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j THE WEATHER ' ' ' ' Sunday raui. f . - V , . Hi I 'fP W H ' S'T" -' Irnnnrnnii nm i i -:--......,iv. -. cmrcnun HiLLlil ;i mm IN btHAIt UHITOHS RUSH ntUALLS OFFICERS BELIEVES: A LASTING PEACE WILL FOLLOW IN EUROPE CONFLICT And That the Spirit of Ameri canism Will Predominate in World Affairs WILSON AT COLUMBUS Urges Business Men of Coun try to Pay More Attention to Foreign Trade. Defends Mexican Policy; Prais es Bank Act TO PROTECT TRALITY ASKED Attorney General Gregory Suggests New Measures LAWS NEll REPORT TO CONGRESS Columbus, O., Dec. 10. Presi dent Wilson today expressed the opinion that there will be no "patched peace' following the European war.- a comprehen- ave ana iorcetul . address before the Columbus .chamber? of com meree, he urged : American busi ness men to mobilize their re sources in order that the United States might be prepared to play a more important part in the world's affairs,, and about justice alter the present war. Reception in Bnthvsiaatic. v The President spent 18 limn-. i lumbus, during, which he was .active --j uuuuw. -.mg reception was en thusiastic and pleased- him greatlv In addition to the chamber of coX merce speech, he i delivered an address 6.ore the commission on church and country life of the Federal Qouncil of the Churches of i Christ -of ' - America, shook hands wim more than 7,000 peoK pie at a reception ft th rotunda of the state capital, spoke briefly to a iaie ciova irom xn steps of the cap ital and took a long , walk about the streets of Columbus. .:, -j The entire s:ity and many people from surrounding towns greeted him. - In the chamber of commerce - address ; the President defended his Mexican policy and said as long as he was President nobody should "butt in" to alter the Mexican's government , far thm . n.. fiusines smen to pay more, attention to foreign commerce-and .be more self-reliant; demanded the. restoration" of the American merchant marine; praised the new banking and currency law; ' and touched on the attitude of the. United fctates toward the European war. ot a "Pateked-Ua. Peace." When the present , great conflict in Europe is over the world, is -going to wear a different aspect,!; Mr. WUson fleciared. "I don't believe there is going to be anv natcTi heve that thoughtful. -men of every country and of every sort will insist that when we get peace again we shall nave guarantees that it will remain, 5111 t' ,i Jl. . . ... ..u me instrumentalities of Jus tice shall be exalted above . the in- eirumentalities of forge. ' " , . "I believe that the spirit which has hitherto reigned in the hearts of amciit-ans and in like " people every where in the world will assert itself uee ior all m international affairs and l"i-u America nreserves het Doian. preserves her self-posseBafon. reserves ner attitude of friendiinARs. tnv'. " w v n X Act Asks Bfo Cbange in ' Anti-Trust Laws. A trm "Q r1 J.J .t f n . waicvvuuaucu ror i nem and Their Successors WASHINGTON PLEASED OVER OUR RIGHTS OH SEAS STARTED SWtary .ifMisin ,WU Immediately APViy tor safe' Qondttet to Ger , many Way Open to Take VUp Other Cases. I Hoke Smith Demands Investi gation of England's Inter ference With Trade ' emVrr requested the United States to Recommends Amendment of Conunodl- If rM themselves persona uon grata ties Clause of Interstate Commerce Iff: states government. The -.' ; . wo .umiea eta '.3 to . f us good . offices j in OFFERS A RESOLUTION ?nCl itary attaches of the German Loss of American Lives Also be Investigated. TO ENTER THE RANKS To Escape Stigma of Possibly Being Forced to Join WHOLE :KrJMBEB39,409 BMTJSH AND FRENCH IN SOUTHERN SERBIA retire Into greecr TODAY IS LAST CHANCE vroiiea renter day Before wvery Recruiting Station-W Idlers Were Seen Listening ' to Appeals. ' . T "wowubb attaches and Pected storm in Conrr.. ' ' CL , t "-".wi-jm.m. Washington, Dec 10.The long ex- Senator a de- e ww ""WBssors. WHO Will be nai 1 mfnlgfr.tu j. .. Hater. ' 1" ww" vv w me defense of was delivered toecTetkry LansinT T, V '"WV aninves day by Count --.VoS. Bistort rJ?: ti5atn of Great Britain's interforenc nian ambassador, who hurried here es with ntral trade ,and tha? ?TeDTvr1oW?he.n .Vlff3 r06' Rblican. repliedf with United States had been riivsi4 v, embassy , from Berlin. I the loss of American, lives, w rf If BO .J I III .11 Km T 1 S r D rr Am t vSH5 I ""I'llA Wa 0 eial.-rclrcles - tonlVht rtrZZJi"S: v an wocent- child, turn., taken by Emperor William and "a"ns ae.aa on water.' the victim 7 outcome of a situation which. or destruction of an unarmed vessel, is Smi;pped'tp-tneaten s" ! mC a more PoleTnant and more wLtdlirjU!tIes- . traic spectacle than an unsold al While the reasons ' ri.nv. of rottnn Horia, . Dale United Sfato- eZ iiZ UJ tuo lo " " iuassacnusetts " t J " request were ac- I - . --Y cepted as . astisfactory. the 'Reman I To 'Senator' Smith'. -i..i.--. .: rmm e la,ter may see At to address investigation "of trad "nterVrences a communication to th rrnltt c I s,n(. t ' ... 7 c. inierrerences stating that it does Tnot Uself 1?.. "eamgion, i)e& 10New lawsf. 1 Protect tha TTniterl St.t.. i :f .Vsio aeaiuBi, neu trality violations such as have mark ed the , progress of the war in Europe ana me Mexican revolutions, was ask ed of Congress today by Attorney Gen eral Gregory In his annual report. The The Attorney general suggested amendments to the present neutrality Biatuies to make it specifically a crime against the United States, to 1 plice bombs 1or other explosives on vessels sailing from' American ports and that it should be made a crime for any person to escape or attempt to escape from an interned warship , of a bel ligerent nation; and In any event au thority should be given to some gov ernment department to arrest and re turn any such person to the place of UmWlu ,An0iner suggestion was thaj; authority be triven thA ?nvn. ment to seise arms ' and ammunition about, to be exDorted in vini.i., a Presidential proclamation of an em- and, to seize: arms anr iyermany. or the-officers. , It "is. said 7'- ' :"a President about to be' used in, connecliorT J?L r,taIn.: d France may ""nas 'in railltarv aTnfliHn. r 1 -aai;ine. ojricers eo under ni f cvM40S,0 vo congress Tuesday Loudon, Dec. 10 The rush of last- minute men who desire to escape the stigma of being forced to join the col ors if conscription should be adoDted. continued today, the last day but one ox the trial period for the Earl of ierby s recruiting plan. Lines form ed at the recruiting stations as early as 5 o'clock this morning and remained there all day. The announcement that there would be no extension of the time limit of vuo.ii w volunteer system apparently-convinced many men of .military fitness tliat the Earl of Derby was in earnest. The scenes at' the recruiting bureaus are entirely; different from those during Secretary Kitchener's re gime. It is not .a . case -. of inducing men to enlist 'by appeals of recruiting sergeants, but rather of hanni . applicants who wait patiently in -long ...uw-Vr.wur aoreast in the cold blustery weather. At Trafalgar Square only a small ; crowd of idlers stood around the base of the monument to hear the fervid appeals on behalf of king and country which were being made by speakers. . ! A collection of eiitoriv r. ."v ; ' 49U UVj r SEEK CHARTER FOR CITY" OF HOPEWELL Militia May Remain in Con trol at Least 30 Days TO PETITION GOVERNOR Forced bjr the Superior Enemy Anny and llir,eat of Out flanking by Bulgars T -TS 4 DAYS . n .iv . ,r -. p . . . . .- -." --.-.- - ---- -v v Whether Bulgarians arid Ger mans Will Cross Greek Frontier, is Question Residents Agree That Only Brick and Concrete he Used inr Rebuilding . the City Petersburg Re- . . Ueving Suffering. - y-':- -; . 5 to agree that the y ,rT "reign relations themselves in a mnn.TT-nT.:: an amendment for tj,. 7ltrr"iy i .d11? . tania. Palaba. Hesnerian '&an w attu a rencn emDaBHi iiv4. a . uvu- Petersburg, -ya..rDec. 10. At a mass meeUng; of residenW of Hopewell to day it ; was' decided -Ito h ask Governor Stuart to permit the militia to remain in control of the town until a" city or town charter can. be granted the com munity. As a city charter can be granted only by "the legislature, which does not conveneruntir January, the troops would have to retain control for at least 30 days. .. "It was also decided t the meeting attended by over.. 1,000 , people, . accord ing: to, estimates, that , a commission ouuia govern the city pending its in Much Activity Reported oli Peninsula on uuuiouiaieiy-wui be asked by Secretarv , VL va9 piots and hand hnnflroi- . - vura oe granted for the erecti( mUitary expeditions which themMiv wt .- iiiumuiica.Df law. and. give theirs word not to take I -M ' Botn resolutions were referred to the Tj,Atne;Gener agaJncoS- mniodi!-.1. ii xna n? f X.Ary winjitUhe TT . . . - - T I -wWWU iliU . ursWaiF HrInD (AVA-kbM am z I 111 di -UcDHrfl Of ThA'OAnaUw .,.'1 V . ' . iniersiATrV in.mAAa v ' .... . ir:. " --y vvmiii.vWm. foVi? oil- h act to prohibit a railroad trotn ixtaZ '411 t!sk',o: ' afe which all minds had turned , ".""""ttie cummerce arti-1 r.ao -JJ.4..JirrT.. r w cies wnich it manufactures or produces, t i on" f r"C, ""t,?rnea nal Xfte les or which are manufactured nr ?SSS"?S5 "" f "ig, saf e ; condupts for th General Debate Follow. ' Senators on both sides, nt are manufactiirrt I -vi aie ; conaucts. for the oer were drawn into th ,.,., by any corporation cortroUed or affil- de' Which as precipitated by a vigorous iatJ ?lTitit .7 ving - the same con- Jnamd' . . . by Senator Smith in support o? suxuicjs, loreifirners n nrt mor. rarnnnt4n. .....u. n . khaki armiPt, ii,t.Tt'r :::TrrrrM';t"-"ttfVOT'r stuart . "-v.w iu Wle Dana at I wa ana would confer such authority the horupp-iinrna non . nn. i T I mL . v oiiyii a.uinoriiy, which, with v,rfi;i ''"'" -'"w was . elected:, at the wa.a ai-i ineexing. ; - , . -, . tT J?"Z ."-as the unanimous decison.of the bureau now the wa7 m 7" w vhile , 30-day permits hand.' hfli. - . vua oogranted for the emfttinn rear transportation. :ttled safe ared of looking toward ttlemen as the Georgia senator trolling stockholders, irrespective - of excent" tetSSvJS'iSifL86"1 his solution, whether -such railroad or suchT con. I Pti-'th,?-.arranin'--J-te 8afe "I wish to tmiV. in-.-, r ..BUC- con-l conduct. -the -United :- i. .n.. L. . . a if ArT" ra".n.?as a to continue megotiaVios witnm r!!iut!on . amendment. I wish to extend (ha ennA "win, vi mc Sena- concluded, .11 . . - . ' .uv i nnnnnifiari Ann..n. . "It is also necessary." h U onu-oversy. The negotiations. ,""Vn ' . "..I"3" ".Te ar.e to tae this connection, "if transnnrt. t7 T o t' wa8 8ai? Probably will , be'.rmmed X... " w me violations of nmri,.i-A - rr . v an eariy- cate. SMrtrv T.o.in wu' "6"li wani io nut it. not nn tr . . . - j i - vivuubuuu are to. De comnlfittlv I . . """"8 1 i , . . " " vorced, that Congress prohibit anv . preParea to rge an early Dut on the highest rauroad owned or controlled Tv V L8ettlemint l V f I"n? as we.1L . ' 1 think, it :is of great .a l . .. i . wa-r i in, ,r r.i... nuuoriance ducing ox- trading corporation ot- r S. upcraiea merely as. a . plant facilltv T iarce aiso i - - m iraae it inose from i transporting in 'interstato-r8l'.6p'tb-e eases of, other foreign rjgMs! have been violated, but l think that We : Should Vindiont. now is free also our rights as a neutral in trade if those merce' articles produced or owned hv ?v cnd consular officials which 11 is 'ar more important that we should . - .. wueu I the state denartmprt hJ. .inH I e-ztnnd tt-j . " tint on. TH oa' nf . 11.... j.. tt I tr A . . c such eorporation Another' recommendation ! Ration The case of -Alexander Von to American citizens wherever turn to fanft ti,, w. V"K,MM J. ":""i-B Ihers. - j""", I pi lots. only hrlck or concrete shOuld A similar Iine-uD extending t .irf.l wc UCL" Permanent buildings. ' walks was found at -,,,., .......ii: "j Foo .Se'nt forRisllef '-s bureau. A-bout. the only difference Was ! or of relleylngj the suffering purpose otrauon would occur when a group vf 1 u?lueM ny. -; Several - carloads w-w,k. .Mwi wua. an air or elation I vuoiuua. uave Deen sent; to the would form by f ours in the streets b.uri out" town today and it is not be ror the first time in their lives and I Heved thaf-any nedinr fiftin ih". tat march away under; the direction of a to receive" it. Early this morning it sergeant, upon .which the. applicants in was believed, there was .'tittle destitu- ime , would phaff the marchers - a . bit "on. as very few apjjifiecf. for food, buf and perchance, some .of. .the: hv.tn. later in . th '.''...t. . , Report, cheer them. -: , . so. due to the fact that they, had learn- Keports. from .-all narts oi TnK . latA tnniCTt,f ,,,, . V -. -w"vv .v , u6ci me senines posted minVfw A?at 6 ?Was no dl- at cse interval!, throughout thrSty an T arf offiLan i,DCreaSe in re" " is elated, that.600 or more of of the situaUon is'that although aTnJ ana .the number is in- men- are. coming 'Jorw proportion.married applicants seemed aDDronXte and to predominate in--man v center n.. appropriated ?7,500 and as-much more -II the world she may have, the nriv in. .lulR one form or another.' of be tht.mediatlng influence by which t7 , 1,!s may be induced." " me President explained he" did not fovernmental mediation, - -but J?i a atlon, the . recognition of - -yim mat -nere is a country that aiWa8 wanted things done that ca4', Vu nROse merchants when they &ll soods wi" carry their was along Avith them." ue declared that the .spirit -of give th r. , sPread its influence; to me tnil of the world. -- , 'anrtt challen.se you," he continued Unite ilJte you throughout the ,0 1 ates to apply your minds to ud "n, .Sv!ness as if you were building uy -Or thp i.., of f, t- 1 6wi xuuvuittuon Cnitprt sti tc tr gO'no- r . vcj-i-co, as . juu were acht:, J ln the spirit of service and ncw-icnt the kind of achievement kin', J163 only through service, the ihir, , "-1Yil- waicn , is statesman ranV, " V ''5tatesmanship to- in n l alIe to'.L of those, ar- are inost service- they nrnnU ti l -.. -a'ucr an "uoin change provisions for the removal of XV'i BT w. !f ?5arT . consul rightfully are, for-1 don't believe that persons maictea m FAdorai t:i i r " - t .n., Q b I with the Drivileef that fho ZZTT'll uuuer consmeration the case of a high may give bail! - defendant diplomatic official though a decision in cersona inriiptM in 0"crai ai mew x orK. is under serious anv srovernmnt oo,, . : " W'"una l consideration nJ .v,ki m . VT. ..euuft ln, jjroceeaings to the districts where the! i : . " ae- respect or its indictments rwere - returned - so that a lrt.d Ttiii t CiSlon nowever. is ex Federal warrant may . run after indict- P, ,d lthin "e 'next few ys. It ment to anv nart ..oftiT TTnittd f Z also .is known that the department has with th. nHviii hQt unQe'1 consideration the own people if it dos not give them the protection to which thev are entitled. t - , "Although.! am as anxious as any one can be to care-for our rights in trade if they are violate, to me American lives are more important than American dollars. If this investigation r t Tr. Gregory asked for no ono C I rP matter is not expected . for some the anti-trust laws. When dMoni i l?: ' : . : havA ho.n nj.j j VZI Vr T 1 wne uaptam J3oy-Eff and von PaDen .vciiBation is to go -2nX tneTnitedjStates prov "5l!!f take United Shoe Mhin. - DI course, sate conducts are grant- r"1 11 lo iaKe 111 an the vio- now- before the 5 SunrenT;, hh: ed-" nas not yet been decided upon. oaoiman act, Bays the report, ."the which world. Attacks Business JUononoIv. buinV !-' ident attacked monopoly In ifrt ,V a,ia sald that.; the , only .. ob , niaaLion in Dusiness uhouirt than the shut vji rainer. vor, fc fJ American hnctnisB nrUh tt tun-r. L : ne okea forward to the ho- out of weaker men. He adde3, fein' :onncIence.r v As - far as Ithe a,,.., ? L the country is concerned, he ' VtfS -- Ik UBl he declared, have' been too to .CSE men ioV,!i av-e been too prone to run Att,,"-Uu'ft0n with their, -.troubles. Etron "JUr. -neBS TOftn' lie ; said, - are he vfa4dUS:n to s out and ono.uer i r.c so-called area of debatable ground in tne law or restraint of trade will hav been greatly circumscribed." ; ' The attorney, general Doints ont that by. January 1, 1917, almost 2,000 Fed eral prisoners will.be Idle at the Leav enworth and Atlanta penitentiaries nn. less some plan of employment for them is devised. , It is necessary, he declared, that legislation be passed to me'et this condition and he promised to send in formation to Congress . relating to the manufacture of. supplies for the gov ernment. This information will include estimates ormacninery, the, cost of in stallation, price of raw material, value Of -finished product, and character of articles tq be manufactured. - I shall also urge as part of the plan," -said the 'Attorney . -'General,-- "the payment . monthly to, the families of prisoners '. of a portion of the amount earned by prison labor, "and in case of single -men the retention of some por tion of. thesa earnings to be paid over to them after their 1 release from 'con PROVISIONS FORCIBLY TAKEN FROM PETROUTE American Captain Tells of Be- ing Halted by Submarine m tguis.iuttu inay nave occurred.- The most important is the vio lation which has affected American lives orthe security of an American citizen man, woman or childand the nexlt most: important are those pointed out 'y the President of the United States in his message the . other da v when he referred to the destruction of property accompanied . by,: destruction of life in the United States and stated that -conspiracy, in allied interests are going on within our own borders. - V . . Humanity Above ' Commerce. ; : I " "I am not willing to get into v a nntt- sion over, an Infringement of our 'trade .tuontmuea on i'age . Two.) ly all of. the recruitine . station irn openall night, 'Similar reports come itom many, or tne provincial towns 400 baLes cotton burned Blase , on Southern Pacific Pier at IVew I York Causes ?20,000 Wss. ' as may te necessary," to be expended in caring ior the needy. Business itiat. contributed over $1,000. Conditional pieages amounting to . $30,000" for. the rener or the flre sufferers have heen made by business menrof Petersburg, .the condition 1 being, that this shall be necessary Tomorrow Ib'' ths. um!..Li.. '. . . I ' wv" DiUl-UJUUUilV ll V xew 10rK, Xec. 10. Fire lata tn. duv st th. nnPn .1... .o,.; dav nmono. Ann , ". ,1. - -""" ?ao9,uuu w VI " :Z Mon await- win- oe paid operatives and construc- " . " ooutnern faclllc J tion jorce .w.wajr vmyany s ; piers caused -a loss Estimated at' $20,000 : The cause orthe fire is unknown. The company refuses to state whether the cotton was consigned to a European govern ment or to a private Jinn. 4 HAD t PREDICTED FIRE. SIX SHOTS FIRED BY THE FRENCH CRUISER In Holding Up the American Steamer Coamo Thursday State. Department Receives Report That ' - Tunk Steamer Has Reached Al glerth Vigorous -" Protest to . Austria Likely. THE DAY IN CONGRESS ' ' ; SENATE - ,'..-.' Met-at noon. : - - - L Senator Robinson introd for a - commission to cawv nnr p...i Washington, Dec. 10, -The. American tnsporiatloiCaciliti Invcst1 - - - - i La. i iv n . ill rn - w- m m inn w r "J r Lran vin . ri ;i l rm a rt I i a a n . - TheV attorney general aid , that - a " - ,7- -"'iii. a. .;!bby furniture factory is in, Consideration ""1' "tt-aBter"fmeaiierran 1 t a WAMn.MML - i . t l 1 . ion . antfrlon . .-iittm a iln.' ' n I ...1 .. . I -o iOl . . a JJoacuw iatl! yemienuary I ?- ... , vnuutw 4.. a eu cam- 1 a front a registration of legislaUve . 1 .4.1 A. - . 1 A. " J - ' " . T I - . ' -r. - "'" .'"""" wnef . SSfJ' ,f "r:e- neeQ?a r?iM?.AiW.r today ' witb, - the report ; Reports of investigations by the in. vc.siaie vommerce commission o rious resQlutlpns '.were submitted va- at Atlanta-for making mall- bags, blan kets, and cotton duck for tents is Jje ing. contemplated. r::;; -:b ;?:-vsi.-'- pilQHTlG;HETAT103tS "WITH " AUSTRIA GBATBLY ENpANGERED freT . freiuently applauded, en . ', ,:recl before more than 1,4 00 a with American flacr hT.i ... ..w9w .. file we, rt,. iard" - - p - U5"'tw romerene ana and r.' Representative : Brumbaugh iteec,'f"f Ohio's leading, men. The "iV., r,vs in Part:- , r fratitiKi!1 frst to express' myery deep er in V? vyou fr the cordial man- V gfwh you avedgTeetedino estti ; ,ei"2n are Perhaps more - In ,1.. -u in those mat . 11 : Uitn - business cf the counr is au-y owners; .and? yetflt: - irV uu 10 me -possible - to " v -"nauea on rage ,Two,. StUl Probability That United States ;V:t.?Iy!.B.re eRAjfonaCaseiV r Washingtonr Dec . 1 ODiplomatlc re lattons with Austria are In grave dang er Tofbeingbroken off. over? the sink? Ing ot : the Italian . liner-Ancona : with the , Joss of American HvesAUipiJJV ciais nere continue 10 preserve silence over" the negotiations with Austria hut th roufirh the Veil which has baefi a rn0l q,r " ",r vv mis, former Gov-! about the:siuauon is seen. a case just as grave ar tnat -wwen attended xui$ submarine negotiations wltlv Germany. The auestlon of continuing diplomatic relations may be said to depend upon a saUsfacory reply to Secretary XAns Ing's ote which . now 'probably . is be fore, ihe Vienna pffi,Vdeman4iBis i-.a disavowal - of the ': Ancona, reparation for the ; lives ' ldst and ; assurances that passengers phips ; shall mot, be attacked without warning or an opportunity foy non-eombatants ' to, take, to :(hei places nrmrislnn 1- - A vr ivnl - . i V. , wn r kT 7 , The coal, '.oilrand gas , land leasing Was reported k to the State Dnartmnt Ikiu.. . t. "t,. . .'"MWB . - -r. -. --.. nr t,B ccni m .jib jjuauo lands com- late today in a consular dispatch' from mittee over jthe objection of its au-Algiers?i;;It-said tne captain1 told of taor. Senator -Walsh. , - ,Amii wjr . .9auiud.itto.uying tne i ?ricisn mterierence - with , neutral Austrrani nag mcn allowed him to j wv"""sr:e' , ; . - ; . nrftPi artii VYamininc -.o.a 3 i - Senator- Cummins proposed annoint sinF rapris SS go;? vestigate fragment. ? - - - -; :. r . ' - ' .' - The : report did, not : say whether th ..-,..-. w6iws would steamer W,4r?SS5erd ffil!fAf A Kalfc,before,tbe Jaubmarl opened -flro:f fnrcefc tWseatioil vhlnse la natureo-any :i representations ..'w-hink .i..ii..jr:-t TT"r." ;"0uw 4 maybe;mailey ?lniUd Stite Austria..Th8eizuro noweveiv iilike hotho suWect of I :Aajournkd'itiarrtAy'?ir a. vigorous nrotest. refrardlesa of . Ltajournca at.s to noon' Jloni happened before th.e tanker came to a .'!'""; '' .-'-'V- -;- -''.iU'U.r' stop and submitted to visit and search. : -Met 'at : noon, " wwwiy .wu ; -oa.1 no v action Ty i ? Remained In seisBioii S. nvii,;. i the State Departoent . until s0me plete reports: are received showing the daP tomorTtime t'f exacts circumstances under which : tv,- aJ if.f , Yr mo?e time. op committee vessel was , attacked. . If : the tanker I nnrA,,i'wvtr'-, i ', - diareeard I of warninir i no imnUf,,vtin L-.r!;.LT.?-iV. French Lieutenant Says He Had Been Ordered to Take All German Sub jects From Ship Beginning December 8. ' " San Juan, .P. H., Dec. 10. .Four blank shots and two solid shots were fired by the French cruiser Des Cartes in hold ing up the American steamship Coamo yesterday. A French lieutenant who boarded the Coamo said ' orders had been given "to take all subjects of. Ger- l many and her-allies from ships' crews beginning December 8, and to take all such "persons from among : passengers after December. IS. - r After .the, six - shots' had 'been fired and the Coamo had been stopped a small boat put out.. from . the cruiser with the lieutenant and his 'men. On boarding the Coamo, the"" lieutenant proceeded to. Cap tain . Barbour's cabin and demanded that the captain product itets .f the passengers and: crew. The' passengers V.ere" alarmed and ran from tne state' rooms in their nltrht pioth. f - . ...wV. Captain" Barbour tasked why the'TDes Cartes 7 had pot - waited r until - morning to f top the Coamo , so as "to avoid alarming the passengers. '."'The "lieuten ant replied he feared the steamer would lave; tCached porO -r: f - p ; 'k- . V ,Tfie.ffsaptain v. protested .against ' the action of .:.thc. lieutenant in taking off the- four German firemen The lieu tenant then : informed :him of the or ders he said .had beeq. issued. The fire- Prophesied the -Destruction of Hnno- weU; Three Months Ago. New York. ; Dec. !!. Destruction of Hopewell, Va.,'" by fire- was predicted more than three' months n-o hv xrn. liam Guerin, chairman of the Fire Pre vention Committee of the Safetv First Federation of- America, he declared in a statement issued tonight. "He made his1 prophecy in a letter to Laurence Perry; of City Point, .Va., on August iu, aiter, an inspection of Hopewell. I stated that conditions -were ideal there for a conflagration that would de stroy it in less than; two hours," Gue rin's statement ' said. "There was no fire department arid r no water-supply and the majority, of i stores and build ings were' lighted with gasoline open name-;tbrce's:'Eyer.-'luiIdihg, almost, was 01 irame construction London,. Dec. aO.The Anglo French forces have commenced 'a general retirement from southern Serbia : and it is suggested that 1 their destination is "the regicw of baloniki. ;This retirement was necessitated, not only by the su perior forces of Bulgarians and Germans, but to a threat of an outflanking movement from -Pe-troyo where the Bulgarians have arrived, and also to danger to their line of . communication froim -' Bulgarian.irregulars who had crossed-the Greek frontier. ' -' ' Battle'. Lasts Four Days. V Both the British and the French forc es, who are Tvell supplied with artillery and machine, guns,' engaged in a. four" days battle in which they Inflicted heavy losses on -the Bulgarians who fought ? .with - desperation and greatest -courage. Attack: i ntt 0 l;r,"l8elbut th Bulgarians still " y.v. v emng : me Allies felt back to new- positions where events he day before were repeated .The question now. arises, whethei Bui - ' ganans . and , Germans will follow the dl!? aff?l th Greek frontier and ' wf"110 the Greek government will adopt. King Constantino has prom ised to use his army to protect the re tiriS,f?reifthey undertake to re embark and has shown hi. o-, -i.t. by preventing Bulgarian raiding bands from. destroying, the Allies communica tions but ;it is douhtfni wh.ti... i Allies will agree to evacuate Saloniki. which under the guns of their ships " would provide a good defensive noi - tlon and ar base from which othr operations could bo undertaken. It la on this point that negotiations between txrece and the Entente Allies' Is now proceeding. - While retiring from southern Serbia tne allied forces havn hn fective assistance by the Montenegrins and Serbians ; who- fled into Albania. This i9 shown in the resistance which both the Serbs and the Montenegrins ' are offering the invaders. The Mon tenegrins, have; been fighting a series of rear-; guard-, actions and deliverlna counter attcks;whieh the Austriana" admit seriously delayed their advance, ihe Austrlansj; are now attempting new advance from the region of Berani. west f-Ipek. - . . Serbians 1 Still Active. -' The . Serbians, who are now riv.' ing supplies from the Adriatic coast, are still showing .activity. . The Ital ians also have reinforced the garrison ' at Vlona KAviona) from which place they aj;e sending relief to the Serbians coming:; from, the' Ochrlda Lake district There Is no further news from Mesb potamia where, according to last ac countrthe Turks were attacking Kut El Amara and had actually reached ; point -on .the river h below that town, but .thfrjjuccess of the Russians in dis persing' a. band of Persian rebels under Germanand Turkish officers at Sultan Bulak - Pass, ' on the road to" Hamdah. t . is believed,, will ease-the situation ' .lJari, oi ine world The Business Men's Association f t,v,'ltl reported, on-the Gal Hopewell. Mr. -Querin-continued" " :ne 18 reporte, on his recommendation and ordr:" .u-r-M"ery f ' "riving .; and on his recommendation' and ordered ex tinguishers installed, but they had no authority;' to enforce ; his suggestions. PREVENT EXORBITANT PRICES Few Remaining Stores Will be Com- .-. Pelled to Sell Food - Reasonably. . Hopewell, - Va., Dec. . 10 .That the few stores remaining in HoDewell. will not. be permitted to charge exor bitant prices for provisions, .was made plain today when Major Bowles, com manding the militia on guard,' in the ournea aistrict, new a conference with Judge Lawrence Perry of-the circuit court. It was announced after the con ference that, any - store charging more than the customary . prices .for pro visions : would be ; seized ' and - operated by the militia. I-i'-tb-'tr.-'?. , - Major .Bowles said .tonight . that he could, easily handle the situation with 100 men. One jeompany which arrived here early-today ; from, Newport -.News was oraerea oacK- to Its . home station tonight, and Majors Bright returned to Richmond - taking with him 170 , troops from the three - Richmond companies. This leaves Majors Bowies with about 3.50 , soldiers .to guard the, burned .dis tricts, it has not .been determined.! -i-TT.nn ma .... ,1 -n . . - . M Twv-.vi une :iti.compnji com panies will 'be' ordered inome. but It tk certain some oi'the militiamen will re. main' indefinitely.- ..r j.... .. . -. - ;.' The Du -P6nt.comnanviand th . folk &'Western railway company offer ed their, co-operation today -in' the- re lief movement. .. The railway -offered free transportation ;tot Petersburg to muse wiiiiout runas ana this-was tak on the: Isonzo front vhr th Tni have gained more ground in the direc tion of Gorizia. Along- other fronts no important changes have occurred.. PREPAREDNESS WROUGHT BY t M P1LOWJSHARE COUNTRY'S NElfll Governor Ferguson Says SoclalisUe Sentiment Is Growing. ' 5 1.'- te . . .1 . t - , .... ..- v, - ' ' ' - . li&'- 9tlnuoniPagiTwoifc.4:::- fvw l ork, Dec. 10 Governor James E. Ferguson,' -of Texas, addressing tha association of Life Insurance Presi dents, today saidone kind of prepared ness 'this -country .needed whfoh could -be wrought' by the plow snare. - ... . ' - . :. !Thef " war.', loans Hwe,- have made abroad he said, 'if placed at home on rural4 land, would have given every tenant farmer;; in the United States capital that- would haye put him well on the-road ...toti homo ownership. This is the kind of preparedness : we must use -to further ..peace "and prosperity within, whateyec external clouds may FAItl .TOpECltE ,h Mrs. Wltitney IVarren Will Forfeit Ar :A .tcle Bousht -Front Franoei i New 'York,' Dec. : 10. Announcement " was made today by Dudley Field Ma- 5 lone, , colleetorof - the - port that Mrs . Whltpeyc Warren,, wife of a prominent a New. York, architect,, wll be prosecuted for failure tosdeclare (towns and oth- ers articles purchased abroad. The arv-K uwer wi, oe lorreited. Mrs. , Warren arrived hero, Npvember'15, -after a sis i'' "v-. rance,iW;-tnerintaa: ests-' Of .the ISeeours Nationale -1 - li ": ' - '-.'-' -'?-'.-' 3) X I - - ( 4:1 ' ' J four.- v,jss?'t;-sv'; Vf ;ir - :i:i??'--;;K?K4iw.K.'yc :-te.i-xfc-s?ir
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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