The Morning New Bernian from New Bern, North Carolina • Page 1

The Morning New Bernian VEUSE IWTERlflTfOMAL JfEWS WHILE IT IS eft NEWS NEWS WEATHER: Occasional Thunder Showers Toda7) NEW BERN TOBACCO MARKET OPENS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1917. 1 NEW BERN! AN ADS BUILD BUSINESS Volume Number 68. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917. Single Copy: Fire Cents ALLIED PINCHER' AGAIN IN ACTION France And Italy Launch The Mighiest Drives Of The Year RICH TAXATION STAND JUDGE LOVETT AUTOCRACY I iiiinT niur mil I LOCAL TOBACCO WAREHOUSES TO OPEN TOMORROW GIGANTIC PUSH ON 6 FRONTS IIIUU I I 1m. TO DEMQCRACY REGULATE PRODUCTION IIOREHEIO CITY At Least Sixty Airplanes To Be Used For Training Thousand Men at a Time.

WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 20. The government is preparing to establish one of its many aviation schools and hangars near Morehead City, according to reliable information received here today. The school will employ several hundred men and will be the same as the other large aviation schools at Richmond, Harrlfcburg, and other points throughout the country.

It is understood official announcement of the government's decision to establish this camp will be made by the War Department within a very few days. It will bring hundreds of employes to the Carolina coast town. Already the government has arranged to build a part of its great merchant fleet near Morehead and its latest plan to establish an aviation school along the coast where flying was first tried out by the Wrights brothers, will mean that thousands and thousands of dollars will be brought to that section of the country-Work on the construction of the hangars and camp buildings will be started within ten days, according to rumor here. Many buildings will have to be built and hundreds of men -will be employed to do the work. There will be at least sixty airplanes at all times at Morehead for the use of the young men who will be taught the art of flying.

Each machine requires three assistants in addition to the man who operates the machine. This does not include many other men who handle the work of overhauling engines and repairing other parts of the aeroplanes. It is estimated that not less than a thousand men will be at the camp at any time from tile first day of -its establishment until the close of the war. It is probable, too, that the camp will be one of those to be made permanent even after the war closes. TOTAL OF 224 CERTIFIED TO Craven, Board Completes Work of Passing On First 410 Men Called.

57 DISCHARGED FOR The local exemption board yesterday completed the consideration of claims for exemption from military service and summed up the totals which shows that 191 men have been drafted, and 33 certified to the district board for failure to report, which makes a total of 224 men certified to the district board; 94 have been discharged on account of physical deficiency; 57 discharged on account of dependent relatives; 1 minister exempted; 2 aliens exempted; two discharged on account of felons. This makes a total of 410 men, the number in the first call. The board has issued a second call for one hundred men who are ordered to report for examination Thursday morning. While twenty more than Craven quota have been certified to the district board, the board decided to issue this call as it is very likely that several will be exempted by the (Continued on Page Six) REPORT START IN TEN DAIS DISTRICT BOARD HAVING DEPENDENTS S. WAR AND AFTER Commission, Soon to Arrive, to Exchange Pledges of National Lasting Friendship.

(Br International Newe Service.) WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 20. Japan will stand by' the United States to the end of the war and after. She will ask no money, no material, no equipment.

She will exchange pledges of national, lasting friendship. She will prove that Germany, instead of seeking to make an ally of her, has. been trying by propaganda to cause rupture between Japan and the United States. These are the outstanding aims of the forthcoming visit of the Japanese mission which is expected to arrive here soon, as they were outlined today by a source close to the Japanese embassy. He made these points: The mission is one of sentiment.

2. Japan, unlike some of the other belligerents, is not in the slightest need of assistance, neither financial nor material. The mission will convince the Washington government of this. 3. Documentary evidence will be produced to show that Germany has spent vast sums in Japan and in the United States to create ill feeling and suspicion on both sides and bring about a break.

X. 4. Japan will support the United States to the utmost extremity during the war and after it. The mission hopes to take steps to -obliterate international trouble-makers. I PLANT Mr- O.

J. Thompson to Close His Shop Here For Duration Of The War. Mr. O. J.

Thompson, who conducts a woodwork and furniture repair shop on Middle street, has announced that he will close up his business here and will go to New Lnjiswick, N. to work for 'the government in the Wright Aeroplane Works. Mr. Thompson is too old for military service, but, desiring to do what he can for Uncle Sam in his war against Germany, has decided to shut up shop for the duration of the war and help construct the giant air fleet which the United States is to send to Europe. He feels that he can best serve the government in this work.

Mr, Thompson declares that he will return to New Bern and open his shop again as soon as the war is over. Seven Hundred Dollars More Needed to Buy Vehicle and For Upkeep One Year The ambulance fund is gradualy growing, it having reached eight hundred dollars, and still there are prospects of several large donations. Miss Mary Louise Jones has been appointed chairman of a committee which has been assigned the task of raising fifteen hundred dollars, one thousand of which will be used to purchase an ambulance and the remainder for its upkeep for one year. The ambulance will be named by the New Bern chapter and will then be presented to the young men of this city who have enlisted in the North Carolina Ambulance Company. The wolf fit the door is always a rank outsider.

TO END OF MATERIAL AID NEEDED AMBULANCE EUND HAS REACHED WO Tl Immediately Takes Step to Relieve Congestion in Middle West. TO FIX PRICES AND (By International Newe Service.) WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 20. Judge Robert Lovett, formerly head of the Union Pacific and member of the War Industrial Board, took direct control of the coal situation in the United States today by direction of President Wilson.

Judge Lovett im mediately exercised the authority given under the priority bill to issue an order to relieve the congestion of coal in the Middle West. Judge Lovett's order was issued after a long conference with the President. Before talking with Judge Lovett, the President discussed the situation 'for more than three-quarters of an hour with members of the Federal Trade Commission. He went over all the figures gathered on coal production shipments, and prices. It is understood that Judge Lovett will have absolute power in the coal situation and that at least one other man will be named by the President to assist in fixing prices and regulating production.

The order issued today is intended to relieve the situation in the Middle West, where the prospects of a serious shortage was imminent. There is only a short time left before navigation "of the Great Lakes will close, and immediate action was necessary. LOCAL PHYSICIANS Exemption Board Also Calls for Volunteer Clerks to Serve, Thursday. The same doctors who so faithfully served the local, board of exemption during the first examinations, are re quested to attend again Thursday, when the one hundred additional men are notified to appear. Everything will be in readiness for 'them, and with the experience gained on the previous days' work will enable them to make better progress and of course finish up quicker.

The board would also like to have about people to volunteer tif act as clerks! Any one who can spare a few hours from their work Thursday are urged to get in touch with Mr. Hyman at once, that he may know who to depend on. The full quota and twenty over has been certified to the district board, and the summoning of the new list is done to save time, as the local board will have to be on the job until the full two hundred and four are mustered into the National Army. CAPT. VAN EGMOi TO LEAVE TODAY Farewell Message to New Bern Delivered at Special Service Sunday Night.

Captain Leonard Van Egmond, who has been in charge of the local post of the Salvation Army for the past two years, delivered his farewell message to the people of New Bern on Sunday night at a special service at the First Baptist church. He leaves for Atlanta, today and will be accompanied by his wife and children. The service Sunday night was well attended and the program proved to be a very pleasing one. Captains mm AGAIN ASKS AID TILKIN5ENITE Hiram Johnson Gets Support in Demand That Wealth Bear Burden of War. IME FROM PENDING BILL (Bjr International Newe Service.) WASHINGTON, D.

Aug. 20. Sentiment in the Senate today leaped towards high taxation of war profits and large incomes. A stirring speech by Hiram Johnson, of California, stimulated the move which was already underway. "Those who coin the blood of the war are those best able to pay the expense of the war," he -cried.

"Those who make swollen profits out of this particular exigency are those who ought to pay. We were willing to conscript the youths of the land for this war. We must have the same attitude towards money vye had when we were dealing with men." Hardly had Senator Johnson completed his speech when Senator Lafol-lette, of Wisconsin, let it be known that he would seek to amend the two billion dollar war revenue bill which formed the whole subject of discussion. Together with Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, and Thomas, of Colorado, he already has submitted a minority report which advocates paying for the war by taxing wealth and not by small taxes upon poor men's necessities, Senator King, of Utah, a strong administration Democrat, created a surprise by preparing to introduce a bill following the lines of the minority report. And Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire, another Democrat, announced he would vote for the minority report.

But Senator Simmons and Senators Lodge and Penrose, chairman and members of the finance committee, were unchanged in their support of the pending bill. It is predicted that there wHl be many senators who will vote along the line of the Lafollette amendments and that the result will be close. NEGROES ENTER GIRLS' SLEEPING APARTMENTS Alleged Blacks Entered Dover Home For Fiendish Purpose. IN CRAVEN JAIL FOR SAFE KEEPING Lee Perkins and Jesse Bowden, young negroes of Dover, were placed in the county jail in this city Sunday, where they will doubtless remain until the September term of Craven Superior Court, when they will be placed on trial entering the sleeping apartments of the young daughters of Mr. W.

A. Wilson, postmaster at Dover and a prominent business man of that city, early Sunday morning, with an alleged fiendish purpose. By removing the sash from a window the negroes gained admission to the room occupied by the two girls, said to be about eleven and thirteen years of age. Perkins placed his hand on one of the girls. This aroused her and she screamed for her father, who was prompt in going to her rescue.

Upon hearing Mr. Wilson approaching, Perkins jumped out of the window and made a temporary getaway. Bowden went under (Continued on page 6.) NT SHIFTING U. S. Reply to Pope's Note, Ac cording to Semi-Offlcial Opinion.

ALLIES TO NAME TEI (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 20. Semi-official opinion in Washington today has crystalized apparently on these forecasts of the President's re ply to Pope Benedict: The reply will await a conference of the Allies, but the attitude of the United States will in no manner be constructed by determinations of the Allies as to the dispositions of Euro pean territory necessary to peace. The sine quo non upon which the United States will consider the ces sation of hostilities will be the lib eralization and democratization of of Germany herself.

It is an end not regarded here as remote. This is only semiofficial opinion. The men with whom the President advises directly are maintaining- the most remarkable barrier of silence on all matters Te- lating to peace. PLANNING GALA FED BITTER, Citizens Donating to Fund For Feast to Be Given Friday Afternoon. 1 IT FAIR GROUNDS If the present plans of the committee in charge of the "treat" to be given the members of Battery Field Artillery, next Friday afternoon, are carried out, the afternoon will be a gala occasion for New Bern.

There will he watermelon, individual lunches, ice creani and "smokes" for the troopers, A fund is being raised with which to purchase the watermelons. Merchants will give the cigars and cigarettes, Mr. H. E. Roy-all will present the ice cream, and the ladies will prepare the lunches.

A drill will be given by the troopers at the camp out at the fair grounds at five o'clock, following which the watermelons will be cut and the "smokes" passed around. Music will be furnished by the makers Band. The public is invited to be present. The watermelons will be free for all and it is hoped that everyone will be present who can possibly do so. The following is a list of the contributions which have been made: C.

R. Thomas Sol Lipman .25 3. G. 26 S. Street .50 James A.

Bryan 1.00 Rev. C. W. Blanchard .25 A. R.

Perkins .50 Mayor Edward Clark 1.00 George Wood 1.00 Dean 1.00 York Briddell 1.00 J. A. Patterson 1.00 B. Hobgood .50, J. A.

Glenn 1.00 J. W. Stewart 25 T. B. Whitehurst.

50 Cash 25 Nelson Angell 1.00 G. G. Bennett 1.00 H. T. Paterson 50 A.

A. Ipock 1.00 O. A. Kafer 1.00 D. E.

Henderson. 1.00 ayfcfflr- i-oo Carlton Parsons 6 mellons T. A. Grantham nteWns 1RIT0RIAL TERMS Already Quantities of Tobacco Arrived for The Opening Sale. IN PREVIOUS YEARS Already tobacco is arriving for the opening sale of the New Bern tobacco market, which will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock.

There have been several shipments to ar rive on boats and by rail from the. surrounding country and it is expect- -ed that it will begin to arrive by way, ons and carts this morning, and by night, no doubt, several thousands of pounds will have arrived. The warehousemen have made a -close canvass of the surrounding ter- ritory ard, they are expecting a record breaking sale on the opening day; I The acreage in this crop has been greatly increased this year and the yield, while not altogether as large as last year, is good, and the quality is said to be the best in several years. It has not been decided yet which warehouse will have the first sale, but doubtless will during today. The first sale will begin at ten o'clock and will be followed immediately by the second.

LUTHER BRYAN KILLED it TRAIN Former Resident of New Bern; Married Miss Belle Cook of 1 This City. AT Mr. Allie Cook left morning for Tarboro to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr'. Luther Bryan, who was killed in a railroad accident at Hopewell, Sunday morning. The funeral was conducted yesterday afternoons Mr.

Cook stated that he had not learned any of the particulars regarding the fatal accident, as the telegram which he received only told of the death and of the time and place of the funeral. Mr. Bryan was 38 years of age-Mr. Bryan was a resident of this city for six or seven years. He came here as a professional baseball player a number of years ago, and when the old league was disbanded he settled here and established a business.

During his residency here he married Miss Belle Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cook.

After leaving here Mr. Bryan went back to his old home at Tarboro, where he resided until a short time ago when he wentto Hopewell. He was in charge of supplying the coal to the power at Hopewell. Mr. Bryan was in NewBern about two weeks ago for his first visit to the city after leaving twelve years ago.

Venderville and Bouterse, of Kinston, were present and took part in the exercises. Captain Van Egmond has asked THE NEW BERNIAN to express to the people of New Bern his most sincere appreciation for the many deeds of kindness bestowed upon himself and family while here, and the hearty support which he has had in his work. He stated that he had spent two of the happiest years of his life in New Bern and it is with regret that he leaves for another field. QUALITY BETTER THAI ITDUPFJELLJI. UNERAL HELD TARBDROYESTEDRAY 7,500 Austrians Taken Prisoners By Italians The French Leap Forward From Verdun to Disentangle the Big Fortress Once and for All The British Make New Gains in Flanders.

TO EVE OF MEETING OF (By International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 20- The great allied 'piheher' has swung into action again. France and Italy have launched the mightiest drives of the year with bril liant, initial successes. England is keeping her bull dog grip on hef new gains in Flanders and at Lens and is ploughing ahead slowly but surely. In three of the main continental fighting areas, actually on six widely separated fronts, a gigantic concerted campaign is underway.

Tomorrow the reichstag's main committee meets. As us-ualv the German military leaders will be called upon to give account of the situation. Yesterday all was still serene. Optimistic dispatches from Berlin spoke of an "improvement in the militar situation" and of the Central Powers being "again in the ascendency." This is what happened since, as told by the preliminary official Reports: 1. Italy led the new big push by launching early Sunday a drive all along the front from the Adriatic to the Julian Alps.

On the Carso along and across the Isonzo north of Gori-zia and in- the Julian mountains, general Cadorna's legions stormed forward in a titanic effort. It waa crowned with complete success. Seven thousand five hundred Austrian prisoners had been counted up to this evening. Everywhere the Italians had gained their initial objectives and in one sector they had shot far beyond their original goal. To the north of Anhovo, a little more than seven miles above Gorizia Cadorna's troops, in a brilliant dash, cleared the right bank of the Isonzo of Austrians and hot on their opponents' heels threw pontoons across the stream and reached the left bank.

There they dug in, immediately awaiting reinforcements which are now crossing the river. In every vital sector of the ninety-mile front a finish fight with bayonets and rifle butts is now 2. France's infantry legions, who for a year and a half have served as immovable; impenetrable human breastworks in front of Verdun, leaped forward this morning in a cyclonic storm to disentangle the big fortress once and for all. On an eleven-mile front Berlin says it was fourteen miles in length they flung themselves against the Crown Prince's lines on both banks of the Meuse, between Avocourt wood, west of the river, and Denonvaux, on the east aide of the stream. Front dispatches up to this evening were still meager, but the war office was able to announce in its day communique that "according to early information, the new battle of Verdun is developing to our advantage." 3.

Sir Douglas Haig's troops registered new headway in the Ypres sector to the southeast of St. Jan-shoelk. They beat off Teuton attacks northwest of St Quentin. Meanwhile, (Continued on page 8.) BERLIN COMMITTEE.