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The WEATHER. Increasing cloudiness and warmer Wednesday, probably followed by rain at night or on Thursday; somewhat colder Thursday In. west portion. PAGES TODAY ONE 'SECTION 8 FO UN .D.1867 VOL. XCIX-NO. 140. m WILMINGTON, K.' O, HORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1917 WHOLE NTJ.Vt BER 39,855 TAT? 10 mi n in my i mi . i I,, VIGOROUS ACTION TO BE TAKM IF GERMANY DOES NOT RELEASE PROMPTL United States Takes Preliminary Step by Making Inquiry Con cerning Retention. jS DISCUSSED BY CABINET Severance of Relations With Aus tria, Turkey and Bulgaria is Strongly Indicated. . SITUATION LITTLE CHANGED Cabinet Reaches No Agreement as to Arming of Ships. Washington, Feb. 13. An in quiry concerning the retention by Germany of the sixty-two Ameri can seamen brought in by the prize Ship Yarrowdale was dispatched to Berlin today by the United States preliminary to more vigor ous action, if the men are not promptly released. The plight of these sailors occu pied much of the time at today's cabinet meeting, given over to the crisis growing out of Oermanv's submarine warfare. It was agreed that their liberty again should be demanded in most emphatic fash ion. Pending complete reports as to the treatment of German crews on war-bound ships in the Philip- mil nc TT ever, the government wii coj itself with the inquiry as to why t : the Americans are held and under ' ffhat conditions. Cabinet Discusses AH Phases. The cabinet discussed every phase of the international situation. ,The ques tion of providing guns for American shipowners desiring to arm their ves sels for defense was considered, but it was stated officially afterwards that no decision was reached. It is under stood that there was a division of opin ion with most of the cabinet officers strongly favoring furnishing the guns both on the ground that permitting Am ercan ships to reman idle in port sug gests acquiescene in Germany's course and because the congestion of ocean bound freight in the cbuntry's ports is assuming serious proportions Other members are said to have 'contended, tnat the policy would be unwise. The Resident will decide the auction. Tension Not Greatly Increased. -News that an offical statement had been issued at Berlin announcing that yesterday was the last "day of grace" allowed neutral shipping before the un restricted submarine warfare went into HI effect, did not appreciably increase tension here. There has been full real ization ever since the sinking of ihe Anchor liner California that the G?r jjn campaign is being carried on in oeflnance of the United States and .that "ovidence onlv is t h t hnircH fho m overt act against American life mat will precipitate war has not been committed. f urther Ruptures Probable. . nere w?re strong indications during we day that the severance of relations "ii Germany would be extended to the tner Central Powers. Austria's adher ence to Germany's position is regarded . Practically certain to force a break "li that country. Ambassador Etkus 1 Constantinople was instructed today .erxain whether submarines oper- atin j i ui niBii nag woio uii- the same instructions as those of jefttany and Austria. r U"JH difficulties with Turkey al ay exist over interference with Ar eman and Syrian relief and the deten- jjn. of more than 1,000 American refu- It dCVClons! tViof . i v- 'CCeivcd nt u ci.i.i' -i ... . u oiiLie department since orcak nltl, m .i 4tu "mi ueiniany irxim eiLiier ""'15ass;irtr.i. en. -j. j.i . lrni Consul General Murphy, at So ' 1 jjilim h.i I nnsmnrin nn tw I0 (ares for American interests ouRhout Bulgaria. All cables to and "'Ull both nmnt. i -v. it. i UUl 0r whether they are held up there ftetho l0Cal Bularian a"d Turkish Hlief Ships Delayed. eanwhiif. i . Qg i ' ' " nia uulivt vatcai . Mm With food ana clothing contrib- "ted hv AlTiericana for th :iiffKrs In ed ,rt'.?"d the cruiser Des Moines, load- inch n,echcal supplies, are lying at cor i ln Alexandria harbor, unable to cau"nurL 1hcir voyage to Beirut be gr 01 the uncertainty as to what rihr vuiu lucci. x lie v aiD - '" f lev wnnU iru... n to tai. rtL oeirui, wnere iney were . n board th imsri. board the detained Amerl- He retoforo i . 6eCn rr ' "'i,cs lo vxermany nave a8 do Cacious in instanc8 where it key ,?PMred to bring pressure on Tur ih'.,!U lts en,Ployment now would be rraasnig, if not out of the que$- 7? explained after the cabinet,! Continued on Paee Twoi MeniL Y 62 AMERICA ' SEAMEN President of Cuba Galls For Volunteers to Check Revolt Ir Rumored That Former President Gomez Has Landed at Camaguey, and That the Commander of Forces There and All His Men Have MutiniedFighting Reported Already. Havana. Feb. 13. Outwardly, the revolutionary situation Here tonight was virtually as it has been for the last three days, but there were any rumors of uprisings in Camaguey, where, ac cording to unconfirmed reports, Lieutenant-Colonel Quinones, commanding the troops in that province, has rebel led together with hi forces. Communication with Camaguey re mains completely cut off. No trains have arrived from there since yester day. Among the stories in circulation con cerning the trouble in 'Camaguey is one that former President Jose Miguel Go me has landed there to Join the rebels. Call for Volunteers That the government is preparing to meet a more serious situation was dem onstrated today by the issuance of an official decree, by President Menocal, authorizing the enlistment of volun teers for service during a period of 90 days. Men between the ages of 18 and 45 are called for, and neither non-clti-zenship nor lack of ability to read or write Spanish will act as a barrier to volunteers. J It was officially announced today that BAND OF MEXICANS KILL 3 MORMONS ,te Advices Tell of Raid on the "Corner Ranch" South- " f if -i -i west of Hachita, N. If. ONE MAN TAKEN PRISONER General Manager of Palomai Land Company Receives Report That Three Americans and Seven Mexicans Taken Away. El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13. Private ad vices received late tonight from Colum bus, N. M.f said three Mormons were killed by a band of Mexicans which crossed the international boundary. 60 miles southwest of Hachita, N. M., to day and raided the "Corner Ranch." Andrew Peterson, another Mormon, was held a prisoner, it was said. H. S! Stephenson, general manager of the Palomas Land and Cattle Com pany, said he had .received a report from his foreman at Hachita that three Americans and seven Mexicans were captured and 109 American horses and mules, and $1,500 worth of supplies tak en away. His report made no reference to any loss of life. MILITARY OFFICERS MAKE EFFORT TO CONFIRM REPORT Columbus, N. M., Feb. 13. Military officers here were making every effort tonight to confirm the reported raid of the "Corner Ranch" on the American' side of the border southwest of Hach ita, N. M. The Villa band which camped at Pa lomas Lakes late yesterday has disap peared, according to the airplane ob servers who made observations today. Army officers believe the band was an exploration party for a large force of Villa troops which was reported twen ty miles south of the border. . Outposts have been established by the Twelfth United States cavalry along the line and airplanes are being used as scouts along the border for. fifteen miles east and west. ' The Nogales ranch on the Mexican side of the boundary south of Hachita, owned by Americans, also was raided, according to word received here. The "Corner Ranch" is located in Am erican territory. Ten dead horses were found on the ranch after, the Mexicans had raided lfc and large supplies, in cluding ranch Stock and other property, were seized, according to messages re ceive here. Several ranch employes were taken prisoner. RECEIVES WORD HtS SON WAS CAPTURED BY MEXICANS ; Deming, N. M., Feb. 13.--A. C. Pet erson received word tonight that his son had been captured by Mexican raid ers at the Corner Ranch on the border south of Hachita and had been carried into Mexico. The message said that two other Mormons and a numDer 01 mexi cans were carried away. Mr. Peterson nad appealed to General Pershing for militafy aid in recovering his son. Prjva 7 the American government had granted the request of the Cuban government to sell it 10,000 rifles, and 5,000,000 rounds of ammunition. I . The statement given out to the press at the palace tonight. ' follows : . .Statement From the Palace "On the eve of the bye -elections to be held tomorrow in Santa Clara reports from that province indicate a peaceful election may be expected notwithstand ing the divers bands of marauders who have so far shunned aniy engagements with the various detachments of rurajl guards, who are in close-pursuit. "The polls are, , however, ' protected. Both sides feel confident of victory and are preparing to cast the votes that will practically decide the long drawn out presidentia lcampaign. "The general situation throughout the island continues practically' the same. Not a single mill as yet reports having stopped grinding, and in not a single case has it come to the knowl edge Of the authorities that its malcon tents have been able to inflict any dam age on property. Wherever any troops have attempted to make a stand they have, been immediately attacked and routed by the small detachments into which the rural guard has organized for (Continued on Page . Two) Number of Germans Killed and 47 Taken Prisoner in Trench Raid North of Arras. KUT-EL-AMARA HEMMED IN Tnrks Admit Gains for British In creased Activity on Macedonian Front Rumanians Lose Strong ' Position. The British troops fighting in France continue their pecking at the- German lines at various points and according to the latest British official communi cation they have met with additional successes. The' greatest 'gain was east or Souchez, north of Arras, where an advance of several hundred yards plac ed them in German positions which were badly damaged by the invaders, who in addition killed a number of Germans and took 47 prisoners. Simi lar raids were made, near Neuville St. Vaast, Loos and Ypres. In the Ancre region near Serre and Pys the Germans were unsuccessful In attacks on the newly captured positions of the British. On the remainder of the front bom bardments have predominated. Increased Activity ln Macedonia. With the return to better weather conditions, the activities of the. armies on the Macedonian front have increas ed. The fighting, however, 1b being done mainly by surprise detachments and the artillery wings of .the belliger ents. In the Cerna bend region Ber lin reports the capture by the Teutonic allies of a hill ' position east of ParH lovo and several . camps behind that front, while Paris records the repulse by the Italians of several surprise at tacks attempted by the Germans be tween the Cerna and Lake Presba. - In this region the bombardment has grown particularly yiolent. Kut-Kl-Amara Hemmed In. In the Irak theatre the British have continued their drive against the Turks until they now have the town -of Kut-El-Amara completely hemmed in. The Turkish war office admits the gain of ground bar the British on the Turkish left wing in this region, but says the success obtained was. .insignificant in comparison with the losses sustained. While the invaders still remain vir tually" inactive along the southern front., of the ; Rumanian . theatre, their army on the west Moldavia front has again been operating and has captured a strong point of support from the Ru manians south of the Vale. Putna road. Prisoners" to the .number, of 168 were. taken, together with much" war ma terial. ,. - BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY IN BATTLE NORTH OF THE ANCRIf Berlin, Feb. 18. (via Sayviile). De tails of the violent engagements on Sunday night north of the Ancre on the" Somme front are given by the miU tary critic of,, the -Overseas News Ag ency i Wiring under date Of February 12, he says: . , "On Sunday night violent engage ments took place between Serre and the Ancre,. where six attacks -by the British were., repulsed, the assailants sufferifig heavy losses, The British in the afternoon had opened ah extremely (Continued on Page Ten). ADDITIONAL GAINS MADE BY BRITISH ' 'VNrnp i jiff - arm . -e : BERNSTORFF BIOS FMM TO IHE mm CAPITAL ifiE Expresses Hope That War May be Averted and Friendly Relations Soon Restored. SAILS FOR GERMANY TODAY Many Personal Friends Call to Tell Him Good-Bye, While Oth ers Send Letters. Washington, FebV lS. In a farewell statement before leaving tonight for New l'ork to sail for home, Count von Bernstorff expressed the hope that war between the United Sttes artd Ger many . might be averte and that friendly relations might soon be re established. The f ormejnerman am bassador said to a group of newspaper correspondents gathered t hp home: "In -leaving the tJni States after a tay of eight years, I 'wish to extend to my many personal friends my heart- felt thanks for the greet kindness and i cordial hospitality they have shewn me. "My heart is full, .61 J" gratitude to those whose personal feelings never wavert-d during the trying years of the war In the last few Bys" I have re ceived so many cordialiiareweli mes sages that it was impossible to send thanks for them indlytdelly. "Couutess Bernstorff joins me in this expression pf . our IteejpMt . personal gratitude.'' "I hope that , war may be averted and that the old friendly tsUjBfpns between the Unitd States and Germany may The former ambassador, together with his wife.and.hiR sufter left It Wash- ington late tonignt in " special train placed rt their disposal 'by the. $tae Department na .giraMK-: oy iwwi 22g .&h! win caiTy xuet pariy m . uiua . . onn steamship Frederick Vmwhixin- is due to ssil or Qyperihaefi. way if Halifax, at 2 o'clock tbrnofrow after noon. Thei enMre party expects. to go diroctiy ejofad the ship. . All ol todsy--his last in-Waihing-tonthe fyrme ambassador remained within the embassy building, saying good -bye to mny personal friends and reading letters of farewell from" out-ot-twi. f riendn .and from officials and diplomats in Washington whq felt that in view of the situation they could not properly call" in person. In the after noon the Swiss minister, Dr. Ritter, arr rived at the embassy and formally took charge of it and 'its archives. Two Ger man clerks were ' left behind, to assist pr. Itftter. Eventually their return to Germany probably will be arranged lor by the State Department. When' the newspaper correspondents arrived the count sat In front of the fireplace and dictated the statement quoted above. ' He denied emphatically reports that he had talked to various persons on the subject of peace since the break be tween the United States and Germany: "I have not talked politics with any one since . the areak came," he said. "Any statement , to the contrary is pure nation. You can believe me when I say ihs. I. have never lied to a newspaper correspondent since have been In Washington." Where am I going when I get to (Continued on Page Two) METHODIST ORPHANAGES - DORMITORY IS BURNED . Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 13. ire to day destroyed the boys' dormitory at , the Methodist f Orphanage here. No one was injured, but much .of the clothing, and personal effects of the boys were burned. The damage to the building was about ? 8,000. and contents about $2,000. J Fire in Sampson Fatal to Five Men FIVE NEGRO MEN REPORTED BURNED TO DEATH. IN SHANTY AT LUMBER MILL, OF T. E. OWEN NEAR' ROSEBORO (Special Star" Telegram.) Clinton, N. C.. 'Feb. 13. A cabin , in which ten negro jxifsn. were, sleeping at a logging camp near the, mill of Thom as E.; Owen,, at'; Mints, Sampson county, burned last" n ight. .Five of the negroes were burned to-; death and five were in jured by the flames. All were sleeping soundly and the'' building was falling In .before any awakened. (Special Star Telegfoni). ; . Fayettevllle, N. C, FebJ 13. Five ne gro men . were burned to death - In. a shanty at Thomas E. Owen's lumber Mill near Roseboro last night, accord ing to- a report reaching here today. ' - Two of the men were twin-brothers named :'OwensI''a.bput 18, years ,old. They and another one of the men. named-Freemanworked'dn. the farm of Dr. J; P. Higharoith, ot Fayette viHe, and pewis .of te. tragedy was phjjped .to him here. - . No o(ber partloulars are known here. BERLIN DENIES THAT ANY EFFORTS HA VE BEEN MADE TO A VOID WAR WITH U. S. NAVAL BILL PASSED BY HOUSE Carries an Appropriation of Over $368,000,000, Greatest in Na tion's History. KITCHIN LEADS OPPOSITION Only Twenty-Three Votes Cast Against Measure -Immediately' Sent to - Senate Where Consideration W1U be Hastened. Washington, Feb. 13. The largest naval appropriation bill in the coun try's history was passed, today by the House and sent to the Senate, where a sub-committee immediately was ap pointed to hasten its consideration. It carries $368,000,000, provides for the second installment of the great three year building programme adopted last year, and includes administration emer gency amendments authorising the government to commandeer private ship yards and munitions plants in time of National peril and to purchase the basic patents of aircraft The voting on the bill was 363 to 23, eighteen Democrats headed by Major ity Leader Kitchin, four. Republicans and one Socialist voting against It. During Jthe debate, which was ln pr ogressjpntermittently for about a week, various provisions proposed as a resultof the submarine crisis were i aaaeu to tne measure. Because or tne i government s mmuuiy. w. placing con- tracts for warships authorized last year, an amendment asked for by Sec retary Daniels providing ah additional fl2e00,;000 -for equipping navy yards ' i MMT1B l iim ' 11' Tliir liiw tWi'1 im I the House Thursday. ;TKos voting against the navy bill were:- : - - .. - Democrats Bailey, Plnnsyrvanlki Burnett and Huddleston, Alabama; Cal laway and Davis; '.Texas; Do ugh ton, Page and KitchinrNorth'Carblina; Gor don and Sherwood, "Ohio; Johnson and Thomas, Kentucky; Saunders, Virginia; Seara, Florida; Si sson, Mississippi; Tav enner, Illinois; Thorn psoil, 'Oklahoma, and Tillman, Arkansas. ' ' Republicans Cramton, Michigan; HolllngswOrth, Ohkr; Lindbergh, Minnesota,- and Nelson, Wisconsin. Socialist London, New York. gerard is expected to reach Paris tomorrow Paris, Feb. 13. James "W. Gerard, former American ambassador to Ger many, and Mrs. Gerard, are expected to arrive in Paris, Thursday. They will be the guests of William. Graves Sharp, the American ambassador to. France, and Mrs. Sharp. SITS U-BOAT MENAGE DOT 10 BEHIJL ONE Confident British Will Have it Un der, Control in Six Weeks. Baron Beresford Points Out That Loss in Ships is Not as Serious as It Appear- Debate In the i House of Lord. London. Feb. 13. In the house of lords today Admiral Baron Beresford, drawing attention to the submarine menace and asking what measures had been taken to meet it, said: We have lost since the' beginning of the war 4,060,000 tons of shipping. That is a fact which teh publlc should know, but it is riot nearly as serious as it ap pears. We have made up the loss very considerably. Three million tons which have' been lost haver-been more or less adequately filled." In conclusion, Baron Beresford, while acknowledging the submarine menace was serious, said it would not be a fatal menace, and he was confi dent that in six weeks or so the nation would have "the submarines really ln hand. ' The Earl of Dytton, replying for the admiralty, said the government would be glad If It 'were possible to, take the oublic entirely into its- confidence, but that that would involve Imparting In formation to- me -enemy. "We are the sea police of the entire world and Germany is -playing the role bt. highwaymen," ' declared kord Lyt on " "We. are confident- that ' we can continue in the future as In the past, not merely to supply on armies at the frbnf .with munitions and supplies and carry out our - obligations to otir allies, but-ajso to keep .'free certain routes for neutral commerce and obtain necessary suppUes for odr own people." .Although, the new phase af the sub marine .warfare- was only a fortnight (Continued on Page Ten). No Note Inviting Suggestions for Peace Addressed to the Amer ican Government. U-BOAT PLAN UNMODIFIED Germany Not to Recede From the Program Which is Already Being Carried Out. Berlin, Feb. 13, (via London). It Is absolutely denied here that Germany In a note to the United States, or through other mediums, is inviting sug gestions for the avoidance of actual War. It is reiterated that the German government is not permitting doubts in any quarters regarding the position assumed in the U-boat warfare, and that there can be no talk of thought of recession from the program already be ing carried out. In view of this, it Is declared in au thoritative circles that any further par ley or exchange of the notes with the United States may be" dismissed as un warranted and improbable. The origin of the report is ascribed to the recent announcement, made through the Swiss government, that Germany was willing to negotiate re specting the amended treaty of 1799. . SAYS GERMANY IS WORKING TO "DELAY CONSEQUENCES" Paris, Feb.. 18. 'The rupture with the. United -States forestalled the plans of "Germany," says the Temps, "and Germany Is now working to delay the consequences. The Imperial govern ment wanted by terrorism to stdp the meritime communication of the allies and it has. succeeded in detaining a large number5 of neutral ships in port. It is a patriate satisfaction, which it. seems to prolong by the activity of its pirates against allied ships and' by noisy. aWrma.tlon that; 310 one will be. spared,, JeBHM Berlin also' wants to find oowgJfeajt efficacy of its sub marlnJt a before going to the limit of, SMfr arenot tip UioML and that is why Germany la seeking to gain time and to nuineujrJiie-te the United States nd untrie.' RECORD; NINGS MADE BY T POWDER COMPANY Plans Already Made to Cope With Cos dttioas v..fter the War. WUmingto; Det. Feb. 1. All rec ords, both as to volume of business and net earnings,-; were broken by E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company last year, according to the annual report of the. company, made- public tonight. Gross receipts for the year 1916 aggre gated $318,845,689, an increase of 1,130 per cent, . as compared with the average sales for 191S and 191. which amount ed to $25,927,478. Net earnings in 1916 were $98,108,692 and in addition to pay merit Of six per cent, in dividends was distributed to the common stockholers during the year. Since October, 1914, about $60,000,000 has been expended in the construction of new plants to fill "war Orders." PUBLIC WANTS NEWS OF U-BOAT ACTIVITY Appeal Made in House of Lords to Drop Veil of Secrecy. Beply is Made to the Effect That the i British Navy is Thoroughly Awake nnd Using- Every- Means to Combat Danger. London, Feb. 13. The British public has Indulged the Idea that the meeting of parliament would show light on the problem of how the navy is dealing with Germany's intensified submarine warfare. The press and many public men have been constantly urging the government to drop the veil of secrecy, on the ground that the losses were well known to the Germans and that therefore there would be no harm In allowing the British public to know, while the knowledge would end to en courage the , people td bear patiently the necessary sacrifices. Gossip has played with, the nation that many German submarines are be ing destroyed -pr. have been brought with their crews to British ports. Admiral Lord Beresford raised the question in the House of Lords today. He appealed to the government for more open treatment of the nubile. thereby voicing an urgent demand for 1 information. The Earl of Lytton .civil .1 . -, j. i - 1 . i ... . 'I luru ui. me aumirany, anu tne JtSari Of Curzon, lord president of the council, replied to the - effect that certain routes for neutral commerce were be ing kept free and that the situation was less aggravated than might be supposed. They declined, however, to divulge whether the improved condi tion was due to a better means tor ships escaping the attention of sub. marines .or to the actual destruction of submarines, though on the latter point Lord Lytton, described Admiral Sir (Continued on Page Two) EAR DUPON NEWSTATE REVENUE BILL PRACTICALLY LIKE THAT OF 15 House Passes Bill for 15 Instead of 20 Licensed Pilots at Port of Wilmington. COUNTY AUDIT BILL PASSES ; V State Good Roads Bond Issue Bill Passes House With Only One Dissenting Vote. (By W. J. MARTIN). Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 13. The House passed and sent to the Senate today the bill to amend the navigation law for the port of Wilmington by reducing the number of licensed pilots from 20 to 15 and to exempt inland water-way ship ping whenever the port becomes a port of entry for such vessels. The revenue bill came into the House through Chairman Doughton of the Fi nance committee and 300 copleswero ordered printed. It is really a general working over of the revenue act in force the past two years, with only mi nor changes. Tax rates are left ex actly as In force the past two years. There are some changes of only minor importance in the special taxes sched uled In Sections B. and C. The State-wide bill directing the Corporation Commission to have books of county officers examined and to de vise and install a uniform system of accounting for all counties was pass ed after Senator Gough renewed his efforts to have Robeson exempted and other counties Joined in the effort. Sen ator Brenizer explained that the iml was necessarily State-wide. The meas ure passed SI to 12 and was sent to the House. New Bills in Semite. - New bills were: i,Aafrt8e CUs to e8taWlt P1" " tihued susi lsfori of c6t?strliciori wjjrk jnsboro,' Northwestern"" 'A on the Greensboro, Atlantic Railroad for five years. The Breiicer. bill for authoring towns of 28,000 or more population to join with their counties in establishing homes for fallen women came up and was opposed by Senator Jones, because there were loop-holes In it that would make it possible for women other than those denominated "fallen" '-to bu sentenced to the institution. This brought about a re-reference of the bill for amendment to be incorporated. The Bi4nizer bill for the inspection of hotels as to their safety and Hanita tlon was explained by Senator Brenizer and amended by Senator Burgwln to limit the application of the bill to es tablishments of 15 or more rooms. Tha bill passed' as amended and was sent to the House. The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock . ednesday. New Bills in House New bills offered in the House were: Page Provide for the election of Moore county board of education. Kittrell Amend the Maw as to the compensation of attorneys appointed to defend capital felons: Murphy-r-Kxtend aid to Confederate veterans in attending the 1917 reunion at Washington, p. C, by authorizing -any county to bear the expenses for weterans unable to attend otherwise. It was given immediate passage and sent to .the Senate. Wright Provide for county hospitals, for tuberculosis. Russell Relief of former Sheriff Hancock, of Carteret county. 5 Passed Final Reading:. Bills passed final reading as follows: Authorize the Wilson county commis sioners to build a court house; Pri mary law for Gates county; Repeal the Columbus grame law;; Protect Oakdale church," Robeson county, and Western Prong church, ColumbuB county; Amend the law as to the election of Mont gomery county commissioners; Author ize the Robeson commissioners to pro vide for the expenses of Confederate veterans to the' Washington reunion this year. State Road Bona Law Passed Speaker Murphy laid before tho House the bill by Clark, of Pitt, pro viding that the State may issue $400,000 road bonds semi-annually for counties that vote for road bonds, the State bonds to carry 4 per cent and the coun ty subsidiary bonds 5 per cent, that will liquidate the bonds In the course of 4,1 years.- The bill passed with oifly one dissenting vote, that of Lloyd. Re publican, of Orange county, after Clark had explained it. . Representative Clayton grot through a bill to abolish the recorder's court for Hyde county. The bill to furnish farmers ground phosphate at lowest possible cost was re-committed. - A bill passed to permit high school students to attend schools in adjoining counties; also to put Beatffort county under the State-wide primary law. The House adjourned to 11 o'clock Wednesaay. ARMOR PLANT BOARD AGAIN TO VISIT SOUTHERN CITIES Washington, Feb. 15. The armor plant board. It was announced today, would make Its second Inspection trip, leaving Washington February 18 for Southern cities. It will visit Bristol, Va., and Johnson City, Tenn., February 19. King-sport, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa Gadsden and Rome, Ga., . are also on the board's L itinerary
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