North Carolina Newspapers

1 f ' WEATHER FORECAST, Generally fair tonight and Wed nesday. Not much change In tem perature. Fresh northeast winds. 3 THE LARGEST CIRCULATION I GTON W ilmington... llif iiritt IVILMIN (JL. v iv-r. 11. im tu win Kn'RMMEr iiiu not try m i ! n m n 'ill ' "'"v"" 1 " w." ; nil 1 in 11 1111 11 11 11 11 11 11 im 1 a 11 11 nnnnr mi hi n IVBiiu ivtam , y yinH y HKIIlll- lllll IIMHII lllil IIIU II II fl II 11 II II II .11 I 1 II II : II II II II II II' ' I Xcutons Lose No Time In Pushing Their Attack On The Rumanians. KEEP UP THEIR STRONG INVASION. Rumanian Army May Already Be Cut Off in Its Retreat Entente Troops Pursue Ger Mans and Bulgarians From Monastir. By bold and rapid stroke the Teu tonic mvaacrs uppaieuiiy -nave con quered a large section of Northwest ern Wallachia from the Rumanians. Petrograd's official bulletin today announces a Rumanian retirement to the region of Filliash, forty miles UOl'tinvesi ol raiuva. ouugmg lruiii recent, reports of operations this means converging of the attack by the Austro-Germans moving south ward anu east, uuiupeimig List; nuiuau- ians to withdraw from Orsovia and ex ecute a rapid retreat in the Jiul Val ley. This movement apparently may have been prevented and the retreat ing army cut off. Whether even the rapid . retreat has been in time to save the Rumanian army in that region is rendered doubt ful by the German announcement that the Teutonic troops are now before Craiovo. For further retreat in Wallachia the arrival of Russian troops seem to have strengthened the Rumanian defense. The Rumanians are resisting persist ently in the Arp Valley, but neverthe less have been compelled to yield im portant positions. In the other chief fields of military activity, on the Macedonian front, the French and Serbian troops are con tinuing pursuit of the German and Bulgarian forces, which evacuated -Vonastir under entente pressure. Ber lin reports that the entente advaneS here is a "feelingTout"of the German Bulgarian positions by scouting de tachments. The new line is a dis tance of about 17 miles north of Mon astir and is reported strongly en trenched, with the presence of fresh German forces. East of the Monastir region, Berlin declares the Serbian attempt to ad vance was repulsed. West of- Mon astir the Italians, according to Paris, repulsed a center attack. On the Somme and Ancre, in North ern France, the fighting has .been con lined to artillery engagements. President Wilson to Reiterate Railway Recommenda tions in Address. Washington, Nov. 21. President Wilson's recommendations for rail- way legislation in his address to con- sress will be practically the same as 'hose embodied in his special address last August, when a nation-wide strike j 'as pending. The President dis cussed some of the details today with his cabinet. hi his special address the President made six specific recommendations. Two providing for the eight-hour day as a legal basis for work and of wages froni the railways and for a commis- sun to observe the operations of the law. were embodied in the Adamscn act. Attorney General Gregory said to Ja after the cabinet meeting, that the government was fully prepared to defend the suit to test the constitu tionality of the law and hp sunnnsed the broMiPrh represented by counsel. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS ' WAS REORDER TODAY. Washington, Nov. 21. A pronounc- tu earthquake, lasting from 1.31 0('lock this mornine until 2:15 o'clock was recorded today at Georgetown! -"iversirv. Tho ranta. a Hio. Chance was estimated to be from f to 2,200 miles from Washing- J HUNDREDS DIE IN ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA. 11 ADHERE Tfl HER PROGRAM! p(,trograd (Via London), Nov. 21. 'fense intlje case of Charles E. " s announced officially that 34liTrabue, charged with the murder of Persons have been killed and 667 per-j Harry S. Stokes, was aimed to show !ns injured in an accident in Bak-f animosity on the ;, part of the dead antsha. ' man towards' the "accused.. ' I iiuiL nil fiLiui LABOR BODY .GAVE SPFIERS I BIG E R E ETI MB "TOtt AY Lee Tells Federation of Labor All Must Hang Together or Hang Separately. WILL CO-OPERAt FOR EIGHT-HOURDAY. ji President Gompers Welcomes Affiliation f The Railway Brotherhoods Delegates Enthusiastically Cheer. i Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21. Affilia-' tion of the American Federation of Labor and. the, four big srailway broth erhoods was forecast today before )re Federation's convention here by the brotherhood heads and President Gompers. The delegates "cheered all the speakers enthusiastically. "We must hang together or we will hang separately," W. G. Lee, head of the railway trainmen, declared. "It is a great comfort Ur know," President Gompers said, "that the time is not far distant when the great brotherhoods will be a part of the Federation of Labor." Lee explained that official affilia tion with the . Federation was impos sible before their convention, but he said the organizations would cooper ate as though . offic.ia.lIy affiliated. . He declared that the brotherhoods did not bring their "eight-hour trou bles" to the Federation for, support. - "I am about an -icaarchist enough? he said, "to say we are going to work for an eight-hour day for all classes. If we can't get it peacefully, we will fight for it." Lee said that some sort of affilia tion will be "effected to fight any ar bitration legislation which might be unfair to labor. "President Wilson plans such legislation," Lee said, "and it should be carefully watched." He declared that Congress had no right to pass any law to compel a man to work and he did not think it would do so. Prolonged cheering followed when Lee praised President Wilson. "It took more courage for him to write across the frpnt page of the newspapers that he was for an eight hour work-day than it would have taken to have written across it that this country was at war with Mexi co," hesaid. "Our principal object is now to help the President and the members in both branches of congress to make fod pr.ises to us' 1 believe uiey win uu it. Lee declared that now the election had been won without the assistance of New York, Indiana and Illinois, that labor should not fail to retain its power thus gained. The brotherhoods, Lee declared, had no desire that the Adamson bill be enacted into law, but as it had become a law they were trying to live up to it PASSED AWAY TODAY Well Known Divine of the Methodist Church Dies a1 Home in Baltimore. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died at his home here today. He was 82 years of age. Bishop Wilson returned home last night after a month's tour of the South. He was ill when he arrived, having come from Richmond in an automobile once. He took to his bed at He had been bishop since 1882 andj rwjis a KiDiicai scnoiar oi nanuutn. note. TRYING TO SHOW ANIMOSITY EXISTED. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. I 21 Evi dence introduced today by the de- WILSON WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, nrlJ rY., - Dl J i ed Judge as Matter Self Defense. Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 21. David D. Overton, former clerk of Madison county court, today faced trial in Madison county circuit court charged with the mwrder of Probate Judge W. T. Iawler here last June. Although it had been reported that Overton would try to prove an alibi his attor neys today indicated he will plead self-defense and they will attempt to prove that Overton was compelled to take severe, measurs to defend his own life. CALLS FOR NATIONAL BANK STATEMENTS. Washington, Nov. 21. The comp troller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all National Danks on rnaay, wovemoer I7tn. in iiinons HAVE Women of Wilmington and Vicinity Have Shown Great Inter est in Competition For Overland Automobile and Other Prizes Many Inquiries and Requests For Information. .v. .v. je. .y. .v. .v. a', .v. a-, .v. .v. .y. it. j. vr Ji.'. -55- X- - w 7 -X- THE PRIZES. X - -X- - x - x - - X - -X- -X- -X- X-1 -x- $685 Overland Automobile. Ford Automobile. Building Lot. $100 in Gold, . - $75 Victrola.' V . v$5HO: k; Mystic JRanfe. $40 Sellers. Kitchen Cabinet. $25 Wrist Watch. Two $60 Diamond Rings. X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- w -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- w The first day of The Dispatch's . Grand Prize Voting Contest showed be by means of these special ballots that the people of Wilmington and that tho winDrs Qf the prizes will be the surrounding territory are greatly decided. The price of the paper is interested in the big enterprise. Nom-$5 20 a year bjr carried and, $5.00 a inations are coming in rapidly, and j year majf and each payment for there were many requests for infor-1 $1 25 or more calls for a special bal mation, both by mail and 'phone. lot good for 600 votes or more) ac While it is a little early to expect ' cording to the amount of the payment, much evidence of interest from the j and whether it is a new or an old smaller towns and the rural routes in ' subscription. New subscription pay the territory, the contest department ments are i given, three.., tjaes a4 many was most agreeably surprised by the ! votes, according to the schedule, as comnmnications received yesterday. ' old ones, and the larger the payment The women and young ladies of the : Tar Heel State were quick to realize that the offer of The Dispatch was an unusual one, and that it is seldom that a newspaper offers such prizes as an Overland Automobile, a Ford Automobile, Building Lot at Carolina Beach, a Victrola, $100 in "Jold, $50 ! Range, $40 Kitchen Cabinet, and a $25 Wrist Watch, for a few weeks' work. They were also quick to real-1 ize that there will be no losers in The Dispatch contest, as a cash ward ample to compensate the com- petitor for her efforts will be paid to each one who fails to win one of the prizes. All that is necessary to nominate j yourself or some friend as a candi-, date', for prize honors is to clip the I "nomination coupon," which appears i Shopping Days TILL TUESDAY AFTERNOC NOVEMBER 21 ,1916 is DEUTSCHLAND AG, STARTS BACK New London, Conn., Nov. 21. The Deutschland. fhas started on her return voyage, leaving 4 foKBremen shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. i- Great Time On Tap For There Tomorrow Red Letter EveaiiNi. C. Shrinedam. New Bern, N. C, Nov. 21. New Bern is pxejuariug todaj to greet the one thousand or more Shriners and novices, who are expected to be hercf- tomorrow for the institution of Sudan Temple. The vanguard of the visit ors will begin arriving late today. It is said the program arranged by the Shriners will be one of the most elaborate ever presented in Shrine dom in Norlh Carolina. EEN FIE elsewhere in the paper, fill in name and address and bring or .send it to x-.the Contest Manager. , i The balloting in the campaign is j by means of voting coupons which 1 are printed n The Dispatch each day i and by special ballots issued on sub- ' scriptidn payments fdr The Dispatch. 1 During the first few. -Aveeks of the i.damaign all coupons publilheoTin j the paper will count ten votes each. By reason of -the unusual value of the coupon votes, candidates can i amass a large vote with; little effort. The special ballots issued on sub ! eppint irin navmonte rrnn t mnr than the COUDon votes. and it will really the greater the number of votes. All women, .an, .girls who contem plate entering r.the contest should commence their tjampain for votes and subscriptions immediately. An early start is a prime factor; it se cures the exclusive efforts of a can- didate's friends and enlists the great- er amount of energy and enthusiasm at a time when the field is best for the canvass and the- gathering of votes. Don't lose time, but begin to enlist the services of your friends; they 1 surely will be more than glad to assist you. Any information concerning the contest will be cheerfully given by the Contest Department upon appli- cation. Call up on the telephone, call at The Dispatch office, or send a note or postal card. NEW BERN HEADY FOraSIIRIflS j rt , COAST LINE HAS RESTORED OLD IDEND RATE Brings Back The Seven, Per Cent at Annual Meeting Held Today. OLD DIRECTORS WERE RE-ELECTED Semi-Annual Dividend of Three and a Half Per Cent Was Declared By Meeting. Richmond, Va., Nov. 21.-A decla ration of a 3 1-2 per cent, dividend on the common capital stock of the At lantic Coast Line Railroad, payable January 10, 1917, to stockholders on record December 19, was declared to day by the board of directors of the corporation, following the stockhold ers' meeting. All of the old officers and directors of the road were re-elected from Pres- dent Kenly down. President Kenly 's report, in pr.pt, follows: "Operating revenues for the year, amounting to $34,445,110.33, showed an increase of $2,908,635.50, or 9.22 per cent, over 1915. "Operating expenses decreased $107,148.81, leaving an increase in net of $3,015,784.26. "Owing to the fact of the abnormal increase in taxes, which amounted to $204,672.9, net operating revenues, ess taxes, increased $2,811,110.36." The report showed the road's af fairs to be in a prosperous condi tion. George B. Elliott, of Richmond, was named for the executive committee, succeeding the late Alexander Ham ilton, and F. F. Darden, of Wilming- 'ton, was elected assistant secretary. Restores Old Dividend. New York, Nov. 21.t-The Atlantic Coast Line declared a dividend of 3 1-2 per cent, on the common stock today, restoring it to a 7 per. cent. basis, an increase of 2 per cent. The dorsatthe ,a were 're-elected. " TD ADAAIT DEFEAT Brunswick Democrat Says The Mourning Apparel is Still Being Worn. Mr. J. S. Phelps, of Supply, Bruns wick county, was a caller at The Dis patch office this morning and among the other items of interest embodied in a conversation with this gentleman was the assertion that Brunswick has not yet discarded her mourning over the defeat of one Charles Ev ans Hughes for the Presidency of this fair country and were as yet loath to admit that President Woodrow Wilson had been returned to office. Although Mr. Phelps pays his poll tax in Brunswick, which is strictly Republi can, he is very well satisfied with the way the election went and was all smiles when referring to the outcome of the Presidential election. Mr. Phelps was here on business, but found plenty of time to congrat ulate Democratic friends over the out-' come of the recent issue between President Wilson and Mr. Hughes. Brunswick, as a whole, is very much disappointed, but there are a few, ac cording to Mr. Phelps, who are mighty well pleased. . ; In speaking cf the bridge proposi tion, Mr. Phelps advanced the inform ation "that he was under the impres sion that the Brunswick commmis-j sioners had expressed themselves on! the matter ana tnat it was now up tc the New Hanover commissioners as to what action is taken. Brunswick wants an improved- ferry service or a bridge across the Cape JTear, but Mr. Phelps is of the opinion that she has spoken and that it is up to New Han over to act. Mr. Phelps was accompanied over by Mr. Floyd Kirby. GIANT TACKLE HAS RETURNED TO PLAY West Point, N. Y., Nov. 21. The re turn of Butler, the giant tackle of three years' experience, to the army football squad today is the feature of the cadets' final drive for Saturday's game with the Navy. Butler ras sadly needed to bolster the weaken ed army line. The team, will be one of the heaviest sent out of West Point in many years. NW N HOC KILLING TIME Farmers in New Bern Section Are Happy Some Bore Cotton's Highest Mark. New Bern, N. C, Nov. 21. The ad' vent of frost and real cold weather ! has spelled the doom of many a Crav-' en county porter aid during the next few days a few hundred of these are going to meet a long delayed fate and will be ushered out on the market for sale. The hog killing time in Craven coun ty usually don't come until the latter part of this month or the first of De cember, but this year here is going to be a change in the procedure and his Hogship will get it in the neck during! the next few days, that is, if the! weather continues cold It has happened Cotton has sold on the New Bern . HAS ARRIVED . .. i , i i . I market for almost' twenty cents perj the United States. He made it clear pound, the exact price paid being 19.87' that hi,s government will not. tolerate 1-2 cents per pound and between fifty J. restrictions of pursuit of bandits and sixty bales were disposed of atjby American troops. Luis , Cabrera. this price. Twenty cents per pound was offer ed for several bales of the fleecy staple, but the owners decided that they didn't want to dispose of it at that price and held on o it. This is the first time that cotton has brought such a high price since the war between the States and the local growers are now predicting that it is going aSj hi;n as twenty-five cents per pound. A message received here told of the nttrM nf ri- . a night of Mr. Barnes Scott, -one of the J oldest and most highly esteemed cit izens of Pamlico county. The demise of the deceased came as a complet surprise to his relatives and friends. He was, apparently, in the best of health a few hours previously. Paralysis is ascribed as the direct cause of death. The deceased was 64 years of age. STILL TO GIVE Back From Presence v c Frughes Chairman Wont't Concede Defeat. New York, Nov. 21. Chairman Willcox, of the Republican National committee, came to Republican Na tional headquarters today from Lake wood, where he and Charles Evans Hughes had been taking a rest from the campaign labors. He reiterated his previous statement that the time had not arrived as yet for the Repub licans to concede the election of Pres ident Wilson, nor would he make any forecast when any definite statement "might be expected either from him or Mr. Hughes. He said that even when the official count in California is known there might still be conditions in other States that would keep the final re sult in doubt. , j T i t-, i r i r ,, London, Nov. 21 Robert P. Hous - ton, member of parliament from Liv- erpool and head of the Houston Line of Steamers, writes The Times ask - ing that the British merchant marine take the sea law into its own hands', and to arm against submarines re gardless of government restrictions. He offers the master of any British merchantman 2,000 pounds for each German submarine he sinks. COTTON, OVER TWENTY , CENTS AT NEW BERN. New Bern, N.-C, Nov. 21. Cotton sold here today brought 20 1-4 cents. More than 500 bales were sold yes terday at 20 cents. WILLGDX REFUSES WOULD TAKE LAW INTO OWN HANDS PRICE 5; CENTS American Commissioners Are Tired Fooling and Put Ques- . tion Squarely Up to Them HAS APPROVAL OF - PRESIDENT WILSON. Details Conditions Under Which Punitive Expedition Will be Withdrawn Mexi can Commissioners- N6vyv Considering Preposition. Atlantic City, N. J.f Nov. 21. The American commissioners today gave the Mexican commissioners what is understood to be the last opportunity for an amicable settlement of tho border problem. In joint session Chairman Lane, of the American commissioners, Inform ed Carranza's representatives that the American punitive expedition would be withdrawn within a reason able time and under conditions that would not leave unprotected the ter ritory south of the border. He alsp outlined the manner in which the American government would guard the frontier, and punish Any maraud- ng bandits who attempted to. enter cmei oi tne Mexican commission iuiu his colleagues, received the proposal. Steady opposition to the plan by Mr. Cabrera and insistence that fur- ther activity of American troops must be refuted caused Mr. Lane to place -before President Wilson all the facts, and when he entered the conference room today he carried the President's approval of his plan. The Mexicans were aware of this and it was regard ed as probable that they would recede from their position. eI? roc Jor .posTerttUolt pt the American : proposal' and Were still secluded when the American delegates adjourned until later in the afternoon. New Bern Dealers Fear Not Postoffice Makes a Good Showing. New Bern, Nov. 21.The increasing cost of coal and its shortage even at fabulous prices, is worrying a few. New Bernlans, but the majority of them are paying little concern to this, knowing full well that the fuel flues tion is one that can be quickly and easily solved here. Already hundreds of citizens have ' cut out coal and are burning Blabs and blocks which are secured from the local saw mills at most reasonable prices and these are giving complete satisfaction. ' , The only advantage that coal has over these slabs and blocks is that it is not necessary to "fire up" so often' when the former Is used, and thafa fire can be kept overnight with no trouble while it is practically impos sible to do this with the latter. . ' , While no detailed statement is giv en out, it is known that the record made by the New Bern postoffice since the ending of the fiscal year has beea . an enviable one in very way, shap ' and form and there is every Indica-,. tion that by the end of the present: year, it will have reached the point -where it can be placed in the first class. Under the able management of Postmaster L. G. Daniels, the office came mighty near getting in' tho first class last year, but missed the mark . by a few thousand dollars. XX. is believed -that -the receipts this year will be large enough to. place It . 1 .1..,. nrtA Innl 4Ana . B1o ill Lino tiaon uuu iuvm vtwun - I . u" ijs j aDout- f j , j i,,r,r,r,,T,r SWISS GOVT. WONT V R EC- - OGNIZE NEW KINGDOM. 4 : s' Paris, Nov. 21. The Swiss gor- - ernment has decided not to' rec- ognize the newly created king- dom of Poland, . according to a Swiss dispatch to' the Radio 4 Agency. The dispatch adds that the decision will not,- however, 4i be made public until af tar the war. - ' ' , . ' . ,.- NOT AFRAID OF GOAL SHORTAGE r I ! I e - -TV,-,; 1