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WILMINGTON, K. p., THURSDAY HORNING, JANUARY 17, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 3,294
CP
'ES
FOR
MUST.
CLOSE
FIVE
DESPERATE
bt the fuel adminiszra tioM
FOR THE CONSERVA TION OF COAL
trinning Tomorrow All Except
Be,
Food, Ship and Public Utili
ties Plants Suspend :
EVERY MONDAY A HOLIDAY
Stores, lixcepi. s
Theatres and Office Build- :
ings Will be Closed
CONTINUES
FOR 10 -WEEKS
Order Applies to States- East of
- Mississippi River
Washington. Jan. 16. Ameri
ca's manufacturing enterprises
irith-few. exceptions in all states
east of the 'Mississippi river, was
ordered by the government to
night to suspend operations for
five days beginning Friday morn-
ins as. a urasuc mcasuic xui
lieving the fuel famine.
At the same time as a further
means of relief it was directed that
industry and business generally
including all normal activities that
require heated buildings, observe
as a holiday every Monday for the
&t ten weeks. This will close
down on Mondays not only facto
ries, hut saloons, stores, (except
fur the sale of drugs and ood).
places of I amusement and: nearly
all office buildings. While the or
der does not mention shipyards, it
is known they will be permitted to
continue operation as usual, al
thonrh munitions plants; will be
dosed, . - j .. - . ' j '
Action Without Warning.
The government's move came entire
ly without (warning in an order issued
bvvFuel Administrator Garfield with
the approval of President Wilson pre-
s-.Tiom? stringent restrictions govern-
the distribution and use of coal. It
was decided upon hurriedly ay tne
resident and j government heads as a
desperate remedy tor the fuel crisis
an! the transportation "tangle in the
eastern states.! Even munitions plants
are not excepted from the closing-down
order. : ;- .
f'fficials i tonight would not discuss
th.-'fitr-rcac'iiner effects the action
would have on the industrial fabric, and
juestions as to how the order was to
te interpreted to meet specific prob
lems went lunanswered.
Preferential List.
The order prescribes a preferential
list of consumers in whose interest it
v.-as drawn. These users will get coal,
hi the following order: - :
Kailroads. i
Household i consumers. hospitals
charitable! institutions and army and
navy cantonments. - ! -
I'ublic utilities, telephone and tele-
sph plants. ! - - h
Striirtly j government enterprises ex
cepting factories and. plants working
on government contracts.
"iiMic buildings .and necessary gov-
rainent, tate and municipal require
Factories producing perishable foods
and foods! for immediate consumption.
Official Opinion Lnanlmoas.
Announcement of the- nrovisions of
the order w-ia m,ln Kr triol Arlminisl
' . - 111(1 VI . uj A 1.1 -....
Orator ;arfleld after a White House
:rntereiicp which was attende dalso by
"etiiiies Baker and Daniels. Earlier
in the day, Dr. Garfield had sought the
views pf other officials and it was said
lO'Ught thf : linanimniifs nninion - that
the measure !eontemplated was neces
sary -SlinrtOr ttin l.,i.ntiraa
"A? first drawn: and a.a annrove'd at
liie White Hiwm the nriier rail Ad for
th? dosins of factories beginning to
mnrrow rnomine. This was changed
uPn conisderation of the confusion
"hich would result when millions of
wrrkers went to their duties unawase
" the government's step. : j - -
i No Serious Effect.
Inclusion of war Industries among
t:if'so to , which fuel will be denied
taused some surprise, but fuel officials
explained .that war plants' have been
Producing ro much more material than
Jfte tranSp0rtation systems can handle
iat no serious effects will be felt. War
applies, manufactured for export have
moved to seaboard faster than ships
ldn move, them. ' i
,An exek-ption is made In the case of
Plants because
of
noo.H . Twr
alreariv ' - - vesSei8 to mv. ;r:5pnes
ea3y
Fuoi 1 u'n6 smpment overseas.
inak """""'stration
. ' 1 1 - Vli.Jk iClO If 111
the mil . increase production
otier w ea durinS the period that
Umier "nn'JneSS iB susPenaed. Mines
sl'ut down j?,, t.to 8UPPly I industries
-- icl.nl 11 be direediln supple
tepnunued on rag Two) -
REMEDY ISAPpZlED
Plant
s East of
Suspend Tomorrow Morning
Washington. Jan. 16. Euel Adminis
trator Garfield tonight issued this
statement:
"Adverse weather conditions in the
recent week and -the inadequacy of
the present coal supply and transpor
tation facilities to meet the wartime
demand, have made necessary immedi
ate restrictive measures as to the use
of coal in that, part of the United
States east of the Mississippi river.
"The movement-of coal in transpor
tation must be .'directed as to aid the
director-general of railways in deal
ing wit'h the railway emergency cre
ated by resent blizzard "conditions. Do
mestic consumers of coal must be kept
warm and other absolutely necessary
consumers must be supplied.
"All industry must be fully restrict
ed in its use of coal in order that the
available supply for the remainder of
the winter may .be properly distributed
and may be nlade sufficient for abso
REED'S TACTICS
A CLASH
Senator Jones Objects to Restric
tions Placed on Testimony
of the Witness
SUGAR INQUIRY RESUMED
George H. Earle, of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Company, Offers Testimony
in Proof That Sugar Short
age Exists.
Washington, Jan. 16. Another sharp
clash over Chairman Reed'a handling
of witnesses occurred today when the
senate manufacturers committee re
sumed its sugar inquiry with George H.
Earle, president of the. Pennsylvania
Sugar Co., on the stand.
Mr. Earle undertook to challenge
testimony of Claus A. Spreckels, who
attacked the food administration, but
Senator Reed Insisted he desist ;from
referring to previous testimony and
give whatever facts he might have.
Earle said he could not proceed with
out mentioning the other testimony,
and Senator Jones, of New Mexico, hot
ly objected to the chairman's restric
tion. After some discussion, howevei,
Senator Jones said he would not press
the-point and the examination went on
under the chairman s ruling.
Earle, testifying as an independent
refiner, said consumption in the United
States last year was 295,000 tons great
er than in 1916. and th tathe supply
was less than the year before.
Considering only supply and demand,
Earle . said, the food administration
faced a greater task in 1917 than it
would have in 1918; He maintained that
Spreckels had attempted to show that
there was no shortage of sugar and
desired to refer to his testimony to em
phasize his statement that a shortage
existed. Mr. Earle will continue his
testimony tomorrow. '
Francis S. Peabody, chairman of the
coal production committee of the coun
cil of national defense, submitted to the
committee a coal price list together
with a zone system plan which he said
would" be fair to operators and con
sumers, Increase production and insur
better coal to the " consumer.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL TO BE
TAKEN UP IS THE SENATE
Washington, Jan. 16. Hearings on
the administration measure known as
the soldiers and sailors' civil rights
hill, which massed the House unanim-
f ously last fall but failed to get through
the Senate, will be resumed next -en-day
by a Senate judiciary sub-committee,
which" will hear representatives of
insurance and real estate Interests.
The bill is designed -virtually a a
moratorium for men in military ser
vice. It has been strongly urged by
Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal
Crowder, but in the Senate opposition
on alleged unconstitutionality, devel
oped. WELCOMES HOUSE PROBE.
Chairman Hurley Says Senate Inquiry
Helped Shipping Board.
Washington. Jan. 16. Chairman
Hurley, of the shipping board, told
the house rules committee today that
the senate investigation, of shipping
has been so helpful that the board
would welcome a similar inquiry by
the Heuser. The committee had under
consideration a resolution by Repre
sentative Edmonds calling, for such an
Investigation, but action was deferred.-
. '. ' ' " - " -
CAUSE
i
-I
Mississippi
lutely essential needs during the J-e
mainder of the winter.
"To meet these necessities the fuel
administration has ordered as an im
mediate emergency measure' that fon
the days of January 18, 19, 20, 21, and
22 preference and priority in the ise
of coal shall be given only to thiss
consumers whose consumption of clial
is absolutely necessary. These " in
clude in order: Railroads, domestic
consumers, hospitals and charitable In
stitutions, public utilities, ships at
tidewater for bunker purposes, United
States government use, municipal for
county governments for necessary pub
lic use manufacturers of perishable
food or food for immediate consump
tion. " I
During the five days designated no !
F.1
manufacturing industry shall be Al
lowed to operate even if it has'' jits
. v . , i ims meas
footing and each will be called upon
to make its share of the sacrifice nec
essary to maintain the nation at the
highest possible point of military and
(Continued on Page Ten.) j
SUBMITS PLANS TO!
Hudson Maxim Has Construction
Idea for Minimizing the Ef- i
f ect of ToTpedo:
FAVORS CONCRETE SHIPS
Inventor Says They Would Prove Even
More Effective Than His Plan for
Lining: Hulls With Water- j
Filled Cylinders.
Washington, Jan. 16. Hudson Maxjim,
the inventor, today outlined to. the ship
investigating committee plans for ship
construction which he claimed wcjuld
minimize the effect oh merchant ves
sels of explosions of torpedoes by in
stantly disintegrating through a cell
ing process the gases formed by the
explosions. He said he had sought in u
vain to Interest the emergency fleet
corporation in his proposal and tjhat
he came to the committee in the hbpe
that the government would conduct ex
periments to determine its worth. I
His plan, the inventor said, was tb
line the inside of the hulls of vessels
with cylinders containing water with a
steel screen behind them. When ithe
torpedo exploded the water tanks,;
he
the
said, would be hurled against
screen, atomizing the water which
would disperse the heat and absorbs the
gases. A cargo, such as apples, pota-,
toes and similar produce containing a
large percentage of water would srve
just "as effectively as the "tanks, he Said.
Mr. Maxim declared that the Ship
protection executive committee ,had
made an "irrelevant and untrue" report
on his plan, asserting that it woul$ be
expansive and ineffective on ship of
less than 10,000 tons. He denied .ha.t
the plan would be costly and sajd it
would operate on ships of 3,000 or 5,000
tons practically as well as on larger
vessels. . .
Concrete whips, the inventor said,
offer a gerater -advantage in combalting
the submarine menace thaff steel or
wooden ships, as they' give greateFre
sistance and absorb heat better.! A
concrete hull, he said, would localize
an explosion and he strongly ufged
construction of concrete skins forteel
vessels. " f
Loss in shipping due to submarines
was estimated by the Inventor at $P,000
a minute and he said this coubtry
could afford to expend a little extra
money in order to make Its ships ftor
pedo proof." He said the nations flight
ing Germany either must stop the jjsub
marines from leaving their bases or
build torpedo proof ships, as he! did
not think they should attempt to. offset
the submarine campaign by building
new vessels. j
Maine shipbuilders who also appear
ed before the committee, said the fout
put of wooden s'hips in that state dould
be increased. They urged the-consruc-tlon
of all the ships possible, declaring
that even with the maximum of effort
enough vessels could not De duih to
meet the demands atter tne war,
MENINGITIS AT BEAUBEGAED
. , i
Alexandria, La., Jan. 16. Cap t. Jacob
Stein, of Bessemer. Ala.;- Capt. f Otis
Hopkins, of Ohio, and First Lieut. Dan
Beall, of Mississippi, died today of
meningitis, a-ccording. to an announce
ment made at the base - hospital . at
Camp Beauregard tonight. One death
from pneumonia was also announced.
No new cases of meningitis in- the
camp were reported tonight and &rmy
health authorities" stated that In spite
of the three deaths today Jfehe menin
gitis situation was "improving f
MAKE
SAFE
BEGINS K
MM
LEGISLATION FOR
Senate Committee Drafting Bill i
Proposing Centralized Au
thority Over Munitions
DANIEL WILLARD RESIGNS
Appointment of His Successor as
Chairman of War Industries
Board is Postponed
Washington, Jan. 16. With the an
nouncement today of the resignation
of Daniel Willard as chairman of the
war industries board, if was intima-
ted that there would be no appoint
ment 6f a new chairman pending ac
tion in congress on proposals for the
creation of a war supply department
or administration that would take over
the work of the industries board as
well as that of bureaus of the war
and navy departments.
The task of perfecting the proposed
legislation was undertaken today by
the senate military committee whici
temporarily suspended its investiga
tion of war preparations for the pur
pose- Daily meetings of the commit
tee will be held until a bill for one
man control of munitions and sup
plies is ready for presentation to the
senate.
Mr. Willard' s request to be relieved,
was sent to the president in a letter
dated January 11, in which he said
government operation of the railroads
had raised so many unforseen and-intricate
difficulties that it seemed ciea
that he should devote all his ,tlroe .
the affairs qJ. the ; gal.timore & Ohio
jrailroadUr-of-'Whteh he-is president. "
While there had not been the
slightest indication of Mr. Willard's in
tention to resign, during his recent
testimony before the senate commit-
tee he strongly advocated one-man
control of munitions and expressed the
opinion that Secretary Baker's new
reorganization plan was faulty in that
it did not concentrate control and re
lied to an extent upon voluntary ef
fort. The position of the president and
Secretary Baker toward the plan on
which the senate committee now vir
tually is agreed to create a supply di
rector with broad powers but not a
member of the cabinet, has not beer
disclosed. Both the president and the
secretary oppose making a new cab
inet officer, but in some quarters the
belief is expressed that they will not
seek to block the legislation with this
feature eliminated.
Committee' members joined tonight
in predicting that a substitute for.
Chairman Chamberlain's original
measure proposing a department of
munitions with a cabinet head, would
be brought out soon with unanimous
support. As tentatively drafted the
legislation would provide' for a "direc
tor of war industries' an individual
curecny uiiuer me jji cbiucul wiiuuui
cabinet membership but with sweeping
authority to co-ordinate war industry
and control production, purchase anc
distribution of war supplies. "
The determination of the committer
to press its legislation was further
strengthened today by a statement re
ceived from Waddill Catchings, presi
dent of . the Sloss-iSheffleld-Steel Com
pany and chairman of the war com
mittee of the United 'States chamber
of commerce. As a representative o'
American business interests of the
chamber and individually. Mr..; Catch
ings vigorously urged action to insure
centralized direction of the war. He
criticised Secretary Baker's teorgani
zation plan and recommended that the
"Industrial head be a member of the
cabinet.
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
George S. Norfleet, of Winston
Salem, Grand Master
Henry W. Grady, of Clinton, Becomes
the Deputy Grand Blaster Con
cert Class From Orphanage
Arouses Enthusiasm.
(Special; Star , Telegram.) . :
Raleigh, Jan. 16. The North Caro
lina Grand . Lodge of Masons elected
George S. Norfleet, of Win6ton-Salem,
to the Grand Mastership to succeed Dr.
Claude L. Pridgeh, of Wilmington, thus
conferring the . office, on one who has
worked his way up to this highest Ma
sonic position through a long and de
voted service. He - was acting Grand
Master during a. portion of the past
year on account of Tr.. Pridgen having
entered the National Army service and
being out o fthe state in training camp.
Tne New 'Officers.
Henry W. Grady, of Clinton, was
elected to the Deputy Grand Mastership
and .is in .line .for promotion to Grand
(Continued On Page Two) ,
ONE-MAM CONTROL
EASTERN ROADS
LOOK TO WEST
EOR
Cars, Badly Needed for Hauling
Freight, Are Tied Up for
Lack of Repairs
WILL TRANSFER WORKMEN
Railroads to Take Advantage of
Period During Which Fac
tories Are Closed
Washington, Jan. 16. To meet the
shortage of maohinists and other, skill- j
ed railroad workers in the East the
railroad administration today took
steps looking to moving a number of
these men from western roads for a
few weeks until the overburdened
eastern lines can make delayed repairs
to locomotives and freight cars which
cannot be operated. J
A. H. Smith, assistant to Director
Genera,! McAdoo, in charge of trans
portation in the East, was asked to re
port on the number of mechanics need
ed by Eastern roads, while several ex
ecutives of Western roads started a
survey to ascertain how many men
they could spare.
- Meanwhile, it was stated today, some
eastern roads already have asked the
less burdened western and southern
lines to furnish them with machinists
and car carpenters. It was made plain
that efforts will be made to transfer
only those men willing to rnake the
change. .
. The need of additional labor at near
ly all railroad centers in the East was
emphasized today in reports of con
gested transportation conditions to Director-General
McAdoo from Interstate
'CpiSmefcXio mm iss I oh e'r McChord. Ijo
comotives badly needed to move freight
were tied up for need of repairs.
Railroads plan to take advantage or
the shutdown of Industries the next five
days by order of Fuel Administrator
Garfield to hire idle mechanics ana otn
er. workmen for raii load work. This
will be left to each local' railway ex
ecutive. Railroad officials are expected to use
their discretion during the next week
in handling shipments destined to in
dustries which are shut down under
the fuel administration's orders, in or
der to hasten delivery of coal and other
commodities to more needy interests.
Rising temperatures in most of the
country and clearing weather led rail
road administration officials tonight to
hope that the traffic paralysis in the
Middle West and extreme sluggishness
in the West would be relieved mater;
ially within a few days.
MOB TAKES NEGRO FROM
JAIL AND BURNS HIM
y
Father of Murdered Girl Headed Mob
of Several Hundred AVhieh Storm
ed the Jail.
HaiVilhurst. Miss.. Jan. 17. A mob
of; several hundred citizens- of Hazel
hurst headed, it is said, by the father
of Miss Vera Willis, who was murder
ed near here late Tuesday, took Sim
Edwards, a negFO, from the county
jail early this morning and burned
him.
Mr. Willis, according to the county
officers, asked the privilege of pour
ing on the negro the oil which wa
used to burn him'l The lynching took
place about a mile and a kalf west of
Hazelhurst, near the scene of the mur
der. The mob began its endeavors to se
cure entrance to the jail about 11:30
o'clock last night and used crowhars
and battering rams, which did consid
erable damage to the building.
Edwards was arrested early yester
day after shoes found in his cabin
near the place where Miss Willis was
killed, had been fitted o his feet Blood
was found on his feet, it was said.
Three other negroes who were ir
jail charged with complicity in the
murder were not molested.
Edwards confessed to the crime to
twelve men who entered his cell. Aft
er he had been taken outside the Jail
he repudiated the confession, sayinr
he had told the story hoping it would
go easier with him. .
FUEL ADMINISTRATION URGED
TO TAKE CONTROL OF WOOD.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 16. Resolutions
urging that the federal fuel administra
tion take control of and regulate the
price of wood were adopted at a meet
ing here today called by Dr. L. G. Hard
man, fuel administrator for Georgia.
The conference was for the announced
purpose of considering a plan for estab
lishment of a zone system for the dis
tribution of coal in nine southern
states. This matter, however, was not
acted upon owing to the absence of a
number of state fuel- administrators
invited to the -mee'ting to discuss the
plan. !
'F. S. Baker, representative of the
federal forestry bureau, urged a great
er production of fuel wood and the use
of more wood as fuel.
Won AIl-Agre Stake.
-Calhoun, Ala., Jan. 1U. Comanche
Bap,' owned by William Zeigler, Jr., of
New York, won the all-age stake of the
National field trials club Wednesday
at the club' preserves at Calhoun and
with it the 4500 in Liberty Bonds giv
en aa first prise.
MACHINISTS
GERMAN MILITARISTS i
MEET WITH WAVE OF
OPPOSITION AT HOME
r
Seventeen Ship workers
Perish When Two Skiffs
Go Down in Midstream
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 16. Seventeen
men, six of whom were whites and
the remainder negroes, are known
to have perished late today when
two skiffs in which they were being
towed by a ferry- across the estuary
channel here upset in midstream and
sank. None of the bodies had been
recovered late tonight. :
The men were returning from
their work at the Tampa Shipbuild
ing & Engineering company and
both boats, it was said, were loaded
to their capacity. A launch passed
the skiffs in the middle of the chan
nel, throwing waves, into the boats,
causing .both, to ship water.
The skiffs, according to witnesses,
sank rapidly, leaving virtually no
opportunity for the meii to get free
from one another. Several of those
who perished could not swim and
carried down their companions in
their efforts to remain afloat until
the launch could reach them.
Delegation, Representing Every
Craft in the Country, On
Way to Washington
WILL CALL ON PRESIDENT
Statement Says Packer Have Brae
ly Repudiated" the Agreement En
tered Into Through Mediation
Christmas Day.
Chicago, Jan. 16. The Immediate
taking over of all the ; packing plants
in the United States will be urged
upon Presiednt Wilson by a delega
tion representing every craft in the
United States and headed by John
Fitzpatrick,- president ' of the Chicago
federation of labor, which departed
for Washington tonight. A; statement
issued' by representatives of the em
ployes said:
"The organized packers of the coun
try have refused to meet us or co-op
erate with us in any manner in this
great world crisis. They have brazen
ly repudiated the solemn i agreement
entered into between the president
and ourselves through his mediation
commission upon last Christmas
morning.
"The packing, industry -is the most
vital and important one In the na
tion. To permit this authority durin?
the progress of a world war to re
main in the private hands of a very
few men would not . only, be ridicu
lous from the standpoint of govern
mental policy but highly daffgerous to
the cause of civilization and world de
mocracy for which we are struggling."
The workers will propose to Presi
dent Wilson that - in case the plants
are taken over they will enlist as the
first members of America's industrial
army and will guarantee the govern
ment full handed equipment for every
packing plant in the United States.
They also propose to leave all condi
tions, of employment and wages to the
government.
ONLY EIGHT BRITISH
VESSELS SENT DOWN
Marked Decrease In the Number of
Ships Sunk By Submarines Shown
in Last Report.
London, Jan.' 16. Another marked
decrease in the sinkings of British
merchantmen by mine or submarine in
the past week is noted in the report of
the admiralty issued tonight. In this
period only six mberchantmen of 1,600
tons or over were sunk and in addition j
two merchantmen under 1,600 tons and!
. . . i .
two fishing vessels j
. . . ... ;
In the previous week the admiralty?
reported the loss by mine or submarine
of .18 merchantmen of 1,600 tons oi
over, three -merchantmen under that
tonnage and four fishing vessels. The
report of January 2 gave the sinkings
as 21, eighteen, being 1,600 tons or
over. v
"MOVIE" MEN AT RALEIGH.
N. C. Association fn Mid-Winter Ses
sionDiscuss War Taxes.
(Special Star Telegram.) i -
Raleigh. Jan. 16. The North Caro
lina association of moving picture ex
hibitors was in session here this after
noon and tonight. P. W. Wells, o
Wilmington, is president, and Henry E.
Varner. of Lexington, secretary and
treasurer.
The meeting continues tomorrow,
special consideration being given, to
what are considered to be excessive
war taxes. There are 25 "picture opera
tors here for the conferenc, which is a
mid-winter affair . without . social fea
tures. : '
URGE TAKING OVER
OF PACKING PLANTS
Ambitions of Pan-Germans, As. Set
Forth in Brest-Litovsk Peace
i Terms, Are Assailed
MEETINGS ARE BROKEN UP
Chancellor to be. Permitted to De
. liver Address on Germany's
War Alms Friday
HUNGARIAN CABINET QUITS
Italians Frustrate Counter-At
tacks by the Enemy
(Associated Press War Summary).
Although the peace pourparlers
between the Bolsheviki arid the
Teutonic allies have been resumed
at Brest-Litovsk, the peace by
agreement section of the German
populace and some of the newspa
pers continue their, expressions of
dissatisfaction with' the ambitions
of the pan-Germanists and the
terms that have been advanced by
the German; delegates at Brest
Litovsk as the basis for a peace.
Factions Still At Odds.
; Amsterdam dispatches announce tnat
an understanding has been reached
between the politlcal and military par
ties in Germany on the basis of tne
Russian program of no annexations
or indemnities In the east and leaving
to Field Marshal Von Hindenburg in
case of a German victory the liberty
of dealing with possible annexations
in, the west, but thie evidence tends to
show that- the factions are still at
odds. .1 '
; j Meetings Broken Up.
Additional meetings, at which speak
ers endeavored to outline the view
point of the militaristic element, have
been broken up ' and f it is announced
that Chancellor Von Hertlfng is to be
permitted to deliver his delayed ad
dress on Germany's war aims to the
main committee of the reichstag next
Friday, for which the country has
been clamoring. I -. .
' Hungarian Cabinet Quits.
Adding to the political strife in Ger
many and Austria comes the announce
ment of the resignation of the Hun
garian cabinet, due to the conduct of'
the; war. Failure to obtain adequate
support for the! military program put
forward by the cabinet is given as
the; reason for the resignation of the
ministry. The program included the
formation of ah independent Hunga
rian army which Emperor Charles ve
toed. ':
Rupture With Rumania Threatened.
The situation between Russia and
Rumania apparently is growing acute.
On demand of the American ambassa
dor and the heads of the other diplo
matic ! missions accredited to Russia,
the Bolshevik authorities have releas
ed the Rumanian minister and the at
taches of the Rumanian legation who
were arrested Saturday. The council
of national commissioners of Russia
now has sent an ultimatum to Rumania
calling for the immediate release of
members of, the Bdlshevikl arrested
recently in Rumania. A rupture of re
lations with Rumania and "most en
ergetic military measures" are threat
ened for non-compliance within 24
hours.
Teutonic. Efforts Fall.
Except in the Italian theatre the!
military . activities are still confined
to small affairs carried out by raiding
parties and bombardments on various
sectors. The Austro-Germans both in
the mountain region of northern Italy
and around the lower Piave river have
made: vicious counter-attacks, after
heavy preparatory artillery work, to
recapture the positions wrested from
; them early in. the week
All the at-
tempts were without result. r
' Enemy Airplanes Shot Down.
Again there !has been considerable
aerial activity in this region in which
five- enemy airplanes were sent to
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at0rs and the : other by anti-aircraft
k,.,,,....
Only eight i British merchantmen
were sunk by mine or submarines last
week. These figures given out by the
British admiralty in its weekly state
ment! of shipping losses shows a great
decrease In the number of vessels sent
to; the bottom as compared with th"
record for the two previous. weeks in
each of which the aggregate rwas 21.
ASSISTANT BANK EXAMINER
WAS NAMED YESTERDAY
(Special Star Telegram)
Raleigh, N. C; Jan. 16. The corpor
ation commission this afternoon elect
ed W. H. Woolard as assistant state
bank examiner to succeed Herbert .L.
Newbold, who resigned to become
cashier of the National bank of Lum
toerton, Mr. Woolard is cashier of the
Bethel Banking and Trust Company,
of Bethel, Pitt county He will take
tup his bank examiner duties FehfuaYy, .
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