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: V r fiifl data ' ejeacsratnc the Mtlw will we loead tedas far fclcbt. T ( VOLC NO. MS. pEUEJKflU- Tfi imiTrn PTiTrn IUUNIIlUuIRIlu aMsnsnsaaaaaBSBsaansSB- Unless Colombia, and Ecuador Maintain Neutrality They May Be Spanked TROUBLE OVER WIRELESS ' Colombia Appears the Chief Offender,-by Aiding the Ger r. man Fleet; Washington I Things Speech of Roberts in I House of Commons Refers I to Recent Communication i lB the AiwUlr4 I'naL) London, Nov. 25 4:18 . p. m. Great Britain and c'rance have an lekled to the I'tilted States to exer cise Its good office to compel Colom bia to observe more strictly the re- - iulrement of neutrality. Otherwise the allies, It was announced in the House of Common today, may he compelled, in self-defens to take whatev- measures- they deem neces sary for v the protection of their In ... JtereSt... .....-.... - Charies Roberts, under Secretary of ...the. Colonial Department, speaking "n behalf of the foreign office, made this announcement. He told the House of Commons that information In the possesion of the government Indi cated .that the governments of Colom bia and Ecuador had failed in cer. tain respects to observe an attitude of strict neutrality and that their full - ure to do so was likely to be detri , mental to , the interests .of Bnirtantl;' ' The particular cause of complaint against Colombia has reference to a lilgh power wireless station. The report- received from the Charge leaves It In doubt whether steps taken by the Colombian gov. ernment are of an effective nature. It. therefore, appeared to the Brit ish government, said Mr. Roberts, that further representations to Co lombia were not likely to he. of "any avail. It was, therefore, decided to appeal. In Co-operation with the 1 reach government, to the good offices of the United States to procure a more strict enforcement of Colombian Neutrality. Mr. Roberta went on to say that a Similar communication had btts nut . to Washington with respect to Ecua dor, whose foreign minister "had him self Informed the British Charge and . his French colleagues that Oermsa' warships had converted certain Islands belonging to fcuaor into naval bases." Mr. ltobcrta said that the govern' ment of Ecuador had failed to com ply with the request of Great Britain. liuxd France to exercise proper con trol St wireless apparatus. Washington Not Concerned. Washington, D. C. Nov. 25. The statement made In the House of t'ommonjs today by . Charles Roberts, t7ndt.tcretary for Foreign Affairs, that "Great Britain and Franca had asked the Cnlled States to make an effort to secure more strict neutrality by Ecuador and Colombia Is re garded by boh Secretary Bryan and British Ambassador Sir Sprlng-Rlce. us merely a review of early develop ments In the case. ( Details of, .the note from Great Britain and France on the subject were made publiu here a fortnight1 ago. Since then, according to Colom Man legation officials, both Great ' Jtritain -and-- France- have been sailx Bed of ColombiaSs strict neutrality.. : ' . Xo ' reply was made to the two tiotes. President Wilson told inquir ers the I'nited States did not con sider It a duty to secure enforcement of neutrality In South America. Sec retary Bryan asked the American ministers at Bogf-a and tjulto to learn the fuels, so that if friction de veloped between the European coun tries and. Ecuador and Colombia, the ) American government would be fully Informed. Neither minister, however, was Instructed to discuss the matter with' the Colombian or Ecuadoran irovernments. WHO WILL CHAPERON ; SOCIETY CHAPERONS?, WORKING GIRLS ASK Hr the AworlatMl rrrm. 1 Chicago. 11L, Nov. 2l.--"Who will hapermi the society women s'htle they chajMpr.on. us?" asked--Aims. -' r'"t,midt. orgsnlaer of thn Waitress" Union, today In one of many protests luxthe city hall denouncing plans ior the regulation of the muni cipal dance Iralls soon to open. Numerous letters from working girl declared the writers would not attend the dances because of ar rangements by a committee of society wnmen to have on hand twelve chap erones, ten investigators, a social sec retary and one professional nurse. The rule of the committee that gal lery doors should be locked brought "cores of protests. "It Is an Insult to close the gallery door of the dance halls," said VAttnua. iTgnea lerk. "Ktenogra- iher." or Central." "How about the cosy corners of the Lake Shore driver' asked pae. 'The darkened balconies and the banks of palms. If It is all tight for a debutante to steal nwy from the ball room to '"a quiet nook,' why la it deadly for a working- girl to sit ont a, dance? It la outra ge tut for these y amen Mvatv " tempt to foree upon ua their system of espionage. f.crsnanj Fran I 1 - UnHnn Nov. IS B m. .tnauy fears an Invasion, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Even, lng News. Eye witnesses are quoted to the effect that old fortresses in Schleswig-Hosteln and along the northern aide of the Kiel Canal are Strongly fortined positions are b&$ lng erected, on the snores oi nounein ad along the western aide ef the river Elbe. 11 ilJi 1 ZAPATA41EST0RES Southern Partner of Villa Is In Mexico City and Keeps Populace Quiet AWAITS COMING OF VILLA The Northern Chieftain Only Two Hours From the City Yesterday With His Army. Disorder Took Place When Blanco Fled and Left the City Without Protection (Hf the AwUlH fue l Washington, p. . C, Nov. 25. The forces of Gen. Zapata occupied Mexi co City last night and are maintaining order, according to official telegrams from Mexico City dated today and re. celved here- tonight. Two messages, were received, one from the Brazilian minister and the other -from" American.'.' Cbnsul .- Hllll. man. Both were tiled In Mexico City this. iming. 'Mr. Hilllmun said the Zapata forces after sharp fighting In the outskirts of the capital yesterday, when sixty soldiers were reported killed, entered Just as the forces of Gen. Blanco evacuate. There was some looting In the brief Interval between the evacuation by Blanco and the arrival of the Zayata"trorp,' but the city be fme iuit tmmedlefety Afterwards. Villa's forces, according to Mr. SIII1 rhan. were expected to reach thf capi tal late today. - The Brazilian minister reported he had received full assurances from the Zapata troops that they would main tain order. He said General Blanco withdrew at 1 a. m. yesterday, con trary to promises to the diplomatic corpa and without taking any meas ures to protect the city. The Bra zilian minister added that the Zapata forces in agreement with the diplo matic corps hud organized a patrol service from the police force, whose arms had been taken by the depart ing troop. Vmitt"tinr Clxfms Made ' ' El I'aso. Texas. Nov. 2 5. Carransa supporters here Were Jubilant tonight over reports received by them from Mexico City which they declared In dicated that Zapata and Villa would not present a united front in oppo sition to Carransa. These reports said Zapata personally had entered the capital and had renounced alle giance lo-the Agile Cstlehtes conven tion, whose program Villa Is support ing. Villa agents professed disbelief of reports that there had been disorders in Mexico City, or even that Zapata forces had entered. Juarez officials after conferring by telegraph with Villa who Is at Tula, two hours from Mexico City, quoted him as Rylng he had received no word of disorders at the capital. He said there waa no telegraphic wires open ing south of his position and Intimated he would hasten Into Mexico City with cavalry- . He also declared FaltcitsJ Vlllareal, a convention cabinet member, arrived at Tula yesterday and reported that General .Blanco was.ln perfect acrtird with the convention party. Advices to the Carranra agency declared Blan co had .withdrasKn t-trlau, midway between Mexico City and Vera Cm. Three AnwHiwns Aiwuted. Washington, D. C, Nov. 25. The State dttpartment has called or a re port fnyn Consul Hostetter. at Her- moauio, Aiexico. on pnvnir lhat T. W. Carrnway. of Memphla. Is threatened with execution there, Cart-away, with J. C. Wilson snd J. R. Mclnery. was arrested more , than a month ago charged with complicity In dynamiting bridges in Honors, When the Americans were arrested the State department took the matter up with General Villa. The authori ties at 'Hermosillo were Instructed by Villa to release the Americans if they were -Innocent of the charges, which waa th? report made by the American consul at Nogales, who Investigated the case. E- E Solicitor of This District Per haps Candidate to Succeed Congressman E. W. Pou " Mention having been made in this naner a few days ego that exjiidse ii ainaton -smt- Mr. AUieU -XTty both of this city, will probably con test with Hon. E. W. Pou two years hence for the nomination as Demo cratlc candidate for Congress In the Fourth Congressional District, and the friends of Solicitor Herbert E. Norrui having heretofore advocated him as a successor of Mr. Pou. a re porter of , this p per-. I nttrvle wed M r. HBrrWllste,Kethr"'or not her would Be a candidate for nomination to suc ceed Mr." Pou. who said: "In my opinion. It is premature and unwise to diaruss a matter of this kind two years in advance of the nom. mating convention or primary- elec tion, yet since I understand pledges of support are now being requested. I will state that I would esteem It a greet honor to represent this district In the national halls ofoCongress. and feeling that Mr. Pou s successor should be selected from Wake coua- tv. or from Vance county, tt la preb. able that I will ask the Democrats of this district for their support for the iiiinilnaiinsj at thtr Tirrt nomiaaling ORDER IN CAPITAL MORRIS PROBABL IIJ CONGRESS RALEIGH, N. On This Day the People of North Carolina On Casting Up Their Balances Will Find That the Year Past Has Been One of Great Goodness To Them And That With Full Hearts They Should Return Heartfelt Thanks to the Giver of All Good Gifts For the Largesses He Has So Freely Bestowed Once aaln we have reached Thanksgiving Day, ami us we rovlew the year past there are so maiy things for which th ro sruml-1 be thanks that from the hearts of the people there will .arid a. chorus of these to the Giver, of all jcOImI gifts. Each In this .greatly. Xavorsd. Jaoa art ftfld Wme' especial thing for which to return thanks, for blessings hate come to all. As In the years past the News and Observer prints this morning from a number of North Carolinians men and Women reasons for which they return thanks on this day set aatdr by l'resldflnt and Governors as e.y on", which we should approach the throne f the Almighty and out-ff-fall hearts express as . best we may our gratitude for all His goodness and mercy poured out upon us Indivi duals and as a people. America Is blessed at this time in especial' that our country ir "tot peace THE ARMIES OF THE CLAIM GREAT Petrograd Celebrates the German Repulse in Poland, Which Now Appears As Rout. While Russians Are Chasing The Fleeing Ttirks Over the Snow-Covered Fields of the Cau casus and Another Comparative Quiet Berlin Says Turkish (By The Associated Prow. I m Petrusrrad, Nov. IS. The following lsn general ate n was given ntt here "Tlw fighting near lxxli contlnnr-i. The large ferwtan fiMtiew wlibii on Novemhcr ti broke Into the region of Ktrykow, Itracalny, Kolumkl, lUcow snd TaHzya (sll those places are tlic vh.tnlty -of- lti) are- iirwwit tm every -blc by Our froofiH and are now attempting ward the north.' ' "South of Holustlki station Mme captured iHlwiner, some heavy ordnance and field gone, j The unUiime of the battle of November 24. was tn Mr advantage. "In the Hghtlng near t'xenetoctwwa and Cracnw one rrooiM aaanlfently nave tne uprx-r-liaml. "Beyond the Carpathian pajmci m trian irmn in the vkinlty of MoolalMrr. In tills resrion we cantnred a re eral. forty olHcers. snore than S,MMI Near the pas git lng access to Ute nnmnfnm. PKTIUK;ltI) CKliEBRATFJi 'KTGItV. Petrograd, via London. Nov. IS. (1:26 p. .ml Reports reaching here of the magnitude of the German defeatts of Lodx. Russian Poland, which. In some instance, place German loses at an entire army corps. In a measure are confirmed by dispatches from Warsaw. Forty-eight trains have been des patched from Warsaw with the prisoners and wounded. They should carry between 45.000 and 60.000 men. Military men here believe the reported defeat was due partially lo the failure of the German column from Wlelun to defeat the Russians sent against It, Bad roads delayed this column. It Is reported, enabling the Russians to concentrate a force to repulse It and turn the flanks of the main German column. There la great Jubilation In.army clitOw heYe. ofttcer xpressinuthe con-wlcUn-4bt-tmr--nMy" fcai i received a crushing blow likely to prov? decisive In the Poland campaign. PI 8SIANS THSING THE TI'RKH. Petrograd. Nov. i5. The Turkiidt forces still are rc- resting before the Rossians in the region around Kraernm. act'ording tn a Mtatement from the general itaauaa sun in me taucasas matte public Im tc tcmighi. It Miys: "la the direction of Kraernm onr troii continue to (iiasc hefore them the bulk of the Turkish forces they have defeated. Wc are ce)Muring many nrtsoners and msch ammunition and stores. The road along which Uie Tarks are retreating are strewn 'with tlie frosen bntllea of their dead. . . "PrbxDet-N taken are unanimous In declaring Hist ihe nVft atcit army making hasu- wltJi a view to seek lug jdieller ncliiiMl I lie torte at Kru-rum and Deve- Hoyan. "The sit ns t loo elsewhere remains nns-hanged.". I convention or primary- .election Trn Inia district. - This statement Is made for the In formation of my friends snd those who may desire to support me In the event of my candidacy." " h MEXICAN CUT TWO JHlU.IONs. Ponce. Mlr ierwe nvd Himself sad i Br u jmii hisI im i Memphis. Tenn., Nov. is. Lino Ponee. extradition fur whom waa granted te Tennsasee today hy Gov. Colquitt, is wanted In Memphis on a charge of obtaining money -under false pretenses In connection with the exreaiation ef almost iZ.e9V0 in Mexican money. An uidlctment was returned against Ponce by the Hhelhy county grand Jury last week and the local author!. Krse -since have endeavored to secure his return te this city. The money responsible for his In diet ment Was printed by a tooal eom-paoy. C, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1914.- with all the World. While, the field of Europe are red with ti- blHd of its peoples, the citizens of til.' ; nlird States go about their daily effatn tn peuce and In happiness: Ii the WImU' Houae there alta -a bimi . wtmn munt.l a.eait--tnH4tw'e 4 r- teple.''" -Wairlirur'inil wa.iO.nc; he has sought for the people or this land peace and prosperity with a high minded purpose which has brought to him the praise of the world. In North Carolina there Is cause tor thanksgiving of the deepest kind. Our State has been blessed in muny wayt. mis people are " making progress. WhUe with the rest of the Sou'h we have 'euffered . wtth the depieclati: In the prlc of our cotton crop cuse! hy the war in Kurope. yet it U a cause for thanksgiving that we arc a people who are able ts stand this anu lur.her thanksgiving that the skire sre brightening and that the prospects of an Increase In prloe of our great staple 1 Army Enters Hungary- Prevails in the West Threaten Suez Canal. official Liinununli-atttm from the ttos- today: by a suprcnM' effort to tut tlirnugh to . - wmttertw units are roaming aliout. We are surrounding large biolto. of Aus Mildiers and convoys ami machine guns. Hungarian plain, we occupy the city of ICJlt-AU4Ver eilf JT London, Nov. 2R.- ( 9 : 4Aip m. While the ltuirair Mrn-iy- hefldquartem remain silt'nesnd the (Jermsn claim to baveheijied .-itten-ipls on the. part of ttie KuMtians to take the offensive, the mllt(ar party In Petrograd has shown' Ms full confidence In the unof ficial reportm of a Kunlan victory in Northern Polar d by celebrating Um event ' -. - - 1 -"-' lr is even said is the ltusmn capi tal thst the -vk torywa greater than has been reported previously a"nd there is talk in I'ntrograd of an en tire German army rorpa having been broken up. deportee received there say rhut trains have been ordered which will accommodate f.00 wcunded and prlsnnera Heretofore, Grand links ,Mchiilajt rommander In chief of the Russian forces. Mas with held his reports until the work he set aout had bbeen completed, so that t he world may have to wait for eome days yet for hia official statement, Jn East Prussia anoijbjeforeracsw. (Continued oa Pace Eight.) - gro better day by day. Thanksgiving should come from our hearts each day in. the ysal for all the goodness which has been shower ed upon us, It should not be a matter ir thanks reeervea mt tne one aay qi we-should all unite as a- people In eepecisl thanks, that there should ascend to the Most Hlarb from the hearts of sll people that which should bs Ilia for all the blessings U ha given us with free hand. ome of the things for which our people give thank are set uat (a th expressions from' then and women "f North Carolina which are prtntx d In thht tstuer taxi a v. These can be aJded to by 'each tn this good State, for there are blessings of .many sorts found In the lives of all. 1 These Thanksgiving; semimenis are; (Continued on Page Two.l- CZAR VICTORIES E Thanks From Officials and the Army for the Good Santa Clans Ship Jason l Br lk tanWM Pent I Plymouth, Nov. J5.-,iVla London. 16:r. p. m. A dinner, given tmlay by the Karl vf Beauehamp. flrst eom mtsstoner of works In the British cab Inet. In honr of the officer of the Panla Clsu ship Jnson. closed a day lp which the- -HrMlsh - foreign -office and the cttlxf-ns of Greater 1'fymcruth manifested beartftlt appreciation of the King of the country for the . 001 000 Christmas gifts sent by the I'nited Btutes to children In the war zone. - Following the Jason's arrival at tavenport today American flags float ed oer every public bulldinr In. I'ly motith and from the main masts of all warship- and commercial craft in the harbor Hundreds of women vis ited the Jason, sfter the official re ception of the veseel. Admission to the navy yard at tJavenport wa by card, but thou sands stood oiltsld th gate to view the ship from a distance. Klfty covers were laid for jthe din ner tenighnn nhe Ibjyal Hotel. The KritiKh srmy and navy were repre sented' by the commandants of the 1'lymouth fortress and the navy yard. Mayor Baker, of Plymouth, and Ma jor Waldorf Astrr were guests. .The Kal --lteuchnTp''p1ied""'to the toast "The King." while hVancia Pyke Acklsnd. under rtecretsry for Foreign AfToirs. responded to "the President of th.- I'nited States'' Ueut Commander Conrney, repllng to a toast to "The Christmas Khip." re plied: "The Amvicsn nai y if glad to discharge 4tich a nttKsifvn this this a service ahlch appeals to my heart. Thousands of little ones at home wished the Jason GmUeed " John Callan 0-l;nnehttn. represent ing newspatwrs 111 the 1 nited Ttjites which assisted in oillecting the Christmas gifts, spesking to the toast "'The Children of Amerioa," review ed the work of those who made the Jason's trlrjnoei.tiJe. TRe-Karl of lveauchs mp read thl telegram from lrd Kitchener: "Pleae express' on- hiy ehalf and that of (he British army. olr cordial appreetstion anil gTateful thanks for the kind thought of the American people The welcome freight the Ja son carries a ill bririh' pleasure tu the homes of nrany of thoie- whtso fath er DWIkl.S tVsUKKK 'KJTf Secretary Talks llaek la f "hwasli- llockline: Jtnenr." Washington, lj. c, Nov. zi. Sec retary I anels. in a Tlanksciving adV dress today to the thousands of em ployes at the government brtntins ofs flee, replied to critics of the state of preparedness of the army and. navy. There -is to be heard in the land." he said, "the .exceptional note of the swash-buckling Jingo. He laments that his country has not 'copied mili tarism and Is loud in celticism at pol ities that hvs kept-America at peace while Kurope la writing history with the sword." AMERICA TQUCHES HEART OF SCHQOLLEADEHS FDR MORE LIGHT County and City Superintend ents Pledge for Warfare on Illiteracy FOR MOONLIGHT SCHOOL This or Any Other Method That Will Reach Masses Is Fa vored; Hon. P. P. Claxton Speaks Twice; Seven-Hundred Teachers at Opening State Assembly iacll s TH Hess ss Ol.ms.1 Charlotte. Nov. IS. At a Joint meeting of the city and county aupr Intendents of North Carolina school here (his afternoon, at, whlckj II county uperlniegdents and about 7 S city or town 'superlntendenta wart present, a reaulutloa was unanimously 'gopJrfl 4tffftaa ,aiuat -uunww -tn North Carolina, asking tb hearts' oo' operation of the Junior Order of American- Mechanica, the Farmers' I'nlon. the women's club of taa Stat and every other patriotic agency to ward removing that illiteracy and ex pressing the determination ta snow s clean slate for the State in that 're spect by the ,1110 census. . To this end unanimous endorsement wma giv en to principal of !-Mll-m Schools" as they have been success fUy operated tn Harnett county and one or two other places tn the fttate, and With marked success In Ken tucky. Adult Illiteracy and IU oblit eration from th State waa a main topic of discussion at this the sec ond day' session of the Rural Super intendents of the State, who were Joined this afternoon by City Super intendents, both of whom are meet ing here In connection with the North Camttna Teachers' Assembly. The Superintendents' meeting closed this afternoon with the elec tion of ofllcers fur the live superln tendenls' districts of tha Hint Ilr P. I'. Claxton, I'nited States conimls sinner mf education, addressed 4 the joint meeting of superintendents briefly this afternoon and made the opening address before the Teachers' Assembly tonight at 8 o'clock In Col lege Street school building- Great HiM of Tea iter Approximately 700 teachers had registered tonight at o'clock and it Is expected two hundred mure- will have registered by tomorrow at noon. The first business session of tha as sembly was held this afternoon at 4:10 o'clock and was presided over by Prof. M- C. 8. Noble, of the Cnt versity of North Carolina, president of the association. The assembly voted down a reso lution calling upon the -Legislature to enact a law requiring as ac nndltlon for teaching school in North Carolina that the applicant must have been an attendant for three years upon a high school of. recognised stnndinf and have taken a five-hour a week course in pedagogy for at least one school year. The assembly, however, voted for the suggestion to be laid before tha resolutions committee for sub mission at another session of the as sembly. E E Prominent Lawyer and Daugh ter Slain With Axe; Burned in Their Home IHr 0 Awirlitfil lTrp 1 . Miami, Fla.. Nov. 25. --Two per sons were killed with anu xe in a costly country residence near here esrly today and the house then de stroyed by Are. with the evident In tention of concealing (he crime. The . .daiL' afs - Adsm--A. BoggfT."" widely known Florida laayer. and Marjorie Hoggs, his daughter. The attorney Was tr. and the young wom an IS years old. Neighbors found the charred bodies in ss earth of the ruins of the resi dence. The tkulltf of both had been crushed While a motive for the double mur der has not yet heen established to the full satisfaction of the author! tlep. they ari: working on the theory that the crime wns committed by bur glsrs who wv-re discovered In the houae by the lawyer and "his daugh ter! . The Mood-stuintd axe used In the crlm was found late today hidden. -uttfln snnionery tiear tne site or the burned rewidence. An empty puree also was found. An Investicatlon of the ruins has revealed seversl small articles 'of Jew-eiery. hut -nothing of value has heen. located, thos tending to xupport the- robbery theory. Mr. Boggs was alone in the resi dence during the early part of last night His. dsnshlrJwaa- attending "a thiclRX fu-neeW nearby and Mra KnKs is vUittm; at Lake l')acl(l.. N. V. Miss togt returned huntes horrty Bfter mldnlsht. - r ' The Boggs family hss beeii ptoml nenlly identifled with the educational and religious development- of. .the South. Dr. William K. Ho-'gs. former chsncelldr of the I'nivrrsity of Geor gia, and a l'resbyterlan minister who now live?" In Atlanta; la the fsther of the dead' lawyer. fieorge H. Bogga, a bather. Is a member oT the faculty of the (Jeorgla School of Technology in Atlanta. ' Dr. Bogga of Baltimore, and Lu dan Bogga ot Jack sonvllle, Favar two othec brothers. The devd at torney waa a gradual of tha Uni versity of Ueorgia. j IE fj FLO RIM Best Advertising Medium in North Carolina - 1 PRICE 8 CENTS U.S. WILL DEI! SHIPPING RIGHTS Principles of Declaration of London Flatly Refused by i State Department ENGLAND GOES BEYOND These Articles Did Not Protect .Rlshts of Neutral Commerce and Yet England Makes Contraband List More Un just; America Has Right to Carry Food to Germany ---V (B Iks ill 1 1 1 MlS riiw l . Washington. D. C.. Not. IS. Tha decided stand taken"; by th United Htates In refualnsx to accept th prin dlplee of the declaration ef London to regulate commercial relation daring; the European: war waa mad clear , today, when the mate Department" mad public .the. test of a cablegram -sent to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. - oa Ootobss 14, '-'-'- '- Mr. Gerard had forwarded a notice .' that Germany Intended to protest r agalnat alleged violation of -the decla ration by Ureat Britain and Franc. Th German Ambassador,. Count Bent storff, today formally lodged th com plaint, with the' State Department. . Simultaneously the reply cabled ia . baasador Oerard, copies pf which want te all American 'diplomatic reprssen--tatlvas-abroad, was given out It fol lows: "Please Inform the Oerman govern ment 'that the department uggestloo made to th belligerent countries for the adoption for th sake of uniform lty of the declaration of London M a temporary code of naval warfare for use in the present war, has been with- , drawn because of ths anwilllng neaa of some of the belligerents to adopt th declaration of London . without modification.. The t'ntted States Oov rmmrnt. therefore, will insist that Ha rights and duties an 4 those ef Its ' cltlsena in tha present war bs leflned by the existing rules of Intsmstienal law and the treaties of the Unites States with ths belltgersnta. independ ently of th provisions of the declara tion, and this government will reserve the right to enter a demand or pro- . lest In every case in which ths rights and duties mentioned above th de fined by existing rules of international law are violated or their free sxer rise hindered by the belligerent gov ernments." The message was signed tcjr Onrn sellor tensing, then acting Secretary or State. Knglaml Failed to Ratify. The declaration of London, framed nt an International conference In tha British capital, set out specifically what articles should be considered contraband and defined rights of neu- I i-al shipping. The declaration gener ally waa viewed as marking a great , advance over conflicting practice ap plied hy th several nations during? periods of belligerency, with meet un satisfactory results to neutral ship--ping.' It never has been ratified, how-" ever, by ail of the powers participat ing In the ronference. The I'nited States and Germany are among thai "- powers which have recorded their ac ceptance. While OreM Britain has not I ii Ken this action. One article 'of tha . declaration pmridea It Shall be bind ftic only upon those powers rallfy--lng it. German Position Konnd. , Counsellor Lansing today made It clear to Amluuiaador Bernstorff that In the absence of general rules to which all parties had subscribed tha I'nltd Stales rould deal only with sperlnc complaints. The German bill presented today contains several spe? clflc protests, but to those the State T)eiartment has as yet made no reply. It is said, however, that the German position that Great Britain had vio lated the spirit of the declaration by seisins or detaining fond supplies In neutral bottoms and consigned to Ger man ports, directly or Indirectly, la recognised by offlclals here as entirely sound. The same is true as to tha complaint against removal from neu tral ships of Germs n cltixens not yet tn a military establishment and also " Vi the .extension- yGeet- rtrmritr" 'nf"her contraband lists far beyond tha limits Axed In the, JLondjin conven tlon. 1 JL rkLMaklng Own Code. I . Ths department h.is been work- lng out a code of Its own for treat- . ment of questions of contraband and neutrality. ItWs hoped this cods can be devised with such Impartiality that it will commend Itself to all of th belligerents. It is recognised, how ever, that failure of all belligerents : lo adhere to the declaration of Lon don haa (rrently Increased the diffi culties of neutral states lb protecting their legitimate commerce and at the;." same lime preserving strict neutrality. t TtTCtlMOND PCTH LIB OJf. Vice Iltrlt t loed Today by Orders ' of Msyor. iSre-fl WTht New ssdOSwnil.i Klchmend. Vs.. Nov. JS. Mayor . Alnslle today directed Chief of Police Wrrner to clamp the lid on the segragated district'' tomorrow, Th edictis the direct result tof eftcrts the part or local ministers to close the -red light district on Thanksgiving -Hay when frunaTeds" of college stu- i dents will be drawn' to the city by the Virginia-Carolina football gams. The Idea la to throw a cloak of aafs- -ty about the youths by eliminator ths social evil, if only temporarily. The objectionable houses will be ' closed at 4 p. m. snd will not be per-, mltted to open again until t a- an, Frl- day. On hundred and thirty-eight women are. affected by-the order. Th ministers wh took a leading part la , bringing about this unique sttuatloa are Ur. Russell Bowie, of St. 'Paula' EphwopalpDr. rV-D."C.aIacJach. Ian. 'or Seventh street Christian: Vt. . John W. Shackfora, af Bread tltreet Mathedlat, , . , -it- t-, t-ie".
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 26, 1914, edition 1
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