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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
MUST HAVE RATE
RAISE, SAY ROADS
Advance Of l5%o Needed to
Prevent Financial Plight,
&c. c. Is Told.

An immediate increase in freight rates
is necessary to save the American rail-
ways from a most serious financial
plight, representatives of the Eastern
carriers told the Interstate Commerce
Commission Yesterday.
Increased operating costs. the new
wage scale demanded by the Adamson
eight-hour law, and the high wages paid
in Industrial plants have all added to the
cost of railway operations and main
tenance, while there has been no cor
responding or porportionate advance in
railway rates, until at the present tims
the railroad systems in America face a
situation which is a menace to the trans
portation system of the nation.
These were the facts hammered home
in the all day session, as the presidents
and high officials of the big Eastern
railway systems urged upon the members
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
the immediate granting of a Is per cent
increase in freight rates as a measure of
relief.
Not Sudden Plight
'In no sense can this plight be called
sudden or unexpected happening" L.
F. Loree, president of the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad. 1T is in part the con-
sequence of forces which have been oper-
ating for at least three decades. So
far from keeping pace with rising costs
which have been in progress since 1898.
the railroads have been required to re-
duce rates which had not been changed
since the value of money was at its high
est"
He then cited the reduction of anthra-
cite rates in 1876 as a case in point.
What we are confronting" he con-
tinued, lis something which, unless in
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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
Embargo Debated Six Hours
Behind Senate Closed Doors

The Senate sat throughout yesterday in
executive session with the embargo pro-
visions of the administration espionage
bill under secret discussion.
Administration leaders under pressure
from the White House produced 7docu-
mentary evidence in vast volume to prove
to the satisfaction of the Senate, which
is skeptical' just how necessary at this
juncture is a complete authorization to
the President to prescribe drastic Iimf-
tations upon exports of the United States
in order to meet deceptions and misstate-
ments with regard to the ultimate desti-
nation OF goods and materials Of all sorts
shipped to apparent neutral destination.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
Cause Not known

Cause Not Known
The cause OF the wreck is not yet
known. Pennsylvania Railroad en-
ployes who made an examination of
the wreck by lantern light expressed
the opinion that the cars were derailed
accidentally. Secret Service men, head
ed by William Nye, began immediate
investigation.
The train was speeding eastward at
the rate Of forty miles an hour, after
leaving Springfield, Ill, where Gen.
Joffre and NJ Viviani laid a wreath on
the tomb of Abraham Lincoln late this
afternoon.
Fifty miles northwest of Terre
Haute, Ind, the tender of the second
locomotive of a "double-header' sud
denly left the rails. The baggage car,
Immediately behind, lunged over on its
side and fell crosswise of the rails, a
tangled mass.
The Pullman car, bearing newspaper
correspondents. Immediately behind the
baggage car, crashed into the baggage
car and left the rails, but did not turn
over. The dining car, next behind.
left the tracks with a crash, but the
compartment car in which the Secret
Service men were riding and the OBJ
servation car, quartering Gen. Joftre
and Vice Prenier VivIani, remained on
the rails.
Gen. Joffre and NJ. viviani were at din
ner when the crash came. The dishes
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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
By CLEVE II. STAUFFER.
(Staff COrrespOndent.D

Christiansburg, Va, May 7.-Alenists
testifying this afternoon in the murder
trial here declare that Prof Charles E.
Vawter. charged with killing Stockton
Heth. jr., had a dual personality, and
that he was the personihcation of Dr..
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde, the famous crea-
tions of Robert Louis stevenson.
Such deductions came as an unexpected
sensation in one OF the most exciting
court battles to prove a man insane and
sane that perhaps was ever heard in this
State.
The Commonwealth vigorously pressed
Its night TO show that Vawter was sane
at the time he wrote the iniquitous letter
IN which he practically bargained the af-
fections Of his beautiful wife to Heth
II he would pay a liquor bill which the
defendant had contracted.
DR.. ]. S. Dejesrnette and Dr. J. c.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
"Sub" Menace to Be Doomed
In Near Future by Fleet of
u. S. Ships, Says Expert

Chairman William Denman, of the Fed
eral Shipping Board. last night an
nounced that the governments plan to
combat Germany's submarine menace
would undoubtedly be fulfilled within a
short time by the construction Of a very
large number Of both wooden and steel
ships to run the blockade and carry sup
plies Of all kinds to the allies.
within eighteen months an enormous
number of wooden ships will have been
placed in service" Mr. Denman said. "It
is the hope, too, of the Shipping Board
that within the same period the building
Of steel tonnage on a scale much larger
than Is now anticipated may be real
lied. We fully hope TO construct a very
large amount of steel tonnage"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
WILL FORM NINE REGIMENTS.
VIII Go 10 France.

VIII Go 10 France.
As a separate corps OF experts In one
special line Of work-railroad building
and Operating-they will be transported
to France, probably in several OF the
great German ships seized by this gov
ernment and now being repaired and
made ready for use.
Although almost entirely a sPecial
body. the railroad corps will wear the
United States uniform and fiy the Amer
ican flag. They 20 TO France on a spe-
cisl mission; the railroads Of that Coun-
try are reported in poor condition as a
result Of overuse and the impossiblity
Of securing sufficient men from the firing
line for the plants 10 replace broken
down equipment
The great railroad centers Of the
United States will be the recruiting
points for the new force. Special offices
have been esta ablishcd I'm New York Chi
cago, St Louis. Boston. Pittsburgh. De
troit- Atlanta, san Francisco. and Phil
sdelphia for the examination and enlist
ment Of candidates.
The War Department yesterday sfter-
noon issued the following statement rel
ative to the new corps:
The War Department has sent out or
ders for the raising. as rapidly as pos
sible. OF nine additional regiments Of en-
gineers who are destined to proceed 10
France at the earliest possible moment
for work on the lines OF communications
Requests No Speculation.
Tt is requested Of the press that nc
speculation or rgmors regarding this
force be carried BY II other than those
given out by the War Department An
details with regard 70 the force will b,
released by the department as fast a.
compatible with the public interests
Two officers from the regular Corn,
or Engineers will be assigned TO earh
regiment, but the names OF these officers
VIII not be announced at the present
time"
The railroad corps the same as that
proposed BY nau'~' n I'd. president
or tA7- - fs.y Railroad. and
a leader IN the councils OF the Nationa
Council Of Defense. Instead OF sendfnr
the workers as merely a semi-eovern-
mental enterprise. however, IL was de,
cided to enlist them IN the regular ser
vice
On the same lines. an early announce
ment is expected OF orders to recruit
similar force for use in Russia The
Russian railroads are declared 10 be ir
even worse state than those in France.
and the usefulness OF the Russian army
is tremendously hampered by lack oi
adequate communication and transporta.
tion facilities
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
Daniels Renames Interned Raiders After
Teuton Generals Who Aided the u. S.

The fellow who Pullman has a rival
The rival hangs his hat Navy Department the
last place anyone paging of going
All OF which reflections called by following
nouncement made public yesterday:
The two nened German raiders the
United States government will bear
generals who served under Washington Revolutionary
and aided the American colonies winning independence
THE Secretary of the Navy
helm tonnage Baron Won Steuben
and the Prnz Eite Friedrich will
By way of rubbing it in, the statement adds:
"As the repairs completed put
into the United States service these big
the flag of the German will
who leaders in the fight for liberty"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
May Solve U-Boat Problem
At Council Parley Today

York. Mr.. Saunders is the man who
startled the country on Saturday by the
announcement that a device to end the
effectiveness OF the submarine had been
discovered. Efforts to determine the
nature of this submarine hound
brought forth later statements which in
dicated that Mr.. Saunders had been
over-optimistic in his declarations.
Other members of the Special Problems
Committee who will attend today's con-
ference are Messrs. Robbins. Thayer and
Sperry. They were expected to arrive in
the capital early this morning
1t was learned definitely yesterday that
the Special Problems Committee-which
is composed of experts who took up the
work of finding a means to check Ger
man submarine operations Immediately
upon our declaration of war against Ger
many-already has three leads which
promise sensational results.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS
TURN WOTAN SWITCH
MENACING FOES LINE
Trap to Derail British Drive Changed Into
Lane that Makes the Great Push
Much Easier for the Allies.
CBy international News servIeeJ

London May TO the Australians fell the honor today of out-
Hndenbursng Efndenburg."
They took hold of end of the Woan switch of the old linden
line and pushed than the toward the tracks
Of the Hndenbu e They thus turned the switch that had been
built the Teutons dera the British push which will make the
going all the easier
But the done describe the
suits Blood flowed The outskirts of hame. the
tne map the carnage such had been
since Verdun.
At dawn the Australians stomed forward close their around
of these villages Buecou. Clear through the front trench of
the Wotan lne backed by formidable support trenches
By they had carried the battle into the heart of this miniature
fortress At sundown graveyard of thousands; and the
carpet of dead the battle still ragged myriad bayonets gtenng the
departing light of day.
The Teutons still held desperate the of the
village but yard by yard Sir Douglas Hg pushed The fall of
all of Bulecout the British seemed matte of hours
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
'UNCLE JOE" DOLLS UP
FOR S1ST BIRTHDAY
Don't Feel a - Bit DID," Chirps Ex-
Speaker, Sporting Frock Coat.

OpcdkeI' sporting Frock Nodt.
Yesterday was Uncle Joe Cannon's
s1st birthday.
The veteran legislator. hero OF a hun
dred wordy battles in the halls of Con-
gress, whose record in the House Of Rep
resentatfves extends back to the same
year of grace as furnished William Jen-
uings Bryan with his first talking point"
-1s7S-looked as clipper as a boy.
For the occasion he appeared yesterday
enveloped in a monstrously lengthy frock
coat Of the prince Albert" type with
pin stripe trousers and>a boutonniere of
yiolets and lilies of the valley.
He was congratulated by all hands
and at l O'Clock declared himself IN ad-
iournment while he traversed the length
Of the Capitol Building and lunched with
a group Of his cronies in the Senate.
Uncle Joe said he felt Just as spry
and sprightly as any OF the giddy sexage-
narians and the youngsters in this fifties.
"A mans just as old as he feels" said
Uncle Joe," and 1 don't feel a bit old.
The ex-speaker qualified bit" with a
strong word.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

Out Of a conference to be held in the
office Of Secretary of the Navy Daniels
this morning may emerge a definite
policy for combating the U-boat menace.
Attending the council, which will be
presided over by Mr.. Daniels, will be
the entire Special Problems Committee
Of the Naval Consulting Board and every
construction and strategy expert of the
navy.
The conference is a result of telephone
conversations yesterday between Mr..
Daniels and Lawrence Addicks, chairman
Of the Special Problems Committee. Mr..
Addicks, following his long distance talk
with the Secretary, took train from his
home at Elizabeth, N. j., and arrived
in Washington yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Daniels also had two Iong-distance
talks with William L. Saunders, in New
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

Preliminary negotiations for the build.
ing of scores of wooden ships have beer
completed. These contracts will be
signed Immediately upon the passage by
Congress of an appropriation sufficient
to. cover the proposed shipbuilding
scheme.
Chairman Denman last night emphati-
cally denied that the government had
contemplated an abandonment in any de-
tail OF the mammoth program for wood.
en- ship construction.
Doubtless the stories concerning the
abandonment of the wooden ship pro-
gram" he said, arose from the fact
that having nothing more to say about
wooden ships. we talked about nothing
but steel. The wooden ship scheme will
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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

The effort of the administration lead
ers to force the exact phraseology de-
sired by the administration into the bill
resulted in numerous sharp clashes on
the floor. It did. however, bear its first
fruit when it was successful in having
the recent amendment of Senator Smith
of Georgia, reconsidered, and with the
original proposition as presented by the
bill once more under discussion, the SEN
ate, after six hours of executive session,
recessed until today.
The point is made by the administra-
ton. whose views are voiced on the floor
by Senator Martin, of Virginia, that the
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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
No War Economy in China;
Eighteen Courses on Menu

War economy means nothing i'm the
life of Chinese officials, IL a menu re-
cejved here yesterday is any indication.
A member of the British mission re-
ceived menu card from British diplo-
mat in China for a dinner given by Pres
ident Liam Huang one the day following
his declaration of war against Germany.
II was simple little affair for the for
eicn diplomats-there were only eighteen
courses. and the delicacies included
sharks fins and other edibles so rare
that even Broadway doesn't have them.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
100 Hurt in "Sham" Battle;
Bullets Mixed with Blanks

Mexico City, May More than 100 per
sons were wounded, many fatally. and
several were killed during a sham" bat
tie in which schoolboys took part yester-
day. Some one had mixed loaded car
tridges with the blanks. The battle was
part Of the ceremonies celebrating the in
auSuration Of President Carranza
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
KAISER SCENTS VICTORY

Amsterdam May 1.-Emperor william
has sent message Of birthday greet
ings to the German crown prince express
ing confidence that the German armies
engaged against the British and French
will be victorious. The crown prince was
born on May s. 1SS2
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
PaciGst Who Fought
Lodge Joins u. S. Army

Boston, May Alexander Bann-
wart, whose paciflst beliefs led
him to engage in a fight with Sem
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, in Wash
ington, on April ., today enlisted
in the army.
Mr.. Bannwart was prominent In
the anti-war campaign. He was
leading thirty Boston pacifists iu
Washington when his fight with
Senator Lodge occurred. At that
time he was quoted as having said
war Is cowardly." He soon will
carry a rife.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
U. S. COTTON SHIP SUNK,

New York. May THAT another steam.
ship carrying cotton TO Europe has beer
sunk by a German submarine was indi
Gated by private cables received by New
York cotton houses today.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
Joffre's Train Is Wrecked
While Speeding Eastward;
ENJOYS Escape Uninjured
CBy international News servieeJ

Aoo Ill., May The special bearing Gen. ofre Vice
Van and other members of the French after
Of the Middle West wrecked the middle of field midway
between Acoo and Fson Ill., 730 o'clock tonight persons
suffered slight bruises but of the members of the French party
injured
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
10000 RAIL WORKERS
WILL GO TO FRANCE
AS FIRST u. S. FORCE
Nine Regiments to Be Formed Under Off,
GERS from Engineers Corps-Will
Be Volunteer Armv.

An exPedhOna force of than 10000 composed entirely Of
railroad workers. under the leadership Of officers of the United States En-
sneer Corps will be the first carry the Stars and Stripes
They will be France take large Of the work
the lines OF behind the battle front Orders the
force Immediately forward from the War Department late yesterday
WILL FORM NINE REGIMENTS
Nine will be formed each differed by colonel and aduan
from the Engineer Corps The other officers will be selected from e ranks
of the recruits Not the Officers Reserve Corps will be called upon
The First Ten thousand they already being called the War
Department will be from other the
ice They will be secured entirely through volunteer methods and will
be of the Engineer Corps though flying the pennan of that
organization.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

Commitment Drnuing-rOoIn sleepers,
Baltimore & Ohio to New York, open
10 u, m, Leave Union Station, Wash
.Inrton, 1925 q. m.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

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The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

The Herald has by far the largest
proportion of home delivered eireu-
lation In ming or evening" Of any
paper in sshinston.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-01
MORTGAGE SALE

BY virtue of the power of sale contained in
certain mortgage deed executed by J. c.
Grub and wife. Mary L. Grub, to W. P.
Ragan. to secure note for two hundred dol
lars (S2oo.oo), dated Sept. 5oth, 1915, and
bond for COSTS in the case of J. G. Grub VS..
M. Wrenn, in the Superior Court of Gull
ford county, said mortgage being recorded in
book 27o. page s52, of the Register of Deeds
of Guilford county, and default having been
made in the payment of said note and bond
for costs, and interest, the undersigned mort
gage will sell at public auction, for cash, to
the highest bidder on the premises in the city
OF High Point, North Carolina, on Saturday,
November 18th, 1917, at IL O'Clock noon, the
following described tract of land, situate in
High Point township, Guilford county, being
lot No. 81 in Block ''A'' of the E. A. Bencini
plat, which plat is duly recorded in the Office
of Register Of Deeds of GuiIford county. This
lot fronts James street and is 90 feet front
and $50 feet deep.
This Oct. 18th, 1917.
w. P. Raglan, Mortgage.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-01
MORTGAGE SALE

Nv virtue of the power of sale contained u
thraa certain mortgage deeds executed by L
" comstock and his wife, Rhett Leach Com
stock. TO e. T. Corbit and Mrs. Bette LOT
bit. one dated Sept. 20, 1914. and duly re-
corded in the Register OF DEEDS once Ioi
| GuiIford county, N. c.. in book No; 1oo;
page 10; second one dated FeD. IS, SlS'ano
duly recorded in the Register OF Deeds once
for GuiIford county, N. c., in book NO. III,
mage 322: and the third one dated Jan.
Iiss 1915. and duly recorded In the Reg
ister of Deeds office for Gailford coTn-
ty. N. c., in book No. goa, page $50;
and the first mortgage for value received
IN Nav IL, 1916, was duly transferred ano
assigned to Mrs Bette Corbit, guardian, and
default having been made in the payment OF
the notes secured by said mortgage, the url-
dersgned will sell tor cash, to the last and
highest bidder, at pubic auction on the prem
Use, in the city of High Point, NC, on Mon"
day, Nov. 10th, 1917, at IL O'Clock IA. the
following described real estate embraced in
said mortgages, to-wit: Lots Nos. 9, 10, IL,
IL and Is in parcel No. OF the map OF the
Bellevue Hotel property.
Said lots Nos. g, 10, II, IL and Is having
been assigned to Rhett Leach comsteck by
r. N. Tate, w. c. Idol and Ed l.. Raglan,
appraisers, and afterwards decided to Mrs.
Rhett Leach ComStock by the heirs-at-law of
Geo. T. Leach, deceased.
Also all Mrs, Rhett Leach Comstock's right,
title and interest in the following described
property, to.wit:. cne-third undivided in
terest in the following tract: Beginning at
Bencini' corner on High street in the city of
High Point, N. c.; thence south 162 1-2 feet
to aback corner of Bencini's lot, thence along
Bencinrs line $50 feet to stone; thence on
SCOTS line south 40 feet to stone; thence
along A. J. Willis lire south $50 feet to a
stone; thence 10 deg. west iii 1-2 feet to
Willis line on Back street; thence north 80
deg. west loo #. to stone; thence north 80
deg. west along street 379 IL feet to corner
of hotel; thence north 81 deg. east 100 feet
to Bencini's corner, the beginning, containing
two acres, more or less, and being lots II
and 1s in plot of the city of High Point, N.
c., and known as the Bellevue Hotel prop
erty, save and except from the above boun-
daries the hotel building itself.
october 10th, 1917.
MRS. BETTE CORBIT, Mortgage.
Mrs. Bette Corbit, Admrx., Mortgage.
Mrs. Bette Corbit, Guardian, Assignee.
w p. Raglan, Atty.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-01
MORTGAGESALE

BY virtue of the power of sale contained in
two cet tain mortgages executed by B. R.Vaf-
ner and his wife. Rochelle Warner and Eta
Warner, to E. T. Corbit; the first one on Mar
IA, 1914, and duly recorded in the Register
of Deeds' ofice for Guilford county, N. c., in
book No. 281. page 1868, and the second one
dated May 10, 1914, and duly recorded in
the Register of Deeds Office for GuiIford coun-
ty, N. c., in book No. .2o1, page 433; and
beth of said mortgages, for value received.
having been transferred and assigned to Mrs.
Bette Corbit, guardian, on May 18th, 1916,
and default having been made in the payment
of the principal and interest when due, the
undersigned will sell for cash to the last and
highest bidder at public auction on the prem
ises on Saturday, Nov. 18th, 1917, at 2
O'Clock p. m. the following described real es.
tate embraced in said mortgage, to-wit: Be-
ing in High Point township, Guilford county,
North Carolina, adjoining the lands of J. R.
Brown, Abe Kidd and Others and bounded as
follows: Beginning at a stone. J. r. Browns
corner; thence south deg. west II poles to
a stone in said Browns line; thence east l
deg. south 80 poles to stone; thence north
deg. east 37'poles to a stone in J.R. Browns
line; thence west deg. north 80 poles with
Browns line to the beginning. containing
acres, more or less, and being the home place
Of Eta Warner in said county. See book No.
28S, page 414, Register of Deeds office for
Guilford county, N. G..
This Oct. 18th, 1917.
MRS. BETTE CORBIT.
Admrx. of E. T. Corbit, decd, MORTGAGE
Mrs. Bette Corhit, Guardian, Assignee.
W. P. Raglan. Att'v