North Carolina Newspapers

7 , i A 'as WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina and South Caro ,itvv. Fair and colder tonight and Su-idny; cold wave; fresh, possibly strong northwest winds. 1 : ISPA FULL . LEASED WIRE SERVICE W XXIII. NO. 333. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1 9 1 7 s ; PRICE FIVE CENTS. r r?K nl S ACTKJN . .-. : I. VfcJ ii ii r r hi. . 1 1 I ill i i in b in mi Y W iJri riiiiHLtuiiiuiy y v iLO i'-'" :-j-T , .-- -f. 1 " - - . v . . ' ; t . J . f Ml 1 ( 1 M E I "If I If v m s"' -s rk in War Zone ones Sunk m war and Half of Crew Lost ONLY THIRTY-SEVEN MEN WERE SAVED 0 S Ul" vc: omniander Brot.ii- oi" M s. Josephus Daniels, Wife of Secretary of Navy i I'.y Associatod Press). V, . -h'.n.s.uon, Dec. 8. The American de.-' ,.:'.! Jacob Jones -vra?; torpedoed iiinl 'i -ik in the war zone on Thurs day with the loss of a large part of Iiit cri'V.'. Thiy-seven survivors weer taken off in life boats. The names of 10 surv vms have been received up to this liii.e. They are: L P ittenant (junior grade) John K. Richa.ds. En.-i?n Nelson X. Gates. Assistant - Surgeon. L. Jj. Adamtiew. icz. ( iiarls E. Pierce, fireman. Tiii'.cthy Edward Twomey, seamon. John ('. Johnson, seamon. Hf ".: A. Stutzeke, chief machin. ist's mat f. Kl aid F. Grady, fireman, second class. jup.n J. ?iu;vaney, seaman. My: ''i I'iood, seamon. T!; ' sinking occurred December 6, ;;- s ., while the ship was cn ir iiV. l-vy. She was commanded by Li-' . :;:nt-('ommander David .Worth L'di y. brother of Mrs. Josephus Dau-"!.-. wiio of the Secretary of the Crcr.T-ancW Bagley's brother was ; American officer killed in the .-American war. pani.-i .Tones was the shipltion of the British -army was sitting 05 persons from the. Or to y. l CT liner, converted in ;!::i!inrv cruiser on October 19 ;-.. while she was acting as 31 1 - t ;: finvov or mercnant vessels ii::'! T:i.- -",,rt of American destroyers .) jone.i v-as one of the con- b Jones and another de-i Ti. ro .irrailPfl to remain by.posal of the tommies, the submarine had '.V. ,lwi nl,rnnt nf artion. Ov'ban to settled it the British and Germans.- In the re-jfrom the examination. The defend- kn.leion of La Vacquerie the Germans. ant t0id 0f ioans 0f $4,000 and S3.000 v;.. d irk and her crew " i 'I i' i ' . T'.ie Jacob Jones picked !- ii '' 'iii.rkness 305 of the 478 P r i . on baord. The other vessel stun !!" i.v rescued the remainder. Tl. T. .. n-.i-i' 'Mb Jones' peace time com- f:ve petty officers and 87 - .1 v. ;,, one oi me newest i of the British. American destroyers, witn The British wbo held Bourton xood m nt of 1,150 tons and a;gQ gaiantiyi Were compelled to wear ;in feet over all. She was I gag maSjS m0st of the time they in 1!l6 at the plant of thei ere jn the forest The ground war Shipbuilding Company, 1 swampy in many places and the !"!V: 'on .-;. :. J. She burned oil, was . surbine engines and had a "7 knots an hour. DESTROYED ARMY WAREHOUSE iatel Press). A warehouse re- the government for on of the army, was ,ro of mysterious on-gin 'v-d-nr; the stores ca lijuu, explosions , , ' tsAXrr that .varnea u ni j the five story struc rding when firemen ar building stood at. FEAF (I'.y AssoHntPrt Preas) The guai tr- Pt -.nri West Fortieth , "-j' - , cr'l ng to Capt. w. . umgnam anu " T" . . - umc uocm uioluij, am a ai,0iVQ and i fronts. . !hi-' brother Afton Means, who were a Wl11 be Prescribed by the Shipping ; spread demand in Congress for their many of its features; will -be brought ' T- ?h Sfl 1 ' The British are in full possession 0T0n0y and Qf taking Board. . .inclusion in the declaration wa indi- out at the celebration. " ,1 i-,,m the flames. of the Hindenburg Mine , be en t j sho. t dhstance away an of ta g ; cated in both Senate and tjouse de- . . . . .. -.w r i imvjiu ; , nitrl Hp dirt not KnOW Mrs. IVins: . uaw, uiu wucu iuii taua Ldiuc -s- -s- t -i-t T T 1- f ' -AS IMHUI-A I of Villers-Plomch, tne trKisn iu ,pa(1 lintii the bodv had been ex- : .... . .Presidents advice was followed in. a ' ,rd Rur-iare I'M;. ; :.i,.s 1'nninnoff. the for- moff, tni ior- nenr Tobolsk, ed by JJolshev- Kn-.n.ror ;.r; r, disarmed : r. T.ilors. according to '. in Petrograd and for- Exchange Telegraph ,U bolsheviki loaders, in- Xirhoia to some otb, 'iove i ruring lie mlgnt De lynuiiuu M ttl. 1 BRIIISH FORGES GETTING FIXE! Genans Reoccupy Devastat ed Areas Bequeathed Them by Byng ENEMY WORKS UNDER A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE British Guns Still Dominate German Lines r-The Hin burg Trenches Now Held by the Tommies British Headquarters in France, Friday, Dec. 7. The Germans today continued their work of re-occupying the devastated "area b'equeattied' to them by the British when . General Byng made his withdrawal from the Cambrai salient. It was an unsavory task that faced the enemy. The Bourlon wood still was reeking . with poisonous gas, Graincourt, Annux, Cantaing, Noyel les, Marconing and Masnieres were a waste of ruins and the low lying ground on which the Germans appar ently had planned to dig their new trenches, was overlooked by the Brit ish positions. Into this desert the big guns were hurling tens of explosives and ma enme gunners were wnipping a con- l?eTnlfenll trZect of the enemy sent forward prospect-; ing for desirable points available fori chine gunners were whipping a con- mg tor uesiraoie pom defense. Meanwhile the major por- comfortably in their new home, then- consolidation virtually having been consolidation virtually navmg Deen romr-lete before they started to re- comtieie ueiuie uiej taiLeu lj n. As a matter of fact, part- of their 1- . 1 . . fri- Kir fVirt C l wwk was uuuc iui vj3 v, mans in tne tamous nmaenDurg trenches. The wonderful dugouts and ,1 T T . 1 I inet work or front line ana communi cation trenches were , all at the di.;- t-i: t no ot morn.-' riKiiLiiis cuiiunucu L.juaj ai J 0 IE If NEW 0 points betwen advanced patrols ofters that might distract his attention gave no indication mat iuey "iu abandoned their attempt to oust the . .- xi.i. il l l Britisn trom me nign giuuuu jus.i . which he was receiving money from north of La Vacuerie village. T ne,th Rerman interests." advance of the Germans into j evacuated territory has been much knmnavci 1-iir tho h a rru ccsin y methodr; uaiiiytiu ujf . ' .... wnole wood was covered vith unde brush cult to dig in as every time a spaaej .. -t I T 'I iuii ui eai tu vcia ..un.v. , soil gave out more gas let ii is ub- lieyed the British could have main-1 tained the wood- It is" impossible to give an adequate the number of Germa-;, ' troops employed in the operates KnKln lino cinre Hen- 1 aioug we nevY , eral Byng began his puan on ixove- -. "S. ; , . fcer 20 but lt 1S pr0DaDiy not iar uut nt fin r of the way to say that the enemy nac. something like 250,000 men. Mn crosses tne 8ybtm -: , i west toward uaucue wuu vyuiv.u , written still held. The new nositions: . T c,r.r,r nnd the Ger- eiceeu.i.j ;, , rr rrr - indications that they, nVr J; 7 alour the intend to dig then "jlvw m aUmg tne line a respectful J mans are giving me untisn nmj evacuated zone "Wa 3Uated ,one is very heavy ana tne uermans u.. Tnnn n,, nnn nr.: casualties, o nTnlace north ! mans were killed at one p lace jortn, of r lesquitsies jcblciuuj j . . inese iwu iiU1 , QT,t f Ovomin,t;nn p ent. eovernment in Siberia has chosen tne resources or tne government to mor that the former Czar of Rn0ia m gas hanging about the wood J.J1.,Means wag concluded iate yesterdav , former Premier Kerensky as minis- carry on war against the Impenri and had escaped. The message cointain- j clouds. In some pomes it was Penlith his version of the shooting The ter of Justice. General Korniloff is . Royal Austro-Hungarian government; ed no details, and made it clear that ous to remove the mas to eat or: examination begun by Assis- reported to have joined General Kale-'and to bring the conflict to a success- there was no confirmation of the ru- , drink. It was also extremely ami't t Djstrict Attorney Dooling of dines, the Cossack leader, around ;ful termination all the resources of mor. No other news was received fnioTiTiu r 1 : 1 ( 1 lit-tfii 1 j 1 Jiiw,iii. Hum ww- ' . i. t . 1 1 11 u ri 1 mi itiktpmii ill i i 'iiinrss ;1 1 1 1 1 i .Lca inn wnc opt tn t-no n r n f Airia. nori o nminrt nnfui iTTORNEY D00EI LS DDI IN HIS QUEST Judge Cline Makes "(Question, Answer, Ruling" Order or the Day DEFENDANT UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION Little New Evidence Brought Out at this Morning's Ses sion of Concord Curt Try ing Gaston Means (By Associated Press. Concord, N. C, Dec. 8. Following a-ueriod of tenseness atending . the : " "j " - ing, of Gaston B. Means, on trial here for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, Judge Cline tdoay ore 3 'Sr tough the ;xon. Prior to this, the fire and alleged harshness on the part og the New York assistant distirct attorney had been nodified very perceptibly subse- quent to rather sharp expressions of reprimand on the part of Judge Cline. He had said the order of the day would be: Question, answer, ruling," and that discussion should be eliminated PyrilcPri whPn : ordered Sheriff CaldweU . . . toieain in b.ar- . E. T. Cansler had made vigorous objection to the carcasm exhibited by Mr. Dooling in his examination. rr i .V -" "amumuuu little of special interest during the & first few hours, and the examination itself was overshadowed in interest by the tenseness of the situation. Judge Cline stated that he was going .. , tu give uis enuie yi&uiid,i atiitiuii to the examination. Ostensibly Sher- iff Caldwell's constant presence was ! desired to relieve the judge of the J..i i- l J J i1 i u u lv ul iteeuius uruei auu uuiei mai- niade by him to Mrs. King at different times about the same period during . . ' ' e - ' Means on trial here for the murder r,f tvtc mo,,h0 a TTincr mo oCnmod o,?o,r oni ,-ntorOCr nt0r n tho Qt. f h ota wot wn thQ defendant's story of the tragedy at Blackwelder Spring on the evening of A.t 9Q loot AftoT. twn davo nn the stand, during which he described York, assisting the prosecution, ;fDrrr,f0(i h SHimmmpnt nf , ' court , . . nf wnf fmm the enrin? - - - ; - . wn Mrs King was snot witn an X, 1 "1 ZLr Z a. iuia -i "fool" with the weaDon. ho oaid after 11c; k?aiu. uitvi xx - " falritlir Q HrinV .a,hM(1 thp hnt Hp turned eans then told of , he hospital by physicians, , fire. These had pushed forward and vere e::orting pressure against the Th British fell back sl'ghtly and the derman3 the. , QfQ,Vof1 Qrain ahont T.a Vacnuer - J :--"M in 1 wood wbere J':ov nsmbl3d in large numoers. me ariusn . iirtinei y put numbers, 'i down a heavy barrage and badly, forcc , i. .- i i ; i Tv. zrirr n -. h ronntnps. BE' TO ,i- Adoption of Wr Resolution Expected to ;L Strengthen j Italian Resistance j LINE OF DEFENSE STILKUNBROKEN Teutons Have Gained Some Ground in Latest Drive Germans Thrriw 250,000 Men Against te British America's declaration of war on Austria-Hungary, comes at a moment when the Italian Northern front be tween Asiago and tnetBrenta is being! hard pressed bv an A'ustro-German a 7oeredrorrdThMe"Spt thei declaration by Congress with only one ' dissenting vote and. its signing President Wilson late -yesterday pre" ! ably will be a great 'moral, help to' the people of Italy,- and especially tc the heroic troops in the Tremino. j In four days te invading Austro-: Germans have f orc'edi'I the - Italians ' back an average of. three miles on a 10 mile front. But taryance was the United States and Austria Jlunga gained at a great cost - rn tualties ' , ' , , , , A th italic fmiht rtesnAmf oiv fiv.ir' was formally declared late yester- ery foot of the way; - and'; at some to to surrender or retire,; :in addition losing Monte SiseniDUvthree miles t of Asiago, the Italians, accord east ing to Berlin, have ' giyen up 4,n additional prisoners. Although superiori:to:tnumber8;tro-Hungarian government and thei and artillery nas. torcea tne Italians' t T-Ptret. thfi defenseMne. has not been DroKen ana inert? is y iu nuies of mountain country toflgbt' through before the foot hills around , Bassano are reacnea. 1 iflr; OD'jrauuii , una JwonAd ant thetalian line wmcn now runs, iiulu iwuulc vauci-1 laba just south of Asiago, across the; Ronchi and FrenzeUa valleys to Foza and east of the Brenta. The Italians! the trormS gains have been made on:y ' around ; Asiago. There is a lull in the fighting around Cambrai and the Germansj have, made no attacks in force; against the new British positions, North of La Vacquerie, British troops; captured German trenches, improving tne Ame in tms neignournuuu. cenmi reports succesbiui ngiitius "uuuu. Graincourt. It is estimate from:XNew l ork socialist, casting the only British headquarters in France that at ' dissenting vote. A few minutes later least 250,000 German troops took part Vi President Marshall anrt av- ;n the latest nnerat.ions in the Cam-!! C resiflent Marshall and o.eaKe. Graincourt. It is estimate from , in the latest operations in the Cam- brai sector. Hebron, southwest of Jerusalem, ; has been captured by British forces, , . rnnT.tH tht a11 American citi-1 " . Wa "il nmh7w oil Tpw ilure Wltn secretary Tumulty and As- zens in Jerusalem, probably all Jews.1 . . ' zens in Jerusalem, proDamy ail jews, i have been removed from the city. L!1 secretary norster as tne only is not indicated whethe rthe Turks ; witnesses. oro pvariiatine- all the Civilian DODU-i Tho roonlrfinn frtllrvTtro. . tinn nnn lv nart of it lation or only part ot it. Gun are silent and soldiers are . , J . idle along tho entire length of thej '-Declaring that a state of war ex- pastern front from the Baltic to th- isits between the Imperial and Royal Sp, thft Rumanians, under the! ' .... ,1 fnrre rf rirrnmstances. navine lOmea Graincourt. It is estimated from tiie Russians in their armlstic-3 nego- tiaHnn with the Pentral Powers. The Russian' government .announces that the negotiations have been halt- """"i'J . ed for seven days to give the -allied ! countries onnortunitv to exDress their attitude toward the neerotiationa. Meanwhile it is reported that 1,50,1 Bolsheviki troons have arrived at: Vladivostok. Whether these came from Petroerrad or 'are units from Si-: berian towns, is not disclosed. Vladi-; vostoK noids mucn war maienai ana other sunnlies shipped from the Unit - ed states, .Japan ana orner auieu; The temporary independ- whom most of the leaders of the old nrovi3ional eovernment nave gatner- ed. Coaling Chargfes Revised. (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 8. A proposed revision .of charges on coaling ships TT . ..j thn ftL namiJLUa nuauo' ao -" , Federal Shipping Board, was approved; 4 1 ,1 j x. x. : today by the Interstate Commerce' Commission. Hereafter a number of niPs wil1 receive bunker coal by A GREAT ITALIANS ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST WAR-ON Representative London, a So-I j cialist. Prevented a Solid Endorsement TTTt WAR WILL DATE 1 FROM YESTERDAY j Actual State of War Dates From 5:03 p. m. December 7 Was Little Debate in Either House (By Associated Press). Washington, Dec. 8. War - between 'da7 afternoon. j jin the House, adopted and President i T.,oi, t , .. ' , on approved a resolution declar- mg existence of a state of wsr he. tween "the Imnerial and Rov.n a us- . . a li..,l yuPiu ui xiie umiea - -v"j .. hcmucui tu : employ armed forces and pledging its 1 resources to victory. rim.. . 1: -tne resomuon, tne response of con - " . - - .--. ix address Tuesday, is similar to that passed April 6, declaring war with Ger- many. It became effective it 5:03 P-esterday when it was signed by e??? ins":1" r the executive without formality. An t t Se all IlonL 2n grasp for the past 24 hours, executive proclamation will lollow ?oad lines between M one ton N p adding new terrors to the awe-stfick- snortiy and Halifax One train with' doctors en survivors of Thursday's disaster ' ;and nurses from the United gtates Qn:and greatly impeding the pr-ogress of Aer out oae houi s debatt tl... les- wag caught Memramcook relief trains hurrying here witbAtheir olution was unanimously adopted by! junction, N. B.f 30 miles from the urgently needed supplies. the Senate with an affirmative vote Nova Scotia border. Another, which: The Massachusetts relief train was of 74 Jt wag approved by the House left St. Johns, N. B., Thursday night, ' stalled in great snow drifts near Am- nr.tti x . - - New 1 ork Socialist, casting tae only . sent it to the White House where president Wilson attached hie siena- . ... .. ' , .. . K i "joint. Resolution- . AllQt m TTnrcrariQn trnrarntiinnt -ind tho government and people or the united States and making provision to prose- cute the same. .(T T . , , . TV hereas, the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian government has . committed repeated acts ot war against the government and the people of the United States of. America: nereiore, be it itesoivea Dy tne benate ana inouse of Representatives of the United . States of America and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian govern- : mum., auu lu ni nemuwu. ue ami e is hereby authorized and directed u tuc eutnc u "a mu !tary forces of the United States arid the country are hereby pledged by the congress 01 ine unnen oLaies. CHAMP CLARK, "Speaker ot the House or Kepresenta tives. "THOMAS R. MARSHALL. "Vic? President of the United States and President of the Senate. 1 . Approved ir.n 01 uecemoer. mii: "WOODROW WILSON." . . . In word with President Wilson's suggestion action in respect to Tur- key and Bulgaria, Geramny's other al- - demonstration of American unity and jharmony. Representative London, So iCialist,'.of New York, who cast the one " negative vote, explained his opposi-, t'on by stating he was pledged to that course by the bociaust party. Caustic criticism of his position en- livened the House proceedings. j Debate on both branches was unex- iPectedly brief, lasting but an hour iu 'the .Senate and only two hours and ! forty minute3 in the House. ""i SEVERE WEATHER. PREVENTS RELIEF- REACHING Special Trains Rushing With Supplies Stalled in Snow Drifts IkORE PHYSICIANS AND FOOD WANTED Hundreds of Iniured Persons Suffering and Dvinty on Ar- , . COUnt or Lark ot Krnnpr Attention ("By Associated Pressl 1 Trnrn M flop fi A 1 r1 if imiit ; ands "Halifax was dependent today upon the weather- Tte great nnow - storm dominated the situation. Wlth doctors, nurses and relief sup- piies ran into a tremendous snow bank . Truro, and T bank at Londonderry, 20 miles from Somewhere between Amherst Truro the Ma.ssa.pTmaptt'.s train was held un by similar conditions This Stretch Of railroad hnre nprhnns the worst of the storm, as confused wind currents sweDt across it from the n .lt u, wmun .me nne traverses through n nr.trh traverses thfoueh a notch Word caEie from Halif&x earjy to day that the condition of many of the ininroH rocirlantt. t,,o o :. j IthoV thor . ' I T Ithat there were not enough doctors in the city to give them the needed l7 Thc BJ Jerative need was ssid to he more nhveioic Some three IlllTlHroH narcnnn Ffnm inor Ptrrvt oil - . v-v J ' i . & iwuua mjunets, are De- 1.r" cared for in improvised hospitals In Tru. Windsor, the only other IarSe town within easy railroad corn- munication with Halifax, is caring for 30o more. So far as i u,, t none have been sent to any other niaoes. Tf the trainc ,m0 t throns-h more ini,, r,o7 i' .be sent here today. lnl-0 JlUArilO SAYS A RUMOR fBv Assoeiatpd Prpss Washington, Dec. 8 The American consul at Tiflis today reported a ru here today from Russia.' Anniversary Program The Winter Park Presbyterian church has arranged an interesting program v in celebration of the fourth anniversary of the organization of church. ! A historical sketch, eivinir . . . . .'. " many aetaus ot interest, will be read .and a short address cel.'vered bv the pastor. A eood musical arranffement is also announced. The Winter Park church, although still quite young, has REVOLUTION IN LISBON. (By Associated Pres"' Madrid, -Dec. 8. A 'revolution has broken . out in Lisbon, tne capital of Portugal, according to 4 a-dispatch .received here by wav ' of Oporto on Tuesday. Out- breaks also are said to hav oc- '-J curred at Oporto, .' HALIFAX Thousands of Destitute ancl Injured People Exposed to Blizzard , TWENTY THOUSAND - Revised Estimates Place Dead ,-; at 2,000; Injured, 3,000:5 Dwellings Destroyed, 4,- 000; Property Loss,. $30,iH?d 000,000. I. r 1 js jt v . j 41 4. 4. 4 41 4,000 DEAD. T (By Associated Press). Amherst, N. S., Dec. 8. An es-! ". v timate of 4,000 persons dead in v the Halifax disaster is contained . in a private telegram received from the stricken city today by an r 1 Ul' s uuuci taftiug ill ill licit!. Ilia JXLcd" 1" sage asks that 4.0Q0 coffins be ' Cvsent to Halifax at once. 1 ... . i. . . - ... . . " , v v -r v , 1 , r 'North cauntry" snow storm, accom- , 1 panying a gale that at times attained a velocity of more than 40 miles an herst late last nighf, and the time of the train's arrival here is nrohleinatj- ' cal. Other rescue trains also are" re- ported snow bound. With eve.rv hnilHinp- in VrolifaTr anrl Dartmouth more or less d amazed hr the exnlosion anrl fire men vomAn and children huddled Jogether as best they could and nassed a niffht of snf- -s ".r" " J..Tji 1 '"g. umiiiug wmu wnisueu thrnnci cmaoheri tha through smashed windows; there were scarcely blankets enough to cov er wounded bodies . and many , were unable to obtain food. Fire was al most out of the question and the onty lights obtainable were from oil lamps',' or candles. ' , . Out of the chaotic conditions, rich A and poor have rallied gallantly, to theiK duty of caring for the injured and homeless and apcounting for the r, dead. The citizen's finance committee es- . timates that, there are 20,000 desti tute people in the devastated area., 1 the majority from the poorer classes." Nearly 4,000 dwellings were destroy-7 , ed, the committee declares and the actual losses and the estimated cost v -. of temporary maintenance will ap- proximate $30,000,000. Perhaps the most serious of the many problems is the food situation. , There is enough food for immediate, needs but unless communication is op ened soon the city faces the possibil ity of famine. The energies of local relief committees have been centered ' on the conservation of food and mer- chants have surrendered all their available supplies for the common need. Milk is almost , unobtainable and fears are expressed for the lives J of babies in arms." . i In the greater' task of caring for the living no concerted effort is being ' , made at present to compile a list(o, the dead but hundreds of soldiers, sailors, American " jackies," and vol-, - unteers are groping under the mass, of wreckage searching for bodies. ' .' The morgue's are chocked with mangled bodies.' Police officials still estimate the dead at 2,000 and the In-- jured at 3,000 or more. j1 , , At all hospitals, regular and impro ; vised, every available .'spot, is occu " pied by the wounded. s E)octors and ; nurses have worked unceasingly since - the Urst hours of the ex plosion. -The J I academy of music, the theatres, and halls of fraternal organizations have , been thrown open to care for,' the .'ed their homes and given their extra The newspaper offices are the clear ing Jhousea for informatiocs .hd "they;v have been besieged all during . the . storm by - throngs of persons anxious , for news, of relatives. The city clerk's , office is the off icial' headquarters for lists of t the dead and missing. - - 1 it.-..' r '