transform the Aus
trian retreat to the Piave into a de
cisive victory.
Several newspapers wonder if the
Germans will rush help to the Aus
trians by transferring forces from the
western front. L'Homme Libre be
lieves that such action is scarcely
probable, as Emperor William and von
Hindenburg are convinced they can
not obtain , a decision except on the
front from Switzerland to the sea.
New Trials;
Rome, June 25. In announcing to
CContinued on Page Eight.
-AND ALSO MAKE THE S&IL ' ' '"
ALLIES WEAKEN THEIR. , f
FRENCH FRONT BY &
CAR
A
RIAN
LOSSES
aCDRrvE
THERE W1U.
Dps . .
rUTONA-Y
Thunderings
Austria
Five Prominent Florida Men
Face Charges of Making
False Entries
Jacksonville, Fla June 25. Follow
ing indictments returned by the grand
jury last nigbt, United States Marshal
Bogwell this morning caused the ar
rest, of five prominent FJoridians in
connection with the recent failure of
the Heard National bank of this city.
Those, arrested . include J. J. Heard,
president of the defunct bank, indicted
on 43 counts, coyerhfg 130 typewrit
ten pages, alleging misapplication of
funds; J. M. Bell, cashier, indicted on
two .counts, alleging the making of
false entry and, report, to comptroller;
George H. Mason, manager of the Ma
son hotel; J. B. Barton, an officer of
the defunct Live Oak National bank,
and J. H. Mulholland, now associated
with the United States shipping board
offices here. The last three are
charged with aiding and abetting in
the making of the alleged misappli
cation of funds.
United States District Attorney Her
bert Phillips fixed the bond oi each
at $2,500 pending arraignment.
The Heard NationaJ bank when it
failed in 1917 was' considered one of
the largest financial institutions in
Florida.
5
ceremony ww Be neid on
Thursday in Senate Office
Building, As Last Year
Washington, June 25 . Thursday of
this week was fixed by the war depart
ment today as the date for. the draw
ing to establish the draft order of
nearly 800,000 young men of 21 who
registered for military service June 5
The drawing? wiH, be held at the
senate office building. It will begin
at 9 a. m. and, according to the plan,
should be completed- before noon.
In the first drawing It was neces
sary to use 10,500 numbers in order
to cover" the lists of the largest draft
boards. This time it is estimated that
the largest roll of new registrants
hardly 'will exceed 1,000, sp 1,200 cap
sules with numbered slips will be
drawn from the owl.
From 10 o'clock in the morning un
til after 2 o'clock the next morning
was required to complete tVe task last
year. ' " .
Warrant For Candidate
Columbia, S. C, June 25. -A warrant
for John T. Duncan, candidate for the
democratic nomination, for governor,
was issued here today by Magistrate
S. M. Busby on. affidavit made by, J,
W. Wessinger charging breach of trust
HEARD NATIONAL BANK
officials mm
WILL DRAW 800,000
IN
WH
REGISTERED
JUNE
RUSSIA CHIEFLY
BLAMED FOR WAR
France and England Named in
Order of-Culpability .
FOR FREEDOM OF SEAS
Desires'-Free, Strong Existence
in Boundaries Drawn
by History ' j
KEUHLM ANN OUTLINES
The Chancellor Goes Into Ger
many's Relations With Al
lies in His Speech to
the Reichstag
v Amsterdam, June 25. Chief blanu
for Instigating the war was laid at
Russia's door by Dr. von Keuhlman,
the German foreign secretary. In. aau
address to the reichstag yesterday
rFance and England were named as
the next powers in order of "culpabil-
ity.
"I believe," said Dr. vonKeuhlmann '
"that one can say without fear of cori
tradiction as the result of revlations
that the deeper we go Into the cause!
of he war the clearerfit becomes that .
the power which planned and desired
the war was Russia; that France
played the next worse role as instiga--
tor and that England's policy be very
dark pages to show.". V
He declared that Germany could not-
bind herself to any pledges in regard
to Belgium. Referring to Germany's
war aims, Dr. von Keuhlmann said:
We wish for the German people and
our allies a free, strong, independent ;
existence within the boundarlesq .
drawn for us by history. We desire
overseas possessions corresponding tc-
our greatness and wealthy the freedom
of the seas, carrying our trade to all
parts of the world."
While declaring that what was ae
sired for the German people and theit
allies was a "free, strong. Independent -existence,"
within the: boundarlei
drawn for them, "by history," the for
3uroecrMaryiaia ; Qeran would .
have to decline to- make anyi5fI6f con? ,
cessions by stating her position as tJ.
Belgium in a way which would - bind :
her without similarly binding Ger
many's enemies. v
Referring to the responsibilities for
the war, as he viewed it, Dr. oi
Keuhlmann said:
T do not believe any responsible
man in Germany, not even the' env
peror or the members of the impe
rial government, ever for a moment
believed they could win the domina
tion of Europe by starting this , war.
The idea of world domination in Eq
rope is Utopian, as was proved by N -poleon."
s-
After declaring that the revelationr :
that had been made showed Russia
as . the power which planned and de.
sired the war, with France abetting
her and England's attitude strength -ening
the Russia desire for conflict,
Dr. von Keuhlmann again declared
that Germany had not entertained,
any belief that this war could lead
even to the domination of Europe and
much less that of the world.
In Introducing his statement of the -German
war aims, the foreign minis
ter satd: "I consider it necessary tt
say quite simply, and in a way easy
for all to understand, what our posli -tive
desires are." .
These, in brief, added the foreigt
secretary, "are our roughly sketched. '
aims, the realization of which is ab
solutely vital and necessary for Gerr
many."
Regarding Belgium the foreign see.
4
(Continued on Page Eight.),
ALLIED NATIONS MY 4
Wilson Will Denver An -Address
at Mount Vernon -on
That Day
; , :y''i
Washington, June 25. President
Wilson will deliver a Fourth of Julj
address at Mount Vernon, Va In-con "
nection with a celebration in whicl
representatives of all allied ! nationf
will participate.
Arrangements have been made fox '.
imposing international ceremonies at
Washington's tomb as a part of th
program for making independence flay
this year the most memorable in his
tory. ' .
In official and diplomatic quarten -the
president's address is awaited ;
with profound interest, as it Is be--; I
lieved he will take occasion to -make V
some important pronouncements con-'
cerning war problems. " .
Foreign-born citizens through " theft ,
national, associations . and societies
have made .- elaborate plans ; for , cele.
brating the Fourth and at their re
quest the' president has ' called- upor
the nation to join with them i in ob
serving the day as it never has beev
observed before. . ,: . xiJ..
BIG CELEBRATION FOR
of $800. . .i
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