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SILENCE OF ' THE RUSSIAN
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tTfie Reported Victory
t " Armies Either Untrue or the Operations No
iYet Concluded Berlin Makes a Conflicting
Claim-German Submarines Stray Far
From Base and Sink Two British Steamers in
Daring Attack.
(By The Associated Press.)
London. Woe. 17. (10 p. aa.)
i to aeciare im usssisns w
its won a
official confirmation still la lacking.
'advantage In the nghting remains -with
! d eclat v battle baa been fought. Soma German newspapers claim auocaaa
s for tbalr annie
Tha atleoceof Grand Duke Nicholas,"
i Rneaiaa commander ..In chief In the
t y i . even mm vm ih pros' yi ui mii
I . ' 1 m Poland la canalng nnfavorabl com
' jnent In RuaaJa. Advicea from Pe-
. w m .w k.u
rwttrogrdd aay there la a toelinc there
i ' that perhaps newspaper claims of a
Ruaalan avooaaa have bean azaa-carat-,
? Ced... --
V Qale BtUI taj WraC
' " In tha weetern war aone com par -r
' ttvs ejulet prwvalU. No reports of
!. tehtlnai Jiava beo racprded In
ir several days, althouch there have
, been Intermittent artillery dueU ana
mall lo Can try encounter -
maklnv a sup rente effort.
Fatare Baassiria la I
The Rumanian parliament will meet
tomorrow and the future coarse of
action of tbia kincdoan probably will
1 be decided. It la- aald Rumania la
ji j preparea to. ceae io oaiavw some oi
I --'7tba territory which aha" obtained eiter
V ' the aacewd Balkan war at the expense
f of her aeignbor. This may mean mat
? Bulgaria la about to take her stand
with tbe allies and la return be per.
inKted to straighten out her boua
jdaiies and take more of tbe country
Inhabited by her national
In addition to a continitent of II.-
men who already are In England
It is announced that Australia has is
sued a second contingent of ll.voo.
r.nsaas Clsim Advantaae
Bertin, No. 17. by wlreleea to Ixnv
W (don. t.-T d. m. The following inror
matlon was civen out to the press to-
"Teaterday'a bombardment of Zee-
' brugirs and Heyste. Belgium, oy a
Britiasj squad ro destroyed tae botela
Sf Tha lababitaata, AefteOP.'tf.
: suffered ns Iosbl
Tta declaralloaj la the Baxoa Diet
'that peaoa won Id be concluded only
after the - attainment oi seen n 17
mine: nirtker attacks acclaimed en'
tuaiaaUcally by all parties, lnclud-
If Hula U KhMt Off.
"Russian shipping companies at
Odessa have withdrawn their ships
from the Black Bet and the Sea o(
Avon becauseo f tha Turkish naval su
premacy In those waters. A bombard
ment of Odessa la feared. The block
ade of the harbor of Ltbau places con
trol of the Baltic in the hands of
Germans while the freesing of the
harbor of Archangel (on the White
Hen) severs Russian communication
with the outside world.
"It la reported v from Stockholm
that the Russian government has ask
ed for English contributions to the
extent of 0.s0.Q0a rublra, (lis,
toward her war loans.
Moroccans For Gvanay.
"A brother, of the Sheik of the
Benoual informed the Constantinople
correspondent of the Berliner Tage
blatt that hostilities wers not directed
against Italy. The Sheik, he declared.
had over l9,eoe warriors under his
command, in Tanls nad-Morocco.
"Tha M or gen post thinks the check
io Russian reinforcements near Io
wlox la proof that there are no Rus
sian troops north of tha Vistula. This
further Indicates that the German
army is fairly on the Russian flank.
with tha roads to Warsaw open-
"Prom Oalicia comes the o metal re
port that tha Russians have been dlrv-
ea back through the Carpathian
"Though no detailed account of op
erations in the neighborhood of 11-
- Ilea and Walbrom (southern Poland)
Is at hand the report that the Aus-
trtans have taken ll.OOt prisoners
-. and 41 machine guns the last few
days appears to show that their ad
vance continues.
"The Austrians hate made progress
In the offense against Servia : and
' have repulsed several attacks with
.. great loss to the enemy. The moun-
tain ridges southeast of VaUevo. Ber
'. : via, though covered with snow, have
heen croeed bt Austrian troops.
Ll Mrdltfrrawraa Ilcrta Basr.
" . Bordeaux, via London. Nov. 17.
:)4'p. m. An official paval bulle
tin leain n today, say:
"la the Mediterranean, the French
and English suadrona continue to
" blockade the .Adriatic Sea and the
Dardaneillea, and to protect tha coasts
of Egypt and the Sues CanaL
"In the North Sea British and
French ships have made a reconnals-
ance of the German batteries eatab-
' lished on the Belgian Coast;
"The German cruisers In the Pacific
do not seem to have left ' Chilean
-fight
4st
Highest Honor to Jog re.
Paris Nov. t7. Ill a. m. Preai
dent Poincare has conferred on Gea,
Joffre the Jsedaille sillltaire, the high-
eejbonwthat caecanferredosia
nmAM wt the presence nt tfmitm
. vianl. Minis of War MUlerand. the
president of the Senate and Chamber
of Deputies and members of the gn-
eral staff.
la making tha presentation, Preet
.. dent Poincare said the simple medal,
which was the emblem of the hlgbest
military virtu ree and. which was worn
with equal pride by lllustrtoua gener-
aia sad humble soldiers, was a mark
of the nation's gratitude to Its crm-mander-tn-chief.
Mr.' Poincare added
i that be associated with him in his
congratulation Oenerai JofTre'a de
Tcted collaborator of the general staff
and the armies ef France.
Mine Destroys Collier.
-ndon. Nov.. 17
a admiralty this
p. m.) The
erenlct an-
Wm CAUSES DOUBT
of the Grand Duke's
While Petrograd correspondents continue
great victory over the Qwmut la Poland
Although Ruaalan headquarters aay tha
their troop Berlin declarea that no
nooneed that the oolller Khartoum
had been Llown up today by a mine
off Orlmsby. Tbe crew of the Khar
toum was landed at Orlmaby.
' Orlmaby la on the south bank of
the Uumber, It miles southeast of
HulL . .
Submarlnes Sink Strantwa.
Iiondon. Nov. 17. (10:2 a. m-V
It was ntporfed y Uoyda today that
two British steamers were sunk
Havre yesterday by German sub
marines.' - r--' ."- -
"The steamers were the Malachite
and the Prlmo. Their crews were
rescued. Those from the Malachite
were . landed at Sou t ham p ton and
those from the Prlmo at Feoamp,
France, on the English Channel.
Moat Daring FeeA."
Uoyd's report indicates that Ger
many's eub-marisee ..has . made one
ef their most daring feats. . This la the
first occasion when - their r activities
have been reported In these water
Apparently they made their way
through the Straits of Dover, to
point more than 1S mllee from their
nearest base. The H&lachite wai
small steamer of IT I tons groa She
was built In Glasgow In llOi. The
gross tonnage of the Prlmo was 1,KC,
She was laid down In Stockton In
llll.
- Mines Anger Italians.
Bart. Italy. Nov. 17. via Rome. T:tl
p. m A mine that had floated from
Its moorings exploded near here today
destroying a fishing boat and killing
lour men. The explosion of this mine,
said to have been planted by Austria.
tnaignatloa tunecr Ttl
tans along the Adriatic aoaat.
Italy recently protested to Austria
concerning drifting mines and was as
sured there would be no repetition of
this trouble:
Pretty Ctrl Throws Kiss,
(Br us luminal Trm
Springfield. Mass., Nov. 17. Large
crowds greeted president Wilson as
he passed through North Adams,
Greenfield, Northampton and Spring
Held today, on his way to Washing
ton. At Northampton twenty-five
Smith College girls gathered outside
the private car and serenaded the
President with especially prepared
songs as. he ate dinner.
One Of the prettiest of the girls
threw a kiss at Mr. Wilson when he
looked In her direction.
Parliament Is Told In Closing
Hours of Great Resources of
the Empire
(Kruw
London, Nov. 17. :&0 p. m. Both
Houses of Perllament adjourned to
day until the New Tear. The House
of Lords will re assemble January (,
but the House of Commons not until
February I.
David Lloyd George. Chancellor of
tha Exchequer, and Winston Spencer
cnurcniil. first Lord of the Admiralty.
reviewed respectively tbe status ef the
country's finances and of theaavy to
me nous or common
Each presented a cheerful picture
of the condition of the branah.es of
government-ever -which they nseslde.
ine -nanceiiors statement on tha sub
ertptlon to the largest war loan ever
floated which had been eagerly waited.
said the loan had been over-subscrib
ed. He said there were nearly
000 applicants for the bonds, a largs
proportion of them for small amounts.
and added that the small subscribers
would be given preference.
Mr. Lloyd George estimated that 4.-
eue.sus.osu pounds (IIO.euO.oao.000)
worth of good foreign securities were
held In Great Britain at the beginning
01, tne war. wnue tne assets of tha
country were estimated at another 11,
eoo.ooe.oov pounds itt,ooo.ooo.eoo.
and last tne country's credit was near
ly m.ve,v,vvv pounas (is,eoo,i
90, sot). Mr. Churchill's most per
sistent critic. Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford. retired, wanted explana
tion of the recent naval management,
but Mr. Churchill declined to give
them on the ground that the- time
would not be ripe until all the factors
I Moste f the recent clritlclsma of the
government have come from Liberal
and Labor members - of the House.
The Important Liberal newspapers
have suggested that It would be for
the country's interests for Parliament
to remain in almost continuous ses
sion so the government could- -caH
ed on for frequent explanations as to
the conduct ef the war.
Tha decision to. have the House of
Lords reconvene earlier than - the
House of Commons, an unusual pro
cedure, was made at the reoueat at
Lord Curaon, who said adiourament
until February was .too long. The
Marquis of Crewe, Liberal Leader, re
plied that the proceedings of the Lords
as to adjournment were' not govera
ed by the proceedings of the House
of Commons and that ha was willing
taai tne lotos meet earuer.
E N G LHH 0 U S ES
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EXCLUSION
IS HANGING FIRE
Secretary Bryan Will See The
President Before Discussing
Request of Nations
(Br tt 1 11 1 a m I Fes)
Washington,' D. C, Nov. 17. The
United States government la not
ready, according to an announcement
today by Secretary Bryan, to express
an opinion on tha request of South
American nalons for co-ops
tlon by Washington In negotiations
with European belligerents looking
to the exclusion of their warships
rrom the waters of this Hemisphere.
Mr. Bryan said, however, he would
take " the -subject up with President
Wilson on his return.
Tbe Peruvian minister today com
munlcated to Mr. Bryan In detail, hla
government's proposal for tha estab
lishment of a neutral son In the. At'
lautlc and .the Pacific. It would ex
tend the territorial waters of neutral
countries from tha present limit of
three miles to a designated meridian
within which merchaatment of all
nations would be free from molesta
tion.
Ambassador Da Gama, of Braall
took up with Mr. Bryan the general
subject of concerted action on the
part 'of the Pan American republic to
effect a restoration of trade between
tha two continent He had been In
structad to sound the American gov
ernment as to its attitude toward var
ious suggestions advanced, hut Mr,
Bryan informed him the Washington
government nad - not determined on
Its course. The Braalltan government
has been, anxious to ascertain the at
titude pf the Americas we vern merit
toward suggestions of this kind bo-
fore making formal suggestions it
self.
Beyond admitting that the various
suggestions were under consideration.
Secretary Bryan declined to discuss
the position of the United States gov
ernment. To one diplomat, however,
he pointed out tbe desire of the United
States to take no action which would
meet with disfavor by belligerents and
might Impair tha Influence of this
government when time for the aatfie
When the; Latin-American diplo
mats exchanged views on 'different
proposal the European diplomats
said today they were uninformed as
to the attitude of their ree pact I re gov
ernment At tne uritisn and Her
man embassies It was said ths Latin
American countries had made no for
mal communications to their govern
ment.
FLORIDA MURDER
MYSTERY IS STILL
UNSOLVED PROBLEM
Miami. Fla.. Nov. 17. Aa unexpect
ed session of ths coroner's Jury Inves
tigating the death mystery of A. A.
Hogg sand his eighteen-year-ola
daughter. Marjorie, was held here to
day. The jury had previously ad
journed until next, Wednesday.
Several witnesses were examined but
nothing was revealed as to the testl
mony given. Neither has any an
nouncement been made as to the
cause of tha death
The police continue to work on
the theory that Bbgg g and his daugh
ter were murdered by being' struck
over tne heads with a blunt lnetru
ment and their country home near
here then burned la the bone of eon
ceaMng the crime.
The charred bodies of the lawyer
and young woman were found early
Wednesday In the ruina of the resi
dence and physicians have expressed
tne opinion that 4t ' was possible for
falling timbers to have crushed tbe
skull
A watch which had been worn by
Mr. Boggs was found in the ruins of
his' home Irulav It kail mtnnnMA
Neighbors discovered the home
in flames about five minutes before
three Wednesday Morning. Tha
front door lock also was found In the
ruins and the authorities said It show
ed that the toor had not been locked
wnvn im nuusi Damn.
6TARYIG NUMBERS GROW.
InrestJgathH Find Belgian Condltiona
Morse Than Krported.
(Br ta 1 1 1 1 ii 1 rni
London, Nov. 17, 1:41 p. m. The
population of Belgium which must be
fed during the winter probably will
be many thousands more than seem
ed likely a short time ago." This is
the conclusion reached by a special
Investigator delegated by the Ameri
can commission for the relief of Bel
glum. The investigator telegraphed
hla report from Rotterdam today id
Herbert Clark Hoover, chairman of
the American commission.
The commissioner said large num
bers of the Belgian refugees In the
south of Holland had returned to
Belgium or were going to return and
that there would be aa enormous ad
dition to the starving population.
Recent arrivals rrom Antwerp ad
mitted that the Germans were ready
and anxious to give them work but
ad 'led:
"They pay as with pieces of paper,
Jttrut.hal
good sioney; but It will not buyjood.
Refigees said small villages had
been 'Cleared of food by the Germans
who also had requisitioned all the cat
tle and that positive starvation faced
the people. ,
HABEAS CORPUS FOR RIXKT.
Lawyer Says Banker Uk-gaDr Deiala-
ea in Asyiasn.
Richmond. Va, Nov. 17. James R,
Catron, Alexander, counsel fe C Jones
Rixey, "former president of the failed
Rlxey beak today petitioned tbe Vir
ginia Supreme Court for a writ of
hshesg corpus to procure the ap
pearance of hla client, now la Staen
toa asylum, before tbe court, which
assembles here January tth. The
lawyer-contend that Rlxey Is being
detained Illegally aader a conflict of
certain statute ,
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VAIJGESTATUE I
ILLATCHPITOL
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Commission Meets and Se
cures Data on Memorial to
, Famous Son of Carolina
GOVERNOR ASKS BRYAN
Apostle of Peace May Speak to
General Assembly; Gives
Governor Paperweight Plow
share Made From Sword
Many Tar Heels to Army-
Navy Game
W. E, YELVF-RTON.
Washington, D. C. Nov. 17. The
Vance Memorial Commission, appoint
ed by Governor Craig to have placed
in statuary Hall la the National Capi
tol a statue ef the late Senator Zee
Vance, met la Washington this morn
ing for a two-day session. Govern
Craig, who Is here oa hla way from
the Virgin la -Carolina root bail game at
Richmond to Philadelphia, where he
will witness the Army-Navy game to
morrow, met with the oommiaslon
morning.
The commission , talked ' with ram
well-known sculptors today and roa-
eidered the work of. several others,
without arriving at aay conclusion aa
to the artist, the style of the statue
or any otnar oetati or the work.
not expected that any . decision
about any part of the work will
deoided while the commission la here,
but that a later meeting time will he
selected for anal arrange
Charles Henry Niehaue aad Augusta
ijaaemeevhoth New York artist
consulted today. : The . eomm!
went to the capital this altarnoua to
see the statues of other States nraml-
nent wiea there and looked at otbeft
works of art around the see Hot
Tne commissi ua. which has nnHtn.
ted authority la ehooslna the aritat
and arranging other detail including
tne eoet, is composed of Associate Jus
tice w. a. Moke, of the State Bu Drams
iwurt. chairman; Mr M. V. Moore,
secretary; Miss Laura Lindsay Carter
ana 4. h. Martin, all of Aahevllle; and
viement Stanley, Winston.
OS to Araar-NaTV Gaasa.
Governor Craig returned from the
gams at Richmond with the Secretary
of the Navy and Mr Daniel The
Oovernor, the Secretary, and others la
tne secretary's party will leave Hatnr,
day morning for the Army-Navy foot
ball game in Phlladalnhia. Ummar
Craig's son. Carlyle, who Is mtdahlp-
ssea ear aanapoiia, w peoably play
ea me navy team. The Navy team
Is said to be about ths heaviest that
oould have been picked. Prophets
preoicx mat t.Taig, naif back, one of
tne most brilliant runners at Annaoo.
II will be m the game at a fairly early
tag If he haa recovered from an in
jury sustained three weeks ago. Craig
a jigm out very utca runner.
Kryaa Invited To Ralrla-b,
The Oovernor. Secretarr Daniel
and J. H. Martin, of Aahevllle. called
on Secretary Bryan this morning. The
uovsrnor ana Mr. Daniels expressed
tne nope mat Mr. Bryan oould visit
Raleigh soma time In January or Feb
ruary and apeak during the session of
tne uenerai Assembly. Mr. Bryan
aald that hla engagements were so un
certain that he could not promise to
go, but wosid If his engagements per-
S words to Ptosurheharta
Secretary Bryan recently had naner.
welghta made out of swords and they
were made in the shape of nlouah-
ahare He gave one to all members
or tne cabinet and others signing ths
treaties. This morning he gave one
of the scabbards to Governor Craig for
nis uesa ana sent one to Mr. Martin'
mother, Mr Sebuloa Vance.. .
Many to Attend Game.
Mr. and Mr H W. Jackson, nt
Jficnmond. and Herbert Jackson are
visiting Secretary Daniels and will go
with them to the football game at
rnitaoerpnia tomorrow.
Mr. and Mr W. W. Vaa Dr. Un.
bert Haywood. Jr.. W. H. Bagley. of
Raleigh: George Stephen of Char.
lotts; C. W. Oold. of Greensboro; Hay-
den Clement, Salisbury, and other
nortn Carolinians will be In tha nertv.
Mr. aad Mr Howard Bank Mr
8. H. Boyd and Miss Mary Bovd will
be among the many North Carolinians
In Washington who will attend the
game.
South port Pnera&aatnr.
Representative Godwin haa reeom-
mended the appointment of R. S New
ton aa temporary postmaster at South-
port, an office made vacant bv tha
a earn or me former postmaster mat
weea. Mr. newton was recommended
also, by the- bondamaa of the former
postmaster.
Another Kewsnaner Hsa
Mr. and Mr Parker - R. Anderson
were today presented with i ll nound
son. Mr Anderson was Mlsa Kate
rorr, of Raleigh. Mr. Anderson
Washington correspondent of twe
nortn Carolina newspaper and was
rormcny with the Raleigh Post
MANY HORSES FROM NORFOLK.
Ship Carrying Thoawaada of Antaaaai
0 War aone,
fv m 111 Inn rttm.t
Newport New Vs.. Nov. IT
Hearing about l.oto horses for
by the French and British
merits tn the European war aone, the
British steamer Raeburn sailed from
this port as an early hour today, fol
lowing hasty repairs to her boiler
damage to which had delayed her de
parture for seven hour
Having peea fitted with stalls be-
twy ndccKfc the BxlUah. mat
Shenandoah left the hlpyard -t'jday
and moved lo a loading pier, where
she Is now taking on stores and horse
feed. Beginning eelv8s4urdajr-
moming. a cargo 01 about 1,000
horses for the British aad French
governments will be. taken aboard.
The Shenandoah Will sail aa soon as
sne can oe loaded and cleared.
The British ateamer Raphael ar
rived here this afternoon from Bal
timore to load a cargo ef boreee for
the same destination as the Raeburn
and Shenandoah. She will also rarrv
about 1. 000 animals aad ie expected
to sail the flrst of next week.
Other steamers are said to be head
ed for this port to load more animals
for the war sons. In addition te the
three foregoing vessels the British
steamer- Rembrandt carrying 000
horses sailed from here, twe weeks
ago, after her Sre at sea, -
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UfJDER ESTIMATE
Churchill Says Britain Will
Keep Ahead of Germany at
All Odds
DESTROYERS ARE BEST
Submarines Have Had Small
Chance to Attack the Ger
mans; Merchant Marine
Protected Better Than Ger
many; British Surpass in
Number of New Ships ,
(Br aafc 1 Pmm.)
London. Nov. 17. (0:11 p. m.)
Winston Spencer Churchill. First Lord
of the Admiralty, told the House ef
Commons today that despite the
Britiah nary a losses since the eat
break of the war there Was ae cause
for aerveuaneaa over Its present and
futare effectiveness.
"We can afford to lose a super.
dreadnought every months for twelve
months, without a single loss to ths
enemy, and be la aa good a position
of superiority as we were at the out
break of the war." said the first lord.
Of the older armored cruisers, Mr.
Churchill said Great Britain had lost
aad Oermany two. At the be
ginning of the war Great Britain had
thirty-six light modern cruisers to
Germany's li. Orvat Britain had lost
twe aad Oeranaay had lost or In
terned a peart er ef her aamber. Great
Britain atsos the onmmsacimant ef
tae war also had added aa asaay light
yiaiseie aa uerwiaay had lost
Mr. ChnrchlU declared tha
mans reinforcements Oermaay eeeld
receive te the end ef 101. wan -three
capital ship . while the strength of
tne tsnusn neet in that period weehl
he Inrrsaaia by fifteen ahlps,
- The reason Great Britain could net
eroduoe results an a large scale with
submarine Mr. Churchill went on.
waa because they so seldom have been
offered opportunity to attack. The
lessee la subntarlnea sustained by the
snisa ana tne uermaas nag
equal, he said.
Karatl ha DusUojeta,
. Britiah torpedo boat destroyers had
shown enormous superiority of gun
power. "We have last none; Oer
many haa lost eight or ten." the speak
ersald.
The eoonomlo pressure oa Oermany.
Mr. Charehin aald. continued te de
velop la a healthy and satisfactory
manner. Haudrede ef ships ef over
toss-- nanaw -tons warden entered
and left the aorta ef the United
Kingdom dairy while a deflcleney in
tne commodities necessary for muni
tions of war was beginning te maks
Itself felt la the enemy's military or
ganisation.
tosses (Jader Failing in
While the admiralty estimated that
there would be a loss of Dvs per cent
of tne British mercantile marine la
tha nrat three months of the war, the
first lord said, the percentage had
been only 1.0. The danger from
mlnea waa' one. the limit of which
could be discerned, aad which could
further be restricted and controlled.
The enemy had adopted methods
which It was not thought would be
practiced by any civilised power, but
the danger from them had been and
still waa being further restricted and
controlled by the navy.
Mr. Churchill aald there had been
some danger ef the escape from Oer
many to the high seas , ef feet liners
equipped with guns for con
destruction but that that danger up
to the, present had been successfully
surmouateo.
Mr. ChurchllW declined to discus
such topics aa the naval engagement
off Helgoland the destruction of the
British cruisers Monmouth aad Oond
hope off the coast of Chile and the
British naval expedition te Antwerp.
claiming such discussion would be
profitless until he waa able to reveal
ah the fact "
CATTLK QUARANTINE RAISED.
Hoof aad Month IMeeaee
the West.
ar a. 1 new .1
Washington. D. C Nor. 17. Parts
of Wisconsin, Illinot and Iowa to
day were ordered released from some
restrictions of the Federal livestock
quarantine against foot-and-mouth
ease. The order, issued by the I
pertinent of Agriculture, effective No
vember 10th. provides that cattle for
Immediate slaughter may be shipped
In Interstats commerce from the
counties named and be received for
feeding purpose but not shipped oat
for feeding, elsewhere
All hut eleven count tee hi Wlscoa-
sin. all hut twenty -one In Iowa, and
a score tn Illinois are released.
The release order will be followed
aa rapidly as possible by others lift
Ing the 'quarantine in all localities
where the disease has been eradl
ceted.
The discovery of diss ansa among
cattle aad hogs at Waterford. va.. re
sulted In tha determination of the bu.
reau to impose a Quarantine covering
parts ef Loudoa couaty. Va.
BEATEN AND ROBBED BT NEGRO
Wilmington. Nov. 17. Mr. James
P. Muaroe. formerly a cttiaeu of Wil
mington, hut residingelse where for
the past eighteen or twenty years, who
returned a -few days age on a 'visit
weSs knocked down aad beaten p by
aesre aignwayman at ninta ana
terday morning.
up from behind, striking Mr. Monroe
blow that re Ilea aim. Tito negro
through his pocket Every time Mr.
Manroe would attempt to rise the ne
gro would deal him another blow oa
the head or face. When Mr. Manroe
attempted te scream for help the ne
gro Oiled his moat h with-oaed. The
negro went through every pocket in
Mr. Monroe's clothes save the one la
which he carried .hla mossy the
small watch pocket la the trousers
Disgusted at his failure te dad aay
money the negro picked ap Mr. Maa
roe's hat and remarked that atnoa he
couldn't Sad aay money he would take
the hat. No arrests have yet bees
mad thowgh aa effort te being made
to locale the aegrev whom Mr. Man-'
roe says be will recognise If he sees
nssEs
I Former WUssiwrtoei Maa Loses Only
ass I His Ha I
tn.l iaeaiT osssia t
TEACHERS CHOOSE
Miss Mary Graham, of Char
lotte, New President of
Association
FIRST WOMAN FOR PLACE
Dr, William Lyon Phelps Say
Calhoun Greatest Alumnus
of Yale; Ideal Citizen a Com-
' bination of Edwards and
Franklin; Prof. Wright Cho
sen Vice-President
lasessl at To Mne ess Otaenw.l
Charlotte, NoV. 17. At the closing
business session of the North Caro
lina Teachers Assembly here this af
ternoon, miss Mary t. Graham, vice-
presiaeni 01 ins Assembly ana
ant auperintendent of Mecklenburg
county school was elected president
of - the .association - the- coming - year.'
aad Prof. R. H. Wright, president of
the Bast Carolina Training School at
Greeny ill -was elected vice-president.
Miss Graham becomes the .Brat worn.
aa president the association ever had.
" Tbe total number of teachers regis
tered was Oil. aad It ie esfimated that
between 400 aad 410 did not register.
William Lroa PhelD of Tale Col
lege, aad 1st ether by Mlsa Margaret
A. Haley, ef Chicago. Dr. Phelps
subject waa The Ideal Cltlaen." Re.
f erring to the cardial relatione that
had always existed .between Yale aad
the South, be aald John C. Calhoun,
at South Carotin, waa the Institu
tion s greatest alnmau Hs took
Jonathan Edwards and - Beaiamla
Franklin aa the twe highest types of
American whoae traits combined in
eae maa would eonstttote the Ideal
oittaen. Edwards- represented the
highest development of the Puritanic
aad mi ncom prom kan f factor of right
eousness that Is needful, in some mea
sure at least, te leaven character,
while Franklin represented the strong
oommoa aenaa and practical type mat
accomplished things that have been
or Incalculable nod to the world.
The speaker pointed out tha great
number of Franklin's Inventions and
other practical achievements and aald
ft was' tbe bent for meeting and sol v.
Ing all problems that confronted so
ciety, combined with an Irrepressible
optimism, that meae tne r-niiaaei
phia printer the equal of the most
finished characters ef Franca and
England In hla days, The happy
blending of the characteristics ef the
two men In eae man made the Meal
cltisea, tne spsaxsr sua, ana ins in
fusing of the two elements Into clti.
seashlp waa ths worthy goal of edu
cator
M. B. Dry, of Cary, and Miss Hallla
Bethuae, of Charlotte, were elected oa
the executive committee of the As
sembly to succeed two members whoae
terms had expired.
Hawaiian Volcano Active.
Ihrae lmiiilni.l
Honolulu. Nov. 17. MokUweowoo,
the summit crater of Mauna Loa.
most spectacular of Hawaiian volca
no again Is In eruption after a long
period ef oulet. It waa believed to
have become extinct Lava la rolling
dowa tha mountainside.
Mokuweowoo crowns ths huge, bald
dome ef Mauna Loa at an altitude of
11.000 feet. Its diameter of more
than' two miles makes It one of the
largest craters In the world.
Reports Current That British
Dreadnought Now at Belfast
in Dry Dock
New York, Nov. If . Passengers ar
riving here today oa the Lust tan la say
tha dreadnought Audacious, reported
sunk off the Irish coast, has been rais
ed and la In a Belfast dry-dock. Ac
cording to J. J. Spurgeon this report
la current In Liverpool and Is accept
ed as true, although the same secrecy
Is maintained as to salvage operations
as was -the case regarding the sink
ing of the battleship and the rescue
of her men by the Olympic.
The report Is that the Audacious did
not sink when left by the Olympic
but that other vessels drew her Into
shallow water, where the hole in her
bottom was patched sufficiently to per
mlt her being towed to Belfast.
FAghty Mines Picked I n.
-Vancouver. B. C Nov. 17 the pas
senger steamship Olympic was In des
perate peril rrom mines when she res
cued part of the crew of the British
dreadnought Audacious after the war'
ship bad been blown up off the Irish
coast, according to a letter received
here today from J. W. , Hubbard, one
of the Olmpic's officer .
How the Olympic escaped In a mys
tery of her o in errs, according to the
letter.
-There -were eighty mlnea nicked
up next morning about the same place
where we ware,' saga the letter, "and
about thirty mlnea were found west of
The Manchester commerce was
sunk by a mine."
NORTH CAROLINA
UND-F01UBLGIAM
r ' HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
Mew York, Nov. 17. August, .Bel-
Moat, treasurer of the" National Com-
itee of Mercy today received a
check for f 1.000 from . B. Rankin,
of Asbeville. treasarer ef the North
Carolina Committee of Mercy. ' This
money waa raised by a committee ap
pointed - by Governor Looks Craig te
help feed starring women and chil
dren made destitute by the . war Ih
Europe. The national committee la
sending this week twenty thousand
dollars worth of food stuffs to Bel
giuavt 11.100 te suffering Belgians la
Londoe and ll.iao te buy sheee lor
AUDACIOUS MAY
HAVE BEEN SAVED
9 I
children. la rraaea.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CATCHESJAPPER
Postal Operator Gave Mes
sages to Wall Street News
Bureau Surreptitiously ;
FAKE MESSAGE IS SENT
Other Wires Detached and The -Leak
Is Quickly Found; 0th-,
er News Services Had Been
Beneficiaries; Linder Con
fesses and Is Placed Under
a Heavy Bond , .
nr-SMi
New York. Nor. 17. H. L. Linder.
a telegraph operator In the employ at
the Postal Telegraph Company aad at
Uched to tha office of the New York:
Q'ob- waa arrested here today, chare,
ed with violating section 161 of the
renal, law. ln that- he -revealed the
contents of a telegram aeat out hr
The Associated Pres
.i.r.or.. lon tlm u h" been evident
that dispatches of Ths Associated
Press were being systematical stolen
snd were redistributed .by a nu ruber '
of smaller agendo A careful eraieh 1
waa set upon-the business and aiw .,
evening paper. Ths
sjdsred by (he executive committee of
ssMciatoa trees directors at a
recast meeting, and a plan to detent,
the culprits and bring them to Jus '
Uoe waa adopted, - ,.
Theft by News Bureau.
For the purpose of transmitting the
mere -important news tn bulletin
after their receipts la ths office of the
organization at (1 Chambers etreet
with the editorial - rooms of the va-
riona ansmbere tn New York. In the
office pf the Globe these bulletina '
were copied surreptitiously by Linder
and repeated to the New York News
Bureau, a Wall Street concern. Fre
quently within two or three minutes
after their rectpt la tha office of the
Globe, they appeared oh the Neere
Bureau's ticker and In the reports of
the International News Service, the
Central News of America and other
minor organisation
Fake Message Waa Rent. -
For the purpose of trapping tha
wire tapper the following dispatch
was prepared: . T
"Bulletin K. O. aH
"f'etrograd. Nov. 17. The Russian
dreadnought- Flip, formerly the Is
mail, striking a mine in the Ouif f '
Finland, to a complete lose with 460
Uvea
"Add Petrograd under dash,"
"Loss of Ftiba tha Ismail waa one
of four Baltic dreadnoughts laid dowa '
at tha Kronstadt Yards In 1 Oil. She -had
a displacement of 11. 000 tons and
carried nine 14-Inch guns and twenty
Mnch."
The short bulletin wired to the
Qlobe office was detached front the
circuit which Included tha other New -York-evening
newspaper, members
of the Associated Press, so ths mes
sage would go to the Globe alone. Aa
anticipated, the dispatch instantly ep
peered upon the Ucksr and not long -after
was printed In the papers served
by other news agencies in different
parts of tha country.' Aa soon as this '
was done, and before It appeared in
any Issue of the Olobe, a notice to -"kill"
waa sent out, and the telegram
therefore at no time reached the pub
lic as -from -Hie- Associated- Pre
The Operator Confrem '
The word "Kllba" was cry pile Sub
stltutlng for the Initial consonant the
consonant following It In the alphabet. '
and for ths two vowels the vowels
following In the alphabet, "FLIBA
became "OLOBR." The telegram was '
Identified beyond question and its
source made plain. The telegraph
operator was arrested and made a .
full confession. He was arraigned .
(his afternoon before Magistrate F. B. -House
and held In 15.000 ball for, a
healing on December 1st
In order to observe the methods ol
the New York News Bureau, a trusted
detective was employed and establish
ed himself aa an inveatment banker.
"Mr. tt. u. Hmttnv at an omoe, mo.
140 Broadway. He fitted hla office
rarefully with a aafe and appropriate
furniture and Installed one of the New
York Newa Bureau ticker Rmployea
of ths Associated Press were assigned
to watch the ticker with great care
and to Urns each dispatch. During a
period covering several weeks it waa
observed that the dispatches of the
Associated Press were constantly re- ,
peated upon the ticker within five or
ten minutes after they were ' sent out. ,
by the Associated Pres The New
York News Bureau is not member
of the Associated Press and la not en
titled to its service.
PRES ID EXT COMES HOME, , .
Thanksgiving Over. He WIU Get Bark -
to Ham won.
Ill; Um ,1 ililiil Prea) :
Wllllamstown. Mass.. Nov. 17. .
President Wilson brought his Thanks
giving visit here to a close today, leav
ing in time to reach Washington ,a
10 o clock tomorrow morning.
As soon as he arrive Mr.: Wilson. '
will plunge into work, completing hla
message, to Congress and conferring
with congressional leaden on the leg- T
telative program. A large crowd of J
Williams College students braved a ;
cold wind to bid, the President tare-:.
11 at Willlamstown. They cheered
him lustily as his train pulled out
MORE TO FRF.E BOHKMIA
Monarchy
IBs Us kmuutt rrea I
ill.. Nov. 17. To free Ro-
hemla from the dual monarchy waa
ths object of a movement started by
Bohemians la America, it was. an
nounced here today. Leaders of the
Bohemians will, present to the powers .
proposal to restore to Bohemia Its
independence.
Petitions outnntng tne plan wtn oe
forwarded to Bohemians in London,
Part Brussel Petrograd and Toklo.
- a- ' es- . -
: Ranalaa Governor Dies. .
?v ' ia a. imiimi ftwl
' Amsterdam, Nov. 17. (vta London.
.10 a. m. A Vienna telegram ; to
the Frankfurter tsitung . ears Count
Bobrlnsky. Russia Oovernor General
of Oalicia. died ad Umbers, ef
apoplexy today.