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0 THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance Ik VOL. XXXVIII. 1 - i - i . I PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, APRIL 5, 1916 NO. 35. THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Rappenings of This and Other Natless For Seven Days wi Given HE NEWS OF THE SOUTH What is Taking Place In the South- land win 09 ruunu Brief Paragraphs. 1 Npws ' Thirty of Villa's soldiers killed, four . -ian trnoners wounded, none se- f - , riouslv and more than four hundred and fifty of the fugitive band dispers .j -j -tor 3 rimnine fisht that extended over ten miles, is the summary of the 0n(rnrpment between forces of the minitive exepndition and ,-v. iXi t ' " - r t , A f t Villa t i ism itv" ' . ri npfire O. Dodd surprised 500 r a-;iio-c mpn at Guerrero March 29, and with a smaller force began the ded five hours later, when the Villa force had been chased i-to the hills northeast of Guerrero r-i broke into small Danas. wu 1 ":zeo Hernandez was among the Vil , LJilLi " - " It is reported that Villa io badly -nded. not from a gunshot, but he -refcably fell off his horse. He was carried away from the battle in a c--riage, and made his escape. The scene of Colonel Dodd's victory is a broad valley lying at the head of the Santa Marie river. On the west rie the barren foothills o the con tinental divide and to the east is the trail, made famous by Villa, which leads through the Laguna de Castilla district to Santa Ysabel. r..Tvi otaiia which have been made rolnnel Dodd's mn made their wav unnoticed through the deep gulches, which split the foothills in n noftirn5 and were almost in the an v. l camp of the bandits before the alarm ennnrtpd The extraordinary hold i-iio fcaa rm his men was shown by the fact that their first thought was to save him regardless of their own fnto " Diplomatic and domestic aspects of V, A T nvi ncr -rTnVl PTY1 overshadowed its military ide, at Washington, official reports from General Funston disclos ing no change in tne situauou uu mo border. .- . Congress rushed through an emerg ency appropriation of $8,611,502 to pay it of the" bandits and the state department prepared to press General arranza for permission to use Mexican railways to solve the troop supply problem. Dispatches to the war department recite that the American people seem to thoroughly understand the object of the American expedition. tniofe trains may be. used in rushing supplies to the expeditionary army in Mexico. Dispatches from the front interpret ed in connection with news brought by Americans returning from differ ent points in the interior of Chihua hua caused a belief that Francisco Villa was headed for San Andres, 25 miles southwest of Chihuahua City, a favorite hang-out of the bandit. Americans in El Paso agree that Vil la's objective is the district around Parral and south from there to Tor reon, in which territory numerous Vil la bands, under the leadership of Ca nuto Reyes, are operating with con siderable success. The gunboat Marietta has been or dered by the United States war de partment to Tampico to aid m pro tecting United States interests there. The battleship Kentucky which has been off Tampico, has been ordered to Vera Cruz. Americans in Tampico, said to num ber 2,000, are apprehensive, and the gunboats Marietta and Machias will remain there as long as there is any alarm. nnmpstip Vi-noat Srhiilpr. the voune German - X X- V, fc- V S V----- J - dphanded caotured a British steamer and terrorized her crew of men nn the hieh seas was taken . . . . . - v 1 from Lewes. Del., to Warrington, uei., because of threats to rescue him. He was willing to do anything to Keep out of the hands of the British author- 5 aa At Media, Pa., William Pasco, a taamstor nnnlled for a raise in pay from his employers, giving as his rea- - - X. X. LI son the birth or quadruplets at mo home, three boys and a girl. Only Otritoon months aeo twin boys arriv ed in this family, maKing six in ies ViQ-n wr VP9TS. . . , . 1 Federal and state autnorities arts rnhirip- the New York Central wreck A V KJXA-1Q .uv Ohio, in which at least thirty people were miiea ana iony in jured. The cause oi me actmem is said to be in doubt, but was the u c a Vnn1 rvn nnlhctnn result Ul ci nau-wii Too. w Allison secona lieutenant of the thirteenth cavalry, who was 1 . A. brought back to the case nospiiai at Fort Bliss from General Pershing's frnm . cold that devel CLL UXJ f OUiiVi oped into pneumonia, died at n.1 raso, Ttfxas. He is tne nrst Amenuau um cer to succumb to the climatic condi Twenty buildings in the heart oi Lexington, S. C, were destroyed by A ctoT-tinc in a drue store. ine fire swept along hot sides of Main street, fanned by a stiff Dreeze; men shifted and the nrogress of the flames was checked. The prop- i m-t ff AAA erty loss is estimatea at i a it,. TVinmao t vpnee secretary ui luc Democratic national committee, died in Washington, D. C, ana was Raleieh. N. C The body was escortea D7 a notauio party of friends from wasningtuu w TtnioiP-h Hp was a personal friend r T3T.Qci.lont Wilsnn. oi wnom iub president was very rcma. AIRSHIPS MID ENGLISH COASTS TEUTONIC AIR FLEETS KILL SIX TEEN AND INJURED ONE HUNDRED. I a nn nniiiTn I n nn nnnnni n ftfir GERMAN HELD UP uAnnAtlU blilila fflHlMjtHWLDunc WADS IN GOOD CONDITION FIRST CLASH WITH MA BANDITS JOLONEL DODD AND FOUR HUN DRED TROOPERS ROUT VILLA. 30 MBS WREAK DESTRUCTICN VILLA WOUNDED, 31 KILLED European War Tha hospital ship Portugal, m me service of the Red Cross, has been sunk in the Black sea by a German torpedo boat, with a large number of wounded aboard. Twenty persons were killed and thir tv nr fnrtv wnnnded and two German aeroplanes destroyed m an aienai raid over Saloniki. It is reported from Saloniki that four German aeroplanes were brought ('own in the air raid over oaiuwui. Two were rShot down and the others in a chase were brought down Dy French machines. , A military expedition to invade Can ada, which was halted by the failure of a Buffalo, N. Y., lawyer to appeal at a time agreed upon with an organ ized "firing -squad," it was assensu m New York City, was part of an alleg ed conspiracy to violate the neutrality of the United States. It is stated in London that all Ger man ships employed in the operations off the German coast, have returned to their ports, except the Medusa, which ship was sunk. Another determined attempt ,by the srh the French UiiL 111UUO i-v Ul vun, m w0 lines northwest of Verdun has 'result ed in failure, and with neavyjiosseb t r t V o n Mm one VarrtmPTit has become in tense to the northwest and north east of Verdun. fiffiniol f r-nllTlPl T"t"l OT1 1 1Q TH P 1 Tl T ntidnr, tv.ot in v.q roPTit oneaeemeilt - ' ' 1 J J ' y 1 1 1 ! i L in Lllv iv-mw i J cj off the German coast a British light cruiser rammed and sank a German fl Oct -rrwar '1V.JUVJ VI, Considerable activity by the big guns has been shown in tne woevie region, southeast ot veraun. Washington nmhsissador at Ber lin has presented to the German for- a m nffiro th i nitea aiates tuveui 'fe w - mant'c romiPsT Tnr miDrmauuu ICfiOlU" 111111. . . .- O ll,A ing the alleged torpeaoeing ui tno cross-channel steamer &ussex auu mc tlriiei Vi nrcp shin Enelishman. With Villa's main command shatter i K-rr Pni rwn rod ds cavalry dash, trvi UJ J. the war department expects mai death or capture of the bandit leader j himself and the successful conclusion nf th American nunitive expendition to rid northern Mexico of his raiders will follow more quickly than it had at first been anticipated. ongress stopped business and cheered the news of the dash of the American troops in Mexico. President Wilson sent words of con gratulation to Secretary Baker and the secretary sent messages of con gratulation to Major General Funston to be conveyed to tirigaaier wuwai Pershing and Colonel Dodd. Unstinted praise was given in all quarters to Colonel Dodd, the veteran cavalry officer, who rode with his command continuously for 17 hours, 55 miles and then engaged in a five-hour fight. He is 64 years of age, and be retired in July on ac count of age. rrriH was aDDointed to the l7XA-X Mr military academy from Pennsylvania, .v va crmrhiated in 1876. He com- Wi-ll.- n'-' t ' nAnA to Third cavalry during the UltUlUtU .x - - Apache outbreak in Arizona, iougnt in the Indian campaign in Oklahoma a , nviimen riots in 1894. He also distinguished himself in the Spanish-American war. The senite agricultural committee has ordered favorably reported the bill appropriating $15,000,000 for five ni trogen manufacturing plants for com mercial and war purposes. Tho nfumulation of circumstantial evidence indicating that Germany has o.Qri nnnn a camDaign of subma- .or-fQo whir.h has no regard for 1 1X1 namww " the rights of American citizens travel ing on merchant ships of belligerent ?amr tht administration consid- llLLlUlAtn-J " " ers has created one of the most seri whio.h has confronted the UU3 OX L Lit ' . United States since the beginning oi the war in Europe. One of the expeditionary army's nrnhlems in hunting Vil- lima xw vwj : la was solved when General Carranza Di tho renewed request of the state department for permission to use the Mexican Northwestern rail road in carrying out the prusuit. A.iccW Rprretarv Roosevelt wants to double the naval program for this year He says that the United States navy is falling way behind the navies of other first class powers. He thinks we could easily pass trance mis yi, with whom, he says, we are now neck and neck. Great Britain's reply to an inquiry by the United States regarding the removal of $12,000,000 in securities from Dutch steamers en route ii t Npw York, and touch- ing at English ports, was transmitted to the state department, it that such securities, as were of Ger man ownership and were being sent to America to estaDiisn a the United, were held on the ground that they were contraDanu. Every agency open to me nartment is being employed in an ef- j. J. 4. n-ntlAT 51 Tl 1 1 1 1 1 1 UCaVllUlv IOI L IU ao-aT-rline- the explosion ray ui it.-i.o xo - which damaged the British channel steamer Sussex, the smiting 01 chine Manchester Engineer, lariLisii cuiyi Englishman and Eagle Point, and the oiip,l firing of a torpedo at the in 'r.v. r,!is!Pneer shin Patria. r jcui-" - . T1 ;i ho Vnnwn as a tact at 11 is sam iv - rtmpnt. that the German me swic submarine commanders are acting un der secret instructions to torpedo ev- T,0ntrni as well as bellig- ery vessel, iiv.- erent, approaching the British Isles. Spread Out on Scottish an.d Northern and Southern Coasts of Engiana and Play Havoc. ThA roast of Scotland and iJUUUWUi a -w d southeastern coun- -AATS UU1 t.xv . ties of England were attacked by Zep pelins Sunday night, acoorums " official announcement Dy tne secreunj of war. tvid announcement says: A ep- tvnV nlac.e Sunday night when the coast of Scotland and the northern and southeaster counties i England were attacked." London. At least it) persoua killed and about 100 others injured by the explosion of bombs dropped in another raid of Zeppelin dirigible bal- loons over the nortneasi coast w land Saturday night. The official version oi tne i says: "Two airships approached the northeast coast Saturday night. Only one crossed the coast, me otner xum ed back. . ,e "For the present we Know mat xo persons were killed and about 100 in- 3ured- ... . . "Eight dwelling nouses weic -molished and a serious fire was caus ed in a French polishing shop. Col. Dodd's Men Rode All Night and Took Bandits by Surprise. Think Chase Near End. CM M GREW TOOK POSSESSION OF SHIP MO- TOPPO SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING NEW YORK. ROBBED OFFICERS AND SAFE USE OF Ri.1 PROMPTLY GIVES HIS PERMIS SION UPON RENEWED RE QUEST OF U. S. DR. J. Y. JOYNER AND PRESIDENT D. H. HILL RETURN FROM TRIP. commercial use of lines endorse work of college Compelled Commander to Land Him in Delaware Breakwater Where He Was Later Arrested. SEARCH MOUNTAINS FOR VILLA. Nothing Has Been Heard of His Opera tions Since Baxue. a Antnin Texas. Unless Fran cisco Villa is definitely located within the next day or two, It is believed here that General Pershing will begin a. or.t, f thP mountains west mu BCLl X south of Guerrero. Since the defeat of Villa's forces March 29 in and near lijrhtlv eauippea aetacii- mewts of cavalry have been sweeping in whirlwind fashion through the dis trict about head waters of the Santa Maria River trying to locate the elus ive bandit, reported to nave gone that direction after being desperately wounded. General Pershing did not get a re- t-rmrh tn General Funston dur- ing the day, but his chief of staff did, indicating that the line oi commum tion was maintained. No mention of news of Villa was made. There is In creasing belief that General reremiis may have been deceived as to the di rection taken by Villa and even con cerning his injuries. Garard Will Stick Through War. Berlin, via London. James W. Ga- a tv,Q Ameriwin ambassador, has issued a statement through the Wolff Bureau regarding the report telegraph a i,Dr0 frnm the United States that he CU XXVy w . intends to resign, return to America and become a candidate tor governs of New York. The statement says: "The ambassador regards it nis uui the important post at Berlin during the war, especially as any possible successor would not easi- lv work into tne ainicun aim complicated matter or uritisn iirii. ests entrusted, sucn as tnose ui and military prisoners. He hopes to remain in Berlin at least until the end of the great war. Germans Take Thousand Yards. Berlin, via London The Germans' official statement announces that Teu ton troops have cleared 1,000 yards of French trenches northeast of Harcourt in addition to the positions taken March 30. El Paso, Texas Four hundred American cavalrymen under the com mand of Col. George A. Dodd, gallop ing down from the granite slopes of the great continental aivme, uac len on the main body of Francisco Villa's bandits at the San Geronimo ranch, scattering them in many direc tions and driving the bandit chief, wounded and crippled to seek a hiding nioo in the mountains. Villa was hurried from danger in a carriage. The battle opened at 6 o'clock in the morning of March 29 and continued for several hours. The news of the exploit was flashed intd Juarez and sent a thrill along the border. For 17 hours tne veiBJu Colonel with his picked troopers of the Seventh and Tenth Cavalry, drove down the valley of the Santa Maria river. At the end of the 55-mile ride they fell upon the unsuspecting Villa camp where 500 bandits were cele brating the massacre of 172 Carranza soldiers two days previously at uuer- rero. vnia chnt thrnueh the leg and with one hip shattered, was hurried from the scene barely in time to es cape the onslaught of the Americans. The bandits made a brief but hopeless stand before a charge of Colonel Dodd and his troopers. Then they broke and fled leaving 31 dead on the field including their commander General Eliseo Hernandez. Two machine guns, a number of hors es, rifles, ammunition, and equipment fell into the hands of the Americans, itnnmr the known wounded is Pab lo Lopez, Villa's lieutenant in the Co lumbus raid. The American casual tioe wpta four privates wounded. The American soldiers did not lin ger on the field of victory. For five hours they drove the enemy Deiore them into the wilderness of mountain peak, desert and conyon, where roads or even trails are unknown and where a mis-step means death to horse and rider. They halted only after the hart led them 10 miles ana tne fugutives were sttered into little bands of half a dozin men each. Villa's career has ended; his power has been broken. His death or cap ture is only a question of days, per haps only hours. Such is the inevit able conclusion reached here as little by little the details of "Dodd's ride" reach the border. It seems impossi ble that the crippled bandit can Jong remain hidden, even in tne mouuiaw. ous wastes in whioh he has sought refuge. Mexican Northwestern Railway Re moves the Necessity of Maintain ing 200 Mile Motor Line. A. & M. Receives Fellowship Worth $250 In New Advanced Courses at the Columbia University. Lewes, Del How a lone German stowaway held up the captain and 56 members of the crew of the British steamer Matoppo, compelling them at the point of a revolver to change the course of the vessel and land him at ruiawnre Breakwater after he 140 a--. ' - " had rifled the ship's safe and taken their valuables was told here by Cap t,in Pnrcmpr master of the Matoppo. taiu The stowaway who says his name is tri.n0ct shiiior and that he had lived XliX UOt tvx-'w. i trniron n J. for the past eight J. XX X1UUV11." ' ' - months, is now locked up in the jail here awaiting the arrival of the Unit ed States district attorney from Wil mington, Del., and the British Consul General from Philadelphia. The hold-up took place outside the three-mile limit and reaerai aumun ties say this government probably will have nothing to do with the matter Schiller, they say, will be returned to the Matoppo and turned over to British officials at St. Lucia, where the vessel will stop for coal. The Matoppo sailed from New York for Vladivostok with a cargo consisting chiefly of barbed-wire and farm implements. She passed out ui Sandy Hook at 6 o'clock and two hours later, upon entering nis caoiu, Captain Bergner says he was con fronted by a young man with a revol ver In each hand. "Hands up and not a sound if you value your me, was the command. Tha captain was u v,n hnnfl and foot and locked tlx C 11 UUUHM in his cabin, promising, under pen alty of death, not to raise an alarm. Cautiously making his way to the wireless cabin, the stowaway, who is about 26 years old, put the instru ments out of commission and threw th ship's guns, consisting of ix nrorhnari He then returned to the captain's cabin, rifled the safe and destroyed many important pa pers. He had expected, he told Cap- oSi Porcnpr to find at least 2,000 Lain e"v - pounds in English money aboard but there was not a penny in the safe. Later, however, Schiller compelled the captain and the first officer to hand over their pocketbooks contain - oi nt ahnnt 30 nounds. At 4 o'clock in the morning Schil ler released Captain Bergner and still gripping a revolver in each hand, or dered the steamer headed towards Ehore. Tiro.vinirtnn One of the army's most serious problems In hunting Villa was solved wnen wueiai -ranza promptly granted the renewed ... n x.M-. f1 request of the state oeparuueui permission to use the Mexican North western railroad in carrying out the pursuit General Carranza received the new request in the morning; his answer was in Washington . before dark. It was contained in a brief message from John L. Rodgers, special agent of the United States at yueicu, saying the head of the de facto gov ernment agreed to the commercial r ta, nA Officials here assum- USC wxxv m ed he would be equally prompt m notifying his officers on the border and that General runston musm. gin shipment at once. Although the army will proceed to use the railroad on a commercial basis, which is construed here as meaning that all service shall be paid for at regular rates, the state depart ment will negotiate further with Car ranza to bring about a more definite understanding. The response is re garded as being satisiactory m - measure, but in order to usauio delivery of supplies along the line General Funston will desire to place guards on the trains. War department officials were greatly relieved by the removal of the necessity for maintaining a motor truck supply line over desert roads for a distance of more than 200 miles A cloudburst or great storm might render the roads impassable for a j j Hmo mi trine 011 consiuei iiuio niiiv,, i troops from their source of supplies at the border. While the physical condition of the Mexican Northwestern is not good, many bridges havir.g been destroyed during the years -of revolution in Mexico, army engineers should have little difficulty in keeping 11 uycu. Other details of the protocol sug-. v nonoml Carranza. state de- partment officials indicated, may not be completed until tne eiyeu.ti -accomplished its purpose and return ed It will serve, nowever, legal basis for the adjustment of all claims arising out of the use of American troops to pursue vuio. BURNETT BILL PASSES.. Enraged Mob Storms Jail. DhMnr Va. A mob of 1,000 peo pie, made up largely of enra'ged citi zens from Nottoway and Dinwiddie counties, surrounded the Petersburg jail in which is confined John Wil liams, a negro, who was arrested for an alleged criminal assault on a young women, 19, at her home near Black-stone. GERMANS SHIFT TO EAST. Succeeded In Entering French Line of Trenches C riven Out. London Having captured the vil lage of Malancourt, the Germans now 1 ov.jffofi thplr offensive eastward to the sector around the famous Le Mort Homme. With heavy forces tne Tntnno have attacked the rrencn uue between Hill 295 and te Mort Homme and succeeded In entering French first line trenches. A vigorous counter-attack by the French, however, almost Immediately expellel the invaders and another attack by the Teutons deliv ered a little later Is declared by Paris to have been put down completely. The Germans have made no attempt to debouch from Malancourt since their occupation of the village. Grand Jury Indicts Waite. I t vt-v Tho exand iury return- IX C W vi iv . o m a v. niiPtmpnt ciarcing murder m the first degree against Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, accusing him of poison v; fo.hor.in-law. John E. Peck, lllg lliB 1"""" :ni tr. rntr manufacturer of Gran LU1111U11CIX1 o va 1 millionaire drug manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich. GERMANS MAKE ADVANCE. Asks Wilson to Demand Reparation. Paris. Prof. James Mark Bald win of Baltimore whose daughter was ;rli- in in red in the explosion ot BBUUUOiJ ""J"- the cross channel steamer dusca, eave out a copy of a caDiegram uC- Bpatched to ireisaein vviivu. It reads: . rman traveling where her rignt was, carrying an American passport, stricken on the Sussex, noverms uC- tween life and deatn. ciemanus ui-i reparation for assault on American life and liberty be exacteu. (Signed) "s.lark tJaiawin. U. S. Marines Land in China. -Marines from the United States gunboat Wilmington went ashore at swatow, wuic i,ovo (Wlared their independ- ence of the central government. The detachment reconnoitered and found a r.hinee eunboat also cny uuicl. " , . , is anchored off Swatow, which is a eaport of Kwang Tung province, 120 miles south of Amoy. Chang Chow Fu, f ahnnt 900.000 inhabitants, anJ v,Q iarrpst in China, has de- one ijj. a clared its independence of the gov- eminent of Yuan am j. di tn Rescue Schiller. t tQO nol Fearing that attempts xJC wo, , . ho made to rescue Ernest Schil ler the young German stowaway who single-handed captured the British steamer Matoppo ana terronzeu uex crew of 56 men on the high seas, de tectives took Schiller from his cell in the town jail and hurried mm ay auiu mobile to Harrington from where he will be taken by train to iNew iuhv. The detectives declared that they had received positive information that at- tempts would be maae 10 isue prisoner. Ex-Governor Smith of S. C. Dead. Baltimore. Former Governor Chas. a Smith of South Carolina, died at the John Hopkins Hospital after a long illness, erysipelas developing af ter many months. sunermg num heart trouble was the direct cause of death. Mr. Smith had been at the hospital two months. He was about 56 years old. The former governors home was in Timmonsville, S. C. He was president of a Timmonsville hank and was prominently known in Bap tist educational circles. Original Literacy Test and Asiatic Exclusion Provisions Unchanged. Washington. The Burnett immigra s i,ni with its literacy test and UUU viim. , -! Toicifin -nrovisions unchang- ed, passed the house, by a vote of 308 to 87. It now goes to tne seuaw favorable action is regaraeu 1 n-i. iT.orv tost, about wnicn tne fight against the bill has centered, was sustained,, 284 to 107. This pro vision has been the cause 01 vetuc of similar immigration bills by Presi dents Cleveland, Tart anu Wiuu. house passed the bill over the Cleve land veto, but it failed in the senate. Motions to over-ride the vetue x President Taft and wnson w in the house by narrow margins. Representative Burnett, cnairmau ul the immigration ramuuncc, that there was sufficient strength to repass the bill in the event of another veto. The president nas nut 1" his purpose to the house leaders. Both record votes un 1-" test and on the passage of the bill were without regard to party lines. Majority Leader Kitchin voted for the literacy test and for the bill. Mi nority Leader Mann voted against the literacy test and then for the bill. Dnecian: End Offensive. t A,idnn 1 Ttfchrinfir is still going on XJTfJlXJ--' -Rritish and Germans tv,Q British end of the French ill" J life Lixt. j-" , line, particularly near St. Eloi, where throwers have suc- Ucl uiau &v-iw. . ceeded in reaching a portion of a mine crater held by the Bmwn. -".0 inghe the British put down an attempt--a l-v-jr thf Germans. fnrrps nf Austrians and Ital ians are aligned against each other In the Gorzia sector of the Austro-Italian front. On the heights 01 sens sync ed fighting is taking place. Gain More Than Mile of Front North of Malancourt. London. The Germans to the north west of Verdun in an infantry attack 1 l.nl uritVl Vlll effectiveness have gained additional ground against the French north of MaVancourt and have even penetrated the northwest corner of the village. Attempts of the Teutons to carry their advance farther, however, were stopped by the French fire, as also v,r00 counter- attacks against the positions in the Avocourt wood, south of Malancourt which had pre viously been taken from them by the French infantry attack. The German official communication says that the advance of the Germans uuim Malancourt was over a front of more than a mile. n,i- the German offensive on Malancourt the French heavy guns from the Argonne were directing their fire on the Malancourt. Aside from the infantry attacks and. counter-attacks in this region a heavy bombardment has been in progress from Avoncourt northeastward of Bethincourt, a distance of five miles. There has also been a continuation of sporadic outbursts of artillery fire to rvrth and east of Verdun; while L11C xivja ,u , in the Vosges Mountains the French batteries have been keeping up iuB1 usual bombardment of German organizations. Raleigh In company with Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Btate superintendent of public instruction, President D. H. Hill, of the A. and M. College, has been visiting some of the state farm life school. The object of the visits was to confer with the principals and boards of con trol and to see whether the schools are equipped as the law directs and whether there were any points at which help Is needed. In an interview, President Hill said that the schools are working smoothly and with the hearty ce-operation of ficers, teachers and communities. "As these schools are all new departures in the state's system, it will, of course, be some years before they are well supplied with material as they ought to be," he added. "Their purpose is so with modern ideas of educa- XXX CV W V tion that no one can doubt but that the material equipment which they need will soon be supplied." That the work of A. and M. students Is competing well with that done by older and larger institutions is evi denced by the following letter which this week from Dean vvao x tivx v Frederick A. Goetze, of the schools of mines, chemistry, and enginering of Columbia University: "Beginning with the academic year 1915-1916, a number of fellowships in the new advanced courses In our schools of mines, engineering, and chemistry were established, to be awarded to students or graduates ui limited number of colleges and techni cal schools of high rank. "In view of the very satisfactory showing which has been made by stu dents who have come to us from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, we have decided to designate one of these fellowships tn vnr institution. The fellowship will carry a stipend of $250." j B Powell, of Roxbel, has been elected editor of the 1917 Agromeck a l meeting of the Junior class. Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard. tn...i, Pnmmisaioners of Durham uuiuaiu vvx.. mdO range counties at their present meeting were asked to pay their share of the cost for building a beautiful boulevard between Durham and Chapel Hill. . Boulevard construction companies have promised to pave seven of the twelve miles between Durham and Chapel Hill, provided the two coun ties will pay the remaining cost. This $20,000 and $30,000. . Will U uvv. ww " 1 Members of the committee in at tendance at a recent meeting stated that the boulevard would repay for it self in advertising and would be the greatest gift the University of NortJ Carolina has ever received. Field Agent Crop Bureau. Washington. Frank Parker of Ra leigh has been appointed field agent of -the Bureau of Crop estimates for t.i, rmiina. Mr. Parker is a graduate from the North Carolina A. & M. College, ana iui j - taught agriculture in North Carolina, Georgia and Porto Rico. For a time he was also agronomist m cikus i boys' corn club work in North Caro lina He now owns and operates a large farm near Raleigh. Crop cor respondents are requested to continue their co-operation in the crop-reporting service by forwarding monthly ro ports to Mr. Parker at Raleigh. Takes Charge of Forest City Paper. Forest City. B. H. Bridges has as sumed editorship and mbanagement ' 0 forest City Free Press. He will have associated with him W. S. broker, former editor and manager. nM-rod Wants Nitrogen Plant. Washington A determined fight was begun in the senate by Senator Underwood of Alabama to incorporate . ,.-,rrani7.ation bill a pro- m tne ai mj c , . . . vision looking to the establishment of ,v niant to make nitrogen from the air from the manufacture of explosive. Efforts to incorporate such legislation in the house bill were ff V.J deieaieu. Senator Underwood declared no na- tional defense program woum plete without this pro'isiun. Thirty Dead in Railroad Wreck. Cleveland, O With a toll of at least 30 persons dead and 40 or more injured, federal, state aim lam officials began an investigation into m XT -Mnr-it the cause that led to one ot me disastrous wrecks in the history of the New York Central system. Three trains, including tne iweuucm tury Limited, westbound, known as the New York Central's palatial flyer, and two sectnons 01 inj. o, Chicago-Pittsburg Limited, west bound, came toge-her In. collision near Amhearst, O. Getting Evidence. Against Germany. Washington. Tne accumulation circumstantial evidence indicating nnnr,orT h neaeed upon a campaign of submarine warfare which has no regard for the lights of Amen- can wutcu " v.oiiiiTPrent nationality tne snips uj- " . . . administration considers has created one of the most senuus Dilu - which has confronted tne unucu States since the beginning 01 me wo. in Europe. Every agency open the state department is being em ployed in an effort to gei 11- More Work, More Pay. Spencer. Announcement has been nade of material increases in work ing hours in the force of .employes and in rates of wages at Spencer ef fective April 1. The storehouse de partment, under the manaegment of C J Norman, which uouuiv.o - million dollars in material annually. will increase its force aDout x cent. Most of the new men will be employed in dismantling cars for the purpose of rebuilding. It is learned that the Southern will soon rebuild se reral thousands cars - ' Plan Biggest Fair Ever. Kinston. That, so far as exhibits re concerned, the Bright Leaf To oacco Belt Fair here next fall may be the biggest In the state with the single exception of the state fair, is the assertion of members of the direc torate Several times as much floor nn,na a a was nrovided at the first fair last year will be necessary, it is be lieved. The exhibit building was crowded then. The directors are un derstood to be preparing to build lar ger quarters. A fisheries exhibit is being discussed.