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HEART OF EASTERN
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THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
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FARMING COUNTRY.
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WHO WISH TO (iET Hhi-
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tell THEM WHAT YOU
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voiiUye XXXI?.
<JI{KK\VIM,K, \. FRIUAY U'KII ■-*:{. lill.V
M »iin I!
UNITED STATES
THEMEDITATINi;
in Aiidress at the Annual Oanquei
ijf the Associated Press
Held Yesterday
IN'clui'f Stah's lias Soiut'tliiim
So Much (iroatvr to l»o 'i'liiiii Kiulit
S}iii|iatliy t'or Mankind Hii»N
of .\eutralit.v.
\i w Yurk. April 20 I’n'fiuh'iil Wil
son, in an addross at tlm annuul lunch-
lou of The AssociuU'it I’ri-ss here this
afternoon, Kave a dolinite .statement of
his idea of true ueutialiiy and the
duties that devolve upon i^nieriea in
eonneetion with the war.
The I’resiilent deelAred the ueutruli-
ty of the I nited States was not a petty
desire to keep out of tnnible because
there was something so nuuh Krealer
to do than light.
>0 llamiHTiiiK Aiiibituiiis,
"We liave no hampering ambitious,"
he declared, "we do not wane a foot
of anybody’s territory. Isn't such a
nation bound to be free to serve the
other nations?"
The I’resident was introduced by
I’rosident Frank 11. Noyes, of The
Association I’ress, and was greeted
with cheers. ’
"1 am deeply gratilied by the gen
erous reception you have accorded
me," lie said, "it makes me look buck
w ith a touch of regret to former occa
sions when 1 have stood in this place
and enjoyed a greater liberty than is
granted me today. There have been
times when 1 stood in this sopt and
said what I really thought, and I pray
(5od that those days of iudulgence may
bi- accorded me again.
"But I have come here today, of
course, somewhat restrained by a
sense of responsibility that 1 cannot
esi'ape. For 1 take The Associated
I’ress very seriously. 1 know the en
ormous part that you play in the at-1
talrs not only of this country but of
the world. You deal in the raw mate-j
rial of opinion, and if ni.\ convictions
have any validity, opinion uUiniately '
moverns the world. j
"It is, therefore, of veiy serious i
lliings that I think as 1 face tliis 1.m>lv j
of men. 1 do not think of you, how: |
ever, as members of The Associated |
I’ress. 1 do not think of you as me'i j
of different parties or of ililferent re- I
cial derivations, or o£ ditTerent re
ligious denominations. I want to talk ,
to you as my fellow l ilizens of the |
I'nited Slates. ]
"For there are serious things as tel - i
low citizens we ought to consid m-. TIh- |
tiinoi behind us, gentleman, lia\ e been
ilillicult enough: tlie times betori' its
are likely to be more difUcult because
wliatever may be said about the pres-
i iid condition of the world's affairi-, it
is clear that they are drawing japidly
to a cilma,\, and at the climax the lest ^
will come, not only of tlie nations
gaged in the present colossal struggl -j
it will come for them of course but
the test will come to us particularly.
\o Nation Can .hi<lK:«‘ Vnofhor. I
“Ho you realize that, roughly spi ak-j
ing, we are the only great nation nt I
present disengaged? 1 am not speak
ing. of course, with disparagement ot |
thi' greater of those nations in Kurope
which are not parties to preseiit war
but I am thinkinig of their close neigh
Graham Inaugurated Pres-
if North I
University
Chapel Hill, .\pril JO—An occasion
of dignity and moment will be tin
inauguration of l-.’dward Kidder Cra-
hani, president of the l'niv('rsit> of
•\orth I'arolina, ton\orrvv. The interest
of construi;tive citizenship, not only
in the state but in the south, is focus
ed on this event with an interest deep
»1- than the mere fornialities of indite-
tion into oHiet> (U the h(>ail of the
State's rnivei'sity It will be a mem-
in;ililc day in thi' ed\icatioi\ai history
of the State. Leading educators ami
rtatesnuMi froTn all pans of the coun
try will bo present to add iligniiy to
this occasion. .\<lih'esses will be de
livered by several university iiea<ls,
Ur. l.owell, l>r. .Mdennan, hr. tiood
now. Iir. Finley host of <iistin
guished visitors has bet'U invited frotn
within and without the Stati'.
'I’lie State has already felt the im
pulse of Dr. IJraham's work The uni
versity under his leadership has per-
ceiV(!d a larger tield of activity. It iias
conit' to realize that it can not give its
greatt'st service to the eonunonwealth
by mere educating those who are fortn
nate enough to t>nti'i- its walls A(-
cordingingly it has achieved personal
tom h w ith thinisands of citi/.i ns in all
parts of the State Its tield i,; now the
State and it seeks to exert an inlUience
ever the interest and acti\itics of all
her people. This new conception of
educational leadership is well shown
in the university’s new motto; "Maxi
mum service to the people."' It points
convincingly to the fact that this oldest
of American states universities which
,'io years ago produced forerunners of
the present educational renaissance,
such as the late Charles .McIvit. and
President .■Mdernuin of the I’niversity
of Virginia, is today nuiking itself a
servant to the needs of thi- growing
eonmtonweallh.
Two Turkish Topedo
Boat Destroyers Blown
Up in the Black Sea
borhood to it. I am thinking how
their lives much more than ours touch
the very heart and stuff of the busi
ness; whereas, vve have rolling be
tween us and those bitter days across
the water three thousand miles of
cool and silent oi'ean. Our atmos
phere is not yet charged with those
disturbing elem' iits which musth tell
and must permeate every nation of
Kurt)pe. Therefore, it is not likely
I hat the rations of ttie world will some
day turn to ns for the I'ooUr a-;sess-
uient of the eleuients engaged? I am
not thinking so pi'epu.-ti'rous a thought
that wo should sit in .judgment npon
,\() n;ilioii i- fit to sit In .iud.g-
inei't upon any other nation, but that
'.ve should some day h:ive to assist in
reconstructing the processes of peace
I S. Tlie Mediuting Nafhm
"Onr resources are uniouehed: we
are more and more becoming by the
f(,irce 111 circumstances the iiieiliating
nation of the world in re .p« et of its
ll.lance Vv',. nin.-it make nji oiir minds
wl'at are the best things to iln, and
■.vlial are the best ways to d'l I hem.
‘ nmst put onr money, onr e-u.rgy,
I nr »>nthU'ia in, our syni|ial!i\ ini>>
t!K,^e tliiims; ai'd we must lun our
.'Milgm 'nTs p:ei)nred and onr pirits
(li:i-ti'ned a;r:iit'sr ihe cciiiiiri'j: nl' ihnt
di,y.
"S'l that I am iii'i speaking in .’i s. 1
l:s)i spirit when I say that our whnl ■
I'.til.c lor the prt-seiii. at any rate, is
snirnic.! up in this motto, 'An eriei
llrsi'. l.et us think of .\nierici b. iore
\,e ihing of Kuri.pe. in ord r that
A iu rii, nia.v be (it t.) he Kurnpe’s
frUcii wlieti the ila.x o>’ i-"letl friend-
■■!ii,> conii's. Til.’ lest of iri; I'd.shif) is
n(>t n iw sy npaihv with the one side
or the other, but getting reaily to help
both sides when the sruggle is over.
Germans Dispute the British Claim
of Victories Near Ypres
im iH[RE jifl[ iimi
liii'-siiiiis ,\re Still lliddiiig t irin (<rip
On Main t Ituiii of The t ar|iathlans
Where They Ha>e Stood For
Some Time
I’aris. iVpril Two Turkish tor
pedo boat destroyers were blown up.
according to a Sahniki ilespatch, while
pas.-^ing through a mine bell which
Hessian sii.ps had succeeded in lay ing
across the entrance to the liosphorus
'.vhile Ihe Turkish Dei't was i rusing in
the Black Sea.
Tlu' cxplosimi i-aused bv the lU'struc-
iion of the two Turkish boats gave
warning to the remainder of tlie tU'et,
which, thi' despatch says, was obliged
to remain in the Black Sea hecaus-
no mine sweepers were available.
Oeriiiaiis Dispute ISriti'-h \ it ltii } ,
l.ondon. April 20 .Mlhoutrh ill ■
(ierinan claims on the one hand aiil
the British and i-’rench on the other
are diametrically opposed regarding
the outcome of the battle ior lliU No
tH'. southeast of Vpres and near the
northern eXtermity (vf the British lines
the facts at hand indicate that this
engagement was the most importan'
along the British front since the bat
tle ,of .Veuve ('hapelle. and that it
perhaps presages the expected general
British activity in Flanders.
The British whether or not they hohi
all the ground gained. undoubtedl.\
still dominate a pail of Zandfoor rid.ge
a line of hills running southeast (>f
Vpres and eomamnding the road from
Ypres to .Menin.
Losses lle;i>> oii Ittdli Shies.
The losses in this lighting have nol
been announced, but despatches reach
ing l.onjon indicate they must have
been considerab'.e on both sides The
Cicrmans declare the British used
'hells conta^iiog a.-yhyxiatiiig gases
e.iul the British reply is that (lerniany
llr'-t resorted ti> tli;:t means uf war
fare -
The Unssia’'s c iili'iie i" hold their
!irni grip on he main e>>aiii of tin
Carpatli al■^ '>'i! nc s oi' decisive
action from tl-at arena is hiel^ng.
The Bi-'ti'li pr-'ss 1-kI i> is sjiecnhii
int.'' as 10 the ^ he; eabi'uts o» Fiehi
Marshal Von Hr dei b’irg Some news
papers simgcst 'lu' h. may attempt a
i*ivi‘rsioii on r thind as well as fruin
Cracow. alC'eii!-!’ (I e i • ■a is aiKam eil
that the soi;t;y natnri' of iho hind
would seem to (irevcM :iii\ !arg,. mo\e-
nient except at a great cost
(ierini'ii (* Ve' >1 tateiiienl.
Berlin, \pril Ul, hy r-dcss (ler-
inan arniv liea Iqn. "le; toda\ uiive
(int this report:
"Uei Mian ;!p,ii ks in the
Chaiiij iigiie coni't > yi^lerday made
iir^ii:! ess whil,. a l-'rein h iitiaek in the
\rgoni;es, iiiirth lO I.' Knir ih^ r.uis,
I'e.-nlied in failure
‘Ik'tV.cell llle I .\'M.>e .'HJil the Mu
selle yesterday w it isnhitd hut
spii'il'Hl artillery ixeliac-'es. .\ Freeh
;'l»a'k neiir Filiev IneUe down. Near
Croix lie:;■larine.'^ ei 'uni troop:-! eP
tered the main pn i'uai of the enem\
lo the west of .Av'eiiMirt and stiTmed
iiid reocciipiiil the viHage of Kmber-
n'l nil.
"Ill the Vosges a French attack on
.Sehlllecki r Heights resulted in tuilure
while t.he Cierman ad^aiuv on aHrt -
Bridge Carpenter Falls 11
Many Cases Oisposei! .FflWAliO STEPS
Ouring Second Oay of i rnn nnrruiin i rio
Criminal Coorl fUn hllttNVlLLI; 5
rile jury in tiie case cil "Stale vs
Bancroft .McLawhorn and Zeno
Stocks" returned a verdict of nol
guilty ai'ter In ing out only
liiiuutes yesterday afternoon
The next .iiiry case taken
the case against .Mr. W. (1,
and son U K. .Stokes, who ;ir
ed for an as^anlI made on All
A ,\oung white man. \\ Kub Klass,
vesterday received severe injuries
when 111' tell iroiii a derrick while
working with the Brid.ge Force id’ the |
Noit’olk Southren Hiiilroad Co. The
.ucideiit occurred ye>terday ititi-rnoon j
about otie o’clock on the trestle near'
llle lunne of .Mr. 1,. C .\rthur in
iV.e Southe:istern part of the cit>'.
Klass was on the pin to the hrace-arm
('f the piledriver and in some way the
pill broke throwin.g Ihe young man
annul -2 fei t to th,- gruund wlu-i e he
leil on a piei (- uf iron. He n-ceived
a scalp wound about four inches deep,
being cut almost to the skull. Be
sides the se\ere ciil his right ey,- \va-
iiruised. -everal hones in his right
hand Were brukeii his wrist w;is
sprained iin-.l his ri,i,hi h fnu lured.
ivlass is about tweuty-threc years of
;ige and his home is at High l-’alls. .V.
C. lie had been wo. king with the|
I'ailroard for some time as a l‘ridge|
Carpenter. Uis wounds were dressed ;
by l>r. l.aughinghouse and he is now |
receiving atlention in an apartment ,
at the Aeroplane Flai on IMcUinson
avenue.
It w;is reportt'd this afteniooii that
his cond.tion was \ery satisfactory
and that he was getting along as well
as could be expected
manns-X\ eilkopf gained about lUU
yards.
"On the eastern front the situation
remains unchanged."
"Field .Marshal \'on I'er Holtz, who
recently was appuinted commander of
the lirst Turkish army, takes the place
of the tJerman general, Liman Von
Sanders, now commanding the l>arda-
nelles army
"It is olhcially reporied that 2.000
Icerm.in soldiers horn in .Msace-Lor
larin already have been decurati'il w th
I 11 on crosses
I "The lieilin iiiuiiieipal eating house.
' I'luch IS able to feed l’o.im.iii uiielii-
I iduyed during the war, will be closed
toniorruw because there now ;ire uiily
unemployed in lie d uf food. This
means 'pli-ndid eeunuhueal imtn'ine-
iiient ."
ISrilisli Karcev Occupy Ihmu hi >itulli
, \ frica.
1 Cape Tow II. I nioii ui' Soulii .\lrica.
\pril I’ll. Forces of the I iiii.tn of
.'Si.iuth .\friia lieve oei upieil Keeiaan
1 ■ hop. the niosi imp iiiaiii town in Cier
j ii.aii Southwcsi Ali'ie.i, next to Wind
! iiiit'k, the eapit.'ii- It is an important
1 rail mad juiuiioii and gi\es C.eneralj
jlSi'lha. the Boer leailcr eomii ,iiid uf
Ihe r:iilriiad tu Windluiek.
I (ieriiiaii >ic)in> in riu't U'rica
I l'e; lin. \,iril L'o i l'.> wir'ti'ssi.
■'ienn.iii \ie:ur\ mep a r.riiisli land
I ";i'. fi>ri-v> in l ias' .\i'rie:i. in which the
I British and said iu have lost Tuo men
j '■ iie--t''iheil in mail :idviees niado pub-
j lie tod:iy b> th Oxerseas .\geiicy. The
! Brilish, sent aslmre from i ruisers and
I I' ansporis. eiieuuntered a eOrman
Itorce mar I’an.viini. says the aimounco-
iii 'nt, and "lost Ti.in men. among them
I lour companies eaptured, besides luauy
jiiMvs and large stores of auiiuunition
The eCiriUHii eusualitios were seven ol-
jfiier.s and thirteen men killed: four
Iteea otllcer.s and twenty two men
J wounded."
;i lew
Up was
Si okes
e indiel-
■ l.ewis
H Uobei.son. The defendants and
the proseeutiim witness are all pro-
mineiu men in Candina Towusliip anii
tlie case has attiaeted no little alien
tiuii. 'i'lie greater part ol the evidence
w;i.-, heard ye.^terday iind the ;ittorney
ciniinieiicid to present the case to the
jury this Illuming. Toiii-ther with Sol
icitor .Mieriiethy the State was repre
sented by Col \lhion lutnn and .\lr.
.liilius Bn vii. .Appearing lor the d^
feiidalUs we.e Col. liarr,\ .Skinner, L.
Cl. Cooper and 1'. (i. .laiiies iV Son
The ca-.es disposed of at the session
Tuesday afternoiui are as iollow-
St:ite VS Bancroft .Mcl.aw horn ami
Xeiio Stocks, larceny, jury trial, not
iriulty.
State ^s (jiiinii Cox, larcen.\ pleads
L'ililt>, .inugiuelil s\isii,'Uded upuii p,iy
IllelU O! costs
■lot* Mabry, luiisebreakin.:;. delend-
ani waive.s hill and pleads iruilty,
.iiidement susp' iul"d upon paMiient of
costs.
State Vs ,lohii Beard, le.reeiiy, de
fendant callel and failed, judgment
ni si sci fa and capias. Capias not to
issue if bond renewi-d in thirty liays.
State \s \V. t; Stokes and W 1'-
Sti.)kes. assault with deadly weapon.
ii!i\ trial, cinirt adjourns peiidiiii.’ the
trial of this cause.
Tdduj’s rroeeedings.
The .Stokes case reached the .iiiry
this inorning about 11;;’o and the jury
returned their verdict about l::iO. just
after the adjournment for the dinner
recess. The ju' -' found young Stokes
suilty and his father Mr. \V (i. Stok
es nut guilty, 'i'he judgment of the
Court was deferred until the conven
ing of the afternoon session at :l o’
clock .
Several jail cases were liisposed of
just prior lo the noi>n adjournment
The following sentences were given
iienjamin Johnson, larceny. i»lead'
guilty, judgment that defeiulant be
imprisoned in the county jail fi>r the
term of four months and :i'-'igned to
work the public roads
Curtis Neal, carrying concealed
weapon, jdeads .guilty. .'<10 ai.il costs
.Tack Moore, larceny, tHi dav . ;n ,iail
lUid assigned to the roai!-
.lini l.aiig. larceny, waives hilt and
pleads guilty. ;'o da.\s on the roads
Inlerestiny Meelirg hU in ilie
' Reading Reom and was
[aryely Attended
A ORGAIII/AIIOi
MOt K I. t \l!i:il l»
in M VlOltri \ OK y,.
The Viiler, lU .\.\l"ll .ilid Wilitc'
\ilie voted oil the stuck law question
.' estei'da.x, I lie resuii heiim a majorit.v
ui ill f:niir ui t!:e law .\t Winter
\ille, however, the at'li-'tui.k law s:de
w.,- ,11 til.- iiiaji«ril. ,\i tie iiiter-
\ille hux Imi of the \uies were
ea'-t 111 favur i,f the aims, being .i
majurii,'. uf '.V .\i .\.\deii the majority
I'ur the law wa., balancing the
Wintei'ville box and 1> .i\ini; a majiiril.'
of l‘t; lor the two buses. There Wi'ri'
atiout I-'--) less \otes than the aitiial
n Bislratioii at ,\.\den
liepi'eseiilatIte- t nim .'>e\eriil m I'hi
Kralernitics and tMher (•raiini/.ii-
liniis III ihe Ton II Vtleiid
Odicers rierlcd
The i;r. euvilli I’liblii 1.iIi;mi \ A;
elation held a nieetini; in the ii-adiii;.
ruoni ol the libi.uy .Moiuhix i;.,i;b1
iiepreseiitati\I-.-, ol the various u gai'
i/ations ill 'own wi Ti' present in pe:
M'li or by part.\ ^ lolluw.-.
.Mrs. K. 11. Uright. .Mrs .1 I
i.;ttle. ;tiul .Mrs. \\ \ iloweii uf tin
i-,nd of th,-Cl ntury Cluh: .Mrs K. K
lieeliwith. uf tile K.'und Table; .\lr.-
Fuilik uu;eii of the Sans Soui i; .M;-
S;'llie .lu\i;ei Caivs of ihe CreeiiMlli
Chapter of tiie Somhern .Assoei.iUe.'
of College Wullieii; ’/. I' \alll>.\lie
the Board ol .\lderiue:i, I'ru: C
W - Wilson of the I'i C T T. S
Hr. h. 1.. .huaes of the l‘\thians l; .
C, Flauagau ol tti-- lU-d .Me.i; t'na
Fiirlie;- of ihe (Hl.i rellow >,; and Ho'
Ta.'Uu' of the Hriuled Schuuls.
i’eriuaiieut organ.nation resulted in
the electiiin of .Mrs K. U. Bec'uwith
chairman. Hoy Ta\lor. secretary
.Mrs. F- ,\1. Wot'ten, t.easurer: am*
.Mrs. \\\ A. Bowen, l.branan
.\ committee composed of the cha.r
man and Miss I'avis and Mr. Flanagan
was appointed to work out a plan as
to what the librarv should be an.i
what it should do for the town and
county and ri port to the whole o;
ganization at a sub-equent meeting.
This coinniittce is anxiuus to re
ceive uiforniat.on and suggestions
from anybody interested in a public
library tor tlrei-nville- Conununicat---
with the members person:ily or ex
press ,\our views tlirvuii-'h the i olumii-^
I the Uetlector or u>e an> other niean-
to gi\e the town the use o' .sour ideas.
If yuu have a \isiun. make it known
(inii’utniisK Ol \ \.
HI I’r >1 II riioi’osKi*
Mliirne> (.cm ral I’ldliird V'K' West
\ in;iiii:i lo I’a.v '1.1l■’^l;o7,!>T With
i luterc ( I reni I'til
I ■
I \i ;i'U u^:i : pi.! -■ \ pr.>pe-..i
: to comproini-e lUe Virgini.i-tst Vir-
jgima !i; ooa'.'v. : sy tlircimh pay
; iiieiii by \\ ■ St :i ol i;;,i;i;7.:,7
iwith ;t'.i.-!i- I -ii. ;uur\ t, im;>,
K\as -ublii tt* i, the Sup'eiiie Cuuri
tocav hy .\;t v C ;; -ra! I’ellard u^
j Virginia The in; ■ •■•i pr'duibly woui.t
I Ifin ■ . ■ .
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I .-Vttui'ri t;.
jiiiit'id ill
ea . \,
I pruiii; ■ ;
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I I .:i 1 !e'>e!d pJ i
on Viri.ii ■;i. a
, ;i:iia w 11 he . '
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'1! I rd also s'l li.
VI , e i,|,'-at!ei.
, .-...I i-.. el : s the : '!•
h d i:n:enl tli .>
".i uf Sp . ul I
1 I HI h nil a valu:it lo',
■■•■ts '.hi,, h W . -t V'l-
1. i I . shar •,
I \ i:t;i Kort-i>ii' f l!'i«e.
Mila I’repiiriiig For a >ew \Uack j i:i Paso, Ti x April I'l' llener.ii
Washington, ,\pril L’O Stale IH'pari- j Villa wa reported today to be f irtify-
menl advices today said Ceneral Villa | ing .\gu:isc,ilientes to i s*mil
was preparing to reorganize at .Aguas- jthere a.gainst t)berg(ni‘s ad\ance noitli
caleintes for a new attack on Obergou, alons: il' - .Me.'Cicaii Centr'.l Uailroail
the I'arranza commander, by whom lit i after be Carranza viotor'es about
was said to have been disastrously tie
ft ateU at Celaya
Celaya. L '%vas indie;ite<l *hat VU!^»
had abandoueU UU base at Irapuato^ ^