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FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY -AND. FOR TRUTH."
Single Cople, t Cir.t.
VOL. XXVII.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917.
NO. 37.
ORGANIZED LABOR
SUPPORTS I
II
IN . CASE OF WAR SERVICES
EVERY LINE OF ACTIVITY
PLEDGED COUNTRY.
IN
DELEGATES VOTE
Three Million Workers Are Repre
sented by Delegates Meeting in
Washington. Work of Conference'
Finished in Three Hours. ' ...? '
Washington. Organized labor in
America, through its representatives
in conference here offered its services
to the country in every field of activity
if, despite all endeavors and hopes, the
United States should be drawn into
war-
The action was taken by unanimous
vote of more than 150 delegates from
national and international trade unions
affiliated with the American Federa
tion of Labor, and Ave brotherhoods.
In all, about three million American
workers were represented in the con
ference, called to determine-and an
nounce the part to be claimed by labor
in national preparedness plans.
A statement formally adopted and
issued after the meeting .set forth in
addition to the offer of services in case
of war, various demands which were
held to be fundamentals in safeguard
ing the rights of workers in war time
as well as In peace. Militarism was
protested against. It was held that
industrial service should be deemed
equally meritorious as military ser
vice; that service should conform to
trade union standards and that organ
ized labor should have representation
on all agencies determining and admin
istering policies of national defense
and controlling publicity.
The statement was drafted by the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor which submitted
it to the delegates gathered here in
response to a call from Samuel Gomp
pers, president, who presided -at the
conference. It had been thought that
perhaps two or three days might be
required for a discussion but the con
ference finished its work In a few
hours. .
BI-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION
OF HOUSE IS POSSIBLE
Such Is Opinion of Republican Candi
date for Speaker.
Washington. Despite many confer
ences among leaders and animated dis
cussion of many proposals for working
out Democratic. Republican or bi-partisan
control of the incoming house
of representatives, there are few signs
that the plans of either ot the big par
ties or the little group of independents
will take definite form "until within a
few days of the meeting of the spe
cial session on April 16 . I '
Tost of th members' have left 'the
capital wit tne, impression mat -tne;
lines' for .fhe organization fight. ,4$p"l
not be dfan aV month in advance fte
cause of the shifting' of strength dtie
to deaths and uncertaini;i$ surround-'
ing .plans, for special elections to4njl
the vacancies-' 'jlepubiii&4 ' Leader
Mann' who" willybe his .party's caflcff-1
date for speaker, departelj JUfter an
nouncing that he would, np'avbr aijy
trading for Republican coht'tin-and pre-
dieting that bi-partisan organization-
was "not improbable."
The fluctuating standings of the
parties presented the j prospect' that
the Democrats will have, 215 'votes and
the Republicans 214 when; the special
session convenes. It wjll require 218
to elect a speaker. The ;Jive' so-called
Independents holding the balance of
power have been unable so far to;
agree on a concerted course, but thejr
will meet again just before the begin
ning of the session. : : ,
RUPTURE IS GIVEN
APPROVAL
OF SENATE
Peking, (Bulletin). Tire senate ap
proved the severance of relations with I
Germany by a vote of 15 2to 37. It
is expected that the government will
take action to this end at once.
NEW YORK IS AGAIN
TO VOTE ON SUFFRAGE
Albany, N. Y. The resolution to pro
vide for a referendum on the woman
suffrage question at the state election
next November was passed in the Sen
ate by a vote of 39 to 7. The action
was the last step in the legislative
procedure preliminary to referring the
subject to the electorate. The meas
ure i3 concerned with amending the
state constitution and consequently
does not have to receive the approval
of the governor.
RESOURCES OF TH
MINI ARE READY
SHOULD."" SUBA AWN E ATT AC K
, iV; ".-
' AMERICA SJ-tfP ALL; lORCESF:
SHIP. OWNERS': ARE NOTIFIED
Vessels May Now Mount Gu8"ancf
Will Have Full Backing of Govern
'merit FortSS&?S8'gt;
Policy. Is Not Announced. ' '
Washitigton.-TQ . ;-XJnited States
Governmefft' haseguW'utttv'pretaV-
ations ' . for? fernriiar'" Germany's sub
marine, warfare.' - Ship jbw.ne'rs frtivM
ing been' hotrfted r of 'rsldnt-'W,
son's decision that hVs' full auth6r-,T
ity to proceed ' with this '.policy,: de
tails were taken bpso thier.e might be
as little' delay as"possibie in granting
requests for;. defensive.- armanrqent. ,
When vessels sail under tfte -policy
of , armed.; n'e.trality,'' the.y will have;
the fuil backing of the Administfa-
tion, expressenythVinKl
guns ana gunners ana war.risit insur
ance, if- -Vra-'iqa'd- cieW-tbl'at'? thk
entire resources, of the; United Stages
wijl be ready for "action' shouidy ot'
mihy attack an American armed -sh,ip
in violation of ; the warning M 'tHe
American Government. -The
State Departments view of de
fensive armament, was that the mere
appearance of a German submarine
periscope near an 'American armed
vessel would entitle the ship to take
all measures of protection on the' pra
sumption that the U-boat's purpose
was hostile. This, was based on Ger
many's announcement' that ; her sdb
marines would attack without warn
ing any belligerent or neitral viP-J
chantmen encountered within ,the
n rr " n : '".-' - k - -
Whether this position will .be, em
bodied in instructions to command
eers of American armed ships, an.l
whether arms and ammunition will
be furnished to vessels carrying con-,
traband were up for discussion, but no
announcement on either point was
authorized. '
President Wilson's . attitude., ha3-i
been that no .steps of . a belligerent '
character should be takn And;' that:
if a state of war. 'ftome,tt must be
through Germany's" "commission ' of f
acts in clear violation 'of ihfernatlonaf
law. Despite the State Department's"-
ruling, some ornciais are Known ia
" u . h Ki
feel that in line
United States should
shoot-on-sight . program which might
. , u ;
be construed as aggression. t
TORNADO IN INDIANA .; .: .
KILLS lyfORE 'TH SCORIE.
Newcastle wreWa,jDy oww",
pissing, more ii'r .icej.
Atiiured.rsome -im-airy-tAwiJ'TOrapftriyv'.
Wfemaged to the extent-of. : p.WWer-3aftriulVM.y
. i if if . ' . . "
as tne ton oa- .a iornaao.-',yvmu,.i
ck.Ne.wc.ast.y3-.
ha'y.e;
Although
ening
proaidilng1
shaped
the
toward
in the ' streets began seeking "slte'lferi
men ' 'andyywanjeh ': rurtning .'wAWJ
through the pret'sA- . . : ' -i ' . . .'A
GEN. CARRAN2A EtECTED PRES.
IDENT 'WITHOUT APfOS
Mexico City. Gen. Venus.t.iano Car
ranza was elected President of'.Mext
co by what is believed to have been
the largest vote ever cast In the Re-
public. . ; . - ., S';i
AltUough th,e .vot'ersi thad the prlwi- f -
lege of Writing . in v 6r, de
a'l "CaVranzaM -
namtj they desired, uenerai carranza.
eceived all but a lew scattering Dai -
lot3. The estimated vote cast rurfT
all the way from several hundred
thousand to a million.;
wsbijosvom
WpdrVcfia'kfe
plah't;" " ..'-. l$t30ffi Kitchirt made1 mlW?difi'Um afterr.a:
'Te exact" rttm'erilia 6 conre-rice w3etldentrsoYf,W
VtfUliKr all theIfc jpt?t'ad ;Ganiarf$s:jha.i,tn-itv for the ,sui'eniVmr rtiaffanS'x
hivA, hepn ruflltfl-1iMru'iy!B . .-' flrfsslori Ma finlikelrriiefore. -"-tfte 'fijnrt
Alough thekieVaae ffil 5aW.tolI.W.-:';;:
. ening during ;eVty Miisfil, 'tfela.mws- is, -pt; greet MWfa :1-TAr-TS i 'r'
ZSSS ' ;tI,7' Jhroue&.nnekionVi,y-..MeX'ido -Cffy ' ' ' i jJ.- AV . -!
shaped clod-y -- EmbaCa,sf
h west, hanein-elow' asl sAireeoiii vnuea. -aanf s4 rman4SMUi( gg-.,. t. . .
- i; ,. r ,x .. ... itv . '.'..i v.- jntt.v u.i-,.. . ."men as rremicr, .
the City. .Groups -of .-nfirsblta f vvmivw .5 : . i,t'(tnA:'k,,(jl.
df VAN RIOCfiAT- ' -i
-...' ' . ' . - . y. t 'r r
HSaiTHORITY
AGAJj NST SUjBMARI N IE S J-Ll NG' O F
'" 8'er ETARY -A$fc&ftX?A J-
' ;T6RNeY GENitBM!&r
Whefher?to Act on This .Advice or
Call Special Session of Congress Will
Be Determined SoonBy" President.
Washington. Secretary Lansing
and Attorney General Gregory have
advised President Wilson that, he has
fu!l authority to-arm Americam mer
chant, ships againjit illegal attafcs by
German submarisSs. ' '
t' ll was jhese. jvo officers; the v
ernmerit's authority respectively oloh
tenational, questions and law, that the
President referred the contention xai3-
actga to amnonze merchainrfiettt' to
resist pirates raised an insuperable bar
to the step he desired to take to meet
the submarine menace. They have re
ported . that the statutes "have no ap
plication to the present situation.
. Whether the President will act im
mediately' in accordance, with jthis op
ia'ipi br .wiir'v'jri,i' to 'cgi'a, special
session of Cpiiess J.6 ' pass a r,esoliU
tidii simitaV fa:..that iu-lie'tl by? filibus
ter daring ihe' ias't ses'sibii'. Was riot re
vealed ,a.t this .time, ' .
'In'dVLew- ct .the action 'of. the Senate-j
oiuer iniujusier, 11 was-inougni. m some.
AdmitfUt-r.ation quarters that tlm PrmnMythe tate- Debar
i session..- :
One probleni";rnvolvea;is th.piollwnso.nafs aLCiJrf.tners tee.i.Chat
p -rnvolvea ;is th,pioT5:iso.nars aLJrf.tn
oVer ike organion bit t i1" WdtflOfW s
able difficulty oVer the ergani2iviioii of
the next House ,'b'etause of -'Uie.?aiiiof t'
afe JnarKed-.'tlleroTganfij;
lyanB.on lloue, pobably.'
L'JLVMH-i Ul, UU III? -ai IllHIl
presiden4is deeTmi-aUt(
ttviiu..
., e 14 c. IV t., n. iui fci c'.-i iv .J
fts commiiuicatious. by the-mericaik
Goveriiipent L W Mreless1' 'station
6t Savvinf. iud T'ne.rtnn.fl'rtfl hvthft
&t Sayville aud .TucietQn'.r'a'nd by the
British .and French .GoveTnmets in
SERIOUS SPEECH ON FOOD "
, ; SITUATION MADE TO.DhET.
Jt
London? Tb a Vruostan asxl i,oi-
trollerDr JtwejichaelVmidie-iii
th-e' PftJtefaHfDet, nwh'at ,.-.,jS.oel-
nhe - ZeftunfeaSlsAa MriqJW 'i'V '
fTisnatfi' trnm Amstrdam. ' ' .DoetorJ
tiispatcn. rrom .Amsiemam. 'wotJ.ori
- Michaefks - detiaivcynat ,tpe .u.sires
was sanvrthsf-a- nr. severe state of
things, especially' in che large indus-
trial centers, could hardly be' Imagined.
evenly diatf-fbia'tM iiance ot'h
ieei .tUeLgciii.'fe' antf ltep-ubfii?-ans
A',ljbng.r'-dr7!-out"' flgtf?lcltva!i'
atloa- of : m&re
s,urnn) ao etrUfeB sirttP.-t'onesss? nij ran no.. -m ;s in
i k - f- n mill fVi -i f 111 .aavvran n n J " r. 11 ' lj H UUit. tJIC U J C 1C U I UJ II UT t 44 C;
5? '
IilPSWILlTflKE;NEWOi.SDON:
VERY LIKELY -tlHAI' f'e.W tYS"
s WILL BRING? MOVE IN SUBr
1 ' '. L
MARINE MATTERjT :T
. " '. ..' t
: '. - t:
. ..
That One Will Be Called Not Lftep
Than May . 15 is' Forecast of, House
Leader' Kitlchint; May lAfm Ships.
. Washington: New action b 'Presi
dent Wilson Ts,ritftin-t4ie"-heit?:few days
in vthe.' 'situation ,re1sulirn from tne
Gerlaianf nrestrieied ubdiarlne cam
paign "as ;forect6afidently..1ii- -d
I Vt i'niinni,' it, .J&C. . JT M J. 1 B J
men miit& .GrSMWLlot
old tathtes ronstrueted' by ssme; offi
cials to prohibit such action, the con
voying of the vessels by warships, the
immediate calling of an extra session
of Congress, and the placing of Ameri
can ships desiring to pass through the
danger "zone under Government-"' c"o-'
trol.
. . 1 port's conveyed to thaPresTdeilt
' 'ttija ,'t ...Ijeji pros pe ct s a r e . e xceilen hfoiyj
prompt... aiy4 favorable iactiun on -hw
esiioafor f jrfcWJ'tKe Sen.
"ate -i-ii'isfetfhaSt- action- caii' b'e secur
ed on 'an -armed neutrality resolution
.vr?re taepe?f,a to bring the caning or
While' sfitie ' offi.cials. notably ihpte
jfti-.lhe gtate- Depattmeht.: have ad-
anac ne nas juu
I? ''' "";
msivhanyTien witjiout
Ttftlpti,'!a'"step wotmrT stretching Mxa
f I? ?.olQt?tl'.-futltwe.4 hat
oittr.lMJ' restr.ipnirti9iml!giUia.Arni-
fl& !yesls'elsj dp not-.'apply-' torsup
ktefi ag.;'rQn vovs.1 Tne ti'fifi i JmVfirl-'
oi i-iie iwa-ysy, iJ.afimwi; jj!4-. cpen
jf-'. " ,'-." V'
I
.1
I
i.Irif'i. Nationalists in" frit TT
C.omtaoA: resolution .ca
' th JmsTerhate application of t
TTb'trse- of
ailing for
he homo
rule statute to Ireland precipitated on
of the" Wot' bitter sessions in month
ahd threw 'thev. home rule question
beck into its oil "position of yncer-
Hainty. The resolution forced the Go"
ernment into .a .declaration of policy
W.tijfwatds,self-g)vernment, namely, that
ay- Psrt'Qf lCfia(l.J.t'Vat wished home
qoai aaye it J bul "Wat if rbtv
fioVi .'would ' be ' mpldy ed. to -compel
Ulster to-afcept. At tha same time.
ttle,propo3al drew from the LTUerites
the ultimatum that they would not ac
cept, which, coup'0'! with the Govern
ment's pronou" '"-p.e-'t.
effectua!:v
crushed hopes for epre.ly settlement.
WoifrU' cI'.agSAUriBonW rj under the American, fla?
, VilnCti Tile -u-m(it-i nay -ixiuuim, i ..'fresiueiu.- v uson HIO?
v.d6 -Wed.--:';; Kli dr6 410?
9H ii-rM '.fiCW!HHt? a1 ' merchant 'higy
P.i'tjnesss.sMi? -ranno,j.ij,';ffiiwtJW f,jSsf- sub-marines.-r
OROERS STATE OF
. ARMED Nl
t -
PRESIDENT WILSON TAKES ONLY
STEP TO KEEP MERCHANT
. ti MARINE- AFLOAT." '
SPAJIf IS VERY r;6BAVE
Cafls Poial Session of Congress forti
? .Xil&. Decision Came QulcVlyk
. Ilvnrg Action of Senate Amend-'
iW t0 Stop Filibustering.
W?lihton. President Wilson
from a sick bed ordered the arming
ofWnean merchant ships agamst '
Gpr.tsany's ruthless submarine war
faVe,wartd "at the same time issued" a'
prt)?lamarion calling an extra., session
of Qgrcss to meet April Ho. The
Presidents decision came suddenly,
followi'hg the action of the Senate.in
'revising its rules to permit prompt
aeUon on important questions and the
,s.ubmissi6n of formal opinions by Sec-
'fetary Lansing and Attorney General
Gregory that he has the power to arm
Merchant ment without action by Con
gress, Details of the Government's armed
neutrality plans - for . defending the
merchant marine were' withheld , to
avoid, endangering Americans and,
their ships by permitting the informa-
tion to reach Germany.
The decision"' coming at the '"end?
a period
5d of tense' waiting, was 'ge'n.
erally hailed as the natural and .un
avoidable, next- step,; .in ; the policy
adopted by- the ,'President when the
broke . off "diplomatic relation's with
Germany and 'gave warning thaLtha
United States could not toleratSj-at-tacks.
on,.Americafi ships and citizens
in .violation of international law.
-fraught with the grave possibilit
pi. war wun'uermany4,;.tiie .actipri-iu
taken by President Wilson only aaf
he was vonvinced - that .' Germ
actually was proceeding.--with
campaign of ruthlessness.
LiOner hpfnrp the nrnpr wa
from the. White House, all ny
preparatons for the arming
chantmen had been compl
Navy Department. Secret
however, issued an appeal
of the Nation to refrain f
sion of these preparation
The President's actiorJf
through the Senate, n'''
cial session and throup)
tnent Departments. Sif
war with Germany,. Vit
officials and Senators i
the'lsstie rests entirely wiv
FIRST COLLISSION Wlji
MARINE Mt
Washington. Armed ne'
be the ' status of the Unite
momentthat the. first mf
upon, his own Jtef
Writers on interns'
h?r?l' that 'armed, ijev
PM-4i, Mie 'uunj.rw;if
defend, itselfI'd.-.a?!
threatened afliiflfiiCtJ
Hgetejit s.- : Th iPiHati
tralasran;fi3enl
througlV good f&rt
taje't .-with 'beUj'ge1
ashore, or through
belligerent to 'cpnl
A -
'i I
,-pj5purpose to Infr
ox a . 'ontry to m
-HQrted by-action.
.GERMANY ARE
1
p Berlin; by wirele
'J. Fifty-nine Ame
vessels sunk by th
the South Atlantic
Swinemuende on J
the.;captured .Briti
dale, werevreleasor'f
aim ien ior tne s
ropt over which
throne chosen for
United States -Gov'
ucn IVIAI1 OCMIVIt
Florence, S. G. l
men of the Gem',
freighter LJebenfpl
Line
beg.rj
sinking in Chariest Jii"w'pr on th0!
night of .January 31, were fotnd guilty
ot sinking the vessel i" .a navigable
stream- by a jury in the rnitd.
District Court here.
TK"'
quitted, however, of a y
.Tohann R. Klatier."0'
t'Ae only one of the'
EUTRALITY
r
P 7
&
j K mm
r t ourof
1
I 1
4 win
Vb'-1
p
3 Worn
i teriD'
wa f,yt to
rUX M'oard
V Jf row-
J 'Tl.'.i'
i .i .was
X 1by the .
s. hip.
i.fs and
FAREVJELL SPEECH
OF PRES. GARDI1ER
ELOQUENT -Af4D..FiDRCEFUL' WAS '
7P. P.RESfDENT OF
P,RESfDENT
;
WAS, SADNESS -rJ-IEPARATIOri . -
'Liet&ijacft Gov'erjidn Trunks That njeg--
i. 'risiatifre-lsfs Wonkedldt In vain
- -, ror Bexiermeni'OT -cjiarc.
,'. ':-f i 1
RaieigTiiThe vieivs f P.rsdentt
Gardner, , of; "the Senate; on'' the work
of sessions' just ended w'ere eloquently
and forcefftlly expresseAsin .his little ,
speech accepting the sjlver service by
'fSfe Senators. " 1 ' " ' ; '
The speech follows: " "''
"Thlais ortfc',' occasion in my life
un -whlch.'njt, iaj , seninients are sup
pressed and c'ir'cumscribea by 'theut
ter 'ribverty df- -words to eipress; the
..thonfehts' that .arise from withih. I
stand In tills presence paralyzed as it
were with a deep sense of obligation,
love and affection for each member
of this Senate and the silver token
of your; generous thoughtiulnesss.will ?!
forever serve, in my home, as a. per.
petuiT "and 'personal tribute to "yo4r.
memories, ' and as I drink in these
goblets in the years that are to cpme.
there- shajl o. out from my . heart a .
Jieni. oui .spontaneous?- Tesponse . iu
o.Hachnf vfliiand-tb the scattered forces' ,'
0UF. '. . ... ' ,.
".We leave in a few hours and one
generation after another will assemblo
in these halls as our successors to .
v6rk for -the upbuilding of our dean
Mother State, until on every hillside x
and every valley, by seashore or moun
tain brook, in the towns, counties and ,
r"p:ea ther shall filter the human-
t inatiA arm anfial hptfffrmpn! ' '
A i H tv
General. Assembly. -The water.
a wideV.-i
ttle too hieh for the mill to
'frinlp-ht a a.n1 nro. nr a. HftlA
1 iar our efforts to properly ! ap-
f'P .ate "the significance "eff the" con-
Li V V TIVIU Ui l. 1 1 1 . ) CfcO Ot. Ui J f u 111.
iLci e uupc is LUti l in me miai
'Cri f -w mill Via fKar lira 1oKMki1
M-i. TV lit U TT U In UVa
ir-iln fnr TCnrth PnrnHna '
$50ciation with you has been
Poyully hap.py that I reluctant-
1VM' ke'en-'sorrow contemplate
1 ; . auu Di,auuiiig r i l ii uir
ln this presence, I da
rth, all the earnestness
that "ttiere is .a fel-
ecurely linked with
uiuiuu lauo? a ' ' .
that -our pulso
'obs- "Will be strik-
the. vital forcen
hiss fVeur or.
ipany Ifyfririkiselves
i are yofgw of the
. itl'S,;!--
i'elve
fvhy i
Ul
waro!- WSJ1) 'i7i0'.
rftria&4.car
Wmr&de&ie$& that will
rftan.
,eqp,'orMh;ra.
" ' "' Wv.Jb!Tic!il-
f.-' 'jJ ,t .,4
Mnanx - vau ana bid vnn farswc l nA
n rA 1 . , . .. . . .
r'v-'- siient ana m-
.icuiii)u tApissions- or-onewno aeep-
ry. love4his Triends, and o!'vkinship
wit'h.the rce to which we-'eiohg".''and
mfV4rs'Vp in tne immortaI "throng
Of' God childfgn. -. i v.
"May your efforts, ai'm's' and aspira
tions throughout life be covered with
the blessmgs if the Great Jehovah Is
my earnest prayer as I bid you good
bye."
Grading -interurban Road.
Salisbury. The county commisslon-
t ers have ordered a survey and esti
mate made on broadening and grading
Salisbury avenue from Steele street in
Salisbury through Spencer.
Another Flour Mill For Statesville.
t .Saesyille. Statesville's four'h
flour m ill is a certainty with the or
ganizatlon of the Sterling Mills, Inc.
A five-story milf building and ware
house will be erected near the rail
road station. Machinery will be in
stalled -capable f producing 500 bar
rels of flour per day. The building will
te yquipped with a p0,000-bu3hel ele
yrr Work will af once be begun on"
''iiildirg. and it is hoped that the
v will be in operation with-
Urn 5cU? 1k?fai
I -ZmA.afrT 3pn.vriement
E 1 U".Iil'UP era0TT071S?t'-BTV-WMrA aft T
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