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HfcCfclVfcJV Drcr4 y"?- ONLY 2 MORE , Shopping Day . ' Until Chmtmu I ' . 71m WeatW Fall data concerning the- wwi win m louna today oi Page Tore VOL. O. . NO. IS. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS .i . . '1 HOBSON RESOLUTION i J.'.-- - - v - - -- r - DEFEATED Bare Majority of Eight in Favor of Submitting Amendment for National Prohibition to the States, When Two-Thirds Majority Requir ed For Success; Vote Comes at Midnight, Af fer a Day of Intense Feeling and Argument For and Against The Proposition. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, IX C, Dec. 12. The Hobaon resolution to submit a consti tutional amendment for national prohibition to the State 1-egtslat urea, wu de feated In the House tonight 1T members voting for and 1 8 S against It. An affirmative vote of two-thirds was required to adopt the resolution. Washington, U- C., Dec. 22. After more than ten. hours of debate, the House of Representatives shortly be fore midnight today was ready for a roll rail on the Molmon resolution' to ,.. submit to the Slates an amendment ' for national prohibition. It was at the conclusion of one of the most stirring of recent days In Congress, and after votes on several amendments that the final vote was reached. Representative Hobson had doted the general debate, participated In by all the House leaders. Although advocate of the resolu tlon predicted It mould receive a ma jority vote, many of them, Including . Mr. Hobson, conceded that it would '' not receive the two-third necessary ' for passage. . ' - Before the roll-ralt Jtegan. Repre sentative Hobson presented an sfnVeUd-" ment to his resolution authorizing "Congress and the States concurrent ly," U enforce th-o prohibition pro vision by "needful legislation." It ... 'ajr-iijpjea.,, without ' diversion. ,..".'Ajh 'i amendment by 'Representative Adam "''ittan -glvtMg the Wat absolute ebhtroT of legislation under The proposed pro hitrttton amendment "was voted down .12 to 17. Tlohson's' IjBM" Move. Representative Ilobson nikdi a ttnal spectacular move. ' "Mr. Speaker." he said. "I wish to ask whether any member of this House who has a f.nanrlal Interest In the' question now pending wlio owns the question now pending, who owns owns a saloon or who hits property leased to liquor Interests, can under the rules vote en this question." The speaker explained that accord. Ing to precedent. If a member was aileoted as one of a class, the rule would not prevent his voting, but that the question usually was left to the member himself. Washington. U. C Dec. 22. First Indications of the line-up of the House n the prohlbrtlon constltvftiona! amendment came in a rottcall vote tonight on an amendment proposed by Republican "Leader Mann, which would have submitted the amendment ' lo State conventions Instead of to State legislatures as the Hobson reso. lutlon prescribes. Two hundred and ten voted with Representative llob son uyaniM the amendment and 17 voted fwf it It wax ten o'clock when the vote van taken, after ten hours of debate. In a rising vole taken previously Is3 voted against the Mann amend ment and' 17 for it. After the defeat of the Mann amend, ment Representative Hobson offered -- -several perfecting amendment - The first altered the phraseology of the first section of the proposed amend, ment and included a prohibition against any "exportation" of intoxi cating liquors, it was adopted with out a division. Another amendment presented by Representative Mann would have been an absolute prohibition of the "manu facture, transportation, importation and sale of Intoxicating liquors" for any purpose, . . . .. I "If we are to have prohibition, he said, "let us have prohibition that will J prohibit." The amendment was defeated on a rising vote. 77 to 20, after a sharp in terchange between Representatives Mann and Ilobson. An effort to secure a record vote on the second Mann amendment was de feated. - Representative Morrison then offered his substitute for the first settlon of the Ilobson amendment, which pro-Tlbjt-d interstate commerce in Intoxi cating liquors. Totnt of order against this amendment made by Represents ' tlv Harrison, of Mississippi, w-aa overruled. On actaUuj vote It was de feated. 41 to 21 S. An effort to obtain record vote failed. Henry Fears "Federal Splc." Representative Henry, of Texas, op . . ........ th. uFnomtanent. "Thls auestlon is one which must be j. i-f ..-)-nrtetrtl -Htates" he swld.' "I love my country, but will never support a constitutional amendment that will send a horde of Federal sptes. satraps and inter-meddlers Into Tex- Kepresentative Heflln. of Alabama, declared State control of the liquor trafflce was making good progress In iiahimi and argued against "sur- i-enderinr to the -edetleverMiet the reserved powers of the States which saved the 8outh in tho days of reconstruction." -Representative Maunders, of ir- ulH gopporten It snn ireura uni the contention that It would ' rob the States of reserved powers." "The fear of the gentlemen that an "army f7rFe"aeral spies and Informers ind officials' will Invade the States Is but a poor argument" he said. "The army Is there now,, spies, informers . nd at). It is under the internal reve nue bureau." i That nj Democrat, could afford to vote for the resolution was the asser tion of Representative Small, of North Carolina, $n the ground that It would h a disastrous blow tu Btate rightw. Prohibition vs. Temperance, proposing a' substitute for the Hon- sort resolution which would prevent the Importation of liquor into any State from any outside source Repre- ,-ientative Morrison; of Indiana, , kept the House in an uproar of laughter . with a vlgoroa speech. "There are thirteen men in the In diana delegation in this House who will vote against this resolution." he said, , "and 1 carr point out to- you one man who will support the Hobson rea- , olbtlnn who drinks more liquor In twelve days than those thirteen men do in twelve years." Hepresentative-Dupra. of Louisiana, closing the opposition, warned South era members who proposed to vote foe the regulation that- thejr would- be BY THE HOUSE forced to "grand and lofty tumbling." when confronted with the problem of giving the Federal government aut ortoy to enfranchise women of the States. Hobson A new cr lletlili. Representative Hobson declared supporters of the resolution were more consistent than Its opponents in re specting rights of the Individual States Representative Hobson replied to a speech of Representative Heflln. whO' declared that Hobson had been de feated by Represent atlv Cnderwood on a prohibition issue in the recent Senate primary campaign in Alabama. He declared Underwood .''did aut tight alone" and asserted that the liquor interests opened four headquarters in the State and fought to defeat'Hob sm. ' '" "The forces uf Wall Street and the administration forces all endeavored to beat Hobson." he said. Representative Murray., of Okla homa, supoHed,th amendment. -- Representath e Hobson- took the floor to make the concluding' speech In support of the amendment. He argued particularly against the Mor rison amendment,, asserting that Con gress already had all of the authority which thut measuie siught to confer. In conclusion Repr-Hentatlve llnb sti declared that nlthoTtgh he reso lution might not secure the necessary two-thirds vote in this Connrew,' pro hibition would be made a national Is sue in the 1916 campaign and "we will have an administration that will not oppose this amendment, either in the open or under cover." Mann Amendment Ileatcn. When the resolution was read for amendment. Republican l.eader Mann presented an amendment to submit the prohibition amendment to conventions to be called for that pur pose. Representative Hobson opposed the Mann amendment. d.ortirmaj H woo W "plsce obstacles in the way of the adoption of the prohibition amend ment." t The Mann amendment was voted down on i rising vote. 137 to l3. This was the first vote of the night. A demand for a yea and nay vote, made by Mr. Mann, was seconded and the lunK roll call was started. CHILE TO EXCLUDE FIGHTING SHIPS Vessels of Warring Nations Would Be Forbidden From Procuring Coal tliy 'he .loiltl lrr. . Washington. -U. C.. . Uec. 21. Udu. rado Suarex Mujlca, the Chilean am bassador, today transmitted to 8ec retary liryan, a copy of the "supreme decree" Issued by Chile, restricting the amount of coul belligerent war ships and merchant vessels can obtain In Chilean ports. , The decree becomes effective Jan uar 1st. It is In amendment to The Hague convention, and represents the suggestion of Chile t Pan American naUons, generally, for excluding belli gerent warthlpr from this hemi sphere. Great llritain already has formally advised ChM that she will abide by the decree, the text of which was sn nounced by the State department to day. as follows: "Firstly, ihat hereafter coal sup plies which may be furnished to bel ligerent warships st Chilean ports shall be reduced to the quantity ne ceasary to- enable them to reach the I nea re-S -uMfcUn -frt --eie--nerirbboi 1 ing nation. "Secondly, that In the event of th violation by a merchant ship of neu trality rules adopted by the govern ment of the repub.lc. jiofuel shall be supplied InjThiTean ports to any vessel of this cTTrtipany to which the ship so offending may belong. "Thirdly, that vessels interned by order of the government by reason of neutrality violations, and arsn those whose owners slate their intention to maintain them in Chilean ports until the end of the war shall ie concen trated hi such Chilean port ss in trig may determine. . "Fourthly, that the quantity of coal that may be supplied to merchant vessels be limited to the rapacity of their ordinary bunkers, unless they desire to sail direct to European ports, in which case they may be supplied with coal enough for the voyage, provided always, that the company to which they belong fur nlsh a sufficient guarantee that the fuel, shall be used exclusively In ef feet) nt jurh.viB'litt j "The foregoi..g dispositions r shall apply throughout the territory of the republic, reckoning from the first day of January next." " HK'f'I'F.lt HOMES AT. ROAD President Hays We MhhiM IVr osj Same Footing As Other. Washington. U. C. Dec. : 2 Presi dent Wilson urged an appropriation of f 1M.00S. for purchase and Improve ment of the United Rates legation at Havana, In s message 16 Congress) to day. J "I think that the whole country now sees how desirable. It Is that we should be on the same footing of ad vantage In foreign ctpltala that other governments are," wrote the" Presi dent. . " '.' CHARGES FILED ftGftniGG Postoffice Inspector Recom mends Raleigh Postmaster's Removal From Office FOR GROSS CARELESSNESS Charges Concern Weighing Mail and That Postmaster Briggs Has Insufficient Knowledge of The Conduct of His Office; Mr. Briggs Re fuses Comment (BI W. K. YK1AEKTOV) Washington. IX C, lee. t Charges of gruss carelessness -in weighing mail. particularly second class matter, are preferred against Postmaster Willis t! Hrlgcs. of Ral eigh, in a report to the l'oetofflce Ie partment by I'ostofflce Inspector Oray. which reached Washington today. The inspector recommends the removal of Mr. iiriggs. though his term of office will expire February 1. In addition to the mail weighing charge, the Inspector's report carries the charge also that Mr Rrlggs has an Insufficient knowledge of how things are conducted m his office. It is stated in the report that on the same sheets of reports the. weight of the News and ' Observer. Is given as gross, and the weights of the Farmer and Mechanic and the Weekly News and Observer are gtVefi In net figures Cn'mplalnl against the Raleigh offlee are far more than a year ago and catuuxl the Pnstnrrtce Department to order an Inspection .of the office. ...Dat. lays .of , one sort and -anorrnrr nave postpAnedthe report until now. Fur ther details of the report, which deals witn me charges in detail, were with held by the Department. Representative Hou baa been-exati-ned of the charges but has pot yet read the report. It Is believed 'that If Mr. 1'ou Is ready to recommend a successor to Mr. Brtgga - at- once prompt action will he taken on the report. It is probable that If Mr. Iiriggs is removed or if his resigna tion is requested at this time the sit uation will tie embarrassing- to Mr. l'ou. In reference to the abovo from WashlnKton there has been nothing known here as to any rharres against Piwtmaster Iiriggs Karly in Novem ber, however. It was published that there was being made an investigs. tion of four of the stnleigh postomce clerks concerning alleged violations of postal regulations, the four enrniispv ees being Messrs W (HlfTm M.Mtrown, Hedford lirnwn. T. B. Creel, and A. W. Kason. Postmaster Rrlggs was informed last night of the report from Wash ington, but .declined to make any statement in the matter, saying that be had received no notification from Washington concerning the matter of any charges being preferred against him. T Los Angeles Men .. Confess; Daughters Fought With Hair Brushes uBl UM SlnrUIS PreM-l 1am Angeles. Cal . Dec It- Glenn Witt and 'Kthelbert C. OxTnan were arrested late today In connection with the killing of Wm. M Alexander, a wealthy retired lawyer, by burglars in his home here this morning. Witt is said to have confessed. Witt showed a number of bVulsea, which police thought were from blows administered by Miss Penelope Alex ander, who grappled with tile robber after her brother. William, had been shot. Oxman had a bullet wound in his leg. Oxman also confessed, the police declared, saying it was he who had shot and killed Alexander, The two men taken to the Alexander residence were Identified by Mrs. Alexander Afterwards it required two hours work at a hospital for their wounds to be bandaged." Tjie two girls. Pene lope and Anna Alexander, had batter ed.the rpbira.lU -silver rrfc-eft hair brushes. ' "Those two girls fought like wild cats" said Witt. Witt said, according to police, that lie shot Wm. Alexander, Jr.. when the son rushed to aid his father. Pen elope and Anna, the young man's sis ters, ran down during the light and made such a brave showing that the men fled from the house, leaving their hats, shoes and socks on the lawn outside. "When the old-rtra-n was awakened by a noise I made, he fired at me. I returned the fire" was Oxman's state ment as re jo rial bi t-he poiioo Young- Alexander was shot In the chest, tint is not dangerously wound ed Mrs;- Alexander said she was enter ing the room where her husliand was killed and had taken off her rings to give the burglars when the fatal shot was fired. Her husband died in her arms. Witt saidhe came from Dunuoin. Ilia Oxman said his father had been a minister in Kan Francisco and later wss pastor of 'a jJiMrchatBanIleg.i Where he died a year ago. PPOSK VATICAN MIXISTKR. lruUtaat of Fjljcland Drnoanrv lspal Kexvnilion. IBi ll jtnrtMS rn I London. Dec. 12 I :!l p. m. The Protestant Alliance denounces the up polntmeot of fir Henry Howard to be special minister to the Vatican as II legsl. The Northern Church Council of the church association has framed i an appeal to the King's minister, in which it Is Mated that diplomatic re lations between Kn gland and-1 fee Vat-. tcan have been discontinued tor 400 years, and asking for the withdrawal of the present mission which It says "caanot but give out arrave oSehee to a vest msjoriiy of Entllshmen ' BURGLARS CAUGH 1 SHOT LAM II THREE-TAR HEEL MEMBERS SPEAK ON HOBSON BILL Representatives Pou and "Small Passionately Tell Why They Must Oppose It MR. WEBB DECLARES NO STATE .RIGHT INVOLVED Mr. Small Says Path of Least Resistance Favors The Res olution, But Duty as He Sees it Prompts Him Otherwise. Mr. Pou Says Infringement of Rights of States Would Be Dangerous; Mr. Webb Holds That States Would. Have Their Own Say and Could Not Be Imposed On W. K. YKLVFRTON) Washington, D. C, Dec. IX. --Three members of th North Carolina dele gation made Impassioned speeches on the Hobson amendment 1n the House today.: one for it and two against. Representative WeM, -snthor-of - the Webb Interstate- liquor shipment bill, th most effective aid to 8tate prohi bition existing, atdvocatrd 'the amend ment. Representatives Pop acid tttnall the . pnly xn. rh-re of itu ttetegaiton who .voted against the amendment, spoke' against It. Mr. I'ou's speech was Intensely dramaUr at times. Rep resentative DouphtCn was Compelled to leave for North Carolina at 10;O or not gel home by Christmas, so Representative Small paired with him on the -amendment, Uouglrton for, gmall againnt. Ayes In North Carolina delegation: fludger, Kltchln. Page. Htedman, Webb, Faison. No, Pou. Absent, Doughtun,P Godwin. Present, Small paired with Doughlon). tiqksHti Krt nil llcgliinlng. Representative Pou began his speech by saytngr that he had opposed the rule from the beginning in the Hobson amendment, ant) that his con viction wus so strong that he would have prevented If he could a favor able report from the Rules Commit tee. -He declared he could not vote to submit the question to the States without violating- a cardinal principle o 1)1 pnrrynfraild nomlln should ask him to set aside his convictions until the people he represents have had a chance to consider calmly both sides of the question and after care ful consideration, understanaing fully all the consequences, have ordered him to cast such a vote. Mr. Pou declare. I that no living man can see the end of the conlroversy thai would ra.'e if the am nnntent should pass Me said that should one Htate legislature refuse to ratity the amendment each succeeding Legisla ture should fight the battle all over again and so on in earn Ktate until thirty-six had ratified II As to the merits of the amendment and 1t relation To temperance, Mr. Iuu said: "It is ania7.lrK to roe that true tem perance reformers sniiuld insist that the ratification of such an amendment will prevent the wholesale consump tion of intoxicating drink. All of my life I have stood for temperance. I voted for prohibition In my own State. I not only supported the Webb law but I hud the honor to present the resolution from the Committee on Rule providing for the .consideration, of that -measure. I voted for State prohibition when it was not popular to do so in the county in which 1 live. In my own heart I feel that 1 want to do' what 1 can to promote the cause of temperance. Never In my life have I knowingly voted for an Immoral proposition. '.' Man Can Make His Own. Mr. Pou declared that under the proposed amendment any man who can raise a few dollars to puy for a whiskey still can manufacture all the whiskey or brandy he cares to manufacture- The amendment, he said, does not prevent the manufacture of Intoxicating liquor but prevent the manufacture of such liquor-when' it is made for sale. Its transportation for sale and. Its Importation for Mile, (live a man a chance to make whiskey he said, that man would take hia chances about selling It If he were a inaft, wllUn ,tu,.vioiate thw iaw-o "is-gallic Illicit bull. 'The proposed iimenriim nt might very ' properly le entitled." he said, "an amendment to legulixe the illicit still In the 1'nlted Htutes. It might be entitled at ai t to encourage tr.. manufacture of intoxicating drink by Individuals, for any man who can raise a few dollars to pay fur a Ktill can manufacture as much as he wishes. 1 am told that whiskey stills are advertised, for Kate at 115 each." The speak'-r declared thai his op position lo the am-ndmenl is funda mental, that if rhcre H one state in the 41 w hich desire to remain w eLlhat state RhoiiIdle allowed to do so. If there Is but one state In the ill which desires to le dry. It should be allowed to be d i-y. He enid the people of North furollna should not wish to decide for the people of Pennsylvania bow hey should regulate their liquor t raffle. I't.lltlCH N'.ft Considered. Mr I'uu s r.f'Tcnce to possible po. litical cnncpience of hi vote was one of the ir.ust dramillc incidents of a memorable day in the House l.een In public life a long time. For a quarter of a ret-.tury without a break I have served by State or my country. I think I re.t.'ixe the p.s- sible consequences or 'in vole am about to st. 1 can spiak the truth and say that I rave tried to persuade myself that I could, consistently sup port this resolution. I have close friends on both sides of this aisle. 1 am proud to say. Sumo of tl)em. at feasjl. koow how- I hive TeTf about this' matter. During; all the years 1 have been in public service whatever faults have been mine. I ran at least say this. I have' been true to the con .-science Almighty Ood Implanted in my breast. -4 "I respect, I admire the noble men Continued on Page T AMiM IDE ON LIFEOFGftfiRANZA Wild Locomotive Sent Down Track To Meet Train Bearing , Mexican Chief "". HE ESCAPES UNINJURED Heavy Rains Prevent General Maytorcna From Conference With General Scott Over Naco Affair; Monterey and Saltillo Wish To Remain Neutral , (11) S Asmialrd . rsaa . Washington, D C, lie. 22. General Carranta's trip from Vrfra Crux to tho Isthmus of Tehuantepec has been In terrupted by Zapata forces who cap tured Soledad and from there sent a wild locomotive Into hts approaching train. Neither Carranxa nor any of his party was injured. These farts were reported tonight In a private dls patrh from a point on the railroad on which Carranxa was traveling. Carranxa returned to Vera Crux aft er the incident nt Soledad and now has gone to Cordoba to inspect his troops. His .lingers say he Ister will continue his Journey to the Isthmus. Heavy rains, making travel difficult today resulted !h"postponement of a conference between Maytorena, Villa's commander at Naco. Honors, and C.en. Kcotjt, rhief of- staff of tnerannjr Hcnt" to Nacj. Ariz., to endeavor to persuade the warring Mexican factions tu dis continue military operations which endanger '. life, and property of the Amrricon, .side, of .the bwrder- ...Oen, ficott telegraphed Secretary Oartison as follows : 'Heavy 'three days storm: '.whole country under waters travel most dif ficult Maytorena unable to get to the conference arranged for at ten o'clock this -morning at Osborne. I had a con ference with Carranxa. agents last night. ' Kull conference with' Hill has been arranged for tomorrow and May torena has telegraphed for another appointment." Two Cities Neutral. The Htate Department issued this statement today: "A dispatch, just received from Han l.uls Potosl, states that the governor of Han Luis Potosl has announced that an agreement bus been reached with the military authorities of Hal tillo and Monterey by which those capitals will remain neutral and sus pend all movements of troops; also all passenger trains from m City of Mex ico to Dnredo. It la reported that this actum . wuuld, 4Pan i Indicate that there Is not much disposition to carry on hostilities in the territory In ques tion and that there Is not much bitter feeling." IH Rll AM CHRISTMAS TKKK. Ilig Celebration Arranged lor Night of Christmas t-'.w. ISprrUl hi iiir .i.t.a .... inwIW I Diirhum, Dec. 22. The ladies com mittee In charge of the community f hristmas tree are having a tree forty feet high erected on the municipal lot next to the Academy of Music They have about completed all of the prep arntions for the musical part of the program. The school children of the city, some of the members of the church choirs, the two bunds and the Salvation Army nre making preparations to furnish the music. Christmas carols and spe cial Christmas music will be used for this entertainment. The work is being promoted by the Durham branch of the Southern Col lege Wonun'a Association, and com roittces from the Commercial Club and the Klks are niding In this work. The Durham Traction Company is go. ing to furnish the lights and decora lions for the tree and the local tele phone company la going to look after netting the tree In place. The celebration will be held on Christmas eve night and after that time the tree will be lighted up every night till the first of the new year. 1 s RICHMOND HANK ROIUtF:i. Robbers Get M.0O0 at Teller's Win dow and slip Away. Illy 111- A-C.Hi.l I !.:..! Richmond, Vs., Dec. 22. Rank rob bers this afternoon stole 2.000 through the receiving teller's window of the Central National Hank and sue cceded in making their escape before the Lies was discovered. A number persons were in the bank at the time and a prearranged telephone call to tie receiving teller wrrr-tisevr fo Urlf 'fiihif fom hisl'.obTh while the packets of money were drawn through the window. Another attempt at bank robbery was made during the morning at the Klrst National Rank when four men were detected In an effort to force the wicket of the shipping clerk's window, behind which 110,000 in bills of Inrgo denominations were lying. A clerk discovered them but they calmly walked from the building before they could be apprehended. MF.IUIIAN'T K1LUS CtlBBLKK. William Grant, Aged 8; Sliot-I-M.-' Jarretl at Ashevlllp. 8H.li hi The Nni o net I Asheville, ; Dec. 22. William ' H. Grant, aged 72, a shoemaker, was shot and instantly killed this morning at the. store of the lllue Ridge Mercan tile Compa'ny. by K. M. Jarrett. ah Asheville merchant, who surrendered to an officer Immediately following the killing and who is being held without bond, following the report of the cor oner's Jury to the effect that the de ceased enme to his d-ath nt the hands -the prisoner. Whila tne shouting followed a heated, argumrnt between the two men. those who are familiar with the case are of the opinion that past differences are largely responsible for the shooting, t'pon the advice of h'a attorneys, the prisoner made no statement other than that his action was Justifiable. NO riHLIIM'JVK-JIMHBLr; -' "v Governor llsrrlh. Says ReKrts of I'prisiiia; Are l'ntmi Washington. l. C Dec. Z2. Gov. H.hqI Harrison of the I'hilinolnes cabled the War liepartment today that "no foundation wnatever was Known In Manila for published reports of a Filipino uprising In which two com panies of Philippine scouts on Cor regkl, Island had bean disarmed. THE ARMIES STRIVE ON , WITH UNCEASING FURY From The Coast to The Alps in the West the Cannon, Bayonet and Sabre Labor for Vic tory With Slight Change; On the East the Russians Hold Von Hindenburg and Gain in ' Galicia; While Turkey's Army Gets Hard Blow From Russians, As Allied Fleets Pound at Gate of The pardanelles. , u iUy Th Associated Press ) ( Ix.ndon, Dec -22. 1 1.1:25 p. m.) Heavy fighting is taking place on both , eastern and western fronts hut without producing any material change la te positions of the opposing armies. In France and Relglum. the allies' offensive is being pressed and while) some ground has been gulned at widely separated points, other attacks have i been repulsed by the Germans from their strongly entrerched positions. In the northern area the artillery and warsJUjja yosterday ton -up th battle, giving thiwdnfantry a rest, but lower down tho line and from the Oiaa to the Meuse fierce fighting took place In many districts. While the progress of the allies Is extremely slow, military expert her and In Kranre believe the gains which the general staff has reported are dla- ? turhlng the German system of fortifications at vital points and will. If sue cesfully continued, compel a retirement by the Germans from their present lines. :. ; FORMER GEORGIA SENATORIS DEAD Stroke of Apoplexy 'Ends Life Senator West; Found Dead in Bed ( Ujr im AMorlstrd ITMa I Valdnstn, Ha.. Dec. 22. William Stanley W?st, former I'nlted States Senator from tieorgta. was found dead In bed nt his home here esrly today. He retired last night apparently In good health, und died some time dur Ing the night. Physicians stated that death apparently was due to apoplexy. Mr. West was appointed by Gover nor Hlalon. to the i'nlted Htates Hen ate MsrehT 2. ISM, to till the vacancy caused by the death of Henator A' O llacon. His term expired last Novem ber when Thus. W. Hardwlrk. then a Congressman, was elected to the Ben ate. Mr. West was horn in Marion county, C.a . August 21, 184. and was graduated from Mercer University at Macon In 18f. The K-eener stemttor had as si prominent In Georgia politics foi many year. He served several terms In the l-aislaturr. He was a dele gate at large to the Dcm.K-ratlc na tional convention In Denver In 190H. His wife and fourteen jear old son. Wm. "H. West. Jr.. survive him. Kunersl services for Mr West will take place at his home here loin, r row afternoon. Puna! also will be here. Dr. Allen Wilson, of the First Christian church, will conduct the services. ttovernor rllatnn. of Geor gia. Is Inrlnrted In the list of- pall bearers. The former Senator had a Blight at tack of Indigestion yesterday, but was Improved late In tho day. Physicians attribute his sudden deuth to heart failure. THE DAY IN CONGRESS tnr til AMflrUI1 Vrrm I Washington. D. C. Dec. 22 SrTVVTK: In executive sessl.m. . -A. proposal to'resc-lnd -tfta., recent' ratlliciitlon of the .Ixnulon safety at sen convention was beaten. Henatnr Works Introduced a bill to appropriate $400,000 for an aviation corps training station on 8andiego Itay. Senator Idge Introduced a bill to annul contract labor law provisions which might prevent Itelginns taking up American farm lands or immigrat ing with the intention of becoming citlxens. Hearing continued on. waler power site land leading hill. The national forest conservation commission aked that lis work be ex tended until l'J-U at the rate of IJ. OOo.noa a year. Adlourned at i:3' p. m. to noon Wdieilay. hocm:: After pared n a' a rule for consjderi.- constmillonni nnienumeni io- nniit.nsi prohibition, proceeded to eluht hour's ilelmte, wit h ' prospects of an aye and no vote tonight. . orit'M miii'mi vr kmzl;d fiver Klgl't Tlwosand Dollars Worth Taken I'rom Ship. ' (Hi lh A-Mir1.r.l I New Vork liw. 22 Customs ef- ricers today selrcd 1R0 tins of-oimn found nboard th While Star IJ-ie steamship Adriatic and arr--ted .lames Murpr.-. a shot.keepei rn the tr-'". ..l fl"'' iimmplln. tO rnn-.ggle It Into this country. The HTtn.n Is said to have come from TnHn. The tins ere vnlued st $r.o anlece and. the entire amount, IS SOO worth, constituted one of the lnre.'st seizures, of tK drug ever mod" here. Whn this customs officers boarded h. Adrlafle they eniiiibt n of tur rbv' assistants, they sild. In the act of tbrewlne the opium overboard Mjtrbhv and Fata were held in 1S. 000 ball each. cTituib VV)tt6" fiiiiprFiV. Alitalia Sccvrt t" l-enryr. Wlmlngton ?itrnr The Season, (Spfrll in TS N.s ami .H-rrtf ) . rw,- 9-7 WIIK - foil rsrso of cotton, valued at l0 000.' the laevest esrero of the present sea- i son mm v.imi-"'en. "ie .!. n steamer Aluna. sall-d this week for Genei.. Italv. Th" .-argo wss f rem Alexander Strnnt - Hon. Th's IS ths second as well as the lareest full rarvo of cotton tfi I exported this je-ason. Tlie-AHWIR f esnii nonsn ninn,. ton's total foreign cotton exports forftween September 1 and November . . . . . . a . , 1 I . . A...r.l I n mw fA ,1114 m t SfUFM Sl.lw the preiort season to 21,121 bsiea. most nt whlcn nsi" oeen sent out siece Novemher 1st. The total experts fr last season for the same period wag 161.111 bales. Fierce Ilatlle on Kant. V - In the east, most of the Germane north of the Vistula have retired! across the Kast Prussian frontier, be fore the on-rush of the Huaaian forces, but south of that river, between the tlxura and the Plllca. the Germi3Jr.7 continue their advance and announce) todsy that In a fierce battla they have) erossed m-gnfhes of the Hxiira andT" Hawk a i-ivers- at many places. Tfii '" should bring the main armies close to gether and a few days will tell wheth. er the German advance la to he den- ' niy eheened-- or ' -wtiether the Oer mans again are to threaten Warsaw. , Rnssdans Hold In Galx-ia. - Fighting also continues In Galtcla, but here, as along the East Prussian frontier, the Jtu.siJami juem to hava held bach the Aust ro-(lerman forcea. The Germans, who are extremely - -strong along the whole eastern fron tier, already are reported to be mov ing troops back tu the weal to meat the nines' offensive but It Is not con-i sidered likely this movement will reach large proportions until some de clsive result has been attained 1st the) contest against the Russians Turks Are lilt Hard. The Turks, like i.ielr ailiea. are bawf Ing attacked on two sides. The Rita sians claim tu have Inflicted a severs) defest on them In the district of Van. , while the allied fleets have been horn- ' barding Kllld Bahr. In the Dardanelles, and a Kreoh destroyer has . shelled lliaW asawisi . sn -the mainland epeas e' site the Island of Tenedoa. Afrirwa KcIm-Is Hounded t'pw The first real view of the extent ol the K.iuth African rebellion la gives) - -by the minister of Justice, who say ' that 4.1)00 rebels are in prison and that 1.200 have been sent to their homes n parole. There are still a few roam ina sliuut the couniry but they are without leader a.i.1 are surrendering; upon the appearance of I'nlon sol dlers. Ilerlln Pices 1 lures u. Iterlln.. Dec.,. 22. tlly wireless) The olfli lHl 4"ess bureau today gave, out the following: "The order of General Joffre for an offensive movement has confirm- ' ed the belief here for some days that the allies were about to attempt an ad vance. Thus far. however, their at tempts everywhere have failed and the situation seems little changed. "Ah army headquarters report con-, cernlng operations in the east makes mt ntli n of the continuation of an at tack, but whether It is sgalnst th Itusstsn -rear guard -er -the Kusstaif main army, cannot be stated. "The situation In West Galicia la clearer. The Russians there are hold ing the east bank of the Punajoe river to Tuchow and another line ex tends southeastward past Krosno. Heavy lighting Is proceeding on both these lines and also in lb- Uupkov Pass. "A dispatch from Huda-oest says th Aiistrliins are preparing for the blow against the Servians but giv- no In timatfon of what form 14 w-ill take. '.'The newspapers here today publish an tinofllcial statement from head quarters In answer to the official French war bulletin of De.-eml.er II. The French report a-ecrled that sev eral trenches hud been taken at Auehy, I nbaase. Saint Ian rent and Hlangy. The statement from headquarters says) Bii ,lce lie In the-rear of lll !. The Orman naS- aviator Lieuten ant Stephen Von Prondxynski. flew over liover. threw homlm and recon noitered the iiosition of the British fieet. "Husslan court martials In Poland have han.ted numerous Jews. . "At Sunderland the populace de strbyed tjermnn shops. '"The police made no arre.ts. ' ' "Lisbon reports that 2J members of the ,1'ortuguese l'nlnlst party have) given ui their seats as a' protest ' against the war" -Vktorla t'rosm-s Awarded. lin,lon, rec. 22 7:20 p. m.l The icti.rla Cross has ten eon (erred l.l.-iit Commander Norman 11. Hold brook. In command of sMlmigvine B-ll for torpedoing the Turkish battleship Messudich in the Dardanelles, Dee. 11. Victoria Crosses also have bees) awarded Second ljeut. J.mie Leach and Sergent Hossn. of the second batallion ef the Manchester reel ment for ".-onsleuous bravery near Festu bert on fN'tober25. when after the4r trench Sad J.een taTeen by Germana and after two attempt lo recapture" It had failed, they decided to recover the trench themselves and working from traverse to traverse at close quarters gradually sucoecded In re- uatnlng po-tsesfi m of the trench, They kilted elFht, of the enemy, wounded two nd captured It. Halt Million Woandea. Paris. Deo. 12.-11:15 p. m ) Al most half a mllllen wounded soldiers were trested in French hospitals bo- mitted today to th arwir iwnm"" ' of the Chamber of Iteputiea. The, nreeiee number was "given as 4I1.7J1, ot whom l Bsc cent. died.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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