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(.?. Ist-'W -w -,. i f, "j , -l ." -, . - " S - J- -T . t -" - i -;.- ' r - . . . it'..' i .jt . .I..--.. - . k ' .V. it"..u-r. .: j . .. .'.'i'''-. . . . 1 . . 4 I i 'J WEATHER. t ID PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION Probably rain Tuesday; and Wednes-' day. much colder wlth cold wave' Wed nesday. . . . f VOL. XCIXiN3. 53. ml WILMIGTOK, N. C, TUESDAY 1STOTEMBEB 14, 1916 WHOLE NUMBER 39,764 DANGER STRIKE QUITE Deadlock Between Railways and Employees Announced at End of an All-Day Conference. oN APPLICATION. OF LAW Existing Mileage System of Com pensation is the. Stumbling- t Block, Both Sides Admit. STEIKE ORDER NOT DEAD Summary Action Threatened, ; if Koads Try to Evade Law. Xew York, Nov. 13. Danger of a Nation-wide railroad strike, which was believed to have" been averted by the passage of the Ad- amson 8-hour law, has hot entirely disappeared, it developed here toT day, when representatives of the railroads and the four brother-, hoods, comprising "400;000 employ, ees. failed to reach an agreement as to the proper application of the new law. The stumbling block,' hoth sides admitted, was the ex isting mileage system of compen sation. . - ' " : ' " The announcement of the latest deadlock between' the; railroads and their employees came , at the conclusion of an all-day conference between the national conference committee of the railways and the brotherhoods chiefs, -which-.-'had been arranged in September. : Another Meeting Not .. Certain. "We met," said Elisha Lee, chairmali of the railroad manager, fcnd the con ference, "for the purpose of exchang ing ideas on the application "and oper ation of the Adamsori faw. - We failed to reach an agreement and -we" are not certain that another meeting will take Place." ..' , ; . . William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway .Trainmen, spokesman for the employes ' in ,the absence of A. B. Garretson, of the Or der of Railway Conductors declared in a statement that in the event of eva-, sion by the railroads of the Adamson y law, summary action would be ' taken oy the brotherhoods. He said that the strike order, which was directly re sponsible for the law, was still in ef fect, and the brotherhoods would not hesitate to enforce It if the occasion warranted it. ( r - f '. The brotherhoods asked ' for this conference," said Mr. , Lee. ; "At . the morning session we discussed the . ao plication of the law and found ' that there was no basis upon -which could possibly agree. Another setback, besides the elimination of the mileage -system, was the determination -of the railroads to continue their suits to de termine the constitutionality of the law." . The Crux of Problem. t The mileage system of compensa tion, the basis of which is the number of miles traversed by a train crew and not the actual hours of work, is the "ux of the new problem that, a rail road authority said, may result in, the ueiopment of a situation similar to the one which brought into being the Adamson law. . "Frankly," said Chairman Lee, of the conference committee, in discussing . Phase of the situation, "the trouble es in the fact that neither the rail roads nor the men know definitely how we law should be applied. -. ' ' We have our own ideas as to how 'he law should be applied if at ail as suits to test its validity , are now Pending; while the brotherhoods have ineir own ideas." . .. ' May Call Annfh rnfiwnML Chairman Lee added that he ..could Tint .. yieuici tne probable outcome or , d'fficulty. He said, however, that negotiations might be resumed by call ing another conference. This possibll was strengthened by the announcer "ii of the brotherhood chiefs - that "ey, with the exception of President ee, of the trainmen's organization. Proposed to remain here for -several iys. President Lee left for his home 'n Cleveland tonight. He said it was - "icniion to join his conferees. Jn "thnmgton Monday, where .they will to attend the opening session of the glands investieatlne committee. Besides William G.. Lee, the brother "ood chiefs at the conference were "arren s. stone, of the Brotherhood of -.ornotive Engineers;- S. Caer, rotherhood of Locomotive" Firemen "a Enginemen, and E. .K, Sheppard. CIn? president of the Order ot Rail- a Conductors in the absence of Mr. garretson, who is on an 'extended va cation. ' , ";l '- W0 RAILROAD COMPANIES PILE IK JUNCTION SUITS 3' Louis. Nov. 13. The Missouri Pa nc and the Chicag.0t Burlington and hi tCyr railroad filed injunction -.suits ton United States district court here to? I,t0 restrain the carrying out of Adamson 8-hour law. Judge Dyer ordered the defendants lontinued on Page Ten.) OF RAILROAD HAS NOT YET DISAPPEARED ESELECTED United Lutheran Synod of the South Will Meet in Virginia ! City in 1918. MANY COMMITTEES REPORT Salisbury Selected As Place Fr Oeli bratlon of Reformation Next Year. Fifteenth Session Closed Here ; Last Nla-ht. With the selection of Roanoke, Va., as the place for the next biennial meet tag, in. 1918, and- Salisbury, N. q., for the special quadricentennial celebra tion next October, the Fifteenth bien nial convention of the United Synod of the Southern Lutheran church, which has been in session at St. Paul's church, in Wilmington, sincel last Thursday, came to. a close last night. The Tues day before the third Sunday in Novem per was selected as the time for the next biennial meeting. .' , Not to Move Orphanage. Rev.-John ' C. ;; Peery, president of Elizabeth College, of Salem, Va., con ducted the -devotional services at the morning session yesterday. The Synod resumed the consideration of the re- port of the committee on the report of the corporation of the orphan's home. The foUoWing action was taken: "Tha me corporation oe auinorixea to exer cise thegition they, now hold on tract M (which adjoins tract C, which Is 'now owned by the corporation) and fur ther described In a publication - of the' home, and containing 22 1-4 - acres,, to cost $ 8, 2 SO That Jt be authorized. to aoliclt "f urida: f ortfelspnroearidalvso to cancel the debt of the home, amount ing at prepent to $2, 628.2S, a total to be' secured: of $10,773. i ' " VAlso J that the corporation , be au- thoriaed to sell or exchange any of its present holdings of property or real es tate, described as tracts A and 8, in the, above mentioned publication, when ever It .. shall be -round advantageous to do so, and reinvest the proceeds of the sale or exchange, first building on tract. MK which is about to be acquired and - the balance, if any, In any lands that may be desirable." -i V - In considering the report of the com mittee on home missions, $25,000 was authorised to carry - on the work in home -missions in the church's field. It was also authorised that one or more Qeld missionaries be appointed to. meet the needs of the field. - 1 ' - - : It was recommended that the Bir mingham Church -Council be granted the -privilege to . raise. 915,000 for the erection of a church at that place. The recommendation was adopted. After some dfifcufsion the board of home mis' sions asjeJtdJ: ; . ' Report "on. lrmansV Home-for thf Aged and Helplesif was received and re ferred to a proper committee. The re port of the committee on the report of the. publication board was received and adopted. . ' . .- The repoyt on the. Theological Seml- , (Continued on Page Two.) . ABOUT TO BE FORMED? Intimated v That Agreement May be Reached This Week. ' JajAm Cabrera Chairman of the Mexican . Commlaalon, Says He Believe an ; " I Agreement "Will be Reached ' ' r ; Within a Fw Dafc Atlantic City. N. J., Nov. IS After the conference today of the" Mexican American joint commission, it was In timated '-"that an agreement providing, for they withdrawal of the, American punitive'- expedition might : be reiched before. the close of the. week. , Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mex ican commission, at the close . of - the forenoon . session,; said he . believed a settlement would be reached within a few days. He" announced that General Carransa had' extended the time given mine owner for re-opening their prop erties." until January 14, ; after which unopened-mines will be subject to. for feiture, i' ?.i In the event of an agreement being formed , for the withdrawal" of the American r troops,', it probably will hot stipulate---that ' they- be brought out of Mexico tmme'dlately, but they be re called within 'f a reasonable time, per haps within 60 or 90 days. New - York, Nov. 18. Julius Rosen wald, of - Chicago, .on eof the ' trustees of the'tJnlverslty of Chicago, artnounc ed here , today, that he ,had given , $6O0, Q00 toward the $8,300,000 ; fund whlch that. university is,-to raise .toward: an $8,000,000 endowment fo the establish ment of a new medical school. Mr. Rosenwald is a member of a subscrip tion ? committee, of seven appointed to raise ' the'-amount. FOR riEXT BIENNIAL PtM FOR V THDRAWAL GAPTAIH OF THE COLUMBIAN WAS II U-BOAT I Destroyed Anierican Steamer's Commander Arrives at Corun : na and Eecites Experiences. WAS IMPRISONED SIX DATS Says He Was Warned an. That All of His Grew of 109 Were Saved in Life Boats. Corunna, Spain, via Paris, Nov. 13. Captain Frederick Curtis, of the Anier lean steamer Columbian, who arrived here with the rescued crew . of this steamship, declared to a representative of the Associated Press today that he was a prisoner on board the German submariner U149 for six days after the destruction "of his vessel. All of the 1C8 members, of the Columbian's crew were saved. Captain' Curtis stated. Captain Curtis said the Columbian was warned before she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-48. , The crew was left in life boats and tne captain was taken' on board the submarine. - Captain Arthur Patterson, of the British steamer Seatonla, says that he also was a prisoner on board the U-49 for eight days, during which, time he heard the guns of the submarine in ac tion and also heard distinctly the ex plosion of the torpedo-which-he learn ed later blew vfp ' the Norwegian ship Balto, soon after which Captain Yelug aen, .of'.the Norwegian snip Fordalen, Joined, him in the narrow .prison on board the submarine, where they were joined on the following day by Captain Curtis; -n---: . ''. '; . Cargo of About 8.000 Tons. ; "My ship registered at New York," said Captain - Curtis tp the correspon dent, "carried a cargo of about 9,000 tons and a crew of 109, all of whom were saved. I stopped on the -command ofr'stni ordered me to abandon my ship with the crew immediately, which we did with no- other , baggage' than satchels with documents and money.- - 1 . '.'Submarine .1-49 fired at once two torpedoes at the Columbian, which im mediately, sank. The iprew'. was . left In. life boats, while' 'l was taken on board the submarine, which' plunged imme diately" after I1 ;war taken "into tKo small quartermaster's cabin, where I found the captains of the Seatonla and the . Balto. After me ;came Captain Yelugsen of. the Fordalen. Sknt Vp In Small Cabin. . "The cabin was very small. It con tained, a little folding table, a folding chair and three bunks. Everything was permeated with th odor of ben sine. There "wa no communication with the" exterior and the cabin was absolutely dark night and day. , We were fed In the morning with a few - morsels of black bread, a cup of coffee an" a small portion of bad .but ter;, at noon with a stew of canned meat 'and soup, and at supper at 10 o'clock with coffee or tea and black bread: with butter or marmalade. The hours spent In this narrow prison were very . long: and . disagreeable." The captain ' of the submarine. Cap tain Curtis said, was about 36 years, of age, while his crew of 40 sailors were all very- young. - An were attired -; in clothing of glossy leather. tilllESOTA Dl'JIIlDLES Is Out Down to 233, by Added . Votes of .the Soldiers. The Boys on .the Border to Date -Hnve Favored Wilaon Slightly More Reports Front County Audl " - tors Expected Today. . ;St. Paul, Mlniu; .Nov. : 13. Hughes lead-over Wilson tonight was cut down to-233 by added "soldiers' votes and a net gain of , 44 over previous returns from Sibley county. The latest count is Wilson .178,768; Hughes 178,991. ' The -soldiers; to r date have favored Wilson slightly, the difference In his favpr tonight standing at two 727. for WU'son:arid 72S 3for Hughes. -Reports " from" the county auditors reached the office of Secretary of State Schmahl today but had little bearing on ;the -result. More ; are ! expected to morrow "' and representatives of the Democratlo .National Committee will be on hand Until the . state canvassing board, which : he gins Its duties officially November Zs; nas nmsnea us worx. SPECIAL -SBSSibK-OF , WEST; v? Virginia Legislature Charleston, W. Va,. Nov.. 13. An noun cement was made by; James A Str6tief, state, senator from McDowell county, following a conference between Governor Hatfield ' . and -. Republican leadera here i today, -that--a ktenteative agreement naa oeen reacnea 19 can an extraordinary, session or tne state leg Islature- In Charleston on next Monday to enact amendments to, the state . elee tion laws and to pass a bill placing the appoint! va' power now held by the gov uonunuea an x-ag j.en. - JUDGE iiiiniirn LEAD Ui nuunco PRELATE OF BELGIUM PROTESTS TO WORLD 1 r ' ' ' , 1 fe J tm$ r$&r F4 If ' Wm'Xh wife I m hi a - Win m Kir 2t3dri f lllP 4 Hi Cardinal Mercier has lasned a protea to the clvnt4 world against the de portation of 1 Belgians .ror forced lnbpr In Germany AjgstAged; pvgOT- tation of Belgians f Torced Labor in Germany. SIGNED BY; UNY f OTHERS Declares All Able-Bodied Men .Are Hauled Away Pell-Mell 1 In Cage , Llhe Slaves to Do Forced Labor .. la Germany. " - London, Npv.13. Cardinal- Mercier, primate ' of' Belgium, has issued a pro test to" the' civilised world' against the deportation.'. Qf c Belgians to .Germany for forced labor. - The protest is-' dated November .7 and Is 'signed by" Cardinal Mercier lnr behaif , of 'all the Belgian bishops, except the bishop of Brugee, with whom ' he was unable to get" in touch. 'v. V- V, ' Among the principal passages con tained in Cardihal'Mercier's protest are the followlng;-which- the -Echo Beige will" publish, tomorrow, according to a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam:, , -. '?The military authorities ., are . daily deporting thousands of 'inoffensive citi zens in order to set them to forced la bor. . ' - . 4 -"As early as October 18 we sent a protest to the governor-general, a copy of. which ;,was.. also sent to the repre sentatives in"1 Brussels of the Holy See, Snaih. to tho United States and The Netherlands' The - governor-general in reply refused to take any steps. . . "At that; time the ordinances oniy threatened unemployed' men; todays all able-bodied 'men are carried off,., pell mell, penned up In trucks and deported to unknown destination like slave gangs. - "-J:- ' ' ' "The enemy - proceeds by- regions. Vague reports have-reached us that arrests haye been made' successively at Tournal, Ghent, - and Alost, but we are unaware of the circumstances. "BetweenOctober-24-and the- begin ning of November 4, the enemy operat ed In the 'regions of,.Mons, QuieYrain, St. Ghislain and Jemappes, from; 800 to 1,200. men rounded up ' daily.5 Tomorrow and the following days he intends to fall bn the' NiVelles Arrondishement. A poster orders all males - to present themselves -at NivlUes. on November 2S4 provided with, identification and regis tration cards, They are permitted to bring only a Jimall -handbag. " Clergy men, doctors;.- - barristers - and school masters are exempt". - Burgoniasterj are held responsible for the execution (Cbattoued oti rage Ten.) ? " cold Wave i on the; way DTE HERE WEDNESDAY.' Washington Nov. 18.- Cold waves for Tuesday .In- the east" Gulf states and f or 'Wednesday . in the South Atlantic,- jfixcept the 'Florida penin sula, were-forecast-, tonight by the WeathervBureau.-: In the Ohio val ley and 5Ten"tlesSee local shows And much eoldcr, -weather, - with .a, cold wave Tuesdayj:wIll-bs"'followed by fair 'and-: cold -weather ; Wednesday. Extreme temperatures reported in the last 24 hours were: . Sheridan, Wyo, 26, degrees below sero; Lander, Wyo., 24 below ;r Ha-" vre, Ont4 20 below. - The freezing temperatures " extend' as far 'south as .central ATexas. . c TWO S TRONGL Y FOR TJFIED VILLA GES AND 3,000 MEN TAKEN BY BRITISH FORCES IMake Further Breach in Original ' Front of Five Miles on Both Sides of Ancre River in lVOst and Darkness, Apparently Surprising; the Teutonic Forces Believed Beaumont-Hamel Couldn't be Taken? (Copyrighted 19J..6 AjpjcJ ff3-) With the British Armies In 'Franoe, Nov. 13, via London', Nov. 13. Attack ing on a front of nearly five miles, on both sides of the An ere river in mist and. darkness early this morning, the British made a further breach in the original German front line. They cap tured the strongly fortified villages of Beaumont-Hamel and St. Pierre Divis ion and 'gained new ground which al- - - ready has reached a depth of more than a mile at one point. Two thousand prisoners already have been, taken to the cages. ' Severe fighting continues before Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre, on the north bank of ; the river, and on the high ground about midway between Serre and Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre, west of the road linking those' villages. "Notwithstanding the long prevailing bad weather, with almost continuous rains, the attacking troops made good progress in ."No Man's Land, the mud having partially dried in the last two days, They were not impeded serious ly py the; German machine, guns. The attack . appears to have been to a large extent .a.' surprise to. the Ger mans, little resistance being offered, at the first and second line trenches ex cept before Serre.. . , . Simultaneous Attacks. South of the Ahcre, the British line- swept in a northeastly direction to 'the river bank opposite Beaucourt, cutting off the remaining fragment of the Ger man portion around St. Pierre, division, while simultaneously Beaumont-Hamel was attacked from the opposite bank! , Al the positions "of " the Germans norths ot Ancre were .of. exceptional strength,. Beaumont-Hamll equalling Thiepval in extent and security of its labyrinth of dugouts, while the German engineers have beef, laboring constant ly; for more " than two ' years to arake 14 tha-defenaee -or whlchthls waa an. im portant rart imbr'eenable. T There' was a 'profusion of ponnected' machine gun redoubts, elaborate telephone . and electric light systems and , great cav erns capable, of - sheltering ., companies Canadian Minister of Munitions .Breaks With Other Members of the Government. WAS ASKED TO GET , OUT Request for HU Resignation Resulted -From Differences Over Questions of Poller and Details of - Administration. - -Ottawa, Ont., Nov 13, General Sir Sani Hughes has resigned as" Canadian minister of militia and. defense. His resignation was- requested. The -break -between General1 Hughes and Premier Borden and other mem bers of - the Canadian . government re sulted from differences.over questions of -policy and details or administration. Since the -beginning' of, the War there have been many - such differences on questions of military management, but until recently,- it is 'said, they have been adjusted... generally by . allowing General Hughes to carry out his plans. Lately the friction has Increased and adjustments have grown more difficult. It is understood! there has been a growing disposition on the part of the premier and the cabinet to Insist upon their own plans as against those of General Hughes.." - - - One of the polntp .over whlch a dif ference arose wus the supplying of the Canadian forces' with the' British arniy rifle. General Hughes,, ltis .'reported, advocated instead the use of 'a Cana dian weapon. . 4 . ""Sqme time ago General .Hughes re turned from a .three Tnonths visit to England with a plan to have a Cana dian war council organized In England with' a deputy .minister of militia at' its -head. The Canac;an government, however,, held' that with ; more than 200,000 Canadian troops lh the trench es in France or in training in England there should be an overseas , minister ox militia, which would greatly deprive General Hughes of authority. - i When . the government insisted upon rts'plan, it is. reported General Hughes suggested that Sir Max . Ait ken should he appointed' to the-new post, .Premier Borden, however,' appointed 'Sir George P;"- Perley, although - there'',, is ; said ; to have been lack of harmony 'between him aftd Qenerai " Hughes.. This took from Ge'nsral Hughes - control of a large ' partr of the Canadian forces. While he was in England, J General Hughes," after- investigating the Ca nadian army- medical : 'forcer 'relieved General Guy, -Carletpn Jonesi:' of . the ' "(Continued on-Page Ten.) . GENERAL SIR SAM HUGHES RESIGNS . ; : - - - ' . i- -t. German Front Line,-by Attack on of infantry. Prisoners say it was be lieved Beaumont-Hamel could not be taken by the British. . The Barrage fire accompanying the attack and the subsequent bombard ment of the next line of -works were described by survivors as the most ter- a luv vaa adlVCU VJJ LUC1U Vf 11 X11 J 11 Vllb. RUSSIAN NAVAL BASE SHELLED BY GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS Berlin, via London, Nov. 13. German torpedo boat forces on Friday night entered the Gulf of Finland and effec tively shelled the Russian naval base of Baltic port, at short range, accord ing to an official statement issued to day by the German admiralty. Baltic port la near the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, 38 miles west of the Russian "naval station of Reval. The pprt is the terminus of the Baltic! railroad. The text of the admiralty an nouncement says: ' "German torpedo boat forces on Fri day night, while reconnbitering push ed into the Finnish bay as far as Bal tic port and effectively shelled the har bor and buildings of the Russian naval base at short range." SIXTY WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED BY AUSTRIAN RAID. Rome, via London, .'Nov. 13. Sixty women and children were killed in an air raid carried out by an Austrian squadron on Saturday; the war office announced today. ;-v. MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF "THE BATTLE OP THE ANCRE" London, Nov. 13 i What may be come known as the battleof the Ancre opened today, when the British forces Biruun. a. iresu mow agaiuou Se ci - man .front in the region of the Ancre river.. There.had been, nc . serious fight- -."r-A0 the :Brltish push on the , first of July, when the British line, of. attack extend--! ea nve- mues -nortn r or ne Ancre 10 Gommecourt..-,,Bt after a few days, no progress being made In this region, ef forts- were-hejtoef orth oncentrated fur ther to tne- soutn , Frequent' ;trench raids?, during recent weeks indicated .that v some new move was conteempLated, jut the bad weath cContihuen oa,,Kape Ten.) No Longer Any Room for Doubt That They Were Ratified by the People in Election. INAUGURATION , ON JAN. 10? That Is the Date Governor-Elect Thinks Will be Selected fot State Cere monyLegislature -Meets January' 3rd. " (Special .Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C-. Nov., 13. There is no longer any room for doubt as to the ratification of the7 .four constitutional amendments, the returns coming in from 40 of the counties. showing that good majorities for all four amend ments were cast in practically all the counties." The figures are being, tabu lated by State Librarian W. S. Wilson, who conducted, the successful cam paign for the 'ratification of the amendments. It will be up ,to the approaching Leg islature Jto pass the general acts un der which the local ana private mat ters usually embraced In the flood of local and private bills in the Legisla ture are to be taken sicare of in future without legislative- paction. Returns show that -the amendment that em powers the governor to appoint emer gency Judges received a vot: very lit tle behind that for the tther amend ments. ' ' . Hon. T. W. Bickett, 'Governor-elect, says he thinks the Inaugural ceremo nies for his Induction -j into the office of governor will take "place most prob ably January 10th. The General As sembly meets this time on January 3, and it usually requires about a week to get ready for ,.the Inauguration of the Governor. Mr. Bickett came to Raleigh from Louisburg today, and plunged into - the task of putting in order' the office of attorney general ?ih; readiness to turn it over to Judge J.-S. Manning. He has, too, the hard task' of getting his personal affairs. here and at Louisburg In. order tor moving nis iamiiy here to take up residence In v the Governor's Mansion. ' . ;' " - j"; -w Pardon Is Granted. Governor Craig has pardoned Luther Davis, Nash county, 'who has sereed since 1913 oh ah , 11-year - sentence to the State's prison for second degree murder. It is explained that ;he was only 18 years old when the murder was committed and' that he used a sticx In the heat of a violent quarrel' and that the ll years 'sentence was im posed for the - reason- that. Judge Con nor wanted to' send him to the State's prison Instead of on the county roads and . the statute .required all sentences v.-- (Continued' on 'Page 'Ten.) ISililED WANTS hQ RADICAL G1IGES III POLICY OR III HIS CABINET President Plunges , Into Work Again and Gets in Touch with Pressing Foreign Problems. DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES Presented by Recent Developments in Mexican and Submarine Questions, Officials Think. Washington, Nov. 13. President Wilson, back in the White House for the first time since the campaign began two months ago, plunged into work to day in an effort to clear his desk of accumulated - business. Taking for granted that he had been re-elected, he asked no questions about electoral votes, but did display anxiety over the political complexion of the next House of Representatives. Through Secretary Lansing, the President ' got in touch with pressing foreign problems, including tne sub marine, Mexican and British blockade issues and in a talk with ..Henry Mor genthau, chairman of the finance com mittee of the Democratic National com mittee, he became acquainted With the latest developments in the political sit uation. State Department officials make no secret of their belief that dangerous possibilities are presented by recent de velopments in bpth the Mexican and submarlne questions, but Secretary U, today said no immediate action was in prospect. It was stated, definitely by officials in the confidence of the President to- day that his re-election would mean no radical changes in any of his poll- cles He is .said to feel that in gen- , eral his coyrse has been endorsed by the Nation at the polls. . Two Big Problems. ., It -vtras; said.; to.day that ' the7attituds " of the government toward Submarine -warfare laid down in the note follow ing the sinking of the channel steam er Sussex and in previous communica tions will be followed strictly and the State Department will continue to press 'for American rights in tconnec tion with the alleged blockade and mail censorship. If a satisfactory agreement can be reached for the protection of the ' American border and American lives and property in Mexico, it 'is believed that the United States troops in Mex ico will be withdrawn soon, although a strong force will be kept along the border. The confused situation in the state of Chihuahua and the uncompro- mising attitude of General Carranza 011 some points, now ever, are unaer stood to' cause the President to view the Mexican situation with anything but composure. Mr. Wilson has begun the prepara tion of his message to Congress. Be cause of the probability that the next House will be Republican, he will seek to get through as much gei ral legis lation as possible during the short ses sion ending March- 4. Wants No Cabinet Change. The President fs said to desire no general changes in the personnel of his admintratjyyIt was stated defi nitely today-iCjTr no ckbinet officers will be askeTT 'tv7esign either now or next March, although it is possible that one or more may wish to retire for personal , or business reasons. Among those' reported as consid- sidering resigning have been Attorney General Gregory, Secretary Redfield, Secretary Baker, Secretary Daniels and Secretary McAdoo. Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Secretary Walsh, who had charge of the Western Democratic headquar ters, at Chicago ,in the campaign, it was thought today, might be asked to join the administration. Harry A. Gar field, president of Williams College, and a son of former President James A.. Garfield, also is said to be looked upon as being of cabinet calibre. The President will catch up with his official business as quickly as possible and then may take a brief rest at some winter resort - before Congress con venes. Thursday night people In Washington plan to give a "home-coming" celebration in honor of the Presi dent ,a feature of which will be a sere nade outside the White House. CONGRESSMAN GLASS HOPES NOBODY WILL SUCCEED McADOO Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 13. When ask ed this evening concerning a report printed in New York mat he, is to suc ceed McAdoo as Secretary of the Treas ury, Representative Cirter Glass re sponded by saying he "hoped nobody would succeed Mr. McAdoo." RAILROADS HAVE BEGUN TO RETURN FOREIGN COAL CARS Big Railroads Give Assurances to In terstate Commerce Commission .Louisville, Ky., Nov. 18. Assurances that they had' begun the return of all foreign cpal cars held on their lines to the . owning roads were received today by Commissioner, McChord, of the In terstate Commerce Commission, from practically, every large railroad In the United States. ' The return of such f equipment was demanded by Commissioner McChord Saturday, . following representations by railroad men present at the car short--age hearings that such a measure, would, provide the quickest means of relieving the coal 'shortage from which various . sections of; the country hair been suffering. ' v . : 4M ' ; ' i to: . ' w i 6 - t- !'J ' v s -. .1 C i t. '.4 - - 'f'l .V. t ;-4 f. " 4 ji t
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