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WEATHER FORECAST.
Weather North "Carolina: Fair
Sunday. Colder In eastern part,
pair Monday. -' ,'
THREE SECTIONS.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN WILMINGTON
VOL. XXII. NO. 329.
WILMINGTQ NTO CAROLjltfSU RDAY AFTERNOON; DECEMBER fft 1 916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BY
!1 HUGE BOYCOTT
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WTH CONFERENCE
Germany Claims Capture of
Seventy Thousand Ruman
ians Since December 1 st.
BOOTY TAKEN IS
A VAST AMOUNT.
Russians Launch Big Offen
sive In Effort to Drive
Through The Carpathian
Line German Military
Governor For Bucharest.
The capture of 70,000 Rumanians
jinn Pi'comber 1, an average of
moiv than 8.U0O daily for eight days,
ff;ls announced by the Berlin war
office yesterday, i ne military booty
in Ulai I'en-ju niciuueu lot uhuuuu
and 1-0 machine guns. These fig
ures, based upon a "superficial clear
ing up of the battlefield rrund Bu
charest," the Berlin stateme-:'- adds,
show to what a degree the Ruma
nian army is demoralized." The Ru
manian losses in dead and wounded,
it is said, are in proportion to tb
number of isoers. The booty tak
en is as incalculable.
The Russo-Rumanian forces are re
treating "all along the line before von
Falkenhayr.'s right wing and the rap
idly advancing Danube army," Ber
lin announced.
In the meantime tne Kussians nave
, . : ,1 : . . .1 h o j
launched another offensive, evidenly!
on a large scale, in the wooded
Carpathians. Furious onslaughts
throughout day and night, with im
Lilt f n.r Qfl1 nio-ht -nr4-V. im j
T- X. Z
PITPCT.1VPK haVP rPSnlTPfl Stf..
portant
cording to official admission from
Berlin, in local gains for the attack
ers. On the whole, the German war
office claims, the assaults were a
failure and the territory gained was
without proportion to the bloody sac
rfices at whiefcvit. was wrested, from
the Teutons. The Petrograd war of'
lice reports the occupation of two
heights in the Putna
Valleys, 500
prisoners being taken.
Cable uioatches from the
allied
capitals yesterday expressed the
hope some even the certainty that
the Russians will yet be able to turn
the tables on the Teutons by break-
ing through the Carpathians and pe-
venting the invaders of
tin '
from extending. their front into
I-
oavia. To tthe impartial observer
is clear, however, that this object
can be achieved only by swiftness
;incl (leei.-;ion probably it must come
within the next forty-eight, hours.
Moreover, it must be a "break
through" of the first order, which
would shake the entire Teuton Hnes.
for the German official statement
that the "pursuit progresses accord
ing to plans" means nothing short-of
;m unehncked advance of the dual
steam-roller through eastern and
northeastern Rumania, with a .view
'o establishing a Teuton front from
'he Kronstadt region to the Ruma
nian city of Braila. That front es-ah-Mslied.
tho Teuton liiirh r.ommand
"ill be in a strategical position in-!
comparable in advantage to anything
sp('n in this war. Its character will
,f suc-h as to force the Russians; au
tomatically not only to abandon their
eleventh hour offensive in the moun
tains, but to move back their lines
'guards to escape a huge flanking
Mvef.p. Whether that movement is
10 be followed up by a winter cam
Ia'Sn against Bessarabia, with
Odessa as the main goal and with an
mevirabiy disastrous effect upon the
liole southern battle line of the Rus
Slan!3. or whether the Teutons will
Pfer to mark time in this theatre
d instead throw an army against
lc allies in Macedonia, is the main
lotion about which speculation re
J'oh'es. u is not at all unlikely that
'wm win be undertaken, though the
rnians throncrhniit. th war ha.vp i
io the policy of "doing one
jjmg at a time." The early part of
;he week undoubtedly will show what
ls the central powers' next goal.
Empi.-ror Karl, of Austria-Hungary,
"eported to be conferrins 7itn the
Kaiser at German headquarters in
n !'" ld. Hindenburg and the Ans
roHungarian waf cluef are said..to
e Present. The conference may de-
c'Qe the
tary moves.
The royal palace, in Bucharest, has
Jen converted into the headquarters
1 field Marshal von Mackensen. ac
ting to a Sofia dispatch.
'nr. JinemiSPh Woetfoolianti. T
o z,ei-
dnnOUnCfifl tndav that T.iont
Heinrich has been appointed gov
nor of Bucharest. Other German
eHspaners4 sav tViot h
rman
regime in Brussels.
ON IY BACK
WITH PROTOCOL
Carranza at Last Consented to
Sign It. and Document
Coming Back:
i -
Laredo, Tex., Dec. 9. According to
reliable reports Here tonight, Albertoto arrest. His death was instantan-
Pani, one of the Mexican commission
ers who toafe jte- prijtfltcpU agreed, up
on at Atlantic City to be signed by
First Chief Carranza, -has reached
Neuvo Laredo and is due here on a
special train. .Sud.ay . morning.
The report dsciared that Carranza
at first refused to sign the protocol,
but that Pani stayed in the capital
several days and finally obtained the
first chief's signature.
Another report, however, says that
the delay in signing the potocol was
... , . . I I "I
wun ciose advisers before acceding
to the demands of the' United States.
REACH THE SCENE
TO PRESS CLAIM
n mi aa i av i
r flVPtrPVI I o V on t-n Miohmy-
.
ton to See About The Ar
mor Plate Plant.
(By George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 9. N. A.
w. ayeuevme,- ana ex-
Mayor Sutton, of that city, spent to-
day in Washington making inquiry as
to wnat lurther steps could be taken,
if any, to advance the efforts of Fay
Z 7 ,7 , i L
mor plate plant located there. They
,
found that the matter is now solely
in the hands of the Navy General,
Board, which has made a report to
T , ! "A. f "
it "b ueeu leponeu in wasnmgtonL,
T ; . . T:j a ;
statement Monday tnat would decide , , , . . . , . x
the matter and that the choice lay declared that Meyerberg told him that
between Birmingham and Pittsburgh t Z
It is learned, on excellent author-. t0re than ?15'?0?' , .f
ity, however, that the report of the I Wa1SIier well known and quite
general board , does not choose the . Plular- That he had experienced
town and that Secretary Daniels isiSome busluess trouble was known in
going to have another special com-if, vaguf, WJfTy' but nobody fted
mittee investigate the matter of rail-!?Ue trUth' ...He WaS Presumed to have
TTfcQrl rritnc, onrl crafHnr r mntA i DeGll Wealthy.
vw.v 4 uio c.xv guttiiig jj. kjjxl mate"
rials to different points before decid
ing on the plant's location. ' J
Sutton and Sinclair will
here several days longer.
remain
IN EPSTEIN CASE
t i T 11 . a i'm.
Jury Unable to Agree Last;
k.t i . ii 1 i t t 1 1
lNight and Locked Up Un-
tu; fji I
vi iiua iTuiiiig. ,
Goldsboro, N. ., Dec. 9. No ver
dict has been returned tonight In the ;
case of Hyman Epstein, charged with
shooting and killing Leonard Ed
I
wards in this city last spring, nor
1 AT 1 j , 1 A? A
van-mere H UClHlOil ueiure lOIHUr- Q
a
row, as the jurors have been locked
up for the night.
I VERDICT YET
After extended argument the caselocf imnnrtanr tn thow -wnmon nnriJ
was given the jury about ' 6 o'clock
tWc Qf.omAAn fnirt o- Tnri
Stacy's charge. As the jury failed !
to return a verdict up to a late hour
court was adjourned until 10 o'clock
Sunday morning.
BRITT COMES BACK
TO FIGHT HIS CASE.
(By Georye M. Manning.)
Washinefnn T) C Ttp .ft Hnn.
gressman Britt left Washington Fri-same
day night for North Carolina, in con
nection with his efforts to restrain
the board of canvassers from issuing
a certificate of election to Zebulon
Weaver,, his Democratic opponent.
He did not state Jiis destination or
his exact purposes, and it was not
known until Congressman Doughton
asked the House today to grant Britt
leave of absence that -he had left
town.
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Popular New Yorker Jumped:
From Fourth Story to
o x. !
Pavement.
SHREWDLY TRICKED.
WAITING OFFICER.
Head of Wagner Trading Com
pany Committed Suicide
Rather Than Be Arrest
ed for Larceny.
New York, Dec. D. Christopher
Wagner, president of the Wagner
Trading Company, leaped from thc;ing events are coming to pass in
fourth floor of the Montauk lub, Gece. Like shell splinters falling
Brooklyn, tonight rather than submit oatnide a beleaguered city, fragments
eous .
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Detective Vaughan and Henry Mey-
erberg, Yice president of the Wagner
Trading Company went to Wagners
rooms on the fifth floor of the club
I. 1 t ft 1. 1T
uuu&u uuuui i v eiucit. vaKiiui was
found clad in pajamas.
"I have a warrant for vour arrest.
Mr. Wagner," began Vaughan. "Mr.
Meyerber, here, says that you fully
understand the accusation."
"Of course," he chaffed, ignoring
Rlr. Meyerberg, "you'll permit me to:
dress."
Wo(rnr HroccoH hoetilv onH tho rin
T :v J " "
Irt til S5Sf w It a S nf L
, . ..
j elevator. On the fourth floor Wagner
I asKer permission to enter a wasn-1
iroom. Vaughan consented. A mom-
I ent afterwards Wagner closed the
jdoor, Vaughan regretted having left blockade. It become effective yester
i Wagner alone. He pushed the door day morning. In less than three
open. He noticed that another door
leading into a small reception room
(was open. He burst through to see
r,BBWW uimu,U8 uver A 1UW suttlu.
roil rn tVio ViQlcnnv iitcilo fha
1 r KMV:MM. 1 1
! dow,
"For God's sake don't be foolish,"
yelled Vaughan. "Wait a second;
there may be a mistake."
i Wagner made a short reply that
t noif Hot VqiiotViqti nrr Mavarhapcr TirTi r
,toHejwed nhe detective; could 'catch,
whn thft tw pn tf - ithiT1 tpn
feet of him, utterly unable to prevent )
it, Wagner slid over the railing.
His body landed on the curb direct-J
ly in frnt of the home of the late
. T n .
Wm. J. Gaynor, formetr mayor of
New y k
Th S1)ecific charee aea'inst Waerner
The specihc charge ag&mst Wagner
1,094 drawn on the Battery Nation-
nonV wo,.
Dnv . comnlaint. Vaushan
SUCCESS If
Subscriptions Secured During
TL . rT. - r T j
1 his 1 ime do 1 oward $60
rv j d- j ai
Diamond Ring and Also
u, u:u- . l.,
Than at Any Other Time
During The Contest.
The next eleven, days are certainly
going to be eventful and important to
AncMor9hlA nnmhor fnif roai
dents Df Wilmington and vicinity. In
hi tm a niip.stion of thft verv errant..
girls, who are contestants in The
Dispatch contest, will be . settled. This
question is the winner of the $60 dia
mond ring, which The Dispatch has
offered to the contestant who turns
in the largest amount of money for
new subscriptions between Saturday,
December 9, and Friday, December 22,
who does -not win one of the more
valuable prizes.
In still another way, the next elev
en days will be important to these
people. The first period of the
contest will come to a .close at the
end of this time, or in other words,
at 9 p. m., Friday, December 22. At
the end of the first' period, the num
ber of extra votes is greatly reduced,
and 10,000 less votes will be given, for
each $1S worth of subscriptions than
are given during this period.
All this means that the contestants
who pitch in and work with all their
heart and strength, from now until
1
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Unless Shaken Off Starvation'. -. TL. ,'IiT
?May Stalk The Hellenic . trict Auoy Thinks It Is
i j Way to tJnner Lown High
Land.
KING MOBILIZING j
A. GIANT ARMY. FEDERAL GRAND
, rr rl :r juries to probe.
Expected That Teutons Will
Launch Attack Against the
Entente ?h Macedonia.
jNlews Hard to Get.
Amsterdam, Dec. 9. History inak-l
of new .arf shooting across the cabfc
land radio lanes of Europe from vari-
'ous points in the near east. They
auoU as ufuc Q -a-a- t . n
happening Helenic kingdmnas
a BheU Untor can
. ut
O- v......
xut! imm m ameub auu odioumi
arf reveUinS . the novel capacity of
mi. t i -t n ;i.
self-appointed staff correspondents of
iue universe, m eager nvairy mey
are sending broadcast their dispatch-
ed.- Quantity is the watchword and of the high cost of living will break
"scoops" are appraised by their qual- within a week. The measure advo
ity as propaganda, pro-ally, pro-Ger- cated by Mr. Anderson constitutes
man flt nrn-Orpsk. flimic-h vprv Httlo
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'of the latter, owing to the vagueness
' of the accePted definition of that char -
acter.
Only two facts are universally con -
; ceded and authenticated:
Greece is in the grip of an allied
WBehS " -uis mucKaue is not iiuea,
starvation will stalk through the land
of Hellenes
. .
FT 1 ,3 C i. J 11 1 i
stjuoiiu xaci is tuat in spue 01
rla tf ina1 PnnofdnHno rvTfiinici
" yvUOvauu& tmuoo "ecu- dispensaries to cut tne living cost,
fastly defiant. He is mobilizing his Declaration of the nation-wide boy
army, estimated at 75,000 strong. cott by the government's chief inves
The inevitable conclusion drawn tigator will not halt proceedings
everywhere, including the entente against speculators, however. Attor
countries, from this state of affairs, nay-General Gjejgpry :, today gave Mr.
is' that Constantino figuring upon Anderson- free rein in ordering grand
an early Teuton drive-against the al- jury investigations and Mr". Anderson
lies in Macedonia.
That he has been assured bv the
Central Powers that such a drive is
about to be launched, and possibly is
on the way, is generally credited.
As far as the Allies, are concerned,
Viscount Grey's statement of yester-
day placing the blame for the whole
luelv situation smiare.lv imnn tho
7 " '7.: r .
Greek monarch and his supporters,
dispelled all doubts of the determin-
ation on the part of the entente to
force a backdown, bydeeds inslead of
diplomatic negotiations. i
The Royalist Press of Greece, ac-1
cording to unofficial despatches, is
publishing accounts of Teutonic vic
tories in Rumania andjredicting Teu
ton co-operation in the "liberation"
of the HeUenes.
"
DEPEI 01
THIS PERIOD
December 22, will not only be working
to secure the high value first period
bonus votes, and insure their success
in the race for the two automobiles
and the other valuable prizes, but
they will also be working for the dia
mond ring.
Work done during the next few
days will have three distinct advan
tages. It will secure the high vote
values. It mayi Insure the winning
of the automobile. It will be working
for the diamond ring and the more
valuable prizes, and in working for
both, a candidate is pretty sure of
getting the. ring, if she happens to
fall short of having enough votes at
the end of the contest to win one of
the more valuable prizes. The candi- to
daee who works hard during the next
few days to win the diamond ring will
necessarily have 'given herself a con
siderable advantage over her compet
itors in the big race for the automo
biles. This advantage gained, one of
the big prizes should be hers, for it
will only be. necessary for her to pre
serve her leadfi to be a winner in the
end.
Eleven days not a whole lot of time.
In fact, it is so short, that very little
time can be. let to go by unprpfitably,
without inviting defeat for the candi
date's cherished; hopes. Success In
the contest is. nurely and simnlv. a
matter of work. Some may think that
lnck has something to. do with it, but
it hasn't. ' It is work. It isn't hard
Cost of Food.
Department of Justice Prepar-
ed to Push a Vigorous .In
quiry Into The Oppres
sive Situation.
Washington, Dec. 9. The Depart
ment of Justice tonight practically
confessed its helplessness in reduc
ing the, cost of living by legal pro
cess and appealed to the people of
the United States to join in a nation
wide boycott against high-priced
foods.
Federal District Attorney George
W. Anderson, of Boston, chief food
price investigator tor tne govern-
ment, in a statement tonight de-
clared that if the people of thc coun;
try will co-operate in boycotting the
foods which the speculators have run
up to prohibitive prices, the backbone
ii tu u
l""""-" nu6coi, uijv-uii. ucuaia-
tion in the history of the country.
i After consulting with Secretary of
Agriculture Houston and his scientist
! assistants, Mr. Anderson declared
that the people should buy such
' fods as ri?e corn meal and other
highly nutritive but low-priced com
modities.
The same advice is given by Dr.
.?iey " Zf' nG 5 ""1
' II I t I Ml I I I II II I -IVIt-II III 1 IIM I 'I II I I I I I V
noted food experts in the country.
" Dr. Wiley says the United States
wastes enough food to support Ger -
manv ana aavocaies iH-uniciuai iuuu
1 1 J 1 C T
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i announced that he will call such in-
ouiries by the middle of next week
in New York, Chicago and Detroit.
Other grand jury proceedings may1
be expected in Cleveland, Indianapo-
lis, Minneapolis, Kansas City and
other Middle Western, points.
Frank jVI. Swacker was retained to-
dav by Mr. Gregory as a-special
agent in charge of the New York
" vi-
City inquiry, which turns largely on
the coal supply. Mr. Swacker won
distinction as an investigator in the
New Haven case, as he was retained
by the government
Mr. Anderson said tonight that the
people should not expect too much
to be done in the way of apprehend
ing speculators. He declared that
the laws under which proceedings
can be instituted are inadequate and
strongly intimated that chief reliance
for relief from the present food price
situation must be the boycott for
which he appealed.
Considerable evidence has been
procured, said Mr. Anderson, regard
ing the operation of the food and
coal "car sharks." Most of them
are brokers in large cities. Their
method is to order a carload of coal
or food, have it shipped to within a
short distance of their city and then
hold it there, paying car demurrage
if necesssary until prices rise. Then
the cars are brought in and the
freight sold at the appreciated prices.
These speculators can best be
reached through a boycott, says Mr.
Anderson. His advice is:
"Buy nothing at panic prices. Buy
only the cheap goods!"
work, but consistent, every-day work, I
which wins every time. There's one
safe rule that can,, be depended upon i
eery time, and that is, that the con-1
testant who asks for the most sub-1
scriptions, will always get the most
j subscriptions and win. "Asking the
.most people" is really an eflicacious
prescription for success. Of course,
getting as many friends as possime
help in soliciting subscriptions and
tes are also important, but this is
votes
comprehended in the "Asking the
most people" for subscriptions.
TVift nnnrlififltft who wins the dia-
ri in the - next eleven days
-will be getting paid for her work at
the rate of over $5 a day. She will
get paid many times greater than this
amount, if she keeps jip the pace and
wins one of the more valuable prizes. .
Thi3 is surely a magnificient reward
for the time spent. It would Justify
a contestant in puumg m uci
time if necessary, to gain any of
! these exceptional rewards. Tnere;ana wnetuer tu umix
are
few days in which any woman's
time could, be more profitably spent.
than in the campaigning for The Dls
patch pr.'zes.
Annual Custom to be Observ
ed in Beautiful Way This
Morning.
AD JOURNMENT WILL
COME TOMORROW.
Statistical Report Will Make a
Fine Showing of Year's
Work Ordination of
Elders Tonight.
(By Susan Iden.)
Durham, N. C, Dec. 9. A love
feast the annual custom of the North
Carolina Methodist Conference at
9:30 o'clock.. Sunday, morning will be
followed by the sermon by Bishop
Kilgo and the ordination of the class
of deacons. The elders will be or-
dained Sunday evening at Trinity made today by J. W. Flavelle, chair
church, following the sermon by Dr. man of the Imperial Munitions Board
N. Parker. Memorial services, will
be held Sunday afternoon. Bishop
Kilgo will speak in memory of Bishop
Wilson.
The reception of a class of thirteen
into full connection Saturday morn
ing was -the most impressive feature
of the day's session.
The Bishop cliressed them on
"The Power of Preaching." The
members of the class were H. B. Hill.
i e. R. Hill, A. B. Parker, R. F. Munns,
j William Lowe, J. M. Russell, L. B. W
J. Covington, M. B. Cox, J E. B. Hou
ser, C. O. Armstrong.
Bishop Kilgo cleared the minute
questions off the calendar and sev-
hral of the boards made their reports
! m 1- T-k ' 1- ; A 1 4.
The Bishop gave warning that he
was in no hurry to leave Durham and
jwould adiourii conference Monday
ivhen he got good and
o
ready.
An interesting and important fea
ture of the report of the Sunday
school Board, vhieh was adopted.; by
r-onnmma.:
tion of, the appointment. Rev. H.
E. Spence, wbxH finishing lib four tfi a u,uUIOu iuuu, ,;
year at Sanford, as field secretary 18d materials in France and Eng. , .. .
of the Sunday-schools of the Confer- Ia .-. .
ence, to succeed , M, W. . Brabham. , When Mr. Davison recent y return- ,:
The committee alsS recommended led T a tnJ ? ecUon n Frae '
the appointment of ..a building . com-. and Bngflurt he commented on the ,
mittee to consider the erection of an ! marvelous rapidity with which these
adequate Sunday-school building at;two nftions had expanded their facil- ,;
the State University. The commit-1
tee was also rejoiced to see a chair;
of Sunday-schools established at Trin
ity College. - . . - -
C. C. Carson -was received from the
Presbyterian Church. F. E. Dixon
. f 1 x j.t 211..
conference relation for supernumer-1
was rererrea to ine comuiiLtee uu i
ary relation. The Bishop spoke of.excePl Possioiy rupy.
the obligation of the ministry to Keep
separate from secularity.
The statistical report which will be
read Monday m0Tia4a& reports a mem
bership of 93jQ25; . infantsr baptized, .
9,021; adults baptized, 3,427; Sunday
schools, 745; scholars, 76,500; con
tributed to foreign missions, $22,
733j home and conference, $21,387;
education, $14,055; preachers, $199,
608; for all purposes, $719,383; in
crease of $135,000 over last year.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
FROM FATAL BURNS.
Magnolia, N. C, Dec. 9. Mrs. A.
G. Brinson, postmistress here, came
near being seriously burned yesterday
when an iron, with which she had
been ironing, and which had a gaso
line attachment for heating, exploded.
Mrs. Brinson had just filled the tank
with gasoline and set down near an
open fire place, when a spark of fire
popped out of the fire into the oil
tank of the iron, causing it to explode,
and a half &QXy bottle, filled with
gasolinej that was setting near, also
ht fire . ,
Mrs Brinson had the presence of
mInd to the bottle in the fire
Dlace grab some sheets off a bed
nearDy and .smother out her burning
dotheg with them, thereby being only
Snghtly burned about the feet.
rpv AM AMn TAFT
I fUr.1 f) f
TO DEBATE PEACE.
New York, Dec. 9. William Jenn
ings Bryan and tormer fresiaeni wm.
jH. Taft will engage in a written joint
debate on peace, the press forum an
nounced today. The debate will; be
conducted in newspapers and period
icals throughout the country The
first of a series of ten installments
will be printed the first of the year.
The subject will be the platform of
the proposed league to enforce peace
join a league ui. uanuua w iiix
neace. bv force if necessary. Mr.
Taft will take the affirmative and Mr.
Bryan the negative.
Within Six Months England
Will Stop Buying Such In '
United States.
NOW PREPARED TO
MAKE ALL NEEDED.
Wonderful Expansion in Eng
land and France Raw Ma-
terial Will be Bought In ,
This Country,.
Toronto, Dec. 9. Within six
months from now, at the latest, Eng
land will not order another finished
shell in the United States. By that
time British shell contracts with
Amercan manufacturers will have
expired. No renewal will be made.
Announcement to this effect was.
for Canada, upon his return from
England, where he was for nine
weeks, conferring with - the .British
munitions ministry.
The discontinuance of shell con
tracts in the United States signifies
a shifting of the main task of supply
ing munitions for Great Britain to
Canada. Mr. Flavelle said tnat cer
tain contracts are expected to be ful
filled during the coming year. j
Raw materials, such , as coppery
brass and steel, will continue to be
bought in the United States.
Bankers Expected It.
New York, Dec. 9. The above an. : '
nouncement is in line with recent utl . '
terances by American bankers, most
prominent among them being Henry . Jj,
P. Davison, of J. P, Morgan & Co., ;
that France and England were be
coming less dependent upon the '
United States for finished munitions,,-
Also that these two counties were
confining their purchases In the
United States at this time almost en.'; '.
,to raw materials. -The raw. :, .
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Most of the orders for finished war '
munitions now being; completed n
the United States are for. shells of . "
very large calibre. American plants,
like the Bethlehem Steel, have .
i learned how to make them more sue-
cessfully than any European plants.
Principal Aides of -Premier
Lloyd-George Are Men
' tioned.
London, Dec. 9. Waldorf Astor, .
son of William Waldorf Astor, the
American millionaire, , who in 1899
became a naturalized British subject,
was tonight said to be slated for an
under-secretaryshlp in the ' govern
ment now being formed by Premier
Lloyd-George. . , v ' 5 :
Waldorf Astor Is a' member of par-'
liament and is connected with the
Pall Mall Gazette and Observer. .He
is a conservative and represents
Plymouth. He has long taken part in ;;.:
political affairs and an under secre- :
taryship, traditionally one of itio '
steps on the ladder to a cabinet seat,',
is believed to be one of his long cher-
Ished ambitions. V
Latest reports tonight from
sources close to the new premier
agreed that these will be his princl-..
pal aides: ' '
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bonar .
Law.
Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Fin
lay. '
First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir .
Edward Carson. .
.Home Secretary George Cave. V ' ' . . ,
Foreign Secretary, A. J. Balfour. . :'
Minister for Colonies, Walter Long :
Secretary fpr War. Lord. Derby
India, Austen Chamberlain. '. ' r . "
Munitions, Christopher Addison. '
Labor, Arthur Henderson.
Board of Trade, Sir Albert Stan
ley, " 'J: :'JJ.l:
Air Service, Lord Curzon. ' ;
Lrd Milner is said to be slated for
the office of food controller. 'Sir Gil-
bert; Parker, it is reported, will be of
fered an under secretaryship. .' .
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