1X9 a Year, la Advance.
-FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
VOL. XXV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915.
NO. 41.
NOTE TO GERMANY
IS MADE PUBLIC
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
ASKS FOR FULL PAY FOR
THE FRYE.
ENUMERATION OF THE FACTS
The Kaiser's Government is Asked to
Pay the Amount of $228,059.54
- t List of Damage.
Washington.- Thj8 American note
,to Germany on the sinking of the
American sailing ship William P.
Frye hythe German auxiliary Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, has teen made pu"blic.
, It is confined "principally to a re
cital of the legal aspects of the sink
ing of the Frye and in polite and dip
lomatic language suggests that Ger
many make "reparation."
This is the text of the instruction
to Ambassador Gerard:
"You are instructed to present the
following note to the German Foreign
Office:
" 'Under instructions from my Gov
ernment I have the honor to present
a claim for $228,059.54 with interest
from January 28, 1915, against the
German Government on behalf of the
owners and captain of the American
sailing vessel William P, Frye for
damages sustained by them on ac
count of the destruction of that ves
sel on the high seas by the German
armored cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich
on January 28, 1915.
, "The claim of the owners and
captain consists of the following
items:
. . " 'Value of ship, equipment and
outfit, $150,000. v
. " 'Actual freight as per feright list
5034,, 1000224 tons at 32-6-S180-19-6
at $4,86, $39,759.54. -
, " 'Traveling and other expenses , of
Captain Kiehne and Arthur Sewell &
Co.,-agents of ship, in connection with
making affidavits, preparing and filing
claim $500. -
"'Personal effects of Capt. H. H.
Kiehne $300.
, '''Damages covering loss due to
deprivation of use of ship $37,500.
Total $228,059.54. .
." 'By direction of my Government
I have the honor to request that full
reparation be made by the German
Government for the destruction of the
William P. Frye by "the German cruis
er Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
"BRYAN." .
WILLARD WINS FROM JOHNSON
Negro Pugilist Took Count In 26th
Jack Johnson exile ' from
his own country, lost his claim to fis
tic fame as the heavyweight champion
of the world. The title was wrested
from him by Jess Willard, the Kansas
cowboy, the biggest man who ever en
tered the ring and a white hope" who
at last has made good.
The fight probably has no parallel
in the history of ring battles. For
twenty rounds Johnson punched and
pounded Willard at will but his blows
igrew perceptibly less powerful as the
fight progressed until at last he seem
ed .unable or unwilling to go on.
So it was until the- twenty-fifth
rounfl, when Willard got one of his
widely swipginsr. wind mill, right
hand smashes to Johnson's heart.
This was the beginning of the end.
When the round closed Johnson
sent word to his wife that he was all
in and told her to start for home. She
was on the way out and was passing
the ring in the twenty-sixth round
when a stinging left to the body and
a cyclonic right to the jaw caused
Johnson to crumple on the floor of the
ring, where he. lay, partly outside the
ropes until the referee counted 10
and held up Wlllard's hand in token
of his newly-won laurels.
Nearly 100 Lives Are Lost.
New York. With all hope ter the
safety of the Royal Dutch West In
dies steamer Prins Maurits abandon
ed the toll of human life in' the great
storm which swept the Atlantic sea
board was believed to total nearly 100
persons.
British Cruisers Violate Law.
New York. Dudley Field Malone,
collector of the port, charged that
British cruisers patrolling the waters
along the coast of the United States
had been violating the neutrality law
by coaling and taking on supplies
from vessels putting out from the port
of New York. Mr. Malone conferred
with United States District Attorney
II. Snowden Marshall regarding the
state of affairs he claims to have dis
covered and declared he expected to
ibrin gthe subject to the attention of
England.
MORE TROUBLE
WjCOJSlCT
(CARRANZA AGAIN ASKED TO OB
TAIN RESPECT FOR FOREIGN
FLAGS.
FOOD CONDITIONS BETTER
Oil Operators Buying Corn For Die
tribution in Order to Relieve the
Situation..
Washington. The United States has
renewed its representations to General
Carranza to1 olbtain respect for foreign
flags recently violated at Manzanlllo,
asking that ho instruct his ofllcers
there to afford protection to foreigners
and their interests.
In the first note to Carranza a con
sular report was transmitted stating
that the British and American iiaga
had fbeen violated fcy lawless Carranza
troops. That; was denied by. Car
ranza and additional data has now
heen laid befoTe him with a reference
to the requests made in the first com
munication. No reply has been re
ceived. A separate communication was sent
to Carranza calling his attention to the
indiscriminate firing by his troops on
the oil tanks near Tampico, 150,000
barrels of oil already having been lost
as a result of perforations made by
bullets penetrating the oil tanks.
Conditions In the Tampico district
gave officials much concern. The dis
patches said "that the oil operators
are organizing for the purpose of buy
ing corn in the United States for local
distribution which will be disposed of
at cost in order to relieve the situ
ation." :
From Manzanillo and the city of
Colima came reports of further law
lessness. The State Department received a
dispatch from Zacetacas confirming
the report that General Isabel Robles,
Secretary of War to General Elulio
Guiterrez had "surrendered on April
1 all of his command, much guns, am
munition and equipment to General
Villa's forces near Camacho."
BIG STORM ON ATLANTIC COAST.
Streets Flooded, Wires Down, Trains
Not Moving Along Atlantic Coast.
A snow storm of unprecedented pro
portions swept practically the whole
Atlantic seaboard. Snow, driven by a
northeast gale, which at times blew
70 miles an hour, held up ocean travel,
crippled telegraphic , and telephone
communication, delayed steam and
electric trains and nearly dashed the
hopes of Easter paraders in New York
and New England. ":
In Greater New. York nine inches of
snow fell, a record for Api-il and heav
iest of the year. It was accompanied
by a 60-mile-an-hour blow and early
crippled all surface traffic in the ci:y
and environs. Hundreds of accidents
occurred. Upwards of 15,000 men at
tacked the snow and paid special at
tention to Fifth Avenue in an effort
to clear it for paraders. In New York
and other large cities the snowfall
proved a hoon to the unemployed.
Norfolk, where no trains arrived
during the day and other places along
the Virginia coast, were hit hardest
by the storm. They also suffered from
lack of wire communication.
Although trains as far south as
South Carolina arrived hours late at
night, Philadelphia and other sea
board cities railroad officials pro
fessed to see a gradual restoration of
normal schedules.
Italy and the War.
Paris. Giuseppe Beviorie, editor of
The Turin Stampa and member of the
Italian Chamber of Deputies told the
Associated Press that he had a deep
conviction that Italy would begin war
against Germany and Austria before
the end of April.
French Steamer Sunk.
Fecamp, France. The three masted
fishing vessel, Paquerette of Fecamp
was sunk by a German submarine off
Etretat, nine miles southwest of Fe
camp. The crew was rescued.
American Army Officers Recalled
Washington The five American
Army officers on duty as miliary ob
servers with German armies have
been ordered here and thpir planes
will not he filled. The reason assigned
by Secretary Garrison for the recalV
order was that their mission had been
fulfilled. That statement, it was an
nounced, would be the war depart
ment's last word on the matter. Ix
Is known, however, that other reas
ons, largely of a personal character,
were considered by army officers, in
determining to withdraw observers.
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SAFETY IN MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON PROPOSES THAT
CAPITAL BE MADE NEUTRAL
TERRITORY.
Zapata Also Willing and Result of
Effort Depends on Carranza Coun
cil to Maintain Order.
Washington. With the hope of se
curing permanent protection for the
25,000 foreigners In Mexico City, the
United States Government has pro
posed to the Villa-Zapata forces and
to General Carranza that the Mexican
Capital be declared neutral and out
side the field of operations hereafter
in Mexico's civil war. '
The Villa-Zapata forces have agfeed
to the proposal and are willing to
evacuate the city as soon as a similar
agreement is obtained with the Car
ranza authorities. On General Car
ranza depends also whether or not
the eflort of the United States to
neutralize the railway between Mex
ico City and Vera Cruz shall succeed
as the Villa-Zapata officials have
agreed to this.
The plan with respect to Mexico
City contemplates an arrangement
whereby order would be maintained
by a local council of prominent resi
dents. The Capital would not be
subject to further attacks nor would
there be more changes in Govern
ment until a central government had
been established. ' Should the Capi
tal be declared neutral, much of the
apprehension for the safety of for
eigners would be removed and the
famine menace eliminated.
No important engagements be
tween the Villa and Carranza forces
were reported to the Washington au
thorities dispatched saying that com
parative quiet prevailed along the
border and that the Mexico City situ
ation was. unchanged.
CATTLE DISEASE IS CONQUERED.
Department Announces Virtual Eradi
0 cation. 124,141 nimals Killed.
Washington. Virtual eradication of
the livestock foot and mouth disease
In the United States was announced
by the Department of Agriculture. It
was said that except for a herd of
animals near Syracuse, N. Y., tele
graphic reports from throughout the
country showed the disease wiped out.
Figures compiled by the Depart
ment show that 124,141 diseased ani
mals have been slaughtered from the
time of the outbreak in October to
March 25, last. It was pointed out,
however, that the total loss could not
be estimated alone by the number of
animals killed. Interference with the
operations of stock yards, the quaran
tining of infested regions and other
precautionary measures, it was said,
had caused indeterminable losses.
Ambassador Asked for Report.
Washington. Ambassador Sharp at
Paris was called on by the state de
partment for a report as to circum
stances surrounding the arrest of Ray
mond Swoboda, an American, charged
with having set fire to the La Tou
raine, a French liner, on her recent
trip from New York to Havre. New
York friends of Swoboda had brought
pres3 reports of his arrest to the de
partmenfs attention and vouched for
his American citizenship.
Barge Tampico Still Adrift.
Wilmington. The barge Tampico
with 13 men aboard which broke
aloose from the tug Pan American oti
Frying Pan Shoals in a gale recently
has not yet been located according to
reports received irom the owners
here. The coast guard cutter Semi
nole end the tug Pan-American is.
still searching for the missing craft.
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RAIDS ON WEST COAST OF
ENGLAND.
Merchants Ask Permission to Arm
Trading Vessels. British .Public
Greatly Stirred.
London. Two German submarines,
the U-28 and another whose number
has not been ascertained, which have
been operating off the west coast of
England during the past few days,
have added two niore British steamers,
the Flaminian and Crown of Castile,
to their list of victims, totalling five
in five days.
There was no loss of life on the
two vessels, although the submarine
.fired before the crew of the Crown
of Castile left the steamer.
, The Crown of Castile was sunk by
shell fire but the Flaminian was tor
pedoed. As an offset to this, a French de
stroyer rammed, and it is believed,
sank a German submarine off Dieppe.
As the destroyers have been unable
to round up the submarines ship own
ers have petitioned the Government to
be allowed to arm tneir ships. This
i has not been permitted heretofore, as
steamers then could be considered
ships of war and be sunk without no
tice. The heavy loss of life in the sink
ing of the Falaba and Agulla has
aroused a storm of indignation and
the demand is made that the captured
crews of submarines be treated as
pirates. -
This question and that relating to
drink, which is said to be causing de
Jay in the delivery of munitions of
war, absorb public interest. The King,
through his secretary, has sent a let
ter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
emphasizing the necessity of stopping
excessive drinking, and has offered, if
It is considered advisable, personally
to give up the use of alcoholic liquor
and to- prohibit the use of it in the
royal household.
The Government has reached no de
cision in the matter.
It has been decided to Incorporate
the Liyerpool dockers In the army
voluntarily because the , workers re
fuse to work week ends. They thus
will receive both army and their reg
ular pay.
WASHINGTON VIEWS SITUATION.
Death of Thresher on British Liner Ls
A Grave Matter.
Washington. While no official no
tification of the death of an Ameri-
i can, Leon C. Thresher, on the British
liner Falaba, sunk by a German sub
marine had reached the American
government, officials viewed the situ
ation as fraught with grave possibili
ties. Secretary Bryan said he expected
Ambassador Page in London to sub
mit a full report on the case if ad
vices there confirmed reports of
Thresher's death but added that no
inquiries had been received by the de
partment nor had any been made of
Mr. Page.
In view of the language of the
American note of inquiry in reply to
the German notification of a subma
rine blockade of England, it is known
the facts in this case will be awaited
with the greatest interest.
J. E. Davis Resgns.
New York. The resignation of Jos
eph E. Davies as secretary of the Na
tional Democratic Committee was an
nounced by Chairman McCombs. Mr.
Davies was recently appointed chair
man of the Federal trade commission.
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BECOMES URGENT
IMMEDIATE AND CONCERTED AC
TION BY MANUFACTURERS
IS URGED.
SUPPLY FOR TWO MONTHS
Mr. Metz Says Manufacturers Shoulc
Declare an Industrial War on
Great Britain.
Philadelphia. Immediate and con
certed action by American manufac
turers to obtain a modification of
Great Britain's rules governing over
seas commerce was urged as a rem
edy for industrial ills by Herman A.
Metz member of congress fom New
York and a widely-known manufactu
rer in an address at a conference of
dye men here. Mr. Metz said manu
facturers should declare an industrial
war on England.
Unless the British government
changes its policy Mr. Metz declared
hundreds of factories throughout the
United States will have to suspend
operations and about 300,000 men will
be thrown out of employment.
Mr. Metz said that American manu
facturers are dependent on Germany
for certain raw , materials but to ge
them they must find a way to ship to
Germany cotton and other things.
"The Germans," he added, "have got
ten tired of .sending us dyestuffs and
other materials without getting any
thing in return."
D. F. Waters of this city read a let
ter from President Wilson in which
the president said the state depart
ment appreciates the situation and is
doing all it can to relieve it.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the board of directors and advisory
board of. the National Association of
Hosiery and Underwear Manufac
turers. Congressman Metz and D. F. Wa
ters, president of the Master Dyers'
Association were appointed a commit
tee to place before the state depart
ment "the acute crisis in the dyestuff
industry at present confronting this
country and urge in the strongest
terms that such steps be taken as
shall relieve the situation." The com
mittee also was empowered to act in
conjunction with committees and simi
lar organizations throughout the
country.
Several speakers at the conference
declared the supply of dyestuffs now
in the United States would last onl
about two months.
RUSSIANS PUSHING GERMANS.
Have Assumed Offensive Along En
tire Front in Poland.
London. The Russians are on the
offensive along the whole front, from
the Baltic Sea to the Roumanian bor
der and in the Caucasus and according,
to a Stockholm dispatch they have
concentrated an enormous number of
soldiers on the Finnish coast to pre
vent the Germans landing there.
All the Russian advances accord
ing to Petrograd, are proceeding with
success. The Russian official report
claims that the Germans In North
Poland are being pushed back to th
East Prussian border and that in the
Carpathians between the Lupkow and
Uzsok Passes the Russians have cap
tured still another strongly fortifier
ridge overcoming Insurmountable dil
Acuities such as the scaling of steep-ice-covered
hills and penetrating clev
erly arranged barbed-wire and timber
obstructions.
The Russians are also attacking tht
Germans in the region of Koziouwka,
near the Uzsok Pass. There are tx
large number of prisoners reported tu
have been captured.
Germans Sink Three Trawlers
Newcastle, England Three Tyne
trawlers, the Gloxiana, Jasen and Nel
lie, were sunk by the German subma
rine U-10. After all the members of
the crews were safely in small boats
the Germans blew up the trawlers.
They then towed the fishermen to
wards the Tyne until they met fish
ing craft which brought the men
ashore.
Obregon Near Mexico City
Washington First definite infor
mation of the location of General O
bregon and his army since he evacuat
ed Mexico City to the Zapata forces
came in an official dispatch from Car
ranza to his agency here announc
ing that Obregon had occupied Quere
taro, 80 miles north of the capital and
was menacing Valla's advance. The
gunboat Mancbias was ordered from
New York to join the American cruis
er squadron at Vera Cruz. The bat
tleships Delaware and Georgia soon
will come north for target" practice.
PITT ELECTS HEALTHOFFICER
Dr.
M. T. Edgerton Becomes Whote
Time County Health Officer.
Begins Mow.
Greenville. The county board of
health of Pitt county has just elected
Dr. M. T. Edgerton whole-time county
health officer. He ls expected to be
gin work immediately. This makes
ten counties in the state with meo
giving their entire time to health
work.
Dr. Edgerton hails from Fremont, N
C, and is a graduate of the University
of Georgia, and of Johns Hopkins. H
was elected from quite a number ot
strong applicants for the position. For
several months the county board of
health had deliberated over the mat
ter of securing the right man for th
place. In making their choice in this
matter, the local board asked for rec-i
ommendations and advice from th
State Board of Health. The State
Board , unhesitatingly recommended
Doctor Edgerton because of his su
perior training, experience and per
sonality, which should pre-eminently
fit him as a health officer.
Catawba Cows Pa Well.
Newton That there 13 a consider
able number of dairy cows in Catawba
county which are yielding their own
ers a profit as high as $79.24, and
more, each year, is the statement of
County Agent H. K. Foster, who sub
mits a table of averages for 719 cows
In a number of Southern States, giv
ing also a list of the hest 10 cows In
the lot.
. The average of the 719 cows was
4,299.4 pounds of milk, and 216.8
pounds of butter fat. The value of
the product was $68.90, less $36.27
for feed, leaving a net progt of $32.63
the cow the year. The butter fat cost
16.7 cents the pound, and for every
dollar of feed there was a return of
$1.90.
On n Earnest Now.
Wilmington. Although delayed for
two months the fertilizer season it
now on in earnest and the six facto
ries in Wilmington are running on
full time In a strong effort to catch
up with the heavy Influx of recen
orders. It is expected that the ship
ments from Wilmington for the season
will be almost 75 per cent normal
which is considerably more than was
at one time hoped for. The local fac
tories are said to be well stocked with
material imported from Germany, but
there will be a scarcity next year If
the war continues that long.
Highway Commission Selects Office.
Raleigh. The special committee
from the State Highway Commission
consisting of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
E. C. Duncan and Col. iieneham Cam
eron co-operating with State Treasu
rer B. R. Lacy on the part of the
Council of State has selected roomt.
in the Commercial Bank building for
the Raleigh headquarters for the com--mission.
MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Price
In the Markets of North Carolina
For the Past Week.
As reported to the Division of Mar
kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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North Eastern North Carolina
Farmville 8 -8Vi 37-40 30.00 .. .
Kelford 7,i-8 30-35 .. .
Murfreesboro.8 -8Vi 40 30.00 ii66
New Bern 30-33
Washington. .SM-S 30.00 ....
Winsdor 8Vi-8Va
South Eastern" North Carolina
Fremont 8 -82 33-37Vi 30.00 1700
Jacksonville. .SVi-SV- .... 34 00
Maxton 8 -8i 40 29.00
North Central North Carolina.
ft-irne 8 41 31.00
Battleboro ... 8 40 32 00
Franklinton . . 8 33-35 30.00
Greensboro . .S-9 30 00
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2000
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Raleigh ...
Rfggsbee . .
Scot. Neck.
Tarboro . . .
Warrenton
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Wilson . . . .
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32.00
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South Central North Carolina
Charlotte S-9 33 29.00
Cleveland 33-40 29.00
Kllerbe 8 -SVi 35-40 30.00
Gastonift 30 30.00
Lillinftton ...S -SVs 36-3S 32.00
Monroe 8-914 5-30 29.00
Newton 8- 40 32 00
Htatesville 8 -SV. 36 30 00
Norfolk Va... 8 3-10-9
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PRICES PAID FOR GRAIN, BUTTER
AND EGGS DURING PAST WEEK
Charlotte Corn, 92c; oats, 69c
beans, $230; cow peas, 11.75; N.
soy
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creamery nuner, 2;e; eggs, 20o
Klmore Corn, $1.00; oats, $1.00: cow
peas, $2.00; eggs, 20c.
Durham Corn, 95o; oats, 70c; cow peas
$2.)0; N. C. creamery butter, 25c; eggs',
lMiC.
Greensboro Corn, $1.00; oats, 70o; cow
peas, $2.00; .Western creamery butter
30c; N. C, creamery butter, 32c; eggs. 17c'
Hickory Corn, 95c; soy beans, $1 60
cow peas, $1.80; N. C. creamery butterl
32c; eggs 15c.
Maxton Corn $1.00; oats, 75e: West
ern creamery butter. 40c; N. C. creamery
butter, 45c; eggs, 20-25c.
Moyock -Corn, 75c; soy beans,. J1.75;