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ONLY MORE Fall 'data concerning the sether win ha (oead today Shopping Day Until Christmu .. - , . - j-.- ;...,.'. . ". ., y - ' . ....... , . . voimCL no. & ' ' : ; r -'""'v ;V v: -; - ' Tmczaazrrs 1 ." ' :GERIMSBEFREtWARSAW Strong German Attack '? Repelled After Tuetpns Seven Times Charge - Russian Trenches And Are Withered by a . Murderous Fire; South of Cracow The Sec ond German Turning Movement Is Also Re pulsed With Heavy Losses Servian Victory of Great Magnitude Retake Lost Trench ' ' Ifr the Associated Presa) - fWiumJ. Dm 11-The following etauanent from the, the Russian eomnuuider-ia-ctilef was land toelgbt! "la the direction of Bflawa tbe finsssiis on December 1 kept ap a streeur offensive through the day aad aigbt bat troops. uwmoolrco. iafclnT tba ofJetauve, nre chase to tbe ' which. In mum pUcea. retreated la disorder. "la the melon to tba north of , : tack oa tba night of December lug day. We repulsed Uses attack Germans. "Wu rauelW. fat all, seven attacks, daring which aoma of oar anlta pa ulural the enemy to approach very near and (bra pat tbam to Aleut with a aBfu-ueruos are. "la tbe mrloa to tha aoath of Cracow oa Dcocmhce la. we were MID con st -. tinwmg nar cufetnar with aacoraa la spite of tbe tabbora resistance offered - tn she Germans. ...... .... w oaptared aereral n smd protiT. "Tbera baa been, no Important Londm, 'Dec.-ll.-tlr4- p. m.)"-Of th (Ire Anatro-Oerman Column - - which for wfmc dayi appeared to be maklnc steady proereaa la their Invasion di foiana tnree nave, aunerea cnecua, - rrom rtuanan naadauartera. Tha column maklnc a downward .. ... aian ironuejv reported in one aispaten Trom cetroaraa today to be within nfteen' miles of Warsaw, "was repulsed after an energetic dfTensIre and under counter attacks rrom tha Russians was "The attacks of the mala German' eolnmn. which had Its fsonr wtt Una , ""T"blWen L6l and LoWlcs and which Cama'aowa alaconaliy from Thorn; were ,.,, aeU versa with areat force, but aceordinr to the Ruastaa account. pulsed with heary losses to the invaden. That the Germans attached rreat Importance to the success of their attack here Is shown by the iact that 4ur- lac tne two 'days they faced.. the Russian trenches seven tiroes and were driven back by a murderous fire. rlanklnc More Falls. The other column which, has suf fered Is that composed of German and Austrian troops, which had been try , . Ins to outflank the Russian left south of Cracow. In this case the Russians assumed the offensive and they claim that after a tenacious resistance they . defeated tit- Germans, taking several runs and 2.000 nrlsnnera. 1 lV Of the German column operatlns In the region of IMotrkow and htat ad Vanctna from Cxenstochowa there Is no news except the Russian statement , ., that "on other parts of tha front there pave been no substantial changea. ' A check er repulse of any one of 7lhe columns, however, la tbe opinion I ;of military critics, must, jtffect the whole Oerman plan which was a formidable conversion movement aim iln at the capture of Warsaw and the -relief of .Cracow. For this purpose large reinforcements were sent from the west and opreatlons were pushed with great resolution against a de termined opposition. It probably will take some days to determine, how ever, whether the checks have upset this plan. Rerrlan Victory Is Great. The Servian victory over the Aus- appears fully confirmed by the ' ation of Ushltsa and Vallevo. Servians have regained moat of territory toward the Bosnian ler and they also have defeated Vustrlans advancing from the "T-" -to December 1, the Servians had ti', t .red about 25.000 prisoners, tit of all kinds and great quantities .h . ir material. The Servians claim ' ' :' y waa due entirely to brilliant -.; ." i..:.- rshlp and the morale of their moat of which were veterans . ht. : ng in their third war. These f ' . ' iu. , -ies, they say. overcame the Nx Hrbter numbers the Austrians had on . ih 1 side. m "'v the west, both the French and r 'tli lermans claim they have made r 'fiieiess in the Argonne region and In i-.j I jJ i.- era It la evident the Germans "; : hi mi effort to stop the allies' advance ' In ) aiders, attempted an offensive In ;- T i!, icinlty of Ypres and took ons ' rA. iri. 1 from the French. The latest . ' fffih. official communication ? trw ' -ench was recaptured. Elsewhere ifs.n the front there have been ami' , uela with occasional Infantry at- . br first one side then the other. i ; 1 Idmlral 'Sturdee reports to the " alty that the British suffered ' i ' - arkably small loss in the naval , . . ement off the Falkland Islanoa .i.i seven' men were killed .nd four !-.,,.. led, according to his report. t- . D Indicates, officials believe that ' ermans were completely out fX I and possibly not more than one cached the British ships. ' ', - -v iston Spencer Churchill, First . Lord of the Admiralty, replying to a cablegram of congratulations from Japan regarding the naval victory , shows that Japanese and Australian """" ships are co-operating In the Pacific and declares that the defeat of Ad , .. miral Von Spec completes the expul ion of Germans from ths east. '- : Prsemyal Only SnrroaiHied. Amsterdam, Dec. 11. (Via Lon don l:tS p.: m.) The following Austrian official statement has been .Received 7.fronjx.- yieana------ "Ope rations la the Carpathians are 1rogTeslng according to our plan. The enemy yesterday fought mainly " rear guard actions, which were re pelled, t. "In Oallcla there is no cedsion. Priemyal Is only surrounded by the enemy and Is not being attacked. Tbe garrison makea daily sorties which keep the enemy at a- respectful dis- irom tne rortrsss sone. 5 "Quiet reigned 4nolandyeetar. clay along our front." . ; " ' ' No Trace For Christmas. iterllft, Dec 11. (By wireless) Pope Benedict's proposal for a truce w among the warring nations during the . Christmas holidays has been declined by Russia,' according to the German official press bureau. Tbe Oerman press bureau previous ly announced that Germany wss will ing to agree to a Christmas trace if the pther'naUona assented.-. , T - Servians Were Reinforced. Amsterdam Via London,- toes. 11. (Midnight) The Frankfurter Zl tung says the Servians have been re inforced by five Russian regiments which left Archangel Oct. It and ar rived at Antivart Nov. 11. 1 on Russian Right Flank Is a Reality French Near Ypres ww succeeded la repassing tlstasv, Oar Lowtca. tbe enemy aad tbrongbout tba whole of Ue follow aad Inflicted wttrafllrwiMa, and a many ' -aa chance on tbe ragaaladrr of tbe. fmnC aooorainc to toniahta omcjai reports stroke from Mlawa, on the JCast rras compelled to retire at soma points. RALEJGfJ MAfJ BUYS A $30,000 YACHT y Mr. . Ashby L. Baker Makes Purchase in New York' For Use on Pamlico Sound (SMtal at tha Ness ant OSmsiw. New York. Dec. 11 Mr. Ashby X. Baker, of Raleigh. Is to do some cruis ing In North Carolina waters In the near future, as there has been a yacht purchased here for him. The purchase for Mr.; Baker was made by Mr." D. H. Paris, of Oriental, who spent several days In New York this week, coming here especially to purchase s yaeht'for Mr. Baker, who la the president of tha Virginia Cot ton Mills Company, whose plant la located at Swepsonvllle, in Alamance county. The purchase price of thevasnelJ was llv.ooo. and It la stated thst Mr. Baker Intends to use It for cruising la Pamlico Sound and its tributary waters. . REVENUE OFFICE SWAMPED Two Thousand Letters Dally For Over A week at Statesvtile. (SpmM u Tbe Nm m OhMm ) KtatesvUJe. Dee. 11. Cashier A, S. Carson of Ihe internal rewaue office here was not able until, yesterday to complete his report of the collections of the office for last month on account of the additional work In the office Drougnt about by tne operations or the new Federal emergency tax law. Mall from those affected by the law poured Into the office In such great Quantities that the force was "swamped" for several days and worked both day and night to catch up. For a period of eight or ten days ths mail receipts amounted to z.vee or more pieces dally The report lor November lust com pleted shows collections for tbe month as follows: Tobacco $ 47l,ltt.ll, spirits 11,111.48, special tax. snuff, cigars and cigarettes f 101,7 f.a.41, pro prietary and documentary stamps 0J,X,- a-ttl nt- . vM; which -tmi considerably over a half million. Collector Watts is In Washington for a few days. NEGRO DK8PKRADO fcHOT. Hill la Second Bee hi Dart With WO- mlngtoa Omcers. smU1 Tha Nm as Otanriw Wilmington. Dec. 11. James Hill. a colored desperado, . wanted by the notice on a numoer or cnarges. in cluding burglary, was shot down tn a running revolver duel with a half dosen officers yesterday afternoon on Campbell street. Tie was taken Id the hospital where a bullet waa extra eated from his left leg and he was then taken to the city hall and -locked op. The negro had" been dodging the officers since the first of October. He Is alleged to. have . entered the bed room of another negro, carried off a suit of clothes and la also said toJ nave uiumiaaxea otner negroes. Whefi he was hailed by two officers Saturday night he shot at them sev eral 'times and then ran off. He was located In a negro barber shop yes terday and the omcers surrounded the place. Hill ran out the bark door shooting as he went but he was boob downed by a bullet, snot ny one el the offlcera - - : ROBEMOX HASOIUSUnER Treaaarrr-Elert Falls to Present Boad and Office Declared aoant. (SssssjiaTMWmiaaOkMriw.l , Lumberton. Dec 11. At the meet ing of ths county commlsisoners hurt Monday all tbe county officers except the treasurer tendered their bonds. which were accepted. The beard met agala today for further consideration and. tbe treasurer still failing to pre sent bond, the office waa declared va cant until January fifteenth and the sheriff instructed to pay tha county claima Ths treasurer's bonu required for Robeson Is one hundred thousand dollars. .. ...-:. . FIGURES QUOTED OFJ UNFAIRNESS Rate, Expert - Wright Further Throws Harpoon Into Meth ods of The Southern ( as As Washington, D. C. Dee. 11. Furth er testimony la support of charges that tha Southern railroad discrimi nated against Boathern eoal operators aad Southern ports la favor of North ern operators aad porta. Including Norfolk, was given before the Senate sub-committee today by Frank C Wright, an expert .. engaged by the committee to Investigate conditlona Mr. Wright compared freight ratea from Eaat Tsnneaaee. Eaat Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia, coal fields to South Atlantic ports with those from Pennsylvania Balds to New York, PhlladelDhta, Baltimore and Norfolk, to support his claim that an effort had been mads to bottle ap Independent eoal operators of the Appaiacnian coat district. Coal ratea from this district to Norfolk. ChartentoD, WUmlagton. Savannah and Jacksonville were Quoted at from 11.60 to 11.14. per ton while rates from Pennsylvania nalda to Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Norfolk and Charleston were given at 11.40 to 1 40 per ton. Wright said the committee had letter showing that since the Southern railway acoulred ' the Virginia aad Southwestern there was a division, of rates allowing tha Virginia aad south western 71 1-1 cents a ton ,on business- to. North, and Boulb Carp Una and East Georgia point delivered to ths Southern at Bulls Gap; 00 cents on business afterward delivered to the AUaatie eest Line and cents on business for Ohio River points and U Louts. "Where did the committee get those figures T" asked A. P. Thosn, counsel for tha Southern. "From ths Department of Justice,'' Mid Wrarlht. "Aad where did the Department of Justice get- them T he waa asked. "From the files of tbe Southern railway," he replied. , TWO NEGROES ARE LYNCHED. Lonurinoa Mob Avenges Murder of Voan White Man. Shreveport, La.. Deo. 11. Charles Washington and Breard Henderson, aeaioes. who. according to tsvaaailee. last night killed and robbed Cyrus Hotchkla. white, near Mooringsport, I j , and were brought here and were lynched late otday about five miles from Shreveport while being transferred to Mansfield, Lav, for safe keeping. They were hanged to a tree near the roadway by a mob of about fifty men. According to tha police who arrest' ed Washington and Henderson here last nlghL the negroes confessed mat they killed Hotcbkln, aa oil field em ploye, for ths purpose of robbery. Hotchikln came to Morganspon re cently. Ilia mother lives In Chlloquln, Oregon. GOES TO CAPITAL Rousseau May Lose His Place. Colonel Watts Not Worrying About The Matter (W. E. YKLVKUTON.) Washington. D. C Dec 1 i.-V. S. Marshal Charles A. Webb, will prob ably come to Washington tomorrow or Sunday for a conference with Sen ator Overman about the appointment of J. R. Rousseau, as deputy marshal In Wilkes county. JoL A. I. watts denied- today that he U sleuthing on the case so nothing seems to be left but a -raonal conference among Mr. Webb. Senator Overman and' Repre sentatives Page and Doughton. It la probable that Mr. Rousseau s ep- DOintmaRt win not nana, sna mat an Asha county man will get the place. Though Mrs. eaten Osborne, whom Representative Btedman baa recom mended for postmistress at Oxford, is a years old. Major Stedman believes she will be appointed. He says be received what he believes to be suf ficient assurances from the Postofflce Department today that the appoint ment, will be made. Attend Cotton BsiL Several North Carolinians attend ed the cotton ball tonight at the P. n- American Union. Am.u them were Oen. Julian & Carr, and John Sprunt Kill, of Durham; Mrs. .Walter Bor den, Mra. R. H. Griffin and Misses Mary Aycock and Sarah Mlchaux. of Raleigh and Golds bora. Visitors in clude L. Bv Bristol and J A. Hart- n ess, of tMatesvUla. - PUBLIC FXXER.VL OF PAYKE. First Thsse In Flfteiew Years Congress Has No Honored Dead Member. Washington. D. C. Dec. '11. The House of Representatives will meet Sunday to mourn the death of BeTeno EL Payne, for thirty years a congress man from New York. It will be tbe first time In nfteen years that the House has held a public funeral to pay tribute to a dead member. Resolution passed today Invited ail official Waahlngtoa to the ceremony. The President and his cabinet, the vice-president and the Senate, tbe Su preme cmirt. the diplomatloc orps. and the high offlcera of the army and navy were aaked to" be preeent. Tbe Benats appointed a committee to set with trie House funeral committee, and arranged to attend tba cere mony. , ,. The servtees win he entirely religi ous la character.- Tbe choir of Cavalry Baptist church, which Mr., Payne attended, will sing and a sec- ti-n of the ra rlne bandJwlU play ap propriate music After tn semeee f a bony win be taken to Aaburn, N. Y- by House and Senate committeea, CHARLES A IBB liREiycirjEuiE DEFEI1D5 KAISER Says German Emperor 111 and Militarists .Ruled; Is Against Christmas -Truce OV ss AsssMal reaa I waahlngtoa. IX C, Deo. 11. An drew Carnegie, a White, Mouse caller today, expressed decided opposition to a Christmas trace la tha European war. It would be anchrlatlsn-tlke and Immoral, hs said, to stop fighting thea resume it " He '"added ha -could not believe that any natloa which adopted such av suggeatiea waa doing It since rely. '- Mr. Carnegie gave ft as his opinion that the Military casta In, Germany was responsible for the war and that at the time hostilities broke out ths Kaiser was 111 aad opposed to the war. , . "The Kaiser has told tne that ha took the greatest pride la the fact that he reigned for many years with out being Involved la war." said Mr. Carnegie. "But he was surrounded by. a ..ring of militarists who were eager for war at any price.'' . Mr; Carnegie "said he hoped that the world would be so horrified over the war that permansat peace would follow. , - . .r? -:-:-'-.-- .,. Mr. Carnegie showed some Interest in a suggestion that he might be call ed upon by the President to help bring, about peace, whew-, the . time tana:. ,... .. -"I wfl! de aftythtng peMstbly caA" ne said. "( beueve Mr, Wilson e neatly desires peace." - For the "men in the trenches," Vr. Carnegie expressed greatest sympathy, , Speaking of (Oerman y'e part In tbs war, Mr. Carnegie said ha believed the Emperor waa as 111 whaa the conflict broke out as he Is now. . He express ed great sympathy for the Emperor and said he knew his "heart must be broken" over tha break ia his peace ful relan.' Later Mr. Carnegie called on Secre tary Bryan. "It seems to be Incongruous In fact, an impertinence." he said after ward, "that the nations ahould pray to tha prince of peace when every day their men are killing each other. . Asked If he had heard itt any de velopment looking toward peace, be shook his head rewretf ustr. . -.. CHURCH COUNCIL SENDS GREETINGS TO THE JAPANESE (Br Um juneuui Pnaa.) Richmond. Va., Dee. 11 The final session of the convention of ths Federal council of Churches of Amer lea here closed at noon today with the adoption of a frevent peac; mes sage drawn by a committee ci nine members to be transmitted to Japan "for the purpose of welding the friendship between the Japanese and the people of the United States"; and the launching of a movement for a change In the method of teaching his tory tn the schooLi to minimise the glory of war, aa part of the peace propaganda of the council.-- , -The council also approved a pro poeaJ that public, schools. should al low time out for pupils to receive rell glous Instruction from their own pas tors. The council, cartel In the morning. created a new commission, headed by. Uifford Plncnot, on country lire and churches. Dr. Sidney L. Oullck, of Japan, and Dr. Shailer Matthews, of Chicago, were selected to convey "the message of. 17.900.000 Christians" to "our be loved brethren. In Japan. Bishop Hendrls, of St. Lonis. offered resolution which was adopted, ex pressing deep sympathy for the suf ferings of the Jews, brought on by ths European war. and. urging that material aid be given Ny Christian churches. The council adjourned without nam Inf Its placi of meeting next year. THE DAY IN CONGRESS B On IsnrlsHI rns) Washington, D. C. Dec. 11 M SEN atk: Chairman Hitchcock, of the Philip pine committee announced J hat the Independence bill would be pressed lor passage at tnis session. Testimony continued before a spe rial committee on charges of railroad rate discriminations against South Atlantic porta Hearings on the bill for leasing land for water power sites continued be fore the land committee- Senator Weeka spoke on- national defense. Adjourned until noon Saturday as a mark . of respect to the late Rep reeentative Payne. t T: ' HOt Sfcr -.- After arranging for funeral services in the hall of the Houss at lt:le a. m. Sunday for the late Representa tive! Serenp B. Payne, adjournment was taken until 11am. (Saturday. TROOPS STAY I COLORADO. Governor Anuoona Refase to Accept Responsibility. st Om Awiwiit ri Washington. D:C Dec It. Be cause or Oov. Ammon s refusal to accept jespbnlbHitx:'by i-eqjieetlng that all Federal troops in the Colors do strike districts be I withdrawn. President Wilson today decided . to await further developmenta before ordering the troops away. The troops were sent at .Governor Am nions' request. . . ' At aa hours conference today with Selh lxw, Patrick Otlday and C W. Mills, his new Colorado strike com mission, the President outlined his ef forts to restore industrial peace In Colorado. . . -1 The commission will tomorrow for mally- organise. . The President narff- ed the eommisfon prior to the settle ment of the rtrike . tffa It mlsht be ready tw act In any tut ire disagree roenta, .5 OHE GREAT FLEET Fl Secretary. Daniels Thinks-Pan ama Canal Does Away With The Need For Two SUBMARINES IN PACIFIC Those at Manila and Honolulu Could Hinder any Fleet Com ing From That Direction. Most Likely Tor Have War With "Dahomey" Humor ously Says Secretary Navy Oh sm) imrtiisl rem I Washington. D. C, Dee, 11. Al though the Pacific coast- Is hot ade quately protected for war, tha Atlan tic fleet could be rushed throogh the Panama Canal while any hostile fleet would be delayed by the necessity of reducing Manila and Honolulu, In the opinion of Secretary Daniels, who continued his testimony today before ths House Naval Affairs committee. Ia ths course of an atl-dav examine-' tlon the Secretary also discussed ths difficulties of constructing satisfac tory airablps. aad submarines, bat- ea- prcssed opposition to "extravagant appropriations" for either of these branches of the service. He predict ed that ultimately, the " government must -nuiia its own' wamrtlDt. While Mr. Danlejs was before the committee the question - of military preparedness was again under discus sion on tne floor of Congress. Sens, tor Weeka of Massachusetts.. declared la a speech In the Senate that there was too much publicity of military se crets. He pointed to the secrecy el served "by the nations how at waraa aa object lesson. . Secretary Daniels frankly told ths committee- that' there were no dread noughts or flrst-ctase battleships oa the Pacific coast. The only battleship there, hs said, waa the Oregon, a twenty-year.old vessel. The active naval strength on the Pacific he gave as nine cruisers, two gunboats, ons transport, ons torpedo flotilla, five tor pedo boat destroyers, three subma, rlnes and ons tender. The reserve fleet, he added, comprised five sr. mored cruisers, four torpedo boat de stroyers snd two submarines. Send Fleet Through Canal. "Do you think those .vessels are adequate protection to the Paclfle coast for warT asked Representative Stephens,1 of California. "No," replied the Secretary. "You would not commission the Oregon as a first-class battleship, would you I" "No." .... "You wouldn't Consider the Pacific coast sufficiently protected In so far as the nsval arm of the government la concerned T" "I would not put It that strong. If we were to have trouble with any nation we would send a fleet through the Panama canal." "You do not think any very material damage could be' done before the fleet could arrive on Ihe. Pacific cast from the Atlantic?" I "1 think the odds are the ether way. One of the reasons, perhaps, a chief reason, why we built the Panama ca nal to make It possible to have a fleet to defend both coasts." "Have we a fleet sufficient to defend- both coasts?" "Yes sir. altogether sufficient to de fend both coasts." "But It cannot defend both coasts?" "Not at the same time, hut there is hardly- a pnsethlttty- of eur -being at tacked on both sides st oi.ee." Gauntlet of HnbmsriiHw. V"An enemy," he added-,.r"ha got .10 run the gauntlet of our submarines In the Philippines and Hawaii and we could delay them a good deal with this fleet we have there now until the real large fleet comes. It would take about eighteen days, roughly, for the fleet to go from New York , to San, Francisco, provided the canal la open and unobstructed." Do you think the kubmarinee now In the Philippines would offer any serious hindrance to the navy of the Paclfle ocean attacking usT We are going to send more over there, and we are asking for mors now." The Secretary made a veiled allus ion to emergencies during the Vera Crtm occupation which might have led to taking half of the men off the At- laUo---llee-.te---Mn--he-aenvl-ee-- ceedlng to the Mexican capital. In reply to a question as to the use of battleships where gunboats would suf fice for the naval necessities of the situation, he said: The Mfxk-aa Kmerxency, For instance, when the first Mexi can trouble occurred In January 1(11. j we sent battleships to Mexico. Some said the United States should have sent gunboats and saved the battle ahiDS for other purposes, but the gun boats would not have done as well, ir we' had had to blockade ail the Mexi can ports all the battleships would harebeen needed. If we had gone to Mexico City we would have had to take half the navy with un.' Asked If he agreed with the recom mendation nf Ci Plain "Bristol, in charge of aviation, for a H.60.OOO ap propriation for alrahipa, the secretary said that waa not too much, "If we could get the air craft." but it was too much as the airship . situation elands. Short on Aeroplanes, Capt Bristol had advised the com mittee that, from the best informa tion available, the United States had only It aeroplanes. Including those privately owned, while France had approximately 21 dirigibles and 1.404 aeroplanes: Russia II dirigibles and 109 aeroplanes; li rest urttain d IFtftTWer nnd-rW aeroplanes, Germany dirigibles and 1.0U0 aeroplane.JlecTetary ' Daniels aatd the difficulty In this country waa that manufacturers had not yet made an aircraft suitable for the navy; Chair man Padgett Intimated that the com mittee might, later, add a substantial sum to the navy b1Uto-provide for airship development. Secretary Daniels tola tne commit tee that the naval war college bad been greatly strengthened. He de clared "the strw gest thing in the navy is ths practical instruction and technical training aboard ship. ". He said, the time- -as Past whea more ' " ConUaued mlJEi R BOTH COASTS smpT "TAR HEEL" TIMET289 VESSELS HOW HAD ENBALJIMQRE IH AMERICA!! W North Carolina Sbcletyof TKal City Enjoy The Pleasure of Annual Banquet OCCASION WAS NOTABLE There Were Many Guests at The Event and The Evening at The Emerson Hotel Was One Which Was Featured "With Incidents and Oratory as Well as a Menu of Delight (sssslsl M Tbs Has ssf Osssnw.l Baltimore, MdL, Dec 11. This waa a gala night In Baltimore for tha "Down Homers" of this city Who com pose ths membership of the North Carolina Society of Baltimore. It was featured by a reception and a banquet given at the-Emerson hotel, over ninety North Carolinians and their guests participating la the event . As ths guests gathered for the ban. quet they assembled In the "Blue Koom" of the Bmerebn where a re ception wss held.- there being mtrch shaking of hand a making of jtew ae quatntajices. renewing of old, and . a. general expression of good wishes. When there came the time for the banquet the guests of honor passed down the mexsaama floor to the en trance, tufhe banquet room while the orchestra rendered a familiar South ern air. Entering the banquet room the guests passed through a four feet high hedge of cotton plants In full bloom, m anted Just aa they had been taken from- the fields of North Ca ro ll na. . Ths banquet: mom Itself waa bril liant -Uh beautiful "Tar Heel" dee- orations Ureal numbers at original North Carolina pines were used, these about seven feet high; and in their branches there were six canary Diras wnicn made a feature of attract Ivenesa The assemblage waa a brlL llant one. and the banquet oratory was of the kind which snakes happy such an' occasion. Dr. Kyland O. Sadler, the president of the society, waa tha toeatmaster and h made a most admirable one. The speakers of the evening Hon. John H. RmalL Congress from the First North Carolina Dis trict; Hon. Whitehead Kluttx, of Sal isbury, secretary of the International Boundary Commission; Mr. K. B. Dae. representing Mayor James H. Preston. of Baltimore; Mr. Malcolm McDowell, of Baltimore, and Mr. W. It, Bagley, managing director of the Raleigh Mew sag' Observer. The banquet waa .served oa grss tables of four and the decorations at all of these were extremely beautiful. The menu cards were such as to be come souvenirs, on them appearing tbe names of the officers of the past year and the officers for 1911 as well as the list roll of the members of the society, The menu of the banquet provided for s feast which was a delight to all and the service was la such form as that promised from ths fact that the banquet was given at the Emerson Hotel. The North Carolina Society has a right to congratulate Itself on the great success of Its annual baa- quet. this one of the moot successful which It has ever given. Ofm-rrs of Use Society. The retiring officers of ths North Carolina Society of Baltimore are as follows: President. B. Frank Kelly, of the University of Maryland; vice-presi dent. William T. Orlmea; secretary Horace K. Fhickr-treaere,-seae. D. Oreen; board of governors, George 8, Wills, chairman; Kdward H. Norman. William H- Parker, uscar I. Bmiin, George W. Sparger. The officers for Ills are: President, Dr. R viand O. Sadler vice-president. William H. Parker; secretary. Horace E. Flack; trees urer.. Oscar . Oreen; hoard or gov ernors, E. Frank Kelly, chairman; Thomas C. Craft. Jr.. T. W Cone, Frank C. Pogue. and It. Ih Tillman. Members of the Society. The society Is tn a most flourishing condition and Its members are: Edsar It. Austin. C. C. Buckman. S. M. Hue k man, L. Ames Brown. Lonnle D. Byrd. Thoa J. Cooelsnd. Thos. t urart. Jr., Bruce' Cotten, F. M. Cortland, V. W. Cone. " Dr. H. Cook Davis. .11. M. Daniel. Geo. K. Debnam. Jr.,' H. Gulon Dew-err-He,- U- MeiX- Douglas Isaac ri. hmerson. ' Ernest W. Petzer. Horace E. Flack, Geo. Arnold Krlck. T. 11. Oooch. Thoa. A. Gilliam, J. Cardinal Olbbons. Oscar D. Green Wm. T. Orlmea Geo. W. iluyes. Dr. Charles Hill. H. Arthur Hurrls, Hev. Klch. W. Ilogue, II. .(. ilawka W. U Hum. Dhreys. Frederick B. Hubbell. John W. Jenkins, Bartl .t S. John ston, Willis H. Jones Geo. T. Jen kins. E. DouKht Jordon. E. Prank Kelly. Geo. M. Klmber ly, Frank A. Knowles. Geo. F. Littleiohn. Daniel B. Drwta KeVr Armand de Hoesett - Mra res. Theodore Marburg. Dr. W. J. Mo- Minn. - Bd. H. Norman; Wr.-Tolarr Noll ey, Samuel H..-Norman, Ernest T. "Newell; Addison J. (Jutland. John N. Parker. Robert E. Post, Frank C. Pogue. Wm. II. Parker. John 1. Howe, Wm. 1 Raw Is, Thoa. D. Rose; Albert E. Rosenthal. Dr. St. Clair Sprulll, Dr. Kyland O. Sadler, W. & Stalling. Oscar T. Smith. Walter L. Swlnk. , Geo. W. 8parger. ... . Judson C TutOe.; Richard H. Till man.i Dr. Randolph Wlnalnw, Dr. John R. Wlnslow,- J .8. Whedbee. Theo philus White, Geo. 8. .Wilis. Miles White, Jr.. Richard J. White. Clar- ece -K.- WoodV- Ueov-1 Wood... J B. Wllliama Robert H. Wright. Leonard H.- Weil, Herbert H. Well. Francis it. Weller. - - Honorary memltera; Thos. J. Olya Theodore Marburg. W, H. Mausa Corpee Washed Ashore. Wilmington. Dec llThe body of herro man believed to be that of Albert Walker, colored, was found on Myrtle' Grove Beach Wednesday af ter noun hy RlrhanLMcClellB.. col ored. The body waa . reduced prac tically to- a skeleton. It Is believed that the body la that of Walker, who with three oihera.wa drowned about a month ago off Maaonboto Beach., They-Are-As- GoodpShTp'For Ship, Man For Man, As Those of Any Nation . SO SAYS ANNOaL REPORT The Condition of Enlisted ,Men Much Better and Only . One Taken -Where Six : Apply. . Secretary Daniels Will Sub mit Plan Trr Create an Ade quate Naval Reserve 1st Sm mmni Pssa.1 w . .. . Waahlngtoa,. D. C, Dee. 1L In his annual report Seeretary of the Navy Joeephus Daniels smphastsae V the fact that 1111-14 has Increased the lighting strength of the navy hy three dreadnaughts, and he "bespeaks ' ths co-operation of Congress In , ths present to assure a continued steady and normal Increase for the coming year. Congress wss generous In IU response not only to the recommen- ' datlons of the department for these , three dreadnaughts, with the aecse. sary supplemental eraft called for, -but to nearly all the recommends. Bona. -Tne program this year keep pace with that of last year and be speaka i dreadnaughts.. destroyers. - or more- submarines, a gunboat, and. an oiler. Tha effscUve ..fighting., force o ..th . . navy baa been Increased since Jane 10. till, brth completion Of two battleships, the New York and Texas, .. 11 knots each, and the first of our. warships to carry 14-Inch guns; by completion of 1 destrorera ! sub. aarinas,..J tuol, ships, .and I ua- ooaia. " Tha Secretary la especially" solicit." "" ous to bring up our strength In sub- ' marlaea andV air craflr -He '-laewe - - -figures to show that, as compared with foreign nations, our submarine flotilla is relatively and actually very ' powerful II' submarines built or building, with more authorised by last year's bill. Nevertheless ha would "Impress upon Congress the Importance of making a larger tn- wtm. - n rcommi!Dfli i to oa - Of seagoing and T of coast-defense type. The Portsmouth N. Pt) Navy Yard Is building one of the last authorised submarines, with the idea partly In view of ascertaining the exact cost ot submartns construction information which will be valuable , In case ths government. In the absence of- com petition, should desire to build Its own submarines. Daring the coming yeat It la quite likely that H will be aeoee- ' sary to further increase the construe-, tloa ef submarines In asvy yards. Air Craft Important. The scout work of the two hydro aeroplanes at. Vera Crua assured the neei 01 tne aosence ot mines ana lo cated sunken works. Air craft have well-nigh - prevented the surprise ot one army by another, as in even re cent win, Ths new aeronautlo sta tion anH flying school at Pensneole. . have fully Justified their establish... ment. While conditions In Europe preclude the desired purchase, for the -purpose of a try out, of foreign-built " air craft, the department has ordered . ths beet types of home manufacture, snd has been prepared to develop this ' service faster than manufacturers at most approved designs of hydroaero- ? lanes have been ahle to supply them, heir steady Increase on a large scale is a fixed poTlcy of the department. having; is rJiecujo. The effort continues to be to save ashore for expenditures afloat, and the estimates for the fiscal year of lSlt.ia mminla In 111! Ill III for14.10 71 leas than the 111! ap- proprlatlona The department- spent no dollar merely because It was ap propriated, and turns back Into tha Treasury I2.4Z7. t.7 out of the .ap propriations for the fiscal year. The sharpest competition has been , Insisted upon this year as last. The . three battleships authorised this year, , which are to be known aa tne Califor nia, Idaho, and Mississippi, would have cost 1111.440 more had the con tracts been placed at the same-eos :- per ton of displacement as the coat of the Pennsylvania The Injunction of the naval act of 1114 that nothing shall be bought In the markets which ., csn be mads aa cheaply or more so by the navy Itself has been consci entiously obeyed. Contrary to popu lar Idea, the navy can manufacture Its material from leviathan superdread- naughts. engines for battleshlpa gaso- . Una-engines, -shrapnel, aaltoCTuy-ssi couterments, and the like, down to pound ot powder or a gallon of paint cheaper than it can be pur chased. It has lived to see .powder fall from Is cents a pound to 14 - cents, because K undertook Itself to make It- If the department had pur chased the powder it made last year Its powder bill would , have been la creased by IJ7. 624.14. The Navy has in the two years It has been mak ing torpedoes reduced the . cost of manufacture in its Newport plant price at the only private plant la IS,- - apiece. . : , Armor Plate ractory. , Pursuant to a pre- alon in the last naval bill, a commineion. consisting of the ehtjlrmen of the two Naval AJT- fairs' Com mltTees, Penal or Till maa and Representative PadgetC and one . naval omcer. Rear Admiral strauaa. thief ., of 'he Bureau of Ordnance, are at present Investigating the cost of a government armor plant of elth- . er lo.voe oc SO.OeO tons annually. It la sincerely Xa- be regretted that tha war In Europe prevents examination Into armor plate abroad. The three armor-makln, plants In this country, usually submit Identical 1 or nearly Identical bids. The 14.114 tone of - armor for the tnree Dattiesnips au thorised, during the flret'year of the present administration of the Navy, the department expected 'to secure at wholesale rates at least but this sla- . gle-mlnded trio of factories submit- . ted bids only a trifle less then the prrfe they hsd received for the armor off the Arizona hast year. The bids r were promptly rejected and upon tbe second bidding t hs . department ac cepted bids which resulted la an economy of 7J,44i. The department, ' renews Its recommendation, fur a gov ernment armnr-plate factory. Potential facilities for manufacture would pre vent - braaen commercial holdup of the Navy. While It Is not the policy of the department to make -everything It needs, such proposed . . 1. .. . . i (ConUnued os Pag Three! s