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THREE GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK M| Rani Eatafiaaat Tain Plata la Saatk Attaatk Ottu Off Faklaal Mtmd* HEAVY LOSSloR TEUTONS QrMt Rejoicing Heard In London ' Over Victory?Allied Qaln In Franco?Warsaw Threatened London.?A British squadron, under Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee. chief of the war staff, engaged a Ger man squadron under Admire! Count Von Spee. off the Falkland islands. In the South Atlantic, and won a victory which is being acclaimed throughout all England. The armored cruisers Scharahorst and Qneisenau and the protected crui ser Leipiig, three of the German war-1 ships, that had menaced British ship ping and part of the squadron that sank the British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth In the Pacific on No vember 1, were destroyed, while the Cruisers Iiresdep and Number, the I two other vessels comprising the Ger man squadron, made off. and, accord ing to latest accounts, are being pur sued. Two colliers were captured. Details Of Battls The official announcement follows: "At 7: SO a. m., on December 8. the Scharahorst, Qneisenau, Nuraberg. L Leipiig and Dresden were sighted near | the Falkland islands by a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir J Frederick Sturdee. * An action followed, in the course of I which the Scharahorst, flying the flag of Admiral Count Von Spee; the Qneisenau and the Leipiig were sunk. The Dresden and Nuraberg made off I during the action and are being pur sued. "Two colliers also were captured. ' I "The vice admiral reports that the British casualties are very few in nuihber. "Some survivors have been rescued from the Gneiserfau and the Leipzig." The statement makes reference to survivors rescued fforn the Qneisenau and the Leipiig, but no mention is made of any of the crew of the Scharahorst, flagship of the German admiral, being saved, and it is pre sumed that Count Von Spee, his offi cers and men went down fighting. The British casualties were light, but beyond the faet that -the British squadron was commanded by Vice Admiral Sturdee, no Information is vouchsafed regarding th? ships en ' taged. and newspapers are enjoined not to speculate as "other combina tions may be effected." Rejpieiw# In London t The greatest enthusiasm prevailed In London over the victory and the general impression is that It will be completed, as the admiralty would not be likely to send ships that could not overtake the Dresden and Nuraberg which are slow and also at a disad vantage because of their small coal capacity. The British squadron left England without tlfe knowledge of the general public and until his name was men tioned it was believed that Vice Ad miral Sturdee was,serving in home ?waters. The fact that he was taken from the poet of ehlef of the war staff lr indicative of the determination of the British government to clear the Pacific and South Atlantic of German warships. It is believed, therefore, that the British commander is at the head of a formidable squadron. Allies Gains In France London.?Withdrawal of German troops from the west to strengthen their armies in the east has enabled the allies to resume the Initiative along the front reaching from the Swiss border to the North sea, and , - while they have not made any mark ed advance they-haye been able, ac cording to official announcement, to organize and consolidate positions won from the Germans who claim to have inflicted heavy losses, par ticularly in the Argonne and north of Nancy. Flanders now Is consider ed fairly safe from German attacks, which, when they do materialize It is believed here, will be directed 'taore at the French soldiers. It is apparent from the various official reports that there are con verging German movements on War saw from the north and the center. Kaiser Critically III Berlin.?The latest bulletin Issued says Emperor William's condition Is unchanged and he has been unable to leave his bed. His fever has not de creased. The emperor received a re port of the military situation, but was too weak to give any instructions. Em peror William is suffering from pneu monia, which is combined with nerv ous depression, due to overexertion, according to the telegrams from Ber lin, forwarded by the Amsterdam cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph company. British Overpower Turks London.?It is officially announced that Subht Bey, late governor of Bas ra, Asiatic Turkey, commander of the Turkish forces at Kurna, has sur rendered unconditionally with his troops to the Indian expedltlbnary force which is operating at the head of the Persian gulf. Kurraa subse quently was occupied by the British) who are now in complete control of the country from the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the sea and of the richest part of the fer tile delta. Herrlck It Decorated New York.?The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor it on its way from the president of'France to Myron T. Herrlck In recognition of Mr Herrtck's aerrtcei to the Frenah people while ? ambassador to Franks. Mr. Herrlck was decorated with a rolf ribbon, em blematic of the cross, by the captain of the steemablp Rodham bean, acting on wireless orders from the French ambassador at Washington, who said he was acting under Instructions of President Polncara. THOMAS A. EtjfsON r' 1 ' ^ 'I i ?y America's wizard of electrlolty, who witnessed the efforts of a lifetime ewept away by flames which reduced his seven million dollar plant at West Orange, N. J, to complete ru in. Insurance will probably reduce the loss ts about Ave million dollars. Although nearing seventy years, Mr. Edison says he will start again "at his beginning and rebuild with worn-out toole." EDISON PLANT IS IN RUINS 1 ELECTRIC WIZARD LOSES MAM- r MOTH PLANT AT WE8T OR. ANGE IN BIG FIRE I 1? < Lou Amounts to $7,000,000?Edison I Watched It Burn And 8aid Hs I Would 8tart Again c t West Orange, N. J.?Fire destroyed a virtually the entire main plant of the c Edison company hare, causing damage estimated at nearly seven million dot- a lar, with Insurance that It Is expect- ? ed will reduce the loss to approxi- [ mately ?5,000,000. <1 An entire square block of modern o reinforced concrete buildings, which o were supposed to be fireproof, was burned out by the flames. The only building saved In the block was the laboratory building, containing valua- t ble scientific machinery, under the Immediate superintendence of the In* ventor, Thomas A. Edison. Especial efforts made to aave this structure were successful. / It Is estimated that 3,000 men and t women will be temporarily thrown out C of work because of the fire. In all t about 7,000 persons were employed at c the plant but as the storage battery ti building across the street from the t main plant was saved with other build- v ings nearby, it will be possible Jo keep h something more than half the -force d employed. t Four firemen were Injured fighting the blase and were taken to a hoepl- r tal. f "I'll 8tart Over," Says Edison I "Although I am more than 67 years v of age, I'll start all over again," said t Mr. Edison. "I am pretty well burn- 4 ed out, but there will be a mobilisation i here anil the debris will be cleared 1 away If it is cooled sufficiently, and t I will go right to work to reconstruct t the plant." t Ths Inventor expressed himself t thus as hs stood watching the flames [ lick up building after building of his 1 mammoth electrical plant, started. It * la thought probable by an explosion in the inspection building, one of the smaller frame structures. This build- t lng was quickly a mass of flames and t the fire spread rapidly to other struc- s turea. Chemicals In some of the build- a lngs made the fire fighting extremely 1 difficult. All employees at work in i the various buildings escaped. * t Men and women marched out In per- f feet order when the fire drill bell s sounded. * T ' t t In all eleven buildings In the main j plant were destroyed The buildings t destroyed Included those occupied by t the New Diamond Disc company, the t one occupied by the Klnetophone caftk. pany, and the building which housed the Bates numbering machines, to gether with the Edison primary bat- i tery building, the talking machine ] building and the administration build- i lng. i Trade Commlsalon Start* Washington.?President Wilson, it became knbwn, is to have the hew | trade commission begin its work as ' i soon as possible and plans to send I nominations of its members to the sen- I ate in the near future. He has a long I list of names before him. In addition -to 5 Joseph Davies, commissioner of cor- I porations, who is said in official dr- < cles to be certain of one of the five t places, two of the men most seriously 1 considered, it is understood, are A. L. < Thurman, solicitor of the department 1 of commerce, and Edward N. Hurley. \ Japan May Keep Kiaochow Washington.?The' statement by Baron Kato, Japanese foreign minis ter, that Japan had made no promise to any country to return Kiaochow to China attracts much Interest in offi cial circles here. When Japan deliv ered her ultimatum to Oermany de manding the evacuation of Kiaochow the statement was published thai the territory would be returned to China. That, it was pointed out later, was upon the supposition that Oermany would comply with the terms of the ultimatum. Taft Deplores States' Bights t Somerville, Mass.?Assumption by congress authority to prevent states from violating United States treaties would do more to prevent war be tween this nation and another than increasing the army and navy, lormer President Taft declared, in an ad dress before the Heptorean club. "The only real possibility of a war that I can foresee is the wanton, reckless, wick ed willingness on tha part of a narrow section of the country to gratify racial prejudice and class hatred by flagrant breach of treaty rights WESTERN NATIONS WARN EUROPE Pai-Aatricaa lipaUics Faraiillj Eipriss Disapprnal if Imastan ?( - Wistwn WaUrs IMPORTANT COUNCIL HELD Sacratary of Stat* Bryan Praaldad A? Chairman E* Off\jlo Over Ambaaaadora Wash log ton.?Twenty nations ot the wee tern hemisphere expressed their flsapprov&l of the effects of operations >f the European belligerents In the we an ot the. two Americas, and appoint sd a commission of diplomats to for nulate practical steps contemplating l more rigorous assertion of the rights >f neutrals. Gathered around an oral table in he magnificent Pan-American Union >utldlng the diplomatic, represents ires of the American republics, most >f them under specific Instructions rom their governments, urged united iction by the nations of this heml iphere to restore trade and remose tome of the burdens placed on oom nerce by the European war. It was he first internatlonsd conference ot leutral nations which had assembled n any part of the globe since the Bu opean war began and Irrespective of ts possible accomplishments during he present conflict, was regarded as he birth of a new morement In inter latlonal law for' the definition of the ight of the neutral as opposed to the ight ot the belligerent Underlying the several speeches nade by the diplomats was a note if warning that the presence bf bel Igerent warships In the western hemi phere already had produced grave (implications between American na lons and European powers, demon trutin* the vital seed of Pan-Ameri an solidarity. Secretary Bryan made the opening peech, pointing out that the United lutes sympathised deeply with the >light ot Its neighboring -republics and leclaring the innocent natloos should lot be forced to suffer for the AcU < the belligerents. BRITAIN'S FLEET SUPERIOR v~7 " Vdmlral Fletcher Tail* Congross The Navy Superior Te American la That Of England Washington.?The ability of the tmerlcan navy to successfully meet he war fleet of any nation except treat Britain was asserted by Rear Ldmlral Fletcher, commander-in-chief f the Atlanta fleet, before the house Laval affairs committee.* The poesi lillty of conflict with Great Britain ras so remote, the admiral said, that te did not believe In a naval policy eslgned to control the oceans against hat country. Admiral Fletcher was under examl latlon all day by the committee at the Irst public hearing on a naval appro .riatloV bill held in many years. He ras plied with many questions about he condition of the navy, Judged by assons of the European war. * Although confidently declaring the American navy was overmatched only 17 that of England, he added, that if his country continued to build pnly wo battleships a year, Germany, on he basis of her present construction irogram, soon would be far in the ead. England And Portugal London.?An arbitration treaty be ween Great Britain and Portugal has >een signed in London. The special lgnlflcance of the pact, which is for > period of live years, is emphasised n the preamble In the following rords: "Being desirous of confirming ly a further solemn agreement the riendshlp alliance which, happily, has ubsisted for so long a period between hem, and of eliminating, so far as tosslble from their relations, every thing which might impair V veaien bat friendship, the alliance has agreed o submission of questions in dispute." Parisian Capital Restored Paris.?President Poincare and Pre nter Vlvianl arrived in Paris from lordeaux. Foreign Minister, Belcasse ind members of the diplomatic corps vert to follow them later. Gallcien Struggle tncreaaee Vienna.?An official communication ssued by the Auatrlan war office says: 'The battle* In West Oalicia Increase n severity. Austrian troops attacking 'rom the west (trove the enemj ftgm >Is positions at Dobeiyce and Wtellci ska.. More than 6.000 prisoner^ among hem twenty-seven officers,' were tak sn, In I'oland renewed Russian st acks southwest of Ptotrkow have been -epulsed by German troops. In the Carpathians nothing of Importance hps occurred at the time this report was sent out." Boer General Shot v-~" Johannesburg.?Brig. Gen. Chris tian Frederick Beyers, one of the lead ers of the rebellion lp the Union of South Africa, has been shot, it Is of ficially announced. and is believed to lie dead. General Beyers formerly was commandant general of the defense Forces of the Union of South Africa but resigned last September." because of his disapproval of British action sgalnst Germans In Africa. He Join ed with Gen. Christian De Wet In a rebellion, but his forces met with sev eral defeats. Colorado Strike Ended Denver.?The Colorado coal strike baa been called off. This action was taken by district Ho. IS of the United Mine Workers of America by unani mous vote after an all-day session, and ratifies the report of the International executive board, recommending the termination of the strike. The exee btlve committee recommended ending the strike on the ground that this would strengthen the union's position In view of President's Wilson's ap pointment of a permanent commission to consider further difference*. EMPEROR WILLIAM ! 1 t Alarming raporta coma from Berlin of tha grava lllnaaa of the kalaar, whoaa condition It not unchanged. The emperor la tuffarlng from pneu monia, combined with narvoua de preeaion due to overtaxation of war carea. He received militate reporta in bed, but waa too 'wear to give any inatructlone. The court phyal ciana have ordered him not to return to the front. TURN GUNS ON MEXICANS PRESIDENT WILSON ORDERS THE AMERICAN GUNS TO ANSWER MEXICAN BULLET8 Insists That Firing Acroaa Border Shall Ba Stopped?Eatabllahaa New Precedent ? ? 1 1 ? # Washington.?If the contending Mexican forces opposite Naco, Aria, do not ceaae firing into American ter ritory. the three batteries of field ar tillery sent to the international line will be ordered to return the fire. This is the United States government's determination! it became known, after a full discussion of the situation by President Wilson and his cabinet. No specific orders have been given, but while Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, who was directed to proceed' to Naco with the field artillery, la en route there, officials expect ah answer to the sharp warning given to Mexi can factions battling across the bor der that bulletf and shells must not fall on American soil. Defenee, Not Aggression No act of "aggression" la contem plated, a statement Issued by the white house said, but officials draw a dis tinction between aggressive and de fensive action. For cavalry or field artillery to cross the Mexican line or open fire at first, would constitute an act of aggression, but to remain on American soli and return the fire of the Mexicans la In the opinion of high officials, a measure of defense fully Justified and not an act of war or in vasion. The white house statement Issued by Secretary TumHlty, after a confer ence with the president, was as fol lows: "It has been thought wise to strengthen the forces at Naco because of the reckless carelessness .of the contending factions there in falling to control the direction of their fire. Of course no aggressive action la con templated." It was explained at the war depart ment that the artillery ordered to Naco could fire over the Mexican town into the lines of the Mexican faction which Insisted on firing into Ameri can territory. This is the plan should warnings prove futile. The general ex pectation, however, is that no such contingency will arise. Rafale Zubartan Capmany, Carranza lag the Maytorena garrison at Naco with responsibility , for firing across the border and challenging Governor Maytorena, on behalf of General Hill, the Carranza commander, to with-1 draw into the interior of Mexico for a pitched battle. He made public a telegram from General Hill declaring the American military authorities at Naco, Ariz., were discriminating in favor of Maytorena's troops: , "Bullets from our enemy are con stantly causing damage to the Ameri can toarn, but we are held responsible for it, due to the discrimination," the message said. JL.. Two Mora Battleships Washington.?The nation's military and naval expenses during the next fiscal year, not including certain fixed expenses, would amount to $264,421.. $57. compared with $261,224,167 dur ing the current year, under plans ot the administration as embodied in estimates submitted to congress. The tentative administration naval build- * ing program for the next fiscal year, as indicated in the estimates. Is for two battleships!, six torpedo boat de stroyers, and "eight or more subma rines." , Aerial Attack On London Geneva.?Germany 1# slowly hut steadily preparing to make her threat ened aerial attack on London, and on the eastern coast of England, even without the aid of the German navy, in the judgment of observers of the continued activity of the Zeppelin works at Frtedrlehshafen. The Ger man'staff and Count Zeppelin are un derstood to hold the opinion that 18 toAO Zeppelins of the latest type are mosBary for a successful attack on London, and this number is expected t?$be ready early next year. _ IS 1 r x? Say Carranza Gave* Bribe Washington.?An effort by Senator Robinson of Arkansas to launch an in vestigation of a published report that the Carranza government in Mexico had appropriated $76,000 to obtain the influence 'of two United States sena tors in bringing about the early with drawal of American troops then at Vera Crui, precipitated a brief discus sion in the senate, but resulted in no action. Senators Stone, GalUnger, Pen rose and Smoet urged that the dignity ot the senate would bo lowered ky Its adoption. RIVER AND HARBOR ' PROJECTS OF STATE REPORT OP CHIEP OP UNITED ?TATE* ARMY EN0INEER8 ' IS MADE LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS Ravlaw of the Lataat Nawa Oatharad Around tha Stata Capitol That Will Bo of Intaraat to Our Raadara Ovar North Carolina. Washington.?There are some Inter-1 the statement! In the report of the { chief of engineer* of the United States ; army for 1914 concerning North Caro lina river and harbor projects. The state gets her share of the $20,000,000 j provided in the last river and harbor bill, but many of the projects already commenced will Buffer, if additional , money is not provided toon. During the fiscal year, ending June 20. 1914, the United States operated the lflthnd waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet Ut e .coat of $19,774.01, j exclusive of outstanding liabilities. The freight that passed through the I canal amounted to 2S8.441 tons. The ' total number of passengers carried ' were 6,582. The vessels that passed through numbered 5,342. The Scuppernong Elver project had an unexpended balance of $32,487 July 1, and the chief of engineers says that $5,400 could be profitably expend ed In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916. Fishing Creek has available for the year ending June 30, 1915, $1,467.54 and oould use $2,000 the next year. Improvements In the waterway con necting Swan Quarter Bay with Deep Bay here rendered navigation safe between Swan Quarter and Pamlico River. The freight transported In that waterway last year was 1.881 tons more than that of the previous year. Bay Elver has $1,205.64 to run till Jone 30 next and could use $3,400 the year following. The South River project has been completed. The Neuee Elver improvements were followed by an increase of traffic last year of 60,820 tons In grpin, lumber, fertilisers and general mer-1 cbandise. The engineer has allowed 325.000 for the fiscal year ending June SO. 1915. The increase la tonnage In the Trent River for a year after the Im provements were made amounted ~to 37.279 tons. The inland waterway from Pam lico Sound to Beaufort Inlet has been completed. A number of new projects are plan ned by the chief of engineers. It Is considered advisable to Improve northeast Cape Fear river for three mtles above Hilton Bridge; Manteo Bay at a cost of $28,000 with $2,000 annually for maintenance; Cape Channel at a coat of $17,900; Beau fort , Harbor by providing . a turning basin in front of the town pi Beau fort for $15,900 and Thoroughfare Bay. at a coat of $6,200. School Libraries Grow Wonderfully. ? In the rounding up of the compila tions for the forthcoming biennial re port by the state department of jsdii cation it develops that the rural school library movement baa reached such proportions that there are now something like 1J67,002 volumes In original libraries and 53,642 rblumes in the supplemental libraries: There are now in the state 13,750 original, libraries and 1,490 supplemental, '?f this number 1Q2 original and 98 sup plemental libraries have been Issued la this completion of the two yean fiscal year of the department Novem ber 30 In these libraries the state In vests $10 each, the county and the community $10 each, making $30 for each original library and for the sup plemental libraries the Investment Is 35 each for state, county and com munity. This make* an investment of about $407,100 in original libraries and $22,450 in supplemental li braries. ? Governor Lock* Criag Caned. Governor Craig was caned recently, not In a violent manner, bat on the other band In a way that was exceed ingly pleasing to his excellency. Some months ago Mr. John W. Thompson, a Raleigh cltfoen, who la holding on important judicial position In the Panama canal zone sent material to Treasure^. Lacy with instructions that mne^bbuld be finished In the beet possible manner into a cane for North Carolina's governor. Mr. Lacy aocepted the trust and the result Is a very tiVildsome piece of workmanship. James R. Young In New York City. Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young attended the mld-Winter seeslon of the National Association of State Commissioners of Insurance in session In New York city. The an- ' nual meeting of the association was last summer In Ashevllle. The com missioners of the' several states have just forced the Are Insurance com panies to take care of the special "war tax" on Are insurance policies themselves. Instead of putting this tax on the policy-holder or the local agent. Valuable Feature of Farm Work. Farm demonstration work now jdc cuples an important part In the igrrlV^ cultural life of the atate abd Its valuers Is cteaily manifest In the summarlezd report of Mr. C. R. Hudson, head of the farm dwnonstration work In the state, ot the board of agriculture. A valuable feature of the work Is that . of growing and planting of winter growing crops, which It Is estimated,] is worth to the state 1500,000. The i work, under Mr. Hudson's direction la being broadened and made more {i valuable j i n, Club. I Mm. Jul H. MoKloaon. state agent of the North Carolina Qlrta' Canning Clubs, reported that much valuabla work had baen done In thla atate duw log the year. Her report* In pari follow*: There were organised in North Car c*.!na for canning clnb work from De cemher 1118 to December Ifjt. "1 counties, with a enrollment of 1.600 members, an Increase of It counties and 1,100 members over the previous yefcP. ? These members are divided Into 144 clubs with 78 supervisors. Each county has It* chief agent, and where there are many clnba In a county this agent has sub-agents to assist In su pervising members and getting stand ards during the canning season. In two widely organised counties we have as many as eight agents each: In others, live or less. Thirty of the counties have sent In to me their reports for the year , which state that 208,686 No. I tin ( cans, and 49.406 glass Jars of tbma , toes, string beans, peaches, berries , and all other edible products of the , f*rm have been produced. I Total value Coat 9,425.7s Profit Average cost a member .... ?-4* Averdge profit the member 81.82 We have bent every effort this year towards teaching commercial packing and out of the 26 counties exhibit ing at the Stats Pair, only one failed to show It* train Jig In that particu lar. We,were very"proud of the uni formly good packs that these coun ties sent In, and felt much compli mented that the Washington office should have selected one dosen glass Jars to be photographed for a bulletin as examples of fine standard commer cial packs. At the State Pair there were displayed 1,104 glass Jars of fruits and vegetables, and two large pyramids of tins. While In New York I examined the packs of goods sold by Park A Til fard and found our girls' packs to _ compare most favorably. ' Each county supervisor has been growing gradually Into consultant housekeeper for the county: promot- J lug home economics In the country schools by her small cooking clubs, giving Instruction In butter making, marketing, farm produce, grading and packing eggs, and promoting "get to- ^ gather clubs." If we had the funds to employ these ? agents for the whole year^ln my opln Ion there could be found not more ef- ^ flclent means of organising the tjoun try women for better living. It Is almost Impossible to say how many miles have been c"T*'fd.bT different eounty agent* In their tripe to and fro, but those of us wbcHhave gone from county to county, and. In my ease, sometimes from state- to ^ state, havb covered- In the aggregate, 21,528 miles. . ? Deliver Opinions In 17 Appeal*- ^ J Tht Supreme Court delivered opin ^ tons In. 17 appesl* a* ?oHo*?: , Weston vs. Roper Lumber Com pany, Pasquotank, petition to reheat dismissed; Insurance Company vs. Cherokee Lumber Company. Cumber land, affirmed; Edwards vs. Chemical Company. Mecklenburg, new trial: Lummus VS. Insurance Company Mecklenburg, affirmed; Houaer vs. Kaynsoux. Gaeton, affirmed; 8tate va. Dai ton, Lincoln, reversed; State vs. Hennon. Polk, no error; Brittein vs. ' Southern Rellwey, Burke, reversed: State vs. Bsiley, Burks, no error; Howell vs. Hurley.. Montgomery, new ; triad; Forney vs. Seaboerd Air Llna. Cumberland, reversed; Dunlap vs. ? Raleigh, Charlotte A Southern. Ban dotph, no error; State ve. Hhavener. Catawba, no erroP. Mundy va. Town of Newton, Catawba, error: Olavenerand Hogsed vs Oloueter Lumber Cra- , pany Transylvania, affirmed In both < Appeals; Hyder va. Southern Railway. | Henderson, reversed; Land Company , v?. Plovd. Henderson new trial. Dr. Joyner In Mecklenburg. ? , Dr.*J. T. Joyner, Bute Superintend- , ent of Public Instruction vent to Pine- f rllle, Mecklenburg County to tnke , hand In the settlement of difficulties < that hare arisen in the establishment { of the proposed farm-itle school there. < The State Is ready to put up the $1, 500 to $2,500 duplication at whatever < amount the county authorities set | aside, but the amount by the county i cannot be taken from the regular > school fund until the county is pro- | rlded with a six-month school term,' . Mr. Joyner hopes to get the whole l matter settled on this trip. Lawyers Mevsd By Governor. Argument of nineteenth district ap peals In the Supreme Court brought to Raleigh a notable group of western Carolina lawyers who were honored by Governor ant Mrs. Craig with luncheon at the mansion. The guests were: J. C. Martin, Garland A. Thom sson, Thomas 8. Rollins, W. R. Whit son, Mark W Brown, Alt S. Bernard, Walter Haynes, Joseph S. Ford, TOomas J. Hawkins, Zebulon Weaver, R. S. McCall, W. G. Fortune. ex-Judge H. B. Stevens and ex-Judge Tftomas A. Jones, Ashevlllo, and J. W. Bless. Robeson County Makes New Record. The State Department of Health is gratllled at the record made by the health department of Robeson Coun ty where tba death rate has been reduced from 1$ the 1,000 to It the I,000 In three years in spite of the fact that 65 per cent of the popula tion of the county Is Indian and negro, leaving only 45 per cent white population and that the normal death rate of negroes Is 40 per cent greater than that of white people. The de- ,, partment attributes this advance. United State* District Court Adjourn* The United States district court ad journed after disposing of 118 cases. C bid continuing probably the most lm- t port case*, that of "Portland Ned," charged with the robbery of the Ply- a mouth and Slier City postoKioee to t the special January term. The grand , Jury returned 86 true bSls. out of r 94 cases submitted to the jury. Judge . Connor has commissioned T. U. Hood of Selma as Called State* commis sioner to succeed J. A. Narron, re signed. Also, he has recommlssloa ed J. E. Peterson ns commissioner. ' iran report : is iiide punjc ? I'OHTY-FOUH PEOPLE WITH NIT ANNUAL INCOMES OF MIL LION OR MORE. I rHE BIG WEALTH CENTERS N?w York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boa ton, Detroit, Wealthiest Clt<*s * of The Nation. Washington.?The flret complete sompllatioo of returns under the In some tax lav vaa n^ade public in the in Dual report of oommlaeksner Of in lernal revenue. It abewed retmrna Mr the collection rear of ltlt by S67.698 ndlvlduals an fotlova: Net Number Income returns. tl.OM.OM and over 44 500.000 to tl.0M.0M 01 4M.0M to 500.000 44 300,000 to 400,000 14 260.000 U> 3M.0M *4 2M.0M to 260.0M1 146 160.000 to 2M.0M til ' 100,000 to 160.0M 786 76.0M to 100.000 098 ' 60.000' to . 76,000 t,618 40,000 to 60.000 2,427 80,000 to 40,(ft>0 4.668 25.000 to 30.000 4.184 - 20,000 to 25.000 1 4,817 16.000 to 20,000 11,977 10.000 to 16.0M 26.818 6.0M to 10.0M 101.718 3,333 to 5.0M 114.484 2.6M to 3.333 79.426 Returns were mad* by 278,826 mer ried persons, 65.212 single men and 16.661 single women. The normal tax of 1 per cent on all taxable ln somee produced 612.728.038. Incomes >f more than $20,000 a year and luhject to sur tax produced 815526 - 197. The figures show that mart of the individuals with large net Incomes Jve in districts near the cities of New fork .Chicago,. Philadelphia. Boston tnd Detroit. More single women, as sell as more single men paying the ax were found in New Tort than any where else. Married women made ?operate returns in every collection llstrlct except In the Fifth North Carolina. THAW ENTERS COURT AGAIN. attorney* Fight Extradition on tho Ground* That Insanity Wat Prevod. Washington^?The request of the itate of Nov Tort for extradition of Harry K. Thaw from Now Hampshire a answer an indictment charging sonspiracy to obstruct Justice by ta mping from Mettewan Asylum was laken under consideration by the Uni ed States Supremo Court after oral trgumdnts. Members of the court asked Thaw's itiorneys many queations about eg.? ious points in their conteotioos. They lid sot Interrupt WiMlams Trarers Je we, however, during his argument hat ThaW waa a fugitive from justice tor challenge the argument of Franklin Iteunedy. Deputy Attorndy General of Mew York that the law under vhjbb Daw waa committed to MattewV ' ifter the killing of Sanford White was BOBstitutioaal. Germans CIom to Warsaw. London.?Of llw See Aastro-Germas -olumns which (or some days appear id to he making steady progress in ?heir Invasion of Poland, three haro ?offered checks, according to official -sport from Russian headquarters. The column making a downward itroke from Mtawa on the Bast Pma ilan frontier, reported in one dispatch rom Petrograd to be within IS miles >( Warsaw, waa repulsed after an merge tic offensivd and under coun ter-attacks from the Russians was impelled to retird at some points. The attacks of the main German solumn which bad its front on the lne between Lodz and Lewies and vhich came down diagonaljr from rhorn, were delivered, with great orce. but according to the Russian, tcoount were repulsed, With heavy osaea to the Invaders. Carnegie Visits White House. Washington.?Andrew Carnegie, n White House caller expressed decld ti opposition to a Christmas truce in he European war. It would be un ihrist leu-like and Immoral he said, to it op fighting and then resume it He idded he did not believe any nation vhlch adopted shell a suggestion was lolng it ainoerely. Mr. Carnegie :ave it as his opinion that the military taste in Germany was renjxmslblo for he war and that at the time hoetlll les broke -out the Kaiser was 111 and ippoaed to the war. "The Kaiser has told me that he ook the greatest pride In the tact that te reigned for many yaars without lelng Involved in war." said Mr. Car legie. But, he was surrounded by a ln^ of- militarists who were eager for rar at any price" Mr. Carnegie said ? Imped that the world would be so lomfleli over the war that permnn mt beafce would follow. Mr. Carnegie hoWed some interest In a suggestion hat hs might be called upon by the 'resident to help bring about ,peace, rhen the time came. "I will do any hing I possibly can," he said, "I be leve Mr. Wilson desires peace." Discuss Air-Craft and Submarine* Waahlngton^-Althoufh the* Pacific 'oast 1* not adequately protected tor rar, the Atlantic fleet could be rush d through the Panama Csnsl. while ay hostile fleet would tie de'ajred by he necessity of reducing Manila and lonolalu, in the opinion of Secretary huiiel*. who continued his testimony etore the House Naval Affairs Oom llttee. In the course of an all-day lamination the- Secretary also' dls ussed tjje difficult les of conetrectln* atlsfactory airships and sabmarinss. f; ":' ?%
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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