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WEATHER. CHRISTINAS shopping should be done this week while stocks are complete, clerks have time and the' buyer avoids haste. Fair Saturday, continued cold; Sun day fair, warmer. ' VOL. XCIX-lSrO. 82. WILMINGTON, If . C, SATURDAY MOBNTN'G; DECEMBER 16, 1916 WHOLE NUMBER 39,796 Ml MEM A TO AT vCiriri? FRENCH IN ATTACK IN VERDUN REGION TAKE OVER 7,500 PRISONERS NEW FRENCH TRACTOR FOR DIGGING TRENCHES ro acoompAMy NOTES OF CENTRAL POWERS '(a ' ,,. President Wilson Has Not Decided as to Whether Such Action Will be Taken Later jIAY BE DELIVERED , TODAY Blight Difference in Phraseology in Three Teutonic Notes is Cause of Delay JHIS WILL BE CORRECTED Cabmet XlOiaS ITIOSI XTOlOngea I Session of the Year Washington, Dec. 15. Presi dent Wilson has decided that the notes of the Central Powers pro posing a discussion of peace to the Entente Allies will be sent for ward by the American - govern ment acting as intermediary with out any accompanying mediation offer -of its own. He has not de termined whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the United States on its own account, but is holding himself in readiness to serve in any way pos sible toward bringing the warring nations together. Probably Be Cabled Today The course to be pursued was made known, tonight after the President had conferred with Secretary Lansing, and after a prolongejJ .. cabinet meeting it was staiea that the delay inrorwara Ing the notes to "the Entente capitals was due to the fact that the messages received from Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey, identical in substance differed slightly in phraseology as a result cf different translations. They probably will be put on the cable to morrow. ' ' "" -Since the first note arrived, the one from Germany, the President and his closest advisers have been absorbed in Ftudy of the situation. The Austrian note followed, and' the one from Tur key came late today. Those from Germany and Austria have' been gone over carefully by the President and Secretary Lansing to make certain of their meaning and so that they may be sure to represent properly the intent of the Central Powers. Prolonged Cabinet - Meeting The fact that the cabinet meeting today lasted more , than three hours and was the most prolonged of the year, attracted profound attention in official circles and led to . air sorts of speculation. It was explained author!-, tatively, later, however, that the meet ing was devoted largely to. considera tion of departmental matters, and had been prolonged because it was;the first time since the campaign that all the members had been present. in other quarters than - the White "uuse u was xearnea tnat some wora indicating the official attitude of the Entente Allies toward ,the peace- pro posal is being awaited with the deep est interest by the American govern ment. The President will not consider Injecting the United States into the situation until he is thoroughly fami liar with all its phases. n , . ... . . Notes Slightly at Variance Secretary Lansin?. evnlainlner the de lay in transmitting the communica tions Of tho fintrnl Pimitsm nnntl1 ut that the German note was translat ed into English by Charge Grew at Berlin and the one from Austria by Ambassador Penfleld, at Vienna, while the Turkish note came to the State De partment in French. As the communi cations were intended to be identical, th State Department does not desire t0 transmit three different versions, find when all three are in hand, tomor row a plan to avoid this will be ' de termined upon. To Deliver Separate Note In England. Franw and Janan : this government represents all three. Teu jnic countries and will therefore have 0 deliver three separate notes. In ""ssia and Serbia the United States Presents both Austria and . Germany M win hav to send two separate notes. Only to Belgium, Where Aus- na is represented, and in Rumania, v ere Germany Is represented, will it e Dris'-'il.l,. j a. - : lu sena oniy one note. " ' i o aT.nvu ixi iia ii vti ii m - jPVnn (if "on note to Italy without comment l:... . "'unced through the Italian pat "dnient bv fnroio'n Minitoi- Snnnlnn . .v.l,ll illlillUl&l as notori v ...ii. ,i. - . . e Entente Allies is expected in the Pri )f T)avii-George, the British me mhii.ster, next Tuesday, of eaiUvhle the authorized statement the German embassy that partial rmament will be one of the sub a ri-alen up at any Peace conference fliri Sf'U5Sed generally in official and to hmatic circles w,th speculation as friJl.W far in this direction Germany "111 MUomacy stopped Temporarily Am fricun diplomacy. in the various 10ns t nU ; a 1.1 I ' Quest lj ' ciaiuig iu Liie war may , uo ily . nave stopped short, temporar . w'th the announ'cemATit of t.t Te.u- Ci 'Jffer to taIk peace- lne lhe Pending questions with p ttn'1 ''"-f also dormant. , feaL" has been given "the -right1 Pf IContinued on Page Two.y - . i : WOULD BAR LIQUOR MM illS Bill Introduced in the House is Favorably Reported by the Postoff ice Committee WEBB WANTS EARLY ACTION I Will A Mc fnr Snplnl nnla Amendment Bill Before the House Soon After the Holiday Recess . Washington, Dec. 15. Legislative measures aimed at destruction of the liqueur traffic continues to accummulate in Congress as both houses are deluged with petitions from all parts of the country" urging adoption of Nation-wide prohibition constitutional amendment and passage of other anti-liquor meas ures, including the Sheppard bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale 6f liquor in the District of Columbia. The House Postofflce committee opened the door to another phase of the problem today in reporting favor ably a bill designed to close the mails absolutely to advertising of any intoxi cating liquors and to deny mail order houses the right to go into either "wet or dry" territory to solicit sales throug the medium of the-mails. No move was made during. the day by prohibition leaders in the House regarding the constitutional amend ment reported yesterday from the Judi ciary committee, but Representative Webb, chairman of the committee, plans to ask the Rules committee for a special ruleto get the resolution be fore the"Houe:eton after the holidays. The consensus of opinion in the House seemed to be that, the resolution can not get the necessary two-thirds ma jority, in the 64th Congress. Even Representative Webb, is not sanguine of success now, but he is confident that the amendment will re ceive more votes than it. did .in the last Congress when it had 13 votes more than a majority. By the time the next Congress has considered the issue he bellves the victory can be won. , The District of Columbia' Prohibition bill was under consideration for sev eral hours in the Senate today. Debate on the measure and the Underwood amendment to provide for a referen dum on the issue to the voters of the district will, be resumed tomorrow. ' Senator Smoot, of Utah, declaring that, the Sheppard bill is a makeshift, submitted a substitute today which would not only prohibit the manu facture and sale of , liquor in the" cap ital but also prevent its importation for personal use. . - HAS BEARING Oil SUIT IN. Important Bill Introduced by : - Congressman Dillon . "Would Govern . Procedure Where One State Sues Another FayetteviUe ' to Have Hearing' In Wash- -Ington Today. ' . (Special Star Telegram). Washington, D. C, Dec 15. Repre sentative Charles H. Dillon, of South Dakota, today introduced a bill in the House which if , passed would prevent or rather govern the procedure where one state seeks to maintain an original action against another state in the Supreme Court of the United States. The bill ha$'direct bearing on the pend ing suit which the republic ,of Cuba, has brought "against North Carolina to recover certain repudiated State bonds. The bilr reads: - V " Xnat au wwsB w uci o Ulic otai s seeks to maintain an original action against another -state in -the Supreme court of the United States upon any obligation or dispute which does not arise directly between su6h states, but does arise between the defendant state and some individual or corporation that has transferred such right or obligation to the complaining state,., such trans feree must show ,in order to maintain such suit, -that. it. became .such owner by '"transfer in good faith for full value before maturity in the usual course without niy notice of the dishonor of such obligation." Representative .Godwin today ap pointed J. M. Fuquayv pastmaster a Lillington. The former postmaster re signed to go into other business, ac cording to the report reaching - the de partment.' ,' " V . , Fayetteville Hearing Today . Mr.' Godwin and the entire delegation in ; Congfess, Including Senators Sim mons and Overman, will confer with, Secretary of the .Navy Daniels tomor row" for the purpose of presenting the Halms of Fayetteville as a location for the government's' $11,000,000 armor y (Continue oa Page Eight. .' t . AGANS CAROL NA - . '"I - - , .AA- -v' '-- i;"X:? - .tEjIa u y, ' --r Kv "'ilSi ' jv - i f iliL1' . ' l' This' cut is a rear view of the tractor showing huge scoops which remove. dirt, and other parts of the mechan ism which does the work of scores of men. The new army tractor is built on a larger scale than any seen in com mon use in this country for. building foundations. It suggests the giant farm tractors which- uproot, miles and -miles of ground on the rgreat prauwe farms thrown up on the sides makUg admirable breastworks. BITTERLY CONDEMN '5L Vigorous Expressions of Indigna tion are "Voiced at Hassv Meeting in New York LETTERS FROM NOTED MEN Resolutions Are Adopted Promisin'ar Support to Government In Pro " testing to Germany With All Its Force. New York, Dec. 15. Vigorous ex pressions qf indignation were voiced at a mass meeting held here tonight to protest against , the. "enslavement of Belgians" by the German government. The deportation of the Belgians was condemned in letters re'ad" frohvThe'o-. dore Roosevelt, Archbishop Ireland, J. T. Choate and Bishop Thomas O'Gor man, of ' Sioux Falls. Equally force ful were addresses delivered bysElihu Root, James M. Beck,, former assistant attorney - general .of the United States; Alton B. Parker and tne Rev. William T. Manning," rector 6f " Trinity church, who presided. ' Resolutions were adopted urging the government- of the United States to protest with all. its force and detesta tion with which the American people regard 'these: abuses, .and to . request the German government in the name of all neutrals to cease its policy of ex patriation and slavery, and pledging "our .utmost support to the admini&f iraUqii in whatever way it may con clude, to act.".' ' ' " ' "The meeting in New York in protest of deporting Belgians," Archbishop Ireland wrote, "receives a cordial and sympathetic re-echb from Americans elsewhere on the continent. The meet ing speaks in the name of primary du ties of justice and humanity. , "Cardinal Mercier tells the details of Belgian deportation. The truth of his statements may not be doubted. The facts as told by him challenge contra diction. They affright the hearer. No explanation, no excuse, diminishes the awful cruelty implied in them." . , "We have not come here to speak the language of hate," Dr. Manning said. "We do not condemn indiscriminate! the whole Gerntan people. . We know that they have been misinformed, mis led and cruelly hfttrayed by those in whom they have trusted. We believed, that there are many Germans who con demn these infamous deeds as strongly as any of us do. We hope yet to see them free themselves' from 'the power of autocratic and unscrupulous leaders who have robbed Germany of her high place among the nations and carried her into crimes which have shocked and amazed th - world." "We are met tonight to protest in the sacred cause of justice and humanity against the most, damnable infamy of modern times,"' Mr, Beck said. "We represent citizens ' of 'all parties, creeds and classes. Whatever our differences of opinion may Te or may have been in other matters we are a unit tonight in pledging to our government our sup port in- any, attempt which it may make to end the -slow murder of a great, a noble and an Innocent people." FLOUfl. HAS- JECWNBD- $1.50 V ; i . PER BARREL 'Iff MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis,: Minn., Dec. 15. Best grades of flour dropped 25 cents a bar rel today., '-First patents were quoted at r$9.00, or; 11.50 a parrel below ' the high mark -touched a month ago. - BELGIAN WERT of the western United States. The earth BRITAIN TO AWAIT THE OFFICIAL TEXT Arthur Henderson Says 'Germa amined With Great Care SEE IF THEY ARE SINCERE Says England Is Prepared to Accept Peace If Conditions are. in Accord With the Policy ot "the En tente Power London, Dec. 15, In discussing the German proposals . at. a dinner of the Steel Smelters , Association tonight, Arthur Henderson, member of the Brit ish 'war council without -portfolio, said that the. government., knew. nothing concerning the text of the proposals and that Germany's motives must re main a matter of speculation for the moment. - "From past and recent events," Mr. Henderson, said, "we majr- anticipate without over-assumption that any pro posals Germany may put forward hot err on side of magnanimity They must be examined with the greatest possible care. . "We, of all people, must not- forget that Germany was prepared 'for peace with this country as late as August, 1914. But on what conditions? That we were prepared 'to betray.. France, and acquiesce in the violation of the neu trality of Belgium which Germany, like (Continue on rage Sight) . MAY SETTLE RAILROAD DISPUTE OUT OF COURT ' - W. G. Lee Tells of Negotiations Now Under Way Shonld They Sncceed-the Entire Contro ' versy Would be Disposed of Be fore the Adamson ' Law Goes Into Effect. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 15. W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Rail way, Trainmen, announced here today that negotiations .are under way be tween the brotherhood and the operat ing departments of the railroads look- ' ing to a settlement of the entire con troversy out of court before January 1 when the Adamson law is scheduled to go into effect." Mr. Lee made the statement in the course of an address before the Central States ' Conference oh Water .and Rail Transportation which closed its ses sion here tonight He- declared that both sides to tlie controversy are care fully, considering plans for settling the entire question before January 1 but that the settlement was still in a Crude itate'.:..-;. :, t .r vt-Vf- j . '. . ' : : j - "I know I am .not betraying confl fldencei"' he said, ,fwhen I say some of the very bestTbTalns high r up i In the (Continue on Page Eight). . and rock removed by the scoops Is MAKES OVERTURES TO UNITED STATES Villa Would Spare American Lives :"Mdffp&cf ifOurArnrf Will Let Him, Alone PLEDGES MADE BY FRIENDS Bandit Chief ., Would Cease , Depreda tlons If Unmolested In Military Operations In Mexico Sends Courier to Border El Paso, Texas, Dec. 15. A Mexican courier reached the border today from Francisco Villa's camp at Creel, 50 miles west of Minaca in the Guerro dis trict of -Chihuahua with proposals for the United States government that Villa -.would -refrain -from .the further destruction of foreign life and property in Mexico on condition that - the United States would not interfere in any way with his campaign against the Car ranza government. """ ' This was ' officially ' announced late today by a high representative of the gdvernment ' here after Villa's proposal had been forwarded to Washington by telegraph. . " Villa also offered to protect all for eigners "and their property from, the raids ' of Irresponsible bandits, it was stated. This proposal - included all Americans in Mexico, it was added. At the camp where Villa had left his wounded in the Guerro district a number of Carranza' wounded "were al so being treated 'by Villa's surgeons after they had. promised to join the Villa army, the Mexican's report to the government's agents stated. Villa had 8,000 well armed men, and 3,000 rifles in reserve, the courier reported, and also a number of artillery pieces with him and a supply of shells for these pieces. . From sources here knflwn to friend ly to Villa it was learned today that Villa was anxious to himself in a better light with the United States government .and ' it was said to account for the, fact that no Americans or other foreigners other than Chinese and Arabs were killed in Chihuahua City during the five days Villa was in con trol. UNION COUNTY WINS BANNER FOR BIGGEST DEMOCRATIC GAINS Increase of 59.97 Per Cent 87 Coun ties Made Gains Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 15. Union coun ty wins the silk banner offered by the Democratic State executive committee to the county making the greatest per centage of gains in Its Democratic vote for governor oyer the vote for the same officer four years ago, it is announced by Chairman T. D. Warren. The De mocrats of Union -increased their vote 59.9.7 per cent. The Democrats made gains in 87 counties and the Repub licans in 13, the latter, in reverse or der of the percentage of the gains, be ing: Brunswick, Pamlico, - Swain, Rob eson, Pender, Wilkes, -arteret, Ran dolph, Craven, Perquimans, Bertie, Northampton, and Chowan. . WM. C. NIXON DEAD Was President of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 15. William C. Nixon, president of the St. Louis" and San ' Francisco railroad, died here, late this, afternoon. . Mr. Nixon had been in poor health for some, time and for the last two weeks had been in a critical condition. " Death was due to heart failure. ' He was 58 years old. T 13 GENTS A BUSHEL German Suggestion of Limited Universal Disarmament Caus es Frantic Stampede BIG SLUMP ALSO IN STOCKS Violent Declines In Leading Specula tive Shares, With Loss of 47 1-2 Points In Bethlehem Steel Be-thlem Rallies Chicago, Dec. ,15. In a irantic stamped today wheat prices were trampled down 13 1-8 cents a bushels. The prime reason for the break was a German official suggestion of limit ed but universal disarmanent. Initial downturns in wheat, although sensational, . did not exceed 9 18 a bushel, whereas the' final few minutes of business witnessed the last of a series of additional smashes that car ried the market just four a bushel still lower. Stock market weakness and reports . that ' leading neutrals es pecially the United States were giving indications of readiness to assist in a stoppage of the war tended materially to keep the wheat market headed most of the time for lower and lower levels. Estimates from Washington that the 1916 yield of wheat in the United States was 32,000,000 bushels more than was generally supposed did a good deal to discourage bulls yet -further in the last part . of the session; Fluctuations,, nevertheless, continued to depend I? the main on the chaftces of , peace and theiwaa-a rtumjiJu May at 154 ;ta 155 l-'2"and July at 131 3r4- to.131 1-2-10 ,1-4 to 12. 5-8. cents loss as compared -with, 24 hours before. BETHLEHEM STEEL DECLINES AS MUCH AS 47 1-2 POINTS New York, Dec. 15. Violent declines of 5 to 10 points in leading speculative shares and as much as 47 1-2 for Beth lehem Steel, 'most distinguished of the "war brides," with belated rallies of half or more,- attended toaay's turbul ent session' on -the stock exchange. It was the third day of liquidation and in all respects the most severe, es tablishing minimums for many months. Selling was again largely , enforced, and to that extent somewhat indiscrim inate with further material assistance from an emboldened short interest, flushed with its success of the three preceding days. Soft spots were again discovered in the war group and re lated Issues. United States Steel, which register (Continued on Page Two.) CONDITION OF STATE TREASURY IS SHOWN Legislative Committee Signs Re port on Financial Status Balance In General Fund Is $220,921, Not Including Balance In Education Fund of $3,681 -Boohs In Offices Audited. (Special Star Telegram). Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 15. Affixing their signatures to their endorsement on the books of the State Treasury, as found in order and correct, the Legislative committee for the examination of the books and vouchers of the Treasury and the State Auditor, made the fol lowing entry this evening, showing status of the State finances at the close of this fiscal year: Balance general fund, last year $130,008; receipts to December 1, this year, 4,970,$78; total receipts, $5,100, 88.7; disbursements, $4,879,965; balance December 1, $220,921. Board of Education fund, total re ceipts $126,343; disbursements $122,662; balance, $3,681; grand total, all funds in the Treasury, $224,602. The committee report is signed by Chairman Laughinghouse, of Pitt; Rep resentative Greer, of Iredell; Senator Thompson, of Iredell. Representative Harry Stubbs and Senator Falrcloth are absent. Four Expert Accountants. The legislative committee for the semi-annual examination of the books ant vouchers of the State Treasury, the State Auditor, insurance and other de partments of State, has had four expert accountants at work on the books of the Treasury and the State auditing departments for several days. It is the regular time for the examinations. Heretofore it has been the practice of the" committees, to do this work in person, but the task has come to be such a big one and requires so exact Ingly the service, of experts that the calling in of experienced accountants Id ' CContinued on Paze Two. J' 1A OVER Troops of German Crown Prince Forced Back Over Distance of Almost Two Miles NUMEROUS GUNS CAPTURED Attacks Were Made Along Front of About Six Miles Ber lin Admits Losses TEUTONS CAPTURE BUZEU A us tro-Germans and Bulgars Be gin Offensive in Dobrudja French troops again have made an effective thrust in the Verdun region." Striking at the German posi tions between the Meuse and Woevre, rivers, north of Douau mont and north-northeast of the fortress along a front of about six miles, the French forced back the soldiers of the German crown prince for a distance of almost two miles. More than 7,500 pris oners and numerous guns were taken from the Germans, Paris announces. In its latest official communi cation, the German war office ad mitted that" "advantages" had been obtained in his region by the attackers. ""'A'- ' "A" A1; Austro-Germanti Take Buaeu. Buzeu, an important railway cent northeast of Bucharest, and an excel lent base from which o begin opera tions in Moldavia, has been captiXred by the "Austro-Germans. The retreating Russians and Rumanians are reported to be burning villages behind them. Four thousand additional prisoners have been taken by Field Marshal von Ma'ckensen's army. Simultaneously with the taking of Buzeu the Austro-German Danube ar my and the Bulgarians have begun an offensive in Dobrudja. . The Russians and Rumanians, Berlin states, have evacuated their positions under the pressure exerted by the advance in Great Wallachia. British troops have taken the offen sive near Kut-El-Amara in Mesopo tamia and Turkish positions on the right bank of the Hai river, south of Kut-El-Amara, have been taken, Lon don announces. At one place the Brit ish are within two and a half miles o Kut-El-Amara. The Greek government has accepted the demands of the Entente Allies contained in an tmtimatum presented to the Athens government Thursday, it is Isaid unofficially. Greek troops are to be withdrawn f rom . Thessaly and only a certain number are to be stationed In the Peloponneseus, It la' said. BERLIN ADMITS GAINS BY FRENCH IN VERDUN REGION Berlin, Dec. 16, (via Sayville). French attacks delivered today on the east bank of the Meuse in the Verdun region resulted In a gain of ground for them toward Louvemont , and Hardau mont, the war office announced In to day's supplementary statement. The engagement has not yet been conclud ed. The Russo-Rumanian army In Dobrudja, influenced by the retirement in Wallachia, has now begun a retreat, pursued by the Teutonic forces, the statement adds. The official statement reads: "On the Somme there has been little fighting activity. "On the east bank of the Meuse since this morning strong attacks by the French have been in progress in whiqh the enemy obtained advantages in the direction of Louvemont and Ha'rdau mont. The' fighting has not yet been terminated. . . ' "Our Dodrudja army is pursuing te enemy, who, under,the influence of our rapid advance In (treat Wallachia last night evacuated his positions. "On the Macedonian front there la calm." . MILDER WEATHER SUNDAY Cold Wave In South Atlantic States Will Last Threus-h Today .' . Washington, DecA5 Cold weather will continue in the V South Atlantic States on Saturday .'according to the Weather, Bureau forecast tonight, but Sunday is expected :to bring slightly milder temperatures. The atmospheric- - disturbance that was over southwest Alabama last Tues day night has tnoyed northeastward by way of the Carolina coast and was cen tral tonight as a severe storm over- tha island qf Nantucket. From southern Virginia northward the storm was ac companied 'by snow. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 15. J. Lindsay Heard, 38 years old, one of Norfolk's best known lawyers and former presi dent of, the local baF association, com knitted suicide here late this, afternoon. Mr. Heard shot himself , while In th cabin of .his hunting ; launch. ' He had recently t returned from a,t New York hospital, where he was .under treatment for a nervous break dowa.
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