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. ..." t WBATHEB. rHE advertised article is best, because both the manufact urer and the dealer are not asham ed of it, and will stand behind it. Fair Monday and Tuesday; somewhat wsrnier ia the interior. VOL. XCIX-Np. 73. WIUVIIGTO, INT. C, MOKDA MOBiaNG, DECEMBER 4, 1916 WHOL.E NUMBER 39,784 RUSSIA, IN EVENT OF VICTORY, TOHAVeMn OUTLET ON OBift SEA VXJLi. ' SECOND SESSION OF 64TH CONGRESS WILL OPEN A T NOON TOD A Y Was Given Right to Constantinople' ' and Straits by Agreement of Allies, in 1915. IS ANNOUNCED BY PREMIER Russian Reinforcements Aiding Rumanians South of Bucha rest Invaders Halted. TWO TOWNS ARE RE-TAKEN Teutons in Argechu Valley Con tinue Drive for the Capital. London, Dec. 3. An event sur passing in far-reaching importance . the actual military operations of the war conies today in the public announcement by the new Russ ian premier, Alexander Trepoff, that by an agreement concluded in 1915 and subsequently adhered to bv Italy, the Allies definitely es tablished Russia's right to Con stantinople and the Straits. I he existence of this agreement has been for a long time alleged, but aever before was it thus publicly ind formally, admitted. Aiding Rumanians Heroically. Simultaneously, while the fate of Bucharest is still hanging in. the bal ance, cornps the news that . Russia, which has been accused in some quar ters of failing to render assistance to its sorely pressed ally, is making hero ic efforts to turn the tide of events in Rumania, in addition to exerting vig- "orous pressure againVonv JTalkenhayn in Moldavia, where the Russians have gained a footing at Kirlibaba, and the battle is continuing with the, utmost energy. Tiie new Russian move, is visible on the Danube, south of Bucharest, where newly arrived Russian troops are making an important attack on Field Marsha! Von Mackensen's rear, " al ready, according to the Russian official report, with some success, 26 guns and a number of prisoners having been taken and the Germans and Bulgarians have been driven from Tzomana and Gostinari. The Russians are also suc cessfully applying pressure in Dobrud la .May Change Campaign. These Russian attack's on the two extreme flanks of the Central forces, though they may be too late to save Bucharest, may, if successfully prose cuted, chanee the complexion of the Rumanian campaign, as there is no in dication as yet hat the enveloping movement of the Central Powers has. succeeding in cutting oft any consider able portion of the Rumanian armies. In the meantime, according to the German report, the German-Bulgarians are steadily pressing towards the capi tal. In the Argechu valley they have crossed the river at one point and have outflanked and defeated a Rumanian forcp which had attempted to advance southwest of Bucharest over the Arge chu and Niaslov rivers. Bucharest Not a Fortress. hi connection with the fate of Buch arest a .semi-official Rumanian state ment has been received by wireless to Hie effect that by commencement of the ar Bucharest was deprived of the character of a fortress and that when kps?er of occupation presented itself steps were taken for the evacuation oj city by the military elements, but t by the civilian population, who had epn enjoined to remain in the city.. T1)is points to the military abandon ment of the city and would seem to in fl!mte lhat the RUTnanjans are fighting lenef-ments to delay their enemy and f eme the safe retirement of their arm- Premier trepoff reads proclamation in the duma Pptroprad, Saturday, Dec. 2, (via Lon,;!1. t'f c. 3) The semi-official news SL-ejiry says that in the juma today Terhifr Trepoff read a proclamation nnounring officially that an agree P?r,t included by Russia, France and Britain in 1915 and later approv fl by Italy establishes in definite man the right of Russia to the straits "'1 Constantinople. Premier Trepoff's jnncer.ient is Quoted by the news act ni 'is follows: more than a thousand years "F has been reaching southward to- tree outlet on the open sea. a a e -long, dream, cherished in the art.s of the Russian people, now is ctdv for realizatioji. . beginning of the war. v. i f' ' !n? t0 spare human lives and suf- Tr.r tiia our ames. am our ut- ost t0 estrain Turkey from parttcipa in hostilities. Turkey received for 1 ' assrances guaranteeing her, in ex ange for neutrality, the integrity, of Sr" 'errnory and independence, and al- conferring on her convention privi-n-!s-.Hn!i advantages. These efforts in VaiTI Tlir1ri.it cni-or,tltU.ie1.F "rfCKed us ani thus 1 1 1 . m. the n concluded an agreement our all les, which establishes in .the '0M ,1, A' " ... Sjja 1 "iauuci 1.110 Uglll Ul XVUS- t, 0 the Straits and ronstantinnnlo are !dns shou,d know for what they shedding blood and, in accord swlth (Continue on Page Bight). TEUTONS OR AWING STILL CLOSER TO Portion of the Circular Line West of Bucharest Thrown Across Argechu River. PETROGRAD CLAIMS HALT Says Invaders Were Repulsed Southwest of Capital French Transport is Sunk. ' 4 Rumania still holds the center of in terest in the world war. The encircling movement of the Teutonic Allies con tinues to draw closer toward her capi tal, Bucharest, although the Ruman ians apparently are stiffening their de fense. The Teutons have crossed the Arge chu river, west of Bucharest, but both Petrograd and Bucharest assert that southwest of the capital the Russians and Rumanians have forced the re tirement of the Teutons, and taken prisoners and booty the latter includ ing 26 guns. The German official communication says that in this region a Rumanian force was outflanked and thrown back with heavy casulties. Hard fighting still continues from the border of Buk owina along "northern "Rumania with both sides claiming the advantage. On n.one of the fronts has there been any-great infantry activity, the big guns still doing the greater portion of the work. "An attack . by the Entente forces northwest of Monastir on Satur day was put down with sanguinary losses, according to Berlin. The Italians are claiming an advance of 300 metres over a front of two-thirds of a mile on the Carso sector of the Austro-Ital-ian front, a maneuver which straight ened cut the Italian line. The French transport Karnak has been sunk near Malta by a German sub marine, according to an announcement by the German admiralty. The trans-' port is said to have been loaded with troops bound for Saloniki. Owing to the acuteness of the politi cal crisis in Great Britain Premier As quith announces that ne will advise the king to consept to a re-construction of the government. It is semi-offlcially announced from Petrograd that the Russian premier has read a proclamation in the duma stating that Russia, through agreement with Great Britain, France and Italy, will obtain Constantinople and the Darda nelles in the event of an Entente allied victory. Unofficial advices from Athens are that the fighting there between Greeks and Entente troops has ceased and that the Entente troops have been sent back to Piraeus. Berlin, Dec. 3, (via Sayville). The sinking by a German submarine of a 6,000 ton French transport filled with . (Continued on Page Two.) COMMISSIONER TRAVIS SEEKING FEDERAL JOB? Friends Want Him to Have Seat on Commerce Commission. Admitn to Star Correspondent That He Would Xot 311 nd Having: a Place Officials Are Aware of is Ability. (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. Corpo ration Commissioner E. Li. Travis, of Raleigh, is not a candidate for a place on the newly created tariff commission. Mr. Travis' friends, however, are urg ing him for another and better posi tion, and the popular North Carolinian stands a very good chance of landing it, too. Mr. Travis would like to be come a member of the Interstate Com merce commissiorTwhen the commission is reorganized and enlarged. It is pret ty well understood here that when Con gress legislates on the railroad propo sition this winter one of the certain things it will do will be to enlarge the membership of the Interstate Commerce commission-. ' Mr. Travis is considered one of the best lawyers in North Carolina, aid, in addition to this, is an expert on mat ters such as he would have to handla as a member of the Interstate Com merce commission. Mr. Travis will have the support of both .Senators Sim mons and Overman, and perhaps the entire State delegation in Congress. When seen at the Raleigh Hotel to night, Mr.' Travis admitted that he woujd not mind having a position as (Continue on rage Eight).. RUMANIAN CAPITAL 1 -i ? COUNTER MOVEMENT OF RUSSIANS IN THE CARPATHIANS H U N A 32. V ' S T R AN S T UVA N lA J , ,4 rSM jg! y L 3 A R I AyE This map shows how the Russians are trying to prevent the capture of Buch arest and the conguest of the greater part of Rumania by the encircling ad vance of. the united armies of Falken hayn and Mackensen. ' (1) The white arrows indicate the big Russian drive in the Carpathians '- from the Jabionica pass in Hungary to the Buzeu valley in Rumania, now in its third- day.-This CARRANZA OCCUPY CHIHUAHUA CITY General Ozuma Reports Tnat He Entered ,the City Saturday Night From the North. TELEGRAPH LINE REPAIRED Jilarez, Mexico, Dec. 3. General Carlos- Ozuna entered Chihuahua' City from the north at 7 "o'clock last night, according to a telegram received by General Gonzales, brigade commander. The message comes from General Ozuna and was dated Chihuahua City.' It was officially announced at military head -quarters today that the Carranza, forc es have re-occupied .the city. . The tele graph communications with Chihuahua City over the federal line his been ret established. , General Gonzales was preparing to leave late today for" Chihuahua City with a large command, of Carranza trops. He said telegraphic communica tion has been restored south to Jimen ez. Latest reports here are that many Villa followers have been captured and killed. Nodefinite news has been re ceived about Americans, but it is be lieved that all foreigners except Chin ese are safe. It was announced that Villa has left for western Chihuahua 'following trains of loot. General Francisco Murguia, the Car ranza commander who has been moving slowly northward from Torreon, was also reported to have entered the city today after having defeated the Villa column thirty miles south of Chihuahua City. After entering the city, General Ozu na, the cavalry commander who had been charging the rebel lines at Nombre De DIos and -the northern suburbs of Chihuahua City re-established tele graph communication with the border. He made a brief report to General Gon, zales,' his superior officer, and then pro ceeded into the heart of the city on aii exploring expedition. The battle between the forces of General Murguia and the bandits took place Friday and was believed to have completely routed the Villa soldiers. Villa and his staff are said to have gone one special trains toward the west. Six trains entered Chihuahua City to day from the south and were bsli.ved to have carried the remainder of Mur guia's column, his field equipment and heavy artillery. Telegraphic communication his been re-established with Torreon and Mexico City from the Chihuahua stitj capital The railroad has been repaired and trains are operating as far south a 3 Jimenez. ;' Only meagre details of the fighting have been received. It wa3 believed by Carranza officers hera that Villa left Chihuahua City some time yesterday over the Mexico Northwestern railroad following the two-trains of ioot. which he sent west after capturing the town and looting many of the.sto-resf, accord ing to reports by refugees. Many of his men. were said to- have been left behind. It was reported they .(Continued on Page Two.) drive aims to break through; the Teu ton lines in the mountains and turn the flank of the Teuton armies in southern Rumania. .North-of. the Jabionica pass near Kovel and Lemberg the Teutons are -attacking the Russians to weaken the Carpathian drive. (2) The black arrows indicate the encircling drive to ward Bucharest of Falkenhayn's and Mackensen's -united armies . on north .T-, W ' SOLVES MYSTERY IN TANZER CASE Man Arrested in Chicago Admits He Posed as James W. Osborne, ' the New York Lawyer. RESULTED IN $250,000 SUIT Says He Was Known to Rae Tamer as "Oliver Osborne" Arrested in Apartment and Gives Name as Charles H. Wax. Chicago, Dec. 3. Detective headquar ters announced tonight that they hao arrested a man who admitted that he represented himself as James W. Os borne, a New York lawyer, in esca pades with Miss Rae Tanzer, as a re sult of which misrepresentations Os borne was sued by her for $250,000 in March, 1915. The man arrested gave the name of Charles H. Wex, and questioned by Federal and city officials admitted that he had used the name of Oliver Os borne in the escapades that resulted in the suit against the New York at torney. Wex consented to return to New "York and will leave here tomorrow In custody of a postofnce official. Wax had been living here and was known as Frank Burke. He was arrested at his .'apartment. ! SEVERAL INDICTMENTS GREW OUT OP OSBORNE-TANZER CASE New York, Dec. 3. Several indict ments were returned in the Federal courts here as a result of the Tanzer Osborne suit which' was for 5250,000. James W. Osborne, formerly an assis tant district attorney and Jong a prom inent 'member of the New York bar, re peatedly denied that, he had ever rep-' resented himself to Miss Tanzer as "Oli ver" Osborne as she swore on the wit ness stand. . Although the young woman and sev-, eral of her witnesses pointed him out as the elusive- suitor, Mr. Osborne de clared under oath that he had never seen Miss Tanzer until they met in court. A hotel clerk who testified that he, had seen the lawyer and "Miss Tan zer together on one occasion was in dicted, and convicted on a chsge of perjury. Miss Tanzer also was indict ed on the same charge. After Miss Tanzer brought her suit it was announced by James W. Osborne that a man who claimed to be "Oliver Osborne," a- mechanic of Boston, had voluntarily called upon him and admit ted that he -had paid court to; .Miss Tan zer. He was said to have consented to meet the United States attorney fora a conference at the Federal building, but (Continued on Page Two.) and south. Both wings pushed further forward yesterday, though faced by stiffer Rumanian resistance. (3) The white arrow indicates theattack in the Dubrudja of General Sakharoff's Russo Rumanian army aided by British arm ored tanks. This attack aims to regain the Constanza-Cernavoda railroad and the Cernavoda bridge and push down into Bulgaria. BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS NOW ACUTE In Well Informed Circles It is Stated That David Lloyd George Has Resigned. HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED Premier Asqulth Kept Busy Yesterday With Consultation and Confer ences With the Various Party Leaders. London, Dec. 3. The political crisis has become acute. It is stated in well Informed quarters that David Lloyd George, the war secretary has tendered his resignation; which has not yet been acepted. Premier Asquith left 'town yesterday, but returned this morning and through out the day there have been consulta tions and meetings of party leaders at the premier's residence. Mr. Lloyd-George had a long consul tation with the premier this afternoon. Other visiotrs were A. Bonar-Law, sec retary of the colonies, and the Mar quis of Crewe, lord president of the council. Perhaps the most significant thing was when Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Law appeared together and addressed a morning meeting of the unionist com mittee, while the Earl of Derby, un-der-secretary for war, had a long in-, terview with Mr. Lloyd George. It is understood no official announcement will be made tonight but that Premier Asquith will see the king again to morrow morning, and thereafter make a statement in the house of commons in explanation of the situation. Thus far it appears no arrangement has been made for Secretary Lloyd George to see the king, which would indicate that at the present moment there is some prospect that the crisis will be surmounted without the com plete collapse of the coalition cabinet and without the resignation of Mr. Lloyd-George. WILL BOYCOTT ANY ARTICLE OF FOOD WHERE NECESSARY Housewives Organization to Keep In Clone Touch With Situation New York, Dec .3. An organization of housewives, through which every consumer in this city may be reached "whenever it appears necessary to es tablish a boycott on articles of food" will be formed by January 1, it was announced today by Joseph Hartigan, commissioner of weights and measures. . The plan, Mr. Hartigan said, is to have at least one woman assigned to earh of the 42,000 square blocks here, whose duty it will be to "keep in touch with the residents of that block and keep them posted as to the prices of the various articles of food." WILSON OUTLINES PROGRAM W C HE WANTS PASSED Speaker Clark and, Leader Kitchin in Conference With the Presi dent Last Night. TALKED FOR OVER AN HOUR Mr. Clark Asked President to Help Him Put Through His Plan to Eliminate Recess. (Special Star Telegram) Washington, Dec. 5. The President tonight outlined to Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Claude - Kitchin the legislative programme which. Mr. Wil son desires put through Congress dur ing the short session which begins to morrow at noon. Railroad legislation will have the right of way over all oth er matters, according to reports com ing from the conference. The big ap propriation bills, of course, will have to be put through regardless of any thing else, but it is understood that the President will insist that his original railroad recommendation be enacted in to law. The conference was held at the re quest of the President. Messrs. 'Kitchin and Clark reached the Executive Man sion shortly after five o'clock and re mained with the President more than an hour. The . main subject discussed was the 4 giajat4ve-program,, and. ac edrdlns: 4o-To'r with Speaker Clark and Majority Lead er Kitchin that there should be no ex tra session of Congress if it can be avoided. Incidentally, . Mr. Clark asked the President to help him put through his plan to eliminate all of the usual Christ mas Holiday except Christmas day. The Speaker contends' that it will be im possible to get through the necessary work of Congress unless this Holiday is cut down to a minimum. There seems little doubt that the Speaker will win his point. Mr. Clark had already asked newspaper men to help him "put it over", and today he asked the Presi dent to join hands also. P. R. A. PROMISED TO DO ALL THEY CAN ON RAILWAY LEGISLATION -Washington, Decfl 3. Speaker Clark and Representative Kitchin, majority leader of the House, assured President Wilson at a White House conference to night that they would do all they could to hasten the passage of railroad leg islation at the short session of Congress which begins tomorrow. The President summoned the house leaders to talk over with them the leg islative programme and to secure their co-operation in. expediting important measures. Legislation to supplement the Adamson law, he said, was of the utmost importance and he asked that (Continued on rage Six.) EARLY ARGUMENT ON 8-HOUR Li Both Sides to Urge Prompt Decis ion by Supreme Court. Just What Date Chief Justice White Will Set For Hearing the Gov ernment's Appeal Is Very Uncertain Washington, Dec. 3. Steps to secure an early decision upon constitutional ity of the Adamson S-hour law, in the test case of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad, will dominate inter est in the Supreme Court's session to morrow following a two week's recess. A motion will be presented by Solicitor General Davis with formal concurrence of counsel for the railroads, asking the court to assign an early date for hear ing of the government's appeal from the decision of Federal Judge Hook, of Kansas City, Mo., holding the law null and void. The railroad brotherhood, according to present plans, will not be represent ed in the formal proceedings tomorrow, but may have counsel participate in the arguments. What date Chief Justice White may set for the argument is very uncertain, as tomorrow's calendar of 40 cases specially assigned for argument is un usually long. It includes the xngres sional contempt case against United States Attorney H. Snowden Marshall, of New York, West Virginia cases in volving legality of the United Mine Workers' organization, an irrigation suit between Wyoming and Colorado, (Contirfue on Page Eight). W DESIRED Administration Has Ambitious Legislative Program, Which It Desires Passed. THIS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE Because Session is Brief, a Lin Will Have to be Drawn on , General Legislation. SUPPLY BILLS COME FIRST?! Railroad Problems Apparently the ' Dominating Feature. Washington, Dec. 3. The Six- -ty-Fourth Congress will reconvene at noon tomorrow for its second session, which will end with the life of the present Congress on March 4. The administration, al thongh assured of control for four years more in all branches, except ing possibly the House of Repre sentatives, has an ambitious legis lative program, all of which can not be crowded into the next three months. Where the administration is to draw the line on general legisla tion has not been determined. Par-. ty conferences will outline the pro gram to be attempted1 in addition to the appropriation bills which must be passed to meejb expendi turdSfoveniment Jot. the .fiscal-, year 1917-1918. Immigration Bill First.. When Congress adjourned last Sep tember, the Democratic Senate caucus agree that the immigration bill, with its oft-vetoed literary test, would be taken up and passed before considera tion of any other legislation. It also had agreed to act on the Owen corrupt practices bill, a measure to limit ex penditure in the national political cam paigns and to provide new penalties for election frauds. Both measures had been pressed at the end of the session, to the embarrassment of both parties, and were abandoned by mutual consent despite the urgent demands of a few members. . - Beside those two measure the mem orable railroad eight-hour day fight which marked the last days of the last session and ended with legislation sug gested by President Wilson unconsid ered. It will be urged upon the Con gress by the administration above all other subjects. In fact the Joint com mittee created by Congress to investi gate the whole subject of railroad prob lems has been in session two weeks preparing recommendations and it Is apparent that this will be the domin ating feature of the session. , Supply Bills First. In view of the probability that the administration is to face a divided Sixty-fifth Congress or at best a non- dependable plurality in the lojver house, it is the hope of Democratic leaders to complete before the March adjournement what remains of a con structive programme of reform legis lation long ago conceived. All are con vinced, however, of the paramount im portance of supply bills and these must take precedence, general legislation to be considered whenever time will per mit Of the supply measures there is again more than usual importance attached to the naval appropriation bill. Hear ings already have toegun before the House committee. The bill must pro vide for the second year's construc tion in the elaborate three year build ing programme authorized at the last session as part of the administration's plan to strengthen the national defense. There also remain to be acted upon im portant conservation measures which the President and many members of both legislative branches have been ad vocating. Selling; Agencies Bill. Beside those measures President Wil son wdnts Congress to enact the Webb bill to make It legal for American cor porations to maintain collective sell ing agencies for foreign countries. Un der terms of the Clayton anti-trust law such agencies would be unlawful. The. President was disappointed over faiJ ure of the Senate to pass the bill in the closing days of the last session and expressed his regrets in a formal state ment. With regard to the national defense there are, beside the regular Array, Navy and coast defense supply bills, several measures bearing on the mili tary efficiency of the country. Among them is the Chamberlain bill for a mod ified form of universal military training modelled after the Swiss system. Hear ings are. to be held by the Senate military committee bi-t action before adjournment seems' Improbable. Naval 'Appropriation Estimates on the naval bill call fdr an expenditure next year of approxi mate! iy $300,000,000 and authorization for construction of three dreadnaughts and at least one battle cruiser to add to the four dreadnaugnts and four bat tle cruisers ordered constructed as soon (continued on Page Seven). Mitres I H i i m i -1 -XT' V.