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m The Morning New Bernian ALL THE HEWS WHILE IT IS INTERHATI NEWS NEWS yfi T NEW BERN TOBACCO MARKET OPENS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1917. 1 WEATHER Generally Fair; Not so Warm NEW BERNIAN ADS BUILD BUSINESS NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 1917. Volume 3; Number 60. Single Copy : Five Cents Allies Gains PUSR FORM IN FACE OF BITTER THE GERMANS Westhook and the Whole Ridge Nearby in British Hands At Close of Day's Fighting Teutons Suffer' Heavy Losses In Counter Attacks. (Br International News Service.) LONDON. Aug. 10. The battle of Flanders flared into full blast again today with the British and French on the aggressive. By nightfall they had registered important local gains on a nine-mile front between Bixehe ote and Westhook, northeast of Ypres. The Germane rallied immed iately after the initial blow and hit back all along the line. The fighting lasted all day. Fierce hand to hand grappling ensued. The Allies' troops maintained their gains and inflicted heavy losses on the Teutons. As a result of the new push, the town of Westhook, which was partly reconquered by Crown Prince Rup percht's troopo in the first stage of the Flanders battle, is again complet ely in British hands, as is the whole ridge close by. This evening word came from the front that the British advance was extended even further southward from Westhook, as far as the Ypres Menin railway, which would make the whole attacking front one of nearly evelen miles. Between Frezenburg (a little more than three miles south east of Ypres) and the Ypres-Menin road, the British in their initial on rush penetrated to the depth of sev eral hundred yards. The Bavarian Crown Prince promptly threw strong reserves into this sector and admit tedly succeeded in halting the Brit ish advance. Fighting here lasted far into the night. Sir Douglas Haig in his official re port makes no pretense at a big drive. He calls the action a "local ac tion." However, the new gains, if maintained, will go far toward endan gering the German lines north and south of Ypres and in eventually straightening the ugly salients on both sides of the town. 190 MEN NOW IN LOCAL FIELD BATTERY Membership Gradually Climbing To War Strength Only Part Equipment Received. The New Bern Battery of Field Artillery is gradually filling up its ranks, the total strength having reached one hundred and seventy men. The battery was mustered in about two weeks ago with about one hundred and fifty members. The full strength is 190 men, and the officers are hoping to recruit to that number before being ordered to a training camp. All of the men were vaccinated for smallpox a week ago, and the majoa ity of the mare carrying sore arms. More than twenty-five have been in the hospital from the effects of the vaccination but in no one case is the condition considered serious. Cots and blankets were received from the Quartermaster several days '' ago but so far no uniforms have been received. However, it is expected that these will arrive within a few days. The officers are hard at work train ing the men. Regular drills are held for about three hours every day and the men are being whipped into good RESISTANCE BY mi: . YJKB - ' - ' V HI LMuNUHIH I AND SOUTH QF YPRES F IN GRAVE DANGER Make New in Flanders Ifift Rravfin ai r Claims For Local Board Calls on Citizens For Assistance in The Inves tigations of These Cases; Full List Published Here Ninety One Quality and Ask No Discharge- BOARD AGAIN FAILED TO APPEAR Law Does Not Excuse Any Man for "Not Knowing" To Be Certified To Army as Having Been Drafted If They Do Not Show Up Immedi ately for Examination. The Craven county exemption board yesterday completed making up the lists of - registered men who passed the physical examination, those who failed to pass and those who claimed and did not claim exemption, which shows that three hundred and sixty nine of the four hundred and ten men summoned to appear for examination, were examined. Two hundred and sixty or seventy percent, qualified, physically. There were ninety-one who claimed no exemption, which is thirty-five percent of the number who qualified. The following report was given to the press by the board: 1 exempt. 91 physically qualified who did not claim exemption. 109 physically disqualified. 168 physically qualified and claimed exemption. 4 certified to other boards. 34 called and failed to answer. 8 held for re-examination. The board has asked that the at tention of those who did not answer when their names were called,' be called to the penalty for failure to report. The rules governing the draft make it incumbent upon the registered man to ascertain whether or not he has been called to appear before the board, and the mere fact that he has received no notice will not be accepted for his absence; neither is mis-spelled names or wrong initials an excuse for failure to re port. All who have failed to report will be certified to the. Provost Mar shal General's office as having been drafted, unless they report immed iately. Upon further failure to re port the names will be given to Unit ed States marshals with instructions to locate the parties and arrest them. The following is the full list of those who have failed to report: William Hill, Faison; Tony Harris, 23 Rountree street, New Bern; Zack Tayly Luter, No. 31 Avenue A., city; Bonnie Sutton, Vanceboro; George Weston, Winston; Samuel Jackson, city; IJenry Smith, city; Clyde Lup ton, No. 19 Avenue A., city; Solo mon Wood, No. 26 Bryan street, city; Mill Furney, Blades; Charles Cover, No. 38 Lees avenue, city; Raynor Dove, Asians; William- W. Campbell, Vanceboro; Fred Chase, No. 5 Reii- enstein alley, city; Charles Cornel-, lus Staten, No. 14 Uoldsboro street, city; Thomas Churchill Clark, city; Henry Jones, No. 25 Jones ' street, city; John McKimmons, No. 30 Pine street, city; James Arthur Calley, Dover; John R. Collins, Buffalo, N. Y.; Jonathan Roberts, Jr., No. 72 Elm street, city; Guy Freeman, Dover; Ed. Ownes, No. 36 Pine street, city; Hannibal Jones, Bridgeton; Junius Joyner, city; Rufus Kitchen George, Blades; John Edward Harris, R. F. D. 2, Vanceboro; Turner Gibbons, 24 Queen street, New Bern; Wiley Jones, S3 Middle street, New Bern; Willie Dukes, 26 End street, New Bern; Willie Edwards, 21 First Ave., New Bern( Henry. Kennedy (machinist at N. S. Shops), New Bern; Willie Jen kins George, North Harlowe; John Lee Hollowell, 28 Eden street. New Bern. The list of those claiming exemp tion, and on what grounds their claim is based, is here being publish- WARNS 34 REGISTRANTS WHO Mnn File r ' Exemption WOULD PUT ILL REJECTED MEN Senator Pomerene Says Over Two Million May be Saved For The Flag. (Br International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10. More than two million men may be saved for the flag by an appropria tion of one hundred million dollars asked . for today by Senator Pomer ene, of Ohio. The Ohio senator proposed by "re clamation camp commission" the phy sical rebuilding of: 1. Men drafted and then rejected by surgeons because of curable phy sical defects. 2. Men who volunteer but who are rejected for the same reason. 3. Men who become, disabled in the country's service but who may be rehabilitated. , Senator Pomerene's bill was devised by Dr. John H. Quayle, of Cleveland, Ohio. He has interested many prom inent men of the country.- It is pro posed to form a national organization to stand back of the plan. E Farmers Cannot Ship Outside of Quarantine District, Says Dr. Smith. Although the campaign for freeing the county of the fever tick has been temporarily stopped, the quarantine on the county has not been lifted, and farmers cannot ship their cattle to any market outside the quarantine district without violating the law. This statement was made last night by Dr. M. G. Smith, federal inspector who has been in charge of the tick eradication campaign in Craven for the past few months. Dr. Smith and one other inspector will .remain in the county during the winder and will have everything ready for the re sumption of the campaign on the first of April of next year. FOR FOOD SAVING Administrator Calls on Every Individual to Reduce Food Consumption. Food Administrator Herbert C. Hoover, at the request of the Pres ident, is endeavoring to reduce the consumption of food supplies in this country so that larger quantities may be shipped to our Allies. To reduce the food consumption Mr. Hoover has asked the following of each individ ual: , . 1. To eat wheatless meal a day, 2. To eat beef, mutton, or pork not more than once a day. 3. To economize in the use of but ter. 4. To sugar in ways. 5. To and fish. 6. To cut the daily allowance of tea or coffee and In other eat more vegetables, fruit the home or the IN HEALTH CAf ASKS APPROPRIATION OF HUNDRED MILLION CATTLE QUARANTIN HOOVER 6IVES RULES MAY TRKE OVER ILL COUNTRY'S STEEL FLINTS War Board to Use Commandeer ' ing Powers If Resistance I Is Continued. STEEL MEN RESIST the price n i Br International Ner WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10. Every steel plant in the United States may be commondeered by the government in the event a disposi tion is shown by the steel companies to question the authorities of the war industries board to fix prices of the materials sold to the Allies as well as those purchased by the United States. The breach over the Bethle hem Steel Company contracts has given rise to reports that the steel men will resist every effort to have the prices fixed on goods sold to the Allies. The war board is prepared to meet the situation with its comman deering power. The authority of the war board to commandeer, steel plants has been questioned by men in this industry, it became known today, but the board is standing pat, and it was 'stated authoritatively that a -fiat refusal on the part of the steel interests would be relished should the cooperative plan fail because it would once and for all settle the question. The war board feels so secure in its position, it was stated trfday, that it is not even expecting a small percentage of pro ducers to question its authority. A. & N. C DIRE ASK RETURN OFFICES Resolution Protests to Norfolk Southern Against Moving to Washington. Following the meeting of the stock holders of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company held in Morehead City, Thursday, the direc tors met for the election of officers and to attend to other matters. Dur ing the meeting the directors adopt ed a resolution asking the officials of the Norfolk Southern Railway Com pany, lessees of the A. & .N. C, to reinstate their division headquarters which were moved from New Bern to Washington on the first of Au gust. Report had it yesterday that such action had been taken by the stockholders at their meeting, but it was. learned that such was not the ( case. This action of the directors is ex pected to help in the fight that is be ing made here to have the offices re turned to New Bern. However, just how much effect it will have with the officials of this road is not known. 'S Officers Believe It Part of Stores of Union Active Against the Draft Law. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., Aug. 10. Deputy Sheriff-J. W. Cross and a posse from Sasakwa last night were led by William Hubler, a prisoner from Holdenville, to the farm of "Shorty" Elberly, already under ar rest. On the farm seventy-five sticks of dynamite, two rifles and a quan tity of strychnine were found buried. Marks on the articles led officers to believe they were part of the stores of the Working Class Union, which has been active against the selective draft law. COTTON MARKET New York, Aug. 10. Closed Spots .. .726.90 January 25.34 October 26.60 December - 26.36 Market closed steady; spots ninety points decline. "You say Gasterly has been in pol itics for a number of years ?" "Yes," "I presume he has had some varied experiences?" "Well, 'no. In faot, there's little variety, so far as he is FIND DYNAMITE ON PRISONER HOOVER FOOD SHUNS TELLS OF GREIT COSTJO 8. S. Stipulates Ten Billion Dollars for First Year, in Explaining Revenue Bill. LEADER KITCHIN (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10. Before the great war the total an nual expenditures of the United Stated were between seven hundred million and eight hundred million dol lars a year. This year they will reach something like ten billion dollars. With this startling statement Sen ator Simmons began explaining to day the great two billion dollar war revenue bill just completed by the Senate Finance Committee. . The chairman of the committee took most of his time to closely foT lowing his report made public a few days ago. He also explained the dif ference between the House and Senate bills. Some House members, notably Claud Kitchin, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, have criticis ed the Senate bill. They said it was "a rich man's bijl" and that it bur dened tlye poorer tax payer. Senator Simmons replied to these criticisms today. He alluded to Kit chin more than once, but refrained from using the Congressman's name. TO RECOMMEND Senate Military Affairs Commit tee to Report Favorably on Sheppard Bill. INGP (Br International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10. The Senate Military Affairs Commit tee today decided to favor the crea tion of an aircraft board to -supervise the industrial activities relating to aviation. The aircraft board is proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Sheppard, of Texas, who says it will be formed "for the purpose of expending and coordinating the industrial activities relating to aircraft or parts of air craft produced for any purpose in the United States and to facilitate gener ally the developments of air service." HOUSE BREAKING James Smith Is Charged With Stealing Pistol and Clothing From Bridgeton Home. James Smith, colored, was brought to New Bern yesterday by Constable J. T. Lancaster, of Number One Township, and given a hearing before ' Justice of the Peace C. K. Hancock, charged with entering the home of Harrison Fenner, at Bridgeton, and stealing a pistol and some clothing. He was committed to jail in default of a Ave hundred dollar bond. The theft was committed several davs aeo but Smith succeeded in I HITS BACK AT HOUSE CRfJT ON OF IN BUT ww mm NEGRO HELD FOR 5 IN DEATH ERIP In Various Sectors Mackensen's Human Steam Roller is Put to Flight. T (Br International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 10. With the ten acious heroism of men fighting for the last narrow strips of their home land, the .Roumanians are throwing themselves into the teeth of Macken sen's human steam roller all along the Moldavian front. They are aided by Russian forces fighting with the same bitter stubbornnes as yet un touched by the disaffection that brought on disaster in the north. In various sectors the Russo-Rou manian troops were successful m steming the Teuton tide. At one point they even drove the attackers to fight. In the vital portions of the front, however, according to official Petrograd admission, they were forc ed in the last twenty-four hours to yield ground. Slowly but steadily the Austro-Hungarian advance con tinues. Berlin today reported the capture of sixteen hundred men in the last two days in the Oituz sector. Vienna reported new progress in the clearing of the Southern tip of the Bukowina of the Muscovite invaders TO TAKE PART IN PEACE MEETING To Send Delegates to Stockholm Conference To Be Held Early Next Month. El CONSULTATIVE, VIEW (By International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 10. British organ ized labor won its fight for partici pation in the sacialist peace con ference at Stockholm to be held early next month. The victory consisted in the adotion by a majority of 991,000 votes of a resolution to send delegates to the Stockholm conference. Only one condition was stipulated: That the international conference be consultative, not binding. British la bor holds in contradiction to the view of the Russian socialists that the de cision of peace terms and the actual conclusion of peace are the tasks of governments not of parties. MISS BATTS TO LEAVE NEW BERN ARMY POST To Enter Salvation Army Col lege to Prepare for Higher Commission. Miss Maggie Batts will leave with in the next day or so for New York, to take an eight months' course in the Salvation Army College. After completing this course it will then oe necessary tor ner to taxe a two years' correspondence course before qaulifying as a commissioned officer in the Salvation Army service. Miss Batts entered the Salvation Army service here when she was twelve years of age and since that time she has devoted herself to the ROUMANIAN WT TEUTONS REPOR PROGRESS HUNGER OR BRITISH CONFER veral timore, NUW CHIEF BEGINS TASK OF FEEDING A HALF BILLIOpPLE President Signs Executive Or der Appointing Him, Immedi ately After Signing Food Con trol Measure Powers Extend From The Farm to The Con sumer. PLENTY LIES IN HIS HANDS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C.y Aug 10. : Herbert" C. Hoover, on his forty-third birthday, today became the arbiter of the diet of more human beings than any Roman Caesar ever dreamed of feeding. Shortly after noon President Wwi son affixed his signature to the food, control bill, upon which the ink was hardly dry from the signatures of, Vice-President Marshal and Champ Clark. At five-thirty this afternoon thej President summoned Mr. Hoover to . the White House, presented him with the pen with which he signed the bill" and signed the executive order ap pointing him to the place provided for him in the bill. Under the powers conferred upon him he may advise every farmer and breeder what he should raise. He may direct every distributor how all food is to be handled. He is already teaching every man, woman and child in the United States, how it should be consumed. His will be the advice upon which the United States will control its ex ports to the Allies. Thus hunger or plenty for a half billion- of people lies in Herbert Hoover's hands. He realizes the largeness of his job. Months ago he said before a Senate committee: "I don't believe I can do it. I don't believe any man can do it. I won't' last much more than six months. But . if l ean last as much as six months I will have gone a long ways toward a solution of this problem and the next man can carry it on." REVIVAL AT CLARK S Planned To Make Sunday, Biggest Day of The Campaign. The The attendance at the tent revival which is being held at Clark contin ues to grow with each service, and the interest , being taken by the church members is very gratifying to Rev. J. W. Autry, the pastor in charge of the Craven circuit and under whose direction the meeting is being held. Rev. Charles A. Jons, of Golda boro, continues to preach soul-stirring sermons, which have a telling effect on the entire congregation. The sing ing is one of the main features, and is .very inspiring. It is planned to make Sunday the' biggest day of the meeting. Indica tions now point to a record-breaking "attendance at both the morning and evening service on this. day. The ser vice tomorrow will be at eleven o' clock in the morning and seven-thirty in the evening. The school building, which is near the tent, has been Screened for the" benefit of mothers and their babies. TO MOREHEAD CITY ON FISHING TRIP Captain W. H. NewelL of Rocky Mount, general superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com pany, passed tnrough Mew Hern last night in his private car en route to Morehead City to spend several days on a fishing trip. Captain Newell was accompanied by his son, Mr. E. T. Newell, of Bal- and Mr. A. D. Lacy, of Nor- ATTRACTING CRO joined herd by nnnnnnnnnI worn i Tout, rney were
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