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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 4, 1917. 8 BIRDSEYE VIEW OF OFFICERS' TRAINING CAMP AT CHICKAMAUGA PARK FOR OP RICERS good idea of the nature of OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP Courtesy Chattanooga News, The above with the INDEPENDENCE DAY FINDS A RECORD OF GREAT WORK DONE Cation in Last Three Months Has Written Unrivalled Chapter of Achievement AMERICAN TROOPS ON FOREIGN SOIL larch Through Streets of Paris Today Ready To Take Places Behind Firing Lines. American Warships, Hold Important Sectors of Great Naval Lines (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 3. The American Cation will celebrate a war time anni ersary tomorrow with the conscious ess of having written within the short pace of a few weeks a chapter in na ional achievement unrivalled in many respects in the history of the world.

Three months ago today President Wilson asked Congress to formally de Jare a state of war with Germany and prepare the nation, after years of peace and military unpreparedness, to ase all of its resources to make the vorld safe for democracy. Tomorrow American troops summoned from the border and from foreign soil and car tied overseas in defiance of the sutr marine mennce will march through the streets of Paris, ready to take their faces behind the firing line on land, Chile American warships in force hold important sectors of the great naval mes which command the seas. Back of these major accomplishments stand others less spectacular but 110 less notable or important in the monumenal task of -preparation. Upwards of ten millions of men have been registered under war legislation for military service and the work of organizing a universal service army is Cell under way. I Scores of American merchant vessels have been armed and have taken their toll of U-boats, and colossal shio milding program to crush the U-bont blockade is far advanced.

More than a billion dollars has been loaned to the nemies of Germany to relieve their economic needs and a two Million dollar bond issue has been floatwith a large -subscription. Grip On Economic Situation. take a firm grasp on the economic situation at home, good administra Jon been organized, an export con rol 1 council created, and the nation's enormous industrial resources marshalled national service. A program of food legislation nearing completion soon will enable enforcement of an efwhich it took most of the bel ligerents years to attain, Besides the Universal service law, Congress has enacted an espionage net hinder which the country has been scoured for German agents and many of them brought into custody. A war budget totalling more than three billion dollars to meet the initial costs of the war, and many other measures.

A bill empowering the President to direct what necessities shall have preference in commerce has passed both Senate and House and is in conference. Another to raise more than a million and a half in war taxes has passed the House. American destroyers were mobilized, outfitted and sent to the North Sea within a few days after war was declared. With them went their own supply vessels and numerous converted craft, adapted to naval use, Their number and the exact duty they have assumed never has been revealed but. that have, been recognized as a formidable of the grand allied fleet was evidenced by the designation recently of Vice Admiral Sims to command all the forces in the important zone off Ireland.

Similarly in the South Atlantic, the patrol of which was assumed by the United States along with the patrol of American shores, Admiral Caperton with a squadron of Pacific coast has assumed command. All the French and British warships remaining there are under his authority. The first expeditionary force to France eluded regulars brought from the Mexican border and marines hastily transported from Haiti and Santo Domingo. They had to be recruited to war strength, equipped and supplied for months of campaigning. Only one of the vessels used was ready for transport duty when the order came.

Big Gains in Navy. In the three months the navy has been recruited up to 126,000 men from less than 60,000 and training given to thousands of and crews for hundreds submarine chasers. The other half on the next page, shows marine corps' has been recruited from 17,000 to nearly 30,000 and the regular army from about 120,000 to 260,000. Scores of new regiments have been organized and contracts let artillery, rifles, machine guns and military ment running into billions of dollars, The national guard has been increased from less than 100,000 after men with dependents had been weeded out, to probably 250,000. 'The plans for the new army to be drawn by selective draft have pro greased so far that exemption regula tiona have been prepared and exemp trot boards appointed and another month will see the personnel of the first.

300,000 netive troops and 125,000 reservists selected and awaiting mobilization. Sixteen military cities to house them during training are under construction. To provide officers near ly 50,000 men have been selected, equipped and sent to training camps where they have been under instruction of six weeks. Special camps have been provided for thousands of civilian doctors, for mili tary service, special hospitals built, and many medical unite large dispatched to France, Organization of nine special engineer regiments composed entirely of experienced railway men is nearly complete. Preparations are under way for an nerial service of a size never before dreamed of.

The first cost will he $600.000,000. The nation's automotive engineers have been mobilized to design now. powerful airplane motor, the first of which will be ready for testing this month. The aid of technical schools has been invoked to help train the necessary thousands of aviators. In the Navy Department plans have been drawn for a new type, swift, powerfully armed submarine chaser and hundreds are under construction.

Addestroyers also have been or and hundreds of merchant craft litional surveyed, armed and many taken into the government service. Under resolution of Congress 96 German merchant vessels laid up in American waters have been taken over by the gos rnment and most of them re paired and made ready for service in the merchant trade or as transports. Agreement by railway, coal and other interests to co-operate with the government in giving a maximum of service for a minimum cost, the response of the people in oversubscribing by fifty per cent the two billion dollar Liberty Loan and in more than supplying the hundred million dollar humanity fund asked for by the Red Cross war council -these and many other developments convince officials here that the nation is awake emergency ahead and that the achievements of the three months just passed will be duplicated many times over in the months to come, U. S. Troop Ships Twice Engaged By -Boats On Their Voyage To France (Continued from I Page One.) General Pershing's expeditionary force to France arrived safe today.

As you know, the navy assumed the responsibility for the safety of these ships on the high seas and through the danger zone. The ships themselves and their convoys were in the hands of the navy and now that they have arrived, and carried, without the loss of a man, our soldiers who are the first to represent America in the battle for democracy, I beg leave to tender to you, to the admiral, and to the navy the hearty thanks of the War Department and of the army. This splendid achievement is an auspicious beginning, and it has been characterized throughout by the most cordial and effective co-operation between the two military services." Although it had been known for days that all of the troops were safe after the -successful battles of their convoys with submarines, the news of the arrival of the supply and animal ships WaS received with undisguised relief and joy. Secretary Daniela hastened to Secretary Baker's his cablegram and exchanged hearty congratulations. President Wilson was notified, the War Secretary turned to his stenographer and dictated letter, expressing the army's gratitude to the navy its splendid service.

No details to add to Secretary Daniels' statement will be made public for the present; nor will officials discuss further the significance of the fact that the Germans had accurate advance coming. Every possible is being knowledgo of the American, armada's made to search out the avenue of communication and identify the spies, whose efficiency was disclosed when the Germans were informed in advance of crossing of the American destroyer flodeclared' to exist. Europe soon after war was Secretary Daniels tonight cabled congratulations to Rear Admiral Gleaves and Vice Admiral Sims, commanding Anterican forces in European waters, Atianta Gives To Red Cross. (By The Associated Press.) Atlanta, July Red with Cross $203,975.45 campaign closed subscribed. at noon Atlanta's today allotament was $250,000.

how large is the body of youths BRITISH OFFICIAL EXCUSES DEFEAT Former Viceroy of India Defends His Share in First Mesopotamia Expedition (By the Associated Press) Londen, July 3. There was an unusual scene in the House of Lords this afternoon when Baron Hardinge, the former Viceroy of India appeared to defend and explain his share in the management of the first Mesopotamia expedition which culminated in the surrender of Major General Townshend at Kut El Amara with the largest British force which had laid down arms before an enemy before in more than a century. The recent report of a commission on the expedition and the charges therein created Mesopotamia, greater sensation in Great Britain than any similar episode since the Crimean war and a portion of the press has been calling for the impeachment or the dismissal from the public office of all con cerned including Baron Hardinge, wha now is Under Secretary of the Lord Hardinge began with an sion of regret that the commission express not include an eminent lawyer accus tomed to weigh evidence and that all the evidence taken could not be pub lished. After a detailed review of the management of the expedition, he said: "The Viceroy in theoretically respon sible for everything that happens in India and outside of India, where Indian interests are affected. But be has to trust to his lieutenants and advisers for information and guidance.

I have no desire to shirk any responsibiliy that is my due but it is not easy to know what further strenuous and premptory action could have taken without exposing myself to the charge of excessive civilian interference in military affairs. "Private rumor said that things were going badly. The official report said that they were going well. It was my first duty to ascertain the truth. It may be difficult for people in England to realize the inherent difficulties in personal supervision by the viceroy of medical arrangements on a river 3,000 miles away in the midst of his other heavy labors of governing a country bigger than Europe and with more than 300.000,000 Dealing with the circumstances of General Sir John Nixon's advance from Kut toward Bagdad with an insufficient force Lord Hardinge said that although the government of India was fully alive to the political and military advantages of the capture of Bagdad, it was absolutely opposed to a11 advance without reinforcement and be read unpublished correspondence with the Indian office to that effect.

General Nixon reported directly to the home government that he could defeat the Turks and occupy Bagdad, but that if the Turks were reinforced he would need another division. Soldiers Patrol East St. Louis To Keep Down Riots (Continued from Page One.) one explanation of conditions which he thought led to the rioting. "Last summer," said Whalen, $4,500 white men went on strike in the packing plants of Armour Morris and Swift Co. Fight hundred negroes from the South came into the plants as strikebreakers.

When the strike ended the negroes remained nt work and an equivalent number of white men failed to get their jobs back. Since then there has been a stream of negroes arriving. At least 2,500 negroes have come from the South in the last year. Many of them failed to obtain work, or to hold jobs once obtained. Burglaries, highway robberies and petty crimes begun.

The people became exasperated and determined to drive them town." Mr. Whalen said that the chief objection to the negroes was that they would not unionize and would not strike. Managers of plants mentioned by Mr. Whalen asserted that not a white man had been deprived of work because of the negroes. Even with the negroes, it was difficult to get enough labor, they said.

They explained that rosy letters written back home by the first arrivals accounted for the continued influx from the South. News that Governor Lowden was coming, as well as ten additional companies of guardsmen, tended to restore confidence tonight, despite a few new incendiary fires. One hundred of 193 persons arrested last night were released this afternoon. Some others were fined for carrying concealed weapons and the remainder will be arraigned tomorrow. The grand jury meets July 9.

The leaders of the mobs are said to be known. Governor Lowden and the troops, from Springfield arrived at 9 o'clock. The conferred with Adjutant General Dickson and Mayor Mollman. gathered at the training camp. Later he attended meeting of the 'chamber of commerce.

Thomas H. Walker, President of the Illinois Federation of Labor, and member of the Illinois council of de. fense, also arrived. Gov. Lowden WIN snid to be angered nt criticism of the militia by members of the chamber of commerce, Thirty five small fires occurred night in small whacks.

All were said to be incendiary. Fire engines were not returned to their stations at all but were kept in the street ready for instant response, There other disorders. Bridges were to the "closed public. Detective Frank Wogley who was shot Sunday night, died this evening. General Uprising Threatened.

Boston, July to President Wilson, Governor Lowden, of Illinois, and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, were dispatched tonight by officers of three negro associations having headquarters here, appealing to them to use their influence to prevent a recurrence of the race riots in East St. Louis. The New England League for AfroAmerican Suffrage asked Governor Lowden to use his influence "to maintain justice for colored native American citizens." The message said press reports of the riots "indicate, in our judgment, great danger of an uprising of twelve million colored citizens who will not much longer submit to injustice and outrage by white Americans, and to indifference of the national government." Views of Head of Tushegee. Montgomery, July response to a telegraphic request for his views on the Enst St. Louis rioting.

Major R. R. Moton, head of the Normal and Industrial Institute, Booker T. Washington's successor sent the following telegram tonight: "Replying to your telegram asking my opinion on the East St. Louis riots, I beg to express my personal pain and chagrin, as well 04 the discouragement and chagrin of millions of my people throughout the country, that these riots on the eve of the celebration of the Declaration of Independence, should occur to bring shame to our country, especially at a time like this when we are calling upon negroes, as well as white men, to defnd democracy, and to stand for a 'square deal' for weaker nations and weaker peoples.

"There is room in America for the various racial groups to work out their salvation. Killing and maiming men because they are seeking economic salvation is not, in my opinion, a credit oour civilization or to our boasted doctrine of 'fair play'. "With all her faults the South at least cannot bee riticised for killing men seeking employment and a better economic status. (Signed) R. MOTON, "Principal, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute." Rioting in New York.

New York, July and whites fought for more than an hour tonight in the section of the city known as "San Juan Hill" as the result of the arrest of Lawrence Joaquin, negro private in the fifteenth infantry charge of disorderly conduct. Pistols and night sticks were used by the police reserves who were called and clubs, bricks knives by the rioters. Joaquin two other negroes were and rested. PATRIOTIC EXERCISES AT VANGUARD CHAPEL BY YOUNG MEN TODAY As an observance of the thirteenth anniversary of the organization of the Vanguard Class of the First Presbyterian Sunday school members of the class will hold a patriotic rally at the site of Vanguard chapel on East Martin street at 5 o'clock this afternoon when the ground will be presented to the people of the community and a flag will be raised with aprpopriate exercises. No special program has been been prepared but the events of the after.

noon will include talks by E. B. Crow, teacher of the class, K. G. Hudson, Rev.

B. R. Lacy, L. R. Hasting and perhaps others.

Hymns will be sung and the occasion made both patriotic and inspiring The Vanguard Class, recognized as one of the most active the religious training of young men in Raleigh, recently perfected plans for the erection of a chapel on East Martin street for the people of that community who do not have the advantage of attending Sunday school regularly. The building is now in the course of erection when completed will be dedicated for the use of the people, both young and old in learning teachings of the Bible. While the members of the Vanguard Class are expected to attend in a body, every one in that section of the city are specially invited to take part in the exercises. The chapel is being built for these people and they will find warm welcome by the Vanguards this afternoon. The chapel site is on Martin street near where the street car- track turns towards New Bern avenue.

The panorama also gives a ADA KING CHARGED WITH AN ASSAULT Alleged That She Shot Will Wynne in Arm Few Nights Ago The second day's session of police court since former Postmaster Willis G. Briggs assumed the role of prose: cuting attorney was featured by two cases against Ada King. a resident of the East Raleigh section of the city. The woman was charged, necording to the report of the officer, with discharg ing firearms in the city but could not be present for trial on account of illness yesterday. She sent a physician's certificate so stating.

The case WIS continuel until next Tuesday and in the meantime the ofher charging assault a deadly ficers will serve warrant on another, weapon upon Will H. Wynne, whom, it is reported, she painfully shot in the arm several nights ago. Judge Harris ordered her bond increased from $25 to $100. Besides Wynne, Phelix Hopkins and Blanche Me(nde are named 3.8 State's witnesses. The woman.

it is that said, the denies shooting discharged Wynne but accident claims pistol was ally. James Lipscombe plead guilty to retailing and was fined $25 and the costa and sentenced to six months on the Wake county roads. He is the negro who swindled Artis out of $13 last week when he delivered him a suit case full of bricks for perfectly good liquor. Judge Harris didn't mince words, however, in telling Artis that he entertained but little sympathy for him in trafficking with James in legal liquor deals. Lipscombe has returned, to Artis all but $3.00 of the amount he received for the suit case full bricks.

Judge Harris reserved judgment until Wednesday in the ease against John Humphries, found guilty of ceny. Humphries has been 'employed by a local grocery firm and a few days ago pocketed some -soles and some coffee, intending, 38 he said, to take the merchandise by the office and have it charged. Things have been disappearing before, though, and the clerks store saddled John with the thefts then had him arrested for purloining the shoe soles. Character witnesses are to be produced today. Solicitor Briggs is using a new docket and thereon goes the business of the court.

He enters his warrants on it: records his continuances and makes note of the judgments rendered in all cases. ASKS TEACHERS AID IN FIRE PREVENTION Commissioner Young in Connection With Showing ing of Fire Films In connection with two spirited fire pictures, shown by the moving picture outfit of the State Insurance Department, Col. James R. Young State surance Commissioner, made a short address to the teachers at the A. and E.

Summer School last evening in which he drove home the necessity for correcting the great loss by fire and the need for safe school buildings. titles of the films were "The Legson of the Flames" and "An Unbeliever Convinced." The Commissioner made his address after the first picture had been shown. The teachers enjoyed. both the pictures and the address the Colonel which was delivered with great earnestness. Referring to the perilous times which now confront the nation the splendid way in which the people have responded he drew the lesson that it is a time of great preparedness and that while war preparations are going on there are still demands made 011 those behind for preparedness.

In the language of President Wilson, "Now is the time that the American people should correct the extravagance and waste that they have been indulging in." In the opinion of Commissioner Young the first step should be preparedness in the home, the school and industrial buildrings against the nation's worse enemy -fire. Speaking of the immense waste by fire he referred to the recent burning of a grain elevator in Chiengo with of 50.000,000 bushels of wheat. which, he said, was enough to feed Pershing's army in France for five years and three months. he said, is worse than war. In this country, he said, a fire starts every three minutes.

To give a concrete illustration of the great loss by fire he said that the property loss by fire annually exceeded production of all the gold, the silver, the copper and petroleum. He further stated that half of the buildings erected every year were burned. The biggest part of this loss, asserted, could be with proper care. Ho dwelt prevented, necessity for protecting the school children by building safe school buildings. Fire proof buildings are not the buildings.

sufficient, he said. In this connection he advocated doing away with inside stairways connecting floors and urged as a for making buildings safe the remedy, the double tower stairway system, thus making the floors independent and giving the children on the second floor absolute protection in case of fire first floor, He urged the teachers to cooperate with in his campaign for safe school buildings and fire, prevention work. The moving picture outfit of the de pactment is one of the best of the kind and has a portable asbestos booth, making it available for use in any hall. At the conclusion last evening Capt. Sher wood Brockwell, who operated the machine, allowed the teachers to examine it while he explained it to them.

Col. Young told the teachers that the outfit would be sent to point in the State upon request and without any charge, Col. Young was introduced by Prof. T. P.

Herrison. Prof. Harrison stated that the old custom for officers was to see that the laws were obeyed, but that in this day and time, the practice was not only for them to see that the laws were obeyed but to help the people. He knew of 110 other department which was following this new idea better than the North Carolina Insurance Department and that Commissioner Young was doing a great work in fire prevention. DISCOUNT SERIOUSNESS OF SHIP YARD STRIKE Officials of New York Concerns Say Less Than 2.000 Men Have Quit (By The Associated New York, July union leaders said tonight that between 6,000 and 7,000 men in five big and in several smaller concerns are out on strike, shipbuilding officials ed that less than two thousand men have quit.

In Brooklyn three large yards are affected and in Hoboken two. Demands of the men have been met in one large Brooklyn yard, according to the business agent of the machinists union who claimed that six yards are now on strike. After a conference of marine trades council officials it was said that a com paign is planned for the immediate calling out of more workers in yards where the demands of the men are not met. These demands are now being presented to the officials 111 forty two Strike activities, however, will be suspended tomorrow on account of the holiday it was said. GENERAL SCOTT SEES RUSS OFFENSIVE BEGIN (By the Associated Press) Petrograd, July General Hugh L.

Scott, chief of staff of the United States army and attached to the American commission to Russia arrived nt the southwestern front just in time to witness the beginning of this Russian offensive on July 1. He accom panied by Colonel Robert E. L. Michie, of the general staff: Lieut. Col.

T. Bentley Mott and Lieut. Col. Wm. St.

Judson. Elihu Root, the special Ambassador and head of the commission, is in receipt an enthusiastic telegram from General Scott briefly describing the battle. Standing on a hill overlooking, the Russian and Austrian Zlochoff, General Scott's party had an opportunity of observing the Russian artillery preparation and the charge which followed. General Scott described the artillery preparation as "excellent" and said that he personally saw the sixth corps of the eleventh army take three lines of Austrian trenches. FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON METHODIST UNIFICATION.

Traverse City, July The conference of the commission on unification of the Methodist church in America, adjourned today. It was announced that the conference failed to reach an agreement. The question of whether the negro Methodists of the South should have a seat in the lawmaking body of Methodism, was the issue which kept the branches of the church from an agreement, it is understood. The conferences will meet again on January 23 in a Southern city not yet decided upon. RALEIGH MEN ATTEND GASTONIA CONVENTION The following delegation from the Raleigh postoffee left yesterday to attend the annual convention of the North Carolina Post Office and Carriers Association which will meet today in Gastonia: Peatross, T.

M. Phillips, T. Williamson and J. W. Howard, representing the clerks; E.

P. Powell and D. J. Campbell, representing the carriers, and "Mouse" Bailey, representing the special delivery force. Mr.

Howard will respond to the address of welcome on behalf of the clerks. JACOBS REFUSES TO MAKE STATEMENT Decision of His Counsel Not To Let Him Talk Made Yes. terday NOTHING GIVEN OUT I. N. Stanton, of Franklinton, Admitted at Coroner's In-.

quest That He Gave Jacobs Drink of Liquor at 3 O'clock Saturday Morning; Injured Doing Well Yesterday's feature of the investigntion into the causes of the Seaboard Air Line wreck near Franklinton early Saturday morning was the decision of counsel for young Jacobs, the operator who is charged with manslaughter and who was held responsible for the collision, not to permit the young man to make a statement to the railroad officials. It WaS thought yesterday that counsel would agree to Jacobs' statement, and the iden to obtain an order from Governor Bickett for the young man to make a statement was abandoned. After AL consultation between Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, and William B. Jones, of this city, attorneys retained to defend Jacobs, they declined to allow him to he interviewed by the railroad authorities.

Nothing was given out yesterday following the visit of Superintendent Carlton and Inspector Cash to Franklinton yesterday. Whether or not the investigation has been concluded is not known. It is very probable, however, that the railroad will issue an official statement of the investigation when it has been concluded and their findings made. I. N.

Stanton, a young man of Franklinton, apparently about 25 years old, admitted on the witness stand at the coroner's inquest at Henderson that he gave a drink of liquor to G. S. Jacobs, the night operator at Franklinton, about 3 o'elock Saturday morning--a little more than three hours before the head0! collision four miles north of linton, when four trainmen were killed and two others painfully injured. Stanton said the night policeman at Franklinton, G. H.

Burnett, was in the station at the time, and that Stanton and Jacobs drank in the presence of the officer. Stanton said Burnett did not drink them. The coroner's verdict held Jacobs responsible for the collision, in that he failed to deliver orders to the northbound freight, holding it at Franklinton for the southbound train. John Smith, the colored fireman who WaS painfully injured and severely shocked when he jumped from the cab of the southbound train, Monday morning was resting well at the Jubilee pital in this city, where he was brought for medical attention. His injury consisted.

for the most part, of a brokon arm, and he had practically recovered from the great nervous shock sustained as a result of his experience. He was expected to be out in a few days. T.O. Jones, of Raleigh, brakeman on the northbound train, who jumped from the engine a few seconds before the crash came, received only slight bruises and has not been confined to his room at all. Dr.

Dixon Thrown From Auto. Thomasville, July -Col. Foster Hawkins, of Lexington, was to several chautauqua friends Sunday and hind them out riding in his automobile when his car on a curve two miles south of Thomasville, struck a telegraph pole and the occupants, including Dr. Frank Dixon and Miss Garland, were thrown some distance to the ground. The two parties named were picked up by a passing car and brought here to Dr.

Julian's office where they received medical treatment. The injuries were ful, but not serious. SHERMAN AND BRIMLEY READ INTERESTING PAPERS R. W. Leiby Elected Secretary-Treasurer Natural History Club.

The Raleigh Natural History Club held a regular monthly meeting last night at the State agricultural building. Mr. Franklin Sherman, and Mr. O. S.

Brimley read interesting papers which covered original work with insects. Mr. R. W. Leiby was elected secretary treasurer in place of Mr.

S. 0. Caruth, who has gone to Washington. Reception to Teachers at Summer School Governor and Mrs. Bickett will give a reception at the Mansion at 8:30 Friday evening, to the members of summer complimentary.

school. U. S. Flag Over Houses of Parliament, (By The Associated Press.) London, July George has directed that the American flag to flown from the tower of the Houses of Parliament on the Fourth of July, erican independence day..