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-r r .,: -v-,. - - ' ' - ' VOL. CL NO. 73. RALEIGH, N. G, MONDAY HORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1918. PRICE 5 CENTS VIZIER PLEADS SPEAKEflTWODTEH IS RESTING WELL SENATE FACES R MERICAN STEAT.IER IGT HE IN NORTH SEA .1 . ' i. . RALEIGH, N. C, tfONDAT WORKING, FEBRUARY JO, 115. , t;v.,-.r yy; -'.T' SitlALL GOAfJT SHBYI ,"v v. According To , Report, Human - Cargo and Convoy Steamer - .; . Lost By British ;- , LONDON REPORTS ONLY1 : SINKING OF 0N5SHIP iThisiWas mall Irish Coast , Steamerv Dpwnshire, and V Here Germans Let Crew Es--:.';cape, :Theo Used Bomb On 1 ; J- - coc . ouuiiiaiHieo nyycai Unabe Tot Attacks he rasMTurnuh anna viht, m tus ant m er Ships; Russians Appear :" vTo'Have Decisively Checked German Advance From East - Prussia; No More News of Dardanelles Bombardment vHif k iMMt4 rim) - Berlin, v Feb. 21. i-By wireless to Sayville.--The report of the sinking 4f a British transport with troops and an accornpaoyinjr steamer, jeachedBerlia. today, too we tor cornment py morning- pa pers. All of the papers, however. feature the report - in first pare - headlines, together with reports at At 1 1- t x . a ; oi inc iinning or omer vessels uy suomannes or mines. If, as is indicated by the fore . foihg,a British transport has been sunn, tne news probably has-been ; withheld tn London. Althourh accounts of the sink- : fng of various other steamer by . German submariner or by mines - have been passes promptly by the -oniisn censors, tnere was no tnti- 'i fmatiott In tondon dispatches of 4.!th destruction of transport. .:JKVti4MOK,; CUTS A JIOTH1U. - In. A GTfnaa Mbaiarlae, dinlbod hy M (he and by oUtm the t'.Sl ofirmttnt In the irtah Km mutitai. toaitd Mnotbrr irktim la the little Irtnta McaaMir Dowiwhlni. . The DoM Ire wm mink not far from Um - aixK wkn the Brlilnh Mraawr Cjub asak waa tornedned a few hoan earUer. The bowtuthlre'a mw, bow. rer, were clvra Uaw to eacape la their boats, and, hwtead of waaUoa; a torpedot the Cenaana aaed a bomb. Oa the -other aide oT the rlrlttnh Ixtea la the North Hea near the bland of Borkaat. the Aaaertcaa atcaaaer Krdjra, cot ton -laden, atracfc a atlne. hba aaak. bat her crew waa aared. ; FAST liPfERS SKEM IMMCXK. Thin aukea ! the total of era dratrojred by sabmariaea . mloea darlna; the past B4 hoars, as far ' as bi known. Tlie aobmartnes ap to o have, denoasirated their abUltf , to attack naly alow ateaairrs or Umae aiH'hiired, aa a aamknr of liners have paaand to and fro la the IrMi hea , where the Cerataa craft have beea at work, wftboat bHnx pproached. la fact, with retiaect to Lirerpool and uthea West euaat porta, the arrivals aad depavtares have beea above t..a ' Hatardajr aad handav avcraice, accord taaj to Lloyd's bat, LITTLE NEWS FROM LAM). . - None of the oMuial reports of the lead Hchtinc coatalas Important ha fonaaUon, ahhoaich there are big bat th la proareas near the tant Praa staa frontier, where the vHaantaas rlalai to have ateauned the Genaaa advances la W cater CaltdsC abese the Kaanlaas have become more ac tives la the Carpathians, and la Bako wlna, where aaala the Kaaslaas bare been reinforced end are restating te ' AaHtro-fcerman. advance.- x - . PHroarad dtopatches sa the Cer asaas have aiet aa unpenetrable bars Tier la. the vk-lnlty of OawatU and that their dlftk -allies have beea ta rr rawed ' bv the overaowlair af the MowiifB iUttf. Thrr are tn rrpat force, however, aad the battle, which la oaly brguuatBK, proaalnes to ee a.aa There serene' to be little change la the relative positions la Went G a Ucla and a the Carpathians, the battle lines remaining about aa t ey were. Asbig haule la bring foaght jtartkt of the Kadworna-KokMnea line la SontiieaM- mrm Calsrla. aad. accurdlnw to f inasa V v i oi ri MMaadewta the Hanrians have .- - broaght ap large retafui cease nls froaa ..Btanielaa. I . ,-. Ktuftitns and Tarklah trm agala - have come lato toacb la the' Caacaaas la the Trana-Tchorak regloa, bat the mailt of the ewooenters Is mot gfvea. There agala has been a slackening - la the activity la the West- . Ho farther word has beea received ' nf the attack ea the IMrdeneliea forts why the Hrithdi aad flench toeta, faeea ttenaane Bany ; indoa. Keb. 11. i:Is D- m. British military, observer with ths ' French army describes advantages the " French havs gained 1a the last few r months in a statement glvew out to- day by ths official In format lok bureait ' mm follows: v a , , " r "HI see the roputss if the Germans In Flsnders no battle of great Import - ance baa beasKfought. A few hundred yardsnorth of Arras, a vil'age or two . ""' bet were Arras and the corner ,of the ' . )iae nearest Paris a belt Varylng'fTom "r-"a mUe and a half to two hundred . yards in breadth east of .Kheims and " a f-w miles of what .was German ter ritory ta 'Alsace these aerea are aft that have been, sained. The enemy's V . hold im Belgium and northeastern francs Is as strong as- ever.' . . The British observer, nerthelesw. contenda that ths stress of the French ' . srmy baa been Jfvry great and thafc N Ha work ldesHthg of the gratitude ' nd admtrstlon of the allied powers. .. ft has kept the Perms rtgrmy so busi- Coritinued en Page Three.) . Says Provocation ForcecTTfie . Nation, To Enter The War yy ' Against Entenle - RUSSIA ALWAYS ENEMY Ottomans Had, No Faith ' in r Change cf Heart.' at Petro- , grad; Turks a White Race " and . lighting r For : White ... Man's Chance, Says Halin In" First Interview CoBStaatiaopU, ia.toBdoareb. i 1 Prince Said Hallm, th tervtow be. ever has slven: has out lined to Tha Associated (Tarn Tur kcr's rsaaoa for eatsrlos; ' th War., Ha explained ths abolition of th ca pitulations and pointed out advaaeea mads during the past six years. . "We have rejected' lh Triple En tente's offer to guarantee Turkey's In tegrity for thirty years,", ssld . ths Orand Vlsier, "because acceptance would have , beea detrimental to Tur keys sovereignty. Turkeys experi ence with the promises made by ths powers forming the Triple Entente tOreat Britain. Franca, and Russia), has not bean favorable to tne promo tion of confidence. Turkey knew that to enter Into relations -with-Oreat- -BrHaln, France and Kusstavwould. havs harmed ths country's Interest ' Russia, moreover. Is our hereditary enemy, from whom we could not expect lasting effects of a change of heart. Had ths psat ae tinria of theaa nowsrs beea different. the pate of history athlch la now be ingwritten might have read differ- "VI were tired of ths hypocrisy ac tuating the Triple Entsnte wnen a eat ing with Turkey; so we did what prov ocation forced us to do wsnt to war. "turkey was mads ths object of many falsehoods, by the Entente. Now the Allies assert tLat the government lacks the support of ths people. Could wo make such a good military showing If ths government had not obtained the hearty cooperation of elljOtto- mans? Turkey Making Progress. "This fact . la. ths present war hows Turkey even more united than we had expected. That Turkey U capable of developing the highest form of national tondnrite la a dewtoa atrsted fact.- ' The Turkish people want a chance to work out their destiny. Our atari six years ago wss good. Much has been accomplished already. We have Initiated many measures promoting ths well-being of the people in Con stantinople. "I realise there is nxurn to do, but ths world should, not forget that our means are limited and that hereto fore we hard been hampered by the capitulations. '' taint to Be White Race, "We sre not a barbaric people, not savage, not black, not brown, notjel low, but white, with every .right of the other white races, a people wlU Ing to Invest its wealth and blood, in the opportunity to make good, as Americans say. "Turkey has been misrepresented end mleuhderHtood ; hence she Is lacking the sympathy to which she 1 entitled. Heretofore we were the pswa In Kurope's politics and .our Interests were wholly unconsidered. Ws were tired of thia, and bow are fighting for the chance to have Tur key exlat foe the asks of Turkey. "The claim that Turkey la bound to pass under the sway of Usrmany Is absurd- Havs Austria-Hungary and Italy passed under the sway of theit powerful ally In the alllanceT tioretgw Nt-nonto Not Averted. . "The. matter of foreign schools Is simple enough. Ws propose to give these Institutions ths status enjoyed by them In ths United tkates. the management continuing to be inde pendent. All ws wished to accomplish, by the ablition of the capitulations was the elimination of the small States within Turkey created with ths capi tulations. I do Rot assert that these' wlU never be needed, but the time has come when Turkey is anxious to extend to All within her borders ths protection and guarantees given by other governments. PALMETTO 8OLON8 ADJOCRN. Breatoa Ends l'p A.ter Afl Night Bit ting. " (Be Oh km.... rnas.) Columbia. B. C, Feb. II. Ths anal nusl session of ths South Carolina General Assembly ended hers eariy today, after art all-night meeting mads necessary la order to pass bills earrying the appropriations for the next Bscal year. Important legislation enacted at this session Included a law providing for aa election oa state-wide prohibition on September 14. next, a measure lim iting the importation oi liquor tor beverage purpose Into "dry counties to one gallon per person per month; authorisation of bond Issues, not to exceed an aggTeg&ta of 1 5, 00 . by the counties for road Improvement; a local option compulsory school at tendance law, and the creation of' a commission to study workmen's com. peawetton raws. -, Tne session was mafle notable ey reason, 'of the fact that three dif ferent men occupied the gubernatorial chair during its Ufa. - They were Cole Lb ' 13 lease, who resigned oa January 1 47 soon after the assembly- convened ; C. A. Smith, who, as lieu tenant -governor, succeeded Blease. aid Richard L Manning, the regularly elected gov ernor, who began Bis two-year term January la. , . - AJTlT-ATC BILL 7B,CEI. - Wnmlngtoav Slaas-Meetlac . BrneM ea Hooae tV'O. Wilmington; Feb. St. A resolution urging the State Senate to enact ths anti-Jug blU as K left' the House was adopted by a fining vote of l.iet rep- resestatire people at the closing meet ing. af the "Flying Souadroa' at ths Opera House tonight. A Former Governor Hanly, of Indlsns, snaUPther speakers made stirring ad dremes, The gathering was the tersest of Its kind Is recent years la Wilmington. ' Jakes a Turn ForThe Better and Had Comfortable Day " Sunday . GIVEN EVERY ATTENTION Rallied From Operation of Sat urday and WithNo Unlooked For Complications Believed Thar He-Wilt" Rapidly fie- cover: Senator Johnsoa h in Normal Condition -" .. . ' The friends of Speaker Emmett R. Weoten, whoes eonditloa fortbs pis few days has been such as to cause much concsra. will be aratlfled to know that he Is resting more oomforV ably and that he had a good day yes terday. Ths spirit of the day, ths balmy air and the blessed sunshine seemed to have an enervating effect on him and after ths very difficult and serious operation of Saturday evn tng. ha seemed to rally and all day yesterday his suffering was apparently less severe and If no unlooked (or eompllcatioa set in it Id now believed that he hag a One chance for complete recovery. ' -. After the operation, which ha stood wljh. Spartaix-Uks .forlituds. bs was. necessarily weak and exhausted and was restless during the Bight, only getting sllfht snatches of sleep but with the coming of ths day he rallied and as stated above had a vary com fortable day. Hs Is being given every attsnUoa by the faithful physicians aad" Bursas and his devoted wife and grey-haired mother are constantly by his bed side. . Hundreds of sympathising friends have called at the hospital and ths telephone line Is kept busy answering Inquiries as to hla-eoaditloa. There Is na mors popular man In ths State than the Speaker and many prayers are ascending dally that -he may soon be restored to perfect haaJth. to his family, to his friends and to ths State which he has served as ably and wait f . Henstoev Johnson Ahasst WeH,.,' ." Ths exaggerated - reports sent but from Raleigh as to the condition af Renster H. l. Johnsoa are unfounded and does that gentleman sr. miustce Senator Johnson, while still suffering severely from ths shock- and -rief 1 over the loss of his friend. Williams Aycoek. and the terrible injuries sus tained by Speaker Wootea. la In his normal condition and will do able to e at hta seat In ths Senate this mora nc He was able to take aa automo bile drive. In company with a number of friends yesterday afternoon aad was himself at the steering wheal, ' . Nears) Driver Improving. The" nerro driver of the machine, Turns Matthews, la at St. Agnes hos oltal. where ha was tsksa directly aft r ths accident - While suffering as erey: from bruises received In th accident, no bones were broken and It 'v said that he will be discharged from the hosnltal In a few dsya Immedlatelv after the accident this 'slfhful negro smersed from the wreck and ran with the sueed of the wind., hlmatOf - badly - hrulaed.-to- ths city for aid ' to his stricken msster. As soon as hs could he located hv nstnr "Jobnon hs was sent to 8t Agnes hospital were he has been glvsn erer. attention. Pathetic Incident. One of th moat pathetic incidents connected with this unfortunate afalr was- the pernio rondOtH of Senator tnhnaon. Himself stunned snd brula d from the shock, h's friend Bp-eker Wnoten terribly infttved, his frind Willis m Avcork l-urleT under the mi ehlns, his life crashed out. th Duplin Ritnator retained hla neeaenea nf mlnii end when help reached the party he placed Speaker Wnotsn In the car and vent h'm to the hosnltal refusing t leave the body of his dead . friend. When the car. returned help had ar rived and ths bo of young Aycoek hsd been tskea front under the ma chine and Senator 'Johnsoa wss found sitting on ths side of tn mad with bis arms around his dead friend. Upon reaching the hospital Senator John -on. meeting hhr- friend Renre sen'atlre Allen, .of OoMsboro there, could reetralo himaetf lomrer and fell na but neck snd at rone man as be la wept I'ke a child. Others stsnding Ky could not reetiiln their tears .and' turned awav In silence. The meeting at Fremont ""Frldaj between Senator Johnson and Mrs Aycoek. mother of ths dead boy m aa affecting scene and one calculated te bring tears to the heart of a man of stone, i fWHd snd near less Reason. - Many wild and ba-eleaa rumor have been flying around therrity ae ths State In regard to this verV de nlorable . accident and stafenrents havs been made that are absolutely without airy foundation. . -' The fact that these gentlemen. 1 all men of fins character one of theri the Speaker of the House aad an other h State Senator had been!1 to ths Country Club and were retarnlnc at a late hear la pe valid reason why such reports sa have been In circula tion should have been started. Tuma Matthews, a neTo it la true, but a trusted servant of Senator John son, wss at ths wheel and hs had not been admitted te the privlleeee of the. Country Club. He was cool so her. In fact .it Is said.- and. not denied, that is not .-1 dieted te the one of bower la' any shape, form or fashion. It la hoped that such Idle talk "will cease. There Is -no ground for it. It will hring sorrow1 to the family of the desd man and will sot help the re pe tal ton of the living: It is therefore earnestly desired that this anjust and 4amaglng talk will be heard so snore and that every one will utter a pray er fprvths recovery jpf the .man who now Ifee stricken a maa SO' signally honored by his Stats and a msa who glrea premiss or so mucn usefulness to- bis Stats and his' country. . . 7. j Upper Body Must Pass Upon ' Hurfdred Millions a Day This Week ' AND THEN THE SHIP BILL What Will Happen When This Measure Comes Out ot Con ference, Is Guarded With Secrecy?- Phi! irwretrrde pendence WJtl Likely Go By The Board grass sets eat tomorrow on a six-day race with the' waiting array of ap. propriatloa bUhk.. ') The Senate mua4 dispose of the big supply measures at ths rata of nearly a hundred million dollars a day. It according te agreement among the leaders, st la to bring the ship pur chase Mil front the conference closet February IT te debate It until March 4 th. la the Houss the crush of ths ap propriatloa bills hi over, but the Ben ate still has fourteen of the moat Im portant supply bills to paae. Leaders expect te dispose of ths grist before ths end of the week. " Plans for the ship bill are mora or m.?WI, M.mXu.tJa. Jul. In conference last week until next Sat urday, with the understanding that ths supply bills should be passed In ths meantime.' Its opponents declare it Is dead aad that If It Is not thev can talk It to death. That ths conference could make the bill acceptable to ad' mlnistraUoa Demooreta, to insurgent uemoerats and to progressive Repub licans as well arid pass the changed bill la both bouses Is looked apoa as doubtful. Several Fro hots WW Me. The death of other measures at this Congress alas seems eertala. They Include the Philippine Independence ni'l and the conservation bills design, ed to unlock resources of the West tor devempment. Some miscellaneous minor legisla tion wilt be attempted during the cloa king fortnight of Congress. An sf- fort will be mads In both houses to repeal the eld Spanish war revenue tardea, mixed nour te aid in meeting ths demand for cheap food. A special sub-ee.mmittse Inveettgat tag charges against Federal Judge Als ton u. laytoa of W. Virginia, is as pect ed to meet tomorrow to begin framing its report. '- Uardaee- m Speak Again. The Tortinoatlona bid tomorrow will be a vehicle of discussion of national defeases la the House. Representative Gardner, who will snake aa other speech on the lnadeejoacy of coast de fenses made public today a letter from Charles J. Bsmaparta, Secretary of thy Navy under i "resident Roosevelt, la lte, which said: "The navy should be made Just as soon as possible strong enough to en counter with at leant aa equal chance of victory the entire fleet of any pow er whose hostility is a reasonable poalbtllty of the future. For prac tical purposes, this means to my mind the entire fleet of any power except Ureat Britain." Great Singer Holds Courage in Face of Ordeal and Prob- , - able Death - tar as t I re Bordeaux, via Parts, Feb, 11. Sur geons at ths Hospital of St. Angus tlnef .Archschon decided definitely to amputate the tight leg of Sarah Bernhardt tomorrow. If me. ' Bern hardt maintains her courage She is receiving a large number of tele grama from all parte of the World exv pressing sympathy. "' PruMapal lisnw Its Rose. " fBr n iuaessus reaa.1 " Paris, Feb. 1 t:t p. m. The Intransigeaat today prints the follow ing letter from Sarah Bernhardt to Mm. Jane Catulle atjendea. widow of the poet, who Is about to leave for ths L'nlted States: "hfy Pear: A yoa perhaps have learned, fhey are going to cut off my leg Monday. They should have dons so bust Sunday, but It seems I wss not sufficiently prenered for that first perforroaeca. The principal artist, my right leg. had not learned Its role. It aow has learned It, aad It will be chsrwitfrgiv -"Here are some photographs. May God aid yoa la your voyage It mat ters little to me. one can die but ones. Good bye. my dear. I embrace yon tenderly .until our eariy meeting. WM. M. KA VAN AUGH DEAD Financier sad Magnate Kxpirea Suddenly at Lit tle Hera. Little Rock, Ark-; Feb. ft. Wil liam M. Kavaaaugh. former La .i States Senatnr front .Arkansas,, presi dent of the Southern Trust Company, of this city ad for a number of years President cf the Southern Associa tion of haarhell rluba. died suddenly at his home here lata -today. His 4eaXh Is attributed to ad' attack of aette tadigestioa. He waa to years old. Mr. Ksvaasngh apparently was la his rail health and spirits nntil sa hour before his death. Yesterday be presided ever the aenoa meeting of the Southern --Baseball- Xesociatloa and mat night was host at a banquet te the club managers aad oiTlctala. Mr: Kavaaaugh was bora la Ken tucky, but cams to Arkansas when a young maa. la ttl ha was eierted hy the legislatsre te fill the unexpired lersa of the. late Senator Jeff Da via, . BERNHARDT UNDER THE KNIFE TODAY STUDENT KILLED . ' BYfilOVIIlGTRi , , ... - ..... ...',.,., a. R. B.. Hayes Meets Death at Wake Forest In Most Tragic Manner TRAIN' MOVING - SLOWLY In Order To Save Distance Young Man Steps Off at Crossing and Is Mangled BeneattrWheelsrTakerrTo Hospital But Efforts To Save Life Hopeless .... . tsbsnsl tstss Mass sat Osnrns-i. WmmW--r?&Wmt?r-V'.'nitof' -Hayes, of LaCroaae, Vs.. a Waka For est - student, was straeh. by - the. Sea board northbound pesaeager train No. at I o'clock this morning, as he was attempting to get off of ths train at the crossing near the station, and three hours later died In the Wake Forest hospital. Memorial serv ices Were hsld at the Baptist church this morning and hla body was ship ped te Norllna at noon tsday, whsrt It will be met by relatives. This sad accident has cast a deep gloom over ths college and village Hayes was a member of the Freshmen class and very popular with ths fac ulty and student body. Heteraing Froaa Raleigh. Hayes had gane to Raleigh yester day afternoon and waa returning en the early morning train" which la due here at l:4s o'clock, with htm one of lils' friesds," Cm.' Thglfc ""The train pulled in the aiding to let the fast Florida limited pass. It waa running at a very slow rata of speed. and ths two boys mads aa sffort to lump off of the train aad go en np to their reoma. at Mr. Roy Mltebsll'e residence. By getting off there In vtead of going ap to ths station ths boys would save some diatawos in going -to their rooms. Ingls jumped off safely and was oa hut way to hla room when ha waa called back bv the ery of distress of his friend. When Hayes jumped off he was tn asms amy thrown back - under the train and dragged along about seventy-five yard a His overcoat may have got ten caught and pulled him back or he may have struck aaaJnst some ob struction snd was thrown under the mnvmg train Mr. J. C. McDnffie. a student who works at the power houa which Is near by. was ths first to -each Mr. Haves. Haves was con scious, althounh.hja body was terribly ntangled... He gsve the trainmen n rorntsUoa shoot himself and asm that "te eras trying te jump off and ti lied' back under the train in some ,WB,'V Ones aiiois -to VaJtv . Hayes was carried to the college Hosnltal where hs was operated upon Hy Dr. Wilbur Smith. Several t were found tn he broken, mmrie were found on his head and the whole ,-teht aide of hla body' was complete! v itangted. Hayes said at the hosnltal hat there was no ass te dnersta, the He resllaed he was going to die. He was snfering Intense pan and begged that some one cut his threat. At ten mlnxtes to six o'clock this morning he died. Ths student body and faculty ! 'eeoly grieved eer the accident tat "ted owt the life of this young ma". Although this was his first vesr In col. es he had mas manv friends and e-aa weHT liked by a'l who knew him. e waa t years of ere. and welghe about 17 nounda. being I'mmit I perfect specimen of young m"hnod ll the yeae Haves has been talked of a a ha -e Nail plfener and he had a'. -"site been working out with the squad. Memorial fleevtr HeVL Rev. W F. feocker. a mMiniinr, ard Preaident Pofeat aneke at the m- noesl aeeee held at M o'clock t'o In The new chureH. Tocf or wteat enoke about the d'etreaa of bjolln nnt the life of a young man and o' He ehock to the student hodv fawltv. He snoks tendeele of the eVe to the parent" and relatives. The rtallheareee were six of his eo4leve Hnm. THev were Me mis " X. M Oa Hne. A. F. Pone. r. K. Bird. R M firiffln. H. B. Harrell and C. C War ren, .-i - , . Messrs. R. M. Oriffln. A. I. Feeee and t H. B-aselrl aeeompanled the eeexalns to Nn'lna. where the pariy will he met. The rema'ns w!! then he carried to the oM place for buruLi.' not rar rroen worilna. K.X PRESS RnFRY A FAKE. Measengees of iwe Confess , Thev 8"eHrd Snfe. Waahmston I. C. JFf'h. II. tw tery snrrottndlng the reporiea rohherv f the esnres rer on the At'eattc Cceri Line's Florins Fiver near A'ev andrla. Va., last THwradsv night has Heen eaered np, according to an an nouncement by the Adams Bxnreas Comnsey here today, throuch a state ment from the two ntessena-ers In the car the one of them smashed the company's strong hog and threw it from the movinr train. The box contained no valuables The bos was broken Into, the expla nation vara so the meesensers' could get some stationery. Peartn their act would get them Into trouble, the messengers ee-reed to vtefl the story of "ths masked robber." It is aeld. The messengers are A. T. ChsmWia, of Cbarleeton. 8 C and M. at 1 ' Wll. I HI", N. C. THREAD TICS.FTS TODAT. Cave ad Decree Tosx-bes All Ccr- ' laana. " . Berlin, Feb. 11 Via London. Rread or flour will not be obtainable here sfter Mosdsv exeent on the pre sentation of bread tickets -- Proprietors of the largest restau rants anneunos they can make, bread containing no wheat, oats or' barley flour which can be served without bread tickets The Ingredients havs neea kept secret but. they sre' be lieved to be mainly rioe flour and po tatoes. . 7 Fera Faces Crisis. .Lima. Peru, Fib. II. -The govern ment hss decided to Imnort flour from the United States to self at cost to re que bread ttiieea. The nnsmce mlnlstsr Is seeking s loaa af ll,?(,tea to meet the finan cial crisis.-, , ' . The Evelyn, LoadeWith Over Five' Thousand Bales of Cotton Lost, Washington Starts Inquiry in Motion. (By The Aaaoclatsd rrsai Bremen, Via London, Feb, 21. fteamer Evelyn, which sailed from cotton carro wor Bremen, was sunk bjr mine yesterday off JBor kum Island 'in the Norti, Set.' The vessel's captain and l of her crew were Saved, heitloaaKty-ellie-mihcTwhicli destroyed the Evelyn las not been -established. ' : . .,; WILSQHTHEONE Norman Mack Says It's a ''Waste of Time To Consider Any Other. HOLDS' NEW YORK PIV6tAL Former-Chairman Democratic Natiorial Committee Aboard Ship On Way To San Fran cisco Says Country Turns to Wilson and Gives Some of The Reasons For This (By HOWARD A. BAXKS.) Baa Francisco. Cel., Feb. 1 1. Ex National Committee mas Norman K Macstof Buffalo, whh Mrs. Mack and their two charming daughters are passengers on lba, Ureat Northern, which put Into eor here today. Ths young ladies are evidently "Ioysl "to their Scotch Unekga. for they walk ths deck wearing dainty Scottish bonasts. With ribbons fluttering In the breeaaj klr Maek tMnks that It te a waste or urns to consider anjrooay else man Wilson as presidential Umber la ill on the Democratic aide. - Us is ths one maa who can win. -. k c Like Oov. uiyan, who Is also aboard. Mr. Mack believes that Jus tice Hughes of the Saprsme court or Oov. Whit mas will carry the Kepub- ilcan banner. Mr; UimaL of New Jersey, however, another prorjUnsnt Democrat who Is aboard, bell eve that riemlck, of Ohio, Is In. the running, and Is a much stronger man than moat people usually be lie vs. He had occasion to look Into eoma of Hsrnlck's report to the government msds when ths Ohloan was ambassa dor to Paris, and he sayd they show that hs Is a brainy man. "The Republicans stand a show of carrying Ohio whoever runs In ths next campaign," said Mr. Mack, "but ths next President of the United States, of whatever party, cannot be elected without caarying New lork. ft Is again ths plvhtal State. "ThsJ Southern and Sa stern States, with New Turk, will elect a Democrat, or the Western and Eastern Btates, with New York, Wilt elect a Republican. The .Watory of JheTilden and Cleve land elections wilt be repeated. If the Democrats are successful. -' "If the Wilson administration leg islation has a fair e nance to prove its worth before ltlt, the Democrats will, win.' Ths people approve Wil son's Mexican policy. Over t00,Oi) Americans wsnt to Europe last sum mer, crltlslng Wllson'a watchful wait ing policy as they went, and they were caught in the war sons. They got a glimpse of war. They had an oppor tunity to realise what It means. When they were rescued by" means of fths seal of Mr. Wilson aud his cabinet. who' lent all the agencies or ths gov ernment to their relief, they came back converts to watchful waiting, and the leaven of their conviction Is atlll at work. If It had not been for watchful waiting the Democrats would have lost Congress. That policy prevented history repeating' It self, for you know ths passage of a tariff hill Is Invariable followed.: by the loss of the lower House by the party in power." . - Mr. Mack la writing editorials In his paper, the Buffalo Courier, urging American business to take up ths manufacture of many thing which the world has largely left to Germany to make, and' now needs, such as toy medicines. Ilka trianoe, anallno dree. etc, and he favors a little, protection to the merchants to encourage them In undertaking the enterprise, whils theh raw materials - needed should come In free. He Is getting letter frcm all over the South ar.d East from Democrats apt) roving his Ideas, The -Republican papers sre calling me the modern Sam Randall' of Democracy, he said, laughing, "but Randall wss a pretty good Democrat, wasn't hs T - - : . , In Osrmany 57.600, worth of this line of goods wss manufactured Knnuaiiy ana only i.vvv,vuv wonn n England, and about the same In Cauda and ths United States. Why should wo. not now seise this oppor tunity?" - Mr. Mack la heartily in favor or tne shipping bill pending tn the Senste. . MKRCIKH XfcTTEKit P1U.VTF.D. Cardinal Axked That Whltaork Be oa Hoard of inquiry. ISr Us AassstosM I Paris, Feb. 11. Correspondence of Cardtnal Msrcler with the German mllitarV commsndsr st M.llnes, who I. saked for etalle of ths shooting of p Heats, preliminary to an lavestirs-j tlon In behalf of Germany. , la puo- llshed by ths Twentieth Century. Ac- cording to the correspondence, the I .im. nMiii nn the names af , MAN WHO CAN WIN victims and asked that Brand-Wh-'condition hock. Uhlted Statee- Minister to Beij. alum, be appointed a member or tne ; commissi os of Inquiry. " But the Crew is Saved. 7:40 p. m. The AnTencan' New York January 29. with a -"' - -- -"y- -"'.i:-- MINK OR SUUSLUUXEf Waabingtoe, D. C Feb. II. The United Mates (Vtevevnanent was ad vised omvlaliy tonight of the deetrar Uon of the Nrat- Aanertcaa vessel sunk since the outbreak or tiie war. Anne, kaa Consul Fee, at brrsnew. cabled tuat the steamer KvWjrs and her cargo of cotton, bound for lire nam, bad beea "blown ap at Hurkum' ins off too German roast, sued thai the crew had beea saved. The cease submarine or Banc waa not ivea la the olxpau-hw After a coaierenca with) Preeidt-nt Wilson, eerretary Bryan cabled Aaa hsissrtoe Page, at London and Aa hassartwr Gerard) at Berlia to make an exhaustive Inquiry as to the facts, and. If the crew waa landed la either ol tuehr respective JwlsUuxtone, to tar nish every care and convenience ' ta Capt. nanlth aud Ida siea. Waters MUeed for Defense. Aiti.osurh U.s extent of ana soars ad wsr pm-ialnied by Uermany waa arvrr denned exactly, the Horkum Is lands are considered far distant froaa the dsager ef sebsaarlnea. The waters ot tuo vicinity are mind for drftaaive porpoaea sad Ueessany always has piloted incoming- ablps tluwagh. At the Uersnaa jabaasy today H was pointed oat that the acvtdeat nut have beea ceased by a sine, as Oer ssaay. sweats h oeed of rottun, wusmI not torpedo a vcssid lade a with sartt a cargo for Oussui romiaaiitioa, CAl-S SENSATION Al CAPITAL Early press dixpaU-hes frura lk:rii a SniMMtBM-liig the Umm of Um vessel by a asine caused a acBaatlow tn washliig loa, Wlarre the fenaloa has born more ee Jeaa pmoounoral over tne sitoatkm . In the war MMiea s.nt'e the dUspati h of warning note to both Ureat Brit ain and laerataay. It Waa vlrturally ceacrtied that If tlie cause of tue mom ' cident was proved to be a snine, Uiwe probably would ao geoand for Ut susaatie actum by tne Drated kutwa, as this laying of Balnea m not pro hibited by any tettc, ua tiutuil eoatea tiuas aow la force. ' , ; - CAiMAAl RAM CRE.Tr leOCBT Conwul Fee's rnoaecraas gat the State tarnartaavat Bauaner infurmalioeb It aaldi "Hicssawr Evedyn. 'Capt. aaalUw sgewts Ball s Csv, New kurk, beuwa ap eariy Frlay at Borkasai Crew saved. Nhlp aad carte lust." ' It eras gitm-rsuly leaen tor granted before the mwsiaga an Ivtxl tmt uo vrssul was destroyed by a anise, bat the oanlssson uf aajr sarnlion oi cataai Introdmed an rdesnevt of snocslstkia. 'the United mates governnsent earlier la Ute day virtually had deculed to. make ao reply to cltiter tue rirul-.li or Uie (jerauut note concerning tlie see of neutral enmgns or posaliM at tacks hy submaxlnca on neutral ves sels In tue new tsra sours of war. . AMKHICA.N KIUH'ta KTAND. Wurs M JXorai fces nrst was mtaea neutral roanuiea peo-ested to bout Germany and Ureat Britain, but uie Untied htatra took tue poailkm t. at It waa impossible to dcuvm.ne wlik-b country md been the aggressor and, therefore, aaaue BO prdiest, though It docs tvot consider its tight less in ebtslnlnc Itsdress far the loss of ships by coatact nslnea auleaa abso lute proof ran be adUisred to show the nationality of U-e mines, tiiat ao pilot was available or that the mines, drift ing from their anchorage, were far distant from brtllgcrent sreea Ffforts to obtain a convention let prohibit t. e laying of mines have tailed. In 107 each a convrutloa was drafted and ratified by the United States, Great Britain and a few of the other nations, though It never be-. came effeotlre. ; THH VMrnW OF-AMERIC.. - In oaw) ef the) publlrstions of the Called states Naval roll ere, for the hrnent of Amertran naval renmind ers, Uie status of Ute qnestkta of the mines and torpedoes - Is to us sant martxedl "it may be affirmed that the ase of mhics la n legitimate means of hotJlll tirs aa between brl Igrrenta. T Is po sition dors aot Imply that mines may be aaed at will, a lthoot - regard - to . Umae not concerned la the war. Tim aso of mines should be confined strti.s- ly to mill tary opera tloni and area and Uhe fterHa.ehooJL not extend to inno cent neutr is.. are iimuu cent nemesis." -i. Gi KM A.VY MAT BE UABLR. The rrfcrence la the awaaage from Aaarrlcaa t'onaoJ FNe waa to Um de strmtlon of the Krriya St Dorkwm within ti e territorial waters ef Urr many when she strsrk. the mine. ennfinrnUr uosne oftHHala believed oa this a claim for-damages agaiuet Germ. ay might he based by Um Aiu- erkwa owners. As the Kxeljm was insnred By tne United Mates War Risk IneursiM-e Rarean. and a the Snt Tesori lo tost had been covered by goternment laswrancr. a a- Interesting pieredont In interna tin sal law may grow out of Uie proceedings. MISS ROUNTREE BETTKR. Daughter Superior t'onrt Jadge Not ocnoauny nsn. mparts! is Tw'atassjsS.Otasrss.l - Wtlminatoa. r"eb. 1 1. Visa Cm- - thta Kountres. who was hurt yeste.r- a-T wnen tns norsa sne " fell.' U rerwaed. tonlKht as getting along very nicely. Bhj was bad.y oruiaeo imm u" 7 ,. 71. " ' " were orgn.n. ; n "J , ,- " I ' no consldersd serious. Judge Oeorus Rouhtreav-her father, j who la wY holding CO STL waa advised that her was not such aa to requir Bis presence ners. wo r years aso ans. "'"iSZL. IT hurt la a runaway acaasa. N --v
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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