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PLYMOUTH, H. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917
NO. 60.
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LENIENCY PERIOD
HAS GOI TO END
BAKER ASKS GOVERNOR TO EN.
FORCE PENAL CLAUSE OF
DRAFT LAW.
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NOT ONE OF THE FEDERAL RE
SERVE DISTRICTS UP TO
MINIMUM.
ONE YEAR IN PENITENTIARY FIGURES ARE MADE PUBLIC
Those Who Enrolled Between June
5 and June 11 Won't Be Prosecuted.
Draft of Registrations is Almost
Completed.
Washington. The period of leniency
ended June ' 11 for men between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty, inclu
sive, who failed to register for the
war army June 5.
provoet Marshal General Crowder
sent to the governors of all the states
a message asking them "to inaugurate
fm June 12 a vigorous, aggressive
Bid effective enforcement of the penal
cause of the selective service law
against all who have by their failure
to register brought themselves 'under
those provisions."
The penalty for failure to register
- on June 5 is imprisonment for a year
and enforced, registration, but General
Crowder, immediately after registra
tion day, recommended that local
boards provide further opportunity for
delinquents. The department of Jus
tice notified United States attorneys
to release those already arrested for
failure to register, , providing they
have now registered.
General Crowder has almost -completed
a draft of registrations to gov
era exemptions and exemption boards,
and expects to lay it before Secretary
Baker in a few days for approval.
The general believes no class should
be exempted as such, but that local
boards should decide on the circum
stances in each individual case.
He favors use of some device such
as a jury wheel for drawing the names
of those to be examined by the ex
emption boards. The registrations
will be made public after Secretary
Baker and President Wilson approve
them.
General Crowder's message to gov
ernors said:
"Quotas are to be assigned to the
several states in proportion to the
population as determined by the bu
reau of the census and not in propor
tion to the registration. The result Is
that every person who has failed to
register is seriously increasing the
burden of those who have registered.
"It is requested that very .'effort be
now made to detect and arrest persons
subject to registration who have not
registered and to bring each promptly
to the 'attention of the nearest repre
sentative of the department of jus
tice. Care should be taken that the
lists prescribed in paragraph thirty-
nine (men registered) are promptly
posted and' all registrants should be
asked to assist in bringing non-regis- '
trants to the attention of the police.
"In case of doubt as to the age of
persons who have not registered, the
tabulated records of political organi j
zations and other local records should
be consulted and data may be obtained
from the bureau of the census."
New York Makes Most Favorable Re
jort. Figures Made Public Based on
Subscriptions Forwarded to Reserve
Banks.
Washington. Totals of subscrip
tions to the liberty loan aggregating
$1,300,000,000, as announced June S
by Secretary McAdoo, have been made
public by the treasury department,
showing that not one of the twelve
federal reserve districts have sub
scribed to its minimum allotments al
though New York, with the most fav
orable showing, has nearly reached the
minimum. '
In some Instances, the amount of
subscriptions from federal reserve
districts, has . fallen to less, than one
third of the allotments. The figures
made public are based upon actual
subscriptions forwarded to the reserve
banks. They follow:
New York Subscriptions 588,000,
000; allotment $600,000,000 to $750,
000,000. -Boston Subscriptions $135,000,000 ;
allotment $240,000,000 to $300,000,000.
Philadelphia Subscriptions $61,000,
000; allotment $140,000,000 to $175.
000,000. Richmond Subscriptions $35,000,
000; allotment $80,000,000 to $100,000,
000. ' Atlanta Subscriptions $22,000,000;
allotment $60,000,0000 to $75,000,000.
Chicago Subscriptions $138,000,
000; allotment $260,000,000 to $325,
000,000. Cleveland Subscriptions $163,000,
000; allotment $180,000,000 to $225.
000,000. St.. Louis Subscriptions. $27,000.
000; allotment $80,000,000 to $100,
000,000. Minneapolis Subscriptions $50,000,
000; allotment $80,000,000 to $100,000,
000. Kansas Ciy Subscriptions $34,000,
000; allotment $100,000,000 to $125,
000,000. '
Dallas Subscriptions $20,000,000;
allotment $40,000,000 to $50,000,000.
San Francisco Subscriptions $37,:
000,000; allotment $140,000,000 to
$175,000,000.
NINE MILLION IS NEW
ESTIMATE ON REGISTRATION
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HARRISON IS AGAIN HONORED AMERICANS SINK SUBMARINE
RE-ELECTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
OF CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS BY ACCLAMATION.
BRITISH TROOP8 ARE
GIVING GERMAN NO REST
French ' and Belgians Are Preparing
for Big Infantry Drive.
While the cannon axe roaring along
the greater portion of the front in
Belgium from the region of the North
Sea to the French border, probably
preliminary to infantry Attacks by
the French and Belgians, the British
troops In the Messines region are giv
ing the Germans no rest.
Not satisfied with the capture of the
famous Measines ridge last week,
Field Marshal Haig'e men continue
here and there to dig further into the
territory held by the Germans. Sun
day night and Monday again yiitnessed
thruts by the British souJi and
southeast of Messines, in both of
which appreciable gains were made,
especially in the neighborhood of La
Polerie farm.
GENERAL PERSHING GUE8T
AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London. General Pershing and Uni
ted States Ambassador Page took
luncheon with King George and Queen
Mary at Buckingham palace. The
king had Invited the enlisted men in
General Pershing's party to visit the
palace. . General Pershing and Am
bassador Page drove to the palace tn
the ambassador's car and spent near
ly two hours there. After luncheon,
the king and queen showed the visi
tors through the historic rooms.
Supplemental Reports Being Made by
So'me States- -Washington.
Twenty-six states and
the District of Columbia, having atl
told slightly more than fifty per cent
of the country's population, had sent
iu complete reports of their military
registration showing total registration
of 4,716,768 young men for war ser
vice. For the territory reporting, the cen
sus estimate was 5,372,596 ellgibles.
On the basis of the returns, it was
calculated that the grand total of reg
istration probably would be close to
9,000,000, In place of 10,264.000, as
forecast by the census experts.
The reporfs showed white registra
tions totalling 3,501.456; colored 634,
170, alien 277,057, and enemy alien
45,018. Possible exemptions indicated
totalled 2,508,624.
Officials pointed out that the census
figures were intended only as approx
imates, and that the discrepancy
should not be taken as indicating eva
sion of the draft. . It also was pointed
out that between 600,000 and 1,000,000
men Included in the estimate already
are members of the armed forces of
the nation, and therefore did not reg
ister. '
Many of the states which previously
reported complete returns are send
ing supplemental reports adding to
their totals. Delay in registering, espe
cially among those who registered by
mail, Is responsible. This shifting of
totals may delay a final tabulation for
a week or more.
Great Crowd of Veterans Pats Up
Pennsylvania Avenue to Strains of
"Dixie" While President Wilson and
Vice-President Marshall Look On.
Washington. The Confederate vet
erans re-elected Gen. George P. Har
rison, of Opellka, Ala., commander-in-chief,
and selected Tulsa, Okla., as the
place for the 1918 reunion, after
marching up Pennsylvania avenue to
the strains of "Dixie" and passing in
review before President Wilson and
Vice ' President Marshall. Escorted
by union soldiers, and followed by
United States regulars, national
guardsmen, cadets from the Virginia
Military Institute and the Washington
high school, the hosts of the south
paraded in triumph through the streets
of the capital to the accompanying
cheers of the thousands of spectators
who occupied all places of vantage
along the line of march.
Despite the tremendous crowd
which viewed the parade and the
large number of veterans in line, the
only accident reported was that re
ceived by Gen. James DInkins, of
Louisiana, in falling from his horse.
He suffered a wrenched foot.
General Harrison was placed in
nomination for another term by Judge
John T. Goolrick, of Fredericksburg
and re-elected by acclamation.
Gen. Julian S. Carr, of .North Caro
lina, was chosen lieutenant general
commanding the department -of the
Army of Northern Virginia over. Gen.
J. Thompson Brown," of Virginia. In
moving to make General Carr's elec
tion unanimous, General Brown de
clared that his cup of joy was full.
"For on three occasions have I rid
ren up Pennsylvania avenue, twice as
a prisoner, and today at the head of
the Army of Northern Virginia."
GUNNERS ON MERCHANT VESSEL
BELIVED TO HAVE HIT
MARK.
REGISTRATION RETURNS
COMING IN SLOWLY
RAILROAD MEN HEAR
ADDRESS BY ROOSEVELT
Philadelphia. Pledges of loyalty to
the nation were renewed by officials
of the railroad brotherhoods In ad
dresses tthelr annual memorial ser
vices here at which Theodore Roose
velt was the chief speaker. Members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, the Order of Railway Conduc
tors, Brotherhood of Locomtive Fire
men and Enginemen, Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and the 'Order of
Railway Telegraphers from all sec
tions of the east attended services. -
Total Likely to Fall Under Estimate.
Many Exemption Claims.
Washington. Registration returns
came in slowly from the great army
census, preventing anything approach
ing a conclusive estimate as to the
number of men actually enrolled. An
official statement, however, said such
complete returns as were at hand in
dicated that the 10,200,000 estimate
of the census bureau for thetotal num
ber of men within the prescribed ages
would not be equalled.
The governor of South Carolina re
ports the state's total registration at
128,039, divided as follows:
White 60,629; colored, 66,905; alien,
447; alien enemies. 58; indicated pos
sible exemptions, 85,381. State's esti
mated ellgibles. 137.861.
The governor of Connecticut re
ports the state's total registration at
159,761, divided as follows:
White 97,126; colored, 2.990; alien,
68,519; alien enemies, 1.126; indi
cated possible exemptions, 61.590.
State's estimated ellgibles, 158,287.
FEWER MEN WILL BE
ACCEPTED FOR NEXT CAMP
Washington. Only about 15,000 men
will betralned in the second series of
eight officers' training, camps to be
held from August twenty-seventh to
November twenty-sixth. Adjutant Gen
eral McCain announced. Forty thou
sand entered the first series of camps,
but the war department has reduced
the number for the fall encampments
in hope of obtaining older and more
experienced men.
Thirty-five Shots Were Fired By Sub
marine and Twenty-five By Steamer,
American Ship Suffered No Damage.
Washington. A, German submarine
is -believed to have been sunk by an
armed American steamer in a running
fight lasting an hour and a half, in
which thirty-five, shots were fired by
the submarine and twenty-five by the
steamer: An official announcement
by the state department says tho
steamer's final shot "apparently
struck the submarine, which raised
clear out of the water and stood stern
ened up for a few seconds. Then she
disappeared." The department's an
nouncement follows:
"The department of state is advis
ed by telegraph of an engagement be
tween an armed American steamer
and a submarine. The guns of the
steamer were manned by an Ameri
can naval crew. The submarine was
first seen at about 7,000 yards. She
had a six-inch gun forward and an
other aft. She flew no flag.
"Upon sight of the submarine, the
steamer hoisted the American flag and
waited for about ten minutes. As the
submarine approached the steamer
fired. The submarine responded. The
steamer kept a speed that would per
mit the submarine to come within
range. Then followed a fight lasting
for an hour and a half. The sub
marine came to a distance of about
2,300 yards. By that time the sub
marine had fired thirty-five shots and
the steamer twenty-five. The last
shot of the steamer apparently struck
the submarine, which raised clear out
of the water and stood stern end up
for a few seconds. "Then she disap
peared. The captain of the steamer
and the commander of the guard be
lieve that the submarine was sunk.
The steamer suffered no damage."
TORNADOES KILL MANY
IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Twenty-four Lives Are Lost and Much
Property Damaged.
Kansas City, Mo. Tornadoes spread
death and destruction through rural
districts of Missouri and Kansas. Re
ports showed fifteen were killed in
Missouri and nine in Kansas. The
number of injured has reached approx
imately 150, and estimates of the
property damage place It anywhere
from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. The
greatest loss. 'of , life apparently was in
Boone county, Missouri, where the
tornado, dipping here and there as it
raged from the southwestern to the
northeastern corner, claimed eleven
persons. In Carroll, Charlton and
Ray counties, further west, four are
dead three at Richmond and one at
Whitam.
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RECEIVE HONORS IN LONDON
Voyage Across Atlantic Was Entirely
Uneventful. Not Generally Known
That Party Had Left American
Shores.
London. Headed by Maj. Gen. John
J. Pershing, its commander, the first
representatives of the American army
that is to enter the European war, dis
embarked at a British port after an
uneventful voyage of ten days on
board the White Star liner Baltic.
The party was received with full mili
tary honors, and immediately entrain
ed for London where it arrived in the
afternoon and was welcomed by the
Earl of Derby, the minister of war;
Viscount French, commander of the
British home forces and the American
officials.
General Pershing's personal staff
and the members of the general staff
who will perform the preliminary
work for the first fighting force num
ber fifty-seven officers, and are accom
panied by about fifty privates and a
large civilian clerical force.
The American residents of London
and various British organizations have
prepared an extensive program of en
tertainment for the American party,
but it is doubtful if much of it will be
carried out, as General Pershing, be
fore being informed of the plans, ex
pressed a desire that there be a mini
mum of anything In the nature of a
celebration of a social character. The
entire contingent devoted Itself to the
hardest kind of work of an organizing
nature throughout the journey.
NORTH GAR0L1N A
SAN SALVADOR DESTROYED
BY VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE.
Casualty List Not Very Heavy. Quake
Followed by Flow of Lava.
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. San
Salvador, Santecla and neighboring
towns and villages were destroyed in
an earthquake which commenced at
seven o'clock in the evening and con
tinued through the night, according to
information received here from the
president of Nicaragua.
The president's message says:
"Telegraphic communication is just
re-established with San Salvador and
confirms that earthquake commenced
at seven o'clock yesterday afternoon
(Thursday) and continued all night,
accompanied by a heavy rain.
"San Salvador, Santecla and nei-'"-boring
towns and villages were
stroyed.
"The casualties were small."
There were some fires.
The president of Nicaragua has tele
graphed the president of Salvador of
fering aid. He has ordered the or
ganization of relief committees to send
help to the suffering and the home
less. A report received from San Miguel
says San Salvador was destroyed,
only one hundred houses left standing.
Strong earthquakes, the report says,
were followed later by lava and boil
ing water.
RUSSIAN WOMEN TO
FIGHT IN THE TRENCHES.
Petrograd, via London." Two hun
dred school students of the Petrograd
Technical school have entcrerxheir
RETURNS COMING IN
FROM THE REGISTRATION.
Washington. Two states, Delaware
and Vermont, and the District of Co
lumbia, had reported complete returns
on the war registration when the
provost marshal general's office clos
ed t eleven' o'clock- Wednesday.
The complete figures already report
ed follow:
The governor of Vermont reports
the state's total registration at 27,658,
divided as follows: White, 23.022;
negro, 77; alien, 3.487; alien enemies,
72; indicated possible exemptions, 13,
234. State's estimated ellgibles, 36,-826.
names on the rolls of a fe,
ment which is being raised
Butchkareff. The aim is
ly start for the front
all respects under the sa
as men.
Scores of girls and
to fight, appeared at th
League of Equal Rig'
which has expressed
Lieutenant Butchkar
women warriors have
meeting. They were
Colonel Popoff. of the,
who appealed to the w
male shirkers.
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STATE REGISTERED MORE
THAN ESTIMATED.
Raleigh. With complete returns
from all the counties as to the official
figures in the registration for the se
lective army draft, the returns show
gains over the government estimate,
which was 187,930. The compleete re
turns show a total registration of
200.032.
The registration by counties is as
follows :
County. White
Alamance 1905
Alexander 735
Alleghany 453
Anson 1030
Ashe 1437
Avery 760
Beaufort 1450
Bertie 778
Bladen 714
Brunswick 644
Buncombe 3914
Burke 1422
Cabarrus 2440
Caldwell 1410
Camden 1410
Carterett 272
Caaswell 577
Catawba 2098
Chatham 209
Cherokee 975
Chowan 420
Clay 1423
Cleveland 2011
Columbus 1586
Craven 1123
Cumberland 1532
Currituck 416
Dare 308
Davidson 2280
Davie 1079
Duplin 1467
Durham 2452
Edgecombe 1288
Forsythe 1837
Franklin 997
Gaston 3083
Gates 434
Granville 1008
Greene 657
Guilford 4800
Halifax 1510
Harnet .. 1512
Haywood '.. 1996
Henderson 1071
Hertford 469
Hoke 359
Hyde 406
Iredell 2141
Jackson 1024
Johnston 2808
Jones 357
riee 652
Lenior 1213
Lincoln 1117
Macon 935
Madison 1438
Martin 798
McDowell 1076
Mecklenburg 1410
Mitchell 794
Montgomery 881
Moore 975
Nash . 2067
New Hanover 210
Northampton 74C
Onslow 776
Orange 1029
Pamlico 630
Pasquotank 785
Pender 571
Perquimans 448
Person 820
Pitt 1742
Polk 498
Randolph 1844
Richmond 1355
Robeson 2497
Rockingham 2238
Rowan 2568
Rutherford 1818
Sampson 1796
Scotland 603
tanly 2083
Xpk8 1390
Vrry 2007
W r- 903
insylvanla . 712
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615
60
12
1056
23
29
S1095
942
644
452
1137
289
634
288
28S
197
42S
254
592
38
474
474
337
772
1334
1071
214
35
367
120
1029
1372
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1043
731
374
926
601
1769
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545
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492
260
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299
267
1053
136
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679
189
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490
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With the Messinies-Wytschaete ridge
in their possession, the British organ
ized the new ground and prepared
for probable further action, while
throwing back German counter-attacks.
Surprised , by the terrific on
slaught of Sir Douglas Halg's men the
Germans, who lost more than 6,400
prisoners and many more killed or
wounded as a result of the mine ex
plosions and the British artillery fire,
made no immediate counter-attacks.
Wayne
Wilkes
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Charlotte 2813 1621;
Winston-Salem 2334 2755
Wilmington 1440 U18S
Also 15 Indians,
tAlso 22 alien enemies.
? Also 4 Indians.
JAlso 32 aliens and 1 alien enemy,
JAlso 13 alians.