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Volume 3; Number 80.
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917.
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WILSON'S FINAL
WORD TO THE
DRAFTED
-7
President Hails Them as Sol
diers of Freedom and Calls on
Them to Do Their Full Duty-
"Show All Mefr, Not Only
What Good Soldiers You Are
But Also What Good Men
You Are."
(Br International N'ewa Service.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept 3.
On the eve of their mobilization,
President Wilson today addressed a
final word to the drafted men who
will make up America's first great
national army.
The President's greeting follows:
"To the soldiers of the National
Army:
"You are undertaking a great duty.
The heart of the whole country is
with you. Everything that you do
will be watched With the deepest so
licitude, not only by those who are
near and dear to you, but by the
whole nation besides.
"For this great war draws us all
together, makes us all comrades, as
brothers, as all true Americans felt
themselves to be when we first made
good our national independence.
"The eyes of the world will be upon
you, because you are in some special
sense the soldiers of freedom. Let
it be your pride, therefore, to show
all men not only what good soldiers
your are, but also what good men
you are, keeping yourselves fit and
straight in everything, and pure and
dean through and through.
"Let us set for ourselves a stand
ard so high that it will be a glory
to live up to it and add a new laurel
to the crown of America.
"My affectionate confidence goes
with you in every battle and every
test
"God keep and guide you."
Nine Notified To Be Ready To
Depart for Training
Camp.
The following is a list containing
the names of nine men who have
been certified by the local board for
the county'of Jones to the district
board, as having been drafted for
military service. The list has also
been passed upon by the district
board and selected for service. Jones'
five per cent, which is to mobilize
this week, will be taken from this
list:
11 107 Claude Stephen Powell,
Dover.
15600 Octave Edward May, Tren
ton. 28 18 Mack Moore, Maysville.
32 182 Willie Beatty, Pollocksville.
2 458 Frances Waters, Comfort.
10 126 Theodus Hooker, Dover.
26 !87 Billie Jenkins, Comfort.
26 140-John Henry Bryant, Tren
W i ton.
83 513- -Willie Gurganus, Comfort.
E CROWD AT
PARK LAST NIGHT
Picture Season Closes Wrest
ling and Skating For
Winter.
If the crowd that attended the!
closing festivities at Ghent Park last j
night can be taken as an index of
sorrow that the summer season is '
over, the New Bern-Ghent Street j
Bailway Comfany and the park man- j
agement have every reason to believe j
that their efforts to please and en
tertain have been successful.
As is the usual custom each year
to terminate the picture season op
Labor Day, it does not by any means
indicate that this amusement rendez
vous will be dull till the hark of the
blue bird makes his debut next sum
mer, for in the course of a few weeks
wrestling will have its go and then
the skating fad will be on throughout
flat winter months.
"COD KEEP AND
GUIDE YOU"
JONES FIRST DRAFTED
MEN
j . 3 :
SOUTH GREETS
L
J
Never Before Have There Been
So Many Causes for Workers
To Rejoice
GENERALLY IMPROVED
(Br Inlornatinnal News Service.)
MEMPHIS, TENN., Sept. 3. With
parades and barbecues Southern la
boring men celebrated today. Never
in the history of those who earn their
living by the sweat of the brow have
there been so many causes for labor
ing men to rejoice as there are today.
There are no idle hands. There is
work for all. Within the year wages
have been advanced and the hours of
work shortened.
Reports from all Southern cities
today indicate that the South has
joined in one great celebration. New
Orleans, Chattanooga, Memphis, Bir
mingham, Atlanta, Mobile, Jackson
ville and Savannah all witnessed
demonstrations. And down through
the great Southwest, from where the
trail begins at Kansas City to where
it ends at Brownsville, Texas, the
workers laid aside their toil for one
day.
Not alone is the man with the ham
mer and the hoe celebrating. Their
ranks have been augmented by clerks
from the stores, factory workers, rail
road men, bank clerks and Federal
employes.
Until recent years Labor Day was
not generally observed in the South
ern States. In many communities the
only observance was the closing of
: the Federal buildings and national
banks.
There have been few strikes in the
South during the last year and work
. ing conditions have been generally
improved. Many labor organizations
have profited through increased mem
bership and concessions from employ
ers without the necessity of walkouts
and strikes. g
BAIL IS ALLOWED
E
ITwft Men Involved in Killing' of
Heath at Faiao, Are
Released.
.
WARSAW, Sept. 3.4-The second
week of Duplin county, court began
today. In the trial last Thursday of
George Knowies and Walter Pierce,
implicated in the murder eff Mr. Wal
ter Heath, at Faison, about a month
fago, Knowies and fierce were releas
ed on fifteen hundred dollar bond.
The long drought of many weeks
past was broken a fewf days ago by
abundant rains, which frill be of in i
calculable benefit to lite fall crops
and gardens, - a r.umbfr of which
have been planted witqj the expect
tion of obtaining freak vegetables
until frost. '
WT
NEW
FEELING
CONDITIONS
KNOWLES AND
FAIL TO INCREASE
WAR PROFITS TAX
Flat Levies of Seventy and Sixty-Five
Per Cent Rejected
By The Senate.
SCALE TO BE ADOPTED
(By international News Sonic.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 3.
Extreme conscription of wealth suf
fered two stinging blows today in the
Senate. Flat levies of ijeventy and
sixty-five per cent were rejected by
votes of fifty-five to twenty, and fifty
three to seventeen. Soth amendments
were offered by LaFoliette.
Radicals were unable to summon to
their cause more than the seventeen
votes with which they supported the
seventy-three per cent amendment
Hiram Johnson unsuccessfully fought
for on Saturday. LaFoliette will of
fer an amendment of sixty per cent
tomorrow and will keep up his fight.
But it is now predicted that the slid
ing scale of the Senate Finance Com
mittee will be adopted.
Bad blood between the two factio
was evident from the very beginning
of the day. Soon after the debate
began LaFoliette and Simmons had
one of the most peppery interchang
es the Senate has seen since the. days
preceeding the declaration of war.
Later, speeches made by the sen
ators from New Jersey and Idaho
demonstrated the platform on which
the two sides are fighting.
LaFoliette fought passionately for
his amendments. It was while he was'
criticising the committee that the
clash with Simmons came. LaFoliette
said that under the now altered bill
the United States Steel Corporation'
would pay seventy-six million dollars
taxes instead of fifty-nine millions in
the original.
"Will the senator thus try to hood
wink the Senate," interjected Sim
mons. "I will not yield to any man who
tries to impune my motives," cried
LaFoliette.
While the chairman tapped for or
der, Simmons said, "I said it, and I
repeat it."
"Senators have Vno protection
against such attacks unless they de
scend to the same level," countered
LaFoliette. "But senators violating
the rules as has the Senator from,
North Carolina, should be denied the
floor if we are going to keep this
debate within the level of decency."
LaFoliette said he wished to be
reasonably decent to Simmons, de
spite the latter's "very discourteous
reference to my purpose."
"I have nothing more to say on
that," said Simmons.
"The senator should have nothing
more to say at all," snapped LaFol
lette.
, n
"This is my coming out," remark
ed the society burglar whose sentence
had expired. "Permit me to wish you
many happy returns," replied the gal
lant keeper.
DESTROYED IN HYDE
Revenue Omcers Arriving Here
Tell of Arrest of M. M.
Armstrong.
United States Deputy Collector H.
G. Gulley, of Raleigh, arrived in New
Bern Sunday from Hyde county,
where Friday he and Deputy Collec-
tors Edward James, of Robersonville, j
and J. F. Lipsey, of Norlina, made a
raid on an illicit whiskey Jistillery.
The plant, which was of fifty gallon
capacity, was destroyed and the oper
ator, M. M. Armstrong, was placed
under arrest.
Armstrong was carried to Wash
ington, N. C, and given a prelimin
ary examination before the United
States commissioner at that place.
The defendant entered a plea of guil
ty and was released after giving a
three hundred dollar bond.
The beer was made at Armstrong's
home and carried to the plant about
four hundred yards away, where it
was made into whiskey
The outfit
was well equipped, and said to have
been the first one destroyed in that
county in a number of years,
The plant was located on
Lake.
New
COMMITTEE S SLIDING
ILLICIT DISTILLERY
Drive On Riga Is Forerunner
Of Supreme Blow To Russia
EO GET DOWN TO
E
Ml SCANDAL
Exposure of Defective Ammuni
tion for Pershing's Troops
Stirs War Department
GENERAL CROZIER
i
(By International Nam Service.)
WASHINGTON, D C. Sept. 3,
Exposure of the supply of defective
ammunition to Pershing's troops in
France has blown the War Depart
ment wide open.
The exposure today brought a de
mand from the man most vitally af
fected, Brigadier-General William
Crazier, chief of ordnance, that an in
vestigation be made. General Croz
ier bot in with his demand just a mo
ment ahead of other forces, which
were about to call for a thorough
probe into the latest army scandal.
Leaders in Congress were among
these.
General Crdzier's request for ah
investigation was contained in a let
ter written by him today to Adjutant
General Henry P. McCain.
Secretary Baker was in Buffalo to
day and will not return until tomor
row.
The wheels of investigation may be
said to have been started by General
Crdzier's request; but where the probe
will stop is not a subject for. predic
tion tonight
TO LOCATE IN TYRRELL
Resigns Work in Craven County
To Assume Post as Farm
Demonstrator.
Mr. W. M. Laughinghouse, who
has been employed by the federal
government for the past few months
as inspector in the cattle tick eradi
cation campaign in this county, has
resigned this position and will go to
Tyrrell county to assume the posi
tion as farm demonstration agent for
that county.
Mr. Laughinghouse left last night
for Raleigh to spend several days at
the State anti-cholera serum plant.
He will take a short course in the
administering of the serum in order
that he may give this treatment to
Tyrrell county -'swine in addition to
the demonstration work which will be
required of him.
FLEE SELE
Many Certified to National Ar
my Have Left The
Country.
LAREDO, TEX., Sept 3. While
the Webb county exemption board
completed its labors several days ago,
when it secured more than the neces-
nnrv hnmhnr rvf rptrifif rnt.s tn fur-
nish the C0UntyV quota of 129 men
under the .selective draft, it is now
certain thatx many of the Mexican
Americans who offered exemption ex
cuses and had them ignored, but
were accepted by the board, will fail
to answer Summons to military ser
vice. Since the publication of the
names of 140 registrants by the board
several days ago a number of the
Mexican-Americans who were ac
cepted are known to have left for
Mexico rather than 'to serve in the
national army. The total number of
140 registrants secured included
about thirty-five young Men who had
already volunteered' and enlisted in
some branch of the military service.
Of the total of 1,050 registrants sum
moned before the Webb county board,
388 were alieae' (Mexicans), who were
discharged, while 301 men, mostly
Mexicans, failed to appear for examination.
BOTTOM TH
LAUGKH
OTHlFT
TRUE BILLS ARE
ROUND AGAINST
DOVER NEGROES
Perkins and Bowden To Be Re
turned Here For Trial
Tomorrow.
PHWFMUI
CASE IS 1101 OUT
The September term of Craven
Superior Court, for the trial of crim
inal cases, was convened here yester
day morning, with Judge Thomas H.
Calvert, of Raleigh, presiding.
Among the bills passed on by the
grand jury was ITie one in which Lee
Perkins and Jesse Bowden are charg
ed with entering the home of Mr. W,
A. Wilson, of Dover, during the night
with the alleged intention of com
mitting a criminal assault on two of
Mr. Wilson's young daughters. A
true bill was found against both the
negroes, and the case has been set
for trial Wednesday.
Due to the rumor to the effect that
a mob was likely to do violence to
the negroes, they were removed from
the county jail to the State peniten
tiary a few days after the deed was
committed, and Deputy Sheriff T. H
Smith left yesterday for Raleigh to
bring the men back for trial. It is
not expected that there will be any
demonstration against the negroes on
the part- of citizens of the county
if they are convicted.
Mr. W. R. Pate and Mrs. Garnett
Bain, the former charged with an
attempted criminal assault on Miss
Nina Hoffman, and the latter with
aiding in the alleged assault, were
discharged. At the last term of
court held here, there were five bills
of indictment against them passed
upon by the grand jury, but in each
instance the jury returned a not true
bill, but the preseding judge had the
case held open for further investiga
tion. 1 ,
There were quite a number of cas
es on the docket af ainst fanfters who
failed to dip their cattle as required
by the regulations governing the con
duct of a fever tick eradication cam
paign, but all of these were nol
prossed. This was the agreement
reached between the farmers and the
authorities at the time the campaign
was orederd discontinued until April
of next year.
Robert Joyner pleaded guilty of
larceny and was sentenced to serve
four months on the county roads.
Julian Phelps pleaded guilty of
carrying a concealed weapon and was
fined fifty dollars and taxed with the
cost. He was given until next fall in
which to pay the fine.
CHARGED WITH
W. F. Gilbert, Prominent Farm
er, Arrested After Plant is
Found on His Place.
Mr. W. F. Gilbert, a prominent far
mer of the Clark section of the county
and a former newspaper man of this
city, was arraigned before Justice of
the Peace G. K. Hancock yesterday
charged with the operation of an il
licit whiskey distillery. The case was
continued until Thursday for the
State.
The plant was located on Mr. Gil
bert's plantation Sunday by Sheriff
R. B. Lane a.id deputies. The Sher
iff had been informed that there was
a still in operation in that vicinity,
and before making the raid he se
cured sufficient evidence against Mr.
Gilbert to warrant his arrest.
BOLD, BAD BURGLAR
ROBS POLICE STATION
(Br International New. Sarciec)
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. A thief broke
open .the strong box in the South Chi
cago police station and stole, the
money, watches and jewelry taken
from prisoners and left there for safe
keeping. Then he escaped.
MAKING
FAIL TO AGREE ON
PAVING STREETS
OF
Town Commissioners Reject Bid
of Paving Company; Call it
Too High.
TQ MEET TONIGHT TO
CISH ALTERED 810
The commissioners of the town of
Bridgeton met last night for the pur
pose of receiving bids for the con
struction of about a mile of paved
streets, and for a time it looked as
if the idea of paving the streets
would be abandoned. The lowest bid
was made by the Georgia Engineer
ing Company, and this, according to
the opinion of some of the council
men, was out of all reason.
After the commissioners had re
fused the bid, the engineering com
pany's representative agreed to make
a rihange in his bid. The bid made
last night was for a twenty-four foot
road, btu the bid is to be altered to
bring it down to a twenty foot speci
fication. A meeting of the commis
sioners will be held tonight to pass
on the bid as altered.
County Commissioner -T. W. Holton
who is a resident of Bridgeton, was
present and made a very fair offer in
an effort to have the program carried
through. Mr. Holton stated that rath-
ex than not have the improved Vance
boro road connected with the county
bridge across Neuse river and New
Bern, he would agree to do the grad
ing, providing the county will fur
nish the teams. It is likely that the
county commissioners will accept this
proposition. Mr. Holton wilPfurnish
the labor and have the grading done
under the direction of an engineer.
By having the grading done, the pav
ing company can take the contract
for considerably less than otherwise,
and probably with the ten thousand
dollars appropriated by the county
commissioners, the Bridgeton officials
may be able to raise sufficient funds
to have the paving done.
ASK RESIGNATION
City Council To Meet Today to
Take Action, Result of Peace
Meeting.
(Br International Nw Service.)
CHICAGO, Sept 3. That the City
Council of Chicago will demand the
resignation of Mayor WilHam Hale
Thompson at a meeting of that body
to be held tomorrow, is a foregone
conclusion. This action of the coun
cil is the result of Mayor Thompson
allowing a peace meeting to be held
in the city by pacifists a few days
ago.
"Patience is a virtue," quoted the
Wise Guy. "What good, does that do
if virtue is its own reward?" demand
ed the Simple Mug.
Service' Held at Grave, Follow
ing Arrival of Train Yester
day Evening.
The body of the late Miss Jose
phine Bradham, who died in a New
York hospital Friday night follow
ing an operation, arrived in New Bern
last night at six o'clock, accompan
ied by Mr. C. D. Bradham, of this
city, Who left for New York Satur
day morning..
The funeral service took place at
the grave immediately following the
arrival of the body. The service was
conducted by Rev, Euclid McWhorter,
pastor' of " Centenary Methodist
church. The interment was mad? in
Cedar Grove cemetery.
T
OF CHICAGO MAYOR
MISS DRAWS
BODY INTERRED HERE
VON HINDENBURG
ROPES TO ALLAY
ALL PEACE TALK
IN REICHSTAG
With Only Three Weeks Grace
Before the Threat to Force a
Showdown on Peace Terms,'
The German High Command
Has Ventured, Apparently,
Upon One ol the Greatest Mil
itary Campaigns of the War.
THE CITY TO SAVE THE
(By International Newa Service.,
LONDON, Sept. 3. Riga is being
hastily evacuated by the civil popu
lation. Three big Teuton armies are
advancing on the city from many
sides. Prince Leopold of Bavaria is
personally leading the main force,
approaching from the southwest. In
the southeast and west the Teutons
are less than seven miles from the
city.
To save the historic buildings, par
ticularly the ancient cathedral, from
destruction, t.hp Russians nm not or.
pected to make a serious defense of
the city.
The Teuton tripple drive is fraught
with one of the most important mili
tary and political possibilities of the
GermanWias ventured apparently
upon one oiTie greatest military
campaigns of the war. In the three
weeks of grace that are still left to
the high command before the Reich
stag carries out its threat to force
a show-down on peace terms, Hindn
burg evidently plans to deliver what
every man, woman and child expected
of him when, more than a year ago,
he was made chief of staff. The drive
on Riga is the forerunner of a su
preme effort to realize his oft pro
claimed, "Russia must be beaten "
fiirst."
These, according to the best in
formed experts here, are the conclus
ions to be deducted from the mass of
cumulative evidence offered by offic
ial and unofficial reports and the po
litical situation as created by two
main factors, namely:
1. Russia's flat rejection of all '
separate peace bids and her unflinch
ing will to fight to a finish.
2. The Pope's peace message.
They are in fact more than con-,
elusions. They form the logical road
to which a thousand and one shreds
of evidence placed together point as
the last chance of Germany's military
machine, a chance that will be lost by
next spring when America will be
going "over the top" in the west.
Following then is a brief summary
of the considerations which, in the
opinion of close observers here, have
dictated the campaign now beimr
ushered in before Riea
1. Pope Benedict in his peace mes
sage completely ignored Russia. It
was this fact which resulted in the
IfonoroVv ovivanirnanr'a rlnn!n!ii 4-. itm
nore the message. The Pone, how-
uvur Qnoninna I iir utimi nf a -a. nnt-A
auuu oi DeiKium as a iunaamenta
principle for Deace.
. 2 Whiter tXo HclJr, . .
menr, minus oi ine rope s views re
garding restoration in the oast, it is
known to believe that America and
the Entente are less concerned on.
that score.
3. Her dream of the Flanders
coast and Antwerp fast dying from
the presseure from without and with
in, Germany is believed to be casting
her eyes eastward for prizes of war.
4. Scarcely ten weeks are left to
render possible large scale operations
in the west. Hindenburg is known
to belive the brunt of this year's Al
lied efforts on that front is spent.
"Isn't there a great deal
attached to speech-ma;
replied Senator: So
had a number of p
speeches made the
ington Star.
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