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a:.i-.'l' L -M ; mm mm r 1 THE WEATHER 10 4 PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION i t 1 HI hi probably rain Thursday;. Friday-fair" i-i west, rain in east portion. POUJMDE WILMINGTON, N. C THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,253 V it1 NORTHERN ITALY AND CAMERA! REUIUJM W SCENES judications Point to Early He-Opening Operations There by the Teutons ALLIES PREPARED FOR IT Both tbe British and Italians Are Awaiting' With Complacency the Enemy's Attacks iXGLO-EUSSIANS ADVANCE SiJiuficanee Attached to Opera tions in Mesopotamia (Associated Fress War Summary) While for the moment there are 110 iniaillM opi-idiiuua ui magiu- tnde in progress on any of the nu merous battle fronts, indications are not wanting that shortly the Cambrai sector in France and. the northern line in the Italian theatre xill asrain witness . titanic strug- :1ps with the Germans and the jermans and Austro-Hungarians !he aggressors. Lines Reinforced. Already the Germans in the Cambrai euion have brought up reinforcements jrj-h the object of blotting- out the alient driven into their line by General Byng's dash, a small portion of which they have reconquered, but at a fear ful price. In Italy, along the Sette omuni and the Asiago plateau, enemy euiis of all calibres have opened fire on the Italian positions and several hill positions have been captured in small attack?. Both before Cambrai and in the Italian region the allied armieB are awaiting; with complacency the enemy's assaults. Allies Prepared, While near Cambrai it is conceded that the British will be forced by rea son rt the dangerous salient held by the enemy in tfieir line to somewhat straiehten out their front.- optimism Is "pressed that on the whole General Byng's forces will be able to give a ioni amounting for any attacks the emy may launch. Likewise the menace of a dash by the Austro-Germans down throug"h the M!s and out upon the plains of Venetia bave been provided for, so far as the reinforcement of the Italians by the British and French troops and the :";ngin? up of fresh guns is concerned. " Field llarshal von Hoetzendorf, com mander of tiiA enemv trnnna. shouTf? be ble to breach the line and gain his Objective, it will h nnlv after nnA of the most sanguinary encounters of the far. Russians Aid British. In Mesopotamia the Knerllsh and Rus- -an troops have carried out a success .iu operaiion asiainst the Turks, but pt where has not been stated. This significance, inasmuch as it is the . "t report of the fishtine- of th Ttus- s:ans with the British in this region -"ice they formed a junction after the British captured Bagdad. Although a British official annnnncn. Jesi characterizes as a "shameful ement" the reports from Berlin and itnna that Rumania has proposed to ' into negotiations for an armistice ua the Teutonic allies, both Berlin rt in nrnrp! British Shipping Losses. SHDinarnai! : ..to ,j. lulxlt;s were responsi ve tor the sinking last 'week of 16 "'lisn merchant m or. t v,n i enn "S as COmnai-rt i.i as- .y ne vessel under 1,600 tons c.CScn 10 tre ttom, however, as -ared with seven the nrecedine eek. OF BKRTnDLvs nn ttNDS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Boston. Dp.. s 7" -nn t ,u German resident of Milton, slien , s violated: - the enemy Sven - xaltb was saia to nave Snkin "Jlner in celebration of the Jenic0 the Lusitania. - but this he arrest. taken f lo ,Jt correspondence were n frorr, 1,.- private safe and de- "'raent 0f aSS noj ... in ti , tu ine work ot trans- the letters. to bewl officers Kaid that in addition f ?-g9?ea in German propa J,ien p. Haass has violated his luent ,',I"1.permit hy making fre to ""autfcrized trips from this Srearn, J er. cities ani also by having Haass v Pssession. rear. i.r been in this country ten ppe" TuafdP"ed CiU" CITY IklNG IN -VVDS OP CHINESE REBELS the cftv or r?K C" r' Rebels 'have taken exists 'thVre sking- A state of Panic J 3 n a ltfor-"'e m;irines have landed to pro- Am8i'Ad"ntor Quits. tttct, I! cara- Dec. $.A Buda.ne! to o the Frankfurter Zeitung says 'c nunprarian nn the ttit na,-i Barian food minister. cW f - Dy federal officials to be a asar"ei'rJ oE Cnunt Von Bernstorff. nlM,P'Sited at his office today charg- JhMANCE MAY SOON BE OF TITANIC STRUGGLES Transport Facilities of&e Allies to Be Inter-Allied Conference at Paris Decided to Create an International Organization for the Purpose Duplications in War. Manu factures Will be Avoided. . London. Dec. 5. The inter-allied con ference decided, it was announced in Paris today, to create an international organization to co-ordinate the utiliza tion of transport facilities. In this way, withput hampering the employ ment of the various nations' resources. It is planned for them to restrict their imports to permit as much tonnage as possible to be released for the carry ing of American troops. The conference also provided for an inter-allied committee to carry out the decisions of the body with regard to unity of action in the production of war manufactures, such as armament and airplanes by avoiding duplications and for specialization by the various na tions in the branches of production for which they are best fitted. Statement by Conference. The statement isued by the confer ence in Paris follows: "The various committees constituted by the inter-allied conferences dealt as a whole with the technical question of the conduct of the war, the details HEARD BY BAPTISTS Delivers Historical, Address on "Anglicans and Methodists" Before Convention v ROUTINE WORK IS BEGUN Sunday School Affairs Taken Up Last Night i-M tmben of the Mission Boards Speak Rev. Mr. Crane Draws Tears. By REV. W. M. GILMORE. Durham, Dec. 5. The Baptist conven tion, now in session here, reached a climax tonight with the historical ad dress of Dr. W. J. McGlothlln on "An jglicans and Methodists." The Sunday school -work came into the limelight at the evening session. Jrof. J. H. Highsmith, Raleigh, deliv ered an address on "The Problems of the Modern Sunday School." Dr. Hight C. Moore, formerly editor of the Bibli cal Recorder, now on the editorial staff, of the Baptist Sunday School board, of NashviHe. presented the work and achievements of that institution. Rev. W. C. Barrett, Gastonia, state member of this board, presided over the discus sion. Gets Down to Business. The convention settled down to rou tine work today. Dr. V. I. Master, Atlanta,- representing the home mission board, and Dr. J. F. Love, Richmond, representing the foreign mission board, made notable addresses. The conven tion was melted to tears by a thrilling address by Rev. J. Dean Crane, of Camp Sevier, who spoke of religious work among the soldiers. The convention reached a great height at the conclusion of Secretary Walter N. Johnson's appeal for state missions. The woman's work was elo quently presented by Dr. Weston Bru ner, of Raleigh, and Dr. W. J. Mc Glothlln delivered an address on food conservation. Missions the General Topic. The devotional exercises this morn ing were led by Rev. W. A. Smith, of Charlotte. The general topic of the entire day, with the exception of Dr. W. J. McGlothlln's two addresses on "Calvinism" and "Anglicans and Meth odists," has been missions in its va rious phases. The report of the board of missions reveals the fact that southern Baptists are working in the following foreign lands:. Africa, Argentina, Brazil, China, Italy, Japan and Mexico. , A to .tal of $961,970.47 was raised last year for this purpose, $47,923.56 of this amount coming from North Carolina. The home mission board, located in Atlanta, doing work In the south has done a wonderful work during the past year, outranking all similar boards in America in the tangible results in the matter of baptisms. The Sunday school work in the state which is in charge of Secretary Mid dleton, of Raleigh, showed substantial growth: This state leads the entire south in the matter of teacher train ing. There are now in the state 2,151 Baptist Sunday schools with a mem bership 219,971. Ten years ago there were only 1,679 schools with, an en rollment of 139,467. 1 The B. Y. P. U. work, under secre tory J. D. Moore, of Raleigh, also makes a fine showing. . . Secretary Walter N. Johnson strong ly recommends the one-mission idea, and that the work for the ensuing vear be laid out with a view to rais ing $150,000 for home,, state and for OR r LOT LIN IS eign missions by Apm tv." Co-C dinated of which cannot be published. How ever, at the conclusion of their de liberations the committees decided to publish the following resolutions: "The financial section, meeting under the presidency of Louis Klotz (French minister of finance) unanimously adopted the following resolutions: " 'The delegates of the allied powers in the financial section consider it de sirable, with a view to co-ordinating their efforts to meet regularly in order to draw plans for the payment of lia bilities and the settlement of loans and rates of exchange and thus assure con certeu action.' "Oscar T. Crosby (assistant secretary of the treasury of the United States; and M. Klotz told the section that in their opinion this regular meeting ought to be a permanent organization. Other resolutions were adopted to the effect that although the dispositions manifested by all the delegates evi denced sentiments of the financial solidarity of the allies, this solidarity ought to be affirmed in practice by the methodical co-ordination of methods which alone should determine the Ju "(Continued on Page Seven). L FEAST MARKS OPENING North Carolina Methodists Begin Conference in Atmosphere of " Great Spirituality BISHOP CANDLER PRESENT After 13 Years He Is Again Presidio Over the Annual Gathering. Greatest Miracle of the Ages is Celebration of the Christ. (Special Star Telegram.) Greenville. N. C, Dec. 5. The 81st session of the North Carolina confer ence of the Methodist Episcapol Church, South, convened this morning at 9:30 o'clock in Jarvis Methodist church, Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlanta, Ga., presiding. It has been thirteen years since the bishop presided over the North Carolina conference, but while he has aged some, he still keeps his vigor and enthusiasm. After singing one of the old hymns, the conference entered upon the cele bration of the Lord's Supper. An at mosphere of great spirituality prevail ed. Fervent were the songs, quiet and thoughtful the demeanor of the audi ence. The bishop was assisted in the administration of this sacrament by Presiding Elders J. E. Underwood, J. B Hurley, J. T. Glbbs and J. H. Hall. Feeling Talk by Bishop. After all had participated who cared to do so, the bishop made a feeling and impressive talk on the Reality of the supernatural. He said that the great est miracle of the ages was the fact that the death of our Lord was cele brated 2,000 years after it occurred. Of course, he did not thinK the pres ence of Christ in -the bread and wine in the form of transubstantiation was a plausible theory. Our senses deny that, said he. Still, he affirmed, that Christ was no less present than if he were really in the elements. His pres ence strengthens our hope, perfects our love and increases our faith. When'we feel that ' presence, prejudice dfes, harshness is excluded, selfishness van ishes away. - 200 Answer Roll Call. Rev. R. H. Willis, last year's secretary,- was then asked to call -the roll. In response to the roll cail nearly 200 ministers answered to their names. Quite a large percentage of the lay representation was also present. Rev. R. H. Willis was then elected secretary for the present session of the conference, and Rev. J. M. Ormond and G. T. Simmons were named as as sistants upon nomination of Rev. J. C. Wooten, for the presiding elders. ' Conference Committees. The following committees were elect ed: . Books and periodicals Clerical, W. W. Peele, C. B. -Culbreth, W. R. Royall, D. N. Caviness, M. Bradshaw, G. M. Daniel, R. C. Craven, L. D. Hyman, D. L. Earnhardt;-lay, W. P. Few, C. , W. Morgan, P. S. Cooper, J. E. Cameron, J. G. Brown, A. J. McKinnon, Dr. M. Bol ton, S. B. Underwood, I. C. Wright. Conference relations Clerical, G. B. Starling, G. T. Fisher, O. W. Robinson, J. M. Wright, B. C. Thompson, J.- M. Benson, W. C. Merritt, W. P. Constable, W. J. Watson. Temperance Clerical, J. J. Boone, W. A. Cade, J. A. Hornaday, A. D. Willcox. S. E. Mercer, A. J. Groves, R. C. Sea man, L. B- Jones, C. M. Lance lay, w s. Mcuaae, tti. - xayior, s. tr. natcn, J. xu Dixon, B. B. Adams, A. Cameron. S. &. Holloway. Sabbath observance Clerical, E. C SPRTUA 1 tupntinuea on .rage . .ottgaij RUSSIAN FORGES AID THE BRITISH General Maurice Announces Suc cessful Operations Against the Turks There TALKS OF CAMBRAI FIGHT Says "The Enemy Has to a Cer tain Extent Got Us Into an Awkward Position ' ' London, Dec. 5. British troops, act ing in conjunction with an efficient force of Russians, have carried out a ! successful operation in Mesopotamia, Major General F. B. Maurice, chief di rector of military operations at the war office, announced today.. Speaking of the. German attacks on the British salient in the Cambrai , area. General Maurice said: "The enemy has to a certain extent got us into an awkward position and some adjustment of our line may be necessary. We may have to make slight withdrawals on the north of the salient. "There is little doubt," continued General Maurice, "that the latest Ger man attacks in the Cambrai sector have been planned and superintended by Gen. Von Ludenorff himself. Von Ludenorff's plan was a . thoroughly good one, as most of the German plans are. It was an attack on both flanks of our salient, followed by an attack in force on the center. Broke Part of Front. 'His attacks on our north and cen ter failed completely, but on his left the enemy succeeded in breaking through a part of our front. He at tacked not ohly our new front but on a part of the line as it existed before the south. He succeeded in effecting a surprise and broke through to a depth of nearly 6.000 yards clear through our gun positons. But we had ample reserves ready and promptly drove himback two-thirds of. the dis tance .'covered ..T -- .w: : . .v. r----'- "One cannot say the tSermaris have not made substantial gains as a re sult of this effort. When you are in a narrow salient even a small inroad on one's flanks Increases .greatly the difficulty of holding the salient and supplying the. men. in it. Supply to the men on certain - portions . of our front has now become a. matter of considerable difficulty." After alluding to the readjustment of the line that might be necessary to some extent in this area, General Maurice continued: Captured "Some" Guns. "For the first time in many a day the enemy . captured some British guns. The last British guns he cap tured were four from a territorial bat tery behind the French lines in the battle of Ypres in May, 1915, during the first gas attack. Since then we had not lost a single gun on the west ern front and have captured 650 of the enemy's, pf which 510 were cap tured in 1917.. "The number of guns we captured at Cambrai is 138. The Germans claim 100 of ours and I am not yet able to tell exactly how far this claim Is true, as complete returns from the batteries are not yet in, but the promptitude of the announcement and the round number used leads to sus picion. I believe the Germans have in cluded in the count numbers of trench mortars, etc., and that therefore, this number will be subject to a large dis count on investigation. The same probably is true of the 6,000 prisoners claimed to have been captured. The Mesopotamia Operations. "In - Mesopotamia we are continuing (Continued On Page Two) DEATH CLAIMED 243 SOLDIERS IN A WEEK Health Conditions Improve, But Number of Deaths Increase The Greatest Number of the Men Died of Pneumonia 164 Were In Na tional Guard Camps and 79 in the National Army. Washington, Dec. 5; Although health conditions generally in the national army and national guard camps showed improvement during the . week ending Novjamber 30 the number of deaths ma terially increased. . . The report of the division of field sanitation shows that there were 164 deaths among the guardsmen as com pared with 97 of the previous week and 79 among the draft men" as against 60 the preceding week. - One hundred and thirty-four of the guardsmen and 39 of the draft men died from pneumonia and nine of the former ! and fifteen of the later died from men ingitis. Only two divisions, the 34th (guard) and 87th - (national army) reported an increase of measles and the number ot cases was small. . In the divisions where there : has been an epidemic of measles the ; disease apparently has been brought under control."" Reports from all divisions in which pneumonia has been prevalent show: a ' (Continud a Page . Tn.. IN MESOPOTAMIA Immediate Action to Unify The Country's Railroads Recommended to Congress Government Operation Among the Measures Suggested by the Commerce Commission POOLING PLAN INADEQUATE Is Agreed That the Competition Among Roads Must at Least be Greatly Diminished FUNDS NOT GREATEST NEED Even With Ready Money, New Equipment Can't be Bought Washington, Dec. 5. Immediate ac tion to effect national unification of the railroads, either by government operation, or by suspension for the war f anti-trust and anti-pooling lavs, a federal loan and regulation of security issues to permit more effec tive voluntary co-operation was rec ommended today by the interstate commerce commission in a special re port to congress. Neither plan was specifically en dorsed but -an implication that the majority believed the railroads might successfully work out their own uni fication prompted Commissioner Mc Chord to submit a separate report emphatically urging government con trol and saying: "The strong arm of government authority is essential if the transportation system is to be radically improved." Any voluntary pooling plan, would fail to meet war exigencies, he declared, because of the unavoidable influence of selfishness among railroads. Breakdown Threatened. There was no disagreement that competition among railroads must be diminished, if not altogether elimina ted, to prevent a. serous breakdown of transportation, facilities ; under ttve war's strain.' " " ' The railroads dwn proposed solu tion for the difficulties "-an increase in rates in order to attract capital was characterized as entirely inade quate by the commission. Even with more 1 funds, the report" said, the short age of 'equipment could not be reme died materially because of the inabil ity of. industries to manufacture it. Doubt also ' was expressed whether sufficient capital would be attracted in view of the flotation of enormous gov ernment war securities. Change of Policies Necessary. These considerations led the com mission to what it considered an in evitable conclusion that a high state of efficiency could be maintained for the railroads only by thorough co-operation, elimination of duplication of routes and other elements of expense and energy, and elimination of" the economic waste which comes from competition. This would mean, it was pointed out, a complete reconstruction of the policies under which railroads have been developed. If the alternative of government op eration under direction of the presi dent be adopted, said the commission, suitable guaranty of an adequate an nual return should be given, with pro vision by which th4 roads could reim burse the .government for improve ments after theproperties are re turned to private .owners. Higher Rntes Hinted. The only hint f- the commission's attitude toward tjfte railroads pending application for 15 per cent higher rates was given in an assertion that the roads are entitled to demand just and reasonable rates sufficient to yield fair returns and the comment that although railroads-earnings in the past year navet.broken alt 'records, the purchasing power of the -earnings is greatly decreased. ' Steps taken by the railroad war board two weeks ago to pool cars, op erate roads": somewhat as' a unit by loaning facilities of one. ,to another, weer recognized by Commissioner Mc Chord in his supplementary report as valuable, but - he maintained they were only half way measures. He said the railroads now are taking orders from too many Government agencies the Interstate Commerce Commission, the War Industries Board's priority di rector and war and navy departments, the "shipping board and the fuel and food administrations. As a result of of the conflict of orders and priority, he said, "railroad operation is ap proaching a chaotic condition." If President Wilson does not elect to take over and operate the railroads, Commissioner McChord declared, the next .best plan would be to enact leg islation to centralize federal authority over railroads in a single agency. Special Report Surprised. The commission's report, the first special report in years, came as a bur prise to congress, but it met an imme diate response in both the senate and house. Senator JNewianas, cnairrna rt the special congressional railroad investigating commission and of the senate Interstate commerce committee, arranged a conference with President TVUspn for next "Monday to receive ex ecutive recommendations. Decisive action by the government immediately is necessary, Senator Newlands said, to' insure efficient operation of the railroads and provide sufficient capi tal. Chairman Adamson, of. the house in terstate commerce committee, express ed ppesition to the suggestion of re pealing the anti-pooling provision- of the Sherman act and advocated loan ing money only to weak xoads. Rep resentative , Sims, who will succeed Representative Adamson as hairman pf the committee, advocated govern. (Continued on ! Page Ten.) YOUNGEST MAJOR IN V. S.1S 9 YEARS OLD MAJOR JANE PCLVER. Woe to the rookie who fails to sa lute "Major" Jane Pulver. one of the "officers" at the-Houston, Texas, camp. Jane is the youngest "major" in the United States. "She was nine her last birthday. Officers who stayed at the hotel con ducted by Jane's father while the camp was building, arranged for the uniform. It was a reward for her work in entertaining the soldiers. Jane wears the uniform constantly even to Sunday! school. READY FOB PEACE Wants to Quit War Under Terms That Would Guarantee In tegrity of Monarchy HAS BEEN READY FOR IT Emperor Says, However, That Austria Will Fight On Until Enemies Re nounce Intention of Dismem bering Monarchy. Amsterdam, Dec. S. A dispatch from Vienna quotes Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary as saying in an ad dress to an Austro-German delegation that the dual monarchy is ready at any time to conclude a peace that would guarantee the integrity of the monarchy. He added, however, that his country would not cease fighting until its enemies ; renounced their in tentions of dismembering it. "The glorious successes of our vic torious armies and the daring of our fleet," said Emperor Charles, "fill us with patriotic pride. "After a glorious defense of our position we are now, as before, ready at :any time to con clude an honorable peace which guar antees the existence and integrity of the monarchy.' "Guided by this idea we greeted with' joyful satisfaction the. noble minded intervention of the pope and will in the future '.-'neglect . no oppor tunity to end as sofen as possible the costly struggle and great sacrifice the war has caused and Is causing. "In the spirit of - these intentions our government has declared its read iness to accept . the - .Russian govern ment's invitation Jd enter into nego tiations for a general peace. May the blessings of the' Almighty rest upon this work for peace and restore-the peoples of Europe 'to a state" of re conciliation and mutual trust. "The sorely tried .Russian people, the first of our enemies- who are ready to respond to our peace appeal, may be sure that we sincerely desire to re store our former friendly relations with them. "On the other hand, we must regard it our sacred duty, not to lay down the. sword which plunder-seeking and ra pacidus neighbors forced into our hands, until our enemies . Unequivocal ly have disavowed their made plans of dismemberment and of . oppression. "We will remain the masters in our own house. . Our alliance with the German empire has been gloriously strengthened by our victorious march southwest. The most cordial and fra ternal relations bind us to the pro gressive Bulgarian people. I confi dently hope a period of fresh prosper ity and secure development awaits the closely allied Ottoman empire." HYLAN INTENDS TO MAKE NEW YORK CITY CLEAN. New York, Dec. 5. After January 1, when the new city' administration onmes into nower. all nlares that tenH j to .debauch the morals of the commun ity will be gone after "hammer and tongs," District Attorney Swann de clared tonight: Not only had Mayor-elect Hylaif en dorsed the plan for making the city as clean as possible, said Mr. Swann, but he had offered to give the district at torney material as well as moral back ing in the "clean up." ... Sensational entertainments and danc ing acts at theatres, cabarets, hotels and restaurants will be closely scruti nized and suppressed if they- exceed the bounds of decency, he declared. ' AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IL It is Unanimously Approved by House Committee and Will be Reported Today ; APPLIES TO AUSTRIA ALONE Some Members Want War Declar. ed on Bulgaria and Turkey But Are Not Persistent I Washington, Dec. 5. Congress clear ed the way today for prompt response to President Wilson's call for a decla laiion of war with Austria -Hungary. A joint resolution apptoieo by th President .nd the Sa'' Douarlment de claring existence of a state ot war be tween the United taf.cs and tie ta pe ial and royal Auatro-Hungarian government from tody at noon was introduced in the Housf. ar.d unanim ously i!-poved by the House foreign aitur.- committee. It will bt, reported t 'morrow for House derate Friday with final action in the Senite late this week or early nex' wees probably. Conforming to the President's recom mendations, the resolution, which au thorizes and directs employment of the nation's armed forces against Austria and pledges the country's resources to victory, applies to' Austria alone. Ger ruany'F other ai'ies, Turkey and Bul garia, are not mentioned. As perfected by the House committee and ordered reported without a dis I senting vote, the resolution reads as TO110W3: Text of Resolution. "Whereas, The imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government has sev ered diplomatic relations with the gov- . ernment of the United States of Ameri ca and has committed acts of war against the government and the people of the United States of America, among which are its adherence to the policy of ruthless submarine warfare adopted by its ally, the- imperial German gov-, ernment, with which the United States of America is at war, and by giving to its ally active aid and support on both land and sea in the prosecution of har against the government and people of the United States of America; therefore be it "Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that a state of war be and is hereby declar ed to 'exist and to have existed since noon of the fifth day of December, 1917, between the' United States of America and the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government; and that the Presi dent be, and he is hereby authorized anddirected to employ the entire naval and military forces of t'he United States and the resources of the government to carry on war against the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all the resources -of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States." Report to Senate Friday. A copy -was transmitted late today to the Senate foreign relations committee, which will consider it informally to morrow. Chairman Stone said he ex pected the committee to decide its course in time to expedite a report to the Senate when it reconvenes Friday, but Was uncertain when debate could begin. That will be decided tomorrow and the Senate may begin consideration simultaneously with the House Friday. Although sentiment remains strong in both branches to have the -war dec latlon extended to Turkey and Bulgaria,' approval of the resolution as It stands is regarded as virtually certain. Rea- (Continued On Page Two) ' , j SLAYER OF ANGELES MOUTOS IS ARRESTED L. Sturm Admits Killing Greek But Says He Was Justified He and the Woman in the Case Are Caught at Rocky Mount and Carried Back to Fayettevllle. Inquest Last Night. (Special Star Telegram.) Fayetteville, Dec. 5. L. Sturm, of Berkeley county, S. C, and Rose Ed wards, of Winston-Salem, the man and woman charged with the , death of Angeles Moutos, the Greek restauranter whose body, was .found bound and gagged under a bed in their room in a lodging house here Monday night, were brought here by Rocky Mount police late this afternoon, having been ar rested in that city late last night after M. C-Hall, of Fayetteville, deputized by being run down by Osborn Melvin and Sheriff McGeachy. Sturm admitted killing Moutos, . but claims that he was justified under he unwritten law, though the Edwards girl has admitted in a statement to the coroner that she is not married to. the man. A coroner's inquest is being held tonight. ' ; The train which brought the couple from Rocky Mount, was met-at" the A. C. L. station by a tremendous crowd, on foot and in every description of ye. (Continued on Page Seven). . .. W 1 r ' , t I IT . 1 r 19c i-. F t 'I it; if ! ': - .. " v,. . - 1 -
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