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BUILDINGS WERE WRECKED
Bfifleen Citizens Kilted In fiiefle?All
Aerial Aatailanu Made Eaeape
From French Guna
London.?Four German aeroplane*,
P hare flown several times over the city
get Dunkirk recently, dropping bombs
f aa they went Soldiers tn the streets
?.toad on the machines and one Taube
seemed to be hit, bat all got safely
, The official returns of the casualties
?Ji ahow that fifteen persons were killed
and thirty-two wounded. The bombs
were Ailed With shrapnel.
X - For half an hour the whole city
K crackled with rifle shots and bombs,
which threw up dense clouds of black
amoke. No sooner did one aeroplane
V* seem to depart than another arrived.
|| DuUdlngs in ail parts of the city were
as I aminil i il
Wr?CKf CU. ? _j
The first bomb fell on the fortlflca
tiona, two more near the railway sta
* tion and many others In different parts
of* the town and In the suburb of
Rosendaell and the districts of Coude
? kerque and Furnes. One child bad an
arm blown off and an old woman was
killed outright
?f The fifth aeroplane remained as sen.
try outside the town ready to attack
any of the allies' aeroplanes that
Imght seek to repel the air assailants,
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BELGIAN8 FILE PROTEST
^ Belgian Minister At Washington Files
Protest With United States -
psjaew Against Germany
Waaka^(^?ThaJBfllilie minister
Sled with tie itafe dep3?ent a pro
WWat SBslnst the requisitioning by Ger
. man military authorities in Belgium
of merchandise worth about 57,000,
, 000 francs. He asserted that the Ger
man policy means "the ruin of in- j
duatry la Belgium."
The .protest set forth that the goods
were not taken for use of Germany,
;;; and that consequently the selsure was
H'in yiolation of the fourth Hague con
vention. The Belgian minister issued
this statement: "The German authorl
j,". ties have put into requisition against
a single receipt and without mention
ing the value of the same, the follow
? lag merchandise, to be awarded to
Germany, and which- belongs to pri
; vate parties: In Antwerp, cotton for
the value of 11,000,000 francs; rubber,
2,500,000; woolen, 0,000,000, and leath.
er 10,400,000 francs. In Ghent, cotton
I nets, tax and other raw materials, 8,
| 500,00 francs. In Charlerol, copper,
* 1,500,000; tool machine, 12,000.000
} francs. In Duffel, nickel, 1,000,000
franca. In Valines, canned goods, $2,
600,000.
"These measuers are In opposition
with the articles SO and 52 of the
^/fourth convention of The Hague, in ac
cordance with which private property
must be respected and requisition can
> not be claimed otherwise than for
. the needs of the army of occupation.
These measures involve the ruin of
the Industry in Belgium.
SHIPPING BILL REPORT
Secretary Redfleld Recommends Mer
chant Shipping Bill Be Puahed
Through
Washington.? Initiating the aggres
. alee fight to be waged in congress
tor passage of the government ship
' purchase bill, to tree American com
merce from Kuropean var limitations.
: majority members of the senate com
merce committee filed a report rec
ommending the measure in vigorous
? terms and transmitting a commenda
! tnry letter from Secretary of Com
jj merce Redfleld
' 'The committee report, filed by Act
tag Chairman Fletcher, quoted the re
port submitted by Secretaries McAdoo j
and Redfleld, shoving enormous In '
"creases In ocean transportation rates
since the war began and attendant
' falling off of ocean tonnage facilities.
The committee predicted that enact
' meat of the ship purchase bill would
go Car to relieve that situation.
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France's New Aerial Fleet
New Tort?France Is building two
f great fleets of aircraft, armed with
' cannon, darts and bombs, with which
to invade Germany In the spring, ae
. .cording to Pedro Chapa, a Mexican
aviator, who arrived here from Eu
rope on the Cunard liner Carpathla.
Ejnadred* of armored biplanes, each
Carrying a small cannon and bombs,
end numerous monoplanes, equipped
with bombs and steel darts, will be
reedy to sweep across the German
frontier when winter Is past, Chapa
ESIKl^'
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b Grants Fifty-Five Pardons
Columiiin. ? S. C.?Governor Bleaae
granted cemeney to fifty-five state
prisoners. Twentv-etght were serving
terms for homicide, seventeen having
been sentenced originally to life im
prisonment. Sixteen full pardons,
|f$,S|renty-fc*ir paroles and fifteen com
mutations are included In the list. The
release of the forty men pardoned or
paroled reduces the number of prlx
i oners In the state penitentiary here,
at the atate terms, and in the county
convict camps to 149 Oovernor Blease
now has exercised clemency to 1.S44.
fv
First American Cotton Shipment
? The Hague?The American steamer
i A- A. Raven, which arrived at Rotter
dam from Wilmington, N. C . with C,<
'.'riMg bales of cotton, was the first fee
Kto reach a Dutch port aface the
reak of the war with a cotton oon
meat for Germany. The stvamei
held np twenty-four hours in the
tteb channel by British warshipa
examination of her papers. The
fht charge* for the Raven's cargo
s IIS a bale, which la five timet
normal rate This Increase la due
be great war risks.
WARNS GREAT BRITAIN
woodrow
President Wilion has warned Great
Britain aod the Alllee In a vigorous
note to the British nation that the
righto of American shipping on the
high seas must not be molested. The
president's message has caused the
grestest sensation In England since
the receipt ef President Cleveland's
famous Veneauelan message twenty
years ago.
BRITISH RAID ON ZEPPELINS
SEVEN BRITISH NAVAL SEA
PLANES MAKE ATTACK ON
GERMAN NAVAL BASE
Briton* Lot* On* Man And Thr**
' Piano* In An Attempt To Dig
Out- Gorman Fleet
London.?Airmen ot warring coun
tries apent a busy Christmas holiday.
While a solitary German flaw over
the Thame* eetnary and dropped a
single bomb, which fell In a roadway
and did no damage, a convoy of seven
British navy seaplanes visited ths
German naval base at Cuxhaven and
dropped bombs on ships and the gas
works. All but oAe of the British air
men returned safely to the ships
which convoyed them. Similar activ
ity was displayed along the battle
front, German airmen paying a sur
prise visit to Nancy; French aviators
to Mets; British to Brussels and oth
er Belgian towns occupied by the Ger
mans and German airmen tb Polish
cities.
Assisted by light cruisers, destroy
ers and submarines, seven British na
val airmen, piloting seaplanes, made a
daring attack Christmas Dajr on the
German naval' base at Cuxhaven, at
the mouth of the Elbe. Six of the
airmen returned safely, but the sev
enth, Commander Hewlett, It Is feared,
has been lost.
The enterprise of the British navy
in thus attempting to "dig out" the
German fleet brought about a battle
between the most modern of war ma
chines. The British squadron. Includ
ing the light cruisers Arethusa and
Undaunted, which have been engaged
In previous exploits on the German
coast, were attacked by Zeppelins,
seaplanes and submarines.
By raid maneuvering the ships
were able to avoid the submarines,
while the Zeppelins found the Are of
the cruisers too dangerous for them
to keep up the light. The Qermao
seaplanes dropped bombs, which, ac
cording to the British account, fell
harmlessly Into the sea. The Ger
mans, however, claim to have hit two
destroyers and their convoy
WILSON MAKES AePEAL
President Urges Honest Shipments, So
Contraband Problem Will Not
Be Complicated
Washington.?President Wilson has
appealed to American shippers of non
contraband not to permit contraband
articles to bp mixed with their car
goes. He said the United States could
deal confidently with the problem of
British detention of American ships
only If supported by honest manifests.
The president's statement followed a
discussion with his cabinet ot the gen
eral shipping situation and of the pro
test sent to Great Britain against pro
longed detention of American cargoes
and other Interference with American
trade.
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President Wileon Celebrates Birthday
Washington ?President Wilson cel
ebrated hit llfty-eighth birthday De
cember 28. Congratulatory messages
poured In from all parts of the Unit
ed States and from foreign countries.
No spectal observance^! the annlver
sary was planned, and the preaident
spent the day quietly with his family.
President Wilson, It became known,
plans to make several addresses on his
return trip from the 8an Francisco
exposition next spring, and his friends
expect him to reply to attacks on his
Mexican and other policies.
Destroyer Hit* Rocks
St. Andrews, Scotland.?A British
torpadu hoat destroyer went ashore on
the coast of Ktngsbarns, glx miles
srfhtbe^st ot St. Andrews. Her crew
Was savgd by lifeboats. The destroy
er, steaming south from Aberdeen, to
the Firth of Forth, in the darkness;
and without shore lights, lost her bear
ings. After the rescue of a portion of
her crew one of, the lifeboats was
stove In by the heavy sea and the re
mainder of the crew were saved by a
second lifeuaat only after considera
ble difficulty.
Miss Genevieve Clark To Wed
Washington ?Speaker Champ Clark
and Mrs. Clark announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Oene
vleve, to James M. Thompson, editor
of the-New Orleans Item. The wed
. ding will take place in the spring or
i early summer at the Clark home In
i Bowling Ureeh. Miss Clark met Mr.
i Thomson In Baltimore during the till
i Democratic convention, In which be
i was ona of the leaders o< the fight
i to nominate the speaker for presi
dent.
AMERICAN NOTE H
ALARMS BRITISH
Uflbb Pat* Mi Prass tmtii Afi
titrf 9m Official Mali Of
Oritad States,
THINK fktBH MAT ENSUE
President Wilson's Message Of Warn
ing Causae Ores teat Sensation
tn England In Years
U>iidoDThe American note pro
testing against the British treatment
of American commerce and Insisting
of an early Improvement came as a
complete suprlse to the British pub
lic; as there bad been virtually no
Intimation that any friction had aris
en between the two governnacfits.
Placards posted by the evening pa
pers were given over exclusively to
the American note and the papers
gavgrlt e largest headlines tbey have
given any news during the past
month. Consequently the British peo
ple regard this as one orthe most Im
portant occurrences of the whole war.
British Public Alarmed
The first impression of the public
Is that the note may create friction
and perhaps some unfriendly feeling,
although the newspapers point out
that It specifically states , that the
representations were made In a
friendly spirit. The situation Is
comparable to that which arose at/ the
time of the South African war, when
neutral shippers began to send car
goes Intended for the Transvaal re
public t the neutral port of Delagoa
Bay.
Even the war news was Allotted a
secondary place to the note in the
news columns of the papers, although
that coming from the Russian front
was highly gratifying to the allien
The Waehlngtoa note could not have
been dealt with had It arrived early,
as Sir Edward Grey, secretary for for
eign affairs, who has been away for
the Christmas holidays, was not yet
home when It came.
The foreign office, however, has con.
stantly reiterated Its regret at the de
lay to American ships, apd high offi
cials have expressed a desire to expe
dite examination of American cargoes
as mucji as possible under the existing
trying conditions.
Biggest Sensation In Years
Nothing of the kind since President
Cleveland's Venexuelan message has
produced such a sensation.
SLAVS CHECK AU8TRIANS
Russians Again Win Victorias In Aus
tria?French And British
Make Gains
London.?There has been a sleeken
ing ot the fighting In northern Poland
between the lower Vistula and Ptllea
rivers, where the Russians have cap
tured some German trenches, prison
ers and guns?an Indication, it la be
lieved here, that the German frontal
attack on the army guarding Warsaw
has been definitely checked.
In southern Poland the Russians
also record some successes, while in
Galtcla they apparently have Inflicted
a defeat on the Austrl&ns almost as
serious as that which Emperor Fran
cis Joseph's troops suffered In Ser
vla.
Of the fighting In the west the Ger
man and French reports are In direct
conflict. The French claim to have
occupied the village of St. Georges,
which is on the main road between
Nleuport and Bruges and two miles
from the former town. On the other
hand the German report says: "We
have gained some ground near Nleu
port."
Heavy fighting Is taking place In
the Argonne and on the heights of the
Meuse. The French reports apparently
refers to later events than those re
corded in Berlin, for Paris tells of the
recapture ot a trench which the Ger
man communication mentions as hav
ing been captured by the Germans.
The French are Investing Stefnbach
In upper Alsace.
News from Germany Is coming
slowly, as cable communication be
tween England and Holland Is dlslo
[ cated by the storm and telegraph wires
between Holland and Germany have
I been wrecked in many places.
. With the close of the holidays the
recruiting boom has recommenced In
England. Large numbers enlisted,
Wilson Pushes His Program
Washington.?President Wilson ex
pects his legislative program, tue ship
ping, Philippine, conservation and ap
propriation Mils to be passed at the
present session of congress, and with
out an extra session. He has told call
ers that other proposed legislation had
been met with predictions that It
would be Impossible to pass. The
president said he expected the Income
of the government to exceed the ex
penditures during the fiscal year. He
said he was taking no personal part
in the fight over the Immigration bill.
Create Tariff Commiaalon
Washington.?Bills to create a tar
Iff board were Introduced by Repre
sentative Mann ot Illinois (Repl and
Moss ot Indiana (Deih.). They are
practically alike. Norman E. Mack,
former chairman ot the Democratic na
tional committee and now member foi'
his state, commenting on the plan ot
Representative Mann, minority leader
In the house, for a congressional tar
iff commission, 0iade the statement
that "the Democrats should go even
further and name a tariff commission
to take the tariff out ot polltlos."
?
To Push Philippine Bill
Washington.?Neither President Wil
son nor congressional leaders consider
recent disturbances In the Philippines
of sufficient Importance to Influence
action on the pending Jonea bill ex
tending the Filipinos a greater meas
ure of self-government and hearings
on the measure to be resumed by the
sepate Philippine committee will be
hastened with a view to a favorable
report by the middle of January. It
Is stated that the disorders will not be
permitted to ImptMa progress .of . the
Jones bta
SENA^^^y^STONE
It la rumored In Washington that
Senator 8tone of Mleeourl la aoon te
aucceed William J. Bryan aa aecretary
of etate.
M'ADOO SUMMONS BANKERS
SECRETARY OF TREASURY CALLS
CONFERENCE OF PAN-AMER
ICAN FINANCIERS
President Wilson And Secretary Bryan
Backing The Plan Which Will
Bring Americas Closer
Washington.?The United States haa
invited all Central and South Ameri
can nations to! send their ministers of
finance and leading bankers to Wash
ington for a conference with treasury
department officials and financiers of
this country on financial and commer
cial problems confronting the two
Americas as a,result of the European
war. Several of the countries already
have accepted and the conference
probably will be held next spring.
Invitations were sent formally
through the embassies and legations
here. The plan originated with Secre
tary McAdoo, but Secretary Bryan and
President Wilson have taken an active
Interest In It. It has been suggested
that congress be asked for aa appro
priation to defray expenses, but wheth
er- or not this is done the visitors will
come as the guests of the United
States. The state department has a
contingent fund available for such a
purpose.
Officials of the state, treasury and
commerce departments expect the con
ference to prove an important step
toward bringing the two American con
tinents into closer commercial rela
tionship. They belieYe that In the
Pan-American movement lies the hope
of South America for financial Inde
pendence of Europe, and suggest the
possibility of New York becomlng-at
least a serious competitor with Lon
don for supremacy as a world's finan
cial center.
PRANK GAINS POINT
Justice Lamar Hat Certified To Writ
Of Leo Frank Placing Caee On
Calendar
Atlanta.?If the Supreme court
* rants the appeal of Leo M. Frank
from the denial of the writ of habeas
corpus submitted to Judge Newman,
which was certified by Justice Lamar
of the Supreme bench, a long and te
dious fight will again be launched for
the life of the doomed man?this time
In the federal courts.
Justice Lamar has given his certifi
cate to the appeal. The case has jaow
become a part of the calendar of the
nation's highest tribunal, and It Is ah.
tlclpated will be argued within two
months or less. Thts action of the
Supreme court justice has created
widespread speculation and Interest
among the thousands who have fol
lowed the legal ramifications of the
Frank case.
Few War Changes Noted
London. ? The battle lines In the
east and west have undergone few
changes In the past few days. French
and German reports agree that the
Germans have captured a section of
trenches near Hollebreke, south of
Yprea. The French assert that the
Germans gave up trenches on the first
line to the extent of about 800 or 800
yards In the Lens region, farther east,
while unsuccessful demonstrations
have been made from both sides at
various points along the extended
lines.
Unci* Sam'* Newspaper
Washington.?To promote the for
eign commerce of the United States
the government will go Into the news
paper business, when the Brst num
ber of the Daily Commercial Report
will be issued by the department of
commerce. In It will be carried all
Important commercial cablegrams re
ceived from' the attaches at the vari
ous embassies abroad and from con
sular offices throughout the world. It
also will contain brief abstracts of the
findings of investigators of the de
partment In American enterprise.
Mexican Political Situation
Washington?Dispatches from the
Brazilian minister in Mexico City, de
scribed the political situation aa full
of uncertainties. The minister refer
red to the lack of harmony between
the enteral chiefs, but Indicated that
nothing alarming had developed and
that good order was being preserved.
Prom its own agents. also the state
department was advised that friction
existed between the Zapata and the
Ontlerrex-Vllla factions, chiefly over
1 Otatte'a 4eslr? to execute many offt
cers who had served with the federals
ANOTHER BRITISH
BATTLESHIP SUNK
(NQLANO MOURNS LOSS OF LIVES
OF CREW MORE THAN SHIP,
WHICH WAS 16 V?ARS QLO.
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WAS WORTH FIVE-MILLION
Fart of Craw Plckad Up and Brouhgt
Asho^a. ?Statamant In Theat-a
of War.
London/?1The destruction of,- tie
British battleship Formidable In the
British Channel by a mine or a sib
Marino boat, although one ot tkSH
events Englishmen now realise mnst
be expected so long as the British
Navy Is compelled to keep the seas,
has caused widespread grief.
This Is due not ao much to the loss
of the ship, which was It years old
and cost about tt.004,000, as it la for
the men?about ?00 In nnmber?who
went down with her. So far as known
only 141 of the Ponntdable's crew of
7to were rescued. The British ad
miralty has not given the locality
where the disaster occurred and de
clares it Is unable to say whether the
ship struck a mine or was torpedoed
but as the British fleet again has been
active In shelling German positions on
the Belgian coast and as German
submarines have been more and more
using Zeebrugge as a base, the Incli
nation here Is to believe that a sub
marine again has been successful In
an attack.
Fighting In Flanders and Northern
France has been confined largely to
artillery engagements, except Be
th one. where the Germans claim tSiiy
have taken a Britsh trench. They ad
mit, however, the loss of St. Georges,
near the Belgian coast, which the Ber
lin Official report says It was decided
not /to attempt to retake owing to
high water.
In the Argonne region where the
battle has been almost continuous for
weeks past, the Germans have made
a little progress as an offset to which,
however, the French declare they
have continued their advance In Upper
Alsace.
Newspaper's View of Not*.
London.?The Saturday Review de
scribes President Wilson's note pro
testing against the British attitude to
ward American'shipping as "a docu
ment from a candid friend who Just
because he Is a friend, can sar things
which between strangers would be re
garded as having too rough an edge."
The Review does not think It should
be Impossible for two governments
who have no wish to find causes for
taking the offensive, to reconcile their i
points of view. The position of a bel
ligerent with respect to command of
the sea. savs this paper la different 1
even when neutral governments are :
friends. But this position Is deter- ,
mined absolutely by the fact that Eng. ?
land has that command of the sea -
and "cannot surrender her right to nse ,
it for defeat of the enemy by any i
law."
'* i
Work* In Order* President Qutlarrex.
Washington.?General Villa. In a
telegram dated In Mexico City to bis
agency here, denied he has question
ed the amnesty, proclamations of Gen
eral Gutierrez. "I obey and respect I
the orders of President Gultlerres," (
Villa telegraphed. "I am bis subordt- i
nate." Further details of fighting be- i
tween troops' of General C arrant* and 1
Villa near Tampleo were recelred In 1
official disoatches to the Carranxa I
agency. "General Gonzales admlnt*- 1
tered a decisive defeat to the Vlllals I
tas at Rodriguez.
Wants Coast Guard Bill Enacted.
Washington ? President Wilson
wrote to Democratic leader Under
wood and Chairman Adam son of the
house commerce commitee urging (
prompt enactment of the pending ,
coast guard bill. "I hope you will not ,
think I am unduly burdening you," be ,
wrote, "if I write to express my very |
great Interest In the bHl passed by ;
the senate and pending In the house ,
for consolidation of the revenue cut- ,
ter and life-saving services. ,
Moral Decay Bred In Disrespect. ]
Albany, N. T.?Warning of moral (
decadence If the spirit of lawless In
all the American communities goes (
unchecked was a striking utterance In (
Gov. Charles S. Whitman's address re
cently. Increases of crime, he said. ,
deserved the thoughtful attention of ,
the legislature. "Disregard of law, j
Impatience with legal and moral re
straints, contempt for the judicial and ,
executive ministers of justice are j
phenomena observable In all Ameri
can communities and all classes, he ,
added. j
Prhobltlon Sudden Rueela.
Petrograd, via London.?The laet
appeal against Russia's prohibition I
decree tailed when' the councils of
Petrograd and Moscow rejected a pe
tition to authorise the recommence- ,
ment of the sale of beer and light j
wines. The recent final order to dis
continue the sale of all slcholic drinks .
was Issued with the reservation that (
the citjr councils should have the right
to appeal for an authorisation of the ,
recommencement of the sale of three
per cent beer and light wines.
Select Three Trade Commissioners.
Washington.?President Wilson was 1
understood to have decided testa- ;
lively on three members of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. They are Jo
seph E. Davies, Commissioner of Cor
poratlons: Edward N. Hurley, presl- i
dent of the Illinois Manufacturers'
Association, and Oeorge Foster Pea- I
body, a NewsYork banker. Two oth
ers are to be selected. The three 1
men chosen are all Democrats and if i
they are Anally decided on, the other
two will be Republicans <* Progres ,
elves.
BUILD BI6 BRANCH HOUSE
Morrii A Company, Chicago Moal
Paekoro, Will I root gulldlng for
Work at Wlnaton-galam.
Wlnstorf-Ualeni.?Morris A Co., Chi
caco packera, are arranging to erect
and equip an up-to-date branch houao
lo thla city. While the plana hare not
yet been perfected, it la atated that
the building wMl be erected boar the
union atation, wilt haro a frontage of
61 feet on fourth atreet, will extend
along tho Southern railway 100 feet
and la tha rear wlH bare a width of
>0 feet.
Tho building will bo three atorlea
high with a basement and will be con
structed of red preased brick, glrlng
it a modem and handsome appear
ance. Tke plana are to be prepared
with conalderatton fqr the character
.of the hnalneea of Morris A Co . pro
?iding ample cold storage capacity to
take care of the business of the city.
T. 8. Vernay, during hla 11 year*
in thla city haa built up a bualneaa
for lforrli t Co., that baa warranted
the erection of n home for the local
branch with an equipment that la not
exceeded In point of alxe and modern
equipment by any plant of simitar
character between Norfolk and At
lanta.
Adept Unknown Child.
Aeheville.?Mr. and lira. A. L. Ford
*ecently were pre tented with the Ut
ile girl who wet found on their door
tie pe during the early part of laat
lummer, tnugly wrapped in warm
clothing and tucked in a large basket.
They made application to adopt the
child to Clerk of the Superior Court
John H. Cathey and the latter grant
ed them the permanent cuetody of
the child, who hat been -christened
Virginia May. The adoption of the
little girl ft probably the final detai
nment In an Interesting case, which
started with the finding of the child.
V systematic search has been made
in the hope of learning the Identity
of the mother. But the search has
been futile. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have
no children.
1,000,000 More Pound* of Tobacoo.
Klnston.?Probably another million
pound* of tobacco will be aold in Kin
ston in January, according to estl
mates of tobacconlats. The aeaaon'*
?ades to'date have been 17.SE4.300
pound*, nearly a* much a* baa been
?old In any previous entire teaaon.
The aalee have exceeded by three
mMlion pound* any estimate made be
fore the opening of the market on
September 1. The chamber of com
merce had figured on only 14,000,000
pounds, which would hay* been we41
In exce** of last year's total. In De
cember 3,471,711 pounds have been
sold in only IE sales days. Practically
all of the weed handled here has been
grown In the territory rightful tribu
tary to the market
Two Fire Department*
Winston-Salem? Effective January
1, Winston-Salem has two paid fire
departments. This was the announce
ment made recently by Fife Chief H.
E. Nissen. Company No. 1, which haa
heretofore been a voluntary depart
ment will be converted Into a paid
company; with eight men~stationed at
the quarters all the time. The con
version of this company Into a paid
department with full complement of
men will make It possible to have a
complete company of fire fighters to
answer all cqlls.
Two Stores Bum.
Concord.?The feed store of Char
lie Foil/and the grocery store of A.
M. Freexe at Midway, the new vil
lage between Glass and Kannapolls
in the Kannapolls road, were destroy
ed by fire recently. The fire Is sup
posed to have originated in Mr. Foil's
tee<L*tore from a lamp explosion. Mr.
Foil was in the store to get some feed
tor a horse a short time before the
fire started and left a lamp burning
there.
COMING EVENTS.
Annual TJve gtnink Meeting. Ptatesvtile?
January 11-21. 1915.
TAR-HEEL BREVITIES.
Mr. T- C. Lee. of Monroe, iblpped
I turkey recently to Norfolk to be (old
that was ao large that pnrchaaera
could not be found In Monroe. The
turkey weighed 25 pounds, and waa ao
large that no pana nor stores could
he found in Monroe large enongl. to
cook It In, The ordinary turkey crates
were too small for It, ao one was
made to order.
William Ballew, exonerated for the
killing of Herbert Smith was convict
ed for carrying concealed weapons.
A new roof and other Improvement
are being made on the WgJte county
court house.
A West Virginia negro waa found
lead In the public highway near Wll
ion. While In a drunken condition
he had frozen to death.
Owing to dissatisfaction among the
contestants regarding the awards the
hill climb at Asherllle was outlawed.
The cold And Inclement wfe^.ar In
definitely postponed Wilson's com
munity Christmas tree. .
Governor Craig Is spending a week
?r more In Asbevllle.
There have been nearly 800 mar
riage licenses issued during 1114.
Raleigh is going to'have two auto
trucks for mall service.
Arthur B. VanBuren, a popular
young Wilmington lawyer, died at his
home recently.
The Young Woman's Christian As
sociation of Winston-8alem has been
chartered by the secretary of state.
A wrecked.freight train near Ham
let delayed the Seaboard's crowded
passenger traffic almost a full day re
cently. ?
Christmas day Mr. Allen ^regler.
aged T8, end Mr. Jacob A. Randleman,
aifed 82, died at their homes In Salis
bury. '
Employees of the White Fuinlture
I ompany of Mebane, gave'the officers
\ handsome present showing tber ap- !
preclatlon for 11 montha steady em
ployment. .
Dr. J. T. Johnson, aged 78. a Con- ,
federate veteran of Hickory, died a ,
rew days ago of pheumonla.
Congressman Gurger's mother-ln-tn i
law, Mrs. Caroline H. Hawkins, died i
tt Hendersonville a few days ago.
LARGE MENDS
PAID BE BANKS
. ? I
CHARLOTTE BANK* DISTRIBUTE
1106,500 IN THE WAY OP
DIVIDENDS.
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A GOOD SHOWING IS MADE
Institutions Hsvs Had Rsmsrksbly
Successful Yssr Dssplts Much
Restricted Trading.
Charlotte.?Whatever feeling of re
strtcted operation* there U or has
been experienced In the realm of fi
nance. It will not be manifest early
in January when the hundred* of
shareholder* in the bank* of Char
lotte will receive their uaual dividend
check*, the disbursement from thl*
eouroe from the eight banking Insti
tutlona of Charlotte amounting - to
">8,500. Checks are sent out from
each of the banks January l.
That the bank* of the city are able
to make this showing is considered
remarkable. The financial house* of
Charlotte have, of course, suffered
tome along with all ether lines of
business as a result of the war in Eu
rope. but they have not fallen under
such times as to force a retrenchment
in dividends. The shareholders wMl
get lust as much profit from their
holdings in Charlotte banks this Jan
uary as they did last year when there
was no dream of distant tresble nor
Indication of forthcoming depression.
Asked about conditions that have
made possible such -a showing with
their Institutions during the past year,
local bankers express the conviction
that the situation Is sound and that
there Is nothing organically wrong.
It Is of course true that the banks
here have suffered or shared Hf the
loss sustained on account of the low
price of cotton and this has effected
in some measure the deposits, as the
withdrawal of $1,000,000 which rep
resent* the loss sustained by Mecklen
burg farmers would undoubtedly
make, business has remained good.
Aanatysa Dairy Products. ?
Asbevltle.?In order that purchasers
it cream and Ice cream from cities
other than Asbevllle may see In what
respect* Asbevllle products of this
kind are superior and where they are
excelled, the health officer has order
ed that analyses of the butterfat of
the product received from out-of-town
Points be made daly. The resulU of
the Investigation* will be published
each month in the bulletin issued by
the health department. Heretofore ?
only the analyses of the cream and
Ice cream made In Buncombe county
have been given out from the health
department's office. Such a system.
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, the health offi
cer. believes Is unfair to the local
dealers In that It makes them furn
ish a product which will stand the
light of publicity and allows their out
of-town competitors to sell cream and
Ice cream here concerning whoee but
terfat the public Is not adlsed. The
announcement has been received with
jubilation among the dairymen of
Buncombe county.
Burns With Loss of $15,000.
Ashevllle.?The handsome country
home of Dr. T. P. Cheesborough, two
miles from this dty, on the Swanna
noa river, was destroyed by fire at
an early hour on* morning recently,
with a loes of $15,000, one-half of
which Is covered by insurance. Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. Matthews, who were In
the house at the time that the blaze
wal discovered, had narrow escapes,
being able to make their way from
the building with difficulty clad only
In their night clothes. They were
awakened by the sound of the roof
failing In. No idea is entertained as
to the origin of the flames.
Grand Lodge Meets Jsmiary 19. .
The North Carolina Grand Lodge
of Masons will meet la Raleigh on Jan.
19. The meeting time of the Grand
Lodge was formerly earlier in Janu
ary, but at the last meeting a code
was adopted which provided that the
body should meet -on the first Tues
day after the second Monday In J au
la ry.
Mutt Wrap Foodstuffs
Ashevllle.?Local dealers, who dle
poee of foodstuffs which are not peel
ed, washed or cooked bp. the par
chaser have been advised bp Health
Officer Carl V. Repnolrs that the law
providing that each articles shall be
weH wrapped before thep leave the
place of business of the salesman
will be rlgidlp enforced after the first
of the pear. The law has been on
the statute books for the past several
years, bnt never has been rigidly en
forced and no arrests have ever been
made.
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Does Dig Business.
Wilmington.?The Wilmington post
office did Itself prond In the handling
of "Christmas mall, breaking a number
of good records and having reason to
feel good over Its holiday business,
rushing as It waa During Christmas
week 80,000 parcels passed through
the office outward bound?more than
1,000 sacks. Letters and?postcards
In addition to the parcels, numbered
100,000, and besides all this the In
coming mall was fully as large or
larger. In spite of each the work eras
done on time and satisfactorily,
No Hard Times In Newbern.
Newborn.?There ere no herd time*
In Newbern. Tble Is e (act that is
(indisputable and as much aa the pes
simist may rare, there is ample ?Tt
dence at band to prove that there has
been more money in circulation Jn
Newbern and Craven county during
the past four weeks than there was
during tne same period last year. The
farmers who bad cotton have In many
cases disposed of this and have put
the money In circulation. Others have
stored ther cotton and secured ware
house receipts for it.