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WEATHER FORECAST,
North Carolina Rai ntonight
Friday much colder and cloudy;
probably rain.
South Carolina Rain tonight.
Friday probably fair and colder.
FULL LEAS ED SWIRE SERVICE
VOL XXII. NO. 387.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA: TOpRSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS:
) FliL EDITION 'I
. 3lJ
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CALIFORNIA ARMED
FOR DEFENSE B UT
DID NOT USE G UNS
Only American Thought to Be
On Board Saved, Though
Accounts Conflict
WASHINGTON EXPECTS
BREAK SOON TO COME
Consul Frost Reports Ever
stone Was Sunk Without
Warning as Well as the
California Pathetic Scenes
in New York and London
i
NO OVERT ACT SO FAR.
!
(By Associated Press.) r !
Washington, Feb. 8 On the . .
basis of reports received on the S I
destruction of the California and tJb
other ships, so far, it is 'stated 8
authoritatively that none of the
cases constitutes the overt act,
which will lead to war with Ger-
many.
Officials openly express the be- '
lief, however, that the over act
is merely a question of time. 4
(By Associated Press.)
London.. Feb. 8. The Central News
wys the California's life boats, on the '
Ion side, were launched and that
iouie of the passengers and crew
were able to get away pn them. A
few who fell into the water were res
cued. There was no panic and al
though a number of passengers were
injured, all anted in a calm and cour
teous manner. After being in the
boats a short time, they were picked
up by a steamship and landed last
evening. The purser's body was
brought to land.
The California was armed for de
fense, but did not have an opportunity
to use her guns, as no submarine was
seen.
There were pathetic scenes at the
auay side, where the survivors were
L:ixled. Many were only scantily clad
lor such severe weather.
Nurses and doctors were waiting to
care for the injured, who were remov
ed to hotels or hospitals.
How Washington Views It.
Washington, Feb. 8. While regard
ing the destruction of the California
as plain evidence that Germany has
luliy abandoned her-iedg'es to the
United States, it was stated that the
Government will not be hurried into
war until there is undisnuted evidence
uoiation of American rights by de-i
uucuon or American ships or loss of
American lives, in violation of Inter
national law.
All hope, if any ever existed, that
U-rmany might modify her campaign
J ruthlessnc-ss has vanished and
"pre is no doubt here that it will be
only a matter of hours or days before
an American ship is sunk or Ameri
can lives are sacrificed.
The only effect so far of the de
duction of the California has been
to quicken the preparation the gov
''wmtnt is making for the expected
eventuality.
The latest report on the destruction
lhe California, received this morn-
'n fit lhe Stflto ri,no r-f m qt-i frnm
1 onsul Frost, at Queenstown, puts the
number
ot survivors at 162 and the
nnssmg at 41.
11 ays the ship apparently was tor
;'p"oe(l about 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
t Other reports today from Consul
ost on the sinking of the British
'iD avestone say that she also was
(lpSlrovefl ,i-i(l,niit J
I'omt had not been cleared up in pre-
c'us vicea. I
rresUlent Wilson rprpivprl iha lat-i
V'- H ll.lllllll. X.V f II ill)' I N
!jf official reports on the sinking of!
"l" t-ahiornia before breakfast and!
tVrr nothinS definite could be de
nnmed until more details were re
ceived. Americans Amnnn KHi.;.
ioik, Feb. 8.
i
Official cable
(i .,es tnat the British steamship
v norma was torpedoed without
dinmg were received here today by
the Anchor Line.
a he names of thirteen persons listed
missing vere received as follows:
w cabin Mrs. E. Smith, Edna
Hh and Mrs. Kidd, Calgary, Al-
Jv V' AWerson and son, " Vancou-
- v.. vivjis. Aioerson was saved.)
clivn C- 'Dnnell and twtf chil
cii'irir0 Phllade'Phia (three O'Donnell
ger Hst) aPPear n the hip'S passen-
Clis Ne York City.
' . r.fe 'Mrs. Margaret Little and
v ilHU. JNftw. "Vrtflr mi, I
t ont inued on PageEight.)
SENATE KILLED
BILL FOR VERDICT
BY TEN JURORS
But Gave Life to the Scales
Act for State Board of
Charities
EDUCATION BILLS
DEBATED IN HOUSE
Argument Not Concluded and j
Not Reached Prohibition
ists Put on Fighting
(Special to The Dispateh.) I
xxaieigu, ii kj., reo. a. ine senate
working four hard hours today, kill
ed the Burnett bill, providing Tor ver
dicts in civil cases when ten jurors
agree, but gave life to the Scales bill,
which creates a State Board of Chari-
tis' and public welfare
The measure providing for uniform!
system of accounting and authorizing
the Corporation Commission to
ex-
amine the-boakso counties. was apaa.-.,-
ed through second reading. j
ay displacing me uates eaucauonai- December 20, was heard again today,
bill on the calendar and making spe- Tnomas F. Logan, a Washington news
cial order for the Page bill, providing , paper man also wag to appear today,
the machinery for popular county , Therew sill was some doubt today
election of school boards the House wnether the committee would bring
this morning was enabled to debate the Inquiry to an end by Saturday,
for two hours without a vote the- The Republicn members insist that
Page bill. The provisions of that th wi not to close thehear-
measure were that counties may upon j untn lhe ori in of the aU d
petition change their system of choos- j leak ,s conclusiveiy pr0ven
mg school boards from the appoint- Wh fa leak investigation commit
ment by recommendation of the mea- questioned Mrs. Ruth Thomas Vis
bers of the General Assembly to elec- .7 , . n .
tion bv the neoDle Paee sDoke first COnti today on wn gave her tne m"
tion by tne people, rage spoKe . nrst f ormatlon on which she reportcd to
for it, and urged, as its chief strength, . Th w jwson that Secretary Tu
that it does not disturb any county i ,T1S,?2 ? i
that does not desire the change it i multy and others had profited m the
LiZ ffJ fltt Xf tS hahso : stock Market on advance information
merely aids those that do. The House p-p-Mo,, Wilson's tieare note she
could not finish the argument, and , r Resident Wilsons peace note, sne
, . , il in n, t T?T.iAv 1 declined to answer in public on the
adjourned until 10 o clock Friday , - , ..n,,,,,,
TT- 1 f 1 1 . A- i .1 i ? - .
morning.
It was
s expected that the liquor bill, ;
restricting the possession of whiskey
10 nan a ganon a year uim ueMJdieu
in committee Wednesday by 11 to 7,
would oe returned with a minority
1 -t o 11 j j r a j
report, dul 11 11ns not ueeu uuue.
prominent piumuiuuuiB u"c
prohibitionists declare '
,cujli
ing and if it fails will insist upon a,
State-wide referendum. I
Grant, of New Hanover, introduced
L DZ?I. PI l,S CCl3
of gazoline, naptha, ' benzine, and
other fluids usd for - power or illu
minating purposes. 1
nrnu AMDATDrkl TAVPM Tumulty from December 18 to Decem
GERMAN PA 1 KUL. 1 AKJlIN ber 20 the "peace note leak period."
BY FRENCH AT VERDUN
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Feb. 8. A German patrol was
nautured last nisht by the French.
near Bonzee in the Verdun sector, to
dav's official communication says. Pa
trol encounters occurred during
night in other parts of the front.
the
T ACCEDE
r
Reply In Negative to Request
m i i- f- 1
iviaae JDy rresiaeni:
Wilson
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 8. The Nether
lands Government through the Ameri-
s liovemiiiem. uuuugu cu-,
. T-r t i i
can legation at the Hague has formal-:
ly declined to accepKPresident .Wil-
son's sueeestion that it follows the
course of the United States and break) ,
off diplomatic relations with Germany.
Information to this effect reached
here today in confidential dispatches
from Holland.
NETHERLANDS ALSO
111 NO
It also was said in the dispatches safeguard any member bank threaten
that the Netherlands Government "had ed by a run by foreign-born deposi
made a protest against unrestricted tors and will aid any bank in the
warfare, and that at the same time country whose stability has been
negotiations had .been opened with, threatened.
Great Britain foir the reduction of its In the case of member banks, it is
minefield. ' - ! saidfthe board is prepared-to dis-
The Duth government plans to j count virtually the bank's entire hold
have the British field and the German ings of paper, into currency.
iiaVifrai, iwnrte mininYt . wrvw . vYvcrrla n Aarli Nrni.mptiilipr lia n Vs np.edinsr --aid to
other, so contracted as to make a clear,
ai.....'U 1c ohtno
may
puss.
i mm nil n si hi nnrr '
iVVUIVIHIl m uHdL
ON STAND IN TIE
"LEAK" INQUIRY
i ' ' 1
Mrs. Visconti Faces the Prob
ers But Gives Very Little
Information-
SAYS CHILD WAS
HER INFORMANT
Price Placed on Stand and
Made Flat Denial Under
Hot Fire From Counsel
Whipple
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 8. Hearings by
the Congressional "leak" investigating
committee were continued today, with
committeemen seeking further testi - -
1 mony from the State Department em
! ployees who aided in the transmis-
sion of President Wilson's peace note
John H. James, chief of the de
partment's information bureau, who
' testified yesterday that printer's proof
of "th& peace "note lay in an unlocked
drawer-in his office practically all day
but offered to testify in secret session.
ahR did however, it was no one
in offiHal ,iffi Thfi rommitte went in-
tQ an executive session to consider it.
Mrg Visconti finany gaVe the name
of ner informant to tne committe in
- TOT.,-; a n;na f
paper, but with the understanding that
e w' Ull tyZ ntrtin that
the committee may, if it deems advis-
k e name M she
" v' L Q wifl
able later, make the name public. She
was then excused temporarily, while
told Lawson acted as a go-between
for Tumulty, was recalled to the stand.
Counsel Whipple questioned price
about his conversations with Secretary
"Did you at any time between De
cember 18 and December 20 have any
ii- i 4-1 O a a a 4- n Mvr Hill TViill 4- T
iconvereauous vrnu dwibuu; a uuiuujr
on the matter ot tne resident s peace
'note?" he asked.
None at all," declared Price, em
phatically.
In answer to questions by Gounsol
Whipple, Price testified that he never
used any information he got from Sec
retary uumuuy vo bwiuio urui, aim i
m 1 J j a A 1 1 . .1 I
said he had repeatedly warned the
houses he sent information to that
he was giying-oniy' nis opinions. i
1 Price turned over his bank books
Is trice Lurneu over m& udu. uuuiy .
to the T committee to . show he had made
n m?Tn? P
T4. -.if in ovMifhro coocmn
-
of the committee and not in the record 3.026; Corsican Prince, 2 776; Saxon
that the name Mrs. Visconti wrote on Briton, 1 327; Vestna, 1,021; Eave
i, ot,Qt. woe tvmt of a ohili who rp. stone, 1.850; Isle of Arran, 1,918,
r0mnrtmHP.hv nnP. nf Prix's
peated
cniiaren.
Price said he had talked about the
peace note to his family, but that the
extent of his remark was to say that
if he had had money to risk he could
, . An rtf
nave mauc ui uiiioi uui, uxu xivu
UttVC y .
cT-QC tt T3TnrnCT"T
alLro 1U rt.U 1 1
BANKS FROM RUINS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington; Feb. 8. The Federal
Reserve Boaru1 had taken steps to
meet such a run, it is understood,
inav receive it indirectly trom
LUC
A board through memberjjbanks.
READY TJ FIGHT
FOR THE
THEIBIOPTI
German-Anierican Alliance
Endorses. President and
Pledges Support
WILL
FOR WAR IF NECESSARY
;
Delegates From Twenty-eight J
States Meetm Philadelphia
And -Shout For
America
(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Feb. 8. Resolutions
endorsing the action of President ;
Wilson m severing diplomatic rela-
lions with Germany and pledging its
loyalty to the United States were
adopted by the German-American Na-i
tional Alliance at a meeting which:
continued its session until early to-i
day. j
- It vas4a!so decided that in casp ofi
war to form regiments of German i
Americans and .to turn over to thej
American Red Gross funds which thej
Alliance has been collecting for Ger-i
man. war relief.
The meeting was attended by del
egates from 28 States, hastily called
by Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, the presi-j
dent. The Alliance is said to have a(
membership of 3,000,000. After the
session today Dr Hexamor issued a
statement in whteh. he said:
"Our delegates feel that we have
been greatly misunderstood - and un
justly criticised during the war, but!
further teteTtn$&&tt$l
back 'lib oiir 5 Ameriekir government
DacK up our , Amencaiv government
with our lives and our means."
Germany's New Submarne
Policy Ha8Reaped a Big
Harvest So Far
(By Associated Press. )
New York, Feb. 8. Sixty ships
have been sunk by German subma
rines or mines, according 'to a compil
ation made here from cable reports
since the German blockade order took
effect on February 1. Fifteen vessels
N
SIXTY SHIPS HAVE
mil rn! ht nnni
mum li b 1 iiviu
reportea as iosi since 1 ueuay unugs , ed and the captain seriously wound
the total tonnage of the victims of the P(1
tue lulh,
(German navy up to 119,043. Thirty-
three; or more than half of this num-
ber were British vessels; five carried
the flags of other entente belligerents.
one was an American and 23 were
owned in other neutral countries. The
only American ship thus far lost in
the submarine wTar zone is the Hous
atonic, owned by the Housatonic
Steamship Company. She was sunk
by a submarine off the Scilly Islands
on February 3.
The British liner, California, 8,662
tons, is the largest of the vessels thus
far reported sunk. The list includes
five . small Britis'K fishing boats and
four British trawlers, names of which
were not given.
The following are the names, Na
tionalities and tonnage of the vessels
lost:
British Ravensbourne. 1,500 : Es-
vi, -rn. TVon
VcV m, T'rnn. xwf'
Dun?. 2,278; Ida 500; Port Ad-
elaide, 8,181; Floridian, 4,777; Wart-
7rVi niiVfnian a oaq txrn.iAV
enfels, 4,511; Chf toman, 4,303; Warley
4 roc roiiQQf t one-
Pickering, 4,196; Palmleaf, 3,206; t Bel-,
1.905; California, 8,662; Crown
i- - r-0-to. a cn a m Oi- 'xt '
JTriUCe, 0,1.0, ASUi, o,uit, Ot. IN micxxi,
' Hurstwood, 1,229; Turino, 2,702.
Norwegian Heimland I., 505;, Jerv,
1,112; Hecla, 524; Portia, 1,127; Ymer,
1,123; Thor II., 2,144; Songal, 2,089;
Wasdare, 1,856; Rigel, 1,771; Tamara,
'453.
Spanish Butron, 2,434; Algorta, 2,
116;, Dos de Noviembre, 1,500; Maca
renai 1,122. '
Greek Elekon, 1,500; Helicot, 1,-
Dutch Gamma, -2,198; Epsilon, 3,
221. .
Belgian Marcelle, 219; Euphrates,
2,809. .... -
Russian Garnet Hill, 28272;''t!ere
ra, 3,512. - r "
Danish LarKruz, 1,460.
SwedieriBravalla, 1,553.
, Italian--Ferruccio, 2,192.
Peruvian Lorton, 1,419.
American Hoiisatonic, 2,022 .
' JUDGE DOUGLAS DEAD.
' (By Associated Press.)
GreensborOi N. Feb. 8. Judge
Robert M. "Douglas, son of Stephen. A.
Dauglas, died here-today, aged 68.
I j
AMERICAN NEGRO KILLED O
THE TUR1NO.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 8. (5:41 p. m.)
American negro fireman on the
Turino, George Washington, was "
killed, according to a report re-
ceived today by the American em-
bassy. -
I' One of the survivors is Colvin.
Bay, an American citizen of Fill-
more, Utah.
Washington was one of the
j three firemen who were killed.
According to the information re-
! ceived by the embassy, his wife
j is now in Liverpool. An effort is
4:' heinsr made hv thp smhassv tn A
I find her.
W ,
President Notified.
Washington, Feb. 8. President
Wilson was in the executive of- j
v fices when the news of the kill- i
ing of an American negro in the
; s suumarme auacs on me l urina
was communicated to him. He
I immediately issued instructions
1 that ail facts be gathered as
promptly as possible
4 l 4. .
,
UNDERSEA BOATS
KEFP OP AVERAGE
Report of Lloyds Shows Con
clusively That Subs. Still
On Job
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 8.-Lloy3.s' report
for the third day of Germany's new-
submarine campaign shows that the
undersea boats -are maintaining the
: average of destruction set by the Ber-
Tne tEird day 8 rePrted losses t&tal-
d 37,935 tons and the preceding two
dayg Stalled 56,600.
At such rate the "destruction of 1,.
000,000 tons a month, ,which is the Ger
man aim, would seen about to be ac
complished. German naval experts
contend thajt such an average would
! cut England off from the world and
end the war by her starvation.
) It is realized here, however, that
j the British Government is not lacking
j in measures to keep the sea lanes open
and that these will become apparent
as the campaign progresses.
, MEMBERS OF BRITISH
! VESSEL PICKED UP
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Feb. 8. Six men of the crew
of the British ship Dauntless, were
picked up after she was torpedoed by
a German submarine, the Havas agen
cy announced today.
Two members of the crew were kill-
BEST RECORD III
UNITED STATES
Wilmincrrnn disrnms Hnnse
Gets Blue Ribbon From
The Government
(By George H.
Washington, D. C,
Manning.)
Feb. 8. Senator
Overman has written Colonel "Walker
Taylor, Collector of the Port of Wil
mington, congratulating him on the
increase in the business at that port
and in the customs receipts during the
past year in comparison with former
arh.
Colonel Walker Taylor wrote to Sen-
ator Overman stating that the receipts
4'
at Wilmington had been increased j detention because they believe it
from $18,000 for the twelve months , largely has arisen from a misunder
period before he took hold, to $679,- j standing . and nsooh, will be straight
265 for the last six months of the cal- . ened out. It hat; been officially an
endar year, 1916. j nounced that there is no intention of
The cost to the Government for cpl- (taking the German ships. Moreover,
lectins this amount was eight and
six-tenths mills per dollar, Mr. Taylor j Germany through the Spanish embas
said, less, he believes, than the cost I syv as to the courtesies granted to
at any other United States 'port. j former German officials in this coun-
try, and their receipt is expected to
The Raleigh News and OBserver i clarify greatly any misconception in
contains the following today from its
Washington correspondent:
"Col. Walker Taylor, collector of the
port at Wilmington, has made a won-
derful record for the Government. The
"collections for a year before his term
amounted to $18,000, but the last six
months his receipts ran $679,265. The
cost of collecting this sum averaged
.0086 per doll r. That is about the j
best recora m tne unitea states, col
onel Taylor's friends are proud of it."
Fletcher Confers With Wilson. IJ five iles east of Rio Janerio
(By ssociated Press ) i there was discovered today a wireless
Wash igton Feb. 8. Henry P. telegraph station which was estab
Fletcher, Am irican Ambassador to lished to communicate with German
Mexico, conferred with President Wil- ships which are being detained in the
son todav before leaving for his post. harbor, '
R USSIANS
A FIERCE
ON THE
Y HOLDING
S A HOSTAGE
, A . . t-v
! vJtner Americans tJemg Ue
tained Pending Assurance
of Bernstoff's Safety.
REPORT CAUSES A
SENSATION IN LONDON
Washington Govt. Thinks
Situation Due to a Misun
derstanding That Will
Soon Clear Away
(By Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 8. The German gov
ernment will require guarantees that
CmiTlt vnn Romotnrff fnrmor no-rmon
GERMAN
GERAR
N BERLIN
ambassador at Washington, and theihood of Jacobstadt, killing seven and
men on Oprman hin in Ampricnn I wounding eight men. Two of our avia-
ports will be permitted to leave the
United States before allowing Ambas
sador Gerard and other Americans in
Germany to depart from tL.it coun
try, according to the Copenhagen Po-
Htken, as quoted in a Retuer dispatch
from that city
This information, The Politken
says, is contain? in a telegram sent
by Ambassador Gerard to the Ameri-"
clegationCoipeEagen; : "
All Americans in Germany, includ
ing those captured by the German
raider in the South Atlantic, and
taken to Germany on the Yarrowdale,
are said to have been detained as
hostages.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen gives the same re
port regarding the detention of
Americans in Germany and adds that
Ambassador Gerrard is not permitted
to send telegrams in code
Disc xtches reportine that Germany
is holding Mr. Gerard and all Ameri -
cans in Germany as hostages for the
safe return pf Count vonBernstorff
and a large number of Germans
eclipsed all other news in the even
ing papers. Talks in the streets soon
f became focussed on possible result
ant developments.
The American embassy here is
without confirmatory advices regard
ing the detention of Mr. Gerard, but
some anxiety was manifest and it was
learned the embassy had telegraphed
to American diplomats in all States
adjacent to Germany for information
as to Mr. Gerard'splans.
The general opinion here was that
there probably would be no insuper
able objections by the allies to the
granting of a safe conduct to Count
von Bernstorff, but that it was unlike
ly any such safe conduct could "be
extended to a considerable number
1 of Germans whether officials or civil
ians.
Through Misunderstanding.
! Washington, Feb. 8 Ambassador
Gerard, American consuls and the
American sailors brought in on the
prize ship Yarrowdale, are being in
Germany until assurances have been
received from ner'e as to the safe de
parture of Count von Bernstorff and
the German consuls, and the safety of
1 German war bound, khips in this coun
try.
It was said at the State Department
today that sensational reports have
j German ships have been confiscated
and thek qrews geized Pnding con.
firmation Germany has detained the
Americans. Officials here are incline
ed to minimize the importance of the
! dispatches have been conveyed toi
j Germany as to America's attitude
The whole policy of the State
J., , . c n ,..
The whole policy of the State De
j partment is to proceed with the
strictly regularity in or,der to afford
! absolutely no ground for offense.
! 4
SECRET WIRELESS
i JKre A DTUrn M OD A 7TT
UlNtArv. 1 tltLU 1TM 1KA.II-.
(By Associated Press.)
I Rio Janerio, Brazil, Feb. 8, At the
-I suburban town of Nictheroy on the
MAKE
ATTACK
TEUTONS
Storm Position in the Carpath
ians and Capture First Line
. Trench
THEY WENT THROUGH
PLENTY BARBED WIRE
German Counter-Attack Re
jported Unsuccessful
French Active at Verdun
and Capture German Patrol
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Feb. 8. Via London.
(British Admirality oer Wireless
Press) Russian detachments yester-
jKirlibaba in the Carpathian mountains.
;says the Russian official statement is
sued today, and despite artillery and
rifle fire and mine explosions, dashed
through the barbed wire entangle
ments and occupied the German first
line trench. A German counter attack
was not successful.
The announcement says:
"Western Front An enemv aero
plane dropped bombs in the neighbor-
tors dropped bombs on the enemy's
airdrome in the town of Kobilnik.
"Northeast of Kirlibaba our advance
detachments made a rush on the en
emy's foremost trenches, .being met
by fire and mine explosions. Our
troops dashed forward with the gaps
in the wire formed by the explosions
and occupied ttie trench. A counter
attack b
t the oTjJJ
y twei. enemy companies with;
ct'bt' alrilnrthe trench failJ
ed.
"Rumanian Front There has been
infantry fighting." 1
"Caucasian Front Attempted at
tacks upon our detachments by two
Turkish companies in the vicinity of
Safker, 16 miles southwest of Gum
uskhaneh, were beaten back by our
fire."
French Made Capture.
Paris, Feb. 8. On the Verdun front
' last night there was somewhat spirit-
1 ed fighting with artillery and grenades
in the region of Hill 304, and Avocourt
wood. We captured a German patrol
near Bonzee.
In Alsace patrol encounters occurr
ed in the sectors of Metzeral, Aspach
and Seppois. The night was calm on
the remainder of the front.
On Tuesday night one of our aviat
ors threw down six bombs on the mil
itary establishments at Lahr, Grand
Duchy of Baden. On the same night
one of our squadrons bombarded the
aviation grounds a't Mariakeke.
AIR-TIGHT DRY
BILL IS
South Carolina House in Line
for Rigid Prohibition
Law
(By Associated Press.)
' Columbia, S. C, Feb. 8 The Richey
air-tight prohibition bill passed the
House of the South Carolina Legisla
ture today, and was ordered sent to
the Senate.
The bill prohibits the importation in
td or storage in the State of any in
toxicants whatever, except for . scien
tific, sacramental or medical uses.
The bill was recommitted after sec-
ond reading and many legislators at
that time believed it had been practic
ally killed for this session.
FRANCE WILLING FOR
- BERNSJOFF TO PASS
(By Associated Press.)
. Washington, Feb. 8.- France has
formally granted safe passage through
the allied blockade for Cpunt von,
Bernstorff and his suite. Similar ac-
tion is being awaited from Great
- iJ: . .
Ul ibaiu.
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' GREAT BRITAIN WILLING FOR
v BERNSTORFF TO GO.
'
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 8. Notice
that Great Britain also has grant-
ed safe passage for Count von
Bernstorff and his 8taff was re-
ceived later at the State Depart-
ment. France had already grant-
'ed it.
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