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VOL. XXXVIII.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM CO UNTY, N. C, DECEMBER 15, 1915.
NO. 19.
FRANCE VIOLATES
CITY DF HOPEWELL
STATE BAPTISTS
HOLD
TD ACT PROMPTLY
WRECKED BY BUZE
I HI I! Ill
IN A DEMANDED
IK CAN RIGHTS
CONVENTION
LOSS OF ANCONA
PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED
FROM OUR VESSELS BY CRUIS
ER ON HIGH SEAS
NO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION
Note Will Be Sent to France Protest
ing Over the Removal of Enemy
Subjects From Neutral Ships
Washington. The state department
announced the stopping and searching
of three vessels of the New York and
Porto Rico Line by the French cruiser
Descartes would be made subject of
diplomatic representations to France.
The department received official ad
vices from San Juan of the incidents.
The note will contend that removal
of citizens of any nation from an
American yessel on the high seas is
without legal justification. It will as
sert, as was done a year ago in a
protest to France in the case of August
Piepenhrink, that the men removed
were not embodied "in the armed for
ces of the enemy" in the sense of that
term in established international law.
The communication, it is under
stood, probably will declare also that
there is no justification for the re
moval of an enemy subject from a
neutral vessel on the high seas bound
to a neautral port, even if he could
properly be regarded as a military
person. The Trent case during the
Civil "War probably will be cited as
a precedent.
The state department was not ad
vised whether any of the Austrians
or Germans seized had declares their
Intention of becoming American citi
zens. Should it develop that such is
the case, the protest may be even
more firm.
A statement by the department says:
"The department has received re
ports from the collector of customs
at San Juan, Porto Rico, indicating
that three ships of the New York and
Porto Rico line have been stoped on
tke high seas and searched by the
French cruiser' Descartes. The steam
ship Carolina, northbound was stop
ped six miles -off San Juan and the
German chief steward named Schade
was taken off by the boarding officer.
The steamer was allowed to proceed
north after delay of about two hours
"The steamer Coamo, southbound,
was stopped about 20 miles off shore
by two shots across. her mow and the
following persons taken off by the
boarding party: . J. Luscor Rutter
Antion F. Doliorch, Austrians, of the
engine room, and tH. Krger, a Ger
man of the steward's department. It
appears that other Germans in the
crew with American citizenship pa
pers were not molested.
"The steamship San Juan, south
bound, is reported to have beeu; stop
ped northeast of Porto Rico and two
second cabin passengers, William
Guntherodt and Fritisch Lothar, Ger
man subjects," taken off ship.
The two last named are understood
to be residents of New Orleans.
PERSONAL TAX INCREASES.
Nearly $13,000,000 More Income Tax
Was Collected Last Year.
Washington. Personal . income tax
was paid during the last fiscal year by
357,515 individuals, who turned into
the government $41,046,162, more by
nearly $13,000,000 than the total paid
by 257,598 making returns the year
before .according to the annual report
of the commissoiner of internal rev
enue, just made public.
The greatest increase shown was in
the amounts paid by those subject to
the normal tax, a jump from about
512,728,000 in 1914 to about $16,559,000
in 1915. Incomes exceeding $500,000
paid this year about $6,439,000 com
pared with about $3,437,000 last year
There were 82,754 individuals subject
to the normal tax; 127,448 who re
ported incomes between $4,000 and
$5,000 and 174 whose returns were
made on a basis of incomes of $500,'
100 or more.
Explosion in Belgium Kills 110.
Paris. One hundred and ten per
sons are reported to have been killed
in the explositon in the Belgian muni
tions factory at Havre, says a dispatch
from that city to The Temps. "The
exact cause of the explositno has not
yet been determined," says the news
paper. "The investigation conducted
has developed that one "of the build
mgs contained boxes of ammunition
which came from the United States.
Discovered in one of these boxes was
an apparatus designed to cause deflag
ration. Raise Money For. Suffrage.
Washington. More than $41,000 was
raised in 15 minutes at a mass-meeting
held here by the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage in connection
with its annual convention. The money
will be used to'; finance the work of
organizing for a nationwide campaign
to secure the passage of the Susan B.
Anthony suffrage amendment by the
present Congress. The largest indi
vidual contribution was that of Mrs.
II. P. Belmont, who pledged $10,
000 for the New York delegation.
NOTE IS SENT TO AUSTRIA-HUN
GARY REGARDING SINKING
OF ANCONA.
LLEGAL AND INDEFENSIBLE
Declares Submarine ' Commander a
Wanton Slaughterer and Demands
That He Be Punished.
Washington. Tbe text of the Amer-,
ican note to Austria-Hungary regard
ing the sinking of the Italian steamship
Ancona, just made public, is as fol
lows :
The secretary of State to Ambas
sador Penfield.
Department of State,
Washington.
Please deliver a note to the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, textually as
follows :
Reliable infromation obtained from
American and other survivors who
were passengers on the steamship An
cona shows that on November a sub
marine flying the Austro-Hungarian
flag fired a solid shot toward the
steamship; that thereupon the Ancona
attempted to escape, but being over
hauled by the submarine she stopped;
that after a brief period and before
the crew and passengers were all able
to take to the boats the submarine
fired a number of shells at the vessel
and finally torpedoed and sank her
while there were yet many persons on
board; and that by gunfire and foun
dering of the vessels a large number
of persons lost their lives or were se
riously injured, among them were cit
izens of the United States.
"The public statement of the
Austro-Hungarian admiralty has been
brought to the attention of the gov
ernment of the United States and re
ceived careful consideration. This
statement substantially confirms the
principal declaration of the survivors
as it admits that the Ancona after be
ing shelled was torpedoed and sunk
while pesons were still on board.
"The Austro-Hungarian Government
has been advised, through the cor
respondence which has possed be
tween the United States and German r
of th ; ' attitude of the government of
the United States as to the use of
submarines in attacking vessels of
commerce and the acquiescence of
Germany in that atitude, yet with full
knowledge on the part of the Austro
Hungarian government of the views of
the government of the United States
as expressed in no uncertain terms to
the ally of Austria-Hungary, the com
mander of the submarine which at
tacked the Ancona failed to put in a
place of safety the crew and passen
gers of the vessel which they purport
ed to destroy, because, it is presum
ed, of the impossibility of taking it
into port as a prize of war.
"The government of the United
States considers that the commander
violated the principles of international
law and, of humanity by shelling and
torpedoing the Ancona before the per
sons on board had been put In a place
of safety or even given sufficient time
to leave the vessel. The conduct of
the commander can only be charac
terized as wanton slaughter of de
fenseless non-corrbatants since at the
time when the vessel was shelled and
torpedoed, she was not it appears, re
sisting or attempting to escape; and
no other reason is sufficient to excuse
such an attack, not even the possibility
of rescue.
"The government of the United
States is forced, therefore, to conclude
either that the commander of the
submarine acted in violation of his
instructions or that the Imperial and
Royal Government failed to issue In
structions to the commanders of its
submarines in accordance with the
law of nations and the principles of
humanity. The government of the
United States is unwilling to believe
the latter alternative and to credit the
Austro-Hungarian government with
an intention to permit its submarines
to destroy the lives of helpless men,
women and children. It prefers to be
lieve that the commander of the sub
marine committed this outrage with
out authority and contrary to the gen
eral or special instructions which he
had received.
"As the good relations of the two
countries must rest upon a common
regard for law and humanity, the
government of the United States can
not be expected to do otherwise than
to demand that the Imperial and
Royal Government denounce the sink
ing of the Ancona as an illegal and
indefensible act; that the officer who
perpetrated the deed be punished; and
that reparation by the payment of an
indemnity be made for the citizens of
the United States who were killed or
injured by the attack on the vessel.
"The government of the United
States expects that the Austro-Hungarian
government, appreciating the
gravity of the case, will accede to Its
demand promptly; and it rests this
expectation on the belief that, the
Austro-Hungarian government will not
sanction or defend an act which is
condemned by the world as inhumane
and barbarious, which is abhorrent to
all civilized nations, and which has
caused the death of innocent Ameri
can citizens.
"LANSING."
UNITED STATES MAKES FORMAL
DEMAND UPON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
CONSIDER SITUATION GRAVE
Must Give Assurances That Such
Will Not Be Repeated and Repara
tion For Americans Lost.
Washington. The United Stales
has sent to Austria-Hungary a note
asking for a disavowal of the sub
marine attack upon the Italian liner
Ancona .assurances that such an act
will not be repeated, some degree of
punishment for the commander of the
submarine, and reparation for the
American lives lost.
The communication went by cable
from the state department to Ambas
sador Frederick C. Penfield at Vienna
who was instructed .to hand it to the
Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Baron Burian.
Friendly but firm terms, it is said,
characterize the document which is
understood to make a particular point
of DromDt assurances for the future
safety of American lives. Austria-
Hungaria has never notified the Unit
ed States whether the commanders
of its submarines had been given in
structlons similar to those which the
German Government gave to its com
manders after the Lusitania tragedy.
It Is understood that the note referr
ed particularly to the charge that
shells from the submarine killed or
wounded some passengers on the
Ancona after she had halted, and ask
ed for an explanation on the point.
In despatching the note Secretary
Lansing acted with the approval of
and after consulting with President
Wilson. It is stated authoritatively
that the document which is described
as being comparatively brief and de
cidedly vigorous in tone, was so draft
ed as to attempt a settlement of the
controversy at once.
High officials are said to be of the
opinion that the situation is one
which calls for grave consideration,
the state of affairs having become
more complicated since the note was
dispatched by reports of attacks up
on American oil-carrying vessels in
the Meditterranean, presumably by
Austrian submarines.
N4VY IN SPLENDID FORM.
Secretary Daniels Makes Interesting
Statements of Condition.
New York. The United States
Navy has a waiting list at its recruit
ing offices and accepts only one in six
of the men who apply for enlistment,
Secretary Daniels told members of the
Southern Society of New York, speak
ing at the society's annual banquet
on "The Navy." When he took office,
the secretary said there were 4,053
vacancies in the authorized enlisted
personnel of 51,000, but as a result
of the steps taken to make the ser
vice more attractive to young men of
proper qualifications, this has been
overcome and in addition the propor
tion of re-enlistments has risen from
54 per cent to 92 per cent, "which
means the securing of men of long
training for the service."
The secretary dwelt upon the mili
tary necessity of the continuing build
ing program recommended to Con
gress by President Wilson and out
lined the need of the various type of
ships proposed, giving particular at
tention to the battle cruisers.
"The necessity of vessels of the
battle cruiser and scout type, of fast
speed," he said, "was impressed by
the victories of the German Navy in
the early days of the war and by the
English Navy off Coronel, Chile, and
at the Falkland Islands. In every
naval event in the North Sea the lead
ing part has been taken by these last
ships."
Cotton Shows Big Deficit.
Washington. Cotton ginned prior to
December 1 amounted to 9,711,453
running bales, including 93,361 round
bales and 77,161 bales of sea island,
the Census Bureau announced.
That compares with 13,073,386
bales, or 82,2 per cent of the entire
crop, ginned prior to December 1 last
year, 12,088,412 bales, or 86.5 per
cent in 1913 and 11,854,451 bales, or
87.9 per cent in 1912. The average
quantity of cotton ginned prior to
December 1 in the last 10 years was
10,691,933 bales or 83.4 per cent of
the crop.
Included in the ginnings were 93,
361 round bales.
Sea Island cotton included number
ed 77,161 bales compared with 63,
024 last year, 61,049 in 1913 and 51,
275 in 1913.
Salt for the Cows.
On an average cows should have
about one ounce of salt a day. Pulver
ized salt is better than rock salt, for
the latter requires much licking to get
a little salt, which is likely to give
the animal a sore tongue before she
gets all the salt needed.
Repaid Many Fold.
When you drain your land and the
road you may think that you are
training your pocketbook, but if you
will watch the result you will find you
are repaid many fold.
FIRE SWEEPS CLEAN NEW MUSH
ROOM TOWN OF HOPE
WELL, VA.
SOME SCENES OF DISORDER
Militia Summoned to Take Situation
in Hand and Martial Law is Pro
claimed in District.
Hopewell, Va. This mushroom town
of 25,000 people, grown up since last
summer with the great new guncotton
plant of the Dupont Powder Company,
was completely destroyed by a fire
which started in a restaurant and did
property damage estimated at from
one to three million dollars. The Du
pont works outside of the settlement
was undamaged, but was once ser
iously threatened. Villages A and B.
near Hopewell, built to house the
families of married employes of the
factory, also escaped.
Scenes of wild disorder accompa
nied the fire and citizens ' lynched a
negro for looting. There was no loss
of life otherwise and only a few minor
injuries were reported.
Martial law was proclaimed with
the arrival of six militia companies,
rushed from Richmond by order of
Governor Stuart. The thousands of
homeless men, women and children
had been sent to Petersburg and
Richmond, but many men remained to
guard what little property they had
been able to save.
The fire was said to have been
ccsed by the, overturning of an oil
stove, though there were rumors that
it had been incendiary. These ru
mors first were given credence in
many quarters because of the ar
rest at the gun cotton factory of a
man whom, factory officials said, had
attempted to put a charge of nitro
glycerin in one of the beater houses
and had been under survellance for
several days.
The fire raged from 1:45 p. m., un
til nearly 9 p. m. Available fire fight-
ing apparatus was utterly inadequate
to cope with the situation the flames
eating their way through the flimsy
frame structures quickly, thrown up
during the early days of the town
last summer, like so much tinder.
Several times sparks set fire to
mule sheds of the explosive factory,
but the flames which followed were
quickly extinguished.
While the fire raged the police were
busy on all sides, keeping back a
great throng of people eager to get
near the flaming structures.
As soon as it was realized that the
lace was doomed, the police, -assisted
by experts from the powder plant, be
gan dynamiting buildings.
WOULD ACCEPT PEACE PLAN
uermany Disavows Responsibility for
Continuation of War
Berlin (By Wireless to Sayville, N.
Y.) "If our enemies make peace pro
posals compatible with "Germany's
dignity and safety, then we shall al
ways be ready to discuss them," said
the Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von
Bethmann-Hollweg, in addressing the
Reichstag.
' The chancellor made it clear that
In his opinion it would be folly for
Germany to oppose peace "as long as
in the countries of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance of statesmen are
entangled with confusion of public
opinion."
Conscious of her military successes,
the chancellor said, Germany declines
responsibility for a further continua
tion of the war. Germany, he declared,
could not be charged with the purpose
of fighting on to make further con
quests. '
"The war can be terminated only
by a peace which will give the certi
tude that . war will not return," the
chancellor declared.
"We all agree about that."
He asserted Germany's food sup
plies were sufficient and that her im
mense stores of copper were adequate
for many years.
To Construct Two Battleships.
Washington. Secretary Daniels an
nounced that contracts for the con
struction of battleships Nos. 43 and
44. authorized by the last congress,
had been awarded to the New York
and Mare Island Navy Yards re
spectively, their bids being New York
$7,690,925: Mare Island $7,413,156.
The decision to build the ships in the
government yards was reached at a
conference between President Wilson
and Secretary Daniels. All bids sub
mitted by private firms exceeded the
cost fixed by congress.
Prize Court Will Settle.
Washington. Great Britain advis
ed the United States that in response
to the state department's protest in
the case of the steamship Hocking
and other vessels of the American
Trans-Atlantic Company, orders re
quisitioning the Hocking and Gene
see would be cancelled and test cases
would be tried promptly in a prize
court to dispose of the charge that
the company is partly German owned.
Two of the steamers seized by the
British cruisers, will be released un
der bond '
EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION
IS HELD IN CHARLOTTE.
MANY ATTEND
JUDGE J. A. OATS PRFSIDENT
Rev. W. N. Johnson is Elected Corres
ponding Secretary to Succeed Dr.
Livingston Johnson.
Charlotte. The North Carolina
Baptist State Convention met in its
eighty-fifth annual session in the
auditorium of the First Baptist church
of Charlotte before a large audience
representing every section of the
state.
Dr. Thomas W. O'Kelley, of Raleigh,
preached the annual convention ser
mon, his text being. "Know Ye There
fore That They Who Are of Faith, The
Same Are the Children of Abraham?"
Gal. 3:7.
President C. H. Durham, of Win
ston-Salem, appointed the following
committee on enrollment: C. W
Blanchard, J. D. Harte, R. T. Allen,
R. D. Cross, J. V. DeVenny, A. A
Butler, W. F. Staley, J. W. Suttle
who reported four hundred twenty-six
messengers present.
Rev. L. R. Pruitt, pastor of the
Ninth Avenue Church of Charlotte,
delivered the address of welcome, to
which Dr. A. E. Brown, of Asheville,
responded.
The most interesting of the first
service was the election of a president
of the convention. Dr. C. H. Durham
announced that he would not stand
for re-election. Judge John A. Oats
of Fayetteville and E. F. Aydlett of
Elizabeth City were nominated.
Judge Oats was elected president,
The following vice-presidents were
elected: E. F. Aydlett of Elizabeth
City, T. S. Franklin, Charlotte; C. B.
Waller, Asheville. Other officers are:
Treasurer, Walters Durham, Raleigh;
auditor, F. H. Bridger, Raleigh; trus
tees, W. N. Jones, D. L. Gore, H. C.
Bridger, L. R. Pruitt, E. P. Shields;
recording secretaries, Chas. E. Brew-'
er of Raleigh and Walter M. Gilmore,
of Louisburg.
After serving for nine years as
president of the pastors' conference,
Dr. W. R. Collum, of Wake Forest,
refused to be elected. Rev. J. Clyde
Turner, of Greensboro, was elected
president of that organization; Dr.
W. R. U. Smith, Chapel Hill, vice
president; Rev. Walter M. Gilmore,
Loulsbury, secretary and treasurer.
The outstanding feature of the sec
ond day's session was the election ol
Rev. Walter N. Johnson, pastor of the
Wake Forest church, on the third
ballot, as corresponding secretary oi
the convention, succeeding Dr. Living
ston Johnson.
After much discussion, the conven
tion decided to elect by ballot in open
convention, rather than commit the
matter to a committee.
The following nominations were
then made: Dr. T. J. Taylor, of War
renton, nominated W. N. Johnson;
Rev. A. H. Porter, WTiitevllle, nomi
nated Rev. Charles E. Maddry, Ral
eigh; Rev. T. H. King, Mt. Airy, nomi
nated Rev. C. H. Durham, Winston
Salem; Rev. I. N. Loftin nominated
Rev. W. C. Barrett, Gastonia; Rev.
Baylus Cade nominate! Rev. C. L.
Ureaves, Lumberton; Rev. E. C. An
drews, Mt. Holly, nominated Rev. R.
A. McFarland, Scotland Neck; D. P.
Dellinger nominated Rev. W. R. Brad
shaw, Hickory.
On the first ballot W. N. Johnson
received 152 votes; Charles F. Maddry
92; C. H. Durham, 76; W. R. Brad
shaw, 56. On the third ballot W. N.
Johnson received 318 votes out of the
410 cast. He was declared elected
and the vote was made unanimous.
Mr. Johnson is a native of Sampson
county, a graduate of Wake Forest
College. He was corresponding sec
retary of the Louisiana Baptist Con
vention for a time from whence he
came to Wake Forest as pastor sev
eral years ago.
The 1916 convention will meet iu
Elizabeth City.
Fairy Beau Wins Honors.
High Point. Harry Kirkover'ff
Fairy Beau won the all-age stake in
the field trials of the Pointer Club ot
America now being held on the Gould
estate near this city. There were 22
entries for the honors and the two
score visiting sportsmen express
much satisfaction over the success of
the event. ' Second place went to
Naponechee, owned by O. F. Hege of
Winston-Salem, and third prize was
divided between George Gould's Fur
long Pup and Mr. Macak's Palmer
Nell.
Progress on Breakwater.
Newbern. Although the weather in
that section during the past few weeks
has not been all that could be desir
ed for that particular variety of work,
the construction company which is
engaged in the work of building the
giant breakwater at the harbor of
refuge near. Cape Lookout is losing
no time in dumping hundreds of tons
of rock there each day and In conse
quence the work is going rapidly for
ward. Between 25 and 35 carloads oi
rock are passing through Newbern
each day en route to Morehead City
'ER Bethleheni's plain
I That guided wise
To see the child in
Immanuel Jesus is his name; . :
rfThe Prince of Peace has
Hosanna! Shout! ImmanueL
kHE long expected,
Is born today, by
While to the world God doth proclaim Pv
He comes, and Counselor is his name,
The mighty God on earth to dwelL
Rejoice! Rejoice! ImmanueL
E comes to man by lowly birth.
To spread salvation through the
From everlasting, he's the same,
Our God and Wonderful his name.
King David's seed in man to dwell.
Rejoice! Rejoice! ImmanueL
lCE on
Sing of free
fith angels join
Jesus, God with
Hallelujah, peace
jjoice! Rejoice!
kEJOIGE
lECelic hosts
Our Father's
Halleluiah!
Rejoice! Rejoice! the Savior's birUx.
J
Santa's Secret
H I'VE got out of bed, just a
minute,
To tell you 111 whisper It
low
The stockings I've hung by the
fire
Are for me not mamma, you know.
For mine are so awfully little,
Dear Santa Claus, don't you see.'
A.nd I want, oh, so many playthings,
They won't noia enougn ior me.
So I want you to remember
And fill these as full as you.can,
Cause I haven't been very naughty.
And you've been such a nice, kind man.
I'd like a live doll. If you please, sir.
That can talk and call me "mamma."
Not one that Is full of old sawdust,
As all my other dolls are.
Short But Useful.
The Christmas tree does not lire
long, but its short life is a useful and
beautiful one.
P it- r n
m m fi
i MTfrrfT in i i n iTiTffr i iTIi
FREDERICKS
R. iWERES
there shone a star
men from afar,
manger lain,
come to dwelL
promised Lord
Kings adored.
earth.
earth, good
.man;
salvation's
plan;
in the refrain,
us, is his name.
on earthy
the Savior's birth
and loud noannas smi
rlosanna to tne new-corn rung-
to man proclaim
love, our Savior's nai&j
Peace on earth, dSMMi
- vsia
Holly Scratches
By HARVEY PEAKE
NEVER look a gift in the cost mark.
All that glitters is not diamonds.
Mistletoe makes the heart grow
fender.
The gift deferred maketh the heart
sick.
Belief in Santa Claus is the best
policy.
It is a wise merchant who knows bis
own goods when they are brought
back for exchange.
To give hideous gifts is human, to
forgive impossible.
Gifts make the man, the want of
them the fellow.
One Christmas bargain makes the
whole of womankind spin.
Christmas bills are stubborn things.
Santa Claus is not as red as he is
painted.
Buy gifts in haste and repent at
leisure.
Uneasy lies the head that's trying to
make twenty dollars buy forty
gifts.
And thereby hangs a stocking.
Every Christmas tree most stand on
its own bottom.
Gifts are seldom what they seem.
The Christmas Card.
About a hundred years ago the first
Christmas cards were used. These
were printed in London and consisted
of a visiting card with the worda
"A Merry Christmas," printed on it.
Later the cards were made with a lit
tle scenery on them and a picture ot
the robin. This bird was used be
cause he is called the English Christ
mas bird, and also "The Savior's Bird
on account of the old legend regard
ing its red breast. From this time
on the cards became more numerous
and of more varied kinds.
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A little knowledge is a danger
ous thing, especially on Christ- $
mas eve, when a kid discovers $
his father acting the part of $
Santa Claus.