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VOL. (3V. NO. 159. RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS i ' - .- OF BELGIANS IS NOT CIVILIZED USAGE Note of Protest Sent By The United Suites To Germany Made Public MAYBE FATAL TO THE BELGIAN RELIEF WORK American Note Was Put On . Cable On The Night of Nov. 29 and jCharge Grew Waa In structed To Read It To The GennanT Chancellor j :;Inter - view Has Taken Place 'Washington, Dee. 8. The American government's formal protest to - Ger many tfaiut the deportation of Bel giaa for forced labor, aa a violation 'of-the principle of humanity waa made , - public today by the State Department. It waa U the form of a note, cabled to Charge Grew at Berlin with instruc tion! that be aeek aa interview with the German Chancellor and read it to him and wa "given out- by thDepartmeat with the terse comment: "The interview haa taken place. ... Official, refuted to add to thi atat meuc Kkd so iar aa' eonid be learned to night there haa been no reply from Germany. . Ail anformation available, however, indicate that the deportationa are eon tinning and it ia known that through earlier informal representation Charge Grew learned that the German position ' wa that the poliey waa a military jno- sessity and not in, violation, of inter- national law. v Tb American -note waa pnt on the . cable November 9, th night of the day . Ambassador Gerard saw President Wil- ton preparatory to hia return to Her lin, and th night The Aw-ted )'- announced that th United state aad mad farther representations oa it own behalf on th broad grounds ef numaa Th government of th United States haa learned wu th greatest concern and regret of th poliey f the German -government to deport from Bolgium a 'wortion of the civilian Tjopulation for th purpoa of forcing them to labor in Germany and ia constrained to proton in a friendly spirit bat moot solemnly against tfcia action, which ia a contra vention of all proeedent nnd of thoe human priadple of International prae .tie which hare long been accepted : aad followed by civilised nnoiona - ia their treatment of noa-eombataata. "Furthermore, the government of the United 8Ute ia convince that he ef . fact of this poliey, if pursued, will ia all probability bo fatal to the Belgian relief work, ao humanely planned and 'ao neeaf ully carried out, a result whieh would be generally deplored aad iwhieh, it is assumed, would seriously mbarraa th German government.'' Belgian OfSdab Protest. fiavre. Prance, Dee. 8. Twenty Bel giaa Senator and S3 Belgian ' Depntie living ia Brussels, have takaa th per sonal risk of sending a signed protest to General von Biasing, German Gov amor of Belgium against the deporta tion of Belgian workmen. Th Sena- tors and Deputies at th same time. sent copies of their protest to Brand . WhiUoek, Amerteaa M'nister to Belgium and to the diplomatic repreaentative of other countries. ' "On many occasions daring modern times, any th latter to th diplomat. v ia part, "cirilived power have Inter , vened in favor of oppressed people Vsny time they hav giva protection to persecuted population driven from their fireside aad yet these people wer nt carried off Into slavery. It remained for th frightful war of which ' wo were th first victims, to offer such a aneetael to th world. We are per- oaaded that Belgium will noi..hv PV pealed ia vain zor the aid ol your gov ernment to protect it from the pitiless diet that violate at the asm tim th right of man aad th fourth convention of The Hague, with all th law of an -manity." - . The letUr to General Ton Biasing te- gln a Jotlowtr - "Excellency! It seemed that ao paia eould be added to, those with which w have beea weighed down ainee th oo- eapatioa of ear country. Our liberties hav been aboliahed, our Industry and amerce annihilated, our raw material -and instruments of labor exported, our public -fortune ruined, destitution sua DEPOTATIQ ' ceeding easy eireumstaneea. -:Tivtiona, anguish aad bereavement. all that, we havo endured without other , revolt than: the mute protestation of our oula. We uff rd ia common and - our common paia lightened th burden : of our . individual misery But now a v - new violence fall upon aad tear apart i our families. Hundred, thouaeada of ; peaceable citizen ef all age and eon ' ditto a civil population have ' been abruptly and brutally matched from t"'- fireside and deported into Ger- .and red a. thousands of ehil- dren and the aged hav been absadonad, deprived of support and given over to - the anguish of a separation, tb dorv ; tion of whieh no on can foresee. The ' apeetacl of their dispatch is such that, rather than confront it, th recruiting .. , anldiera refuse to weeping wive and de : . spairing relative th eonsolatioa of a ' last partiag." Among the ajfaor f th protest ar ? four . former ministers. Baron ZW Favereau, president ef th ant Count t Woset, dale Vnndeapeereboom aad S Joseph Devjlder. Among th deputies ' who signed K wer Baron Albert De Huart and Count D Iimborg-Stlrum, Two of Today's Speakers 4 At Newspaper Institute : I WALTER Br 8AVOBT Of th M erganthaUr Llnotyao Company , , ' !, ' S x - v v ; v""V - ' v o a DON B. 8KITX - r Baslneaa Maaager ef the New Torfc J- World. BAPTISTS CLOSE "Simple nan enables inem To Transact Business With Great Dispatch THE DEAD MEMORIALIZED Resolution On Temperance Calls For Drastic Reinforce ment of Present Prohibition Laws; Reports Show Good Headway By Institutions De- tvoted To Social Service . (SpislkTktHmMObHtwr.) Elizabeth City, Dec 8. The Baptist Stat Convention, whieh ha been in ses sion her line Tuesday, earn to a eon elusion at noon today with a fender memorial servie conducted by Dr. T. Taylor.. Fitting tribute wer mad to the memory of MaJ. H. F. Schenck, Rev. J. W. Watson, Dr. B. P. Thomas, Mrs. Martha Vann Holloman and Mrs Carey 3, Hunter. Social service, which include the work of the Thomasville Orphanage, the Ministers' Belief Board and . Temper , waa the department of the. Con ventlon' work considered today. ' Th report en temperance, whieh was read by Dr. Livingston Johnson, and tfii" memorial to tb next General -As sembly introduced by Bev. B. h. Gay, both of whieh were adopted by th convention, recommended the most dras tic legislation on the liquor question If the approaching legislature should act In accord with these recommenda tions North Carolina would b a dry a th Baharah aeaert, or as Billy Sunday ays, Michigan is, where a ma now ha to bo primed before he can apitl" Th report of the Min litters Belief Board, made by ' Corresponding Beer' tary J. M. Arnett, Mebane, showed an increase of contribution, and a strong sentiment was manifest . that thia de partment of th convention's work should b enlarged, General .Manager If. L. Keslerr Of Thomasville, presented th work' of th orphanage, shewing that this institution is now taking ear of 600 ehifdrea at aa annual cost of about $55,000. - Th work' of th publicity eonrtnitte ef the orphanage association of this State, of whieh M. L. Shlpmaa 1 chair man, in Insisting on th people of North Carolina giving th vain of a day' work as a thank offering to th erphaa haa bora' rieh fruit. Dr. Uvingstoa . Johnson delivered a stirrina? sneech on "The 2)ntV af tha 8Ut to th Child." . , Th convention went on record aa favoring a Bute .Board el- rublle Wel fare, auid cave it hearty approval to th movement to establish a homo for unfortunate glris-. and women. .. : The eemmltte, consisting of .Walter M. Gilmer, Walter N. Johnson and J. vd Turner, appointed by President Oate to arrange, th program' of th est convention to be held in Durham. was instructed j to seeure , Dr. W. J. lleQlothlin, of th LomsviH Bemlaary, fCenUnaed at Fag TwaJ vJllUnL; SESSION INSTITUTE ENJOYS EXPERTSOF PRESS Professors From Big Schools of -Journalism Speak To News paper Meeting HOME FOLKS ALSO TALK Talcott Williams From Pulitzer "School and Walter Williams ' From Missouri University . Make Scribes Proud of Their Profession By Exalting Its Power"and Mission 4PMUi to Tht Mwm. sad OlMm.l . Chapel Bill, Dec, 8. North Carolina newspaper workers featured, today'a pro-, pram of th' North Carol 'nan newspaper institute and tonight the visiting Jour nalist heard addresses by Talcott Wil liams, director of the Pulitaer School of Journa7iair'""bf-- Colmbia.Un iy e raity. New York City, and Watter Willuims, dean ef the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri. Tomorrow Walter H. Savory of the Mergonthaler Linotype Company and Don C. Beihz, business manager of the New York World, will be the chief speakers. Welcome By Presldejnt Grahaaa. President E. K. Graham, in welcom ing the editor this morning, said in part: " ' S2tJa.a sknMn.!tshLtp welcome the men of the new institute te the Uni versity, for this 'institution belongs to ao one class of- people, but to men in every - walk' ef life Thirty, years ago this might not have been said, for then tb University waa aupported largely by private means, and many of our buildings were built then by private subscription. The University has been in the last ten yeara a public' institu tion free to all men. We may say that now a third stage haa been reached, for now wo beg men to com here to learn. "A glance at the statistics of both, win ter and- summer sessions will show that the numbers now taking advantage of what this institution hns to off or nr three time as great a the three years ago. Men come here from every walk of life, th son of farmer predominating- at the present' time,. The four leading profession have 173 son here, the four leading trade 599. All denom ination are represented, the Baptists leading with 817. Ninety-four of one hundred counties hav representative t ws per eeni or in undent are jNortu or tneir awn axnenaea. .u- u "I hes f seta snuw us to be an tnsti tution ef the people aad for the Dee- pie. Tb newspaper men are invited to come her not to bo taught by us, ont taat we may D a medium through which knowledge may be spread, and riven to the great bulk of the people whieh both newspaper and University try to reach, ws mar co-operate with sacn other in relieving and solving the great problems' of the people in both prosperous aad stunted communities The country newspaper should do every thing in it power to healthfully de velop the community in which it is. Just as th University is the product of th idea and feeling of th com munity ia which it is, so it ia with th newspaper, 'And we welcome you heartily and sincerely wish that your next star wil be soon aad for a much longer period, sine such meeting spread the true spirit of progress." President Britton made a few an nouneements following the address, ef President Qraham. He urged news paper men to Join the Press Association. Edito James H. Caine's paper-was next read By Mr. Saatford Martin, of the Winston-Balem Journal, Mr. Caine be lag confined to his rd with grippe. urges nriei caiionaia, Mr. Cain stated that brevity was the outstanding, feature of the modern edi toriai the art of aaying a great deal in few word.- Editor should consider that live may be influenced by a sin gle lin, "W-re about to face the dawn of Independent Journalism," ha think. Th modern edifbr should ap proaeh hia aubject with an open mind. finding trath.aad defending it bravsly." A tribute waj, paid to the editorUls.in the weekly proas. Th paper was die cussed by Editor Av "17. Hammer, of Aahebor ( Gait Braxton, ef Kinirton t t. J. lassiter, of 8m it h field; Mr. Boy Un,"" of " WadesbOro; Clyd Davis, '" of Aberdeen, and H. Momyama, of Japan. iaacpendejica in.editrirlala affordai aa interesting discussion tople. Major H. A. London, of Pitts boro, was presented to the aaaoeiatlon as one of th University' most distinguished guests. He ha don more for th Uni reratty than any man living, it was said. He haa also don much to make and preserve th history of North Caro lina. Dr. Kemp P. Battle expressed plsasur ia having th editors her, aad also discussed newspaper policies. Mrs. Al. Fairbrother. editor of Everr- thlng, Oreensbore, spok on "How New, paper May Better Serve Their Woman Besdars,a 8h said that this question wa already '.being answsred' by th amount of space newspapor all over th land wer glvtng to woman' community Srojeets, their vsrioua club work, ta. Ut half th matter placed under th head of th Moiety column, Mrs. Fair brthor declared, should be removed te th advertising departments, aa d serlption of ut flowers, haadsom drssae and delicious refreshments be longed mor properly to th "ad' of th caterer and tho merchant than to an account of a, social jfuaetion. Bach thine aa beautiful flowers ud deUsiou rsfreshment should be taken ss a mat ter of eourso. At any rate, they should act b emphasized to eiieh aa- enteat as to overahadow th intelleetuallty of th occasion. The fault' of th average social column, said ' Mrs, Fairbrother, waa that "clothe wer th substance, woman th ahadow." Women su m (CeaUnsed Pag Twajf INGTOnW In Effort To Clear Up Any Doubt As Berlin's Interpre tation of Pledges TEUTON DIPLOMATS REMAIN OPTIMISTIC Deprecate . Crisis Talk and Point Out That Germany Has Already Offered To Make Amends If Her Sub marine Commanders Are Shown To Have Been "Wrong (Bi bw aralswd rna. ) Washington, Dee. 9. More (ftflnite iafaniwuoiL.aiLiO in recent activities by German subma rines has brought the situation to a point where a new note to . Germany dosigued to clear up any doubt as to tlie interpretation of the Berlin gov ernment's submarine pledges to. the United States, appears to be among the possibilities of the near future. . President Wilson has given careful attention to the evidence in the eases of several of the vessels recently at tacked' but aas ;givettHoindiction of what his decision will be. It waa stated positively today that no course had been decided upon, but beyond this MdTa' reiteration thatf nCAmerlii'n government' had not in any way altered its stand on- the submarine question of- j.....,.. ... i. . i . limwiv UWIIICU liv HUT CUU1 U1CH. he cast's tn the ioie.r..nt ol muad eration are those of the British steam eis Arabia and Marina, both of wbk'h Germany contends were .believed to be transports in the naval service of the allies. During the day official infor mntirtn readied the State Department establishing that the Marinar on wh rh six Americana" were lost, was ia no sense- transport, and an inquiry waa addressed to ureal Writum iur tiuur nation as to the actual status of the Arabia. ...... While Administration officials remain ailent, those in close touch with affairs in Teutonic diplomatic' circles deprecate any auggeatioa that relation between toe two countries ar anpi Brtai,... They potnt out that Germany her submarine eemmaadtn are shown; to hav beea mistaken ia considering the vessel s transports, and declare their knowledge of the intention of th Ber lin government precludes the possibility that any deliberate violation of the sub marine pledge has occurred. On th other 'hand, the United Btatet said in the Sussex note that mistake that endangered American -.lives on peaceful vessel were not to be toler ated. Tilt; DAY IN CONGRESS . Washington, December 8, ;: t - t " .--'BKNATET" Mt at noon. . - Interstate Commerce Committee eon- iuo.)u tailroad legislation billa. ' Begun consideration of bill to estab- "sb nrohibition in the District of Co lombia. Adjourned at 2 p. m. until noon Mon Jay out of respect for the memeory of he late Bepresentative Tribble, of ueorgia. HOUSE.. No session, meets at noon Saturday. Military and Naval Committee eon tinued onnaideration t jpprnpriHjn hills. , 8ergeant-at-Arm made arransrmenta for funeral of Bepresentative Tribble, of Ueorgia. Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee decided not to take up high cost of living proposals before holiday reee. ' iiLLA mwm jiiBUTE ON CITY OF CHIHUAHUA (Br UkA. El Pso,-Tex . Dee. 8; Francisco Yilhr forced foreign and native merchant of Chihuahua City ta raise for him a sum tered the state capital, refugee and let ters received from that city today stated. Jose Bovio, an Italian, who was or dered by Villa to notify th merehaat tor- meet him aad arrange . the forced loan, said Villa offered Carlo Ketelsen, the German Vie Consul, a special train to send hi countrymen to the border. Bovio aaid Villa got twenty eaanoa with aom ahell aad a quantity of small rm and ammunition. He said Villa left Chihuahua City hurriedly after hearing of Gen. Murguia's defeat ef Villa force at Itapula. He estimated at least 600 . soldiers war killed during th battle and that many tsaldicrs ef th de facto govern ment, were executed after tho' evacua tion..' 'r ' "' " ' " . ' '' REPARATION ALLOWED FOR CHARGE ON LUMBER ."' (Special liissst Wtr.) Washington. Dec Sv-Th Interstate Commerce Commission - today allowed rspa ration to the Western Carolina Lum ber and Timber Association et aL r. the Bouthera Bailwsy Co. et at It found . that charge collected on shipment of lumber, in earloada from point in Iforth Carolina and Booth to volnt ia New Torn. New Jersey aad Pennsylvania wer- unlawful; "They ex seeded tb charge that would have accrued had the lawful provision been emitted, aid the commission. ; WASH SEND SUBMARINE NOTETIl GERMANY T MethodiBt Resolution Con demns Sale of Lirjuorln Proprietary Guise EXTRACTS TOO STRONG The Ministry As an' Opportun ity For Service The Subject of Some Forceful Remarks From The Bishop ; -Next Conference Will Meet Greenville in. New-and Ohoervsr Bureau, Pint. National Bank Building. By 8. K. WINTERS. Durluun, N. C, December 8. The I temper of the third day' session of the. North Carolina Conference South, moralized upon the evil tenden nrs In North Carolina and the relig- ous forces thrust emphatic blows at the liquor traffic and trashy literature. Bishop John C. Kilgo told the Confer-t-nce one might ss well sip of the toner's txttle as stupefy, ths mind with sbal rw frothy books "go home and burn them," he admonished. The report of .he committee on temperance included Janiaira ganger; extracta of lemon 'and' vanilla, Mrs. Joe Person 'a Remedy, amd numerous tuttera aa . prouctiv . of drunkenness. And upon th floor of this r Conference i ''Buperihtejndenf " Brl Davis, of the Anti -Saloon League, ' in troduced Taalsc as strongly intrenched "Hi the nlcohoHe eulumn. ' The North Carolina But Board of Health has been invited to analyse the content of this proprietary medicine. Greenville 1IT Meeting Place. I The 1917 session of the North Caro lina Conforeoce wilt convene, with Jar vis Memorial Church, of Greenville. J. M. Daniel presented th invitation and the body offered no optional city. L. L. Nash seconded the motion for Green ville a the' Conference's choice, aad D, H. Turtle paid brief tribute to th Greenville Methodist Church that bear the name of the beloved 1 homaa J. Jarvis. ------ - -Playing With n Tartua WheeL" The ministry as an opportunity for service in the cans of Christianity and aot a a stepping-stone for th gloria satiea of ths itinerary prearher,, wa th mbject of some rather forceful re mark from Bishop Kilgo. He directed hi denunciation to the scstterlngly few preacher who placed personal am bition beyond Ood'a cause and'' count themselves above the rank and filer. He termed Such brazen infidelity. "Ha is a gambler and playing with a fortune wheel in the Itinerary," aaid the Bishop. He aaid that God waa going to foot-not some of theae.preachers who discounted their pastorates because the people wer poor aad humble, The life f Paul was held up aa an exemplary lesson, of the doctrine of self annexation to humble ourselves with our -feuowmen. The church -of Christ was not founded on any social order but on aaerince all the agony and po tent facta that cam out of cavalry. This waa so that we might humble our solve. The Bishop ssid he wa not unmindful of tho fralltie of human nature J"nd I do not have to look far afield to know that I belong to my fel lowmen in these frailties." Son Preachers Conceraed A beat Per. enal Bepntatloam. We have aot I en able to master this material prosperity, continued the Bishop, "all of which blinds our eyes. Consciously or unconsciously we have V.. .V". ' ;V JL. Z. il -. fct.i. mrn i. i t n ta icu w, it, uuuv mint, v. j . v sermon on tb complaining preacher who thought mote about hi own. per sonal reputation and glorification than the welfare of hi church. - Christ never thought of hi own repu tation or even where he might lay V head. There is aot a preacher in i eonfernce;Jh1 hould to represent unrisx anywnere. us went down through tho travail of sorrow and , suffering. The plainest, poorest and humblest mint ia th mountain belongs' to Hi flock. -T-r- -'- ' .., ., The Bishop thanked God that .few of EMPHATIC REPOR PRQHJBI 11 that typo-of preacher was in the North . with new ones all rifles not in flrst Caxolina Conf srence-who sought to4ele--onditin .. He -la-following -this magnify hit. own personality, and who thought their charge and appointment ment and when th brigade return to too inaiguidcant for their caliber. "Mj.wriiv Carolina it will b equipped charge too little for me," h dded."i f the regular Army. "Yon can let your nam alone: He wilt It is Sis motto that "there Is nothing too look after that," he aaid la conelutioa. Seeks Te Annal ResvlnUeu. C I . Bead, presiding older et- th Waahialgton district, rs -opened th ques tion of th Confarene favoriag a uni- fleatioa of th Southern aad Northern wing of th Methodist ehureh which resolution was adopted yeoterday. H was of th oplhioa that it wa an ill. advised act Inasmuch as th eeafereae was seemingly without it provine in naasan of such a resolution. Butln th dispatch' of th morning' business th Bishop ordered the motion tabled. Upon itr reconsideration at noon, ia- deflnlto postpoaement of the motion Muthorixed. - Consequently, th resolution of ywaterdsy - stand balf- heartedly on th minute of th eon fereaeo.' r; ' ChrMUa AdvwcsU Haada Piada. Th finaaelat mbframet of the Baleiga Christian Advocate, du to th xpeaaiweaem ef print paper, was intro duced again for renewed diaeussioa at 10 'dock. Th ef tk meeting apparently opposed th resolution of yesterday favoring fiaaaeial aasistaae from tho board or mlaaiona, dueatloa, xtenaioa and Buaday school S2.0O0, all told. J. O. Woetea. K. . Col- (CoaUaaed on Pago FeuJ See Any Resemblance " -Between James VW. Osborne and M01iTer Osborne?' -. ' ' i-aC ! X , , j" ( v r v if'' ut ll Iff .i' I ' f UPPER - JAMES W. OSBOftME LOWE8- "OUVEK OSBOfcNE ' For six hour Charles H. Wax, late of Chicago and th world at large, aat or stood in the office of Assistant United States District Attorney Boger B. Wood ia th Federal building, New York City, whll aearly a dozen persons identified him aa Oliver Osborne, wooer of women, notably Bae Tanxer, of New York City, who, mistakenly or otherwise, said, he waa nous other than Jam W. Osborne, the lawyer, and accordingly sued Mr, Osbora for sW.OOO for breach of prom la to wed, with resultant muitifariou CMipneation and tnaietments. Beo Tsnier and her sisters wer not among those present. But Mr. Osbora was. Commenting on th situation, H. Hnowden Marshall, United mates Attor new M "ft wonld be a very absent' minded lady indeed who wonld get Was mixed up with James w. Osborne." TAR HEELS BUSY BUILDING TENTS Becoming Reconciled To Idea . of .. Spending Winter ; On The Border By A. L. FLETCHER. Camp Stewart. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 8. Orders hav beea received for Bend ing home one regiment but of thii division,' the Eighteenth Pennsylvania, and one other organisation in this dis trict, the Massachusetts Field Hospital They received the glad tidings today ;iwtnnnWcir36T I in iar tieei brigade has sixty wagon busy hauling lumber for mess hall and tents this afternoon and the boys ar becoming reconciled to the idea of spending the winter here, The second inspection of this brigade haa been ordered for next week,-begin j Major Taggart in charge, Two days ,d t fc, th, ntoet rigid lnspectioa the brigade ha vr experienced, General Young has finally arranged -'.- i n'tnrivtent effort to have th rifle of .th brigade inpctd with . ,.w ui couueiuuing "and" replacing I -h vesaH to all other equip- aC . .ui iar tteeia." ana ne win os mtiffiad only with th best. - DURHAM GAS PLANT OUT OF BUSINESS Durham, Dee. 8. Th city of Durham it without a supply of gas tonight, aad local plants depending on ga for power r in a eriou -plight Th Morning Herald, th local nswspaper, baa given up. hope of issuing an edition, for to morrow. The i thre linotype ar at dead tndstill and arrangement arsJ helqg' mad for issuing a on page sheet from hand-set matter.- v ... Th hundred of home using gas as coking fuel were forced to substitute other cooking arrangement Local a terprisee wiU bo sadly hampered till th power la restored. The local man ager la being aharply criticised a th plant aeem to hav fallen Into a habit if 'going on a ttrlk. r !.....; . Bral Latter Carrier. i (Ssaiulla Wtra) ' Washington, Dee. 8. Albert B. Bpooa a beea -appointed, to fill s veeaaey la the rural letter- carrier fore at KimMTiUa. 1 . " WOT YET STOPPING PLACE Have Made oStanJh'Any - where Since The Evacuation ; of Se Capital GERMANS TOOK 18t000 . : PRISONERS IN ROUND-UP Russians are Again Taking Ths Initiative in, the Carpathians But Berlin Says Attacks are a Failure; Heavy Fighting On Macedonian - Front - II Recorded By Paris Pursuit of th retiring Bussian ano ' ; FOUND Bumanlaa force la eastern Wallachia ""lyfelT'lHars tinuea, but how fr th Teutonic sd ince has progressed it not mad clear ia th latest official communications. , Berlin chronicle th continuation of the advance along the whole front and etrograd lays U Russians and 4Tu maniana hav been retiring line ths "evacuation of the Bumaniaa capital. '' oeemingly, th retiring defender of Bumaniaa aoil are offering little r -hrtaneo-and are- endeavoring to-reaea - th line of the Buxeu river bef or th Auatro-Germans can break through th Moldavian frontier and get in their rear v o the Bulgariana' and Germans caa cross the Danube around Tchernavod " , and outflank them. However, ther ' ha beea little activity - either on ths rranayivaaun-Moldaviaa frontier or In Dohrnd ja. ' The Germana hav reptiised a Buaaiaa attack ia the Trotu Valley and th Kusisans report the cheeking of v an offensive movement in th Oitua . Valley. Petrograd say all has beea calm in Dobrudja and along th Danube. iln the rouadibg-up fit th fore cut ' by their advana on Bucharest, th troops of VonJuaekensen have captured 18,000 prisoner and 6 guna. Ths Bu maniaa troop isolated ia Western Wal lachia, numbering 8,000, hav bee taken, a well a WflOQ of th force operating around Predeal and Altchana paaees. Undeterred apparently by the cheek . Ug of their offensive tn th Carpathian, the Bussian s have again taken th in itiative la th Petrograd state. Tha . prewent Bdesian Attempt taking plaea south of Jarovinlk. Berlin says th Bua , iaa offensiv in th Carpathian can b aid to be a failure aad declares only local attack hav occurred la that region. . The repulse ef a Buss la at -tack on th Dviaa front below Big also ia recorded by BerUar ..-jJ..:..:-f-Hill 304 in the Verdun region and tho forest of Aproment aouthsast of St Mihiel have been the scene ef th only reported activity on the western front. Pari claims th German wer ejected f from a section of the trenches on Hill 304, but Berlin ssserts the troop ef th " Crown . Prince repulsed French attempts to retake th trenches. The German, Pari record, succeeded in gaining a foothold in Freneh trenches ia the forest ' of Apremont, but later were. ejected by a eounter-nttack, - " ' .'x Heavy fighting around Btruvina, t of Monsstir, on the Macedonian front. 1 recorded by Paris, whieh say th Serbian checked three attack by Ger mans and Bulgarian troops. Berblaa -attache near Trnova, west of Monasitlr , were repulsed, Berlin states. anow in the TreninO region and nil on- the Cars ia hampering " infantry action of the Anstro-Itslian frost. ' Th loss of the battleship Suffrea with. it complement of 718 men is consider ed probably by the French Minister ef Marin. This Suffern which tailed front . Orient, Brittanny on November S4, has " not been heard from since. The loss of four steamship two Norwegian, one Greek and one Belgian ia announced in London, aa ia the re ported ainking of tn" British steamer Caledonia of 9,223 irosa ton. Tho Calendonia ha beea in th servie th British government - REPRESENTATIVE nOOD WILL INTRODUCE BILL TO LIGHT MONUMENT 'Washington, Deo. 8.-IUumination for tha-Washington Mnnnmant i-tha pnr- poo of a bill that will be introduced by Bepresentative Hood, of North Caro lina. Hia plan 1 to havo giant earSh light playing from th four "eyes" ef themonument. On of - these would throw a stream of .light on th domo V of th Capitol..-. . . ::-.:. :Ji... IUuminatioa ' af tht Itort." aaid Mr. Hood today, 'would b a great stimulus to patriotism just as th lighting of th Statu of Liberty is. Ik would make very visitor to Washington prouder of bis -uttionnlity." Gives 1.W to Endowment Fad. (IMlllnal MmsaS OtMnw.t iit Oreenabore, Dec 8. President & B. Turrentine, of Greensboro College for Woman, announce th gift of S1250.0) to th Endowment Fund by A. Sherrod. ef High Point Thl make S4.000 given by High Point tn th 920 flW to rar pledged. This week waa spent in th am er hi in roint. - urner ettie m th State will b canvassed as" rapidly a possible nd the work will be con tinned until th 8150,000 1 raised. . . ; Disability Henent. HHmmsj a, sails wir.r Washington, Dee. 8. -Ia enumerating th employers of the -United State who hav established om form of d ability benedt th monthly review r l th Bureau of Labor Statistics of tlx Department Of Labor for th last mout i lists two for North Carolina Th At Ion tie Coast Lin Railroad Company, ci Wihnlngtenr-aad th Proximity U. faoturing Company, of Oreeatbor.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 9, 1916, edition 1
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