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1 - j.jMi. 20 PAGES TODAY Two Sections ; J -10. 76. NIANLOSSFIN ONERS A0bVER )00 IN NINE DAYS U 4 ' ' : ' mnded Since De red in Propor Numfcer. ALCULABLE" i n.-4;rionri s 'Forces Still in gag reitu Retreat With Tneir uiwmaie fate Yet in Doubt.5" . .rrrn TinnTl tTH LI 1 GERMAN 4 TAW iio i u onxj , .....I rvr ; Majority oi Aiiacis-s m uucusive of Russians Fail. The importance of the successes of the Teutonic armies on tne oai tlefiekls in the vicinity of Buchar est is emphasized by the announce ment that, since December 1, the Rumanians have lost in prisoners ,1 'ft flllll -man 1 8 J. OOTITinn jnore inan mt, - 120 machine guns and the losses m aeaa ana wuuuueu aie declared to be in proportion to the number of prisoners. The bootv taken by the Teutonic arm ies is reported as ' 1 incalculable. ' V. The ultimate fate of the Human- ian armies suu ia m viunuu, they continue to retreat before the Teutonic allies, whose pursuit, it is announced, "is progressing as planned. Most of Russian Attack Fall. , , The Russians have again 'launched Brong attacks on the upper Moldavian uid Transylvanian frontiers. But the majority of them are reported to have failed with heavy losses. Some ground, however, was gained north of Torna Watra, and Russian troops dislodged hostile forces from two heights in the Putna valley region, taking some pris oners and machine guns. The battle south of Javornitza, in the wooded Car pathians, has ceased and the Russians have retired to their entrenchments. In consequence of the retreat eastward of th Rumanian troops, Russian troops cn their left flank also have teen com pelled to retreat. . ' The Entente forces again have deliv ered attacks in the bend of the Cerna rivr, on the Macedonian front: There has been violent artillery fighting on the Somme front and in the vicinity of Hill 304 at Verdun. - - Reply of German Chancellor. The reply of the Ge rman Chanceller, Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, to the latest representations of the United States government regarding the Bel gian labor deportations i expected to he delivered today or tomorrow and it Is stated that it will be couched "in the friendliest terms" and go as' far as possible toward meeting the American Irishes. Certain concessions, it is un derstood, may be made because of th Promise of the Dutch consul at Ant T. after the surrender of that city, tr.at Belgians would not be deported. German Raider on Atlantic. A German warship, described as a light cruiser, is operating in the At lantic, according to a statement of a British sea raptain who declares that h's vessel was held up by the Germans and examined. Agitation in London pipping for the convoying of mer wantmen'has insulted. One thousand perssons are reported to ave been killed by an explosion in a Russian ammunition factory., Hermann Using "Tanka.' "he German military authorities have solved what is declared to be an im provement upon the British "tanks" J .on the Somme front and have giv- " them a test in the Rumanian cam t,ign marked success. In con- wrt -u'hh the slow pace of the cars rim the Eritisn. the German tanks I at a pPPd of 25 miles an hour. a new British war council of which mLuremier' David Lloyd-George, is a S v iS declared y the London Eve ,. V s to have been in session all ? Saturday. Arrangements have been made for e eXchane- r, r 1 T3-u p v;i . - ' :- vjci man aim xiiau 'I'lllan ,; . " vi toners more than 45 years GREECE will join with T,rFETn;AY IF ALLIES BREAK lis 1 ft Trim cr pAnetftntinft Athens: tfar-tt Vs 1 - I A foam. V c wuuia join wiin vxer- man ipl I T V-i Entfnt A 1 1 1 a a Vio?lr nff oniatic rf.iQti 11. . ofV-r dic:patch from Piraeus, by way ly 'jf. I?1-arid, Friday to Lloyd's Week- r. ' u- ' i'J 113 VV1LI1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . M.UlVJl 4boi-t lost i MTIOX PLANT EXPLOSION t'-osion "ayvuie, Dec. 9. An ex has -,ln a Russian ammunition plant Per,,- t-li Lll of about 1,000 to the Overseas I s Acre sian r,t ' Loaay quoting the Rus ty tat 1 "er "ecu. 'statement Raw. nfrTXTCVi - The news agen- torts tw n newspaper Recfc re- A III hp. t. !. '" an an- ew explosion took place Oya lr1'llunition factory at La Satan- Vt , M is unknown. At the town's catastrophe, about 1,000 J'Uf , , 16 working in the factory, torv ,rni evideny Perished. - The VJf CU 13 RECEIVED INTO FULL CONNECTION Better Let the Gospel Alone If They Don't Want to Frighten People, Says Bishop. SERMON FEATURE OF DAY Rev. H. E. Spence Succeeds Mr. Brab fcun Epworth Lcagme Shews Good rrogreBa Orphanage Building: Completed Slier Incident. (Special Star Telegram). Durham, N. C, Dec. 9. Bishop John C. Kilgo told the class of 13 young preachers admitted to full traveling connections today that if they didn't want to frighten people they had better let the gospel alone. Preachers who could scare sinners and bring back be fore . them all the meanness they had ever done were the sort the Methodist presidingofflcer wanted to harness up. The morning session of the fourth day of the North Carolina Methodist Conference was capitalized by the re markable sermon of the bishop to the young preachers examined. He said in part: "Preach the Word. It is a preachable body of literature. You can lecture on literary topics and make speeches on social and political questions, but they cannot be preached. The multitude of pulpit performances are anything but preaching, and the speakers are not preacherB. Pulpit oratory is nothing but Ciceronianism enacted in the pul pit. ' . "You may take the simplest negro congregation- arid preach a real sermon and some old darky will comment, 'My, dat sure am preaching,' but if it is not a sermon he will go to sleep. How Know the Difference. "How do you know the difference? Not by any literary standards but you Just simply know it. The peculiar holy movement seems to sweep through the whole field of our consciousness. "They know that something has lift ed them out of X'Jn dust of earthly things and elevated them into heavenly things. Some how they are brought in to intimate fellowship with God. "Of many of the great sermons you forget the text but not the fire and the quickening consciousness of a more abiding fellowship with God. Preach ing isn't rules and you can't tear a sermon apart as if it were a watch. Sermons are not pretty subheads and fine language. Exploiting the Pulpit. "There are crowds in the pulpit who are exploiting the pulpit adventurers of the pulpit. They are preaching what Ruskin said and;few others, dis playing their smattering knowledge of literature. And some backsliding sis ter comments, 'that was a charming sermon.' Some hell-bound sinner ex claims, 'that is what I call the gospel. He is a scholarly preacher.' "We have put Ruskin and Tennyson where the Master ought to be, our little learning of literature is put where he ought to be. "This word is a bloody word, not a pale-faced gospel. But you say, 'Bish (Continued on Page Two.) INDUSTRIAL WEEK OF FIVE DAYS SUGGESTED Would Allow Two Days For "Making of a Good Life." This is Recommended by Commission on' Sunday Observance in Report to ; Federal Council of Churches of Christ. St, Louis, Dec. 9. A "five-day indus trial week" was suggested and hoped for In the report of the Commission on Sunday Observance submitted today at i the quadrennial meeting of the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in Am erica. The report reads: "In such times as these (in which we live it would seem as if a .five-day in dustrial week ought to be adequate to the making of a good living, and that two daysrnight be giy,en definitelyto the making of a good life. As our high er life does not consist in the abundance of the things that we possess, it is not reasonable for- us to have two Mays of the week for 'rest, recreation, self-culture, social service and public wor- ship? We are told tnai inis, general question is receiving no iitue atten tion in the business and " industrial world. . "The toll and stress or six working days tempt thousands of good people to welcome the seventh as a day of rest and recreation, rather than a time for public worship and other Christian ac tivities. The . wonderful progress of science in the realm of physical forces . (Continued oa Page Two. ; WILMMTON, POSTAGE This Is Proposed in Postoffice Ap propriations Bill, Now Vir tually Completed. PROPOSES 2ND CLASS ZONE Is Expected That This Would Greatly Increase Charges for Publications That Have Nation-Wide Circulation. Washington, Dec. 9. One-cent post age for local first class deliveries and a zone system of rates for second-class matter, which is expected to greatly increase the charges for magazines and olfrtr periodicals having a nation-wide circulation, are provided for in the an nual postoffice appropriation bill as virtually completed today in commit tee. The measure carrying appropria tions totaling about $327,000,000 proba bly will be reported to the House next week. Under the one-cent postage provi sion the rate on letters and other mail matter of the first class when deposit- ed in any postoffice or branch postoffice or letter box or postoffice in the deliv ery district for delivery within the lim its of the postoffice, city or rural deliv ery district, will be cut in half. The zone proposal for handling news papers and magazines, which now pay a flat rate of one cent a pound, is .re garded as one of the most radical changes in postage rates in years. It divides the country into eight zones with rates chargeable ranging from one cent for 300 miles to six cents for 1,800 miles or more. The bulk of daily news papers, the committee believes, will not be affected, because they do not circu late beyond a 300-mile radius. The provision follows: . "That all newspapers, magazines and other publications regularly admitted to the malls as . matter of the second class when mailed by the publisher, shall hereafter be subject to the fol lowing rates of postage, the. zone sys- J tern now applying to parcel prist matter to "Be adapted also to second class mat ter. "Local, first, second and third zone, (under, 300 miles), one cent per pound "Fourth zone (300 to 600 miles) two cents per pound. "Fifth zone (600 to 1,000 miles) three cents "per pound. "Sixth zone (1,000 to 1,400 miles) four cents per pound. "Seventh zone (1,400 to 1,800 miles) five cents a pound. "Eighth zone (over 1,800 miles) six cents a pound. "Provided, that free-in-county circu lation provided by law shall continue as at present. "The postmaster general shall have authority to require publishers to sepa rate their mail into zones when offered for mailing." Among other provisions the bill In creases rates for .mail order cata logues from two to eight cents a pound, making them third-class matter instead of parcel post, and raises -the limita tions on promotion of clerks and car riers in first and second-class postoffl ces. WILL CONSIDER NO MORE PETITIONS FOR CLEMENCY Governor Says His Time From Now Will Be Completely Filled. (Special Star Telegram). Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 9. Official an nouncement was made by Governor Craig this evening that he will not consider any more petitions for pardon m n n rvy rr-t n iiir 3iivin0 Vila n T- - -i n f flro cufunt in the most ure-ent r9sns where action is imperative. On or be fore December 20 he will issue pardons or commutations on petitions favorably considered. "There is only one month left of my administration," he said, "and this time will be consumed in business that must be attended to before ,the. Legislature meets and before my successor will be inaugurated." TWO MEMBERS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION FORCE KILLED Their Motor Car Collides With Freight on Norfolk Southern. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 9. John Talton and Arthur Klass, members of a bridge construction force working on the Nor folk Southern railroad near Raleigh, were killed tonight when the motor truck car in which they were riding collided with a freight train. Two other men in the car were not seriously Injured. The men were returning to camp from work when the collision oc curred at "a bend in the track. CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA CITIES APPEAR ELIMINATED. Board Recommends That, Location of Armor Plant be Far Inland. Washirigton, Dec. 9. A summary of the report of the special board appoint ed to consider the question of a site for the proposed $11,000,000 government armor plate plant, made ; public today by Secretary Daniels, recommends that for. military reasons, coastal and bor der areas be eliminated from consider ation. ' ' This would apply to all cities in Vir ginia, North Carolina and South Caro lina within 200 miles -of the coast and to many. other cities. ..similarly situated in coastal or. border states. DUE-CENT FOR DROP LETTERS C, SUNDAY MORNING, SHOWING SITUATION CREATED BY CAPTURE OF BUCHAREST AND PLOESOI -Jfj XPJHjS tl -rff IMAM NSrADT ..... :. ' ' j " Via w B UL Map of Southern Rumania, showing the situation created by the capture of Bucharest and Ploechti. Arrows indi cate the direction of the German ad vance. (1) Bucharest has been taken by troops of Von Mackensen's army that crossed the Danube into Rumania on November 24, coming from the South and southwest. (2) Ploechti north 'of Bucharest has been taken by troops of "Von Falkenhayn's army advancing PUBLIC OPINION IS Will Prompt Further Steps, If Any, in Protesting Against Belgian Deportations. DIPLOMACY IS EXHAUSTED Purpose of State Department in Pub lish Text of Protest to Germany Was to Flild Out '.ttltuda " " ol The Puolie. Washington, Dec. 9. American pub lic opinion will decide what steps, if any, the government shall take to fol low up its protest to Germany against the deportations of Belgians. Chancellor von BethmannHollweg's conversation with 'Cnarge Grew, of the American embassy, in Berlin, has con vinced the State Department officials that Germany's formal reply, to tri American protest will hold the deporta tions justified on the ground. of social necessity. . .- . It was admitted unreservedly today that the action of the State "Depart ment in publishing the text of the pro est was for the purpose of sounding public opinion on the subject now that the ordinary resources of diplomacy have been exhausted. Whether Germany's reply will be made public or answered with a further note will be decided until the attitude of the American public has been sounded out and the actual text of the German answer has been examined. The State Department is conscious that it already has exceeded the con ventional bounds of diplomacy in mak ing several informal as well as formal representations in the case, but it is eager to emphasize its position in every reasonable way. The personal views (Continued on Page Two.) THE EPSTEIN CASE Wayne Court Adjourned Until 10 O'clock This Morning. Judge Stacy's Charge, Pronounced Masterpiece, Conluded at 6 P. M. Court Adjourned at 10 Last Night Speculation. (Special Star Telegram). -Goldsboro, N. C Dec. 9. Having had the evidence under 'deliberation, four hours, the jury in the case' of Hyman Epstein, charged with murder in killing Leonard Edwards last April, had not returned a verdict, and . Judge W. P. Stacy, of Wilmington, ordered Wayne Superior court adjourned until 10 o' clock Sunday morning, before which time the Jury is hardly expected to reach a verdict. The famous second trial of 'Epstein came to a close this evening at 6 o' clock, when Judge Stacy concluded his charge to the jury .which was pronounc ed a masterpiece from beginning to ending, and until Judge Stacy said, "Gentlemen take the case," held the great audience of spectators spell bound. it is tonight merely a guess as. to when the jury will return a verdict and as to what the verdict will be. Before adjourning court Just after ' 6 o'clock Judge Sacy informed the de fendant to hold Tiimself in readiness to appear, in court, with, b4s attorneys to (Continued on Page Two.- OyL. f N 7 &UCHARSL Xaft (ft Q DECIDING FACTOR NO VERDICT REACHED DECEMBER 10, 1916 n : z vJa...! 1 3fn" Vt-r FOCIWU m .Y GAR1A from the northwest and west upon Bucharest. It is the center of the oil district. From Bucharest the Russians and Rumanians who held the capital had before the fall of Ploechti two railroads by which to retreat east and northeast. The capture of Ploechti cut one route. If Ploechti was taken before the armies had passed over the railroad through the city into retreat the Buch CABINET WILL BE Some of the Appointments in New British Ministry Had Not Been Made Yesterday. WAR COUNCIL IS COMPLETE Considered an Extremely Strong Body. None of Liberal Members of Ai qulth'a Cabinet to Hold Office. London, Dec 9. The expected an nouncement of Premier Lloyd-George's cabinet has been postponed until to morrow, as some of the appointments have not yet been arranged. The lat est reports give the constitution of the war council as Mr. Lloyd-George, An drew Bonar-Law, Lord Curzon, Lord Milner and Arthur Henderson. Lord Milner will be minister without port folio arni Lord Curzon, lord privy seal. A. J. Balfour probably will follow the example of Viscount Grey in taking a title to enable him to be spokesman for the foreign office" in the house cf lords, while Lord . Robert Cecil will continue to represent the department in the house of commons. None of the liberal members of Mr. Asquith's cabi net will hold office under the new prime minister. . After the publication of the full cab inet, the next important proceeding will be the meeting of parliament on Tuesday when it is expected that Mr. Lloyd-George will, make a speech out lining the policy of his adminstration and the new ministers will be asked j many questions concerning conditions in Greece, and on other vital matters, i xie new wti vuuxivi io vuuoucu extremely strong body. COLD WAVE IS HERE Warnings For South Carolina and East I South Part of North Carolina. j Washington, Dec. 9. Cold wave warnings for South Carolina and the I east and south portions of North Caro- j Una were issued by the weather bureau tonight. Lower temperatures will pre vail as jfar south as central Florida. Vance M'Cormick Arid Willcox Meet CHAIRMEN OF OPPOSING CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES SHAKE HANDS AND PROMISE TO WORK FOR "AMERICA FIRST" Washington, Dec. 9. Vance C. Mc Cormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, end William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican National Committee, at a dinner given here tonight by the Gridiron Club, met for the first time since the Presidential election. By pre-arrangement they shook hands while the orchestra play ed the National anthem and as they stood together It was announced that they would work for "America First." The incident was staged with the setting; of a prize fight,, but after the seconds had been introduced, Mr. Mc Ccrmick and Mr. Willcox shook hands instead of fighting.. Another surprise"at the dinner was the unfurling over a balcony of the suffrage banner displayed in the House of Representatives last Tuesday when President. Wilson delivered his annual message to Congress. The suffragists have .been trying to regain possession of the banner which was pulled down hv a page. It was snatched dpwn; again tonight at a dinner just as it was done 1r the House. - ANNOUNCED TODAY arest garrison had only one line of re treat, that to Fitesci due east of Cer nadova. Von Mackensen may manage to get another army across the Danube marsh from the Dobrudja nd cut that route also. There was a Rumanian army north of Ploechti in the Prahova valley near Sihaia. If Ploechti was taken before this army retired by the railroad its position is serious also. Vast Improvement Over the Brit ish "Tanks" Used in the Bat tle of the Somme. TESTED OUT IN RUMANIA Frequently Did More Damage to the Enemy Thau Could be Inflicted by a Whole. Squadron Carries Crew of Ten Men. At General von Falkenhayn's Head quarters in Rumania, Dec 9, (via Lon don). One' of the most interesting features - of the Rumanian campaign from a German standpoint has been the spectacular work of the new ar mored automobiles evolved soon after the advent "of the British "tanks" on the Somme front, but which the devel opments in Rumania have shown to be a vast improvement in efficiency over the British machines. Even in the brief tests it has had since the Germans- crossed the moun tains into the Rumanian plains the new car has shown itself an efficient auxil iary to the cavalry in patrol work, as it frequently can inflict infinitely more damage than a whole squadron and is far more difficult to destroy than the English invention. Its achievements so far include an attack on Rumanian in fantry in which 300 men were killed. Discrlption of the Car. The cars are 25 feet in length with wheels a foot wide and encased in solid rubber. They carry a crew of ten men, including the machine gun operators, th echauffeur and one substitute and an officer. The machine guns can be operated in almost any direction through the narrow slits. At one en-i, under- the customary hood, is a 100 (Continued From Page Three). BRITT TO ASK SUPREME COURT TO ADVANCE GASE Congressman and Attorneys Com ing to Raleigh Today. Want Case Heard Before Board Meets. If Not, WiU Ask For Writ of Prohibition Against Certi fication. (Special Star Telegram). Asheville, N. -C, Dec. 9. Congress man James J. Britt, who arrived here from Washington last night, held a consultation with his attorneys and will leave tomorrow for Raleigh where he and attorneys will endeavor to have the famous Britt-Weaver election con troversy, as decided in this district by Judge Adams, advanced on the court calendar for trial. The Britt faction will try to have the case heard before December 19, the day on which the State canvassing board Is scheduled to meet and issue a certi ficate to Mr. Weaver on the face of present returns. ' Mr. Britt and his attorneys stated to night that if they fail to have the Judge Adams decision - advanced for hearing before December 19, they will ask the Supreme court for a writ of prohibition, prohibiting the State Board of Can vassers from issuing a. certificate to Mr. Weaver. Mr. Britt declared that he "would go direct 'froth Raleiga back to Washington on Monday. ' GERMAN ARMORED CAR RIG SUCCESS WHOLE NUMBER 39,790 HIS STAND TAKEN AGAINST REVIVALS Asserts That He Never Said tho Soldiers Should Not Be Told They Were "Lost." WRITES TO DR. GAMBRELTj Points Out That Chaplains, Many; of Them Baptists, Conduct Services in Camps. San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 9. Major General Funston, commanding the De partment of the South, tonight replied to Rev. Dr. J. B. Gambrell, secretary of the home mission board of the Southern Baptist Convention, explaining the general's reason for not permitting re vivals in the military camps here and along the border. Numerous Baptist state conventions have adopted reso lutions condemning what they under stood to have been the general's action, and suggestions were made that Presi dent Wilson, as commander-in-chief of the army, be asked to take official c6g nizance of the matter. A resolution asking for Information on the controversy also has beea in troduced in Congress. General Funston gave out copies of the letter to the press in which he says in part: Unjust and Abusive Letters. "From time to time I have been re 1 ceiving copies of resolutions passed by various Baptist bodies condemning my supposed stnnd relative to holding re ligious services among the Iroops on the border and also have received a number of very unjust and in some cases, abusive letters from clergymen of the same denomination. Incidental ly I might say that I have had more letters approving my stand than I have condemning it. ' 'This whole disagreeable Incident, with all of its annoyance to me, of course, arises from the statement made by you after your visit to the head quarters a couple of months ago, in which you sought to obtain permission to conduct a series of revivals in the border camps. You stated your busi ness to Colonel Barnum, chief of staff. If Colonel Barnum stated at that time what denomination you belonged to, it made no impression on my mind, and if he had, it would have made no dif- ference whatever. Religious Services Welcome. "I told that officer to explain to yott fully that while religious services along the usual lines were conducted in the camps by chaplains and other cler gymen and were welcome, I could not give my consent to the holding of ret vivals, therein giving the word, as I was Justified in doing, its usually ac cepted meaning. I told Colonel Bar num to explain to you why revival ser vices would be out of place in a mili tary camp, citing the disgraceful per formance in San Antonio last winter as an example of what revivals are apt to develop into, and drawing to a certain extent on a general knowledge as to how revivals or 'protracted' meetings, as they are sometimes called, are usu ally conducted. Implication Resented. " "I further instructed Colonel Barnum to say to you that I did not accept, In fact, resented, the implication that be cause a man had put on his country's uniform, he was necessarily lost, or .t worse than other men; that I thought there were people who had stayed -at home who needed revivals worse than the soldiers did. "Under the circumstances you can imagine my astonishment when I read your statements to ths effect that I had said that I would not allow the soldiers to be told that they were 'lost.' You must know as well as I do that tho doctrine that should be preached to the men was never once considered -op mentioned, and with all due courtesy I feel compelled to say that your mak ing repeatedly the statements you are quoted as making was absolutely inex cusable and did me a grave injustice. "Not Necessarily Lost." "The only time the word 'lost' was used was when I said I did not accept this view; that because a man put on his country's uniform ie was not ne cessarily lost. "I say frankly that I would not want to take chances on allowing a series of revivals or protracted meetings in these great camps. I am justified in giving the word revival Its usually accepted meaning a series of meetings contin uing day and night for an indefinite period with loud exhortation and sing ing and much emotionalism. "How about the. rights of the men who do not want to attend revivals and who do not wish to be disturbed by them? Are they to be compelled . to leave the camp, which is their home, and wander about down town or through fields to get away from them? Has a man no rights because he V ai soldier? There are many religious peo ple who disapprove strongly of revivals with their , attendant emotionalism. And, anyhow, be a man religious or ir religious, be he Christian, Hebrew , or Mohammedan,' no other person has ai right to rub his belief or his worship into his face, that is, to bring it into the place where he has a right to and where he cannot escape from, lit without abandoning that place. .. Slight Result in Riot. "Soldiers must be protected from im-t position by the superior officers and ift these officers, from weakness or other? reason, tail iij their duty, theironly re course 'is submission or rioffand it is ai j (Continued on Page TwaJ. -. i 4 '1 . " ' ' f .. . n : -i- - .a-,.."' V..-1 , '-t-.:
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