llfcria, m mm 0F s^BMwimm Wism t^ikmouvA, aeatds A P&PUtATlON OF FOUR jm&USAND, ONE HVNDRED IND ONE. AND IJS SUB- BOUNDED BY THE BEST OOVNTET. MDi/STRl3S OF ALL KINI^ ABE INVITED TO mCATE BEBE FOR WE BAVE EVEBTTEINO TO OmnSR lit TBE WAY OF EmOR, OAPITAL AND Tm^mAsx FAoiLtTim. WE SifiFF AN OT-9&^AXE m AND Newm^Arm ^ mmtr. II ■ n WK mmm a mmwL^ TION Of TW'BtVE HUN DRED AMONG THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN PART OF NORTH CARO LINA AND INVITE THOSE WHO WISH TO GET BET TER ACQUAINTED WITH THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN 4 BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE 4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU UAVE TO BRING TO THEIR ATTENTION. OUR ADVEMTISINO ’tATES ARE LOW AND CAN BE HAD UPON APPLiOA- r/^. AgriiwHnve It tli* Host OMfil. tkc Mott UealUtmL tke HmI Il«ki« Wmflttrmuit 9t Ktak—«Mrgt WMMh«tea. T Haw* TIm? .Soundest Finaiu'iul System, When Ont-e We ilud The Worst, Due t« The Federal IJeserre Itunk Act. MuskoKeo, Okla., .\pril The I'ountry is smiling with prospi'rity as a result of the federal re.servo bank act and as the system grows older the smile will grow into a laugh, ac-i rording to Charles S. Hamlin, gover nor of the federal reserve bank board, who spoke before the Southern Com mercial congress here today. Mr. Hamlin pointed out that while formerly "we had the worst financial system in the civilized world, we now have the soundest." He answered advocates of a single centralized bank by asserting that be cause of the large territory involved, 12 decentralized banks are preferable to one centralized bank and that (he federal reserve board holds all the au thority of a centralized bank. “A iinuncial panic such as that of 1907 is now impossible," Mr. Hamlin ••ontinued. “In time of financial stringency, a farmer deserving of credit can get it. We have a real elastic, a real local, liquid currency. The federal reserve board is em powered at such times to put out enormous sums sufficient to dispute any Idea of panic." Ur. Charles Brand, chief of the division of markets and rural organi- vation of the United States depart ment of agriculture, declared that the southern farmer and ranchman has realized the need of being more pro vident. The time is passing, he said, when products of the farm and ranch are shipping to market and then brought back as foodstuffs. “('ooperative societies throughout the south are being organized to uti lize home products. As the result, the farm promises to hold the yount? people by otTering a broader life," he sa id. ■•nridge the gap between the ordi nary country boy and girl and the i'.gricultural college or industrial in- ftute and you have accomplished much toward the solution of the farm problem,' was the advice offered by H. K. Hlakeslee, commissioner of agriculture for Mississippi another speaker. Although the placp of the IDltl meet ing of the Souliiern Commercial con gress will not be determined until a nu'Cliiig of the board of directors, several luontlis after the close of the prcM'nt I'lmvenlion, .spirited contests uh'eiuly Ir ve arisen. Overtures have lieen reci'ivd from I.,ittle Kock, -Ark , CiiMiiinnli. Charleston, S. Chat tanooga, Tenii,., Uoanoke, Va., Ka- leigli, -\. C., Haltimore, St. U)uis and Itichniond. Agiiculture as a sectional problem, railroad rates and the work of the fi'deral department of agriculture through its national marketing com- tn;ttee wero the. leading topics dis- I ussed at the morning session of the Conirress. The attendance was large ly iiK ri'-ised by the arrival of scores IroRprinz Wilbelai Will Slay a! I»]f fard HsliI Close Bf Ihe War -Noflok, V'a., April 2S -Late Tuesday it was made known here that it had been otlicially decid<-d in Washington that the Kronprinz Welhelm will bo interned at the navy yard hero dur ing the remainder of the war. The big German cruiser, with Capl. Thierfelder and his crew, will proba bly come to the yard on Thursday, and will be given a berth close to the Prinz Kitel on "Rotten Row” of the I'oitsmouth yard docks. This decision is in harmony with the resolutions adopted Tuesday by the Hoard of Trade and Chamber of Commerce, and puts at rest the sug gestion that th(^ vessel might he sent to Haltimore or Annapolis. It is further believed that the e.\- periences of Capt. Thierichens, and his associates on the Prinz Eitel, re garding the health and pleasurable environment of living in this section made Capt. Thierfelder desirlous of also staying at the Xorfolk-l’orts- inouth yard. Has FHIihI Hunkers. Newport News, Va., April 27- The tJerman auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, which will be interned at the Norflok navy yard for the remainder of war, was at a pier here today lin ing her coal bunkers. Work of coaling was completed late today and the cruiser will be taken Thursday to Norfolk for internment after a few minor repairs are <'ompleted. The Wilhelm will be interned at the re(iuest of her commander. Captain Thierfelder. Oflicial notice of his in tention to intern was given late yes terday. He said he had intended to attemut to dash past the British and French warships off the capes, but that the illness of many of his crew from beri beri would make that im possible before expiration of the time limit fixed by the American govern ment for repairs to make his cruiser seaworthy. Crew To llavp Ulwtiy I'uder (iiiord. Washington. April 27—The Wil helm’s officers will be given the free dom of Norfolk and adjacent cities, and the enlisted men will be free to go about Norfolk under guard at lirst. Rear Admiral Beatty will exercise wide discretionary pow'ers in dealing with them and their liberty will be enlarged from time to time. He re- portec.' today that the Wilhelm pro bably will be taken to the Norfolk navy yard Thursday. British Forces Halt The Onward Rush of Germans in the Flanders Berlin far Office Umi fliis in Wirefese Messape lo FiCHfiNii mmi EimiiiiiD of delegates who were unable to at tend the opening meetings. “Cash markets for locally grown produce should be established; the country is the important thing and in lending a hand to help the country to prosperity, a city is helping itself to prosperity," declared Mr. Bradford Knapp, head of the Cnitetl Slates de partment of agriculture’. T() Col. Robert .\l. Mixson. a plant er of South t'arolina. the .Xie.crican farmer geni'i'allv is "like an nsricli I hilt sticks his li*-ad in the saml and won't SCI- Ill' asserted that the fanner of Imhty refii.-ies lo ii.'^e busi ness judgment and supjjly that forj which there is a detnand in such ■ nuantities as are iH'eded. Colonel Mixson urged the protec tion. through governmental or state agencies, of agriculture In the soutli- crn I'otten states by warehouse sys- tnis modelled after that of South Caro lina. under whii h a farmer may store h’s crop and obtain a certificate ol rtoragi' on which he can negotiate a loan. Hritiiih Take Oi'ienslve Aud Germany’s l.osses Are Heavy At Several I'oiiits., KelgaJns Kep«'I at tacks of (iermuns. Herlin, by wireless via London, •\pril 27—The tierman was state ment today says: "In the west '. "The Bri'ish attacked iu Flanders yesterday with very strong forces .the new line of our positions north and northeast of Ypres, which runs from three to four kilometreis south of the previous line from close to the north of Decheudt fram, on the Yser canal, bj' way of St. .lulien, in the diroition of Crafenstafel. "These assaults, which partly were attacked in the rt'ar by German artil lery .southeast ot Ypres, completely broke down under our lire with ex traordinary heavy losses. “The enemy’s tiro completely de- niollished the houses in Lizerue, which were vacated by us during the last night. The bridgehead, situat ed on the left bank of the canal, to the east of i..izerne still is being held by us. “In the engagements hitherto fought at Ypres our troops look lifty machine guns. "We have commenced to bombard the important railway juncticni and military headquarters at Poperinghe, about twelve kilometres west of Vpres with appreciable success. "In the forest of Argonne a Kiench night attack northeast of Vienna-le- Chateau was repulsed. "In the Meuse bills we also secured further advantages yesterday. Al though the French brought up new forces, the attai'ks made by the enemy against our positions at Conibres fail ed. “A fierc,. attack in the forest of .Ml- ly was repulsed by us with heavy losses to the enemy. Further east of this district the en<‘iney gained no new ground. “In nocturnal hand-to-hand light ing we also workt'd our way success fully in Le Pretre wood. "The enemy repeatedly attacked Iasi night our positions on Hartmans- Weilerkopf. All his attacks failed. "In the eastern theatre the situa tion remains un<'hanged." t'liiiliiMie i.aiidiiig Troops nt Usirda- iielles. I.ondon. April 27 The Knglish pu blic. hoping that the most violent Iihase of the (lerniaii offensive along the Nser canal is past, is turning its atleiitinn again to Hie I lai'danelles, where the landing of troops still is under way. Russia is lending earnest co-operation by bomb.irding the forts of the Bosphorus, where a Turkish battleship is reported lo have made but a feeble reply. .\o iUtmept is niiide here to mini mize the importance of the German (iperations in F'landers which have been declared to be at least an ample revenge for the British victory last moiith at Neuve Chapelle. The Belgium rejiort for today claims th" repiilse of three Greman attacks south to Dixmuikt, nhich indicates that the German contention that their advance was made over a front ex tending from Ypres to Dixmudc- was accurate. French Kecapture Important Towu. The latest olficial Gernam commu- I'ication claimed recapture of Lizerue from the French, but the Belgian re port made subsequently, asserts tliat possession of the town was won for a sreatly assited in the assault by l!el- rian artillery. Lizerne, on the western side of she tanal, has been a bone of tierce con Itntion, having changei England. That th(> lighting along the Yser is causing anxiety in Kngland is indi cated by the demand of the press this morning thot the government expedite the sending of a new army to France. A strong German offensive is under way also t St. .Mihiel. Thus the two points when* Ihe C.erman offensive ceased before Christmas---on the Yser and at St. .Mihiel have been ihosen for resumption of activities i:i thi* spring. It remains to be seer, .low- ever, whether these points have been selected as feints while the main on slaught is made elsewhere. The eastern front is receiving scant attention. Ollicial reports merely speak ot detached actions in the Carpath ians . HritiSh Take OiYeiisive. London. April 27—The followin,; report from Field Marshal Sir .lohn French, commander of the British forces at the front, under todnvs date, was given out here today. “Yesterday all German atlacl's northeast of Ypres were repulsed. !n the afternoon our troops took Ihe of fensive and made progress near S*. •fulien and to the west of that place. ‘The French co-operated on our left, and further to the north they re took Het Sas. tierman l.osses Heavy. "In the course ot yesterday’s fight ing our artillery took full advantage (if several opportunities for intlicting severe casualties on Ihe enemy. “On the remainder of the front there is nothing lo report. In addition to the destruction of Courtrai .Junction mentioned in the communique last night, our airmen yesterday bombard ed successfully stations and junctions at Ihe following places; Tourcoing, Uoubalk. Ingelmunsler. Siaden. Lange niarck. Thielt and Ronlers." Seorn tjerinan Itonibs, Paris, .\pril 27 -Wounded soldiers from Ihe Ysi'r speak with scorn of the German asphyxiating bombs "Their famous liombs killed no- lody," .said one “Thi'V just put to steep those who breathed the fnnie«, Theit the Germans ciune up and kill- 1(1 the slei'pers Forltinately help came and we linished by smashing them." Hasing their npinions on descrip lions of the fniui'S. chemists believe I lie liinnbs can do little harm in Ihe epi'ii air and re(|uire so many I'avcr- iihle condllioiis as to make their suc cess limited Its easy t(> save money win ii you have acquired the habit. We help you get the habit Buy shares in our i;ttb Series lietween now and May 1st.— Home Kuildini; \ Loan tssocialion, 4-1T-tf Japan’s Moililjed Oemaflds Now Ir Ihe Hanis tf Ihe Chmese Minister Peking, April 2H With the new draft of the .lapanese deiiutnds on China in the hands of the Chinese foreign minister interest is aroused in the nature of ttie tuoditicalions Japan has made in the original docuDient President Vaun Shi Kai and his ad visors have examined the demands as amended, but no decision has been rciu hed and they ar likely to be the subject of further discussions. Group one and group four of the original demands have not been alter ed from the form lo which the Chi nese government already has agreed. Croup one relates to Shan Tung Pro vince, and group four relates to leas ing to a third power any island, port or harbor along the China coast. The group dealing with South .Manchuria, to six articles, of which China also has agreed, remains un changed . The second article of group three bearing on property rights and interest of the Hanyc-h Ping Company is eliniinat»'d, but the first article of that group is made stronger from the .lapanese view point by r(‘quiring that Chimi shall prompt ly compel shareholders of thi' Hanyeh I'ing Company to accept the forma tion of a joint company, which shall include the two nations. (■roup FtU' More .>Ienaeiuu. The new draft entirely re-con structs group live in a nuinner which the Chinestr representatives declare is more menacing, because they say the amendments are based on state ments which Lu Chang Hsiang, the Chinese foreign minister, made in the conference with the .lapanese minis ter, ICki Hioki, and M.Obata and which it is alleged the .lapanese are attempting to designate as pledges from China. Further it is declared that the Chinese foreign minister p<'rmitted himself to be drawn into a discussion of these demands which Yua Shi Kai had instructed him to ••efuse to discuss. Group five comprises seven articles relating to the employment by the Chinese government of Japanese as advisers in political, financial and military iiffairs; supervision of th' Chinese i)olice; the right of Japanest ownership of land or the building of ships, churches and schools; the pur chase of munitions of war from Ja- tian. various railway and mining rights, as well as the right by th Japanesi' to propagate Huiiilliism in Cl.ina For ,lapaiie<-e \d>i>ers. With reference to article one ot group live. Japan re(iuire;~ a note from China diclariiig that when any imporltinl < risis arises China shall Ja|)an til aiiiioint "many Japaii- advisi'rs." 'I'liis peculiar wording (is the undertaking to which, the .lap- laaese .''tale l.\i Cl'.eng llbiang coin- niiiied himself 111 arliele two of giMUii live .lapaii now rei|iiires the riulit eitlier lo rent or liase lands. The Cliiiies., ex|ire'-s iheiiiselves as being far from satis- ' I’eil witli this, li'Tiir this artieli jnl'it ng lo Hiidii'ilsin, \Mnild have lllie elTei I of oil. Ilil'T the entire coun try to the ,la|';i!ies" iniii\iituallv, as '.\e!l as under religious socili's. Article three ‘if group five, relating to police .'idiint’isiratioii, has been wiHidrawn. but .lapan now requires the ai>poinlnient of poliee advisers and ah.o joint Chinese .lapanese tri bunal; for land disputes in Manheu- ri i. lie .idiv eX territorialily. to which the Japanese, like olher foreigners ;:ie everywhcrt* privileged Reperl On Carler-illiernethy IflKsliialion Will SvMleil lonorrow Raleigh, April 2s—The Carter. Abir nethy Legislative investigatiug coui- mittee spent another day yesterdav struggling with the mass of cvideiue crammed into the bearing oi the C4j,s, -Although the commitu-e. h;ul intend ed holding night sessions until Hit whol(* matter was ended and tin- re port made out, this plan was iietevi- .sarily abandoned on account of lack ot evidema' prepared Afii r nearly two days spent iu tb< examination, members of the eouimii tee last night still maintained a com plete silence regarding the pr«)biilue lindiiigs in the case. It was, however, stalled that it is hardly likely n .snUM I’artles Huiiilliated ,>Iay Bring l>egal Action. Kinston, .-\pril 27 Jhon .Mcl’ustrell a Will known mill man of Hast Bridge street, was the victim of a humiliat ing incident here. .Mi-nustrell and his \imng wife went to an establislimeni; on tjueeti sirt'cl conducted by Mrs. .\1. L. Hraswcll, and left without purcha,'--- ing anything, -\fter their departure Mrs. Hraswell sent a violiceman to tlieir home to demand that Ihev r. - tiini a hat which she claimed tlie" had stolen. McDuslrell was visibU' shocked and his wile is yi't sufferln),': trom the incident whit h completely unnerved her. They insisted U|Km th » oHicer searching the house, and after ward.-: w<-nt with him to Mrs. Bras- well's establishment. According t<> the piiliceman, when they entercif Mrs. Hraswell announced that sbo had discovered the hat in the place, but offered no word of apology. M -• I'ustrell conferred with lawyers at i| is said to be contemplating action against Mrs. Braswell, who is s'Jcial'iJ^ prominent* ^ ^v,.i