North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER HOLIDAYS OVER The live . buUeM, mRa- tM his at tention to constructive - iwK for the New Year.-Adepi your poller of a aye tematie advertising emapalfi mw s - - Local rains "Wednesday and probabjy Thursday. . voii. xcv-nto.su WILMUNGTOK, N. Cn WEDNESDAY MQKINTtfG, JAOTAEY 6, 1915 HOLE IUKBEB l 3,872. ENTIRE TURKISH ARMY CORPS CAPTURED BY RUSSIAN FORCES OTHERS COMPLElliLY ROUTED Columns Which Last Week Advanced Into Russian Territ and Took Strong Town, Have Been Badly Defeated Troops of One Column Not Killed or 'Captured in ' Disorderly Retreat Another Surrounded, PETROGRAD ALSO REPORTS ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY OVER AUSTRIANS IN USZOK PASS Russian Cavalry Reported to be Attacking Rear of Retreating Austrian Army Desperate Attacks of Germans in Po land Are Held in Check by Troops of Russia Little Action on Western Battle Line. London. January 5. Two of the three Turkish coluinns which last week invaded tthe Russian Caucasus have met with disaster and the troops not filled. or captured are in disorderly retreat. The col umn which took Ardahan two days ago has been driven out of that town, according to Petrograd official dispatches, and is almost sur rounded by the Russians, who hold the main roads. Another column which crossed the frontier near Sari Kamysh, on the road to Ears, has suffered even worse defeat, one of the two army corps which com posed it being captured in its entirety. The Russians also report another victory over the Austrians in the.Uszok pass of the Carpathians. Emperor Francis Joseph's army in this region is declared to be in full retreat in a mountain pass deep in snow, with Russian cavalry attacking its flank and rear. - By forcing this pass, the Russians gam Control of some of the most valuable oil n"elds1i:Ausfo of fuel supplies, which the Austro-German armies are said to so much need. While forcing back the Turks and Austrians, the Russian troops are holding the line of, the Mazurian lakes in East'Prussia : are fight ing strenuouslv to withstand the German offensive in North Poland; are advancing towards Cracow, and have crossed Bukowina, which is now virtually in their possession. ' , ' In North Poland, where Russia is confronted with the most seri ous task, the weather is proving a useful ally. The Germans, according to their accounts, are making only slow progress with their offensive operations. - 'Military men look for bigger events between the Lower Vistual and -the East Prussian frontier. The Russians hold the greater part of the intervening territory, and unless engaged .when the river .freezes, would fall on the German flank south of the river. It is be lieved here, therefore, that the Germans plan a movement from Thorn and East Prussia to prevent this action. The fighting would take place in the open. . Except at the two extreme wings on the Belgium coast and Upper Alsace, where the Allies have gained some ground, fighting on the western f ront has been done by sappers, miners and artillery. Only at "isolated points has the infantry been given an opportunity. A few hundred yards has been gained by the Allies among the dimes of Flanders. Great interest attaches to French operations in Upper Alsace. The capture of Steinbach was accomplishe'd after almost superhuman ef forts. Now the French are attempting to force their way through to Cernay (Sennheim), the possession of which would open the door to JJuelhauseri. '' 1 ", ' One of the lessons the war has taught Russia is that the port of Archangel, its only large seaport on the north coast, and the most northerly point in the railway system of . Europe, can be kept open most of the winter with the aid of ice breakers. Archangel, generally is frozen ovei for months, but it has been kept open thus far. The House of Lords will meet tomorrow, and Earl Kitchener, :retary for war, is expected to f the war, and British preparations. r lT DECISIVE VICTORY REPORTED. Turkish Forces In Russia Meet Disaster and Heavy Loss. Petrograd, Jan. 5. It is officially announced that the Russian troops have rained a decisive victory at Sarika nj sli. The entire Ninth army corps of the Turks was captured. The following report received from the Russian headquarters in the Cau casus was made publie tonigrht: "Last night our troops won a com plete victory ove the Turks at Sari kamysh. We have beaten two Turkish army corps, and made the entire Ninth Turkish army corps, including its com mander and three division commanders, prisoners. Small bodies of ; Turkish troops which succeeded in escaping:, were rigorously pursued and destroy ed. "We continue pursuit of the other parts of the Turkish forces, which 'are in full retreat." TURKS DISPLAY COURAGE. Mir rounded by Russians They Fight Hard and Desperately Is Report. "London,., Jan. 5. A Reuter's" dispatch -.rum Petrograd says accounts of the Turkish defeat at Sari Kamysh say the, Turks displayed great bravery - and Ml make a statement on the progress 'made frequent desperate bayonet sw- ties. When they were compelled to vacate they made valiant, but futile ef forts to cover their retreat by a rear guard action even the wounded con tinuing: firing: from the ground when they were struck down. -According to a telegram from Tiflis the Turks pressed their attack in the Sari Kamysh districtr.to enable their troops in the Ardabari region.to retire without heavy losses. Their operations were conducted under tremendous dif-v Acuities. They lacked proper equip ment and had no transport trains. Most of the war trophies captured by the Russians were of German, make. ; The Turkish, force at Ardahan, also is threatened with disaster. ' The ene my in his disorderly flight has been al most surrounded by the Russians who hold the ;' main . rdads. The Turks are striving frantically to find an outlet, but have, to face passes deep. in snow. The Russians ; hHv-e attacked Ardahan on two sides, the artillery playing a prominent part. CARDINAL MERCIER A RRESTED. Taken by German Authorities In Own Arch-Episcopal Palace. Amsterdam," via London, Jan. 5. A Tf jd dispatch from Rosendaal says that Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium Continued on Page Two.).. ' AMERICAN PLAN IS FINE SAYS ENGLAND But Refuses to Waive Right of Search, Regardless. MAKE TRANSFERS AT SEA Foreign Office Thinks Waiving: of Searching;. Risnt Would Invite Smuggler to Carry Contra band to Sea. London, Jan. 5.- Although the for eign office regards with high favor the American government's plan of cer tifying cargoes destined for Europe, it was said today that England cannot accept sut'h certification as an abso lute guarantee of the nature of the cargo in case any cause for suspicion arises after a vessel leaves America. In other words, the right of search can not be waived because of the possibil ity of shifting cargoes at. sea. The waiving of the right of search, in the opinion of prominent, British of ficials, would be an invitation for smugglers to carry contraband to sea In small boats svnd re-tranfer- It to. a ship of certified cargo. The position is precisely the same as that taken by the foreign office concerning certification of manifests by British consuls at American ports. Neutrals Are Aiding. The government constantly is in communication with representatives of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Hol land, and it is reported these nations are taking steps to revise their lists of prohibited exports to correspond with the British . contraband list. That would make possible a resumption of shippin g 1? nutraJU Ejjrojieoai cotui tries .from America ithout delays ' or danger of seizure. - Owing to failure of the Dondfn news papeYs'to discuss the preliminary nego tiations between Ambassador: Page and .Foreign Secretary Grey extending over several weeks before' "- the -'American note was presented .the English public was .not well advised "concerning the differences-which grew5 up. Even now the opinion is quite general notwith standing publication of the American note that PresidenfWilson denied. Eng land's right of search. Consequently much of the shock occasioned by the presentation of the American note was due to misapprehension, and now is dis appearing on account of the calm and friendly attitude of the government. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. Being Sent All Over Country by Federal Government at Washington. Washington, Jan. 6. The . notice to shippers, drawn by the State, Treasury and Commerce Departments, was being sent throughout the country today. "The government," says the notice, "looks with confidence for co-operation from the American business public to prevent such action on the part Of ship pers as adds unnecessarily to the diffi culties of business at this time. When ever shippers desire such aid in carry ing on their foreign business the Treas ury Department will furnish, upon ap plication to the customs collector at any port, an officer to supervise the loading of cargo and to certify to the completeness and accuracy of the man ifest. "As a further precaution, it is sug gested that the shippers accompany ship's manifest with an affidavit etat ing that the articles shipped are corr rectly shown by the manifest and that the packages contain nothing except that which is shown there." DE PLEAD FOR SUFFRAGE Delegation to . See President Wilson Today. More Than One Hundred Women? Will Ride to White House in Automo bile Parade and Beg Wilson to Reconsider. '' Washington, Jan. 5. President Wil son tomorrow will receive a delegation of nearly 100 Democratic women, who will ask him to support a constitutional amendment fr nation-wdie woman suf frage.. The amendment is to be ,voted on in the House January 12th. The .delegation will ride to the White House in a long parade of automobiles, decorated with suffrage colors. They will b seen by the President . in the East room, jwhere he told another dele gation several months ago that he be lieved the suffrage question should be determined by the states. At that, time Mr. , Wilson ended "the Interview be cause he believed the: speakers for the delegation were trying to heckle him. Mrs., George A. . Armes,' president of the District of Columbia Wilson and Marshall League,-will head the delega tion which will - include committees from Maryland, Delaware, New York, -Vtrgiaiay-aad Pennsylvania. - - ; - MOGRAT u WOMEN TO BY AGCUMATION Nominated by House Demo crats in Caucus Last Night; GARDNER NOT OPPOSED His Nomination Seconded why Hobgood. Bowie, Allred and Seawell Agree to Withdraw in Favor of Woolen Nominations. (Special Star Telegram.) ' Raleigh, NI C. Jan. 6, E. Rj Wooten, of Lenoir county, was tonight nomi nated by acclamation by the Demo cratic caucus of the House of Repre sentatives for speaker. This came about through a conference early in the evening between the three gentle men opposing- him--T. c. Bowie, of Ashe; A. A. F. Seawell, of Lee, and L. H. Allred, of Johnston, in which the situation was convassed and an agree ment reached -for -all three" to- with draw in favor of Wooten. Col. J. H. Currie, of Cumberland, was chairman of the caucus, and named the three candidates who" had withdrawn in Wooten's favor as the committee to notify him and escort him into the hall. Wooten was enthusiastically greeted and briefly expressed his appreciation of the honor and promised a more ex tended speech tomorrow " when duty elected speaker by "the House. Over in the Senate- chamber, in the caucus of the Democratic senators, the acclamation method of . election also prevailed, O. ;Max . Gardner, of Cleve land, being ..the,: unanimous choice, for president pro-tem, F. P. Hobgood, Jr., of Guilford,-,had been understood" to be a candidate for - the office, but when Gardner had -been placed before the caucus by R. D. Johnson of Duplin, Mr. Hobgood arose arid seconded the nomi nation, asking that' it "be-Tby, 'acclama tion: "He 'stated that he had aspired to the position but that on arriving" here he "had decided to withdraw in favor of Mr. Gardner." He was roundly cheered. Senator Harry- Stubbs, -- of Martin county, was -miae chairman of the Sen ate caucus.- In nominating Gardner tor president pr-ete'm,'-Senator - Johnson paidf-lrLhuIeipM the "Senate of "1911 and . the organizer of the Youngr'Men's '.Democratic -clubs throughout the State iri vi$08. He de clared him a Democrat; and a man of splendid, type, fitted in every way for the office and well .versed in parliamen tary usages. Then followed the grace ful seconding speech by Senator Hob good and also a motion by Senator Mc Rae, of Mecklenburg, that" the election . (Continued on Page Two.) UNION MEN MUST PAY DAMAGES FOR BOYCOTT After Eleven Years of Litiga tion, Decision Rendered. Two Hundred Union Men Who Organ ised Against Connecticut Com pany Must Pay Over Two Hundred Thousand. Washington, Jan. 5. Ending eleven years of litigation, the Supreme Court today held that some 200 Connecticut labor union members must pay $252, 130.09 damages under the Sherman law for, a nation-wide boycott of D. E. Loewe & Co., Danbury, Conn., manu facturers, who refused to unionize their shops. Bank accounts and homes of many of the men already are under attachment to pay the judgment and the next step probably will be fore closure. ; ... Leading lawyers of Congress dis agreed today on whether this decision meant "union workmen would.be lia ble in future for damages, on . account of boycotts. Some held that .the .Clay ton anti-trust law passed. last .year after this suit had been .tried, . would. make another such prosecutitffc . imposr J sibie. It was in the Danbury hatters' case of the Supreme " court decided ' iri ' 1968 that labor unions were under the'terriis of the anti-trust law.' - The Judgment, the largest ever before the -court -under the Sherman law, as well as. the .vig-r orous defense of the Union men, at tracted widespread attention. ..I Gov. Blease Pardons Negro Ded 2 Years WOMAN IJfDICTED AND SENTENCED FOR MURDJBR QB H1JSBAND v ' MADE -FREE Spartanburg S.; G.," Jan. 5;When the county authorities received official notice today from, the governor's of fice that a fulKparfion had been grants ed by Governor 'Blease to Anna Drum mond, a negress 'convicted of the mur der of her husband in this county three years ago, it developed that tHe woman had been dead' for more than two years. While a prisoner in the county jail soon after her conviction she died leav ing an infant - whose death .' soon ' fol GUTIERREZ, WILL STUDY SIIUATIQTI His Government Will; Go Deeply Into Bolder Trouble. 1 SETTLEMENT DELAYED Mexican Foreign Office Informs State Department That It Will Take All Time Needed to Study Alt "' " Side of Question. Washington, Jan. 5. The Gutierrez government in Mexico informed the State Department today through the Brazilian' minister that General May torena at Naco had been ordered "to make no attack and to withdraw his forces from the border" pending a clos er study of the situation "in Its mili tary and political aspects." The note was dated January 4th and was signed by Ortiz Rodriguez, the Gu tierrez acting secretary for foreign af fairs. It read : "The government of Mexico, showing the best intention of solving the. Naco case in a satisfactory manner, toaay wired May torena to make . no attack and to withdraw his forces from the border. As for the tinie being, the sit uation is so much relieved the foreign, office at Mexico City will take the time necessary for' the 'purpose of making a study of the- case in its military and po litical aspects to give its final decision. This course" wiir be - followed because the acting secretary for foreign affairs is much occupied with reorganizing the office force and in' giving attention to important .official affairs. Conference Today- . The general understanding in official circles tonight was that the closer study referred to probably. 'would de velop in the conference tomorrow or Thursday on the international bridge at El 'Paso between" Brig. Gen. ScotC chief of staff, of the United States ar my, and Gen. Francisco Villa, commander-in-chief of the Gutierrez forces; . : Latest advices from the convention at' Mexico CJty- were ; summarized to-, aiight4,Ua.-thet-tollowlng from tho State Department: . . : . . The -session of th. convention y-: er dity'wa-); et-otEXl.t" a cUsstOirMprwewrent of -.DsmiitioTjs---- undfr to whether , it could admit civilian's .as delegates in representation of. military' principles, ra,nd, if permitted, the ex-' tent to wnjch sun representation oy civilians .could be allowed. The con vention came to no final decision." The "State Depart ftent," Ttoday an nounced the release fhrliBs CJjock hart, of "DougiasT - Ariz., "and another (Continued on Page Two) - - RESERVE BOARD MAKES To Govern Purchase of Muni cipal Warrants. Tentative Rules for Federal Reserve Banks Regarding Purchase of Warrants With 'Reserve Funds. Washington, Jan. 5. The Federal Iteserve Board today made public ten tative regulations to govern purchase of municipal warrants issued in antici pation of the collection of taxes or re ceipts of assured Revenues. The .reg ulations are designed. to permit the Re serve banks to make some use of the reserve funds now on deposit with tham by member banks j Defining : acceptable warrants, the board says . that obligations payable from "local ; benefits' 'and "special as sessments" taxes . sftal not be taken unless! the municipality at large is di rectly ;or- ultimately liable. Warrants must be those of muni at large . is. cjirectly or ultimately ia be. . Warrants must be those of riilinl cipalities . in .existence for ten years, and municipalities which for a ten- year 'period-previous to purchase has not defaulted," for rnore than 15 days, ' in- the-payment of principal or interest of any, funded, debt. Warrants of a municipality, with net funded indebtedness exceeding 10 per cent, of the valuation of its taxable property -will not-be taken. " No Reserve bank shall invest in war rants to exceed ten per cent, of the deposits of; its member banks, except witjh tljie Reserve Board's approval; and other . restrictions are placed' upon the amounts ;o"b'e invested. Special ap proval must be received to authorize purchase, of warrants of municipalities of .10,000 population .or less. .; RALEIGH BOY ONLY MEMBER . i. OF - BARK'S CREW LOST All Except .Earl Lloyd Saved When the PUsprim Went Down In Atlantic., Norfolk, Va., January 5.' From re ports " received here, Earl Lloyd, - 21 years old, o,f Raleigh, N. C was the only member "of the crew of the Ameri can bark Pilgrim, formerly the British h,ark Galye, which foundered in mid Atlantic ocean December 15. All of ' the crew excepting Lloyd, who was mess boy - On J Tthe ' Pilgrim, ; were Z. landed at Kirkwall. Scotland, " by'"'the 'Norwegian PUBLIC REGULATIONS DISCUSSEim AT CONFERmCE LAST NIGHT URGE A UATIUL CHILD LABOR LAW Congress Should Take Hand in Matter, Says Kenyon. CONDITIONS IN SOUTH Situation in North Carolina the Worst of Any Southern State Elev enth Annual Child Labor Conference in Session. Washington, Jan. 5. Delegates at tending tSie eleventh annual conference here on .chijd labor were urged today by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, to reverse their policy of pleading with the cap tains of industry and invoke a rigid application of law " to keep little chil dren out of workships. "It is no use to argue with the man ufacturer who employs children," the senator said. "It ' is time to bring down the. strong hand, of the law. Let us flood Congress with letters and tel egrams so that Congress may know that this national, legislation prohibi ting the employment : of children under age is what the people want. Con gress generally yields to public de mand. . Representative .Palmer, -of Pennsyl vania, discussed the . constitutionality of child labor laws in a brief address. He advocated - quick passage of the Palmer-Owen. bill as the most effective means of eliminating , the child Jrom the factory. , . Reports of good work done during the past year throughout the country in .behalf of working children .were enthusiastically received today at $he opening; session , of the conference. .The reports, showed ther?e Jbad, been a mark which children; are - employed today as compared with those-which existefl five years a,gO;.but it. jfas: admitted by sev eral . speakers that much remained to be done. North -Carolina Conditions. Speaklrig of -the -' conditions which exist in the Southern States, Lewis W. Hine, staff - photographer of the Na tional Cihld Labor . committee said: "I found . there had, been a marked improvement in the general situation during the last Ave years," he said, "but very young children are worked today in the North Carolina mills." He told of two sisters, 6 and 7 years of age, he" found spinning in -one mill and two boys,, under 12 years, whose hands he said 'had been multilated in the ma chinery. - "Public ,'bpiriion is pretty generally against children working in the mill," said Mr. Hirie. . "But one superintend ent in Nortfi Carolina boasted that he had 30 children "below the age limit." CHILD LABOR CONDITIONS IN CAROLINA MILLS DEPLORABLE Sayqs Staff Photographer of National Child Labor Committee. (Special Star' Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Jan. 5. Lewis W. Hines, staff photographer for the Na tional Child Labor Committee, told that body todayx at its 11th annual confer ence that child labor conditions in North Carolina mills were deplorable. He said that his investigation devel oped that there were children working 11 hours a day who were not over six years of age. Hines said he found two boys under 12 years of age working in the mills .(Continued on Page Two.) E MAKE PROTEST TODAY Will Go Before Federal Re serve Board With Trouble. Bdard Will for Next Six Weeks Listen to Protests From - Disappointed Cities Regarding Location ' of Reserve-Banks. Washington, Jan. 5.- Baltimore back ers will appear before the Federal Re serve Board- tomorrow to protest against the decision of trie Reserve bank organization committee in locat ing the Federal Reserve bank of the Fifth district in Richmond instead of Baltimore. This will be the first of a series of hearings to last about six weeks, and in which protests from various cities and localities against the work of the organization committee will be heard. The reserve . board , has authority Under the law to change the committee's de 'citlons, though action of this sort is not expected in many cases. It is proba ble that weeks will elapse before an nouncement in any of the cases is made. , .Large delegations from both Balti more and Richmond are expected to morrow. .The Shearings will' be public. The line f argument to be followed ,.,.."' (Oontiiuud'on Paee Two.)- BALTIMOR BANKERS IS WmER Administration House arid Senate Leaders and Two -Secretaries in Meeting INCREASE EFFICIENCY Executive and Legislative Departments to Co-Operate All Effort to Be Made to Increase1 Standard and Efficiency , of Both Army and Navy With Mean J , at Hand Secrecy. Washington, Jan. 5. Military preparedness-was- the subject of an ad ministration conference tonight at the home of Secretary Garrison. Every feature of the army"aftd navy situation with particular reference to appropria tions for the coming year and the gen eral policy to be followed, was discussed.- Cabinet officers and leader in Congress who participated declared no definite conclusions bad been re poetrd. -" '. " . Attending the conference were Sec retary Garrison, Secretary Daniels Senators Chamberlain and Tillman, chairmen respectively of the Senate military and naval committees; Repre sentatives Hay and Padgett, ' chairmen respectively of the House military and naval committees; Representative Sher-i ley, chairman of the House subcommitr tee on .fortifications appropriations and Representative Underwood, majority Hquse leader. One of the chief purposes of the 'con ference . was, to. devise plans for co operative action between the executive adn legislative departments on mili tary arid' naval affairs in making ap propriations and' carryirig out a gen eral programme for increasing the effi ciency of the military ar mof the government. Outside Discission Curtailed. On" leaving the conference, one of tti' partiiparit - saiS 4ha.lr-,wltU-iifr,: cUf iiite ; Rlan vofpjdb'edure' "had been' Agreed' on, :yry bri-pfeserit had on' ceded that every possible effort should be everted iri Congress to bring the army and navy up to the highest stand ard of efficiency that could be produced with available- resources. "The chief subject of consideration," said Senator Tillman,- "was how to dc the greatest-good for the army and navy without" encountering' a financial deficit." Secretary Daniels said the whole naval and military , situation had been thoroughly discussed but would not go Into details of. conference. ; Senator Chamberlain told inquirers there had - been no' proposals for radi cal or extraordinary changes In the military or nava If orces, and that the condition of both ws considered gen erally satisfactory. . "Nothing definite," Senator Chamoer lain said, "was. either discussed or de cided upon. It is understood, however, that the bills affecting the naval es tablishment which I have ' introduced will be pressed In the Senate." These bills include measures to in crease the ' army by 25,000 men and! 1,000 officers; and to increase the coast artillery corps by 8,000 men. It developed when the conference was over that all those . present had been enjoined to refrain from discuss ing what transpired. Secretary Garri son announced that if there was any thing to be said he would say it tomor row. .. , It is understood that the situation ori the Mexican border came in for attend tion'. . i HOOPER FAVORS HONOR SYSTEM WITH CONVICTS. Work Them on Road Without Chain ' Shackle or Gun is His, Policy. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 6. Governor Hooper, in a message to the. legislature today, said he was in favor of working, convicts on the public roads but "on the honor system without chains, shackles orv guns and giving them ar extra deduction from their sentences as an incentive to discipline." t He said he was .not in favor of work ing only short term convicts on the roads because this classification would not harmonize with the honor system. SUCCEEDS DR. STOCKARD Miss Lillian Beade Member Peace Ia stitute Faculty. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N.C.i Jan. 5. In connection with the opening of Peace Institute for the spring term-today, there was -the addition of a member of the faculty to take the place -of the lamented Dr. Je rome Stokard for the chair of. Latin. Miss Lillian" Beade is the new member of the faculty and she comes from the Bryn Mawr preparatory school of Phil adelphia and is an A. M. graduate of Bucknell university. Peace opens with a number i of .new students and espe cially bright - outlook forthe term. BLEASE RELEASES MORE PRISONERS South Carolina Governor Extends Clem ency to Nine State Convict. Columbia, "S. C.,' Jan. S.-M3overnoi Blease today extended executive clem ency to : nine' State prisoners., Two of the men were - pardoned, five paroled arid two had their sentences commuted, During his four years as South Caro lina's chief executive Governor Blease has exercised - clemency toward mow than l,$50 prisoners. Joe Bowman, a negro under' life' sentence' for assault was among' those paroled today i 'V 3 ". -T "j- v, vvV I, J; t- ' ' - T I "- muf - r "-1 '