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f THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance haiham tim& THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - L60 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. vol. xxxvni. ' PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, MAY 17, 1916. NO. 41. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWSJJFJHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs. - Mexican News After President Wilson and his cab inet had discussed the report of Gen eral Scott on the border conference, it was stated that the failure of the conferees to reach an agreement had brought no change in the policy to ward Mexico of the Washington ad ministration. Washington authorities state that there is positively no doubt that Gen eral Pershing's column will remain in Mexico. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis says he believes the senate majority never would vote for withdrawal until the murderers of American citizens have been duly punished. General Funston's orders remain un changed. It is stated that it is likely that General Pershing will turn to the south in pursuit of the bandits. Demetrio de la Garza, once known as the "bad man of the Big Bend country," met his death in a long range rifle duel with a United States trooper in the hills near Boquillas. The cavalryman not only killed, de la Garza, but killed his companion as well. One million pounds of rifle ammuni tion which Mexicans attempted to .smuggle across the river into Mexico, near Laredo, Texas, was Confiscated by united States troops. It is believ ed the ammunition was intended for use of bandits. ; ( . ' s Because the garrison at Marathon, Texas, has only eight men, Captain Chambers, quartermaster, .was.-,cqm- pelled to engage Mexicans to" forward forage to Colonel Sibley's command, now near the Mexican border at Bo quillas. With 8,000 additional troops, under orders for the Mexican border, includ ing 4,000 National Guardsmen from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, ad ministration officials felt that imme diate necessary steps had been taken to prevent further raiding o -United States border towns. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the Mexican situation at a formal meeting, but the president had already authorized the new troops or ders before his advisers gathered. His action followed the recommendation of General Scott and General Funston that additional forces be sent to the border. ' ' ' There are now nearly fifty thousand troops on the border of Mexico; This is the first time the .National Guard has been called out under the present militia law, but by;; the terms of the law the Guardsmen must De mustered into the regular army. The full enrolled strength of the Na tional Guard called out is liable for service under penalty of court or courtmartial action. - :- : A battalion of the Twentieth infan try which has been stationed " at Fdrt Bliss, Texas, has been ordered to El Paso, and will be stationed near the stock yards dominating the Mexican section of El Paso. The1 stocky yards are a quarter of a mile from the river and Juarez. ? . r The sending of the troops from tFort Bliss to El Paso was a precautionary effort to avert what seemed; impend ing trouble. The troops are under the command of Col. Alfred .Hasbrpuck. One of the companies sent is a ma chine gun company. , .; y Twenty war-mad Apache Indians acting as scouts with the American expedition, took a prominent part in the recent battle at Ojos Azules: They demonstrated their marksmanship with six-shooters, killing a goodly number of the fifty-five Mexican vic tims. European War The Germans switched their attack from the Verdun region to the British line around Hulluch. The first line Tenches in the region of Vermelles over a front of about five yards were taken, the British admitting the loss of the position, but asserting that the lost ground was recaptured, :i. Around Verdun, the French on the eft bank of the Meuse recaptured points of vantage previously taken by Jhe Germans. - ' James Connolly and John McDer mott have been executed for complic ity in the Irish rebellion. . The Russians are pushing their op erations toward Bagdad, Mesopotamia, and are constantly dislodging the Turks from fortified positions and driving them by infantry attacks and bayonets. In the region of Mush, in Armenia, the Russians have driven the Otto man forces from their mountain fast nesses, and the.' Turk g are fleeing like scattered sheep. ; The text of the American reply tO' the German note isbefore the Ger man public, having been printed in the morning papers of May 10 in Ber lin. The British estimate that the Ger mans have lost since the war began 2,822,079 men. The German losses, the British war office announces, during the month of April, were 91.162. The Russians la Armenia have pat down with heavy casualties a Stub born Turk attack. The 13,000-ton White 3tar Liner Cymric, which for some time has been engaged in freight service, has beeD torpedoed by a German submarine, off the. west coast of Ireland. tThis is the : news sent out from London. No details. It is the concensus of opinion that there will be an automatic break in relations between Germany and the. United States if Germany fails to keep' her word. The sinking of an allied transport, in. the Mediterranean by a mine is' an nounced. Six hundred Russians were drowned. . Countess Georgiana Markievicz, a prominent figure in the Irish rebellion, has been sentenced to death, but the higher military authorities commuted her sentence to life imprisonment. : Two brothers of Joseph Plunkett, a prominent official in the Iris"h re bellion who was executed, have been sentenced to ten years' penal iservtr . tude. r Domestic About two hundred andfifty weav ers and spinners in the Laurel, cotton mills at Laurel, Miss., went on strike for more fresh air. The strikers say the windows of the mill were nailed down, leaving only an 8-inch opening. .. The former British owners of -the-steamship Appam, a German - prize ship, were successful in -the prelimi nary sparring when the hearing of the-.. libel case for possession of the vessel and cargo opened in the fed eral court at Norfolk, Va . " . Thirteen negroes were burned ' to death in a moving picture show1 at Norfolk, Va., while from 25 ; to 30 others were more or less .seriously, in jured ina fire which destroyed a frame' hall In whieh moving pictures" Were being shown at WallacetoWh, a ham let on the Dismal swamp "camp, ' 12 miles from Norfolk. The Are resulted from the explosion of a gasoline tank. . , Thevsteamer Roanoke, whieS left San Francislco on May 8 for ' Valpa raiso, founded at sea, according to a story told. at . San Luis Obispo, Cal., by three survivors, who, in. -a lifeboat, drifted ashore there. For the first time in the history of 1hoxvfire&enn.,'-?a bread line was formed after .a big- fire which- had its origin in a mattress factory had made 200 homeless and -destitute. ' v f - ... Two army officers were filled and' tws. others, injured at Fort Sft'l;' Okie.," .as . a result of an automobile accident. Ifhey were ceturjoing from a party 'when a tire - explosion precipitated" the auto into a tree." .'- .'. -. ;; Washington . .Secretary JJarising announces that he has. asked .Ambassador Gerard ..at Berlin to ascertain the, nature of the punishment inflicted or the comman der of the submarine which sank the 'steamer- Sussex. ' .America's next 'step;-it is announc ed ..through 'the. state department, with the entente allies will be delayed On account of the implied threat ih the last German note. uermany, in a note reeeived inn Washington by the state department, by cable from' the Ambassador Gerard, aaous mat a ixerniangsumaatrme 107 pedoed the channel steamer Sussex in violation of assurances ''given the United States, and agrees rtp . make, reparation for injuries . to Ajcnericafi who were on board the-Vessel! 1 "' The-commaft$e-r who -sank 'the. "Sus sex, the German authorities announce, has been duly punished... &.!. . Foreign Minister von Jagowr,,.iu a, note, says that lie acted hastily itf be report, of the Sussex incident and therefore did not exercise particular care. : . vs '" -v The secretary of comhiere'e and lav bor says -'that 'prosperity v?.so-f irmiy that the. cessation or; the continuation of the European war' will haVeb "ef) feet whatever on conditions';;: It is stated: authoritatively; ittat the.. present -prosperity of the country is not enhanced by as much' as" five per' cent' Var' business. '" v. rx. i; A note cabled by Secretary Lan sing to Ambassador Gerard, .(or deliv ery to the ; Berlin foreign office in forms the German government that the United States accepts. Germany's "declaration of its abandonment" of its -former submarine policy and now relies upon a scrupulous execution of the altered policy to remove the prin cipal danger of an interruption of the good relations existing 'between- tlie two countries. 1 ' The concensus of opinion' of ; the press of the Uniteds States, in the opinion of statesmen in Washington, is that he. German note was. "impu dent." However, it is further stated here that diplomatic relations with Germany depends entirely on how Ger many keeps the promises made in the note. ; A New Ydrk dispatch announces that Robert Pay, , Walter Scholz and Paul Daeche, charged with Conspir acy to destroy munitions ships through bomb contrivances, have been found guilty. The United States will rely on the new policy expressed in the. last Ger man note, especially that part refer ring to the interruption of -the good relations existing between the United States and Germany. '. , : Secretary Lansing'j'note ft the im perial German government, in no way predicates what its future action will be if any" untoward contingencies arise. The reply to the German govern ment's last note makes it. -plain that the United States will not in any measure permit the rights of Ameri can citizens to be abridged. WOULD GUARANTEE BORDER PROTECTION MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON IS PLANNING REORGANIZATION OF BORDER PATROL. 5,000 MEN ALONG BORDER Funston's Almost Compact Column on Border Would Guarantee 'tr... Against Further Raids. San Antonio, Te.xas.--Major General Fjinstoh began the consideration of a plan for the reorganization of the border- patrol.-;! Having under his direct control almost 50,000 men he outlined to' his-staff a re-distribution of forces that he believed would guarantee the prdteotion. of .-American residents from Mexican- raiders, . Already forces at border stations have; been strengthened and it was indicated, that before the end of the . week the greater part of the regular troops .and militia that have been sent into the three border states would be prepared and in position for quick service along; the- international line. It is improbable that more troops will be. sent . to Colonel Sibley in charge of the little expedition that crossed into Mexico near Boquillas as a result 6f the raid at Glenn Springs and Boquillas a week ago. Four de tachments are riow operating close to the lines, scouting through a limited territory south of the border, but there never has been any intention of send ing forward at that point a punitive expedition that would compare in size to ythat of General Pershing in the State of Chihouhua. ' Army officers here are deeply inter ested ih "the ; efforts of the Mexican troops were reported to be making to run down the bandits who raided the Big Bend district and who yet hold as a prisoner Jesse Deemer, an American storekeeper. It is regarded here as hot impossible that the Mexi- jan troops may. cut off the retreat to- s .wards -the interior of the bandits and force them back within reach of Col onel, Sibley's' "cavalry. DECIDE UPON "ARMY OF 250,000 MEN FOR U. S. ;' .- . ... Backed By -a - Federalized National Guard of 425,000 Men as Reserve. -. Washington. A standing army of 206,000 fighting men capable of being expandedin emergency to 254,000 and backed by a federalized National Guard : of 425.000 as a reserve, finally was agreed on by House and Senate f cenferees-on- the army bill. The agree ment will' be reported' to Congress at orise and -the measure, the first of the Administration preparedness bills, ' is -expected -to -be-before President Wil son for his signature soon afterward. Advocates of adequate National de fense reaifd the conference agree saejat as a triumph. The compromise between theHuse and Senate meas ure? w-Ss,. -efcfefed after weeks of lltrgle' agarkt an insistent demand 'bil98&M 'ItJujEerees for :;a standing .:-:o!'i'14.00 men. ns& Minimum enlisted strength ;WOi3 .atawned under -the confer ence jMg&4metkt. Within.-the next five years, and it IS -stipulated ,;that at no time shall , the total be less, than ;.160J)00W. : t llm R K AN B MECHANIC . KILLED IN BIG AUTO RACE New York. Carl Limberg, an auto mobile1 racer, and R. Pallotti, his omegfcalifcia!, -deading the field in the fifteenth; Ian of .the 150-mile race for the Metropolitan trophy, were killed when their hiachihe crashed into a guard trail-jen' the -Sheepshead Bay track. --.; Limberg, who had been taking the turns near the very top of the high saucer track, apparently lost control of his car, while rounding the bend at a speed Of more than 100 miles an hour. Both men were catapulted 100 feet, over the rail and crashed to the ground about 30 feet below. The driv er was impaled on an upright piece of timber and waws killed instantly Palotti died on the way to the Coney Island hospital. The machine, one of three French cars imported for the race by Harry S. Harkness, crumpled under the im pact and burst into flames. The blaz ing car clung to the rail as other driv ers' flashed past without slackening speed, ignorant of the fate of their fellow racer. A flash of flame and a cloud of black smoke told the specta tors that an accident had happened, but as it occurred at the far turn of the two-mile saucer few realized that it" marked a tragedy. STRANGE FIRES OCCUR ON MEXICAN BORDER. El Paso, Tex. Army posts and sta tions along the border were on , their .guard against incendiaries, as a result of two fires at Fort Bliss, where flames of unknown origin destroyed a store house, three cavalry stables, three horses and some tents. Army officers express the opinion that an investi gation will disclose that the fires could not have been of accidental origin. It was said there was no at empt on the ammunition house. ' REORGANIZING ATLANTIC FLEET SECRETARY DANIELS ORDERS SIX OLDER BATTLESHIPS . PLACED ON RESERVE LIST. 1,200 MEN MADE AVAILABLE The Men Thus Released Will Man New Dreadnaughts and Destroy era. New First Line of FleeL Washington. Reorganization of the first line of the Atlantic fleet was or dered by Secretary Daniels so as to place six of the older battleships in reserve and release a large part of their crews to man a destroyer divis ion and the new dreadnaughts Okla homa and Nevada. The New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and Nebraska were ordered in reserve at the Boston navy yard, the Connecticut at Philadelphia and the Louisiana at Norfolk. When repairs have been completed, they will be maintained with their crews reduced 60 per cent, but in shape for active service within 48 hours. These ves sels will be included in the nine bat tleships to be used this summer for naval militia and citizen volunteer training cruises. All six of the ships are of the old turret type. About 4,200 men made available by the change will be divided between six destroyers and the new dread naughts. There will be 16 big battleships in the new first line of the fleet, includ ing the Pennsylvania, to be delivered by the contractors on June 1. The others are the Minnesota, Vermont, Michigan, South Carolina, Delaware, Oklahoma, New York, Texas, Florida, Utah, Arkansis, New Hampshire, Ne vada, Kansas and Wyoming. With addition to 15,000 men in the Navy proposed in the pending bill be fore Congress, Navy officials said that it would be possible to take several ships from the reserve and return them to active service. The depart ment is also endeavoring to work out a plan by which naval militia can be instantly assigned, for duty in case of war, to duty in manning ships in reserve. NEW HOUSE ARMY BILL PASSES CONFEREES. Regular Army 175,000; Increase 218, 000 in Emergency. Assure Nitrate Plant. Washington. Agreement of Senate and House conferees on the House Army re-organization bill has been reached, and the committee ordered a tentative print of its report. A dead lock was in prospect after a stormy morning session, but in the afternoon the conference was calm and results came quickly. So far as could be learned the reg xlar Army to be provided by the con ference bill would aggregate 175,000 fighting men in time of peace, which may be expanded to 218,000 men in an emergency. The National Guard would aggregate 400,000 men, requir ed to take an oath of allegiance to the National Government and to be given representation on the General Staff of the Arm. GERMANS BEGIN ATTACKS AGAINST BRITISH LINES London. Switching their attack from the Verdun region against the French, the Germans have begun again a sharp offensive against the British line around Hulluch. Preceding their movements with the usual heavy bombardments, the usual heavy bombardments, the Ger mans launched an infantry attack against the British lines in the region nf Vermelles and were successful in capturing first line trenches over a front of about 500 yards. The British admit the loss of the position, but say that part of them were retaken in a counter-attack. Berlin says the British suffered heavy casualties and in addition lost many prisoners and several machine guns captured, pulsed. BANDITS ARE PARLEYING FOR EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS Marathon, Tex. Major Langhorne of the Big Bend expeditionary force, is parleying for an exchange of pris oners which will release Ross Deemer, the storekeeper captured by the Villa raiders, acording to arrivals from the border. If the parleys fail Major Langhorne is expected to rush the bandits who are reported concentrat ed some distance south of the Rio Grande. He has sufficient supplies tc make a short foray into Mexico. BANDIT RAIDERS MAKE ESCAPE INTO MEXICO. Brownsville, Texas. Mexican band its who shot and killed Curtis Bay liss, an American, near Mercedes, Texas, have escaped into Mexico, ac cording to Lieut. F. L. Vanhorn, who returned to Fort Brown after chasing the Mexicans to the Rio Grande. Ear lier reports at Fort Brown were that one of the bandits had been killed and two captured. There were three of the bandits, Lieutenant Vanhorn stated. CONFERENCE ENDS WITHOUT DECISION MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER NOTHING BUT WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS. U.S. REFUSES TO WITHDRAW Obregon Conceded Demands of Con ferees and is Then Forced to Re verse His Attitude. El Paso, Texas. After almost two weeks of discussion the conferees of General3 Scott and Funston and Gen eral Obregon, Mexican Minister of War, over American troop disposition in Mexico came to an end without any agreement being reached. The matter was referred back to the American and de facto Govern ments to be settled through diplo matic channels. With the negotiations here ended and the discussion reverting to Wash ington and the direct control of Pres ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing, more became known of the develop ments o! the fortnight just passed. It is now stated positively that the Mex ican Government, so far as that part represented by General Carranza is concerned, has not for one instant admitted the consideration of any oth er subject than withdrawal. The situation is almost exactly where it stood before the conferences began. The Mexican Government still insists on the withdrawal of Gen eral Pershing's columns upon a cer tain date anl wants that date to come quickly. It is known that General Obregon has ben willing to make concessions in order to reach an agreement with the American confer ees. He has been over-ruled, how ever, by the first chief, Venustiano Qarranza, and his advisers. Alter practically conceding the demands of the American conferees he was com pelled to reverse hia attitude. MEXICAN BANDITS AGAIN RAID AMERICAN SOIL. Cross Border and Attack Civilian Soldiers; Obregon Warned. Marathon, Texas. Mexican bandits again crossed into American territory and attacked civilians and soldiers. The raid was made four miles north of Boquillas at an ore terminal station and directly behind Major Lang home's column which, up to that time had not crossed to Mexico. After a short skirmish the bandits fled. Theonly break that can possibly come would follow an attack by Car ranza troops upon American troops, it was said. It is understood that General Ob regon has been warned that such an attack will be tha beginning of re prisals. Significantly enough conditions along the border were emphasized by the receipt of dispatches from Marathon, Tex., stating that Mexican bandits again had crossed into Ameri can territory and fired on American soldiers and civilians. According to another report a mil itary automobile conveying messages from Maj. George T. Langhorne to Colonel Sibley, commander of the ex peditonary force in the Big Bend dis trict, has been made the target foi shots fired by Mexicans. TURKS DRIVE RUSSIANS OUT OF POSITIONS Constantinople, via London. In a battle in the Mount Kope sector on the Caucasus front, the Turks drove the Russians out of positions nearly 10 miles in length, capturing more than 300 men and four machine guns, according to official announcement by the Turkish War Office. UNCLE JOE CANNON WILL ADDRESS N. C. SOCIETY. Washington. Uncle Joe Cannon has accepted an invitation to address the North Carolina society at Wash ington on the evening of May 20. Whitehead Kluttz also will be in the speaking program. AMERICA WILL ENTER PROTEST TO ENGLAND. Washington. The American Gov ernment is preparing to protest to Great Britain against its policy of re fusing to allow the shipment of hos pital supplies by the American Red Cross to Garmany and her Allies. Secretary Lansing received a letter from former President Taft, chairman of the Central Committee of the Red Cross, urging such action and it was learned that the matter would be talc on up with the British government. CALL CONFERENCE SOON TO CONSIDER PEACE PLANS. New York. In response to an ap peal from The Netherlands Anti-War Council, a meeting at which will be considered a proposal that President Wilson be urged to promote a con ference of neutrals to offer mediation in the war, will be called soon in this country. Hamilton Holt, chairman of the American branch of the Central Or ganization of Durable Peace, announc ed receipt of the appe?i. GERMANY ADMITS SINKING OF SOSSEX APOLOGIZES FOR ACT. WILL PAY INDEMNITY TO INJURED AMERICANS. FRANKLY ADMITS IN NOTE Sub. Commander Thought He Was Dealing With Enemy Ship. Case is' Considered Closed. Washington. Germany, in a note received by the state department by cable from Ambassador' Gerard, ad mits that a German submarine torpe doed the channel steamer Sussex in violation of assurances given the United States, expressed regret for the Incident, announces that the sub marine commander has been "appro priately punished" and declares readi ness to pay an adequate indemnity to Americans injured on the vessel. It was indicated at the state de partment that the German statement that the offending commander had been punished would be accepted, and the Susex case considered closed except for arranging for the payment of indemnities to the several citizens of the United States who were hurt. There probably will be no attempt to negotiate for these indemnities or for final settlement of the Lusitania and other cases pending, however, until sufficient times has elapsed to indi cate how the last American note was received in Berlin and whether the new submarine policy is being lived up to. Results of an investigation, based on facts supplied by the American government, the German communica tion says, has shown that the conten tion originally set up that the explo sion on the Sussex was to be traced to a cause other than a German sub marine attack, cannot be maintained. While asserting that the submarine commander thought he was dealing with an enemy warship. Foreign Min ister von Jagow admits that he form ed his judgment too hurriedly and therefore did not act fully in accord ance wit hthe strict instruction which called upon him to exercise particular care. GERMAN LOSSES IN APRIL NUMBER 91,162. Teuton's Casualties, of All Nations During War is 2,822,079. London. An official British esti mate of German casualties in April, issued here, places the total at 91,162. The number of German casualties since the beginning of the war is giv en as 2,822,079. These figures were given in the following statement: "German casualties: Exclusive of corrections, were reported during the month of April, 1916, as follows: Kill ed or died of wounds, 17,455; died of sickness, 2,395; prisoners, 1,921; miss ing 6,217; severely wounded, 14,557; wounded, 4,001; slightly wounded, 38,979; wounded remaining with units, 5,637. Total, 91,162. "These, added to those reported in previous months, including correc tions reported in April, 1916, bring the totals reported in German official lists since the beginning of the war to: "Killed or died of wounds, 664,552; died of sickness, 41,325; prisoners, 137,798; missing, 197,094; severely wounded, 1,023,212; wounded remain ing with units, 117,056. Total 2,822, 079. "These figures include all German Nationalities Prussians, Bavarians, Saxons and Wurttembergers. They do not include naval or colonial troops." AMERICA AWAITS OUTCOME OF EL PASO CONFERENCE. Washington. Further developments In the Mexican situation await a defi nite oucome of the El Paso conference between Generals Scott, Funston and Obregon. Officials of both the War and State Departments appeared confident that an agrement satisfactory to both sides would be negotiated. Officials here thought it unlikely President Wilson would accept any agreement that looked to withdrawal of the American troops, even with promises that a complete patrol of the Mexfpan side would be established by the De Facto Government. The course of General Obregon at El Paso has been puzzling to Administration oqicials, who believe that General Carranza has given his assent to the agreement as originally framed except in minor details. In some quarters it was thought the Mexican War Minis ter might be seeking political benefit from the tactics he had adopted. FIRE IN NEGRO HALL CAUSES MAY DEATHS. Norfolk, Va. When fire started at Wallacetowri, Va., 12 miles from here, in a hall crowded with negroes for a motion picture show, a panic followed. The building was destroyed and it is reported 13 negroes were burned to death and between 30 and 40 injur ed, either by burns or in the stampede of those trying to escape. Fire wag ons and physicians went from Ports mouth to the scene to aid the injured. (WOO EOR CAROLINA BILL PASSED BY SENATE GIVES NORTH CAROLINA $1,746,000 FOR ROADS. PERIOD COVERS FIVE YEARS There is Reason to Believe the Good Roads Legislation Will Be Passed By This Congress. Washington. If the road bill, which passed the senate a few days ago, is made into law it will mean that the United States Government in the next five years will expend for roads in North Carolina $1,746,000, and in South Carolina $1,111,500, a total of $2,857,500 in the two states. There is reason to believe good roads legislation will be enacted by this congress. The senate bill, which was submitted by Senator Bankhead of Georgia, embraces some of the out standing features of the Shackleford bill, which passed the house. Very little difficulty is now expected in the conference. The good roads advocates are cham piotiing the measure as on of the ne cessary methods of preparedness that mis government should adopt, since it ivill afford better transportaiton facili ties through rural communities, and generally serve to improve farming conditions. The bill requests co-operation between the federal and state governments. The amounts that are apportioned under the senate bill to North Caro lina for a period covering five years, are as follows: First year, $116,400; second year, $232,800; third year, $394,200; fourth year, $466,600; fifth year, $532,000. The amounts to South Carolina are as follows: First year, $34,000; second year, $148,200; third year, $22,300; fourth year, $296,400! fifth year, $370,500. Big Fire at Greensboro. Greensboro. Four fires in widely separated sections of Greensboro caused damage estimated at $100,000 and for a time appeared so serious that the fire departments of Winston Salem and High Point were called upon. Later, however, the local de partment got the flames under control and the appeals for outside help were canceled. The McAdoo hotel, in the centre of the business district, was the chief sufferer. The fire started at 3:30 in the afternoon in the McAdoo Hotel and three hours later the three story brick building, covering a fourth of a block, was smouldering ruins. Fire men were helpless to stay the sweep of the flames within the building, but did splendid work in preventing ad joining buildings from burning. There was no loss of life, but several fire men suffered from exhaustion and the terrific smoke. The engine from Winston-Salem was called and ren dered assistance to the local com panies. The loss is roughly estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000, only par tially insured. The hotel is owned by Mrs. Walter McAdoo, Miss Mary Mc Adoo and W. D. McAdoo, heirs of Wal ter McAdoo. The first floor was used for hotel offices, lobby and dining room, Conyers & Sykes drug store, Jennings Fruit store, barber shop, grocery store, and offices of physi cians and others. The other three fires were in the residence section . Funeral Directors Adjourn. Goldsboro. At the winding up of the convention of the North Carolina Funeral and Embalmers Association, which has been in session in this city for three days, the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as fol lows: President, F. E. Vogler, of Winston-Salem; first vice-president, J. L. Stephens, of Lumberton; second vice-president, Geo. ansbury, of Greensboro; third vice-president, J. D. Underwood, of Smithfleld; secre tary and treasurer, J. Robert Wood, of Oxford. Burlington was chosen as the next convention city. Jail Modernly Equipped. New Bern. Onslow County can now boast of one of the most modern ly equipped, though not the most com modious, jail in the south and the officials of that county are planning to make even further improvements, which may include golf links, a tennis court, a gymnasium and other things which will be of interest to the pris oners. The jail is equipped with shower baths of the most improved order. A call-bell system may be in stalled a little later, say citizens from that county Plan Big Tourist Hotel. Greensboro. Former Sheriff J. F. Jordan and associates have had plans drawn and are arranging for the erec tion of a large hotel at Overhilis on the property owned by them. 'Mr. Jor dan says that the contemplated im provements calls for a capitalization of a million dollars. This property is between Sanford and Fayetteville, in the edge of Harnett county. Overhilis already has a fine golf course. It is in the same belt as Southern Pines and Pinehurst. The water is except tionally pure and hunting is good.