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V0L.XXvTI. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1916. NO. 8; J
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ail IIATIOIIAL
80LDIERS WILL CONTINUE TO DO
DUTY ON MEXICAN BOUND
ARY LINE.
CREATING TRAINED RESERVE
Secretary Baker Answers Numerous
Inquiries, Declaring That the Militia
on the Border Is "Winning Bloodless
Victories Dally."
Washington. The National Guard
will be retained on the Mexican border
until U can be withdrawn without
again endangering American lives and
property. Secretary Baker so declar
ed the administration's policy in ans
wering a score of letters from many
parts of the country explaining that
the state troops were being held in
service after the emergency for which
they were called out apparently had
passd.
In general the complainants alleged
financially on militiamen and hard
ships on their families.
By its presence on the border, he
wrote to one, the guard is "winning
bloodless victories daily." He declar
ed that Americans resident along the
international line were enjoying a
peace and security they could mot
know without the protection of mili
tary forces. He added the .presence
of the militia on the Mexican border
has restored order and given a higher
degree of safety and security to the
lives ' of our people in that troubled
country than they have had for a long
time.
Referring to the elaborate and ex
tensive training the militiamen are
receiving under supervision of regu
lar army officers, the secretary ex
pressed the opinion that it .would fit
them to act In time of war or other
emergency as & supporting arm, or
second line for the regular army, fur
nishing an asset to National prepared
ness that could not have been ob
tained otherwise.
"Clearly so soon as a restored state
of order on the border justifies It, the
troops will be returned to their
homes," he wrote. "In the maan time,
It Is- not possible for the department
to say how soon such a situation will'
arise, although the Mexican situation
is one of increasing hopefulness'
JAPAN BELIEVED TO BE AFTER
FOOTHOLD AT CANAL MOUTH,
Secretary Lansing Orders Investiga
tion of Reports of 60,000 Aore Land
Conoesslon Being Sought
Washington. Investigation of re
ports from Panama that a 60,000-acre
land concession at the Atlantic end of
the canal Is being sought by a Span
lard named Fernandei, presumably
for Japanese interests, was ordered
by Secretary Lansing. Mr. Lansing
refused to 'discuss the report in detail
but the action was considered signifi
cant. Rumors of a similar nature have
been common ever since the canal
was well under way. Several months
ago It was commonly believed In dip
lomatic circles that private Japanese
shipping Interests were seeking land
through Spanish Intermediaries to es
tablish a base for storing coal at low
er rates than could be had from the
American Government monopoly base.
So far as known nothing definite came
Of that plan.
The present reports are that Fer
nandas Is seeking or has already se
cured a 60,000-acre land concession
through the activity of Raymon Val
dez, whose recent election to the pres
idency of Panama may possibly be
disputed by the United States because
e'eged frauds and coercion.
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AD AND 18 HURT;
, 3 BOILERS EXPLODE.
Jackson, Tenn. Eight persons were
killed and 16 Injured here when three
boilers at the plant of the Harlan
Morris Stave Manufacturing Company
eploded, wrecking the building and
scattering debris over a radius of sev
eral hundred yards. It is. believed
that all of the injured will recover:
RUMANIA TO JOIN ALLIES
SAY REPORTS IN GERMANY.
The opening of the Allied offensive
at Salonlki has been the signal for
renewed reports that Rumlnla is at
last about to throw in her lot with
the Entente. These reports are more
circumstantial than before and Ger
man press comments 'Indicate that
they have foundation. One Berlin
newspaper declares that Rumlnia al
ready has Joined the Allies and that
plans are being laid for the march of
a Russian army through Rumania.
GUARD BORDER
TWO BIG CRUISERS
SUNK Hi NORTH SEA
BRITISH LOSE TWO, CRUISERS BY
TEUTONIC SUBMARINE
ATTACKS.
ONE SUBMARINE DESTROYED
Kaiser's High Seas Fleet Come Out
But was Put Back Quickly. 0
German Submarine Rammed By An
other, 39 Fatalities Are Result.
London. Two British light cruisers
the Nottingham and Falmouuth, were
sunk in Noth Sea by, German sub
marines while the vessels . were
seaching for the German . high seas
fleet, according to an official an
nouncement by the Admiralty. One
German submarine was destroyed by
the British, while another was ram
med and possibly sunk, according to
the Admiral statement which follows
"Reports from our lookout squad
rons and other units ' showed there
was considerable activity on the part
of the enemy in the North Sea on
Saturday. The German high sea fleet
came out, but learning from their
scouts that the British forces were
in considerable strngth, the enemy
avoided an engagement and returned'
to port. .
"In searching for the enemy we
lost two cruisers by submarine at
tacks H. M. S. Nottingham, Captain
C. B. Miller, and H. M. S. Falmouth,
Captain John Edwards. All the offi
cers of the former were saved, but
38 of the crew are missing. All the
officers and men of the Falmouth
were saved, but one stoker, Norman
Fry, died of injuries.
PRESIDENT WILSON URGES
THAT PLAN BE ACCEPTED.
If Strike Comes Responsibility Will
Not Rest Upon Him.
Washington. President Wilson ap
pealed to the railroad officials to aban
don their insistance on arbitration of
the dispute threatening a nation-wide
strike and to accept his plan of settle
ment, arleady agreed to- by the em
ployes, because in his opinion the rail
roads are contending for a principle
which It seemingly is Impossible to
apply to the present situation.
In one of the most dramatic scenes
known to the. White House in recent
years, v the President declared to the
heads of Ave billion dollars worth of
properties,- assembbled at his sum
mons:
"If a strike comes, the public
will know where the responsible
Ity rests. It will not be upon me.'?
A few minutes; later he issued . a
statement saying, "The public has the
right to expect" acceptance of his
plan.
Refusing acceptance for . the pres
ent, but not gicing a' final answer.
Hale Holden, president of the Bur
lington roads, and. spokesman for the
33 railroad officials, urged the Presi
dent to uphold . the principle of ar
bitration, and" declared his plan would
"place in peril all that has been ac
complished ' In the (peaceful : adjust
ment of labor controversies by meth
ods of arbitration." ' . .
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BY A FLORIDA MflP
Gainesville, Fla. Five negroes,
three men and two womenr' were lak
en from the Jail at Newberry, Fla., and
hanged by a mob and another negro
was shot and killed by deputy sheriffs'
near Jonesvllle, Fla., as the result of
the killing of Constable's. G. Wynne
and the shooting of Dr. I, G. Harris by
Boisey Long, a negro.. The lynched
negroes were accused of aiding Long
to escape.
Dispatches from Newberry said that
the mob, which lynched the five ne
groes, was composed of about 200 men
and worked quietly and rapidly. ' Af
ter gaining entrance to the Jail they
took the victims to a point about a
mile from town and hanged all to one
largi oak tree. Not a shot was fired.
TROPICAL STORM IN TEXAS '
DID MILLIONS IN DAMAGE
Corpus Christl, Texas. The loss. of
life frcm the tropical storm, which
struck Corpus Christ! and 10 adjacent t;
Texas counties was placed at 13, in
cluding nine members of the crew of
the small freighter Pilot Boy, which
foundered off Arkansas Pass. The
total damage in this section of which
Corpus Christl bore th9 heaviest part
was estimated at $2,000,000. This in,
eludes devastation of a large portion
of the lower coast's cotton crop.
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT COUNT
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EXPERTS PLANNING FIGHT
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN TO PRE
VENT FURTHER SPREAD. OF
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
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Resolutions Adopted at Meeting. Ex
press. No. Alarm That Epedemic
Might Become' Countrywide, Prepare
Against Widespread Outbreak.
Washington. Plans for a more vig
orous campaign to prevent further
spread of. infantile paralysis were
made here at a conference of health
authorities of most of the states with
officials of the Federal Public Health
Service. .if ' .' v
Resolutions' wer" adopted .by 'the
conference' in. which eminent plague
experts, 'scientists and', bacteriologists
are participating outlined different
proposals for checking dissemination
of the disease.
Uniformity of regulations for trav
el on railroad trains, steamships and
other carriers.yaafSjrged by; Secre
tary MCAaio-or ,tne Treasury ue-
partment in opening the conference
and while several speakers held that
general 'qu&rantfne again passengers
from the Eastern infected! area's was
unnecessary, the conference probably
will recommend a system of-' uniform'
inspection, issuance.. of . Jtealth .ertifL-
cates and co-operation .bewsened-Ujiie,
reals and 'State' health and" railroad
authorities toward safeguarding trav
el. Medical representatives' of a doz
en large trunk - lines urged lhrjBw -
ference to assist In securinijfiform
traffic rules. . i r..
A national survey present&dffty fiie
'state delegates showed ll,7f7es. in
38 states reporting lncchgaeH
Following isK'a' sumraar At con
ditions in Southern Sj&tj;,
20 cases; two deatbsVcondfoti Jipt
unusual, . except
town in last
cases traicea
teen deaths last
against Eastern
South 'Carall
18 cases tfn JU1
with ho:
Waener: and
yeaf TKdvttar.antln
. S.4ii . stoppiigCWifMtealUc'
j. ; f4-J'..t!' : :
ni-Tir.:' Jrrti; Haynevfvjf 9 G,,RLft Jar feiea illla'f altaMf Vuti-
y "an. 37' fiugus'. l:w:fN M east ol lSwiW cvHtkl t M
rk ;befcnr.'r?;Dvfelopirt ilyfWi Respnd5Uait nd ,,ttFtanctt pot.lt(otiiBtn
ISprtftkia: ttistrlctaj' Naiy 'i.MWm lP' From Girl.fw?;iurqbaa-eieriv road as3.2 lscXV
state uarantinMtjd Atrstat.;3av r
travel; xegulaitions.fr-, - .rvj
j Virsrinia Dr. E. (S:r Wimttpjs;
tks8 in :June and :&'1&Z)J&:, . onl3R
bite attributablei-.to. 4mpdrUtion.;l.oi
car but not stata qnarantme. iore.
cases in 1915 andt"B"pr1idi'c since every.
month; ( ., .
SENATORS ORGE;- )U 8. . : . :
BOND ISSUE OF $130,000,000
Unexpected iReedmmendatlon In Con
gress to .Meet Mexican
" Expenditures. s
Washington. A bond IsauQ.of 4130.-
000,000 to -meet extraordinary govern
ment expenditures due to the Mexican
situation was unexpectedly .'recom
mended -to Congress by; majority mem
bers of the Senate finance committee
with the cooe'urrnce of'Hhe treasury
department r .
The bond issue Is urged in . the
report of the finance committee Dem
ocrats filed in the Senate late today on
the $205,000,000 revenue bill. In adfll
tlonto the proposed ssue and the reve
nue'bill .th flnana Ttommittee asserts
that a further appjropriatlon of $86,000,-
"OGO' willf'ie necessary to defray the;
r
pense.of dperar.cjjs m tne Mexiceji
emergcy If "conditions on th8";bprder
continue as theyjreynow. afterDocem
ber 31 19lf '130,1)00,000 . to be
provided ' by. the proposed Wdil-Issue
the, report jsays, will meet1 Mexican
expAitturefgiiiyy atj end this
calendar year. v
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ADVANCE BY TRIPLE BLOW
FRENCH AND BRITISH
STRIKE
WITH TERRIFIC FORCE 0,N
SOMME FRONT.
Teutons Are Driven Back 300 to 500
Yards- Allies Are Now Near the
Big Railroad Town, of Combles.
Quiet on Other Fronts."
London. The French and British
striking wih terrific force, in three 4i
rections on the Somme front, have
stormed nearly three miles of German
trences, driving forward at points to
a depth of 300 to 500 yads.
The most important gains were
made 'by the British and "French
troops striking north from the point
where the Allied lines meet. Maure
pas and Clery, two of the most impor
tant points held by. the Germans- in
thja sector, have beeif flanked on both
sides. 'if'?-";
' - .The road has "also been reached be
tween Maurepasand GuiIlemj(Wt,'-the
latter town . being the imme(Jia.te.ob
jective of the British! Thiajlvance,
if maintained, brings the Aliie .direct
ly in front of 'ttie Marge railroad town
of Sombles. ,
. .South of the Somme, the French
stormed German - trenches' over a
length or . about three-quarters of a
driving forward in a southerly
pireetion rxom Belloy-on Santerre.
PariSv reports that a considerable num
ber of pri8oner3( were taken in: these
onerations
For the first time in manyTHiFys no
mpor&liit adtitan is repdrted f rodhthe
KRuss1an front and the;'same -deatlrvf
.ftflws prevails? In regard jto the 'Italian.
f Qgferatiob The most ininortahr item
Eaalnst Triest is coniaSnM In.iAifet
J dllpatch' from MilanXjfiich i-sajl
Vffuia-u iroops are 10 e ennpwja tn
the . defense of the bigVJiidrt.
It 'QyiarAted, this nieato4Jt Italy
ai$SfttaTiy will at Jast'en'ferlnio an
j - r 9 . - i -
cna was pursuea Dy a posse two mtiesi
and his trail lost. Later he .appeared,
af the ' county jail and surrenderee!,
Corporal Clement, 'whcT wa3 iS 'yfears
of age, came rom WarFenton'o Va.;
and is survived by his widow.
GARARD MARSHALL CONVICTED
OF ACCEPTING .BRIftEt
Girard,' Ala. City ' Marshall John, L
Oakes o'f-Girard was comricted'.'-'at
Seae. . Ala., cynp charges, of ,JEWrfepting
is Corpbiil ifSCl-ehdei ..-.h ri: t. vr kb4
DiaajiyyiaLauy- wQ-unaea py .angnieff '' y. ,T?-M.-t . j
fterf -cerrgi or the regular am.F.bl -
MJorporaiAWAo 'gavavtirsr r name isua..liesIdnt-,'TV il33!r because he
dealers here and On tes'tlrfionv eiven.Laafelv ett Bretoen' irotli - the" United
at the trial. Mayor Earl Morgan .and '
City, Clerk I.. A. Weaver,; ere'..iater'
arrested on similar charges. Thejt i
were released under bonds of. $2,5D0
each. !;: ''rl-.- '
The .Girard city ' council voted to
Ux illegal liquor venders fnGfrard'
25 a. month and instructed Oakes
Jo collect this amount, according to
testimohy. . Oakes testified; that he
councilinstructed him to make thse
collections and he admitted receiving
mney under thes, instructions. ;
..,pakes was remanded-. to jail tc
await sentence. Conviction carries
with it a penitentiary term of fritt'nWCftSp1ete emancipation of the Fili-
thre to ten yea-a, 1
SENATE PASSES
NEW SHIPPING BILL
WILSON ADMINISTRATION SUC
CEEDS AFTER HARD LEGI3LA-
'.T4VE struggle: ''
SENATE mt WAS38 10 21
Several Important Amendments Are
Agreed to, Bill Hs Already Passed
... IHouse and. Will Very Likely Find no
Opposition 'In House to Amendments.
, - JVashington. The government ship
ping bill passed the Senate by a vote
of 38 to 21, ending one of the. most
bitterly contested legislative strug
gles of the jVllson' administration. In
the last idbngress the measure.. precipi
tated a'lfemocratic revolt arid a fili
buster which forced postponement of
many important bills, but revised so
as , to 'minimize the go vern'menf opera
tion feature, received unanimous Dem
ocratic support and solid Republican
opposition. It already had passed the
House. ...
The shipping bill provides for cre
ation of a government shipping board
to acquire and operate ships for.,:re
hab'ilitatfon of the American merchant;
marine, and appropriates' $50,0.00,000
for the purpose to -be raised by the sale
of Panama Canal bqflds.
Several ' Important amendments
were agreed to just before the final
vote, among . thenw-ona which would
reduce the salary of the shipping
board members .from $10,000 to $7,500
a yean Other, amendments passed in
clude one which would authorize the
president to seek adjustment of foreign
discrimination against American ship
ping- through diplomatic negotiations
and to take retaliatory action If such
.negotiations- fall. - Another . would
authorize, the treasury -to withhold
clearance from masters of vessel who
deliberately refuse to accept freight
from American -citizens without satis
factory reasons. ..
ALLIES GAIN ON GERMAN
CENTER IN SOMME FRONT.
Another Step; Made In A.nglprFrenh
1 Advance Toward Combles,
London. Assauults by British and
French forces against German posi
tions north' of the JSoinme in France
have resulted 'ih ".fhe gairiing4, of' addi
tional ground by the attackers, ?a&
cordifcgtp the: : BrtKatt anH : FrfehtA
War Qnjce? JJrehcR Idr'andfr" wfei
In and arbund.Iautjfija, he -arieof
much . h-ft .fighting,, jjuriijg -ithift last
few weeks,, and the British, Kain..was
In the" direction of '.Gfnchy aivd(jfu.ille
montl near'the Southern end' 'of their
section: -?of ifhe1 "Som-me .front. ; The'
Angltenfih 4ttacfcv:lK)n(iqi). ' 'sajts,
took ciae aloutlie' Jwhble'iine' fVom'
Pozieires to the. .o'ijradr . .
The; igains ireJd;: vbipar;;aYid
London; wwe. in ceatwpfi ttfa. Ger"J
and mark 'anbtneiritep)&ti;Aiio
Frenc ISVatfce" 'ipwarCgnbs
mgton. The Army appropria
bli was unjnectdlejiyri.
;esIdnt""Tv ilat
TTT t
hot aoSeDt certain dtofisIow iBffthed
revisioi fotliirticls WVarfofc
- ja tl;j bili by tk -Housa jcfap
io'dicolimonly s4K"aWy circle vto
.tej7nh!a, interest of certain retired
JfCrai "at 6uts" with the army. ,
iDEUTSCHLrANPeBSPCQtEO". iU S
H ' :j SAFE HOME. AT, BREMEN
, Geneva,1 via Paris.-A"-private tele-
"gram rtejied;frQiaBeriiu i- by the
KTs4 2ifichpr Zeitung ,saya the Gerr
sabmftrine DeTitschland arrived
Stales. J A . l.VU 1
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FfNAL. IcTfcfN IN HOUSlf
WashUigJon. Fjpal f aetipn, ; on the
rJW1ppie Will" pfomisihg Independence
to he islands as spon as a stable gov
errfmentMs established, -was taken in
thHoue, when the conference 'report
waf adopted.
Manuel - Qeuzon, ..Philippine dele
gate, told the House the bill was a
"signal victory for tte cause of human
liberty and! a very decisive step toward
pino oeople.'
I i ii h MnajTM" cvr fmanniiftH:. hiiht inn
WILL CUT EXPENSE
TO EQjyiCOME
8 TATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL
TROUBLES. '
QUIT FARMERS INSTITUTES
Will Close Down or Sell Seven
Eight Test Farms Bulletin Ser
vice to be Curtailed.
or
' Raleigh. The etate board of agri-
-culture con-eluded a two-days' confer-
nee for retrenchment, economy and
effciency in the affairs of the depart
ment, especially to overcome an im
pending shortage of over $20,000 in
the receipts for the six months' budget
period ending December 1, due to fall
ing off in fertilizer tax receipts on ac
count of the European war.
The board adopted recommenda
tions of the efficiency committee- which
included C. S. "Mitchell, Clarence Poe,
S. P. Latham and A. T. McCallum,
with the result that tha eoil survey in
co-operation with the Federal, govern
ment is to be discontinued after De
cember 1, the farmers' institutes are
to be drdpped and more attention
given to the extension work through
the A. ft M. College and the' experi
ment station and there is to be a grad
ual closing down and sale of the seven
or - eight test farms that the - depart
ment now operates in different sec
tions of the state at an annual expen
diture oj $20,000 or more by the de
partment over and above the earnings
of the farms themselves. . .
The' Blaatire ' farm in Buncombe
is to be thfr first to be sold, but the.
ttoard ;,deflottely adopted a' ' policy ..to
rid Its elf i of the" farms on the "theory
that :hls ; method of ' aiding the prog-,
ress of farm methods has eerved its
d"aysv and that there shall be instead,
jcojope-ration with' farm, life schools',
and neighborhood demonstrations that
can be carried Into infinitely more
communities at far less expense and
more effective according to the advocates-
of this change. . The plan Is to
be done -with "commercial farming"
as soon as possible and concentrate on
neighborhod demonstrations.
Another economy is to be in print
ing bulletins and other literature. It
Is estimated that $3,000 can be saved
lir this direction. ' Altogether the
.board estimates that economies around
$20,000 are affected , without serious
inroads on the efficiency and effective
ness of the departmental - work.
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N. (.C,( Bankers . In Conference.
Haleigh In session all afternoon
with more than, one hundred bankers
present representing all sections of
the--state; a special conference . of
North Carolina bankers adopted resolutions-'
approving the general scope
pt. Jhe 'Federal reserve act. Urging
necessity rof modification -of section
sixteen,, so as to ;allo-w reasonable col
lection charges; disapproving and un-
'aiterably-. opposing ..the colelctioa . of
items- at par 'through postofficea or .
.-other like, .channels ; favoring reason-.
able1 colection charges; , favoring
jpepcipt Veiittances by' all collecting
Uaoai declaring that small state.
Lbakt, bave'a proper place in the life
l jjipiiiw-iu rumi co ram unities ana
are. entuied to . be free from injustice
Vnd discrimination and directing the
presiaenj .,o; tire, association:, to appoint
a cmiittee . of . three .bankers to work
wun tne pres.ment ana : secretary as a
steering. popmlteewi Xjx plenary pow-
erito promote the attainment of the
adjustment of " banking '.conditions as
faVored iri the1- resolutions. "
President W. S. Blakenev Af Mnn
itoSd'' fhe : bankers he called the con-
ferenee .for no vague or flippant rea
son but tOvdeal with a real problem,
lie approve, Jhe great alms of the fed-
heritl reserve which he said, will pre-
tvant panics, distribute the. money
power over tre country and give a
flexible currency.. He regretted that
'the federal reserve board has gone too
':-farsan4 ighored ' the , iiecessities . of
bapks,i.n adjustments for clearance of
checks. He believed that the state
and the national associations of bank
ers can speak out on this matter and
compel just adjustments. -
Safety First Talks.
Raleigh. Commissioner of Insur
ance James It. Young has gone for a
trip to Winston-Salem to personally
look into some difficulties about hav
ing fire escapes suitably installed on
one and another of the buildings there.
He goes from the Twin-City to Lexing
ton and Salisbury to make "safety
first" talks before the teachers gather
ed for teachers' Institutes. The com
missioner Bent Sherwood Brock-well to
Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Union
and Chatham counties to attend teach
ra' institutes.