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The News and Obse Tk WMthcr " Pun data eon rntng the) weather wtQ bs tonad totef On Pag Two, rver Best Advertising , , Medium in North Carolina RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1 26 1914. f TRICE S CENTS r - a FEELING PROCESS ISIOEBI.IL ALONG THE LINES "NeltfieridelrnhWaf Seems to Be Making Any Ma- -. terial Progress. TRENCHES NEAR TOGETHER HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING Christmas Brought no Rqstto Opposing Forces Russians And Germans Still Fighting Desperately in the Snow of Poland While French Con tinue to Make Spasmodic Attempts to Penetrate the Enemy's Lines in Northern France Time for Burial of Soldiers. Bj Utt jMiiisMS Tnm.) London, Dec IS. 11:10 p. m. Chrlatmas brought no rest to- the V -Kuia rmie. - K- fotmil th"Rrflr alana atill fighting desperately In the snows of Poland against the Here attacks of the German and Austrian allies; Prwmyil still In the grip of the Invading army; the French -talk ing spasmodic thrushes against Ue ..strong .German. tines, of trenches in northern and northeastern France, , . .and the British and iielgians engaged In almost, hand-to-hand warfare against the German trenches in west Belgium. ifutm In Flanders. "In Flanders yesterday things were -- '. "generally o,irV' says the German bulletin. The French report speaks of intermittent artillery tiring; there. The French claim several successes slong tlv center and eastern lives, while the Germans-declare they have taken the second British trenches in Belgium. Both sides assert they have repulsed attacks at various points, which Indicates that the feeling pro cess Is under way all along the lines. Hand-to-Hand Fighting. Mo cioe are the trenches of ths allies and Germans at many points, that almost the only weapon used are hand grenades, since it Is Impossible for the men to expose themselves even to nee their rifles. Trace to bary Dead. I There have been informal , traces . . between the French and Uerroaas for ; burials between the trsm-teav t ' cording to a British eye-witness for many weeks along miles of the battle line, the dead have lain as they fell. The gruesome account speaks of bodies held erect by the barbed wires and scouts crawling over them at night. IitmplBtlon In Albania. -A violent revolution has broken out in Albania against Eased Pasha, whom Turkey established aa ruler there when the Ottoman government broke Into the European war. Easad Pasha's palace at Tirana has been pi Hatted and burned. Massacres are reported. The Italian government has landed sailors from warships at Avlona to restore order and protect -Europeans and -peaceful -in habitants: Italian Intervention may embroil Italy wtlh her recent foe, Turkey, and holds possibilities of far-reaching re sults. " Omnu Aircraft Active. - -German aviators made another at tempt to drop bombs on British ports today. Like the attempt against Dover, that of today, which was dl- rseted against Sheerneas. we unsuc- cessful. An aeroplane crossed the channel, according to the original re- port and sailing Mew high over Sheer ness. British aircraft went In pur suit, and, one dispatch says, engaged - tlm -e-nemy - for a -quarter-ef an- hour before thousands of spectators. The invaders finally disappeared In the mist, having heen Ht several times. MEXICAN PRESIDENT ' COMPLETES HIS CABINET AJJKlntn Men From Roth The Villa ana z.p - - t-Ytiiowings, (Sr ths lawcuttd 1-na.) v WafihliiKiun. urc. 25. Provisional lYesitleut Gutierres of Mexico, has completed selection of his Cabinet. with the exception of the portfolios ftwtj nterinr.-t-gppTitnttng men rrom notn tne villa and Zapata ""fdllbwtnk."' 'ffTs Wpreserrf stives- here today received a message giving the composition of the new Cabinet ai follows: Foreign Relations, Jose Ortis Rod rigues; War,. General Jose Isabel Rnbles: Finance, F. F. Vlllarael . Public Works, Valentin Gama, Educa tion, Jose Vascnnceloa; Communica tions, Jose Kodrigues Cabo; Agricul- - ture. General Manuel Palafox. Gama and Palafox are Zapata fol lowers. The latter formerly waj &a pa la's secretary. The other mem bers are followers of Villa. Vascon celos formerly wss spoclal representa tive of Carranza here and visited Eng- Iand on a special mission. ' " ''"'Tefei! Vnvernment, today's Message said, is doing away with the military tribunals and Is. administering justice through civil tribunals. "WILLIAMS STILL CHAMPION. (Bj IW MM Fiwal New Tork. Dec. ii. Kid Williams, of: Baltimore, world's bantamweight champion, administered a severe best ing to Johnny Daly, of New Tork. in a ten-round match here today.. Sheer grit and his condition alone enabled -Daley to escape a knockout. Williams weighed lit 1-4 pounds. Daly wsa four pounds lighter. - V In Brooklyn Battling Levtnsky, of this city, outpointed Dan,. Porky) Flynn, of Boston, m a ten-round bout Ivlnsky weighed 17S Bounds and Flynn 1SS pounda No Pear Yet In Sight. !.- - ; or im smtiHii rnsuy t Washington.' Deo. IS Tb Russian 'ambassador. Mr. BsWbwteteir. tonight emphatically denied published reports that overtures for peace between Rus, staTandrTJerrnany were under wayT'We said the reports were absurd and with, out foundation in fact. . RUSSIANS CAPTURE 5,000 NANS Czar's Army Claims to Be In flicting Severe Punishment ott Germans Akor r i Petrograd, Dec Xt. via London. 1:1s p.,m. Russian successes are re ported officially from the battle fronts before Warsaw and from around Cracow, but without materially change tng the general situation. Vlotous attacks have been made by the enemy between Pincsow, forty miles northeast of Cracow and Now em las to Korcxyn, at the Junction "of ine jsiaa ana Vistula rivers. In this place the Austrian tried to fore a passage by sheer weight. Time after time they advanced In setld formation in the face of a heavy artillery fire. The net result after two days fighting. December lid and lid, was the capture by the Russians of nearly 6,000 prisoners and the re tention -by the Russians of the left bank of the Nlda. Ths combatants here are old ene mies. Three months ago the same Austrian troops opposed the nrst Russian . advance on Cracow. To the north, the Russians are in flicting severe punishment on the Germans. A series of energetic at tacks at Boflmow. south of 8ocha csow, ISO miles rrom Warsaw), are reported to have been repulsed on the nleht of the lid. by vigorous Rus sian counter-attacks, while 49 miles further .-.aeetft. at Anwvwtonsr tr -sur- cessfu! German crossing of the Pillca river was turned Into a German re verse by the Siberian troops, who forced the invaders back again. Russo-Turkish operations have been halted by climatic conditions in Minor. Here the Russian troops have spread out, quartering in the villages la an Immense triangle, whose .sides, converge lor 70 miles with the bi on the Russo-Turkish frontier and the apex pointing towards Erxerum. Clad in every variety - of garment to keep warm, me Russians are hud dilng in vety shelter, hut and farm- aouss of the Armenians and packing cowsheds, stables, and storehouses. The sound of battle is rarely heard by the main body of troops, who., are wintering on the way to Erserum. Vlrtually the only activity is on the part of the restless Cossacks, who are forever on the move, engaging In brushes with the opposing cavalry CliBARS FOK BREMEN. First Cotton Cargo Leaves fealvestos) For Germany. tBr ttw Ammnmi no.) Galveston, Tex,, Deo. SS. The first cotton cargo to Germany from Galves ton sines the. war began departed to day for Bremen on the American steamship-, pathfinder. The esxge is ,( raised at M.sts. Ths hatches were sealed la the pre ence ef the French consul and a rep resentative of Lloyd's. Both cert I fled the vessel contained only 'American cotton and was entitled to unobstruct ed passage: Freight rates on the shipment were the highest ever paid out of Galveston, being three. dollars a 100 pounds. At this time last year the current rate was 11 to 15 cents a hundred- BULLETS WHISTLE MexicansjContinue Battle Near Naco in Spite of Uncle Sam's Warning. (Br Um Aautad rim) Naco, Aria., Dec 15. Rifles crack ed Intermittently almost all Christ mas day . in ... the Mexican, trenches around Naco, Honors. Bullets (ell on American soil, but no one was re' ported hit. Hope was expressed here today that the plan of Brigadier General Hugh U 8cott, for Keeping the Mexican nehting at a safe dls tance, may And approval at Washing ton- and mmv hA l1 hiri t r, K t )k. beltlgprents. QeneYat Scott etpecta to hold further conferences with Gen eral Hill and Governor Maytorena. rival Mexican leadera after he reolves a reply from Washington. Children here today were deprived of their Christmas trees and greenery, as ths Mexirsn trenches stretch be- tween thl Ifwn and. tho JBiin Jose mountains. In Sonura, the source of supply of such decorations. Tire t'nitei Btirtee soltliers celebrat ed a cheerful holiday with feasting ana gan.es ar tne ramps. LONDON FOOD ADVANCES Prices Higher By IT Per Cent Than In August. (Br Um .aaodatea riwa) London.- Dec 25. Food prices in Indon advanced 17 per cent between August i, ana December l. according to ofBctalr announcement by the-board of trade. In Berlin, according to ths Prussian ornclal correspondence, the advance lor the same period was lt.4 per cent " Sugar ali'd' eggs ho w" a verage 'abou t 5 per cent atxve tne level of August 1. Pntatoea alone among the articles Included in the board of trade's list are cheaper than in July. ' THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS. Nantber of Omsns and Aastrlsuas Held By Csar. (Br ibc Aawtaud rroai Ixindon. Dec. I5-lt:I0 p. m. A Reuter s Petrograd dispatch says the number of German prisoners regis tered is 1.149 officers-and ll,7e men; the number of Ausirians regis tered is. ,lt officers nd JZ1.4t0 men. dlav prisoners have asked for Rus sian naturalization, so they rosy bs sent against the Turk a Snow Storm at Norfolk. Ik WUsMsnal Norfolk. Vs., Dec (5. One of the severest snow storms Virginia coast cities have seen In recent years halt ed shipping In Hampton Roads to day. The etprm... began earljujhla morning and many Vessels today lay at their docks watting more favorable weather for; departure. , ( - - - -j EDUCATION BOARD -TELLSOFiTSHIK Sixth Installment of Report of Organization Founded by . Rockefeller." ASSISTED BY GOVERNMENT Value of Demonstration Has Been so Clear That Uncle Sam Will Now Take Over and Extend Purely Educa tional Farm Demonstrations. Amount of Money .Spent, (By Sm iiMtt.nl Pma.1 New Tork, Deo. II. Efforts mads to promote education in the South are summarised in ths sixth Installment tonight of the report of ths Okneral Education Board founded by John D. Rockefeller. It soon became blear, according to the report that adequate development could not take plao until ths peoples' resources ways enlarged. "These conditions were not primarily due to lack of interest In popular education." the report continues. "Thejr were ,mlRlyltU)S.xaulI..4if rural poverty. While the - average annual earnings of individuals engaged In agriculture In Iowa were upward -of ll.see, ths average earnings of those similarly engaged tn some Southern Stales waa as Jow aa $150. - The great bulk of the people of the Southern Slates' were irm ply "nttt earning enough to provide proper homes and to sup port good schools." Suffered For Lack of Money. The Southern farmer suffered pri marily rrom lacx or money, the re port says. He also lacked sclenUUC knowledge of farming and the board therefore proceeded on the theory that If he could be helped In this direction he would gladly support better schools. The board says that this program could not be carried out by the federal government because while It was tak ing measures to combat the boll weevil It could not appropriate money for strictly educational purposea. The board decided to work in conjunction with the government. Inrrease) In Demonstration Movement "The co-operation of the General Education Board," the report con tinued, "brought about an Immediate and rapid expansion at the demonstra tion movement ka sveary direction deal ing with a, rapidly increasing nam bar of acflvttiea, and taochwd mora people. "In ltM, 545 persona were reached; a year later 1. 114; in ltfl, something more than 14.800; In Ml. J.21; In Itll, 104.4J1. Twenty-five thousand adults were at the last named date receiving Instructions In Texas; mora than 15.000 in Oklahoma; more than 15,000 in Arkansas; 1.S in Ala bama; t,l0 In Mississippi. Initial Appropriation. The Initial appropriation of the board In 105 was $7,000. At- that time the government wss devoting I4S.0S0 to demonstrations against the skII weevil. The board appropriated 110.000 the next year; 6,60 twe years later, $110,000 In llll and $I5S.0 n 111,- . "Those sums were unevenly dis tributed: In l0t- $4,000 was spent tn Florida and $15,000 In Virginia; the next year (11.000 In Virginia and $10,000 In Georgia; in 111-12. 121. 000 In South Carolina and $26,000 In North Carolina." Summarizing Total Cost. Summarizing the total cost of the Southern work up to date the reports aays the government appropriated II.- S22.300 and the General Education Board $25,750 while $1.00,405 war obtained from other sources. The board says its policy has been vindicated by the fact- -that" - the Southern people themselves In less than a decade were paying almost 50 per cent of the total annual expendi ture approaching $1,200,000. "Fortunately" the report concludes, the value of demonstration has been so clear that the federal government wiii mrw take over and extend purely educational farm demonstrations; suc cess has dissipated the constitutional scruples that for ths past ten years haa restricted governmental activi ties la this direction to plague Infest ed States." First Christmas Dinner of the Wilson Family in the -1 White-House, iBt nw aaadsus hal Washington, D. C, Dec 25. Presi dent W-Uswa spent -tatrlstmag day quietly at borne with his family. He did not leave the Whit House, much of j his atrthTIoir'belnaT glWn tpj'tiie, small grand-niece, Anne Cothran, for whom n Christmas tree had been ar ranged. Many officials called to leave presents and holiday greetings. The White House Christmas dinner was served at T o'clock today. Many dishes were presents from admirers from all parts of the country. All of the President's near relatives were present, for It Wss the first Christ mas dinner the Wilson family had eaten In the White House. Last year they were at Pass Christian. Mian. The President will rest durinx the remainder of the week. He will cele brate his fifty-eighth birthday next Monday. Secretary McAdoo' and Mrs. Mc- Adoo, the President's youngest daugh ter, will -leave soon for San Dlee-o. Cat. wher the Secretory will repre sent the President at 4he opening: of jie exBpeuioo iJMre, -r -?fisg Mrs. rrancis a. Bayre,-ine 'resi dent's daughter; expects to remain at the White Hons for at least a month. PRESIDENT. ML BE HOT MONDAY BERLIH OFFICIAL RE Admits Partial t Russian Suc cesses But Doubts Exlst- tencei)ireshf66ps, B sm S iii 1 HI nal Berlin. Dec. 25. By wireless to Sar- wiHs)w Items given out today by the ltal -press- b ureas InclurJs; ' uesptt stubborn ngntfug along ths whole eastern front MaJ. Moraht, mil itary correspondent of the Tageblatt, aays hs belisvea ths Russian resist ance to no new offensive, but la mads up of rear- post evm bats designed"to cover the retirement of the main nr. mles for reorganisation back of ths middla Vistula. - "Partial successes by ths Russians.' the correspondent says, "are possible here and there sine they don't hesi tate to sacrifice great numbers of men." Hs doubts whether the Rus sians have fresh troops back of their line. "An Austrian report Indicates that the Carpathians are being t cleared gradually of ths enemy, whoi is stub bornly holding hte.ewa -in foalioia, where Russia baa no successes to re port, (in the lower course of ths Nlda river (Southern Russian Poland), how ever. l.OtfO Russians have been cap tured. . "No Important Changs Is reported from the West. . - Constantinople claims that an Eng. llsb cruiser endeavored to enter the Gulf of Ok a bah the eastern horn of tne Red Beam bOt was torced" to'wlfti draw. - "Copenhagen reports that Russia has ceded Sakhalin Island to Japan Jn exchange-for heavy guns (Sakhalin Ilea oft the east coast of Asia and Is separated from the main land by the Gulf of Tarts ry. The island, waa oOV ciaily Russian until September, 1505. By the terms of the treaty of Ports, mouth; N. 1L, the southern half was ceded to Japan. ; Itg area is estimated at 2,400 square miles). "The newspaper B lamps at Turin; Italy, reports a grant defeat for ths French in Morocco. .The French lost 20 officers and l.ilO mew killed. "The Petrograd correspondent of ths Morning post reports that Russia has been forced to give up the attempt ttf take Cracow and must retire to tho inner Hue af defense on ths Cracow. Vistula front." , i - MAY ATT AC It HARWICH. . Mayor of English Town lasses Warn ing tO CitiSMM. B ths IMirtmi tal . Harwich, via London, Dee. 15. 10:05 p. m. A possible German at tack on Harwich h Indicated by the following notice Issued today by the mayor: "Although- aa attack by ths enemy on Harwich fort reus is hot ex pect d at ths pre-)' . .Iir, and there, in ns apodal reason Iw anxiety among; non-combatants. It la considered as etrable to notify the civilian popula tion that In the unexpected event of belllgesent operations, ths members of the local emergency committee and special constables will direct every one as to ths course to be pursued. All members of the civil population are hereby required to act strictly In accordance with such directions." All visitors arriving at Harwich will be required to register. , A SQUARE DEAL Congressman Pou Will Investi gate Charges Against Ral eigkPostmaster Careflully fftperifti l,Tbs MM. S OIiipiS.) Smithfleld, Dec f I. Congressman Pou returned from Washington y?a- terday and when interviewed relative to the Hatelph postmaster said several prominent gentlemen had written him urging him to see to It thst Post master Rriggs gets a square deal. Mr. Pou had already decided to do this before receiving any of these letters. Before lesving Washington he told First Axsisiam rAf.jWMms.iirf. G.Verai ltoper that it was impossible for him to Investigate the charges before leav Ing for home and requested that of- fW-al to take no action in th" miner untlf his return, in order that there might be no mlsunderstsnding. Mr. Pou folio we this verbal request with a telegram asking that no action b taken ti-trrrt he-Cotthl Investigate ths charges, carefully. On yesterday. Jhe CpnereeamaA wrota Mr. Brings telling him -the Democratic administration Would ses to it that he has a eqtiare deal. SNOW AND RAIN MARK PATH OF SOUTHERN STORM Drop In Tcmnorsture) Thmwghont South and Freezing Weather in Washington. D. C, Dec 25. Snow and rein marked the path of a storm thst today ' was sweeping northeast -ward thronrh the South. The storm's eenterv last wight -eifrr Lmulslana. to day waa over South Carolina. Heavy raina were reported In the South At lantic and . Gulf States, turning, to snow In parts of Vlrslnta. No- r ' -n Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma-Drops In temperature were report ed generally in the South with much colder weather promised for Satur day and Sunday, Weather bureau forecasters pre dicted clear skies by tomorrow In moist' -of the Southern State Storm Warnings are nlsplayed on the Atlantic cnasit from Cape flattens to Boston and cold wave warnings have been Issued for all. the ftmtth esstern States except southern Flor ida. - Snow was reported In New Rnv-land. New York snd the Missouri Valley. New Benson Minister. Th. Mm m4 ami Benson. Dec. 25. Rrr.R.' F. Tsy lor. the new pastor of the Methodist church here., arrived last Sunday and preached his initial sermon. PORT BHIGGS WILL GET w jtfgrrw54i .fegnee,. tonm tut Mcejfcwapee. Janw-wyittew- that hs was -g mun snd the iarxe congregation which greeted him were favorably Impress- so. FRENCH GETTING -BESTHIFGERPilANSHAPA At Least That is the Official Report Coming From Paris. ATTACKS ARE REPULSED Numerous Artillery i Battles . Which According to State ment Given. Out, Kaiser's Men Are Faring Badly No Essential Changes Noted on East Prussian Front (Br um in mm rnav) Paris, Dec. 2510:45 p. m. Ths following official communication waa issued by the war office tonight: "Slight progress has been made In front of Nleuport. Towards No tre Dame Do Lorette, North of Lens, an attack by tho enemy has been re pulsed. "This morning we captured an other trench near Puisalenne and we have been able to hold It notwlth standing several counter attacked . Last jiurht thnmyaad.a.vlg. oroua attack- on La Tete De Faux, in the Vosgea. but without success." Afternoon Statement. Ths following official statement waa Issued this afternoon: "In Belgium there have been in termlttenl artillery batliea "From the Lrs to the Olae on ths evening of December 21, we gained the-fork -of' the -roads "from Loos to Kutolre and from Loos to Vermelles. "To the northeast of Albert we took poaseanlon of a portion of the village of La Holsselie situated to the southwest .of the church and of an advance trench to the' south of that village. . "To the north from Roye to Li ha near Llhons we slso have made some prukreaa Theaa various stlacks un dertaken with great spirit have every where conserved the ground already gained. "To the-south of the Otse our ar tillery has demolished the defense works of the enemy In the region of Bailly and on the plateau f Gouv- Grrmaa Attacks Renalsed. ''On the Aisne and In Champagne there have been artillery hall leg and several German attacks have been re pulsed. To the north of Suplgnsul (pear Berry as naet. notably alight advance of oue troops haa been folios ed by strong counter- attack which hss completely railed. "In the region of Perthes and Meanll La Ilurlus our progress of previous days has been followed up snd strengthened. "To the north of Mesnll and to the east- of Perthes we have driven the enemy from the fragments of trench wnicn ne re-occupled and we are now masters of all his first line of defense. "In the Argonne. In the forest of La Grurle, at Bagatelle, Fontaine Madame and St.- Hubert we have re pulaed five attacka and strengthened our front Between the Argonne and the Meuse In spite of the snow and the fog we have made progress on ths uoureuuies- vavquote -front Making Leaps In Advance, "In the region of Ouisy and the forest of Forgea our heavy artillery by aubdulng the batteries and ma chine guns of the enemy, has enabled our infantry to make a leap In ad vance. "On the right bank of the Metise the Germans have bombarded the south corner of the forest of Consen voye where we are established. In the forst of Allly snd at Apremont our artillery has forced the enemy to evacuate several trencnea "In the lower Voses we have ad ramjed : tarwTtKIn -'TCCo meters, of Cl- rey on tne v esouze river. tierinaiM Hurled Back. "In ltii(wi:i on the left bank of the Vistula the tterman have been hurt. ed back from one of the positions wnu-n iney occupiea on the right bank of the lower Hxiira n-1 they nave oeen- reinforced at, another point, lo the enst of Sklernlewlce tneir night attack was repulsed with neavy loss to tnem. "In East Prussia and near Prxem ysl an on front in the Carpathians no essential cnanges nave been noted. Capture 172 Frenchmen Near Vailly and Inflrcf Severe Loses.- Rr UHJ AMTl.tMl riTM.1 X Amsterdam. Dc 25 vta Iyindon. ?--tr. m: An mnrtat rnmmtjhlcaflon issued by the German army headquar ters under date of December 25, 'aays: "In Flanders yesterday things were generally quiet. To the i-aat of St. Hubert a further portion of the Brit Nh entrenchments were taken. "Near to Chivy, near the northeast of Vailly, our troops surprised a hos tile company which had taken up a position in Trent of ours and captured 172 Frenchmen. In attempting loi capture this position the enemy suf -French attacks near Soualn and fortius, as -Well aa minor attacks to the northwest of Verdun and west of Apremont. were repulsed. "In the eastern theatre of the wai: the situation wss unchanged." Youthful PhlUiMphla SnkMe. rhiladulphta. Pa., Dec. - 25. The body of the youth whol committed uiclde here yeeterdsy, was Identified as that pf Richard parody. Jr., nlneW eew- year nM.- of .Philadelphia. He had sent his photograph. ' tp . a. newer multi-millionaire and a- hull Birfcter The boy had brea acting queerly re cently according to hia. father. GERMANS SURPRISE HOSTILE COMPAHY 1ERIAL0IET0F N Rejected Measure For Increase Sends Members Home. lav Um snorlswa rna.1 ' Teklo. Dec. 25. The Emperor to. day dissolved the Imperial Diet be cause it rejected the measure of an Increase, In the army. This upheld the ministry's program for military strength and brought cheers front tne government side In the Houee. The premier. Count Okuma, scored tne opposition for Impeding the na tional weirare." Failing to find a faw in the. policy of Foreign Minister Kate regarding China, be said, they eenterea ineir attuck on the army, He denied the proposals meant the expansion of the army and militarism. The army measure waa rejected by a majority of 5, but the House ap proved the naval Increase by n ma jority Of 7. A rescript suspends the House 'of Peers, pending the election, -which win pe neia in starch. Tokio, Dec. 25. Ths Imperial Dlst was dissolved today. The House of Representatives rejected the army ex pansion measures proposed by the government. This led to the dissolu tion of the House. Considerable opposition developed In the House of Representatives to the budget for ltlS. which showed an estimated -vxpendtture of $6f .VOO.OOO yen ($2TS.0l)o.0U0 and a decrease of the revenues of 40,5IO,000. Recent dispatches from Tokio have stated that there waa good reason to believe that unless the House adopted the budget It would be dissolved by the tmperor. The Merchants Association and Baron ShlhuHawa, president of ths American-Japanese Association and lluei Nakaunu. president ; of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce took steps a few days ago to urge the LMet and L-ablnst to reach a compro. mite in the hope of preventing diss lotion of ths House or the collapse of the ministry. . They urged that a crisis in Tims of war would create an unfavorable Impression aboard. The opposition leaders declared that pro poaals for Increases In the army would he rejected. e The closing session of ths House wss extremely dramatic. Debate oc cupied the entire day and extended on Into the night. There was no sign of a compromise when, shortly before It o clock. It waa announced that Em pernr Voahihito had exercised hia royal prerogative, dissolving ths met. , - ; j, : Ths Dlst waa convened on Decern ber 5th. Baron Kato. ths foreign minister m an editress appealed tej members to lay aside political strife la view of tne internattenai situation. It wan ths Eraperer'a wish, hs nosd, that there should bs no political wrangling. There were. Indications, however, that the opposjtie ewold not be placated ir the gneemaient insisted upon Its program, and it waa evident the struggle would center, around the question of increasing the army. The proposal to increase the army In Korea caused the collapse of the last Ralonji ministry. Christmas Holiday One of the Most Memorable in City's . History. B Um lunklrf Fm I New Tork, Dec, !,: Charity and good cheer walked ' abroad in New Verk twlny ana In many ways made the holl'lny one of the most memor shle In the city's annals. For the one i.av. at least, the pinch of poverty was relaxed and virtually the entire city made merry. Thousands were fed by charitable organizatlona. the Salvation Army and ne lunieer of America alone ac cording to estimates, providing 75,000 MN!on eoMes and other in stitutions gave Christmas meals to ii-un i.htr ihoijsnnds I'rivate char ity waa unusually In evidence. Muni cipal Christmas tree celebrations be gun yeteriy were continued toriev; poor children were gathered In nu- teemus-ee ntere and made happy wrlth gifts snd feasting.. Home upon home was blessed with needed supplies (or the hillWay InCteJ and presents for the titrle ones of true fnpirfi-, llosfitnls. ort'hnnnges. hYmes for the aged and Infirm, correctional and other instl tutlons provided holiday dinners and entertainments for their Inmates. Tile churrheo held services for all snd et-it!H'nnts for the Juveniles of their perishes. , :-- ok i h prisoners witness ed a play by a-New York company nr. J fensfd at dinner time. Thomas Mfsrr-nsTTrTi. Iheaarilen. was pre sented with resolutions thanking him for adopting suggestions of the Gol den Rule itrotherhood. a prison or ganisation, changes In j'ules. OCE.N FREiqitT RATES HIGH. Trade Is Being Horlonlv Handicap ped hays McAdoo. Washington. D. C. Dec. fa.-Pec- retary McAdoo todny 1-xojed a s'ate ment calling) on shipper who havs he n hit l-v hish oc-an freight rt-s and -scarcity of vessels to send fact to the treasury or commerce depart ments Itlr already, rrcelveu, the Secretary sn:d "show lhaTTh scarriry of veasela is so great and frelpbt chs-Bs so high that American for-lgn trad is beinsc s"r'ously hamered." The treasury and commerce depart ments are invet-uatlng ocean freight rates under a tie pate resolution. Fighting at Vera Cms. B Um saMrUtt rna.1 VereJ,".C"rn. Pec. If, Flrhting has occurred between the adherents of General Carranxa and tho of Gen eral YltHa In the outskirts of Veia (rus. The Vll'a forces. In unknown m,mh.ri see sdvi.iirine- while 11m Parrana" forces Tlave heen obliged to fall beck. - - A strict consorshlp has keen en- forod, . ' CHARITY AIID GOOD CHEER IN NEIV YORK CHRISTiSOAYIII; LOUDON TOOK OIJ iLITARY ASPECT English Soldiers -Were Objects of Attention and Admira- -Hon Everywhere. -. PRINCESS MARY'S FUND ; ! AMOUNTS TO LARGE SUM All Ranks of Troops Both at Home and at Front Were Loaded Dojvn With Presents." Hundreds of Belgian Wound- ed and Refugees Were Recipients- of Much Attention and Even the German Pris oners We're Remembered by Wealthy German Friends' Residing in England. . London. Da. H-I.U f nu Christ mas q 1 14, will Jong bs. remsm... bered In Great Britain aa a rmlitary Christmas. Everywhere ' men- tn -khaki and In blue were the object of ' attention and admiration. There wan great decrees tn the customary railway crowds ef civilians visiting thdr homes, but almost tha,, msnnl " number f trains were running. Thn ' cars were filled with soldier and sailors on leave. Many thousands of volunteer -rcemv tmi training camps. -and a, cnnslderable contingent from the continent and the fleet had twe -or three days for a holiday.,- City Swarmed With rnlfnmis - London particularly seemed ' la" swarm with uniforms. Conspicuous among them were, several thousand Canadians from Salisbury Plains. Christmas In London is Sabbath-like, because the theatres ara cloeed and ' hotels and public houses keep Sun day hours The few hours of day light, however, were, almost bright rare phenomenon In an Engllah Win ter, and the soldiers and sailors ap peared to find amusement in trajmn. Ing tho streets and parka, Family parties hiking an afternoon stroH generally had a youth in khaki . s bias ss the central figure, escort- ' AJthf admiring tehMWes. i-r" AI TTtanr rUMesnhered. ' t ATI ranks of ths troops at the . '' front knd tn hams camps were loaded down with preeenta Princess Mary's fund for Christmas gifts amounted to nearly 1200. ono, while there warn numerous funds for tobacco, and oth er luxuries ralseSl by newspapers and " societies. Even the flerman military prison ers and civilians In the concentra tion ramps had Christmas trees and gifts from home and from wealthy ; Germans In England. The German Young Men's Christian Association and ths English- Quaksra devoted special care to the prisoners. Belgians Looked After. - Hand reds of Bets Ian wounded - tn, th hospitals and Belgian refugees -were the recipienU of many attsn- ' tlona Tomorrow, knon In England as't "Boxing Day," sees the beginning1' of pantomimes at' several targe theatres, Rome shows are giving free matinees for soldiers and sailors. A special committee formed to watch conditions of distress In Lon don, hss reported that there la less. pauperism and unemployment in th - city than on any Christmas In thirty years. This Is due to ths large en. " listment. Kconomy the Wstrhirord. : The general atmosphere waa, of course, one of sadness, rather than one of hilarity. Kconomy waa th watchword of the day. Christmas trees come from Germany and , mis- r tletoe from France, hence both Warn , scarce. Chrutmaa turkeys had slightly Increased tn price. King George and Queen Mary sent massacres to the army and to the fleet. and Christmas cards, bearing their: portraits to every sailor and. soldier. Dean Inge On Peace. Attendance at the churches waa'. - notably large. Dean IngeHf-at St. Paul a spoke ,of the Anglo-American, peace, centenary. Referring to tho Canadian-American boundary. he -For a hundred years. America and Canada have been at peace. A true " peace not watching and snarling at each other like two Ill-bred Slogs. This Is something to thank Ood for on Christmas day. There are millions . In Europe who look to America as a Isnd of hope, and I think they are ' Justified In doing so. One cannot 1 spend a week in America without -feeling that hrpe and freedom give !'. hnoyanrs Ui life there such as we , ;:jl rarely see at home." J - The dean thought., however, that- - America had failed to achieve a'typa of Christianity that Christ would id. "Competitive InduJrtrallsm," ha .aid. "has not fulfilled this promts. The plea that business la business may cover as mucl. cruelty .is may be) -the maxim that "All Is fair In war.' " VILLA 8 FORCFS DF.FKATKD Carrnnaa Ilccr'vp Ni-ws By Way nf . l ampK-o. (IO tlx A-rUlnl m.) ' Vera Crux, Dec. i5: General Car " rana rereii d news today- fioni-Tam-i Pico that followers of General Villa - had tx-en defeated at K.-ano station. An ollli iai report said that in th at tack one of rlecCedilIo brothers, ao knowledted to be a ngitor of Import J ace. and who form-rly - was -with -Carranxa. a killed and that the Villa forces lost heavily. It waa addsd that three cannon and a few machine guns were'tsk'en by Carranin's men. Ths defeaff Zspata followers near Aplraco. State of Tlaxcala. and the recovery of Tiaxcala. capital of the State of the same name, were an- -aouncad tonight. -The- lines of fight Ine at A ptraro ' are vsaid to have ex tended about seven niilea." The. Zapata casualties are estimated at tliO. .The defeated soldiers fled to safety In the) foothills ef las aisrra Mallnclss, - 1- ---.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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