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r-. xk J. - 1 'I 4 The Epworth League of the Grace , - Methodist church will hold their regu lar monthly meeting in the lecture t- rooms of the church ' tonight at 8 o'clock. . - ' . Mrs. C. F. Norwood and daughter Dorothy left this morning for Ches- ter, Pa., where they will join Mrs. Norwood's son, Mr. Allen Norwood. ' ,: Mr. Martin Willard and his bride, who was formerly Miss Martin, of Vir- '-'kinia, have returned from their extend ed bridal tour which included trips to Cuba and the Panama Canal. A. box bountifully filled with Christ mas 'gifts was sent to the Lutheran Orohanage at Salem, Va, by the con-i gregation and Sunday School of St. Matthew's Lutheran church yesterday. Miss- Thelma Brooks is here to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. -and Mrs. J. W. Brooks, at Caro lina Place. Miss Brooks is a student at the Beach wood School, Pennsylva nia. An attractive collection of cards and booklets are being offered for sale at W. M. Otersen's store, corner Foutrh and Campbell streets, by the Mission ary Society of St. Matthew's Luthern church. The Luther league of St. Matthew's Lutheran church will be entertained by the Luther League of St. Paul's Luth eran church this evening at 8 o'clock. All members of the League are cordial ly Invited, together with their friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Huntington and children, and Miss Rose Grant have gone to Charlotte to spend the Christ mas holidays with Mrs. Huntington's and Miss Grants' sister, Mrs. A. M. Sinclair. 5 Mr. I. W. Medlin, of New Bern, field secretary Of the Epworth League of the North Carolina Conference, will s deliver an illustrated lecture at the Acorn Branch Methodist church to night at 7:30 o'clock. His subject will be, Africa." 'The League's Work in ENGAGEMENT OF MISS WISE ANNOUNCED. V It will be of much interest, not only , tt-o her many friends here, but else-' where, to learn of the announcement! A.joz the engagement of Miss Louise f" ise, the heiress to the Flagler mil 1 i Ions, to Mr. Lawrence Lewis, son of " Vr. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis, of Cin- rlnnati, Ohio, which was made by jMrs. J. K Wise here yesterday. The groom-elect is a young man en gaged in the coal mining business. His father, who is a director of the Ches apeake & Ohio Railroad, is well known here, having visited Wilming ton on several occasions. The wedd - ing will take place next May. WOULD CUT OUT THE BOOZE MAIL. Washington, D. C, Dec. 15. A bill prohibiting the transmission" of liqour advertising by mail to any one except a licensed liquor dealer or an agent was favorably reported today by the House Postoffice committee , It is aimed at the so-called mail order' liquor business in dry territory. WILL SOON GIVE FORMAL APPROVAL. Washington, D. C, Dec. 15. Form al approval of the selection at Ann apolis of the site for the five milion. dollar naval laboratory as recommend ed by the sub-committee of the civil ian advisory board, will be made by' Secretary of Navy Daniels in a few! days. . . The Store That Sella Wooltez Is NO .Now Opportunity Wm$tex Suits Prices Reduced A Wooltex Suit is Guaranteed to Give Two Full Season' Satisfactory Service. A. D. Brown . afi - .r;r.. w. h. mm Prominent and Progressive Citizen Passed Away Sud denly Abbut Noon. Southport, N. C. Dec. 15. Mr. W. II. Pyke, one of Southport's leading citizens7 arid one who for over a score of years had been most active in ev erything pertaining to the progress and welfare of this town and section, (died at 11: 5 ? o'clock this, morning. Death came in a few hours arterwarci he was taken sick and Was due to acute indigestion. Mr. Pyke apparent ly had been enjoying his usual good hftn'th until this morning, when he complained of feeling badly, remained home and sent for a physician, but medical aid was helpless and he pass ed away a few minutes before noon. News of his passing has caused a shock to this community and filled every heart with sorrow, because Mr. Pyke was both loved and admired. He moved to Southport in 1888, coming from" Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a prominent business man. He at onee became interested in the development of "Southport and Bruns wick county and was identified with every move looking towards such end. lie had been a successful merchant and real estate man, and had served ably as an aldermri of the town. At the time of his death he was city tax collector.. He was an ardent "boost er," having great faith in the future of this town and county, and had pro moted many "important realty deals, and had been instrumental in securing hpp of hisr tntfimrises. He was r . Snilthnnrt'R forpmost citizens tand nis deatn is generally mourueu. Mr. Prke leaves no relatives in this rection. brother-in-law, Mr. J. A. rulliam, of East Orange, N. J., is being communicated with, but until he has been heard from the funeral j arrangements cannot be made. Mr. I Pyke was about 67 years of age. TREASURE HUNT. r- Scores Will Look for "Y" Membership Tickets. The second annual treasure hunt for membership tickets in the boys' division of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held at 1 O'clock tomorrow. Cards have been given rut in' the" schools and among the business boys for those who wish to rnter the hunt to sign up. These cards are already being turned in and the prospects are that a large num ber of boys will be running up and down the streets searching about the curbing of the streets, around the old trees and among the rocks and in every available place that a meber ship ticket could be hid. This very novel part of the Decem ber program of the boys' division is open to every boy in the city between 12 and 18. The two membership tick ets will be awarded to the boys who fnd them, and will entitle them to a year's membership. The tickets st year J were found by Clarence Vilson and Otto Jordan. ORIENT LODGE, NO. 395, A. F. A A. M. An emergent communica tion of this lodge will be held this (Friday) evening at 8:00 o'clock, for work in the Fellow Craft Degree . A full and TTrT-r wf Qttonr1onn ronnoctnrl ATI visiting members are cordially invited - to meet with us. By order of the W. M. C. C. BROWN, Sec'y. ' Your 1 New York, v Dec.- 15. Cardinal Mer cier's protest, against the deportation of Belgians to " Germany, only brief excerpts of which eame in the cable dispatches, has been received here by the Associated Press in its full text, as follows: "Malines, Nov. 7th, 1916. '"Everv day the military authorities deport from Belgium into Germany thoxisands of inoffensive citizens to oblige them there to perform forced labor. "As early as October 19th we sentjraw materials and its manufactured to the governor-general a protest a goods, which haye passed from Bel- copy of which was handed to the rep- resentatives of the Holy . see, or Spain, the United States and Holland, in Brussels, but the governor-general replied to it -that nothing could be done. "At the time of our protestation, the orders of the occupying power threatened only 'the unemployed; to day every able-bodied man is carried Off, pell-mell, assembled in freight cars, and carried off to unknown parts, like a herd cf slaves. The en emy proceeds by regions. Vague ru mors had come to our ears that ar rests bad been made in Tournau, Ghent and Alost, but we were noi aware of the conditions under whicl: they had been' made. Between Octo ber 24th and November 2nd, it oc curred in the region of Mons, Quiev rain, Saint Guislain, Jemappes, in bunches of 800 to 1,200 men a day. I The next, and the following days, it occurred in the Arrondissment of Ni velles. Here is a specimen of the an nouncement concerning the proceed- mgs: , ' , . "'By order of the Kreischef every male person over it years oiu, suau j present himself, Place Saint Paul, ini Nivelles on November 8th, 1916, at 8 1 themselves forcibly in the homes of ' . . . .... ...Uhoso nonn'p torinrr thp VOUne O60- o'clock fBeleium time). 9 o'clocK (Central Time), bringing with him his identification card and eventually his card from the Meldeamt. , '"Only small uandbaggage is per mitted. " 'Those not presenting themselves will be forcibly deported into Ger many and will besides be liable to a heavy fine and to long imprisonment. " 'Ecclesiastics, physicians, lawyers ; and teachers are exempt from this order. " 'The mayors will be held respon sible for the proper execution of this order which must be brought imme diately to the knowledge of the in habitants.' "Between the announcement and ihe deportation there is syi interval of only 54 hours. "Under pretext of public works to be performed on Belgium soil the oc cupying power had attempted to ob tain from the communities the lists of working men out of work. Most of the communities proudly refused. "Three decrees from the general government prepared the way for the execution which is in force today. "Under date of August 15th, 1915, a first decree imposes, under penalty of imprisonment and fine, forced work on the idle, but adds that the work is to be executed in Belgium, and that non-compliance will be adjudged by Belgian tribunals A second decree, dated May 2nd, 1916, reserves the right of the Ger man authorities to supply work to the idle and threatens a fine of three years' imprisonment and 20,000 marks impossible on anybody execut' ing or ordering to be executed work not approved of by the general gov ernment. "Under the same decree, tbe right to judge infractions which had re mained with the Belgian tribunals, passes from the Belgian to the Ger man tribunals. "A third decree, dated May, 1915, 'authorized the governors, the mili tary commanders and the chiefs of rrondissements to order that the unemployed be conducted by force to the places where they must work.' w 4 v vaajf This was already forcible working, 1 repnea tnai me ruiuui & yci tuunu6 although in Belgium 1 to deportations were without founda- "Now It la no longer a question ofjtion, and he gaye me without hesi- forcible workini! in Belgium, but in ; tancy the written declaration wnicn IGermany and for the benefit of the fipmaim vieiiiicwit. "To give an appearance of plausi- bility to those violent measures, the occupying power insisted in the Ger man press,, both In Germany1 and Bel-; gium, on tuosc- tvo :rroc:s : ho m- . . . lie order, and a burden on official benevolence, "To this we replied in a letter ad- dressed to the governor-general and to the head of the political depart- ment on October 16th, as follows: -You are well aware that public order is in n6 wise threatened and that all influences.' moral and civil, would support' you spontaneously were it in danger. : " 'The unemployed are not a bur den on 'official benevolence, it is not from your funds that they receive assistance.' ' ! "in his reply! the governor-general no longer : urges these two first con- siderations, but -he alleges that doles to the unemployed from whatever source they may come ai present, must finally be a charge upon our financed, and that it is the duty , of a cts Charlie on a h&ght rampage The latter conferred a moment and hur good administrator to : lighten such with a bunch of "th bT- and W ab-' '?wchea12 charges4;, ho adds that 'prolonged utt-, solutely full ot: tho? most; ridiculously bier served with a. substantial lunch, then employment would cause our work- laughable situations th yon havo gave chase to the toush. men to. lose their technical profi- ever seen in a single release. ! fc,5J?totnI?eiSSl ; "-w1? ciency and that' in the time of peace ; Two 8oli4 j:ecl?,are taken up with rVtuS presentirwith an Innocent look to come they would be useless to in- rhnrHp's 094ary9rlc3 a!o 'rirnt o-far! ' Inar dlnriAr -hall' wrilnh fi P4v to fli' srriftH dustry. r' . ' ' ;l " "Trna than r . w -V I ; . v. . im eyery scene soea w"nout 8ayras. which our finances might haTO been. And the pretty part about it is thai yiuusvieu. .we mignt . nave r been spared those war levies ; which Knave now 'reached' the su mof . one billion francs, and are still mounting up at the-rate of forty millions a month; we : mfght have been spared those requisitions in kind, which amount to sevteral thousands of millions, -and are exhausting us. ; I- v There are other ways of provid- i jng for the maintenance of profes-j sional skill among our work people, such ... as leaving to Belgian industry: its machinery and. accessories, its; gium into . Germany. And it is neith-i er to the quarries nor. to the lime kilns to which the Germans them selves declare they will send our un-i employed, that our specialists will go to complete their professional educa tion. " .- . , "The naked truth is that every de ported workman is another soldier for the German army. He will take the place cf a German workman, who will be made into a soldier. Thus the sit-; uation which we denounce to the civ-! ilized world may be reduced to ,hesej terms: Four. hundred thousand work-' men have been thrown out of work by no fault of their own, and largely on; account of the regime of the occupa-' tioii. Sons, husbands and fathers, of j familie3, they bear their unhappy lot! without murmuring, respectful 61 public order; National solidarity pro- vides their most pressing wants; byj dint of unselfish thrift and ; self-de-j nial they escape extreme destitution, and they await with dignity and in ai mutual affection which our National sorrows have intensified, the end of jour common ordeal 'Groups of soldiers pie out of the arms of their parents, , the husband from his wife, the' fath- er from his children, at the point of the bayonet they block the entrances to the homes preventing wives and! mothers from rushing out to say a last farewell to them; they align the captives in groups of forty or fifty; and push them forcibly into freight j cars; the locomotive is under pres sure, and as soon as a trainload is ready art officer gives the signal and they depart Thus another thou sand Belgians reduced to slavery, without previous trial, condemned to the penalty which comes next in cruelty to the death penalty; depor tation. They don't know how long their exile is going to last, neither do they know .Where they are going. All they know is that their work will benefit the enemy. Several of them have been brought to sign by coer cion or by threats an engagement which they dare to call 'voluntary.' "While they certainly take the un employed, they also take a large num ber in the proportion of one-quarter for the Arrondissement of Mons of men who were never out of work and belonging to diversified professions butchers, bakers, tailors, brewery workers, electricians, farmers; they even take the youngest men, college and university students, or young ! men from other high schools . . .. . . "Th:s in spite of the fact that two V ' f Vi ftiithnHTlOQ flf thP liPrmfl.Il em pire had formally guaranteed the lib- erty of our compatriots. "The day after the capitulation of Antwerp, the frightened populace asked itse'f what would become of aKCU use.i wiun womu tbe Belgians of military age or those which would arrive at that age be- foro the end of the siege. Baron von " ... werp. authorized me ;tnthorizrd me to reassure in his name the frightened However, as rumors were parents. running that in Antwerp, Liege, Namur and Charleroi, young men had been seized and forcibly carried off to Germany, I asked Governor von Huene to con firm to me in writing the verbal guar- antees which he had given me jje i v.as read on Sunday, October; 18, 1914, in all the parochial churcnes oi me I Arrondissement of Antwerp. Young men need not tear or Deing carriea off to Germany, either for enrollment . . c ',iki n in tne army or ior iorciuie cuxyiuv- ment.' arrival of "Immediately after the .1.. isaron von uer uouz m uu cptjr of governor-general at Brussels, ij went to ask him to ratify the guar- antees given by Governor von Huene to the Province of . Antwerp, extend- ing them to the whole country, with- out any time limit. The governor- general retained my petition in order to consider it at his-T leisure, l ne - toi - iContinued . on. Page Three.) Tomorrow i the -Grand " upholds its regular Saturday ' record, . and will present another new Charlie Chaplin comedy scre,am. This one, the latest outi'- is called "The Night-Owls and and thaiiej4srutmgly : fuhnj i ... . j Charlie is surrounded bv all those old. i i i H ii. , . . i . ... ' I . .. . .. . . ; - V' .. " ' ii mill Tun i j i - ! J She could not fail to ! time Keystone (stars of fun, includ introduced jng Ambrose, Walrush, Fatty, Mabel, and all the rest of. them. . Even the . inimitnhlo and rnt Mark Sermett takes a hand on several occasions in quieting the disturbance caused by the Night Owls in their tours around the great white way. If you want to iaugh and laugh heartiiy for a full half hour, just drop in at tne Grand tomorrow, where . . -: : THE TIGER'S CLAW An Adventure of Grant, Policfe Reporter By Robert Welles Ritchie Story by Redfleld Installs Copyrighted, 1916, by KAlem Company "W ELL, what is on your mind this morning?" asked Mansfield, city editor of The Chronicle, as Tom my Grant paused beside his desk. The young police reporter looked thoughtful. "We raided Big Moe Myers stuss game yesterday," he said slowly, "thanks to a tip from Benny the Rat Big Moesto be arraigned this morning and will undoubtedly get out on can, ou Know an tnat, or course, but what rm gettlnff at fa whata going tQ nannan atiaa Via ia nH ? 1 W T up this afternoon it'll be because I'm busy, & Mansfield whistled softly. "H'm, that's : worth thinking about. Go to it!" I Grant nodded and hurried over to the 'Plice court "where Myers had evidently pulled strings, for his case was the first to caiied. He was a big, surly, flashily dressed man, and he still bore evidence of several strenuous tainutes during the raid of the dav befor. Bennv. too. was there. herded for appearance's sake among the others taking in the raid. "Without giving the slightest sign of rec- nenltlnr Rsnnv tha T?ot r n crVi r firant'S Bleeve as he pasgej. say, Jack," he ask ed, "Is dat clock right?" "While the reporter was glancing at his watch Benny sibilated from the corner of his mouth: "Moe's wise f me. He's goin' ta croak me sure!" "Yes," said Grant coldly, "the clock is right. You ought to stay home out of iron irouuie, young ieiiow. . 1 can t corner wun you !'Ve got to keep my eye on Mr. Myers." Which the stoolpigeon translated -r U'eTS enemy: In nis own way Benny the Rat stood for law and order, and Grant would i-cn. - w - ; - i A couple of men, who looked like poli- ticians. bustled in. and Big jvtoe's bail was quickly arranged. The gambler hurried out, giving Benny a venomous glance as iie wem, wiiereai ine scooipigeuii lumeu aflstv wh,Tft aTw1. Rmnt -followed him. : He knew that the Rat would be released at once on "bail" furnished by a couple of detectives, also for aimearances' sake. - -- It was no easy matter at first, for the gambler was cunning. But at last by dint 5 aSSiiih? and t() ring bells when Myers looked his way, he trailed him finally to a cheap ( rg that he- was unob served, Tommy glanced in through a side . window, Myers was sitting at a table m earnest confab with a somewhat loudly dressed young woman. The reporter's lips 'formed a soundless whistle. "1 know that girl," he muttered, "Now. Benny's goose Is cooked sure, un less" He left the thought unfinished and watched t surreptitiously. Big Moe' s re marks became more and more earnest and sinister, and finally the young woman nod ded and arose. Grant was looking apa thetically at .a disfilayA.bfr,' haberdashery as she passed him, hurraing down the B?e ; " , r .1 , a i,ftW Mor h- hidfiwise nod to a voumr toUjrh sitting across the room. Vtoe on 'JT nmni uranu waicnmc Kmy, ww .Then he caught his breath and tingled ftll Tbe trail; was getting; hot Indeed! IV -ttt If s No doubt you have already racked your . brain trying to answer this question and manv of you have not decided just what it will be. But to our minds nothing could be more appro priate than a camplete Toilet or. Manicure Set. CoL We have just received a new assortment of these sets ranging in price from $3.50 to $12.50 and every one is beautifully packed in a hand some cabinet. appreciate one of these. Come lianas Go you will be treated one of the biggest 1 . f 1 1 . J ll. l'i comeaies oi me year, aiiu uieu, uuer it is all over, you will be given two or three additional reels of dramatic features, just for good measure. NEW BILL AT VICTORIA. The third bill to be presented by Castle's Casino Girls at the Victoria will go on for this afternoon and to night, a laughable ' farce comedy en- It was a simple mattef to follow the boy back to the restaurant, where he handed in the dinner pail at a side door. Ha uiigiiL nave i UOUU15 iijc gi,unict for his father or mother in contravention of the "selling- liquor to minors" law, wero it not for the fact that he took to his heels at once, leaving the pail behind. That set tled. Tommy's doubts. He was sure now that he knew what the pail contained a revolver! . For this Is one of the ways that New York gunmen dodge the Sullivan law, which makes it a serious offense to have firearms upon the person without a li cense. If Big Moe could be arrested now he would be harmless for a few days at least. But there was no. time to get in touch with Cadogan, chief o' detectives and Grant's friend. It was imperative to watch the gambler like a hawk. Another glance showed him opening the dinner pail with a satisfied and very evil grin, and Tom my dared risk no more. He slipped across the street. A moment later Big Moe came out of the restaurant and walked briskly away with his right hand thrust carelessly into the side pock et of his coat. Again the reporter took up the chase. It led to a cheap apartment house. Some building operations were going on In tbe rear, Grant rioted, and then, as Alyers let himself in with a, latchkey. Grant hur ried to. the drug store on the corner. At last a chance to telephone Cadogan! In a few tense sentences he acquainted the chief of detectives with the situation, giving th address of the apartment house, which, his eyes had never left. He had barely finished when he saw something that made him jump. "For the love of Mike, chief, hurry!" he cried. "Here's Benny now, walkln right into the trap!" . Hardly waiting to hang up the receiver he dashed out of the booth and across the street. But already Benny's companion, the girl, had unlocked the front door, and they disappeared inside. It shut with a bang. ) Grant ran up the steps and -tried It. It was locked securely. He shook and pounded and kicked unavaillngly and then ran down.. to r .the. sidewalk and around through an alley behind. He must get into .the building somehow I ' In the rear of the apartment house was a more pretentious building, which was-, evidently being renovated as to its upper , stories, fpr th;jroC iwas a light crane with a rope hanging from it. No work-' ; men were about. It :was the noon hour, I and they were probably eating lunch. He dashed, upstairs as hard as he could pelt to the roof and looked, appraislngly across. And there, clearly to be ' seen, was Big Moe Myers,- igly automatic in" hand, i crouched behind some heavy curtains In a window with his back to5 the reported! I Not a moment was to be lost. Grant ran ; like a squirrel up a set of . cleats on tho j swinging arm of the crane, caught. th j rope and slid dowij: Opposite the window ( he began to swing back and forth; back , and forth, each swing, taking him nearer the Window, which was partly open. He must not reach it too soon or he would In all probability get shot for his pains, and If he got there -to; late' it was. Benny's, life that would alostj-v.-v . ; , ; ' Then suddenly werieaj(ed out of sighV" into the room from' .behind ' the curtains. -"With'' a sxiprerne jeffert Grant managed , to t land oh thel wfodo'w,: aHJL'fAd; retain his bal ance. Swiftly he slid tip the sash and at the same momentf came the short, ' ugly bark of an automatic and. . a v piercings . scream. . He was too late! ' Half an hour later, pale and somewhat -shaken. Grant hurried. Into, the city room, of the Chronicle.;: PWe'veot Moe .Myers.' for murder, he told Mansfield briefly. '" j "You don't say! The 'stoolpigeon,. after I anr : ; ; .. ; : v - - "No," said Grant slowly "phe1 goes by the name of ell Brady. Myers used her to bait a trap to catch Benhy. But cats don't always scratch. She used to b Ben ny's -glrl till Myers stole her which Is whyBeriny squealed." She Jumped In front of Benny Just Jn time. "Women are queer. , She muat have loved the Kat arter au II". .IT oniai ivorij in today and look them ov cr. I titled, "The Barnstormers," wliidi js I 1 .1 X l i, 1 ' saiu to ue uie very uiggesi Uill un sented by gregation. this musical comt'dv iK- In "The Barnstonucrr;," i;t-n Hay sen, the inimitable comedy star oi i!;.. j company, will be seen in the greatest i role he has yet essayed, that of "Schultz," with Bill Bailey in the rol. of "Mike McCarthy." This ooiijil." will furnish you many chances to laugh, heartily, and receive good sup port from the balance of the organ ization. Lottie McCree, as Miss Footlights, the soubrette, does some good work, and is supported by the nifty singinc; and dancing chorus, which, by the i way, cpntains seven real pretty girly, ! and some nifty costumes. ' Billy Morrell will presen; as one ! of the specialty acts that gre:t conn shout song hit, "Pray for the I.iu;li!s I taf Go Out," with novel stage .' Hi.'!; 1 which will go to' make 'this one of .(he j most pleasing numbers Of the bill. Brand new scenery will be seen as a background for today's show. TOMORROW harlie 0 oaDim In One of His Very Greatest Comedy Roles In The Night Owls" A.Scream For Every Foot With Ambrose, Walrus, Fatty and Mabel. m Ecft rM rJ M NEW SHOW TODAY: Castle's Casino Girls Present "The Barnstorm ers Hear Billy MorrcM's Inimital-ic Rendition of That Great Conn Shout Song, "Pray for the Lia'''-3 to Go Out." ALL NEW SCENERY NEW SONG NUMBERS. GRAND -i