COST MORE w mm
WASHINGTON. ? The little
bagatelle thai It has cost Uncle
Samuel to "get Villa." apd yet
not get him. amounts to tome
$67,000,000. the items of which
may he briefly tabulated aft fol
lows: ?_ -- * ?
Transportation ? of regulars
and militiamen to border, $6.
? Tra oapor tat Ion of food tp bor- ?
? der. $300,000. ?
?f Transportation of baggage, *;
?? tentnge and impediment to bor- ?
? der, $3,000,000.
Subsistence of regulars and ?
? militiamen. $15,000,000.
? Pay of oncers and enlisted ?
? men In regular army and militia. ?
? $16,000,000.
? Special motor transportation ?
? equipment purchaiei. especially *
? $6 <100.000. ,*.? - i-, ... J f . v
? Clothing equipment Issued to *
? militia. $5,000,000,
? Ordnance equipment t? regu- ?
? Ura and mUltla, $2,5QO,O00. %?
? Medical suppHes. 41.000.000. ?
? Purchase of horpes for militia, *
? $1,000,000.
? Payment by federal govern
? ment to dependent relatives of ?
? militiamen, $>.000,000.
? Transportation of militiamen ?
? discharged at border stations to *
? places of enlistment. $1,060,000. ?
? Total. $$7,000,000. /-?- jj
(JJy ,l??rk?r R. An,lmo.)
WASHINGTON? Tryln* to "*?
Villa" 1? U expensive as K it futile,
who am concern- 1
?elves with the high cost of
ixpedttlons. It Is estimat
ed? Sam already has apent
itely ??7,m.00tf In cool
military purposes incident
-suit et Villa.
Today the ''Pancho" la not o?ly aa
free aa the air he breathes, but each
day'a dispatches bring fresh news or
bis triumphs in the field iiMI hla re
aacendency to po>w*r In troubWtorn
Mexicp.
With the "got Villa'* Mil already
near the >70.000,090 mark, there la1;
considerable speculation as to what
the total cost will mount to beforo
tho bandit U actually "gotten" or
Oeaoral , Pershing's rolumn of regu
lar* is Withdrawn from Mexico and
the R0.&0 militiamen still on tho
border spe ordered home
: The OOst of maintaining an amy
in lh? Mid 4urln* wlntjr month. In
mncli anatra th.n in lummir. bo
ram* a ?nrn? number ol meh
fcoldB. / "5 2
"I believe that Mr. Wllnon think.*
highly of Mr. Denials' aerrlcee." aald
Ur. 6m?n, "The President hU pn?
high qualHU?tlon: he dKin t desert
a friend If (he Utter happens to be
under Are ol crltletam. it Mr. Wll
?oe feel* satiated that Mr Ataiele
la making ? food Secretary of the
?Nary, all the outalde criticism In the
world would bar* no offset In chang
ing hl? rlews. '? ;;
"There la atlll eome nneertainty as
to the membership of the cabinet for
the next term. 1 anr Inclined to he
Here that Becretarfee Lane and Wil
son will be reappointed and that Mr.
McAdoo can retain his position as
Secretary of the Treasury If lie ao
deal roe. In fact. 1 believe there will
be rery IHtle change In the par son -
Ml of the wMsat"
MSLYI1
>1 MTU
Robert Smith. th? whit? mas who
precarious condition at the Fowle
Memorial hospital and ha* bean suf
fering greatly from the wound In hi*
-r was thought yeeterday that he |
would not' survive through the night.
Hie condition ? gave no hope of en
couragement. Thhi ? morning; how
ever, . he appeared - to have Improved
Borne.' Th^ man's 'vitality la remark
able and after having gone through
the 'suffering which he haa, physio
lani arn inclined to believe that be
Will pull through.
;
Ftwn mMBt't Craelu
^^H|r Latham, of BlounU Creek,
was" lh the. city yeeterday attending
to M^ey matters.
NTW THKATKK TONIGHT. I
The 11th episode of "The Qri? of
KV11" Is the feata^ picture at the
Vew Theatre this evening. U addi
tlon, "The ^Urkct of Vali Deelre" a I
Triangle feaWr* in Ave acta.
lions or ton* or rood, bnwi, tout
L(? artillery nu, e*cort and com
M waaam ui other lnp*dlm*ot.
the railroad* are *eUmat*d to hava
rweWed not Imlhu M.SOO.OOO
Tk? omiant allo.e JO o*m* a
day tar the feeling ot each man
WUh 190.000 mm In th* field, the
food bill la a day. On De
cember II th* militiamen will have
bam In th* Hold IX dark Tbl*
make* a total ot It.tOO.OQO forl?*ll)>
rood hill*. Th* coat or kltrh.-n I
m*nt, par or cooka and reeer***!
pile* or rooH hu ma th* bill -i
91ff.940.OOO, according
made at th*, war department.
fully >lt. 000. 000 already haa
paid to th* regular and militia o
era a art men *agag*d in tke -i
hunt alnce the eltlnn-aoldk
moklllxM. Th* pay ot the
rang** from 111 a month far
rate* to |(00 a month tor I
LAY THE FOONDATIOf
By Taking
W KSSME TO WHSOK
(By United Press)
BERLIN.? The general opinion Is'
that Germany's answer to President
Wilson's note showed warm apprecia
tion of Mr. Wilson's lntsotlons. It
also perhaps adds practical sugges
tions for a conclusion of peace over
tures, the Press Bureau announced
today.
(It is further said that the Teu
tonic answer has been handed to
American diplomatic representatives
at all the capltola ^ of the Central
Powers.
(Note. ? The above dispatch Wis
apparently filed before the text of
the German note was made public,
trot the text came through on the
ant da-)
*-v WASHINGTON. ? Germany's an
swer to President Wilson's ppaee note,
reached the 8tate Department todsy.
It was stated by an official that noth
ing of a- confidential nature was at
tached to the answer, although It
had been suggested that Germany
might glva her terms secretly in ac
companying the message to Gerard;
for transmission here. ' ;
fjffr
W'THwWhf in1 undfrK
stood that they are practleall^- the
same as the press text.
Reply to Switzerland.
AMSTERDAM ? Germany and
Austria today replied to Switzer
land's reiteration" of President Wil
son's peace suggestions with prac
tically the same phraseology In which
the American note was acknowledg
ed, German dispatches stated today.
U-BOAT TO CARRY
MAIL TO AMERICA
,
AMSTERDAM*.? A Berlin message
announces that ordinary mall to the
United State* and neutral countries.
1 rU Ihe United States,, will shortly be
Itorwarded by >. commercial subma
rine. . T .
An official announcement of the
sifting dates will be made later.
4-^- ? . . ' 'V
CRfSGUE CLUB MEETING
Kntrrtnined Yonterday AftenMfcm by
Him Mary t*?rt?r. IalerMdi|
Paiiers Read.
MIm Marx Carter rhftraitngly ?q
[Ulned the Croaclle ?ook, Club
|?eMU7 */!<?!? noon Ttfr program
m very Interacting and Instructive.
l*r* by ftr,. <*aleb Ball on the
M Pi"Oj)elm wan m>tx-clnlljr rood.
?Uoe b? lira. Claude Carrow on
M Advance or Dmieetlc Bconom
f1 'ft alee very Instructive Tile
jf1*" an*wered the roll call with
ta-Xleltln* member* of the dob
| Htm. Cecil Richer. Norfolk; Mine
^>rd. Nprfolkr *r?. C?rt Parker.
Bt?*ten; Mlea Tyaon. Greenville,
Mr*. Trenholm, Wllmlnrtnn
I OF YOUR OWN HOME
in tii*
' Loan Association
A Tnst BuiWttg V
? JANUARY 6, 1917.
?my otW Institution; it
ROW, Sec. & Treat*
Th < fA * JtfU* ? ?' , . ? -? IS
[ Two hundred and twelve letters
[bare' bM ml *# to eltlMas of
WuhlMton. asking than" to contri
bute to the fund fo Associated Cbar
Itles, which U sow Bin* raised. Only
sl*t>-three replies ?ve been receiv
ed. If tfao other as hundred and
forty-nine would i kpond, the fund
Mluld easily he mat i J500. The le*
tar* have bora Ml only to those elt
Uens who can affott to contribute.
The citizens who kars not yet re
turned the cards wkich wore enelos
All Frw I.n- I
Exprwsfelon
quested.
An important a#Jounceiiu*nt, re- 1
yarding a bill whlcBjlt is proposed to ]
introduce on the -
wmM ii nrj
today by Senator Lindsay C- Warren I
and Representative Wtn. M. Butt. It j
reads aa follows:
Washington. N. C.. Dec. 28th.
To the Oitiaens o 4 the Jlelhnven Itond J
Tax District:
The Road Commissioners of the
ibove named district hare presented
to us a Bill, and have requested that
we paaa same, to do away with all
free labor In said district; to leave
it discretionary with the Board of
Commissioners to levy a road tax of
not leas than ten cents and not more
than twenty cents on the $100 val
uation; and to provide a>poll tax of
$3.00 on each person In said district
liable to a poll tax, said poll tsx not
to apply to anyone, residing In the
city of Belhaven.
The Constitutional " Amendment
prohibiting legislation or this nature
ido*s not go Into effeei until January
10th, 1917, and ln^orde^r to secure
(he passage of this Bill, it would be
necessary to Introduce same on tha|
first day of the session, which is Jan
nary 3rd.
If any person residing in the above
territory haa any Abjection to this
bill, let him communicate with us
at 'once, and set forth his objections.
WW. M. BUTT.
ef-INDSA Y C. WARRKN.
Uens who can aff?
The cltlsens
turned the cards
II lb the letters
as soon as poaail
The fund to
Previously rej
W. H. Ellison
Q. A. Spencer . ;J?
Chaa. M. Little ,
R~ Lee Stewart .
F. T. Paul ...A
Rev. E. M. Snip*
Total 1
la as follows:
. $289.70
5.00
<00
.. "*.00
.. IS. 00
1.00
6.00
..$310.70
COL RODMAN
HAS RESICrai
?I W. C HodnMo, command.
1MT the Second Rnlmnu NortH Oaf
al|na 'infantry. new on *??M iaty fCh
IhfcWexltmu border l> to Quit the *?!?
vloe. according to repbrta comtOR
rrtfcn Camp Stewart aid carried In
tke -RialeUh NeW.ind Obawrver Wt?.
?MwOTWWjgfi? '' , ^ , .'a
ColAnel Rodman h?? b?n connect
ad wttb the State mllltla for a K?tej
of yoara and la popular with the man |
o t th* regiment. Ruatneaa reaaon
ara aaalrnad far hta realisation
Ttie followlna cam. all 6f Own,
betn? colored, war* brought up w
'or* the recorder yeeterda jr after
?on:
Jlra Workfolk. apaedlBk. raata.
Alonio Parker, tnrnlac ?ronafr Itn
Main ? tract, coma j ? WV?
William Oraddy. Oifowtnn bottle
through John Phillip.' ?t ore. coeta
having front
Claim $60#00j000iifade
On Advance Information
jRggardinjjpWfllZfi^s l^ote
(By United
' WA8HINOTON. ? Over sixty million dollars was made la WkU
Street by ita??e having advance Information on President WU
. aon'a peace note, according to a telegram received by Repre
sentative Wood from Thomas Lawson.
9 There io to be a real investigation of last week's "leak."
Much Indignation has been expressed rrora all aoctions of the
country and every effort Is to tje made by the investigating com
mittee to determine whether the statement* are true.
BELIEVE CAM* ILL MAKE
COUNTER PROPOSALS TO U.S.
(By Untied Press)
WASHINGTON. ? That Car ran ta
has not signed the troop withdrawal
protocol ifeut, on the other hand,#has
again submitted counter proposals to
the United States, Is the growing be
lief here, even in those official cir
cles where earlier today It was hoped
that the first chief woold ultimately
?1KB.
Men. close in touch with the situa
tion, stated that they bellere Carran
la will seek Another peace confer
ence. This request Is expected to be
submitted bjr Chairman Cadrera of
the Mexican commission when he
sees Secretary Lane early this after
I noon.
MM Unit SKIRMISH
Win MEXICANS ON BORDER
EL PASO.-? BecauBo of conflicting
roporta of the affair, an In realisation
IT VMM wiy -tmMiir ?*TrtM?!r
Cffrijr today betwcentlfexican anlpera
?an4 a patrol of Third Kentucky
SUarda. in which more than three
hundred ahots were fired acrosa the
Rio Grande by the puardsraen after
the fuailade of Rhot8 from the Mexi
can aide. f
Jb^entlre city wai aroused early
tilts ttrm-nlug by hcary ftrlng. R.fru
lar army officers In the vicinity de
claro thai they heard no shots from
the Mexican aide, while others. odlc
crs and guards on patrol, state that
a scattering lire continued several
minutes from the other bank.
MUCH SUFFERING
CAUSED BY THE
LACK OF FOOD
(By United Preen)
LONDON. ? Daily food demonstra
tions in the chiof cities of Austria
Hungary and great misery, with hun
dreds of sulc'^es during the month
of December, were reported here to
'lay in dispatches from Geneva.
It io stated that the crops in Aus
ttia-Hungai/ proved a failure this
year and that food Is exceedingly
?hort. In several of the demonstra
tions that have taken place there' has
jheen considerable bloodshed and
j much property has been damaged.
have re
that the
Ocama is tare
A search for
been in pr ogres*
tract of her was
were received.
STEAMER OZAMA
MPORTED SAFE
CITY 10 OWN FLOOR
MILL AND BAKERY
? ?
BERKELEY. Cal. ? A movement
for the establishment of a municipal
flour mill and bnkery in under way
In thiB City, th?> plah being strongly
advocated by W.'. Iter Thomas Mills,
candidate Tor Congress In the recent
election, and others. Mr. Mills, who
la familiar with the working of simi
lar Institutions In Australia, says that
jthey have not ouly decreased the
price of" bread to the consumer, but
: have substantially increased the In*
'come that tho farmer has received
for his wheat.
i
WANT SITUATIONS
FOR BORDER BOYS
LINCOLN. Neb. ? State Labor
Commissioner -Fran* M. Coffey and
Adjt. Oen. Phil L. Hall or the Ne
braska (National Guard hope to ob
tain the cooperation of commercial
clubs and business men throughout
the State Iq a movement to And slt
yjattona for the 1900 federallsed
State who are
now serving on bolder duty at Llano
Grande, Tex. The Fourth Nebraska
toojflment la expected to start home
iWer In December. Many employers
aAed to pay thfcfr JRnployees who
wenl^rlth the troops their full sal
ary while in tJUJ/flo-nth. Thta was
quite frequently Ih* cm* In Omaha,
which sqnt lour companies to the
HoO^e Wit* natives.
Mrs. thom*iV Latham. Jr.. and
da???ter?, Ml see* Kathleen and Mar
Inn* at ?NBrmrt. i,. .p.ndlnn th?
^>tv ??" ?**
j >9 **?55950818
Tboa?M J.Ullfn^iru ?Mbl?r ol
th? rid.rttr 8*tIb?? and Traat Bank
| <rf Norton, '#W< ilhki cUnW dai
|?Kh ht? mrent. In <hl? cflr. rMor?
?d t? Norfolk Til radii y moralng.
L. ? - ,? 13
FIMTIE
MAY MEAN
TROUBLE
VOW GENKRALlY r<(N(TO>KD
THAT WlliSOX'8 NOTE WAS
KKA1XY A WAKN1N4J TO
HELLIGKKENTB.
BREAK IS FEARED
<By United Press)
WASHINGTON. ? The {mi _.tka4
present peace negotiations will fall
nnd that this nation must then clear
away the submarine situation with
Germany, grew apace today, Hqw
t*\er, ?i8 stated yesterday. President
Wilson Intends to push peace wort:
to the limit in order to aTot4i^M^
ble subsequent unpleasantness with,
Germany, if possible.
Both Mr. Wilson and Secretary
Lansing are maintaining a discreet
silence regarding the situation. This
Is due. it is believed, to the (act that
they do not wish to appear to t*
wearing a chip on their shoulders
while peace Is being talked. There
is no mistaking, offtotals declare, thjit
President Wilson 'a Pmxft nateftirTftf*
belligerents and the oxpfanraow ti'T
same by Secretary Lansing In effeet
constituted a warninr to all belliger
ents against unbridled acts of war^'
which would involve American lives
or rights. Since this government's
ntlltude regarding the violation
which might effect property la not to
be compared to the violations affect
ing lives, the warning 4? generally
interpreted as being d i rq#>d. ngni?ft
the Central Powers.
ATTACKS PLACE
CREEK QUESTION
ON A P BASIS
LONDON*.? Lord > Robert Cecil
statcB in parliamentary papers that
the Allied governments consider the
unjustifiable December 1 attacks in
Athens place the whole qeustlon on ?
fresh basis and the British Minister
at Athens was Instructed so to
form the Greek Government and not ,
to regard the surrender of batterl**
as reparation for outrages commit
ted.
Mr. A. J. Balfour 1 say* the Allied
governments base their December l4
ultimatum on the primary consider
ation of the safety >.of the
d'Orient. They are
the exact form which
to their further
In any case, include a
the delease of political
for compensation forUlh
unjustly suffered.
The British
hat? been Instructed
i slble the
denunciation of the
ed in Athens.
TODAYS
, . . ..SrtaatH' Wl
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