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e ITt .IT- I I ' VSKlW fafl5ro 'tfiifr CC: :- V I I M Av 1 ' 71.70NEY spent in; advertising; ' day; moderatvt "'J v' ;m I' ifi&lfBl fPf J SSEFV'' ' J7 WJ iirestment for everjr -business man. . pREsimimiMmMEs THE WmmSENAmiR .r.v' They Spend Hour Together, Going Over Various Phases 'of Na tion's Foreign Affairs. . v CONFERENCE - AIT CAPITOL No Further Formal Action bjrthe I United States on Peace Move is in Sight at Present; , - IS NO INCREASE IN HOPE Mr. , Wilson Not Believed to be Seeking Action by Congress. ' ' Washington, Jan. 11. Presi dent Wilson late today wentto the capitoj and spent an hour discuss ing the country's "foreign "affairs with Senator Stone, chairman of the Foreign Relations committee. Therrnalk covered a wide range, but it is understood that much of the time was devoted, to the situa tion , growing out of the .'Entente reply to the peace proposals of the Central Powers, which he Presi dent had beeu studying during the day. K?V:'!v- o Further Aetln in Sigt. , . Aside from transmitting Ha Entente note to Germany" and ;her allies, the United States, will take ino'5 further tor. raal action In the peace movement, at least until i the Entente governments have replied to-the communication of President WiUon addresBed to them. -If the notes to 4he 'Teutonlenatipna aye -teen foXrafded" on11ifc'!tii:'. tate D partment dicLjTOt disclose this fact, al though it had been officially stated that it would be dispatched "as sdohas'cTieck ing for errors in cable transmission could be completed.-'-'-. -'"- ' 1 Cable' reports from Paris announcing that the Entente answer to President Wilson had been prepared and would.be the same in effect' as that' to "the belilg erents, did not increase hope 'here for a favorable outcome of .the negotiations. It is known that the German embassy believes that Unless ; the note to. Presi. dent Wilson opens $he dopr for a fur. ther advance by its grovernment, the var will gro on another year.at least. So far as could be: learned, .the Presi dent, during his visit today, to Senator Stone sought no action from, Congress, relating to the peace movement. After, ward, however; it was learned that ad ministration leaders In the Senate were preparing to sound sentiment on .reso lutions introduced Just before the holi day adjournment which "would declare it to be the sense - c-f the Senate that the; action of the President in address-injtv-his note to the belligerent powers . represented "the overwhelming public sentiment and -earnest desires of the people f the United States." . : ' , -. ; Senator Hitchcocl suhmitted two res olutions on the subject oru, successive days, one of whichwas referred to the committee on Foreign Relations, and the other permitted to llev on fhe Sen ate table where It Is in ordered 'be call ed up for action tomorrow,', it Is under stood fhat the President would like to have it assured that the resolution, if pressed, would not be rejected. Senator Stone tonight. conferred with Senator Hitchcock regarding a resolu tion now on the - table,-and. urgeqd hlrri to ask tomorrow that It lie over for 'a day, in order that' there might be a-con-ference of senators on both side? of the chamber regarding it ' " ( ' Stone Favors Resolution ' Senator Stone frankly. ; stated - that he was heartily, in f av0r of. adopting the resolution and that .friends of the President generally believed' that, art official endorsement of his action from the Senate would be ac(visable, .. - Senator Hitchcock will confer - with the Foreign Relations ' committee on the matter again tbmorrownorning before the Senate meets. ! it .will then be determined whether to press for immediate action or to permit a day's 3f-lay. ;V '- . . . . ;- -. The President, it was learned, dis j cussed many phases of foreign prob lems with Senator Stone, including the Mexican situation. , . 5 ; ' 'i' . ' fo Supplementary 'Note j Du "ng the day -an explanation was obtain from oftlclal sources of the PrevipU6iy mysterious clause In the n?te from Spain to the United State's , ""eferring to another communication from the American , government sug sesting that the time was, opportune r Spain to co-operate with tHe -Unit-. ,l States. It was learned authorltattveiy that ."o. note .was sent ta Jieutral Rations thatvin forwarding. copies of the President5? uggestlon to theJ belllger i",e the state Department Instructed merican diplomats in the neutral cap tals to intimate to the governments which they were accreditedv that ill rase. they, were . considering - a move I'miiar to that of the . United States ."c. American government considered ,. th time opportune, .-r ; f ; o Action Byireutrals Urged . it as stated emphatically tlxit - In rk'ng this move the Unite-State .ad no intention of urging neutral ria ns to act, or to set en foot a 6ve ent for an entente of neutral na- 'ins. . . , . . .7 . . Jn explanation "of thlsVDofrft-frwaa 8tattn that the primary purpose of the - (Continue on ragt ight). , . smmmoN MAPAnSWERiTHE OF ALLIES Cterman Officials Appear Not to be Surprised at Response to ; I Peace Proposal. TO yiOHT WITH MORE VIGOR ' . ,. . 1 'i .' ' ' ? . Nation DI9polatcd Beeaaie Hope for Ending the War Has Vanished ..-But., is Not 'Despaired of '- . Confidence In Future, - Berlin,' via lx-n&Qn? Jan.- I.--The press version of the reply of. the En tente powers to Germany's peace pro-, posals 'Vfas received here yesterday. A definite statement regarding the'- offi cial attitude concerning the document cannot Je given. before the official text has been received, but officials .intlr mate that the reply Is Just about what had been expected,, taking into consid eration the preliminary announcements from .various statesmen in the Entente countries and the. Germany, . while dis appointed - that her -hop4 of thp - eJ!d of the . bloodfletting; and xlestructipn" has vanished. Is prepared to carry, on the war with increased vigor and with a united people .back of. her.-' -'-"r -Z The Entente,, statement, It is . inti mated, will probably, evoke, an answer In some ; form Germany laying . down from the governtnent'a standpoint the results of the - peace overtures and analyzing the question of responsibil ity for a 'further continuance of the war. . . I Qwing to te holiday suspension of the nswBpapefo, the -net - will not .be tenor t not knowno thd -general-pub lie.' - ' SJR GEORGB OrCHAWAN SAYS J" GEltMAA'Y MUST BE DEFEATED , ,Ii6ndon, Jan 2. "A great gulf 'is fix ed red with the blood of peacef til "'non combatants between Great Britaiwand Germany"! according to Sir - George Buchanan,. British ambassador ft Rus sia, is quoted, by a Reuters . dispatch from .'.Petrograd. - . ; ; i "We cannot , grasp Germany's' hand again until her armies have been .de feated and the spirft of mlitarism. per meating "the whole nation exorcised,' Sir- George is quoted as having said at the annual dinner 'of the English Club of ; Petrograd last ,night. "During ! the last 2Q' years', he declared. Great Britain more than onc6 has' been ac cused not only .of wishing to --se'eure the 'lion's share of : the spoils, but of thwarting . the realization ' of Itussia'.s traditional ambitions. .Premier .Trep off's recent statement in the Duma laid that bogey at rest forever. . ."The" Brltlshr government, when first approached on the subject of Constan tinople ' and the Straits early in" the spring of 1915 immediately expressed its whole hearted , assent. We want to see Russia largely compensated tot al! her services and sacrifices; w!e want to help hof ; to the . prize ' she has so long dr,eamed 6f,we want to see her , (Continad on Page Eight) SAYS WHOLE RUSSIAN IK. PEACE v -, - j-- -.'" Members of the Duma Quoted by ... Overseas News Agfcncy. '' . Maxim Gorky, the Poet, Reported As Saying Ruasla Sacriflced Herself For Her Friends, and In ' Return : Has Been Abandoned.' , Berlin! Jan. (via Sayville.) Re ports of the recent memorable session of 'the Russian ' Duma received here, savs thei Overseas News Agency,' in- - w mAi.f vf that body named -Tshenkeli-Quoting 'him as saying: - ' . :-V-:- ''-.-''' ". ' 'i "The- parliamentary majority, formed in arbitrary - fashion, ' raves against peace", invorder . to ... conceal the: fact that the whole Russian .-nation - - and laborers of Russia desire nothing more ardently than" peace. ' The so-called progressives intrude themselves in an effort, to separate ; the - government from .the people In order to enslave the nation to-a .so-called,., allied power which. . today is even morA f hated than all ' our enemies together." " ; -Maxim Gorky, the Russian poet, )is quoted rby the Overseas News Agency as "saying jn a speech at th'e anniver sary' celebration of the association of Russian' writers; that ;tfte - future now is barker for. Russia-than ever before, that her military -prospects -are hope less and that Russia is facing a 'win nt fmln.. nrivation and misery" "Russia sacrificed sherself - for vherj friends: and in return has been aoan doned' by them,". Gorky is r quoted a declaring;" v."Wealthy -England, which could- allegiate bur misery,- remains : tContinued : on ' Page Eight.'i ': REPLY RIGID SUBSTITUTE FOR OWEN MEASTR Would Limit Campaign Contribu tions to Any National Com- mittee to $1,00,000. $5,000 FOR AN' INDIVIDUAL Betting Would le Made a Felony, a Also Would Practices to lutimi- " date Limits Kxpenses of Candidates for Congress. washingt.ont. Jan. 1. Campaign con tributioris to a National political com mittee would be limited to one and orie half cehtsper capita of the total pop ulation of the Unlfed States in the revised' corrupt, practices, bill complet ed, tonight by the Senate eleotions sub committee - to be' referred to the full .commit tee tomorrowfanc: placed -before. the Senate Wednesday. . ' Senators Itemed, Wai,sh 'and Keoyon drafted the bill- in collaboration with Senator! Owen, author oirm original measure debated in the , Senate" at lenjgthTbef ore the "holidays. Senator Owen, said tonight leaders of .both par ties: had agreed to expedite passage of a ; biU along the .lines proposed. The per capita' basis . would limit total-contributions to any . national com mittee; in presidential campaign to approximately $10,000; no individual wouldKbe-permied to contribute more than $5',O00 .and contributions by corpo rations. : to any campaign fund would be -prohibited. . ' -' . Another important provision would prohibit .contributions to a national committee within ten days of. a general election, and require' a complete Teport of contributions and disbursements to be filed .with the clerks of the House of Representatives ten days-before the electioii,v Election betting and adver tisihg' of betting orders would be made a felony, and-vdrastio provisions are proposed, wi'tb, relation to political ad-. vertislng ln newspapers ana otner. pu.o Mcatlon8. Thev bill provides , that any person or. corporat.ionithd rvlng .w vertisins: or otherwise froTvanx .p'4b lleation' for' the purpose, of : InnUenoing, its attitude shall be: gmlty of a felohy. Newspapers or 1 periodicals charging, for' political - advertising" in "excess of normal commercial advertislhg rates, or refusing ; rton-libeloiis political ad vertisement" t; offered-at sucn rates when it'ppehs'lts oelumns to, other po litical advertising, would be denied the use of the mails for 3 : days. y r Further .-the measufe 'prbvldeaf that no publicat.iOn sh$ill"pubilsh gratuitous ly any political matter daring a" cam paign except that -written by , its own employes, unless the matter-is signed by the: real name of 'the author - and that, no political advertising matter in tended to influence an-election shall be published unless , marked ; as ,paid advertising, matter", with the name of the candidate or committee presenting it attached. : ; ; . . ". -' ' Financial contributions to state and county apolitical - committees also would be limited , on a per capita "population basis'. --"-State committee's would-be re stricted to five cents ' per capita up to the first 500,000 inhabitants, three cents up to the second 500.000. and two cents per capita over. the- first million. County committees would be limited to three-eents per "capita 'for the first 25, 000; two cents, per capita in excess of 25,000. to- 100,000 and one .cent above 100.000. " j Candidates for United States senator . (Continue oh Page Eight).' GEN. E-LKSi DIES AT NEW, JERSEY H0ME1 Was Once Governor: of North Car olina for Nine Months. Held ' Office During Reconstruction Pe-ri-'d -Served . Throughout v Civil War, Entering as Major in 100th Ohio Regiment. . Verona, N. J., Jan. 1. General Ed ward Lewis Haye3, a cousin of Presi dent Rutherford B. -Hayes, ; and at one time governor of North-Carolina,- died i at his . home here today. He was 97 vears old last Friday. At a-celebration in' honor of the event he "insisted on cutting the birthday cake himself,, and seemed better than for some .months. That night, however, he ' suffered an at tack' of indigestion 'and grew stea.ly worse- . : . ; - ' .-,' -'';.? -;';?'( ; ' General Hayes was a rpmlrient Rp publican, and was a delegate to- the con vention which nominated 'Abraham Lin coln for ; the Presidency.;. He rerved throughout the Civil 'War, entering the service as a ? major in, the 100th Ohio volunteer's. He. was promoted" tot coloi net -of that regiment,, and late.r became a . brigadier general. He "-took part -in thirty; battles, although he., was apris ofier ; ini Libby for It montnsr""T5urin; the reconstruction ; period, , he was. pV ernor of North 'Carolina for abo-ntTi" months- .'- : '; I. - : ; . After the war, General Hayes entered the commission business in New. York city, -f-but - returned : about eteht years p,go,' pecauso0f failing healtH. He. Ls survived by one daughter" Mrs. Blixa bf th . Graves, of. Glen Ridge, N.-5 J.( one grand-daughter," and 5 one great grand daughter.,,;, t-":.;-'. '"';: --..; ; - COHBREpEAD? LAWSOflSflYS HE IS E1 : iTOiTilll READY Ij'PUT UP' ;p v nTii fc- lit I n 1 1 n t iri ii vDinEflUUUD IHDIV Members Determined to Dispose of Necessary Bills .to Avert an Extra Session. V FLOOD OF WORK IS AHEAD Interest Centered 6& Hearings on President's Recommended Bway Igisiation. Washington, Jan. ;1. lembers ot Congress were returning, to Washing top, tonight from their Cnristmas.holl- wok, on tne accumulation ; ot legisla tion that must ,bo dealt, with 'before adjournment on Martfh 4. .-' ": -- .', . With railroad legislation' and reve nue deficits confronting them , as '. un usual issues, the rank and die; are de termined ' to labor with a" will to ; clear the way of routine business, -" particul arly the . appropriation bills which must be completed before the actual revenue needs can be definitely estab lished. Estimates on arfthese meas ures, including - the extra! heavy afmy and navy supply' bills, are in hand, giv ing th6 : House Wa,ys "and Means com mittee enough information upon which to frame, revenue legislation at- once. Appropriation measures will '.be coiii sfdered in the Senate,. immediately, the Indian bill probably being; the nrst taken up while various comm ittees -'are engaged in paving the way for consideration- of. railroad iricasuresV a corrupt practices bill ' and other general legis lation.' -The house which already - has passed five appropriavion,' billsLi Estill has-nine, more to ok?'fktt4;:4i!n'-wlii approach , that task 'v jgorouly. v .with flight: ieloi4n.ot';fof'''tne heajr .xuture: v -SHiir-i -.-4 . electdr do; MOtvlooJt on the talk of a: wsjion .ana aeciare tnev are willing t6 . work night and day to avert one; :.Tney insist that none will-be nec essary unless action - by t Congress on the railroad -iegislatlon proposed by the President Should be r held iip.s Even in that- event. ll are ;not satisfied that the" President wo.uld ;call an extra ses sion for thfs purpose. ; HAiLWAT XGISLATIOX T p - , f i : . ATPTHtACT CHIEF, INTEREST ; Washington," Jan, 1. -Upon . the re convening of Congress ;tomorrbw, interest- will ; center In hearings before the Senate commerce committee " oh Presideht - Wilson's recommendations for; legislation to' supplement the Adam son law1 whrch'vas- enacted to be come effective" today and I the constitu tionality; of Vhlch1 is to be argued in the "Supreme court next' week. - . Representatives : of the employers, brotherhood ' railroads of "the 5 coun-try-and the general public have .been invited to appear, before the .commit tee by . Chairman: . Newlands:" The at titude of the brotherhood -officials i known to be antagonistic to the Presi dent's recommendations hatCongress enact a law.; which i wouldihake ; rail road strikes- unlawful pending.'- a' per iod; of investigation of; disputes Iby, an official board .of Inquiry, 'should media tion by a board of conciliation fall to settle threatened trouble. " -:An alterna tive suggestion' is expected Iq the forAi of - a -law - which- ' would ' provide : tor compulsory Investigation , of. disputes between railroad managers and the em ployees. but which w.oul not deny the right to : strike ,'pendihg .; outcome Of ah . fntfuiryr. " ' " '-- .' -r' ' Besides the original arbitration and strike prevention hill the committee also will have t before it-a proposal by Senator Underwood whiqh would give the 'interstate " Commerce Commission the, right tp nx. w4ges and- cotidltions of . employment, of -railway 7 workers.' .;, Opposition to the general legislative scheme, is developing in both branches .of Congress, so much so' as to arouse iriisgivlrigs whether anything 'can .be accomplished by March 4. - If nothing ,is done, some members of Congress be lieve mat - tne .rresiaent may call : an extra session 'to deal with the prob lem. .- - - - - - . , PARISIANS BEGIN NEW YEAR STUDYING NEW'WAR TAXES This Takes Place of Usual Exchange of( Cards and Calls. ? Paris, ; Jan. 1. -Parisians began the new year by studying the new . war taxes, instead-of making the usual ex change of visiting cards and calls. Both houses ofj'parllament, in a special Sunday - 'session- .that continued until NeW ; Year's -.ever -worked oni- the - new system of taxes; in order tp i majke lt'f-' fectiVe t te.:beginning of 1917. i . ,- The salient features of "thenew order of thlng include, athree . 'cent 'instead of? a ;two 5cntf do'njestic; postage -10 to 20 per pent ;4ncrea' pfj the tax jJa tobacco andcigars and va Uax' oTltxpm 10 to. 50 centimes fonCtheatreticiets; graduated according ": to ; "the ;; price qf the seats, more costly ; telegrams and ihcread" charges : poh'r beverages and certain provisions. v ',. ; . . ' . "-; J .. . The" official new . .year ceremonies were limited to calls by the; presidents of the senate ana chamber upon Presi dent Polncare," who refuroed ' the - vis Its, v Otherwise the fistivities were radstly . confined to families having sol diers at home on'leaVe!.' '". . ; -; - -" . -? At- the -, front . every- soldier - received extra rations of ham, wine, champagnf, .cigars and. oranges, while the , officers received double ration. ; ; - : v - - Says He Can Give Some "Interest ing Testimony''; Eegarding Stock Manipulations. " ' ; - : . '-.-",'-" '' ' " ' ' '. ''' '.''' ' - s' ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON Declares He Knows Men ' Who a Year Ago Had Less Than' 950,000, But WKo Now HkTe 5O,00O,00O ' ' to $60,000,000 Each. - Washington, Jan. 1. Thomas W. Lawson, of "Boston, arrived here today, prepared, he said, to testify before any congressional or other committee in re lation to any . phase of the stock ex change business: ' ' A he alleged "leak" forecasting Presi dent" Wilson's note to the European bel ligerents, Mr. Lawson said, was but a small part of the Inside working of stpc exchanges which the Federal au thorities sbmfd investigate. v '. "I think every phise of stock market manipulations -should be gone into by a Congressinal ''committee of some eommittee or some other authorized body," he said. ' : " "The stools' exchange certainly offers a fertile field for investigation. I am in the game myself, and certainly will be able to give-some interesting testimony if It really is desired. I know any num ber of men who a year ago did not have $50,000, but now, as a result of playing the market, have from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 each. This situation alone Would warrant investigation." Upon his arrival, Mr. Lawson had no immediate plans for getting in touch with Congress, except that he had ar ranged to attend the session tomorrow. He said Chaifman Henry, of the House Rules committee, who telegraphed him to 4"put up or shut up" regarding the reported "leak.'r' would know where to find him. - THREE BOYS KILLED. - VtivTunaeling . N,ear River? Bank r?53B Earth Caved in On Them; small boys were killed h'ei;e ill boys were killed here this after- nooniwheri a. section of the river bank in- which they were I tunneling gave way, sending tons of earth down on them. The water ,'had eaten in the bank leaving an overhang under where the lads were tunneling a cave. The lads are Frederick Sanford, Jr., Wil liam Hartung, 'Jr., and James Warren, sons of prominent citizens. The boys did not arrive at their homes in time fo'r the evening meal and a search was instituted. The cave in was discovered , and further inquiry lead to the disclosure that the child ren had been playing In the neighbor hood. It required a score of men more than an hour . to remove .the earth. T.wo of the. .boys were found together and the other a distance away. One had his neck' broken and the others died of suffocation. ' AMERICAN , ENGINEERS ARE r" " RETURNING FROM RUMANIA ; London, Jan. 2. Seventy-five Amer ican engineers who escaped from the Rumanian, oil fields during the German invasion, have arrived at Gothenburg, on their way' home, according to a de spatch to the Morning Post from Stock holm. The engineers quit the oil fields at the last-minute, they say, and several persons were killed when the rear car of their train; was scattered by the Ger man artillery fire. FIGHT FOR SPEAKER OF HOUSE WARMS UP : 4 General Opinion in Raleigh is That Murphy 'Will Win:, Democratic Caucus Will Be Held To - night Great Majority , of Mem- , hers of Legislature Had Not Ar . , : rived Last Night . (Special 1 Star Telegram) . . Raleigh,.- -N. C., Jan. 1. With the great majority of the members yet to arrive, there is streneuoiis log roiling going on among members-on the scene in preparation .for the voting in the Democratic: caucus Tuesday night for speaker of the House of Representa tives.' ; All " three candidates, - Murphy of Rowan, Roberts of Buncombe, and Page s of Moore, were in "conference with, supporters frequently during the day and all -three talk . confidently to night. -Murphy insists 'that h'e has a majority oh the first ballot assured. Roberts and Page "both believe there will -be no election on first ballot and each insists that Ahe. will win , subse quent .-balloting. 5 r ; f .The ' most general opinion here is that Murphy will win. ' . D. P Dlllinger, " of - Gastonia, m and Paul Webb,"?i Mdorehead, are seeking the ' readiy' C. C. Bror; Clerkship in the House; won, of Montgomery, the like positVMn the Senate. ' V- H. Mor lng?rot:ti5&e wants again1 the place of Sergeai fi Arms in the House and J. J. liewiaVof Raleigh, the like post In the $enate. R. O. -Self has no opposi tion ; for -principal,? clerk- in theSenate, and Alex. Laasiter, and Frank Hackett C -.- (Continued on-Pg .Two- GERMANY IS MAKING HUGE PREPARATIONS WM&R::!riii3iF. 1917. TEUTONIC ADVANCE GOES QN UNABATED Russet-Rumanians Steadily Pressed Back. From Transylvania Alps and Lower Moldavia. LOSE GROUND ELSEWHERE ": : ' ' ' " ' '.':- Paris Claims Repulse of Attempted At tack of Germans .Sas't . of Cnam hrettes Farm In Region - t . . - of Verdun. Bombardments and minor patrol en gagements continue -to prevail on all the fronts, except in- Rumania, where the Teutonic allies are keeping up their inroads into 'the kingdom. Russians and Rumanians are being steadily driven back from the Transyl vanian Alps and lower Moldavian re gion,., their line in the : latter district now resting half waybetween Rlmnlk Sarat, and Fokshany. Around Bralla, on both sides of the Danube, the In vaders have further driven in the de fenders of the territory. NearFoksha ny and thence southeast to . the Dan ube, Petrograd reports, the Russians and Rumanians have' taken up new po sitions without pressure from the. Teu tonic Hies. v In Dobrudja, the invaders, 23 battalions strong," have forced the defenders to give ground. " In .the Verdun - sector east of the Chambrettes farm the Germans were repulsed, - according to Paris. In' the region: of Ypres and Loos "considerable artillery activity has .prevailed. On the' front In - Russia comparative quiet prevails, - .while in "the Austrq Italian theatre the usual bombard ment are- in nrosress. No' reoorts The British 'government has appoinr ed" Earl Granville 1 as diplomatic agent to the provisional government of Elip therlos Venizelos at Saloniki. . - . SAYS BUSINESS MEN' ARE THE ONI iES HURT MOST BY STRIKES President of Switchmen's iCnion Says None of Union ' Men SS truck Buffalo. N.-Y., Jan 1. S. A. Heberl ing, international president of the Switchmens Union," said , tonight that none' of the switchmen affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway trainmen has gone on ' a strike- in any of the New York state yards nor in Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis.- ; ; f. - : " ' "There was a - threat of a strike among these men for-New Year's day." said Mr. Heberlirig. ."They are the men who were not included. in the arbitra tor's award of the eight-hour day for the switchmen affiliated with : the un ion announced on December . 23. ; The award did not, cover all the .members of the union . itself, but only those working in yards. for which .we hold contracts with the- 13 . railroads party to the 'award. 1t is time for union men to realize that strikes injure the'" business men of the -country more than they do the men on strike or the railroads." EPISCOPALIANS RAISE FOUR-FIFTHS OF FUND Four Million Dollars Already Pledged for Pensions, y Bishop Lawrence Expresses Confidence ' That Remaining One. Million Will : ' . be subscribed Pension - Plan Described.. New York, Jan.-l.T-Success in obtain ing pledges for ,$4,0OO,(K)6 toward the $5,000,000 church - pension fund being raised ' for Protestant Episcopal cler gymen and their dependent families was announced here today by Bishop William Lawrence, of . Massachusetts, chairman of the fund committee. ' "This great sum. . of money Is the largest the -church has ever raised in so short a time," Bishop ".Lawrence said. "The campaign, which began March 1191G, will end on March 1, o,f this year. -On that day the ehtlre J5, 000,000 must be in hand; otherwise we are not entitled , to keep the 'four mil lions now-pledged. We are confident, however, 'that the extra $1,000,000 will be raised." ' The plan as described in an an nouncement - by the committee is ' based on thorough" investigation; and recog nized actuarial principles. It is calcu lated to provide . a minimum - old age pension -of $600 to clergiymen who " vol untarily retire at the age of ,68 while the maximum Is to; be for half the- av erage - salary. ": j-'T. ' '";. -'. ( " ..A. disability pension also is to be pro vided, available at any age,: : reckoned on the basis of 40 -per ent of th$ aver age salary for "five years of fervlce preceding involuntary retirement, wltii - . v continuea. .Qnv t'age Two.) : - - f WHOIiE N-CnvlfaER 30,812 Guns by - the Thousands Being . Turned Out Weekly t5 Offset , Artillery of Allies. QUANTITIES OF AMMUNITION - . .;. ,- - Soldiers Brought From' the Front to Work in 'Factories, Turning Out Munitions. ' 4 - " -! . -. , : TO BE YEAR OF PRIVATION Short Potato Crop: Has Offset In creased Grain Harvest. ! Berlin, Jan. llr "via Sayville.- Many thousand1 guns per week is" reported to be the measure of the' mighty manufacturing ;effort which Germany-is now makrat for the campaign of 1917,1 an efforVupon which the entire manhood force -of the nation, which can be spared from the frpnt' and their regular ' occupations, is being -concentrated under First Quartermaster . Von Ludendorf's universal labor serv ice law.: - New Immense Supply Needed. Counting four months before the probable renewal of the world war In full vigor on all fronts,, these : figures mean a new immense jsupply of cannon of all , calibres, from fleld guns up ta J' .the gigantic howitzers, to. ""meet , the .admittedly;. gigantic efforts which the Entente. Allies ; are .expected to make in this,,) the third year Of Kitchener's lrophcyi .tUrh. the' scale "of the war: iuong--wan tnese guns,-the. uerman factories aro. turning out correspondr ingly stupendous quantities of ammuni tion and the production of machine guns, all of which virtually replaces, a ' platoon of men, has been placed on a scale far .beyond that of the past The campaign of 1917 will, it is al ready evident, be fought as a wide ex- ' tension and development of the Somme battle with even a : heavier concentra- . tion of artillery over a far wider front and with- lines literally' . bristling with machine' guns, j Confidence thaf their opponents ' will be unable td- break through this wall of steel and fire is not only expressed by. the higher com manders, but also is manifested right down 'into the ranks of the common.. people. , - - - -" . .. .. ' Soldiers Working in Factories. . ' To produce great masses of . war ma terial; thousands of skilled men have been brought and are beings brought back from the front and: placed iff the Krupp and other, munition ' factories. These men are replaced In the ranks by levees set free by . the universal la- -bor service bill and by a. widespread, coming out of able bodied men from hitherto exempt occupations. . Ahotheir expected development - of 1917. Is a, change in the center of gravity on the wefstern" front. The Somme. battle has swept its way into comparative quiet ude and while j the military , experts here naturally are unable to predict with certainty the plans' of the Anglo French leaders,; recent advices point " to a transfer of the. Entente Allies' main" efforts to another region most likely - ithat of j Verdun, where the French energies reentry have .been con centrated on extending to its original size the sally port west of the , Meuse, -the most obvious point; for. the effort to roll back the tide of invasion, or, ' n. acse of minor sucess, a point whence operations into, s the rich iron fields would be possible. - V ' ' J ' The military experts nere point out that, the . employment of British - troop in large numbers at this point of the battle line : would . be hampered by great transportation difficulties and at- . sert that the French reserves are in adequate for any great unsupported effort.' They express the fullest con fidence that with the balance of artil lery strength-. fully restored, as they expect it to be by spring, Germany" will be able. to. prevent any, serious ad vance at this salient, - Year of Privations.- The new year,! as far as internal con ditions -are concerned r will be a yeat of privations. ;The Increased harvest of grains .Is offset by a disappointing potato crop, so that despite . the food : supplies captured in Rumahla, no pros pect of. an increase iA the total ration can be held out for the present: though perhhps later, itl may be found possible to provide - an meat. Dietary" extra - allowance . of experts 7 declare ; how - ever, that. the present ration is entire-. ly adequate to support life and main- ' tain working vigor,, except ih the case -of those - occupied in Heavy work, for . whom', special provision , is now being made ; under., the appear of Filed ' Mar shal von Hlndenbufg, chief of the gen eral staff, to the - rural, population for contributions. ' It ' is maintained .; that while life within -.the bi.ockade may become increasingly unpleasant, ; th ; military effidlencj of Germany will not be diminished ' '' ": " - . fr. . . . Gloomy Outlook for Peace. . ' In foreign " affairs, .the new year, ot -course, dawns under a sign" of peace overtures. " The'Ehtente-srOfficial reply thereto, has not yet -; been .-received but little expectation : Is - entertained here. I mill favAiVi1 .""th ivanl assisted by the United States and otbeii neutrals, , the peace rnovemeht will -.f or , . -; (Continue: oh Page Eight).' ; . -! ( 'A 7'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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