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VOL. XX TO. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917. NO. 46.
E BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
SIMILAR MEASURE HAD ALREADY
BEEN PASSED BY THE
HOUSE.
GOES TO CONFERENCE NOW
Prohibition and Press Censorship Sec
tions Left Out by Senate. Has
Been a Long Bitter Fight.
Washington. After nearly three
weeks of debate, the senate, by a vote
of 77 to 6, passed the administration
espionage bill, pronounced one of the
most drastic and all-inclusive measures
in American congressional history.
A similar bill has passed the House
and virtual redrafting of many of the
most important provisions is expected
in the forthcomng conference.
During the day's final consideration,
the Senate stripped the measure oi
provisions for newspaper censorship
and restriction upon manufacture ol
grain into intoxicating liquors, and
rejected an amendment designed to
curb speculation In food products, al
though sentiment obviously waa over
whelming In favor of such legislation
later.
As completed, the Senate bill's prin
cipal selections provide:
Authority for the president to em
bargo exports when he finds that "the
public safety and -welfare so require
(not in the House measure);
Mail Censorship.
Authority for the postoffice depart
ment to censor mailB and exclude mail
matter deemed seditious, anarchistic
or treasonable, and making its mail
ing punishable under heavy penalties
(not in the House bill) ;
For punishment of espionage, de
fined in most detailed terms, includ
n g wrongful use of military informa
tion; For the control of merchant vessels
in American waters;
Punishment for conveyance of false
reports to interfere with military oper
ations, wilful attempts to cause
disaffection in the military or naval
forces or obstructions of recruiting.
For the seizure of arms and muni
tions and prohibition of their exporta
tion under certain conditions;
For penalizing conspiracies design
ed to harm American foreign dele
gations or for destruction of property
within the United States ;
For increased restrictions upon is
suance of passports with penalties for
their forgery or false procurement;
and
For material extension of the power
to issue search warrants for inspection
rf premises.
Export Embargo.
The clause giving the president
power to embargo exports was re
tained in tihe bill virtually as drafted
by administration officials.
It was modified once, but the un
qualified provision -was restored after
its necessity had been explained last
week in a day's session behind closed
doors.
Vigorous efforts to retain provisions
for the newspaper censorship and
partinfl prohibition together with
foodstuff conservation, luring the
war, culmlated In final votes in which
the Senate voted 48 to 34 to eliminate
pi! provisions for press censorship. On
I in-half of the administration forces
Senator Overman, in charge of the
bill, had moved to reinsert a modified
censorship clause. As the House bill
contains a provision for determination
by the jury of culpability for violation
of censorship regulations to be pro
mulgated by the President, the admin
istration is expected to bring strong
nrepfuure for drafting in conference of
a compromise censorship section.
On 'the question of prohibition and
foodstuff conservation, the Senate, by
a vote of 4 6to 37, reversed its action
of Saturday in accepting Senator Cum
mins' amendment providing that, dur
ing the war, manufacture of cereals,
fcrain, sugar and syrup into intoxi eat
ing liquors should be prohibited. By
this vote it struck out the Cummins
amendment offered as a food conserva
tion step, but attacked as really a pro
hibition move.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO
EXPAND REGULAR ARMY
Washington. Orders to bring the
regular army to its full war strength
of 293,000 men was were announced by
the war department. Organization of
44 new regiments have begun with
further efforts to stimulate recruiting
and bring in the 116,455 men needed.
Since April 1. 67,443 men have been
accepted, and officials are confident
that the full number will have been
enrolled as wartime volunteers, be
fore June 15.
ANOTHER OFFICER'S
GAMP TO BE OPENED
NEW TRAINING STATION WILL
BE ESTABLISHED NEXT .
AUGUST.
GIVE SAME TRAINING COURSE
Those Who Failed to Get in First En
campment Will Be Given an Oppor
tunity to Make Application In the
New Camp Soon.
New York The full quota of 40,000
men, which the War Department re
quested for the officers' training camps
throughout the country, was recruited
within twenty days after the issuance
of the call, Capt. Arthur F. Cosby, of
the Military Training Camps Associa
tion, announced here.
After the completion of the first
camps, which began their work
Tuesday, Captain Cosby said it is ex
pected another series of camps will
be held, probably in August.
"Men who were eligible but were
not selected for the first camp will
have an opportunity to make applica
tion for this new camp," said Captain
Cosby. "It is not necessary for men
who contemplate going to the second
camp to send in their applications
now, as due announcement will be
given In the newspapers.
"We will urge the War Department
to announce at as early a date as pos
sible the date of the opening of the
next camp, so as to allow ample time
to conduct the preliminary recruiting
and examination in a more satisfac
tory manner than the recent emec;.
gency campaign.
"We shall urge more strongly that
with a three months' notice and prep
aration, the merits of each individual
applicant may be passed on more sat
isfactorily and the Army authorities
themselves will be better able to se
lect the succesful candidates and give
them a reasonable notice in order that
they may wind up their affairs pre
paratory to entering into active ser
vice." CENSORSHIP MEASURE
DEFEATED IN SENATE
By Margin of One Censorship Clause
is Thrown Out.
Washington. The first legislative
step toward conservation of the na
tion's food resources and a long ad
vance toward an absolutely dry Uni
ted States was taken by the senate
In approving, 38 to 32, an amendment
to the administration espionage bill
forbidding during the war the use of
cereals or grain in the manufacture of
intoxicating liquor.
By a majority of one vote, the Sen
ate also threw out of the bill the ad
ministration's press censorship sec
tion and then voted overwhelmingly
not to put in a modified section as
waa done in the house This action
Is expected to throw the censorship
fight into conference, where the in
fluence of the administration can be
brouglut to . bear more directly. What
will be the outcome no Senator would
predict' with confidence.
The prohibition amendment was
adopted under a rule limiting debate
sharply, apd there were only brief
speechs on eac hside Just before
the senate had voted down 47 to 25, a
proposal to forbid sal eof intoxicants
during the war
Effective September 1 the amend
ment is calculated to confine sale and
consumption to whiskey and other
grain liquors already in stock and to
wines, brandies or other drings that
depend upon other materials for main
constituents Another opportunity to
vote upon it will be offered when the
senate takes the bill with the amend
ment from the committee of the whole
but 'opponents of the prohibitory pro
vision are not confident that they will
be able to overturn the action
Elimination of the press censorship
section ended a long and bitter fight.
The vote was 39 to 38. Opportunity
will come also for another vote on
this section
The prohibition amendment was pro
posed by Senator Cummins, Republi
can, of Iowa.
JNO. M. CARSON IS ARMY
TRANSPORT SERVICE HEAD.
New York. The designation of Col.
John M. Carson, quartermaster in
New York for the United States Army,
as superintendent of Army transport
service of the port of New York by
Secretary of War Baker Is a step In a
definite plan to co-ordinate military
shipments of the United States and
the Entente Allies from this port
through the appointment of a special
shipping board yet to be named. I:
was announced here
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AGREE JN DRAFT MEASURE
DEADLOCK ON SELECTIVE DRAFT
BILL IS BROKEN. AGES 21 TO
30 INCLUSIVE.
Prohibition Section Left in Measure.
Early Passage Assured and Regis
tration of Men Will Begin Within
Two Weeks.
Washington. The long deadlock of
Senate and House conferees on the
selective draft military bill was brok
en with an agreement on a compro
mise measure under which a great war
army would be raised by selective
conscription of .men from 21 to 30
years of age inclusive. "v
Authorization for recruiting Colonel
Roosevelt's proposed volunteer divis
ion for service in France written into
the bill by thepSenate.' flna-llys; ;was
thrown out on the insistence-'of Homse
conferees. In return, the House yield
ed to the Senate's proposal for pro
hibition at military posts.
The conference report is expected
to be approved by both Senate and
House in a few days and with in two
weeks after the President has affixed
his signature, registration of those
eligible for conscription will be un
der way throughout the country. The
War Department has erected a vast
and intricate war machine for assign
ing and organizing the conscripts.
They will be assembled at training
camps in September.
The compromise bill is understood
to be generally satisfactory to the
Administration and the Army Genepl
Staff. The most important change
made in Congress was in the age lim
its, fixed by the staff at -19 and 25,
inclusive. The Senate made them 21
and 27 and the House 21 and 40. The
ages named in the conference agree
ment makes the draft applicable to
all ale voters under 30.
The section dealing with exemptions
from draft was re-writtea in part, by
the conference committee and provis
ion was made for hearings in exemp
tion applications before local .civil, tri
bunals with the right to appeaL to .a
second tribunal and finally to the
president.
Republicans in the senate who have
favored giving Colonel Roosevelt au
thority to raise and take American
troops to France declared that an ef
fort would be made on the floor to
have the senate insist on the retention
of this feature. The general expecta
tion, however, is that the conference
decision will prevail.
The prohibition provision, as agreed
to, excludes liquor, beer and wines
from any military post, but does not
forbid selling or giving these bever
ages to soldiers except when in uni
form. The conferees put into the bill an
amendment giving the president power
to organize and equip for each in
fantry and cavalry brigade three ma
chine gun companies, and for each
rtjtfhrinn at these services, four
chine gun companies in addition to J
those comprised in each organization
of these units. He also was given1
authority to organize one armored !
motor car machine gun eompaj,. or
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GUNNERS FIRE AT SUBMARINE
SIX SHOT8 WERE HURLED AT
GERMAN U-BOAT OFF COAST
,OF IRELAND.
Impossible to Tell Whether Any of
Shots Found .Mark, But Paasaengers
Declared 'They . Struck "Very Close"
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to Per$cope.
New York. An armed American
Line steamship which arrived here
from a European port reported that
her gun crew fired six shots at a Ger
man submarine off the coast of Ire
land on May 2. The undersea boat
immediately submerged and it was im
possible to defexmine whether any of
the shots took effect.
The periscope of the submarine
was sighted about 6 o'clock that after
noon and the American vessel im
mediately, swung around to afford the
gunners an opportunity for accurate
aim. The undersea craft disappeared
simultaneously with the firing of the
first shot, it was said, and did not re
appear. The American snip tnen put
on full speed and proceeded on her
course.
The American vessel, armed fore
and aft with six-inch guns, was de
tained in sailing from the other side
three days, due to a warning that
enemy submarines were lying in wait
for her.
Soon after the liner passed out of
the protected zone into the open sea
at a speed of approximately twenty
knots, the' submarine's periscope loom
ed up suddenly off her port bow.
The passengers declared that the
first shot fired from the liner struck
very close" to the periscope and
caused the water to spray over it.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY
STATEMENT ISSUED.
Sixty-Two Vessels, Including Sixteen
Fishing Smacks, Were Sunk Last
Week. .
London. Tvrenty-fonr merchant ves
sels of more than 1.C00 tons each were
sunk. during the last week, it was an
naunced officially. TWeuty-two ves
sels also were sunk. Tne official state
ment says:
"Vessels of all Nationalities, arriv
als 2.374; mailings 2.499.
British merchantmen over l,eoo
tons sunk, including five not reported
previously. 24 under 1,600 tons, 22.
"British merchantmen unsuccess-
fully attacked, including six previous-
ly not reported, 34.
"British fishers sunk, including one
not previously reported and 13 sail
ors. 16."
CONFIDENT THAT U-BOAT
MENACE WILL BE OVERCOME.
Washington. Confidence that the
submarine menace wil lbe met either
by British or American Inventive gen
ius or by the combined navies of the
(two ; Powers, was expressed by Sir
ma-irtudw. Ac. Chair, of the British Mis-
gjon at a reception tendered him by
tne Navy League. British inventions,
ne "encouraged me to exprea.,
the confident hope that the necessary
l-antrjte to the submarine will b-.
foam
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10 GO TO
ELIHU ROOT, AS SPECIAL AMBAS
SADOR, WILL HEAD THE
PARTY.
GEN. HUGH L SCOTT GOING
President Wilson Make Effort te
Thwart Germany's Intrigue for a
. Separate Peace with Russia.
Washington. Official announce
meat of the personnel of the American
Commission to RusBia, marked a for
ward step in President Wilspn's effort
to thwart Germany's Intrigues for a
separate peace with the new democ
racy, and to hold the provisional gov
ernment fast as to the cause of the
world against Prussian autocracy.
Headed by Elihu Root, with powers
of a special ambassador, the. person
nel of the commission was chosen with
special regard to conditions In Russia
and the character of the new govern
ment. Besides Mr. Root, who represents the
elements of statesmanship- with the
distinction of having' held many high
offices in the United States, the com
mission comprises a Socialist, a labor
leader, a banker, a manufacturer, a
business man, a man celebrated for his
international activties in. human w4
fare and .ranking army and navy offi
cers. The commission will be accom
panied by a large suite and will depart
from , the United . States at an early
date by a route which will not be pub
lished in advance. The personnel of
the commission follows:
Elihu Root, of New York, chair
man; Charles R. Crane, of Illinois,
Chicago " manufacturer and business
man; John R. Mott, of New York, gen
eral secretary of the' International
.CpmpHtee of Y. M. C. A.; Cyrus Mc
.Cormick, president of the Internation
al Harvester Company; Samuel R.
Bertron, banker of New York; James
Duncan, vice president American Fed
eration of Labor; Charles Edward Rus
sell, of New. York1 .author and Social
ist; Major General Hugh L. Scott,
chief of staff, U. S. A.; Rear Admiral
James H. Glennon, U. S. N.
BRITISH AND FRENCH
ARE WELCOMED AT N.
Y.
Former Presidents Taft and Rooseve't
Were Present
Now York. The British and Fren
War Missions to the United IT,
were entertained at a brilliancy
quet here. ,
The guests included Arthur Jpj
Balfour,. British Foreign Minis
Rene Viviani, French Minister of
tice; Marshal Joffre, and two f
Presidents of the United St
Theodore Roosevelt and Willi,
Taft. iitl'
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America's Allies in the wala
Germany arrived at the fcvj
Astoria in one party. The sjrj
all sides of the hotel were1!
pucked with men and womf
to pay their respects to tl
guests.
Outlined in electric lights
front of the hotel were th
thd three Nations represent
far up and down famed Fiffci
double rows of. street lamps!
out a sea of flags floating ov
lei linep of citizens who jai
sidewalks of both sides for a
a half.
The members of the Missi
j escorted first to the great t
where a brkr reception ws f
then to the grand banquet
entered in the followine nif
Mr. Balfour . and- Mayii
roy MItchel.
M.. Viviani and Govenl
i Marshal Joffre and I
Senator Calder
sir Cecil Spring-Rirf
Ambassador, and Cole'
puie3 Jusserand, the
sador, and Mr. Taft.
Sir Thomas White
ter of Canada, and Josy
former Ambassador to
Vice Admiral Chocheny
French Navy, and Franl'
Counselor of the Department
Rear Admiral Sir Dudley K:
Chair, of the British Navy, and Dtf
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia' University.
The, Marquis de Chambrun ani
Rear .'Admiral. Nathaniel R. Usher,
Ctommandant of the New York Nary
j Yar(1-
: Lieutenant Bridges, of the British
! Army, and Major General Leonart
' Wood, Commander of the Departmen.
of the Southeast.
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Oil POSTAGE RATES
SECTION REFERRING TO NEWS
PAPERS IS LIKELY TO BE
MODIFIED.
TO REACH VOTE THIS WEEK
Newspaper Men in Great Numbers
Strongly . Protest With Effect.
Many Other Protests Are Made to.
Different Sections.
Washington. Opponents of the
Ways and Means Commitee's proposal
to greatly increase .postal rates on
newspapers ' and magazines showed
such a: strength during debate on the
war tax' bill that it appeared likely
the postal section of the measure .
would be one of the few to be mater
ially modified before passage.
The attack brought the first defec
tion from the ranks of the committee
itself, which had approved the bill un
animously, and whose members of both
parties have consistently urged its
passage unamended. Just before ad
journment Representative Sloan, a Re
publican committeeman, told the
House that while he would stand be
hind every other provision in the
measure, he could not support a pos
tal increase amounting to "a punitive
expedition against newspapers and
magazines." .
Representatives Madden, of Illinois
and McCormick, of Illinois; Meeker,
of Missorui, Republicans, and Moon,
of Tennessee, Democrat and chairman
of the postal committee, joined in the
attack, which proceeded while a large
delegation of publishers was telling .
the Senate Finance Committee that
enactment would force many publica
tions out of business.
Debate Near Close.
General debate In the House closed
at 4 o'clock Tuesday and the bill prob
ably will be brought to a final vote be
fore the end of the week. The com
mittee hopes to put through most of
its proposals without important
amendment, for the opposition has
scattered its fire against many indi-
vidual fT o-nd has developed a
conv-
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y changes
edicted
yTM d postal
at Ai of Na
tupers and
.attacked the
4ie most unjust
rTA Government,"
Resented two amend-
f" uie propoeeu rates,
.phtative McCormick euggest
.nat the whole schedule should be
written so that the levies would fall
i publications in proportion to their
comes.
Representative McMormick also
ritlcised the income tax section of
.e bill and declared the proposed ex-
ess profits taxes were oppressive and
mjust. He predicted that the measure
as a whole would work immeasurable
harm to industry.
Senate Hearing.
Spokesmen for newspapers and pe
riodicals, large and small, and from
ail parts of the country appeared be-
fore the Senate Finance Committee
to attack as unreasonable and confis
catory the war revenue bill provision
Milch would create a zone system
3th greatly increased rates for sec
M class mail matter. They declared
ie measure went into effect, many
cations would be compelled to
Nd.
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f-enresent in g f
jiuk seek-
special V,
Lnted to be
placed on theV with people
engaged in other business.
'rthur Dunn, speaking for th
smaller newspapers of the country,
said thev could not stand the increase
in postal rates with the increased cost
of print paper, and that many wou'd
be compelled to go out of business if
the bill was enacted.
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