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WEATHER FdHECAST DlSPA Fair and much colder tonight with 3 cold wave. Saturday Fair and con tinued cold. Northwett wlndi. . LARGEST -eiMQ y MINGTON vol. xxii. no; 342:, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAOLIN FRIEX AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22, 19 1 6. PRICE FIVE CENTS. m CI FINAL EDITION i n tv - -v rti 0 N press Declares Only Answer to f President of United States is "No. THE MOVE LOOKED UPON WITH SURPRISE. One Paper Declares That It Can Be Answered in Nega tive Without A Moment's Hesitation. loodon. Dec. 22. -The general pub- Wangton, D. C, Dec. 22,-Presi-lic'had its first view of President ! ?e?f Wlsovn today nominated the fol- l.on s note this morning when the!lowin,g to be members of the govern morning papers came out. The po- mf. shl ' . 1 Were taken aback, as they had ar- William Denman, of San Francisco; at the conclusion that Premier Bernard N. Baker, of Baltimore; John t'lov.l -George's speech had put an end ?on1' f NeW York; John B- Ll 6. ..... WhitP. Of KanRflft n.itv Mft - nnrlTHon- 10 uorraanv s peace iaiK unless tne:, Central Powers were prepared to. de fine their terms. - That the President's or other neu tral rulers action was fartherest from ;hp minds of the people y.-j-. shown in fne 'veiling papers, which C. not ( ;arv editorials, but came out with big head lines expressing their views. Tlio Evening Xews reprints the com- ,v,n.,t nf thp mnrnins nanfirs. with t1 one word "No" in large black type and under it '"Our Answer to President Wilson," ,'ancl again, No: No! No! That is the answer Great Britain gives today without a moment"? hesitation to the surprising r.ote of President Wilson." il SCENE OF BUTTLE' S FTH1Y British Have Renewed Their Attack on The Turkish Forces Near Tigris. THEY HAVE MADE A VITAL CAPTURE. Drawing Nearer The Border of Palestine Only Artillery Busy On Franco-Belgian Front. u hue winter weather is causing military operations on most of the fighting fronts to lack ' features of interest there is considerable activ ity in the sectors far enough south to Permit of energetic campaigning. On the Tigris the British recently pushed forward towards Kut-El-Am-ara, on the south, and are continuing to attack the Turkish forces in that region, evidently in the hope of re suming the long delayed march to Bagdad. Another field or activity that de mands attention comes with today's announcement from London that the British forces are at El Arish, in KfOPt, on the Mediterranean, 90 miles st of the Suez Canal. Little has h'-en heard from the Egyptian oper ations for some time. The British :tif known to have taken somewhat 'laborate preparations to protect the canal region. The taking of El Arish establishes the British front at this point well to wards the border of Palestine and' marks the furtherest eastern penetra tion of the British forces in this area since the war began. On the Franco-Belgian front the ar tillery is the only arm of the service that is displaying activity at the mom-j nnt and the, bombardments are not ! of profound intensity. 44i OTHER GIFTS TO THE FUND.. The Dispatch begs to acknow- Wlge a few more gifts to the 4 ' X-mnfv RtnnUirur fund." which is ' to be turned over to Adjutant j Yates, of the Salvation Army, in i aid of the big Christmas tree that he will give the children of Wil- niington, in his noble effort to provide a merry Christmas for all: i' Previously acknowledged, $30.45 ' Wilmington Typo. Union,. 5.00 ' Cash i 1.00 Hazel Batson -25 Thelma Batson 25 Hores Batson .25 . ' " Total .T7T..... $37.20'! SHIFTED I- rtHN OF THE BOARD JiOllCEO President Appoints The Ship . ping Board to Take Full Charge. ' 7 " z uuic cul, ui iiDw vji.it; ana. The board, under the law, will have general supervision over freight rates in American waters. It is empowered to organize a $50,000,000 corporation to build or buy merchant ships, 49 per cent of the stock to be available for public subscription and that not sub scribed the government to take. The rVps built or bought are to be avail- for 1ase or charter by private Interests, but may be operated by the government should private concerns fail to take them; The intent of the law besides being to restore American commerce revok ed by the war is to open up trade routes which private capital does not yet consider profitable enough for' it to enter. REVENUE OFFICERS Let Down After Period? of Strenuous Service Cham ber of Commerce New Bern, ' N. C, Dec. 22. The revenue officers and the United States Commissioners in this section are now taking a much needefd rest after their strenuous work during the past few weeks during which time a number of the violators of the fed eral laws have been run to earth and ! their operations broken up, but after Christmas they will start in again and there is every indication that the coming term of Federal Court will have a larger number of cases on the docket than any in recent years. The revenue men have information to the effect that there are several illicit distilling plants in operation in this and adjoining counties and they are making preparations to break up this traffic. ! Since Virginia went dry there has been a heavier demand for liquor than has ever been the case and the iboonshiners are said to have reaped a rich harvest. But their activities have already been interrupted and bid fair to be entirely broken up. Secretary R. C. W. Ramspeck, of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce, is now making plans for the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce, which is to be held at the Gaston hotel some time during the coming month and this event bids fair to be one of the most auspicious ever held. For some reason the annual dinner' was not held this year, but Secre- tary Ranspeck intends to make up for that deficiency in the commg Dig feast at which there will be several hundred guests. Among the principal speakers will 'probably be Secretary Daniels of the Navy; Senator P. M. bimmons, editors of a number of the leading newspapers in the State and a num ber of other prominent men. The exact date of this dinner has not been made public at the present time but will be announced shortly. -X- NO REPLY YET TO AMERICAN NOTE. Tendon. Dec. 22. The Brit- ish government will make no statement'at present in regard to President Wilson's peace note, considering that the question can be dealt with only in conjunc- tioh wtbV the other members of the entente. That was an- nounced by Andrew Bonar Law, the minister of the exchequer and the government leader in the House of Commons. Mr. Law was asked; whether a statement would be made about the American report In l 1 UJU A Called Having received an intimation that certain legislation affecting Wilmington along with other cities Jojfthe State was being planned By local men for enactment" , at the next session of the General Assembly withoItmg the people know just what the bills contain, a number of bus iness men of the city have announced that ajtaas&meet ing will be held in the Court House tonight, banning at 7: 30 o'clock, to consider this and other proposed legisla tion for this city and county. In justice to Representa tive L. Clayton Grant it should be said that the; proposed legislation is not supposed to have originated witri him. The impression prevails that an attempt was o be made to get the legislation, some relating to bond issues, through the General Assembly without the people here knowing of it until after the bills had been enacted into law. . ; All interested citizens are invited to attend the meet ing tonight and take part in the discussion. The proposed legislation is of vital importance to the tax-payers and they are urged to be present tonight and give their views. It is probable that a number of proposed amendments to the city charter and other legislation will be discussed at the meeting. LOOKING INTO THE LUMBER STATUS Government Trying to Ascer tain How South Will Fill 4 The Demand. V Washington, D. C, Dec. 22. In vestigation of the South's lumber man. ufacturing and exporting facilities is being made by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce to ascertain to what jextent the south can help fill the great demand for lumber expected after the European war. Alex Oxholm; of the bureau's staff of lumber experts, left for the south today to conduct he inquiry. He will vi8itgfafthaTtjas, (Jeorgar, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis iana, Texas and Arkansas. , The bureau plans to stat an inves tigation of the foreign lumber market after the war. GERMAN U-BOAT . REPORTED SUNK. Paris, Dec. 22. The submarine U-45 has been sunk by destroyers, says 'a Nantes Dispatch. The U-45 recently sank a steamer off St. Na-zaire. OIL! FEU HOURS LEFT TO First and Diamond Ring Peri- t r - . . r- . 1 ," 1 oas Or contest DOtn Wme to a Close at 9 o'clock To - . i s. j.i t t night Candidates are Urg- ed to Get in All Possible Subscriptions Before " Clos - it mg riour. NOTICE TO OUT-OF-TOWN CANDIDATES. a To all candidates living out- side the city of Wilmington, the Contest Manager wishes to i state that all subscriptions mailed any time Friday will be credited as First Period Busi- ness. This is done to give the out-of-town candidates an equal opportunity with the city candi- dates. S This is the last day of the first pe riod of The Dispatch contest and the last day of the competition for the $60 Diamond Ring which is a special prize for the two weeks ending to night. Both will end promptly at 9 o'clock tonight, No suctions will be accepted after that hour from contestants liv ing in Wilmington to count toward the first period schedule of "Club Votes,' 'or to apply on the Diamond Ring. Candidates living outside of Wil mington will receive first period ex tra votes, and their subscription money will go toward the Diamond Ring, if they mail their subscriptions and money any time today. The wise contestants will make the most of the few remaining hours of ! the first period and turn in every pos- siMe "subscription before 9 o'clock to J5 CHARLOTTE GETS! S T Farm Loan Board Looks On It As Likely Location of a Bank. Washington, Dec. 22. The Federal Farm Loan Board in considering 150 cities for the location of 12 farm loan banks, soon to be announced, is un derstood to be paying special attentioa to the claims of Charlotte, New Or leans; Houston, Texas; Hutchinson, Kansas; Springfield, Massi and Balti- more. MOT ion srnr THOUGH It is understood that thboar4.hasjment. Gradual clarification among virtually decided on the Idfeatiawgif six rat hanks - -v. -x 4f -5C- -X- vf -X- -X- 4f -X- -X- -X- A.DIIOOIAklf.AAILIflAII n A 1 rni.L. unvrv x w I'etrograa, Dec. 22 (Via Lon- don). Russian troops on the northern part of the Rumanian province of Dobrudja, having !-X- been attacked yesterday along r ll. . T f 1 t 11 n t me wnoie iront Dy me lemons, -a- numerically superior, says the . Russian official statement issued w toaay, tney nave Degun a tur- iner reurement 10 tne norm. -X- -X- -X- & -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -3f -X- meht. Thev realize that there will . - , oe a reduction of lO.OOO votes for !each $15 worth of subscriptions after tonight. They also realize that the difference in the number of votes 1 issued on a, "club" this period and 1 next Period may determine the wTn- , ner of the . Overland Automobile or j one 0j tne omer valuable prizes. ( Are vou satisfied with the number of votes you have received this pe- I riod Have you gotten at least one o' the big ballots for 150,000 votes? No doubt many of you are satisfied, but if you are, the most of you are easily satisfied. Some of you only need one or two .more subscriptions in order to complete a $15 club, and you can finish nnt. th r'ermired amount, he tween Snow and nine o'clock tonight ' if you will only put forth a little effort. llli pressed a determination to win thei?2,500 annually Diamond Ring. One of the young la dies even went so far as to tell the Contest Manager that he could be prepared to deliver the ring to her, that she was sure she was going to win it. The one who will be the proud owner of the ring after tonight will be the one who does not waste a minute of the few remaining hours. The young lady who expressed her- "elf so forcibly may not be the win- Ilcl, UUL iitrl cuiuusiaiaui auu luuu- dence will be jreat assistance This is going to be the biggest day, in a subscription way, of any day since the contest". began. And it should be. The number of extra votes on each $15 worth of subscrip tions will surely be decreased not increased after today , and those who do not get at least one of the big ballots for 150,000 extra -votes will certainly be- sorry ever after. Don't take a chance. Yet in every possible subscription today. (Continued on Page Seven.) THE WILSON NOTE AIMED TO CLEAR THE ATMOSPHERE Now Watching Its Receipt by The Entente and Central Powers. WILL NEUTRALS FOLLOW THE LEAD? That is Also An Important Question In Connection With President's Peace Move. ; Washington, D. C, Dec. 22. With the purpose of President Wilson's note jto the belligerents clarified by official ! statements on the subject the atten tion of the United States has turned to receipt of the note in the foreign I capitals. Diplomats here are eagerly watch jing indications as to whether the Eu jropean neutrals will follow the lead of i the United States and make a similar I appeal to the warring powers. There jis a growing spirit that the United States hopes to become the clearing ihouse for views and possibly terms of the belligerents. Several of the dipr tlomats nave apprised tneir govern ments to that effect-in order that they j may guide their replies. 1 Surprise at the fast growing signifU cance of the President's move is ex pressed on all sides. It is pointed out that at first the opinion prevailed that the note was merely a "feeler" and that the most immediate contempla tion in issuing it was to get some sort of definite reply from the warring na tions. The question that was very much to the fore today was whether the European neutrals will present"1 an united appeal. The Spanish and Swiss representatives here have been at the state department repeatedly since the proposals came . out and -probably know fully the plans of this govern the entente diplomats here of the the entente diplomats here of the that they would advise their govA- mnntR tn ronlv in a frifindlV stiirit I .... , . nrnyert a source or QeeD eraiincauon w tndftv as it was nnintea out DOtn in the note itself and by Secretary Lans- " jmg that the one danger was that the !aiiifls mieht consider the move as a pro-German one. Every effort was made to" remove this impression and have the note considered entirely apart from any other- event. The en- tente diplomats who at first were fear iful now accept this view Charge Grew reported to the state department today that the President's peace note had been received in Ber lin. GERRY PLANS FEAST FOR THE POOR TOTS. j Providence, R. -I., Dec. 22. Peter I Goelet Gerry, United States senator- elect from Rhode Island, has com pleted arrangements for his fourth annual Christmas dinner and enter- ' tainment for the poor children of 1 Providence. The dinner will be morning in the serveu iiixstiiias largest hall in Providence. There will be seats at the tables for more than one thousand children, and it is certain that the full number will be present. There will be everything there for which a youngster could wish, and plenty of it, and a real live Santa Claus has been booked for the occasion to distribute the presents. Mr .and Mrs.vGerry expect to be pres ent and preside at the dinner. MORE MONEY GIVEN TO THE WORKERS. New York, Dec. 22. The Gulf Re- finine Company today announces bonus of 10 per cent of one year's sal ary to employes of more than six months' service receiving less than WIFE OF PRESIDENT GRAHAM PASSES AWAY Chapel Hill, N. C, Dec. 22 Mrs. Susan Moses Graham, wife of Presi dent Edward Kidder Graham, of the University ' of North Carolina, died here today after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Graham was a native of Ra leigh and, was 36 years of age. Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 22. A battle to make Wyoming dry is forecast for the legislature convening here early next month. The fight will be watch ed' with close attention and interest by the people throughout the north ern, - and central Rocky Mountain re gion. The significance of Wyoming's decision is that this State, as long as it remains wet, supplies the operat ing base for mail order sales of liquor int othe seven dry States surround ing it. N p u YORS' MEETING Executive Committee of Mu nicipal Association Has Conference in Raleigh. 1UC 11111111 ""uai meeting or ine North Carolina Municipal Association will be held in Raleigh at the Cham- K. , , Der of Commerce rooms Tuesday and w T.. " iicuucouaj, ijauuai; j iuiu XV. ine program for the meeting was formu- int v00tor,i, Qt J wuv umj ui cir V-U111C1 cute yjL Lilt; executive committee of the associa tion in the office of Mayor James I. Johnson. Those present were: Mayor I. J. Murohev. Greenshoro: Mavnr , j James I. Johnson, Raleigh; and ex- Mayor O. P. Shell, of Dunn, N. C. On the first day of the session fol- lowing the welcoming formalities and the address of the president, Dr. A. R. Hatton, Cleveland,. Ohio, will de- liver an address on "Municipal Gov - ernment in Ohio." A banquet will be tendered the as. sociation at the Yarborough Hotel by the Chamber of Commerce on the evening of Tuesday, January 9 The program for the session fol- l0ws: Turi. Qti a m Aitio- oii tl 't; vvwtMjj vuuu tu Ui uj X 1 Col" dent, Mayor T. J. Murphy, of Greens- hnrn P " Invocation by Rev. C. P. Willcox, Rector 8t Saviour's Churct. Ra.eigh N. C. Address of Welcome-7-Mayor James I. Johnson, of Raleigh. K Response Mayor B s Skinner of President's Addres v ' ARRANGE PROGRAM MA a i nnr , ' r. . t"w wuo my iraye utjeu uumeu in i , AnnrASR MllTllfnriol l!AiMimiriAf inl .. . .. a-- ' v.v . v.. w. nwn n,. a r ir ; lauu. juuj. General Discussion. Adjournment. 3 O'clock P. M. Report of the Special Legislative Committee appointed to draft, general laws for submission to the Legislature chartering and financing cities and towns of the State. Report of Officers and Committees of the Association and general discus sion of the same. 6 p. m.-Adjournment. Banquet at Yarborough House by Chamber of Commerce of the City of Raleigh at 7:30 p. m. Second Day. Wednesday, January 10th, 11 a. m. Meeting called to order by the President. Address "Home Rule for Our Cit ies and Towns Under State Constitu tion as Amended" Hon. W. S. Wil son, Legislative Reference Librarian, Raleigh, N. C. Address 'Ts Street Paving a Finan cial as Well as Civic Asset?" Mayor Fred I. Sutton, Kinston. General Discussion. Adjournment. 3 n'lnok- P M Discussion on "Fire Prevention and Protection," led by Hon. James R. Young, Insurance Commissioner; -Mayor O. B. Eaton, Winston-Salem, xr q Busines Session j. Uf ne8 ' " Election of officers Selection of next place of meeting. Final adjournment. FOR Ml 1 own Bars Carnivals ana wtn-, er Tent Shows of This i NO MORE OF THEM I Traders Perplexed Ovei The I Mount Olive, Dec. 22. Carnivals, , Situation and Lower Prices minstrels and such like shows willj . p .i pitch their tents here no more, forj rrevail. they have been barred by a town. a ' ; ordinance, passed at a recent meeting1 Chicago, Dec. 22.-Wheat opened of the board of aldermen. to nervous and . irregular, The last one that visited the town, with prices from 1-4 off to 1 1-4 oyer some three or four weeks ago, pre-' Yesterday's closing A sharp break sented attractions of such an immoral ensued soon after the opening. May character that a general feeling of, "dropped to 162 1-2 a maximum over-' t resentment against that class of at-j loss of 11-4 cents. July fell, tractions swept the town, and in order to 134 3-8, a similar loss A the ,v to make sure that the community' opening May sold for- 165-an,d, July . would be afflicted with that class of 1361-2. . shows no more a town ordinance Traders seemed perplexed in their barring all carnivals and minstrels ' endeavors to understand the so-callid has been passed. I situation. ' I r i mi W kl Five People or More Loso Their Lives In a pire To day Many Injured. i SCORES OF AGED i MADE TO SUFFER. i Had to Flee In Almost Zero Weather Two Bodies So ; Badly Burned They Coulcl, Not Be Identified. j A4. ' " ! r .:T:. Jl!! fV, . ,. , , . , men uvea aiiu oovcioi UIO BUUHHUK , - . . ? from injury-as result of. a fire which. 1" J " . Kansas Masonic Home heer early to-- day. A score of old men, women and children suffered from smoke or ex-' posure in a temperature of eight above zero , Several were made unconscious by. the smoke or were overcome by the ' ' ' cold as they were fleing from the, burning structure in their night' clothes. They were taken to the hoa pitals. 1 ! Two bodies, so badly burned that . 1 identification was impossible, were' ; taken from the ruins Defore non. Tne main buildln& was three sto-V . ries hign- Tne north wlnS .of tho . buildillS was used for the women's -: department. Two crippled " women, - V wh0 sleeP in this part of the build-r V ing, have not been accounted for.' They were unable to escape as the ' stairway was burned. All the men i 1 in0the wew'saTea .ITZ iZ hood. The children- and,, "women,; many of the -latter, who are pasf"9Q years, smtered most -The records of J Tho r-mi Irlln tr Tsti t9 tVi .a,.nt mate were taken to the -hospital. Colonel Fitch, . a member of the : Kansas Masonic order and trustee of the home, stated this morning that "he did not believe that there were any bodies in the building." He also stated that "we believe there was no loss of lives of the inmates, although ' this is uncertain and cannot be ' known until all are checked up." The entire property was destroyed except he chapel and the hospitaT. The main building ,was a total loss. It was valued at $250,000. y DIE IN A Freight Train Ran Into Wash out In Florida and Train- ; men Were Killed. ' Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 22. Six men are believed to have been killed when train ran into a wash out at McKinley, Fla., today. Only one fireman of the crew of the two locomotives on the train is reported aEt repo"ed on flre- fc ! A wrecking crew has been, sent ifrom Jacksonville. ! Only intermittent wire service to . McKinl wag ible this afternoon , t nt ' scene being torn down by the wreck. Seaboard officials here had no defi nite report of the accident for hours after the occurrence. - HnHlli IV I 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 . 1 ? "7 . -. - . .rul.UB'u .-'''f I fcfM hdd i IN CRASH ilLIVI OLIVE WHEAT MARKET rfiiifli iir" num in rv n rn n mm l HDmil I1LIIVUUU i 'y . rr. I. v i - V 1 t ' :7
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