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WASHINGTON,
AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, ISIS. ?
NtTlIIiEtt #8.
NOVEMBER
i
MILLION MEN AND BUGS TREAS- |
URE ABE YET TO BE LOST.
IS VIEW Of MILITARY
BHUiP HOLD IK KEY
World Will Have First Indications
of the Remit of the Great Con
flict by What Happens to the Ru
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By 0. P. BERTKLU,
(Special Correspondent at Paris) *
PARIS. ? Qn the threshold of win
ter, when the military situation as
reflected by the. war map will he
practically stabilised for a period of
three or four months, I hare con
ducted a Ttrr close and careful spec
ial IhTeitlgatlon Into the general Eu
? ropean situation with' a Tlew to ob
Aatnlag-tha -emufpit opinions on the
druation of th* w*r and ita'ftiture
Mr Investigation has brought to I
light a great diversity of views as to
the course of operations next year,
hut the best opinions, based on a
well-weighed consideration of all the
aspect! of the situation, agree that
the fighting will be ended by Novem
ber. 1917.
Lofd Kitchener's prophecy that the
W*r would last three years will prove
to be the only accurate prediction x>t
the thousands that were made ' In
August, 1914. His three-year ?erm !
ma^ be exceeded by as many pumth's. j
but this can be attributed to- the
Rnaslan disaster ot 1915, an unfor
seen cause of the prolongation of the
war. I
Before proceeding to explain how"
and .why this conclusion Is arrived
at, I must make it quite clear thst la
this review I am reflecting the opin
ions of prominent Europeans who are
In the habit of dealing with realities
and J>ave exceptional Insight into the
undisclosed facts of the military, po
litical and economic conditions of
Europe In thin crisis.
I bate entirely dlecar^qp the views
and arguments of optimists and pes
simists. of flrebrfcnds who consider
the situation from the military view
point alone, and Of pacifists who lay
too much stress on the economic and
financial aspects of the war.
I will merely say that the former
class, of men expect a flrther two or
three years of wpr and that the lat
ter predict an armistice early next
summer. I
I hate obtained a rough estimate
of th-> sacrifice*, which t$e third and
last year's warftse will cost Europe
as a Wbol*. Basing their calculations
on ihe war expenditure of the first
j*?rs, taking Into account the
ng numbers Of men on the
e* every army and the higher
material and equipment,
for the fact that the
will become mere bitter aad
as u. final
economists calculate that
year of war will cost 1,000,
and ISO.OOO, 000,000 In ^
present moment, wltfi des-l
bloody lighting proceeding
me, ths ttallaa froirt. In
around Rumania and In
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|? NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO ?
* THE DAILY NEWS ARB 'i ?
COMING IN FAST ?
[? During the last week there ?
? were over thirty new subscribers ?
? added to the list of readers of ?
? the Dally News. ?
? I* the past two month? orer ?
? 800 now names have boon added ?
? to the subscription list. For the ?
? freater part, these subscriptions ?
? hare come from rural sections of ?
? the county. Many hare also ?
? come from Pitt and Hyde. ?
(By United Press)
LONDON. ? With rain and sleet In
terfering with the operations on the
8omme, Interest has switched to the
Balkans, where further news states
that the allies gained a brilliant vic
tory and captured Monastlr. It is
doubted that the German forces can
escape. They are rapidly being en
circled tfy the allied forces.
telling blow will come when the fact
Is borne 1& mind Chat the combatants
are face tor" face for something like
,4,000 miles, if all the colonial and'
other minor battle sones are Included.
( But even allowing for 'the tremen
dous Importance of the stupendous
Somme offensive of France and Brit
ain, there Is no doubt that from the
German point of riew the key to the
whole situation Is to be found In the
.Balkans. It Is there that definite in
dication of tbe destiny of Germany
and her allies.
The Irresistible logic of the situa
tion IS that IfRomanla Is not crushed
by next Spring, nothing but a miracle
can save the Germanic' allies from
military defeat later in the year,
with Rumania's army Intact, the
Austrian flank will be exposed to It
?at a moment when Brnslloff will be
reftfy; for another big Gallclan offen
sive, which ths allies fully expect
wjtl sweep the Austro-Hnngarian ar
mies back over the Carpathians.
Aside from this treat of Austrian
disaster, the failure of HIndenburg
to splash and Invade Rumania would
seal the doom oj Bulgaria and Tur
key, because the allies' drive on Sofia
from the Dobrudja and Macedonia
next spring will be combined with
the biggest united offensive yet de
viled ? from Several points of the
western front, the Italian front, and
possibly the middle and northern
sectors of the Russian front, and the
simultaneity and heaviness of these
blpws will make it Impossible for
Germany to reinforce southeastern
Europe with her own troops.
| In fact, the loss of the comtttand
of the Balkans would- atterly cripple
Germany, depriving her pf reserves
of men for her eastefn and western
fronts Which she mlght^thefitfie eb?
talo from Turkey and Bulgaria, and
also of important food jtapplles at a
moment when she will t* feeling the
hardest pinch of the blockade.
Oomreresly, the ovsrrmmtag of
Thilgoria would be of Incalculable ad
vantage to ths Entente alttee, leav
ing theih to concentrate en the ker
nel of the whole bnslness of the war
? the defeat of the main German ar
mloe.
PAV-IIP WEEK |
STARTS WITH
GRAND RUSH
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PAID ON
OLD ACCOUNTS THIS MORN
DIG TO LOCAL MERCHANTS.
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
Prix? Offer Hu Attracted f Many.
Drawing to be Held ? on Saturday
and Thirteen Cash Prizes Will De
Awarded to Lucky Ticket Holders.
Pay-up wee If started off with a
rush this morning.
The demand for tickets was heavy
and Indications are that this demand
will continue to. Increase during tho
week.
Hundreds of dollars were -paid on
old accounts up to noon today. The
merchants, who are giving out the
prize tickets are highly elated with
the success of the venture. It Is
arousing general Interest among both
cjty and country residents. Every
body is paying up and when the week
closes It is safely expected that at
least 50,000 will have been paid in.
?This Is a conservative estimate, judg
ing from the number of tickets that
i were given out this morning.
There will be thirteen cash prjzes
given away on 8aturday night. Ev
ery dollar paid on old accounts will
entitle the payee to one ticket. A
drawing will be he)d and the first
ticket drawn will receive a |25 cash
prize. The next ticket drawn will
get 1 10, (5 for the next and ten $1
prizes.
Everyone who settles up old ac
counts durjng the week is urgfeu to
ask for the prize tickets.
WORLD-WIDE
SHORTAGE OF
fOOD FEARED
ROME. ? A world-wide shortage of
food is brought out strongly In a re
port made public here today by the
International Institute of Agriculture
as the result of an exhaustive inves
tigation Just completed.
| The institute warns all .nations]
, that they are Confronted by a grave
j| situation on account of the deficient
j crops and the enormous requirements
of the European armies.
tft Iff estimated that at Iqut 3.800,
600 bushels of wheat will be con
sumed In the year ending July 31,
1917, and that at the end of this per
'tbd the world's surplus supplier of
Wheat will have decreased to 46, 000,
000 bushels. The report sayji ft Is
only on account of the fact tMt last
year's harvests were abundant, loav
iog a balanee of >60,000.000 bowels,
that there Is available sufficient
wheat for the year ending With next
July.
fhe world's surplus of fl*e cereals
? wheat,' rye, barley, oats and corn ?
I* placed at 8S3.000.000 bushels. This
Includes the unexportable Rurmlan
stoelcS and filso the stocks or Ru
mania and Bulgaria. The surplus of ,
flats Is placed at 166,000.090 bsuhels
K reneral scarcity of fewiasr is ex
pected. 1 lju
The total Roeelan atocke of Wheat
now stored, which. If military condi
tions permitted, would be a va liable
for export at the n*xt harvest, are
estimated at 80^,000.000 bushels. (
WASHINGTON. ? The suffrage
hosts are ms^iUslnghere for a "big |
drlvo" on Cwjgrnm during the com
ing session, whan they anticipate the I
enactment of Federal woman suf- 1
frape legislation.
It lo generally felt here that the
suffragettes jfttand a much better
chance of gating this legislation
through tfiaa;?Y?r before. They are
certain, of receiving a larger vote on
their b!U, but It Is doubtful whether
the Increase' Will be sufficient to car
ry It through. a .
GERMANY MAY TRY TO
WORK POLAND AS SHE
IS DOING BELGIUM1
(By United Press)
AMSTEKDAll. ? The Dutch mlnis
ter at BerRiultas been Instructed to
notify the Germatt government of the
"painful impression" made on Po-i
land, resulting from the deportation !
to Germany of -Belgian workmen.
It Is feared among some circles '
here that Cfermany will try to em- j
ploy tho same methods In Poland that j
she is now utiing In Belgium.
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WILSON CONFERS WITH ? I
BROTHERHOOD LEADERS1
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON.? President Wilson
will offer the leaders of the four !
brotherhoods fifteen minutes at the j
White House just prior to his ap
pointment with Representative Adam .
son.
PARADE TO ADVERTISE !
"ELKS COUNTY FAIR",
Attraction at tho New Theatre Will
Be One of thc^ Best Ever
Seen Here.
A big auto parade Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock, starting from the
Elks' home and including all of the
caste In the "Elks' County Fair," will
be the means or giving final publicity
and advertisement to this great event
Rehearaals for the entertainment, I
which it to be presented at tho New I
Theatre, have been going on daily |
for the last week and most satisfac
tory progress is being made. Tho
program will be one which will hold
the attention and interest of every
one who Is fortunste enough to se
cure a* seat One of the largest au
diences aver asaetnbled In the thea
tre Is expected be present to irflt
ness the attraction.
H0HAST1R VICTORY
NOT AH IMPORTANT
Ollf, STATES BEM
(B y OnlUd fWw)
BBRlili*..? Th? OTucunlion of Mon- 1
aattr had bm contemplated for aer
eral daya btfor. tho city waa taken. I
according to Information given out
b y military authorlttc. here, The city
la and to bare been "without apeclal
military Importance "
New poaltlona north of Monaatlr
ac? now occupied by tti? Oarman
tore*, and ar. not disturbed by the
?n?my. declare* an offlclal atatement.
Additional Swmai troop* ar. arrly
Inf at tit* fltbtlng son*.
NEW RECORD
IN AVIATION
HADE TODAY
I. ? ?
MIES RUTH LAW MADE DARING
FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO TO
NEW YORK IN OLD MACHINE.
COMPLETEDIRIP TODAY
Landed at Governor's Island After
Being Exposed to the Wind and the
Cold for Eight Hoars and Fifty
nine Minutes. ?
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(By United Vnss)
NEW YQRK. ? MlflpRuth Law, a
smiling little American tfoiuan. look'
hor place today a^tto"9remler wo
man aviator of tta?.Motld wbon she
equalled the American"' record (or
cross country flying. ' 8he landed
this morning at Qotoaer's Island,
having flown 840 mile* from Chicago
In an obsolete type of %?roplane.
Miss Law mad# bat twp stops, be
ing forced to deeoend for 'gasoline.
She was exposed^to the wind and the
cold, owing to Jjfce fact that tile type
of machine v&feh she used forced
her to alt ronl of the motor
without ainy4f?ilb?f~ ia tfltHT
The plucky Jr?uu$ woman out
tripped Victor Carlstrom's record for
a continuous fllgfet, majto November
2nd in one of tb? latest type of ma
chines. 8he made her first stop at
Horncll, N. Y., and then continued
her journey. Her flying time was 8
hours and 59 minutes.
Miss Law was given a rousing re
ception upoh her arrival here. Carl
strom characterized her flight as tho
"greatest aviation feat lu years."
TEUTONS PURSUED
OUT Of MONASTIR
(By United Press)
LONDON. ? The energetic pursuit
of the Teutons, retreating from Mon
astic Is proceeding satisfactorily, ac
cording to a Serbian official state
ment. News of the liberation of Mon
astic the ancient Serbian city of
Macedonia, has caused proud satis
faction and great Joy throughout en
tire 8erbla.
B. D. C. POSTPONE THEIR
MEETING TO TUESDAY
The president makes an earnest
aad personal appeal to every mem
ber of the Pamlico Chapter U. D. C. '
to attend the annual meeting, which
wu announced to- be held Saturday, I
| but w*s postponed till tomorrow af- 1
iternoon. The meeting will' be h#M
at the public library at S o'clock, for
the purpose of electing officers for
;M*e ensuing year. Every member Is
fcrged to be present at an early hour
In order not to conflict #^th lalssr?
THE WE 4 TITER FORW7AOT.
WA8HINOTON.? For South At
lantic and East Oulf states: Gener
ally fair until near the elose or the
week, when local rains are probsHe.
Temperature will be moderately low
with frosts, except In southern Flor
ida, first half of the week. Probably
warmer after Wednesday.
0OTTO n REPORT.
Ltnt
. 19%
91
?MOO
Seed cotton
. Cotton seed
SEABOARD AIR LINE
LOHKS OLT IN CASE
AGAINST RALEIGH
(By United Presa)
Washington. - ? The Supremo
court today affirmed the decision
of the North Carolina court, de
nying the Seaboard Air Line an
Injunction to prevent the en
forcement of a city ordinance In
Raleigh, requiring the road to
remove certain tracks from the
public atreeta.
nil FOR THE
ARMENIANS IS'
NOW IlOO EVEN
Local Citizens Are Responding Lib- 1
trail y to Appeals of the
Destitute.
The local fund for the relief of the
Armenians took a big Jump over Sat
urday and Sunday. The amount re
ported up to date Is >100 even. The
fund is st;U open for contributions,
Mr. John Q. Bragaw, Jr., acting aa
treasurer. Tho latest donations are
as follows:
Provjoualy reported . . < . . . . 182.50 |
H. E. Harding .......... 1.00
Margaret Handy 1.00
Cash 50 i
E. L. Stewart 2.00
Mrs. J. C. Crow 1.00
Mrs. P. H. Harrington .... 1.00
Geo. H. Elliott 1.00
Mrs. M. A. Baugham 1.00
Mrs. Harry McMullan .... 1.00
Mary Baugham 1.00
Wm. H. Williams. Jr 1.00
Cash 6.00
Mrs. P. G. Berry 100
Total 1100.00
The Episcopal Sunday School will
take up a special collection next Sun- '
day for tho fund.
HUGE LOAN
TO THE JEWS
OE EUROPE
j NEW YORK. ? A plan to ralae a
loan, "If necessary the largest In the
history of the world," for the rehab
ilitation of the Jews In Europe was
announced last night by Judah L.
Magnea.
| The loan la to be non-Interest
bearing. When and how It will be J
repaid are to be left, as Dr. Magnea
put It, "to the honor of the Jewish
race, never yet dishonored.'*
| Every member of he Jewish race
I In America fa to be asked to contrib
ute. The campaign for the raising
of the loan la to be conducted on a
I Male that ean only be deeciibctl aa
coloeaal.
| ? Supporting the rabbi In hla efforts
areeom? of the beat known Jewa In
America. They were profoundly in
fluenced by hla report on the Buffer
Ing of -Jewf In Poland.
The plan wai auggeated to him by
a prominent banker of thla city. At
flrat the propoaal seemed to be too
atupendotia to be practicable. Dot.
after a conference with several lead
era of the race. It waa declared to bf
quite fnftalble. The movement will
be launched at a meeting la Carne
gie Hall. December II.
ffiTftftnitfllll TO T*?? ftAILT KKW*
MEXICANS
EXHAUSTED
PATIENCE
OF THE II. S.
' ADMINISTRATION DEMANDS AN
IMMEDIATE STATEMENT RE
GARDING WH AT IS TO DE
DONE.
? QUICK ACTION IS WANTED
If Montcalm I'crslst In Dilatory Tac
tics, They Will Be Told That the
UniUxl States Can No Ix>ng?r Sit
In Peace ConfercnrA
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON.? The administra
tion will stand but little more "Man
ana" delay from the Mexican aide of
tho Atlantic City peace ' conference.
Its patience la already at a breaking
point, and a few more days may
bring potentiouB developments. The
Mexicans will be told emphatically
that the United States cannot sit in
pouce session If dilatory and obstruc
tive tactics are to be pursued. The
border patrol is but a small part of
the administrations plans, its objeet
being primarily for the protection of
American rights, and American prop
erty In Mexico. The big problem la
that if these are unobtainable, tho
border patrol will be unaffected anil
now steps will be taken. The United
Press learned this authoritatively to
day. What alternative course would
be taken by the Atlantic City peace
conference, no one will nay, as Sec
retaries Lancing and Baker alono
know. It ia hintrd, horever, that a
shift of pollry will result In a more
strict accounting from Mexico.
GERMANS CLAIM CAINS
ALONG WESTERN FRONT
(By United P**s)
BERLIN. ? The ejection of the
British forces from fTie Western part
of the village of OraAie Court In
i hand grenade engagements, wis of
ficially announced today. The Brit
ish sustained heavy loAea. J* their
attacks agalnnt the r,f>ri#*n MAm, the
French were repulsed while attempt
ing to enter the Bt. PI err* Woods
from the northwest. * .*
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