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NUMBER 1 3,846.
OilSl
ANNIHILATION OF GERMAN
PA CIFIC FLEET IS ALMOS T
ALLIES TO
POSITIONS
irmDAYsaiOKNIKG
ME1AN FACTIONS
ARE WARNED BY U.S.
if BELGIUM PERMITS
Oil DEFENSE
STRENGTHEN
COMPLETE IS LA TEST NEWS
Withdrawal of Geiroan Troops
t Front Gives Anglo-French
Ground Advance; is
With Naval Victory,
LACK OF NEWS FROM POLAND CAUSES SOME
i .-. . . . . .....
UNEASINESS AS TO OUTCOME OF LONG BATTLE
Servia's Crushing Defeat of the
Admitted by the Latter's official Report- Sudden Turn
of Battle a Surprise-German Emperor's
Health is Much Improved.
Lomlon. December 10. While
ron in me ouuiiii vixauLiu lias evojiea greai. saiisiacuon uirugxiout
itfat Britain, there ' have been no
victories of the South African war, the British people being too much
Trapped up in operations of , the Allied armies on the continent.
The lack of news from Poland causes uneasiness regarding the
outcome of the prolonged battle between the Russians and (Germans,
but reports from Prance are considered here most favorable to tlje(
Allies. . . r . .;; '
The daily. communication from Paris shows that the French iave
been making slow progress at many; points for. a fortnight, and a re
viwsent by a French eye-witness for the period from November 27th
tn Deeebmer 5th claims that the ascendancy of the French infantry
iiid artillery oyer, thq.C3ermaiis has been established. . ' i
The French report tonight adds little to the general, knowledge,
tne posi
iSlllOuS iHJieii nave ueeu luaiuiaxiieu.. uexiiii a tales wax, me
French attacks in. the Argbnne have been repulsed. t . ; , -;; '
It is apparent, "however, that with the1 withdrawal of German
troops to strengthen the armies in the East, the Allies have pushed
their lines ionvard in- man places. yf. - y ,
The C'ermans continue their efforts to smash the Russian armies.
While a large part of their force is endeavoring to hold the. Russian
tenter, another army is advancing from East Prussia to the east of
Mhw-R and is attacking the -Russian right in ari effort to cut commu
nications and enter Warsaw through the back" door. ' "
Heavy fifrhting is going on southwest of, Jjodz and southeast of
Cracow, -where the Aiistrians and' Germans are endeavoring to get
around the Russian left and force these troops to retire from. the
fortress. .
The Germans are repeating on a large scale their favorite tactics
of out -flanking the opposing forces. In this they always haye gained
initial successes because of their ability, with better means, to move
their trnops quickly. ' The Russians, however, heretofore have met
them with overwhelming numbers. . ,
The defeat of the -Aiistrians by the Servians is virtually admitted
in "the Austrian official report, which says that because they have met
toon? hostile forces, Austrian troops have been ordered to occupy
Bore favorable positions. ' ' -
Result of Battle a Surprlne.
This sudden turn of .vnt, in f avor-Past
the Servians is a mystery, but it is
Possible they have received reinforce
mRts from Russia or more guns and
mmunition from some friendly coun
or it may be that some of the
fstnan troops were withdrawn from
"roa after the occupation of Bel
tode. Whatever the cause, the Ser
,'Ms have inflicted a severe defeat on
we invaders.
Latest official reports from Berlin
y the German Emperor's health is
mch improvAfi, it is believed the
"onchlai attack ,to which he is sub-
r-i at this time of the vear. was well
inder
control before the fact of his
HSR mOfQ nnVllii nn V Q Via
f'ODabiy viu make a quick recovery.
general i
s Botha,
he riefens
"nmatider of the defense forces of the
Oil Of Knl, .v,.
rebellion is crushed. Since the
mr or ,oo rebels and the,surren
, r ot 200 others, five additional" rebel
""Oers 3nH u; j i- - ... l.u
. t"oi rammMuers uc inn
t their afvnn nK.l lanrT.
t large, Col. MaritBr -
ine Indian office reports 1,100 Turk
nhJnso"ers exclusive of wounded and
the"pSUns Were captured at Kurna on
December '
,lBMARlKS MAKB ATTACK.
-. rSp Try to Entff BtrsoT
"l Unt .a IK . . .
r'-nn.. DfV in -via London.
w- 11
tem. "-'t was thrown into ex
that IV hy the. announcement
'ttemm ans early this morning
tiVmarine attack i on the
and the fleet at anchor
" l"e l,
liyr!.,
Th,
e niKiit was dark and a heavy rain
Inn i.
The tZ ,na1" searchlight work difficult
oV), Wf rf- Put on the.- alert about,
V vtll
fbor
l.v the
appearance off the
"earner V a,I0e of an unidentified.
hot rt,'lcl1 refused to stop until a
eesel ti across ner dow. xnis
v k 1 lvtired. She is believed to
fiu. "'e tender of the subma-
1ne -as , "" ,ater a single subma
In tl'ehted and one of the heavy
flariR ait net ji i a
van. w-nirh evidently was the
3L but at half
, uisappearea
tol Strengthen Eastern Battle
Forces Chance to un
'
But No Celehratiif i.
Austrian Army is Practically
the defeat of the German 'luad-
celebrations such as' marked the
. - . ; v.: v
' . . , .
, six the observers sighted what
they believed to be a fleet of about six
several miles out in the channel.
The channel forts commenced firing
in the direction of the supposed sub
marines and kept it up for almost half
an hour.'4 At the same time a torpedo
boat destroyer flotilla put to sea wb,ere
it remained all day. '
. Large crowds gathered on the water
front in the early morning hours and
watched the searchlights and the, artil-.
lery fire. When they saw no results of
the- shelling many persons expressed
the opinion that it was; a false alarm.
There is no official confirmation that
German submarines were seen. -
AUSTRIAN OPFICIAIi REPORT.
Met Strong Servian Force and Order
ed to Occupy Better Position. t
Amsterdam, Dec 10, via Lohdon-r-The
official communication 'issued at
Vierma today by the Austrian army
neaaquarteio emu. aa.fB.. .. t
"Fart or our troops in- servia e.
countered west ot jwuanovaiz strong
hostile forces and could notibreak
through ,hem. t in .order to avoid" a 4
counter' attack' some of 'our troops were
ordered to. occupy more - favorable . slt-!
uated positions. .
"On December 8th we captured 20
guns and took numerous prisoners." 4
SITUATION ITT THE EAST
CAernian Public is Looking for Other
... Victories tO- Follow Lodz.
Berlin, Dec. 10 (by . Wireless to Lon
don). The following statement- on the
situation in the JEast was issued today
by the official press bureau:- , v .
"The laconic description of. the gen
eral staff of this victory at Lodz ast.va
thorough success raises expectations -tf
jnore: important subsequent1 results.
Owing:, tov the proximity of Lodz to 'theJ
railway connecting Czentochowa aft'd
Warsaw, it is expected, that General
von; Hindenburg will obtain .complete
possession - of the railroad, thus com
pelling the Russian forces, operating
to the. east of Czenstochowa; to retreat
in the' direction of . Ivangorod, which
might lead ! ta' irreparable disaster: for I
the KUSSian army. ; . ; . A - ;
"The Austrian off icial, bulletin Issued
Continued 1 6n "Page Eliht-.Tri'v i I
Sends Men to California and
r to Japan on Mission.
SYMPATHY JO EUROPE
Feral- CowficUof the Omrctael of
- Christ in Seiiioj"? Richmond
. W1H Try to. Create Better
Feeling Toward Japan.
r Richmond, Va., Dec 10. By a ris
ing Vv6t the executive committee of
the Federal-Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, now in session here,
today extended the - sympathy, of the
council to all Christian, churches in
the countries of Europe which are, at
war and hoped - for the early conclu
ai6n of peace.
, Todays : sessions were largely taken
up with committee reports reviewing
the . work; of -the. council " during tke
past year. ' Through the commission on
relations with Japan, it was announced
that Prof. Shaler Mathews, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, and ReV. Sidney., L.
Gulick, of New York, had been au
thorized to proceed to the Pacific coastJ
there to make a study "of the anti
alien sentiment, thence .to go to Japan
for the further purpose of fostering
more cordial relations between that
country and the United States.
Japan Not. Satisfied.
"It is increasingly clear that we have
entered upon this work none too soon,"
says the report. "The publication in
June of the official correspondence be-
tween Secretary Rryan and Ambassa-
Jjior viscount chinda has. by no means,
satisfied the Japanese people that
we '
are meeting the issue. The suspicious
attitude of a section of the American
press toward Japan at the outbreak of
hostilities between Japan and Germany
tends to arouse antip'athy in . Japan
towards America., Additional anti-Japanese
legislation l is; contemplated. So
delicate has the situation become that
Christian leaders in California are in
doubt as to -what should be done. The
sensational utterances "of, a jingo' press
are utilleed by ihe; q,tially j.ingo press
of apart' to. foment suspicion -and ill
Psycholpgrcalbndtttpn. oth;,lt Japa
and Amenca are appro&cntng a state
in which some startling but ; really
trivial, eventmlght. easily, bring a se
ries of deplorable .consequences."
".'.5-r;.vGiMper.JlIak'e.?.Spelfc.
- -Samuel SrGotnperSfc president v;of the
American ,Federationpf rLabor-address
lng-the ; council on tle antl-alien legis- ,
lation;. expressed tho hope thathe Call-
fornia ' difficulty might be settled In a.
manner both pleasing to- -Japan and
satisfactory to organised-labor of - this
country"."'' ' " ""'"','1'" ':- ",T."7'" ' : "
The work of the committee on the
Panama-Pfcciflc . exposition l:ws ' en
dorsed. Memorials have "bee"n"sent' to
the mayor of San Francisco and; the -exposition:
authorities, .'"praying that " a
high ' moral -r tone be maintained
throughout the exposition. Prepara
tions have been made-by the conneil
for extensive social service work dur
ing that time. 1
The council Wjill adjourn tomorrow
at noon. The next annualmeeting. it is
expected, will be held, in Los Angeles.
' The executive " committee passed a
-resolution tonight advocating old age
pensions, for all Federal employees, on
recommendation of the commission on
sooiat service.
Dr. : Shailer Mathews - made an ad
dress explaining what he' believed his
mission and that' of Dr. Gulick to Ja
pan was. -. He k said;., - - '
"I have , just come from .Washington.
Dr. Gulick ahd'I spent'all the day with
President Wilson, Secretary Bryan- and
the Japanese ambassador. All three
showed the greatest interest and ap
proval in our proposed Visit. For some
time there has been a discussion among
us as to whether the present time is
opportune for this visit Ja account of
the European crisis. We flnally4came to
the conclusion: that this was Just the
time to carry to Japan a' message from
the Christian Churches."
A commission of nine, headed by
Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of S. Louis, Mo.,
was appointed to draft a message from
the Churches of America to the church
es of Japan,, to be carried by Dr. Math-'
ews and Dr. "Gulick. , 4
Japan is Snsplcious.
- Dr. Sydney L. Gulick, of the commis
sion' on relations .with Japan, who is
connected with ' the DOshisha univer
sity at Tokio here. .to- attend ; the Fed
eral council .of the" churches of Christ
in America,- in an authorized statement
today declared that "the views of Pres
ident. Wilson in his annual message on ;
the subject' of preparedness will be re
ceived with suspicion and distrust by
japan
.pesident WilsonV he said,
practi
cally agrees , that we, need a , strong
navy. Japan .will think that we. want
a strong navy for the purpose of dbmir i
nating the oceans. 9he knows, that we
will ' never"- transport, troops over the
Pacific to attack her.'
"'.-"It -is well understood in Japan that
Germany hoped-for a war between Jap-ani-and
our country in . which; Japan
would be weakened.. That was part of
the German war policy to foment, a
Japanese'United " States war in which
the latter would be used as a cat's paw
for Germany. Now, while Japan is-re-n.Mrtr
ri -r .the canting- -of Kiao Chow
and "saving that Germany willSneveP4
aKain, get a hold in -the Far East, Twe
are raising -this cry for greater pre
paredness. The President speaks of
oiir 'Paoiflc.' Intentions, but he talks
aboyt' yoting men being trained in the
use of military weapons and uses-such
expressions as' 'we must be - prepared
to defend : ourselves,' -but It - is Just ex
actly a strong navy that will causa sus
picion of.us and our plans, and this is
particularly true - of the. Far v East.
Japan -cannot but ask the .question as
to what our purpose is, ' having- been
taught as s she has- been "for- some time
past f to interpreti all ;.our ' actions from
the standpoint or suspicion anav ais-
ii:;vCOBtlul on Pake' Eight - I
While Secretaiifypiiels Testi
nesBefbi Committee.
ALL-DAY EXAMINATION
Secretary of the yf lxpltilBB to the
House Naval Affii4 Committee
r s That Two jBSftehfp! a:
Year Ita--'faty. : ' -
Washington;": Pec. - IJrrMilitary pre
paredness "of '; the ."hatio' was "again the
dominant subject-Jpf XREmgressional at
tention today!
ry Daniels, be-
fore the House Naval: committee, de
fended his two -battleships a year con
struction programme and declared the
sentiment of the peOgl of the United
States opposed to. turning the country
into a great military iwer. Meantime
a free for all national defense " debate
occupied ; the HouW Itsejf.
Mr. Daniels", during in -all-day exam
ination said thlst?c6uttry; already had
a powerful navy "and . jthat while "with
abundant revenues" he might favor the
general' board's four battleship plan, he
thought the two battleship programme
adequate. Pressed for- an opinion as
to the " world military! .situation at the
close of the Europeanf?war, . the secre
tary suggested an international con
ference on armament; ; 1
"When the war is over," he said,
"these countries, will ibe so exhausted
in their resourcea and. .burdened with
dbt that there will be a great revul
sion agaihsl warr "T?Pxpect" the revul
sion will be?so great that we will have
i an intornatlnnnl rtrifel-ftllfR On arma-
...... .1. .
ment--more - possible --now than ever
before and that we-wjll get some ac
tion by which the navies,, of the world
powers will be usedofflyto carry into
execution .theagreemeftWihe countries
reach." . iP ' "'" ".-'
Representative ; Gardner precipitated
the military discussiorr.in . the House
floor with a; speech criticising the ad
ministration for "lajring -the cold hand
of death" on his .; proposal vf or special
investigation or Tntntary.ana ;nvai
conditions. V He aVssalted the. rules com-
Ing; "aaid'en'ava'r ann8
mlttefes f.6r failure to Summon before
them former cabinet officials and other
witnesses he "wanted examined.-- .
"If war '-- were to break ' iout . today,"
said Mr. . Gardner. ' "it would - be found
our coast defenses ' have mt"suflicient
ammunition for an" hour's fighting." .
Representative Fitzgerald, of New
Tork replied briefly, and promised to
make d COmpieAe statement later which
.. makfe-"notorietv seeking ex-sec-
retaries less anxious 10 aiscuss ine
national deferse. Representative Dies
of Texas; ridiculed the thought of lm-rtAnHf-ner
flnnff-or of sfttack. ' Renresen-
tative Sisson, of Mississippi,' charged
the" "war propaganda" to the manufac
turers of war -material. Representative
Prouty, of ' Iowa, - pleaded for interna
tional disarmament,' arbitration anct, an
international police, declared a force
of trained squirrel shooters could pre
vent the landing of a hostile force -on
American soil. '
Today's discussion "seemed to threat
en prolonged general debate. .
In the; Senate Today.
In the Senate tomorrow the military
situation will 'be" discussed" bj: Senator
Weeks,, of Massachusetts. Secretary
Daniels will continue his statement be
fore the House committee. ' -
Mr.' Daniels- was cross questioned
sharply by the committee members to
day regarding the- difference between
nis (viewsv and'' tlibse' of jthe'' general
board; whose four; battleship plan con
templates i completion of a fleet of 48
battleships by . 1919.
The Secretary said the board had
recommended an annual increase ' of
two battleships until Congress appro
priated for only one, and then the
board changed to a four .battleship
'. rr-T A nnn. An V- . N
prorainnie. aiicic ai c uyw -xv ual-
tleships, built, building and authorized,
he said, adding that with authoriza
tion of two ships a year in 191P; 1916,
and 1917, "we would be only two ships
behind that original programme."
Chairman Padgett saind. the .General
Board in 1908 recommended four bat
tleships, when "we were only two bat
tleships' behind the programme and
they have kept the four "programme
since.' : The board says it has consist
ently . adhered to the programme they
inaugurated in . 1903. They have nbt
done so." - ' .
'Theiri idea of four battleships was
to get 4 8 by 1919," explained the Secretary.-
,
, : . Cqnfldence In Board.
VTou have confidence in the general
board?"' asked Mr. Roberts.;
"I : have great confidence in the
board."
'Have we all the 'mother, ships' (ten
ders) on hand or authorized; necessary
for the' 59 'submarines built, building
orl authorized?" ;- ' - v t ' v
The Secretary ; said no, but that
enough could be ' Improvised. - ;'In .the.
need of other things,",' he eaid,"'!we'oan
get along .without putting' any more
money in. 'mother ships'. It is riot 'ex
pected or contemplated to use all the
submarines- at one time." '
Thirty- submarines, are .completed.
With I three' oil ; tank ships altpgether
the navyv, he ..-thought,-" would get along'
very; .well. , When - the Atlantic y fleet
went !to ;Mexicir,: Mr. -Daniels said,; he
found"' it ea'sytb buy anf improvise ; a
hospital ship in three weeks. ' ,,
Myvineorys saia ne, is tnat we
should ; put 3all the money available for
construction into I our fighting -ships,
and- not auxiliarieSi' r ,- -.f ;
Secretary DanfelS said'.' submarihes
presented a great problem ; there had
been ;much' trouble over engines' and
batteries. He asked the- committee to
authorize,. $100,000 f ow a battery from
Thomas A. Edison", which, he said, if it
did the: work -Mr. Edison thought it
would do, would ;solve the whole sub
marine - problem. '. ;,. ;
- Hard to Constrnet.
MrJ Daniels.'declared the- building of
submartneSjra8 ;.mo8t difficult; and. that
;V (CohtinuedWon
That ; Firing A Border
' iMustCeaeat Once i
OR FORCE WILL BE USED
American Government Is i Determined
- i .TlintV'Injnryi t'iimtrlie;?a-..- -:
' Damage .to "Property Hait ; :j
Step Immediately.
. Washington, Deel;:10.---The , United
States has served formal notice on
both : Provisional . President Gutierrez
and General Carranza .that- unless they
prevent their .-'troops firing 'across the
American boundary such forces will be
employed' by this country as is neces
sary to protect American territory...
In the most threatening expresslort
from the . Washington Gooyernment
since diplomatic ' correspondence with
General -Huer'ta before' the occupation
of Vera Cruz, the' chiefs of the two
factions, opposing each pther at, JSTaco, Baptistchurches of that city was ac
across from the Arizona' town of the cepted . unanimously today. . The an
sgnie name, were warned that firing nual sermon next year, will be preach
across the line- must cease. ;
The - messages were to . be conveyed
by Aiperican Consul Canada to Gen
eral Carranza ' atj Vera' Cruz,' and by
American ConaVl ' Silliman to General
Gutierrez at Mexico City. They, left
here 'late ; last .night, and . answers ; are
not" expected before tomorrow:
' : The peremptory tone of the commun
ications did mot become generally
known, until tonight, although : the
sending of field artillery . to Naco was
explained previously as meaning that
the Mexican , forces ' would be shelled
but ot their . positions and driven sev
eral miles fromhe line if flringr into
the United States continued:
Several Have Been Killed. 1
The; messages -pointed but-that 'several-
A.meriCans . have died of wounds
received from bullets fired' from Mex
ican territory and that tne United
States had appealed in vain -to Generals
Maytorena and Hill, commanding op
posing, forces at- Naco.
The Washington government ': stated
that :it now. turned, to", the' respective
chiefs . to, whom the contending gener-
asking, that they be warried-' imnfedtate-
iy: against further 'violations"' of Amer
ican . rightsj- If-the -chiefs cannot end
the reckless." firing ; the United Statest
government pointed ..out unequivocal-
ly that: its duty will be to protect Amer
ican, lives hy. force. " ..'.
:Th6 American "'gQYCrp-men.t made it
clear inctdehtaHy that, 11 had no idea
of invading Mexican territory. or interfering-with,
the. night -.of" the Mexican
people to settle their own disputes.
Brig. . Gen.- TaskerV H. -Blips, lately
named assistant chief .of staff "of : the
army, is in '.personal - charge at Naco
with three- batteries of field artillery
and H troops of,;cavalry.-'r ; ; . '
. The, general- , belief. . Mere, is that it
will not be 'eessary to uSe. force, as
it is. understood. proposals are being ex
changed between -Maytorena and Hill
whereby the contehding columns are
to. re tire a .flxedf5distnce from the' bor
der; creating virtually a neutral zone.
The Naco affair :will constitute a pre
cedent for the United States govern
ment in future. No further firing across
the line will be tolerated according to
the decision' of- President Wilson and
his cabinet.
BLISS REACHES NACO.
And Comes Perilonsly v Near Being
Strnck by Mexican Ballet.
Naco," Ariz., Dec. i0.-Jrig." Gen.'Tas
ker H. Bliss, who arrivedhere today
to take charge . of AmerieaM troops
guarding the, border, made his first ex
amination, of the situation under fire.
Two bullets fired in the battle on the
Mexican side of the boundary passed
perilously, near the general and his
staff, as he was . examining a "bomb
proof armory near the immigration sta
tion, about 100 feet north of the inter
national line. y '
Soldiers guarding -.-the immigration
station are protected by three bomb
proof s - and by a line of loaded coal
cars drawn up between the. American
town and the border, but a break in
the line of cars had' been left to permit
access to the border General Bliss was
near this break jvvhen the bullets whis
tled through.
Scores . of bullets fell on American
territory today. The American town is
less than a quarter of a mile wide and
scarcely a building has escaped being
struck. . , ' " - .-
'Messages received' tonight indicated
that , the three batteries of United
States artillery, would- arrive from El
Paso tomorrow. - -
MAY INCREASE FARES
Isle of Palms Railway to Raise Pas-
-.-' senger Rates. v :
Columbia, S. C., .Dee. 10. Following
the hearing -pf several -days ago,- the
railroad' commission at its meeting yes
terday issued an order allowing '.the
Charleston and -Isle of Palms railway
to.. increase." its passenger rate ; from
L 30 to 40cents between Charleston and
the Isle of Palms: "The -new rate-will
become effective December -24. ; v
.. The . commission will.- today hold a
hejurlng; 6n new 'data' submitted in the
Augusta-Aiken rate case.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN'
According - to Anstrlan - Report Every
,: v ? j;V ,'tklng Qnlet ; In Pftand. : '
Vienna,', (via London), Dec. 10. The
following, official report . was made
Public today: - - s ; ;
. "In, Poland yesterday everything was
calm along the; entire front,
v. "Night attacks by the -Russians in
the district - southwest of Novo Rad
omsk were repulsed. :
fIn!"West :Galicia strong forces on
both: aides - were "" active . and we have
thus far;; captured" 10,000 rRussfans. The
battle continues today. . . v . ; ; ;
,-' "Our,; operations :' in - the - Carpathians
ha" ve ,'tes ul ted Jin?'; the retaHihg ; of rconw
CHARLOTTE GETS
The Baptist : Enciunpnient at
WrighUville Next Summer.
DR. CREE IS HEARD
Atlanta Preacher Addreases State Con
vention in Aaieiga Dr. .Vlnea' and.
Other Speaker Meard at -'.'
Yeaterday'a Session.
- (By T. W. Chambliss.)
Raleigh, N: C, Dec. 10. In . 1915 the
Baptist State Convention : will meet in
Charlotte. The - invitation from--the
ed by Rev. T. W. O'Kelly, of Raleigh,
with Rev. J. Clyde-Turner,, of Greens-
boro, as,.alternate. 1
Pofllowing the reading of the report
on State Missions this morning, Rev.
B. Craig, Rev. J. M. Frost, D. D., and
Judge J. A. Oates addressed the con
vention. Rev. W. M. Vines, of Char
lotte, apoke. on woman's work and to
night Rev. Arch E. Cree, of Atlanta
6a., spoke on home missions.
! ," ' Snmmer Eneampment.
Rev. Dr. J. H. Poster, pf Wilmington,
for the 'special committee, reported to
day that financial arrangements have
been made for a Baptist, encampment
at Wrightsville Beach Jn the summer
of 1915.. r : .
The use of an auditorium has . been
secured and special concessions ri of
fered by hotels, boarding houses, and
tne. Tidewater. Power Company. . The
committee of the convention to con
tinue the arrangements' consists: of- J..'
H. Foster, J. A, Oates. E. Ti.. Middleton.
G, J, Hunter and J. J. llurt.
jorin , varouna t lacks $20,000 ' of hav
ing rriisel -the total amount; apportion
ed to this state for the Judson Centen
nial -Menrorial, fund. . -
The convention was the" guest of
Meredith college at a s recital this -' af
ternoon and: the, short visit , to J the
institution' -was -a source of much
pleasure .to . the messengers. In -addition
a; number of; those attending the
convention visited .the home economics
department, in - response to the sugges
tion of the president, Dr. Vacn.
The Thomasvllle Orphanage.
,' Possibly no feature of the work of
the Baptists .of North Carolina comes
closer to the heart of -the. denomina
tion 1ian-the-work being accomplished
at the YThomasville . orphanage. Gen
eral Manager M. L. Kesler read the
report of the board of trustees and in
this report advised the convention of
the results rof the year.
The number, of children in the1 home
at this time is 470, making a granc
total of 155S received since the be
ginning of the work. -During the year
there has been good health and no7
deaths In the orphanage family. Many
improvements have been made in the
plant. To the " school department a
tenth- grade has, been added; three
school rooms -have ..been added to the
buildings and the Mother . rooms have
been improved; The auditorium is now
Under roof and ' a 'steam heating plant
has been Installed for the school build
ing .and the church auditorium. It
has been a year of enlargement. The
Kennedy Memorial home, in Lenoir
county, was formally opened September
15 with 53 children and two dormito
ries have been erected there, a sewer
age has been installed and forty acres
of land between the home and the road
has been purchased.
The work of enlargement has been
continued at the parent . plant, at
Thomasville. The Miles. Durham Nurs
ery building has been completed ana
is. ready for the 25 children, making
a total of 75 children taken in the in
stitution in nine months. .vr
The Indebtedness, chiefly for build
ings, and a part of which is to be can
celled when the conditions are ripe
for the sale of land held by the insti
tution, amounts to $15,000. The current
expenses are met by the contributions
of the Baptist Sunday schools, sup
plemented by the one offering made
Thanksgiving day by Baptist churches.
The Thanksgiving offering this year
will probably amount to $12,000.
Charity and Children is' growing in
influence and in circulation. The re
port shows a total circulation of about
18,000 and. a steady enlargment of the
list. IS
Mr. Fuller B. Hamrick has tieen
I elected as treasurer in the stead- or
Mr. S. IT. Averitt, who recently re
signed after 15 years' service.
" The great need before the orphanage
Jusf at this time, is some adequate
arrangement for the higher education
and training of those who finish the
school .work at the institution.
Following the reading' of the report,,
Rev. C. B. Waller, D.'D.. of Asheville,
spoke to the report, discussing . the
importance of the child. , ' A ..most in
spirational address, set along higher
lines and with the appeal to the value
of the child and the Importance of a
realization of this value to the; home,
the community and the State.
. ' Committees Appointed.
President Durham announced the
following committees: . '
. State missions: W. M. Gilmdre, J.
W. Downey, J. W. Suttle, J. Deitz,
J. B. Stroud, B. G. Erley, J.; E. Cope-land..-
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Biblicale Recorder: L. -W. Swope, M.
P. Davis, W. S, Olive, Clarence A.
Smith, W. B. Goode, J.':.R. Owens, H.
W. Baucom. '
Home missions: W. T Reddish, Geo.
J. -Do well, W. , R. -Beach,- R. N. Butler
J." C. Owen, K. C- Horner, W. Q... Biggs
One Cruiser in Squatf
' itMl Escapes, and She is .
Repbrterl Bottled Up. '.
NURNBERG RUN DOWN T
AND SENT TO BOTTOM
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Dresden Now Cornered in the
Straits of Magellan.
Kngraaremnt In South Atlantic Most
Disastrous ' to German Naval Forces
In Western Waer Jaarance
Rates Lowered.
London, Dec. lO.j-The German cruis
er Nurnberg, which withdrew from
the battle, off the Falkland Islands last
Tuesday and attempted to escape in
company with the cruiser Dresden,
while the British warships under Vice
Admiral Sir Frederick Dovcton Stur
dee were ' sinking the cruisers Scharn
horst, Gnelsenau and Leipzig, was. ;
hunted across' the waters by units otV
the British' fleet and sunk the same
day.'
-This information -was contained In
a statement of the British official press
bureau made public today. The state
ment added that search for the Dres
den was still proceeding.
Although the official press bureau ;
says the British men of war are still
seeking for .the' last one of Admiral
Von Spee's vessels, unofficial reports,
received in Buenos Ayres say the Dres
den has been cornered in the torturous
Straits of Magellan. Whether these re
ports are true or not it Is believed
in. admiralty eircles here that the Dres.
den, even though she is somewhat fas
ter than any of those sunk in Tuesday's
battle, eventually will be brought into
action
! The battle in
which the Scharn-
horst, Geniesnau and Leipzig Were sent
1 .tjj -pie;. bottom, .according to an adrair
fuiy report,, lartea nve noiirs.-Witn.jn-
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lotvais, , x ne ocae i nnurisi.sanK in tnree
hours d and 'the Genisenau two . hours
later. No loss of any British vessel
has been reported by the admiralty.
, Insurance ' Rates iowered.
. The destruction of a majority of the
ships of the German squadron had an
immediate effect on insurance rates,
and. the government rate for insurance
of cargoes against war risk was re
duced immediately from two guineas
to one and one-half guineas per cent.
One member ,of Lloyds who recently
has not been' accepting any business
resumed operations.
The impression prevails among naval
men that Admiral Von Spee, realizing
that he could no longer keep out. of
touch with the British and Japanese
fleets patrolling the Pacific, decided to
enter the Atlantic and make a run for
home, hoping .that, at least some of his
ships would get past the British. This
move, it is said was anticipated by the
admiralty and Vice Admiral Sturdee
was sent south to head oft the Gen
mans before they could get well into
the Atlantic and scatter, which, would
have made .their capture more difficult.
The text of the official bureau state
ment reads: '
'"A further telegram has been re
ceived from Vice Admiral Sir Frederick
Dovcton Sturdee reporting that the
Nurnberg was also sunk on December
8 and that the search for the Dresden '
is still, proceeding.
"The action; lasted for five hours
with Intervals. - The Scharnhorst sank
after three - hours and the Gnelsenau
two 'hours later. Ths enemy's light
cruisers scattered and were cha.sed by
our cruisers arid light cruisers.
"No loss of any British cruiser is re
ported." '
GERMANY AD3IITS LOSS
Admiralty Report Reproduces Britlsk
: Official Statement as to Battle.
Berlin (via London), Dec. 10. Ar
official communication issued by thi
admiralty today reproduces the state
ment of the British admiralty regard
ing the sinking of the German cruisers
off the Falkland Islands, and adds:
"Our losses seem to have been great.
Concerning the strength of the enemy
whose losses are reported to be small,
the English despatches say nothing." ,
DRESDEN IS CORNERED
Only German Crniser to Escape Rattle
Now In Straits of Masrellau.
, Buenos Ayres, Dec. 10. The German
cruise Dresden, the only warship of
Adtnlral Count JVon Bpee's squadron to
escape after the battle with the Brit
ish squadron under command of Ad.
miral Sir Frederick Sturdee, has beer)
cornered in the Straits of Magellan, ac
cording' to advices obtained through
well informed, circles today.
The naval . division commandered by
Admiral Sturdee is understood to in-
f elude nine, warships, notably the Brit
ish battle cruisers Lion ana inaetati
gable. . - ii i ' , ;
THIRD CRUISER ENDANGERe5.
German Auxiliary . Cruiser In South At
lantic W'atera Also Is. Report.
Montevideo, Uruguay, -Dec. 10.
Wireless reports received here indicate
that the. German Cruisers, Dresden and
Nurnberg, the survivors in the engage
ment1 with an English fleet December
8th in which the Scharnhorst, the Gnel
senau and the Leipsig were sunk, close-
klyv pursued by British warships, are
fleeing in the direction or fort anta
Cruz, -on the Argentine coast, north of
the Atlantic entrance to- the Straits of
Magellan , and west of 1 the . Falkland
Islands. .- - j .- - -
It is reported here also that the Gr-
man auxiliary cruiser mncei jKiiei
cruising In , the South Atlantic and that
she has on board'
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