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WEATHER. J OLID AY advertising begun JL A now will yield largest re turns as the buying becomes more general. Get wise to opportunity. Ra!n Saturday; colder central and west. much colder ax night. Sunday fair and colder.- .... fes SA IITL ,TOL- XCIX-XO. 78. PROTEST ON GROUNDS OF HUMANITY MADE IN BEHALF OF BELGIANS American Note to Germany Con cerning Deportations Read to German Chancellor 0? COMMENT IS WITHHELD gtate Department Merely An nounces That 'Charge Grew Carried Out Instructions TEXT OF NOTE PUBLISHED So Far as Learned, Germany Has Not Made Any Reply i Washington, Dec. 8 The Amer ican government's formal protest to Germany against the deporta tion of Belgians for forced labor, as a violation of the principles of humanity, was mate public today by the State Department. It was in the form of a note-cabled to 'Charge Grew, at Berlin, with in structions that he- seek- an- inter view with the German chancellor and read it to him,- and was -given out by the department with the terse comment: "The -interview lias -taken place." Officials Make no Comment. Officials refused to add to this state ment and so far as could be learned to night there has been no reply from Germany. All Information available, however, indicates that .the deporta Hons are continuing and it is known that through earlier informal repre- sentations 'Charge Grew learned that the opinion of the German people was that the policy was a military necessity and not in violation of international law. The American note was put on the cable November 27,' the -night -of -the day Ambassador Gerard saw President Wilson, preparatory to his return to Berlin, and the night the Associated Press announced that the United States had made further representations on the broad grounds of humanity. The note, with the - department's statement making it public, follows: Text of Note. "On November 29, Mr. Grew, our Charge at Berlin, was" directed" to ob tain an interview with the German chancellor and read to him the folf lowing: ... . "The government of - the United States has learned with the greatest concern and regret of the policy of the German government 'to deport from" Belgium a portion of the civilian popu lation for the purpose of forcing them to labor in Germany and is1 constrain ed to protest in a friendly spirit but most solemnly against this action, which is a contravention of all pre cedents and of those humane principles of international practice which have long been accepted and followed by civilized nations in their treatment of non-combatants. "'Furthermore, the government of 'he United States is convinced that the effect of this policy, if pursued, will ijr all probability be fatal to the Belgian relief work, so humanely planned and so successfully carried out, a result which would be greatly deplored and which, it is assumed, would seriously embarrass the German government.' "The interview has taken place." diplomatic Procedure Exhausted." "ith the failure of America's efforts a-s well as those of Spain and Holland, and the Vatican, the only action which officials here apparently, believe this .Soyernmen can take,' is" the full publi cation of the facts in its possession. Admittedly, diplomatic procedure has ef,n exhausted. The United States ans not represent Belgium at Berlin ana is declared by officials to have gone eyen beyond the convention diplomatic "Khts in the matter. The Belgian deportations ass imed noun:s last August when the Scate department reports indicated theln wholesale extent. 'Charge Grew on "ctober 2f was instructed to take t:io "patter up personally with Chancellor 0!1 Bethmann Hollweg, and to say hat an unfortunate effect the contin ' on of deportations would have on ne;'tral opinions. .,?hare Rrew reported that the chan ior had heard his presentation of the c out had offered neither explana- ""i nor nT-.-,: f i" "uiiiic. i iir.i r ii linn iri. nci icq betv: - -cues iouowea in Washington Lansin with the result that the 41 Prtesf was dispatched. LrIN I.AAV-MAKERS SEND Havr ?,ROTEST TO VON BISSING Kan rance' Dec- 8- Twenty Bel ivine i irs and 23 Belgian deputies, na i r. Brf sels nave taken the per toGenlrn? senJing a signed protest of pi, von Bissing, German govern 5Hrt, asainst the deportations Puti !w,rklnen" The senators and of tw same tIme sen coplos A"ieri,an PFOtest to Brand Whitlock. th diDWm1Ster to Belgium, and to countries representatives of oth- -'0!fn,y occasions during modern ,vvu"uue n Fag Eight). E WEST 101 GET ARMOR PLANT This Seems Virtually Certain Fol lowing Board's Report on the Proposed Sites NO CITY YET RECOMMENDED Location of Plant Will be Made With Regard to Military Advantages. Another Board May be Nam.. . . ed to Select the Site. Washington, Dec. 8. The $11,000,000 government armor plant is virtually certain to be located at some point in the Middle "Western area," it" Was learn ed here today. Some point having good connection with the mineral sup ply sources and transportation facili ties to coast points, but sufficiently' re mote to remove danger of destruction by any hostile invading force, proba bly will be selected. The special naval board appointed by Secretary Daniels to consider' military aspects of proposed sites has submitted a report on which final choice of a site will be based. It summarizes the ar guments of more than 125 cities seek ing the award, and without attempting actually to designate a site, presents the board's judgment of localities where the best protection of the fac tory would be afforded in time of war. Although the report has not been made public it was learned today that there is little, if any, possibility that the plant Will be located in any of the coastal states or in close proximity of the Canadian border. The board is understood to. have fol lowed closely the advice laid down by Congress concerning the location or the plant as a military problem, by eliminating from the field of possible selection all frontier states, particu larly those 'of the North Atlantic held by army strategists to comprise the most exposed areas'. . Secretary Daniels, who is studying the report, probably will name another board to inspect localities favorably mentioned' and await its report before making- a choice. one: year residence rule . for college players fails Is Voted Dovrn by Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. Charleston, S. C, Dec. 8. By a vote of 17 to 6, the Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association refused to adopt the one-year residence rule for college players at its annual convention here tonight." . A. substitute motion requiring all first year men participating m in ter-collegiate contests to have at least 14 so-called Carnegie entrance units was voted down also. ' The association adopted a resolution instructing the president, B. M. Walker, of Mississippi A. & M., to appoint a committee of 28 members for the pur pose of classifying all instructions in S. I. A. A. territory. This committee, of which Dean Walter Huilihen, of the University of the South is chairman, will report at the next annual conven tion. Carlisle Indian school and the Has kell school were classified as colleges by the association. NAVAL BASES SOUTH : Of HATTERAS NEEDED Rear Admirals Fiske arid Edwards Point Out the Dangers Urge Establishment of an Adequate Station at Charleston and One in the Gulf- Prof. Cathcart Dis cusses Deficiencies. New York, Dec. 8. The lack of ade quate naval stations south of Hatteras as a weakness in the naval, establish ment of the United States, which it was declared t'gives our strategists just gause for concern," was discussed here today by R.ear Admirals Bradley A. Fiske and John R. Edwards, both re tired, before the American Society of Mephanical Engineers. They spoke after the reading of a paper by Prof. W. L. Cathcart, a naval consulting engineer, of Philadelphia, dealing. with the deficiencies of the land end of the country's naval affairs. Ad miral Edwards declared that if there were no other way to get money to build, up the shore stations he "would cut out one capital ship from the ap propriations." , "South of Hatteras there 1s not a place along the coast whera a battle ship cou,ld go for repairs," said Admiral Edwards. "We need a base at Charles ton. S. C., and one in the Gulf to pro tect the Panama canal. . A -t base - at (Continued, on Page Two.) HDL WILMINGTON, N. BAPTISTS VOTE TO MAKE STATE DRIER State Convention Recommends Most Drastic Legislation on the Liquor Question MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD Convention Adjourns at Noon After Considering? Temperance, Orphanage and Other "Social Service" Work. "Simple Plan" a Success. (By Rev. W. M. Gilmore). Elizabeth City, N. C, Dec. 8. The Baptist State Convention, which has been in session here since . Tuesday, came to a conclusion at noon today with a tender memorial service con ducted by Dr. T. J. Taylor. Fitting tributes were made to the memory of Maj. H. F. Schenck, Rev. J. W. Watson, Dr. R. P. Thomas, J. W. Mitchell, Rev. Chas. F. Hopper, Mrs. Martha Vann Holloman.and Mrs. Carey J. Hunter. Social service, which includes the work of the Thomasville Orphanage, Ministers' Relief Board and Temper ance, was the department of the con vention work considered today. The report on temperance, which was read by Dr. Livingston Johnson, and the memorial to the next General Assembly, introduced by Rev. JR. L. Gay, both of which were adopted by the convention, recommended the most drastic legisla tion on the liquor question. If the ap proaching Legislature should act in ac cord with these recommendation, North Carolina would be as dry as the Sahara desert, or as Billy Sunday says Michi gan is, where "a man now has to be primed befo'r'e he can spit." Ministers' Relief Work. The report of the Ministers' Relief Board made by Corresponding Secretary J. M. Arnett, Mebane, shows an increase of contributions, and' a strong senti ment was manifested .that this depart ment of the convention's work should be enlarged. General Manager M. L. Kesler, of Thomasville, presented the work of the orphanage,, showing that this institu tion Is now taking care of 5QQ children at an annual cost of about $55,000. The work of the p'ublicity commit tee of the Orphanage Association of this State, of which -M. L. Shlpman is chairman, insisting on the people of North -Garollna giving the value of a, day s work as a Thanksgiving offering to the orphans, has born rich fruit. Dr., Livingston Johnson delivered a stirring speech on vThe Duty of th State to the Child." , For Delinquent Girls The convention went on record as favoring a State board of public wel fare and gave its hearty approval to the movement to establish a home for unfortunate girls and. women. The committee consisting of Walter M. Gilmore, Walter N. Johnson and J Clyde Turner, appointed by President J. A. Oates to arrange the programme of the next convention, to be held In Durham, was instructed to secure Dr, W. J. McGlothlin, of the Louisville Seminary, or some olher capable man. to deliver a series of addresses in con nection with the convention. The addresses of President Mullins this year proved to be a most valuable feature. This session was the first time the convention has been operated in accord ance with the "simple plan" which Is the grouping of the various depart ments of the convention's work. It has proven wonderfully successful. While there was little room for "spread eagle" oratory, the business of the convention was transacted with dls patch. Preliminary to taking up the morn ing's topic, the convention directed President Oates to appoint a press committee to use such means as might (Continued on -Page Two.) RAILWAY LEGISLATION LIKELY TO BE DELAYEi Labor to Offer Substitute for Com pulsoiy Arbitration ' Determined Efforts Being; Made Against Proposal President Determined to Avoid Such Situation As Faced in September Washington, Dec. 8. Congressional action on President Wilson's railway legislative program probably will await the result of determined efforts of labor leaders to draft a substitute for all forms of compulsory arbitration which, will be agreeable to the em ployees, employers and the administra tion. The determination of the President to undertake making impossible by law such a situation as. he faced last September in the railroad dispute has aroused labor to great activity. The unofficial-alliance between the Ameri can Federation of Labor and the four railway Brotherhoods arranged recent ly at Baltimore is bearing its first fruit in conferences between representatives of both organizations to-draft a plan' that will shelve all compulsory" ar bitration bills. Congressional leaders a-;e inclined to" go slowly on the-president's program pending announcement" of- labor's' proposal,, provided1 they, are . . (Continued on Page Six.) & C, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1916 IS BELIEVED I0 8E A Allied Shipping in the North At lantic is Warned by British Naval Authorities VESSEL ALLOWED TO PASS Was Permitted to Proceed as Dutch Steamer After Being Intercepted Off Scotland Halifax, K S., TDec. 'g. Entente al lied shipping was warned by British naval . authorities tonight to be on the lookout for a strange vessel, believ ed to be a raider, which was intercept ed on December 2 off the northwestern coast of Scotland, and allowed to pro ceed under the impression that she was the Dutch steamer Gamma. Later it was learned that the Gamma was at Kirkwall on that date -and did not leave until December 3. , The identity of thesupposed raider has not been 'deterjmned. Admiralty officials apparently suspect that, if she is a hostile. craft, .she. may carry mines for dropping off this port, the center of British naval activity off this con tinent and the point of departure for Canadian' f roop ships. The vessel could reach here from the position where she was last reported by tomorrow or Sunday. The- text- of tn warning fol lows: "A vessel was intercepted at 3 a. m. December .2 in latitude. 59.36. No; longi tude 12.42 W., and was allowed to pro ceed under the impression that she was a vessel named Gamma. Latter was at Kirkwall at the time, clearing 11 a. m. December 3. "Identity of former not yet estab lished, but description is. as follows; "About 1,200 tons, black hull with red bottom,- white upper-iwjorka, Vpne funnel. Thought to be plain black, no Dutch flag on bow. She was apparent ly in ballast, steering a course' about west-southwest. Vessel may be raid er". RECORDS SHOW THERE IS GERMAN SHIP NAMED GAMMA New York, Dec. 8. Maritime records show that there is a German steamer called the Gamma which is of almost the same tonnage as her Dutch name sake. The Teuton craft has . been In the German coastwise service. Her (Continue- on Page Eighty. NO DOUBT THAT THERE WAS 'CORKER' IN COAL Punishment for the Price Manipu lators Being Studied Programme Providing for Grand Jnrj Investigations Throughout Coon try WJU be Laid Before President Today. Washington, Dee. 8. Officials con ducting the government's inquiry into the high cost of living virtually com pleted tonight a programme to place tomorrow before President Wilson and Attorney General Gregory, providing for' simultaneous grand jury investiga tions throughout the country. Details as to the number and locations of the proposed inquiries were not discloses. It- was said that doubt no longer ex isted as to whether there had been combinations to boost coal prices and that effective means to punish' those who have violated the law in contrib uting to the rises-were being studied. President Wilson and the cabinet dls cussed the situation today and, it is understood, decided to await further disclosures before reaching a conclus ion as to recommendations to be made by the President to Congress. In Congress, - the House Commerce committee decided to defer action on measures bearing on the subject until after the holidays. United States Attorney Anderson, of Boston, conducting the investigation, established headquarters at the De partment of Justice, called at the White House for several hours with Interstate Commerce Commission officials, spent some time with Oliver E. Pagan, the department's expert on drawing indlct ments,and dispatched fresh instructions to the field force qf- investigators throughout the" country. " Indications are that the Department- of Justice wil concentrate on Inquiring into the operations of coal dealers and minor, railroad employes in the Middle West to determine whether cars wer deliberately drawn from normal chan nels to aid in Increasing prices. Interstate Commerce Commission sta tistics are understood to show that at the height of the rise in coal prices at a time when there was an apparent shortage in the supply hundreds of loaded cars stood untouched In railroad yards In the Middle West. Some cars, investigation Is said to have disclosed, have been held loaded from four to six weeks and -one case has been reported where . a car has ; been held -loaded 106 days. ' " ' . . . ' .. . . ' ;- STRANGE SHIP GERMAN RAIDER METHODISTS VOTE DRY NATION Ask legislature to Make Prohibi tion More Stringent and Put Ban on Patent Medicines MEET NEXT IN GREENVILLE Bishop Arraigns Preacher -tVho Gram "bles About Appointment Commit tee to Solve Advocate Problem. Preachers Advanced. (Special Star Telegram). Durham, N. C, Dec. 8. The North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, adopted a resolution here today memorializing Congress for Nation-wide prohibition and to enact a law prohibitive of dales in Washington City and to stop the mails from distributing liquor, adver tisements. The next General Assembly of North Carolina was petitioned to prohibit the sale of hard cider and winer and curtail the sales of proprietary medicines which are are productive of drunken ness. Numerous bitters, also extracts of lemon and vanilla and Jamaica ginger were included in this list. The 1917 .session of the conference will meet wth Jarvis Memorial church of Greenville J. M. Daniel, the Green ville pastor, extended the invitation, which was seconded by L. L. Nash, of Hamlet. This town was the unanimous choice. D. H. Tuttle, of Burlington, spoke briefly of the grsat character whose name Jarvis Memorial church bears. Temperance Resolution. The resolution submitted by the tem perance forces were emphaMcal in its claims and forceful against its foes. One paragraph reads: "The temperance forces of the Nation are united. All the organizations have declared for and are now working for National constitutional prohibition and a measure to submit this matter to the states is pending at Washington. Dur ing this Congress the Anti-Saloon League of America and other temper anceprgantzatlons will press .-for Its passage. They will also work for a law .to prohibit the sale of liquor in the City of Washington ahd to prohibit the mails from carrying liquor advertising; matter. Tour committee recommends that' the conference memorialize Con gress for the passage of such legisla tion and we instruct the secretary to srgrr the proper memorials and hand them to Superintendent Davis to be jfent to the Senate and House of Repre tentatlves.' Bryan Invited to Speak. The next biennial convention of th Anti-Saloon League will meet in Ra leigh about the middle of January, 1917, and Secretary R. L. Davis announced to the conference that William Jen nings Bryan had been Invited to speak, A committee will wait upon him. Bishop John C. Kilgo opened devo tional services this morning with a se vere arraignment of . the preacher who grumbled about his appointment be cause he thought he was too big for the Job. He characterized the few such preachers in the North Carolina Con ference as guilty of trying to parade their brazen infidelity . and trying to glorify themselves. There is not a charge in the conference too little. Preachers should represent Christ any where. He likened the humble pastor to Paul, who embodied self abnega tion, willing to humble himself with his fellowmen, but he said some of the modern preachers had not been ab e to master this material prosperity, all of which blinds our eyes. Consciously or unconsciously we. come to be men who set aside God'standards for these world standards. Want "Greatness." .Bishop Kilgo said the particular type (Continued on Page Two.) EUROPEAN WAR DUE 10 THE CENSORED PRESS Opinion of Dean Walter Williams, Speaking to Editors At Newspaper Institute Taleott Wil liams Declares American Press ( Must. Lead Public Opinion More Than 10O Editors Attend (Special Star Telegram) Chapel Hill, N. C, Dec. 8. More than a hundred. Carolina editors attended the sessions of the Newspaper Insti tute here today. The speeches of Deans Taleott Williams and Walter Williams tonight on the newspapers. relation to democracy and the nation at large came as a fitting climax. Tal eott Williams declared: "It is the American press and most of all the rural American press which must create, educate and lead Ameri can public opinion . through the steps which will give an adequate reason for preparedness, not merely in National defense but in the wider work of safe guarding the world." Dean Walter Williams showed the great influence for good press could be in a democracy, not merely through editorials, but the news columns. He attributed the present European war to the censored dispatches which held back news and invented stories instead." - The handling of State -news corres x v (Continued on Page llwp.) v FOR A R USSO-R UMANIANS SO FAR SHOW NO LET-UP IN RETIREMENT EAST 16-INGH GUNS S Enormous Increase in Size and Power of Battleships Recom mended for 1918 Program SLIGHT INCREASE IN SPEED Universal Service in Both Army and Navy Discussed by Witnesses Be fore Two House Committees Yesterday. Washington Dec. 8. Preliminary work on the 1918 National defense pro gramme moved forward again today In the Naval and Military committees of the House, with Rear Admirals Bad ger and Fletcher, of the Navy's general board, before the former and Quarter master General Sharp before the latter. The two admirals recommended an enormous increase in the size and pow- ed and a slight increase in speed for the battleships to be provided at this session of Congress. Because of the tendency of the Euro pean navies to build even larger ships and guns and because it is believed Japan already is building a more pow erful ship than has yet been planned for the United States, Admiral Badger said , the board had recommended main batteries of twelve 16-inch guns, an in crease of aO per cent, in gun power over 1917 ships, and a speed of 23 knots an hour. -A statement issued today by Secre tary Daniela;4ndicatea that the rec.om mendations of the board will be ap proved by the department. The new dreadnaughts will displace probably more than 40,000 tons as sfainst the 32,000 for the Pennsylvania class and succeeding ships. "Our new ships will embody the gen eral characteristics of armament the general board recommends," the Secre tary's statement said, after explaining that only the question of limited facil ities led the Secretary to alter the board's recommendations as to the number, of ships to be laid in 1917. "I agree thoroughly with the gener al board," it added, "that we should build this year as great a part of our programme as possible and I think my recommendations have reached the limit of that possibility if, indeed, I have not exceeded somewhat the prac tical capacity of our shipyards." The board recommended the con struction "of four battleships and two battle cruisers, While the Secretary held that three battleships and one bat tle cruiser was all that-could be under taken in view of the tremendous pro gramme contracted for this year. General Sharpe told the military committee that the Army stll Is far be hind in recruiting for the 1917 incre ment of the authorized increase. His statement was line with that of MaTor General Scott, chief Of staff, in his an nual report, made public today. Gen eral Scott declared that universal mili tary training and service would be the only solution to the recruiting prob lem. Universal service also came up at the Naval committee hearing Admiral Badger saying that this was the "one grand answer to all problems of ob taining crews for Navy ships." COTTON DROPS OVER FIVE DOLLARS A RALE Break Caused by Heavy Liquida tion and Short Selling New Orleans Market Experiences One of the Widest Declines Ever Re corded in Any One Session of the Exchange. New Orleans, Dec. 8. The most vio lent fluctuations of the season and one of. the widest declines ever recorded in any session of the local market carried the price of cotton at one period today 103 to 113 points, or $5 to $5.50 a bale below the level . of yesterday's closo. Heavy liquidation of long contracts and terrific hammering by short sellers caused the break, which followed the larger Census Bureau returns on gin ning to December 1 than expected and a rumor that Greece nad declared war on England. The early market was active and business reached enormous proportions by noon when brokers were unable to keep abreast of the selling orders wired in from all directions. This was the climax of the selling wave, for In the afternoon shorts bought liberal covers to realize their profits, and this de mand gave the market a .steadier tone causing a partial recovery. The close was at a loss-for -the- day of 76 to 9,2 points. K ' ,", FOR URGED p WHOILE NUMBER 39,789 I Seemingly Little Resistance is Be ing Offered to Forces of the Central Powers MAY HALT AT BUZEU RIVER Troops of Von Mackensen Have Captured 18,000 Prisoners and Twenty-Six Guns RUSSIAN DRIVE A FAILURE? Claims of Success in the Verdun Region Conflict Pursuit of the retiring Rus-. sians and Rumanian forces in east ern Wallachia by Field Marshal von Maokensen continues, but how far the. Teutonic advance has pro-t gressed is not made clear in the latest official communication. Ber lin chronicles the continuation o the advance along the whole front and Petrograd says the Russians and Rumanians have been retiring since the evacuation of the Ru manian capital. Apparently Little Resistance. Seemingly the retiring defenders ol Rumanian soil are offering littlo, resis tance and are endeavoring to reaah the line of the Buzeu river before the Aus-tro-Germans can break through . the Moldavian frontier, and get in their rear or Bulgarians or Germans can cross the Danube around Tchnavoda and outflank them. However, there has been little activity either on the Transylvania-Moldavian frontier or in Dobrudja. The Germans have repulsed a Russian attack in the Trotus valley and the Russians report the checking of an offensive movement in the Oiteua valley. Petrograd says all has been calm in Dobrudja and along the Dan ube. 1 8,000 Prisoners Captured In the rounding up of the forces cut off by their advance on Bucharest, the troops of Von Mackensen have captur ed 18,000 prisoners and 26 guns. The Rumanian troops isolated In western Wallachia, numbering 8,000, have been taken as well as 10,000 of the forces operating around Predeal and Altichana passes. i Undeterred apparently by the check ing of their offensive in the Carpath ians, the Russians have again taken the initiative there, Petrograd states. The present Russian attempt is taking place south of Jarovnik. Berlin says the Russian offensive in the Carpath ians can be said to be a failure and de clares only local attacks have occurred' In that region. The repulse of a1 Russian attack on the Dvina front be-' low Riga is also recorded by Berlin. Fighting in Verdun Region. Hill 304 in the Verdun region and the forest of Apremojit, southeast of St. Miehel, have been the scenes of the v only reported activity on the western front. Paris claims the Germans wero ejected from a section of the trenches on Hill 304 but Berlin asserts the troops of the crown prince repulsed; French attempts to retake the trenches. The Germans, Paris records, succeeded in gaining a footing In French trench es in the forest of Apremont, but later were ejected by a counter attack. Heavy fighting around Struvina, east of Monastlr on the Macedonian front, Is recorded by Paris, which says the Serb ians checked three attacks by German."? and Bulgarian troops. Serbian attacks near Trentino west of Monastlr, were repulsed, Berlin states. Snow in the Trentino region and rain: on the Carao is hampering infantry ac- tion-of the Austro-Italian front. HALLsW'S CONDITION BETTER His Assailant Adjudged Deranged- Tony Da-vis's Injuries Fatal (Special Star Telegram) Goldsboro, N. C, Dec. 8. The ' con dition of Joe Hallow, at the Goldsboro hospital, so seriously wounded yester day afternoon by Charley Farfour, was very much more hopefuj today, al though the ball is still somewhere in his neck and his physicians have deemed it not prudent to probe for it at this stage of his condition. It in quite determined that his assailant was suffering from mental derangement. Tony Davis, colored, died at a loeal hospital last night following accidental injuries he received Thursday at an oil tank near A. C. L. depot, when an oil car passed over tne middle of his body. CHOSEN VICE PRESIDENT. Josephus Daniels, Jr., Honored by Young Men's Democratic League. .New York, Dec. 8. Josephus .Dan iels, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C, was elected a vice president of the National Young Men's Democratic League at its annual meeting here tonight. Frank D. Shel ley, of New York, was elected presi- dent, and William F. McCombs was made chairman of the advisory com-1 mittee. . . Letters from President Wilson andj Mr. McCormick, thanking the organ!-j nation for". Its campaign - work, were' read at the meeting. ' r & m. Ik, 8 8 -i : W it -m it- 8- m m 1! 41: M 4 i . , 5
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