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-Jt - V WEATHER FORECAST. INGTd SPATG Unsettled tonight and Wednesday with probably local rains. Moderate east to southeast winds. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA; TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 28, 1916 PRICE 5 CENTS WlLM FliL EDITIOU THE LARGEST- CIRCULATI jl IN WILMINGTON Shot Down Over The Sea Af ter Being Attackedby Eng lish Eeroplanes. JrEW SAID TO HAVE PERISHED. Fleet Attacked The Northeast Coast Last Night, Dropping Many Bombs Dage and Casualties Not Yet Fully Known. " SIX BOMBS DROPPED ON LONDON. 'r London, Nov. 28 joying at a , great height a German? airplane this morning sailed over London ! ana uroppea six dohids on tne T -rTirTc rr: I nm-j'inl 'i r r r in rr r o v nffioial : .I : :;,.: ;rr ::Ja !"u l" i"".- wcic mju i 1UU w; on i slight material duimrro donf ir was added. t f v.- v.- "if 'ft London, Nov. 28. Two Zeppoiirus wfi'f brought down in a raid Monday night in the north of England. The crews cf the airships perished. Both Zeppelins were brought down in the sea after being attacked by aeroplanes. One of them was de ployed while nine miles out to sea on her return trip. The war office announced that al-i though damage an dcasualties had been inflicted by the Zeppelins, de tails had not been received this morning:. They were believed to have hef'Tl Slight. The official account of the raid i.'t i. . - i v.fkmi w tne nortneast coast oi Hing- , , , , , , .... Kii.u m'.fra j.u ciiiii n u lvrn. iaoi night. Bombs were dropped in vari oi's places in Yorkshire and Durham. Thf damage is believed to be slight." One airship attacked by an aero plane of the Royal Flying Corps was brought down in flames into the sea off the Durham coast. Another air ship passed over into the north mid dle counties and dropped bombs1 at various places. On her return jour ney she was repeatedly attacked by aeroplanes of the Royal Naval Fly ing Corps and guns. On her return journey she appeared to have been damaged, for the last part of the jour ney was made at. very low speed. She was unable to reach the coast before daybreak. On the coast near j Norfolk she apparently succeeded in making repairs and while proceeding east at a high rate of speed and at an altitude of over 8,000 feet she was attacked, nine miles at sea, by four machines of the Royal Naval Flying Service, and an armed trawler. She was brought down in flames at 6:45 o'clock. Fuller reports of the casualties and damages have not been received, but they are believed to be evry slight. One woman was killed and sixteen persons injured in the Zeppelin raid. The airshin drnnnerl 10n hnmhs. UNIVERSITY PLAYERS OFF FOR RICHMOND. Chapel Hill. n. C Nov. 28. The University of North Carolina football squad, composed of twenty-seven men, left here today for Richmond, Va., for the annual Vireinia-North Carolina football game, to be played on Thanksgiving. Already more than 12,000 of the 15, 000 tickets admitting spectators to he game have been sold, according to Richmond rpnnrtc WILSON CHANGES ANOTHER CUSTOM. 'ashineton. r n Nov. 28. Presi- ,lG!'t Wilson chans-Rfl a long-time cus- tcm today when he decided that the cabinet hereafter should meet at 2:30 o. m., insteadof at 11 o'clock every 'uesday and Friday mornings. This change was decided upon so that the resident could have the mornings of UlOSe (lavs fnr- tV, , - OBSERVE PART HOLIDAY. e usual holiday car service will be Provided by the Tidewater Power J-ompany on the suburban line. On uat day the regular week-day sched- '11 be operated during the morn- hours, and in the afternoon the rs will be run on a half-hour sched- v-iii !m 2 until 5 p- m- No freight t)(' handled on th.it Hnv UmT mmGBQANWB V&E 'MSPW0Oa BBUfaM& - ARim RUSE. CMW(S XJOVEI. flffZHE IT GAUE RALEIGH OF A THRILL DiJ 'Judge Adams' Decision in The Britt-Weaver Case Outcome Watched. Raleigh, Nov. 28. Raleigh experi enced something of a thrill yesterday when the wires brought from the Tenth district 'the news that Judge W. J. Adams iad found no hnnp fnr MUCH v Congressman Britt and ruled against j him in his contest with Zebulon Weave - The transfer of the National fight from v the extreme west to the center iof thfi nnvrw rfcntthtfi n - of the universe is very de rr . J newserS in Raleigh. Perhaps news-gatherers in Raleigh. nunare r two of Democrats who hflVfi tlPPTl Vinminff with alarm tV,Q , viewing i ti. i tendency up there may point pride should the Supreme Court find that no , taint rests upon the Democ racy of that district. To Democrats v. ho have not been pleased with the i way it looks (and that's nearly all of them down here) it may be their winning over. No election ever held in the State has given such general dissatisfaction. The questions to be passed irpon by the highest court have not been ex - plained but it is understood that some or mem resi upon tne runng or the State board of .elections. It is ac-4 i- 3 i 1 J.1 X it 1 3 ' Members of the board are expect- uiviuuaiiy exuei K.seu memseives w.iiu . , , . as a LKJuy me uuesuoIl3 ai issue nave nrii rfiiiif- ii ri 11 x iiimii r im iih ceyuiu as uere mat uie uoaru been offered by many other states of elections cannot go behind the re- j without success. A Democratic vice turns in that district, but it may in-.; presidential candidate ran for office quire into tne legality of an election iargely upon his record, his friends held without regard for its rulings. ,irl fnatA- tira tho a , . lIit5 Wlii III UI1 UrUUclUIlltV cttSiv lilt? ItJUIM- It is manifest from the ; v, rvr, 700 i ,-r, o,Jto get it up. The business incident! ! cordance with the rules laid down,! but there is a bier Democratic senti-! mnt whirh wnnts tr, spa Mr Weaver plPftprl itTiil nlearpri nf anv stain nnon i his title that nevertheless regarded the law governing the unmarked bal- i a u i j A-1 i it r lots as loonsn anu uie uuaiu s m- ! terpretation entirely too literal and inelastic. Lay in Big Stock of Cotton Craven Teachers to Attend The Convention. New Bern, N. fC, Nov. 28. A large number of the -teachers in the public schools of Craven county have made arrangements to attend the Teachers' Assembly to be held at Raleigh on , Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week and they are anticipating a visit of real worth and enjoyment. Mr. S. M. Brinson, superintendent of public 1 instruction in this county, ! - T A. T 1 4 !, . will leave tomorrow nigut iur sxmvi&u , in order to be on hand at the opening session and in an interview given out; today he stated that, in his opinion, this assembly would be the "mots suc cesful ever held. . ' - V I Although no definite figures have fii rm nmii nrnirnp ARE LARGE BUYERS been B.ven out, it I. t ; Sii !Ll0t, ULT.,t? Pr1;ou3 Batter" into the case and an ex- ucivccu bales of the fleecy staple since the opening of the present season. . ! All nf this cotton has not been bought on the local market, but has been picked up at points in Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Onslow, Jones, Le noir and Pitt counties. It is estimated that about eight thousand bales of this have been pur chased on the local exchange. The next regular monthly meeting of the Craven County Teachers' Asso ciation, which is to be held in this cityon December 9th, will be one of the most interesting of the term and every teacher in the county is urged to be in attendance. - Some educator of State-wide repu tation will be on hand to address the teachers on this occasion and, in ad tn tviio tviorvi will ne nmeiv talks made by' the teachers and these ! ii throve of real benefit to all. 1 r. . : i: GETTING READY TB FIGHT THE SUIT Bickett Will Have Ch rap or The Defense in The Cuban Bond Case. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 28. Attorney General Bickett spent yesterday here working upon the Cuban suit against North Carolina foY recovery on the $40,000,000 carpetbag bonds and an- nounced last night that he will argue the case for the state in the Supreme Court of the United States January 8, 1917. Mr. Bickett may have "a hand," as . , .. . . , xie saiu, oi uia ivian iiorne, Dut ne meanS to appear as chief counsel for the commonwealth It is much the biggest ttyng that he has tackled since he became attorney general eight years ago and he has argued with great success many important cases. The Cuban suit was announced the day before election and not a few Re- publicans understood it to be a polit- ical coup. It now promises to be one ' ter supper at a local cafe the other j Because of the' necessity of his hav of the most serious things that the night his teeth struck a rock-like sub- mg tQ appeat in Washigton only a State has ever met. , ' ; stance. Investigating he found a large few days befdre the original date for Should Cuba get a judgment it is ! pearl. A local jeweler has appraised the inauguration and possibility that generally agreed here that the bill to'! the gem at $300. Cooks at the cafes he will hot return here until imme- be paid by North Carolina would be 40 noo.000. Just now that would be terrific. The State repudiated the bonds by plebiscite and they have The argument of Mr. Bickett con-,1 flictsr badly with his taitugural speeeff- which had been set for January 10 and . ... .... - lature to gicve him until January 11 - , cing reauy oiciiaiig oi au-, a. at, - ji e t x? i mmistration wm Keep mm away mucn :of fcis time. He will spent quite a bit ul LUttl' lu i-iouituuig. M i-i x x The State today signed the contract for the new books adopted by the text- nnn rnmrnissinTi in AiiPiisr ann nar-' 1 A -1J . T T - 7 " . ms irom June oi wi t, a new series j rWUI come 11110 use- I Ail members of the council were , ; present today and signed the contract ! which calls for considerable revision. Owing to various conditions of the' country the old adoption does not ex pire until next year and the new will come into effect for five years from xu.i J mi i j jt j- tuau uaib. ims raiseu a uue pumt . among the book agents who fought hard, but turned up nothing. They ' threatened a contest on account of the fear of legality of the adoption, but the troubles have been ended. Professor Coon, of Wilson, however, has not written his final note and the moral phase of it as well as the pro- fessional is in statu quo. , TRIAL OF WATSON GROWS RED HOT T - ti j . vr tl Judge Had to Warn The De- tendant, Who Invited UlS- trict Attorney Outside. I Augusta. Ga., Nov. 28. That the nrmrovnmant will 9aV f nt Q mistrial if e T" " : T'Vi rtwo r nrotonn. rTitiniiintr tr ant- ass h f remarks between -Watson . . . . 1 Attorney Doaldson, which lead the presiding . . , i judge to request no personal re- marks" between counsel and to give a "warning from the bench that if the defendant "becomes excited, and can not control himself" he will not be al lowed to act as his own counsel, marked the second day of the trial of Tom Watson in the Federal district . court here. Watson said he would answer tne'it district attorney outside this room.' CHARTER FOR ANOTHER WILMINGTON CONCERN. Raleigh, ft. C Nov. 28. A charter for the Sampson Lime Company, of Wilmington, was issued today by-the ' . a ml secretary oi oiaie. i ub aumui icu , authorized, capital stock is $50,000, of which $3, - 000 has been paid in. s , ' Some One On British ShipWred on American New Orjearis, La., Nov. 28. The United States ship, Neptune, attached to the Federal quarantine station near the ; mouth of the Mississippi, arrived at the dock here today withj two bullet holes through her steel smokestack, which were fired i from a high explosive military rifle by some one aboard the j British steamer; Pythian, while at the quarantine station last'lirx night, according to the report made by Federal officers to the j Y K j j . LARED I Alabf"a W,nb That He Killed Probate Judge Lawler. ; Huntsville, Ala., Nov, 28. David D. Overton, former clerk of the Madison county circuit court, on trial here the past week for the murder of Probate Judge W. T. Lawler, was today found guilty of murder in the first degree. The court set January 12 as the day for execution. On motion of Overton's counsel for t. a aypw juuge nW suspeuutju me sentence iseiore pronouncing sen tence Judge Miller asked the prisoner , if he had anything to say. I "Not guilty," was the ireply in a i voice tnat was naraiy auaiDie. Bites Pearl in Oyster, Madera, Cal., Nov. 28. While John T Bell was in .the middle of an oys - are now refusing to serve oysters here without first being allowed to pry into them with a fork, . " cuiumo -r-xii.i.y Thirty Seven Miles Away From The Coveted Goal. BERLIN MAKES TWO imtm a mmat TMPrMrKTTC 'V 1 1 rL xllxjyjl ve1VIEJ,I l j. Entente Attack Repulsed, With Heavy Losses, Near Monastir New Offensive Seems Impending On The Western Front. Two important announcements are made by Berlin today in reporting the pnntiniiprl nrnerpss nf the Tentnnic. in- vasion of Rumania the capture of Gieurgiu, on the Danube, and the tak ing of Cutea-du-arges on the Argueu chi river, 80 miles northwest of the caDital. The capture of Gieurgiu placeg VQn Mackensen's army, advance ing southwest, only 37 miles from Bucharest, with a railroad running thence. In the occupation of Cutea-du-arges General Falkenhayn's troops appear to have driven the Rumanians from the line of Topolog river and may even have broken through near the north ern line of the Argueuchu, along which the Rumanians were expected to make a decisive stand. Thus the semi-circle thrown about Bucharest and the Rumanian army is gradually but steadily being drawn closer. Sub stantial successes are reported by Berlin in new operations for tighten ing the grip. Considerable interest attaches to the reports of artillery activity that continued to come from the northern end of the Franco-Belgian front. The Ypres sector in particular has bee'n mentioned in the British report. Re cent reports from Berlin indicated that evidence was accumulating that i an attack by the entente allies at some point along the German line, on the Western front, was contemplated. Berlin today emphasized the import ance of the German-Bulgarian success in -defeating an attack by the entente force along a wide f ront in the Mon- astir region. Extremely heavy losses declares, were suffered by the French, Serbians, Italians and Rus. sians. in an assault which gained them nothing. OVERTON DEC II GUILTY Ml DR1I6 WEARER TO nr nil luiu 11(111 ill iiuriiui 1 mil iiumniumiu urn miil. Another raid by German naval-for te high prices, forces, near the English north sea-Ni while effort may be made to extend coaost, is announced today. The cap-j the boycott to turkeys and other food ture of one vessel is reported. Theistuff now commanding fancy prices raid took place at Lowestoft, about 75 miles northeast of Kamsgate, on which the German destroyers made the raid last night. I 'i. i 'WILL ASK THAT THE RATE BE CHANGED 'Governor-Elect Bickett Desires Change of The Inaugura tion Day. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 28. Attorney General and Governor-elect Thomas W. Bickett announced today that he would ask the legislature to postpone' his inauguration as governor until Jan uary 11. The inauguration customar ily takes place on the second Wednes day in January. Mr. Bickett appears " -w. ; bef ore the United States Suprem e Court in Washington January 8, when the attorneys representing Cuba seek to obtain permission for Cuba to en ter suit against the State of North Car olina for a sum in excess of $2,000,000, alleged due on the railway bond issue in this state and held by that govern- ment These bonds were repudiated . shortly after the close of the civil war, diately beford that time, Mr. Bickett asks for a nostnoiiemfint'for one dav. WOMEN RALLY TO THE TL One Thousand Housewives in Durham Join The Move ment Which is Spreading. NEW YORK WOMEN BOYCOTT EGGS. From Gotham The Movement Spreads All Over Empire State Likely -to Be come Nationwide. Durham, N. C, Nor. 28. More than one thousand housewives here have al ready agreed not to purchase eggs, ac cording to an announcement today by Mrs. T. D. Jones, president of the Dur ham civic association. Mrs. Jones declares the civic asso ciation will take the lead here in ef fort to secure a reduction of certain foodstuff prices and will join other j organizations in a nationwide cam I paign against high prices. New York Move Gathers Impetus. iw iuitt, ixu, " " high food prices begun here by the housewives' -league and certain city official spread today to New York state. Encouraged by the news of sympathtic efforts in other states those prominent in the movement said it would proba bly become nationwide. The local campaign now centers on eggs and a committee today recqm mended a two weeks' boycott. The housewives' league of this city yester day adopted a resolution declaring for a boycott on eggs. The motion picture exhibitors' league has volunteered the use of every iaov in picture" theatre in the city to carry out the campaign. Slides will be shown telling the people what to do to break up the combine of those responsible ani stop speculation ho such action will be taken until the result of the campaign against the high cost of eggs is witnessed. BRING WN 1 TOPIC OF OFF BEFORE VILLA Reports Come of The Evacua tion of Chihuahua City, But No Confirmation. BANDITS SAID TO CONTROL THE CITY. American Army Officers Hear It But Nothing Authentic Appears Washington is Doubtful. CLAIM HAVE POSITIVE INFORMATION El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28. X- United States government offi- -3fr -X- cials here claim to have positive information of the reported -v. DvgoiiQttnn ri-;i 1,.. -I.-- i v . VlUVUUUUir mil . I l I I I ft I I 1 .11 V I I V 7 ' General Trevino, the Carrahza JC- commander, because of a short- age of ammunition. These offi- Ar cers sent a report to Washing- ton regarding this report. Washington, Nov. 28. Army offi cers on the border advised the War Department today they had heard re peated rumors that General Trevino, the Carranza commander at Chihua hau City, had evacuated that city be fore the continued attack of Villa's bandits. . The Washington department, how ever, had aa confirmation imd was Other Reports Of It. Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 28. A per sistent report is current here that General Trevino had evacuated Chi huahua City and is turning eastward, leaving vma and his bandits in con trol of the city. The report is said to have been brought to Terraheas Station and telegraphed to General Gonzales, in command of the de facto government's forces here. Carranza officials here say they have nothing definite regarding the report ed retirement of General Trevino, but admit the possibility that Villa holds Chihuahua City. An unofficial report current here is that Trevino was able to take only his cavalry out of Chihuahua City, being forced to abandon his artillery to Villa and the infantry deserting to the ban dit leader. Reinforcements for General Trevino are being assembled in Sauz Station, 32 miles north of Chihuahua City, and will be led towards the city by General Gonzales, commander of the Juarez brigade, who left here early with train load of men and munitions, it was officially announced at military headquarters. WIDOW OF VICTIM Also Appear in Court to Show His Good Behavior, Judge Carter Rules. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 28. Judge Carter, in Rowan County Superior Court, today passed sentence on Ollie Tn1h . ,tpd ,-at .Wfielr of man. Tolbert, convicted last week of man' slaughter, as a result of his running 'down with an automobile and killing Traffic Officer W. M. Linker, of this city, on the night of October 26. Tolbert must pay the widow $1,100, pay the costs in the case, appear in court a year hence and testify as to his good behavior, appear from time to time for five years and convince the court that he is abstaining from 'the use of intoxicants and make satis factory payments toward clearing the 'debty on his father's property, which he mortgaged to enable his son to meet the judgment of the court. Two Deeds Filed Today. Following are the deeds filed for record today: Robert L. Fox and wife, to Adrain Tart, lot in Harnet town ship, $150 and other considerations J. D. James to Eva Jones, lot on Wooster street, between Eighth and Ninth, -i0x230 feet, $100 and other considerations. RUMORS THAT TREVINO HAS MADE, f MUST Mi ITEST CHIEF VERSA! Friends of Candidates are Be? ginning to Work For Their Favorites "Get Acquaint ed Day is Saturday 25,000 Extra Votes on First Subscription. THE PRIZE8. $685 Overland Automobile. Ford Automobile. Building Lot. $100 in Gold. $75 Vlctrola. $50 O. K. Mystic Range. $40 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet. $25 Wrint Watch. Two $60 Diamond Rings. Only a few days have passed since the announcement of the names of the candidates in The Dispatch Great Prize Voting Contest, and yet the en terprise is one of the chief topics of conversation all over this section, of the State. In hundreds of homes the ifaPj&jhas been scanned and many ambitious (persons have determined to be among the winners when the judges hare i campaign. Any person who comes to that de- t.armfnfl.tfnn. p.nri hnrlrn that. deHirion with sufficient energy to show to friends and neighbors that her cam paign has been commenced in earnest stands a splendid chance of success. Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm and all that is needed to arouse lively interest of one's friends Is to show by your own activity that you, have the mettle and the determination necessary to succeed. Have you noticed that there will be ten prizes to be distributed at the close of the campaign? Well, there are, and more than that there will be no losers. All pa.ndidfe.tAR whn mmnln . and who do not win one of the valu able prizes will' receive 10 per cent commission on all NEW subscription payments turned in by them during the campaign. t. The first prize to be awarded is a $685 Five Passenger Overland Auto mobile, fully equipped and purchased from H. L. Fennell, North Second Street. The Second Prize will be a $383.10 Ford Car. Then comes a Building Lot at Carolina Beach, pur chased from New Hanover Transit Co.; $100 in cash; a $75 Victrola, pur chased from the Queen City Cycle Co.; $50 O. K. Mystic Range, purchased from Cape Fear Hardware Co.; a $40 Sellers' Kitchen Cabinet, purchased from W. Munroe & Co.; a $25 Wrist Watch, purchased from Charles Fink elstein. Then there will be two $60 , Diamond Rings as Special Prizes, pur chased from A. O. Schuster. Candidates are permitted to go any where for subscriptions and are not restricted ' to their own immediate neighborhoods, their own villages, or cities, counties or districts, but are permitted to get them anywhere. - Those who aspire to become the proud possessor of the Overland Auto- ' mobile or one of the other valuable, prizes to be awarded nine weeks from laot Mnndov nfrlit nrlll Vio va tlttla dif ficulty if they will only enlist the - help of their friends early in the cam paign. Every subscription payment for three months or longer, whether new, oia or DacK payment win count ior a certain number of votes. v Don't forget that next Saturday, Dec. 2, will be "Get Acquainted Day," in the big Prize Campaign and every candidate is cordially invited to call at The Dispatch office and get ac- and his assistants. As a special in ducement every candidate who turns in a new subscription for three months or longer, on or before that date, will be given a special ballot good for 25, 000 Extra Votes. Only one of these extra ballots will be Allowed anyone candidate. That certificate' may rep- . resent just the diffeernce between suc desires one of the valuable prizes ' should secure their first subscription resent just the difference between suc cess and defeat, and-every one who as soon as possible. This offer Is for a limited time only. (Continued on Page Two.) ' AMERICAN SHIP REPORTED 8UNK. London, Nov. 28. Lloyia has a report that the American steamer, Chemung, has been sunk. , !. vM mnuE?