BELGRADE FALLS
p AFTER LONG SIEGE
lastriNs tiftin Strviu Capita) lftn
Sii|i Which His LisM Siaci Thi
BIGGEST RESULT OF WAR
Germany Increase! Her War Credit.
No Declaive Vlctorlee Reported
Cither In Poland Or Weet ?
Belgrade has fallen. After spasmod
ic attacks by the Austrian* ever since
the beginning of the war, the Servl
ans were dually repulsed and forced
to evacuate their capital. This has
marked one of the most important
steps in the war.
As the whole war resulted from an
embrogllo between Austria and Servla
arising over the right of Austrian Ju
rists to tit la Servian oourts during
the investigation of the assassination
of the Austrian grand duke, the final
selsure of the Serb capital is contend
ed in some of the diplomatic circles
as the high water marlf which should
bring the great conflict to an end.
No other decisive victories have
been reported. The Berlin war office
has issued a statement to the effect
that all reports contained in the en.
emy's press of Teutonic losses either
in the east or west are untrue. It is
known, however, that the campaign in
Poland is being bitterly fought.
The Russians declare they are near
' ly in control of Gallcla, of which Cya
cow is the capital. The French are
claiming successes in the Argonne re
gion and west of Dlxmude.
An Important conference of the dip
lomats of the Latin American repub
lics has been called In Washington,
over which Secretary of State Bryan
will preside. The purpose of this
meeting will be to seriously consider
ways and means of preventing bellig
erent war vessels from travel in pan
American waters.
Another feature of the week's devel
opments which may have considerable
effect on the European war situation
is the inquiry Secretary of State Bry
an has made of Charles M. Schwab,
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com.
pany, whether his concern is going to
manufacture submarines for the bel
ligerents. On Mr. Schwab's return
from Europe recently it was an
- nounced he had secured contracts
from the British government amount
ing to $100,000,000. Secretary Bryan
hss quoted Mr. Schwab the law which
would forbid the fulfillment of the
contracts. The steel magnate will sub
mit his position In writing to the sec
retary within a few days.
Although harassed by the Russian
Cossacks, the German forces are re
ported to hare barely escaped the hor
rible death trap laid for them by the
Slavonic troops in northern Poland.
Official news from Poland countin
ues to be scanty, but the messages
that have come state that both ar
mies are claiming successes, and it
has been impossible tor the news cen
sors to tell how the terrible battle that
is ntging between Muscovites and Teu
tons is going. Of Its Intensity, how
ever, there can be no doubt.
This great battle, perhaps the Hero
est struggle of the present war and
> likely since Napoleon's-, strategic vio
tory at Jena, is being fought out right
under the eyes of the rules of the op
posing lines, for both the kaiser and
the csar of all the Russian are at the
head of their respective camps.
The king of England is in Prance,
the king of Belgium is with his gal
lant but unfortunate soldiers. Presi
dent Poincare is on the battlefield
with General Joffre in Alsape, so that
the head of 'virtually every govern
ment engaged in war is on the scene
to participate in the direction of the
struggle that is going to change the
map of Europe. \
The theater of war seems, to have
entirely been shifted to the Polish
border so far as the German activi
ties are' concerned, for all energies
are now bent on keeping the Musco
vites back on their own territory and
stopping their invasion of Prussia.
A horrible battle is reported to be
la progress with the kaiser at the
head of his troops. Neither Petro
grad nor Berlin are claiming any de
cisive victories. The Slavs,-however,
* declare they have defeated the Aus
trlans at Cracow, the Gallclan capital,
and that the city la pow In flames..
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General De Wet Captured
London.?Gen. Christian De Wet, the
leader of the rebellion of the Union
of South Africa, has been captured,
according to a Pretoria* official dis
patch to the Reuters. General De Wet
rose to fame as commander-in-chief of
the Orange Free State forces in the
8outh African war. Starting as a bur
gher in the Heilbron commando, be
later was appointed commandant at
Ladyrmith and was sent to relieve
General Conje as second in command.
When General Conje surrendered, De
Wet was made commander-in-chief.
Bryan Tell* Schwab The Xaw
Washington.?The United States
government formally Inquired of the
Bethlehem Steel company If the firm
Intended to construct submarines for
use 4jf European belligerents. Charles
M Sdbwab, president of the company;
and' other officials of the concern, In
response to an Invitation from the
state department, explained orally
their position and agreed to submit It
in writing In a few days. In the
meantime neither they nor the state
department officials would disclose the
extent of the company's activities.1*
Italian Parliament Watched -
Rome.?The Italian parliament reas
sembled and Us deliberations are
awaited with anxiety as this is consid
ered the gravest moment for Italy
since unification. Four hundred and
fifty deputies and 300 senators are In
Rome to attend the session. Premier
Saiandra, presenting the new cabinet,
will make a statement concerning the
ministerial policy. It will deal with lta
ly's attitude toward the was and pre
mter will explain the reasons that ac
tuate the government In maintaining
farmed and watchful Neutrality." i
TK DOM OF MANY REVOLUTIONS
SAlTIMORf AMtftICA*.
Peace?Mercy me! I'm no eooner in than I'm out I
i
London.?Belgrade, until the out
break of the war Servla's capital, la
now occupied by Austrian troops. The
Servians previously had evacuated the
city.
Thup, on the sixty-sixth anniversary
of the reign of Emperor Francis Jo
seph, who is again reported seriously
111, and four months after the out
break of the war, his generals report
one of the most Important successes
they have obtained.
Belgrade frequently was bombarded
early In the war and but for the neces
sity that compelled Austria to send
troops against Russia must have fallen
an easy prey to Servla's big neighbor.
First forces Insufficient
Apparently Austria miscalculated
the nature of the Servian opposition
and oaly after Bosnia was Invaded did
she send a sufficient force against the
Servians to drive them balk. Now
they are being forced backward and
are eagerly looking for the advance of
the Russians Into Hungary to afford
them relief.
Russia has been sending Cossack
raiding parties through the Carpath
ians to divert Austria's attention, but
the dual monarchy seemingly is deter
mined to finish with Servla first
Battle In Poland Raging
This, however, Is only a small affair
compared with what Is going-on in
north Poland. There the German army,
which, aided by reinforcements, es
caped from the ring the Russians had
farced around It has formed a new
front and at some points has resumed
I the offensive. The Germans assert that
In these maneuvers they made 80,060
prisoners.
The Russians, In a statement Issued
through Rome, say their captures very
greatly exceed this number. All agree
that losses have been heavy and that
the battle still is undecided as It prob
ably will be for some days.
For a moment, the allies are some
what disappointed that the realisation
of a great Russian victory is denied
them. They take some consolation in
that the German attempt to piece the
Russian lines has failed, and that, suf
fering from heavy losses, the Germans
are compelled to weaken their armies
elsewhere.
The Russian report says the fight
ing has lost some of Its violence and
Indicates progress for Russion troops
south of Lodx. It Is unofficially re
ported that the Russians are "nearly
In Cracow."
French Back To 8tay
Parts.?General Joffre. on a recent
visit to Thann, Alsace, was welcomed
In the name of France Alsatians gath
ered there. "We have some hack for
good." declared General Joffre; "you
are FrenchmenJorever."
/
To Attack British Flest
London.?Telegraphing from Copen.
hagen, The Dally Mall's correspondent
says: Realising Great Britain's prepon
derance in (lreadnaughts, work at the
German theory appears to be that the
trated on the construction of subma
rines and aircraft and also on what
are called "floating batteries." The
German theory apears to be that the
British fleet can be beaten by launch
Ing against It a huge submarine and
air attack. It Is reported that the Ger
man fleet haB a^aln steamed Into the
North sd|.
Appeal Made For Jew*
New York.?The greatest crisis the
Jewish people hare faced in modern
times now confronts that race, in th?
opinion of the American Jewish reliel
committee for suffefefi Of the war
This committee issued an appeal toi
funds to aid impoverished Jews in tht
European nations at war. It was a tat
ed that more than >,000.000 Jews llv<
wHhtiflhe area of conflict and that 0,
000.000 of-them are lni the actual wai
zone in Poland, Gallcla and along thi
whole Russian frontier. The appea
for funds Uurgent.
Half Million Msn On Servian Borde
London.?A Petrograd dispatch. t<
The Times, describing Servian plight
says: Austria has half a million mei
on the Servian front, bat the Servian
were informed of this in time and re
treated Into positions more con vet
lent tor defense.
Germane Flee To Interior
London.?About 100,900 fugitive
front Eaat Prussia have been sent t
Sefaleswig-Holstein and Hanover an
more than double this number is bctn
cared for In t^e Interior of Qermaci
'V.T
Vote Big War Cradtt
Berlin?With one dissenting rote,
that of Herr Llebknecht, Socialist, the
relchstag roted a new war credit of
*1,259,000,000.
The president of the chamber's
speech dwelt on the unity and patriot
ism of the German people and com
mented appreciatively on the large
number of relchstag members serving
at the front. Of the progress of the
war the president said:
"Japan joined our enemies from a
desire to seise as booty the monument
to German culture In the far east. On
- the other hand we have found an ally
in Turkey, as all the Moslem people,
who wish to throw off the English
yoke and shatter the foundations of
England's colonial power. ' Under the
banner of our army and Our fleet we
will continue."
French Success Claimed
Paris.?The following official com
munication was Issued by the war of
fice: "In Belgium, a violent bombard
ment of Lampernlsse, west of Dix
mude, has taken place. In the Argonne
region the enemy has blown up by a
mine the salient northwest of the for
est of LaOrurle. On the whole, we
are developing progress on that part
of the front. In Alsace. our troops
have taken the towns of Aspach-Ue
Haut and Aspach-Le-Bas. southeast of
Thann. On the rest of the front there
Is nothing to report"
Pan-American Neutrality
Washington. ? Grave controversies
between nations of Sooth America and
European belligerents led to the call
ing of a conference of the governing
board of the pan-American Union. Be
fore this board, comprising diplomatic
representatives here of twenty Ameri
can republics, with the secretary of
Btate of the United States as chairman
ex-otfldo, will come various sugges
tions made by Argentina, Chile,, Peru.
Uruguay and Ecuador for a stronger
assertion of the eights of neutrals and
the exclusion of belligerent warships
from American waters.
Great Losses For Germans
Petrograd.?The following official
communication was Issued from gen
eral headquarters:
Stubborn engagements continue In
the direction of Lowlct. A German
attempt to advance in the region of
Rsessow has been repulsed with great
losses to the Germans.
On the rest of the front along the
left bank of the Vistula an artillery
engagement took place November 29.
During the first half of November
we'captured In all 50,000 Austro-Hun
garian soldiers and 500 officers.
At Plock (Poland) the Russian
troops seised machine guns and muni
tions. X
Fleet lir*feouth Atlantic
Montevideo, Uruguay.?The recent
reports that the German fleet Is now
In the south Atlantic appear to have
been confirmed here. It Is also ru
mored that a powerful British fleet is
nearby. Interruption of British ship
ping and the outfitting of German mer
chant ships with supplies were ac
i cepted here as 'cdhfirmatory of re
ports of the approach of the German
fleet, which Is now believed to be off
the mouth of the river Plata. The
I Patagonia Is loaded with provisions,
the Sierra Cordoba with coed.'
King George To Front
i London.?The official press bureau
> announced that King George has gone
> to France to visit the general head
t quarters of the British expeditionary
. force. The king was accompanied by
" bis private secretary, Baron Stamford
) ham; his equerry. Major Wigram, and
? other members of his suite.
I i
Belgian Queen III
r Rotterdam.?The newspaper Maas
) bode learns that Queen Elisabeth of
I Belgium Is 111 and confined to her bed.
Her illness is due to overwork.
r Cracow In Flames
3 Milan.?The siege of Cracow has be
; gun, according to a correspondent ol
? the newspaper Corrlere Delia Sera,
s who is with the Muscovite army, Hs
i- wires that the Russians are bomhnrd
h Ing the torts with their heavy siege
guns and that one of the suburbs ol
the city 1% reported to be in Dames.
a Detain German Ship
o Lima. Pent.?The German steamer
d Memphis has arrived in Coronal add
g will be detained until the end of thi
r. war. She belongs to the Kosmos Una
RUSSIAN VICTORY
IN BATTLE OF LODZ
GERMAN ADVANCE ON WARSAW
HAS SEEMINGLY BEEN A
A FAILURE.
CRACOW 18 NOW ENCIRCLED
Russian Artnlaa Gsthsrsd About FseS
raaa But May Not Aaaault Pro
ffering to Coop Garriaon.
London.?Reliable news of the pro
gress of the battle in Poland, which
continues to monopolise Interest, still
is lacking. An unofficial dispatch
from Petrograd says the battle of
Lods has snded In success for the
Russians, but this statement contra
dicts the Berlin official report, which
says ths German offensive in Poland
is taking its normal course.
The fact Is that fighting In this re
gion hae developed into such a /nib
ble that it is almost Impossible to
follow It. The most Important fac
tor tram .the Allies viewpoint Is that
the German advance on Warsaw
seemingly has not succeeded In Ms
object, nor has it diverted the Rus
sians from their forward movement
through the Carpathians and on to
the plains of Hungary or against the
fortress of Cracow around which they
are drawing a closer ring of men and
artillery.
Taking into consideration the case
of Prxemysl which has held out eo
long against the Russian attack, mili
tary men do not look, for the early
fall of Cracow and are inclined to
believe armlet of Emperor Nicholas
will endeavor to keep the large Aus
trian force inside the fortress and en
ter Silesia from the eoutheaat.
- Much depends, however, on the bat
tle being fought w\th such Intensity
further north between the Rivers Vis
tula and Warta and In which all agree
the loasea on both sides have been
heavy. There la an inclination to be
lieve that had there been probability
of an early anccess for the Germans
In this field Emperor William, who
baa returned to Berlin, would have
remained to witness the victory.
The battle in the east appears t?
be at a standstill.
HELD FOR^ STEALING NEWS.
Associated Press Dlspatchss Arc Pur
loined Goods.
New York.?? grand Jury returned
indictments against H. L. Under, Jss.
Rico end William If. Patton (or
wrongfully obtaining possession of
sad wrongfully revealing the contents
of telegraphic messages sent out by
the Associated Press. Such acts con
stitute violations of Section 552 of
the Penal Laws of New York.
Under, a telegraph operator, em
ployed by the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, and. stationed in the office of
the New York Globe, was released
under bill of $1,000. Rice, a telegraph
manager of the New Yofk News Bu
reau, was released under ball of 16.
004. Patton, who conducts a sporting
news service known as the Tri-Dally
Sporting Bulletin, was locked up In
default of $5,000 ball. '
Arrange International Finances.
London.?Great Britain baa reached
an agreement with Russia whereby
England in consideration of a ship
ment of $40,000,000 from Russia will
arrange with the Bank of England to
discount, under guarantee of the Brit
ish government a further amount of
$60,000,000 in Russian treasury bills.
The rate of discount will be on the
basis of the rate at which Great Brit
ain has borrowed for her own needs.
1 1 ' ?
Officers Killed.
Lotldon.?In a casulty list made
public. Captain The Hon. Arthur An
neeley of the Tenth Hussars, is re
ported killed and Lieutenant Lord
Charles Sackvllle Pelham Worsley
missing.
I Colorado Prohibition.
Denver, Col.?Statewide prohibition
carried In Colorado by a majority of
11,57$, according to tbe official can
vas ' compiled. The vote for the
measure wss 129,58$ against 118,017.
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Cotton Fund Calls Raceivad.
Washington.?The cotton loan com
mittee announced that the conference
here with chairmen of state commit
tees will be held December 14 instead
of December 15. .as previously an
nounced. W P. G. Hardlpg. chair
man of the state oomiqftegs indicate
' general interest in the loan hind and
large number of applications for
loans. Letters have been sent to
state chairmen asking them to call
meetings of state committees immedi
ately for organization and appoint
ment of local committee#.
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Germans Repulse All Attack*.
Berlin, via wireless to London.?
The French troop* In Flander* are
repeatedly attacking the German line,
the official statement given out
at the war office which add* that these
assaults have been repulsed. The
statement follows: "In the western
theater of war, French attacks against
our troops in Flander* were repeated
ly repulsed, a* they were also In the
erglon northwest of Altkirch, where
losses. Our offensive in Poland 1*
taking a normal course."
Kltchener-Cobb Interview Incorrect.
London.?The Press Association an
nounced that it had been Informed
officially with reference to an Inter
view purporting to have beep had by
Irvin 8. Cobb with Lord Kitchener
which was printed in the United
States, then cabled to London and
published here, "that the language is
not that of Lord Kitchener and that
bt* lordship's official representative
expresses surprise that It Uhouid have
Seen regarded possible that Lord
Kitchener need such expression."
mm INSTATE
MAKE LARGE YIELDS
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM SUB j
MITE LENGTHY REPORT TO
AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
ri ? *,
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review of ttio Lau?t now* Gathered
Around the Stat* Capitol That
Will Be of Intaraat to Our flaadart
Ovar North Carolina.
Raleigh.
Declaring that tha closing jrear had
boon one of large yields for almost
evary crop raised In the stale for com
merce. Ms), w. A. Graham, commis
sioner of agriculture, submitted to the
board in annaal session, a lengthy re
port and review of the activities of the
department aid the farming Inter
eats of the state. Commissioner Gra
ham estimates the cotton crop at 1,
000,000 bales which la 160,000 more
bales than generally grown In this
state. Except for the low price for
the staple, the farmers of the state
would be In good Bnanclal condition,
and despite this low price, the state Is
better of^ than ever before, the com
missioner says.
Commissioner Graham estimates
the corn crop at 60,000,000 bushels
six millions more than last year, and
the wheat crop at 8.000,000 bushels.
The corn supply Is 6,000,000 bushels
In excess of home consumption and
the wheat supply about 4.004,000
bushels less than la used In the state.
Oats, peanuts, sweet potatoes and
apples, he asserts, are all One, Irish
potatoes being the only short crop.
Four years ago $40,000,000 was sent
out of the state for food supplies, but
the commissioner believes the amount
has declined to $24,000,000 this
year. He observes that more food
supplies are being produced each year
and he has hopes that the result will
be more gratifying each year. Hun
drds of additional acres have been
sowed to small grain, and the com
missioner estimates that there will be
conslderablo shrinkage In the sale of
fertilizers next spring. For this rea
son be urges the board to retrench,
as the department depends on the
revenue derived from the tax on fer
tilisers. Major Graham believes that
an unusually large crop of tobacco
will be produced next year, and that
the following year, because of lower
prices, this acreage win be curtailed
Just as 14 the case with cottqn now.
Commissioner Graham refers to his
efforts to aid In the marketing of the
cotton crop, and again brings up the
Question of new Quarters for the de
partment, The State's exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition, he says,
has been abandoned owing to the
war. The report deals briefly with
complaints of fertilisers, and urges
that a standard be established In
each oounty. Soil surveys have been
completed during the year of For
syth, Bladen, Union, Rowan. Wake
and Lincoln, and work will be pushed
In Wayne, Wilson, Columbns and Hal-"
lfax counties during the winter. The
commissioner suggests a division of
soils in order to get better results In
this work.
O'Henry Memorial Tablet Unveiled.
One night's eeaston of the North
Carolina Literary and Historical As
sociation was devoted to O. Henry
William Sidney Porter, the unveiling
of a handsome bronse memorial to O.
Henry on the main stairway in the
new Administration building being a
special feature. First, there was a
?superb address on the life and writ
ings of 0. Henry by Dr, C. Alphonso
Smith of thb University of Virginia,
who waa a playfellow of Porter in
Greensboro. V
The bronse memorial waa present
ed to the state by Dr. Archibald Hen
derson in a beautiful tribute to thla
famous North Carolina author. The
memorial waa unveiled by Miss Por
ter, daughter of 0. Henry, who was
here for the occasion, and acceptance
on the *art of the* state was by Gov.
Craig.
> TV?
Revenue Office Increases Force.
The increased work for Ai" eastern
district internal revenue force under
Collector J. W. Bailey brought about
by the operation of the special war
tax has brought about an Increase of
staff by the addition of two men to
the office force and two to the field
force, bringing the Held force up to
nine men. The new office men are
Lee C. Ashcraft and Phil J. Hays, the
latter of Moore county. The Held men
are John Morrison, of Rockingham,
Richmond county, and C. H. Jenkins,
of Tarboro.
The Fire Ineurance Roport.
In hie forthcoming department bul
letin Commissioner of Ineurance
Jamee R. Young will ear of the re
cent report of its nndlnga as to the
conduct of Sre ineurance companies
in North Carolina: "The report of
the special committee on Are Insur
ance is an able one; has been prepar
ed after considerable work and study
and is well worthy of careful consid
eration by the be^slature and the
people. The reforms suggested are
earnestly desired by all, and there is
only the queetlo.nof thd best way."
Complete Vanderbllt Reserve Survey.
Eighteen surveyors employed by the
United States Government who have
been engaged in surveying the'Plsgah
Forest tract of timber lands for the
past few months completed their
work. They state thdt the survey
Just complettd is similar in many re
spects to that made coder the Su
pervision of Odorge W. Vanderbllt
when )ie purchased the property. The
Vanderbllt surrey was m^de with a
needle while the Government corps
a suu SlFvojr, a very neuceie in
strument.
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Te Urge Raising of Eatable Crape.
The raising of mora foodstuff crop a
and laaa cotton la the theme which
the abort couraa In agriculture at A.
and M will praach (hie winter. The
course trill begin on January 11 and
will continue for the following -four
weeks. The prospectus at the coarse
will be off the preee soon. Qsrd
eaing. poultry raising, corn growing
nbd a general summary of how to
bast utilise the soil for r bat there la
la tt will be topics of apodal empha
sis.
Special preparations are being
made by the college authorltiee ta
care for the large number of farmers
expected to be here. It is thought
that the course this year will be bat
tar attended than -for a number' of
rears past. Although "hard times"
are Being cried tar and wide over the
country, the Instruction given wHI be
well worth the pries. Corn raising
will be n topic of discuss toe, a topic
which the whole state la more or lass
Interested. Last year there ware
elxty-flve farmers attending the course
and Indications at this time Indicate
that the attendance will be equally
aa good this year, judging from the
large number of requests which have
been received at the college for the
bulletins.
Dr. B. P Kaupp, poultry lecturer
and the author of a number of books
on poultry dleeaaas, le at the college
and will have charge of the poultry
department this year. Dr. Kaupp has
already assumed his duties as Instruc
tor In the eollege end director of ex
periment station work In poultry. He
ie how planning for the eoume which
will be offered to the farmers in
poultry In connection with the winter
course.
Supreme Court Dollvoro 18 Docialono
Eighteen appeal* were decided hy
the supreme court In the weekly de
livery of opinions which were dellved
In the following order:
McNeill vs. Atlantic Coast Line,
Cumberland, no error; State ?* Tripp,
Durham, affirmed; MeAdams vs. Trust
Company, Alamance, reversed; Gann
vs. Spencer, Stokes, new trial; Faust
vs. Roberta, Union, no error; State
vs. Williams, Mecklenburg, no error;
'South. Atlantic Waste Company vs.
Raleigh, Charlotte A Southern Rail
way, Mecklenburg, no error as to de
fendant's appeal, affirmed as to plain
tiff's appeal; Watts vs. Seaboard Air
Line, Mecklenburg, affirmed; Page vs.
Page, Polk, appeal dismissed; Page
vs. Page, Polk, separate appeal, no
error; McLaurln vs. Mclntyro. Scot
land. affirmed.. Evans vs. Seaboard
Air Line, Anson, affirmed; Withers
vs. Solomon, Rowan, no error; Ted
der vs. Deaton, Montgomery, no error;
Barger vs. Alter, Iredell, no error;
International Waste Company vs. Mc
Elroy, et al., Yancey, petition for
certlorl denied, afppeal dismissed. ?
Judge Clark Muet Keep Off Grass.
The case of the "straight and nar
row path" for Chief Justice Walter
Clark around the Horne Monument
to the Women of the Confederacy that
has raised such a stir here the past
few weeks, le now a closed Incident,
and the ladles who led the opposi
tion tooths walk In the t enaction*
fight tor It that the Chief Justice has
made, are the victors. The walk-way
trill not be built and for a season at
least the Chief Jostles br anyohe else
whowould presume to pass over the
lawn from the Bagley statu* to the
Horne monument will be met wtth a
warning placard: "Five Dollars Fine.
Keep Off the Grass."
The Governor and Board of Public
Buildings and Grounds spent much
time making a study of the matter and
giving the Chief Justice his final no
tice of the annulment of the original
order for the walk.
Urges Showing State's History.
Dr. Archibald Henderson of th*
University of North Carolina, presi
dent of the North Carolina 8tate Lit
erary and Historical Association. In
his address before the association
recommended that there be held dur
ing the coming year historic pageants
of the local episodes such as the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence at Charlotte, the founding
of Salem Academy of Wtnston-Salem,
the Woman's Tea Party at Edenton,
the revolt against the stamp act at
Wilmington and others, and that there
be a great combined' pageant in
Raleigh, combining these In some
thing of their chronological order af
ter their local presentation.
Checking Up Commodity Rates.
Freight Managers J. W. Psirrln of
the Atlantic Coast Line and B. D.
Kyle of the Norfolk Southern and
Assistant Freight Traffic Manager J.
F. Dalton of the eaboard Air Line
were here in. conference with the cor
poration commission, going through
the long list of special oommodlty
rates that the railroad companies had
discontinued but which the commis
sion baa ordered restored the check
ing up being with a view to weeding
out a great number which are obso
lete.
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Board Will 8hara Expense*.
The agricultural department will
discontinue the division of marketing
and consolidate several other offices.
The budget fo rthe past six months
was around $140,000. It is likely that
the budget for the next six months,
under the retrenchment plan, will not
be more than $100,000. One economy
effected Is through the consolidation
of the pure food and the oil inspec
tion divisions under W. M. Allen as
foM chemist, and a number of other
economics are likely to be applied.
Graham Has Good Report.
Commissioner of Agriculture Vt. A.
Graham Is rounding out his annual
and biennial reports for the General
Assembly and in preparation for the
annual meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture. He says that the re
ports wilt show great progress in the
work. One of the most gratifying ad
vances that will be reported, he says,
la the experiments being made in the
grading of cotton for the markets fot
the enlightenment of the farmers ?L
ihis respect through the co-operstioi,
of Ute Departments of Agriculture.
GROW MORE GRAIN ,
MID MISE CUTTLE
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AT ATE EXPERTS URGE THIS
UPON MECKLENBURG AND
SOUTHERN FARMERS.
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THE SOUTH IS THE PLACE .
Cheap Land, Fine Grazing, Ideal Cli
mate and Lang Seasons Make In
duatry Profitable.
Charlotte/?The growing of moro
grain end with that, aa a highly ee
eentlal corollary or adjunct, the rais
ing of cattle and hogs?wee the bur
den of the message brought to Meck
lenburg farmers and particularly the
members of the Boys' Corn Clube re
cently by Mr. T. E. Browne and other
officials of the state department of Ag
riculture who gathered In the city to
attend the annual meeting of the fed
erated corn clube of the county.
Crop diversification, Incentive tarm
kig. and better marketing methods
were all touched upon, the deelre of
those in charge being to emphasize a
more scientific, treatment of agricul
tural conditions throughout this sec
tion The Inevitable reeult from such
a policy would be to reduce the cot
.ton acreage which la Just now so ur
gently demanded.
In this connection the signed state
ment of Mr. J. W. O'Neal, a weU
known farmer of York county, jost
sooth of Mecklenburg, showing what
he did on land that Is not a bit batter
than Mecklenburg soil If as good, will
be of interest Writes Mr. O'Neal:
"Realising that the cotton farmer la
up against a "Very serious proposition
and believing that this may Ije of In
terest to nil of those who eontemp- "
late sowing oats, wheat cloter, etc..
I give below a' statement showing a
profit oa onto grown this year on my ~
farm. I will also state that the oata
ware planted with a one-horee drill
between the cotton rows on ordinary1
land without any preparation or fer
tilisers except aa application of soda,
aa given below. The number of scree
In this field waa 60. from which I
threshed 1,716 bushels at a coot so
follows:
Oats for seed?M bushels at
76 cents a bushel ? 67.60
II days for seeding .. >. 6.60
Cntttng cotton stalks 1-10
Harrowing oata 1.60
3,600 pounds of sods M OO
Applying soda ., ? 1.36
Harvesting oats .. 11.70
Hauling oats 11.60
Twine for tfetng 10-10
Threshing oats sad baling
straw i. ^ 14.73
Sacking oats for market .. .. 16.00
Interest on land?6 months at
7 per cent 14.00
Toll for threshing oata .. .. 71.40
Total $411-46
17700 bushels oats at 70 cents
a bushel $1,166.00
17 tons straw gt $10 a ton 170.00
Total $1,410.00
Less cost of production .. .. 411.46
Profit ? .. ..$1,038.61
160 Bushsls sn On* Aern.
Durham.?The official teport of the
corn club con teat showed that Henry
Shaw, the small son of a widowed
mother in the southern part of the
county won the first prise with 160
bushels of corn on an acre of land.
The second prize wss won by Adolph
us Ball, with 145 bushels of corn on
an acre of land.
Tfie reports were heard at the court
bouse, but It took till late In the even
lnc fcr all of the reports to be taken
on account of the fact that there was
a large dumber. Of the hundred or
more boys who went into ths contest
last spring fifty-seven reported at thai,
oourt house.'
These fifty-seven boys raised 3.S64
bushels of corn on their land, and had
an average of SiJl bushels ppr acre
per boy. A great deal pt Interest has
been manifested In the work of the
club during the past year, and over
a hundred and fifty boys and a score
of Uttle girls attended the meeting hi
the court house.
Will Ship Much Holly.
Newborn.?During the nezt two
weeks large ahipments of holly will
be made from this section of the
statd td Northern markets. These ,
shipments have already begfla and
will Increase from day to day as theL,
hdTIdays approach., The supply of ?
holly in Craven and adjoining coun
ties is said to be aome smaller this
year than was the ease last season,
but there will be enough to supply
all demands. It was feared by the
holly shippers that the war would ef
fect the bustnees but it has not.
Will Have Llva Stock Exhibit
States vllle.?At a meeting of live
stock breeders and others held here
It was decided to hold a livestock ex
hibit In Statesvllle January II In con
nection with the state livestock meet
ing.to be held here January It, 20 and
21. Arrangements had already been
made tot" a horse and colt show in
connection with the livestock meeting,
and a large, premium list has been
secured and now It is decided to mske
the livestock show a general one, .In
cluding horses, mules, colts, cows,'
calves, sheep, hogs, etc.
North Carolina Sends Chsck, $1,500.
New York.?August Belmont, treas
urer of the National Committee of
Mercy, received a cheek for 21,509
from J. M. Rankin, treasurer of the
North Carolina Committee of Mercy.
This mcney was raised, by a committee
appointed by Qovefnof'Craig to help
feed starving women and children
made destitute by the war In Europe.
The National committee la sending
this week, 220,000 worth of foodstuffs
to Belgium. 21,500 to suffering Bel
gians in London, and 21.000 to bujr
shoes for children la France.
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