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VOL. XXII. NO. 329.
WIlJVIINGTpN NORTH CAf )LINA; MON DAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 1 1 , : 19 1 6,
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
T. AFTER THE
;-:-v;v-.; tor,'
rirjAL LUI1IUU
ill
GOV
DUES CAUSrrJG
: HIGH PRICES
Making Stand on Boundary
Line of Northern Province
Trying Unite Forces
RUSSIANS KEEP
HAMMERING AWAY
Czar's Troops Endeavoring to
Cut Into Hungary and Get
Behind Supply Lines Lit
tle Doing on Other Battle
fronts. Indications today point more strong
er than ever that probably a defense
line of the Rumanians, following their
retreat from Bucharest, will be
thrown along the JBuzue riverj farm
ing the southern boundary of the
northern province of - Moldavia.
Reports from Petrograd indicate a
considerable measure : of s'-cess by
the Rumanians' northern army in
holding up the Teutonic advance
, l a. i 11 A
noriueasr aiuii me runway norm oi
Bucharest towards the town of Buzue.
It is necessary to the apparent r"
pose of the Rumanians that they pre
vent the Austro-German forces' ad
vance here until the Rumanians, furth
er south, in Eastern Wallachia, that
retreated between Bucharest and
Tchernavoda, have reached the Buzu
river line. These Rumanian forces
are threatened not only by von
Maekensen's Danube army, but by a
new contingent of Bulgarians thrown
across the Danube between Silistria
and Tchernavoda.
Meanwhile the Russians are ham
mering away at the Austro-German
line on thewestern frontier of Mol
davia and are reported as making
headway in-the valleys running to
i-aiu me nest, . lucu vujcoi auucaiai
ler sa!elv. biitnossiHlV'lo achievfr anli
ier safely , " but possHttylo achieve an
eventual success in . breaking : .well
through into Hungary and cutting be-
hind the Austro-German supply line
leading into Rumania from the north
There has been little fighting on!of organization following control of sub-ect and Probably will see Mr. An
the other fronts. In Macedonia the.tne management of the war by -a small derson before tne latter's departure.
Serbians report having driven the Bui- COuncil I
garians back in one sector northeast , ' , t-.x.- i ,
of Monastir On the Franco-Belgian
iioiu nuie nas aeveiopea oeyond in-
termittent artillery activity in the
Somme area and aviation operations
on a considerable scale.
Berlin reports pursuit of the Ru
manians is continuing despite heavy
rains and destruction of bridges be
Iniul the retreating troops. Resist
ance is encountered at some places,
but is overcome. The capture of sev
eral thousand more Rumanians is an
nounced. Another heavy attack by the French
and Serbians on the Macedonian front
northeast of Monastir was repulsed,
according to the statement of German
i
army headquarters.
IN-QUEEN CITY
Ceremonial of Oasis Temple to
Be HelcT There Reception
Tonight
Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 11. The win
l r ceremonial of Oasis Temple, An-
Shrin. i 0rder- of the Cystic
wrrSiUs iiure lonigni wim a
r-pption in the Masonic Temple to
'bp nobles, ladies and candidates.
Hundreds of Shriners are arriving
10 take part in the festivities. The
c'iemonial session will be held to
morrow afternoon after
H'-ting.
a business
SUNDAY BLUE LAW
IS CLAMPED DOWN
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 9. No Sunday
Jl"e laws for the enterprising little
of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta,
, ch boasts the largest solid rock
11 the world as its attraction for sight
seers. Some of the good citizens of Stone
fountain objected to soda founts, ci
ftf stands, gasoline stands and other
"USl
ness concerns running full blast i
n the Sabbath, and put them out a
cet for mayor and council.
The other faction, believeing sight
f1? wou1 be kept away by the lack
1 these facilities, ran a liberal ticket
andwon.
SKIERS GATHER
UVEMER(5IHiniVTQ USE BSiPATTfD Dfl AEDVECSTTmilN - flMB)
LJoyd-George- Unable. Today
to Go to Palace With
His Cabinet
- Jin the cold storage! business..
Tr, it r, ' Similar investigations will be made
GX I nrVnrr161, L1'in Chic0' o"' Toledo and - Cln.
to Jkifi' .ejcinnaa' The cases will be interlock
erafl ofoe -d be
from Kins: Georee. s
from King George
Official announcements state that
the Premier was suffering from a
severe chill and that lie was ordered
by his physician to remain indoors
today. '; '
Confirmation of Repor That
Def ende of Verdun to be
Commander
Washington, Dec. 11. Private ad
vices from Paris received here today
telling of secret proceedings of the
T71,' l r j
feport that rdeneral" Petain, the de
- n 11 . i -w : - .
fender of Verdun, is to succeed Gen-T
eral Joffre in supreme command of all
the forceg Qn the western battlef ront,
as the first result of radical changes
outbreak of the wan j
,
BALTIMORE CONCERN WINS.
Fruit Distributors Given $214 Decision
Against Local Concern.
. Today in the Superior Court, the At-1
lantic Fruit Distributors, of Balti-I
more, were awarded $214.80 against j
the Northern Fruit Company, of thisi
city. The jury decided the case in a!
few minutes after it had been given j
them by Judge G. W. Connor. J
Hollen Buie was granted a divorce .
from Jos. L. Bue, as was Major Wit
Hams from his wife, Irene Williams.
Counsel for the defendant in the case
of J. M. Murphy against J. N." Bryant
were denied motion'Ho strike out judg
ment. In the case of HumDhrev Brothers
et ai vs. Bueii-CroCker LuThber Co.,
an order was made allowing D. L.
Farnor ten days to file exception to
the report of the referee. j
;
-X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X-
REVOLT HAS BROKEN OUT.
London, Dec. 11. Telegrams
-X- today from Athens say that a -X-'
revolution has broken out in -X-
-X- Cycldes, a group ?of the Greek-;
Isles in the Aegean Sea. -X-
X- The latest news from Athens -X-
gays that the note of the entente -x-
Tfl Bf nrpnqrn
IV UiU ULI UULU,
55- to the Greek government un- ! tional reconstruction,
j doubtedly will be presented to- ; In calling the convention, to order
j morrow. The note will be short -X- Senator Fletcher, of Florida, presi
i 4C- and in the nature of preparation -x- dent of the Congress, outlined the
Jr for a second note, which will -X-45-
contain more detailed -demands. -X-.
It is indicated that demand will -55-'
X- be made on the Greek govern- -3?
ment for complete demobiliza- -X-Jr
tion of the army ; restoration of -X--X-
control by the entente ovei -X-
postsi telegraph Wid railway -X-w
lines and the release of impris- -X-
oned followers of Venizelos. -X-
: 5- Adviees to the Britisn minis-
-5- ter indicate that a more calm -X--X-
condition prevails. A large num- -X-X-
ber of Nationalists continue to -X-
leave Athens.
The Greek battleship Hydra,
Sfr which is under control of the al- -x-
lies,' has intercepted tJreek wire- '
less messages from King Con- -X-
55- stantine addressed to Berlin. -X-
All Greeks In Egypt, it is said, -X-
have: renounced, allegiance to -x-
King Constantine.
'
-X- , -x- .
New York Grand Jury Will Be
Asked to Returniridict
. ments
NO WARRANT FOR
HIGH PRICE COAL
es;'Special Government
secutpr President
Studying Reports in
New. York, Dec. 11. The Federal
government's investigations into the
high cost of living began here today
jwith the presentment to the - grand
'jury of the names of several persons
According to Frank J. Swacker, the
special prosecutor representing the
Department of Justice, it has already
been discovered that there has been
no real shortage in the supply of an
thracite coal and there is no warrant
for the high prices charged by some
dealers. Mr. Swacker said the grand
jury would consider evidence relating
to a conclusion in fixings the price of
food commodities.
Getting Ready to Push Probe.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 11. Prepar
ation for the transfer of the Federal
inquiry into the high cost of living
to grand juries at Chicago, Detroit,
New York and probably other cities
was made today by the Department of
Justice United States District Attor
ney Anderson, of Boston, in charge of
the investigation, devoted today to
studying thV information collected
from various sources and the. reports
filed by field investigators. Mr. An
derson will take with him to Chicago
a mass of data relating to the activity
-"""
fod and coal speculators
ant will--be placed? before -. the various
grdx Jull!5
At the White House it was said that
President Wilson was continuing his
study of the reports bearing on the
THE LARGEST OF
ALL MEETINGS IS
NOW BEING HELD
Record Breaking Attendance
Upon the Southern Com
mercial Congress.
SENATOR OVERMAN
ON THE PROGRAM
Opening Session at Norfolk a
Big One International
. j-..
Keconstruction UlS-
cussed
Norfolk, Va Dec. 11 The South-
ern Commercial Congress convened
'here today with the largest attend-
ance in the history of the organiza-
tion. This unusual outpouring of rep-
resentative men, from not only the
sixteen Southern commonwealths,
which compose the Congress, but
from other States, as well, was at-
tnbuted to tne importance ot tne gen
eral subject of discussion Interna-
steps to be taken in this country to
meet the changed world's conditions
after the European war ended and
otherwise stressed not only what has
been done, but what must be done if
the United States is to play her full
part in the rebuilding of Europe and
the commerce of the world.
The opening session was given
over to welcoming exercises. ,The
delegates were greeted by Governor
Stuart, of Virginia, and Hon. Wllliam
Wyndham R. Mayo, Mayor of Nor.
vice president of the Congress, re
folk. Dr. Owen, director-general
sponded. Other speakers today were,
John. Barett, director jot the Pan
American Union ; Comptroller of Cur
rency ;", John Skelton Williams, Gov
ernor O'Neil of Alabama, Senator
Ransdell of Louisiana, and Senator
Overman of North Carolina; W. P.
Harding, of the Federal Reserve
Board, and Congressman Small, of
North Carolina.
: 7 0! THE MfTi P
v? APFE: A ; T)ESCI0'G -T-nr nniirrnrmnr Shows Production Aniountso
tefe0 THE CONFEREIE
fSrcrl THiRHfiPRnnniy
M M III . 1 II I M .1 . I . .1 1 . Will ' I KHl
B LINE OF FALKENHACYH PURSUIT
-C-POSITION OF MACKENSE.N'S Af?r
?. J - -gp .,..?
THE RETREAT IN ROMANIA.
"' v..-;.. .
-With Ploesci, tirtt important rail road , centre of Rumania's great ojl
district, captured by Falkenhayn, and with Mackensen at the southern
and western gates of Bucharest, the Russo-Rumanian defenders of the
capital found their only avenue of escape in the railroad running east
across Wallachia. .While, Mackensen 's forces in the Dobrudja stand ready
to cross the Cernavoda bridge and cut off the retreat at Fetesci, Falken
hayn is aiming jta the event of Mackensen's failure, yto block the fleeing
army at Faurei. , The whole object of the Rumanian retirement is to
abandon all of Wallachia, and once safely past Faurei, to rally, gather re
inforcements and start a counter offensive from Moldavia, the district oc
cupying the extreme northern neck of Rumania.
THOUSAND
BE
Many Interesting Changes in
.Standing of Candidates; in
Dispatch. Contest -r More
ExtraVotesThis Week arid
5 Next Xhan ATinie Uater.
9Jf
Saturday was? a busy -day at - con
test headquarters and, ther,e was an
avalanche of votes cast for tiie 'differ
ent contestants. There were more
votes cast than at any time since the
big contest began.
As a result or the heavy voting it
will be noted that there are many
interesting changes in the standing
of the candidates who are striving so
vviio,iili iui tuts ui& hsl oi ijnzea oi
fered by The Dispatch. Some of the
young ladles "who were thought not
to be in the race have demonstrated
by the large number of votes which
they cast, that they are certainly in
the race,, and in to win. On the other
hand, it is also shown that some of
those who were figured as sure win
ners will have to do their utmost to
maintain any advantage which they
might have had.
Attention is again called to the Dia
mond Ring Which is offered as a spe
cial prize for work done this week
and next. The ring will be awarded
to the candidate 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.
The first period of the contest will
soon- be a thing of the past, and all
of the Candidates will do well to
make every spare minute count, be-
tweep now and December 22. There
will be a reduction of 10,000 votes on
each $15 worth of subscriptions af
ter that date. If a $15 club is not
completed during the first period, the
amount turned in will be carried
over to the next period, but if com
pleted during the second period the
candidate will receive 140,000 extra
votes, instead Of 150,000 extra votes
offered during this period.
There are a few of the candidates
who think that they can win one of
the prizes by just, clipping the cou
pons from the paper each day. It is
all right to clip the coupons that
is what they are put in the paper
for but if you wish or expect to win,
you should secure some subscrip
tions. Subscriptions count for sb
many more vbtestand a candidate by
securing one subscription for three
months can get more votes than she
could get in a day by just gathering
the" coupons.
The special ballots which are given
on subscription payments and the
certificates for the extra votes need
not be voted at the time the sub
scriptions are turned in, or before
the close of the Diamond Ring offer
or the first period. This answers a'
question, that has been : asked over
the telephone, and in person, by doz
ens of the candidates during the past
few days. The ballots issued or sub
scriptidis and. the ; xtra votes do
not 'have tor be ' voted until the last
day of the contest. They will count
for just as many votes on the last
$P
day of . the contest as they do today.
Only the subscriptions and money
have to be .turned in before Decem
ber 22, in order to apply on the Dia-
mond Ring offer and the big club vote
I offer in effect during the first period.
MM
th expositions; of honor, will -be pututd
the necessity oFroaking diligent and
energetic efforts during these two
weeks, in order to retain the position
which they have. Those who are
low in the list should strive to attain
the tide of votes flows in 'they will
not be hopelessly in the rear. If " a
word to the wise is better than a
Century dictionary to the unwise, the
suggestion that a few subscriptions
during the first period would make a
wonderful change in a candidate's
standing, will no doubt be acted
upon.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
WONT ABANDON ALt
OF ITS
But Congress Apt to Cut
Short Its Usual Christ
mas Outing
(By George H. Manning.)
. Washington, t. C, Dec. 1. Sena
tors Simmons and Overman are of the
opinion that the usual Christmas hol-
iday taken by Congress will not be
entirely abandoned, although It may
be reduced from the usual twelve or
fourteen days to one week.
Speaker Champ Clark has urged
no holiday be taken at Christmas time
except for perhaps Christmas day it-.C
self, in order to speed up legislation J E
and allow the Congress to complete
ihe "task before It" before it reaches its
end on March 4th. I
"I rather believe the Senate wUl not
wish to abandon the usual Christmas
holidav." said Senator Overman. "On
account of the large amount 6f work
0 f
ST
HOLIDAY
before us and the short time in which ; circuit, R. M. Fitts; Southport, T. G.
to dispose of it, it would perhaps bejvickers; -Swansboro circuit, J. M.
advisable to take just one week off Lowder; Tabor circuit, R. A. Burton;
ov fmm -Thursrtav tn Thursday . Al-iTown Creek circuit. E. W. Glass:
..l j 1 .4. rt v..
most everyuouy wuu wuw
home with his folks on Christmas day
and Senators and Congressmen who
live many miles from home most' of
the year have the, same love of the
old home fireside as most other folks.
"I believe we can take a week's
holiday at Christmas and stil com
plete all the program."
oeuaiur oiuiuiuus iB.uiutu .
at the business-like way Congress , es
pecially the Senate--is getting down
to its task and believes it will be un
necsesary to forego the Christmas
holiday in order to finish up by March
4thr "I think Congress will take some
. . ... , t
Uhristmas nonoay, pernaps a wee
this year," said Senator Simmons,
"Most folks want to have a few days
ARE. LmCSURJjS . TMNEV. ARE
Favors Home for Wayward
and Delinquent Girls of
The State
MINISTERS GIVEN
THEIR CHARGES
Two New Divines Come to
Wilmington Rev Thomp
son Goes to Warrenton.
District
x- -x- -x-
iff
WILMINGTON APPOINT-
MENTS. .
: :
Durham. N. C, Dec. 11. Rev.
35-
J. H. Shore becomes Presiding
if Elder of the Wilmington Dis-
-X- trict; Rev. E. C. Sell goes to Bla-
den Street church; Rev. J. M.
McCracken to Fifth Avenue. No
-X- other changes.
Rev. L. E. Thompson becomes -X--X-
Presiding Elder of the Warren-
ton district.
45- -3fr -55- - -X- tf-
Durham, N. C, Dec. 11. Confer-
ence opened today with Rev. L. E.
. Thompson in the chair, the .Bishop
1 arriving little laterf Jts weatner-
ity, which was adopted; ; Report of
the Board of "Church Extension 'was
adopted. The ireport of booKs and
periodicals was adopted. The commit- j
tec icuuuiiucuucu wo.. faD""s,i1fiHe, Hay Street, J.,D. Bunay; Ferson .
secure 2.000 new subscribers for the
The Christian Advocate Kaieign Aa ;de j B Hurley; Beaufort, .Frank,
vocate and other Methodist publica- CuIbreth. Goldsboro, St. John, R E.
tions were endorsed. U Edwards; St. Paul, A D. ; Wilcox?
The Conference adopted a resolu- Kinston, Queen Street, H. A. Hum
tion offered by S. M. Bradshaw and ble; .Caswell Street, E. N.'Harrlsonj
M. T. Plyler advocating the estab- Morebead City,, D. N.- Caviness;
lishment' of, a home for vayward Mount Olive and Faison, 'J M.
and delinquent girls and women ih.wright; New Bern, Centenary, E.,Mc-
the State.
A. McCullen was elected chaplain!
in the United States Army.
The report froiri the superannuat-1 tie ; Laurinburg, R. F. Bumpass; Lum
ed members of the Conference was a'berton, W. B. North; Maxton, A. L
touching "feature of the morning. At Ormond; Mount G Head, N. Cv Year -the
conclusion, the Bishop raised the by; Red Springs, A. J. Parker; Rock v
hymn, "ThereJ Is Rest For the!mgham, G. F. Smith; St. John and
Weary.." ! Gibson, W. H. Brown; 8t Paul and .
The Conference voted 119 against Regan, A. S. Parker; President Car- v
constitutional amendment and 40 in olina College, R. B. John." - - - .J
favor of increasing lay representation Warrenton District Presiding El-
I in the Conference and making the lay
leader a member of the Conference.
The report of the Board of Educa
tion was adopted. The Emory Univer
sity College, Greensboro Woman's
College, Louisburg, Carolina and j
Littleton Colleges were endorsed. I
Assessments remain the same as the i
past year.
The ministerial appointments were
read among the concluding business,
conference adjourning at 1:30 o'clock,
The following are among the ap-
toointments :
Wilmington district-r-Presiding Eld
er, Jr - H . Shore ; Burgaw circuit, J
Whedbee; Carvers Creek circuit, t. Stafford; Louisburg, N. . u. wu- ;
J. Watson; Chadbourn circuit, G.'8on; Oxford, R. H. - Willis; Raleigh
:M. Daniel; Clinton circuit, D. L.
Earnhardt; Hallsboro circuit, W. C.
Benson; Jacksonville and Richlands,
C. E. Vale; Kenansville circuit, J. P.J
Pate; Magnolia circuit, R. F. Munns;
Onslow circuit, T. W. Lee; Scott's
'Hill circuit. T. M. Phillips; Shallotte
K(rnllnn arA Xinaa Vt n 1 TVT n hItt i
t n -r A,n ,IH roirrpt to
Whiteville, CM. Lance. Wilmlng-
ton: Bladen Street, E. C. Sell; Fifth
Avenue. J. H. McCracken; Grace. M.
T. Plyler; Trinity; W. V. McRae. -
Wilmington circuit. J. . H. Miller;
transfer from Oklahoma conference,
C. K. Proctor; to St. .St. Lewis con-!
fnrnno T M PiilhriM'h tn WpRtftm
iu. m vu.v..-.-. - -
Houser.
Elizabeth City District Presiding
t-i--. n ao-oo. t--r.f--i w a
Cade;' Elizabeth City Road. C. B. Cul-
breth; First Church, J. L. Running-
- ;
uiuc :i, vr. - xuai.-, u uw , ... i
ni..isii --- w-n tviair lolnra
ai .uuouuoo xco wi
and I hardly think Mr. LiarK s pian i
will oe aaoptea.
PRODUCTION IS
NOTED BY STATE
North Carolina Produced : Ber -;
tween Six and Seven Hun
dred Thousand Bales -Sensational
Break on the .
New Orleans Market rt'
Washington, Dec. 11. Cotton pro
duction in the United States for the
season of 1916-17 will Amount to 11,-511,000-bales,
the- equivalent of- 5p0- I
pound bales, , the Department of Agrl- '
culture announced today in its .final '
report of the season. . , . -
Last year the production was 11,
191,820 bales, the equivalent of 500
pound bales. The record crop was
'.grown in 1914, when 16,134,930 bales
Jiwere produced.
! Productions by States, with last
. year's figures -for comparison, In-i
elude; . .
i North Carolina646,000 bales "for
1916, and 699,494 bales for-1915.
South Carolina 920.00Q "bales foJ ;
;ana i,nji,iy Daies ior iio
Big Break On Exchange.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 11. One p
the most sensational breaks ever re
X-i corded on the local cotton exchange
occurred immediately " after the an; ,
nouncement of the government's estl-'
mate of 11,511,000 balesu for, this sea-
son's cotton crop. March . declined 97.
' poinis, pracucauy uuom mo
flrst three minutes, arter , receiving .
the announcement,, and. other; months
were almost as .weak, 'July losing, $i
a bale., a drop of , points, v.
mouth; B. T.' ;Huriy;::.''! :?
Fayetteville District Presiding El.
.u,der, J. T. Gibbs; Dunn, J. A. Horna-;
d Duke w L. Manness; Fayette-
Whorter: Riverside, H. B. Hill.
Rockingham District Presiding
Elder, J. H. Hall; Hamlet, M. H. Tut-
der, It. E. Thompson; Enfield and
Halifax, E. D. Dodd; Henderson,
First Church, R. C. Beaman; LUUe-
ton, A. P. Tyer; Murfresboro and
Winton. . N. M. Wright; bcot.ana
Neck, F. B. McCall; Warjenton, R. H..
Broome : Weldon, F. . M. Shamburger.
Washington District Presiding El-
der. C. L. Reade; Elm City, U T, Sin
gleton; Greenville, Jarvis Memorial, -
j m. Daniel; Rocky Mount, nrsi
church, R. C. Craven; TarJ)oro,.H. I. .
Glass; Washington,' VE.54. Snipes;
Wilson, W. A. Struby. - . .
Haleigh District Presiding Elder,
J. E. Underwood; Benson district, J. 1
Central, S. E. Mercer; Edenton Streer,
M. Bradshaw; Ep worth, R. F. Taylor,
Jenkins Memorial, J. W. Petter. -. ;
Durham District Presiding elder, J
C. Wooten; Durham Biranson. O. I. Win
son, Can. Church, G. B; Starting; La Vf-.
airy, J.. H. ,FrlzeIIe;- Memorial, nw.
North; Trinity, C. J. Hitrrell; West
Durham, W. C. .Martin ;' Hillsboro cir;
cult, T. M. Grant. . , . ; . .
Confined to His ' Room. Friends of.
" 7"
learn that he has-been conflned-to .
his room since Satordaar . because 4 ,
illness. His, condition is, not serious
however, and he expects to be out
again in a few days. r 7 . ,
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V rT-rrrrrr -w- r -w -m-
.y. nATP TOR HEARING
4,'
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Washington, Dec ' 11. Argu-
ment on the constitutionality of
the Adamsoa eight-hour law will
- y be heard by the supreme m court '
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