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VOL. XCIX-NO. 51;
WILMINGTON, K. C, SUNDAY MOBNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1916
WHOLE NUMBER 39,762
16
ADVANTAGE
INCREASED
FROM THE
jf0W Seems Assured of at Least
272, and Probably 276 Vot3 .-
in Electoral College.
UO SPLIT IN CALIFORNIA?
Certified Count in New Hampshire
Complete Shows a Democratic
Plurality of 63. .
MINNESOTA STILL IN DOUBT
Chairman McCormick "Locks Up'
and Returns to His Home.
New York, NOV. 11. Today's-here
returns from Tuesday 's ; election
j i ;nowtn,v 1.-. oAr. '
served onlv to increase tne aavant-
W1 . J
8ge of President Wilson, who now .
seems assured of at least 272 and
u kl,r 07fi vntoo I'nUio olonftmll
probably 2(b votes m the electoral
college. New Hampshire, which
had -wavered from- Wilson to
Hughes for three days, late today
dropped into the Democratic col
umn by a plurality of 63 votes.
Tiis was on complete certified re
turns in the hands of the secretary
of state.
California Probably Solid.
The few additional returns from Cal
ifornia and New Mexico did hot reduce
Mr. Wilson's lead in those states. In
addition the Democrats found comfort
in a dispatch from Los Angeles .which
said that a difference of only 654 yotes
was found between the ; highest and
lowest of the Democratic electors in
the semi-official count conducted "by the
. - t
registrar of votes. ' Election officials
expressed the opinion that these figures
made it unlikely that the official count
would split California's electoral vote.
Troops Vote May Dd4e. ; " r
Corrected returns from Ramsey coun
ty, Minnesota, today reduced Charles E.
Hughes' plurality in the state to 239,
but tonight the first returns from the
National Guardsmen on the border ran
it up to 268. Political experts said thl
made it virtually certain, that 'the state
would be swung, by the two remaining
regiments on the international line.
About 2,000 votes were cast by the sol
fliers, but all of them will not be "coun t
ed until next week- . . r, .
McCormick Goes Home.
With the presidential contest settled
to the satisfaction of - the Democratic
managers, Chairman McCormick, of the
National committee left for his home
in Harrisburg today, but Chairman
Willcox, of the Republican committee,
steadfastly refused to concede that Mr.'
Hughes had been defeated. He pointed
to the 1912 contest in California, where
t'ne pendulum swung - back and forth
for weeks, to justify his position. Noth-
mg would be conceded or claimed, : he
said, until the final count was in.
Concern Over Ccbhium.
Democratic concern today was chiefly
in the make-up of the next Congress.
The Senate will be Democratic by a
safe majority but, with the major par
ties virtually tied in the number of
seats so far won in the lower branch,
attention turned to the Progressives,
Socialists and independents, who aro
almost certain to wield the balance of
Pwer in its organization. Three Pro
gressives, one Socialist, one' indepen
dent, and one Prohibitionist will vote
,n the election of a speaker and may
cast the deciding votes in all the im
portant legislative "matters coming be
fore the 65th Congress. '
spUT ix THE3 ELECTORAL VOTE
IN CALIFORNIA UNLIKELY
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 11. A differ
we of only 654 votes was found today
between the highest and lowest of the
democratic electors in the semi-official
joint conducted by the registrar of
ies. Election officials expressed the
"Pinion that these figures made it seem
jnhkely that the official count would
"ult In splitting California's electoral
ote.
BlGHKS DEFEAT BLAMED
TO "PEW PETTY POLITICIANS"
ban Francisco, Nv. 11. Governor
f'ram Johnson, successful candidate
th d Unlte States senatofship on
n? Republican and Progressive ticket,
innf!,V p8tty Politicians" acting In con-
w itn certain newspapers so
- ;'.UBa Mr,
Hughes . and his visit to
a'nornia, that the injury .they did we
t the injury .they did we
to undo." To this, the
unni-i o
stater
I,,. . awnuea live wuson piurai-
ftJ in, the state.
tionl1'41" H- Crcer, Republican Na
nai. committeeman, and, Francis V.
Hum- ' former chairman of the Re
iam'an state central committee, are
llr v, as '-aving "made it appear that
and 5Ugnes wa entirely reactionayy
that he was neither in accord with
res pathetic wItn California's prog-
and achievements." -.
of tv Crcker, after reading a portion
statement, said: - "I prefer . to
toalnt
am a dignified silence."
TE of Tnnnpc iwfwiii-vV---"'
V St t) PLURALITY SLIGHTLY
n.. aul- Minn-. Nov. H.-rCharies E.
in Minnesota . was
?hti3
. j
increased tonight when the
,t rr.
una of the Minnesota guards
Sn'c ......
v.,ce wag announced. TTa mHM
thk- ment by 28 votes. Tonight
ma'le the vote for 3,021 precincts
continued on page Three.' . -
OF THE PREM)EMmiS
BY BELAl!EIMfURNS
ELECTION ON TUESDA Y
Willcox Awaits Official Count
Before Conceding the Election
Issues Statement , Pointing to ; the
President Wilson and Colonel Roosevelt in California in 1912
. Republican. Chairman Confers With Hughes.
New York, Nov. 11. A statement
showing the fluctuation of the lead be
tween President Wilson and Colonel
Roosevelt in California in 1912 from
day to day for a month after the elec
tion and how the state finally went in
favor of' Roosevelt after , Wilson was
first credited with, wihniner. was Issued
today by 'Chairman William R.
wiiicox, of the Republican National
Committee to "show precisely why
, ... , - J
the Republican National Committee
cannot; at this time, concede the elec-
tion of Mr.wiison and must wait the
official count in this and other states."
..he record 8hows Mr wlllcox.8
statement read, "that Mr. Wilson was
CROWDS MEET THE
PRESIDENT'S TRAIN
- I
He Witnesses Demonstrations at
Troy and Albany in Celebra-. '.
tion of His Victory.
RETURNING TO WASHINGTON
One Man at Albany Saonts to Mv "Wll
' wm, Wt'ri - With ifon for Four
More Yean of Peace and
Prosperity.
On Board Presidgnt Wilson's Special,
Albany. N. Y., Nov. 11. Presldenf'Wil-
son, returning to Washington for .the
Mlrst time hi two months, tonight wit
nessed a demonstration at Troy and
Albany in celebration of the outcome
of the -election. Crowds at both places
cheered him again and . again. The
President thanked them for their con
gratulations. Here at Albany a procession was ar
ranged in" his honor. The railroad sta
tion was crowded and many persons
rushed forward to shake President Wil
son's hand. Former Governor Glynn,
of New York, , who was temporary
chairman of the St. Louis, convention,
was at . the station with . other Demo
cratic leaders.
As President Wilson's train rolled in
to Albany torpedoes- were exploded on
the tracks . and locomotive whistles
shrieked. Before the President arrived
the crowd had paraded through the
business section of the city.
President Wilson shook hands with
many persons at Troy. "We're with
you four more years of peace and
prosperity," shouted one man...
. "Thanltf you," replied the President.
"How's baby Sayre?" asked another.
"Fine," responded President Wilson.
One man leaped on the observation
platform beside the President and led
the cheering.
The President is due to arrive in
Washington tomorrow night after a
trip down the Hudson river from K.mne
Cliff, N. Y-, to New York on the naval
yacht Mayflower. He is to board a
train in New York at 8:34 P. M. tomor
row. He left Williamstown, Mass., where
he went to act as godfather for- his
newest grandchild, at 5 :25 o'clock this
afternoon. A crowd of students from
Williams College saw him leave.
WILL MAKE TRIP DOWN THE
HUDSON RIVER TO NEW YORK
Rhiije Cliff, N, Y Nov: 11. President
Wilson arrived here tonight fr m Wil
liamstown, Mass., and at once boarded
the v naval yacht Mayflower, whi ch lay
at anchor in the' Hudson rver. The
President, directed, that the Mayflower
proceed slowly to New York at day
break tomorrow. He expects to Tand
in New Tork- tomorrow afternoon. On
his way rherfronf Albany tonight the
President wis cheered at several small
towns, i At Germantown, N. Y., a band
played in his honor.
" J. S. BARER KILLS WIFE.
Shoots Her Down In Boarding House at
: SpartnnnnrgTr S. C.
rSpartanburg, S. C Nov. 11. Jghn S.
Baber shot 'and killed his wife , in a
boarding house here today and then
killed, himself. -The couple had been
separated about one year and it was
said Baber attempted to affect 6. concil
iation today. - . .. : ; ' ,'. .. . - 1 -
ONLY ONE AMERICAN ABOARD. .-
Paul R. Daaner Waa on Steamer Arabia
When It Waa nnk.
LondohNov. 11. Consul atT Bombay,
India, states that only one American,
Paul Rutledge ,Xann.er, was .on -board
the British steamer Arabia,, sunk No
vember fc' in the Mediterranean, says a
Reuter dispatch Xrom Bombay. -
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Fluctuation of the Lead Between
first in the lead; that subsequently this
lead was taken by Colonel Roosevelt
and that finally the delegation to the
electoral college from California was,
divided,' two electors being for Mr. Wil
son and 11 for Colonel Roosevelt."
"sax. Willcox had a conference with
Charles E. Hughes, today, during
which the situation was discussed. No
announcement came from Mr." Hughes
irt regard to his own plane.- Mr. Will
cox said afterward c that he arid, , he
thought, Mr. Hughes, voul'l remain
here until the first of next week. He
said he did not expect orflcial count3
from the doubtful states to begin com
ing in before then, and that it would
be more than a week at least before
they were complete. He would nor
venture a guess on how much longer
than that it might take. .
U. 0. C, TOIEETAT
Declare Against Text Books Which
Do Not Portray True His- ,
tory of the South.
CONVENTION COMES TO END
Resolution Adopted at Final Session
: Which Lasted Late lilt Night.
Ashevllle Cbmpeted for;"
' Next Convention.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 11. After select
ing Chattanooga, Tenn., -as 'the 1917
convention city " the United Daughters
of the Confederacy at the final session
of its 22nd annual . meeting here to
night, adopted resolutions declaring
against histories and other text books
used in Southern schools "which do not
portray true history of the South," and
inaugurated a campaign for the adop
tion of the phrase "War Between the
States," as a substitute for "Civil War."
Other resolutions adopted included
an endorsement of the congressional
project for the placing of a Clara Bar
ton window in the Red Cross Memorial
building at Washington and funds
were provided for installing a memor
ial windowin the building by the or
ganization. Provision also was made
to eliminate, the deficit in the Arlington
monument fund.
The final season tonight continued
until a late hour.
Chattanooga was chosen for the 1317
convention after the claims of St. Louis,
Asheviile and Birmingham had been
considered. The Tennessee delegation
parodied a popular song-invitation to
"come to Tennessee," as their campaign
r battle cry and won.
Scores of reports dealing with the
educational, historical philanthropical
and memorial work of the organization
were disposed of today and tonight.
The educational committee report,
delivered by Miss Mary B. Poppenheim,
showed that 45 scholarships, with an
aggregate valuation of $65,000 had
been given t)y the Daughters during
the past year. Beneficiaries were de
scendants of the Daughters and resi
dents of the South. -A total' of $2,500
for relief work was contributed and
disbursed during the past year, anoth
er report showed, the money having
been spent on needy Confederate vet
erans..! . , ;
- The Daughters' university prize of
$100 in cash was awarded to Harold R.
Blake, of Dayton, O. -
Deficiency of $3,265 in the Arlington
monument fund, was announced by the
treasurer, general, of which $1,200 is
secured by a pledge. The remainder is
to be obtained through assessments.
TENTH DISTRICT STILL
.--'''V'''-''CI.AIMED-;BY:BOTH SIDES.
Will Not be Settled Until Thursday,
v. Returns Give . Britt .Lead, i; "v'.
' Ashevllle, N. C, Nov: 11. -The complex-
situation in the Tenth congress
slonal district, wherein ; Congressman
James J. Britt, .Repubican, ahd Zebu
Ion Weaver,' Democrat,; are both 'claim
ing election, is unchang'ed and will re
main so, until next Thursday,'. when the
Buncombe "county - board of canvassers
will meet -after adjourning today with
out certifying the returns of Tuesday's
election in this county! j . .
The official returns ' of the district
give Congressman Britt a majority of
13 votes, but the Democratic managers
assert" that a recount of the ballots in
this - county and in others of 4the; dis
trict will giv Mr. Weaver a' majority.
CHATTANOOGA NEXT
STRESS HEED UF
. TRilEDJIISTRY
Rev. Dr. L.-L. Lohr and Rev. J. L.
v Seiner Speakers at Synod
' Last Night.
URGE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Delegates Enjoy Outing at Wrights.
yUle Beach Woman Conference
Electa New Officers Splen- '
did Programme for Today.
.The main addresses at last , night's
session of the Convention of the United
Synod of the Lutheran church in the
South, which will close its proceedings
tomorrow . at St. Jfaul's Lutheran
church in . "Wilmington with business
sessions, were delivered by Rev. Dr. L.
L. Lohr, who made an earnest plea for
a thoroughly trained and educated min
istry, and ' Rev. J. L. Sieber, who
stressed the importance of the pub
licity campaign which Is being -carried
on by . the . Publication Board of the
Lutheran church.
"The church can preserve its exist
ence only in so far as it raises up an
intelligent and efficient ministry." said
Dr. Lohr. .Tit impairs its -life and vi
tality .wbejfl it neglects these things
Mere prayer for the coming of the
Kingdom of God Is not enough. The
church must', co-operate with God, and
God arranges the order of things in
such a way as to give man a part In
the work of his Church, yet this part
in the worklof man does not destroy
the power, of God to do all . thai work
Himself.
Efficient Ministry Needed;
"God has seen fit to use , men. as in
struments in his hands to spread the
offers of salvatipn. Now "we must have
an educated ministry to-do this work.
Only through a properly-prepared min
istry can we meet offset error, we
must not only be able, to point out a
more excellent way: but' to prove " that
this is the right, way.' ; , 3 l
"We have, men ln thia.w.or4d whtl can
. -a vr' ' "rr . -
only be reached through tfijr brain. .You
must get 'their, brains to accept Chris
tlanity, although . their; hearts,' haVe -al-i
ready dpne so. - We have to accept hu-
man nature :as It .Is, Doubting Thom
ases must be made to see before they
believe. Our Lord did not, hesitate to
give His disciples visual proof when
he asked it.
"Paul persuaded " both Jews and
Greeks to accept Christianity. A man
less fitted and mentally not have so
impressed King Agrippa, - the Roman
ruler, who. declared after hearing .his
lucid and logical statement, "AlmoBt
thou persuadest me . to accept Chris
tianity.' "The- great need todajr is for men
called of God and strongly furnished
unto all good works. This is God's
method. Our Seminary is following
this method- In this day in which. we
are living the man whom the. Church
sends forth must be equipped to com
bat the forces of so-called scientists
who deny the truth and seek to set up
false doctrines. "" .
"Some of the most devout and , able
ministers that the Lutheran Church
has Kent out have been educated at the
Seminary. It is f&ing well the work
for which it was established.. ., It is
raising up an intelligent, " consecrated
and efficient ministry. That, is the
task it sets for itself and It has not
done its work in vain. Ministers can
go out from Jt, only as our young, men
come In. If deserves your ; prayers.
your moral find financial support ' ."
Rev. Mr. Sieber Speaka. '
Speaking on the subject of ''bur Pub
iication Interests,' Rev. Mr. Sieber de
clared thaf to make anjr perceptible
prpferess the church must launch a pub
licity campaign . : . ' '
He referred to the method pursued by
the Apostle Paul as a model for public
ity work for the propagation-' of "the
gospel an.cl declared that the success of
the Reformation Movement in its initial
stages 400 years ago was due in a great
measure to the publications of that age.
Continuing, he said: - ,
"It is : necessary to have a Lutheran
intelligence.. We need to have informa
tion In, order to satisfy those who are
asking questions concerning our doc
trines and practices. The Board of
Publications Is the place to get this in,
formation. The f undamenta.1 'principle
of all progress is in intelligence con
cerning ovir 'own cnurch and its work.
An illustration of the spontaneous.- re
suit of intelligence and publicity it-is
only necessary to cite the successful
manner in which It was spread through
the establishment or ine nrst cnurcn in
Antioch. V - '
"Our own church'' has the greatest
right to live, because : it preaches, the
pure Gospel of God to all nin and. hav
ing this pure falth.it is a duty we owe
to ourselves and world to publish
It." . - - -:x.-x - ..
The speaker closed with an urgent
appeal for. loyalty and co-operation
with the publication board on th part
of the entire membership of the church
and its pastors In the great work it Is
doing in spreading the gospel....
May yove""Orp'aanaev, r
r At a- business session of Syhod held
immediately, following the address, by
Rev. Dr. Lohr , the question of moving
the Lutheran Orphan's Home from Sa
lem, Va., to some other 'places which
would off er more - Inducements : in the
way of land and money was discussed.'
Another t alternative, the . building ; Of
mora cottages at;the;.present sita.'was
also dlsouftsed, but no course of action
was decided . upon- - The 'whole matter
will be again; taken up at one-of the
business sessions ; tomorrow. ;-r. .... .
The delegates to the' convention en
joyed - a fine -outing at Wrightsville
Beach yesterday-" ttf terfioon,- boarding
special cars" at a point near the con
vention church at $ o'clock in the after
noon and. returning- to 'the city in, time
--. (Continued on '?aee .Taree.!;
ARRESTED ON A
ATTEMPTING TO BLACKMAIL
COUNTESS VON BERNS TORFF
Karl A. Graves, Self-Styled International , Spy and Magazine Writer,
Taken in Custody of Federal Agents at Washingrton--Is Alleged
to Have Made Effort to Secure $3,000 Had Docu
ments Brought Prom Germany. .
Washington,' Nov. 11. Karl Arm
gaard Graves' , a self-styled internation
al spy and magazine writer, was ar
rested here today, by agents of the De
partment of Justice and charged with
attempting to extort $3,000 from Count-,
ess von Bernstorff, wife of the German
ambassador, -. by threatening .to publish
letters "alleged to contain matter
showing her infirmaties and- failings'.'
Officials of the embassy also alleged
that Graves hafd in his' possession what
apparently' were cooeaehtlal coded
dispatches' from the' olfm'an" govern
ment to Count von Bernstorff: "
Smuggled Fast BrltlNa Censor,
'The prisoner 'told the Federal agents
he obtained all the documents from
persons who smuggled' them past the
British censors on the steamship Oscar
II. The warrant upon' Which " he was
arraigned tonight, and 'held' on $2,000
bail. for a further hearing Wednesday
charges him also'.wlth' bringing into
the District of 'Columbia letters stol
en in Hoboken, N. J where the Oscar
II docks.1'
In a statement after his arraignment
at which he entered a plea of not
guilty. Graves asserted that he had no
intention of blackmailing the countess,
that he objected to- the use of the word
blackmail, and that the papers he had
in his possession were 'purely diplo
matic" in character.
Much interest was aroused in official
quarters at the indirect exposure of the
manner in which persons and officials
in Germany apparently are avoiding the
British censorship in communicating
with the German embassy here.
In Negotiation With Embaasy.
The arrest of Graves furnishes a
dramatic conclusion to negotiations
which had been in progress for a week
between him and Prince Hatzfeldt,
counsellor of the German embassy.
Graves is said to .: have came to Wash
ington .last nareek and called at the em?
bassy. - He was known there "as the ma,iy
w.ho had published4 wjdety ?w3i3-1S3
leged to be Important screts of the
German war- office,- apd. the Hphenzt)
lerns. . He , was. also, known as a man
who previously had described himself
as. a member of the German .secret
service, and later ; as . an employee' in
foreign fields of the British foreign of-i
flee. "The master spy" he calls him
self. - N -
'i' Officials: allege that upon entering
the office of Prince : Hatzfeldt he made
it known that he had in his possession
the papers which today brought about
his arrest. One letter which he exhib
ited was to the Countess von Bernstorff
from her son, an officer in the. German
army. ti& said, according to statements
made by Federal officials tonight, that
he had other letters that would prove
Vembarrassirig" for. the countess should
they be published.
. The official dispatches were said to
be useless to him for. the reason that
rie could not' decipher them. He is al
leged to have asked for $3,000 in cash
if he delivered, the ; papers. He also i3
alleged to have asked Prince Hatzfeldt
to prepare and sign a -statement that
the money had been paid for services
rendered the. German, gpv.ernment. Em
bassy offlci.ajs. said. Graves, threatened
to turn oyer . some ,of . the. documents
WILL REMAIN IN MILL
HOUSES UMOHDW
Writs of Ejectment Not Served on
v Operatives at Anderson.
Official Hesitated to Drive Tenants
; Out. In the Rain Yesterday Four
- Hundred State' Troops Ar-
rive on the Scene.
Anderson, S. C, Nov. ll.-i-After the
arrival here today of some 400 South
Carolina coast guard artillery men, it
was decided to wait until Monday to
serve writs of .ejectment against strik
ing mill operatives residing on , mill
property. Meanwhile conferences were
held with a view to starting up the
mills which closed down August 31,
last, after the employes demanded a 10
per cent wage increase.
The state soldiers were sent here by
Governor Manning after Sheriff Afthley
declined to eject the tenants until
"they get-houses to move Into."
It was said today's postponement
Was due- to the desire of Major Wil
liam F. Robertson, of Greenville, com
manding the troops, to ' acquaint him
self with local conditions; and because
mill officials hesitated to drive the ten
ants out in a rain.
It was stated by those interested that
75 per cent of the workers in one of
the-mill villages,' all of which are near
here, had expressed, their willingness to
return to work under conditions pre
vailing before the mills - closed down.
Managers , of the mills stated tonight
that they would be guided entirely by
Major :" Robertson's opinion in deciding
jtvhether vor notj to renew operations.
Conditions' were quiet today and there
was ho Indication that there would be
any -clashes between soldiers and citizens.-
: -
i The mills which closed down are
Equinox, and the Gluck mills, manufac
turers of cotton ducking. Ejectments
were against, certain stayers on ' tho
Equinox, mill property. ' '
CHARGE OF
fto White House officials If the. $3,000
was no j ror incoming.
The letters showed no postmark, and
officials of the embassy, were convinced
that they had been obtained in some
manner from a confidential messenger
whose Identity was still undisclosed .
Prince Hatzfeldt promised promised to
take the matter under'consideration.
" Caught In Trap.
Prince Hatzfeldt communicated with
the district attorney's office immediate
ly after Graves left his office. ..An
other meeting was arraigned, and yes
terday Graves telegraphed from -New
York that he would arrive later in the
day. Prince. Hatzfeldt put $3,000 into
an envelope and with .two agents of
the Department of Justice awaited
Graves, at his home, but Graves failed
to appear. ......
This morning Graves- called the em
bassy ind- requested, an - appointment
with Prince -Hatzfeldt, .A - few hours
later He. arrived and conversed with
the counsellor, at his home -for half an
hour. One Federal agent was hiding
behind a door in the room. . Another
was in the- street outside. A police de
tective was nearby.
It is said that Prince Hatzfeldt show
ed Graves the $3,WtT and that the lat
ter said he would get from his hotel
some . of the documents. Leaving the
house, he walked iito the arms of a
Federal agent, and-was taken to the
Department of Justice, where he watf
examined. At " the end of the exami
nation, A. Bruce Bielaski, in charge of
the bureau of investigation, swore out
a warrant. All the papers in Graves'
possession were seized.
, The letter which Graves is alleged
to have said would' prove ''embarrass
ing" to Countess .Vpn Bernstorff, was
couched. Federal investigators ass'ert
ed, in "endearing 'terms' 'and signed
with Initials' only- "tyfflcUls asserte.d
that the communicatloh was from a
woman rcousin of; CpantWon -Bernstorff
who ,ha3- been" taking oare' of his and:
the countess 'uslnesaflSirsin-; Ger
Wfcen arfafgmad; in th"eyonlcSf''lJnit
ed States ippmmlssioner Taylor Graves
requested tha .'should" life be unable
to secure'a' bondsman, he -be permitted
to spend the . night in a hotel, under
guard or. detectives. A proressional
bondsman furnished the required sum
Graves;' made the 'following statement
to newspaper men:
Statement 4b Newspaper Men
"I have nothing so important to say
I have ' deciared - ray' Intention of be
coming a. citizen of this country and
have taken out my first papers.
""I have-been- inf this -country two
years and nine months. I was once
connected with the British foreign of
fice, but I am no more.
"I came to Washington for the sole
purpose of disposing of the papers.
had no intention of blackmailing the
Countess von Bernstorff. . I made no
attempt to communicate with ' the
countess. I do not deal with .women.
I did deal with Prince 'Hatzfeldt.
"I will not at this time discuss the
contents of the papers I had. I will
say, however, that I was employing the
same methods which-the German em
bassy has used in this country for the
past two years and four months." .
(Continued on " Page Sixteen.)
FITJES AMOUNTING TO
$171,000 ARE IMPOSED
Against Swift & Company and a
Number of Railroads.
Charg-ed With Violating' Interstate
Commerce Act by Rebating or
Shipping Less Than Car
loads at Carload Rates.
Chicago, Nov. 11. Fines totalling
more than $171,000r were assessed by
Federal Judge Landis today against
Swift & Company, packers, and a num
ber of railroads convicted of violating
the interstate commerce act. In most
of the cases, the charges were rebating
or in shipping less than carload ship
ments at carload rates.
Swift & Company were fined $60,000;
the Pennsylvania railroad $20,000; the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railroad 20,
00d, and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chi
cago and St, Louis railroad $20,900 In
one case and $50,000 in another.
In addition, fines ranging from $100
to SI, 000 were assessed aeainst the
Chicago' and Northwestern railroad, the
Indiana. Harbor Belt railroad and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.
The charge against Swift & Company
was that It shipped less . than . carload
shipments to Michigan points at the
carload rates.
The Pennsylvania fine and the 120,000
fine against the P. C.'C. &v St. Louis
were for rebating to the W. H. Mer
ritt Company, a Chicago board of trade
firm, while the $50,000 fine was for re
bating to B A. Eckhart, head of the
Eckhart Milling Company.
Columbia, .8. C, Nov. 11 Jack Cor
bett, former manager of the Asheviile
N. C, League Club, has been signed as
playing manager, secretary and busi
ness manager of - the local South At
lantic League-team, it was announced
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BELIEVED SUNK BY
A GERMAN U-BOAT
Steamer Columbian Reported on
Wednesday That She Was Be
ing Shelled by Submarine.
CREW LANDED IN SPAIN? '
Announcement of the Belief That
the Vessel Was Sunk is Made
by Lloyd's Agency.
London, Nov. 11. The American
steamer Columbian is believed to have
been sunk, according o an announce
ment by Lloyd's. It was reported here
on Wednesday that the Columbian was
sending but wireless calls for help.
saying she was being shelled by a sub
marine. The calls were picked up at
that time by admiralty stations.
Nothing further, however, had been
heard of the Columbia until tonight's
statement from Lloyd's shipping agen
cy. ,
London, Nov. 11. The crew of the
American steamship Columbian has ar
rived at Corunno, Spain, in life boats,
says a Reuter dispatch from Madrid. "
CASE TO BE LAID BEFORE
THE PRESIDENT NEXT WEEK.
Washington, Nov. 11. The case of .
the American steamer Columbian, re- 1
ported sunk off the Danish coast, will
be laid before President Wilson by the
State Department early next week as
part of a general summary of recent
submarine operations, construed by
some officials as forecasting a radical
change ih the German policy. -
Information, regarding the Columbian
was so Incomplete tonight that no offi
cial would- predict what Te.rt the "case
might play t in ' filial .determination ' otv
this governnit'e., course," Late .In the .
day tbe.Ameiican consuli at'Balboa for-i
v?ardfed the repoft. that the vessel' had '
bea sunk, ..30 . miles. Qff Cape Ortega!
arid her crew savedi but no details were
"given-,- . -:! . ' - .. . !
Points to be' cleared up before a de
cision 'is reached involve the question
of whether the vessel was fired on
without warning, whether she carried
contraband, and whether she attempt
ed to escape. '
All available facts regarding the Co
lumbian will be collected as soon as
possibe. Information on the Marina,
Arabia and Lanao cases aso is still In
complete, but every report received so
far , regarding . these vessels will be
placed before the Prsident as soon as
he returns to his desk at the White
House. ...
NO . CLEARANCE PAPERS FOR
THE DEUTSCHLAND ISSUED
German Undersea Liner Will Not Make
Dash to Sea Today.
New London, Conn., Nov. 11. No
clearance papers had been issued, ta
Captain Paul Koenig, of the German
commercial submarine Deutsehland,' to
night," and none will be issued tomor
row, according .to Joseph C. Comstoclc,
deputy collector, of customs here. Mem
bers of .the .vessel's crew in: the city on
shore leave said also, that tbeir vessel
would, .not .leave port. tonlgfct. or Sun
day. Rumors. . were current, tonight that
the German . submarine m-5.7 and the
U-59 might . be. expected here at any
time to act as convoys for the Deutseh
land. DURHAM HOSIERY. MILLS GET
f 24,000 CONTRACT FROM NAVY
Fourth Contract Awarded Tula Concern
by Navy In a Year.
(Special- Star Telegram).
' Durham, N. C-. Nov. 11. The Navy
Department awarded the contract .to
day to the Durham, Hosiery Mills for
the manufacture of 100,000 pairs of cot
ton hose.- The purchase price was 24
cents a pair, an" equivalent to $24,000.
President J. S. Carr. Jr., made the offi
cial announcement today.
The Durham Hosiery Mills have been
awarded three contracts from the Unit
ed States Navy within the past 12
months and has manufactured one lot
of socks' for the Army. The order glv
en today is to be- delivered at the
Brooklyn Navy Yards.
PROPOSALS APPROVED FOR
RELIEF. OF COAL SHORTAGE.
Railroads Would Return All Foreign
Cars aa Soon so Unloaded.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 11. Immediate
relief of the coal shortage in certain
sections of the country is 'promised by
proposals approved late today by Inter
state Commerce Commissioner C. C.
McChord, who has been investigating
the car shortage in hearings held in
this city. It is proposed that every
railroad in the country begin Imme
diately, to return .all" foreign coal oara
in its possession as fast as they are un
loaded. If 7 there is no. load for them
going in the j. direction of their home
line; tfiey are to return empty.
BRINGS 50 CENTS A POUND.
Three Thousand, Bales Sea Island Cot
ton Sold at Jacksonville, Fla.
v Jacksonville Fla.. "Nov. 11. Three
thousand bales ' of Sea Island cotton
were sold at the municipal docks here
this afternoon at 50 cents a npund, the
price paid being $600,000. It was said
to .be -the1 highest price since recon
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