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" • T* <W- MJWSH'^vppi4|l*|Ji.pw| W«n »and amount, |e of Hot) being K5Z-498 I0QS 21st, "Im St. hing. IB. ;sCo. Done )le small ». You've Irops not |r farther. hat would >r la hundred tit the draw te up to a f, makes it sepower on to 14-inch k inches deep. [inch bottom. \\d durability ass for your : make good avie St. lj.s pole**%£, r loutu «*. Lo a stone. » I stone; tn«"... J6 or les«al -h Iritchett. ' 1 office of r^ rd county- TRAZIBB^ Bnil«^onet. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY g5TABLlSHED 1821 GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY. APRIL 23, WI7. VOL. 96-KQ.42 COMMISSION HERE AM1RICAM FLAGS IM FRANCE ON 11 l«.-«' III,M Knm AME ■ * l ■ M*JT%W AT HALIFAX. SECRET VOY- THE STARS AND STRIPES FLUXG AM Kit- TO THK BREEZE OX THK EIFFEL TOWER. I tf,,V;agton. April 22—With the -.-'-• pan-- safely in Washington. ^"'^ate department his permitted of the details of the long nMiM' Halifax, Vanceoro. 1-"1 Portland and Worcester, which Jit • ded with secrecy and ,„, siin'omi p- ■jntion* The 11. away a fast never before equalled in .v. country. ,...:::,;i commissioners stole from England April cruiser, protected in nvisihle way from German ,i .v.. might have sot word to JniW submarines. The voyage entirely uneventful and the "lv arrived at Halifax Friday. P--o^ina to St. John, a special train •-M .aom t<> the little Canadian .... o: McAdam across the interna- , ' I widge which Werner Horn, a ....... German officer, attempted to ,;■■•■ up. Meanwhile- l,|e American recep-f.> mni:ttee. headed by Assistant ;,..-.,-;. -.-.- Long. Rear-Admiral peieher and Major General Wood, ji™ • Din >f Washington last Sun-lav -.-"' under the impression that •%, British had started two days „ .-■,: titan they did. With a five-rar special train standing with steam ,,,.,-•> station, the committee -U;H! anxiously from Monday until Friday afternoon, when word came ■r z Halifax which sent them on a n::'.it rirte t.i the border. V 9 o'clock Saturday moTning the ,,,,-•..- arrived at the little frontier ,w:: of Vanceboro. News of (lie ilr ---ais'.nJ guests' arrival soon or'.i?'.u a small crowd of railroad - k-rs. farmer* and Freneh-Cana- . .•-.-.. reinforced by a squad of irangslers who came marching up with, -hree worn American flags. l.lvo Wcliniiic lo Commissioners. To these modest surroundings, the optrial [rain, which had gone on to UcAtam. returned two hours later beariae England's eminent states-men . As :; drew across the bridge Mo the station. Assistant Secretary Long and itis party mounted the rear it the observation car and disap-peared ins:,!» to welcome the coni- '■uissfon formally to American soil. Arrival in Washington. Wasumgttni. Apr;! 22—The Ainer-can capital today extended a simple rat heartfelt welcome to the British ninister „; foreign affairs. Arthur J. Salfour. and the other members of ■»e British commission which has 'ome : Washington, as Mr. Balfour 1 --'•• expressed it 'to make co-neration easy and effective between "nose who are striving with all their ?•>*« to bring about a lasting peace •J Lie only means thai con secure it -namely, a successful war." ■"here was no imisic to greet the '■i"i>. the original plan, including '■•le presence of the marine band, laving been amended to conform to v '"••■ expressed by President Wil- "'" and Secretary Paris, April 22.—The stars and stripes were flung to the brooze from Eiffel tower at 2 o'clock this after-noon and saluted by 21 guns. This marked the opening of the ceremon-ies of "United States Day" in Paris. The French tri-colors and the Star Spangled Banner were at the same hour unfurled together from the res-idence of William G. Sharp, the American ambassador, in the Ave-nue d'Eylau, from the American em-bassy, from the city hall and from other municipal government build-ings. It was a great day for the Red, White and Blue. Over all the capi-tal, streets, vendors did a thriving trade in the colors of both allies, while forty thousand American flags, handed out gratis by the committee, were waved by the people who thronged the vicinity of the manifes-tations. OV •:KTWO KIM.IOX IS SUBSCRIBED. Washington. April 21.—The ad-ministration was given much en-couragement as to the prospects of success of the war financing today when tiie banks of the country, by a flood of letters and telegrams, in one day over-subscribed the $2,000,000.- 000 issue of treasury certificates placed on the market by Secretary McAdoo. Beginning last night applications for certificates came into the treas-ury and the avalanche continued throughout the day. By noon the issue was over-subscribed. So eager are the banks to lend the government money, even at the low rate of three per cent, which is to be paid' on certifictes. that Secretary McAdoo tonight is considering the advisability of increasing the amount of the-present issue by at least $100,- 000.000. The treasury certificates are to be apportioned among the banks by fed-eral reserve districts. The details of this allotment now are being work-ed out by the treasury department, no decision having been reached as to the exact procedure. EXPLAHATIOI OF ARMY BILL [RUSSIA HEARS A CIVIL IAR OHOOSK THOSE WHO SHOULD BEAR ARMS AXD THOSE WHO CAN SERVE BEST. WORKIXGMEX ARE DEMAXDIXG AN UXHEARD OF IXCREASE IX WAGES. An Lansing that this » grave and serious event in "lean history and not to be light- ■ treated, or regarded as a social ■'"" festive affair. '" 'he Union station plaza were -' """i some .-,.000 people waiting »«>entij for a glimpse of the na- • ~ guests, restrained at a proper *tauw by hundreds of blue-coated "'"ii'-n ami i,y i w0 troops of the **nil cavalry commanded by Colo-fenton, part (1( the garrison at '-n.v Port jjyer. 'thin the station, lines had been ' *" separating the traveling pul)- | fmn the space at the eastern end . '"• '•nin-oiir.se across which the ■'■' party was to pass on the way "1I l|ie 'rain shed to the presi-a." ' r""»'- All of the police cap- 8 of the district had been rang- ( ,1"'v in a double line as a guard .. ""i'»i- and to keep back intruders. , '. """"'' newspaper men standing *• of the concourse were the Reynolds Tobacco Company (Jranls an Increase. Winston-Salem, April 20.—The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to-day made the very gratifying an-nouncement for its thousands of op-eratives that, beginning with the next pay day. all employes in the manufacturing departments would receive an increase of 10 per cent in wages. Tiiis will apply to every man, woman and child. This will mean a total increase of the company's weekly payroll of about $7,500, or $390,000 per year, counting 52 weeks. Six Living Sisters, All of Tlicm Over Seventy. Shelby. April 22—A most remark-able family is reported by Rev. J. D. Bridges, of Lattimore, who calls at-tention to six living sisters whose ages range from 73 to 88. They are the daughters of the late Elisha and Luvina Ducus: Mrs. Erceley C. Dy-cus is 8S, Mrs. D. Louisa Bridges is 85, Mrs. Margaret J. Bridges is 83, Mrs. Alice M. White is 81, Mrs. Sa-rah A. Green is 78 and Mrs. A. Min-cie Philbeck is 73. Washington, April 21.—President Wilson today sent a letter to Repre-sentative Helyering, of Kansas, ex-plaining and strongly supporting the administration's army bill, with its selective conscription plan. The let-ter indicated the purpose of the ad-ministration to insist upon enact-ment of the measure vigorously. It says: "I welcome the inquiry of your letter of April 19, because I have re-alized the truth of what you say from my own observations, namely, that what is meant to be understood by the selective draft is not general-ly understood throughout the coun-try. "The process of the draft is, 1 think, very clearly set forth in the bill drafted by the war department and which I so earnestly hope the Congress will adopt, but it is worth while to state the idea which under-lies the bill a little more fully. "I took occasion the other day in an address to the people of the coun-try to point out the many forms of patriotic service that were open to them, and to emphasize the fact that the military part of the service was by no means the only part, and per-haps, all things considered, not the most vital part. Our object is a mo-bilization of all the productive and active forces of the nation and their development to the highest point of co-operation and efficiency, and the idea of the selective draft is that those should be chosen for service in the army who can be most readily spared from the prosecution of the other activities which the country must engage in and to which it must devote a great deal of its best energy and capacity. "The volunteer system does not do this. When men choose themselves, they sometimes choose without due regard to their other responsibilities. Men may come from the farms or from the mines or from the factories or centers of business who ought not to come, but ought to stand back of the armies in the field and see that they get everything that they need, and that the people of the country are sustained in the meantime. "The principle of the selective draft, in short, has at its heart this idea, that there is a universal obli-gation to serve, and that a public authority should ciioose those upon whom the obligation of military .ser-vice shall rest, .and also in a sense choose those who shall do the rest of the nation's work. The bill, if adopted, will do more. I believe, than any other single instrumentality to create the impression of universal service in the army and out of it, and if properly administered, will bo a great source of stimulation. "Those who feel that we are. turn-ing away altogether from the volun-tary principle seem to forget that some 600,000 men will be needed to fill the ranks of the regular army and the national guard, and that a very great field of individual enthu-siasm lies there wide open." unofficial si'ftioii of the persons permitted in station. Detec- • armed everywhere through , ''""'IS ;„„, at "*ff anv ail-various angles danger might lurk. Alto- Pretaiitions taken to in- . _ ;- safety of the nation's visi- 'x'"'l<<l anything ever known •tan' ■p"<"» ,rA>ll„"f lhe *"*. tt„i in Traln Shcd . ,u> on time, at 3 o'clock, the taring the British commis- >•• sur"" U,0ir attacl,es d^w into «3lj a ""'• *■!*« from the guards ver> few persons bad been >. permitted to enter the train shed. These included Secretary Lansing, Frank L. Polk, counsellor of the state department, William Phillips, assistant secretary of state, Hugh Gibson, secretary of the American legation at Brussels who distinguish-ed himself by his extraordinary ef-forts to save the life of Edith Cavell and several others. Representing the British govern-ment were Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador; Colville Barclay, counsellor for the embassy; Thomas Spring-Rice, Mr. Hohler, Lieut. Col. Murrough O'Brien, Com-modore Guy Grant, secretaries and attaches of the embassy. As the special train stopped two of the military officers of the British party stepped to the floor of the shed preceding Mr. Balfour. The minis-ter for foreign affairs descended, hat in hand, and was immediately -pre-sented by the British ambassador.to Secretary Lansing. Petrograd. April 21.—Civil -war stalks about in the Muscovite realm in the guise of patriotism. At any moment the long smouldering sparks of discontent may be fanned into flames that may engulf the whole country burning it from within while a foreign foe hammers down the gate and rushes in to reap the advantages of internal upheaval. So grave is the situation today, so constantly widening is the cleavage between the provisional government and the workmen's and soldiers' delegates that these are no longer chided as pessimists and "traitors" who assert the March revolution was only the beginning of endless trouble. Newspapers are permitted to voice this fear freely. Thug the Russ Koje Volia, In a series of remarkable frank articles warns the country that disaster menaces it unless the terri-fic disorganization that lias bsen in-creased rather than decreased by the revolution is promptly removed by concrete sweeping measures. But for this absolute unity is needed and it does not exist. Moreover a central authority is indispensable and such an authority exists in even less de gree. The provisional government is combatting constantly the growing distrust and antagonism of the work-men's and soldiers' delegates. While both bodies are continually appeal-ing to the country for unit, they are engaged in unending quarrels for authority. Meanwhile the workers through-out the country, encouraged by the agitation of their leaders, are mak-ing prenosterious demands and all the white, hundreds of factories are idle and disorganization grows worse. These are some of the things which the workers claim they are entitled to: A four Viour working day. Seven hundred per cent raise of wages. A full months holiday. Two months extra wages at Easter and Christmas. Virtual equal shares in the profits. \ From thickly populated towns such as Kishineff. of Program fame, movements are on foot for new mas-sacres of Jews. In Kieff agitators for massacres have just been arrest ed. The whole situation is replete with danger and unless a firm hand promptly takes hold of affairs, inde-scrible disaster is looked for. AMERICA'S EnTR. IITO WA1 CELEBRATED WITH XOTABLE SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S, IX LONDON. FIX FOOD PRICES BY LAW SECRET.!RV HOUSTOX RE COM-MEXDS THAT CONGRESS PASS SUCH A LAW. London. April 20.—The entry of the United States into the world war on the side of the entente allies was celebrated in St. Paul's Cathedral to-day. King George and Queen Mary and numerous members of the royal household, the mayors of the 26 bor-oughs of London, dressed In their of-ficial robes of scarlet, peers, cabinet ministers, the ambassadors and min-isters of the entente countries, with their staffs, high army and navy of-ficials and many Americans, includ-ing Walter Hines Page, the Ameri-can ambassador, and his staff, were present. Not a seat in the vast edi-fice was vacant. The service was an impre-sive one, and King George evinced the deep-est interest in it. The sermon was preached by the Right Rev. Charles Brent. Episcopal bishop of the Phil-ippine Islands. The archbishop of Conterbury delivered the benedic-tion. The entire congregation arose near the end of the service when the band played "The Star Spangled Banner," and there was audible throughout the cathedral the sound of subdued voices singing the an-them. Even King George's lips mov-ed as he followed the lines, and at the end of the stanza the words "the home of the brave" brought a smile to the monarch's face and he turned and nodded to the queen. "God Save the King" was a great vocal chorus in which every one in the cathedral participated except King George. A large American flag and the Union Jack were the only decorations in the cathedral. London and many other cities and towns throughout the United King-dom were bedecked today with the American flag in honor of the occa-sion. Even on the Victory Tower of Westminster Palace the Stars and Stripes were flung to the breeze be-side the British flag'. Never before has any flag except the Union Jack or the Royal Standard been flown from the tower. After the services in St. Paul's. King George greeted Ambassador Page and Rear Admiral Sims. IT. S. N'., who is on a mission to England. King George later held a few mo-ments' conversation with the adml-ral. to whom he expressed pleasure that the American and British navies were working together in a common cause. KILLS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. WIFE AXD HIMSKLF. NOT EMPOWERED TO DRAFT SUBJECTS HERE. Washington, April 20.—Chairman E. Y. Webb, of the house judiciary committee, today said the bill pass-ed by the house and senate to let the entente powers recruit their citizens or subjects in this country for mili-tary service does not empower them to conscript these persons. Foreign-ers residing in the United States and several newspapers printed in for-eign languages have appealed to the state department on the limitations of the act. Polish communities es-pecially have been wrought up be-cause of misinformation. Mr. Webb says the act means simply a modifi-cation of the criminal code which had prohibited enlistments in this country so that recruiting officers "may induce if possible their sub-jects and citizens in this country to enlist." French citizens have sought infor-mation as to the extent the measure will go, it being erroneously report-ed that England and France desired the power to compel enlistment of '.heir nationals in this country. It was pointed out in a British quarter that England hardly would ask of the United States what she had de-nied to France. Yonkers, April 22.—After a quar-rel about the war with his mother-in- law, a native of Germany, and his wife, the Rev. Robert F. Berry, pas-tor of a Congregational church in East Yonkers, early today shot and killed both women, wounded his sis-ter- in-law, and then committed sui-cide. He left a note containing only two words—^'Insane Prussians." From Miss Caroline Bahr, tne clergyman's sister-in-law, the police say they learned that the Rev. Mr. Berry, purchased a weapon several days ago, saying he had joined the home defense guard. There had been frequent quarrels, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Caroline Bahr, 72 years old, and his wife, Matilda, 35 years old, being strongly pro-German, and he arguing that the United States was justified in entering the war against Germany. Washington. April 21.—If Secre-tary Houston, of the department of agriculture, gets what he asks from Congress, North Carolina will have several federel farm experts to help the statr. authorities promote the production of food crops. He will also have food prices fixed. Mr. Houston in a report today to the senate, recommended that Con-gress empower the council of na-tional defense to fix maximum and minimum food prices. Secretary Houston made quite an elaborate r?port to the senate in re-sponse to a resolution, telling what the department of agriculture is do-ing to meet the conditions that will come with war with Germany and 'he needs to make a better and more effective organization. Mr. Houston said that C. Hoover, head of the food committee of the council of national defense and the department chiefs of five great farmer organizations will confer with him Monday with a view of formulating plans to meet any food situation that might develop. He asks for $25,000,000 to carry out the program of the department now outlined. Two Million Boys Available. Mr. Houston suggested that the 2,000,000 boys between the ages of 15 and 19 years in cities and towns not now engaged in productive work vital to the nation in the present emergency are available for produc-ing food. "In the federal department of ag-riculture, the state departments of agriculture, and the land-grant col-leges, the nation already possesses official organized agencies which, for many years, have been a&ijrely studying all agricultural problems," said Mr. Houston. "These agencies a:e working in very close co-opera-tion and are actively directing their energies to the handling of problems presented by this emergency. The. nation is also fortunate in possess-ing many important farmers organ-izations, such as the Grange, the Farmers' Union, the American So-ciety of Equity, the Gleaners, the Farmers' National Congress, the American National Live Stock Asso-ciation, the National Wool firowers Association, and many others. It is believed that additional machinery should be created, and steps already have been taken to develop it along these lines. BRITAIN SUMMONS ALL OF HER MEDICAL MEN. London, April .20.—The war cabi-net decided today that every physi-cian and surgeon and every man with medical training of military age must be called up for service im-mediately. In reference to the call up of the physicians and surgeons the follow-ing official explanation is given: "The enemy, in total disregard of the accepted tenets of civilized war-fare, has deliberately instituted a submarine campaign against hospital ships, and it has, therefore, become essential that a large number of hos-pitals should be established overseas in the various theaters of war for the treatment of sick and wounded. In order to allow this to be done with great rapidity it is essential to secure the services of every doctor that can possibly be spared from the United Kingdom." MANV BEEF COWS DIE 'FROM STARVATION. Turkey Breaks Off Relations. London, April 21.—The Turkish government on Friday evening offi-cially informed the American embas-sy that diplomatic relations with the United States had been broken off, according to a Berlin dispatch for-warded by Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam. American Ambassador Elkus, who is suffering from typhus fever, the report adds, will have to remain some time in Constantinople. The ambassador's condition has shown some improvement. An Old Skeleton. London, April 21.—The skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros, 5,000 years old, has been dug np by Boy Scouts in the course of maneuvers In Loak-es Park, High Wycombe. NO USE TO DECEIVE PEOPLE ANV LONGER. Amsterdam, April 21.—German papers are betraying increasing anxi-ety as to the ability of German troops to hold the much-advertised "Hin-denburg line." Dispatches received here today summarizing editorial comment indicated an unusual frankness, with not a little pessim-ism indicated in a few expressions, although the great majority of the newspapers are hopeful the line will hold. In the pessimistic class were these expressions: Berlin Volkszeit-ung—" We frustrated the allies' plans last year; we must be firm in our confidence to frustrate them this year—but what padns and efforts it will cost us!" Wuertemburger Ta-wacht (Socialist)—"there is no further need of concealing the truth; we can never conquer. It is useless to deceive the people longer." Washington. April 20.—Govern-ment officials working to conserve the food supply of the United States had a severe set-back tonight. A famine of beef and mutton is threat-ening. The forest service of the depart-ment of agriculture announces that thousands of cattle and sheep are starving to death in the great cattle raising states of Wyoming. Montana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada. The loss of sheep, it is estimated, will be twenty per cent of the entire flocks. Unusually deep snows have made it impossible to get food to the ani-mals. Says Million Colored Men Wait Call to Service. Kinston, April 20.—"There are a million colored men in the United States awaiting the call to service; they are ready for a long or a short war, hesitating at nothing." declared T W. Thurston, colored, here today. Thurston, as superintendent of a lo-cal manufacturing plant, holds one of the biggest industrial positions in the South for a man of his race." "They are saying to the president, call us, arm us and give us a place at the front, and we will make Amer-ica proud of her colored citizens or report to God the reason why." he said. #*- Concord Girl Signs Up as Chief Yeo-man In Navy. Concord, April 20.—Miss Cooper Miller, who recently went to Phila-delphia, has written friends that she has taken the test and oath of allegi-ance, having signed up for service during the war and entered upon her duties of chief yeoman Thursday, be-ing located at present at the Phila-delphia navy yard. - ^ - . . ,^^mk^£MMt
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Title | The Greensboro patriot [April 23, 1917] |
Date | 1917-04-23 |
Editor(s) | Underwood, W.I. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Topics | Context |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The April 23, 1917, issue of The Greensboro Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C. by W.I. Underwood. |
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Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : W.I. Underwood |
Language | eng |
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Newspaper name | The Greensboro Patriot |
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Object ID | patriot-1917-04-23 |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
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OCLC number | 871564596 |
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