WASHINGTON. ? After months of
campaigning on the part of various
cities throughout the country to ??
euro the location of the Federal
Perm Loan Basks, the Federal Farm
Loan Board today announced th?>
following locations for the banks:
Springfield. Mass. 1
Baltimore. Hd. ' ' . ?'
Columbia. 8. C. -V:l .
Louisville, Ky. pjf
New Orleans. La.
St. Loota. Mo.
Omaha, Neb. - V ? i ??
Wichita. Kan. '
Houston. Tn.
Berkley. California.
Spokane. Washington,
The third district is composed of
North Carolina. , South Carolina.
Georgia and Florida. The second
district Is composed of Psniitylvania..
Virginia And the
Mr. Small Dtxnp pointed.
When informed by the Dally News
thts afternoon of the location of the
farm loan banks. Congressman Small
expressed himself as disappointed
because North Carolina did not se
cure a location of one of the banks.
When he was told of the States that
comprise this district, however, be
stated that the board probably felt
that any city In North Carolina
would not be centrally located and
had therefore selected Columbia. 8.
C., as a more central location. As
far as actual benefits were concern
ed. Mr. Small said that the location
of the banks made little difference
to the residents here, although the
ttly of Raleigh would undoubtedly
be very much disappointed.
? Charltioe wlslv4o\hank the pub- *
? lie-spirited citizens of Washing- ?
? ton. and also thS' Dally News, *
? tor the generous contributions *
? and assistance given. Our funds *
? were very low and we fearJB "?
? that it would bo necessary to ?
? discontinue the work during the ?
? coming year. But now, the ?
? gener pglty of our people has ?
? made 1* possible to keep on help- ?
? ing those who are infant and ?
? who an able to pasvide for ?
1 ( . Ujr United Preaa)
OflSIPBE. N. H.? A chemical a*
alirals of the stomach of Mr. Flor.
ence Small, tar whoee murder on
September II, Frederick Small. her
husband, i* on Irlal, ahowa that aha
ate rout beef the day before death,
according to Information hare. Thla
fact, the 4efaaae -claim.. wUl prore
the Innocence of the accused m??
Tber claim that it ahowa aha ata a
meal attar ha left their horn* the day
aha was murdered.
NEWS FROM AURORA
AURORA. N. C.? One of the Jol
lleet of the Christmas week partlt a
was given last evening by Hiss May
field Hudnell to ihe member* of the
younger set.
The decorations were beautiful,
the color echesse betas carried out
in red and green. Interesting games
of Progressive Hearts were enjoyed.
The supper was aarved buffet style.
Those In v J ted were Misses Pannie
Price. Sleanor Cathrell, Charity
Swindell. Clarissa Bonner. Bonner
Thompson. Dawnie Oodley. Ixiis Hud
nell. Nina Past. Mayflekl Hudnell.
May belle Beacham. Miss Brinson or
New. Bern. Messrs. Haisey Thompson,
John. R. Chapin, Harry Broome, Hoyt
Paul. Fltxhugh . Bonner, John Belby.
Myers Thompson and Tu thill Bon
SNiS
Miss Hannah < Cutbrell. who has
been attending Greenville Training
School. Is home for the holidays.
From A. * M. <^>*1ege.
PltxhuRh Bonner. Harry Broome
and Henry Chaptn are home from A.
A M. College for the holidays.
Prom LiotdNirarfi College.
Miss Bmma Hooker, of Loulsburg
College. Is speeding the holidays'
here wKh relatives.
Visiting His Parents.
George D1a<>n. of the University of .
North Carolina, is visiting his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Dixon. Sr. 1
high officials bxueve that
BRKAK WITH GERMANY W1IX
OOMK IF NEGOTIATIOXH
2 F4DU '
WLSON STILL HOPEfUL
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. ? Despite the gen
eral hopelessness among government
heads over peace prospects as the
result of Germany's communication,
men closest to the President bell ere
he will "strive to the utmost to pre
vent the situation from going beyond
.his control. ? Two reasons are as
signed for the President's activity in
the peace, proposals :
First:? The natural desire to
end the war in Europe.
Second:? -The desire to avoid,
It possible, putting through the
Sussex note threat to break re
Lotions with Germany shoukl
*he overstep her submarine
pledges.
Officials expect the allies to reject
0?rm.P. pWo.^. bo??u? (t?J?
TlbfTuelOtle a world peace guarantee.
Those closest to Wilson say th af\"tbr
door is not yet closed?' although the
allies threw the German conference
idea hard.
While the Idea of obtaining peace
Is uppermost in the minds of admin
istration officials, there are those
among the Inner circle who are pro
found In their belief that a break
with Oermany would be Inevitable If
present peace proposals fall utterly.
One of the highest officials told
the Unttrtl Press today that present
plana call for no more note writing
to Germany.
GROWING mi IS hjhhng
BRITISH PEOPLE TO PEACE
< OF YOUR OWN
Stock in tl*
?*r^3i'??7--dLEi ?**<l
i
SSJ^^17
, Pries. ?
KOW, Sec. & Was
'? I
Ito one- fifth of their former capacity,
that her foreign commerce Is re
stricted to a barter with her Impov
erished allies, while on the other
hand she 1b hopelessly endeavoring
to cempete with the United States
and Japan. |
Living Problem Perplexing.
"The standard of living is becom
ing the mottt perplexing economic
problem. Home labor Is unobtai
nable ar Inexperienced. Tho case ol
ItflverpQOl was citod to me as rrTOOf
| that, . even assuming that the but Id
ling of nev bottoms goes on nnlpter
It will take Ave years to ro
^^^Kfce English shipping to Its tbr
^^^Bastlge aad volume.
k'Tkm Englishman who takes you
Ejato hla confidence sadly points outj
r that there la * growing feel,
depresaton la -th* Industrial
mm itMp, wh.fr h magnificent plaats
Kvetfceen seqtiestrated for war pur
Bpf*g While skilled labor la diverted
Brow. its, legitimate channel*.
' "Vafllshmen blame Lloyd George
for the Industrial aad economic con
dlttons, and assert that an f&vadlng
enemy could not have paralysed thy
country nlare effectually.' They might
become reconciled If the other aide
?f lh* M|>t rirrteM pn.iUv- mill
tarr bat th. ?.<* re
wm la ?i. Mb. ni T.lnjrrf (Morirt
bllndir tnforwi rrfe rmmtrymon th**
th?y ?? now mllwi upoo tn b?|rfH *11
?r?r win." ' ' ?
Th? Hollander ?n?rU that tb<
HW proponal revealed Ch.n^llor
ton B*tbmaan-Hollw?y to Eo?lub
men unwilling to ba duped ta (hp mi
?UUnu who elearlr percaivn* tb<
cataatroph.l. effact or war earrle<j
are
I
Greensboro
Hamlet
l.uanberton
Maxton
N#v Bern
Raleigh
Bodqr Mount
Salisbury
Scotland Neck
lrt*?i
P?Kat. I
Pert
18.50
1.90
4.69
e.oo
4.60
1.10 t6c
l.U I5%c
l.U 64c
l.U TOc
1.10 67c
| Winston -Salem 1.00 66c
BU'l IB, BOGS. POULTRY
HOG PRICKS.
Bvtter >Kgg?
40c
47o
Durham
Joldaboro
Greensboro
lam let
Lumberton
Maxton
New Rem
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Scotland Neck
Wilson
Winston-Salem il?c
PRIQB W OJWOs^CDTTO!
HRED.
Town Middling
Cotton
16c
42c
38c
38c
I 30c
A 40c
J: 40c
I 40c
? 40c
36c
40c
j 86c
| 40c
40c
36c
4?c
46c
36c
36-4 0c
4.76
4.76
4.00
4.60
AND
HftlH
15c
12c
16.30c
10c
17%c
14c
13c [
12Hc
13c I
?M*
Ahoskie
Charlotte
Durham
loldnboro
Ireensboro
Lumberton
Maxton
New Bern
Raleigh
Rocky Moant
Salisbury .
Scotland Neck
Wilson
Ortton Hfvvl I
per bnshel j
75c
17c
18c
16c
18c
16c
16c
18c
16 % c
16c
17c
16c
17c
? THANKS FIREMEN FOR ?
? THEIR EFFICIENT WORK ?
? . S ' ?
? I wish to express my sincere ?
? appreciation of the efficient work ?
? done by the members of the fire ?
? department on the night of De- *
? comber 25., But for their er- ?
? forts, there l? little doubt but *
? that the blase would hare com- ?
? pletely ruined everything In ray ?
? place and I believe R would have ?
? also spread up the street. They ?
" worked splendidly. ?
? ? J." L. CAPEHART. ?
MEXICAN
SITUATION
IS AGAIN
SERIOUS
NO WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED
FROM CARRA NZA REGARDING
TROOP WITHDRAWAL
PROTOCOL.
BANDITS OK RAMPAGE
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. ? Two develop
ments today closely followed each
other and thrust the Mexican situa
tion Into the foreground.
The first was the unsolicited state
ment from the State Department that
the unrest In northern Mexico waB
growing and that as a result, atten
tion was once more focused toward
the border.
The second announcement wan
made by Secretary Lansing when hi
called a conference of American
members of the Mexican-American
I Commission at an early date.
Early this afternoon no word had
been received as to whether Carrama
hsd signed the troop withdrawal pro
tocol. The Department declares thai
U 6 aa in f orjaat tha*.
large groups of bandits^ lire on a.
rampage such as to give the depart
ment fresh concern. The Department
also suspetcs that Villa is getting all
the arms that he needB across the
border. Those in touch with the
Department's maneuvres are Inclin
ed to believe that emphasis on the
Mexican situation today was Intended
to prepare the -public for possible
i.erious developments.
UP BEFORE THE RECORDER
Th? following rases were brought
up and trlod before the recorder
yesterday afternoon:
D. J. Harris, intoxicated, costs.
D. B. Simpson, Intoxicated, coritn.
Tom Davis, riding on sidewalk,
costs. ,
A. S. Wallace, disorderly conduct,
30 days in jail. +
Ivy Warren, assault, coBts.
Jesse Smaw, colored, assault, half
the costs and hired out for six
monthB.
| Calvin Boyd, colored, assault, $3
and half the costs.
' Fred Collins. Charels Eason, Aleck
Crist, colored, gambling. $6 and
! costs, $10 and costs, and $6 and
I costs, respectively.
BICKETT AND MAM ~
CONFIDENT OVER SUIT
nidWlC.#t?o li retiring from olike
tovWoree roTeruor. aod Judge Jw
S. Manning. who la begltailng nt)?r
n?? geaarnl wlthl* a xftf da^MM,
bf-en 1? conference todlfy again* Jta
preparation tor the Cuban bond -ablt
which In to bo argued in the United
States Supreme court January 10.
4 That date will be two days beforo
Hr. Blckett's Inauguration, according
to the program now. The salt or
Cuba against the slate will be argued
by *r. Hlekett sad Jadfe Manning
nnd while- they would xnako no pro
phecy as to It* outcome. they are en
tlreljr pleased with w^at they hare
Unearthed in aupiKm df North Car
olina's repudiation. Vv
Thin will he Mr. Bick*H'? last ar
guroeat la the United State* Bupr*m*
court lor fear years at leaatXjCrery
body experts te hear that ha baa
1 done something "big" In thta action.
1 He has burled hlmftelf In ti erer
since he fouad oat that the state
fc. .-zjess. jggj
m
11 hK hlatovy And It has taken some
delving. '
When the State began Inquiring
into the cass It had few facts and lea*
law to work upon. The declalona had
been adverae. The facts were hard'
to And. B? alonoat every day haa
rewarded the labor of Mr. Blckett,
Judge Manning and Cameron Morri
aon. Mir. Morrleon haa done aome of
the beat work, yet done a&d with
their dlscorery that aome of these
bonds were paaaed In the most slip-:
shod atul Illegal way, the road of the!
collector* in made harder. Besides!
the finding ot so riany Irrgpa^lgfttw
In the pfcssage of aome of, the acta,
they hare been unable to "*?nd the!
"value reared" necessary to make
Uiem stsnd. * ' '
Although the ease *fll be settled
before Judge Manning becomes at
torney general, Judge Mannlnr
been working on it since It began r>rfd
la prepared against farther setts of
this chsrketsr. 90 fares cs*> now be
ACQ) KESWif
DIED TODAY
Mi*. Murgem ^o? t Paaaed Away at
Her Homo on Mai-fcet Street
This Moralng.
Mn, Margaret Grist Hojt, aged 80
yoart. widow of Edmund 8. Hoyt, 1
died at ber home on Market street
at' (our o'clock this morning The.
funeral will take place from St. Pet
er's Episcopal churcK tomorrow
morning at eleven o'clock. The actlvo
pall hearers will be her grandsons:
E. Hoyt Moore, N. Henry Moore.
Charles Moore, Allen Moore, E. H.
Hardy and J. K. Hoyt. Jr. The hon
orary pall bearers: J. O. Bragaw,
John Havens, T. Harvey Myers, Dr
John Q. Blount, Dr. D. T. Taylo?
Frank Rollins, Harvey Carrow. 8. F.
Fleming and Thomas Latham.
Mrs. Hoyt was probably the oldest
native resident of Washington. She
was born at the corner of Fourth
And Market streets where James H.
Hodges at present Uvea and while
her father. Allen OrlRt. whs sheriff of
Boaufort county. She *hb the moth
er of fourteen children, seven of
whom survive her.
PRESIDENT WILSON I
60 YEARS OLD TODAY;
(By United Pr>as)
WASHINGTON. ? The President of
the United States will- be 60 years of
age tomorrow.
At this, the beginning, of his sec
ond t*rm as President, the Executive
Injbtt'M fBtm nrort! TOTHf thin #?
did ut the beginning of bis occupancy
of the White House In 1912. He is
a bit more stooped than then and the
heavy lines in his face are much
more sharply drawn than they were
before he came through the inter
national crises that have confronted
him since the war began. He is.
however, strong and well.
Letters, telegrams and remem
brances from rrlends and relatives
?)egan pouring Into the White House
by Kcores todny.
Visiting Walter Wolfe.
Mr*. Malpass, of Orangeburg. 3.
0., la visiting her b-other. Walter
Wolfe, on Market at-cet.
REFUSED
BY ALLIES
NOW CKRTAIN THAT THE AL&BS
WILL XOT ACCEPT I'ROPO
8ALM FOR NK<;0Ti\T10N8.
TO ISSUE STATEMENT
LONDON. ? The allies will cer
t.ilnly not accept Germany's propos
al* In the note sent to America and
which naked for an Immediate peace
conference. Thai fact was mada en
tirely clear today. But the Teutonic
reply to President Wilson's note nai
hailed here as affordlaic a splshdld
opportunity for tnglaid and^Jier
allies to aet forth before the worfd a
statement which would concretely
epitomize the ideals and alma of the
Entente Powers In the war. By her
lack of sincere responstveneas In. the
conclusiveness of her rtply, England
holds that Germany Is self-conidq(ed
of a lack of sincerity cf peace pro
posals.
CAMP PICKS All .PL
fOOTBALL TEAM Ffflt US
IJolow Is the team trhlch Waiter
Camp, the great football expert, haa
pickt-d an the All-Star Amerlcan't&am
for 1918 :
End ? Uaston, Minnesota.
Tackle ? West. Col gat*
Ouard ? Black, Yale. ^
Centre ? Peck, Pitta bur?it- *. |
Guard ? Dadmun. Harvard.
Tackle ? Homing, Colgate.
End? Moseley, Yale.
Quarter ? Anderson, Colgate.
Halfback ? OFlphant. Army.
Halfback ? Pollard. Brown.
Fullback ? Harley, Ohio State.
torn losses or the war
NOW PUCCD AT 20,000,1100
By WILIJAM DA YARD HAT.K,
(Bpeclal Hfaff Correspondent)
BERLIN. ? "Your Royal Highness'
distinguished leadership at critical
periods has halted the French and
English attacks; Iho attempt to
break through has failed; the battle
of the Somme has been won."
With these autographed lines
Emperor William conferred the oak
leaves for the Order Pour lo Merlte |
Upon Crown Prince Ruppresrht of
Bavaria. The imperial note recalled
the Impressive hours 1 spent some
thee ago on the Somme front with
the Bavarian Crown Prince In a su
preme period in the world's history.
The allies had gained a miserable bit
of territory after three months' en
deavor to break through.
"They ?an have all they want at
this price." observed the royal host,
md there was Itrnnies* and dotermt~
-ration la his voice as he speeded the
parting guest with the assurance:
"Thay ca'nnot Ureak through."
81. Month* nf MIa
Tho battle of the Somme has been
fro n for the Oermann after si*
months' of death, grapple. In frhich
armies numbering feetfMps thrae
million men war* engaged at various
tub*.
A day or two aco I submitted some
data baaed upo* la
<na by a high rallitafp futheri* h era.
Today I am permitted to apipUty this
death toll. It makes <4d Chlftttnaa
teadtnf. bat the American public
cannot be too often reminded of ttfif
faot that over bare on a dosen ^>at
tlegrounds mrfn .are murdering one
another day and night, wlthont re
spite sufficient, to bafy the de*4 or
harbor tha wounded. v
Tot oaa hundred and twanty.flve
u.
I
bean rolling over central and nouth
ern Europe, belching fofth grenadea,
shrapnel, Shells. gas bombs nnd liq
uid Are, setting up In luxurjr-' the
mahufacturers of these fiendish de
vices which are leaving -a Shameful
wake.
IxMtftCtt 15,MH>,900.
Military statisticians fc<re concede
that the losses up to <la$e are flfteaft
and a half million.
feuRsia has given up ??,(?{$0.0 Oj
France. 4.000,000; Engkaml# 1,600,
000; Turkey, 80
000; Rumania,
glum, 200,000.
The German losses
alone In six months
trifle under 400,000.
approportlon the
fronts and add
gary, Bulgaria and
reasonable to set
the aggregate total
wounded and
Christmas day.
TODAYS PW