SOU REVIEWS
ATLANTIC FLEET
PRESIDENT IS GREETED I! NEW,
1 YORK BY UNUSUAL DEMON
STRATION. POWERFUL ARRAY OF SHIPS
The Force of America Is the 'Force of
Moral Principle, The5 President
Declares!
New York. President Wilson re
viewed thevAtlantic fleet in the Hud
son river and at a luncheon tendered
to him on shore by the city of New
York told a distinguished -gathering
what the country and its navy stood
or. The great battleships that lay in
the river, he said, were "engines to
promote, the interests of humanity."
"The inspiring thing about Ameri
ca." the president said, "is that she
a?ks nothing for herself except what
she has a right to ask lor humanity it-
sell. e want no nations property;
we wish to question no nation's hon
or; we wish to sand, selfishly in the
way of the development- of no nation.
It is. not pretention on our part to say
that we are privileged to stand for
what every nation. would wish to stand
for and speaking for- those things
which all humanity, must : desire. '
The spirit which brooded over the
1 river, said the president, was "Just a
solemn evidence that the force , of
pie. that there is not anything else
lor which she will contend.
The president took occasion to pay
tribute to Secretary of the Navy.Dan-
iels. who sat beside him.v
Although , the day was damp and
chilly, with' occasional downpours of
rain, the ; weather abated in no way
the enthusiasm-with which New .York
greeted the .head of .the nation. . In
ttvs ioTenoon he reviewed a land pa
rade ot o.OOO sailors and marines, and
from the moment' he set foot on shore
until he returned to the Mayflower
to review the " fleet : his progress
through the streets was a continuous
ovation. He was plainly-' touched by
the welcome accorded him. ; "
Everywhere a. spirit ot patriotism
was shown. Many men and women
seized every opportunity to tell the
president of their support-In the pres
ent international .. crisis.; Thousands
stood m the chill drizzle white the bri
gade or sailors and marines marched
up Fifth Avenue and during the after
floon with a cold damp wind blowing
across the Hudson and thousands
more later thronged vantage points
to watch the Mayflower as she passed
up the river between the warships.
The president's remarks at the lun
cheon were greeted with tremendous
applause. He was introduced by Act
ln Mayor George McAneny. ,
EQUAL SUFFRAGE 13 REMEDY.
Mrs. Benedict Says Votes For Women
Will Solve Labor Trouble.
Wash
UIC9 1U1 nuuicu was
urged as the remedy for industrial un
rest before the Commission on Indus
trial Relations here by Mrs. Chrystal
Eastman Benedict, of New York, rep
.resenting -the Congressional Union for
"oman suffrage. " v
Mrs. Benedict declared the v com
mission shouM Immediately report to
'resident Wilson advocatlne a Fed
fal constitutional amendment for
Nationwide woman suffrage.
commissioner Lennon suggested
Liia, the commission could only re
Prt to Congress and that Congress
would not be in session until Decem-
oer. ..!.-.- ;,
1 had thought of that too," said
Mrs. Benedict. "Make i the report to
- u l?on- Wilson .can do' it . If you
iould make him understand that the
iuwe of the Democratic party de-
f-nai upon this issue we would ee
suffrage. You could let him, know
anout it. without making a " forma
report."
Snow in Minnesota. -
St Paul, Minn. Snow fell here and
t several northern Minnesota points
UUrmg j ..Vrcavtntr tam
VJ.res were reported from Duluth and
other Northern cities.
Snow in W. Virginia. -
Grafton, W. Va. Northern s West
rfmia experienced the coldest May
to if years' Much snow Is reported
iCp f fallen in tlle mountains and
wormed, on many small creeks. "
Tn Ships Lt By British. '
PamamrThmas J- McNamara,
Sdiaiv ntary secretai7 of - the ad
ComZ' bounced in the House of
Cw tht;V0.628 tons of British
n lL ther than warships, had
Naw ".in f,caPtured by the German
y Slnce the war began. .
GENERAL YON BERNHARDI
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General Count Von Bernhardi, whose
writings are believed to" have done
much toward bringing on the great
European war, declares that a war
between Germany and the United
States impossible, physically and
economically "
BRITISH GOLIATH IS SUNK
BIG BATTLESHIP GOLIATH 8ENT
TO BOTTOM WITH 500
v MEN.
Twenty Officers and 1 120 Men of the
Big Sea Fighter's Crew Were
Saved. Official Statement.'
:London.The British battleship
Goliath rhLs' 'een torpedoed in -the
Dardanelles with": a probable xoss ot
more than 500 lives and two Turkish
gunboats and a Turkish transport
have been sunk in the sea of Marmora
by the British submarine' E-14 which
penetrated the 'Dardanelles. This an
nouncement was made in the House of
Commons by Winston Spencer Church-
ill, first lord "of the Admiralty, who
added that 20 officers and 160 men of
the Goliath's crew were saved. Mr.
Churchill said:
"The Goliath, was torpedoed in- a
torpedo attack by destroyers while
protecting the French flank just ih-
slde the straits. f 9
''Twenty ofllcers and 160 men were
savedwhich I fear means that oyer
600 were, lost
"The Admiral commanding at the
Dardanelles also telegraphs that the
submarine E-14 which with so much
daring, penetrated to the sea of Mar
mora, has reported that she sank two
Turkish gunboats and a large Turkish
transport' . - . V4-
The Goliath was one of the older
British battleships of the pre-dread
nought type. She was built in 1898
Her complement was ,750, men. She
was 400 feet long on the fwater line,
displaced 12,950 -tons, and was arm
ed with four 12-inch and. 12 six-inch
guns, 12 12-pounders, six three-poun
ders, two machine jjunlnd four tor
pedo tubes. "
DR. J. W. HILL APPLAUDED.
Those Striving For Permanent Peace
Shout With Applause.
Cleveland, ; O.Delegates to .the
World Court Congress burst into wild
applause when Dr. John Wesley Hill
ol New xorK in an imprumytu oyocv.u,
Dolnted dramatically to a huge Amen
can flag above his head and shouted:
- ""Anv Enelish-Amerlcan, .' German-
American, French-American, or other
hyphenated American who does noi
sunnort that flag in the. present situa
tion is unworthy of the citizenship he
: John Hays Hammond, xshairman of
the coneress. announced a commis
sion of delegates to draw up a definite
plan for a world court or justice, us
members are : " T -
' James Brown Scott, Washington,
Wiri t ' Theodore M. Marburg, Bam
mnro fnrmer Minister to Belgium;
Henry Lane Wilson, ex-Ambassador
iu-i HaJnbridee Colby. ' New
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vAv atfnmAv Judse D. . D. Wood
vmoneoo fHnHnnati: -Prof." Jeremiah
W; jPTiVft. New York-r Mr.- Hammond,
by the ruling of the congress, also is-
a member of the commission. ,
' ft.nApai Klrkland Dead.
Washington. W. W. Klrkland, ' V
brigadier general ,in tne uonieaerato
ftzed 82. .
uiroa si native of Ulllsboro, N.
C, - and graduated at West, Point in
1852. . He served as aide to. General
Hardee and was promoted for bravery
at -the battle of Wmchester. Burial
was at Shepherdstown, W. Va.
U. S. MARINES WILL
IT
PLENTY OF AID WILL- BE GIVEN
TO MEXICANS IF DEEMED :
NECESSARY
AMERICANS ARE"JN DANGER
Three Americans Killed in Outbreak.
All Are Ordered to Coast Indians
Still Fighting.
Washington -American marines will
be landed at Guaymas an'd sent to aid
Americans threatened by Yaqui. In
dian outbreakers If the commanders
of the warships sent to the Mexican
port believe it necessary. After a con
ference with : Secretary Bryan, "Rear
Admiral Benson, acting- Secretary - of
the Navy, said: '
"We hope Americans will make
their way to the . coast ,and be taken
aboard, but if it Is necessary to send
out landing parties, Commander T. C.
MagruderOf the Raleigh is authorized
to take that atfionX, t
The Raleigh and New Orleans have
been ordered to Guaymas.
State department advices -from
Hermosillo Hjnfirmedthe reported kill"
ing of J. J. Donovan, W A. Fay and
Jack Wilson" and the wounding' of Z.
O. Stocker, all Americans, in the re
cent outbreak in the Yaqui Valley. Sec.
rotary Bryan said information from
several sources lshowed all' Americans
in the valley to be in danger. The
department , he said, was making every
effort; to protect them and get'them
out of the danger zone. ;
Admiral Howard commanding the
Pacific, fleet notified the department
that the Yaquis and Mexicans still
were fighting. Regular Mexican troops.
he said, "had refused to advance against
the Indians. The latest' fighting was
reported at' AttresV .east 6f-Hermoaill$
Governor Maytorena reported to
the Villa agency -from Nogales the
capture Of Alamos An southern Sonora
on May 12 after seven hours fighting
COMPLETE ANARCHY IN LISBON
Fighting in Streets Between Loyal
Troops and Mutineers.
Madrid, via 'Paris. -Completed an
archy- reigns in Lisbon, according to
news reaching Madrid. Fighting in
the streets continues between the
mutineers and the . loyal troops. The
bombardment was stopped during the
night owing to a lack of ammunition
The number - of persons killed or
wounded is said to have been consider
able. 1 Many buildings were burned
and the homes of known loyalists pil
laged. . .-;.,
Premier Dato announced that the
Spanish battleship ' Espana would ar
rive at Lisbon soon to protect Span
iards and other foreigners. He added
that it was probable another warship
would be despatched - to Portuguese
waters.-
Dispatches from Vigo announce that
Portuguese people arriving there de
dare that the uprising is the begin
ning of civil war in Portugal. Reports
from Oporto say the reovlutionists in
that city have been placed in jail and
that the civil authorities, have given
over the reins of government to the
military. . A -
Deny Bank Charges.
Washington, Specified- denial of
charges of conspiracy and malice
against the Riggs National Bank -of
this city was made by. Secretary Mc
Adoo and Comptroller Willfams of the
Treasury Department in affidavits
filed in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia in reply to, injunc
tion proceedings brought by the bank
In which it was alleged the Treasury
officials had conspired to wreck the
bank. . :.'v
. T Rneriflr.allv denv' the charees of
paving conspired or combined with
the defendent Williams or any one
else to Injure the plaintiff bank , or its
business," Mr. McAdoa declares.
Bombs Drop at Ramsgate.
. Ramsgate, England A Some 40
bombs .were ' dropped in ,: an air raid
here. . So far as ascertained three per
sons 'were injured. ,
Gunter's Body Brought Back.
New York. The American Line
steamship St. '-Paul, arrived herefrom
Liverpool with 217 cabin ; and 106
steerage, passengers. Captain Passow
reported passing over the, scene of
the Lusitania disaster . May r 9 and
sighted i: more than a dozen bodies.
There were many small, bpats .'on the
scene, and the St. Paul did not stop.
The St. Paul brought the bodyof Capt.
Alfred Gunter of th American steam
er Gulflight torpedoed by a German
submarine. v "Captain Gunter' died of
stock. .
ID
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PRESIDENT WILSON V
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President rWilscfn in the American
note , has put Issue squarely up the
German Government in, firmly de
manding a redress for past wrongs
and a guarantee for neutral rights in
the ' futureb
BAPTISTS IN CONVENTION
COMMITTEE RECOMM ENDS WITH
DRAWAL FROM BARACA
i 1 MOVEMENT.
Hight C. Moore, of Raleigh, Re-Elected
as one of the Secretaries of
, i ' . j Woman's Auxiliary. - -
Houston, Texas. Committee recom
mendations against - the ; proposed
consolidation - of Vthe - home: and
foreign 7; boards5 inauguration of the
movement to withdraw Baptist young
people irom 5 the x world-wide : Baraca
and -Philathea classes and election of
offT&rs'we
annual session' of the Southern Baptist
convention. ' .' -'., . ; - . - '
": Dr. Lansing Burrows of Ame,rlcus,
Ga., was re-elected president, and the
following were elected vice , presi
dents: . A . . 1 ' .. '
B. C. Henning, Elizabeth City, N,
C; John Crump ton Hardy, Waco,
Texas ; J. L. Gross, Houston, Texas ;
P. C. Barton, Jonesboro, Ark..
The two secretaries of the conven
tion were re-elected. , They were: O.
F. Gregory, Baltimore, and H. C.
Moore, Raleigh, N. C. .C
All elections were .unanimous.
.There were 1,005 registered dele
gates to the convention and 360 in the
meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Union. Those who attended the open
ing of the convention included repre
sentatives of "Southern Baptist
churches in every Southern state and
delegates from Southern Illinois where
many Baptist churches are affiliated
with the Southern convention. Repre
sentatives of the National Baptist con!
vention (negro) were also present
' The convention sermon was -deliv
ered by Dr. J. W. Porter of.Lexington,
Ky. In his sermon Dr. Porter protest
ed against universities becoming secu
lar organizations. v ; ;
Strangely enough, our universities
have proven our religious storm cen
ters," he said. "From them have
The report of Miss aKthleen Mal
for sweet charity's sake, we call
higher critics, but who are in reality
enemies of the Cross." .
; The report opposing the world
wide movement known as the Baraca
and Philathea classes for young men
and young" women, respectively, was
made by the Sunday " school board.
These classes are interdenominational
and are found in many Baptist Sun
day schools. " The report suggested
that j in place 'of them, j all classes re
garuless of class name, be affiliated
in the convention adult class depart
ment with the motto, "The 'Bible and
the Church." .; . :--'.;;, . .:
The Woman's Missionary Union,- an
auxiliary to the convention, opened
Its twenty-seventh- annual convention
with various committee meetings. The
auxiliary convention was formally-called,
to order by Mrs. E. B. Mathews; of
Baltimore, - vice - president for Mary
land. Miss Fannie E.' S. Heck of Ral
eigh, Nr C." president of the union for
a number "of years is seriously; ill. and
unable to attend the present session.
RIOTERS ATTACK GERMANS.
London Shop Windows Smashed and
Proprietors Driven From Premises. -
' London. The sinking of the steamer
Lusitania has aroused to a Violent
climax; the smouldering " hatred and
suspicion of Germans living in : Eng
land." The animosity has f ound expres
sion during the last 24 hours ' in at
tacks on Germans and their shops in
London and Liverpool, VwTlile there
haye been minor disturbances in
Manchester, Birkenhead, Glasgow and
a few other places J '
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HIGH r OFFICIALS "SAY .GERMANY
WILL NOT REVERSE HER
BLOCKADE.'
ITALY'S ACTION IS DELAYED
British Repulse All German Attempts
to Reach Ypres. Some - Moment-.
ous Battles.
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London. The American note -to Ger"
many and the new turn In the Italiaa
situation resulting from
the resigna
and his Cat-
tion of Premier Calandra
inet overshadow other features of the
war news. - ' . ; : ;i-V: .":C;i
The 'firm , attitude the American
Government has taken' - over Ger
many's submarine j action ' has :C- met
with the highest approval here and
the question now is not what the
United States will do, . but 'what' will
Germany's answer be?"
It Is beligved in high official circles
here' that Germany will not agree ; to
reverse her submarine blockade policy,
and the conclusion is . drawn that the
United States will be" compelled to
sever diplomatic relations with her.
The hope - is everywhere - expressed
that the United STates will not be
drawn into war, as it is considered by
observers of the situation that she is
of greater assistance to the Allies as
a neutral than she would be as a bel
ligerent.
The Italian situation is badly con
fused. Resignation of - Premier Sa-
landra's Cabinet it is believed, ust
delay Italy's action over the war, and
it is thought that nothing in this re
spect will be decided upon until after
the . Chamber of Deputies . meets next
week, unless in the meantime King
yiptoc Emmanuel induces ihe Govern.-
uiexit to reuiui oiuce, wxiica step uie
Premier might take as assurance of
the people's confidence in ;his policy;
Meanwhile the belligerents on both
the East ind West fronts are engaged
in - most ' momentous battlesl The
French, who already, have' gained poss
ession of what was thought-to be im-
pregnable German positions north of
Arras, are reported to be continuing
their victorious, advance while the
British are asserted : to be holding a
large force of Germans in their front
and repulsing all German attention to
reach 'Ypres, which has proved the
graveyard of so many thousands of
men; since the opposing lines were
established thera last Autumn.
ENGLAND BLAMES OFFICIALS,
Demand That German Government Be
v. Held Personally Responsible.
London. Riots which occurred re
cently have given place to condemna
tion by public men - of. the - German
Emperor and his ; advisors, who are
rcharged with responsibility for actions
which, have aroused public anger.
The demand is made that Great Brit
ain publicly proclaim the personal
responsibility of members of the Ger
man Government for, "the outrages
perpetrated by German officers or
their agents during" the present war.
A resolution in this sense offered at
a public meeting in Chelsea by . Lord
Charles Beresford was unanimously
passed.
Only One Torpedo Was Fired.'
Berlin, via Amsterdam to London.
From the report received from the sub
marine which sank "the Lusitania; the
following officia vesion of the Incident
is pubished by the admiralty staff un
der the signature of Admiral Behncke:
"The submarne sighted the steamer
which showed no flag May 7 at 2:20
o'clock central European ; time, after
noon, on the southeast coast of Ire
land in fine, clear weather. : i
"At 3:10 o'clock one torpedo was
fired at the Lusitania which hit her
starboard ' side below the "captain's
bridge. The detonation of the torpedo
was followed immediately " by a fur
ther explosion of extremely strong ef
fect. The, ship quickly listed to star
board and beagn to sink. "
"The second explosion must be
traced bac kto the ignition of quan-
ties , of ammunition inside the ship."
Cotton Movement For Season.-.
. Washington.- Cotton used durin
April was 513,610 bales, exclsive of
linters, compared with 499,6415 in April
last year, the census bureau announc-.
ed. During the nine months ; ending
April 30 cotton used Was 4,091,285
bale3 against 4,264,556 In the samo
period the previous year. - ' " 7
Cotton on hand April 30 In manu
facturing establishments was ; 1,831,
035 bales, against 1,572,058-last5" year
and in independent warehouses 2,850
CMPU
GO T I
ADVA
NDE TO NORTH
NAVAL HERO'S HOME
TO BE PRESERVED
PAUL JONES ASSOCIATION,- NA
TIONAL IN SCOPE, FORMED
AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
OUTCOME 0FU.D.C. MEETING
The Association Will Rescue the Hall-
fax Home; From. Decay and Pre--serve
it as a National Relic. O - "
Washington, D. CThe Paul Jones-
Association, an organizational, saope '
for the preservation of th John Paul ,
v vv uuuo ucax xxa.xn.Oijk, ix a a well ui- -
ganized in Washington!, j The associa
tion has been taking shape ever since
the meeting of the D. A. R. here, and
the names of its officers have been an
nounced; - - ;
The honorary presidents are j Mrs. v
George. Dewey, Mrs. Matthews Scott,
Mrs. Donald ; McLean and Mrs. Jose
phus Daniels ; the honorary vioe-pres-
identl are th lldioa nf tha nahlnof ftf
President Wilson and Miss . Ursula
Daniel, of Halifax,; who for years past
has been1 preserving. the valuable old
furniture of the Jones' mansion; keep-
ing alire the effort to preserve the
place; the secretary is Mrs. R' C.
Gregory, of' S alisbury ; ihe treasu rer,
Mrs., Herbert Jackson,: wife . of the
president of the Virginia Trust . Com- "
pany, of Richmond, Va:; and the his-
ingtoh, D. C. : ::'.;' 'l -f -
- The association will rescue the John -Paul
Jones home from decay and -preserve
it as a national relic. The form- .
ing of such an v organization . comes
after several plans " for preserving the
historic; home ; had gone away. , .The
connection- of John Paul Jones, with
this home is . of great historical in.
' .He had sought a secluded sDot on
the coast of North Carolina in de
spondency over some " misfortunes in
his previous career; but here he be
came the protege of the Honorable
Willie Jones and his brilliant wife,
and he became an inmate of their ele-
Jones received a newr Impetus of pa
triotism and ambition both politically
and socially under the tutelage of Wil
lie Jones, who was : one of the most
brilliant of North Carolina's , early ;
statesmen and who played a . great
part in the writing of "North Carolina's"
'Constitution. Willie Jones introduced
him to Joseph Hewes, chairman of
the Marine Committee of; the Conti
nental Congress, and it was through
Hewes that .'Jones' became one of the
first officers appointed for the revo
lutionary navy. In gratitude to Wil
lie Jones the brilliant sea fighter, who '
was born John Paul, added I the sur
name of his benenf actor to that of hit
own. . . :
... York Rite Masons Elect
Asheville. The Grand bodies of the
York Rite of Masonary . which have
been in session here brought their
yearly meeting to a close. ' The. Grand
Commander; Knights Templer, named
the following officers to serve during
th annrnanli trier TMf i - r f Von.
Story, of ; Greensboro, Grand Com
: mander ; J. F. Rhem, - of " Newbern,7
Deputy Grand Commander ; J. E. Cow
an, of -Winston-Salem, Generalissi
mi ; A. S. Guerard, of Asheville, Capr
tain General; H. A. Murrell, of Char
lotte,. Senior Warden; E, B. Neave,
of Salisbury,' treasurer; Dr. J. B. Griggf
of Elizabeth City, Recorder; G. S. Nor-
fleet of Winston-Salem, Junior -Warden;
L. D. Heartt of Durham.. Stand-.;
ard Bearer; J. H. Anderson, of Tay
etteville, Sword Bearer ; Dr. B. F..
Hall, of Asheville, Warden.
1 5,100 Acres In Melons.
Washington.- The truck crop spe
cialist -of the Bureau of Crop EstU
mates of the Department, of Agricul.
ture reports . that North Carolina has
5,100 acres in watermelons, and 2,250
acres in cantaloupes,; this " year. The
North Carolina acreage ; in . water
melons and cantaloupes is Just what
it was last year, but in other South
ern States there is. a decrease of 11,
600 acres in watermelons.. -
First Night Service in 40 .Years. ' '
Salisbury. The Laymen's ' eveuins:
service in connection with, thev annual
meeting, of the. North Carolina Luth
eran Synod was the first night service
held in St. Paul's church in 40 years
This is" one of the largest country con-
gregations in the : Synod, but their
church services are all held in the day
time.v . The Laymen's " Meeting, how
ever" was worth breaking a precedent
for. It was inspirational and.helpfuL
There were short addresses1 by a num
ber of laymen on subjects 4f vital In ,
terest to the church.
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